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Fran Fraschilla: Are College Basketball and the NBA Similar?
ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla joined Jeff Thurn on Friday's edition of Overtime.
Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN. Before entering into his broadcasting career, he was a former coach at Manhattan, St. John's, and New Mexico.
Fraschilla discusses Iowa State's college basketball season, and why they have been fun to watch:
"They have had a terrific season, there's no question. DeAndre Kane, the transfer from Marshall is likely to be first-team All-Big 12, Jeff. Melvin Ejim is going to play his final home game tomorrow, and this is a team that went 14-0 in non-conference with impressive wins over teams like Michigan, Iowa, at BYU. It just happens the Big 12 has been so balanced and competitive. It's the No. 1 RPI league in the country. So, the Iowa State team has seven losses right now, but it is a very good team that could go to the Sweet Sixteen and beyond that, who knows."
Iowa State is 22-7 overall, 10-7 in the Big 12. Kane is their leading scorer, averaging 20.0 points per game, while Ejim is their leading rebounder, averaging nine boards a game. Offensively, they rank 10th in the country, averaging 82.4 points per game. Defensively, they rank 264th, giving up 73.3 points per game.
Fraschilla on how college basketball is similar to the NBA:
"Anything that the NBA does usually gets copied by the college coaches. They spend all year studying the game. Let's put it that way. While college coaches got to make sure players are going to class, going to alumni functions, things of that nature. 25% of college coaches a year probably revolves around coaches, while at the NBA level, it's a 12-month deal. So, all the good ideas, while it's pick and roll offenses, how to defend a star player, that trickles down to the college level, but what I would say is the difference, and I want to point this out because as your listeners get ready for the NBA playoffs and NBA Draft, I always try to tell people if you are not watching the NBA on an every night basis, then for someone like me who doesn't get much chances as I want to because I am immersed in college, people forget how good the NBA level is. That's why in a given year of the 30 first round picks, 22 of them are eventually going to be busts. If you get eight good players out of a draft, that's really a good accomplishment. So, yes there are similarities but just because a guy has been a good college player, doesn't mean he will translate to the NBA level, and that's something I wish more fans would realize is how good the NBA is."
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Family of Oscar Pistorius says he has spent time with people who knew slain girlfriend
JOHANNESBURG – The family of athlete Oscar Pistorius says the South African runner has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed in February.
A statement from the family of the double-amputee Olympian also said Thursday that Pistorius has spent that time in "surroundings where shared memories were created."
The statement indicates Pistorius is interacting more with people outside his uncle Arnold's home in Pretoria, where he has been staying since he was released on bail in February. Pistorius has been charged with murder in the Valentine's Day killing of Reeva Steenkamp. He called the killing an accident, saying he thought he was firing at an intruder through a bathroom door.
His next scheduled court appearance is June 4.


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|This DALR domain is found in cysteinyl-tRNA-synthetases.
|Interpro abstract (IPR015273):
The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (also known as aminoacyl-tRNA ligase) catalyse the attachment of an amino acid to its cognate transfer RNA molecule in a highly specific two-step reaction. These proteins differ widely in size and oligomeric state, and have limited sequence homology [(PUBMED:2203971)]. The 20 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are divided into two classes, I and II. Class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases contain a characteristic Rossman fold catalytic domain and are mostly monomeric [(PUBMED:10673435)]. Class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases share an anti-parallel beta-sheet fold flanked by alpha-helices [(PUBMED:8364025)], and are mostly dimeric or multimeric, containing at least three conserved regions [(PUBMED:8274143), (PUBMED:2053131), (PUBMED:1852601)]. However, tRNA binding involves an alpha-helical structure that is conserved between class I and class II synthetases. In reactions catalysed by the class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, the aminoacyl group is coupled to the 2'-hydroxyl of the tRNA, while, in class II reactions, the 3'-hydroxyl site is preferred. The synthetases specific for arginine, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, tyrosine, tryptophan and valine belong to class I synthetases. The synthetases specific for alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glycine, histidine, lysine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, and threonine belong to class-II synthetases. Based on their mode of binding to the tRNA acceptor stem, both classes of tRNA synthetases have been subdivided into three subclasses, designated 1a, 1b, 1c and 2a, 2b, 2c.
This DALR domain is found in cysteinyl-tRNA-synthetases [(PUBMED:10447505)].
|GO process:
|cysteinyl-tRNA aminoacylation (GO:0006423)
|GO component:
|cytoplasm (GO:0005737)
|GO function:
|cysteine-tRNA ligase activity (GO:0004817), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), ATP binding (GO:0005524)
|Family alignment:
There are 6106 DALR_2 domains in 6106 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
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Original proceeding in discipline. Opinion filed June 27, 2008. Two-year suspension.
Frank D. Diehl, deputy disciplinary administrator, argued the cause, and Stanton A. Hazlett, disciplinary administrator, was with him on the brief for petitioner.
Steven R. McConnell, of McConnell & McMahon, Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for respondent, and Kevin C. Harris, respondent, argued the cause pro se.
Per Curiam: This is an original uncontested proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against respondent, Kevin C. Harris, of Shawnee Mission, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas in 1985.
A hearing was held before a panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys. The respondent appeared in person and with his attorney. The hearing panel concluded that the respondent violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct (KRPC) 3.1 (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 500) (meritorious claims and contentions); KRPC 3.2 (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 503) (expediting litigation); and KRPC 3.4(d) (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 514) (fairness to opposing party and counsel). The hearing panel unanimously recommended that the respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a period of 2 years. The respondent filed exceptions to the final hearing report pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 212 (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 317).
The panel's final hearing report provides, in part, as follows:
"2. Raymond Harris had five children: three sons, the Respondent, Dennis Harris, and Brian Harris, and two daughters, Patricia Blenis and Mary Sobray.
"3. During the lifetime of Raymond Harris, disputes arose between the siblings as to where Raymond Harris should live and how he should be cared for. At some point, competing guardianship and conservatorship cases were filed at approximately the same time, one in Johnson County, Kansas, and one back East. The Court back East concluded that Kansas was the proper venue and dismissed the pending litigation.
"4. In the Kansas guardianship case, the Respondent was appointed to serve as the guardian and [brother] Dennis Harris was appointed to serve as the conservator.
"5. Raymond Harris died on August 31, 2003.
"6. On September 29, 2003, Ms. Blenis wrote to Judge Sheppard of the Johnson County District Court [successor judge in the guardianship/conservator action]. In her letter, she stated:
'Please know that in the matter of guardianship and conservatorship of Raymond J. Harris, Case Number: 02GC28 there has been absolutely no accounting filed as ordered by Judge Bruner [original judge] and as stipulated in the Kansas statutes. I am concerned about this because Raymond J. Harris was my father. Sadly, he passed away on August 31, 2003.
'Judge Bruner's ruling on June 14, 2002 states, "The Court is going to appoint him (Dennis Harris) conservator and require a full inventory within thirty days that is in accordance with K.S.A. 59-1021, and will require for his service the appointment and qualification of resident agent and a surety bond in the amount of $350,000." I have called the clerk's office several times only to be told this inventory has never been filed. I am also aware that an annual accounting was due in July 2003. Again, I have made several calls to the clerk's office only to be told that it has not been filed. I was told a second reminder was mailed to the conservator on August 26, 2003 asking for the conservator's annual report. As of today, this has not been filed.
'You may recall that I was in your courtroom on January 23, 2003 with a motion to clarify the order for guardianship. I simply visited my father after he was admitted to Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center and because the guardian, Kevin Harris, instructed the nursing home not to let me visit my dad, I was escorted out of the center. I must tell you, the ruling of June 14, 2002 when Kevin Harris was named guardian and Dennis Harris was named conservator greatly disappointed me. My sister and I asked for a third party in both capacities. Even though this decision disappointed me and I believe devastated my father, I had to comply with the ruling. The accounting should be filed as ordered by Judge Bruner and as stipulated by the laws of Kansas. My feeling is that the Court named Dennis Harris as the conservator so now the Court should hold him accountable to the responsibilities he asked for and willingly accepted.
'I would also like you to know that I recall while I was in your courtroom on January 23, 2003, I heard you tell the guardian, Kevin Harris, to make his sisters aware of their father's condition. You should know that my sister and I were not notified when our father received ten or more stitches in his head due to a fall, when he was moved to the Alzheimer's unit at Shawnee Gardens, and when hospice care was required. My sister received a letter from the guardian informing her of the death of Ray Harris. Sadly, the letter arrived the same day a Mass in his honor was held. My father deserved to have all five of his children there as well as my son, his grandson. I simply do not understand how all of this could have happened. Judge Bruner said on June 14, 2002, "Kevin Harris has now become an independent legal guardian, but with responsibilities to his sisters to assure that the loving relationship between his father and his sisters and Mr. Raymond Harris's daughters will be protected by the Court as you are well aware." He went on to say, "You should provide for their ability to see Ray. It is your obligation." Nothing will bring back my dad or the time I would have like to have spent with him, to ease his pain or comfort him. So, for me, the worst has happened, my dad died a lonely, agonizing death without his children with him.
'I believe both the conservator and the guardian disregarded Judge Bruner's ruling, K.S.A. 59-1021 and 59-3018 and your instructions on January 23, 2003. I am asking for your help in rectifying the situation in any way possible. I appreciate your time and consideration.
'As a personal favor, I would appreciate it if my address could be redacted should this letter need to be part of the public file.'
"7. On October 4, 2004, the Respondent filed suit against Ms. Blenis and her attorney, Jean Ann Uvodich. The Respondent alleged that Ms. Blenis defamed the Respondent. The Respondent also alleged that Ms. Blenis and Ms. Uvodich engaged in malicious prosecution. Later, the Respondent filed an Amended Petition and alleged that Ms. Uvodich also defamed the Respondent.
"8. Ms. Uvodich contacted her professional negligence carrier and reported the suit filed by the Respondent. Thereafter, Robert J. Luder and Kim J. Poirier entered their appearance in behalf of Ms. Uvodich.
"9. Ms. Uvodich answered the Petition and the Amended Petition and denied the allegations. Additionally, Ms. Uvodich asserted that the Respondent's allegations are frivolous, represent an abuse of process, and should be dismissed. The Respondent attempted to achieve service on Ms. Blenis by serving Ms. Uvodich. However, Ms. Uvodich's scope of representation did not extend to all representation of Ms. Blenis.
"10. On December 20, 2004, counsel for Ms. Uvodich served the Respondent with her opening interrogatories and her first request for production of documents. The Respondent failed to timely answer the discovery requests.
"11. On December 22, 2004, counsel for Ms. Uvodich served the Respondent with a request for a statement of monetary damages. On January 18, 2005, the Respondent provided a statement of monetary damages, requesting $112,357.67 in damages. The respondent's written statement failed to describe how the damages were calculated. At the hearing on this matter, the Respondent testified as follows regarding that figure:
'Q. [By a member of the panel] And the first–the first sentence talks about your monetary damages being $112,357.67?
'A. [By the Respondent] Yes.
'Q. Did you ever itemize that? I know on Page 36 a request was made for that. Did you ever–did you ever provide an itemization of that?
'A. I responded with that amount. And I think that's the only response I gave. They never brought up the amount of monetary damages. I did have that itemized in the probate case. And for–for whatever reason, Mr. Martin was denied my–any–I didn't get any attorney's fees from all the work I did in the probate case. I didn't get the filing fee back. I didn't get the filing fee back I had on the case, on the rent-in-possession case. And I didn't get paid for that because Ms. Uvodich and her clients didn't want to pay for it.
I had to pay to bury my–my parents, because the two daughters would not agree to pay the funeral expenses for my mother and father. My brother Brian, my brother Dennis, and I had to pay for the funeral.
'Q. Is that what you just listed, that's the basis for the $112,000?
'A. The $112,000 was based on my time as an attorney, going through there, and also my time as a guardian where I spent–I took care of my father. I saw him four to five times a week when he was in the nursing home. I called daily when he lived at 4914 Neosho which I think Mr. Merker said six to ten blocks, it's actually about two blocks away. I live at 5201 Howe.
'And I would see him every day. I would feed him. Money came out of my pocket to go ahead and buy him food and that sort of thing. I had the–all that worked up, I got turned down, and I threw it away.
. . . .
'Q. [By a member of the panel] Just to clarify what you were just talking about. Are you saying that in your damages that you were requesting in this lawsuit of the $112,000, that includes your time for taking care of your dad at your attorney rate?
'A. No. No. No. No. No. That was at a–I forget the hourly rate that the–the courts use in Johnson County, but I think it was like $15, $20 an hour.
'Q. Okay. So you were saying that that is–you were requesting compensation for the time at a guardian rate?
'A. I was–well, there were two different rates. Attorney–attorney rate of $150 an hour and then the guardian rate at $15 or $20, and I really forget which.
'Q. Okay. But what I'm–what I'm trying to figure out is included in the damages you're asking then, as I understand your testimony, you're saying that you calculated the time involved and requested compensation for that? Time involved in caring for your father.
'A. That's correct.
'Q. Okay. Thank you.
'A. And I was denied that compensation, I believe through the efforts of Ms. Uvodich's clients. I never got a dime. I never got anything.
. . . .
'Q. [By a member of the panel] And if I understand your testimony, Mr. Harris, that's part of the damages that you believe that–or that–for which you sued Ms. Uvodich. Right?
'A. Yes.'
"12. On December 23, 2004, the Respondent delivered a notice of deposition to a mail box rented in behalf of Ms. Blenis. The notice of deposition required that Ms. Blenis appear for a deposition on January 6, 2005. Ms. Blenis did not appear at the deposition on January 6, 2005. Later, the Respondent sought sanctions against Ms. Blenis for failing to appear for her deposition. The Court overruled the Respondent's motion.
"13. Counsel for Ms. Uvodich sent the Respondent two letters requesting that he comply with the discovery requests. The Respondent failed to respond to the two letters and failed to provide responses to the requests for discovery.
"14. Counsel for Ms. Uvodich was forced to file a motion to compel discovery. At approximately the same time, counsel for Ms. Blenis filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
"15. At the time the motion to compel was scheduled to be heard, on March 9, 2005, the Respondent filed a motion for a protective order. The Court took up both motions that day. The Court granted the motion to compel and denied the Respondent's motion for a protective order. The Court ordered the Respondent to respond to the requests for discovery by March 31, 2005.
"16. On March 31, 2005, the Respondent filed a motion for an extension of time to answer the requests for discovery. It is unclear from the record whether the Respondent's motion was heard or ruled on by the Court. However, the Respondent never provided responses to the requests for discovery.
"17. Counsel for Ms. Uvodich filed a motion to dismiss [and] requested sanctions. The Court took up a number of motions on April 20, 2005. At the hearing, the Court denied the Respondent's motion for default judgment and granted, in part, Ms. Uvodich's request for sanctions. The Court scheduled an additional hearing for April 21, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.
"18. On the morning of April 21, 2005, the Respondent called the Court and informed the Court that he planned to dismiss the action. The Court advised the Respondent to contact opposing counsel and inform them to avoid having them show up for the scheduled hearing. The Respondent left messages for the attorneys representing Ms. Blenis and Ms. Uvodich, but they did not receive the messages. When counsel for Ms. Blenis and counsel for Ms. Uvodich appeared in Court for the hearing, the Court informed Ms. Blenis and Ms. Uvodich that the Respondent indicated that he was going to dismiss the case. Ms. Blenis and Ms. Uvodich objected to proceeding with an oral motion to dismiss. The Court ordered the Respondent to file a written motion to dismiss within ten days. The Respondent failed to file a written motion to dismiss within ten days.
"19. The Court held a scheduling conference. The Respondent failed to appear at the scheduling conference. At that time, because the Respondent had failed to comply with the Court's order, the Court dismissed the case. The Court scheduled a subsequent hearing to take up the matter of sanctions.
"20. Thereafter, counsel for Ms. Blenis and counsel for Ms. Uvodich filed separate additional motions for sanctions.
"21. The Court later concluded that the Respondent's action was frivolous in nature, pursuant to K.S.A. 60-211 and awarded sanctions against the Respondent in the amount of $2,904.00 for Ms. Blenis and in the amount of $6,312.17 for Ms. Uvodich. The sanctions were paid by the Respondent through a garnishment proceeding on monies held in behalf of the Respondent by the administrator of Raymond Harris' estate, Barry Martin."
The respondent filed exceptions to the panel's findings of fact contained in paragraphs 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21. The arguments asserted in the brief take issue with the panel's conclusions of law, its rationale concerning the appropriate discipline to be imposed ,and its recommended discipline. Accordingly, the respondent's exceptions to the findings of fact are deemed abandoned. In re Bishop, 285 Kan. 1097, 1106, 179 P. 3d 1096 (2008) (exceptions filed but not argued in the respondent's brief deemed abandoned). We turn now to the panel's conclusions of law.
The panel concluded as follows:
"1. Based upon the findings of fact, the Hearing Panel concludes as a matter of law that the Respondent violated KRPC 3.1, KRPC 3.2, and KRPC 3.4, as detailed below.
"2. 'A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis for doing so that is not frivolous.' KRPC 3.1. The District Court concluded that the Respondent's claims were frivolous and awarded sanctions to the defendants. As such, the Hearing Panel concludes that the Respondent violated KRPC 3.1.
"3. An attorney violates KRPC 3.2 if he fails to make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation consistent with the interests of his client. In this case, the Respondent failed to expedite [the case] he filed against his sister and her attorney. The Respondent failed to comply with discovery requests, the Respondent failed to timely appear in Court for scheduling conference, and the Respondent failed to meet a deadline set by the Court. Accordingly, the Hearing Panel concludes that the Respondent violated KRPC 3.2.
"4. Lawyers are required to be fair to the opposing party and counsel. See KRPC 3.4(d). Specifically,
'[a] lawyer shall not . . . in pretrial procedure, . . . fail to make [a] reasonably diligent effort to comply with a legally proper discovery request by an opposing party.'
In this case, the Respondent failed to provide responses to discovery as requested by counsel for Ms. Uvodich and as subsequently ordered by the District Court. Therefore, the Hearing Panel concludes that the Respondent violated KRPC 3.4(d)."
Respondent's counsel requested and received two extensions of time to file exceptions, alleging he, personally, had medical issues. On the day before the exceptions were due, on the second and final extension, the respondent's counsel filed a notice stating that the respondent, himself, would be filing the exceptions. The respondent timely filed the exceptions; however, the only portion of the final hearing report that he filed exceptions to concerned the panel's findings of fact. He did not take exception to any of the panel's conclusions of law, stating, "As to the conclusions of law and recommendations, respondent requests the right to have counsel respond upon his recovery."
Supreme Court Rule 212(c) specifically states that "[a]ny part of the hearing report not specifically excepted to shall be deemed admitted." (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 317). Although the rule does not specifically address whether exceptions can be reserved to be asserted at a later date, the point is moot here, because the respondent's attorney never filed any supplement to the exceptions filed by his client.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 212(c), failure to file exceptions constitutes admission. Thus, the violations found by the panel are deemed to be admitted.
We conclude the panel's findings of fact are supported by clear and convincing evidence and support the panel's conclusions of law. Further, we adopt the panel's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
We turn now to the panel's recommended discipline and its rationale relative thereto.
The panel stated:
"In making this recommendation for discipline, the Hearing Panel considered the factors outlined by the American Bar Association in its Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions (hereinafter 'Standards'). Pursuant to Standard 3, the factors to be considered are the duty violated, the lawyer's mental state, the potential or actual injury caused by the lawyer's misconduct, and the existence of aggravating or mitigating factors.
"Duty Violated. The Respondent violated his duty to the legal system to refrain from abusing process.
"Mental State. The Respondent knowingly and intentionally violated his duty.
"Injury. As a result of the Respondent's misconduct, the Respondent caused actual harm to Ms. Blenis and Ms. Uvodich.
"Aggravating or Mitigating Factors. Aggravating circumstances are any considerations or factors that may justify an increase in the degree of discipline to be imposed. In reaching its recommendation for discipline, the Hearing Panel, in this case, found the following aggravating factors present:
"Prior Disciplinary Offenses. The Respondent has been previously disciplined on three occasions. Following a hearing before a Hearing Panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys, on April 26, 1994, the Respondent was informally admonished by the Disciplinary Administrator for failing to diligently represent his client, for failing to appear in court in behalf of his client, and for failing to forward the fine and costs to the Court in behalf of his client.
"On March 14, 1997, the Kansas Supreme Court placed the Respondent on supervised probation for two years for having engaged in misconduct. Specifically, the Respondent violated MRPC 1.15, MRPC 1.4, MRPC 1.16(a)(3), MRPC 1.16(d), and MRPC 1.5(a). In re Harris, 261 Kan. 1063 (1997).
"On January 28, 2002, the Disciplinary Administrator informally admonished the Respondent for failing to provide diligent representation in an appellate case.
"Dishonest or Selfish Motive. The Respondent's motivation to file suit against his sister and her attorney was motivated exclusively by the Respondent's selfishness.
"A Pattern of Misconduct. The Respondent repeatedly failed to respond to discovery requests. Accordingly, the Respondent engaged in a pattern of misconduct.
"Multiple Offenses. The Respondent violated KRPC 3.1, KRPC 3.2, and KRPC 3.4(d). As such, the Respondent committed multiple offenses.
"Refusal to Acknowledge Wrongful Nature of Conduct. The Respondent refused to acknowledge the wrongful nature of his conduct.
"Substantial Experience in the Practice of Law. The Kansas Supreme Court admitted the Respondent to practice law in 1985. At the time the Respondent engaged in misconduct, the Respondent had been practicing law for a period of approximately 20 years. Accordingly, the Hearing Panel concludes that the Respondent had substantial experience in the practice of law at the time he engaged in the misconduct.
"Mitigating circumstances are any considerations or factors that may justify a reduction in the degree of discipline to be imposed. In reaching its recommendation for discipline, the Hearing Panel, in this case, found the following mitigating circumstances present:
Imposition of Other Penalties or Sanctions. The Respondent was ordered to pay more than $9,000.00 in sanctions. The order for sanctions was satisfied by garnishing monies held in behalf of the Respondent by the administrator of Raymond Harris' estate, Barry Martin.
"Remoteness of Prior Offenses. The discipline imposed in 1994 and 1997 is remote in time and in character to the misconduct in this case. The discipline imposed in 2002 is remote in character to the misconduct in this case.
In addition to the above-cited factors, the Hearing Panel has thoroughly examined and considered the following Standards:
'Suspension is appropriate when a lawyer knowingly violates a court order or rule, and there is injury or potential injury to a client or a party, or interference or potential interference with a legal proceeding.' Standard 6.22.
'Suspension is generally appropriate when a lawyer knowingly engages in conduct that is a violation of a duty owed to the profession, and causes injury or potential injury to a client, the public, or the legal system.' Standard 7.2.
. . . .
"The Deputy Disciplinary Administrator recommended that the Respondent be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Kansas. Counsel for the Respondent recommended that the Respondent be informally admonished by the Disciplinary Administrator or that the Respondent be censured by the Kansas Supreme Court and that the censure be published in the Kansas Reports.
"The Hearing Panel has carefully considered the Respondent's misconduct in this case. The Hearing Panel is troubled by the Respondent's misconduct in this case. The Respondent's suit against his sister and her attorney was founded in defamation and abuse of process [malicious prosecution]. However, the damages alleged by the Respondent had nothing to do with the allegations of the petition. The Respondent sought more than $112,000 from his sister and his sister's attorney for unreimbursed expenses attendant to his father's needs and for the Respondent's time spent visiting his father. The Hearing Panel finds that the Respondent engaged in excessively aggressive conduct that assails the standards to which lawyers are to conduct themselves, in that Respondent would attempt to have his sister and her attorney pay the Respondent for time he spent visiting his father and other alleged damages that were not even remotely related to the allegations in the Petition or the Amended Petition.
"Based upon the findings of fact, conclusions of law, the aggravating and mitigation factors, and the Standards listed above, the Hearing Panel unanimously recommends that the Respondent be suspended for a period of two years from the practice of law in the State of Kansas.
"Costs are assessed against the Respondent in an amount to be certified by the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator."
In order to determine the appropriate discipline to be imposed hereto, some additional discussion of the evidence presented at the hearing before the panel is necessary.
One of the witnesses, Richard Merker, testified that he had represented respondent when the guardianship was being contested. He described the relationship of respondent and his brother, Dennis, to their sisters, Patricia Blenis and Mary Sobray, was that of long-standing mutual hatred, with their father, Raymond, being caught in the middle. Respondent's anger toward his two sisters and their attorney, Jean Uvodich, was a large part of respondent's testimony. He was angry about the Judge Sheppard letter, requests made to SRS to investigate the father's care by respondent at the father's home and, later, in the nursing home, and rumors he believed had been started by the sisters and their attorney that he had stolen items from the father. Respondent testified:
"Q. When you filed this–the lawsuit against the–the defamation action, if you will, against Ms. Uvodich and Ms. Blenis, what was your reasoning for doing that?
"A. The reason for doing that was based upon this letter. Also the fact that throughout the neighborhood I was hearing matters that I had taken money from the–the estate. I had been hearing that I was not taking care of my father properly, that I was not carrying out my duties as a guardian.
"Q. Was it your understanding that these statements were coming from Ms. Sobray, Ms. Blenis, Ms. Uvodich?
"A. All of them.
"Q. All of them?
"A. I was tired of being called a thief. I never stole anything from my father. I never stole anything from my father's estate. And I get–kept being called a thief by these people. And I was tired of it. And I wanted to bring it to an end."
Respondent further testified:
"Q. So you were very angry by the time you filed this lawsuit, weren't you?
"A. I live in that neighborhood. I don't want people around there saying that I stole from my father.
"Q. My question was you were very angry. Correct?
"A. I was very angry because I was accused of stealing from my father. I was accused of mistreating my father. And those accusations were absolutely not true.
"Q. And you're still angry today?
"A. I am."
Respondent's position at the panel hearing was that he did primarily criminal defense work in his practice and, in essence, was unfamiliar with what must be pled in defamation actions and how to comply with civil discovery procedures. He reasons that his noncompliance is, therefore, excusable. Further, his sisters and their attorney had pushed him beyond endurance with the above-referenced false accusations and he was just reacting to that.
In his brief, respondent acknowledged it was a mistake for him to represent himself in the defamation/malicious prosecution action and "he should have retained an attorney to look at the case in an objective manner, free of the emotional aspect involved in this type of litigation." Before the panel and in his brief, respondent argues that in his own mind he was justified in filing the action.
Respondent specifically takes issue with the panel's statement that Blenis and Uvodich were harmed by the frivolous lawsuit. He portrays himself as the victim as the sanctions award was paid to them (from a garnishment against his inheritance). He views them as the winner and himself as the loser.
Respondent also challenges the panel's statement that he had refused to acknowledge the wrongful nature of his conduct.
As to the harm to Blenis and Uvodich and his refusal to acknowledge his conduct was wrongful, respondent states in his brief:
"The uncontroverted evidence presented at the Hearing and through the exhibits received into evidence does not establish that any harm was inflicted upon Ms. Blenis or Ms. Uvodich. It appears that just the opposite has been established. While it is true that the Defendants had to hire attorneys to represent them in the litigation, their attorneys were paid for their representation by Respondent.
"Apparently, with the exception of Defendant Uvodich testifying at Respondent's Hearing, neither of them even had to appear in the District Court case. While not trying to excuse his conduct, or lay blame on anyone else but himself, Respondent has suffered because of his litigation beyond just the monetary issues, he is facing the loss of his license to practice law, the damage to his reputation in the community, and legal profession, and he is profoundly sorry for his actions.
"A review of the Transcript of Hearing does not reflect the sentiments of the Respondent as previously stated, but then again, he was not asked about his opinion or feelings on the matter, he was just trying to defend himself against the charges the best way he knew."
In his testimony before the panel there is nothing in his testimony that can be construed as remorse for his actions. His remorse now seems to be centered on the harm and potential harm his actions have caused to himself.
Respondent also challenges the propriety of the panel's statement that his motivation in filing the action was selfishness. Respondent's motivation could more accurately be described as a desire to get even, to pay back for perceived wrongs, or just his own vindictiveness. However described, his motivation is certainly an aggravating factor. His failure to understand the requirements of defamation/malicious prosecution causes of action, civil discovery, and elements of damage available in such actions is no excuse for his conduct herein.
We find no merit in any of respondent's challenges to the rationale expressed by the panel in making its recommendation for discipline.
We accept the panel's recommendation that a 2-year suspension from the practice of law is the appropriate discipline to be imposed herein and its rationale supporting the recommendation. A minority would impose a lesser discipline.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Kevin C. Harris be suspended from the practice of law in the state of Kansas for a period of 2 years, effective the date of this opinion, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 203(a)(2) (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 261).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent forthwith comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 337), that the costs of these proceedings be assessed to the respondent, and that this opinion be published in the official Kansas Reports.


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Reggie Abercrombie had the only other Sioux Falls extra-base hit, an RBI double in the first inning that gave the Canaries a 1-0 advantage. He has hit safely in his first four games with Sioux Falls.
Alex Theiroff (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning to pick up his first win of the year.
The three-game home series against the T-Bones continues at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday at Sioux Falls Stadium.
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LAST WEEK, as he attempted to emphasize his focus on middle-class America, Mitt Romney uttered these unfortunate words: "I'm not concerned about the very poor.'' That statement may have nicked Romney's aura of inevitability and contributed to his triple drubbing Tuesday by Rick Santorum - whom no less than Bono has described as "a defender of the most vulnerable.''
In the awkward aftermath of his comments, Romney insisted that if the safety net "needs repair, I'll fix it.'' But he has said next to nothing about what that might entail. It's entirely possible to make the safety net more effective and less expensive - by consolidating programs, improving incentives, and rethinking our current combination of cash support and in-kind transfers - and it's high time for Romney to articulate a Republican master plan to do so.
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Southern closed spring football camp Saturday with a 121-play scrimmage at A.W. Mumford Stadium, and surprisingly the defense stole the show.
Ending its first preseason under first-year head coach Dawson Odums, who previously was defensive coordinator, the second-team defense kept the first-team offense out of the end zone.
The scrimmage began with the first-team offense backed up to its 3-yard-line against the second-team defense. Both units rotated starters and reserves for a couple of rounds before moving the ball to the 45 for the same drill.
The final period of the scrimmage was a red-zone drill, with the offense beginning just 20 yards from the end zone. Drives led by senior quarterback Dray Joseph and the rest of the starters never resulted in points; the only offensive scores came from the second-teamers, when quarterback Wynton Perro was at the helm.
Joseph ended the scrimmage 12-of-24 for 118 yards and an interception but was upbeat afterward.
"We did a great job with the things we actually focused on working on for today," said Joseph, the 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference passing leader. "Today we wanted to come out and play fast, we wanted to run the ball, establish a run game and we wanted to pick up on our hot receivers. I think me and (Perro) did a good job with that today."
Any struggles that Southern faced through the air, it made up for on the ground behind an impressive effort from sophomore tailback Lenard Tillery.
Tillery carried the ball 18 times and racked up 111 yards through massive holes created by the offensive line. The Baton Rouge native fumbled once in the second half and never found the end zone but outgained the rest of the day's ball carriers, who combined for 60 yards.
"I doubt I found (holes) myself; it was just the scheme we had," the former McKinley High standout said. "(The line) came out and they blocked it, and I just had to be a little more patient than I was before. The holes were there. They opened it up and did an amazing job today."
Senior fullback Lee Mitchell scored the day's only touchdown for the offense, punching in a 2-yard dive against the first-team defense.
The defense matched that with a touchdown on a first-half interception return by junior defensive back Kevin King.
Joseph hummed a pass to receiver Bradley Coleman, who bobbled the ball, which eventually popped into King's arms. He scampered nearly 80 yards untouched to the end zone.
Senior linebacker Anthony Balancier picked off Perro in the second half, and the defense nearly tacked on two more picks on passes tipped at the line of scrimmage. It did chalk up a pair of fumble recoveries, which pleased new linebackers coach and potential defensive coordinator candidate Lorick Atkinson.
"I thought our kids competed very well, and they're starting to buy in to what we're trying to do as a defensive staff," he said. "They created some turnovers, and anytime you're able to score on defense, we'll take it. We made some progress. We'll go back and look at the film obviously, but now we have a starting point for the fall. I think the best is still ahead of us."
The secondary held the quarterback duo to 268 yards on 55 attempts — less than 5 yards per throw. Most of the damage came from Coleman, who had 76 receiving yards, followed by senior tight end Rashaun Allen, who reeled in three catches for 56 yards.
Senior kicker Matthew Hill handled special teams duties, hitting on one of his three field-goal attempts. Hill hit from 29 yards but missed wide left on a 38-yarder and had a 34-yard try blocked. He also made his lone extra-point try.
Southern did not punt or return kickoffs.
Despite the offense just narrowly outscoring the defense, Odums said he was pleased with the way the scrimmage turned out and is confident points will come.
"Once you get down there in the red zone, defenses tend to tighten up," he said. "But we moved the ball. ... We were excited about the efforts and the way the men competed."


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A Cardboard Apartment by Don Lucho
It gives us inexplicable pleasure to see spaces and objects meticulously constructed from unexpected materials — and like the rooms we've seen in the past made from tin foil and paper, this particularly artistic cardboard apartment by Chilean artist Don Lucho has the same irresistible draw.
The detail in Lucho's work — down to the pairs of dirty socks and underwear on the bedroom floor — makes for a playful environment that also manages to look quite beautiful. Lucho has also created crashed cars and airplanes from cardboard which were installed on the streets of Santiago, Chile. View more of Don Lucho's work on his flickr.
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This stock has plenty of legs for the long haul in both its management team and its sector dominance but there could be a nice bump by the time New Year's Eve arrives notes Charles Carlson of DRIP Investor.
Among my Editor's Portfolio stocks, none is probably better situated for short-term gains than Equifax (EFX).
The firm is a leader in information solutions, leveraging one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data. It provides consumer-credit information, business-credit intelligence, fraud detection, and various marketing, human-resources, and e-commerce services.
The stock, which has been especially strong in recent months in moving to an all-time high, has much to recommend at this time. An uptick in the housing and rental markets should spur increased demand for the company's various consumer-credit services. Record per-share profits this year and next should provide support to the stock. Dividends should grow by double digits over the next 12 months.
I've always been a fan of companies that control large amounts of data. Profit margins are typically high for such companies that can generate a constant stream of new products and services from its vast database of information. Equifax is the poster child for such a business.
To be sure, the firm is not without its risks. Given the nature of its business, Equifax is vulnerable to governmental investigations and potential increased regulations as to how its data can be used. The firm recently agreed to pay $393,000 to resolve allegations it broke the law by selling lists of consumers who were late on their mortgage payments.
The company's business is also vulnerable to recessions, as evidenced by the stock price falling below $20 during the 2008-2009 economic downturn. Still, consumers remain engaged at this point judging from their spending patterns in recent months, and lending should loosen up a bit in 2013, which would be a plus for the firm.
Admittedly, the stock—trading at 17 times 2012 earnings estimates—is not cheap. However, I would not be surprised to see these shares continue their upward momentum for the remainder of this year.
In fact, given the stock's altitude, a stock split would not be surprising. Equifax last split its shares in 1995.
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Patrick Stump, the songwriter-singer who played trusty sidekick to pin-up Pete Wentz in multimillion-selling rock band Fall Out Boy, steps out for his first solo album, the misleadingly titled "Soul Punk" (Island).
The "punk" is nowhere to be found, and the "soul" is missing in action, too, especially if you have someone like Otis Redding or even Prince in mind. Instead Stump channels the '80s MTV incarnation via the British haircut bands, from ABC to Spandau Ballet. Even more pronounced is his debt to Michael Jackson as filtered through the late singer's most successful acolyte, Justin Timberlake. Stump's falsetto-tinged vocals and danceable, chorus-heavy arrangements are thick with third-hand Jackson-isms, right down to the clipped, hiccupping vocal inflections.
Forget the punk and the old-school soul, this is a retro-leaning pop album -- and a mostly good one.
The singer produced and played all the instruments himself, and shows a genuine affinity for dance music that wasn't present in, say, rocker Chris Cornell's 2009 crossover bust, "Scream." Using synthesizers to build anticipation ("This City") and develop melodies ("Spotlight"), splashing plenty of ersatz handclaps amid the syncopated beats, laying out finger-popping disco bass lines ("Run Dry") and spicing things up with some strutting horns ("Everybody Wants Somebody"), Stump keeps pouring on the pleasure.
But the lyrics are a different story. "Explode" documents a middle-age crisis gone horribly off the rails. "Dance Miserable" is darkly comical, urging "Just dance like you're disappointed in the world" over a monotone litany of ills ("unemployed, foreclosed, uninsured …"). "I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat," Stump announces in the self-flagellating "The 'I' in Lie," and "Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers)" is like an eight-minute ad for rehab, a cautionary tale that – contrary to Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" – strongly suggests drinking until passing out isn't all it's cracked up to be. Even a remix of the ostensibly celebratory "This City" finds rapper Lupe Fiasco dishing on the racism that makes the hometown he shares with Stump something less than utopia.
Guilt, doubt, moral struggles – "Soul Punk" is one sobering dance party.


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H. macrophylla or French Hydrangeas. These, the most popular, form non-rangy, attractive shrubs about 4 to 6 ft. tall, and are famed for their big, colorful ball-like flowers, usually blue or pink. The popular group here is called Mophead hydrangeas. Artificially shortened versions are sold in pots on Easter and Mothers Day, and the blooms are florists favorites, always popular for wedding decorations. In addition to the mopheads (solid ball of flowers), there are also lacecap versions of these hydrangeas. (H. macrophylla is native to the Far East.)
H. arborescens, a US native, includes the widely-planted, Annabelle. Much like the Mopheads, Annabelle is a shorter hydrangea with huge rounded flower clusters in pure white. This is the one famous for flowers so large they often weigh down the branches, needing special support.
H. paniculata, is a larger species, much taller than the Mopheads. The flower clusters are more cone-shaped, rather than round. The plant in this group is more rangy than the shorter types, but can be controlled by pruning. The famous Pee Gee hydrangea, often grown as a small tree is in this group, and was imported from Japan in the late 19th century. There are also newer H. paniculata hybrids, including the beautiful greenish-flowered one called Limelight.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced Monday that former defender Chris Leitch has been named Technical Director for the club's youth development academy.
Leitch will oversee all technical aspects of the Earthquakes Youth Development Academy, including the club's U-16 and U-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy squads and U-14 Regional Development Schools. He will work with coaches at each level as the Earthquakes work to establish a fully integrated academy system in Northern California.
"We are proud to hire a person who I respect both professionally and personally," said Earthquakes General Manager John Doyle. "From the first time I met Chris, I knew he was a consummate professional, somebody who we would love to have work for the club when he was done playing. Chris has a tremendous work ethic and will be a great addition to our staff."
The veteran defender was selected by the LA Galaxy during the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 12, but opted for retirement to take this position.
"I'm very excited about this position because I get to work with a group of promising young players in an area that is known for producing top notch talent," Leitch said. "I could have continued my playing career, but this job gives me the opportunity to start a new chapter in my life with an organization that I love, and for my family to continue to live in an area that we have come to call home."
Leitch's MLS playing career spanned 10 seasons, the last three spent as a member of the Earthquakes' back line following a trade that sent him to the West Coast from the New York Red Bulls. He made 56 starts among 58 appearances for the Quakes, and earned club honors as Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 after providing a team-leading seven assists. The Ohio native totaled 196 league appearances while splitting his time between the Quakes, Red Bulls and Columbus Crew.
"My hope is to bring my own qualities and experiences as a player into this role," Leitch said. "I've been involved in soccer at the highest level and was fortunate enough to learn from great coaches like Frank Yallop, Sigi Schmid, Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley, and have gained a unique perspective on the game. I truly believe in the youth academy system that MLS and U.S. Soccer have established and I am looking forward to working with the players and coaches in our system."


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Venus and Starz
Some kind of cosmic convergence tonight at the Starz Denver Film Festival, when "Venus" comes out . . . twice. Peter O'Toole, one of the tremendous lions of the international film scene, keeps burning bright in a story about an aging stage actor who falls hard for the young niece of a friend. Could be another Oscar nomination in it for O'Toole, who has periodically re-emerged in terrrific movies since his highest-profile role in "Lawrence of Arabia" some 44 years ago now. Catch "Venus" at the Tivoli home of the festival, in two different theaters tonight at 7 p.m., and again Wednesday at 9 p.m. — Michael Booth


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en's clothing became on the whole a little more comfortable, with a slightly easier fit and lower collars. However, like women, they were bound by the growth of rigid conventions stipulating the 'correct' dress for each and every occasion; in fashionable society a man might be required to change his outfit several times a day. Whereas inprevious centuries a courtier or gentleman would be noted for his lavish and colourful style of dress in contrast to the modestly attired poorer classes, from around the 1850s good cloth in sober colours and immaculate tailoring and grooming became increasingly important. It was left to lively members of the working and lower-middle classes or the nouveau riche to indulge in a flashy tie or figured waistcoat. Both Charles Dickens and Benjamin Disraeli received derogatory comments during the 1840s on their somewhat flamboyant style of dress with brightly coloured and decorated waistcoats; but in later life they became more conventional, and during the 1870s they were included in the curious practice of sticking the heads of well-known people on to fashion plates.
An enormous variety of styles was worn by women during this half-century, many of them remarkably ugly. The invention of the sewing machine seems to have encouraged over-elaborate decoration, and the introduction of aniline dyes produced some garish colours.
The invention of the steel-framed crinoline in 1856 provided some relief from the enormous weight of stiffened petticoats and ever-widening skirts. By the 1860s the shape of the frame became flattened at the front, spreading and widening at the back and evolving into the bustle by the 1870s. This almost vanished during the fashion for the cuirass body during the mid 1870s, but returned in the 1880s in its most exaggerated form, looking, it has been suggested, like a camel with two legs. By the 1890s it had become once again a small pad.
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Samsung has always been friendly to the developer community. Their devices are easy to root and are unlocked. Samsung has even reached out to the community. Remember, they gave a free Galaxy S II to Team Hacksung for the development of CyanogenMod for the device. However, carriers have not been equally friendly.
The Verizon Galaxy S III was launched with a locked bootloader, and no unlock method was ever provided. The Galaxy Note II met the same fate, sharing a similar lock method. Not only was it upsetting to many fans of modifying devices, it was plain insulting to offer the only models that were locked down.
Unfortunately, with the Galaxy S 4, AT&T followed the same path. The two biggest carriers in the US locked their phones down tight. If you want a Galaxy S 4 with an unlocked bootloader but refuse to switch carriers, what do you do? You've got two options.
Samsung has just released the Galaxy S 4 Developer Edition for Verizon Wireless. This device will be identical to the model sold in Verizon stores, but will come with no bloatware and a fully unlocked bootloader for your modding pleasure. It'll set you back $649.99, so you'll have to pony up big money for it.
Strangely, the AT&T developer edition model is not currently out yet. We saw it at one point, but it's not on the site anymore. Hopefully Samsung will release it soon.
There is another option available to the daring and those willing to void their warranty. After the release of the Verizon Galaxy S 4, a bootloader unlock method was unofficially released. It's a hack, so it may very well be dangerous and will definitely void your warranty. It isn't something you should do if you're not comfortable with it, but the option is there.
The fact that the developer edition is necessary at all is sad, but that's the kind of carrier-controlled world we live in. At least we have a means to get a bootloader unlocked device in the first place, right? But tell us, will you buy a developer edition device off contract? If you want to, hit the source link.


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Skipper Virender Sehwag slammed an explosive 73 and shared a scintillating 135-run opening stand with Mahela Jayawardene (55) to lead Delhi Daredevils to a crushing 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Delhi put on board a mammoth 207 for five after electing to bat and then restricted Mumbai to 170 for nine to become the only team in the current edition to have scored wins against the same rival both at home and away.
If Delhi out-bowled them in the first leg, the troika of Sehwag, Jayawardene and Pietersen out-batted them in this encounter to help the hosts continue their domination at the top with 12 points in eight games.
In reply to the mammoth chase, Mumbai lost their batting mainstay Sachin Tendulkar (7) in only the third over off Morne Morkel's bowling, offering an easy catch to mid-off.
Rohit Sharma (12) was out in the next over and it became a tall-order for MI batsmen although Ambati Rayudu (62 off 39) and Dinesh Karthik (40 off 28 balls) tried their best with a 95-run fourth wicket partnership.
Once Shahbaz Nadeem (2/35) removed Rayudu and Kieron Pollard (16) in the 16th over, the match was over as a contest.
The day however belonged to the trio of Sehwag, Jayawardene and Pietersen who pulverized MI bowlers with some real power-hitting.
Sehwag, who hit eight fours and four sixes, added 135 runs for the opening wicket with Jayawardene (55 off 42 balls) as Mumbai Indian bowlers were sent on a leatherhunt.
Pietersen smashed an unbeaten 50 off 26 balls (6x4, 3x6) towards the end to beef up the total.
Sehwag and Jayawardene batted in contrasting styles yet got runs with consummate ease. While Sehwag made a mockery of the opposition bowlers with his power-hitting, Jayawardene was more intent on caressing the ball to the boundary.
Not to be left behind, Pietersen scored a 50 off only 26 balls and added 41 runs in only 2.4 overs with Ross Taylor (15) as the Daredevils crossed the 200-run mark.
The onslaught started in the third over when Jayawardene decided to launch into Malinga hitting him for three boundaries. A lofted shot over mid-wicket, followed by one past backward square followed by a square cut.
In the next over, Jayawardene hit a copybook cover drive and Daredevils were off the blocks. Sehwag who kept quiet after his first boundary then slashed RP Singh over point and lofted him for a straight six - his first of the innings.
A flurry of boundaries followed but the India opener was lucky when Dinesh Karthik missed an easy stumping chance off Robin Peterson's bowling.
This was immediately after Sehwag went inside out to hit the left-arm spinner for a big six over long-on. Sehwag's half century and the team's 100 came in the 11th over when Kieron Pollard was taken apart for 23 runs which included two fours and two sixes by Sehwag.
His 50 came off 30 balls when he blasted Pollard for a huge six over deep mid-wicket. Jayawardene was also not the one to be left behind as he placed deliveries between the gaps behind square and played reverse sweep shots.
His first half century of this edition came off 39 deliveries with seven hits. Immediately after reaching 50, he slogged Malinga for another boundary.
Malinga certainly didnt look to have fully recovered from his back spasms as he wasn't able to exert himself fully during the first two spells.
Jayawardene finally perished trying a reverse sweep off Peterson to be caught at point by Rohit Sharma and Sehwag trying a lofted inside out shot.
Once the duo was dismissed, Pietersen and Taylor kept the momentum going as they repeatedly cleared the ropes to take Delhi to a commanding position.
Sehwag, Pietersen star as DD thump MI
Skipper Virender Sehwag slammed an explosive 73 and shared a scintillating 135-run opening stand with Mahela Jayawardene (55) to lead Delhi Daredevils to a crushing 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.