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As the case files reveal, investigators from the Palo Alto Police Department and the regional Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) Task Force turned to technology to catch McFarlin — using techniques increasingly effective when computers, cell phones and other devices are the target of thieves.
The burglary occurred while the house in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood was unoccupied and undergoing renovation. The general contractor for the renovation discovered the burglary on the morning of July 18.
Among the items reported stolen were two Apple computers, an iPad tablet, a Tiffany platinum and aquamarine necklace valued at $33,000, another Tiffany necklace with diamonds valued at $28,500, a pair of earrings valued at about $3,000, a wallet with credit cards, three iPods, a Ninja Blender, a Sodastream Soda Maker and "Monster Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones, according to the police report.
Investigators relied on search records, serial numbers, IP addresses and social-media sites to track down McFarlin. They learned after contacting Apple that the operator of the stolen iPad was trying to re-install the operating system the morning after the burglary and was connecting to Apple servers through a wireless AT&T connection. They then used the IP address in this connection to link the equipment to two Apple iTunes accounts, one of which belonged to McFarlin.
Between July 24 and 26, investigators tracked down more evidence linking the stolen computers to other IP addresses associated with McFarlin's iTunes accounts. They received search warrants related to his customer accounts and learned from Apple's investigators that McFarlin used the iPad to log on to his iTunes account, according to REACT Agent Marshall Norton's report.
Investigators made further headway on July 29, when they tracked the same iPad to a Comcast IP address associated with a woman living in Alameda County. They then learned that the woman, Jacqueline Richard, was one of McFarlin's "friends" on Facebook. Officers and REACT investigators used this evidence to get a search warrant for McFarlin's Alameda home. They raided the house on Aug. 2 and arrested McFarlin without incident. Norton wrote in the report that while at the house, he observed an iMac on a desk in the kitchen area. The computer's serial number was the same as on the computer that was taken during a burglary.
During his interview with REACT Task Force Agent Tim Crowley, McFarlin allegedly admitted that he stole two iMacs, three iPads, three iPods, an Apple TV, a diamond necklace and earrings and "several other items" found in his house, including Jobs' personal items.
McFarlin explained that he had been homeless and was living on the streets in his car, according to the report. He targeted the house because it appeared to be under construction and dark inside. He parked the car on a side street, approached on foot and climbed the scaffolding to get over the fence surrounding the house.
Once inside the property, he found a key that he used to get into the main house, the report states. He "crept around the house because he was scared someone might be home." But he quickly learned that no one was around because he had made what the report describes as a "considerable amount of noise" and didn't see anyone coming.
He allegedly told investigators that he did not realize whose house he was in until he was inside and he saw a letter addressed to Jobs.
Once inside, McFarlin "rummaged through all of the rooms, removing various computers and camera equipment," according to a report from Palo Alto Detective Sgt. James Reifschneider.
McFarlin threw several furniture cushions over the cyclone fence installed around the house because of renovations and dropped the stolen property on to the cushions to protect the items from breaking, he told investigators.
McFarlin also allegedly sold the stolen jewelry to a seller in Pennsylvania (Palo Alto officers have since identified this seller, who agreed to return the jewelry). He also said he put other stolen items into his storage locker in Alameda. He consented to have the agents search the locker. Inside, they found a wallet containing Steve Jobs' driver's license and credit cards.
McFarlin also allegedly told the police that he had given away two iPads he had stolen, one to his juvenile daughter and another to his friend, Kenneth Kahn. Both Kahn and McFarlin's daughter said during the investigation that they didn't know the items had been stolen and handed them over to the REACT agents.
According to the report, McFarlin also admitted to being involved in other burglaries of private residences in San Francisco. McFarlin admitted to Norton that he had entered about 15 to 20 homes but only stole items from four or five of them, Norton wrote in his report.
At the end of his interview with the REACT agent, McFarlin agreed to write an apology letter, Norton wrote.
"Kariem McFarlin stated he would like to write a letter of apology and authored a one-page letter identifying that he had burglarized the Jobs' home and stolen their property but had done so because he was desperate," Norton wrote.
McFarlin was arraigned on Aug. 7 and is next scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Aug. 20, at which time he is expected to enter a plea. He is facing charges of burglary and selling of stolen property, according to the District Attorney's Office. The maximum sentence he can receive is seven years and eight months.
He is currently being held on $500,000 bail.
The incident is the latest in a long string of burglaries that has hit Palo Alto and other Bay Area cities in recent months. By early May, the city had reported 81 residential burglaries in the first four months of the year, compared to 34 in 2010 and 43 in 2011. The trend seemed to have eased off in April, when the number of reported burglaries dropped to seven. However, three more Palo Alto home burglaries were reported this past weekend, according to a police report.
The troubling trend had prompted the police department to launch a "Lock It or Lose It!" campaign aimed at educating residents on ways to prevent burglaries and detect suspicious behavior.
The department had also added more manpower, including plain-clothes officers, to its burglary-suppression operation, and assigned two day-shift officers to work with burglary detectives specifically on stopping this trend. Police encourage residents to keep their home and car doors and windows locked and to lock their yard gates.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 16, 2007, 3:32 PM
Town Square
City Council slate finalized at 12 candidates
Original post made on Aug 17, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 16, 2007, 3:32 PM
Comments (29)
a resident of Palo Verde
on Aug 17, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Twelve candidates should provide plenty of choice, now I'm concerned about quality. Pat Burt, I've heard of; electing her to Council will help keep it balanced, as will Debbie Mytel.
Sid Espinosa seems to have raised the most money, have the most endorsers I know something about, and he looks pretty good in his website photos. I had trouble finding his website because I wasn't spelling Espinosa correctly. Once I got that straightened out (SidEspinosa.com), I spent about 25 minutes learning all about his positions on things I care about.
It looks like he might stand up to Stanford. I am all for Stanford building a new, modern hospital, but why does it have to be so much bigger than before? If it is bigger, it will require more people to operate. Stanford doesn't pay that good, so all those thousands of new people will have to live in Stockton or Tracy or out there somewhere. A thousand new trips during a busy hour will completely jam our roads solid. We will all have to walk to work stepping from car roof to car roof. None of us will be able to go anywhere while Stanford people go to work or go home from work. And they won't just jam up our roads, they will jam all the freeways and the bridges to the East Bay, where my mother lives. She comes over to sit with my 3-year old, so she might not be able to get here a lot of mornings when I have to be at work by 8:30. It is just too big. The last time someone tried to build a huge block hospital in Palo Alto that exceeded the height limits, the people in town got out a referendum and defeated it. I forget the name of the guy in town who helped make that happen, maybe he could do it again.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 17, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I guess with people like Sylvia, too much traffic naysayers and predictors of doom and gloom, Stanford should just close it's hospital.
Not sure how 1000 more car trips spread out over an entire day will lead to the "doomsday scenario" that Sylvia envisions and that is assuming that every person driving will come through Palo Alto.
Why does it have to be so big? Because Stanford is a world class hospital/medical center that is keeping up with modern medical practices and technology. Would you rather have Stanford stay in the 20th Century or regress back to the 19th century--no antibiotics, using non-sterile saws for amputations etc???
a resident of Palo Verde
on Aug 17, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Gee, Mr Not So Fast; [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff].
The Online story right below this one finally talks about all the new Stanford Medical Complex traffic...well, let's let the story speak for itself, "The new medical complex -- including Stanford Hospital, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and office buildings -- is expected to add nearly 1,100 vehicle trips during morning commute hours and 976 trips to the afternoon peak by 2020, according to a study by Walnut Creek-based Fehr & Peers produced for Stanford University.
"Existing facilities currently produce 1,671 morning trips and 1,585 during the afternoon, the study states.
"The whole complex would require more than 3,000 new parking spaces."
So these aren't thousands of trips spread throughout the day as you claimed, but rather 1,100 ADDED trips during morning commute. They are not even talking about the construction period, when thousands of construction workers and some pretty big trucks will be driving all over the place. Walking across car roofs will be the ONLY way to get around town. I hope you or your dear ones don't have any emergency requiring a ambulance. When traffic is bumper to bumper and stopped, they can't move either.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 17, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Anyway, I am sure that these 1100 additional morning trips will not occur all at the same time, but will be spread out over the course of the morning commute, as will the afternoon trips. Remember that hospitals are 24 hour a day places, usually 3 shifts per day.
Your doom and gloom scenario is way off-as I asked before why do you assume that all this traffic will come through PA? isn;t there access to Stanford via Menlo Park and I-280??
Hard to really believe that you are serious when you say that 1000 extra trips in the AM will completely clog ALL of the streets in PA.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff].
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 17, 2007 at 4:12 pm
One of the big problems with the system ingeneral, and Palo Alto particularly, is the number of people who make up their minds without knowing even basic information or background of what they are making decisions about, thus making their opinion, decision, and judgment suspect.
For those who may be totally unaware, MISTER Burt can be recognized by the beard Mrs. Burt does not have.
Sylvia and Not so fast (gender unspecified), I don't know if that information will affect your opinions.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 17, 2007 at 4:24 pm
I was looking at the thread from Monday, and saw a question that needs an answer.
"'By the way, does he still report all of his campaign donations
as $0 to the FPPC?
Posted by just thinking, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood,
on Aug 15, 2007 at 4:30 pm'"
Anyone know?
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 17, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Sylvia, you better do your homework Pat Burt is a MAN. Debbie Mytel is the only woman running for City Council. Pat Burt is the former Chairperson of the Planning and Transportation Commission - where have you been?
Also, there are a lot of supporters of both the Stanford Hospital and Stanford Shopping Center projects. This doom and gloom about Stanford projects which will generate tax dollars for Palo Alto is misplaced.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 17, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Norm, why do you assume, in your words, I made up my mind without knowing even basic information or background of what I am making decisions about?
a resident of South of Midtown
on Aug 18, 2007 at 8:51 am
Here's a story about that last time when the hospital was blocked in Professorville in the early 1970s...
Web Link
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 18, 2007 at 6:33 pm
I am Mark Nadim one of the candidates to the City Council race. I now have my website available online. Please check it out and read about my views. All suggestions are welcome,
Web Link
We need new ideas and someone to look at the city issues from a different perspective.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 18, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I have looked at your web page and am pleased with what you say.
I note that you do not state which area of Palo Alto you call home, but you have entered here the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood which makes sense of some of your comments.
I would be interested in finding out how well you know the south of Oregon part of the city. At present most of our city councillors live north of Oregon and there is a feeling that they are not interested in the south side. If indeed you do live in the foothills, I have no objection to your interest in that area, but would like to know if you feel that you know the southern problems well enough?
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 18, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Dear Sir Anonymous
Thank you for visiting my website. My interest is the whole city of PA, traffic, housing etc. Although I live in the PA Hills area I am in the downtown and midtown areas most of the week. Whatever effects any neighborhood in PA normally ripples through to the rest of the neighborhoods. Please drop me a line via the "feedback" page in my website so we can discuss the issues better, if you like to talk in person I am more than happy to meet with you. I am going to have a gathering for the people in my neighborhood this coming Thurs and you are welcome to stop by. Please send me an email.
Mark Nadim
a resident of University South
on Aug 18, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Mark, that's a great website.
It's nice to see a candidate clearly express their top priorities, and provide an easy to use feedback form. Although we differ on some of the issues, I would rather elect leaders who listen to the broad community issues rather than one-issue candidates.
As for Resident's comment above, I too had an additional concern which I registered on Mark's site. Thankfully, it had a fast and easy to use comment form that works in Firefox.
Cheers, Noah
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Nice website, but I would like more detail on exactly what you would do and how you would do it. For example, you say, "Our libraries used to be first class and we need to bring them back to their original status." How will you do that? Where will you get the money?
I would like to see explicit action plans for solving the problems you list.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 21, 2007 at 9:23 am
pat, that's easy - we're going to pass a bond, in 2008
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 21, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Mark and other candidates.
I would really be interested in hearing what you all say about the derelict gas station on Middlefield beside the Winter Lodge. Is this appropriate for you to leave to its own devices or can something be done to alter this horrendously ugly site.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 24, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Dear Midtown Resident
I drove by this gas station this afternoon. It is ugly with the chainlink fence around it. As a candidate I am not sure what the issue is with Chevron that let this gas station in this bad state. I would assume there is a problem with the underground tanks. Chevron normally indemnifies their stations, and as much as we like to hate oil ocmpanies my experience with Chevron was good in spending a lot of money doing the testing and in some cases replacing the contaminated soil with clean soil. Basically, I am assuming there is some litigation going on that forced them to leave the station in this state. They normally either rebuild it or sell the property. The city council should address it and I am not sure if thye have or have not. It is a prime real estate location, on the other hand maybe it is good that they did not address it otherwise we would have seen a huge multi family project there :-)
Mark Nadim
a resident of South of Midtown
on Aug 24, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Mark, It was an ARCO station. I want to suggest again that we consider and appreciate this as an environmental art project a la Christo of the Running Fence. We could call it "Decaying gas station and the Palo Alto Process." Included in the project, of course, would be documents marking all the actions and non-actions by the various city regulatory agencies and property owners.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 24, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Do you support keeping Foothills Park for Palo Alto citizens?
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 26, 2007 at 6:37 am
The Foothills (FH) Park is a jewel for Palo Alto and needs to be protected, if it is opened to everyone, it will be like Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, which is now full with homeless people and where crime is a common occurrance. Opening the Park to certain neighboring cities will open the door for law suits against Palo Alto for being selective. It is a shame that the FH Park is not being used by many people, but opening it to everyone will be a cause to regret about.
What I would like to see and that might upset some people is to organize concerts in the FH Park ala Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, which everyone can attend. I think such venues will be controlled enough for people to come and enjoy the Park's setting and the music.
Mark Nadim
Web Link
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 26, 2007 at 6:44 am
Dear Grumpy
As I drove by and saw the blue and white painnt I thought it was a Chevron station. Sorry about that. Being funny about it is one way to overcome the pain of seeing it every day. I honestly do not have the details about it and why it is left in this state. I am not sure if you have addressed it with current council or the one before that. I am actually curious of what you have been told.
Mark Nadim
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 26, 2007 at 7:42 am
The other reason for not opening the Park to everyone else outside of Palo Alto is the fire danger caused by irresponsible people, and there is no shortage of those, all we need to do is remember what happened in Lake Tahoe two months ago when someone tried to start an illegal camp fire. So the more people we let in the higher the probability of a disaster. The fire in the Park might not effect my neighborhood because fires go uphill normally but it will burn all the way to Skyline Blvd, and there are people who live there. A fire in the hills is an environmental disaster that will take decades to recover from, if there is a recovery at all.
For all these reasons I support keeping the Park for Palo Alto residents and their guests.
Mark Nadim
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 26, 2007 at 8:51 am
Hi Mark -
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Are you being tongue-in-cheek when you say that FHP would be like GG Park (homeless and crime) if it were open to all? If not, any thoughts on why all the other mid-Peninsula and PA open space (Huddart Park, Windy Hill, Arastradero Preserve, Rancho San Antonio, Monte Bello, Wunderlich) don't have those issues? Especially since, on most weekdays, the FHP gate is not staffed.
Please explain - that seems like a strong claim, I want to make sure I am understanding your meaning.
a resident of University South
on Aug 27, 2007 at 1:58 pm
What is your interest in opening Foothill Park to everybody? Palo Alto has plenty of issues to deal with currently, including building more housing for people to live in Palo Alto, than creating more issues by opening the park.
Creating more housing in Palo Alto will be better for the environment (reducing commutes) as well as creating more users of Foothills Park who will use less gas getting there.
What is environmental about encouraging people from 10-20 miles away to come to Foothills Park? I fail to see the logic in that.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Aug 28, 2007 at 3:02 pm
The other parks you mentioned do not have BBQ pits, tables and a large grassy area to play and spend the time in. The parks you mentioned are mainly for hiking. The FH Park also adjoins a residential neighborhood. If you go back to recent history, non of the adjoining cities wanted to pay to acquire the FH Park, so PAlo Alto purchased the land and it because execlusive for Palo Alto residents.
As Chris from University South indicated, why are you focusing on the Park, there are lots of other more important issues Palo Alto is facing that make the Park issue pale in comparison. We have new housing, increased traffic, loss of retail revenue, increase demand on our stretched out infrastructure, the cost of upgrading infrastructure etc etc. Once we reolve the some of these issues then we will turn to the FH park to decide if it is going to be opened for everyone else or not.
Mark Nadim
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 28, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Thank you for your straightforward response to my question about FHP. It is refreshing to hear an honest answer from a politician!
I happen to agree with you that FHP should remain exclusive to PA citizens. We paid for it, when others would not. We also have many other parks that are open to the general public.
I would mention that the avaialability of BBQ pits and picnic tables is not the determining factor, when it comes to attracting the homeless. It has to do with enforcement. Palo Alto simply refuses to enforce its own rules! For example, the private Little League Park in PA, which has both BBQ and tables, used to have several homeless who camped there (I remember, becasue my kids were scared of them!), but it has been cleared out for several years, now. Apparently, they decided to enforce the rules. It CAN be done!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 28, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Let's get three bids for FHP: two for development and one from Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST).
Let the voters choose status quo or one of the bids.
A development bid could fetch $500M and generate $10M per year in new tax revenue. Would buy a lot of infrastructure.
A POST bid might fetch only $5M, but then operations are their problem and we solve the who can use it problem.
Status quo means we have a plurality who care what happened 50 years ago and prefer to just leave it alone.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 28, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Chris, you say that "Creating more housing in Palo Alto will be better for the environment (reducing commutes). . . " I often hear that, but where's the proof to back it up? Everyone who lives here doesn't work here. Lots of people come here for the schools. Also, people change jobs frequently, but they don't move each time they get a new job.
Does anyone have any data on how many residents actually work in town? I'd like more proof points on the supposed correlation between more housing and fewer commutes.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 28, 2007 at 5:48 pm
pat, see ABAG statistics for a good rationale...
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Gentry says right ankle OK after being stepped on
By T.R. Sullivan and Master Tesfatsion / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Craig Gentry said his right ankle felt fine Sunday, and he was back in left field for the Rangers' regular-season finale against the Angels.
The outfielder had his foot stepped on following a bunt single in the fifth inning on Saturday and remained on the ground after he reached safely. Gentry was attended to by Rangers manager Ron Washington and the medical staff, but he remained in the game. During the next at-bat, Gentry recorded his 22nd stolen base this season even with the tweaked ankle and the wet infield conditions.
"I'm always willing to take the extra base," Gentry said. "In that situation right there, I was trying to get myself in scoring position and get as many runs as possible.
"You put pressure on the other team. If you can put yourself in scoring position and produce opportunities like that, hopefully we can score some more runs."
Gentry entered Sunday's game 7-for-20 on the homestand, with six runs and four stolen bases.
"I'm just trying to do whatever I can, and luckily things have been swinging my way so far.," Gentry said. "Hopefully I can keep it going and keep the confidence up there."
Rangers activate Cruz, batting sixth tonight
ARLINGTON -- Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz has served his 50-game suspension and has been activated for Monday night's tiebreaker game against the Rays at the Ballpark in Arlington. Cruz is in the No. 6 spot in tonight's lineup as the designated hitter.
Cruz accepted a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball in August for violation of the Basic Agreement and its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program.
Cruz is expected to be back in the lineup against left-hander David Price in a game that will decide who advances as the second Wild Card team and plays the Indians in the Wild Card Game on Wednesday in Cleveland. Monday's game will be broadcast on TBS.
The Rangers made the announcement after their 6-2 victory over the Angels on Sunday afternoon.
"It feels special to be back," Cruz said. "It shows they believe in me. I have been working every day to make sure I am ready. I want to play. I want to be a part of this team and help them win championships."
Cruz has not played in a regular-season game since Aug. 4. He was hitting .269 with 27 home runs, 76 RBIs and a .511 slugging percentage at the time he was suspended.
He has been working out in instructional league and played in eight games, going 9-for-27 with four doubles, one home run and nine RBIs. Cruz said he has been seeing some hard throwers in Arizona, although not with the same breaking stuff as he sees in the Major Leagues.
The Rangers had been planning to activate Cruz once his suspension was over. But they wanted to wait until the regular season was over before making an official decision.
"If we didn't win this week, it would have been a moot point," general manager Jon Daniels said. "There was no sense talking about it. We wanted to stay in the moment."
Daniels also wanted to make sure no new information came up regarding Cruz's situation and they wanted to make sure he handled himself appropriately during the suspension, especially around the Rangers' young players in instructional league.
"We were satisfied," Daniels said. "He handled it well."
Daniels also wanted to make sure Cruz's teammates would welcome him back, but that was never an issue.
"That's not my decision, but I would love to have him back," third baseman Adrian Beltre said.
"We have been saying all along that we would want him back," outfielder David Murphy said. "He has a track record here and he has been a great teammate. He made a mistake. We didn't agree with what he did, but everybody makes mistakes. We had a meeting and forgave him. In my mind it's easy to welcome him back at the most important time of the year."
The Rangers were 29-21 during Cruz's absence. They hit .267 with a .417 slugging percentage while averaging 4.4 runs per game before the suspension. They hit .266 with a .403 slugging percentage as a team while scoring 5.0 runs per game while Cruz was out.
But the Rangers should be stronger with Cruz and Alex Rios in the same lineup. The Rangers acquired Rios four days after Cruz was suspended and he is hitting .280 with six home runs and 25 RBIs in 46 games with the Rangers.
"It would be great to have that extra bat, a power hitter," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. "Especially with what he has done in postseason ... for sure he is someone we'd love to have back."
Cruz is a career .278 hitter in the postseason, with 14 home runs and 27 RBIs in 34 games. His .683 slugging percentage is fourth all-time for any player with at least 100 at-bats in the postseason.
The tiebreaker game on Monday will be played with expanded September rosters. The Rangers will revert back to a 25-man roster if they advance to the postseason. The Rangers expect Cruz to be on the playoff roster but are not committing to that yet.
"It has been tough," Cruz said. "The guys have done an amazing job. As a player you want to contribute and be there. It was tough not being there and not being in the clubhouse. But now I have a chance to be there and do what I love to do, and that's play baseball. We have been playing really good baseball and I'm excited to be a part of it."
Perez ready to start if needed Monday
ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher Martin Perez has been going through his regular routine this week in preparation for a possible start in a tiebreaker game on Monday. Perez last pitched on Wednesday, and it would be his turn to start unless the Rangers bring back Matt Garza on three days' rest.
But the Rangers believe Perez can handle it. He is 10-5 with a 3.55 ERA in 19 starts, and 7-2 with a 3.26 ERA in his last 10 starts.
"It would be a playoff game, so I'm excited, but I don't want to put any pressure on myself or get nervous," Perez said. "I just need to relax and take it as another game."
Perez was used exclusively as a starter this season but was in the bullpen on Sunday afternoon. So was Garza, who has made just three relief appearances as opposed to 191 starts in his big league career. Manager Ron Washington said it's "all hands on deck" for Sunday's game against the Angels.
If the Rays win, the Rangers have to win as well or be eliminated from playoff contention.
Final day of season again huge for Rangers
ARLINGTON -- For a third straight year, Major League Baseball is in for a wild finish on the final day of the regular season, and the Rangers find themselves caught in the middle of the excitement for a second consecutive season.
The Rangers entered Sunday's game tied with the Rays for the second American League Wild Card spot and a game behind the Indians for the top Wild Card seed. It brings up the possibility of a three-way tie for both Wild Card spots.
"I couldn't imagine if the second Wild Card team wasn't introduced last year with the situation that's going on today of a possible three-way tie for one Wild Card," Ian Kinsler said. "I don't know how that all would've shook up, but luckily there's two Wild Cards this year and our opportunities are greater."
The goal was simple for the Rangers entering Sunday's game: win and they'll play another game. Whether that'd be a tiebreaker game or a Wild Card game will be determined by the outcomes of the Indians and Rays, who started their games against the Twins and Blue Jays before Texas.
"It's been amazing," Elvis Andrus said. "That's what the fans want, fighting until the last day. We still won't know what's going on today, and we'll see what happens after today. It means a lot though, the excitement that we as players bring to this sport, and the fans love it."
The Rangers lost to the A's on the final game last season to decide the AL West title and the top Wild Card spot. In 2011, the Rays and Cardinals made the playoffs on the final day and the Braves and Red Sox were eliminated in arguably one of the greatest days in MLB history.
"It's crazy how the last three years in MLB it's pretty much came down to the last day deciding whether it'd be the playoffs period or just home-field advantage," Kinsler said. "There's always something on the line it seems for the last three years. It's been a lot of fun, and I think MLB is taking advantage of it. The league is in a great position right now."
Worth noting
• Geovany Soto was in the lineup on Sunday for the fifth straight game with Yu Darvish on the mound. A.J. Pierzynski was used at designated hitter over Jeff Baker, a right-handed hitter, even though the Angels had left-hander Jason Vargas on the mound. Said Washington, "I wanted A.J.'s bat. I want his threat."
• Adrian Beltre went into Sunday's game leading the AL in hits with three more than Miguel Cabrera and Dustin Pedroia. He is trying to become the third Rangers player to lead the league in hits. Michael Young did so in 2005 (221), and Rafael Palmeiro did in 1990 (191).
• The Rangers went into Sunday having stolen a base in a club record 11 straight games.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. Master Tesfatsion is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Phillies reach agreement with Dugan
Center fielder the team's top pick in 2009 Draft
By David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com
The 6-foot-3 switch-hitter will therefore not attend Pepperdine University, where he had already committed. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Dugan, selected in the second round at No. 75 -- Philadelphia did not have a first-round pick because it signed left fielder Raul Ibanez in the offseason -- hit .379 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs during his senior year at California's Notre Dame High School.
Scouting Director Marti Wolever said on Tuesday that Dugan has a great swing and power from both sides of the plate, predicting that Dugan could average 20-plus homers in his big league prime.
But it was the 18-year-old's mental qualities that caught the organization's attention.
"The makeup is a separator," Wolever said. "This young man's got tremendous makeup, and we've found over the years [that] guys with great makeup really achieve what they're supposed to achieve, and we think he will do that."
For a while, the Phillies were unsure whether Dugan would be available when they were on the clock -- "It was kind of nip and tuck right to the end," Wolever said -- but his selection is emblematic of the club's plan entering the Draft: Choose the best player, regardless of positional need, and improve organizational hitting. The Phillies have a bevy of outfield talent in their Minor League system, but that was not a concern.
"It was the best option for us at this point in time," Wolever said. "He was very high on our board, and we are very pleased to have him."
The Phillies are expected make a formal announcement shortly, once contractual details are finalized and signed.
David Gurian-Peck is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Plants and wildlife adapting to climate change in Switzerland
Wildlife in Switzerland is seeking relief from warming temperatures by moving higher up the mountains, reports Tim Radford.
Animals and plants are already today adapting to the rising temperatures at a surprising pace.
Alpine ecosystems are on the rise. Between 2003 and 2010, plants have managed to scramble up another eight metres of mountain slope.
On the way up, they were overtaken by butterflies, which collectively gained another 38 metres of higher ground. Alpine birds in turn fluttered an average of 42 metres higher.
Tobias Roth and colleagues from the University of Basel and the Petite Camargue Alsacienne research station at St Louis in France report in PLOS One, the journal of the Public Library of Science, that, at least in the short term, alpine landscapes offer safe habitats in a warming world.
"An average of eight metres difference in eight years and across all plant species is quite impressive for the often not very mobile plant communities", said Valentin Amrhein, one of the authors.
"The results show that the biological impacts of climate change will not only become apparent in the long term. Animals and plants are already today adapting to the rising temperatures at a surprising pace."
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Garden Talk: May 7, 2009
From NGA Editors
New Web Site for Sharing Produce
Many gardeners are growing vegetables and fruits this year and often they end up planting too much of any one item. So what happens to the produce if you have extra zucchini, a bumper crop of lemons, or too many green beans? You certainly can give it away to friends, neighbors, and family, or to the local food shelf. However, if you?re interested in trading there?s a new website that allows people to trade, sell, and buy extra produce from their gardens. It?s like gardening classifieds!
Veggie Trader is simple to use. You sign up and browse through all the listings looking for the right match. You can list produce you have and want to trade or sell or list a type of produce you?re looking for to swap or buy. It?s best to be specific with the type of produce you have to trade. For example, specify ?Big Boy? tomato instead of just tomato. You indicate where you live by zip code and how far you?re willing to travel to swap produce.
It?s a fun new site and a good way to swap out your extra cucumbers for something exotic that perhaps you didn?t grow yourself. For more information go to: Veggie Trader.
Boxwood Basil
For those that love to grow edibles but also have a formal look to your garden, here's a new basil that with fulfill your culinary and classical design needs. 'Boxwood Basil' looks like a miniature boxwood plant with its tight leaf and branch structure and upright shape. However, it is a basil. The leaves can be used for salads, pesto, and cooking. 'Boxwood Basil' makes an excellent edging plant or container variety for a formal appearance on your patio or in the garden. The 12- to 16-inch-tall plant has small, aromatic leaves and, like all basil, grows best in full sun on fertile, well drained soil. It tolerates heat well. It can also be shaped into a topiary. Imagine a basil scented animal topiary in your garden.
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Remembering families in the U.S. this New Year
Every year about this time, I list goals for the upcoming year -- new year resolutions, if you will. I know it's kind of cheesy, but I love that feeling of starting fresh.
Then, I think about some of the families I've met in my work as a World Vision communicator in the United States, and I realize that they don't have time to think about these kinds of goals.
For many U.S. families living in poverty, it's a struggle just to provide food and shelter for their loved ones.
One such family is the Cutrights from West Virginia.
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Julie Cutright, 26, opened the door to her trailer, holding her 2-year-old daughter, Aubrey, in her arms. It was cold inside -- cold enough that I wanted to keep my winter coat on, but Julie only had on shorts with a sweatshirt.
Two-year-old Aubrey has to use a nebulizer to help her get over her frequent colds. "We deal with this most of the winter," says her mom, Julie Cutright, 26.
"There's [cold] air that comes from everywhere," Julie told me. "You don't know where it comes from. You can plastic stuff and cover it, and you still feel it. It's terrible."
After an electrical fire, Julie's husband, Johnny, disconnected the faulty breaker, so they have no electricity in the front room and no way to heat their house except a wood stove.
Also, their water heater leaks, so they leave it off, resulting in a three-hour wait when they do need hot water. If they kept it on, the moisture from the leak would lead to mold in the house, which is bad for anyone, but especially for Aubrey.
As an infant, Aubrey spent a month at the hospital in an oxygen tent with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It's done permanent damage to her lungs, making her more susceptible to respiratory infections.
Aubrey was still in her pajamas at midday when I met her. She had a deep cough that sounded more like it belonged to a lifetime smoker. The wood fire isn't good for Aubrey -- but it's either that or freeze.
Johnny has been out of work for over a year, and Julie just got laid off from her seasonal waitress job.
Julie applied and is assured the same job when the tourist season begins in April. Her re-hire date is the week her second child is due. Julie said she'll take that week off, but then be back at work the following week. That's how much they need this income.
When I was there, Julie's husband, Johnny, was out deer hunting. For some, hunting is sport, but for this family, it means having a supply of food through winter.
"Food, food. Wonderful food," Julie looked away. "When you don't have much, you appreciate it a lot more and it helps you out a lot more. A lot more."
Johnny just applied for a security job. "Hopefully, it's not like everything else. It's just so hard to get a job right now," said Julie.
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As I think about Julie's family while I spend the holidays with my own, I'm reminded that the tough situation facing Julie's family is not so rare anymore. Julie's story is shared with more families than I can imagine -- or even want to imagine this time of year.
As you're making new year resolutions or just celebrating the start of 2012, please remember families like the Cutrights who don't get to have that feeling of starting anew. It's just a continuation of the struggle against overwhelming odds to provide for a child like Aubrey.
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OCEAN CITY – After having problems in the past in getting
property owners to meet with members of the Noise Control Board following noise
violations, the Mayor and City Council pledged to look into a method to
increase the incentives for the owners to attend a meeting when they are
required to do so.
The Noise Control Board met with the Mayor and City
Council on Tuesday to express their concerns with certain property owners who
are playing off the fact that the board has no authority to take action against
them after failing to meet with the board when asked to.
According to members of the board, it is a common practice
to send a certified letter to the owner when their property receives a noise
violation, either from an officer enforcing the 50-foot rule or from using a
noise meter that detects decibel levels over the allowed amount.
In the past, a letter requiring a meeting would only be
sent if the property received two meter violations. However, as a preemptive
measure, the board began to ask owners to come in on their first violation,
regardless if it was a meter or 50-foot violation.
Most of the time owners come in after they receive the
first letter but members said some owners have become "sophisticated" and turn
a deaf ear, flaunting the board's lack of power.
As for a solution, granting the board power to fine these
owners or hold their license for the following year was tossed around but the
board said it wasn't really seeking more power, just incentives to get these
owners to come in to speak with the board on ways to prevent further noise
One way would be to recognize two violations of the
50-foot rule as a valid reason to schedule a meeting since District Courts
recognize it and impose fines. Mayor Rick Meehan said this may work but he
would like to see a push for more meter use since it produces more
Even if the 50-foot rule violations were reason enough to
call for a meeting, there is still the issue of property owners living too far
away to respond in time or clerical mistakes getting in the way of letters ever
making it to their destinations.
A more reasonable measure mentioned was if the owner
failed to make it to that first meeting, their license for the following year
would be suspended until they did come in and talk with the board. However,
this is where legal issues began to arise and council members decided a work
session with City Solicitor Guy Ayres would have to be planned to look over the
details of granting the Noise Control Board such power.
was then that Councilman Jim Hall told the board to write up a list of changes
they would like to see and promised that the council would set aside some time
to look into granting them the assistance they need.


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National Maternal and Infant Health Survey, 1988 (ICPSR 9730)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
This survey was designed to explore factors that cause negative pregnancy outcomes. Questions were asked of pregnant women concerning prenatal care, weight gain or loss during pregnancy, alcohol, cigarette, or drug use during pregnancy, and whether vitamin or mineral supplements were taken before or during pregnancy. In addition, questions were asked about the use of home pregnancy tests, exercise before and during pregnancy, medical care before, during, and after delivery, previous pregnancies and their outcomes, birth control use, and how the mother felt and behaved. Demographic information about the mother such as marital status, marital history, date of birth, state of birth, mother's weight at birth, weight changes before, during, and after pregnancy, height, race, education, work history, and place of residence was obtained. Information about the father includes items such as age, height, weight, education, and job status. In addition, family income questions were asked, as were questions about the health, care, and feeding of the baby. Information was also taken from birth certificates and fetal and infant death certificates.
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Myths About Health Reform
By Adam Linker
Policy Analyst, Health Access Coalition
Aug. 6, 2009
Health reform legislation is a "government takeover": Industry groups and insurance companies are opposing consumer choice by labeling the public health insurance option as "socialized medicine." Congressional legislation includes a limited public option available only to some of the uninsured, some small businesses including the self-employed, and people purchasing coverage on the individual market.
Because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina controls 96.8 percent of the individual market, according to the North Carolina Department of Insurance, a public option will give consumers an additional choice for coverage.
The limited public option offered in the House and Senate means that few will join the plan. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 11 million people might join the House version of a public plan while very few would sign-up for the Senate's public option.
Health reform will kill your grandmother: Industry groups want to keep consumers confused about how to fill out living wills or assigning power of attorney. Currently, if a patient wants to ask their doctor about these options, the doctor does not get paid for the interaction.
Reform proposals in Congress would reimburse the doctor if a patient wants to talk about these complicated legal documents.
Health reform will ration care: Corporate lobbyists like the way care is currently rationed. Insurance companies can deny needed care to patients because it helps pad their profits. Industries also hire Washington powerbrokers to convince Medicare and insurance companies to pay for dangerous drugs and devices that may do more harm than good to patients.
Health reform legislation provides funding to universities and doctors to conduct research that will ensure that drugs and medical devices on the market actually work. Research will not take into account the cost of the drugs or devices under study.
You will not be able to keep the insurance or doctor you currently have: Groups like Americans for Prosperity want to eliminate the insurance you get at work by fully taxing employer health premiums.
Serious health reform proposals build on the employer-sponsored insurance system currently in place. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that under the Senate legislation the number of people receiving employer insurance coverage would remain unchanged. Under the House legislation, according to the CBO, 3 million more people would get coverage through work.
Health reform legislation will strengthen the employer-based insurance system and provide consumer protections to those who lose their job.
We should leave health care to the free market: Insurance companies drop coverage for people when they get sick. Insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions or charge them outrageous monthly premiums. Insurers refuse to pay for needed medical care.
After health reform we will still have a free market while providing some basic consumer protections. Insurance companies will no longer be able to turn people away or charge women more than men for coverage. Industry groups use "free market" as a code word for protecting profits.
Insurance companies will make hefty sums even after health reform legislation is enacted, but they will not be able to profit from the suffering of sick patients.


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Most of us have received the news flash that we should take our prenatal vitamins and in particular we should take our folic acid when we are pregnant. Folic acid is an important vitamin for helping prevent neural tube defects in babies. However, did you know that it may help reduce autism?
Now this is even more relatable a reason for most of us as autism is almost always in the news, seemingly on the rise or at least on the rise in terms of diagnosis and is surrounded by a shroud of mystery and debate over how a child can get it or be born with it.
A new study in Norway found a very strong correlation between a reduction in autism and women who took folic acid supplements four weeks before their pregnancy and through at least the 8th week of their pregnancy. Women who took Folic Acid daily during this time period saw a 40% reduction in autism in their children (when they were tested about 8 years later) as compared to the children of the pregnant women in the group who did not take folic acid for this time period. This is a huge reduction in autism!
Apparently timing does matter. The earlier you can start supplementing with folic acid prior to conception, the better. The study found that in terms of autism risk that the folic acid supplements did not seem to have any impact beyond the 22nd week of pregnancy. The crucial time interval was from four weeks before conception to eight weeks into the pregnancy.
Of course it does not hurt to continue on with folic acid throughout your pregnancy and who knows, maybe there's further benefits or risk reductions that are yet to be uncovered from continuing with folic acid beyond the first trimester. However, what researchers have uncovered so far is enough evidence to start any woman even thinking about having a baby to be popping a folic acid supplement right away.
So what is folic acid? It is the B vitamin that helps with the construction and repair of DNA molecules which is the genetic code that controls all of the body's cells, including the brain cells. It is especially important to take it early in pregnancy during the development of the baby's spine and nervous system to prevent neural tube defects, including spina bifida. Doctors typically recommend that all women who are planning on getting pregnant to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily from a multivitamin and continue taking this amount throughout their early pregnancy.
Now with 1 out of 88 children diagnosed with autism we hope that this research will help us reduce the risk of childhood autism and increase awareness of our ability to potentially prevent this disability by supplementing with Folic Acid early in our pregnancy and even before. Knowledge is power so let's empower ourselves and those we know with this scientific knowledge and preventative health measure of supplementing daily with Folic Acid if we are pregnant or hope to become pregnant. It's an easy lifestyle adder that can reap benefits in our child's health and well-being for a lifetime.


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Matt Johnson's dimples showed themselves as the game ball rested in one of his arms while the other arm embraced his family.
Matt Johnson's dimples showed themselves as the game ball rested in one of his arms while the other arm embraced his family.
The man that will lead North Marion into a new era of football recorded his first win as a head coach Friday night, a 27-14 win over new district opponent Suwannee.
That maiden victory came in Johnson's second game, and a week after his Colts took a beating on the road at the hands of state power Jacksonville Bolles
"I didn't realize how big of a deal it was until tonight," Johnson said. "Just the comfort of being (home) and have some more time before the game really made a difference."
In a game that saw more than its share of penalties – Suwannee 18 (four unsportsmanlike), North Marion eight – the Colts used quick scoring strikes and the kicking game to improve to 3-1, 1-0 in district play.
North Marion didn't waste any time getting started. On their first play from scrimmage Colt quarterback Caleb Seiler connected on a 67-yard pass play for a touchdown to Jack Reed.
The Bulldogs answered in the second quarter by converting a critical 4th-and-18. Two plays later Colts defensive back Shannon Montgomery was flagged for pass interference which set the Bulldogs up at Colts' 10. Denzel Washington scored from eight yards out to tie it.
Cameron Mackey returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, his second kick return TD in as many games -- the speedy sophomore brought one back 82 yards last week in Jacksonville.
"Last week at Bolles it was the same way; I had to break like six tackles," Mackey said.
The difference Friday night was that Mackey got a huge block from Javontres Autry just past midfield. Mackey beat the last remaining Bulldog defenders to the edge and outran them to the end zone for a 14-7 Colts lead.
Steven Anderson tied the game at 14 for Suwannee on a QB keeper, then North Marion kicker David Hatcher booted a 40-yard field goal just before the half giving the Colts a 17-14 lead at the break.
The second half was a heavy dose of Colt running back Derrick Harmon and countless Suwannee penalties. Harmon had 69 of his 75 total rush yards after the intermission.
During the Colts' second possession of the second half, Suwannee put itself in a hole with a pass interference call.
With North Marionon Suwannee's 33, the Bulldogs were slapped with three consecutive unsportsmanlike penalties for arguing with the referees. The ball was placed inside the Bulldog 5, then Seiler hit Autry on a 3-yard pass play for a touchdown.
Hatcher showed off his leg again later in the quarter booting a 43-yarder to cap the North Marion scoring.


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'The Liar': Dining on a script of lies
LENOX -- If the truth will set you free, Dorante would sooner be chained and bound by his words so he could convince you the opposite.
The charming young main character of "The Liar" by David Ives, adapted from the comedy of the same name by 17th-century French playwright Pierre Corneille, can't seem to utter a word that isn't true.
While it may be difficult to catch all the jokes, japes and jests, just let the rhyming couplets be your cue.
The style of verse and language in Shakespeare & Company's "The Liar," which begins previews tonight at 7 in the Elayne, P. Bernstein Theatre (where it officially opens on Feb. 8), Ives said, "adds a level of fun.
"It's like champagne. It has a real bubbly flavor to it, but people will need to tune their ears to it."
Ives said he hadn't heard of Corneille until his agent brought him a copy of the French play and he instantly fell in love with the deception, misdirection and tangled web of lies.
"It was like someone handed me 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' in French," Ives said during a recent visit to Shakespeare & Company. "I read French quite well, but I had to figure out how to make the plot more accessible for today's audiences. If a play isn't alive, there's no reason to put in on."
Shakespeare & Company director and founding member, Kevin Coleman, said he felt the same. He knew he was going to direct the last show of the winter season and was given about 10 scripts to read through.
Picking up Ives' adaptation, the choice was clear.
"I didn't even need to read the rest," he said. "I was laughing so hard. I said 'Is this really from a French farce?' They're not usually that funny. Usually the writer is spoon-feeding us until we get a mouthful."
"The Liar," Coleman said, is more like a 20-course dinner, with each dish served as exactly the right moment for the audience to enjoy.
Originally set in the 17th century, Ives set his version in the 18th century because "costumes are everything and they're much sexier then."
In the 1980s, Ives was working as a playwright-in- residence during the Williamstown Theatre Festival and quickly fell for the area's beauty.
Having returned to the Berkshires on several occasions, Ives, whose most recent New York success was "Venus in Fur," was excited to hear that Shakespeare & Company had chosen to produce "The Liar."
Ives agreed to return earlier this month to sit with the cast and crew and discuss his work during two days of readings. In preparation of his arrival, the set was built, costumes sewn and most of the actors knew their lines, in less than three days.
"This is just a manual until an actor actually starts saying the lines," Ives said.
Coleman agreed saying, "it's just rehearsal until you have the audience. It's not theater, it's merely practice."
David Joseph, who plays Dorante, said having his character's creator around to answer questions gave him an opportunity to delve into the liar's psyche like never before.
"Before he got here it was very nerve-wracking, but then you meet him and he couldn't be nicer," Joseph said. "This play is full so full of clever language, so many gifts for the audience, that are also gifts for us as actors."
One of Joseph's cast mates, Dana Harrison, who plays twin servants Isabelle and Sabine, and joined Shakespeare & Company in 2006 along with Joseph, said she, too, was a little taken aback by Ives.
"He's so talented, so approachable, so he doesn't have to be so nice but is," she said. "To sit around the table with us was a true delight. To be able to ask questions about French pronunciations and which character was interested in who just makes this production so much better."
As the cast gathered round several tables clumped together, Ives really had only small suggestions and one piece of advice he repeated often - "just do whatever is funniest.
"The audience is really another character, especially in this play," he said. "They're an essential piece of this show."
Coleman said he couldn't be more pleased with the production, or how lucky they were to have Ives in the theater.
"It's a three-ring circus Š played and danced like jazz music," Coleman said. "People will have to come back again to see all the layers of this play. It's like Christmas in February."
On stage
What: "The Liar." Adapted by David Ives from the comedy by Pierre Corneille
Who: Shakespeare & Company
When: Tonight through March 24 (press opening, Saturday 7 p.m.) Eves.: Fri., Sat. 7. Mats.: Sat., Sun. 2.
Where: Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox
Tickets: $50-$15
How: (413) 637-3353; www.Shakespeare.org
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City Corp. board members indicated at the utility's board meeting Tuesday they intend to ask members of Russellville's City Council to provide capital for the project in the form of bond purchases. The utility would then make the bond payments, estimated to be about $600,000 annually, resulting in no net expense for the city other than a decreased credit capacity.
Russellville's water and sewer systems are owned by the city and operated by City Corp., leaving the organization with no assets with which to qualify for a bond issuance on its own.
City Corp. General Manager Craig Noble said the utility expected to make the annual payments without increasing sewer or water rates for its customers. He said the $8,566,574 estimated outlay will pay for needed improvements for the utility's wastewater treatment facility. Without the improvements, City Corp. could face fines from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
"We are confident that for $8.5 million we will have a treatment process in place that will make that go away," he said.
Craig Johnson, a representative from Massachusetts-based CDM consulting and engineering firm, said improvements to the organization's facility will allow City Corp. to properly remove nitrates when it treats water — a process the facility was not designed for.
Because the current facility was not designed for nitrate removal, the utility has had numerous violations where nitrate levels have exceeded permitted amounts. Johnson said City Corp. has until January 2016 to come into compliance with nitrate levels.
Other deadlines are approaching much more quickly, however. Proposed improvements to the treatment facility will also address total suspended solids (TSS), total residual chlorine (TRC) and phosphorus levels.
The compliance deadline for TSS and TRC is July 31, 2012, though the improvement project would not be expected to break ground for 12 months or more after it gets the green light from the City Corp. board. Contract engineer Clint Bell said, however, once the project is approved, a new corrective action plan would be submitted to ADEQ, showing City Corp.'s progress toward compliance and requesting a deadline extension.
"I still think we need to determine funding" before giving the go-ahead for design plans to be drawn on the project, Tommy Richardson, City Corp. board vice-chairman, said.
Several aldermen — Burke Larkin, Martin Irwin, Ron Knost, Garland Steuber and Randall Horton — and Mayor Bill Eaton were present Tuesday to learn more about the proposed project.
Irwin indicated he would be behind the project if it did not include rate increases.
Steuber asked Noble where funding for more than $20 million in proposed improvements to the utility's wastewater system was expected to come from and if it would include rate increases. Improvements to the collection system is another aspect of City Corp.'s efforts to come into compliance with ADEQ guidelines. Noble said he did not know where funding for that project would come from, but said a rate increase was possible. He added those funds were not an immediate need, though the funding needs for the wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements were urgent.


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Food is in line with other steakhouses in town- Oak, Grill 225, Ruth's Chris. The difference as some other reviewers have stated is its way overpriced for locals. $13 including tax for a crown and coke filled to the top with ice, and thats without the 20% tip. Now thats outrageous. That's just an example. Hall's is a tourist trap, they have little use for the locals other than the bar crowd, and they couldnt care less what we think as they pack the out of towners in. The atmosphere is lousy as the bar crowd downstairs drowns out your conversation in the dining room upstairs on any given night. Go once to say you've eaten there if you wish but smarter to save your money and go somewhere you can actually have an enjoyable evening out at and hear your dinner guests across the table from you. Dont worry the tourists will still be there. With the dining options now available in Charleston, why bother is the question.
Of course the service and ambiance were great, but I chose Magnolia's to take my girlfriend to for her birthday. Unfortunately, like others, my meal was not what I've had in the past. The meal was quite bland and forgettable. Unfortunately, since I am a local teacher, I have to make my trips downtown carefully as I have been priced out of most establishments. Her comment was we should have gone to Waffle House instead since we always know what we'll be getting will taste as expected and will cost 1/5 of the price. Said a lot to a born and bred North Charlestonian.
Had dinner there a couple of times and they just don't seem to get it. They seem unable to make food hot or season properly. Steaks taste bland needing salt and pepper. It's like they are cooking on a hot plate and don't have a real restaurant setup. French fries are limp and cold from being cooked at too low a temperature and other dishes come out lukewarm at best. Is it so hard to make food HOT !!! It's like they can only cook one meal at a time so with 4 people each dish sits till the last is done. Very disappointing. Seriously, taste the dishes and learn to season and make each dish sizzling hot when it is delivered. Think mexican fajitas !!!
Dellz is awesome. Mozzo is good. East Bay is below average. Momma Goldberg is shit.
When I went there months ago, the service was dog slow.
Not bad but nothing special. I remember once when they tried to charge me a dollar for a Styrofoam cup of water. Smoaky Oak on JI is better IMO.
Really disappointing. The good reviews were the reason I decided to go there. I guess I should have known better as soon as I saw the buffet setup. There are about a thousand bottles of their sauce in there, so it seems like they are trying to sell sauce rather than good food.
I picked up a pound of Pulled Pork (I like BBQ sandwiches) and a large Mac and Cheese to bring home and share with my friends. The meat was sort of soggy, and had clearly been reheated. There was no flavor to it. There was no bark or crust. I could not detect any smoke flavor. Contrary to their slogan, the only way to get any taste from this was to sauce it up. Their sweet sauce was really good.
The Mac and Cheese was the worst I have ever attempted to eat. I mean really bad. I appeared to have been made many days prior. One of those microwavable cups of Kraft would have been a far better choice. I threw most of it away.
Hard to believe how difficult it is to find good BBQ in Charleston. Don't get me started on Home Boy Team Robbery BBQ - They suck too.
The food isn't bad at all, and the prices are in line with what you get but - as many other reviewers have noted - the owners and some of the staff are overfamiliar to the point of creepiness, and it comes across as insincere. Lay off the gladhanding - you're trying way too hard.
All these ridiculously verbose five-star reviews from users with no other reviews - hello, cantw84sumr, Laura M. Dixon, marks0112, maddiecakes? These have all the - uh - hallmarks of being shills for the restaurant.
Too Meat Lovers, take notice. Nice Restaurant, however when you buy there top steak a 32oz porterhouse cooked WARM RARE for $72US you would expect exactly that. Steak that arrived was a mere T-bone not porterhouse and maybe 24oz at best. I know some of you will say that there is shrinkage due to cooking and the weight of the bone, but having had this steak there before, there was a noticeable change in size this time. I feel is you are paying the prices for there steaks at least make it close to the weight advertised. Enjoy at your own risk.
The oysters were very good..... The chicken was greasy and over spiced ... Had a dozen good oysters then the bill came at $70.00... Was still hungry sorry never again
Striving for authenticity of a neighborhood oyster house this falls flat. Expensive for what it is and the sides are lackluster.
I have to say, I don't know what the big deal is with this place. The service was ok but everyone on the waitstaff looked hungover; granted, we went for Sunday brunch so I suppose that's understandable. Food was also just ok, really nothing to write home about but nothing was outright bad. The most egregious part of our experience was the lack of cleanliness in the bar area. There are stains on the drop-ceiling tiles, duct tape on the chairs, grease on the bar, dust in the air vents, etc. This place would greatly benefit from a thorough cleaning and a fresh coat of lighter paint; the dark green interior makes the place feel grimier than it is.
Be prepared to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke as you enter. Seems they could put that out back.
Once the food was very good, now not so much.
I actually have to reverse some of the previous comments and say I almost always have great service but my food is almost always messed up.
The wait staff do revolve and some are good and some are bad but it is the bartenders that make it. There are two guys that tend bar that I will look for when I go - Jack is one and then another guy that I have never caught his name. Both are amazing and always remember you. My husband moved out of town for 3 months for work and when he came back the not only remembered him but served up his usual with out a question asked.
The food is another story - I have been to all of the Sesame locations on more than once occasion and when I lived downtown I was in Five Loaves every other week. The owners know what they are doing when it comes to food. The recipes are to die for... this location always seems to mess stuff up in the kitchen though. When I first started going in 2011 it was great and I was in there once a week but they have slowly gone down hill. Now it is to the point where I just take the hike to the Mount Pleasant location to get my burger fix. Of the past 6 time I have been in there I sent my burger back 4 for not being done (I was pregnant so I had to order well done and every time it was still very red and bloody) and once there was a white plastic wrapper in my salad. Yes a wrapper. Not a small piece. Larger than my thumb and bright white - with some kind of muck on it. That was my last visit.
The food is good and the bartenders are friendly but the kitchen staff is terrible. Just go to the other locations.
We went on a cold, rainy, weekday evening a couple of weeks ago. Edmund's Oast had only recently opened and it was packed, which we expected. The space was nice and you'd never know it used to be a decorative hardware store. As soon as we walked in I knew it was the wrong place for me, though. I don't own skinny jeans or a plaid shirt with snaps. I don't wear loafers without socks and a sweater around my neck. These trappings, along with a zeal for obscure pale ales, seemed to be key components of the clientele.
We were seated at a communal table and given menus, which we could barely read between the very low light and the poor choice of font. I hadn't heard of any of the beers so I had to ask for something that wasn't hop-driven since I don't like bitter beers. The server recommended two and I chose one at random. It was pretty good but not especially memorable.
We ordered a small charcuterie platter ($12) and roasted Brussels sprouts ($6) to start. For main courses we tried the seared triggerfish ($26) and miso rubbed pork loin ($26). Both the Brussels sprouts and charcuterie were tasty, but both portions were very small. The triggerfish was slightly overcooked and a minuscule portion, but tasty. The miso rubbed pork loin was cooked nicely but also small and almost devoid of flavor. Miso packs a punch but it was completely missing. The dashi had not even a hint of the smoky ham hock flavor that was promised. I love pea pistou but this tasted like a parsley chimichurri instead. In general I felt the food was okay and had potential but was overpriced by about 25%.
I wouldn't mind going back when it warms up, sitting outside at a table and having a beer, then moving on somewhere else for a meal.
I've been back a few times lately, and my opinion of the place has changed. The new guy cooking the oysters has no idea what he is doing. He overcooks them and only puts out tiny portions, which are scoffed up by the fat ladies waiting like hyenas at a road kill. They steal all the bivalves and hoard them in their little plastic baskets. I waited two times for over 15 minutes for oysters, only to be able to eat about 4-5 dried up little things that resembles old shoe leather. I won't return until they get someone there who knows what they are doing, and someone from the management to reign in those pigs along the side.
This place is very average and overpriced. If you want to pay premium prices for Red Lobster food, this is your place.
The female bartender was just plain nasty. She took an order from a guy standing right next to when i clearly was before him then when i tried to get her attention she yelled you have to wait a aminute. I asked for Grenadine which they had in a bottle and she grabs a tray of cherries from the holder and poured the juice right in my drink. Also Karaoke Chris was rude to me. When It was my turn to sing on the Mic. Im an African american female and there was one african american male in the building and I guess it was Chris friend and said on the mic "hey man I couldn't tell the difference between you two" and started laughing to his underlying racial joke. But with my beautiful self i stole the show and he shut up. But Its a shame that 2014 I had was witness to ignorance of this sort in my own hometown. And I will definitely let the world know!!!!!
After 15 years of eating at Hominy Grill on occasion, I had a craving for shrimp & grits recently and stopped by for lunch all by myself. I was shocked at the disgusting glob of goo that was presented to me...it just LOOKED terrible. Regardless of the appearance, I dived in and, yes, looks weren't deceiving - it was TERRIBLE. After reading year after year about the BEST shrimp & grits in Charleston, I finally tried it & it was awful. The service wasn't much better. What a shame. The two stars are for easy access to parking & the guy bussing tables that finally came over & took this atrocity from my table.
I didn't go there for the beer (so my rating is for the food only)... and had the Pork Schnitzel and Kaesespaetzle twice now. 1st time I was positively surprised by the taste, 2nd time 2 weeks ago not so much - the Schnitzel was not cooked/fairly raw and the batter didn't even stick to the meat; the Kaesespaetzle had more cheese than Spaetzle and was more like a soup. I know how it's done right, I'm a German. At the community tables it's disruptive if someone wants to use their cards...you got to move out of the way and it seems hard to keep the tables bussed..so you kind of put the previous guest's dishes away to the side yourself and hope a waiter/waitress doesn't think it's yours.
The staff is friendly and accomodating; the atmosphere fairly loud inside and it's a loooong wait for a table. I like the interior and the outside. Hopefully this place gets the kinks worked out - has lots of potential to be the IT-spot.


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Maddon questions spot on Blanton's hat
Rays manager asks home-plate umpire to check for pine tar
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Blanton struck out three batters in the first two innings and four of the first eight men he faced, allowing a pair of singles but no real threats. He flashed an impressive slider with sharp movement, striking out both Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford on the pitch.
The movement, combined with a visible discoloration on the top of the bill of Blanton's cap, gave the Rays reason to try to put two-and-two together. Television close-ups of Blanton revealed some sort of dark spot on the cap. A similar spot was visible on the bill of Blanton's cap during the National League Championship Series.
Rays manager Joe Maddon told home-plate umpire Tom Hallion at the end of the second inning that he believed Blanton had pine tar on his hat. Hallion replied to Maddon that he would check the ball, and if he found a foreign substance on the ball, he would proceed accordingly.
"We did notice," Maddon said after the game. "It was rather dark. I did bring it to [the umpires'] attention. Quite frankly, I did. I asked them to watch it and be vigilant about it. Nothing happened, obviously, but I was concerned about that early on."
According to Mike Port, Major League Baseball's vice president of umpiring, the request was essentially the end of the issue. Hallion kept an eye on the ball and on Blanton, and found nothing suspicious.
"They had noted something on the top of Blanton's cap and just asked Tom Hallion to keep an eye on how Blanton went about things and to keep an eye on the baseballs, also," Port said. "Hallion said that he would check the baseballs, and if there was any reason for further investigation, that he'd stay on top of it and take things from there, and Maddon was fine with that."
Blanton pitched the remainder of the game without incident. He lasted into the seventh inning, allowing two runs. He and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel laughed off the situation, explaining that the smudge simply consists of the dirt that accumulates over a long season.
"It's nothing," Blanton said. "They rub the balls up with whatever they rub them up with, and you rub it up and get it on your hand. I'm constantly trying to get moisture, and just touch my hat. It's nothing sticky. Anybody can go touch it. It's basically just dirt from the ball that gets ... over time, over so many starts, I don't change my hat. It just gets rubbed on the hat."
Manuel even offered up his own cap, which had a similar but lighter spot, during the postgame news conference.
"Actually I didn't know what [Maddon] was talking to the umpire about," Manuel said. "But if you look at my hat, see right there, it's got the same kind of stuff he's talking about. That right there is the fact that I haven't changed hats all year."
Numerous Rays players, including Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford and Ben Zobrist said after the game that they had no idea there was any issue with Blanton's cap.
According to Major League rule 8.02(a)(1), the pitcher may not "apply a foreign substance of any kind to the ball." In Hallion's estimation, Blanton never did that.
"Watching Blanton, he was going to his cap," Port said. "I don't think, in my estimation, as a spectator, I don't feel there was anything untoward because I noticed almost a nervous habit -- he was going to his cap all the time. I can only guess it was normal smudging. But, suffice it to say that even after Joe Maddon talking with Tom Hallion about keeping an eye on the situation, Tom didn't detect anything as far as action on the baseball or any substance on the baseball."
The incident was somewhat reminiscent of Game 2 of the 2006 World Series, when television cameras appeared to show some sort of foreign substance on the hand of Tigers left-hander Kenny Rogers. However, the Cardinals never asked the umpiring crew to inspect Rogers.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: The Hebrew Bible—the Old Testament to Christians; the Tanakh to Jews– is perhaps the most read text in the history of the world. It is also the most misread. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the Old Testament/Tanakh, and to explore its origins and meaning. Who wrote the Bible and why? What do we know about the world that produced the Bible and the events it describes? Is it "true," and what is it trying to communicate? We will investigate these and many other questions as we try to understand a text that has spawned three major religions and shapes the course of Western Civilization to this day. This course carries COAS Culture Studies Credit.