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Hoyer, Emanuel Concerned that Tax Reform Panel May Embrace "Bait and Switch" Proposals
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement today after the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform met for the last time in preparation for the release of its formal recommendations to the Administration on November 1. Reps. Hoyer and Emanuel are Democratic leaders in the fight for real tax reform:
"Democrats are committed to meaningful tax reform that simplifies our tax laws, and ensures fairness for the middle-class and small businesses. In addition, we are committed to tax reform that does not add to the Republican deficits and does not raise taxes on the middle class.
"Today, however, we are increasingly concerned that the Panel on Federal Tax Reform seems poised to make recommendations that could amount to little more than a bait-and-switch for millions of hard-working American families. For example, the tax panel recognizes the unfairness and arbitrariness of the Alternative Minimum Tax, and suggests that the AMT be eliminated. However, in return for eliminating the AMT, the panel apparently wants to cap the mortgage-interest deduction and the health-insurance exclusion, and eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes.
"As a result, what the panel seems to offer with one hand, it apparently wants to take away with the other. That, in our view, should not be the purpose of tax reform.
"However, we are pleased that the panel is giving serious consideration to compressing the tax laws that apply to retirement savings, and the creation of a new family credit.
"As we move forward on this issue, it is imperative that the President exert leadership and demonstrate a willingness to expend some political capital. We hope the Republican Party learned a lesson on its failed effort to privatize Social Security, and actually works with Democrats on this issue. Finally, we want to forewarn our colleagues on the other side: Any attempt to use tax reform as a pretext for further tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers and drive us further into the fiscal ditch will be met with fierce resistance."


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CARSON, Calif. – Energy is a key part of Michael Stephens' game so it was no surprise that the LA Galaxy midfielder was the only player from the Galaxy to go the full 90 minutes in Tuesday night's 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
In 90 minutes of action against Spurs, Stephens was able to provide constant pressure on the Tottenham midfield as he helped the Galaxy hold on to the draw. But in the end, it wasn't just Stephens' grit that made an impact as he also played a role in helping Marcelo Sarvas set up David Junior Lopes' game-tying-goal in the 28th minute of play.
Stephens' post game thoughts are below:
(On his role in Lopes' goal…)
STEPHENS: "I waited too long. If I had given it to Marcelo earlier, he could have had a better shot. I took too long and I gave it to Marcelo and that was his only choice at that point, but it worked out."
(On the team's play in the first half…)
STEPHENS: "I felt like in the first half especially, they had a high line and we did a good job playing some longer balls and ended up getting some breakaways."
(On Robbie Keane's confidence level vs. his old team…)
STEPHENS: "I don't know but I thought that he looked really good. I thought he had a really good game, he was getting a lot of the ball and he was helping us a lot in the first half by being an outlet."
(On what he learned…)
STEPHENS: "The one thing is when they get the ball; they go forward and they go forward quickly. I think that most of the guys on their team have a lot of pace and they didn't really take their time to build up, they just went for it as soon as they got the ball."
(On playing against Gareth Bale…)
STEPHENS: "I thought that he was impressive and probably the most impressive player on their team. When he got the ball, he was pretty dangerous."


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Hannahan dealt to Mariners for prospect
Oakland gets starter Justin Souza in return for third baseman
By Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
Five days after acquiring outfielder Scott Hairston from San Diego, Oakland has made another deal before the All-Star break, this time adding to their farm system's pitching depth by acquiring the right-hander Souza.
Hannahan, a 29-year-old left-handed hitting third baseman, was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on June 29 after hitting .193 with one home run and eight RBI in 119 at-bats for the A's this season.
Hannahan played in 108 games at third base for the A's last season, filling in for the injured Eric Chavez, and became known as one of the better defensive players at the position in the American League. However, he struggled offensively, finishing last in the Majors with a .218 BA.
"He gave us everything he had, played hard, good teammate and he'll get a chance to go back to the Major Leagues so I'm happy for him in that respect," A's manager Bob Geren said. "He's very professional on and off the field."
Souza was Seattle's ninth-round pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. He split the 2008 season with Class A Wisconsin, High Desert and Triple-A Tacoma, compiling a 3.90 ERA.
"He's doing well, he has a nice ERA, strikeouts-to-walk ratio," Geren said of Souza. "Pretty impressive what he's done."
Zach Schonbrun 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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Highway conversions, mainly. Total "merchandise" carloads (all but coal and intermodal) increased 4.2% in the same period with particular strength in the Automotive (both finished vehicles and parts) and the Metals & Construction (includes metals, aggregates, and ores) commodity groups.
However, total NS revenue units were virtually flat year-over-year — down 0.3%. How can this be? Coal, mainly. The combination of an unusually warm winter in the NS service area, combined with record low natural gas prices, has meant utilities needed less coal to meet heating demand, and where they could switch to cheaper natural gas, they did. As a result, year-to-date coal carloads have decreased by 28,316 carloads and from 23.3% of total revenue units to 21.8%.
What we're seeing is a major shift in the commodity mix at NS and, to a lesser degree, at all Class I's. The difference is NS has built a powerful intermodal network and dominates rail access to the booming Marcellus Shale natural gas fields in central and western Pennsylvania. So as coal volumes fall due to decreased demand for electric power generation in the near term, long-term carload volumes related to natural gas and automotive offset the losses in coal.
Best of all, the NS intermodal franchise is sustainable and natural gas isn't going away. And as coal comes back, it will be on top of the intermodal and merchandise carload gains.


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Farrell isn't planning on personal catchers
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- At least at the start of the season, Red Sox manager John Farrell doesn't plan on pairing any of his pitchers with personal catchers. Loosely, Jarrod Saltalamacchia is Boston's starting catcher and David Ross is the backup.
However, Ross figures to see more action than most backups.
"You know, with David here, it's more [a case where he's] getting used to the guys he's going to handle," Farrell said. "We haven't identified a tandem that we'll look to maintain through the rotation. He's not going to handle one guy every time out."
When Josh Beckett pitched for the Red Sox, he worked almost exclusively to Jason Varitek. Ditto for Tim Wakefield and Doug Mirabelli for a few years.
"You know, I think there's a place for those [situations]," Farrell said. "They work well because your lead catcher is going to have a planned down day. They can work towards it with their other routine they keep up on. At the same time, we're not looking to say that David has one or two guys specifically in our rotation."
Aceves' effort against Toronto has dominant feel
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Friday was one of those dog days of Spring Training for Alfredo Aceves. His arm felt sluggish. He didn't feel like the ball had a lot of life coming out of his hands.
"Not good," Aceves said. "I was kind of sore because of Spring Training. I've been throwing a lot. Thank God, I got an opportunity to get through the game."
Sometimes the way a pitcher feels does not translate into the way he pitches. Aceves was on the good side of this equation against the Blue Jays.
The righty fired five scoreless innings, allowing two hits. Aceves walked two and struck out five.
"It all depends. Everything is involved. Good plays -- double plays," Aceves said.
If Aceves can return to what he was in 2011 (10-2, 2.61 ERA, 114 innings) the Red Sox would have one of the best swingmen in baseball.
"It's too far to think like that. At least not the same like last year," Aceves said. "I try to do less bad things. Then at the end of the day, God is going to give us the result."
Perhaps the reason Aceves struggled last year is because he spent most of the season in one role -- as a closer.
The beauty of Aceves is his ability to adapt on the fly, and pitch in every conceivable role on the staff. That's what he did in '11.
"His versatility, his durability, is invaluable," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "He's a guy that if he doesn't start for a while, you can call on him and he can give you four or five innings without being in a regular rotation. And today, he shows the ability, like I said, to use his offspeed pitches behind in the count against some power lineups. He did a good job."
Though the Red Sox have stretched out Aceves this spring, he will open the season in the bullpen.
Drew ready to move past concussion symptoms
DUNEDIN, Fla -- Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew isn't sure when he will play baseball again, but he's pleased that his concussion symptoms have decreased enough that he can start getting back into game shape.
And after his exhaustive tests at the University of Pittsburgh with a concussion specialist, Drew is also confident that the ordeal will soon be in the past.
"I never knew what a concussion really was," Drew said on Friday morning from Fort Myers, Fla. "Going through it now, it's no fun. You're kind of in limbo out there because you can't really do anything to try to make it better. It just takes time."
Thanks to his visit to Pittsburgh, Drew now has a better idea of his recovery plan.
"There are things I can do now with training my eyes just to get everything coordinated back to hopefully sooner than later. At the start, it was a lot of dizziness and unbalanced feeling, very tired," Drew said. "Going through that and where I'm at now, the tiredness is going. Now it's just getting everything back in sync. Still, the symptoms are there a little. I'm just trying to knock that out as quick as possible."
For Drew, it's a pointless exercise to guess when he might play again. He sustained his concussion on March 7.
"I don't even know. I wish I could tell you," Drew said. "From two weeks ago, it's a lot better than it was. It's good. It's reassuring that it's healing up. Hopefully, like I said, these symptoms go away sooner than later."
Though there's been no official proclamation as of yet that Drew will open the season on the disabled list, it's all but inevitable. Due to the fact he had a concussion, Drew can go on the seven-day disabled list instead of 15 days.
"Right now, I'm thinking about getting back into baseball form and feeling normal every day," Drew said. "I feel a lot better. There's times that it is gone away and it kind of shows up again. You're like, 'Is this all gone?' And no matter what, it doesn't matter what I do, there's symptoms still there. It's just a healing process. It's healed up a lot more over the past two weeks than what I thought it would do, which is good. That's a positive about it."
Overbay on bubble for spot on Red Sox bench
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay should know by Tuesday if he's going to break camp with the Red Sox. That is the day he can opt out of his contract.
Overbay has pretty much been as advertised during Spring Training, providing professional at-bats, strong defense and a steady demeanor.
But the Red Sox have several people on the bubble for bench spots.
In Friday's road game with the Blue Jays, Overbay started at first base.
"He's done well," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "We're going to take every day available to us to make the decisions how our bench is going to round out. But he's a proven big leaguer and a dependable Major League player."
The one thing that still stands out about Overbay is his defense. But Daniel Nava and Mike Carp are other players who could play first base off the bench.
"You look at every player's strengths and you try to match them up, either in combination with others or, in [Lyle's] case, a veteran presence who has been in that role the last couple of years coming off the bench so he's accustomed to it," Farrell said. "But ultimately how that group on our bench complements one another is where things will settle."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Crawford, CC host clinic at the Trop
Both players hoping more kids get involved in baseball
By Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
As the procession went on, Crawford found himself asking the kids, all from the Tampa Bay-area Boys & Girls Clubs, a question of his own: Why aren't more youths like them playing baseball?
The kids may not have had an answer, but Crawford just hopes after Wednesday that a few might pick up a bat now instead of a basketball or football.
Crawford joined Sabathia in a clinic for approximately 250 kids from local Boys & Girls Clubs in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday afternoon before the Yankees-Rays finale. The kids were allowed onto the field to meet and greet the players afterward, and they received lunch and a ticket to the game from the Rays organization.
"This is my first time doing it," Crawford said. "I'm a little nervous getting in front of a crowd. But I can definitely see myself getting better at it and doing more and more. But it was fun, I had a good time with it, and hopefully, I can do more things like this."
Crawford and Sabathia hoped the clinic would encourage more African-American youths to play baseball, as the number of African-Americans in professional baseball remains relatively low.
Both Crawford and Sabathia, with five All-Star Game appearances between them, are highly recognized as two of the game's top stars and role models in the African-American community. Sabathia won the American League Cy Young Award in 2007 and signed a $161 million contract with the Yankees over the offseason; Crawford was named MVP of the 2009 All-Star Game.
"I just hope the kids were watching," Crawford said of the All-Star Game, "because that's the big thing: getting them to watch. We definitely play a big part in this game, and they should know that."
Crawford was a three-sport star in high school -- he was offered scholarships in both basketball at UCLA and football at the University of Nebraska before deciding to play professional baseball -- and understands the incentives for kids to play other sports. But he may stand out as a poster child for what choosing baseball can mean.
"I wasn't always attracted by playing, I was more attracted by the uniform itself," Crawford said. "I told them that story, and I think they liked it. Hopefully, they can come and play more -- more African-American kids should be playing."
Sabathia, too, had signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Hawaii before being taken with the 20th overall pick in the 1998 First-Year Player Draft by the Indians. The ace said on Wednesday he just wants kids to understand that baseball is an option.
"I sat where they sat so many years ago," Sabathia said. "If you work hard and do good in school, that's an option."
Both Sabathia and Crawford have strong ties to the Boys & Girls Club, too. Growing up in Vallejo, Calif., Sabathia said he spent a lot of time at a local club, and he fondly recalled a moment that still sticks in his mind about why he pursued baseball.
"I remember Dave Stewart coming to my Boys & Girls Club when I was 8 or 9 years old," Sabathia said. "I just remember that being such a big deal. To be able to get in front of these kids, maybe one of them will be standing where I am today."
Sabathia said he will look into doing more charity work with the New York City Boys & Girls Clubs in the future.
Likewise, Crawford said he went to a local Boys & Girls Club in his native Houston almost every day after school. It became a second home for him, which is why he was eager to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to kids on Wednesday.
"I just hope and try to touch at least one person," Crawford said.
Meanwhile, the kids just enjoyed the opportunity to be as close as possible to some of their idols, and Crawford was happy to answer their questions -- How does he hit home runs? How did he get so fast? How much money does he make?
Crawford also hopes at least one of these kids will be holding their own clinic as a professional ballplayer someday down the road.
"I think it's very important that they can actually see us and actually put a face with body, because they don't actually see us that much," Crawford said. "I think when you see them and actually get to talk to them in person, it makes a big difference."
Zach Schonbrun 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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Acker also swam on two winning relays that helped the Gunn girls win their first-ever CCS team title in the sport. A year earlier, Tosky set a national public schools record in the 100 fly.
Tosky finished her career with eight individual CCS titles, Kremer had six and Acker had five overall, including three relays.
While all three swimmers have moved on — Tosky to USC, Kremer to Stanford and Acker to Cal where she won an NCAA title — three more swimmers from the same schools are ready to leave their mark on the 2013 meet set for this weekend at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara.
The "newcomers" include Palo Alto junior Andrew Liang, Sacred Heart Prep junior Ally Howe and Gunn sophomore Jenna Campbell.
Of the three, only Howe has won a section title. Make that two — the 100 back in each of the past two CCS meets.
Liang, however, is the top seed in both the 50 free and 100 fly while Campbell is seeded No. 2 in the 200 free and No. 3 in the 500 free. Howe, meanwhile, is No. 1 in the 100 back and No. 4 in the 200 IM.
Moreover, all three are coming off respective league championship meets where they helped their teams capture team championships. All three won two individual titles and swam on a combined five winning relays.
Palo Alto coach Danny Dye said Liang was close to a breakthrough season last year while taking second in the 50 free and 100 fly.
"He should have won the 50 last year (losing to Bellarmine's Mitchell Hamilton, 20.87 to 20.92). He just got out-touched," Dye said. "In the fly, he made a nice run at it. This year, it has all come together. He has another year of experience and maturity, so he has a couple of years to really shine at CCS."
At the SCVAL De Anza Division finals last Friday at Paly, Liang won the 50 free in a school-record 20.59, won the 100 fly in a school-record in 47.88 (third-fastest time in CCS history) — breaking the oldest meet record (49.10) set by the legendary Mark Spitz in 1967 — in addition to anchoring the 200 free relay team to a 1:26.21 victory for school and meet records. To top it all off, Liang clocked a sizzling 44.58 anchor to help the Vikings win the 400 free relay in 3:10.57.
Not too surprising, the Palo Alto boys successfully defended their league meet title.
Howe was nearly as successful in the record-breaking department at the West Bay Athletic League finals last week in the Gators' pool. She won the 50 free in 22.81 to set school and meet records, won the 100 back in a meet record of 53.57, led off the 200 medley relay that went 1:48.29 for another league mark and anchored the 400 free relay to victory (3:44.02) with a fast 50.32 time.
Howe's 50 free and 100 back times were automatic All-American times. The 50 is also one of the fastest in CCS history, but Howe will swim the 200 IM and 100 back at CCS.
"The 200 IM is loaded with fast swimmers," said SHP coach Kevin Morris. "It's probably the strongest girls' event, top to bottom, and anything can happen. But, Ally has been swimming so well. It actually won't surprise me if a few people went under Jasmine Tosky's CCS record (1:57.94), which (wow!), seemed inconceivable to even think a few years ago.
"In the 100 back, Ally is probably more of a clear favorite, and she has an outside chance of breaking the national private schools record of 52.30, held by (2012 U.S. Olympian) Missy Franklin. She (Howe) went 53.57 at the WBAL meet untapered, having gone to practice that morning."
Howe won the 100 back at CCS last season in 53.12, setting a section record of 53.11 in the prelims. She took second in the 200 IM in 1:58.61, a school record.
Gunn's Campbell, meanwhile, is ready to step out of Acker's considerable shadow from last season.
"Jennifer is indeed Rachael's heir apparent," said Gunn coach Mark Hernandez. "She's someone who a program can build around, not just because she's so proficient, but because her skills are in high demand. Elite distances swimmers are hard to come by, and nearly impossible to create in the span of a high school career, so having her be so consistently excellent in her field takes many worries from her coaches' minds.
"Of course, it's also great that she's as polished and proficient as she is at such a young age. Last year, she was one of the better swimmers in the section — as a ninth-grader. This year she's ready to become — and very much wants to be — one of the dominant swimmers in the section."
At the De Anza Division finals, Campbell's performance could be summed up as understated. She won the 200 free by nearly eight seconds in 1:50.78 and later took the 500 free by 19 seconds in 4:59.00. Hernandez said she needed only a third gear to win comfortably. She also swam a leg on the winning 200 medley relay (1:48.44) and led off the 400 free relay that led until the final leg and finished second
in 3:31.88.
Most important, Campbell's efforts help the Gunn girls win their first-ever league championship after taking the dual-meet and CCS titles last season.
Clearly, the spotlight will be on Liang, Howe and Campbell at CCS. And, just at clearly, all three are ready to take their bows.
The Paly boys will be out to end Bellarmine's streak of 28 straight section titles with what Dye says "is the best team I've ever taken to CCS." The Vikings scored 218 points last season to finish second to the Bells (389.5), but are deeper and have potentially more championship points than last year with William Lee, Alex Francis, Winston Wang, Andrew Cho and divers Cole Plambeck and Reed Merrit, among others.
The Sacred Heart Prep boys will be hard-pressed to duplicate last season's third-place finish now that Bret Hinrichs is out with a shoulder injury. Morris will bank on Harrison Enright, Chris Hinrichs and Scott Jollymour to have big meets.
Gunn has senior Tommy Tai and freshman Daichi Matsuda (ranked No. 1 in the 500 free) to lead the way after finishing 14th in 2012.
On the girls' side, Hernandez sees Monta Vista as the team favorite.
"I think, barring disaster, we'll be somewhere in the top four. If our non-Jenna swimmers do well, we certainly have at least a puncher's chance of repeating. But, we''l have to do great and need a few breaks."
Palo Alto was third and Sacred Heart Prep seventh last year, but both could be surpassed by Menlo-Atherton. The Bears are coming off a standout effort at the PAL Bay Division Championships and certainly look to be a top-10 team.
In league meet highlights from last week:
The titles went to the Palo Alto boys and Gunn girls at the SCVAL De Anza Division finals, but the highlight reel belonged to Liang with all his record-breaking.
"It's just a good indication of the season, and of the work I've put in," Liang said of breaking the mark held by Spitz. "It just shows I'm at a good place right now. It will be interesting to see what I can do at CCS."
Liang had no knowledge of the Spitz record until Dye informed him of the possible historical opportunities during lunch on Friday.
"It's history. It's tradition," Dye said of the old marks. I wanted him to realize that he could try and be a part of something special. I guess it was part motivation, but when you can say you're better than Mark Spitz, that's saying something. Now he's jazzed and he knows where he stands."
For those with short memories, Spitz had a pretty good Olympics in 1972 when he brought home seven gold medals.
Paly scored 491 points with Monta Vista second with 390 and Gunn third with 320.
The Vikings won all three relays — taking the opening 200 medley in 1:37.32 to get things rolling — before getting a pair of wins from Lee in the 200 IM (1:53.57) and 100 back (50.36), the latter race breaking his own meet and school records.
Lee also swam on the winning 200 free and 400 free relay teams. Merrit won the 1-meter diving on Tuesday with 504.70 point, missing the school record by less than one point.
Gunn was led by Matsuda, who won the 500 free with a school record of 4:34.31. He also swam second to Liang's record-breaking 100 fly, clocking a 51.59 —second-best in Gunn history. Tai broke his own school record in the 100 breast while finishing third in 58.91.
The Gunn girls, who tied with Monta Vista during the dual-meet season, needed only to beat the Matadors to claim their first-ever overall league championship. The Titans did just that by scoring 455 points. Palo Alto was second with 426 and Monta Vista third with 418.
"This is more of a testament to the program," Hernandez said "We got it done with our third and fourth swimmers . . . We lost five CCS scorers off last year's team."
Junior Gabrielle Bethke of Gunn clocked a season best of 23.94 to finish third in the 50 free and clocked another solid time of 52.38 to finish second in the 100 free. Senior Crystal Feri added a third place of 1:07.81 in the 100 breast and freshman Vivian Zhou was third in diving on Tuesday.
The Titans were tied with Paly at 372 following the 100 back, but outscored the Vikings by 49-24 in the next event — the 100 breast — to take a 421-396 lead into the final relay.
Palo Alto had a pair of victories, junior Jayna Wittenbrink taking the 100 fly in a season best of 56.42 and freshman Mimi Lin in diving with 462.20 points. Serena Yee was second in diving, with Molly Zebker third in both the 200 IM (2:09.24) and 100 fly (58.68). Paly also was third in the 200 free relay in 1:40.97.
For Palo Alto, its streak of 10 straight league meet titles came to an end. The Vikings had won 16 of the previous 18 championships. Gunn, meanwhile, ended its streak of finishing second three straight year.
At the PAL Bay Division finals at Burlingame High on Saturday, the M-A girls backed up their perfect dual-meet season by splashing to victory.
The Bears set four school and two meet records on the way to compiling a whopping 597 points to hold off regular-season runner-up and defending league champ Burlingame (490).
The M-A boys, meanwhile, went down to the final 400 free relay before falling to dual-meet champion Burlingame, 465-453, in one of the closest meets ever.
Menlo-Atherton also won the boys' and girls' frosh-soph titles as first-year head coach Lori Stenstrom had plenty to celebrate.
The M-A girls won six events, three of them relays for a total of 160 points right there. Freshman Brooke Stenstrom — daughter of the head coach — had a very big hand in half those points as she won the 50 free, 100 free and anchored the 200 medley and 400 free relays to victory.
In the opening 200 medley relay, M-A's Nicole Zanolli, Maddie Pont and Kindle Van Linge (all juniors) set the table for Stenstrom's anchor to bring the Bears home in 1:46.89, breaking the school record set in 2005.
In the 50 free, Stenstrom set meet and school marks with her 23.54 victory. That erased the previous M-A record of 23.57 by Mary Edwards in 1988, the oldest girls' mark still in the books. Stenstom came back to take the 100 free in 51.34, again breaking meet and school marks. Edwards held the previous M-A record of 51.60 from 1989.
Edwards and Brooke's mother, then Lori Heisick, were swimming teammates at Stanford back in the early 1990s. Later, when Edwards was married, Brooke (then age 4) was a flower girl in the wedding. Brooke Stenstrom later realized she could break Edwards' records and accomplished that on Saturday.
She topped off her debut effort in the league finals by anchoring the team of Pont, Zanolli and Van Linge to another record-breaking effort of 3:34.33. That took down the previous M-A record of 3:35.28 from 2006.
The M-A girls had 26 individual swims in the championship finals and accounted for 390 points.
Zanolli added a victory in the 500 free (5:03.60) to go along with her relay legs and a second-place finish in the 100 back of 59.33.
Pont added a second in the 200 free (1:55.40), Van Linge was second in the 200 IM (2:06.60), and Gaby Nighan was second in the 100 fly (1:01.97).
In the boys' meet, Burlingame sped off to a big early lead thanks to a PAL record in the 200 medley relay, having four in the top eight in the 200 free (vs. M-A's one), and four in the top 11 in the 200 IM (vs. M-A's one).
The Bears clawed their way back and eventually drew even after placing three among the top five in the 500 free. Burlingame went up two points after the 200 free relay, was up by 13 after the 100 back and led by 10 following the 100 breast.
That brought the meet to the final 400 free relay, where M-A needed to win the championship and consolation relays to force a tie. The 'B' relay did its job with Michael Hohl (52.27), Vincent Busque (51.27), Jack Beasley (51.80) and Vince Leoni (50.17) all splitting personal records while clocking M-A's second-fastest relay time (3:25.51) of the season.
That left it to the championship heat where Connor Arrington (49.46), Jake Bassin (49.04), Gordon Williams (49.74) and Zach Goland (49.81) were six seconds under their season best while clocking 3:18.05. Burlingame's Kawei Tan, however, split 47.92 on the anchor as the Panthers went 3:16.68 and wrapped up the league title.
The Bears had no victories, but Bassin was second in the 50 free (21.96) and 100 free (49.25) while the 200 free relay team of Arrington, Basin, Williams and Evan McClelland finished second in 1:29.78.
At the WBAL Championships, both SHP teams splashed their way to a fifth straight title — the girls scoring 472 points to out-distance Harker (317) and the boys tallying 585 points to defeat rival Menlo School (450).
Howe factored in on four of SHP's six victories as the Gators piled up the points with their depth. Selby Sturzenegger won the 100 fly in 58.18 and swam on the winning 200 free relay squad that clock 1:42.20.
Menlo freshman Jocelyn Chan won the 200 free in 1:56.19 to help the Knights produce 179 points and finish fifth. Castilleja sophomore Heid Katter captured the 200 IM in 2:04.13 while helping the Gators score 216 points and finish fourth.
In the boys' meet in the SHP pool, the Gators won seven events with Jollymour and Hinrichs winning twice and swimming on two winning relays. The individual titles were their first in the WBAL finals.
SHP won five titles a year ago and returned only one individual champion (Harrison Enright in the 500 free). Still, the Gators prevailed in a big way.
Jollymour took the 50 free in a 21.83 to move among the top five in school history, and added a 48.80 season best in the 100 free. He also anchored the 200 free relay (1:29.79) and led off the 400 free relay that clocked a fast 3:18.55.
Hinrichs anchored the 400 relay and was the third leg in the 200 free squad. He also won the 200 free (1:49.76) and 500 free (4:56.53). Teammate John Howard added a victory in the 100 back in 58.51.
Menlo School managed a lone victory by Johnny Wilson in the 100 fly (55.57).
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Each week Sharon at Mom on Dealz creates a yummy recipe from items that are on sale at Harris Teeter. This week it is a sausage and pepper sandwich!
This recipe is based on the sales ad for Harris Teeter this week (3/2-3/8).
**Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage BOGO $2.08
**Birds Eye Stir Fry Peppers EVIC $1.32
**Kings Hawaiian Sub Rolls $2.49
-$1 RP 12/12 (if applies)=$1.49
**Prego Sauce EVIC $1.37
-$0.60/2 SS 1/2=$0.77 each
**Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies $1.32
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Final Cost of Meal=$6.65
1. Slice sausage according to your preference (we slice into small chunks).
2. Put sausage in the pan with peppers and brown.
3. Add spaghetti sauce to pan and heat.
4. Prepare Steamfresh veggies according to directions.
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September 4: Phish Keeps the Hits Coming at Dick's
With two shows of very solid playing in the bag, we come to the end of the Colorado run. The guys are firing on all cylinders from the beginning, though they get tripped up a little in the second half of the first set - they're obviously going for it, but can't seem to get there. This uneasiness continues through the beginning of the second set, but by the time they get to "Piper," things have begun to gel again and the rest of the show is solid. Though it doesn't get into otherworldly territory, I thought the combo of "Ghost" and "Guy Forget" was a lot of fun to hear.
With three shows under my 24-bit belt, I can definitely say that the FLAC HD downloads from Live Phish are a noticeable step up from the normal FLACs. The sound feels much more open and there's less effort involved in trying to hear which band member is doing what. The instrumental voicings come through with more complexity: there's more dimension to Page's keyboards; Mike's growling bass tone has more gritty throat to it; Fishman's cymbals and drums assert themselves with more individuality; and it's easier to hear each individual string on Trey's guitar.
Hopefully there will be a FLAC HD download for the benefit show. If so, I'll be back with a rundown for that one. In the meantime, read on for some, well, overly detailed listening notes for each song.
Set 1
Maze Up from the dull wash of the crowd comes the familiar tock tock tock and we know we're in the "Maze." Maybe they had a very productive soundcheck, maybe it's night three, but they're pretty well locked in from the get-go. Trey does some wacky wailing, but otherwise this is a pretty rendition, though they manage to lose each other at the end.
Back on the Train There's good interaction between Trey and Page to forma a solid groove. Mike wakes up a little in the last third of the song. Trey doesn't go to awkward territory as he did in "Maze". Overall, it's well executed.
Rift Keeping the energy alive. This is Page's night so far. He totally rages his solo - so much so that Trey seems a little lost when he comes back in. Fishman deserves some credit too. He's wailing away back there through the entire song.
Bathtub Gin More Page rage up front here, and if you pay attention to him, he keeps it funky through the verses too. By the 5 minute mark, this is sounding so good that if they don't take this someplace special I'm going to hold a grudge. Ten minutes later, I've decided I won't hold a grudge, though I am still a tad bummed that they've stuck firmly in Type I jamming mode. That shouldn't be surprising since it's still the first set, and I should say that that was some fierce playing, but the hardcore exploratory crowd will call foul on this one (though the rest of us will just enjoy it).
The Way it Goes A new cover written by Gillian Welch! Given that Mike has been known to cover her "Time (The Revelator)" in his solo gigs, this shouldn't be much of a surprise. Still, very nice to see them doing such a great job on this. Sure, the vocals get a bit screachy once or twice, but other than that, this is a cover that I'd love to see played in person some time. It'd probably make an awesome cool-off song between some drawn out jams in second set.
Halfway to the Moon More love for Page. I'll be the first to admit that there is a certain homogeneity to Page's songs and this one is no exception. That said, it's a wonderful follow up to the Welch tune and they've been doing a good job of this one the last couple of years. They don't stray from the main theme of the song, but that's nothing to complain about here.
Gumbo This one is always welcome, if only for Mike's bass bombs about halfway through. This is a well-played version by all - as almost everything has been this Colorado run - and ends with a very cute Page solo. Page might just be the MVP of this run of shows, if not this year in general.
Halley's Comet I've always been a fan of this song, long before it became the mega-jam vehicle it did in the late '90's. That might be why I don't get too uppity when they don't jam it out now. Really, how can you not love a song that features the line "I love meatballs, so you better get ready," especially when it's being sung to a predominantly vegetarian crowd. This is a solid version almost all the way through, but falls apart rather roughly at the end and gets diverted into. . .
Tube Another tune that formerly got the huge jam treatment, and I really wish they'd start exploring this again. They supply a precious few minutes of exactly why they should here, but for some reason, they can't keep things rolling. The transition into the bluesy portion at the end was impressively seamless, as it should be. The first set could have become legendary if they would've seen fit to start up the jam at the end of this, but instead they roll into. . .
Timber Ho Another classic, following the Phish 3.0 greatest-hits-first-set formula. After the first verse, they do let loose a bit on this one, so that's nice. It's almost as though they like to weave bits and pieces of jams through the first set's songs (and some would argue the second set's songs too) these days. The frustrating part for some fans is that they'd rather hear those jam portions strung together without stopping instead; not every night, necessarily, but at least a handful of times a year. All in all, this is a version of "Timber" that you should listen to at least once I'd say.
Roses are Free Another cover - Ween this time. Yet again, this is a song that they've been known to jam on for a half hour at a time, but given that it's so late in the first set, even the crowd in attendance must've known that wouldn't happen this time. In fact, this version is a tiny bit sloppy in places. No big flubs, but not quite as tight as the rest of the set has been, aside from the end of "Halley's."
Chalkdust Torture Not a bad choice for a first-set closer. Felt like there was a Santana tease in there, but I couldn't place it. They keep up the pace nicely here, but Trey's solo veers off into a strange place, kind of falls behind the rest of the band, and they never quite recover after that. The ending is loose to say the least, and they decide to just turn it somewhat evil with a growling, howling final note. Given how strongly the set started, I can excuse how it fell apart some as it progressed.


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Is this an image of the HTC M7?
0. phoneArena posted on 16 Jan 2013, 12:54
A render of the HTC M7, expected to be the Taiwan based manufacturer's new flagship phone for 2013, has apparently been found in a SIM card installation tutorial from an early version of the firmware belonging to the handset; the render shows an edge-to-edge screen and what looks like a front-facing stereo sound system with speakers on top and bottom of the glass...
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1. techguy22 (Posts: 227; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
no, ITS NOT !! LOL
22. MeoCao (unregistered)
I would love to see M7 has One S design
2. cheeseaddict (Posts: 49; Member since: 05 Sep 2012)
looks like the white version of the upcoming blackberry z10
27. jinxed (Posts: 107; Member since: 10 Jan 2013)
i think it looks a bit like the back of the iphone5
3. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I doubt it... the bezel don't match what's been leaked
4. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1036; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I wish. That would mean the on-screen keys rumors would be true. I guess we'll see.
5. smallworld (Posts: 508; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Blackberry Z10 ?
19. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
lol.. i think so too! really looks the new Z10?
21. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
take a Blackberry London image ,crop one x rear speaker grille -paste layer crop front grille , expand size ,paste layer , save picture and release to the internet
6. reyenrique (Posts: 99; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
more android phones love it ^-^
7. menny07 (Posts: 89; Member since: 13 Dec 2012)
8. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
i wish it be more beautiful
9. adjou (Posts: 106; Member since: 06 Jul 2010)
Some what looks like the back of iphone 5
10. havardu (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Looks like a pretty decent Photoshop work....
No it's not the HTC M7!
11. Feanor (Posts: 888; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
I doubt that this is it. Or otherwise the lawyers of Apple will be preparing their papers for another lawsuit. And this time, for the first time, I would even support them. Sony and Nokia show how you can make a smartphone that doesn't look like an iPhone. But this one doesn't...
12. LionStone (Posts: 908; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
Not really, no iButton...and this phone would dwarf the iphone, well, most phones do now.
13. Feanor (Posts: 888; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
Come on, the resemblance to iPhone is unmistakable! But maybe it's a fake. I hope, otherwise if this is the real deal, it only means that HTC is getting desperate.
16. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
It looks more like a Blackberry Z10 than anything...
You realize this is the front of the device, not the back? I get how it looks similar to the back of the iPhone 5, with the two tone design and all, but overall it looks nothing similar to the iPhone other than its rectangular shape.
14. metoyou (Posts: 279; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
White BlackBerry London :)
Aside from the design. i'm looking forward to M7 from HTC
15. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Nice screen htc. But u lack sd card support
17. danny_a2005 (Posts: 296; Member since: 06 Oct 2011)
18. osanilevich (Posts: 286; Member since: 29 Sep 2009)
don't really know if that's real or not but there better be some hardware buttons. on-screen ones can always be added and are just a waste of space to me
20. solidsnakeduds013 (Posts: 219; Member since: 20 Oct 2010)
OMG are you serious right now? Dosent that look familiar?
23. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
Is there any hope this thing will be on Verizon?
24. sonofzeus (Posts: 95; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Looks like the rumored galaxy S4
25. xadilx (Posts: 5; Member since: 22 Nov 2012)
COMPIED S4 DESIGN...not really.but its look like its good.
26. oldskool (Posts: 1; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
they should have used droid dna design instead. This is just f.ugly and unoriginal
28. jameshoe (unregistered)
kidding me with ugly face?


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Man, this hardwood classics special is getting me even more pumped! Let's get 'em, men.
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Nice defense so far, 2 early turnovers.. Moved the ball well on the first play for the open 3. Moz has to pull that pass in...
And then a u-g-l-y no alibi ugly pass from Moz...
Originally Posted by Knicksin60
Landry has to knock down that mid-range j. Forcing some nice turnovers so far...SWEET OOOP to Gallo. We are running very well right now.
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Raymondo has that polished, I'm gunna rampage look to his game at last.
I'm most worried about Fields' shooting. We can't afford a 3/11 scoring night from him.
Not when Kobe...even Artest...seem to be stroking it.
Black Mamba is a straight assassin.
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Great 1st quarter we need to play defense like this in all of our games,and btw William guarding Gasol??
The Black Mamba is being guarded well, too. Smh.
We need Gallo to get a lot of plays and touches. His ability to put up a versatile. efficient, relatively low volume, floor-spacing 30 is a key to beat any upper crust team on their game.
Wow. What a play by Gallo.
Destroys his man defender on the 3pt baseline with patience, a few fakes, then just rampages with a fluid drive, slash, and effortlessly gets the bucket n 1.
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Detectives with the Ocala Police Department said Wednesday that three recent shootings within the city, one of which resulted in the death of a man, are connected.
Detectives with the Ocala Police Department said Wednesday that three recent shootings within the city, one of which resulted in the death of a man, are connected.
Authorities said the shootings involve between two or possibly three groups of people who have an on-going feud that involves common interests at the Spring Manor Apartment complex.
Detectives said an altercation between several females from the groups may have been the catalyst that set off the incidents.
Early Friday morning, Jaire "JB" Burgess, 19, of Ocala, was shot and killed at the complex at 2833 NE Seventh St., Ocala. Authorities believe the musician was targeted.
Detectives believe one weapon was used and have recovered what they said was a "significant amount of evidence." They would not say what the weapon is or if they have found it.
Before Burgess was shot, detectives said, there was an altercation between several women at Spring Manor. As police were there investigating the shooting, a fire broke out in one of the buildings. Detectives believe the fire is tied to the shooting as people who may be involved with the altercations that led up to the shooting were in the building prior to and after the shooting.
Also, between late Monday and early Tuesday, officers went to Northeast 30th Street and the North Roads Apartment complex at 21 NW 10th Place in reference to shootings at those locations.
In the 1800 block of Northeast 30th Street, a woman backing out of her driveway was shot at by someone in another vehicle in the road. Her car was hit twice, but she was not injured.
At the North Roads Apartments, a man was grazed by a bullet and an apartment was shot up by an unknown assailant or assailants. Officers recovered a number of shell casings in the area.
Detectives said family members of the rival groups live within the communities and are being targeted. They said they recently were told about other altercations and shots fired, but those incidents were not initially reported to authorities.
Lt. Dan Wilson, a supervisor with the Investigative Service Bureau, said detectives are working around the clock to stop the violence between the groups.
"There are people out there who know what happened and we need them to come forward," he added.
Officers have increased security in the communities and are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the death of Burgess.
Those displaced by the fire at the Spring Manor complex have no idea when they might be able return home. Gloria B. Encarnacion said she and her children, ages 12 and 10, received vouchers from the American Red Cross to stay at a hotel over the weekend. She said Spring Manor Apartment officials put them up at a different hotel for a week. She said she has taken time off from work to find an apartment so they can move in once their week is up.
"I have a week to figure out where I can go," she said, adding that clothes and other items in her apartment may be ruined because of toxins. "We can't spend any more than five minutes inside because you get so dizzy," she said.
Anyone with information about any of the three shooting incidents can call OPD at 369-7000 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, text a tip to 274637 using keyword 368-STOP or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.
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You know you're pregnant when you get up from a nap (yeah for nap time!!!!) because you're so hungry you NEED a turkey sandwich (the LAST leftover turker in the house). Then, you make the sandwich, clean up your mess and climb back in bed. Without your sandwich. Yep. Genius.
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Lady Gaga's new song "Applause" has officially hit the airwaves.
Earlier today (August 12), Lady Gaga called an official "POP MUSIC EMERGENCY" after the song turned up online over the weekend.
The singer took to Twitter to let fans know, this was not a test and that her new ARTPOP single would be released a week ahead of schedule.
POP MUSIC EMERGENCY #0DAYSTillAPPLAUSE MY NEW SINGLE COMES OUT TODAY. 911 SPREAD THIS MESSAGE—
Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 12, 2013
Shortly after the tweet, Gaga's song was out across the radio airwaves and the world got a taste of her electro-heavy new single that yes, does feature a lot of hand clapping.
On the track she sings, "I live for the applause," like we didn't already know, telling everyone "Put your hands up/ Make 'em touch/ Make it real now."


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Eaton, De Aza put extra attention on bunting
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox leadoff man Adam Eaton and outfielder Alejandro De Aza have spent time working with special instructor Bryan Little on their bunting skills in the hitting cages during the early stages of camp. It's a skill Eaton plans to focus on throughout the season.
"Another part of my game that you have to work on, and I think any small guy has to," said Eaton, who is listed at 5-foot-8 and 185 pounds. "It's all the same message: Get it down in a place where no one else can get it; different techniques and different styles, and how to go about it. As long as you have production, you are all right."
De Aza finished with seven bunt hits to tie for eighth in the Majors last season. Eaton, in 250 at-bats with the D-backs, produced four bunt singles.
Eaton added that he bunts until he feels good with it in the cages, knowing it's part of doing whatever possible to get on base at the top of the order.
"Definitely. Bunt, hit by a pitch, anyway possible," Eaton said. "If they are going to give it to you, you have to take it. That's something you have to lean on and continue to work on."
Gillaspie eyes relaxed approach to ups, downs
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Conor Gillaspie readily admits that he'd like to play better defensively in 2014, and he understands that routine plays caused him more issues than challenging ones at third base last season.
But in looking for greater overall improvement for his second season with the White Sox, Gillaspie has turned more to the mental side of the game. Being confident and relaxed definitely make a difference in his mind.
"I'm starting to figure out a little bit more," Gillaspie said, "instead of coming in here tense and thinking about the game at 11 o'clock or noon. There's really no need for that. I'm starting to understand that won't help you in the long run.
"Quite frankly, I have days where my poor games last year were games where I couldn't let it go, couldn't escape from trying too hard. My goal this year is that I want to be somebody that will not be flustered by anything, that doesn't get down, doesn't get super excited.
"Basically, somebody that you can't get in their head. That's my goal this year, and I'm starting to kind of see how some of the older guys approach this game, and I can learn a lot from that."
When asked for a veteran player he's trying to learn from, Gillaspie pointed to Adam Dunn and his handling of the ups and downs in Chicago.
"He's had some rough spells. He's had some great spells. He's been through a lot," Gillaspie said. "The thing about him is, every day he comes in here with the same exact attitude, and if I can get to that point, it's going to make this job a lot more enjoyable for me because I'm so hard on myself.
"I'm so hard on losing games or if I screw up. There's going to come a point in my career where that's going to have to start tapering off a little bit. For some reason, since the first day I stepped in here this year, I've felt a little bit differently than I did last year. I was constantly worried about things last year and stressed out, and 'What if this happens? What if that happens?'
"Watching guys like Dunn, [Paul] Konerko even, those guys you wouldn't be able to tell how they've done throughout the course of game when they come in the locker room or when you see them the next day. That's going to be a big steppingstone for me as I get older."
Gillaspie, 26, hit .245 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs for the White Sox last season, while committing 16 errors over 113 games at third base. Gillaspie, who is out of Minor League options, is in competition with Jeff Keppinger, Marcus Semien and Matt Davidson for the third-base job.
Garcia, Jones improving from mixed ailments
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Avisail Garcia missed Friday's workout due to an ingrown toenail, and White Sox manager Robin Ventura said that Garcia probably would be sidelined Saturday as well.
"[Head athletic trainer] Herm [Schneider] was able to relieve that pressure. He enjoyed it too," said a smiling Ventura, who called Garcia's issue minor. "Herm did. Avi did not."
After playing catch from 90 feet on Thursday, Nate Jones threw off the mound Friday. The closer candidate threw lightly to a catcher standing up, but got a little bit of the downward angle from throwing over the top.
"No discomfort," Jones said. "Maybe tomorrow another step and see where it goes."
"Again, you are trying to make sure he's not doing too much," Ventura said of Jones. "He's pushing it a little bit by trying to ask to get out there. We are holding back some just to make sure everything feels fine when he's out there throwing."
Jones had been sidelined since the start of camp due to a moderate left glute muscle strain.
Keppinger working to regain throwing strength
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After undergoing a debridement of his right shoulder Sept. 27 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Jeff Keppinger was expected to recover in two to three months and be ready for Spring Training.
Keppinger, 33, is in camp and going through regular workouts, but he also is strengthening his arm through a throwing program at the same time.
"I'm still sort of rehabbing," Keppinger said. "It was tight. Real tight. I'm still in the process of getting it all loosened up and being able to do everything fully."
"I've noticed his throws aren't as strong as you'd think," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "So we're slowing him down to make sure he doesn't reinjure or do something where he would have to skip a few days because of his arm.
"So, slowing that down and giving him a little time to catch back up."
Keppinger, who is under contract for two years at $8.5 million total, hasn't given much thought to the third-base battle with Matt Davidson, Marcus Semien and Conor Gillaspie. Keppinger is simply trying to get his arm better.
"It was super tight. But over the last few months, it has loosened up a lot," Keppinger said. "It's definitely coming along. I know the first couple of times I threw, I wasn't throwing much farther than 30 feet. I'm at about 120 feet now. I'm getting there. It's just slow."
Third to first
• A White Sox Minor League minicamp began Friday for approximately 50 players.
• Del Matthews, the assistant director of White Sox player development and scouting, is the proud cousin of Aja Evans, who won a bronze in women's bobsledding at the Winter Olympics.
• Robin Ventura gave high marks Friday to John Danks, one of the pitchers who threw a live bullpen session.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On January 31, 2010, the Calgary Flames dealt Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjöström and Keith Aulie to the Leafs in exchange for Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Ian White and Jamal Mayers. A move that will most probably shape the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs once again involved Calgary. Call it fate, call it coincidence, it really doesn't matter.
On June 14, 2010, Brian Burke named Dion the 18th captain in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs and that, more than any other transaction or move, signaled a new era for our beloved team. The Edmonton native became captain at 25 years of age, and although a vocal, running the dressing room type of guy, he still had to experience the expectations of a Maple Leafs captain first hand. I don't mean this as an insult, but Calgary is no Toronto.
A whole plethora of things with and around this Leafs team has to do with personal growth and development. If you look back, you'd remember this is the same player who was in the running for the Calder Trophy with Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, even if he had the least chance of winning it. This is a defenseman who scored 54 goals in his first three years in the NHL. He only really had 2 seasons of sub par hockey in this league. Yes, only, given the fact defensemen tend to develop at a slower pace than forwards and typically enter their prime in their late late twenties or early thirties. Yes, the game has changed and some of the cliché standards don't apply anymore. There are many kids that are exceptions to this rule (Drew Doughty, Tyler Myers etc.) but even such top tier talent is going through sophomore slumps and after huge rookie seasons, their decline is evident, much like a 25 year old Dion, who is still expected to hit his prime in the coming years. To whom much is given, much is expected, I agree. Our captain earns $7,000,000 per season. That is a lot of money. But money, as a very important variable, only comes into play when it's made moveable or becomes marketable. I'll explain. Dion's money, cap hit is static. It isn't going anywhere. So basically, the amount of money he's making shouldn't be looked at when analyzing his performance. Besides, you only need to look at the C to brand him with that added responsibility. Captaining a team isn't easy. Captaining a team in Toronto, damn near impossible. Dion has been steadily growing into his role and will eventually grow into it. It's a young team and all are growing together, which is a very good route to take. He'll learn to pronounce Reimer's name soon enough, even if I suspect he's just giving the kid a hard time.
Dion Phaneuf is a really good player. He's a physical presence with a huge point shot that is able to change games. I strongly disagree with people, panelists etc. who claim Dion should become more of a Scott Stevens type of presence. If you're talking early Stevens, I'm more than fine with that. But restricting the amount of offensive talent this guy has to become/evolve into something the league will most likely end up frowning upon given the new rules and the direction the game is taking, is not really the way to go. If you're looking for role models, try Al MacInnis. If you're saying he has to improve his defensive zone coverage and overall defensive play, I agree. The timing of his pinches can be controlled by the coach, but I'm not too comfortable with taking that out of his game. Game changing players make mistakes because they take risks. But you take those risks because of the game changing aspects – take the game winning goal against the Penguins as an example. It was a bad hockey play. It generated a game winning goal. Point is, out of our entire defensive corps, the one player I want controlling and using such a play is Dion.
Last but not least, regarding his play this season. At the risk of sounding like an apologist, I think most of us forgot the injury he suffered on November 2nd, 2010 in a game against the Ottawa Senators. He suffered a laceration from Peter Regin's skate and missed 16 games. Some called it a career threatening injury. I suspect that injury was the main reason he only hit his stride towards this final stretch of games. I talked about growth, right? During the last 10 games, our captain has scored 5 goals and has 5 assists. In the last 3 most important games of the season he has 5 points with 4 goals. I don't know about you, but to me that's growth.


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Atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed made clear this week that if he has his way the Atlanta Falcons will soon be playing in a new stadium south of the Georgia Dome.
At a Tuesday press conference at Atlanta City Hall, Reed announced a deal in principle for the city to buy Friendship Baptist Church for $19.5 million in the event that the south site is selected for the new stadium. Reed also emphatically declared his support to continue negotiations with Mount Vernon Baptist Church to make the proposed south site a reality.
"When we're done we're gonna have a stadium that I believe is gonna be the best in the world," he said. "But it needs to be in a place that is sustainable, that is not gonna add traffic and congestion."
Reed said that no city funds would be used and that the Falcons would finance the full cost of acquiring Friendship Baptist.
That deal has been agreed to in principle, but both Reed and Lloyd Hawk, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Friendship, admitted that the sale still had one major hurdle to overcome – getting a majority yes vote from Friendship's 400-member congregation.
"We're happy to be at this milestone but we also understand that for our church, the congregation must have the chance to discuss this and make their opinions heard and then make the final decision," Hawk said. "I think any time you do a situation like this you're gonna have opinions on the entire spectrum of those for and against. But we believe that we would not have come together [on] this point if we did not have a proposal that the church is gonna be able to embrace and move forward with."
Friendship and Mount Vernon are both located in the area of the proposed south site for the stadium, which is at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Northside Drive. Reed said that he has continued to push for the south site because of its proximity to two MARTA stations and the Georgia World Congress Center.
"I wanted everybody to know where I stand in no uncertain terms," Reed said. "I think I've done enough in this process to ask that they try harder, because that's what folks asked me to do."
So far only the Georgia World Congress Center has been in talks with Mount Vernon, but Reed said he would begin speaking to the church's pastor soon and that had enlisted the help of former Atlanta Mayor and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young "as a person that facilitates the conversation" between Mount Vernon and the GWCC.
The south site was thought to be "not feasible" as recently as last week when representatives from the Atlanta Falcons and the two churches were unable to come to an agreement. But after securing a deal with Friendship on Sunday night, Reed was adamant that all sides continue discussions even though the Aug. 1 deadline set by the team had come and gone.
"I have taken as many scars and hits and bruises as anyone in this process and for us to impose an artificial deadline when a significant part of this transaction has been closed – the [Friendship agreement] – I don't think makes sense," Reed said. "We can walk and chew gum at the same time."
Atlanta City Councilman H. Lamar Willis, who was one of the majority yes votes in the Council's 11-5 decision to approve the stadium, said that he was confident Reed, the GWCC and the Falcons could broker a deal. He suggested that options such as finding additional revenue sources were not off the table.
"I don't know how deep we're gonna have to go to get Mount Vernon to be a part of this deal," said Willis. "What I do know is if it means digging a little deeper and working a little harder that the mayor will do that…If it means going into another pot of money to make it happen, I think you heard from the mayor that he believes the check needs to be written."


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UnaClocker wrote:Tried out MegaTunix for a couple minutes before leaving for work. I've definitely got to get some video of this now. It loads instantly! Click the icon and it's UP. Definitely a winner with performance like that. Unfortunately, it seems a bit unstable? I chose MS3 and it crashed. Maybe that mode isn't ready yet? I reloaded with the MS2-Extra setting, and it crashed again when I tried to fire up a dashboard. (the Honda one, fwiw).
Also, your GIT instructions don't mention the "sudo ldconfig" command which is required, but it is mentioned in the Ubuntu instructions.
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The Atlanta City Council is scheduled to meet Monday afternoon and could vote to move forward with plans of a new Falcons stadium.
Although the stadium is not on the agenda of topics to be discussed during Monday's session, the subject matter may still be brought up.
If agreed upon by the council, the city would embark upon a plan to put down $200 million in hotel-motel tax revenue in order to build the $1 billion retractable roof facility.
"This will be one of the best stadium deals of its type in the country, bar none. And we're actually getting more out of the deal than we would if we were to renovate the existing dome," Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond told WAGA.
Some believe the stadium deal is being rushed and are hesitant about moving forward.
"We are talking about a proposal that was put on the city council halfway through this week that's an inch thick. And there's no way that they could possibly read through it, retain it, understand everything in it and vote on it as quickly as this thing is moving forward," William Perry of Common Cause, a watchdog group, said.
The proposal was announced 11 days ago and has already been approved by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. The only potential road blocks after the City Council's approval would be Friendship and Mount Vernon Baptist Churches, two places of worship that would have to be bought out and moved.
"Once we do have a proposal from the city, that will be something we will bring forward to the congregation to review, discuss and then vote," Lloyd Hawk of Friendship Baptist Church said.
If the churches refuse to be bought out, the city may possibly look into an alternate location north of the Georgia World Congress Center.


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Fish soup and liver for breakfast - Jambo (hello) Tanzania!
SBS multimedia correspondent Karen Ashford reports from Tanzania where she is on assignment, and finds that the country is not so different from her home state of South Australia.
Following the old adage "when in Rome…" and as a committed fearless eater, I've resolved to eat like a local. The fish soup was utterly delicious and proved fine breakfast fare. The liver, well, I've never been a big fan of offal, and it was as I've come to expect of liver, which is to say it was probably nice if you like that sort of thing. The sweet potato mash with it was fabulous, and the boiled veggies (broccoli for brekky!) eased the liver on its journey.
I'm to be 18 days on the road criss-crossing this East African nation a little larger my home state of South Australia at the invitation of the Tanzanian government. It's embarking upon an ambitious tourism promotion program and Australia is firmly in its sights. Upon my return I'll be bringing you stories of game reserves and traditional villages, conservation and poaching, the struggle for economic recovery and how natural resources hold untapped promise but for the lack of energy and infrastructure to exploit them, as well as Tanzania's role as a safe haven for thousands passing through its refugee camps…camps with an uncertain future.
(A street hawker plying his wares – in this case roasted nuts – amongst grid locked traffic en route to Dar airport. The touts attempt to sell almost anything, from school books to pornography, as I discovered in a "way, way too much information" moment)
And the similarities with my home state are apparent everywhere. Not just the remote area landscapes, but the mindset too. Just as when I head north to the Aboriginal lands and I switch my mindset to "nunga time", here I've quickly grasped the concept of African time. A planned first day's tour of Dar Es Salaam evaporated, as a short catch up at the Tanzanian Tourism Bureau became a full day's logistical exercise, at the end of which we're still unsure of exactly what flights we're on over the next couple of weeks, let alone have tickets actually issued.
(SBS correspondent Karen Ashford meets a local named Loveness in Arusha, Tanzania)
Patience is a popular name in these parts, and I think I'll make it my honorary middle name as it's clear that stress achieves nothing. Oddly enough, I feel calmly confident that all will come to pass as it should, flights will materialise, hotel rooms will be found and all will be sweet. Yesterday was a case in point… tickets appeared after a staff member walked to the airline office - phone calls and emails have little traction here - and late last night we landed in Kilimanjaro airport. And hour later we were in Arusha and by 11pm we were finally getting food in our bellies - the fish soup at breakfast did a great job of sustaining me till then! And, for all my focus on local eating, no, I didn't opt for the fried ox heart, fearing it too heavy for a late night repast and went instead with the safety of fish. But who knows what other culinary challenges might await…?
(The hotel supper menu - fried ox heart anyone?)
The call to prayer at the Arusha mosque roused me from my slumber at 5am. A misty sunrise sets the stage for a mild day exploring Arusha's charms. On the agenda today is filming at a Tanzanite mine. I'm fascinated to see the source of this sparkling blue purple gemstone. Doubt I'll be bringing any home though – they're rarer than diamonds and are well beyond my meagre means. I find I'm just as satisfied with the blue purple beauty of the jacaranda outside my hotel window, resplendent in its spring blossom.
(Mist and smoke mingle above the rusty rooftops of Arusha, wreathing the jacaranda in the soft morning light)
(Karen Ashford travelled to Tanzania at the invitation of the Tanzanian government)
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10 Sep 2014 15:10 AEST
From: kan
gain, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your kokimkaya weddinghairsuper hairstylesuper
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Dearest comrade in all things edible beautiful and interesting. I have loved the first edition of the blog. I wish I was with you. Loveness is a great name, jacarandas are beautiful, photos of food please. I suspect we WWC's are the odd ones out with the time stuff, most of the world is relaxed and happy for small things, only wealth makes for anxious mental states and proprietorial dictatorial demanding impatient prods. Enjoy the real!!!!!!!!!! And top job with the pickled onions.
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Accounting for the kids, and their antics, is a critical thing to keep in mind when buying just about anything these days.
Obviously, that's the case when grocery shopping, but it goes beyond that to just about all realms of purchasing.
Pam and I have both have learned this after clearly making a few mistakes along the way.
Here are a few examples to illustrate the point:
While shopping for sunglasses at K-Coast Surf Shop last week, I found myself in a confused state.
For one thing, it's overwhelming because there are hundreds to choose from and I had a difficult time picking between brown and black, not to mention all the various styles available.
Although the high-end glasses caught my eye and probably would have been too much of a temptation to look beyond a few short years ago, my rational side now has a way of taking over based on previous experiences. I guess I'm maturing (or maybe it's more like aging).
I opted instead for the middle-of-the-road variety because a few years ago I was standing in that same store and went for the high-end variety, only to have my oldest son, who was not even walking at the time, destroy them in short order.
That nice pair lasted just a few weeks as Beckett became fond of tossing them off my head just about any time he made it on to my shoulders or in my arms. I clearly remember having him in the pool and him throwing them across the concrete, resulting in all too many scratches. Soon enough, they were mangled from being thrown on the ground and run over by some sort of ride-along toy.
Those memories came rushing back as I stood in K-Coast last weekend. That's why I conservatively invested a modest amount in my new shades after squinting through the winter as well as an accessory to keep them around my neck in case of a déjà vu moment with Beckett or Carson.
One day this week, I was driving and Beckett asked in his most pleasant of voices if he could try on my sunglasses. What he actually wanted was to switch his with mine. I was quick to dismiss that, as I have learned that's never a wise move.
It was interesting to look later at his sunglasses and observe there was not one scratch on them. Apparently, he does have respect for his own things.
Never would I have imagined how much heartburn an ottoman on wheels could give me.
About a year ago, we invested in some new living room furniture. It's a large sectional that I love collapsing into at the end of the day.
No complaints about it one year later, except for the fact whoever thought it was a good idea to put an ottoman on wheels obviously did not have kids.
For us, this ottoman has been the subject of a lot of anxiety around the house. And yes I have threatened to throw it in the front yard a few times.
The kids love to maneuver it just far enough away from the couch to provide them with a nice launching pad. They also push it across the room and use it as a stool to get to items that were believed safe.
Most recently, their latest plan for it involves Beckett standing on it while Carson pushing it around the room. That has yet to come to fruition.
I don't know if it's the fact it's fun to play with that keeps them so enthralled or that they know it drives their parents crazy. It's probably a lot of both.
Fortunately, Pam handles just about every purchase of clothes and shoes for the kids. She is much better at it, perhaps from her years of shopping experience (yikes).
Rarely do I chime in on anything because this is her department, but one thing I think we should probably never buy again for the kids until they get older is anything white.
Toddlers in white shirts are a regrettable nightmare waiting to happen. It's inevitable that those white shirts will soon get a spattering of something or other, whether it's juice, dirt, slobber, crayon or any of the other things kids play with, and it almost always requires a change of clothes.
At least with shirts that are colored, it's not quite as noticeable. I have even found that to be the case when it comes to white socks.
And don't even get me started on how ridiculous the concept of white pants is for toddlers.
When it came time to look for a new vehicle, a mini-van with a leather interior was a no brainer.
Selecting which to go with was another story, as there are dozens of makes and models to choose from these days.
It's been about a year now, and clearly trading in my beloved 4Runner, the last bastion of my single life besides my dogs, for the luxury and convenience of our "family trickster" (we went with the Chrysler Town & Country, by the way) was the right call.
That's what I was thinking the other day while the boys and I were sitting in the car watching Dora and Diego team up to rescue the baby marsupial. Pam was making a quick stop at the grocery store for us.
If it weren't for the DVD system and all the bells and whistles that came with it to keep them content and entertained, that wait may have been unbearable for us all.


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Can anyone help ID these flies please? Images taken 28 July 13 in West London.
The first image is of a bee and I believe that the second one is Tachina fera but Chris Raper is your bristly fly man
I think the second one is actually Nowickia ferox.
N. ferox and T. fera both have that black dorsal strip on the abdomen but the former has all black legs while the latter has reddish legs. I think they have different phenology too with T. fera typically occuring earlier in the year
That said I don't know very much about the Tachinids and it's totally possible there are some other species I've never heard of that fit the bill too.


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i honestly LOVED the movie! obviously, not as good (or detailed) as the book, but with the budget and time limits that come with movies, I think they did a pretty kick-a$$ job!
Like many of ya, i wish the meadow scene had been more true to "edward's meadow" in the book... and i definitely would've liked to have seen more of the dialogue between edward and bella like it was in the book. I missed the "do i dazzle you" too - and I also thought that they would have included Edward's comment to Bella about it being "twilight".
But I loved the meet-the-cullens scene with them cooking and meeting Bella -it definitely defined the basics of each of them: Emmett making jokes, Rosalie being a pain, Carlisle and Esme being so welcoming, Jasper being cautious, and Alice being so sweet and energetic.
The fight with James was awesome too, since we got to see it played out - and being an Alice fan I loved seeing her do her part to finish him off!
And the "1st-night-I-dreamed-of-Edward-Cullen" scene, when Bella woke up and saw him standing in the corner and then he "disappeared" when she turned on the light - gave me goosebumps
All-in-all, i'm pleased by the movie adaptation - saw it twice already and i KNOW i'll be seeing it again! hope they make the other ones quick!!


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By Jon Wiederhorn
As part of a deal with AT&T and DirecTV, Taylor Swift will receive her own television channel, which will be "a new destination for unique and never seen videos," AT&T tweeted. It appears the station will be called TaylorSwiftNOW, judging from the post.
Related: Taylor Swift Gave #MannequinChallenge a Beachy Twist
The channel will include music videos, concert performances, behind-the-scenes clips and other exclusive footage from Swift's collection. The content will be aired in 13 episodes, a reference to Swift's favorite number.
The new video streaming service DirecTV NOW launches November 30, but no date has been announced for the launch of Swift's station. Swift and AT&T began a multi-year deal in October and soon after she announced that she would perform at the corporation's pre-Super Bowl 51 party, which will take place February 4 in Houston, Texas.
.@TaylorSwift13 fans have a new destination for unique and never seen videos, #TaylorSwiftNOW – coming soon, only o… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…—
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