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Does Steve Brozosky engage in Karl Rove style politics?
Original post made by Ryan, Birdland, on Sep 12, 2008
Comments (12)
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 12, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Don't blame the whistleblower and excuse the bad behavior of the wrong doer.
The Hosterman camp is engaging in negative campaigning with these attacks. What hypocrisy! I hope Brozosky continues to take the high road.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 12, 2008 at 2:35 pm
The joke in Mike's post is that it is impossible for us to know. We don't know if "The Brozosky camp" is writing here nor do we know if "The Hosterman camp" is writing here.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20 pm
It is very obvious that the Hosterman camp has started their campaign of negetive smear letters.
I hope Brozosky continues to take the high road. I don't want to hear three months of this, I already feel dirty.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 12, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I agree with Mike from Birdland. These forums popping up seem to be classic Hosterman tactics. Maybe that is why she has lost touch with the voters in Pleasanton. She and her campaign staff must think this is the way to run a campaign. Spend timing time on bulletin boards rather than talking to constituents that she has disappointed just shows how desparate she must be. How disturbing.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 12, 2008 at 7:03 pm
One thing we can be certain of... Pleasanton never saw this kind of mudslinging campaigns in the past until Brozosky and Hosterman faced off in the last election. I didn't care too much about the mayoral race back in 2006 until, in the 11th hour before election day, someone anonymously left a flyer at my door telling me to go to a website and read Hosterman's scandalous email. When the candidates are essentially the same on the issues, how else are they going to differentiate themselves?
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 12, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Karl Rove style politics?? Is that code for 'Republican'?? LOL!
I always thought Brozoski was somewhat of a 'twit'. I guess I'll have to reconsider if he's a 'Republican twit'!
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 13, 2008 at 9:24 am
Holding our elected officials accountable is not mean spirited it is responsible.
It does not matter if you think the laws that Hosterman broke were minor legal violations, elected officials know they will be scrutinized and held to a high standard, they must act accordingly.
On the other hand the lies and misinformation in the George Reid and Richard Roberts letters are dirty politic clearly orchestrated by Hostermans campaign people.
I hope Hosterman rethinks this strategy. Jeniffer don't do this to Pleasanton.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Sep 14, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Email attacks were against Hostermann. Pet bird attacks were against Hostermann. In both cases Carl and Brozosky were antagonists.
Remind me what drama or attacks against Brozosky antagonized by Hostermann or her supporters were?
I can't find anything in these threads.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 14, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Frank, surely you are too perseptive not to see that the Carl Rove reference is name calling.
The suggestion that Brosozky was responsible for the City's failed email system, after it was publicly stated that he was not at fault, is intended to defame as well.
Carl and Brozosky were whistle blowers. In both situations Hosterman was in violation of laws. Does the original poster get to decide what the threshold of trivial law breaking is?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2008 at 9:32 pm
There is no way that Brozosky did not know that he was to keep records himself. Blaming it on the city server when most of us have trouble getting things off our computer is ridiculous. It's like saying It's not my fault I lost my homework, the dog ate it. Whose responsibily was it? The elected official has the responsibility not the city's server.
I have seen Steve take total responsibility for things that really are due to a combination of factors, two or more other votes on the council or the school board, a smart staff or administration that did the leg work, or the many people who at one time supported him. Not that he does not deserve some of the credit but certainly not all of it. One person can't do it alone.
To absolve himself of the responsibility of those emails is insulting to anyone using a computer particualrly after going after another official and pointing the finger concerning emails. He didn't expect that someone would ask for his? Sure he did.
I would like to see both candidates for mayor talk to me about the issues not about each other. I want to hear them talk about the positive things we have in Pleasanton and how we are going to continue to remain fiscally sound. I want to see their endorsements. Not just one endorsement from one pac or one individual, but the range of endorsements, that tells me who listens to the most variety of citizens in Pleasanton. I want someone who works well with others including people with whom he or she disagree. I know I won't get the perfect mayor but I hope to get one that is human and treats people with respect as much as is humanly possible.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 15, 2008 at 8:29 am
This became tiresome long ago.
This accusation is an absence of breaking a law, publicly stated by the city staff it was an error on the city's part, Brozosky did turn over email from his personal computer when asked.
Contrast with Hosterman caught red-handed of multiple legal violations and repeated disturbing disregard and disrespect toward citizens in her public communications.
This is all old news and I would like to see it end also. I am correcting lies and misinformation, if Hosterman's camp will stop muckraking we can move on.
This is an excerpt from a message Brozosky sent to supporters more than a month ago. I don't think he would mind if I share.
Monday, August 11, 2008 9:48 PM
Hello Friends and Weekly blog lurkers,
Now that the campaign season has started with the filing of papers, I wanted to let you know I will not be viewing the weekly blog at all. Since I know some of you do monitor the blogs, I have a few requests:
If there are negative posts about me, you do not need to notify me. Ignorance is bliss.
If you see posts that you know to be factually incorrect, feel free to correct the record.
If there is a factual item you need more information from me on before you post a reply, feel free to send me an email asking for information.
Try to keep to the facts.
I have renewed respect for Steve for making a commitment to his supporters to run a grassroots issues based campaign.
Will Hosterman step-up and do the same?
I am not Brozosky, Carl, Stacey, or Cholo.
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Sep 17, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Just say no to Brozosky. I have encountered him at a Wheels bus public meeting and he's not a guy I would want in office. (Comment deemed inappropriate by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff)
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Saturday at the Hensley Memorial Run-n-Slam was a marathon day of hoops to say the least. However, there were plenty of high-level performances and the day provided a perfect chance to view elite underclassmen such as the class of 2013's Jabari Parker and 2014's Jaquan Lyle.
Saturday standouts at Spiece
Jabari Parker, SF, Mac Irvin Fire- The 6-foot-7 Parker has put himself firmly into the debate for the top spot in the class of 2013. There's really not much of anything that he doesn't do well, he's getting more athletic and you can always count on him to play with big effort. What's not to like?
Jermaine Morgan, Mac Irvin Fire- Over the past couple of years, the 6-foot-7 junior has showed flashes. Lately, he's become much more aggressive on offense. Not a banger, but a quick guy who can also shoot out to between 15 and 17 feet. Morgan listed Iowa, Virginia Tech, Minnesota and Illinois-Chicago.
V.J. Beachem, SF, Eric Gordon 16's- The Eric Gordon 16 and under team has a lot of talented 2013 wings. Five of them in fact. But, because of that it's going to take some time for them to figure out how to play together. The 6-foot-6 Beachem may have the most upside of them all. He is a natural athlete, has a pure stroke from deep and just has to get a little more aggressive.
Nate Taphorn, SF, Illinois Wolves 16's- The 6-foot-5 wing put on one heck of a shooting clinic during an afternoon come-from-behind win. The sophomore has good size for the wing and shoots a textbook jumper from any range.
Hanner Perea, PF, Indiana Elite- No matter what, the Indiana pledge is going to rebound the basketball. He rebounds it at a high level and is similar in many ways to Kansas forward Thomas Robinson. The thought is that his offense will come along, but there's no need to rush because he does plenty else.
Jerron Wilbut, SG, Illinois Wolves- This is the second time in a few weeks that we've seen the 6-foot-2 scorer and he's played well each time out. A confident shooter with range, Wilbut can also get to the rim and is likely going to be a hot property on at least the upper mid-major level.
Derrick Walton, Michigan Mustangs 16's- Good things seemed to happen when the ball was in the hands of the speedy 6-footer. He gets into the lane with ease, is all about sharing the rock and can defend. It appears that he can score too, so defenses can't just back off. Walton is already hearing from Xavier, Michigan State, Michigan, Connecticut, Northwestern and Central Michigan.
Steve Haney, SG, Michigan Mustangs 16's- The 6-foot-4 sophomore has a big-time rep as a jump shooter and he backed up the hype. Though skinny, he does have more to his game than just dropping in shots from deep. Already lists Michigan, Penn State, Central Michigan, Harvard, Michigan State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and others.
Denzel Valentine, SG, Michigan Mustangs- The Michigan State commitment is a crafty guy who really knows how to play. He's one of those guys that the more you watch, he grows on you. Definitely a winner.
JaQuan Lyle, SG/PG/SF, Eric Gordon 15's- Even Lyle isn't yet sure for what position he's best suited. Doesn't matter because the 6-foot-3 freshman is a major talent. Gets to the rim at will, is a big-time athlete, sees the floor and makes things happen all over the place. He's already got offers from Indiana, Purdue, Illinois and Xavier.
Tony Farmer, SF, OBC 16's- The future is could be as bright as the 6-foot-6 sophomore decides he wants it to be. Farmer is physically impressive, in the process of figuring out how to play on the wing exclusively and has big-time potential thanks to his blend of size, athleticism and developing perimeter skill. Farmer said West Virginia, Xavier, Michigan State, Michigan, Cincinnati and Dayton have all offered while Pittsburgh is showing interest.
Matt Costello, PF, ACB/Bank Hoops- Costello showed well during a late Saturday night loss. The future Michigan State Spartan is an aggressive guy who keeps going hard around the rim and on the glass. His skill level isn't too shabby either and it was impressive to see him stop on a dime and pull up for a three off the dribble during one fast break.
Jameel McKay, SF, TP Elite- The status of this wiry 6-foot-6 small forward is still uncertain. He could be headed to junior college next season, or he could be headed to prep school. Wherever he ends up, he's a guy with tremendous upside. McKay isn't strong, but man, oh man, is he tough and quick to the rim. He rebounds, plays with energy and is fun to watch.
Trey Lyles, PF, Spiece Indy Heat 16's- This spring, Lyles has played some with Spiece's older bunch and hasn't found consistent minutes. Playing with the 2013 team - still a year up from his age group - the freshman power forward looked really good. Lyles is very skilled, is comfortable shooting with pretty good range and understands the game. Things seem to be moving along nicely for the future Indiana Hoosier.
Marcus Paige, PG, Martin Brothers Attack- Saturday morning, Paige was in a boot. Saturday night, he took the floor with a heavily taped ankle and was very good in a win. Paige looked to make a few more plays for himself and others during some earlier spring viewings and was better for it.
Demetrius Jackson, PG, MBA Select 2013- Relatively unheralded given the amount of coverage given to high schoolers in basketball-crazed Indiana. The 6-foot-1 Jackson showed off his explosiveness, ability to get to the rim and his willingness to create for others. He also knocked in a couple of jumpers and is a fine defender. Jackson's already heard from Xavier, Michigan, Notre Dame, Purdue and Illinois.
More Saturday notes and notables
When Indiana Elite most needed Kevin Ferrell to make a play, the 5-foot-11 point guard came up with plays. The quick junior delivered a few key assists and hit a deep jumper when it mattered most. His ability to set himself up for and make jumpers is key. … Purdue commitment Jay Simpson is a big and strong kid. The power forward is also pretty good facing the hoop and setting himself up to score. His game will really open up as he uses his strength to more advantage around the rim. … Mac Irvin Fire Eddie Alcantara brings a lot of energy to the floor. The athletic 6-foot-4 wing flies all over the place making plays. … The Michigan Mustangs 16 and under group is a nice-looking group. Shooting guard Josh Kozinski is one of the better pure shooters we saw in the gym. And 6-foot-3 sophomore has heard from Michigan, Notre Dame, Dayton and Western Michigan. … Another Mustang 16's guy to keep an eye on is speedy combo guard DeAndre Johnson. The guard's strength is attacking the paint and putting pressure on defenders to contain him off of the dribble …
He's just a puppy, but freshman point guardBryant McIntosh has a very mature game. The 6-foot-1 McIntosh handles the ball very well, is a knockdown jump shooter and plays the game like a guy who has spent lots of time in the gym. … Freshman shooting guard Noah Knight did a good job of providing perimeter scoring punch for MoKan Elite on the 15 and under level during an afternoon pool play game. The 6-foot-2 Knight was able to get to the rim via the dribble, knocked home some jumpers and is a young guy who looks comfortable as a scorer. … Javontae Hawkins has good size and deep range. Because of that, you have to figure that the 6-foot-4 jump shooter from Flint, Mich. is going to end up getting recruited at a pretty high level. The rising senior is also a very capable transition finisher. … Recent Butler pledgeChris Harrison-Docks doesn't lack anything for toughness. The 6-foot point guard doesn't back down from a challenge and has some game. CHD is a pretty flashy player, but he can break defenders down and is a dangerous option from behind the three-point line. … The OBC 16 and under group is very talented. One of its most talented guys is 6-foot-2 combo guard Kevin Johnson. The sophomore from Cincinnati is a high-level athlete with supreme speed and quickness. If he tightens up his game a bit and plays under a little more control, that explosiveness will serve him very well and could make him a pretty high level recruit. …
Martin Brothers Attack wing Kale Abrahamson has big-time grades to go along with a pure jumper from deep. The 6-foot-5 junior has already scored a 30 on the ACT and he's added quite a bit to his game off of the dribble over the last year. He currently holds offers from Wake Forest, Nebraska, Creighton, Iowa State, Albany, Northern Iowa and Northwestern. Stanford, Iowa and Harvard have also been in touch. … North Carolina commit J.P. Tokoto played the most aggressively we've seen him this spring during a playoff round loss. The jumper wasn't falling for the 6-foot-6 wing so it was good to see him attacking the rim. Tokoto's athleticism is off the charts and there's nothing wrong with him exploiting it to impact the game. … Tokoto's teammate on the Playground Warriors, Sam Dekker, had another nice outing in Ft. Wayne after a solid one the week before in Lawrence. The 6-foot-6 senior to be is a strong candidate to make a jump in the class of 2012 rankings. … We wrote about him quite a bit a few weeks ago in Chicago, but freshman big manJahlil Okafor of the Mac Irvin Fire deserves another mention. There's been so much talk about the excellence of the wings in the class of 2014, the big guys have been forgotten a bit. At this juncture, there don't appear to be many in his class better than the soft-handed and skilled Okafor.


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Just an if. This site's been problematic for a long time and losing paid members. Just 'cause it's large doesn't mean it can't go down.
I have to say i havent tried another on occasion ive looked but i love the people here, they are friendly and fun and have a great sense of humour, i love quilting but it is a hobby i dont want somewhere where its too serious i like to have fun and laugh.
By the way Kris, if QCA goes under we will just have to have one long email going round to everyone with everyones news on it, Geez thats going to be one hell of a long email.
lots of love
It certainly would be Frances.
I hope QCA gets fixed and we won't have to worry about finding a new "home".
Bonita:I'm a big lurker over there, haven't posted since they changed everything around. Lost all the bookmarks I had saved. They say they are still there but I can't find them. I do like looking at the quilts that are posted and a lot of web sites for free patterns and tutes
Carol:I like the Vintage Machines thread - learn a lot from it.
I really like that one also Carol. I was a member there before coming here, I don't have a problem getting around the site as I've been on BB sites before, but the members don't seem to interact as much at QB as they do here. There is some great info thought.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
I have been a member on the QB longer than here and loved it before they changed, that is when I joined here. They have alot of good information from quilters there and love to look at pictures and the tutorial page is great, although I do not fine the friendship on there like on QCA, but then again they don't have retreat like this one does. So bottom line I like both...which means I spend too much time at the computer.
Like Carol and Janis, I am really enjoying the vintage machine pages (& pictures!), and the tutorial pages.
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Video of Vet Brutally Beaten by Oakland Cops Finally Surfaces
Remember Kayvan Sabeghi, the 32-year-old Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and Occupy Oakland protester who was hospitalized for a lacerated spleen after being beaten by baton-wielding Oakland cops? A witness has come forward with video footage of Sabeghi's police encounter, and it's pretty awful.
Neil Rivas, who shot the video in the early morning hours of November 3, told The Guardian that Sabeghi had been "telling [police] he was a war vet, a resident of Oakland, a business owner" before a riot-gear cop began beating the crap out of him with a truncheon. "I couldn't help but start yelling out for them to stop," Rivas says. "[Sabeghi] was not fighting back; he was moving away from the officer. It did not feel good." The police tried to shove him out of the way to prevent him from shooting, he adds: "I had several guns pointed my way. I remember specifically one officer right in front of me having his gun pointed point blank at me." Sabeghi had to undergo surgery as a result of the beating; the Oakland police are now investigating.
Sabeghi, you might recall, isn't the only vet to have been seriously injured during Occupy Oakland protests: a few days before his spleen-splitting encounter with cops, fellow Iraq vet Scott Olsen got hit on the head with a projectile gas canister and suffered a serious brain injury. Olsen recently gave his first public statement since being injured but will require lots of rehab to get back to 100 percent.


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Corps: Deepening of Savannah harbor still on track for November OK
SAVANNAH — It was SHEP 101 at the seventh annual Georgia Environmental Conference Thursday as a panel of experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia Ports Authority reviewed the need for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, the unprecedented studies surrounding it and the status of the $652 million undertaking.
The morning session at the Hyatt Regency Savannah featured William "Bill" Bailey, chief of the planning division for the Corps' Savannah district; Margarett "Mackie" McIntosh, geologist for the Savannah district, and Hope Moorer, general manager of navigation improvements and environmental management for GPA.
"The Savannah Harbor Expansion project is all about increasing economic efficiencies for the nation," said Moorer, who also serves as project manager for the endeavor. "Savannah is a port of national significance, accounting for nearly 9 percent of all container trade and 12.5 percent of all exports in the country.
"When I began working here in 1999, we were moving about 750,000 twenty-foot containers a year. Last year, we moved just shy of three million."
Because Savannah is the shallowest among major ports worldwide — 42 feet at mean low tide — most container vessels coming into the port are operationally constrained, Moorer said.
"When we began this study, that number was around 50 percent," she said. "Today, it's 80 percent, with 30-40 percent of ships having to wait for high tide to come into port."
Because Savannah is strategically situated to serve 44 percent of the U.S. population, deepening the channel to 47 feet is "absolutely essential," Moorer said.
McIntosh concurred, calling the project one of the most-studied in Corps history.
It's also a project that will bring a 5.5-to-1 benefit-to-cost ratio.
"We're expecting $174 million in total annual benefits," she said, noting that mitigation will account for an unparalleled 45 percent of the final cost.
Bailey answered the "what's next?" putting the earliest possibility of actual dredging around May of 2013.
"The Corps' Chief of Engineers report was signed Friday and sent to the Department of the Army, which will look it over, then send it on to the president's Office of Management and Budget."
The OMB will study the project and decide whether it's a project they want to spend money on, he said.
"When all those studies are complete, it will go back to the Department of the Army for a final OK, known as a Record of Decision," Bailey said.
"The Corps cannot start moving toward construction until it has a Record of Decision," he said. "Even then, it must draw up a legal document of agreement between the Corps and the project's local sponsor, either the Georgia Department of Transportation or the state DOT and Georgia Ports.
"If the Record of Decision comes, as anticipated, in November, we could expect to execute the contract sometime in the spring and possibly begin actual work around the harbor entrance as early as May."
Following is the latest potential schedule for the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project set out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
• August 2012 - Chief of Engineers report filed;
• September 2012 – Report is reviewed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works;
• November 2012 – Project is reviewed by Office of Management and Budget;
• November 2012 – When all studies are finalized, Assistant Secretary of Army issues a Record of Decision;
• February 2013 – Project partnership agreement executed between Corps and local sponsor(s);
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Johnson likes pressure of pennant race
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
But with eight games remaining in the White Sox push to the postseason, an upbeat Johnson realizes there might be more heroics to come.
"You got to start small, you know what I'm saying," said Johnson, who drew a two-out walk against Chris Perez on Tuesday to extend the ninth inning in an eventual 4-3 loss. "If it comes down to the last strike of the season, there's somebody who likes to do that kind of stuff, likes those situations. That's the way it is. It worked out.
"Obviously, you've got to get runners on to score. And obviously [Adam Dunn] came up with a big hit during that inning."
The 33-year-old veteran knocked out 28 homers and drove in 85 for Triple-A Charlotte, but did not get a call to the Majors until September. Much like the White Sox, Johnson simply focuses on what he can do on a given day and not the past or the future.
"I'm telling you, in this game, if you dwell on anything, any negativity, it's going to affect you at the plate, it's going to affect you in the field," Johnson said. "This game is too much of inches to let anything get in your mind.
"This is the way I look at it. There are nine games left and we got to make it to the playoffs. Everything else in the past is past. It doesn't matter what you've done for me lately. It's got to be right now."
Ventura shuffles rotation for final week
CHICAGO -- As hinted about by White Sox manager Robin Ventura over the past couple of days, Hector Santiago officially will start Wednesday night's series finale against the Indians at U.S. Cellular Field.
Inserting Santiago into the rotation puts a southpaw against a Cleveland team with a 16-35 record against left-handed starters. It also buys an extra day of rest for Jake Peavy, setting up the right-hander for Thursday's series opener against the Rays, and it looked as if it would do the same for Chris Sale, who Tuesday morning was slated to pitch the regular-season home finale on Sunday.
Sale was to get a fifth day of rest after throwing 118 pitches over seven innings during Monday's no-decision and as he sits 11 1/3 innings short of 200 in his first year as a starter. After Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Indians at U.S. Cellular Field, that rotation alignment was altered.
Gavin Floyd will pitch Friday, with Sale throwing on regular rest Saturday. Jose Quintana, who faced two batters in relief Tuesday and threw four pitches in the seventh inning, has temporarily been scratched and Sunday's starter is to be announced.
Using Sale on Sunday would have meant the All-Star and American League Cy Young candidate wasn't going be available to start a potential Game No. 163, winner-take-all AL Central tiebreaker at Comerica Park on three days' rest on Oct. 4. The White Sox hope to have the division locked up without going to the tiebreaker, and the extra starters' rest could reap benefits, but they just might have been playing it safe with the postgame Sale change.
Results from the next couple of days still could influence Saturday and Sunday's starters and the pitching lineup for the final regular-season series in Cleveland.
On five days' rest this season, Sale has a 9-3 record with a 3.11 ERA. Peavy doesn't fare quite as well, at 3-6 with a 3.71 ERA, but Quintana is 4-0 with a 2.23 ERA.
Santiago has made previous September starts against the Twins and Royals, allowing one run in nine innings, while striking out 14 and walking six. He threw before Sunday's game and then during the game, while basically throwing another bullpen session late in Monday's come-from-behind victory.
The primary goal for Santiago is to work deep into Wednesday's contest but really just give the White Sox a chance to win against a lefty-laden Cleveland lineup.
"You watch other guys get them out. You learn from them. I'm [glad] they consider me for that," said Santiago of facing the Indians. "I feel like I have a tougher time [against left-handed hitters] because of my slider, but I don't go out there and think about that."
Right-handed hitters are neutralized by Santiago's screwball, a pitch holding high confidence in his current repertoire.
"It's good right now. I've been throwing it for the past two, three weeks when I had those two starts," Santiago said. "Those two starts helped me get back into the fill of it. [Catcher] A.J. [Pierzynski] has been comfortable with it and called it three times in a row in an at-bat, so it's right where it was at in Spring Training."
In-game adjustments give Dunn edge
CHICAGO -- Adam Dunn struck out in his first two at-bats during Monday's 5-4 victory over the Indians, so when he faced two-strike counts in each of his final two trips to the plate, that same outcome seemed possible.
But Dunn had made in-game adjustments through work in the batting cages with hitting coach Jeff Manto and by studying video, giving the prolific slugger a renewed edge. That work paid off with a solo homer and a game-winning three-run shot with two outs and a 0-2 count against Vinnie Pestano in the eighth inning.
"Jeff had a couple suggestions," Dunn said. "We were down about 15 to 20 minutes, and all went better."
"What was happening with him was that he was getting a little too far out on his legs," Manto said. "He didn't have a good base working and what we tried to do is explain, tell him to get back on his legs and stay on your legs as best as you can. He's such a good hitter that it was a simple fix. He had a chance to look at what he was doing and it coincided with what I was explaining. It was an easy thing."
Dunn's extra work between at-bats speaks to finding a greater 2012 comfort zone as designated hitter, leading to 41 homers and 94 RBIs. Dunn has spent 89 games at DH, while also playing 49 at first base and five in left field.
"I'll tell you what, that DH job is not easy. It's tough trying to stay into the game," Manto said. "Just sitting around waiting your turn is definitely a tough thing to do. But he found a routine.
"He'll go down there and get some things in place, do some drills, tee work, flips and maybe some video. The hardest thing was to get the routine. He got the routine and he's run with it."
Late-inning matchups important down the stretch
CHICAGO -- Addison Reed remains the White Sox closer, leading the team with 28 saves. But as the usage of southpaws Matt Thornton and then Donnie Veal against tough left-handed hitters like Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo and Jason Kipnis showed Monday, everybody is available to preserve a victory with the season on the line.
"In any role, you go out there and just get outs," Veal said. "No matter what it is, what role it is, if I come in the fourth inning or the ninth inning, up by 10 or down by 10. We all try to get out there and get outs."
"Again, in the right situation it's Reeder," manager Robin Ventura said. "This [Cleveland] team's a little different because they're so left-handed dominant. I still trust him. It's just I want him to have the right matchups when he's going in there."
Third to first
Matt Thornton has 26 holds, leaving him four shy of tying Barry Jones' single-season franchise record of 30, set in 1990.
The White Sox rank second in the Majors with 202 homers, trailing only the Yankees, who began Tuesday with 229. The White Sox are 71-39 when hitting a homer and 43-14 with multiple homers.
Alejandro De Aza grounded into his first double play of the season in the eighth inning of Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Indians. It came in his 571st plate appearance.
Nate Jones has thrown 21 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last 19 appearances, the longest active streak in the Majors.
The White Sox have a 35-34 second-half record and saw their six-game winning streak against the Indians come to an end.
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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I would say Twilight. My mind has gone a long way since, but I've gotten to a point where I'm not in such a frame of mind where I really like Twilight so much anymore.
Twilight is the original story and as some of us here think, it would have done better as a single unit on its own. New Moon and Eclipse were alright additions, I thought when I was reading them and getting into the fandom, but on further reflection, they really don't do that much for the story. Breaking Dawn was what I thought to be a complete disaster, like a bad fanfic, so I definitely cannot label it my favourite, although New Moon and Eclipse are better on my list. I like Eclipse just because of the happy romancy things that muddle through it.
In the end, the plot of the last three books seems a little obscure, really.


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text: Many rumors out there. I think Jets have to work some magic to pull it off. We're talking about a franchise QB here. Broncos need to replace him somehow. I think it takes a proven QB and draft picks to get it done. Jets don't have that QB. They need to get another team involved if they wanna land Cutler. At least that's what I think.


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Since 2006, I have wanted this phone.
I saw this in the Orange Shop on Contract, or priced at £250 for the handset alone. Too much for any phone, in my eyes.
After using a Nokia 6230i for the past 2 Years, things have just been basic for a Mobile, but when this little guy was sat in a Cash Converters Window for £40, I had to have him.
I got him home, and had it charge up for a couple of hours, to have a proper play around with it. My HTC is, or at least was, BT Branded, which was bad news.
Given BT had put their own software in there, it removed and altered certain features and necessary settings for the HTC to function properly. So, firstly, if its a HTC BT Branded, dont worry. The phones BT software is crap, but despair not ladies and gents. With a nice, easy USB cable (USB Mini-B Male, which is becoming very frequent in Data tranfer between Phones and MP3 players, etc) and some quick Searching, the software is easily upgradeable, and updateable to enable whatever you want - Particular more power options for the Wifi use. (Leave that Wifi on, and your Battery will run low within 12 Hours.)
Speaking of which, this is a Windows Smartphone, which means Wifi, Outlook, Word, MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Java, Application support (.cab), PDF readers.... all sorts.
What doesnt it have, then. Well, actually, it has quite a bit missing. Firstly, Flash sites dont work at all on it, without the necessary applications. It doesnt like Youtube, and this has given people the motivation to create an Application for that, too.
Basically, if something is missing, its probably got an application available on the Internet.
Im still discovering things at the moment. Recently I tried to set a reminder to go off every Friday for the next 9 Months, but it didnt want to play, and it didnt offer any advice on how to fix it.
When answering a call, the person on the other side can sound quite boxed in and slightly echo-y, and not as clear as my last phone. Text messages between you and someone else will be placed in conversations, which means you can scroll up and down to read the whole conversation between the two. And the camera, ever present on phones these days, is very clear on 2 Mega Pixels. The video recording isnt so much, and appears very blocky on both settings of MP4 (which is supposed to be a good format for recording) and 3GP (the default for many phones recording now.)
Its sometimes very slow, there is no way to close applications to free up memory without going to the task manager and ending the process from there, and its prone to crashing, but with the right Software flashed onto it, which sounds a lot harder than it actually is, and the right applications installed, this phone is a very hand piece of equipment, and arguably one of the phones that have built up the excitement for Windows Smartphone releases and got consumers demanding more from their phone.
With a pull-out keyboard on the phone on the right side, it takes some getting used to, typing messages, but does become a lot easier as you get used to it. The keyboard does make it quite weighty and bulky, though. But, all in all, I am happy with this purchase!
I was handed this phone to configure Active Sync for a colleague on which worked great without any issues. The menu and buttons all respond nice and quickly and it has been made easy to navigate around the screen. I have since been given one of these phones for work.
A nice touch is how the keeyboard pops out allowing you to type in QWERTY fashion. However when sliding the keyboard in and out, the screen will freeze for a good few seconds and also the music that accompanies the sliding action seems to break up and sometimes just stops halfway through and you have to wait for the phone to respond again. This can be quite annoying when you are trying to type an email or input commands o configure email for example.
The overall appearance of the phone is very good, the screen is bright and shiny and the keys feel of good quality and the phones do not seem to scratch as easily as other models.


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I've made a pretty dramatic change to my mechanics this season. Now, I'm going over my head and throwing from the left side of the rubber. The tinkering is designed to keep me from drifting forward. I'm trying it out and looking to roll with it.
A pitcher can change his mechanics for a number of reasons. In my case, our pitching coach, Joe Kerrigan, believes these changes will help make me more consistent. I think that's the biggest reason for the change. Consistency is something you strive for, and at the start of the season, I could feel a big difference from my first outing to my second outing.
When it comes to mechanics, you want to be comfortable out there. In this case, it hasn't been bad. You need to have good dialog with your pitching coach. You need to say if it isn't working for you or if it is working for you.
It can take awhile to get comfortable with change, but the biggest thing is believing in what you're doing.
This isn't the first time I've made this change. I tried it once before, but I didn't stick with it very long. In fact, I lasted two batters. I walked them both, and then I ended up going to my old way. But we're trying it again, and so far, so good.
The success for a pitcher, especially someone like me who doesn't throw 95 mph, is command. That's regardless of what kind of motion you go with. I have to live on the corners and by being down in the zone.
My goal is to see batters for fewer than three pitches. I want to get them out as soon as I can. The quicker they get out, the less they see of me, which works to my advantage.
When I'm on my game, quick outs are the best indicator that things are working well for me. I'm about messing with a hitter's timing. Ground balls are good, but even when guys are popping up, it shows that guys are getting out in front of me.
Getting guys off balance and getting guys to not hit the ball hard are also keys for me.
Jeff Karstens, who will try for his second win of the season on Sunday when he pitches against the Reds, joined the Pirates last July along with Ross Ohlendorf and Jose Tabata in the trade that sent Damaso Marte and Xavier Nady to the Yankees. He has a 5.40 ERA over his first three starts in 2009.
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Brook Lopez is having a monster night for the Nets. 22 points after 3q
Brook Lopez is having a monster night for the Nets. 22 points after 3q
Raptors get every questionable call going their way.
Yeah pretty ugly game from the Knicks to open the season. Two positives of note though. Turiaf is having a hell of a game, defensively and offensively, and Felton is having a good game, but wow the rest of the team looks awful. Amare so far not much of a factor.
Ok Knicks..4th Q. Time to step up..
They score at will. Knicks coulden't stop an old lady from crossing the street.
WHAT!? Did Gallo actually find the basket?? And of course Raptors score on every possession.
Props to Amare. He's really stepped it up in the 4th
and just as I give props to Amare he turns it over
Stop Turning The F*cking Ball Over
Landry Fields is playing like a veteran of this game.
I thought that fall on his back in the 2nd quarter wouldve took
Fields out the game.
Felton is playing real decent
Chandler is scoring (need to pass more)
Amare is beating up everybody (teammates and all) to score
Douglas is Douglas
Gallo still hanging out by the 3-ball line
Walker & Mason is in another world
Mozgov is benching it
Turiaf is wondering why the coach didnt call a timeout after his nasty fall
Raptors down by 5 with 1 min left
Up seven with the ball with 1.40 left To this....It makes me wanna puke
We just can't close games. We're is Mariano RIvera when you need him. What kind of possession was that???
and now FOUL. Don't let them shot for three...FOUL FOUL FOUL
Let them beat us from the ft line...FOUL FOUL FOUL


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NEW YORK (AP) — The most expansive plans in years to impose new oversight on the New York Police Department passed the City Council early Thursday, as lawmakers voted to create an outside watchdog and make it easier to bring racial profiling claims against the nation's largest police force.
Both passed with enough votes to override expected vetoes, marking an inflection point in the public debate and power dynamics that have set the balance between prioritizing safety and protecting civil liberties here.
Proponents see the legislation as a check on a police department that has come under scrutiny for its heavy use of a tactic known as stop and frisk and its extensive surveillance of Muslims, as disclosed in a series of stories by The Associated Press.
"New Yorkers know that we can keep our city safe from crime and terrorism without profiling our neighbors," Councilman Brad Lander, who spearheaded the measures with fellow Democratic Councilman Jumaane Williams, said at a packed and emotional meeting that began shortly before midnight and stretched into the early morning.
Lawmakers delved into their own experiences with the street stops, drew on the city's past in episodes ranging from the high crime of the 1990s to the 1969 Stonewall riots that crystallized the gay rights movement, and traded accusations of paternalism and politicizing. In a sign of the national profile the issue has gained, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous was in the audience, while hip hop impresario Russell Simmons tweeted to urge the measures' passage.
Critics say the measures would impinge on techniques that have wrestled crime down dramatically and would leave the NYPD "pointlessly hampered by outside intrusion and recklessly threatened by second-guessing from the courts," in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's words. He vowed in a statement minutes after the vote to veto the measures and continue urging lawmakers to take his side.
But while it's too soon to settle how the initiatives may play out in practice if they survive the expected veto, they already have shaped politics and perception.
Besides giving ground to complaints that the NYPD hasn't been sensitive enough to civil rights and racial fairness, the legislation has put the three-term mayor and his popular police commissioner, Raymond Kelly, in the uncommon position of possibly losing a high-profile fight on public safety. They have gone to lengths to make their criticisms heard, most recently in a Monday news conference at which Bloomberg envisioned gang members lodging discriminatory-policing complaints and Kelly invoked "al-Qaeda wannabes."
Yet on Wednesday, many council members rebuffed those concerns and approved the measures by wide margins, though the profiling lawsuit bill garnered just exactly the 34 yes votes that would be needed to overcome a potential veto.
"It just became so polarized," Eugene O'Donnell, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor who follows issues related to the NYPD, said by phone. "(The mayor and commissioner) just dug in their heels, for whatever reason, and they ended up with the City Council coalescing around a pretty dramatic set of steps."
The measures follow on decades of efforts to empower outside input on the NYPD. Efforts to establish an independent civilian complaint board in the 1960s spurred a bitter clash with a police union, which mobilized a referendum on it. Voters defeated it.
More than two decades later, private citizens were appointed to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, which handles mainly misconduct claims against individual officers. A 1990s police corruption scandal spurred a recommendation for an independent board to investigate corruption; a Commission to Combat Police Corruption was established in 1995, but it lacks subpoena power.
Courts also have exercised some oversight, including through a 1985 federal court settlement that set guidelines for the NYPD's intelligence-gathering. And the City Council has weighed in before, including with a 2004 law that barred racial or religious profiling as "the determinative factor" in police actions, a measure Bloomberg signed.
The new measures are further-reaching than any of that, proponents and critics agree.
One would establish an inspector general with subpoena power to explore and recommend, but not force, changes to the NYPD's policies and practices. Various law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department, have inspectors general.
The other would give people more latitude if they felt they were stopped because of bias based on race, sexual orientation or certain other factors.
Plaintiffs wouldn't necessarily have to prove that a police officer intended to discriminate. Instead, they could offer evidence that a practice such as stop and frisk affects some groups disproportionately, though police could counter that the disparity was justified to accomplish a substantial law enforcement end. The suits couldn't seek money, just court orders to change police practices.
The proposals were impelled partly by concern about the roughly 5 million stop and frisks the NYPD has conducted in the last decade, with more than 80 percent of those stopped being black or Hispanic and arrests resulting less than 15 percent of the time. But proponents also point to the department's spying on Muslims, which has included infiltrating Muslim student groups and putting informants in mosques, as the AP series showed.
The poor, mostly Muslim members of a South Asian advocacy group called Desis Rising Up and Moving "feel the impact of both issues — surveillance, as Muslims — and stop and frisk," which is prevalent in a Queens neighborhood where many members live, said Fahd Ahmed, the group's legal director.
Stop and frisk is already the subject of a federal lawsuit brought by four men who claim they were stopped solely because of their race, along with hundreds of thousands of others stopped in the last decade. A judge is considering whether to order reforms to the policy and establish the court's own monitoring. City attorneys argued the stops were lawful and not based on race alone.
The NYPD has defended the surveillance and stop and frisks as legal, and critics of the new legislation point to another set of statistics: Killings and other serious offenses have fallen 34 percent since 2001, while the number of city residents in jails and prisons has fallen 31 percent.
Bloomberg has said they could tie the department up in lawsuits and complaints, inject courts and an inspector general into tactical decisions and make "proactive policing by police officers extinct in our city."
And several council members agreed with him
"The unintended consequences, potentially, of these bills is when a human, a man or woman, who has (a) badge . will pull their punch and not aggressively pursue a potential perpetrator, and then he or she goes out and commits a crime. That's the fear," Republican Councilman Vincent Ignizio told his colleagues Thursday.
If the measures ultimately survive, Bloomberg won't be in City Hall to see much of the outcome. The term-limited mayor leaves office this year.
Democratic mayoral candidates have generally said the practice needs changing. Some Republicans, meanwhile, have embraced the NYPD's view.
Besides police oversight, the council also took on another issue that has gotten broad attention, overriding a Bloomberg veto to make the city the most populous place in the nation to require businesses to provide workers with paid sick time.
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Cardinals' Path to the Postseason: Oct. 2, 2012
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
With a 4-2 win over the Reds, St. Louis reduced its magic number to one for the second National League Wild Card. But with players and staff having stayed at Busch Stadium to watch, the Dodgers staved off elimination with a walk-off victory over the Giants.
The Cardinals' lead over the Dodgers remains two games, meaning that St. Louis needs just one win or one Los Angeles loss in the final two days of the regular season to seal a trip to Atlanta. The Braves have already earned the first Wild Card and will host the one-game playoff on Friday.
With its win on Monday, St. Louis did clinch at least a tie for the second Wild Card. Should the two teams finish with identical records, the Cardinals would have to fly to Los Angeles to play a tiebreaker game on Thursday.
Tuesday's key games to watch (all times ET)
Reds (Latos, 13-4) at Cardinals (Carpenter, 0-1), 8:15 p.m. Preview >
Giants (Zito, 14-8) at Dodgers (Capuano, 12-11), 10:10 p.m. Preview >
If the postseason started today ...
This is how the teams would match up: Postseason Bracket »
Postseason 101
Magic numbers
To calculate a team's magic number, take the number of games it has remaining and add one. Then subtract the difference in the number of losses between that team and its closest pursuer.
Tiebreaker scenarios
A tiebreaker game will be played to determine a division winner, even if the tied clubs are assured of participating in the postseason. If a division championship tiebreaker is necessary, the head-to-head record between the clubs will determine home-field advantage. If the head-to-head record is tied, then the division record will be the next tiebreaker.
If two clubs are tied for the two Wild Card berths, home-field advantage will be determined by the head-to-head record between the clubs. If the head-to-head record is tied, then the division record will be the next tiebreaker.
2012 postseason schedule
Wild Card playoff games: Oct. 5
Division Series: Oct. 6-12
AL Championship Series: Oct. 13-21
NL Championship Series: Oct. 14-22
World Series: Oct. 24-Nov. 1
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THURSDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients in
rural areas of the United States are less likely than those in
cities to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a
lumpectomy, a new study finds.
Lumpectomy is a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors
and surrounding tissue.
"The lumpectomy findings are worrisome because lack of follow-up radiation therapy could lead to recurrence, another surgery, and another time period of concern for the woman and her family," Elizabeth Habermann, associate scientific director of surgical outcomes at the Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, said in a Mayo news release.
The analysis of data from nearly 350,000 California breast
cancer patients treated between 1996 and 2008 revealed other
differences in diagnosis and treatment between rural and urban
patients, the researchers said.
Rural women were less likely to have their estrogen-receptor
status tested and their tumor graded, which are two important parts
of the diagnostic work-up for breast cancer. Rural women were also
more likely to choose mastectomy (complete removal of the breast)
rather than lumpectomy.
The findings were presented at the AcademyHealth annual research
meeting, held June 23-25 in Baltimore.
"These study results are concerning," Habermann said. "All women should receive guideline-recommended cancer care, regardless of where they live."
She and her colleagues said further research is needed to
determine the reasons for the differences between rural and urban
breast cancer patients, so that action can be taken to correct
Despite the deviation from recommended treatment, no significant
difference in death rates was noted between rural and urban breast
cancer patients.
The data and conclusions of research presented at meetings
should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed
medical journal.
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HOUSTON - Two children are home with her family after their father's car was stolen with them inside it.
"My dad went to a watch shop and left us outside," 6-year-old Evey Truong said. "A stranger took her car."
Evey's dad left the car running as he picked up his watch from a shop in the 9400 block of Bellaire Boulevard in southwest Houston on Tuesday afternoon. A thief got into the driver's seat and took off.
Evey and her 3-year-old brother, John, were in the back seat. Their dad ran out to stop the thief, but he wasn't fast enough.
"He was yelling, 'My kids are in the car,'" said Mai Truong, Evey and John's mother. "My car automatically locks when you drive off, when he put it in drive. This other man at the end of the parking lot heard him and tried to pull the door open, but he couldn't because it was already locked."
The thief evidentially didn't realize the children were in the car until he had gotten away.
"He didn't talk to me and I didn't talk to him," Evey said.
The thief quickly ditched the SUV outside a warehouse about a mile away. After he was gone, Evey went inside the warehouse to look for help.
"I asked for help and they called 911," Evey said. "Then the police came out and my parents were worried about me and John."
Dolly Rios was the one who called police.
"It was just very scary," Rios said. "It was scary for me and I wasn't in the situation. It wasn't my kids, but still somebody else's kids."
Evey and John's mom certainly was scared.
"We were crying," Truong said.
The thief got away with the mother's purse and a cellphone. Troung said she's not worried about that -- she's just happy to have her children back.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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The sweet, lazy whistles of Eastern Meadowlarks waft over summer grasslands and farms in eastern North America. The birds themselves sing from fenceposts and telephone lines or stalk through the grasses, probing the ground for insects with their long, sharp bills. On the ground, their brown-and-black dappled upperparts camouflage the birds among dirt clods and dry grasses. But up on perches, they reveal bright-yellow underparts and a striking black chevron across the chest.
Eastern Meadowlarks are most common in native grasslands and prairies, but they also occur in pastures, hayfields, agricultural fields, airports, and other grassy areas. Because vast swaths of grasslands are hard to find in parts of eastern North America, Eastern Meadowlarks will breed in many kinds of grassy areas as long as they can find about 6 acres in which to establish a territory. Where their range overlaps with Western Meadowlarks, Eastern Meadowlarks tend to use wetter, lower-lying grasslands.
Eastern Meadowlarks eat mostly insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and grubs. During winter they also eat weed seeds, spilled corn, and wild fruits, but don't eat sprouting grain. They get their food by walking on the ground and probing with their bill. First they push their closed bill into the ground and then open their mandibles to disturb the dirt and expose grubs and worms—a common tactic for members of the blackbird family.
The female builds the nest all by herself, taking 4–8 days. She constructs a cup nest woven with dead grasses, plant stems, and strips of bark that's about 6–9 inches wide and 2–3 inches deep. Some nests are quite elaborate, with overhead roofs and tunnel entrances made of woven grasses.
Eastern Meadowlarks nest on the ground in grasslands. The female finds a small depression or even hoof print, typically well concealed by dense vegetation.
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Eastern Meadowlarks walk and stalk on the ground of thickly vegetated grasslands searching for insects to eat. Males are very vocal during the breeding season, singing boldly from open areas or elevated perches. A musical meadowlark declaring "Spring is here!" from atop a farm fencepost is a welcome sign that winter is over in northern states. Singing is a primary means of territory establishment. Males also display to each other, and later to females, by tilting their bill upward and showing their bright yellow breast and black breast band. They will also engage in "jump flights", where rival males leap into the air one after the other, fluttering their wings with tail cocked upward and feet dangling. Males accept 2–3 females into their territories; both males and females return to the same territory year after year, though females will find another territory if the male fails to show up. Outside of breeding season, Eastern Meadowlarks are very shy, remaining hidden among tall grasses and silently slinking away when people approach. When disturbed, they burst into their stuttering flight of shallow, whirring wingbeats and short glides. People should be very cautious approaching meadowlarks during nesting, as the female will abandon incubation of her eggs if she is forced off the nest.
Eastern Meadowlarks are a declining species. Populations fell over 3% per year between 1966 and 2015, resulting in a cumulative decline of 89%, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 30 million with 63% spending some part of the year in the U.S., 14% in Mexico, and 2% breeding in Canada. The species rates an 11 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score. The 2014 State of the Birds Report listed Eastern Meadowlark as a Common Bird in Steep Decline, but the species is not on the 2016 State of North America's Birds' Watch List. Losses are due to their disappearing grassland habitat. Prairie is scarce in the eastern United States, and the kinds of farms that once hosted meadowlarks—small, family farms with pastureland and grassy fields—are being replaced by larger, row-cropping agricultural operations or by development. Early mowing, overgrazing by livestock, and the use of pesticides can also harm meadowlarks nesting on private lands. According to the State of the Birds 2011 report, more than 95 percent of the Eastern Meadowlark's distribution is on private lands, meaning farmland conservation practices are vital to the survival of this species.
Resident to short-distance migrant, although some birds from northern populations migrate more than 600 miles to the southern U.S. These migrating meadowlarks typically depart by the end of November for wintering areas and return to the north after the snow melts in spring.
This species often comes to backyards if food is offered. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.
During breeding season Eastern Meadowlarks sing often and fairly late in the day, so listen for their pretty, flutelike songs. Also look for bright yellow-breasted males with dashing black V's across their chest as they show off from posts or poles. In winter, they may be gathered up in flocks of up to 200 meadowlarks foraging in fields for leftover seeds and grains.
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Feb. 5, 2014 – The bench, bar and public has until Feb. 15, 2014, to comment on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If approved, these amendments could dramatically reduce the scope and costs of discovery in federal cases, as well as limit sanctions for failure to preserve discoverable information.
State-court practitioners should take notice as well. Once the federal amendments take effect, the Wisconsin Judicial Council will likely petition the Wisconsin Supreme Court to modify, in turn, Wisconsin's civil discovery rules so that they reflect some – if not all – of the new federal amendments.
On June 3, 2013, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee proposed amendments to Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36 and 37. These proposed amendments have been called the "Duke Rules" package because they emerged from a 2010 legal conference held at Duke University, where lawyers and judges discussed the discovery burdens litigants now face due to the huge quantity of electronically stored information (ESI) at issue in many cases.
The overarching theme of the proposed amendments is to establish "proportionality" during the discovery phase. The key amendment, in this regard, is to the rule that governs the scope of discovery: Rule 26(b)(1). The amended rule would limit discovery so that it is "proportional to the needs of the case, considering the amount in controversy, the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the parties' resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweigh its likely benefit."
com jrussell vonbriesen Joseph Russell is a shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group at von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee. Reach him by com jrussell vonbriesen email or by phone at (414) 287-1414.
Rule 26(c) would be amended to reflect the new "proportionality" standard by making explicit, for the first time, the court's authority to enter a protective order that can allocate or shift the expenses of burdensome discovery between parties.
Other amendments to the rules reflect the general aim of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee to streamline future discovery and reduce overall litigation costs: the presumptive number of depositions allowed by Rule 30 would be reduced to 5 from 10; the presumptive number of interrogatories allowed by Rule 33 would be reduced to 15 from 25; and the presumptive number of requests for admission allowed by Rule 36 would be capped for the first time at 25.
Recognizing that the maintenance and preservation of large quantities of ESI often places excessive burdens on litigants, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee also seeks to amend Rule 37(e) to clarify the standard by which a court may levy sanctions on a party that fails to preserve discoverable information.
Amended Rule 37(e) would establish – except in the rare case in which a failure to preserve "irreparably deprived a party of any meaningful opportunity to present or defend against the claims in the litigation" – that a court can only sanction a party for failure to preserve relevant information if the failure is "willful" or in "bad faith" and if that failure caused "substantial prejudice" to the other party in the litigation. Thus worded, amended Rule 37(e) would reject the standard now employed in some jurisdictions, where negligence is considered an adequate degree of culpability to support discovery sanctions.
Two public hearings have been held thus far on the proposed amendments. A third is scheduled for Feb. 7, 2014, in Dallas, Texas.
Approximately 500 public comments have been provided to the Civil Rules Advisory Committee. Commenters include judges, solo practitioners, law firms, corporations and various lawyer organizations representing a wide spectrum of stakeholders.
The proposed amendments would become effective on Dec. 1, 2015, if they are approved, with or without revision, by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Judicial Conference, and the Supreme Court, and if Congress does not act to defer, modify, or reject them.
Following the last significant amendments to the federal rules, the Wisconsin Judicial Council petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court to make similar amendments to Wisconsin's civil discovery rules.1 Adopting the petition by a 4 to 3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court promulgated the first specific rules addressing the conduct of electronic discovery, which became effective on Jan. 1, 2011.2
For an in-depth discussion of the current rules governing electronic discovery in state and federal court, please see Robert B. Corris et al., Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice ch. 7 (State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE 4th ed. 2011) or check out PINNACLE's CLE OnDemand seminar, Litigation in the Digital Age."
These rules addressed, for example, court management of electronic discovery (802.10(3)(jm)), production of electronic business records and ESI (804.08(3), 804.09) and a safe harbor if ESI is lost as the result of the routine, good-faith operation of an electronic information system (804.12(4m)).
If the current federal amendments now being proposed are approved and take effect, the Wisconsin Judicial Council will likely file a new petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court requesting that Wisconsin's civil discovery rules be amended, again, to reflect many of the new federal amendments. Although this process may take several years, the new federal amendments – and their subsequent interpretation by federal courts – will provide the primary basis by which Wisconsin's rules may be modified.
Whether the proposed federal amendments are approved, rejected, or otherwise revised, the rules regarding civil discovery – at both the federal and state level – will continue to evolve as the vast quantity of ESI in our society continues to grow. Participating in the comment period is a good way to influence that evolution.
The proposed amendments, rules committee reports, and other information are available at http://www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies/rules/proposed-amendments.aspx.
Public comments can be submitted and reviewed electronically at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=USC-RULES-CV-2013-0002. All comments are made part of the official record and are available to the public.
Comments can also be submitted in writing to the following address: Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, D.C. 20544.
1 Wis. Sup. Ct. Petition 09-01 (amended Mar. 19, 2010).
2 Wis. Sup. Ct. Order 09-01, 2010 WI 67, __ Wis. 2d __ (eff. Jan. 1, 2011); Wis. Sup. Ct. Order 09-01, 2010 WI 67, __ Wis. 2d __ (eff. Jan. 1, 2011).


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Discovered this clinging to my glasses on the way out of the museum at the end of my 1st wildlife garden volunteer session 10th October 2012 (4pm'sh), a lovely "welcome" discovery, which had the grace to stay still whilst I tried to photograph it on my mobile. I imagine it stowedaway whilst I was clearing leaflitter from amongst a hedge; hope it found its way back again when it flew off. Possibly a cinnamon bug? Would be most grateful for an id.
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Isla Fisher had an Italian lunch with her two daughters, Olive and Elula, in LA yesterday. The actress and her little ones were spotted grabbing a bite at Terroni restaurant. While Isla looked relaxed in a green sweater and skinny jeans, she will undoubtedly turn up the glamour if she attends the SAG Awards alongside husband Sacha Baron Cohen this weekend — make sure to watch us LIVE on the SAGs red carpet! Sacha and his Les Misérables costars are nominated for several SAG Awards, including outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Attending award shows isn't the only thing that Isla has on her plate, though. She's currently gearing up for the premiere of her own highly anticipated new film, The Great Gatsby, which will hit theaters in May.
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Legendary guitarist and Morrissey nemesis, Johnny Marr is preparing to release his latest solo album The Messenger, scheduled to hit stores next year. To keep his name in front of the media, he's popped up on various radio shows as of late.
During a performance for BBC 2's Dermot O' Leary radio show, the singer/guitarist treated fans to new material, "New Town Velocity," as well as his version of The Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want."
The song has touched many a fan and artist since its original debut as a B-side on the 1984 release William, It Was Really Nothing, which featured another track that went onto hit status, "How Soon Is Now." In addition to "Let Me Get What I Want's"appearance in soundtracks for Pretty in Pink, 500 Days of Summer, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off', countless artists have taken a swing at the classic including The Decemberists, Franz Ferdinand, OK Go, Deftones, Amanda Palmer, Hootie & The Blowfish, Muse, Third Eye Blind, Kate Walsh, The Dream Academy, and more.
Stream the track via 80's Legacy site, Slicing Up Eyeballs.
Both Marr and Morrissey have said in recent statements that a rekindling of The Smiths is not likely. In May Marr told NME "I don't not speak to him, because that implies a certain standoff or whatever. He's doing his thing and I'm doing mine, and we go through periods of time when we're in communication and at times when we're not. I'm not sure he wants to communicate, so I'll just carry on doing what I'm doing, and live my life and be a musician."
Cementing the same sentiment, reps for Morrissey told HitFix.com "The Smiths will NEVER get back together."
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I know exactly what you'd be saying right now, Marilyn Grein.
"Frank, you're not going to tell them that story?"
Well, of course I am, dear. In fact, I'm going to tell them a few. Unfortunately, since you left us so suddenly on Saturday morning, I won't get to hear you call me up and say, "I can't believe you told them that!"
You were already beloved in south Orange County when I became responsible for editing your Business Watch column and for general oversight of you in your receptionist role. Not that I fooled myself into thinking anyone could have exercised any oversight. Still, I liked teasing you, catching you at your little games.
Like the time I was driving down Alicia Parkway and saw that baby blue junker of an Olds you used to drive parked in front of your hairdresser's when you told me you were running a business errand.
Or that afternoon I was standing within earshot in the newsroom and one of the advertising gals who didn't realize who I was came up and whispered to you, "Think you can sneak out early and go to Reagan's?" as you frantically shook your head to get her to shut up.
Truth is, you worked so hard for so relatively little, any little holiday was more than justified.
You indeed liked your pubs, whether they were just down Jeronimo Road or across the Atlantic. All those trips to England – you think I didn't know what that was about? Pubbery as a way of life. That blond beehive. I'll bet you drove all those old chaps crazy.
What was it, 1993? It was my first supervisory job and I pretended to be stern, but who was I kidding? You were beloved not just by everybody in the newsroom, but by the community and the people who ran those mom-and-pops you wrote about. You were the face of the Saddleback Valley News and the Register in South County. With no journalism training whatsoever you achieved something that eludes many professionals: The readers felt a connection to you.
On the other hand, if some startup pasta-maker in an El Toro Road strip mall tells you he is on the verge of a four-star rating, do you think you could perhaps gently suggest he might be exaggerating? Just once could I see a little skepticism? OK, I tortured you, but I think you got better. And you dogged that Kmart closure story like you worked for The Wall Street Journal.
To be sure, you returned the grief, probably no more so than when you threatened to seduce my widowed father. (I think this was right after your breakup with the Las Vegas mattress salesman.) Becoming my stepmother would relieve you of my nagging since I could no longer be your boss.
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The beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect on the past and set new goals for the future. The last half of 2008 marked a rapid deceleration of the economy, which has caused many CEOs to slow investment programs. Locally, we have seen slowing development plans, factory layoffs and bankruptcy filings. But while others are forced to cut back, we in the Arkansas River Valley are fortunate to have financial resources available that will enable us to continue to invest in our future.
The U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have funds set aside for the River Valley Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority specifically for development of a multimodal transportation center that would enable companies to save hundred of thousands on shipping costs each year. Given that the city currently has only one or two industrial sites remaining, this is an excellent time to identify a location that would suit the needs for both intermodal infrastructure and industrial site development.
As the authority board considers possible locations for the intermodal facility, it is required by the National Environmental Policy Act to consider all social, environmental and economic impacts. We know from preliminary studies that our area is ideally located for this type of development and that both new and existing industry would be able to establish and/or grow facilities in the River Valley as a direct benefit of this investment in infrastructure.
Jeff Pipkin, who is in charge of industrial recruitment in our area, told me he was unable to submit a proposal for a company seeking to build a major facility because our area did not have adequate access to the river waterway, nor a large enough site with both water and rail access. As one would expect, this company needed a slackwater port that would enable loading and unloading in spite of stronger than normal currents that may arise on the river after heavy rains. A slackwater harbor would allow this by creating a small canal outside of the river's banks into which barges can be moved for safe and reliable loading and unloading.
More and more companies are beginning to realize that shipping costs can be cut dramatically by locating near intermodal facilities, which enable shipped items to be easily transferred between or among barge, rail and truck. A study conducted by the Hamline University Global Center for Environmental Education pointed out that a tug with fully loaded barges carries an equivalent load of 870 tractor trailers. Consequently, some companies can achieve dramatic savings by shipping via barge and/or rail.
In fact, we have been told by company executives that are currently located in the River Valley - and which are regional or national in size - that they would seriously consider expanding their operations in our area if the infrastructure were adequate to justify the expansion and once the economy returns to normal.
We are blessed and fortunate on many fronts. Our geographic location affords us a unique opportunity to leverage three different transportation modes, and our congressional delegation has been able to secure several million dollars specifically for developing an intermodal facility here in the River Valley.
During the next year, the authority board will continue to ensure that taxpayer funds are spent wisely to complete all of the environmental studies required by the federal government so that a final site can be selected and construction initiated on the River Valley intermodal project. While we have no doubt encountered several hurdles, I am reminded of the maxim that those things worth having seldom come easily. In other words, one usually has to plan ahead, work diligently and sometimes even fight a little to obtain "the big prize."
I think that is certainly the case with the River Valley intermodal project. The benefits of having a multi-modal port for the purposes of economic development are numerous and meaningful, and I look forward to the day when we are able to announce the next plant opening that will bring 200, or perhaps even 400, new well-paying jobs to the River Valley.
Roy Reaves is chairman of the River Valley Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority board of directors.


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"We played an excellent match," Russellville head coach Cindy Jones said. "It was sad that either team had to lose."
Russellville (15-4. 4-2 7A/6A-Central Conference) lost 25-22, 20-25, 10-25, 25-13 and 15-17.
Hunter Eshnaur had 13 kills during the match, while Madison McKinley had 12. Jones said Russellville's defensive effort was top-notch, although not enough to best Southside. Ashtin Kindrick had five blocks. Diana Hale had four.
"Meredith Darnell, Grace Roys and Taylor Bleakley played excellent defense all night," the coach said. "Everyone hit well at times and our setters, Addy Hipps and Allie Green, did a great job of spreading the ball around to keep the Southside blockers guessing."
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WINTER GARDEN, Fla. - A man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a teen at knifepoint in Winter Garden and tying her up inside a home.
John Kersey was arrested Monday after the 18-year-old woman freed herself and ran for help.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Kersey asked the victim, who was walking home from a bus stop along Nieves Drive, if she wanted to make $10 by helping him do chores in his shed. The teen then agreed and while she was moving some boxes, Kersey grabbed her and held her at knifepoint, according to the report.
Deputies said Kersey tied up the victim, asked if she was a virgin and if she wanted to stay one. The victim was able to run away after Kersey's live-in girlfriend walked in thinking Kersey was cheating on her and the victim told her Kersey had attacked her.
Kersey's girlfriend kicked him out and the victim ran off to tell her father, deputies said.
Kersey was arrested after running from deputies. He will be taken to jail once he's released from the hospital. Deputies said they believe Kersey was under the influence of narcotics.
Neighbors tell Local 6 the latest crime has them worried.
"The seniors are scared, some people won't talk because being scared and intimidated they don't want any problems they just want to live life and move on," said neighbor Frank Green.
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LAS VEGAS, CES 2013 – Globatrac is showing off a nifty little device at CES that you simply slip into your luggage on the plane to let it notify you if your bags have successfully arrived with you.
The Trakdot communicates with either an iPhone or Android app, as well as SMS to tell you the status of your luggage when traveling. It also integrates Bluetooth technology to tell you if your bag is getting closer to you or if someone is walking off with it.
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there are a few players who don't 'have-heart' on this team... starting with 'towel-head'...
i expect this game to be similar to last nights, not as bad, a little more in sync, but still pretty much comfortably behind for most the game...hope im wrong though
i wanna see what happens with our gaurd position 2day...hope Marb's plays...
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The whole he needed a better team argument is pointless considering there are plenty of Good players on bad teams i.e. Michael Red, Derek Rose etc... Crawford is what he is. Sometimes being a fan skews peoples judgement. We all know Crawford was a streaky-inconsistent, poor decision making, poor passing, good dribbling rarely take it to the hole, non-fundamental guard who started playing ball late in his career and could hurt you as much as help you. Don't need stats for that.
whos seen that dunk wilson kill at will chandler had? Thats gonna be top 10 tomorrow
and p.s. iverson with one hand tied behind the back >> Crawful
run n gun is a very attractive nice offensive system mike,just dress your f*****g -20ppg,8apg- point guard to run it.....come on man
Even i gotta admit i think marbury should be playin...what d'antoni and walsh are doing to him is unprofessional but he should still play. The first game at home, marbury expects to play. D'antoni didnt tell him nothin. Poor way of handling things. Then crawford gets traded, and all of a sudden dantoni wants marbury to play. I can understand why marbury said no, and i partially agree with him but he should be playin. And D'antoni should apologize to marbury.
at least use him until you dump him,(randolph,crawford)...is that such a bad thing?
Simple math. 40<45. Thus they score less if he is scoring when shooting at his average. He has shot 43% for his career. Thats the same as Crawford. He just shoots more.
Is he more talented then Crawford, of course. Did I say otherwise? No. I'm just stating simple mathematical observations.
Shooting 40% causes fewer points then 45%. PPG doesn't help your team win when you're shooting below what the team as a whole is shooting.
And didn't Stephon refuse to play before? I think he did. So most likely it'd happen again if he asked him to play.
Yea, lets fire a coach thats average 54 wins over the last 4 seasons when we are barely into our season and for the first time in a long time we've been a .500 club.
But then again...Noone really comes to you with basketball questions because you don't know a whole lot about the game...