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I have had nothing but FABULOUS experiences with Dr. Maclulla's office for twenty + years. Maybe those who haven't had positive experiences were not communicating. It's important to write down all of your concerns before any appointment with any physician.
I an disappointed with the service. Doctor was unprofessional.
I have been a patient for at least 6 years and I feel very comfortable with her staff & their knowledge. I actually enjoy my annual visits and don't mind if I have to see them more than once! I trust any recommendations she has for my care.
I have been seeing Dr. Maciulla for 5 years. She is very knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to speak with. A couple of years back, I had a problem with my right breast. I was unable to get an appointment with my breast specialist for two weeks!! I decided to call Dr. Maciulla's office. When I told them what the problem was, they asked me if I could come in on that very day. They were quick to respond, ordered a mammogram and followed up. I have recommended Dr. Maciulla to three friends of mine and they are all pleased with her, as well.
I am responding to the Medicare patient's comment below who refused to sign the mandatory ABN papers Medicare requires before any labs are performed. Her refusal to sign the Medicare forms upset not only the staff but also the other patients in the office. Dr. Maciulla was not involved in any of the discussion as she had gone into another exam room. This Medicare patient will become very familiar with these required forms when she visits her future doctors.
After being her patient for many years, I was given a new form to fill out when I went on Medicare. i had questions about what they wanted me to sign, which the office staff could not answer but visibly resented. Both Maciulla and her assistant told me that if I didn't sign, the results of the culture she had just taken "would be dumped n the trash." Both used the identical language on 2 separate occasions. If this is your idea of medical professionalism, respect for patients, and courtesy, you might be comfortable at this practice. I was horrified. I'm a lawyer, & if I don't understand a (badly-drafted) form, I'm not going to sign it just for their convenience. Any doctor who expects this is treating you like a cash cow, not an individual worthy of respect. I hope Dr Maciulla can develop a more ladylike way of getting her thoughts across without threatening & insulting her patients.
Dr Maciulla is a great doc, however she is very unavailable. I'm client of hers for many years and everytime I go to her office I have a feeling that they just care about the money. The appointments last about 5 min and she is always in a hurry. I needed her today for an an emergency, I explained the problem and her staff offered me an appointment 5 days from today. She won't talk over the phone, they won't return calls if there is a cancelation, and she won't refer any other doc. So what is the point of having a doc that can't talk to you when you need? Frustrating...
I went to see Dr. Maciulla after my primary care doctor found a problem with me. She was rude, condescending and completely unprofessional. I realized it was a mistake, and asked her to leave. I would find a better doctor. She proceeded to lecture me, without any full awareness of my health conditions. I would never recommend her to anyone. I've never had a worse medical visit in my life.
I've been going to Dr Maciulla since my OBGYN retired four years ago. I had been seeing Dr Ross for over 20 years, so it was hard to imagine using another OBGYN. Lori is every bit as good as my former doctor was. She is very forthright, responsive and bright. I also love her staff, they've always gone out of their way to be of assistance. MaryEllen is the best! I would highly recommend Lori and her staff. She's caring and makes sure she answers any and all of my questions. In this day and time with so many issues surrounding healthcare, it's a breath of fresh air to work with such an efficient staff and such a competent doctor.
Kept prescribing the same treatment for the same symptoms. After 6 weeks of no progress, I went elsewhere.
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Annotations: 'Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne' #4 [Spoilers]
And we're back again, this time with yet another issue of "Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne." This one eschews the search plot to focus purely on the story from Bruce's perspective — or, more precisely, from the perspective of the people around Bruce, who is completely silent for this entire issue in a nod to the silent, nameless lone gunslinger (or Batarang-slinger) archetype.
For additional reference, I've prepared a Wayne/Van Derm family tree with all the information so far; I imagine it'll largely be a living document, so expect updates to it in the future.Page 1: We begin at the Van Derm ranch, seemingly after they've already inherited the skills and heirlooms of the Miagani as well as Bruce's Box o' Bat-Crap. I have a feeling there's supposed to be some sort of falling apples/falling pearls linkup going on here, but the art kind of obscures it. The two sketchy-ass western rapelords are Chuck and Lucky — this sequence takes place BEFORE the end of last issue, where after getting messed up by Batman they hire Jonah Hex to shoot the hell out of him.
Page 2: Not sure who the third dude who finds the box is, and at least Chuck isn't as down with casual raping as Lucky, only the carefree murder. The Van Derms have clearly fallen on hard times if they're living in some crappy little shack out in the middle of nowhere.
Page 3: Slaughter of family, mark four.
Page 4: I don't know why, but I can't hear the Van Derm matriarch's promise here without thinking of it in the overly-stilted, southern accent that Bill Compton and Lorena have on "True Blood." Either way, I can't help but feel the lack of White Fawn's necklace here is an art error, since Bruce pulls it basically out of his ass later on in the issue and everyone seems to think he got it from this lady. This also marks the second time someone praying for an angel of vengeance has actually gotten it, after Annie back in #2.
Pages 6-7: Our invisible narrator here is Alan Wayne, Bruce's great-grandpappy, who, again, it would have been nice to get a visual cue for. I have to wonder why Bruce showed up when Chuck and Lucky were "out west", considering Bruce was supposed to be stuck in or near Gotham for this entire adventure. So, it couldn't have been THAT far "out west."
The "Monsieur Savage" is, of course, Vandal Savage (from #1!), who's apparently recovering about 60-70 years later from getting stiffed by Bonaparte. The Napoleon references really threw off my estimation of this issue's setting in time by a bunch; I figured it was fairly recently after, 1820 or 1830 or so, but Hex's entire origin is the Civil War, so this has to be more like 1870-1880, especially to line up with the dates Greenberger gives in the Batman Encyclopedia regarding the building of Wayne Manor.
Page 8: Laudanum's also known as opium tincture, and it is basically liquid dope.
Page 9: "They ALL betray me in–" is a reference to the repetition of the cycle that started back in #1, when the Blood Mob tribe ran him out for getting his ass kicked by Batman.
This chieftain is Midnight Horse, and judging by how freaked out he seems by the Bat-People stuff, I'm going to guess he isn't actually one of them, and they're just combining his tribal magics with … well, we'll see what else is beyond the door soon enough.
Page 13: It's funny, because Midnight Horse is wrong — he DIDN'T come for the box, not really. Certainly the Van Derm matriarch must have told him about it, but as always, I'm fairly certain Bruce's primary motivation here is vengeance.
Lucky's "Why won't he leave us BE? Bucky never should have shot that kid!" is very reminiscent of Joe Chill's statements back in #673, where he asked "what did I do that was so bad" and then states the inverse of Lucky's statement: he "shoulda shot the KID right there – [he] shoulda done him FIRST." (The kid in this quote being, of course, Bruce Wayne).
Page 15: And here we have it: our introduction to Simon Hurt before, well, before he was Simon Hurt. Catherine Van Derm is clearly in a kind of trance at this point, and we still don't why she's able to hear the bells of "the All-Over" (or what those bells are) whenever she looks at, or in, the box.
Page 16: The event with summoning Barbatos occurred in Peter Milligan's "Dark Knight, Dark City" arc, and the "Jefferson" referred to is American founding father Thomas Jefferson. The revolutionary war hero Darius Wayne — presumably Thomas's brother — is Bruce's direct ancestor, and Mad Tony is an actual historical figure revealed to be Bruce's ancestor as well in a completely insane "World's Finest" two-parter by Bob Kanigher written up by Chris Sims here and here.
"Gran'pa Jerome" is Jerome Van Derm, the original architect of Wayne Manor. The dark god referred to is Darkseid — what's HIS box he's opening? — and of course the "another" is Bruce Wayne himself. More evidence for the Thomas Wayne = Simon Hurt theory is provided by Midnight Horse calling him an "old gambler," since his Black Glove incarnation was entirely defined by high-stakes gambling.
Page 17: The fact that Savage mentions the saddlebags are "moth-eaten" seems to be a sort of foreshadowing for the gold falling out later when Jonah Hex is leaving Gotham, but the art, again, doesn't help very much in making this clear. Savage's mention of starting again with an empire of crime down in Mexico – just as Thomas enters the room – is yet ANOTHER clue, since establishing a vast empire of crime in Mexico is exactly what Simon Hurt did. I'm fairly certain we never see Thomas's crate of dynamite, either.
Page 18: Again, he's described by everyone as a ghost, much like the last issue. And, well, like people refer to Batman himself, I guess.
Page 21: Savage is remembering his previous experience fighting Bruce back around 9,000 B.C., when he was leading the Blood Mob, back in #1.
Page 23: So as soon as Bruce breaks Thomas's hold on Catherine, she straight up brains Savage with the Bat-Casket. Here, as well, we finally actually see our narrator Alan Wayne, apparently about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, the last Wayne whose life sucks. Solomon commissioning Pinkney to build the gothic structures in Gotham dates back to the "Destroyer" crossover in the early '90s, which largely existed to explain why Gotham would be modified to look more like the movie version.
Page 24: And, of course, in a grand coincidence, the wagon falls PRECISELY so that Alan can meet Catherine, hook up with her and continue the Wayne line.
Page 25: This is where we find out that White Fawn's necklace must have come from the Van Derm matriarch, since Catherine claims Bruce got it from her — another thing the art could have made clearer. It's also curious to note that the Van Derms now have the necklace, which should have belonged to the Miagani; if the Van Derms have that now, they must have married into the clan, but also where the hell are the actual Miagani at this point? Could they have been corrupted by Thomas and turned into the 99 Fiends?
"All the days of the world is one day" is a reference to the solidity of the fourth-dimensional time object, a theme that Morrison's been mining ever since at least "The Invisibles." Catherine uses some of the Miagani whistles (last seen last issue) to disarm the mechanisms in the box, and the necklace is supposed to be passed down hereditarily, so she has to be a descendent of them.
Page 26: Savage, who's probably about a .5 on the Roy Harper High On Opiates Scale, now hallucinates that Bruce is the big bat from his caveman days and freaks the hell out.
Page 28: There's no eclipse this time, which is weird, but that could be yet another art error. As far as I can tell, this is the first reference to this being where the Van Derm and Wayne lines merged, and also the first reference to Kenneth killing his mother at birth.
Page 29: Here we see the gold being left behind. It's possible to interpret this as Hex feeling bad for shooting Batman and refusing to take the gold, but more likely it's just because of holes in the sandbags that Savage gave him.
Page 30: Of course, Thomas leaves on the S.S. Orion, just to continue that little motif, although I'm not sure what his transport on something called that means.
EDIT: A few people pointed out on the Something Awful comics board that this is almost definitely a clue that Hurt goes off to become Jack the Ripper, which is A) another great Moore reference maybe and B) a nod to the classic "Gotham By Gaslight" Elseworlds by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola.
This is likely him traveling to Europe to establish the Black Glove, although there's no proof of this. Here, we also see Alan Wayne founding his Garden of Death, where Barbatos's casket was kept; this was all explored in "Batman and Robin" #10-12, where Dick Grayson retrieved the casket and it was quickly stolen by the 99 Demons.
Page 31: And here we get more of the apocalyptic foreshadowing about the casket and what's inside.
Page 32: I can only guess that Bruce is now waking up in roughly the time period of his childhood, around when his parents were murdered. Despite the P.I. motif, it's definitely later than the '40s judging by the cars and liberal attitude towards pornography — this is definitely Gotham at its seediest.

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Why you do not trade Felix Hernandez right now
By Shannon Drayer
Once again trading Felix Hernandez has become a national topic. Jack Zduriencik's stance on this matter is what it has always been in that he is not trading his ace. The same suspects are named as trade partners, and such a move makes no more sense today then it did in 2009 when the national media started rumbling that the Mariners must trade Felix because he had no intention on staying with them. Clearly they were wrong then.
The Mariners have needs and Hernandez is clearly one of the top assets in baseball, but his value to the Mariners (according to Zduriencik) cannot be matched in what the return from a trade partner would be. Trade Hernandez for prospects? Not enough, no matter how "can't miss" they are deemed to be. No, a trade would have to bring back near his offensive equivalent in major league talent. I'm not talking two years, and no assurance of an extension with Robinson Cano here either. Think more along the lines of Mark Teixeira. Such a deal would never be made.
Nova, Betances, Montero, throw all the prospects names you want at the Mariners. You know what? They have prospects. Acquired through drafts and trades they have rebuilt and continue to build the farm system. You trade Hernandez for prospects if you have to rebuild an entire farm system. The Mariners do not have to do that. They like their prospects and for the most part haven't had to make painful moves to acquire them. Do they have to have more young pitchers in order to survive? Nova and Betances are nice shiny names, but they have Hultzen and Paxton close with Walker and Campos not far behind.
Montero? Is he really a catcher? What is to say he isn't Justin Smoak? Or Chih Hsien Chiang? Of course we don't know yet what exactly Smoak is. We don't know what Chiang is going to be at the major league level either. And after eighteen games in the big leagues, we don't know what Montero is. We know what he should develop into but that is not enough. For Hernandez, you better be bringing back something proven. You are not desperate for prospects.
There is the argument that the Mariners will lose Hernandez in three years anyway so they must get value. Are you sure about that? I am not big on 'I told you so's' but it is appropriate here. For months in the summer of 2009 I told you to ignore the national media when they said that the Mariners must trade Felix. "They can't afford him," they wrote. "He is hell bent on testing free agency, there is no way he stays in Seattle." The national media was wrong on this one. Being there every day, it was clear to me that the Mariners wanted Felix here and that he wanted to stay. There was no question in my mind.
Since then I haven't seen much change. I do think that Felix wants to see a clear path to winning, but his commitment to the area and team is even more than it was in 2009. He embraced the Mariners marketing efforts with him. He has bought a house here. He spends an extra two months here after the season ends, one of the only players since the mid 90's that I have seen do that. His daughter is in school here. He is active in the community. Most recently, very quietly along with his wife Sandra, he pledged to match donations during a KOMO telathon for a new endowment in anchor Kathi Goertzen's name that would fund brain cancer in children research.
Then there is Felix on the field. This is what gets missed. If you trade Felix you get all these neat pieces but then you don't have Felix. It is one thing to trade pitching, another to trade an ace. Who throws the 240 innings he has averaged the last three years? Michael Pineda does not just step into the ace role. It took Felix almost four years to turn into what we see today.
Pineda in the second half of the season was hardly dominating. Yes, they were keeping his pitch counts down, but do yourself a favor and go look at his post All-Star numbers. What is most disturbing is that Pineda was focused on having an even better second half than first. He told me after the All-Star Game that is what he would be most proud of. If he could finish strong knowing that hitters had seen him, Hernandez would consider that to be as big as winning the Rookie of the Year Award. He went in the other direction. All that said, Pineda has a great chance to turn into an ace, it is just going to take time. Felix is there and is showing no sign of slowing down.
Trading Hernandez is by no means something that needs to happen now. He has three years left on his contract. A lot can happen in three years. Just ask the Texas Rangers. A rebuild of the farm system, brilliant trades and some big risks are what got them to the World Series, not the crazy dollars they now have at their disposal. What is to say that the Mariners cannot do the same? There is a lot of young talent in the organization. What if additional dollars come in? What if a big trade is made a year from now or at the deadline? Do you really want to let your biggest asset who wants to stay (really, a player who wants to live in Seattle) go now for prospects? He is going to have significant value when and if he is ever traded, be it now or a year-and-a-half from now.
If you feel that you have a good chance of signing Felix to another contract, it makes little sense to trade him. With all the needs the Mariners have, they do have the one thing that many regard to be the most valuable asset in the game not yet in his prime. Sure, he could get hurt but even if the Mariners were to lose him for a year to injury his value in his healthy years could still outweigh the year he was lost. He is that valuable.
If I am trading pitching, I am trading Pineda. Why? Because he is replaceable. There is a very good chance that by the end of next season Danny Hultzen could be Michael Pineda on the hill in regards to development, path, and what he brings to the rotation. If you trade Felix no one is close to being what he is, an established ace who has suffered through the growing pains, who has learned the league and is committed to his team and community. That is what he is now and what he should be for some time to come.
I am not saying you don't listen to offers. I am saying you darn well better know what you have, both now and potentially in the future before you make a move. I believe Zduriencik does and that is why he says he will not trade Felix.


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Immigrants make positive impact on Florida
Every nation has the right to control its borders. For much of American history, we openly welcomed immigration. With these immigrants, America grew into a nation unlike any before it in economic power, prowess and liberties — freedom in expression, worship and pursuit of happiness. The immigrant's story tells the success of our nation.
Yet, the combination of 9/11 and the recession has brought a skeptical eye to immigrants. It's easy to miss the historical truth of how immigration has driven economic growth. Recent studies show that a large presence of undocumented workers goes along with high employment, better wages and low crime rates.
That may sound counterintuitive. It works like this: Undocumented workers fill the lowest-paying, seasonal jobs that drive much of Florida's economic activity. When produce is harvested, resorts fully staffed, odd construction jobs filled, the economy is humming and Floridians can find full-time work. The more Floridians are working, the greater the pressure to pay them better wages. With full employment, the crime rate falls.
When the economy is weak, undocumented workers move out of the state seeking the next cash job, and a lot of Floridians are unemployed because of economic inactivity. Whether as undocumented or guest workers, Florida needs immigrants.
Proposals to criminalize out-of-status persons, mandate employment verification and deputize local police as federal enforcement agents all have severe problems. They have the state usurp federal responsibilities in ways that overregulate business, drive up costs, increase taxes, compromise law enforcement, create orphans, drive away conventions and cause foreigners to cancel their vacations. Altogether this makes for a perfect economic storm — the last thing any of us need.
The moral thing is to drop anti-immigrant proposals and instead implore Florida's federal delegation to press for comprehensive immigration reform.
The Rev. Russell Meyer, executive director, Florida Council of Churches, Tampa
Going it alone on oil damages | April 20, editorial
Florida will aggressively seek compensation for spill
As Florida's attorney general, I am committed to ensuring that our state is compensated for any economic harm resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The legal remedy that promises to give Florida the maximum recovery in the shortest time is the federal Oil Pollution Act, which makes BP and any other responsible party strictly and fully liable for such harm.
OPA requires our state — like any other party harmed by the oil spill — to present a claim to BP before resorting to a lawsuit. Although Florida has at least three years from the date of the oil spill to assert its legal rights under OPA, we intend to file a claim with BP this summer. If BP does not do the right thing and pay that claim, I will not hesitate to take BP and any other responsible party to court.
The Times editorial seems to ignore the applicable legal background. It criticizes Florida's decision not to join an ongoing lawsuit against Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, even though that lawsuit would do absolutely nothing to advance the economic interests of Florida's taxpayers. Indeed, in exchange for no material benefit, entering the lawsuit could have exposed Florida to tens of millions of dollars in attorneys' fees. And contrary to the impression created by your editorial, which refers to a "multistate lawsuit" against Transocean, three of Florida's four sister gulf states made the same decision not to enter the Transocean case at this time.
Florida continues to have a legal right to full compensation from BP and the other parties responsible for the oil spill, including Transocean. I will promptly and vigorously pursue our state's claim, if necessary through litigation, guided all the while by the goal of maximizing the benefit to our taxpayers.
Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general
Nuclear power
Waste disposal is the key
Modern nuclear power plants are pretty safe. What is dangerous is indefinite onsite storage of spent fuel. That's what caused the disaster in Japan and poses a threat to all nuclear power plants that might face similar acts of nature. This crisis derives from a failure to figure out how to safely dispose of nuclear waste.
One solution could be to pulverize it, barge it far enough out to sea to minimize the NIMBY (not in my backyard) factor, and allow ocean currents to disperse it.
We absolutely need more wind and solar power, hybrids, all-electrics and other high-fuel-economy vehicles. But do not sell modern, safe nuclear power short for the wrong reason.
Joseph F. Bohren, Odessa
Royal wedding
Monarchy's time is past
Since even the most respected news outlets, like the BBC, are covering the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, it is difficult to escape the frivolous nonsense of it all.
The practice of inheriting a throne and holding it for life should have ended long ago. No one has a divine right to anything. No one should by birth become a king, queen or prince.
Monarchy has nothing to do with merit. A person with no particular talent has no right to be elevated to a royal position. The British throne is also institutionally sexist.
The monarchy is not accountable, yet taxpayers in the United Kingdom must finance the royals' lavish lifestyles.
The current royal family needs to be the last. The easiest way for that to happen is for Charles and others in line to simply abdicate.
Jeff Brinckman, St. Petersburg
House okays sweeping pill law | April 22
Legitimate need for pills
I am afraid. I am one of the forgotten people in the current hysteria over pill abuse. I take pain pills for a legitimate reason. The pills do not take away my pain entirely, but they reduce it to the point that I can function almost normally. However, because others abuse painkillers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get them.
Now I see that the Legislature wants to put additional restrictions on dispensing these painkillers. They think restricting a pharmacy to 5,000 doses per month is reasonable? Think about it. If every day three legitimate users who take three pills a day come into a pharmacy to get a month's supply, the pharmacy would reach its limit by about the 20th of the month. If you go to the doctor and get your prescription on the 21st, you're out of luck and can plan on running from pharmacy to pharmacy trying to find one that has not reached its quota.
You don't hear about much about us. We do not make good sound bites like those affected by addicted friends or family, but we are out here too. And I'm sure I am not the only one who is afraid.
Elizabeth Heim, Weeki Wachee


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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
For the second year in a row, aggressive free agent spending led to high expectations that the Angels didn't deliver on—both on the field and for their fantasy squads. The club's 78-84 finish in 2013 led to the team's worst record in 10 years. While there were some solid performances by a few key performers, the Angels were a victim of injuries to aging veterans and a lack of depth in the starting lineup. This wasn't a fantasy black hole (no team with Mike Trout in the fold can be considered bereft of fantasy usefulness), but if you invested big in the Angels in 2013, there is a good chance you were disappointed.
Will 2014 be a transitional year for LA or will the Angels climb back into contention? Here is an early sneak peak at what we anticipate for the Angels next season.
Projected Lineup
Trout is the obvious must-buy/draft player here, but after that come a host of questions. Pujols (foot) and Bourjos (wrist) are both recovering from injuries and should be ready for spring training, but both come with question marks. Bourjos' potential speed has always tantalized, but he hasn't run much since his rookie campaign in 2011. A full recovery from plantar fasciitis should translate to better numbers for Pujols across the board, but he is entering his Age 34 season and hasn't been an elite force since 2010. Hamilton is only a year younger than Pujols and coming off of a year when he flailed at anything that moved. He might bounce back, but it will take more than just good BABIP luck to fix what ails Hamilton. It's important to remember Hamilton and Pujols both have fantasy value, they just no longer have the top 20 or 30 value that they had earlier in their careers.
Projected Bench
The fluidity of some of the situations mentioned above mean that any or all of these players could log more than the usual 100-150 plate appearances you'd expect from a bench player and provide some value in AL-only leagues. Calhoun is a Bourjos injury away from racking up everyday playing time, and he was a surprising source of power last year down the stretch for the Angels. Conger could wrest additional playing time away from Iannetta in 2014, particularly if the club tries to move more toward youth as the season progresses. Green and Nelson both could play third base, although neither did enough with the bat last year to merit mixed league consideration unless you're absolutely desperate.
Projected Rotation
The rotation is just like the line-up: decent at the top with some solid fantasy contributors but thin/weak at the bottom. An elbow injury limited Weaver to 154 innings last year, but when he was on the mound he was his usual solid self. Just keep in mind that he has never been a big strikeout guy, and he hasn't whiffed over 150 since 2011. Weaver is obviously worth owning, but targeting him as an ace is a mistake. Wilson also isn't an ace, but is drafted appropriately and might even be slightly undervalued. In shallower mixed leagues, he's a great matchup play at home in the pitchers' paradise that is Anaheim.
The rest of the staff is riddled with question marks and where the Angels are likely to try to upgrade this offseason. Richards throws hard and always shows flashes of promise, but has been inconsistent to date. Of the potential back three, he has the most upside. Williams also performed well at times, but has bad stretches are really bad and he was borderline even in AL-only. Blanton is listed in the depth chart as a starter, but he seems the most likely candidate to be shown the door—large salary notwithstanding—if the Angels sign someone or acquire an arm via trade.
Projected Closer Candidates
The Angels brought signed Ryan Madson to a one-year, incentive-laden deal last winter and the expectation was that he'd close in May or June once he returned to full health. This never came to fruition, and Frieri held onto the job all year. Frieri relies almost entirely on his 93-95 MPH fastball, but the results were there, and there's a good chance he starts 2014 as the closer again if the Angels don't bring in outside help. De La Rosa was a sneaky cheap middle reliever in fantasy in 2013, earning double digits in AL-only despite picking up a mere two saves. De La Rosa is the logical choice in the ninth should Frieri slip, but nothing that happens in Spring Training should change their roles on Opening Day.
Hot Stove Possibilities
Rumored Needs: Starting Pitching
Rumored Trade Chips: Peter Bourjos, Chris Iannetta, Howie Kendrick, Mark Trumbo
Nearly all of the free agent rumors surrounding the Angels revolve around them bringing in a starting pitcher, with former Angel Jason Vargas the most likely candidate to sign with LA. There are a few other, more high profile free agents being mentioned, but the Angels don't seem to be pushing as hard this winter as they did the last two off seasons. Given their aggressive spending the last two winters, it would be foolish to count them out on any free agent, but the rumor mill seems to be focusing on them trying to shed dollars, not add more free agents. The other area where the Angels might look to upgrade via free agency would be in the bullpen. If the rumor mill is to be believed, Brian Wilson is the kind of relatively cheap pick-up the team would try to make, as opposed to chasing a big money guy like Joe Nathan.
If the team goes the trade route, it's likely that one of the players mentioned above will be moved for a starting pitcher. Kendrick was also linked to "prospects" this winter. While a pure salary dump is unlikely, it is possible the Angels will move guys like Kendrick and Iannetta for a little payroll flexibility, particularly if they decide to make a big splash for Japanese import Masahiro Tanaka.
Positional Battles to Watch
Third Base: Luis Jimenez vs. Chris Nelson vs. Grant Green
Fourth/Fifth Starting Pitcher: Jerome Williams, Joe Blanton, Tommy Hanson, Chris Volstad
Player to Target: C.J. Wilson
Player to Avoid: Josh Hamilton
Deep Sleeper: Kole Calhoun
Mike Gianella is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @MikeGianella
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I realize how crazy early this is, but what price do you think Hamilton will go for in a 12 team, AL only league next year? 25?
Nov 08, 2013 09:32 AM
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In a start-up, start over league that might be a little high. He could go for that, but I'm thinking $22 or $23 might do it. I show him earning $16.34 last year; the PFM shows him at $17.53 using my methodology (no inflation, 175/85 hitting/pitching split, SGP turned on). If you split the difference between what I show him earning in 2012 ($33) and what he earned last year, that's a $24-25 player, but as I said above I see Hamilton as a moderate bounce back candidate, not a big one.
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"Attorney: CIA has photos showing abuse." Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald provides a news update that begins, "A lawyer for an Ethiopian captive at Guantanamo, who claims he was tortured when his interrogation was outsourced to Morocco, is asking the British government to intervene and help preserve alleged CIA photos that illustrate his treatment."
And The Associated Press reports that "Gitmo Inmate's Lawyer Urges US on Photos."
"New law to set Hawaii killer's prison term": The Honolulu Advertiser contains this article today.
Posted at 09:57 PM by Howard Bashman
"Per Curiam Opinions: What's the [counter]point?" This post appears today at the blog "Have Opinion, Will Travel."
Posted at 09:55 PM by Howard Bashman
"Court Restores Sentencing Powers of Federal Judges": Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times provides this news update.
Posted at 09:04 PM by Howard Bashman
"For Yale, new chapter opens in Jovin case; Administrators hope to 'bring comfort' to family, friends in continuing media frenzy": This article appeared Friday in The Yale Daily News.
Posted at 08:44 PM by Howard Bashman
"Jurors to begin deliberations in trial of Mary Roberts": The San Antonio Express-News provides an update that begins, "Jurors this afternoon began deliberating the fate of Mary Roberts, who is accused of helping her husband extract thousands of dollars from her former paramours. Roberts is charged with five counts of theft by coercion and deception, and if convicted she could get anywhere from two years of probation to as much as 20 years in prison."
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"Supreme Court Enhances Judges' Sentencing Discretion; In a pair of key decisions, high court reaffirms that federal sentencing guidelines are merely advisory": law.com's Tony Mauro provides this report.
Posted at 08:24 PM by Howard Bashman
Warren Richey is reporting: Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor, he will have articles headlined "Supreme Court gives judges more leeway in crack-cocaine sentencing; In two decisions Monday, the high court offers guidance on US sentencing guidelines" and "Supreme Court reverses conviction in drugs-for-gun case; The primary authority for the justices' decision was the English language -- specifically, the common meaning of the word 'use.'"
Posted at 07:30 PM by Howard Bashman
"Passing of the Gavel Ceremony - Video": As I noted in this earlier post, the video file that the Ninth Circuit initially made available of the ceremony at which Alex Kozinski became that court's chief judge ended somewhere in the middle of the ceremony, before the actual passing of the gavel. In fact, the earlier video file ended in the midst of a U.S. District Judge's retelling of a joke involving some Irish guy (I kid you not). Was the joke well-received or did it fall flat, because the joke was being retold to an audience full of other judges instead of an audience full of lawyers who knew better than not to laugh? Now that and other mysteries can be solved, as the Ninth Circuit apparently has recently posted the entire video file, which checks in at a whopping 100MB!!! You can download the video file or launch it using Windows Media Player via this link.
Update: After telling an Irish joke of his own, Chief Judge Kozinski begins his remarks by quoting from a law blog post, demonstrating perhaps that blogs are not necessarily such "hateful things" after all. By the way, now that I've finally heard the rest of it, the federal district judge's Irish joke was quite good, and I'm not just saying that because I'm a lawyer.
"NJ Senate approves abolishing death penalty": The Newark Star-Ledger provides this news update.
And The Associated Press reports that "N.J. Senate Moves to Ban Death Penalty."
"Libby Files Motion to Dismiss Appeal": The Washington Post provides this news update.
The article reports that, according to Libby's attorney, "a successful appeal would likely only lead to the case being retried, adding to the already enormous time and cost Libby has spent defending himself."
If Libby were retried, and if the retrial resulted in the exact same conviction as the first trial, presumably President Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence resulting from the first trial would not preclude Libby from being resentenced to prison, and from having to serve that sentence absent a new commutation, following a second trial. Because a new president may be in office by that point, Libby may have reasonably concluded that the odds of getting a better result than he has now, plus the costs and risks that it would entail, made abandoning his appeal and accepting the status quo quite an attractive option.
Available online from National Public Radio: Today's broadcast of "Day to Day" contained audio segments entitled "Supreme Court Allows Shorter Crack Sentences" (featuring Dahlia Lithwick) and "Saudis Offer Detainee Reintegration Program."
And today's broadcast of "Morning Edition" contained audio segments entitled "Senate Panel to Question Hayden on CIA Videotapes"; "Justice, CIA Launch Inquiries into Destroyed Tapes"; and "N.J. Legislature May Revoke Death Penalty."
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"Supreme Court Allows Lighter Crack Sentences; Justices Say Sentencing Guidelines Are Advisory, Not Mandatory": Robert Barnes of The Washington Post provides this news update.
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined "High court gives sentencing judges more power; The justices' decision allows for greater ease in setting lower prison terms under strict federal cocaine laws."
Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Supreme Court permits flexible drug sentencing."
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "U.S. High Court Gives Judges More Power on Sentences."
Bill Mears of CNN.com has a report headlined "Justices: Judges can slash crack sentences."
And Reuters reports that "Supreme court allows lighter crack cocaine terms."
"Conrad Black Gets 6 1/2 Years in Prison": The Associated Press provides this report.
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"KU law graduate accepts clerkship with U.S. Supreme Court": The University of Kansas School of Law issued a news release last Friday that begins, "A 2005 University of Kansas School of Law graduate has become the fifth KU law alumnus to be accepted for a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship. Travis Lenkner, a Coats native, will clerk for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy during the 2008-09 term."
In August 2004, The Lawrence Journal-World published this profile of Leckner.
"Sex scandal rocks A.G.; Affair with former employee in D.A.'s office results in federal complaint": Yesterday's edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal contained an article that begins, "Attorney General Paul Morrison faces a sexual harassment claim tied to an extramarital affair he had with a subordinate in the Johnson County district attorney's office that continued after he became the state's top prosecutor this year."
The Kansas City Star reports today that "Extramarital affair leaves Kansas attorney general's job in doubt."
The Lawrence Journal-World provides a news update headlined "Sebelius: Morrison should resign if charges proven true."
And The Associated Press reports that "Sex Scandal Rocks Kansas AG's Office."
"Vick Gets 23 Months for Dogfighting": The AP provides this report.
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The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined "Court Rules in Gun Case"; "Supreme Court Upholds Budget Bill"; and "Libby to Drop Appeal in CIA Leak Case."
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"Court: Judges May Reduce Crack Sentences." Mark Sherman of The Associated Press provides this report.
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"Court eases cocaine sentencing": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog" reporting on today's two eagerly awaited federal sentencing guidelines decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. According to Lyle's post, the criminal defendant prevailed in each case by a 7-2 vote.
The first decision announced today came in the case of Kimbrough v. United States, No. 06-6330. You can access the opinion at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the majority opinion, from which Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. dissented.
The second sentencing-related decision announced today came in the case of Gall v. United States, No. 06-7949. You can access the opinion at this link and the oral argument transcript from that case at this link. Justice John Paul Stevens delivered the majority opinion, from which Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. dissented.
Today's third and final opinion in an argued case issued in Watson v. United States, No. 06-571. You can access the opinion at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link. Justice David H. Souter delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Lastly, you can access today's Order List at this link.
"Bumpy ride in store for court nominee": The Providence Journal today contains an article that begins, "Judge William E. Smith 'has served well' on Rhode Island's federal court, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said Friday, but his nomination to the federal appeals court in Boston 'is a different situation,' colored in part by what Reed depicted as President Bush's failure to consult with senators about his choice."
Update: See also the third item in this "Political Scene" column published today in The ProJo. It bears the sub-head "Judgeships no done deal."
"Some news from Pa.'s chief justice": Columnist John Baer has this essay today in The Philadelphia Daily News.
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"Per Curiam Opinions: What's the Point?" You can access today's installment of my "On Appeal" column for law.com at this link.
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"School says it can't solve pledge case": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "School officials may let others fight the constitutional questions raised by federal lawsuit over a New Hampshire law requiring time be set aside for the Pledge of Allegiance. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Concord in October by an unidentified Hanover family, a California man and a Wisconsin group who object to the reference to God in the oath."
The "California man" referenced in the article, it should come as little surprise, is Michael A. Newdow.
"After Guantanamo, 'Reintegration' for Saudis": The Washington Post contains this front page article today.
And today in The Los Angeles Times, Morris D. Davis has an op-ed entitled "AWOL military justice: Why the former chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions resigned his post" that begins, "I was the chief prosecutor for the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Oct. 4, the day I concluded that full, fair and open trials were not possible under the current system. I resigned on that day because I felt that the system had become deeply politicized and that I could no longer do my job effectively or responsibly."
"Destruction of CIA tapes raises bipartisan concerns; Democrats and Republicans talk about possible obstruction of justice charges; Biden calls for a special prosecutor": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
The Wall Street Journal reports today that "CIA Official in Tapes Case Tended Toward Caution; Fellow Officers Say Goal Was Probably To Protect Agents."
And The New York Times reports that "C.I.A. Official in Inquiry Called a 'Hero.'"
"Floridians Sue Over Loss Of Backyard Citrus Trees": The Washington Post contains this article today.
Posted at 08:34 AM by Howard Bashman
"New Jersey Keeps Its Execution Chamber 'On Standby'": This article appears today in The New York Times, along with an article headlined "Revisiting Violent Past on Eve of New Jersey Death Penalty Vote."
Posted at 08:32 AM by Howard Bashman
"Conrad Black defiant ahead of sentencing": Today's edition of The Telegraph (UK) contains an article that begins, "Conrad Black continued to insist on his innocence in a final act of defiance ahead of his sentencing for fraud and obstructing justice. The 63-year-old and three co-defendants will be sentenced on Monday by Judge Amy St Eve in the US District Court in Chicago."
The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article headlined "Lord Black's day of reckoning: Unrepentant since his conviction, fraudster learns his fate Monday morning."
And The Chicago Tribune yesterday contained an article headlined "For Black, appeals for leniency: As ex-press baron's Monday sentencing hearing approaches, lawyers and legal experts are divided on whether written testimonials from his wealthy and famous friends will lengthen or shorten his prison."
"Linking cause to effect, 41 years on; The prosecution's burden: The police officer was shot in 1966; A coroner ruled the death in August homicide." Can a gunshot wound give rise to murder if the victim dies 41 years later? The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains this article addressing that question.
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"Partial picture of Camp X-Ray: Guantanamo detention center is closed, but questions remain." This article, part two of a two-part series, appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Yesterday's newspaper contained the article that was part one of the series, headlined "Mission: Fairness."
"The Issue of 'Me Too' Evidence in Employment Discrimination Cases: The U.S. Supreme Court Considers Sprint v. Mendelsohn." Sherry F. Colb has this essay online today at FindLaw.
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Jury Pool Is Set in Trial for Moussaoui
Saturday, February 25, 2006
The federal judge overseeing the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui yesterday finished qualifying a pool of 86 prospective jurors, setting the stage for testimony to begin March 6.
On that day, prosecutors and defense lawyers will reduce the pool to 12 jurors and six alternates through peremptory, or unexplained, strikes. They will then make opening statements in the trial of the only person convicted or charged in the United States in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The potential jurors -- 48 men and 38 women -- include schoolteachers, stay-at-home mothers and government workers. About 20 have acknowledged some connection to the Sept. 11 hijackings, including some who attended victims' funerals.
Moussaoui, 37, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy charges in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Arlington County, a few miles from the courthouse. He said Osama bin Laden had instructed him to fly a plane into the White House, but he denied that he was involved in Sept. 11.
The jury will decide whether he lives.
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema initially barred Moussaoui from attending jury selection after his repeated courtroom outbursts against his attorneys, the judge and the government. But Moussaoui was allowed to return after sending the judge a message from jail indicating that he would behave, sources familiar with the case have said.
Wearing a green prison uniform and a white knit cap, Moussaoui remained quiet over the seven days that Brinkema questioned jurors individually. The only hint of his previous behavior came when he left the courtroom in the custody of U.S. marshals. On Thursday, Moussaoui looked directly at a group of reporters and muttered, "God bless Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda."
In her effort to screen out potential bias, Brinkema ruled that some prospective jurors were too close to the events of Sept. 11. One man described Thursday how his sister's best friend's son was killed at the World Trade Center. "It was devastating. It affected my whole family," he said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Novak questioned excusing the man. "I don't think anyone is going to dispute that victims are devastated and sad over the loss," Novak said.
Brinkema responded that "jurors are not machines, they are human beings," before sending the man home.
A woman was eliminated yesterday after admitting that she was worried about "reprisals" from terrorists if she served on the jury. Asked whom she meant, the woman said: "The terrorists in general, whoever they are. There seems to be a possibility today that anything can happen."
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We were third generation LDS on my dad's side, Irish Catholic originally. I've been a skeptic since I was about 9 yrs old when I wanted to bring my little black friend to church. After all, she'd taken me to vacation Bible school where - get this - I saw my first picture of Jesus and had to ask who it was. I don't remember hearing a lot about Jesus as a child. At any rate, my father said no because she wouldn't feel comfortable there. I asked why not and got the dumb Cain story and said "That's just stupid. Why would God be mad at Elnora for something some dumb guy did at the beginning of time?" No answer.
Then there was the polygamy thing, the artifacts thing, but what broke the back was the gay thing. My second husband was gay and so is my youngest son, nobody in my extended family is gay in the three generations I'm most familiar with. So I think there's a genetic link, I also know it was my third son and a very troubled pregnancy. A study at the U of Colorado Medical Center found a much elevated percentage of gay sons born to mothers who'd had three or four boys, higher if the pregnancy was troubled. Low testosterone levels.
So I have been called into more than one Bishop's office for trying to educate members about homosexuality. Finally, the day they read the letter aloud in Sacrament meeting in 2008 that asked us to give extra, over and above the 10% for the big Prop 8 fight, then to go to CA and work door to door to fight gay marriage, I stood up and loudly said "This is bullshit!" and walked out.
My Bishop is a good guy and he was miserable, but he absolutely refused to put me through court. I'd had a tough life and he well knew it, so I haven't bothered to send in a letter or anything yet but think I should.
I'm divorced since 2008 (heh), and have been living with a man I grew up with from a very small town in CO. He thinks I hung the moon, and I can't believe how very good he is, Catholic upbringing and all.
I now attend the Catholic Church because of its beginnings, I love the ceremony and the spirit I feel there. It makes me feel connected to Christ in a way I never did. And I cannot tell you how much more spiritual it feels to not be worrying about my RS or Primary lesson, so-and-so's going to be so smug because I don't feel I gave it my all. Never enjoyed all the pressure of church, loved working in Compassionate Serivice in RS Presidency with single mothers.
My best girlfriend is also Catholic; while my son was in Iraq I was so comforted by the rosary she sent and her instructions to pray to Mother Mary for God to intercede and keep my son safe. Somebody did, because he should have died but yet is only blind.
I've always felt the Mormon church gives women a really bad break and praying to Mother Mary made more sense to me than praying to some forbidding old man. So here I am,, pushing 60 and happier than I've ever been.
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Thanks for sharing Eilish! Love the part of you yelling "bullshit" and walking out. Way to call them out and take your party with you.
It felt giddily wonderful to finally say what I really felt. Thanks.
Good for you!!!!!!. I don't hear a lot of stories from people your generation leaving the church. It must have been hard to let go of so many years of indoctrination.


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Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL) announced a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening its position in the Indian market. These initiatives include the official launch of the Jeep brand in India. 9 new / significantly refreshed models by Fiat and Jeep brand in the next few years with the introduction of the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Grand Cherokee will be imported towards the end of 2013. Jeep vehicles will be sold via a Jeep dealer network that will leverage the service and parts support offered by an expanding Fiat dealer network.
The company will expand its domestic production to include the new Fiat Linea classic edition and the new Fiat Punto edition.
"Our vision for India will revolve around a three-pronged strategy," said Mike Manley, Chief Operating Officer for Asia and President and CEO – Jeep Brand. "First, introduction of new vehicles that will soon include the legendary Jeep brand. Second, the expansion of our independent dealer network and, finally, strong marketing initiatives that will continue to improve our awareness and brand perception in the market." Read more…
Maruti to increase car prices by up to Rs 20,000: reports
Maruti Suzuki India has reportedly said that it will increase the vehicle prices across all models by up to Rs 20,000 from January.
The price hike has been necessitated due to increasing pressure on the margins due to currency fluctuation, report says.
"Quantum will vary depending on models, but it can be up to Rs 20,000," Maruti Suzuki India Chief Operating Officer (Marketing & Sales) Mayank Pareek reported.
The company sold a total of 1,03,200 units in November 2012, a growth of 12.5 per cent.
This includes 12,318 units for export. The Company had sold a total of 91,772 units in November 2011. Read more…
Mahindra XUV500 launches Mahindra Blue Sense App
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), a part of the US$15.9bn Mahindra Group, introduces the first ever vehicle smart app for its global SUV, the XUV500. The Mahindra BLUE SENSE APP has been introduced on the XUV500 in India with a host of features. One can control features of the infotainment system as well as see vital information related to climate control, TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System), fuel statistics, etc.
The Mahindra BLUE SENSE APP is supported on the XUV500's W8 model and also provides alerts and warnings related to various features including 'door-open', tyre pressure, 'distance to empty', etc.
Through this application, XUV500 owners will be able to connect with their vehicle via Bluetooth, get information about periodic maintenance, tune-in to their desired radio station and operate as well as control the infotainment system using their Android devices, sitting anywhere in the XUV. Read more…
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IIFL on Auto: CV cycle worsening; Cars, 2W relatively stable
IIFL Institutional Equities, a part of the IIFL Group, one of the leading players in the Indian financial services space, in a recent report on Auto said that, Auto OEMs reported sales volume numbers for November 2012. Two-wheeler companies recorded decline in volumes, despite growth in retail off-take, as they cut down dispatches to correct inventory, going into the lean year-end.
According to IIFL Institutional Equities, M&HCV growth trend is worsening, in line with the findings of our dealer checks. The big positive surprise was the 22% growth in M&M's domestic tractor volumes versus our expectation of a slight decline.
We see upside risk to our FY13 volume forecast for M&M, both in UVs and tractors. We see downside risk to our volume forecast for Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland as it is turning difficult to call for a bottom to the current CV cycle, the brokerage added.
The report was published by IIFL's Institutional Equities Research desk.
IIFL on SsangYong Rexton: Namaste, Gangnam style!
IIFL Institutional Equities, a part of the IIFL Group, one of the leading players in the Indian financial services space, in a recent report on SsangYong Rexton said that, Mahindra has introduced the first of its SsangYong portfolio in India via the Rexton. It has road presence, is good looking too, but carries a sober air around it.
According to IIFL Institutional Equities, while the overall interiors are very good, there are elements that one could crib about, including the instrumentation. That said, ride quality is very good (despite the body roll that comes with the ladder-chassis), and space seems decent. Overall, this is the kind of SUV that will have mass appeal.
The 30% localization at the Chakan facilities has helped Mahindra make the Rexton into a price warrior in the entry-level luxury SUV segment. And that seems to be working its magic, going by the kind of bookings that they have managed to generate in the 45 days since launch, the brokerage added.
The report was published by IIFL's Institutional Equities Research desk.
Domestic News
TVS Motor in talks with BMW: reports
Reports stated that TVS Motor is in talks with BMW and some official announcement is expected later this fiscal.
TVS recently launched Phoenix, priced between 49,990 and 52,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi) across different variants, according to reports.
This is to compete with Hero MotoCorp's Glamour, Bajaj Auto's Discover and Honda Motorcycle's Shine, says report.
Audi opens new state-of-the-art service facility in Delhi
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today, announced the inauguration of its state-of-the-art service facility in Delhi West - first facility with integrated approved plus concept. This is the third facility for the brand with the four rings in Delhi/NCR. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India and Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Managing Director, Audi Delhi West (Sterling Vehicle & General Sales Pvt. Ltd).
"Our philosophy of 'Vorsprung durch Technik' is not just about advanced technology, but also about the flawlessness and excellence we endeavor towards our service standards. Audi prides itself globally and in India for impeccable service principles and a third service facility in Delhi reveals this commitment to Audi owners. After sales service is a key part of our growth strategy and we base a big chunk of our success in India so far to our workshops which strive towards customer delight." said Mr. Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India.
"The opening of the third facility in Delhi also points out to our growing popularity in the Northern region. This is a very important market for us and inauguration of the largest service workshop here signifies our seriousness towards our customers here." added Mr. Perschke. Read more…
Growing auto sales increases opportunities for logistics companies: Frost & Sullivan
Drawn by the growing domestic market for passenger vehicles (especially low-budget and diesel cars) and commercial vehicles, numerous global automotive majors have set up manufacturing bases, and are expanding their footprint. They are also looking to make the most of India's rising prominence as a global manufacturing hub to meet their export targets. Auto component manufacturers tend to locate their production facilities near these OEMs, driving the growth of domestic logistics market, including transportation and warehousing.
New analyses from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.automotive.frost.com), Logistics Scenario Tracker on Indian Auto Components Industry, and Logistics Scenario Tracker on Indian Automobile Industry find that the total automotive sector including auto components and automobiles spent a total US$3.13bn in 2011 on logistics activities. Within this, auto components industry spent an amount of $1.65 billion in 2011 on logistics activities, accounting for 5.5% of the industry turnover. Transportation accounts for the largest share of the entire logistics spend of the industry, while warehousing accounts for the second largest share. The automobile industry spent an amount of US$1.48bn in 2011 on logistics activities accounting for 3.5% of automobile industry turnover. Transportation accounts for the largest share of the entire logistics spend of both the industry segments and is also the most outsourced function to logistics service providers (LSPs). Read more…
BMW Guggenheim Lab Opens in Mumbai
Opening in Mumbai from Sunday, December 9, 2012 through Sunday, January 20, 2013 and presented in collaboration with the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, the BMW Guggenheim Lab will offer free public programs and projects throughout the city under the theme ME=WE. On the third stop of this mobile initiative, the Mumbai Lab will address challenges and opportunities related to public space and the choices Mumbaikars make to balance individual ("me") and community ("we") interests.
Part urban think tank, community center, and public gathering space, the BMW Guggenheim Lab is a global project aimed at raising awareness of important urban challenges and inspiring an ongoing conversation in cities around the world. The six-week program at the Mumbai Lab's central site will be presented from 3 to 9 pm, Thursday through Monday, on the plaza of the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. Activities also will be offered on dedicated dates from 5 to 9 pm at additional Labs in five communities throughout the city: Read more…
Suzuki Motorcycles brings a chance to meet Salman Khan
Suzuki Motorcycles brings Hayate owners a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet superstar Salman Khan at a time when excitement is mounting over the release of his next blockbuster, Dabangg2, on December 21. Suzuki's mega promotion "Dabangg2 Dumdaar, Hayate Shaandar" is a month-long celebration of the superstar's grand finale for 2012 and rocking start to 2013.
Lucky Suzuki Hayate buyers in the month of December could get a chance to meet Salman Khan. The Dabangg2 Dumdaar, Hayate Shaandar promotion will pick fifteen 'lucky' winners who will each walk away with a Suzuki Hayate. Of these, five 'super lucky' winners picked by a computerized random draw will also get a chance to meet Salman.
Commenting on the campaign, Anu Anamika, National Head – Marketing says, "The Hayate was the first Suzuki product endorsed by Salman Khan. His association with the brand has produced phenomenal results. Salman's first commercial for the Hayate was inspired by the role of Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg and went on to drive high brand recall." Read more…
Ashok Leyland sales down 6% in November 2012
Ashok Leyland Ltd total sales, including Dost, was down 6% to 7,370 units in November 2012.
The company's commercial vehicle sales (excluding Dost) in November dropped 36% to 4,487 units (from November last year).
The company sold 2,883 units of the small commercial vehicle Dost last month.
Mercedes-Benz India got grand finale of driving experience programme "StarDrive"
After giving an adrenaline gushing experience to the motoring aficionados across the country, Mercedes-Benz India got the grand finale of the nationwide signature driving experience programme, "StarDrive" in Mumbai today. This exciting journey was brought to life by Mercedes-Benz to showcase the unmatched performance of its products combined with the finesse of engineering technology and luxury. The StarDrive Experience by Mercedes-Benz aims to educate its prospects and consumers about the handling of critical road situations in a safe and controlled environment by simulating real accident & off road conditions.
The enthusiasm for StarDrive Experience was enhanced by the participation of a very special customer of Mercedes-Benz India, who is also the First owner of the New M-Class, renowned Bollywood actor, director and singer, Farhan Akhtar.
Debashis Mitra, Director Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India: "With the StarDrive Experience, Mercedes-Benz India continues to present a fascinating and adventurous extravaganza for its customers. The StarDrive Experience combines the essential elements of driving experience with simulation of critical road situation and embodies Mercedes-Benz's spirit of innovation with an element of fun. This unique experiential marketing initiative now in its third year has been a key demonstrator of the technological prowess each Mercedes-Benz car embodies." He further added "The participation of close to 7500 customers and enthusiasts in StarDrive Experience since its inception is a testimony of the trust the brand enjoys. We are extremely enthused by the resounding success of StarDrive Experience over the years and it makes us confident of our deep understanding of the pulse of our customers and we will bring StarDrive Experience 2013 with newer innovations." Read more…
AMW reduces mining cost by 6%
AMW Motors Ltd. (AMW), India's third largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the introduction of the 2528TP Tipper for the mining, construction and other infrastructure industries.
The company showcased its latest offering for the specialized sector at the 11th IMME (Indian Mining and Machinery Exhibition) being held at Kolkata between December 5 and 8, 2012. AMW is also the Principal Sponsor at IMME 2012.
AMW's "Mining Workhorse" is a power packed heavy-duty tipper designed for the most arduous applications in the mining industry.
A Highly fuel efficient Cummins CRDI engine, a 9 speed gear box, extra long life clutch, with a powerful drive line make the 2528TP the most reliable and productive heavy duty vehicle for the industry. Its short wheelbase and turning radius make maneuverability instinctive and easy. The fuel efficiency of this truck is 14% better as compared to competition. Read more…
Mahindra Xylo honoured with Master Brand 2012 from CMO Asia & Master Brand Congress
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India's leading SUV manufacturer, announced that the Xylo, one of India's most popular MPVs (multipurpose vehicles), has been awarded the prestigious 'Master Brand' award for 2012 – 13 by CMO Asia and the World Brand Congress.
The 'Master Brand' award recognizes key parameters such as market dominance, longevity, goodwill, customer loyalty and most importantly, the overall market acceptance for the brand. Brands are ranked according to their appeal to a very wide set of consumers – from premium to mass, according to the brand's ability to keep in tune or ahead of ever-changing consumer needs. Out of a total of 8000 competing brands, 20 brands were conferred with the 'Master Brand' status in the 3rd edition of the Master Brand Awards.
According to Vivek Nayer, Chief Marketing Officer, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., "This achievement gives us tremendous satisfaction as this is a recognition based on brand reputation, customer loyalty and market acceptance. It recognizes our continued focus on delivering a strong customer value proposition that is unique and customer centric. We believe that with the Xylo we have created a strong brand that appeals to our customers for its technology features, luxurious space and comfort. It is an honour for the Xylo to be selected as a Master Brand amongst a host of other brands that are successful in their own right". Read more…
GM India's Talegaon unit achieves EPA's Energy Star Challenge
General Motors India's Talegaon manufacturing plant is one of 54 GM facilities worldwide to meet a voluntary energy-reduction challenge set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cutting its energy intensity by 12 percent in less than two years to meet the EPA's ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Award.
To meet the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Award, facilities need to reduce energy intensity by 10 percent within five years. Talegaon manufacturing plant reduction avoided 4,419 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
"Our employees are committed to helping increase our global operations' energy efficiency," said Mike Robinson, GM Vice President of sustainability and global regulatory affairs. "They remain at the core of our progress. He said, "the total amount of energy savings across all GM manufacturing plants is $90mn and most of the plants are located in the U.S. and Asian countries." Read more…
Ford India brings back unique event 'Midnight Sale'
'Change is a wonderful thing' and Ford India is redefining the way Indian customers choose and shop for a car. By bringing back the hugely successful and unique event 'Midnight Sale' in all Ford showrooms across 129 cities nationwide on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Ford India is inviting the customers and their families to experience a unique and unmatched convenience of 'car shopping at leisure.'
Ford India's 160 sales outlets in various cities will remain open from 8 a.m. till midnight for customers on this day to enable them to visit, test drive and choose their cars at leisure and benefit from an attractive array of offers and deals on all Ford vehicles.
Ford has understood that in India buying a car often involves taking into account the family's needs and suggestions and has made elaborate arrangements to make it the best time to shop for a Ford car. During Midnight Sale, Ford dealerships will sport colorful decorations with staff dressed in traditional finery and will have a pleasant surprise in store for all car buyers.
The Midnight Sale gets bigger this time as customers across the country win assured gifts totaling Rs. 3.5 crores along with special offerings and schemes on Ford models. All customers who book a Ford car on December 5 will get a chance to win assured gifts such as LED TVs, washing machines, home theatre systems, microwave ovens and more. Read more…
Top Guns set for JK Tyre Hornbill Rally
The two-day fifth JK Tyre Hornbill Rally, boasting of a pan-National entry list and which doubles up as the fourth round of the FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championship, will commence here on Wednesday with a ceremonial flag-off at the Indira Gandhi Stadium presided by Dr. Chumben Murry, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Nagaland.
More than 20 top drivers and navigators of the country, including a six-car Tata Motors Full Throttle team, will be competing in the Indian National TSD Rally Championship organized by the Nagaland Adventure and Motor Sports Association (NAMSA) in association with Berunda Adventure Sports Club, Mysore with support from the Government of Nagaland.
In addition to this, more than 50 participants, in both four and two-wheeler categories, will be competing for the local championship.
Crews from the neighbouring states like Assam and Meghalaya as well as from Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chandigarh, Goa and West Bengal will be seen in action. Read more…
International News
Audi sold 805 cars in November 2012
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, displayed stellar performance in November by crossing its sales target of 8000 cars for 2012. The luxury carmaker registered a total sale of 805 units in November 2012, a strong growth of 89 percent over the same period last year (November 2011: 425 units). The brand with the four rings recorded a 58 percent growth rate YTD with 8072 vehicles sold from January to November 2012. (January-November 2011: 5117 units).
"We had set a goal of 8000 cars sold by the end of this year. But we have achieved our target even before the year ended and have revised our sales target to minimum 8600 cars even as the industry faces flat growth. We are constantly enhancing our product line, network growth and creating wider brand awareness; this is creating larger customer base and is reflecting clearly in our sales, every month. Besides, our top-down strategy for India (A8L, A7, A6, A4 / Q7, Q5, Q3) has worked very well for us. In a demanding economic environment to achieve targets even before the year ends clearly testifies the strength of the brand Audi and the affinity and aspiration it carries within its enthusiasts and customers. By 2015, we aim to be the No. 1 luxury car brand in India, and based on our current performance we are well on track to achieve that objective", said Mr. Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India.
In November, Audi also opened a new Audi Terminal in Ahmedabad - the largest luxury car showroom in Gujarat. Spread over a total area of 22,354 sq. ft. Audi Ahmedabad has 12 cars on display. It will now be offering world-class and ultimate products and services in luxury from a new location. Read more…
Audi launches Approved: plus program
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, launched its Audi Approved: plus program in line with global standards to cater to the demand of pre-owned Audi cars.
"With rising incomes and growing aspirations, demand for pre-owned Audi cars has also witnessed a significant increase in the recent past. With the increasing desire of consumers to upgrade and change their cars more frequently than ever before, a professional used car program is the need of the hour. Audi Approved: plus program is the perfect solution for all those Audi enthusiasts who want to upgrade and own the sportiness, sophistication and progressiveness that Audi vehicles stand for.", said Mr. Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India.
Audi Approved: plus program will provide the same luxury buying experience to new car and used car customers. It will guarantee the quality that customers expect from Audi. The program boasts of having more than 110 checkpoints so that every minute detail of the car and purchase can be looked into. Moreover, with a wide range of cars, the program will enable customers to find and finally own their dream Audi. The program will be introduced at 8 dealerships initially and then gradually be made available at entire dealer network across India. Read more…
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Justin Greg Greenhalgh, 36, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, in Battle Mountain, Nev.
A memorial service was at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at the Riverton Senior Citizens and Community Center.
Justin Greenhalgh was born March 6, 1976, to Greg Greenhalgh and Stephanie Vincent.
His family said he enjoyed hunting, fishing, attending barbecues, racing, snowmobiling, and spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Jessica Greenhalgh; son Elijah; daughter Rosemary; parents Greg and Joy Greenhalgh, and Richard and Stephanie Williams; grandparents Sylvia Vincent, Bonnie Hambrick, Mary Greenhalgh and Emerys Greenhalgh; brothers Jacob Greenhalgh and Tom and his wife Deeann Williams; sisters Jennifer and her husband Christopher Chattin, Ceila and her husband Collie Warren, Rini Novak, Tralina Craig, Tasha and her husband Mark Andersen, Tommie Haddix and Angel Haddix; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandpa Steve Vincent; Ralph and Jetta Walker, Bob and Beth Vincent, Alma and Ethel Greenhalgh, Martin and Molly Weimer, and his great-grandparents.


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127 Hours star James Franco is to go from DIY amputator to educator when he teaches a class in film directing at New York University.
The Oscar nominee will lead a third-year graduate class on adapting poetry into short films at the university's Tisch School of the Arts, the New York Post reports. Franco himself is expected to graduate from the school, where he has been studying for an MFA in film production, in May.
The appointment adds to the multi-tasking 32-year-old's plethora of reported interests. As well as his acting work, he has hosted the Oscars ceremony, made a film about River Phoenix, put together an exhibition of his art, published a collection of short stories and appeared in daytime TV soap opera General Hospital. One of the Oscar show writers publicly blamed Franco's myriad commitments for his widely criticised performance at the ceremony. Franco found the time to tweet a scornful reply.
He is also studying for a PhD in English at Yale University and previously helped set up a course about his own films at California's Columbia College Hollywood, taught by editor friend Tyler Danna.
The chair of the NYU programme, John Tintori, told the Post: "He's here to teach because he really knows something about directing that he can share with our students. He's incredibly prolific, and that comes from a real work ethic – and that's another thing to impart to our students."


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A STOURBRIDGE teenager is holding police to account over their use of stop and search powers.
Alexander Kendall, aged 19, is heading a new group set up by Dudley police to scrutinise their use of the crime fighting tactic, which has seen 2,286 people across the borough stopped and searched between April 2013 and March this year.
The 22-strong group, made up of local people, meet regularly with senior officers at Brierley Hill police station to review each stop and search report to ensure officers are using the power fairly.
Alexander, a student at King Edward VI College, said: "Stop and search and the issues surrounding it are very important to the local community.
"I am very happy to be working with the police as part of Dudley's stop and search scrutiny panel to try to advise and implement change to policies and procedures, which will in turn be beneficial to local people."
He continued: "I chose to get involved with the scrutiny panel as I someday hope to become a police officer myself and believe that all police officers should have a deep understanding of the people in their community, their concerns, opinions and should be able to work with these people to make them feel safe in their homes and on their streets."
Chief Inspector Nick Rowe, who set up the group, added: "Stop and search powers are a vital tool in protecting people and reducing crime. Every year many offenders are identified as a result of stop and search and others are persuaded not to commit illegal acts as a result of them knowing that they risk being caught.
"As chair of the new group, Alexander will play a vital role in ensuring local people have confidence in or use of the power."
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Bob Jones, said: "The stop and search scrutiny panels, which are up and running in each local policing unit, are an important part of how I'm working with the force to improve the use and oversight of stop and search powers.
"I wish Alexander well in his new role, and look forward to hopefully discussing stop and search with him when I host a meeting with representatives from all the stop and search scrutiny panels later this year."


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A thirty dollar cyber security lock offers motorists a timely solution to ensure driving privacy
SOUTHERN PINES, NC--Jan. 21, 2014: Congress is ramping up driver privacy efforts as the U.S. is proposing mandating automotive black boxes by September 2014, that you cannot turn-off, disable, or remove.
So, what's a motorist to do? You can wait for Congress to act or do something now?
Here's a timely option: the AUTOcyb (TM) - is the world's first and only automotive cyber security lock, U.S. patented and globally standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as IEEE-1616a.
It's designed for post-1996 light vehicles (cars and light trucks) and it simply attaches to the vehicle's interface port located under the steering column.
The AUTOcyb (TM) vehicle connector lock seeks to protect the security, integrity and authenticity of vehicle data.
This connector lockout gives you the reassurance of knowing that you have access control of crash data. The "black box" / Event Data Recorder (EDR) will still work exactly as it is designed to. However, you determine access (within State law) and thus, control how it is used.
Generally, the owner of the vehicle is considered to be the rightful owner; however, data collected without the driver's knowledge has been used in several states when courts subpoenaed crash data in civil and criminal court cases. You "really need" consumer protection to safeguard your data.
Many vehicle purchasers do not know these devices are in their vehicles and most are unaware of the nature and potential use of the information collected. Automotive insurance companies are considering basing policy rates on electronics data. Auto manufacturers could use data to void warranties. The possibilities are endless.
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