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There is no letting up on the hype around the Bruin Defense:
That seems required for the Bruins to live up to expectations. Already laden with lofty preseason predictions, it will be up to the UCLA defense to be the same force it was at the end of last season -- minus the Emerald Bowl flop -- while the offense cuts its teeth.
UCLA seems capable of being that rock, as long Florida State's Bobby Bowden is nowhere in sight. They have 10 starters back from a unit that held USC to nine points and went from being 113th in total defense to 35th.
Yet whispering in the Bruins' ears is the same guy who began guiding the defense a year ago.
"We're not resting on the fact that the same guys are back," second-year defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker said. "At the end of the day, we need to execute. That's what we will judge our defensive guys on, the production. We make them accountable, even the guys who were here last year."
That stump speech would seem to warn against complacency. The Bruins did finish second in the Pacific 10 Conference in total defense and gave up less than 20 points per game -- a statistic even more impressive because the 44-27 bowl disaster against Florida State is included.
The massively thick 6-foot-2, 299-pound senior defensive tackle will fill the middle of UCLA's line to stop the run and take on double-teams to create third-and-long situations and then watch from the sideline. It's the same role he had last year, but with a different attitude.
"I think I'll do it again this year, which is OK with me now," Harwell said. "I'm a hungry player. I'm selfish in that I want to be out on the field. I want to be the best defensive tackle in the country.
"I have to let my guard down and I have to trust my coaches. I want to be out there every time, but I have to roll with the punches."
Strength will not be an issue in whether or not he is successful. Harwell was playfully agitated when he said he was bummed about recently falling short of his bench-press goal of 500 pounds. For now, he will live with his 490-pound bench press, which is up nearly 70 pounds from last season.
"I could finally say that I've finally put everything together and I'm just excited to go out and dominate," said Harwell, who made 31tackles and had one sack last season. "The offseason and in the spring, and even now, I've worked on my pass-rush moves. I think this year I'll be getting more pressure on the quarterback."
Well I will give you this. Our defense at least owns Dorrell's pathetic offense. From the OC Register:
The No. 1 offense, led by quarterback Ben Olson, failed to pick up a first down on any one of six chances, including one against the second-team defense.
Running back Kahlil Bell was dropped for a loss on their first play, and Olson then misfired on two pass plays. He threw low to flanker Terrence Austin, then behind flanker Ryan Graves. Their next set of plays started with a pass to split end Marcus Everett, which was broken up by third-team right corner Chris Meadows. Cornerback Rodney Van then made a nice play to break up a pass intended for Osaar Rasshan, and on their final play Olson threw high and over split end Gavin Ketchum, with safety Bret Lockett intercepting the errant pass.
After a strong start to the practice, sputtering at the end was frustrating.
''It's tough when you do well in the beginning of practice and then tail off at the end. That's just a lack of focus. We just weren't executing,'' center Chris Joseph said.
''It's hot, everyone is tired. But that's two days in a row now. That's not an excuse. We have to get through it. We just need to learn from this and know that when you feel like that, that's the time when you really have to get going because that's when you get the most work done.''
Anyways, as Dohn and Foster's notes (linked above) we have some good news and some ominous news. The good news is that Tevaga, Brown, and (Micah) Reed returned to practice. But here is the ominous news. Brice Price is yet to be cleared. And per Dohn, "Dorrell said cornerback Courtney Viney may be the only freshman to play this season." There was so much hype around Price during last recruiting season that, it sounded like he was going to come in contribute right away. Now all that looks a little uncertain. Regardless, if DeWayne Walker is really all that, the Bruin defense should have no problem with all its returning starters.
Elsewhere, Kevin Pearson from the Press Enterprise wants you to know Markey has some news shows, and Davis/Brown have new dos:
"I wanted to switch it up a little bit," Davis said. "I'm keeping it like this for the whole year. My mom won't be too happy with it, but she'll get over it. It's a little out there and in your face, but that's me. That's my style."
Time to live up to the hype every single game.


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So I cannot account for the math becasue I didn't look to hard into it but this is what the poll at ESPN. com makes the AFC West look like:
Sand Diego 15-1
Denver 12-4
Oakland 9-7
Kansas City 5-11
I don't know abotu you guys but the math doesnt look right to me so I am going to go a little different personally:
San Diego 12-4
Denver 10-6
Kansas City 6-10
oakland 6-10
I think oakland and Kansas City's poor division preformance will kill them going 1-5 each in teh division splitting their own series. I think Denver and San Diego both go 5-1 splitting their series and Sand Diego gets the division based on better record anyway. Some of you may say there isn't that big of a gap between the four teams but if oakland and Kansas City cant win games in teh division thats 5 out of the bat, plus neither can compete with New England, Cleveland or Jacksonville. thats three more so you already have eight losses. Factor in poor play and just being out played a few times you begin to see my prediction.

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Doesn't work for me.
Here's the situation: a young kid, maybe 18 yrs. old, maybe likes guns and thinks the military looks cool - hits the net. He will find a site off the blogosphere, there are 50 that are almost directly controlled by the party.
Whatever information there, makes the dems. look bad - but also delivers some pseudo-cool information about one military technology item or another. This is similiar to groups of veterans, for example, trying to rewrite history.
Now here's where things actually break away from reality: most of that information is fed to the sites through the party by way of the defense contractors , hawking their warez.
In the case above, what you're seeing is that the contractors or supplier information companies like in the case of NJ, the pharmas, stopped their data feeds. So the site doesn't update.
This might be funny, but there's a news media entertainment channel out there that is just as funny 7 days a week 24 hours a day that is just as much deep into this kind of thing as this site was.
Remember too the religious right got into it because the Nixon admin. sponsored this study that said basically, porno doesn't hurt you - and so Charles Keating got up and spoke out against it and had the science of the study completely thrown out (but its still valid!) - then the Meese commission, bowing to the evangelicals that came in with Reagan - re-issued a report full of anecdotes. And that actually formed what is now American law on the subject of pretty girls on the net. Its surprisingly strict, as a matter of fact, but its not enforced. FYI for supreme court stuff..
There is an entire class of corporations and evangelicals that really could care less whether something is true, or not - when their data feed shuts down.. this is what you get.
And by the way, if they were real military buffs they'd know the first law of logistics..
Hard to break the misinformation habit.
Don't these yahoos have anything positive to say about themselves? Are they so lame?
(Those, by the way, are rhetorical questions...)


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Having grown up around Orioles baseball, Steve Johnson's dream was always to play for his hometown team.
That dream came true Sunday, when the St. Paul's alum was told he was being recalled by the Orioles. His first call was to his father, former Orioles pitcher Dave Johnson.
"I think we were both shocked," Johnson said. "I was still in shock and he was definitely in shock.
"Growing up, with my dad playing for them, and being around them and following them, being a fan, even when I was with the Dodgers, that's why I signed back with them this year. I wanted to be here. I think I'm still in shock until the game starts today. I think that's when it's really going to set in."
Following a cross-country 6 a.m. flight from Triple-A Norfolk Monday, he was running the warning track at Safeco Field before the Orioles' series opener against the Mariners. He was available to make his major league debut Monday out of the bullpen, where the Orioles will initially use him.
On May 3, the Orioles added Johnson to the 40-man roster, a move that prevented Johnson from being able to exercise an opt-out clause in his contract. Four weeks later, he is in the majors.
"There was a lot of stuff going through my mind and I really just wanted to pitch and have it all over with and let whatever happened happen," Johnson said. "I didn't really like that part of it, the business side. It's not as fun as just going out there and playing. I was glad to have that over with and glad to be with the Orioles and it worked out."
Johnson spent most of the season as a starter, but also excelled once he moved to the bullpen because of Norfolk's crowded rotation. He has yet to allow an earned run in four relief appearances since joining the pen in mid-June, a span of 12 1/3 innings. Johnson has a five-inning stint among those relief appearances, so he could still start for the Orioles.
Johnson was 3-5 with a 2.73 ERA in 14 games (nine starts) for the Tides.
Johnson and his father become the sixth father-son duo to play for the Orioles, joining Bob and Terry Kennedy, Don and Damon Buford, John O'Donoghue Sr. and John O'Donoghue Jr., Dave and Derrick May and Tim Raines Sr. and Tim Raines Jr.
Dave Johnson pitched for the Orioles from 1989 to '91.
Tillman to start Thursday, Arrieta pushed back
Right-hander Chris Tillman has been recalled from Norfolk and will join the Orioles in Seattle on Tuesday. He will likely start Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners, allowing the Orioles to push back right-hander Jake Arrieta a day.
Tillman is 8-8 with a 3.63 ERA in 16 appearances (15 starts) with Norfolk. He's won four of his last five starts and has allowed three or fewer earned runs in eight of his last 10 decisions. Over his past three starts, Tillman is 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 23 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Tillman was scratch from his scheduled start on Monday night in Norfolk, replaced by Tim Bascom, who was promoted from Double-A Bowie.
The Orioles have yet to announce their starter for Friday's game in Anaheim.
Palmer auctioning off awards
Former Orioles great Jim Palmer is auctioning off his three Cy Young Award plaques and two of his four Gold Glove award trophies.
Palmer isn't in financial need, but said the sale of the trophies would help him care for his 15-year-old autistic stepson and his grandchildren. A portion of the profits will also go to the autism project of Palm Beach County.
"They're hanging on my wall," said Palmer, who was in Seattle to call the Orioles/Mariners series for MASN. "It seems like it could make more of a difference in other people's lives instead of just hanging on my wall of my office. The Gold Gloves are in storage."


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MEMBERS of The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) group are hosting an event on Saturday to increase the number of trees in Blackbird Leys.
As part of the Government's Big Tree Plant campaign, the group hopes to develop a wooded area in Fry's Hill Park.
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Tuesday, 4:28 p.m., police arrested Nathaniel Long, 31, 700 block of North Union Street, at Walmart, 1920 E. Markland Ave., on charges of theft and possession of marijuana.
Tuesday, 9:23 p.m., deputies arrested Thomas M. Graves, 27, Marion, at the Howard/Grant county line, on a warrant for failure to appear.
Wednesday, 2:20 a.m., police arrested Brenda I. Harrington, 53, 800 block of East Vaile Avenue, at Sycamore and Union streets, on a charge of public intoxication.
Wednesday, 12:40 p.m., police arrested Lori Hite, 51, 1200 block of North Union Street, at the Kokomo Police Department, on a warrant for dealing in a look-a-like substance.
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|Jerry Lewis' McDonald's prepares to feed 3,200 on Thanksgiving Day
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BLUFFTON — This year marks the ninth year for the Jerry Lewis' McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Dinner, which was started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family. The Jerry Lewis' McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Lima Veteran's Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
"The dinner continues to grow year after year. We recognize that it is important to have a place for people to eat and fellowship on a special day like Thanksgiving," said Lewis.
The dinner includes the traditional Thanksgiving fixings, including turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie and more. Enough food will be prepared to feed 3,200 guests. More than 800 pounds of turkey, 800 pounds of mashed potatoes, 540 pounds of stuffing, 300 pounds of gravy, more than 200 pies and 24 pounds of whipped cream will be prepared that day.
The dinner is free and open to the public and everyone is welcome.
"Some guests join us because they are not able to prepare a meal. Others join us because they do not have relatives in town this year. Either way, we become a family that day, fellowshipping together," Lewis said.
In addition to the dinner, there will be clothing and grocery giveaways. Only Believe Ministries in Botkins will bring a school bus filled with clothing. Guests will be able to take with them any needed clothing items, including pants, shirts, shoes, coats and hats.
There will again be a grocery bag giveaway for guests. Last year, each guest was able to take home several bags of groceries in addition to the hot meal they received. "Our goal is not just to feed someone for one meal, but to provide them with enough food for several meals. We are able to do this year after year thanks to our many community partners," Lewis said.
The grocery giveaway is made possible through the generous donations of many local organizations including the Boy Scouts of Allen County, Childers Media Group and Save-A-Lot Food Stores. The Boy Scouts are currently collecting non-perishable food and toiletry items during business hours at the Scout Shop, located at 752 W. Robb Ave. in Lima.
New Country 92.1 The Frog, part of a five-station radio group known as Childers Media Group, and Save-A-Lot Food Stores have also teamed up again this year for a Cram the Van event to collect items for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Various Childers Media Group radio stations will be at two Save-A-Lot Food Stores in Lima—Cole and Bellefontaine on Nov. 25 and 26. For every $3 donation that a customer adds to their bill, one bag of groceries will be donated to the Thanksgiving Day Dinner.
Free transportation to and from the event will be provided if needed. RTA will have one bus running from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to transport people to and from the dinner. The bus will stop at Pilgrim Place Apartments, The Towers Apartments, Fourth Street Apartments, Furl Williams Apartments, Lima West Apartments and along Brower Road.
"Year after year, we continue to be amazed at the community's willingness to give up their own Thanksgiving to serve one another," Lewis said.
The community partners that help make the Thanksgiving Day Dinner possible include: New Country 92.1 The Frog and Childers Media Group, Save-A-Lot Food Stores, The Boy Scouts of Allen County, Allen County Refuse, Coca-Cola, Only Believe Ministries, New Horizons Baking Company, Dickerson Wrightway Food Service, Allen County RTA, Lima Allen County Veteran's Memorial and Civic Convention Center, Kettle Creations and Miller's Textile Service.
At this time, Jerry Lewis' McDonald's is accepting volunteers for the dinner. For more information about the Jerry Lewis' McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Dinner or to sign up to volunteer, please visit www.JerryLewisMcDonalds.com or call 419-225-5916.
About McDonald's
McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading food service provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees. McDonald's franchisee, Lewis, started in the McDonald's business as a manager trainee in Zanesville more than 30 years ago. Today, he owns and operates 17 McDonald's Restaurants employing more than 1,000 individuals in Lima, Delphos, Van Wert, Beaverdam, Bluffton, Ada, Ottawa, Hicksville, Carey and Upper Sandusky. Lewis believes in giving back to the communities in which he does business and supporting a variety of worthy causes. For more information, visit www.JerryLewisMcDonalds.com.


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I'm a jazz guitarist and singer new to Portland and interested in starting up a combo to play paying gigs in town. Adding horns, piano and/or drums eventually would be great, but for now we have to start at the foundation, the Bass. I'm looking for a bassist who is familar with jazz and blues standards and has some basic jazz theory. A string bass player is certainly prefered. I like playing and singing classic vocal jazz, songs that Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Nina Simone etc. did. But I also write some of my own songs (mostly jazz and blues and european folk influenced), It would be cool to eventually add some of these to our repertoire. I also sing in Spanish and French and like to do classic latin tunes and French "chanson" tunes form time to time.
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Why Would a Gay News Anchor Cohost Miss Universe in Russia?
Out MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts published a heartfelt op-ed with MSNBC yesterday, explaining why he's intending to fulfill his obligations as cohost of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant — slated to begin in November in Moscow.
Roberts, who came out publicly in 2006 and says he's "never regretted it," acknowledges the virulently anti-LGBT climate in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin this summer signed a nationwide ban on "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relationships" visible to minors — essentially resulting in the criminalization of any pro-LGBT speech or silent demonstration, including waving a rainbow flag. Shortly after Putin signed the ban on so-called homosexual propaganda, he also signed a law that prohibits gay and lesbian people from adopting Russian orphans, as well as any single people from nations that embrace marriage equality. The Russian parliament, known as the State Duma, is reportedly considering a bill that would declare homosexuality tantamount to child abuse and forcibly remove children of LGBT parents from their homes.
Despite widespread calls for an international boycott of Russia and Russian-made products, Roberts writes that when the opportunity to participate in the Miss Universe program arose, he "aggressively went after it."
"I am not going to boycott," Roberts writes. "Boycotting and vilifying from the outside is too easy. Rather, I choose to offer my support of the LGBT community in Russia by going to Moscow and hosting this event as a journalist, an anchor and a man who happens to be gay. Let people see I am no different than anyone else."
Roberts notes that all children — Russian, American, or otherwise — need hope. And he might be just the person to provide that example, Roberts asserts.
"I am a happy, healthy, gainfully employed, educated and married man," writes Roberts. "And yes, I am gay. These new Russian laws won't stop Russians from being born LGBT and growing up to identify as such. Russia's treatment of its LGBT citizens is unacceptable, unrealistic and only promotes homophobia and intolerance for a community that does and will continue to exist."
"We do them no favors by turning away now," Roberts concludes. "We must be visible, we must show up, and, as Harvey Milk said, we must 'give them hope.' I go to prove there's hope."
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The issue of whether President Obama was qualified to run for the Oval Office is behind a bill up for discussion at the State Capitol. Monday is the last day for House bills to move out of Committee.
As state lawmakers worked through a back-log of bills, Ed Sunderland was down stairs in the Capitol Annex waiting next to an empty committee room. He took the day off and drove to Austin from his home in Flower Mound to testify for legislation he believes will protect the Texas ballot box.
"The Parties are the ones that determine the paperwork and the qualifications for candidacy to get on the Texas ballot and they're different there's nothing that's the same so what's this bill is trying to do is level the playing field so there is a specific application for every candidate to get on the ballot," said Sunderland.
Sunderland is what some may describe as a 'birther.' He is adamant that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. and therefore was not qualified to be on any Presidential ballot. It's an accusation that had Sunderland making a simple request.
"Somebody should have done something about that," he said.
That somebody for this session is Arlington Republican Bill Zedler
He filed HB 650 which would require the Texas Sec. of State to basically do a citizenship background check. The check list includes verifying that each candidate running for president in Texas is a natural born U.S. citizen. Certified copies of the candidate's birth certificate would have to be provided. But this republican drafted Birther Bill could also cause problems for an up and coming GOP star Senator Ted Cruz, who got a big reception at the NRA convention in Houston last week.
"Yeah if anyone should be concern about this legislation is our current US Senator from Texas. He is the one that's got residency issues," said McDonald.
Here's the rub. According to political analyst Chuck McDonald, Cruz was born in Canada. But he has an oval office loophole. His mother had American citizenship and because of her status, he is considered a natural born citizen. This congressional report verified that argument for Cruz two years ago ironically for the president. While the issue could cause a headache for Cruz on the campaign trail McDonald says HB 650 has little political value.
"I think the capacity for inane and idiotic legislation is as infinite as the universe."
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Ex-BP engineer pleads not guilty in spill probe
Federal prosecutors say a former BP engineer was arrested last week because they feared he would leave the country for a job in Australia and not return. The engineer pleaded not guilty today to charges he deleted text messages to a supervisor and a contractor to prevent them from being used in a federal grand jury probe of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Pickens says 55-year-old Kurt Mix of Katy, Texas, applied for a green card to Canada as recently as March and planned to travel to Australia "never to return." Mix faces two counts of obstruction of justice—the first criminal charges in the Justice Department's investigation into the spill and its aftermath.
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Kevin Seraphin, little-used rookie for the Washington Wizards last season, will play in the Euroleague this season during the NBA lockout. The former No. 17 overall pick has signed a deal with Caja Laboral in Spain.
In his first season with the Wizards, Seraphin played 58 games for Washington while averaging an underwhelming 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds while earning one start. A native of Franch, Seraphin recently helped the French National Team to a second-place finish at the EuroBasket tournament while helping the team to a berth at the 2012 London Olympics.
Signing with Caja Laboral was probably the best move the youngster could make this offseason. Seraphin was known to be raw prior to the Draft, but his length adds to the potential impact he might someday be able to make on an NBA court and more experience will only help move him closer to his ceiling.
In Spain, Seraphin will play alongside Golden State Warriors scorer Reggie Williams, a former D-League call-up, as well as NBA Draft pick Nemanja Bjelica and Argentinian sharpshooter Pablo Prigioni.


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|November 4, 2014
|Last election:
|November 2, 2010
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- 1 Current officeholder
- 2 Authority
- 3 Elections
- 4 Vacancies
- 5 Divisions
- 6 Duties
- 7 Campaign finance
- 8 State budget
- 9 Compensation
- 10 Contact information
- 11 See also
- 12 External links
- 13 References
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Jon Bruning. He was first elected to the office in 2002 and was subsequently re-elected in 2006 and 2010, both times unopposed.
The state Constitution addresses the office of attorney general in Article IV, the Executive Department.
Under Article IV, Section I:
The executive officers of the state shall be the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and the heads of such other executive departments as set forth herein or as may be established by law.
The Office of Attorney General is a publicly elected position with elections held every four years. Elections are held in November and officers assume their duties the following January. There are no term limits. (Nebraska Constitution, Article IV § 1)
- See also: Nebraska Attorney General election, 2010
- 2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary and General Elections
- Jon Bruning ran unopposed in both contests
- 2006 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary and General Elections
- Jon Bruning ran unopposed in both contests
- 2002 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary
- Jon Bruning ran unopposed
|2002 Race for Attorney General - General Election [2]
|Jon Bruning (R)
|Mike Meister (D)
|Total votes
As established by Article IV, Section 11 of the Nebraska Constitution, in the event of a vacancy in the office of attorney general, the governor fills the office by appointment. The appointee serves until a successor is elected and qualified.
- Civil Litigation Bureau: this department works on civil rights claims, inmate litigation, worker's compensation, tort claim lawsuits, employment discrimination, and equal opportunity commission.
- Criminal Bureau: this department working on child protection, criminal appeals, domestic violence and internet safety.
- Legal Services Bureau: provides legal advice to over 60 state agencies, boards, commissions, departments and offices. The department also is in charge of antitrust, probate, and escheat, and other specialized matters including election law and constitutional litigation. The Legal Services Bureau researches and drafts most Attorney General Opinions for review by the Attorney General and also review rules and regulations for statutory authority and constitutionality.
- Public Protection Bureau: enforces laws and regulations for agriculture, environment and & natural resources. This department is also in charge of consumer protections; health and licensing; the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; Tobacco Enforcement; the Liquor Control Commission; One-Call Notification Act (the bureau files actions for civil penalties against individuals who fail to call the Digger's Hotline prior to excavation of a pipeline site); and Administrative License Revocation.
General duties
Some of the general duties of the office of the Attorney General include:[3]
- Uphold and defend the Constitution and laws of the State of Nebraska;
- Achieve a higher level of public safety and security by promoting vigorous prosecution of murderers, drug dealers, child abusers and other criminals;
- Promote stronger law enforcement and reform in criminal procedure and criminal law;
- Provide skilled assistance to local prosecutors in highly technical or complex cases involving murder, illegal drugs and the prosecution of child sexual abuse;
- Prevent and prosecute consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices, and protect Nebraskans from fraudulent business activities and scams through educational outreach;
- Uphold and protect the civil rights of all Nebraskans;
- Defend Nebraska's interests in disputes with other states over irrigation water and stream flows;
- Protect the public health and safety of Nebraskans by vigorously pursuing disciplinary actions against health care professionals who endanger the public by violations of health regulations or drug laws;
- Provide professional legal representation in all civil proceedings on behalf of the state;
- Reduce the time and resources devoted by the state to defending claims by inmates of correctional facilities.
Role in the initiative process
Unlike many states, Nebraska's initiative guidelines dictate that a ballot title is not issued until signatures are being verified. Thus the attorney general does not receive a copy of the ballot until the signatures are turned into the state four months prior to the election.
It is at this point that the attorney general will assign a ballot title to the initiative, which will be certified by the Nebraska secretary of state.
The attorney general will then write a ballot question that summarizes the initiative in 100 words or less. The office is also in charge of writing the effect of a vote for or against the measure, both items which will appear on the ballot.
Ballot language court appeals
If any citizen believes the ballot language is not sufficient or fair, they may file in District Court asking for the language to be changed. This must occur within ten days after the language is filed with the secretary of state.
If there aren't any appeal, then the language written by the attorney general is considered final and is issued to the secretary of state for official placement on the ballot.
Campaign finance
The Attorney General of Nebraska is responsible for handling all prosecutions of criminal violations of Nebraska's campaign finance laws. [4] The first step in filing a complaint is to file with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. It is up to the NADC to determine probable cause of a complaint before the Attorney General can move on with prosecution the case. [5] The NADC handles all civil law violations. [5]
State budget
The budget for the Attorney General's office in Fiscal Year 2012-13 was $5,795,369.[6]
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2012, the Attorney General of Nebraska was paid an estimated $95,000 according to the Council of State Governments.
The state Constitution addresses compensation for state executive officials in Article IV, Section 25.
The officers provided for in this article shall receive such salaries as may be provided by law. Such officers, or such other officers as may be provided for by law, shall not receive for their own use any fees, costs, or interest upon public money in their hands.
Contact information
Office of the Attorney General
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 68509
See also
- Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska
- Governor of Nebraska
- Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
- Nebraska Secretary of State
- Nebraska Constitution
External links
- ↑ Nebraska Attorney General "About" Accessed August 4, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State - Official Results 2002 General Election
- ↑ Nebraska Attorney General "About" Accessed August 4, 2012
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission "Nebraska Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statute 49-14,124.02 Nebraska Law)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission "Enforcement Procedure"
- ↑ Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, "2011-2013 General Fund Appropriations Summary," accessed April 17, 2013
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As Independence Day approaches this year, the Joplin Fire Department encourages citizens to keep safety in mind as they handle fireworks to avoid any problems. The public should also know and adhere to all regulations involving the sale and discharge of fireworks in the City of Joplin to provide a safer environment for their families, neighbors and the community as a whole. Also citizens are encouraged to be a good neighbor and remove any trash or debris from the fireworks they discharge.
Fireworks may be sold within the City of Joplin on July 1,2,3,4 only; and may be discharged only on July 1, 2, 3, and 4 from the hours of 12 Noon to 11 pm. The City prohibits the sale, possession or discharge of bottle rockets within the City. Any bottle rockets found will be confiscated immediately, and any variances of these rules may result in appropriate fines and confiscation of all possessed fireworks.
It should also be noted that during the set-up and event of the Independence Day Celebration at Landreth Park, all private fireworks will be prohibited in Landreth Park, as ordered by the Joplin Fire Chief . The notice is being posted in the interest of safety and is in accordance with the City of Joplin Code (SEC. 58.65 Item C). The order will be in effect on July 3 and 4, 2013 for Landreth Park in Joplin.
The notice will be posted at all fireworks stands in the City of Joplin, as well as posted at the main entry points of Landreth Park. The Police Department has set a protocol in handling violations of this order, starting with a verbal warning to the possibility of arrest if repeated violations occur.
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For more information about fireworks safety, contact Dale Brooks, Fire Safety Officer, at 417-624-0820 ext. 1307.
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A hierarchical model for approximating 2-1/2-dimensional surfaces is described. This model, called a Delaunay pyramid, is a method for compression of spatial data and representation of a surface at successively finer levels of detail. A Delaunay pyramid is based on a sequence of Delaunay triangulations of suitably defined subsets of the set of data points. A triangle-oriented encoding structure for a Delaunay pyramid is presented, and its storage complexity is evaluated. An algorithm for constructing a Delaunay pyramid is described, and a method for solving the point location and evaluation on such a model is discussed.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tony Gonzalez, the most productive tight end in NFL history, will be traded to a contender if the Kansas City Chiefs get the right price.
Tony Gonzalez, TE
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2008 stats
Catches: 21
Yards: 193
Touchdowns: 2
Three people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the nine-time Pro Bowl player could be dealt before the Tuesday trade deadline. The sources didn't want to be identified because a deal hasn't been struck.
Gonzalez, who holds the NFL tight end record for receptions, touchdown catches and yards receiving, is active in civic and charitable affairs and enjoys great popularity in Kansas City. He has always said he would like to end his career with the Chiefs, who drafted him in the first round out of California in 1997.
But the Chiefs (1-4) are rebuilding from the bottom up and not likely to contend for the Super Bowl any time soon. In spite of all his personal accomplishments, Gonzalez, 32, has never even won a postseason game.
He would like an opportunity to play in a Super Bowl and the rebuilding Chiefs would like to acquire extra draft picks.
Two people involved in the situation said there had been discussions with the New York Giants, but that talks had not been productive.
The Giants traded tight end Jeremy Shockey to New Orleans last summer for second- and fifth-round draft picks in 2009. Shockey's replacement, Kevin Boss, has been a disappointment even though the defending Super Bowl champs are undefeated.
Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson is a notoriously tough negotiator and would probably demand at least a second-round pick for the man many Chiefs fans believe is the greatest offensive player in team history.
I would take him over shiancoe any day...
Re: Gonzalez?
Already posted.
At any rate we already gave the chiefs picks to get Allen and I don't want to send any more to them for any player. We need to kep some to bring in rookies for this staff to polish into elite athletes.
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Re: Gonzalez?
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Already posted.
At any rate we already gave the chiefs picks to get Allen and I don't want to send any more to them for any player. We need to kep some to bring in rookies for this staff to polish into elite athletes.
Re: Gonzalez?
Actually, I have been happy with Shank as of late. Obviously Gonzo would be an upgrade, and if he was willing to stick around here for not an abnormally large amount of money it would be worth it. But I dont see us going after him right now.
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EVESHAM United proved too strong for Ledbury Town as they swept the West Midlands League Division One team aside 10-0 at New Street.
Paul Collicutt's men showed no mercy to their Herefordshire hosts, who ply their trade three leagues lower than the Robins.
Jared Wilson scored a hat-trick, while there were two for Ashley Edenborough and one each for fellow new recruit Jack Watts, Marcus Palmer, Aaron Drake, Lance Smith and James Baldwin.
To their credit, Ledbury put in a decent shift in the first-half but ran out of steam after the break.
Despite the scoreline, United had to wait half-an-hour before breaking the deadlock through Palmer's low finish.
Two goals in three minutes gave Evesham a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time. First, keeper Nick Blakeway failed to hold Smith's drive and Drake followed up to score, then Palmer's ball over the top freed Smith who raced clear to score.
Five minutes into the second period, Palmer set up Wilson to make it 4-0 with an unstoppable drive into the bottom corner.
Watts added a fifth after rounding Blakeway and Wilson got his second and United's sixth with another excellent finish from outside the box.
On 78 minutes, Edenborough waltzed through the Ledbury defence for 7-0 and two minutes later made it eight with a first-time shot.
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Leading doctor at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital using medical honey to tackle wound infections
12:30pm Thursday 11th July 2013 in Winchester By Rachel Masker
THE healing powers of honey have been known about for thousands of years, dating back to the Ancient Egyptians, who put it on wounds.
But with the invention of penicillin and other antibiotics last century, it fell out of use in modern medicine.
Now, a leading doctor at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital is using honey to tackle wound infections in patients from newborns to the elderly.
Results after a year suggest it could have the golden touch when it comes to beating bacteria, including some superbugs.
Not only has it killed MRSA, it has also halved infection rates for women who have given birth by Caesarean section and healed hard-totreat leg and foot ulcers.
Dr Matthew Dryden, consultant microbiologist at the RHCH, pictured, said implications for the wider NHS could be "massive" in terms of saving lives, doctor and nurse time and reducing antibiotic use.
NHS chiefs have warned about the dangers of growing resistance to antibiotic drugs. It could leave millions at risk from untreatable germs in future.
But a new sterile, medical honey developed by father and son beekeepers and scientists in Ireland could offer one solution.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the RHCH, Andover War Memorial Hospital and Basingstoke hospital, is one of only two hospital trusts in the UK exploring clinical use of the substance known as Surgihoney.
While all honey contains natural antibacterial agents, Surgihoney had been bioengineered or "turbo-boosted" to make it even better at beating bugs than Manuka honey from New Zealand, which is generally regarded as most potent, says Dr Dryden.
Nurses successfully used Surgihoney to treat a newborn baby transferred from another hospital with the antibiotic resistant MRSA after stomach surgery.
Dr Dryden's results showed it halved cases of women who develop wound infections after giving birth by Caesarean from six per cent to three per cent. About 190 women had a single sachet of honey applied directly to the surgical incision immediately after giving birth.
Nationally, about one in ten women get infections from C-sections, affecting thousands of women.
Dr Dryden,director of infection prevention and control at the hospital trust, has also used it to treat bed sores as well as foot and leg ulcers.
He said: "It has had 100 per cent success in that none of the wounds treated with Surgihoney have deteriorated and by far the majority have showed an improvement."
Success stories include a 77-year-old man with a severely-infected leg ulcer at risk of amputation. His leg was saved after treatment with honey instead of antibiotics.
Dr Dryden plans to publish the results of his clinical evaluation at Basingstoke and Winchester hospitals in the next few months. The honey is already licensed for use in the UK.
He said: "I think it is an amazing wound care product. Honey is a fantastic natural medicine. It doesn't damage the tissues but it kills the bugs."
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I actually got a question through in Keith Law's chat Wednesday, and got an encouraging answer. Hope this trend continues and our often-panned 1st round pick of a "low ceiling guy" ends up better most people thought.
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Mike Minor is striking guys out like crazy, at 13.1 per 9 innings. Is he doing
anything differently, or is it more a function of being more polished
than the guys he's facing? Was he ever supposed to be a big K guy?
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Throwing harder - a good 2-3 mph harder - with the accompanying drop in command.
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Marian Craig was on the phone, and so was the heartbreak that is always in her voice.
Craig is the mother of Lisa Remmers, wife of pastor Lonny Remmers and and the grandmother of Nicholas Craig. Lonny Remmers, of Corona, is accused of assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting corporal injury on a minor in a case involving members of Lonny Remmers' Heart of Worship Community Church.
Craig says she hasn't seen Lisa or Nicholas, who are in Heart of Worship, in years because Lonny forbids it. Some parents whose sons and daughters are also in the church share Marian Craig's grief because they haven't seen their children because, they say, Lonny has torn families apart.
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It doesn't appear that Craig and Jeter will try to blame Lonny Remmers; the three typically stand together in the hallway at the Riverside Hall of Justice waiting to be called for their hearings.
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Decided 2day we're gonna give Miles Onyegbule a good look @ TE starting this PM. Big, strong, great hands. Really think he can help us there— Mack Brown (@UT_MackBrown) August 11, 2012
Per Mack Browns twitter account, the coaches have decided to try Miles at TE. I personally think it's a great decision as he was always sort of a tweener and would have needed to get much leaner to play wr at the next level.


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PHOENIX, Md. – With
the championship match of the STX Match Play Tournament tied 3-3, Towson University
junior Matt Fry sank a five-foot putt on the 18th hole to push the
Tigers past George Mason in thrilling fashion.
Towson had a taste for the dramatics all tournament long, defeating Rutgers, Fairfield and George Mason by identical 4-3 scores with clutch finishing putts each time. Junior Joe Gunerman was the hero during the first two matches, but Fry came through in the clutch on Monday.
Needing to halve either of the final two holes to clinch the title for Towson, Fry saw his putt lip out on hole 17 and thus forcing him and George Mason's Christian Bech to play the final hole. Fry's drive on 18 left him with a tough lie in the short of the green. The junior played a beautiful chip shot to within five feet and then connected on the side hill putt, sending his teammates into a roar.
"I was really just happy it went in," said Fry of his tournament-clinching putt. "I didn't want any part of another playoff after yesterday. Joe really came through for the team down the stretch in each of the last two days. What he did was clutch. I was just happy to do my part."
Fry believes this big tournament win sets the team up nicely for the remainder of the fall schedule.
"These wins show that our team can do great things this year,"
said Fry. "The way we won these matches, against really good teams, really
shows how we can work together. We can play in any pressure
All seven Tigers won matches during the three days of play, including a perfect 3-0 record from freshman Cas Dickerson. Adam Stasuk and Michael Chanaud were the other individual wins for Towson on Monday.
As thrilled as head coach Brian Yaniger was with the play of his three starting freshmen, he knew that the upperclassmen were the key in this tournament.
"In the end it was the upperclassmen that made the clutch putts," said Yaniger after he posed for a picture with his team to accept the STX Match Play Tournament trophy. "Joe and Matt made all three putts, all three days to win us this tournament. As leaders do, time after time, they are there when you need them the most."
Yaniger was again quick to credit assistant coach Jeff Castle for his work with the Tigers on the green.
"We were extremely fortunate to have Jeff on our side today," said Yaniger. "The Towson Golf & Country Club is his home course and he knew exactly how the putts would break on almost every occasion."
The action packed tournament concluded with Fairfield, Fairleigh-Dickinson and California University of Pa. also picking up wins.
"I'm just thrilled with how this tournament worked out," said Yaniger. "It's the first tournament on our new home course and the first time having a title sponsor who's a Towson graduate. It doesn't get much better than that."
2012 STX Match Play – Round 3 (Final Round)
Towson defeats George Mason, 4-3
#1: Kevin Yerks (Mason) defeats Joe Gunerman (Towson), 4 & 3
#2: Adam Stasuk (Towson) defeats Mark Folkwein (Mason), 3 & 1
#3: Alec Kormanec (Mason) defeats Ken Jee (Towson), 4 & 3
#4: Matt Fry (Towson) defeats Christian Bech (Mason), 1 up
#5: Bryan Giles (Mason) defeats Alex Church (Towson), 2 & 1
#6: Cas Dickerson (Towson) defeats Zack Lauzon (Mason), 3 & 2
#7: Michael Chanaud (Towson) defeats Wes Liu (Mason), 2 & 1
Fairfield defeats Bethune-Cookman, 4-3
#1: Patrick Lynch (Fairfield) wins via forfeit
#2: Peter Repetto (Fairfield) wins via forfeit
#3: Matthew McKnight (BC) defeats Steve Burak (Fairfield), 5 & 4
#4: Ryan Fricker (BC) defeats Ricky Dowling (Fairfield), 2 & 1
#5: Alex Clapp (BC) defeats Eric Johnson (Fairfield), 3 & 2
#6: Nick Taylor (Fairfield) defeats Rafael Abad (BC), 3 & 2
#7: Scott Rainaud (Fairfield) defeats Emmanuel Petrich (BC), 1 up
FDU defeats Rutgers, 4-3
#1: Jacob Stockl (RU) defeats Eduardo Escobar (FDU), 5 & 4
#2: Doug Walters (RU) vs. Connor Hamilton (FDU), All square
#3: Brandon French (FDU) defeats Jonathan Renza (RU), 4 & 3
#4: Jonathan Chang (RU) defeats Tom Barnes (FDU), 4 & 3
#5: Jordan Jones (FDU) defeats Hyung Mo Kim (RU), 3 & 2
#6: David Gaylord (FDU) defeats John Fagan (RU), 1 up
#7: Dillon Corbo (RU) vs. Alejandro Rivera (FDU), All square
California University of Pa. defeats Stevenson, 6 ½ to ½
#1: Charlie Durman (CalPa) defeats Ben Lukehart (Stevenson), 2 & 1
#2: Chad Pappasergi (CalPa) defeats Justin Hughes (Stevenson), 6 & 4
#3: Jordan Eck (CalPa) defeats Al El Kordi Hubbard (Stevenson), 4 & 3
#4: Justin Newbauer (CalPa) defeats Matt Daryman (Stevenson), 1 up
#5: Brad Thornton (CalPa) defeats Alex Hosier (Stevenson), 5 & 4
#6: Mark Paradise (CalPa) defeats Sean Canavaugh (Stevenson), 5 & 4
#7: Austin Stoddard (CalPa) vs. Will Ellis (Stevenson), All square
Final Standings (Tournament Record):
1) Towson (3-0)
2) George Mason (2-1)
3) Fairfield (2-1)
4) Bethune-Cookman (1-2)
6) Rutgers (1-2)
7) California University of Pa. (1-2)
8) Stevenson (0-3)