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Billy Butler had three more doubles on Wednesday. According to STATS, Inc., Billy is the first player in Major League Baseball since at least 1954 to have four games with three doubles in the same season! We say since at least 1954 as that is as far back the day-by-day search engine went. Billy is now in a tie for fourth on the franchise list for doubles in a season with 45. Butler is in good company – he's tied with George Brett and Frank White.


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Take a Look at RSTN.TV
If you have watched the Royals on television in the pastfour years, chances are you probably were watching the Royals Sports Television
Network. The Royals created their own sports network in 2003 in an effort to
provide more games to fans in the team's broadcast region. This year marked a first
for RSTN as it televised a pair of games for the Wichita Wranglers, Kansas City's Double A affiliate.
RSTN has become much more than just the production of live
baseball games. RSTN produces weekly programming, including The Royals Insider,
a show hosted by long-time Royals announcer Fred White. Each week White takes a
look behind the scenes at Kauffman Stadium and offers interviews and highlights
of the players and staff. In addition to Royals Insider, RSTN is now producing
a kids program every other week during the season. The Blue Crew is a fun show
that features Royals mascot Sluggerrr and gives kids an opportunity to learn
more about the game of baseball.
For those that are tech savvy (and we know you are because
you are reading this blog), RSTN offers its own web site, rstn.tv. The site is
loaded with video highlights from the current season as well as top plays from
the 2004 and 2005 seasons. And, in case you have missed an episode of Royals
Insider or The Blue Crew, the site offers an archive of the shows. If you're
not sure if RSTN is carried in your area, just check out rstn.tv to see a
listing of affiliates.
RSTN.tv also offers fans a chance to interact with our
announcers. Fans can e-mail the broadcast booth and may even see their question
answered on the air. Even if the announcers can't get to your question on the
air, they will do their best to get back to you. Some questions are included in
the RSTN mailbag, a new feature in 2006, where questions and answers are posted
on the site. If you have questions or feedback about our broadcasts, those are welcome
It is also important that we acknowledge our production
partner for all of these games and shows as Metro Sports here in Kansas City does a fantastic job bringing the games to the viewers. Metro has some of the best
production facilities around and, more importantly, some of the best people
working for them. They do a great job.
So, if you have any questions about RSTN, please check us
out at www.rstn.tv. And be sure to watch the
next time the Royals are on TV.
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Dear Royals,
I'm a little confused. I know the purpose of a blog is to allow readers to interact with one another (which seems to be happening here), but on most blogs that I've joined, the blog owner also jumps into the dialogue occasionally in order to answer questions about or make clarifications to a post. Is that going to happen here? For example, I keep checking back to read the Dayton Moore post, but it is not on and there is no comment as to why.
Please don't read my comments as being hostile. I really am just confused about the purpose.
Royalsnut, I agree. When you hear ads on the Royals Radio Network about this blog, it was to inform fans about the "inside" goings on of the Royals. I like you am not trying to be hostile. It would be interesting to hear some of the thoughts of the front office folk as well as maybe some input from the Royals minor league system.
Not trying to be negative, but this year is pretty well shot, and Sanders, Menkavitch (sp?) and Grud, are not the future of the Royals. How about some hope for the future?? Could Mr. Moore please let us in a little on the "master plan"??
I think the RSTN broadcasters have been great. They are always entertaining and i love listening.
The only problem is that they dont televise enough home games. The whole blackout thing doesnt make fans go to the ballpark. The Royals arent good enough to where if you cant see them on TV you go to the game. Right now if the Royals arent on I just read about them in the paper.
Anyway that we could get Taylor Hicks in the broadcast booth?!! The 65 commercials per broadcast aren't quite enough for moi.
Seriously: Denny, Fred, Ryan, Split, Bob, Brian & Kim – y'all rock – keep it up. We're all going to have more fun when this thing gets turned around. Waiting for the Royal Renaissance…
I don't have cable, nor really the time to watch it, but I do have XM Radio and when I'm out of town I listen to all the games. XM broadcasts the home team announcers, and I can tell you, Denny, Ryan, and Fred are about as good as it gets for calling a game! The other teams announcers vary from flat boring to such a bunch of out and out homers that they don't even call the game!
I love the fact that I get to watch most of the games being 7 hours from KC. I get little or no coverage from the Wichita news. The local sportscaster showed Bucks HR while describing Stairs game winning 2 run shot. Does he know who the players are? A few days prior to that Burgos came in a game and got the last out in the 8th inning and FSN switched to a poker show and did not show the 9th inning of the game. Go Royals
In the state of Iowa, we are considered as being in the local blackout area for no less than six major leauge teams. Now, none of these teams is close enough that, if the game isn't on TV due to blackout, that I could hop in my car after work and drive to the game and even arrive before it's over.
However, due to blackout rules developed by Major Leauge Baseball back in the days before internet, satelite or even cable delivery of TV and radio signals, I can't watch the Royals play.
I spent $179 on DirecTV Extra Innings a couple years ago only to be told *AFTER* I had paid the non-refundable subscription fee that I was in the local area and could watch select over-the-air games on Channel 38 (three TV markets away from me).
Sadly, DirecTV didn't even know why I was blacked out. Jeff Passan, of the KC Star has done two excellent articles on this issue for the Yahoo Sports website:
After about half of RSTN's first season, Fox Sports Midwest did pick up the Royals games, but that still didn't help me because they only show them in Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas…so I'm still here in Iowa getting blacked out.
Why should those of you in RSTN-enabled areas care?
Because we're in a part of the Midwest where, given the option to watch the Royals about 100 nights a year, some people would become interested enough to vacation to KC and see a game or two. When I do get to see a rare TV game (when they play the White Sox) the stadium looks so nice – it makes me want to come see a game.
Here's what I tried to sell to the RSTN bigwigs once and they told me it was too expensive:
Get RSTN on any cable outlet in Iowa that will take it…do it at cost. At least then, people can watch the games, see the great stadium and come and visit. It could open up revenue from KC-area attractions that might advertise if they know potential tourists might be watching.
When I was younger, there was no single team people rooted for in Iowa. The Royals had fans like me as well as those on the Iowa side of the Omaha metro area, the Cubs did okay because of the I-Cubs in Des Moines. Some north Iowans were Twins fans, in SE Iowa the Cards were the team of choice and a few Sox and Brewers fans were also around. Then, suddenly Iowa became a Cubs state. Why? Were they good? NO. Did they have a nice (in their case "historic") ballpark? YES. Did they play in a good tourist city? YES. Were all their games on cable? YES!
WGN was what made the Cubs big in Iowa. With WGN rarely showing Cubs games anymore, the market is ripe. I think the Royals are in a similar situation here in Iowa to what the Cubs had in the pre-cable era. The market is ripe. Do the Royals jump at it, or do they let the Twins, Brewers, Cards, Sox and Cubs get first dibs?
How about installing the needed equipment at cost at the Mediacom Cable offices in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids? That's about 750,000 viewers right there. While the impact might be small at first, but the impact of being one of the "best televised" teams in Iowa would only help the Royals.
Sorry…long post…but I'm tired of not being able to watch the Royals!
Oh yeah…one more thing, the Royals MUST work out a deal to get the games on KC_area hotel TVs. There's nothing worse that coming to KC and still not being able to watch the Royals even when you're across the street from Kauffman.
They should work a deal with hotels that will add Metro Sports to the channel line up so that they are listed, with reservations links, to the RSTN web site, or something. I'd select one hotel over another in KC if I knew the Royals games would be on!
And, it's not as much for me…I'm already going to go to the games, but you want travelers to "sample the product" and say – tomorrow, I'm getting a ticket and going to the game.
In the end, its all about reaching out to more ticket buyers! Isn't it?
i live in kc and have dish network so i don't have rstn. why is rstn only available for cable?? i remember when games where on local tv. i know channel 38 has a few games but why can't rstn be available to everyone in the kc area??? its seems rstn is missing out on alot of viewers by having it on cable tv. i've also been to many restaurants and bars that have satellite tv and can't get the royals games. i think this is a shame!! why hasn't this been addressed??
Maybe I can explain some of this…. $$$$$$$$$$.
You guys are right of course, you should be able to watch games. But here's the obvious problem.
First of all there are broadcast territories, the Royals can only broadcast so close to the White Sox or Cubs.
Secondly, there's cost. Mediacom, (for example) has to "buy" the telecasts. It's been well known for years that if enough folks in a given area wants to watch the "Drying Paint" channel, any cable company will pay for it!
Third, is MLB.COM/TV. You'll note that every time you go onto the Royals web site you get an eyeful of MLB.COM TV. In the end, they are selling a product, "baseball", and indeed, if they can't get the advertisers to pay for it, or the cable companies to pay for it, then they try to get it from us, the fans.
I do agree, the Royals are missing a HUGH P.R. opportunity by not being able to sell RSTN, BUT aside from us diehards, who wants to tune in to a loosing team?? More so, how does an advertising salesperson sell ads when the product the Royals are putting on the field stinks?
Although there are cheap tickets, you still have to get here like our friend in Iowa. The success of the 70's and 80's involved making this a regional team, SD, NE, IA,(prodominately western)MO,(again western), KS, and Northern Oklahoma and Arkansas. At one time, folks from Iowa would make a weekender down to K.C. to watch a weekend series, and find they were sitting next to a family from Oklahoma. Then they'd hit Westport, or do some shopping on the Plaza. That's what this team needs to get back to!
I think what amazes me is from what a I've heard, when folks contact the Royals, they always seem to hear, why "we can't". How about the Royals adopting a "we can" attitude?! As an example, to the mention above about pumping the Royals games into hotel rooms. I'm sure that would be expensive to do, but how about someone in marketing walking a few comp tickets over to the Hotels??
Does anyone with the Royals REALLY read these posts???
I agree that its about the money bowtech…but, as seems to be the case in to many floundering businesses these days, owners, directors and managers have forgotten that you can make money by spending it.
The best company I worked for had a general manager who would spend money like crazy – but it was well spent and it added customers. When he left, the new GM decided to cut all the spending…but his customer numbers dropped, too.
You can hide all your money under the mattress, but it will never gain any interest unless you're willing to risk a little.
To touch on your local territory issues, the territories in Iowa are a joke, a map that's with the Passan stories I mentioned above shows that Iowa – the whole state – is in the local area for: Sox, Cubs, Cards, Brewers, Twins and Royals. All six…the whole state…there aren't enough TV stations in Iowa to pick up that many teams…we get Cubs, Sox and some Cards games here in eastern Iowa. And, when Mediacom messes up, we do, from time to time, get a few Twins games that I guess are only supposed to be on in North-Central Iowa.
There was a rumor early on that Mediacom-Des Moines looked at RSTN but they wanted way to much for the viewership they'd expect.
I still say if it's there, people will watch – even if they are watching bad baseball. Case in point: I watched a lot of bad Cubs games on WGN as a kid!
The Royals need to be willing to lose a little money with RSTN to build viewership (which leads to better ad rates), build ticket sales and build a tourist fan base.
By the way, if anyone from RSTN is reading this, my marketing ideas and I are available for hire. Call me😉
Obviously, the bottom line is always money, but within that framework, there are many 'ways to skin a cat'. If it was as simple as that, ALL professional sports franchises would run the same…
That being said, I really wish that the Royals WOULD think more outside the box when it comes to marketing. One of the things that I don't understand, is that they seem to have cut off their 'ticketing' promos to next to none. People used to kind of laugh about it, but I always thought the 'but a pizza, get a Royals ticket' worked. Right now, all they should be concerned about is getting people in the seats.
Also, I have noticed this year that they do not have any ticket promotions on their website. They used to do a lot of drawings.
How many empty seats do we see every night?
Nobody from the Royals is going to pay any attention to what we write here. I'm not sure why I'm wasting my time.
Since all MLB cares about is the almighty dollar, why won't they see the millions of potential dollars in MLB.com subscriptions, Extra Innings subscriptions, etc. that fans such as myself are more than willing to throw at them?
If in a given team's market, the games are available to the fan on the team's TV network, then it is perfectly understandable why there should be a blackout on MLB.com and on Extra Innings. The team's TV network should and does take priority.
BUT…if the team's TV network broadcasts are NOT available in the "market" that someone devised, centuries ago apparently, then MLB should allow the fan to purchase the game, end of story.
Where are the Royals getting screwed out of any money if we are allowed to buy the games on MLB.com or on Extra Innings? As it is now, we can't watch the games anyway! Any revenue that might go to MLB, whether it goes directly to the Royals or not, has to benefit the Royals in the long run.
It's not our fault that the Royals made the decision to start RSTN. It's not our fault that the Royals were unable to convince our local cable and satellite providers to carry the games.
The Royals' response to this is "call your cable operator or satellite provider and tell them you want RSTN." Well, how many tens of thousands of us have to clamor for RSTN for us to get it? It's obvious that the cable/sat vendors don't see the benefit and aren't going to carry the games. So it's completely unfair that the people who want the games, and are willing to buy them at a premium, cannot get them.
MLB and the 30 teams are losing out on all kinds of additional revenue. The folks at MLB obviously suffer from Cranio-Rectal syndrome, which is why they can't see the light of day. I am probably the world's worst salesman. I couldn't sell a glass of water to a man who is dying of thirst. He'd say, "No, thanks; I'll just die." But even I have enough marketing sense to see something quite obvious that a bunch of millionaires apparently don't see.
MLB and the Royals, if you won't televise the games in the main portion of Arkansas, away from the little corner where Daddy and Dan live…and I don't mean the smattering of games on channel 38 that we somehow manage to see (I only know of one RSTN game that has been on this year in the Little Rock market, and I think it was probably by accident)…then please drop us from your market. Either make the product available to us, or let us buy the doggone product from an approved vendor (MLB.com or our satellite provider).
Don't just shut us out and tell us we can't get the games at all. Who is more likely to give a happy about the Royals…someone who lives 400 miles away, or someone who lives 2400 miles away? The person who lives 2400 miles away can get the games, but cares nothing about them. The person who lives 400 miles away can't get them unless he makes a 400-mile trip to the K. In my case, even during what promises to be the fourth 100+ loss season out of five seasons, I care a great deal about the games and am willing to pay $ for them.
Hey, Selig, Glass, et.al.: You like $, right? Those pretty little S's with a vertical line through them that a lot of folks, including some of you, hunger and thirst for 24/7?
You want to market your product to us? Then market it! This ain't rocket science!
Oh, and by the way, Mr. Glass…sell the team!
Hey, Selig, Glass, et.al.: How did you guys become millionaires, anyway? You don't seem to know anything at all about marketing. So just exactly what makes you worth your millions? The people reading and contributing to this blog don't have your dollars, but I guarantee you that we have more sense.
David Glass, obviously, made his money with Wal-Mart, but even then received very mixed reviews regarding this P.R. skills. No one would deny his genius on the business side of retail.
Bud Selig sold used cars, I believe. I know that sounds like a joke, but I am pretty sure that is what he did.
Hey Glass,
Sell the Royals.
To rscrivner: It was a rhetorical question, actually. You're correct about both men. And I'm sure that all the rest of the millionaire owners have at least a clue about business, unless they inherited their fortunes. But collectively, they don't know beans about marketing, which is quite astonishing seeing that many of them allegedly have the Midas touch in other facets of running a business.
Oh! Mr. Glass is making $$$ alright….. He just got the Jackson County taxpayers to pony up for stadium renovations to increase revenues, then there's the 60 million that the team gets from MLB. Yes Selig sold used cars…….. I would agree, Mr. Glass needs a short course in P.R.
Arkansas is not allowed to access the games via satellite through Fox Midwest because the deal between RSTN and Fox MW did not include AR, OK, or Iowa. All three states are considered Royal Television territory. Since the Royals claim those states, they are also blacked out on the Extra Innings package, which is for out of market games. So you are blacked out both in market and out of market in those states. The Royals have forsaken us. There are only 3 states in the entire USA that can't get the Royals on TV. All 3 are INSIDE Royals television territory. RSTN is a joke……..
What are the chances of having RSTN broadcast in High Definition? Baseball + H.D. = fantastic
I live near Aberdeen, Maryland and I enjoy watching the Royals play on RSTN through the Dish Network MLB Extra Innings. (Grew up in KC and have been a fan for 30 years — you can take me out of KC, but you can't take KC out of me.)
About half of the time, I would watch the Royals play on Dish Network through their opponent's network, like FSN Ohio, FSN Detroit, FSN North, FSN West, and others.
I don't get every Royals game on Dish Network, because for some reason it is not available.
Bob and Paul are great to listen to and follow during the games, as I know they are also true blue fans who are rooting for the Royals.
If RSTN television costs the Royals money i'd rather listen to the them on the radio to save them money to spend on good players.
I'd be fine if Glass sold the team but whoever bought them would hire smart people in the front office and wouldn't give away players like CF Jonny Damon, CF J. Dye, SP Jeff Suppan, CF Carlos Beltran just to name a few and get rid of 1B Mike Sweeney
I am a Royals fan from Canonsburg,Pa. Unless I get MLB Extra Innings from Direct TV or Dish Network,I must get it on Sports InDemand on my local cable company,Comcast of Canonsburg/Washington.(Sports InDemand's number is 1-888-SPORTS-IN,Comcast's is 1-800-COMCAST.)
I don't want to pay a fortune on digital cable,because I don't get a lot of money every month. I wish there was a way to see the Royals on TV or listen to the Royals on radio other than 670 the Score(White Sox),CBS 880(Yankees),CHML 900 in Hamilton,Ontario(Blue Jays),WTIC 1080 in Hartford(Red Sox)or WTAM 1100(Indians).And I can't get MLB Radio to hear Denny "KC that's a winner" Matthews and Ryan Lefebvre on 810 WHB on the Internet because I have to need a credit card to order,and I can't get a credit card because I don't have good credit. And WHB does not have a good signal at night here in the Pittsburgh area. What's the best-and affordable-way to see a lot of Royals games on RSTN and 810WHB in my area. Feel free to e-mail me. And please don't get rid of Mike Sweeney,and give Mark Teahen a long-term contract too.(Can I have a complimentary copy of Royals Gameday Magazine?) Thanks. Fred Benson,390 Chartiers Run Rd. Canonsburg,Pa.
P.S.:Did you know Mike Sweeney did a promo for the Eternal Word Television Network's "Life on the Rock" recently? Put that up on Royals.com!


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Teen Mom 2's Adam Lind Rescued From Wrecked Car Seconds Before It Exploded
If you see the wreckage from Adam Lind's car crash, you may think it's a miracle he's still alive. Teen Mom 2's Adam — ex-boyfriend of Chelsea Houska and father of their daughter Aubree — was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, TMZ reports, after a major accident on Friday, February 21 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
TMZ says he was driving his 2001 Corvette Z06 at very high speeds when he hit a Lincoln Town car, which police said was driven by an 87-year-old woman with a 94-year-old passenger. Thankfully, it sounds like everyone made it out OK, with a lot of credit going to some heroic witnesses who ran to the busted vehicles and pulled everyone out just seconds before the Corvette burst into flames. It's like something out of a movie! Adam and the poor elderly couple were taken to a local hospital, but it sounds like everyone is going to make it. Major kudos to those quick-thinking rescuers.
If you want to see the car wreckage, head here to TMZ. It's amazing. No word yet on whether any charges might be filed.
Adam has a history of questionable decisions, including three DUIs. Chelsea talked about Adam's behavior during Teen Mom 2's after show. "He should be setting a good example for her [Aubree]. And that's a problem, to get three DUIs, you know. I don't really want to say he has a drinking problem, but he's just not making very good choices. What if he got in an accident and died, she wouldn't have a dad. Or what if he hurt someone else, he would be in jail, you know? He just doesn't think about other things that his choices affect. Aubree does not know that he's been to jail, because why would I tell her? She doesn't even know what that means."
Just the day before this accident, Adam was showing off a new tattoo in honor of his new daughter Paislee Mae, whom he welcomed in September with baby mama Taylor Halbur.
Adam has a lot to live for, so we're glad to hear he and the other couple should be OK. The car itself isn't OK, but maybe this is a reminder to slow down and focus on what really matters.
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SPRINGFIELD, IL (KSDK) - The Illinois State Board of Education is considering raising expectations for students taking the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
The elementary and middle school children who take the ISAT will have to reach higher performance levels in English Language Arts and Math beginning in 2014-15. New standards in the science assessment will be finalized later in 2013.
The ISATs are part of a state and federal system that assess students in math, reading and science each spring, but are not a strong indicator of college and career readiness. The reason for raising the ISAT cut scores is to prevent the disconnect they see between students taking the ISAT and the Prairie State Achievement Exam given to all 11th graders.
The new expectations will cause a downward shift in the number of students who meet or exceed standards. According to the 2012 ISAT results, 86 percent of students in grades 3-8 scored proficient in mathematics and 79 percent in reading. Using the new performance levels, that number would drop down to 60 percent of students who meet and exceed standards for both reading and math. The drop would be a result of raising expectations and not a reflection of student or teacher performance, according to the state education board.
It would also be a good indicator of students' progress toward success after high school graduation. The new cut scores will be used to replace the ISAT with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).The PARCC will align with the Common Core State Standards and will include a computer based assessment that will give timely results and will be given more than once during the school year.
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Huge explosive kills over 70 people in Nigeria's capital city
Newscast ABUJA—An explosion that shattered a bus station in Nigeria's capital this
morning, killing 71 people and injuring 124, has been blamed on Boko Haram the
terrorist group.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that President Goodluck Jonathan visited
the scene in Abuja and blamed the Islamic extremist group which operates in the
northeast of Nigeria and which has been threatening to attack Nigeria's capital. One
official said he believed the bomb was buried in the earth while the emergency
management agency said the explosives were apparently hidden in a vehicle.
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LANDOVER, Md. (Elfin's Endzone/WUSA) -- Washington played New England toe to toe on Sunday afternoon in Landover, but as has been the case since they upset the New York Giants in the opener, the Redskins failed to get it done against a winning team again, falling to the powerful Patriots, 34-27.
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As maddening as the 2010 season of Albert Haynesworth and Donovan McNabb was, the Redskins went 4-5 against teams that were .500 or better, beating the Eagles, the NFC North champion Chicago Bears and the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers as well as the 8-8 Jacksonville Jaguars. Oddly, Washington was 2-5 against teams with losing records last year.
The results have been much different this year although the overall record -- 4-9 vs. 6-10 -- is very similar. Since beating the Giants in Week 1, Washington has lost twice to NFC contender Dallas Cowboys and once each to the NFC West champion San Francisco 49ers, once to the AFC contender New York Jets and now to the AFC East-leading Patriots. That 1-5 mark against winning teams is much worse than the Redskins' 3-4 record against fellow losers Arizona, St. Louis, Carolina, Buffalo, Miami, Seattle and the Eagles.
This is the progress that we're supposed to be seeing in the second year of a coach's regime? Of the six previous men who have coached the Redskins at least two seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, four improved from year one to year two: George Allen (9-4-1, wild card loss, to 11-3, NFC title); Joe Gibbs I (8-8 to 8-1, Super Bowl title); Norv Turner (3-13 to 6-10) and Joe Gibbs II (6-10 to 10-6, divisionalt round defeat).
Shanahan's two predecessors who failed to get better: Steve Spurrier (7-9 to 5-11) and Jim Zorn (8-8 to 4-12) didn't make it year three for owner Dan Snyder. And yet, Shanahan seems certain to be retained in 2012 when the Redskins figure to be under the direction of a rookie quarterback whose likely growing pains would buy the coach a fourth season.
The Redskins were victimized by the majority of the controversial calls by referee Jeff Triplette and the rest of his lousy officiating crew, but as has been true all too often during the two decades since they last clutched the Lombardi Trophy in triumph, the guys in burgundy and gold crumbled when the chips were down.
Washington and New England were tied with 4:27 to go, but the remaining score belonged to the visitors. The previous Sunday against the Jets, the Redskins led 16-13 with 4:50 left but lost 34-19. Two weeks earlier against the Cowboys at home, Washington led 17-10 with 14:44 remaining and lost 27-24 in overtime. And in the previous game against Dallas, the Redskins led 16-12 with 7:00 to go but lost 18-16 in overtime. Add all four games up and that's 61-10 for the opponents.
In short, even though their five losses to winning teams have come by an average of just seven points, when the game's on line, the Redskins aren't nearly that close to the contenders. And that tells you how far away Shanahan and Co. are.
W*USA9's Redskins Insider, David Elfin, has covered sports since he was a junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1975. He is the Washington representative on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and is the author of five books on the Redskins including the new "Washington Redskins: The Complete Illustrated History."


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Birth Place: St Albans, England, GB
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Birth Place: St Albans, England, GB
Born on March 28, 1942 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, Newell was raised the son of amateur actors who exposed him early in life to the theatrical world. After receiving his education from St. Albans School, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he majored in English. Following his graduation in the early 1960s, Newell joined Granada Television as a production trainee and spent a few years learning his craft with the intention of entering the theatre world. Instead, he began directing television, helming the gangster series "Spindoe" (ITV, 1968) and the crime serial "Big Breadwinner Hog" (ITV, 1969) along with fellow director Michael Apted. He moved on to co-direct the dramat... Continue Bio >>
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MORRISTOWN - It had been more than 100 Friday nights since Union Local's Jets had something to celebrate on the football field.
That all changed Friday night.
Union Local ended a 22-game losing streak, dating back to the first week of the 2010 season, with a hard-fought 13-12 victory against Edison.
''The monkey's off our back,'' Union Local coach Mark Cisar said. ''Now the kids can concentrate on winning football games and not worry about ending that streak. This is big for our kids, the coaching staff, our school and the entire community.''
Union Local finished with 102 yards of offense, including 9 rushing yards.
''One word sums up (Friday) - defense,'' Cisar said. ''Our defense made big play after big play. We know we aren't going to score a lot of points, so our defense has to come up big and it did.
''Edison has a nice team. Honestly, we felt they were the best team of the first four on our schedule. They made some costly mistakes with turnovers and had some penalties negate a few big plays.''
The Wildcats committed six turnovers, five of which came in the second half and were penalized 12 times for 129 yards.
After trading turnovers, Edison put together a solid eight-play, 55-yard drive as junior QB Nolan Marcus broke in from a yard out. The point after failed and Edison held a 6-0 lead with 1:28 showing in the first quarter.
Union Local appeared to be attempting to draw the Wildcats offsides from its 40-yard line but the ball was snapped, surprising Jets QB Gavin Porter, who never got the exchange. The Wildcats took over at the Jets 38-yard line.
A quick, four-play drive was capped with Marcus finding room off the left side for in a 31-yard scoring jaunt. Edison's 2-point try failed leaving the advantage at 12-0 with 4:24 left in the first half.
On Edison's second play of the second half, senior Chris Graziani broke free for a 65-yard TD. A holding call, however, negated the score. The Wildcats fumbled on the next play with the Jets' Travis James covering at the Edison 24-yard line.
''They had several penalties but the holding call on the touchdown was the biggest,'' Cisar said. ''Instead of them going up three scores, we are able to force a turnover on the next play.''
UL had a fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line, but Porter's pass fell incomplete.
Edison moved out from the shadow if its own goal line, but another fumble gave the Jets possession at the Wildcats 26-yard line. Colton McKivitz forced the fumble and Jesse Keith covered it.
Union Local cashed in on the very next play as Porter found wideout Kaleb McDiffitt open on the left sideline and the freshman made one man miss en route to paydirt. The snap was fumbled and Edison held a 12-6 edge with 5:04 left in the third quarter.
Edison opened the next drive at its 12-yard line and on the first play put the ball on the ground again. McKivitz's forced it again and James covered his second fumble.
Three Porter carries culminated in his 1-yard burst. Eric Dunfee booted the important point after handing the Jets a 13-12 lead with 3:42 showing in the third quarter.
Porter finished with 14 completions in 25 attempts for 93 yards. McDiffitt was his favorite target with six catches for 48 yards and a TD.
The hosts received big defensive efforts from McKivitz, Blake, Keith, James, Brandon Winesickle and Griffey Girty.
Edison was led by Graziani's 14 carries for 99 yards. Marcus passed for 83 and ran for another 45 and two TDs.


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Panama Canal preparations under full sail
The Expansion of the Panama Canal (Third Set of Locks Project) is a project, proposed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), that will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2014 by allowing more and larger ships to transit.
February 24, 2011
When the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) held it's fourth annual "Shifting International Trade Routes Seminar" in Tampa, Fla., more than a few speakers sounded the call for more infrastructure.
"As we look back on a difficult couple of years and ahead on how trade can spur economic recovery and future growth, we must begin developing and implementing policy and programs that will sustain and improve critical gateways for global trade," says Kurt Nagle, AAPA president and CEO. "By raising the priority of seaports and their connecting infrastructure in the federal agenda, America can modernize its seaports and intermodal connections to help make the nation more internationally competitive in an increasingly fierce global trading environment."
According to Nagle, this particular event will also focus on how trade patterns and infrastructure needs will be affected by the expansion of the Panama Canal that's currently underway. Among those slated to speak at the AAPA event is Dick Steinke, executive director of the Port of Long Beach. And if he is to make a case for more spending in Southern California, Steinke has the support of Joel Anderson, president and CEO of the International Warehouse Logistics Association.
"Competition for international trade is changing as the global recession caused shippers and receivers to reevaluate their supply chains," says Anderson. "For the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, this means restoring their reputation as freight friendly distribution points and mini-bridge centers."
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I'm having a wierd issue happening here. The disk usage will peak out at 98% and then drop back down to 13%. During that time zimbra because unstable and different errors happen during that time.
If shut down zimbra and do a "ps aux | egep zimbra" there are about 500 zimbra users trying to perform a df. Which I assume is going into a loop because system resource have been depleted. After it sets awhile it will finally clears out and the disk usage goes back down to 13%.
I believe this is a mass email surge, but I am unsure how track its origin. Any suggestions?
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No. 25 Iowa State Travels East to Face Iowa
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- No. 25 Iowa State plays its final match before the start of Big 12 play when they make the drive to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The match will begin at 7 p.m.
- The Cyclones are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Ameritas Player's Challenge, with ISU sweeping Dayton before falling to St. Mary's in four sets and No. 12 Nebraska in three sets.
- Three of Iowa State's four losses this season have come to ranked opponents via current No. 2 San Diego, No. 12 Nebraska and No. 16 Illinois. St. Mary's in among other teams receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
- The Cyclones also started the 2012 season 5-4 after nine matches. Iowa State went on to a 22-8 and made its fifth trip to the NCAA Regional Semifinals in the last six seasons.
- Senior libero Kristen Hahn has proven herself as one of the best players in the nation, and she has the stats to back it up with a team-high 175 digs at 5.47 digs per set, first in the Big 12 and 13th nationally.
- Hahn will be looking to record her 50th straight match with at lest 10 digs Saturday. Against San Diego, Hahn broke Ashley Mass' previous school record for consecutive 10+ dig matches, which was 44 across the 2007-08 seasons.
- Hahn won her 13th career Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award for her efforts in the UND Classic.
- Iowa State leads the Big 12 in assists (13.09), kills (13.78) and service aces (1.56). ISU's highest NCAA rank as a team comes in assists, where it sits 30th.
- Three Cyclones were named to the Big 12 Preseason Team in Mackenzie Bigbee, Hahn and Victoria Hurtt. Hahn and Hurtt were unanimous selections.
- Both Hahn and Hurtt are also returning All-Americans. Hahn, the two-time defending Big 12 Libero of the Year, was named to the AVCA second-team, and Hurtt earned honorable metion.
- Many of ISU's stars got the chance to compete as part of USA Volleyball set ups. Bigbee, Hahn and Hurtt all were part of the A2 Program and Caitlin Nolan participated with the Junior National Team (see notes for more info).
About Iowa
- Iowa State and Iowa are meeting as part of the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The Hawkeyes currently have a 5-0 lead after winning women's soccer and football earlier this month.
- The Hawkeyes volleyball team is currently 9-2 after a five-set victory at Milwaukee Tuesday night.
- In that match, UI had three players in double-figures for kills, led by Alex Lovell's 17. Libero Bethany Yeager had 22 digs for the Hawkeyes.
- Lovell is the top attacker for the Hawkeyes, averaging 3.74 kills per set and recording 2.65 digs per set.
- Iowa's other go-to attackers are Alessandra Dietz (2.48 kps) and Rachael Bedell (2.51 kps).
- The Hawkeyes run a two-setter system with Alyssa Klostermann (5.83 assists per set) and Nikki Dailey (5.76 aps) sharing duties.
- Iowa State leads the all-time series 24-21, including earning victories in the two schools' last eight meetings.
- Iowa's last win in the series came in three sets in 1997 in Ames. Iowa's last win over Iowa State in Iowa City was in 1993 via a five-setter.
- The Cyclones defeated the Hawkeyes in five sets last season in Ames.


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Blue Beats Red Here
Blog Note – The Royals began their Kansas City Area Caravan Thursday with a day trip to mid-Missouri. Royals associate Megan Stock chimed in from the road with these comments about her first Royals Caravan trip. You can read more about the Royals Caravan on the home page of royals.com. MLB.com writer **** Kaegel will also continue to report on caravan activities throughout the month.
There's no denying that one of the best series of the season is the "I-70 series" – when we meet the St. Louis Cardinals in Interleague play and the state of Missouri becomes a mix of red and blue. On Thursday, the first leg of our Kansas City area Winter Caravan trip, we had a small taste of that when we loaded our mini-"rock star" bus and ventured into mid-Missouri in search of some Royal Blue. And, I'm happy to report, we found it!
Our trip started with a stop in Marshall, Mo., where we found the only school in Saline County with classes in session, St. Peter Catholic School. We soon discovered that the students, who ranged from pre-Kindergarten to eighth grade, had their parents to thank for being the only kids in the area who had to hit the books that day. Apparently, the good parents of St. Peter's spent hours in the cold, chipping away at the blanket of ice from this past weekend's winter storm that surrounded the building. With this knowledge, we naturally assumed that we'd be meeting a lot of unhappy kids who were wishing their parents didn't care so much about their education! Instead, we found a group of youngsters who seemed totally pumped to have the Royals dropping in for the morning. They had tons of questions for players John Buck and Luke Hudson, and also for former Royals pitcher Dennis Leonard. Some of the more off-beat questions involved some comments about golf, an agreement that riding horses was awesome and some inquires about Luke's marital status – he's single, ladies! Aside from that, the kids – like most kids we encounter – seemed to have the most fun dancing around in the bleachers with mascot Sluggerrr.
After loading up and hitting the road, we moved on to Jefferson City for some pasta at Madison's Café right down the street from the State Capitol Building. Knowing we were a tad ahead of schedule, the guys wanted to make a quick pit stop at Best Buy to browse the movie selection before setting up shop at Hy-Vee for a meet-and-greet. As John and Luke walked up and down the electronics aisles, several second glances were thrown their ways. I, however, only got one second glance, from a guy who thought he went to school with me – he didn't.
Moving on, with movie in hand, we jumped back on the bus and let driver Harold steer us toward Hy-Vee, where a line was already formed when we arrived. We scooted the Italian bread display over and parked the players at a table to greet a constant flow of fans, dressed in Royals gear, thanking us for visiting the Capital City and throwing around several positive predictions for the 2007 season.
Now, I have to confess, at our autograph session at the Hy-Vee in Columbia, we saw some red and heard some whispers of the Cardinals recent visit to the college town. However, we didn't let that stand in our way and neither did our fans, who came out to remind us that the middle of the state is always up for grabs and that the Cardinals aren't the only team with a World Series trophy – remember 1985? The guys signed Royals hats, jerseys, baseballs, cards and more, while Sluggerrr – who, by the way, has been out in full force for each of the Royals Caravans this year – continued to find energy from somewhere within to keep the young ones entertained. After posing for pictures and doing some interviews, everyone seemed to be a little bit worn out and a lot bit hungry, which resulted in loading up on a smorgasbord of food – chicken fingers, pizza, Chinese food – from the Hy-Vee kitchen area before saying our final byes and heading home even more pumped to face those Cardinals in June!
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From the 1/19 NY Times
"Major League Baseball is close to announcing a deal that will place its Extra Innings package of out-of-market games exclusively on DirecTV, which will also become the only carrier of a long-planned 24-hour baseball channel.
Extra Innings has been available to 75 million cable households and the two satellite services, DirecTV and the Dish Network. But the new agreement will take it off cable and Dish because DirecTV has agreed to pay $700 million over seven years, according to three executives briefed on the details of the contract but not authorized to speak about them publicly.
InDemand, which has distributed Extra Innings to the cable television industry since 2002, made an estimated $70 million bid to renew its rights, more than triple what it has been paying. Part of its offer included the right to carry the new baseball channel, but not exclusively. The baseball channel is scheduled to start in 2009. M.L.B., DirecTV and InDemand officials declined to comment.
DirecTV is also the exclusive outlet for the N.F.L.'s Sunday Ticket package, for which it pays $700 million annually. Sunday Ticket has about 2 million subscribers; Extra Innings about 750,000, according to The Sports Business Journal. Extra Innings lets subscribers, for a fee, watch about 60 games a week from other local markets except their own.
The only other way that fans without DirecTV will be able to see Extra Innings will be on MLB.com's mlb.tv service, but they must have high-speed broadband service. About 28 million homes have high-speed service, less than half the number of cable homes in the country. The picture quality of streamed games is not as good as what is available on cable or satellite. DirecTV is available to about 15 million subscribers.
Last month, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, who was then the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, cited DirecTV's exclusivity with Sunday Ticket as a reason to strip the N.F.L. of an antitrust exemption to negotiate all TV contracts for its teams. Comcast, which has complained that it cannot carry Sunday Ticket, is a Philadelphia-based company."
So if you are like me, in that you live in a residence that doesn't allow satellite dishes …. you are SCREWED. MLB chases the big bucks again, and alienates its fan base … again. MLB.TV is nice, but its no substitute for being able to enjoy watching many games on a nice big TV. Thanks Bud!
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one of our customers is receiving 'Local Failure Notice' messages several times a day. He has two notebooks, each of them running Outlook 2007 with ZCO 5.0.2992.16, Server version 5.0.16_GA_2923.
These mails have several xml files attached which are totally useless for him (and even us) because they only contain technical details. Yes, they could be interesting for the developer team but sending them to an end user is quite useless. Sending these messages to the Sysadmin would maybe make more sense. Names of the attachments are "obj_request_xxxxxx.xml", obj_response_xxxxxx.xml" and "sync_response.xml", where xxxxxx stands for ascending 6 digit numbers.
It seems that synchronization works accurate, though. Even though there are no obvious faults we are not sure that synchronization really works properly.
We asked our customer to enable logging with ZCOLogCtl.exe. He sent us an 8MB log file which again is totally useless for us because there are too much information stored in it and so again it is interesting for developers only. Nevertheless I had a look at the log file but could not find something that could help us.
Reinstalling ZCO, restarting Outlook, restarting Windows and so on did not help. Our customer still receives the 'Local Failure Notice' messages. Of course he's not happy about this situation, neither are we...
I have read in the forum that the messages can be disabled, but that's of course no real solution:
"Set \HKLM\Software\Zimbra\turnOffLocalFailures to 1"
Does anyone know what the reason for this strange behaviour of Outlook 2007 / ZCO is?
Especially if Zimbra developer read this, please help us to find out what we can do for our customer! If you are a developer and need the logfiles for analysis, please contact me. We cannot post them here because they contain private content.


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I was running Zimbra Beta 1 on FC3, no issues..
Installed M2 and had some issues, so I ran ./install.sh -u to uninstall.
Now, I get the following message:
Everything installed without errors except for:
ERROR: account.NO_SUCH_SERVER (no such server: domain:domain:com)
I have a fully resolveable host name, was working before the clean install.
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First i want to thank zimbra for such a cool and cutting edge product. With the help of this forum and the simple configuration script the install went without a hitch on a AMD Duron1400 running FC4. Being a novice programmer hopefully one day I will be able to contribute.
I have one question not that it is effecting the implementation at all, but it has to do with the MTA name. The default install used the FQDN. I was just woundering on an install would you normally change FQDN of the server to just the domain name? Right now i have added the domain name as another email domain in the admin console and it works fine so this is not all that important just wounder the proper configuration when doing an install.
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Also, the singer used the phrase "played a lonely pinball machine" to mean he had sex with a prostitute. I don't know if that's poetic or what, I'm just blown away by the stunning metaphor.


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Pacific Hearing Service hosts blood drive Monday
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- Written by Los Altos Town Crier Staff - Town Crier Report
The Stanford Blood Center has scheduled a blood drive 2-6 p.m. Monday at Pacific Hearing Service, 496 First St., Los Altos.
Each donor will receive an AMC movie ticket.
"With convenient parking, we hope many residents and those who work in and around Los Altos will make an appointment to donate blood," said Dr. Brook Raguskus, an audiologist at Pacific Hearing.
According to Raguskus, there is a great need for blood donations every month, but particularly during the cold and flu season.
"During this season of goodwill and caring, we hope many people will join us to help others by giving the gift of life," she said.
Raguskus said donors can schedule a free hearing screening.
"Helping people learn about their hearing and how it can be improved is a gift we can offer the community during the holiday season," she said.
To make an appointment to donate blood, call (888) 723-7831 or visit bloodcenter.stanford.edu and search by zip code 94022.


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The End for Power Balance Pavilion
For all you Sacramentans out there "" Made you look!
107.9 The End held their annual EndFest at Power Balance Pavilion Friday night with Headliner and Disney alum Demi Lovato, American Idol runner up Adam Lambert, Owl City, and singing duo Karmin.
Karmin with Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan were slightly delayed due to an interview on the east coast for ABC's Good Morning America. Flying from New York to San Francisco, then driving to Sacramento on a Friday afternoon wasn't the best of ideas, but luckily, for everyone involved, it all worked out.
True to form the kind folks from The End were selecting a number of lucky fans to come up and sit onstage during the performers set. In attendance from 107.9 The End were the Wake Up Call's own Katie, Jason, and Gavin, along with Dan Mason, Ashley Nickels, and the very entertaining, very talented, and all around nice guy Chris K. (we're Facebook friends so were like really close, right Chris? "" Chris? He must not have time to read this, after all he is a very busy man).
As Karmin kicked off their set with "Crash Your Party," the audience erupted into screams as the mostly young female audience let loose some blood-curdling screams.
Karmin is a site to see as lead singer Heidemann came out with her pin-up girl looks, and pop-star attitude, sporting one hell of a hairdo. As she started belting out her Katy Perry sound, coupled with her blazing Nicki Manaj-like rapping, I could have sworn there were two people wrapped into this amazingly dynamic package.
Karmin went on to play "Hello," from their new album of the same title. Of course their set wouldn't be complete without the song that got them here, Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now." They wrapped it up with their hit single "Broken Hearted."
Up next was Owl City, best known for their hit song "Fireflies," they came out singing "Cave In." I say "their" hit song, but Owl City is a one-man-band who goes by the name of Adam Young (lead vocals, programming, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vibraphone) – I know quite the list.
Young does bring along a few friends to help him out while touring. Among them are Breanne Düren (keyboards, backing vocals), Daniel Jorgensen (guitar, vibraphone), Jasper Nephew (guitar), and Steve Goold (drums).
Owl City played a number of their newer songs including "Dementia" and "Meteor Showers." Of course they also threw in their old standby "Fireflies."
Adam Lambert sashayed out on stage wearing what appeared to be a lighted pair of pants, but my eyes were deceiving me. Turns out they were a very reflective and very shiny pair of pants with a tiger pattern in black and silver. I say sashayed, but he really strutted more than sashayed, but out of respect for his gayness, I thought I would say sashayed.
What? Where are you going? It was just a joke "" Wonderful, I just lost half my readers.
Lambert kicked some major butt during the very short time he was onstage as he flawlessly performed songs from his new album including "Trespassing," "Kickin "'In," and "Naked Love."
I was quite surprised when Lambert didn't end his set with "Whataya Want From Me," which is clearly his biggest hit to date.
Lambert could easily have headlined this show, which may be why "they" kept him to only and handful of songs, leaving the audience wanting more. Many of the fans waited in anticipation for him to come back out and perform an encore.
After a brief set change, Demi Lovato arrived on stage as screaming fans greeted her. Many people around me had to plug their ears for fear of blowing out an ear drum or two. In fact, after a couple of songs into Lovato's set you could see a number of audience members leaving the pavilion. Was it Lovato not being able to hold their attention, or simply the discomfort of all the screaming?
Lovato played several covers including Lil Waynes "How to Love" and Lady Antebellum's "American Honey." She also played her smash hit "Give Your Heart a Break."
If you measured this concert purely on decibels, I would say the show belonged to Lovato as every girl under the roof screamed throughout her set, but I would have preferred to see more of Lamberts work, let's face it those pants were hot!
While you'll see a number of photos from the show, you will notice I'm lacking Lovato's. It appears that Lovato has been so successful and in the media so much, that her management team didn't think SacAndBeyond was worthy to shoot her portion of the show. I know "" my therapists didn't understand it either.
If you haven't been to a concert put on by The End, it's well worth it, and you never know, you could End up with some really great onstage seating!


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Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Matt Frattin netted the game-winning goal with
1.5 seconds left in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Buffalo
Sabres, 4-3, at First Niagara Center.
Frattin also scored in regulation, while Jay McClement and Cody Franson added
goals for Toronto, which snapped a two-game slide. James Reimer stopped 29
shots in the victory.
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|Golfers, generals, princesses, spiders and pirates—oh my!
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Eleven costume divisions provided a wide range of Halloween hilarity at the Holyoke Lions Club annual costume contest on Halloween night. The event was held at the HHS old gym.
1st grade—from left, Riley Klinzmann (robot), first; Mason and Riley Powell (Thing 1 and Thing 2), second; and Leah Struckmeyer (candy corn witch) and Emma Sprague (witch), tie for third.
5th grade—pictured at right, from left, Haley Van Overbeke (Ethel) and Rylee Schneller (Linda), tie for first; Riley Ferguson (mermaid) and Ashley Rahe (eagle), tie for second; and Taylor Trumper (genie) and Alec Sprague (reaper), tie for third.
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Ouch! I bet that's a hunt you will not forget....
Ouch! I bet that's a hunt you will not forget....
Thanks NID.
I will remember that.
Did you hit him in the mouth with a crutch ?
He looks just like the buck I shot above Convict Lake in X9A 2006.
That zone, X12 has been on my pick list for a few years now. 18+ years before the point system I used to get drawn every year. No draw though for more for more than a few seasons. I've hunted the wilderness country out of Little Antelope Pack Station. I've heard the hunting is pretty good in the hills behind Ken's Sporting Goods towards Nevada or the Bodie Hills as well out of Bridgeport and it has good access too. I kind of like hunting higher in the Alpine country though more than the lower hills just as preference though.
Id hunt the western edge of the Bodie Hills. Theres many draws to pick over, and crowding should not be a problem if you get away from the roads. I wish I had just one pic of my buck, its pretty funny, I hit him right between the eyes! Makes for an ugly pic anyways. We didnt see many deer in the first few days where we scouted them, so we concentrated on the "wet" draws, and did some pushes in the evening. Turned out to be the secret, we killed 4 bucks for 6 guys. My brother missed a nice 3x4 at 350 yards, but connected on his buddy at 400 with his 300 winmag. Nice shootin'. Good luck in x12, dont forget the spotting scop[e for the evening, it saved some leather.
Thanks Keven and Boss,
You guys are getting me excited to go already. I'm going to try to hunt the first few days and if have to hunt the last few.
Keven, I haven't talked to you for over a year either ! From what I've heard and now read, Bodie Hills seems to be a popular spot.
I like must don't like crowds but after opening weekend it seems to thin out.
Just thought of another question. Any recommondations on where to camp or stay ? I read about a lot of campgrounds in the area.
Might even find a cheaper hotel in Bridgeport or Lee Vining.
Thanks eveyone .
Many of the official campgrounds that you find on a map will be full if you drive over the evening before opening day. There's a lesser known spot just east of Sonora Pass on 108. On the turn off for the dirt road that goes above the Marine base. But it's a ways away from Bodie, if that's where you're gonna hunt.
My advice would be to rely less on luck and control your own fate by hiking AWAY from the roads. Especially early in the year when the weather doesn't have the deer moving. If you can hike in and camp a few miles away from a road, even better.
Good luck out there, and be sure to post some pictures of your success!


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Lovely Purple Flat in Vatican City
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Pretty balconied apartment of 38 square meters . The house is 50 meters from the Metro A ( Valle Aurelia ), 100 meters from the train station ( Rome - Viterbo F3 ) and 100 meters from the bus stop . Located near the Vatican Museums , Piazza San Pietro can be reached on foot in 15 minutes and with the Metropolitan in 5 minutes. In 15 minutes you will be in Piazza di Spagna, Via Veneto or inside the railway station "Termini " (read the reviews of my guests ) .
Comfortable for people. Fully furnished, comes with bed linen, towels and bathrobes. The bathroom has a shower, toilet complete with toiletries and a hairdryer .
You will find TV , wi-fi , washing machine, weather helm , iron and ironing board . The kitchen , complete with every useful accessory , includes, in addition to the hob and the gas oven, refrigerator and dishwasher.
The second bed is made from a comfortable sofa bed, if you request it is available as a travel cot for children.
Nearby parking is available free of charge and also two supermarkets , pizzerias, restaurants and a cinema ..
For stays of at least 7 days, the price can be customized.
Rome is the capital of the Italian Republic, it is also called "Urbe" and "eternal city". It is the biggest city of Italy with the highest number of inhabitants. The climate is mediterranean, with very warm summers and early springs.
Rome is full of history, every district has got a cultural monument or at least one important place to visit. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and the Altare della Patria are just some of the wonderful attractions that can be seen in Rome.
Rome is also the most important city in Italy regarding the number of tourists: it is visited by 35.000 tourists on average every day, which is an absolute record.
The city is connected by two metro lines (a third and a fourth one are under construction), several tram lines and buses and during the night there are night buses. Moreover, an overground rail system connects Rome to the neighboring cities and to the beach of Ostia. In Rome, there are two airports with worldwide arrivals and departures. The nightlife is bustling and attracting, especially for young people.
If you are interested in Italy, you must visit Rome: discover numerous restaurants and the streets of Trastevere, experience the magic of strolling along historical places and fall in love with this amazing city.
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War alles super- Prima Anbindung an öffentliche Verkehrsmittel.
Wermutstropfen war das Stromnetz. Sicherung brannte oft durch.
Unser Aufenthalt in Rom war super. Die Schlüsselübergabe hat reibungslos geklappt und wir wurden sehr nett empfangen. Im Kühlschrank stand eine Flasche Wasser für uns bereit und es ist auch Kaffee etc. vorhanden.
Das Zimmer bietet alles was man braucht (Küche, Bad mit Dusche, Waschmaschine, Balkon etc.), es sah genauso aus wie auf den Bildern.
Die Metro Station ist nur 2 Minuten vom Apartment entfernt, von da aus kann man alle Sehenswürdigkeiten problemlos erreichen.
Wenn man heikel gegenüber Lärm ist empfiehlt es sich Ohrenstöpsel mitzunehmen, da die Wände etwas ringhörig sind und es in Rom viel Verkehr hat.
Alles in Allem war es ein super Urlaub, wir würden jederzeit wieder dieses Apartment buchen.
Vielen Dank!
Appartamento confortevole, pulito e molto curato. Ottima l accoglienza e la disponibilità del signor Augusto che ci ha consegnato le chiavi. La comodità della metropolitana a due passi ha reso il soggiorno perfetto. Assolutamente consigliato!
Appartamento curato, pulito, molto educata l accoglienza e disponibilità totale. Ottima dislocazione proprio accanto alla metro, il quartiere sembra un po losco ma a parere mio nulla di particolarmente anormale. 9/10
a little bit late for a recomandation, we were here june 2014.
It was a very nice and cosy little appartement. Just like on the photo's. Tip: rent a bike. You can easily bike through Vaticaanstad to the city centre.
A little balcony, nice. But no views (on a office).
If you do not want to pay much, and dont mind not to be in the city center, I would recommand this appartment.
We are satisfied with our stay in the Lovely Purple Flat in Vatican City . It's in a calm area and in a safe building, on the first floor with a lift . The great advantage: it's not far from the metro station, which allowed us to visit Rome easily .
The flat is quite nice and comfortable, purple is especially Lydia's favourite colour!
Fabio, M&R's collaborator, took us to the flat on our arrival and took us back to the aeroport on our departure ; he's a kind man and punctual .
Augusto, M&R's friend, welcomed us kindly and handed us the key ; in addition to his instructions , there are other helpful instructions in the flat .
A good bottle of Italian sparkling wine was waiting for us , and also a big plate full of delicious croissants, tarts and biscuits!
Grazie mille, Matteo&Rosaria ! We quite appreciated your hospitality , we had a wonderful Christmas !
We recommend your flat to people who would like to visit Rome.
Arrivederci !
For a couple the appartment is perfect. It has everything you need. The hosts were very nice, they leave us inside the appartment even a little breakfast (croissant and some pastry), water, pasta and coffee, that was a really very nice gesture. The location is near from the Metro Station Valle Aurelia, but as it closes at 11:30 on weekdays it was a little complicated to get there by night, its near from the Vatican but not so near, so it's difficult to get there by foot. We have not any complain at all, we were very comfortable, as it's a cousy place. Also, they have offered us the taxi service (cheaper than the airport) with a nice and smiley driver, Fabio. Thank you for all! We have a great time in Rome.
Appartamento a dir poco delizioso!
Dotato di tutti i comfort che trovereste a casa vostra, pulito e gestito da persone estremamente disponibili!
Situato in una posizione tattica per chiunque si muova per Roma utilizzando la metro.
Assolutamente consigliato!
We had 4 great days in Rome. The apartment is nice and clean. The metro is 1 minute walk and Vatican is just 15 minutes walk.
The owners are nice and helpful.
There is everything you need in the apartment.
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The unidentified driver was sitting on the shore line in Virginia when authorities arrived, police said.
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DC Police, DC Fire/EMS and U.S. Park Police continue investigating the incident. Charges are pending against the driver, police said.
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WALDORF, Md. (WUSA) -- The Charles County Sheriff's office are searching for the vehicle responsible for hitting a man and leaving him in critical condition, officials said.
On Nov. 4 at about 10:44 p.m. a passerby saw an unconscious man lying on the shoulder of Poplar Hill Road near Slater Drive in Waldorf. The man was alive but sustained severe injuries from being hit by a car.
The 52-year-old man was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. His identity has not been released.
Several car parts were recovered from the scene and are believed to belong to an Infiniti QX4, jade/silver in color, and a 2001-2004 model, similar to the car pictured above, the Sheriff's Dept. said. Officials also believe the car may have damage to the front headlight area.
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Roe v. Wade | Ultrasound technology is among the reasons that more Americans, especially young Americans, are becoming pro-life
"Eyewitnesses" Continued...
NEW YORK-On weekdays Chris Kan, 28, wears nice slacks and a pressed button-up shirt to work in the sky-scraping world of New York finance. On the weekends, he puts on sneakers, gym pants, and a sweatshirt, goes to the Midtown Pregnancy Support Center-located in an office building close to Grand Central Station-and sits down with people in crisis.
The office building's lobby, torn up for renovation, is hung with plastic tarps and cluttered with ladders, but the center itself, seven floors above, is peaceful. Its whole floor is painted like a baby's nursery in light blue and yellow, with softly blurred posters by Impressionist painters framed and hung on the walls. In an office that doubles as a counseling room, Kan sits down at an oval conference table with the husbands and boyfriends of women contemplating abortion. Next to that office is a more comfortable room with overstuffed pale blue chairs. That's where female counselors meet with the women themselves, a box of Kleenex within reach.
Kan has been volunteering at the center for almost as long as he's called himself pro-life: one year. He is one of an increasing number of Americans who have recently changed their views on the abortion issue from "pro-choice" to "pro-life." In 2009, Pew Research Center found that more Americans (41 percent) now favor making it more difficult to obtain an abortion, up from 35 percent in 2007. From 2005 to 2009 the percentage of Americans who want to reduce the number of abortions rose from 59 percent to 65 percent.
In a political climate that, at least rhetorically, favors working together to reduce abortions, that stat doesn't mean these people call themselves pro-life. But a Gallup poll last May found that for the first time in the 14 years Gallup has been asking the question, a majority of Americans-51 percent-identify themselves as pro-life. A year before, only 44 percent of Americans labeled themselves pro-life.
In a New York magazine article, pro-abortion writer Jennifer Senior asks, "Just how pro-choice is America, really?" The answer: Not as pro-choice as it used to be. Senior bemoans the fact that Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 are "the most pro-life to come along since the generation born during the Great Depression." Crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion providers, she notes-and two-thirds of abortionists are over the age of 50.
She and pro-lifers agree that advances in technology-especially ultrasound technology-are aiding the pro-life side, and so are the painful stories of women who have undergone abortions themselves. The generation that never knew a time before Roe is no longer wholly convinced that abortion is a solution.
Kan once saw "pro-choice" as the "civilized" position, the "intellectual" position: "In New York, where tolerance and acceptance are so prized, those are the default views. People generally think that the more tolerant you are the more intellectual you are, the more civilized you are." He knew that the Psalms spoke of God knowing him from his mother's womb, but he couldn't translate that to the realization that God also knows a child from the womb of a single mother contemplating abortion.
Kan's church didn't discuss the issue, but his friends did. They challenged him to think about the issue more deeply, so he began to research it for himself, first to find out the facts and then to find out what his faith had to say. He started with blogs-pro-life author Randy Alcorn's-and with other teachers like Mark Driscoll and John Piper. After a while he understood the facts of when human life begins and intellectually embraced the pro-life view, but it was still just a set of statistics and not something to feel passionate about.
Then Randy Alcorn linked to a graphic video of an abortion, and Kan watched it. He knows that some consider graphic abortion videos and pictures to be "scare tactics," but Kan says he processes truth visually. He needed to see an abortion happen-"to see a limb being pulled out"-to care deeply about the human life lost. He watched the video, made by actor Eduardo Verastegui, which first shows an embryo developing, with its translucent fingers and toes and the growing dark blot of its organs. Then it shows an abortionist's gloved hands holding the dismembered body parts of a fetus: The baby's mangled limbs lay on a surgical counter, his severed head in those gloved hands.
That was the end of ambivalence. Kan asked, "Why is this allowed to happen?" Then he asked himself, "What am I going to do about it?" A month later, the Midtown Pregnancy Support Center was training him as a counselor.
Chuck Donovan is a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a pro-life veteran since the 1970s when the movement began. He says the movement has changed since the 1970s, when pro-lifers expected to overturn Roe v. Wade by the end of the decade: "Now here we are, 37 years later." Donovan says the 1970s were all about asserting rights, but people have found that it leaves Americans bereft of community: "It just ends up in a multiplication of demands that people make on each other without acknowledging the responsibilities they have to each other. . . . The more they insist only on a rights universe, the more they get isolated from one another. The human desire for community is stronger than the human desire to be a hermit."
While there's still desire for legal change, Donovan sees more Americans-like Kan-realizing that even without changing the law they can help reduce the number of abortions: "People are finding they can make a difference close to home. They can act locally and eventually produce a global change at some point by showing that abortion has not lived up to any of its billings as the best resolution to an unexpected pregnancy."
This generation has seen abortion's disappointments firsthand, Donovan notes. Women who have undergone abortion offer "subterranean testimony," and other women listen: "They know stories, they know friends. They know how people's lives have been affected. They know this promise of liberation hasn't happened."
Angel B. Lee, 27, has seen the change in her own time at Midtown Pregnancy Support Center, where she counsels alongside Kan. Lee works for a fragrance and beauty company and describes herself as a "corporate monkey"-a stylishly dressed one in boots and an airy scarf. She describes herself as pro-choice and says she believes in "a woman's right to choose" but thinks it's a wrong choice. She says the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" are hard for her and seems torn between the two: "I think it's one thing to tell someone what's the right and the wrong thing to do, but you just can't tell somebody else what to do. You give people guidelines and hope they make the right decision."
Working at a pregnancy center has deepened her conviction that abortion is a wrong choice. When she led a post-abortion support group, the pain she saw deepened her conviction that abortion goes against the "natural order." She has also seen women make the choice to keep their babies, and she's seen that it can work even in situations that seem impossible. She may not want a crack addict with other children and no husband to have another child-but she asks, who is she to say that the child shouldn't live?
Despite the talk of young evangelicals becoming more liberal, pro-life convictions have stayed strong. According to the Pew Research Center, although young white evangelicals are on average 14 points less conservative than older evangelicals, they are more pro-life than their older counterparts. Some 70 percent of white young evangelicals favor making it more difficult for women to get abortions, compared with 55 percent of older white evangelicals.
Those views are reflected in other volunteers at Midtown. Two others in the center were working with Kan one Saturday. Danny Garcia, 28, had just moved to New York from Gainesville, Fla., and had immediately looked for a place to volunteer. Garcia says that abortion is the only reason he didn't vote for Barack Obama.
The other volunteer, Emily Schendel, 27, was entering data into a computer-her way of helping out since she doesn't see counseling as her strength. Schendel says she's more liberal than the folks back home in south Georgia but less liberal than her peers in New York-so in New York she considers herself conservative. Unlike Kan, Garcia and Schendel have always considered themselves pro-life, but those pro-life views have stayed conservative as their other views have shifted toward the middle or left.
The stories have shifted the debate and so has ultrasound technology, said Donovan. Seeing the forming body and then the chopped limbs of an aborted baby made Kan realize, "This is a human life." Pro-lifers have learned the power of an image. According to Option Ultrasound, when pro-life centers combine counseling with ultrasound, it produces nearly 60 percent more decisions against abortion than counseling produces alone. Senior, the pro-abortion reporter, agrees that technology is on the pro-life side: This generation "was the first to grow up with pictures of sonograms on their refrigerators."
As more pro-lifers see the value of pro-life centers for their side, pro-abortion lawmakers and activists are taking note. Pro-life lawmakers are promoting laws that require ultrasounds before abortions, and their opponents are pushing back. Pro-abortion lawmakers are actively targeting pregnancy centers-see p. 57 for a Baltimore City Council action-and accusing them of providing misleading information.
But at least one person helped at Midtown Pregnancy Support Center doesn't see it that way. Kan points out a collage of babies and children, hung on the wall of the storage room where the center keeps bins of baby clothes, labeled according to size. One of the cards reads, "Many Thanks to You."
Kan knows the eloquent arguments of abortion supporters-arguments about unwanted babies, quality of life, and a woman's right to choose-and says, "We idolize people-pleasing, the concept of being accepted by others, not rocking the boat. But ultimately I think it's so offensive to God to be fearful." With both Christian and non-Christian friends he plans to have the kind of difficult conversation that first led him to look at the facts for himself.
He also plans to attend baby showers, boring events for most 28-year-old men but "exciting" when they take place for babies he has helped to save.
Other Roe v. Wade articles in this issue:
A pro-baby wave | Optimistic signs point to a changing abortion debate | Marvin Olasky
Learning to wait | Denied federal funds, abstinence educators plan next moves | William McCleery
'Look after orphans' | Twenty ways to become an adoption-friendly church | Paul Golden
Chemical reaction | The drug RU486 gives women the option of abortion in privacy | Alisa Harris
Finding searchers | Pregnancy centers buy Google real estate to reach abortion-minded women | Emily Belz
Higher learning? | Catholic colleges have become training ground for pro-abortion politicians | Anne Hendershott
Life changes | Anti-CPC forces alter their tactics and auditors eye Planned Parenthood | Alisa Harris
Called to a cause | The pro-life movement won over Marjorie Dannenfelser, and now she's working to help it win over Congress | Marvin Olasky
'It all clicked together' | How one Christian volunteer found herself in the right place at the right time at a crisis pregnancy center in Texas | Susan Olasky
The telltale protests | The abortion issue did not die after Roe v. Wade | Andrée Seu


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WHEELING - With about two and one-half hours left in the one-day Amazing Raise giving event, more than $362,000 had been pledged for area nonprofit organizations.
The fundraiser, which runs through 11:59 p.m., is an opportunity to donate to any of the 81 local nonprofit organizations and double their donations through matching funds from a national pool of money.
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Keeping an eye on the Amazing Raise Ohio Valley tally this morning are Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley employees Peter Riesbeck, seated, and from left Renee George, Vicki Smith and Executive Director Susie Nelson.
"I'm thrilled. I'm very excited," said Susie Nelson, executive director of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley.
"I'm pleasantly surprised. The Ohio Valley is so generous. It's surprising, but not."
Donors have two ways to give: they can visit www.GiveOV.org and give to their favorite participating organization, with a minimum donation of $10. Donors also have the option of donating via check that must be dated May 6 and can be brought to the Community Foundation office at the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce Building, 1310 Market St. in downtown Wheeling, until 7 p.m. today.
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There are two ways to make a contribution during The Amazing Raise Ohio Valley, which runs through 11:59 p.m. today:
-- By credit card - Go online to GiveOV.org and follow the instructions to donate
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Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, 1310 Market St. in Wheeling, and drop off your check by 7 p.m. today. All checks must be dated May 6 and be made payable to The Community Foundation. In the memo line, please indicate which nonprofit organization you would like your contribution to benefit.
There is no limit on the maximum donation. On the giving website at GiveOV.org, donors can search for a participating organization by name or by topic, Nelson said.
"Our goal for The Amazing Raise Ohio Valley is to reach new donors and show them how important it is to give to local causes. We want to use this opportunity to build a new generation of philanthropists for our community," Nelson said.
Anyone interested in watching the action online can do so at www.GiveOV.org. The website also will have announcements about the winning organizations for the following prizes:
$5,000 to the organization that raises the most money
$2,500 to the organization that raises the second most money
$1,000 to the organization that raises the third most money
$1,000 Centennial Award, celebrating the 100th year of the first Community Foundation, will go to the organization receiving the 100th donation of the day
$1,000 1972 Award marking the year the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley was founded, to the organization receiving the 1,972nd donation
$1,000 Starting Line Award to the organization that receives the first donation of the day


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Staffing firms continue to experience difficulty bringing in workers on H-1B visas, said Mark Roberts, CEO of the TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of information technology services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers.
"They are going through, but not without difficulty," Roberts said. The TechServe Alliance is continuing work to get the problem resolved, he said.
The difficulties continue as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is set to begin accepting H-1B petitions on April 2. H-1B visas allow firms to bring in highly skilled individuals, such as information technology professionals.
For staffing firms, however, there has been difficulty bringing in workers on H-1B visas after the USCIS released the "Neufeld Memo" in 2010. The memo listed "third-party placement/job shop" as an example of a firm that does not qualify as an H-1B visa employer.
The TechServe Alliance filed suit against USCIS in 2010. The judge dismissed the case without issuing an injunction to prohibit the use of the memo, but the government did concede that staffing firms could be considered employers for the purposes of bringing in H-1B workers. Last year, opponents of the Neufeld Memo also got a boost when Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, weighed in against the memo.
However, problems remain. Roberts said staffing firms are bringing in H-1B workers, but they are seeing challenges.
"A staffing firm is almost assured of getting an RFE (request for evidence)," Roberts said. The may also have to produce a letter from the client—which some clients may do and some may not.
In addition, some U.S. consulates overseas are refusing to stamp visas for workers going to staffing firms despite clearance from the USCIS, he said. Workers can go back to the USCIS for reapproval, but the extra steps require more time and money. The also create uncertainty, creating a chilling effect for workers and staffing firm clients.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C.-- Cam Newton is everywhere.
If he's not flying through your television set on "Cam's Night Out" hawking Under Armour gear or sucking down Gatorade and "Winning the Fifth Quarter," chances are you've seen the 23-year-old quarterback featured prominently by the NFL in advertisements for its preseason games.
He's been on the intro to ESPN SportsCenter.
And, if not for Calvin Johnson, he'd be on the cover of Madden NFL 13, too.
In 15 months Newton has developed into a national celebrity unlike the Panthers have seen since coming into the league in 1995.
Charismatic, built like a Greek god and incredibly talented, Newton has taken the country by storm since being drafted No. 1 overall last year and become, as teammate Jon Beason put it, "a mega-superstar."
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