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Sitch - R2, 1 out. Fly ball towards 2B. F6, in the act of catching the ball, inadvertantly steps on 2B as they catch the ball. R2 was somewhat oblivious, as was F6. I'm yelling for F6 to tag 2B, and R2 realizes they should be on the bag. F6 lunges back to tag the bag, just after R2 slides back in.
I discussed this with BU later, but I'd like your comments before we go into what he had to say.
This is an "appeal" play, albeit a continuous action one. As the umpire, was it unmistakably an appeal, or was it just pure coincidence?
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Since you thought the stepping on 2b was "inadvertant" I would think the umpire might think likewise, so, it seems like it was NOT an umistakable appeal - play on!
So I discussed the fact that it's an appeal play, and BU disagreed. I tried to explain, but gave up when it became clear that he simply doesn't understand the concept of a continuous action appeal. He maintained that any contact with the base, however incidental, was good enough.
I also got the same feeling when discussing what appeared to me to be INT by R1 on F3 on a popup right behind 1B. Thankfully my daughter raced over from F4 and made an over the should catch, much to my amazement (she's usually not a very aggressive fielder, and usually runs like she's in a field of tulips, sorta tiptoeing). So I casually discussed the play with him, and he didn't seem to understand the concept of a protected fielder. Oh yeah, and he blew the call when my daughter made the throw to try and double the runner up, but there was nothing to dicuss about that call.
So discuss the lack of training with your league UIC if it's a league volunteer or take to concern to the umpire's association if he's a hired gun.
If it's a new person just starting out don't expect him to have as much knowledge and skill as an experienced umpire.
Rich, I wish it were that simple. Although this umpire was bad(haven't seen him this year), at least he was young enough that he could get around the field and at least be in position to make his bad calls. We have at least two that are well over 70, and however noble it is of them to be umpiring, the frustration caused by it takes so much away from the game - for the kids and the fans. I am planning to at least ask one of the board members who to talk to regarding the umps.
I'm guessing this particular ump has gone to yet another park/organization. He ejected me for a single comment after he rung up a couple of kids on ankle high pitches, and one of the parents said they had been ejected by the same guy at a different park the year before. When you have a quick trigger in ejecting parents, and those parents have to take the rest of the family out of the field complex while the game finishes, it makes for an interesting discussion with the president of the league. I have 4 kids, and all of them were with me, so we all headed to the parking lot. Once the game was over, I headed back to get the one that was playing, and then sought out the on duty board member, which happened to be the president.
Another goof - he can't eject spectators.
Consider joining the umpire crew at your park. Be part of the solution.
So, in your opinion, the BU didn't properly apply a rule?
I'm guessing that you didn't protest his rule misapplication either, right?
When an umpire goofs on the ruling, it's the managers obligation to protest it. This puts in motion a chain of events designed to get the call right. The first is a required meeting of all the umpires on the field. They get together to discuss the ruling, and make a decision. If the umpires don't agree, the Umpire in Chief for the game has the final say.
What happens after that is different for different rule sets. I'll guess this is Little League, so let me walk you through that square dance.
If the manager doesn't agree with the rule interpretation of the crew, a formal protest is lodged, and recorded in the rule book. The manager then submits in a protest report, and a Protest Committee decideds the outcome. It can range from a denial, to a replay of the game from the point of the ruling, or even a forfeit.
But, what's needed is that manager to do his part, know his job and duty to his team, and make that protest before the next pitch.
So, how did the protest go, Brad?
Kyle, re-read the OP. My team was playing defense, so there's nothing to appeal since BU awarded the DP. That is also why my conversation with BU was more of an inquiry after the inning. It seemed obvious that F6 just happened to make contact with the bag and wasn't even aware of where the runners were, and kept moving casually after the catch without any acknowledgement at all of what had happened. So I asked quietly if he saw it the same way, and he did... so I asked the question and he told me that it didn't matter...
I'm just glad he's no longer working our league.
There's a rule misapplication. There is certainly something to protest.
Or is getting the undeserved out more important that getting the umpire trained?
If so, why are you complaining anout the umpire not knowing the rule?
Or do you want the undeserved out this time but want the umpire trained for next time when you might be the victim instead of the benefactor?
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There's a rule misapplication. There is certainly something to protest.
Or is getting the undeserved out more important that getting the umpire trained?
I don't know of any coaches I've seen in my years of being involved in baseball and softball who would formally protest a call that went in his/her favor, Rich. Would you?
I agree that Brad should go to the powers-that-be to ensure this umpire gets the appropriate training. But lodging a protest during the game that would benefit the opposing team?? The next time I see that happen will be the first.
I didn't say he should protest.
He said there was nothing that could be protested. There certainly was.
A number of years ago while the PU for a game I had the manger of the team at-bat ask for time.
I granted time and he walked up to me and asked me to call over the opposing manager "for a conference" - which I did.
He then told us that his last batter (who was now standing on 1st base after hitting a single) had batted out of turn.
The opposing manager then "protested" the BOOT and I invoked the proper penalty.
The manager said he wanted to teach his players that they need to play by the rules and that there are consequences when violating the rules.
I guess it was sort of like calling a penalty on yourself in golf when no one else saw the violation but YOU know you violated the rules!
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The manager said he wanted to teach his players that they need to play by the rules and that there are consequences when violating the rules.
Admirable, I suppose. This coach is clearly the rarest of exceptions; the vast majority of coaches I've seen would keep mum.
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -- Augusta State's Tanchelle Hollingsworth led four players in double figures Saturday afternoon as the 23rd-ranked Lady Jaguars registered a 56-50 Peach Belt Conference road win over Young Harris in YHC Basketball Arena.
The contest was the first of three straight road games for the Lady Jags and marked the first-ever meeting between ASU and YHC. The Mountain Lions are competing in their inaugural season as a member of the PBC.
With the victory, ASU improved to 16-4 on the season and 9-4 in the conference. The Mountain Lions slipped to 12-9 overall and 6-8 in the league.
The Lady Jaguars canned a season-best nine 3-pointers, including three each from Hollingsworth and senior guard Brittany White. Hollingsworth paced ASU in scoring for the third straight game with 13 points. White booked 11 points, five assists and two steals while Taylor Ayers notched 10 points and eight rebounds. Becky Newhouse turned in 10 points and seven rebounds and Tiffany Jaecks snagged a team-high 10 rebounds.
Peyton Robertson booked a double-double with a game-high 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Mountain Lions. Breanna Gleeson chipped in 10 points and Lauren Smith dished out six assists.
ASU never trailed and led by as many as 16 early in the second half. Young Harris closed within seven before the Lady Jags countered with eight straight points to push their advantage back to 15 midway with 10:22 left. Hollingsworth hit a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left put ASU in front by 10 before two late Lions' layups accounted for the final margin.
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Six months into working together on a lease extension to keep the A's at O.Co Coliseum through 2024, Oakland and Alameda County leaders turned on each Friday after the city boycotted a vote on the deal it thinks favors the ballclub.
Acting on their colleague's orders, Councilmembers Larry Reid and Rebecca Kaplan did not attend Friday's special meeting of the joint city-county board that oversees the Oakland Coliseum complex. The boycott came just two days after Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and A's owner Lew Wolff announced that a lease deal had been struck.
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who chairs the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, refused to cancel the meeting, even after being informed earlier this week that the city's representatives wouldn't attend.
Without enough members present to proceed with a vote on the lease deal, several of the county's representatives on the board, known as the JPA, used the forum to apologize to the A's and attack the city for forcing a second postponement of the lease extension.
"We are constantly frustrated by the actions of our partners," Miley said. "Not being able to vote on this deal today, I think that sends a chilling message ... to Major League Baseball that is very disappointing." Miley said he would schedule another vote on Thursday.
Reid, reached by telephone, criticized Miley for trying to force a vote when the city was still trying to wrangle concessions from the A's.
"Nate shouldn't be trying to run the JPA like a dictatorship," he said.
Friday's war of words underscored long-standing tensions between the city and the county over their joint management of the Coliseum complex. But it is unlikely to impede a 10-year lease extension with the A's, whose owners need time to determine whether they will get permission to move to San Jose or if they want to build a ballpark in Oakland. The team's current lease runs through the 2015 season.
Lease negotiations between the team and city on Thursday were "productive and positive," although no deal was struck, Mayor Jean Quan and Council President Pat Kernighan said in a statement Friday.
A's Co-owner Lew Wolff said he believed a deal was close at hand. "We understand the city will take one last look at the transaction early next week," he said. "And we would expect a formal vote by the JPA by the end of the week."
Terms of the lease deal are expected to remain private until the Coliseum board votes on it. The lease would also have to be approved by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council.
Oakland and Alameda County jointly own the sprawling Coliseum complex in East Oakland and are supposed to be on the same team in lease negotiations with the A's.
But Friday's meeting laid bare a stark divide. The four county representatives on the eight-member board were all present Friday and all spoke in support of the lease deal. But the city's four representatives, including the two council members, were absent.
Supervisor Scott Haggerty praised the A's for making concessions and called the city's boycott an embarrassing moment for the Coliseum board. "I feel like I almost need to apologize to ... Lew (Wolff) for what happened here today," he said.
When asked why he proceeded with a meeting that Oakland critics could point to as evidence that East Bay leaders aren't capable of working with the A's, Miley said it was his responsibility to call for the vote and that MLB officials would have frowned on a delay. Miley had previously postponed a June 20th meeting to vote on the lease.
"Holding off on the meeting would have been just as bad or worse," Miley said. "Major League Baseball wanted us to vote on this a week ago."
Among the city's concerns, sources say, is that the lease would allow the A's to leave Oakland after the 2018 season. It also would forgive the A's more than $5 million that the team has deducted from its rent payments to offset a city parking tax. The money would go toward a new $10 million scoreboard for the A's.
The city's parking tax had also been a sore spot for the county, which only recently settled a lawsuit against the city for a share of the tax proceeds.
City-county relations were further strained two years ago when Oakland entered into exclusive negotiations to redevelop the Coliseum site without keeping county officials abreast of their actions.
Miley on Friday bashed the proposed Coliseum City development plan, and reiterated his desire for the city to buy out the county's share of the Coliseum complex.
"We can't function under this model," Miley said after having to cancel the vote on the lease. "The governance structure might possibly be coming down."
Reid said his colleagues on the City Council all want the A's to stay, but only on fair terms.
"We're not that far off," he said. "But this meeting today should not have taken place."
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Copper Mountain's Rail Jam on June 30 was such a success - selling out to 100 competitors - the resort teamed with Woodward to open the terrain park to the public.
As conditions permit, the ski area will host Summer Shredding three-hour sessions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Skiers and snowboarders can enjoy the rails and boxes during the special summer sessions at Copper for $10. "We're capping the sessions at 50 people so that there isn't overcrowding," Katherine Bush, spokeswoman for Copper Mountain, said.
The Summer Shredding session on Saturday, the first day open to the public, sold out on Friday.
The sessions will continue every Saturday through July and into August if conditions permit.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The McNeese State Cowgirls used a late rally in the final frame to edge the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team 3-2 Friday in the first of two final home games at Chapman Field.
The Islanders (16-19, 10-7 SLC) scored first in the opening frame before the Cowgirls (27-17, 10-7 SLC) took a 2-1 lead in the top of the second. The Islanders scored again the fourth to knot the score at 2-2, but McNeese State rallied in the seventh to win 3-2. Both teams tallied four hits while the Cowgirls left seven stranded to the Islanders six.
Jordan Trujillo (5-6) suffered her sixth loss of the season and fourth in conference play. The senior replaced Cecchetti in the top of the sixth when the score was tied at 2-2 and allowed just one hit, one run while striking out one batter. Cecchetti gave up five hits and two runs while tying a career-high four walks. The senior also recorded four strikeouts in five innings.
The Islanders put up the first run of the game in the bottom of the first frame on a wild pitch. Cassie Redman started things off with a walk and stole second before Schwarz advanced Redman to third on a sacrifice bunt to third. With two outs, Redman scored on a wild pitch to give the Islanders their first run of the game.
McNeese State answered in the top of the second with two runs on three hits to take a 2-1 lead. Ashley Modzelewski started the inning with a double down the right field line and scored on an RBI single through the right side. The Cowgirls padded the lead with another run from a Katie Roux RBI single to right field.
The Islanders left two stranded in the bottom of the second on one hit. Meagan McKinney reached base on a walk to start the inning before Stephanie Vead ripped a double to right field to move McKinney to third. However, the Cowgirls retired the next three to end the inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jamise Jackson led the inning with a single to center field and Heather Harrill, who pinch ran for Jackson, plated the Islanders second run of the game to even the game at 2-2. Harrill scored after advancing to second on a McKinney sacrifice bunt to third and stole third when Vead reached on a walk. Cassie Carroll followed with an RBI single to center field to record her first hit of the game. Hayley Galloway also registered a hit in the fourth with a single to the pitcher to load the Islanders' bases. The Cowgirls pulled out of the jam with a pop fly to second.
Both teams stayed locked at two runs through the fifth and sixth innings before the Cowgirls scored one run in the seventh to secure the victory. McNeese State started the seventh with a single from leadoff batter Claire Terracina and she advanced to second on an Islander's throwing error. After a sacrifice bunt, Terracina scored on a ground out to shortstop.
Jackson, Vead, Carroll and Galloway led the Islanders' bats with one hit apiece while Carroll collected the Islanders only RBI.
The Islanders will look to bounce back tomorrow against the Cowgirls in the Islanders final home game at 1 p.m. Senior presentations will follow Saturday's game.
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Anquan Boldin grew up poor, something he learned only later in life.
"I didn't realize I was poor because everybody else around me was in the same situation," he said.
Now that he's making $6 million a year, the 49ers receiver has a belated understanding of what it means to struggle financially. He sees the hardship firsthand whenever he returns to the neighborhoods littered with boarded-up windows in his hometown of Pahokee, Fla., where the median household income is just over $20,000.
When Boldin goes back, he does so as the conquering hero: the Pahokee High kid who went on to win the Super Bowl and earn NFL riches.
Which is why he goes back.
"I try to make sure that I show my face around town," Boldin said. "People can get a sense that even if you make it out, you can still reach back and help others.
"That's my main focus. I'm not in this position just to live a life of luxury. I think I've been placed here to help others. That's my sole purpose."
Boldin, in his 11th season, has had the same priority at each of his NFL stops: to receive (he leads the 49ers with 38 catches for 551 yards) and to give (his charitable foundation, Q81, is in its 10th year).
He has already introduced himself to the Bay Area on the field. This Monday, Boldin will launch his first major fundraising event in San Jose by hosting a celebrity server dinner and silent auction at Morton's The Steakhouse. (Details at q81.org).
Over the years, Boldin also has provided college scholarships, taken kids on holiday shopping sprees and served Thanksgiving meals for thousands of families. He's flown to Ethiopia to study the drought problems and to Senegal to champion the rights of poor mining families.
Next up, Boldin said, is probably a trip to West Africa to work with a women's microfinance group.
"There was a lot that I lacked growing up," Boldin said. "And I hate to see others not have."
Because of so many phony baloney charity efforts among athletes, it's easy to get cynical. Write a check, show up at bowl-a-thon, and all of a sudden you're a heck of a guy.
Andrew Blejwas, who works with Oxfam America, remembers being on a street in Ethiopia when he got a call about Boldin and NFL pal Larry Fitzgerald being interested in traveling to the country to see how they could help.
He hung up the phone and thought: Yeah, right.
"You have your doubts about whether they are committed," Blejwas recalled.
It was soon obvious that this was no publicity stunt. They arrived well-read on the dire conditions in Africa and jumped right in by building fences for a community garden.
"You have to understand: Men in that community don't do that kind of work. It's extremely rare," Blejwas said. "And the women were beside themselves seeing them do the work.
"The community was super excited about it. They were happy and singing songs for them, and it was a pretty moving experience. And the husbands in the community started working on that project shortly thereafter."
Boldin, never known for his sound bites, prefers to have real conversations. In Ethiopia, he said, he spoke with a farmer who walked three hours to work and three hours back just to make 98 cents a day. It was the only way he could keep his six kids in school.
"It blew my mind just to hear the stories," Boldin said. "And at that point, you want to give everything that you have.
"As Americans, we couldn't even fathom the conditions that they were living in. It was crazy."
During his visit last March to Sabodala, a village in Eastern Senegal, Boldin saw the way the rural communities were being devastated by large-scale gold-mining operations. The land was rich -- but farmers were often forced off at a moment's notice while being offered scant compensation.
"These companies go in, they mine the land -- and they make billions of dollars doing so," Boldin said. "And once they leave the land, it's no longer of use. It's been stripped. So the locals can't go back and continue to farm and sustain their way of life."
On the spot, Boldin promised the people he would take their stories back to the United States. And then he did. When Boldin returned home, the three-time Pro Bowl selection used his star power to score meetings with influential lawmakers.
"We (at Oxfam America) don't get meetings with the senators and the representatives, ever. We get meetings with their staff," Blejwas said. "But going with Anquan, we got the meetings -- in their offices. And I think that's how he got things changed.
Among the meetings was a sit-down with Congressman Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), the chairman of the House International Relations Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee.
Smith asked Boldin if he would be willing to testify at a hearing. Boldin said to name the time.
So on July 18, Boldin stepped inside an office building on Capitol Hill to deliver a speech called "Is There an African Resource Curse?"
"As a direct result of his visit, legislation got rewritten to include people from Senegal. It's fantastic," Blejwas said. "That's not an easy thing to do, and I think what he is probably beginning to realize, if he hasn't already, is that he has quite a bit of power."
"We got the audience for two reasons. One, because he's a known name. But that doesn't get you anything unless you're widely respected. And every single person that we met with, every senator and every congressman, knew Anquan's character."
Because Boldin is famously tight-lipped during his day job -- he jokes that even his mom can't get a good quote out of him -- his off-field work remains unknown in his new Bay Area home.
But those back in Pahokee are hardly surprised. Joe Marx, his high school football coach, anointed Boldin as his quarterback largely because of his leadership skills. He first coached him on the basketball team and saw the way other players gravitated toward the no-nonsense point guard.
Now, Marx watches Boldin come back every year to deliver a few more assists.
"He does a charity basketball game where he just lets everybody in for free. And of course he spends the whole two hours before the game signing autographs and taking pictures with kids," Marx said.
"Then he has a golf outing where he raises money for the community -- and spends all the time with the kids.
"People see him. That's really important to him, I know it is. He's not a real verbal guy. He's never going to toot his own horn at those kinds of things. But he'll never forget Pahokee and he'll never leave those people behind."
Boldin may have grown up not knowing he was poor. But he seems well aware of what it means to live a rich life.
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"It blew my mind just to hear the stories. And at that point, you want to give everything that you have.As Americans, we couldn't even fathom the conditions that they were living in. It was crazy."
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Analysis: Markets Might Be Misreading Fed's Messages
The markets might be misreading the Federal Reserve's messages.
In the two days since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to curb its big bond-buying program later this year, stocks tumbled, long-term interest rates rose and interest-rate futures contracts fell, meaning investors bet the Fed would raise short-term interest rates sooner than previously expected.
"The FOMC was more hawkish than we had expected," economists at Goldman Sachs concluded after the Wednesday Fed policy meeting, a view widely held on Wall Street trading floors.
However, a close look at Mr. Bernanke's press conference comments and Fed official's interest-rate projections released after the meeting show the Fed took several steps aimed at sending the opposite signal.
–Mr. Bernanke emphasized that even though the Fed might pull back on bond-buying later this year — which is akin to easing your foot off the gas pedal of a car — it would be a long time before it took the more aggressive step of raising short-term interest rates — which is akin to pressing the brake. He also emphasized in his prepared statement that when rate increases come, they "are likely to be gradual," a hint of future caution about rate increases he hasn't given before.
–Mr. Bernanke suggested the Fed could keep short-term interest rates near zero even longer than previously planned. Since December, the Fed has said it would keep short-term rates near zero at least as long as the jobless rate is above 6.5%. In his prepared statement, Mr. Bernanke emphasized that rates could stay low for a while even after unemployment falls below 6.5%, particularly if inflation stays low. "The more subdued the outlook for inflation," he said, "the more patient the [Fed] would likely be," he said. In the question-and-answer session he went even further and said for the first time that the Fed might even lower that 6.5% threshold.
–Fifteen Fed officials expect the central bank won't need to raise short-term interest rates until 2015 or 2016 and just four said it would need to do so before then. That was a slight move away from early tightening: Previously five anticipated tightening before 2015. The average short-term benchmark rate expected at the end of 2015 among Fed officials didn't change much – it was 1.34%, compared to 1.30% in March. The median expected rate – meaning half saw one higher and half saw one lower – remained unchanged at 1%.
–Mr. Bernanke said "a strong majority" of Fed officials had concluded the Fed won't ever sell its growing portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, and instead will let it shrink as mortgages are paid off. In the past the Fed had said it might someday sell these bonds, a threat to any investor who held the bonds. He was more emphatic than ever Wednesday about not selling.
–A hawk became a very vocal dove. St. Louis Fed president James Bullard dissented from the Fed's policy statement, saying he thought the central bank should be leaning toward even easier money policies. In the past, Mr. Bullard has tended to side with Fed "hawks" opposed to easy money policies. In a statement his office released Friday morning, he argued that the Fed's decision to lay out a plan for pulling back easy money was "inappropriately timed" because inflation and economic output have been soft.
–Mr. Bernanke emphasized the conditional nature of the Fed's plan to withdraw bond-buying. "If you draw the conclusion that I've said that our policies, that our purchases, will end in the middle of next year, you've drawn the wrong conclusion, because our purchases are tied to what happens in the economy … we have no deterministic or fixed plan."
Despite the Fed's efforts to signal it wouldn't apply the brakes any time soon, the market reacted sharply. Investors appear to have been caught off guard by the specific timetable Mr. Bernanke laid out and the central bank's optimism about the 2014 growth outlook.
"People have come to expect that the Fed is going to err on the side of being more growth friendly," said Michael Feroli, a J.P. Morgan economist. Investors wanted to hear "that he would see the job through and not take the punch bowl away until [the economy is] really getting going."
In Eurodollar futures markets, expected three-month borrowing rates in December 2014 jumped from 0.55% to 0.76%. The expected federal funds rate in December 2014 rose from 0.28% to 0.385%. These movements imply investors see increasing odds of Fed rate increases by the end of 2014.
On Friday markets started to settle, with stocks opening moderately higher.
The market reaction underscores the challenge the Fed has created for itself by launching the bond-buying program and other unconventional efforts to boost economic growth. At some point it will have to exit from those programs and communicate clearly about how and when that will happen. Officials hope to accomplish both tasks without creating the kind of market turmoil that could set back the recovery they've tried to energize. This week's events show how hard that will be.
The only statement from a Fed official since the meeting has come from Mr. Bullard .
Mr. Bullard was clearly worried about how the market would respond to the Fed's decision to announce a timetable for winding down its bond buying. He "felt that a more prudent approach would be to wait for more tangible signs that the economy was strengthening and that inflation was on a path to return toward target before making such an announcement," according to his statement.
Given the market turmoil that has since ensued, other Fed officials might now be wondering if he was right.


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The Daily Startup: VCs Avoid China's Education Sector Despite Higher Household Spending
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Private equity investment into education companies in China fell sharply in 2012 compared with a year earlier, despite expectations that the country's burgeoning middle class will continue to spend more money on schooling. The poor performance of education companies in the public market has put off many investors from injecting capital into the sector's private companies, despite what they say are attractive valuations.
The National Venture Capital Association has created a growth-equity group within its organization led by Bruce Evans of Summit Partners as it looks to boost its membership and better represent a part of the venture business that it thinks gets overlooked. In doing so, it is addressing a trend toward the greater use of growth-equity financing by venture-backed companies facing a long road to an M&A or IPO exit. It is also launching a possible push to expand the definition of venture capital set forth under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Also in today's VentureWire, Epirus Biopharmaceuticals aims to capitalize on expected demand for lower-cost biosimilar versions of high-priced biological drugs whose patents are due to expire. It's seeking about $25 million in Series B funding for clinical trials of a biosimilar version of the Johnson & Johnson drug Remicade, and to build its pipeline…Real time question-and-answer site ChaCha Search is saying cha-ching, having raised a fresh $14 million from existing investors. The Series G round comes as the company prepares to launch a new product in March and radically shift the way it's been doing business…and Lightspeed China Partners has closed a $168 million fund to invest in China-based early-stage companies, surpassing the firm's $150 million target. The fund, Lightspeed China Partners I LP, will invest $8 million to $10 million per company in sectors such as Internet, mobile, services and enterprise.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving startups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere around the Web:
The Wall Street Journal's Accelerators blog is leaving the coastal elites behind this week and going to the heartland. A new weeklong feature, Heartland USA, will examine the following question: Can a startup be successful anywhere in the United States? Each day will be dedicated to a different city/state and will feature essays and videos from among more than 20 guest contributors about founding or funding companies outside of an established hub like New York City or San Francisco. Today's region – Colorado. The rest of the week will feature Tennessee, Washington D.C./Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon.
BlackRock, a giant investment-management company, has offered to buy about $80 million of Twitter stock at a price that would value the company at more than $9 billion. Twitter wouldn't raise any money from the deal, rather the sellers would be early employees and perhaps others. Early venture backers of the messaging company include Charles River Ventures, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.
Early-stage venture investor First Round Capital issued its annual report for 2012, noting that it was the first year since the firm was founded that less than half of the money it invested went to consumer companies. It's further evidence that venture investors are shifting away from consumer-facing companies as startups that sell products to businesses look more attractive.


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Taylor County Bank is among the best community banks, affording to a recent report.
Seifried & Brew, a community bank risk management firm, named Taylor County Bank in its "Top 15th Percentile of Community Banks" report. To gain entry, banks must demonstrate exemplary performance of balancing risk and reward based on the bank's total risk/return composite ranking.
Marking the 43rd anniversary of the signing of the National Fair Housing Law, Kevin R. Smith, president and CEO of Community Ventures Corp., asked all seven regions of the state to recognize April as Fair Housing Month.
"Fair housing isn't a choice. It's the law," Smith said. "I urge all Kentuckians, homebuyers, renters, landlords and lenders to learn about their rights and responsibilities."
Opened in March, Private Investigators actually houses two businesses - Campbellsville native Greg Gribbins' Paladin Investigations and Michael Mann's K.R.S. Private Investigations. Gribbins and Mann are state-licensed private investigators.
General signup for the Conservation Reserve Program ends April 15. During this signup period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land through the local Farm Service Agency county office.
More than $8 million in disaster assistance will be issued starting immediately to livestock, honeybee and farm-raised fish producers that suffered losses in 2010 because of disease, bad weather or other conditions.
The aid will come from the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program.
In an effort to find new ways to help struggling small and startup businesses in the region, Community Ventures Corp. is working with Bank of America to tap unused federal funds.
CVC recently announced it has received a $65,695 grant from Bank of America for use as loan loss reserves required by federal microloan programs to access $771,300 in loan capital that is then used to make small-sized loans to local businesses.
A group of three Campbellsville doctors will be authors of the newest blog on the Central Kentucky News-Journal website www.cknj.com.
Drs. Steve Baum, Michael Hesson and Muhammad Atif Khan are all with UofL Pediatrics-Campbellsville. They will take turns posting timely blogs about children's health issues they believe parents will find informative.
Bluegrass Cellular is offering customers a way to donate to the ongoing relief efforts in Japan, stemming from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on March 11. Donations will support two charities, Save the Children and ACF International.
After Terrance Bell, Matt Bradshaw and Donovan Pittman attended the Young Adult Chrysalis walk, they prayed for a way to give back to the community. They obtained zero-turn mowers and other equipment and are available to mow, trim weeds and shrubs, pressure wash, clean out clogged gutters, landscaping and any other yard work residents may need.
Fifteen percent of their proceeds will go towards sponsoring individuals for the Young Adult Chrysalis walk so they will have an opportunity to experience God's grace and a weekend praising the Lord.
Teri Richardson has joined the Davina's Plaza Salon staff. Richardson specializes in women's cuts, all-over color, perms, highlights and roller sets. Davina's is open 9-5 daily and later by appointment.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The No. 73 Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis team was unable to get on track Monday night, falling to No. 56 New Mexico by a 7-0 final to conclude its four-match road trip in the state of New Mexico.
The Islanders moved to 2-2 with the loss, while New Mexico improved to 2-0 on the year with the win. Next up for the team will be a Jan. 25 match at No. 52 TCU before returning to Corpus Christi for the first home match of the year against No. 19 Texas on Feb 12.
"We lost to a very talented and very well-coached team that, in my opinion, belongs in the Top 25," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "They are incredibly tough to beat at home on their indoor courts, and they are always a team that is tough and well coached.
"Our guys actually competed very hard. These were the cards we were dealt today, and I felt this group competed extremely hard."
Playing without No. 1 player Peter Nagy, who returned to Corpus Christi to attend class, and No. 6 player Nathan Robinson, who suffered an injury during doubles, the Islanders were forced to shuffle the lineup without two of their top six players. Aurelien Tave played the No. 1 spot, with Gergo Weidinger at No. 2, Matt Westmoreland at No. 3, Fernando Llorens at No. 4, Pietro Jordao at No. 5 and Andrew Maingot at No. 6 in singles.
"Certainly we'd like to have those two guys, but our focus is to control the things we can control, and max out the cards we're dealt," said Moore. "I felt these guys competed very hard and never quit. They say you're either winning or you're learning, and I think we learned a lot today with some other guys getting a shot.
"Our job is to stay in the present and control the things we can control, and I thought the guys who were available played especially hard today."
In doubles, Maingot and Jordao started things off by falling 8-1 at the No. 3 position, while Alex Pavlov and Nathan Robinson suffered an 8-2 loss at the No. 2 spot. Tave and Westmoreland battled to the end before losing an 8-6 battle at No. 1 doubles against Jadon Phillips and Phil Anderson, who are in the Top 20 of the ITA National Rankings.
Singles began with Maingot and Jordao taking losses at No. 5 and 6, respectively, to give New Mexico a 3-0 advantage. The Lobos clinched the match with a win at No. 3 singles against Gergo Weidinger.
Westmoreland suffered a setback at No. 3, while Tave fell 6-2, 6-4 against the No. 1 player from UNM. Llorens closed out the match with a tough battle before falling 7-5, 6-2 in No. 4 singles.
"Aurelien Tave and Westmoreland hung very tough against a nationally-ranked team," said Moore. "I like the character of this group a lot, and tonight was a very good learning experience for us. We'll keep chopping wood and getting better."
Wednesday will be the final match of the season-opening, five-match road trip for the Islanders. They will face No. 52 TCU in Fort Worth, the third ranked opponent in the first five matches this season. Following the Jan. 25 match, the team will return home and will have a break from action until hosting one of the elite teams in college tennis, No. 19 Texas, at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center for the first regular-season men's match.
For all of the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis) and follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis).
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs New Mexico
1/23/2012 at Albuquerque, N.M.
#56 New Mexico 7, #73 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 0
Singles competition:
1. #81 Jadon Phillips (UNM) def. Aurelien Tave (AMCC) 6-2, 6-4
2. Ben Dunbar (UNM) def. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Phil Anderson (UNM) def. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Conor Berg (UNM) def. Fernando Llorens (AMCC) 7-5, 6-2
5. Carl Ho (UNM) def. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Mads Hegelund (UNM) def. Andrew Maingot (AMCC) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. #16 Jadon Phillips/Phil Anderson (UNM) def. Aurelien Tave/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 8-6
2. Ben Dunbar/Conor Berg (UNM) def. Alex Pavlov/Nathan Robinson (AMCC) 8-2
3. James Hignett/Carl Ho (UNM) def. Andrew Maingot/Pietro Jordao (AMCC) 8-1
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 2-2; National ranking #73
New Mexico 2-0; National ranking #56
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,2,3,1,4)


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by Ken Campbell - June 11, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
From Chicago, THN's Ken Campbell writes about the impact the big Bruins defender has on teams - and how he's already influencing the Blackhawks.
CHICAGO – Marian Hossa and Zdeno Chara are really good pals, next door neighbors in the summers in Bratislava and teammates countless times for the Slovaks in international competition.
by Ross MacLean - June 11, 2013 1:35 PM UTC
ISS head scout Ross MacLean puts together a monster prospect, using the specific skill sets of the eligible players for 2013.
There are a ton of prospects available this year who have their own unique appeal. Whether it's good foot speed, intuitive hockey sense or an elite shot, each of these prospects below sits atop the class in their attribute category.
by Ken Campbell - June 10, 2013 3:55 PM UTC
The Blackhawks and Bruins square off in the first Original Six Stanley Cup final since 1979. Surprisingly, it;s the first time the two storied franchises have played off for hockey's ultimate prize. Who has the edge? THN looks at the series and breaks down which team has the advantage in each key category.
Those of you who read THN regularly might recall that a mere 10 days ago, I wrote about how great the conference finals were going to be and how both were pick 'em affairs.
by The Hockey News - June 10, 2013 2:25 PM UTC
Zach Fucale's stellar season in goal for the Halifax Mooseheads was somewhat eclipsed by the performances from teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, but that hasn't hurt the 18-year-old's value heading into the draft. THN's Ryan Kennedy caught up with Fucale to discuss the success he enjoyed and more.
Zach Fucale's stellar season in goal for the Halifax Mooseheads was somewhat eclipsed by the performances from teammates, and top draft prospects, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.
by Ryan Kennedy - June 9, 2013 12:27 AM UTC
A lousy start by the Kings and a brilliant effort by Patrick Kane helped the Blackhawks post a 4-3 OT victory and stake a place in the Cup final.
GAME 5: CHICAGO 4,LOS ANGELES 3 (2OT) - BLACKHAWKS WIN SERIES 4-1 Why Chicago Won: The Hawks jumped on a tired-looking Kings team early, staking themselves to a 2-0 lead and playing just well enough to eke out a double-overtime win over a Los Angeles team that showed all sorts of fight after that shaky opening.
by The Hockey News - June 8, 2013 12:06 PM UTC
This season MacKinnon led the Halifax Mooseheads to their first Quebec League title and also their first Memorial Cup championship, while earning MVP honors in the tournament. And MacKinnon doesn't just deliver on the ice. He was also responsible for getting fellow top prospects Jonathan Drouin and Zach Fucale to the rink.
Nathan may not go first overall at this year's NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey, but there is no doubt the 18-year-old center is an elite talent with a knack for winning.
by Adam Proteau - June 7, 2013 11:25 PM UTC
The Penguins offense continued to sputter and Tuukka Rask continued his excellence as the Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup final.
GAME 4: BOSTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0 – BRUINS WIN SERIES 4-0 Why Boston won: Once again the Bruins played nearly blemish-free hockey and when they did have defensive zone breakdowns, goalie Tuukka Rask turned aside each and every one of Pittsburgh's offensive menaces, stopping all 26 Penguins shots for his second consecutive shutout.
by Ken Campbell - June 6, 2013 11:57 PM UTC
No Duncan Keith? No problem. The Blackhawks stars stepped up in Game 4, beating a weary-looking Kings crew that's now on the brink.
GAME 4: CHICAGO 3,LOS ANGELES 2 - BLACKHAWKS LEAD SERIES 3-1 Why Chicago won: Because they finally got some secondary scoring…to complement the contributions of their offensive superstar Bryan Bickell.
by Adam Proteau - June 6, 2013 1:08 AM UTC
Pittsburgh and Boston played the longest game of this post-season yet, but after the Bruins win, the series isn't close at all.
GAME 3: BOSTON 2, PITTSBURGH 1 (2OT) – BRUINS LEAD SERIES 3-0 Why Boston Won: For most of the night, the Penguins were at least the equal of the Bruins, but Boston took a commanding 3-0 series lead by exhibiting the same veteran calm that has carried them through the first two rounds – and also by depending on goaltender Tuukka Rask to sustain them through an onslaught of Penguins shots (Pittsburgh fired 54 shots at Rask, while Tomas Vokoun faced 40 Pittsburgh shots through nearly 76 minutes of hockey) until Patrice Bergeron scored at 15:19 of the second overtime to push the Pens to the brink of elimination.
by Ken Campbell - June 5, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
The Kings showed the effort of a champion in cutting Chicago's series lead in half and extending their home win record to 15.
GAME 3: LOS ANGELES 3, CHICAGO 1 - BLACKHAWKS LEAD SERIES 2-1 Why Los Angeles Won: After looking like a team that was gassed after two grueling series, the Kings channeled their inner Stanley Cup champion in the friendly confines of the Staples Center, where they are now riding a 15-game winning streak.
by The Hockey News - June 4, 2013 11:30 AM UTC
Adam McQuaid is a valuable part of the Boston Bruins backend this post-season, averaging 15:10 of ice time per game. But McQuaid isn't too concerned with the amount of ice time he gets - the 26-year-old is just happy he can still play. In October of 2012, doctors discovered a blood clot that not only threatened McQuaid's career, but his life.
Adam McQuaid has proven himself a valuable part of the Boston Bruins backend this post-season, averaging 15:10 of ice time per game. But McQuaid isn't too concerned with the amount of ice time he gets - the 26-year-old is just happy he can still play at all.
by Adam Proteau - June 3, 2013 11:13 PM UTC
The Bruins scored early and often and cruised to a Game 2 win over Pittsburgh on the road.
GAME 2: BOSTON 6, PITTSBURGH 1 – BRUINS LEAD 2-0 Why Boston Won: As they did in Game 1, the Bruins came prepared to play. And this time, when they recognized a lethargic and sloppy Penguins team, they pounced from the night's first faceoff: a Sidney Crosby turnover became a Brad Marchand breakaway goal just 28 seconds into the opening period and set an ominous tone.


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Charges against a Mill Spring man who fled the scene of an accident Jan. 13 have been upgraded after a passenger thrown from his truck died from his injuries.
The N.C. Highway Patrol and Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident on Mountain Range Road Jan. 13. Responders found Darryl Faulkner, suffering from head injuries after being thrown from the back of a 1998 Dodge truck, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office Wednesday. The driver of the truck, 29-year-old Travis Thomas Faulkner, fled the scene on foot, police said.
Darryl Faulkner, 48, of 710 Mountain Range Road, was taken by EMS to St. Luke's Hospital as officers searched for the driver, according to the release. "During the search, Sheriff Donald Hill, who was on scene, contacted Travis Faulkner by phone and negotiated his surrender. The search lasted around an hour before Travis (Faulkner) exited the woods near the residence and was taken into custody by Sheriff Hill," according to the release.
The Highway Patrol charged Travis Faulkner with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury and driving with a revoked license, according to the Sheriff's Office. Darryl Faulkner died Jan. 15 as a result of his injuries at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, and the Highway Patrol charged Travis Faulkner with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
The Transylvania County Detention Center, where Faulkner is being held, lists his charges as felony death by motor vehicle and felony hit and run with failure to stop for personal injury. The Polk County Sheriff's Office did not return a call seeking clarification Wednesday.
An obituary from Petty Funeral Home in Landrum, S.C., lists Travis Faulkner as a brother of Darryl Faulkner.
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Grinnell Disc Golf Course at Miller Park
Every Monday at 5:30 p.m.
You are invited to play in Grinnell's weekly disc golf league. All ages and skill levels are welcome. You can play for fun or compete for weekly cash prizes. We will play rain or shine, though we may cancel for severe weather. The 18-hole, par 54 course winds through Miller Park (Nyanza Drive and East Street), wrapping itself around shores of Lake Nyanza.
Each week, players will play one 18-hole round, measuring their scores against their own handicaps. New players will be assigned a generic handicap until they build their own. The handicap format levels the playing field for amateurs, rewarding players who improve their play each week. The players with the lowest adjusted scores win weekly cash prizes. Players can also compete for bonuses including longest putt, closest to the pin, and hole-in-one. Pay $3 each week to be eligible for winnings. You may also choose to play for free to learn the course and play with other disc golfers.


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Trevor Jacob of Mammoth Lakes all but clinched an Olympic berth Saturday by scoring his first snowboardcross victory in a World Cup race in Vallnord, Andorra. Squaw Valley's Nate Holland took fourth as he attempts to make his third Olympic team.
Jacob's best finish in seven World Cup races before Saturday was seventh.
"I'm speechless," he said in a statement. "It's just so cool to be out here with all these dudes that I didn't know how I'd compare to, and it's just cool to come out here and be on the top."
Jacob, 20, grew up in Mammoth as an up-and-coming halfpipe competitor.
"The fire is here for boardercross," he said. "It was never really there for halfpipe. I kind of got talked into pipe because I was good at it, but this is something for myself and is super meaningful and I can do it for the right reasons."
Jacob and Holland have satisfied the criteria for Olympic team qualification. The three-member U.S. team will be named later this month.
Olympic medalist Lindsey Jacobellis was third in the women's race.
Tahoe's Julia Mancuso had one of her best performances of the season to finish 13th in the women's downhill in Altenmarkt, Austria, a day after her sister Sara was taken to a hospital because of a skiing accident in Austria. Mammoth Lake's Stacey Cook was 21st.
It was Mancuso's first race after she took a break last month because of poor results.
Bay Area bobsledders had another rough outing on the World Cup circuit, this time in the two-man competition in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Monterey pilot Nick Cunningham and Abe Morlu finished 11th on a day Steven Holcomb led the Americans by placing fifth. Cory Butner of Yucaipa rallied after crashing during training to finish 15th with brakeman Andreas Drbal of Belmont.
"We are fighters and will rebound quickly," Drbal told this newspaper.
"Our goal is to win every race," Holcomb said in a statement. "This is the only sport I know of where there's a true home track advantage. It's not like 100 meters is 100 meters in our sport. There are so many nuances to each track."
Driver Jamie Greubel teamed with veteran pusher Emily Azevedo of Chico to finish fourth in the women's bobsled. The pair missed a medal by 0.10 seconds.
Noelle Pikus-Pace of Orem, Utah, got her third victory and fifth medal of the season after dominating the women's skeleton in St. Moritz.
Michigan ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White won their record sixth U.S. title at the national championships in Boston and will be medal favorites next month in Sochi. Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished second followed by the sister-and-brother team of Maia and Alex Shibutani. The United States will send three teams to Sochi. Madeline Heritage and Nathaniel Fast of San Jose finished 13th.
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of Boston all but officially clinched an Olympic berth after winning their second consecutive pairs title. The second pairs team won't be known until U.S. skating officials announce it Sunday.
Stanford junior Rachael Flatt bid adieu to elite skating in her final appearance at a senior nationals, finishing 18th.
Organizers canceled the snowboard halfpipe and slopestyle finals in the third of five Olympic qualifying events in Breckenridge, Colo., after a storm dumped eight inches of snow on the course Saturday. Results of the snowboard events were not scored. It was not immediately clear what U.S. officials would do with regards to Olympic qualification. Breckenridge organizers scheduled the freeskiing halfpipe finals for Sunday.
Sho Kashima of South Lake Tahoe took sixth in a World Cup moguls competition in Deer Valley, Utah, to keep his Olympic hopes alive.
Ali Kariotis of Tiburon was ninth in the women's moguls, finishing behind four other Americans, including winner Hannah Kearney. Piedmont's K.C. Oakley was 37th. Kearney won twice this weekend to clinch a spot on the Olympic team.


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City Manager Valerie Barone came to Tuesday night's Concord City Council meeting with a compelling argument for why a proposed nine-year extension of the Measure Q half-cent sales tax -- due to expire in March 2016 -- should be placed before voters on the November ballot.
Without the extension, she said, bad things are apt to follow -- staffing cuts, reductions in police programs, closure of community centers, deferred maintenance of parks and roads. With the extension? Uninterrupted city services, contributions to reserves and funding for much-needed infrastructure repairs.
So, the options again: Thunderstorms and tornadoes or blue skies and sunny weather?
"It's only the voters who can decide whether to extend Measure Q," she reminded council members. "Council's role is in deciding whether voters should have a say in whether Measure Q is extended."
Inasmuch as the 2010 Measure Q came with a five-year sunset -- it was presented as a stopgap during harsh economic times -- a cynic might expect some public resistance to a proposed extension nearly twice as long. That doesn't appear to be the case. Tuesday's meeting was sparsely attended, and only one resident spoke against it.
Moreover, a city-commissioned survey reported that more than 68 percent of residents view an extension favorably. They are especially supportive of the funds going for 911 services, neighborhood police patrols and gang prevention. Using the funds to pay for employee raises probably wouldn't score as well.
Council members, who unanimously approved putting the proposal on the ballot, seem confident it will pass. For one thing, no one likes tornadoes. For another, a sales tax is innocuous. Who knows how many dollars it will actually cost you? It's not like a property tax assessment in black and white.
Besides, as advocates say: This isn't a tax hike; it's an extension of one. It's not a new splinter in your finger; it's one that's already there.
At least one aspect of Concord's approach to Measure Q deserves some praise. A citizens oversight committee, including both proponents and opponents of the plan, has carefully monitored how the additional revenues ($11.6 million last year) have been spent.
There's an old saying about government agencies -- the more money they're given, the more they spend -- but Barone cites the oversight committee as the guarantee against unwise expenditures. "These folks are the watchdogs to give people feedback on where this money is going," she said.
The oversight committee has expressed its concern over the city relying too heavily on the supplemental funds. It noted that of the Measure Q revenue in the 2013-14 budget, $5.4 million went to the general fund, $5.2 million to reserves. In the 2014-15 budget, that ratio changed -- $8 million to the general fund and $3.6 million to reserves -- and not for the better.
An immediate problem confronting Concord is paying for postponed infrastructure repairs. A longer-term problem is fixing the city's structural budget deficit without turning Measure Q into a permanent crutch.
Included in the measure that will go before voters is a provision that the council can end the half-cent sales tax as soon as it's no longer needed. Don't count on that happening anytime soon.
There's a reason the measure was proposed for nine years.
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Jamie Litton and her boyfriend T.J. Presley will face a jury of their peers in the Feb. 16, 2012 death of Litton's 3-year-old son Blake Litton. The pair have both been set to be tried by jury in Morgan County Circuit Court on first degree murder charges and abuse of a child resulting in death.
Jamie Litton was set for jury trial in a formal arraignment hearing March 14 in Morgan County Circuit Court.
Presley waived a formal arraignment hearing and is also set to have a jury trial.
The dates of the trials will be scheduled at a future hearing.
Following the incident in which Blake Litton died, Presley and Jamie Litton were initially charged with second degree murder and child endangerment. The first degree murder charges were filed on Nov. 15, 2012.
Presley reported the Feb. 16 incident in which Blake Litton died to police at 5:12 a.m. as a hit-and-run accident, allegedly telling a Morgan County deputy that he stopped on the side of the road to allow Blake to use the bathroom during a trip to Presley's brother's residence in Sedalia. Presley told police Blake ran into the road and was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
Investigators were unable to find loose vehicle parts, tire tracks, blood and urine along the side of the road and found nothing to support that an accident had happened.
Following the autopsy, the case was ruled a homicide.
Much of the evidence presented during earlier hearings focused on Litton's behavior at work during the night and text messages sent between Presley and Litton between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. According to testimony by Morgan County deputy James Walker, Litton allegedly asked a co-worker "to borrow money to take her son to the hospital" after receiving text messages from Presley saying that said he "had lost it" when Blake soiled himself.
Other texts allegedly contained details about how Presley abused Blake. Presley took Blake and his younger sister, Faith, to Golden Age Nursing Home in Stover to visit Litton while she was at work.
Presley arrived at Litton's workplace around 5 a.m. and stayed for three minutes. Security footage shows Litton visiting with Presley. Litton allegedly took Blake's pulse before returning to work. Presley then drove to the site of the feigned hit-and-run with Blake and Faith. Prosecution alleges Litton did not call for an ambulance or police once Presley left.
Litton, whose shift was scheduled to end at 6 a.m., clocked out at 5:15 a.m. She then allegedly walked to a co-workers house to use a phone charger and was driven to the scene thereafter.
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The Marriage of Figaro[Le nozze di Figaro]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Commedia per musica in 4 acts;
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte;
First performed on 1. May, 1786 in Vienna
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 14. December, 1978
In Italian with German surtitles
|Matthias Foremny
|Götz Friedrich
|Stage design
|Herbert Wernicke
|Costume design
|Herbert Wernicke
|Costume design
|Ogün Wernicke
|Choir Conductor
|Thomas Richter
|Rolf Warter
|Duke Almaviva
|John Chest
|Duchess Almaviva
|Maria Pia Piscitelli
|Heidi Stober
|Jana Kurucová
|Marko Mimica
|Don Basilio
|Burkhard Ulrich
|Don Curzio
|Paul Kaufmann
|Stephen Bronk
|Ronnita Miller
|Alexandra Hutton
|Seth Carico
|1st Contadina
|Saskia Meusel
|2nd Contadina
|Brigitte Bergmann
|Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
|Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Figaro and Susanna, servants at the court of Duke Almaviva, intend to marry. They are about to set up house in the quarters allotted to them in the Duke's castle. While Figaro is anticipating future happiness and measuring the matrimonial bed, Susanna remains suspicious. She fears that the Duke, who is known to have lost interest in his wife Rosina, may insist on his "Right to the First Night". Figaro is distraught and decides to thwart his master's plans. But he has another problem: once, when he was short of money, he promised to marry Marcellina, the Duke's housekeeper. Now she is pestering him, reminding him of his promise. Meanwhile Cherubino, the page, has found refuge with Susanna, who is in the Duchess' chamber working on the latter's wardrobe. The Duke has caught him trysting with Barbarina, the gardener's daughter, and dismissed him. Cherubino is now asking Susanna to mediate. When the Duke enters the Duchess' bedroom to woo Susanna he is forced to hide. Then the music master Basilio enters, followed by Figaro. The situation becomes increasingly complicated, and Susanna is the only person present who is still able to make head or tail of the situation. The Duke reluctantly agrees to personally place the veil on the bride's head, all the while continuing to hope that he is still in with a chance. Meanwhile the Duchess is lamenting her husband's indifference towards her. Figaro and Susanna want to help her and propose an intrigue. The Duke has to experience jealousy and be taught a lesson at the same time. As all the protagonists tend to pursue their own agendas as the story unfolds, everything spirals out of control. The Duke's and Duchess' marriage and the love of the young couple seem jeopardised. Following a catalogue of entanglements and a disastrous evening rendezvous all are reunited… washed-out, shriven and perhaps slightly the wiser for the experience.
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO was Mozart's first collaboration with libretto poet Lorenzo da Ponte. DON GIOVANNI and COSÌ FAN TUTTE were to follow. Le Nozze is based on the French farce La folle journée, ou Le Marriage de Figaro [1783/84] by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, a work as topical as it was controversial. This comedy about a pair of servants who manage to get the better of their masters was a scandal in the pre-revolutionary Paris of the late 18th century. It seems a miracle today that da Ponte was able to get the play performed at the Viennese Court, which had no interest in showcasing such a disrespectful spectacle. Mozart and da Ponte revised the storyline, softened the highly controversial social elements of the characters somewhat and adjusted the dramaturgy of the play to the prerequisites of musical theatre, without suppressing the significance of the original version. The result was one of the most perfectly rounded musical comedies in the history of opera: timeless in its humanity, sophisticated in its treatment of characters, full of surprising developments and extremely rich in musical ideas - a richness that allows the individual characters to come to life, both in their interactions with others and in their relation to themselves. Götz Friedrich's production follows the Mozartian concept, bringing to the opera a psychological perspicacity and an eye for absurdity as the storyline develops. He also displays a feel for human fallibility, the same fallibility that Mozart presents us with in his process of critical analysis.
Accompanying Programme
Accompanying Programme
Pre-performance lecture (in German): 45 minutes prior to each performance


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Hi, guys. Thanks for keeping it going.
Ray, I hope your injury heals up quick. Maybe you should follow Rich's example and stay off the injury and rest it. Oh wait, Rich isn't doing that. Never mind.
I see Mike is still standing in line to vote. If he stands there long enough, he won't be late for 2012, he'll be early for 2016.
5 miles on the treadmill, 1% incline, in 45:06 (9:01 mile pace).
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Cool. Rich just posted and while I was reading your message DH it disappeared! Gotta luv it.
I'm assuming he's replying right now.
DH, good run. Active recovery is usually quicker, so I'm not sure I disagree with Rich. Knowing when you're helping or hurting is a fine line, can't know until you try. And, from what you've told us not sure you're any better then the rest of us I think we're all better at giving advice then following it...
Hi Rich - good job on the norditrack. Never really got the hang of ours and it sits unused our converted garage.
I'll be walking a bit later, not sure how far, but need to get in my 10K steps. Should hit 4 million steps tomorrow or Friday. Fitbit has me at 2000+ miles since Dec 26th and when I'm running only get 3/4ths of the miles. Gotta get some floors in today too...
Look who's back, the guy who keeps reminding me how dumb I am...lol Hi Dark Horse! lol
It's not all bad D.H., I've decided against running the turkey trot tomorrow. My foot's actually holding up pretty well under the circumstances, but it's not race ready so I won't be racing.
The incentive for running the turkey trot was to maintain my status as 1 of only 15 people who have run every race since it's inception, but common sense kicked in and shut me down. I know running that race would set me back and it just isn't worth it.
On the brighter side, I love to cook and made 3 pies today to take to my daughter's place for Thanksgiving. I'll watch the Patriots kick butt and eat more food than 3 people ought to, to take my mind off the fact that every runner in the state but me will be out running tomorrow... lol
Happy Thanksgiving!
25 minutes on the Nordic Track machine today. To say I kicked butt is an understatement!
Thanks Ray...
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
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from what you've told us not sure you're any better then the rest of us I think we're all better at giving advice then following it...
Ray, do what I say, not what I do.
Rich, good for you for not running tomorrow. Even though I love Ray, he is not correct that "active rest" is a good way to treat plantar fasciitis. Instead, you should stay off the foot, except for doing a lot of stretching, as explained with photos in that thread I posted last week. Also you need to buy a real Strassburg sock, or maybe even better, a boot like I have, to wear at night in bed. I'm sure your homemade Strassburg sock is truly wonderful, but having to do all that work every night must be a serious disincentive to giving yourself proper care. My sister is a doctor, so I know what I'm talking about. (If you read that last sentence fast and don't think about it, it makes sense.)
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
D. H., now you've got me wishing I had a doctor for a sister so I'd know everything too...lol
And while we're on the subject of giving advice, you've got to try this... http://rpm-therapy.com/2011/contrast-bath-for-pain-relief-inflammation/ I just tried it today and it does help, let me know what you think.
And I agree, Plantar Faciitis isn't something you can run through. But... if you can find an activity that increases blood flow to an injury WITHOUT aggravating that injury, it does speed up the healing process. You've got a sister who's a doctor, so you should know this...lol
With Plantar Faciitis, as long as I strap my feet into XC ski boots, I can use the Nordic Track machine without doing harm to my foot. I probably could do the same thing with a tight fitting pair of boots and go for a run, but haven't tried that yet...lol
And finally, I grabbed my wife's sewing machine and made a better version of the Strassburg Sock. This one's got adjustable straps for the strap that goes around the leg as well as the one attached to the sock.
Here's another one of my creations, a 2 wheeled wheelbarrel with a 49 gallon tote. Created out of necessity, it works great for doing yardwork and far better than any commercial version I've seen to date. The tires and wheels are off a mtn bike I bought at a yard sale for 10 bucks. The tote was 20 and the frame is mostly left over copper tubing I had from a remodeling project.
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
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And while we're on the subject of giving advice, you've got to try this... http://rpm-therapy.com/2011/contrast-bath-for-pain-relief-inflammation/
Rich, you lost me at the part about "taking a cold bath." Dark Mare and I have a running battle about how hot I like the water in my showers. I like it good and hot and she is afraid I am hurting myself somehow ("Look how red your skin is!"). She is a Fraidy Cat.
However, I did go to the website, and I noted the treatment could be used for carpal tunnel syndrome, to which I am prone. So if my current desk job leads to a recurrence of the carpal tunnel I had really badly in both wrists about 15 years ago, I will consider the cold-hot therapy for my wrists.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
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Defense Documents
The Systematic Character of the National Socialist Policy for the Extermination of the Jews: Electronic Edition, by Heinz Peter LongerichTable of Contents
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3.4 Intensification of the murders in the Reichskommissariat Ostland (area of the Einsatzgruppe A).
3.4.1The transition to the shooting of women and children occurred at the end of July/beginning of August for the EK 3 as well as for the EK Tilsit; for the EK 2 this seems to have taken place during the month of August.
3.4.2- The comprehensive report of the Leader of the EK 3, Jäger, shows that from the very beginning, women were also shot in the executions of the EK 3 in Lithuania, although in far fewer numbers than men.181 At this point in time, the shooting of women was regarded as justified when there was any sort of even vague suspicion of communist activity or connection with the partisans. A basic change can be observed however, as in the case of other commandos, in the month of August: According the Jäger report, "in co-operation" with the Lithuanian Partisans", the EK 3 shot 213 Jewish men and 66 Jewish women in Rassainiai on 5 August. A few days later, between 9 August and 16 August, the EK 3 shot "294 Jewish women, 4 Jewish children" in the same place. It is also noteworthy that overall for 1 August and 16 August, the shooting of "3200 Jewish men, Jewish women and Jewish children" in Rokiskis is reported. Not only is this number far above the previous executions, but also the overall form of the report (the distinction which had hitherto been made between women, men and children was now not mentioned) indicates a new procedure. It thus seems likely that between 5 August and at the latest on 16 August, the Commando charged with the murders received a new order: now it was in principle no longer necessary to discriminate between men and women and the murder of children was permitted.
3.4.3Also in the following days, the number of the women shot by the EK 3 reached to some extent the same level as the number of men killed, in some cases even higher. The high number of children murdered points to the likelihood that the transition had now taken place to an indiscriminate shooting of Jews of any age and both sexes. The statements in the Jäger report mentioned, among other items:
- Panevezys, 23 August: 1312 Jewish men, 4602 Jewish women, 1609 Jewish children;
- Zarasao. 26 August: 767 Jewish 1113 Jewish women, 687 Jewish children;
- Utena and Meletai 29 August 1941: 582 Jewish men, 1731 Jewish women, 1469 Jewish children;
- Marianpole, 1 September 1941: 1763 Jewish men, 1812 Jewish women, 1404 Jewish children.
3.4.4On 2 September, the EK 3 reported the shooting of women and children also from Vilna: "Apart from 864 Jewish men, 2019 women also 817 children were shot."182 In Dvinsk (Lithuania) a sub-unit of EK 3 shot more than 9000 Jews, among them a large number of women and children in the period between 13 July and 21 August in several "actions" with the support of Lithuanian forces.183
3.4.5- The EK 2, which was stationed in Latvia, had liquidated almost 18.000 Jews up until September or had had them shot by Lettish collaborators.184 This high number of victims points to the possibility that this commando had also gone over to the shooting of women and children.
3.4.6- Already at the end of July - beginning of August, the EK Tilsit which was operating in the border areas had gone over to systematically extending the shootings beyond that of men of draft age. Members of the commandos returned to the ravaged places where surviving Jewish family members were imprisoned by the Lithuanian order patrol. Thus, with the support of Lithuanians, at the end of July - beginning of August, at least 100 to 200 Jews (women, old men and children) were shot in Georgenburg and Wirballen and in Garsden in August/September at least 100 women, children and older men were shot. Further executions up to September were catalogued by the District Court of Ulm during the post war trial against members of the unit.185
180. Activity and Situation Report No. 6, NO 2656 printed in Klein (ed.), Einsatzgruppen Sowjetunion, pp. 222ff, 232.
181. Jäger-Report, OS, 500-1-25.
182. Ibid.
183. Ibid. For this see the following study, which is a compilation of the accounts of witnesses: Jakub Z.I. Wtjedni, Iz istorie Daugavpilskogo Geto in Daugawpilskaja jewrejsuaja obschina, Daugavpils 1993, pp. 287-394; statement of Fritz Lesch, 8.7.59 (ZSt., 204 AR-Z 21/58, pp. 2747ff).
184. EM 96. For this calculation see Wilhelm, Einsatzgruppe A, pp. 113ff.
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Venice makes Forbes' list of Top 25 places to retire
Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 2:55 p.m.
VENICE - A prestigious national business magazine has confirmed what many residents of this city say they have long known: Venice is a great place to retire.
CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read the Forbes list of top 25 places for retirees.
Forbes has ranked Venice among the top 25 places to retire, joining Cape Coral and Port St. Lucie as the only Florida cities on the list.
John Ryan, who is the president and CEO of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, said several publications have touted Venice as a retirement destination, but the Forbes article carries particular weight.
"With Forbes, whether you're ready to retire or not, you're more likely to know what's going on in the magazine," Ryan said. "You can't put a price on that sort of national recognition."
Forbes based it list partly on economic factors such as the cost of living, home prices, state-tax climates for retirees, and current or future economic prosperity.
Median home values in Venice were about $180,000 from 2008 and 2012, according to Census data. The national average during the same time period was $232,000 and $258,000.
While Venice's cost of living was nearly identical to the national average, Florida does not have a personal income tax, which is always a boon for retirees.
Forbes also cited the warm weather, low crime and above-average air quality as reasons why Venice was included on the list.
The only negative Forbes cited was the city's "low walkability rating."
Venice Mayor John Holic added that there are more amenities in Venice than any article could mention.
"If you put a dream sheet together and said I want all these amenities," Holic said, "we would probably have more to offer than your dream sheet."
From year-round activities featuring spots like the beach, downtown's revitalized restaurant scene and a surprisingly robust art scene, Holic said Venice has all of the features of a large city with a small, beach-town feeling.
He added that he has noticed an uptick in year-round residents as well as snowbirds who flock to Venice for an active retirement.
"It's not just the businesses that cater to retirees," Holic said. "We have an art center, a wonderful library, community center with activities all the time. We are a city of 21,000 people, and we have our own symphony. When all the planets line up together, this is what you get."
Others say the beach is the biggest draw.
George and Jean Toby from Minnesota, who have been retired for less than five years, said they traveled to Naples, Fort Myers and Bonita Springs but always had issues with beach traffic and beach access.
But when they came to Venice, they could ride their bikes wherever they wanted to go.
"We just love the small town feeling and convenient access points to the beach," George said.
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To play Neo Geo games (King of fighters, metal slug, etc) you need "neogeo bios". I had some problem finding a proper one but here it is:
Just copy to the same folder of ROMs (it should be kept as a zip file).
How do we map keyboard input?
A front end to this app is MAME Library. Like he says on this site: "MAME Library is an iPhoto-like front end/ launcher for MAME OS X."
hey, dude!
14-Jul-2007: Version 0.117-1 released
download here http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mameosx/MAMEOSX-0.117-1.dmg?download
Like lokheed said, this program needs a front end :(
The addition of joysticks (via HID) finally makes this viable. Very well done, but desperately needs some kind of front-end. I know the developer does not wish to integrate one into the program, but at this point, it functions very well, but is not very usable.
Despite the usability problems, the author deserves praise for finally making a universal Mame port to OS X. Excellent job!