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16 November 2011
The toll of cervical cancer
Approximately 275,000 women die every year from cervical cancer with 88% occurring in developing countries, but HPV vaccines offer protection against 70% of all cervical cancer cases.
Laos' efforts to stop rubella and measles for good
In November 2011, Laos is introducing rubella vaccine for the first
time. During a two-phase campaign, Laos plans to immunise more than
three million young people with the combined vaccine for measles and
rubella ("MR" vaccine), offering protection against two preventable
15 November 2011
Immunisation in Bangladesh
Developing countries around the world have much to learn from Bangladesh's successful immunisation programme. Click through these images of "Vaccination Day" in a village near Dhaka to see why.
Civil society in Bangladesh
When GAVI's Civil Society Steering Committee gathered in Bangladesh (11-13 November), they were eager to learn more about the country's immunisation success story. Local CSO BRAC obliged with a field visit to Torgaom village near Dhaka.
12 November 2011
Pneumococcal vaccines introduced in Malawi
On 12 November 2011, World Pnuemonia Day, Malawi became the 16th GAVI-eligible country to introduce the pneumococcal vaccine, protecting children in the country against the leading cause of pneumonia.
03 November 2011
Bill Gates' G20 Report: why GAVI is ahead of the game
Bill Gates' report to the G20 summit calls on global leaders to support exactly the kind of innovative approaches to financing development that have become the hallmark of the GAVI business model. Learn more.
27 September 2011
Accelerating Africa's access to rotavirus vaccine
Sudan's introduction of rotavirus vaccine earlier this year signalled the start of a wave of African countries ready to counter the world's leading cause of diarrhoeal deaths with GAVI support. In September, the Alliance approved funding for 12 more African countries to introduce the rotavirus vaccine.
21 September 2011
MDG Countdown: celebrating success and innovation
At a high-level event held today during the UN General Assembly, the US and UK governments recognised the GAVI Alliance as "an effective model" to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
13 June 2011
GAVI pledging conference for immunisation
See the latest images from the London pledging conference for immunisation where GAVI Alliance donors are meeting to make firm commitments to funding life-saving vaccines for developing countries.
16 May 2011
Pentavalent vaccine saves lives in Madagascar
Linked to increasing immunisation coverage with vaccines such as the pentavalent, Madagascar is one of just six countries in the world to reduce its child mortality rates by more than 60% between 1990 and 2009.
15 April 2011
Investing in the lives of world's poorest children
IFFIm's initial offering in November 2006 raised US$1 billion among institutional investors around the world. A second offering in March 2008 raised US$223 million from private individuals in Japan.
07 April 2011
Yemeni parents welcome pneumococcal vaccine
Coverage of the pneumococcal vaccine introduction into Yemen's national immunisation programme, targeting pneumonia, the biggest killer of children in the country, accounting for approximately 20% of child deaths.
14 February 2011
Kenya celebrates pneumococcal vaccine rollout
Browse this gallery to see pictures of Kenya's celebration of the introduction of pneumococcal vaccine into its national immunisation programme, as well as what the life-saving vaccine will mean for mothers living in the Kibera shanty town in Nairobi.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The 2011-12 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi dance team started preparations today for the ADTS College Nationals in Denton, Texas, on March 24, with the help of Stephen F. Austin's dance head coach and chorographer TJ Maple.
"This is the first and only year we will get to work with TJ since we will not be competing against SFA this year," cheer and dance coach Melanie Lowry said. "He is highly talented and we have the same teaching styles, so it's fun to be able to work with him."
Maple started SFA's hip hop team, the "Jack Attack" and has led the squad to two national championships and his chorography has won three National Dance Alliance (NDA) Championships. He has won six national championships with the SFA pom squad. He is a Certified Adjudicator for the NDA and is a member of the Texas Dance Educators Association.
"The team is picking it up, working hard and pushing themselves," Maple said. "They are doing what they are asked of them and I think they are going to have a great showing at ADTS."
The team will be practicing their sassy jazz routine to "She's a Lady" for nine hours today under Maple's instruction and for the next three months. The Islanders community can check out their routine, Wednesday, March 21, in the Moody Fieldhouse at 8 p.m.
"We're winning already because we have TJ," Lowry added.

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Judge to Farmington man: Get a job
"I have 35 to 40 people in drug court that have jobs and they are addicts and they are probably not as capable as you look to be, in my opinion," said the judge.
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My sister, Marley, is visiting me right now. We've always been close, but having her around is great for a lot of reasons. Marley is three years younger than me. In some ways I have I retained — even as an adult — my older-sister privileges. I usually get to choose what we watch on TV, I try to give her my old clothes (even though she has long since surpassed me in height), and I still feel guilty about the time I called her sweater a "grandma sweater," because it turned out to be one of her favorites.
But in most ways, Marley is the wiser, more mature sister. She thinks through decisions carefully, eats healthfully and always reminds me to recycle. She's also much cleaner and better organized than I am.
Within the first couple of days of Marley arriving in Ashland, she greeted me excitedly as I was leaving work.
"I have a surprise for you! But don't worry. If you hate it, I saved all the receipts."
Of course she saved all the receipts. That's the kind of thing Marley would think of. I always lose receipts or forget to wait for the cashier to give them to me in the first place.
Marley had cleaned and organized my bathroom. She not only scrubbed the tub, cleaned the sink and washed the bath mat, she tackled the scary, overflowing countertop, as well. She bought organizing drawers and caddies for my makeup and hair serums, and even replaced the mountain of bobby pins back onto their little cardboard home.
My bathroom looked amazing. I just want to sit in it all the time. In fact, I'm eagerly awaiting the next time I have the stomach flu, just so I have an excuse to stare into the pristine depths of my toilet. Marley's labor came at a price, though. Although I offered to buy her new slippers, take her out to dinner or pay for a day at the spa, she only had one demand: I am not allowed to buy any more makeup.
Apparently Marley believes I have enough makeup to supply the Miss America contest for years to come. I disagree. Some people, such as my sister, are naturally beautiful and have interesting, healthful hobbies such as bike riding and bathroom organization. I, on the other hand, was born with a rather plain face and too much free time to watch YouTube videos of makeup tips. And then I, of course, am forced to try them on myself. I admit that the green eye shadow probably was a mistake. In fact, at my beginner level of makeup expertise, probably any eye shadow is a mistake.
Later in the week Marley decided to clean and organize my kitchen. This included the refrigerator, the cabinets and that scary, scary place on top of the refrigerator. This cleaning frenzy resulted in more demands from my sister. I am now no longer allowed to buy cereal, yogurt or jam. I tried to explain to Marley that it's hard to shop for one adult and one occasionally finicky 8-year-old, but she wasn't buying my excuses.
As I write this, Marley is downstairs taking apart my vacuum cleaner and cleaning out all its inner parts. Honestly, the idea of cleaning my vacuum is something that had never occurred to me. I clean with my vacuum cleaner; I shouldn't have to clean it, right? That would be like occasionally taking out my bleach and giving it a good rinse.
Marley, though, is wiser in the ways of the vacuum and is proudly showing me the newly cleaned filter and the amount of lint she found inside the vacuum tubes. She plans to re-vacuum my entire house when she finishes.
"Who knows how long it's been since you really vacuumed?" she told me.
Marley is the best guest a person could ever ask for. I have tried to convince her that I will move to a bigger house if she will just promise to stay with me forever and ever, but she's not really going for it. I have no idea why.
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Foals formed in Oxford in 2005. The band's musical influences are varied, with members citing minimal techno, Arthur Russell, the Irish based math rock band The Redneck Manifesto, Krautrock bands such as Harmonia, and Talking Heads as their main sources of inspiration. Their musical style, however, can be more directly linked to various genres such as math rock, indie Rock or New rave.
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Five snowboarders are confirmed dead after triggering an avalanche on Loveland Pass in out-of-bounds territory above Loveland Ski Area at about 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Clear Creek Sheriff's Office reported one survivor at the scene, but had no information concerning the identities of those who were involved. Teams from Alpine Rescue and Summit County Rescue Group are on the scene.
The avalanche was reported to be roughly 200 meters wide and 350 meters long. The fracture line at the top was 8 feet according to officials with the sheriff's office.
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Moe's Original Bar B Que is coming to Breckenridge, and bringing its award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork with it.
The restaurant, founded in Vail in 2001, is set to open late this week or early next at 110 S. Ridge St., and marks the company's ninth Colorado location and 21st overall.
"After looking for awhile for the perfect place in Summit County to open our restaurant, we believe we have found it," said Dexter Meadows, co-owner of the new location. "As Breckenridge is a fantastic town with a mix of locals, families, outdoor enthusiasts and tourists, we know they will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and southern hospitality of our barbecue joint."
Moe's features award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood, as well as southern favorites like fried catfish and shrimp sandwiches. Opening for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, the new restaurant will also offer six traditional special sides and desserts made fresh daily. Large party takeout orders and full-service catering for events throughout Summit County and beyond will be available too.
The Ridge Street location - a historic log cabin next to Fatty's Pizzeria - has undergone substantial renovations to create an inviting interior while maintaining the rustic charm of a building that has long been popular with locals. There's interior seating for 48, which includes a family-style table alongside other dining in the main room, two more rooms with high-top tables and a small bar area in the back. There will be televisions throughout the dining and bar areas, and an outside patio.
"It's a great little building," co-founder Mike Fernandez said, adding that the company's excited to be next to an established restaurant like Fatty's.
Moe's already does quite a bit of catering in Summit County, so some residents are probably already familiar with the food, he said.
Fernandez expects the new restaurant will staff roughly 15 people.


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The Linn County R-1 basketball teams hosted Novinger last night at the Eldon Tietsort Gymnasium. The girls game was a rematch from last week at the Milan Tournament.
Megan Schreiner and Cammie Ward combined to bring the Lady Mustangs out of the locker room and onto a 4-0 run in the first 2:30. Kerstin Wilson would add a buzzer-beater to put Linn County up 10-4 after one quarter.
Novinger struck first just over a minute into the second frame, and embarked on a 4-0 run in the first 2:57. The run ended there with a hoop by Schreiner, and started the Lady Mustangs on an 8-0 run that lasted for five minutes. At halftime, Linn County led 25-11.
In the boys game, the Mustangs came out on fire from three-point land. Ty Stillwell drained three and Josh Allen drained two in the opening minutes of the opening frame. After one quarter, Linn County led 23-7.
The teams scored evenly in the opening minutes of the second quarter, with local baskets coming from Allen and Logan Brinkley. The teams would score back-and-forth in the first half of the frame, with the Mustangs bench seeing time on the floor. At halftime, Linn County led 31-19.
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Medieval masterpieces from The Lobkowicz Collections on loan to the Benedictine Order exhibition
Two masterpieces, the Reliquary Bust of a Female Saint from Jezeří and the Procession Cross from the permanent exhibition in the Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle, are on loan to the Open the Gates of Paradise. The Benedictines in the Heart of Europe 800-1300 exhibition, which runs from November 6, 2014 to March 15, 2015 at Waldstein Riding School in Prague.
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It happened.
Morrissey, who has become at least as well known for postponing and canceling gigs as he is for playing them, finally managed to take the stage in the Bay Area.
And you could feel the collective sigh of relief, as the fans who filled the City National Civic in San Jose on Wednesday night were able to stop worrying that Morrissey might once again disappoint them.
It took seeing it, however, to believe it. These folks had suffered through too many canceled shows. No wonder some fans spent the better part of Wednesday checking Twitter, Facebook and other sites for potential bad news.
Yet the modern-rock icon, who came to fame leading The Smiths in the 1980s, definitely wouldn't disappoint on this night. Instead, kicking off his rescheduled tour, he delivered a thrilling 90-minute set that illustrated exactly why he means so much to his fans. The show was filled with timeless tunes, spectacular musicianship and megawatt star power.
The one real downer to the evening wasn't really Morrissey's fault. It came during the encore when a few selfish fans spoiled things for the rest of us and stormed the stage, chasing Morrissey off mid-song.
It's something of a tradition at a Morrissey show for fans to get up on stage and hug the entertainer. In fact, it had happened -- without incident -- earlier in Wednesday's show. But things got out hand during the encore and forced Morrissey to cut the show short.
It was an unfortunate, messy conclusion to what had otherwise been a superb evening. Morrissey sounded much stronger than the last time I saw him, back in 2007 at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, and he was backed by an excellent five-piece band. He seemed in good spirits -- which, I realize, is an odd thing to say about this famously sad soul -- and even seemed to be enjoying his time onstage.
The fans certainly were digging it, eagerly devouring the tales of darkness and despair and Morrissey's trademark droll humor. Most probably would have enjoyed hearing a few more Smiths songs, of course, but the set list was otherwise solid.
Some of the strongest offerings came early on -- "That's How People Grow Up," "Ganglord" and especially "I Have Forgiven Jesus." He even previewed his forthcoming 10th studio album, "World Peace Is None of Your Business," performing a stellar version of the title track.
Morrissey was at his dramatic, theatrical best, crooning to the crowd like some matinee idol while making each and every song count. He wore his emotions on his sleeve on such tunes as "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" and "Everyday Is Like Sunday," inhabiting the lyrics as much as singing them. At times, it seemed like it was all too much for him to take -- as he fell to the floor or retreated to the back of the stage, turning his back to the crowd.
The two most powerful -- and powerfully depressing -- songs were "Life Is a Pigsty" and "Meat Is Murder." The latter, one of the top numbers from The Smiths' catalog, was accompanied by some gruesome videos of animal slaughterhouses and food processing plants. They were excruciating to watch, yet so important to see.
Then came the unfortunate encore. As the star crooned "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell," several fans jumped onstage and charged at Morrissey. Security did what it could, but there were simply too many to catch. Morrissey really had no other choice but to quickly exit the stage, cutting the show short by who knows how many minutes. It was a classless move. And it cost the rest of us. Thanks for that, "fans."
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Man, 73, accused of assaulting two women with cane
Published: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 9:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 9:20 p.m.
A Spartanburg man was charged after police responded to an Inman residential care facility and found that two people had been assaulted with a cane on Saturday.
Robert Luis Shell, 73, of 612 W. St. John St., was charged with first-degree assault and battery and third-degree assault and battery, according to online jail records.
An incident report states that deputies responded to Oak Ridge Residential Care Facility in Inman and found two women with injuries. One woman had a large cut on her head, numerous wounds to both arms, which were swollen and multiple injuries to her right leg, the report states.
The second woman was bleeding from the mouth. According to the report, the woman said Shell accused her of stealing his money and hit her in the mouth with his cane. The first victim deputies encountered was injured when she tried to stop Shell from hitting the second woman, the report states.
Shell told deputies that one of the women had stolen money from him today, and that he was afraid they were both going to gang up on him, so he hit them with the cane, the report states.
The two women were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by Spartanburg EMS. One woman received a blood transfusion, according to the report. Shell was treated at the hospital for a hand injury before going to jail. He remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility on Sunday awaiting a bond hearing.
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Hotshot who survived Ariz. fire served as lookout
Published: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 10:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 10:13 p.m.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The lone survivor on an elite Arizona firefighting crew was serving as a lookout and relaying key information to his colleagues when a raging wildfire trapped and killed them, officials said Tuesday.
Brendan McDonough, 21, was in his third season with the 20-member, Prescott-based Granite Mountain Hotshots.
He was assigned to be a "heads-up on the hillside" for the team on that fateful afternoon two days ago, said Wade Ward, a Prescott Fire Department spokesman who relayed McDonough's story at an afternoon news conference.
Ward said McDonough "did exactly what he was supposed to" when conditions changed as his team fought the mountain blaze near the town of Yarn ell, about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix.
He notified the other Hotshots that the weather was changing rapidly and told them the fire had switched direction because of the wind. He also told them he was leaving the area and to contact him on the radio if they needed anything, Ward said.
Ward received a standing ovation as he implored the media: "Please leave him alone."
McDonough "has no desire to speak to anybody at this point," he said. "He's trying to deal with the same things that we're all trying to deal with, but you can understand how that's compounded being there on the scene."
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NAWMP was signed in May 1986 by the Secretary of the Interior for the United States and the Minister of the Environment for Canada. The plan recognized the continuing loss of habitat and declines in waterfowl populations and that a unified continental effort was required to restore this valuable resource to population levels that existed in the 1970's. In 1994, the NAWMP was updated and the Secretario de Desarrallo Social Mexico joined the United States and Canada as a signatory. NAWMP is a broad policy framework that describes the scope and goals, identifies problems facing our waterfowl populations, and sets general guidelines for addressing the problems.
It is a partnership effort based on the joint venture concept, including private, state/provincial, and federal interests. Plan-related activities within the joint ventures include site-specific projects, general habitat enhancement efforts, and research and survey activities.
There are 15 habitat joint ventures in the United States and four in Canada. One of the habitat joint ventures has international status between Canada and the U.S., and partners from Canada and the United States also support three species joint ventures.
In the 1998 update of NAWMP, the Plan goals were adjusted to protect, restore, and enhance approximately 27.4 million acres. The updated Plan builds on the vision of the 1986 Plan and 1994 update by forming the basis for actions that will improve the status of North America's waterfowl, promote sustainable landscapes, and broaden partnerships on international, national, regional, and local levels. As of 2003, partnerships have invested more than $2 billion for waterfowl habitat and conservation needs by conserving more than 9 million acres.
Since the information, challenges, and opportunities for conservation continue to evolve, a NAWMP Update is currently in progress. The next Update will establish a new 15-year horizon for waterfowl conservation in North America by defining the priorities and strategic direction needed to guide waterfowl conservation in the 21st century.
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my journey started when I was feeling like absolute crap and it was time for my sister and I to go to Weight Watchers. We both knew the weigh in was NOT going to be pleasant and had decided to go out for a drink afterwards to drown our sorrows
I had not been feeling great for the previous several days, but always felt better in the morning, so kept putting off going to the doc. Well, my sister called me that afternoon to see who was driving to weight watchers. When I told her I wasn't going she came down to give me what for, looked at me, and loaded up the car to take me to Urgent Care (I thought I was dehydrated, ha!). Well, Urgent Care is right across from WW, so I said, "why don't you drop me off and you can go weigh in!"
She now says I got cancer on purpose so I could quit WW . We just laugh and laugh, especially since I haven't had anyone telll me I had to eat since I was 10!
I try to make as many jokes as I can, it shocks people sometimes, but they'll live....lol!!
Our latest is that it is, after all, all about me, finally!!! for my birthday on Friday a good friend gave me a set of 4 beer steins, they were engraved as follows: "guest 1, it's all about Barb", "guest 2, it's all about Barb", "John (my friend), it's all about Barb", and finally "Barb, it's all about me!"
Since my doc won't let me pick up dog poop or scoop the litterbox (four cats and 2 dogs) my neighbors without pets are using this as a life lesson for their kids, they make their kids do those chores... it's amazing how quickly the kids have stopped bugging their parents for a dog or a cat!
I asked my oncologist if I could drink alcohol (I am Irish Catholic!), his reply? "As much as possible!" I love my oncologist!


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De Blasio Deflects Questions About Driver's Actions
By Michael Howard Saul and Pervaiz Shallwani
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday deflected questions about a television news report alleging his police-driven SUV was speeding and blowing through stop signs just two days after he launched a citywide initiative to combat traffic fatalities.
A report on WCBS-TV alleged that Mr. de Blasio's two-vehicle caravan rolled through two stop signs and traveled above the speed limit Thursday afternoon after leaving a press conference about potholes in Queens. Mr. de Blasio was seen leaving the news conference in the front passenger's seat of the lead SUV.
In a brief interview with reporters outside the mayor's Brooklyn home Friday morning, Mr. de Blasio sought to distance himself from the controversy, referring all inquiries on the matter to the New York Police Department.
Asked directly what he says to people who believe he is acting hypocritically, Mr. de Blasio replied, "Again, talk to NYPD about the security protocols."
"You need to talk to NYPD," he said. "They can tell you all about the security protocols that the drivers observed."
"We take very seriously the NYPD protocols, the NYPD training, so please talk to them."
Mr. de Blasio has scheduled a news conference at City Hall for Friday afternoon.
On Thursday evening, hours after WCBS aired its report, the NYPD and the mayor's office released statements. In the statement from the mayor's office, a spokesman said Mr. de Blasio remains firmly committed to his comprehensive plan to reduce the number of traffic fatalities in the city.
The NYPD statement said the mayor's security detail receives specialized training in driving based on maintaining security as well as public safety. The statement suggested the detail may engage in certain "tactics" to keep the mayor's caravan together. The NYPD statement made clear that the driver is responsible for the vehicle, not the mayor.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Friday defended the NYPD officers who make up the mayor's security detail and said they will not be questioned about their decisions.
Speaking after his weekly meeting with the mayor at City Hall, Mr. Bratton told reporters that the issue "came up" during their conversation and he saw no reason to "follow up" on Thursday's incident.
"I'm not overly concerned by what I saw," Mr. Bratton said. "In the sense of the speed issue that was raised, they were moving with the traffic flow, which they are trained to do. In terms of the stop light issue, when you are traveling in convoy, the second vehicle, its principal function is to stay with the first vehicle."
The police commissioner said security for the mayor is the responsibility of the NYPD, whose members go through special training to protect the mayor and other public officials, and while Mr. de Blasio can raise concerns, "security concerns would override any of his concerns."
"The officers are asked to make moment-to-moment decisions. The protectee does not make those decisions," Mr. Bratton said.
"It's not a privilege," he said. "He's the mayor of New York and his security is paramount much the same as the president, the governor, or even for that matter the security that is provided to me. I'm sorry, that's the way it is, that there are security concerns."
For the mayor, the allegations about his vehicle's traffic violations come two days after he held a press conference discussing how all New Yorkers must work together to make city streets safer.
On Tuesday on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Mr. de Blasio unveiled a comprehensive plan to combat traffic fatalities in the five boroughs, calling the number of pedestrian deaths in the city an "epidemic." The mayor is seeking permission from Albany to reduce the citywide default speed limit to 25 mph from 30. He said the Police Department plans to beef up enforcement on speeding and drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians.
Mr. de Blasio called on all New Yorkers to assume "greater responsibility" each time "we get behind the wheel, and every time we step out on the street."
"Our lives are literally in each others' hands. Our children's lives are in each others' hands," he said. "And today, we begin the work of living up to that responsibility."
Over the years, a number of government officials have been caught in vehicles apparently violating traffic laws.
In 2008, a car transporting then-Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan was pulled over for speeding as she made her way to Albany to lobby lawmakers. In 2004, Carol Robles-Roman, a deputy mayor in Michael Bloomberg's administration, was caught by WCBS using her lights flashing and siren blaring to get to work from her home in the Bronx. Mr. Bloomberg forced her to relinquish the perk.
In 2007, Jon Corzine, then the governor of New Jersey, was involved in an accident on the Garden State Parkway while he was being driven by state troopers. The vehicle was going 91 mph in a 65 mph zone and had its emergency lights flashing, the authorities said.


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Amid the noisy cultural and political warfare waged over immigration reform, a quieter but no less compelling bit of protest has emerged.
This week, about 30 people -- most of them Latin-Americans who had been previously deported from the U.S. after living here for years -- marched to the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego County and told border inspectors they wanted asylum. The individuals were then taken to a detention center, where their fate now rests with an immigration judge.
Part of a new crusade called "Bring Them Home," the action is aimed at heaping negative attention on the Obama administration's deportation policy, which activists say is tearing apart the families of many otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants. The protest comes at a critical juncture, when comprehensive immigration reform -- which would grant most illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship -- has stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives after passing the Senate last summer.
Among the protesters was a Honduran national from San Jose and a Mexican wife and mother from San Pablo who has been separated from her family for nearly three years -- including her son, a San Jose State student.
"The Obama administration maintains that its deportation policy has affected mostly immigrants convicted of crimes, but in the wake of the protests the president on Thursday issued a surprise call to re-evaluate its practices.
"Glad we finally got his attention," said David Gonzalez, an engineering student at SJSU, upon hearing the news. "My family story is just one of the many stories about how deportation affects so many other people -- relatives, kids, wives and husbands -- when deportation happens. I'm glad they are finally seeing us as human beings."
Opponents of illegal immigration, however, call the emerging protest tactic little more than an orchestrated stunt that tries to make enforcement of the law the problem, instead of blaming the people who broke the law in the first place.
Meanwhile, the families, children and "Dreamers" (undocumented young people who were brought to the U.S. as children by their parents) behind the growing effort believe plenty of good can come from injecting emotional stories and human faces into the immigration debate. If reform will eventually happen, its supporters wonder, why should authorities continue to break up families and make kids suffer in the meantime? After all, activists point out, the administration in 2012 gave temporary protection to the Dreamers.
"The wonderful thing is that these events are being organized by young people who are sick of immigration reform going nowhere," said César Juarez, a Dreamer and community organizer, at a San Jose rally on Monday held in conjunction with the San Diego event. "All we have seen are more deportations. And, at the present rate, in April Obama will hit the 2 million mark -- more than George W. Bush."
A Pew Research Center poll released this week shows the American public is evenly divided on whether the increased number of deportations in recent years is good or bad. About half of whites (49 percent) view the increased deportations positively, compared with 35 percent of Latinos and 39 percent of blacks.
Physical threats
The group that "crossed" the southern border Monday morning is expected to be followed by as many as 250 more in the coming weeks. Among those in the first group was Jaren Rodriguez, a Dreamer from San Jose, and Antonia Aguilar, a San Pablo mom who lived in the U.S. for 11 years before returning to Mexico nearly three years ago to say goodbye to her dying father.
Because she could not get back into the U.S., Aguilar has not seen her husband and three children since. Her son, David Gonzalez, 19, was at the San Jose rally with his sister, Amelia, 18, and their brother Jose, 11. All three children are undocumented. The two younger children live in San Pablo with their father.
"We all miss her very much," said David Gonzalez, "but I think my little brother is the one who needs her the most. He was just a child when she left."
The new strategy is for those in custody to request an interview from immigration authorities to establish a "credible fear'" of persecution in their country of origin. That step is needed for them to continue their journey through the U.S. asylum system.
Aguilar's family believes that during her interview she will also describe the trauma of being separated from her kids, but will emphasize that her long stint in the U.S. makes her even more vulnerable in Michoacán, a state in Mexico ravaged by drug-war violence.
"We are always worrying," said Amelia, who attends Richmond High School, "about our mom's safety."
In several weeks, the family hopes Aguilar -- and a number of others -- will emerge from this third "Bring Them Home" effort and be allowed back into the country.
Critical response
Ira Mehlman, a seasoned opponent of illegal immigration, calls the recent tactic just another wrongheaded movement that essentially asks that immigration laws be ignored. The spokesman for FAIR -- the Federation for American Immigration Reform -- is especially critical of the notion that otherwise law-abiding folks should be given passes.
Mehlman argues that immigration reform advocates are ignoring a simple fact: Deportation is the prescribed consequence for violating immigration law. "You don't have to commit another crime to face deportation. That's like telling a cop, 'I was speeding, but, hey, I wasn't drinking, so you shouldn't write me a ticket.'
"Being a good person is not grounds for political asylum. We live in a world of 7 billion mostly good people, but you still can't be granted asylum because of that."
Juarez said the new border tactic first arose last summer when seven "Dreamers" were allowed to return to the U.S. from Mexico. A few months later, another, larger group of nearly three dozen students and family members came to the border. And most of them were ultimately allowed back into the U.S.
Media representatives at ICE -- the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency -- were under orders this week to refer all media calls on the protest to officials at the Department of Homeland Security. No one there returned calls.
While family members believe the "homers" will remain in a detention center until their asylum cases are decided, Mehlman's view is different. He said each protester has been coached about the correct things to say to an immigration judge and that they will likely be temporarily released into the U.S.
"They'll be told to come back in a couple of months for their hearing," Mehlman said, "and when they don't return, nothing will happen."
Contact David E. Early at 408-920-5836. Follow him at Twitter.com/davidearlysr.


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Are we really going to show the world that we are pacifists by allowing Obama to appoint Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense?
Any sign of weakness will embolden terrorists to increase their hold on the world. Imagine what would have happened if we had not dropped nuclear bombs on Japan. If we do away with our nuclear weapons, how soon do you think North Korea and all the other communist nations will take to threaten us?
If we Americans keep electing liberals like Obama who think being re-elected is a mandate by the entire country to carry out his ill-conceived agenda, you all need to go to your computers and study American history to remind yourselves how we got to where we are (the envy of the world).
I worry more every year as a senior citizen what we Americans will expose my and your children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren to. Like Jesus said, "Father, please forgive them, for they know not what they do." How long can God keep forgiving us for our ignorance?
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(C) Invention, fabrication and falsification: placing Hitler's remarks at the meeting with Horthy on 17 April 1943 into a false context, in order to bend a reliable source.
1. As has been described above, Ribbentrop's comments to Horthy at the meeting on 17 April 1943 were almost immediately followed by a murderously antisemitic outburst on the part of Hitler. However, by removing Ribbentrop's preceding remark to a footnote, Irving places Hitler's subsequent statement addressed to Horthy on 17 April 1943 in an entirely different context:
Events in Poland were pointed to as providing an ugly precedent: there were reports of Jews roaming the country, committing acts of murder and sabotage... In Warsaw, the fifty thousand Jews surviving in the ghetto were on the point of staging an armed uprising - with weapons and ammunition evidently sold to them by Hitler's fleeing allies as they passed westward through the city. Himmler ordered the ghetto destroyed and its ruins combed out for Jews. "This is just the kind of incident that shows how dangerous these Jews are".
Poland should have been an object lesson to Horthy, Hitler argued. He related how Jews who refused to work there were shot; those who could not work just wasted away. Jews must be treated like tuberculosis bacilli, he said, using his favourite analogy. Was that so cruel when one considered that even innocent creatures like hares and deer had to be put down to prevent their doing damage? Why preserve a bestial species whose ambition was to inflict bolshevism on us all? Horthy apologetically noted that he had done all he decently could against the Jews: "But they can hardly be murdered or otherwise eliminated", he protested. Hitler reassured him: "There is no need for that."18
2. Thus, Irving implies, Jews were violent and disruptive in Eastern Europe and posed a threat. They had to be dealt with and 'combed out' like lice. But despite all this, Hitler did not want them killed.
3. This is pure invention on Irving's part. Whoever said "This is just the kind of incident that shows how dangerous these Jews are", Adolf Hitler certainly did not say it to Admiral Horthy at their meeting on 16-17 April 1943. Hitler did not mention the Warsaw ghetto uprising at all, which is not surprising, since it did not even begin until two days later. Nor did the uprising involve 50,000 armed Jews, as Irving implies, but at most a few thousand of them.19 Nor did Hitler mention Jewish partisan activity or Jewish violence, but simply poverty and degeneracy, something quite different. Irving also waters down the expression used by Hitler to describe the fate of those Polish Jews who could not work - verkommen - by translating it as 'wasted away', as if they had no assistance towards this fate by Nazi authorities who deliberately starved them of food.
4.Most seriously of all, however, the exchange reported at the end of Irving's account, beginning 'Horthy apologetically noted', did not occur on 17 April, as Irving clearly portrays by placing it immediately after his summary of Hitler's speech, but on the previous day, and in another context, namely during the first of the two men's meetings. On 16 April, namely, Horthy stated: 'He had done everything which one could decently undertake against the Jews, but one could surely not murder them or kill them in some other way. The Führer replied that this was also not necessary. Hungary could accommodate the Jews in concentration camps just like Slovakia did.'20 At this point in the meeting, Hitler and Ribbentrop were not being as open as they became on 17th. It was because he was not satisfied with Hitler's response, and was aware that he had still not satisfied the Nazi leaders with his, that Horthy repeated his question on 17th ('he surely couldn't beat them to death'), eliciting this time far more explicit statements of what they expected him to do, both from Ribbentrop and from Hitler, namely that they were to be put in camps if they could work, and killed if they could not.
5. One might add here that the majority of the Slovakian Jews were by no means 'only' put into concentration camps, as Hitler claimed on 16 April 1943. In fact, they were killed. According to SS statistics, 57,545 Slovakian Jews had been transported to Nazi-occupied Polish territory between 26 March 1942 and 31 March 1943 (only about 25,000 Jews were still left behind in Slovakia). The rest were dead.21
6. What Irving does, therefore, is to bend this reliable source to suit his argument, misprepresenting the historical data and skewing the documents on which he relies, by placing quotations in a false context, removing part of the record to a footnote, and mixing up two different conversations in the text so that it looks as if Hitler is telling Horthy that the Jews should not be killed, only interned in camps. Irving increases the force of Hitler's statement by putting it into direct speech instead of the indirect, reported speech in which it appears in the original minutes.
7. In fact, the real sequence of statements on 17 April is perfectly clear: Horthy, unclear as to why the Nazi leaders were still putting pressure on him after all the measures he had already taken against the Hungarian Jews, repeated his question to Hitler and Ribbentrop: surely you can't want me to kill them? Ribbentrop replied yes, that is exactly what they wanted, kill them or put them in camps, and Hitler immediately followed by saying he should do as had been done in Poland, namely shoot those who refused to work in the camps, and ensure that those who were unable to work perished.22 Just to make it absolutely clear, Hitler used the analogy of a healthy human body ridding itself of tuberculosis bacilli. His meaning could hardly have been clearer.
8. In the 1991 edition of Hitler's War, Irving omits all reference to the Warsaw uprising in this disussion of the meeting. Instead, he offers two different accounts of Hitler's words:
In Hitler's warning to Horthy that the "Jewish Bolsheviks" would liquidate all Europe's intelligentsia, we can identify the influence of the Katyn episode - a propaganda windfall about which Goebbels had just telephoned him...Hitler warmly approved Goebbels's suggestion that Katyn should be linked in the public's mind with the Jewish question. But the most persuasive argument used to reconcile Hitler with the harsher treatment of the Jews was the bombing war: From documents and target maps found in crashed bombers he knew that the British aircrews were instructed to aim only at the residential areas. Only one race murdered, he lectured the quailing Horthy, and that was the Jews. It was they who had provoked this war and given it its present character against civilians, women, and children.23
9. Irving provides no factual evidence for these two claims in his footnotes. The word 'Katyn' does not even occur a single time in Horthy's conversations with Hitler.
10. To be sure, Hitler did know about the massacre, since Goebbels had recorded Hitler's decision that it should be used for propaganda in his diary on 14 April 1943.24 But all of Hitler's statements in his conversations with Horthy were couched in general terms and differed little from his previous warnings about 'Jewish-Bolshevism':
It would surely be madness to believe that if the German army should not be in a position to stop the Russians, a Turkish-Bulgarian-Hungarian combination would be capable of it. It would be swept aside, and the Bolshevist Jews in Moscow would annihilate the intelligentsia and exterminate the masses by unimaginable means.25
11. Katyn thus had nothing to do with it, and there is no evidence that knowledge of it made Hitler more antisemitic than he had been previously. The reference is pure invention on Irving's part.
12. Similarly with Allied bombing raids. Irving's claims that these lay behind Hitler's antisemitic outbursts in his conversations with Horthy rest on Hitler's statement to Horthy on 16 April 1943 that there was no need to be soft towards the Jews because
they were also responsible for the present war and the form which it has taken, in particular for the bombardment of the civil population and the numerous victims among women and children...Only one murdered, namely the Jew, who sparked wars and through his influence given them their present character directed against civilians, women and children.26
13. And on the following day, Hitler told Horthy at the beginning of their conversation that the Germans had found detailed plans which showed that during a recent raid on Frankfurt the British bombers were not specifically instructed to destroy industrial targets but had been told they could also bomb residential areas (not quite the same as Irving's claim that they were told to aim only at residential areas). Also, there is no mention of Jews in this passage.
14. Immediately after this statement, Hitler added that ''the attacks themselves had been irritating but wholly trivial.'27 In view of the fact that he dismissed them as unimportant, it is highly unlikely that these bombing raids roused Hitler to an unprecedented antisemitic fury which he then expressed to Horthy. The antisemitic outbursts in his conversations with the Hungarian leader in fact only need explaining in Irving's scheme of things by such inventions and fabrications because Irving denies the normal antisemitic virulence of Hitler's views at other times. In fact, of course, there is massive evidence for the extreme nature of Hitler's antisemitism at other times, stretching back over more than two decades.
15. This boundless antisemitism is also evident throughout Hitler's talks with Horthy. Hitler had mentioned among other things during these conversations that (in his view) the Jews were to blame for the 1918 revolution, the First World War and the Second World War, that they had had a very destructive impact on morals, on the currency and on the economy, that they were parasites, that they ran the black market in wartime, and that any country or city that did not get rid of them would go under.28
16. In another passage not quoted or referred to by Irving, Hitler told Horthy thatLater, he added that 'the Jews had indeed started the war, and one need have no sympathy for them if the war now brought serious consequences for them with it.'30
one did not need to fight shy of pursuing the struggle against the Jews energetically on his part either. There must be no deviation in this, and anyone who believed in compromises in this question was fundamentally deceiving himself. Why should the Jews be treated with kid gloves?...They were also responsible for the present war and the form which it had taken on, and for the numerous victims among women and children.29
17. In view of all this, it seems very unlikely that a bombing raid which Hitler described as 'trivial' and which he did not link directly to the Jews, would have counted for very much in his mind. Hitler pursued his murderous policies against the Jews not because of the alleged criminality of Jews in Poland, the impending Warsaw uprising, or the bombing campaign of the Allies, but because of his all-consuming hatred of the Jews, whom he saw as responsible for almost every problem that faced Germany and the world. Finally, Irving's manipulation of the context of Hitler's remarks on 17 April 1943 cannot distract from the simple fact that Hitler openly admitted and justified the murder of the Jews in these conversations with the Hungarian leader.
18. Irving, Hitler's War (1977 ed.), p. 509; repeated in Irving, 'Hitler and the Jews', The Spectator, 30 September 1978 (correspondence column).
19. R. Ainsztein, Jewish Resistance in Nazi-occupied Europe (London, 1974), pp. 624-5; E. Jäckel, P. Longerich, J. Schoeps (eds.), Enzyklopädie des Holocaust, Vol. 3 (Munich, 1995), p. 1,555; R. Ainsztein, The Warsaw Ghetto Revolt (New York, 1979), pp. 97-9.
20. Hillgruber (ed.), Staatsmänner, Vol. 2, p. 245.
21. R. Hilberg, Die Vernichtung der europäischen Juden, Vol. 2 (Frankfurt am Main, 1990), p. 779, 785..
22. In 1978 Irving also claimed that in this passage Hitler was referring to Poles not Jews at all ('Hitler was alluding to his draconian ordinances of 1939, provided the death penalty for Poles refusing to work'), even though the source in question, cited in the text above, clearly has Hitler saying 'If the Jews there (i.e., in Poland) didn't want to work, they would be shot.' (Irving, 'Hitler and the Jews'; n. 18, above).
23. Irving, Hitler's War (1991 ed.), p. 542.
24. Fröhlich (ed.), Die Tagebücher, von Joseph Goebbels, Teil II, Bd. 8, p. 104.
25. 'Es wäre doch ein Wahnsinn zu glauben, daß, wenn die deutsche Armee nicht imstande sein, sollte, die Russen aufzuhalten, eine türkisch-bulgarisch-ungarische Kombination dazu fähig wäre. Sie würde beiseite gefegt werden, und die bolschewistischen Juden aus Moskau würden die Intelligenz vernichten und die Massen mit unvorstellbaren Methoden ausrotten? (Hillgruber (ed.), Staatsmänner, Vol. 2, p. 254).
26. Hillgruber (ed.), Staatsmänner, Vol. 2, pp. 240, 245:'auch für den jetzigen Krieg und die Form, die er angenommen habe, seien sie verantwortlich, insbesondere für die Bombardierung der Zivilbevölkerung und die zahlreichen Opfer unter Frauen und Kindern....nur einer morde, nämlich der Jude, der die Kriege anzettele und ihnen durch seinen Einfluß seinen jetzigen gegen Zivilisten, Frauen und Kinder gerichteten Charakter gegeben habe.'
27. Ibid., p. 255: 'Die Angriffe selbst seien zwar störend, aber gäzlich belanglos.'
28. Ibid., pp. 240, 245-6, 256-7.
29. Hillgruber (ed., Staatsmänner, p. 240.
30. Ibid. p. 246.
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A unique "possibly occurring or secondary" species within your duck spread serves a couple purposes. Six widgeon, sprig, grey ducks, or spoonbills in your blocks separate your rig from the countless all-mallard rigs that birds have encountered throughout the season. A small knot of bluebills off to one side or a cluster of four or five drake pintails not only accomplishes this air of distinction, but these species' predominantly white coloration makes your spread highly visible. It stands out, and that's what you want it to do.
It's nice, too, to know that if you do encounter these non-mallards, you have those same non-mallards in your spread. It's like Steve Sutton, an avid sea-ducker from Washington State who includes a European smew and an extinct Labrador duck in his scoter spread, told me. "If," he said with a laugh, "a smew happens by, I want to know that I've got at least one smew decoy out there."
Making your own decoys, like including a unique species in your spread, accomplishes one goal when the blocks are put into the field—it makes your spread different than all the rest. Your mallards look different, your 'cans look different, and your Canadas, they look different, too. The same Steve Sutton who religiously clips his smew and Labrador duck decoys to the main lines fashions his fakes from wood, cork, and old crab floats. Freddie Zink carves details and paints mirror images of Canadas so real, you'd have to ask which is wood and which is flesh and blood. Eastern Washington's Ben Holten, a wonderful young man and talented taxidermist, hunts over self-worked stuffer Canadas. It's all about realism, and at the risk of repeating myself, it's all about giving the birds something different.
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After Rolla Municipal Utilities (RMU) finishes electrical work on one county road currently closed, it will close a different nearby county road for maintenance work.
RMU is continuing electrical line maintenance on County Road 3040, also known as Quail Run, from County Road 3010 to County Road 3110.
Work on this section is scheduled to be completed by the week of March 11.
When work there is complete, RMU will close County Road 3110, also known as Country Club Road, from County Road 3040 to Dillon Outer Road through March 22, also for electrical line maintenance.
Closures on both of these roads will take place Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
For more information, contact RMU at 573-364-1572.
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MARIETTA - People of all ages gathered on Saturday to learn the art of making Victorian-era sentiments of love and adoration during the Victorian Valentine workshop at The Castle.
"We decided to use this workshop as a way to have a fun girls' day out," said Helen Worstell, of Devola, who attended the event with her friends Karen Erb and Pam Siders, both of Marietta.
"Coming here for the Valentines event is a welcome blessing just to get out of the house after the weather we've had," Siders said. "I've been in Marietta for 15 years and this is my first time at The Castle and it's beautiful."
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Grace Brockmeier, 9, of Marietta, concentrates on making the perfect Valentine for her mother during the annual Victorian Valentine workshop at The Castle in Marietta on Saturday. (Photo by Jolene Craig)
Hannah Rubin, 6, of Parkersburg, gets help from her mom Pam Rubin in getting glue to come out of the bottle on Saturday during the annual Victorian Valentine workshop at The Castle in Marietta. (Photo by Jolene Craig)
Erb said she attends so many events at the mansion museum at 418 Fourth St. in Marietta that she will be training as a docent - volunteer and tour guide - for the facility this spring.
"I just love being here and can't wait to be a part of what they do," Erb added.
Pam Rubin, of Parkersburg, brought her 6-year-old daughter Hannah to the crafting program after the little girl insisted.
"We have been going to the (Parkersburg) Art Center for their Arty Party and when we read about this program, she told us we had to come, so we have," Rubin said. "It's my first time here and I'm sure it will not be our last; Hannah loved it."
Leah Magyary, education director at The Castle, said this year's event was very popular with both the morning and afternoon workshops being filled.
"In the morning we had a private party of ladies who came and made Valentines," she said. "The afternoon group had a lot of kids, which is really great."
While the workshop provided decorations and all other items needed to make several old-fashioned Valentines, there was also a history lesson, said Scott Britton, executive director of The Castle.
"We began each session with a little history of Valentine's Day and showed off some of our collection of antique cards," Britton said, adding some of those Valentines date from the early 19th Century and were made by people in Marietta.
"Our workshop is a fun way to celebrate Valentine's Day and learn some history at the same time," Magyary said. "Today we just run into a store and buy a card, but 150 years ago, people sat down and took the time to show someone how they felt by making a card, which is much more intimate."


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STOCKTON - Two 20-year-old men at opposite ends of Stockton reported being shot at 11:30 p.m. Monday. Neither victim could identify their assailants, police said.
In a midtown incident, a shooting victim told officers he was in the 500 block of East Oak Street when someone shot him. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The other incident was in north Stockton. That victim told police he was in the 2000 block of Comstock Drive when he was shot. Police said the victim, who sustained a minor injury, was uncooperative.
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Shields, who has thrown more than 200 innings in each of the last six seasons, was sitting at 102 pitches after his eight innings of work. In 27 of his 33 starts in 2012, Shields threw 102 pitches or more.
In fact, in his third start of the 2013 season, Yost let Shields take a nine-inning complete game loss against the Blue Jays in which he threw 115 pitches and was not nearly as dominating as he was against the White Sox.
Citing pitch count won't fly here, Ned. Shields should have stayed in to finish what he started. Instead the Royals lost that game and haven't been the same since. Since that loss, Kansas City has tumbled to seven games under .500 thanks to just four wins in the 21 games that followed. #Yosted.
*To add insult to injury, the Royals had to travel by bus down I-70 to reach St. Louis after losing two to the Cards at The K because their plane was grounded in Kansas City with mechanical issues. #Yosted.
*To add more insult to injury, the Royals blew a late lead against the Cardinals and lost 5-3 Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. Former Mizzou pitcher Aaron Crow allowed four runs in the eighth inning. The game-winning hit came from lefty Daniel Descalso…after Crow had given up four hits and two runs…and with lefty Bruce Chen idly waiting in the bullpen. #Yosted.
Seeking a reprieve from their 4-19 slump, and astounding lack of power, the Royals re-assigned their two hitting coaches, Jack Maloof and Andre David, and hired Hall of Famer George Brett (and Pedro Grifol) to replace them on an interim basis.
Will No. 5 help?
Well, we know the man can hit. Just look at the back of his baseball card.
One thing Brett does have going for him is a working knowledge of the roster and each players strengths/deficiencies as a hitter. Brett has served as an on-field coach during spring training for quite awhile.
He recently said the key to breaking a slump is to force yourself to have fun.
For whatever reason, the previous regime has turned Eric Hosmer into little more than a 6-foot-4 slap hitter. Mike Moustakas hits the ball hard from time to time, but you can't have an MLB player in your everyday lineup hitting .187. Where is the power from Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez, who each have just one home run this season?
Good luck, George. Hopefully better than the luck you had that one time in Las Vegas looking for a bathroom.
3) It was highly disappointing to see the Mizzou softball team fall flat in Super Regionals against Washington. The senior class deserved better. Pitcher Chelsea Thomas deserved better.
On Wednesday, she was named a 1st-team All-American for the third time in her collegiate career.
She won two Big 12 Pitcher of the Year awards.
She won the 2013 SEC Pitcher of the Year award.
She won 111 collegiate games.
My question to you: Was she the most dominant Mizzou athlete of all-time?
4) The San Antonio Spurs are waiting for an opponent in the 2013 NBA Finals.
On one hand: Commissioner David Stern could host a championship series featuring the bustling media markets of San Antonio and Indianapolis.
On the other hand: Stern could host a championship series featuring the fascinating juxtaposition of San Antonio versus Miami.
That Hail Mary you hear is coming from the NBA offices.
At this moment in time, the Eastern Conference finals are tied at 2-2. It now becomes a best-of-three series with two of those games coming in South Beach.


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CONCORD -- Clayton Valley High wrestler Matt McCoy believes in giving each opponent due respect. McCoy may be the third-ranked 140-pounder in the North Coast Section, but he wasn't about to overlook anyone in the Diablo Valley Athletic League tournament Wednesday.
McCoy overwhelmed Northgate's Alec Sluser in the final, pinning him with 11 seconds left in the first round, to ensure him a trip to the NCS tournament and a chance at the CIF State championships. But he wasn't going to overlook anything in the league meet.
"I just go out there like I'm wrestling a state champion," he said. "Every time I go out there, I wrestle the same way, like it's a big match every time."
College Park ran away with the team title, claiming seven individual championships. Clayton Valley took second, with three individual champions.
Nearly half the crowd left in the gym was gathered around the mat when College Park's Cory Campbell pinned Northgate's Max Moore for the 287-pound title in the final match of the tournament. Other Falcons who were atop the medal stand included Kaelan Kelly (108 pounds), Danny Croff (122), Anthony Urbina (147), Marc Wilhelm (154), Matthew Zachary (162) and Grant Hamant (197).
McCoy, Mustafa Sheridil (115) and Lorenzo Yacarina (128) won league titles for the Eagles.
"It was good to see some of the younger guys wrestle well and have some fun out there," McCoy said.
Concord's Lucas Barberio (184) and Max Mayo (172) romped in their finals. Mayo pinned College Park's Will Fraghar in 3:30, while Barberio scored a technical fall over College Park's Daniel Prast, 20-4.
Mt. Diablo, with 134-pounder Nathan Benton, and Northgate, with 222-pounder Floyd
Armenta, each claimed one individual title.
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Team scores: College Park 186.5, Clayton Valley 133, Northgate 130.5, Concord 95.5, Mt. Diablo 84, Berean Christian 49, Ygnacio Valley 31.
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108 -- Kelly (CP) d. Lujan (YV) 8-3; Sheridil (CV) p. Black (CP) 3:09; 122 -- Croff (CP) d. Lease-Marny (N) 16-4; 128 -- Yacarina (CV) p. Elizarga (N) 5:12; 134 -- Benton (MD) d. Davis (CV) 7-6; 140 -- McCoy (CV) p. Sluser (N) 1:49; 147 -- Urbina (CP) p. Nocerino (CV) 1:50; 154 -- Wilhelm (CP) d. Lynch (CV) t.f.; 162 -- Zachary (CP) d. Silva (MD) 3-0; 172 -- Mayo (C) p. Faraghan (CP) 3:30; 184 -- Barberio (C) d. Prast (CP) t.f.; 197 -- Hamant (CP) d. Sials (N) 9-1; 222 -- Armenta (N) d. Whaley (BC) 8-4; 287 -- Campbell (CP) p. Moore (N) 5:10.
Third place
108 — Tran (CV d. Smith (MD) 14-7; 115 — Elizildi (C) p. Cursi (N) 2:31; 122 -- Jiminez (CP) by forfeit; 128 -- Molina (MD) p. O'Shea (C) 5:51; 134 -- Morford (N) p. Torres (C), 3:39; 140 -- Lyle (MD) p. Flay (BC) 3:16; 147 -- Herschelman (BC) d. O'Connor (N) 14-4; 154 -- Llacuma (N) d. Hodge (BC) 11-9; 162 -- Cisneros (YV) p. Bitner (N) 1:25; 172 -- Kramer (CV) p. Moreno (MD) 5:30; 184 -- Murrell (BC) by forfeit; 197 -- double forfeit; 222 — Escobar (C) p. Apostopolos (CP), 5:26. 287 — Double forfeit.
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Tuesday, April 16th was National Librarian Day. This is not an officially-recognized holiday, but the day takes the time to honor the men and women who work at libraries across the United States. On our Facebook page, several of our viewers commented about the day. Jamie Brand prefers "The [E]nterprise library and every1 that works there are awesome! They have 10 cent books for sale and im [sic] one of the few people in the world that prefer a physical book as opposed to reading it online or on a tablet." Tammy Waters gives a shout-out to "Mrs. Powell in the Opp public library! She is so wonderful. She will take as much time as needed and go above and beyond to help students!! She rocks!!" The web article on the holiday received 33 Facebook likes and was the sixth most popular in our news section as of Wednesday Morning.
In the world of more unusual holiday was Monday, April 15th's National Rubber Eraser Day. We asked viewers which types of erasers they prefer and the left responses on WTVY's Facebook page. Julie Glick says, "The block ones seem to work better IMO, but the built in ones are handier!" Tiffany Montgomery, meanwhile, has a unique eraser preference: "The scented ones from Target lol because they are very practical lol." Jerry Hallford leaves another unique reply, saying, "The number 2 pencils taste better!"
The comic-book based on the hit animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" continues to be a hit itself, with issues selling tens of thousands of copies and beating hefty competition such as Wonder Woman and Daredevil. On Twitter, a user by the name FiveIronBrony gave his compliments to the comic, saying that "the comic is GREAT! Much thanks to @katiecandraw and @AndyPriceArt for making it so AWESOME! /)" The two users mentioned by FiveIronBrony work on the comic book. The symbol at the end "/)" is a "brohoof," a common exchange between Bronies, the teenage and adult fans of the series. The article on this story, as of Wednesday Morning, was the most popular in our 4 The Consumer section, the fifth in the news section, and had 12 Facebook likes along with some re-tweets and favorites on Twitter.
At one point, it was the sixth most popular article on the entire site. "Kansas: Goose vs. Gorilla" featured a video from the Sedwick County Zoo showing some Canadian geese scaring a gorilla away! It remains the most popular item in our Watercooler section.
Another story that got some attention on Twitter was one involving the original Nintendo Wii. That video game console is now seven years old, and some free information channels that provide news, weather, and the ability to vote on polls among others, are being shut down in June.
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Published: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.
Never Blue Restaurant at 119 S. Main St., Hendersonville, N.C., will host Pat Bergeson and Annie Sellick from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 15.
Bergeson is a versatile guitarist and harmonica player whose performances incorporate jazz, blues, rock and finger style. He has written, toured and recorded with Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Lyle Lovett, Madeleine Peyroux, Alison Krauss, Michael McDonald, Shelby Lynne, Wynonna Judd and many others. He has been a teacher and producer and can be heard on many movie soundtracks.
Sellick is a jazz singer whose early influences were Anita O'Day and Carmen McCrae. She has worked in Japan, Korea, Peru, Russia, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Mexico and all over the U.S. She has released five albums on her own label, the latest being "Street of Dreams." She lives in her hometown of Nashville, Tenn.
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The Summit High School girls' cross-country team won Saturday's Eagle Valley Invitational, which had seven female teams in attendance. The team's score was 41, with Hotchkiss, second-place at 52 points.
It's the first top finish for the team this season out of three races. The team had two second-place finishes prior.
On Saturday, freshman Ruthie Boyd took third place - the leader of the team - finishing in 19 minutes, 56 seconds. Junior Katherine Pappas finished fourth in 20:03 with freshman McKenna Ramsay not far behind, finishing fifth in 20:20, and freshman McKinley Jones finishing ninth in 20:50. Sophomore Riley Vargo finished 20th in 21:56 and two freshmen, Emily Pappas (22:31) and Jessica Horii (22:44) rounded out the varsity team with a 21st- and 23rd-place finish, respectively.
"We are so excited about the change-up in our top three," head coach Heather Quarantillo said. "It really shows that their strength is coming along nicely and the weight of leadership does not fall on just one set of shoulders."
Summit's boys' cross-country runners finished fifth out of nine, with Eagle Valley taking first with 32 points to Summit's 133.
Senior Shane Arnold finished first in the Summit lineup for the first time with a 29th place and a time of 19:15. Junior Robert Koegel wasn't far behind, placing 30th in 19:16. Sophomore Colin McGrew landed his personal best of 19:19, putting him in 32nd place, and senior Danny Cuadrado placed 34th in 19:33.
The team put new varsity runners in the lineup for the Eagle Valley Invite, with sophomore Kevin Curnutte finishing 42nd in 19:52 (a two-minute personal best), junior Brecken Chamness placing 43rd with a 19:54 and Alex Mason in 46th place with a 19:59.
Both boys and girls race again today in Buena Vista at 5 p.m.
- Janice Kurbjun
The Summit High School girls' volleyball team stepped up its defensive game and played "out-of-their-minds defense" against the Steamboat Sailors on Saturday, head coach Liz Hughes-Waddick said. Still, though, the Sailors sailed past the improving Tigers, 25-18, 25-21, 25-21.
"They played defense so well," Hughes-Waddick said. "Now, we need to work on completing plays and putting balls away on offense. All in all, it's a great showing for them. We just need to close plays out."
- Janice Kurbjun
Summit High School's junior fullback Maddy Hunt-Snyder didn't take long to become the ninth player in team history to rack up a double-century in points scored.
Three minutes into the Tigers' (3-0) league game against Columbine, the home team stole the scrum, passing the ball to Hunt-Snyder, who went wide left, racing 70 meters for the opening score of the game. It was her 40th try and 200th point, coach Karl Barth said, and put her as the third leading scorer in Summit High School girls' rugby history. Senior Nicole Chandler converted the try for a 7-0 lead over Columbine.
"It's an honor to be the ninth person to reach 200 points on a team with such an amazing history," junior Hunt-Snyder said, adding, "It's motivation for me to work even harder, and shows how incredible this team has always been and will always be. As teammates, we encourage and challenge each other, and even teammates who are no longer here continue to do that."
Hunt-Snyder struck again at the 8-minute mark when she gathered a clearing kick from opponent Cameron Piper and raced outside the defense and down the left side from 60 meters out.
Chandler's second conversion made it a 14-0 lead and it looked like Summit would cruise to a victory, but the visitors struck back with a try from Libby Schlarbaum and conversion from Piper to make the score 14-7.
"We got a little sloppy and we didn't execute, especially with our defensive line speed," Barth said.
Before the end of the half, the Tigers blocked a kick, moving the ball wide to freshman blyer Becca Rosco, who touched down her second try of the season to bring the Tigers to a 19-7 halftime lead.
"We had a rough first half, but once we got our heads straight we played our game," senior center Chelsea Christianson said.
Captain Katy Peoples echoed that praise, "I was impressed with our ability to adjust to and overcome the challenges that they [Columbine] presented us with."
Hunt-Snyder started the second half the way she did the first - with a try just minutes into the second stanza.
It wasn't an easy game, as Columbine presented tough defense. Still, Julia Thompson tossed a pass to senior Vanessa Barrios on the outside, where she ran and stiff-armed her way to a try. Morgan Courtney converted for the 24-7 lead. Barth began putting his bench on the field, and the Tigers controlled the game to the finish.
"(Columbine) really tested us and showed us some areas we need to address," said Barth, "I thought we adjusted well and made some improvements in the second half. [Katy] Peoples and Lily [Weldon] really stepped up and led by example and we got back on track despite a slow start - and Maddy was electric. We'll have to shore up the breakdown and work on our launch this week if we want to be ready for Saturday's big test. It is still early in the season but it should be a real litmus test for both teams."
"I think the game went really well," Hunt-Snyder said. "It was the first time we've been scored on this season and with a big game coming up Saturday I think it was a good reality check for us. We got a little flustered but we were able to pull it together and finish strong."
The team hosts Castle Rock (2-0) in a battle of undefeateds on Saturday, homecoming weekend. It's a rematch of last year's state final, with kickoff at 11 a.m. at Tiger Stadium.
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BOILING SPRINGS, SC- Evelyn Estell George Knox, 84, of 240 Oak Circle, Boiling Springs, SC, passed away Friday, February 15th, 2013, at Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg. Evelyn was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 8, 1929, the daughter of the late Mabel Marler and Broadus George. She was the widow of William "Bill" Charles Knox, was owner and operator of Knox Grocery and was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church.
Evelyn is survived by a son, Timothy Todd Knox, of Boiling Springs; a brother, Fred George, of Spartanburg, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home and will receive friends Sunday, February 17, 2013, from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at Seawright Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Inman, SC, at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 18th, with Rev. Joe Geddes officiating.
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SANTA CLARA -- As part of their post-concussion protocol, tight end Vernon Davis and safety Eric Reid went through a light-impact test Friday, and they did so by facing off against each other.
The 49ers list both players as questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans, and neither has suffered any setbacks since exiting with a concussion in last Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Coach Jim Harbaugh said it seems both players are on track to play against the Saints, though they'll need to stay asymptomatic until kickoff.
After practice Friday -- and before the 49ers headed to the airport -- Davis initially opposed rookie cornerback Darryl Morris in the contact drill before facing Reid. The players lined up a few yards apart and basically extended arms into their chests and shoulders, with no contact involving their helmets.
"We obviously weren't trying to kill each other," Reid said, "but we got the point of the drill accomplished."
Reid, who' started every game his rookie season, said it's the same protocol he followed after a Sept. 15 concussion at Seattle. He didn't have any sensitivity to light after Sunday's injury, allowing him to study film as he does on normal weeks.
Davis said of opposing Reid: "We just had to get banged around a bit. It just depends now on how we feel the next two days. ... He was a pretty physical guy."
Davis is the 49ers' second-leading receiver, and he has a team-high seven touchdown receptions. Anquan Boldin, the team's leading receiver, accounts for the 49ers' only other two touchdown catches.
Coincidentally, the only two players ruled out by the Saints are because of concussions, those to safety Kenny Vaccaro and tight end Benjamin Watson.
Crabtree won't be activated off the physically-unable-to-perform list for Sunday's game, but Harbaugh said his comeback is going according to plan. "Controlled is the best way to say it," Harbaugh said of Crabtree's regimen.
McDonald has just six receptions for 86 yards his rookie season and is still searching for his first touchdown. He had a potential 35-yard, third-quarter catch knocked from his grasp by linebacker Luke Kuechly on Sunday. McDonald said he should have adjusted his body to better shield off Kuechly. "I extended sideways instead of allowing it to drop over my shoulder," said the second-round draft pick out of Rice.
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News 12 First at Five / Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- An Augusta commissioner is under fire after asking for a special exception to do business with the city. He calls the blatant violation of the code of ethics a "stupid rule."
"I have to live in this community," said Commissioner Grady Smith. "I have to look everybody in the eye."
Smith is looking to boost his personal plumbing business by snagging contracts with the city that pays his salary. It is a direct violation of the code of ethics.
"Change the verbiage to where it can be legal," Smith said.
Smith said he feels the chance to bid on plumbing work on a jail project commissioners recently green-lighted is too good to pass up.
"Anything that comes up about change orders or money or anything to do with the prison, I would abstain," Smith said.
But fellow commissioners agree public officials bidding on a city plumbing deal has a stench to it.
"Yes. I know it's touchy," said Commissioner Jerry Brigham, who is planning to fan the funk on his Finance Committee. "It is the cheapest bid on the list."
Brigham admitted Smith has already entered a bid.
"The city saves about $12,000," said Brigham who unwittingly revealed Smith is requesting an exception to the ethics code after the fact.
"Our ordinances are more extreme than the state ordinance," Brigham said.
"What does it say?" we asked Brigham.
"You got me," Brigham replied. "I'm going to have to pass on that one."
The codes says, "It shall be unethical for any Augusta Richmond County employee or public official to transact any business directly or indirectly in a procurement contract."
"Do you think there should be a different set of rules for you?" we asked Commissioner Smith.
"No," Smith replied. "It should be the same for everybody."
Smith suggests the jail contract is just the beginning.
"I see some jobs that are coming up that I would like to be involved," Smith said. "In the legal way."
Smith said he planned to remove his bid.
"This is a stupid rule," Smith said.
He added he still wants to discuss the agenda item at next week's finance committee. Stay with News 12 for updates.