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Roy Halladay had electric stuff early but was done in by a combination of base hits and walks, surrendering 3 ER in 7 IP on 2 BB, 6 hits, and 5 Ks. Michael Schwimer looked effective before Hunter Pence misplayed a sinking liner to right leading to two in the 9th and a 5-1 Phillies loss.
Not delivering with RISP: The Phillies went 0-6 with runners in scoring position, most notably in the first inning when back-to-back singles led to first and third no outs led to no runs.
Middle of the order does not deliver: Jimmy Rollins' struggles continue, as he, Pence, and Victorino combined to go 0-12 from the 3-4-5 spots. Teams won't win many games with 0-12s from the heart of their line-ups.
8 hits, 0 walks: Most important part of playing small ball? Getting on base. The Phillies did not walk tonight and it certainly limited their opportunities to score. Of those 8 hits, only Carlos Ruiz's 2nd inning ground-rule double and Ty Wigginton's 7th inning home run went for extra bases and only Wigginton and Juan Pierre in the first reached third base or further.
Polanco finding his swing?: Placido Polanco went 2-4 tonight with two singles. Is he getting his stroke back? Tough to tell. His first inning hit was more of the pre-2011 Polanco we're used to seeing while his 8th inning base hit was a bit of a lucky bleeder. He'll need to start hitting some more line drives before we'll know for sure but he is making better contact.
The Phils look to bounce back tomorrow with Joe Blanton on the hill facing the Cubs Randy Wells at 7:05 at Citizen's Bank Park and on the Comcast Network.
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Philadelphia Phillies = OFFENSIVE IMPOTENENCE
After the Pirates, the Phils have the second lowest number of walks in all of baseball.
Of all the offensive stats, that's the most telling figure that pops out right now.
Im really starting to dislike this team and I'm not watching them nearly as much anymore. They're just no fun
I watch every game and pay to do so. But I am a troll.
But it is hideous.
And I was predicting sell out streak to end by all star 2013
Maybe much much sooner.
i don't dislike them! but man! they are hard to watch. and i agree they're no fun! i find myself b.tchin at every lame swing, or pop up! then as soon as they're down by 2 or 3 runs you just know they don't have the ability to come back! yea they scored some runs in ariz. but even really bad teams can win. hell the pirates win 60 or 70 games mostly every year so i'm not convince the o is back!
Its not back and won't even be much better when & if the "piece" and Chase return. I'm like Andrew from W. I pay for the right to see them also (I'm in Va), but have loved them since 1952 and this could be the most disappointed team since 64.
When the manager openly discourages walks its an issue.
These bad habits that the entire team has. Including the injured ones are a symptom of years of this.
It worked when you had the best line up in baseball ( or were stealing signs).
It doesnt work at all for this group and it hasnt worked in years.
Riding the backs of the starters to 102 wins last year masked alot.
But the truth is what happened in the playoffs was expected by me.
So far this year It is exactly what I expected.
Need a general manager and a manager to understand exactly what the 2012 Phillies are.
I gave up on trying to explain to the fans what they are.
But they are fans. Its not thier job.
RAJ should go before Charlie. But unfortunately Charlie will probably go first.
Both need to go though.
Of those 8 hits, only Ty Wigginton's 7th inning home run went for extra bases
Actually, Chooch had a double.
Hunter Pence had another really bad game. His bad judgement in the field cost the team a run in the ninth inning. All he has to do is stay in front of the ball and its first and second, possibly 1st and 3rd. Instead with 2 outs, he tries to make the diving catch and it goes all the way to the wall. It didn't cost the team the game but you can't have those kind of stupid plays.
Funny, just a little over a month ago commenters were predicting an MVP-type season from Pence. lol @ them.
I also like that we can't possibly have kept Domonic Brown in the majors because his fielding was bad, yet they replace him with a guy who does the exact same thing! lol again.
Really? I can't remember any commenters predicting an MVP season from Pence. I remember many saying we would NEED an MVP season from Pence to make up for the holes in the lineup.
Every prediction I read pre-season had him stepping back some from his numbers last season. So yeah I was hoping he'd beat the odds, he's a member of the team I root for.
The commenters here, myself included, almost unanimously wanted Brown to stay with the major league club. It was very disappointing when they made that decision. Unfortunately right now, he's not exactly tearing the cover off the ball at LV. He has almost the same terrible OPS (.699, 700) as Pence, except it's against AAA pitching. Until he wows them, I doubt they'll bring him up unless someone is injured.
So I'm not sure what are you "lol" ing at. Is there something about the mistakes the organization makes that brings you happiness? No other fans that I know are happy right now. Help me out here Eric, I'm puzzled.
Brown just had one of his adventurous games in the outfield a few days ago. There doesn't seem to be much progression in his defensive play.
I'm really at a loss! Losing at home to the lowly Cubs with Doc on the mound…WTF?? Rollins is a sure out and Cholly keeps batting him 3rd…Wake up Cholly!!!! Being fair to the organization, if any team in the league were to lose their #3 & #4 hitters, it would be a disaster!! It's still April, so all is not lost yet, but the big bats need to get healthy and get back ASAP!!
Tom i agree however i think this is going beyond Utley and Howard not been present. Andrew has some points. The hitters on this team have had "bad habits" for many years. The problem was always there is just been magnified in many different ways. First these habits that have been talked about are getting worse. Secondly it was covered up some by the long ball. It seems every year this gets worse with them. I didnt watch this game and i have been watching them less this year. Even with out Chase and Howard i thought they would score some runs. On a team with Pence, Shane, Rollins, and Polanco. I thought they could at least get something done. I was a detractor of Ibanez, but i would like to think if he was here he would of got some of these runs in.
Once again, I understand, and join in, the disappointment that a lot of people feel. But I am baffled by the sense of wonderment that some people have about why the team isn't playing better. If you go down the lineup, player by player, you will understand that it is full of bad offensive players. No power and no OBP. Just guys that hit singles. Evil Jimmy has shown up.
Further, there is nothing that the GM can do about it. Charlie is an armchair manager. His job is to make the guys feel loose and happy so that they can go out and hit three run homers. As you've noticed, there is not enough looseness and happiness in the world that is gonna make this group hit homers.
We really do have a mess on our hands.
The Dipsy
yea dipsy i agree we do have a mess! and from what i can see so far it's gonna be this way unless they make changes. by they, i mean management. and how they're gonna do it is a really tough one. unless they unload a starter and some prospects to get a bat, who's gonna give up a big bat right now! and do i want them to rape the system of prospects again for a
(bat!) no! that's my answer! we have two bats coming back hopefully. and they're both ( even not at full strength) better than what you'd get in a trade. so they're pretty much locked in to what they have. right now they're committed to this team.pitching wise we have lots of options for help in the minors if needed. personally, if they're out of it by june, and by out of it i mean at least ,10-12 games which i can't see them making up hitting the way they are now. i would sign hamels , trade vic, and posibly doc or lee for a few ready now prospects, and maybe a so called "bat" and call up some of our not ever ready minor leaguers to see what some can do . jiwan james should be given a shot over the brown project. retool and go for it next year.
Pretty much agree, however I think they'll be 10 -12 games back sooner than June.
I was warning about Pence's bad defense before the trade. He's AWFUL in RF.
Andrew, your condescending tone and claims that you knew the Phillies would lose last year are annoying and ridiculous. Any good fan knows the playoffs are a crapshoot. Last year's team had an offense that was on fire going into the playoffs. Your claims are laughable.
Hey Dipsy, The Angels released Bobby Abreu, would you take him back? I think he has to get through waivers, not sure.
He's not what he used to be, but he has some pop, and he knows how to take a stinkin' walk!
lefty leave bobby alone ! yea he can take a walk. right now that's all he can do and can keep on walkin! lol
You crack me up Ryne.
hey lefty sometimes i think i am cracked up!lol wathing these guys makes me want to pull my hair out! ( if i had some i would but oh well)
my number one priority for this team is dump g. gross and charlie! promote sandberg and get schmitty as a hitting coach. like i said earlier if they have to make changes then do it! and find a neww home for j-bag. he's proven to me that he's got his paycheck and he's strollin! i've had it with these guys! the fan in me says let it play out it'll come around. but my brain is telling me the window has slammed shut! all year our pitching is going to be wasted. doc has pitched well enough to be 5-0! so whats that tell ya? realistically if the best pitcher in baseball pitches like a five an O pitcher but is 3-2 what's that say? if our hitters can't hit a bum like ( fill in the blank) last night was cy maholm owner of the 8. + era.( watch what cy maholm does in his next start!) well if they can't hit the bum pitchers then blow it up! trade these guys(pitchers) to someone who can give these guys a ring! they earned it hear but we aren't gonna give it to them.
Would love Abreu back! That would be awesome. Hell, he can't field either. He'd fit right in. He can still run, too. Go right in the three hole.
The Dipsy
all these things happening are not good in any way….Now they think with Ryan going to Clearwater for a month, as he states, things will get better…I doubt it. Howard is Howard and not going to be any different this year. He's showed the same for past few years after WS. Not the answer, should have saved some of that pay for another bat or two……Sad…
I am starting to believe that Hunter Pence is not that good a fielder. He throws like a girl. He don't come over the top and his ball tails. That play last night was ridiculous. He actually might be better in LF.
Lets just play 50 games and then evaluate.
The Dipsy
Sooner or later Jimmy's bat will come alive. I do have faith that Pence will realize he is not the savior of this team and perhaps relax at the plate. Now that it looks like Poly is starting to hit and Pierre does what he always has done (just get on base) when someone behind them hits we'll be seeing some runs –
On another note, both Blanton and KK usually come off terrible performances with something decent. So, I am expecting (OK, hoping) for a few wins starting tonight!
I have never commented on here. I do agree this team is not fun to watch. They loaded this team up to win in a short time frame. The problem is they won one ring. They did not need the dream team pitching staff. We won with Cole by himself. The problem is Ryan Howard is declining in power numbers. Chase has the knee issues. Jimmy has declined so much that you cant watch him anymore. Pence is not a superstar and we are trying to make him be. He is a free swinging hitter thats swinging at junk right now. He does need Howard to help. Pence is not a very good fielder. i really think they need to shed some players. Sign Hamels and get rid of Doc, or Lee. They can bring in some postion players. They certainly did not need the closer for 50 million dollars. Hamels has been my guy and won a world series. He is young. Keep Vance because he is young. Hamels and Vance. There will be some power hitters out there. All these contracts are tied for years.
Boston needs a starter bad (Doc) they have a kid named Middlebrooks, who's blocked by Youkilitis, who's tearing up AAA. He's a 3b (Polanco problem) who's also a terrific fielder. Boston would take Doc in a heartbeat (who wouldn't) Middlebrooks and a good AA outfielder would be an excellent trade. It would also free up $$ to sign Hamels plus fix the Polanco situation and infuse power in the lineup. He' s rated as the RS #1 prospect. GET ON IT RUBE.
Insane. I N S A N E.
Forget the downgrade from Halladay to Kendrick for a moment, although that's obviously a gargantuan problem to try to overcome with the rest of the deal.
WIth the exception of his first 21 games this year, Middlebrooks has been a fair to pretty good hitter. He has a chance to be a decent player. But even Kevin Fransen had numbers at least as good early in his minor league career. OBPs of .331 and .328 in the minors (2010 and 11) do not typically translate to successful major league hitting.
And by the way, despite his poor hitting, Polanco was an above average third baseman overall last year, and is around average this year.
Middlebrook's stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=middle001wil
2011 MLB third basemen: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=3b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=400&type=8&season=2011&month=0&season1=2011&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&players=0
2012 third basemen: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=3b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=50&type=8&season=2012&month=0&season1=2012&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&players=0
I have been asked by PN to limit myself to one pst a day.
So here it is.
I heard all the rumblings about Pences fielding before he was dealt tot he Phillies.
More so than his fielding I have an issue with him being another free swinger.
He isnt a good fit for the line up.
Dipsy nailed most of the issues perfectly.
Abreau makes sense because he will take a walk. Heck Burrell coming back makes sense because he will take a walk. Bailing Dykstra out of prison to hit lead off makes sense. Because he can take a walk.
Ive been harping on these issues for years. And sadly for all of us I was right. Wish I was wrong on numerous things. But for me it was all clear as day.
And Howard and Utley are a big part of the problem not going to cure your problems.
Have a nice day and good luck tonight vs Cy Wells.
Why only one post a day? I guess that means you can't answer that question until tomorrow. That's censorship. This isn't Russia. This is isn't Russia, is it?
The DIpsy
Abreu? His walk rate would never make up for his current poor batting average, lack of power, and horrid defense.
There's also his age. Most everyone, including Dipsy and Andrew, have clamored in the past for the team to "get younger." Abreu certainly wouldn't help the team's average age.
Talk about desperation!
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5 comments:
- James Lewis said...
Good post.
My favourite 'Do you know who I am?' story has to be the Z list reality celeb who when asking said question at the front of a queue at an airport check-in, was replied to by the check-in girl announcing to the rest of the queue 'There's a woman here who deosn't know who she is. Does anyone know?'.
- 4 February 2013 at 11:13
- cjmpowell said...
Drat I was about to drop the same story as above but replacing the check-in girl with my old head doorman in a nightclub queue. A standarised response I think.
- 4 February 2013 at 14:23
- fwengebola said...
This reminds me of the story of the gent who objected to queueing up outside the Establisment in the 60s. Apparently he yelled to Peter Cook, 'Don't you know who I am?' who in turn yelled out to the crowd, 'This man doesn't know who he is. Does anyone else?'
Well, goodbye.
- 4 February 2013 at 14:33
- fwengebola said...
Yes, and I'm now aware I'm repeating an earlier comment. Sod it.
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My milk did not come in for over a week, and we had to feed her formula at first. We started out feeding her Similac Advance w/Iron. It was making her spit up a lot, so we switched yesterday to Isomil. She seems to tolerate that much better.
Anyway, I really want to breastfeed, and I've been trying to get her off the formula...but I'm not sure if it's working.
I was feeding her this way: breastfeed, then breastmilk that I had pumped earlier, then formula to finish her off.
The last two days I've been trying to do breastfeeding only. But during the night, she will breastfeed and then immediately still be acting hungry. We will wait about an hour to try and calm her, and then we will give her a bottle of formula...and where she had been drinking just 1/2 bottle, now she is drinking the whole thing before she is satisfied.
The first night I tried no formula, she drank formula just once, and bf the rest of the time. Last night she needed formula twice.
Is she starving? Is she not getting enough from me? What can I do? Do I need to get her off the formula more slowly? Do I still not have enough milk? When I do bf her, I can hear her gulp and swallow...but only for a couple of minutes. Then I just hear sucking. She seems to latch on real good, and it doesn't hurt me at all...but it just seems that she is not getting very much to eat.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
tried and liked: 2011 edition
Things I tried and liked in 2011, with an emphasis on bicycles:
1. Training for racing. This meant working out 2-3 times a week at a local gym January through May, and adding some interval work to my commutes once or twice a week March through May (for short-track) and again August and September (for cyclocross).
I didn't have a coach and the frequency wasn't clockwork-religious, but it did help in two noticeable ways: I lost ten pounds (which I hadn't planned on but certainly didn't mind), and I was stronger on the berms at the short-track course, having to dismount and push my bike far less often. I still finished dead last, likely because I was the oldest woman racing singlespeed and because of the asthma, but I finished stronger and felt good about it. On a down note, money is much tighter this year and a gym membership in 2012 seems unlikely. However, I'm back on my feet wrenching bikes and maybe that will help make up for some of the loss of gym time. I am in a different place right now with my racing and, for various physical, emotional and financial reasons, may not throw quite as much energy at it in 2012. In any event, it was interesting to see how intentional training made a difference and I'm truly glad for the experience.
2. Joining a local race club. Racing with Velo Bella got me some excellent discounts (including one for prescription sunglasses, which I continue to be grateful for), and occasionally garnered me some tips from teammates, but all those teammates were out of town in other states, and I only met two of them once at a USGP cyclocross race. It was nice to have the brand recognition -- VB is a recognized regional team in racing -- but it was lonely. So when I was invited by some racing buddies to join a local club they were strting, I said yes. Being part of Team Slow has added a measure of fun to my racing that I have enjoyed mightily, and I wonder how on earth I ever considered racing without that. No matter how many races I do in 2012 I will do them as part of Team Slow, proudly rocking the safety triangle whever Stompy and I go.
3. Not stressing so much about my mileage this year. Of course, I still keep track of my daily mileage; and I will dutifully submit my tally sheet to C-KAP (I broke 25,000 cumulative km with them this year so a certificate is coming my way in the spring); but since deemphasising distance (and especially since deciding that I wouldn't attempt anything longer than a 100km populaire in the future -- big rides just take too much out of me) I am enjoying each ride a little more. My overall mileage for 2011 will probably be somewhere around 2,250 miles, down from my record of over 2,700 in 2007 but still respectable for someone who did not do any really long rides and mostly chalked all that up under daily commuting. I'm content.
4. After trying out a number of different rain jackets and pants (mostly because as the Buyer I had to do product testing), I've gone back to What Works: Burley Designs. Yes, they stopped making their own rain wear several years ago; but smart bike industry geeks bought up the last of the stuff and hoarded it. I have two Rock Point Jackets to my name, and while they aren't the most flattering cut, they are well made and they work. Recently, my successor in the Buyer's chair had to pay a visit to the main offices of Showers Pass (whose Club Pro jacket I reviewed last year -- six months after I wote that review tha jacket began to fail at water repellecy and I got rid of it, optiing for the Burley again). He was wearing a jacket made by a company other than Showers Pass, and folks at the SP HQ frowned visibly at the sight. The moral: when SP moved its manufacturing from Vietnam to China, the quality suffered. They haven't yet recovered from the public perception that the jackets ain't what they used to be. And I've gone back to wearing my Burley. I expect it to last a good bit longer than anything I've tried from SP, and now that I'm no longer the Buyer I'm allowed to have an occasional negative opinion [about bicycle product] in public again. Meanwhile, I am on the lookout for "vintage" Burley rain wear and am buying it up to hoard and to share with friends. Sue me.
Burley Rock Point:
Burley Rain Rider. If you see this jacket in a medium, buy it for me and I'll pay you back:
5. Rivendell Splats, which I bought last winter, have served me well for the most part. They are made in the USA from thick, stout waxed cotton and fit over most styles of shoes. They're also the first shoe cover that is easy to use with a flat pedal. Because they don't cover the ankle, water can seep into your shoe and sock from above; but if you buy your rain pants on the long side you can reduce or eliminate this problem. One of the best things Rivendell has come out with.
6. Chrome backpack. This was the year that I had to concede that carrying things in a single-strap messenger bag was no longer working for my aging back and neck. I've retired the Timbuk2 Dee Dog bag (and will probably sell it); and have switched to a very strong backpack made in the USA by Chrome. I bought this pack used, and it's a tough bag, stronger and stouter than anything being made by T2 now and more so than some of Chrome's newer bags (the subassemblies of which are now being made overseas -- they're going down a similar road as T2) and holds a ton of stuff. I have to be careful not to overstuff it, but when I do it still works far better to carry a load on both of my shoulders instead of one. I expect this pack to see me through several years before I have to give up carrying things on my back altogether.
7. Giving myself permission to feel fatigued, and to adjust my ride as necessary. This is a different approach than I've taken before. But this has been a challenging year on many levels, and one of the challenges has been that I've had to identify when my body is feeling tired as a result of physicality rather than emotional stress. So when I'm feeling really wiped out, I'm tossing my bike on transit and going multi-modal. I've reached a time when this no longer feels like copping out, and I'm geting better at telling the difference between physical fatigue and emotional fatigue. When it's physical I'm listening to my body. If that's part of Getting Older, so be it.
5 comments:
- Davo said...
Wise words reflecting on a good year. Well done !!
- December 28, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Tim said...
As always, good information, and wisdom!
- December 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Unknown said...
I am curious, given the continual love for burley rain jackets, why nobody has made copies of the designs.
- December 29, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- bikelovejones said...
Actually, when Burley went belly-up and re-organized as a shadow of its former self, it stopped making rainwear. That was all the room Showers pass needed to tweak the Rock Point jacket design and come out with its own version, called the "Touring" jacket. It looks eerily like the Rock Point, but is not a superior jacket.
In fact, a co-worker of mine bought a SP Touring jacket and wore it out in a year; the waterproofing began to fail at the seams, and he had to replace the zipper after 11 months. SP wouldn't honor any warranty, saying he should've laundered the jacket every 4 to 6 weeks with special detergent.
So yes, the design has been copied. But so far, my Burley has outlasted my co-worker's SP version.
I expect my Burley jacket to last several seasons at least.
- December 30, 2011 at 10:12 PM
- Roadscrape88 said...
That's a real shame about your SP jacket and their lack of customer service. Wonder if they're feeling defensive about moving production to a less quality oriented environment?
I've considered getting the SP Elite eVent jacket, but after your experience I would only purchase from REI where I know it can be returned.
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LISBON – Aaron LaGrand, the man who spent nearly a decade staying with a family while pretending to be a woman, will be spending at least the next 15 years in prison.
LaGrand, 33, West Eighth Street, East Liverpool, who had gone by the woman's spelling Erin, had lived with the family and watched children. Most of the charges involved sexual acts which occurred in that home, although one reportedly happened at LaBelle Terrace Apartments.
Throughout the time LaGrand was living with the family, they believed he was a woman. LaGrand even continued denying being a man at the time of his arrest.
Assistant County Prosecutor Timothy McNicol credited East Liverpool Detective Rob Smith, who McNicol said "did an excellent job with a difficult and complicated case" despite being a relatively new detective at the time the case was reported to police.
LaGrand was sentenced Monday by Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike to 15 years to life in prison, which is what McNicol had requested. With the first eligibility for parole in 15 years, even if he is released, LaGrand would be required to register as a Tier III sexual offender for the remainder of his life.
McNicol said both family members of the victims in the courtroom, as well as one victim who was present in court, indicated to him they were all in agreement with the sentence.
One mother of a victim made a statement in court reflecting how she felt completely betrayed and violated by the LaGrand, who had fooled everyone by impersonating a woman during the time she had known him.
For his part, LaGrand apologized and acknowledged his need for help.
In June, LaGrand had pleaded guilty to four of the seven charges brought by the county prosecutor's office. He agreed to plead to rape, rape with an age specification, a count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and a count of importuning.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN – In its third year of operation, the Morgan's Grove Market, located along W.Va. 480 just outside of Shepherdstown, is set to go "under roof" by the end of August, according to managing member Peter Corum.
Corum's intent is to facilitate a relationship between eating local and a healthy lifestyle, he said. The Morgan's Grove Market Healthy Living Collaborative – eventually, a five-building campus – will house not only a market featuring local produce six days a week, but also health outreach organizations, restaurants and a private school, among others.
"We're taking two of the fastest growing markets in the nation right now – the local food movement and healthcare – and we're trying to merge them," Corum said. "Without good food you can't have good health."
The first building is set up to be a kind of incubator for tenants who will, hopefully, expand to solely inhabit the four future buildings, Corum said. Change the Future WV, a statewide community health program, is set to have a Community Health Resource Person, or CHERP, permanently housed in the structure. A CHERP is a member of the community who provides information and resources to those who need help.
"(The CHERP will) provide some guidance on … eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, the benefits of adding activity to your daily routine, basic health info for people who come to the market and just really start to focus on wellness and looking at a person's wellness," said Denise Ryan, Region 2 program manager for Change the Future WV.
While the program currently has a market presence, Ashley Petrolino, Region 2 program coordinator for Change the Future WV, said they are working with the market to start accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits – a program of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. Petrolino said this creates the opportunity for low-income individuals and families to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
"It's another way of supporting the local economy really overall – promoting the local farm market as a source for your fruits and vegetables, especially making them affordable to the low-income population through the SNAP benefits," Petrolino said.
West Virginia consumes little more than $7 billion worth of food product annually, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Helmick. This can be problematic regarding a sustainable local food environment, as the state grows only about $460 million of its own products, Helmick said.
"We understand that we're not going to grow $7 billion worth of products in West Virginia, but we do think we can double what we are," Helmick said.
Corum said he hopes the market expansion will help local producers find their niche at a low cost. The idea is to aggregate and distribute a variety of local products, from fresh fruits and vegetables to prepackaged items, such as salad dressing, by providing that infrastructure, Corum said.
"Farmers markets are low barriers to entry to marketplaces that people can try new ideas at low cost and see if they work," Corum said. "It allows people then to scale and see if they can go into something bigger."
Both Corum and Ryan said it is a myth that purchasing fresh produce is more costly to consumers. Having easy access to food producers can be important in facilitating a healthy lifestyle, Ryan said. Economics also plays a role in increasing local food consumption, Ryan added.
"By increasing awareness of the markets themselves, the producers who are providing the goods to the market (can) increase the volume so the price can come down," Ryan said.
Corum, Petrolino and Ryan agreed that easy access to local foods is not only beneficial to one's health, but can also be a way to empower individuals. Changing a strongly developed culture of convenience is one of the largest challenges in encouraging a healthier lifestyle, Ryan said.
"Life has become really busy and complicated," Ryan said. "Time has really been the devil that has forced people into eating fast, living fast."
Corum said sees the development of Morgan's Grove Market as creating a healthy living collaborative in which people are able to take control of their lives.
"If you want to have job stability, you can be your own boss. If you want to take control of your own health, you can take control of your own health," Corum said. "It's empowering people to do what they want to do again."
– Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendaJN.


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Fourteen years earlier, in the same stadium that was dumpy and outdated already then, the Green Bay Packers trudged off the Candlestick Park turf in stunned disbelief. It had been a heartbreaking last-second gut-punch that the San Francisco 49ers had delivered, instead of an old-fashioned butt-whooping, but the feeling had been the same.
Now what?
Back then, the days and weeks that followed Terrell Owens' NFC Wild Card game-winning touchdown would see coach Mike Holmgren departing for total power in Seattle, Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White announcing his retirement, a handful of familiar faces departing via free agency. The Packers still had a 29-year-old superstar quarterback still in his prime, but two years removed from the Super Bowl XXXI title and a year removed from a Super Bowl XXXII loss to the Denver Broncos, it felt like the end of an era.
''Reggie White can't play forever. I can't play forever,'' quarterback Brett Favre said, dejectedly, that day in January 1999. ''It's got to end sometime.''
Perhaps there wasn't the same finality to what happened Saturday night, when the 49ers – and new-age quarterback Colin Kaepernick in particular – ran over, around and through the Packers en route to a 45-31 NFC Divisional Playoff victory. But with another 29-year-old quarterback still in his prime, but there will be changes.
Oh, there will be changes. And, some soul-searching.
Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings is set to be an unrestricted free agent. Tight end Jermichael Finley, inside linebacker A.J. Hawk and safety Charles Woodson, carry high salary-cap numbers and may not be brought back. All-time leading receiver Donald Driver, active and playing only the punt return team, is going to have to play elsewhere if he wants to continue his career.
Given last year's defensive ineptitude and Saturday night's meltdown, there's reason to at least wonder what the future holds for defensive coordinator Dom Capers. And there will be more reshuffling of the scouting department, as the Kansas City Chiefs announced – during the first half of the game, oddly enough – that they'd hired Packers director of football operations John Dorsey as their new general manager. In the past three years, general manager Ted Thompson has watched his top three lieutenants – John Schneider (Seattle), Reggie McKenzie (Oakland) and Dorsey – become GMs elsewhere.
Two years ago, the Packers were Super Bowl XLV champions. A year ago, they went 15-1 but were summarily bounced from the postseason at home by the eventual champs. Now, this.
"It's pretty frustrating. We put a lot into this," Aaron Rodgers said, standing in the very same interview room as Favre had. "Now, you stand here and you realize: It's the last time that group is going to be together. It'll be a different team next year. There'll be additions, subtractions. That's the most frustrating part. Because you spend a lot of time with those guys, you care about them, you care about this a lot. And then to go out and play like that is disappointing."
And, shocking.
Kaepernick was absolutely unstoppable – a word that is frequently thrown around but rarely as applicable as it was Saturday night. He ran 16 times for 181 yards – the most rushing yards in a single game by a quarterback in NFL history, according to Elias Sports Bureau – and two touchdowns: A 20-yarder that erased the effects of the pick-six interception he'd thrown to Sam Shields to start the game, and a 56-yarder that snapped a 24-24 tie and was the beginning of the end for the Packers.
"He does a great job of responding. He has done that," said San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh, whose 49ers (12-4-1) advance to the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 20 against either Seattle or Atlanta. "Every time there's been an interception that he's thrown, or safety or turnover. He's responded with a scoring drive. I think that's rare. I think that's a rare quality. And so far he's shown that he's got that ability to come back."
That he did, but not just with his legs. Kaepernick also beat the Packers with his arm, completing 17 of 31 passes for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Michael Crabtree that turned a 14-7 Packers lead into a 21-14 San Francisco advantage.
"We thought that passing-wise, we would be alright, regardless of how he was throwing," veteran Packers safety Charles Woodson said of Kaepernick, who was making his first NFL postseason start after being installed as the 49ers' starter on Nov. 19. "What we didn't anticipate was him running and getting out of the pocket the way he did. Those things killed us. Broke our backs."
Added Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy, whose Packers finished 12-6: "I don't think he surprised us with his speed. We obviously had a lot of respect for him coming into the game. We had an opportunity to have a full week of preparation. He had the one interception to start the first series of the game but after that he played extremely well. We knew he was going to run the football. We knew that he was a factor in pulling the ball down in the passing game and running it. We did not take it away from him."
Truth be told, the Packers didn't take anything away from anyone. They gave the ball away twice – on a momentum-turning muffed punt by Jeremy Ross, and an uncharacteristic late-down-the-middle interception by Rodgers, both of which resulted in touchdowns – while San Francisco rolled up an astonishing 579 yards of total offense, the fourth-most yards gained by a team in a postseason game in NFL history.
"It didn't surprise us," said 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who estimated that Kaepernick was lined up in the read-option "pistol" about half the game. "We've seen that before starting in the preseason. It was a good play. Those plays require a lot of different things, not just one guy. So great job by everybody on that play."
As for the use of the "pistol," Harbaugh acknowledged that the 49ers used it much more than they had of late.
"That was in the plan," Harbaugh said. "A lot more pistol formation in this game plan, both handing the ball off and Kap running and play action, where we're throwing out of it. We're pretty multi-dimensional on that formation."
And the Packers couldn't handle it.
"We didn't have any answers," inside linebacker A.J. Hawk said.
More troublingly, both Woodson and defensive tackle B.J. Raji bemoaned the coaching staff's failure to adjust.
"I think it's the right defense. I just think when the game is going the way it is, you've got to try something different. It's hard to just continue to do the same thing over and over again and continue to get burned," Woodson said. "That's what I was talking about going forward. We need to figure out, could we have done something differently as far as our gameplan was concerned.
"It hurts you bad, especially if you're in a lot of fire zones. If there is a breakdown somewhere, it's going to turn into a big breakdown."


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We are Korean Moms in training dedicated to psycho-analyzing our moms, reliving horrible memories of embarrassment and dread for the benefit of the public...all the while laughing like a wheezy grandpa. Someone needs to pay for our therapy...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
#37 Bargaining
18 comments:
- dreams2ashes said...
yeah, and my mom actually gave back our 'large fries' and told the person at mcdonlds that she ordered a 'large' and this was not large and made them fill it up more... same with the salad
- May 28, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- dreams2ashes said...
p.s After reading this post I realized that this is how my mom got our cars for so cheap. Supposedly she's well respected in the korean community b/c she bought all of her cars for really cheap w/ little interest
must have been the death stare, korean frustration, and the loudness... very gangster
- May 29, 2008 at 12:03 PM
My mom's chinese but she's also the same haha..
- May 29, 2008 at 6:42 PM
omg you are too funny. why are all korean moms the same???
- June 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM
omg you are too funny. why are all korean moms the same???
- June 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- parksalot said...
my mom is great at negotiating car prices. i've been with her many times when i was a kid, and she always uses her broken english to her advantage... i think sales people just end up breaking, and if they don't sell the damn car for under invoice, they may end jumping off a cliff.
secondly... my mom barters for samples at the doctors office, usually for prescription drugs no less.
- August 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM
omfg...your blog is super funny. i'm laughing so hard my stomach aches... i'm not korean but my mum also damn 'good' at bargaining, if only i'm not there with her...
- August 19, 2008 at 4:29 AM
- Janet said...
OMG the mothballs! everywhere! all over the house!!
you are so funny. What do you do for a living? Oh yea...doctor or lawyer. .. of course. Also married before 25, went to Harvard and bought your mom a house and a car and produced a son. Right?
- August 22, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- Mc Bon said...
lol my mom is Vietnamese but she's also very fond of bargaining >.< and the part about "standing nearby like a deer frozen in headlights" is soooo true!! But sometimes I almost got stunned when the dealer agreed to her bargained price @.@ (and after leaving the place, she would say to me "Gosh, I should have called for a lower price")
- August 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM
- Crystal said...
My mom is a champion car bargainer too! Parksalot, like you said, my mom uses her broken english and pathetic little old asian lady schtick to her advantage.
In high school, my parents dragged me to the car dealership with them. Our salesman was Pakistani. Right then and there, you know it's not going to go well b/c we all know how racist Koreans are towards Middle Easterners. Well, he asked us where we're from and my dad tells him disdainingly, "Korea." At one point, my parents and him got into a heated argument, and the salesman says, "Why are we fighting? Pakistan and Korea don't want to fight." My dad shoots back with, "Why you talking about Korea?"
Well, after HOURS, I mean HOURS of being there, my parents finally made a deal they liked. The car was being washed and getting ready to be driven to the front when my decided she didn't like this whole experience, she didn't like the Pakistani man and called off the deal. THE CAR WAS BEING WASHED FOR US!
I wanted to die.
- August 28, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- Annie said...
This post was AMAZING. My mom's tried to bargain at Bloomingdale's. BLOOMINGDALE'S. A standard store! And to my complete chagrin, she actually got them to give her a lowered price!
You know, I feel like a related post to this could be complaining about goods/food purchased. We were at a theme park once for my birthday, and we bought burgers and fries for lunch (my mom complained because I had insisted we not bring our own lunch because I was bringing a non-Korean friend). The fries were cold. *GASP* She marched up to the clerk in the little window. She handed her the fries. And she said, "I can't eat this. You eat." And bam. She had fries made fresh for her.
- October 8, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Heather *IsaBella and Harrison's Mommy* said...
My mom has also tried bargaining at Macys! She thinks that everything can be bargained down... Of course, after the lowest possible price, she swoops in with "I'll give you $x cash" and that is about 50% off the lowest price! Cold hard cash is something to be reckoned with!
Love always,
- October 10, 2008 at 3:57 AM
I just read through your blog (love it and reminds me of my KM) and noticed that you didn't have a blog up for Korean panties. I know you know what I'm talking about...the ones that come up over your navel, that is 100% cotton (for comfort) and that have Hello Kitty like designs on them. Like the Korean socks, Korean Moms love to give the 3 pack of Korean panties from Korean as gifts to friends and family. In fact, whenever they travel to Korea, they like to buy it in bulk, just so they have it on hand, just in case...like the gift closet. Only the closet isn't filled with scented candles or lavender body lotion. It is filled with 3 pack Korean socks or 3 pack Korean panties.
- October 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
my mom tried to bargain on a sub at subway. to save like, a mere ten cents.
- January 21, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- dennis said...
LOL OMG this is hilarious :D
cuz it reminds me of events of my mom really doin the stuff that is said ROFL
- July 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- tellos said...
LOL, After they inspect the receipt with a magnifying glass
- August 6, 2009 at 10:28 AM
haha i agree with the korean panties thing... when i moved back to korea, she took all my old ones from the states, threw them away, and replaced them with korean panties. the ones with ribbons and flowery patterns all over them. apparently they are softer and better quality...?
well anyway i'm going to h&m in myeongdong tomorrow to get new ones, hah.
- July 28, 2010 at 3:04 AM
- Dori Dori! said...
omg why is it that all 할머니 smell like mothballs !
- November 11, 2010 at 6:11 AM


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Human resource leaders who learn "CEO-speak" are the ones who enjoy more one-on-one time with their CEOs and meetings with senior leadership. They gain respect and credibility. And they may even get a foot in the CEO's door before other key executives. (Did you just remember the time you nearly ran to the CEO's office to beat another executive there? It's OK; we've all done it.)
So what is this elusive presidential dialect? Is it a tightly held secret? For starters, remember CEOs must pay close attention to their agenda, not HR's. Every CEO has a lot on their plate. Style varies from CEO to CEO, but at any organization HR must learn upfront how the CEO wants to receive information (regular bulleted updates in an email, only on certain days, printed information in a folder?). Then it's up to HR to not only learn but also initiate the right communication style for their CEO's needs.
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This is easier said than done. Restating the emotional noise just prolongs a meeting, makes you feel angry and lessens your credibility. You come off in a weakened light to the CEO. The successful HR business partners present their material factually, to the point and — this is important — also offer several solutions (nearly always available) to problems. With credibility established, a smart CEO generally asks HR's best recommendation for optimal resolution.
Ensure no surprises. Catching the CEO in an employee break room or surprising him or her in a hallway with news of employee discontent or disgruntled fellow employees is a mistake, plain and simple. Don't do it. There will be times when you do need to dash off the quick email that "Bob is on his way to your office" to alert a CEO that a difficult meeting may be heading his way.
It's HR's job to stay on top of hiring (and firing) situations, employees' concerns, changing benefits, etc. throughout the company. CEOs appreciate a summarized, bulleted list emailed at the close of each week to keep him or her apprised of recent events. Good CEOs want to be informed regularly. Too many surprises reflect poorly on the HR staff.
Have the pulse of the employees. CEOs like to know what is going on, but the demand on their time is high. They must fit frequent travel in with board meetings, executive strategy sessions, customers and even suppliers. It's not a surprise that CEOs often appear far removed from the daily rank and file employees. Having a 30,000-foot view of the company might be an understatement. Good CEOs know the dangers of that high-altitude view, and they count on HR not only for up-to-date news but practical advice on how they can stay more approachable to employees at all levels.
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TCL > May 2013 Issue > Summaries of Selected Opinions
Summaries of selected Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions appear on a space-available basis. The summaries are prepared for the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) by Katherine Campbell and Frank Gibbard, licensed Colorado attorneys. They are provided as a service by the CBA and are not the official language of this Court. The CBA cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the summaries. Full copies of the Tenth Circuit decisions are accessible from the CBA website: www.cobar.org.
No. 11-1149. Peterson v. Martinez. 02/22/2013. D.Colo. Judge Lucero. Concealed Handgun License—Nonresident Applicant—Second Amendment—Privileges and Immunities Clause—Right to Travel.
Plaintiff, a resident of Washington, applied for a concealed handgun license (CHL) from the ex officio sheriff of Denver. Because state law provides that sheriffs may issue CHLs only to state residents, plaintiff's application was denied. Plaintiff sued the sheriff and Colorado's executive director of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). He claimed that Colorado's policy denying CHLs to nonresidents violated the Second Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities Clause, and unconstitutionally restricted his right to travel. The district court entered a judgment against plaintiff, and he appealed.
The Tenth Circuit held that the DPS executive director was entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity because the sheriffs, not the director, are responsible for administering the state's CHL regime. The Circuit then held that carrying concealed firearms is not protected by the Second Amendment. Plaintiff's claim under the Privileges and Immunities Clause was coterminous with his right to travel claim. The Circuit noted that it is only with respect to those privileges and immunities bearing on the vitality of the nation as a single entity that a state must accord residents and nonresidents equal treatment. Also, because the concealed carrying of firearms has been prohibited for much of the nation's history, this test was not met. Therefore, Colorado's CHL law also did not violate plaintiff's right to travel. The district court's judgment was affirmed.
Nos. 11-1374 & 11-1393. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Dude. 02/26/2013. D.Colo. Judge Gorsuch. Colorado Title Search—Fraudulent Misrepresentation—Justifiable Reliance.
When applying for a mortgage loan from Wells Fargo, defendant was asked to disclose existing liens and loans. Defendant failed to reveal a pre-existing mortgage of $1.9 million on the property. Wells Fargo's title insurance company (Stewart Title) did not discover the pre-existing mortgage because it had been defectively recorded, and the new loan was made. Later, defendant sold the property, again without discovery or disclosure of the $1.9 million lien. Eventually, the lien was discovered and Stewart Title obtained a judgment against defendant for his fraudulent misrepresentations under Colorado law. Defendant appealed.
Defendant contended that the evidence did not show a necessary element of a fraudulent misrepresentation claim, because Stewart Title knew he was lying and "[a] court cannot reasonably rely on a misrepresentation it knows to be false." Defendant argued that Stewart Title knew it was not true when he responded "none" to the form question about existing liens and loans, because other liens had turned up in the title search. The Circuit pointed out that the forms also required disclosure of liens other than those listed. The theory also failed because the record contained evidence to support the jury's finding that Stewart Title was unaware of defendant's false statements.
Defendant also argued that, because the $1.9 million lien was publicly recorded and could have been found by searching through the county records, Stewart Title constructively knew of his fraud; therefore, Stewart Title's reliance was not justified. However, because the $1.9 million lien had been defectively recorded, Stewart Title did not find it and could not provide constructive notice to a subsequent purchaser of a pre-existing lien. Accordingly, Circuit held that it also could not provide constructive notice to Stewart Title. The judgment in favor of Stewart Title was affirmed.
No. 11-8105. United States v. Addison. 02/26/2013. D.Wyo. Judge O'Brien. Exclusion of Co-Defendant From Courtroom After Mistrial—Sufficiency of Evidence—Embezzlement.
Defendant and her supervisor were on trial for embezzling or converting funds from the Northern Arapahoe Tribe's Department of Social Services (DSS). They were accused of using federal government money to issue themselves advances and loans that far exceeded their salaries. Defendant allegedly received in excess of $80,000 this way.
Tribal funds could be and were used extensively for loans or advances to employees, but it was unlawful to use federal money for these purposes. When interviewed by federal agents, defendant claimed she was unaware of the money's federal character and that she did not believe her actions were illegal. However, she admitted she used the funds to gamble, that her actions felt "wrong," and that her conduct looked like theft. On the third day of trial, the trial judge declared a mistrial as to the supervisor only and excluded her from the courtroom for the remainder of the trial. Defendant's trial proceeded, and she was convicted.
On appeal, defendant argued that her Sixth Amendment right to a public trial prohibited the exclusion of her supervisor from the courtroom. The Tenth Circuit disagreed. A partial closure of a trial is permissible if there is a substantial reason for the partial closure. Two of the government's witnesses at defendant's trial had alleged that they were intimidated by the supervisor. One of these witnesses said she feared losing her job because the wife of one of the Tribe's business councilmen was related to the supervisor. It was proper to exclude the supervisor from the courtroom for the duration of the trial, because more than one witness complained of intimidation, and protecting the participants in a trial is an integral part of protecting the integrity of the trial.
Defendant also argued that the government presented insufficient evidence of her knowledge and intent to embezzle or convert funds. She argued that the government failed to show that she knew (1) that she was taking government funds and (2) that the advances and loans were improper at the time of her actions. The first argument failed because the statute did not require defendant to know that the funds were federally derived. As to the second argument, there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could have inferred that the taking was knowing and intentional. Although she testified at trial that she complied with her supervisor's instructions that loan requests must be in writing, no written requests were found. The supervisor had suspended defendant for preparing a pay advance without permission. Also, in reconciling the Tribe's books, an auditor discovered four missing checks issued to defendant that had been paid but were not reflected on the Tribe's books. Finally, given the order of the checks, and the fact that the authorized signor for the Tribe signed them in blank, a jury could reasonably infer that defendant used pre-signed checks to obtain funds without approval. Defendant knew that the signor relied on her representation that the checks were in order and that there was no effective oversight for her actions; thus, even if she had his permission to receive the funds, the permission did not absolve her from criminal liability. Also, the fact that defendant was making payments toward the unpaid balance through payroll deductions did not absolve her; the amounts she was paying meant the loans would never be paid, and it appeared the balances were being paid with new advances and loans. Thus, the evidence of knowing and intentional conversion or embezzlement was sufficient, and the Circuit affirmed the conviction.
No. 12-3003. United States v. Barajas. 03/04/2013. D.Kan. Judge Kelly. Fourth Amendment—Wiretap—Sufficiency of Search Warrant Affidavit—Pinging Cell Phone for GPS Data.
Defendant was convicted of various drug offenses, including using a communication facility (a cellular telephone) to commit, cause, and facilitate a drug conspiracy. His case arose from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation into the importation, transportation, and distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine. As part of its investigation, DEA agents engaged in wiretap surveillance and GPS pinging of phones (a method of using cell towers to locate a party's phone or other phones in communication with that phone). The police obtained court permission to place a wiretap on the conspirators' phones, including defendant's phone. The affidavits in support of the applications did not request GPS data, but the judge's proposed orders included authorizations for GPS data. The officers used this data to locate and arrest defendant. He moved unsuccessfully to suppress all evidence obtained from the wiretaps, as well as GPS and cell site location data from pinging the phones.
On appeal, defendant argued that the wiretaps did not conform to Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, because the government's affidavits did not demonstrate that the wiretaps were necessary—that is, that traditional investigative techniques had been tried unsuccessfully or that they reasonably appeared to be unsuccessful if tried. The Tenth Circuit disagreed. The affidavits explained why confidential sources and visual surveillance had proved unsuccessful and why other techniques, including trash searches and search warrants, would prove ineffective if tried. Also, subsequent affidavits were not merely repetitive; they were more than triple the length of the first affidavits and, significantly, included new information developed through the investigation.
The Circuit also upheld the denial of defendant's motion to suppress GPS data obtained through pinging two cell phones. The Circuit first assumed without deciding that cell pinging is a search. It then found that although the government's failure to request GPS data was not per se fatal to a finding of probable cause, the court could not be certain from the government's affidavits that probable cause existed for the GPS data search. The affidavits did not explain how defendant's location would reveal information about the workings of the conspiracy and defendant's actions in it. The Circuit nevertheless upheld the seizure of the GPS data, reasoning that, given the limited law on electronic surveillance, the government's actions fell within the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule. The Circuit therefore affirmed defendant's conviction.
No. 11-4158. United States v. Loughrin. 03/08/2013. D.Utah. Judge Tymkovich. Bank Fraud—Necessity of Intent to Defraud Bank—Speedy Trial Act.
Defendant was convicted of bank fraud and other charges arising from a check and identity theft scheme. The charges arose from a scheme to steal checks from people's mail. After stealing the checks, defendant would alter them and make purchases at a local Target store. He then would return the purchases to Target for cash. A jury convicted him on six counts of bank fraud, as well as on counts for stolen mail and identity theft.
On appeal, defendant argued that the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury, as he had requested, that a conviction under the bank fraud statute required proof that he intended to defraud the banks on which the checks had been drawn. The Tenth Circuit disagreed. The subsection of the bank fraud statute under which defendant was convicted, 18 USC § 1344(2), contains no requirement that the scheme must be intentionally directed at a bank, and no proof that a bank was actually at risk of suffering financial loss. Thus, a defendant can violate the statute by obtaining money from a bank while intending to defraud someone else, such as a store. Although other circuit courts have reached a different result on this issue, the Tenth Circuit determined that its previous holdings dictated an outcome adverse to defendant on this issue.
Defendant also argued that the government had violated the Speedy Trial Act (STA) in his case. The STA requires that a defendant be tried within seventy days after the filing of the indictment. The parties agreed that forty-nine days were not excludable and counted toward the seventy-day requirement. Defendant, who initially indicated he was going to plead guilty and then changed his mind, argued that the time between the setting of his change-of-plea hearing and the hearing itself also should be counted, because there was no briefing or argument associated with the proceeding.
The Circuit disagreed. Such a motion requires a hearing, thus qualifying as a "pretrial motion" whose delay is excluded from the STA. The Circuit also held that defendant waived his STA objection to a continuance of the trial date; a defendant who wishes to assert such an objection must make a contemporaneous objection on the same grounds he or she wishes to advance on appeal, and defendant failed to do that here. Defendant also challenged the district court's grant of a continuance to the government based on his decision not to plead guilty. Such a disruptive change, the Circuit held, necessitated extra time for the government to prepare for trial, and the district court did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in granting the government a two-month continuance. Additionally, the district court made adequate factual findings to justify this continuance. The Circuit therefore affirmed defendant's conviction.
No. 12-3113. Rajala v. Gardner. 03/12/2013. D.Kan. Judge Kelly. Bankruptcy—Fraudulently Transferred Property—Automatic Stay—Not Part of the Bankruptcy Estate Until Recovered.
The trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Generation Resources Holding Company, LLC (GRHC), a developer of a wind power project, claimed that insiders of GRHC fraudulently transferred GRHC's development and redemption opportunities under various contracts to insider-owned companies. The trustee asserted that these opportunities were subject to the automatic stay in bankruptcy. In other litigation, a judgment for $9 million was entered in favor of two insiders, and the judgment amount was transferred to the bankruptcy court for distribution. The case was moved to the Kansas federal district court, where the court ruled that the $9 million judgment was not property of GRHC's bankruptcy estate and distributed the funds to the insiders. The district court held that allegedly fraudulently transferred property is not part of the bankruptcy estate until recovered and therefore is beyond the reach of the automatic stay. The trustee appealed, requesting that the $9 million be returned to the bankruptcy estate.
After holding that it had appellate jurisdiction, the Tenth Circuit addressed whether a bankruptcy estate includes fraudulently transferred property that the trustee has not yet recovered. Although fraudulent transfer claims are included in the bankruptcy estate, property that is the subject of such a claim is not part of the bankruptcy estate until recovered. The district court's judgment was affirmed.


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The Canisius College women's lacrosse team earned its first win of the 2011 season, running away with a 17-6 victory at Detroit. The Griffs are now 1-1 on the season, while the Titans fall to 0-1.
Four different players netted a hat trick in the victory to lead
the Griffs offense. Junior Megan Oosting led the way with four
tallies, while seniors Brianne Laffey and Carly Quinn and junior
Theresa Walton netted three goals. Senior Taylor Gray and junior
Rachel Brand rounded out the scoring with a pair of goals each.
Senior Allison Daley and sophomore Gina Molfetta split time in goal for the Griffs, each making four saves to anchor the Canisius defense. With her four stops, Daley raised her career save total to 508, matching the school's all-time record. She ties the mark set by Rasheeda Brenton.
"Due to the freezing temperatures, it was a really sloppy game for both teams," said Canisius head coach Scott Teeter. "It is always nice to get that first win though and it sets the ground work for a long road ahead."
The Griffs opened an early edge in the contest, jumping out to a 4-0 advantage. Laffey gave the Griffs the lead for good, scoring 2:46 into the contest. Oosting then netted two scores and Quinn added a goal as Canisius never looked back. The Griffs took a 7-1 lead before the Titans responded with two goals of their own. Walton, however, would put the game away with two goals 17 seconds apart as Canisius took a six-goal lead into the intermission.
Canisius continued its strong play in the second stanza, scoring the first four goals of the half en route to the 11-goal victory. For the game, the Griffs outshot the Titans, 37-19.
The Griffs return to action on Sunday, March 6 with a game against nationally-ranked Stanford. Canisius and the 13th-ranked Cardinal will meet on a neutral field in Columbus, Ohio with game time slated for noon.
Game Notes: Brenton recorded her 508 saves from 2004 to 2007 ... Daley reached the mark in six fewer games ... Laffey and Walton both matched their career highs with three goals, recording their second career hat tricks ... Freshman Kara Dintino recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on a second-half goal ... The Griffs improve to 2-0 all-time against Detroit.
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