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Scott Rice isn't the only reliever in the New York Mets' bullpen arsenal, but he's certainly been the most dependable.
Making his major league-leading 25th appearance, Rice (2-3) worked perfect seventh and eighth innings for the win as the Mets topped the Chicago Cubs in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory Sunday afternoon.
The Mets took two of three from the Cubs, their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007 and only their third in Chicago since 1996.
Rice pitched a pair of one-two-three innings after New York rallied to tie in the top of the seventh and go ahead in the eighth. He struck out one while matching a season-high two-inning stint.
"You talk about grabbing those opportunities and that's what he's done," New York manager Terry Collins said. "All those years in the minor leagues and now he's in the big leagues and he's not intimidated by anything. He's throwing strikes and he gets ground balls, that's the part that I like."
Bobby Parnell worked the ninth for his sixth save.
"(Going two innings) was great, it kind of helped me get into a flow," said Rice, who is on track to match the Mets' all-time record for relief appearances (101). "I was able to work off my sinker instead of throwing a lot of sliders ... I had gotten away from throwing my fastball and so I was able to get out there and throw it a little more."
Juan Lagares and Daniel Murphy each hit late-inning home runs to pace the winners.
Lagares had a two-run shot to left in his seventh against Cubs starter Travis Wood to tie the game 3-3. The homer, his first in the major leagues, was a pleasant breakthrough for a player hitting just .179 average in 18 games.
"When I came here I just tried to keep doing the same thing I was doing in Triple-A," Lagares said. "I'm not doing very good right now, but the key is to keep working hard."
Murphy, meanwhile, lined an eighth-inning homer to right field -- his lone hit of the day -- to break the tie.
"I got a good pitch to hit, didn't miss it," he said. "It was probably one of bigger home runs I've hit."
Neither Sunday starter figured in the decisions. Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) worked one inning while giving up the homer to Murphy and took the loss.
Wood was the latest Cubs' pitcher to show off hitting skills, clubbing a fifth-inning home run for a 2-0 lead. It was the fourth of his career and first of the season.
Wood took Mets' starter Dillon Gee's 1-0 pitch and launched a towering shot to the back of the left field bleachers, scoring Welington Castillo after Castillo had reached on a lead-off double.
On Saturday, Cubs' right-hander Scott Feldman doubled in two runs in the fourth inning, helping Chicago to an 8-2 victory.
The Mets got one run back in the sixth when David Wright singled home Murphy from second with two out. Murphy had reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to scoring position on Wood's wild pitch.
Cubs' left fielder Ryan Sweeney replied in the sixth with a solo home run to right -- his first of the season -- to restore a two-run lead.
Nate Schierholtz followed with a double, and the Mets pulled Gee in favor of right-hander Greg Burke. In five innings, Gee gave up three earned runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out six.
Lagares tied the game with two out in the seventh with a shot to left that also scored Ruben Tejada.
"I wish I could have that pitch back," Wood said. "I went with a change up and was trying to get it down and happened to leave it up and he put a good swing on it and hit out of the park and tied the ballgame."
Wood didn't return for the eighth after giving up eight hits and three earned runs. He struck out three and walked a pair.
"Woody pitched another great game," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "It was the last batter he was going to face and threw the worst pitch of the game in that situation. It was unfortunate.
"We pitched great, we just couldn't keep the ball in the ballpark."
Tejada went 2-for-4 while Lagares was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.


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This year's Milwaukee Air & Water Show made a splash, but never got off the ground.
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Il Volo charms Milwaukee audience with light, good-natured show
Three charming young Italian men, performing as Il Volo, took the stage of the Milwaukee Theatre Saturday evening.
Singing in a hybrid of light classical and pop styles, Il Volo — Italian for "The Flight" — delivered a repertoire that ranged from operatic arias to Italian and American/British pop, including tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. »Read Full Article(2)
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People with exquisite, alternative decorating tastes need only look under the Holton St. bridge to find that certain something that will make their lives complete. But only if they look from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Urban Flea, a collective of antiques, vintage and collectibles dealers, will hold its first Under the Bridge sale on the marsupial swing bridge hanging under the Holton St. viaduct off Brady and Water streets. Shoppers can expect to find kitchenware, art glass, decorating accessories, etc. — half the fun will be finding items visitors never thought they needed but now can't live without. It's free, rain or shine. More information can be found at the Urban Flea LLC Facebook page. »Read Full Article

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A Hawaii man must spend a year and a half in federal prison for making a hoax call that someone he was mad at was going to hijack an airplane.
Timothy David Hershman says he was drunk and angry when he called the FBI last year saying another man was going to hijack an Alaska Airlines flight from Kona to Seattle.
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A Bronx man who was released from state prison last year and never reported to his parole officer, was arrested early Sunday morning after a car chase with police.
At about 1 a.m. on June 23 Deputy Sheriff Eric Breihof was sitting in the parking lot of Manor Motors on Old Rt-17 in Livingston Manor, when a Honda Pilot, with no tail lights, passed him going eastbound.
Breihof attempted to stop the vehicle, but the motorist fled towards Parksville. Breihof pursued the vehicle to Fox Mountain Rd. where the driver ran off the road and landed in the driveway of a residence. The driver bailed out of the car and ran down the embankment behind the home.
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- Mobile phone exposure-related effects on the human electroencephalogram (EEG) have been shown during both waking and sleep states, albeit with slight differences in the frequency affected. This discrepancy, combined with studies that failed to find effects, has led many to conclude that no consistent effects exist. We hypothesised that these differences might partly be due to individual variability in response, and that mobile phone emissions may in fact have large but differential effects on human brain activity. Twenty volunteers from our previous study underwent an adaptation night followed by two experimental nights in which they were randomly exposed to two conditions (Active and Sham), followed by a full-night sleep episode. The EEG spectral power was increased in the sleep spindle frequency range in the first 30min of non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep following Active exposure. This increase was more prominent in the participants that showed an increase in the original study. These results confirm previous findings of mobile phone-like emissions affecting the EEG during non-REM sleep. Importantly, this low-level effect was also shown to be sensitive to individual variability. Furthermore, this indicates that previous negative results are not strong evidence for a lack of an effect and, given the far-reaching implications of mobile phone research, we may need to rethink the interpretation of results and the manner in which research is conducted in this field. Bioelectromagnetics.
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Katy Perry Gets Around The Grammy Dress Code In A Skin-Tight, Cleavage-Baring Green Gown
Katy Perry dropped some serious cleavage in a mint green gown at last night's 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
The singer appeared to have found a (ahem) loophole around this year's Grammy dress code, which CBS sent out a memo about on Wednesday. The request asked artists to forget about wearing any outfits that show too much skin.
The front of the "Firework" singer's dress caught lots of attention though, even from comedienne Ellen DeGeneres, who was photographed with partner Portia De Rossi staring right at Katy's chest (see the photo at E! Online).
Katy showed up on the red carpet with BFF Allison Williams, star of HBO's Girls. Boyfriend John Mayer didn't appear with Katy on the red carpet, but he was spotted next to her inside the Staples Center, where this year's ceremony was held.
Katy presented this year's Best New Artist Award, giving off the 'but look at me now' vibe when she said she wasn't nominated for the award when she was an up-and-coming star.
"I was not even nominated in this category and I have my own eyelash line," she said. "Take that, Bon Iver!"
This year's award went to fun..
Interestingly, fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff is dating Girls creator Lena Dunham. Think whoever matches up the presenters to the awards knew something ahead of time?


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Ohio Northern University's American Marketing Association (AMA) took top honors in a Strategic Allocation of Business Resources (SABRE) market simulation competition at the AMA International Collegiate Conference New Orleans on Thursday, March 22. ONU was one of 35 universities that participated in the eight-hour competition, including Ferris State University and Johns Hopkins University, which placed second and third, respectively.
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Editor: All my enthusiasm about the Columbus Crew's new owner, coach and an exciting new season has been flushed down the toilet. One day before the season opener, we were informed that only Time Warner subscribers will be able to view Crew games on TV.
If you are not a Time Warner subscriber but are lucky enough to afford an MLS Live or Direct Kick package, you can watch games not nationally televised. But even that comes with a caveat: Viewers within a 75-mile radius of Crew Stadium who have potential access to Time Warner will be blacked out.
(Team president) Mark McCullers said the Crew looked into adjusting the blackout restrictions but could not make it happen. Then why did you make the deal? Fox Sports Ohio was widely available on all carriers. Apparently, Anthony Precourt cares more about TWC's cash than the Crew fans.
I am not a TWC subscriber, because I don't approve of their monopolistic business practices. Today, I am calling to return my season tickets.
— Francis J. Neutzling, Powell
Francis: I must say, this is one of the most baffling business decisions I've heard of — and the blackout policy makes it a double kick in the gut. As an AT&T customer who's not interested in switching cable providers, it looks like I'll get to watch exactly one Crew game in 2014. Wonder how many English Premier League games I'll get ...
Ray: Kudos to (Blue Jackets general manager) Jarmo Kekalainen for admitting his mistake … in the Marian Gaborik fiasco, but it's hard to figure out the whole thing.
One of the benefits of the Rick Nash trade was that removing him would allow other players to blossom, which they have. But not only did Jarmo turn around and get another scorer, he gave up three strong players who have been critical parts of the team we're chasing. Then he dumped Gaborik for nothing. Buy high, sell low, I guess.
Let's be blunt and say that so far Kekalainen's record is spotty. And let's remember that the much-maligned Scott Howson, who engineered a pretty good trade for Nash, pretty much built this team, despite his own Gaborik-like misstep with Jeff Carter. At least he got Jack Johnson on the back end.
— Brent D. Rosenthal, Westerville
Brent: I don't think the Gaborik deals went down the pipe sideways, as you seem to believe. The Jackets gave up one commodity (John Moore) and two marginals (Derick Brassard and Derek Dorsett) for a sniper playing for his next contract. But he got hurt and now the team doesn't need him, so ship him. It's much different from the Carter stiff-arm.
Mr. Stein: As the Aaron Craft basketball era nears the end, I was trying to recall the words The Dispatch used to introduce him before his first season. All I remember is reading the article, because we were all familiar with Jared Sullinger, only to have my interest piqued by the description of this incoming freshman I had never heard of.
I remember you getting it right, but am now wondering what was said? If you have that, and can share, I'd appreciate it.
— Jodi Ransom, Hilliard
Jodi: Hmm. I'm not seeing anything obvious, unless it's a website analysis of Craft that referred to him as the "ultimate glue guy." Columnist Bob Hunter did note Craft diving over fans in courtside seats for a loose ball in his first game, an exhibition win over Walsh. Said OSU coach Thad Matta: "I just saw the heels; that's the last thing I saw of him. I was happy to see him get up."
Editor: Aaron Craft is undoubtedly one of my favorite players of all time. That kid has more heart than most teams combined. Regrettably, against Indiana he went to the bucket out of control time after time. It was obviously time to substitute Craft to allow Thad Matta some valuable coaching.
But no. Matta let him continue to turn the ball over among the trees. Is that coaching? I rarely see him substitute for a training session — and there have been numerous opportunities this year!
— Dave Mackey, Galena
Dave: I'm sure there was some frustration in some of those headlong drives inside. That program isn't accustomed to fielding a team with such limited scoring options.
Write me at 34 S. 3rd St., Columbus, 43215, or email me at the address below. Ray Stein is sports editor of The Dispatch.


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I recently heard some tips on how to shoot consistently...how to hold your fingers wide etc, i usually forget to snap my wrist.....
Any tips?
I've started coaching and playing again and I wanted to get the forums thoughts on a few things. This is mainly to do with style of jump shots.
This could end up being a long post so bear with me...
When I first started playing, you could kind of describe my shooting action as Reggie Miller-esque, kind of two handed cos I always felt my arms were too weak to get the ball to the basket from 3. As I got better, my rep coaches forced me to change my shot to a very orthadox method.
I've started playing again after about a 6 or 7 year layoff. My outside shot wasn't working like it used to so I decided to change it up. My philosophy now is your shooting action should be so simple that it's very easy to reproduce every time and do the whole "muscle memory" thing.
I'm also putting emphasys on the upper body, by not jumping whlie practicing my shot, I can focus on making sure the upper body is doing exactly the same thing every time. My thinking being that as long as your upper body is consistant, then even if you're off balance or fading away you should still be putting up a decent shot, no matter what your lower body is doing. -edit- and also when fatigue sets in, your shot should still be consistent if you're not doing a lot.
Training with my new style is showing some reward, I can hit 3s without leaving the ground easier, and if I decide to take a running jumper, they feel a lot better.
So I guess my questions are, what do you think about this training method, has anyone had to "re-learn" how to shoot and if so, what did you do? And if you were teaching someone who's new to the game how to shoot, what would you do? Tell them to just shoot how they're comfortable and get used to it, or use a particular method?
I recently heard some tips on how to shoot consistently...how to hold your fingers wide etc, i usually forget to snap my wrist.....
Any tips?
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Not 100% if there's a prefered method with the fingers, but I keep all the fingers on my shooting hand pretty loose. Keeping my fingers relaxed means there's more surface coverage on the ball. If you were to push off with your fingers you'd probably only have the tips of maybe two fingers on the ball when it's released, which may affect the consistancy.
But that's just what I do.
watch the movie Above the Rim with Leon and Marlon Waynes, he gives him some tips on how to properly release a jumper.
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I am a former high school basketball coach. I don't know if you are overweight; but, for most people, if they are overweight, even a little, their shooting suffers, as it screws up your ability to move smoothly on the court.
Also, it's a bad idea to emphasize the upper body. The best shooters I have seen jump well:I recommend plyometrics (jump training: use the stairs in your building or house to jump up and down from, use a stationary bike, all while wearing ankle weights), if your leaping ability is poor.
When shooting, get up in the air, in the standard shooting form, until you hit the pinnacle for your jump. Right then, let it go.
Good luck.
Thanks for the tips everyone! There's something kind of inconsistant about my shot at the moment so I'll have to get the camera out and try and see what I'm doing.
OGKnickfan, I'm definitely heavier than I was 7 years ago when I played. I was a 2 guard/small forward and I'd be a power forward now.
I probably mis-spoke about upper body. When I set my feet my shot is a very fliud motion and I get lift from the legs in order to put a good shot up. But sometimes you can find yourself off balance or taking a fadeaway shot, etc. So I figure you should make sure that the upper body motion is consistant enough to still put up a high percentage shot in those cases.
The legs are also important bending your knees and pointing them towards the basket helps develop a jump shot. Your right about the "muscle memory" when someone finds there shot to be consistent you have to find rhythm to the way you shoot. Your legs help you keep rhythm and practicing the shot helps to get better.
For those that are not new to the game, if you see something wrong with there shot it must be corrected. They might shoot the ball well at times but won't become a great shooter. The release of the ball is also important and should be kept high if not the player will be uncomfortable in front of a defender because he will be blocked. Shooting with two hands - is also unacceptable because it won't have a rotation and won't be easy to guide the ball. Bank shots are also important, helps avoid block shots and develop other shots like: lay ups, post up shots, floater shot, and creating a shot off the dribble.
Example of a bad shot:
Rajon Rondo (two hand shot) Joakim Noah
Shawn Marion (release too low)
Example of a good shot:
Danilo Gallinari
Rashard Lewis
J.J. Reddick
side note: I have changed my shot plenty of times and it was always for the best. My shot changed from the way Marion shot to Rashard Lewis, used to get blocked and now make the shot i peoples faces.
Confidence is what you need to coach your players of doing, (half of the game is mental) if you have an open shot, shoot it.


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Without Apple (AAPL) as a customer, Audience's financial health would surely suffer, they thought.
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Many doubted Audience could produce an encore performance similar of its strong third quarter, when it grew both revenue and earnings per share by more than 50% year over year.
But Audience's fourth quarter report was impressive. Even better, the company issued an outlook that suggests the best is yet to come.
For the period ending in December, the company posted revenue of $38.7 million, up 115% year over year and beating Street estimates for $31.8 million. Audience posted net income of $3.1 million, or 14 cents per share, reversing a year-ago loss of $5.6 million, or $5.56 per share.
Profitability was also impressive as gross margins increased to 54% of revenue from 44.6% a year ago. This is exceptionally noteworthy because in the previous quarter management had expected margins to remain unchanged at best
In terms of outlook for the March quarter, Audience expects revenue of between $43 million and $46 million, ahead of analysts' average estimates of $31.8 million.
After Audience reported its fourth-quarter results, its shares immediately soared 24%. This means that shares have now surged more than 155% since bottoming at $5.51 in October.
Despite this strong performance, shares are still down over 56% from last year's highs of $23. Why? Investors panicked after Audience announced last summer that Apple opted not to use the company's noise suppression technology in the iPhone 5 -- sending the stock plummeting more than 80%.
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I see you mentioned chemistry, some would argue that losing Melky affects that, but apparently both Granderson and Winn are major chemistry guys.
Nice job on the blog! I'm thinking about starting one up too.
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The New York Yankees come into the 2010 season with high expectations. And why wouldn't they? Having won the World Series last year, anything less than becoming champions once again this year will be looked as a failure for the Yankees.
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In 2009, the Yankees accomplished something that they hadn't accomplished in nine years (damn, that was a long time ago), become baseball's world champions. It was a season were everything fell in to place for the Yankees.
With key acquisitions of players like Mark Texeira, C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the 2009 season seemed like it was shaping up to be a great year for the Yankees.
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You can't really buy team chemistry. It doesn't sell for $19.99 at your local supermarket. It's something that develops when players become in sync with one another. You learn the ins and outs of each others style of play, which in turn, makes you play as one cohesive unit, and not like individuals anymore. That is what happened to the 2009 NY Yankees. Each player stopped playing for themselves and started playing for one another. We saw this chemistry develop more and more as the season progressed. From the numerous 'come from behind' victories that led to numerous pies in the face, to the helmet tosses at home plate, and the cheering of veterans like Jeter, A-Rod, and Pettitte towards the younger players, the NY Yankees of 2009 now had the chemistry that they had lacked in previous years. Which is the main reason why they came out on top in 2009. They were not just a good team anymore, but a great one.
Joe Girardi had his questionable moves but he prevailed. I am proud of Girardi. He managed to gel this team together which Torre could never do. Once Torre lost Bernie, Oniell, Tino, Brosius, all those clutch guys...his time was done and the true colors came out....but hey i might just be talking to fast here.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Since Torre is history and losing in LA, let's keep this thread about our current Yankee team.
Signing Javier Vazquez helped alot. We did not really have a 4th starter and now Joba and Hughes can battle for the 5th spot in the rotation.
Randy Winn just signed with the Yankees. Switch hitter with speed and hits for contact, which we need since we have enough power hitters.
Winn and Gardner most likely will fight for LF...along with that rule 5 draft pick.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I kind of agreed with sports people saying that Vazquez unfairly has a negative look on him because of that homerun he gave up in playoffs last time with the Yankees. He had a good year that year and has been dominant since, especially last year. As a 4th starter he is solid.
Randy Winn is okay, had an off year least year but i hope he can bounce back like Nick Swisher did.
Hoffman you don't like? Let's see how he is in spring training before saying to cut the guy.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I'm hearing nick johnson is going to be batting either 1 or 2????? WTF???
it should be Jeter-1 then Cano-2
The reason we got him is because of his ridiculously high On Base Percentage, which was 3rd last year overall. The two in front of him? Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols, the best players in all of baseball. So you got 2 guys real good at getting on base, so Tex, A-Rod, Posada and whatever can bring them home. I believe we will have Jeter-Granderson versus rightys and Jeter-Johnson versus lefties. Cano is great and all, but he is at the bottom of the league in RISP. He's fine where he is.
Our lineup is fine, Boras not being greedy would have been better. Add Damon to this Granderson+Johnson mix and you got by far the best batting lineup in the MLB.
We would have never been a championship team if Damon was batting low in the lineup and Cano was batting 2nd. Seriously.
Cano is awesome but on this team he is still a solid hitter in the 5th or 6th spot...no harm in that.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Preseason!!!! Can't wait for the start of the regular season tho.
What is up with Joba?!?! He's playing like **** so far....


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Lt. Gov: Corren seeking Dems' nominationBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | July 06,2014MONTPELIER Progressive Dean Corren, who has launched a bid to unseat Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, says he will seek the Democratic Partys nomination this month.
Corren has already secured public financing for his campaign, which ensures he will have $200,000 to spend on his effort to unseat Scott, who has yet to spend more than $200,000 in his two previous statewide campaigns.
Securing support from the Democratic Party would boost the campaign even more, Corren said.
I am contacting as many Democrats as I can, he said. Theres a focus on the Democratic party; they have a state committee meeting coming up.
Corren said he has been invited by Dottie Deans, chairwoman of the Vermont Democratic Party, to speak to the state committee at its next meeting July 26. In the meantime, Corren plans to continue reaching out to Democrats across the state to make his case.
I am going to make a very strong case, I think, to the Democratic Party that I should be their candidate, he said. The main thing Im doing is personally calling as many Democrats as I can ... Ill certainly be visiting with some personally.
Democratic Party spokesman Ben Sarle said officials expect Corren to attend the July 26 meeting. There will be no endorsement at that time, however.
The party must wait to see if Corren wins the Democratic primary in August by receiving enough write-in votes. That could be possible since Democrat John Bauer dropped out of the race June 12 after failing to secure public financing.
There wont be a vote and hell come seek our endorsement after, and if, he gets the Democratic nomination after primary day, Sarle said. We will only endorse him if he gets the nomination.
The partys bylaws disallow an endorsement any other way, he said.
Corren said he respects the partys rules. Thats perfectly fine. Thats a good process, he said.
Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin offered a surprising early endorsement of Corren late last month in response to a question from a reporter. Shumlin praised Correns support of a single payer health care plan in Vermont.
The endorsement from Shumlin, Corren said, should help him attract the support of other Democrats.
I personally think its very big. I personally feel very, very good about getting his endorsement, Corren said. I wouldnt have even thought to ask for it so early. I would have [thought to ask] eventually, and Im thrilled to get it.
Shumlins support of Corren has spurred some centrist Democrats that support the moderate Scott to rally on the lieutenant governors behalf, including Sen. Dick Mazza, D-Grand Isle.
After Gov. Shumlin endorsed Dean Corren, the progressive, I received a number of calls from Democrats who have asked if theres anything they can do to help me, Scott said. Sen. Mazza was one of the first ones that called me.
Scott said he is not aware of any effort by supporters to organize a write-in campaign on the Democratic primary ballot on his behalf. But, Scott said there is an effort to reach out to Democrats and independents for their support in the general election.
Its not to keep Dean Corren from seeking the nomination, its more of an effort to get like-minded, moderate or conservative Democrats who have supported me in the past, Scott said.
Im more concerned about the general election and what happens sometimes in the primaries is of little consequence, he added. Im after support, whether it be from Democrats or independents. I realize that there arent enough Republicans for me to win an election.
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The biggest news in baseball today is the Nationals' acquisition of center fielder Denard Span. Span, 28, has two years, $11.25 million left on his contract and a $9 million team option for 2015. The Nationals parted with 2011 first-round pick, right-hander Alex Meyer for Span. Span is a career .284/.357/.389 hitter and a plus defender in center.
The trade for Span narrows the Phillies' options, however, it also takes a potential destination off the table for the other free agent center fielders. With the Giants still the favorite for Angel Pagan until further notice, it appears that the Phillies may have their pick between Michael Bourn, Josh Hamilton, Shane Victorino, non-tender candidate Andres Torres, and others as free agents and the Yankees' Curtis Granderson and Rockies' Dexter Fowler as trade targets. The teams still seeking center fielders is believed to be narrowed to the Phillies, Reds, Red Sox, Indians, Marlins, and Rays, although it is believed that of those teams, only the Phillies, Reds, and Red Sox have money to spend.
Upton Offered $20 Million Less By Phils
The Phillies reportedly came in second place in the B.J. Upton bidding war. The Phils' offer of five years, $55 million was topped by over $20 million by the Braves according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman.
Trade Falls Through
The Phillies/Astros deal to bring Wilton Lopez to Philadelphia has reportedly fallen through. Per Jim Salisbury of CSN, the Phillies have "put on the breaks" on the trade and the two rumors include that the Astros have drummed up interest from other teams and that something related to Lopez's physical may have turned the Phils' interest sour. Todd Zolecki was the first to report that the trade looked unlikely and it was learned (ESPN Insider) that the deal was thought to include pitcher Tyler Cloyd and catcher Sebastian Valle, who is among the best position-player prospects in the Phillies' system.
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Chan Ho Park, member of the 2009 Phillies World Series team, will retire at age 39. Park was the first Korean-born player to reach the Major Leagues. Park spent 2011 and 2012 pitching in Korea and Japan and last pitched in the Majors for the Pirates. My favorite Park memory? The game in early 2009 where he and Johan Santana took dueling no-hitters into the sixth. Park took his longer (5.2 IP) but lost 1-0.
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With regards to being an aggressive trader, is it a possibility that Ruben, Jr. has developed a blister on his once itchy trigger finger…………Or that the GMs are reluctant to deal with him these days?
Nats got the best of that deal. How would Meyer rank compared to the phillies pitching prospects?
I find the Phils' offer to Upton somewhat low, particularly since all sources believed he was Amaro's primary target. Something about BJ must have raised some questions.
The Lopez trade maybe was nixed because of some physical issue, but possibly the Astros decided at the last minute they wanted more for him. Trading Cloyd wouldn't have been a problem, but perhaps a decision was made that should a catcher be included in a trade, it should be in a trade for someone of more importance, like a center fielder.
It's all a little strange to me; both Amaro's rather cheap offer to Upton, and the trade that didn't happen.
If the reports are true that they only offered $55M/5, maybe the answer is that Upton wasn't the Phils' top priority and they just floated the rumor to get the Braves to up the ante. If so, kudos to RAJ for doing so. Now that Upton has signed and Washington has traded for Span, the Phils should have more leverage in the free agent CF market.
That's a possibility, of course, although the invitation to CBP and other gestures by the Phils, plus their showing no interest yet in anyone else would certainly appear to indicate that they were definitely interseted and may have changed their minds.
Whether these things (Span to the Nats and Upton to the Braves) actually give the phils more free agent leverage is debateable. Upton, along witjh Bourn, were considered by nearly everone to be the top center fieders. Bourn will still get some high bids, and will likely be overpaid. That leaves leverage to sign a middling candidate, for sure. But that might not be a good thing.
Now that the Braves and Nats are out of play, what other teams would you even consider to be contenders for Bourn? I can't think of one team that both needs a CF and has shown a recent willingness to take on a contract in the $14M to $16M per year range for 4 or 5 years, much less bestow that kind of contract on a no power, defense and base running oriented player.
I applaud RA Jr. for not offering crazy money to BJ Upton if what has been reported is true.
I wouldn't have traded Biddle for Span although he is slightly better than Meyer. I really didn't want another lefty. Bourjos was mentioned earlier. Might be a good combo with Swisher.
I applaud him to Lefty. However theres still time for Rube to give some one a outlandish deal.
Outlandish is a sign of the times, it may be impossible to avoid. I just didn't want to see him give it to a guy like BJ Upton, who is basically a league average player. As Brian Kenney says, there is nothing wrong with a league average player, you just don't want to pay them like they are superstars.
Basically league average might be a bit harsh, a think. Using fangraphs WAR, only 8 MLB CFs were better the past 3 years:
Why only the last 3 years? I'm serious, maybe I don't understand, is that some sort of accepted standard? Why not the last 9? Using that he's number 12.
IMHO- 12-18 is middle of the pack, and that's where I formed my opinion. Our friend Michael Bourn is right there with him at #16, and should be offered no more than Upton was. On the other hand Victorino is 6th.
I guess you could say we should throw out his rookie season and that's a valid argument, but Shane's rookie season is included in this too. Why are the guys in the middle so highly regarded, while a guy that had one mediocre season last year isn't?
The reason that you shouldn't use 9 years is that Upton has not played that long and WAR is a counting stat. All but 2 CF's ahead of him on your list had more PA's than Upton, so a number of them have higher WAR's just by nature of playing more. For instance, David DeJesus has 20% more PA's, but only 3% more WAR. Johnny Damon has 30% more PA's and 5% more WAR. If you are going to do a list of 9 years that includes many players who have only played 6 years or less, you should rank them on WAR/PA.
Another problem with the 9 year list is that it has Upton ahead of Matt Kemp.
hk touched on the issue that not everyone has played 9 years, but I typically use 3 because it's recent history, while taking out some of the variability of single years.
The more accurate way to do it, if one had time, would be to weigh the more recent years more heavily, and also factor in the player's age and whether they are likely to improve, decline, or stay the same. That's what the projection systems do, like the one by Bill James, which is the only one I've seen published so far and is included on the players' pages at fangraphs.
Here are the hitting stats the James model projects for 2013 for Upton and others:
BJ Upton … .248/.329/.436 (765 OPS)
Bourn ……… .273/.344/.363 (707 OPS)
Pagan …….. .277/.332/.403 (.735 OPS)
Victorino …. .269/.338/.418 (.756 OPS)
Hamilton …. .289/.356/.540 (.896 OPS)
Span ……….. .281/.350/.379 (.729 OPS)
Bourjos …… .262/.316/.411 (.727 OPS) – based on just 1 full season and 2 partial ones
Using the Bill James projections ….
Nick Swisher for next year: .256/ .362/ .458 (.820 OPS)
If we have a capable defensive CF (Mayberry?), i'd rather have Swisher in RF, instead of the platoon in RF, and Bourn in CF
I think i'm beating a dead horse, but I really think he's the best FA bat for this team's needs
Hk, Upton has played eight years, but I went back nine as I wanted to look at his whole body of work, that's why I picked that number. ( he missed one year) But your other positions are valid. Is there a WAR/PA ranking list kept?
Schmenkman- You make good sensible points, I just like to look at the whole body of work when I hire and decide how much to pay someone. I wouldn't just look at Mike Trout's last two months- August (.836OPS) September (.866OPS), that would paint a different picture than seeing the entire year. (.963)
Also, and I think someone asked me this here last week, why is everyone thinking Upton is a "project type" player. he's going into his age 28 season, his eighth. 2007 was far and away his best season. I just don't see him as a "riser", I think he is what he's going to be at this point. Bill James numbers make me believe that Victorino is the right choice. He won't hit as many triples at this age, but he might cost less.
The potential of a Bourn signing still concerns me (See:http://www.highphive.net/2012/11/30/source-phillies-gm-amaro-speaks-with-boras-yesterday/). particularly his ridiculous strikeout numbers 140, 140 155 for the last three seasons. I would much rather have Swisher and Victorino than Bourn and I think Bill James projections nail it. I really hope that that bridges between Victorino and the Phils weren't burnt last summer.
I liked the attempted move for Lopez. It didn't work out so no reason to panic. Upton 5/$75 no thank you. Phils are closer than people think. Love that RAJ is holding his powder. Phils have about $30-$33 to stay under the 2014 CAP not counting Utley's and Halliday's expiring $35 million(Roy goes 225 innings it vests, I hope he does).
I've heard/read for quite some time how the Phillies have a lot of "top pitching prospects" . . . but then heard to today that the Phillies didn't have enough to get Span .. but the Nats only traded ONE pitcher
so I checked out MLB.com's prospect rankings … and saw that the Phillies only have one player in the top 100 … #75 Jesse Biddle (the #7 LHP)
#11 = Travis D'Arnaud
#25 – Jonathan Singleton
#50 – Alex Meyer (who the Nats gave up for Span)
#76 – Jarred Cosart
were the top 100 with Phillies connections
Rounding out the Phillies Top 10:
2- Trevor May, RHP
3- Brody Colvin, RHP
4- Tommy Joseph, C
5- Larry Greene, OF
6- Phillippe Aumont, RHP
7- Sebastian Valle, C
8 – Ethan Martin, RHP
9 – Shane Watson, RHP
10- Cesar Hernandez, 2B
Matt over @ phuturephillies rates biddle higher than Meyer. Same level, but two years younger. IMO Phils could've had Span, but no way they part with Biddle. I really like Martin and Morgan. It's a pretty big year for a a lot of the Phils minor league pitching prospects.
The Phillies are sitting pretty. Sometimes it pays to let the market play itself out especially when the supply of CFs is greater than the demand. Bourns price has got to have fallen and Pagans numbers are very comparable to Bourns, so he is a viable option. So Rueben spends less for a CF than originally thought then they can spend some of that savings on a strong setup man.
Neither Bourn nor Pagan offer the kind of right handed power this lineup needs to protect Howard. Maybe the scouts believe Ruf is the real deal???
To me, the guy that improves the lineup the most… is Nick Swisher… OBP, but with the ability to drive the ball out of the park . I understand that we don't "need" a RF, but I feel like he's the best available bat besides Hamilton .. I also believe that he'll be cheaper than Bourn.
The Phillies webiste (for whatever that's worth), lists the Depth Chart as:
LF – Darin Ruf, CF – Mayberry Jr., RF – Dom Brown
*** Bill James project Dom Brown to post .274/ .347/ .445 next year, with 17 HR, 80 Runs, 77 RBI, 12 SB
If that's real, we're still sitting on a star in Brown
Most scouts don't believe in Ruf, but they've been wrong before, so time will tell. But I wouldn't rely on that without a backup plan.
The concept of "protection" has been studied and its existence is a matter of debate. For example there is no evidence that Howard saw better pitches after Pence arrived last year.
I don't worry so much about whether they get power or not (or even a RH or LH bat), as long as they add value and improve the team.
@ Don M,
I also like Swisher's bat better than Bourn's, Pagan's and Victorino's, but I am concerned about JMJ's bat vs. RHP's and also JMJ's defense in CF. I don't think JMJ is suited to be an everyday player, especially not in CF, and the Phils don't seem to have a platoon partner for him in CF. Therefore, the question is, is the team better (accounting for offense, defense and base running) with an OF of Swisher in RF, JMJ in CF and Brown in LF or are they better with JMJ and Schierholtz platooning in RF, Bourn or Pagan in CF and Brown in LF? It's a tough call, but it sure wouldn't hurt their bargaining position with Bourn or Pagan if they let it be known that they are interested in Swisher.
I just think that if the thing that's been killing us the past few years is consistency on offense … than that should be the primary goal, to improve that aspect of the lineup.
The Phillies COULD look better offensively by shuffling the deck a little- if you went just based on skills, Brown would leadoff, Rollins hitting something like 5th or 6th , etc . . . but they won't do that. . also, I think the SABR folks have formulas out there that show how the specific placement of a hitter within a lineup doesn't really make much difference … that said, if Rollins was hitting behind Howard, it definitely would have a direct impact on his ability to steal bases/ take the extra base, etc.
I will not be upset with any additions they make this offseason, because they'll be making the team better… Pagan is a good player, would he take 3/ $33 ? Can Brown play everyday? If we're going to a platoon, who plays RF vs LHP .. Mayberry Jr? Who plays LF vs. RHP … Brown, Nix, Schierholtz? I can see that working, but I think if we save $$$ on CF – we need to take a chance on Youkilis at 3b for a year or two
I would be okay with them adding Swisher, Bourn or Pagan, as long as the price is right. I think by waiting, they might get one of those three at a reasonable price. If they add Pagan or Bourn, I could see them platooning Mayberry and Schierholtz in RF, playing Brown as the primary LF and using Ruf to PH, DH in AL parks, replace Howard vs. some LHP's and replace Brown vs. other LHP's.
If they save money on a CF, I would sooner see them allocate the saved money towards a starting pitcher (Shawn Marcum for $20M/2 plus an option year?) than a 3B. I think they can get by with some combination of Frandsen, Galvis and maybe a cheap free agent or trade acquisition (Wilson Betemit?)
Have the Phillies really been inconsistent? If we measure inconsistency by looking at how the runs scored vary from one game to the next, than they were one of the more consistent teams in the NL last year.
Even if they have been inconsistent, does that really hurt them? If they're scoring lots one night and 1-2 the next, then they're more likely to win their "good" games, and less likely win their off games. Not sure it would really kill them over a full season.
Lastly, would the way to fix it be by getting more contact guys? Is the idea that high power/high strikeout hitters are more susceptible to prolonged slumps, or that just by making contact, hitters can make some occasional progress towards scoring runs even when they're not hitting well?
I think they "hope for the 3-run homer" thing that people say about the Phillies has a definite ring of truth .. Not sure if there is a measure for situational hitting somewhere, but the Phillies have not done a very good job in the past few postseasons of getting 'timely hits" .. they don't have guys that work deep counts, draw walks, move runners/make productive outs…
I wanted Upton – so i'm not saying that the HR -or- K is definitely wrong .. teams have won with that type of offense in the past … I just think they need to focus on building a lineup that gets on base, and makes more contact … that's what I mean when I say i think the offense needs "consistency" … we've looked simply overmatched at times the past few playoff series with too many swings and misses
I don't have a link, but Vince Gennaro has done some great work with ranking hitters against good pitching, as opposed to against all pitching. I just jumped in for a second and have to get back to work, but if you look into that, it might provide some answers as to why some teams hit better in the playoffs.
I totally agree that if there's not a clear offensive upgrade at CF that they need to consider Youk. I've screaming that for a few months now. Would he come here for say one year/ 12M or 2/20??
Bourjos, Swisher, (Uehata or Adams). I believe the team would be much improved. You cuold add Youk, but only on a 1 year deal. Not sure what it would take to get Bourjos or even if he's available.
We need an impact bat!
I am fine with Hamilton at the right price, biding that he can play CF
I like Swisher but he can not be our CF
Bourn I do not want..
I would love to see Ruf earn LF and Brown earn RF. Then if you have Hamilton in the middle that would be good
Those three might be okay offensively, but I don't think they'd cut it on defense. Brown still has difficulties (although he does have a fine arm), Ruf has had less than a full season as an outfielder, and a lot of experts think Hamilton would be best playing a corner spot, not center.
If Brown and Ruf do actually earn left and right, it'd be with their bats, and there really wouldn't be as much need for Hamilton, anyway. They'd need a defensive CFer.
Ugh… the Nats are going to be really good again this year and the deficit between where we are and they are isonly getting wider. They still need at least one starting pitcher but they have no holes other than that – they don't even need to bring back Adam Laroche (they can play Mike Morse at first). Looking ahead, they've got the best third base prospect (Anthony Rendon) in all of baseball to fill in for Ryan Zimmerman when he is set to leave, they've got young talent all over the diamond and a one-two-three punch at the top of their rotation that is going to be as good as any. Our lineup is not good enough – unless you get Howard and Utley 100%, it's just not even close. Our pitching window is closing (we absolutely need Halladay to bounce back) and our farm consists of a lot of baby aces who are probably three years away from being where we need them to be. I think that this group can make one more run – they play well when thay have something to prove but you can't turn back the clock. If you're going to make another run with this group, you have to do something big like signing Hamilton. I don't think that tinkering is going to close the gap. I don't think you can rely on Howard and Utley being healthy… and without them, you'll need to convince me that there's enough there to provide meaningful run support because I'm not seeing it.
Strikes me as a pretty fair assessment of the world at large. Just the fact that Washington is a year closer to prime on the whole, and the Phils are essentially a year further removed from it isn't especially encouraging. Tow players don't make for the whole story, but that Nat club could realistically offer the best pitcher and player in the sport this year. That's a nice prospect for them. If they do get Zack Greinke, I'd imagine there will be a lot of enthusiasm for them as WS favorites. But his presence would have more to do with being built for a 162 game run than short term power.
So what's all that mean? A little. It's a little early yet, and the games are played on the field. Plus, you have 2 wild card entries, and the Phils would be competitive for those. Squueze in, and it would make for some fun billing of the next team with dynasty potential against the one last gasp for the dynasty that didn't materialize as hoped.
Getting to that matchup's gonna be challenging. But it seems like the chances are better than last year. At least from a worry about yourself and the things you can control perspective. .
I seriously think the Phillies win 90 games this season and grab one of those 2 Wild Card spots. And once in….it's anybody's game. I just can't see them not winning 9 more games than last season if they have Utley and Howard when the season starts and for 140ish games each. And, yes, Halladay HAS to bounce back.
Guess I'm the meat man in this discussion, sandwiched between 2 Chucks. Whatever happened to the Chuckwagon? Good sammiches as I recall from years of long ago.
Well, I used the word challenged, which typically, least from when I HEAR it, caries a polite negative connotation. Guess I kinda use it literally as I understand it which leads me to what might seem like the fence I'm straddling between 2 Chucks. I can see 90, and you'd think that gets you at least the 2 card, but as I sit here in the mode of sportwide offseason optimism, it's pretty easy, especially with moves pending, to see several clubs hitting the 90 mark, and forciung the NL East 3rd place club to have better records than the 2nd palce finisher in the Central and West. All I virtually KNOW is the wild cards won't be without drama, and hopefully, the drama isn't as s-t-r-e-tc-h-e-d as it was for the Phils last year.
Howard and Utley considered, it's still easier to go from 102 to 81 than it is 81 to 90 when you consider the possibilities of other things going wrong. Sure agree about Doc, but anyone would.
Jessica Savitch fan? You certainly keep your avatars interesting.


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Tonight's concert for victims of superstorm Sandy is set to become a slice of music history with the news that Paul McCartney will sing with former members of Nirvana.
McCartney will be standing in for the late Kurt Cobain when he sings with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, who have not performed together for more than 20 years.
'Somebody whispered to me: 'That's Nirvana. You're Kurt.' I couldn't believe it.'—Paul McCartney
They join a high-profile lineup for the benefit concert in New York, including the Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Kanye West.
Grohl recently invited McCartney to come along to "jam with some mates," according to reports in the British press.
The group, with Grohl on drums, Novoselic on bass and Pat Smear, who toured with Nirvana, on guitar, ended up creating a new song with the former Beatle.
"I didn't really know who they were," McCartney said. "They are saying how good it is to be back together. I said: 'Whoa? You guys haven't played together for all that time?' And somebody whispered to me: 'That's Nirvana. You're Kurt.' I couldn't believe it."
Concert to be streamed online
The 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden will be available on television or online to about two billion people, according to James Dolan, one of the producers. None of the main U.S. networks is carrying it, but 34 smaller networks are, including HBO and Showtime.
The sold-out benefit is being produced by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who said the show has raised $30 million so far for victims of the storm that hit the east coast of the U.S. on Oct. 29. Thousands of people had their homes destroyed when Sandy struck New York state and New Jersey.
McCartney's appearance with the remaining members of Nirvana (Cobain died in 1994) will come at the end of the evening, along with a performance by all the artists together onstage. In addition to the former Beatle, British rock royalty such as the Who, Chris Martin and Roger Waters are set to perform.
Some of the segments about storm victims will be introduced by Sean Combs, Brian Williams, Jon Stewart, Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock, Chelsea Clinton, Adam Sandler, Seth Meyers and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The concert begins at 7.30 ET tonight.
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Importing hierarchical entitlement data in OIA - part 3
By user12582982 on Feb 28, 2012
Just as I explained in my previous blog entry I will discuss importing account and entitlement information from Oracle Health Insurance (OHI) Back Office (BO) into Oracle Identity Analytics (OIA). The OHI BO application is used by healthcare insurers/payers and supports the administrative processing of member data and claims, as well as the product data (including the brands and available distribution channels) and healthcare procurement data required for this type of processing.
More important I will use the <attributeValue> / <attributeValueRef> element pair in the XML data to be imported into OIA so entitlement data can be defined once and referred to many times from the account data. In this particular case this is very useful since OHI Roles are referred to many times from several accounts.
OHI BO's entitlement data consist of OHI application Roles that contain zero or more so-called 'Moduleautorisaties' (Module Authorizations). This means we deal with hierarchical entitlement data. Similar to what I described in my previous blog entry I have used Talend ELT tool to extract the entitlement data (via SQL) from the OHI database and write these to XML files to be imported in OIA.
For more information about this ELT job design please contact me. Anyhow, in the last step I write the output into XML as can be seen from the first lines below (several elements are expanded '-' and other elements are collapsed '+'):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<namespace namespaceShortName="OHI" namespaceName="Oracle Health Insurance"/>
+<attributeValue id="Role_BHCC_0001">
+<attributeValue id="Role_BHPA_0001">
+<attributeValue id="Role_BHTP_0001">
+<attributeValue id="Role_DOORSTART">
+<attributeValue id="Role_DVWZVNTST_ROL">
+<attributeValue id="Role_GBTP_OVIZA">
+<attributeValue id="Role_GBTP_TUSSENP1">
+<attributeValue id="Role_GEBRUIKER_ROL">
+<attributeValue id="Role_INMAUT001">
+<attributeValue id="Role_INMAUT002">
+<attributeValue id="Role_MANAGER_ROL">
+<attributeValue id="Role_OPENZORG_ROL">
+<attributeValue id="Role_OPL MERK OPL">
+<attributeValue id="Role_SCRIPTS">
+<attributeValue id="Role_XYZ">
+<account id="AADOULI">
-<account id="ABRUIJN">
-<attribute name="Role">
<attributeValueRef id="Role_DOORSTART"/>
<attributeValueRef id="Role_INMAUT001"/>
<attributeValueRef id="Role_MANAGER_ROL"/>
+<account id="ALAKERVE">
+<account id="ASIEGERS">
+<account id="BGLAZEMA">
+<account id="BLAAK">
+<account id="BLAGEMAA">
As can be seen from these lines all the OHI application Roles are defined in the first <attributeValues> element section. These Roles are then referred to in the <accounts> element section below that, completely compliant with the schema file accounts.xsd as shipped with OIA.
Finally, all the OHI account and entitlement data is then imported into OIA (just as the accompanying glossary data) and correlated to the global users. An example of how the data can be examined within OIA can be seen in the picture below:
Have fun, René!


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May 22, 2013 —
The Town Board in Delaware will hold a public hearing on May 29 to discuss proposed zoning amendments. Originally the amendments included a provision allowing gas compressor stations as a permitted special use. That section was removed at the May town board meeting without much discussion.
But the board did not remove the section gutting Delaware's noise law. A gas compressor station could obviously come to town without any special provision in the zoning law. The weaker the noise law, the more attractive the town. Is this the reason for gutting the noise law?
But gutting the noise law is disastrous even apart from compressor stations. The amendments regulate wind power systems, which can be very noisy. Loud noise can obviously come from any number of sources. Why on earth has the town decided to allow noise that is four times as loud as is permitted by existing law?
This question was first put to the board at its meeting in April. The response was that it was not true that the amendments allowed noise four times as loud. An explanation was promised. None was given.
The question was put to the board again at its May meeting. This time it was not denied that the amendments allow noise four times as loud as existing law. But supervisor Ed Sykes and the chair of the planning board, Gerald Euker, refused to say why they thought this was good policy. Several residents asked why this simple question could not be answered. The response was always the same: We will answer you at the public hearing.
Why this stonewalling? Why not explain yourself in advance? Wouldn't that make for a more productive discussion at the public hearing?
Mr. Sykes said that the proposed amendment contains a simple new rule prohibiting noise more than five decibels above the ambient (or background) noise. But the rule, as proposed, is in fact nearly impossible to enforce. The amendments do not define "ambient noise" and do not specify how it is to be measured. Most important, the amendments do not set a default ambient noise level—to be assumed unless it can be proved otherwise. This is a fundamental omission. It means that every time a noise issue comes up, the town will have to conduct an ambient sound survey. It would obviously be better to have a realistic default ambient noise level and put the burden of proof on the noisemaker.
The gas-friendly Town of Windsor, in Broome County, understands all this. It has a gas compressor station. And it has a well drafted comprehensive noise law. That law prohibits noise more than five decibels (dBA) above ambient during the day or three dBA above ambient during the night. It specifies a default ambient noise level of 35 dBA. The town is currently involved in a drawn-out struggle with the owner of the compressor station over precisely the issue of whether the owner can prove that the ambient noise level is higher than 35 dBA.
Questions for the public hearing: Why do you propose to allow noise four times as loud as existing law? Why is no default ambient noise level specified? Why does the proposed noise amendment not even specify which decibel scale is to be used? Why, in other words, have you not given us a careful and protective noise law, as the pro-gas town of Windsor has done? Why do you refuse to explain your thinking when you are asked by residents? In short, what on earth is going on in Delaware?
[Liam Murphy is a resident of Kenoza Lake, NY.]


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