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12 CFR Ch. II
Semiannual Regulatory Flexibility Agenda
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
SUMMARY: The Board is issuing this agenda under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Board's Statement of Policy Regarding Expanded Rulemaking Procedures. The Board anticipates having under consideration regulatory matters as indicated below during the period November 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013. The next agenda will be published in spring 2013.
DATES: Comments about the form or content of the agenda may be submitted any time during the next six months.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Robert de V. Frierson, Secretary of the Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A staff contact for each item is indicated with the regulatory description below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is publishing its fall 2012 agenda as part of the Fall 2012 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. The agenda also identifies rules the Board has selected for review under section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and public comment is invited on those entries. The complete Unified Agenda will be available to the public at the following Web site: www.reginfo.gov. Participation by the Board in the Unified Agenda is on a voluntary basis.
The Board's agenda is divided into four sections. The first, Proposed Rule Stage, reports on matters the Board may consider for public comment during the next six months. The second section, Final Rule Stage, reports on matters that have been proposed and are under Board consideration. A third section, Long-Term Actions, reports on matters that have been proposed and are under Board consideration, but a completion date has not been determined. And a fourth section, Completed Actions, reports on regulatory matters the Board has completed or is not expected to consider further.
A dot (●) preceding an entry indicates a new matter that was not a part of the Board's previous agenda.
NAME: Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Associate Secretary of the Board.


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House welfare benefit cuts full of loopholes, critics sayBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | March 29,2013MONTPELIER – The battle in Montpelier over whether to impose a five-year lifetime cap on welfare benefits peaked Thursday night when House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a budget that includes the new limits. But while the 60-month cap may now appear in legislation, many lawmakers say caveats tacked onto the provision will have no practical effect on the length of time for which families can receive benefits.
Gov. Peter Shumlin in January upset liberal members of his own party when he rolled out a welfare-reform package that included the cap. The concept, however, has since gained steam on in the Democratically controlled House, where the majority party voted in overwhelming numbers for the budget Thursday.
Rep. Anne O'Brien, a Richmond Democrat, said the deadline will motivate individuals receiving "Reach Up" benefits to find work, or compel caseworkers to find alternative programs that better suit their needs. But Rep. Anne Donahue, a Northfield Republican, said the time limits are illusory, rendered meaningless by carefully worded language that would undermine the policy goals they aim to achieve.
"The language in the ... bill is not a cap," Donahue said during a debate on the House floor. "It continues financial assistance to the family on an unlimited basis." Under language passed by the House Thursday, families that exceed the 60-month limit will get to retain what is own as the "child-only" grant – the portion of the Reach Up grant designed to provide a stable living environment for children in the household.
But Donahue said the child-only grant account accounts for the overwhelming bulk of the overall benefit. For example, she said, a Reach Up grant for a family of two – one parent, one child – is between $536 and $560 per month. The child-only portion o that grant, she said, is between $434 and $459.
The approximately $100 difference, according to Donahue, won't likely to engender the behavioral impacts the time limits are intended to motivate. Donahue said the bill also contains a clause that would allow the commissioner of the Department of Children and Families to waive the 60-month time limits in instances where families are "in need of continued financial assistance."
Donahue said that anyone kicked off Reach Up would, by definition, be in need of financial assistance. She said lawyers for the Legislature told the House Committee on Human Services that the waiver language was so broad that the commissioner would be legally required to renew the benefits of any Reach Up beneficiary who appealed their removal from the program after hitting the five-year limit.
Other lawmakers, meanwhile, said the 60-month cap, even with its mitigating language, was too harsh on low-income families.
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Old Lycoming police chief gets top state honor for victim services
Only 4 percent of women who fall victim and perish to domestic violence seek the assistance from organizations such as the Williamsport YWCA, according to Susan Mathias, co-director of the agency's Wise Options program.
Police officers like Chief William C. Solomon and his department at Old Lycoming Township hope to change that.
Since last October, Old Lycoming Township police and the YWCA have been using a lethality assessment program that officers use at domestic violence calls to determine if a woman is in danger of being killed by their partner.
Through a series of research-based questions posed to victims, the program is designed for law enforcement, clergy, health care workers and others to help lower the risk of domestic violence deaths and to link women to agencies like the YWCA that can provide support.
At least four women already have been assisted in the township by the program, said Lycoming County District Attorney Eric R. Linhardt, who presented Solomon with the award.
For his efforts – and those of his department – Solomon was nominated by the YWCA's Northcental PA Wise Options and awarded the Governor's Victim Service Pathfinder Award by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
A presentation was made Tuesday at the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety among a number of law enforcement and elected officials and Solomon's family.
Solomon, who began his career with the Old Lycoming Township Police Department in 1984 and was named chief in 2007, was nominated for his leadership in implementing the program.
"The award is based on Chief Solomon's personal history of outstanding service in meeting the needs of victims in collaboration with local victim service programs," his nomination states. "Chief Solomon also exceeds in the other criteria: a spirit of empowerment reflected in an enthusiasm toward his work meeting the needs of victims, creativity and innovation in providing services to victims and his impact at the local level."
The award is the highest that the state gives to a victim service professional or program.
Solomon said he was humbled to receive the award and gave thanks to others such as Lycoming County Judge Joy Reynolds McCoy, his officers, the YWCA, Mathias and Linhardt for their work and support of the program.
He also thanked his wife, mother-in-law and children who were present for the event.
"Everybody in this room has inspired me in one way or another," he said. "This award belongs to everybody in this room."
Solomon also was presented with citations from the state Senate and House from Sen. E. Eugene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, and Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Williamsport, respectively.
Yaw credited the chief for his devotion to duty and for upholding the safety and welfare of the citizens he serves.
"You really deserve this," he told Solomon.
Mirabito said that Solomon's leadership extends beyond victim advocacy.
"He serves as a role model to all who aspire to a career in law enforcement," he said.
The lethality assessment program is expected to be rolled out later this year by the Williamsport Bureau of Police and The Tiadaghton Regional Police, Mathias said.


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Human-Modified Habitats Shape Bird Mating Patterns
January 1, 2012 by Meghan Bartels
Birds provide one of the most common ways to encounter nature in cities, but few people wonder how their actions affect birds looking for love. A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution this month suggests that changes in suburban environments can affect the number of breeding pairs, who mates with whom, and even shape how a species evolves. The study tracked gray catbirds nesting in Washington, D.C.—area parks and in local backyards participating in a citizen science project called Neighborhood Nestwatch, which is run by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Migratory Bird Center.
"When humans modify habitats, like in their own backyards or in cities, we are changing the canvas upon which evolution works," said Pete Marra, one of the study's authors and an SCBI research scientist. "This paper provides evidence that evolutionary processes are likely changing right under our noses as we change habitats."
Native birds are often faced with a variety of human-modified habitats and many species have adjusted to living in these environments, said Thomas Ryder, the study's lead author and a research ecologist at SCBI. Ryder expected to find that human modifications of habitat might influence mating patterns and the traits (such as feather color and body size) that are important in mate choice. For example, parks, which are larger and feature contiguous habitat, might be more conducive to mating than backyards, which are often patchier and provide limited nesting habitat. The researchers found that it was not habitat, per se, but the number of breeding pairs that influenced both mating patterns and the evolution of male traits.
Catbirds, like many other bird species that scientists consider "socially monogamous," actually rely on a time-tested method for improving their reproductive success: they seek mating opportunities outside their social pair-bond. The researchers found that male catbirds that settled in areas with more breeding pairs had higher mating success because of these "extra" mating opportunities. That means that when humans cut down trees, build houses, and take other actions that lower the density of bird populations, they can diminish reproductive opportunities and alter the course of evolution for specific traits.
"Through our actions, we're influencing their reproductive strategies," Ryder said. "It's really important to think about how evolution plays out in human-dominated contexts because we know very little about it; scientists usually study evolution in ideal environments. In environments altered by humans, there is this inevitable cascade of ecological changes that can influence evolution."
The Neighborhood Nestwatch program is designed to involve citizens in bird research from the comfort of their own backyards. Scientists visit the participants to band birds for identification purposes and train residents to observe and report bird behavior. D.C. area residents interested in joining the program can learn more on the Migratory Bird Center website.
In addition to Ryder and Marra, the paper's other SCBI author is Rob Fleischer, head of SCBI's Center for Conservation & Evolutionary Genetics. The other author on the paper is Greg Shriver from the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, Newark.
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute plays a key role in the Smithsonian's global efforts to understand and conserve species and train future generations of conservationists. Headquartered at a Smithsonian facility in Front Royal, Va., SCBI facilitates and promotes research programs based at Front Royal, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at field research stations and training sites worldwide.
This article summarizes the information in this scientific paper:
Thomas B. Ryder, Robert C. Fleischer, W. Greg Shriver and Peter P. Marra. 2012. The ecological–evolutionary interplay: density-dependent sexual selection in a migratory songbird. Ecology and Evolution.


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Procambarus clarkii
About This Animal
SIZE: 4 - 6 inches long
RANGE: Native to Northern Mexico to Southern Mississippi and North to Illinois; introduced in South America, Africa, Europe and Asia
HABITAT: Crayfish like areas that alternately wet and dry and will burrow during dry months
DIET: Crayfish are omnivores and feed on plants, smaller crustaceans, fish and detritus
ON EXHIBIT: Discovery Hall in River Journey
Red Swamp crayfish, as the name implies, are typically found in swamps, although many other crayfish species can be found in lakes, rivers and fast flowing streams. There are over 100 million pounds of crayfish harvested annually from the swamps of Louisiana, but China has topped the list in crayfish production by more than double because they have a longer season. Louisiana crayfish are farmed in rice fields, where the crayfish can feed naturally and no chemicals are used. They are generally sold whole and often alive. Crayfish from China are usually available as frozen tail meat. Crayfish are not native to China and have caused severe environmental damage to the land there. When choosing crayfish to eat, choose American farmed crayfish, because they are raised sustainably and support a huge industry in the Southeastern United States.
Red swamp crayfish often have a relationship with a worm that helps keep them clean and free of parasites and bacteria. These Branchiobdellid worms look like tiny hairs and live in their gills and all over their bodies. Our red swamp crayfish are housed in the Delta exhibit, which also contains western mosquito fish. Mosquito fish like to eat the worms off of the crayfish. Crayfish have many common names such as crawfish, crawdads and mudbugs….all are tasty.
The old wives tale of rinsing crayfish in salt water is a waste of your time and salt. Crayfish excrete waste through their gills, and this takes time. A short rinse is great for cleaning existing waste from the animal, but the salt will not cause them to purge themselves. So rinse your crayfish well, but save your salt. To rinse them, submerge in fresh water multiple times until rinse water runs clear.


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Finally! Some Angles news! Well, sort of…
The Angels declined to offer Hideki Matsui arbitration. Based on hints and rumors from the end of the season, this is hardly surprising. Looking at Matsui's final 2010 season numbers, he finished pretty close to his 2009 stats. He definitely performed. But the way things worked out, his hot streaks came at the beginning of the season, when things were still hopeful and at the end of the season when it was too late to matter. It's not his fault that he slumped in the middle of the season right alongside everyone else on the team. But when the DH position is batting near the Mendoza line for the month of May, and the primary DH is a recent acquisition purchased largely for his clutch bat, he's going to draw a lot of fan ire. Matsui is a heck of a ballplayer, a classy guy and seems like a great teammate. He could go on to have another great, difference making, MVP year next year but after a year where he performed but his performances didn't really make a difference, it's probably time for a clean break for all concerned. Again, Matsui is not the only guy on the team who failed to make a difference – the whole team pretty much earned that "distinction" this year. He's just the new guy the front office brought in specifically to make a difference, who failed to do so. Bad timing all around. Clean cup, move down…
Except, declining to offer Matsui arbitration doesn't actually mean anything other than that the Angels don't want to pay that salary to have Matsui on the team next season. I don't think they're going to, but the Angels could always try to sign him back for less money as a free agent. My point is simply that at this odd time of year even the news is neither new information nor particularly informative, and the rumors and gossip become real news.
Case in point, suddenly an unnamed major league source saying that Tony Reagins may be in serious talks with Carl Crawford is huge news. In my previous existence in the mortgage industry, there was a time I could have looked at a similarly vague reference to mortgage banking and told you with a reasonable degree of certainty who the unnamed source worked for, if the leak was strategic or unplanned, what the intent of the message was and the degree to which it was or was not BS. I truly envy those of you who have the background and inside track to be able to discern that here.
Oh well, back to the hints, speculations and random gossip. Sometimes there is big solid Angels news in November or early December, so here's hoping!
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I loved Matsui when he was a Yankee, but he was always a streaky hitter. Fortunately for us, his good streaks usually came in the postseason, as evidenced by his WS MVP award. He's a classy guy so I hope he either signs with the Angels for less money or lands with another team, if that's what he wants.
Considering that Bobby abreu could possibly do some relief duty in the outfield and be mostly a DH for the Halos in 2011, it made Matsui expendable.
Still think hemight just jettison up the coast a bit and play with fellow Japanese star Ichiro in Seattle.
That ballpark would favor Matsui, plus give the team a offensive weapon they missed so much after Bradley and Griffey Jr, basically disappeared from the Mariner's batting order.
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You guys just replace one all star with another. Matsui is a great player. Think the Rangers would be interested in him? (Vlad being a free agent) Thanks for visiting my blog. After deciding to change the design of it, I somehow deleted my first couple post. But were back up now.
Jane – I think a lot of the good ones are streaky hitters and this wasn't a case of Matsui having a bad year so much as his streaks, good and bad, coinciding with everyone else's. I enjoyed having him on the team but I got the impression that because of everything just not clicking this year (and I do mean everything, way beyond Matsui) the front office was just going to go in a completely different direction. Because I hope that new direction includes Bobby Abreu as the primary DH and Carl Crawford in left field I am not opposed to this decision, but if they don't land Crawford or Werth or someone else for left they should totally keep Matsui…either way I definitely wish him the best next year.
Rays Renegade – That is my hope! Bobby as the DH and Crawford or another new acquisition in left field but, while I can certainly surmise that that is what this decision was about, no one in the Angels front office is going to confirm this until the deal is done, if it happens at all. Matsui in Seattle sounds interesting. I do want to see him somewhere he's happy next season, happy and productive but completely slumping when he plays the Angels. Is that too greedy a request?🙂
srf17 – I wondered where your blog went. I'll go check it out again later this weekend. Tell me about it! Matsui is a great player. I surmise that the reasoning behind this decision is that the Angels can move Bobby Abreu to DH once they land Carl Crawford or another new acquisition for left field, a decision I wholeheartedly endorse but which certainly isn't written in stone. If the Rangers just completely let Vlad go with no attempt to resign him to a cheaper contract and then pick up Matsui, I am going to laugh a lot…and then cry if they take that to the playoffs again.
Now back to creaming spinach and chopping a mountain of onions and such for me. Oye, I feel like Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia, LOL.


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A quickie synopsis today --- to keep faith with this weekly thingy. First of all, the bad news; the Uncle Ralph Letters project is still in the lurch. However, I expect to resume work on that project early Monday morning. I almost said bright and early, but early nowadays for me is about 5 am and it is definitely not bright at that time of morning. The plan is to work 2 to 3 hours each day before I head to the Y. Even if I only get 1 hour in that is more than I have done the past month. Yikes.
Had a great workshop last Tuesday nite. I was jazzed about the Ranch years project. Today and tomorrow I am reworking the first piece. It was an ok first draft, but not enough backstory, dialogue needs more set up around it, and general rewrite -- ughh, I would say I hate rewrites (which I do) but I would rather get this story right than be a whiner and a sniveler.
I am plugging along with reading and researching information about the Chartist, and also the Temperance movement. As a major flax production area, Dundee's flax workers were very active in the Chartist and social movements of that era. And for tomorrow's Amanuensis Monday I will be transcribing a letter written to J.P. McPherson, which shows his involvement in political activities in the Dundee area.
Regarding my Roots'n'Leaves blog, I managed to enter four posts for the week, including last week's Sunday Synopsis. For the time being, I am trying to enter a transcription of some sort every Monday, a more thought provoking post for Thursday Thoughts, a Surname Saturday piece that highlights a family name of some importance in the Springdale, Wisconsin, of J.P. McPherson's time, and then, of course, my Sunday Synopsis.
That's the way she rolls.


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With the gun control debate currently at the forefront of national politics, and with the recent attempts by the federal government to push stricter gun laws and gun regulation on American citizens, city governments in Texas and other states have passed similar or identical resolutions opposing expanded federal gun control measures.
"It started in the City of Gonzalez," said City Attorney Acie McAda about the pro-Second Amendment resolution. "They passed a resolution opposing governmental attempts to regulate the Second Amendment right. It had been going around from city to city. We're passing a resolution that supports the Second Amendment and opposes any regulation that goes against the Second Amendment."
The resolution is meant to be a united statement that expounds and explains the city's position of peaceful opposition to federal anti-gun and ammunition measures.
Section Two of the resolution states that, "All federal acts, laws, executive orders, agency orders, and rules or regulations of all kinds with purpose, intent, or effect of confiscating any firearm, banning any firearm, limiting the size of a magazine for any firearm, imposing the limit on the ammunition that may be purchased for any firearm, taxing any firearm or ammunition therefore, or requiring the registration of any firearm or ammunition therefore, infringes upon Texans' right to keep and bear arms in direct violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and therefore, any such law is not made in pursuance of the Constitution, is not authorized by the Constitution, and thus, is not the supreme law of the land, and consequently, is valid in the State of Texas and shall further be considered null and void and of no effect in this City."
Mayor Brent Houdmann signed the resolution and copies of the resolution will be immediately transmitted to the highest levels of both state and federal government, including President Obama.
"Even though we're just the City of Falls City, we believe we have a right to control what we do," said Houdmann. "We should not let the federal government say that we don't have the right to bear arms when it was a right given to us as being American citizens. I think that's our right and I don't think the federal government needs to be getting involved in what we can and cannot do."
In other matters, the council:
• Heard a presentation by Wayne Beyer, CPA regarding the 2011-2012 city audit. The city received a good and clean audit, and Beyer commended the city for its status and standing in various financial matters and accountability.
• Discussed the future possibility of a city marshal or other type of law enforcement individual for the city.
• Approved Abby Fenner as city clerk.


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Weekend Guide: Out and about for the holidays
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New food truck House of Fries specializes in Belgian fries and dipping sauces
It's easy to guess this new food truck's specialty: The name is House of Fries. »Read Full Blog Post
MSO closes season with crowd-pleaser 'Bolero,' more
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is closing its classical season this weekend with a performance of Ravel's "Bolero" that won a standing, cheering ovation Friday evening.
Guest conductor Gilbert Varga led the orchestra through a well-constructed program that also included: Mozart's "Overture to 'Le nozze di Figaro'" ("The Marriage of Figaro"); Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, featuring guest violinist Karen Gomyo; and Kodály's "Dances of Galánta." »Read Full Article
Soulstice cast hits the right notes with Sondheim's 'Follies'
Just after intermission in the production of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" now being staged by Soulstice Theatre, Heidi Schiller — oldest among the pre-World War II showgirls attending a one-time reunion — begins to warble an operetta-like tune from her heyday.
Playing the older Heidi, Amanda Hull sings that we must never look back. But of course Heidi looks, remembering the ravishing young performer she'd once been, when she could hit every note in songs like this one. Which the suddenly materialized younger Heidi (a lovely Julianne Frey) then easily does, singing of the bittersweet passage of time — something a young Heidi can't possibly feel as acutely as her older self does. »Read Full Article
Things to do in Milwaukee this week
Key performances
The 2014 North American Piano Competition is taking place this week in Milwaukee. Semifinalists will perform recitals and in master classes through Wednesday when the final concert and awards will be given out. Today there will be recitals featuring the pianists performing with members of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra starting at 8:15 a.m. and continuing till 7 p.m., with master classes at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. These are open to the public ($15); they take place at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Ave. Another master class for the semifinalists will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (free admission), with recitals by visiting artists at 7:30 p.m. (tickets $20 for adults, $15 students). These are also held at the conservatory. On Wednesday, the artists move to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., with free solo performances at 6 p.m. in the Anello Atrium. Then the three finalists will perform with the MSO in Uihlein Hall (tickets: $15, adults; $10, students; $30, box seats) at 7:30 p.m. »Read Full Article


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Kansas City Royals Offseason Recap and Preview
Well they didn't do that well in 2010:
… again but the Royals have never been about winning today (seriously, have they won since George Brett was there?). They are building for tomorrow. Take that into this preview with you.
Grade: B
Notable Additions:
Vin Mazzaro, Joaquin Arias, Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress, Lorenzo Cain, Zack Miner, Jeff Francis, and Pedro Feliz.
Notable Subtractions:
Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Gil Meche, Yuniesky Betancourt, and Brandon Duckworth.
Why?: I know that they lost Zack Greinke this off-season. However, even though the grade is for how well the team set up for their immediate future, I lessen the penalty of losing a star player if the team got something good in return. The Royals definite deserved this slight bump for what they got back for Greinke. Also, they added some crazy depth everywhere. Although, am I the only one to notice that Robinson Cano's best year came after Melky left? We'll see what impact he has on players like Alcides Escobar.
I would like to point out that KC's rotation overall did improve because of names like Vin Mazzaro amongst others. Although they did come in last in their division last year and lost their ace in the offseason, I see a solid transistion year. Let me make an argument for a better rotation in 2011. They traded for Vin Mazzaro and must have seen something in him to give up a piece like David DeJesus. Zack Miner is a solid back of the rotation starter that constantly hovers around 4.00 ERA.
Now… the Jeff Francis case. Does anyone remember that he was the ace of the Rockies' World Series run in 2007? Anyone? Well, he was. He had 17 wins and had an ERA of 2.21 until the World Series (where the whole Rockie team shut down). He did horribly in 2008 but it was later revealed that he had an injury in his shoulder. He didn't pitch in 2009 because of arthtoscopic surgery. Pitched badly again in 2010 with an ERA of 5.00 on the dot. I think that this may have been because of the recovery from the surgery. For most shoulder surgeries, it is usually takes a few years to fully recover. If he can get anywhere close to where he was before, the Royals have a much better staff than last year.
Predicted Record Range: 68-73 wins Like I said, this depends on the pitching staff because their young defense will be unpredictable and can fluctuate ( so their wins will fluctuate). We have yet to see how the offense will come together but with solid pitching they can improve a bit on their win total last year.
For those of you who did a little link clicking and wonder why I am so behind on game recaps, I have a lot of homework which is also why this entry took so much time. I have yet to see how baseball will affect my blogging but I can't post the game recaps of games last weekend until next Monday because my pictures for those games are in a computer that I do not have access to.
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Well, it depends. Is Ned Yost the Ron Gardenhire type that takes control of the entire system? I know that the Royals have a stacked farm system so actually he wouldn't have to do that much. Just develop the talent the right way so that they don't get injured.
it going to take the royals a few more years to win alot of games ned yost did for the brewers in turning them around maybe he can do the same for kc
Well Wayne,
One ace does not a rotation make. If I am hearing right what you have coming up, you will have enough for a rotation and then some. As far as Billy's optimism, you have to think you will win every game as a player or else you won't win a lot but also, how soon are Royals fans expecting them to win?
The thing about Zack Greinke is that he didnt want to play in Kansas City anymore. How long has he had those feelings? Only Zack knows. So even with Zack on the team it wasnt a promised win anyway. He's even admitted to not throwing he best pitchers to save from injuries.
Even with George Brett around the Royals produced less than par seasons. But Billy Butler seems optimistic about the Royals winning the division sooner then most fasn think! But…this is only Butlers third season with the Royals.
Great blog so far!


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My letter got published in the L.A. Times!
For the last couple of years, when baseball season starts, I've been telling my brother "This is the year I will start writing letters to the editors. I want one of my letters published!" But I have only written one in two years. This year, it was not the beginning of the baseball season but when Jeff Kent_ one of my favorite players retired, I wanted to convey that the guy that was at the press conference was the player that I have seen for the last 4 years. Like he said on his press conference, "he rather talk to 100,000 fans than to the media".
I cried along with Jeff watching his press conference. I remembered also that Jeff had cried at the press conference when he became a Dodger. I reminded him of this when I saw him at the last WIN baseball clinic. He smiled and said "Well, I took a look at my mother and there she was crying".
I wrote my letter in the hopes that maybe, just maybe it would be published. Just in case, I also sent it to the Fanfeed Dodgers email address. Saturday morning I picked up the paper and started with the Sport section as I always do. All was quiet in my house but when I started reading the letters and got to MY letter, I was "OMG!" "OMG!" , I just had to wake up my brother and show it to him. He was 'mm, ok….zzzz".
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That is the Jeff Kent I saw at WIN baseball clinics for the last four years, the guy I saw signing autographs for kids under a hot sun and advising them at Dodger Stadium. The one who looked up at me when I asked him when he was going to be reactivated so that I could reactivate him in my fantasy baseball team and apologized for being injured. The one with the wonderful smile at the baseball clinics joking with us, catching us in the bullpen, patiently taking pictures and signing autographs. The only player that has asked me for my name by saying "I am sorry, what is your name?"
I am proudly wearing my Jeff Kent jersey today.
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That's really great. I hope you frame that and put it with other great sports collectables. I'm sure it will make a nice piece and conversation starter for anyone in your home. Congrats again : )
Thanks Bob, Julia & Tom! I am having fun reading your blogs! I rather read than write. I will definately frame my letter. I got several newspapers. Need to go to Michaels to find a frame. I will add a picture of Jeff.
got to run now to take the train home
I love it Emma, you are doing a fantastic job. I have you in my favorites.
Hey Emma, didn't know you blogged! glad you posted your URL, heheh. Can't believe ST games are about to start, as the King said, the cure for the offseason blues is "A little less conversation, a little more action". Time to tune out the Columnists and tune in to the radio!
Hey D4! Thanks! I will add yours! need my fix of positives that you bring.
Hey John! Ready for tomorrow's game? I need to wear Dodger gear tomorrow.
I am glad now I have both of your URLS. I was looking for them.
for those that missed Jeff conference, here is a small part of what he said as he took deep breaths and long pauses, but the tears flowed anyway:
"The integrity of the game has been jeopardized for so many years, and I'm embarrassed about the steroid era,"
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"And for the kids who might want to be a baseball player some day (sniff. pause )
there is a chance that you can play this great game (his voice breaking down)
if you are not the biggest guy
if you are not the fastest guy (sniff)
even if you are not the smartest guy
there is a chance (pause) that you can still play this game".


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I want Boston to win
This is the match up ladies and gentlemen. What a series this will be. Big markets, tradition, star power, on the line for a championship. It does not get any better.
This one of the best times in basketball in recent history. Remember that god awful Spurs-Nets, Spurs-Pistons, Spurs-Cavs, (wow the Spurs have the worst NBA Finals).
This is great. I hope this series is as good as the Superbowl...GO GIANTS, YESSSSS.
Yet my heart is saddened. The New York Knicks are no where to be found. Even the Bulls found greatness in the post-season.
I feel like we are missing the boat on a great era in the NBA. I know management has changed but I still blame the past 2 regimes for where we are now.
But hey who knows. Anything can happen. But we have to place ourselves in a position to do what LA and Boston did. LA has a star player, Boston has cap room unfotunately we have nothing right now.
Chicago sucks, Miami suck and pacers suck too, may be those team will bring back another era with us.
Oh well, this will be a great series.
how can you be from NY and want a Boston team to win?
GO Lakers Kobe is one of the best ever, he deserves another ring... he did it all this season. I feel sorry for KG, Pierce, and Allen if they weren't playing for the celts i'd prob cheer for them too but the team makes a dif becuase I HATE Boston.
Well I don't hate them because I'm used to them sucking for the past years.. and I like Ray Allen.. and I like Rondo.. I hate Kobe, he kills the Knicks and he is always the center of attention in MSG when he comes.. also he is supposed to be a Knicks, which makes me mad
yea kobe as a knick would be something but I'm just one of those fans that wants celtic,patriot,bruin, and red sox fans to just get the hell out of the country lol
New York is still stuck in the mudd trying to pull out ...watching the Knicks this season reminded me of the Harlem Globetrotters. WE ARE the Washington Generals of the NBA (yea I said it) losing pretty much every game while the other teams make fools out of us, and also having their crappy players look like all-stars!
I don't like Boston, but I always liked Ray Allen (sharpshooter and can dunk in people's face if he wants) and Kevin Garnett (his passion for the game is contagious, he's straight beast!) when I herd they were playing together I was waiting on the season to start. Not to mention Paul Pierce, he's a mad-scientist on the court.
I haven't watched much basketball in years (too heart crushing) but that gave me a reason to watch something. I am glad they are in the finals I never thought Ray Allen was gonna get his chance and I thought Kevin Garnett would retire as a T'Wolve, if anyone deserves a ring it's KG-
heyy.watsup newyork...just like the old days lakersvsceltics.
Old days are great lakers vs Boston.... only when BOSTON LOSES
This Lakers vs Celtics matchup was seen early in the regular season when Bynum had consistent star performances in 15 straight games. With Kwame being a huge help as a backup.
The Celtics put together 3 of the top-15 (4th quarter) players in the NBA, that plays BIG when the game is on the line (KG, Pierce, Ray) . What these 3-players put together with coach Doc Rivers in the offseason was outstanding B-Ball designed to be the best defensive-rotation in the regular season. The Celtics did not practice or design anything for a Postseason series in the offseason or during their regular season practice, they just worked on winning in the regular season. Which maybe scary now for Westcoast Fans, because Coach Doc Rivers, the Big-3, and the Big-Game Role-Players had a week-off to just practice on Postseason-Defense vs Coach Phil Jax - Kobe Lakers in a series.
The Lakers coach Phil Jackson and MVP Kobe Bryant have twice the amount of Postseason experience wins than this Celtics team. Having Players Fisher, Odom, and Gasol performing at the top level in the postseason with the bench role-players following in pursuit mode only gives "Phil & Kobe" more creative amunition to work with.
At the start of the Postseason Games, I said the Finals will be the Lakers in 6. Now that the Boston BIG-3 have a week off to practice it is hard to say the outcome over how well the Boston BIG-3 in the offseason got their Roster to achieve a 66-16 season.
This is how I know that Knick-Fans had way to much of Isiah Thomas in New York.
In other forums you have several Knick-Fans which was silly enough to match a "TOP" veteran playoff experience Fisher to a young upcomming Rondo as an even matchup. I feel they need to watch more Postseason Series games before making such a comment (the Knicks need to make the playoffs for these fans). So far within this Postseason Fisher's main duties were on oponents " Iverson, Deron, and Parker ", must I say any more...
I got no shame in rooting for Boston.
They represent the East, our division, and have one of the most hardest working athletes any of us will ever see in our lives in Garnett. No one in the NBA is more deserving of a ring.
Either way, this series will be one of the best the league has had in years. No one wanted another dull Spurs series.
the celtics look extremely good now with Allen scoring again...rondo doing his thing and perkins playin great in the post. But this lakers team isn't gonna take **** and if anyone wants a ring again it's Kobe this guy will do anything and the celtics guarding him is obviously the X-factor. The thing is i don't think pierce can stop Kobe...i dont think anyone can really to were kobe won't do alot of damage not only shooting wise but drawing so many fouls and making all the shots and now becoming more of a distributor which will drive Garnett insane seeing Gasol and possibly Bynum( not sure if he's back yet) getting open. Kobe will drive the lane, get double teamed, and pass to an open guy and the lakers will burry the celts on offense...it's all about kobe. and the celts offense has to be better than ever because this lakers team isn't a Cavaliers team with just Lebron and by the way seeing Lebron almost beat this celtic team basically by himself made me wonder how good this celtic team really is right now. i know there in the championship but kobe is better than lebron and help with two other all stars i just dont see the celts winning this one. Even if bynum isn't back im picking the Lakers because Perkins is doing great but u can't gurantee him to dominate every game and if Bynum comes back all i can say is that perkins might look a little worse due to the fact that there is two 7 foot guys in that post. Kobe, fisher and radmonovic on the outside, Gasol and Bynum in the post...they should beat them in 6 max.


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Romans May Have Hurt Medical Geography of AIDS, and Helped Against the Black Death
British researchers fired back saying the Empire's spread protected against Black Death. In parts of the Empire's core the Black Death killed rate was 1 in 20,000 while in never-Roman Northern Europe the rate shot up to 1 in 10.
Regardless of the Empire's impact on AIDS the dreaded disease is most prominent in sub-Saharan Africa, a place the Romans would only know myths about.
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- Dan tdaxp said...
Re: AIDS, Europeans in general are more protected against it than Africans, so presumably the Roman Empire's effect there was to introduce the African alleles into an already 'cleared' northern-European population.
The original defense may have come about if something similar to AIDS struck Europe, say, 3,000 years ago, killing off most of those who were easily susceptible.
- Charlene said...
No, no, no: those percentages are not the Black Death killed rate! They're the percentages of people who now carry the protective gene!
In no area affected by the plague was the death rate anywhere as low as one in ten, let alone one in 20,000. Even in the most lightly affected areas three in ten people died. In Italy it was one in two. One third of the population of Europe died.


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Joseph "Joe" Hugh Eros, Captain, US Army, 42, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, overcome by an extreme tide when crossing Cook Inlet.
Born April 16, 1971 in Manhattan, Kan., he is the son of James J. Eros and Mary Clare (McCormick) Eros, of Shepherdstown. He grew up in Elkins and Charleston, where he attended Valley School, John Adams Junior High School and George Washington High School. He was a Knight of the Golden Horseshoe, a West Virginia Scholar, and belonged to prize-winning mathematics and quiz bowl teams. Before starting high school he was selected to travel to Jordan for a three week cross-cultural visit where he visited Petra, stayed with a Bedouin family and met King Hussein and Queen Noor.
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Before law school, he was determined to complete an overland journey across Eurasia, from Ireland all the way to China. Since college he had maintained an interest in Central Asia, so he wanted to include Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in his itinerary. Visas were difficult to obtain but he finally succeeded. After flying to Ireland, he traveled by train, bus, van, and car. He rode camels and horses on a journey of four and half months. He published an account of his progress online in a blog as "Joe Across Asia." In the Fall of 2006 he began law school at the University of Michigan, earning his JD in 2009. Later that year he re-joined the Army as a Judge Advocate General Attorney Assistant. He attended the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course in 2010 and joined his unit in Alaska where he served his remaining time as the Assistant Staff Judge Advocate.
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#214219 - 02/17/14 09:28 PM Re: Monday's Word ESCUTCHEON [Re: jenny jenny]
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MEANING: noun:
1. An ornamental or protective plate surrounding a keyhole, light switch, door handle, etc.
2. Used in the phrase: blot on one's escutcheon (a stain on one's reputation).
3. A shield or shield-shaped surface bearing a coat of arms.
From Latin scutum (shield). Earliest documented use: 1480.
ESCUTCHEWON - Province of Canada, third from the left; capital: Regina; major city: Saskatoon
#214223 - 02/18/14 04:45 AM Re: Monday's Word ESCUTCHEON [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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Escutchoon, I'd have thought.
#214224 - 02/18/14 06:48 AM Re: Tuesday's Word CRURAL [Re: Tromboniator]
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Quote:Quote:major city: Saskatoon
Escutchoon, I'd have thought.
Good thought!
PRONUNCIATION: (KROOR-uhl)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to the leg.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin crus (leg). Earliest documented use: 1599.
CURAL - a panacea
#214226 - 02/18/14 12:06 PM Re: Tuesday's Word CRURAL [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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CRURAT A small rodent that lives under the coxwain's seat or, some may say, on it.
#214227 - 02/18/14 12:18 PM Re: Tuesday's Word CRURAL [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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CRUALL (kru all)- the word construct of Souteastern US rurals when referring to more than one leg.
#214238 - 02/19/14 02:05 PM Wednesday's Word ACEDIA [Re: jenny jenny]
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PRONUNCIATION: (uh-SEE-dee-uh)
MEANING: noun: Apathy; boredom; sloth.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin acedia, from Greek akedia, from a- (not) + kedos (care). Earliest documented use: 1607.
ACEDINA - city in California, just north of Los Angeles, home of the Ose Bowl
ACENIA - I observed you in Brooklyn
ACNEDIA - a skin eruption confined to the patella; goes away after 24 hours
#214239 - 02/19/14 10:20 PM Re: Wednesday's Word ACEDIA [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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APEDIA A massive online resource containing no information.
#214243 - 02/20/14 12:06 PM Oh Brave New World, that has such people in it... [Re: Tromboniator]
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APEDIA is already upon us:
A specialist is someone who knows more and more about less and less until at last he knows absolutely everything there is to know about nothing at all.
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#214245 - 02/20/14 12:11 PM Re: Wednesday's Word ACEDIA [Re: Tromboniator]
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Good one Peter, I run into that frequently.
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PRONUNCIATION: (di-KANT)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To pour, especially in a manner that the sediment is left behind.
2. To rehouse people while their buildings are being rebuilt or refurbished.
ETYMOLOGY: From French décanter (to settle or to clarify), from Latin decanthare, from de- (from) + canthus (spout, rim). Earliest documented use: 1633.
DEKANT - to engage in Revisionism by systematically eliminating all mention of the Categorical Imperative and Dialectical Materialism from textbooks of Philosophy
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