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Jeromy Apodaca, 23, of North Platte pleaded guilty Friday to charges of probation violation and procuring alcohol for a minor and was released from jail.
Jeromy has served a total of 193 days and Turnbull gave him credit for that time.
Apodaca was charged with probation violation came when he failed to show up for a drug and alcohol testing session. The procuring charge came from a police officer working security in April at the D&N Event Center saw Jeromy get a beer and give it to his brother, Virgil Jr., 20.
Both Jeromy and Anthony were charged in June with aiding and abetting in the alleged rapes of three North Platte women in their late teens, but the charges were dropped Nov. 29 after defense attorneys successfully persuaded the court that there was no physical evidence to connect the two the crimes.
Anthony was released from jail at the time that the charges were dropped, but Jeromy remained behind bars until the court could officially hear his other two charges.
Three other men are still jailed in connection with the alleged rapes Virgil Apodaca, Sr and Virgil Jr., as well as Anthony Nunnenkamp. Prosecutors say DNA evidence show the men had sexual relations with the women, but more testing is needed to verify the difference in DNA between Virgil Sr. and Virgil Jr.
Stephen Marquez, 23, of North Platte, appeared Friday for preliminary hearings on drug possession and being a felon in possession of firearms. The drug charge was bound over to district court and the weapons charge was dismissed by Lincoln County Judge Kent Turnbull.
Marquez was charged with possessing a legend drug (K2) and codeine July 5after a traffic stop for speeding by Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Ryan Hayes.
Hayes testified in court that when he approached the car he could smell marijuana and when he asked Marquez about it, Marquez admitted having pipes and K2 in the car. While searching the car, Hayes said he found a plastic bottle and a baggie, both containing K2. He also found a pill wrapped up in cigarette pack cellophane in the center console. After the pill was tested, the State Patrol Crime Lab said it was codeine. Marquez said that he didnt know about that pill and it wasnt his.
Turnbull said there was enough evidence to bind the drug charges to district court.
The weapons charge came from traffic stop on Nov. 19 by a North Platte policeman for failure to signal a lane change. When asked by the officer if there were any drugs in the car, Marquez admitted having a pipe. He refused to let police search the car and a drug dog was called, which indicated the odor of drugs on the left passenger door, giving the police probable cause to search.
During the search, the pipe Marquez had admitted was found. And in the trunk, officers found two handguns and a shotgun. Marquez denied knowledge or ownership of the guns.
A passenger in the car, Ken Kassell, told police the guns were his.
Marquez is not allowed to possess guns because he was once convicted of felony drug possession in South Dakota.
Kassell gave only vague answers about where the guns were from and how he had obtained them. He told officers the guns had been in the car for several days and Marquez said he remembered Kassell putting something in the trunk, but didnt know what it was.
Lincoln County Judge Kent Turnbull said he wasnt totally convinced that Marquez wasnt up to something but said he could not pass judgment on feelings.
The facts here do not show that the guns were ever in the passenger compartment or within reach of Marquez, Turnbull said. There is not enough evidence to bind this charge over to district court and its dismissed.
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In his State of the Union address, President Obama called upon our nation to join with the world in ending extreme poverty in the next two decades. Today, we have new tools that enable us to achieve a goal that was simply unimaginable in the past: the eradication of extreme poverty and its most devastating corollaries, including widespread hunger and preventable child and maternal deaths.
The President's fiscal year 2014 budget request responds to this call and the most critical development challenges of our time. It supports important global partnerships, including the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition and the Child Survival Call to Action, by increasing and focusing investments in food security and maternal and child health. It builds resilience in areas besieged by recurrent crisis and natural disaster, with a focus on the Horn of Africa and Sahel regions. And it advances a comprehensive food aid reform package that will enable us to feed two to four million additional people each year.
We have just passed the two-year anniversary since the onset of the Syrian conflict. Sadly, the country continues to face a grim situation and an escalating humanitarian crisis. The dreams of those who first began with hopeful demonstrations on the street of Damascus are far from being realized. The statistics are numbing: more than 70,000 dead; more than 4 million people inside the country in need of assistance; and more than 2.5 million displaced from their homes. We have already reached the somber milestone of more than one million refugees in neighboring countries, with greater numbers of refugees fleeing the violence each day.
We are facing a grim and escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria. The statistics are numbing: more than 70,000 dead; more than four million people inside the country in need of assistance, including over 2.5 million displaced from their homes. We have already surpassed the somber milestone of more than a million refugees who have fled to the relative safety of neighboring countries, with greater numbers of refugees fleeing the violence each day.
And behind these statistics are the stories of individual Syrians who have lost their homes, their livelihoods and all too often their loved ones. I had a sobering visit to the camps in Turkey and Jordan a month ago with Assistant Secretary Anne Richard and Ambassador Robert Ford. We stood at the border late one night as thousands of Syrians walked across into Jordan, including one young woman who was six months pregnant and fearful she would lose her child.
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am grateful for the Committee's interest in the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) approach in Latin America and the Caribbean and pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the Obama Administration's development policy in the Americas. As always, I am eager to hear your advice and counsel as well.
Mali is facing a complex emergency: a political crisis, recovery from a major drought, and threats to internal and regional security. I would like to provide an update on the current situation and how it has affected our programming, as well as outline the key factors that are needed for development to progress.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently released a report estimating that there are now approximately 870 million hungry people in the world, 98 percent of them living in developing countries. While these numbers have adjusted down from recent estimates, it is still 870 million too many. Compounding this problem, research indicates that by the year 2050, the world's population is projected to increase by 38 percent to more than 9 billion, which, combined with changing diets, will require up to a 60 percent increase in food production to feed us all. We confront these challenges in a world that has less land and fewer resources available for production.
Consistent with the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, USAID's development activities target the root causes of the popular frustration with the Government of Nigeria that stokes instability in the North, Middle Belt and Niger Delta regions: poor governance, insufficient respect for human and civil rights, inadequate delivery of basic services, and a lack of economic opportunity, particularly for young Nigerians. Creating a culture of peace that acknowledges and transcends Nigeria's ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity is critical for stability, democracy, and economic development.
Mali is facing a complex emergency: a political crisis, a major drought, and threats to internal and regional security. These interrelated crises call for a careful and considered development response. According to the World Bank, countries that have become characterized as fragile states require 20 to 25 years to recover, at great cost to their own people as well as to the international community in terms of resources diverted to stabilize and get those states back on the track of effective, transparent governance. While Mali is not currently a fragile state, it is in a fragile situation.
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The route of the UK's most prestigious cycle race - won last year by Sir Bradley Wiggins - has been altered due to a successful campaign spearheaded by Inspector Chris Chammings.
Riders were due to skirt around the edges of Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge as part The Tour of Britain on September 12, but they will now go through the centre of both towns.
The sixth stage, from Bath to Hemel Hempstead, will see the world's elite cyclists race down Bradford's Market Street, over Town Bridge, along Trowbridge Road, past County Hall in Trowbridge.
It will then pass through the centre of Devizes and Pewsey, before heading towards Hertfordshire.
Cycling enthusiast Insp Chammings said: "It was going to skirt around Bradford on Avon, now it is going through both towns I am in charge of. I am really pleased it is happening.
"I will be going on a test drive of the new route in a few weeks."
The inspector joined Trowbridge Police Station in March and when he met the mayor of Bradford on Avon, fellow cycling enthusiast John Potter, they were soon discussing the race and the feasibility of it coming through the town.
They worked in partnership with Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Council and Bradford on Avon Town Council and liaised with race organisers.
Insp Chammings said: "Bradford on Avon is such a classic town for it to go through. It has had a tough year. This is a time to celebrate.
"This race has some of the best riders in the world and it is televised in 106 countries across the world.
"Even if people aren't interested in cycling I would encourage them to line the streets and watch. It is a colourful spectacle.
"The Tour of Britain brings in the road closures and the policing impact is minimal."
Insp Chammings also said the Tour of Britain would send out school packages, advising them how they can get involved in the event.
Coun Jane Scott, leader of Wiltshire Council said: "I'm delighted Wiltshire is going to be part of one of the most exciting events in the cycling calendar.
"Having such a high profile event race through our streets is a huge boost for the county and also supports our own ongoing legacy work to bring communities together, boost the economy and encourage more people to be active."
More than 100 top international cyclists, including the British national squad, will take part in the event, which attracts more than 1.5m spectators in total and runs from September 7 to 14.


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Yesterday, as I was sitting next to Victoria Beckham during the presentation of her Victoria line (a companion to her main collection composed entirely of easy dresses), she leaned over and whispered, "I can really see my kids' influence creeping in!" and giggled.
Though Mrs Beckham seems very involved with her children, they have never been part of her fashion life, so this observation surprised me. (Her baby daughter, Harper, travels with her and stays with her backstage, but they have never been front row at a show, or trotted out for pictures in the myriad profiles of her that have appeared in magazines like Vogue.) Read more


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Kanye West showed up in style for the amfAR Cinema Against Aids Gala, stunting in a new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
There were reportedly less than 100 of the vehicles produced with a hefty price tag of $1.7 million.
The black-tie affair, held in Cap'd Antibes, France was also attended by celebrities such as Boy George and Naomi Campbell.
Kanye was recently spotted making out with a blonde on a hotel balcony in France where he was reportedly in town to attend the annual Cannes Film Festival.
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Introductory note: This week we take a break for the alphabet series. Today we have a guest post from my blogging buddy, Lucy Nixon of Free-From blog. She lives in the U.K. and writes here about the intersection of their government funded health care system and celiac disease. I love following her blog, seeing how different our systems are and the different brands available. The comments are fun too with the lovely British idioms.
Have you heard the rumours that the government provides food for celiacs in the UK? That you can get gluten free birthday cake for free?
No doubt we all enjoy a good story, and we like to think that someone else has it easier. But here's the truth…
Food for free?
When you're diagnosed with celiac disease here in the UK (we call it coeliac disease, but it's the same thing), then your doctor will give you a prescription. You take the prescription to the pharmacist, who exchanges it for food.
So much is true. Mostly. Or partly.
· It is true that a visit to a UK National Health Service doctor is free (at the point of delivery – we pay taxes to fund the NHS)
· It is true that some gluten free basics are available on prescription (flour, bread, pasta, pizza bases, plain biscuits and crackers)
· It is true that for some people, prescriptions are free.
But like so much here in the UK, nothing is straightforward.
If you live in Wales, prescriptions are free for everyone. They'll be free for everyone in Northern Ireland by 2010, and in Scotland by 2011. If you live in England, though, you pay.
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Not everyone in England has to pay. You can get free prescriptions if you:
· are under 16
· are under 19 and still in education
· are over 60
· claim certain income-related state benefits
· are pregnant or have had a baby within the last year
· have certain medical conditions (not celiac disease!)
People on a low income can get help with prescription costs, and it is possible to buy a season ticket, which reduces cost if you use a lot of prescriptions. You'll need it: if you live in England, then you pay £7.20 per item at the full rate.
£7.20 for a bag of flour or a loaf of bread is a lot of money – nearly $12.00 at today's exchange rate. That's more than it would cost you to buy gluten free flour or a loaf of bread in the supermarket.
Why would you get a prescription, then?
Many people qualify for free or reduced-cost prescriptions. 40% of us here in the UK are under 16 or over 60, and about 14% of the rest claim a key social security benefit. (See www.statistics.gov.uk). For everybody else, it doesn't make good economic sense to ask for a prescription for gluten free food.
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How can the NHS pay for it?
We pay taxes – about 13% of our taxes go to the NHS.
There has been a lot of debate over the last few years about how to pay for the NHS, and whether the NHS should pay for gluten free food. There's an ongoing campaign for free prescriptions for people with long-term conditions; and there have been proposals for different schemes for issuing the gluten free food – one being vouchers to exchange for gluten free food in supermarkets.
Why does the NHS give away food?
Prescribing gluten free food reduces costs to the country in the long run. If a celiac doesn't stick to the gluten free diet, then – as we all know – there are long-term health risks, and these are expensive for the NHS to have to deal with. If they can encourage celiacs to stay gluten-free, then we don't get chronically ill, and our lifetime cost to the NHS – and therefore to the taxpayer – is less.
Sounds like a great system!
Well, yes and no. The National Health Service is an astonishing thing, and we feel great pride in it. But it is an ageing system designed for a much smaller population with a shorter life-span, and it is struggling for funds. Nobody likes paying taxes!
Because of the pressures on the NHS, in some places in the country there are severe restrictions by either the local health authority or the doctor's practice on how much can be prescribed, despite the guidelines on the amount of gluten free food that should be prescribed.
So not everyone can get the prescriptions in the first place. It depends on where you live and which doctor you see.
There isn't a free choice of gluten free products for prescribing. There's a list, which is reviewed each year. It is very difficult for a manufacturer to get on the list, and quite rightly, there are rigorous tests.
So you can't necessarily choose the products you'd like by the manufacturers you like. And what is available is plain, basic foodstuffs. No fancy chocolate biscuits or ice cream cones; no muffins or breakfast cereal!
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Perhaps a bigger problem, though, is that the system of prescribable gluten free food means that those manufacturers who are on The List have a huge market advantage over the others – because the NHS pays well, and so many people can get these things for free or for very little, it is hard for new companies who are not on The List to get established and their products tend to be very expensive to buy in the shops. A scheme such as vouchers to swop in supermarkets for products of choice would help these small manufacturers, improve the options available to celiacs, and potentially reduce the bill to the NHS.
So – free food? Yes, some food, in certain circumstances, but this isn't a supermarket trolley dash!
What about the free birthday cake?
No such thing – perhaps free flour to make the cake, yes, even a cake mix so you wouldn't have to pay for baking powder. But you'll need to pay for the eggs, the sugar, the butter, the cooking, the icing and decoration and the candles. Sorry.
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Lucy has a coeliac daughter, and blogs about the issues around living gluten free and raising a gluten free child.


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March 30, 2010: Released for normal games on [1].
The Twisted Treeline map was reworked, and the new version released with patch V188.8.131.52 on October 17th, 2012 [2]. It was previously located near Zaun, but was retroactively relocated to the Shadow Isles.
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The location known as the Twisted Treeline is located in the mysterious Shadow Isles. An eternally thick, unnatural fog blankets the islands from the view of outsiders. It is thought that the islands are home to countless forms of undead, though no one seems eager to perform the exploration necessary to find out the truth.
GameplayПравитьThe Twisted Treeline is a two lane map where two teams consisting of three players battle in fast-paced action while their ultimate goal is to destroy the enemy team's nexus. Aside from its two, slightly curved lanes, the map also features several neutral monster camps and two altars to be captured as well as a free health pick-up - all situated in the jungle between the lanes - giving plenty of opportunities for team fights. There is also a path over the top lane which leads to lair. The team who defeats the horrific creature inside receive the Crest of Crushing Wrath, which provides bonus health and mana regeneration as well as an attack speed buff and 20% cooldown reduction.
In-Game Description ПравитьDeep in Shadow Isles lies a ruined city shattered by magical disaster. Those who venture inside the ruins and wander through the Twisted Treeline seldom return, but those who tell tales of horrific creatures and the vengeful dead.
- Two lanes to fight your way to the enemy base.
- A jungle populated by neutral monsters of varying degrees of toughness.
- Powerful turrets defend key areas on the map. You must confront these in addition to your enemies if you are to make headway toward victory.
- Two bases at opposite sides of the map, populated by a shop, a nexus and one turret to defend the nexus.
- A Ghost Relic is located in the middle of the map.
- Two altars situated on both sides of the lower jungle. An altar is sealed for 90 seconds after capturing it.
- New items to complement its fast-paced gameplay, and 825 base starting gold.
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- Work with your teammates to use the close lanes as a chance to kill enemy Champions as a team.
- The basic strategy is to have 2 players laning on the bottom and 1 player laning on the top, allowing for one stronger player to develop ahead of the other 2 and have a large advantage when ganking the bottom lane enemies. Laning should not continue for too long though as it is much quicker to level and gain gold from ganking enemies once you are strong enough.
- The more competitive strategy is to have 2 players laning at the top and 1 laning at the bot. This setup has better (and jungle in general) control. If there are 2 champions on 1 lane, only one of them should farm, a farmed champion + support are more useful in teamfights than 2 unfarmed champions.
- Another viable setup is two solo lanes with a jungler. The jungle remake on Twisted Treeline made mobs more tough and there are not that many viable junglers now.
- When champions that are effective at jungling are played in top lane, killing jungle monsters to outlevel your opponents and get neutral monster buffs is a strategy that is commonly used.
- The jungle area in Twisted Treeline is good not only to sneak on the opponent but also to outsmart them by running away or baiting them into a bad position.
- AD carries are viable on Twisted Treeline, but they must be protected by team like on Summoner's Rift. Roles of champions are more or less the same as in 5v5, but a setup with a AD carry should have enough cc to make him/her safe.
- A critical area is the lair of , located at the top of the map. It is a high value objective, so pay close attention to the location of enemy champions so that you are aware when they attempt to take him down. Keep in mind that the revised Twisted Treeline's shop does not carry wards, so vigilance is your only means of protecting the spider from the other team.
- Although wards do not exist in the shop, some champions like , , , , , , and have abilities that can be effectively used as wards.
Twisted Treeline Items Править
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- Advanced Items:
- Legendary Items:
- Mythical Items:
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- Minions spawn: 1:15
- Minions meet: 1:37
- Jungle monsters spawn: 1:40
- Heal spawn: 3:00
- Altars unlock: 3:00
- Vilemaw spawns: 10:00
- Surrender time: 15:00
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- Lower jungle:
- On each side of the jungle we can find 3 camps:
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- All monster camps respawn in 50 seconds after the death of the entire camp.
- On each side of the jungle we can find 3 camps:
- Upper jungle:
- spawns at 10 min mark and respawns 5 minutes after dying.
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- All champions passively gain up to +150% mana regeneration based upon their percentage of missing mana (e.g. 0% mana → +150% regeneration, 50% mana → +75% regeneration, 100% mana → +0% regeneration).
- Ghost Relic: Replenishes 94-315 health and a small amount of your ability resource. It also grants a brief speed boost. Spawns at 3:00 and respawns every 90 seconds.
- Crest of Crushing Wrath: bonus health and mana regeneration, increased attack speed and bonus cooldown reduction.
- Altars:
- One Altar: +3 gold on unit kill
- Two Altars: +10% attack damage and ability power
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Marc Merrill in an interview with Zam.com first mention the map [3]:
- So in regards to the new map, which is one of the hottest items that we're really excited about, we're about to roll one out. It's going to be going into the beta shortly. I don't know if it's in this release or if it's in the release at the end of the month. It's coming out really soon, it's a two lane map, it's awesome, there's a lot of action, it's really well designed to force action to the middle of the map, and it's designed for a 3 on 3 play experience. So it's very different experience, it will be a lot of fun for users to go bang away on that.
The map was first shown to the public on October 19th, 2009 on the games' Facebook page [4].
- After capturing one of the two altars on Twisted Treeline champions originating from the Shadow Isles, which include , , , , and , the summoned "spirit" will say unique messages to those particular champions. The messages are different for west and east altars, representing good and evil respectively. This, however, excludes , because Riot didn't want to give too much information about her lore, and , because lines for him have not been recorded yet. In addition, all Shadow Isles champions can also hear additional lines available to all of them, including Evelynn and Thresh. All the messages can be seen here or on the altar page.
- If two champions dance in front of within 5 seconds, will join in.
- The Twisted Treeline's remake is heavily influenced by concept and development.
Twisted Treeline map has been used for certain special, limited-time, featured game modes that circulate in and out.
- * During the Fall of 2014, for the Harrowing event, Riot introduced the game mode called Hexakill mode on this map.
- The mechanics were similar to Classic mode, with the only different being that On each team instead of 3 players, there were 6 players
- Icons were to be given by playing this mode.
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WASHINGTON — Ten states could reap significant savings by increasing the use of generic drugs in their state Medicaid programs, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association said Monday in response to a report by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
The report, "Overspending on Multi-Source Drugs in Medicaid," by Alex Brill, identified states that overspend the most on their Medicaid programs, with California, Texas and Georgia topping the list.
The study found that some state Medicaid programs spend large amounts of money reimbursing pharmacies for branded drugs when cheaper generics are available. California, for example, overspent by $102 million in 2009, while Texas overspent by $31 million and Georgia by $25 million. Other states cited were Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, Florida and North Carolina.
Another study, conducted earlier this year, found that the states and the federal government could save $682 million each year by increasing the Medicaid generic drug dispensing rate by 1%.


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The French fashion curator and critic Olivier Saillard opened the Comme des Garçons "White Drama" exhibition on Wednesday night at the Cité de la Mode et du Design across the Seine, in the temporary digs of the Musée Galliera.
Showcasing the Spring Summer 2012 collection in its entirety, the all-white installation is divided into six chapters, each featuring a series of silhouettes encased in an inflatable plastic dome. First shown during Paris Fashion Week on October 1st 2011, the collection follows a feminine evolution through the stages of life – from birth, through marriage, towards death – all in shades of white picked out in delicate leavers lace, silk satin, wool gabardine and floral embroideries. Certain styles featured tied sleeves and covered veils, evoking thoughts of strait-jackets and religious garb. The few moments of contrast arrive as inflated black rubber headpieces by the London set designer Gary Card, and hand-painted graffiti by the Japanese artist Oyama Enrico Isamu.
The museum's decision to exhibit a single current collection is a testament to the progressive nature of Rei Kawakubo's work and its relevance and influence on fashion today. "The collection is a rallying point between archaism and a vision of the future, a stand for the imaginary, where consideration of the garment, the noblest of all, is the subject." – Olivier Saillard


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New York's public education leaders said Thursday they're concerned about how the state's recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy will affect vulnerable school budgets.
State Education Commissioner John King and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher spoke at a conference in Albany about how state colleges can better prepare new teachers for the challenges of today's classrooms. But they warned about the state's financial woes impacting state aid for education.
"Unfortunately, I think the picture for state aid is in jeopardy given the challenges posed by the recent storm," King told Gannett's Albany Bureau after his speech.
"Over the next few weeks, as we come to understand what support the state will be able to get from the federal government, we'll be in a better position to understand the impact on the state budget," he continued. "But I am very worried about the state aid picture for the coming year."
Even before the storm, King said he was not expecting the state's education budget to grow.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have committed to increase state aid for education next fiscal year by the rate of growth in New Yorkers' personal income. Given the state's slow recovery and that some families' income will take a hit from Sandy, King said the increase could be less than it was last year.
School advocates said any expected aid increase might not be enough for schools.
"That inflationary increase doesn't really keep up with the inflationary costs," said Billy Easton, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, a labor-backed policy group. "If that's all they do, there will be classroom cuts."
Cuts in state aid combined with a property-tax cap have led districts to lay off employees in recent years, school officials said. The state increased aid by 4 percent in the current fiscal year, about $800 million, after cutting it in 2011.
Cuomo has told state agencies not to expect funding increases in the 2013-14 fiscal year, which starts April 1. He and the Legislature will grapple with as much as a $2 billion budget deficit, an estimate that has swelled from $1 billion because of the damage from Sandy.
The federal government pays 75 percent of costs for damages associated with major disasters, and the state and local governments are expected to pay the rest. Cuomo is seeking 100 percent reimbursement from the federal government because of Sandy's magnitude.
In prior major storms, that state has picked up most, if not all, of local governments' share.
Cuomo is expected to release his budget recommendation in mid-January.
"Economic growth has not been as rapid as we had hoped, so I was not expecting a significant difference in a positive direction from last year," King said. "But now, given the storm, I think there is real worry that we won't even get close to where we were last year unless we are able to get support from the federal government and the governor and Legislature are creative about how to allocate resources."
SUNY's Zimpher also said Sandy has been a consideration in the system administration's budget talks. The Board of Trustees Executive Committee on Wednesday approved a budget request for $1.97 billion in state aid, a roughly 13 percent increase from the current fiscal year.
"I always preface our budget conversations with our full knowledge that the state has not gotten itself to the black, and that we're still dealing with shortages of funding, and we're still dealing with the effects of Superstorm Sandy," Zimpher said.
"So we tried to be thoughtful and present a budget that could expand as the state's resources expand," she continued. "But we would not represent our students if we didn't make requests to better their experience, and that's what we did."
She said she was hopeful that the system's request would be met.
"We're optimistic, but we are partners with the governor and the Legislature," she said. "So I think what we will get is a partnership."


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In light of Jack Del Rio's comments last week about the Jacksonville Jaguars being spenders when free agency begins, I feel it is appropriate to reflect back on some of the franchise's best and worst free agent signings of all time.
This exercise should give Jacksonville fans some perspective on just how much of a hit or miss process free agency is.
Today I'll start off with the team's five worst free agent signings…
5. Tony Pashos, Offensive Line, 2007- It was a tough choice between Pashos and quarterback Cle Lemon (2008), who signed a three-year, $9 million contract and played in just one game with the Jaguars. However, Pashos passes Lemon because of the sheer magnitude of his contract, which was reported to be five years, $24 million with at least a $10 million signing bonus. Pashos did start 31 games for the Jaguars in two seasons but he was awfully ineffective for most of his tenure with the team and was cut after two seasons. Pashos was certainly not worth his fairly lofty contract.
4. Jerry Porter, Wide Receiver, 2008- Jacksonville needed a deep-threat at receiver and Porter was supposed to fill that role. He signed a six-year, $30 million contract with a $10 million signing bonus but made minimal contributions with the team, recording just 11 receptions in an injury-plagued season. He was cut after the season.
3. Drayton Florence, Cornerback, 2008- This signing could easily be No.1 but there weren't super high expectations in the community for Florence, who had lost his starting spot in San Diego the year before. In fact, it seemed like everyone had a feeling this guy would be a bust after he inked a six-year, $36 million deal with a $13 million signing bonus. Sure enough Florence came in and eventually was moved to nickel back. He was cut at the season's end and made next to no impact.
2. Hugh Douglas, Defensive End, 2003- The Jaguars desperately needed a pass-rusher and Douglas seemed to be a huge addition coming off of three consecutive Pro Bowl trips. He signed a five-year, $27 million contract with a $5 million signing bonus. It was a bit of a surprise that the Jaguars were able to obtain him considering he was such an elite target, but it turned out that Douglas was past his prime once he made it to Jacksonville. Douglas logged just 3.5 sacks (after totaling 37 the previous three seasons) in one year and Jacksonville before being cut in the following preseason.
1. Bryce Paup, Linebacker, 1998- He was one of the franchise's first big free agent acquisitions and proved to also be the biggest free agent bust. The expectation was that Paup, who had just made four consecutive Pro Bowls, would be a pass-rush linebacker for an upstart team. He had 6.5 sacks in 1998 but then had just one in 1999 when the team went 14-2. The Jaguars ended up cutting Paup after the season and he never lived up to his $21 million contract.
Depressed Jacksonville fans? Don't be because tomorrow we'll be a little more positive and look at the top free agent signings in franchise history.Tags: Football, Free Agency, free agent, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL


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The 2007 directory highlights the most active retail categories, or those that are expected to open the greatest number of new locations by 2011. Four of the top five are in the food category. Topping the list are fast-food restaurants, with a planned 13,000 locations. The women's apparel category came in second, with approximately 6,500 stores planned. Nearly 6,100 fast-casual restaurants are expected to open and slightly more than 6,000 coffee/juice bars are expected to see the light of day. The restaurant category (includes all restaurant chains not classified as fast-food or fast-casual) closes out the top five, with Trade Dimensions anticipating more than 5,800 new restaurant locations by 2011.
The directory also ranks specific companies by the total amount of current retail space occupied and the total amount of new space planned. Four companies appear in the top 10 of both rankings: Wal-Mart Stores, The Home Depot, Lowe's and J.C. Penney. Together, the four chains occupy a staggering 1.08 billion sq. ft. of retail space in North America, with plans to open an additional 150 million sq. ft. during the next five years.


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ARMED police have been at a Grays industrial estate all day as officers carried out a search warrant on suspicion of drugs-related offences.
The warrant was one of two being executed today by Essex Police and Suffolk Police as part of a joint operation.
The police helicopter and armed officers were sent to the Globe Industrial Estate in Towers Road, Grays, this morning where officers stormed an industrial building.
A police spokesperson said: "Essex Police officers are today executing two search warrants at industrial premises.
"One in London Road, Copford and the other in Towers Road, Grays in connection with suspected drug offences.
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THE Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport will open Bromsgrove Festival next weekend.
Sajid Javid will be the guest of honour during the launch reception and gala at the town's Artrix Arts Centre on Saturday, June 14 and the festival itself runs until Sunday, July 20.
Under the leadership of a new committee, the festival will offer a selection of classical music as well as a wide range of theatre, art, poetry, literature and digital events.
Graham Mackenzie, chairman of the festival committee said: "As a newly established committee, one of our first priorities was to deliver a programme of outstanding quality and breadth which celebrates the regeneration of the town and the festival itself.
"We are fortunate to have a thriving network of creative groups in the district and hope that the broader range of events on offer will encourage people to try something new.
"We are delighted that Mr Javid will be present to open the Festival at the launch event."
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Three of the largest wine cellars in South Africa, Namaqua Wines, Klawer Wine Cellars, and Lutzville Vineyards are on the West Coast.
The West Coast Wine Route isn't your typical Cape wine route. Along the diverse Cape West Coast, you can be beside the sea, atop a mountain, and knee-deep in daisies all in a day. If you're up for a tasting adventure, in countryside that's as complex as a fine wine's bouquet, West Coast wine farms will pop your cork.
On this northwestern Cape wine route, Mother Nature is accorded great respect as the number of organic wine producers, and Biodiversity Wine Initiative member estates attest. Stellar winery is South Africa's largest organic and Fair Trade winery, and produces a 'stellar' natural sweet wine from muscat d'Alexandrie.
West Coast wine estates do things differently. You'll have to make appointments to visit many of the wineries because their winemaker is off in the vineyards saving endangered tortoises, conserving succulent Karoo vegetation, harvesting by moonlight, or crushing grapes the old-fashioned way – by foot.
At Vredendal's Namaqua winery, thousands of hectares of vineyards, literally, flow to the ocean's edge. Here, fussy Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs are nursed beside the Atlantic, while Colombar and Chenin Blanc thrive on the valley floor thanks to careful canopy management and micro-irrigation techniques. Have a bite to eat, and buy some of their super-affordable boxed wines to take with you.
At Lutzville, the second biggest cellar in South Africa, you'll find some superbly crafted, well-priced red and whites; and you'll be glad you made the trek to Tierhoek whose Chenin Blanc, Shiraz, Granch Noir, and Straw wines are all attracting critical acclaim.
Most of Stoumann's wines are exported, but if it's available, buy Vin de la Tortue – the proceeds go towards saving Namaqualand's geometric tortoises.
The West Coast wine route is home to a number of boutique and garagiste producers. On the outskirts of Vredendal, visit newcomer Bellpost wines. Head on to Cape Rock wine estate, where in addition to award-winning Rhône style reds you can sample their Mourvèdre, Grenache and a Portuguese-style Capa Roca.
Teubes and Sir Lambert wine estates, owned by the Teubes family, are not-to-be missed. With all of the smaller West Coast producers, it's a good idea to make an appointment before visiting their wine estates.
Detour south-west to Seal Breeze winery for 100% handmade wine, or head coastward to the ward of Bamboes Bay and Fryers Cove's vineyards to taste their exceptional Sauvignon Blancs.
Klawer Cellars wines are super-quaffable and kind to the wallet; also try their unusual African Ruby Rooibos Vermouth – a rooibos-infused red muscadel.
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How to get here
The Olifants River Wine Route is 270 km from Cape Town, on the N7; or follow the R27 from Cape Town, along the West Coast. Most of the Olifants River producers are west of the N7.
Best time to visit
In early August and September, the West Coast is transformed into a wonderland carpeted with wildflowers.
Around the area
In Vanrhynsdorp visit the Kokerboom Succulent Nursery, and the Latsky Radio and Van Rhijn museums; in nearby Clanwilliam visit the Clanwilliam Dam, Pakhuis Pass, Cederberg Wilderness,
Tours to do
Drive the Hardeveld Route, tour the Knersvlakte, on the world's only succulent hiking trail, visit the Bird Island Nature Reserve at Lambert's Bay, and take a full or half-day tour of the Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project.
Get around
This region is vast and the distance between cellars will necessitate your own car. Tour operators, mostly from Cape Town or the Northern Cape, visit some of the estates during flower season.
What will it cost
Most of the tasting cellars don't charge a tasting fee – yet. Enjoy this undiscovered gem while you can.
Length of stay
Ideally, you'd need two days to visit the maximum number of estates. Spend one day touring the inland farms around Vredendal, and the next day cruising up the West Coast wine estates of Lambert's Bay and Bamboes Bay.
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Though the West Coast can be is typically rainy in winter, sun protection is recommended year-round.
Where to stay
Melkboomsdrift Lodge, Tharrakamma, River Lodge and Van Rhyn Guest House in Vredendal. Stay in a Matjieshuisjkraal in the Griqua Development Trust at Ratelgat, or the Golden Grape in Lutzville.
What to eat
The West Coast, particularly Paternoster, offers some of South Africa's authentic and exciting dining. The West Coast is also renowned for its excellent seafood, table grapes, raisins, honey, rooibos tea and products.
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The Rittelfees, one of South Africa's largest music festivals takes place at the end of October in Vredendal.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — I'm one of those people who think the SEC Tournament should always be in Nashville. It's so convenient with the downtown strip being right around the corner from the arena.
The tourney moves back to Atlanta before two more years in Nashville. The 2017, '18 and '20 tournaments are under negotiation, SEC commissioner Mike Slive told me, and an announcement could come soon. Kansas City is a likely spot and it could also be in Texas one of those years.
The theory has been to move it around, to showcase SEC basketball in different regions of the Southeast. But to that I say, it's not working. The league is struggling to be relevant.
The Georgia Dome is too big for a basketball tournament like this. It's fine for the Final Four, which is where it is this year, but for a tournament like this it feels like you're playing hoops in a football stadium, which you are.
New Orleans, they just don't care when the tournament is there. Tampa, where it was in 2008, was an embarrassment because Florida and Kentucky were down that year.
Baseball is all about getting to Omaha. SEC football is all about getting to Atlanta. Why not make the SEC Tournament synonymous with one city?
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Chrissie Maher OBE, was selected as winner of the Public Affairs category from an overwhelming number of nominations for the 'Women in Public Life' awards. The event was hosted by BBC presenter, Sian Willams for the Dods and Scottish Widows 2010 awards and held a further surprise for Chrissie when she was also selected for the category of 'Outstanding achiever of the year'.
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Every so often the public remind us why the campaign exists in a way that leaves no question about the need for plain English.
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Bank customers are losing confidence in our banking system. Every day there are stories about the less than honest practices some of our banks adopt.
For any industry receiving 11,000 complaints a day there is a clear message that does not need a plain English explanation.
A common complaint is that attractive interest rates offered when a new account is opened disappear within months to be replaced by a very low rate. The change will have been announced to customers within the inside pages of certain newspapers, as the law requires, but most customers will not be aware of it. If they don't know, they will not have the chance to change their account and will be stuck with low interest on their investment. It does raise a suspicion that maybe the banks don't want us to notice the announcements.
And if we do notice an announcement in a newspaper, will we understand it?
Read more: At least tell us plainly if you are ripping us off!
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A number of people have complained to us that they cannot get a 'small' measure of coffee and are often only given the choice between a 'regular' or 'large'. Costa Coffee label their sizes as 'primo', 'medio' and 'assimo' - translating to small, medium and large. Coffee Republic and Caffe Nero use 'small' and 'regular', and so it goes on.
It's about image, competition and perhaps a little bit about what the food industry calls 'product sabotage' - when a company deliberately drives customers towards certain products at the cost of not promoting other, possibly better, options.
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Chrissie Maher, founder of Plain English Campaign, was thrilled to hear that she has been shortlisted for the Women in Public Life Awards 2010. Chrissie has been nominated for the Public Affairs Achiever of the Year category as a result of her years of campaigning for clear public information.
The Dods and Scottish Widows Women in Public Life Awards celebrate women leaders in society and aim to recognise and promote the work of women in politics, business, the civil service and community leadership. The ceremony will be held at The Northumberland in London WC2 on Thursday 23 September.
Chrissie considers any honour she receives to be recognition of the support and encouragement shown by supporters of her campaigning.
This nomination has prompted Chrissie to revive the campaign's 'Every Body Matters' awards as one of the categories in the annual Plain English Campaign Awards to be held in December 2010.


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February 1, 2014 | Cheaty Ashtangi,Cheaty Home
The funny thing is, the day before we came home from our holiday, I'd happened on this poster. It was posted on Facebook by Dr. Wayne Dyer (who's work I've never been into), and shared by someone I follow. I thought it was cool but disregarded it and moved on. And it just stuck with me.
So, that night, I searched for it again for an embarrassingly long time while the Monkey and I were watching a movie; I wanted to save it on my iPhone so both of us could remember it in moments of anxiety or fear, which we're both prone to. I finally found it, saved it and went to sleep.
It was our last night of normalcy! When we returned home the next day, we opened our front door to loud beeping and (since I was reading a book that takes place in the Amazon)… to the Amazon river: hot, humid and pouring rain. I guess, since the house was crying, the only thing I could do was cry. But, I was mostly in shock. We'd been away for eight days. I was ready to come home! But we had no home.
Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.
Eventually, we got ourselves a hotel that allowed pets. And we stayed in the small hotel room for two weeks (and over New Year's), until we could secure ourselves a rented house, and that's where we're living now — probably for the next 10-12 months, while we gut and rebuild our entire house.
Our house had flooded, it turns out, because of the eight-day blackout during that infamous Christmas ice storm. We did everything we could while we were away to ensure the pipes didn't freeze. But it was the radiator that burst in my bedroom. Boiling hot water poured out and started pumping through the ceilings, walls, when the furnace sensed the rad was losing water. We're probably very lucky we weren't there when it happened.
And here were are, one month later. Fairly settled. Fairly exhausted now that the adrenaline has worn off. We still have furniture to get, MY SHOES, my good clothes, etc. But friends, colleagues and family have helped us so much, and we've stayed in such good spirits.
It's taken her a while, but Betty White is finally back to her old sunny self!
Because in a way this is "something wonderful." As with most dark experiences, there's some light, you know? There are gifts. And there are many gifts here. As yoga teacher Monica Voss once said, when I was her student a few years ago, we need to "collapse the foundation so we can slowly rebuild." (Like Dyer's saying, this, too, has stuck with me.) Like a snake shedding its skin, there's so much renewal here, transformation, possibility, rebuilding…
And of course, there's humour in all of this. Ummm, did you read my last blog post? About every day being like Groundhog Day? Well, our entire routine has been turned UPSIDE DOWN. I went two weeks without my precious Vitamix, and we were far away from the kids' school, their friends, programs, my yoga. The routine and the things I knew I depended on for my family's (and my own) health and well-being… GONE.
It was the universe saying, "OK, you lost 50+ pounds, and you think you've got this parenting and lifestyle thing all figured out, do you? Well, we'll see about that!" What an insane challenge.
You just have to keep smiling. Indeed, things like this really cast into relief what matters: we're healthy, we're together — who cares about the rest.
And you just do whatever you can to stay healthy and sane for your family when the world turns upside down. So I kept doing yoga. No matter what, I woke up early and did my entire Ashtanga yoga practice every day. In the tiny hotel room, as the Rascal snored, in the dark… I rolled out my mat. And yoga definitely kept its end of the bargain.
How? It's simple:
There's nothing else to do but surrender to the moment.
You see, this style of yoga can be completely hellish. You're stuck there with 1.5 hours of mostly difficult poses ahead of you — plus, it's reeeeeally early in the morning, you're tired, Facebook is calling, gotta get the kids up and ready, so much to do… You can either freak out or surrender. So, you surrender. And you do it. You do the whole damn thing. And you don't think about how you feel about it. And what a gift that is to take with you throughout the day, throughout every experience, whatever the universe throws your way.
It sounds insane and intense, maybe. But it's a practice. And, like what Willem Dafoe has said, "I think you need a practice if you live in New York — at least I do."
The strength this practice gives me, both mentally and physically, is like nothing I've ever experienced. It 100% helped me get through the flood, and it helped me manage our family, keep things rolling and even continue working while Josh dealt with our living situation. That continuity, focus, strength, equanimity, surrender…
Ultimately, the feeling this whole experience has left me with is gratitude: to Josh, my kids, my family, friends and colleagues, to yoga and my yoga family, the universe and all our blessings.
Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.
xo Haley-O
PS: Next week, my teacher says, I'm to add the commonly dreaded Kapotasana (don't try that at home!) to my practice. And I'm getting ready… Bring. It. On.
PPS: Look out for my personal article "Chaos Theory" in the March issue of Today's Parent Magazine. On stands in a couple of weeks! (I managed to slip some yoga in there, too, of course — because, you know, when you wake up every day to practise, come hell or HIGH WATER, a little obsession is inevitable… xo)
7 Responses to "The Flood: Collapsing the Foundation So We Can Gradually Rebuild"
Louise said, February 2nd, 2014 at 10:14 am
I cannot believe what your family has been through. And as I've read your updates, how grounded and graceful you were in the acceptance of your new wonderful. Your commitment to yoga and its many positive blessings is truly inspiring, Haley. xo
Rebecca said, February 2nd, 2014 at 10:00 pm
You really are an inspiration, Haley. Thank you for the big dose of perspective and I hope you transition into a wonderful new phase
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Detroit held to five hits, blanked by Gomez and Pittsburgh 'pen
DETROIT -- It should have been one of the best nights of Rick Porcello's career. It still might be, depending on how he builds off of it.
But it will have to be a moral victory, because even after throwing eight scoreless innings on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, he didn't get an actual one.
"I'm trying to throw up zeros every time, no matter what the score is," Porcello said after Neil Walker's homer in the 11th inning sent the Tigers to a 1-0 loss to the Pirates. "Tonight was a good ballgame. It was really a tough game on both sides. We just ended up coming up a little bit short, but it was a good baseball game."
Porcello had everything working, especially the curveball, later the changeup, even a slider or two. He threw any pitch in any count for most of a rainy evening. He obliterated his career high, with 11 strikeouts, while still getting nine groundouts.
All he was missing was run support. On this team, that's the irony of it all. On a night when his defense made plays behind him, the best offense in the big leagues deserted him.
Remember, this is the same pitcher who as a rookie drove in two runs himself to beat the Pirates. Had he been facing the Pirates a day or two later at PNC Park, he might have been able to help his own cause.
Instead he was stuck in a pitching duel with Jeanmar Gomez that didn't end.
Not since Earl Wilson in 1966 had a Tigers pitcher tossed eight or more scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts and not earned a win.
"It was a terrific game, really," manager Jim Leyland said. "They finally got the one [run], and we couldn't get one. We had a chance to maybe win it, but we couldn't get it. We didn't do much all night. Both starting pitchers were terrific.
"The story tonight was, we just didn't do anything offensively."
It was the Tigers' first 1-0 loss of the year, and just the second since the start of last season. They hadn't lost a 1-0 game in extra innings since May 26, 2008, when Bobby Seay entered with the bases loaded in the 12th and issued a walk-off base on balls.
By contrast, it was the Pirates' third 1-0 win in their last nine games.
This actually became the pitching duel many fans expected when Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish matched up in Texas earlier this month. Porcello, whose only previous eight-inning shutout performance came in Pittsburgh two years ago, topped that gem.
He had his usual sinker going, plus the changeup that got him through his previous start. The difference was the curveball, the breaking ball he spent Spring Training honing before struggling to throw it early in the season.
This was the spring curveball, one that Pirates hitters never quite adjusted to seeing.
"I was rolling," Porcello said. "I felt really good, throwing everything for strikes, making good two-strike pitches. It was definitely one of the better games I've had, for sure."
The combination was efficiently stingy. Porcello struck out four of the first seven batters he faced, then sent down the Pirates in order on groundouts in the third. Walker's first-inning single to center was the only ball Porcello allowed to escape the infield until the fourth inning.
Once Andrew McCutchen's bouncer took a high hop over Omar Infante and into center field in the fourth, Porcello sent down 11 Pirates in a row, six of them on strikeouts.
"He's got swing-and-miss stuff. He always has," catcher Alex Avila said. "It's always just been a matter of him getting ahead of guys and being able to use his put-away pitches and locating them, rather than leave them in the middle of the plate. He's worked really hard at it."
Not until the eighth inning did Porcello have to worry about a runner in scoring position. The problem was that Gomez didn't allow a runner past first base over his seven innings, allowing just three singles and a walk to Avila.
"My sinker was really good," Gomez said. "That was a key. I was able to make pitches to both sides of the plate. The way Porcello was pitching, it made me focus more. He was getting a lot of ground balls, just like me."
Though the Tigers hit .362 against Gomez during his time with the Indians, they had no answers for him on Tuesday. It was the same stuff the Tigers remember seeing from him in the past. The difference was in the details.
"He had more velocity, I thought," Don Kelly said. "And he was mixing it up, in and out, up and down, throwing his changeup and slider for strikes, too. He pitched well."
Not until Clint Barmes' errant throw on an Infante grounder with one out in the eighth did the Tigers put a runner in scoring position. Gomez was gone by then, replaced by the hard-throwing lefty Justin Wilson, who stranded Infante.
Once Victor Martinez's line drive to deep left died at the fence, the game headed to extra innings, and Jose Ortega and Mark Melancon kept it scoreless until the 11th. As aggressively as the Pirates were swinging against Porcello early, they were hacking against Ortega late.
Ortega's first-pitch slider hung up just enough for Walker to send it down the right-field line for his third home run of the year and his third in 13 games against Detroit.
Walker had half of Pittsburgh's six hits. Even Kelly, who's married to Walker's sister, is wondering what they have to do to get him out.
"He won't say anything at least until the offseason," Kelly said. "He doesn't talk too much [trash]. He always hits us well. I don't know what the deal is."
Once former Tiger Jason Grilli struck out the middle of the lineup in order for his 21st save, the odd night had its climax.
"It was a great game," Leyland said. "Certainly, they didn't win it cheap."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A VAN smashed into the wall at a nursery shattering the window and sending glass flying into the classroom.
A three-year-old boy received minor cuts from flying glass inside Little Brook Children's Nursery in Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, but no-one else was injured.
The nursery was evacuated following the dramatic event yesterday and parents collected the children.
Owner Dawn Hartley said: "I was in the office and I thought it was an earthquake.
"The van has hit the wall and the stones have gone through the window, smashing the glass.
"There were children in the room, but they were all in the corner, building a tower out of bricks. One child received a minor cut. The little boy has gone to hospital to be checked out but it was a minor cut caused by flying glass."
She said 16 pre-school children were in the room at the time.
"The parents and staff have been amazing, and thankfully nobody has been seriously hurt."
Husband Andy Hartley said: "It's lucky we built the wall, because that has stopped the van going into the nursery and has taken the brunt of the damage."
Simone Porter, room leader, was in the room with the children when the accident happened.
She said: "The room shook and it was a big shock. We got everyone out and the children are fine. The staff have been sweeping up all the shrapnel inside."
The driver of the van received minor injuries and police are investigating the cause of the crash.
A spokesman said: "We were called to the scene at 1.10pm.
"It appears that the driver of the van has hit the front wall of the nursery. The staff have evacuated the nursery and parents were collecting their children while police were at the scene. The building inspector was called to assess the damage.
"Highways staff dealt with oil spoilt on the road."
The road was closed, but it reopened at 2.30pm.
An ambulance spokesman said: "The 20-year-old driver was conscious and breathing with no obvious injuries or bleeding.
"He, along with the child, was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital."


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A Very Good YearMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
The year 1978 has an unusual property. When you add the 19 to the 78, the total is the same as the middle two digits (97). What will be the next year to have this same property?
AnswerThe next year to have the same property will be 2307.
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Of two immediately obvious facts about Mary Barra, chief executive elect at General Motors, the more interesting is not that she is a woman but that she is a company "lifer".
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Thousands of students got an extended holiday weekend in Ohio as a snow storm and bitterly cold temperatures swept across parts of the state.
In hard-hit northeast Ohio, scores of school districts including Cleveland called off classes Tuesday amid blowing snow and temperatures that felt like minus-10.
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It's been a year in defence as investors sought yield and bought shares which looked (to them) like bonds. Across the equities, ETFs, bonds, CFDs and FX markets, the themes were the same and commentators in each field are not forecasting a change in play any time soon.
In the world of equities, Saxo Capital Markets head of sales, Stephen Luu, says investors are turning away from resources stocks as uncertainty lingers over growth in Europe and the US and headlines portray a possibly withering China, although the latter's economic decline seems unlikely
Money that has stayed in shares is chasing high-dividend stocks, Luu says. Otherwise, he has noticed a flow into corporate and government bonds and funds that track soft commodities.
In such times of trepidation, there is a danger that high-yield stocks may look overbought if the market shoots upwards one day.
"It's hard to say," Luu says. "If the global economy continues to slow, it just gives more reason to believe in 2013 the defensive stock will still be in high favour." After all, the outlook is for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut rates further. If those cuts push the dollar lower, "that will give resources stocks some competitive advantage on the pricing side", he says. Meanwhile, Luu picks banks, pharmaceuticals and telcos as defensive sectors.
Investment Trends data from August show 615,000 Australians traded shares online, down from 630,000 in December 2011.
BetaShares head of investment strategy, Drew Corbett, says international exposure has been a strong theme this year. "You're seeing a flight to the global blue-chips," he says. Our muscular dollar has also helped. The second-largest flow of funds at BetaShares has been into cash ETFs.
Although ETFs offer simplicity for those who want to hold commodities such as grains, oil and gold, the trade has been a bit thin this year. Agriculture has been a good performer, but Corbett suspects Australian investors need a little more time to buy the story.
"Commodities were up 20 or 30 per cent on the US drought and we're just learning about how to buy them on the ETF," he says.
This year BetaShares launched its BEARS fund, which, you guessed it, should go up when the index goes down. The instrument sells futures contracts over the S&P/ASX 200 and is used as a hedge by some clients, one of whom Corbett says has allocated 5 per cent of funds into it from time to time.
The ETFs market has grown by more than 20 per cent this year, says iShares Australia managing director, Mark Oliver. Since cash rates started dropping mid-year, he estimates $650 million came from cash positions. As risk appetite has picked up, investors have been especially keen on iShares' high-dividend ETF. The stocks in the fund are generally low-beta, meaning historically they have moved up or down less sharply than the market. "Here's a way of getting higher income [than cash] and reducing your volatility relative to the broad market," Oliver says about iShares fund IHD, which has been yielding about 6.4 per cent.
Low-beta shares "might not fully participate in a rapidly rising market", he points out. In the year to November 30, IHD's low-beta and light-on-banks mandate saw it return less than the market: 13.9 per cent compared with 15.8 per cent.
"People are looking for alternatives to equities because they're just fed up with the volatility," says FIIG Securities director of strategy and market development, Stephen Nash.
Cash makes up about 26 per cent of self-managed super funds, he says, with between 2 and 10 per cent in bonds and debt instruments. What's keeping them away? "In terms of the listed [bond] market investors are quite concerned some of these issues may not be as debt-like as they're looking for," he says.
Issuers' ability to change characteristics of the securities is a legitimate worry, he says. All the while, demand for yield is strong and investors are buying equities that look like bonds (Telstra and the banks), or hybrid securities and bonds in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
Corporate bonds in the OTC market, Nash says, are of a better credit quality. But they're only available in large chunks through brokers. "Not all the issues that have come out on the exchange would have been acceptable to institutions," he says. The Sydney Airport 2030 inflation-linked bond is a quality asset, he says, but you may have to tip in a minimum of $50,000, via a broker.
With the outlook for term deposits linked to the cash rate looking soggy, bonds are attractive, Nash says. Roughly doubling your return relative to cash would be a good result. "The worst thing that can happen is rates go up, but the bond can mature and you can reinvest. It's not the end of the world."
Then there are contracts for difference.
"CFDs obey the economic law," CMC Markets chief market strategist, Michael McCarthy, says. "They use leverage [borrowing]; and leverage magnifies potential profits and losses." New entrants should be very clear on that point, he says. "CFDs are not for everyone."
McCarthy says his clients have been very interested in CFDs over bonds this year, including US treasuries and German bunds, although indices and FX are still the most popular products at CMC Markets, he says.
As for equities, stockbroking clients are displaying "a bit less fear". McCarthy assumes this is more a "reluctant shift back into equities" prompted by a desire for capital stability but not at the expense of low yields. Cash has been "coming off the sidelines" into defensive sectors, although it's not just the usual suspects which are sought out for yield, he says. "The key for most investors is how sustainable the dividend yield is." Clients have also been busy in agricultural commodities, with long positions generally, and contracts on oil and gold have been going back and forth like atoms in a pressurised tank.
While generally used as trading instruments, McCarthy has seen CFDs used more widely this year for hedging, with low-leverage long-term short positions over the S&P/ASX 200 index.
In the 12 months to May, 44,000 Australians traded CFDs, up from 41,000 a year earlier, Investment Trends data shows.
IG Markets chief market strategist, Chris Weston, has seen a big pick-up this year in the Aussie being traded against "the crosses", or any currency that isn't the greenback. "They've trended very well," he says, whereas the Australian dollar against the US dollar has been caught in a range between $US1.0625 and $US1.0149. It's about understanding what drives each currency, Weston says. For example, the Canadian economy is closely leveraged to the US economy, whereas the Australian economy is more leveraged to China's. Traders might then buy the Canadian dollar following good news out of the US.
"Start small, start slow, understand what drives each currency, but also have a look at the volatility," he says.
"That's when you might start venturing into the crosses."
For next year, Weston sees the $A in a range and the greenback to shift from a funding and safe-haven currency into more of an investment currency. Weston says there has been a high bias to short the $A, and when the RBA dropped the cash rate on December 4 some were surprised that the $A jumped.
"Eighty per cent of our clients were short going into that announcement," Weston says. But the cut had already been priced in and "the more experienced traders were positioned for the bounce".
The newer guys, perhaps, learned some lessons, he says.
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Every Tom, Dick and Harry are fashioned proportionately, one not being better than the other.
AnswerFour score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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- Bankers' bonuses are to be capped at two times salary and banks will be subject to a strict transparency regime.
- Switzerland will hold a referendum on a package of strict curbs on executive pay put forward by entrepreneur Thomas Minder, who spoke to the FT about his proposals.
- The Turkish government is negotiating with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in an effort to end a conflict that has claimed 35,000 lives in the past three decades, but doubts linger about whether a historic deal is within reach.
- If you've been using your iPad as a babysitter only to find that your child has managed to rack up a steep bill for a children's games and apps, never fear – Apple is offering a refund.
- The Obama administration is shifting policy on Syrian rebels. It will help with training and "nonlethal assistance" – vehicles, communications equipment and night vision gear.
- China's defence ministry claims that rather than being the perpetrator of hacking incidents, China is the victim: "According to the IP addresses, the Defence Ministry and China Military Online websites were, in 2012, hacked on average from overseas 144,000 times a month, of which attacks from the U.S. accounted for 62.9 percent."
- China's burgeoning tomato-growing industry is troubling traditional tomato-growing countries like Italy.
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It is my first time writting on this site although i have been in here several of times reading everyones post and looking for information or answers that could help me and my family through this very rough journey. I was actually inspired by my sister Angie Mesa to get the courage and write a post. Although it has been a very hard journey i just want to thank my oldest sister Angie for being there for all of our family she has been great support, specialy for my mom and my self who live with dad and have to see him go through this pain day by day... It is very heart breaking to see him suffer this much since he has always been a very storng man. I sometimes wish God would just take him with him and get him out of this miscery and then i feel guilty and scared for thinking this because he one day will not be with us.... It is a very hard time for all of our family but onece again i am thankfull for my big sis Angie Mesa for givin my mom and I the strenght and guidence through these hard times.


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A MINEHEAD man who saved the life of an 11-week-old baby after it stopped breathing, has been nominated for an award along with his workplace.
Foxes Academy's Martin Heard was walking home one lunchtime when he heard a woman screaming for help.
He said: "At first, I thought it was a domestic incident or something but when I heard her shout again, I knew something was wrong."
Martin Heard who saved the life of an 11-week-old baby. Photo: Steve Guscott.
Little Phoenix Whitewick-Bennett, now approaching his second birthday, had choked on vomit and stop breathing.
His mother, Becki, was frantic for help as she waited for an ambulance to arrive, thanks to another stranger who had made the call for her.
Martin added: "I asked her could I take him and I just started performing CPR – I can remember learning it and it going to the back of my mind but it was just instinct or something for it to come back; you just get into that mode.
"It took a few attempts but we got him breathing again just as the ambulance arrived."
It was all thanks to Martin's training at Foxes Academy where he works in the maintenance team that he was able to help.
All the staff members are trained in advanced life-saving skills and they will be introducing compulsory first aid training to their students.
The training hotel and catering college was named as a finalist in the 'Top of the Class' category for St John Ambulance's annual Everyday Heroes award ceremony.
Phoenix's mum, Becki, said there was no way she could ever thank Martin enough for what he had done.
The 34-year-old mum of four said: "There is no doubt in my mind that, without Martin, my son would have died.
"He was already lifeless in my arms, his lips were purple.
"It was a miracle for him to be at the right place at the right time, I was thinking I've never seen this man before in my life but I just knew he would be able to help."
Becki and her partner, Kevin, made Martin and his wife godparents of Phoenix as a small token of their thanks.
MARTIN and Sue Heard with Becki Whitewick, Kevin Bennett and Phoenix and India Rose Whitewick-Bennett. Photo: Becki Whitewick
But, for Martin, it's all in a day's work: "For a long time I tried not to think about what I had done, it was an horrific experience but I'm glad I was there to help."
The Everyday Heroes awards programme was launched to celebrate the ordinary people who have used first aid to save a life and the individuals and businesses that have championed the cause, helping to create more first aiders in the community.
Steve Hargreaves, South-West regional director for St John Ambulance, said: "This year's finalists have some truly remarkable stories to tell.
"It's wonderful to be able to recognise the Everyday Heroes who are saving lives and encouraging others to do the same, and I hope they inspire others to learn first aid so they, too, can be the difference between life and death."
The ceremony will take place on March 26, presented by Tess Daly.
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The Rangers traded Evgeny Grachev to St. Louis for the Blues' third-round pick, and selected Steven Fogarty.
Here are the details according to Andrew Gross's blog.
Will have more later.
My take: Wow. Gave up kind of early on Grachev. But then again, they've seen him close up for a couple of years, and I haven't.
Update, 12:45 p.m.: The Rangers selected center Michael St. Croix with the fourth-round pick (No. 106). He had 27-48-75 for Edmonton of the WHL last season. More in a bit.
And of course, NHL Network completely missed the selection, didn't it?
Update, 1:20 p.m.: With their two fifth-round picks, the Rangers selected RW Shane McColgen of Kelowna in WHL and big, rugged defenseman Samuel Noreau (6-4, 206) of Baie Comeau, QMJHL.
McColgen is 5-foot-8 and had 21-45-66 in 67 games last season.
Here's what you need to know about Noreau.
Update, conclusion of draft: The Rangers traded their 2012 6th round pick to Nashville for the Preds' 6th round pick and selected D Peter Ceresnak (Slovaki-Jr. Trencin) with the 172nd pick.
Also, Glen Sather told reporters that Grachev and his agent had requested as trade and that the team tried to shop him all year.


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