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Familia surrenders game-tying run; Giants get to Mejia in the ninth
NEW YORK -- A brilliant summer day brought a lively crowd to Citi Field for Monday's matinee, from the Shake Shack hangers-on to the poster-board comedians hurling insults in Hunter Pence's direction. So it was rather noticeable when a hush descended upon Citi in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss to the Giants, then again in the ninth.
Mets setup man Jeurys Familia had given up an earned run. Closer Jenrry Mejia had given up another. That had not happened on the same day all year. Ever. Not even once.
The Mets have grown so used to near-perfection from their two back-end relievers -- and, really, from their entire bullpen -- that it was difficult to fathom losing in this fashion.
"I was real, real surprised," manager Terry Collins said. "But when you talk about how good they were pitching, they're not perfect. There was going to be a hiccup here or there, and today was that hiccup."
"We've got to know that's going to happen," Mejia said. "We've been pitching pretty good, but some days we're going to be bad. Not every day's going to be good."
First it was Familia, who came into the game in the seventh unscored upon since June. Nursing a one-run lead, Familia served up a leadoff triple to Pence, before walking a batter and allowing the tying run to score on a wild pitch. That rally might have been much worse had Juan Lagares not come to Familia's rescue, throwing out Gregor Blanco at home on what would have been a Pablo Sandoval RBI single.
"I think I had my stuff," Familia said. "I just had one of those bad days everyone can have."
Mejia, too, had one of those days. His run of success had not been quite as spotless, given all the baserunners the closer permitted in recent outings. But until Monday, Mejia had stranded every one of them.
His eight-inning scoreless streak finally came to an end in a tie game in the ninth. The closer gave up a two-out single to Blanco and walked Buster Posey, before serving up Sandoval's ground-rule double down the left-field line. As in the seventh, it could have been worse; two runs might have scored on the play had Sandoval's ball not skipped into the stands. Mejia also appeared to tweak a midsection muscle during his outing, but remained in the game and said afterward that he felt fine.
"It was out of the zone, but [Sandoval] got it," Mejia said of his pitch to Sandoval. "I don't know how he got it, but he got it."
The Mets plated two early runs on Daniel Murphy's homer in the first, but nothing else off Giants starter Tim Hudson until the fifth. David Wright's RBI infield single gave the Mets a temporary lead, which their bullpen gave right back in the seventh.
Mets starter Dillon Gee submitted his best outing in four starts since returning from the disabled list, holding the Giants to two runs -- both on a Sandoval double -- in 5 2/3 innings. But he needed 106 pitches to record 17 outs, forcing the Mets to turn to their bullpen in the sixth.
That's usually not an issue for the Mets, but this time it left them scratching their heads. New York's bullpen entered the day with a 1.79 ERA in its last 20 games -- and it wasn't just Familia and Mejia, who were working on 10- and eight-inning scoreless streaks, respectively. Vic Black had emerged as a rally-killing threat, stranding 17 of 18 inherited runners. Josh Edgin had filled his lefty specialist role with aplomb. Even Dana Eveland and Buddy Carlyle, whom the Mets did not invite to big league camp this spring, had developed into legitimate weapons.
As a result, a bullpen that struggled mightily in April had enjoyed a complete turnaround. Around the time the Mets appointed Mejia their closer, they transformed their relief unit into one of the game's best, entering Monday's play with MLB's third-lowest bullpen ERA since May 8.
The Mets are not, in other words, used to losing games like this. Nor do they expect it to become a pattern.
"They got Familia and they got me," Mejia said. "That's today. We've got to be ready for tomorrow."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Brenda Holmes
August 18, 2010
Sideline reporter helps Sheltering Wings
Pacers staffer shares domestic violence story
By Brenda L. Holmes
DANVILLE — DANVILLE — Stacy Paetz is known as a high energy, self-confident sideline reporter for the Indiana Pacers. She now shares her personal experience with domestic violence to help Sheltering Wings.
"My purpose with the campaign is to get the word our there," Paetz said. "The more knowledge we have the more strength we have. And Sheltering Wings represents that."
Sheltering Wings, the domestic violence shelter for women and their dependent children, has announced plans to expand its current facility.
The shelter opened its doors in January 2002. At that time, the staff felt the shelter could accommodate 44 women and children, which would service the Hendricks County community.
The number of abused women and children has continued to rise in the area, and because of the need the staff and governing body have decided it's time to raise funds and expand to solve overcrowding issues.
Paetz is co-chairing the fundraising portion of the project with Angela Ganote, a news anchor from FOX 59.
She was invited to tour the shelter just a two short years ago by Executive Director Maria Larrison.
"Walking into the shelter was very emotional for me," Paetz said. "For the longest time I didn't share my story. They just knew me as a girl from television with a good personality and character."
"Maria had no idea I had a personal story until I told her," she said. "And I have never spoken of it publicly until this campaign started."
She said her abuse came from a boyfriend when she was still a teenager — a freshman in college.
"First it was name calling," Paetz said. "And of course I knew it wasn't right. I knew I didn't deserve it."
She said she started feeling shame for allowing this man to degrade her.
"Then he started threatening me and it very quickly turned into actual violence," Paetz said. "He would threaten to punch me, then he would punch or shove me down."
She said he would require her to come to his dorm every day to make sure she was dressed appropriately.
"I've never been a revealing dresser but he wanted me in sweat pants and sweat shirts," she said. "He didn't want anyone looking at me."
Paetz said she knew what was happening was abuse but lost her self-esteem.
"I felt that I was a strong person," she said. "I was a good student, a three-sport athlete, and had a loving family. He would tell me it was my fault when he lost control ... and I believed him."
Her abuser told her if she ever left him he would, "mess me up so bad nobody else would want me. He even threatened to kill me."
She had a childhood friend who was murdered by her ex-finacé.
"I knew she was in an abusive relationship just like me," Paetz said. "I would plan for us both to break up with our boyfriends together."
A friend called Paetz after the murder and said, "Stacy, we thought it was you."
She said this was a turning point in her life. Paetz had been in the abusive relationship for three and a half years.
"When she was killed it was a major reality check," she said. "The closer I got to the Lord the more I realized I had the power to make a change in my life."
At this point, her boyfriend had graduated from college and was living in another state.
"I broke up with him over the phone," she said. "I kept the conversation very matter-of-fact, and asked him not to call me back."
She said he didn't listen and called her "every 10 minutes for the next two weeks."
Paetz said when she hung up from the phone call to break up she was greeted by her younger brother with applause.
"My little brother was 10 or 11, but he has always had a strong sense of wisdom," she said. "When I walked out my baby brother was clapping and said, 'You are finally away from that guy. He was so mean to you. He was not a nice guy.'"
She said her brother knew nothing of the physical violence, only of the verbal abuse he had witnessed.
"Shortly after that I was a new person," Paetz said. "I don't even know that girl anymore. It was very liberating."
Paetz said she would love to talk to teens about her experiences. She wants them to know there is always a way out and there are places like Sheltering Wings what will help.
That's why she has become involved in fundraising for the expansion project.
"When I first toured the shelter I felt so safe," she said.
Since then she's become a strong supporter for the shelter and its mission.
"Sheltering Wings is one of those amazing places with amazing individuals with such big hearts and the willingness and the desire to help women get out of situations they didn't feel they could get out of," she said.
"This is a place where they can go not only to feel safe and protected but also to learn that they can be the women they want to be. And live the lives they are supposed to live," she added.
The fundraising project is just now moving into the public phase where the community is being asked to help.
As of Aug. 1, $2.35 million has been raised toward the campaign goal of $3.5 million. These funds were raised during the silent phase of the campaign. The United Way has made a commitment of $1 million of funding and the Federal Home Loan Bank has added $750,000 to the campaign.
The campaign is a three-year project with several giving options to support it. These options may be accessed online at www.shelteringwings.org/newbeginnings or by calling 718-0735.
They are:
* Monetary Donations — Pledge letters are available online and one-time or recurring donation options are given. Naming opportunities are also available.
* Paver Project — The new courtyard will provide a safe place for the families who live here at the shelter. A total of nearly 9,000 small or 4,500 large pavers are needed to fill it. Order forms are available online or by calling the shelter.
* Furnishing Registry — Once the expansion is completed furnishings will be needed. A list of these needs is being developed and will be available online this fall.


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"I have the best job in the world but I don't take anything for granted. I know I could be voted out in the next election and I would have to roll with it."
These were the words of North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson during a day showing the Adver around the House of Commons.
During term-time Justin spends Mondays to Thursdays sharing a flat with another MP close to parliament. He was part of an intake of 220 new MPs brought in after the 2010 general election – the biggest set of arrivals since the Second World War.
He said it felt a lot like a university's Freshers week – everyone was quite unsure about what was happening but eager to make friends and wanting to quickly get their feet under the table.
His office is a few blocks down from the main chamber. Apparently the further away you get, the bigger the size of the room becomes. Distance is important though as throughout any given day an alarm rings ad hoc, alerting MPs to the fact that a vote is about to take place and they have only eight minutes to make it to the main chamber.
The party whip stands at the door to tactfully remind people how they should be voting on the bills. There are two lobbying rooms where people vote – a separate one for yes and no. Doors slam shut on the eighth minute and Justin said it is not unusual to see late MPs running into the closed doors.
While they are in the voting parlour, it is a good moment to grab ministers to discuss more funding or further support for projects, opportunities that Justin claims he maximises.
When he is not voting, Justin has a long list of emails from constituents who want his help for anything from getting their drains unblocked to more serious matters such as child protection and everything in between.
"I like to look over each email myself," said Justin. "It helps me to know what's going on and often there are issues that, because I was a councillor for nearly 10 years before I got elected, I can resolve really quickly."
Justin is a member on the Public Accounts Committee, which is chaired by Margaret Hodge, and he has a 100 per cent attendance record.
"When you watch the committee you have no idea who is Labour or Conservative – we all get on really well," said Justin.
On Fridays, when parliament is out, Justin returns to Swindon to meet the people he represents. He is often invited to a number of events from sushi bar openings to football matches at primary schools.
"I try to leave Sundays free so I can see my wife Jo," said Justin, who married Jo at the House of Commons.
"I still get excited every time I walk around (Westminster)," Justin added.
"I don't take it for granted at all. I love my job."


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Kendra Wilkinson Baskett gets heated when asked about Hugh Hefner's runaway bride Crystal Harris going public with the tidbit that the Playboy mogul "lasted two seconds" in bed.
"She just needs to keep her mouth shut, and be classy about it," the reality star, 26, tells me Saturday when she hosts The Pool After Dark at Harrah's Atlantic City. "After the whole non-marriage thing broke to the news, I actually thought she was being classy about things, until she started opening her mouth about the bed stuff. She just totally made herself look like crap. She looks like trash. I mean, it's disgusting. She needs to keep her mouth shut, and be a bigger person. Walk away. People don't like that. People don't like a hypocrite. She's a hypocrite."
Kendra hasn't consoled Hugh about the incident.
"It's not classy how she is opening her mouth the way she is. Hef's been Hef for how many years now?! He just needs to kick her a** out, throw her to the curb and keep living his life. With all the drama he's had for 86 years, what's this one girl going to do? He needs to throw her to the curb and move on with his life."
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You know, I never really understood the espy's.
I mean, isn't the whole idea behind sports to compete, and the "best" wins anyway? They even get trophies for it.
I really don't understand.
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You know, I never really understood the espy's.
I mean, isn't the whole idea behind sports to compete, and the "best" wins anyway? They even get trophies for it.
I really don't understand.
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I've never watched and never pay any attention to them.
But is Reggie going to speak tonight?
As long as Reggie is involved, I'll be watching.
So maybe that's the purpose: to give star athletes a chance for exposure and camera time. If that's all it is (like the oscars) that's fine. It just doesn't make sense to give people trophies for something they've already won trophies for - uhm, no offense reg.
Dangit, where's my Debbie Downer avatar when I need it.
That's pretty much what I see it as. Kind of like the Oscars. Although they do give best team, best coach, best game for the entire year, regardless of sport. Kind of a nice refresher on the year. I know as a Piston fan, having LeBron say "DEEEEEEEEEEETroit BASK - ET - BALL" when the Pistons won team of the year last season was a great capper on the Pistons playoff run. I'm sure the Reggie moment will be similar for Pacer fans. A GREAT moment, no question.Originally Posted by Los Angeles
TSN (our version of ESPN) has Women's golf slotted for that time?!? I wonder if that will change come 9:00pm though? I sure hope so.
I watched last year. I don't remember why. Jamie Fox was the host and he was damn funny!
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I think the whole point is that after the head-to-head (or team-to-team) competition, the sports genre in general comes together to celebrate the moments and games and athletes that rose head-and-shoulders above the rest. What's so hard to understand about coming up with a "best moment", "best game", or "most dominant performance"? Not to mention the Lifetime Achievement-type awards....Originally Posted by Los Angeles
I don't necessarily watch, but I think it is a great idea, and a great way to get to see athletes in a different way than simply in a uniform, in direct competition. I like that, and I like seeing recognition for excellence in any way.....We didn't win the title, Reggie didn't win MVP or anything else, but there is still an avenue to give credit for a fantastic moment.
Plus, think of all the cash ESPN makes from it!!
That is one fair and deserving award. Reggie's last game was a classic the way he played, the way it ended, the way the crowd cheered, the opponents cheered.
THis is taken for granted, but ONLY a few atheletes have gone out on top leaving everybody asking for more. If he had a 3- 9, 9 pt perfomance, it is very easy to forget.
The judges made a very wise decison.
I'm watching right now. They are doing a sketch right now, making fun of the movie "Hooisers" .
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I wager Reggie was on the screen for less than 10 seconds...
Spending 30 minutes liquefying vegetables
Also, the Reggie award was just about 12 seconds. They ran through a bunch of awards on screen. And, they went to his and it was on screen for a few seconds, then it goes to another......
I guess I thought they were going to have people announce it, and him come up......
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Yeah, they had a run-down for about 12 awards, I guess the "smaller" ones. And, Reggie's was on, of course.
The ESPYS tonight really got me in a good mood when I tuned in earlier, when they mocked everything the movie, "Hoosiers" is, in a sketch.
Oh well, at least Peyton's having a good time.
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I thought the Hoosiers bit was funny.
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Someone want to post the Hoosiers bit?
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It wasn't that funny. Any redeaming qualities it had were ruined by keeping in the kiss. After a life spanning 80 years I'm sure the actress can die a happy woman because she got to kiss Matthew Perry.Originally Posted by TruWarier
THE funniest part of the show was near the beginning when DeWayne Wade won his award. My first thought was "damn, he looks like a pimp." Then I saw the guy next to him in the white suit with a pink tie and pink trimmed hat. Now THAT is what (I can only assume) the well dressed pimps are wearing now days. It would have been perfect if he was wearing Brian Billick's rings.
I was actually quite pissed off when I realized Reggie wasn't even there. To make matters worse after listening to Jessica Simpson talk for 30 seconds I feel like I've lost 50 IQ points.
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Former officials defended their record at the College of Marin Foundation on Tuesday, a day after independent auditors reported that hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for college programs were spent on consultants, attorneys and other professional services.
Ann Hill, a former foundation board president who oversaw hiring of some of the professional service providers, said the expenditures were necessary to correct past improprieties.
"People should get down on their knees and thank us for spending money on legal fees and accounting fees to get this mess straightened out," she said.
In a report released Monday, the Sacramento office of accounting firm Crowe Horwath LLP reported the foundation spent $403,362 on professional services in the year ending June 30, 2012, well above the $7,200 that was budgeted. That included $46,163 on accounting fees, $54,796 on legal fees, $188,362 on consultants and $21,880 on contractors and temporary employees, effectively draining funds meant for athletics, performing arts and numerous other college programs.
And spending continued in the second half of 2012, according to unaudited figures from college officials released in conjunction with the audit. For example, by the end of 2012 the foundation had paid a total of $73,917 in legal fees to the San Rafael firm of Ragghianti Freitas LLP and $62,284 to the San Francisco firm of Adler and Colvin, college officials said.
Citing the professional services spending, the audit report called on the foundation to prohibit the use of donor funds for unauthorized purposes. It also called for improvements in record-keeping practices for donations but made no reference to past improprieties at the foundation.
Hill, who left the board in a mass resignation in September 2012, said she could not respond to the spending figures in question because she had not yet reviewed the audit.
She said the recent foundation board members have been improperly blamed for longstanding financial problems. She said lawyers and accountants were needed to protect donations because foundation staff in years past had improperly collected administrative fees and borrowed money from restricted funds to pay for operations.
But Dan Shiner, the foundation's former bookkeeper of 20 years whose version of events has been defended by college officials, said the collection of administrative fees was a widely accepted practice and there was nothing improper about it. In addition, the foundation never borrowed more than about $50,000 in restricted funds and it always repaid them, he said.
The estimated $464,464 spent by the foundation board on professional services is different, he said.
"There is no way to repay half a million dollars," he said.
Diana Conti, a college trustee who took over the foundation with President David Wain Coon in September 2012, said the spending by Hill and her colleagues was unwarranted.
"It's hard for me to get my head around why they made the decisions they made," she said.
Since foundation board members resigned last year, the foundation has been without a board and overseen by Coon and Conti, who have tapped foundation funds only for scholarships. College officials say they plan to contact the state attorney general's office about the recent spending and may shut down the foundation, but no decisions have been made.
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Ok let me start by saying that I absolutely love where we are at with an 11-4 record. I think we are playing great and its great to finally be back to this point of being a legitimate team in this league. After saying that however, we still have some definite weaknesses that have been evident in some of our losses. These being, a true scoring guard in the 2nd unit as well as a legit backup big with size. Honestly there aren't a lot of guys who fit the bill that would fit in with our team. For the scoring guard spot the 2 guys that really come to mind for me are O.J. Mayo and MarShon Brooks. Mayo has obviously been shopped and my infatuation with Brooks isn't a secret. From what I can see these are really the only 2 guys in the league that could be somewhat available to us that fit the mold. Here are possible ways to acquire them.
1 - O.J. Mayo
2 - Future 2nd Pick
1 - Lou Amundson
2 - Future 1st rd pick
Memphis reportedly wants salary cap relief and a pick this gives them both.
We send them a future 1st that has to be honored in the next 3 seasons of our choice and is lottery protected. Realistically I dont see us in the lottery anytime soon and this likely becomes a pick in the low to mid 20's and being that we can choose which season they get it we can still be involved in the upcoming draft that is considered to be so deep .this is a great deal for us and also gives Memphis what it reportedly is after.
There are 2 possible scenarios I can see us getting Brooks. Both revolve around how NJ can obtain Howard, either A - Through a trade, or B - Making NJ look good enough to sign through FAgency to leave all that $ on the table.
1 - MarShon Brooks
2 - Jordan Farmar
3 - Hedo Turk
New Jersey
1 -Dwight Howard
2 - Chris Duhon
3 - Dahntay Jones
4 - Future 2nd (IND)
1 - Brook Lopez
2 - Damion James
3 - Mehmet Okur
4 - Johan Petro
5 - Lou Amundson
6 - 2x 1st Rd Picks (NJ)
Ive posted a similar trade to this one before but I think this one is more realistic.
Indiana gets Brooks who obviously is the centerpiece for us. I think MarShon has the upside to be VERY special ..superstar special ..I realize the sample we have available is small for him still ..but watching him play you see a lot of what scouts were talking about when comparing his style of play to Kobe dont get be wrong Brooks wont be Kobe ..those kinds of guys only come around 1 or 2 times a generation but Brooks will be a top 10 player in this league during his career believe it. Farmar gives us a legitimate backup PG and at a pretty cheap price not to mention his play-off experience ..dont underestimate his impact in this deal (also a decent trade chip) Now for the downer ..Hedo Turk ..His deal goes for 2 more seasons after this one and isn't small ..but I think he still has something left in the tank and will be a good expiring when his deal is on its last year ..not too bad when you consider we get 2 good players without giving up a pick .
New Jersey gets Howard ..period
Orlando move all bad contracts, gets 2 lottery picks in arguably the best draft in years to add to what will be a 3rd when they tank the season 3 lottos plus Lopez and clearing the cap is not a bad way to start over ..they wont do better.
If Orlando is stupid about it and lets Howard become a FA we could approach it like this.
Indiana gets
1 - MarShon Brooks
2 - Damion James
3 - Mehmet Okur
4 - Jordan Farmar
5 - 2012 1st Rd pick (higher of the 2)
New Jersey gets
2 - Dahntay Jones
3 - Lou Amundson
4 - A.J. Price
Ok .I love Granger .but George could move over to the 3, Brooks or Hill at the 2, we get a legit backup Center James is still a good Prospect .and our salary cap worries with extensions etc is completely in the clear now ..it would be drastic to lose Granger .but this could be a shrewd move by management to really have some great talent as well as be set for the future ..when you throw in the possibility of a top 5 pick as well as out 20-something not too shabby.
For New Jersey it makes them VERY attractive to Howard to play with not only Williams ..but also Granger Williams, Stevenson, Granger, Lopez, Howard with Morrow, and Humphries and a lotto rookie off the bench = scary Nets team
This ended up a lot longer than I planned so I will revisit the trades for an inside presence later...


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Delray Beach, Fla. Office Depot announced Tuesday that it is introducing a line of environmentally preferable office supplies called "Office Depot Green."
Touted as the first retailer in the office-supplies industry to launch a dedicated line of green products, Office Depot said its plans for the brand to include consistent and easy-to-identify packaging for consumers.
Core office supplies such as recycled paper, notebooks and file folders, as well as remanufactured ink and toner cartridges, non-toxic cleaners and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) will become part of the green line.
Office Depot Green products will be available at more than 1,200 stores nationwide and online.


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The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (A.S.H.P.D., or as I like to call it, the Portal gun) is a full 1:1 scale collectible with blue and orange "portal" light-up action. The replica is due out this May priced at around $130. Pre-orders are currently being accepted at select retailers (see NECAonline.com for approved listings) and are going fast, most already sold out. More approved retailers are to be announced.


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What This Hess Move Tells Us
Hess (HES) has announced plans to sell its terminal and refining business, and that triggered a big rally in the shares this morning. But more important is what this says about the oil majors, and what Hess' move says about where to find better values in the integrated space.
Hess has an enormous refining business with 20 storage terminals, including its Port Reading, N.J., refinery. On Monday the company said it's putting it all up for sale, having appointed Goldman Sachs (GS) as its agent for these transactions -- and the Street likes it. Shares climbed 6.5% in opening trading, continuing a big run that began in early December that, in all, has launched shares by more than 22%. Elliot Associates, the hedge fund of super investor Paul Singer, sent a letter to the Hess board announcing that he'd like to purchase a further $800 million worth of shares....367 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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A final report that may offer California American Water a "legal path" to securing a water source for its proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination plant has been released by the state water board.
A Cal Am representative said recommendations will be included in the company's plan for evaluating its own source water proposal as part of a deal with Salinas Valley growers aimed at resolving disputes over an overdrafted groundwater basin.
The State Water Resources Control Board issued its final "advisory" report on Cal Am's water supply proposal in response to a request last year from the state Public Utilities Commission.
Cal Am's $400 million project includes a desal plant north of Marina designed to transform brackish water pumped from shoreline slant wells at the Cemex plant site into as much as 9 million gallons of potable water per day. The project is designed to provide a new water supply capable of offsetting a state-ordered cutback in pumping from the Carmel River that takes full effect at the start of 2017.
State water board staff attorney Nathan Jacobsen said the report has been delivered to the PUC and is considered final, though the water board could be asked for further input.
The report, which includes a formal response to public comments received in writing and at a June 4 public workshop in Monterey, echoes an earlier recommendation that Cal Am needs to prove that its water project would not harm other legal water users in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin, where the company is proposing to draw feeder water for its desal plant.
Cal Am could proceed with its plans, the report said, if it shows the desal water it produces is developed water, that its plans to return any fresh water it pumps from the basin are effective and feasible, and that the project won't irreparably harm other users.
The report outlines a series of studies needed to determine the nature and extent of the basin's aquifers, the project's potential effect on the basin, and updated groundwater modeling capable of evaluating future impacts from the project.
Salinas Valley agricultural interests have been opposed to Cal Am's plans to draw water from the overdrafted basin, which they rely on for their industry. Studies show the basin has been invaded by seawater up to five miles inland. Growers have expressed concern that another "straw" in the basin will increase seawater intrusion and confound millions of dollars in projects aimed at halting its march inland. They have threatened legal action.
The state water board has indicated that subsurface intake methods for desal plants, such as Cal Am's proposal, are preferred to open ocean intake, which draws salt water directly from the ocean. Cal Am officials have argued that subsurface intake must be proved infeasible before any other method can be considered, especially one involving the ecologically sensitive Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Santa Cruz-area officials are pursuing an open ocean intake method for their proposed desal plant after conducting studies that said subsurface intake wouldn't work.
Cal Am spokeswoman Catherine Bowie said the company was implementing the state report's technical recommendations in the "test well study plan" for the desal plant.
As part of a settlement agreement announced last week, Cal Am and the Salinas Valley Water Coalition agreed that their hydrologists, technical teams and other designated experts would form a "technical work group" to develop a written plan for evaluating the intake sites.
The primary purpose of the work plan is to reach a consensus on hydrogeologic studies, well tests, field work, modeling, monitoring and other data needed to evaluate to what extent Cal Am's desal plant would affect the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin and the water supply available to legal users.
Cal Am is seeking a permit from the city of Marina for a test well and two monitoring wells to provide data for the evaluation. The company is planning additional hydrogeologic review at other sites from Potrero Road just north of the Salinas River to Moss Landing.
The test well project is designed to provide data from the shallower Sand Dunes aquifer, the 180-foot aquifer and the barrier between the two.
Cal Am has promised to try limiting its pumping to the shallower aquifer as part of a separate proposed settlement agreement with the Monterey County Water Resources Agency in deference to the Salinas Valley growers, who oppose tapping the deeper aquifer.
Jim Johnson can be reached at 753-6753 or email@example.com.
Read the State Water Resources Control Board's final report on California American Water's proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project.


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The School of Education at Loyola University Maryland prepares you with the knowledge, skills, and tools you need to be an effective educator in any classroom. Supervised internships with local schools help you put theory into practice.
The School of Education offers the following programs:
The elementary education program provides a comprehensive understanding of the general field of education and a cross-section of courses in English, social studies, science, and math. The program emphasizes field experience and service learning in various subject areas.
The minor in Urban Education is designed to give students an overview of the complexities of urban education, historically, socially, politically, economically, and culturally, in the United States. Students will be required to take at least three of five courses in the School of Education. The program of study allows students to begin considering the unique challenges faced by students and educators in, and the communities surrounding, urban schools. The minor consist of five courses, one required and four electives from a variety of departments across campus. Visit our Minor in Urban Education website for more information.
Students interested in teaching at the secondary level must minor in secondary education and major in another discipline. Students may be certified to teach the following subjects at the secondary level: English, math, foreign languages, biology, chemistry, physics, social studies, business, art, and music.
Elementary Education majors may complete a minor in special education. In addition to satisfying major requirements in elementary education, special education minors must complete three additional courses. Students who do not major in Elementary Education may complete the minor by enrolling in five special education courses and a one-credit service learning experience.
Undergraduate students from other disciplines who wish to be certified at the middle or high school level (grades 7-12) may participate in a five-year program resulting in a bachelor's degree within their area of major and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. Applicants to the program must have a major or significant coursework in one of the following certification areas: biology, chemistry, earth/space science, English, mathematics, physics, or social studies. In addition, students may become certified in grades PreK-12 in art, French, music vocal/instrumental, or Spanish. Students take three graduate-level courses in their senior year which count toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees. Graduate courses taken during the senior year are included in the undergraduate tuition and take the place of undergraduate electives.
Loyola's programs in elementary and secondary education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. Graduates automatically meet academic requirements for certification in Maryland and in other states with reciprocity agreements.
Learn more about the program requirements by visiting the course catalogue.


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Liger?Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Once, there was a lovesick tiger who fell in love with a lovely lioness. However, her pride rejected him, and they were not allowed to be together because he was different.
Heart sickness and grief caused the lovely lioness to lose all of her fur. Even though it was a sad sight, the tiger was overjoyed! Now he would shave off all of his fur. Then he could pretend to be a large lion and be with his beloved.
Unfortunately, they did not get to live happily ever after! His plan failed. Even with his fur gone, everyone could tell he was a tiger.
Ignoring any obvious size differences, how did the pride know that he was obviously still a tiger?
HintThe answer is only skin-deep!
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Top pitching prospect Ynoa optioned to Class A
PHOENIX -- As expected, the A's optioned top pitching prospect Michael Ynoa to Class A Advanced Stockton on Monday, marking an end to the 22-year-old right-hander's spring in the Major League camp.
Ynoa made two Cactus League appearances and although he allowed three runs on five hits and three walks over three innings, manager Bob Melvin came away impressed with the youngster's raw talent.
"The stuff is electric, I told him that," Melvin said. "It's all about him being healthy, getting a full season in and throwing strikes. If he can do that, there's no reason this guy shouldn't pitch in the big leagues at some point. That's how good his stuff is."
Ynoa, signed to a then-record $4.25 million bonus by the A's at the age of 16, has faced many challenges in his first few seasons of professional baseball. Elbow issues leading to Tommy John surgery limited him to just 39 2/3 innings from 2010-2012 and last year after being promoted midseason to Stockton, he struggled with his command as he walked 17 batters in 21 innings of work.
Still, Ynoa's explosive fastball combined with a big curveball and sharp changeup gives him the potential to become a frontline starter down the road.
The A's also optioned outfielder Shane Peterson to Triple-A Sacramento and right-handed pitcher Raul Alcantara to Double-A Midland on Monday, leaving 47 players in camp with the club.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Server upgrades this evening may result in slow loadingposted by Dark0ne Site NewsYou might think that TESNexus is in a constant state of upgrading...and you'd be right. Tonight one of the Texas servers is being totally replaced with a new server for better hardware to improve both performance and bandwidth allowances.
All the Oblivion mods need to be transferred to this new server, which will also be used as the adserver for TESNexus that will help to alleviate server load on the website itself hopefully improving load times and allowing me to add new, more resource intensive features to the site. Please bare with me while this procedure occurs and if you find the site unuseable this evening please try again in the morning, or same time tomorrow, when the site will be back to normal.


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THE Royal British Legion is to launch a pop-in advice and information centre for the public in the town centre, after Swindon Council granted planning permission.
The forces charity applied for a change of use at 52 to 54 Regent Street from a shop to financial and professional services, as a part of its biggest ever nationwide transformation.
The centre, which should be open in mid to late summer, is one of 16 around the UK which are designed to bring the charity closer to the community and offer a space which people can visit for face-to-face contact.
A spokesman for the RBL said: "The Legion has committed to opening 16 new advice and information offices in city centres across the country.
"Each centre will offer a welcoming space for service personnel and veterans to get practical help and advice, and for members of the public to find out more about the wide range of services and community activities provided."
In the application lodged with the council, James Jago, acting as agent for the RBL, said: "The space nominated for a change of use is to be a publicly accessible centre that facilitates the provision of these services.
"Currently, this service has been provided by home visits by outreach staff.
"The new facility will invite beneficiaries to the Legion premises and double as an information and advice centre to the wider public."
The exterior is not expected to change hugely, with future applications on signage due to be made.


text: Adel is my Saluki female. I imported her from Kazakhstan two years ago. She was raised without proper socialization and, when she arrived, I nearly lost her, so wild she was. Now, I am the only person in the world, who can touch her and take her on hte leash. She would not trust anyone else. She is not a shy dog, but very dominant with other dogs. She is only 32 pounds, but very athletic, fast and eager to hunt. She also has relatively puur feathering on ears and tail. As you can see in some show strain Saluki hair on ears is hanging literally half way to the ground. You will never find it among aboriginal Saluki. This is a general trend among show breeders to select for profusely haired dogs, which we can see in the Afghan Hound and in the Borzoi show lines. For a hunting dog it would be not practical, because the dog with too long hair would collect plenty of burs and dirt.


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By Michelle Lane
When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2000, I first thought of my three children and of how my diagnosis would impact them. How would I tell them? Would I be able to help my daughter fix her hair and make-up? Would I be able to walk at their weddings?
At first, I chose not to share my diagnosis with my children but I soon realized that I had to tell the older two - Kyle (9) and Erik (6). Their first question was, "Are you going to die?" I reassured them that this disease was not fatal, but told them that sometimes I might need help with small tasks. At the time, neither child asked many questions and seemed relieved to know that I was technically "okay."
As time went on, I could see small but distinct ways that my announcement changed their behavior. When my son Kyle and I would go shopping, he would hold only my left hand. When I asked him why, his reply was that he was trying to stop the shaking. Then Erik decided suddenly that he would become a scientist, and create a bracelet and anklet that would stop people with Parkinson's from shaking.
As I considered how to help my boys understand my disease, I got some wonderful suggestions from my movement disorders specialist. Upon his request, my husband and I brought the boys on a "special" doctor's appointment. The doctor showed us pictures of the brain, explained the disease in simple terms and told us - and the boys - what it is like to live with PD.
While this visit was invaluable to me and my children, I continued to see signs of their struggle with my diagnosis. They were unsure how to answer children at school when they were asked why their mom shakes so much, and I continually had to reassure them that I was not going to die. At one point we decided to seek outside counseling from a psychologist for one of the boys who was having a particularly difficult time adjusting. We found him to be helpful in teaching us how to cope.
For my daughter, Rachel, who was only two years old when I was first diagnosed, living with Parkinson's has raised different issues. Rachel and I both had a hard time dealing with my inability to pull up her long, thick brown hair in a ponytail and have her look like the other girls her age. At first I asked the stylist to cut her hair short, but now, with adjustments and help from other family members, Rachel is learning to make her own ponytails. It's just one of the many examples of simple things that Parkinson's can take away from you, but which you can take back with a little teamwork.
This problem turned out to be minor compared to what was to come. Just this year, at age 7, Rachel hit me with a bombshell that I will never forget. I was sitting on my porch enjoying a cool day when she sat on my lap, placed her arms around my neck and asked, "Why do you have to have Parkinson's?" I tried to explain, but she kept saying, "I want you to be like you were before. It just isn't fair because Kyle and Erik got to see you like you were before and I never have." It made me realize that my daughter had many questions going through her mind. We held each other, and she asked what the word "cure" meant. We talked about this, and then she asked the inevitable question - was Parkinson's contagious? I told her that it was not, and that I would be around for a long time to answer any other questions that she may have. I also set up a phone call with my doctor so that he could have the same conversation with Rachel that he had with my boys.
Of course my children continue to have questions. Just last month Rachel asked me how old I was when I started shaking. I replied that I was 30, whereupon she asked if she too would start shaking when she turns 30. As I assured her that she would not, it reminded me that the questions about my Parkinson's disease probably will not end. But at least I know I am here for my children, and plan to be for a long time.
My overall advice in dealing with this disease is to keep the faith and recognize the strength of your family. Expect that they will have questions, and be open to suggestions for dealing with these questions from your doctor, friends and other family. Remember that we are all in this together, and that only together will we win this war on Parkinson's disease.
Tips for Talking to Your Kids
1. Explain your diagnosis in simple terms, including the symptoms and what behaviors to expect.
2. If you have more than one child, you may want to initially talk with them one at a time.
3. Be prepared to answer basic questions, such as if the diagnosis is fatal, if PD is contagious and if your child will get PD.
4. Encourage your child to ask questions, and be prepared for some of them to be of a sensitive nature.
5. Set up a visit for your child with your neurologist to talk about the disease and what to expect.
6. Let your kids know that there will be some changes in daily living and that working as a team will help your family.
7. Explain that people may stare at you because of the disease, and that it is usually because of curiosity and not rudeness.
8. Talk about how your kids can explain the disease to their friends if they ask about it.
9. If your child has a particularly difficult time dealing with your diagnosis, ask your child's doctor to recommend a therapist who specializes in helping children whose parents live with a disease
Michelle Lane is an advocate and Founder of the Parkinson's Association of Louisiana.
Originally published in the Spring 2005 issue of PDF News & Review.


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And while we're in a YA mood, the paperback edition of Lissa Price's Starters debuts tomorrow — and here's a sneak peek at the cover of the sequel, Enders.
As Breia Brissey writes in today's edition of Entertainment Weekly, "the paperback version of Starters, author Lissa Price's debut novel, hits shelves tomorrow. In honor of the re-release—complete with a new look, and a never-been-seen short story "Portrait of a Spore"—we got our hands on the cover of Enders, the sequel to the 2012 YA novel, due out January 7, 2014." Starters and Enders are the hot new young adult novels on the scene; the film versions of these books are a natural, because both novels offer something new and fresh for readers and viewers, rather than rehashing yet another tired franchise.
Lissa Price can really write page turning stuff, and these books are both really fast paced, absorbing reading, no matter what your age. Starters really impressed me — assured, fast moving, great characters, and an absolutely original plot. And to top it off, if you click here, or on the image above, you can see a brief preview from Enders – about ten compelling pages that will leave you wanting more, right now – at the bottom of the page.
Check it out — after The Hunger Games, this is the next big thing!


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Shaolintrained wrote:Covered with cats?! Like moving targets or what?
Time to get teh guns
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Shaolintrained wrote:Covered with cats?! Like moving targets or what?
domromer wrote:I was thinking of stopping by and seeing Bob on the way back down. I've heard it's a great course and covered with cats.
Ol' Bob wrote:The Inn at Lucky Mud is a very nice B&B near Skamokawa, WA. From Exit 42 off I-5 South (North Kelso), it is 42 miles, via SR4 west (Ocean Beach Highway) to our course. It's a great 18 holes with skittish elk and nearly tame deer on the course — no dogs please (the does are soon to have their fawns).
So, if you are north of us, whatever the mile post on I-5 sez, that is how many miles you are from Lucky Mud. The golfing is free but the inn owners ask that you telephone in advance — 360-795-8770.
http://www.luckymud.com/ (Info on the B&B.)
http://www.luckymud.com/onsite/golf.htm (Course pictures are five years old and things have been improved greatly since then.)
http://www.luckymud.com/onsite/map.htm (MapQuest will lose you up a logging road or two. Don't use MapQuest to get here.) Drive up the driveway 1000 feet to large gray house on right. (Do not ask neighbor at bottom of driveway for directions!)
Shaolintrained wrote:Where exactly is Lucky Mud, I've heard so many great things about this place. Some of the best things came from Dave and Avery. How far is it from the Oregon border?
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SANTA CRUZ -- The day after Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed, residents began pouring donations into two funds intended to help their families.
However, nearly a year later, none of the more than $556,800 collected by the city, two banks and the Santa Cruz Police Officers Association has been given to survivors. The delay was caused by a tangled web of threatened legal action and no plan by city officials and police union leaders to distribute the fund.
"It's probably something that should have been done by someone else, not the POA, not the Police Department," said Sgt. Mike Harms, the police liaison to the Baker family. "We had enough to contend with. But you don't think of that when you're in the heat of some terrible tragedy."
After the Sentinel began asking questions about the fund two weeks ago, the union sent a letter Monday to immediate family members of the slain officers proposing to halve the money between the two families. Then, each family's portion would be split into 50 percent for the surviving spouse or partner with the rest distributed evenly among the children within that family.
The union set a deadline of Feb. 21 for the families to reply to the money arrangement, according to the letter. Otherwise, attorneys for the police union told the Sentinel, any disputes will have to be worked out among the recipients, through mediation or other legal means. Community donations might be tapped to cover the union's legal fees if the matter goes to court, or they could be paid by the union, which is funded by its members, police officers.
Butler's domestic partner, Peter Wu, said he agrees with the disbursement percentages, and it would be "extremely helpful for the funds to be released as soon as possible."
Wu said he did not receive Butler's death benefits -- which are separate from the memorial fund -- because the couple was not married. Returning to work as a Metro bus driver in November, Wu is raising the two boys, 3 and 6, he shared with Butler.
"The simple arithmetic is that Elizabeth Butler and I had purchased our house with a mortgage and planned to raise our family with two kids based on our two combined salaries," Wu said. "The children do get some death benefits but I do not."
Kelly Baker, Butch Baker's widow, and Adam Baker, his 22-year-old son, declined to comment publicly about the fund and its disbursement. The Sentinel could not reach Jillian Baker, Kelly's daughter from a previous marriage who is also a fund recipient.
But Ashley Baker, Butch Baker's daughter from a previous marriage, said she plans to contest the proposal.
The 25-year-old former community college student from Santa Maria is estranged from the rest of the family and is represented by a pro-bono attorney who argues that the funds initially were promoted as scholarship funds and therefore intended for the Baker and Wu children. The funds eventually were combined and called a memorial fund.
Ashley Baker said she was confused when the fund's name changed sometime after April 2013.
"That's not fair, that's not legal and that's not how it works," Ashley Baker said.
Officer Joe Hernandez, the police union leader, said threats of a lawsuit by Ashley Baker and her attorney after the tragedy contributed to stalling the money's distribution.
Ashley has been on her own since age 17. After her father's death, she said she quit school. In turn, she lost her financial aid, which covered her rent. Because she injured her hand in a car accident, she has been unable to work as a hair stylist and her unemployment benefits ended about the time her father died.
"The reason I'm not in school is because this has been horrendous," Ashley said, referring to her father's death.
Before she agrees to the distribution proposal, of which she would receive about $46,000, she said she wants a list of the donations to the fund. She said she disputes the distribution on principle because she distrusts police leaders who she said mistreated her.
Rocky Lucia, a Pleasanton-based lawyer for the police union, said he hopes the matter can be settled amicably. When members of law enforcement are killed, family matters often get complicated, he said.
"We were hoping that we wouldn't get to this point," Lucia said. "We have every confidence that in the end, the donations generated by the community will be distributed to the proper beneficiaries.
"The public donated the money and there should be transparency."
Meanwhile, members of both families have had financial needs that other groups have stepped in to meet. The Fallen Officer Foundation paid about $10,000 for 26 hotel rooms, meals and some flights for family members to attend a mega memorial service in San Jose.
Foundation president Donna Lind, a retired Scotts Valley police officer and former mayor, said it's important to determine at the start of any memorial fund what it will cover, such as medical expenses, funeral expenses, scholarships or family expenses. She said she advises groups to "get legal advice to anticipate these complications," but added that it wasn't her place to offer unsolicited advice to Santa Cruz police or the police union at the time of the tragedy.
"They were basically dealing with a crisis at the time with a whole lot on their plate," said Lind. "We all know their intentions were good."
Spouses of fallen officers typically get benefits from the California Public Employees' Retirement System, according to Lucia. There are also state benefits, federal benefits and private funds that give money to survivors.
Community members began donating money for the families the day after the two police officers were killed.
Baker, 51, and Butler, 38, were ambushed and shot by sexual-assault suspect Jeremy Goulet on Feb. 26, 2013, while investigating a claim made against him by a former co-worker. Goulet, 35, an Army veteran with a history of sexual assault accusations, fled with the officers' weapons but returned 30 minutes later and was killed after engaging responding officers in a gun battle.
Problems with the fund came to light after Ashley Baker's attorney contacted the Sentinel with concerns about how police leaders treated his client and how the community funds were being handled.
Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel and union president Hernandez acknowledge that early on there wasn't a firm plan for distributing the money. The leaders said they had no experience handling memorial funds and were grieving themselves while trying to perform day-to-day police work in the months after the murders.
"When the money started rolling in in the beginning -- we'd never had this happen before," Vogel said.
He said emotions were high and there was no strict definition of where the money would go.
"Maybe it needed more attention on the front end, but I truly believe the intent of these funds is to benefit the families."
Vogel, who is not a member of the police union, said he did not have a hand in deciding how the funds would be distributed. Those numbers were drafted by union leaders and their attorneys.
The funds started when Bay Federal Credit Union and Central Coast News KION/KCBA created a scholarship fund for the children of Baker and Butler. The Santa Cruz Police Officers Association also set up the Baker/Butler Scholarship Fund with Wells Fargo Bank.
Because donors flooded the Police Department and City Hall with phone calls and financial pledges, the city accepted credit card numbers by phone. The Finance Department began managing the funds, which eventually were combined at Wells Fargo. Union leaders say they always intended to take over the fund.
"The city took the lead for us," said Hernandez, the union president.
City Manager Martín Bernal said he believes it was appropriate for the union to handle the money and said the members couldn't have anticipated all the problems.
"They were the caretakers of the families," Bernal said. "That was a role they took on immediately."
Ashley Baker wishes they'd taken more care with her. Because Ashley's mother and Butch divorced when Ashley was about a year old, not all of Butch Baker's friends and colleagues knew about Ashley.
Ashley was escorted to the memorial service at San Jose's HP Pavilion by the Rev. Rick Bloom, a Santa Maria police chaplain, and Atascadero Police Chief Jerel Haley, an old friend of her father's. Santa Cruz police arranged the escort, something she said she was grateful for.
After the service, Ashley said she wanted to see her father's hearse, and Haley scrambled to find their way outside. Bloom left the service thinking Ashley wasn't treated as well as she should have been and some time later introduced her to an attorney in his congregation, David Bixby.
Bloom, whose church paid $700 for a month of her rent, realized there was a scholarship fund for children of the fallen officers and was concerned Ashley wouldn't benefit from it.
"The people that gave that money -- the average citizen in Santa Cruz -- would sure hate to see that happen to that officer's daughter," Bloom said. "It shouldn't make any difference if the Santa Cruz Police Department didn't know who she was. She's still his daughter."
For months Bixby tried to secure money for Ashley and at least twice said he would take his case to the media before he called the Sentinel in mid-January. Because of the threatened lawsuit, Santa Cruz police stopped talking to him on the advice of Santa Cruz City Attorney John Barisone.
"I was so overwhelmed with what was going on I didn't even know how to stick up for myself," Ashley said, explaining why she sought legal counsel.
Santa Cruz police say they tried to treat Ashley respectfully, but the relationship became strained.
Harms, the liaison to the Baker family, spoke with Ashley on the phone several times before the memorial service. Harms and other police said she was the first to ask about the scholarship fund, which was troubling to them.
"I tried to do what I could to include her in everything," Harms said.
Hernandez also said the relationship with Ashley was difficult. His promises that she would get her fair share of the fund did not assuage her concern.
Donations continued to pile up unspent. Without a family or financial support system, Ashley's lawyer persisted on her behalf.
"No orphan should ever be treated with such a lack of dignity and respect," Bixby wrote in an April 26 letter to Chief Vogel.
Ashley told Harms she just wanted a phone call from Vogel but never got it.
"If she wants to talk to me, she shouldn't reach out through her attorney," Vogel said. "The way in which Ashley Baker is pursuing this is completely against the community's generosity. It strikes me as being some selfish motivation."
Some donors to the fund say it isn't their place to judge why the donations haven't been distributed.
Analicia Cube, a spokeswoman for the public safety group Take Back Santa Cruz, said it would have been preferable that the families had received the money immediately.
Yet, she said, "I trust that police will work it out."
Caleb Baskin, a lawyer with Baskin & Grant in Santa Cruz, said, "I was honored to raise funds and contribute, and I hope that in some small way it helps the families and department deal with these remarkably difficult circumstances."
Sentinel staff reporter J.M. Brown contributed to this report. Follow Sentinel reporter Stephen Baxter at Twitter.com/sbaxter_sc.


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Berkman returns, gets first DH at-bat in Houston
HOUSTON -- Lance Berkman was at Minute Maid Park in a season opener for the eighth time in his career, but this is the first time that he was playing against the Astros. Berkman spent 12 years with the Astros before being traded to the Yankees on July 31, 2010. He spent 2011-12 with the Cardinals before signing with the Rangers.
Sunday night marked the 10th game Berkman has played against his former team, and he still makes his home in Houston. He also made a little history as he was the first designated hitter to come to the plate in the former National League ballpark, grounding out to shortstop to end the top of the first inning.
Berkman got his first hit with the Rangers on a single in the fourth. He also singled and scored in the sixth, finishing 2-for-4 in the Rangers' 8-2 loss.
"It's always different coming back as a visiting guy," Berkman said. "I remember the first time with the Cardinals, I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what kind of reception I would get. All of that is behind me. It's not that I don't get emotional still, but it's not as big as the first time."
The Astros traded Berkman to the Yankees at the beginning of what has been a massive rebuilding program. He had a no-trade clause that he exercised to stop trades to the Angels and White Sox before agreeing to the Yankees. Most fans did not hold it against him and he is usually well-received in his hometown.
"Very few circumstances where a player leaves a team is everybody happy," Berkman said. "It's almost never a good break. I felt a little animosity my last year here and I had no idea what the reception would be. I saw Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltran leave and come back and get booed. Nobody wants to get booed, especially in their hometown, but the reception has been great."
The Astros moved to the American League this season and there were some discussions about re-signing him as their designated hitter. But it never got very far.
"The Astros never made me an offer," Berkman said. "I never had a chance to accept or reject an offer. There was some genuine interest, but the Rangers had a higher level of interest. It made more sense for both sides to do it this way. It didn't make a lot of sense to spend a lot of money on a DH when they had other bigger needs."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Try your hand in making a trailer for this animated Blu-ray + DVD release...
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In the hands of G.I. Joe, the Broadcast Energy Transmitter is a device capable of fulfilling all of Earth's energy needs. However, in the hands of Cobra and the newly revealed Cobra-La, led by the ancient and otherworldly Golobulus the B.E.T. could spell the end of human civilization.
Shout! Factory is inviting all G.I. Joe fans to try their hand in making a trailer for the Blu-ray + DVD release of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie slated to hit stores July 27, 2010. Here is how it works:
- Entries accepted 5/26 – 8/16/10. One entry per person only. Submission should be made in the form of a low-resolution Quicktime (.mov) file. It should be uploaded to a file sharing service (YouSendIt, MediaShare, etc.) with the link emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. If selected, we will request a high-resolution version.
- Entries can only be received via email and must include entrant's name, email, phone # and address in the body of the email.
- Open to contestants 18 years and older who reside in the U.S or Canada.
- Grand prize is the bragging rights to being the creative mastermind behind the 'Official GI Joe: The Movie on Blu-ray & DVD' trailer. The winning trailer will be used online and on future Shout Factory DVD releases to promote the title in perpetuity. Winner understands this and must sign the appropriate release.
- Three runners-up (and the grand prize winner) will receive one each of the complete G.I. Joe A Real American Hero series in the special edition Footlocker.
- Winners will be notified by Aug. 31, 2010. Shout's decision on winning entries is final.
- Trailer length must not exceed 3 minutes.
- Be smart... do not include copyrighted material that is not from this movie. Do not use music that you did not create. Anyone who appears on camera or who creates anything that appears on camera should be over 18 and if not, you are responsible for obtaining a release from the parent of any minor.
-There are a few elements that should be included in your trailer:
*Box art in some form that is recognizable.
*Copy that the title is available as a DVD or as a BluRay + DVD combination.
*Special features include audio commentary with Buzz Dixon, public service announcements, an art gallery and a printable screenplay.
*Shout Factory logo and ShoutFactory.com URL.
*Hasbro copyright line: HASBRO and its logo, G.I. JOE and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2010 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
*You may include your name and desired credit on the trailer.
- Contestants realize that by submitting an official entry that they release Shout Factory, GI JOE, Hasbro and everyone else from responsibility for any damages, expenses, or harm they might incur while creating or submitting trailer.
Source: Shout! Factory PR


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MARQUETTE (AP) -- Gov. Rick Snyder took his campaign for expanded Medicaid coverage in Michigan to the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, saying it's essential to extend care to hundreds of thousands of uninsured residents and take the pressure off overworked emergency rooms.
The Republican leader met with officials at Marquette General Hospital. He's trying to build support for legislation approved by the state House last month that would expand eligibility for government-provided health insurance to 320,000 low-income adults in 2014. It would be largely funded by the federal government under the Affordable Care Act.
Fellow Republicans who control the state Senate adjourned this month without voting on the measure, despite Snyder's plea to take action. Some conservative senators say the bill would further expand government and say they fear state taxpayers will foot the bill.
Snyder has been touring the state to make his case and to pressure members of his party in the Senate to act.
"This is our opportunity to step up and take care of several hundred-thousand Michiganders who don't have insurance. They're hardworking people, but they're caught in a difficult case because using the E.R. isn't a good answer for them or for us, so let's get this solved," Snyder said, according to WLUC-TV (http://bit.ly/172QfTX ).
Marquette General Hospital CEO Gary Muller said his hospital sees many patients who turn down medical care they need because of the cost.
"They get whatever the doctors order, but quite honestly, some people don't want to worry about a bill, and when people come, they might not get a test that they probably should have," Muller said.
Snyder said he believes expanding Medicaid will lead to lower premiums for paying patients.
"By moving someone from the E.R. to a physician relationship where they can get a physical, they can get immunizations, they're going to be healthier, and that costs us all less money. That's just common sense, think about it," he said.
Republican State Sen. Casperson of Escanaba, who also was in Marquette on Tuesday, said he could support the expansion if more accountability is added and if people receiving the benefits buy into them. Casperson said the Senate had only five days to consider the House bill.
"We need a little more time, give us some time to work on it," Casperson said. "It's contentious; it's very passionate on both sides of the issue. Let us work through it."


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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 13
Domestic violence thrives when we are silent; but if we take a stand and work together, we can end domestic violence. Throughout the month of October, help NNEDV to raise awareness about domestic violence and join in our efforts to end violence. Here is what you can do:
Donate or Volunteer
- Make a donation to NNEDV in honor of the people in your life who have been impacted by domestic violence.
- Join the network behind the Network and become a member of NNEDV! For the first time ever,we have opened our membership to individuals who support our work. When you become a member of NNEDV, you add your voice to the chorus of others speaking out against domestic violence.
- Volunteer your time with your state coalition or local program. Find an organization near you.
Join the National Week of Action
- Participate in 2016's National Week of Action from October 16 through 22, 2016!
Wear Purple
- Wear purple -- the color of Domestic Violence Awareness Month -- during the month of October and use this as a way to tell others why ending domestic violence is important to you.
- National #PurpleThursday is October 20, 2016. Join us and paint the town purple: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/46115-go-purple-for-dvam
Chefs Take a Stand
- If you're in the DC-area, join NNEDV for Chefs Take a Stand at Carnegie Library on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Learn more or buy tickets.
Shop NNEDV
- Show your support for equality and ending violence - shop NNEDV for tote bags, t-shirts, onesies, and more!
Speak Out
- Talk with a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor about domestic violence. Talking about domestic violence helps to erase stigma and shows survivors that they will be supported.
Join the Conversation Online
- Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+ to view and share our #31n31 for the month of October. Follow along using #31n31.
- Change your social media profile and cover photos to show that you stand with NNEDV as we remember those who have lost their lives and celebrate those who have survived.
Read a Book
- Join NNEDV's book club, Reader with a Cause, on Goodreads! Many of today's most popular books raise issues that are connected to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking -- creating the perfect opportunity to discus the importance of these issues with our friends, families, and coworkers. Join us as we read and discuss equality, empowerment, and violence against women as it appears in contemporary literature.
Safety Net Project 18
Technology helps victims and their children successfully flee violent batterers, stalkers and rapists. But what millions don't realize is the dangerous and potentially lethal sides of various technologies in the hands of abusers and perpetrators. NNEDV's Safety Net: Safe & Strategic Technology Project addresses how technology impacts the safety, privacy, accessibility, and civil rights of victims by:
- Educating victims, their advocates and the general public on ways to use technology strategically to help find safety and escape domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking and abuse;
- We have two dozen handouts, many in multiple languages at: Technology Safety Resources
- Training law enforcement, social services, coordinated community response teams and others how to hold perpetrators accountable for misusing technology to impersonate, harass, stalk, surveil, and threaten.
- Advocating for strong local, state, national and international policies and practices that ensure the safety, privacy and civil rights of all victims and survivors.
NNEDV's Safety Net Project addresses how technology can be harnessed successfully to do effective outreach, intervention, and violence prevention work.
Since 2002, the Safety Net Project has trained more than 50,000 advocates, police, prosecutors and others. Read more
Selected News:
Census Project: Domestic Violence Counts 1
NNEDV's Census Project runs the U.S. National Census of Domestic Violence Services (Census). This is an annual noninvasive, unduplicated count of adults and children who seek services from U.S. domestic violence shelter programs during a single 24-hour survey period. Conducted by NNEDV, this Census takes into account the dangerous nature of domestic violence by using a survey designed to protect the confidentiality and safety of victims.
Census 2011:
- The 6th annual Domestic Violence Counts Census Day was held on Wednesday, September 15, 2011. 89 percent of local domestic violence programs across the United States submitted data. The survey results are highlighted in NNEDV's report: Domestic Violence Counts: 2011. A 24-hour census of domestic violence services.
Census 2010:
- The 5th annual Domestic Violence Counts Census Day was held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. 91 percent of local domestic violence programs across the United States submitted data. The survey results were released January 27, 2011, and are highlighted in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts: 2010. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services.
Census 2009:
- The fourth annual Census survey was held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. 83 percent of local domestic violence programs across the U.S. submitted data. The survey results were released March 8, 2010, International Women's Day, and are highlighted in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts: 2009. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services.
Census 2008:
- The third annual Census was conducted on September 17, 2008. The results are highlighted in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts: 08. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services.
Census 2007:
- The second annual Census was conducted on September 25, 2007. The results are highlighted in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts: 07. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services across the United States.
Census 2006:
- After developing and piloting the survey tool in May 2006, NNEDV conducted its first national Census on November 2, 2006. The results are highlighted in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services across the United States.
Census Methodology and Understanding the Data:
- The "snapshot" methodology provides an unduplicated count because a victim is unlikely to access services at more than one domestic violence program during a 24-hour period. But does this mean that 65,321 people were victims of domestic violence on the day of the count? Or, since this count was only on one day. Can I multiply it by 365 and get an average estimate of the number of victims who sought services in a year? Read More...
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WomensLaw 9
WomensLaw is NNEDV's newest project, joining NNEDV in 2010 after many years of partnering on issues related to technology safety and confidentiality. WomensLaw was founded in February 2000 by a group of lawyers, teachers, advocates and web designers interested in using the power of the Internet to educate survivors of domestic violence about their legal rights and ways to get help. The mission of WomensLaw is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence or sexual assault. By reaching out through the Internet, WomensLaw.org empowers women and girls to lead independent lives, free from abuse. Today, the WomensLaw.org website gets more than 1 million unique visitors each year.
WomensLaw has two components: the WomensLaw.org website and the Email Hotline.
- WomensLaw.org Website: The website provides over 7,500 pages of legal information written specifically for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, especially for those who are going to be representing themselves pro se in court. The information, revised in accordance with annual legislative changes, is state-specific and written in plain language so that people can comprehend it without the help of a lawyer. We also have federal legal information regarding immigration remedies for victims, DV in the military and information on federal gun laws. The website also provides thousands of pages of non-legal information about different forms of domestic abuse, tips for working with lawyers and preparing for court, listings for telephone hotlines, legal and non-legal resources for every state programs, courthouse contact information, and much more. More than half of the website has been translated into Spanish and new information is added and updated daily.
- Email Legal Hotline: The Email Hotline is a safe, accessible service through which victims, friends, family and advocates can request personalized and anonymous support. Hotline advocates respond to each email, in English or Spanish, tailoring responses to answer each person's specific needs. The Hotline also supports advocates at local programs by answering their questions with timely, reliable and relevant legal information, helping them support the victims with whom they are working.
For more information or to access these resources, please visit WomensLaw.org.
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Policy Making 56
Welcome to NNEDV's Action Center!
NNEDV asks advocates and allies to contact Congress at key times to influence legislation and funding for domestic violence programs. NNEDV will ask you to make phone calls, send an email or take action on social media sites. Taking a few minutes to contact your elected officials can mean a world of difference to a survivor of domestic violence.
Please sign up to receive NNEDV's action alerts and check this page for current action items. Even if there is not a current action item, you can contact your Senators and Representatives at any time to tell them how important the federal response to domestic violence is in your community.
Tell them about the services that victims need and how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) and the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) make a difference in the lives of victims.
Find your Senator
Find your Representative
Learn more about NNEDV's policy issues.
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Technology Safety 0
NNEDV's Safety Net: National Safe & Strategic Technology Project creates resources to help victims and agencies respond effectively to the many ways that technology impacts victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual violence and stalking, including:
Confidentiality & Privacy (for Agencies & Programs Working With Survivors) 9
NNEDV created an online toolkit to help programs and agencies understand and implement their confidentiality obligations. For more information and templates that you can adapt, visit tools.nnedv.org.
Privacy 5
For more information on voter privacy and other similar topics, see our Survivor Privacy page.
Census: Domestic Violence Counts 14
Domestic Violence Counts is a national census of domestic violence shelters and services. The Domestic Violence Counts census is an annual noninvasive, unduplicated count of adults and children who seek services from domestic violence shelter programs in the United States during a single 24-hour survey period.
Conducted annually by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) since 2006, the Domestic Violence Counts census report takes into account the dangerous nature of domestic violence by using a survey designed to protect the confidentiality and safety of victims.
The 11th annual Census Day took place on September 14, 2016. We are grateful to each domestic violence program that participated! Read this and past year's reports by clicking the links below:
Read Reports: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
About Domestic Violence 6
In our work to end violence, NNEDV provides trainings and resources about domestic violence for communities, advocates and victims including tips, statistics, answers to frequently asked questions, and other public awareness resources about issues impacting victims and their children.
- Get Help
If you think you are being abused, you can get help. No one ever deserves to be abused. Read about some signs and red flags of abuse. Learn more about different types of abuse. There are places you can contact for support and safety planning steps you may want to consider. Read safety tips about computer and internet use. If you are being abused, you deserve support and safety.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Violence [PDF file]
What is domestic violence? What resources are available for victims? Why do some victims return to or stay with abusers? Do abusers show any potential warning signs? Is it possible for abusers to change? Are men victims of domestic violence? What can I do to help?
- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Factsheet
Highlights incidence, prevalence, and severity, impacts on children and youth, economic costs, progress made, and the overwhelming needs that remain.
- The Impact of the Economy on Domestic Violence
Although an economic downturn itself does not cause domestic violence, it can exacerbate the factors that contribute to domestic violence and reduce victims' ability to flee.
- Domestic Violence Counts: National Census of Domestic Violence Services
Started in 2006, this is NNEDV's annual noninvasive, unduplicated count of adults and children who seek services from U.S. domestic violence shelter programs during a single 24-hour survey period.
- Domestic Violence Shelters and the United States Census 2010
The 2010 U.S. Census is coming in March 2010. Learn more about ways a survivor living in a domestic violence shelter can participate confidentially.
- WomensLaw.org
Legal information writing in plain language for every state, territory and federal laws.
NNEDV collaborates closely with other national and international organizations that have great resources for statistics and awareness materials. Here are a few examples::
United States:
- U.S. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:
Browse NRCDV's Online Publications including applied research papers, factsheets, and information packets on statistics and more.
- U.S. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence:
Search their resource collection of publications and related links by topic.
- U.S. National Center for Victims of Crime and NCVC's Stalking Resource Center:
Check out their resource library.
- U.S. National Sexual Violence Resource Center:
Search their publications by topic or type (e.g. factsheet, toolkit) for online and print resources.
Economic Justice Resources 3
Welcome to NNEDV's Economic Justice multimedia resources! This is a one-stop shop providing a wide-range of tools and resources that can help guide you no matter what your current life situation is. Whether it is information on emergency safety planning, taking charge of your debt, improving your credit score, learning about asset-building opportunities, or getting tips on creating a savings or retirement plan, the information you need to get started is right here.
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This toolkit is meant to provide transitional housing providers with easy access to information and resources to enhance services to survivors. The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance.
Please select a category to access the resources for that topic. Contact Us for additional assistance.
DV & HIV/AIDS Toolkit 0
This toolkit aims to provide domestic violence and HIV/AIDS service providers with information and resources to enhance services for persons exposed to HIV/AIDS and domestic violence. The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance. Several resources support building collaborative partnerships and cross training efforts between the domestic violence and HIV/AIDS fields. Strong, collaborative relationships are important for ensuring quality services for domestic violence survivors who may be at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS.
Notes on Toolkit Resource Language Use:
- Intimate Partner Violence: or IPV, is another term used for Domestic Violence, often used in the medical field, and describes a relationship in which an act or pattern of acts is used by a person to gain or maintain control, harm, threaten, intimidate, harass, coerce, control, isolate, restrain, or monitor another person in an current or former intimate relationship or a social relationship.
- Survivor/Victim: these terms are used interchangeably to refer to a person who is currently or was formerly in an abusive relationship as a way to recognize the unique challenges an individual faces while still in a relationship as well as their experience in fleeing and healing from an abusive relationship.
- Gendered pronoun use: Because domestic violence is not a strictly heteronormative trend, meaning that all genders can perpetuate and become victim to domestic violence, we have made a conscious effort to use gender-neutral pronouns in many of our materials. However, in recognition that 85% of victims of domestic violence are female, there are some instances where gendered pronouns are used.


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Autobot Warpath and Decepticon Barricade...
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Two new playable characters have been revealed for Transformers: War for Cybertron, the upcoming video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. These include:
WARPATH (above)
Class: Soldier
Chassis: Tank
Primary Weapon: Neutron Repeater
Abilities: Guided Missile, Barrier
Description: Warpath is loud, confident, skilled and devoted to his fellow Autobots. He is also partially deaf from his amazingly large cannon. His favorite past time is showing his friends how he can split a hex nut a mile and a half away with his tank gun. Extremely well armored to go along with his extreme stubbornness and thick skull, Warpath always loves to press the battle to the Decepticons.
BARRICADE (below)
Class: Scout
Chassis: Car
Primary Weapon: Neutron Repeater
Abilities: Shockwave, Cloak
Description: Barricade is a true speed demon, powering his engine to speeds faster than some jets. He is a brutal leader on the battlefield, scolding Decepticons that do not perform up to his and Megatrons standards. His favorite tactic is to goad Autobots into transforming and chasing him, then taking the Autobots on fatal routes that only he can navigate.