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STAND-IN Melbourne Rebels captain James O'Connor wasted little time this week in voicing his expectations for his forwards in Friday night's Super Rugby game against New South Wales at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. In what some could regard as a bold prediction, O'Connor said the Rebels forwards would dominant the Wallabies-studded Waratahs pack.
''I think we're going to have a pretty mobile pack but in saying that we're going to be pretty dominant up front,'' O'Connor said. ''I've got all confidence in them … that we're going to get on top of them."
The Rebels have an experienced starting front row with Nic Henderson, Ged Robinson and Laurie Weeks, and good lineout jumpers and loose forwards, headed by Wallaby star Scott Higginbotham. Veteran loosehead prop Henderson said the pack had only shown a glimpse of what was expected from it this season, but he rejected any suggestion that it had to punch above its weight to compete against the stronger scrummaging teams.
''Punching above your weight is probably not a term we want to use because I think we can be just as good as a lot of teams. It's just our application that lets us down from time to time,'' Henderson said.
''So far this year probably only the 40 minutes that we had against the Brumbies at the start of the game was when we probably realised the potential we have. The demand that we put on ourselves is to do it for 80 minutes. The Waratahs are pretty much a Wallabies forward pack, so it's a very tough ask.
''But the challenge is there and it's something we're all looking forward to because traditionally we've had very tough games against the Waratahs. None of them were that close for us, which is something we're looking to rectify. The challenge is there and it's just a matter of how we answer that challenge.''
The Rebels' analysis has shown that its scrum had been the least effective of any Super Rugby team in 2011 and 2012. Henderson said that while technical improvements had been made to reduce the number of penalties given away, the Waratahs' clash was a good time to introduce more aggression.
''It's pretty disappointing. You really do feel it, you take pride in your scrummaging as a front-rower so to know that you are ranked the worst in the comp is not a good thing to hear,'' he said.
''But it's also a great motivating tool and we've used that over the pre-season to really push along and hopefully improve our scrummaging this year.
''We're just trying to find that balance between being technical and being aggressive. We find that as a scrum, our best scrums are when we're going forward delivering aggressive front-foot ball.
''We've probably steered away from it the last couple of weeks and been focusing on all the technical stuff, trying to get it right. So we're just trying to combine those elements to make our scrum better.
''This year with the new scrum rules and the referees' zero tolerance on early engagement it is a big thing we've had to work on because it can end up costing your team a lot of points consistently giving away penalties at scrum time, so that's been a big focus, the technical and the timing aspect.''
''We've looked to rectify that going into 2013. Now we've just got to try and meet that [with] a little bit of aggression so that when we come against the very dominant packs and the bigger packs we can actually match it with them.''
Waratahs coach Michael Cheika said he had a lot of respect for the Rebels.
''It's pretty clear that they've got a very strong forward pack [that] can give them a platform and the two lads [Kurtley Beale and O'Connor] out the back go from one side to the other and try to get the mismatch, and then they've got some speed as well,'' Cheika said.
Henderson said the team, which lost skipper Gareth Delve to a shoulder injury, was keen to put behind it a poor record against the Waratahs having lost all of its four games.
''The team is pretty pumped about it because we've played them four times before and have been on the wrong end of the scoreboard all four times and by pretty hefty margins,'' he said.
''We know what can happen if we don't turn up. There's a real danger there especially in the back line at the moment the way they're playing and throwing the ball around, so we need to really tighten up as a team and hopefully put together what we did do last week and that was a really consistent 80 minutes of footy.''
Meanwhile, NSW forward Sitaleki Timani has been ruled out of the clash. Timani suffered a corked thigh in the Waratahs' 25-17 loss to Queensland last weekend.
He was originally named on the bench for the match but Cheika confirmed on Thursday that he was out. He will be replaced by Greg Peterson.With AAP
WARATAHS: Israel Folau, Tom Kingston, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tom Carter, Drew Mitchell, Bernard Foley, Brendan McKibbin, Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper, Dave Dennis (c), Kane Douglas, Mitchell Chapman, Sekope Kepu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson. Replacements: John Ulugia, Jeremy Tilse, Paddy Ryan, Greg Peterson, Lopeti Timani, Matt Lucas, Ben Volavola.
REBELS: James O'Connor (c), Lachlan Mitchell, Mitch Inman, Rory Sidey, Richard Kingi, Kurtley Beale, Nick Phipps, Scott Higginbotham, Scott Fuglistaller, Luke Jones, Cadeyrn Neville, Hugh Pyle, Laurie Weeks, Ged Robinson, Nic Henderson. Res: Shota Horie, Paul Alo-Emile, Jordy Reid, Jarrod Saffy, Nic Stirzaker, Angus Roberts, Tom English.


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BOXING: 'MIGHTY' Matt McCarthy is ready to make one of boxing huge steps – moving up to 10 round bouts. The fighter – who trains at Corringham's Spartans Gym – has even vacated his British International Masters welterweight title to clear the decks for action.
McCarthy said: "Vacating my title is a conscious thing for me to signal that I'm ready to move on.
"I'm fighting in Grays in a month's time and after that I'm making the change.
"Moving on to 10-round bouts means I must focus on this and I'm undefeated in the British International Masters – so I think of the belt as mine now.
"I was approached from up north this week by somebody who wanted to take me on, but if I'm to improve I've got to concentrate on the longer bouts," he added.
McCarthy's spring has been a complicated one with his last opponent, former IBF world title contender and three times WBO European champion Giuseppe Lauri unable to make their bout at the end of last month. With less than a week to go the European 36-year-old was told by boxing's authorities that he was not licensed to box in the UK. McCarthy admitted being angry and disappointed that the pull-out had been left so late. But he agreed to take on a replacement and beat him in six rounds – never dropping a round at York Hall.
McCarthy said: "That fight was good. It was over six rounds but at the end I felt that I could have lasted for 12 rounds so it's time to step up."
Now the emphasis has shifted to improving McCarthy's endurance still further and he'll be sparring against Essex stars including Brentwood-based Southern Area contender Chris Agabua.
McCarthy said: "I'm fighting in Grays next month at the Civic Hall and, although I'm not sure who I'll be up against, it'll be a chance for locals to see me. There's no excuse for coming to this one, people can even walk there!"
McCarthy said that he was looking forward to making the huge jump to 10-round bouts and said that his boxing career was really a family affair.
"There's a lot more to fighting than getting in the ring and I'm grateful to members of my family for helping me with my nutrition and training." Girlfriend Amy Levick ensures that he's eating right in the run up to bouts – no bread or pasta, or carbohydrates after 5pm – while dad Terry McCarthy is frequently out with his son making sure he puts in the necessary roadwork. McCarthy said: "I'm already working on my endurance and will be training twice a day with just Saturdays off. I'm going to be sparring over 10 to 12 rounds.
"Part of the reason for vacating the title is it becomes harder and harder to find people who are willing to fight you. "I don't want to stay where I am in boxing, I want to move up and this is the way to get there."
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Joining Annie on the bill is French wonder-kid producer Madeon and the hotly tipped London duo AlunaGeorge who recently released their hip pop EP 'Your Know You Like It' to much critical acclaim with NME giving the release 8/10.
Also joining them will be fresh on the scene producer Karma Kid who's record 'It's Always' was tipped by Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1's Big Thing last month and opening up proceedings is south Londoner Monki AKA Lucy Monkman who's already a regular DJ on Rinse FM and played at last month's AMP.
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Jennifer Jones and her team are going somewhere no Manitoba-based curlers have gone before — the Winter Olympics.
For the first time since curling became a full medal sport in Nagano in 1998, a team from Manitoba will represent Canada in Olympic curling and it will be Winnipeg's Jones, who saw a lifelong dream culminate spectacularly Saturday night at the MTS Centre in an 8-4 win over Sherry Middaugh in the women's final of the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings.
"I can't even describe it," Jones sobbed afterward. "You dream of it since you're a little kid and we've had many dreams come true. But this is so rare, this opportunity. Our dreams came true today — and in the most amazing way. It's unbelievable."
The win, which played out in storybook fashion before a huge and partisan hometown crowd, means Jones and her squad — third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen — will play for Canada at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Feb. 10-21.
And so with that, a skip who had won everything there is to win in curling, with the exception of the right to represent her country at the Olympics, has now won that too — and discovered to her delight the triumph of a lifetime was even better than her wildest dreams.
"Way better," said Jones. "I mean, look at this — we're at home, we played outstanding from the first day through to the final. We just came so prepared, we had this plan, we worked so hard and to see everything come true and to do it here in front of this great crowd is unbelievable."
Victory came early on this night. After surviving a shaky first end — thanks largely to a memorable triple takeout by Officer that bailed her team out of what was looking like big trouble — Jones served notice in the second end she would not be denied on this night.
After a nervous Middaugh fired a final-rock draw attempt out the back of the house, Jones made the Coldwater, Ont. skip pay dearly, executing a double-takeout that cleaned house — with the exception of three Jones' counters.
"I don't think I missed a handful of draws all week," lamented Middaugh. "It's been a great week and I thought we played really well. Unfortunately, my worst game was that game."
A 3-0 second-end lead was 4-1 at the fifth-end break, but Middaugh wasn't quite done yet, scoring two with the hammer in the sixth to narrow Jones's lead to 4-3 and bring a boisterous crowd of 8,565 to the edge of their seats.
But just when it seemed like the night might be slipping away, Jones used her final rock of the seventh to remove a Middaugh counter and score her second three-ender of the night, effectively putting Middaugh away for good.
By night's end, the shooting percentages suggested the Jones squad had quite literally saved their very best for last — shooting 92 per cent as a team, with Officer leading the way with an astonishing 99 per cent performance in the final.
It was all sweet vindication for a Jones team that had not won on the biggest national stage since adding Lawes at third in the fall of 2010, losing Canadian finals in 2011 and 2013 and a Canadian semifinal in 2012.
But on a team that was built from the very start with the singular goal of getting to the Olympics, they won a trials final that only comes every four years and has increasingly become the only game that really matters to Canadian curlers.
"These last three years leading up to these trials was trying to get us where we are right now. And we worked our butts off," said Lawes, who came up big in the final with a 90 per cent outing.
"Everyone just worked so hard. And to have a leader like Jennifer, it's amazing."
The Olympics will serve as a reunion of sorts for Lawes. The Scottish women's entry in Sochi will be skipped by Eve Muirhead, the reigning world champion and the woman who beat Lawes in 2009 in the final of the world junior curling championship.
"We'll have a little battle with her," Lawes laughed.
Indeed, heading into Sochi, the Jones foursome will likely be the gold medal co-favourite with Muirhead as Jones attempts to win Canada its first gold medal in women's curling since Sandra Schmirler in 1998.
This won't be a coronation by any means, however. Jones, for all her success in Canada, has had her struggles at world events, winning gold just once — in 2008 — in four trips to the women's worlds.
Jones was asked if in her moment of triumph, there was also a tinge of relief that something she had worked for so hard for so long had finally been put behind her.
"No relief — I'm sad it's over," said Jones. "I'm really happy we won, but this was so much fun. There was no relief — we enjoyed every shot today. Win or lose, we were going to enjoy it.
"And I can tell you for sure, we enjoyed it."
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The Manitoba government will give school divisions an extra $4 million this coming year to help phase in the province's new class size restrictions in kindergarten through Grade 3.
The money will allow school boards to hire an additional 69 teachers this year, including 12 for the Winnipeg School Division, Education Minister Nancy Allan said this morning.
The NDP government wants to cap class sizes in the early years at 20 in all schools by September 2017.
Last year, it spent $3 million to hire 79 new teachers. Total additional funding for 2013-2014 will be $7 million.
The money is targeted at school divisions where class sizes are still above the 20 student limit. The funding is in addition to the $27.2 million in new provincial education funding Allan announced last week.
Allan told reporters at an announcement at John M. King School on Agnes Street that the class-size reduction program will be cost-neutral for school divisions. Increased provincial grants are designed to pay for the entire additional cost, she said.


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My mom was diagnosed with Bild Duct Cancer a few weeks back; She lives in Toronto and was going to Toronto General Hospital. They did the CT Scans, MRI, Liver Function Tests, Blood tests and were still not sure to the extent of the cancer. because he rbilirubin count was fine, and she did not really have jaundice, and some blood reports were also okay. MRI was suspicious though.
They Referred to a Liver Transplant surgeon in the same hospital, who then did another MRI and CT scan and after much back n forth on next steps, decided that they were going to do the surgery and take a part of the liver out. We were of course hopeful since surgery seems to be the best course for this anyways.
They did the surgery, spent 4 hours and then the doc came and told us that they decided they could not do much surgically. The doc came and told us the tumor had spread to a couple of lymph nodes, and was in the bile duct right through to the head of the pancreas. So they did not do ANYthing, just tied her up and back to square 1. Interestingly enough, the doc who performed the surgery did not show up even once after the surgery to see my mom in person. A couple of his team mates came by but they were somewhat junior in my mind, and could not provide a lot of detailed explanation. One of them has actually given a written report that indicates he felt that the surgery could have been done, but the senior lead surgeon decided not to go ahead. Anyways, the whole thing seems a little strange since they refused to do a PET Scan, did a complete 4 hour exploratory surgery with no results, and the docs in the same team have a difference of opinion on what should and could have been done.
I am trying to pursue the option of getting a second opinion at Johns Hopkins because I am not sure how latest and current are the docs in Toronto. Any one has any experience with TGH? Also, if this surgery was not done, and Johns Hopkins does recommend a surgery - could she really go through a second surgery in a few weeks? Or now that this surgical attempt has already been made, is her only option chemo/radioation? And finally, since they are not US citizens and have no medical insurance in the US - are there any programs for Financial aid for patients in their situation?


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The nativity scene is once again in place in my living room, resting on a white cloth on the dark cherry wood desk. My nativity set may be old and banged up a bit, but it still holds the most important place of honor in my living room and in the Christmas season.
My Christmas tree is also in place, with its blue lights and blue, gold and white ornaments. I love the softness and glow of my Christmas tree, but somehow I'm still drawn to the simple nativity scene.
On Sunday morning, I noticed once again how the Baby Jesus figure, nestled toward the back of my nativity set, still looks good. The Mary and Joseph figures, the sheep, the donkey and the shepherds are also still in good shape and positioned to face the baby. It's the wisemen, who are approaching the manger scene from the sides, who look the worse for wear, perhaps the worse for their long journey.
Somehow along the way, two of the three wisemen in my nativity set have lost their gifts for the Christ child. One wiseman appears to have suffered a broken leg, though it's well-covered by his robe. Another wiseman has lost his hand. Who knows what challenges and difficulties they have faced in their journey?
Most every year, I think about upgrading my nativity set, getting something with a bit more modern look, with wisemen who are in good shape and haven't lost their gifts along the way. But once again, on Sunday morning, I'm drawn to my broken wisemen.
Maybe it's because each year I have to face the fact that I'm a bit like those wisemen, coming to the manger scene a bit bruised and battered, even broken in places that aren't always noticeable to others.
But what I like most about my broken wisemen is the fact they just keep traveling to reach the Christ child. From my perspective, that's the wisdom of the wisemen. In spite of difficulties and brokenness, they keep traveling ... and so must I.
This year has been a year of brokenness for many of us individually and as families, but it's also been a year of brokenness for us as a country with report after report of mass shootings in malls and movie theaters and in an elementary school in Connecticut.
We come to Christmas this year with a brokenness and sorrow felt most strongly right now in Connecticut, but surely felt right here in Bureau County as well.
As I looked at my wisemen again on Sunday morning, I think they may be a bit more tattered this year. Before leaving my living room a couple minutes later, I position the baby Jesus figure a bit more out front for the wisemen to find.
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Remember when baseball was America's favorite pastime? I don't because I was born in 1980.
According to an annual Gallup poll, football overtook baseball as our favorite sport in 1972, and has never looked back. In fact, since 2008, football has been more popular — more than 40 percent favor the gridiron — than baseball in its heyday (the 1940s). At its peak, 39 percent of Americans considered baseball their favorite sport.
I grew up appreciating almost all forms of athletics. I gravitated toward football because I had three older brothers, and a mother who loved the game, but baseball and basketball weren't far behind. Being a history buff, baseball has always held a special place in my heart. When numbers like 56, .406, 42 and 61 are mentioned, regardless of context, it transports me back to the diamond.
Concerns over recent rule changes and the brutality of the sport may be tarnishing the NFL's once-thought impenetrable shield. Of course, we may not witness the effects of these concerns for a generation. It may present Major League Baseball with its best opportunity in almost a half century to steal the spotlight back.
Here are five proposals I believe would aid baseball in that endeavor:
Shorten season/Expand playoffs
Let's face it, 162 games are too many. I propose a 144-game schedule, essentially shaving off three weeks, so we could expand the playoffs to six teams in each league. We'd have three division winners and three wild-card teams, with the top two records in each league getting first-round byes. The first-round matchups could be best-of-three series.
The combination would still allow us to finish the season in October. I'd prefer an even shorter season, so there would be more off-days, and we could return to the days of four-man pitching rotations, but I'm afraid some purists are already calling their cardiologist after reading "144-game schedule" so we'll take it slow.
Salary cap/salary floor
Designing a salary cap isn't necessarily for competitive balance. It's mostly to rein in the ridiculous contracts owners are bestowing on some of these players. I'm looking at you, Alex Rodriguez. Sky-high player salaries are the root cause for increasing ballpark prices. Already inflated costs to attend MLB games will keep going up as long as teams offer ridiculously inflated annual salaries.
On the other hand, instituting a floor is all about competitive balance. It's an absolute joke the Houston Astros are making less than A-Rod this season. Of course, I'll be ice skating on Mission Bay before the Major League Baseball Players' Union agrees to a salary cap. I'd settle for a salary floor if I had to compromise.
Speed up the game
If it wasn't for this pesky deadline we have to adhere to at the paper, I'd never complain about the length of games. I've always enjoyed the sport's intricacies. I am, I believe, in the minority. There are many people who lament how long a ballgame takes these days. This fix is quite simple, actually. Have umpires enforce a rule that's already on the books.
The rule states in part: "The pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball. Each time the pitcher delays the game by violating this rule, the umpire shall call "Ball." If umpires strictly enforced this rule, the game would move faster and the average sports fan may be more inclined to watch a few more games.
Get rid of DH or add to NL
It has to be one or the other, people. I understand one way of thinking states the designated hitter is fundamentally wrong and everything that is wrong with our current society can be directly traced to it. The weakening of the middle class, ESPN's First Take and Lindsay Lohan? All because of the DH.
I'm not sure I'd go quite that far. However, I'm tired of the leagues not playing by the same rules, and I'm frustrated with pitchers not taking their at-bats seriously. Would you want to see Philip Rivers returning punts? What if AFC teams only received three downs instead of four? It wouldn't make sense. Where's Dennis Rodman when you need him? This is a matter of national importance.
Enforce stronger PED penalties or embrace PEDs
Yet another place where we're straddling the fence. MLB and the players' union have beefed up the game's drug policy, but it's not enough. The damage done by the "steroid era" is probably immeasurable. Personally, I believe a player should get two strikes. The first would be a full-season ban, and a five-year probation where the player would be ineligible for All-Star honors or postseason awards. A second strike would mean a lifetime ban.
If we're being completely honest, though, we'd admit as fans, all of us aren't as appalled by the idea of players using PEDs as some of us pretend to be. For proof, we need only look at the drastic difference in the way players who violate league substance-abuse policies are treated in baseball versus the NFL. Is it possible, instead of forcing players to experiment in the dark, we could start a movement toward legalizing and regulating the use of PEDs? Could we speed up and improve the process of figuring out what's safe and what's not? Then we'd have a better idea of what these drugs actually do, and how they help a player perform at a higher level. It's certainly a complicated issue, but one that needs to be settled if baseball ever hopes to challenge football again.


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There isn't much new that can be said about the action today. The action was similar to what we have seen so often lately. It was slow, but the buying was steady, and we end up with another strong finish. Breadth was better than 2 to 1 positive, and the only group that is notably weak is precious metals.
I'm not a fan of trying to time market turns by using contrary indicators, but it is hard not to worry a little when the action is this complacent and the bulls so unworried. The only real concern right now seems to be fear of being left out as we climb steadily higher every day. It is hard not to feel sorry for the bears who keep telling us that we are on the eve of destruction.
Once again I remind you that the best way to deal with this market is to stick with the trend until there is a good reason not to. Big-picture arguments are not a good reason. Wait for a real change in the price action to occur before you start betting against this market.
This market creates some mixed feelings. While it is nice to ride a trend, it would be much more interesting if we had greater volatility. I definitely would prefer a little more drama, but the market doesn't much care what anyone wants or hopes. In fact, the more we hope for change the more likely we see more of the same.
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The $2.6bn in fines levied against HSBC and Standard Chartered indicates that what used to be regarded as these banks' biggest virtues – their exposure to emerging markets and new growth economies – are also weaknesses.
Foreign banks have been having a tough time at the hands of US bank regulators recently, and these fines have a hint of protectionism. There is clearly a feeling that foreign banks have destabilised the US financial system and systematically breached laws.
One indication of the mood in Washington is a proposal by Daniel Tarullo, a senior Federal Reserve regulatory official, to top up capital requirements on foreign banks to ensure they are in line with domestic banks. Read more


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Being invited for tea in China sounds like the sort of hospitable gesture that visitors come to expect. For the growing arm of Chinese bloggers – and users of Sina Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter – it has a different connotation.
In that context, "he cha" (drink tea), means being asked to come and talk to the state security services about what you have been writing. That doesn't mean being arrested, or even banned from Weibo permanently, but it is a shot across the bows. Read more


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All the value judgments of believers are based on the standards of the Qur'an and the Sunna. Love is one of these. A believer loves only what Allah loves and has no affection for those who oppose Allah and Muslims. This is a definitive and certain measure that Allah sets out in the Qur'an and also is the natural inclination of any sincere believer. The love he feels for Allah and the believers is dependent upon his faith. The intensity of the love that Allah has towards believers increases according to the measure of their faith. A true believer cannot feel affection for enemies of his religion.
Allah explains in the following verse:
You will not find people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having love for anyone who opposes Allah and His messenger, though they be their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their clan. Allah has inscribed faith upon such people's hearts and will reinforce them with a Spirit from Him. (Surat al-Mujadala; 22)
Some who have recently embraced Islam and have not yet become acquainted with the values of the Qur'an may still have an erroneous understanding of love and friendship. A flawed attitude generally stems from insufficient knowledge of religious moral values and therefore a failure to wholeheartedly embrace the religious outlook. But Allah addresses believers as follows:
You who believe! Do not take My enemy and your enemy as friends, showing love for them when they have rejected the truth that has come to you, driving out the messenger and yourselves simply because you believe in Allah your Lord. If you go out to strive in My Way and seeking My pleasure, keeping secret the love you have for them, I know best what you conceal and what at you make known. Any of you who do that have strayed from the right way." (Surat Al-Mumtahana; 1)
One who retains his former understanding of love and adopts values incompatible with the morals of the Qur'an despite this explicit warning will"stray from the soundness of the way."If he should try to conceal this state of mind and associates with Muslims because of personal interests, his wrong intention will be revealed by Allah sooner or later. In a verse Allah reveals:
Or did you suppose that you would be left without Allah knowing those of you who have strived and who have not taken anyone as their intimate friends besides Allah and His messenger and the believers? Allah is aware of what you do. (Surat at-Tawba; 16)2011-09-30 23:12:43


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Topic: Teddy's New Year Greeting
As you know Teddy was Sicilian, Catholic, but he loved being in my Temple and singing in our choir for 15 years. Since Rosh Hoshana, our New Year and High Holy Days begin tonight it brought to mind what his greeting each year would be to our Rabbi. Get ready......"Good Yontiff (Holiday) from the Pontiff!" Every year the Rabbi knew what was coming but it cracked him up anyway.
BTW, Teddy paid a big visit to the house last night and it has been a month since the last one. We had our holiday dinner last night and my best couple friends were here, they just returned from the summer in Minneapolis. SO, I am showing them my new "digs" and turned on the kitchen light and it blinked and then went black and on and off and black, wacko crazy! I think he was wishing us a Healthy Year and thanking the couple for still being close to me!


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It was "values" day in many McKinsey offices on Friday – the annual occasion when staff take a break from client work to reflect on the principles underpinning the management consultancy. Rarely can they have had before them a case study as timely and as dramatic as that of their former head, Rajat Gupta, who was convicted that day of conspiracy and three counts of securities fraud related to trading in Goldman Sachs' stock by Raj Rajaratnam's Galleon hedge fund.
At "the Firm", the impact of Gupta's decline and fall is still felt deeply. As I wrote last year in my analysis of how McKinsey was handling the scandal, "what shocks staff and alumni is that Rajat Gupta should stand accused of precisely [the] sins of self-enrichment and self-aggrandisement" that its legendary former chief Marvin Bower abhorred.
One former partner told me on Friday that "the most aggrieved groups are alumni and senior partners who knew Rajat Gupta and continue to be somewhat baffled by what led him to do this". Another ex-McKinseyite, Roger Parry, now chairman of UK pollster YouGov, admitted to feeling "a little bit devalued and diminished" by the scandal.
But my sense is that while the trial brought punishment and humiliation for Gupta (who will appeal against the verdict), it did not add much to McKinsey's embarrassment. The firm will not comment but no doubt it hopes the trial has drawn a line under the affair. Read more


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A TOP government minister has described a Blackburn high school as an 'excellent example'.
Tauheedul Islam Boys School has achieved an outstanding Ofsted rating in just its second year in existence.
The Robinson Street school's inspection has even drawn the attention of Schools Minister Lord John Nash who has personally congratulated staff and pupils.
The minister said the report showed the school – which opened in September 2012 – as an example of what free schools could achieve.
He said: "I congratulate staff and pupils at Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School on the publication of their first Ofsted report.
"Achieving this outstanding rating in only their second year of opening is a fantastic achievement and all down to the exceptional hard work and determination of the teachers and pupils at the school.
"I am particularly impressed by the glowing comments Ofsted has made about their exceptional success in developing students' speaking and communication skills, the way the school is preparing them for future success and life in a multicultural society, as well as pupils' exemplary behaviour and attendance.
"This school is an excellent example of how the free school programme is offering pupils and parents a high standard of education."
Ofsted inspectors who visited the school said students achieve 'outstandingly well'.
They found the proportion of students who made better progress than expected when starting the school was 'exceptionally high'.
Lead inspector Stephen Wall said: "Teachers expect the students to work hard and give of their very best. They are rarely, if ever, disappointed with the response."
TIBHS's chief executive Mubaaruck Ibrahim said the entire school was thrilled with the report.
He said: "We've only been open a short while but a lot of hard work has gone into making the school what it is.
"Everyone is absolutely delighted with the comments we have received. It is all down to the hard work of staff and pupils."


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Topic: First Post-Chemo Scan Results
Hi all! We received the first scan results for my mom (age 54) this past weekend- 30% shrinkage!!! and no additional mets anywhere (when she was diagnosed it was scattered across the surface of her liver, but they could not see it on a CT, so not sure if that is still there now).
I am grateful to God for the reduction in her tumor and she is handling the folfirinox pretty well. I guess I know that things can go south at any moment, so while I am trying to enjoy the good news.... I am already worrying about what looms ahead. The onc said he would not consider looking for a surgical opinion until 6 months of chemo show similar results. I understand his opinion, but has anyone else been in this situation? Should I be looking for another surgical opinion on my own? I am her oldest daughter and a lot of the research/info has been my responsibility- just wanted to see what someone over here thinks.
p/s We were able to take a short pilgramage to Holy Hill in Wisconsin.... and prayers were said for all the people I have read about here and their families.... I think of you often.


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Did you know?
The mountain above Zastron is home to the only Cape vulture colony in the Free State.
It's basically at Rouxville that a person begins to notice the star attraction of this 300km journey to the eastern Free State town of Fouriesburg: the jagged sandstone cliffs of the Moloti (also spelt Maluti) Mountains in the distance.
Over the next couple of days, as we slowly meander up the western flank of Lesotho, along its borderline, we see the Malotis in many hues of light. At dawn and at sunset the rich sun glints off the sandstone buttresses, turning them into mammoth gold structures. Hunting raptors sweep over their heights and villages cluster at their foothills.
We drive north-east to Zastron, where the ancient San left their mark in exquisite rock art in the many sandstone caves of the area. Legend has it that plains game once ruled the grasslands of this district, and that the first Boer farming family to settle here befriended the local Basotho. They shared a love of peaches, and the farmers used to store peach pips in their pockets and then plant them later as they moved over the land.
Zastron itself is quite a pretty town, but again, it's the landscape that catches the eye. We overnight at Die Ou Stal (The Old Stall), a B&B that is said to be the original farmer's stable. In the afternoon, we arrange for a knowledgeable Zastron local to take us on a tour of the district.
The next morning, after breakfast, we're off to Rosendal, which is spoken of as the Free State's up-and-coming artists' colony. In the village, we park and stretch our legs and look around. Some of you might want to check real estate prices. Don't worry – there are still a couple of country retreats available at good prices.
On we go to Wepener, the village that lies at the foot of Sorrow Mountain on the Lesotho border. We stay over at the Lord Fraser Guest House, a B&B based in the stately home of the legendary old trader.
The next day we go north through Ladybrand in the Caledon River Valley and up to Ficksburg. We've arranged something special out at Sandstone Estates: a ride in a steam locomotive. For those who like old machines and restoration, a tour of this incredible farm complex, which will boggle your mind, is recommended – the owner is a collector of note.
Fouriesburg, about 35km from Clarens, is our last stop. This little sandstone town is often overlooked by its more flamboyant neighbour, but its time is still to come. We check in at the Fouriesburg Country Inn, drop our gear and head out for a long walk through the dual delights of abundant pink cosmos flowers and sandstone.
(If you do this trip in the autumn month of April, then you'll be moving about in a world of multicoloured, though mostly pink and white, cosmos blooms. You'll want to stop the vehicle so you can jump out with your camera and capture this roadside magic, which came all the way from South America in the feed of battle horses during the South African War more than a century ago.)
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Who to contact
Die Ou Stal B&B (Zastron)
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Lord Fraser Guest House (Wepener)
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Rouxville is 34km north of Aliwal North on the N6 route.
Best time to visit
This route is an all-year travelling option.
Around the area
The many farms in the area offer great hiking trails – check the listed Adventure Escapades website for options.
Tours to do
Sandula Tours runs a variety of trips around the eastern Free State – see Contacts for details.
Get around
Hire a regular sedan for this road trip and drive carefully – parts of the route are either potholed or being repaired.
What will it cost
Accommodation costs along the way should run to no more than R300 per person per night for self-catering options – R400 if there's a classic country breakfast included.
Length of stay
Set aside three days for this drive if you can.
What to pack
Pack seasonally (light clothes in summer, from October to March, and warmer clothes for nights especially in winter, between May and August), and never underestimate the sudden onset of chilly weather, especially after dark.
Where to stay
Recommended for this journey are Die Ou Stal in Zastron, the Lord Fraser Guest House in Wepener and the Fouriesburg Country Inn. There are, however, many other accommodation options – check the listed websites for details.
What to eat
Generally there will be typical country fare on offer, with some of the more upmarket guest houses providing a larger, more diverse menu.
What's happening
The main festival along this route is the Cherry Festival in Ficksburg, held at the beginning of November each year – check the listed website for details.
Best buys
Nose around the many gift shops and farm stalls along the way for mementos.


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England limited-overs coach Ashley Giles has denied that a case of the 'yips' has forced Steven Finn's premature exit from the tour of Australia.
Finn will fly home after Giles revealed he was "not selectable" due to technical problems with his bowling action.
The 24-year-old, who has 90 Test wickets, did not play a competitive match in almost three months in Australia and was the only member of the initial Ashes squad not to feature in the Test series.
During his time on the sidelines, Finn seemingly regressed to a point at which Giles thinks he has been left wracked by self-doubts.
That led to the call to send him home - "for his own good" - but Giles does not reckon the Middlesex paceman has an incurable problem or, indeed, the dreaded 'yips'.
"I hate that word and I don't even want to say," Giles said.
"It's a very different thing compared to what I believe Steven has got. It's a mixture of the two.
"He's got technical issues and the more troublesome they become, the worse the battle with them becomes - of course it's going to affect you mentally.
"Then you start second guessing what it is.
"What's the start point? What is the end point? Where am I going in my career?
"It is quite tough but I think he has managed it really well for the amount of time he has been going through this."
Finn is the third England player to return home before their service to country was due to end on this tour, after Jonathan Trott and Graeme Swann.
Trott left the tour with a stress-related illness after the first Test while Swann retired once the Ashes were lost in Perth.
Both of those decisions were met with understanding and Giles believes Finn should not feel any guilt over his exit.
"What Steven Finn didn't want anyone to think was that he was quitting," he said.
"No-one would ever dream of saying that.
"We made the decision in the end in conjunction with the guys back at home. All our management, (team director) Andy (Flower), (managing director) Paul Downton, top bosses, have all been involved in this.
"The important thing from our perspective, and Middlesex's perspective, is that we move forward together to get him right, so that we make sure the messages are very clear and the plans clear."
Meanwhile, Giles described Kevin Pietersen's inclusion in the provisional World Twenty20 squad, named on Wednesday, as "significant".
Pietersen's England future is the point of much debate, but he was selected in a 30-man list to play in the tournament, which begins in Bangladesh in March.
Giles made the call in conjunction with Flower - who it has been claimed is ready to begin a new England phase without Pietersen.
"It's significant," Giles said of Pietersen's call-up. "At no point did we discuss leaving him out of the 30.
"I wasn't involved in the Ashes. It was obviously tough for everyone involved."
Giles, though, did not rule out that Pietersen might have played his last game in an England shirt.
The World Twenty20 squad must be trimmed in half early next month, and Pietersen could still find himself on the outer.
Asked if he thought Pietersen would play for England again, Giles added: "I don't know, We have to take stock. We have picked a 30-man squad. Nobody is guaranteed ever of playing."
Flower and captain Alastair Cook have previously declared that any major decisions on the future of England's players, including Pietersen, would only be made once they meet to review the Ashes after the Australia tour ends.
"The important thing from my perspective and having spoken to Cooky is we don't make any knee-jerk calls now," Giles said.
"We need time to sit back and take everything into account. In the short term, me and Cooky are going through a one-day series that we're desperately trying to win.
"We've got those pressures. There's been a lot written and a lot said.
"At the moment we just need to sit back and see where we are. And Kev's in that 30."


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HOUSTON - A Richmond man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to robbing Girl Scouts of their cookie money.
Justin Rogers-Zenon, 19, plead guilty to aggravated robbery on Monday and was sentenced to six years deferred adjudication probation.
In a plea agreement, Rogers-Zenon was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail as a condition of his probation. He will also pay a $500 fine, $328 restitution to Girl Scout Troop 29152 and write an apology letter.
In March 2012, two Girl Scouts were selling cookies outside a Walmart in Fort Bend County when they were approached by Rogers-Zenon, police said.
According to witnesses, as a car pulled up next to their table, Rogers-Zenon grabbed their cash box and jumped in.
Both girls reportedly ran after the vehicle and one was struck in the leg.
Rogers-Zenon and the juvenile who was driving the vehicle were arrested less than a week after the robbery.
The juvenile offender had been previously sentenced to three years confinement which was probated for three years, after having spent 120 days in detention. He also had to make restitution and write a letter of apology to the girl scouts.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Predators will face former head coach Pat O'Hara and his New Orleans VooDoo on Friday.
O'Hara coached the Predators from 2010 to 2011 and quarterbacked the team to two Arena Bowl championships in 1998 and 2000. This is O'Hara's first year with the VooDoo.
After 10 weeks of AFL play, the Orlando Predators sit at the bottom of the American Conference South division with a 1-7 overall record. On Friday, the team looks for their first road win of the season as they face the New Orleans VooDoo (3-5).
The game kicks off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcasted on the NFL Network. This is the first of two matchups against New Orleans this season.
The all-time series between the two franchises favors the Predators with a 7-3 lead over the VooDoo. Orlando played New Orleans twice during the 2011 season, winning 47-3 in Week Two and 62-44 in Week 20.
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According to the Mayan calendar, our time will "run out" on December 21 2012 – so we had better get to work – as there is certainly plenty to do. We are now well into 2012 and the second term of my One Planet MBA in Exeter; assignments are coming thick and fast. Read more
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The New York Observer is taking Fox News to task this week for Fox's not-so-fair-and-balanced coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests going on in New York City.
The Observer article by Drew Grant points out that Fox News has failed to cover the protests at all, except for a couple of instances.
In what is apparently supposed to be a "prank" interview along the lines of something you'd see on The Colbert Report or the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Bill Schulz of Fox's Red Eye with Greg Gutfield program goes "undercover" as a protester to interview other protesters and make fun of them (embedding has been disabled on this video, but you can watch it on YouTube here.). Maybe it's just me, but I think Schulz is the one who comes off looking stupid in this footage.
And on The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News producers interview OWS protesters in a segment the Observer says was edited to make all the OWS protesters look like half-wit idiots (watch the first video below). It's tempting to think perhaps that's just sour grapes on the part of the liberals who don't like looking stupid on TV — until, that is, you see the footage of the interview with a protester named Jesse LaGreca that Fox chose not to air (watch the second video posted below).
LaGreca thoroughly schools the Fox producer conducting the interview, as shown in footage shot by a third party as the interview was taking place. First of all, he starts by suggesting that the protesters won't get a fair shake from Fox News, which is part of News Corporation that is under investigation, and when the producer suggests that the protestors couldn't get their message out without Fox News, LaGreca points out what a good job Fox did of covering — and promoting — Glenn Beck's Washington, D.C., rally that was, LaGreca says, a low point in American history.


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South West Trains said services between Wimbledon and Waterloo will be delayed or even cancelled as emergency engineering works continue today.
Emergency engineering work in the Wimbledon area is causing disuptions to services in and out of central London and the rail operator said this is expected to continue until 4pm.
It follows considerable delays earlier today when services were held up by as much as an hour, for which South West Trains apologised.
In a statement, the company said: "Services arriving at and leaving London Waterloo are returning to normal.
"By 2.30pm the full weekday timetable will resume with trains calling at all normal stations.
"Some long distance services between London and the West of England/South Coast may be delayed after 2.30pm due to length of time these trains take to complete their journey.
"A normal weekday service will operate from London Waterloo this Evening.
"We thank you for your patience whilst this problem was fixed and are very sorry for the disruption to your journey this morning."


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Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) The cargo traffic handled by Odisha's Paradip port increased by 37.79 percent to 29.04 million tonnes till the end of August this fiscal against 21.08 million tonnes during the same period of the previous year, a statement said Friday.
This was also an increase of 9.56 per cent over the target fixed for the period, the port authority said in a statement.
The port in the district of Jagatsinghpur, about 100 km from Bhubaneswar handled 5.91 tonnes of cargo during August as compared to 4.88 million tonne in the same period the previous year.
The Paradip port has retained again the second highest position in terms of cargo handled and also in terms of percentage of growth in traffic among all major ports in India till the end of Aug 31, it claimed.


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April 3, 2012
WACO, Texas - Baylor's Tuesday baseball game has been canceled due to severe thunderstorms in the Waco area. The game will not be rescheduled.
Tuesday's game was scoreless in the bottom of the first inning when lightning was detected within a six-mile radius of Baylor Ballpark, forcing both teams off the field. The delay began at 3:23 p.m. and the game was officially canceled approximately 90 minutes later.
The 16th-ranked Bears return to action when they travel to Columbia, Mo. for a three-game Big 12 Conference series against Missouri. The series will be played Thursday through Saturday due to the Easter holiday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and Saturday's game has been moved up one hour to 11 a.m.


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Welcome to Urgent Genius, a collection of found and created content from around the globe. If it's trending we're on to it. At iris we've been tracking the trend of real-time creativity and Newsjacking since 2010. We call it Urgent Genius.
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I think Lord Tensai is the destructive force the WWE needs right about now, he would add power to the WWE as well as bring in some Japanese style wrestling that he has picked up over the last few years.
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This is gonna be my first official post here, the names Mike Madness and I just wanted to get your opinion on a few things.
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- Develop a thorough understanding of the account success criteria; develop processes and plans to deliver against those criteria.
- Develop project plans and provide transition planning oversight for new engagements
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- Communicate and coordinate across department boundaries during the entire program life cycle from contract signing through steady state operations.
- Provide project stakeholders with project status updates.
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- Manage and lead a team of business and data analysts to provide excellent service to the client and the account.
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A DRUNKEN man who raided a couple's Padiham home at night and was confronted by the victim, has been given a suspended jail sentence.
Ryan Williams, 24, had climbed into the Victoria Road property through a conservatory window at 1.30am and when the householder, who he had awoken, found him he said: "You owe me some money."
The victim then took hold of the defendant, who told him menacingly: "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Burnley Crown Court heard how Williams was arrested after his fingerprints were found, but claimed he had just been taking shelter.
The hearing was told the defendant, a qualified electrician, had lost his job through drink and then became a burglar, which was "very much out of character."
Williams, of Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, had admitted burglary, last August.
Recorder Philip Curran, who gave him a suspended jail term, told him: "You would have no complaint whatsoever if I was to send you to custody immediately."
The defendant received 15 months in prison, suspended for two years, with two years' supervision and 200 hours unpaid work.


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Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge.
His hard life and wartime trauma provided the basis for a prolific 50-year career as a consummate Oscar-nominated character actor, playing everyone from a Nazi colonel, to the Pope to Dustin Hoffman's would-be suitor in Tootsie.
Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start as an usher at a burlesque theatre in Buffalo, N.Y. When one of the comedians showed up too drunk to go on, Durning took his place. He would recall years later that he was hooked as soon as heard the audience laughing.


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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Over the last months Eurex could witness through its sector futures portfolio that a pronounced sector rotation has taken place, said Markus-Alexander Flesch, head of Global Sales Equity and Index Derivatives at
Opalesque Industry Update - OP Investment Management Ltd., one of Asia's leading hedge fund platforms, has partnered with Global Traveller Asset Management Company to launch an equity long-biased, Cayman-domiciled hedge fund for professional investors.
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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Structural differences in European and particularly the Nordic countries make activism easier than in the US, because "in the Nordic countries, we have a fairly straightforward procedure we can follow," said Henri Österlund, founder of activist investing firm
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Friday's Close: 44.84 (+ 0.07%)
UPDATE: Last week, I suggested shorting European stocks when IEV tested $46 with a downside target of $43.91.
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Engineer Surveyor - Crane & Lifting Equipment
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Engineer Surveyor -Crane & Lifting Equipment
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We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer Surveyor to cover the Croydon to Horsham area, to work for a large blue chip organisation. Inspecting various pieces of crane and lifting equipment within a defined geographical patch and the opportunity for further training and career progression, this is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed for suitable candidates with a HNC (or Equivalent) and experience of working on crane and lifting equipment.
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Braun's homer lifts Brewers to seventh straight win
MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Braun isn't getting many hits these days, but he is making them count.
The Brewers' left fielder made Cubs starter Scott Feldman pay for a pair of fifth-inning mistakes -- the first a misplayed comebacker and the second a hanging curveball, which Braun hammered to the left-field seats for a three-run home run and a 4-2 victory on Sunday that capped a perfect homestand.
Wily Peralta pitched 6 2/3 innings for his first win of the season, and the Brewers won their seventh straight game by completing back-to-back sweeps of the Giants and Cubs at Miller Park. After a 2-8 start, the 9-8 Brewers are above .500 for the first time since they beat the Rockies on Opening Day.
"I'm not making a lot of contact, but when I do make contact, it counts," Braun said. "Homers are always good. We've won seven games in a row, so as long as we're winning, I'm happy."
Braun's last nine games have been, for lack of a better word, bizarre. He is 5-for-32 (.156) and has struck out at least three times in four of those nine games, including his three whiffs on Sunday.
But Braun also has four home runs and 10 RBIs in that span, and the homers have all been significant. His eighth-inning shot in St. Louis on April 14 snapped the Brewers' 32-inning scoreless streak and sparked a comeback that started the team's current winning streak. Four days later, he put the Brewers on the board against Giants ace Matt Cain with Milwaukee's first of three two-run home runs in the first three innings. The day after that, Braun's three-run home run highlighted a four-run first inning against the Cubs' Jeff Samardzija.
On Sunday, Braun would not have even batted in the decisive fifth inning had Feldman cleanly fielded a two-out comebacker by Brewers shortstop Jean Segura. But the baseball popped out of Feldman's glove for an error, giving Braun a chance to bat with two men on base and the Brewers trailing, 2-1.
He fell into a 1-2 hole, then looked at an outside fastball for ball two before jumping on a high curve. Both Feldman and catcher Welington Castillo had clear reactions when Braun connected with that pitch.
"We get Braun two strikes and once again, we couldn't put the game away right there and make a good pitch," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "The way Rickie [Weeks] is swinging behind him, we had him two strikes and could've done a whole lot of things other than that."
Opponents have been pitching carefully to Braun because regular cleanup hitter Aramis Ramirez is hurt and his replacement, Weeks, had four hits and 22 strikeouts in his last 48 at-bats.
Is Braun growing more frustrated?
"No, less frustrated," he said. "Lots of homers -- meaningful homers. ... It's not even about me, it's about the team. We're winning games."
Braun did let some disgust show in the eighth inning, when home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi called him out on a full-count sinker from Shawn Camp that was well off the plate. Braun twirled his bat high in the air and earned an immediate ejection, but never looked back as he walked to the clubhouse.
"What did you think of the bat flip?" Braun said with a smile afterward.
"Umpires are always trying their hardest," Braun said. "Not everybody is going to be perfect. Obviously, it was a ball. It's just frustrating for me, because the challenge is not swinging at that pitch."
For the Cubs, the challenge has been fielding the baseball. An error started the Brewers' four-run first inning in a 5-4 win on Friday, and three more errors gave the Brewers four unearned runs in Saturday's 5-1 win. On Sunday, Castillo's throwing error in the fourth inning (and three Feldman walks) contributed to the Brewers' first run, and Feldman's fielding error in the fifth gave Braun his chance to play hero.
"When the opponent makes a mistake and you're a good team, you have to find a way to win, and we were able to do that the last couple of days," Braun said. "For us, it starts with pitching."
The Brewers have been getting quality pitching throughout their winning streak. It was Peralta's turn on Sunday, and he allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first victory of the season.
"I tried to do my best to keep the streak going," Peralta said. "This gives me more confidence."
His only mistakes came in the third inning, when he had Starlin Castro in an 0-2 count, but caught too much of the plate with a slider, which Castro hit for a single. Five pitches later, Rizzo hit another misplaced slider for his sixth home run and gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead.
Peralta exited in the seventh inning with two runners on and two outs, and the resurgent Brewers bullpen finished things off. John Axford threw a wild pitch that put both runners in scoring position, but retired David DeJesus on a flyout to end the threat.
Former Cub Tom Gorzelanny pitched a perfect eighth inning and walked a batter in the ninth. Jim Henderson came on to earn his fourth save of the year.
The Brewers have won eight straight home games against the Cubs and 18 of the last 20.
"It's not like we really out-hit them that much," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "Those three games can turn around and go either way, so that part's frustrating [for Sveum and the Cubs]. We went through it early in the season, and most likely, we're going to go through it again during this season. It's the ups and downs."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.