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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Kathleen Bailey,
v. CR-07-724
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Deborah Kohl, Esq.
191 Bedford Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Appearance for Respondent:
Emily Robbins, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Pl. - 12th Fl.
Boston, Mass. 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4), the Petitioner, Kathleen Bailey, is appealing the August 31, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, denying her request to be classified in Group 4 for retirement purposes (Exhibit 1). The Petitioner filed an appeal of this decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB).
A hearing pursuant to G.L. c. 7 §4H was held on April 15, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 N. Washington, Boston, MA. Various documents were entered into evidence at the hearing (Exhibits 1 - 8). The Petitioner's Pre-Hearing Memorandum was marked as "A" for identification and the Respondent's Pre-Hearing Memorandum was marked as "B" for identification. The Petitioner testified in her own behalf as did Thomas McKenna, a former Lieutenant at the Worcester Sheriff's Office who retired in April of 2007. One cassette tape recording was made of the hearing. The record was left open until May 13, 2008 for the filing of written closing memoranda.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Kathleen Bailey, d.o.b. 4/12/57, commenced employment with UMass Medical Center as a registered nurse in or about April of 1981 (testimony of the Petitioner).
2. Upon assuming her position with UMass Medical Center in 1981, she became a member of the State Retirement System (testimony of the Petitioner).
3. The Petitioner remained as a registered nurse with UMass Medical Center until December 15, 2005 (testimony of the Petitioner).
4. In or about December 20, 2005, the Petitioner accepted a position as Head Nurse/Director of Nursing at the Worcester County Sheriff's Office (testimony of the Petitioner).
5. The Petitioner's job duties involved overseeing the entire operation of the medical department at the Worcester County Sheriff's Office including supervising the nursing personnel and ensuring adequate staffing to care for the inmates' medical needs. The Petitioner was also responsible for performing daily rounds at the Worcester County House of Correction in order to assess the health of the inmates (testimony of the Petitioner).
6. In her capacity as Head Nurse/Director of Nursing, the Petitioner supervised a total of twenty-three nursing personnel, three Correction Officers, one Lieutenant Correction Officer and four civilians (testimony of the Petitioner).
7. The Petitioner had no formal training in the field of criminal justice (testimony of the Petitioner).
8. The Petitioner was always accompanied by a Correction Officer whenever she entered a prison cell (testimony of the Petitioner).
9. On June 20, 2007, the Petitioner submitted an application for superannuation retirement benefits with an effective retirement date of June 30, 2007. The Petitioner listed her address on this application as 110 Summit Street, Clinton, MA (Exhibit 5).
10. On the application under the category "retirement group, if known," the Petitioner marked the box for Group 4 (Exhibit 5).
11. On July 27, 2007, the State Board of Retirement received a Group Classification Questionnaire for the Petitioner. The Questionnaire was completed and signed by Ms. Bailey's employing agency. The agency attached a job description for the position of "Head Nurse." The Petitioner did not sign this Questionnaire and a note on the bottom of the form states that "member was not willing to sign Questionnaire" (Exhibit 7).
12. The job description for the position of Head Nurse, attached to the Classification Questionnaire submitted by the employing agency, lists as the General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities the following: "responsible for planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating basic patient (inmate) care…" (Exhibit 8).
13. On August 31, 2007, the State Board of Retirement voted to deny the Petitioner's request for Group 4 classification, instead classifying her in Group 1 for retirement purposes, and sent the Petitioner written notification to that effect. This decision letter was sent to Ms. Bailey at the following address: 110 Summit Street, Clinton, MA 01510 (Exhibit 1, stipulation of the parties).
14. On September 27, 2007, the Petitioner filed an appeal of this decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board. The appeal was stamped as received on September 28, 2007 (Exhibit 2).
15. During the summer of 2007, the Petitioner's proper and legal address was 110 Summit Street, Clinton, MA. She sometimes stayed at a home in Westport, MA that she had purchased in 2003 (testimony of the Petitioner).
16. The Petitioner traveled back and forth between the two residences until October of 2007, when she moved to Westport, MA permanently (testimony of the Petitioner).
At the outset of the hearing, the State Board of Retirement filed a Motion to Dismiss the Petitioner's appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction. Specifically, the State Board of Retirement claimed that the Petitioner's failed to file a timely appeal in accordance with G.L. c. 32 §16(4).
G.L. c. 32 §16(4) provides in pertinent part that a member who is aggrieved by the Board's decision "may appeal to the contributory retirement appeal board by filing therewith a claim in writing within fifteen days of notification of such action or decision" (emphasis supplied).
In this case, by letter dated August 31, 2007, the State Board of Retirement notified the Petitioner of its denial of her request to be classified in Group 4 for retirement purposes and of her right to file an appeal of this denial with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board. This notification was sent to the Petitioner at her address in Clinton, MA, the same address listed on her application for superannuation retirement benefits filed with the State Board of Retirement on June 20, 2007, approximately two months prior.
The Petitioner's letter of appeal to the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board was dated September 27, 2007, and stamped as received by CRAB, the following day, September 28, 2007. Thus, the notice of appeal was sent twenty-seven days after the State Board of Retirement sent its letter of denial to Ms. Bailey. At the hearing, the Petitioner was unable to recall the exact date that she received the denial letter from the State Board of Retirement. Even assuming that it took seven days for the letter to arrive from Boston, MA to Clinton, MA, the Petitioner's appeal would still have been filed on the twentieth day, or five days after the statutory deadline for filing an appeal.
Arguing in her own behalf, the Petitioner stated that she traveled from her Westport, MA home to her Clinton, MA home during the summer of 2007 and that she did not remember if she was in Clinton, MA at the time that the denial letter from the State Board of Retirement was sent to her.
Despite the Petitioner's argument, no evidence was introduced to demonstrate that at the time she filed her application for superannuation retirement benefits in June of 2007, Ms. Bailey had provided the State Board of Retirement with any address other than the Clinton, MA address. The State Board of Retirement sent the notification to the Petitioner at the Clinton, MA address that she had given on her application for benefits. The State Board of Retirement was not obligated to seek out or to send notification to Ms. Bailey at any address other than her permanent, legal address that she had supplied. See Lourdes Morales v. State Board of Retirement, CR-04-529 (DALA dec. 7/12/07; CRAB dec. pending).
In the case of Maureen O'Sullivan v. Teachers' Retirement System, CR-07-30 (DALA dec. 11/14/07; CRAB dec. pending), the Petitioner's appeal was dismissed for not having been timely filed in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 32 §16 (4). Ms. Sullivan claimed that although the denial letter from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) was sent to her home, she did not open it immediately. As such, she argued that the statutory time limitation should only be effective commencing when she actually received notification, i.e., the date that she opened the letter. In Sullivan, DALA held that the Petitioner received notification from the TRS when the letter arrived at her home, regardless of the fact that she did not open the letter until a later date.
Since the Petitioner's September 27, 2007 letter of appeal was mailed twenty-seven days after the date of the State Board of Retirement's letter of denial, her appeal must be dismissed for failure to comply with the provisions of G.L. c. 32 §16(4).
Even assuming, for argument's sake, her appeal was timely filed, Ms. Bailey is not entitled to be classified in Group 4 for retirement purposes.
G.L. c. 32 §3 (2)(g) provides for a system of classification of employees for retirement purposes.
Group 1 includes "Officials and general employees including clerical, administrative and technical workers, laborers, mechanics and all others not otherwise classified."
Group 2 includes in pertinent part: "employees of the commonwealth or of any county, regardless of any official classification… whose regular and major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of prisoners…"
Group 4 includes:
members of police and fire departments not classified in Group 1" as well as other law enforcement and fire fighting personnel …employees of the department of correction who are employed at any correctional institution or prison camp under the control of said department and who hold the position of correction officer, female correction officer, industrial instructor, recreation officer, assistant industrial shop manager, industrial shop manager, assistant to the supervisor of industries, supervisor of industries, senior correction officer, senior female correction officer, prison camp officer, senior prison officer, supervising prison camp officer, assistant deputy superintendent…
In this case, the Petitioner held the position of Head Nurse/Director of Nursing from December of 2005 until her retirement on June 30, 2007. Her primary duties involved planning, implementing, and providing medical care to inmates under the guidance of a physician as well as supervising all nursing staff and correctional staff assigned to the medical unit.
In listing the categories of employees to be classified in Group 4, G.L. c. 32 §3(2)(g) makes no reference to the position of Head Nurse/Director of Nursing. The Legislature has consistently described employees categorized within Group 4 by naming their positions or titles rather than by describing the types of work they perform. See Gaw v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 345 N.E. 2d 908, 911 (1976). If the intent of the Legislature was to grant Group 4 status to those who served as Head Nurse/Director of Nursing in a correctional facility operated by the Department of Correction, such position would have been referenced in the statute.
The Petitioner contends that at the time she was hired, she was led to believe that her position was that of an Assistant Deputy Superintendent and since that job title is specifically mentioned in the statute in Group 4, she is entitled to be classified in that category for retirement purposes.
Notwithstanding the above, the Petitioner acknowledged that she never received a written job description. Furthermore, she provided no evidence that she was given the formal title of Assistant Deputy Superintendent and that she performed the functions and duties of that position. Rather, the evidence presented at the hearing demonstrates that her duties and responsibilities were consistent with that of a Head Nurse/Director of Nursing. Consistent with prior decisions, the Petitioner cannot be classified in Group 4 because her position was not listed in the statute and further she did not perform the function of a job title that was listed in the statute. See Carlene LaChance v. State Board of Retirement, CR-04-644 (DALA dec. 9/2/05; CRAB dec. 3/6/06) where the Petitioner, a Correctional Program Officer with the Department of Correction was held not to be entitled to Group 4 status as the position of Correctional Program Officer is not listed in the statute. See also Dimauro v. Hampden County Retirement Board, CR-91-813 (DALA dec. 4/29/92, CRAB dec. 9/11/92) where it was held that the Petitioner was not entitled to a Group 4 classification. Although the Petitioner in Dimauro had the title of Correction Officer, his work was determined to be that of a counselor with his work as a Correction Officer being secondary adjunct to his counseling responsibilities to the inmates.
At the hearing, the Petitioner argued, in the alternative, that she should be classified in Group 2 for retirement purposes. G.L. c. 32 §3(2)(g) provides for Group 2 classification for those members "whose regular and major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of prisoners."
At the hearing, the Petitioner testified that her job duties involved complete accountability for the operation of the medical department including the supervision of all the nursing personnel. In addition, she was responsible for ensuring that there was adequate medical staffing at the facility. Although some of her duties involved actual medical care of prisoners, these duties were ancillary to her primary functions, which were largely administrative in nature. Accordingly, the Petitioner did not meet the statutory requirement for classification in Group 2 as her regular and major duties were to supervise and administer the operation of the medical department of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.
In light of the foregoing, I order that the State Board of Retirement's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction be allowed and that the Petitioner's appeal be dismissed on the grounds that it was not timely filed.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: June 27, 2008
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Chinese adore foreign movies, and six of the top 10 highest grossing films in the country last year were Hollywood productions, including "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Kung Fu Panda 2."
But leaders are also worried that domestic moviegoers are increasingly choosing Hollywood flicks over local ones.
Tian Jin, deputy head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the industry regulator, said earlier this month that domestic films took 41.4 percent of total box office receipts in the first 10 months of 2012, according to a report by the official Xinhua news agency. That was down from the year before, though the report did not say by how much.
China's box office revenue rose more than a third in 2011 to $2 billion, putting the country on pace to become the world's second largest movie market after the combined U.S. and Canadian region this year.
Researcher Fu Ting in Shanghai contributed to this report.


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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The founding fathers of the 1988 Winter Olympics had financial foresight.
While many recent Olympic host cities build temporary sports venues or convert permanent ones to other types of facilities, Calgary's five are still heavily used for their intended purpose 25 years later.
Canada Olympic Park, Scotiabank Saddledome, Canmore Nordic Centre, the Olympic Oval and Nakiska Ski Resort continue to serve all levels of athletes, from recreational to Olympian to pro.
"It has become sort of the best dream we could have had back then," said Frank King, the chairman of Calgary's organizing committee.
"We all did say, 'This is not a 16 day-event that when it's over, everyone pulls down the tents and all there is no green grass next summer where the tent was,'" King added. "Everything was to be permanent. The athletes were to be given ways and means to develop themselves to be world competitive."
Calgary won the bid to host the first Winter Olympics in Canada on the city's fourth try. Opening Feb. 13 and closing Feb. 28, they were the first Winter Games to be 16 days instead of 12. The longer span was key in negotiating what was then a record U.S. television contract of $309 million, says King, which contributed to Calgary turning a profit.
The '88 legacy is due in no small part to the endowment funds given after the closing ceremonies to the Calgary Olympic Development Association. The organization, rebranded WinSport a few years ago, remains the caretaker of the funds, which pays for operation and expansion of much of that legacy.
"We were handed the responsibility to maintain the facilities in a manner to help the Olympic athletes," WinSport chief executive officer Dan O'Neill said.
According to WinSport documents, CODA was given two endowment funds totaling $66 million to invest. The portfolio reached $185 million in 2007 before nose diving almost 40 percent during the recession. The portfolio is recovering, according to O'Neill. There's rarely a day that goes by without him appreciating the money King and company put in the bank.
"The people who set this fund up here originally, I can't say enough about their foresight," O'Neill said. "Every time I talk to them, I say, 'You guys don't know what you did here.' They do know what they did here. Most people don't know what they did here."
What they did was build the road and pave it for Canada to become one of the world's winter sport powers. The host team didn't do well in 1988 with just a pair of silver medals and three bronze. But 25 years later, Canada's goal for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, is to win more medals than any other country.
Canada won the most gold medals with 14 at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and ranked third in the overall medal count with 26.
Canada earned 24 medals at the 2006 Winter Games. According to a report commissioned by the Vancouver 2010 organizing committee, almost three-quarters of Canada's medalists in Turin, Italy, were either from Alberta or trained in the province at facilities leftover from 1988.
"We had some success in Calgary and we built on that," Own The Podium chief executive officer Anne Merklinger said. "It was really the seed for our success in winter sport. Without the added enhancement and investment and upgrading of the winter sport venues in Calgary and the geographic area around Calgary ... we would take a big step back in our performance, I believe."
The Canadian Olympic Committee also received endowment funds from Calgary in 1988 in the amount of $40 million. The COC also invested that money and uses the interest today to fund athletes.
"The return on the investment is money we spend every day, every year for the athletes and it comes from the legacy of the Calgary Games," COC president Marcel Aubut said. "We owe a lot to the Calgary Games — a lot."
WinSport operates Canada Olympic Park, where the sliding, ski jump and demonstration freestyle ski events were held in 1988. The ski jumps are an element of the legacy that did not stand the test of time. The large tower that is a fixture in the city's western skyline has been obsolete for over a decade. WinSport continues to invest in the smaller jumps, where the Canadian team trains.
Numerous changes and additions have turned Canada Olympic Park into training hub for multiple sports, but the most significant expansion to date is the construction of a $204-million Winter Sport Institute. The facility has opened in phases, starting with three NHL-sized rinks followed by an international-sized arena and office tower housing Hockey Canada, Alpine Canada and the National Sport School. The third and final phase scheduled to be completed in April is an indoor, dryland training center.
It will be a complex similar to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
"In our best dreams, we did not anticipate how good it has gotten as we speak today," King said of the institute.
The endowment funds are not paying for the Winter Sport Institute. The federal and provincial governments and the City of Calgary are combining to contribute about $130 million toward the project.
WinSport funds its share via other means, including the sale of real estate on the south side of Canada Olympic Park. But the institute blends with the existing legacies from 1988, which cost millions to maintain and upgrade to current standards. WinSport pays the majority of the annual operating budget of the Oval at the University of Calgary, and footed the $9.7-million bill for a new roof completed last year.
Of the five 1988 venues, the Saddledome's days may be numbered. With Edmonton planning to build a new arena for its NHL team, the speculation is Calgary won't be far behind.
"The facilities that we were handed, and you look at anywhere in the world, even including Whistler, there is nothing that remains as functional as this," O'Neill said. "When you hand the baton off to someone else, they're responsible for making it better in whatever way. I think we've been fortunate enough here in Calgary, that each time that baton has been handed to someone else, they made a little bit of an improvement on what the person did before.
"We've been able to do that over 25 years and I think that's an incredible feat."


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Memorial Day in my book is not just another day off to shop for sales and backyard barbecuing. In my opinion, Memorial Day is a time to remember all those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.
This Memorial Day, I find myself thinking what it means to be an American, and that is the pride to live in a county that allows us our personal freedom to express ourselves and speak our minds. These freedoms come with great personal sacrifice for those who leave family, friends and jobs to serve the greater good.
I myself served during the Vietnam era. Although I never saw combat, I had friends who did and who died serving their country. So, please honor Memorial Day by honoring those who gave their lives for what we all hold most dear.
Frederick R. Bedell, Jr.
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By BARRY WILNER
Eight head coaching openings, seven hires from the offensive side. Sure looks like a trend.
Scoreboards filled up with points at a record pace in 2012. Defensive gurus scratched their heads trying to deal with read-options and spread attacks. Defensive players had their tongues hanging out trying to keep up with fast-tempo offenses.
So when coaches got fired in Kansas City and San Diego, Jacksonville and Cleveland, Arizona and Chicago, Buffalo and Philadelphia, the rush to sign up brilliant offensive minds looked like J.J. Watt going after quarterbacks.
Single-minded and relentless.
"I think what has happened is they have gone to the fact we need to be able to score points to compete," says NFL consultant Gil Brandt, the former Cowboys general manager who keeps close tabs on scoring stats. "Everyone realizes now how important scoring is and that you will not be able to stop people in the league these days."
With rules that favor offenses, especially passing games, and a stronger emphasis on calling pass interference and holding on defensive players, the NFL has become even more of a quarterbacks league. Brandt notes that in last week's divisional playoffs, the average points scored was 69. Teams scoring 28 points would not have won any games; in the 2011 playoffs, 28 points would have won three of the four contests.
"And from 2004-2010, 28 would have won all the divisional round games," Brandt said.
So offense is the flavor of the day.
"The fact of the matter is that points scored win football games, so I think there could be potentially a higher emphasis put on offensive coaches," Arizona's new general manager Steve Keim said. "But as we've seen before, defensive football teams have kept them in contention in the playoffs and that sort of thing. But for the most part, if you can score points, it gives you a chance."
That Andy Reid would get one of the openings was a given, and his move from Philly's cheesesteaks to KC's barbecue was the first this month. Reid is a proven commodity, as his superb record with the Eagles until the last two seasons shows.
Otherwise, the scramble to grab offensive coaches benefited a slew of coordinators or former coordinators.
Bruce Arians, who at 60 and after 20 NFL seasons gets his first shot as the main man, moves to Arizona from Indianapolis. Arians went 9-3 as interim coach while Chuck Pagano underwent treatment for leukemia, and on Friday he finished off the flurry of hirings.
Oregon's Chip Kelly, whose sprinter's-pace offense was all the rage in the college game, replaced Reid in Philadelphia. He was the only choice with no NFL experience.
Another college coach, Syracuse's Doug Marrone, got the job in Buffalo. But Marrone previously worked for the Saints and Jets.
Marc Trestman, like Arians a longtime quarterbacks coach and coordinator in the league, left the CFL and landed in Chicago. Carolina OC Rob Chudzinski was chosen in Cleveland. Denver OC Mike McCoy emerged in San Diego.
Only Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley got a promotion, taking the Jaguars' job.
Falcons coach Mike Smith, whose own offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter, withdrew his name from consideration for an opening early in the process, doesn't see specific leanings in the hirings.
"When you become a head coach, you're not an offensive guy, you're not a defensive guy, you're not a special teams guy, you're the head coach," says Smith, who comes from the defensive side of the ball. "You've got to come from a certain background, but the job description is much different as a head coach than you are as an assistant.
"I think you have to have a really good overview. The successful coaches, whether they're from the offensive side or the defensive side, I think are the guys that have an understanding of the entire team."
What they really need is an opportunity. Only Reid has been a head coach in the NFL.
Oh, and they certainly could use a productive quarterback. That's another thing most of these coaches don't have.
Reid must decide whether Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn are his guys after they led Kansas City to a 2-14 record. Unfortunately for Reid and the Chiefs, there are no slam-dunk QB prospects in this year's draft, certainly no Andrew Lucks, RG3s or Russell Wilsons.
Marrone has a similar task with the Bills, where Ryan Fitzpatrick has a hefty contract but not the production to match. Kelly has a young arm in Nick Foles, but he might not fit the offense Kelly wants to run in Philly, and Foles didn't distinguish himself as a rookie when he replaced Michael Vick.
Arians had worked with Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Luck. Now he has Kevin Kolb, John Skelton and Ryan Lindley in Arizona.
Bradley will rely on whomever he hires as offensive coordinator to figure out whether Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne should stay.
San Diego with Philip Rivers, Chicago with Jay Cutler, and perhaps even Clevleand with Brandon Weeden are set. But McCoy needs to rekindle the vintage Rivers and Trestman has to settle down the combustible Cutler.
"Owners are looking to find a bunch of offensive guys," says Pat Kirwan, a former NFL personnel director who has taken part in many coaching searches and now is an analyst for CBS and SiriusXM NFL Radio. "Some have clear investments in quarterbacks and need to get returns on that investment. Or some don't have any quarterback. It's being at the extreme in quarterback land that drives them to offensive guys.
"I thought a few more defensive guys would get hired. I could make a case for lots of defensive guys, too. But I didn't see a lot of defensive guys fighting for these jobs this year."
Indeed, the most established of the fired coaches who didn't wind up somewhere else, former Bears head man Lovie Smith, has a defensive background.
"I can't recall before there being a gigantic lopsided offense to defense among head coaches," Kirwan said. "There's still (14) defensive guys in those jobs.
"It's all cyclical."
And the pendulum clearly has swung toward offense.
Associated Press writer George Henry in Atlanta and AP Sports Writer Bob Baum in Phoenix, Ariz., contributed to this story.
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Graduation uniforms: Let members of the military show their pride at graduation
June 09. 2013 11:05PM
Over in Derry, Pinkerton Academy senior Sklyar Anderson, who joined the National Guard in January, asked to wear a Guard sash over her gown. Her family says the administration refused the request. Late last week, the school relented and allowed the sash.
We do not think these policies reflect a disdain for the military. At ConVal High, the graduation committee supported the cap-and-gown policy, and some committee members have family in the military. Principal Brian Pickering said, explaining the policy, "With all due respect to the military, it's not a celebration of what's next, what's after that. This has been a procedure for a number of years at ConVal High School."
That is, graduation is a celebration of graduation, not of the life beyond. But that does not explain the cap-and-gown requirement. How does forced wardrobe uniformity celebrate the accomplishments of the last four years?
The gown mandate produces a pleasing visual. We get why schools are reluctant to make exceptions. Make one, and then the requests will flood in. Boy Scouts, athletes, black belts — everyone will want to toss the gown.
But the schools have an easy compromise here. Make a single exception for members of the U.S. military. When members of other groups complain, give them this answer: We understand your pride in your accomplishments, but there is no equivalence. Members of the military volunteer to die for this country if necessary. That sacrifice earns an exception.


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- Hani said... on
- 20 April, 2007 20:37
wow!! strawberries. kat farm tu boleh makan ker? or just can pick and bring home? 1kg boleh buat macam2. but my kids, sekali jeling jer lesap :D
- Lydia said... on
- 20 April, 2007 20:59
Not sure if we can eat at the farm. We were alone when picking the berries, sales staff told us to pick from the marked area. Then we picked and ate... big ones bring home and small ones we ate! So... brought home 1kg... and ate maybe 200gm? hehe... we were full when leaving the farm.
- tigerfish said... on
- 21 April, 2007 03:47
Oh goodness, the strawberris looks so good. Looks so fresh.
Those in the supermarket that come in a small pack always have some bruised strawberries.
- Lydia said... on
- 21 April, 2007 15:27
Tigerfish, they looked fresh cos just picked. Some of them started to have soft spots the next day, due to poor picking technique and handling I think. From the day I picked till today... already 4 days, they still look ok.


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The food police and food confiscation
California food police gone wild: LA County health enforcers conduct door-to-door raw milk confiscation operations
Mike Adams
Natural News
2012 May 17
In a bombshell revelation of the depth of the food police state that now exists in LA County, California, NaturalNews has learned that the LA County health department has unleashed door-to-door raw milk confiscation teams to threaten and intimidate raw dairy customers into surrendering raw milk products they legally purchased and own.
According to Mark McAfee (see quotes below), both LA County and San Diego county have attempted to acquire customer names and addresses from Organic Pastures (www.OrganicPastures.com) for the sole purpose of sending "food confiscation teams" to customers' homes to remove the raw milk from customers' refrigerators. Using both phone calls and home visits, these teams intimidate customers and try to force them to give up their milk.
These revelations have surfaced in a recorded NaturalNews interview with Mark McAfee, the founder of Organic Pastures and a food rights advocate. Here's what he told us:
LA County health enforcers go door to door, demanding your fresh milk
"I received a phone call yesterday morning from a wonderful young gal, a 36-year-old mom out of LA County. She's one of our UPS customers that we deliver overnight raw milk to her house. When the CDFA was in here the other day on our recall, they demanded to have all our delivery addresses for overnight UPS delivery. We screwed up and [inadvertently] gave it to them, they got it from one of our secretaries here. The LA County health department started calling her, six or seven times, demanding that she give up her raw milk from her own home to the health department.
She refused, then they showed up at her house and demanded that she give her raw milk to them. She was getting ready to call 911 for the Sheriff's department and have them removed from her front doorstep, and she was threatening to use her camera to take a picture of them and post it on Facebook for harassing her over her raw milk… The investigators left after she told them she was not going to give them the raw milk and to get the Hell off her property.
This is what's going on, it's like food Nazis, it's incredible what these people are doing, trying to collect food from people's houses, that have not made them ill!
Then the San Diego health department called me up and said oh we want a list of all your buyer's club members, and I said no… and they said we want all their addresses and their names, because we want to go to their homes. I said it ain't happening, we aren't going to give it to you."
Are armed raids on raw milk customers next?
LA County has already conducted armed raids on raw milk distribution centers — are armed raids on raw milk customers next? Will LA County Health Department investigators start calling on the police to go door to door, arresting raw milk owners as if they were crack dealers?
Remember: The raw milk from Organic Pastures is legally sold, legally purchased, and greatly enjoyed by its customers. There are virtually no complaints about this product. Customers love it. Only the government wants to confiscate it and destroy it.
And even as the county is unleashing food police to confiscate raw milk that authorities say might be dangerous, they cannot find anyone actually harmed by it. Nor do they pay any attention to the fact that upwards of 70 percent of the fresh chicken meat sold at grocery stores across California is routinely contaminated with salmonella and other pathogens.
What this clearly demonstrates is yet another ratcheting up of the California police state, where county authorities reach right into your refrigerator and confiscate food that they claim might not be safe — food that you've legally purchased and wish to consume knowing full well that it's fresh and raw!
Regulators operating as lawless, idiotic tyrants
The question on all our minds is simple: Where does this end? Having already criminalized raw milk distribution at Rawesome Foods, thrown James Stewart in jail (http://www.naturalnews.com/035208_James_Stewart_torture_county_jail.h…) and completely shuttered the Rawesome operation, California's bureaucrats seem to have too much time and money on their hands, so they target real food and local farms while ignoring the truly dangerous criminals running loose across the streets of L.A.
Such is the inevitable result of big government gone bad, which is almost an oxymoron because big government always goes bad. Eventually, the power granted to authorities at any level (county, state, federal) is turned against the People, and food, farms and freedoms are among the first targets to be threatened.
Read NaturalNews for more breaking news on this food police confiscation story. In the mean time, I also recommend reading www.TheCompletePatient.com for timely coverage of this topic, as well as "Raw Milk Freedom Riders" (http://rawmilkfreedomriders.wordpress.com).
Seizure-causing vaccines
As children's brains are being eaten by vaccines, parents urged to ignore the symptoms and 'soothe' their babies
Jonathan Benson
Natural News
2012 April 21
A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that administering one or more of the five "Ss" — swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking — to babies in conjunction with their childhood vaccine regimens can help alleviate the physical and emotional stress typically brought about by this highly-invasive medical tradition.
Swaddling babies, or wrapping them in a warm blanket after they are vaccinated, as well as placing them in certain positions can help reduce their levels of anxiety, say researchers. Gently shushing them while rocking them or giving them a pacifier can also help to make the vaccination process move along much more smoothly and less painfully.
Though these measures do absolutely nothing to address the potential neurological damage caused by vaccines, researchers say they can "soothe" babies and help them to stop crying. According to Dr. John W. Harrington from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, the methods serve as a "distraction" from the pain caused by the needles.
For their study, Harrington and his colleagues divided 234 two- and four-month-old babies into four study groups, two of which received the five Ss after their vaccinations. They found that those who received these interventions experienced less visible pain, grimacing, and frowning, according to Reuters, and they cried less.
But as good as it might be to effectively comfort a child who has just been bombarded with dozens of vaccine injections, no amount of physical comfort will mitigate the damage being done to babies' brains by vaccines. The combination diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus shot, also known as DPT, for instance, is known to cause severe and permanent brain damage in some children (http://www.naturalnews.com/031469_vaccine_brain_seizures.html).
Fluoride linked to cancer
Top Scientist: Fluoride Already Shown to Cause 10,000 Cancer Deaths
Mike Barrett
2012 April 14
Water fluoridation is a highly controversial topic, with many individuals voicing massive concern over the practice. In contrast, some stick to the concept that there isn't any association between fluoride and any real negative effects. Fluoride, however, is indeed a toxic substance, and has been tied with numerous health complications in well-established research. Fluoride can be found in many water supplies, toothpaste, and even food at alarming levels. While it may sound shocking to many, some research is even drawing a close connection between fluoride and an increased cancer risk.
Top Scientist: Fluoride Already Shown to Cause 10,000 Cancer Deaths
One paper entitled Fluoride – A Modern Toxic Waste says the following:
Yiamouyiannis documents research showing that fluoride increases the tumor growth rate by 25% at only 1 ppm, produces melanotic tumors, transforms normal cells into cancer cells and increases the carcinogenesis of other chemicals. For the original references to these studies, refer to Yiamouyiannis' pamphlet, Lifesavers Guide to Fluoridation.
In 1997, it was shown that fluoridation caused about 10,000 cancer deaths in epidemiological studies by Dr. Dean Burk, former head of the Cytochemistry Section at the National Cancer Institute and Yiamouyiannis. Despite the findings occurring in 1997, they were not reluctantly released until 1989. After analyzing the study results in rats, it was found that animals who drank fluoridated water:
- Showed an increase in tumors and cancers in oral squamous cells.
- Developed a rare form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma.
- Showed an increased in thyroid follicular cell tumors.
- Developed a rare form of liver cancer known as hepatocholangiocarcinoma.
Other research resurfaced by Dr. Dean Burk, former chief of cytochemistry at the National Cancer Institute for 30 years, also shows that fluoride increases the cancer death rate. Dr Burk refers to a study conducted which compares the 10 largest U.S. cities with fluoridation and the 10 largest without. What researchers found was that following fluoridation, deaths from cancer went up immediately- in as little as a year.
To reduce fluoride levels to a the greatest degree, activists must demand that the government stop fluoridating the water supplies. Water fluoridation has not only been linked to an increased cancer risk, but a decreased IQ in children. In fact, the findings forced the government to call for lower fluoridation levels nationwide. Until water fluoridation comes to a halt, the easiest way to reduce fluoride exposure is to invest in a reverse osmosis water filtration system. Drinking distilled water for 3-6 months may also reduce the soft tissue fluoride levels, but not bone levels. Soft tissue fluoride levels cause the greatest health problems.
This post first appeared at Natural Society
The fruits of the medical industrial complex
The moral collapse of Western Medicine
S. D. Wells
Natural News
2012 April 3
How in the world did the U.S. change from having the best scientists in the world who were discovering vitamins, minerals, vaccines and cures for disease, to modern times, where the only medicine available is toxic with horrific side effects, and where nutrient-void, chemical-laden food is being sold at almost every restaurant and grocery store, all in the name of corporate profits that keep the public sick and in need of expensive care?
In the early 1900's, America was chock full of small farms and families who ate fresh food from those farms. Cancer, diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer's barely existed because the soil was rich in nutrients and minerals, and if you did get sick, a doctor would come to your home and give you some herbal tinctures or natural remedies, and that was that.
Then, after World War II, many families left their rural farms and moved closer to factories and began eating processed food that was canned and bagged, lacking the nutrients they had just a decade earlier. Then, fast food operations like McDonalds and Burger King opened up franchises all over America, feeding the public saturated fat and sugar-loaded meals that were hot, cheap, and convenient.
The United States of America is the land of the free and the home of … toxic food and venomous medicine, with chronic care waiting for its next 80 million victims. Here are some basic statistics of a country riddled with disease:
• Cancer: 1,500,000 diagnosed each year; over 50% will die of it.
• Diabetes: 25,000,000 people are diabetics right now (including children); 80,000,000 are borderline.
• Heart Disease and Strokes: 81,000,000 (every third adult) has some type of cardiovascular disease.
• Alzheimer's Disease: 5,400,000 have Alzheimer's right now (every 8th senior)
• Birth defects: One in every 33 babies is born with one (accounts for 20% of all infant deaths). (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/data.html)
Most U.S. politicians have no ethics and no morals
Once upon a time, insider trading was a scary law that meant prison time for those who violated it. Now, politicians make money off wars they declare themselves, and health insurance companies invest in fast food operations that slowly kill their own clients. Pharmaceutical companies (Merck, Pfizer, Bayer, Bristol Meyers, etc.) are run by CEO's who served as Governors, Senators, and heads of the FDA, and the Supreme Court itself seats Judges who worked for major pharmaceutical firms, and who will return to those jobs after writing new legislation to benefit their current investments.
Make no mistake, the pesticides used on most U.S. farms give humans cancer, and the politicians who support genetically mutated foods know it. GMO means that the seedlings of fruits and vegetables are spliced with toxic pesticides in a lab, so even if you wash off your food, you are still eating dioxin, the same toxic chemical (Agent Orange) the U.S. dumped on Vietnam which gave our own soldiers cancer. (http://people.oregonstate.edu/~muirp/pesthist.htm)
The agencies you trust so much (FDA/CDC/AMA/CDC/ACS/Major Insurance Companies) support toxic food and toxic medicine
Politicians are supposed to represent the greater good of the people, but now politics is about bastardizing the system for as much money as possible before getting ousted from office 4 years later. Food, medicine and vaccines have become toxic catapults for profiteering by Big Pharma and Government agencies (undercover corporations).
Ever wonder how health insurance companies drum up future business? They invest in corporations whose products cause chronic degenerative disease, driving people's health care costs through the roof. The U.S. and Canadian health insurance giantsown nearly $2 billion worth of stock in fast food giants like McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and Taco Bell.
Fruits and vegetables increase attractiveness
Eating fruits and vegetables makes you look more attractive within six weeks
Satish Lohani
Natural News
2012 March 31
Many of us already know that eating fruits and vegetables makes us healthy and energetic. We also know from experience that food and beauty are related. Now we have further evidence from research from University of St. Andrews in the UK that fruit and vegetable intake is also associated with healthy glowing skin.
Carotenoids make your skin glow
According to the research published recently in the American Journal of Public Health, carotenoids in the fruits are responsible for the healthy skin glow. Carotenoids are the red, yellow and orange pigments found in fruits and vegetables.
Lycopene, which is a carotenoid in tomatoes and red peppers, provides the red pigment. Beta carotene, which is a carotenoid in carrot and green leafy vegetables, provides the yellow pigment. These carotenoids deposit under the skin and provide several health benefits.
Beauty is linked to fruit and vegetable consumption
In this study, the scientists followed the dietary patterns of 35 students over a period of six weeks. The group did not use any make-up. They also did not get any significant UV ray exposure from the sun or self-tanning machines recently.
These students filled out food frequency questionnaires which provided scientists data around fruit and vegetable consumption. Potatoes were not counted as vegetables in this study.
They recorded the change in skin color and compared perceived attractiveness among these students.
At the end of the study, they found that students who ate more fruits and vegetables had a healthy golden skin. On the contrary, students who reduced the amount looked less attractive by the end of the study.
Skin tone becomes attractive with as little as three additional portions a day
You do not have to gorge yourself with lots of fruits and vegetables for a long period of time. Adding just two extra portions had a noticeable effect on attractiveness within a period of six weeks.
To be precise, eating additional 2.91 portions per day would make you look healthy. Eating additional 3.3 portions of fruits and vegetables would make you look attractive.
On average, one portion of fruit or vegetable is equivalent to 80g. For example, one apple, banana or orange will count as one portion.
Although this study focused on the link between the change in skin tone from carotenoids and attractiveness, previous studies showed that fruits and vegetables have several vitamins and minerals which improve skin health and slow down the aging process.
This study has some limitations because all of the volunteers in the study were Caucasian. So the scientists suggested that another study may be needed to determine if the effect is the same for non-Caucasians as well.
Obama's SEC appears to approve of aborted fetal cells as flavor enhancer
Obama agency rules Pepsi's use of aborted fetal cells in soft drinks constitutes 'ordinary business operations'
Ethan A. Huff
Natural News
2012 March 17
The Obama Administration has given its blessing to PepsiCo to continue utilizing the services of a company that produces flavor chemicals for the beverage giant using aborted human fetal tissue. LifeSiteNews.com reports that the Obama Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided that PepsiCo's arrangement with San Diego, Cal.-based Senomyx, which produces flavor enhancing chemicals for Pepsi using human embryonic kidney tissue, simply constitutes "ordinary business operations."
The issue began in 2011 when the non-profit group Children of God for Life (CGL) first broke the news about Pepsi's alliance with Senomyx, which led to massive outcry and a worldwide boycott of Pepsi products. At that time, it was revealed that Pepsi had many other options at its disposal to produce flavor chemicals, which is what its competitors do, but had instead chosen to continue using aborted fetal cells — or as Senomyx deceptively puts it, "isolated human taste receptors" (http://www.naturalnews.com).
A few months later, Pepsi' shareholders filed a resolution petitioning the company to "adopt a corporate policy that recognizes human rights and employs ethical standards which do not involve using the remains of aborted human beings in both private and collaborative research and development agreements." But the Obama Administration shut down this 36-page proposal, deciding instead that Pepsi's used of aborted babies to flavor its beverage products is just business as usual, and not a significant concern.
"We're not talking about what kind of pencils PepsiCo wants to use — we are talking about exploiting the remains of an aborted child for profit," said Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director of CGL, concerning the SEC decision. "Using human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) to produce flavor enhancers for their beverages is a far cry from routine operations!"
To be clear, the aborted fetal tissue used to make Pepsi's flavor chemicals does not end up in the final product sold to customers, according to reports — it is used, instead, to evaluate how actual human taste receptors respond to these chemical flavorings. But the fact that Pepsi uses them at all when viable, non-human alternatives are available illustrates the company's blatant disregard for ethical and moral concerns in the matter.
Back in January, Oklahoma Senator Ralph Shortey proposed legislation to ban the production of aborted fetal cell-derived flavor chemicals in his home state. If passed, S.B. 1418 would also reportedly ban the sale of any products that contain flavor chemicals derived from human fetal tissue, which includes Pepsi products as well as products produced by Kraft and Nestle (http://www.naturalnews.com).
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Dungeon Siege II: Expansion is an action/role-playing game set in a dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy world that concludes the story of Dungeon Siege II. You must hunt down the Dark Wizard in order exact your vengeance and undo the evil brought to the world of Aranna.
- After the shocking betrayal at the end of Dungeon Siege II, play through Act IV to conclude this epic adventure.
- 10 additional hours of primary quest gameplay and an additional 5 hours of optional quests and levels, including two new modes of play, Mercenary and Elite.
- Over 40 new monsters and beasts with powers that will change the way you play.
- New items including all new powerful weapons and armor, as well as enchanting magic items.
- Two brand new character classes that combine the powers of magic and combat. All new spells and powers.
- New pets have been added to enhance gameplay in addition to new races for the world of Aranna - the Dwarves are now back by popular demand!
- All new powers and skills
- New reagent recipes that will allow you to create unique and powerful items.
Published by: 2K Games
Developed by: Gas Powered Games
Platforms: PC
Release date: July 2006


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NBCUniversal has clinched U.S. broadcast rights for the Olympics Games through 2032 -- making a multi-billion-dollar bet on the continued appeal of the global sporting event.
The International Olympics Committee and NBCUniversal announced the new $7.65-billion agreement Wednesday morning. Rights include all media platforms, including broadcast television, pay television, the Internet and mobile devices.
NBCUniversal already had rights to the Games locked up through 2020.
The new agreement -- which covers the years 2022 to 2032 -- was valued at $7.65 billion. NBCUniversal also agreed to an additional $100-million signing bonus that will be used to promote Olympic sports and values between the years 2015 and 2020.
NBCUniversal in 2011 had stitched up the rights through 2020, but the IOC wanted to cement a new deal early, so it apparently negotiated exclusively with its longtime partner for an extension. The new agreement will help underwrite the Olympics for years to come, the two organizations said in a statement.
IOC President Thomas Bach, who led the negotiations, said in a statement: "This agreement is excellent news for the entire Olympic Movement as it helps to ensure its financial security in the long term, in particular future host cities of the Olympic Games, the athletes of the 204 National Olympic Committees and the International Sports Federations."
Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said in a statement: "The Olympics are the world's greatest cultural and athletic event, and presenting them to the American audience is an honor and privilege for our entire company.
"Our long-term commitment to and investment in the Olympic Movement are a reflection of our belief in the future of broadcast television," Roberts added, "as well as our confidence that our partners at the IOC will continue to deliver great Games and that the Olympics will remain the world's premier sports event."


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Dwayne Johnson Films: How the Tooth Fairy Kidnapped a Sorceress to Be Cool
Dwayne Johnson Films: How the Tooth Fairy Kidnapped a Sorceress to Be Cool
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has evolved from wrestling spandex-clad thugs in the ring to playing an action hero with ease. His seamless transition into action films was no surprise as Johnson trained extensively with his pro-wrestler father in preparation for his own fighting career. Along the way, this towering six-foot-four-inch actor has dabbled in fantasy, science fiction, drama, comedy, and family films. Yet, his specialty clearly lies in battling bad guys with big weapons, punchy dialogue, and a confident, irresistible presence.
Johnson's first notable role was in 2001 as the Scorpion King in the popular sequel "The Mummy Returns." Although his character appeared only briefly at the start and end of the movie, Johnson later starred in a spinoff film in 2002. The movie reconstructs the origins of the Scorpion King, who overthrows a cruel emperor with the help of a disgruntled band of rebel tribesmen and a barely clothed sorceress. The sorceress, played by Kelly Hu, possesses prophetic powers and unwillingly becomes the emperor's chosen weapon in his brutal conquest of the outlying settlements.
Initially, Johnson's character, Mathayus, considers the young sorceress an enemy, kidnapping the woman with the intention to kill her. Predictably, these two opposing figures become allies and take down the overly ambitious villain together, leading to their eventual marriage. This early role involved fairly crude screenwriting and weak plotting, but it gave Johnson enviable exposure as a new actor. Over the next two years, the actor claimed two more lead roles in "The Rundown" and the remake of the 1973 film "Walking Tall."
In both roles, Johnson proved he could deliver a memorable performance without the help of his chiseled abdomen. Neither of the films were heavy-hitters at the box office, but "The Rundown" was generally praised for Johnson's contagious charm and ability to bring a softer, likable side to a character with an outwardly violent background. Johnson starred as conflicted bounty hunter Beck-a man whose true passion is to open a restaurant.
The role was pleasantly endearing because Beck represented a bundle of contradictions. In the opening scene, he politely tries to pull his target aside to discuss the man's very overdue gambling debt, hoping to spare him some embarrassment. When the arrogant debtor refuses to comply, Beck is forced into a heated battle with several attackers in the middle of a busy nightclub. Throughout the movie, he shows resistance to using force and aggression, even though it's obvious he has no problem clobbering bullies.
While several of Johnson's action films involve elements of humor, his first purely comedic role came in the 2005 film "Be Cool." He joined a veteran ensemble cast for this belated sequel to "Get Shorty," including John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, and Uma Thurman. In line with the film's highly exaggerated characterization, Johnson plays a naïve homosexual bodyguard who dreams of acting stardom. He sports an afro and wears increasingly absurd costumes as the story unfolds, including a red cowboy outfit for a laughable country music video. Good, old-fashioned clowning around works well for Johnson's good-natured image. He has since appeared in other comedic projects, such as "Reno 911!: Miami," "You Again," "The Other Guys," and "Get Smart."
Johnson soon ventured into wholesome family films with Disney's "The Game Plan," in which an NFL quarterback discovers he has a daughter. After a long line of painfully repetitive high jinks, the athlete learns to become a loving, responsible father. The film was Disney's attempt to recreate the success of "The Pacifier," which put action star Vin Diesel into a similarly domestic role as a pseudo-nanny. Despite Johnson's undeniable appeal, the film barely strayed from the standard children's movie formula. Yet, that didn't stop the actor from working on many more lackluster kiddie films in the future, including the "Tooth Fairy," "Race to Witch Mountain," "Planet 51," and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island."
Johnson's area of expertise has always been the action genre. In 2011, the actor joined fellow action hero Vin Diesel in "Fast Five," the fifth installment in the long-running series, "The Fast and the Furious." Johnson was brought in as part of an effort to overhaul the series, transforming it from a story about criminal street racers to a full-blown heist experience. Johnson stars as Agent Hobbs and hunts Vin Diesel's crew with a one-track mind aimed at taking in the fugitives dead or alive. The brawl between these two formidable screen giants is considered one of the most unforgettable scenes in the film, and Johnson's character finally strays from the nice-guy role he so often fills.
Johnson's career has been dotted with other engaging action performances in films like "Faster," and "Snitch." He's also slated to reprise his role in the next installment of "The Fast and the Furious" and star in another sequel, "GI Joe: Retaliation." Critics aren't always impressed with his acting, but audiences readily flock to movie theaters to see Johnson bring his winning energy to both traditional and refreshingly abnormal tough-guy characters.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) After all the Giants had overcome to get back to the World Series, a late shower wasn't about to dampen their celebration.
All right, it was a driving downpour.
So reliever Sergio Romo danced through the raindrops, Tim Lincecum helped lead a soaked victory lap around the ballpark and Angel Pagan stayed on the field with his daughter long after his teammates took the party indoors.
Hunter Pence got the Giants going with a weird double, Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October and San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL championship series in a rainstorm, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 on Monday night.
"The rain never felt so good," series MVP Marco Scutaro said. "We're going to the World Series, this is unbelievable."
San Francisco won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, completing a lopsided rally from a 3-1 deficit.
The Giants, who won it all in 2010, will host reigning AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, Triple Crown slugger Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 on Wednesday night.
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Clint Dempsey tried to play the Europa League hero for Tottenham on Thursday, scoring twice as his team took its quarterfinal tie against Basel all the way to penalties.
The two teams came into the match level at 2-2 after the first leg, but Dempsey had Spurs out in front 23 minutes in.
A ball forward from Jan Vertonghen slipped through Basel defender Aleksandar Dragovic's legs as he slid to clear near the top of the box. Dempsey, who was already making a run in behind, pounced on the ball, rounded the 'keeper with his first touch and slotted home.
Mohamed Salah brought Basel back level just four minutes later, poking home after latching onto a pass from Valentin Stocker.
Dragovic put his team in front after the break. A poor parry from Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel fell directly to the defender, who made amends for his mistake on Dempsey's goal.
Dempsey brought Tottenham back into the match in the 82nd minute with his second of the night. A ball from Tom Huddlestone was taken off the chest by the Texan, who used his toe to poke it past the onrushing goalkeeper.
The fightback led to 30 scoreless minutes of extra time and then on to penalty kicks. Huddlestone took the first Tottenham first spot kick, but Yann Sommer saved and gave Basel an advantage early in the shootout.
Emmanuel Adebayor missed Spurs' third try from the spot and Friedel couldn't come up with any stops of his own, helpless to stop Basel winning 4-1 on penalties and knocking Tottenham out of the Europa League.


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* Judge: Preliminary hearing may be put off until January or February
* Defense complains media meddling is delaying their work
* Former neuroscience graduate student accused of killing 12 in attack
(Adds details on rampage from civil lawsuit)
By Keith Coffman
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct 11 (Reuters) - Attorneys for accused Colorado gunman James Holmes on Thursday proposed postponing a preliminary hearing on the merits of the case against him, likely until next year, while complaining that media meddling was delaying their work.
Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvester, responding to defense plans to file a motion seeking a delay in the sensational case, said the hearing could occur in January or February.
Holmes, a 24-year-old former neuroscience graduate student, is accused of opening fire inside a suburban Denver movie theater during a midnight screening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 20.
The rampage, one of the worst incidents of gun violence in recent years, killed 12 people and wounded 58.
"The defense investigation has been impeded because of the conduct of the media," defense lawyer Daniel King said in court, adding that media motions for wider access to court filings has been distracting, and some witnesses have gone underground.
"We haven't begun to understand the nature and depth of Mr. Holmes' mental illness," he said.
Holmes appeared in court handcuffed and shackled, and watched the proceedings largely without reaction. He had grown the beginnings of a beard and mutton-chop sideburns, with no trace of the red hair dye he sported at his arrest in July.
Discussion of delaying the preliminary hearing follows a motion filed by prosecutors on Tuesday to beef up the charges against Holmes by adding 14 additional counts of attempted first degree murder, court records show.
Prosecutors have charged Holmes with multiple counts for each victim in a move that could give them more than one potential pathway to secure convictions.
Holmes faces 24 counts of first-degree murder and appears to face 140 attempted murder counts, although redactions in the court record have obscured a precise accounting of the charges.
Prosecutors have depicted Holmes as a young man whose once promising academic career was in tatters. He failed graduate school oral board exams in June, and a professor suggested he may not have been a good fit for his competitive PhD. program.
Prosecutors accuse Holmes of amassing weapons as part of a mass murder plot. The night of the rampage, he bought a movie ticket then slipped outside, armed himself and returned to the theater where he sprayed moviegoers with gunfire, they said.
Holmes stopped shooting when one of his guns jammed, after which theater lights remained dim and the movie continued to play, according to a civil suit filed on Thursday against Cinemark USA, which owns the theater where the rampage occurred.
The suit, filed by three people hurt in the shooting and the father of 18-year-old Alexander Boik, who was killed, said the theater provided insufficient security and seeks damages for negligence and wrongful death.
Cinemark, owned by Plano, Texas-based Cinemark Holdings Inc , did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has said it could not have foreseen or prevented the "criminal equivalent of a meteor falling from the sky."
In court on Thursday, Holmes' lawyers complained that his right to a fair trial had been jeopardized when someone in law enforcement leaked details of a package Holmes sent to a psychiatrist, in violation of a gag order imposed by the judge.
The parcel purportedly contained a notebook detailing plans for the rampage, according to a Fox News report.
"We need to flush out who called the media," defense attorney Tamara Brady said in court, adding that she wanted to know who had access to the package when it was being examined.
Holmes' lawyers, who analysts have said may be laying the groundwork for an insanity defense, have said Holmes suffers from mental illness and tried to get help before the shooting.
Holmes' lawyers, who are asking the judge to impose sanctions on prosecutors for the disclosures, said they have received 16,000 pages of documents they say support their belief that the government side leaked the information.
Prosecutors retorted that they were unable to respond to the "vague allegations" by the defense, noting the motion does not identify the specific information that public defenders are complaining about, or if the media reports were even true.
Sylvester did not rule on the dispute, and will hear more arguments about the leak at a hearing on Oct. 25.
(Additional reporting by Robert Boczkiewicz and Mary Slosson; Writing by Mary Slosson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Walsh)
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PHOENIX, AZ --Police say a Phoenix bus driver was caught on cellphone video repeatedly punching a passenger and slamming the man's head against a bench.
Authorities say 45-year-old Todd Allen Shields was charged with assault and other counts and placed on leave.
According to police, passenger Desirae Madrid recorded Shields fighting with a 21-year-old man after the man tried boarding the bus with a reduced fair ticket for minors. Police say the bus driver demanded identification, but the passenger refused.
Madrid told KSAZ-TV that's when she saw Shields pick the man up and throw him off the bus. Police say the video shows Shields attacking the man, who suffered minor injuries.
It was not known if Shields had an attorney.
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Jeff Walker needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 193 designs submitted by 52 freelance designers.
Product Launch Formula
We are a high-end internet marketing business at the forefront of the industry and known world wide.
We teach people how to build and/or grow their businesses with great success.
This program teaches individuals how to successfully launch products, services, businesses, etc. online and offline.
For the most part, these people are highly driven entrepreneurs who strive to make high incomes that will enable them to live the lifestyle of their choosing.
We are looking for something fresh, modern and creative. Nothing old school, cutesy or cartoon like.
The artwork must have the product name in it. We would like to see four versions of the product name incorporated in the artwork as listed below:
Product Launch Formula
Product Launch Formula 3.0
Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula
Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula 3.0
In the "Product Launch Formula" name we'd like to have the same emphasis on all three words.
Like the color blue.
Vector format like that produced by Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator preferred.
To give you an idea of what we like, you will find a copy of a copy righted logo we have for another branch of our business. We do not want this logo copied/updated for this project, nor do we want an acronym used. This is just to give you an idea of what we like. We are very open to ideas based on the parameters listed above.
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Series Preview: Brewers v. Cubs, September 6, 2013 – September 8, 2013
Another tough opponent makes its way into Wrigley Field …
I kid, but this series is pretty important in the reverse standings, if you're into that kind of thing.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs managed to avoid being swept by the Marlins this week, which makes me able to legitimately say that the Cubs are winners of three of five.
The Brewers have lost five of six, and have crept to within a game of the Cubs at the bottom of the NL Central. In reverse, I mean. In that regard, this series is fairly important.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Friday, September 6 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
- Saturday, September 7 at 3:05 CT on CSN.
- Sunday, September 8 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Chris Rusin (2-3, 2.74), Jake Arrieta (2-1, 3.77),
Travis Wood (8-11, 3.17) Scott Baker (debut)
Lineup (I have no idea on some of the spots or starters, because we're going to see regular changes – this may continue for some time):
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Darwin Barney, 2B (?) or Luis Valbuena, 3B (?)
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Donnie Murphy, 3B (?) or Ryan Sweeney, CF (?)
- Brian Bogusevic, LF (?)
- Junior Lake, CF (?)
- Welington Castillo/Dioner Navarro, C (?)
- Pitcher
Starters: Kyle Lohse (9-8, 3.32), Johnny Hellweg (0-3, 10.97), Yovani Gallardo (10-9, 4.31)
- Norichika Aoki, RF
- Jean Segura, SS
- Jonathon Lucroy, C
- Aramis Ramirez, 3B
- Carlos Gomez, CF
- Scooter Gennett, 2B
- Khris Davis, LF
- Juan Francisco, 1B
- Pitcher
Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
Starlin Castro's keeping his hot stretch going, batting .326/.396/.543 over his last 11 games.
Chris Rusin and Jake Arrieta will each continue in their quests to do as much impressing as they can before the season ends. Not that they're in direct competition, but, if they were, right now the eyes say Arrieta, but the results say Rusin.
Kyle Lohse has been dominant for quite a while now – 2.66 ERA over his last 17 starts.
Remember when Carlos Gomez suddenly looked like an MVP candidate, and everyone was like, "wha?" Well, if you clip out his blistering first month and a half, Gomez is hitting a more pedestrian .248/.309/.449 in his last 88 games.
UPDATE: Just announced as this post went up, Scott Baker will start on Sunday against the Brewers. That'll be interesting.
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Brewers series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
Bernie the Brewer sliding down, down, down. There's something there …


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"I am pleased that the governor and the Legislature have reached agreement on the conceptual framework of a budget that maintains the Assembly Majority's longstanding commitments while making critical investments in the future of our state.
"This agreement encompasses the budget as well as the Assembly Majority's top priority, raising the minimum wage. Equally important, we ensure the care and wellbeing of our vulnerable populations, stimulate job creation, and safeguard a sound education for our children.
"I commend Gov. Cuomo and my colleagues in the Assembly and Senate for their hard work and leadership. I also offer my sincere thanks to the chair of the Assembly ways and means committee, Herman D. Farrell Jr., for helping us achieve another successful budget agreement."


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