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BROYAN, JAMES L., 76, of Bloomsburg. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Allen Funeral Home, 745 Market at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg, followed by funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial in New Rosemont Cemetery, Espy.
EDELMAN, DANIEL L., 89, of Middleburg. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hummel Funeral Home, 574 Hill St., Middleburg, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Mifflinburg Cemetery.
GEISE, JANET H., 76, of Sunbury. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Winfield. Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, Northumberland
HAWKINS, JANE E., 86, of Sunbury. Visitation from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at David T. Zweier Funeral Home, 157 Chestnut St., Sunbury, followed by funeral at 2. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
HOSLER, PAULINE S., 88, of Middleburg. Graveside service at 2 p.m. today at Valley View Cemetery, Route 522, Middleburg. Hummel Funeral Home, Middleburg.
JONES, CARL M., 83, of Danville. Graveside services at 2 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery, Danville. Visneski Funeral Home, Danville.
KEISER, JAMES A., 76, formerly of Selinsgrove. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethany Village East Chapel, 325 Wesley Dr., Mechanicsburg.
LEONARD, PATRICIA A., 74, of West Milton. Memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winfield Baptist Church. John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
MYERS, MARIAN B., 81, of Milton. Visitation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Mennonite Fellowship, 2985 Broadway Road, Milton, followed by a memorial service at 11. Brooks Funeral Home, Turbotville.
RAMER, SHIRLEY L., 74, of Coal Township. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, followed by funeral at 11, at Farrow Funeral Home, 240 W. Chestnut St., Shamokin. Burial in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hunters Station.
ROUSH, PAUL F., 63, of Millmont. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, followed by funeral at 11, at First Church of the Nazarene, 12 E. Market St., Mifflinburg. Burial in Hartleton Cemetery. Dominick T. Adamo Funeral Home, Mifflinburg.
SHELLHAMER, CHRISTOPHER B., 36, of Montgomery. Visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2233 Linn St., Williamsport, followed by funeral at 1. Burial in Twin Hills Memorial Park. Galen R. Betzer Funeral Service, Muncy.
TAYLOR, RAYMOND C. JR., 65, of 141 Pine St., Sunbury. Visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Robert G. Foust Jr. Funeral Home, 841 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton, followed by memorial service at 8.
TROY, ROBERT C., 58, of Catawissa. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Allen R. Horne Funeral Home, 193 McIntyre Road, Catawissa, with funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial in Elan Memorial Park, Lime Ridge.
VARGO, KAREN M., 57, of Jackson Road, Danville. Visitation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Brady Funeral Home, 320 Church St., Danville, followed by funeral at 2:30.
WARFIELD, GERLENE E., 84, of Klingerstown. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. today at Himmel's Church, Rebuck, followed by the funeral at 11. Burial in Himmel's Cemetery.
YOST, COLE M., INFANT, of New Columbia. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grenoble's, 121 S. Main St., Muncy. Burial in St. John Lutheran "Brick" Church Cemetery, Montgomery.


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The details of the case remain sealed from the public as the investigation is ongoing, but the Thomas Carson of the U.S. Attorney's Office released Tuesday the names of 12 defendants arrested in the case so far.
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DALLAS, Texas (June 29, 2012) – The U.S. Men's National Team maintained its Pool C lead in the FIVB World League on Friday with a 32-30, 26-24, 25-22 victory over Korea on Friday before an enthusiastic crowd of 2,028 at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.
The United States improved its record to 8-2 while Korea fell to 1-9. If the U.S. Men can defeat France on Saturday, they will secure victory in Pool C and advance to the World League Final Round on July 4-8 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The overall World League winner earns $1 million.
"We knew what was at stake coming into this weekend," U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) said. "We got a good win tonight against a good Korean team and now we need to prepare for France. They got a nice win tonight so we will focus on them now."
France defeated Italy in the first match of the evening, 29-31, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12.
The U.S. led Korea in attacks, 49-43, in blocks, 13-6 and in aces 6-3. Korea led in digs 26-24.
U.S. opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led all scorers with 19 points on 14 attacks (63.6 kill percent, .455 hitting efficiency), three blocks and two aces. Outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) added 17 points on a match-high 16 attacks (53.3 kill percent, .367 hitting efficiency) and one ace.
Kwang-In Jeon led Korea with 14 points on 13 spikes and one block.
"I thought we got off to a really slow start in the first set, but I am glad that we steadied out and stopped making bad plays," Stanley said. "Overall, I don't think it was a great night for us. It was a great learning experience and Korea put pressure on us the whole time."
Among other U.S. scorers, middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) totaled 11 points on five kills, a match-high five blocks and one ace. Outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) finished with 11 points on nine attacks and two blocks.
Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored 10 points on five attacks, three blocks and two aces.
U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) led the team in digs with 10 and was credited with 18 excellent receptions.
U.S. setter Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) was credited with 32 assists and no faults. He set the U.S. to a 53.9 kill percent and a .396 hitting efficiency. Korea's kill percent was 47.3 and its hitting efficiency was .275.
Knipe started Priddy and Anderson at outside hitter, Holmes and Lee at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Suxho at setter and Lambourne at libero.
Outside hitter Riley Salmon (League City, Texas), middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) and opposite Dave McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.) all played as substitutes.
Korea took an 8-6 lead at the first technical timeout of the first set and used two straight blocks to increase the lead to 10-6. The U.S. called timeout and came back with a Stanley kill and a block from Lee and Stanley to pull to within two. But Korea came back to score the next three points to lead 13-8. Korea led 21-16 when the U.S. got the ball on a Korea hitting error and Anderson followed with an ace. The United States scored three more points to pull to within one at 21-20. Korea maintained its lead and reached set point at 24-22, but the U.S. scored twice to tie the score. Korea would reach set point five more times, each time the U.S. fought it off. Korea reached its eighth set point at 30-29. Priddy scored on two straight kills to give the U.S. its first set point. Stanley won the set with an ace.
The second set stayed close all the way to the end. Korea led 8-7 at the first technical timeout. The North American side led 16-13 at the second. Korea eventually tied the score at 20-20. The United States reached set point at 24-23 on an ace by David Lee, but then allowed Korea to tie the score with a service error. Stanley gave the U.S. side its second set point with a tip then sealed the victory with another set-winning ace.
The score was tied 10-10 in the third set when the U.S. scored on a Korea error and a block. Korea called timeout and came back to score, but the United States scored two more points on an Anderson kill and Holmes ace to lead by three. Korea pulled to within one point at 14-13 and again at 17-16, but each time the U.S. held them off. The U.S. reached match point at 24-21 on a Stanley kill. Korea scored on a U.S. service error, but lost on its own service error.
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U.S. World League 14-Player Roster for June 29-July 1 in Dallas, Texas
1. Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2. Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4. David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5. Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6. Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7. Donald Suxho (S, 6-5, Korce, Albania, USC)
8. Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
10. Riley Salmon (L, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
11. Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
12. Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
13. Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawaii)
16. Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
20. David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
21. David McKienzie (Opp, 6-4, Littleton, Colo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Manager: Rob Browning (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
U.S. World League Schedule/Results
(All times PT unless noted)
U.S. World League Schedule/Results
(All times PT unless noted)
In Florence, Italy
May 18: France def. USA, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-17
May 18: Italy def. Korea, 24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 29-27, 18-16
May 19: USA def. Korea, 20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-23, 17-15
May 19: Italy def. France, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22
May 20: France def. Korea, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11
May 20: Italy def. USA, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16
In Lyon, France
June 15: France def. Korea, 21-25, 25-15, 31-29, 25-16
June 15: USA def. Italy, 30-28, 28-26, 25-22
June 16: USA def. Korea, 22-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-16
June 16: France def. Italy, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20
June 17: Korea def. Italy, 22-25, 24-26, 26-24, 25-15, 15-11
June 17: USA def. France, 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21
In Gwangju, Korea
June 22: France def. Korea, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15
June 22: USA def. Italy, 22-25, 25-21, 29-27, 25-16
June 22: Italy def. Korea, 15-25 22-25 25-21 25-22 13-15
June 23: USA def. France, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20
June 24: USA def. Korea, 25-20, 25-18, 25-18
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June 29: France def. Italy, 29-31, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12
June 29: USA def. Korea, 32-30, 26-24, 25-22
June 30 at 7:30 p.m. CT: USA vs. France
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By GARY POPP
A 25-year-old Jeffersonville mother of three was performing a sexual act on her drug dealer in a parked pick up truck in Oct. 2011 when her uncle approached the vehicle and murdered the man who was known to deal in prescription pills.
Katrina Baker has spent the last 18 months in jail awaiting trial. She is facing two A felony robbery charges and possibly a long prison sentence.
Her case is currently being tried in Clark County Circuit Court No. 1.
Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Harmeyer is nearing the end of her case, and has claimed to a jury of six men and six women that Baker conspired with her uncle Joseph Mayes to rob Anthony Redd the night of Oct. 21 near her home.
Mayes accepted a plea deal in the same court in Nov. 2012. The plea modified his murder charge to voluntary manslaughter.
Harmeyer said Baker received $60 and 18 prescription pills for her role in the alleged conspiracy and robbery.
Baker is represented by court appointed attorney Thomas Bird, of New Albany, and co-counsel Bradley Jacobs, of Jeffersonville.
After Thursday's proceedings, Jacobs said there is a contradiction in convicting one suspect of voluntary manslaughter — a charge that specified Mayes acted out of sudden heat at the sight of seeing his niece in the act of performing oral sex — and charging Baker with conspiracy to commit a robbery.
"[The prosecution] can't argue on one hand that Joe Mayes did it in a split-second decision, but Katrina Baker had the plan part of it," Jacobs said. "It doesn't work."
The defense will present its case after the prosecution, which was expected early today.
Jacobs said he does not anticipate that Baker will take the witness stand in her own defense.
"I would rarely let a client testify unless it absolutely has to be done," Jacobs said. "And I don't think in this case she has to say a word."
In the first two days of the prosecution's case, Harmeyer, who has shared a table with Jeffersonville Police Detective Todd Hollis throughout the trial, has called a small cast of Jeffersonville police investigators to testify, along with James Lawson, the father of two of Baker's children.
Lawson told police during their investigation in the days after the murder that Baker had said she and Mayes were planning to rob Redd of cash and drugs.
Lawson lives at 213 Kopp Ave., a home he shares with Baker, her child and her parents. Mayes also lived in the home on an off-and-on basis.
Jacobs said Baker had no intent to rob Redd, but that Mayes had overheard Baker talking to Redd on the phone, learned of their plan to meet for a drug transaction and saw an opportunity to rob Redd.
"Joe Mayes overheard something, and he acted on that," Jacobs said. "He is an opportunist."
During her presentation to the jury Thursday, Harmeyer showed a video of Baker being interviewed by Jeffersonville police detectives, including Hollis, after a search warrant was executed at the home and she was taken into custody.
The video shows two Baker interviews, both conducted on the same day.
During the first interview, Baker denied knowledge of the crime and told the investigators she had never left the home during the night of Redd's death.
She said Redd was a friend who would supply her pills for money and, at times, for sexual favors.
"We got our little thing," she said. "We do."
The second interview began with Baker sobbing, saying she feared for her life.
"Keep me safe," she pleaded to the questioning Hollis.
Baker then proceeded to provide Hollis her account of what transpired the night of the murder.
She said Redd had come to the house, she had gotten in the his pick up truck and the two drove to an alley around the home and began their sexual activity, something that was not out of the ordinary.
She said her uncle then came to the window and asked Redd, who had rolled the window down several inches, if he had and pills. When Redd said he did not, Baker told police her uncle began firing into the vehicle.
"One spark was all I saw," Baker told the investigator.
She said she then panicked, quickly left the vehicle and returned to her nearby home.
On the recorded interview, Hollis continued his attempt to get Baker to admit she conspired to rob Redd, but Baker didn't budge.
"I use my body, instead of rob," she told Hollis.
As the video was played on a large flatscreen television in the courtroom, Baker diverted her eyes and cried, a wadded-up tissue sat on the table before her.
Harmeyer said she wanted to show the video to the jury to support placing Baker at the scene and reveal that she received $60 and 18 pills from the crime.
"We don't believe she, herself, physically took them [the stolen property], but her aiding in the robbery makes her culpable in the crime. Whether or not all the elements are proved against her, she aids in a crime or conspires to commit a crime, she is still guilty of that crime," she said.
Jacobs said the video supports Baker was not involved in a conspiracy.
"Baker was asked eight times if she planned to rob Redd," he said "Her response was always the same. There was no agreement."
Harmeyer said the prosecution had considered calling Mayes as a witness, but decided against it.
"It is just a strategic decision by the state to not call him as a witness," she said. "That is his niece, and we believe he would attempt to protect her."
Harmeyer explained prosecutors had previously offered Baker a blind plea to accept a B felony, which has an advisory sentence of 10 years in prison with a maximum of 20 years. Baker did not accept the offer.
The term blind plea sentence would have been the up to the discretion of the presiding judge, and could have resulted in a probation term, Harmeyer said.
Presiding Judge Daniel Moore told the jurors before adjourning for the day that they can expect to go into deliberation early this afternoon.
The case was scheduled to reconvene 10 a.m. today.


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I cover science and medicine, and believe this is biology's century.
"Advances in understanding the human genome are having a dramatic impact on almost every area of medicine. Foundation Medicine's approach in harnessing the power of genomic data to improve care for cancer patients could represent an extremely important step forward in improving routine cancer care. I'm happy to be supporting this quite promising approach."
With those words in a press release this morning, Bill Gates, the world's second-richest man, announced that he was investing in Foundation Medicine, a Cambridge, Mass.-based company that sells a $5,800 diagnostic test that uses DNA sequencing to help doctors guess which cancer drugs would be helpful in fighting a particular patient's tumor.
Foundation, which previously listed Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers and Google Ventures, raised $13.5 million in the series B round in which Gates participated, bringing its total take to $56 million. The other investors were Facebook billionaire Yuri Milner, who also recently invested in the personal genomics company 23andMe, and Evan Jones, the diagnostics industry legend who founded DiGene, which was sold to Qiagen for $1.6 billion in 2007. Jones will also join Foundation's board.
Founded in April 2010 by Third Rock Ventures, Foundation is one of the first companies to aim to take advantage of the explosion in DNA sequencing technology, which has been cheaper and more powerful at a rate that exceeds the famous Moore's Law that drives the constant increases in microchips and computer power. It now costs as little as $1,000 to get a fairly accurate readout of the 6 billion letters of DNA code for any single person.
In cancer, the approach right now is usually not to sequence all a patient's DNA or that of his tumor, but instead to focus on particular genetic mutations in the tumor that might provide clues as to what medicines to try. Major cancer centers are using this approach with patients for whom it's not obvious which medicine represents the best bet. Foundation's approach has been to provide that kind of testing to a larger audience. To do so, it uses the DNA sequencing machines made by Illumina and other companies.
"What we want to do is take this testing to the community practices to treat patients where they live," Michael Pellini, Foundation's chief executive, told me in 2011.
There is some evidence backing up that test. In a study conducted with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and published in Nature Medicine, found that more than half of patients with lung and colon cancer might benefit from the test.
It is difficult to analyze DNA data, Foundation's test is anything but a full genome, as I've quipped previously, it's a $6,000 .02% of the genome, showing how much of the problem of using genetic information will need to coming from solving computational and analytical problems — exactly the kind of thing that Bill Gates has always been interested in both at Microsoft and in his work getting lifesaving vaccines to children all around the world.
Gates has a longstanding interest in biotechnology. In 2001, BusinessWeek called biotech Gates' "other passion," noting his large stake and board seat in ICOS, since sold to Eli Lilly, and his investment in a Seattle cancer drug company called Corixa. But lately Gates' interest has seemed more focused on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and when he is mentioned in drug industry circles it is usually for his vaccine work. Could this be a change? It's a small investment, especially for Gates; we'll just have to wait and see.
Fascinating. So how effective is this method for curing/treating cancer as opposed to the "trial-and-error" method? Is it reliable enough to be thought of as the way of the future or merely a stepping stone to more effective methods?
It is a matter when not if we will gain enough understanding of human genome to fully control cancer and other diseases. My guess is that it will take perhaps another decade to fully utilize human genome to "cure" or fully control cancer. But these steps ARE the ways to get there.
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Great article and really exciting seeing great minds helping to promote genomic research. Would be interesting to see Foundation's data correlated with diagnostic data on informedika.com… I think that might actually bring this to an interesting and potentially productive clinical decisions.
Great ! So he invests in cancer cures, and at the same time he invests in Monsanto, He is a genius ! :)
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There has been a lot of progress with cancer. We still have a ways to prevent cancer spread in every type of cancer there is but we are making progress. Hopefully this donation will help significantly.
Amazing, Gates can greatly help a lot in financing the studies in medicine especially with cancer. One of the great things in life is to be able to share what is given to you.
Amazing that Gates was able to spend just to make up things in the progress of expounding the field of medicines to cure cancer.
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Quote:I don't know if they are suitable for a "Houghton" but it may be worth checking it out. I came across a bunch of BSC2 crown glass a few years ago and have plans for a 6" Lurie-Houghton f5 in the near future.
Quote:Those SK5 blanks -- I looked SK5 up in a glass catalog and they are not ordinary crown, but Special Crown, and not in the ordinary run of crown glasses. I'd advertize these and some sharp cookie will be glad to have them. I think that a very fair price for each of them, but others may share their thoughts.And the sharp cookies are all over the place in this forum!
Quote:Well, you could pop for a blank of Ohara S-FPL53 and make this apochromatic lens. 100mm aperture, 1000mm EFL, corrected over the 0.4358-0.6563 µm spectrum and 20mm diameter FOV.
Quote:Your estimate on the BK7 cost might be a little high. I was thinking more like about $600-$700 for a 110x16mm S-FPL53 blank. Should get a real quote from Naked Optics or Newport on it before scaring the poor guy with sticker.
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Petaluma police arrested a man for drunken driving after he argued with his wife, got behind the wheel of his truck and proceeded to spin his car wheels until the tread caught fire.
According to Petaluma Police, Enrique Reyes, 33, of Petaluma was arrested for DUI in the early hours of Dec. 18. After arguing with his wife, Reyes went out to his truck parked in front of his residence in the 200 block of Jeffrey Drive, punched and broke the windshield and then spun his tires out until the few remains of the tire tread caught fire.
Petaluma Fire units responded with a medical unit and extinguished the fire. Reyes, who was already in police custody when fire personnel arrived, was treated on scene and released into police custody. Emergency medics also treated a bystander of the incident who needed medical attention. Firefighters said the fire was small and was caused by the tire being blown out and sparks from the spinning rim causing the blaze.
Police secured an emergency protective order against Reyes and arrested him. He was booked into county jail.
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On Jan. 5, Landry Jones' era as Oklahoma's quarterback officially will end. The process to nail his replacement will begin.
Last week's practices were the first steps. The emphasis in those workouts were for the non-starters.
Blake Bell, Drew Allen, Kendal Thompson and Trevor Knight, who has been the Sooners' scout team quarterback all season, received the brunt of the work.
"I've really noticed it because they've gotten a lot more snaps here in the last three days. They're doing well. I'm excited about the way they're all progressing," OU coach Bob Stoops said last week." Blake and Drew throw the ball really well. Blake throws a great long ball. I know we haven't seen it as much, but he has an excellent arm to go along with all the other stuff.
The other young guys are coming. Kendal has done some good things the last couple days. Trevor Knight has been exceptional on our scout team and is doing well.
"You know how it is: they have to get in there when it really matters and perform. We'll see, but there's potential there."
Stoops might have liked what he saw, but he isn't in a hurry to put out a depth chart.
"I don't care when we name it," he said. "We've done this for a lot of years and we feel hurried to do it. We like them to compete."


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Toy Story 3 Reviews
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Genuinely moving and a beautiful farewell to a beloved series, Toy Story 3 is the must-see movie of the summer.
Full Review | Original Score: 10/10
Consider it one last farewell to the innocence of youth and bid adieu to this Story.
Willamette Week
Sit back, put on your glasses, and enjoy: It's summer, and Pixar has made you a treat.
Village Voice
When teenaged Andy plops down on the grass to share his old toys with a shy little girl, the film spikes with sadness and layered pleasure -- a concise, deeply wise expression of the ephemeral that feels real and yet utterly transporting.
New Yorker
There are many sweet laughs and joking allusions to horror and prison-break movies, but the Pixar gang gets at the most primary fear -- being cast off and no longer of use.
While the concept has turned darker, Toy Story 3 carries it off brilliantly.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The whole project is so masterfully conceived and executed that you either go along for the ride or sit in stunned appreciation for how singularly Pixar has maintained control over the creative quality of its output.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/4
I seriously doubt there will be a more hilarious and heartfelt blockbuster all summer.
Austin American-Statesman
From 1995's Toy Story to now, we know these are not mere toys. Woody, Buzz and the rest have inner lives of their own, demonstrating unconditional loyalty, love, camaraderie and tearjerking nostalgia.
Full Review | Original Score: B
This one wraps up the series perfectly and lets us all move on.
Full Review | Original Score: A
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... this is [Pixar's] prison film, and they load it with suspense, clever references, invention and action.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
While this is a good sequel, I wish it had had more of the emotion that had made the first two films so memorable.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
It's still more inventive, clever and laugh-out-loud funny than any other movie out there now.
The Ooh Tray
Toy Story 3 is probably the best of the series ...
Another worthy entry in a much-heralded series that amounts to a prison break story as exciting in its own way as Steve McQueen's "The Great Escape".
"Toy Story 3" is a bit on the safe side, hemmed in by its concept from offering the imagination that makes the best Pixar has to offer so good ... but the filmmakers still understand real heart.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10
I can understand the creators not wanting to sugarcoat life merely because the colors are brighter and voices chirpier, but why is Toy Story 3 so intent on being such a manipulative downer?
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
Woody, Buzz & Co. triumph again but lose a bit of magic.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.0
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STOCKTON - You'd think Abel Godoy was a nerd, the way he constantly whips a calculator out of his pocket to do a little math.
But you'd be wrong.
Godoy, who came to the United States from the Mexican state of Jalisco when he was 16, didn't attend high school or college. If he had, he probably would have been on the businessman/jock track.
Location: 1120 Waterloo Road, Stockton
Owner: Abel Godoy
Information: (209) 937-0390
History: Before coming to Stockton, Godoy was a truck owner/operator in the Bay Area. Rising fuel costs persuaded him in 2001 that it was time to sell the truck and get out of that business. So he moved his family to Stockton and opened a variety store selling videos, music, some soccer gear and other items. In 2008, he decided to move to a new location on Waterloo Road and specialize only in soccer.
Products: equipment, custom-printed uniforms, shoes, jerseys and other soccer-related gear
Instead of learning in school, Godoy learned from working, trying his hand over the years at driving a truck and operating a variety store that catered to the needs of other Mexican immigrants.
Now he's the owner of Soccer City.
Ask him how big the market for soccer gear is in Stockton, and out comes the calculator.
"Hmm. In adults in town, I think there are around 100 teams," he said, and started pushing buttons.
Moments later comes an answer: Organized leagues in Stockton include roughly 3,000 children ages 6 to 16 and about 1,500 adults.
Godoy estimates he sells something each year - whether a uniform or gear - to 70 percent of those players.
And that doesn't even count the fans who might come in to buy a jersey bearing the logo of teams from around the world, such as Club America based in Mexico City, the Chivas de Guadalajara, or perhaps Barca, a popular team in Barcelona, Spain.
Godoy admits the first few years were challenging. At first, people came to try shoes in his store, then bought from online retailers.
So he cut his prices to match the online stores.
Also, he faces competition from big-box sporting goods stores.
His solution: to carry a much wider range of products. He has the same $60 soccer shoes that the big boxes carry, but he also has the $220 ultra-light models made from kangaroo hide that the big boxes might not have.
Godoy says that shoes are his most significant product line, but that he also does a substantial business in uniforms.
Godoy, now 43, said a family-run business has proved valuable not only as a source of income, but also because of the lessons it has taught his children.
For example, when he first opened Soccer City, Godoy said one big challenge was that many in the city's large soccer community didn't know he was there. So he spent weekends visiting the fields where leagues were in play, getting to know coaches and organizing events at his store to serve their needs.
"They know who I am," Godoy said.
And his children, Godoy said, know that money doesn't grow on trees.
Now, in addition to providing work for himself, his wife and his two children, Godoy employs four people in the store.
"What helped a lot was word of mouth," Godoy said. "That works, but it works slowly."
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at www.recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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The old and the young alike can find camping to be superbly entertaining. Familiarizing yourself with all the best information will help you get more enjoyment out of it. Consider the tips that follow for use during your next camping trip.
You are going camping outdoors, so expect that you will all be getting dirty. If you prepare yourself for this ahead of time, it won't stress you out as much when it happens. Enjoy being in the woods and allow yourself to let loose and be messy. You can get back to normal after returning home.
Do not hesitate to pack too much for your kids. Camping can be a messy affair. Your kids may love playing around in the grass and dirt. So, you are likely to be dealing with grimy kids all day long. To prepare, bring additional clothing for your children. Be sure you're prepared!
Emergency kits are a good thing to have prepared for any camping trip. What you include will depend on where you are going and when. For example, if you are camping in an area that may have poison ivy, make sure you pack hydro-cortisone.
Even if you're roughing it, you can better your camping experience by bring a small luxury. This can be something simple like fresh coffee or a favorite candy. Small things like this can increase your enjoyment of the trip.
Oranges can be used as a food source and a way to repel mosquitoes while you camp. Rubbing orange peels on your body will function as a perfect insect repellent.
Know what dangers await you at your camping destination. You should know if there are deadly spiders found there, or if sheer cliffs or flash floods occur there. Every camping area has different dangers that you should be aware of.
Take care to pack sufficient, non-perishable foods. Depending on the length of time of your outing, you need to have plenty of non-perishable food. If you get sick on your outing because of the food, that will put a damper on things. Learn the right type of food preparations meant for camping before you go.
Take extra precautions if you are camping in any area that has very dangerous wildlife. So, you will need to keep things wrapped well, keep them far removed from the tent, and you may need to steer clear of certain foods entirely. This will reduce the chance of an attack.
Camping is an activity that many people of all ages enjoy. For the best and most stress-free camping trip, it is essential to have a little know-how. Using the helpful advice in the article above can help make your camping dreams come true.


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Chicago Parent Previews Upcoming Extreme Mammals
Chicago Parent Magazine recently previewed The Field Museum's upcoming exhibition Extreme Mammals (opening Friday, May 25). The exhibition, according to Museum Project Manager Anna Altschwager, "focuses on all the 'crazy extreme variations within our family group'." Visitors will be able to stand under a model of an Indricotherium, the largest land mammal to ever walk the Earth--standing 15 feet tall and weighing in at 20 tons, as well as see a model of the teeny-tiny Badodanoides, who weighed less than a dollar bill. Chicago Parent tells readers that the family-friendly exhibition will even help children learn how human beings are, in fact, extreme. To learn more, click here.
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Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff
Covering the intersection of tech and investing.
TiVo disclosed in an 8-K filing with the SEC this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit in federal court in Texas against Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable. Motorola had previously filed suit against TiVo with patent infringement claims of its own.
Motorola Mobility provides cable set-top boxes and digital video recorders to Tine Warner Cable and other cable system operators; the company is nearing completion of a deal to be acquired by Google. There have been widespread reports that Google plans to seek a buyer for the business, with most observers anticipating the business to be acquired by private equity.
TiVo said the suit it filed covers three patents:
TIVO shares this morning are up 21 cents, or 1.7%, to $12.30.


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Thanks to Dr. Peter D. Maro Jr. for submitting this information:
Dr. Maro, owner of Blue Wave Orthodontics in Darien and Rye NY, was selected as one of the Nations Top Practices by Orthodontic Products Magazine.
"This is a special honor for me because of the selection process. I was nominated and selected by my orthodontic peers," Maro said in a news release. "My treatment results and orthodontic techniques were analyzed and selected to be among the best in the nation."
Only 125 orthodontists received this award.
"Continuing education is the key to our success. I am always striving to improve and learn the latest techniques and incorporate them into my practice," Maro said. "Orthodontics is always changing, therefore staying on top of the latests techniques allows me to choose multiple treatment modalities to best serve my patients.
"You also have to care about people. You can be an excellent practitioner, but you have to realize that you are caring for the entire person, not just their mouth."
Maro is involved in local charities and sporting organizations, including coaching a local hockey team. Blue Wave Orthodontics offices each have an arcade, cable TVs at every chair and laptops for patient use in the waiting room


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Hundreds showed up Saturday afternoon to pay their respects for Nick Jackson II, the last week.
The service was held at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church at 1 p.m. and lasted for approximately two hours. In addition to friends and family who attended, the Norcross High faculty, football team and cheerleading team, and members of the community also showed their support.
"He was my best friend," said Garrick Glaudin, a freshman at Norcross High who played a receiver, the same position as Jackson. "He was a really good guy. I shared a locker next to him, so we would always joke and play around all the time. He was never mad. He was a good student and got good grades. There's nothing bad I could say about him. It's just going to be a long year and a long season without him."
Jackson, whom many called "Nick-Nick" throughout the service, attended Hopewell Christian Academy from sixth grade to eighth grade. He graduated as valedictorian in his class before transferring to Norcross High School.
Bishop William Sheals of Hopewell led the service with opening remarks and an opening prayer. Those who spoke in reflection included: his mother, Shameka Render; Norcross High ninth grade football Coach Chris Hall; Dr. Burrell Pope and Dr. Sheldon Bethea, both of Hopewell Christian Academy; and Alabama State University Head Coach Reggie Barlow.
They all praised Jackson for being an amazing person and model student, despite his short life of 15 years. Coach Hall talked about how Jackson tutored his peers on math when no one else would and how he never missed a workout for football; Bethea, his eigth-grade teacher, reminisced on how Jackson was his first student to receive a perfect score on the science part of standardized testing; and Pope remembered how Jackson supported the students and went to the football games at the academy even after he graduated.
"He had a love for people, and that's what stood out about Nicolas," said Pope.
He explained that Nicholas influenced almost everyone around him. "Even the high school students. Nick gave them an impact. And one thing I love about Nicolas ... [is] he would smile all the time, and that smile was all the way across his face."
Two announcements were made during their reflections. Bethea at Hopewell said the school now has the Nicholas Jackson Award, which will be awarded to one deserving student every year, and Coach Barlow of Alabama State offered Jackson a spot on the Alabama team, something Jackson wanted to accomplish once he graduated high school.
"We want to make Nick-Nick a member of the 2012 football team," said Barlow, presenting a jersey with Nick's name on it.
Marlo Moore, Latoya Hicks, Antonio Dye and Keisha Collins supplied the music selections, with a strong choir of a few dozen members in tow. Pastor A.D. Jewell and Minister Shonretia Hines spoke from the Old and New Testaments, and Bishop Dreyus Smith finished the service with the eulogy.


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Friday, September 19, 2008The Valparaiso women's cross country team returned to action Friday at the Indiana Intercollegiates in Bloomington, Ind., placing eighth out of the 21 squads competing at the meet.
The Crusaders combined for 220 points for their eighth-place finish. Purdue totaled 45 points to take home the team championship.
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) led Valpo on Friday, crossing the line in 16th place with a time of 19:08 over the five-kilometer course. Sara Christensen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) was the next Crusader to finish, completing the race in 19:54, good for 41st position.
Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) finished in 47th place for Valpo with a time of 20:06, while Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) placed 54th, covering the course in 20:19. Whitney Bowman (Portage, Ind./Portage [Purdue]) closed out the Crusader scorers with a 75th-place finish, crossing the line in 20:51.
Valparaiso returns to the course in two weeks, traveling east on the Indiana Toll Road to Notre Dame, Ind. on Friday, Oct. 3 to run in the Notre Dame Invitational.
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The NCAA Tournament Women's Regional-semi-final between Nebraska and Duke will tipoff at 1:30 Central time on Sunday. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
NCAA Norfolk Regional
#6 Nebraska (25-8) vs. #2 Duke (32-2)
Sunday, March 31, 1:32 p.m. (CT) – ESPN-HD
Ted Constant Center (Norfolk, Va.) – campus of Old Dominion
Talent – Dave O'Brien (PBP), Stephanie White (Color), Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
Winner plays #1 Notre Dame/#12 Kansas winner on Tuesday, April 2, 6:05 p.m. (ESPN-HD)


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It's with some reluctance that, after playing the Japanese import "Dragon's Crown" (PS3, Vita; $49.99; Rated T) I must concede it's a pretty good game.
A mix of brawler and role-playing game, "Dragon's Crown" inspires profoundly mixed feelings thanks to its generally awful and occasionally offensive take on the swords-and-sorcery genre. The game is like an inventory of hackneyed fantasy fiction tropes, filtered through the mind of a hormonal eighth-grader.
You've got your super-muscled fighter, your ale-swilling dwarf, your puckish thief. But worst of all are the female characters, who are animated in that under-dressed, over-endowed style that gives gamer nerds such a bad rep. To a degree, this is part of the Japanese anime aesthetic. But it's taken to a bizarre extreme in "Dragon's Crown," bordering on soft porn.
Anyhoo, if you can get past all that, the game is a fun side-scrolling brawler that should appeal to fans of hack-n-slash dungeon crawling. Stick with the game long enough, and you'll come to appreciate the weirdly funny story elements and surprisingly deep RPG options.
B-list fever dream
The game's setup reads like a bad translation of a B-list paperback fantasy – something about an ancient crown that gives its wearer power over the land's dragons. The king of the realm has gone missing after searching for the artifact, and it's up to you to save the day, or the kingdom, or whatever.
It's during these first few orientation sequences that the game starts to grow on you a little. The scenarios are very familiar indeed, but slightly tweaked in the process of cultural translation. The locales have hilariously generic names – The Tavern! The Adventurer's Guild! The Ancient Temple Ruins! Swarms of goblins fall beneath your sword and treasure chests literally explode with gold coins.
It's like some surreal fever dream of an old-school Dungeons & Dragons session. The monsters are as strangely proportioned as the heroes, so you get hulking orcs and giant minotaurs that look like they're from some anti-steroids PSA campaign.
To battle the beasties, you can choose from one of six different character classes: Elf, Dwarf, Fighter, Amazon, Sorceress or Wizard. Not only does each class have its strengths and weaknesses, each represents an entirely different style of play and gaming experience.
The two "tank" class characters, for instance – the Fighter and the Dwarf – are built for brute force combat. But each plays a little differently. The Fighter is relatively fast and can move around the screen quickly. But the Dwarf has special abilities like his belly flop attack – that's right, belly flop attack – that open up different tactical options.
And so on: The thief is versatile and balanced, the Amazon does big damage with her giant battleaxe, and the two magic-user classes dispatch enemies with area-attack spells – fire, ice, tornadoes, etc. Each character class has its own set of combo attack options and is also given a particular Luck ranking, which determines the likelihood of finding rare and valuable treasure.
Appealing to teen boys
"Dragon's Crown" throws in a bit a variety in the long dungeon-crawling sequences, with secret passages, creative boss fights and even some simple puzzle-solving elements. The 2D artwork really does get pretty spectacular, especially in the crowded combat sequences, when fireballs bloom like flowers. Local and online co-op options are available as well. It's a big and ambitious game.
But just when you start getting into the flow of "Dragon's Crown" and its unique approach to brawling RPG action, the top-heavy sorceress comes literally bouncing across the screen. It's too bad the game's appeal is ultimately undercut by all this junior high business. Ah, well. I guess the game is rated T (Teen) for a reason.
New This Week: "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist" (PS3, X360), "The Bureau: XCOM Declassified" (PC, PS3, X360) and the all-star sandbox game "Disney Infinity" (multiple platforms).


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The John Duke Senior Center on Hyde Park Boulevard is still undergoing repairs from flood damage caused by a severe thunderstorm on July 19.
Niagara Falls Department of Public Works Director David Kinney stressed that while the bulk of the building is closed to the public as repairs continue, the Niagara County nutrition program remains open on a daily basis.
The nutrition program at the Duke Center is open to the public starting at 11:45 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Catch St. John's recruits this weekend at IS8, Mary Kline Classic .
St. John's basketball updated scholarship chart 4-23, and a list of late-spring targets for the 2012 class.
St. John's was quiet on the first day of the regular signing period, but Lavin's diligence will pay dividends.
St. John's recruiting updates on new target Phillip Nolan, increased competition for Thaddeus Hall, and more.
JaKarr Sampson and prospective recruit Chris Obekpa visit St. John's this weekend.
Recruiting update: Felix Balamou commits to St. John's.
Athletic guard Felix Balamou will visit St. John's this weekend, per Adam Zagoria.
Steve Lavin updated reporters on his recovery from high above Madison Square Garden floor. A look at when he might come back and the recruiting future, from Rumble in the Garden.
Jamal Branch, point guard from Texas, is transferring to St. John's.
The state of St. John's recruiting - it's not time to panic
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A Democratic strategy group supporting the Wendy Davis campaign has introduced new undercover audio of Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott promising to continue attacking Davis through social media.
The Lone Star Project infiltrated an Abbott fundraiser in Wimberley on Jan. 21 and recorded his comments to the crowd of supporters.
While Abbott doesn't say much, he does indicate the type of campaign he will run against his likely opponent after the March primaries, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth.
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A budget and contract battle looms as the city task force in charge of evaluating future finances takes a hard look at the pension and health benefits of city fire and police forces. The task force finished its work yesterday and is scheduled to be presented to council on February 19.
The terms of these benefits, which are far more generous than other municipal workers, were agreed to more than 20 years ago.
The San Antonio Museum of Art opens a new exhibition on Saturday and I was lucky enough to get a preview. Workmen were still hanging and lighting the paintings as I sat down with the new Curator of American Art William Keyse Rudolph.
San Antonio is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. An assistant said Bill Sinkin passed away peacefully Monday evening, to the tunes of The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun," surrounded by family and friends.
His many friends say Sinkin's spirit will live on in them and in his widespread contributions to San Antonio.
In a couple of spots along W. W. White Road on the city's East Side, tall Crapemyrtle trees stand strong in the grassy easements at both of Bill Sinkin's former bank buildings.
H-E-B plans to tear down its oldest continuously operating store to make way for a 21st century, high-tech supermarket. The nearly 70-year-old store on Nogalitos Street just north of Hwy. 90 was called "the store of tomorrow" when it opened to crowds and fanfare in 1945.
H-E-B spokeswoman Dya Campos said the mid-century grocery store employed all the latest innovations and advantages of the day. But the new supermarket will occupy two levels of retail space, with escalators to carry customers and their shopping carts up and down and to a parking area below.
There's something amazingly optimistic about seeing young people attaining goals. Yesterday I saw a pair doing just that. The San Antonio Book Festival had asked local high school students to write an essay with the theme: A river runs through it.
I went along as winners were informed.
"Oh, I won?" said Jessica Redmon, the 11th grade winner, shocked to see a TV camera, her grandmother and a dozen people invade her classroom. Jessica wrote about the summer her sister and she experienced, but she started the project by doing this.
The Texas State Board of Education has revamped how they select people to review school textbooks prior to their adoption. Some on the board were critical of how panelists were selected during the adoption of this year's science textbook.
During the last round of book reviews it was revealed that some of those selected to review textbooks did not have a background in biology and were supporting teaching creationism, attempting to skew how books explained the Theory of Evolution.
Guitar fans and music lovers, there's a program this Sunday you'll want to know about. On Sunday, February 9, the UTSA Recital Hall hosts the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
The Quartet has been together for 33 years and have accumulated multiple awards, including a Grammy. The music they play runs the gamut from bluegrass to Bach to jazz, according to UTSA Music Professor and guitarist, Matt Dunne.
The last presidential election showed the kind of clout that Latino voters have. With President Barack Obama gaining a of the demographic the question has been: What will the GOP do to gain traction with Latinos?
Has the Democratic party just done a better job of welcoming Latinos?
Texas has a better record for the Grand Old Party with several Latino legislators in Austin and a comfortable 38 percent of the Latino vote going to Gov. Rick Perry in 2010, but also has an extremely low turnout of Latino voters.
State sen. Leticia Van De Putte and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, both candidates in the lieutenant governor's race, traded barbs at the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Mid-Winter Conference in Austin. The friction continued to come from statements made by Dewhurst about the importance of certain Senate committees.
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The FBI is investigating who could be targeting the mayor of Lawnside, NJ. Someone built a device designed to look like a bomb, addressed it to the mayor, and then left it inside the municipal building. Camden County investigators say whoever built the device filled two pipes with screws and attacked two flares to it, but they say the flares could not have detonated.
Business screeched to a halt inside Lawnside's Municipal building at 8:20 Thursday morning, when the elevator door opened. A "borough employee of our municipal court was entering the elevator and found a suspicious package on the floor of the elevator," Lt. Lloyd Lewis of the Lawnside Police Department told Fox 29.
A package clearly intended to look like a bomb. It was placed inside a "clear plastic zip-lock bag with metal pipes duct-taped together with a timing device on top of it," Lt. Lewis said. "And it was addressed to the mayor of the borough of Lawnside."
Mayor Mary Ann Wardlaw, who is 65, was not in the building at the time. A bomb squad from Camden County worked more than two hours to disable the device, sending in a robot to detonate it inside the elevator. But "one or I believe two of the remaining pipes did not detonate along with the initial explosion."
So the robot removed the device, and after a couple more explosions, the bomb squad destroyed it. No one was injured. But all business ground to a halt, on a day when municipal court had been scheduled. As for the motive? "We think that this, in light of some of the other things that are taking place around the country, just may be one of those random incidents," Morris Smith, Lawnside Borough's lawyer, told Fox 29. "So I don't think we should read any more into it than that at this time."
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Covering the worlds of data security, privacy and hacker culture.
The resurrection of the popular Silk Road drug website known as "Silk Road 2.0″ has been online for less than two months. But law enforcement already seems to be closing its net.
On Friday morning an FBI source told me that agents have now made multiple arrests related to the website, but declined to name suspects. That confirmation follows an earlier report from TechCrunch that two alleged moderators of the Silk Road 2.0′s user forums have been arrested, one who goes by the name "Libertas" in Ireland and another known as "Inigo" in Virginia. In addition to their alleged involvement in Silk Road 2.0, both figures had been well-known moderators of the original Silk Road site's forums before its takedown by law enforcement in October.
Update: Three alleged former Silk Road employees, including the two Silk Road 2.0 moderators, have now been indicted on drug, hacking, and money laundering charges.
Rumors of the arrests had been swirling on Reddit and user forums for the Silk Road 2.0 and competing "dark web" drug site Tor Market. A post on Reddit seemingly written by the girlfriend of Inigo said that police had arrested Inigo; She later posted a copy of the search warrant, which included his real name, Andrew Michael Jones. "They told me they were making arrests all around the world at the same time," she wrote. "I'm hoping [Jones] was well liked and respected because even though I didn't know he was doing this, I can guarantee he was doing it out of his passion for Libertarianism and for the idea of a free marketplace."
The blog DeepDotWeb later posted a picture of a business card Jones' girlfriend had apparently been given by Christopher Tarbell, the same FBI agent who led the investigation of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged owner of the original Silk Road. And a follow-up post on the Tor Market user forum seemed to come from Jones himself:
Guys I was arrested yesterday and out on bond now. But something is fucked! I know I'm risking more warning you guys and my attorney doesn't even want me on the internet but you guys need to know this. When I was in the interview room they showed me all sorts of shit that they should not know or have access to including conversations I've had with buyers and even [the Silk Road 2.0 administrator known as the Dread Pirate Roberts]. I don't fucking understand.. and when I was in there I was at a loss for words. Something is definitely wrong and they have the ability to see things on here only mods or admins should like [bitcoin] transfers and a dispute I had.
Despite those arrests, Silk Road 2.0′s administrator known as the Dread Pirate Roberts–a handle inherited from the original Silk Road's creator–told Silk Road users that the arrests of the forum moderators wouldn't directly affect the Silk Road 2.0 marketplace, which is hosted on a separate website. "Silk Road has not been compromised even if the allegations are true," Roberts wrote. "Neither had access to sensitive material. I will make an announcement later to address the concerns this has raised."
Silk Road 2.0 launched in early November, promising a better and more secure version of the Silk Road market the FBI had taken down in early October. Dealers and users quickly migrated to the site, which now hosts thousands of drug product listings.
Earlier this month the Dread Pirate Roberts announced arrangements for the Silk Road 2.0 intended to make it easier to recreate the site in the event of another raid by law enforcement. He claimed to have backed up portions of the site's code to 500 locations in 17 countries, and to have a new leader lined up for the site in the event of his arrest. "A successor has already been chosen," he told me. "If Silk Road was taken down we could have it up and running again within 15 minutes…not a cent in bitcoin would be lost."
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Andy, maybe I'm missing something here, but what's the appeal of relaunching a business that's at the center of a major federal investigation? Aren't these guys (or gals) just begging for trouble?
Good thing the cops are so good at this stuff. Now it will be really hard to get some drugs on the street.
What is the price tag of the war on drugs up to now?
If it took me 2.5 years to produce a result, I would be fired. This is yet another fine example of feds throwing millions of dollars at convicting one small portion of the black market and calling it a success.
Bureaucrats have no concept of the futility and waste of their useless positions.
Problem if the feds got names of people off the servers of the original silk road then at least they have somewhere to start and yes caleb is right I would have thought the only people that would try to start this up would be major crime gangs Romanian or Colombian for example who then recruit hackers.
What about the seized bitcoins? there's a few hundred million there.
They are only using their power to get rid of the competition.
Gee, I remember commenting previously that law enforcement was not going to stop. They are working these cases and they just get better at it. They build on the intelligence they learn from previous investigations. They make deals, gather information and follow the leads. They make arrests. They are professionals doing a job and they are good at it. This isn't some hobby they do part time.
Many players assumed that since they weren't swept up during the initial Silk Road closure, it meant they were in the clear. Instead of disassociating with the compromised site and the identity they had on it, many users kept active on the forums, relaunched the site as largely the same group, keeping their same IDs/usernames on the new site.
What these people missed is that the original site was a major bust. It was deeply infiltrated with unknown numbers of people compromised, informants developed, the database (including full message board) imaged, turned into a treasure trove for federal investigators. Those are the identities people are clinging desperately to, saying "go ahead and shut us down again – we'll be back in 15 minutes."
I get the temptation to keep the same identities rather than developing new ones, rebuilding reputations, especially for vendors and staff, but ignoring that the feds just busted your whole marketplace is foolish. It shows that many people are in way over their heads.
This sounds to me like there is a rat higher up in the command chain. I remember when Ross was caught he was chatting online to a "co-operating" witness. It is highly likely that he was talking to either an admin or a moderator and this person is helping LE gather information from the site.
Dread Pirate Roberts is yet to make a statement so I am very interested to hear what he has to say. Apparently neither of these admin has access to any sensitive information.
You have to wonder how much information the cops actually have. They have only arrested 2 people and not got any vendors. As I said at the beginning, it seems like there is a rat.
Guess TOR is not as anonymous or secure as previously thought.
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Scott's FD costume is fabulous. Tessa said that her mom did the FD costumes this year, right? Wow. Kate really knows what looks good on Scott.
I think Scott worked with Anna very well and look very good this season.
And Tessa said her dress has some elemуnts was painted be hands. So this costumes is a big part of Carmen.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: Canada--One word: WOW. They skated their Long Program to "Carmen" by Rodion Shchedrin and their performances were FLAWLESS. Every time I saw it, I had the urge to give them a standing ovation...from my sofa! Their costumes were also FLAWLESS; chic, directional, modern and Fashion Week-fab. I. LOVED. THEM. These modern styled costumes enhanced their fiery and intense performance, especially her plunging neck, backless multi-layered dress. Tessa could have gone all red rose-behind-her-ear and red-and-black Spanish Mantilla costume, but she didn't. And yet, it still had the same fiery passionate effect. I really think that this is the future of Ice Dance costumes. Bravo Virtue and Moir.
I know that most posters here are not really in love with Tessa's "Carmen" dress, but I really think it is elegant and very classy. I was happy she didn't go with red. If she does change her outfit, I truly hope she doesn't change from the grey/black of her current costume.
I was watching YT vids of Carmen and C/L's version popped up and she has a black dress now too!
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the dress is pretty, especially in closeups, but i don't like the mood it sets. in practice and in practise gear, the fd is soooooo sexy. there was an immediate and visceral reaction to the sexiness when it debuted at skate canada. some people thought, about time. they loved how much it oozed sex, lust, sensuality. ... others were grossed out, because those posters felt like every single part the fd was drenched in sex. when she skates "carmen" with the dress, that's all gone. it becomes heavy, dark, gothic and the mood is completely changed. for example, in the dress, scott grabs fabric and it's a move. when they're in practice gear, scott is clearly grabbing her ass and it's really, really hot.
to me, bring the sexy back. without that sexiness, sensuality, provocativeness, lust ... they do the elements, but a lot the impact is lost. those qualities give an extra dimension to the dance that elevate it beyond a typical free dance into something that's purely epic.
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I wouldn't change a thing except for getting rid of the fishnet stockings, but that's a minor detail and for me it doesn't take away from the perfection of the dress.
BTW it's nice to see people's different perceptions of this.
The dress may win kudo's for it's "fashion-week fab" but I think it diminishes her beauty and destroys the sexiness of the piece. I'm with iggie on this.
I think most of us agree that she looks really wonderful in her practice outfits. We all love the beauty of the clear and elegant lines and wonderful extensions. I agree that there is a freedom of movement achieved in the practices that doesn't necessarily translate into actual competition. Unfortunately the rules don't allow these outfits in competition . Perhaps this will change in the future. But I would hate to see ice dancers wearing outfits like S&S in the pairs programmes. JMO
As for Tessa dress. I love this dress and i love how she look in this dress. But this is truth - Tessa alwayse look better in practice outfit, than in any dress. In dress her legs didnt look so long.
Will see what they will change before Nationals. Interesting, where they work now.
I went looking at YT vids and at Findlandia, it seemed she wore red and black
By the time they got to TEB and later, it was all red
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I wonder whether Tessa could wear something like what she wore for Pink Floyd - very simple tights with a small skirt. Bobrova wore something like this as well for their OG FD, and it made her lines even more beautiful!


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The BBC takes a look at why London landmarks such as Harrods, the Shard and some of Canary Wharf being bought up with money from Qatar.May 2, 2011 10:34
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