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The investment world is my oyster.
The way that Apple made its way to being the largest corporation in America during 2012 was the product of the brilliance and forcefulness of Steve Jobs. His gift was the ability to motivate by demanding excellence. Everyone who worked near or with him, knew that to fail in what you delivered would be met with derision and a severe calling out. He led by imagining things that people didn't know they wanted and then driving his staff to produce them. That has been well discussed and documented.
It is fair to say that Jobs thought BIG and outside the box. That allowed him to disrupt several industries including the music business, the computer industy, cellular telephony, and retailing, too if you consider the app, itunes and ibooks stores. Jeff Bezos' Amazon did far more to disrupt the book industry, however. and then much of retailing as we used to know it.
On Tim Cook's watch we are observing something different. After pushing the boundaries for a decade and introducing products we never even dreamed of, Apple is now fiddling around the edges. It is introducing smaller form factors of the same slightly improved products. The Mini-pad might fit better into your pocket or into the hands of a child, but it is harder to read on its smaller screen. The iPad is still the favorite product that kids would like Santa to bring them this year according to recent surveys and observations of Apple's strong Black Friday sales. Not Barbie. Not a Lego set.
This week Apple will introduce a new iMac computer set for release on Nov. 30th. It's just another variation on an existing product, not really something new.
Not every company can succeed going forward when its leader is lost. Imagination is not something they can teach in an MBA program. Invention is even harder. You've either got it or you don't. Steve dropped out of college. So did Bill Gates. So did Michael Dell. None of them produced a leader to follow them who had their "vision thing." Microsoft went onto a decade of mediocre products after Gates left as CEO from which it appears to be finally emerging. Dell stock sells near the lowest price it has in years as it flounders in a PC industry that is struggling, as yet unsuccessfully, with how to cope with the iPad and all it has wrought.
Walt Disney was an inventor and marketer par excellence from a different era. He thought in color when all was in black and white. He envisioned Disneyland and then Walt Disney World with the EPCOT center (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow). After Walt died, the managers and leaders of the company sat in meetings trying to discern "What would Walt do? How would Walt decide?" Disney floundered for a long time until it finally regained its footing in recent years to become a family entertainment behemoth.
The good news is that Apple has not sold at a very high multiple in the last few years relative to the fantastic results it has delivered to its shareholders. Now the stock is suffering because people are so afraid of what may happen to capital gains rates in 2013 that they are selling now to ensure their big gains are taxed at just 15%. They could sell and repurchase. There is no 30 day waiting period when you take gains. The U.S. Government is always happy to accept tax payments. It is the establishment of trading losses that they don't like that can then be used against future gains. It seems clear that many are taking gains now. What they don't seem to be doing is reuping with a new purchase to offset the shares they are selling. Why not? Tim Cook has not yet shown that the brilliance that drove the company to successfully innovate and create new product categories is still there.
For now, Cook is firing the folks responsible for the map fiasco. He is trying to restore some level of collegiality to the group at the top. He is managing the ship well as it expands globally. He has instituted a dividend. He is trying to retain the forward momentum as long as he can. But we don't know how much folks at the top are sitting around trying to decide "what would Steve do?" in dealing with whatever problem is the topic of the day.
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We may not know what Steve Jobs would do, but it sure seems we can't write enough articles on just that. I hope your not getting paid for this no-value-added rehash of an old story.
Excellent insight into the difference between Jobs and Cook. Apple is a gadget company. The product innovator that made Apple is gone. Cook is like Ballmer at Microsoft. Once he replaced Gates it has been all down hill for Microsoft. The same thing will happen to Apple. It's just a matter of time.
"Apple is a gadget company".
This is an interesting claim that has been taken up by many since they discover Apple in 2007. Before that, DOS people had already begun to insult Apple users by calling us "amateurs" and Apple computers "toys". Strangely, nearly all Apple users also know DOS, Windows, UNIX and Linux. The same cannot be said of DOS and Windows users. Most of the innovations and creativity came from people who are not strangely tied to a particular OS.
If Apple were a "gadget" company, then we should return to DOS and do away with Windows. If the iPhone is a gadget, we have better revert back to the days of micro-screen Nokia "smart phone". if iPad is a gadget, we have better do away with Windows 8 and ask the US government agencies all the way from NASA to the Armed Services to get rid of their iPhones, iPads and Mac's.
Today, we continue to use XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8, running along with UNIX, Linux and support iOS and Android. We used to have Symbian and RIM but those are dormant for now. If Apple were a gadget company, then Nokia, RIMM, MSFT, Samsung and nearly everyone building PC's and mobile devices are also gadget makers. In that case, you best bring back your type write and central phone exchange.
My response is for a better article, and not to defend Cook.
For those of us who work in Silicon Valley and put food on our tables by doing software, we fully understand what innovation is and the effort, resources and time required to bring out something new. I have worked in two-men start-up that grew to twenty six and went IPO with a real product and real revenue stream and profit margins. THere have been several of these under my belt.
It is disappointing to see articles written by those who have never spent a day in the trenches with us, have no ideas what it takes to take an idea from napkins to shipment and have no idea what software engineering is about. Yet, they write as though they are the "authorities" in our field.
The worst is that these writers most likely have never even paid attention to Apple until the recent iPhone and iPad craze. Many of us have been using Apple products and developing software to run on Apple products since the late 1980′s.
Jobs passed away on October 5th., 2011 and today is Nov. 28th, 2012, about thirteen months and twenty three days since Jobs' passing.
Jobs returned to Apple in 1996.
iPod was introduced in 2001.
iPhone was introduced in 2007.
iPad was introduced in 2010.
WHAT PRECISELY was Jobs doing between 1996 and 2001, a span of 5 years?
Was Jobs thinking small and only tweaking the peripheral?
What precisely was Jobs doing between 2001 and 2007, span of 6 years?
Was Jobs thinking small and only tweaking the peripheral?
What precisely was Jobs doing between 2007 and 2010, a span of 3 years?
Was Jobs thinking small and only tweaking the peripheral?
What was Apple doing between these gaps? Was Apple lost? Rudderless? Do you all think that innovations arrive on wings of a nightly prayer? Grows on trees? Materializes out of thin air on a whim? THere are no guts, no sweat and no pain and no sacrifices?
Until these questions have been examined and answered carefully, and until writers have done some in-depth research to understand the subject of their article, may be they should spend more time learning and researching and less time venturing opinions that are based on nothing.
At best, the article is meaningless. At worst, it does not reflect well upon the capabilities of the writer.
Excellent points. Based on previous headlines it is clear that the author is not a fan. There is absolutely new here. We have heard the Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs story time and again – we get it. But to call Cook a "small" thinker just goes beyond the boundaries for me. Outraged!
Steve Jobs was clearly a transformative figure, but can we please infuse a bit of perspective in these write ups. The man has barely been dead a year. Was Tim Cook to build a time traveling machine in this space of time? I'm sure there are ideas and products in the pipeline that will blow your hair back in time- relax.
I agree with one aspect of this article, that Steve was an innovator that propelled Apple to it's current level. But give us a break on "what would Steve do"; no one knew what he would do until he did it. Now it's Tim's turn to show the people what he can do….then one day someone else will have a shot…..
There are great minds currently at Apple making good decisions that will take the company even higher. We do not need a brand new, futuristic, something new product "X" every time we turn our heads. Revisions and refinements to current products are the normal progression to the next big thing.
IMO, the people need to catch up with technology…and technology will in turn catch up with the vision. Things are changing too fast as it is; relax and enjoy "now". Go AAPL!
The author wrote, "After pushing the boundaries for a decade and introducing products we never even dreamed of, Apple is now fiddling around the edges. It is introducing smaller form factors of the same slightly improved products."
That's the current meme of Apple bears and other naysayers. Unfortunately for them, neither statement is true. Products introduced under Cook's leadership have big improvements over their predecessors and, while some of products introduced under Jobs's watch were seemingly revolutionary, all had clear precedent.
The fact is that continuous incremental improvement is and always has been Apple's modus operandi. Consistently delighting its customers through that continuous improvement is the real key to Apple's brilliant success, not the occasional introduction of revolutionary products.
The author further implied that under Jobs's watch, Apple regularly introduced industry-disruptive products and services, mentioning music, computers, cellular phones, and retailing. Apple has indeed disrupted many industries but it has not done so either frequently or with regularity. The Macintosh computer was introduced in 1984, the iMac in 1998, the iPod, iTunes, and Apple Store in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, and the iPad in 2010. Hardly regular and hardly frequent, yet people apparently think Cook should be introducing revolutionary products every few months! Ridiculous.
Keep in mind that Cook took the CEO position just 14 months ago. Given Apple's history, how many revolutionary products should he have introduced in that time?
Lastly, you should be aware that Jobs himself admonished Cook and the rest of Apple's executive team to not waste their time trying to figure out what he would have done. Jobs picked a team he believed in and had confidence in; the last thing he wanted them to do was to 'second guess' themselves.
This article is so poorly written that I stopped after the 2nd paragraph. It baffles me that folks would base financial decisions around the semi-illiterate ranting of ignorant onlookers. Sorry, but writing this subpar is not acceptable unless I am looking at my nephew's blog about his favorite Poptart flavor.
All the Johnnys-come-lately (or in this case, the Joan-come-lately) AAPL observers need to go back to 2001-2007 and refresh (learn) the history of the iPod, as Steve Jobs "fiddled around the edges" his company into owning the MP3 market. The original iPod was released in October 2001 to a yawn. The iPod Mini was not released until 2004. Around 2006, with the Shuffle, Steve Jobs was being humorously mocked by Saturday Night Live. Well after the entire category was declared dead, in 2007, the iPod Touch was released, which has sold millions. Most iPods sold have been after nobody "needed" one any longer, and AAPL is still making millions from them!
The only difference now is that Tim Cook can "fiddle around the edges" with two products: iPhone and iPad, all the while stealthily dominating what's left of the PC market.
Let's see, how many years went by between the introduction of the iPod and the iPhone? 6 years? How many years between the iPhone and the iPad? 3 years?
Apple's process has always been to introduce a disruptive product and then spend the next 5 years iteratively refining it before moving on to the next disruption. Apple is doing now what it has always done.
I would add that iOS devices have delivered more growth than anyone, including Apple, could have ever anticipated. As such, there is a great deal of building out of the ecosystem and manufacturing base that must be done. This build out requires huge investments in time and resources. The iOS platform is nowhere near the end of its growth phase.
Also note that iOS is fueling the build out of Apple's next big platform: iCloud. It's important to remember that iCloud is a truly huge undertaking which will require years to get fully off the ground.
Let's wait a little longer before we declare that Apple has no new big ideas.
Mr. Lappin is right on the nose with this article. All of you are in denial! Look…. Steve and his buddy founded Apple from nothing, he had the vision… Apple hit schools in the 1980′s, became a national sensation and Apple boomed. Then he was thrown out, no different then a mutiny due to his "A" type personalty and his no tolerance for ignorance nor mistakes…. What happens next?????? Apple hits $2 a share, the company is on the verge of being deleted, then Bill Gates comes in and saves Apple's ass, yes he did, research it. Steve Jobs is hired back and the stock goes crazy. Sad news, Steve passes….. short story…. without Steve, Apple can not thrive for the same reasons why Apple failed when they booted him. Apple is lost without Steve.
So many different reasons, for 1, Steve is the only guy that could make the whole company go left without questions. Mr. Lappin is correct.
Face reality…. when was the last time Apple allowed Visa gift cards with the purchase of an IPAD? When were apple PCs ever on sale? NEVER! When was the last time the Apple CEO apologized for a product and said go use the competitors' product for now (Apple Maps)…. NEVER!!! Typical corporate thinking is at play within Apple.
Amazon, Samsung, LG, Google they are now taking market share from Apple every day in the phone and tablet sector, how is this possible? How is that the Samsung Galaxy SIII is now perceived by some to be better the IPhone?
Apple's stock will continue to go down as they are no longer the king of cool.
I have a feeling Jeff Bezos will be the new king.
[Also, I have no ownership long or short in Apple]
You should thank Mr. Lappin for telling the truth as what he is saying is what is common knowledge in capital investment world.
This might turn out to be the case but it is way too early to know that. When Steve was around Apple wasn't upturning a new industry every year or producing a radical design every 6 months. So you are predicting something, not describing it. Yet.
True. Us Americans have short term memory and no patience and tend to place blame immediately when things start to go south. No doubt investors are placing blame on Tim.
However, perhaps Nigam Arora's theory about Steve is truly unfolding?
With Steve gone, I won't touch Apple for now, not at current pricing. Don't get me wrong, I personally love my Apple products (I have many many). If I'm wrong, I guess I just lose out on a push to $700+.
An awful headline on an article that presumes to know what Apple's product roadmap is. Tim Cook is the person who has made design into reality. He DOES think big otherwise he would not deliver 50MM iPhones together with 20-30MM iPads plus leading high quality Macs in a single quarter.
The supply chain genius is a tremendous part of Apple's success and it's ability to grow into its demand.
Apple's product roadmap would need to have been set years in advance in order to secure the right materials and set up the manufacturing capacity. Let's just agree no one really knows if Apple has the next great thing. In the meantime, they just need to meet demand and keep growing. Totally unnecessary to minimize Cook's contribution.
Steve's power of persuasion was epic and rare. Apple's products for better and worse have always been a team effort. I doubt Sir Ive is wandering the halls at Infinite Loop blathering "what would Steve have done?"
Imagination is not in short supply at Apple. The real question is when they do announce the next big thing, who will persuade us that we are luddites if we don't lust after it?
Apple is not the only company that can deliver a "next big thing" is it? Apple develops a product and other companies imitate the products. I'd like to see one of those companies deliver "the next big thing" that everyone else can copy. Look at the PC line up of HP, Vizio, Samsung and others that look like knock offs of Apple's line up. It's ridiculous to say Apple is failing or falling. I think Tim Cook is doing a remarkable job in his year at the help and look forward to improved or new products as well.
For me Tim Cook is a good material. And, what else do you want to get from a university drop-out(Steve Jobs) ?


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The #15 Mizzou Gymnastics squad beat the #14 and #16 schools this evening out in Las Vegas. Neither Mary Burke nor Sarah Shire won the All-Around (some LSU gymnast did with a RIDICULOUS score of 39.625) but the score which Mizzou put up (over 195) is a pretty darn impressive score at this VERY early stage of the season.
The Black and Gold meet is certainly not a great barometer for how the team will compete come the regular season, but some scores of note. Senior Sarah Shire scored 39.550 in the all-around Sophomore Mary Burke scored 39.400 in the all-around Senior Danielle Guide scored 39.300 in the all-around For some comparison, Adrienne Perry became the first all-around All American for Mizzou last year...with a score of 39.350 Great start for these ladies
From the looks of this article, both are in solid shape to become All-Around All-Americans, which is the top-16 from the two sessions. I had understood the evening session to be the finals, which is not the case. It is another 6 teams + wild cards participating, and the combined results dictate all-around AA's. Meanwhile, Perry is a 2nd team AA and Sarah Shire has advanced to the vault championships on Saturday night with a chance to become a national champion. She is also a 1st team AA, the first for the program since 1990.
7th in the All-Around and 3rd on the Balance Beam nationally. I do not recall a Mizzou gymnast having a season like hers.
More on this tomorrow in the Tuesday Thoughts, but a real nice achievement for the squad.
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The officers use real weapons in the simulation but instead of bullets their firearms are equipped with an air compressor that, when shot, feels almost exactly how their gun would. The trainees also wear a small pack that gives a shock to the officer to simulate if they were wounded by gunfire during the scenario.
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"We'd never be able to do this on paper. This is putting these officers in real scenarios, interacting with people, they are on sensory overload and their heart rate is up," Morrison said. "It doesn't get much better than this in regards to training."
The VirTra has a price tag upwards of $250,000. The LCSO recently presented it to the Lake County Board. If purchased the system would be permanently setup in the department where officers could be trained year-round. Between deputies, reserve deputies, forest preserve officers, the coroners office, the states attorney's investigators and court security the Lake County Sheriff's Office has 500 law enforcement officers who carry weapons. They are currently trained at the shooting range in Russell. Morrison said for each of those officers to be in the VirTra simulator for one hour four times a year would average out to $8 per officer per session.
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Chamber Singers to Perform "War Requiem" with Oregon Symphony
The university's flagship vocal ensemble will join one of America's largest orchestras in performing a powerful classical work at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Nov. 2-3.
The Pacific University Chamber Singers will perform with the illustrious Oregon Symphony for the first time in history on Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3, during the symphony's rendition of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland.
"Widely regarded as one of the most important classical works of the 20th Century, Britten's War Requiem requires a huge orchestra, organ, soloists, children's choir and a very large adult choir," Pacific director of choral activities and professor Scott Tuomi said.
The chamber singers will join the resident choir of the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Symphonic Choir, to become a massive chorus of 140 voices.
"The piece is built around the traditional requiem text with additions of English Poetry by Wilfred Owen and was written at the hieght of World War II," Tuomi added. "This powerful work is just as relevant today as it was in 1942."
Tickets begin at $22 and can be purchased by calling 503-228-1353.
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The arraignment for three Shelton condo owners accused of stealing financial documents from the property manager of their complex whom they were investigating for incompetence and double billing was delayed Thursday until later in the month.
Joseph Miller, 79, a former board member, Kathy Benedetto, 56, a hospital accountant, and Joan Pagliuco, 66, a travel agent, - all of Sunwood Condominiums, had their cases delayed until Aug. 23, whether the sixth degree larceny charges will either be dismissed or they will be required to enter a plea. They received a copy of the arrest warrant today, which is printed below in full.
All three deny intended to steal any documents and vow to plead not guilty on the 23rd if the charges are not completely dismissed. They don't intend to accept any offer short of a dismissal.
The arrests is a culmination of a dispute that went into high gear when a worker for a construction company Knauf hired fell off a 39-foot roof last winter and was killed. No building permit was obtained for the skylight replacement project and OSHA required safety harnesses were not worn by the workers. OSHA shut the job down at least two times.
Since then the dissident condo owners have been demanding hundreds of pages of documents from the board of directors and from Knauf, including financial records to see if there were double billings, questions that Knauf refused to answer when contacted by CtCondoNews.
Out of frustration, the dissident owners contacted CtCondoNew and the Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition seeking advice.
I - as an executive committee member of the CCOC and editor and publisher of the web site, suggested that they attend the next board meeting and hand out copies of their demands to Knauf and all the board members.
As the result, they were told the documents would be made available to them at Knauf's office. Then come two versions of what happened when the three went to get the documents.
Knauf accused them of stealing the documents and claimed they had always intended to steal them.
"That is what we believe," said Knauf, owner of County Management "they intended to steal from me."
Knauf and one of his assistants, filed larceny claims against Miller, Benedetto, 56,and Pagliuco.
Knauf said the three came to his office on June 29 after they had demanded access to hundreds of pages of financial documents.
He said "we treated them cordially...we are a full believer in transparency."
Knauf said his staff made copies of the documents they wanted, and when the secretary who provided them the copies went into Knauf's office, the three left taking not only 400 pages of copies but 50 pages of original documents.
He said the three knew that they had to pay $60 an hour for researching the requested documents, plus 5 cents a copy. While a final tally of the costs were not presented, Knauf said the three knew they had to pay to take the papers.
Asked why he simply did not send them an invoice instead of calling the police, Knauf indicated it was time for payback.
"They have been persecuting us for three years, they had the opportunity to do the right thing," Knauf said. "They didn't offer to give us a check."
Asked how he knew the three took original documents also, Knauf said they had to because the documents were missing after the three left. He conceded that no one saw the three take the documents, which he claimed had been left on a counter.
The three arrested deny stealing the documents and said they did not take the originals. They said they assumed since everyone left the office they would be sent a bill for the documents. They had brought a check with them to pay, but said they were not told what the amount they were owed.
"I just can't believe he stooped to this level to hide something," Pagliuco said. "The documents weren't his. They belong to us and the association."
Benedetto said they later found out the copying charge was less than $16. However, the research charge to find the documents was probably $190.
"This is the most outrageous allegation possible," said Brian Harte, President and Chairman of the Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition referring to the arrests. "This well educated group came to seek guidance from the CCOC in response to documented circumvention by the management company of legal orders and well researched probability of mismanagement of funds."
"This team was trying to find the truth. They requested documents that were no different than a private homeowner being able to look at their own checkbook. The CCOC is concerned with the police department's and prosecutor's office judgement in this case in issuing the arrest warrants. There are specific condo laws that give these rights to owners and the association and management company should be well aware of that."
"There is no doubt that this is just the beginning of a much larger story," Harte said.
The three - along with at least one other condo owner - have spent months investigating whether County Management double billed the complex and its role in building projects where required building permits were not sought prior to the work. They are also investigating OSHA violations by the workers hired by the manager.
The three were members of the condo association ByLaws Committee, but were thrown off the committee after the incident.
"Due to a reported incident, in which you were reported to be involved, which occurred at the Office of County Management on or about Friday, June 29, 2012 and which is currently under investigation by the Trumbull Pd., this is formal notification that you are suspended from the ByLaws Committee pending the disposition of the Trumbull Pd. investigation," condo president Phil Napolitano wrote them in an email.
The following is a copy of the arrest warrant the three received today:
That the undersigned, Officer Anthony Lopes is a member of the Trumbull Police Department and has been since October 20, 2006. The affiant is currently assigned to the Patrol Division,where his duties include larceny complaints.
On June 29, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. I, Officer Anthony Lopes was detailed to County Management Services at 6527 Main St for a larceny complaint. Upon my arrival I met the complainant, Gary Knauf who explain that earlier in the afternoon three persons, identified as Joan Pagliuco, Joseph Miller, and Kathleen Benedetto hac left his officewithout paying for 317 copies of prepared documents, as well as previously agreed upon labor charges. The total loss for three hours of labor, plus the document fees totaled $205.85.
Knouf provided a sworn written statement explaining that on June 21, 2012 Benedetto had contacted his office in writing to schedule an appointment to review Sunwood Condominium Association documents in his office The fees and appointment time were established in the e-mail. On 6-29-12 at approximately 1:00 p.m. Benedetto, Miller, and Pagliuco arrived and were provided with the documents they requested totaling 317 pages. Benedetto Miller, and Pagliuco all remained in the office for over three hours reviewing the documents. At approximately 4:01 p.m. all three left the office and did not notify any of the office staff. Knauf alleged that the three also took three original copies of invoices, as well as one original bank statement, however neither he nor any office employees witnessed the theft of these documents. Knauf explained that his total loss was $205.85. This amount reflected tl
Finding The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant, and affidavit(s) attached to said Application, having been submitted to and considered by the undersigned, the undersigned finds from said affidavit(s) that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and, therefore, that probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused.
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The best show in New Albany right now is not at the Great Escape Theaters. The most entertainment bang for your buck is just off of Grant Line Road and the fireworks were in full gear Wednesday night.
The Indiana University Southeast Grenadiers (12-3) rained in 15 3-pointers and placed four players in double figures en route to an impressive 118-65 win over Miami-Middletown at the Southeast Activities Building. IUS held the Thunderhawks (13-5) to 31 percent shooting and dominated the glass to a 69-33 tune and won its sixth straight.
"One of the main things I stress as a coach is ball movement," said IUS head coach Wiley Brown, whose team was zipped the rock around like sparklers in the night. "We have a lot of good shooters and when you get open shots like we did tonight you're shooting percentage will go up. We do a lot of things in practice that simulates good passing and good spacing. We've gotten a lot better at that."
The Grenadiers came out firing on all cylanders as a Cameron Mitchell put back at 14:06 in the first half gave his squad a 19-6 advantage, forcing one of three first half Thunderhawk timeouts. Mitchell, who was recently named the Kentucky-Indiana Athletic Conference player of the week for the third time this season, led all scorers with 25.
"We are brothers. That's what we say everytime we leave the huddle," Mitchell said. "We really try to focus on moving the ball on the court — no selfish play. Coach Brown doesn't want any selfish play and we don't want that either. We want to keep this winning streak going."
Jeffersonville High School product Keegan Clark, who finished with nine, converted a 3-point play to finish the first half scoring with the hosts in control, 56-38.
"We started out this season with a young team, and what I mean by that is we didn't have a lot of guys coming back," Brown said. "Now they've gotten used to each other and my coaching style. Now they know where to be at and the guys making the passes know where everyone will be."
As well as the Grenadiers played in the first half, the old saying "You ain't seen nothing yet" duely applied to the second half. IUS quickly pushed its advantage to 63-42 on a Haris Batalevic steal and layup at the 18:02 mark. Less than four minutes later one of Greg Minor's four triples increased the lead to 77-47.
"We came out in the second half with a lot of energy and pushed the lead up from there," said Brown, whose team outscored the Thunderhawks 62-27 in the second 20 minutes. "Our press is designed to wear you down in the second half and that is exactly what happened. They got tired and we were fresh and they started to throw the ball away and we got some easy shots."
Batalevic, who poured in 15 of his 22 in the second half, scored a put-back for a 91-51 lead with 10:03 left. Mitchell and Batalevic combined for 47 points and eight 3-pointers.
"Coach told us to work on our press more [in the second half]," Batalevic said. "We're a pressing and running team and we need to focus on that. We're in better shape than most teams and we need to wear teams down. We want to stay focused on what we do and that usually wears other teams down."
The Grenadiers are back in action Saturday at Alice Lloyd College.
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Council members got a first hand look at the state of Chickasha's Water Treatment Plant, an ageing structure that will need an upgrade sooner rather than later, according to an engineering, architecture and consulting firm.
In a work session on Monday, council members took a tour of the treatment plant and reconvened at city hall shortly afterwards for a presentation by Oklahoma City-based firm Guernsey. There, they were consulted on how best to approach improving the facility, which is close to its 50-year limit, said Guernsey Vice President and Manager for the Infrastructure Department Karl Stickley.
"The treatment plant is reaching its age limit," Stickley said. "For things built back in the 1960s, 30 years is a good time to look at an upgrade, and 50 years is the time when something needs to be done."
Stickley, who handles civil engineering projects and specializes in water resource planning, added that the facility still had about 10 years left in it to operate, but his presentation prioritized bringing in new clear wells soon, along with some other upgrades to the water system. He also pointed out the city already has a good location available just across D1345 Road, where the ground's elevation would keep a new plant out of the flood plain.
"Right now as they are working out the plan, the clear wells need to be replaced in the next few years," City Manager Stewart Fairburn, who also took part in Monday's tour and presenation, said. "That's what we'll be looking at first. They've given all of the treatment plant 10 years, so between here and there, we'll have to be looking for ways to fund that."
A continuance vote on a ¾ cent sales tax to fund capital improvement projects will come up in August, and the clear wells will be on the list of CIPs to utilize that potential line of money, Fairburn said.
"We are anticipating having clear wells as part of that CIP," he said. "Also, sewer and water line improvements are also on the project list. They identified some other fairly low cost improvements that we'll make, but all of those together can add up to a big cost. It will take many years."
As for the bigger projects like the water treatment system and raw water line replacement, Fairburn said the city will stick to the 10 years Guernsey has given them. During that time, the city will determine where the millions of dollars it will take has to come from in order to completely repair an ageing, yet valuable, system.
"We'll have to start working on identifying ways to fund those right now," Fairburn said.
City Council and staff will converge in May and June work sessions to begin budget planning, and Fairburn said clear water wells and other water and wastewater system improvements will be part of the discussion.


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BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - We're tracking crime out of Blount County, where deputies and police found the second "one pot" meth lab in two days.
The discovery was made outside of a Maryville business.
Police say an anonymous person tipped them off, saying that there was a suspicious back-pack near the K-Mart on McCammon Avenue.
That's when officers found the meth lab, which was recently used to cook the drug.
The Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force was on scene and disposed of it.
On Friday, an active meth lab was found at the Executive Lodge located on Hall Road in Alcoa. Two men were arrested, and are facing charges in that case.
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Two Puyallup men suspected of a string of burglaries in Pierce and King counties, including home burglaries in Renton, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 13 to four counts of residential burglary and one count each of trafficking of stolen goods at their arraignment in the King County Courthouse.
Allen M. Ruedinger, 24, and Jeremy Warren Smith, 20, were arrested in Puyallup on Jan. 27, shortly after a burglary at a home on Mercer Island. They had been under surveillance for several days by the Bellevue Police Department Special Enforcement Team.
Although they are charged with burglaries only in Bellevue and Mercer Island, prosecutors say the two men are suspects in more than a dozen burglaries over the last several months. Prosecutors say the pair typically would break into houses after driving neighborhoods slowly in a car with tinted windows and watching for people leaving their homes.
Bellevue police say they could be responsible for far more than that, suspecting them of burglaries in Bothell, Renton, Newcastle, Puyallup, Renton, Federal Way and Kirkland as well. Mercer Island police believe two men are responsible for more than 20 burglaries on Mercer Island alone. However, a Kirkland police spokesman has told Patch that department knows of no connection.
Charging documents claim the pair targeted jewelry, electronics, cash and guns in the spree. They remain in the King County Jail in Seattle on bail of $200,000 each.
They face a case-setting hearing at the King County Courthouse on Feb. 27. Typically those are a procedural step allowing the defense to request "discovery" of the evidence.
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3.95/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Served in a standard pint glass, poured from my growler, filled at Community Beverage in Elmhurst, NY.
A - Just barely translucent rusty dark brown, no head save for a thin collar on the rim.
S - Coffee, dried fruit, molasses. A very robust and sweet aroma.
T - Unexpectedly sweet, showing off an impressive brown sugar and raisin character, backed up by bitter coffee and cocoa. Also slightly oaky.
M - The carbonation is low but peppy, lightening the weighty character or this thick brew. Syrupy, but oh so smooth.
D - Felt the alcohol on my first couple of sips, but as one goes, it mellows out. A great beer for sipping, though I'd recommend no more than one drink's worth.
Overall - A great choice for my first growler beer. Had this once before at the brewery itself, and I was just as impressed then as I am now. Another hit from my favorite local brewery.
Serving type: growler
04-08-2009 22:51:54 | More by DannyS
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New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -4.8%
04-29-2013 06:10:48 | More by Kelp
4/5 rDev +1.5%
11-12-2012 02:30:48 | More by t0rin0
New Jersey
3.83/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12 oz pour in a tulip at the Blind Tiger's Brooklyn Brewery night.
Brooklyn Blunderbuss Old Ale pours somewhere between a deep mahogany and maroon. There's about a finger of khaki colored foam the shows some head retention and a surprising amount of lacing. The nose is heavy on caramel, but there are lots of smaller, secondary aromas coming through the picture to liven things up. Cherry, orange infused honey, and oxidation all make brief appearancs. Caramel once again leads things off on the flavor front, but it's joined here by the nutty sherry notes from oxidation as a main contributor. In fact, the oxidized flavors probably pass caramel in terms of dominance, which makes them a bit too intense for my care. As with the aromas, cherries, orange, and honey appear to be content to play secondary roles. The mouthfeel is great, with a chewy, rich, full body, and carbonation at a high enough level to cut through all the residual sweetness, but not too high where it might get distracting. I first had Blunderbuss about a year and a half ago. I don't think the 18 months or so have done Blunderbuss any favors. It's still pretty solid right now, but the age has slightly diminished what was a great beer.
Serving type: on-tap
05-07-2012 05:55:49 | More by axeman9182
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
11-24-2011 14:10:11 | More by deapokid
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +1.5%
11-17-2011 21:49:29 | More by tclapper
5/5 rDev +26.9%
11-16-2011 00:05:36 | More by HopStoopid120
5/5 rDev +26.9%
11-14-2011 20:56:02 | More by thebouch01
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First had: on cask at Mugs, Brooklyn, NY
It was good. Better than the lager anyway. Dark reddish brown pour from the cask with a healthy head. Aroma and taste was of dark dried fruits and dark sugars, with some alcohol on the tongue. A bit strong, but still moderately drinkable.
Serving type: cask
04-29-2011 17:08:49 | More by Rifugium
3.48/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
at Bukowski's Inman Square. I asked for The Manhattan Project and this is what I got.
Dark burgundy with a thin, creamy white head--looks decadent. Half glass retention.
Aroma is fruity with caramel raisin and cherry oak standouts. Black forest cake malt.
Dark, sweet, fruit infused malt with toffee and raisin. Subtle, peeping alcohol and a light anis crisp at the end provide layered depth.
Good but I still felt underwhelmed.
Serving type: on-tap
10-26-2009 22:44:32 | More by donkeyrunner
New York
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyed on tap at David Copperfields in NYC, several months ago and reviewed from the notes I just found. Pours mahogony amber, the slight head my pour arrived with was medium tan and left espectable strands of lace on the glass. Ripe fruit, malt and raisin infused nose, this is a flavorful and malty old ale, with notes of more raisins, dark grains of malt, toffee, whole wheat toast and mild alcohol poking up now and then. Pleasant sipper, but I doubt much if any of this special offering remains around to be tried, too bad. Quality stuff from Brooklyn.
Serving type: on-tap
09-07-2009 17:11:42 | More by Billolick
New York
3.8/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
on cask at the blind tiger -
a good old ale on cask - nice, sweet aroma with a taste of dried dark fruit - smooth going down with very well hiddden alcohol -
probably at it's tastiest in this form(cask) - i'd love to do a side by side with one from the tap -
Serving type: cask
09-03-2009 20:11:41 | More by JoeBloe
New York
4.08/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A dense, off-white froth blooms to one inch over a dark, auburn beer with a chill haze and orange highlights. Pours almost the consistency of thin maple syrup. The head eventually drops, leaving an uninterrupted coating of lace.
A comforting, rich, malty molasses with tones of whisky, ginger, figs and plum embrace the nose.
This is a remarkably well-balanced brew with subtle flavors closely following the nose all the way through to the finish. Additions include strong sense of earthiness, some black tea and raisins while the alcohol is remarkably well kept.
An excellent companion for my Stone snifter glass, this full-bodied, creamy smooth beer with soft carbonation is surprisingly cleansing. The alcohol is surprisingly subdued, given its strong presence in the aroma.
This is an easily approachable old ale, suitable as a sipper, accompanying contemplation, reading, or as a nightcap. However, it is equally suited to compliment a rich meal or conversation.
Serving type: growler
07-03-2009 13:26:36 | More by SLeffler27
New Hampshire
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on tap at Ebenezers in Lovell, ME.
Poured a very dark brown with lighter copper highlights when held to the light. A two finger tan head faded rather quickly leaving minimal lacing. Perhaps served just a bit too cold.
As it warmed up, the nose had notes of raisins, prunes, a touch of caramel, and some piny, spicy hops.
Taste was much like the nose, with raisins, prunes, burnt brown sugar, molasses, and a bit of caramel sweetness. Finishes with a spicy hop bitterness. Alcohol is barely noticeable.
Medium-bodied, well-carbonated mouthfeel.
Drinkable, but one is about all I need.
Serving type: on-tap
06-19-2009 15:44:35 | More by MrMonkey
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at Dilly Deli.
Poured dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Medium toasted malt and complex aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy balanced bittersweet flavor and medium toasted bittersweet finish of moderate duration.
Solid Drinkable beer.
Serving type: on-tap
05-11-2009 23:36:19 | More by tmoneyba
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at TND...
Appears a rich golden toned copper with a 2 finger off white head that slowly fades into a mild head of fluff. Scattered bits of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of caramel, roasted nuts, cocoa, ripe fruits, raisins, and figs.
Taste echoes the aromas with flavorful raisins, cocoa, black cherries, notes of spice, and caramel.
Mouthfeel holds medium carbonation with sugary, nearing syrupy, with a warming boozineness that is more fit for aging. Stick this in a corked 750...please.
Serving type: on-tap
04-28-2009 02:26:16 | More by weeare138
4.08/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Served on tap at my house in a nonick glass
Beautiful copperronze color, dark but not black, thick head, tan colored, lacing on the glass. Lots of malts, sugar, fruit, alcohol in the nose, some hops but not overhopped. Great taste and mouthfeel, nicely balanced malt to sugar to slight fruit. Not a traditional Old Ale, but a great one. Strong finish,not overpowering.
Serving type: on-tap
04-18-2009 02:26:41 | More by mhatters
3.83/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours reddish brown in color. Very translucent around the edges. Smell is toffee, some malt and just a bit of spice and hops. Taste is some more of this unknown spice that I just can't seem to put my finger on. A little more carbonation than I like to have in my old ales. Very easy drinking with only the slightest hint of alcohol. Pretty decent beer. I would have liked to see some more body to it. It was a tad thin, with not enough of the classic toffee and big malty flavor. A different take and still a enjoyable beer.
Serving type: on-tap
04-17-2009 02:08:57 | More by FtownThrowDown
4.2/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Hazy brown/bronze with a fine dark beige cap. Plenty of lacing with good head retention. Sweet and fruity aroma, a combination of malt, raisin, and plums. Bitterness was a bit on the low side, which let the malt and fruit flavours dominate. Toffee, plums, malt and raisins. Smooth texture, fine carbonation, a bit more than medium bodied. I thought this was very solid. It had a great English yeast character and was quite drinkable.
Serving type: on-tap
04-13-2009 01:19:45 | More by DrJay
4.35/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: pours a very opaque deep brown, almost bombay mahogany. the brew has a well-equiped tan 'halo' head. mild retention rate. very nice lacing, almost like a well-endowed tripel.
S: huge notes of plum, fig, and some black currants. some serious clove in this which seems odd for the style. mild clove I expect, but its big in this.
T: great palate pleaser here. solid rich malts, big fruit notes, mostly fall fruits, apples, figs, with a hint of plums. big spice character.
M: medium bodied. solid mouthfeel. big and bold palate.
Serving type: on-tap
04-13-2009 01:10:48 | More by paulthebeerguru
3.83/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on tap, served in 12oz Snifter.
Appearance: ruddy brown with minimal head. Head did not even retain a wisp as the beer was drank.
Smell: smell is detecting sweet caramel, though nothing overpowering.
Taste: is similar to smell. Starts out sweet and caramelly, though not cloying at all. Slight astringent bite to it, maybe the alcolhol? It eased up as it warmed and I much preferred it this way. Taste ended on a dry note with the plum/raison showing at the end. Taste was not spectacular, but not bad either.
Overall: I would have another again, but wouldn't seek out.
Serving type: on-tap
03-31-2009 10:57:44 | More by Kolsch
3.85/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12oz (requested half-pour) at Mr. Pickwicks Pub.
Poured a rather clear tawny brown with thin off-white head that receded quickly. Aromas of toasted nuts, malted grains, light molasses, and something like dry-rotting wood (in a nice way). Flavors focused on the malted grain and toasty nuts plus some dark caramel notes and a little sweet-bitter finish. The finish is long and stuck with me even after two other beers and french fries. I could still pull up the finish a half hour later. And oh, yeh...that's a good thing!
Serving type: on-tap
03-31-2009 01:00:30 | More by SFLpunk
Rhode Island
4.43/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
appearance - Amber color, nice creamy head with some lace on the glass.
smell - Whiskey, raisns, and malt.
taste - Very tastey, thought i was drinking a wine. Dark fruits, sweet malt. 8.2 %ABV.
mouthfeel - Medium-full bodiy.
drinkability - Nice sipper to sit back an enojoy.
Serving type: on-tap
03-29-2009 05:31:07 | More by auxiliary
New York
3.63/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I was able to give this beer a try last evening while at Mahars. The brew poured to a nice dark brown color with a very good sized lighter tan colored head, very good retention and lacing. The nose is very malty with caramel, toffee, some raisins and/or dates while also having a sweet aroma aspect that is reminiscent of brown sugar. The flavor is nice, similar to the aroma but does come off a little more sweet than I anticipated but in no way is a detractor. Also some slight chocolate or cocoa flavor seems to be there which is different from what I picked up in the nose. Hop flavor is at the end and might be a hair to prominent, if it was slightly more in the background it would have been better but that is just my feeling. For it being an Old Ale with a higher ABV the alcohol was not detected. Overall I really liked this brew, feel that it is a good sipper and would get it again.
Serving type: on-tap
03-26-2009 12:54:26 | More by Stimack
North Carolina
3.78/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Charlotte Saucer, served in a tulip glass a nice deep brown almost black with a thin light-tan head that lasts as a thin layer. Aroma is slight brown malts, but not much there. The taste is a nice complex malt profile with a subtle hop presence that comes through a bit in the finish. The beer is slightly heavy, certainly a sipper, but the alcohol is not too aggressive. This is certainly one worth trying if you like the style, a worthy send-off to the Brewmaster's series which I was sad to hear was ending.
Serving type: on-tap
03-26-2009 01:36:23 | More by atsprings
Brooklyn Blunderbuss Old Ale from Brooklyn Brewery
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Emily Helenbrook, the very talented young soprano who is currently a sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, is giving a Christmas recital at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The recital, which supports Veterans Voices, takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday. Emily, pictured above, will be joined by pianist Orlando Buenos Diaz in a range of Christmas selections. Tickets are available at the door for a $10 donation.
Miss Helenbook has been heard singing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Ars Nova Musicians at Buffalo's Viva Vivaldi Festival and on the radio show "From the Top." At 10, as the Gusto Blog has chronicled, she received encouragement from renowned diva Kathleen Battle. Sunday's recital offers a great chance to catch up with how her voice is evolving as well as take a breather from the holiday bustle.
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On a collecting trip to the White Sands, New Mexico, G. Arthur Cooper (1902-2000), paleobiologist here at the National Museum of Natural History, stands beside his car used in the field, nicknamed the "Scarlet Harlot". Cooper came to the Smithsonian in 1930 as assistant curator to the Division of Stratigraphic Paleontology and oversaw its division into the separate departments of Paleobiology and Mineral Sciences in 1963.
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Dec. 17, 2007
Jerrold Dash had a lot to celebrate Saturday night when SMU awarded him a masters degree in systems engineering. He graduated a year later than planned — interrupted by a double-lung transplant — and almost two years after doctors were ready to label his cancer a death sentence.
See a video of Jerrold Dash (left) receiving his diploma from Geoffrey C. Orsak (right), dean of SMU's School of Engineering.
Well, Im a statistic youve never run into, Dash concludes. His graduation marks finishing his coursework, but he says its also his way of sticking his chin up at the first oncologist he met after his cancer diagnosis — a man who made it clear Dash had no hope.
Dash, 34, is a systems engineer on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. With two masters degrees from another university under his belt, he joined a cohort of masters candidates studying systems engineering at the SMU School of Engineering in Spring 2005. But his persistent cough and frequent bronchial illnesses were bringing down the athletic husband and father. It wasnt until February 2006 that he was properly diagnosed with stage IV bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
Standard treatment for his late stage cancer usually aims to slow rather than cure his disease. But Dash was ready to fight. He enrolled in a clinical trial at Stanford University Medical Center and eventually made it onto a transplant list. His aggressive pursuit of treatment meant a lonesome separation from his wife and two daughters, who remained behind in Fort Worth, but he got a new set of lungs March 6.
My cohort graduated last December, Dash said, almost apologetically. I got a little distracted with all the treatments.
Dash has never been a smoker and has become a
passionate campaigner against the dangers of second-hand smoke. He says
he knows the transplant is not a cure, accepts that his body constantly
fights to reject his replacement lungs and that it is possible his
cancer will recur. Hes banking on advances in medical care to carry
him over the next hurdle, whatever that may be.
Meanwhile, this prodigious student credits the support of family and friends and the SMU School of Engineering with helping him through some of his worst days over the last two years.
The School of Engineering, it kept my mind busy something to focus on and something to shoot for, other than the medical goals, Dash said.
Visit his blog at http://2newlungs.blogspot.com/ and view a video about cancer survivors that features Dash at http://www.toppup.com/drive/ . Also, see a video of him receiving his SMU diploma on Dec. 15, 2007.
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Founded in 1955, Miramonte High School is one of four comprehensive high schools and a continuation school in the Acalanes Union High School District, and principally serves high school-age children from Orinda and neighboring Moraga. As with other schools in the district, Miramonte enjoys the active participation and support of parents groups and the community at large; most of whom recognize the critical importance of maintaining area schools.
Miramonte sends 98 percent of its graduates to college. The school's college preparatory program includes traditional and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Miramonte also offers a variety of choices of programs in the arts and elective areas. School officers say every student participates in the college preparatory and elective programs, with roughly 85 percent of the student body participating in co-curricular activities.
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Looking for a holiday in Australia? Enclosed by oceans on all sides, Australia has several coastal delights to offer you. If you are looking for a seaside holiday, try out Port Douglas this summer. In North Queensland, this sea side town is 60 kms from Cairns. It is named after its former premier John Douglas. This popular seaside resort has tourists from all over the world. Port Douglas has much to offer- the Daintree rainforest and the Great Barrier Forest besides the never ending expanse of sandy beaches.
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Prosecutors in the murder trial of a former D.C. police officer say he shot his mistress to death and left their child to die in a hot car in Prince George's County, according to The Washington Times.
Richmond Diallo Phillips, 40, allegedly killed the two because he didn't want to pay child support, argued prosecutor Angela Alsobrooks during opening statements Monday, the Times reported. The case is the first that Alsobrooks, Prince George's County State's Attorney, has personally prosecuted since being elected in 2010, according to The Washington Times.
Defense lawyer Brian Denton said his client is innocent and called the evidence circumstantial, according to Times.
Phillips, of Temple Hills, MD, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and with child abuse, according to court records.
Phillips was arrested in June 2011 after Wynetta Wright, 20, was found on June 2 suffering from trauma to her body in Oxon Run Stream Valley Park, according to Prince George's County police. She was shot in the head, WJLA reported.
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VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver family is making an emotional plea after a cherished memento vanished from right in front of their home.
The angel statue was a daily reminder of a mother and wife who passed away years ago. It was stolen from the Ernesti family's lawn last month.
On the front lawn is a sign, a public plea for the return of an angel. Just steps away, an empty space where that angel statue vanished without a trace.
"It's kind of a sacred spot for me you know," Theo Ernesti said.
She gave that angel to her mother just before she passed away.
"For me, her last few years she almost looked like an angel to me. There's always this softness and glow to her," Ernesti said.
Ernesti said her mother loved gardening and all things angels. She collected nearly 400 of them and many still sit in the family's Vancouver home. Theo's father Dewayne says the symbols remind him of his high school sweet heart, his bride of 58 years.
"When I sit here and look at the angel, and I see where they're from, it brings back memories," Theo Ernesti said.
Memories of a wife and a mother who lived a life full of love.
"I always feel like she's here. It is part of our family and it's still here and that's why we'd really like to have it back, it is really dear to our hearts it's not just a yard ornament," Ernesti said.
Ernesti said her mother's birthday is December 23rd and they would like nothing more than to get it back in time for Christmas.


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Give a cheap violin to a violin master and they will still make beautiful sounds with it. Give a Stradivarious to a begginer and the reverse will happen. It's not the camera but the photographer's skill and talent...
Give the cheap violin to the beginner and the output won't get worse. Give the Stradivarius to the master and the sounds will get significantly more beautiful.
Why is it so hard for people to grasp that while skill is the most important factor, the tools do matter.
I get so sick and tired of this "it's all the photographer and not any of the equipment" garbage too. There's a reason that every SI shooter on NFL sidelines have a 1Dx and 400 f/2.8L II IS lens. Because it matters.
There's also a reason I can do a heck of a lot more clean 8x10 printing NOW versus IN THE PAST for indoor sports. It's because of my 1Dx and only because of my 1Dx. The prints I'm doing now I just didn't do in the past because sensor was limiting with noise/IQ loss.
Is there something in my skill and technique that I was doing wrong before I bought my new camera that prevented me from doing so? Sure, sports photography has been going on for a long time, it's just now with better equipment, it's better.


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Your editorial of April 8 asked Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Schumer to "just show dairy farmers the money." Past increases in the government's raw milk support price have led to more production. This seems to be The Daily Star's answer. Both local farmers and the Greek yogurt industry would benefit.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Higher prices for milk produced in New York will result in more purchases of less-expensive milk from western producers, thus leaving local farmers with even smaller markets. Our state is already being targeted by larger, more efficient California dairy farmers. Who hasn't seen their ads promoting "happy" California cows?
Protecting local farmers from out-of-state competition is impossible. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1935 invalidated a New York law prohibiting the sale of milk brought into the state. New York had argued that the law was necessary to prevent price competition. Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, states cannot put restrictions on this commerce.
How about using federal laws to enforce higher raw milk prices nationwide? Not only might this raise retail prices and depress overall consumption, resulting in surpluses that the U.S. government would have to buy up and store, it might also cost the industry its newly won export markets.
Last year, more than 13 percent of U.S. dairy production was exported. By international treaty, the United States cannot use export subsidies to offset higher domestic prices, so raising the support price might well lead to the loss of over $5 billion in U.S. dairy sales overseas.
This is the harsh reality. Local dairy farmers are boxed in by market forces, the U.S. Constitution and international trade law. Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Schumer can do little, if anything, about it.
Richard Blabey