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20. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamezuum Mar 20, 2012 6:09 PM (in response to Auginautumnn)
Still can't send changes over to the game. Additionally, Lethal Grenades disappear once I try to send over the changes. Which obviously might be the reason for the changes not being allowed to be received on the xbox 360.
21. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamemrskull98 Mar 27, 2012 5:02 PM (in response to Auginautumnn)
i know i getting that all the time its been going on for a week
22. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamegallp13 Mar 28, 2012 1:44 AM (in response to codblackice)
elite iPhone n iPad app
Has not worked for weeks. Most of us don't bother posting but sorry long day n you posting this pithy **** is annoying son. Check your facts before posting "try this that" nonsense.
23. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamebabbish Mar 29, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to mrskull98)
I was trying to change the colors from elite.
I had the same problem and I think the problem is with weapons and or perks that you used tokens on. What I did was reset all of my classes to their defaults then went back to elite and did the color and name changes, sent it to my console and that worked. So if your trying to make your classes in elite don't add anything you used a token on and no class can have anything from a used token on it even if you arent changing that particular class. Hope this helps everyone.
24. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gameOzmandiuss Mar 30, 2012 3:47 AM (in response to babbish)
I was having the same issue, Elite was giving me a success message but I was never prompted in MW3 to pick up the changes.
After your message I messed around with it and found that it worked for me if none of my guns were carrying the Winter Camo.
I went into MW3 and took it off all of my guns, went back to Elite and added some changes, also not using the Winter Camo.
The next time I went back into MW3, my changes were waiting for me.
Can anyone reproduce this?
Hope this helps.
*Note: I did not use the Unlock Gear Token.*
25. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamegallp13 Mar 30, 2012 3:48 PM (in response to ELITE_Help)
iPad 2
No pops no plugs
Non non alphanumeric
Worked find until approx 3 weeks back
26. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gameELITE_Help Mar 31, 2012 12:42 AM (in response to gallp13)
Hello gallp13,
If you take a look at you custom classes, what weapon camo are you currently using?
If you reset one of your custom classes back to default and try to push changes, do you still have the same error?
Thank you for your patience while we work to try and identify the cause of this issue, and find a solution.
27. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamegallp13 Mar 31, 2012 3:53 AM (in response to ELITE_Help)
Dear ELITE_help
First and foremost than you of assisting with this issue. I understand you and your colleagues would have a lot of issues to address given the large player base.
I am happy to help. So in answer to your questions
Default camo is used on all classes
Have reset, created and pushed a class, it does not show up in game.
Other info may be useful;
I have unlocked c4 and radar using tokens. These items are not accessible in the elite app.
I was able to make, push and accept custom classes up to TU11. Coincide perhaps?
Good luck with this one and thank you again for all your assistance on the Tech Forum. I appreciate your efforts as I am sure many do.
28. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamegallp13 Mar 31, 2012 7:28 PM (in response to gallp13)
Got the latest mw3 patch approx 3 hours back. Started MW3 multi and guess what, up loaded a class I had created in the elite app on the iPad
Looks like its working.
Since the change was console side, if I get further issues I will flush the cache clear the load outs in the elite app, create and push a class and see if this works.
thank you for looking into this matter. If I can be of assistance helping you resolve this or other issues PM and I will help if able.
29. Re: COD ELITE: Won't send changes to gamedman98 Apr 1, 2012 12:59 PM (in response to Ozmandiuss)
i had the exact same problem, so i took off the winter camo and it worked! thanks you so much

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Directly on one of the finest stretches of Kaanapali Beach, the Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas is set on 11 acres of exotic tropical gardens in the Kaanapali Resort area, 1 mile from Whalers Village shopping and dining, and 2 miles from Kaanapali's championship golf courses.
Swim, snorkel, spa
The quiet stretch of beach is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, surfing and sailing. Two swimming pools, a children's pool, an open-air café, and a small day spa are additional attractions. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the condominium resort.
Island decor
Guests at Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas may choose studios, one-bedroom suites, or hotel rooms, all with island decor. Views and amenities vary, but all include lanais or small step-out balconies with ocean view.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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- The hotel will be renovating from 2 September 2014 to 2 November 2014 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours on weekdays. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
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Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas Amenities
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Located on a prime section of Kaanapali Beach just north of Black Rock, Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas is one mile from Whalers Village shopping and dining. The Kaanapali Golf Courses are two miles from the resort. Lahaina—a historic waterfront town with shops, restaurants, and cultural attractions—is four miles away.
Renovated in 2011, this Lahaina beachfront condominium resort now includes an airy reception area; a function room which opens onto a courtyard that overlooks a scenic garden; a conference room with a boardroom table, 60-inch HDTV, DVD player, and wireless Internet access. The resort can arrange events including weddings, receptions, and cocktail parties.
The on-site Castaway Café, located poolside, features an open-air terrace and a separate indoor/outdoor bar. The menu showcases island cuisine, accompanied by an impressive wine selection.
Conveniences include coin-operated laundry facilities, a sundries store, and an Internet kiosk with three high-speed terminals (surcharge). The casual, wicker-furnished lobby includes a library.
Smoking is permitted only in designated areas.
Children ages 5-12 are welcome at Camp Kaanapali (daily surcharge), located at a companion resort one mile away.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 260
- Number of floors - 2
- ATM/banking
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Complimentary reception
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
- Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Individually decorated
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Dining
Castaway Café - Casual, popular restaurant with open-air terrace and a full, separate indoor/outdoor bar. Poolside, near ocean waves. Sunset views looking toward islands of Molokai and Lanai. Island cuisine, from macadamia pancakes for breakfast to lunchtime salads and fresh fish and pastas for dinner. Award-winning wine list.
- Recreation
Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas faces a quiet stretch of Kaanapali Beach, where activities include swimming, snorkeling (especially around Black Rock), boogie boarding, and strolling the sandy shores.
On-site recreation includes two swimming pools, two spa tubs, two shuffleboard courts, and three barbeques. A beach activities desk rents kayaks, boogie boards, and other equipment. Whales can sometimes be seen from the property's grounds during winter and early spring.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
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- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
Hotel resort fee inclusions (may be listed elsewhere in this description as complimentary or available for a surcharge):
- Resort fee: USD 15 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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- Internet access (may be limited)
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- In-room safe
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- Additional inclusions
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
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- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
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Camp Kaanapali is offered to children ages 5 – 12. Camp activities include a variety of Hawaiian cultural and outdoor-based activities such as hula dancing, ukulele lessons, beach exploration, lei making, sand art, kite making/flying, swimming, scavenger hunts, games, arts, and crafts. Both day and evening sessions are available. One-time registration fee of $10 per child includes a t-shirt. Daily rate of $35 per child includes meals. Registration must be made 24 hours in advance upon arrival at the resort. Registration is held daily at 8 AM at the Camp Kaanapali Center in room 135. Camp Kaanapali hours are Monday – Friday (with the exception of major holidays), 8 AM – 2 PM. Friday evening sessions are 5 PM – 9 PM and include dinner. Space is limited to 16 participants per session. Children who are ill may not attend.


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---- — OTTUMWA — Gems are usually considered part of a jewelry experience.
But the girls attending the two-day GEMS Camp at Indian Hills Community College found out Thursday that these gems are "Girls Exploring Math and Science." And they also know the camp has activities such as "Girl-Powered Cars," which involves computer programming.
Other activities for girls who "just want to have fun" can include designing a wooden race car and doing the sanding themselves.
Jacklyn Derby, 11, of Davis County, has participated in GEMS all three years of the event. She said this year's camp has included more about computers.
"And this is my first year to make electricity with oranges," she said. "We also learned how to make air pressure."
Derby also worked on cutouts of race cars, which she has worked on every year in Girl Scouts. She's too young to use the saw herself, so she watched while Shawn Lowe, a student at Indian Hills, handle a power saw to cut out her small race car. After he cut out the race car, Derby did the sanding.
Jessica Klosterman, 10, of Ottumwa, a student at Eisenhower Elementary School, said she had a lot of fun last year with all the girls.
"We made planes out of two-liter pop bottles," she said. "It was really fun. We flew them, and it worked!"
The two-day GEMS Camp at IHCC gives area girls the opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), while having fun on a college campus.
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Luann Eakins, an assistant coordinator for high school program at IHCC, said the camp has more than 50 students registered for GEMS.


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Ripken, 74, was found safely with her hands bound in the back of her car Wednesday after being driven around the Baltimore metro region, police said during a .
police spokesman Lt. Fred Budnick said Thursday afternoon that a motive remains under investigation and that police are still searching for the suspect.
See the images in this slideshow provided by the police department via the .
In a statement released earlier Wednesday, Aberdeen police said a man armed with a handgun—described as in his late 30s or early 40s wearing a light colored shirt, camouflage pants and glasses—forced Ripken into her vehicle between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle fled the area, police said.
Budnick would not identify the source of the images of the suspect, and said that information was pertinent to the ongoing investigation.
Police also released an image of Ripken's car (see photos included with this post) in hopes of finding a resident who happened to see the vehicle during the time in which Ripken was abducted.
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The nearly 500 Ohioans who came to Tampa this week for the Republican National Convention had hoped they would be celebrating a victory - having their favorite son, Sen. Rob Portman of Cincinnati - in the second spot on the GOP ticket.
But it was not to be.
And. despite their disappointment, the 66 delegates, 63 alternates and several hundred Ohio guests here are taking it well; and vowing they will let bygones by bygones when it comes to going back home to work for the ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman chosen over Portman.
Each morning this week Howard Wilkinson will join Maryanne Zeleznik to talk about the Republican National Convention. Here's today's chat:
Despite the fact that Tampa is taking only an indirect hit from Tropical Storm Isaac, calling off the Monday sessions was the right call, Ohio Republican Party chairman Bob Bennett said this morning.
"A few days ago, it looked like it would be a direct hit,'' Bennett told reporters before the Ohio delegation breakfast Monday. "They made the right call."
The Ohio delegation to the Republican National Convention in Tampa was to have heard from Mitt Romney's son, Craig this morning, but the middle child of Romney's five sons, Josh is now going to take his place.
Josh is rumored to have his own political ambitions.
With the convention sessions canceled today because of weather conditions, most delegates will be stuck at the hotel; and, at 12:45, they will get an extra treat - former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who ran for the GOP nomination and lost, will visit the Ohio delegates.
With Tropical Storm Isaac about to pass by Tampa Bay in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Ohio's delegation to the Republican National Convention streamed into a resort hotel on the north side of Tampa Sunday, and had barely unpacked their bags before the partying began.
A half dozen buses lined up outside the Mainsail Suites and Conference Center - home to the Ohio delegation this week - to take them across Tampa Bay to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg for "The Welcome Event," a three-hour extravaganza of music and entertainment meant to kick off the party convention.


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It's fun for the whole family on this half day combination tour on Phuket island. Admire the unspoiled scenery from the back of an elephant and canoe the calm surrounding waters. Ride a local farmer's cart and inhale fragrant aromas at a Thai cooking demonstration. There is an optional cruise on a junk and a lesson on how to pick coconuts from the trees. You'll be amazed and entertained - there's something for everyone!
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You'll be picked up from your Phuket hotel and travel by four wheel drive into Chalong highlands to Chalong. Arrive at Siam Safari elephant camp on the top of a mountain. Meet Siam Safari's elephants and learn about them and their carers, the mahouts. Also learn about Thai elephant conservation and how you can help. See how young elephants are trained, you can even touch them and feed them bananas. This elephant camp is the only one in southern Thailand to have attained the Thai government standard award. Take a trek on an elephant's back in the Chalong highlands with good views over Chalong bay and out to Phi Phi island.
Later see how Thai jungle curry is made and try some if you dare. See how rubber trees are tapped to produce natural rubber latex and how coconuts are processed to make coconut milk and oil. Learn all about buffaloes and take a ride on a buffalo pulled wooden cart.
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Had a great time at Adams Stadium Saturday night. Several hundred fans showed up to watch Lakeside take on Druid Hills on a pleasant evening that managed to stay relatively cool and rain-free.
The varsity squads played the first three quarters, at the end of which the Red Devils led the Vikings 28-12. Coaches cycled JV players in during the final quarter. There were no marching bands and only one school – Lakeside – brought cheerleaders, but it was football and it got everyone fired up for this week's start of the regular season.
QB Kyle Simmons, RB Deandre Byrd and WR Jaquan Johnson were big contributors for Druid Hills while QB Nick Alexander, RB's Kellyen Walker and Jeremiah Hester and WR Bradley Earnest carried the load for the Vikings.
Special shout-out to Lakeside RB Addison Wooten who made one of the most outstanding one-handed, over-the-shoulder catches I've ever seen on any level of football. Late in the 3rd quarter Alexander heaved the ball 40 yards straight downfield. Running a streak route, Wooten was well covered, but at the last minute separated himself from the defender, reached out and grabbed the ball with one hand as he fell into the end zone. The touchdown pulled the Vikings to within one score of the Red Devils late in the scrimmage, but they were unable to score again.
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Tucker at Chattahoochee
This August 10 game was a matchup of the past two AAAA state champions. Chattahoochee used a solid TD drive and 56-yard fumble return to take a 13-0 lead going into the second quarter. The Tigers drove for a score midway through the second period to cut the lead to 13-7 at the half. Juwaan Williams connected with Dominique Sanders for a 68-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and Steven Duffy made the second of two PATs to secure the 14-13 win for Tucker.
North Gwinnett at Stephenson
Stephenson hosted highly ranked North Gwinnett on Friday at Hallford Stadium and came out on the short end of a 14-13 score. The game was tied 7-7 after three quarters of varsity action. Both teams used JV players in the fourth quarter.
North Gwinnett took a 7-0 lead early in the second period as QB Michael Haynes connected with Caleb Scott on a 27-yard TD pass. With a minute to play in the first half the Bulldogs drove to the Jaguars' 4-yard line where Abdul Mahmoud picked off a pass from Haynes and returned it 97 yards for a TD for the final varsity score.
Lithonia at Salem
Junior RB Clark Jones scored a pair of TDs in leading Lithonia to a 20-7 road win over Salem on Friday. Jones rushed for 81 yards and one TD on six carries while catching two passes for 31 yards and another TD in the game. LB Devon Wallace led the Bulldog defense with seven tackles, one for a loss.
Miller Grove at Westlake
Miller Grove defeated Westlake 13-0 behind 150 yards passing by QB Ken Allen who also scored a touchdown and picked off a pass in the game. On defense, Jonquavious McBride had three tackles and an interception. Lineman Courtney Miggins played on both sides of the ball in the game, grading out 90 percent on offense and contributing five tackles and two QB pressures on defense.
Dunwoody at Alcovy
Dunwoody scored once on the ground and once through the air to take a 13-10 win at Alcovy on Friday. QB Ryan Gaines connected with Tylor Scales for a 50-yard TD pass and Daniel Hinton scampered in from 12 yards out to account for the Wildcat's scoring. Aaron Alexander had an interception for the Dunwoody defense.
Cedar Grove at M.L. King
The Saints converted a pair of Lion turnovers into TDs in Cedar Grove's 17-7 victory at Panthersville on Saturday.
Other Results
Wheeler 28, Stone Mountain 0
Arabia Mountain 40, Forest Park 7
Bainbridge 38, Chamblee 11
McNair 6, South Atlanta 6
Therell 7, Towers 0
SW DeKalb at Newton (no score reported)
Clarkston at Meadowcreek (no score reported)
Columbia at Tri-Cities (no score reported)
Six DeKalb Schools Included In AJC Preseason Football Rankings
Kudos to a half dozen schools from DeKalb County ranked in the AJC's preseason high school football poll.
In Class AAAAA, defending state champion Tucker opens the season as the second ranked team in the state behind Northside-Warner Robins. Tucker's new Region 6 rival M.L. King is ranked third right behind the Tigers and Stephenson gets the nod at #5.
Marist is ranked fourth in Class AAAA, while St. Pius is ranked fourth and Cedar Grove seventh in Class AAA.
Here's a link to the AJC article with the complete rankings: http://bit.ly/Pr6Lq6
Cedar Grove's McCrary Named to 2012 AJC Super 11 Team
DeKalb County landed a player on the this year's AJC's Super 11 Team. Congratulations to Cedar Grove's senior QB Johnathon McCrary for the honor.
McCrary, 6'4" and 200 lbs., led Cedar Grove to a 7-4 record in 2011, giving the Saints back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1999. McCrary passed for 2,643 yards and 27 touchdowns last year and has a shot at setting the state record for career passing yardage this season.
McCrary is Cedar Grove's first Super 11 player since Josh Jarboe in 2007. He is a Vanderbilt commit.
Here's the rest of the AJC's Super 11:
Montravius Adams, 6'4", 285, DT, Senior – Dooly County
Vonn Bell, 6'1", 190, S, Senior – Ridgeland
Shamire DeVine, 6'6", 360, OT, Senior – Tri-Cities (committed to Georgia Tech)
J.J. Green, 5'9", 170, RB/DB, Senior – Camden County (committed to Georgia)
Tyren Jones, 5'9", 200, RB, Senior – Walton (committed to Alabama)
Brandon Kublanow, 6'3", 290, C, Senior – Walton (committed to Georgia)
Carl Lawson, 6'3", 245, DE, Senior – Milton (committed to Auburn)
Robert Nkemdiche, 6'5", 275, DE, Senior – Grayson (committed to Clemson)
Eddie Printz, 6'4", 200, QB, Senior – Lassiter (committed to UCLA)
Demarcus Robinson, 6'3", 200, WR, Senior – Peach County (committed to Clemson)
DeKalb Players on Preseason GHSF Daily All-State Team
Congratulations to the following DeKalb players named last week to the GHSF Daily Preseason All-State Team:
Yusuf Minor, Senior RB, Tucker
Jordan Dunham, Senior OL, Stephenson
Justin Haymes, Senior OL, Stephenson
Joshua Outlaw, Senior OL, M.L. King
Carlos Garrett, Senior LB, M.L. King
Kendall Baker, Junior OL, Marist
David Bellamy, Senior DL, Chamblee
David Johnson, Senior DL, Lithonia
Johnathon McCrary, Senior QB, Cedar Grove
Bryson Allen-Williams, Junior DL, Cedar Grove
Nick Glass, Junior DB, St. Pius
Everett Nicholas, Senior DB, Cedar Grove
Check back later this week for previews of this coming weekend's season-opening games involving DeKalb County teams.


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— LEWISBURG -- The Lewisburg Community Pool will be closed Thursday in light of the severe weather forecast for the Valley, Pool Manager Tim Lagerman announced.
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Crusaders Begin Play in Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
Wednesday, December 20, 2006VALPARAISO (3-5) vs. CREIGHTON (4-3)
DECEMBER 21, 2006 - 11:30 p.m.
TODAY'S MATCHUP: The Crusaders are looking to snap a six-game losing streak Thursday as they take on Creighton in the opening round of the 43rd Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic. Valpo is coming off of a 61-40 loss at Ball State on Saturday, while the Bluejays also lost their last encounter, 69-54 at Fresno State on Sunday. This meeting marks just the second all-time in the series between Valpo and Creighton, and the first in 86 seasons, as the Bluejays broke a 10-game Crusader winning streak with a 26-24 victory to close out the 1920-21 season.
AGAINST THE CLASSIC FIELD: Valpo holds an 8-10 record all-time against possible opponents this week in the Rainbow Classic. The Crusaders' most-common opponent in the tournament is Charlotte, which Valpo holds a 4-1 series edge against, including an 80-77 victory last season. Valpo is 1-3 all-time against its other possible second-round opponent in Houston, with the last meeting coming in the 1999-2000 campaign. The Crusaders also own a 1-0 mark against the host Rainbow Warriors, as well as San Francisco, while they are just 1-3 all-time against Wyoming and 0-2 versus Nebraska.
LAST TIME OUT: The Crusaders trailed nearly the entire way and could not cut the deficit to single digits in the second half, falling at Ball State Saturday, 61-40. Urule Igbavboa and Brandon McPherson tied for team-high scoring honors with 10 points apiece, while Igbavboa added 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. For McPherson, it was his fourth consecutive game reaching double figures in the scoring column. Valpo struggled with poor shooting throughout the game, hitting at just a 32.6% clip (15-of-46) from the field, and just 23.1% (3-of-13) from behind the arc. Four Ball State players reached double digits, led by 13 points apiece from Anthony Newell and Peyton Stovall.
ON THE AIR: Today's game, like every game this season, can be heard live on the Valpo Sports Radio Network, a three-station entity carrying Crusader athletics all over Northwest Indiana, and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics. Originating from WVUR, 95.1 FM in Valparaiso, the Valpo Sports Radio Network also includes WEFM, 95.9 FM in Michigan City and WAKE, 1500 AM in Valparaiso. Veteran broadcaster Todd Ickow returns for his 16th season on play-by-play, while WVUR's Mike Haase will handle the color commentary.
BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA: Valparaiso is renewing some old in-state rivalries this season, and continuing others, as a good portion of the Crusaders' non-conference slate is composed of fellow Hoosier State schools. Valpo kicked off the season with a game against NAIA foe Calumet, located in Whiting, and followed with the front end of a home-and-home series with IPFW. The Crusaders took on Butler, Valpo's all-time most common opponent, at the ARC for the first time in 13 seasons. In its last two games, Valpo faced off against Evansville, the third-most common opponent in program history, and followed with a game at Ball State, whom they had not faced since the 1992-93 campaign and their fifth most-common opponent all-time.
MAYBE HAWAI'I IS HOME: This week's tournament marks the fourth time in 12 seasons that the Crusaders have taken part in a tournament in the Aloha State. The first two trips were to participate in the Big Island Invitational in Hilo, where Valpo went 2-1 each time (wins over Utah State and Toledo in 1995-96; wins over Montana and Pacific in 1997-98). The last time the Crusaders stepped foot in Hawai'i was as part of the Yahoo Sports Invitational in Laie. Valpo dropped the opener in that tournament to New Mexico State before bouncing back with wins over Columbia and Buffalo.
THREE IN A ROW, PART 1: The Crusaders took on three ranked teams in a six-day span in late November/early December. Valpo kicked off the brutal slate with a heartbreaker against #8/9 Marquette, falling 65-62 on a Dominic James 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds to play. The Crusaders followed with another game at the ARC, this time against #19/18 Butler, one which the Bulldogs won 60-47. The week ended at #3/1 Ohio State, where Valpo suffered a 78-58 loss.
THREE IN A ROW, PART 2: With their game against #3/1 Ohio State on December 2, the Crusaders found themselves on the court with the nation's top-ranked team for the third year in a row. Valpo traveled to Champaign, Ill. to take on the Ilini while they were #1 during the 2004-05 campaign, and last year the Crusaders played at Cameron Indoor Stadium and #1 Duke. The only other time in the 90 years of Crusader basketball that Valpo has faced the nation's top team was during the 1979-80 season, when DePaul, led by Mark Aguirre, played in Hilltop Gym.
PRESEASON POLL PLACES VALPO FOURTH: The Crusaders received 156 points in the Mid-Continent Conference's preseason polling of coaches, sports information directors, and selected media members, placing them fourth out of the league's eight teams. Projected league champs Oral Roberts registered 260 points. IUPUI and UMKC are projected second and third, respectively, while Oakland, Western Illinois, Southern Utah, and Centenary round out the fifth through eighth spots.
CRUSADER ALUMNI RETURN TO THE BENCH: Valpo head coach Dr. Homer Drew has always found places for former players as assistant coaches, and this year is no exception. Bryce Drew is back for his second year on the bench, having been promoted to the title of associate head coach during the offseason. Jason Hawkins, who served as the director of basketball operations during the 2003-04 campaign, returns for his first year as an assistant coach, while Tarrance Price, who played for Valpo from 1998-2000, returns as the director of basketball operations.
A LOT OF HANDS TO SHAKE: Pregame captains meetings at center court will be crowded on Valpo's side this year, as five Crusaders have been designated as captains by Coach Drew. Senior Moussa Mbaye, juniors Shawn Huff and Jarryd Loyd, and sophomores Jake Diebler and Brandon McPherson will share this year's captaincy.
B-MAC ATTACK: Sophomore guard Brandon McPherson continued his string of outstanding recent performances against Ball State. McPherson reached double figures for the fourth straight game, scoring 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Against Evansville, McPherson nailed each of his first eight shots from the field before missing his final attempt, and drained all three of his shots from behind the arc. His 20 points set a new career high for points in a game, the third time this season that he has raised that mark. Over the last five games, McPherson is hitting at better than a 70% clip from the field and is averaging a team-high 12.4 points per game. He has also hit 60% of his 3-point attempts over that stretch and leads the Crusaders as well with 20 assists and seven steals over those five games. McPherson leads the Crusaders on the season with a .611 shooting percentage and 3.8 assists per game, both among the top-three in the Mid-Con.
DOUBLE ZERO'S DOUBLE VISION: Sophomore forward Urule Igbavboa returned to his double-double ways in the Crusaders' last game against Ball State. Igbavboa tied for team-high honors with 10 points and also added a game-high 10 rebounds, nine of which came on the defensive end. The double-double was his first since starting off the season with three consecutive, and his four double-doubles rank second in the Mid-Con. His 8.9 rebounds per game rank second in the league as well, and among the nation's top-50. Igbavboa is one of the nation's best at grabbing defensive rebounds, as he has pulled down 27.9% of all opponents' misses so far this year, 12th best in the country.
DIEBLER DOES IT ALL: Playing on the same court where he helped Upper Sandusky win the 2005 Ohio Division II state championship, Jake Diebler played 28 minutes and registered five points and a team-best six rebounds for the Crusaders against Ohio State. Diebler has done a little bit of everything so far this year for Valpo, as he leads the team in steals (10) and free throw percentage (.895) and is fourth in rebounding and assists. His free throw percentage also ranks as the best in the Mid-Con.
HIGHLY REGARDED: Creighton comes into today's game with a 4-3 record, including victories over then-#23 Xavier and George Mason. The Bluejays started the season ranked among the nation's top-25 teams before dropping out of the polls after losing to fellow Rainbow Classic participant Nebraska. Creighton enters the game having lost two of its last three games, dropping decisions to Dayton and Fresno State.
FINDING A WAY: The Bluejays sit above .500 despite the fact that their opponents are shooting better from the field (.404-.397) and from behind the arc (.366-.275) than they are. Much of that is made up from the free throw line, where Creighton is hitting at a .711 clip and has made more free throws than opponents have attempted. The Bluejays are also forcing their opponents into just under 17 turnovers per game.
BRING IN DA FUNK: Senior guard Nate Funk was a preseason third team All-American last season before injuring his shoulder and taking a medical redshirt. This season, Funk is second on the Bluejay squad with 14.0 points per game, as well as second in assists and tied for first in steals.
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Moving on. If you are vegetarian, the obvious next step to ending animal enslavement is becoming vegan. Now if you are vegan, I urge you to evaluate the language you use daily. It is amazing the number of phrases and words one uses during the course of a normal day that somehow reflects poorly upon the other animals with which we share this earth. A couple I need to work on are: ass and son-of-a-bitch. Yeah I know, "curses", big shocker to those who know me! :) If you have read the book you will see that I have no decent defense as to why I use these, except for that they are culturally accepted phrases and ingrained in my brain. But I cannot resist! My excuse is thus: I use ass as meaning a stupid or idiotic human….never thinking about donkeys (which is a sneaky aspect of our very language….) and as for son-of-a-bitch, I use it to mean, well….an ass :), never a female dog or female human. An excerpt by Noreen Mola and the Blacker Family that Carol J. Adams put into her book, The Sexual Politics of Meat, just may give you the head start you need in cleaning up your animal-unfriendly verbiage!
Language is a powerful tool. The words we choose do more than name or describe things; they assign status and value. Be careful, then, how you choose words to refer to non-human animals, for you may be using expressions that maintain prejudices against them.
Referring to a non-human animal as an "it" strips him or her of dignity and perpetuates the view that other animals are objects, inferior things or property.
Referring to people who share their homes and lives with non-human animals as "owners" or "masters" connotes slavery, and we should be uncomfortable with the connotation. Friends, companions and protectors is preferable.
Avoid calling other animals "living things." They are living beings.
Refer to non-domestic animals as free or free-roaming, not "wild" or "wildlife."
When referring to animal suffering and death caused by human action, use painfully explicit words that reveal the true facts. "Euthanize," "put to sleep," "sacrifice," and "destroy" are favorites of animal researchers (and some animal control people), while "cull," "harvest," "manage," and "thin the herd" are favorites of hunters, trappers, and their ilk. These words mean kill, so say kill.
Guilty people try to cover up their horrifying cruelties against, and backward exploitation of, non-human animals with deceptive euphemisms like the ones above. Say it like it is, and correct others when they don't, so that people will realize the true nature and full extent of the suffering we inflict on other living beings.
Watch out, too, for expressions that convey contempt for animals. "Son-of-a-bitch," "bird-brain," and "hare-brain" are insults at the expense of animals. Think of alternatives to calling a person a "snake," "turkey," "ass," "weasel," "chicken," "dog" or the like.
Liberate your language, for it's an important step in liberating all animals!
-By Noreen Mola and The Blacker Family, Animals Agenda, 6, no.8, October 1986, p. 18


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Cubicle Sessions: The "I didn't get to go to SXSW" edition
I've been moping around the office and screaming incoherently like Ron Burgandy after he thought his dog died. Why, because I didn't get to go to SXSW in Austin, Texas. It's only the coolest media festival ever. Should I and could I have gone? Sure, but where's the fun in that. There's nothing better than being sent somewhere and being pampered. I happen to be a fan of seedy hotels and creepy bars so I would have been a cheap date. But alas, I didn't go. Maybe next year somebody will send me...hint, hint.
Hip hop has grown exponentially over the past several years at SXSW. It's gone from small taverns to taking over the biggest venues possible. Even though I didn't go-the internet held me down when I needed my SXSW performance fix. I'm pretty sure that made it worse. Anyways, here's who I would have seen had I went. All of these performances were filmed at SXSW.
Oh yeah, rap music has bad language so be ready for that.
A Tribe Called Quest
Action Bronson and Roc Marciano
Big K.R.I.T.
Trinidad James
Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q
That's not even half of the artists I wanted to see. I would have been very, very busy. I guess the comfort and security of my cubicle is just as good as any concert. That was a lie. See you next year SXSW!
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Over plates of pasta in Cafe Piccolo in Redondo Beach, two members of the so-called Environmental Dream Team are plotting to temporarily commandeer the Grand Wailea Resort on the island of Maui. The occasion, an annual sales meeting of Atlanta-based Interface Inc., one of the world's largest carpet manufacturers, seems an unlikely target for insurrection, especially since these men have the enthusiastic cooperation of the hotel.
The man doing most of the talking is John Picard. His dinner partner, Amory Lovins, mainly nods encouragingly. Lovins is a Harvard- and Oxford-trained physicist, a MacArthur Fellow, author of 24 books, co-director of Colorado's prestigious Rocky Mountain Institute research center and energy policy advisor to several heads of state. Picard is a college dropout, a blond-haired, blue-eyed surfer and one of the hottest eco-consultants in Los Angeles--because he combines environmentalism, business acumen, architectural design and the Internet in a way that makes both sense and money.


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The MBTA provides 12 commuter rail lines serving 120 stations in the greater Boston area. The MBTA has built out a GPS-based tracking system for commuter rail trains. This system powers a number of systems including automated on-board announcements and station signage. We have worked to release the data from this system to developers with the goal of unlocking innovations in how data is presented. We also make the contents of the North Station and South Station waiting area "departure signs" available.
What is the status of this data?
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What did you say about alerts?
Alerts matter, especially for commuter rail. In major delays, such as a fallen tree or a dead train, alerts are critical. While this feed accurately tracks trains, delays caused by events are hard to accurately predict without a person involved. For that reason, it is very important to leverage T-Alerts in your apps. T-Alerts are updated by our dispatchers based on what they see or hear in any situation, providing information that our feeds cannot.
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Most AT&T wireless customers in Tahlequah have been enjoying high-speed access for a couple of years now, but over the past week, many have reported the letters "LTE" popping up intermittently on their phone screens after the "4G."
Despite the screen display, AT&T's LTE service is not yet available in Tahlequah. But as the company continues to roll out the expansion of its IP broadband network to 75 percent of locations in a 22-state service area, customers may get a taste of lightning-fast things to come.
Craig Cromley, AT&T area manager for external affairs, said 4G LTE service is already available in Oklahoma's metro areas, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and is also online in cities like Muskogee and Enid. AT&T's current projections indicate Tahlequah customers should officially be on the bandwagon by the end of 2015.
"This is incredibly fast – the fastest there is," Cromley said of LTE, which stands for Long-Term Evolution. "By the end of 2015, 99 percent of the population will be reached in the 22-state area, which includes Oklahoma."
Cromley said that because of high demand, the larger markets are being brought online first.
"And Tulsa was already on board with LTE even before AT&T launched its VIP project," he said.
Late last year, AT&T announced plans to invest $14 billion over a three-year period for enhancement of its wireless and wireline IP broadband networks. Project Velocity IP (VIP) was designed to address customer demand for high-speed Internet access, as well as new cloud, mobile and app services.
At the time, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said revenue in the corporation's wireless data, U-verse and strategic business services were growing at a double-digit rate, and that Project VIP would open the door to those services for many more customers. AT&T expects 250 million customers to have 4G LTE access by the end of this year, and 300 million by the end of 2014.
The first publicly available LTE service was launched in Scandinavia in late 2009, with Verizon Wireless unveiling the first major network in North America in 2010. Using a radio interface paired with core network enhancement, LTE ramps up the speed and capacity of wireless data networks through digital signal processing techniques and modulations introduced around 2000. The technology decreases the processing time for data moving through a network, so webpages will download more quickly, and mobile gaming and two-way video calling will be much faster.
"For our local customers, it will mean increased speeds on their LTE wireless devices, whether that be a phone, netbook or iPad. But they'll have to have an LTE device to take advantage of it," he said.
"If a device is just 4G capable, rather than 4G LTE, it will instead access the HSPA network."
Cromley explained the LTE network runs up to 10 times faster than the old 3G network. HSPA+ – commonly called 4G by consumers – falls somewhere between the two.
Though Verizon Wireless was the first major company out of the 4G LTE gate, Tahlequah customers don't have any more bragging rights than their AT&T peers when it comes to this new technology.
As of June 2013, Verizon had introduced 4G LTE in 500 markets across the U.S. The company website did not indicate when Tahlequah customers might have LTE access. Oklahoma cities currently with LTE include Bartlesville, Altus, Ardmore, Durant, Lawton/Duncan, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Ponca City, Stillwater/Cushing and Tulsa.


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Obama and Congress Must Protect Family Farmers
Food processing markets must be made competitive so independent farmers have a chance to succeed.
On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will look with pride on their dinner table, grateful for the feast they have been able to provide. Hopefully they will take a few moments to thank the American family farmer whose boundless and tireless efforts provided this great sustenance. America's farmers provide not only for millions of Americans but countless citizens across the world.
The story that goes untold is how little independent farmers actually receive for producing this bounty. For example, for the gallon of milk which costs $4.19, a farmer receives only $1.81. For a five pound bag of flour retailing for $3.09, farmers receive only $1.00. A pound of top sirloin steak, sold for $8.49, only nets a farmer about $1.95.
Although food prices have increased significantly over the past several years, the family farmer is receiving less and less of the American food dollar: The overall share farmers receive of each dollar spent has dropped considerably, from 40.9 cents in 1950 to only 15.8 cents today. Why is this the case? [See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
The answer is a lack of robust competition in agricultural processing. There is no lack of competition in production—practically every agriculture market from an economic perspective is the model of a competitive market with hundreds, if not thousands, of producers (farmers) competing to provide the highest quality food at the lowest cost. But farmers are continually squeezed by the uncompetitive markets around them. While markets for many farming supplies like seeds and feed are mildly competitive at best, the real competitive bottlenecks are the food processors, the intermediaries in the production market. A recent study demonstrated that each of the food processing markets has become increasingly consolidated in recent years. The number of firms essentially controlling the market has dwindled to four in several key industries, including beef packing, where the top four companies control over 82 percent of the market, soybean processing (85 percent), pork packing (63 percent), and chicken processing (53 percent). And most local markets (a far better barometer of competition from the farmer's perspective) are far more concentrated, with less than a handful of companies doing business in a particular region. Farmers have to sell their goods to processors, and with only one or two choices of buyers, the processors have an immense amount of power over the producers, leading to a dangerously unhealthy market.
What is the result of the increasing concentration in food processing? Higher prices for consumers, lower quality products, and lower and lower returns for farmers, many of whom are forced to go into deep debt to acquire the latest equipment if they want to continue as a supplier. No wonder the state of the family farmer is so dire.
[See a collection of political cartoons on energy policy.]
Over 120 years ago, one of the primary motivations behind the enactment of the first major antitrust law was protecting the family farmer from food processing trusts. Unfortunately for family farmers, the once robust regulatory regime grew rusty from disuse over the last century, as antitrust enforcers increasingly drew faith from the concept that markets were self-correcting and that processor buying power would ultimately benefit consumers through lower prices, with little thought to the welfare of producers. Nothing could be further from the truth. And agricultural processors entered into an antitrust "safety zone" as the Department of Justice brought no antitrust enforcement actions for several years.
Encouragingly, competition cops at the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the start of the Obama administration in 2009 to begin to grapple with these issues. Typically enforcers wait until problems knock on their door in Washington, but the new Obama antitrust team recognized that this approach would be wholly inadequate to deal with the worsening conditions for family farmers. Instead, the Feds went into the field, holding public hearings in Iowa, Colorado, Alabama, and Wisconsin for farmers to tell their stories and voice their concerns. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder attended each hearing, and key officials at the Antitrust Division and the USDA played an integral role. Thousands of farmers attended these hearings, many spoke, and hundreds more filed comments.
At the end of the process, the results were rather incomplete, like a half-made pumpkin pie. (For a thoughtful and detailed summary, see Lina Khan's article " Obama's Game of Chicken"). From the antitrust side, the division restarted an almost nonexistent enforcement program. They brought the first challenge to a milk processing merger in almost two decades and secured significant relief. In another case, they challenged a chicken processing merger in which the merged firm would clearly dominate an important processing market. [Read the U.S. News Debate: Should Congress Pass the Farm Bill?]
Despite these encouraging enforcement actions, the Division stopped short of bringing cases against ongoing anticompetitive conduct in the markets. The final outcome of the joint field hearings was a report concluding that there were competitive problems, but many of the problems could not be attacked by the current antitrust laws. While the Antitrust Division is certainly more engaged and educated on agricultural issues than any administration in the last few decades, that heightened attention has yet to result in actions that help the farmer's pocketbook.
The Department of Agriculture has been somewhat more active, but has also faced significant obstacles from massive lobbying forces led by well-funded processors. The USDA has a special tool in the Packers and Stockyards Act, which empowers the department to prohibit various forms of unfair conduct against farmers through its enforcement agency, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. Following congressional encouragement in the 2008 Farm Bill to revise and clarify issues with the Packers and Stockyards Act, the department moved to strengthen the agency's powers and offer new protections to independent farmers. Unsurprisingly, the well-oiled lobbying machine of the agriculture monopolies sprung into action to oppose the new regulations, spreading talking points with dubious claims about potential revenue and job losses in the processing industry. Even though thousands of farmers traveled to Washington to advocate on behalf of the new regulations, the USDA began to back away from the proposals after several adversarial congressional hearings in which Republicans (and some Democrats) forcefully opposed the new rules.
[See a collection of political cartoons on Congress.]
The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections only worsened the chances of reform: In a major blow, the new House Appropriations Committee included a crucial rider in its June 2011 funding bill to strip the USDA of the funds it needed to finalize and implement even the watered down remnants of the original proposals.
Now that the election results are in, officials throughout the Obama administration are trying to determine what to do with the president's second term. For the Antitrust Division and the USDA, there's a tremendous amount of unfinished business to take care of. Food processing markets are still egregiously anticompetitive, and food prices continue to rise while independent farmers are squeezed more and more and making less and less. Over the next four years, the Obama administration and Congress should be emboldened, not intimidated, by opposition from the processing monopolies, and work to enact smart reforms and bring enforcement cases that will restore competition and make the markets work for family farmers and consumers. Let's focus all of our antitrust and regulatory tools to protect the family farmer. Then we will really have something to be thankful for.


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The Grady County Sheriff's Department is offering a $250 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of Jay A. Keith, an armed robbery suspect.
In what started out as a routine visit to the doctor and then to the pharmacy, recent victims of multiple crimes were left lying in a ditch.
According to Sheriff's reports from Oct. 7, one victim was giving a ride to another victim's doctor's appointment and then to the pharmacy. While on route to their home, the driver said "I think the cops are following us, and were about to get pulled over."
The incident occurred one and a half miles south on CS 2960. It was stated that a black Tahoe and a Lexus followed the victim for several miles. The black SUV then ran them off the road and pulled in front of them, while the Lexus remained behind. The victim states that one white male jumped out of a Tahoe holding a gun and ordering her out of the vehicle. A second suspect jumped out of the Lexus and ordered the other victim out of the vehicle at gun point as well. The second suspect demanded the victim turn over his pills and money while ordering him face down in the ditch.
The suspect took $540 from his wallet, then threw it in the ditch, took his cell phone, his prescription medications that included Lortabs, zanex, somas, and stomach medication. As the suspects fled the scene, the Lexus backed into the SUV causing the rear bumper to fall off in the road.
Investigator Justin Talbert was called in to the scene for processing.
The victim later contacted the Sheriff's Department stating when he went back to his Doctor's office, he heard of another patient being robbed in a similar way.
Gipson contacted the possible new victim and confirmed that a upon leaving a pharmacy near Cattlemen's Steak House in Oklahoma City, a white male with a similar description to one of the suspects ran up to her, hitting her in the ear. The attack caused the victims ear drum to rupture. He then stole her purse and then ran away down an alley where he jumped into a black Tahoe.
The Oklahoma City Police Department was contacted but had nothing concrete that could link the two crimes together, though Sheriff Art Kell says there are too many similarities.
With a little detective work, Deputy Gipson was able to track down the owner of the Lexus. She cleaned off the bumper and ran the VIN number. It came back registered to a 1995 Lexus and a different owner. Gipson went to the residence and the owner said it had been traded in to a car dealership. The dealership then referred Gipson to another person who was allegedly staying at a local motel off I-44. That person referred Gipson to a "repo" facility.
Gipson contacted the facility and confirmed that the Lexus was in their possession and confirmed it was missing the rear bumper. The worker informed Gipson that the suspect had called and was on their way down to retrieve some items from the vehicle, stating "he said his buddy left his billfold in the car and needed to get some other items from it." Gipson was able to process the vehicle and confirmed that Keith was the owner of the Lexus at the time of the incident. She found a separate woman's wallet and credit cards, pay stubs from an Applebee's, cards with Keith's name on it, and the names of bail bonds men. The worker confirmed when Keith returned with a "heavy-set blonde haired women" to clean out the Lexus, they arrived in a dark Tahoe retrieving an ice chest out of the back seat, a plastic bag with papers, and tools from the trunk.
Gipson was then able to call suspect Jay Keith's phone per the District Attorney's office. Gipson reports she called and got a voice mail saying "This is Jay, leave a message."
Gipson also contacted a witness that drove by at the time of the second incident off the side of the roadway. The witness stated he observed a white male holding a 9mm Glock to the passenger of the vehicle and ordered him on to his belly in the ditch. The suspect standing next to the Tahoe said to the witness, "Police Department" and then flagged him on.
Keith later returned Gipson's call asking what this was about. Gipson stated it was in reference to an accident were he lost his bumper when he had the Lexus, before it was repoed. He then said he would call back.
Gipson obtained a photo of Jay A. Keith from a prior arrest and presented it to the victims of the robbery. Both identified Keith as the one who ordered them out of the vehicle at gunpoint and demanded money and their prescription drugs. The witness also pointed out Keith in a photo lineup as being the man he saw holding a gun pulling the victims from the vehicle.
Sheriff Art Kell said, "It is apparent this was a planned crime and a very bad one at that. I hope we can bring these guys in soon before they commit another violent crime in the area. That is why we issued the reward for his arrest."
Kell said another possible suspect in the investigation was recently arrested on murder charges in another county, but could not confirm if they are related.
Keith is said to be approximately six foot tall, thin in build, and has a shaved head.


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