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What: The Clean Air Campaign is hosting a free webinar, "Telework: The Future of Employee Motivation, Performance and Retention." Join a select group of businesses to learn about the many benefits of telework. From the convenience of your desk, you can join international telework expert Elham Shirazi for a step-by-step guide to setting up a telework program. You'll also hear Luiz Montoro from Coca-Cola Refreshments describe his experience with implementing a telework program.
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Syrian activists have leaked a cache of documents purporting to be the private email of Bashar al-Assad and his coterie, penned during the slaughter of the Syrian opposition. The Guardian is working its way through them, authenticating them as thoroughly as they can.
In this overview, Robert Booth, Mona Mahmood and Luke Harding tour the documents' highlights, including advice from the Iranian government on putting down the uprising; a personal spy network that Assad employed to report direct to him, bypassing the nation's own security services; an offer of asylum in Doha, Qatar, should the family flee Syria; and a detailed media strategy for portraying the ruling clan in the best light (he is also advised to stop blaming Al Quaeda for his nation's troubles).
In this article, Robert Booth and Luke Harding document the lavish lifesyte enjoyed by Syria's rulers, who use fixers in London to shop the sales at Harrods, a relay in NYC to run an iTunes account for them (Bashar liked to send maudlin, self-pitying country music to his family, "I've been a walking heartache / I've made a mess of me / The person that I've been lately / Ain't who I wanna be"), and who order gold and diamond jewelry direct from Parisian boutiques. The family also plans a screening of the last Harry Potter movie.
Here are a few of the 3,000 leaked emails to browse yourself.
Others items that caught the fancy of Syria's first lady included a vase priced £2,650. On 17 June 2011 she sent details to the family's London-based fixer Soulieman Marouf, and added: "Pls can abdulla see if this available at Harrods to order – they have a sale at the moment." Marouf replied with good news: "He bought it. Got 15% discount. Delivery 10 weeks." He added: "Today you should be receiving an Armani light … If you need anything else please let me know."
The emails suggest a woman preoccupied with shopping – but also with an eye for a bargain. She was eager to claw back VAT on luxury items shipped to Damascus, it emerges, and complained when a consignment of table lamps went missing in China. Emails sent from her personal account also concern the fate of a bespoke table, after it arrived with two "right" panels instead of a right and a left one. More than 50 emails to and from the UK deal with shopping.
Some of Asma al-Assad's prospective purchases arouse polite comment from her friends. On 3 February 2012, she was browsing the internet for luxury shoes, according to an email titled "Christian Louboutin shoes coming shortly".
She wrote to friends sharing details of new shoes on offer, including a pair of crystal-encrusted 16cm high heels costing £3,795. She asked: "Does anything catch your eye – these pieces are not made for general public." One friend replied dryly: "I don't think they're going 2 b useful any time soon unfortunately."
(Image: A member of the Free Syrian Army burns a portrait of Bashar Assad in Al Qsair. Jan. 25, 2012, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from syriafreedom's photostream) Discuss
20 Responses to "Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad email leak"
Jake0748 says:
What is it with dictator's wives and the shoes?
Nicholas Robinson says:
Hey, don't look at me — I'm only a petty dictator. And she shops at Mondo.
frozenintime says:
How the 1% live.
nick15 says:
Eh, well, last time I checked, Bank of America didn't bomb my town just because a few of us didn't pay our mortgages…
(inb4 "they don't have to")
niktemadur says:
Most of the 1% live and die with Game Theory.
EH says:
Dick Cheney was rumored to have a private intelligence and tactical teams, I doubt it's that rare.
Noctilucent Studios says:
Sen. Paul Wellstone, R.I.P.
GyroMagician says:
I don't understand what I should do with this information. Should I be outraged that the Assad family have such a large carbon footprint, or that they are so much richer than I am? How is any of this important, when we also know Assad is running a brutal military campaign against the people of Syria? Am I supposed to rank the evil of spending the average Syrian annual salary on a pair of shoes against the evil of forcing doctors to torture their patients?
Gag Halfrunt says:
You must have missed the part about
advice from the Iranian government on putting down the uprising; a personal spy network that Assad employed to report direct to him, bypassing the nation's own security services; an offer of asylum in Doha, Qatar, should the family flee Syria; and a detailed media strategy for portraying the ruling clan in the best light (he is also advised to stop blaming Al Quaeda for his nation's troubles).
Snig says:
It's going to be on the final exam. I don't know why some of you people think you can ignore a post that doesn't interest you on BB. You must study all posts.
Or not. You don't have to read it. The story of Nero fiddling has lasted 2000 years, though his music was less important than what was going on around in Rome. It's interesting to many what's going on in the minds of those supporting the Syrian regime. If you're rather be somewhere else on the internet, or on BB, go there.
Feargus Stewart says:
I'm more incensed that while coordinating the destruction of the uprising, most of the ruling family's time is taken up with shopping.
This is a family completely unhooked from reality–
I expect to see "Let them eat cake" in the emails.
shadow04 says:
Where are the e-mails from the Bahrein, Saudi Arabia and Yemen leaders? Oops, forgot, they are our allies in our War on Terra so they get a pass. Carry on then.
Daniel Smith says:
As these e-mails were leaked by Syrian activists and not our government, or indeed anyone in the west, perhaps the question is better addressed to Bahraini, Saudi, and Yemeni activists. The Arab spring has been done by and will continue to be done by the locals, as it should be. We in the west have been playing catch up to events there since the beginning. Our foreign policy goals in the region have never been and will never be the same as the goals of the people living there. We want regional stability, whatever that looks like, and they want and are acting to get a future that doesn't include dictators, or at least these dictators. It will be interesting to see what the region looks like in 5 years, but whatever it looks like won't be up to us.
Peter says:
You know, I bet when HE gets an offer from a foreign royal offering him a cut of untold millions of dollars if he does something shady, it's NOT spam, it's an actual offer. :P
LinkMan says:
Three 6 Mafia (or maybe Weird Al) should do a song called "It's Hard Out Here for an Ophthalmologist/Dictator."
Mister44 says:
I wonder what her current preoccupations with the bombing and fighting in full swing.
"Assad said we will crush the rebels, but I told him not to shell the new mall. The Gucci store is having a sale on Tuesday."
Nicholas Robinson says:
What's interesting to me is that they can't seem to see what the rest of the world sees — the same mistakes Gaddafi, Saddam, Mussolini and others made time and again: the picture of their palace blown to bits as the rebels close in, all their yes-men long gone, Iran long-"dashed off for a smoke — be right back", and the final, horrible end as the rebels enter the room where they're cowering and a bullet to the eye ends Bashar's optometrist's dreams forever. Or the part where they escape only to be found dirty, wounded and shivering in a sewer line under the palace. To be dragged out by a triumphant mob of non-descript rebels and beaten within an inch of their Gucci-sheltered lives — or dragged dead through the streets, take your pick.
Hey, I bet Nero would have also been online shopping for violins while Rome burned if he'd had a computer. (www.caligulasmusic.rome)
Mister44 says:
First off – unlike Libya – Syria still has control of most of its army etc. Second you are assuming these people think rationally. They are delusional narcissists with a god like image of themselves. They think they are untouchable.
Susan Carley Oliver says:
Well, I'm glad to see they're at least shopping at sales. Way to be frugal with your people's money!
George Kafantaris says:
Sarkozy is right, Assad is a murderer. What else would you call him after he killed hundreds of people with snipers on rooftops?
Indeed, Assad and his henchmen have so much blood on their hands that they are no longer concerned with saving Syria, but with saving their own hide.
As a world community governed by universal principals of fairness and empathy for our fellow men we cannot avert our eyes from the crimes against humanity these monsters are committing. Assad has gone beyond the point of any return to civilized governance. He knows it, and we know it.
It is time, therefore, that we deal with him as the criminal he has become.
We had acted with resolve against a similar criminal in Libya and we should act with resolve against this one in Syria now. Russia and China would be prudent to again stay out of the way.
Enough is enough.
Once more, the world has to do what simply needs to be done.


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Interview: Charlie Cooke
I think some players that Chelsea bought in the 1960s found that it was difficult, not only to break into the team, but to be accepted by that team that had been together since youth level. One player really did though, Charlie Cooke. Charlie was a fantastic, skilful guy and the fans loved him and rightly so – Charlie was an entertainer, he was our George Best.
- Bobby Tambling, Chelsea all-time leading scorer.
Charlie Cooke joined Chelsea towards the end of the 1965/1966 season and became an integral part of a Chelsea side that was the quintessential 'cup team.'
Despite winning an FA Cup and a Cup Winner's Cup, as well as having many other memorable Cup runs, Chelsea were as much known for their party lifestyle that encapsulated the 'swinging sixties' as for their stylish play.
In era when skilful Scottish wingers such as 'Jinky' Johnstone and Jim Baxter were commonplace, Charlie carved a reputation for himself as one of the best of his generation. In 2005 Cooke was named in Chelsea's Best Ever XI as part of the club's centenary celebrations.
Following spells at Crystal Palace and a second stint at Chelsea, Cooke moved stateside where he played in the nascent North American Soccer League.
He then set up Coerver Coaching with partner Alfred Galustianin 1984 based on the teachings of innovative Dutch coach Wiel Coerver, which focuses on nurturing technique in young players.
Mark O'Toole caught up with Charlie Cooke on one of his teaching courses in Galway. Here he opens up about that Chelsea side, their rivalry with Don Revie's Leeds and whether youth players from Ireland should move over to England at.
You joined Chelsea in 1966 from Dundee and your first match was against Barcelona in the Fair's Cup Semi-Final. That struck me as unusual, what are your memories of being thrown in the deep-end as a young winger just signed from Scotland?
It was kind of unusual, I think the very first game I was supposed to play was the weekend before, but I was injured. It wasn't a great game, but we weren't expected to do all that well, so yeah… it was very unusual.
That was at the end of the season so I never really consider it the start to my career at Chelsea. The big start was the following season. England had won the World Cup during the summer so that brought big crowds, people knew they were seeing big stars then.
Our first match was against West Ham at Upton Park, it was a sunny August day, Bobby Moore was playing and I happened to score the winner so I consider that was the real start for me.
The match against Barcelona was at the end of season and we were subsequently knocked out of that competition, so I like to consider that match against West Ham that World Cup-winning season the real start to my career at Chelsea.
Interestingly you also played Leeds in a FA Cup semi-final at the end of that 65/66 season too. You set up the winner for Tony Hateley in that match to book a final berth against Tottenham, but did you realize at the time that this was the big rivalry that was going to define your Chelsea team?
We beat them to get to the final against Tottenham where we played s**t, I was ever-so disappointed about that.
It was a huge rivalry; I mean we got to know each other very well over the years.
You've got to remember too, it was beginning of Don Revie's term there and of a lot of the gamesmanship and all that kind of stuff.
It was the beginning of getting on referee's backs and complaining about decisions. People always go on about referees getting a difficult time, but our teams believed in challenging referees on nearly every decision made. The referee would have conversations throughout the match with you back then and they were good guys and that, but that opened them up to receiving hostility if you want call it that.
Certainly the Chelsea-Leeds games were always hotly contested and hard fought games and the referees were always on the wrong end of it all the time.
Do you think that was the beginning of referees getting harassed and the type of abuse they get from players in football today?
No I think things were a lot worse treatment back then.
I think when players look back at whole matches today they see that referees are proven right more often than not, whereas we didn't have the benefit of that so the default position was for players of the same team to circle the wagon and complain.
I think Don Revie's teams were prone to that, but that's not to say that other teams like us didn't do it too!
In John Giles' Autobiography last year he said that, although your Chelsea team could beat anyone on your day, you enjoyed being seen as "playboys" too much and consequently never had the mettle to mount a concerted title challenge…
I think it's probably true. We were a team to hit the heights on many a game, but to have absolute consistency? We probably didn't have that – we'd be the first to admit that.
There's no question to it though we were a tough team to beat when we put our minds to it, but I think Johnny is correct in saying what he did.
Reading that book and others there seems to be a grudging respect between the two sides…
We respected each other and didn't think otherwise. You've got to remember we shouldn't have won the first leg of the 1970 Cup final at Wembley.
It was played in terribly heavy conditions. Jack Charlton got a s**t goal from a header from a corner-kick, then we got a s**t goal from a Peter Houseman shot that went past Gary Sprake, so we were both kind of lucky.
We were very luck to come out of that first game alive and have a chance at a replay because Leeds should have beaten us and dominated the game.
Having said that when we went up to Old Trafford eighteen days later [for the replay] they got in front again, but they still couldn't hold the lead! That's three times they couldn't hold it against us and we won that one and we think we won it in the end deservedly.
So if it's implied that there was a "grudging" respect, that's just not true. We did the business at the end of the day and that's the bottom line.
Pull Out Quote: We had a fantastic respect for that Leeds team – probably the best possession team in the world at that time, no question!
So any doubts about whether we respected them – we respected them absolutely and totally.
Former Premier League referee David Elleray reviewed the final and said if it was reffed today under modern rules, he would have given out six red cards and twenty yellows. What do you think of that?
[Laughs] You can say that again! Definitely correct.
There were some unbelievable lunatic tackling, but that was par for the course for those Chelsea-Leeds games, there was definitely a pretty good rivalry going.
You joined Crystal Palace and then came back and rejoined Chelsea in 1974 under your old team mate Eddie McCreadie who was much the same age as you. Did you find that difficult?
Never a problem for me, I had the greatest respect for him.
In fact, I told him to go for it, when there was talk of change of leadership at Chelsea and there were all sorts of name being thrown about, every name under the sun.
I said 'Eddie why don't you apply for that man? You could do a better job than any of those guys.'
This was partly because he already had an intimate knowledge of the club and the playing staff. It didn't surprise me when he did really well.
So I'm not taking credit for him getting the job, but I definitely did mention to him before it that he should apply.
I think at that point he wasn't necessarily thinking of applying, but I think I helped him a little bit.
Do you think there might have been a lack of respect towards of André Villas-Boas? You and Eddie McCreadie were friends, but you were still able to play for and do a role for him, but Villas-Boas didn't get that same respect with some of the players his own age while at Chelsea according to some sources.
Well me and Eddie were friends before and after that and could talk to each other, I don't know what the relationship between the manager and players was like, but I do think age could be a factor in it all.
The main problem is the overall instability that casts doubts.
Pull Out Quote: Some of the older players should be worried though as their careers at Chelsea are on the line too now, although all this may be forgotten if they go out and do the business against Napoli.
One of the other relationships you had while at Chelsea was with Peter Osgood. You always seemed to set him up for goals like in the aforementioned 1970 FA Cup Final and you also set him up in the 1972 League Cup Final. You're currently coaching with Coever Coaching helping improve different teams, including in Galway with Mervue United recently. Can you coach that kind of relationship between a winger and striker like yourself and Peter? Are you able to coach intimacy like that between two interrelated positions?
I think there are an awful lot of things you can help coach and help players improve on. I think a lot of things are down to the players too, to their own individual strengths and weaknesses, their own personalities.
I think for elite players there are exercises that allow you to get to know a team mate's positioning and patterns of play, but it's primarily through experience and playing together.
That's the type of understanding me and Peter had. To equalise in the 1970 final against Leeds, I got the ball in the midfield from Ian Hutchinson and I thought 'It's an hour into the game, we better do something or else this game will get away from us.'
So I'll just chip it in there past Jack [Charlton] and Peter will be making the run, so I'll see if I can get it in there. It was one of those balls that I hit perfectly – if you did it a hundred times it wouldn't get there usually and when Peter got there he just splayed himself out horizontally and BOOM! He put his hand up in the air to celebrate and the place erupted.
But that move wasn't practiced on the training pitch; it came from the experience of playing with each other and reading each other.
Above: Cooke's pinpoint assist for Peter Osgood to equalize against Leeds in the 1970 FA Cup final replay at 1.40.
Do you think in that case people should have a bit more patience with strikers as to learn to play with the midfielders that are learning to supply them? I'm thinking for instance of Fernando Torres and Juan Mata at Chelsea or Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam at Liverpool?
Yes well that's been happening forever, but it's more intense now. Players throughout history have suffered goal droughts.
You see today when a player signs for big money, everybody knows that they're meant to be the most dangerous man on pitch… including the opposition so they mark these big name signings out of the game these days.
Pull Out Quote: So big name signings are a lot more marked out of it these days. They should probably get a bit more time and a bit more credit especially for the stuff they're doing off the ball for their team mates.
Another former Chelsea player Pat Nevin is on record as an analyst on Newstalk national radio over here as saying something similar about Torres. He thinks he's not getting enough credit for his overall play…
Well I'm in good company there. I'd agree completely with Pat. I think Fernando Torres for instance has been making dome great runs and off the ball and movement for his team mates this season despite the lack of goals.
Yet despite all the millions spent and big name strikers that have come into Chelsea in recent years, your old team mate Bobby Tambling is still the club's all time top goal scorer.
I tell you whenever I think of Bobby Tambling I think about that left foot his – talk about a 'Golden Left foot'! He used to crank that foot, some of those goals he scored I still can't believe them. What a finisher!
What's you role these days at Coerver Coaching?
Well we do work with individual teams concentrating on improving tactics and primarily improving techniques with young players in a manner that helps them improve their confidence.
We coach the players and the coaches and try to get both to focus on getting better rather than results, ironically that's the approach that gets you success a lot more quickly.
A lot of the problems with developing new players in our countries is that coaches are concentrating on new tactics rather than trying to improve the skills of the players and we have a few drills that helps do that.
In the League of Ireland a lot of players like James McClean, David Meyler and Kevin Doyle moved over to England and have been more successful than the players who have moved over when they're fifteen or sixteen years of age. Do you think there's more of a benefit of staying and learning your trade in a competitive minor league like the League of Ireland and learning your technique, or should you move over to England at first chance?
We think players should be improving their technique and can improve their technique in semi-professional leagues, however by the time they hit sixteen or seventeen, they should have all the technical skills that they need.
I think if you're hitting your early twenties it's a bit late and scouts will be wondering why you haven't moved over yet.
Then again I think the proper techniques should be impressed on kids at a younger age now too.
Further information on Coerver Coaching courses can be found on coerver.ie.


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Josh Anish is Senior Editor at Knewton.
I read A LOT of GMAT essays. Alex Sarlin and I read every single essay sent in by every single Knewton student. More and more are coming in every day. We usually offer words of encouragement followed by a points of constructive critique — don't use first-person pronouns in the intro, don't pay too much deference to the other side of the argument, and so forth.
But last week we received an essay that was so good, we asked asked its author to let us share it with the world. So here it is, followed by a breakdown of why we like it so much.
Reprinted with Robbie M's permission (thanks Robbie!).
The following appeared in a memorandum from a regional supervisor of post office operations:
During a two-week study of postal operations, the Presto City post office handled about twice as many items as the Lento City post office, even though the cities are about the same size. Moreover, customer satisfaction appears to be higher in Presto City, since the study found fewer complaints regarding the Presto City post office. Therefore, the postmasters at these two offices should exchange assignments: the Presto City postmaster will solve the problems of inefficiency and customer dissatisfaction at the Lento City office while the Lento City postmaster learns firsthand the superior methods of Presto City.
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
While a potential solution for the gap between the performance of the Lento City and the Presto City post office could be addressed by switching postmasters, the author fails to provide sufficient evidence or sound logic to validate his or her conclusion. First, there are explanations other than postmaster aptitude for the gap between post office performance. Similarly, the assumption that similar size cities have the exact same post office configuration is not logically sound. Finally, additional evidence about the current postmasters would strengthen the author's proposed solution.
One possible explanation for the difference in volume between the two post offices and customer satisfaction is a difference in supporting staffs. The Presto City post office may have a significantly larger staff, or Presto postal workers may be substantially more skilled or have more experience than their Lento City counterparts. Should this be the case, more significant changes, such as hiring additional workers or training existing employees in Lento City, would be necessary to reduce the gap in performance.
The author also fails to validate the assumption that the two post offices are comparable. Lento City could be demographically different, hosting a population of technologically advanced citizens who rarely send postal mail. These citizens could instead use other means of communication, such as email. In this scenario, the volume of mail would be significantly lower, which in turn could lead to less-experienced or fewer postal workers. Furthermore, using number of complaints as the measurement of customer satisfaction ignores the potential for differences in how customers communicate their satisfaction. It may be that Presto City has no formal means for collecting customer feedback, while Lento City has a very robust process.
Finally, the author could strengthen this claim by citing specific examples of the strengths and weaknesses of the two postmasters. For example, if we were told that the Presto City post office once experienced issues similar to those in Lento City, and that the situation were improved upon the incumbent postmaster's arrival, it would strengthen proposed postmaster-exchange. Similarly, if there were pieces of evidence that the significant decline in Lento City corresponded to the current postmaster's tenure, it would more directly relate the present state in Lento City to the postmaster. Without this evidence, the author fails to validly support his or her proposal as there are too many alternative reasons for the variance between post offices.
In summary, the author must better support the link between postmaster and post office performance to support his or her conclusion. A reader of the argument has no means to conclude that there are not other explanations for the variance in performance.
The essay would easily earn a perfect 6 on the AWA. The intro clearly advances a single perspective. Robbie even sets up the 3 body paragraphs in the first paragraph. The body paragraphs themselves are succinct, advancing the author's argument without sounding dogmatic. Almost no deference is paid to the other side of the argument, a strategy I cannot endorse enough.
In the conclusion, Robbie again brings attention to the flaws in the author's argument, and then goes on to show its ramifications.
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UPDATE 10:29 a.m. Thursday: The deputy accused of using excessive force by a Nipomo man last month was hired by the Sheriff's Office less than a year ago, according to spokesman Tony Cipolla.
Deputy Steven Hurl was hired Nov. 1, 2011, and his day of separation from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office was July 25, said Cipolla, who said he couldn't comment on whether Hurl was fired.
Original story: Jesus Raul Ruiz, 28, had just spent a pleasant afternoon listening to mariachi music and dancing at a Nipomo church for his grandmothers 80th birthday.
By early evening July 15, he was being shocked with a Taser, elbowed and pummeled with a club by a sheriffs deputy, Ruiz claims.
The deputy, Steven Hurl, is no longer an employee of the Sheriffs Office, said sheriffs spokesman Tony Cipolla on Wednesday.
Citing personnel confidentiality, the office would not say whether Hurl is permanently terminated from his position. Cipolla is calling his job status a separation from the office.
Were restricted by law about what we can and cant say, Cipolla said. That can open us up to litigation and it could be costly to the county.
Ruiz, a Nipomo resident, said he was driving home from the party about 6:30 p.m. with his girlfriend, Ashley Rodriguez, 25, and her 7-year-old son on Vintage Street near Thompson Avenue.
Ruiz admits he was driving over the speed limit (his attorney, William Gamble, said he was traveling about 40 mph in a 25 mph zone) when he passed the deputy, who was driving in the opposite direction.
Ruiz said he pulled into a friends driveway, and his girlfriend went into the home with her son. Then the deputy drove up beside Ruiz and ordered him to keep his hands in the air and turn his back as the deputy pointed a gun at him, Ruiz said.
He was yelling at me, and I kept on asking, Why are you yelling? Ruiz said. I wanted to know the situation, and he called for backup, and I said, Why are you calling for backup?
At one point, Ruiz said, he also asked the deputy whom he described as white in his 20s with blond hair and blue eyes whether he was racially profiling Ruiz, who is Hispanic.
Ruiz said the deputy shocked him with a Taser from about 15 feet away, rendering him frozen, then clubbed him in his thigh and buttocks. Ruiz said the deputy elbowed him as well, striking him about six times in all, before shocking him with the Taser a second time in the side.
Ruizs girlfriend, Rodriguez, then came out of the house and told the deputy he was hurting her boyfriend, she said, as a crowd from the neighborhood gathered.
Ruiz was detained, and Rodriguez and Ruizs brother, 22-year-old Edgar Gutierrez, were handcuffed as well, though they werent arrested.
Another officer came and had a knee in my back area, Rodriguez said. I kept on telling him to get off.
Ruiz was detained on suspicion of resisting arrest, but he was never charged with a crime in San Luis Obispo Superior Court.
Ruiz and Rodriguez said they dont know why the deputy reacted the way he did.
Gamble said he doesnt understand why the situation escalated either. His client is considering a lawsuit, he said.
I have no hesitation in filing a civil-rights violation, Gamble said. I cant understand why hed beat him with a billy club when he was lying on the ground. (Ruiz) said he wasnt fighting with him.
Ruiz said he hasnt been able to work, spending sleepless nights thinking about the incident. He had been helping his mother with her house-cleaning business and said hes lost some mobility in his left elbow and wrist in addition to suffering bruises on his body.
Im confused about what happened, and a lot of people have asked me about it and its hard to explain, Ruiz said. Ive always had good relations with sheriffs deputies around here, and Ill say Hi if I see them around. I just dont understand how this happened.
Ruiz filed a complaint, and the sheriffs professional standards unit is investigating the incident, Cipolla said.
Hurl could not be reached for comment.


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By Samantha Pidde
Herald Staff Writer
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors has appointed a new leader.
John Staszewski was selected Wednesday to lead the board as its chairman.
"You did a really good job. You stepped up to the plate and I know you've put in lots of hours," Supervisor Jill Davisson said to Supervisor Brian Schmidt, who served as chairman in 2012. Schmidt thanked everyone for their patience and assistance during the past year.
Typically, the board rotates the position between the three supervisors. Staszewski served as chairman in 2011, putting Davisson as the person next in line to serve. However, due to health issues with her husband, Davisson preferred not to serve as chairman this year. She instead nominated Staszewski. She also thanked the staff and the supervisors for help during this difficult time.
"I have truly appreciated this year and especially with all of the health issues my husband has, you two have said, 'Don't worry about it.' And that's pretty nice," Davisson said.
Staszewski appointed Davisson as vice chairwoman.
The board moved forward in their annual resolutions. The Observer and Clinton Herald were designated as the official newspapers for publication of board proceedings. The county's reimbursement rate for mileage for 2013 was set at $.565, as per the Internal Revenue Service. The board authorized the county auditor to issue checks on various funds when the board is not in session. Deductions from payroll have been authorized for the purpose of United States savings bonds, annuities, life insurance, flex plans, union dues, United Fund, family dental coverage and credit unions.
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Foyil High School recognized as one of the best in nation
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U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the best high schools in the nation. Foyil High School received a Bronze national ranking for the second year in a row.
More than 100 Oklahoma schools are included in the high school rankings.
"As a low-income community, to be told that our high school is ranked as one of the nation's best is very exciting," said Foyil Superintendent Mike McGregor. "Our teachers are doing a heck of a job."
"We are bursting with pride," said McGregor. "I want our students to know they're part of this honor and that our teachers are here to make sure they are successful and taken care of."
To produce results for the rankings, U.S. News teamed up with Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Reasearch (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.
U.S. News and AIR analyzed 21,035 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. National rankings were based on a three-step process, including reading and math performance compared to the average student in the state, math and reading proficiency rates for disadvantaged students and college readiness performance using Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.
Because Foyil does not offer AP courses, the school was not eligible for a silver or gold ranking, according to information from U.S. News and World Report.
Foyil was among 2,500 high schools that passed the first two steps in the methodology.
McGregor said the state's A-F grading system is not a true reflection of the quality education students are receiving in Foyil.
"The A-F scale is flawed and does not validate what our teachers and faculty are doing. It's nice to see an unbiased system set up on a national scale that focuses more on education than attendance."
Foyil High School currently has 132 students with 51 seniors and a 100 percent graduation rate.
Earlier this year, the district received state Governor's ACE Award for the high school's 100 percent graduation rate.


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Justin Grimm
Edwin Jackson
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Neil Ramirez
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Brian Schlitter
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Carlos Villanueva
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Darwin Barney
Starlin Castro
Mike Olt
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Justin Ruggiano
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James McDonald, P
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Kyle Hendricks, P
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Carrie Muskat reports that the Cubs have claimed 25-year old RH hitting LF-RF-1B Thomas Neal off waivers from the New York Yankees. Neal had been Designated for Assignment by the Yankees last Friday to make room on their 40-man roster for OF Curtis Granderson, who was reinstated from the 60-day DL.
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Way to turn it back to something classy LeBron. I applaud this move. Very cool.
Agreed -- it pains me to say it, but -- Well done, LeBron.
LeBron handled this one a lot better...back to Cleveland. If Bulls can get met Melo or Love and Rose stays healthy, could be fun next year.
No chance on the first, I think it hit the dugout fence on the fly. On the second I don't think they'd have gotten the out but Rizzo might have come up with the ball and kept it from hitting the dugout fence.
I've heard Utley has not intention of approving a trade from Philly.
BR has it at 0.4, which ties Barney for 6th on the Cubs offensively (Rizzo, Castro, Bonifacio, Wood [no joke] and Valbuena)
Can somebody calculate Alcantara's WAR really quick? Thanks.
Would Rizzo have made the play on either of them? The guy is like the rubber man from Fantastic 4.
This is why I don't like free agency as a way to get top of the line pitchers, and why last year I wanted Bryant instead of a pitcher first round, and why this year I wanted a position player first round, instead of a pitcher. Although I will admit I was a little disappointed the Cubs didn't get Tanaka - I got caught up a bit in the hype, but I was hardly crushed when he went to the Yanks. The TheoCorp approach is working pretty well - somehow they are finding quality starters every year without breaking the bank.
Maybe we can get Sean Marshall back. Hamilton could probably move to 2b if a CF is easier for them. Otherwise Utley and Zobrist should be available before they start slumming it.
The team told fans and Lakeview neighborhood residents in an email Thursday evening that it plans to finish installing new seating, group terraces, outfield signs and lighting, including the new left-field video board, by Opening Day 2015.
Bryant with a confirmed crushed HR to left tonight in Omaha. Long, high fly ball just ~50 feet bigger than the field of play. Also 2 throwing errors....both times ball hit right down the line and pulled him into foul territory...came up firing...high/wide.
Brandon Phillips out 6 weeks for the Reds. Any chance they'd want to corner the market on recent Gold Glove 2nd basemen?
C. Headley HR off Kershaw, ends scoreless streak at 41 IP I believe
Tom Tunney with some serious Cubbery. Seriously, though, I don't know what all went on behind the scenes, but this is the best possible outcome for the Cubs- they appeared to be reasonable and tried to work with the neighborhood and the neighborhood came across as unreasonable.
Capt Happy-"Alacantara! congrats you're staying up in the show!"
Alcantara-"Thanks skip, I'm looking forward to helping the team and getting at b.."
Capt Happy interupts-"Good, good...oh Mike? show the kid where to sit on the bench so I can't see or hear him"
Olt shuffles over- "Follow me"
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This year has been like an eisteddfod of premiumness in my family. I wear a blazer and cravat at all times and our freshly groomed dog lifts his paw to the postman. We've poshed up in preparation for the invasion of the premium manufacturers to the cor-blimey family hatchback market, starting with Audi's A3, then Volvo's V40 and now Mercedes-Benz with its new A-class, star at the Geneva show in March and on sale this winter.
Having launched the original A-class in 1996 (and again the following year after the car famously rolled during a Scandinavian elk-avoidance test), Mercedes decided that its clever sandwich-floor construction, sit-up-and-beg styling and family friendly credentials would never sell enough to realise its plans for world domination. Instead, it has created a premium hatchback aimed at the C-sector, one of Europe's biggest.
Whisper this, but a premium hatchback is pretty much like any other hatchback, but travels in a miasma of bovine effluent. "A is for attack," boasted Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes-Benz's chief executive, at the car's unveiling in Geneva. It's a prize worth fighting for, with the C-segment premium share predicted to grow from 5.8 million in two years to 7.7 million in 2020.
This new baby Merc is certainly attractive, especially at the front, where a wide grille feeds into the clamshell bonnet and into heavily scalloped sides. With a coefficient of drag of 0.27Cd, this is one of the slipperiest hatches in this class. The rear is not such a success, looking slabby from some angles.
From the driver's seat, views to the front are fine in spite of the thick pillars and low windscreen. Rear views are compromised by the tiny rear window and side views by the massive B pillars – the blind-spot warning system is more than a gimmick.
In quality of materials and build, the Mercedes A-class doesn't quite match the class-leading standard of Audi's new A3; there are some poor material choices on the centre console and the optional telephone holder is bizarre. That said, the quality of design surpasses the slightly dated Audi, especially the instrument binnacle with its small inset dials for fuel contents and coolant temperature. Do you really need five facia vents? Perhaps not, but they look good. And, thanks to a wiring loom from Merc's bigger models, there's a choice of all the toys you can play with (or afford), including skeleton-pattern electric seat adjusters, intelligent cruise control and a capstan control for the satnav.
The standard front seats feel hard but offer a comfortable driving position and the rears accommodate a couple of six footers with head and leg room to spare, although a third adult is going to be squashed. At 341 litres, the boot isn't class leading, but big enough for a couple of large suitcases.
The chassis isn't the last word in innovation. MacPherson strut front and independent rear suspension could have been cold chiselled off a Ford Focus. All-round disc brakes have economy single-piston swinging calipers and the rack-and-pinion steering is electronically assisted. What the original 1996 A-class offered in technical virtuosity has been replaced by painstaking refinement of class-standard components.
The engine choice echoes that of the B-class, which shares this chassis. Three turbodiesels and three petrol engines, with a choice of six-speed manual or Mercedes's own seven-speed, twin-clutch transmission. There will be five main model lines: Base, SE, Sport, AMG Sport and a single top-model A250 Sport "engineered by AMG". Prices will start at under £19,000, which is keen, but that's for a manual, 1.6-litre petrol stripped out like a nuclear winter.
We tried the 105bhp 1.8-litre turbodiesel first, with the seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox and sports suspension. The engine is refined and powerful enough to haul 1.5 tons with reasonable alacrity. It also seems quieter than when fitted in longitudinally engined cars, with less noise, harshness and vibration in this transverse application. This was confirmed by Jörg Prigl, the vice-president of compact cars at Mercedes. If anything the petrol alternative was even better, more flexible and nicer to drive, although obviously it uses more fuel.
The seven-speed is highly efficient at all speeds up to fast, but not as good as the decent manual choice when you press on. It is reluctant to skip down ratios when entering corners and you end up driving to match the transmission. The default option is to leave it in automatic, which sort of misses the point.
Prigl claims that one of the reasons Mercedes has produced such a conventional hatchback is the requirement for it to be sporty. "The old A-class was far too functional and unemotional," he says. It was also expensive to make. Yet the sports suspension option is far too harsh, with a trembling, shuddering ride on even the smoothest surfaces.
Mechanical grip is quite good, but the car feels cumbersome and doesn't flow. Competitors such as the V40 ride much better, the A3 is dynamically superior and a Focus would leave them all for dead.
Mercedes' "direct steer" system is as horrid as the sports suspension. It's far too heavy, inconsistently weighted and, to maintain a straight line on a motorway, you have to lean against the artificial resistance like an old Labrador leaning against the kitchen door frame on a hot day.
A bit of a disaster, then? Under the heaviest pressure, Merc pulled out a couple of standard-suspended cars and the improvement was remarkable. Fluent, fine riding, with much improved steering, this is the car you want. The steering still fizzes along with the road surface, but the standard suspension puts the new A-class slap bang in contention with its rivals; it is a lovely machine to drive and reasonably sharp when you want to make progress. It's worth noting that all UK cars will have this "comfort" suspension as standard.
In the end, the A-class will sell by the bucketload purely on the strength of its provenance. The Volvo and the Audi have marginally better dynamics, but the Merc gives you a star on the bonnet and that's important in this badge-obsessed world.
And in case you were in doubt, there is a difference between premium and non-premium, although that tends to be felt mostly in the cabin, where the former's materials and construction are superior. If you can live without a swanky cabin and the badge, phone a Ford or Honda dealer, then book a holiday with all the cash you'll save.
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Tested: 1,461cc, four-cyl turbodiesel, six-speed manual transmission, front-wheel drive
Price/on sale: £19,000-£29,000/end of the year
Power/torque: 108bhp @ 4,000rpm/192lb ft @ 1,750rpm
Top speed: 118mph
Acceleration: 0-62mph in 11.3sec
Fuel economy: 74.3mpg (EU Combined)
CO2 emissions: 98g/km
VED band: A (£0)
Verdict: With the right suspension, the new A-class has a fine ride combined with some of the best engines in the game.
Telegraph rating: Four out of five stars
Volvo V40, from £19,745
Very nice reinterpretation of the Ford Focus chassis, which handles well but rides better. Slightly strange digital dashboard takes some learning, but safety is at the top of the class, as are the seats. Surprisingly competent and attractive choice in the premium market.
Audi A3, from £19,205
Redesigned so you'd scarcely notice, Audi's Golf-based hatch uses aluminium to trim its weight and (optional) advanced suspension systems to mollify the potentially harsh ride of the sports versions. Lovely cabin and very good to drive, but dull to look at.


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DERRY — Susan Amara got a steal — two good quality bicycles for only $24.
The Nashua woman bid on the bikes during last weekend's town surplus auction where Derry's leftovers become treasures for those seeking a bargain.
Every year, the town puts its extras on the auction block — items collected and unclaimed at the police department, extra office furniture from other town departments — all available and often at bargain prices.
In Amara's case, the bikes were a steal and would be great for her daughter in college.
"I heard they always have a good selection," she said.
Highway Department superintendent of Operations Alan Cote did auctioneering duties, selling off jewelry, artwork, trucks, trailers, lamps, radar detectors — just about anything a town office wanted to get rid of.
"This was once at $200 tool, I looked it up this morning," Cote shouted as he held up one of the many gadgets up for bid.
A pair of garden gnomes went for $11. Another woman bought a slew of bike helmets for a small bill.
An autographed Ken Griffey Jr. print brought $65.
Merle Zusman works at Derry Public Library and said the library donated a lot of unused shelving, printers and cabinets to the auction this year.
"We have very little space, so it's nice to have a venue to get rid of our excess," she said. "I might also pick up something for myself."
Officials said the auction was a bit smaller than in previous years, with fewer bikes up for bid.
Still, the event could mean up to $5,000 for the town's bank account.
Ralph Zusman shared his wife's sentiment on the auction, saying it was fun to attend and see what items were available.
"It's fun to see what people spend for things," he said.


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By CRAIG HARRIS
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1 Corinthians 15: 12-18 (NIV): But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
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But I am every bit as convinced that Jesus really did rise again as Paul was when he wrote this passage. The evidence is just too overwhelming. Never mind that I can feel God's presence. My faith is built on solid evidence - much of it the same evidence that Paul witnessed.
Briefly, here is a scratching of the surface of the evidence: First, the reliability of the Scriptures. Did you know we have more than five thousand manuscripts of the Greek New Testament? Second, Jesus fulfilled at least 350 internal prophecies from the Old Testament, proving he was the Messiah. Third, we have writings of historians outside the Bible that corroborate the stories within it. Fourth, the empty tomb. The Gospel writers all mention that the tomb was empty Easter Sunday morning. If there had been a body there, the Romans or Jewish leaders could have shown it and that would have ended Christianity right then and there. Fifth, Paul says 500 different people saw Jesus after his resurrection. He wrote this only twenty years after the fact. Sixth, why would the early Christians have celebrated Communion and Baptism if Jesus had remained dead?
Seventh, why would the disciples die for a lie? We see in the Gospels that they were basically cowards. Why did these timid lambs suddenly change into the lions of the faith? Eighth, the emergence and growth of the church. The church started with a small rag-tag group of mostly poor people who were murdered and persecuted for their belief. Within two hundred years, it conquered Rome. Ninth, the conversion of skeptics. Scores of non-believers, including Jesus' own brothers, Paul and atheists, have put their faith in Christ after seeing him alive or examining the evidence. Finally, the ongoing encounters with Jesus right up to this very minute.
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Mykks' install of the Autoloc tilt hood hinge kit
Hey everyone,
I thought I would post up the most recent modification to my 2004 Silvy. Installing a Autoloc tilt hood hinge kit. Or as I call it, the Suicide Hood. (cause it sounds cooler)
I am finding myself at more shows & cruise ins, and I wanted to do something to seperate myself from the crowd. And here it is...
The Autoloc kit: part # tilthd
Step one: Find where you're going to mount the brackets. I, obviously, needed them to be on the radiator support. I intended to weld the brackets to the support until I found out the rad support is aluminum and the brackets are powder coated steel.
Step 2, Mock up:
Remeber the old rule, measure a million times to cut once, this project is no exception.
A mock up of how the whole hinge assembly will sit.
This is when I discovered a hood clearance issue with the location of the heim joints. So I needed to flip the brackets around to move the joints back an inch.
Vortec 357ci Small Block Chevy: Big cam, high stall, long headers, rear gears. The typical formula.
Step 3, making your mark:
With the hood barely open, just enough to squeeze an arm in and mark the location of the brackets mounting pads on the hood. Removed the hood and made the commitment to drill holes into my freshly painted steel cowl hood.
As you can see, I was lucky enough that two of the mounting pads lined up with a hood support brace. The rear two pads did not, so I made a bracket out of aluminum stock to connect the pads and mount in the center.
Say good bye to the convientional way of opening the hood. This is the last time anyone will see it the way that GM intended.
Step 4, improvise:
To address the issue of the old hinge, you simply notch the hood mounting point and allow the shoulder of the old hinge bolt to be your catch.
A few minor tweaks, a few alignment changes of the hinge bolts and everything moves smoothly. There is however one hitch, with my application you can now only open the hood so far before the hood hits the grill. I also employed a long screw driver as a hood prop.
Now I know what your thinking, "It's going to be a major pain in the arse to do any work under the hood". But all in all, it's not as bad as it looks. I've already changed the plugs, changed the oil, torqued the header bolts and R&Red the cold air intake for a cleaning. Really, the hood does not get in the way. And if I do have any major work to do, or need to get up by the cooling fans, the hood comes completely off with two 3/8" bolts.
The After pics:
My friends want me to call it the "Silverette" cause of the corvette styled hood. I can't bring myself to do it, give me a LS7 and than we'll talk ;)
Cheers ~Mykk
That's an awesome mod and a sick truck!! Good job!!Matt
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That looks awesome! I think you'd have a hard time changing the radiator thoDan
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dude that looks fricken amazing!!! i like those headlightsPETE
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Great mod! I bet it stands out at shows!
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I like it man. Do mine next! Looks their could be another contender for ride of the mont!Chris S. The GoFastPadre I like to drive fast and I've got the speeding tickets to prove it. 00 Sierra Z71 ECSB K&N CAI Pacesetter Shorties (soon to be replaced with LT's) Magnaflow HFC's Flowmasters with True Duals and H-Pipe more mods to come
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"Gaslamp Fantasy," or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels, including Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, and The Prestige by Christopher Priest, owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth-century writers ranging from Jane Austen, the Brontës, and George Meredith to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and William Morris. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature inspired by this period.Queen Victoria's Book of Spells is an anthology for everyone who loves these works of neo-Victorian fiction, and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenth-century settings, characters, and themes. These approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen-and-Trollope inspired works that some critics call Fantasy of Manners, all of which fit under the larger umbrella of Gaslamp Fantasy. The result is eighteen stories by experts from the fantasy, horror, mainstream, and young adult fields, including both bestselling writers and exciting new talents such as Elizabeth Bear, James Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Gregory Maguire, Delia Sherman, and Catherynne M. Valente, who present a bewitching vision of a nineteenth century invested (or cursed!) with magic.
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"A superb sampling of urban fantasy.... You will have fun with all twenty stories."—Booklist on Naked City"This is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review on The Faery Reel"An often sophisticated view of the world [and] a real sense of how powerful nature can be in its various guises."—School Library Journal on The Green Man"An enchanting, witty collection of original stories.... This superior volume proves that the notion of modern-day Grimms, Andersens and Wildes isn't just a fairy tale."—Publishers Weekly on Black Thorn, White Rose
Multiple award-winning editor ELLEN DATLOW has been editing science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction for almost thirty years. She was fiction editor of OMNI magazine and SciFiction and has edited more than fifty anthologies. She lives in New York City.
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