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Gypsy music may be the forgotten party music.
When American musicians raised on rock stumbled upon traditional Gypsy music and started composing their own take on it, the sound they created was a mesh of traditional Eastern European sounds played with some good old aggression. While some may favor bluegrass, electronic DJ music or � God forbid � rock �n� roll, as the sound to listen to, Gypsy often gets the castoff.
That�s a shame. Thanks to bands like Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box or other bands with Eastern European members and influences, Gypsy music has taken hold. Its bass lines, stomping rhythms behind a fast-paced violin and call-and-response lyrics are ripe for inciting drinking and rowdy behavior everywhere. Durango�s own Gypsy band Carute Roma will celebrate the release of their debut CD �Gadjo Caravan� this evening with a free show at the Lost Dog.
The band is Michael Rendon on violin and vocals, David Sachs on drums, Brian Arens on guitar and vocals, Nicole Mosher on trumpet, Alexi Carey on bass, Robert Aspen on accordion and vocals, Hannah Burnett on violin and Brian Lock on mandolin.
Carute Roma has been together in Durango and outlying areas for the last nine years, but being a band has never been at the forefront of anyone�s activities. Every member has a full-time job, from teaching to nonprofit work, so their output and live performances have been busy or spotty. That hasn�t mattered. They�re Gypsies, after all. Theirs is a friendship before business.
�The people in the band are some of my favorite people in Durango. That�s partly why we stay together,� said Rendon last week from the office of his �real� job. �Everybody really likes each other, and what we�re doing is totally unique and it�s kind of cool.�
Gypsy bands like Carute Roma�s place in the world of music is often as the house-band for weddings. That�s where Carute Roma plays most of its shows, and the up-beat nature of the music is a natural fit.
�In Romania and Eastern Europe, the Gypsy musicians make their money playing weddings. It�s known as rowdy music, and it�s funny because we mostly play weddings here,� Rendon said. �We kind of like it that way, it feels like we are connecting with the musicians over there.�
Sitting down with Rendon to talk Gypsy music is like sitting down for a lesson in Romanian and Eastern European culture, something many Americans could use. In an specially fabulous episode of �The Andy Griffith Show,� a rag-tag group of Gypsies led by Jamie Farr rolls into Mayberry to sell junk to the rubes of the town, eventually jinxing the town and its residents. That stereotype may be unfortunately universal, but Rendon thinks one benefit of playing in a Gypsy band is he�s given the opportunity to dispel such negativity.
�It gives us a chance to educate people on the Roma culture. The word �Gypsy� is a negative term � they call themselves �Roma�� Rendon said. �What�s neat about the band, too, is we�ve gotten into the culture.�
firstname.lastname@example.com. Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager.


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What I'm proposing definitely would not occur, just something I thought for fun.
Suppose that JJ is healthy...
Starters: Collison, Blake, DeAndre, Crawford, Barnes
We've already seen plenty from this lineup. Blake's shown he can carry a team on his own, and if he's in trouble, Jamal would always be there to create shots.
2nd Unit: CP3, Big Baby, JJ, Granger, Hollins/Bullock
This can be very similar to 08's Hornets roster. Baby as West, JJ-Peja, Granger-Peterson, Hollins-Chandler.
Late 4th quarter: Same lineup as always, Blake, Cp3, JJ, DeAndre, Crawford
In the end, all the players would end up with around the minutes they're getting now. Assuming that all players are okay with this, it'll be like playing a starting squad for the full 48 minutes. What do you guys think?
I think you're crazy. This could be a fun lineup, however.
It's an interesting idea, but CP3 is not coming off the bench.
Chris Paul is not going to come off the bench, lol.
Like the others say CP coming off the bench is not going to happen. But then again that is why it is interesting, it would give the opposing coach a real headache.

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During the course of small talk, people sometimes ask Steve Spurrier Jr. if he enjoyed fishing when he was growing up. He says he did, though he went just a few times and only once with his father. On the boat trip, Spurrier Jr. watched his dad and got the impression that the old man never wanted to go fishing again.
A college football coaching icon entering his ninth season at South Carolina, Steve Spurrier can't stand sitting still. He exercises vigorously every day. While talking in his office chair, he takes notes, preparing his next plan. His wife of 46 years, Jerri, said his calendar has something scribbled on every day. Being married to Spurrier is "like hanging on to the back of a train," she said. "You just hang on and you go and it's never boring. It's always fun. We never stop."
So you can understand why Spurrier Jr. was skeptical when his dad told him he planned to attend a recent Dr. Seuss musical at a shopping mall that included a performance by Spurrier Jr.'s 12-year-old daughter, Emmaline. Spurrier Jr. didn't know if Spurrier could handle sitting through the whole scene, with about 90 kids "running all over the place," as Spurrier Jr. put it.
"Listen, she's going to have bigger plays to be in than this one," Spurrier Jr. told his father.
But Spurrier attended anyway, the most famous proud grandfather in the crowd.
"I had to sit still for about an hour and a half," Spurrier said with a smile. "Just sitting still was a little hard. I'm not used to doing that."
Spurrier, who turned 68 on April 20, realizes he is in an uncommon position, one that allows him to briefly, and happily, curb his energy and sit through a children's play.
Three of his four children live in the Columbia area: Lisa King, Steve Jr. and Scott. The fourth, Amy Moody, lives in Florida's Panhandle. Steve Jr. is USC's wide receivers coach and Scott is a graduate assistant coach on the staff. Seven of Spurrier's 11 grandchildren live locally, including all six of Spurrier Jr.'s kids. Another attends Winthrop. Grandkid No. 12 is due to arrive in September, Scott and his wife's first.
Few coaches enjoy the luxury of picking where they want to work, winning big there and having family around to share the success. Spurrier certainly does not need to continue coaching. His legacy is secure. He is wealthy.
He still enjoys the job largely because he is winning. USC went 11-2 in each of the past two seasons, its best records ever, and Spurrier's 66 victories with the Gamecocks are the most in school history. But the sharing of it all also keeps him going, still moving as fast as ever.
Every Sunday, Spurrier's kids and grandkids gather at his house for dinner, while golf or football plays on television in the background. Every Wednesday, they all come to USC's football complex for a coaching staff dinner, joining the families of Spurrier's other assistant coaches – a tradition Jerri started after Spurrier first became a head coach in 1983. For Halloween and Easter, the staff holds family parties.
"It makes it very comfortable to continue coaching when you've got just about your entire family and grandkids in your hometown," Spurrier said.
"Once you think about it, if my family was all in Florida doing something else, it would be hard to just try to say, 'I'm way off doing my own job.' Maybe especially if you don't have to."
Play to win
Spurrier's father, Graham Spurrier II, was a Presbyterian minister who oversaw several small churches, mostly in eastern Tennessee. Spurrier's mother, Marjorie, played piano, led the choir and produced the church bulletin. Through all the moves from congregation to congregation, Spurrier's parents, both now deceased, kept the family close through traditions.
Summers meant road trips to Cherry Grove Beach, located near Myrtle Beach, where Graham's friend had a little house. Graham loved the beach, and his three children – 6-year-old Steve and his older siblings, Sara and Graham III – looked forward to the trip every year. They packed into the house, slept on the floors, played on the beach, watched the fishing boats head out and come back with loads of fish.
In autumn, Graham and the boys got nose-bleed seats to Tennessee football games. Christmas brought car rides in the Buick, winding along snowy, two-lane mountain roads to visit relatives in Charlotte.
"How Dad ever got across the mountains I'll never know," Graham said. "But he always did. It was pretty scary sometimes, but I guess the good Lord was with him. We just had such a tight-knit family. We had to with all the moves we made."
Spurrier lived in Athens and Newport, small Tennessee cities, before another family outing changed his life. When he was in fifth grade, he and his brother were playing on the ball field at a church camp in Black Mountain, N.C. Their athleticism caught the eye of Sidney Smallwood, who coached basketball at Science Hill High in Johnson City, Tenn. Smallwood inquired about the Spurrier kids, met their dad and told him about a pastoral opening in Johnson City. Soon thereafter, the Spurriers moved to the mid-size city where Steve launched his football career.
If Smallwood hadn't noticed the boys and they remained in the map dot Newport, "who would have ever known if anyone would have ever heard of Steve?" Graham wondered.
Spurrier's father showed him not only the value of a close family, but also of competition. At his dad's funeral in 2000, Spurrier recounted the time his dad coached his Babe Ruth baseball team and asked the players if they believed the saying that it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. Half the players raised their hands. Spurrier's father gently corrected them: "The game is played to win, and we're going to try our best to win the game."
"He strongly believed the Bible tells us: Run the race to win," Spurrier said more recently. "He ingrained that in all of us very well."
Family time
Fifty years after arriving at Florida, whose football program he changed as a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and national championship coach, Spurrier now has a quarterback pupil more than 50 years his junior – his 16-year-old grandson, Davis King, who plays at Hammond School. When they throw a football, Spurrier advises Davis on his footwork. When they talk on the phone, Spurrier asks about one of his favorite teaching points: "Did you jump rope today?"
Davis' brother, Trey, studies theater at Winthrop, and when he was in high school, Spurrier attended his plays. Their mom, Lisa, recently hurt her back and Spurrier kept calling to check on her. When she thanked her mom for telling him to call, Jerri said he did it on his own. Jerri notices him hugging their kids and grandkids more than he ever did years ago.
"He's actually become a better father the older he's become," said his daughter Amy, who has three children. "He is more sensitive to each of us. He calls frequently. He says I love you. We didn't do a lot of that when we were kids. He kind of grew up in the '60s, when those were Momma's words. He's much more interested in what each of us is doing in our individual lives."
Jerri doesn't think about these changes in Spurrier until she sees him pick up the phone and call the kids and grandkids.
"I think always getting older makes a big difference," she said. "For so many years, you're so wrapped up in your own passions. We never really demanded that (outward affection) from him. We always kind of let him do what he does. He's just much more aware of all people's emotions than he used to be. He tries harder. He tries to be more compassionate. When the kids were growing up, he may come to some (of their events). But there were always meetings. There was always something."
Jerri traces Spurrier's transformation to 2004, when he took a year off from coaching after two rocky seasons with the Washington Redskins. The year off was his youngest son Scott's senior year of high school, and the Spurriers remained in the Washington, D.C., area so he could finish. They attended all of his games, and Spurrier "was there emotionally every day," Jerri said.
Yet both he and Jerri still maintain their own lives, independent of the kids and grandkids. Jerri coordinates activities like the team's parents association breakfast on the morning of the spring game. (She has attended all of his games as a head coach except one, when Lisa graduated high school.) Jerri teaches a fitness class at USC's student gym. She has two courses remaining for a second bachelor's degree, in psychology, and hopes to work with depressed and suicidal youths.
"(Taking classes) kind of gets me where I get to be somebody else," Jerri said. "I do it for me, and I think everybody needs to do something for them."
For Spurrier, that is football, forever football.
"I dread the day that we're not doing this, because it's my life," Jerri said. "It's what I do, too. It's what we do."
During football season, nobody in the family is around Spurrier more than his sons. Spurrier Jr. sees how football – and winning, of course – keep his father always energized and moving. Spurrier Jr. has never heard his dad say, "When I retire, this is what I want to do." If the victories keep coming, Spurrier Jr. can't see Spurrier quitting any time soon. And though having family nearby is nice, Spurrier Jr. isn't sure if that plays a big role in Spurrier staying in coaching.
"I think if it was not for us, if he was still doing as well as he's doing, this is what he would be doing," Spurrier Jr. said.
Spurrier at a glance
Born: April 20, 1945
Position: South Carolina football coach
Family: Spurrier and his wife of 46 years, Jerri, have four children: Lisa King, 45; Amy Moody, 43; Steve Spurrier Jr., 41; and Scott Spurrier, 26. Lisa has two sons: Trey, 19, and Davis, 16. Amy has two sons and a daughter: Jake, 16; Kyle, 13; and Lauren, 8. Steve Jr. has five sons and a daughter: 13-year-old triplets Luke, Gavin and Emmaline; 6-year-old Nolan; and 2-year-old twins Palmer and Hayden. Scott and his wife are expecting their first child in September.


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Wow Durant sounds like such a douche with those comments. He seems so full of himself.
Durant and Westbrook are really entitled and unlikable. Lebron has become likable. Durant is a twerp.
We're in their heads now
Durant sounds like a sore loser. His unsportsmanlike behavior after this major loss reveals how self-entitled he feels. He can't even bring himself to say anything good about the Clippers. And his sidekick Westbrook has to say something underhanded about the Clips to mitigate his missing that wide open and crucial three. Own up to is, Russ. You screwed up big.
In contrast, our players have always been very classy when it comes to other teams they've played. From what I've seen and heard, they give credit where credit is due and vow to do better next game if they lost. I've never heard a Clipper disparage another team the way OKC players have done.
I hope the Clips win the next two games and get rid of OKC once and for all. Tired of their crap.
best of 3 lets do this, OKC are expected to win
I just feel like our two wins were sort of flukey and there's were solid. Plus they have home court. All our role players going ice cold isn't helping. Collison has shot 11 percent from deep in playoffs. Matt "0/6"
Barnes and jj "can't throw it in the ocean" redick are killing us. Supremely un-clutch
Can we PLEASE actually make threes from now on?
I bet Durant lied to his momma whenever he called her the real MVP.
Great post! Agree with everything you said. I don't get how OKC can be sore losers when they already get some much help from the refs.
That's my concern as well. It took a CP career night and us to claw and scratch our way from a 16 point deficit to get the wins. Hopefully other players can step up, but this series is most likely going to seven games.
Very true. Those players are due for great shooting games. The law of averages should take place. They aren't that junk at 3 pt shooting. We really have to outplay OKC because 8 vs 5 is tough for anyone.
Flukey is CP3 going 8/9 from deep, but flukey is also us missing so many open jumpers that we shoot 15% from deep... and we still found a way to win.
Two blowouts, two close games, series tied 2-2. It evens out.
The pressure's back on them. THEY were the favorites.
Game ball goes to the Rally Towels.
Seriously though, have we taken anything away from the thunder Offense? I will miss clipper basketball so much, not ready for ride to end
The only thing that troubles me is the fact that they have gone public about 'flopping'. Last time that happened BG was in foul trouble and we lost game 1 of first round (there was another game we prob lost after other comments). Guys have to keep their cool.
IbakA isn't being defended well. The rest if their roster blows.
Ibaka is a great mid range shooter. Doc learned the lesson and doubles are not coming from him.
The others do what they are suppose to do, get free and wait for a pass, lucky for us, KD and RW decided to shoot at all cost in yesterdays game (but Jamal had some great blocks on would be wide open threes).
The Clippers played game 4 like it was a must win. I hope they see game 5 as a must win too. To championship teams, every playoff game is a must win.
We never got blown out. The refs gave them one game and as the old timers know I usually fart in the general direction of those who do. How many times have champions with the heart of champions complain like that. We are in their heads. As far as CP3's bingos, maybe they weren't that well defended AND he was hot. A lot of this is coach vs coach as we've seen with Popovich. There is a reason JJ hasn't done well. He's been defended well. Yes he's missed bunnies BUT. Ibaka will not pull anything like he did or he will get suspended. There is only one guy who could have shut down Durant, maybe two. #13 and #6 and maybe Rodman.
We were losing on the boards. We have to rebound. Maybe Danny will get his excrement together by having a lot of playing time. Just don't foul.
Play as physical and dirty as we can get away with. No layups, foul hard. Can Durant take a Big Baby shot?
Punish Durant as much as possible
If Danny can a least post up start him. Is Durant going to stop him? Maybe he'll require a double PLEASE DANNY MAKE THE PACERS EAT INDIANA COW PIES. If he can require extra attention who will guard JJ., BG or CP. A screen roll with him could cause problems if can get to the rack or post up.
Play like Champions like we did. THIS IS THE KEY. tHEY DON'T
Get Toohip a double margarita. Six games is not unthinkable
TL:DR for the above post: Smash Durant
Too long; didn't read?
Seriously, dude?
His post was 200 words, at most. Best stay away from those things they call "books", mate... you might get hurt.
Since you're in such a hurry, here's a new acronym I created just for your post...
TS:DC - Too shallow; don't care... although I probably lost you after the first 140 characters.
Fun fact: The average 3rd-grader reads at 150 words per minute. The average college student reads at 450 words per minute.
Sorry, but did we watch the same Game 1? I've never seen the Clippers run such a fluid and confident offense as they did that game. Sure CP3 was in the zone and hitting a ridiculous amount of threes, but that is not what won us the game. We outplayed them with TEAM basketball, that is our greatest strength, and we will do so again. I've never been prouder to be a Clipper fan than I was watching that game.
We are looking solid. I looked at the playoff bracket, and we are the only lower seeded team in the 2nd round that is 2-2. Brooklyn is 1-3, Washington is 1-3, and Portland is 1-3. Also, yeah you're right we had great ball movement that game. What gives me hope is that everyone has been shooting poorly in this series. I hope Redick wakes up from that shooting slump tonight.
There's a silver linning to this. We have been able to maintain the series at 2-2 despite many of our guys going cold. This won't happen all series long, and I think tonight we should see those averages go up.
I think we should through a different look at them tonight and start Granger at the 3. Even tho he hasn't played well yet he also hasn't played big mins to get in a rhythm either. He can't be any worse offensively or defensively than matt barnes at this point and honestly nobody is gonna stop durant completely but i do believe Granger plays him the best on our team. Just my thoughts. And who knows with added playing time Granger might get hot. I mean that is why we brought him here right?
Just win baby !! Go clippers
Ins only 7:30 AM and I'm already nervous and excited about tonight. Gotta keep myself busy!
My keys to a win tonight: 1. Matt Barnes needs to score more than 10 points. 2. JJ needs to score more than 10 points. 3. Collison needs to drive inside more 4. Jamal to be deadly and lead the bench 5. CP3 to score more than 20. 6. Play game 7 defense 7. Granger needs to play more. 8. BG wears a cup with spikes on it. Clippers close it out in 6 at home.
I can't believe of all the people, Durant complains about a lack of calls. Unbelievable. I hope the refs aren't influenced by his comments and are even more favorable in his favor. That would make me sick to my stomach.
NBA calling in the big guns - Bennett Salvatore's rigging, I mean, reffing this game. Looks like whining about the officiating to the media pays off.
I don't buy into this notion that we are in their heads and we have momentum. To be honest, the Thunder should be up 3-1. They have been the better team from game 2 to the near end of game 4. When Durant and Westbrook play at their best, they have shown that they are a bit better than us. I'm just hoping the Westbrook we see is the one who makes mistakes and takes dumb shots instead of the guy we have seen most of this series, which is a dominant player.
A couple of our role players have to have big games for us to have a chance. Crawford, Redick, Collison, or Barnes. Two of those guys have to have big games. We have to be physical and rebound and bang with them.
It doesn't matter how bad we played, what matters is we won, It doesn't matter if they lead until 15 seconds left and we won, If the clock still ticking the game is not yet over, so OKC can lead same as they did in game 4 but we will win again. Never say game over.
Let's Go Clippers!
I want to see DJ fight for everything like it's his last game ever. Blake and Chris just need to keep doing their thang. Our role players need to hit open shots, it's as simple as that.
Let's get the road win...again.
OKC is over confident, this is dangerous for them, good for us because they have no clue how the Clips are going to play. Clips can smell blood and are on the hunt. Almost at the end of the trail. Stay hungry. Clips win in 7.
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I got a good feeling about tonight. I think our role players will come through and hit the shots they have missed the last few games. I do not expect a game like Game 1, but as long as we move the ball and get open shots we have a great chance.
And WOW, DURANT complaining about the refs? Ab-f*****-surd.
Everyone outside of bg, cp3, and one qtr of doc has played like dogshit and we are still 2-2. If jj gets back to scoring 15 in a half and dc putting up his normal numbers these are easy wins.
Jj gets hot this game easy win
I don't understand the argument of "flukey".
I mean if KD and Westbrook had the stomach flu and couldn't play, I'd call that victory "flukey" maybe.
But don't give the Thunder too much credit, like their some perfect team. As impressive as some of their wins are, they got annihilated on their home court, what does that say about them? They couldn't protect a 16 point 4th quarter lead with 9 minutes to go, what does that say about them?
You can't dismiss their bad points.
I agree. I never take game 1's too seriously because you can catch a team off guard. I think we did that against OKC in game 1. And we all know about game 4. We had to have the comeback of epic proportions to squeeze it out. At their best, OKC is a better team. We really have no answer for Durant or Westbrook when they are right. They were pretty much the better team from game 2 all the way till the end of game 4. That's a big sample size.
But at this point, just hope for the best. I think we can win this series but OKC has to be a bit off for us to beat them cause like I said, I think at their best, they are a slightly better team than us.
I disagree. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. Part of the game is being prepared, the Thunder weren't in Game 1. Part of the game is protecting big leads and being clutch under pressure, the Thunder didn't do that at all in Game 4.
They have flaws, we have ours. At this moment we are 100% even, 2-2. If we take the series, people can call us "lucky" all they want, just like people call the Heat "lucky", doesn't matter, they won.
The Thunder looked like the better team for almost 3 straight games. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't catch them. Only a comeback of epic proportions tied us the series. But in almost any other scenario, we should be down 3-1 and rightfully so. I completely see what you're saying though. We created our own luck and fought back. But what were we doing in game 2 and 3 and the first 3 quarters of game 4? We were being beaten by the better team. When Durant and Westbrook play the game the right way (which they have been), they are better than us.
Having said that, I think we have a great shot at winning the series. If a couple of our role players get hot, we could do it.
What will our defensive game plan be against Durant? CP3 going to continue to harass him? Then come with the double team. Was Game 4 the first time that Doc employed this defensive strategy? I think it really threw OKC for a curve ball, something they were not expecting. Hope our guys play hungry tonight!!
To win this game Doc has got to be quick to sit JJ or barnes if it is not clicking. You cannot waste the first 9 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarters every game hoping JJ,Barnes or even DJ will come to life. SUB EARLY ...you can go back to them but spotting OKC leads is what has hurt us more than anything else
I hope LeBron scoring 49 made KD mad and I hope he tries playing hero ball tonight.
I would think CP3 will spend some time guarding Durant given the success in game 4 but only in stretches. He can't exert that much energy running the offense and guarding their best player the entire game. That's asking too much.
I think we might see a lot of hard doubles thrown at Durant and West to try to force turnovers like we did late game 4 and force everyone else to beat them. We haven't really been throwing hard doubles this series.
Couldn't catch them? Not only did we catch them, we passed them.
Give credit where credit is due. They have good points and bad points, as do we. How good is a team that can't protect a 16 point lead with 9 minutes to go?
The game is not 39 minutes long. It's 48 minutes long. Over 48 minutes, we were the better team. Over 192 minutes (4 games), we are even.
I wasn't talking only about game 4. I was talking about the stretch from game 2, 3 and the first 3 quarters of game 4. That's a pretty big sample size where OKC was clearly the better team. When a team outplays you for that long, that is saying something. Only an epic comeback allowed us to tie the series. Again, I see your point but still, I would rather win by leading all the way through a game rather than having to rely on a crazy comeback to win a game.
It's a 3 game series now. Let's go Clips.
Did you even watch the games or are you just talking out of your ass? Explain to me how the thunder looked like the better team game 3 when we were up going into the fourth qtr by 5? They won on a comeback victory in the 4th and it was a dogfight the whole game. It looked like an evenly matched team.
Last game okc jumped out to a 22 pt first qtr, but after that we played them well and made multiple comeback runs, but just didn't get over the hump until the 4th qtr. if they looked like the better team all last game ppl need theirs eyes checked. It looked like we had a horrible 1st qtr and they had an extremely hot 1st qtr. middle 2 quarters pretty even. Then we had an incredible 4th qtr and they had a horrible 4th. Which means things evened out.
Again the series is 2-2 because 2 great teams are battling it out.
You're confusing them having a lead with them being the better team. After 9 minutes, they were up by 22... after that, they never matched that lead. Both teams had their runs... Clips cut the lead to 4, Thunder extended it back out to 16, but after those opening 9 minutes we at least played them even until the last 9 minutes - the really important minutes - when we blew them away.


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Gilbert Arenas has been an NBA outcast since his locker room gun incident back in late 2009. Following being waived by a couple of teams, last we checked Arenas has been playing in China for the Shanghai Sharks. So should we be reading into his instagram post yesterday on a practice video saying he's preparing to work out today in 'Clipper Arena'?
I make it look easy some times..tomorrow your fav nba player might be a victim .. Clipper arena here comes arenas-Arenas
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Just because he's working out at our practice facility doesn't mean he's "trying out." Plus, even if he wanted to try out, I seriously doubt the team would add him, given how deep we are at guard. CP, Reddick, Collison, Crawford, Green >>>>>>> than a guy who hasn't played meaningful minutes in the NBA in like 4 years.
Of course, I'm sure he's just trying to garnish popularity by challenging various players which isn't a bad thing
I sure as hell would take him over Wayns.
Sure, not like he would actually play anyways. Probably a fun guy to compete against in practice
How awesome would that be!!! Pretty funny but Wiz still paying him. He is the 4th highest paid NBA player this year at approx. 24mil.
Gilbert is not old. He'll never be Agent Zero again but having this guy as your 3rd string PG is pretty awesome. Let's do it. And let's sign another vet big. Get the banger...I still like Drew Gooden but starting to warm up to Cole Aldrich. Huge and tough and young.
Again people do practice at our team's facility. I will say this, if for some unlikely reason he is trying out for the team, I have to ask why? We have plenty of PG's and SG's on this team already, if we need anything else I'd bring in another big man or even a true SF.
Dude we only have two PG's. It's either a D-leaguer in Wayns or another vet. Win Now = VET.
We have 3, CP3, Collison and Crawford. WAyns and Redick could be counted as well because it's not that hard to bring the ball up the court for the like, 1-3 minutes in total they MIGHT play PG in the like 3 "what if" scenarios that could happen this year.
Crawford is an awful, awful PG. I think every coach and team has moved past the idea of thinking that he can substitute as a PG, even for spot minutes, he just does not care much about running an offense. That is unless you just mean "people capable of handling the ball", that's a different situation.
Reddick played a lot of PG for Orlando last year and put up like 5 assists per game in that time with very few turnovers. I'd prefer him play there over Crawford.
Yea, me too, Redick actually runs the offense and passes. It's not the best role for Redick, but it's serviceable in spot minutes. Crawford is good at what he does, scoring, and taking him away from the does not yield good results for anyone.
Agreed. At best maybe 5 minutes a game at PG for Redick if we need to go a bit bigger than Collison/CP3.
We have more than enough talent and versatility to cover the guard spots. Like most here, I still see holes up front. Even if Blake and DJ make huge strides under Doc, an injury to either one would be a massive blow to the team.
NO.. Gilbert has MAJOR anger issues.. we have enough players now, not to add a CRAZY man to the mix.... lets see how the team we have NOW, plays together..
age is a factor as well as injuiry history.. but maybe Doc is "looking" at him to add the "vet" balance of talent he currently has..
Maybe Gilbert wants to get back into the game.. and prove himself to be a great player as we was before.. if that is the case, THE LAKERS could use some help.....
Clipper girl it's important to remember who he was having that locker room incident. Crittenton is a known gangster who found himself out of the league very quickly. A thug. Gilbert had an incident where he did something dumb but likely was instigated big time. Gilbert has always been known league wide as a nerd and a goof ball. So I really doubt he's just going to rage in our laid back, family environment locker room.
he had issues before that incident...what is carrying an unloaded gun going to do?
when Clippers start losing (eventually they will lose).. you know they have a habit of turning on each other.. its played out on the court when they start fighting each other..
No. Lots of players work out in different places and we have 0 use for a guard when we have so many already. Only thing we should be looking for is a banger at this point.
I'm simply saying I'd rather have a vet than Wayns. I understand Jamal and Redick and even Willie is capable to bring the ball up the floor.
But we have roster spots and there's always good PG's available these days. I'd rather we didn't waste our time developing a borderline NBA talent at a position that is more than set.
CP will miss time this year. It would be smart to have a legit player behind Collison. Arenas is an interesting choice because he's wildly rich, doesn't care about money at all, he'd most likely jump at the chance to get a uniform on a contender...And who knows, maybe he breaks out. To do it on our team would be extremely beneficial for him. National games all the time, sold out stadiums every game...Good team to get some exposure. He'd definitely take the offer if we extended it.
Minimum salaries are always low risk. With Arenas there's a possibility of high reward.
I don't know where you get the idea that our players "have a habit of turning on each other"... we had one of the tightest locker rooms in the league last year.
In fact, sometimes CP3 and Blake even take a little TOO much responsibility for the team's shortcomings. With Doc at the helm, I expect an even closer group this year.
I'm with Dude on this one, would rather have him as a back up then Wayns. Imagine if he could start regaining some of the form from before his fall off, that would be amazing. I'd still like to see a big that can bang and am hoping for Amundson, but this would cheer me up due to the fact that Sterling would really show that he doesn't care about paying the tax if he signed him (even if I'd prefer it be on a banger big).
A lot of players practice at the Clippers facility.Melo and Harden were there the other day and so was Baron Davis.Doesn't really mean anything.The players just need a private place to practice and the Clippers facility usually has NBA players around so not a bad place to go.
The Arenas rumor has been around since last year.Don't know if him and Doc have a relationship but for a 3rd string PG I wouldn't mind Arenas.He won't play major minutes but if something were to happen to either PG,I would feel a lot more comfortable with Arenas taking on minutes than Maalik Wayns.
Picture of Melo & Harden at the Clippers Facility:
Understandable, but still, WAyns will play sparingly as Redick and Crawford will likely pick up any extra minutes CP3 and Collison don't play at PG.
Now if Collison or god forbid CP3 gets injured, then yes I'd like to visit the idea of someone like Arenas or whomever else to be a backup PG and so on. As of now, I still think another big man or a SF/PF would do wonders.
Arenas has had ties to this team for a little while now. When we beat the Grizzlies in the postseason 2 years ago, Arenas looked real happy for the Clippers and was celebrating with them. Butler, Young and Foye were former teammates and Barnes is his brother-in-law.
I wouldn't read too much into it.
I think there were similar rumors Last year.
After signing Jamison why not pick up this garbage too?
c'mon dude, how about some glass half full stuff?
So once again we have people practicing in LA immediately signing with us. Can you just do some thinking before posting complete bull**it?
Woah there buddy its just the name of the article I'm sorry the author jumped to conclusions
That's really uncalled for.
Wayns was such a let down. He showed such promise last year and this year...nothing.
I think what Gilbert is saying is that he's going to play pick up ball at the clipper facility like every other nba player do like Carmelo, David Lee, James Harden.. A Lot of them likes to play pick up basketball in our facility cause its nice like today everyone is playing ball. Matt Barnes just posted a video in Instagram. everyone is there including Steve Blake lol what a bum
why would Steve Blake be there especially since the Lakers have a facility within the area. I would be real pissed at him if I was a Lakers fan
I think having Gilbert Arenas as our 3rd string point guard would be great, I mean a player of his caliber as a third stringer is not something to turn your nose up to. I don't expect Jamal Crawford to play any kind of minutes in the point guard position because of how horrible he plays the position and JJ Redick will get those minutes sparingly. I like Maalik Waynes and would be happy with him as well but would feel more comfortable with Arenas just as insurance in the case that both CP3 and DC go down (knock on wood)
No on Gilbert.
If gilbert arenas gets an invite do you think he has shot at making team over davies or wayns?
Alex Kennedy: I'm hearing that Gilbert Arenas has looked good in workouts this summer. The Clippers may invite him to training camp, according to sources. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA
Would you guys want agent 0 on the clippers? i know he wears the coolest shoes for sure!
I'm for it. I might be the minority, but I like Gilbert. If he really does look good in camp, and he looks better than Wayns then why not, as long as it is not just based on his name.
Hopefully his time away has brought him down to earth a bit. If he's focused and not doing stupid crap, he would be a huge asset.
ill take him over wayns... experience>>>>
To have a legit 3rd option at pg would be sweet. Especially if Cp bangs knees with JJ again. Great insurance policy.
Then we can also play the ultimate small ball lineup of 5 guards!!!! JJ CP3 jcross collison & hibachi. lol. Oh & don't forget Free Willie.
Hope he's grown 6 inches and packed on about 50lbs.
I'd love Agent Zero. I hear he's dominating this summer over NBA pros. As a 3rd string PG who's still young enough to blow up and find his game... he's SIGNIFICANTLY better than Wayns.
I forgot they collided knees lol, now they're teammates
His problem in recent years hasn't been anything about him as a person, just the fact that he hasn't really gotten anywhere close to the level he was playing at pre-injury and has kinda sucked.
Starting PG, check, backup PG check, so to me, you can sign anyone you want to try at third PG and I don't care at all. I like Gilbert as the name probably implies, and as a 3rd PG it's just cool to have him on the team.
Now I am waiting for Caron butler to get waive so we can can have a wizards reunion
Man, this looks like a disaster to me. Can you imagine Crawford and Arenas on the floor together? It will look like the Harlem Globetrotters out there (not a good thing because they'd be playing against, you know, actual teams).
Crawford and Arenas would have a contest to see who could look off the most open teammates and throw up the craziest shot after dribbling around for 15 seconds.
Maybe Doc is trying to assemble a second team of all gunners - Crawford, Arenas, Jamison, and mullens. If only we can somehow find room for Nick Young we can have the NBA version of the Run and Gun offense.
Or just maybe doc may want to trade for Luol Deng and sign gilbert will be to keep a scorere off the bench...heard he is looked good in his workouts


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Good info: Thank you Paul
Good presentation, appreciate the lessons learned and setting up a foundation for the ISM Band ...
Good forcing function to look at the CFR Requirements ...
Bluetooth is in the 2.402 GHz to 2.480 GHz range. However, maximum power output from a Bluetooth radio is 100 mW for class 1, 2.5 mW for class 2, and 1 mW for class 3 devices. Even the maximum power output of class 1 is a lower level than the lowest powered mobile phones ...
thank you Paul,
I'm not using any specific freq at this time
no i have not read that section
nor am aware of any changes
Looking forward to another great week of information
Picking up the last weeks classes
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great info. thanks Paul.
better late than never from sunny miami.
Using 433MHz for Data collection ... and TI Chrono Watch development -- but that's play.
Used the 400, 800, 900 MHz bands for small radios
worked with ISOTropic and directional antennas
Thank you, Paul!
@Ann - used 433MHz
@Ann - both omni and directional antennas
Like the term "unlock the regulations" :)
Great to have access to the recorded sessions.
Missed the live lecture again.
Yes have read don't remember the year.
Thanks Paul, good presentation
Good morning everyone from CA
Another Day - Another Lesson! May I never stop learning.
Thanks Paul; excellent presentation.
Thanks Paul
Thank you for the info.
good day to all
good info
thank you
Has anyone been in the prototyping phase and pursued an experimental license? Paul mentioned that OET Bulletin No. 63 was old and dated. Is there an upate to this bulletin that someone can point me to? Thanks.
Thanks for the class
We are talking about your antenna question here.
I think if the antenna can be changed, then it needs
testing..... I am not 100% on this though.... ask your
vendor - we'll try to look into it more for tomorrow.
OK? By now, its time to sign off. See everyone tomorrow.
Thanks Paul!! I was not clear about the testing requirements for a module developer without an antenna on board.. your advice is appreciated.
Yes, I understand your question. It occurs to me
that we also have used modules - like 802.11
and supplied our own antenna.... We certified the
stuff afterward - that is once it became a product.
During prototype testing, it was not intended for
sale and labeled accordingly. I will try to look at this
for tomorrow... Paul.
10 Dbm is the power with 300 Kbps data rate fsk
the system developer would pick a supply and antenna to make it a functional system..
yes, SMA connector, but what is the power of the radio?? If its
really low it may fall under different rules.
it has an sma antenna connetor attached to it
Hmmm I don't quiet get it. Board is
intentional radiator, but you plug in your own antenna.
Is it really LOW POWER??
I missed your sign off message.. will see you tomorrow
Paul, Hope i didn't mislead you.. The board does not have antenna on board but isn't it still an intentional radiator.. A user can plug his own antenna and communiccate with a base station board..
Very nice to speak with you all,
I am going to sign off now. See you all tomorrow!!
More off the shelf radios for ham are coming with 900 MHz now.....especially helpful with the 440 bans due to PavePaws on both coasts.
Thanks AB1IC
Ham Bands, the ARRL has some charts of the
ham bands in ISM space. This is LICENSED service.
This all falls under subpart 97 which also is afield of
our Part 15 subpart C discussion. BTW my call sign
is WA1UDO.
Thank you Paul for your advice and help!! really aprreciate it!
If its electronic and for sale it needs to be tested
for un-intentional radiation. I believe that such testing
is subject to some waivers and also to self certification in
some cases. This topic is somewhat afield of our Subpart C
discussion. Maybe we'll do a course on Subpart B....
Thanks Paul!! Our boards do not have antenna on it but have an sma connector..
Intention is to sell it to systems which would build around it.. Do you think FCC certification is required?
Regarding amateur radio, they're governed under part 97, and they're primary users of some of the spectrum that's open for ISM use, so you have to accept interference from them in those cases - not that it's likely you'll run into it.
900MHz is pretty quiet from an amateur radio perspective. There isn't much amateur equipment made for that band so it's mostly adapted commercial hardware. Most of the interference you could get from ham radio takes place below 450MHz and in the 1.2GHz band that's used for amateur satellties. They could theoretically dump 1500W on certain parts of 2.4GHz and 5GHz but I've never heard of anybody running more than a few watts on it with highly directional antennas.
We need a whole semester on the FCC regs....they are insurmountable. I know of people who have had their video baby monitors called out by the policee....the device was interfering with police frequencies.
Does every product with digital electronics in it have to be at least verified? If all freq are below 1.7MHz? If it just has a tiny 6-pin PIC with internal clock, but that is 4MHz, does it have to be tested?
900MHz Cordless phones use narrow band FM modulation
and are actually unlikely to be disturbed by DSS O-QPSK
modulated 802.15.4 signals. We'll get into this tomorrow
and more on Wednesday
Wonderful, Thanks for everything and
Keep up the good work.
Rodney B. Rutherford
If you embed the radio that is already certified,
AND DON'T MAKE ANTENNA CHANGES or modify it
in any way, then I believe it is usable.
Cordless phones, baby monitors, and who know what operate in the 900 MHz band. My experience is that this band is very noisy in urban areas. And, if you try to operate with much power and/or gain, you will interfer with these devices. I suspect that they have poor (very unselective) receivers, and aren't prepared to have me operating a 500 mw transmitter with a fair amount of antenna gain next door.
we won't be talking any further about FCC or certifications
after today. Again, look at Parts 2, Subparts I and J and at
15.19 15.21 15.201 15.202, 15.203
great webinar
Paul: If I embed a FCC Id radio in my product, is it still true that my product does not need an additional FCC ID? or additional FCC testing?
Somewhere along the way, someone must test the stuff.
If you are the radiator, then your piece should be tested.
This is a fine point and I think you should look carefully at
the sections I call out in the slide deck.
Will you discuss situations that don't need to be tested and certified by the OEM?
Is there a value on our FCC id as they have to build a system around it
I need to reread the rules....I know that Amateur radio (ham) is in that 900 band area...I am concerned that enguneers think that it will be quiet and useful.
but we sell it to folks who build a system.. don;t they have to get an fc id anyway
If you are selling them, YES - get FCC ID
and have the boards tested and certified.
For a part of a system, not in an end product,
I would simply have it labeled the way slide 23
I mean do we get FCC id before we sell these boards..
Thank you Paul.
hello everyone.
Thanks Paul!.. I have a question..Should we get FCC compliance for a board that is not the end product but may be part of an oem..
Thank you
Thank u
Thank you Paul and Ann....great jecture today.
Thanks Paul and Ann
Thanks Paul.
Thank you Paul,
Thank you.
Thanks Ann and Paul.
@richnass: You are hilarious!
Thanks Paul and Ann. See all tomorrow.
have used directional antenna
Thanks a lot
Thank you Ann....the archives are very helpful.
thanks Paul
Thanks Paul & Ann & Digi-Key!
Love the last comment. I wish I had someone like me too!
Have used both types of antennas
Studied part 15 about 15+ years ago, would assume changes since
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Have worked with directional antennas
434MHz (verses 433?) works great, especially for $6! :)
Amateur radio uses some of the 902 spectrum
For those of you just joining us, today's questions are: 1) Has anyone listening read through Part 15? If so, from which year, and have you been aware of changes? 2) Has anyone listening worked with isotropic and directional antennas? and 3) Has anyone listening used the 433MHz band in North America and if so, what is your application?
thanks Ann
...used 433mhz..
vlad, I will make sure someone gets in touch with you regarding the certificate.
have not used it
no 433 MHz
I thought isotropic was a theoretical construct. I assume that omnidirectional is the closest there is to an isotropic radiator, (except maybe for quadrafilar helix antenna, which might be half of an isotropic radiator). But, I'm a software guy, not a EE. And, yes, I have used both onmidirectional and directional antennas.
I do not use that band.
Licensed Ham Radioi operation all over US.
Part 15 has to live with interference from other licensed operation
Has anyone listening used the 433MHz band in North America and if so, what is your application?
Yes, experimental
Haave not used it.
I am having issues. I guess I will have to listen to this once it is archived.
Today's next audience question is
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i did complete Semester I but I don't know if we are supposed to get different certificates for each Semester.
Ann if you read this post please clarify
No, have not worked with isotropic/directional antennas
@Vlad...I was not enrolled in the Semester 1.....did you complete it and not get a certificate?
yes mostly at vhf, uhf freq
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Have used directional
Yes, quite a bit of experience (real and theory) with isotropic, real and directional antennas
Yes, both types of antenna
Deb did digikey give you the certificate for Semester I?
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I believe that Amateir radio is regulated by Part 15....there jave been alot of changes lately.
have had products tested as unintentional radiators
not aware of any changes
They told us you will not get a certificate for the second part of this class until after Dec 31 ....when this 1/2 of the program is complete.
Have read portions, but not entire part - most recent edition - not aware of changes
aware of part 15, but have not read it.
I only read the portions that I am looking for.
Today's first audience question is
Has anyone listening read through Part 15? If so, from which year, and have you been aware of changes?
Ann can you please let me know how to get the digikey graduation certificate?
EE, Embedded design have not read part15
I have not read it.
Yes, read within the the last 1-2 years. Not aware of any changes.
@Ann: have not read part 15.
did anyone get the digikey graduation certificate?
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She had a dream, but it wasn't so much about her own acting opportunities. Waters' goal was to teach in elementary school and later do plays with the younger children.
Thanks to her interest, dozens of Millbrook Elementary School students presented the musical "Beauty and the Beast" for parents and friends Thursday night. It's Waters' third directorial effort. Three years ago, Millbrook students performed "Cinderella and then "Peter Pan" the following year.
The title roles this year went to Mikalya Armstrong as Belle and Caleb Eichelberger as the Beast. Reagan Fairchild portrayed "Papa." Teachers Kathryn Warren and Denise Spacek served as the musical director and set designer, respectively.
When Waters' husband – South Aiken High School teacher and coach Paul Waters – was teaching at Williston-Elko High School, she was teaching at Kelly Edwards Elementary School. She often got the chance to help out with plays at the high school and would find talent there. Waters has discovered similarly hidden talent at Millbrook.
"We have kids who are very gifted and may not know it," she said. "We're trying to give them an opportunity to explore that."
It's more than just getting on a stage, Waters said. The children learn about creativity, problem-solving, higher order thinking skills, teamwork and singing in public. Some students preferred to work backstage – changing the scenery and lights and opening the curtains.
Other cast members were Ella Rich, McKenna Richardson, Loyda Paz, Dani Brinkley, Caleb Waters, Emily Bradham, Andrew Markiewicz, Abbie Housely, McKinley Morgan, Ashlyn Brown, Chloe Eichelberger, Nick McMaster, Jacob Diagnault, Logan Chisholm, Makaylin Melvin, Alex Romen, Emily Spacek, Makenzie LaRochelle, Ashley Stone and Kelsey Waters.
The chorus members included Jacky Gomez, Kaitlin Teeter, Dominick Hodge, Erica Kirkland, Gabriel Robinson, Brianna Wright, Chelsea Cribb, Brandon Glenn, Delwin Hodge, Joseph Hartman, Donavan Hodge, Iyana Johnson, Ronigan Pelep, Makenzie Tibbs, Courtney Brown, Abby Davis, Zachary Rankin and Evie Fleishman.
The ceremony crew members were Josh Noel, Gavin Layfield, Jason Lewis, Brandon Goings, Jordan Myers, Julia Harper, Hagan Goings and Hannah Middleworth.


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There's more than one way to become energy independent and go off the grid. In the first week of November, residents of a three-island Pacific nation were slated to switch over to a system that produces electricity from solar power and biofuel derived from coconuts.
Tokelau, a place north of Samoa administered as a region of New Zealand, is expected to generate more than 100 percent of its electricity needs from sustainable sources. Its 1,411 citizens reside in the Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo atolls, which cover more than 10 square kilometers combined. The government of Tokelau decided in 2004 to increase energy efficiency and independence by focusing on renewable sources, in part to defray the high costs of importing diesel for generators.
The Tokelau Renewable Energy Project, funded by New Zealand Aid, consists of three separate electrical systems (one for each island), each with its own battery storage. Each island's system is one of the world's largest off-grid solar systems, according to a blog post by PowerSmart, the New Zealand company serving as the project's lead contractor. In the past few months, the project has installed 4,032 photovoltaic panels and 1,344 batteries on the three atolls. Locally produced coconut-based biofuel will power generators that will handle overflow demand and recharge battery banks. The systems were designed to withstand high temperatures, salt-laden air, and the risks of flooding and cyclones.
Biofuels have been in the news a lot recently. In nearby Vanuatu, purified coconut oil is being used to fuel automobiles and minubuses. A Canadian jet recently became the first civilian plane to fly on 100 percent nonfood biofuel. Transesterification can convert coconut oil into a biodiesel compatible with diesel engines, though this is an expensive process and requires materials not readily available in the Pacific. During World War II, coconut oil was used in the Philippines as a substitute for diesel.
Though the European Commission has called for even stricter limits on the use of food crops for producing transportation biofuels, a feasibility report for Tokelau's solar/biofuel system called coconuts an underused local resource. The report concluded that this use of coconuts (which are abundant on the islands) would not hurt the environment, since the biodiesel would cover only 10 percent of the system's total energy needs.
The renewable energy system's original specification called for the solar panels to supply 90 percent of the islands' electricity. But a combination of sheer volume and engineering innovation means the system will provide 150 percent of the islands' current electricity needs, according to PowerSmart. The headroom will allow the islanders to expand their use of electricity without using expensive diesel fuel.
Each island had been using about 200 gallons of diesel a day to generate electricity. This was not only expensive but also challenging, because of the environmental risks involved in unloading diesel drums on tropical islands.
"The Pacific has a massive problem in importing its fossil fuel requirements, largely for power generation and transportation," Anirudh Singh, associate professor of physics at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, said in an Inter Press Service article on the new system. "This is due to its isolated and scattered small populations. And replacing these fuels is the top priority as the import bills are exorbitant."
The combined solar/biofuel system will go a long way toward fulfilling that goal, as well as decreasing environmental impacts.
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Instead of heading for the hills I headed for Haywards Heath, West Sussex and the Postcard and Collectors Fair at Clair Hall. The main reason I wanted to go was to get some storage supplies to house my growing collection of postcards. I need to have a bit of a sort out of my existing postcard albums to make their contents more logical and consistent, and also provide a new home for those postcards that don't fit into any of my main collections and any modern postcards that I buy during my travels.
I had already decided that a cardboard box (like the ones the dealers use to hold their stock) would probably be the best bet for the odd historic and modern postcards, so I bought one of these along with a supply of protective plastic sleeves in two different sizes and a few plastic dividers. Now I am ready to spend some time organising my collections.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
A 32-year-old Georgetown woman who, police say, was caught shoplifting at Walmart on Independence Day, said she did it because her children wanted to go to the beach.
The woman was spotted by store security selecting several items of clothing, something from the health and beauty area and two cases of soft drinks.
The store employee said the woman placed the drinks in a buggy, the other items in a bag she was carrying, and then walked out the door.
The worker followed her outside and identified himself as loss prevention and escorted her back inside.
While searching her purse, several bottles of medication were found. One of the medications was not prescribed to the woman.
Police also found a bag containing a small amount of marijuana in her purse.
While en route to jail, the woman reportedly said her kids asked her to take them to the beach and she could not break their hearts but she knew she did not have any money to buy what they needed for the trip, the report states.
She said she took the items to keep from disappointing her children.
She began crying, stating she was so dumb and could not believe she did this and she was so sorry, the officer notes.
She said she was given the pills by a friend because she has migraines. She said she bought the marijuana on July 1 and forgot it was in her purse.
A phone or a gun?
A 50-year-old Georgetown man is accused of pulling a gun on a 22-year-old man but he says it was not a gun, it was a phone.
On Sunday, police were sent to the area of Duke and Washington Streets where the younger man said he was staying in the older mans apartment for a few days while he was trying to get back on his feet.
He said the owner was removing him from the property and was being loud and rude.
He said the man went to his truck and retrieved a gun and threatened him with it. He said he then pulled out a knife in self defense.
A woman on the scene backed up that version of events.
However, the property owner said the younger man pulled out the knife so he want to his truck and grabbed his phone and held it like a gun to scare the man.
He said he did not have any weapons but said no when the officer asked if he could do a search.
Both men were issued citations for weapons violations.
Child sexual assault
The Sheriffs Office is continuing to investigate allegations a 4-year-old Georgetown girl was sexually assaulted.
The girls aunt said her niece was staying with her and said her private parts were hurting. When asked why, the girl reportedly said because a 15-year-old boy had sexually assaulted her.
The girl did not tell her aunt about the incident for about a month and when asked why she did not tell she said because the teen boy would not let her.
Shelter needed
A Georgetown Police officer says a shelter is needed at the Coast RTA bus stop at the corner of Duke and Washington Streets.
The manager of Carolina Petro on Exchange Street called police Saturday because of littering and loitering.
She said the bus is using the stores parking lot as a stop. She says this causes crowds that hang out in front of the store who often block the door while paying customers are trying to enter and exit.
The manager said she has tried several times to speak with the Coast RTA management but they refuse to listen.
It appears the issue can be resolved if Coast RTA would place a bus shelter at the pickup point away from the store, the officer wrote.
He said he attempted to make contact with the bus companys management but was unsuccessful.
Halloween house shot
A man from Halloween Way in Kensington said he was in his house when a pellet came through his back door and landed on the floor in the kitchen.
He said the pellet came from a gun that was being shot by an 11-year-old. The man said he did not know the childs name or where he lives.
The deputy went to home behind the victims residence and met with the juvenile who admitted shooting the gun. He said he was aiming at a box in the mans back yard and did not know the bullet went into his house.
The victim said he did not want to press charges.
Information is subject to change as investigations proceed. Individuals arrested and/or charged have not been convicted.
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