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this is terrible. What started out as an accident turned into a man slaughter case. I hope the driver is charged and convicted.
this is terrible. What started out as an accident turned into a man slaughter case. I hope the driver is charged and convicted.
Submitted by scottmeyers on
Yeah thats gross.
Submitted by robfromcharleswood on
So that is what the man who until recently enforced Ontario's criminal laws thought of cyclists. Based on preliminary reports it seems to be pure road rage.
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
I hope he didn't complain the handcuffs were too tight.
Homicide is assisting the traffic unit... once the traffic components are wrapped up I think they will be taking over the investigation. There may be some gorunds to upgrade the charges once all the evidence is gathered and reviewed by the crown. I suspect a manslaughter charge is coming. I would prefer murder (2nd degree would apply) as I think a reasonable person would feel that intentionally driving into oncoming traffic to remove someone from your vehicle would likely result in grievous bodily harm or death, that is the know they could be killing someone vs manslaughter (which seems to be oops I should have known it could kill them...)
Either way this former AG is scum.
Submitted by Raf on
I'm in disbelief that anyone, certainly a former Attorny General would be so malicious and have such a callous disregard for human life. I see vehicular manslaughter for this one but agree with NW_Tri_and_Bike, this one should be 2nd degree murder. Its disgusting and that a$$hole doesn't deserve any breaks or deals.
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
such thing as vehicular manslaughter in the criminal code. I just looked at an update the charges to be sworn today are to be:
criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death
I hope some evidence comes forward to support upgrading the charges, the crash crew reports will take some time to compile, that combined with some video should help...
He's rich so he'll fight it. Less affulent folks might try and beat the clock by pleading down at this stage to avoid the potential of an upgrade in the charges. CPS has successfully convicted two people of manslaghter in relation to driving incidents...
Submitted by critninja on
i am not so sure that the motorist is 100% at fault. based on the story, it sounds like there was an altercation between the cyclist and the motorist before things got ugly. also sounds like the cyclist was holding onto the car while the motorist was swerving around (trying to make him let go???).
you know, kinda shows that "gettin into it" with motorists is not always a good idea...
sad story.
when i see an adult on a bicycle, i do not despair for the future of the human race.
- h.g. wells
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
as a Homicide that is using some collision reconstruction as evidence, not strictly as a traffic collision. There are plenty of incidents where fights go too far and someone ends up dead, this guy just happened to use his car. Had he used a gun this debate would not be happening.
Submitted by tyler883 on
it sounds like this goes well beyond criminal negligence, if the media is accurate with their reports, I hope he is charged with murder.
Submitted by critninja on
the globe and mail is hosting? an online discussion relating to this case. here is the link -
when i see an adult on a bicycle, i do not despair for the future of the human race.
- h.g. wells
Submitted by Robert Bott on
I'll try to tune in, but somehow my two cents got onto that page before they closed comments. It's the only one there so far, and last time I looked the thumbs-ups seemed to outnumber thumbs-down by about two to one.
Of course there's so much more one could say. So much stupidity out there, so much anger. And so many adages seem apt, e.g.:
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
Submitted by ride on
Based on a recent conversation I had with Calgary Police after filing a complaint about a motorist driving at me the wrong way down 4th Ave SW (dropped because the driver "was fearful of the cyclist" after nearly running me down), I suspect that the AG's lawyer will argue that his client acted in self-defense, that he was fearful that his safety inside his 2-tonne metal cage was jeopardized by a cyclist on a 10-kg bike holding on to his vehicle, and that he acted with only his own personal safety in mind. In fact, I'll be surprised if the charges aren't dropped before the case ever gets to trial.
In any confrontation with a motorist, the cyclist will likely lose, whether physically or legally. Unless of course there is irrefutable video-taped evidence.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but in the meanwhile, let's be careful out there.
Submitted by Spinner on
of the article:
Mr. Rajadurai said he saw the the cyclist slam his backpack onto the car's hood and then grab the driver's side mirror as the vehicle sped away.
He may very well have a solid self defense case. The guy was driving a convertible, so its easy to get in a few good shots to the head before dragging the guy out. I'm not saying the guy didn't deserve a shot in the head, maybe, maybe not, we really don't know, the article doesn't state how the accident happened in the first place.Nor am I saying the cyclist deserved this, if I was in his shoes, and felt I was in the wronged. I would have done the same or more. Maybe its a wake up call for those of us, myself included, who can become a bit too aggressive for our own good after a close call. Condolences for the mans family
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
So far we know there was a minor collision that lead to an altercation that lead to the cyclist being dragged into oncoming traffic, he let go got ran over and died.
We don't know if this e AG was drinking, etc. As continuity was lost due to him fleeing I don't see any breath testing, but evidence of drinking will likely form part of the circumstances for the charges laid at this point.
We don't know if the rider was acting aggressively.
I think the rider was trying to prevent the driver from fleeing and took it too far. Buy we shall see....
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
This may explain some of the lack of judgement
The cyclist killed in an altercation with former Ontario attorney-general Michael Bryant had been drinking and was involved in a confrontation with police earlier in the evening.
Darcy Allan Sheppard was investigated but released without charges Monday night after a former girlfriend called Toronto police, The Globe and Mail has confirmed. The incident, described as minor, took place in downtown Toronto, not far from where Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Bryant collided at 9:45 p.m. in an explosion of violence that left one man dead, the other with his public service career in tatters.
Details of the earlier encounter add to the developing story of how an event that apparently began as a shouted confrontation between cyclist and motorist – an ordinary enough clash in an increasingly congested city – ended with the bike courier holding on for dear life to Mr. Bryant's black convertible Saab as he drove the wrong way down Bloor Street near the posh Yorkville district – seemingly trying, deliberately according to some eyewitnesses, to loosen the man's grip and succeeding with tragic results when the man fell bleeding to the ground after being slammed into a mailbox.
He was rushed to hospital but died about an hour later.
Earlier eyewitness accounts describe an angry clash between Mr. Bryant and Mr. Sheppard – a toot of the horn and a shout to get moving from Mr. Bryant; a refusal and perhaps an answering shout from Mr. Sheppard; Mr. Bryant edging his convertible closer, and by one account, actually hitting Mr. Sheppard's bike, whereupon Mr. Sheppard allegedly left his bike and marched over and reached into the offending open car.
Hit a bike with a car + liquid courage = 2 ruined lives
Submitted by gyrospanner on
I don't really care where Mr. Sheppard's head was at - so he had a fight with his girlfriend earlier - he didn't deserve to die! It isn"t like he he offended the motorist - he didn't stick a glock to his head or anything, Mr. Bryant just used the 2,000 lb advantage in his rage...
I'm always lookin' over my shoulder.....
It's still a really disturbing tragedy in my mind!
Ride Safe
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
fact that Bryant provoked Sheppard by hitting him first... Bryant should rot for this...
Part my opinion on this issue is that Bryant's car was choosen as a "weapon of oppportunity". The crown prosecuting this case should push that angle.
Submitted by scwood on
If he "left his bike" to get in a dustup with the driver, he was a _pedestrian_ (albeit a belligerent one) at the time of the incident. You don't call a guy a "driver" when he's out of his car unless your on a race-track. You also don't get to imply that the vehicle was a factor in the incident.
If this turns out to be an accurate detail, it's interesting because I said, "If he'd been a pedestrian, we wouldn't even be arguing about this," around the water-cooler this morning, which generally got some nods of agreement. At the time, it struck me as strange that people were OK with using a car to kill a guy, but only if he had a bike between his legs.
Submitted by Robert Bott on
Lots more coverage on the Globe website this morning.
One structural factor: On-street parking on a major thoroughfare like Bloor. There should be no parking and a bike lane there, preferably segregated with a concrete curb.
Submitted by umgray on
Looks like Bryant hired a PR firm which will do everything in its arsenal to make the the bicyclist look like a terrorist. They have already used his brothers' convivtions and the fact he is in jain in Winnipeg to paint the family history. This will end up being another classic case of people who have power and money vs the blue collar worker.
I gurantee in the next two weeks you will see Michael Bryant doing the following:
1) playing with his children at a park in a it's not a photo op - photo op
wearing a _______________ (insert designer approved attire) here.
2) He will be videoed riding a race bike in full gear (helmet) on some bike path (probably not a road) with or without his children.
What he won't be doing:
1) Driving a black sabb convertable
2) driving - he will be driven
This is what a PR firm will do for him - create the image and the story before he even steps into a court of law.
The Toronto Bicycle coalition should (I wish they had the money) to also retain a PR firm to counter.
Regardless of how pissed off I am at this incident it has reminded me to count to 10 and realize that I will never win an argument with a car, and I hope the drivers of calgary realize that using their cars as weapons of intimidation could have dire results in your life.
Its just a shame that this has happened again.
Submitted by tyler883 on
Whatever the truth is, I hope it comes out and justice is served. If Bryant was fearful and scared then he doesn't deserve to be tarred and feathered,
but if he was fleeing for narcissistic reasons then I really hope to see him go to jail.
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Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
Caught a comment on CBC... & I can't get video at work... could someone find it and post the link...
"The video I just saw on breakfast television shows the car hitting the bicyclist, at an intersection, and then backing up. You can clearly see the bicyclist laying on the ground when the car backs up. They cut away from the video when the bicyclist was getting up."
Submitted by ride on
CBC News has a photo gallery in memory of Allan Sheppard.
Submitted by ride on
Christie Blatchford has an op-ed piece on the Sheppard-Bryant encounter in Toronto. Her point is that motorists always have the final responsibility in any car-bike encounter because their cars can be used as weapons.
Also, a full page of coverage including surveillance-camera video.
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
here's an interesting perspective from the Toronto Sun
the best line:
"She said that "we're in a transitory period" where bikes are becoming a viable form of urban transportation"
Submitted by tyler883 on
actually, do they still sell gloves with a steel skid pad in the palm?
I think that would be a wonderful "safety" item that could smash windows if I instinctively put my hand out to protect myself from a motorist that has gotten too close.
Submitted by ride on
Another opinion from Globe & Mail columnist Marcus Gee. Lots of comments on his article, too.
And, just so there's something normal in the way of bike-commuter stories, the Globe published this video story of a guy riding his bike to work. Looks like he rides quite a long way on his commute. It would be good to see a few videos like that of bike-commuting in Calgary.
Submitted by vonbergm on
we need more of this: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/690848
Submitted by Halcyon on
I like the accident map linked to in that one. Anyone know of one for Calgary?
Submitted by ride on
The rules couldn't be any clearer than when explained by a bike cop: cyclists may use the whole lane whenever they decide they need to. Too many cyclists actually are accomplices in creating a car-bike confrontation by hugging the right side of the lane when there isn't enough room for a motor vehicle to pass safely - then the vehicle passes too close, the cyclist gets upset, and there's a confrontation. It could all be avoided by not encouraging the motorist to make an unsafe pass. Case in point: when crossing under the railway underpasses, use the whole damn lane!
Submitted by Raf on
I completely agree, I generally don't worry about those rail underpasses because I just take the whole lane. You come into them so steep you can easily keep up with traffic, and during rush hour those cars are usually going at a snails pace, so you can come out of them at the same pace as well. Not in a million years would I hug the side in those undepasses.
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
Former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant has been ordered not to drive any motor vehicle until the criminal charges he is facing are settled.
The former high-profile Ontario cabinet minister and former president and CEO of Invest Toronto has also been ordered to surrender his passport, remain within the province of Ontario and inform police of any change of address or employment.
I guess he had to officially report his change of employment, I mean resignation to the TPS!
Pretty standard... I would have liked a 15 metre "no-go" zone around any cyclist...
Submitted by critninja on
in the video it appears the incident happened like this...
- car is stopped, cyclist comes around from left and pulls in front
- car then purposefully hits bike and rider sending rider to the ground
- car backs up and tries to speed off - cyclist grabs onto car
- sadly, we know the rest of the story
so, from this guys saddle, the driver intended to hurt the cyclist when he hit him while he was stopped.
damning evidence for sure.
when i see an adult on a bicycle, i do not despair for the future of the human race.
- h.g. wells
Submitted by tyler883 on
but I can't make sense of that video. it too blurry. I wonder if that is on purpose
Submitted by vonbergm on
Surveillance camera footage is always grainy, and it is tricky to figure out exactly what happened. Here is a link to an annotated version of the video that gives some guide at what to look for. If you go through it frame by frame you can start to piece together some of the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufM7zvX3-tM&annotation_id=annotation_4060...
Apparently, if a car charges into a cyclist on purpose at low speed, causing the cyclist to fall, but not seriously injuring the cyclist, then the police will call this a "minor incident". I find this outrageous. This happened to me before and it feels everything but "minor". It's kind of like having a gun pointed at you and the guy pulling the trigger, aiming so that the bullet only grazes you.
Submitted by Halcyon on
As tragic as this incident was, I'm glad there is obvious evidence of what happened. We'll have to see if Canadian justice can now do it's job.
Submitted by 2wheeler on
Maybe it's considered minor because of the cost of repair. I was under the impression that if a car accident is less than $1500 damage it is considered minor. The police won't even show up.
We just need to buy carbon rimmed aero wheels...
Submitted by Spinner on
that properly. To me it looked like he was forced onto the guys hood,and was still there when the car sped off.Am I seeing that correctly? If so, then he must have grabbed the mirror as he was sliding off. If he did, come around the car and stop in front of him. It seems like a strange thing to do, unless you're purposefully trying to provoke the driver. Maybe this whole thing started back a block or two and what was caught on the cameras is the sad ending.
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Perry went on to win 318 games during a 22-season big league career that began with ten years in San Fancisco and ended with 12 years of nomadic pitching for six different organizations. He won 20 games for thee different teams and he was the AL Cy Young Award winner for the Indians in 1972 and the NL Cy Young Award winner eight seasons later, with the Padres. The story line of Perry's career was always underscored by rumors that he threw a spitball. In fact, Perry even wrote a book while he was still pitching in which he confessed to throwing the doctored pitch early in his career but had since stopped doing so. Many baseball pundits felt Perry's admission was part of a masterful con game to unsettle and distract opposing lineups.
In August of 1980 the Yankees were locked in a close pennant race with the Orioles and they traded pitcher Ken Clay to the Texas Rangers for Perry. The Yankees won that pennant but without much help from Gaylord. He went 4-4 for New York down the stretch and Yankee manager Dick Howser did not use him in the postseason. Perry signed to play with Atlanta the following year. His short stay in the Big Apple did make Perry one of the four 300-game-winning-pitchers to wear Yankee pinstripes. The other three one-time Yankee hurlers who accomplished the feat are Phil Niekro, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson.
Jim Perry ended up winning 215 games during a 17 year career which gave the Perry brothers 533 big league wins between them. The record for lifetime sibling victories however, is held by Phil and Joe Niekro, who won 539 games during their combined careers.
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A colleague of mine today committed a class called ThreadLocalFormat, which basically moved instances of Java Format classes into a thread local, since they are not thread safe and "relatively expensive" to create. I wrote a quick test and calculated that I could create 200,000 instances a second, asked him was he creating that many, to which he answered "nowhere near that many". He's a great programmer and everyone on the team is highly skilled so we have no problem understanding the resulting code, but it was clearly a case of optimizing where there is no real need. He backed the code out at my request. What do you think? Is this a case of "premature optimization" and how bad is it really?
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It's important to keep in mind the full quote: What this means is that, in the absence of measured performance issues you shouldn't optimize becuase you think you will get a performance gain. There are obvious optimizations (like not doing string concatenation inside a tight loop) but anything that isn't a trivially clear optimization should be avoided until it can be measured. The biggest problems with "premature optimization" are that it can introduce unexpected bugs and can be a huge time waster. |
Id's say premature micro optimizations are the root of all evil, because micro optimizations out context. almost never behave the way they are expected. What are some good early optimizations in the order of importance:
Some mid development cycle optimizations:
Some end development cycle optimizations
So to answer your question :-) : Not all early optimizations are evil, micro optimizations are evil if done at the wrong time in the development life cycle, as they can negatively affect architecture, can negatively affect initial productivity, can be irrelevant performance wise or even have a detrimental effect at the end of development due to different environment conditions. If performance is of concern (and always should be) always think big. Performance is a bigger picture and not about things like: should I use int or long?. Go for Top Down when working with performance instead of Bottom Up. |
optimization without first measuring is almost always premature. I believe that's true in this case, and true in the general case as well. |
Optimization is "evil" if it causes:
In your case, it seems like a little programmer time was already spent, the code was not too complex (a guess from your comment that everyone on the team would be able to understand), and the code is a bit more future proof (being thread safe now, if I understood your description). Sounds like only a little evil. :) |
Personally, as covered in a previous thread, I don't believe early optimization is bad in situations where you know you will hit performance issues. For example, I write surface modelling and analysis software, where I regularly deal with tens of millions of entities. Planning for optimal performance at design stage is far superior than late optimization of a weak design. Another thing to consider is how your application will scale in the future. If you consider that your code will have a long life, optimizing performance at design stage is also a good idea. In my experience, late optimization provides meagre rewards at a high price. Optimizing at design stage, through algorithm selection and tweaking, is way better. Depending on a profiler to understand how your code works is not a great way of getting high performance code, you should know this beforehand. |
There are two problems with PO: firstly, the development time being used for non-essential work, which could be used writing more features or fixing more bugs, and secondly, the false sense of security that the code is running efficiently. PO often involves optimising code that isn't going to be the bottle-neck, while not noticing the code that will. The "premature" bit means that the optimisation is done before a problem is identified using proper measurements. So basically, yes, this sounds like premature optimisation, but I wouldn't necessarily back it out unless it introduces bugs - after all, it's been optimised now(!) |
I believe it's what Mike Cohn calls 'gold-plating' the code - i.e. spending time on things which could be nice but are not necessary. He advised against it. P.S. 'Gold-plating' could be bells-and-whistles kind of functionality spec-wise. When you look at the code it takes form of unnecessary optimisation, 'future-proofed' classes etc. |
Since there is no problem understanding the code, then this case could be considered as an exception. But in general optimization leads to less readable and less understandable code and should be applied only when necessary. A simple example - if you know that you have to sort only a couple of elements - then use BubbleSort. But if you suspect that the elements could increase and you don't know how much, then optimizing with QuickSort (for example) is not evil, but a must. And this should be considered during the design of the program. |
I've often seen this quote used to justify obviously bad code or code that, while its performance has not been measured, could probably be made faster quite easily, without increasing code size or compromising its readability. In general, I do think early micro-optimizations may be a bad idea. However, macro-optimizations (things like choosing an O(log N) algorithm instead of O(N^2)) are often worthwhile and should be done early, since it may be wasteful to write a O(N^2) algorithm and then throw it away completely in favor of a O(log N) approach. Note the words may be: if the O(N^2) algorithm is simple and easy to write, you can throw it away later without much guilt if it turns out to be too slow. But if both algorithms are similarly complex, or if the expected workload is so large that you already know you'll need the faster one, then optimizing early is a sound engineering decision that will reduce your total workload in the long run. Thus, in general, I think the right approach is to find out what your options are before you start writing code, and consciously choose the best algorithm for your situation. Most importantly, the phrase "premature optimization is the root of all evil" is no excuse for ignorance. Career developers should have a general idea of how much common operations cost; they should know, for example,
And developers should be familiar with a toolbox of data structures and algorithms so that they can easily use the right tools for the job. Having plenty of knowledge and a personal toolbox enables you to optimize almost effortlessly. Putting a lot of effort into an optimization that might be unnecessary is evil (and I admit to falling into that trap more than once). But when optimization is as easy as picking a set/hashtable instead of an array, or storing a list of numbers in double[] instead of string[], then why not? I might be disagreeing with Knuth here, I'm not sure, but I think he was talking about low-level optimization whereas I am talking about high-level optimization. Remember, that quote is originally from 1974. In 1974 computers were slow and computing power was expensive, which gave some developers a tendency to overoptimize, line-by-line. I think that's what Knuth was pushing against. He wasn't saying "don't worry about performance at all", because in 1974 that would just be crazy talk. Knuth was explaining how to optimize; in short, one should focus only on the bottlenecks, and before you do that you must perform measurements to find the bottlenecks. Note that you can't find the bottlenecks until you have written a program to measure, which means that some performance decisions must be made before anything exists to measure. Sometimes these decisions are difficult to change if you get them wrong. For this reason, it's good to have a general idea of what things cost so you can make reasonable decisions when no hard data is available. How early to optimize, and how much to worry about performance depend on the job. When writing scripts that you'll only run a few times, worrying about performance at all is usually a complete waste of time. But if you work for Microsoft or Oracle and you're working on a library that thousands of other developers are going to use in thousands of different ways, it may pay to optimize the hell out of it, so that you can cover all the diverse use cases efficiently. Even so, the need for performance must always be balanced against the need for readability, maintainability, elegance, extensibility, and so on. |
Premature optimization is not the root of ALL evil, that's for sure. There are however drawbacks to it:
Instead of premature optimization, one could do early visibility tests, to see if there's an actual need for better optimization. |
I've found that the problem with premature optimization mostly happens when re-writing existing code to be faster. I can see how it could be a problem to write some convoluted optimization in the first place, but mostly I see premature optimization rearing its ugly head in fixing what ain't (known to be) broke. And the worst example of this is whenever I see someone re-implementing features from a standard library. That is a major red flag. Like, I once saw someone implement custom routines for string manipulation because he was concerned that the built-in commands were too slow. This results in code that is harder to understand (bad) and burning a lot of time on work that probably isn't useful (bad). |
The answer is: it depends. I'll argue that efficiency is a big deal for certain types of work, such as complex database queries. In many other cases the computer is spending most of its time waiting for user input so optimising most code is at best a waste of effort and at worst counterproductive. In some cases you can design for efficiency or performance (perceived or real) - selecting an appropriate algorithm or designing a user interface so certain expensive operations happen in the background for example. In many cases, profiling or other operations to determine hotspots will get you a 10/90 benefit. One example of this I can describe is the data model I once did for a court case management system which had about 560 tables in it. It started out normalised ('beautifully normalised' as the consultant from a certain big-5 firm put it) and we only had to put four items of denormalised data in it:
This was (at the time) the largest J2EE project in Australasia - well over 100 years of developer time - and it had 4 denormalised items in the database schema, one of which didn't really belong there at all. |
I suppose it depends on how you define "premature". Making low-level functionality quick when you're writing is not inherently evil. I think that's a misunderstanding of the quote. Sometimes I think that quote could do with some more qualification. I'd echo m_pGladiator's comments about readability though. |


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MISSION—The Mission Boys & Girls Club has started to move forward with its adaptive baseball program for children with special needs. Boys & Girls Club board member Norma Cruz said they currently have a total of 20 children signed up to participate in the adaptive baseball league.
The participants who have signed up will be divided into two teams to practice and compete against each other. Children will have a buddy to help guide them through batting and running the bases.
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Friday, 17 May 2013 07:44
Registration is underway for Hog Dash 3 and Hog Dash Jr. on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, in Weslaco. Proceeds from the event will benefit STARS Scholarships, the Weslaco Pride Foundation and Teach the Children. Spectators are welcome to attend.
The 5K Hog Dash 3 is filled with wall climbs, mud crawls, tire obstacles, tunnel crawls, hurdles, mud pits and more. Hog Dash Jr. is a 1-mile obstacle mud run for children ages 4 to 13.
Written by Carina A. Brunson Friday, 17 May 2013 07:00
MISSION—Mission Police Department held a ceremony Monday to commemorate National Peace Officers Memorial Week, honoring officers and firefighters who passed away in the line of duty and after retirement.
City officials, Mission Fire Department personnel, and officers with the Mission Police Department and county, state and federal agencies were present at the ceremony.
"It's really a celebration of heroes that have gone before us," said Polo Sandoval, master of ceremonies. "To know that their lives have not been in vain."
"It is a sad day when we get together to remember those that we've known that gave their lives to protect us," said Mission Mayor Norberto Salinas. "It makes us work a little harder to make this town a better place to live."
Written by Carina A. Brunson Friday, 17 May 2013 07:00
MISSION— Sharyland Independent School District Board of Trustees discussed building a $3.2 million natatorium during a special meeting this week. The discussion comes after the district could not come to an agreement with the City of Mission on a contract for the use of the newly constructed Bannworth natatorium, located just north of the Sharyland High School campus.
Wednesday, the Sharyland board discussed financing plan options and construction design for the proposed natatorium. One financing option involved swapping dollars from the $55 million bond issue for construction of the new Pioneer High School and using a portion of those monies to pay for the natatorium. Some board members expressed concern that this was not what was presented to voters when the bond was approved. However, they were assured it could be done legally.
Written by Andrielle Figueroa Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
MISSION—The Mission Consolidated Independent School District board heard presentations on May 8 from high school principals, discussing the possibility of creating magnet schools at each campus.
Superintendent Dr. Cornelio Gonzalez stated high schools in the district are planning to have magnet programs and work under the Texas-Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (T-STEM) program. He added that a magnet program is a school within a school, offering students choices in career related fields.
Written by Kathy Olivarez Friday, 17 May 2013 07:00
"In spite of the recent rains, the water crisis in Hidalgo County is not over. While the rains may have helped the farmers, the water level in the dam is still under drought conditions," said Oscar Montoya, Hidalgo County Emergency Management Director. "Long term solutions to the problem are still needed."
Montoya went on to say the recent hurricane preparedness seminar was well attended by representatives from cities and counties and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). According to Montoya, some of the discussion centered around how flood waters from storms could be retained and used to help in future drought situations instead of allowing all the water to flow to the Gulf of Mexico, as it did two years ago when the Rio Grande flooded.
Written by Andrielle Figueroa Friday, 17 May 2013 07:00
MISSION—George McShan, the consultant hired by Mission Consolidated Independent School District to conduct a search for a new school superintendent, made a presentation to the school board Wednesday evening, May 15, outlining the details of his responsibilities. McShan also presented a tentative timeline for the search process, with a deadline of August 1.
Superintendent Dr. Cornelio Gonzalez will be moving to his new position as the executive director for the board of Region One Education Service Center in July. The MCISD board plans to begin the search process immediately, and to sign a contract with a new superintendent before the beginning of the new school year.
Written by Andrielle Figueroa Friday, 10 May 2013 07:00
ALTON—With a new fire station on the way and a new franchise, the City of Alton is living up to its slogan, by becoming a "City on the Grow." Assistant City Manager Steve Peña said construction plans have come in for the construction of a McDonald's fast food restaurant.
"Construction plans have come in; they have passed the City of Alton Planning Department processing stage," Peña said, although they have not yet secured a building permit.
Peña explained they are currently waiting for the franchise to tie up loose ends on their portion of the planning process. He added the location would be on Alton Blvd.
Written by Kathy Olivarez Friday, 10 May 2013 07:00
Under public forum during Tuesday's Hidalgo County Commissioners Court meeting, OWLS (Objective Watchers of the Legal System) representative Frank Travers asked the county to withdraw its support from the proposed Hidalgo County Commuter Rail District. The HCCRD was to have a meeting on Wednesday, May 8, which included an agenda item "relating to creation of a regional transit authority, and granting the power of eminent domain, providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds for the HCCRD."
Travers said the research he continues to do show there are no effective rail districts operating in the United States. He further stated the Valley had no high-rise business district like those in New York and Chicago were many people take trains to work daily.
Written by Carina A. Brunson Friday, 10 May 2013 07:00
MISSION – A 17-year-old was arraigned this week for burglarizing two stores. Another male juvenile was also charged.
Israel Alejandro Tovar, 17, was at the Mission Municipal Court this week after being arrested over the weekend for burglary. Police found Tovar and a juvenile walking at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, after reports of a burglary at Beep Beep, a convenience store on the 800 block of North Schuebach Road in Mission.
According to Cpl. Manuel Casas, the two men broke into Beep Beep at around 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The glass doors were kicked in and beer, cigarettes and other items were stolen from the convenience store. Not too long after, Cool Express, a little shop that sells snow cones, Cheetos® and other snacks, was also broken into where a money jar was stolen.
Friday, 10 May 2013 07:00
MISSION—Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, which won national recognition last year for its customer service, activities and operational excellence, has earned three more awards from the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO).
The awards, presented April 28, include "Park of the Year" in recognition of Bentsen Palm Village's operational excellence, customer service, guest reviews, directory ratings, employee training techniques, community service, and association involvement.
"We have these awards every year and Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort was selected as the best in the large park category, which involves parks that have more than 151 campsites," said Brian Schaeffer, TACO's executive director and CEO.
Written by Luciano Guerra Friday, 10 May 2013 07:00
When it comes to hurling a 12-pound steel ball through the air, La Joya Palmview's Felipe Valencia is considered by many to be the best in the state. Valencia will have the opportunity to prove them right at the shot put competition in the state track and field meet in Austin tomorrow.
After taking home the silver medal at state just one year ago, then sophomore Valencia proved that he was already among the best of the best. As this year's top ranked 5A putter in the Lone Star State and with the district, area and regional championships already under his belt, Valencia needs just one more win to bring Palmview High School its first state championship. Lobos' head boys track and field coach Margarito Requenez helps put this in perspective.
"It will mean a lot if he wins," said Requenez. "This school has only been open five years and having the first state champion ever would mean a lot. It's been a while since La Joya ISD has had a champion."
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West girls hang on to down East in PKs MISSION—Sharyland midfielder Gilberto "Tito" Alanis closed out his high school soccer career on Thursday, May 9, by doing what he's always done, come through in the clutch. Alanis scored the game-winning goal...
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The procedure begins applying a local anesthetic to the problem area. In some instances, patients are also given an oral sedative to minimize any feeling associated with the procedure. After the anesthetic and the sedative have taken effect, the physician inserts a thin metal tube called cannulas into the problem area. The cannulas create tiny incisions, approximately 0.125 inches in length, where the tube pierces the skin. The cannulas are typically the size of a pencil or smaller. A physician will then activate a "vacuum suction pump" to remove the fat from the problem area. The vacuum suction pump uses negative pressure to gently coerce the fat from the body into the metal tube. Physicians apply pressure to the area to gently aid in the contouring process of the liposculpture procedure.
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Tumescent liposuction is a technique that the fairly new tumescent liposculpture procedure is derived from. Tumescent actually means "swollen and firm." The technique was introduced in 1986 by Dr. Jeffrey Klein, a California dermatologist. The procedure is less invasive than traditional liposuction, while still providing the same or better results. Patients and doctors were amazed to hear that the average patient only loses 3 teaspoons of blood during the procedure. This loss is much less than traditional liposuction procedures.
Other liposuction techniques often left the patient scarred or with bumpy or uneven skin, after the procedure. The new tumescent liposuction technique minimizes this effect by mixing lidocaine and epinephrine. Epinephrine minimizes blood loss from capillaries and associated bruising by shrinking the capillaries with its vasoconstrictive properties. The lidocaine portion of the solution effectively numbs the facial area. This solution also acts as an agent to cause fat tissues to expand and relax in the affected area prior to the procedure. This aids in the ease of fat removal.
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After the procedure, many physicians employ the use of "SmartLipo." SmartLipo is a laser that is applied to permanently remove fat cells from the area. In some instances, this procedure is performed alone. In other instances, this procedure is performed in conjunction with liposculpture, which is the removal of fat with cannulas. The laser guides a light beam with a small probe onto the affected area of the skin. The laser is designed to tighten the skin by melting the fat. If used alone, sedation is not required. If used in conjunction with liposculpture, it can be applied while under the anesthetic.
The laser possesses special technology called "SmartSense." This technology prevents the laser device for burning or overheating the skin. Most patients remark that they feel slight warmth on the face. If the skin is numb when the procedure is performed, the patient will not feel much of anything. Patients are often concerned with fat liquefying that is often associated with this process. However, if the fat is removed prior to the procedure, the chances of this occurrence are slim. This procedure is non-invasive. There is no blood or stitches associated, if used alone.
Facial Liposculpture Risks
Risks involving liposculpture are minimal in most cases. However, the risks should be mentioned as a precautionary measure. The patients may experience uneven or bumpy skin in the area of the procedure. The individual may experience sunken cheeks, if the affected area concerns that aspect of the face. Patients may also experience bruising, as well as, some swelling and pain in the area. Some patients may also experience fluid leakage from the site of the injection. This occurrence is most common in the first 48 hours. Because of this, patients also experience a greater chance of developing an infection due to the small wound. Allergic reactions also may occur. Patients, who experience any of these symptoms, are urged to visit a doctor immediately.
Facial Liposculpture Recovery
Patients will only be out of work anywhere from one day to one week depending upon the extent of the surgery. Most patients feel comfortable in public a week after the surgery with no visible signs. Exercise may resume two weeks after the surgery. The best part about getting facial liposculpture is that removed fat cells do not tend to grow back. Therefore, the procedure will be fairly permanent.


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Monday, March 16th, 2009 - by Terry MelansonSean Shepard - March 5, 2009
I get a lot of e-mails each day and one today (hi Cheryl!) pointed my attention to HR 875, a bill introduced into the 111th Congress. SO, I went and did something that members of Congress rarely do and actually read the bill.More accurately, I glanced through it which is still more than they ever do. It was introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT 3rd) and, as of this writing, has around 36 co-sponsors including my Congressman, Andre Carson (D-IN 7th). It immediately strikes me as being terribly bad legislation.
Under a heading described as protecting the public health and ensuring the safety of food it creates a "Food Safety Administration" within Health and Human Services. Oddly, it doesn't just add regulations to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) which is also under HHS. And don't we have the USDA as well? The bill applies to all manner of "Food Establishments" and "Food Production Facilities" (note the following excerpt).
(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term 'food production facility' means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.
The bill would appear to even cover some fishing boats and potentially your downtown hot dog street vendors. "Transportion" of food also could be covered. In fact, the bill probably would also apply to your family garden since no exemption is apparent.
See also:
- Monsanto's dream bill, HR 875
- Stop Federal Takeover of Food Regulation in H.R. 875


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Mount Airy's Downtown Business Association began the process of gearing up for events in the new year at its regular meeting on Thursday at the city's municipal hall.
Alzheimer's North Carolina Inc. representatives Richard Hiatt and Alice Watkins made a presentation about the mission and goals of the group which will be helping the association with an Alzheimer's walk tentatively scheduled for April 20.
"It's (Alzheimer's) a devastating disease. Not only for the person who has it but for the family who in effect loses that person to the disease," began Hiatt, a Lowgap native who has served on the association's board. He explained how debilitating Alzheimer's has been to his grandmother and how her sisters have had to adjust to taking care of her.
He explained the non-profit organization was founded at Duke University in 1980 and relocated to Raleigh in 1985 on a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust. It moved to the Cameron Village area of Raleigh in 1989 and additional office space for a family resource center in 1992. The organization has since relocated to 1305 Navaho Drive in Raleigh.
Hiatt said the organization's mission is to provide education and support to individuals with dementia, their families, health care professionals and the general public. It also wants to raise awareness and funding for research of the cause, treatment, prevention and a cure for Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
He told the board that more than 170,000 people in North Carolina are affected by Alzheimer's and this is expected to quadruple by 2025. Watkins told the board the organization chose to drop its national affiliation, which cost it $100,000, yearly to use the funds to benefit local research and treatment.
"We're really excited about what we can do here," said Watkins. "Not that Mount Airy needs a lot of publicity. You already have big fans in our offices."
Hiatt told the board that being associated with Mount Airy had opened a lot of doors for him and encouraged the board to plan activities to complement the walk and create a "festive" atmosphere for the benefit walk.
"As much as you need my assistance to plan the event I will be there four you," promised Hiatt. "I can also help with sponsorship and to set realistic goals. We realize for instance, the goals for Elizabeth City will not be the same as the (Piedmont ) Triangle. We want you to develop your own specific style for the brochures and the event. Johnston County combines their walk with a Ham and Yam Festival. Whatever fits four you own county. Whatever you think is best will get recognition for Surry County, the DBA and North Carolina. That's what it's about."
Association President Phil Marsh and Treasurer Jennie Lowry opened a brief discussion about combining the walk with the city's staging another "Twist" dance event. Marsh said perhaps Mount Airy could try and break its own record for people doing the dance on Main Street.
"I believe Mount Airy is a great place. When people come here to visit they come back," added Hiatt. "Folks will look at places to go and shop when they are here for the walk." Hiatt suggested the organizers arrange the walking course so it circles other activities begin held around its center in downtown Mount Airy.
The tentative schedule of events from the association set its bridal fair for March 23 and the art walk for April 13. The Budbreak Wine Festival and Downtown Sidewalk Sale has been slated for May 4. The Mayberry Farm Festival is being planned for May 18 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
In other action, the board passed a measure to move its meeting location to the DBA office downtown. Meetings will still be held the first Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. President Phil Marsh suggested this because he said attendance seemed to be better when meetings were held at that location.
Board member Jenna Puckett reported to the board there has been good response to ads already placed announcing the Bridal Fair and urged members to finish work on information to put in brochures for the event. Member Jessica Roberts said these flyers are an important part of "bridal gift bags" the Chamber of Commerce regularly gives to new brides.
New members and members re-appointed to the board included Michella Huff, Steve Talley and Brack Lewellyn. The agenda for the board's next meeting on Jan 9 at 8:30 a.m. includes action on which members will serve at specific positions.
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Also, the three women, including one from Orland Park, accused of stealing cash from Carl Sandburg High School's cashier's office took pleas for misdemeanor theft charges Friday.
More than three years after the death of 18-year-old Felix Jimenez, family and friends still wait for the trial of Derek Grib, the man accused of killing 18-year-old Jimenez in July 2009.
Judge Frank Zelezinski ruled Dec. 10 that the trial date will be set at a status hearing scheduled for Jan. 3.
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Linda Nassar, 36, and Sally Quaraveh, 22, both of Worth, and Sabrina Yassin, 20, of Orland Park, each pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft in front of Judge John J. Hynes in Bridgeview. Hynes sentenced the three women to 18 months of supervision each, as well as $230 in court fees and costs.
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NEW LENOX — Fate of New Lenox Man in Mokena Coma Punch Trial in Judge's Hands
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Messina allegedly punched 29-year-old Eric Bartels in the face outside the Mokena bar 191 South in July 2009. When Bartels fell, his head struck the the concrete and he suffered a fractured skull.
FRANKFORT — Mom of Manhattan Man Killed in Fiery Frankfort Crash Sues Driver
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Kim Stevens, the mother of Jake Stevens, 22, of Manhattan, has petitioned to be named the administrator of her dead son's estate. She simultaneously filed a lawsuit going after the man who was driving when her son was killed. The suit accuses Kevin Krohn, 22, of speeding and failing to keep a proper lookout. It does not accuse Krohn of driving drunk, but he faces a felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence.
- Homewood man charged with sex assault of child
- Five Indiana men charged in Ashford House brawl
- Justice man charged in fatal DUI crash
- Orland man accused of sexually assailting 93-year-old dementia patient
- Man dubbed 'Orland Ghost Rider' charged with fleeing, eluding police
- Five teens charged in fatal shooting in Chicago Heights Park
- Orland man charged in wife's shooting death
- Orland man charged with beating, strangling 78-year-old father
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Pat F
1:54 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Anyone else notice the same thing about 75% of these cases? They're just going to court or have been granted continuances with no action being taken? Most are a year old or more... What kind of justice system do we have? Not only has it become a revolving door where a lot of cases just get dismissed, but you can't have a hearing in a reasonable amount of time! It seems all areas of government need to be reorganized........
cornell hudson
2:55 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Just follow the money. Constitution says you are entitled to a speedy trial. The courts are bogged down. These cases take for ever and cost taxpayers featly.
Baba Wawa
5:54 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Yes, the Constitution says you're entitled to a speedy trial in a criminal case. And the way that works is the DEFENDANT has to demand trial. And when the defendant demands trial, then the State has only so many days to go to trial. And in this case, apparently the defendant hasn't demanded trial because maybe both sides aren't ready.


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Deep within Mayberry lore is an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" in which Sheriff Taylor tells his son Opie why it is so important to not run away from trouble.
It seemed that Opie, who looked to be no more than 7 years old at that particular time, was having his lunch money stolen by a bully each morning on his walk to school. It was an older student who would confront Opie on the street and threaten to beat him up if he didn't deliver.
Well, if Andy's subsequent advice to the lad had adhered to the policies of today's educational system, he would have told Opie to basically turn the other cheek. Or Opie might have been advised to report the bully to the principal — anything but dealing with the crisis in a more-appropriate head-on manner.
After all, as I understand it, public schools operate under a policy in which both kids involved in a fight get suspended from class — even if one was getting picked on and simply defended himself (or herself). That is the dumbest policy I have ever heard of, which totally contradicts the basic human instinct of survival.
It also does not conform to our legal system that gives someone the right to use even deadly force in cases of self-defense.
And if the American Way reflected such a policy of capitulation, we'd all probably be speaking German or Japanese today. Thankfully, we responded to threats from countries such as Nazi Germany and its allies not by being passive — but with displays of superior military strength.
So is being passive to a threat what we should be teaching our children, given the far-reaching implications?
That certainly wasn't the mindset of Sheriff Andy Taylor in that long-ago episode when he told Opie what to do about the bully — which involved fighting back. Andy wasn't direct in his approach but delivered the advice in the form of a parable, which often was his custom.
He told Opie about his own tale of bullying, which involved Young Andy being threatened not to use a certain fishing hole by a bigger youth. Andy didn't opt to run away, telling Opie that the pain of any busted lip or bloody nose would be far outweighed by the anguish of knowing he didn't take up for himself against the bully.
"So I lit into him like a windmill in a tornado," Andy related to Opie during their conversation, which just happened to occur while the two were fishing that same place.
"What happened, Pa?" Opie asked, anxious to hear the outcome.
"Well, we're in this spot today, ain't we?" Andy replied.
Thus the message was clear that Opie should light into his own bully like a windmill, which he later did, receiving a black eye. But in the long run it was a badge of courage far more meaningful than a temporary injury.
Andy's whole take was that he didn't want Opie starting a fight — yet he sure as heck didn't want him to run from one, either.
Something I hear over and over is how "The Andy Griffith Show" serves as a guide for teaching life's lessons and as a model for rearing children. So if I had my way, every school administrator in this nation would be locked into a room and forced to watch that particular episode over and over until they finally "get it."
That episode came to mind earlier this week when Surry County was hit with a rash of armed robberies, ironically as the annual Mayberry Days was set to unfold in celebration of a way of life rarely invaded by such violence.
Yes, you visitors to Mount Airy for Mayberry Days, you might be shocked to learn that we do have our share of crimes as other communities do. In fact, things got so bad with unsolved murders, drug rings, fencing operations and other mayhem during the 1970s and 1980s that this city was commonly referred to as Little Chicago. But that's a subject for another day.
The reason I drew a parallel between Andy's bullying advice and the recent armed robberies was the response one store owner had to the situation. When her business, the Cupboard No. 2 in White Plains, was hit by the robbers Sunday night, Teresa Smith was prepared due to having multiple firearms on hand.
Since her husband was being held at gunpoint by one of the robbers, Teresa pretty much had no choice but to give them her cash. But once he was out of the line of fire, she shot at the thugs, who naturally beat a hasty retreat out the doorway where a bullet hole now remains.
Now, I don't condone violence — but I do believe in people taking appropriate steps to protect themselves in a given set of circumstances. In other words, I would rather see an innocent storekeeper fight fire with fire than to have that business owner killed in cold blood because he or she took a passive approach instead.
The moral of the story is that criminals aren't going to choose not to rob someone simply because that's the right thing to do. They are going to do so out of fear they might get shot through the head for their trouble. It's called respect — a necessary condition whether you're talking about the schoolyard, U.S. military strength or protecting oneself from crime.
As usual, Sheriff Andy had it right.
Tom Joyce is a staff reporter for The Mount Airy News. He can be reached at 719-1924 or email@example.com.


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