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Trump International Hotel and Tower
(212) 299-1000
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- Voicemail
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- Trump International Hotel and TowerAmbassadorKat SunMember ofLocal CultureOutdoor EnthusiastsBudget Travelers+ 9
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Nov 17, 2013I ended up here because it was freezing, so I needed to thaw for a bit and I noticed that the entrance said it was open to the public. Hey, why not? There's a Starbucks, so there's a good number of people here. The escalators will take you up to certain floors...There's public "gardens" that offer an OK view of the street below. It wasn't really a view of NYC, just the street below. The fountain was interesting...water cascading down what seems like a vertical wall...
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Oct 04, 2013love the indoor more than outdoor, the elevators and caffees and restaurant. the waterfall in the lobby is great. special light because of the copper, fun to walk in...
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Aug 30, 2013Across the street from Central Park this is a good 4 Star hotel in a great neighborhood. The clean and modern interior match the sleek exterior. The staff is excellent, a really great hotel if you are traveling on business.
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Jul 23, 2012Six year old hotel standing tall in front of central park.
- Trump International Hotel and TowerCommunity Manager
Dining options at Trump International Hotel & Tower New York include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an indoor pool, a health club, a sauna, a fitness facility, and a steam room. The property's full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5.0 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, technology support staff, and limo/town car service. Wireless and wired high speed Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply). This New York property has 665 square feet of event space consisting of banquet facilities and conference/meeting rooms. Business services, wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and translation services are available. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include valet parking, a concierge desk, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2010.
There are 167 guestrooms at Trump International Hotel & Tower New York. Beds come with premium bedding. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are offered. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, jetted tubs, phones, and makeup/shaving mirrors. Wireless and wired high speed Internet access is available for a surcharge; guestrooms also offer multi line phones, iPod docking stations, and voice mail. 55 inch high definition televisions have DVD players, video game consoles, and pay movies. Air conditioned rooms also include desks, complimentary bottled water, remote lighting/drapery/curtain control, and blackout drapes/curtains. Guests may request hypo allergenic bedding, extra towels/bedding, and wake up calls. A nightly turndown service and housekeeping are available. Guestroom renovations were completed in January 2010. Guestrooms are all non smoking.
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- This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
- Minimum Spring Break check in age: 21 years old
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out.
- Valet parking: US$ 49 per day
- Pets: US$ 250 per pet, per stay
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Excellent!350 reviews across the web.
- Guests recommend this hotel for a romantic getaway.
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To better serve the needs of our outpatient community, Sierra Vista's main laboratory is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, the hospital offers several laboratory draw stations throughout San Luis Obispo County. These outpatient centers offer a range of clinical tests performed by hospital-trained phlebotomists, conveniently located outside of a hospital setting.
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Special Note: The tuition rates and fees scheduled below are the rates for the 2012-2013 academic year and are subject to change.
($15 non-refundable registration fee)
The University Fee is a general fee imposed to defray total University expenditures, including administrative and registration costs. The University Fee is applicable to all campuses for undergraduate and graduate students during fall, spring, summer, and Weekend College (excluding special institutes and workshops).
Any special fees, such as laboratory or art fees, are listed next to the course in the undergraduate and graduate bulletins, available online at www.liu.edu/cwpost/bulletin.
One-half tuition plus full fees for courses other than per capita classes, individualized courses of instruction, special institutes, and workshops.
Charged to accounts that remain open as of the due date indicated on the bill
Not applicable to new or re-entering students
Applied to students who attend classes unofficially and finalize their registrations after the late registration period
A charge of $25 is levied on all checks returned to LIU Post for any reason.
Please note: You must be 65 years or older prior to the beginning of the term for which you wish to enroll.
Seniors citizens pay one-half regular tuition for credit courses and one-fourth regular tuition for audit courses. Please note that while special course fees such as laboratory fees and art fees still apply when applicable, the student activities fee is waived. The special senior citizen rate is not applicable to institutes, workshops, continuing education programs, per capita classes, individualized courses of instruction, or studio art classes.
Senior citizens may not submit registration until one week before classes begin.
If members of the immediate family (same household) enroll in the same Weekend College course and section, one pays full tuition and the others are enrolled at the special discounted rate.
Certification of immediate family relationship must be approved by the Weekend College Office prior to paying your tuition bill. Proof may consist of a birth or marriage certificate. The Weekend College Office is located in the Winnick House (Administration Building), room 210. Contact 516-299-2040 for more information.
All students who register will receive a bill in the mail. Payment must be made by the due date indicated on the bill. LIU Post accepts payments for tuition, related fees and housing for Summer Sessions and Weekend College by check, money order, or credit card (VISA, Discover, MasterCard and American Express accepted). The Bursar's Office can accept credit card payments online, over the telephone or in person (Kumble Hall, first floor).
A student may withdraw from one or more courses before the end of the semester by completing the Enrollment Change Form. Once this form has been submitted to the Registrar's Office and processed, the student will receive a refund from the Bursar's Office according to the schedule listed below. The refund check is mailed within two weeks from the time the student signs and returns the refund/credit statement to the Bursar's Office. Students who pay by credit card will have any refunds credited to the same charge accounts. Refund checks are not issued to students who pay by charge card. A refund calculation will be based on the last day of attendance; however, a student may be charged for services (e.g. housing) utilized after the last day of attendance. Certain fees are not refundable, such as fees for services used prior to withdrawal, fees for services that continue to be available after withdrawal, and fees paid to outside entities.
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Hey guys, it's everybody's favorite time: update time. I want to take the opportunity to jump in and give you a State of the Vere from the production side, maybe paint a clearer picture as to why we're in the situation we're in, and why most of you still don't have your sandals. Especially since we've been accused of fraud and other assorted niceties.
To say that things have taken longer than we'd anticipated would be a huge understatement. As frustrated as you all rightfully are, I assure you that we share your frustration. Right off the bat, the time it took to fill our raw material orders and get those in house put us behind schedule before we even got started. Having worked at a large, high-volume brand and now being a small, low-volume brand, we underestimated how low on the priority totem-pole our orders would be with our vendors. The good news is that we have all the raw materials necessary to fill our kickstarter obligations, so that part at least is behind us.
Machinery and equipment installation, again as a startup with a low budget, was even more of a challenge than we had planned for in our worst-case estimates. Again, low man on the totem pole, with older used equipment, and we're at the back of the line. As with the raw materials, we've now had all the equipment purchased and installed for some time. Which is nice.
Once we got past those issues, we discovered that the biggest problem is our lack of redundancy. We have exactly one of everything we need. One used machine in most cases. When they are operational, they're great and we're rolling. When they're not, we don't make any more of that part until it's fixed. Unfortunately, some of these machines have a steep learning curve and I tend to break them as I learn them. They are the kind of mistakes you don't make again, but once is plenty to bring everything to a halt. Our sewing machine repair guy has been such a regular visitor that we keep a coffee mug set aside just for him.
Man Down
Currently we're without our tacker, which is a computer guided sewing machine. To make matters worse, we couldn't even pinpoint the issue for a while. The pre-programmed sewing pattern was somehow erased from the drive. We've tried a few things, installed new drives, re-installed the program from the disc, all to no avail. Believe it or not, in the end we have to crate it up, send it to New Jersey, and have it reprogrammed.
We also mentioned a while ago that we'd had an issue with the bond in the lamination of our rubber outsoles. Despite suggestions that we hadn't tested for this beforehand, we test every new batch of raw materials with our adhesive supplier to ensure that we DO get consistent bonding. We sent this particular batch out to be tested when they arrived in June, and had excellent bonding (if you want to read more about this process, check here:. The problem, as it turns out, is related to all the other delays. They seem to snowball... Over time, it's natural for rubber to oxidize as it's exposed to air. Since ours sat longer than anticipated while dealing with all the other issues, it had oxidized and developed a thin skin which prevents the chlorinator from penetrating properly, thus preventing the adhesive from adhering as it should.
We sent samples back to our supplier as soon as we discovered the problem - which, because we test the bond quality on every batch of production every day, was fortunately before we sent any out. The solution is fairly simple: to rough the surface to be bonded, but it required finding and purchasing a new machine to do the bonding. And by new I of course mean used. We finally found one last week, and after having the electrician run the power source to the machine and testing it out, we've begun roughing the outsoles. We tested a pair earlier in the week, let them sit overnight, and ran our tear test with great results.
Going Forward
So where do we stand as of today? The good news is that despite the tacker being down for the past three and a half weeks and the outsole bonding issue plaguing us for over a month, we've been building parts every day so we'd be ready when we can solve some of the problems. We've got bins and boxes full of completed uppers attached to midsoles, and arches and wedges attached to outsoles, and we're ready to put those together as soon as we're able.
Some of the Betty's have been sent out, and some are waiting for the upper straps to be completed so we can finish them. Unfortunately, despite the fact that the outsoles, arches, wedges, and footbeds are bonded and ready to be assembled with the straps, those straps won't be finished until the tacker gets back. When that will be hasn't been confirmed yet. We've got the remainder of the Brown Betty's going out this week and next, but we cannot complete any Black Betty's larger than size 6 until the straps are done.
While we wait for that, we now move our focus to the Louie's. We roughed the outsoles for the size 11 grey/black Louie's yesterday. Today we are applying the chlorinator and adhesive and attaching the arches, then we'll bond and press them to the already completed uppers. Fortunately we can get back on track a bit with those.
We're working to find ways to purchase more equipment so that we can build in some of that much-needed redundancy, but until then we'll continue to trickle out the backer rewards a little at a time, and in bunches when the process cooperates.
None of this gets your sandals to you any faster, and won't clear up the frustration that some of you feel. There's no putting lipstick on this pig, it's November and many of you still don't have sandals. It's true that we underestimated the complications that we'd run into, and building a fully functioning sandal factory from scratch in less than a year was a pretty ambitious undertaking. Especially when we realized that all the support structure and services for the footwear industry that exist in Asia are much harder to find domestically. It may, however, give you a glimpse into what is happening on a daily basis here at the factory, and reassure you that we're not sitting on a beach somewhere sipping cocktails. As much as we may all want to.
Some of you may be tired of reading it from us, but we don't get tired of saying it: we sincerely thank you for your support as we build and learn and grow, and appreciate your patience. We truly look forward to rewarding you for it.
John and Mike
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Any one of our woven sandals, style, color, and size of your choice, delivered fresh from the factory.
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Customized pair of Vere woven sandals, your choice of style, color, and size, laser etched with your name, nickname or personalized message. Fresh from our oven to you.
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A pair of our premium leather sandals - Al or Josie - in your choice of leather color and size.
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A personalized pair of the Al or Josie premium leather sandals, in your choice of leather color and size, laser etched with your name, nickname, or custom message. Let's keep the messages clean, huh? Al and Josie are watching...
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HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO - can't decide between the stylish woven sandal and the premium leather sandal? Who says you need to choose? Get a pair of each, and we'll even personalize one of them for you.
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Keep your khakis clean with a sweet pair of Vere Sandal Company coveralls, your choice of size, personalized with your name above the right pocket. As sported by Mike and John in the video. PLUS a customized pair of any of our woven sandals - style, color, and size of your choice.
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Do your dirty work in style and luxury. Same sweet customized pair of Vere Sandal Company coveralls, with your name over the right pocket, as shown off by Mike and John in the video, plus a pair of our LEATHER sandals - Josie or Al - personalized with your name, nickname, or message.
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PARTY PACK - choose a personalized leather sandal for yourself, and any 5 other sandals from our line to give away to friends or family. Your choice. Don't let them say you never gave them anything. Got 6 friends? Good for you. We'll work with you.
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HITCHIN' POST PACK - Be the Maid of Honor or Best Man of all time. Outfit your entire wedding party with customized Vere sandals. We'll work with you to get whatever message you need for everyone in the party. Within reason - I mean, how many people are seriously in this wedding???
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We'll work with one of our surfboard shaper partners to custom build a brand new surfboard for you. The final board will be built to your specifications, and include your name, the Vere logo, and the signature of the shaper along the stringer.. PLUS, a pair of customized Vere sandals of your choice.
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FINGER LAKES SANDALMAKING / WINETASTING WEEKEND - Two round trip tickets (domestic only), two nights luxury accommodations, one day limo tour of Seneca Lake wineries, plus two dinners with John and Mike along the lake. PLUS - lest we forget - a personal tour of the factory, and two pair of sandals made just for you (by you, if you want) at the factory. We'll throw in the coveralls if you want 'em too.
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VANITY PACKAGE - Feeling good about your name? Think you can hang with Don, Betty, Josie and the crew? Prove it. We'll name our next sandal after you, make an (appropriately) big deal about it, and make sure you and your friends get the first 10 pair off the line. And to tide you over, we'll hook you up with 10 pair from our current line. Customized, of course. Okay, you drive a hard bargain: the coveralls too.
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text: Architect's Statement The genesis of the Seattle Art Museum expansion and renovation was a complex and visionary public-private partnership between the museum and Washington Mutual Bank, on a prominent site in downtown Seattle. Therefore, the building must be many things: a flexible framework that allows the museum to expand and transform over 20 years, a vibrant public institution that contributes to the life of the city, and finally, a cultural institution comprised of galleries of diverse scale, proportion and lighting. The creative collaboration that resulted in the SAM expansion project established a matrix of existing conditions that define the new design; the new building's height, setbacks, floor areas, overall area and floor-to-floor heights were fixed conditions. Furthermore, as an expansion, the new building had to add 300,000 square feet of museum space to the original five-story Robert Venturi/Denise Scott Brown museum building, completed in 1991. Perhaps the most compelling part of the development agreement was the mandate for growth and change over time; from the onset, the building had to be designed to transform—it will grow vertically in stages, opening with four full floors in May 2007, and ultimately expanding to occupy twelve stories of the sixteen-story building. Urban MuseumThe building site—at the juncture of the city and the natural landscape of Elliott Bay—mandated a scheme that would contribute fully to the life of downtown Seattle. The design establishes an immediate connection to the street, rising from the sidewalk without setback to the maximum height of 180 ft. Transparent public spaces engage the life of the city with an immediacy that joins street and lobby, sidewalk and gallery. The design establishes an immediate and constant connection between the user and the landscape beyond by maximizing transparency: physically, through the glass walls of the new public spaces, where pedestrians can see into the heart of the galleries while passing by, and spatially, in the series of interconnected, double-height galleries that unify and energize the vertical experience, creating continual points of orientation that allow visitors to clearly see where they are going and where they have been. Landscape and Natural LightThe building skin is a steel-and-glass curtain wall system designed to capture and refract Seattle's ever-changing weather and daylight. It is conceived as four articulated L-shaped "shells," which rise uninterrupted from street level to parapet, pin-wheel around the corners of the building's floor plates and bind the building together while allowing continual visual connections to the surrounding city of Seattle, Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains. Each shell segment engages natural light in a different way. The North-facing shell is floor-to-ceiling glass to flood galleries on that side with natural light; the Northwest side is mostly opaque except to provide select moments of visual connection to the city and bay; the Southwest side has ever-changing light from an ingenious, operable brise soleil system; and the South face allows light in through a scrim to illuminate the future south galleries. The brise soleil employs a system of sliding stainless-steel shutters that can be used to control the amount of light admitted into the galleries, making the building skin changeable over time—responsive to weather conditions, seasonally changing exhibitions, and future growth. At the intersections of the four shells, clear vertical windows run uninterrupted from bottom to top, allowing targeted views from the city streets into art space, and conversely, views from art space to the surrounding landscape. Curation: Diversity, Scale and ProportionThe primary goal of the project is the creation of beautiful, serene and diverse spaces for the wide-ranging SAM collection. Galleries of varying height and size create intimate rooms for small objects and grander spaces for monumental works of contemporary art. Variety of scale is achieved with a mix of ceiling heights, gallery orientation, and gallery depths that vary from floor to floor. The scale mix establishes a ratio of gallery types suitable to small-, medium- or large-format works of art, as well as a range of conservation zones, with lower and higher light levels. Flexibility is achieved with specific features that include demountable art walls arranged in conjunction with the regular gallery openings, gallery doorways that can be seamlessly in-filled based on exhibition requirements, and sliding art walls that can be used to increase wall area or block out daylight. Because of the variety of spaces created by the range of natural light provided by the skin and the vertical gallery organization, SAM's curators have the opportunity to explore different ways of displaying the collection. "Space for art should provide moments of intimacy, calm and immediacy. Museum buildings can challenge and provoke, but ultimately must allow for the art to speak. In this era of noise and novelty, the museum experience provides a ground, a clearing, in which we can open up to new ideas: a moment of repose that allows us to risk seeing something for the very first time. "The design of the Seattle Art Museum expansion began with the desire to create introspective galleries that immediately connect to one of the most powerful landscapes in the world; to create a diverse range of rooms in natural light which provide a broad palette for the curators and the collection; and, above all, to make spaces that move people to question what they see and inspire them to return again. "This new building is an open frame for vertical growth that provides a shifting series of relationships over time. It is an experience altered by the forces of nature, the seasons, the range of light. A vessel for the forces of change." Brad Cloepfil


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Day 1: Quito or Guayaquil - Santa Cruz
Travel from Quito to Santa Cruz Island
You will fly from Quito or Guayaquil to the Galapagos Islands, arriving at around 11h30 to 13h30 to Baltra Island, depending on to flight schedule.
Upon arrival at Baltra airport, take a short bus ride to Itabaca Channel, followed by a 5 minutes ferry ride to Santa Cruz Island. Take a bus to Puerto Ayora and get to the Hotel.
(Ask for private transfers details).
Once in our Lodge, do a quick check while you freshen up with our welcome drinks.
Lunch at Aventura Lodge.
Tour to Primicias
This afternoon the adventure starts with a trip to "Los Gemelos" (The Twins), two enormous collapsed lava chambers, a wonderful introduction to the majestic power of the forces of nature and the great biodiversity of the Santa Cruz Highlands. This short, easy hike to each of the twins is swarming with endemic flora and fauna, including a remnant of Scalesia Forest, draped in liverwort, lichens and mosses, where is easy to spot some Darwin finches and perhaps the short eared owls.
After "Los Gemelos", a short bus ride will take you to a 600-acre private reserve where the giant Galapagos tortoises freely roam, graze, and sleep. Sometimes it's a bit muddy here, so before setting out, we will provide a selection of field boots (Wellington boots) to choose from, including large sizes for men.
Walking among the tortoises in wild, will be one of the most treasured moments of your trip. After visiting these prehistoric creatures on their natural habitat, we'll take a 5-minute ride to the entrance of a 450-meter (1350 feet) illuminated lava tunnel. With a ceiling nearly 20 feet high in most places, this is an incredible opportunity see lava stalagmites, stalactites, sulfur, mineral-colored walls, and the rippled floor formed from lava along this unique lava formations.
Snorkeling Lessons
Explore the underwater like an expert. If youre new to snorkeling or you are ready to advance your snorkeling skills, then at Red Mangrove Padi 5 Start Dive Resort our Instructors will give you a complete training and all the tools you need in order to master this sport.
Briefing at Aventura Lodge.
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Hi just curious, how many international mods and people are signed on here that are active posters, there are no american or international mods who post on here...., or female for that matter.........
Just curious.........
Well,, going by my username, it would suggest that I'm female, and I have mentioned a number of times that I'm from Australia...
ah. Well by the post I kind of meant how many different people are here besides British males but its nice to see a lot people responded to it!
I am french. I lived in the Quebec province, in Canada, since 1988, and i am not the only one from this part of the Commonwealth. My good friend Pat, from the fantastic blog "Parka Avenue" , is a regular poster! So...We are the Mods, and we're proud of it!
Thanks for the endorsement Christophe! Our Montreal Mod family might be small be dedicated.
I'm grateful to anybody on this site that accept non-British Mods. Unfortunately, some close-minded people think that the Mod movement is exclusively English. I've received some hateful comments on my blog about that. I will always pay homage and respect to the originators and I'm glad to see that it is now a global culture. Let's not forget that it has always been made up of the best of many influences: American Soul and RnB, Jamaican Ska, French and Italian fashion, the American Ivy League look, the Italian scooter and the British flair to bring all those wonderful things together. One thing that always made me proud to be a Mod was that we are open to other cultures. Mods of the World unite!
Well said Patrick,couldn't of put it better myself :-)
Speaking of Canada, have you ever bought anything from www.modraphelia.com ? I'm on their mailing list!
No I haven'.t. Althought I would love to encourage a "local business", I always found that they have a rather limited selection.
Amen, brother!
Nice to see the word Commonwelath being used, there Christophe! LOL!
You're welcome!!! ;-)
A Londoner whos now a pom in Oz,does that count?
Have you taken out our citizenship test? if so, yes! LOL! My mother, uncle and my grandparents haven't and they have been in Oz for 51 years!
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Knox "crucified" in murder case, lawyer says
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PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox was a naive young woman publicly "crucified" and "impaled" to justify wrongly imprisoning her for murder, her lawyer told an Italian court on Thursday.
Knox is appealing a 2009 verdict that found her guilty of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher during a drug-fueled sex assault. Kercher's half-naked body was found in 2007 in a pool of blood in the apartment the two shared.
The Seattle student was sentenced to 26 years behind bars, and a decision in her appeals trial is expected on Monday. Her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, and an Ivorian drifter were also jailed for their roles in the murder.
Much of the focus in the case has been on the fresh-faced Knox, who prosecutors allege led the sexual assault and held the knife that slit Kercher's throat.
Wrapping up the defense case, Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova pointed to errors in the police investigation and urged a panel of lay and professional judges to look beyond the image of a sex-crazed wild girl created by the media and prosecutors.
"She was crucified, impaled in a public square," Dalla Vedova told the court, saying she had been unjustly held in prison for more than 1,000 days.
"Who, if not her, has been run over by a media tsunami?"
Being respectful of the pain caused by Kercher's death did not mean wrongly jailing two innocent youths, he argued.
"She was a girl who was quite different from how she has been depicted," he told the court. "How many times have we heard Amanda Knox saying 'Why don't they believe me?'"
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The 24-year-old student, wearing a silver-gray top on Thursday, has visibly lost weight since her last trial and has appeared frail in her latest appearances in court.
She listened with her hands clasped as her lawyers made an impassioned plea for her freedom, but at one point burst into giggles as her lawyer poked fun at the prosecution case.
Mixing outrage with mockery, lawyer Luciano Ghirga attacked a police probe as riddled with errors and cited inconsistencies in the version of events presented by prosecutors, who he said created the case around the suspects rather than evidence.
Knox hugged and thanked him after his arguments, he said.
Knox's defense has been helped by a forensics review that cast doubt on traces of DNA found on a kitchen knife and Kercher's bra clasp -- evidence used to convict her -- and attacked police for sloppy handling of crime scene material.
But prosecutors have since tried to wrest back momentum in the case by focusing on other evidence pointing to Knox and targeting her personality, painting her as a man-eater who resented her roommate and enjoyed flirting with danger.
They allege Knox and Sollecito staged a theft in the Perugia apartment to throw police off the track and have attacked Knox's credibility by pointing to a false accusation she made earlier in the case, blaming a Congolese barman for the murder.
Knox says she wrongly accused Patrick Lumumba because she broke down under stressful police questioning. In one sharp attack earlier in the trial, the lawyer for the barman called her Satanic, diabolic, a witch and a she-devil.
Defense lawyers have hit back, saying such extreme characterizations are part of a campaign by the prosecution and media to justify a lack of motive in the case by creating a false image of Knox.
Knox is expected to address the jury before they decide her fate on Monday and her family is optimistic their daughter will walk free from an Umbrian prison that has been her home for nearly four years.
Her case has drawn sympathy and outrage from many in the United States who see Knox as an innocent student trapped abroad in the hands of an unfair and convoluted justice system.
Her parents and sisters regularly appear on U.S. talk shows and she is backed by a dogged Internet campaign to free her.
But Knox's lawyers urged the jury not to be swayed by the speculation surrounding the Knox family's campaign.
"Don't put yourself in the shoes of the parents of Amanda Knox, but I ask you not to consider them part of a transatlantic plot or political lobbying," said Ghirga, ending with a fatherly tap on Knox's shoulder and calling her courageous. "They are parents who deserve absolute respect."
(Editing by Tim Pearce)
Also odd how a case involving an attractive woman or two, or a celebrity, drugs, and sex pushes what really matters off the front pages. For media moguls, it's all about circulation and resulting ad rates.
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Published January 22, 2012, 12:00 AM
Photo gallery: School bus Christmas gift
Joey Moravchik sees a lifetime dream fulfilled by his brother Jeff
Joey Moravchik of Washburn stands in front the school bus he received as a Christmas present from his brother, Jeff. Joey is a fan of school buses and memorizes the names of all the local bus drivers and their bus numbers. (Bob King / firstname.lastname@example.com)


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The game
Fantasy, Blowjob, Consensual Sex, First Time, Group Sex, Incest, Oral Sex, Teen, Virginity
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Gender: Male Age: 24 Location: N/A
Posted: 2012-12-01
A normal night with his friends turns into something he will never forget.
This is my first story so please let me now in the comments what you think.
The game
Dan was having a football night with a couple of his friends. There was Jack, Andrew, Simon and Erik. They have been having a football watching get together every Sunday at each other's houses for a couple of months now where they drink some beer and watch the game. This time it was Dan´s turn to arrange the football night.
Dan is 30 years old, about 6.1 ft. and keeps himself in good shape. He often goes to the gym. That's where he meet Jack and Erik. They started hanging out more and started meting outside of the gym to. Andrew has been his friend as long as he can remember. They had been in the same class sins kinder garden. Simon was actually his wife´s brother but unfortunately his wife had died from cancer two years ago leaving Dan alone with his now 14 year old daughter Debbie. His wife got pregnant when she was only 15 and Dan was 16. Dan had to drop out of school and get a job to feed his new family. Lucky for him his father owned a big law firm and he gave Dan a job there. After his wife died he had went on a couple of dates but now he had stopped because he didn't have the time. He hadn't had sex sins his wife died so he was constantly horny but didn't have the time to masturbate either.
Dan: Come on guys the match is about to start. Hurry up.
Jack: Alright were coming.
The guys sat down to watch the game on Dan´s brand new 60 inch 3D TV. The game started good. There was a lot off touch downs and field goals but not for the team they were routing for so the mood was quite bad. As they got more drunk and the team started to improve they started to cheer louder and louder until suddenly they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. It was Debbie. She was about 5.4 ft. tall very slim but not super skinny. She had a nice full ass and the best of all she hit puberty when she was 9 so she started to develop early and now here breasts were 44DD with not a hint of sagging. She was wearing a tight tank top and some tiny shorts. Here nipples were almost cutting thru the fabric of the top.
Debbie: Can you guys keep it down I'm trying to sleep?
Dan: Sorry honey we were just watching the game.
Debbie: Ok. But can I stay down here and watch with you then?
Dan: Don't you have school tomorrow?
Debbie: No we have break this week remember?
Dan: Oh right. Then I guess it's alright.
Debbie lies down on her stomach in front of the TV. Her ass barely counseled by her tiny shorts. Jack and Andrew notice this and start to get a little horny and they start to get boners. Debbie yawned loudly and then Erik and Simon noticed her to and they as well got a little horny from the view.
Dan: Dammit were out of beer. I´m gonna to run down to the local store and get some more. Debbie do you want something else?
Debbie: No thanks dad I'm good.
Dan: Ok then. I will be right back.
Dan got took his wallet and left the house. After a couple of minutes Debbie suddenly said.
Debbie: Oh it's so hot in here. Do you guys mind if I get a little more comfortable?
They thought she meant to turn down the thermostat so they just shook their heads yes. They were very surprised when she started to take of her tank top and reveal that she is wearing nothing underneath. Her big round perky breasts jiggled freely in the air. They quickly reached down their pant to rearrange their now raging boners. She noticed this and thought she could tease them a bit. She slowly removed her tiny shorts and showed the tiny little Hello Kitty panties underneath. They weren't paying attention to the game anymore, instead they were ogling the very developed 14 year old girl lying almost naked on the floor. The panties were still damp from her previous masturbation session.
Debbie: It's still too hot in here.
She said and slowly started too wiggly her way out of her panties. She brought them up to her nose and smelled them. The group was stunned to say at least. No one could get a word out. Here was their best friend's underage daughter stripping of her clothes in front of them. What should they do? What could they do?
Debbie: I hope I'm not making you uncomfortable?
There was a small barely noticeable no coming out of the guys mouths. Debbie laid down on her back, with her small shaven pussy pointing towards the frightened bunch of guys pretending that she was resting. She moved her hand on to her pussy and started to gently massage it. There were now feigned moans coming from the guys that were having trouble controlling their erections. She suddenly stands up and clears the table in front of the guys from beer cans and chips. She gets down on the table and starts masturbating vigorously. The guy's gets less shy and Jack pulls out his 9 inch cock and starts to stroke it.
Debbie: That's a nice cock you got there. You should follow his example.
She told the others. So they pulled down their pants to and start jacking off as well. Andrew was about 7 inches, Simon around 8 and a half so they were smaller then Jack. But then Debbie looked over to Erik and she gasped. He was 12 inches at least and as thick as her wrist.
Debbie: Come her so I can take a better look at your fine cocks.
They stood up and undressed completely. They positioned themself around her and continued masturbating. Without warning she grabbed Andrew and Simons cock and started jacking and sucking them. They moaned with pleasure. Erik and Jack couldn't control themselves so Simon got on top of her and put his large dick in-between her insanely huge tits and just started humping as fast as he can. Jack got behind Debbie and pushed the tip of his penis inside her pussy. She whimpered a bit from having something so thick in her but the pain turned into pleasure pretty quickly. He pushed further in until it stopped only after about 3 inches.
Jack: What the…?
Debbie: That's my hymen. Just push thru it.
Then it all became real to Jack. He was about to take His best friends 14 year old daughters virginity. But by now he was way too drunk to stop so he pushed harder and it pooped. She yelled from the pain.
Jack: Are you ok?
Debbie: YES YES. JUST KEEP FUCKING ME!
He began rapidly pumping in and out of her. The room was filled with moaning and sweat. The door suddenly swung open.
Dan: They were all out of Budweiser so I got…
He stopped in mid-sentence. He looked at his daughter lying naked on the table with two cocks in her mouth, I between her breasts and one in her pussy. Nobody moved a muscle until Debbie said.
Debbie: Dad I can explain.
Dan: You don't have to explain anything.
He said and begins to take of his clothes. Debbie was stunned. His cock was almost as big as Erik's, just a little thinner.
Dan: I've so horny since your mother died and I have been wanting to fuck you ever since I saw you in the shower a couple of months ago.
She remembered that. She was taking a shower and she forgot to look the door. Her father had opened and walked in. He said sorry but stayed for a couple of seconds staring at her naked body then walked out of the room. He pushed Jack to the side.
Dan: It's my turn now.
He placed the tip of his dick at her pussy lips. He slowly pushed further in until it stopped. Then he began pumping into her almost mechanically. Jack sat down on the couch watching the show and jacking his cock.
Dan: OHHHHH. You're so fucking tight!
Debbie: Come on daddy fuck me harder!
He obeyed and fucked even faster. After a couple minutes of fucking they were all close to cumming.
Debbie: CUM ON ME!!
They all stood up around her and continued jacking their big cocks. Almost simultaneously they stated spraying their cum all over her petite little body. She opened her mouth trying to catch as much as she can. When they finished they collapsed onto the couch.
Debbie: That was amazing!
There was a loud ummhuuu in unison coming from the guys.
Debbie: Well I'm going to take a shower you guys wanna come with?
The end
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anonymous reader
2012-12-03 03:27:51
I think thay it got to the point to fast, it is not realistic enough there is a lot room for improvement.
anonymous reader
2012-12-03 01:11:01
1. get a dictionary and use it
2. Grammer check and read this out loud BEFORE you post it
3. When you read the corected story, you'll find othweer ways it does not sound natural, but like someone said, a script... go for a more natural flow... and we're waiting for the repairded first part abu also a sequel to this.
anonymous reader
2012-12-02 23:40:41
Learn to spell! sins for since, counseled for concealed
2012-12-02 17:17:06
Any ideas for a new story let me know. If you leave a profile name i will shout it out.
2012-12-02 17:14:31
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Online recruitment marketing has progressed slowly, moving at the pace of a sloth when compared to e-retail. Mobile web is rapidly taking over desktop web and change is now at cheetah speeds. Can recruiting catch up candidate expectations?
For the last 15 years or so recruitment has relied on the Internet to attract talent. During that time we have seen huge technological and infrastructure changes surrounding the web. Above all the largest change has been speed of connection, costs, and confidence.
In the U.S. and Europe broadband is relatively cheap and has high population penetration. The cost of a laptop has dropped from four figures to a few hundred dollars or Pounds. The consumer in the street is no longer scared to click on links and is highly confident in search and web browsing. The success of social networks relied on the timing of these three areas converging to maturity.
While the ingredients of the Internet has been changing rapidly, the basic recruitment solutions have remained predominantly static. Some aesthetics have changed in order to remain "fashionable" but the job board works the same way and the corporate career site now has video.
I am not saying there has been zero innovation: clearly job aggregators, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc are innovating, but these are not the majority.
It used to be that consumers would buy a PC and keep it for five years. The interface has been a keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) for decades.
But this is all changing. keep reading…


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The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training GrantApplication and Award Process
All applications must be filed electronically on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved grant forms SF-424, SF-424A and SF-424B through http://www.grants.gov. Additional application requirements will be indicated on the grants.gov opportunity announcement. All applications must be filed within the time frame provided. All applications must be complete and provide the required information.
Note: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the CMV Safety Training Grant Opportunity is 20.235.
Applicants must complete Standard Form (SF) 424, SF-424A, and SF-424B. In addition to the required forms, the application must include a narrative, summarizing each of the following topics. The narrative for each topic must not exceed one page.
Note that the Federal share of a grant may not exceed 80 percent of the total approved project plan amount. A 20 percent matching share by the recipient is required.
The final approved proposal must be attached and submitted electronically through grants.gov along with the required application forms. Incomplete application packages and / or proposals received without the required documentation will not be considered for funding.
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The merit review panel consists of FMCSA personnel familiar with the CMV Operator Safety Training grant program as well as grant program fiscal and performance requirements. The amount of award to a qualified applicant will be at the discretion of FMCSA based upon panel review of all applications, recommendations of the review panel, and funding availability. Award recipients will be required to sign a grant agreement with FMCSA.
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Applicants will be notified in writing from FMCSA if they were not approved.
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Report of the activities and performance outlined in the program are to be documented in quarterly progress reports submitted to FMCSA.
Upon completion of the performance period of the grant award, the grantee must submit final report of activities and performance and the final voucher for expenses incurred within 90 days of the end of the grant performance period.


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Jen Croneberger is currently the president of JLynne Consulting Group, LLC. and has held numerous coaching positions, including the head softball coach at Unionville High School, assistant and head coach at Ursinus College and the Mental Game Coach for the (NPF's), Philadelphia Force. Jen has also worked with big Division 1 programs as well as some of the top travel teams in the eastern US. She also serves as the Education and Publications Committee Chair for the NFCA. She was selected by the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry as the 2009 Female Business Leader of the Year. Jen also writes inspirational and motivational stories on her blog on a regular basis. Her latest project is her first book release: "These Five Words Are Mine," A collection of blogs about seeing everyday life with new eyes was published in December of 2012. Her book tour will follow in 2013. She is an inspirational speaker that is unlike any others you have heard. |
Lisa Iancin "LI" – Game – Speed – Defense
Lisa Iancin "LI" competed professionally in the (NPF) for 5 seasons, gathering a national championship in 2004 with the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut and in 2006 with the New England Riptide. In 2005, Iancin was named the NPF Defensive Player of the Year. Among her college accolades at Cal are First Team All-Pac 10 and back-to-back appearances at the Women's College World Series in 1999 and 2000. Internationally, Iancin played for Team Bussolengo, Italy in 2001. Iancin was the Assistant General Manager of the Tennessee Diamonds for the 2010 (NPF) season. To find out more about LI go to LISoftballAcademy.com |
Gary Leland – Publisher/Editor
Gary has been involved with softball at many different levels. He played softball, coached high school, and select softball teams. His select team won back to back state USSSA Championships in Texas. He owns a retail softball equipment store SoftballJunk.com in Arlington, Texas, as well as many websites that sell softball equipment. He also produce softball videos, and other Fastpitch softball media websites. Gary is the producer, and director behind the Fastpitch TV website, videos, and blogs. To find out more about Gary go to GaryLeland.com |
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Stacie Mahoe started playing fastpitch softball at the age of 9 and Founded All About Fastpitch in 2004. Stacie also served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Softball Performance. She currently blogs about Fastpitch softball at StacieMahoe.com. Her perspectives on the game as a former player, current coach, and current softball parent provide unique insights on various softball issues. Vist her website at StacieMahoe.com |
Cat Osterman – Cat's Corner
Cat's accomplished career as a softball pitcher precedes her, starting with a record-breaking 4 years at the University of Texas and continuing with her impressive Olympic achievements and professional softball endeavors. In fact, she was the first pitcher to register over 2,000 NCAA strikeouts. After taking home the gold at the 2004 Olympic games and enjoying years of success playing with the USA Softball Women's National team, Cat began her professional career in 2007 with National Pro Fastpitch. She currently plays for the USSSA Pride, one of four National Pro Fastpitch teams, and is an inspiration to countless young softball players all over the world. Visit her website at www.CatOsterman.com |
Bill Plummer – The View From Here
A graduate of Indiana University, Ind. Bill has been involved in softball for more than four decades. For 30 years he was a fixture at the ASA National Office in as a communications coordinator, manager of the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and historian. In addition, he also served as the editor of the ASA official newsletter, The Inside Pitch, and as the Trade. He has written widely about the sport and has contributed to 13 books. In 2009. he authored "The Game America Plays". In 2012, he co-authored "Best of the Best-Women's Fastpitch" Visit his website at PlummerSoftball.com |
Dalton Ruer – Getting Dirty With Coach Dalton
Coach Ruer has been using softball to encourage and motivate athletes for the past 15 years. Throughout the year he is a private softball instructor to many college bound athletes in the state of Georgia. He facilitates team based clinics and instructs at many elite and college recruiting softball camps. His specialties are helping players verbalize their dreams and establish a plan to achieve them and helping players overcome the fears that are holding them back from being exceptional athletes. He has produced 6 instructional DVD's covering all aspects of how to win the short game and how to dive for the ball. Keep up with Coach Dalton by visiting his blog and resource site at CrossTrainingSoftball.com |
Natasha Watley – Watley's World
Natasha Watley has mastered softball on every level; from travel ball, all the way through her professional career by taking home a gold medal from the 2004 Olympics & a silver medal from 2008 Olympics. During the 2004 Olympics, Watley, assisted the US Softball Team on their third consecutive gold medal in Athens, by breaking the Olympic record for stolen bases. Also internationally, Watley is a two–time Pan American Gold Medalist, three-time World Champion, and a four-time World Cup Champion. Visit Natasha's website at NatashaWatley.com |
Aaron Weintraub – Bridging The Gap Between Potential And Performance
Aaron holds a B.A. from Emory University (1993) and a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia (2000). He served as an assistant baseball coach for 13 years before starting www.CoachTraub.com, a consulting business whose mission is to over-deliver value on goods and services designed to help you win the mental side of the game. He works with teams and individuals, adding clarity to help them get what they want for their sport. CoachTraub.com also runs camps and clinics and has an online store. Weintraub is the author of Coaches Guide to Winning the Mental Game (Coaches Choice, 2009) and An Elite Athlete's Manual for Training Mental Skills (self-published, 2011). He lives in The Colony, TX with his wife, Nicole, and their four children. |
Sherry Werner – Windmill Wisdom
Sherry Werner, PhD is currently a biomechanics consultant with Ben Hogan Sports Medicine, TMI Sports Medicine, and Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, and a pitching instructor at the Sherry Werner Fastpitch Academy. She has held research positions at the United States Olympic Training Center. She received a MS degree in Biomechanics from Indiana University in 1989 and a PhD in Biomechanics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1995. She was selected to the COSIDA Academic All-American Softball Team while earning a bachelors degree from Slippery Rock University. Dr. Werner's research has focused on the effects of throwing motions at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. Past projects include data collection and analysis of elite softball pitchers during the 1996 Olympic Games. Sherry also released an instructional pitching DVD with Jennie Finch in 2011. |
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Issue 19 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am happy to bring you this month's issue of the Fastpitch Softball Magazine, which is now available on not only your iPad but also on your iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Welcome to issue 19 of the Fastpitch Magazine.
The Fastpitch magazine is bringing you more fastpitch softball than anyone on the planet.
This month I start you off with Lisa Iancin's article Creating A Defensive Culture. Then Bryan Ingalis has Non Verbal And Verbal … Continue Reading
Issue 18 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am happy to bring you this month's issue of the Fastpitch Softball Magazine, which is now available on not only your iPad but also on your iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Welcome to issue 18 of the Fastpitch Magazine. We jump right in with "Windmill Wisdom" by Sherry Werner PhD. Dr. Werner has talked about footwork and the legs, hips and trunk for pitchers, in this month's issue she is talking about the … Continue Reading
Issue 17 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Welcome to issue 17 of the Fastpitch Magazine. We begin this issue with our exclusive videos from the national Fastpitch Coaches Association. The NFCA held their national convention in San Antonio this year. During the convention they assed four coaches to their Hall Of Fame. This episode I bring you all new members of the HOF as they are inducted, These are great videos that you will see no where else. … Continue Reading
Issue 16 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Welcome to issue 16 of the Fastpitch Magazine. We begin this issue with Jen Croneberger's article "For Love of the Game". Jen's love of fastpitch softball led her to not only play the game she loves so much but to study sport psychology; after talking with hundreds of players … Continue Reading
Issue 15 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Welcome to issue 15 of the Fastpitch Magazine, we start things off in our "Catcher's Zone" with Bryan Ingalls. Bryan helps catcher keep their focus and explains why it is so important for a catcher to keep a clear mind as well as the importance of communicating with their pitcher. … Continue Reading
Issue 14 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am happy to bring you this month's issue of the Fastpitch Softball Magazine, which is now available on not only your iPad but also on your iPhone, and iPod Touch.
I am thrilled to add Sherry Werner to my list of distinguished contributors. … Continue Reading
Issue 13 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am happy to bring you this month's issue of Fastpitch Magazine, which is now available on not only your iPad but also on your iPhone, and iPod Touch.
We are thrilled to have Carly Schonberg and Jen Croneberger to our list of distinguished contributors. … Continue Reading
Issue 12 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am happy to bring you this month's issue of Fastpitch Magazine, which is now available on not only your iPad but also on your iPhone, and iPod Touch.
I start this issue off with Rob Crews and SWAG 101. Rob talks about "vision" in sports performance and asks the question "Vision Training: is it a Mental of Physical Process?" I also conducted an interview with Rob Crews during his time as the USSSA Pride's hitting coach.
Consistency for any Fastpitch softball team … Continue Reading
Issue 11 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Fastpitch Magazine Issue 11 is once again packed with information for the serious fastpitch softball player. We visit Cat's Corner and two-time Olympian Cat Osterman shares what it was like to sit in the stands during the Women's College World Series supporting her beloved Longhorns. We have extensive coverage and information from the WCWS throughout this issue. Coach Dalton joins us to talk about the amazing games played by every team throughout the WCWS and the games leading up to the championship showdown. Coach Dalton shares his take on the need to elevate recreation fastpitch softball as well as tournament play to better prepare softball players for the type of fighting it took to win a game. Jon Nachtigal provides us with some cold hard stats and shows how hitting ruled the games during the 2013 WCWS. … Continue Reading
Issue 10 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
I am excited to bring you an exclusive Base Running Clinic with former Olympian Leah O'Brien Amico! Leah talks about how to get a good hard first step, and to push off the ground hard. Leah also answers our Q and A questions, and shares how she gets ready for a game, what she likes to do when she is not involved with softball and how much value she places on mental training. We also sit down with Leah for an in depth interview where she shares about her years of playing softball, and now her experience as a coach. … Continue Reading
Issue 9 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
We jump right into this issue talking SWAG 101 with Rob Crews. In this issue Rob talks about hitters making the transition from high school to college.
While there is always a certain amount of fear in making the high school to college transition we hear from Coach Dalton Ruer on a different kind of fear. This fear keeps you from making that dive during a critical moment in a game. Coach Dalton gives players … Continue Reading
Issue 8 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Working hard is nothing new to any successful softball player, however in Cat's Corner, two-time Olympian Cat Osterman explains how an exceptional work ethic is a necessity.
Overall athletic performance of a softball player can be greatly improved with a combination of elasticity and core training. Barry Lovelace shares with us the basics of this training method.
Cat also answers our Q&A and gives us a little background on her career and inspirations. We also have exclusive coverage of Cat Osterman's induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. … Continue Reading
Issue 7 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Stacie Mahoe takes us straight to the heart of "Want vs Do" and how to make sure what you want lines up with what you do.
This issue brings you an exclusive video with Olympic Champion Natasha Watley. Natasha gave a session at SoftballCon about becoming a champion for the perspective of the athlete. Natasha also takes some extra time to answer this month's Q&A, she shares everything from when she started playing softball to how much value she places on mental training. … Continue Reading
Issue 6 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Fastpitch Magazine is now in its sixth issue and our list of distinguished writers keeps growing. We start things off talking with Lisa Lancin on "Game Speed Defense". This months she asks When Does Fastpitch Happen? Each season the game of fastpitch softball seems to get quicker and quicker. As teams incorporate training programs of maximum strength and conditioning base hits are rocketing through the infield while base-runners are down the line in 2.8 seconds. Lisa explains that teams that possess solid game speed defense are proactive and have an attitude to manipulate the course of the game in their favor.
A lot of competitive softball players want to reach the next level and become an elite player. Coach Marc Dagenais gives a breakdown of characteristics you will need to develop the most in order to reach an elite level. … Continue Reading
Issue 5 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
A new fastpitch softball season will be starting soon and Fastpitch Magazine will be here to provide in-depth information on everything from how to prepare yourself mentally for games to skill drills that will help you take your game to the next level.
Two-time Olympian Cat Osterman tells us "Winning Isn't Everything but it Matters" in this month's Cat's Corner. Gone are the days where teams receive trophies, past the age of 15 it is all about exposure and players seem to lose their competitive edge. Cat gives coaches ways to spark their players' competitiveness. … Continue Reading
Issue 4 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
We are thrilled to add a new writer to Fastpitch Magazine. Stacie Mahoe joins us and shares with us an important parenting lesson she learned when her daughter showed no motivation to excel at softball. In this month's "Bridging the Gap" Aaron Weintraub asks "Is Too Much Confidence Possible?" Aaron talks about how easy it is for players performing at a peak thinking they can do no wrong but when you are on top of your game, you don't want to take anything for granted.
Rob Crews joins us again this month for SWAG 101, in part three of his 21st century hitting model, Rob talks about "The Kinematic Sequence". … Continue Reading
Issue 3 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
Fastpitch magazine is growing thanks to our subscribers! We cover a lot of fastpitch softball information this month so let's get right to it. It is a question that every beginning pitcher, and parent asks at some point. What are the 3 most important pitches a young pitcher should work on developing? Jennie Ritter breaks down body position and wrist movement for these three pitches.
We visit with former Olympian Tairia Flowers, and Former Arizona Pitcher Taryne Mowatt about their softball careers from playing as a child to present day. Tairia talks about the Olympics and her current coaching position while Taryne gives us insight into what influenced her throughout her career. … Continue Reading
Issue 2 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
In issue two of Fastpitch Magazine Bill Plummer takes us inside the fight to get softball/baseball reinstated into the 2020 Olympic Games.
Alson this issue we interview three time Olympian Leah O'brien Amico about her softball career from childhood to present day. Each issue will also feature a Fastpitch softball drill of the month, in this issue Stacie Mahoe talks about successful bunting. This drills allows every team member to work on their squeeze, sacrifice, quick or push bunt. Matt Meinrod then gives parents and player's important information about healthy food choices and how athletes are often times prone to eating unhealthier than a non-athlete. … Continue Reading
Issue 1 of The Fastpitch Magazine Published By Gary Leland
In issue one of Fastpitch Magazine Bill Plummer takes you through the journey of women's college softball and how Oklahoma City has established itself as "the place for college softball". We will then move you right into the meat of what our magazine is all about.
In this issue we interview Olympians Jennie Finch and Jessica Mendoza. In our video interview with Jennie Finch she talks about her softball career from childhood to playing with the NPF. Each issue will also feature a Fastpitch softball drill of the month, in this issue Monti VanBrunt gives coaches a tee drill that focuses on batter reaction time. Matt Meinrod then gives parents and players important information about supplements that may be helpful to softball players. … Continue Reading


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A metro mother speaks out after she unknowingly sheltered a mother and her daughter who were hiding from federal authorities.
That mother abducted her daughter three years ago during a custody visit.
Carla Osborne, 52, her daughter 13-year-old Lillie Warren, and her 18-year-old brother have been essentially homeless since 2010. Recently, the three were living in an area motel when they met Lillian Jagers, who took the three in.
"I never thought in my wildest dreams that she was hiding something," said Jagers.
Jagers was going through her own transition in life when she met Carla Osborne's two children at an area motel.
"They're really really well mannered, well-spoken kids and they just needed a break, that's all," said Jagers.
At one point she says the three had to live in their car after running out of money. Lillian says Osborne was a US postal worker for 18 years, but quit her job and moved to Oklahoma to care for her critically ill aunt.
"And I just really reached out to her woman to woman, mother to mother," said Jagers. "We had some real heart-to-heart talks. She told me how she used to live, and it's similar to how I live".
Lillian opened the doors to her home and began trying to help the three get back on track. But never did she suspect she was helping a mother, who had her 13-year-old child illegally.
"I'm not going to say I'm angry with her at this point. I'm disappointed with her," said Jagers.
She got a phone call from Osborne Wednesday from the Logan County Jail.
"She never apologized to me. She never said thank you for keeping my son," said Jagers.
Lillian apologizes to her family and neighbors for wearing her heart on her sleeve.
"It's a whole other thing when you involve other people in your mistake. So I need my neighbors to understand that I am sorry," said Jagers. "I've learned a big lesson, but I'm going to continue to do my good deeds."
Osborne and her two children lived with Lillian and her husband for a little less than a month. She has three grown children of her own and has raised five other children. Her 15-year-old son lives with her now.
"I didn't treat them any differently. I loved them with my whole heart. I know that them meeting me, meeting me husband, and meeting my son gave them a sense of family, a sense of peace," said Jagers.
Lillian talked to 13-year old Lillie yesterday and says she's excited to be back home in Kansas City and back with her father. She's also looking forward to starting school.
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Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi isn't disappointed to miss out on the chance to play in next years IPL despite missing out on a lucrative contract for the second consecutive year.
Earlier this week IPL chairman Lalit Modi finally ruled out any chance of Pakistan's top cricketers taking part in next years event after the deadline to gain visas was missed.
"I mean it would have been good to make our IPL comeback next year but it is now clear that we wont be able to do that. Its like we cant do anything about it." said Afridi.
Although Afridi wanted to take part in IPL 3.0 he did admit that the Pakistan players have been given a golden chance to prepare for their Twenty20 World Cup title defence in the West Indies in May. By missing out on IPL contracts Pakistan can hold a training camp in April.
"Now that it has been decided that we are not playing (in the IPL) we will have a perfect window to hold a proper camp and get ready for the Twenty20 World Cup." said Afridi.
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