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Cardinals' Dockett tweets he's glad season is almost over
The 31-year-old has just 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks, failing to make an impact in many games.
Oh, and there was that whole dust-up with Kerry Rhodes at the end of the New York Jets game, which led to the defensive lineman sustaining a hefty fine.
Well, with one game left to play, Dockett took to his twitter page to tell the world his thoughts on the regular season coming to a close.
"Damn I'm glad this season is damn near over! I wanna hit the reset button like on madden and start over.....[profanity]"
Dockett has appeared to be unhappy with head coach Ken Whisenhunt as well as the situation the team finds itself in, especially with his side of the ball playing well while the offense is barely functional most games.
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The LX 570 prides itself with a rough and full-bodied look and an overhauled brake system. Equipped with the latest sophisticated technologies combined with deluxe features, this 8 passenger SUV has it all.
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The Lexus LX 570 has a fuel capacity of 12 mpg in the city, 18 mpg on the highway, and comes with 6 automatic gears. Its towing capacity is 8,500 lbs.
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This luxury 8 passenger SUV offers versatility and proves to be a family vehicle that helps with safety and practicality. It has a refined, sleek, and spacious interior sheathed in wood and leather. It comes in two models with either a rear-wheel drive system or an all-wheel drive system, which distributes the torque evenly.
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The QX56′s 5.6 L V8 engine delivers 400 HP and 413 lb-feet of torque with direct fuel injection. Its fuel capacity is rated at 14 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway while the towing capacity is 8,500 lbs.
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The Honda 2011 Pilot is a pleasant, family-friendly vehicle with roomy third row, smooth V6, and smart interior storage features. But other than that, it is merely an average car with its poor braking performance, not-so-remarkable fuel capacity, and slow-moving acceleration.
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The Pilot's engine has a 3.6 L V6 that produces 250 HP with a 5-speed automatic transmission. Its fuel economy, on the other hand, is rated at 17mpg in the city and 23 on the highway.
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Amarok supports storage on external data storage units
As of yesterday, the Nightly Builds from Amarok now support storage maintenance on USB data storage units. This feature is to be found in Amarok 2.2.
Although music files could already be played over Amarok, the KDE Jukebox was not capable of integrating the tracks in the same library of files. With Version 2.2, that is not the case, as Alejandro Wainzinger reports in his blog. A first version with the USB mass storage support is included in the daily-updated developer version. However, it doesn't function flawlessly in every regard just yet, so the capability to read data libraries onto USB has been frozen by Amarok for the time being.
Those who would like to take their chances with the new Amarok version, must download the current developer version and install the file .is_audio_player onto the USB medium. USB devices without this specific file will ignore the KDE music player. If you want to configure the entire music file as well, you have to also type in the line:
The entry musicfolder also needs to be replaced by the name of the music directory on the USB. The current version doesn't support any playlists just yet, nor cover art. The Linux version from Amarok is also the only one supported at this time. Windows users will have to wait.
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SALISBURY, Md. - Pauline Ida Holloway Jennings, 95, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Greenwood, South Carolina. Born in Salisbury, MD in 1917, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Eve Insly Ruark. Mrs. Jennings was a member of the Old School Baptist Church in Salisbury.
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Genesee 12 Horse Ale - Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 137 | Reviews: 61 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by loveingminor:
2.5/5 rDev -15%
poured into my salvation army purchased monographed mug:
appearance: looks like what i would imagine stereotypical beer to look like. has a transparent amber color, with a thin head that dissipates quickly. not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy
smell: smells kind of straw-like, no hop scent. not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy
taste: malty flavor, with little if any hop flavor. a little sweetness in the back of the mouth. not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy
mouthfeel: not a heavy beer. has just the right amount of carbonation. not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy
overall: not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy. as you can tell by the copy and pasting of "not unpleasant, but also not noteworthy" this is the perfect mediocre beer. not expensive, and comes in neato bottles (that will be used for my own homebrewing). if you find a better spacer beer, send me a message.
02-10-2012 01:56:28 | More by loveingminor
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North Carolina
2.95/5 rDev +0.3%
My brother inlaw got me this as a birthday gift so I feel I need to drink at least one.Poured into a standard pint glass a clear medium golden with a nice looking white fluffy head that settled very slowly leaving a few globs behind.Alot of sweet corn in the nose with a little metallic quality,adjucts abound.The flavors were not awful wich I have to admit I was expecting,somewhat sweet with some caramel notes,a decent crisper toasted bread finish.It's not as bad as I thought it it would be but it's not anything to write home about either.
10-09-2012 16:38:05 | More by oberon
New York
3.36/5 rDev +14.3%
A: A a pale golden beer with a creamy, off white head that leaves some lacing on the glass.
S: A little bit of an earthy hops aroma with a slight citrusy ester that seems to come from the yeast. There is a moderate malt sweetness
T: A malty softness and a light a earthy hops flavor and medium-light hops bitterness. There is a light bit if ale yeast character but not much. The balance is even and the finish is polity abrupt.
M: A Creamy, medium-lighted beer with a medium level of carbonation.
O: An easy to drink blonde style that is moderately malty beer with a good creaminess. If you buddy only drinks lawn more lagers and needs a gateway ale this isn't a bad choice as it's sort of a lightly flavored ale.
01-11-2014 00:33:45 | More by MadScientist
New York
3/5 rDev +2%
05-23-2014 08:44:49 | More by generallee
3.4/5 rDev +15.6%
Presentation: 12 oz brown twist with no freshness date to be found.
Appearance: Vivid and clear light golden hue donning a thin wispy tiny bubbled white lace.
Smell: Vague and ghost like fruitiness, perhaps from the mild esters in the nose. Both hops and malt are evident in the aroma.
Taste: Light bodied, crisp mouth feel and a pronounced carbonation. With in the crispness comes a tingling hop bitterness and alcohol bite mix. Ghost like lemon flavour hits as well as fermented grain. A balanced twang from the hops leaves ample bitterness for the thinnish malt palate, white cracker like maltiness seems to be the sole malt flavour in this brew. On the dry side with a clean finish.
Notes: A no frills American light ale, easy drinking and non-offensive … a no brainer of a beer, a beer to drink and not have to think about what you are drinking.
05-16-1999 00:00:01 | More by Jason
New York
4/5 rDev +36.1%
11-15-2011 05:45:47 | More by mjtiernan
New York
2.35/5 rDev -20.1%
12oz pony bottle at fridge temppoured into a pint glass. stold this from my friend's fridge, split it with my dad.
pours out a super clear lightish golden color. a nice fluffy head off the pour that faded to some thin retentive foam, then eventually nothing. no real lace. lots of carbonation bubbles. looks better than your average macro, but still that same water like clarity.
cooked corn, mineral water, nothing going on here.
the taste is slightly better than your average macro, but not by much. cooked corny grains, mineral water, finishes with almost a wine like fruitiness.
light bodied, but just a bit more body than your average BMC. sparkly feeling carbonation detracts from this beer. watery.
12 horse ale, what can i say, i had to try it, its genesee... on the same peg as genny cream ale if you ask me, maybe even the same beer...
12-10-2011 00:22:28 | More by dogfishandi
West Virginia
3.5/5 rDev +19%
Pours bright golden body with a fizzy white head dwindling rather quick with even fine speckled lacing around the sides of my pint. Aroma has a dirty earthy notes with grain husk, mild cereal grains. Flavor has a light fruit base, with bread like malts, a bit of dirty husk quality, herbal hops yet very cohesive flavors come together.
Mouthfeel is light bodied a bit of harshness, yet refined smoothness in each sip an edgy brash light golden American ale from the brewers at Genesee. I'm guessing this is a classic recipe, carbonation is solid, mild hop burps. Overall another exciting light easy drinking beer going on.
06-20-2012 04:24:59 | More by WVbeergeek
New York
2.98/5 rDev +1.4%
12oz stubby poured into a pint glass.
A: Pours a super fizzy clear light golden color with a 1 finger white head that is gone in seconds. A ridiculous amount of visible carbonation.
S: Can actually pull some hop notes from this brew. Fairly standard aroma like most generic beers.
T: Slightly sweet with a light hop backing. Better than most macrobrews out there.
M: Light on the tounge, good carbonation. A little sticky.
Overall one of the tastier ones from Genesee but I dont think that says too much. A good deal considering it was much less than the big boys.
07-01-2012 20:12:35 | More by CloudStrife
New Jersey
1.85/5 rDev -37.1%
Glassware: Kisatsky Tavern pint... Occasion: Spring break Thursday... Appearance: thin, sallow golden body that bubbled and crackled as it poured; the head is thick, chunky white and promises lacing...Aroma: all malt and hay...Palate: light to medium-bodied, with late carbonation and smoothness to the tongue...Taste: as exxpected, a stepping stone between the 40-ounces we pounded in college and the more mainstream fair that is served at backyard barbeques...light enough to pair with probably anything as a washdown, but too late to influence the palate while eating... Overall: no hatred or disappointment here, just what the retro bottle promised--and the dude who told me at the beer store that he couldn't see why the new package wasn't selling nearly paid for the purchase itself--as another old-school German brewery (a la Yuengling and Lord Chesterfield) does a nearly hopless ale. Pleasing in its blank canvas...
04-13-2012 00:52:16 | More by dacrza1
3/5 rDev +2%
02-18-2013 23:06:34 | More by BamfBacon
3.09/5 rDev +5.1%
A - Poured a pale yellow with a one inch white head. The head was quite fleeting and quickly dispersed into a thin line on the glass. Very good carbonation level. I did notice some faint lacing.
S - Very "light" aroma for an ale with some hop note as well as some grain. Overall a very neutral smell.
T - Primarily taste is grain with a hint of hop bitterness. No sensation of alcohol. Flavor actually improved as beer warmed.
M - A rather "thin" mouth feel. A bit on the watery side.
O - Considering the price paid, this represents a fairly decent value.
12-08-2013 19:32:10 | More by Retroman40
North Carolina
3.48/5 rDev +18.4%
I have to thank my father-in-law for this one. He bought the Genny heritage pack and was willing to share.
Pours a pale golden yellow with a 1/4" of loose bubbly head that quickly dissipates. The smell is grainy and grassy. The taste is faint pilsner malt, faint grains, and mild, grassy hops in the finish. The mouthfeel is well-carbonated, clean, and smooth.
This is a nice, easy drinking beer. I like it better than Genny or Genny light. It's good in a similar fashion that Genny cream ale is. It's a very slight change of pace, but it's enough to make it worth while.
11-14-2011 00:34:06 | More by tdm168
3.13/5 rDev +6.5%
Good appearance with a solid head and a light amber color. The aroma is nice with some sweet malt and (gasp) some hops! The flavor follow the aroma almost exactly, although the hops seem to be a little bit lost. Creamy, with a nice body. Not overly sweet. Somewhat more exciting than your standard American-style lager but not much more.
07-17-2002 19:25:52 | More by NeroFiddled
3.3/5 rDev +12.2%
This is part of the Genesee Heritage Pack. 12 Horse brought back after a couple years of retirement.
A - Pours nice straw gold with 2 fingers of creamy head.
S - Aromas of crisp lightly kilned malt and light fruits, like apples or yellow plums
T - Malty body with noble hop crispness. Very pleasant
M - Love the creamy head on this and the vigorous carbonation
O - So glad they brought this back. I grew up with this beer, well, all of the beers in the Heritage pack. Since moving to Ohio, I don't get much Genesee and this makes me want to get it more often.
12-04-2011 02:12:10 | More by RocPorterFanatic
3.03/5 rDev +3.1%
Had a 20oz. pint at the Blue Tusk in Syracuse for $5. I was hoping this might resemble the decent English pale ale that the old 12 Horse Celebrated Ale had been described as. Really, it was just clean, macro blonde ale with a vague doughy barley character and no hops. I'd call it a step, maybe just a half-step, up from Genesee Cream Ale. But hey, if you're thirsty and feeling thrifty, it's a decent option.
02-17-2013 23:44:37 | More by tempest
New York
3/5 rDev +2%
01-12-2012 18:45:27 | More by Thunderchief
New Jersey
3/5 rDev +2%
08-09-2013 21:24:14 | More by EBeckett3
New Hampshire
2.75/5 rDev -6.5%
10-15-2012 00:31:17 | More by ChrisL24481
2.9/5 rDev -1.4%
A: pours a crystal clear gold into a new belgium globe with almost a finger of white head. Leaves a little lacing.
S: fruity and malty, lighter fruits, apricots, apples, peaches.
T: a lot more malt in the mouth than the nose. Sweet carmel and apples. Some light citrus notes, maybe lemony.
MF: fairly light body, great effervescence, refreshing and crisp.
O: not to bad, solid representation of style and a solid beer for its price. The nose let down with a weak malt profile.
11-29-2011 06:17:53 | More by nickthetick
New York
2.64/5 rDev -10.2%
08-20-2014 16:17:58 | More by poohbearzeccola
2.23/5 rDev -24.1%
There is nothing special about this beer as it was blase and lacks character. It had a medium sized white head that was smooth and creamy. It contained fine-small sized bubbles that mostly dissipated. The body was clear with carbonation observed and the hue was gold. The nose was malty and there was not much flavor with this beer. The mouthfeel was smooth, thin-watery texture and light bodied. There was a fair amount of lacing.
10-29-2003 00:24:27 | More by hotstuff
3.45/5 rDev +17.3%
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is very malty, some sweetness. Taste is also considerably sweet, malts, just a touch of hops are present. Feels light in the mouth and overall is an easy drinking beer.
10-29-2011 14:41:01 | More by tone77
New Hampshire
3.25/5 rDev +10.5%
Sampled on November 26, 2011. This is from the retro stubby bottle with the original 1970's label and twist off cap. I remember when it looked like that regularly. It pours golden yellow with a fizzy head. The aroma is lightly malted, bready, and vaguely hopped. The body is thin and carbonated. The taste is very typical for its style with grain, corn, some malts, and wisp of hops at the end.
11-29-2011 01:56:01 | More by puboflyons
3.65/5 rDev +24.1%
From a heritage variety pack. I finally located a 12 pack in a small Oregon town that shall remain nameless as I hope to buy a second 12 pack today on my way home from work.
Pours slightly richer gold than your average macro with a half inch of bright white head. Very good amount of lacing and a ring of head still intact at the bottom. Aroma is malty and bready. Taste is very nice malt profile with a minor amount of hops. Mouthfeel is fine for the style with plenty of carbonation. Nice rich and balanced flavor for a Blonde Ale with a light dry finish. This is one of the better Blondes I have had. Well done Genesee.
02-27-2012 15:08:11 | More by Spikester
Genesee 12 Horse Ale from Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.
69 out of 100 based on 137 ratings.


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METAIRIE, La. ― Saints Head Coach Sean Payton praised Troy Evans for the way he plays football and for everything he brings to special teams.
And then explained why he cut him. Simply put, Payton wanted to give Evans, the Saints' special teams captain the past two seasons, a chance to catch on somewhere else.
It was not, however, a move based on the poor play of the kick coverage units.
"The question that was asked earlier was did it have anything to do with how the special teams as a unit were playing, which is not the case at all," Payton said.
Regardless, the decision to cut the team by four players a week earlier than the NFL mandates boiled down to how much practice time the Saints have these days.
"We've gotten to a one-a-day schedule and we're taking less reps now," Payton said. "If you're in training camp and practicing twice, you less have to do that. … When you're practicing the way we've been practicing, that reduction wasn't going to affect us as much."


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PICTURE GALLERY: People turn out to Grill'd for Kristy Thomson Appeal
RELATED: Appeal for Kristy overwhelms family
GRILL'D Bendigo raised a whopping $23,015 towards the Kristy Thomson Appeal at the weekend.
Staff served 1449 burgers on Saturday as Bendigo residents jumped at the chance to show their support for Kristy Thomson.
Ms Thomson suffered serious spinal injuries when a tree fell on her in Rosalind Park on December 30 last year.
The branch fell on her four-year-old daughter Patiya May, who died.
Grill'd Bendigo owner Richard Nash said Saturday was one of the shop's busiest days ever.
"We thought we'd be busy, we hoped it would be crazy busy," he said.
"It was probably five times that.
"We were almost twice as busy as our busiest day ever."
All proceeds from Saturday - $23,015 - were donated to the Kristy Thomson Appeal.
"We thought in our wildest dreams that we might be able to raise maybe $13,000 or $14,000 and we raised $23,015," Mr Nash said.
"It just shows that Bendigo really wanted to show their support."
"It was just insane."
Mr Nash said the heat caused some problems with the shop's systems but customers were very understanding.
"Times blew out a bit at night but the customers were fantastic," he said.
"They realised the guys were going as hard as they could and that we were trying to raise money for the appeal.
"The staff were just incredible.
"We had people who were working 12 or 14 hour days and it's not 12 or 14 hour days where it's 20 degrees and air conditioned.
"It was probably 55 degrees behind that counter on Saturday and there was not one complaint."
Mr Nash said customers had traveled from Echuca and even Melbourne.
"We also had quite a few grandparents come in who had never been in to Grill'd before but they wanted to come in and support the Kristy Thomson Appeal," he said.
"It was just fantastic to see all the support."


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9:05 a.m. – Court is in session. Judge John Cleland begins jury instructions. He said per Pennsylvania law they are not allowed to take notes during that time. He said for deliberations he will be give them some aids: a list, by child, with each alleged crime committed against them; a worksheet of each crime with a list of questions jurors must answer before they can find the defendant guilty or not guilty; verdict slips be given by count number.
Cleland told the jury: Your verdict must arise from your independent reading of the facts; you must deliberate fairly impartially and honorably. "We all rely on your integrity and your good judgment," he said. The defendant is presumed to be innocent, the fact that he has been arrested is not any evidence against him. You must determine that "he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt…it's not the defendants burden to prove that he is not guilty." He said the defendant is not required to prove anything in his own defense. "If the Commonwealth fails to meet its burden, you must find him not guilty." Of the prosecution: "It does not have the burden to prove its case….to a mathematical certainty." A reasonable doubt is defined as a doubt that would cause a reasonably careful and sensible person to hesitate before acting on a matter of importance. "A reasonable doubt is a real doubt…it's not an imagined doubt or a doubt based on speculation." To find the defendant guilty you must be convinced of his guilt to the same degree that you would be convinced about a matter in your own life…If it meets that burden the defendant is no longer presumed innocent…if the Commonwealth does not meet this burden you must find him not guilty. He said the jury will likely ask themselves: "When does otherwise innocent conduct become criminal?" It is not necessarily a crime for an adult to touch a child...it is not a crime for a downhill ski racing coach to take hold of a child's leg…or for a wrestling coach to demonstrate a wrestling move or for a teacher to put a comforting arm around a crying child…but it is obviously a crime for a man to have oral sex with a boy or for a man to have a boy perform oral sex on him…it is not necessarily a crime for a man to take a shower with a boy to shampoo his hair or to engage in back rubbing or back cracking… if you believe he did those things you don't have to find the defendant guilty. You may believe the defendant exercised poor judgment but poor judgment does not amount to criminality. An adult's behavior is not a crime simply because their behavior makes the child uncomfortable. What makes this kind of contact a crime is the intent with which it was done. Distinguish an act of family affection from an act of lust…but what appears to be otherwise innocent contact when performed with innocent contact…to satisfy the adult's sexual desires at the expense of the child. The test of criminality is not what the child felt about what happened to him…because it is not inconceivable that a child could be made to feel uncomfortable by an innocent act. The issue is not what the child felt the issues is what the child intended…how the child reacts is relevant to assessing the defendant's intent. "You must decide what acts he did, if any, with the intention to satisfy this own sexual desire..any act he did with sexual desire is a crime…your job is to consider all of the evidence considered in this case…decide if the defendant engaged in the conduct alleged and if he did so with criminal intent. You may find the defendant guilty based on a victim's testimony alone…it does not need to be corroborated by other evidence in order to sustain a conviction.
9:18 a.m. – You are the judges of the credibility of the witness. You must decide whether to believe all of it, part of it, or none of it. They should consider the witness' demeanor, reputation, etc…Did the witness have anything to gain or lose by the outcome of the case? Any motive that might his/her testimony? Jurors must rely on their own experiences as well.
9:21 a.m. – Cleland reminds the jury of the fact that he was allowed to two expert witnesses. He said experts can only express opinions, not facts. The jury should consider their biases and expert training and should weigh their credibility. Cleland recognizes that the opinions of O'Brian and Atkins conflicted. You may not use the expert witness' testimony to determine …that is not a defense to any of the crimes charged. The evidence was not presented for that purpose and may not be used by you for that purpose. The law recognizes that a person of good reputation/character is not likely to commit a crime…evidence of good character is enough to arise a reasonable doubt. Each crime alleged should be separately considered.
9:29 a.m. – Counts 16, 18, 19 and 33 are missing from the verdict slips. This is not a mistake. Those counts are not being submitted for your consideration.
To find him guilty of the following crimes you must satisfy the following:
"involuntary deviant sexual intercourse" = satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had deviant sexual intercourse with a child; child over 12 and under 16 and that the defendant was 4 or more years older than the child; and the fact that they are not married.
All forms of deviant sexual intercourse the slightest degree of penetration is sufficient. It is irrelevant whether the child objected or consented; consent of the child is not a defense when the child within these age limits.
"indecent assault" = the defendant had indecent contact with the child or cause the child to have indecent contact with him; the child was less than 13 years of age
"unlawful contact with minors" = defendant was intentionally in contact with the minor; that contact was for the purpose of engaging in an unlawful act; the defendant of the child being contacted was within Pa. at the time (contact is defined by any means of communication, direct or indirect); minor is an individual under the age of 18
"corruption of minors" = the defendant was 18 years of age or older at the time of the incident; that the child was under 18 years of age; the defendant corrupted or attempted to corrupt the morals of the child by engaging in sexual acts with the child
"endangering the welfare of children" = the defendant engaged in a course of conduct by violating the duty of care or protection; the defendant endangered the welfare if the child with knowledge of the outcome; the defendant was at the time a parent, guardian or supervisor of a child; the child was under the age of 18. Jurors will be asked if this was a pattern or an isolated act.
"attempted indecent assault" = the defendant must intend to commit the crime; the defendant must take a substantial step to commit the crime; must bring about the touching of the intimate or sexual parts of the body for the purpose of arousing or gratifying his own sexual pleasure (this can occur over clothes) it is irrelevant if the child consented or even protested.
Regarding counts 36-40 – the statement of Mr. Calhoun as related by Petrosky is not sufficient alone; must be satisfied that a crime was committed other than Calhoun's hearsay statement. You may consider that statement but there must be other evidence to satisfy … Circumstantial carries no less weight than direct evidence.
9:43 a.m. – Court recess before closing statements. Each will take about 1 – 1 ½ hours.
10:08 a.m. – Court is back in session. Amendola begins his closing statements. Amendola approaches the jury box and speaks directly to them. "How could they all come into court and say these awful things happened if they didn't happen? … How could ten different sets of charges from 10 different people …on November 4, Mr. Sandusky's world came to an end. His wife's world came to an end …everything he ever fought for came to an end…Mr. Sandusky says, how do I fight this because I am innocent …how do you fight that? How does Mr. Sandusky fight that? Over a 14 year period…hundreds of times these kids said he did this to them, he did that to them…there's absolutely no direct evidence other than what came from the mouths of those individuals…not one piece of physical evidence."
"For two of the cases the Commonwealth brought we don't even have victims." "We found out in this trial that a lot of these kids knew each other…" "We know now that, for example [Victim 9] and [Victim 1]..were involved in inappropriate contact with Mr. Sandusky during the very same time period. We know that [Victim 6], [Victim 7] know each other and say they were involved with Mr. Sandusky at the same time…and [Victim 3] and [Victim 10] knew each other and were involved with Mr. Sandusky at the same time…" "Mr. Sandusky, if you believe their testimony, was a very busy man. How in the world did he work?" For all these years, nobody created a complaint against Mr. Sandusky, not one…not one counselor, not one parent has said 'He did something.' "But Victim 1, in 2008…because he didn't want to go with Sandusky…he told you he heard an argument between [Victim 1] and his mom…he didn't say I didn't want to go because I'm afraid…he said I didn't want to go because I wanted to hang out with my friend – typical 15 or 16 year old. He never anticipated the colossal chain of events...Mr. Sandusky fondled me, that was his very first allegation." Amendola reminds the jury, "It's your recollection of the facts that counts…you apply the facts of the law." Amendola talks about the allegations that Victim 1 and his mother talked about getting rich…"Would that be the reaction of a mother of a child who was abused?" He asks them to recall the Children and Youth "everyone assumes there something else…he knew there was more, he said there must be more…he kept prodding." "Is that the reaction of a kid who was molested? Is that the reaction of a mother whose kid was molested? Do you see Mr. Sandusky? He wanted to fight that, he said, gentlemen that's not true. He said I didn't do that. I'm innocent." I told him, CYS does it's own thing, they're probably going to try to say that you did that. But Sandusky wanted to fight it…."
10:20 a.m. – Amendola said: "The system decided that Mr. Sandusky was guilty and the system sent out to convict him." Amendola said the state police had made up their mind that there were more people. Amendola talks about the Victim 6's case and said there was no decision to press charges…until the case came out in the media. Is it possible that Victim 1 said he stayed over Sandusky's house almost every weekend and that Victim 9 said he stayed over his house every weekend over the same period of time? In all of your common sense…could all of this sex be going on…without the kids not being aware of it, not aware of each other…Mrs. Sandusky not being aware of it…not walking in on it. Amendola points out the fact that there is no physical evidence that Sandusky had anal sex with Victim 9.
10:25 a.m. – Victim 4 said Sandusky did all these terrible things to him during the time frame of Victim 3. Amendola reminds the jury that it is their recollection of the facts that matters. Amendola reminds the jury of Dick Anderson's testimony of a football coach's schedule. "Where in the world? How in the world would Mr. Sandusky find time…to go play racquetball or basketball a couple of times a week with [Victim 4]?" He reminds them that Victim 4 said Sandusky was going to send him home if he didn't perform oral sex on him. Dottie gave a very different testimony, saying that Sandusky and Victim 4 were arguing about a banquet. Amendola reminds the jury of a witness who said Victim 4 had a reputation for lying and being dishonest. Jerry is now 68-years-old…all these alleged charges only go back to the 1990s. After all these years, when Jerry Sandusky is in his mid-50s he decides to … does that make sense to anybody?" He said Sandusky has had kids around him his whole life. "Mr. Sandusky out of the blue becomes a pedophile; starts abusing kids…doesn't make sense."
10:31 a.m. – Amendola talks about Victim 9 and Victim 10 who both came forward after the charges were dropped. He points out that the don't have lawyers and suggests that it's because he went public after the charges came down saying that these children were after money.
10:34 a.m. – "The Commonwealth kept searching and searching for victims." How did they find these people? Amendola said investigators found some victims through Sandusky's book Touched. "They said they read Sandusky's book…he puts the victims in the book. That's smart. That's the answer," Amendola said sarcastically. Amendola talked about how Sandusky took these children everywhere with him, that they were on the sidelines of games with him – very public. "Is that something someone who does the horrible crimes does?...it doesn't make sense, it just doesn't make sense," he said.
10:37 a.m. – Amendola talks about the fact that Victim 4 refused to talk to police until after he got a lawyer. "The other explanation is that he police kept going back to question them…to say 'there's more to this. We don't think you're telling the truth.'" Amendola then talks about a tape of an interview that was played. "What happened is Trooper Leiter and Trooper Rossman screwed up…when interviewing [Victim 4]…he asked for a break….[the troopers] thought that they stopped the recording. They thought they were no longer being recorded. They had the plaintiff's attorney, looking for money, in the room." Amendola reads from the transcript of that interview pointing out the Trooper Leiter said they gave others details of what others had confessed to. "We did that with all the other kids," Leiter said. Amendola said troopers told Victim 4 that they needed him to tell them that Sandusky had oral sex with him.
10:45 a.m. – Amendola reminds jurors that Trooper Rossman said they did not tell alleged victims about what happened. He reminds jurors that Rossman said he did not talk about his testimony with Leiter during the break. Then Leiter said they did. Amendola talks about the witness yesterday who said police approached him and told him if he was lying that he would be arrested. "The days, the days Coach Paterno was fired…fired…his coach for 30-something years. His mentor." These charges were filed, one week before Paterno was to retire. "They could've arrested him after [Victim 1] in 2008 when they thought he was such a monster."" "If he's such a monster, why didn't they arrest in him 2008? Take him off the streets?" Amendola talks about Sandusky's interview with Costas. "Jerry wanted to tell the world he was innocent. Was he nervous? I'm nervous now, the courtroom is filled with 100 people…millions of people were listening…he didn't have to say a word…he agreed to the interview knowing it was going to be tough." He quotes the interview, saying Sandusky was nervous and trying to be honest.
10:56 a.m. – Amendola reads more from the Bob Costas interview. After he is done Amendola asks, "What more could he [Sandusky] have said?" Amendola said Costas was just as much of a tough interviewer as state prosecutor Joe McGettigan would be. Amendola again points out that Sandusky took the boys out in very public places. "You'd have to believe he was the boldest perpetrator in history."
11:01 a.m. – Amendola now begins talking about incident Mike McQueary allegedly witnessed. He points out that he heard no screaming. He said McQueary didn't do anything to stop what he saw. Sandusky is a big guy, but "I tell you, if they got in to a fight, my bet is on Mike McQueary," Amendola said. "He saw something, he assumed something sexual was going on." Amendola said Penn State police were 30 seconds away and he didn't call them. Amendola points out that he then told his father and Dr. Dranov. Dranov was a mandatory reporter but told him to talk to Paterno. Paterno tells McQueary he'll talk about it with athletic director, Curley. Of the entire incident, Amendola said, "Am I saying Mike McQueary is lying? No. I'm saying I think he assumed." Amendola points out that McQueary allegedly participated in a Second Mile golf tournament after this. "It doesn't make sense," he said.
11:09 a.m. – Amendola talks about Victim 6. His case was years ago but prosecutor Ray Gricar decided not to press charges. Amendola said after this Victim 6 maintained contact with Sandusky. He sent him text messages on Father's Day. "Does that sound like a victim? Why in the world would he continue to have that kind of relationship with Sandusky?," Amendola asked.
11:12 a.m. – "You have to believe that somehow, Mr. Sandusky with all the things he is doing…played basketball or racquetball 2 or 3 times a week during football season…You heard Dottie tell you he was home at night to have dinner with his kids," Amendola said. Amendola said they know nothing about the mental state of the janitor who said he saw oral sex. "Nobody wins in this case, it is awful no matter what happened…I would be the first one to tell you, if he did this, he should rot in jail. But what if he didn't do it…his life is destroyed." We have a fired university president and a dead coach…this is awful. Regardless of the outcome, it is awful…don't be fooled. Don't get tied up with the pictures."
11:16 a.m. – "All he ever wanted to do was help kids…he helped thousands of kids…you heard those kids, from the stand, say 'he saved my life.'…and they looked a lot like the other kids," Amendola said. Amendola points out that Sandusky went to church and took these kids to church. Amendola read a poem by Mother Theresa that he said Sandusky shared with others over the years.
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered:
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives:
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies:
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you:
Be frank and honest anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight:
Build anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow:
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it my never be enough:
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it's between you and God:
It was never between you and them anyway.
~Mother Teresa
You know, he wrote that book Touched, and it's beautiful if you ever have a chance to read it…z
"Thank you for listening. I know you paid attention. I know you promised you would…when you go out ad deliberate, ladies and gentlemen…I'm asking for you to return the verdict of not guilty on all of these charges…Thank you so much for your attention…My heart is heavy. I'm sure you're hearts are heavy but thank you so much for your time."
11:51 a.m. – Court is back in session. The prosecution will present their closing argument.
11:52 a.m. – McGettigan approaches the jury bench and says something to make them chuckle. He speaks in a relatively soft tone, compared to Amendola. He tells the jury he is going to outline the evidence. McGettigan talks about one time that he got in trouble and his father was waiting for him. They talked for an hour and a half. He said this reminded him of something…(I couldn't hear what he said.) McGettigan reads from slides that suggest Sandusky's approach to his defense is textbook. "The great thing about conspiracy theories…is that you just let them go on and on until they are magically structured."
"You heard a 16 minute portion that was almost exclusively between an attorney…and the trooper. I think [Victim 4] went outside to get a Sierra Mist….Counsel acts like this was a big deal." McGettigan said it's not. He said on the rest of the tape, the jury would have heard Victim 4 talk about what happened. McGettigan said that Amendola provided two contradicting reasons why the victims would have lied: 1) they were coerced into confessing that something happened and 2) they were looking for money.
12:01 p.m. – In 1998 Sandusky admitted that showering with kids wasn't right. "What is to gain? What would be gained?" Amendola had to believe that there was this great drive…McGettigan points out that Sandusky took a lawyer with him to his first interview with Children and Youth, yet wants to deprive the alleged victims of having a lawyer. "You will always have alleged victims; you will always have an alleged conspiracy." McGettigan said that Amendola's conspiracy theory requires time travel. He said he was serving overseas in 2008 and 2009 and he didn't even know about Sandusky.
12:06 p.m. – McGettigan puts a slide up on the screen. The same slide he put up during openings. Humiliation. Shame. Fear. = silence He put the pictures of the young boys up on the screen again. "Please remember that," McGettigan said. He said in the case they heard from young men, but the case is about young boys. He puts Sandusky's picture up on the screen: "This case is about him and what he did to them…it's not about conspiracy…it's not about fame or money."
12:08 p.m. – There's one thing Amendola didn't talk about: the fact that witnesses react different ways on the witness stand. He said one of these is nervousness. "I've been doing this a long time and I'm nervous every time I stand up in front of people," McGettigan said. Aspects of witnesses: perception, recollection and articulation. McGettigan told the jury, "You saw a spectrum of witnesses with different capacities to appear before you as witnesses." McGettigan said that the witnesses because of age their perception is not that great. He gave the example of Victim 6: "He perceived a feeling … but he didn't not perceive so well."
12:12 p.m. – Of the witnesses some had "Difficulties in speaking because of the tremendous recollection and emotional response." Of an alleged victim who testified at the end of the day: think of "somebody who has been sitting around for 5, 5 ½ hours…waiting to be asked big questions by big people." McGettigan said "Sometimes witnesses are just frozen…" He said one time a witness he questioned couldn't remember his date of birth. McGettigan said Amendola did not ask alleged victims about the actual assaults, he asked them about dates and times. "The reason he didn't ask about the specific incidents, what this defendant did…because that's when they fight back with more detail." McGettigan said that's what happened with Victim 4. McGettigan criticized the way Amendola asked witnesses questions from across the room. He said this caused the witnesses not to look at the jury. He spoke of Dick Anderson's testimony who said it was normal for people to shower together but he recognized "Took them to the shower…and hugged them and told them he'd squeeze their guts out…and loved them. I don't think Mr.Anderson said anything like that."
Of the young men who said Sandusky did not abuse them though they were involved in the Second Mile: "I would love to see them when they were 13…similarities in age and appearance…did you notice his demeanor on the witnesses stand and he said he stayed at the defense's "He didn't have time to molest them because he was too busy being a coach. That's ludicrous."
McGettigan said people say Sandusky was helping children in need. No, he said, "he was preying on those who were most vulnerable…look at all the good…does that give you a dispensation for being a molester…how much good do you think he's really done?"
"It's fascinating because….you see the full spectrum of predatory pedophile behavior. The first touch…hugs him, picks him up in the shower. [Victim 6] is so young he doesn't know what it is. That's the first step, touch one." The second step was having Victim 5 touching his genitals. "The reason it stopped there as because (he) recoiled," he said. "Step three, extended touching of a sexual nature. Moving further along the scale of making that child accustomed to sexual touching… there's a kid who served his country in a war, came back and talked about it…served his country in combat and then talked about how he was abused as a child…and that's exactly how these shrewd predatory pedophiles prey….the behavior became full blown.
"That is really what is going on here…a predatory pedophile also has a spectrum of treatment of his victims…"
McGettigan noted that Sandusky thought his relationships with the victims was normal. He talks about the Children and Youth social worker. "Pedophiles do not commit their crimes in public…they operate in public…"
12:33 p.m. – "Pennsylvania State University is not on trial here and neither is The Second Mile," he said. "You know what, it's a sad day. It's truly a sad day." When these victims came forward, "They knew, they knew they were going to be called liars," McGettigan said. "Because I told them, because it's a bad practice to expect someone to tell you the truth if you don't tell them the truth."
McGettigan said he wants to speak up for McQueary now. McQueary grew up in State College; he went to Penn State, he was a quarterback. McGettigan asks if they can think of anything greater than being a quarterback and then coming back to coach. "He has been criticized for not going to the police…he went to his dad and his dad told him to go to Coach Paterno. Paterno was the go-to guy and he went to the go-to guy to find out what to do. And he expected something to happen," McGettigan said of McQueary.
12:39 p.m. – "The defendant had multiple opportunities to speak out," but he only spoke to Bob Costas. "I would think the automatic response when someone would ask you if you're a pedophile, you're immediate response would be 'No! I'm not!"…not, 'Am I sexually attracted to young boys?' and think about it a little," McGettigan said. McGettigan tells the jury about why they were allowed to hear the 'excited utterance' from the janitor who allegedly witnessed forced oral sex in the shower. McGettigan said Petrosky's testimony was "extremely descriptive and reliable." He said in addition to what the janitor told him, Petrosky himself witnessed the boy and Sandusky coming out of the shower and saw them hold hands in the hallway.
12:44 p.m. – McGettigan said that Sandusky remembers the incident with McQueary clearly because he saw him. McGettigan notes that Sandusky could exonerate himself completely from that charge by providing the name of that boy. But "he didn't provide that name, certainly not to Bob Costas," he said. McGettigan asks the jurors to remember the "respectful" response from each alleged victim. He asks the jury to remember each witnesses and how their experiences with Sandusky affected them.
After the McQueary incident, Sandusky was told not to bring kids on campus anymore.
12:50 p.m. – McGettigan points out that Dottie "recollected knowing each of these boys but didn't recollect how many times they were there." McGettigan said after Dottie identified pictures of each of the boys, she said she didn't know why they'd lie. McGettigan said that Amendola clearly wasn't listening to witness' testimonies. McGettigan said Amendola asked Victim 9 one too many questions and "He had trouble going to the bathroom and always missing his underwear."
Sandusky is "a serial, predatory pedophile," he said. Who preyed on "the most vulnerable, weakest of those most in need of a father figure at the expense of the child."
McGettigan said he is almost ready to conclude but has to look at his notes.
"I feel like I have the pieces of 10 souls in my pocket…boy's memories destroyed … but what you can and what you should and what you must do and what I think the evidence calls for…that he molested and abused." McGettian said he wanted them to convict Sandusky and give these boys back the pieces of their souls.
1:02 p.m. – The only place you can deliberate is in Courtroom 2. Jury attendants will be outside and jurors can communicate requests to them for food, water and documents, etc… Jurors will be put up at a local hotel, each in their own room but the televisions and phones will be turned off. They cannot take any electronic devices with them. They can deliberate on their own schedule but only when they are all in Courtroom 2. Judge Cleland said nothing he has said not intended to sway them with anything he has said. If it appears he has tried to sway them, he said they should disregard it. Cleland reminds the jurors to set aside their bias. Their first duty is to elect a foreman who will be responsible for deliberations and reading the verdict. The verdict must be unanimous. He said each person must decide the case for themselves and should not change their opinions just to come to a verdict. He said they should feel to have their opinions change as they talk to their fellow jurors. "You represent the conscious of your community," Cleland said. "You do not sit here as the moral conscious of your community…it is not for you to decide that Mr. Sandusky is a good or bad person…you sit here as the legal conscious of the community because we live under the rule of law and Mr. Sandusky is a citizen." He said the Commonwealth cannot take action against Sandusky until the jury gives the verdict.
1:09 p.m. – "We will await your verdict." The juror attendant is sworn in and all jurors are taken out. The alternates stay behind. Juror 16, your services are concluded. Cleland will speak to him in chambers. Jurors 14 and 15 will be required to remain if for some reason a juror cannot continue deliberations. The alternates will be sequestered separately from the others. They should not discuss the case with each other. If they are needed, the jury will have to start their deliberations over again.
1:12 p.m. – The court stands in recess.
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Mum, 92, forced to wait 17 hours for treatment
8:00am Sunday 9th February 2014 in Echo News By Chloe Chapman
A FRAIL 92-year-old was left waiting 17 hours for medical treatment after she fell out of her care home bed, claims her daughter.
MaryLench has not returned to Beech House, in Brownlow Bend, Basildon, since she was admitted to Basildon Hospital after the accident two months ago.
Daughter Shirley Roome, who is a nurse at Basildon Hospital, has raised concerns about the level of care her mum received at Beech House – a Christian care home.
She visited her mum on the morning of December 5 and demanded staff phoned an ambulance after she discovered Mrs Lench with facial injuries – 17 hours after her fall.
She had a black eye and unexplained bruises were discovered on her body, including one at the top of her arm. Mrs Roome, of Broomfields, Pitsea, said: "You can't afford to make mistakes when you are working with elderly people.
"The care is normally good from the morning until about 2pm, but after that there are fewer staff and they just don't seem to be caring enough."
On a previous occasion Mrs Roome found her mum wearing a bra two sizes too small, which belonged to another resident.
She also learnt her mum, who moved into 28-bed Beech House two years ago, had been left unattended when using a commode in her room.
Mrs Roome confronted staff at Beech House, who, she said, told her "mistakes do happen".
Following her fall, Mrs Lench has been unable to walk or feed herself.
She is now undergoing rehabilitation at Brentwood Community Hospital while her daughter finds alternative care home accommodation.
Mrs Roome said: "Before mum had her fall she could walk with a frame, but now she is too frail.
I hope, with some rehabilitation, we can get her back on track.
"There is no way I am sending her back to Beech House and I'm a bit concerned about sending her to another care home.
"I can't send her somewhere I don't feel comfortable."
The manager at Beech House says staff there did all they could to help Mrs Lench.
Michael Olaniyan insisted staff immediately contacted a GP after noticing Mrs Lench's black eye on the morning of December 5, but until then she was conscious and stable following her fall.
He also said hourly observations were carried out through the night. It was also revealed the carer who dressed Mrs Lench in the incorrect bra was given a verbal warning and further training to ensure the incident was not repeated.
He said Beech House used "body maps" to record injuries, and the bruise on her arm was highlighted by staff as unexplained red marks.
Mr Olaniyan said: "Beech House successfully cared for Mrs Lench, who was a very frail elderly person, for two years.
"As we do with all our residents, we continually worked in partnership with the family, friends and advocates to ensure we provided person-centred care.
We addressed any concerns or issued raised for the benefit of the loved ones.We have all the written evidence and notes regarding the incidents and the meetings had with the family.
"We feel we have endeavoured to work closely with members of the family, who themselves have conflicting views about the care of Mrs Lench.
"They are a very caring family.
However, we are disappointed Mrs Roome made such observations, as we feel from the bottom of our hearts that we have done our very best to care for the holistic needs of Mrs Lench.
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11:56am Sun 9 Feb 14
Kim Gandy says...
And therein lies the problem. Lack of staff. I worked in a home that had 84 residents and only five staff with one in charge between 10pm and 7am. And if somebody had to go to hospital, a staff member had to accompany them so there would only be four carers overseeing 84. Absolutely preposterous.
Quite often it's not a matter of not being caring enough, but I have been on duty at the two most crucial times of the day, getting up time and bed time. Carers have to abide also by residents' wishes. Some choose to remain in bed and that has to be respected. However, sometimes that has to be balanced with whether they pose a danger to themselves by remaining in bad, particularly if they have urgent toilet needs. Or are uncomfortable.
Others are awaiting personal care and with a very small number of staff to go round are often kept waiting, alone in their rooms. This is not the fault of the staff rather the fault of the management for not employing enough of them. In my experience, they are more concerned with their shareholders and profit than care. I am speaking from personal experience and not with regard to this particular care home upon which I cannot comment.
As for having a bra two sizes too small, that should not happen. However, there may have been a mix up in the laundry in which case staff may have made a wrong choice in a rush. All sorts of things happen in care homes at these crucial times of day, usually because staff can hear other residents crying out for help and often have to rush one to get to another.
This should never happen either. It puts staff in a dilemma and when I was managing a team, I'd often find staff in tears afterwards because of the stress. It didn't do my stress levels much good either. Stressed carers are not good carers, no matter how diligent, caring and hard working they are.
But when you are extremely short staffed and trying to cope with several residents' needs at once, it can be absolute hell.
Some residents need two carers to help them out of bed by means of a hoist or other equipment. This is time consuming and if the resident is particularly delicate or confused, it can take time and patience.
In my opinion, most abuse in care homes is institutional and comes from ridiculously low staffing levels and often lack of equipment or resources too.
I have often turned up for work only to find there are no gloves.. these are essential when giving personal care to residents. And having to go out to get more while your residents are waiting is absolutely unacceptable.
I remember once being told we were using too many! How the hell can that happen? Sometimes in one session of personal care a carer can go through more than one pair, for hygiene reasons. There should be no such thing as using too many gloves. What do management think we wear them for? A fashion accessory?
All care staff have to do bodymapping of injuries which are often caused by knocks and falls. Elderly people have very thin skin which is very prone to bruising. I knew of one lady who used to grip herself and leave her own finger imprints on her arms. And elderly people can have horrific looking injuries after a fall. Their skin is often like paper and very delicate and can even tear like paper. Staff have to document every single mark and often will find these bruises and can offer no explanation for them. It's very distressing. Also injuries are often caused by bed bars and other objects near where the resident is laying.
Also residents can often attack other residents, as I have seen. I have personally been in a situation where I was left alone with no other colleagues around and I had to intervene in an incident where one resident was going to use a walking frame to attack another. I ended up being the injured party myself. As we are not allowed to restrain residents in any way, I had to try my best to reason and calm the situation. There were no colleagues around at the time to come to the aid of the other residents and myself - we were too short staffed.
Other carers can tell similar horror stories. It is equally distressing for carers who just want to provide a decent level of person centred care. One huge bugbear of most carers is they don't get enough one to one time with residents, playing games with them, or just chatting. This can have hugely calming effects on confused elderly people. Just singing with them or reciting poetry can make them feel better.
The care system is in bad need of an overhaul and the understaffing problem looked at as a matter of urgent priority, or, as the number of people in care homes increases, these kinds of cases will continue to occur.
I hope Mrs Roome finds a satisfactory solution to this problem and that her mum finds somewhere she feels safe.
1:09pm Sun 9 Feb 14
essex bad boy says...
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Howard Cháse says...
3:08pm Sun 9 Feb 14
emcee says...
There is a reason why staffing levels are at the minimum legal requirement and why staff are paid a pittance. Clue: I have never heard of a care home owner who is not rolling in money.
3:46pm Sun 9 Feb 14
jolllyboy says...
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Mikkel1 says...
7:08pm Sun 9 Feb 14
runwellian says...
9:08pm Sun 9 Feb 14
Criminal & Proud says...
11:23pm Sun 9 Feb 14
whataday says...
Unfortunately this type of thing has one root cause - privatisation
Private companies are there to make money end of story. Proper nursing care takes time and is dependent on each individual patient - that means employing enough staff to do it properly which costs money, which in turn lowers profit. Sadly there's the problem
10:56am Mon 10 Feb 14
InTheKnowOk says...
Criminal & Proud wrote:Better hope you don't spend your final days in one of them then because that's something none of us know, how we are going to end up ...
If she's that concerned about her mum, why don't she just let her mum move in with her. Care homes are a rip off, stink of pi55 and crap, and full of nutters on deaths door. Id rather be in prison i think. You got to be nearly as mad as the old people that live there to work there in the first place.
12:41pm Mon 10 Feb 14
nigella says...
1:59pm Mon 10 Feb 14
LindaJF says...
5:09pm Mon 10 Feb 14
Sammthemann says...
I've seen it day in day out when my mum was there the care from Christian care homes is top let me tell you .
I can see where mistakes are made with regards to clothing getting mixed up labels fade and come off deal with it love should be there to check your mums clothing labels more often !
5:40pm Mon 10 Feb 14
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InTheKnowOk wrote:I'd rather die I think then be put in one of them places. The smell is appalling, the food is garbage, and the carers couldn't give a toss about the old folk there.
Criminal & Proud wrote:Better hope you don't spend your final days in one of them then because that's something none of us know, how we are going to end up ...
If she's that concerned about her mum, why don't she just let her mum move in with her. Care homes are a rip off, stink of pi55 and crap, and full of nutters on deaths door. Id rather be in prison i think. You got to be nearly as mad as the old people that live there to work there in the first place.
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A man now faces charges after police say he was caught in Washington, D.C., last week with a missing 13-year-old Radnor Township girl.
FOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports Ashley Hareford, 20, has been charged in Delaware County with sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and other related charges.
Police say Hareford was with the 13-year-old when the two were located exiting a bus Tuesday at Washington's Penn Station.
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At around 7:30 this morning, Boston police said the girl was walking in the area of Dudley and Shirley streets in Roxbury when a man claiming to be "Kevin" or "Calvin" kidnapped her at knifepoint. Police described the man as a dark-skinned black man with a thin build in his 20s. He may have had braided hair and was wearing a gray sweatshirt, jeans, and a bluish black baseball hat.
The man was driving a silver Volvo sedan, and the car had a large laundry basket in the back seat, as seen on surveillance cameras. Police provided images of the car from the footage.
The victim told police officers she was able to jump out of the car on Dudley Street near Dearborn Street, and ran to the Timilty Middle School. Police say she was not physically harmed.
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It's a simple app for smart phone users designed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called "Operation Predator App."
When ICE created the app, the intention was to identify wanted child predators and allow users to report a potential crime if they hear or see something.
"To elicit the public's help in identifying child predators along with providing information on ongoing investigations as it pertains to child exploitation," said Michael Harris, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Homeland Security Investigations in Las Vegas.
Harris says their department is always trying to think one step ahead of a criminal. He says most fugitives are constantly on the run and this app could help someone identify a criminal and notify law enforcement quickly. "With the application, the good thing about it is you can share with your friends, you can share with your colleagues and get the information out faster," Harris said.
This app houses a list of known child predators running from police. It also allows the user to type in the location of the crime and provide a brief description.
"We're hoping this application will elicit the public to submit information about crimes against children because they're our most vulnerable victims." Harris said.
Kimmie Osidipe is a parent of two children. She says knowing both her and her children could spot one of these predators, and potentially stop another crime from happening is a little more peace of mind.
"It does make me feel better," Osidipe said. "Just a little more comfortable anyway that I can see the information on my phone."
The app also has a list of other agencies partnering with law enforcement to find the fugitives listed through their database and users can view news on recent arrests and prosecutions of child predators.
The app allows users to make a call or report a crime if needed. ICE officials say people can remain anonymous if they submit a tip online or call.
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Year in and year out, the Cascade Christian High football program has proven itself to be one of best teams in the 1A classification.
Cougars head coach Randy Davis, who has amassed 102 career victories in 10 years with the program, said the wins are a byproduct of the work put in by the Cascade Christian coaching staff and players. The Cougars have appeared in four state championship games, winning a Class 1A state title in 2010.
"It is a reflection of not only the staff we have here at the high school level, but the coaching staff at the junior high level, too," Davis said. "They run the offenses and defenses that we run. It's a total buy-in by the coaches and players, and that is very satisfying."
Senior starting quarterback Jaelin Goldsmith, who has been the starter since the third game of his freshman season in 2011, said winning the 1A state football title at the Tacoma Dome in December is his team's aspiration.
"The goal for us every season is to play together as long as we can, and be the best team we can," he said. "Our goal is to get back to and win the state championship. We have the mindset that we never let expectations or the bar drop. We have that in the back of our heads as we train and practice. We have the mentality that we have to do this. It's a must for this season."
Senior linebacker/tight end Mason Tobeck agreed with Goldsmith's sentiment.
"I know everyone on the team doesn't expect anything less than state," Tobeck said. "That's our goal. We got close last year and had our hearts broken in the semis."
Mount Baker defeated Cascade Christian, 31-28, in the 1A semifinals last December, handing the Cougars their lone loss of the season. Goldsmith said the entire senior class is exuding its leadership at spring practice sessions.
"We have a good mesh of guys," he said. "We want to reflect the purposes that the coaches have for this team, so that when the young guys are seniors, they can do the same thing. Each year our team gets stronger and stronger, and we know what the coaches expect of us."
Davis said Goldsmith is a tireless worker and does everything he can to make himself and his teammates better.
"He is like another coach on the field," Davis said. "Jaelin sees things, makes adjustments and is one of those players who is never satisfied. He is in the top five of strongest guys on the team and is the fastest kid on the team."
Tobeck said Goldsmith's leadership style is motivating for the entire program.
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The Cougars also return running backs Riley Ramos and Robert Terhune this fall. Davis said playmaker Bryce Powers will finally see the field after suffering injuries that derailed his ability to get on the field the past two seasons. Powers will play wide receiver and defensive back.
"We are excited for Bryce," the coach said. "He has had the injury bug the past two years but we're looking for big things out of him this year on both sides of the ball. He has got to be on the field as much possible. He is that good."
Tobeck said the Cougars have an array of athletes who can makes plays on both sides of the ball.
"We have so many weapons it's going to be hard for defenses to game-plan," he said. "It could be me having 100 yards receiving, Robert (Terhune) running for two touchdowns or Jaelin running for two touchdowns. You just never know where it's going to come from. On defense, you never know who is going to make the big sack or the big interception. We are just all over the field."


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Asamoah Gyan's 83rd minute penalty kick conversation gave Ghana a 1-0 win over Serbia, the first three points of Group D play, and the first win by an African team in South Africa 2010.
Hosts South Africa opened the tournament on Friday with a 1-1 draw with Mexico. Nigeria lost to Argentina 1-0 yesterday, but today a late handball in the Serbia penalty area from substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic set Ghana up for Africa's first victory.
The foul came as winger Andre Ayew broke down the left winger and lofted an innocent ball through the Serbia penalty box. Kuzmanovic awkwardly ran under the ball, misplaying it while his arm was raised. The ball struck his arm, earned the midfielder a yellow card, and awarded Ghana a decisive kick.
Striker Asamoah Gyan confidently finished high to the middle of goal as Serbia `keeper Vladimir Stojkovic went to his left, giving Ghana the decisive goal.
That tally came after 83 minutes to scoreless but relatively open play that saw both defenses defiant in the face of the up-and-down play.
The game opened up further in the 73rd minute when Serbia central defender Aleksandar Lukovic earned his second card in a pan of 19 minutes, earning a dismissal after he pulled down a Ghana defender by the shirt.
Initially, after falling to 10-men, Serbia generated the better opportunities, with Milos Krasic's point blank opportunity saved by a well-positioned Richard Kingson before Nemanja Vidic barely missed on a header opportunity from just outside the six.
Then Gyan put Ghana in the lead and shortly after would hit the post with a shot that had curled around Stojkovic from 16 yards.
Ultimately, Ghana did not need Gyan's second goal to get three points and go top of Group D ahead of Germany's match with Australis later Sunday. The Black Stars' next match in group is against Australia, where a win would put them into their second consecutive knockout phase.
Serbia's loss means they must get a point from their next match, against Germany, to stay alive in the tournament.


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UC has over 70 qualifiers for this week's BIG EAST meet
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2011-12 indoor: Finished fourth in the pentathlon (3,237 points) at the Eastern Illinois University Early Bird meet (9.49 in 60-meter hurdles, 2:38.12 in 800 meters, 5' 3" in high jump, 16' 8" in long jump, 32' 1" in shot put)...placed 10th in the 60-meters hurdles (9.43) at the Akron Opener...was 15th in the long jump (17' 3.5"), 16th in the high jump (5' 1") and ran 9.43 in the 60-meters hurdles preliminaries and 2:30.12 in the 800 meters preliminaries at Indiana University's Gladstein Invitational...placed 45th in the long jump (15' 7"), ran the third leg of the 16th-place 4x400-meters relay team and ran 10.01 in the 60-meters hurdles preliminaries at the University of Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial meet...was 54th in the long jump college division (16' 7.5") at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York City...finished seventh in the pentathlon (3,389 points) at the BIG EAST Conference championship meet at the Armory in New York City (9.55 in 60-meter hurdles, 2:25.9 in 800 meters, 5' 2.5" in high jump, 17' 1.25" in long jump, 32' 2.25" in shot put). INDOOR SEASON BESTS - Penthathlon 3,389 points (BIG EAST); 60-meters hurdles - 9.43 (Akron Opener and Gladstein Invitational); 800 meters - 2:25.9 (BIG EAST); High jump - 5' 3" (EIU Early Bird); Long jump - 17' 3.5" (Gladstein Invitational); Shot put - 32' 2.25" (BIG EAST)
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It was 7 a.m. on a cold, rainy day in the heart of downtown Oakland, California, sixty years ago this month, the prelude to one of the very few general strikes in American history.
Dozens of strikers were gathered outside the city's two main department stores, picket signs held high, loudly demanding union contracts. Suddenly, some 200 Oakland and Berkeley police, many in riot gear, swept down the street. They roughly pushed aside pickets and pedestrians alike as they cleared that block and the surrounding eight square blocks. They set up machine guns across from the stores while tow trucks moved in to snatch away any cars parked in the area.
Behind them came an armed guard of 16 motorcycle police and five squad cars. The lead car carried Oakland's police chief, a department store representative, and Joseph R. Knowland, the virulently anti-labor newspaper publisher who controlled the local political establishment. That included the Oakland City Council, which had demanded that the police move against strikers.
It looked like a parade to Joe Chadet, then editor of the East Bay Labor Journal. He recalled that those in the lead car were "bowing to the populace. They were going to put the labor movement in its place. The only thing missing was top hats and a brass band."
The trucks came last — trucks carrying merchandise denied the stores during the month strikers had been picketing. The Teamster Union truckers who normally made deliveries would not cross the picket lines. But now that the police had driven off the pickets, in came non-union strikebreakers with the merchandise — 12 bulging truckloads of it, just in time for the Christmas shopping rush.
Such attacks on the attempts of working people to exercise basic constitutional rights were common enough earlier in the century, during organized labor's formative years. But this was 1946. Rarely did political and law enforcement officials so blatantly side with management in its disputes with labor.
The reaction was swift and as dramatic as any in the history of American unions. Labor officials feared that if they didn't forcefully challenge the attack on the department store employees, other attacks, on other workers, would follow. All unions were threatened, all unions had to fight back.
Within two days, a general strike all but shut down the whole of the surrounding Alameda County. It is much less remembered than the celebrated general strike waged in San Francisco across the bay a dozen years earlier, but it was no less effective.
More than 130,000 union members walked off their jobs to protest the anti-union actions of the police and Oakland's city council, and thousands more honored their picket lines. Official support was voiced by community organizations throughout the county.
For nearly three days, beginning December 3, no buses ran in Alameda County, no streetcars, no taxis. Construction projects shut down. Shipyards were idle. Most gas stations were closed, most grocery stores, hotels, restaurants and bars, most movie theaters. Newspapers ceased publication, even Knowland's Oakland Tribune. Teamster pickets kept trucks carrying anything but food from entering the county.
"It was more like this country should be," declared Chadet. "We were in control, we called the shots."
Only essential services continued uninterrupted for Alameda's one million residents. Police remained at work, of course, as did firemen. Hospitals, pharmacies and schools operated more or less normally. Gas, electric and telephone service was generally unchanged.
As many as 20,000 strike supporters crowded together in front of the struck stores or in Oakland's Civic Center daily, defying police, politicians and strikebreakers, sometimes dancing in the rain to music piped over loudspeakers.
The strike was led by the American Federation of Labor's local Central
Labor and Building Trades Councils, but it was threats from the AFL's
rival Congress of Industrial Organizations that prompted a settlement on labor's terms.
CIO unions, which had supported the strike by honoring AFL picket lines, threatened to call their own walkouts that would have cut off gas and electricity in large parts of Oakland.
That was not the only reason, but it was a major reason for City Manager John Hassler to finally agree that Oakland would "not in the future use the police department to escort or guard professional strike breakers."
It took another five months, but ultimately the department store employees won the union rights they had sought.
In that same month, May of 1947, the labor forces got four members of a union-backed slate of five candidates elected to the city council in place of anti-labor incumbents backed by Joe Knowland.
The general strike of 1946, declared the East Ray Labor Journal, forged "a solid bloc of militant and fighting labor unionists … aware for the first time in many years that only by solidarity and unity can we make ourselves felt."
Copyright (c) 2006 Dick Meister, a former Oakland Tribune City Editor
who has covered labor issues for four decades as a newspaper and
broadcast reporter, editor and commentator. Contact him through his
website, www.dickmeister,com.


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T.J. Grant is ready to announce himself as a lightweight contender. Since moving down to the UFC's 155-pound division, Grant has looked fantastic, and his Saturday night UFC on FOX 6 performance was his best yet.
Facing the surging Matt Wiman, Grant rolled, hurting him early with a right hand, and finishing him late in the first round with a knockout at 4:51.
The final sequence came after Grant rocked him and floored him with a pair of elbows against the cage. He followed up with strikes on the ground for the finish.
It was only the second time in Wiman's career he's been finished.
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"It turned out perfectly," Grant said. "My plan was to keep Matt on the feet, try to expose some holes. I know how tough and durable he's been. I'm happy to put him away."
Grant, who has also stacked up lightweight wins over Evan Dunham, Carlo Prater and Shane Roller, is now 20-5 overall, and looking like a factor in the division.
Wiman, who came into Chicago a winner of five of his last six, fell to 15-7.