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Kid Nate has a very good article available at BloodyElbow.com where he analyzes recent reports that Zuffa's credit rating was lowered based in large part because of disappointing performances during the second and third fiscal quarters.
The UFC is by no means in any sort of long-term trouble. And, whether they are in short-term trouble is very relative as they remain a highly profitable company.
However, there is a risk that their 2007 fiscal campaign might not be as profitable as 2006. It shouldn't be a surprise if it turns out that 2007 wasn't as financially rewarding as 2006 because Zuffa undertook several measures to build towards their financial future. These measures, such as the acquisition of PRIDE, expansion into Europe, and the developing the WEC were not cheap.
So while Zuffa deserves some slack because they made moves this year to invest in their future, Kid Nate raised a valid question as to whether those moves are smart after all.
At the top of Nate's list is the PRIDE acquisition:
The disastrous PRIDE acquisition
I think this is the fiasco most of the others follow from. Ironically, as much as Dana disses internet fan boys, he's one himself. Only a fanboy would pay what Zuffa shelled out for a mortally wounded promotion whose scandals had already cost them their TV deal. Only a fanboy would be so threatened at the prospect of PRIDE mounting a financially disastrous Las Vegas show that they panic and start offering money. Clearly due diligence wasn't performed or Zuffa would have figured out BEFORE the sale that PRIDE's contracts with its fighters weren't transferrable. Basically, Dana and his crew got played. And while they were busy getting screwed they took their eyes off a lot of other important matters.
On a whole, Nate did a great job with his piece and I highly recommend you check it out in its entirety. However, I'm not really sure anyone should be saying the acquisition of PRIDE was a failure or a success.
First, the numbers reported by the Associated Press in regard to the purchase price ($65-70 million) may not be entirely accurate.
Buying PRIDE means Zuffa owns the vast majority of recorded MMA history.
It also means any company signing an ex PRIDE fighter can't be marketed with their PRIDE fight footage.
Worth every penny in the long run.
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Exactly… and if I were Zuffa, I'd rather lose money on purchasing an essentially useless Pride (other than the tape library) than have some other group with money buy it and then finance it back into being a top tier competitor. At the time, there were two major orgs: UFC and Pride. If only UFC is left, then it'll be awhile before another org the level of Pride comes along.
I don't know why this credit thing is such a big deal. Between the Pride purchase, the WEC, the WFA and the European expansion costs (which in the long run should go a long way) there are many legitimate reasonable reasons that the UFC had a "down" year. It's not like people suddenly don't like MMA anymore…
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I think that the acquisition of Pride was the only (and best) business option for Zuffa at the time. In hindsight if they had waited a few months Pride would have self destructed. It is a growing company and as such will have expenses related to growth. A lot of times international growth is painful but necessary. The most important thing is understanding the foreign market, which Zuffa clearly did not in the case of Pride (Japan).
Zuffa does not seem to be in any sort of financial trouble. That amount of debt is pretty normal for a company this size. The fight cards promoted by Zuffa is the second half of this year was not the best, they could have had better fights. Profitability is a function of good fight cards and once this is taken care of (and expenses related to growth are controlled) I see no problem with this company. A lot of times ratings agencies get it wrong especially when they do not understand the nature of the business (they never got the action/adventure sports industry) and I am of the opinion that this is the case with the UFC.
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you guys are totally off…. there were no other real buyers for thier libarary or contracts… if they paid 60 mil for libary and contracts , who seriously out there was gonna pay 10 mil for non transferable contracts and a libary…..
hate to bring up pro wrestliing again but when wcw (went out of buisness) the wwe knew there was no other real promotion that was gonna shell out major money for a worthless federation and its libarary even though its libaray was pretty vast…. so what did the wwe do? the lowballed the hell out of them and bought it all for like 5 million … zuffa was bidding against themselves and overpaid…
im sure they did think those contracts were transferable and thought they would force the great figthers for pride to work for them but it backfired (fedor)
not exactly a smart buisness model if you ask… wtf was heros or elite xc gonna do with the pride libary if they didnt have access to the fighters…
ufc got played hard
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How do you know who else was in the bidding?
Even Cuban was looking at this…
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El Boxeo…since you seem to be the business guru around here.
What would you have done?
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what was cuban going to pay for a worthless libaray considering he has none of those fighters … its worthless if you cant use it to promote the future fights …
was cuban gonna shell out 20 mil to run pride replays on fox sports west…
who else is as big as the ufc that can afford to shell out millions for a libaray.. what would be the point… if the fighters would be there to promote..
dana got swindled because he over paid BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE CONTRACTS WERE INCLUDED…. but they werent…
be honest.. pride wouldve folded by now cause they had no tv deal… all those contracts wouldve been expired and everybody wouldve been free agents like most of them became anyway..
and the libarary would been vastly underpriced….
what major fights have been made since the "acquisition" of pride that dana needed to shell out 60 mil for.. henderson v. jackson….
never got fedor.. they just now got silva…
dana jumped the gun cause he thought he could resurrect pride… yeah good call dana … way to do your research….60 mil down the drain for worthless contracts and a libaray…
the libaray only makes sense if 1. you are opening a cable channel (like the wwe did wwe 24/7 ) so they needed all that content… ufc doesnt need all the pride content for a channel like that .. so who cares if they have the history of mma pride … 2. you have some super major organizaion that could benefit from it… ufc is the only game in town… nobody is gonna shell 10x out what they make in a year for video of old fights that they wont have access to the fighters..
you think the ufc really beneifted from having 30 second clips of old fights of cro cop or silva….to promote future events… im sure other orgainzations like elite xc or heros would not have overtaken the ufc with a libarary of fights years old…
and that is alot of money to be shelling out…even 20 million…for what…..thats like a couple sellout events…
they shouldve just waited for pride to wither on the vine… then lowballed them and swooped in… and they shouldve done their research about the contracts which then they couldve just bought the libaray (if it was that importatn) on the cheap… the best thing that couldve happened (and what pretty much did happen ) was all those pride fighters ended up being free agents… BUT INSTEAD DANA WANTED TO PLAY HARDBALL AND TRY TO FORCE SOME OF THESE FIGHTERS TO BE STUCK WITH THE UFC THROUGH THE PRIDE CONTRACTS THEY JUST BOUGHT… yeah great move.. to bad the pride contracts were crazy
you dont pay top dollar for a depreciating asset.. and thats what pride was…. fact is the UFC wouldve still had its sellouts and still been popular right now without pride (they didnt even recognize the pride belt when hendo v. jackson fought) and if they probally couldve done the same deal right now for 10X less money… what could pride have done other than die without a t v contract….
and lets assume another company comes in and makes an offer .. WHATS SO HARD ABOUT THE UFC JUST COUNTERING THAT OFFER BY LIKE 5% MORE…negotiations… whats hard about that… and who could afford 1/10 of what the ufc paid…???
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let me correct myself… i guess 60 mil is a rumor.. or whatever they paid… but im pretty sure its what ever they really paid 60 , 40 . 20 , 10 mil… it was 1. 10x more any of their competors could afford and 2. enough to put the ufc in the negative column with regards to thier money situations (which is pretty big deal considering theyve had good sellouts even inspite of going over seas)..
so while the number might not be 60mil.. it was enough that it hurt the ufc in its pocketbooks…
basiccally this was a dumb move on dana part because dana was trying to be greedy and force many pride fighters to fight under thier ufc banner without free and new negotioation… cause he knew that it could possilbly lead to some fighters asking for more money(fedor) and once they found out what the contracts entailed… they were screwed…
they still couldve got hendo, silva when pride wouldve died by itself… fighters werent going no where..
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"2. enough to put the ufc in the negative column with regards to thier money situations"
Lol @ this. The UFC's profits are up and up a lot. They'd probably be off the chart if they weren't spending money to expand.
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"dana got swindled because he over paid BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE CONTRACTS WERE INCLUDED…. but they werent… "
There isn't any factual information that you've presented to back your theory on that. Dana(zuffa) knows he had put himself into a bad position after he bought the company. Sometimes you need to take risks…and Dana took a risk but remember you can claim loses on your taxes. These guys know that they lost money on the deal, but who hasn't ever made a bad decision when dealing in business? We all have made decisions and regreted what we've done due to: Never getting paid for a job, Getting under paid for a job in hopes of gathering new business, doing things for free in hopes of new business, ect…
I'm sure Zuffa didn't think all these other MMA orgs. would be willing to dish out the money to get these other guys on 1 or 2 fight contracts for a really good check. UFC knows that these guys will eventually gain a good rep and they'll go in a buy out their contracts if needed to or they'll end up eventually wan't to prove themselfs and join the UFC.
I think there other people right now making bigger and better decisions than Dana is. Dana is the president of the business….think about what the president of the USA does. He doesn't get to make all of the decisions that we make as a country. I'm sure Dana isn't making all the decisions that we think he's making.
Also, There is still a possibility in the future onces the UFC gets more established that'll they'll eventually end up doing something with PRIDE in Japan. I'm sure after things cool down a bit in Japan Zuffa will be able to get on good terms with these Networks and show them how legit the UFC is.
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"never got fedor.. they just now got silva… "
Yea the UFC didn't get:
African assassin
Cro Cop
These are just off the top of my head that I can think of.
They got alot of prospects…and some of them haven't performed…but you know they are adding to the hype of UFC and bringing on bigger crowds.
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to dizzle
Yea the UFC didn't get:
Rampage got rampage through wfa
African assassin just got him through "free agency" not through pride acqui
Henderson got him through pride cause they recongized the belts
Ryo dont know
Cro Cop didnt they sign him before pride was sold
Werdum ???
they tried to get fedor through the contract he had with pride.. but fedors was a non exlusive deal that made him a free agent.. just like sodko and just like a guy dennis kang (who the ufc didnt want but werent gonna get anyway)
here is the thing.. they didnt pay 60 mil just for the libaray… why would anybody do that.. no money in it… dvd sales.. fox sports reruns… no they made that deal cause they wanted to keep pride moving and INHERIT ALL THOSE CONTRACTS … but they got swindled and were stuck with worthless contracts and a video libaray…
does anybody think the lbaray is worth 60 mi.. i dont think it would be worth 10 mil IF YOU DONT HAVE THE CAPTIAL AND MONEY TO MAKE SOMETHING WITH IT ( BY SIGNING TOP TALENT) and no other organization had deeper pockets than ufc.. so they were in competion with themselves…
they didnt buy pride for the name just to throw it away.. they wanted the orgaization to survive like the wec.. but they got ripped off… stuff is done different in japan i guess….
and throwing 60 million dollars away is not exactly a great move or a move that can be just written off as expenses.. fact is they could be just as popular now (sell outs , great fighters , lots of buzz) WITHOUT DROPPING 60 MIL ON VIDOES… horrible move cause it doesnt beneift ufc only hurt them especally this year moneywise…
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to rin
Lol @ this. The UFC's profits are up and up a lot. They'd probably be off the chart if they weren't spending money to expand.
they didnt expand pride… failure
couldnt get pride fighters contracts transfered … failure
essentailly paid 60 mil for a libaray with no other real competition…super failure
the fact that they didnt make a super profit should concern people cause its not the sport or evnents thats a failure but management decisons of the ufc mainly dana ….
60 mil is lot of money for something they will never see become successful in any way…PRIDE
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to dizzle…
but we do know that the contracts , dana thought they were transferable.. the same thing occured when they bought the wfa for the sole reason of acquiring q. jackson.. they wanted to the same thing with bigger stars like silva, fedor…
as far as your 60 million dollar write off…. thats bad buisness no matter what.. and it wasnt even like a freak occurance.. it was that THEY DIDNT DO THIER HOMEWORK and got burned….
this isnt signing a 50 million dollar pitcher and he blows out his arm in spring training..THATS A CALCULATED RISK ..
this is more like overpaying a pitcher with tons of history of shoulder problems the max contract on the assumption every thing is okay…
its cool if its a fighter like cro cop who has been a expensive dissapointment.. but you cant gauge that…
but 60 million for what…video … i wonder how much people think zuffa made this year… hope you guys arent think its in the billions..lol
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"60 mil is lot of money for something they will never see become successful in any way…PRIDE"
Here's a fact for you. They didn't pay 60 million for Pride. They paid 16 million.
"couldnt get pride fighters contracts transfered … failure"
UFC now has:
8 of the top 10 heavies
10 of the top 10 light heavies
8 of the MW
The depth of all their divisions is incredible and only because they were able to pick up the contracts of Pride fighters. All of the best fighters in the world, with the exception of a couple, are now under contract to the UFC.
"the fact that they didnt make a super profit should concern people cause its not the sport or evnents thats a failure but management decisons of the ufc mainly dana …."
Dana White had very little to do with the purchase of Pride. Why don't you take the time to actually get a clue before talking out of your ass.
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to rin
yeah they were able to pick up the contracts of pride fighters other than the best fighter of them all fedor…
again.. the question becomes could they have had the top 8 of 10 heavies and the top 10 of the 10 light heavies and 8 (wtf) middlewieghts WITH OUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT MONEY FOR A WORTHLESS ORGANZIAIOTN AND ITS LIBAary
YOU think them gettin sodoku was part of the pride acquisiton… he was a free agent and went to the ufc… please feel free to name the other 7 middle middlewights other than hendo that have strengthen the ufc mw dividison…
here is a clue… could they have gotten all this talent without wasting money in pride… or do you think 16 mil (please expalin how you know this amount considering in the article its anywhere from 20 to 60 mil and zuffa according to the article has never disclosed it cause they are private) or 60 mil was a great move…
please explain how it was a great move… a libary, a worthless belt they disposed of and a name… for 10′s of millions of dollars….
All of the best fighters in the world, with the exception of a couple, are now under contract to the UFC.
^^^ they didnt need to waste money to buy pride to acheive this goal^^^^
Dana White had very little to do with the purchase of Pride. Why don't you take the time to actually get a clue before talking out of your ass.
^^^wtf who had to do with buying pride… ferrita… he comes out of ownership position to run day to day ops in place of dana…. yeah thats beliveable..lol
whatever the amount was they paid you do realize that their 2nd and 3rd fiscal quarters were not that good FOR SOME REASON.. and it wasnt because they were not selling out arenas… SO how do you sell out arenas and not make as much money as they expected… could it be shelling out money for stuff that is overpriced and worthless…
dana overpaid for a depricating asset and got played cause he didnt even get what he paid for… could saved himself 16 or 60 mil by just watching pride die without a tv contract and then swoop up and buy the libary and the existing free agents and be in the same place there in now except millions richer… YEAH HE DIDNT BLOW IT…
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to rin…
such depth huh…
bispbing v. evans… as a main event…. wow such depth
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Dude, you're a complete mental midget. Let me try to spell it out for you. I'll even type slowly for your benefit.
You're fixated on a fictitious internet number and are unable to grasp the big picture. If the UFC hadn't bought Pride, someone else would have. Then they wouldn't have access to those fighter contracts. Fighters like Sokoudjou, who only want to fight the best competition, wouldn't choose the UFC because their LH division was extremely weak without the addition of Prides fighters. He could've fought for EliteXC or K1 but he choose not too because their stable of fighters is a joke(when compared to the UFC).
"please explain how it was a great move… a libary, a worthless belt they disposed of and a name… for 10's of millions of dollars…."
Keep flipping those burgers and thinking that is the only thing the UFC got out of the purchase of Pride. The list of positives far outweigh the small list of negatives.
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to rin…
are you slow…
Fighters like Sokoudjou, who only want to fight the best competition, wouldn't choose the UFC because their LH division was extremely weak without the addition of Prides fighters
^^^ sokoudjou is going there to make the most money…he was free agent… JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER FIGHTERS WOULDVE BEEN IF PRIDE WOUDLVE DIED..
who else wouldve bought pride… anybody dumb enough not to see how messed up the organization was got what they deserved… (ufc) … if the ufc couldnt resurect pride with all its money , what makes you think any other organizaition or person could have… your acting as if the ufc didnt try to keep pride alive… they couldnt for a reason…
He could've fought for EliteXC or K1 but he choose not too because their stable of fighters is a joke(when compared to the UFC
^^^ he was going to go with one of them but the money wasnt right… AGAIN THE MONEY WASNT RIGHT.. not the level of competion… and what does that have to do with buying pride… had pride died by itself… where do you think all these pride fighters wouldve ended up in … THE UFC ? only place in town with deep pockets…the ufc was prides golden parachute…
please elaborate what the positives of buying pride were… at this point you are saying the pride purchase was a success…right??
here are the negatives…
1. couldnt secure top level contracts of top level fighters .. fedor… and other fighters like soduku were free agents that went to ufc regarless of pride acquisiton… where was rua gonna go… he went where there was the most money..
2. over paid for the libaray… like i said before… its cool to have a libaray to promote fighters but 20-60 million is wayy over priced…. to run old dvd's and fox sports reruns…
3. evidently they didnt make as much money in 2nd and 3d quarter… well they did spend money on other stuff that i guess hasnt paid off yet.. could that investment failure be pride.. cant be!
4. they wanted to keep pride going like wec… but they couldnt.. cause "stuff is diffrent" over there according to dana… when the bought the wfa it was for q jackson contract.. that was it… when they bought wec it was to have another organziaion… when they bought pride it was for both.. and both were failurers….
please when you can get yourself away from the top level c.e.o. job at a fortune 500 company can you please elaborate the great success of acquiring pride for the price they did….how has the ufc reaped the benfits of overpaying for something that was falling in value…
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Boxeo It was a loss no doubt…but you have to remember that it takes money to make money.
Pride is still able to be an org in Japan in 5 years down the road.
Let me put this into perspective with you.
Lets just say you went out and bought a brand new car…the car salesman really had you thinking this was a great deal and that you're getting this huge discount and what not. So you pay the guy 15,000 for the car…but what you don't really know is that the car was purchased wholesale from the manufacturer for 11,000. So did you really just lose 4,000 on the car? No because you "thought" you got the best deal because the car salesman tricked you into thinking that you did. The salesman needs to get paid too my friend.
Same thing goes when you buy a business…Dana just didn't talk to the owner of Pride at the time and pull out his checkbook. You had lawyers their trying to get their money along with perhaps a business brokering salesman trying to get his cut. Alot of people got money out of the deal which is being able to be put back into economy.
Now lets say that a month later after you bought your car…you blew a rod in your engine and you didn't get the warranty with the car because you thought you wouldn't need it.
Did you just get burned? Yea you did…but you can put $2,000 back into the car and revive it….This is what UFC will do with Pride when the time and money is right.
Boxeo you're thinking that UFC made this super huge mistake. It's really not that huge of a mistake when you think about an investment that they are just sitting on when the time is right.
It's like buying a piece of land when Real Estate is at the highest of the high. Then a year later your land isn't worth what you paid for…but you know it's an investment and 5-10 years down the road that land would have went up in value by double.
Everything can be considered an investment in business…Patiences is a virtue…these things take time.
I have to say that Boxeo is pretty good with some internet debate.
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First step is application with resume, cover letter, and transcript. Second step is a conversational phone interview of about thirty minutes in length, covering the resume and some conversational questions. The third step is the in-person interview, of 90 minutes in length. 45 of those minutes are devoted to a case interview concerning an actual executive search and where/at who you might look for the position. The other 45 minutes are another conversational interview - they want as many people as possible to meet and get a read on you.Interview Questions
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May 8th 2013
Louis likes lying on his owner's leg, but his owner isn't cooperating.
This American Eskimo has plans for the day, and they don't involve sleeping in.
This furry Instagram star is coaching his friend on the finer points of leaping in and out of cardboard boxes.
The 800-pound leatherback turtle had a buoy line looped around one of its flippers.
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A storm front moving across the state this afternoon is expected to drop a mixed bag of precipitation locally by the afternoon.
The storm lifted up from the Plains states overnight, causing a winter storm advisory to be issued across western, central and east central Illinois as of Wednesday afternoon. The advisory lasts from 6 p.m. today through 6 a.m. Friday.
Indicators of what kind of precipitation and how much east central Illinois would be getting were still changing slightly on Wednesday. Only slim zones separated areas forecast to receive less than an inch from areas expected to receive 3-5 inches of snow or more.
The latest forecast issued by the National Weather Service put Vermilion County in a path to receive up to 3 inches of snow and less than one-tenth inch of freezing rain. Iroquois County is forecast to receive as much as 5 inches of snow.
Rick Harper, severe weather manager for Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency, said upper air will warm, changing the snow to sleet and freezing rain over the course of the storm.
"Models have been pretty consistent with the path the last couple of days, but it could always slide a bit one way or another changing us to more or less snow and/or ice," he said Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service in Lincoln, the winter precipitation will move into the Vermilion County region by mid- to late afternoon, starting with all snow before transitioning to a mix of snow and freezing rain before midnight.
Winds today are expected at up to 25 mph, lasting into the evening and causing possible blowing and drifting snow. The snow is forecast to continue into early Friday morning with a possibility of freezing drizzle.
Bob Scott, services and operations manager for the City of Danville Department of Public Works, said, as of Wednesday afternoon, city streets were already treated with brine and calcium chloride.
"We'll be keeping an eye on it and be ready to respond," he said of the storm.
He added crews will know more this morning about what to expect from the winter storm.
So far, it has been a quiet winter with just 10 events in which the City of Danville has sent out trucks. Scott said most have been minor situations where salt was needed for slick hills or intersections. Danville owns as many as 14 trucks for street clearing.
"I'm hoping this is the last hurrah for winter," he said.
Early forecasts from the National Weather Service are calling for another chance of snow on Tuesday. So far, the area has received around 6 inches of snow for the season.


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Mineola village offices will be closed a half-day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2013 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The holiday collection schedule for this week is as follows:
- If your normal collection days are Monday and Thursday, your garbage will be collected on Tuesday and Thursday.
- If your normal collection days are Tuesday and Friday, your garbage will be collected Wednesday and Friday.
- Recycling, rubbish and newspaper collection will remain unchanged.
- Yard Waste will be collected on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014
Residents and businesses are kindly reminded not to place trash on the curb until the collection days.


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Summer Concerts will Rock The Collection
The concerts are free and open to the public, though there are a limited number of center stage tables available. "Rock 4 a Cause" reserves a table for four for $44, with 50 percent of the proceeds to benefit Ventura County high school music programs, through the Ventura County Arts Council.
"It's a very important part of our overall mission to promote the arts in schools," said Margaret Travers, Executive Director of the Ventura County Arts Council. "We promote all the arts. In this case, it's music, but we also are involved in literature, theatre, visual arts and dance."
Leticia Wilson, Marketing Director for The Collection, said Rock 4 a Cause made sense because budget cuts statewide have hit the arts programs at high schools especially hard.
"We're excited to create a program that can give back to the community and particularly the music programs," Wilson said.
The concerts, which go from 6-8 p.m., will be held on Saturdays beginning June 22 with "King of Pop, the Band — Michael Jackson Tribute." Shows that will follow include:
June 29 – Dirty Rice (reggae)
July 6 – Paperback Writer — The Beatles Experience
July 13 – Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries (old time rock 'n roll)
July 27 – The Mini Drive Band (retro rock tribute)
Aug. 3 – Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats (soul music)
Aug. 10 – Spencer the Gardener (eclectic pop & rock with Latin flavor)
Aug. 17 — Carmen and the Renegade Vigilantes (country tribute)
Aug. 24 – The DSB Band (Journey tribute0
Aug. 31 — L.A.vation (U2 tribute)
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the concert series. For information on sponsorship, contact Leticia Wilson at (805) 278-9500. To purchase Rock 4 a Cause tables please visit
TheCollectionRP.com or call (805) 278-9500. For more information or to get involved with the Ventura County Arts Council, emailinfo@venturacountyartscouncil.


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In general, we believe deputy sheriffs work in cooperation with citizens and that our contacts with citizens are positive. To insure that we function efficiently, while maintaining the rights of the citizens we protect, deputies are trained to follow a series of Sheriff's Office policies and procedures and work within the guidelines of local, state, and federal laws. Because of the nature of law enforcement, we also understand that citizens on occasion may object to the police actions taken by deputies, or may feel their conduct is inappropriate. Therefore, we have established procedures for citizens to report their concerns to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office.
We consider a complaint to be an allegation from any source regarding circumstance(s) of a specific act or omission by a Sheriff's Office employee which, if later proven to be true, would be misconduct and would normally subject the employee to the progressive disciplinary process or a citizen's expression of dissatisfaction with an agency policy, procedure, philosophy, service level or legal standard of the Sheriff's Office. However, we do not consider a disagreement over the elements of a traffic citation to be a complaint. Any disputes over traffic citations received should be taken to the appropriate jurisdictional court for resolution.
As a citizen, you are encouraged to contact the Sheriff's Office if you have a complaint about the actions of a deputy sheriff or non-sworn employee if you believe their conduct was inappropriate or that they have violated the law. Although we encourage citizens to report police misconduct, complaints must be made in good faith. False or highly exaggerated complaints serve no good purpose for either the citizens or the deputy and only tend to thwart our complaint investigation process. Anyone who willfully makes any false accusation for the purpose of discrediting a deputy sheriff may be prosecuted under NMSA 30-39-1.
If you need to file a complaint lease fill out the following form and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person within our department.


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The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 6-week-old boy, whose twin sister died in a tragic Wood County accident earlier this week, has died from injuries sustained in the crash.
The crash happened Tuesday morning on Fostoria Road, just south of State Route 163 at the railroad crossing.
Troopers say 38-year-old Lori Massingill, of Ida, Michigan, was speeding, when she hit the crossing and went airborne, flipping her vehicle several times.
The twin infants were in the back seat.
Massingill's daughter was pronounced dead at Mercy Saint Vincent's Hospital. Her son was flown to the University of Michigan Medical Center, where he died on Thursday.
Massingill is in fair condition.
The crash is still under investigation.
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Images of a person all bundled up, arms loaded down with logs for a fire as they walk toward their house through beautiful, pristine, fresh-fallen snow always have such a nostalgic charm to them. And living out that scenario once or twice as the first snow of the season falls is kind of fun. But in reality, at least around here, we eventually end up running outside without coats and hats because it takes longer to get bundled up than it does to actually get the wood from the woodshed. That means dirty shirt sleeves and an occasional case of poison ivy.
I looked into buying a log carrier and, being a girl, found myself gravitating toward the pretty versions which also had pretty pricetags. The one that I was most drawn to was a light-colored suede and cost $139. And the fine print read not for outdoor use! I finally decided to make my own.
I love the look of leather but to keep the cost down on this project, I settled on an embossed "faux" leather. Vinyl, if you will. Vinyl can stretch under the heavy weight of a load of wood, so I lined the log carrier with canvas. The canvas is the practical, functional part of this project, the embossed vinyl the stylish part.
To make this log carrier, begin with 1 yard of 45 inch wide faux leather. Be sure to square up the fabric before starting by trimming if necessary.
With the material folded so the selvages (the 45 inch sides) are together, measure 26 inches along the selvages and mark this point. Measure 26 inches along the fold and mark this point. Cut the material from mark to mark. This is a long length of material so if you are using a cutting mat and rotary cutter, to fit it on your mat, fold the material so the mark on the fold matches up with the mark on the selvage. After cutting you should end up with a 26 inch x 36 inch piece and a 19 inch x 36 inch piece.
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Keep the faux leather folded with the 26 inch sides matched up. Along the 26 inch side, measure in 5 inches from each end toward the center of the edge and make marks. Along the 36 inch side, measure down 6 inches toward the fold of the fabric on each side and make marks. Using a Fiskars acrylic ruler, cutting mat, and rotary cutter, cut from the 5 inch mark to the 6 inch mark. Basically, you'll cut off the corners of the fabric. You can scroll down to the photo of the handle placement to see the shape of the material after cutting.
Repeat these steps with the canvas.
Lay the 2 materials, with right sides together, on a large table or the floor and pin them together. Faux leather is more difficult to pin than woven fabric so I like to use these hem clips instead.
Beginning along one of the 36 inch sides, sew the layers together using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Leave an opening for turning the materials right side out and make sure to back stitch when you start and finish the seam. Trim the points off the seam allowances to reduce bulk. Turn the carrier right sides out, push the corners out, and hand stitch the opening closed. Use an iron on the canvas side to press the edges down flat. Do not do this on the faux leather side as you will melt it!
Top stitch around the perimeter of the carrier 1/4 inch from the edge.
The structure of the strap is actually woven web strapping. Again, the faux leather would stretch under the weight of a load of wood so it's purely decorative.
If you don't want to spend the time covering the strap, you can just purchase a coordinating color of strapping and skip down to the placement of the strap.
If you've chosen to cover your straps, cut four 3 7/8 inch wide x 36 inch long strips from the 19 inch wide x 36 inch long remnant of faux leather. Stitch the 4 strips together, end to end, using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Cut the finished strip to 127 inches and set the extra aside for another project.
Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, taking care to fold over all the seam allowances (where you stitched the ends together) in the same direction. Pin the edges together or use hem clips. Stitch the edges together with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Taking this slowly and keeping your seam as straight and even as possible will make the next steps easier.
Turn the strap cover right side out. Since the strap cover is so long and the material stiff, this is time consuming and will be tiring on your hands. I did this step while watching a movie.
Put a large safety pin through the end of the strap, and work the strap through the strap cover. Start it through the end of the cover that will allow you to push over the folds of the seams rather than against the edges of the 2 pieces of fabric that make up the seams. You should be able to feel this through the cover at the seams.
Hold the strap cover so the seam is centered over the center of the strap. Running the strap through the cover is where making sure you kept your seam straight and even makes your job easier! Run the strap through so that the cover extends about 1/4 inch over one end of the strap and 3/4 inch over the other end.
The strap is so long you will reach a point where your arms are not long enough and you will need someone to help you pull the strap through the cover.
Fold the carrier in half (short ends together) to find the center and mark it on both sides. Fold the strap in half to find the center and mark it.
Beginning at the center point of the carrier, start pinning the strap to the carrier. It should be 5 1/2 inches in from the sides of the carrier. When you have a few pins in place, move to the opposite side of the carrier and, matching the center point of the strap to the center point of the carrier, pin the strap to the carrier. Continuing pinning the strap to the carrier. When you come back to the starting point with the end of the strap, fold the 3/4 inch excess strap cover fabric over the end of the strap. Butt this up to the other end of the strap. It should sit on top of the excess 1/4 inch of fabric on that end of the strap. Pin in place. Begin stitching the strap to the carrier stitching as close to the edge as is comfortably possible for you. When you come to the ends of the carrier, simply stitch across the strap to the other side of it.
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SAGU runners take 6th in Sooner conference
Led by Hillhouse, Beimler and Campos, Lions shine
Team heads to Ohio for NCCAA Nationals next Saturday
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University men's Cross Country team finished sixth in Saturday's Sooner Athletic Conference Championship.
It was another highlight accomplishment for a developing program in its first season. Earlier this fall the Lions won a multi-team meet.
Edging out a veteran program like Texas Wesleyan University was another. With a roster completely comprised of freshmen only adds to their inaugural campaign.
Head Coach Jason Covarrubias will take the team to Dayton, Ohio next weekend for the National Christian College Athletic Association Nationals. Both the SAGU men's and women's teams have qualified.
The NCCAA field is made up of teams from the NAIA, NCAA Division 2 and D3.
The SAC Championship was held on the grounds of the Gordon Cooper Technology Center, the Lions represented themselves very well. The setting inspired a pair of runners to higher finishes.
Freshman John "BJ" Hillhouse (Brookshire, Tx / Royal HS) finished the 8K (5 mile) race with a time of 27:50.70.
It was 30th in the field and was the first time anyone other than Jose Campos (Luling, Tx / Luling HS) had finished first for SAGU.
His time was just three minutes and four seconds behind the meet's winner, Oklahoma Baptist University's Adam Godwin, who was clocked at 24:44.00.
The 5'10 Hillhouse had ended three previous races second to Campos.
Just 25 seconds later, Brad Beimler (Waxahachie, Tx / Waxahachie HS) crossed the line at 28:15.00. Beimler's best finish had been third, each time after Campos.
An Army reservist, he hasn't been able to run every meet. In fact, he will trade next weekend's NCCAA Nationals for serving his country.
After four more runners finished, SAGU's Jose Campos took 39th at 28:40.00.
Three more purple harriers were clocked with times worthy of placing and points.
Juan Rubio (Rockdale, Tx / Rockdale HS) was 45th at 28:46.00 six seconds after Campos.
Nathaniel Gonzales (Dilley, Tx / Dilley HS) and 6'5 Luke Flattery (Springfield, Mo / Central HS) posted times of 31:34.00 and 32:36.00 respectively.
The NAIA's No. 5 ranked team, Oklahoma City University, won their first SAC championship, finishing 15 points ahead of No. 12 Oklahoma Baptist.
OKCU had runners finish in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 13th and 21st.
OBU had their team place in 1st, 6th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th and 19th.
St. Gregory's University (Ok) was third, Wayland Baptist University (Tex) fourth and John Brown University (Ark) took fifth.
SAGU's collaborative effort completed their initial SAC championship in sixth place, in front of Wesleyan.
There are eleven members in the Sooner, which has collectively won 84 national championships.
The NAIA's National Championship takes place on November 23 in Lawrence, Kansas at the Rim Rock Farm.
Final NAIA Top 25 Cross Country Poll: http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=209304693
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SAGU caps solid showing at NCCAA Nationals
Nov 18, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Hillhouse, Campos are team's top two finishers Covarrubias praises team for performance, experience gained CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- The initial season by the Cross Country progra...Read more
Cross Country teams trek to NCCAA Nationals
Nov 14, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Coach Covarrubias leads SAGU to Dayton, Ohio Campos, Hillhouse, Herrington, Garza given best chance to place WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Both the men's and women's Cross Co...Read more
SAGU runners take 6th in Sooner conference
Nov 11, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Led by Hillhouse, Beimler and Campos, Lions shine Team heads to Ohio for NCCAA Nationals next Saturday SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University me...Read more
Cross Country teams compete in SAC meet
Nov 09, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men and Women vie at conference championship today SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University first year Cross Country teams are forty-miles east of Oklahoma...Read more
SAGU goes cross country for impressive showing
Oct 28, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Lions finish 15th in 35 team field; Campos is best finisher Next up: the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship in two weeks WINFIELD, Kansas -- The first year Men's Cros...Read more
Cross Country teams head to Kansas
Oct 23, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
SAGU competes among 35-team field Big race setting vs. ranked teams prepares Lion harriers WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- A week after winning the University of Dall...Read more
Fleet-footed men win U-of-Dallas Invitational
Oct 21, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Lions beat seven-team field with fine showing Campos, Hillhouse, Beimer finish in Top 5; Rubio takes seventh RICHARDSON, Texas -- It was their finest hour of their first season...Read more
Cross Country harriers improve team time
Oct 14, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
All-freshman squad fares well in Oklahoma Jose Campos turns best time again for the Lions SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- In just their second meet ever, the men's Cross Country team...Read more
Heavy Rains douse Cross Country meet
Sep 22, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
East Texas Invitational could be rescheduled WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Eight college Cross Country teams, including Southwestern Assemblies of God University, were rained out on Saturday...Read more
Cross Country heads to Piney Woods
Sep 20, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
SAGU teams enter East Texas Invitational WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The second meet of the inaugural 2013 season for the Cross Country teams from Southwestern Assemblies of God Unive...Read more
CC runners place well in debut
Sep 08, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Campos leads men with high finish Lions qualify five for NCCAA Nationals OFFICIAL RESULTS: WOMEN'S RESULTS MEN'S RESULTS ABILENE, Texas -- Southwestern Assemblies of...Read more
Cross Country runs in first-ever meet
Sep 07, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men's, Women's team compete in Abilene Follow the results on-line WAXAHACHE, Texas -- The men's and women's Cross Country teams from Southwestern Assemblies ...Read more
Cross Country adds fifth meet
Jul 24, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Runners enter course hosted by University of Dallas Team rosters taking shape as first season approaches WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The newest teams to the Southwestern Assemblies of ...Read more
Harriers sign seventh recruit
Jul 17, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Nate Gonzales joins Cross Country team Incoming freshman hails from Dilley, Texas WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The trailblazing first season for the men's cross country team at So...Read more
Hillhouse joins SAGU harriers
Jun 08, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Men's Cross Country adds fifth recruit Brookshire Royal H.S. product is accomplished runner WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Southwestern Assemblies of God University's first-ever...Read more
SAGU's Winged Heels catch Campos
Jun 07, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
XC recruit helped Luling HS win three state titles Campos joins a growing Men's Cross Country roster WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- New Head Coach Jason Covarrubias has added ano...Read more
Running Lions sign Juan Rubio
Jun 06, 2013 - Men's Cross Country News
Covarrubias adds new Cross Country recruit Rockdale HS graduate excels at 1600 and 3200 meters WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University men's Cro...Read more
Yoe's Yglecias signs with Lions
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SAGU's Covarrubias adds second recruit Goal of team: be "Running Billboards for Christ" WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Jason Covarrubias, the new Head Coach of the Men&rsquo...Read more
First Cross Country recruit is local runner
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Cross Country announces schedule
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The Rhode Island Department of Health is urging towns and schools to practice "smart scheduling" of outdoor sports amidst the rising threat of mosquito-borne illnesses.
So far this year, five pools of mosquitoes have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) while another four have tested positive for West Nile Virus across the state. Earlier this month, mosquitoes from a test pool near Wickford tested positive for Highlands J virus. Though the virus does not affect humans, it is an indicator environmental conditions are appropriate for the transmission of other mosquito-borne viruses.
Health officials are now encouraging towns and schools to avoid scheduling sports practices, games and activities around early morning or at dusk – when mosquitoes are most active. They urge participants to wear insect repellent (with no more than 30 percent DEET), long pants and long-sleeved shirts. This "smart scheduling" is recommended to be in effect until the first frost of the year, typically in mid October.
Already, the Chariho and North Kingstown school districts have rescheduled games as a result of the threat from mosquitoes. If you're planning on attending a game, be sure to check the RIIL website first, to make sure it's still on.


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Assassin's Creed Pirates for iPhoneOn: iPhone
A seafaring spin-off heading to smartphones and tablets in autumn 2013.
VideoGamer.com Score:6
Our Verdict: Enjoyable in shorter sessions, but too easy and grind-heavy to warrant lengthy play.
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Finback Whale run aground in Vejle Fjord
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Finback Whale run aground in Vejle Fjord
After having been observed for some time in the inner Danish water a finback whale took the wrong turn into the low water in Vejle Fjord where it ran aground. Several attempt to pull it free have failed. And the weak whale have now been left to die.
Two days have passed and many people have come to watch this drama of nature.
A short while after I took this picture I heard that the whale unexspectedly got free of the ground. But sadly took the way further into the fjord. And again it ran aground.
20.6.2010: After four days in Vejle Fjord the whale died in the morning.
21.6.2010: The 17 meter long 30 ton heavy whale where lifted onto the harbour, where scientist starts to dissect it. The meat are to be sent to destruction. some of the organ are kept for scientific studies and the skeleton will be put in a big container with elephant dung to be cleaned and then sent to the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen.
A 15 meter long finback whale are stucked on the low water in Vejle Fjord. And it is attrackting many...
Haraldskaer is an old manor house. The main building dates back to 1536. The buildings has been burnt...
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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The West Virginia Miners home game tonight against the Chillicothe Paints has been canceled due to inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled in a double header Wednesday.
The first game starts at 4:35, the second at 7:05 at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley.
It will be buy a ticket, bring a friend for free night. One ticket will get two people in for both games.
The Miners split wins and losses on the season with a record of 9-9.


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Garlic Pork Roast Recipe
The garlic gives this roast its special flavor. The broth or wine boils down to make a flavorful gravy.Dorothy Pritchett, Wills Point, Texas
- 1 boneless rolled pork loin roast (4 to 5 pounds)
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and cut into thin slivers
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup white wine or chicken broth
- Horseradish, optional
- Using the point of a paring knife, make slits all around the roast. Insert garlic into slits. Rub roast with salt and sprinkle with pepper. Place in a roasting pan and insert a meat thermometer. Bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes per pound or until thermometer registers 160°-170°. Remove from the pan and let stand.
- Meanwhile, place pan on stovetop over high heat. Skim off fat. Add wine; cook until gravy is reduced by half and coats the back of a spoon. Slice meat; serve with gravy, and horseradish if desired. Yield: 12-15 servings.
Originally published as Garlic Pork Roast in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p54
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Number of Brits arrested on holiday abroad 'on the increase'
The number of Britons arrested overseas is on the rise, official figures today showed.
The Foreign Office (FO) handled 6,015 arrest cases involving British nationals abroad between April2011 and March 2012.
This was 6% more than in the previous 12 months and included a 2% rise in drug arrests.
– David Thomas, Consular Regional Director, Spain
All too often young people think they'll spend the night in a cell sleeping off their hangover before being let out in the morning.
"They soon sober up when they realise their British passport does not grant them immunity and they're alone in a foreign prison cell.
"Its particularly sad to see younger people throwing away years of their lives, often as a result of a risky decision made in the heat of the moment and after a few too many drinks.
"Not only can you end up with a criminal record but the effects on your family can be devastating."
The FO said anecdotal evidence from embassies and consulates overseas suggested many incidents were alcohol-fuelled.
The Independent reports that consular staff in Cairo handled 66 cases up to the end of March this year, compared with 34 for the previous year.
The large increase occurred despite a sharp fall in tourism overall since civil insurrection began there early last year.
- New figures reveal the number of Brits arrested overseas has risen by 6% in the past year.
- Between April 2011 and March 2012, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office handled 6,015 arrest cases involving British nationals - up from 5,700 in the previous year.
- Drug arrests have also increased by 2% with the FCO handling 816 cases over the same period.
- The figures, which include holidaymakers and Britons resident overseas, showed the highest number of arrests and detentions was in Spain (1,909) followed by the USA (1,305).
- Spanish arrests rose 9% in 2011/12, while the USA was up 3%.
- The most arrests of Britons for drugs was in the USA (147), followed by Spain (141).
- The highest percentage of arrests for drugs in 2011/12 was in Peru where there were only 17 arrests in total, although 15 were for drugs.
– Consular Affairs Minister Jeremy Browne
It is important that people understand that taking risks abroad can land them on the wrong side of the law.
"The punishments can be very severe, with tougher prison conditions than in the UK. While we will work hard to try and ensure the safety of British nationals abroad, we cannot interfere in another country's legal system.
"We find that many people are shocked to discover that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office cannot get them out of jail.
"Having a British passport does not make you immune to foreign laws and will not get you special treatment in prison."
Daybreak talks to David Birkenshaw, who spent ten weeks in a Latvian prison.