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Weaver to make Dodger Stadium debut
Angels (42-26) at Dodgers (39-28), 12:55 p.m. PT
Jered Weaver returns to Dodger Stadium, a ballpark he knows well from his San Fernando Valley youth, cheering for the Dodgers and eating Dodger dogs. But this time it's a business trip, and that business will be conducted from a mound once graced by magical names such as Koufax, Drysdale, Sutton, Valenzuela and Hershiser.In his Dodger Stadium debut, Weaver faces Jason Schmidt in a duel of power pitchers in the middle game of a weekend Interleague series. Schmidt should be familiar to Angels fans; he beat the eventual champions twice in the 2002 World Series, in Games 1 and 5. Weaver's lower back discomfort, which resurfaced and forced him out of his start in St. Louis on Sunday after just three innings, is under control, he feels, following several recent visits to chiropractors in Anaheim and in Cincinnati. "It feels much better," Weaver said. "They took an X-ray to see if there was anything wrong with the spine, and it was good. I've got to keep my hamstring stretched. Tightness in the hamstring is causing a spot in the lower back to lock up. I've been stretching three or four times a day." It was a recurrence of a problem that has hindered him off and on for several weeks. Weaver wasn't sharp from the beginning against the Cards, yielding three earned runs on five hits and two walks. Coming off one of his best pitching performances of the season in San Diego, Schmidt struggled in his second start since being activated from the disabled list on Sunday against Toronto. He allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out three over just four innings. Schmidt was tagged for four extra-base hits, including a home run by Troy Glaus. He consistently hit 88 mph and reported no pain in his shoulder. Pitching matchup
LAA: RHP Jered Weaver (5-3, 4.14 ERA)
Weaver beat the Dodgers in Anaheim on May 19, yielding two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. He's 3-2 with a 3.58 ERA in six road starts and hasn't given up a first-inning run in his 11 starts, holding hitters to a .213 average. LAD: RHP Jason Schmidt (1-3, 6.43 ERA)
Schmidt needs a big effort to impress his new fans. He is 0-3 with a 12.60 ERA in three home starts.
Player to watch
Vladimir Guerrero's MVP campaign continues against Schmidt. Guerrero is a .500 career hitter against the right-hander in 26 at-bats, having produced two homers and nine RBIs.
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Monday: Angels (John Lackey, 10-4, 2.53) vs. Astros (Chris Sampson, 6-5, 3.29), 7:05 p.m. PT
Tuesday: Angels (Bartolo Colon, 6-2, 5.73) vs. Astros (Jason Jennings, 0-1, 3.18), 7:05 p.m. PT
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(a) Establishment
There is established in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund a separate account to be known as the "Marine Turtle Conservation Fund", consisting of—
(1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund under subsection (e);
(2) amounts appropriated to the Fund under section 6605 of this title; and
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Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary, without further appropriation, such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out section 6603 of this title.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
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For the purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired—
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Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.
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The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under section 6603 of this title. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the Fund.
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A Michigan developer last week started selling a $5 utility that lets Windows 8 customers shun the new Modern UI by running apps on the classic desktop.
Stardock, best known to Windows 8 users for Start8, software that restores the Start button and menu, shipped a beta of ModernMix on March 6. As it did with Start8, Stardock priced the ModernMix beta at $5 and promised buyers the final software when it's released later this month or in early April.
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Once installed, ModernMix lets Windows 8 users run Modern apps -- still labeled "Metro" by most outside Microsoft -- within a Win32 frame on the desktop, eliminating the need to switch from the familiar Windows 7-style user interface (UI) to the newer, and to many, the jarring tile-based UI of the Janus-like OS.
Because the Modern apps run inside a traditional desktop window, they can be resized, which is impossible on the Modern UI, where every app defaults to full-screen, and at best can share the display with only one other app.
Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, cited the Modern app for Skype, Microsoft's instant messaging, video chat and Internet calling software, as an example.
"Skype in Metro is just insane," Wardell said. "It's this giant thing that takes up the entire screen. It's a pretty nice app for casual users, but it's completely useless as a full-screen app. What instant messaging app, going all the way back to ICQ, ran in full-screen?"
But when ModernMix is in place, Skype's Modern app can be resized and moved to a corner of the screen, just as can any traditional Windows application.
ModernMix adds several other features to make Modern apps behave like native Win32 programs, including support for pinning to the taskbar, cycling through them with the Alt-Tab key combination, and shutting them down by clicking on the traditional close button in the window's title bar. The F10 key toggles between full-screen and windowed Modern apps.
Wardell declined to describe exactly how Stardock pulled off ModernMix, saying only that, "We take WinRT apps, encapsulate them as if they're Win32 apps, and run them in a Win32 frame."
WinRT is the overarching API (application programming interface) that developers call to write Modern apps; Win32 refers to traditional Windows applications, those that run not only on the Windows 8 desktop but also on Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Wardell did confirm that the utility does not run Modern apps in a virtualized environment, and that the apps have not been recompiled to run on the Win32 desktop.
Microsoft could have done the same. "I'm surprised that they didn't," Wardell said. "I'd love to see this implemented in [Windows] Blue, to be honest." Blue is the code name for the upgrade, the first of a faster release cadence for Windows 8, that some have linked to a summer launch.
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For the 30th time, Anthony Earl Horner, of Punta Gorda, found himself being booked into the Charlotte County Jail Monday.
At 8a.m., a narcotics detective from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office saw Horner, 43, riding an ATV down a street in the Charlotte Ranchettes subdivision in Punta Gorda.
Deputies say the detective knows Horner - and knows that he has a suspended driver's license. So the detective pulled Horner over.
During the towing inventory process, the detective spotted a glass smoking pipe with Methamphetamine residue, a plastic lock-type bag, and two Q-Tips in the ATV.
After the detective found the paraphernalia, Horner was arrested and transported to the Charlotte County Jail.
Horner was charged with Possession of Narcotics Paraphernalia and felony Habitual Driving with a Suspended License. Horner remains at the Charlotte County Jail on no bond.
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Cub Genset
Hello Everyone,
Being the power is out and we are being told that it will not be restored for another 7-10 days I got to thinking. In the Northern Hydraulic Tools magazine I saw that they have 3500 watt generators that are made to run off a pulley. They say that they need at least 6hp to run at pull output. From what I can tell the Cub will have more than enough power to run that and the pulley could be run off of the PTO being that a Cub pto runs at engine speed and not 540. My real question is this a feasible idea? Has anyone ever done something like this? It seems like it would fairly easy to pull off and would be great to find yet another use for the Cub.
Thank you,
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AJ the cub pulley 3 times larger in diameterthan the cub pulley does the speed change for you.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
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- Aesop
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Just so I am understading you, you mean that I need a pulley on the pto, three times larger then that normal pulley?
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Bit of a math problem. Most generator heads operate at 3600 rpms. You need to leave your engine with a bit of room/more throttle to adjust the rpms up or down. Generator head rpms determine output voltage. I have the feeling that a Cub's throttle settings may not be accurate enough to precisely set the engine rpms.
I have the 10 KW generator head featured in Northern Tool, powered by a 25 hp Kohler engine. When I did the math on pulley sizes I anticipated running the engine at about 2400 rpms. Throttle on this engine is infinitely adjustable. Periodically I check the generator head's output voltage with a multimeter. The reason I build the 10 KW generator set was because I had all of the parts on hand except for the generator head; engine, trailer, metal, etc..
My thought is that it will be cheaper to buy a slightly used generator set at auction. Wait until the power outage is over and there will be a bunch of generator sets listed in the newspaper, for sale. Next thought is that it will be cheaper to buy a complete generator set that to build one.
OK. Rather than using the Cub to power a generator set, I would use a single cylinder engine, Briggs, Kohler, with a bit more horse power than required.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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I agree with Eugene. In about 2 weeks, go to Lowes and buy one that someone used for a week and returned.
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I used the three times larger pulley on the generator than on the PTO because you seemed to indicate the gen set you were looking at needed 540 RPM. This ratio slowed the Cub !800 RPM to about 600 RPM. If as others suggested you have a Gen set the needs 3600 RPM you need a pulley twice as large on the PTO as the one on the generator.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
- John Wayne
" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
- Aesop
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thank you all for your replies. While I have a nice running 5000 watt one already. This idea was more to do as a possible project and was courios as to what issues i might run into. Thank you all for your answers, as I can now see there are some issues and numbers that need to be looked at
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I wanted to do this same project just more for fun than anything, but someone mentioned to me that it would be hard to keep it at the right frequency? Whatever that mean.... They said to much rpms and it's too high and too little...well then it's low. And they said if the frequency wasn't right you could burn you appliances up. I don't know as I'm not big into technical detail stuff. Any more thoughts on. This would be interesting. Im gonna keep watching this one
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If you own or plan on building a generator set, keep the output voltage at the rated voltage, plus or minus 5%. So, rated at 120 volts, some where between 114 and 126 volts. Closer to 120 volts the better.
Frequency. Some appliances such as electric clocks, frequency is critical to keep accurate time. Other appliances such as heating elements, electric motors, not so much. When stationed in Germany we use a transformers to drop the local 50 cycle electric current to 110 volts, 50 cycles. Most of our appliances were wired for USA voltage/frequency (120 volts/60 cycles) worked just fine, perhaps just a bit slower.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Keep in mind that many appliances are controlled by electronics these days, which are very unforgiving of large variations in voltage/frequency
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Motors in washers and dryers are induction motors and the speed of those is dependent on the Hz of the AC power supply. A 60 Hz motor will usually run OK at 50 HZ but will run slower, at about 83% of the nameplate RPM. So washing the clothes will take longer, the dryer blower and drum will run slower. The dryer heating element is happy with either of the frequencies.
Most VFDs/inverters have 3-phase output and would not be useful for this situation. But a single phase inverter ( I do not know where to buy one of those as a stand-alone item ) could be a great solution. The inverter takes the input power, converts it to DC, then "manufactures" the desired AC from that. So an inverter could deliver 60Hz from a 50 Hz input.
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So from what I can tell from these answers, this cub mounted generator would/is possible if I can find a way to first increase the speed to run the generator at required speed. I then next need to make sure that the engine can be run at a constant rmp that will allow the generator to produce constant power. Also if this is achieved it will keep the issues to a min with frequencies and other possible problems. If I am missing something major please chime in. This is a project I would really like to attempt and find a way to make it work.
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Nope. Not missing a thing.
Frequency in most small generator sets is rpm dependent. So basically, if you can set the voltage at 120 or 240, you are good to go. We operated a generator set for 10 days straight on one occasion and close to 5 days straight on another with out any problems in computer controlled appliances.
OK. On my generator sets the engine rpms can be adjusted manually in very small increments. On your Cub, you will need to find some method to adjust the throttle in minute increments so that you can accurately set the generator head's rpms/voltage.
Thinking. 6 hp to power the generator head. I would start out by checking the engine rpms starting at 1/2 throttle, testing each notch up to about 3/4 throttle. Once engine rpms are established at each throttle position, determine the possible pulley combinations to get the generator head to operate at or closest to 3600 rpms.
Minor engine rpm tweeks at the throttle linkage to governor.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Eugene, thank you for your reply. I think I am going to do some investigating as to the rpm's of the engine and how steady they will stay. I will also then look into pulley arangements. Then maybe I will attach it to a generator head. Thank you all for your replies, you have been more then helpful.
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Not a generator expert but won't the size of the electrical load applied have an effect on the engine speed thus the generators output? Will the Cub's governor be up to the task of keeping the engine speed constant under varying electrical loads?
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It may not be New York in the big game, but it is still a big party and any good party has got to have some killer food and drink. We want to help lighten your load so that you can kick back and enjoy the half time show. Here are some local eateries that provide catering and we are talking more that just pizza here. Get ready to dial.
12 Indian Head Rd., Kings Park
For some Southern comfort, Dixie's has you covered. Their catering menu is a little slice of BBQ heaven: pulled pork, beef brisket, ribs, southern fried chicken and coconut shrimp are just a few options.
95 Pulaski Rd., Kings Park
This eatery has a wide array of gourmet burgers, wraps, wings and pizza—perfect for an eclectic crowd.
41 Indian Head Rd., Kings Park
Experts at catering, Andersen's features extensive Super Bowl hero packages accompanied by gourmet salads. And, best of all, they accept last-minute orders...right up until game time.
8 Indian Head Rd, Kings Park
For pizza with a little extra something, Short Stop Pizzeria pulls out the stops on toppings. A perennial party favorite, you can 't go wrong with pizza. Catering is available for the big day.
56 Main Street, Kings Park
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Here you can pick up some party platters that can please even the pickiest of crowds from turkey and ham to vegetarian sandwiches and hot cheese steak. Reasonably priced for a big crowd.
74 Main Street, Kings Park
631 269-2600
If your motto is go big or go home, Cirro's just may be the place to use for your event. Italian here is done right and catering is available for game day.
89 Main Street, Kings Park
Straight up New York pizza is what you will find here and a few extras too. Add on some baked dishes like eggplant or ziti and few garlic knots for a full on buffet or stick to just slices.
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This is a nice option for a smaller crowd. Pull out the TV trays, get out some chop sticks (or a fork) and crack open a fortune cookie. Kings offers a large menu with multiple offerings.
44 Veteran's Highway, Commack
If you're looking to deviate from All-American fare this year, look no further than this local spot, which offers an extensive on-and-off-premise catering menu of traditional Greek cuisine, including gluten-free options.
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Jackson's catering menu puts fun twists on everyday favorites, like pulled pork sliders and buffalo calamari. Of course, traditional wings are available as well.


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Got the letter today and guess what: still not a superhero.
Dear Applicant, not a good sign, the number of qualified candidates this year blah blah far exceeded the number of available blah.
I scan the list of people who did make it. A lot of them graduated with me. It's the usual assortment of the strong and beautiful. About half are fireball shooters. A few are ice makers. Half a dozen telepath/ empaths. A couple of brutes, a shape-shifter, a few big brains.
One thing they all have in common is that every single one of them can fly.
I can't fly. I can't do much. On the other hand, it's not like I'm asking for a lot. I don't need to be an all-star. I just want a suit and a cape, steady work, a paycheck that covers groceries. Decent health insurance. But I'll have to wait another year.
At least I have my good-guy card. For now.
Every morning, when I open my eyes, I think the same four thoughts:
1) I am not a superhero.
2) I have to go to work.
3) If I didn't have to work, I could be a superhero.
4) If I were a superhero, I wouldn't have to work.
I was temping for a while to keep my afternoons free in case I got calls for tryouts, but those dried up and I needed to get a regular job for dental and vision. Now I'm a records clerk for a big midtown law firm. I like it because I don't have to talk to anyone or explain myself if I'm missing for a few hours. I just say I was lost in the stacks. People at work don't know I'm moonlighting. They think I'm an actor.
Part of the problem is my name. Moisture Man. Doesn't exactly strike fear into the hearts of the wicked.
For a few months last year, I tried to get people to call me Atmosphero. A few people did it to be nice, but it didn't stickI think the problem was too many syllables. Shortening it to Atmos doesn't work either, because there's a physicist up in Seattle named Atomos who solves science crimes with a group that calls itself The Nucleus. The registrar says if I use too similar a name I could be sued for infringement. She suggested the name 'Sphero, but that's just plain wrong. Makes me sound like a force-field guy, and, anyway, -o endings are usually for villains.
So I'm stuck with Moisture Man.
A couple of years ago I listed myself in the phone book, which was a mistake, because you can imagine the crank calls I get.
My power, if you can call it that, and I don't think you can, is that I am able to take about two gallons of water from the moisture in the air and shoot it in a stream or a gentle mist. Or a ball. Which is useful for water-balloon fights, but not all that helpful when trying to stop Carnage and Mayhem from robbing a bank.
For years I was on a self-improvement kick. I read all the books and listened to tapes. I ordered everything there was to order by mail. Studied physics, how the big brains can change gravitational constants. I read history, I learned theory, the balance of good and evil, stuff like that. Still doesn't change the fact that I'm minor. Not even minor. A sideshow. A human water fountain.
I did some time in therapy. Turns out, I have a self-destructive impulse and slight megalomania. I didn't need to pay for sixty hours of analysis to find that out. I still go to the gym, but I'm getting old and I can only do so much. I read every word of Heroics for Dummies. $24.99. Written by someone with an MBA. The quick bullet-point tip sheet at the back of the book tells me to focus on my strengths" and rely on others when it comes to my weaknesses." That's helpful.
Evenings, I get home, open the junk mail, drink a warm beer. My refrigerator is unplugged and will probably stay that way forever. If I get hungry, there's a twenty-four-hour taco stand across the street. Two for a dollar and free jalapeños if you eat there. I usually get four tacos and load up on salsa.
After dinner, around ten or eleven, I go upstairs to sit with Henry. He lives in the one-room efficiency above me. He's got a futon with a thin blanket, which I set up for him years ago. I don't think he's ever changed it from the couch position. He's got one sink and a hot plate and a toilet room the size of a phone booth. Henry usually watches TV while I read the trades.
Henry is eighty-something but looks closer to a hundred and forty. His skin smells like Naugahyde and his hair pops up from his head in clumps of cotton. Up until last year, he was inhaling two packs of Reds a day, but it got too expensive. In his life Henry has poured so much booze down his throat that if he never has another drink again he will be drunk the day he dies. He's been smoked, cured, pickled, and I bet he'll outlive me by twenty years.
The way we met was this: When I moved in nine years ago, I used to hear loud banging and thumping noises from upstairs about once a week. I ignored it for a while, but one night it went on longer than usual. I went up there and knocked a few times, louder and louder. No one answered. It got quiet. I put on my costume and stood outside Henry's door for a minute.
I heard a whimper. I broke the door downI could do that kind of thing back then. Turns out it was Henry's son, Harold, making all that noise. He had been beating the crap out of his father every Sunday night for months, an hour or ninety minutes, until he got tired. Henry had been kicked out of the house by Harold's mother thirty-five years earlier for the drinking, but instead of cleaning up his act, Henry just forgot about them and moved into this dump with his fifteen-inch television and ashtray and mini-fridge full of beer. Then Harold's mother got sick and almost died trying not to go to the doctor. Her sister paid the hospital bills and practically raised Harold, and Harold turned out all right, went to college and got married and even had a son of his own, but he was still angry at Henry.
Since then, we've become friends. Sort of. I look in on him a little. Just a little. Not as much as I should. I'll regret it someday soon. It's true. The only kinds of people in this metropolis are failed superheroes and the lonely old men who live upstairs from them.
I wasn't always this way. Nine years ago, I was Young and Promising. I lived my life like I was waiting for some big event to happen. Not just a big event, but a Major Life Development. I had a lot of Capitalized Thoughts back then. I did some things I shouldn't have. I lived with about a six-month time horizon. I didn't care about the people around me. I was going places, stepping on stones, burning bridges. I had a day job, but I looked around and said to myself out loud: You people are all lifers but I'm just passing through. On my way to Big Things.
Then that first letter came and I wasn't on the list. A temporary setback. Until the next year, when I wasn't on the list again. Burnham was. Dolan was. So was Feeney. Just a bump in the road, though.
Until the next year.
And then the next.
And then four more years. I got used to it.
This year, though, I thought something was different. This year, I could feel it. I even told a couple of people. I even admitted to myself that I was nervous. This year, things would turn around.
This year hurt.
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Eliminate term limits for Board?
Term limits seem like a good idea. We don't want people who can run again and again and again just because they have a cushy job. They can become "career politicians" and it's often good to have fresh blood and new ideas. But, in times like these when we have such grave deficits and problems, is it really the best idea to force people out who are familiar with and fully understand the issues? It would take so much time for others to learn what the term limited person already knows. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is an example. Term limiting them means they are often unable to do the jobs we need them to do.
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Probably never happen - because most voters like term limits so much. But just look at the disaster in Sacramento to see the logical conclusion of term limits. The city is run by professional staff, lobbyists, the associations and (gasp) political consultants.
I had an insight a while back. I was with a client in Sacramento who wanted to run for Assembly and I was taking this client around to see folks. She finally asked me – "How come we are not going to see that many Assembly members?" I had to admit, "By the time you get to know them they are gone."
The system of entrenched politicians was bad. But revolving door politicians largely controlled by unelected staff and lobbyists are worse.
It we could create a level campaign playing field – with fewer advantages for incumbents, we could get rid of term limits and just vote the bad elected officials out of office. But short of that – a reform that would give the electeds a little more time to serve would be a significant reform. 12 years is enough time to learn the ropes and make a difference – but not a lifetime.
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I think Eric's point about incumbents being difficult to unseat is the crux of the problem, because without term limits, certain politicians could lock down a seat with virtually no chance of being voted out just by virtue of how the system works. Here's one idea to add to the mix, and I haven't thought it out completely, but curious what others think about it: what if we got rid of term limits, but had a system that "handicapped" incumbents who have been in office for a certain period of time? I.e. more stringent restrictions on campaign spending for incumbents in future elections after they have held a seat for a certain period of time.
I can think of a few of other types of handicaps, though I don't know how legal any of them would be, with I think the most interesting being a higher threshold for victory for incumbents (i.e. incumbents after a certain # of years in office would have to win future elections by a certain % to hold the seat or else the next top vote getter wins). How about incumbents being forced to be listed last on the ballot or bolding challengers' names on the ballot? What are some other types of ways to level the playing field people think could work so that incumbents would have to prove widespread, grassroots support as opposed to just name ID carrying them over the line year after year?
Love the idea of a handicap, but probably bumps up against the pesky "one person one vote" rule. What about tilting public financing toward challengers to try an equalize the incumbent advantage? Most incumbents get the "Frank" advantage, where they can mail to constituents between elections. And of course they get a big push through press coverage. A smarter system of public financing of campaigns could help challengers overcome these incumbent advantages.
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I've never understood the logic behind term limits. Yes, I recognize the "career politician" label elected officials may gain by serving for a long time and I recognize the advantages that long-time incumbents accumulate (mostly through name ID and $$$) - but, I'm not about to start hating on Lance Armstrong for winning the Tour De France a record seven consecutive times. The guy was THAT good.
Our democratic system must have faith in us, the electorate, to make the best decision on who is best to represent our interests. And, if a certain "career politician" is winning elections like Lance was winning the Tour De France, then, it's because the people have faith in their elected leader.
So, I say let our supervisors serve San Francisco until we, the people, decide their time is up. Ill gladly re-elect a seasoned supervisor to a 3rd term over a novice I don't know much about.
Term limits could be modified
Term limits can be both good and bad for both the citizens and the politicians. Citizens may vote blindly with little understanding of what a candidate represents and, as stated above, once someone is in office it's hard to get them out because name recognition trumps platform. Without term limits we don't get new blood, energy or ideas into the mix.
I think term limits help politicians as well. Look at the number of local pols who went on to higher office after serving two terms on the BOS? The State and Country benefit when good politicians move up the ladder, and term limits free up slots at the higher levels for them to move into.
I do think we could get the benefits of both term limits and no term limits by inserting the word "Consecutive" into the language. Board members could serve up to two consecutive terms but would then be ineligible to run for a place on the board for two consecutive terms after leaving office. That would give newcomers a chance to get into politics but not prevent someone from returning to the Board at a future date. Someone could serve for 8 years, go for a different local office or even a state office for 8 years and then try for the Board again.
Local Leaders Need Term Limits
As someone who grew in a parochial, entrenched, non-term limited City on the East Coast, I have to say that term limits are refreshing at the local level. 8 years is enough time for someone to serve both City Council (Board of Supervisors) and Mayor, and yes, if they'd like to serve again after a hiatus, they are more than free to run again.
But as Eric points out, in Sacramento, when you're dealing with a steep learning curve, the idea that by the time you learn the ropes, your term is up, is a disservice to the citizens of California. It is an example of how directing so much policy and energy towards one person - Willie Brown - can be extremely hurtful to an entire system. We have term limits at the State level because Willie Brown was so crafty and kept getting elected to the leadership. Maybe they should have term limited positions of power - like the Speaker, Pro Tem, etcetera, and not the office holder. You keep the institutional knowledge, but diminish the power.
Right now, as Eric points out, we do have state run by others not elected to serve.
Can you imagine if we had some of the pervious class of Supervisors that were not term limited out at the Board still - bad news. But instead we have a fresh crop of committed individuals who are more motivated and bring fresh ideas to the table. I say, keep term limits at the local level, but reform the term at the State Level - 12 -16 years seems long enough, or limit the amount of time they can be in leadership positions. But the office of governor, seems right.
Eliminate Term Limits for the Board?
My grandfather used to say "Never wish the king dead." However, do we really want to make institutions of the clowns who spend City time posturing, violating common sense and flouting reality? The only benefit that I see is that it keeps them out of higher office. But is it our duty to support them when we already have a zoo?


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After fighting through the prep baseball season like a cagy lion for nearly five months, Oakdale High baseball coach Hondo Arpoika finally lost his edge during the final game of his illustrious career on May 27.
The Vista del Lago High varsity baseball team could field a starting lineup of 11 athletes who played football for the Eagles in 2012.
The tenacity of Oakdale High junior Dezirae Pennington can be measured in feet and inches.
Runners on Oakdale High's varsity softball team were left stranded more than Robinson Crusoe during the opening round of the Division IV Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs on Wednesday.
Mother Earth proved particularly fond of the green and gold Rio Americano High Raiders on May 15 in the semifinal round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III soccer playoffs.
The hulking frame of 6 foot, 2 inch 225-pound senior receiver/tight end Austin Jones made for a spectacular target for Oakdale High classmate Spencer Thomas, and will be an asset for Willamette University quarterbacks, going forward.
The senior to freshman connection of Jill Kahler to Madison Feuerstein was good for two thrilling scores and a 2-1 upset victory for Oakdale High's girls soccer team in the quarterfinal round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs on May 9.
Soren Dickens and Joe Guerrero glided to medals in their respective varsity and frosh-soph divisions of the 100 yard breaststroke to lead the Oakdale High swim team to a terrific season finale at the Sac-Joaquin Section Finals on Saturday.
The raw athleticism of Oakdale High athletes was on emphatic display during Saturday's Valley Oak League track and field championships at Sierra High School in Manteca, as 12 varsity competitors earned tickets to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV-V Championships and 11 frosh-soph competitors won their events.
A cheery busload of Oakdale High students will arrive at Tokay High in Lodi on Thursday, May 9, for the first day of what has become the pinnacle moment of prep swimming - the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships.
Extra contests are a lock for Oakdale High softball, soccer and baseball players, who excelled in Valley Oak League action to earn a trip into the postseason. Following is a summary of recent action and a look at upcoming playoff games.
With four games to play, Oakdale High's varsity girls soccer delivered a stunning flurry of goals to outscore opponents 8-1, oust Manteca 3-0 and clinch a spot in the playoffs with a clutch 3-0 win over Sonora on April 30.
Scores from Danae Rose, Gabby Acosta and Jill Kahler propelled Oakdale High's varsity girls soccer team to a 3-0 win over host Sonora on Tuesday, effectively sealing the third and final seed from the Valley Oak League into the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.
They huffed and they puffed and they blew a lot of smoke, but the antics of Manteca High's varsity baseball team could not compete with Oakdale's Rally Fish.
It had to end sometime.
The long awaited Oakdale High School football 2014 season is under way. After spring and summer workouts, two-a-days once practices could officially begin earlier this month, and team meetings, the Mustangs hosted a home scrimmage against the Tracy Bulldogs on Saturday, Aug. 23.
With school starting up this week, the athletic programs don't waste any time, as many of the practices for the fall campaign will start on Monday, Aug. 11. Here is a brief rundown of the teams that will be hitting the playing fields and courts this fall.
Thirty-two local sports legends – including an Oakdale icon – will be inducted into the 2014 Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame later this month. Representing Oakdale High School is decorated basketball coach and athletic director Norm Antinetti.
Oakdale High School varsity softball teammates Lauren Sanders and Kindra Hackbarth were named to the Calhisports.com All-State Medium/Small School Softball Team for 2014. Sanders, who graduated from OHS in May and will continue to play softball for San Diego State, was named to the first team for her ability behind the dish as she was named to the top five catchers list. Hackbarth was named to the Second Team for both her glove and cannon of an arm in the outfield. Hackbarth will be entering her junior year, was one of only two sophomores to make the list ...
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Zynga's first day as a publicly-traded company was more of a flop, than a big pop. And now the second day isn't faring much better. Shares of the social media gaming company are down more than seven percent today, trading around $8.85. That's well below the $10 offering price. The San Francisco company, which maintains… Read More
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METAIRIE, La. – Brian de la Puente watches video of the New Orleans Saints' first four games and can only shake his head.
He sees Mark Ingram plow into the line and gain only two yards.
He looks as Pierre Thomas can only wiggle for a few yards when there's miscommunication about a cutback lane.
And each time, de la Puente, the team's center, sees just inches between a successful run play and one that has helped keep the Saints as the 26th-best run team in the 32-team NFL.
"It's not an assignment thing," de la Puente said. "Everyone knows who we got, who we're supposed to block, what the scheme is supposed to do. It's close. You see it on film and it's kind of like, 'Ahhh!' You have that reaction a lot. You're like, 'Man, that was wide open if this happened.' You've just got to get rid of the ifs and the shoulda, woulda, couldas and just got to get out there and execute and get on the same page."
If the Saints (0-4) are to get back in the winning column Sunday night against the San Diego Chargers (3-1), it's likely the run game is going to have to get going again.
Only once in the first quarter of the season has New Orleans appeared to have a legitimate run threat; in a 35-27 loss at Carolina, the Saints ran for 163 yards on 27 carries.
The Saints average only 80.8 yards per game on the ground. Only four teams have rushed the ball fewer times than New Orleans' 75 attempts. Meanwhile, no team has thrown more passes than New Orleans and Drew Brees.
Yet, Darren Sproles echoes de la Puente's assessment; they're close.
"That's what it looks like on the film, just like one little block away from really gashing some plays," said the running back who has gained only 82 yards on 12 carries.
Interim head coach Aaron Kromer comes up with the run game plan each week and took credit for the problems.
"We can do a better job inside, but we didn't do a good job of identifying and blocking the perimeter," Kromer said. "We need to do a better job there. I can do a better job designing to make it easier for the guys."
But the players seem to think it's less about Kromer's play designs and more about communication between the line and the backs.
"I don't know if it was necessary execution errors as opposed to all of being on the same page in terms of being maybe a play had cut back when we weren't expecting it to cut back," de la Puente said. "It just sets up blocks differently and you end up missing your block because the angles are different than you were expecting it to be."
San Diego boasts the league's No. 6-ranked rush defense. In wins against Oakland and Tennessee, the Chargers held the Raiders to 45 yards on the ground and the Titans to 38. Atlanta gained 119 in San Diego's only loss of the year and Kansas City recorded 115, or 158 fewer than the Chiefs gained against the Saints.
Still, in spite of the issues so far, there's confidence in the run game heading into this critical interconference game.
"Yes, because we've got great backs, we've got a great scheme, and we've got a great offensive line," Brees said. "So we have all the pieces there. Now it's just a matter of execution and commitment."


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X-treme Burger's menu lets burger connoisseurs architect towering creations from the bun up. Adorn a half-pound beef, turkey, or veggie burger with a Carmen Miranda hat of pineapple, avocado, and onion rings, or take a less-traveled road with bacon, chipotle, and peanut butter. Beside the flock of possible toppings, the sandwiches are customizable with sesame buns, whole wheat, or texas toast, and can be drizzled with sauces such as barbecue, honey mustard, or the house X-treme sauce and served with sides such as sweet potato fries and baked macaroni. Shakes or malts provide a sweet finish for dining duets, who can also opt to feed each other spoonfuls of a classic banana split in a recreation of the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate. Meal-seekers can also opt to apply the $12 value toward breakfast eats ($2.49–$5.49 for entrees) including short stacks of fluffy pancakes or a country breakfast of grits and eggs.
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Café D'Cappuccino's staff serves up café meals from breakfast to dinner, preparing frozen coffee, iced cappuccinos, and chai teas along the way. At breakfast, the shrimp and grits special combines pepper-grilled shrimp with gooey cheddar cheese and a sprinkling of chives, while lunchtime diners can dig into the stacks of toasty bread and bacon inside towering club sandwiches. Sautéed shrimp rear their heads again in the shrimp grand isle quesadilla, where they occupy a tortilla packed with cheddar, cilantro, onions, and mushrooms.
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The Long RangersPosted: October 23, 2013 Filed under: Chris Ballard, NBA, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Press Release | Tags: 2013 NBA, basketball, Chris Ballard, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NBA Playoffs, NBA Preview, sports illustrated, Stephen Curry Comments Off
How's this for the next great NBA tag team? One is 6'7" and 207 pounds and the prototypical NBA wing. The other lacks strength, can't jump and is freakishly skilled. There has never been a backcourt like the Warriors' Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, two young gunners whose shooting range astounds even themselves.
Writes Chris Ballard, "If Thompson is a classic NBA type, Curry is an outlier. While many stars are considered blueprints for the next generation—seven-footers who shoot threes, linebacker-sized point forwards—Curry is a throwback. No GM would scour the college ranks for slight, 6′ 3″ guards who fit the "Curry model," because there are none. You could call him a small, scoring, hybrid point guard, but that's not accurate. What he really is the best long-range shooter in NBA history."
Both Curry and Thompson are NBA legacies. Dale Curry, father of Stephen, played 16 seasons in the NBA and is the franchise leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929) for the New Orleans Pelicans' (formerly the Charlotte Hornets). Mychal Thompson played 12 seasons in the league and won two titles with the Lakers. Writes Jenkins, "Ask the fathers how much of their sons' success is genetic and how much is due to everything else, and they struggle to answer. Mychal thinks for a while, then settles on 50% genes, 50% other factors. Dell puts it at 25/75: "You can have a great skill set, but if you don't work to develop it, it won't get you that far." Genetics aside, there has never been a pair of teammates like Thompson and Curry. | SI senior writer Chris Ballard
The Nets New NucleusPosted: October 23, 2013 Filed under: Chris Mannix, NBA, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Press Release | Tags: 2013 NBA, basketball, Brooklyn Nets, Chris Mannix, NBA, NBA Playoffs, NBA Preview, Nets, sports illustrated Comments Off
When Paul Pierce persuaded Kevin Garnett to play for the Nets—and for rookie coach Jason Kidd—it clinched the deal of the summer. Now the clock is already ticking on a group of highly paid but aging stars as they strive to lead the franchise to its first NBA championship and give new meaning to the Beastie Boys' addage, "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." Writes Chris Mannix, "Perhaps the most persistent concern is what Garnett, 37, and Pierce, 36, have left, a question that was raised after the Celtics lost in the first round last spring. "Don't read too much into that," says then Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "When [Rajon] Rondo went down, we asked them to do too much. They went from trying to mesh into the team to having to carry it again. But Paul can play forever; he never uses his athleticism. And Kevin—as long as you watch his minutes—can still be Kevin Garnett."
Kidd is as attuned to the modern game and player as any, even though he is lacking in procedural aspects and experience at the helm. Last season he was a veteran player. This season he will be the boss, but not so far removed from his fraternity of brothers in the locker room. "Unlike most first-year coaches, Kidd isn't expected to develop talent, but rather to make full use of a surplus of it," writes Mannix. "Kidd understands that on a team loaded with stars, he is potentially its biggest liability. Still, his philosophy will blend the approaches of the men he played for." | SI senior writer Chris Mannix
This Joint Is Jumpin': Derrick Rose's New KneePosted: October 23, 2013 Filed under: Jenny Vrentas, NBA, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Press Release | Tags: 2013 NBA, basketball, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Jenny Vrentas, NBA, NBA Playoffs, NBA Preview, sports illustrated Comments Off
A year and a half after he tore his left ACL, 2011 MVP Derrick Rose is back. But will he be as good as new? Rose is one of 12 top NBA players who are attempting to return from knee surgery. Vrentas writes, "According to a 2010 article in the Sports Health journal that tracked the league's injuries through a 17-year period, no other body part causes more missed games in the NBA than the knee. As players continue to get bigger with each passing season, and as the game has become more acrobatic, their bigger and stronger bodies place a greater strain on the knee as they twist and turn and jump. This applies to ACL injuries as well as tears to the meniscus, the C-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee joint."
Rose was criticized by fans and media for sitting out last season instead of making a speedy recovery as did Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who returned to play nine months after tearing his left ACL. "NBA players recovering from knee surgeries face unique demands, including an 82-game season," writes Vrentas. A sustained pace with dozens of sharp, abrupt movements; up to 12 minutes per quarter; and little margin for error in the essential skill of shooting. Returning to the court after knee surgery may take longer in the NBA than in other professional sports, like the NFL." | SI writer Jenny Vrentas
The Post Man Rings TwicePosted: October 23, 2013 Filed under: Lee Jenkins, NBA, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Press Release | Tags: 2013 NBA, basketball, Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets, Lee Jenkins, NBA, NBA Playoffs, NBA Preview, sports illustrated Comments Off
Class is in session for Dwight Howard in Houston. The topic? Offense. Despite being a seven-time NBA All-Star and three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Howard's inside game is built on power and little else. That could change under the tutelage of the most balletic pair of old-school big men the game has ever seen: Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin McHale. Writes Jenkins, "While Olajuwon methodically expanded his repertoire through 17 seasons in Houston, showcasing his speed with a balletic array of spins and counters, Howard's routine remained fairly constant, forcing up those baby hooks."
Olajuwon, who won two NBA titles with the Rockets, believes versatility is the one thing preventing Howard from being great. "You can't have one move," Olajuwon says. "It's like having one outfit. I'm not going to wear the same thing to the party that I do to the gym."
Howard worked with Olajuwon while he was with Orlando. Soon after Howard signed with the Rockets last July, McHale invited The Dream to once again become part of the team to help coach Howard and several of the team's other big men, including 7-foot center Omer Asik. "How can we get Dwight better?" McHale asks. "That's what we talk about. If we did nothing, and he played the way he has his entire career, he'd still be the best big guy in the NBA. But if Hakeem and I can give him a couple more tools, and he can master those, what a complement that would be." | SI senior writer Lee Jenkins
This Week's Sports Illustrated Cover Story: Exclusive Interview with Kobe BryantPosted: October 16, 2013 Filed under: Lee Jenkins, NBA, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Issue, Weekly Press Release | Tags: Kobe Bryant, Lee Jenkins, los angeles lakers, NBA Comments Off
As he recovers from the ruptured Achilles tendon that will delay the start of his 18th NBA season, Kobe Bryant reflects on how he became his generation's greatest player in an exclusive interview with senior writer Lee Jenkins in this week's SI. Jenkins writes, "In an age when athletes aspire to be icons, yet share the burden of success with all their best pals, Bryant looms as perhaps the last alpha dog, half greyhound and half pit bull." (PAGE 35) Bryant, who makes his 17th appearance on SI's cover, admits that he has some self-doubt as he comes off a potentially devastating injury at age 35.
"I have self-doubt," Bryant says. "I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. You rise above it. . . . I don't know how I'm going to come back from this injury. I don't know. Maybe I'll be horses—. Then again, maybe I won't, because no matter what, my belief is that I'm going to figure it out. Maybe not this year or even next year, but I'm going to stay with it until I figure it out." (PAGE 35)
Bryant has adopted a title for the next chapter of his career. "It's The Last Chapter," Bryant says. "The book is going to close. I just haven't determined how many pages are left." (PAGE 35)
Bryant also discusses many of the challenges and opportunities that have allowed him to become a better player, including growing up in Italy. "I was lucky to grow up in Italy at a time when basketball in America was getting f—– up with AAU shuffling players through on strength and athleticism," Bryant says. "I missed all that, and instead I was taught extreme fundamentals: footwork, footwork, footwork, how to create space, how to handle the ball, how to protect the ball, how to shoot the ball." (PAGE 36)
In the winter of 2001 teammate Rick Fox told Bryant in a players-only meeting that the team wants to feel like Bryant needs them on the court. Bryant responded by saying, "Sometimes I do shoot too much. It's not because I see you open and don't want to pass. I don't see you at all. My mind is built on scoring the ball. That's a weakness." (PAGE 37)
After a year feuding with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, Bryant learned that Shaq had been traded to Miami. "I was no longer a 20-year-old with 30-year-olds," Bryant says. "My teammates were suddenly my peers. I couldn't be the kid who was trying to demolish everything in his path anymore. My reputation was as this drill sergeant, and I had to make the conversion from on-court assassin to manager." Bryant says he talked to Michael Jordan many times about how to impart motivation with love. "Getting other people to believe in themselves," Bryant says, "that's always been the hardest part." (PAGE 37)
So how does he see this season playing out? "Maybe I won't have as much explosion," Bryant says. "Maybe I'll be slower. But I have other options. It's like Floyd Mayweather in the ring. There's a reason he's still at the top after all these years. He's the most fundamentally sound boxer of all time." (PAGE 39)


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Completing a loan application is the first thing you'll do when refinancing your mortgage. You may also need to provide a variety of documentation to help your mortgage lender approve you for a home loan. The documentation will vary depending on the lender you choose, your loan program, and your personal financial situation.
The following is a list of documents generally required during the refinance application process. You may or may not need everything on our refinance checklist, but for a fast and easy loan process, have these items available when you're ready to complete your mortgage application.
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It's a headline that dropped a lot of jaws and upset a lot of people. According to TMZ, actor Tom Cruise thinks his job is just as hard as the job of a soldier serving in Afghanistan.
The revelation was exposed in court paperwork. We spoke to a valley veteran who served oversees.
Tom Cruise is suing Life and Style magazine over some claims the magazine made regarding his daughter.
TMZ got a hold of some of the comments Tom Cruise and they aren't sitting well with many veterans.
During that deposition, a lawyer asked Cruise about comparing location shoots to soldiers serving tours in Afghanistan.
According to TMZ, Cruise said, "That's what it feels like. And certainly on this last movie, it was brutal. It was brutal."
"I am not an actor I am a soldier. I do not pretend for a moment to know what kind of skill or talent goes into developing Tom Cruise's craft and likewise I don't think he had any right to know what it is to be me," said Colin Day, Iraq veteran.
Colin Day served as a bomb tech in Iraq. He was injured and founded Honor Walk, a charity dedicated to helping veterans.
"Instead of comparing himself and the work that he does as an actor to a combat infantry man, a veteran, any service man or woman, he should just say thank you for defending the freedoms that I think, through his comment, he is obviously taking for granted."
Cruise made the comment during a deposition in $50 million dollar libel suit against a magazine.
"I think the best thing he could do is go pull a 15 month tour in Iraq or Afghanistan like I did. Let him live through a couple of 72 or 80 hours firefights. Let him shoot a couple of people, let his friends die in his arms. Don't eat for 80 hours. Then and only then can he make a legitimate statement like what he said."
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Following a string of attempted break-ins, store owners in Harrisburg's Uptown Plaza say they are fed up, frustrated, and taking action to fight back.
Surveillance video obtained by abc27 shows a suspect quickly flash a gun, demand money from a Boost Mobile store clerk. The video shows the clerk put his hands up and hand over cash from the register and a cell phone to the suspect.
The reported crime happened in early November, and the video led police to make a quick arrest of the suspect. Besides this armed robbery, store owners tell abc27 there has been a recent rash of attempted break-ins and burglaries.
Bill Heilig owns Metro PCS, a cell phone and service provider; he showed abc27 the back door of his business.
"This door is destroyed so badly that I literally had to block it completely off," said Heilig.
The steel door had a gaping hole where Heilig said the suspect(s) tried to break into his store recently. Heilig also installed several locks on the door after another burglary attempt.
"It is very frustrating," said Heilig.
He said the bill for repairs was around $2,000. But the merchandise criminals are after are worthless, according to Heilig.
"[The cell phones] will be useless after they leave the store," he said. "We can block them. They're no good to the person who took 'em."
Heilig explained the phones can also be tracked if a person gets a hold of a "hot" item and try to trade that phone for cash at a kiosk.
Police confirmed there have been break-in attempts to several stores to the Uptown Plaza that included Metro PCS, Boost Mobile and the Great Wall of China Restaurant. Police said they have received numerous "false alarms" or calls they could not find evidence of suspicious activity at other stores.
At this time, police said officers have questioned possible suspects, but have no further information regarding descriptions.
One store owner, who asked not to be identified, said police security is tight during the day, but they had their locks tested overnight. Heilig agreed; his security concerns are during after business hours, and shoppers should not be concerned for their safety.
Heilig said police do patrol the plaza during the day and evening hours, but felt more could be done overnight.
"No, I don't feel there is proper patrols in this area, no," he said.
Other stores have taken extra security measures such as installing cage doors, cameras, and special locks according to Heilig. Another store owner said they have resorted to other means of personal security.
Heilig said he believes his store can be successful in the Uptown Plaza, one reason why he has invested money into protecting his business. However, he fears if the crime continues to happen, he'll be forced to close.
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Maybe trading Billy Walker was a good idea.
Feelings on both sides of the 'trade Billy Walker for cash' issue have been expressed on this site. My initial reaction on draft night was disappointment. Since, I've become neutral to the scenario, figuring that Walker would not have made the team in the first place. Head over to the Hoops World Blog to check out a YouTube of Walker recently mixing it up with the Houston Rockets. Now, the action in the clip might not sway you to the 'good trade' side of the argument....however, take note that the Celtics announcers recount that Tommy Heinsohn calls Walker the most combative Celtic and say that he's already picked a fight with Kevin Garnett in practice. Knowing what we know about the Wizards and the dynamic of the team, I would suggest that we don't want a "personality" like Walker in the locker room. On another note, how 'bout that Ron Artest?


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Police are looking for a suspect who led police on a chase on Thursday morning.
Ohio State Highway Patrol had been chasing the suspect along eastbound Interstate 74. The suspect exited at Harrison Avenue and ended up in South Fairmount.
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