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Women's soccer gears up for local-rival UNF in regular season finale on Friday
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The JU women's soccer team will be looking to secure a first-round bye and earn local bragging rights when the Dolphins host UNF in a SunTrust River City Rumble matchup in the regular season finale on Friday at the Ashley Sports Complex. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
After posting two wins in three days against league-rivals Lipscomb and Belmont, JU will carry a 6-1-1 league record (10-5-2 overall) into the UNF contest. The Dolphins have already clinched a spot in the six-team Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and sit in second place behind FGCU (6-0-1). The top-two seeds earn a first-round bye.
"It's important that we come out strong because you always want to be playing your best at the end of the season and into the postseason," JU coach Brian Copham said. "It's important that we play well against our rival.
"We know UNF is going to be a good; disciplined team. We play different styles, so they'll be a good contrast. It'll come down to who will make the other team make the most adjustments. They are an excellent attacking team. We're going to have to maintain organization and try to keep them off the scoreboard."
Last Time Out for JU
The Dolphins won for the fifth time in the last six games after a 3-1 victory over Belmont. JU is unbeaten in seven of the last eight games. Head coach Brian Copham's has thrived at home, starting 6-0 at the Ashley Sports Complex in out-scoring opponents by a 10-2 margin on its own field.
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UNF has also secured a spot in the conference tournament after starting 8-7-2 overall and 4-3-1 against the league. The Ospreys have gone unbeaten in the last three games, posting wins over Lipscomb and USC Upstate.
Sophomore midfielder Carolina Lencina has paced the UNF attack with five goals and five assists for a team-best 15 points. Sophomore goalkeeper Megan Dorsey has been a solid in net, carrying a 1.46 goals-against-average into Friday.
Fin Notes
JU will honor seniors Liz Fink, Jessica Hurtado, Kelli Brougham and Susanne Klungtveit in a pregame ceremony. The group has played 14 combined seasons for the Dolphins. Fink is wrapping up a storied five-year career at JU. She was named the A-Sun's "Freshman of the Year" in 2007 and earned all-conference second-team honors in 2009 and first-team honors in 2010.
This season, Fink leads the conference with 89 shots and has registered four goals and two assists for 10 points while starting all 17 games.
Hurtado is fifth on JU's all-time scoring list, making her the only active player in the top-5 in points. A 2011 preseason all-conference selection, Hurtado has scored a goal and contributed three assists to the Dolphins this year. As a junior, she scored a goal and had the game-winning assist in overtime at Furman.
Brougham has helped fortify JU's bench this year, appearing in four games and recording a shot. She has played in 23 career games for the Dolphins and earned 2009 A-Sun All-Academic honors for her work in the classroom.
Klungtveit has appeared in three games total and two in net in serving as JU's backup goalkeeper. In her first season on the team, the Haugesund, Norway native has made two saves in 50:14. She made her JU debut as a position player against Stetson and appeared in goal in A-Sun victories over USC Upstate and Belmont.
JU has also seen contributions from its underclassmen. Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Sierra continued her stellar season, notching her seventh shutout of the season with a two-save effort in a 2-0 win versus Lipscomb. Sierra has also blanked Northern Colorado, Furman, Florida Atlantic, Kennesaw State and Mercer. In her first year as a starter, Sierra has posted a 0.82 goals-against average and a .841 save percentage.
Fellow sophomore Raquel Weckhurst continues to enjoy a breakout season. The second-year forward notched her first career two-goal game last time out versus Belmont and leads the Dolphins in points with 15. Her six goals is tied with freshman Kaitlyn Bassett for the most on the squad.
Fans can also access the live stats through JUDolphins.com and watch the live video stream though ASun.TV.
- By Brian Bohl

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Letter from 50 Bar Presidents Seeks Increased LSC Funds, Cites 'Justice Gap'
Posted May 13, 2008 6:43 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Bar presidents from all 50 states are asking Congress to increase funding for the Legal Services Corp. to at least $400 million in fiscal 2009.
A letter (PDF) from the bar presidents asks the relevant House and Senate subcommittees "to take an important step forward in closing the current justice gap" by increasing funding. The letter was also signed by the National Conference of Bar Presidents and the National Association of Bar Executives, according to a press release.
LSC funding was initially set at $377 million for fiscal 2008, but it was reduced to $350.5 million under a year-end consolidated appropriations act, the letter says. It cites a 2005 study that found one out of two people who qualify for and seek help from LSC-funded programs is turned away because of a lack of resources.
Meanwhile, a new survey of 50 lawyers from the Utah Bar Association found a growing concern about access to justice, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The survey found 31 percent of the lawyers agreed that the top problem facing the justice system is "only the rich are getting results; ... the poor and middle class can't afford legal services."
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Primary Runoff: Registered and eligible voters may vote at ANY early voting location located in the county of residence. Early voting locations will be populated in our search site Online Voter Central on May 19, 2014. You may want to contact the Early Voting Clerk for State and County Elections in your county for early voting locations. The phone number for the county voter registrar's office is on the upper left-hand corner of your certificate. Also, many newspapers and county websites publish early voting polling locations. Note: Polling place hours vary at each early voting location.
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This is my first thread here, so go easy on me.
I'm looking to build a new computer that will last me for 5-6 years. My current build (Intel E8400, nVidia GeForce 9600GT, and a Gigabyte EX38-DS4, with 4GB of DDR2 RAM) isn't lacking in performance or anything, but I'm at a point where I probably won't have the luxury of spending over $1000 on a computer for a long time, so I want to take advantage of the opportunity while it's here. I've built computers with help before, this will be the first time I build a computer entirely on my own, and I would like to OC it as much as possible so that it gives me maximum performance for the longest amount of time without me needing to upgrade my hardware. I use my computer mostly for gaming and programming, with a little virtual machine stuff thrown in there. I don't play all the top-notch games so I don't need cutting edge performance for all those 5-6 years I'm aiming for, just something reliable and able to keep up. I've been doing a lot of research over the past week or so and these are the specs I've ended up with:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
PSU: Corsair TX650
CPU: Intel i5-2500K
GPU: ASUS nVidia GeForce GTX-560Ti
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws-X 2133MhHz (2x4GB)
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper212+
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D
I originally wanted to go for the i7-2600K, but after reading that HT can actually slow performance on some games I decided to save myself the extra $100. Similarly, I wanted to go for the GTX-570 but others have told me that the difference in price isn't worth the difference in performance. What do you guys think on both those counts?
That said, I do have a few specific questions pertaining to the build:
Is there much difference in overclocking capacity between the i5 and the i7? What speeds are reachable with the two? (And yes, I'm aware that every chip is different, I'm just looking for rough guidelines.)
Considering both the fact that I want to overclock and that in the future if my graphics card becomes a bottleneck I'll consider buying another and putting it in SLI, is my PSU sufficiently powerful for the timeframe I'm aiming for?
Is the CPU cooler I've chosen sufficient for overclocking? I've read many good things about the Hyper 212+, but just want to be sure.
My case. I've heard that Corsair cases don't have very good airflow. Assuming I want to stay on air, should I switch to another case to get better heat transfer? If so, what's recommended?
Conversely, if I hypothetically wanted to get a water cooling setup somewhere down the line, is the 650D sufficiently roomy considering radiator size and stuff that would be needed to cool both the CPU and the GPU in one loop? It's unlikely I'll go this route (at least not until I save up the money to do so), but if I did I would be unwilling to do any case modding, so I'd rather get a bigger case now than have to mod one later.
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The Times disillusionment prompted me to try the Observer in recent months, and I find it a much more pleasing read. The op-ed pieces are readable for a change, instead of dull prose and convoluted syntax. There's hints of culture and life in the pieces instead of heavy-handed analysis. I'm perfectly willing to read weighty policy arguments, though less so on a Sunday. However, they must be well written and presented. I think the page-setting in the Times lets them down on this front. But maybe I'm just getting lazy?


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High Court rules Bercow tweet on McAlpine was libellous
A High Court judge has ruled that a tweet written by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine was libellous.
The tweet written by Mrs Bercow, wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow, followed a report falsely implicating the Tory peer in allegations of child sex abuse.
The judge, Mr Justice Tugendhat, said Mrs Bercow's followers Twitter - who numbered 56,000 - would likely know by the time of her post the elements of the story told on Newsnight.
He told the court:
In my judgement, the reasonable reader would understand the words 'innocent face' as being insincere and ironical.
There is no sensible reason for including those words in the tweet if they are to be taken as meaning that the defendant simply wants to know the answer to a factual question.
The judge said the reader would reasonably infer that Mrs Bercow had provided "the last piece in the jigsaw".
ITV News correspondent Nina Nannar reports:
Following the ruling, Mrs Bercow said she was "surprised and disappointed" by the decision, said she would "accept the ruling as the end of the matter".
She said the ruling "should be seen as a warning to all social media users".
Lord McAlpine's lawyer Andrew Reid said: "The apologies previously received from Mrs Bercow did not concede that her tweet was defamatory. Clearly she must now accept this fact.
"The failure of Mrs Bercow to admit that her tweet was defamatory caused considerable unnecessary pain and suffering to Lord McAlpine and his family over the past six months".


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2009 Olympus Innovation Award winners
2009 Olympus Innovation Awards Winners Announced!
Recognizing faculty excellence and innovation in higher education
From left: Mike Camp, Andy Hargadon, Phil Weilerstein (NCIIA), Gifford Pinchot III, Jill Bamburg, and Dave Willard (Olympus).
This year's Olympus Innovation Award winners were announced at a ceremony at the NCIIA's 13th annual conference, held in Washington DC, on March 20. The awardees are:
Olympus Innovation Award
- Michael Camp, academic director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business
Listen to Mike's acceptance speech
Olympus Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award
- Gifford Pinchot III, president emeritus, and Jill Bamburg, dean emeritus, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
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Listen to Jill's acceptance speech:
Read about Jill's work in Enterprising Women (Note that you will be asked to provide brief contacts details before proceeding. The byline can be found on page 26).
Olympus Emerging Educational Leader Award
- Andrew Hargadon, associate professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California–Davis
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic attitudes. The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism surveyed 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories in an effort to establish, for the first time, a comprehensive databased research survey of the level and intensity of anti-Jewish sentiment across the world.
The survey concentrated on seven major regions of the world accounting for about 88% of the worlds total adult population. The survey found that anti-Semitic attitudes are persistent and pervasive around the world. More than one-in-four adults, 26% of those surveyed, are deeply infected with antiSemitic attitudes. This figure represents an estimated 1.09 billion people around the world.
The overall ADL Global 100 Index score represents the percentage of respondents who answered "probably true" to six or more of 11 negative stereotypes about Jews. An 11-question index has been used by ADL as a key metric in measuring anti-Semitic attitudes in the US for the last 50 years.
"For the first time we have a real sense of how pervasive and persistent anti-Semitism is today around the world," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "The data from the Global 100 Index enables us to look beyond anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric and quantify the prevalence of anti-Semitic attitudes across the globe. We can now identify hotspots, as well as countries and regions of the world where hatred of Jews is essentially non-existent."
"The level of anti-Semitism in some countries and regions, even those where there are no Jews, is in many instances shocking," said Barry CurtissLusher, ADL National Chair. "We hope this unprecedented effort to measure and gauge anti-Semitic attitudes globally will serve as a wake-up call to governments, to international institutions and to people of conscience that anti-Semitism is not just a relic of history, but a current event."
At the same time, there are highly encouraging notes in the ADL survey. In majority English-speaking countries, the percentage of those with antiSemitic attitudes is 13%, far lower than the overall average. Protestant majority countries in general have the lowest ratings of anti-Semitic attitudes, as compared to any other majority religious country. And 28% of respondents around the world do not believe that any of the 11 anti-Semitic stereotypes tested are "probably true."
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife visited Japan in May. The 5-day working visit began on 12 May where Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
During his meeting with Prime Minister Abe, Netanyahu was urged to resume the stalled peace talks with the Palestinian leadership and Mr Abe expressed his willingness to do what he could to help. Japan has good ties with both Israel and the Palestinian territories, with Japan providing the Palestinians with US$13.5 million in aid, the largest amount after the US and EU.
For the first time, Japan and Israel discussed security cooperation agreeing to promote exchanges between their defence authorities at ministerial levels, a move that will be keenly watched by Israel's neighbour's in the Middle-East and Japan's neighbour's in Northeast Asia.
In a joint statement, they also agreed to enhance investment, conduct industrial research and development, as well as increase cooperation in the tourism, farm and fishery sectors following Israel's move to lift import restrictions it placed on Japanese products after the Fukushima nuclear crisis. "The Israel-Japan relationship has not been fully developed. Potential for cooperation is also not fully exploited. I think there's a lot we can do together," a government spokesperson commented.
On 10 June, Reuven Rivlin was elected by the Knesset – Israel's parliament to serve as Israel's tenth president. He will assume office on 24 July.
Rivlin was born in Jerusalem in 1939. He is a lawyer by profession and holds an L.L.B. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Amongst many civil positions, he served as legal adviser, chairman and team manager of the Betar Jerusalem Sports Association. He was a member of the Jerusalem Municipal Council and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. He also served as Chairman of the Likud Organisation (19881993) and as Chairman of the Jerusalem Branch of the Herut Movement (from 1986).
Rivlin was first elected to the Knesset in 1988, and has since then served on a wide range of Knesset committees. Most notably, Foreign Affairs and Defense; Constitution, Law and Justice; State Control; Education and Culture; and Advancement of the Status of Women.
The Embassy of Israel in Nepal has donated solar lights to Bir Hospital in Kathmandu.
A small ceremony was held at the hospital at the end of May to inaugurate the solar lights. Unveiling the solar panels, Israel's Ambassador to Nepal Hanan Goder said, "The hospital has been providing high quality services to the people in need and I am very proud to be associated with its magnificent efforts to serve the community".
Expressing his delight Dr. Buland Thapa, Director at the hospital thanked the embassy for the support.
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- On Wednesday the West Roxbury Civic and Improvement Association is meeting at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church. The scheduled agenda includes Chestnut Hill Realty's proposal for a 12-unit 3-story townhouse complex at the corner of Mann Street and Ridgecrest Drive. Marc Levin of Chestnut Hill Realty will present the "as of right" project.
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News: Jay-Z & Beyonce Hit The Town, Publicly Bring Out Blue Ivy Carter
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 10:07PM
Nearly two months after welcoming their newborn daughter, music couple Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles-Carter hit New York City this weekend, publicly unveiling Blue Ivy Carter.
Photos of the hip-hop super couple landed online Saturday (February 25).
Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted earlier this afternoon taking their daughter Blue Ivy Carter out for what appears to be the newborn's first time outside. The proud parents were observed entering Sant Ambroeus restaurant in New York City's West Village area on Saturday. (Miss Info TV)
Around mid-February, Jay and Bey unveiled their newborn baby's photos.
Rapper Jay-Z and wife Beyonce unveiled highly-anticipated pictures of their new baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter on Friday, opting to post intimate family shots on social networking site Tumblr rather than selling them to the highest bidder. The couple posted five photos which show the newborn, already sporting a head of long black hair, being cuddled by her proud parents and capturing intimate moments of family life. (Reuters)
Young Hov also included a personal message with the photos.
A series of five intimate images show two photos of a peaceful baby girl with a swath of dark hair wrapped in blankets, two photos each showing Beyonce and Jay-Z by themselves holding Blue Ivy in a cream-colored onesie, and a final, touching photo of adult fingertips touching the baby's tiny hand. Jay-Z also included a message with the photos, which read, "We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives!! The Carter Family." (ABC News)
According to Bey's manicurist, Blue Ivy has influenced the singer's lifestyle decisions.
She's taken two nights off from new mommyhood this week to support hubby Jay-Z, but Beyoncé needn't look further than her fingernails to be reminded of the new girl running the world these days: daughter Blue Ivy Carter. "You see the blue nails. You see the IV tattoo on her finger. It's clear that she was bringing Blue along with her because she doesn't want to be away from her for a second," Beyoncé's longtime manicurist, Lisa Logan, tells PEOPLE of her Monday manicure. So how is the newly manicured mom adjusting to motherhood? "Amazingly," Logan says. "When I see her, I'm like, 'Girl, you're glowing.' She's so elated. Motherhood is written all over her face. She's owning it and wearing it well." (PEOPLE)


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Judicial Watch has announced its list of 2009′s top ten most corrupt politicians.
- Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
- Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
- Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)/ Senator Roland Burris (D-IL)
- President Barack Obama
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) and the rest of the PMA Seven
- Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
But why stop there? Who are the most corrupt pols in California? I will start it off by nomiating the entire California Assembly and Senate. Why? See Dan Walters post Friday on the Hypocrisy of Politicians in California.


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Post 15, Columbia
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Criminal Damage to Adair County Courthouse
Date of News Release: 08/21/2005
(Columbia, KY.) - Kentucky State Trooper Martin Wesley responded to assist the Columbia Police Department after receiving a complaint of a vehicle striking the Adair County Courthouse. When officers arrived on the scene, they found 44 year-old, Ronald G. Webb of Columbia standing near his 1997 Ford Pickup, which he had intentionally driven through the back doors of the Courthouse Building. Columbia Police Officer, Gary Roy arrested Webb and charged him with Burglary 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, Operating a Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Intoxicating Beverage 2nd Degree, and No Insurance.
During the investigation at the courthouse, the officers learned that Webb had possibly damaged a home and several vehicles elsewhere in Adair County. Tpr. Wesley and Sgt. Ken Hill responded to a residence on Keen Drive, and found three vehicles and a house severely damaged. Tpr. Wesley then charged Webb with Burglary 2nd Degree, and four additional counts of Criminal Mischief 1st Degree.
The investigation is continuing by both the Columbia Police Department and the Kentucky State Police.
Webb was lodged in the Adair County Jail, where he remains at this time.


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Having already seen off Livorno and Bologna on their Coppa travels, Catania are the latest side to be added to Siena's impressive hit list. Their reward is a home tie against Fiorentina next week.
Michele Paolucci (against his former club) Francesco Valiani, Nico Pulzetti and Valerio Rossetti got the goals to see the Tuscans through. Sebastian Leto had given the Sicilians an early lead.
Catania head coach Luigi De Canio used the game to give several fringe players a runout, while opposite number Mario Beretta named a strong lineup to keep his players sharp during the Serie B winter break.
The Elefantini may be bottom of Serie A, but they got off to a perfect start after just four minutes. Francesco Lodi's free kick ricocheted off the wall and Leto rifled in the rebound from the edge of the area, giving Simone Farelli no chance. It was the Argentine's second goal in less than a week.
The goal woke Siena up, with the visitors taking control of the game. Valiani flashed wide from 25 yards and Niccolo Giannetti shot over after the Catania defence backed off.
Siena deservedly drew level on 24 minutes. Mariano Andujar could only push Angelo's low cross into the path of Paolucci, who smashed the ball in off the underside of the bar from less than six yards.
Maxi Lopez was denied a penalty after going down under Paolo Dellafiore's challenge, while Leto was off target with an ambitious bicycle kick two minutes before the break.
Siena re-took the lead around the hour mark. Valiani peeled off his marker to meet Alessandro Rosina's cross and send a glancing header past the outstretched hand of Andujar.
Catania poured forward in the hope of finding an equaliser. Farelli flew to deny Leto's acrobatic volley, before Keko expertly turned his marker to send a close range effort off the post. Farelli used his fingertips to push a Nicola Legrottaglie shot wide and Leto wasted another chance after collecting Lopez's chested pass.
Five minutes from time, Lopez spun in the box and sent a shot into the stands. Lopez then put the ball on a plate for Kingsley Boateng, but the substitute somehow missed making contact sliding in from six yards. That miss proved to be very costly, as Siena broke away and netted a third goal in stoppage time.
Pulzetti took advantage of no-one closing him down by running into the area and firing past a static Andujar. Catania capitulated and instantly gave away a fourth goal. Rossetti collected a through ball to send a low angled drive into the bottom corner.
Catania: Andujar, Peruzzi, Legrottaglie, Gyomber, Capuano, Lodi, Rinaudo, (Garufi 69) Guarente, (Boateng 60) Leto, M.Lopez, Monzon (Keko 46)
Siena: Farelli, Dellafiore, Giacomazzi, Matheu, Angelo, Feddal, Valiani, Pulzetti, Giannetti, (Rossetti 55) Paolucci, (Scapuzzi 90) Rosina (Vergassola 77)
Goals: Leto 4 (G) Paolucci 24 (S) Valiani 59 (S) Pulzetti 91 (S) Rossetti 93 (S)


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MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC)—Residents of an upscale neighborhood are still in shock after a police chase hit their streets Monday night.
"We heard the police sirens and the lights," said Julia McClellan.
McClellan and her neighbors witnessed an unusual sight around 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 23; they looked out their windows to see a swarm of police cars following a white vehicle.
Police say they were after 44-year-old William R. McAlexander, who was wanted on four counts of felony larceny, two counts of burglary and was allegedly driving a stolen car. After failing to pull over on Midlothian Turnpike near Chippenham Parkway, he led police on a nearly 8-mile chase to Lady Marian Court. When McAlexander found himself cornered in a cul-de-sac, he headed for the grass.
"The car went through the neighbor's yard," McClellan said, noting that it appeared to be traveling "way over the speed limit."
McAlexander drove around the backyard and continued into the woods, driving through a slack line that had been tied between two trees. He eventually crashed into a tree, but managed to jump from the vehicle and run from the scene. The suspect was caught 10 hours later near the site of the crash.
"I was nervous," McClellan said. "Nothing like that happens around here usually."
McAlexander is charged with felony eluding, assault on a police officer and reckless driving.
The yard McAlexander drove through was significantly damaged. Police say the homeowner may contact his insurance company, which can go after the suspect to pay for the damage, but the homeowner says that would be too much of a hassle and plans to fix the yard himself.
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11:49am Sunday 17th February 2013 in News By Emily Roberts, Chief Reporter
A COMMUNITY café could "bring life back" to a shopping centre – that's the claim from a shop owner with a plan.
John Burton, of John Burton's Food Market, in Winklebury Centre, Winklebury, Basingstoke, has applied to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to change the use of his shop to include a café.
The shop would be split into two with the café having five tables and 17 chairs. The majority of food served would be cold and already prepared, but some would be cooked in the morning.
Mr Burton said that the café would allow residents to meet up socially and "bring life back into the area."
He added that the centre struggles to attract customers or to get people to return regularly.
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The Crimes of Bela Kiss
Reservoir of Rage
Dr. Charles Nagy, Detective Chief of the Budapest Police, received an alarming call in July of 1916 from a landlord in Cinkota who believed that he had discovered the evidence of a murder on his property.
The landlord explained that a soldier named Bela Kiss had rented the house he owned on Kossuth Street, but had let the lease lapse and was rumored to be a prisoner of war or possibly even killed in battle. The landlord had gone to the house to see what repairs were needed before he put the house up for rent again.
Outside the house, he found several large metal drums. When he punctured one of the drums, a nauseating smell overwhelmed him. The chemist next door told him that it was the unmistakable smell of human decomposition. The landlord begged Dr. Nagy to urgently investigate. He could not rent out the house again until this matter was resolved.
Nagy grabbed two of his best detectives and sped to the quiet little town of Cinkota. When they reached the house on Kossuth Street, the landlord rushed to greet them. However, the aged Mrs. Jakubec, who had promised to safeguard the belongings of her employer, was furious and shouted at the policemen to leave her master's property alone.
Nagy had one of the metal drums opened and confirmed the landlord's worst suspicions. Inside was a sack and the preserved body of a young woman with a full head of long dark-brown hair. Also inside the metal drum was the rope with which she had been strangled. The wood alcohol in the drum was the preservative.


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Jim Mahoney
Director of Technology, Integrated CADD Services
Archicad 10 allows you to make complex shapes
for Walls, Columns, and Beams. In this exercise,
we will create a foundation wall consisting of
the stem wall and footing, including the keyway.
If you create a few typical wall, column, and
beam profiles in your Archicad startup template,
this one time operation allows you to use these
items in all of your projects.
1. In the Design menu, select
Complex Profiles and then Profile
from the sub-menu.
2. The Profile Manager dialog
will come up along with an empty Profile
Editor window.
3. Draw the desired profile using Archicad's
Fill Tool. The line types and
pens you use will be used for the profile when
you draw it using the Wall Tool.
4. Use a different fill for the footing and the
stem wall. Archicad will remove the line between
the two fills if they are the same. In this case,
I used a fill called "Concrete Structural"
and a copy of that fill called "Concrete
Structural 2."
5. Note the position of the wall fills relative
to Archicad's User Origin. The
walls' origin in plan will be where the User Origin
of the profile is set. You cannot relocate the
User Origin in this window. I simply dragged the
fill to align the face of the stem wall with the
User Origin (circled in red).
6. Profiles have essentially five layers for
your use.
7. The finished version below shows the Horizontal
and Vertical Stretch ranges set
as desired. The stem wall will only change in
height and a change in width will change the width
of the stem wall. The footing will maintain a
6" overhang.
8. Next, the two fills used to create the profile
are selected to change the Material.
In this case, I wanted to change all surfaces.
So I clicked on the radio button for Uniform
Side Materials and chose "Surface
Concrete Medium" for all sides.
You can also right-click on any face to edit that
face independently of the rest of the wall.
9. Next, I selected just the footing fill and
unchecked the Core Component
checkbox. Now when I dimension this wall using
rough dimensions, only the 12" wide
stem wall and not the footing will be dimensioned.
10. Use the Use With filter in
the Profile Manager dialog to
specify whether this profile should be applied
for walls, columns, or beams.
11. Save the profile using the Store
Profile button.
1. Open the Wall Tool and select
the Complex Wall Geometry option.
2. In the STRUCTURE portion
of the parameter list, select Profile
and from the popup, select the desired profile.
3. There are settings on the parameter list to
use Lines and Pens
from the Structure's Settings.
It pays to do this once when you are making your
profile and simply grab these settings from your
4. The Material for the end
of a complex wall is set in the Model
portion of the Wall Tool dialog.
The rest of the materials are created when you
make your profile.
5. When you have completed setting up the Wall
Tool, use the OK Button
to return to the Plan or 3D
Window to draw your wall.
6. When you start drawing your wall, you will
notice that the anchor point of the wall is the
face of the stem wall where we set the User
7. You will note that the Horizontal
Stretch Range, which was set above the
footing, allows you to change the wall's height
and the footing remains a constant height. The
stem wall portion of the wall grows.
8. Sections show the interior structure of the
wall, including the keyway.
9. Profiles are initially stored in the file
they were created in. Archicad's Attribute
Manager can be used to transfer profiles
from one file to another. A convenient shortcut
is to move profiles you will use often into the
template file you use to start new projects.
Jim Mahoney has been using Archicad since 1993.
He currently runs all Archicad training courses
for Integrated
CADD Services and has an active role with
the Graphisoft Reseller team, which consults to
Graphisoft's tech support division. He is a seasoned
Architect with experience in restaurant design,
multi-family housing, office building design and
medical facility design. In addition to Archicad
training and support, Jim is a Senior Architect
for Integrated CADD Services' sister firm, Conyngham
Associates Architects, where he uses Archicad
daily to produce virtual building models of the
projects which he is controlling.
Interested in contributing to AECbytes Tips
and Tricks? Please send your submissions to:
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The mega banks have been accused of neglecting foreclosed houses that is plaguing the city – these units having been converted into virtual trash dumps. The banks say that they are mere trustees of the investors – those who hold the mortgage backed securities. It is the loan servicers who are supposed to see to maintenance and other tasks.
Although the banks have contracts with the mortgage servicers it cannot press the servicers to properly maintain the assets on behalf of the investors argued the representatives of mega banks. US Bank said that it has notified its servicers regarding maintenance as per the law.
The loan servicers wiggle out of a loophole in the contract that eases their maintenance burden. Generally they are expected to spend dollars on upkeep if they think that the investment can be recovered explained lawyer Laurence Platt of Washington D.C. He has been representing the banks in lawsuits pertaining to foreclosures. He said, "Who pays for a pig in a poke? This is a collateral issue of the whole foreclosure crisis".
Calls made to two of the mega servicers of the country, Ocwen Financial Services (West Palm Beach, Florida) and Statebridge Co. (Denver, Colorado) were not responded to. Litton Loan Servicing based in Houston also refused to answer any queries made by The Associated Press. Wall Street firms like Wells Fargo are owners of many servicers. Deputy City Attorney of Los Angeles, Julia Figueira-McDonough said that this passing the ball into the court of the mortgage servicers is akin to dodging responsibility because it is the banks that own the records and on top of that it is their fiduciary duty towards the beneficiaries of the trust.
City officials in Los Angeles and elsewhere said they were furious with the ping pong finger pointing between the banks and their cohorts while an epidemic of blight is ruining localities. Robert Triozzi the law-director of Cleveland City said, "We're left holding the bag. Someone has got to be held accountable. Not only have these institutions caused this mess they have continued to perpetuate it". Cleveland city had failed in suing Deutsche Bank over many issues related to foreclosures during the past three years.
The renters are a sorry lot. Silvia Lobato renting a one roomed apartment in South Los Angeles for the last 14 years only wants necessary repairs to be done. Los Angeles City has brought a suit against Deutsche Bank for neglecting 166 properties; the house where Lobato resides is one of them.


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Kangaroo's Shoes On Sale At Barnes & NoblePosted: 01/15/2011 Filed under: Barnes & Noble, Books, Bookstore, Ohio, School Leave a comment
Don't miss Barnes & Noble's after holiday sale and a chance to scoop up your copy of Kangaroo's Shoes along with other great deals!
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Adventures Through ReadingPosted: 01/13/2011 Filed under: Books, Ohio, School, Uncategorized | Tags: Adventure, Australia, Children, Kangaroo Island, Shopping, Springboro Ohio 2 Comments
Kangaroo's Shoes author, Richelle Taylor Krzak, recently visited Springboro, OH based preschool, Adventures Through Learning. She shared the important lesson of honesty as learned by the book's main character, Joey Kangaroo. The story readings were held for children ranging in age from 2-5 years old.
Visit to a Local Elementary SchoolPosted: 01/11/2011 Filed under: Books, Ohio, School, Uncategorized Leave a comment
The month of December included some local story readings at schools in the Dayton area. Among them was a visit to E.G. Shaw Elementary, attended by Kangaroo's Shoes author, Richelle Taylor Krzak.
To read her review and see photos click here
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Artful lodgers: Roger and Paula Weatherburn-Baker couldn't stop collecting
Whenever Roger and Paula Weatherburn-Baker wish to recall the sights and sounds of their first year of marriage, they need only to look at what hangs on the walls of their home.
And what hangs in their home is lovely.
The couple has spent a lifetime collecting, including during that first year of marriage, when they lived in Paris around the corner from a historic square called the Place de Voges. A painting of the square was the first work they bought together, as an engagement gift to each other; it took them six months to pay for it, and it now hangs with other works by the same artist, Andre Renoux. Through the years, they have added two more versions of the Place de Voges to their collection, too.
Not only do these paintings provide a peek into a charming and atmospheric part of the City of Lights, it's also a window into how the Weatherburn-Bakers have chosen to collect.
Roger founded and owned Naples' Weatherburn Gallery for 13 years and serves as president of the Naples Fine Art Dealers Association; Paula's professional life took her around the world as the vice-president of global community initiatives with IBM, working with museums in Cairo, Beijing and St. Petersburg.
"Some of the travel we did was related to our jobs, and some of the travel we did was during our vacations," Paula says.
But they collected art always, whatever the reason for their journey and wherever it led them. Throughout their home, there are pieces from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, objects that reveal volumes about not only the couple's tastes, but also their shared passions.
"Most pieces have a story," Roger says. "They have a value to us in terms of our married history."
In 2009, the couple turned to Naples architect Andrea Clark Brown to help them renovate their Moorings residence. In doing so, they not only created a showplace for their art, but also indulged a bit of whimsy in their interior décor: Many of their rooms have themes, such as the Russian guest bedroom.
At the center of the Russian bedroom is a crown canopy bed fit for a czarina, while paintings of well-known Russian city vistas grace the walls. Among these scenes are the famous and ornate Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood and the Hermitage Museum.
There is also an impressive collection of signed black lacquer boxes illustrated with Russian folk tales. Drawn by the incredible artistry of the pieces, Paula acquired the elaborate black boxes over a six-year period when she frequently traveled to Russia for work with the Hermitage. The boxes all hail from the "Ring Cities," towns so named because when sleighs were the preferred method of transport, the cities were all within a day's ride from the capital.
"Watching them being made was very interesting," Roger said of the boxes. "It gets pretty primitive. The artists there can't go around the corner and buy a paintbrush."
Nesting dolls and Russian icons add to the room's authentic appeal. Here, too, is the first painting Roger ever bought — an oil portrait of an elderly gentleman. The figure in the canvas reminded him of his late grandfather, and the 16-year-old Roger worked for an entire summer to pay for the piece.
Across the hall is another themed room, the French bedroom. Here again, the ambience enhances the art, and scenes of elegant French chateaus help create a feeling of chic countryside sophistication. Nearby, in what Roger and Paula coyly call the "Turkish bathroom" are colorful pots collected on a vacation. To the couple's surprise, they found complementary Izmir tiles here in Naples, and decided to go all-out in decorating the bathroom.
The couple's love of pottery is best seen in the kitchen, though. For years, they have collected majolica from Deruta, a mountaintop village in Tuscany celebrated for its ceramics since the time of St. Francis of Assisi. In the Weatherburn-Baker kitchen are an array of Deruta majolica pieces, including lamps, bowls, pots and plates — the latter of which always bears male and female figures.
"It's the style we like, the Renaissance flavor of it," Paula says of the ceramics. "The colors, the clothing."
"They're very rich," Roger adds. "This, I think, to us is very symbolic of that period."
Outside, on the front courtyard, are more majolica pieces, while in the back are lamp and clay pots from Morocco. In the home's study are complex and compelling pieces from Asia and Egypt, some of which were owned by Paula's family and some that the couple collected during their travels.
It's an eclectic assortment, and one that is quickly filling up even their recently renovated home. But don't expect them to stop collecting, the couple agrees.
"It's kind of impulsive for us — or compulsive," Roger says. "We can't resist sometimes."
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Archive for December, 2011
Duchess Debut: Lecia Cornwall
Her grace, Duchess Lecia Cornwall, debuted to great acclaim in March 2011 with her Regency romance novel, Secrets of a Proper Countess.
This week she's here dishing with the other duchesses to talk about her new Christmas-themed novella, All the Pleasures of the Season, as well as her sophomore novel, The Price of Temptation.
Publisher's Weekly says, "Cornwall's luscious Regency romance has just the right blend of mystery, manners and passion… With truly nefarious villains, plenty of action, and a dash of glamour, this tome is a seductive read."
Season for Romance says, "Ms. Cornwall has set the standard for a debut historical romance novel."
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James V. Royal Bad Boy or Misunderstood Sovereign?
What do you get when you mix one power-hungry stepfather with one foolhardy, English-born queen, add a dastardly uncle and a baby king? The makings of a fascinating fairy tale, right?
Or, the real life of James V.
Born at Linlithgow Palace on April 10, 1512, James V was crowned King of Scotland at the ripe old age of seventeen months. His father had died at the Battle of Flodden, and within weeks, his mother, Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, remarried Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. Like the proverbial evil stepparent found in all good fairy tales, Douglas used young James V as a political pawn and it was this contentious relationship which colored much of the young king's perspective and lead to several major events of his life, including his captivity. It didn't help matters much that James' mother, and his "Uncle Henry" (Henry VIII) also conspired against him to push their pro-English agenda at the cost of his Scottish loyalty.
But first things first.
After Sweet Baby James V was crowned, and Margaret married Douglas, the Scottish nobles formed a Board of Regents to rule the country until the king was 'old enough' to claim his throne. But Douglas used his position to accumulate more lands, titles, and wealth. He appointed his relatives to various government and church posts, solidifying the base of Douglas superiority. So much so, that his power eventually rivaled that of the monarchy.
Around age thirteen, James V began expressing concern over his stepfather's growing authority and also his poor handling of certain skirmishes along the border between England and Scotland. James wrote to his uncle, Henry VIII, asking for assistance. Douglas responded by moving the king to remote Tantallon Castle, located along the southeast coast, and holding him captive. For more than two years, Douglas kept the boy king 'entertained' by providing him with prostitutes and 'allowed him to indulge in allurements and improper pleasures,' presumably thinking that if he kept James occupied, he wouldn't be motivated to leave. Whether or not this impacted James' future sexual appetites, he did grow up to become a complete, royal horn-dog. More about that later!
By age sixteen (or thereabout) the king was ready to make a break for it. His mother, who had long wanted to divorce Douglas, was living at Stirling Castle, probably trying to develop a poison apple for her estranged spouse. Under cover of darkness, and allegedly disguised as a prostitute himself, James escaped to Stirling. It's unclear how Queen Margaret reacted when her son showed up on her doorstep, but it is clear that she did little to aid him during his time of imprisonment. It's also clear she'd made attempts to get him moved to England where he'd be 'under the protection' of her brother, Henry, even while knowing that could cost him his throne. Her loyalties were decidedly English. One historian remarked, "Margaret possessed all the flaws of the Tudor men, but none of their charm."
At Stirling, James gathered together those nobles who were equally frustrated with Douglas' abuse of power, and together they attacked Tantallon. Douglas escaped and made his way to England to cower under Henry VIII's chair.


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UNION -- When it comes to state tournament football there's no shame in losing to good teams that have great players. The Hilltoppers had a terrific season but they had not come against a team as good as Madison and a player as talented as Justin Goodwin in some time.
Madison's junior tailback put on a show, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns and passing for another score to lift Madison to a 47-7 victory over Summit to capture the North 2, Group II state title on Friday night on the turf at Kean University.
Summit completed its season at 11-1. A four-yard sweep by Kyr'e Negron with 6:26 left in the second quarter was the Hilltoppers only score. It made it a 19-7 game after Mike Badgley nailed the extra point.
The second quarter became the undoing for the Hilltoppers. Madison (12-0) exploded for 27 points to take a 33-6 halftime advantage. The Dodgers, which captured their second consecutive state title, played blistering defense and never let Summit quarterback Ryan Bringewatt have enough time to throw even while the Hilltoppers utilized their no-huddle offense.
Summit coach John Liberato had no excuses afterwards and praised his opponents for their performance.
"That's a great Madison team,'' Liberato said. "We did not underestimate them. We wanted to play our best game today. I think they played their best game today. They have a lot of weapons and their offensive lines and defensive lines did an outstanding job.
We knew they were well coached. They are a big, strong team and we tried our best.''
Bringewatt completed 7 of 21 passes for 119 yards and Summit rushed for 60 yards from scrimmage, but rarely did the Hilltoppers have a consistent offensive presence.
Summit started the game off well. On the games opening drive, Badgley got a good return to the Madison 40. However, the drive stalled and Badgley's 44-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.
The Hilltoppers' defense was able to force a Madison punt on its first series but the game's momentum changed the next time Summit had the ball. Bringewatt was trying to hit receiver Luke Stephens with a long, looping pass that Goodwin picked off at the Madison 40. Goodwin returned the ball about 30 yards to the Summit 31. On the very next play Goodwin took a handoff from quarterback Carson Lassiter, rolled to his right and through a halfback option pass to Joe Penney-Hadeywicz who found the right side of the end zone to make it a 6-0 game with 6:35 left in the quarter.
"He's the real deal,'' Liberato said. "That kid is the real deal.''
Because defenses have to be concerned with Goodwin's speed and cutting ability it opens up opportunities for other Madison playmakers like Lassiter and fullback Shone Register to make plays, too. Register scored twice and Lassiter rushed for one touchdown and connected with Ben Anderson for another score.
"They do a lot of things well,'' Liberato said. "That's why they are state champions.''
Summit's lone offensive bright spot occurred in the midst of the Dodgers' second quarter explosion. It was a 66-yard drive that included a 20-yard pass from Bringewatt to Luke Stephens and a 36-yard pass from Bringewatt to Negron. Negron was stopped at the Madison 4-yard line to complete the long pass play, but the junior back scored on the next play on a sweep to the right to make it 19-7.
It wouldn't get any better for the Hilltoppers. Madison scored on its next two possessions to build an insurmountable 33-7 halftime lead.
"We tried every play in our book. It just didn't work,'' Liberato said. "You have to give them a lot of credit. Our kids fought hard. They were better than us. ''
Although it wasn't the ending it wanted, Summit was proud of the season it had. The Hilltoppers fell one game short of their goal. The quest for next year's title starts today.
"Football is a game of life,'' Liberato said. "There's going to be a lot of ups and downs. We invested a lot of time and we didn't come up with the ultimate goal. It's going to hurt and sting a little bit but we're going to be stronger and better people for it later on. We're going to be classy enough to congratulate the better team and that was Madison today.''


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News: Shyne's Father Speaks On His Return, "It Will Take Some Time For Him To Recover"
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 3:05PM
Rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow's father, Prime Minster Dean Barrow, has spoken on his son's deportation to Belize and shared his initial reaction to seeing him after nearly nine years behind bars.
Mr. Barrow feels his son will need ample time to rest before making a move back into the rap spotlight.
"When I saw him yesterday I really was stunned," Barrow said in an interview. "You don't go to jail for that period of time without it obviously exacting a huge toll on you but I really was shocked to see what it had physically done to him and clearly it will take some time for him to be able to recover from that experience. Not having gone through it myself, I don't know whether anyone is ever able to recover. But it was wonderful to see that he is free at last and good to have him in Belize. Although he appeared physically frail, it was obvious that he is mentally as strong as ever and certainly kept talking to me about what his presence here at home could mean for this country, what opportunities he could cause us to be able to, he could create for us." (7 News Belize)
A detailed account of his arrival into Belize landed online today (October 30).
Shyne, the son of Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow, was greeted by his father, uncle Michael Finnigan, who is also the island`s Minister of Housing, his mother Imeon Myvett, his brother Anwar, other relatives, several curious Belizeans, and the press corps upon his arrival late Wednesday. Moses Michael Levy, a name he adopted in prison after he changed his religion from Christianity to Judaism, then journeyed to the Princess Royal Youth Hostel where he spend more than an hour chatting with delinquent youth who live there. (Carribean World News)
Shyne was deported to Belize on Wednesday.
Barrow arrived in Belize at 2:40 pm local time on a Continental flight from Houston escorted by a U.S. Marshall following his deportation from the U.S. after serving almost nine years in a New York penitentiary for his role in a nightclub shooting in New York city. The rapper was processed by local police authorities at the airport's V.I.P. lounge after which he was welcomed by his father Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, his mother Imeon Myvett and other members of his family and well wishers. Shyne arrived wearing a Harvard Law School sweatshirt, a full head of hair, headphones wrapped around his neck and sporting tzitzis reflecting his conversion to Judaism while in jail. he government closed down the airport's public waving gallery and attempted to prevent the local media from covering his arrival but enterprising T.V. cameramen managed to get some footage through a chain link fence of Shyne entering the V.I.P. lounge and later exiting the airport. (Belizean News)
After weeks of being detained, details on when he would be deported were released last week.
Shyne's team is fighting to stay in the US where his mother and his grandmother live and where they raised him....but it seems like he's going to have to continue the fight from Belize. Shyne will be released from Immigration custody but will then be deported to Belize soon. He has Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree advocating on his behalf in concert with his legal team. They're still urging fans to reach out to Governor David Patterson's office to petition for Shyne's pardon, but deportation is imminent. (Miss Info TV)
Check out Rakim speaking with SOHH about Shyne below:


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Shoppers showed up for a different kind of Black Friday sale in York County – it was the biannual York County drug task force auction, where items seized in drug investigations throughout the year were put up for bid.
This year about 60 vehicles hit the block.
All of the money raised at the auction goes back to the task force.
District Attorney Tom Kearney said the auction usually generates about $100,000.
York County District Attorney Tom Kearney takes a look under the hood of a 1962 Chevy Impala, which was part of the auction.
Officials hold the auctions twice a year. One is held in May and the other in November.


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Cindy Barlow
SVP of Sales and Marketing
Spend Radar
Cindy is Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing and is responsible for building and maintaining Spend Radar's global presence in the marketplace. Cindy brings 20 years of experience in sales and sales management in both large and small enterprises and emerging technologies. Cindy has an extensive history of accomplishments from supply management companies such as Emptoris, Moai and Oracle. Exceeding multi-million dollar sales quotas in the Global 500 and mid-markets, Cindy brings a consultative, solution-oriented focus to Spend Radar along with unparalleled customer service and satisfaction.
Philip Brown
Head of Procurement
CrossCountry Ltd
As the Head of Purchasing at XC Trains (part of Deutsche Bahn AG) Philip has over 17 years experience in the purchasing profession and a career spanning a broad and deep range of industrial sectors that includes Power, IT, Utilities, Retail, Automotive, Broadcasting and Transport. Armed with a practical knowledge gained through involvement in both Public and Private sourcing Philip is able to challenge and successfully transfer best practice purchasing skills.
Always enjoying the excitement of working across multiple departments he constantly looks for innovative solutions to practical purchasing issues and sharing valuable insight between departments, whether they be direct or indirect spend.
This is made clear in his pragmatic approach to training and development which has seen him directly involved in successfully writing and conducted training courses in a number of purchasing roles.
A keen contributor to many professional teams he was one of the founding members of the CIPS Marketing group and has written numerous articles in support of the purchasing profession.
Charles Gevers
Procurement Director
Charles currently holds the position of Procurement Director at Gasunie. His first work experience was with a pharmaceutical wholesaling company with jobs in logistics, sales, IT and facility management and as operations director. After that he worked as European marketing & sales director for TNT Logistics, then as VP customer service and logistics Europe for a Unilever subsidiary. His most recent roles were General Manager Distribution Europe for Shell (downstream) and CPO (Group Procurement) for Heijmans, a construction company.
Charles holds Engineering degrees in Construction and Civil Engineering and Masters degrees in Technical and International Business Administration.
He is Chairman of Raad van Toezicht KICI, Vice Chairman/ Penningmeester of Dutch Breast Cancer Federation and Chairman of Client Council Diakonessenhospitals.
Matthias Gramolla
VP Sourcing Strategy and Management
Development and implementation of consistent and comprehensive Sourcing Strategies across all Units.
Current focus on Supplier Management, Procurement Performance Management, Competence Management, Global Sourcing Strategy, Joint Procurement Material and Transparency
Airbus, Toulouse France: Head of E-Procurement, Head of Merger Integration
DaimlerChrysler, Stuttgart Germany and Detroit USA: Corporate Development, Merger Integration
DASA, Munich Germany: Corporate Development
Dornier, Friedrichshafen Germany: Satellite Development
Education: Master of Business Administration, Univ. of California, Berkeley Aerospace Engineer, University of Stuttgart
Jose Guzman-Bello
Managing Director
Consult Avila
Dr Guzman-Bello started his career in change management and transformation in the mid 80's as a member of the management team of Lucas Engineering and Systems, where he led a number of transformation programmes within Lucas Industries as well as Westland Helicopters and Rolls Royce Plc. He held a number of executive positions in Lucas Industries, including Group Supply Chain Program Director and Head of Strategic Sourcing. In the mid 90s, following the merger between Varity and Lucas Industries, he was part of an integration team that delivered savings in excess of £200m in its first year.
He founded Consult Avila in 2002. Since then, he has been involved in a number of successful transformations, including Compair, the 2006 winner of the most successful turnaround business awarded by the Turnaround Management Association (UK). Consulting work included: business turnaround, business planning, post-merger integration, working capital and leadership development.
Nikolaus Kirner
Group Procurement Director
Thomas Cook Group
Nikolaus Kirner is Thomas Cook Group plc's Chief Procurement Officer spearheading the group's global supply chain activities. He re-joined the Thomas Cook Group in October 2010 from Corporate Service Group where he was a Managing Director responsible for the strategic supplier relationship management with a spent of more then EUR 7bn purchasing volume, the provision of various shared services for the Arcandor group, as well as chairing various subsidiaries (fashion wholesale to BRIC markets, sea freight broker, fashion design center in Hong Kong) totalling a sales volume of EUR 215m.
From 2001-2009 Nikolaus worked for Thomas Cook's German subsidiary as Procurement Director and project leader for a corporate cost reduction programme as well as a post-merger-programme.
Nikolaus started his career at Lufthansa German Airlines as strategic sourcing consultant within the Star Alliance organisation and established joint procurement activities with further partners.
Nikolaus graduated as Master of Business Administrations from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Trinity College Dublin. He serves on the supervisory board of fairpartners AG, Langen/Germany and on the advisory board of the strategy research network at the Institute for Industrial Organisation at WHU, Vallendar/Germany
Fabien Krawczyk
Director of Ambition 2015 Achats – Procurement Strategic Plan
Le Groupe La Post
Fabien is currently in charge of leading the evolution of the Procurement Function in line with company's Ambition 2015 strategic plan. Through a series of work streams, he is responsible for setting up the conditions of refined dialogues and agendas with Top Management, Executive Committee, local CPOs and teams, and for influencing change in a context of strong corporate transformation driven by markets and shareholders' requirements. In addition to this role, Fabien is also Director of Indirect Purchasing (high-value services). He is responsible for 600M€+ yearly spending of strategic value (consulting services, recruitment, advertising, communication, marketing studies, web, insurance, training, etc.) and works in close relationship upward with key internal clients (Executive Committee Representatives and their Directors), downward with users and suppliers, and transversally with purchasing teams. 2009 and 2010 savings achieved: 19%. 2011 (to date): 15%
Fabien joined Groupe La Poste from EDF Group, where he was Director of the OPTEIS (OPTimization of External IT Spend) Programme. The initiative has been one of the major performance transformation drivers in the context of the IPO preparation. Spend baseline: €1.1b of yearly spending. Leading a team of around 50; reporting to Group CFO. Savings achieved above 20 %.
Prior to that, he worked for A.T. Kearney for 3 years and and Groupe ABC, a McKinsey spin-off.
Fabien holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Sammy Rashed
Global Head of Productivity Strategy and PMO
Sammy Rashed has 20+ years experience in senior management across various industries, and is currently Global Head of Productivity Strategy and PMO for Novartis Pharma AG in Switzerland.
Prior to this role Sammy was the Head of Strategy and Productivity for Pharma Global Sourcing. Since joining Novartis in 2001, he has headed Sourcing organizations in Canada, Europe, as well as Globally across all regions where he managed annual spend >$1.5 Bio and implemented Category Management focused organizations, evolving the function into a strategic partner for the business. Prior to that he managed category organizations at Merck, and has a project management background in mechanical contracting. Sammy holds a college degree in Architecture and an executive MBA from UQAM (Canada)
Frank de Reij
Group CPO
Frank de Reij is Group CPO Air France – KLM, and responsible for the Procurement of products and services – excluding aircraft - for both airlines.
After his career at Transport Management International, Frank de Reij joined KLM in 1998 as VP & Managing Director Business Unit Air Logistics.
In 1999 he was appointed as Senior VP of the Business Unit Air Cargo and in 2000 he joined the Executive Board of the KLM Cargo division as Senior VP Commercial, responsible for all commercial developments and partners.
From 2003 until 2007 Frank de Reij was Executive Vice President of the KLM Ground Services division. Heading over 5000 people, he was responsible for the worldwide handling of aircrafts, passengers and luggage.
Frank was an active member of numerous Air- and Logistics associations. He is member of the SIGB, the Foundation for Natural Leadership and the Supervisory Board of Tergooi Ziekenhuizen. He is also involved in a variety of coaching and leadership development activities.
Zoltan Roka
Procurement Center of Excellence Europe
Zoltan is a Director of the Procurement Center of Excellence group at Alcoa. He is responsible for the strategic direction, management, planning and operations for the area consists of Procurement Service Center, Accounts Payable, Professional Services, and Functional Support. He leads a large group of people, which provides services on 10 languages to 100+ locations in 14 countries in Europe and North America. Previously he held various Global and regional management positions in shared services, procurement and IT. His professional career reflects to 18 years experience including 14 years in multinational corporate environment. Zoltan holds a BA in Information Sciences and an MBA in Management and Finance.
Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world's largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years.
Dr. Heinz Schaeffer CPO NORCEEAXA
Heinz Schäffer was responsible for establishing the Procurement function when he joined AXA Germany in 2003. He was instrumental in defining the organisational structure, the key policies and in building the Procurement team. Today he actively contributes to international AXA Procurement activities and, since the summer of 2007, is responsible for Procurement Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine as CPO NORCEE (Chief Procurement Officer Northern and Central Eastern Europe). Moreover, Mr. Schäffer also lectures at a number of German and Austrian Business Schools and contributes to various standardization activities – e.g. he is a co-founder of the e-catalogue standard BMEcat.
Detlef Schultz
CEO Vodafone Procurement Co. & Global Supply Chain Management Director
Detlef joined Vodafone in March 2003 to lead the Global Supply Chain team. His responsibilities include strategic and operational leadership of Vodafone's Supply Chain Management across the globe in the areas of Network Infrastructure, IT and Services. Detlef also leads the Luxembourg-based Vodafone Procurement Company, which provides a single point of purchase for the Group.
Prior to Vodafone, Detlef spent more than 6 years in Santa Clara, California with the world's largest semi conductor equipment manufacturer, Applied Materials where he held various Supply Chain, Planning and Operations Management responsibilities.
Before moving to the US Detlef was a Member of the Board of Management for Babcock-BSH AG in Germany where he led the area of Supply Chain Management and financial controlling.
Prior to that, Detlef worked for Siemens for ten years, more latterly as Purchasing Director based in Bocholt and Kamp-Lintfort, Germany.
He started his Supply Chain career with Siemens in 1985 in the area of Materials Management Over the course of his career with the company he lived in Korea and Singapore.
Detlef was born and raised in Germany and graduated from the University of Cologne with a master's degree in business.
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It was an exciting time for the Yuma Air Branch and members of the U.S. Customs Border Patrol, today, as a new air facility is dedicated. It is the first one in Yuma and makes those who go above and beyond to protect our border extremely proud.
"It's been a great day its been a long day coming this over five years of hard work to get to this point, we are all very proud of this facility." Says Mark Miles, Director of Air Operations, Yuma Air Branch.
The new air facility is an eight point five acre aviation complex. It has administrative, maintenance and hangar space as well.
A fourth airport owned building is also located in the complex with two newly constructed air hangars. There are also shop spaces to accommodate operations twenty-four hours a day.
The project has been years in the making and those who helped with the construction of the facility say they are pleased with the results.
"Seeing the users, U.S. Border Patrol and the enhancement of the community, it is really the best part of what we do." Says Edward Fagin, Principal Architect at Architecture West.
Agents say a facility like this one will help make their job more effective.
"There are a lot of air assets that we utilize in the field so the better the facility, the better they can assist the U.S. Border Patrol." Says, Border Patrol Agent, Joel Cruz.
Those who were involved in the project say facilities like this one will help keep the South Western area of Arizona safe."
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Watching the penultimate episode of this season's Downton Abbey (note: this is not a spoiler unless perhaps you are a deep period language nerd, in which case let's be friends,) I noticed that various characters used the word "stuff" at least half a dozen times, each time with a sort of pause before it and real emphasis behind it, as if to highlight that The Times, They Are A Changing and The Slang, It Is Entering the Noble Classes. (It was always the younger characters saying it- no "stuff" for "What is a week-end?" Dowager Violet, safe to say.)
And while I found this a little annoying while watching (me: "why is everybody saying 'stuff' all the time in this episode? It's super distracting." John: "You notice weird things.") I am totally guilty of doing the same thing: enjoying a particular expression or turn of phrase so much that I end up unintentionally overusing it like some sort of SAT-word-dropping smugface.
You want examples? Well, for one, I use "exercised" as a synonym for "worked up," which is something my parents have always said but which I recently discovered other people find weird. (Used in a sentence: "I am not usually one to get exercised about minor delays, but when I've made a reservation and have to wait for a table anyway I cross over from 'polite customer' into 'total b*tch.'")
Others: I am fond of "articulated" used as an adjective to describe something that has joints (Articulated bus! Articulated fence! Articulated arm on a doll! ); I often simply declare "false!" when I disagree with a proposition or sweeping declaration; I say "esoteric" and "dilettante" and "idiosyncratic" more than is strictly necessary.
And that's not even getting into the ridiculous verbal shortcuts/strange inside joke phrases that pepper our family vernacular. "Okey dokey artichokey" is one of Poppy's favorite things to say. Whenever we're having trouble carrying/are about to drop something, we complain that we're "losing gription" (mercilessly mocking a friend who used this non-word, repeatedly, during a harrowing day spent helping friends move their very large furniture out of the very tiny stairwell in their apartment building.) We routinely refer to shady characters as being "shifty like penguin." (Origin: another friend, asked incredulously why he didn't like penguins, said with a completely straight face and without irony: "I don't trust them. They're shifty.")
I love this about language: the ever-changing nature of it, the nuance, how the same idea can be expressed in dozens of different ways. So humor a language dork: what are some of your most beloved/overused words? Strange phrases you and your family use as shorthand? I live for this stuff!


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Over The Hedge
Original post made by no name on Jun 12, 2006
on Jun 12, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Daniel Rand is a registered user.
Wait ... weren't the "glutonous" junk-food-eating suburbanites the villains in this film, and the simple, foraging critters the heroes? Not sure how that promotes junk-food eating -- I actually had the opposite reaction. Made me feel like us humans should think twice about what we gorge on and consider the wilderness and animals around us before we buy big SUVs and pounds of Funyons. Sorry, but I felt this movie actually had a good message about avoiding saturation and over-eating. And how about "Cars"? A pleasant, family film to remind us how dependent we are on oil. Maybe animated films aren't sending the good messages they used to...
on Jun 13, 2006 at 5:22 am
I agree with Daniel. Plus the only reason they had to eat the junk food was that the wild land had gone away.
on Jun 14, 2006 at 7:29 pm
I agree that the overt message was supposed to be that junk food was bad, but if product placements (& even celebrities smoking or wearing diamonds) in movies sells products, then doesn't watching 90 minutes of junk food have an impact? But maybe I missed something important, as I had trouble staying awake.