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Joseph P. Messina
A friend of a man paralyzed in a Mokena bar attack three years ago told a judge it took a simple comment about blood on Joseph Messina's shirt to send him into a fit of rage.
Soon Eric Bartels was on his back outside 191 South, she said, blood pooling around his head. Prosecutors accused Messina of throwing the punch that knocked him down.
But Messina's mother, Michelle Messina, said that's just not her son.
"He's nothing like what he's being painted as," she said this week.
She said her son is family-oriented, a great brother and a very good athlete — he starred at Lincoln-Way Central High School and South Suburban College before earning a baseball scholarship to St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Ind. — who used to help out at youth baseball camps.
And while she said she can't talk about what happened in the early morning hours of July 25, 2009 — the day after her son's 21st birthday — she said the media has the wrong idea about him.
"He's just not an aggressive person," Michelle Messina said. "That's just not him."
Will County Judge Sarah Jones will ultimately decide whether prosecutors have the right man. She's been presiding in Joliet this week as Messina is on trial for aggravated battery.
Jan Bartels, Eric Bartels' mother, told reporters Monday her son still can't see, speak or eat. And as of earlier this week she said he didn't know the trial had started.
Jones heard Wednesday from Jason Siegert, a witness who said he saw Messina punch Bartels twice — once before Bartels fell and a second time while Bartels was on the ground. He said Messina straddled Bartels, threw the second punch and raised his hands in the air.
"Like he was the victor," Siegert said.
Siegert teared up — and prompted Jan Bartels to cover her mouth tightly with her hand — as he told the judge he saw blood coming out of Bartels' ears.
And the judge heard from Jody Sisco, a bouncer at 191 South who said he walked out of the bar just in time to see Bartels' head jerk back as a man stood in front of him. Then Sisco said that same man punched Bartels as he fell to the ground.
The man who threw the punch got in a van, Sisco said, but the bouncer said he held the van door open and told him "Don't even bother leaving."
When police arrived, he said, he identified Messina as the man who threw the punch for police.
But Sisco said the only person he saw raise his arms in the air that night was Bartels. Siegert and Sisco each described Bartels in their testimony as the taller gentleman in the fight.
Messina's chance to defend himself could begin Friday if prosecutors wrap up their case Thursday.
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Trent discovers one of his ex-wives has undergone a sex change AND is trying to steal a San Diego national treasure. Now he must navigate Kove's jealously and stop his ex before he falls in love with her -- I mean him -- Ugh... IT again. Plus, no one has read Piper's book for book club and the meeting is tonight!
A new alcoholic energy drink is killing University of San Diego Students. NTSF must team up with the Food and Drug Administration, despite their mutual mistrust, to follow a lead.
Each member of NTSF gets a mysterious call from a person who claims they have secret information about them. Unbeknownst to the other members, they each must bring a million dollars to a warehouse, leaving Kove alone at NTSF HQ. When the caller is finally revealed, the team gets a blast from the past.
Trent is suspended from NTSF and his old nemesis, wheelchair bound Agent Van Damme, replaces him. While Trent is home alone he must fend off terrorists intent on killing him while his defenses are down. Meanwhile, Van Damme becomes the golden boy of NTSF. But something isn't right about this new guy.
A dolphin serial killer is on the loose and the NTSF don't have any leads until Trent visits the deadliest dolphin serial killer in captivity to get a lead on this new killer... before Sam and Jessie are it's next victims.
A stripper-astronaut steals the space shuttle plans and sells them to Mexico. Now NTSF must go into Mexico and stop the evil President Felipe Calderon before they beat the U.S.A. in the space race.
An international terrorist who avoids NTSF capture by staying out if their jurisdiction is finally corned on a cruise ship... or is he? Trent goes rogue and pretends he's taking the NTSF team on vacation in a ruse to bust this evil man in international waters. But there's a kink when Piper brings her fiancee on the cruise without informing him of her secret identity.
Cody and Sam are captured by Japanese Soldiers who have been lost at sea for 70 years after losing their way to Pearl Harbor. Now the NTSF must find them and stop their long-delayed attack on San Diego.
A particle accelerator malfunction sends Trent into an alternate universe where NTSF is a peaceful organization and terrorism is extinct. Now Trent and his parallel-world doppleganger must restore the time line and the natural order of violence.
Piper's brainwashed alter ego, Isabelle Gareth, a highly trained assasin, is activated after receiving a "special" birthday gift. Now she's hunting down all her NTSF teammates. Meanwhile, in the outside world, Jessie's finally given the appreciation she deserves by a model photographer - but does he have ulterior motives?
It's the Season Finale and there are so many twists and turns your head will explode. Sentient SUVs take NTSF hostage, Sam is forced to work with a creepy new member of the team, and Trent must track down who's behind it all. But there isn't just one culprit. Everyone has something to hide... or do they?
It's San Diego Day, a Christmas-like holiday, in San Diego but Terrorists plan to sabotage the SD parade by planting a bomb in the heart of the Grand Marshal of the parade, who happens to be the President of the Navy. Now NTSF must stop the bomb and, adding to stress of the day, Trent sends Alphonse out to find his kids the perfect gift.
Trent and Piper go undercover and back to school to figure out who's kidnapping the children of San Diego's elite.
Trent infiltrates the Swedish virtual pedicab bike racing scene to take down a crew of restaurant terrorists.
A Riddle Terrorist attacks San Diego on a Saturday, and it's up to Sam to stop him before he destroys the city.
A teen heartthrob rides along with Trent and Alphonse on the case of a brutal killer who likes killing Hollywood directors. Kove starts a podcast.
NTSF teams up with a group of anti terrorism time-travelers from the future here to prevent crimes that haven't happened yet - but will happen in the future.
Gary the Killer Whale is murdered and the NTSF team is blamed. Now Trent, Alphonse and Piper must clear their name before they are disavowed.
Robot S.A.M. is accused of murder and Trent has to go where no human has gone before: Robot Town, San Diego.
It's time for the biggest annual event in San Diego, and it's up to Trent and the team to stop a terrorist group known as the F.A.N.B.O.Y.Z., who are intent on killing the the comic book authors that have let them down.
When Piper decides to get married, she finds out the hard way that when your ex-fiance is a ninja, he has a hard time letting go.
Trent must kill his father, but things aren't as easy as they sound.
Jessie and Alphonse head underground to infiltrate a group of crazed book sellers who are intent on destroying the internet.
Alphonse travels home to Alaska to find out who murdered his former partner and to make amends with his father, who disowned him for using a cell phone.
The NTSF team shows off their new home security system and free iPhone app.
While celebrating Christmas together at Kove's house, the team is attacked by the evil Alaskan Santa Claus.
A terrorist has rigged a San Diego bus to explode if it goes over 0mph. It's up to NTSF to keep the bus from moving and figure out who's behind it!
Trent struggles to regain control of a hijacked plane filled with Comic Con convicts, while Kove and Alphonse debate whether or not to remotely blow it up.
On the eve of delivering the commencement address at USSD, The President of the Navy has three big problems: He can't speak in public without a river of profanity, a member of NTSF is suspected of being programmed to assassinate him during the speech, and his only protection is a robo-cop.
Trent's nephew harbors a seemingly peaceful extraterrestrial, but the NTSF team knows there's no such thing as a peaceful illegal alien.
Kove's little black book is stolen by someone from her past and the only NTSF agent talented enough to help her is dead. Or is he?
The agents of NTSF:SD:SUV trade in their badges and guns for suspenders and flair in order to save the President of the Navy's Chain Restaurant from its violent competitor, Senor Dicks. But will their plan go down in flames?
The Time Angels return and this time the hot time traveling trio protects the future by traveling to the Wild Wild West.
When Robot S.A.M. is taken prisoner outside of NTSF:SD:SUV:: jurisdiction, the team becomes a viral video film crew in hopes it will help disguise their rescue mission.
An early, sexist-ier NTSF agent from 1963 is called in to fight his old hippie nemesis, recently thawed out and escaped from cryo-jail.
For Trent and Sam, swapping faces to foil a terrorist ring is easy. Giving the faces back is hard.
Alphonse is captured while infiltrating the Little Britain section of San Diego so the team must join forces with their British counterparts, STSF:UK:DDB (Socialist Terrorism Task Force: United Kingdom, Double Decker Bus) to rescue their teammate and save San Diego from the Evil Brits.
Before Piper was a sexy superagent, she was an awkward, unpopular college student with a fondness for tight vinyl bodysuits.
Trent's children learn the true meaning of Christmas when a terrorist dressed as Santa takes over the mall.


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David has served as our General Manager, Consumer and Mobile since February 2013 and is responsible for running our global consumer business, which includes our mobile business. Prior to this, he served as our Chief Web and Customer Officer from 2010 to February 2013, President and General Manager, APAC, and General Manager, China, from 2009 to 2010, and Chief Marketing Officer from 2008 to 2009.
Before joining us, David was Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Dot Mobile Ltd from 2006 to 2008, and prior to that he held a variety of positions at Bulldog Communications Limited (acquired by Cable & Wireless Plc), Telewest Plc (now Virgin Media), Ernst & Young LLP and CACI International Inc. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from University College London, an MBA from the University of Strathclyde Business School and a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.


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I have been reading the prior year post to this thread, and have a question. There appeared to be a corbin sight called "GuysGoneBi" that featured the same models as ACM/ACS. Were they the same videos as appeared on ACS? If not, are those videos available anywhere? Thanks in advance for your help.
^^ ggb contained the bi videos from acs, plus a few more (17). Whereas acs only used to release a bi video every other week, ggb had one weekly. All of the ggb videos were released in hi def (720p). ggb disappeared (2011-09) shortly after cfs was created (2011-08). (Almost) all of the ggb/acs videos are now for sale of cfs. And acs stopped releasing bi videos in the fall of 2012.
Thanks! Just how many websites are associated with CF? I know of the following:
corbinfisher.com/trailers.aspx (?)
Did I leave any out? Would be nice if they had links from the main site to promote them. Perhaps in the next release of the main...
Also is there a way to distinguish the ggb videos from the acs videos?
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Is CF trying to say something with the amount of their ACM updates this week?
P.S~ I love Quinn.
Just saw the video, and I must say, Gentry (?) reminds me of James.
Quinn and Gentry are definitely two cute gay boys.
Ha Gentry will bottom very soon. Cant wait. He is so handsome and great personality. Hottttttttttttt guy for sure.
@Jupiter Street: That's what I've been thinking since he appeared for his solo. Which is totally welcome, as I've totally missed James. It seemed that just as he got really good at bottoming (e.g. James & Aaron's scene) he was gone. I really hope that Gentry stays around and stays around longer.
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IMHO this is CF's best scene in months. And Gentry is really handsome, probably my favorite one in the recent newbies.
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It certainly get my vote. It's pretty early to say this (early star ratings don't always hold), but so far it looks like acm subscribers agree. Gentry fucks Quinn is rated 4.75 stars. There are very few videos that make it to 4.75. Since 2012-Jan, the following are the only videos rated 4.75. So although there are a number of 4.5 rated videos (9 in the last two months), it's been over two months since subscribers found an acm video that they liked well enough to rate 4.75.
- Kent fucks Reed 2012-Nov-20
- Hunter fucks Aiden 2012-Nov-15
- Kent fucks Quinn 2012-Nov-08
- Kent fucks Cain 2012-Aug-16
- 6 shooter Conner/Aiden/Kent 2012-Aug-01
- Connor fucks Cort 2012-Jun-21
- Cain fucks Avery 2012-Jun-14
- Chandler & Scott dp Dawson 2012-Mar-23
- Sean & Connor dp Scott 2012-Mar-09
- Connor fucks Harper 2012-Feb-28
- Sean & Marc fuck Zeb 2012-Jan-26
- Chandler fucks Aiden 2012-Jan-18
We'll agree to disagree on Dixon but as a fan of R&B music both current and old school, I don't think things are as progressive as you think they are in the U.S. Just because the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Usher, Alicia Keys and even Cee-Lo have broken through commercially doesn't mean that mainstream America's musical doors are open to other singers of color. Despite their respective labels' valiant efforts, recording artists like Trey Songz, Miguel and Keri Hilson have yet to be fully or even partially embraced in the manner of the aforementioned. They have a better chance of crossing over by collaborating with, say, a Justin Bieber or Timberlake or making the news re: their personal life. Frank Ocean, for example, needed to come out as bi to get non-urban attention. Yes, things are better than they were but many of these lesser known modern day R&B performers frequently mention about loving to tour in the UK, continental Europe, Japan and Australia because those fans are more open and appreciative.
How do you remember all their passwords? Or do they all have the same password?
I can't decide who's luckier: Quinn or Blake.
Seems to be a slow day around here. Perhaps this will pick things up
I think it's amazing the how Zeb has opened up or loosened up in ways I never imagined! He's so pretty and lean that you forget how hung he is! Great showcase for his boner!
It kind of sucks that all of Josh's scenes are on CFS now. All the talk of Lucas coming back for additional scenes made me wonder if his new ones would be exclusive to CFS too.
cf has always had to do a balancing act between acm and cfs. cfs is most likely good for cf's bottom line, especially with scenes with really popular models like Josh, but it does little for their acm subscribers. Josh's cfs videos do well because of the fan base that he built on performances on acm/acs. cf needs acm subscribers to build a fan base for new models.
I'll be very disappointed if all of the new Lucas scenes wind up on cfs. That would be a real "fuck you" to the cf-acm subscribers. It will also be interesting to see if any of the scenes from their latest trip wind up on acm. In each of their major trips in the past, at least some of the scenes wound up on acm (but not DownUnder, nor three Amigos). I think it will be a good measure of what value cf places on their subscribers.
As a separate example, having now become enamored with Quinn (based on his acm scenes), I find he has four scenes on cfs that I would like to see. But I'm not willing to spend $20 to see four videos. If I'm going to spend $20-25 on gay porn, i'm more apt to go try a month of Helix or cockyboys where I've got a whole library of videos to try for the same amount of money. When Corbin asks me to pull out my credit card and spend real dollars to download one video, I'm going to consider what else I might purchase on a video by video basis. I've pretty well gotten over the impulse buying of cfs videos (the primary exception being cfs sales ).
As an acm subscriber I get about thirteen videos per month. I can afford to write off the not so good ones. As long as at least half of the videos are good, and there are a few really good videos, I feel like I'm getting my money's worth. If I reach a point where I think all the good stuff is on cfs and not acm, I'll write Pete and complain, and eventually I'll cancel my acm subscription.
I like Quinn SO MUCH.
I hope he and Harper get paired up soon.
I know that there was some discussion about Les Miserables earlier and the CF looking boys in the rebellion. I just got home from seeing it and I would bet serious money that one of the ones that has some singing lines is Reed. Same nose, same crooked smile. Same gap in the teeth.
Okay, I know this is the CF board, not SC, but since I like you guys (and women) I wanted to share this: Just watched Taylor and Dalton on SC. Completely surprised by how hot it was, because both guys had that "hand me the money NOW" look to them. But....
The internal cumshot at the end may just be the hottest 45 seconds ever filmed in a porn video. Or at least the most real looking depiction of sex I've ever seen on camera. You all have got to see it... and you know by now that I am not given to superlatives, so trust me on this.
Did anyone download the CFS Ashton and Connor video-just curious as I sat next to Ashton at a restaurant in Tampa-wanting to know if it is a creampie video-can't tell from the stills
I haven't seen it, but from the written description it seems there is no creampie:
Ashton's made himself a lot of fans since this burly bar bouncer first appeared on Corbin Fisher. Now we get to see him take on someone his own size - CF legend and resident Greek god, Connor - and see who bounces who!
Watching these two muscled titans make out and suck cock is exciting enough … but watching Ashton take Connor's huge cock from every angle is worth more than any club's two-drink minimum. Ashton rides Connor's dick and he blows a thick load all over his leg – which he follows up by swallowing Connor's load!
Thank you Joe..at first I thought damn you are quite the explicit reviewer
I liked it. This was the "gentle" Connor, not rough with Ashton. Lots of Connor initiated kissing. Ashton does not take all of Connor's cock, half at most. It ends with Ashton taking Connor's load orally.
Since Pete starts by saying good morning to Connor and Ashton i'm assuming it was shot first thing. Connor's hair certainly looks like he just rolled out of bed.
There are several out gay models who have enjoyed a high degree of popularity on this thread over the years: Patrick, Dante, Jarrett, Carter all spring to mind. The problem is that they disappear too quickly. This leads me to suspect that the thoughtful posters here are not representative of the average CF customer.
However sometimes I suspect the bitch league holds gay models to a higher standard. They are also more likely to pick on a gay model, as happened with Quinn I, who I thought was cute as fuck. It's way more in evidence over on WayBig, which is like cyber middle-school.
Ashton: I still think he was significantly cuter as in his first solo for Fratmen (can't recall his name). His looks deteriorated at the Pad, where he succumbed to the ink fetish. Ironically "Connor Ashton" was the name of a Cobra twink who did a scene and apparently had a fling with the model currently known as Sean Paul Lockhardt.
TommyPaine: SC does the internal cum shots much better than CF. Their creampies are also better executed. Often the bottom's butt is elevated so that most of the top's cum ends up in the little divot around the his hole and goes inside with the reinsertion.
Personally, my favorite internals were with condoms. Horny Cam was the master at these. I've been with several guys who can't cum in a condom.
I have to say pretty much since CFS came along, I have felt pretty hard done by. Admittedly, the first half of 2012 was for ACM, but the second half I felt was pretty poor. I don't get excited by seeing the guys used on the ACM roster, as we haven't had time to 'get to know them'. Guys such as Tyson for example, did two scenes over on ACM, and then off to CFS. The guys u feel a connection for all tend to be on CFS more and more now.
I can imagine that the Lucas scenes will be CFS exclusive, just as Josh's scenes now seem to be too. In fact, I'm very suprised 'Double Penetrating Dawson' wasn't a CFS exclusive too. Last year, I let my 2 year membership lapse for the first time, and only rejoined for a month during the Christmas Sale as I was intrigued by the 'Double Penetrating Connor' update - but even that I felt was a disappointment. For someone who can sure give it, its about time Connor learnt to take it too. I cancelled my sub a few weeks back, and can safely say the only time I will rejoin is next time there is a sale so I can catch up on what I've missed.
I bought I few Select vids, but its got to the point where say by opting for the Select vids I'd only get 3 vids for $20, as opposed to the 16 or so you'd get with a ACM membership (during the sale).... so I will pretty much be looking for another site I think. Whilst the novelty of Select was good to begin with, I feel like it has turned into a kick in the teeth for ACM members.
I love Trey from CF! The man just oozes sex and I enjoy watching him. He have such a beautiful smile!
It's not middle high-school, it's a retirement home in Alabama, full of men who have been in closet all their life, never seen the dick and their only man-on-man experience was that straight guy beating them up in the school... Their brains simply can't accept that gay man can be out and openly enjoy gay sex. I feel sorry for these old men, but they need to know young people are exposed to that stuff...
Does anybody knows if Quinn is straight or gay???
quinn & gentry was a seriously horny scene! they should totally let quinnie there de-virg gentry cuz he's got this lithe bod made for fucking and an nice thick cock perfect for opening virgin hole and seasoning it with the first shot of man-seed! do it right and that dude will be queer for life! in fact it looks like they prolly did it in the shower already.
Funny I always just assumed Quinn was gay, probably because he reminds me of one of the old Cobra twinks. I almost never read the write-ups. Just read his and it's equivocal. They haven't established his straight creds with an ACS scene (just like Zeke did lol!) They typically do that right off if they want tom market a model as 'straight'.
but the maturity level of way big regulars like 'clusterfuck' and 'sushi' is strictly adolescent. They are still very 'concrete'. They haven't entered 'formal operations' in Piaget terminology.
Funny you should mention nursing home. There was a great line from the Sopranos about assisted living "sometimes this place is high-school in wheel chairs." One of the later seasons. Paulie's mother/aunt, not Livia.
Disillusionment: when you've watched your favorite scene often enough that the flaws stand out, technical flaws that had once been so well hidden by the models' brilliant performances ... but are now so blindingly obvious.
I'm referring to Cumming in Cameron.
Just think what goes through the minds of these young gay boys, when they apply for a gay porn site, and the first thing they asked for is to fuck girls. It may be somewhat funny, but... Just recently there was another gay boy suicide, because he was bullied for being gay. And here we see gay boys being bullied by "gay" porn studio and their "gay" fans. At the same time even the US president says "gay brothers and sisters" deserve equality. Not on Corbin Fisher though...
New tweet - CFSelect scenes will now go up at midnight on Friday instead of Saturday. Good news for me!
When I saw the gif's of Quinn and Gentry, I immediately had the thought that one of them seemed to favor Sean/Matt quite a bit. Did anyone else think that or was it just my imagination? I haven't seen the vid yet but hope to soon.
^^ correction: that he was gay
Yeah, because being gay and having a boyfriend must be so offensive. But "straight" guys saying how they love to fuck girl asses is just fine.
Did cf re-edit his first scene? I ask because the video I have during the interview with Pete, Quinn pretty much says verbatim what was in the original write-up
It appears that cf doesn't like to say anything in their "publicly available" marketing materials that works against the statement that "most of our guys are straight". In the case of the models, cf would rather keep people guessing. The word "gay" does not seem to be the cf vocabulary. For example, in the corbinscampus web site the only two uses of the word gay are: 1) in a recent blog entry Lucas mentioned that he attended a gay wedding, which he found interesting; and 2) when they introduced the cf owned gay.xxx web site. On the main web site about the only place the word "gay" is used is in the news section (e.g. xbiz gave cf an award for the best gay porn web site, and cf regularly gives donations to Equality Florida). The meta data for all the web sites have the word gay used all over the place to drive search engines for users looking for gay porn, but that's only visible if you look at the page source for each web page. Many businesses put a spin on their marketing materials so I don't have a problem with it, although it's kind of humorous given the nature of their product. It would be interesting to see how many other gay porn sites do the same thing.
I wonder if 'baseball jock marshall' had any idea that three years after rubbing one out for Fratmen he'd be taking raw dick and eating load for Corbin Fisher?
The actor's name in question is Fra Free and he's Northern Irish.
Before they moved to Tampa, FL, there were more gay/bi models, but I don't remember them specifically labeling them, only mentioning that they were into [fucking] guys or even each other. Only right before the move to FL and the change to "mostly straight guys..." did they completely drop any insinuation of any of their models being into other guys. The wish and idea on wanting to seem them having sex together came from the CF directors themselves, i.e. CF Education.
What has happened at CF is that they've painted themselves into a corner by refusing to be open about being a GAY porn studio. In fact, similar to Bel Ami, which doesn't use the term 'gay' to my knowledge either, though letting their models openly admit about being attracted or lusting for each other, CF would consider themselves more of an all-male porn company, although they can't since they do have straight and bi content presently. Hence, they are between a rock and a hard on.
It's a simple PR move that's gone bad, really bad and can only be corrected if CF changed their business model again. However, according to some sources, even the owners don't seem to want to cave in on that so they have to deal with a controversial business model that eventually will run them and some of their own models into the ground, on a moral and a psychological basis. Luckily, quite a few models have recognised that early and are now having successful careers at more relaxed and open-minded studios. The one's that are staying, well, they are text-book cases; intriguing, interesting, yet frustratingly complex sexually.
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We have been running a quilt club for just over a year and we've got quite a group of regulars who turn up on the first Saturday every two months for some patchworking and a chat. There must be something quilty in the air for 2012, as last time we met the group had doubled in size with lots of lovely new patchworkers turning up.
Samantha Jenkins leads the patchworking and quilting and you can see some of her work hereshe is full of great ideas and can solve all your patchwork problems!
I thought it might be time to try out some different craft sessions aimed at adults, so much in the same way that quilting club is run (relaxed and informal but with someone there to help if you get stuck) we are going to be trying out some similar sessions providing you with the chance to knit, make rag rugs, do some simple printing by hand and embroidery. Please visit the 'what's on' part of our website for more information, and please remember to book as spaces are limited.
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Becky has previously worked in St Fagans: National History Museum on our Keepsakes project and has run numerous art and craft sessions for all ages as well as being a wonderful artist in her own right.
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Here are the crafty dates for your diary. Booking is essential as spaces are limited, so please phone 029 2057 3414 to keep a space.
3 March 11am-12.30pm - Quilt Club
17 March 11am-12.30pm - Knitting
31 March 11am-12.30pm - Embroidery
14 April 11am-12.30pm - Printing
28 April 11am-12.30pm - Embroidery
12 May 10.30am-12.30pm - Rag Rugs
19 May 11am-12.30pm - Knitting
26 May 10.30am-12.30pm - Rag Rugs
7 July 11am-12.30pm - Quilt Club
1 Sept 11am-12.30pm - Quilt Club
3 Nov 11am-12.30pm - Quilt Club
All sessions are free and some materials are provided to get you started. If you are taking part in the rag rug sessions please bring along some old clothes or fabric.
Wild winter flowers
You may remember our pictures of roses and daisies flowering in December? Well, top botanist, Dr Tim Rich, who is based at Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales has looked much further into this strange occurence.
On new year's day he counted how many different types of plants were found to be flowering in the Winter. He found that the warm weather had allowed an amazing 63 wildflowers to bloom, which is much more than the normal average of 20-30 species. See the news reports below that explain the findings of his investigation.
Perhaps you could count the number of wild plants that are in flower around your school? If you do, please send me in some pictures. Meanwhile, I've had many reports from schools telling me that their daffodils and crocus are starting to grow!
Many thanks. Professor Plant.
BBC Breakfast this morning and BBC News live pieces all day today
Listen out for Tim Rich on BBC Radio Wales' Roy Noble Show at 3pm
BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning - listen again
BBC Wales Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16465133
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New year, new shoots!
This year's bulbs are taking advantage of the mild weather. I can't remember such a warm Christmas holiday, almost every day the temperature was 10 degrees!
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School have sent in some pictures and reported: "We were very excited when we visited our bulbs after the Christmas break. Some of them had grown and we could see small green shoots peeping through the soil."
My plants in Cardiff have begun to grow too, the daffodils are about 3cms tall and the crocus is just shooting through. If you're not sure which is which please take a look at my pictures. This time last year there was very little sign of growth.
The bulbs that I planted in autumn 2010 are really coming along now. The daffodils are about 20cms tall. I wonder how early they will flower.
What should schools be doing now? As usual you will need to keep your weather records but now the plants are starting to grow you need to watch them - to see when they flower. Please see Keeping flower records to know what to do. Teachers may find it useful to refer to the Teachers Notes 2011-12 which will point you in the direction of all the useful resources.
Big School's Bird Watch. Don't forget you can help the RSPB to count birds on in your own school grounds between the 16th and 30th of January 2012 http://www.rspb.org.uk/schoolswatch/
Brush-up on your birds by watching our woodland wildcams - which view the woodland birds living at St Fagans: National History Museum.
Many Thanks, Professor Plant.
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Excavation at Llanmelin Hillfort, 1930s
Historic Photography Project (Esmee Ffairburn)
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The degradation of the Healy Creek area in Banff National Park continues due this time to negligent Sunshine Village snowmaking operations, which resulted in a large landslip into Healy Creek in December 2012.
The snowmaking system is used to increase capacity on the lower ski-out near the Bourgeau base area. The increased capacity is needed because Sunshine Village has increased ski-lift capacity elsewhere on the leasehold as well as expanding parking capacity along the Sunshine access road. The ski-out is used by the thousands of additional visitors as a means of egress from the ski area to the parking lot. So Sunshine has cast aside its former "100% Natural Snow" promise and has implemented snowmaking systems to accommodate the increased traffic. It's not just the snow that is no longer natural at Sunshine Village.
As Sunshine just gets bigger and bigger, Parks Canada has repeatedly failed to properly manage the Sunshine Village Lease Agreement and has also failed to restrict Sunshine Village operations within the lease boundary as promised in the 2006 Ski Area Management Guidelines. As a result, Sunshine Village parking operations now extend almost all the way to the Trans-Canada highway 8 km away and well beyond the lease boundary. This expansion already causes environmental damage due to garbage left along the roadside for which Sunshine denies any responsibility to clean up.
The Healy Creek valley was already significantly impacted even before the landslip, which caused further environmental damage to an important bull and cutthroat trout habitat. Sunshine Village also removes water from Healy Creek for snowmaking. The creek flows right through the base area adjacent to the Bourgeau parking lot which has capacity for up to 1700 vehicles. Hundreds more vehicles are parked along the public road for an additional 8km along the waterway towards the main Bow Valley.
Parks Canada chose not to fine Sunshine Village for the environmental damage and instead made excuses for excusing the company's negligence. Parks Canada has lost sight of its primary mandate and role to protect Banff National Park for future generations. Violations under the federal Fisheries Act can result in substantial fines and the risk of imprisonment. For some reason though, Sunshine Village rarely faces proper and adequate enforcement actions by Parks Canada.
This latest incident highlights the multi-faceted environmental pressures and damage being done by Sunshine Village operations but the company wants to increase parking capacity even further and to expand the ski area terrain near Wawa Ridge. Those plans will add further unsustainable and increasingly intensive impacts in the Healy Creek valley.
Healy Creek is an important watershed and tributary of the Bow River in Banff National Park. The area is also part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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I discovered a website last night which contained thousands upon thousands of video game soundtracks. Most were available for download, but I think you have to buy some of them. Either way...I took a walk down memory lane and listened to a lot of the soundtracks to some of the videogames I used to play back in the 90s.
Sonic (The music for this game and its many sequels was nothing short of brilliant! If I was a musician, I would be more than willing to pay for sampling some of the jams on those games. BTW...does anyone remember the Carnival nights zone? That was just insane!) Don't shoot me, but I could hear Gwen Stefani doing some vocals to that one.
Super Mario ( Needs no explanation. Each and every one of the Mario games contained music that we will never forget.)
Mortal Kombat ( I just love the intensity in most of the theme music for the MK games.)
Street Fighter 2 ( I love how there was a different theme song to represent each fighter, and their place of origin. Cammy's stage was always my favorite. Others included Dhalsim's, Blanka's, and Zangief's. T.Hawk's was cool too. )
There are others...but those are the games that really take me back...
Just listening to some of the music on these makes me think how did these guys come up with this stuff?
I mean...some of the music was so SICK! and crazy...in the best way!
I'm sure you guys can probably think of more recent examples...as I left all of my game playing in the 90s.
What's some of you guys' favorites? Share your thoughts on these...or whichever games contain some of your favorite tunes.
btw...the website I mentioned is...http://gh.ffshrine.org/.
Hope there's no problem with me posting that here.
If there are any of you out there who frequent this board who know or are acquainted with any of the people responsible for producing vg music...give them a pat on the back and remind them that their work is appreciated.


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adjective \ˈfris-kē\: very playful or lively
: sexually playful or excited
Full Definition of FRISKY
— frisk·i·ly \ˈfris-kə-lē\ adverb
— frisk·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun
Examples of FRISKY
- The kids were frisky after all that candy.
- <a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes>
First Known Use of FRISKY
circa 1500
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- antic, coltish, elfish, fay, playful, frolicsome, larky, rollicking, sportful, sportive
- Antonyms
- earnest, serious-minded, sober, sobersided
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Lieutenant Shannon Delatte, DirectorThe Information Technology staff is responsible for maintaining our vast array of computers and telecommunications equipment, including the desktop computers, laptop computers, in-car computers, servers, and software that make up the LPSO Computer network. This includes approximately 350 workstations and 30 servers at various locations throughout the parish. They are constantly evaluating the latest in cutting-edge technology for implementation at the agency. More commonly known as "I.T.," the staff monitors all connectivity between agency offices to assure continued access to all LPSO services.
The I.T. staff administers to the Law Enforcement Data System, also known as "LEDS." Adopted by the agency in 2009, the "ledsSuite" software developed by Zuercher Technologies includes Computer-Aided Dispatch, Records Management, Jail Management, Civil Process Tracking, Agency Administration, Reporting, and much more.
It is now also being used by the other law enforcment entities in Lafourche Parish, including Thibodaux Police, Lockport Police, Golden Meadow Police, and Port Fourchon Harbor Police. This makes Lafourche Parish one of the ONLY areas of the country to have all area law enforcement using a single system to share information, which has proven to be a valuable tool when investigating many different types of crimes. Moreover, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office works side-by-side with Zuercher Technologies providing feedback and suggestions on a weekly basis to help improve the software for user agencies nationwide.
I.T. maintains a mass-call-type system which notifies parish residents of any problems or activities that may be occurring which have an adverse effect on their area, including anything from crime alerts, road closures or even the flushing of water lines. This system is also used to make phone calls for the R U OK program three times each day.
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We are excited to announce the launch of the Official Website for the ITF Kids Development Programme. This colourful and interactive website will be a fantastic tool for teaching and learning as it is not just for Instructors but has dedicated sections for Kids, Parent and for Instructors. To visit the Kids Program website please follow this link: www.tkd-kids.org more content will be added very soon.
The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) set out to develop a website dedicated exclusively to their official education program for children between 3 and 7 years.
The content is divided into three sections (For Kids, For Parents and For Instructors) to facilitate access to content that is relevant to Kids, Parents and Instructors.
Some of the objectives of the website are to cover all the topics of the Main Syllabus and Supplementary Syllabus of the Program, provide assistance to parents or guardians to understand that content and post updates, provide educational materials, books, etc. in a special section for TKD Program instructors.
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All upcoming freshman that are interested in playing baseball for the Bradley Central Bears, please meet at the McKenzie Baseball Complex field Tuesday, May 28th at 4 p.m. for tryouts. For additional information please feel free email Patrick Spangler @ email@example.com.
The Sharks baseball team will host Sharks Invitational baseball tournaments at Cleveland Middle School and Cleveland State Community College on the following dates: 13-under tournament May 10-12 at CMSl, entry deadline is May 3; 14-under tournament May 17-19 at CSCC, entry deadline is May 10. The cost is $250 per team. Tournaments will be played under the Tennessee high school rules. For more information, contact tournament director Jason Sewell at 614-8744 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cleveland State will host a series of summer baseball tournaments at Cougar Field: June 1- 2, 16-under (enter by May 10); June 7-9, 18-under (enter by May 17); June 15- 16, 15-under (enter by May 24); June 22-23, 14-under (enter by May 31); June 22-23, 13-under (enter by May 31). The 15-under tournament and 16-under tournaments will be three games pool play and championship at a cost of $350. The 18-under tournament will be four games pool play and championship at a cost of $400. The 14-under and 13-under tournaments will be three games pool play and championship at a cost of $300. Tournaments will be played under the Tennessee high school rules.
Cleveland State Baseball Coach Mike Policastro will conduct the following summer Baseball Camps: Youth Skills Camp, June 3-6 for ages 6-12, with daily sessions from 9 a.m. until noon. The cost will be $75 and includes a camp T-shirt. The Youth Pitcher/Catcher Camp will be held June 10-12 from 9-11:30 a.m. The Youth Hitting Camp will be June 17-19 from 9-11:30 a.m. Both camps will be for ages 8-16. The cost for the camps is $60 per session and includes a camp T-shirt. There is a $5 discount per camp registration if a participant registers for more than one of the camps. For registration information, contact Mike Policastro at 478-6219.
The annual Bear Baseball Camp will be held June 10-12 at the McKenzie Baseball Complex on the campus of Bradley Central High School. With fundamental hitting, fielding and pitching instruction for ages 5-12, the camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day. The cost is $50 per camper. For more information contact coach Travis Adams at tadams@bradley schools.org or assistant coach Patrick Spangler at email@example.com.
A new 12-under travel baseball team will start play this spring after the middle school season is over. Players cannot turn 12 before May 1 of this year. Playing mostly local tournaments, the cost will be low to participate. An experienced coaching staff will direct in a fun atmosphere. For more information or to set up a tryout call 715-5690.
The Colby Stansberry, "Heart of a Champion" 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 18, at Cleveland Middle School. Divisions include: High School, College to 29, 30 and over and 50 and over. Visit www.colbystansberry.net for a registration form. All proceeds benefit the Colby Stansberry Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Upcoming sixth graders interested in trying out for Ocoee Middle School girls basketball need to be at tryouts May 23-24 from 9-10:30 a.m. For information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Ocoee Middle Learn to Play skills camp for basketball players ages five through middle school will be held May 20-22 from 5-8 p.m. at OMS. The cost is $45 and will cover shooting dribbling, passing and defense. The camp will be run by OMS coach Joe Spencer and assistants. Registration will be the day of camp.
The annual Bearettes Basketball Camp will be held May 28-30 at Jim Smiddy Arena, with daily sessions running from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Open to ages 5-14, basic game fundamentals will be taught by coaches Jason Reuter, Kyle Copleand, Katie Frazier and current and former Bearette players. Camp fee is $55. For information call 284-2135.
All upcoming freshman interested in playing basketball for the Bradley Central Bears, please meet at the Jim Smiddy Arena on Thursday, May 23rd at 12 noon for tryouts. For any additional information please feel free to email Patrick Spangler @ email@example.com.
Coaches Kent Smith, Chuck Clark and Patrick Spangler will he host the 17th annual Bradley Central Bears Basketball Camp June 3-5. The sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon and are open to ages 6-14. Basic game fundamentals will be taught with station instruction from coaches, current players and former Bears. The cost is $50 per camper with awards and T-shirts provided. For more information call 476-0638 or 284-0148.
The Cleveland Lady Raiders Basketball Camp for girls in upcoming grades 1-8 will run will June 3-5 at Cleveland High School from 8:30 a.m.-noon. The cost for the camp run by CHS head coach Mindy Kiser, assistant coaches Jaime Baird, Kari Jo Harris and CMS head coach Amy McGowan is $50 per camper. Individualized instruction in fundamentals will be taught with individual and team drills covering offensive and defensive concepts. Campers will receive a certificate of completion, T-shirt and take home drill book. For more information, email email@example.com or call 478-1113.
The Cleveland Basketball Individual Camp for boys ages 6-15 will feature Vincent Yarbrough and be held June 17-19 at CHS. The cost for the camp is $50 with a brother rate of $85. There is a discount of $5 for pre-registration before May 23. T-shirts and camp basketball will be provided for ages 6-11. For more information, contact Jason McCowan at (423)618-2703.
The ninth annual Cleveland Country Club Men's Invitational will take place April 30-May 3. Amateur golfers from Cleveland and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to earn points for the 2013 Chattanooga TPC Championship. The field will consist of the first 144 paid entrants. The entry fee is $135 and includes two rounds of tournament golf, one practice round ranges balls and lunch Saturday and Sunday. The entry deadline is Ma1 at 5 p.m. or until the full field is reached. For more information, contact CCC at (423)336-3566.
The Bradley County Juniors Golf Clinic for ages 5-17 will be held at Cleveland Country Club on the following dates: June 3, 10, 17 and July 1, 22, 29. Ages 5-10 will go from 8-9:30 a.m. and ages 11-17 will go from 9:45-11:15. Pre-registration will be May 11, 18 from 9 a.m.-12 noon in the Golf Shop at CCC. A final tournament will take place Aug. 5. All tournament participants must attend four of the six instructional clinics to be eligible to participate. For more information, call (423)321-2779.
Chattata Valley Golf Club will host the Walker Valley Wrestling Golf Tournament June 13. Lunch will begin at noon with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. The cost of the 2-person, select shot tournament is $50 per person and includes green fee, cart and lunch. Prizes will be awarded for first through fifth and ninth place. Hole and cart sponsorships are also available.
The Kay McDaniel Tennis Clinic for boys and girls ages 6-13 will be held at Lee University June 3-7. The clinic is free and is for all skill levels. The girls clinics will run from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and the boys will run from 10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. The first 350 boys and girls to register will be accepted. Register online at www.kaymcdanieltennisclinics.com.
The Mosby Park Waterdogs Swim Team will have registration on April 25 and May 2 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hopewell School for swimmers 5-18 years old. No experience is necessary. Team swimsuits will be available for sizing. The Waterdogs swim season starts the day after Memorial Day and ends in mid-July. Prices are $75 for the first swimmer, $70 for the second swimmer, $210 for a Family Membership of three swimmers or more. For more information call Coach Kristy at 650-2667, or Karen Snider at 650-2668 or 336-5111, or E-mail email@example.com.
The Bradley Central volleyball team will hold tryouts at Jim Smiddy Arena May 22 from 12-3 p.m., June 10 from 5-8 p.m., and June 11 from 5-8 p.m. More information can be obtained by contacting Coach Christie McElhaney at 309-8760 or email@example.com.


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