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Day 2: Melbourne and traveling to Colombo.
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I've now got pictures posted over on Flickr and a video on YouTube for those that might be interested..
The second and final day in Melbourne started for me on St. Kildas Road in Melbourne for the first of 4 meetings. The office tower I was visiting brought me to the 14th floor of an office tower that overlooked the park where the Melbourne Grand Prix will be held this March 30th. For a city that boasts the most days of sunshine in the southern hemisphere, the host that was introducing the view to me seemed embarrassed by the grey overcast skies that hung over the gorgeous skyline before me. Melbourne is a beautiful place that regularly ranks high on the "world's most livable cities" lists. My favorite part of the city is its great cafe culture. As I order up a coffee to get my Tuesday midday caffeine fix, the whole experience, from ordering to drinking just feels right. The atmosphere around me is upbeat and comfortable as I dive in to enjoy a hot cappucino piled high with froth and cinnamon. My final meeting of the day brought me to the center of the city and the perfect place to round out my short visit to one of the world's great cities. Upon finishing, I sat for a few minutes along the Southbank area and just took in the now blue skies and chatter of tourists that were starting to infiltrate the city for the start of Commonwealth Games. Flags for the event that were on every possible lamppost were lapping in the breeze and the city was coming alive. I took the long way back to my hotel to soak up my final few minutes in Melbourne before setting off for the airport. I was composing this entry as I was cruising over central Australia last night. I'm now in Colombo, Sri Lanka after switching planes in Singapore. During the flight when were just clearing Australia, the pilot announced that we were going to pass over Ayers Rock on the right hand side of the plane. Unfortunately I was on the left, so resigned myself to looking at desertscape instead. Moments later a rock formation came into view so I snapped the photo. Here in my hotel in Colombo I just used Google Maps to try to identify what it was I was looking at and it turns out the formation I was looking at is quite close to Ayers Rock. In this link you can clearly see the formation I took the picture of and the lone rock to the right is Ayers Rock. Kind of cool.
As mentioned at the top of the post there are heaps of pictures that I'm starting to assemble if you want to check out what I'm seeing. I've also posted a video clip I've taken with my digital camera to YouTube.
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A Montmorenci man and his daughter are dead following a fire that police say may be arson.
Dunkan Baker, 28, and his 2-year-old daughter died as a result of the fire that occurred at abut 10 a.m. at 331 Old Tory Trail in Montmorenci, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Baker was pronounced dead at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, according to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, and his daughter was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff's Office is conducting an arson investigation at the home, which is considered "suspicious" according to police.
The fire was reported by a passing motorist. The Montmorenci Fire Department, EMS and sheriff's deputies responded to the scene, and Baker was located just after fire services arrived. He was then transported to the hospital, where he died at about 3 p.m.
His 2-year-old daughter was located deceased inside the residence after the fire was extinguished. The investigation is ongoing, police said.
Carlton said both father and child died from thermal injuries and smoke inhalation, and an autopsy is scheduled in Newberry Sunday morning.
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If you're ever asked, "Hey, name me two great tastes that taste great together!", chances are you'll say something like "chocolate and peanut butter" or, if you're a traditionalist, "peanut butter and jelly." Well, it's a little known fact that there's another appropriate response to that line of questioning: headbangers and porn stars!
Both were on full display in Los Angeles last night, where hard rock's elite and some of the finest denizens of the San Fernando Valley converged for the 3rd Annual Revolver Golden God Awards, which will air in the coming weeks on VH1 Classic. Host Chris Jericho, who you'll recognize as a familiar talking head on VH1 (in addition to being a singer and wrestler), presided over the raucous affair, which hosted performances by recent RRHOF inductee Alice Cooper, Sebastian Bach, former Guns N' Roses bassist (and Playboy's current financial columnist!) Duff McKagan, and more. Meanwhile, the red carpet was a metalhead's dream come true: Celebrity Rehab 2 alum Steven Adler, Motley Crue, Dave Navarro and more crossed paths with adult film stars like Jenna Haze and Sasha Grey. And yes, as promised in the headline, William Shatner made an appearance, too!


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Record number of LEOs Killed in line of duty in 2011
For the 1st 3 months of 2011 there has been a record number of line of duty deaths for LEO in the US. I just wanted to say to all those guys out there, especially those who are probably riding alone with backup probably 10 minutes out, be safe and thanks.
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Wow, there is even a park ranger.
Park Ranger Chris Nickel passed away while patrolling the Square Tower Ruin Trail at Hovenweep National Monument in San Juan County, Utah.
A hiker discovered Ranger Nickel collapsed on the trail and immediately rushed to the visitor center to request assistance. Paramedics from Colorado, Utah and a medical helicopter from New Mexico responded but Ranger Nickel was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ranger Nickel had served with the National Park Service for 16 years. He is survived by his wife and parents.
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But another side of this is the alcoholism, mental illness, and family problems that Law Enforcement officers go through. I've known 3 officers who have ended their own lives.
And as far as the auto accidents. My unkle and brother have been in car wrecks while on duty. Both of them were T-boned. It ended my unkle's career.Combatives training log.
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My best friend is a Sheriff's Deputy in a rural county where every swinging dick owns guns. He rides alone. The county doesn't do any traffic, so all of his time is spent patrolling, responding to calls, etc. Backup could be 20 minutes away at any given time. He survives by being the meanest, most aggressive ************ in the county.
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It's certainly sad, I agree. Auto vehicle accidents/being struck by traffic, firearms, and other job-related accidents certainly do claim their fair share of cops. Also as mentioned....stress can lead of mental instability which can later lead to suicides. A lot of these deaths are preventable accidents other than outright homicides...and even with the homicides, many of those are preventable. It's very retarded to sit here and Monday-morning quarterback fallen officers...so I won't be the douchebag to do it.
I've been a cop for almost 20 years. I'm a trainer for the police, military, as well as the private sector. You wanna know what kills cops? Complacency. Getting into routines and bad habits which encourage taking shortcuts and working on the assumption that this guy they are pulling over 10 minutes before shift change is over with is just going to smile, take his ticket, and drive off.
In their basic academy, we stress the importance of (and beat the **** out of the dead horse that is) situational awareness, using common sense (not initiating contact with or pulling over a van full of gang members, approaching the vehicle from the passenger side while on the freeway, etc.), defensive tactics, and firearms retention. However...like your favorite martial arts class that you took 4 years ago...if you don't practice the **** and you don't employ the ****, and you automatically assume that everyone you meet is your friend, you risk becoming a victim.


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Welcome to Season 6 of Office Hours. In this episode Office Hours talks with Dr. J. V. Fesko, Professor of Systematic Theology and Historical Theology, about his new book, "The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights", and the insights it gives on the Westminster Confession; and the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms.
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Hawk-Eye is set to be unofficially trialled at Semple Stadium during Sunday's Allianz Hurling League final between Cork and Waterford.
GAA President Liam O'Neill has said that there are no immediate plans to have Hawk-Eye installed in regional grounds throughout the country.
Alan Milton of the GAA talks about the future of the Hawk-Eye system
GAA Director General Páraic Duffy has hailed Hawk-Eye as "very successful" and says Semple Stadium will be upgraded with the system as soon as possible.
GAA President Liam O'Neill has apologised to Limerick for the Hawk-Eye malfunction during their controversial All-Ireland MHC semi-final loss to Galway last August in Croke Park.
A Limerick official has labelled the GAA authorities 'cowards in Croke Park' over their handling of the summer's Hawk-Eye controversy.
Galway minor captain Darragh Dolan says his side were not distracted by Limerick's Hawk-Eye appeal ahead of the All-Ireland final with Waterford.
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Limerick's battle against the result of the All-Ireland MHC semi-final against Galway has finally ended after the DRA rejected their appeal.
Galway minor captain Darragh Dolan says they are relieved that they can focus on the All-Ireland final after Limerick's Hawk-Eye appeal was rejected
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Limerick minor hurling manager Jerry Wallace says the effects of the Hawk-Eye error and the ensuing controversy have had a traumatic effect on his players.
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Shaw, who honeymooned in Lake Placid and continually returned to the area as a visitor and tourist, will now make his home in Essex as he had been named the new president and CEO-elect at Champlain National Bank.
"Our travels have consistently brought us here," Shaw said. "We have been involved with the outdoors and skiing all of our lives and this has been an amazingly welcoming community. I get to combine what I like to do and where I work."
Shaw, who had worked in banking in Massachusetts with First Niagara, said that he felt the chance to come to the Willsboro-based financial institution was "unique."
"This was the only time out of the offers that I have received that I went out on the interview," Shaw said. "I found this to be a very unique opportunity with a very unique bank to see everything about how a bank operates."
Shaw said that he has enjoyed learning about the bank and the communities that its branches are located in and working to ensure that they remain there.
"We are looking a couple of generations ahead because we truly want to do everything that we can to stay independent," he said. "Very different decisions come out of that mindset. We want to look at who is using the products that we are offering and what the experience is like from the customer's point of view."
Shaw said that he was impressed with how well advanced the bank was with technology and how solid it was financially.
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Andrew Z rebuilds with new radio showWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | email@example.com
Andrew Zepeda waited for this moment for nearly eight months.
Behind him were three failed restaurants, the loss of his job as one of the region's top-rated morning radio hosts, criminal charges related to a break-in at his Perrysburg pizzeria and a court-ordered alcohol treatment program.
Ahead of him remains bankruptcy and a two-year probation period.
But finally — after weathering a frustrating series of slammed doors, false leads, uncertainty, delays and months of negotiations — a long-awaited new contract was signed July 8.
On July 13, the host and his crew gathered at Toledo's 100.7 The Vibe studios to air a live preview show and announce their return to the airwaves.
But there was to be one more delay.
"Brandon, tell them what happened," Zepeda prompted cast member Brandon Doriot that morning.
Doriot had spilled coffee on a soundboard as the broadcast was poised to go live, knocking the station off-air for about an hour.
"I'm like, 'are you kidding? First day? And you screw up the board'?" Zepeda told listeners, laughing.
"Andrew Z in the Morning: The People's Show" will air weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. starting July 18.
It's called "The People's Show" because the comeback has been a true grassroots effort, Zepeda said.
"It's been awesome because even when the big companies were scared to take me on, there were people contacting me left and right saying 'Hey, we want to be part of this show,'" Zepeda said. "It's been like a community coming together to put on a radio show. I've never experienced anything like this. It's the people's show."
More than ready
Before landing the Cumulus contract, the 42-year-old Zepeda maintained his radio chops hosting a weekly Internet radio show on Wednesday nights from a makeshift studio in his Perrysburg home.
"Believe me, after 7 months off the air no one is more ready than me to get back on the air," Zepeda posted in a Facebook note July 8. "I feel like a racehorse sitting at the starting gate … I'm ready to run! But this is a marathon not a sprint … this show is going to kick ass for years to come and when we look back a delay of 1 or 2 weeks wont be that big of a deal."
The show will feature a cast of familiar contributors, including Doriot, Zepeda's wife Michelle, Corey W. King, Steve Reamey aka "Gay Steve," Donny Palicki aka "Donny P," Jerry Pickering aka "Avalanche" and Calen Savidge.
"I don't think we're going to be able to move forward, past everything that's happened, until there's something to move forward with and so to finally have something to do and start to rebuild, I'm excited about getting back and getting started," Zepeda said. "I wouldn't have wasted my time staying in Toledo if I didn't feel the average person could separate making bad decisions in business from being a bad person. The station is taking a chance on me and I'm not going to let them down."
Scott Meier, general manager of the Toledo cluster of Cumulus Media radio stations, said Zepeda and The Vibe are a perfect match.
"People deserve second chances. We told him to stay out of the pizza business and stick to being a great talent," Meier said. "I'm just happy and excited to have Andrew back on the air in Toledo."
Cumulus is in the process of purchasing Citadel Broadcasting Corp., which will make it the second-largest broadcast radio company in the country, behind Clear Channel. Zepeda's noncomplete agreement with his former employer, ended July 1.
100.7 has a much smaller signal reception than 92.5, but Zepeda said he isn't deterred.
"I knew whatever it was that we did next, it would be broadcast to a lot fewer people," Zepeda said. "I want to be back where we were, but as long as every day I know we did the best show we could, I'm happy. I love the crew we put together and they believe in me. A lot of people are counting on me so I'm just trying to make sure that I don't let everyone down."
No doubt he would be back
When Zepeda was fired by Clear Channel, Palicki said he knew it wouldn't be the end of Andrew Z.
"There wasn't a doubt in my mind that he would be back on the air … because he's the best at what he does and that's host radio," Palicki said.
Whatever their personal opinion of him, few can dispute Zepeda's ability as a radio host.
"Even though he's the center of the show, he's not afraid to let the others around him shine," King said. "He's a very on-the-fly kind of person. It's more of a go-with-the-flow feeling, so it feels more natural and unstaged."
Reamey said Zepeda also has the uncanny ability to read people's feelings.
"If things are going wrong and you're one of those people who wear their stress, he zooms right in; he's like, 'What's going on?'" Reamey said. "He's very intuitive about that type of thing. That's rare. How many people do you know that you may not see every day that you feel comfortable sharing what's going on personally in your life?"
Palicki said the team has unbelievable chemistry.
"This is the beginning of something really good," Palicki said.
Destined for airwaves
Zepeda has been entertaining from a young age. Sitting in the basement of his Perrysburg home, surrounded by photos and memorabilia from his 20-year radio career, he recalls himself as a class clown.
"I remember in grade school, the whole class would be back here, but my desk would be up front with the teacher so she could hit me with a ruler," Zepeda said. "It happened quite often."
An only child, Zepeda was raised in Southern California by a single, teenage mother. He never knew his father. A driver's license made playing hooky too tempting and he dropped out of high school his senior year. He got his GED and enrolled briefly in community college, before seeing a commercial for a local broadcast school.
"I'd always wanted to do something like that. Ever since I was little, like around her age," — nodding toward his oldest daughter, 4-year-old Mazie, playing nearby — "I'd be playing with microphones and stuff like that. I really haven't changed much."
His only job offer after graduation was across the country in tiny Sparta, Ill., where he read farm reports, hog markets and local obituaries on the air.
"You really have to love it because for years and years and years, you just don't make any money," Zepeda said. "It's something you have to be passionate about. You don't want to do it to get rich, that's for sure."
He met his wife, Michelle, when he was a radio host in Wisconsin and she was a senior in high school. Ten years his junior, she entered a contest for concert tickets, which involved making her into a human ice cream sundae.
They've been together 14 years, married for eight, and have two daughters, Mazie and 7-month-old Kenzley. Michelle said it's been heartbreaking to watch everything her husband worked so hard for crumble.
"He has been building his radio career since he was 20 and to see him lose that was the worst," she said. "He had a dream to open a restaurant. Unfortunately he was not a great business guy and aligned himself with poor management that he put too much trust in. So the personal attacks on his character were hard to take. He's not a bad guy … just a bad business guy."
No excuses
"One thing about society nowadays is they don't like excuses," Zepeda recently told Toledo Free Press. "At some point in our society, explanations became excuses. If you do something, there's a reason you did it. They're not sinister, they're not anything, but sometimes they are just complicated. But if you explain the reasons you did it, people just think you're making excuses.
"I've never proclaimed myself to be some angel. I've made a ton of mistakes. I screw up all the time. I'm just a regular person. It is what it is. I am who I am. I'm definitely not perfect.
"I try not to make excuses. I've made bad decisions. I have no one to blame but myself. In the end, my own decisions led to what happened. No matter what the contributing factors were, no matter who the contributing factors were, no matter what else happened, it all comes back to me."
Bad business
In October 2009, Zepeda opened Andrew Z's Sportz Pizzeria at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, juggling early mornings at the radio station and late nights at the restaurant plus family life.
"My wife hated that year," Zepeda said. "But I loved it. It was busy, but it was fun."
Although money was coming in, it was going out just as fast.
"Until you open a business, you don't realize how much stuff you have to know," Zepeda said. "If someone opens a doughnut store because they know doughnuts, you gotta know so much other than just doughnuts to make it. It's really, really tough. And I didn't know. I was stupid."
As money troubles mounted, Zepeda opened pizzerias in Downtown Toledo and Defiance, hoping expansion would offset money troubles at Levis Commons.
"That was my thinking; that was honestly in my head how it went down," Zepeda said. "I don't even know how that makes sense. We were still figuring out restaurant one. Now we have restaurants two and three. And everyone's telling me this is a bad idea. But what I'm thinking in my head is when these start to take off, the money's gonna start to come in. But it was never gonna happen.
"I think when you're on top and things are going well, you think you know everything and I just think you just stop listening to everyone."
Both new locations closed within months and Zepeda turned his attention to saving Levis Commons. But on Sept. 30, he was evicted.
Casey Pogan, marketing director for The Town Center at Levis Commons, said it was because he defaulted on terms of the rental agreement with leasing agent Hill Partners Inc., but declined to discuss the terms or whether Zepeda still owed money, citing past and potential future litigation.
"We had been working with him and he had been notified on several occasions that this was a distinct possibility and he didn't adhere to the terms of the lease. It wasn't an overnight decision by any means," Pogan said. "We were the third landlord to evict him and we were the first of his restaurants to open, so we really did try to work with him as we do all of our tenants."
Upset employees
John Bruin of Perrysburg was the last in a string of general managers at the Perrysburg location and among the many employees who agreed to postpone paychecks at the end.
Bruin said the restaurant's money issues were obvious as soon as he started work in June 2010, but he was not told about them before taking the job. He said his efforts to fix things were too little, too late.
"He's dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to business," Bruin said of Zepeda. "Andrew's an idea guy and lots of his ideas are great ideas. He just thinks he needs to capitalize immediately on every idea that he has and that's I think where he runs into issues.
"Instead of circling the wagons and focusing on just the one store, he decided to try to grow to make up the difference and that never works in business," Bruin said. "That's what a lot of the employees were pissed about is he owed them money and then turned around and opened another location basically with their money."
Bruin said the pizzeria was a solid concept and could have flourished under better early management and if Zepeda had stuck to one location.
"It could have worked, most definitely. It was a money-making idea all day long," Bruin said. "I had to say to myself 'How did it get to be where I am at the moment? How did I inherit this?"
The break-in
On Oct. 15, there was a break-in at the Levis Commons location in which cash and flat-screen TVs were removed.
The following month, David Wright, a Levis Commons handyman, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and received three years probation. Zepeda's uncle, Paul Zepeda, was found guilty of complicity to breaking and entering and is scheduled to be sentenced July 15.
Andrew Zepeda was also charged with complicity to breaking and entering as well as theft and failure to remit sales tax. He pleaded guilty to all charges and was granted intervention in lieu of conviction, citing an alcohol problem, and two years probation, which will clear all charges from his record if completed.
Zepeda admits he talked with Wright about breaking into the store on multiple occasions — but insists it was all done in jest.
"When we got locked out of the restaurant, I'm like 'OK, dude, we gotta get our stuff back. Operation Condor, are you in? It was like a total joke," Zepeda said. "I said it to a lot of people. I didn't know he was going to take it serious."
Most of these conversations occurred when one or both were drinking or when Wright was under the influence of drugs, Zepeda said.
"I'm in an altered state, he's in an altered state, we're sitting here freaking two altered guys talking and he takes me serious," Zepeda said. "Maybe he thought I said it serious; maybe I did say it serious, I don't know. I have no doubt the conversation came, but I thought it was this big joke and next thing you know he breaks into the restaurant."
Courtroom controversy
The approval of Zepeda's request for intervention in lieu of conviction was controversial, with many area residents posting online comments echoing Assistant Wood County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Schiffel, who stated at the time that Zepeda "seems to have an alcohol problem only when it's convenient for him."
Former general manager Bruin is one of those who scoffs at the idea.
"I never once, ever, saw him take a drink. Never once," Bruin said. "Is he an addictive personality? Yes, absolutely. And I think that's self-evident with his food issues. But even late on Friday, everybody is partying and he drinks water. Always. That's all he ever drank was water."
Zepeda insists his drinking problem was real, stemming from stress and triggered by a few drinks one night at his bar.
"You feel stupid that you fall into that trap, so you don't talk about it," Zepeda said. "It was something I did myself and no one else knew. It's hard for people to understand, and I get that, because they say, 'But he never drank.' Well, I never did. It's not something you're proud of."
Zepeda said the "in lieu" is not something granted lightly.
"You can't just walk in and say, 'Oh, I have an alcohol problem'; I wish it were that easy," Zepeda said. "There are strict parameters you have to meet. They don't just hand that out to anybody."
An online records search of Wood County Common Pleas Court cases by Toledo Free Press found 62 requests for intervention in lieu of conviction in 2010, with 48 granted. The Lucas County Common Pleas Court reported 66 requests in 2010, with 62 granted.
Wood County prosecuting attorney Paul Dobson said interventions "in lieu" are more commonly granted for drug addictions than alcohol addiction.
"That's not a typical scenario," Dobson said.
Dobson bristled at Zepeda's suggestion that he was treated more harshly because of he is a radio celebrity.
"You have to understand that when the Zepeda case came through my office, I had no idea who that person was," Dobson said. "My office prosecutes felony offenders. We occasionally have some celebrities, but I'm not going to treat them any more leniently because they have some level of celebrity. We're going to treat each case individually according to the facts as they come out."
Zepeda raised eyebrows when he called a press conference just before his indictment to accuse authorities of being on "a witch hunt" to smear his name.
"My probation officer tells me I should let that go," Zepeda said. "Maybe I'm totally being paranoid and it absolutely wasn't and that's very possible. I think I'm OK with it now. It's more about looking forward. I think I have to, in my own mind, realize that if I didn't make choices, this wouldn't have happened. So ultimately it has to come down to being my fault."
Zepeda completed his seven-week outpatient program for alcohol abuse May 11. He said at first he was dreading the program — which lasted three hours per day, three days a week for seven weeks — but in the end found the process insightful.
"I liked hearing everyone else's stories," Zepeda said. "Just because you've been in trouble or had an alcohol or a drug problem, doesn't make you a bad person. A few bad decisions made when things are tough doesn't define who you are."
Michelle Zepeda said the hardest part has been listening to people disparage her husband.
"Those who are not his fans have this persona of him that he has a huge ego, and is greedy. That could not be further from the truth," Michelle said. "As his fans know, Andrew has taken on several charities in Toledo … and sometimes more than one at a time. He has paid people on his show out of his pocket when the station he was working for would not. So it's difficult when those who don't know him make him out to be this terrible person."
Zepeda may be trying to move forward, but cast members rarely let an opportunity pass to take jabs at his weight, criminal charges and alcohol problem.
During one Wednesday night web cast, Zepeda asks, "Gay Steve, is that a wedding ring?"
"You know that's illegal here right, Steve?" Doriot says. "Criminal over there."
"Well, he fits in," Palicki quips, grinning at Zepeda as a middle-school chorus of "OOOOHHs" break out.
Later that night, Zepeda wants to talk about the new season of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."
"Are you on it?" Doriot quips to laughter.
Zepeda isn't surprised or offended when sensitive subjects are bantered around — after all, that's what he taught his team.
"That's why what we do is different," Zepeda said. "Television is so fake and politically correct and no one wants to say anything. On this show pretty much nothing is off-limits. If you feel it and it's true and it's real then I want you to say it. I think everyone can dish it and everyone can take it and you really have to be able to on this show because they'll be brutal."
Despite their ribbing, all the cast members have stood by Zepeda.
"Here's a man who right when this broke out was about to have another kid," Reamey said. "Should someone owning a business listen to other people that have been more successful? Probably. Should you listen to the advice and maybe scale down your ambitions in a hard economy? Probably. But bottom line, I can't fault somebody for trying to support their family the best they can. Because everybody is trying to do that."
Zepeda's willingness to try new things is what drew Palicki to him.
"He's just not afraid to try anything," Palicki said. "There's good ideas, there's bad ideas, but if you bring up an idea he's like, 'Let's do it.' That's why I love him. I think it's awesome. That's the kind of people I want to be around."
King, who DJed at the Levis Commons restaurant. was among the employees not paid toward the end. He said he was apprehensive at first about working with Zepeda again, but decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"I never asked if he did it, I never asked what happened, because everybody has their own issues," King said. "He admits he screwed up. At some point you just have to move past it, because we all make mistakes. Otherwise you dwell on it and allow it to bury you and no one succeeds in life being buried, especially when you have a family to support."
Bigger than life
Bruin, however, isn't so sure his former boss is really sorry.
"I think he's sorry he got caught," Bruin said. "Everybody says everybody deserves a second chance and to a certain degree I guess I have to agree. I'm not perfect in my life. I guess what irks me the most is his ability to manipulate. He's a master manipulator; he really, really is.
"It amazes me the amount of dedication people have toward Andrew. I don't know what it is. Something in his charisma, something in his personality; he's a bigger than life kind of guy. I think people are just naturally drawn to that. He has the capability to make people go beyond conventional wisdom to do things for him that he wants to get done."
But Bruin said his biggest issue with Zepeda was the way he treated his employees.
"My pain and anger comes from the way the employees were ultimately treated and these were the employees who were so dedicated," Bruin said. "I owned a business I had to close in the past, and when things got really, really ugly, I made sure I paid my employees first. At the very end I personally drove 40 miles to hand deliver a check to somebody because it was late and I felt bad. And the mindset is different with Andrew. The mindset is, 'Well, I just don't have it.'"
Bruin created a website intended to chronicle how Zepeda's failure to pay his employees affected their lives, but it remains largely empty. Bruin said his anger toward Zepeda has eased as most of the money has been paid back.
"Six months ago, this would have been a completely different interview," Bruin said. "I'd have been ranting and raving. Time heals all wounds."
Bruin has no beef with Zepeda's new radio gig.
"Radio is what he does. His radio personality really shouldn't be influenced by poor business decisions," Bruin said. "Characterwise, people have to make that determination for themselves. And maybe he's grown. We all grow. We all evolve. And it would be my hope that he's taken this situation and learned from it."
Journey ahead
Palicki said he's learned from show business that nothing happens overnight.
"If it does, it's probably not good and it's not going to last," Palicki said. "So I think given time and the right opportunity, there's nothing we can't do. It's gonna be awesome."
Zepeda agreed.
"I watched an interview with Simon Cowell a couple weeks ago and he said the most fun he had on 'Idol' was the first year when they weren't No. 1. He said the journey to the top is better than being there. And I think that's true," Zepeda said. "We're more excited now than ever before. We're ready to go."
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The teeth on the tongue is unnecessary. The tongue alone is enough to cause damage.
As far as the tongue goes definitely the vintage figure ... but I'd much rather have the Filmation horde version.
Vintage tongue for me.
I really didn't mind the 200X version of the character but the "teeth" on the tongue was just stupid IMO.
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I would like to see as much 200x influence as possible on Tung Lashor; he's a snake-man, not a tree-frog-man.
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200X. I'd like it to look like a tongue, not like he's printing out a receipt from his mouth, thank you.
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When it comes to the figure, I want vintage over 200X. Tung Lashor is my favorite Snake Man and he was one of the few updates I did not like.
As for the tongue, I kind of want a mixture. Nothing too hellish looking but something definitely big enough to use as an appendage/weapon.
The more vintage the better. There's very little about the 200X redesign I liked, especially not the tongue.
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I'd like him to be as vintage as possible with 200X armor and several interchangeable tongues. A short one that barely sticks out like Fang Mans, a longer one like the Vintage, than a really long one like 200X. An interchangeable Snake/Horde symbol would be cool too.
I would love a filmation variant too cause it looks like very different than the vintage toy but it rocks.
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When it comes to Vintage figures I would choose primarily Vintage looks, with exceptions...., and that is what we will get, look at Mosquitor....
That being said I would not object to Mantenna looking more Filmation than Vintage toy, and that is one of my exceptions, and pretty much, my only one.
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You are probably well aware of the ability to watch videos on your iPhone. You can connect to iTunes and rent movies, download to your iPhone, and enjoy. You may not know, however, that you can squeeze your own DVD collection (or at least several titles from your collection) onto your iPhone to watch whenever you wish.
In order to watch movies on your iPhone, the video file needs to be compressed. There are numerous applications out their on the web that you can purchase for a nominal fee and start "ripping", or compressing, your movie collection. However, one app that I'm fond of that just so happens to be free of charge is Handbrake.
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Handbrake is absurdly easy to use but it does require a bit of experimentation to find that sweet spot between file size and quality. I personally set the quality around 65% and that tends to produce output that I can live with in terms of quality AND size. I don't need to fit every episode of the Simpsons on my iPhone at 15MB/ea.
I like Magic Video Converter for converting AVIs into M4V's. Again, getting the balance of quality and size takes a bit of experimentation but isn't too hard.
As far as battery life: I've previously turned off 3G, Edge, Wifi, essentially put the phone into airplane mode and reduced the brightness to about 50% of max and my phone (then it was on 2.1 firmware) did exactly eight hours with about 10% of the battery left. That will get you across the Atlantic but I hope you don't have to call anyone when you land.
PS: Handbreak only works with un-encrypted DVD's (e.g. your home-made movies) or with an ISO. Since you have to break the encryption on your DVD's with DVD Shrink or something similar ...why is the author, Brian, worried about doing this only on DVD's that have been legally purchased? It's not legal to copy your own DVD's and there is probably not a vast amount of distinction in terms of fines or jail time between illegally copying your own DVD's and downloading an ISO or AVI file of the same.
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Dorothy Williams' well-manicured fingernails complete with a fresh coat of shimmery red polish are hidden under heavy-duty gloves while carefully wielding her welding tools.
Williams, of North Augusta, is one of a growing number of women looking at welding as a potential career across the country.
"It's fun, and it's challenging," Williams said. "You're doing something that makes a difference and, also, it's not just for men. It's structured, it's a great job opportunity, and you can get great job benefits."
Williams started training in 2007. She wanted to see what welding was all about and, by the end of her first course, she was hooked.
Now, she's continuing her training with Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union 399, at its facility in New Ellenton.
She's working on completing 300 hours in two years to become a journeyman, which is someone who is experienced in multiple disciplines of the trade.
Business Manager Mark Lemon said she won't need much time to complete the task as she's racking up her hours quickly.
Lemon, who has been with the association for several decades, said he has noticed more women working toward a welding certification. The association has 449 members throughout the state, and 12 of those are women who are working or training at various levels.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women make up approximately 2 percent of welders in the United States, but those in the field hope to see that number increase.
Kevin Rawlins with the Aiken County Career and Technology Center has had a couple of female students in his classes in three of the four years he has been teaching the skill to grades 10 through 12. In his experience, female welders are just as good and even better than some of male welders he's worked with.
"They have more hand and eye coordination and dexterity skills," Rawlins said.
Rawlins also pointed out the fact that, currently, the American Welding Society's president is a woman by the name of Nancy Cole.
A hiring boom is happening across the area and, really, everywhere as the need of skilled and certified welders has increased, Lemon said. The U.S. Department of Labor projects approximately a 15 percent increase in jobs in this field by 2020.
Gemma Frock, Aiken Technical College vice president of education and training, has noticed that growing need, too.
She cited Plant Vogtle in Augusta and V.C. Summer in Jenkinsville, which are both building two nuclear reactors, the MOX Project and Parsons' work on a salt waste processing facility as a few large projects that need welders. Frock added there are many general welding jobs available throughout the area, too.
Frock said the annual wage for welding jobs can range anywhere from the low end of $30,000 to the high side of $90,000.
"It's a tremendously-growing, understaffed profession right now," Frock said. "Aiken Tech has enhanced its program to meet the needs of the market."
Female students have completed the college's welding program, and Frock said it's true that they do have a finer, lighter touch.
Some of the welding jobs are outdoors without the luxury of air conditioning or conducted in tight, uncomfortable places, but Frock said the college's program prepares its students for that.
More information about the college's classes in welding can be found at www.atc.edu.
So far, Williams said she hasn't gotten too dirty on the job and quipped that she's still a lady. For women who want to get in the career, Williams encourages them to try it out and has one piece of advice.
"You just need to stay focused," she said smiling.
Lemon said they are looking for welders to recruit and train to meet the growing demand for work in the area.
"It's a rewarding career," Lemon said. "Sheet metal is a very big industry. We make a lot of things for a lot of different companies. There's always something going on. It's challenging and rewarding."
Those with experience and training can also apply for positions through the association – a test is required. The association has done contract work for such companies as SRS as well as for the MOX Project, Lemon said.
For more information about possible positions or training through the association, visit www.scsheetmetalworkers.org or call 843-554-4418.
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College of Mind-Body Medicine PhD Student Completes a Clinical Practicum at the California College of Ayurveda: Introducing Avn Sturm08/24/2012
Avn Sturm's dissertation interest is in Ayurveda, with a focus on the doctor-patient healing relationship in Ayurvedic Medicine. Ayruveda is the traditional medicine of India, based originally in the second millennium BCE, and further developed in the millennia since that time. Ayruvedic Medicine treats the whole person, not the disease, and draws heavily on herbs, dietary change, meditation, and life style changes, to draw on the healing resources of the patient.
College of Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook University Graduates Fourteen with MS Degree08/19/2012
On August 14, 2012 Saybrook University's College of Mind-Body Medicine held its first independent graduation ceremony as a College! The Commencement Ceremony took place in San Diego, California. University Provost Dan Sewell, College Dean James Gordon, and College Chair Donald Moss bestowed the master's degree in mind-body medicine on fourteen individuals. Ten of the 14 graduates were present for the ceremony, and are pictured in the accompanying photo.
"Where is the Unified Japan?" College of MBM Master's Student Tamami Shirai Reports on the Post-Tsunami Developments08/16/2012
Tamami Shirai conducted her master's thesis research in the College of Mind-Body Medicine on the psychophysiological impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in her native Japan.
The College of Mind-Body Medicine Certificate for Health and Wellness Coaching08/11/2012
This College of Mind-Body Medicine Certificate provides a comprehensive training in health and wellness coaching. The Certificate includes five key courses, four residential conferences, and a capstone integrative essay.
College of Mind-Body Medicine PhD student, Ramona Rolle-Berg, Completes Practicum Placement in Chiropractic Clinic.08/08/2012
College of Mind-Body Medicine PhD Student, Renee Rolle-Whatley, Completes Practicum Placement in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine08/02/2012
Renee Rolle-Whatley, a PhD student in the Saybrook University College of Mind-Body Medicine, recently completed a practicum placement with acupuncture practitioner Timothy Sam Kit Tin, L.Ac. This practicum provided her with the unique opportunity to experience firsthand the real-time use of a medical system of diagnosis and treatment already several thousands of years old. Acupuncture as practiced by Tin and his colleagues at Joyee Acupuncture and Herb, was both grounded in ancient Chinese medical wisdom and focused to treat common modern physical complaints. Mr. Tin was an enthusiastic mentor, jumping in with both feet, even though he and Ms. Rolle-Whatley differed in language, culture, and healthcare profession. By allowing her to learn by observation, discussion, and comparison, he provided a memorable and beneficial internship experience.
Embodied Practice for Health and Wellbeing: A Healing Retreat for Mental Health Professionals Experiencing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: Introducing Kari M. Allen-Hammer08/01/2012
Mental health professionals often work in stressful environments, and are exposed regularly to human suffering. As a result, they risk emotional and physical exhaustion that can lead to burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue.
For her Master's project, Kari M. Allen-Hammer described the problems of burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue as experienced by some mental health professionals, examined the research that supports the use of mind-body medicine practices for reducing the emotional stress that can lead to burnout and compassion fatigue, and formulated an original 16-hour urban retreat program designed to guide mental health professionals to embody states of heightened awareness of their mental, physical and spiritual needs.
College of Mind-Body Medicine Offers Certificate in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback07/26/2012
This Certificate provides a comprehensive training in biofeedback and neurofeedback, following the knowledge blueprint of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). Students must document access to biofeedback instrumentation including at least three modalities, and preferably access to neurofeedback instrumentation as well. The Certificate includes five courses, four residential conferences, a graduate colloquium, and a capstone integrative essay.
MBM Master's Student Builds Stress Management Website for Diabetics: Maureen Molinari, MS07/24/2012
For her final Master's Project, Maureen Molinari researched how stress impacts people with diabetes both physiologically and psychologically, and then created a website providing videos and information for effective stress-management, using yoga, guided imagery, and nutrition. The website uses health-coaching, because she believes that a coaching model empowers people with diabetes to make meaningful lifestyle changes to improve their health and well-being. Health coaching uses the clients' vision of health and wellness to guide the coaching sessions, providing a supportive way to work with people.
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The New Mexico State soccer team travels west for a pair of WAC road games. The Aggies face Idaho, Friday, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. in Moscow, Idaho, and Seattle U, Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Seattle, Wash.
The Vandals are 1-7-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the WAC after the conference opening weekend. Idaho defeated Grand Canyon, 3-1, in Moscow, Idaho, Sept. 22. Freshman forward/midfielder Alyssa Lloyd and junior midfielder Katie Baran lead the offense with two goals each.
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Previous Meeting
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The Redhawks have a 4-2-2 overall record and 1-0-0 conference record following a 3-1 win over Grand Canyon, Sept. 20, and 4-0 win over Cal Poly, Sept. 22. Seattle U hosts Kansas City, Sept. 27, before meeting the Aggies. The Redhawks lead the WAC in goals with 15, and three different players have three goals.
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In the first-ever meeting with the Redhawks, the Aggies suffered a 2-1 loss, Oct. 26, 2012, in Seattle, Wash.
Previous Meeting
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In the second meeting of the weekend against Kansas City, NM State earned its first WAC win of the season with a 2-1 victory, Sept. 22 in Las Cruces. Senior midfielder Daisy Hernandez scored the game-winning goal in the closing minutes of regulation to secure the win for the Aggies. With the scored knotted at 1-1 in the final minutes of the match, Hernandez converted the penalty kick in the 87th minute for a 2-1 lead. The goal was the first of the season for Hernandez and her first career penalty-kick attempt. Kansas City scored first, but the tied the game at 1-1 before halftime, when junior midfielder Katie Smith recorded her first goal of the season.
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Against the Competition
As a team, the Aggies led the WAC in shutouts with three. Individually, senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter leads the league in saves (44), shutouts (3) and shutouts per game (0.30).
Aggies Beat Wyoming
NM State concluded its non-conference slate with a 1-0 win at Wyoming, Sept. 15 in Laramie, Wyo. Sophomore defender Mikaela Haley scored her first career goal in the victory. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter recorded a career-high nine saves en route to her second consecutive shutout. In the 51st minute, the Aggies took a 1-0 advantage, when Haley scored on a free kick. The lone score of the game was helped with an assist from senior midfielder Daisy Hernandez, her first of the season.
Aggies Record Tie in Double Overtime
After 110 minutes of action, NM State recorded a 0-0 draw at Northern Colorado, Sept. 13 in Greeley, Colo. Defensively, senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter anchored the Aggies with a seven saves. Senior midfielder Mary Kate Koziol and junior midfielder Katie Smith led the Aggie offense with four shots each. The Aggies recorded 13 shots as a team.
Schutter Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week
Senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter earned WAC Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 9-15. This is her first career honor and the first for the Aggies in 2013. Schutter led the Aggies to two shutouts in the final non-conference weekend of the season. She didn't give up a goal in 200 minutes of action. At Northern Colorado, Schutter grabbed seven saves, tying a career-high mark. She helped the Aggies to a 0-0 tie against UNC in double overtime. At Wyoming, Schutter recorded her second shutout of the weekend with a career-high nine saves in the 1-0 victory. It marks the first time Schutter has recorded back-to-back shutouts in her career. She has three shutouts this season and six in her career, which ties her for first on NM State's career shutout list.
Defense Takes Charge
The Aggies have three shutouts through 10 matches in the 2013 season. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter owns all three shutouts, which is the most she has recorded in a single-season. She has six career shutouts, and is tied for first on NM State's all-time list.
Aggies Fall in Overtime 2-1
In the second overtime match of the season, the Aggies fell to UC Riverside, 2-1, Sept. 8 in Las Cruces. After trailing 1-0 at halftime, the Aggies responded quickly in the second half. NM State evened the score, 1-1, when junior forward Layla Todd found senior midfielder Mary Kate Koziol, who launched a shot from 40-yards away in the 53rd minute. The goal was her second of the season.
Aggies Fall to Stephen F. Austin
NM State began its final non-conference home weekend with a 2-0 loss to Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 6 in Las Cruces. Defensively, senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter recorded six saves. Sophomore defender Mikaela Haley helped the effort and played all 90 minutes.
Koziol Dishes and Delivers
In the 2013 season opener, senior midfielder Mary Kate Koziol recorded both a score and an assist versus Nebraska-Omaha, Aug. 23. She gave the Aggies a 3-0 halftime advantage after knocking in a goal on a corner kick in the 33rd minute. Koziol also provided the assist on Luhrsen's score in the 16th minute. Koziol is now tied for second in career assists with six. She scored her second goal of the season against UC Riverside, Sept. 8. Koziol now ranks fourth in career goals with seven.
Aggies Edged in Overtime
The Aggies have played in three overtime matches in 2013 and have a 0-2-1 record in extra time. NM State fell to in-state rival New Mexico, 1-0, in the 100th minute, Aug. 25, and UC Riverside, 2-1, in the 95th minute, Sept. 8, and tied Northern Colorado, 0-0 in double overtime, Sept. 13.
Aggies Open UNLV Nike Invitational with Shutout
NM State recorded its first shutout of the season with a 1-0 win over LIU Brooklyn in the first match of the UNLV Nike Invitational, Aug. 30, in Las Vegas, Nev. After a scoreless first half, the Aggies only needed three minutes to break the tie in the second period. Junior forward Layla Todd gave the Aggies a 1-0 lead with a score in the 48th minute from 15-yards out. It was Todd's second goal of the season, and junior midfielder Katie Smith recorded her first assist of the season on the play. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter recorded the shutout.
Aggies Stumble versus Portland State
NM State ended the UNLV Nike Invitational with a split 1-1 record after falling to Portland State, 7-0, Sept. 1. The Aggie offense fired eight shots with five shots on goal, but couldn't find the back of the net. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Schutter played the first half. Freshman goalkeeper Tayler Hammack made her Aggie debut in the second period and recorded her first career save.
Haley and Petre Honored at UNLV Nike Invitational
Sophomore defender Mikaela Haley and freshman defender Stephanie Petre earned UNLV Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team honors. The duo helped the Aggies tally their first shutout of the season in the 1-0 win over LIU Brooklyn, Aug. 30.
Todd Continues to Score
After leading the Aggies in goals in 2012, junior forward Layla Todd continued the scoring trend, when she scored the first goal of the season for the Aggies. She converted a rebound off a Nebraska-Omaha defender to give NM State a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the game. Todd's second goal of the season was the game winner against LIU Brooklyn, Aug. 30. She has nine career goals, which ranks third on the Aggies' all-time list.
Aggie Offensive Steps Up
With three goals in the season opener against Nebraska-Omaha, Aug. 23, it was the first time the Aggies have scored multiple goals in a game since 2011.
Luhrsen Produces Game-Winners
Junior midfielder Bree Luhrsen has a knack for scoring when the Aggies need it. She increased NM State's advantage to 2-0, with a shot from the right side from 10-yards away in the 16th-minute of action against Nebraska-Omaha. The goal was the game-winning score in the 3-1 decision and Luhrsen's fifth career goal. Four of her goals have been game winners, and she ranks tied for second on NM State's all-time list.
Looking Ahead
The Aggies host Grand Canyon, Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. in Las Cruces.


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