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CADIZ - Justin Kropka isn't kidding when he says last season might have been the finest coaching job of he and his staff's career at Harrison Central.
Many wouldn't buy that considering the Huskies finished a disappointing 4-6, but when you take a much deeper look at the scenarios Harrison Central dealt with, you'll believe what Kropka is saying much easier.
"I know through the course of last season that I learned a lot about what's important in life," Kropka said. "It was really tough at times, but I thought the kids and coaches stayed together and worked hard the entire season."
Not many high school teams fare well after losing their intended starting quarterback during a scrimmage or, if that wasn't enough, prior to the team's third game, team member Jimmy Cameron passed away after a brief illness. Then you throw in all of the usual circumstances high school teams deal with and it's easy to see where Kropka is coming from.
"It was tough ... it was real tough," Kropka said. "You hate to think that 4-6 is the best job you ever did, but I honestly believe it was. A lot of teams might have folded, but we didn't. We went out and played hard every week, which is a credit to our coaches and last year's senior class. I hope the kids have learned not to take things for granted because I sure have. I hope it continues to get passed down."
Now, the newest challenge arrives in the form of taking everything they went through last season and channeling it toward the new campaign, which begins Friday at Wheeling Island Stadium against perennial West Virginia small-school power Wheeling Central.
"I hope the kids learned something from what we went through last year, and I hope history doesn't repeat itself," Kropka said. "It's a funny game at times, and you just never know what's going to happen. I think what's really entrenched after last year, is that no matter what, all you can control is how hard you play. You can't control how talented you are or how talented the other team is, but you can always play hard and do what you're coached to do."
As for what kind of team Kropka will put on the field this season, he's high on it.
"I think we're solid, but we're thin as far as depth goes," Kropka said. "We've got a talented senior class and I think we've got a lot of talent in the freshmen class, but in between? We're mixing and matching because they're good classes, but they're not big in numbers."
The Huskies have 41 players on the squad, including a 15-member senior class, that has experienced its fair share of ups and downs. They were members of the Huskies' only playoff team in 2009, but have gone 7-13 since.
"Our seniors have done a nice job of getting us ready," Kropka said. "We had a great offseason and not one bad practice this season despite dealing with some issues and minor injuries. If these seniors aren't hungry now, I don't possibly know what could make you hungry."
Much like many area coaches, Kropka's biggest concern is depth because of the drop off from the first unit to the backups, not necessarily in terms of talent, but in varsity experience.
"We had 52 kids out last year, which had been our lowest number since my first season," Kropka said. "I don't think there's any one factor for the drop in numbers. I think it's just one of those cycles because we have 43 kids out for our junior high program. I really think, as long as we stay healthy, getting into the postseason is a reasonable goal for this team."
Harrison Central wants to again be a run-first team, but Kropka and his staff have had a knack for adapting to their personnel, which could be in play again this season.
"We've had All-Ohio quarterbacks, All-Ohio receivers and a nice run of tailbacks, so if you're versatile enough - without changing the schemes - you can change who's getting the ball. But, at the same time, not changing your schemes and having continuity in the program is important, too. We've been successful offensively, but we've been fortunate to have some good kids at the skill positions and up front."
The Huskies are again handing the keys of their offense to quarterback Rashaen Mitchell (6-foot-5, 200 pounds). He won the job last season, but was injured during a scrimmage and missed the first six games of the season.
"He played well when he came back," Kropka said. "He's a calming force because he's a kid who doesn't get too high or too low. He managed the huddle well and has the respect of his teammates."
Junior David Miser (6-2, 185) is the top backup. He filled in admirably a season ago during Mitchell's absence.
"We think the world of David Miser," Kropka said. "He came into camp with a serious attitude because he understands that he could be just one play away from being back in there. I wouldn't trade our two quarterbacks for anyone. There's a package where you could see both guys on the field, so that's a possibility."
The third quarterback on the roster is freshman Zach Arbogast (5-9, 135).
At the tailback spot, the Huskies return one of the area's premier rushers in workhorse senior Maurtice Hython (5-9, 210). He ran for 1,558 yards and 20 touchdowns en route to second team All-Ohio accolades.
"We know what we're getting from Maurtice," Kropka said. "He's doesn't do anything fancy, but he's perfect for what we do. He carried us last year when we had a young quarterback. He understands how to carry the load."
The job of lead blocking for Hython will be split betwen junior Niko Williams (5-9, 195) and senior Jeremy Spoonmore (5-10, 180).
Supplying depth should anything happen to Hython are senior Terrance Lindsey (6-0, 175) and sophomore Nate Maykowski (5-11, 170).
Other running backs trying to earn action include junior Cyle Riedel (5-7, 145) and freshmen Travis Stenson (5-11, 160), Austyn Porter (5-8, 130), Tison Johnson (5-7, 135), Antony Risley (5-7, 145), Sam Hill (5-8, 135) and Denadre Claring (5-7, 140).
Kropka is also high on his receivers despite losing three senior starters.
Junior Nate Olmstead (5-9, 160) and senior Josh Moore (5-10, 160) saw action a season ago and will take on much bigger roles this season. Senior Ryan Rose (6-3, 180) has been a pleasant surprise after coming out for football for the first time after spending three seasons on the golf team.
Junior Dalton Rutter (5-9, 150), sophomore Kalub Mitchell (5-11, 165) and freshman Giovanni Rocchi (5-10, 160) could also work their way onto the field.
"We've not decided who our No. 1 receiver is," Kropka said. "We feel we've got pretty good speed out there, and I am sure someone will distance himself in practice."
Other receivers on the squad include junior Cody Evans (5-9, 170), freshmen Bryson Porter (5-7, 155), Brandon Mitchell (5-4, 120), Anthony Heavilin (5-6, 120), Max Hall (6-0, 155), Danier Hunt (5-8, 160) and David Morgan (5-7, 145).
One area of real strength for the Huskies is at tight end where senior standout Nick Pelegreen (6-4, 225) returns. Despite being slowed in the preseason by an illness, Pelegreen is rounding back into form.
"Nick has started every game of his career for us," Kropka said. "Nick is one of the best two-way players I've ever coached."
The only other tight end on the roster is freshman Taylor Steele (6-0, 170).
The Huskies have a veteran offensive line with four starters back.
"Our line has been there and seen it," Kropka said. "When they come off the field and tell me something, I know it's right. Most of those kids are good students, so they're intelligent, strong and have had good offseasons. We definitely feel we should be able to run the ball well this season."
Junior Sean Donato (5-8, 245) started all 10 games at tackle and returns to that spot this season.
Senior Tyler Rose (6-3, 210) is embarking on his third season as a starting right guard.
Senior Colton Houston (6-0, 240) will take over the center duties after working his way through the ranks.
The left guard post will be held down by senior Rhett Kuryn (5-10, 235), who is also a three-year starter.
Junior Cole Howes (5-11, 230) is pegged to take over the other corner spot.
Battling to get into the line rotation and supply depth are seniors Tyler Hood (6-3, 245), Kyle Smith (5-11, 310), Justin Friend (5-8, 210), Josh Leggett (5-11, 190); junior D.J. Jones (6-2, 225); sophomores Casey Runevitch (5-8, 195), Austin Sambuco (5-5, 170), Zach Manbeck (6-0, 205) and freshmen Brian Heavilin (5-7, 140) and Kendall Johnson (5-8, 200).
"We've got a little bit of depth up front, but not a ton," Kropka said. "Our offense has the capability of wearing you down because you're going to have to tackle us, shed blocks and our guys will get after you."
On the defensive side, Kropka didn't pull any punches when asked where his team needed to get better.
"Frankly, we have to get better in every area," Kropka said. "We're not going to throw the baby out with the bath water. We're going to run our base schemes, but we have to teach them better. We have to tackle better, we have to defend the pass much better. Actually, you name it and we have to get better."
The Huskies will again utilize the 4-4 scheme.
Pelegreen returns at one of the linebacker spot after recording more than 100 tackles a season ago.
"Nick is our glue on defense," Kropka said.
Williams will hold down the other inside linebacker post as he must fill the shoes of the graduated Clayton Coffman.
Spoonmore and Hython are penciled in for the outside linebacker spots. Maykowski will be the top sub there.
Rose returns at a defensive end spot and Kuryn is back at a defensive tackle. Howes and Leggett have the inside track to the other tackle and end spot, respectively. Jones will back up the ends, while Hood and Donato are top subs at the tackle.
Rashaen Mitchell, who Kropka calls a "ballhawk," will line up at free safety. Olmstead and Moore are expected to serve as the corners, while Rutter, Rocchi and Kalub Mitchell will provide the depth in the secondary.
The kicking game has been an uphill battle many times during Kropka's tenure. However, he's got a kicker this season in junior Geoff Pecar, who will handle just the placekicking as a soccer-style kicker.
Miser will handle the punting duties. Bryson Porter will kick off for the Huskies.
The addition of Wheeling Central is the lone change to the schedule. It was added in place of long-time opening opponent Claymont.
"Wheeling Central made us a tremendous (financial) offer, which we appreciate because we're trying to make money for the school," Kropka said. "Plus, I just thought we needed something different to give us a spark in the offseason, which a team that's won something like eight of the last 11 state championships can provide that."
They'll make a trip to Weir and welcome Caldwell for their home opener in Week 3 prior to opening the Buckeye 8 portion of the schedule.
Kropka's coaching staff added an old face as Rob Copeland returns. Also new to the staff is Blake Allen, a Barnesville product. They join Bryan Mays, Mike Valesko, Chad Figurski, Ken Parker, Cain Noble, Mike Palmer and Nick Yourkovich.
Working with the junior high staff are Bill Bryant, Ty Kenny, Ian White and Cody Kaiser.
Other graduation losses included OVAC All-Star Game participant Matt Shurina, Jonah Moore, Tyler Evans, Jason Warren, Brandon Kreptowski, Zak Riley, Doug Eddy, Austin Schurr, Kearnan Kutow, Chris Hyde, Garrit Sproull, Trace Butler and Tyler Erwin.


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If you're looking for a great sports bar experience, then Rileys Sports bar Ipswich offers you the very best in entertainment. Whether you want to watch live sport on our 3-metre HD screen or play pool, snooker or 9 ball, we're the only dedicated sports bar in the town.
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No. 1 Sooners Defeat Iowa State
NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Erica Miller hit her sixth home run of the season and drove in her 49th run of the season on Friday night as Iowa State (19-27, 4-9 Big 12) fell at No. 1 Oklahoma (41-3, 9-1 Big 12), 24-1, at the OU Softball Complex.
Miller launched a pitch from reliever Leslie Miller over the left field fence in the top of the fourth for Iowa State's first hit and first run of the evening. Miller finished the night 2-for-2 with a walk. Tori Torrescano, Maddie Reese and Jorden Spendlove also had hits for the Cyclones in the contest.
Leslie Miller (1-0) would go on to take the win for the Sooners, pitching one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and one run while walking none and striking out one.
Junior infielder Sara Davison worked a walk in the Cyclone second inning, becoming the fourth player in program history to walk 60 times in a career. Miller, who walked in the first, is one walk away from joining the 60-walk club, ending the night with 59 career base-on-balls.
As a team, the 2013 Cyclones have walked 147 times, one shy of the single-season record set in 2011.
The Sooners opened up an 11-0 lead in the first inning with six hits, including a grand slam by Shelby Pendley, while taking advantage of four Cyclone errors. The home team added 12 runs in the second as the Cyclones walked in five runs and gave up two home runs.
A final run would score for the Sooners on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning after Miller homered in the top of the frame.
Torrescano (10-12) took the loss in the circle, allowing 10 runs, eight earned, on five hits and four walks while not fanning a batter and getting one out.
The teams will be back on the field for game two of the series on Saturday at noon CDT.


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May 24, 2016
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MABLETON, Ga. (AP) -- Police outside Atlanta say a girl is facing a murder charge after investigators say they found a newborn child buried in woods behind an apartment complex.
Cobb County police Officer Mike Bowman said the baby was discovered Wednesday in a wooded area behind a unit of the Sierra Forest Apartments in Mableton.
Bowman said the girl, whom police determined is the infant's mother, has been charged with felony murder, first-degree child cruelty and concealing a death.
Bowman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the mother is 13 years old. Her name wasn't released.
An autopsy was scheduled to be done by the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office to determine how the newborn died.
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Prep roundup: Point Pleasant hands Greenbrier East boys their first loss
Point Pleasant used a 20-14 run in the fourth quarter to stun Class AAA No. 4 Greenbrier East 62-60 in boys basketball Friday at the Big Atlantic Classic in Beckley.
Alex Somerville led the Big Blacks (5-8) with 26 points while Dillon McCarty chipped in 14. Rondale Watson netted a game-high 30 points for the Spartans (15-1) and Obi Romeo had 13.
Musselman will play Greenbrier East at 12:20 p.m. today while South will meet Point Pleasant at 9.
Girls basketball
There's something about Friday games that brings out the worst in the weather.
For the second straight week, most Kanawha Valley boys basketball games were called off following a Friday morning snowfall.
The only game involving a Kanawha or Putnam boys team played Friday was Wheeling Central against Charleston Catholic at Catholic's Athletic Facility on Hillcrest Drive.
Central, which also plays at Winfield at 4 p.m. today, had already made the trip from the Northern Panhandle.
Other boys games wiped out Friday (with makeup dates, if known) were: Nitro at Hurricane (today), Sissonville at Herbert Hoover (3:30 p.m. today), Riverside at Ripley (Monday), St. Albans at Winfield (tentatively Feb. 11) and Spring Valley at South Charleston (Feb. 13).
Also, Buffalo's South Division semifinal game in the Hometown Invitational Tournament against visiting Richwood was postponed until 6 p.m. Monday.
On the girls side, a couple of Cardinal Conference matchups were postponed with Sissonville at Herbert Hoover and Scott at Tolsia. Sissonville and Hoover haven't set a make-up date yet while Scott-Tolsia will be at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9.


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Now I would like to ask you some questions about the health of each child under the age of 5 in your care, who lives with you now. Now I want to ask you about (NAME). In what month and year was (NAME) born? Probe: What is his/her birthday?
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Mrs. Obama has bangs: Let the analyzing begin
NEW YORK Before we start rambling on obsessively about Michelle Obama's bangs, let's be clear: The president started it.
It was he, after all, who called the new hairdo, unveiled just a few days before the historic occasion of his second inauguration, "the most significant event of this weekend."
And he hasn't stopped there. On Tuesday night, he introduced his wife at the Staff Inaugural Ball: "And the First Lady of the United States, bangs and all..."
So given the president's evident interest in the subject, perhaps the rest of us shouldn't feel so bad about analyzing ad nauseum the first lady's new look, an activity that has certainly taken over social media for days (and, perhaps, ended discussion of an earlier obsession, Michelle Obama's arms.) Heck, the bangs even have their own (unauthorized) Twitter account, FirstLady'sBangs, which has taken to issuing dispatches like: "Just got a text from Hillary Clinton's side-part" or "BREAKING NEWS: Barack just named me director of Hairline Security."
And how about the headline in New York's Daily News, the day after Obama's private swearing-in? "In With A Bang."
Quips and clever headlines aside, everyone seems to have an opinion about the new style - not only how it looks, but what it means. And so, just because it's fun, we analyze some of them here:
THE YOUTH FACTOR: It's no secret, say fashion experts, that on the right person, bangs can make you look younger. It's also no secret that Mrs. Obama turned 49 the very day she unveiled the cut last week, in a photo tweeted from her new Twitter account, FLOTUS.
"None of this is accidental," says Linda Wells, Allure magazine's editor-in-chief. "She tried this on her 49th birthday. She wants to spice it up a bit. And it's definitely a more youthful style than what she had before. It just has a flirty, young quality to it."
THE FASHION PLATE: Clearly Mrs. Obama, well known and admired for her fashion sense, is aware that bangs are in these days. Sure, they've been around forever, and your 5-year-old may have them, but recently bangs have become a full-fledged fashion trend, with actress Zooey Deschanel one of the standard-bearers. (Fun fact: Deschanel, 33, and Mrs. Obama happen to share the same birthday - Jan. 17.)
"Bangs have always been there, but they are clearly having a moment right now," says celebrity hairstylist Harry Josh, who was in Washington to style singer Kelly Clarkson's hair for the inauguration (Clarkson sang "My Country, `Tis of Thee.") "Mrs. Obama is really being modern and fashion-forward. We haven't had a fashion-forward first lady like this since Jackie Kennedy."
New York hairstylist Robert Stuart agrees. "Bangs have been really, really big for about a year," he says. He thinks Mrs. Obama has picked the perfect cut for her looks. "It's much softer and younger, and it makes her look more approachable," Stuart says. "It also works well for her sense of fashion. And it brings out her eyes."
THE NAYSAYERS: Just in case one thinks everyone loves the hairdo - and the reaction does seem extremely positive - there are naysayers. Count among them Joan Rivers, comedienne and fashion commentator, who tweeted on Inauguration Day: "Today starts President Obama's next four years in the White House. Let's hope the same isn't true about the first lady's new hairdo." Explanation? She didn't provide one, but in her defense, she only had 140 characters.
SHE'S EXPRESSING HER INNER SELF: Here we get a little more philosophical. Some have speculated that, since Mrs. Obama is starting a second term and won't have to endure any more campaigns, she's finally free to express herself exactly as she wants - and feels. "Haircuts do express how people are feeling," says Wells. "You get that sense of her feeling liberated - more comfortable, and less worried about what everyone else is thinking. She's showing her own sense of style and own sense of energy."


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Wow..."intellectual" critics who cannot spell, tree huggers from hell, audio geeks for weeks, and vitriol abounding. I think someone who is passionate about their music and video and can afford to do this, should, if they so choose. I have been watching Jeremy's posts on facebook for sometime, and I appreciate his boyish enthusiasm for that which he loves...music. I wish more of us had those positive attributes and less of the anonymous backbiting above. BTW, I'll not be anonymous. Ron Perron signing off...
The Greatest Show on Earth!
When it comes to home theaters, I thought I'd seen it all. But nothing's come close to this. First, I'm going to try to describe the sheer magnitude of Jeremy Kipnis' theater. His Stewart Snowmatte laboratory-grade screen is the biggest I've ever seen in a home, and in the back of the theater, there's a Sony ultra-high-resolution (4,096-by-2,160) SRX-S110 digital projector. I'm looking everywhere, jotting down questions, and Kipnis sounds almost giddy talking about his theater's capabilities. He refers to his baby, the Kipnis Studio Standard (KSS), as "The Greatest Show on Earth." And from the looks of it, he may be right.
While the KSS is technically an 8.8-channel audio system, it uses a lot more than eight speakers and eight subwoofers. Kipnis felt that a lone center speaker sounded a tad undernourished compared with the eight Snell THX Cinema & Music Reference towers, so he opted for three Snell LCR-2800 center-channel speakers. The original contingent of eight subs sounded "really good" but, unfortunately, didn't deliver the full earth-moving-under-your-feet effect he wanted. So, he wound up with 16 18-inch Snell subs! To balance the other frequency extreme, and for the ultimate in transient speed and transparency, the Snell speakers' treble has been augmented with MuRata ES103A super tweeters. Thus, from the deepest deep bass (10 hertz) up to the extreme high-frequency range (100 kilohertz), the KSS is the most full-range system I've ever heard—and felt. The speakers are fed by a well-balanced combination of audiophile solid-state and vacuum-tube amplifiers. The KSS is astonishing in the way it delivers power, but with 11,315 very high-quality watts on tap, that's hardly surprising. Not only can it play ungodly loud, the KSS sounds phenomenal while doing so and never hurt my tender ears. The theater is big but far from huge. Its vaulted ceiling ranges from 8 feet high at the rear end to 16 feet at the screen end of the room (which is 26.5 feet wide and 33 feet long). The 18-foot screen fulfilled my IMAX fantasies, and the projector's va-va-voom color and brilliant light were transformational. I just tried to take it all in as I scribbled notes, afraid I might miss some of the juicier details.
AC power conditioning for the KSS is, again, done to the max. Next to the garage, there are two mammoth General Electric 13,800-volt/800-amp step-down transformers; all of the cabling is audiophile-grade wire, and every aspect of performance and presentation is scrutinized, even down to the 40-amp cryogenically treated circuit breakers for each and every component in the system.
How It Came to Be
I first met Kipnis in the early 1990s when he worked for Chesky Records as an engineer/producer. And later in the decade, I followed his exploits when he started his own classical music label, Epiphany Recordings Limited. Hooked on video at an early age, he was the first on his block to buy a laserdisc player in 1980 and went on to amass a huge collection of players and discs. He watched them on one of the very first projectors in the market, the Kloss NovaBeam Model 1, with a 6.5-foot curved silver screen in his Redding, Connecticut, home, where he still resides. The projector's legendary inventor, Henry Kloss, was a neighbor and good friend of Kipnis' parents, so you might say the seeds of the KSS were planted long ago. The man's passions run deep. Kipnis tells me, "I've been watching movies since I was four on really big screens in movie theaters, and three years ago, those experiences inspired me to design a home theater with the absolute best picture and sound."
But it's more than that. Kipnis sees the KSS as a laboratory, an ongoing experiment to advance the state of the art. And it's not just for himself; he's dead serious about selling the KSS to movie-industry professionals and wealthy home theater aficionados. He sees his huge screen as an intrinsic part of the experience. "It's an unprecedented level of immersion that I'm looking for." The mix of brands and models for his customers' KSS systems will be site specific, and he imagines that, unlike his installation, the componentry and speakers will be stealthily deployed. The KSS pictured here is Beta Ciné, so yes, there's an even bigger KSS, the Alpha Ciné, in the planning stages. It's intended for much larger venues, such as screening rooms or perhaps even actual movie theaters. The Gamma Ciné will be a scaled-down KSS for smaller living rooms, bedrooms, or kitchens. The Gamma Ciné will likely utilize rear-projection techniques. (When not in use, the screen will look like a wall, and all of the equipment will live behind the screen.) The philosophy of all three KSS systems is the same—nothing but the best picture and sound. Price estimates will be site specific, but the cost of Kipnis' home system would be in the $6-million range.
Scaling the Heights
Setting up the Sony SRX-R110 digital cinema projector is a demanding job, and Kipnis has invested a lot of time into maximizing its potential, all in an effort to advance the state of the art. He's an Imaging Science Foundation–certified technician and studied with video-tweaking legend Joe Kane.
The Sony projector doesn't have HDMI inputs that are HDCP compliant, but it upscales Blu-ray and HD DVD players' component outputs to its native 4K resolution. So sure, it might look even better if he could use his HD player's digital outputs, but Kipnis feels the picture quality he's getting right now is "far more outstanding and realistic than any other movie theater I've experienced on the planet." Pressing the question about keeping the KSS' video all digital, he admits that he's also considering commissioning a custom-built scaler from Silicon Optix or Snell & Wilcox. The ultimate goal is to produce a picture that's an open window to the world.
With a bit of luck, Kipnis will get to play the KSS for the likes of George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. And who knows—they each might be so thrilled, they'll buy one on the spot. That would be great, but I wonder out loud, "Would you have done all of this if you didn't hope to turn it into a commercial enterprise? Would you have done it just for yourself?" Without hesitating, Kipnis says, "Just to see what's possible? Yes, I would."
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The problem with audio and especially video is that they evolve very fast. For instance, HD is becoming 3D --> new BR player, new projector. Btw, this article is marketing, the goal is to strike people's mind and it looks like it worked well. Did ML and McIntosh pay to be quoted?
Wow. A lot of people just don't understand why anyone would build a system like this; because they can. Overkill? Who the hell cares? How many Veyron owners will use its full potential when they could just buy a 911 for a lot less money? None, but that doesn't matter. Give the guy his due for having the love of audio and his equipment geekiness for even wanting to do this, much less pull it off.
WOW! There sure are a lot of jealous fools posting negative comments on here. The way I see it is it's his money and he could do whatever he wants with it. I guarantee you if he were your friend you would want to watch your movies at his house.Jealousy is a disgusting trait to have people.
Awesome looking (and I bet sounding) system. All people judging him for how he spends his money are just jealous. Who cares? He's made his money just like all of you. Get a life and put your energy into your own improvements and stop envying others.
I personally cannot believe how many of you say that this is "Overkill" and "The money could be put to better use". This man has achieved his dream and how many of us can say that... Okay it may not be to your tastes, but it seems perfect for him and that's what counts... Plus who's to say that he doesn't make some hefty donations to charity... Do you know the man personally to say that he doesn't. I for one commend you Kipnis.
this is, without doubt, the worst looking room i have ever seen.who cares how great it sounds (or not... no mention of acoustic design or treatment, which is a worry) if the vibe of the room is so horrendous you'd never want to sit in it.i'm no stranger to audiophilia (i run a CD Mastering studio) but i would rather watch an old TV in the corner of a nice pub than sit in this room for more than 2 minutes. it is aesthetically offensive, a visual assault, and about as inviting as a dentists surgery.
I think Kipnis should have had an acoustic engineer design the room to be as acoustically perfect for a home theater first. Look at the dimensions and how the ceiling has a drastic tilt from 8 feet to 16 feet. I think if the room was better designed, he probably wouldn't need so many speakers. Plus aren't the LRC speakers supposed to be either right behind the screen or on the same plane? One can put a great system in a crappy room and it will sound crappy. Have a mediocre system in a great room and it will sound great. But put a great system in a great room and it will surpass anything. I just have a hard time believing that his room is a good sounding room, but that is just gut feeling based on the dimensions.
wow too bad i can see there is a lot more jealous people than i thought there could be. Stop crying out the fact some of you don`t have money to spend wherever you like, like this guy have. It`s not of your business, and most of you who talk crap about him are mad cz u wish u could have his money. If he owned his money fairly, he has the right to do whatever he wants with it. Thats why most people go after money. Because they want to spend the way it feels like. Get a job and quit trying to say how people are supposed to spend the money u don`t have.
Oh dear...More money than sense, I think - the phase problems inherent in a system with that many point sources of sound are, frankly, ludicrous. Even with the help of an experienced acoustician, the best you could possibly come up with is a sweet spot the size of a small pea (if that) - certainly a lot smaller than the size of the average human head, which rather diminishes the point, doesn't it!?What's worse, the acoustic minefield here doesn't appear to have been given any consideration at all. If you were to have that many speakers in a room, for the purposes of 'perfect' reproduction, you'd need almost as many speaker delay systems as speakers... In my opinion, the threshold over which spending more money makes no discernable difference in quality was crossed many, many, many times over...
wow I cant believe he spent that much. he could save millions of people with that money and he blew it all on that. 10 000 could give you great quality. heck even 5 000 would be good. He should get one of the goggle things that have a tv in them, plug in all his stuff, get headphone, and if he wants to feel the rumble get a chair that reacts to sound spikes for whatever he is doing. oh well. I know that sounds kind of like a fantasy, but still, with 6 million dollars any of that could happen.
A good home entertainment system:Late samsung 8 series 46" + any good 2.1 system, not newer ones, no digital crap.Small room:Samsung Syncmaster 900nf + Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II 2.0Anything else is for bragging, and seriously, not better.
didnt know that cool stuff could look so bad when mixed ! seriously if you got that kind of money.. at least make it stylish and not junkish :S speakers are cool .. but not 20 of them mixed with loads of other stuff.. comon.. this is a bit fail !
Hi -I'm still watching this thread - so please, ask me any questions, and if I can offer you a complete hand-tailored demonstration of your personal favorites, then please just go to my website and give me a call!Cheers -JeremyKipnis StudiosMerry Christmas
I love the screen size, but for me it's a lot of overkill to me. The 6 million I really don't have a problem with, but I would have used less money on all the speakers and other stuff, and put more of it into making the room look a lot better, and some really nice Reclining Seats with at least a couple rows of seating. I like the Submarine, but does it really need to be there? I'd want my feet up in my 6M home Theater, siting there for a few hours. That 3 person couch just doesn't cut it for me!!! It just seems so wasteful, So much of everything for 3 people?!?! Myself, I'd have a group of friends and or family there watching "The Matrix" in HD DVD or something. If you have the money spend it. Sure it may seem like a waste, but the Rich BUY all this stuff, Cars, Boats, Homes, and where does it come from? Well it's Made by PEOPLE! All the people to get the Materials to the People who Design, who Build, Who Ship. That's Jobs, lots and Lots of Jobs for y
I agree with everyone else...overkill.Plus if you're going to spend that much money, at least hide the amps and speakers. Its all a bit distracting. When watching a movie, I want to see the screen and nothing else.
Problem is, if he's done this all himself, it won't be THX certified.But if you go to any concert hall and look around, you'll know that good sound doesn't just come from what make the sound but what the sound reflects off.In this case, I think (as many above have pointed out), he's wasted a lot of money. To justify spending that much money on audio toys, you need to get the room properly architected.
The biggest sin is, with all that money spent, it looks as though zilch was spent on proper acoustic design and treatments. Book cases don't cut it on a 6 million dollar setup! That's a joke! Nevermind the tube hamps having severe microphonics from being placed in front of mamoth subwoofers and 10Hz signals!! No Rotary Subs either!! This theater is FAR from SOTA, he really should have hired a consultant LOL.
Biggest joke of all - He has a QuadHD projector (latest marketing term), and he's only feeding it (at best) 1080i. With all that money he wasted, I would have asked Sony to build a one-off that was HDCP compliant. He blew a fortune on that projector, and he's only upscaling 1080i, what a waste.This guy really blew his load thinking he knew what he was doing. Most of the 'audiophiles' out there don't really know squat (although, those that are actual engineers are the only ones I respect - they don't buy into the marketing fluff of "price = performance").He definately should have spent 1/100th of that ($60k) on building a better shaped room, and then spend some dough on accoustics. I question (with having all those speakers pointing in), how much signal cancellation is actually taking place, the "sweetspot" is probably just a jumbled mess of audio signals. He turned all his speakers to face the same spot, I bet it's more of a deadspot.Audioph
...my first feeeling especially seeing the overview is... you have to be an American, or some kind of new super-rich from the developing world, to find that too much stuff is cool and not a waste, or to find the idea of spending 6Mio that way is OK because it's your money so no one can judge, and better spend it in what you like the most etc etc... utterly selfish in my opinion, I will not argue about what could replace this best or whatever... but apart from the price, just the quantity of energy this must consume for the pleasure of 1-2-3 people makes me feel sick
To those of you posting comments...unless you are an audio engineer or a man with his connections and history in the industry, I'll take your opinions with a grain of salt.It's safe to say that NONE of you have heard this system, nor anything even remotely in the same arena, so I doubt you'd have much say as to what is a good expenditure on his part.I'm quite sure he has PLENTY of knowledge in room acoustics, and has thought of everything necessary to bring out the full quality of these components, otherwise he wouldn't be touting it as "The Greatest Show On Earth" and trying to market it to industry giants like George Lucas or movie industry professionals. If you look closely, you'll see that the walls are covered in acoustic foam panels, so it's not entirely a lost cause.


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- Daryl said...
I am a bit ticked at Obama bowing to the Japanese emperor. No question: it was a bow.
Now I believe in respect; a handshake would suffice for the matter. But bowing to a foreign leader goes against an American tradition that is actually a good one--one where we let the world know we believe in self rule and individual sovereignty. We don't recognize principalities' by bowing to their lordship. Boo to you Obama. Boo to anyone who would bow to any king but King Jesus.
- November 14, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- d.eris said...
At Independent Political Report there's been another good discussion of the past, present and potential future of Green/Libertarian electoral alliances, which, imo, are quite promising. (Can't embed the link for some reason, paste function won't work, it's under the recent "Green Constable" post). Any strong views one way or the other here at HL?
- November 14, 2009 at 10:32 PM
- Grant Davies said...
I don't much about the "Green" party, but my first impression is that, based on most of the attitudes of so called "green" people I have met, there are essential incompatibilities between the two. Therefore, I see no promise in the concept. However, I am open to learn what they might be.
- November 15, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- Dave said...
I am upset that we have slipped into a pre 9/11 mentality. I bring this up because of the massacare at Fort Hood. Daily I hear of reports of all types of red flags on the shooter,Nidal Malick Hassan, but the FBI never talked to the Army. And fellow Doctors who were concerned about his outrageous powerpoint presentations got nowhere because we must be tolerant. The Obama administration won't say the word terrorist if a plane landed on the roof of the White House. I do believe that they are opening the back door for another large scale attack. And I also believe that 13 dead and 27 wounded is plenty enough to qualify as a terrorist attack, especially by an American Officer that has SOA or Soldier of Allah on his business card. One last thing on an Army Base, one of our largest I hear, it took a civilain woman Police Seargent Kimberly Munley to have the balls to take this man down, after she was shot by Hassan. She is a hero.
- November 15, 2009 at 1:52 AM
- d.eris said...
Grant, well, starting purely negatively, Libertarians and Greens (L&G) share a common enemy, the Democratic-Republican duopoly system of government. There have been effective L&G Party alliances in the past, for instance, in common actions for obtaining ballot access or working toward ballot access reform. There are other such joint efforts taking place every day. Beyond that, it is in the interests of Greens for Libertarians to get elected and vice versa, because it weakens the positions of duopolist ideologues, and puts someone in office who is not a stooge of the entrenched interests. On a different note, consider the Green Party's "ten key values". Many of them are basically in agreement with Libertarian principles: grassroots democracy, non-violence, decentralization, respect for diversity. And there are significant overlaps among the others: equal opportunity, gender equality, personal responsibility.
- November 15, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- W. E. Messamore said...
Daryl- yes, this is turning into a tradition for our current president. It's amazing that a man who can display such self-absorbed egotism here at home has no problem humbling himself enough to bow to foreign leaders when he's not supposed to!
d.eris- It seems to me that there are some essential ideological issues at odds between the Libertarian and Green Parties that could hamper a long-term political alliance. In the short term, I think it might very well be beneficial to both of these parties to explore areas of similar policy preferences and use these as a basis for collaboration.
Ron Paul did manage to get Baldwin, McKinney, and Nader to sign a four-part statement agreeing on foreign policy, civil liberties, the national debt, and the Federal Reserve:
Dave- I am also floored by the criminal incompetence of our nation's intelligence agencies with respect to Major Hasan, as well as the surprising level of infiltration of "political correctness" into our nation's military. The media response in the aftermath also has me less than thrilled.
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LOS ANGELES Charlie Beljan described the 10th hole at Riviera Country Club in terms that would suggest he'd take dynamite to it if he had a chance. John Merrick spoke of it with glowing reverence.
In the aftermath of a two-hole playoff on Sunday in the Northern Trust Open, it was abundantly clear which attitude had prevailed.
Merrick made a routine par on the driveable, par-4 10th after laying up, while Beljan put himself in a terrible position with driver and made bogey, giving Merrick his first PGA Tour victory in his seventh season.
When Beljan missed a 4-foot par putt at 10 that would have sent the playoff to a third hole, Merrick teafully bear-hugged his caddie, Ryan Goble, and his longtime coach, Jamie Mulligan. This was a "dream come true" for a guy who grew up in Long Beach and has been attending the tournament since before his days as a star at UCLA.
"Just putting everything together," Merrick, 30, said of the celebration, "how everything came together this week with family and friends, people shouting 'UCLA,' people shouting 'Long Beach.' To do it close to home … I live 45 minutes away. I went to school across the freeway. It's just the laundry list goes on and on, and yeah, it's cool."
Merrick was three shots behind third-round leader Bill Haas when the day began, but Haas would struggle to an eventual 73, and Merrick seized his first lead with back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th holes. He missed four of the last five fairways in regulation and didn't make another birdie on the back nine, but still shot 69 to get to 11-under.
Beljan, meantime, emerged from a pack of contenders that included major winners Charl Schwartzel and Webb Simpson, and he got to 11-under with an electrifying birdie from 18 feet on the 18th hole. Beljan's fist-pumping celebration of the putt that gave him a 67 suggested that he was ready to add to the much-publicized first tour win last season that he achieved after being hospitalized with panic attacks.
But Merrick made a great par from the right rough on the first playoff hole, 18, to match Beljan, and when they went to the 10th tee no one knew how disparate their feelings were about the 315-yard hole that is among the most famous par-4s in golf.
Merrick played Riviera dozens of times while at UCLA and "butchered" it frequently trying to use driver. So he was extremely confident going with a 3-iron off the tee that would set him up with a full wedge to a tucked right pin.
"I think it's one of the great par-4s in the country," Merrick said.
Beljan, who bogeyed the 10th in regulation, watched Merrick lay up, contemplated his play and then pulled driver to the delight of the gallery. But he pulled his drive left and long of the green and gave himself an impossible pitch over a bunker. Beljan played to the right of the sand, but ended up having to putt from just off the green and left himself with the tricky 4-footer.
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For Merrick, the win, worth $1.18 million, was a step in a progression that took longer than some of his supporters might have predicted. His first major victory came when he won the SCGA Amateur at La Jolla Country Club. At 19, he was the youngest winner of the title since Tiger Woods in 1994.


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Well, I don't post alot on here but i need some help. I'm putting in for Idaho for the controlled hunts. I want to hunt elk in the rut(most of us do). This will be my first elk hunting trip. I prefer archery hunting but don't mind using a rifle. I have narrowed my control hunts down to unit 18 and 54. I know the odds are by luck and low. This is going to be the only year that i will have the opportunity to hunt elk. The wife is going back to school to become a Nurse and that takes about 5 years. I'm trying to find out a few questions on Idaho.
1. Can you hunt archery then hunt rifle later with the same Tag A or B? Or is it one or the other.
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Here is it, undeniable proof that it's Ash Charizard:
Spoiler:- told ya:
Here is it, undeniable proof that it's Ash Charizard:
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Dual Chop has been used a single time, and Dragon Claw has been used a couple of times by Krookodile. If you want an underused Dragon-type move, then that would be Twister... -.-
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Alright, where the people who doubted this'd be Ash's Charizard now, is that scan proof enough?
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I don't know, I'm still not sold. Joking of course. >:3
The date is interesting, considering the Charizard vs Dragonite episode is for the 7th. Hopefully we get the title of the next episode soon. Not sure what to expect from this episode now, perhaps Dragonite and Charizard have a battle here, a rivalry one, then Dragonite gets controlled in the end of the episode and the fight continues next episode.
After Dragonite is saved, he and Charizard will forever be best buddies.
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As for Ash's BW style, I suppose it is to be expected if the scenes have been redrawn because many newer viewers would be scratching their heads as to why Ash suddenly looks subtly different. I'm totally with you that it's a kick to the ol' childhood though. But still... OS references in BW for the win! Welcome back Charizard.
I see in the Kanto flashbacks they purposely excluded Misty and Brock.
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Wow! I'm really excited about all this. Ash's Charizard returns, Mewtwo returns, how much fanservice can they put into one arc?
The only thing I'm dissapointed at, is that Episode N last only 14 episodes. It's too short for me. But, can I ask more then Charizard appearing in both anime and movie, and Mewtwo reappearing? I think those are my favourites pokemon characters!
Id choose you. In a hundred lifetimes,
in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality,
Id find you and Id C H O O S E Y O U!
Then it shows Charizard and Dragonite fighting in BWn9, which airs on March 14th. Hence, no conclusive proof that it is Ash's Charizard in BWn8.
Just lol'ing though xD
Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
Don't you think it's weird that Ash's Charizard return in episode 8 (March) and stays till the end of Plasma conflict in episode 14 (April) but he is in the movie (July) too?
And a new opening for such a little amount of episodes... Also his frienship with Dragonite...
I'm starting to think that either Episode N doesn't end there or Charizard might stay till the end of BW (or at least till the movie).
What do you think?
Anyway once again some of you guys are the most innocent/clueless people ever, some people like me and probably Joltik though this was a good setup to make Charizard appear later but those that say its not Satoshi Charizard they are trolling the **** out of you like they have been doing for years around here, yeah stick it into the troll faces they will laugh in your face even more.
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To right the countless wrongs of our day, we shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise. What a wonderful world such would be...
I wonder if Ash's Bulba/Squirtle will be seen outside the flashback.
A close family member of mine died today, I put this in my sign as respect for him
Ash fan. Luffy fan. Gintoki fan-Gintama. Endou fan-Inazuma Eleven.
Multi Luffy {One Piece} and Ash {Pokemon} Shippers.
I just hope Dragon Tail is useful for Charizard unlike Steel Wing...
Though i'm willing to bet that if Pikachu was part Dragon they would've given it the move instead, it's like the new Iron Tail --;
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My son pointed this out to me and it makes sense. There are now quite a few teams out there with highly mobile qbs who like to run more than pass. There are even two in our division. Using Tebow as the scout QB all week gives our defense a chance to practice against a real QB playing that positioninstead of a db playing that position in practice
In the meantime, if they can get him to correct his throwing motion and to look for pass first before running, he might develop into a good QB over time. Remember, he will only be 27 in 2017. One thing to remember is that the guy *is* a winner and he *is* big. he won't get a single snap this season in a game unless (I hate to even say this) Brady goes down and Mallet sucks wind.
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Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Agreement. The University of Alabama participates in dual enrollment/dual credit programs with local boards of secondary education. Through these programs, certain high-school students are allowed to enroll in college-level courses in order to earn credits that apply to both undergraduate degrees and high-school diplomas. Students are eligible under the following conditions:
- The student must be in grade 11 or 12 or have an exception granted by UA based on the written recommendation of the student's principal and the local superintendent of education and in accordance with Alabama administrative code regarding gifted and talented students.
- The student must have a "B+" average, as defined by local board policy, in completed high-school courses.
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- Students must have one official transcript sent to the Office of Academic Records and University Registrar directly fromeach college or university previously attended.
- Students who have attempted fewer than 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) of collegiate work must also have official copies of their ACT or SAT scores and final high school transcript submitted directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
- An average of "C" (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher for all college-level work attempted is required for admission. College-level work does not include vocational, technical, or remedial course work. Some divisions may set slightly higher admission standards. Students must be able to return to the last collegiate institution they attended.
Transferring from two-year colleges in Alabama. Students transferring from two-year colleges in the Alabama College System may contract with The University of Alabama under STARS (Statewide Articulation Reporting System). The STARS program will guarantee the transfer and applicability of the two-year college credit under the following restrictions:
- This agreement will be honored for a period of three years from the date of the agreement. The student will be required to satisfy the requirements for graduation as described in the undergraduate catalog in effect at the time of execution of this agreement, provided, however, that UA may change such requirements if the student is given a reasonable opportunity to comply with the changed requirements. The student may choose to comply with the requirements in effect at the time of transfer.
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Undergraduate applicants who are not American citizens should address all inquiries to The University of Alabama, International Admissions Officer, Box 870132, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0132; firstname.lastname@example.com. Applicants who need to learn English or improve their English proficiency should write for information to The University of Alabama, English Language Institute (ELI), Box 870250, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0250. Correspondence concerning undergraduate admission should be initiated at least six months in advance of the anticipated date of enrollment. Transfer students already in the United States should apply no later than four months prior to the date of enrollment.
Complete, properly translated official credentials are required. Any applicant with post secondary study completed outside the United States is encouraged to submit those credentials for a course by course evaluation to World Education Services, Bowling Green Station, P.O. Box 5087, New York, NY 10274-5087 or contact on the Web at wes.org. This evaluation along with a course syllabus may expedite the decision to grant transfer credit. Evaluations received from credential evaluation agencies other than WES are subject to approval by the academic division reviewing transfer credit. Evidence that the full cost of attending the University can be met by the student is also required.
The University of Alabama requires a minimum on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or satisfactory completion of the English Language Institute (ELI) before a student may begin an academic program. The minimum score requirements on the TOEFL are 500 on the paper-based test, 173 on the computer-based test, and 61 on the Internet-based test. A score of 6.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is also acceptable to meet the language proficiency requirement for admission if the academic reading and writing modules are selected. Conditional admission may be offered to students who meet the academic and financial qualifications, but do not meet the TOEFL or IELTS score requirement. These students will be required to register full-time in the ELI until he or she meets the TOEFL or IELTS requirement or satisfactorily completes the ELI program.
English placement for non-native speakers of English. In order to place non-native speakers of English in appropriate writing courses, each such student who does not have credit for EN 101 from a regionally accredited U.S. institution will be given a University of Alabama language proficiency exam (EPPE). Results from the EPPE determine whether a student must enroll in either an English Language Institute (ELI) course, or in the Department of English course that suits their demonstrated abilities.
The English courses prescribed (ELI, EN 120, EN 121, or a combination of these) must be completed in sequence, beginning with the first semester of the student's enrollment at The University of Alabama, and the student must be continuously enrolled in these undergraduate courses until they are successfully completed. This policy applies to all non-native speakers entering The University of Alabama for the first time who do not have credit for EN 101 from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
Students who have credit for EN 101 from a regionally accredited U.S. institution but do not also have credit for EN 102 are encouraged to register for EN 121 (rather than EN 102) at The University of Alabama.
A student who has been separated from The University of Alabama for at least three academic years may apply for readmission for an "academic second opportunity." As such, the student will be readmitted regardless of previous scholastic performance, unless separation from the University resulted from academic misconduct. In cases of academic misconduct, readmission will be reviewed by the academic dean (or his or her designee) for the school or college in which readmission is sought.
If the application for academic second opportunity is accepted, all previous academic work remains on the student's permanent record, but the grades for previous work are not used in computing the grade point average. Grades of "C" or higher earned during previous college attendance are computed as "passing hours" ("P") and may be applied to major program, distribution, and graduation requirements. Grades of "D" earned during previous college attendance may not be applied to major program, distribution, or graduation requirements.
A student who has a degree from another institution but was previously a student at UA or who has a degree from UA is not eligible for consideration. The deadline dates to apply and have all credentials submitted are August 1 for fall term, December 1 for spring term, and May 1 for any summer term. Academic Second Opportunity may be awarded only once and may not be awarded retroactively.
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A former University of Alabama undergraduate student who has a break in enrollment, excluding summer, who wishes to return to the University must apply for readmission by contacting The University of Alabama, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Box 870132, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0132. An application for readmission must be completed and submitted along with the application processing fee to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Students who withdraw, co-op, or participate in the National Student Exchange program and who return in the immediate following semester are not required to apply for readmission. Students participating in an approved internship or in a Consortium Agreement through Student Financial Aid will not be charged the readmission fee due to a break in enrollment.
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STOCKTON, CA - A wild fight that erupted between a freshman student and her teacher at Stockton's Cesar Chavez High School has left the student facing an assault charge and the teacher facing an investigation of her actions.
The fight broke out Monday at 12:30 p.m. when Marlina Martinez, 15, began applying makeup at the end of her math class.
Martinez said her female teacher, who is not being identified because she is not yet facing any charges, confiscated her makeup. Martinez then called her mother on her cellphone to have her demand that her teacher give her back the makeup.
When Martinez gave her teacher the phone to talk to her mother, the teacher confiscated the phone.
At that point, Martinez confronted her teacher and loudly demanded to have her phone back. The incident developed into a shoving match and then escalated into a fight. Eventually, the pair end up on the classroom floor as other students try to pull them apart.
The entire incident was captured on cellphone video by another student in the class, who then posted it to his Facebook page.
Stockton Unified School District spokesperson Dianne Barth acknowledged the video is shocking to watch.
"It was a regrettable incident and very unusual. I don't recall an incident like this happening in the last several years," Barth said.
Barth said the teacher has been put on paid administrative leave as the incident is investigated.
"I'm not sure what happened. I can't even tell by looking at the video what happened once the initial pushing started. I don't know," Barth said.
Martinez was arrested by school district police on an assault charge. She has been suspended for five days and has a meeting with her principal on Thursday to learn if she will be expelled.
She admits she should not have confronted her teacher.
"I know I did wrong by like going up to her and trying to get my stuff, but from the get-go she should have gone and pushed that button," said Martinez, referring to a button in each classrooms teachers can use to summon security.
Martinez's grandmother agreed.
"When they see the student that is getting aggressive or loud, they should walk away, push whatever button they have to push for the security and they should step outside," Alice Gonzalez said.
Martinez showed off a bump on her forehead and scratches on her neck and upper back she received in the fight.
Barth said the teacher was also "roughed up" and has a black eye.
News10 has emailed the teacher to ask for a comment, but she did not respond.


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