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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Prosecutors preparing for a federal civil rights trial later this month say they will present evidence that shows a West Virginia sheriff accused of beating a bank robbery suspect has abused his power before -- and gotten away with it. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg show that the evidence includes testimony Jefferson County Sheriff Robert Shirley gave during a 2004 sentencing hearing in an unrelated case. A transcript reveals Shirley admitted firing a gun while on duty during a personal dispute with another man. That transcript, which shows the shooting never resulted in criminal charges or prosecution, "is evidence of defendant's readiness to abuse the power of his position,'' Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Camilletti wrote in a notice filed with the court last week. Shirley's attorney, Kevin Mills, said he is reviewing the government's motion and will respond with his own. Besides ignoring Shirley's "long history of dedicated community service, putting his life on the line,'' Mills said, the filing could compromise his client's right to a fair trial. "We believe it relates to inadmissible evidence that is alleged to have occurred decades ago,'' he said, "and whether or not it's admitted to the jury it has now -- through the press coverage -- tainted the potential jury pool for fair and unbiased jurors.'' Prosecutors could have opted for a closed filing, Mills said, to let the court rule on admissibility of the evidence "but for reasons unknown to the defense, they chose not to.'' Shirley is accused of kicking and stomping Mark Daniel Haines after a December 2010 police chase and falsifying records during a subsequent investigation. Judge John Preston Bailey has scheduled Shirley's criminal trial for Jan. 22 in Martinsburg. A separate civil lawsuit is tentatively scheduled to be tried this fall. Shirley, who was re-elected in November, has denied any wrongdoing and vowed that he will be vindicated. Haines, meanwhile, is serving a 19-year sentence for bank robbery. The notice to the court says prosecutors will also introduce two video recordings from May 30, 2012, that show Shirley and another uniformed officer in what appears to be a booking room. The nature of the discussion on one video was not revealed. Prosecutors say the other tape has no audio. The transcript, meanwhile, is from a sentencing hearing that former U.S. District Judge Craig Broadwater was holding in a separate case. Shirley, a lieutenant with 23 years of service at the time, was testifying for prosecutors when he was questioned about his dealings with a man named Scott Rind over a piece of furniture that Rind had allegedly refinished and sold, knowing it belonged to Shirley. Shirley testified that his wife, Debbie, had cheated on him with Rind years earlier. "I was working one day, and I drove up on them and caught them in the act,'' he testified. "I shot at him one time, and that was it.'' An attorney then asked if he typically shoots people who are sleeping with his wife while he's on duty. "Well, I had never been faced with that before, but I did that time,'' Shirley responded. "I don't typically, no.'' Shirley and his wife later divorced.


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text: By Shari FriedelTribune Staff The 2012 golf season ended at districts for the Perkins County golfers with none of the girls advancing to state. Districts was held in Ogallala on Monday, Oct. 1. "It was a tough day for our girls on the back nine," said Head Coach Troy Kemling. "Our putting really let us down as we had a hard time adjusting to the speed of the greens." The wind was a factor in their putting game, especially when attempting a putt with or against it. Senior Carra Johnson started strong, breaking into the 40s for the first time on the first nine holes. "Carra was hitting the ball exceptionally well for the majority of the day," said Kemling. "She had some costly holes on the back that ended her chance of finishing in the top ten." The other four girls all played the back nine first, then the front. "We knew we needed a good start from everyone in order for the team to be competitive," said Kemling. "We just couldn't put a few good holes together. After a rough start on the back nine, the girls bounced back with lower scores on the front. Freshman Amanda Reichert carded her lowest nine of the year with 55. "They represented Perkins County well," Kemling said. "Their competitive spirit didn't allow them to give up."Final Team Scores1. Ogallala 3572. Chadron 3653. Bridgeport 4284. Kimball 4525. Gordon Rushville 4736. Perkins County 4937. Creek Valley 5038. Dundy Co.-Stratton 516Mitchell NTSBayard NTSMullen NTSIndividual Qualifiers1. K. Haynes, Chadron 782. T. Kapp, Og 823. M. Mestl, Og 824. K. Hageman, Chadron 885. E. Snyder, Mit 926. K. Berg, Og 947. T. Harding, Bridge 948. J. Pilkington, Bay 959. R. Lorens, Dundy 9710. B. Hager, Kim 9811. T. Strotheide, Chad 98Perkins County ScoresCarra Johnson 109 (48-61)Amanda Reichert 125 (55-70)Capri Meyer 126 (60-66)Rachel Carrig 133 (63-70)Alexis Schmidt 144 (62-82)


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2009 Kool April Nights Show - Kool April NightsWritten by on September 1, 2009 Contributors: Jeff Costa It Hasta Be (Near) Shasta
At the very tip of Northern California's central valley and about 10 miles south of Lake Shasta lies the city of Redding, California. With beginnings, dating back to the 1840s, the surrounding area is packed with early Americana and a populace friendly to 20th century automobilia. Proof positive is that Redding has had a dragstrip since 1948, converted from the old Redding Airport and the strip has been NHRA sanctioned since 1955. In association with Kool April Nights, Kool April Drags celebrates the drag racing portion of the weeklong event so participants can bring home the bacon, or get shut down trying. Held on the grounds of the Redding Convention Center, Kool April Nights celebrated its 20th anniversary in '09 and the dates for 2010 are April 14-19, when the event celebrates its 21st year.
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Udder-or should we say utterly-custom, Westbrook Dairy rolled in their Divco Twin Model U from Smith River, CA, powered by a Corvette LS motor. The cow's name is Bessie.Looking from this angle the short "wrongbed" on this '63 Ford F-100 looks pretty darn good. Under the hood it's running a Ford FE big-block motor.With Redding not far from the Oregon border there were a lot of really nice trucks such as this "sano" GMC that came down from the Portland area.This beautiful Advance Design Chevy is just one of many classic trucks that showed up with a big ol' huffer under its hood.
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Tallahassee, FL -- Florida State University awarded its 15th consecutive Pathfinder Award to Briana Frapart, a recent BFA graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts.
The recipient of the Pathfinder Award is decided by the College of Motion Picture Arts' faculty, and the award was presented and funded by Samantha Strickland, CEO of Pea Green Solutions. "Investing in talented newcomers is a priority to us at Pea Green," said Strickland. "This is one way in which we can give back as creative professionals and reap future rewards as dedicated film lovers!"
Briana Frapart entered the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts with a passion for movies, film scores, and a desire to work with performers. During her freshman year, she was the unit production manager on the Student Emmy award-winning film, "Picture Day," which fueled her dream of becoming a film producer.
She has worked on other student films in positions such as production designer, editor, cinematographer, and casting director. She is currently working as a freelance producer, talent manager, and casting director.
Briana intends to use the $2,500 cash award to pursue her film production dreams, specifically in South Korea: "For the past several years, I have developed a strong love and admiration for the Korean arts, both movies and music, so the culture heavily inspired my choice to direct a film in Korean," she states. "I'm familiar with the language and working on becoming fluent so that I can travel to Korea and work on productions there."
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About 25 law enforcement officials from throughout Belmont County were on hand for a special meeting at the Ohio Valley Mall last week to begin a training program designed for one purpose — how to......
Actually just doing planning and drills for law enforcement on how to handle civil disobedience and the shift to a totalitarian regime. There are already radical left wing Congressmen talking up the idea of removing the term limits for Obama. By then the imported millions of foreign voters will be able to keep Chavez in power, ooopps I mena Obama in power just like the banana republic we are now. So far under Obama we have seen intense attacks on laws about who can vote, who can be a citizen, and the idea of term limits for a President. Its why the left wing media is doing its 24/7 gun danger, so that firearms can be confiscated to make things smoother. If you are about 30 years old, have a couple of small children and work every day you need to come to grips with the idea that the country you were raised in will not be there for you kids and likely your kids will have no where near the freedoms or prosperity you have.
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Because service-oriented architecture (SOA) has emerged as a strategy many organizations are adopting in order to respond more quickly and cost-effectively to customer needs, I really wanted to understand what it was all about.
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Definition of SOA: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a method for breaking down large applications and business processes into smaller "services" and a system for linking them on demand so they can be reused to create new applications and business processes.
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provides organizations with a dynamic infrastructure that allows them to break down large applications and business processes into smaller, loosely-coupled "services" that can be reused to create new applications and respond quickly to customer needs. The result is a simplified, more powerful infrastructure in which services can dynamically scale to meet changing organizational needs or workloads, while reducing cost and management complexity.
With the tremendous value SOA provides also come new challenges. Some of the challenges include managing the complexity of deploying interdependent services, ensuring compliance with multiple service level agreements for the same service, checking for the proliferation of duplicate or overlapping services, and protecting a SOA application and data from unauthorized access to name just a few. Meeting operational goals in a SOA environment requires a new approach.
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It all began with a television producer's phone call asking KraftMaid to help a deserving family in need of a fresh start. Seasons later, we are proud to remain the exclusive cabinetry provider of ABC's award-winning program, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Episode 5The Teas Family
In 1995 the Teas turned their dream into a reality when they purchased a sixty-year-old rundown camp. Piece by piece they updated it, making it accessible to children with all kinds of disabilities. The Teas left their jobs, emptied their savings and retirement accounts and went three years without a paycheck, all to start Camp Barnabas in Purdy, MO. Their camp is now thriving, but Paul and Cyndy's house is not.
With all the new facilities that have been added to maximize the campers' experience, there is only one building left needing repairs: the A-frame house that founders Paul and Cyndy Teas live in. They cannot justify spending money on their own home or themselves because that would mean not being able to help another child go to camp. Their own children, who are putting themselves through college, don't even have a place to sleep while they're home. Lack of volunteer camp counselor housing has led people to sleep in the Teas' home as well.
Camp Barnabas is a non-profit organization that caters to the needs of critically and chronically ill children and gives them the opportunity to be ''normal'' for one week. Every summer 1,000 kids pass through its gates and are able to enjoy the simple things most of us take for granted, such as canoeing, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, archery, rock climbing and more. In these special episodes of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the design team will go back to summer camp to help out this family who have devoted their lives to helping others.
Paul and Cyndy Teas will never tire of giving to others, as long as it makes a child smile. Now, the campers, parents and volunteers of Camp Barnabas will give something back to the Teas for giving their children so much every summer.


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I have just setup Zimbra and i am looking at the zimlets and noticed the one that recognizes telephone numbers only seems to work on US based numbers. Is there a version of pattern matching which works on UK numbers or is there anywhere I can configure it ?
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We are a modest IT solutions based company that presently provides email services to a customer/email-base exceeding 100,000 users (with a forecasted growth out to 250,000 within the next four years). The steady growth we've seen over the past few years means that a redesign and redeployment of a new email solution is inevitable. Our investigations into new and different technologies have lead us to Zimbra. It's been interesting to see that Zimbra has addressed many of the design considerations we've identified as relevant to our company. As such, I've been studying the online Zimbra documentation, reading through the forums and have installed the latest Zimbra beta on a development box for testing. At this point, I still have a number of unanswered questions - it's not to say the answers arn't out there but is to say I've been unable to find the answers thus far... It's my hope that someone out there will be able to offer advice or any personal experience with the following:
- Is there an anticipated release date for a production/stable version of Zimbra?
- Has there been much interest expressed by commercial or third party vendors in "professional" Zimbra support contracts? This isn't a show-stopper for us but might be a consideration.
- The scalability of any email solution is of concern to us. The Zimbra "architecture" should scale well, however, in practice, has anybody hosted/experimented with Zimbra for a *large* number of users with a *large* mail throughput? To what extent has Zimbra been stress-tested? Initial in-house experimentation has shown that the Zimbra suite take approximately 5 minutes to initiate on a 2.0GHz P4 test box with 1GB RAM. I haven't as yet loaded the Zimbra server but will be very interested to see how it copes when I do.
- I've struggle to find much information on the Zimbra clustering architecture and how it should be practically implemented - perhaps I've missed a technical references in my searching? This is a path down which I'm sure we'll need to proceed.
- Has anyone expressed interest in supplying patches to SpamAssassin to enable parsing of the Zimbra message store and in-turn training of system-wide or user-specific Bayesian databases? This would allow for incorrectly classified messages to be re-learned...
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text: By Shari FriedelTribune Staff Four qualifying Plainsmen wrestlers, Austin Thelander, Trey Johnson, Mark Hanson and Vinny Ross participated in the state tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-16 with two, Thelander and Ross, bringing home medals. "I was pleased with our performance at the state meet," said Coach Dean Friedel. "Our first timers, Mark Hanson at 138 lb. and Trey Johnson at 126 lb. each came away with a win and wrestled well." Austin Thelander (first place) had a succession of decisive wins in the first three rounds, pinning his first opponent and winning by major decision in the second and third rounds. The championship match against Trey Nekoliczak of Cedar Valley proved the most challenging as the end of the second period saw the contenders tied at 0-0. Choosing the down position at the start of the third period, Thelander managed a reversal, which won him the match and the championship title, 2-0. "Austin had an outstanding season, only losing once early in the season to a wrestler who was a state placer in Class B this year," said Friedel. Thelander is the first Perkins County wrestler to bring a gold home from the state tournament. Previously, he placed sixth in 2012. Vinny Ross captured second place in the heavyweight division, falling to Howells-Dodge's Nathan Bazata in the championship round, after pinning all three of his previous opponents in under a minute each. The championship match was his second loss of the season, as well as the only other match to last the full six minutes. All other matches this season resulted in pins for Ross. This was Ross's third trip to state, and as Perkins County's first three-time state placer, his third time medaling in the top six. Previously he finished fifth in 2011 and fourth in 2012. Both Thelander and Ross reached 100 career wins in 2013, Ross just before districts, and Thelander at the state tournament. "This group of seniors will be difficult to replace," commented Friedel.Class D Team ScoresState Tournament1. Amherst 185.52. Pender 1723. Plainview 904. East Butler 675. Friend 626. Freeman 61.57. Perkins County 578. Palmer 54.59. Maxwell 4310. Arapahoe 4210. Franklin 42Individual ResultsState Tournament Austin Thelander (106 lb.) First place, scored 26 team points. Pinned R. Ramirez, Elwood 1:11; won by major decision vs. T. Sauser, Plainview 10-0; won by major decision vs. D. Trampe, Amherst 9-1; won by decision vs. T. Nekoliczak, Cedar Valley 2-0. Season record 39-1. Trey Johnson (126 lb.) Scored three team points. Lost by decision vs. T. Boyer, Plainview 1-4; pinned B. Treffer, Ravenna 1:35; lost by decision vs. A. Carlson, Sutton 6-7. Season record 26-16. Mark Hanson (138 lb.) Scored four team points. Pinned D. Smaus, East Butler 3:44; lost by decision vs. S. Gubbels, Osmond 7-10; lost by decision vs. G. Allemang, Neligh-Oakdale 2-3. Season record 25-19. Vinny Ross (285 lb.) Placed second, scored 24 team points. Pinned M. Williams, Weeping Water :55; pinned Z. Zeleski, Overton, :55; pinned C. Woockman, Lutheran High Northeast :41; lost by decision vs. N. Bazata, Howells-Dodge 4-9. Season record 42-2.


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I'm getting ready to head to WY to hunt mule deer with my Dad, Sister, and her boyfriend. Was just looking for any help from anybody that has hunted this area or general help for WY mule deer. We will mostly be hunting unit 40 as that is where we decided the country looked the best and had a good amount of public land. We have scouted using google earth and BLM maps and decided to camp around unit 40 so will probably hunt there mostly so we don't waste too much time driving. I've tried to call the biologist in the area and I probably waited too long as he is busy with the season underway. Has anyone had any luck yet since the season has been open in some of the areas in Region M? Will the mule deer be in the thick timber or at the base of the Bighorns or can good deer be found in the more arid open terrain, like creek draws.
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"Only two people have died for You and I, The American Soldier died for Our Freedom & Jesus Christ Died for Our Souls!" I thank GOD for them! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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Hey brother, just went returned from Wyoming. Stopped in your town of Bellevue and picked up my son who works for Chrysler. He's the only one who didn't eat a tag. My advice is to hook up with someone who really cares about your sucess. I have found that most people nowadays dont give a rip about anyone but themselves. If you come to Michigan to hunt, I will personally put you in the best hunting spot I know. I have found that kind of treatment lacking in Montana,Wyoming, and Washington D.C.......God Bless
Thanks for the advice Eberle. Out of 5 tags we only filled one with a buck. The weather was great but the bucks were hiding good and were only out for about an hour first thing in the morning. We were eating breakfast most days till we found thats when they were moving. Saw alfalfa fields that held 100 deer but not a single good buck until after sunset. The nice buck we did get I let my dad shoot as he has been wanting a nice mulie for quite some time. Figured I would pay him back for all the times he took me hunting. He shot a beautiful 170" 4x4! We got lucky as I spotted him only 50 yrds off the road not a mile from camp when we were driving out to start hunting early one morning. My dad got out of the truck and was able to sneak up on him and shot him in his bed. Cant believe how lucky we got.
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Congratulations..............nice buck.
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You are welcome buddy keep our secret between us! LOL Congrats to your Dad!
"Only two people have died for You and I, The American Soldier died for Our Freedom & Jesus Christ Died for Our Souls!" I thank GOD for them! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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Very nice buck!
That's as nice a buck as you can ever expect to take in M---Congrats to your Dad!!!
Nice looking buck
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November 17, 2003
The Honorable Dennis Hastert
Dear Mr. Speaker:
On behalf of the 210,000 members and 1,200 affiliates of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), I am writing to express support for the recently completed conference agreement on HR 1 – legislation adding a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program. As the nation's largest organization representing people with severe mental illnesses and their families, NAMI supports this bipartisan effort to make long overdue improvements in the Medicare program.
In supporting the conference agreement on HR 1, NAMI recognizes that this legislation does not address all of the problems confronting Medicare. The new drug benefit will contain significant gaps for Medicare beneficiaries living with severe mental illness. For example, the legislation contains gaps in coverage for beneficiaries with costs between $2,200 and $3,600 in prescription costs. In addition, NAMI is concerned that the new benefit will be administered by private plans that will be allowed to rely on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) able to utilize restrictive formularies to limit access to the full range of treatments. The conference report also leaves in place a basic Medicare benefit that discriminates against mental illness treatment through the 50% co-payment requirement for outpatient mental health services and a 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric treatment.
NAMI is pleased that the conference agreement deletes a previous proposal that would have prevented states from using their Medicaid programs (including support from federal matching funds) to supplement and fill in gaps in coverage for individuals dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. NAMI places a high priority on the needs of vulnerable, low-income Medicare beneficiaries with mental illnesses and feels strongly that every effort must be made to ensure that there are no gaps in coverage and that cost sharing requirements are held to a minimum for these individuals. This provision will also help states cope with growing pressures on the drug benefits currently in their Medicaid programs.
This conference agreement does represent an improvement for Medicare beneficiaries living with mental illness. Beneficiaries with no drug coverage will finally have the option to get help in meeting the costs of their medications. NAMI feels strongly that it is time for Congress to end partisan stalemate over this issue and take advantage of the $400 billion available this year to spend on a new drug benefit. NAMI is very concerned that this opportunity to improve Medicare may not present itself again for years. Further, because the Medicare drug benefit will not go into effect until 2006, we are hopeful that there will be opportunities to improve the benefit over the next 2-3 years.
Among the issues that NAMI urges Congress to address before the new benefit goes into effect are:
NAMI looks forward to working with you and your colleagues in the House on these important improvements to both Medicare and the proposed new drug benefit. In the meantime, NAMI urges you and colleagues to approve this conference report and deliver on the promise of a drug benefit for Medicare. While this bill is not the final word on drug coverage under Medicare, it is an improvement over the current Medicare program and it is therefore time for Congress to act.
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Can I Survive Liver Cancer? What Is My Prognosis?
Survival rates show the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of cancer who survive it for a certain period of time after they are diagnosed. A five-year survival rate is the percentage of people who are alive at least five years after they are diagnosed. These are the people it includes:
Those who are free of disease (there are no signs of cancer)
Those who have few or no signs or symptoms of cancer
Those who are still undergoing treatment for cancer
Many people included in the five-year survival rate live much longer than five years after diagnosis. Also, because the statistic is based on people diagnosed and initially treated more than five years ago, it's possible that the outlook could be better today. People who are newly diagnosed often have a more favorable outlook. That is because of improvements in treatment.
Survival rates are based on large groups of people. They cannot be used to predict what will happen to a particular person. No two people are exactly alike. Treatment and responses to treatment vary greatly.
The overall five-year survival rate for all stages of liver cancer combined is about 15 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. The five-year survival rate for people with early stage cancer that can be removed with surgery and who do not have cirrhosis or other major health problems is over 50 percent. When cancer has spread throughout the liver or to distant sites, the five-year survival rate is 2 percent.


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How Can A Citizen Change Education? BE THERE!
By Kristi Lacroix I was talking with a friend last night about education and he said that many people want to know how they can get involved in education to help affect positive change. Strangely, I was at a loss for words; as a teacher I had never been asked how the community can get involved with schools to help them perform better, nor has | Read More »


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Sunseeker Predator 68By Capt. Ken Kreisler
It was blowing a steady 20 knots out of the northeast off of Florida's dicey Hillsboro Inlet—there's a sign posted at the drawbridge leading from the ICW to the ocean warning that local knowledge is advisable—as I wheeled the Sunseeker Predator 68 through her paces in the four-foot slop with the more-than-occasional six-footer thrown in. Accompanying me was Capt. Ralph Casler of Sunseeker Florida, the local Sunseeker dealer. My last look at the tachs showed the twin 1,300-hp MAN diesels turning about 1800 rpm, and the Furuno Navnet 1943C screen told me I was doing around 31 mph.
A cold front had swept in overnight and taken out the mild, calm weather most of South Florida had been experiencing. I looked east to the Gulf Stream and noticed what appeared to be distinct ripples on the horizon—like those fake waves you see being moved by hand at your child's third grade production of The Little Mermaid. I hit WX on the VHF and got the following mechanically staccato message: "…with the Gulf Stream experiencing seas of 10 to 12 feet…" Oh well, no lunch at Old Bahama Bay today. It's one thing getting caught unaware in weather and quite another to go looking for it.
Nevertheless, I had the Predator 68 running quite smoothly considering the conditions we were in and noticed little or no wallowing or pounding as the sleek hull moved through the choppy water. Sure, I was working the wheel hard, but that was to be expected. So far this boat and I were getting along just fine. However, I was on a mostly southerly course, and once I turned the 68 around to see what she could do with the seas on the bow, the situation would probably be a very different one.
It was. From the almost predictable rhythm of that aft quartering sea, I was greeted by liquid turmoil. Now at 31 mph there was a fair amount of pounding, especially when the four-footers became sixes. I did manage, on several occasions, to send copious amounts of ocean across my starboard bow. It washed across the foredeck—a foredeck that with its sloping configuration looked like an Olympic ski jump from where I sat—and up onto the three wide forward windows. As the wind then sent it up and over the hardtop, I was glad I'd decided to keep the sunroof shut. (At the push of a button, a large section of the hardtop slides aft.)
Throttling down to 1500 rpm, I had her running at about 25 mph (22 knots), much more comfortable. Here there was no pounding, and when one of the waves decided to stand up a little taller, the 68 put her shoulder to it and pushed right on through. Even with these seas, I noticed her quick, precise handling when I brought her about on several maneuvers.
Working the throttles and guiding the 68 through the water resulted in an exciting ride. She was putting on a good show, even in this sea. And that's just what Sunseeker had in mind with the Predator series: boats that are fast, even in less-than-ideal conditions. Afterwards, on protected waters, I posted an average WOT speed of almost 44 mph (38 knots) at 2300 rpm, a fast-cruise speed of more than 41 mph (36 knots) at 2250 rpm, and a slow-cruise speed of more than 31 mph (27 knots) at 1750 rpm.
While I was having quite the time running the 68 up and down the Pompano Beach coastline, it was time to get her back to the dock. We had three bridges to clear, and hoped to make Sunseeker Florida's facility in Pompano Beach in about 45 minutes.
The wind was still up as we approached the tightly packed marina—I had only seen boats moored this close at boat shows—and there was a fair amount of current running. However, the 68 answered the helm as quickly astern as she did forward, and with only a few nudges from the bow thruster, Casler had her in with barely a ripple to the boats to either side. Showing her stuff once again, this time in an unpredictable docking situation, the 68 was making a good first impression.
One should never underestimate the importance of a good first impression, and few builders are better at making an impression than Sunseeker. The 68 is one of four performance motoryachts offered by the Poole, England-based builder; her sister Predators include a 56, 61, and 75. (The 108 and 95/100-foot Predators are considered to be part of the Yacht series.) While each comes with different amenities and features, all share the same superb fit and finish and attention to detail. You only have to take a look around the 68 to see proof of that.
It all starts at the helm. There are two seats to starboard, with the outboard one being for the driver; a matching pair of seats to port is for guests, and all have stowage beneath. While I found the driver's seat comfortable, I was glad it converted to a bolster. I had difficulty seeing over the two-tiered helm—gauges on the upper level, flush-mounted electronics and rocker switches on the lower—and Ritchie compass in the middle of my sightline. I'm 5'9", and usually on this type of express boat I can get a good view ahead when seated if it has an adjustable seat. And even though I like to stand for a spell, on long trips a comfortable seat is my preference. However, once I flipped the bolster up, I was right there, even with the aforementioned trouble I was having seeing over the two-tiered helm design. "You get used to driving these bigger, long-nosed boats by looking up and way ahead," Casler said. He was right. Once I did, it was "lean back and enjoy the ride" time.
To make that ride even more enjoyable, there is a large entertainment space just aft of the helm including a Gaggenau electric grill, sink, stowage cabinet, cool box, integrated ice bucket, Raritan ice maker, and a cutting board with a pair of built-in drink holders. (Additional drink holders can be found at the helm and adjacent seating areas.) Find that secluded gunkhole, and with all these convenient features at the ready, a late-afternoon respite can become something special.
Behind the passenger seats to port is a four-seat banquette with stowage compartments beneath the cushions and, across the transom, another seating area with Besenzoni hi-lo table. The decks are all teak, including the steps and the swim platform. The platform hydraulically "sinks" about three feet, handy should you decide to carry your tender here instead of in the cavernous garage.
From my observations so far, it was obvious that Sunseeker had equipped the 68 with amenities for fun on the water. But what about the living accommodations? I found a three-stateroom, three-head configuration designed around the saloon and galley—sort of a "great room" concept. The forepeak and the master, which is aft and amidships of the saloon, both have en suite heads, while the twin-berth stateroom, whose entrance door is aft and to starboard of the saloon, utilizes the day head there. I found ample stowage areas in all the quarters for those long trips. For example, the forepeak's double berth has stowage beneath as well as a drawer in the island base and three cabinets on each side, and there's a closet to boot. The guest cabin has under-berth stowage and a closet. The master also has stowage beneath the double berth as well as a pair of closets.
The interior finish is of beautifully crafted cherry. The saloon's generous seating area, featuring a sweeping leather couch and hinged-leaf table—closed it's an intimate dinner for four; open, a banquet for eight—is to starboard. The galley, with long granite countertop, separate undercounter Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, four-burner Bosch electric stovetop, and Miele dishwasher, is to port. There are lots of cabinets and drawer space here, plus a Whirlpool microwave and built-in Black & Decker coffee maker.
While paying attention to creature comforts and practical design elements on the outside and inside, Sunseeker didn't forget about the hands-on skipper or owner. Access to the engine room is via a large hatch in the helm area, and once down there, I found plenty of room for such maintenance items as fluid checks and filter access. However, the fully stand-up area does slope down as you go aft; this is to accommodate the garage, so some bending is required there. Should the difficulties be far aft, such as problems with the steering quadrant, or if more headroom is required, removing the garage's two-piece sole gives complete access to the engine room. It's a job best done at the dock and will most likely involve two people.
Besides having to bolster up at the helm, the other drawback I noted is the crew quarters. Access is via a starboard transom hatch and down a vertical ladder that was a tight fit for me. Once there, I found a coffin-like berth and minimal stowage space. While such arrangements are common on boats destined for Europe, if this 68 were mine, I'd opt for using this entire area for stowage.
The combination of performance and luxury works well aboard the Predator 68. She's exciting to drive, and I can easily see how with all her amenities, this Sunseeker could take her owners and guests around in grand style with real flair. Part of that is courtesy of her racy good looks, and part is the notable woodwork and fine fit and finish found throughout her interior. As far as performance is concerned, the 68 definitely puts on a good show.
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This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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What becomes apparent is the absence of the following principles:
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In one paragraph, he covered all three principles.
As Colin Powell said, "Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible."
Without strong leadership, how did a team of 11 at Instagram take on the mighty Facebook and its 5,000 employees in the mobile photo war?
In my recent post on TheLadders Blog, Chief Executive or Ironman?, I explain how to build a successful start-up and convert it into a lasting enterprise.
My friend Dave Carvajal, CEO & founder of Dave Partners, a premier executive search and advisory firm, has hired the best in New York City, and is a three-time successful entrepreneur and a two-time Ironman. He also talks about these principles in a recent blog post:
Goal Setting, Discipline, Performance Metrics, and Achievement:
Peter Drucker said, "What gets measured gets managed." We need goals in life, big and small, to move forward. Measuring and training in specific heart-rate zones is the fastest way to athletically increase your VO2 max and lactate threshold. Both in business and athletics, being data-driven in your goals and execution is the best way to measure your progress and increase performance. The most successful entrepreneurs and athletes are masterful at setting and achieving performance metrics.
Last month, I was at a gallery opening in New York City, the first for the featured artist. Twenty beautiful landscape oil paintings were displayed, most of which sold by the end of the evening. You can imagine my surprise when I heard the artist's husband say something that made me think about the Agile UX process. He asked, "Can you believe that she created most of the 20 paintings during the two weeks leading up to the show?"
Deadlines create urgency, as well as provide a map. I designed my 30-week training program for Ironman knowing that the deadline was August 11, 2012. It was an Agile process, not a waterfall.
If you allow your scrum team to perform staggered, two-week sprints without a map or a deadline, where do you land? Without proper leadership how do you ensure that you won't end up with an aggregation of half-baked features?
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A southwestern Idaho man who is HIV positive and who police say had unprotected sex with a woman has been taken into custody.
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We agree that regional coordination is common sense, and are working together to make that a reality. If several towns working on beach replenishment projects come together to share the expense of bringing in large equipment, they could save millions of dollars. Regional coordination is smart fiscal policy as well as smart resilience policy.
To that point, the next round of CDBG-DR funding is expected to be announced shortly. These funds are intended to be targeted at rebuilding and securing regional infrastructure needs for Long Island's future. We have worked closely with Secretary Donovan and Governor Cuomo to ensure that Long Island gets the necessary federal investment dollars to meet the infrastructure challenges laid out in the rebuilding strategy, and look forward to that announcement. Our cash-strapped towns and villages need these federal dollars to make the critical investments that will protect our communities for decades to come.
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HANCOCK - The Finlandia University English Department invites the public to a series of free writing seminars beginning January 15.
The weekly seminars, collectively titled, "The Writer's Journey" will take place Thursday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:30 at the Chapel of St. Matthew, Hancock.
In an encouraging and intellectually challenging environment, "The Writer's Journey" seminar-goers will interact with professional writers about literature and the world of ideas.
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Following an introductory seminar January 15, on January 22 popular local fiction author Lauri Anderson will discuss, "The Birth of Heikki Heikkinen."
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Should we be concerned? You bet! According to the state Public Employment Relations Board, the settlement fostered on the village resulted in unaffordable salary increases while perpetuating costly work rules and benefits. In particular, their report noted the panels 2-1 rejection of the village's proposals to increase the work year, to curtail severance pay, to reduce vacation and sick allotments and raise health insurance contributions for new hires. Their assessment closed that with "overtime and other extras, the village police force received an average annual salary of $141,384 before the arbitration award took place," among the best paid in the state.
Village administrators are caught in a vortex of badly engineered law and political chicanery that goes well beyond the tolerable level. A clarion call to bring some form of reality into play continues to be ignored. The City of Detroit has been brought to its knees in its bankruptcy filing, Mayor Bloomberg exhibits unease and the taxpayers of the Village of Rockville Centre will have to live with increases in costs that might have been avoidable. In my next column, I'll explain what Governor Cuomo intends to accomplish for cities he identifies as "virtually broke." Stay tuned.
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Isn't Keith Spadarro a " double dipper" himself? ...... I was under the impression he was collecting a pension from NYC police and earning another state salary..... I wonder what he takes home..
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|Nelson recalls 66 pheasant hunting trips
|Written by Harold Nelson
Editor's note. The Enterprise received an envelope full of information from Harold Nelson of Denver and found his story interesting enough to be shared in his own words.
I am Harold Nelson from Denver and I have hunted in the Holyoke area every year, with the exception of one, for 66 years on opening day. That one year I made it the second week of hunting.
I keep coming back because of the community, the hospitality and the great people. I have hunted on the Dale Martin and Glenn Bradford farms—now run by their sons Bob Martin and Walt Bradford. It has become multi-generational. This year the "girls" enjoyed the beautiful open house at The Oak Tree, and four generations of "boys" hunted.
Harold Nelson is pictured during opening pheasant hunting weekend
Now for some of the happenings of the past 66 years.
—There used to be 21 of us from the present Keebler Company. Through the years it was formerly Merchants Biscuit Co., Supreme Bakers, Bowman Biscuit Co. It is owned by The Kellogg Co. Out of those 21, I am the only one living.
—Those of us that didn't stay overnight in the vehicle, stayed in the Burge Hotel. It wasn't uncommon to look out the second floor windows and see a half dozen rooster pheasants. This was in the '40s and '50s.
—Down at the ranches, we spent the day hunting and almost always got our limit, which at one time was 10 roosters/20 in possession. Today that seems like a lot of birds—but there were thousands. We are now lucky if we get one each. The pheasants have very little cover such as sunflowers and high weeds.
—After dark a couple of us would get into the back of Dale's pickup and with a spot light and .22 rifles, we would get 200-300 jack rabbits from the alfalfa field. I was told a mink farmer paid five cents for them. There were literally thousands of jack rabbits—sad that is not true any more either.
—At noon Pauline Martin would set out a table "a mile long" to feed all the hunters. What a meal! What great hospitality and friendship. Bless her heart. She did that out of the greatness of her heart. God bless her. On Sunday, Glenn would be sure we had enough Rocky Mountain Oysters to feed everyone. The barber in town was the Mountain Oyster cook! What a feast we had!
—Sometimes after a day of hunting, a few of the men got a little inebriated. Bill Wagner attempted to ride one of Dale's steers. As suspected, he had sort of a bad ride. When Bill got on, the steer lunged forward and Bill ended up face down in the manure. His mouth was open, hollering and showing off. We had a good laugh at his mouth full of you know what!
—By the way, I don't drink, nor have I ever taken a puff of tobacco. I have never had a swallow of beer in my life. That's probably the reason I'm 97 and still going strong. Kids, are you listening?
Family members gather with Harold Nelson, second from left in back row, earlier this year as they all wear their Git 'em! Holyoke, CO shirts. The group gathered in November to celebrate Nelson's hunting history in Holyoke. Nelson has hunted in the Holyoke area for the past 66 years. Pictured from left, front row, Isabel Blue, Jackson Blue and Jonathan Balding; second row, Jacob Harmon, Cody Harmon and Christopher Balding; and back row, James Blue, Nelson, Derryl Soden, Erin Blue, Carolee Soden, Matt Harmon and Nicole Harmon.
I am 97 years old and don't do a lot of walking any more. My joints are wearing out. I lived on a farm in Nebraska and farmed for 25 years. With horses walking behind a one furrow plow, walking cultivators, and walking three miles to and from school each day, I figure I have walked the equivalent of five times across the U.S. That's over 13,000 miles just in my "growin' up years!"
Regardless of the weather, my dad very seldom took us to school in a buggy. Then the Army added many more thousand steps.
I got drafted into the Army in 1941 at the age of 26. I was one of the first to be drafted in Nebraska in WWII. Where did they put me? In the infantry where all we did was walk. They knew I was a walking farmer!
I spent four years in the 3rd Infantry Division, two years on the front lines in Africa, Sicily and Italy—never having a roof over my head. We lived in the ground in fox holes.
After I got out, I swore I would never climb another hill or mountain—but I guess I changed my mind! When I got home I hunted deer and elk for 47 years in the mountains. I shot a buck deer every year for 47 years. After my wife passed away, I quit hunting big game. I wouldn't know what to do with the meat living alone. I don't shoot anything I don't eat (except those that are not edible).
Is it any wonder my hips and knees hurt? But, I still go.
If the Lord's willing, my family and I will be back to Holyoke pheasant hunting opening day next year!
Holyoke Enterprise December 13, 2012


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IG, Here is the area as a .psd file. You'll find the coastline in black and white and a bump map (on a separate layer), both of which I made from Fractal Terrains. We'll be using these to make the map of the region. Feel free to experiment with what you have so far! Play is the essence of learning software, so just spend time playing with the maps, drawing stuff on top etc.
And here I am after a bit of fiddling... There's a weird thing going on on the coast that I'm not too crazy about.
Color's off somewhere; the whole thing's a bit greener than I hoped. It's all a nice earthy brown in PS, but gets sickly when I save the png. Any ideas?
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Hey, it's looking good!
Hmm are you working in RGB or CMYK, that's the only thing I can think of. I think (sorry don't have PS in front of me now) you should check Image/Mode/ and see which is ticked. Make sure you're in RGB and 16 million colours (or n million anyway, not sure if it's 16).
The other (unlikely) possibility is that you might only be saving some layers and not others into the PNG? Are all your layers visible when you save?
Could you post a copy of the .psd file and I'll take a look at it.
Oh, and tell me if you have a name for the area and I'll amend the thread title.
Last edited by ravells; 04-25-2008 at 08:13 AM.
It's not just the map that's get screwy colors... actually, everything I do comes out that way--considerably darker than what's in PS. Quite strange, really. Here's the .psd:
Actually, maybe not. The file is too big.
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Well, that worked famously!
But, of course instead of making the .png the nice brown it's supposed to be, it made the .psd the sickly green. But hey, at least they match!
Luckily I remember what I did, mostly... so I can start again and not take too much time with it.
Thank you!
Here it is again.
Wow...I don't know if it's just me but that image looks like one of those hologram pictures where the sea is way behind the land. I keep moving my head from left to right to see if there's a parallax effect!
Anyway, I'm glad you got the problem sorted. It's a shame those psd files get so big, it would have been helpful for me to work off the ones you were using. Nevermind, if my wife doesn't corner me for chores tonight, we can start working on the rivers.
By the way, do you have a tablet and pen?
I don't have a tablet. I'll be hitting my wife up for one soon enough, without a doubt.
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