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Originally born in Great Britain, Dave Ridgway immigrated to Canada in 1974. From 1977-1981 he attended the University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio, USA), where he earned a degree in Marketing. In 1981 Dave was drafted to the Montreal Alouettes, where he experienced his first pro camp. In 1982 Dave was invited to try out with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Dave ended up having a stellar 14 year career with the Roughriders and accomplished just about everything a place kicker can in professional football. Holder of many team and league records, Dave proved he was worthy of the nickname "Robokicker". During the 1989 Grey Cup he helped secure victory for the Roughriders when he kicked a 35 yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining in the game. Considered by many to be the greatest Grey Cup ever played, the 1989 victory over the Hamilton Tiger Cats was only the 2nd Grey Cup victory in the Roughriders long history. Dave retired from the CFL, in April 1996. He left the game second on the all time CFL list with 2374 points scored in 238 games, and second on the all time field goals made list with 574. He is the CFL's all time kicking accuracy leader (minimum 150 attempts) making 78% of all field goals attempted. Dave is a six time CFL All Star and seven time Western Conference All Star. He was nominated for four Schenley Awards and was voted Most Valuable Canadian of the 1989 Grey Cup. In 1993 Dave was awarded the Canada 125 Medal. Dave's autobiography "Robokicker, An Odyssey Through the CFL" made it on the best-seller list in Canada. Today Dave Ridgeway is a Manager of Consumer Terminals for a corporation and professional speaker on motivation and teamwork.
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Ah! There you are! lol
Thanks for listening to "Run Again!" I have played alone for so long it would be difficult to play with a group. And my knowledge of bass playing is non-existent! I do have some drum loops that I've used in the past but not enough knowledge on my mixing abilities. I use the free program Audacity to record all my tunes.
A few years ago I tried playing live with a keyboardist and a drummer and I had a hard time keeping within their framework. I play too loose! I only practice with a electronic metronome once in awhile. I guess you could say I'm a wild cannon!
I only have a couple of local friends that still play, most of them have moved on to other activities than music. So I go on playing music on my own with the computer as my tool.
I, too, would like to here group arrangements for my tunes, that would be great!
Thanks for your input!
Thanks for taking time to listen and comment! Yes, Neil Young is one influence as well as the Beatles and others. In fact I have the Easy Guitar book for their Deja Vu album of CSNY and I like to play "Helpless" for fun. "Old Man" is also a favorite to play and sing, also a Neil Young tune.
I think I am a stylized rhythm player and an improvising lead player. No telling what my lead will sound like the second or third time around! It's just part of my learning so much by myself and only being in a garage band in High School, no one to take the sharp corners off!
On "Open Secret," I used my Toneport UX1 with the Gearbox software set to microphone only and using a Detroit RnB vocal preset for playing and singing, keeping it simple but adding some flavor to the song. I am from Michigan and live about an hour away from Detroit! So a little MoTown influence too.
Keep playing in that simple music style, many times it's what sounds best!
Just posted a new one...not a rock song, kind of John Prime meets the Weavers! Edawrd
Came a listened to your listing of tunes and really enjoyed myself! I like your simple approach to your songs and you have a very pleasant singing voice. I followed the link from Songwriters. You are welcome to come and have a listen at my page anytime!
I also like your Renaissance Photos! Very nice!
Hey Dave,
Just added a new song to my song list! It's a bit "heavier" than my usual fare! Hope you like it...Ed
Here's a link to it in the Songwriters Group...
Hi Dave,
I just left a long reply to your request that we listen and comment on your four songs...then I pressed "send" and it seemed to disappear!!! Let me know if you don't get it! Thanks, Edward
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Woman aims to bring inspirational movie to Houma
Published: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 7:17 p.m.
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A little more than a decade ago, Stacey Morris' life began to spiral out of control.
Morris, a resident of Cut Off, said she was having marital issues because of her husband's infidelity, and her daughter was battling substance abuse and a host of other personal problems. She didn't know where to turn, she said.
"My husband left me for another woman, and I hit rock bottom because my marriage was my foundation instead of God," Morris said.
Her pastor at Community Bible Church in Cut Off began an eight-week sermon series about recovery. That's when she found solace in Celebrate Recovery, a Christian-based 12-step program that aims to help more than drug addicts and alcoholics.
"It's recovery for hurt, abuse, broken relationships, childhood pain like absent parents and so much more," Morris said.
The program means a lot to her, she said, which is why she crusaded to have a film featuring Celebrate Recovery brought to the AMC Houma Palace 10 theater, where it was not previously scheduled to show.
The film, "Home Run," is an independent film centered on pro-baseball All Star, Cory Brand.
His life is great on the field, but off the field his past haunts him and causes him to end up in trouble. After receiving a DWI and being suspended from his team, his agent, played by Hollywood actress Vivica A. Fox, orders him back to his small hometown to coach the local youth baseball team and spend eight weeks in the only recovery program in town — Celebrate Recovery. He is reluctant, at first, until he grows comfortable with the group, reconnects with his high school sweetheart and grows close to the boys on his team. He finally begins to see redemption is possible.
Morris attended the Celebrate Recovery 20th Annual Summit in California in August where she got to preview the movie. She was immediately touched and made a commitment to sell 1,000 tickets to get the film shown back home.
"The movie is an incredible movie about how if you have hurt that hasn't healed from your past or a habit you can't break, God's the only way. But it shows how we also need one another. That's how God tends to do things — He works through other people," she said. "I just wanted to get it shown here even if I had to pay the $10,000 myself on my own credit card."
Since February she has sold more than 758 tickets.
"I'm positive we'll pass the goal of 1,000," Morris said.
The film will play for one week only at the Houma theater. Whether it stays longer will depend on weekend sales. Tickets can be purchased at the box office at the theater.
"This movie is not just about baseball but a love story, and recovering from your past and other things," Morris said. "Whether its alcohol or not, it's just about overcoming challenges, and we've all been there one way or another."
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As the GOP shifts further to the right, and its universe shrinks further up the wealth ladder, the party of 1% becomes unelectable. That's what makes Democrats "giddy" as Politico describes it. By the way, this analyst called it long ago. The rich and powerful have succumbed to greed and that just accelerates their propensity to lose the big ones. Eric Cantor's Virginia District 7 is a litmus test that shows how conservatives vote and their candidates lose national elections.
True is that President Obama has turned out to be most disappointing. He is the president with the right intentions and wrong ability to implement. He has consistently failed to appoint an effective team for two reasons:
- Personal lack of skill, knowledge and experience as an executive and manager
- Democratic party's ineffectiveness at supporting their incumbent president
In a picture of "giddy Democrats" accompanying the Politico story are many of the people who are guilty of making President Obama weaker and not stronger. They are the old guard, and if they continue to run the party, they will also ruin it just like the Tea Party is doing to the GOP. Ironically, change must start at the top, but the GOP instance demonstrates how important it is to make quality changes that are also politically effective.
Caustic Eric Cantor may be gone, but what are the choices for replacing him? Two college professors, one economist and one sociologist, and neither distinguished are the choices. Now, for Democrats to win, they must convince wealthy conservative voters that their long-haired professor is better than the Republican in a suit.
"Dave Brat is not a brand. The Republican lurch to the right is a brand," said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.). "The Brat win is Exhibit A in our argument, but there are lots of exhibits to our argument. It accelerates the GOP's move to the right."
"Giddy Dems' new strategy: Watch the GOP implode
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Democratic operatives were just as surprised as everyone else by Eric Cantor's defeat — but now they're trying to figure out how to make the most of it.
The early thinking: Stay out of the GOP's way.
Virginia's 7th Congressional District probably isn't going their way, regardless of the Republican candidate switch. But operatives planning for the midterms believe they can turn Tuesday's surprising tea party resurgence into something much bigger.
They see the attention to the defeat as another cut at the House Republicans as extremists, a new way to highlight congressional dysfunction, a chance to pump more GOP distrust into the Latino voters Democrats are hoping to turn out in force in November, an argument that Republicans are in much worse shape than they've purported to be.
Of course, Democrats have seemed to seize the momentum many times before, only to lose it — though never worse than when the buoyancy of winning on the shutdown immediately disappeared into the Obamacare website launch.
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College Hockey:Women's picks: Dec. 8
Well, aside from getting splits on the wrong days, I did pretty well last week, going 13-3-2 (.777), to move to 89-29-11 (.732) on the year. Arlan went 12-4-2 (.722) to move to 86-32-11 (.709). We're closing in on the end of the first half of the season, so let's see how we can do this week.
Thursday, December 8
Harvard at Providence
Candace: The Crimson broke a three-game losing streak last week by beating Dartmouth. I don't see them falling here, but it will be a close one. Harvard 3-2
Arlan: Did the Crimson discover something in Hanover that will serve them well in Providence? Harvard 2-1
Friday-Saturday, December 9-10
Quinnipiac vs. Princeton
Candace: This home-and-home provides a potential pitfall for the Bobcats. I think Princeton might have enough to pull off a home win, but for now, I'll go with the Bobcats, who have been playing well lately. Quinnipiac 2-1, 3-2
Arlan: In nature, Tigers are mightier than Bobcats, but I don't think that applies in the ECAC. Quinnipiac 3-1, 2-1
Wisconsin at Bemidi State
Candace: What I said a few weeks ago about always picking Wisconsin still applies. Wisconsin 3-0, 4-1
Arlan: I don't think the Beavers get swept, but win or tie, first or second game? Too many variables, so I'll be boring and get at least one right. Wisconsin 3-2, 4-1
Mercyhurst at Boston College
Candace: Mercyhurst served notice last week by splitting with Cornell. This has split written all over it to me. Hopefully I'll get the nights right. Mercyhurst 4-2, Boston College 3-1
Arlan: If the Eagles get strong goaltending, then this result could be a complete opposite. Mercyhurst 5-3, 4-3
Friday, December 9
New Hampshire at Harvard
Candace: Harvard ends the first half on a strong note. Harvard 3-1
Arlan: The road hasn't been too kind to UNH of late. Harvard 4-2
Saturday-Sunday, December 10-11
Ohio State at Minnesota
Candace: I thought the Buckeyes might be moving toward pushing upper-echelon WCHA teams, until they tied Niagara last week. Plus the Gophers are dominant at home. Minnesota 4-1, 4-0
Arlan: Ohio State has lost 17 straight to the Gophers. That will end at some point. Minnesota 3-2, 4-1
Minnesota-Duluth at North Dakota
Candace: I've generally gotten Sioux split dates right. Hopefully that still applies. Minnesota-Duluth 3-1, North Dakota 2-1
Arlan: My upset special. Two evenly-matched teams, but I think UND's goaltending is less consistent. Minnesota-Duluth 5-4, 4-2
Clarkson at Niagara
Candace: Niagara might have enough to get one tie against Clarkson, but there's no percentage in picking a tie. Clarkson 3-1, 2-0
Arlan: In case you haven't noticed, I'm running my own private Sweeps Week here, otherwise, I'd give Niagara some love. Clarkson 3-2, 3-2
Sunday, December 11
Dartmouth at New Hampshire
Candace: I'm guessing that the Big Green really want revenge for losing the earlier in-state match-up. Dartmouth 2-1
Arlan: I'm probably giving the Wildcats' win at Dartmouth more emphasis than it deserves. New Hampshire 3-2
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Earlier this week, Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer introduced his proposed budget to the Metro Council, for the new fiscal year. The budget contains no direct tax increases (although your municipal water and sewer bills will increase significantly next year, along with parking meter fees and school taxes), and purports to make long-needed and deferred infrastructure investments, including paving roads across Louisville.
The City of Louisville receives over $15 million from gasoline taxes collected by the state government, but usually spends only $2.5 million of this for actual road repairs; the remainder being spent for "sundry purposes." Next fiscal year, Mayor Gregg proposes to increase the portion of the highway taxes spent on road repairs to $6.4 million (although much of this increase will be used to construct bicycle paths). Voters should remember this, the next time a pothole claims one of their hubcaps.
In the first budget year of Fischer's administration, back in May of 2011, the city was faced with a $22.5 million shortfall, and the mayor had to ask non-union employees to take staggered one-week furloughs. No non-union employees got raises that year.
Last fiscal year, the mayor was able to balance the city's budget (as required by state law) by selling off several millions of dollars worth of city-owned real estate, and settling a lawsuit against the Insight Communications cable-tv company for $3.5 million. That year's budget required a lot of municipal belt-tightening.
Earlier this year, the Democrats on Louisville's Metro Council proposed a 20% increase in the city's Insurance Premium Tax--to collect an additional $10 million annually--to be used to construct "affordable housing" for the disadvantaged. The funds would have come from taxes levied upon automobile, real estate, healthcare, and general liability insurance premiums. This would have been a regressive flat tax, with no exemptions for family size or earning capacity.
Primary sponsors of the tax increase proposal included Democrat councilmembers Tina Ward-Pugh, Mary Woolridge, Attica Scott, Brent Ackerson, Rick Blackwell, Madonna Flood, and Tom Owen. The nine Republican members of the council voiced opposition to the plan.
When supporters of the 20% tax increase learned that Kentucky law would not allow the revenue created to be "earmarked" for affordable housing, all but three Metro Councilmen withdrew their support. With only Democrats Ward-Pugh, Scott, and Owen backing the tax, the measure was withdrawn from Council consideration.
But the mayor's new (FY 2014) budget--thanks to an upturn in the local economy, leading to an increase in Occupational Tax revenues--contains enough of a surplus to allow for a few extravagances:
- The city will construct 28 new miles of bike lanes; although no one has suggested that this will appreciably reduce Louisville's traffic problems. Nor will it significantly reduce the sales of gasoline, and, since the gas tax is the major source of road construction and repair funds, it's probably just as well.
- The city will increase its yearly contributions to local community ministries by 21%. Generally speaking, the wall of separation between church and state has been traditionally low in Louisville.
- The budget provides non-union employees a 2 percent cost-of-living raise (union employees raises are set by their union contracts).
- The city will increase the funds available for "emergency" park maintenance from $500,000 to $750,000.
- A new "body scanner" will be purchased for the Community Corrections Center. It is unclear whether this device will be used on employees, as well as inmates.
- Louisville will redesign its website, in part to make it easy to use on smart phones.
- Sensing a need for yet another futuristic "plan," the mayor wants $150,000 for a "25-year Vision Louisville plan." Evidently the mayor's bookcase full of similar plans was destroyed by the recent water pipe burst in his office.
- With no explanation of how Louisville has existed for more than 200 years without employing the services of an Urban Forester and a Director of City Public Art, the mayor wants to create and fund these new positions.
Louisville's poor and sick, on the other hand, will have to make do with what they got last year. The University of Louisville indigent health care fund, known as the Quality Care and Charity Trust, will remain at $7 million, the same level for the past six years.
Even though the mayor's budget allocates $7 million more than anticipated revenues for the fiscal year, it is still technically referred to as "balanced," since expenditures can be slowed down in the event hoped-for revenue increases do not materialize.
"After many years of budgets that required significant cuts, we are finally able to make some investments in basic infrastructure," Fischer said. "We still have a deficit and we still must watch every dollar we spend, but with an improved economy and increases in revenues we are in a much better position this budget than the past two."
The Democrats on the Metro Council seemed pretty happy with Mayor Fischer's proposed budget:
- President Jim King (District 10) applauded the mayor's plan, saying, "I applaud the Mayor's plan." He suggested that the proposed plan for connecting bicycle paths through Old Louisville from downtown to the University, "...will go along to help our environment while providing alternative travel that will cut down on wear and tear of our roads."
- Barbara Shanklin (soon-to-be-impeached representative of District 2) opined, "I think the hiring of an Urban Forester will ensure that all areas of the inner city replace trees where needed to help with green spaces."
- Tom Owen (who rides his bicycle to City Hall from District 8) said, "I think Mayor Fischer's proposed budget strikes a good balance..."
- Tina Ward-Pugh (District 9) observed, "I am pleased to see paving our infrastructure as atop priority in this budget. Many of our constituents have told u soft hi seed for so long." (We double-checked the Metro Council's press release, and those are Ms. Ward-Pugh's exact words. Whatever.)
Republicans on the Metro Council were less enthusiastic, but generally positive in their remarks concerning Mayor Fischer's proposed budget:
- "As Vice-Chairman of the Metro Council's Budget Committee, I look forward to reviewing all aspects of the Mayor's Budget. The Mayor's process of developing a budget worked with members of the Metro Council reflects much of our shared vision for the community." – Kelly Downard, District 16, Louisville Metro Budget Committee Vice-Chair
- "I look forward to discussing the administration's plans for adding bike-paths, but will focus my attention to ensure that our paving needs for motorists are met in the priority set by Public Works." – Jerry Miller, District 19, Member of the Budget Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Minority Caucus.
- "This budget seems to have made progress on addressing our continued concerns related to overtime costs but makes little progress in making our city more economically competitive." – Ken Fleming, District 7, Member of the Budget Committee and Minority Caucus Chair,
- "The release of the Mayor's Budget starts one of the most important parts of the council calendar. I am glad to see the expansion of the pilot program for recycling that several of us on the council supported in previous year's budget has gained the support of the Mayor and that they are making another investment in expanding the recycling options for our citizens." – Kevin Kramer, District 11, Member of the Metro Council Budget Committee.
If the foregoing analysis doesn't tell you all you need to know about the mayor's proposed budget, you can CLICK HERE to get your own copy for review.
Read more: Transcript of Mayor Fischer's May 20, 2013 budget address to the Louisville Metro Council
UPDATE: The Budget Committee of the Louisville Metro Council will begin its review of the FY 2013-2014 Operating and Capital Budgets on Wednesday, May 29th with the Department of Public Health and Wellness. The hearing will begin at 3:00pm.
"This is the first budget where our revenue picture looks much brighter than in years past," says Councilwoman Marianne Butler (D-15) who chairs the Committee. "We have a good working relationship with the Mayor and his staff and I do not expect any major surprises as we begin our review."
The Committee has scheduled several hearings over the coming weeks with the goal of approving a budget on Thursday, June 18th.
"The Mayor's process of developing a budget worked with members of the Metro Council and reflects much of our shared vision for the community. I look forward to working with my council colleagues to review the Mayor's proposed budget over the next month," said Councilman Kelly Downard (R-16) who is Budget Committee Vice-Chair.
The Fischer Administration will give an overview of revenue projects and operations of the government for the coming year on Monday, June 3rd. On Thursday, June 5th public safety agencies such as Fire and EMS will appear before the committee. Louisville Metro Police will come before the group on Tuesday, June 11th at 3:00pm.
The public will have a chance to comment on the budget at a special public hearing which will be held on Thursday, June 13th beginning at 5:30pm in Council Chambers. Information on how to sign up for comment will be forth coming.
"This budget reflects many priorities of the Council and we look forward to hearing from each agency on what lies ahead in the coming year,' says Butler.
All hearings will be broadcast live on Metro TV, Time Warner Cable Channel 25. The hearing will also be streamed live at www.louisvilleky.gov/metrocouncil.


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UIC Splits Twinbill Against Valparaiso
April 14, 2013
VALPARAISO, Ind. – The UIC softball team run-ruled Valparaiso 10-0 to begin the twinbill Sunday, before falling 3-1 in the series finale at VU Softball Field in Valparaiso, Ind. UIC claimed the series 2-1 over the Crusaders.
"I am really happy with how our team is playing," head coach Michelle Venturella said. "Devin [Miller] has been really sharp on the mound and the offense has been hitting the ball well. We had several different kids come through at different times, which is a good sign. We hit the ball well in the last game, but it was right at fielders. Overall, it was a good weekend."
UIC out-hit Valparaiso 13-3 in the victory. Junior Natalie Hernandez and senior Kara Komp posted three hits apiece, while juniors Jenna Marsalli and Jacki Fletcher earned two.
Senior Devin Miller pitched five innings and compiled six strikeouts and allowed only three hits.
UIC placed two runs on the board in the top of the third inning when senior Kara Komp led off the inning with a single, before senior Melissa Preish walked and senior Coryn Schmit was intentionally walked. Junior Jenna Marsalli then doubled to left-center to score Komp and Preish.
Junior Natalie Hernandez led off the top of the fourth inning with a triple and advanced home on a throwing error by Valparaiso's second baseman. Komp then singled to center field, before Schmit was intentionally walked. With runners on first and second, Marsalli singled to right field to score Komp. Junior Jacki Fletcher posted the final two runs of the fourth frame with a single through the right side to score Schmit and Marsalli.
With four more runs in the top of the fifth, UIC retired the Crusaders. The scoring spree began with a single by Hernandez, before she stole second. Preish doubled down the right field line to score Hernandez and Schmit then singled to send Preish home. Senior Cyndi Becker pinch ran for Schmit. Freshman Laura Swan walked. Fletcher singled to third base to move Becker and Swan and load the bases. Sophomore Erica Hampton singled to left field to score Becker and junior Courtney Heeley pushed in an RBI off of a walk.
The Flames then held off Valparaiso in the bottom of the fifth to secure the game 10-0.
Moving in to the second game of the day, Miller blanked six batters in her six innings of work.
Komp led UIC with two hits and Heeley posted the sole UIC RBI of the contest.
Valparaiso put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first and one in the bottom of the second to jump out to a 3-0 lead over UIC.
UIC's lone run in the series finale was in the top of the fourth inning. Fletcher singled up the middle and advanced on a fielder's choice and then scored off of a single by Heeley.
UIC takes a break from conference play with a mid-week single game Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. (CT) against Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill.


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Michigan opens up to good and bad of globalization
Competitive tide
The home of the U.S. auto industry has joined 23 other states that allow workers to opt out of union membership. That could attract jobs, but is also likely to bring lower average wages. In a global market, becoming sustainably competitive isn't necessarily comfortable.
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National Theatre Live: "Coriolanus"
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National Theatre Live: "Coriolanus"
Thursday, January 30, 2014
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Sponsored by: Hopkins Center for the Arts
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Films
Fee required.
Recently adapted to film by Ralph Fiennes, Shakespeare's political thriller unfolds on the National stage, starring Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (BBC's Sherlock) as Menenius. When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens' hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.
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Top Teachers: Emily Mason
Baker E.S., third grade
Emily Mason felt a simple calling to life as a teacher.
"I wanted to make a difference in a child's life," she said.
As a third-grade teacher at Baker Elementary School in Varina for the past four years, she's been able to do just that.
Mason focuses on messages of positive reinforcement for her students and rewards achievement by taking students to dinner or for ice cream after school. She holds afterschool tutoring groups and makes frequent use of her Promethean interactive board during class lessons.
In one nomination, the mother of one of Mason's former students described her daughter as a shy student who normally wouldn't have gotten involved in many activities. But with Mason's encouragement, the girl signed up for a school dance performance.
"At first, [the student] was nervous, but as she practiced each week, she got better, she made more friends, and her confidence grew," the mother wrote. "She started to try more things that used to intimidate her, such as reading much more complicated chapter books. Her confidence in [her] least-liked subjects, such as math grew. [The student] would walk around before a test saying, " I am going to kick math's butt"!
The girl continues to demonstrate the confidence Mason instilled in her, the woman wrote, and she even ran for office in the school's SCA election.
"She did not win, but she felt like a winner," the woman wrote.
Mason, whose father and grandmother both were teachers, said she feels at home with third-graders.
"I really love teaching this age," she said. "They are still very eager to learn. They have a little more independence, and they are very creative. They've pretty much mastered the art of reading, but there are still light bulbs that come on every day."
With the Promethean board, Mason has seen a difference in the way her students prepare and in their excitement levels during class.
"They're just so eager," she said. "They come to the carpet, where we normally sit, and it's not a struggle. They're just ready to learn, very excited about interacting with it. Every day we have a new activity up there, and they just can't wait to see what we're going to do."
County plans Fourth of July event
Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
The free event will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will feature the Richmond Symphony, a laser-light show, patriotic performances, and family activities. > Read more.
Tuckahoe YMCA to host Refugee Community Resource Fair
The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
As part of its strategic plan, the YMCA of Greater Richmond works to identify, address and eliminate economic, geographic and cultural barriers. > Read more.
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Begun last year, Comfort Class offers passengers a balanced fusion of Business Class's comforts with the pricing advantages of Economy Class.
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People spend weeks and months planning their wedding ceremonies in order to insure everything goes as planned. The bridal gown is picked, seating charts are drawn up, vows are written, a location is chosen and the list goes on an on.
When the blessed day arrives and the moment arrives when two lives unite into one it is usually the little things which randomly happen which make the wedding ceremony more memorable.
An expected memory happened for Chris and Leah O'Kane on their wedding day when Father Ray Kelly surprised the couple by singing a tear jerking rendition of "Hallelujah" during their marriage ceremony at Oldcastle, Meath in Ireland.
The couple as well as the rest of the guests in the church were pleasantly surprised by the Father's rendition of the classic song Leonard Cohen song.
According to Irish Center news, while Father Kelly made the song his own "credit for the lyrics goes to a young girl named Lucy O'Connor from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. She wrote them at just 10 years of age for a relative's wedding in 2010, over which Fr. Kelly officiated."
The video had over 240,000 hits in two days.
The video was briefly removed from YouTube because of copyright claims by Sony but is now back.


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When talking to teens about premarital sex and babies, it is often hard to get past the hormones. People in the throes of the embrace of love or lust make stupid mistakes. It is OK to make mistakes that you and you alone must deal, but when you make a baby, you bring in more people. Parents to the parents are often depended upon to make life easier for the new parents and their grandchild, doctors are petitioned and paid for with government and taxpayer funded medical benefits, they often need to apply to welfare agencies, and child care help is often sought out. The new parents often start out life with their new baby in circumstances different from what they had become accustomed to while growing up only a few short months ago and they learn to juggle whatever income they have, new freedoms that come with responsibilities that they never considered, and landlords.
Seen over at the blog, What Do I Know, tonight, the 29th of January 2011, there is a free movie on DeBarr Road at Out North Theater. This movie is a documentary made by teen moms about their lives. The Anchorage Family Examiner is not here to judge B. Palin, but recent articles about her suggest that her gig on Dancing with the Stars and her purchase of a five bedroom house in The Grand Canyon State (Arizona) are not typical situations of teen pregnancies on a national level. Out North's film is about twelve local parents who have worked with film production professionals to give short documentaries about their lives. This family friendly evening is free and families are welcome.


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Kandi Burruss has confirmed that wedding bells will be ringing in the near future. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member revealed she is getting married to Todd Tucker and there is no doubt she is getting a ring on her finger. As fans have watched over the season, her mother, Mama Joyce, is concerned about the marriage and her reaction might be hampering the idea of televising the wedding. According to Christian Post on Tuesday, the reality star is hesitant to put her nuptials on television because of the "craziness" surrounding the family issues on getting married.
While it is great to see that Kandi Burress has decided to set a date, the idea that her mother has hindered the wedding plans is disheartening. WetPaint is reporting on Monday that a lot of support and inspiration from her fiancé, Todd. It's pretty obvious that being torn apart in such an unfortunate way requires Kandi to be a strong individual and forge her own path despite the circumstances.
Viewers of The Real Housewives of Atlanta hope that the star does consider putting her wedding on television. The couple has literally found their way to love on TV in the first place and offering up a happy ending would be an awesome conclusion to the fairytale seen on television. Of course, fans are delighted with whatever decision she makes, as Kandi's happiness should always come first.


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In 2010 I visited Michele Araujo's DUMBO studio, where she was working on several promising new paintings. Known for piercingly bright acrylic colors and the use of small collage elements that neither blend with the well-worked surfaces nor cleanly separate themselves from it, Araujo has discovered a calmer, less high-pitched groove, giving her shapes, strips, lines and squiggles some room to breathe. Along with Elana Herzog and Lisa Sigal, Araujo's work is included in "Out Side," a terrific, if crowded, exhibition at Studio 10 through April 22.
Michele Araujo, Untitled, 2012, ink, acrylic, collage on aluminium, 36 X 24 inches
Michele Araujo, Untitled, 2011, ink, acrylic, collage on aluminium, 36 X 24 inches
Michele Araujo, Untitled, 2012, ink, acrylic on vellum, 16 x 9 inches
"Out Side: Lisa Sigal Michele Araujo Elana Herzog," Studio 10, Brooklyn, NY. Through April 22, 2012.
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Jennifer Kesse Missing: New Evidence And New Leads Connect To Old Names In Casey Anthony Saga
Orlando, FL- Jennifer Kesse, the newly promoted mortgage process engineering manager for Central Florida Investments, parent company of Westgate Resorts was an upstart.
Recent BOC article coverage can be found here, here and here.
After interviewing with upper management for other advancement roles within the company- her new position was actually created For Her.
Was this a forward and prophetic corporate strategy based on mortgage industry trending data?
Was her promotion a result of Jennifer's own market analysis and efficiencies recommendations to the suits on the top floor?
Yes and Yes.
At 24 Jennifer Kesse was the youngest new manager among her peers in their respective management roles at CFI.
While she did not have the subordinates they did reporting to her directly, the initiative she was leading and launching was going to save the firm almost $900,000 annually. The installation and rollout of a new debit system interface allowing timeshare owners to pay fees, mortgages and incidentals by ACH automatically was a corporate priority for Westgate Resorts.
Which is why on the morning of Tuesday January 24, 2006, the day after she returned from a brief trip with her boyfriend Robert Allen when Jenn did not show up to her office in Ocoee there appeared to be immediate concern.
According to Jennifer's outlook scheduling calendar she did not have an interoffice meeting until the afternoon.
By 11:15 her parents living two hours away in Bradenton were called to see if she had some sort of family emergency.
The exact escalation of events within CFI leading up to the phone call and who made it are being withheld for investigative reasons.
By noon, a trifecta of calamitous and simultaneous events takes place.
Drew, Joyce and Logan Kesse, speeding from Bradenton to Orlando in a respite from paralytic panic reach the property manager of Jenn's new condo at Mosaic On Millenia and learn her car is not parked in her spot. She is not inside.
A self-confessed admirer and now CFI lateral management peer, Johnny Campos arrives 4 hours late to the Ocoee office.
The only suspect ever declared to date in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance is parking her vehicle while captured on 3 separate closed circuit cameras at the Huntingdon Tavern On The Green Condominiums and apartments. It is less than a few blocks from two large CFI warehouses and within a mile of several CFI owned properties.
By late afternoon The Kesse's, Rob Allen and Jennifer's closest friends were using her condo as a command center to develop immediate and organized searches for her.
Detectives Julius Glenn Gause II and Joel Wright of the Orlando Police Department respond to the scene.
Detective Gause assures the Kesse's that Jennifer had a fight with her boyfriend Rob Allen, who is now standing in her living room vehemently disagreeing with his investigative assessment. Who can blame the guy?
Gause's opinion was reached without ever interviewing a single person who was not on-scene, and was sure she would be back by tomorrow.
In a mandatory meeting called at the request of Central Florida Investments CEO David Siegel and conducted by Chief Financial Officer Tom Dugan, it was announced that Jennifer Kesse, a respected and valued member of the management team had been reported missing.
Dugan adamantly assured all that the company would encourage employees to join any organized search efforts to find her.
Jennifer did not return as Gause predicted.
Her car did however, and on January 26th her case was declared a criminal investigation.
The First 48… Months
Upon the classification of Jennifer's case as a criminal investigation, J. Glenn Gause told the Kesse's that his partner Detective Joel Wright asked what he considered a dumb question during a briefing.
As a result Gause informed- he kicked him off the case and requested new partner Det. Emmett Browning.
While such a move would obviously be outside of Det. Gause's authority, it is more likely the pair were reeling from the Internal Affairs investigation that ensued after they knowingly interviewed John Evander Couey after his arrest for the murder of Jessica Lunsford.
Shortly after Couey's confession to Citrus county detectives was thrown out of court because it violated Couey's Miranda rights, Gause and Wright decided to inform their Orlando PD sergeant that they interviewed Couey following his arrest in Citrus County on the chance he might be a suspect in the Regina Armstrong murder because he grew up in Orange County. They claimed he actually confessed to the Lunsford murder.
The confession was not taped and at no time did either detective inform the Citrus investigators or their OPD supervisor of the visit itself- let alone Couey's statements.
That is until they learned his original confession in the Lunsford case was inadmissible.
Interviewing an incarcerated man who is represented by an attorney with charges pending in a potentially related case without permission, notes, or a recording by veteran detectives is outrageous.
John Cuoey was 5'4", 125 lbs with a flag tattoo. The suspect composite from direct witnesses in the Armstrong case was a man around 40, 6 ft tall with medium build and a mermaid tattoo on the opposite arm.
They were lucky their actions did not derail the prosecution of both cases. The second alleged confession was also thrown out and reprimands to both detectives remain private in their respective employee records. Regina Armstrong's murder in 1985 remains unsolved.
John Evander Couey died of natural causes on death row awaiting execution for the rape and murder of Jessica Lunsford.
Patented Police Work- Who Knew?
Detective Emmett Browning, Jr and J. Glenn Gause II will lead the investigation into Jennifer Kesse's disappearance by keeping the single most promising clue from the very folks that could help the case instantly. The public.
Browning and Gause made the investigative decision not to release video footage of the man parking a victim's vehicle within 24 hours of her missing persons report.
They were 48 hours into the case they assumed was a lovers rift, had since turned into a criminal investigation and thought it wise not to engage the public's efforts in locating an individual seen on video in a very distinctive uniform less than one day earlier, a mile from her home.
I am aware that is a run-on sentence. How could one possibly break that up and convey how ludicrous that was?
There were no obvious signs of foul play in Jennifer's condo or her car. An entire complex watched as the car was removed. How could they possibly have ruled out that Jennifer was abducted and held against her will?
Might a tip on the immediate suspect have saved her life?
They had time to make the 6 o'clock news and blast the web.
Fresh eye witnesses, fresh leads – what a break!
Fresh fizzle was the way this going with these two.
Investigators informed the Kesse's they would not be processing Jennifer's condo because there were too many people in it and it had not been preserved. Drew Kesse told Detective Gause that he was in contact with some family friends employed in international security and law enforcement in different jurisdictions and he was told the scene should be processed and known prints and samples could be eliminated from any unidentified.
Gause responded by telling the bereft father of a missing daughter if he got one more call or one more question about his investigation he was going to start arresting people.
Gause and Emmett, otherwise known as "Gammett" by colleagues for their years of friendship and joining the Orlando Police Department patrol together in 1981 worked the case through August 2007 without ever interviewing a single person at Jenn's work, developing a suspect or releasing the footage of the suspect parking the car.
The duo felt they had a better offer they could not pass up. Hard to Imagine, I know.
"The right opportunity came up and you don't know if you're gonna get another opportunity like that," Gause said.
Upon their departure, it was discovered by Orlando Police that neither officer kept a note, recording, binder, or interview outline on the Kesse case and if they had, they emptied it from all files of their cases within OPD.
Gause wished the Kesse's luck and his hopes in finding Jennifer.
"If They don't find her this hunting season, they definitely will by the next." – Glenn Gause
With homicide cases in the collective rearview for the pair, they set forth with new employer Aqmi Strategy Corp.
Putting their combined 50 years of investigative prowess to work in white collar crime via the private sector was the plan.
They probably should have started with the new boss.
Aqmi Strategy Corp- a division of Mirabilis Ventures was about to expose one of Orlando's more notorious billionaire frauds by way of an international security incident. A retired Orlando Police captain and a former secret service agent were detained in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while allegedly conducting security detail for presidential hopeful Dr. Oscar Kashala. Kashala is a Harvard educated Congolese national.
Frank Amodeo, a felonious, disbarred Georgia bankruptcy attorney and equal opportunity bilker of the DINK and COCOON sets formed Aqmi under the Mirabilis umbrella in 2004.
After fake-buying the Trump Tampa Tower and raising the US Treasury's eyebrows following rumors that the real reason for being in the DRC was to raise foreign capital for US interests surfaced, the IRS and Mr. Amodeo became acquainted. Although those particular rumors were likely started by the opposing parties who detained the the team in the first place, an American security detail contracted by a major pharmaceutical executive running for office in the Congo is going to get a look.
Amodoe is currently on the hook to the IRS for $181 million in unpaid payroll taxes and serving 22 + years for conspiring to commit wire fraud, obstructing an agency proceeding, impeding the IRS and failing to remit payroll taxes.
Dr. Kashala failed in a second bid for the African nation's presidency in 2011.
In 2009 following an informal inquiry by officials within The Orlando Police Department, new investigators received an 80 page report on the Kesse case compiled by the original investigators Glause and Browning.
How it got there and upon whose request has not been disclosed.
"Better late than never" might be one of those axioms I stop using.
Gammett currently works with several colleagues from the defunct and bankrupt Aqmi days as independent security consultant for Center For Security Solutions.
Detectives Browning and Gause's legendary dogged determination to solve cases has made them experts in Cold Case Management. Their "patented" concept of methodical Cold Case organization and review has a proven success rate. Their irrefutable investigative skills has made them equally effective in handling Internal Affairs cases, completing thorough, fair, factual and concise investigations.
Largely devoid of any of the aforementioned but chockfull of spurious, you can read Gammetts full bios here.
Detective Sergant Rich Ring buoyed Jennifer's case until Joel Wright and new partner Detective Roger Brennan picked it back up.
First order of business sixteen months later- release the vehicle video and declare a suspect.
I will spare the details of how much difficulty these detectives went through reconstructing a two year old investigation without the proper background from the first team at bat.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity to Blink on Crime, a source inside the OPD confirms the files removed from the Kesse case included reports like her cell phone records and ping studies.
To their profound credit the parents of Jennifer Kesse, Drew and Joyce pushed a bill through the Florida Senate to mandate standard operating procedures and other practices that would preclude anyone walking off with the case files in adult missing person's cases in Florida.
The Jennifer Kesse Tiffany Sessions Missing Persons Act was signed ceremoniously into law on October 28, 2008 by Governor Charlie Crist.
Bill 502 expanded the authority of The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Missing and Endangered Information Clearinghouse (MEPIC) to provide assistance in missing persons investigations for those under 26 and over the age of 26 that are believed to be endangered.
In it's first three years in existance, the Act has helped 716 adult missing persons cases including Jennifers.
The disappearance of Jennifer Joyce Kesse brought some of the largest volunteer search efforts for a single person in both Florida and the United States to date. David Siegel, the president and CEO of Westgate Resorts and Central Florida Investments offered a $100,000 reward for Jenn's return through March 8, 2006.
In July of 2008 the disappearance of 34 month old Caylee Anthony catapulted the Orlando landscape back onto to the screens of the nightly 14 minute intro recaps of her case.
With no similarities in the victims or any known associations to the cases outside of the fact they were last seen within a few miles of each other there was no way they were related.
Except One. Peter Benevides.
Big profile, big reward, big name- Peter "Pedro" Benevides pledged a $100,000 reward for the return of a living Caylee Marie Anthony.
Background is Foreground With A Skyview
In December 2008 Florida's statewide prosecutor Bill Shepherd reviews Jennifer's case. Prosecutor Shepherd's office is only tasked with reviewing cases that may require multi-circuit jurisdictions and the possibility or probability of PONZI SCHEMES.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Shepherd served seven years in the Office of the Attorney General of Florida. He was appointed in 2007 by former Attorney General Bill McCollum as Florida's Statewide Prosecutor and was responsible for leading eight offices throughout Florida in the investigation and prosecution of multi-circuit criminal activity. Shepherd's focus was on RICO prosecutions in the area of white-collar crime, mortgage fraud, securities fraud, healthcare fraud, ponzi schemes, corporate and private embezzlement, money laundering, narcotics trafficking and gang-related crimes. He also worked in the Office of the State Attorney in Miami as an Assistant State attorney from 1996-2000.
The results of the Statewide Attorney recommendations are unknown.
After a review of Jennifer's case by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the request of Drew Kesse in 2010, her case was again in the hands of OPD. Detective Patrick Schneider and Sgt Det Richard Lane are the lead investigators to date.
On December 11, 2008 the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony were recovered off of Suburban Drive in Orlando.
According to a statement given to the Orange County Sheriff's Office by the now infamous Roy Kronk, he was under the impression that the reward posted by Benevides for locating Caylee was set to expire. Not his original statement to Detectives John Allen and Yuri Melich of course, but he gets there.
He never realized that it was only payable if Caylee were found alive.
Two weeks later a discovery of a different kind befalls a local couple walking their dogs in a Windermere neighborhood.
What is believed to be the pepper spray pouch and attached mail key of Jennifer Kesse was recovered.
The names of the advertent couple and precise location are being withheld by www.blinkoncrime.com for investigative reasons.
The couple tried for weeks to contact the established crimeline tip line as well as Orlando Police before turning the item over to Windermere Police with a note. The note said the finders thought it may be part of the Kesse investigation but they had been unsuccessful reaching detectives. After a last try in late January, detectives returned her call.
It was not until BOC analysts came across a work order request from Jennifer's condo maintenance staff requesting a replacement key and new mailbox assignment prior to her disappearance the connection was made to Jennifer's case.
The key in her vehicle, the key attached to the fob of the spray holder pouch and the existing key to the mailbox number assigned to Jenn are identical. The pouch is an exact duplicate of several purchased by Jennifer's parents for her as well as extras for her girlfriends, when she moved on her own.
Drew Kesse has an exact duplicate purchased in tandem on his keychain today.
In January 2009 Pete Benevides registered a Limited Liability Company under the name Skyview Funeral Home , LLC with a PO Box in Clermont, FL. He does not own a funeral home, is not licensed to conduct funeral services and the entity was dissolved a year later for not receiving an annual report.
Considering the fact that Benevides was ousted as the benefactor for Caylee Anthony's memorial service by Dominic Casey, Anthony family private investigator and head of security for the event, one has to wonder if Skyview Funeral Home's business model is focused more on laundry services.
Not for long though. At precisely the moment the Memorial Service is taking place at First Baptist Orlando, the United States Treasury descends on the Orlando business interests and assets of Mr. Benevides and his co-horts in "Project Rumplestilskin".
On February 10, 2009, orchestrated presumably upon received intelligence, "There's gold in them thar hills" is not just the dream bubble of Parker Schnable of Porcupine Creek.
Through an ongoing criminal investigation sparked by "unspecified illegal acts " as sworn by Noel Martinez, Jr, Special Agent IRS- USSS Financial Crimes Task Force , it seems the cast of Gold Rush missed the glory hole by a few thousand miles. Federal agents however, hit the Orlando bedrock without the need for excavation.
Javier Fernandez, Angel Sanchez, Luizia Trindade, Luiz Trindade, Skyview Aviation, Pedro Benevides, Luis Hernandez, German Cardona, Daniel Rojo Filho, Evolution Market Group, Superior International Investments Corp, Brittany Sprague Benevides, Michael Clark, Heather Perkins, DWB Developers, their officers and registrants therein watched their 9 vehicles ranging from a $270K motor coach, Audi A8 and custom Lamborghini drive away without them under an REM forfeiture complaint.
Unbeknownst to them at the time, the nearly 400 gold bars stashed in 3 different states were also seized between February 9th and 11th in addition to bank accounts totaling over a few hundred million dollars, wired from multiple international locations.
Additional seizures of an undisclosed amount of gold and silver were seized from 3 safes in a warehouse owned by Ralph Munyan of Clearwater.
Several notices of civil actions referencing sealed criminal cases and John Doe participants as co-conspirators are pending against all. It is likely they will be put on hold until the completion of all criminal investigations and subsequent complaints. The sealed cases to date are in Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Colorado and Nevada.
Further coincidences between the Benevides et al clan and involvement with the Casey Anthony case include the fact that pass through accounts referenced in the seizure filing and the first Caylee Marie Anthony Trust were closed at the same bank within one business day of each other.
The first four days of transactions including opening deposits of the first Anthony Trust have never been revealed publicly. One thing is for certain. If Mr. Benevides or anyone attached to the criminal matter used those derived funds for any purpose related to Ms. Anthony or Mr. Baez, we are all going to know about it at some point, the individual payments and transactions of these accounts have only been partially released in support of the warrant.
The seizure action brought by the United States Attorney has been ordered "stayed" with 90 day updates in order to allow the pending criminal investigations to proceed against all the above defendants, both named and as yet to be named.
On September 16, 2009 Pedro Paul Benevides was arrested on Federal charges of cocaine smuggling after two of his pilots were arrested in Pensacola and fingered him as the mastermind.
Benevides was remanded to the Orange County Jail through February 2010 where he was released after charges were dismissed against him when a witness against him changed their story. It is not known if Casey Anthony, who was also housed at the Orange County Jail and Benevides were leaving notes at the library for one another ending in ~FLUSH~.
On February 11, 2010 Pete Benevides was released from custody, still under investigation by the Feds for his and his associate's involvement in an alleged ponzi scheme that has bilked over $450 million dollars from investors around the world. However, with a heavy concentration of folks seeking damages for same around every corner of the neighborhood, it can't be the same hitting the in and out burger in Orlando these days.
On February 19, 2010 based on an informant tip, OPD conducted a search behind the Knights Inn on South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. Both that site and the location on 72000 International Drive are known former business addresses of Filho, Hernandez and Benevides.
Until last month Pete and Brittany Benevides, Luis Hernandez, Daniel Filho, unspecified John Doe's and Angel Hernandes managed to dodge subpoenas in the pending civil actions. Luis Hernandez and the Benevideses maintain homes and offices in Leesburg, Astatula, Clermont, Orlando and Windermere. The pending class action civil suit process servers were headed off by security at every gate.
The State of Florida was happy to be served on their behalf at the request of the plaintiffs attorney.
* It is this author's intention to present the parties associations, conduct and occurrences to the relevant time periods and commonalities to the case of the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse and by no means should be considered a complete background or biography. Y'all are itching to know how any of this is connected as it is or you're asking yourself- did Blink drink her Google juice today? I get it. Stick with me.
Encumberance And Conveyance, In Deed
The first investigative interviews conducted at Central Florida Investments, Jennifer's employer were in May 2009, or so the management team thought. She had been missing three years and 4 months.
What they did not know is a work colleague of Jennifer's called them on his own to tell OPD what he knew in the months before that. "Adam Frank" referred to previously on BOC, not his real name as he is a material witness in the case, called police in an effort to stop the harassment he was enduring at work since Jennifer disappeared. Adam overheard a confrontation between Johnny Alberto Campos and Jennifer Kesse the morning of January 23rd, 2006.
For the first time exclusively on www.blinkoncrime.com, we have uncovered additional witnesses to corroborate the interactions between Jennifer Kesse and Johnny Campos leading up to and including the days following her disappearance.
On or about the day after Jennifer's disappearance, Johnny Campos asks Frank to drive him to an impromptu meeting at the new Lake Eleanor Office. When the pair arrived, Campos told Frank he would meet up with him in about 30 minutes in the cafeteria.
Adam Frank watched as the manager of the branch, Linday Hernandez met Campos at security and the pair headed to her office.
Linday Hernandez, A Venezuelan national, is a business partner of Peter Benevides in more than one venture, and her husband Luis Hernandez is and was a former principal in several business interests including currently held properties.
Mr. Hernandez as previously noted is under Federal criminal investigation in multiple states and a defendant in several civil actions resulting from those alleged activities. Linday Hernandez is not named individually in the ongoing federal or class action civil matters to date, however, companies which she has or had a principal interest in, are.
A recent financial filing of the couple requesting significant debt relief and a stay from a foreclosure sale on their Windermere residence was filed in Ms. Hernandez's name only. Luis Hernandez's whereabouts are unknown.
Witnesses inside the investigations of both Jennifer's case and the Federal inquiry describe the relationship between Linday and Campos as "confident" and friendly with Linday visiting the Ocoee branch frequently ending in an offsite lunch for the two.
An additional witness interviewed by BOC and wishing to remain anonymous provided an account describing how Campos approached him with a scheme for making quick cash. Several timeshare owners were asking to renounce their weeks without compensation as long as they did not pay annual fees. It was alleged Campos saw it as an opportunity to rent the week out, covering the fees, without ever telling the owners. Westgate/CFI had folks with access keeping track of unoccupied timeshare properties. Who accessed them and by what means remains to be seen.
A simple keycard report would be able to tell that information for the timeframe of Jennifer's disappearance easily. It has not been requested to date.
The Ponzi Peninsula
In May 2011 a tip was received from a Columbian national and former resident of the United States claiming to have had to leave the country due to immigration issues.
Dimitri Duran Soto is also a former realtor and mortgage broker for Sky Land Realty Group and DPG Realty after a failed cleaning business venture in 2003. His real estate license in Florida has been revoked. Mr. Duran Soto is a trained architect and is currently working as such in Columbia.
It was the intent of BOC to withhold Mr. Soto's name but he has since posted a request for the person who he believes may either be responsible or knows who is, for what happened to Jennifer Kesse as he claims was told to him.
Soto told police while he was discussing seeing the Kesse's on TV, a friend of his claimed to have seen Jennifer in a white pickup truck sitting between two men with a look he described as "like, help me" when the vehicles were next to each other at a traffic light turning left onto International Drive South.
That evening Soto printed out a flyer from the Kesse website and showed it to him the next day to confirm.
At the time he says he felt his friend did not come forward and neither did he because they both had what he termed immigration issues. He was afraid of deportation.
Upon return to his native country, Soto learned his friend had taken care of his status but had not yet informed police of what he knew. Soto reached out, and was put in touch with OPD.
The January 6th search conducted and organized by Orlando Police and FDLE in the area of the 13000 block of International Drive was based on the account of Soto's friend, however, a posting of Mr. Soto's indicates there may be more to it.
Soto's friend describes the pickup he was now watching in his rearview mirror makes a right turn just before the Partners Credit Union onto a dirt road leading into the woods and property searched recently- unsuccessfully.
However, the dirt road access which is commonly known to many ATV riders in the area is also a way to access the undeveloped plat #723 owned by Luis Hernandez and Pedro Benevides.
The BenHen parcel has not been searched nor seized because of it's purchase prior to any allegations of ponzi.
Considering the fact that the last known person to have had a public disagreement with a missing woman arranges an impromptu meeting with a woman whose husband, and by way of a marital asset so does she, owns a parcel in the direct vicinity of a recent search area OPD felt credible is worth a conversation- no?
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Hi Blink,I sent you a question blink in your email.
maybe Guzman will roll over on Rojo Filho.
Guzman needs to be extradited to US.
Looks like Benevides will be going away for quite some time.
Yes Sir. I am praying and praying his participation will help Jenn's case.
Why does Campos arriving four hours late the morning the woman goes missing not seem to get any traction? Columbians, Venezuelans and Campos – just put them in a room and remove a few digits and you'll have all the facts very quickly. It's the only thing they understand. Treating animals like civilized people will get you nowhere
george- welcome to BOC. I would offer there is a great deal more than Campos arriving late to work the morning Jennifer goes missing that is "without traction" in this investigation. I presume you are referring to the Benevides connection I uncovered in the rest of your comment. I just want to say that I do not believe Jenn was involved in anything untoward- but I do believe the individual (s) involved in her disappearance and murder were.
I regret to say that a part of me agrees with your last sentence in a general sense- nonspecific to any cultures however, just to the persons of interest in this case. I want her found.
Hi, I just found out about this case watching TV tonight, and then read your article while researching. Your article certainly has enough detail (!!!) and had so much info packed into it, I had to read each paragraph 2 or 3 times to get a glimmer of what it was saying. The early mention of Campos being "an admirer" and then being 4 hours late to work the day she disappeared sure gave me the idea he had ample time to dig a grave and bury her. Hopefully, he or whoever did this (if I'm wrong about him) will be brought to justice soon.
However, the main reason I'm writing is to let you know that the country in South America you referred to is spelled Colombia, not Columbia. Best wishes and keep up the good work!!
Thank you Paul, no doubt a spell check oversight, I appreciate the correction
Hi B, I have a Question plus something else and would like your input.Do not want to ask on this page.
So how did that couple know to call the police about them finding the pepper spray pouch and mailbox key? I find it very strange that they find a key on the ground somewhere and automatically think it's linked to the Jennifer Kesse case and then it just so happens that it is. That's bizarre to me.
The coverage of Jennifer's search included remarks about her carrying pepper spray and I can tell you where this was located would arouse suspicion combined with that very public information at the time.
What's up? Ok to post here, just mark it private.
What are your thoughts about the possibility that Jennifer threw her mace/fob/mailbox key out of her car either as the driver of her car or as a passenger and someone driving as a clue to her father since he bought the mace for her, her friends and himself?
Could this be a clue that she left that she was in Windmere?
Do you happen to know if the couple who found these items were investigated by OPD?
Thanks for your valuable and interesting information…
Take care…
I don't think anyone can speculate on whether or not the pepper spray was definitely Jennifers- although I will say there is compelling evidence it may have been. Specifically, in my interviews with Jenn's Dad we were able to determine some images which contained the "device" had actually been taken prior to Jenn's disappearance so it was not until then anyone realized it was missing- this was in 2011-2012. We discovered this when I pointed out the dates in the EXIF data my programs are designed to analyze. There is obvious signs of outdoor exposure to the spray/spray holder.
I interviewed the couple that found it- they are both professionals and LE and I believe they were just kindly citizens doing the right thing.
I have just seen the story on Jennifer on disappeared and 48 hrs. The guy who had a liking for Jennifer at work was late because he was stopped by the police etc and they say that is his alibi. Well where was he before he was stopped by the police. Could it be possible that he kidnapped her before that. Also my gut dont trust the brother's friend who owns the cell phone. Perhaps he showed up and somvidething went wrong etc. The person on video, where did he go into the apartments or away from the apartments. I also was thinking if there was video of the car in the city from stop lights etc.
Marnie- thanks for posting on Jenn's case. You prompted me to watch the Disappeared episode finally.
To be clear- Campos (individual depicted) was NOT arrested the morning of Jennifer's disappearance. I developed this information for LE- and I have copies of all the associated reports/docs/citations/bond info, etc. My feeling on Travis is if he showed up to get the cell phone he would have had it and we know he did not. The CCTV video did not show the individual going into the apartments- it ended at the fence line.
I personally do not believe Jennifer was abducted or trafficked.
What do you think happened to her? Just your opinion.
I believe Jennifer was killed by someone she knew who did not take kindly to her rejection of them- escalated by her trip with Rob.
Every piece of evidence points to this being someone she knew. I do not believe the individual tasked with moving her vehicle knew it was hers or the circumstances.
My best friend and I have the same exact belief. Thanks for sharing & thanks for this website.
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Alex Torres has become one of the most reliable receivers for Texas Tech this season.
Nov. 18, 2011
by Meredith Hillgartner
Alex Torres knows his role.
A role, the 24 year old El Paso native does well.
Catching at least one pass in 22 consecutive Big 12 conference games, he is nothing if not consistent.
He has over 100 career receptions and leads active Red Raiders with 1,872 receiving yards.
"I get coached up well Sunday through Friday on whatever it is," Torres said. "When I go out there, there's nothing I don't know or nothing I haven't been coached to do, at whatever position I'm in. So really it just comes down to going and executing what I've been coached to do."
The junior wide receiver has thrived in a season where the team has faltered, losing three-straight games after a solid 5-2 start.
For Torres though, it is not time to give up.
"Leadership-wise I've been really trying to get the guys motivated and keep everyone up in the locker room because things really haven't gone our way," Torres said. "We've been through some major struggles but the biggest thing is just being able to overcome that by sticking together."
Keeping the team motivated and focused, Torres said, has proven to be a difficult task-especially when their efforts aren't producing the kind results the players want.
"I think some guys try to overcompensate and I think some guys are not confident in their ability to play," Torres said. "It's just one of those mental aspects where you've got to be mentally strong and overcome those types of things, but I think it's touched on a lot of players on the offensive side of the ball."
Torres said he had to overcome a lot of adversity as a student at the Air Force Academy, but the experience has prepared him for the struggles he faces this year.
"The maturity I was able to gain being at the Air Force Academy and then going through some struggles to get here," Torres said. "It really helped me to understand the whole scheme of things and look a little bit past the struggles and adversity and really focus on overcoming it."
The adversity Torres and the rest of the team are trying to overcome is getting back to a place where they can focus on the game.
"That level of confidence we had in the beginning of the year," Torres said. "We just went out there and trusted our ability and didn't play so tentative and so uptight and I think a lot of it has really has carried over to our execution."
Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville said the team will most likely cut back on practices and focus on being healthy and fresh when they face Missouri on Saturday in Columbia. Focused and relaxed is something Torres said he does well, at least during pregame.
Torres said while some guys are yelling and getting pumped up, his pre-game preparation is all about relaxing music and getting into the zone.
"I talk to some of the guys, shake their hand, get out there and make a few jokes and stuff about how we can't wait to play," Torres said with a smile. "[I] just really get into a mindset where I'm a little more laid back rather than hyped up and anxious and stuff, because I know as soon as that ball is kicked off all those emotions and all that, I get hyped up with that plenty enough."


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A woman dies in prison while serving out a two-day jail sentence... for her children. The Pennsylvania mother of seven children was found dead in a jail cell this week after she was sentenced to serve 48 hours behind bars. Her crime? Her children had missed too many days at school, and their truancy landed this struggling mom in jail.
Eileen DiNino, 55, was charged and sentenced under "excessive truancy violations" for her seven kids, who had missed a total of 55 days in school. However, while the total amount of days absent seems to be excessive, the 55 days represents an accumulating truancy, going back to 1999. In actuality, over the last 15 years, that's only three to four days missed per year.
Now while not all of DiNino's children have been in school that long, averaged out over seven children, their truancy was close to what the other kids would be, causing strong outcry among parents everywhere – and even the judge who says he was "forced" to sentence her.
Reports the Daily Caller via Yahoo! News: "Under Pennsylvania law, parents can go to jail for five days for every single time their kids have an unexcused school absence."
In lieu of jail time, DiNino could have paid the fine, but like many families, she could not afford the $2,000. So she had to serve two days in the Berks County jail. After one day, she was found dead. The coroner said she died of "natural causes," and ruled out foul play or suicide, but an autopsy and toxicology report is being prepared.
Sentencing Judge Dean R. Patton: "This lady didn't need to be there. We don't do debtors prisons anymore. That went out 100 years ago."
In fact, Judge Patton told CBS News that he has "lost sleep" over the incident.
"Did something happen? Was she scared to death?" asked Patton, who described DiNino as "a lost soul."
Pennsylvania has laws on the books that criminalize delinquencies such as truancy or failing to pay a trash bill. According to CBS, over 1,600 have been jailed in Berks County alone for a failure to pay their children's truancy fines, which can be as much as $75 per unexcused absence. Two thirds of those put behind bars are women, mothers. In DiNino's case, her fines had been unpaid for the last four years.
"What you see is kind of a slice of inner-city life," said lawyer Richard Guida, who handled DiNino's truancy case. "The people home taking care of the children are mothers. Many times, they're overwhelmed, and some of these kids are no angels."
"The woman didn't have any money," said Diana L. Sealy, whose son married DiNino's daughter. "Years ago, I tried helping her out. She had all these kids."
CBS News picks up the story:
Patton said he has lost sleep over her death. At the same time, he acknowledged that a short jail stint can sometimes "break the habit" of parents who'd rather party into the night than take their children to school the next day. The county started a program a few years ago that gives families 30 to 60 days to keep daily logs of each class and assignment. He estimated that the district truancy rate had dropped more than 30 percent.
DiNino did not work or appear to have much help with four children still at home, according to Patton. She frequently skipped hearings, or arrived without requested documents... Although she was often unkempt, she came to court clean and neat to surrender Friday, he said. She had on clean sweatpants, had combed her hair, and had tape holding her glasses together.
"She cared about her kids, but her kids ruled the roost," Patton said. "She was just accepting what was coming, and (would) let the cards fall where they may. She was a different person. She was cleaned up, smiling. I think she realized, when this is done, the weight was off her shoulders."
Politicians were outraged at what appears to be a broken system that punishes impoverished parents.
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Berks County commissioner Christian Leinbach also weighed in, calling the process of DiNino ending up in jail an "insanity,"
"That unfortunately is part of the law in Pennsylvania and I think it is insanity," Leinbach said. "There has got to be a better way to deal with truancy than putting somebody in prison. I think there are better ways to deal with nonviolent crimes," adding that he's "not even sure quite frankly that things like truancy and parking should be criminal offenses" and saying that he would "support legislation that would decriminalize those offenses."
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Evans' 2013 base salary is now $3.04 million, down from a scheduled $7.2 million, and will reportedly save the team roughly $3 million in 2013. Grubbs' deal also saves them $3 million for next season, first reported by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas.
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From Engineering on October 14, 2008 in Electrical
For me, the bedroom is the getaway place in the house. I can escape there with a book; finish some small task, like folding laundry; or kick back and close my eyes for just a moment of quiet. If the lighting isnt right for each of these things, simple bedroom comforts can be lost. Luckily, a lighting upgrade is an easy fix.
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As legalized marijuana becomes more commercially widespread in states like Colorado and Washington, the stoner culture is being turned on to a wealth of new cannabis products that not only provide pot enthusiasts with alternatives to dime bags and rolling papers, but also with some rather ingenious and tasty methods for catching a buzz.
Perhaps the latest example of this marijuana metamorphosis is a Washington-based company that hopes to reinvent the idea of the coffee pot. Mirth Provisions, a new beverage company owned and operated by Longview resident, Adam Stites, is preparing to launch a line of cannabis-infused coffee drinks called "Legal."
These bud beverages come in five coffee flavors, including two cold brew variations, aimed at getting the stoner class ripped up at the seams. "The coffee drinks give you an uplifting head high. We call it the wake and bake drink," Stites told My Northwest. Stites says each bottle comes packed with enough THC to melt consumers into the back of their furniture -- 20 mgs per bottle -- but not enough to render an amateur catatonic and immobile.
"We want the experience to be more similar to that if you had a nice IPA or glass of wine," he said. "We don't want to pack so much THC into every one of our drinks that it's unpleasant, especially for people that are just getting into marijuana."
Perhaps what is most interesting about Legal beverages is that each drink is brewed using a different strain of marijuana to produce a fluctuation in effect. For example, the company's Rainer Cherry drink aims to give consumers "an uplifting, euphoric head high and a gentle body buzz," while its Lemon Ginger flavor offers "a powerful body buzz and a smooth, freeing head high."
Once Stites receives final approval for his producer/processor license, which he expects will happen in the next few weeks, he will begin distributing his cannabis coffee to retailers across Washington.