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- DA: No charges in fatal friendly-fire shooting of BART police detective
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- BART police shooting: Family offers message of grief and gratitude
- Jan 28:
- BART police shooting: Hundreds come to pay respects to slain officer at visitation
- Jan 27:
- BART police shooting: Officers required to get written approval before future searches
- Jan 25:
- Police: Media reports on details of fatal shooting of BART sergeant last week 'inaccurate'
- Jan 24:
- BART officer shooting: Detective who killed partner was a 'by the book' careful cop, family says
- Herhold: Some thoughts about the BART police tragedy
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- BART police shooting: Tom Smith killed by bullet that passed through gap in bulletproof vest, autopsy finds
- Jan 22:
- Reforms didn't prepare BART police for latest tragedy
- 'Stay safe': Brothers' last words to BART officer killed on duty
- BART police shooting: Still unclear whether fellow officer mistook sergeant for threat
- Mercury News editorial: BART officer's tragic death cries out for answers
- BART officers mourn slain comrade; questions persist in shooting incident
- BART police sergeant shot and killed by fellow officer during search in Dublin
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- BART police officer fatally shot by fellow officer during apartment search
CASTRO VALLEY -- By the thousands, police officers, dignitaries and mourners poured into a church here Wednesday to bid farewell to fallen Sgt. Tom Smith Jr., a BART police veteran who was remembered as the quintessential family man.
BART police Chief Kenton Rainey said Smith "exemplified the tradition" of the BART police department, commending the fallen officer for his leadership abilities.
"He gave his life for what he believed," Rainey told the more than 2,000 people in attendance. "It is our challenge to go out and live as Tommy lived. We will never forget."
Smith was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a Jan. 21 search of a Dublin apartment. His was the first shooting death in the line of duty in the 42-year history of the BART police department.
The mood was somber at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when a casket covered with an American flag was carried from a hearse into the chapel, as bagpipes played and officers saluted and shed tears. Smith's wife, Kellie, held the hand of the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Summer, as they followed the casket carried by a group of pallbearers that included his two brothers and a brother-in-law, who are also Bay Area police officers.
His brother, Newark police Officer Patrick Smith, said "the world was a better place with Tommy in it."
"Stay safe, little brother," he said. "We love you and we'll miss you greatly."
The service, which included home videos of Smith and his family, came to a close at around 11:20 a.m. as a bugler played "Taps" and bagpipers played "Amazing Grace." A drizzle of rain came down as the coffin was carried out of the chapel. A California Highway Patrol flyover followed, before mourners gathered for a reception.
Law enforcement officers from across the Bay Area, the state and the nation packed two levels of the Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley to hear from speakers, including California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Paul Delucchi and BART police Sgt. Jason Ledford. Gov. Jerry Brown was listed as a speaker but did not speak.
On Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m., the funeral procession left Hayward's Chapel of the Chimes -- where a viewing was held Tuesday evening -- and passed by Hayward's Moreau Catholic High School, where Smith graduated in 1989, as about 180 students and staff members gathered in front of the school to honor Smith.
"Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand," read one of the banners the students had painted.
"Tommy was very much the life of our school," said Director of Alumni Relations Dani Lorta, who was a classmate of Smith's. "He won 'Most Spirited' our senior year; he was at all the events. I was heartbroken when I heard what had happened. I couldn't believe that somebody as vibrant as Tommy would be gone."
Senior Corinna Sanding never met Smith, but said they were part of the same Moreau family. "We all support Officer Tom and pray for him and his family," she said.
"We wanted to acknowledge his service," said Danielle Molina, also a senior at Moreau.
By 9 a.m., dozens of K-9 officers and their police dogs stood outside the chapel as hundreds of police officers and mourners walked by, umbrellas in hand, to take cover from a morning marked by drizzle and gray skies. Smith was a longtime K-9 officer who loved his retired police dog, Boris. His wife Kellie is also a K-9 handler for BART police. The couple met and fell in love while working at BART.
A few hours before the service, a dozen motorcycles from Warriors' Watch Riders rolled into the church parking lot with large American flags on the back of their bikes. Spike Schau said the group consists of former military and police officers and is part of a national organization.
"He is one of us," Schau said of Smith. "The only difference between police, fire and the military is a uniform and a different battleground. His life mattered."
His colleague and close friend, Ledford, said Smith was a family man.
"He loved Kellie and Summer more than words can express," Ledford said. "He truly loved his family time. Rest in peace, my friend. We'll miss you."
San Francisco police Officer Daniel Reyes, who had never met Smith, said the service was a reminder of the dangers of police work.
"It could have been any one of us," Reyes said. "My colleagues and I came to show support not only for him, but his family."
In her remarks, Attorney General Harris offered her condolences on behalf of "all of California law enforcement."
"Our prayers and deepest sympathies are with you," Harris said. "He was a man of honor and bravery and commitment."
Addressing Smith's daughter Summer, she added: "Your dad is a hero, and that is how the state of California will always remember him, as a hero."
Neighborhood Church pastor Vance Hunter, who opened the service, simply summed up the sadness of the day.
"Certainly this is a sad day; this is a tragic day," Hunter said. "Today we remember and honor Tommy, who made the ultimate sacrifice."
Staff writers Rebecca Parr and Kristin J. Bender contributed to this report.


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Regional champs: Fort Frye girls down Johnstown in regional final, headed to state
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LOGAN — Since the four seniors on the Fort Frye High girls' basketball team were in elementary school, they have been surrounded by a lot of hype....
Oh, and if the uninitiated looks at Africentric's schedule, you'll find a nice assortment of losses, making them look quite normal....just don't check on the DIVISION of the schools they lose to. Like any good coach and AD, they sprinkle their D-III schedule with some nice D-I opponents, since you're only gonna improve if you find opposition you can't beat the crap out of......how ridiculous.
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From the Dispatch, regarding Africentric's Victory over Archbold:...."Archbold (25-1) could not cope with 6-foot-2 Cincinnati recruit Marley Hill and junior Ayrielle Stith on the inside and ballhawking guards such as Harley, Kyra Jones, Darianne Seward and Alexis Parks on the outside. I'm not even from Fort Frye, but it would be refreshing if the Marietta Times could do an investigative bit on why the state tourney gurus can possibly pretend that Africentric is some kind of "public school" in any sense of the word.....this school "recruits" from all over the state for its girls basketball program, and the idea of Fort Frye having to go through this buzzsaw all the time is confounding to say the least. If I were the coach, after the tournament, I'd call up the other "loser" that meets Africentric in the final and ask for a "scrimmage", just for fun, if you get my drift....maybe make some homemade trophies for the winner of the "scrimm
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First comment! LOL. What a great win for FF though. Has to be a proud moment for Dan Liedtke as he's able to watch his daughters excel on the court. I hope The Times is sending someone to cover this game Thursday, (preferably Mr. Holland) because I'm sure my boss won't let me have the day off to see this!
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In Their Own Words – What Our Hearts Knew From the Beginning
This "In Their Own Words" essay was written by Jessica Fournerat, who has a five-year-old son with PDD-NOS.
This is hard for me to admit, but as I meet more and more parents in similar shoes, I feel more comfortable opening up about my feelings about having a child on the spectrum.
All my life I have been a helper and have felt a calling to reach out to others, a calling that I never seemed to find the right way to fulfill. All the while I swore I would never have children.
Flash forward several years and I was pregnant in a new city with a new husband. I found myself in a quiet moment talking to my God.
"Ok, so God here's the deal. I know I'm an older mom and that my baby may have challenges. That's okay, I can love any child, but I am not sure I am up for the challenge of a child with autism. I don't know how to relate to someone who is shut off from the world."
You see, like many people who had no experience with autism, I was under one huge misconception. Those children with autism were emotionally cold and could not feel love for or from their parents.
Well, God answered my prayer and gave me the most amazing child I could have asked for. Jaxson was a smart, funny, stubborn, super active child with an amazing sense of empathy. Soon after learning to walk he blessed us with what we called "Run and Hugs." He would run from the other side of the room, crash into us and hug us so tight. Sometimes he would come up behind me and just squeeze as tight as possible and smile. He would cry when he saw sad children on TV shows far before children are supposed to develop empathy. As I learned more about autism, I learned that some of this was sensory seeking, as well as auditory processing issues. But I don't care what label you put on it. This boy could LOVE.
Jaxson could not communicate verbally until he was three and a half. But he could get his point across. He once used a combination of sign language, gestures and PECS to communicate quite clearly that he wanted our cat Harley to eat a banana. There was no doubt that was what he wanted and when I held the banana up to Harley's mouth he exploded in laughter and gave me the biggest hug. It was like he felt so wonderful that I understood him.
Not long after, we obtained an augmentative communication device for Jaxson and he took right to it. He was speaking on it the same day that we went to try it out. This device opened the door for him and in the blink of an eye he was using his words verbally. He started with Numbers and moved to the alphabet and soon it was words. What was great was that with the sentence structure of the Dynavox when he started talking it was sometimes in full sentences – "I want more juice, please."
But the most amazing moment, I think, was walking in on him practicing the word "Mama." He was saying it in a guttural tone and it seemed like it was important that he get it right first. Within days of that moment, he began to say "Mama" regularly and my heart just exploded.
All the experts we have dealt with have been amazed by Jaxson's success. They did not see what I saw from the very beginning – a young fireball with his hands reaching out to grab his future and direct it where he wanted to go. I always knew that even when he could not speak our words, he most certainly could understand them. I am so happy that the world can now start to see what our hearts knew from the beginning, that these children are so much more than any label and that they have countless gifts to give the world.
Jaxson has brightened my world. While the challenges do often arise, I find that it is his spirit, love and perseverance that keep us moving forward. I have found my way to reach out. I need only reach out within my own home to find my chance to help and be helped by a child so extraordinary.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
July 4, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I asked God that I not have "one of the regular kids." Wasn't sure what I meant at the time, but I get it now.
July 4, 2010 at 2:34 pm
This is a beutiful story and somewhat similar to my life when I started out with my oldest son.Thank you so much for sharing..God bless you and your family
July 4, 2010 at 2:50 pm
This so perfectly states MY feelings and attitude about my 3 1/2 year old son (who only recently started speaking in sentences) It was one of my great fears that I would have a child with autism. But he is not cold, he used to make sad faces in empathy with other kids & adults as a baby. These children are a gift to the world.
July 4, 2010 at 2:55 pm
so very beautiful! thank you for sharing! loved it!!!!
July 4, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Thanks so much for your article. I have a son with Asperger's, and I often feel so inadequate to deal with him. I had him in my early 40's, 13 years after my second son. In learning about him, I feel like I have also learned about challenges my other sons have that I did not notice before. With the knowledge I am gathering, like from your writing here; help I am getting, and trust in God, I am learning more and more how to be better at understanding my son.
July 4, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I love this website / blog it is not only a fellowship opportunity, it is inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story!
July 4, 2010 at 7:33 pm
It's like I could have written that myself. I didn't want children until I was in my late 30's. I had an amnio because I wasn't sure I could deal with a special needs child. My son who is now 3 1/2 was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at 18 months. Sure it's tough, but he's a loving sweetheart, the light of my life, and my reason for being. God bless you for sharing your story with us.
July 4, 2010 at 11:10 pm
My son in now 26, getting ready to turn 27, i now have a whole new slew of problems but deal with them as they come. You all are starting you journeys, hang on for the ride!
wouldn't trade my son for the world, he has taught me so much, and yes he loves from the deepest part of his heart.
He also spoke complete sentences at three, his first word ever was ligh, he learned from his uncle.
These children are unique, inspiring, frustrating, confusing, and above all worthy of the uptmost love!
Good luck to you all on your journey.
July 4, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Please excuse my spelling errors, blind without glasses, first word light, not ligh!
July 5, 2010 at 12:47 am
I can relate to your experiences with your son. I too have an autistic son (Matty) who is very social and loving, I am fortunate. I have a hard time with others getting him as he can be a challenge but I am in it for the long haul. Isn't that what being a parent is about. Thank you for speaking from your heart. I know my son is my heart and has made me a better person.
July 5, 2010 at 5:29 am
What an inspiring story! I have my 4 older so called 'normal' kids, and everytime they acheive something it's awsome! But when my 9 year old Kyle, learns a new word, or learns something new, it's like he has said his first word, or taken his first steps again! And the hugs and kisses, and smiles and laughter are just overwhelming everytime-remembering there was a long time when he had stopped responding to anything. He has that effect on our whole family! Best wishes-it only gets better!
July 5, 2010 at 9:16 am
I too have twins on the spectrum. Each day is difficult for me to speak about as well, especially to other police officers in my field. What makes it easier is websites like this and meeting others who are in the same situation. My precious little autistic children….they are so very loved. I watch them each day and the love I feel for them even when they are having melt downs, tantrums, even when others stare or people do not understand, I understand. I love them more for all that they have been through and all that is to come. Hope I will be there to help them grow.
July 5, 2010 at 11:23 am
My favorite part was the part where he could walk, feel empathy and communicate before he could talk.
July 9, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Today is the first time I have read this blog and it is very inspiring. My sweet son Paul will be 20 years old in August and I remember his early years as if they were yesterday. So much has changed in the field of autism since he was diagnosed in 1992 but one thing is still the same- the truth that within each one of our special children there is a gift for the world. Blessings to all of you moms!
July 9, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Wonderful story. I'm just beginning this journey with my 4yr. old (PDD) & it's overwhelming. Reading information on this website has been helpful, just wish an expereinced person was @ the steering wheel, & was just the passenger, I don't know much about this & as I wrote before it's overwhelming. It's very hard to talk to about & friends just think he's got his uniqueness.
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For dividends, 2012 was a banner year. More of the same is expected in 2013.
S&P 500 companies paid out a record $281.5 billion in dividends last year, according to Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. That marked a 17% increase from a year ago and a 14% advance from the previous all-time high set in 2008.
Special dividends announced last quarter ahead of the fiscal cliff played a big role in the record payouts. Corporations announced more special dividends – or one-time payments that occur outside the normal payout cycle – last month than in any other December since at least 1955.
But even as the cliff has been averted, Silverblatt sees the new year following a similar path as 2012.
"Expect to see more dividend increases across all sectors, with few decreases, resulting in a new record dividend payment for 2013," Silverblatt says in an email.
The tax on dividends, about 15% last year due to the cuts that took place under President George W. Bush, will rise to as high as 20% in 2013. The increase was announced last week when Washington reached a deal on the fiscal cliff.
Fourteen companies started making regular cash payouts to shareholders last year, including GameStop Dell and the big kahuna Apple That brought the total to 403 companies in the index that are paying dividends, the highest amount since November 1999.
Meanwhile, the S&P 500′s dividend yield currently stands at 2.3%. Compare that to the 10-year Treasury yield, which has been hovering around 1.9%, and dividend-paying stocks look fairly attractive at current levels in the current investing environment.
"The range of yields within equities, from lower yielding growth issues to higher yielding income producers, leaves investors with one of the few remaining areas of choice with some degree of measurable stability," Silverblatt says.
Even better results are expected in 2013.
"Even if there are no changes to the index or any of the dividend rates for 2013, S&P 500 dividends payments will be 3.6% higher than the 2012 record amount," Silverblatt adds. " The only way (again, assuming no index changes) for there not to be a record in 2013 is for mass cuts in dividends."
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Finally another player sold but what should we do with the money???Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
£5m for Shelvey???? Someones havin a laff here. Are we running a bargain Basement? The guy is an England player and has performed very creditably in the EPL and compared with some of the other "deals" going down he must be worth at least £8m FFS
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I sort of agree with you Ron as I think once JonJo settles down he has real potential, and think we are selling too soon. Personally I'd prefer a loan deal and then cash in if he's not going to make it next summer.
However its also true that while he has had moments of class, he's looked lost on the pitch at times also. Consistency was the word for last season, and Shelvey personified that. So cashing in now so we can get in players who can consistently deliver seems to be the plan. I'd also note, as the press reports initially were higher than the 5M now being reported, I'm wondering if there are add on's beyond the initial fee, which is not uncommon with such a young player. But either way, just 5M represent a huge profit from what we got him in for.
I agree with you - it looks cheap for a player who's so young and has already represented England.
Clearly BR has decided he's not going to make the grade which you could argue is being decisive. I'm not quite sure I understand how that fits in with our policy of buying youth with potential.
Do these players need to be performing at "top 4" level by 21 in order to remain at the club? I know that there are players who can do so, but reckon there are many more who aren't quite at that level by that age but will be close to it in 2 years time. Surely, if we are going to consistently buy young, we need to be using the load system more a la Utd (i.e. not with a view to a sale). Otherwise, what's the point? I would put Coates very much in this pot.
Let's hope BR judgement is sound eh?
Ron..would have been prepared to hang on at least another season to Jon Jo obviously Laudrup can see something in Jon Jo that Brenda CANT...5 MILL seems cheap to me.


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Captiv8 wrote: I happened to see the trailer for this on imdb.com just now. Holy shit.
There are many things to be excited about here:
1) Christopher Nolan is directing. Bam!
2) Look at that cast: DiCaprio, Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Tom Berenger.
3) The tagline: Your mind is the scene of the crime! Eat that, Hardy Boys.
Captiv8 wrote: Does anyone else have a (man-)crush on Paul Rudd? The motherfucker is just so likeable. That winning, devil may care smile helps a lot.
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The DU logo will grace the south side of the Pyramid to highlight the 4,600-square-foot Waterfowling Heritage Center that is part of the new retail store.
"I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to the Memphis review board for their approval of this project," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "The Pyramid is a landmark structure in Memphis and for Memphis and Bass Pro Shops to include DU in the development plans is a statement about the commitment to conservation by both."
Inside the Bass Pro store, the Waterfowling Heritage Center will include an interactive experience for each visitor. From how it feels to sit in a duck blind on a cold morning to the thrill of watching decoying ducks, the museum is more than just a walk through history.
Although DU's reach is global in scope, the organization's headquarters are based in Memphis. And, much like the Pyramid that will don its logo, DU has called the city home for more than 20 years.
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STOCKTON -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris is scheduled to attend the funeral service for fallen Stockton Police Department Officer Scott Hewell on Thursday.
Hewell died two weeks after being injured in a traffic collision while en route to aid in an arrest in a road rage incident.
The funeral is slated to start at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Christian Life Center, 4303 Christian Life Way.
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Funeral services for Hunter Gage Mashore, 2-year-old son of Rusty and Amanda (Mayes) Mashore of Ringling, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Ringling with Rev. Bryan Plant and Rev. Henry Lamb officiating. Interment will follow at the Allen Family Cemetery in Ringling. Services are under the care and direction of Alexander Funeral Home of Ringling.
Hunter Gage Mashore was born on Aug. 3, 2010 at Duncan to Rusty Lee and Amanda Michelle (Mayes) Mashore. He went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at Healdton, Okla.
Hunter was only with us two short years, but his bright shining smile and his loving personality will be with us forever. Hunter leaves his parents of the home and big brother, Tucker Dale Mashore; grandparents Kenny and Sherry Mashore of Ringling, Corky and Robbie Sellers of Elgin; great grandparents, Don and Betty Mashore of Healdton, Donna Sue Rich and the late Dale Rich of Ringling, Henry "Hank" and Ducky Lamb of Lawton, the late Frances Jones and late Robert and Christine McFatridge of Comanche; his auntie, Kendra Brooks, and Daniel of Wilson, and special great aunts, Paula Stapp and Brent of Empire and Becky Young and Todd of Comanche. Numerous other family and friends.
Hunter was a daddy's boy and he loved watching hunting shows with his dad and helping him load the "hog dogs" for a hunt. He had fun with his brother Tucker, riding four wheelers and making silly faces and loved swiping Momma's cell phone and making phone calls while she wasn't watching. We will hold him in our hearts forever.
Pallbearers will Tanner Rollings and Justin Williams.
Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home in Ringling.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to Rusty and Amanda Mashore/ 6827 N. 3010 RD Ringling, OK 73456.
Condolences may be sent online at www.alexanderfuneralhome.org
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SANTA CLARA -- As Santa Clara rises up for an unprecedented challenge -- the impending arrival of enough 49ers fans to nearly double the city's population -- its first big test arrives Saturday with the first official Levi's Stadium sporting event.
The Santa Clara Police Department is deputizing an additional 100 part-time cops from other cities to patrol for drunk and disorderly fans. City and team officials are fine-tuning traffic and parking plans to prevent log-jammed roads. And transit agencies led by the Valley Transportation Authority are sending out an army of ambassadors to guide new riders.
The preparations, more than three years in the making, are meant to prove Santa Clara, like a handful of other small towns across the country, can handle the demands of hosting an NFL team.
But before the Niners suit up in a few weeks, the San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC will christen the $1.3 billion stadium with a Major League Soccer match on Saturday night. As many as 45,000 fans -- or two-thirds of the stadium capacity -- are expected to be in attendance, and the event was scheduled for before the NFL season to provide a training camp of sorts for local officials.
"We're ready to go," said Mayor Jamie Matthews, while "recognizing that we'll learn from every event."
At Santa Clara City Hall, team and city leaders huddled Tuesday following a daylong open house last week that left many of the 28,000 attendees sitting in standstill traffic and struggling to find parking.
But officials are waiting to see how Saturday's game goes before deciding on any major changes to their transportation strategy. The Quakes game will mark the first time the traffic, parking and public transit plan will start to roll out. There will be as many as 30,000 parking spaces, with available custom downloadable turn-by-turn directions to dozens of lots, a system designed to spread out traffic.
"We've tried to anticipate everything that we could, and now it's putting it all into practice," said Ruth Shikada, the city's economic development officer. "We think we've got things set, and at the same time we know we're going to have to make some adjustments."
Compounding traffic and parking issues Saturday will be a "guest appreciation" event at the adjacent Great America, which will be offering dollar food and games, a big-screen movie and fireworks.
At the police department, Chief Michael Sellers is preparing his officers and the cops hired from outside agencies for patrolling a mini-city of at least 70,000 fans on game days.
Santa Clara police visited 20 other stadiums in the country in preparing their security plan. Among the tactics they picked up: Some officers will pose undercover as opposing fans, ready to make arrests if the rivalry turns violent.
"We want fans to arrive safely, enjoy the great venue and leave safely," Sellers said.
Officers will be on the lookout for anyone intoxicated and prevent them from entering the stadium; later, they'll look for potential drunk drivers leaving. They will also be strictly enforcing restrictions against parking in the outlying neighborhoods near the stadium.
The in-stadium command center is complete with police briefing rooms and an in-house, basement-level detention cell where misbehaving fans can be booked, photographed, fingerprinted and otherwise processed without ever leaving the stadium. And it will be tough to escape detection with all the cameras around.
"I guarantee you're being watched," Sellers said.
But the chief said the plans will be adjusted with each passing event at the stadium as unanticipated issues arise.
"We have come up with a very good plan, but we will be tweaking this," Sellers said. "It's going to take a few games to get there."
The VTA is also preparing for a new challenge as the lightly-used light rail and bus system prepares to move around 10,000 fans per game, most of whom have never ridden VTA. The agency's strategy has been to work with the 49ers in bombarding sports fans with information and tips on how to ride the rails to the games, and it'll station 75 employees in hard hats and yellow vests throughout the system to help guide riders on event days.
The VTA is imploring fans, more than anything else, to buy their tickets ahead of time by preloading their Clipper cards, especially if they're connecting to Caltrain to get to San Francisco or the Peninsula, or BART to get to the East Bay. The largest lines for transit service to special events, when newbie riders are more common, are typically at the ticket machines, not the trains.
VTA is still building additional tracks at the stadium station to store extra light rail trains to zip fans home after games but won't be done with that project until the first Niners preseason contest on Aug. 17. The lack of additional postgame trains Saturday could compound what is already the hardest task facing the agency.
"People are going to arrive at all different times, but they're all going to be leaving at once. That's going to be the test," said VTA spokeswoman Colleen Valles.
Like the other agencies involved, however, VTA says its years of planning have prepared it well to open Levi's Stadium.
"I think we're ready," Valles said. "We think we've got it so it can go as smoothly as we can hope for it to go."
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Former Islanders pitcher Ian Campbell had quite a day this past weekend. The Southern Illinois Miners signed the 6-5 righty to a professional contract on Saturday morning and gave him his first start later that evening.
Campbell responded well, tossing six innings and giving up just three runs on seven hits while striking out three and walking none.
"Going into it they wanted me to throw a bullpen on Thursday and make a start on Saturday," said Campbell. "When they told me that, it kind of shocked me a little because I hadn't really thrown a ball off a mound in 10 days.
"They sent me out against professional hitters that have played affiliated baseball, so I had to bear down and do what I do, just throw my pitches and hit my spots."
The debut turned out successful for everyone involved; the Miners won their fifth-straight game that day and Campbell earned himself a spot in the starting rotation.
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the chance to be a regular starter, I'm actually starting today as well," said Campbell. "I'm pretty excited to be playing a really good team tonight. It should be a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to it."
Campbell will get the start against the River City Rascals on Thursday night, looking to pick up his second win of the year. Fans can follow the action by going to the Rascals website at www.RiverCityRascals.com.


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What would you expect from a book titled "Bowie in Berlin"? What would you expect from a book which claims to be "painstakingly researched"?Just as I most here would probably expect a book about Bowie's life in Berlin, rich in detail and safe in knowledge. Neither is the case.Thomas Jerome Seabrook's book strangely enough wastes a third of its pages before first reaching the German city in question. Of course we need to know about Bowie's career twists and turns from before the Berlin days but the simple timeline the book follows makes that part redundant to anyone who has ever read any of the good Bowie bios which have been around for years. If Thomas Jerome Seabrook had indeed painstakingly researched he should at least have found one new and interesting idea and approach to Bowie's Berlin days to start the book with. And then later weave in the necessary background from Bowie's LA time. But as he hasn't painstakingly researched (more later) we first go through the whole cocaine, fridge urine, Cracked Actor etc. encyclopedia before we even get a glimpse of Berlin. If you need a summary of what happened to Bowie in the US in the 70s, this is neat work, but I bought a book which promised more in its title.When we eventually get to Berlin there is absolutely nothing new in this book. Nothing. Apart from a few wrong facts about the place, that is.A painstakingly researched book about Bowie In Berlin, released in 2008 should at least try to shed some new light on what happened. Or at least light from a different angle. Not this one. A brief list of what I would have done if I was the author of a book under such a promising title:- Take a look at Hauptstrasse 155 now and desrcibe it.- Try to find out who owns the house and maybe get lucky to find a witness from those days.- Speak to people like (Tangerine Dream's) Edgar Froese about the music from those days.- Speak to a Berliner like Blixa Bargeld (who was unknown then) about what Berlin was like in those days. About the front feeling which apparently influenced Bowie's work so much.- Wander through the Hansa Studios and have a word with Eduard Meyer, the once important engineer there.- Check out Gail Anne Dorsey's tour diary which at some point deliverd a little insight in Bowie's lasting infatuation with Berlin. Or maybe even speak to her personally?- Check with the legendary punk places like the still existing SO36, which apparently was Iggy's favourite club.And so on. Just the quick ideas.All that would help to gain a picture of what a place Berlin was then and why it so much appealed to Bowie. An insight. Instead we get a copy & paiste fest which reproduces all the well known formulas. Wall, Can, beer, bars etc. - you name it, it's there. But nothing that goes any further, 30 years later. Actually the Christiane F. book reveals more about the Bowie-Berlin-Bowie realationship than all that has been said in any Bowie book.Berlin in the 70s and 80s was an exceptional place. In good and bad ways. It was wild. None of that comes across with Thomas Jerome Seabrook. Because he doesn't know about it. I actually doubt he has ever been here.Thomas Jerome Seabrook's lack of knowledge about Berlin is embarassing in some facts. He claims that Bowie's flat was within walking distance of the Hansa Studios and thus the Berlin Wall. A keen walker might do the distance in less than 40 minutes but certainly not the Bowie of those days. Not quite walking distance, I suppose. Similarily wrong is the claim that Schöneberg, the district where Bowie's flat was located, was an area of mainly non-german or even Turkish flair. It wasn't. That part of Schöneberg was certainly working class and had its fair share of migrants of all kind but Bowie was not inhabitating the typical Berlin areas like Kreuzberg or Neukölln, where you would find especially Turkish influences on everyone's life. And where the Wall was indeed next to you. I actually never understood why Bowie chose that dull part of Schöneberg for himself and not the far more vibrant and intense Kreuzberg. The book doesn't bother though.Thomas Jerome Seabrook's painstakingly researched facts reach their lowest low when he claims that Bowie summoned Iggy's touring band for rehearsals in the "fairly big city of Babelsberg on the outskirts of Berlin". Good Lord, you can hardly put more bullshit in one sentence. Firstly, Babelsberg is no city of its own but a part of Potsdam, which itself is indeed a fairly big city on the outskirts of Berlin, but had one major problem at the time: It was part of East Germany! As the author may have heard there used to be that wall around Berlin - so Bowie, his band and crew would have had to travel over the border into East Germany every day for rehearsals. With their visas ready as Potsdam lay outside of Berlin, which made regular visits even more difficult than travelling from West to East Berlin. And even more absurd is the thought of the East German regime allowing a bunch like that to practise unhindered for a tour of the Western World on their tight fist ruled side of the iron curtain. Crazy.I suppose Thomas Jerome Seabrook has copied that "fact" as well from somewhere else and I think I know where the original mistake stems from: The true rehearsal studios were on the UFA ground in West Berlin. The UFA also ran studios in Potsdam-Babelsberg where indeed loads of movies were made in the early 20th century and which came back to life after the Wall came down. So apparently someone confused them. Still someone who writes a book titled "Bowie In Berlin" should know better. Much better. And if the band had indeed practised in Babelsberg that would have made headlines all over the world. East and West.Minor mistakes in the book are easy to be found as well. Following Thomas Jerome Seabrook Bowie has a song under the title "Hold On To Yourself" which I'd like to hear. He also claims that Iggy's "The Passenger" has a two-chord riff, which it hasn't and disses the marvellous "Turn Blue" as a song Bowie and Iggy shoud better have left alone. Urgh.And there is probably more to be found.On the good side the book gives detailed information about who played what on "The Idiot" and has a very nice lay-out. And for everyone who seeks a summary of all that's been written about that phase in Bowie's career this is a rather complete work. But for everyone who expects a far more informed and intelligent insight from an author who knows his subject beyond copying and paisting this is a disappointment. And it would have been interesting to get more. Shame. TW GOD OF FOOTBALL
After reading your post I've come to a couple of conclusions:A. You should have advised SeabrookB. You should write your own Bowie in Berlin book.I think you have many points that would make a book like that very interesting and not just a run of the mill rock-n-roll book.I like the idea of interviewing various people from that time and place and even interviewing people of the modern circle like Gail Ann Dorsey. To get a sense of what it means to him now to have been in Berlin is to see the overall affect on him.I think Seabrook meant well but it would have been better if he actually went to Berlin and got some facts about the locale as you mentioned. Have you read the 33 1/3 book about Low? How does that compare?Thanks for the review and I can't wait for your book!
I think the author knew the title, "Bowie In Berlin," was intriguing enough so that the contents of the book almost didn't matter.
I flicked through this book in a store last year and figured I should buy it at some point...Not so sure about it now. It's kinda amazing how poorly-researched some music books are that get published. Gimme Danger: The Iggy Pop Story by Joe Ambrose is probably the worst rock bio I've ever read - basically a cut 'n' paste job from interviews, laced with amazing factual inaccuracies and brain-dead opinions on the part of the author (who's not a fan of Bowie - or Iggy, come to that). I posted a scathing review of the book on Amazon, but it got truncated. Ben Myers' John Lydon: The Sex Pistols, PiL and Anti-Celebrity was another disappointment - the material was almost entirely lifted verbatim from the Fodderstompf website.
Did you write this whole review just for TW? In that case, I'm with ghostlove, you should write your own Bowie in Berlin bio. Your post was the best reading I have had in recent years (despite not having read the book).It's LABRYNTH, idiot!
Thanks for the positive reactions, folks.I indeed wrote this just for TW, but the word "just" is wrong and it should be replaced by "especially". And if I ever get enough money and spare time to do such a book myself I'll do it. But I doubt that it will happen.
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(ghostlove) Have you read the 33 1/3 book about Low? How does that compare?
No, I haven't. I wasn't even aware it exists.@ Ziggfried: For the Pistols story John Lydon's "No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish" is highly recommendable and so is Julien Temple's film (DVD) "The Filth And The Fury". TW GOD OF FOOTBALL
In reply to: In reply to: (ghostlove) Have you read the 33 1/3 book about Low? How does that compare?No, I haven't. I wasn't even aware it exists.
In reply to: (ghostlove) Have you read the 33 1/3 book about Low? How does that compare?No, I haven't. I wasn't even aware it exists.
I've got the Low 33 1/3 book. It's a while since I read it but I remember it favourably, though I couldn't be sure it contains a lot of new information. Also, Gimme Danger should have been called Dirt.Everyday I write the book
I bought this book and quite liked it. It concentrates more on the technicalities of the songs and how they were recorded rather than his personal life, so one gets an idea how he formulates his own ideas and what methods he used and still uses to this day whilst in the studio.I'll tell you a book you shouldn't read.... Hello Spaceboy by Dave Thompson. I was so disappointed as this is really the first proper bio that concentrates on his career and life post 1984 and all the guy seemed to have done was read the same newspaper articles and interviews as I did because there was very little in there I didn't already know. I don't think he was able to get many personal accounts and anecdotes so information was very sparse. Don't waste your time with that book.
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Gimme Danger should have been called Dirt.
I've noticed an annoying trend in musical bios of rock stars Bowie has collaborated with - namely, the propensity of the author to slag Bowie off and make frankly ridiculous judgements of the man. In Gimme Danger, Joe Ambrose criticises Bowie throughout and makes the claim that Bowie "never strayed from British mainstream pop" or something like that. I read a Lou Reed biography years ago (I think it was called Waiting for the Man) and the author claimed that, unlike Lou Reed, Bowie never rearranged the styles of his songs from one tour to the other (!!). Even Victor Bockris' otherwise excellent Lou Reed: The Biography makes the ill-advised claim that time has judged Reed's Rock & Roll Heart album as being superior to Bowie's Station To Station, released in the same year. You might be the only person who got on that boat, Victor...
The 33 1/3 book on 'Low' is indeed excellent. Sheds a lot of new light on the production of 'The Idiot' as well, which is a bonus.On the other hand, while 'Gimme Danger' was most definitely gutter trash, Paul Trynka's superb 'Open Up And Bleed' (indeed the definitive Iggy bio), actually presents Bowie in a very favourable light. In fact, the blurb on the book's back cover actually stakes claim to "dispelling the myths" surrounding Daddy and Pop's "often misunderstood" relationship.'Hallo Spaceboy' on the otherhand isn't anything special, though the lay out is pretty neat and it's illustrated extensively with photographs throughout, though it would've been far nicer if more were in colour.I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me.


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Foodborne Contaminants News
March 2010
A poster presented at a local meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) was featured in an ACS press release that was picked up by many news media, including a short article the New York Times. The research involves development of a new test for disease-causing E coli in food. The work was performed by student Clay Bernard, a Biotech Partners intern, and post-doctoral Research Biologist Laurie Clotilde in the laboratory of Research Leader John Mark Carter.
December 2009
Research by FCR Research Biologist Reuven Rasooly was described in the December 16 issue of Food Technology weekly online. The article is based on Marcia Wood's ARS press release on December 14, and it describes Reuven's new test for Staphyococcal enterotoxin A (SEA). SEA is a toxin produced by the common food poisoning bacteria Staphyococcus aureus.
May 2009
Our food defense research was featured in the May-June 2009 issue of Agriculture Research. We presented our recent accomplishments in the magazine's Forum as well as a full feature article.
August 2008
FCR research was featured in a podcast produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Although Research Leader John Mark Carter was quoted in the podcast, the ricin research described was actually performed in the laboratory of FCR Research Molecular Biologist Xiaohua He. You can find her original papers here and here. For a link to the podcast, click the ACS icon below:
The ARS News Service provides audiovisual resources and an email news service addressing agriculture news and recent research findings from the ARS. Their website is here.


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It's been 23 years since a top-10 team played at the Event Center, and first-year San Jose State coach Dave Wojcik will field a team with six true freshmen in the rotation Wednesday night when No. 7 San Diego State visits.
The Aztecs (16-1) have won 15 straight since a nine-point loss to top-ranked Arizona. They are unbeaten in five Mountain West Conference games and boast the nation's second-rated defense.
As was the case Jan. 31, 1991, when Jerry Tarkanian's top-ranked UNLV team beat the Spartans 88-64, this one is probably not a fair fight.
"We're going to have our hands full," Wojcik conceded. "But this is why you came here. These are the games you want to play in. We're embracing it. What do we have to lose?"
Losing has been the debilitating norm for two decades at San Jose State. The Spartans have had just one winning season since 1993-94 and no coach has left the program with a winning record at the school since 1966.
Wojcik had all that gruesome history thrown at him by coaching friends before he left his job as an assistant at Boise State to come to SJSU. He also understood the leap the Spartans were about to make from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West -- the same one Boise made two years before.
"Some people thought I was nuts for taking the job," Wojcik said. "I'm not worried about what happened in the past."
The Spartans were 6-6 in nonconference play but have lost all six of their MWC games. Wojcik isn't discouraged. He sees weekly progress, including a four-point loss to New Mexico and a two-point loss to Colorado State.
Freshmen are playing nearly 49 percent of the minutes and providing more than 46 percent of the points. One of those freshmen, Rashad Muhammad, is the team's top scorer, despite having started just one game.
"Their heads are spinning on how much preparation we do, but they're starting to understand it," Wojcik said. "I think their spirits are up. I try to be as positive as I can. I don't want to bury them. They're too fragile.
"But I'm hard on them because we have to have a toughness and a grit. We're getting that."
They'll need it this week, first against the Aztecs, then Saturday at Boise State, where Wojcik anticipates an emotional return and a tough road game.
The job involves day-to-day work, but Wojcik also tries to envision where his program is headed. He likes what he sees with a group of players who have nothing to do with the losing that preceded them.
"I think we can win here, and we're going to win here," he said. "We've changed the culture already. I really think the future is bright with the players we have."
"If you lose out west in the Pac-12, then the team that you beat that was ranked was overrated," Montgomery said. "If you lose back east, boy, that league is really good.
"We just don't get that respect out here, and it's been that way a long, long time. They would refuse to admit Utah might be decent. It's a beauty pageant. I don't worry about it much."
Montgomery's focus is on his Bears (14-4, 5-0), who visit USC on Wednesday night, then UCLA on Sunday.
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Curtis Stone has spent a lot of time in American home kitchens.
For two years, the now-famous Australian chef would ambush female grocery shoppers and offer to cook dinner for their family that night with the ingredients in the cart. That was the format for his former TLC show, "Take Home Chef."
Now Stone, 37, has turned his experience with those harried home cooks into his latest cookbook, "What's for Dinner? Delicious Recipes for a Busy Life," (Ballantine Books $35, 320 pages).
Stone is not just on television because of his surfer good looks. He trained in London under Marco Pierre White, the youngest British chef to earn three Michelin stars. But American audiences know Stone from TV. Since "Take Home Chef," Stone has appeared on everything from "Celebrity Apprentice" to "Around the World in 80 Plates" and "Top Chef Masters," which will air a fifth season this summer.
In a phone interview last week, Stone talked about his new cookbook and how becoming a father has changed his cooking. "Take Home Chef" was a "wild introduction to America and domestic kitchens," he said. He saw firsthand how people struggle with the daily challenge of getting dinner on the table.
"The more I speak to people, the more I understand everybody's life is so out of control," Stone said. "I tried to categorize the challenges we faced on a daily basis and put together a collection of recipes that hit those challenges."
The book is divided into chapters for each day of the week. The "Motivating Mondays" chapter offers healthy recipes to counteract the indulgences of the weekend. That's followed by "Time-Saving Tuesdays," "One-Pot Wednesdays" and "Five-Ingredient Fridays."
Stone and his fiancee, American actress Lindsay Price, are parents of a 17-month-old son named Hudson. Becoming a parent, Stone said, has introduced him to the time pressures of cooking for a family.
"It takes me a lot longer to get breakfast together, of course," he said. "When I'm cooking eggs, I have to have him on my hip."
Stone said he and his son get in the kitchen every morning. When Hudson was smaller, Stone would sit him in the sink. Now, he said, his son perches on the kitchen counter and loves to help juice the fruit or crack the eggs. The father-and-son ritual caused a problem recently when the family tried to dye Easter eggs -- his son kept trying to crack the eggs instead.
Cooking for his son, Stone added, made him rethink ingredients he thought he knew. When his son first starting eating fruit and vegetable purees, Stone said he couldn't use the salt and sugar that chefs rely upon to make food tasty.
"In that way, it was quite powerful," Stone said. "You start to think about raw ingredients again. You want to do the best by your kids -- have it be super nutritious and as healthy as it can be."


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BGA Level 1 Certification at the SWRBC
In an effort to make the SWRBC event expand beyond the boundaries of just a competition we've decided to bring BGA certification testing into the mix. If you've been at all interested in taking your BGA level one certification test but don't know if you'll be able to make it to Portland this year you should do this: Grab the next train to the central coast, shred a surf with Truby, win the latte art throw down, rip up some single track on the mountain bike rides, and get your level one certification while your at it. There's more info on the BGA's level one program here: Level 1. It's the building block that all other advanced skills can be based on and moves us one step closer to speaking the common language that is specialty coffee.
If that's not enticing enough we're brining everyone's favorite Barista — Mr. Scott Lucey — to sunny California so he can find out what having a tan feels like, while leading the charge in level one testing.
Stay tuned, we hope to have an early sign up sheet up by the end of the week. Holla!
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So pumped about this!
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'Scandal,' Season 2, Episode 8, 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President': TV Recap
Who shot President Grant?
That's the big question hovering over this latest episode of "Scandal," which deftly balances soap and suspense, moving from the moment of an attempted presidential assassination back to the day when that president first moved into the Oval Office. Kerry Washington landed herself a winner when she booked this role.
Through flashbacks, we get to see some of the roots of the romance between Olivia Pope and President Fitzgerald Grant. She helps get him elected and then they fall for each other completely. It's made clear that this is no Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings power-imbalance relationship–they are equally enthralled with one another and with power and politics. It's Fifty Shades of Red, White and Blue. There's also a nice bit with a flag pin–Olivia gives it to him for inauguration day; his wife later finds it and realizes that her husband is having an affair, prompting Olivia to leave the White House and strike out on her own.
One of the episode's only missteps is the fake news announcer giving updates on the shooting–he seemed as if he was in a "Saturday Night Live" skit. Weren't there any retired or unemployed newscasters that could have been cast in this role?
We'll have to wait and see whether the president can overcome his injuries. If he ever comes to, he has a major scandal to deal with, since we find out in this show that one of his supporters killed a bunch of people in an effort to cover up some political shenanigans.
For now, at least, it appears the ambitious vice-president, still angered over seeing her Supreme Court pick get torpedoed, has taken over as commander-in-chief, sworn in, in a nice touch, by the justice that took the slot she wanted to fill.
The big reveal is at the end when we find out the shooter–drum roll–may have been Huck. Should we believe our eyes? Yet there he is, with a big gun and a hoodie and a view of the assassination scene. There has to be more to this story.
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Marietta's garden party has become a rite of spring for shoppers to travel up and down Front, Putnam and Second streets, Harmar Village and points in between, and this year will be no different.
"We've made sure we have our hanging baskets up," said ReStore coordinator, Debbie Florence. "This really is the kickoff to the whole (artist walk) series."
Wednesday afternoon artists with Riverside Artist Gallery, 219 Second St., were busy preparing a garden-themed display featuring the work of this month's featured artists, Betsy Cook, who creates ornamental ironwork pieces, and Todd Morrow, a wood and stone sculptor.
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Todd Morrow, a wood and stone sculptor and member of Riverside Artist Gallery, eyes a location for one of his pieces carved from an old oak barn beam and a holly tree, in the gallery on Wednesday. Morrow's pieces will be part of a garden party-themed installation on display for Friday's event.
"Each month we have a featured artist and they get to have the space in the center," said Cook. "The artist comes up with the idea and, if there is more than one artist, they work together."
Such was the case for Cook and Marietta resident Morrow, who was adding a unique piece to the "house and garden" set-up.
"This was from an old barn that a neighbor had and this is from a holly tree," Morrow explained, showing a piece sculpted out of oak with a hand carved from the holly tree shackled in an antique Internet find.
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If you go
What: ReStore Marietta Garden Party, featuring OSU Master Gardeners, vendors, music, food and more.
When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday
Where: Downtown Marietta and Harmar and the armory lawn.
For information: restoremarietta.org.
This year marks the first Garden Party event at the gallery's new home. A fire in March 2010 destroyed the previous location on Front Street and the gallery was still trying to find a permanent home when the event was held last May.
"There will be plenty of food and drink and we really just want to encourage people to come to Second Street, too," said Cook. "We want them to broaden their idea of what 'downtown' is."
This will be the fifth year for the event which ushers in the official start of tourist season each year. It also coincides with the beginning of planting season. Several farm markets and vendors will be on hand, as well as the Ohio State University Extension office's Master Gardeners, who will be demonstrating how to make pots from newspaper, according to Eric Barrett, OSU Extension Educator and County Extension Director.
The vendors, musicians and demonstrations will be on the armory lawn this year and will be moved to Putnam Commons in the event of heavy rain or storms.
In years past, different participating merchants have decorated their storefronts and this year the tradition will continue. Displays will be officially judged and also voted on by shoppers and others.
Ballots are available at each participating location or at the ReStore table at the armory.


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Sun's Open Cloud Vision unveilled: Open Cloud Platform, an open infrastructure powered by Java, MySQL, OpenSolaris, and Open Storage software technologies. Open APIs, Open formats and Open source.
On March 18th, at CommunityONE aka CloudONE, Sun unveiled the open cloud platform for powering public and private clouds. We also announced that we are building our own Public Cloud. This will include a Storage and Compute Cloud. Our Cloud will be compatible with Amazon S3 and EC2 at the API level. Meaning, we will provide S3 and EC2 compatibility APIs in …[Read more...]


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Men's adidas Originals adiHigh EXT Casual Shoes
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The adidas Originals adiHigh EXT Men's Casual Shoes have an all-leather build for a standout look. Inspired by basketball sneakers of the past, these kicks provide a slimmer, shinier stride than their sport-style counterparts.
The classic silhouette offers a versatile style that's just as good for the streets as it is the court. Details include a vulcanized rubber outsole for superior traction and stylish perforated 3-Stripes on the sides.
The adidas Originals adiHigh EXT Men's Casual Shoes truly are made for anything. They have a comfortable textile lining and keep your feet cool, dry and comfortable when you're on the go.


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Similar to today's mobile phones, portable applications such as DSCs require extremely efficient operation due to battery life requirements. ARM is an excellent fit for this market and is the main controller of choice in imaging applications.
ARM offers a very wide range of Processors, GPUs, and now video processing IP blocks for every segment of the DSC market.
Additionally, the ARM Connected Community provides a wide range of OS, Middleware and tools support for all ARM IP.


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Effect of Risk Factors Likely to Influence Immuno of Combined Hepatitis A & B Vacc vs Monovalent Hepatitis A & B Vacc
This study has been completed.
Information provided by:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 9, 2006
Last updated: October 27, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
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Detailed Description:
The focus of this study is to evaluate how risk factors like age, gender, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, etc. can influence immune response when subjects are vaccinated with GSK Biologicals' combined hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccine or monovalent hepatitis A and B vaccines (from GSK Biologicals' or different manufacturers). The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
Biological: TWINRIX™
Biological: Engerix™-B
Biological: HAVRIX™
Biological: HB VAX PRO™
Biological: Vaqta™
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Evaluate the Effect of Several Risk Factors That Are Likely to Influence the Immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' Combined Hepatitis A & B Vaccine, vs Separately Administered Monovalent Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccines
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis BU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Anti- HAV and anti-HBs- concentrations [ Time Frame: 1 month after the last vaccine dose (at Month 7) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Anti-HAV, and anti-HBs antibody concentrations. [ Time Frame: At Months 12, 24, 36 and 48 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Occurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of all serious adverse events (SAEs). [ Time Frame: Up to Month 7 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Occurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of SAEs with causal relationship to vaccination or referring to hepatitis A or B infection. [ Time Frame: After Month 7 and up to the study end. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Group A
GSK Biologicals' combined Hepatitis A and B vaccine was administered.
Biological: TWINRIX™
Intramuscular injection, 3 doses
Active Comparator: Group B
GSK Biologicals' monovalent hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines were administered separately.
Biological: Engerix™-B
Intramuscular injection, 3 dosesBiological: HAVRIX™
Intramuscular injection, 2 doses
Active Comparator: Group C
Aventis Pasteur's monovalent hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines were administered separately.
Biological: HB VAX PRO™
Intramuscular injection, 3 dosesBiological: Vaqta™
Intramuscular injection, 2 doses
Detailed Description:
The study will also evaluate the persistence of hepatitis A and hepatitis B antibodies at months 12, 24 and 36 after the first dose of primary vaccination course.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|41 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
- Subjects who the investigator believes that they can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol should be enrolled in the study.
- Healthy and non-healthy male or female aged 41 years or older at the time of the first vaccination.
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
- No serological signs of hepatitis A or B infection at screening.
- If the subject is female, she must be of non-childbearing potential or, if of childbearing potential, she must be abstinent or have used adequate contraceptive precautions for 30 days prior to vaccination, have a negative pregnancy test and must agree to continue such precautions for two months after completion of the vaccination series.
Exclusion criteria:
- Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study vaccines within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use during the study period.
- History of any hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccination or infection, since the primary vaccination study 100382.
- History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine.
- Acute disease at the time of enrolment. .
- Pregnant or lactating female.
- Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions during the primary vaccination period.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00289731
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00289731
|GSK Investigational Site
|Wilrijk, Belgium, 2610
|Czech Republic
|GSK Investigational Site
|Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 500 01
|GSK Investigational Site
|Finsterwalde, Brandenburg, Germany, 03238
|GSK Investigational Site
|Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, 01129
|GSK Investigational Site
|Geringswalde, Sachsen, Germany, 09326
|GSK Investigational Site
|Pirna, Sachsen, Germany, 01796
|GSK Investigational Site
|Bad Bramstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 24576
|GSK Investigational Site
|Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 23795
|GSK Investigational Site
|Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 25335
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Study Director:
|GSK Clinical Trials
More Information
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 29, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Cheri Hudson; Clinical Disclosure Advisor, GSK Clinical Disclosure
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00289731 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|100382 100383 100384 100385
|Study First Received:
|February 9, 2006
|Last Updated:
|October 27, 2011
|Health Authority:
|Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Combined hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
Monovalent hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Hepadnaviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Massive blizzards may become the norm for Tahoe, but don't get your powder boards out just yet — that doesn't necessarily mean more snow.
A new report from the Environment America Research & Policy Center found that extreme rain- and snowstorms in the U.S. now happen on average 30 percent more frequently than in 1948. And the Associated Press reported last week on two upcoming studies that explore how intense, discrete events might not translate to more snow accumulation.
The first report found that the number of extreme U.S. snowstorms in the past 50 years is more than double the number from the previous 60 years, according to the Associated Press. The piece also quoted an upcoming article from the Journal of Climate that predicts annual snowfall throughout the world will decrease by more than a foot by mid-century.
"You may end up with fewer total events over a season that yield seasonal snowfall," California State Climatologist Michael Anderson said. "The dynamics of the events that happen are hypothesized to intensify."
Much of the snowpack around South Lake Tahoe came from a monster system that rolled through in December. Many California reservoirs hover around average capacity for the date because of the atmospheric river that soaked the state in November. The Northern California region just went through the driest January and February on record since 1920, but those intense, one-time events have buoyed the state's water resources.
"Reservoir storage is still above average as a result of the atmospheric river event we had back in the end of November. That's really been the bright spot in terms of the water cycle for this year," Chief of the Cooperative Snow Survey Frank Gehrke said at Thursday's snow survey.
A warming atmosphere contains a larger amount of energy, allowing for more dynamic weather patters, California Department of Water Resources Jeanine Jones said.
Jones compared the situation to a boiling pot of water. Less vapor rises from the water's surface when it's simmering. Turn it up to a boil though, and you increase the amount of energy and the volatility of the mix.
While Jones said all the climate models agree that the atmosphere is warming, there's less consensus on the effect those rising temperatures will have on precipitation in certain regions. Northern California is in one of those gray areas. Breaking down global climate models to the regional level is still an evolving science, Jones said.
California already relies on 10 to 12 storms a year for its water content, Jones said. If the state gets pounded by less frequent, more intense storms, Department of Water Resources staff will have to rethink the hydrology of the reservoirs — storage areas meant to collect water over an extended period of time.
"We're bouncing around on the extremes more and that's one of the expected outcomes of climate change," Jones said.
In other news:
Jeremy Meyers appointed county superintendent
The El Dorado County Board of Education appointed Jeremy Meyers to the county superintendent position, effective July 1, 2013.
Meyers will fill the position vacated by Vicki Barber, who will retire as superintendent June 30.
LTCC hosts financial aid application night for seniors
High school seniors and their parents are invited to attend a financial aid application event tonight from 6-8 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College.
FAFSA and LTCC financial aid staff will be on hand to help students one-on-one through the process. Students and parents must create an account at www.fafsa.gov <http://www.fafsa.gov> , and they should bring the account's pin number and latest tax information.
Schools break for Presidents Day
Whittell High School and Zephyr Cove Elementary School will not hold classes Monday in honor of Presidents Day. Lake Tahoe Unified School District schools will have a weeklong break from Feb. 18 through Feb. 22.


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What books were banned or restricted in Texas schools last year?
September 22-28 is Banned Books Week. In their 17th annual Banned Book Report, the ACLU of Texas has compiled a list of books that were banned or otherwise challenged in select school libraries in the 2012-2013 school year, such as: Paintings from the Cave by Gary Paulsen; Banned for profanity; sexual content or nudity; politically, racially, or socially offensive
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Stanley George Daniels, 59, of Montgomery City, died on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at the Golden Living Center/Gamma Road Lodge in Wellsville.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Schlanker Funeral Home in Montgomery City. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be made to www.schlankerfuneralhome.com
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Since the Light Goose Conservation Order began in 1999, the end of duck season has been highlighted by the beginning of spring snow goose hunting. Chasing these birds isn't an easy task, and much like late-season waterfowling, spring goose hunting is gear intensive and tough on equipment. The DU Newsletter Editorial Team has sourced a handful of new and old products that add to the spring waterfowling experience.
The electronic caller adds a new dimension to light goose hunting. Otherwise decoy-shy birds become fixated on the sounds of a feeding flock and work aggressively to join birds on the ground. The FoxPro Super Snow Crow Pro is a top-of-the-line light goose caller that includes a number of features FoxPro has developed based upon extensive testing. The caller come standard with 100 FoxPro sounds and can store nearly 1,000 total sounds.
The Super Snow Crow Pro is backed by a five-year limited warranty and FoxPro's unmatched customer support, and is proudly made in the USA.
For more information, visit www.gofoxpro.com.
Light goose decoy spreads can become a numbers game, and rags or windsocks may not provide enough realism. Final Approach's XFD Foam Snow Goose decoys offer a lightweight, collapsible solution that provides the full-body realism needed for wary geese.
For more information, visit www.fabrand.com.
The GHG Pro-Grade Full-Body Snows and Blues Goose decoys can change the way light geese commit to your decoy spread. The detailed paint schemes and RealMotion II system offers realism and hassle-free setup and pickup. The solid one-piece construction eliminates broken heads and body splits, and allows for easy storage and mobility.
For more information, visit www.mackspw.com.
The Two-Arm SilloSocks Tornado Decoy Rotary Machine and Two SilloSocks Flapping Snow Goose Flag Decoy Combo Pack adds additional movement to any goose spread and attracts geese from long distances, even on calm days.
For more information, visit www.sillosocks.com.
Weighing only 3 lbs. per dozen, Real Geese Goose Silhouettes provide additional numbers to any goose spread. These silhouette goose decoys feature a double wire stake design that offers structural integrity in high winds and allows for fast setup and take-down times. Decoys are constructed of corrugated plastic and are extensively field tested. Real Geese Goose Silhouettes come in six different head positions.
For more information, visit www.webfootdecoys.com.
Tanglefree's new generation of wind sock, the Slammer Sock with Heads, are designed to fool decoy-shy geese under any conditions. Built with durable, lightweight components, these decoys offer the ability to increase your decoy spread size without jeopardizing realism. Available in snow geese only.
For more information, visit www.tanglefree.com.
The Light Goose Conservation Order allows hunters to stay in the field until 30 minutes after sunset, which means you'll need a hands-free light in your bag. Browning's 3340 Blackout 6V headlamp shines up to 550 lumens and 150 yards, more than enough to pick up and set out decoys.
For more information, visit www.browning.com.
The traditional three-shell limit while hunting waterfowl is lifted during the Light Goose Conservation Order, and avid light goose hunters are taking full advantage of the extra shots. Carlson's offers shotgun magazine extensions for most makes and models. Each magazine extension comes with easy-to-follow installation instructions.
Click here to get more information, including a chart for each make and model of shotgun.
Layout blinds are an essential gear items for avid snow goose hunters. RedHead's Deluxe Layout Blind offers an aluminum frame that's sturdy but lightweight, and a durable fabric shell. Following the geese won't be a problem with this ultra-mobile blind, and its other features may improve your hunting experience.
Deployed size: 36" x 83" x 15". Folded size: 36" x 29" x 5". Weight: 15.5 lbs.
For more information, visit www.basspro.com.


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Some arrived with plans that would rival a Special Forces strike. Others merely plunged merrily into the shopping-bag-toting masses to the beat of holiday jingles and acres of poinsettias for the thrill of participating in the Thanksgiving weekend tradition of storming the malls. All came looking for bargains.
Black Friday may still officially kick off the traditional start to the holiday shopping season, but this year stores were ringing up sales the night before in signs of an intensifying courtship of consumers in economically sober times.
The new shop-around-the-clock holiday seemed to sit well with consumers and retailers. Walmart said its stores nationwide rang up its best Black Friday sales ever -- just as Friday was beginning. Between 8 p.m. and midnight, Walmart processed nearly 10 million in-store transactions, selling nearly 5,000 items a second, the company said.
The clock had not yet stuck 4 a.m. when the holiday chestnut "Silver Bells" filled the air in Macy's at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara as a steady river of consumers -- weighed down as much by packages as a lack of sleep -- flowed through the department store.
San Jose resident Mario Garcia and his family, overstuffed bags at their feet, sat contentedly during a brief respite. Though dawn was still hours away, they had already logged about eight hours of shopping -- and had the spoils to show for it, including a Nikon camera for 50 percent off at $400, sheets that usually sell for $30 for $5, $60 video games for $10 each.
Sleep deprivation didn't seem to slow holiday shoppers.
"It's an adrenaline rush -- kind of like being on a roller coaster or riding a motorcycle," said Laura Chin, a graduate student in public administration visiting Valley Fair from Stockton. After starting the night before at 10, buying $5 sweatpants at Target, she had hit as many as 20 stores by 5 a.m.
With a slowly improving economy, the holiday shopping season this year seems more of a sprint than a marathon as stores compete fiercely to grab the attention of consumers early before they spend everything they have budgeted.
Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for The NPD Group, calls it "the Christmas crush" because retailers "are trying to crush the competition by having earlier hours and better deals."
Gone are the days when Americans whimsically piled up credit card debt and retailers needed only to throw a few door-buster sales to attract the free-spending hordes.
The Friday crowds appeared thinner than in past years, which experts attributed to all-night sales at malls and retail chains Thursday as well as increasing numbers of Americans shopping online. By the end of the holidays, economists and consultants estimate, 2012 will show a modest uptick in seasonal spending of about 3 or 4 percent above last year.
Not long after the Thanksgiving turkey had been eaten, shoppers stormed the stores.
"It was worth it," said Tatiana Harrison, a Union City resident who had just finished shopping at a Target store in Fremont's Pacific Commons mall Thursday night. She paid $99 for a Power Wheels toy vehicle that normally sells for $400.
The Target store in Fremont was just the start for Harrison and her friend Brianna Curley of Union City. Their next stop was the Great Mall in Milpitas.
Kelly Foehner and her friend Amy Fulmer said their predawn visit to Stoneridge mall in Pleasanton was their first Black Friday shopping trip during the wee hours.
"It's crazy here," Fulmer, a Pleasanton resident, said as she looked around the throng of shoppers who had packed into Stoneridge.
They attempted to shop at the Victoria's Secret store but had to leave because it was so crowded. Just after midnight, large bins in the store had already been emptied by voracious consumers.
At Swarovski, a store in the Paragon Outlets mall in Livermore selling Austrian crystal, shoppers lined up for up to four hours to take advantage of 50 to 60 percent discounts on jewelry and earrings. "There's so many people our associates can't handle it," said Swarovski sales associate Lauren Rinehart.
Shoppers who had arrived at Paragon before dawn reported long lines at stores like Prada and Dooney & Bourke. Burdened by handfuls of bags, Debbie Eaton of Dublin said she been at the mall since 3 a.m. and crowds were heavy. At 8:30 a.m., she showed off several purses she'd bought from Kate Spade; normally $400, Eaton picked them up for less than $200.
"I tried to get in twice in the morning and couldn't make it," she said of Kate Spade. "But everyone here is being civil and in good spirits."
Gavin Farnam, general manager at Valley Fair, said the extended hours both increased shoppers and eased the daylong crush as consumers time-shifted their shopping, with some coming at midnight and others preferring to sleep in and arrive later in the morning Friday. Overall, he expects mall foot traffic to jump by the "high single-digits or low double-digits" this Black Friday.
The extended hours "helps with the traffic and parking," said Farnam, who worked 24 hours straight. "I saw a lot of people carrying a lot of bags. There were a lot of discounts from retailers."
One risk for retailers, though, is if American shoppers get conditioned to open their wallets only when deals are to be had, said Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, a retail consultant.
That's exactly the mentality San Jose residents Garcia and his wife, Jenea, have embraced.
"We are coming out and getting what is on sale," she said. "If we see something we like but it's not on sale, we leave it."
Beemer expects consumers to now "hibernate" until the last five days of the shopping season. Then they will be looking for even bigger bargains.
Staff writers George Avalos, Tracey Seipel, Jeremy Thomas, Peter Delevett, Pete Carey and Lisa White contributed to this report. Contact John Boudreau at 408-278-3496; follow him at Twitter.com/svwriter.


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- Saturday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
- Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 26 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
- Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.
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WWW.ROBPONGI.COM - XOM OverviewWOW! This year really has really been a wild one, indeed. Among many other awards, RobPongi.com was awarded admission into several very highly regarded internet directories such as Joe Ant, Uncover The Net, Skaffe.com, Star Seeker , The Celebrity Cafe, and also the very, highly selective Best of the Web directory back in September. But, as you can see in the above anonymous XOM Review, suddenly, almost overnight, RobPongi.com has become an official PORNO VIDEO WEBSITE!!! WOW!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!! And it just has to be THE GREATEST news of the year for me so far, as now I'm officially recognized as a "certified pornographer"!!! So, I should probably move my website to RobPORNO.com as soon as possible! And, I'm sure that by producing more and more pornography videos, I will soon get extremely wealthy, get EVEN MORE girlfriends, buy a new Bentley and then move to Beverly Hills right?! ALRIGHT!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!!Stay tuned! Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
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Tokyo December 22, 2006 (PPR) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pongi PR has reported that Rob Pongi has now entered the Top 10 most popular searches in the Americola Celebrity Pop Culture Search Engine:Pongi PR also said that both Paris Hilton and Jessica Alba have expressed an interest in appearing in the next Rob Pongi internet video release, which is expected soon but exact details on the release date are currently unknown. Rob Pongi was unavailable for comment. Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
UPDATE: Now it appears as though "Rob Pongi" has 'jumped the shark' as he is currently SINKING FAST in the Americola Celebrity Pop Culture Search Engine and has dropped like a rock down to the lowly 28th position! Oh well, it was fun being in the top ten for a day or so. Maybe it really is about time to change into "Rob PORNO"Cheers! Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
HAPPY NEW YEAR TW HAPPIES!!!Well, I know its a bit late, but I am very happy to bring you all a very special video called 'Japanese New Year Video 2007' that I recently filmed and edited completely on my own: Please check it out here: Japanese New Year Video 2007And here are some more stills from this new video in this NEW YEAR!!!Once again, HAPPY NEW YEAR and stay tuned for more!Rob Asia Entertainment Online VideosRob Pongi Blog
NEWS UPDATE: www.RobPongi.com - Asia Entertainment Online was recently published in Stanford University's Stanford Japan Guide in the News & Media > Social Commentary category (Discovered 01-13-07): OverviewThe J Guide: "Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources is a topically arranged directory of online information resources in and about Japan, with focus on resources about Japan in the English language. The J Guide is an ongoing project of the US-Asia Technology Management Center (USATMC), School of Engineering, Stanford University. The J Guide project was initiated with funding through grants in the US-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training Program (JITMT), administered by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Since our completion of those grants, J Guide has received support through gifts to the USATMC from US and Japanese corporate sponsors."Continued...Asia Entertainment Online VideosRob Pongi Blog
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DOUMO ARIGATOU schizophrenic-san! Yeah, I've seen this clip before, and it is very well produced and is pretty funny too! What they are doing is spoofing NHK TV's daily exercise shows which are so monotonous and, virtually, useless! Cheers! <`@v@`>Asia Entertainment Online VideosRob Pongi Blog


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West Valley College Paralegal Program
An ABA-Approved Paralegal Program
Watch the introduction to Paralegal
West Valley College offers a post-degree 40.5 semester unit certificate program for those students who already have an associate or higher degree. For those students who do not already have a degree, West Valley offers an Associate of Science degree in Paralegal. Students who earn the degree also qualify for the certificate.
West Valley College's Paralegal Program provides rigorous academic and practical education at affordable community college rates. Our program provides instruction in practical legal skills and substantive law. The Program monitors the needs of the legal community to assure that its graduates have the skills and knowledge to meet these needs.
Our program emphasizes civil litigation and legal research. We provide training in document preparation and database management. All students complete an internship for a local employer. The internship offers students the opportunity to test their education and training out in the field.
We offer electives in a variety of legal specialties, including Intellectual Property, Corporate, Probate, and Family Law. We also offer a variety of courses to improve other skills, such as Law Office Management, Interviewing & Investigation, and Time Management.
Most of our students come to the program already with degrees while some earn their A.S. while in the program. Most of our students have life and work experiences that enhance their ability to handle the demands of the law office.
To assure compliance with the law, many firms have set up systems to check and record the qualifications of current paralegals and future hires. A certificate from West Valley College is an assurance to employers that the paralegal is well prepared to provide quality legal services to his or her employers and clients.
West Valley College's Paralegal Program is -
A paralegal may perform the same functions as an attorney except those that only a licensed attorney may perform. Paralegals cannot give legal advice, appear in court, or otherwise engage in the unauthorized practice of law. The practice of law by non-attorneys is strictly prohibited by law. (See California Business and Professions Code Section 6450 (a)).
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Disclosure year: 2009-2010 academic year