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"What if it never snows again?!"
And so began the annual tirade of local Nervous Nellies and Paranoid Petes.
"Don't worry, you have my word that it will."
"But when?! It's only snowed once or twice since the temperatures dropped and it's already passed Thanksgiving."
"I don't know, I'm not a meteorologist, but I do know that it will snow."
"But wheeeeeeen?"
"Jeez, stop your whining. Do you realize that 50 years ago this very week there was even less snow on the mountain than there is today?"
"Um, nope."
"According to those that were here, the Gore Range had barely a dusting on top and underneath the brand new gondola was nothing but semi-frozen mud and recently cleared brush. They were only two weeks away from opening for the very first time and had no idea if there would be anything for the inaugural guests to ski on besides crunchy grass and twigs."
"I bet they were freaking out."
"Quite the contrary. They were ecstatic because there was still so much work to do to get the mountain ready, and if they had to deal with heavy early season snow they knew they wouldn't make it in time."
"Seriously? They were happy there was no snow?"
"Wait, are you telling me there was global warming way back then, too?"
"Say what?"
"Global warming! You know, ice melting, seas rising, storms storming, cities sinking into the sea, dogs and cats living together, all that stuff."
"If you mean climate change, sure. If there's one thing we do know about climate, it's that it is always changing. Even Apprehensive Andys like you must admit data collection has increased 100-fold in just the last few decades, allowing for much better analysis of the past and more accurate predictions for the future."
"Hold on, are you one of those Debbie Downer Deniers?"
"Of course not, and leave the puns to me. To paraphrase Neil DeGrasse Tyson, "Ignorance is a virus that can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must find that cure. Nobody with more intelligence than a whistle pig would say mankind has nothing at all to do with the environment. Yet there's a reason many of the wealthier nations are quietly laying claim to areas in the Arctic. All that melting opens up millions of acres for resource exploration and such."
"So you believe in global warm,I mean, climate change?"
"No, I don't simply 'believe' in anything, but I do understand why many things are true based upon verifiable data, and why many other things are not."
"Hey, I thought we were simply discussing snowfall in Happy Valley? You're wasting words going off on philosophical tangents."
"You started it."
"Look, all I want to know is if it will snow here again, someday?"
"Please believe me when I give you my absolute word that it will."
"But didn't you just say ..."
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STANFORD -- Stanford opened spring practice Monday with a workout notable for the precipitous temperature drop -- "It felt like spring when we started,'' coach David Shaw said -- and a question that wasn't asked.
For the first time in four years, the Cardinal didn't walk off the field and run smack into those six little words:
How are you going to replace ... ?
(Fill in the blank with Toby Gerhart, Jim Harbaugh or Andrew Luck.)
"People always talk about that stuff when the season ends or going into spring ball: How are you going to replace those guys,'' defensive end Ben Gardner said. "But we never talk about that.
"That's always in the past for us. The culture here doesn't change much. We've got a strong locker room, and the old guys do a great job acclimating the new guys. It's always a seamless transition.''
The transition this winter led to a crisp, energetic workout Monday afternoon -- the first of 15 practices spread over two sessions, culminating with the spring game April 13.
"I'm excited about how we started,'' Shaw said. "It was much better than a year ago on the first day. There was a lot of retention, a lot of energy.''
Stanford has a handful of issues to resolve. Here are three:
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at email@example.com or 408-920-5716.

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February 01, 2013
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) verdict on competition in the UK road fuel sector doesn't help firms that rely on fuel to do business, says the Forum for Private Business (FPB).
The FPB has described the OFT's decision not to launch a full investigation into the state of fuel pricing as a "missed opportunity".
The OFT report has concluded that rises in pump prices for petrol and diesel over the past ten years have been caused mainly by higher crude oil prices and increases in tax and duty and not a lack of competition. It found that, pre-tax, the UK has some of the cheapest road fuel prices in Europe.
Clive Maxwell, OFT chief executive, said: "We recognise that there has been widespread mistrust in how this market is operating. However, our analysis suggests that competition is working well, and rises in pump prices over the past decade or so have largely been down to increases in tax and the cost of crude oil."
However, the FPB says the report will be "cold comfort" to firms that rely on fuel to do business.
Alex Jackman, FPB head of policy, said: "That we have some of the lowest pre-tax prices for petrol in Europe will come as little comfort to businesses who are paying a premium at the pumps. The problem of the overall price of petrol would seem to lie squarely in the tax take, and this Government, along with previous ones, continues to ignore this most pressing of issues for business. Our own research has previously shown this to be one of the biggest costs for our members."
Corin Taylor, senior economic adviser at the Institute of Directors (IoD), said: "The UK has some of the lowest pre-tax fuel prices in Europe, but some of the highest after tax, making it painfully expensive for companies to move goods around our road network, and for their staff to get to work.
"The Government can do little to control crude oil prices, but with VAT and fuel duty making up 60% of prices at the pump, it does have the power to reduce the cost of fuel for hauliers, businesses and all drivers across the country."


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SONOMA -- Temperatures in the mid-80s kept the nitro-burning classes from improving on Friday night's qualifying marks, leaving sisters Brittany and Courtney Force as No. 1 qualifiers in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, for Sunday's Sonoma Nationals.
Patriarch and drag racing's winningest driver John Force qualified third in Funny Car.
Brittany's run Friday at dusk with an elapsed time (E.T.) over 1,000 feet of 3.762 seconds at a trap speed of 325.53 mph was good for her third No. 1 qualifying spot of the year. She has yet to win an NHRA Mellow Yellow Drag Racing Series event in Top Fuel but has reached the finals three times.
In both of Saturday's qualifying runs, Force shut off before the finish. Knowing the number she posted Friday wouldn't likely be eclipsed, the most important task on the day was to gather data at speed for the weather conditions she'd face in Sunday's final eliminations.
The prospect of getting her first Top Fuel win at Sonoma is tantalizing because the trip to Sonoma from the East Coast for NHRA's West Coast Swing each year, the three races at Denver, Sonoma, and Seattle on consecutive weekends, has special memories.
"I love this racetrack. I remember coming out here when I was a kid," said the elder of the sisters. "We're not far from Lake Tahoe, and our family would always go to Lake Tahoe together and just drive down here. Our mom would stop at the grocery store and get animal crackers because those were our favorites."
Much of the time they'd watch from the stands, but every once in awhile they'd get to ride in the John Force Racing tow vehicle as it waited in the staging lanes to pull their dad's car towards the start line.
"Sometimes we'd get to come down and ride in his tow (car). That was real exciting. We weren't allowed to say a word because everyone was working and concentrating," Brittany said. "Courtney and I would always be in the back seat with our fingers crossed. That was our thing for our dad."
On the opposite side of the eliminations ladder is No. 2 qualifier Doug Kalitta who has six victories at Sonoma, but none since 2005. Although Kalitta has only one win on the year, six other final round appearances leave him in the points lead with 1162 over Antron Brown at 1137. Brown, winner of three of the last five races at Sonoma in Top Fuel, qualified fourth.
Courtney Force matched her sister with her third No. 1 qualifying effort of the season, running an E.T. of 4.045 seconds with a speed of 319.22 mph.
"I'm proud of all JFR. It's pretty exciting to be No. 1 qualifier with my sister," she said. It's the second time this year the sisters reigned as top qualifiers, and last time for Courtney it yielded a victory at Topeka, Kan. Teammate Robert Hight leads in Funny Car points over 16-time champion John Force.
Shane Gray took the No. 1 qualifying spot in Pro Stock while 55-year-old Jerry Savoie claimed his first ever No. 1 qualifying spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle. In the MiraMonte Records Pro Bike Battle Andrew Hines on a Harley-Davidson beat Scotty Pollacheck aboard a Suzuki by less than 3 feet.
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Finally, gas prices appear to be easing.
But don't rev up the engine and return to gas-guzzling ways yet -- the break could be temporary.
The average price of gas nationally dropped less than a cent over the past weekend, after 32 to 35 consecutive days of increases, according to gasbuddy.com and the AAA.
The national average stood at $3.777 a gallon Monday -- down from $3.781 on Friday, AAA said.
"The streak is over, folks. At least for now," said Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com. "This is certainly excellent news for all of you disillusioned motorists, but I would caution you not to get overly thrilled, as prices may linger near these levels for some time."
Prices in California were at $4.232 a gallon Monday, virtually unchanged from $4.230 the day before. San Francisco fell from $4.251 to $4.249, and in the San Jose area prices went from $4.177 to $4.176.
Prices have soared 56 cents a gallon during the past 30 days in California. That's the largest one-month jump since 2008.
Just a couple of weeks ago energy experts predicted prices would fall after Valentine's Day. That didn't happen.
There are still signs that prices could creep higher. The Energy Information Administration says drivers in the U.S. should expect to see a "modest further increase" in prices at the pump as refinery outages cut supply and plants begin making more expensive summer-grade fuels.
The federal agency says retail gasoline, already at a record level for this time of year, hasn't yet caught up with a surge in wholesale prices, despite a 45-cent increase since Jan. 1.
"Despite the significant rise in retail gasoline prices since the start of the year, a part of the even steeper rise in wholesale prices has not been fully reflected in pump prices," the agency reported.
Plant shutdowns on the West Coast have been particularly heavy since January. "While some capacity has come back online, several outages persist in the region," the agency said.
Even as refineries restore production during the next several weeks, new supplies will be countered by a typical increase in demand at the beginning of spring and short-term gasoline prices will remain "volatile" and sensitive to unplanned outages, it said.
"Should a refinery go down," DeHaan said, "then beware."
Bloomberg News contributed to this report. Contact Gary Richards at 408-920-5335.


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Tesla Motors has leased an idled parts-distribution facility near Tracy where it plans to hire engineers and technicians as the maker of luxury electric cars expands operations.
The carmaker led by Elon Musk has been granted building permits to modify a 431,000-square-foot industrial facility in Lathrop said Steve Salvatore, the city's manager, in a phone interview Tuesday. While Shanna Hendriks, a company spokeswoman, declined to discuss details of the project, Tesla's website shows openings for 32 positions at the facility in San Joaquin County.
"They've pulled building permits for building modifications and I believe some sort of manufacturing equipment is being installed," Salvatore said. He declined to provide additional details.
Tesla is hiring for the plant in Lathrop, previously a parts-distribution center used by Chrysler's Mopar unit, as the carmaker assesses sites in four western U.S. states for a battery "gigafactory" to supply its vehicles. Musk has said the plant he envisions, which will also make battery packs to store power from rooftop solar panels, will require as much as $5 billion to build and will eventually employ as many as 6,500 people.
The company has said Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas are all potential locations for its battery plant. Lathrop is about an hour east of both Tesla's headquarters in Palo Alto and its assembly plant in Fremont.
"Tesla is continuing to invest and create jobs in California as part of our ongoing infrastructure expansion," the company said in an emailed statement.
"In the last two months, we have signed leases for more than 625,000 square feet of Californian real estate, independent of sales and service centers," the carmaker said. "These recent investments reinforce our commitment to California and will help us continue to bring compelling electric vehicles to market at affordable prices."
Tesla's plan to use the Lathrop site was reported earlier by the Manteca Bulletin. The company's shares rose 7 percent to $218.64 at the close in New York, and are up 45 percent this year.


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It's time to dust off the glitterballs and polish the judges' paddles: the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back and promises to be more thrilling than ever before! The fearsome threesome themselves, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli will be reunited for the 2016 tour so waltz into the new year with a spring in your step and join us for one of the highlights of the showbiz calendar! Many of your much-loved celebrity dancers and their professional partners will reunite on a supersized ballroom floor, competing for your votes in the hope of lifting the famous glitterball trophy. With thrilling dancing and acrobatics; breathtaking costumes; a-maz-ing choreography and incredible live music from the fabUlous Strictly band, this is an entertainment extravaganza not to be missed. Don't delay daaaarlings! Quickstep your way to the booking option of your choice and secure your seats for a show packed full of Strictly magic, the perfect tonic for any winter blues.


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Straight from Roswell Park Cancer Institute to your computer or mobile device, four leading experts in ovarian cancer will broadcast a live, interactive video chat on Monday, September 22 from 6–7 p.m. EDT. Register and pre-submit your questions.
Classic cars, sports cars, race cars, trucks, motorcycles and more! The 2014 prostate screening event and annual car show is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at Roswell Park. Free prostate cancer education and screening will be offered from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.


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December 5, 2005
Accidents and congestion are moving into Columbia County along with a 1,500-acre development. And some worry things will get even worse when a new development moves in near Greenbrier High. News 12 is on your side with Columbia County's plans to make the roads safer and ease traffic when Riverwood Plantation moves in.
Getting past the intersection of William Few and Washington Road can be a long commute. And it's not the distance, it's the traffic. Beth Schwenfeier's family fights it everyday.
"My daughter was on the bus for at least fifty minutes to get from here to Greenbrier Middle School," Schwenfeier said.
The drive should have been right under ten minutes. Accidents that happen daily add even more time to the commute. Staff Sgt. Tim Perry says most are minor fender benders.
"It becomes very congested in that intersection and traffic backs up in all directions," Perry said.
This is a problem that could get worse with Riverwood Plantation. The 1,500-acre development is divided into two sections. The first bordered by Clanton Road and William Few Parkway. The second section is just west of Greenbrier High at the intersection of Washington and Old Washington Roads.
These trees will become town homes, subdivisions, and a grocery store, plus some office buildings. Construction Engineer Ronnie Hutto says they plan to add a left turn lane going into the development. A new road connecting Greenbrier High to William Few is also part of the plan.
"This will definitely afford them a place to stop to make a left turn which will allow the thru traffic to move on either side and it will be a much safer intersection," Hutto said.
"It should alleviate the problem in the morning," Perry said.
Beth Schwenfeier says the sooner the better.
"The county has an opportunity to get ahead of itself, rather than play catch up," Schwenfeier said.
That's what the county hopes to do. The county plans to start the road construction after the first of the year. They're waiting for the Georgia Department of Transportation to approve the project.


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Page Six says that The O.C.'s sandwich-deficient star Mischa Barton has been banned from Fred Segal for calling the store "hell" and dissing the clothes as "high-end generic" and "not made with any love."
Not made with any love? Anyone that's been to a downtown sweatshop staffed by an illegal, underage alien workforce knows that each stich is sewn with angel kisses. That is, until the workers pass out from inadequate ventilation and malnutrition as they flee the INS guy. Then they come back and work on the generic stuff that Mischa hates.
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One of the Fargo area's largest employers is shutting down and laying off its workers.
Local Chamber of Commerce officials say the PRACS Institute has 316 workers. Employees said they were notified of the shutdown Wednesday.
The company conducted research for the drug, dermatology and cosmetic industries through inpatient and outpatient studies. It had operated in Fargo for three decades.
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Draft Day Recap
Sunday, 06.30.2013 / 7:30 AM MT / 2016 NHL Draft
By edmontonoilers.com staff
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- 7th overall (Round 1) - Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie
- 37th overall traded to Los Angeles for picks No. 57, 88 and 96.
- 56th overall (Round 2) - Marc-Olivier Roy, Blainville-Boisbriand
- 57th overall traded to St. Louis for picks No. 83, 94 and 113.
- 83rd overall (Round 3) - Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk
- 88th overall (Round 3) - Anton Slepyshev, Russia
- 94th overall (Round 4) - Jackson Houck, Vancouver
- 96th overall (Round 4) - Kyle Platzer, London
- 113th overall (Round 4) - Aidan Muir, Victory Honda Midget
- 128th overall (Round 5) - Evan Campbell, Langley
- 158th overall (Round 6) - Ben Betker, Everett
- 188th overall (Round 7) - Gregory Chase, Calgary
Closing Time
- RAW | Craig MacTavish
- RAW | Stu MacGregor
- MacTavish, MacGregor summarize the draft
- PRESS RELESE: 2013 draft selections
- IN FOCUS with Tom Gazzola
Round 3, 83rd overall - Bogdan Yakimov
Round 2, 37th overall - Marc-Olivier Roy
Round 1, 7th overall - Darnell Nurse
- Darnell's dream come true
- Read the press release
- RAW | Darnell Nurse on OilersTV
- Oilers select Darnell Nurse
- Nurse's 2013 Draft Profile
- Nurse's interview with TSN
- Nurse with Tom Gazzola
• In his second OHL season, Nurse led Sault Ste. Marie with 116 penalty minutes and finished second on the team with a plus-15 rating. His 41 points (12-29--41) ranked third among Greyhounds defensemen.
• Nurse was named the Ontario Hockey League's Scholastic Player of the Year for 2012-13 after carrying an 85% average in six Grade 12 University Prep courses. Previous winners of the award include NHL stars Dustin Brown (2001-03), Steven Stamkos (2006-07) and Matt Duchene (2008-09).
• He won gold with Team Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and bronze at the 2012 Under-18 World Championship. He also won bronze with Team Ontario at the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and was selected to the tournament All-Star Team.
• Nurse comes from an athletic family – his father, Richard, played wide receiver for Hamilton in the Canadian Football League; his mother, Cathy, starred with the McMaster Marauders basketball team in Hamilton, Ont.; his older sister, Tamika, played basketball at Oregon and Bowling Green; and his younger sister, Kia, has represented both Ontario and Canada in basketball. His uncle is former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and his aunt, Raquel Nurse, is a former Syracuse basketball standout.
• He played minor hockey with the Don Mills Flyers (2008-11) alongside fellow draft prospect Max Domi (No. 19-ranked North American Skater) and he played on his first hockey team, the Lawfield Lightning, at the age of five.
• Nurse likes to play the guitar in his spare time away from the rink.
NHL team: New Jersey Devils
NHL player: Trevor Daley
Shootout move: "Shoot at anything that looks open"
Goal celebration: "Straight to the face-off dot"
Video game: NHL 13
Movie: Friday Night Lights
TV show: Sons of Anarchy
Actor: Denzel Washington
Website: Google
Pump-up song: Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill
Restaurant: The Keg
Sport (other than hockey): Basketball
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Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis causes long-term pain and urinary symptoms. It involves the prostate gland or other parts of a man's lower urinary tract or genital area. This condition is not caused by an infection with bacteria.
NBP; Prostatodynia; Pelvic pain syndrome; CPPS; Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis; Chronic genitourinary pain
Possible causes of nonbacterial prostatitis include:
Life stresses and emotional factors may play a part in the problem.
Most men with chronic prostatitis have the nonbacterial form.
Most of the time a physical exam is normal. However, the prostate may be swollen or tender.
Urine tests may show white or red blood cells in the urine. A semen culture may show a higher number of white blood cells and low sperm count with poor movement.
Urine culture or culture from the prostate does not show bacteria.
Treatment for nonbacterial prostatitis is difficult. The problem is hard to cure, so the goal is to control symptoms.
Several types of medicines may be used to treat the condition. These include:
Some people have found some relief from pollen extract (Cernitin) and allopurinol, although research does not confirm their benefit. Stool softeners may help reduce discomfort with bowel movements.
Surgery, called transurethral resection of the prostate may be done in rare cases if medicine does not help. This surgery is not usually done on younger men because it may cause retrograde ejaculation. This can lead to sterility, impotence, and incontinence.
Other treatments that may be tried include:
Many people respond to treatment. However, others do not get relief, even after trying many things. Symptoms often come back and may not be treatable.
Untreated symptoms of nonbacterial prostatitis may lead to sexual and urinary problems. These problems can affect your lifestyle and emotional well-being.
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of prostatitis.
Nickel JC. In: Wein AJ, ed. Prostatitis and related conditions, orchitis, and epididymitis. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 11.
Barry MJ, McNaughton-Collins M. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 131.
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Hi there,
I just tried to build PMS3 from svn head since I plan to experiment with making vdr files work.
It seems, svn rev 271 (current head) misses nanoxml libs. Is that a known problem?
Or maybe, I just did something wrong?
I just created an svn project of the trunk/ps3mediaserver in eclipse.
It complained about the missing lib, so I browsed the history and saw, it was removed with the last submit.
By reverting to rev 270 I could build and run PMS3 from within eclipse just fine.


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ExSport wrote:After closing PMS if file is still locked, check javaw.exe process in task manager. If you found it, kill them (PMS wasn't closed correctly)
Then you can edit file, save, start PMS again.
For some cases javaw.exe process (PMS application) is not properly closed so you can do it manually.
Is it possible that this javaw.exe could be used by other apps? I know other things on my system use Java. I would not like to mess up other apps.
You guys are very helpful, but I don't get why you fellows are chasing this so hard, when I am happy to blame the bluray player. Enough so, that I am spending most of my time and energy to just get rid of it. Just wondering...


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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers have drafted their third defensive player in four picks, trading up in Friday's third round to select Auburn outside linebacker Corey Lemonier.
"I'm really surprised. I'm pumped," Lemonier said in a conference call with Bay Area media. "It's a great defense and I'm humbled to be a part of it."
The 49ers moved up five spots (from 93rd overall to 88th) and also sent a seventh-round pick (216th overall) in their second trade of the day with the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers also traded up with the Packers in the second round to select Rice tight end Vance McDonald 55th overall.
Lemonier (pronounced "Lemon-nyay") said he had no pre-draft contact with the 49ers and was stunned to receive a phone call from coach Jim Harbaugh upon being drafted.
Lemonier had five sacks in his first four games last season as a junior and finished with 5½ sacks. He was a reserve on Auburn's 2010 national-championship team before producing a career-best 9½ sacks as a sophomore in 2011.
Lemonier worked out as a linebacker at his pro day and impressed with a 4.56-second time in the 40-yard dash. He cited his speed, ability to "bend the corners" and hustle as his best attributes.
"With hard work and dedication, it's not going to be a hard transition," Lemonier said. "By going against good players in the SEC, I've gotten so much better from that."
Asked if he compares himself to 49ers sack king Aldon Smith, Lemonier replied: "I don't want to say I'm similar because we're really different. He's a great player. I bring a different kind of talent to the field."
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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HOUSTON, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team picked up their first road win of the year on Tuesday, holding off a late rally by Houston to down the previously unbeaten Cougars.
The Islanders moved to 4-1 on the season, while Houston is now 3-1 on the year. Daniel Minor picked up the win in the start, pitching six innings and allowing no runs on five hits. The junior walked just one batter while striking out four to improve to 1-0.
Eric Weiss was the big bat for the Islanders, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI to lead his team to victory.
Things went scoreless the first two innings as the starting pitchers for each team got the better of each offense.
In the third inning, the Islanders were able to push across an unearned run to take the early 1-0 lead. Santiago Ruiz started things by singling to left field and moving to second on an error. After a passed ball moved Ruiz to third, Weiss laced his first double of the night down the left field line to score the runner and make it a 1-0 game.
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi added another run in the next at-bat, scoring another unearned number to make it 2-0. Brad Porras reached on a hit-by-pitch, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and then advanced to third and scored on a wild pitch followed by an error by the catcher to score the run.
The third Islanders run came the very next inning, with the Islanders getting their only earned run of the game for a 3-0 lead on another Weiss RBI double. Jeramie Marek singled to center and stole second to move into scoring position. That brought up Weiss, who once again doubled to left to bring in Marek and stake his team to a 3-0 advantage.
Houston pulled within one run in the bottom of the eighth; plating two runs on three hits to make it a 3-2 game.
Phillip Garcia came on in the ninth, but things got tense as Houston put runners on first and third with just one out. Garcia got a Houston hitter top pop up to short, but Drew Vest dropped the ball trying to make the catch. Fortunately for the Islanders, he alertly picked the ball up and threw to second base, allowing the second out to be recorded and not allowing the runner at third to score. The next hitter crushed a ball to right field on a line drive, but Kyle Danford was there to put it away on the final out of the game. Garcia notched the first save of the year, and added to his school record for the ninth of his career.
For Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, in addition to Weiss, Marek, Danford and Ruiz each recorded one hit apiece for the Islanders.
Besides Minor and Garcia, Tanner Green pitched one-plus innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out one. Franco Pace gave up a run without the benefit of a hit as he hit the only batter he faced. Jacob Dorris saw a bit of redemption, bouncing back from his performance last weekend to give up no runs and two hits in an inning of work before Garcia came on to finish it off.
Next up for the Islanders will be the Kleberg Bank College Classic on Feb. 24-26, at Whataburger Field. They will play UNLV on Friday at 6 p.m., Nebraska at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Utah at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
For the latest on Islanders Baseball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Baseball) and follow the team on Twitter (@CorpusBaseball).


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If guys shave, they should adhere to the time honored "rules" that we have lived by.
1. You must shave OFTEN because nobody likes to be stubbled.
2. Add a moisturizer to your AM routine or you will get scales that will slow you down more than a few leg hairs.
3. Tidy up the shower, tub or sink.
4. Prepare for massive teasing from your wife, girlfriend, kids, buddies, gay friends, coffee waitress, me if you know me....
5. Just don't shave your arms because that's too weird.
All this is good fodder, but my reasons are far more selfish. First, crashes - yes it helps; but I try not to crash. And yes, the "look." I'm a triathlete with a bit of leg envy, and I like mine to look good, too (at least my girlfriend likes it).
But really, I wear wool dress slacks to work, and I'm telling you this, nothing feels better than fresh smooth skin against suit pants!!
Now the real reason - when you get a massage after a hard workout, there isn't any hair to pull as you're really working the muscle. Use Barbasol for sensitive skin (tan striped can), and the Lady Venus. The women have really got something there - kicks the heck out of the Gilette Mach razor!
I just shaved for the first time for IM Coeur d' Alene. I had pretty hairy legs and it took me literally 30 minutes just to clear a small area on my thigh. So I went to a beauty shop and asked for an "unusual request". By the time I was halfway through I was standing on top of a counter and a young stylist was shearing my legs with an electric clipper like a sheep while the other clients looked on with amazement. I got a standing "O" at the end.
After that it's a simple mattter to shave with a razor just like your face.
Another memorable IM moment.
All you women who think smooth legs are sexy should start dating Native American men...very little (if any) body hair.
DO NOT wax! I did my arms ONCE! Yikes. It certainly does hurt, but it also takes forever. I usually trim it down with some electric clippers minus the guard and then shave with a razor. I've found K-Gel to be the best lube; it alows you to see all the knobs of protruding bones near the ankles, knees, and elbows. I'd say that most athletes won't see a great benefit from hair removal unless you're a fast swimmer. If you shave the legs, it only makes sense to do the same with your arms, chest, back and shoulders (you sasquatch). Of course, with a wetsuit itis not necessary. Also, if you've got legs like a Greek god, ladies dig the hairlessness; if they're twigs don't even think about it.
My opinion? . . . It's all about looks and how it feels. You are more aware of your body position in the pool; and the wind (or water) on a ride (or a swim) slicing around your legs makes you feel fast. It's the psychological edge.
As far as arms, I've recently heard you don't want to shave them because it is your arms that pull you through the water due to the drag they cause. If you look at the forearm of a tri suit these days, some now come with texture to increase the drag to help your arms pull more water with each stroke. Better performance through physics.
Leg shaving isn't really "necessary". Sure it can reduce drag in the water, but being realistic, for most of us it really doesn't matter inless you're Big Foot. I do shave my legs for three reasons. One, it does make wound mending much easier. Two, it places that stamp on you to say you are into the sport. Most importantly, I do it to keep myself mentally focused. Shaving legs I think is a real pain in the behind. So, I do it to tell myself I'm doing it for a reason. It seems the smoother my legs, the more focused I am.
To ehomestead: You are partially correct. You should not shave the underside of your arms for swimming. Most of your pulling power comes from the catch from the inside of your forearms, so you want to leave the hair there. As for the top (outside) of your arms, they're just extra resistance/turbulence in the water and should be shaved for optimal performance. I think the inside of your forearms have more exposed blood vessels also, so I you don't want a cut there.
Who's kidding whom. let's not forget or pretend that there is not a vanity issue here. Legs, and arms, just look stronger, more toned, "buffed out", when shaven. Yes there is a resistance factor, but come on now. If you want to do it...do it. If not, don't, but just don't judge. To each there own.
Great thread. Interestingly, nobody's talked about shaving their head, which I do regulary (plain razor). Takes a little longer than face shaving but I'm hooked: when I run or bike I feel cleaner and faster. I haven't taken on the rest of the body because of the maintenance quotient -- i.e. time involved, plus hair grows back more aggressively when it's shaved, and I'm a little worried about discomfort as it does grow back. I wouldn't mind a laser but I'll only trust a Derm (MD) to do it and the price I've been quoted is high ($5-10K for permanent removal)
How do you shave your own head entirely without giving yourself cuts and/or razor burn? The hair is so thick and some areas are so hard to reach. I've always had to have someone else do it.
I shaved my legs for the first time in several years last night, took me forever, and I did a really crappy job because of all the hair on my legs. I haven't decided how much of my thigh I want to shave off though. Any suggestions on the best razor for shaving/ lotion for the legs after shaving?
i shave in my private area, so when i wear my bikini speedo's nothing sticks out. I also shave my back on my wife's request, she has nightmares of a gorrilla in bed with her. might as well shave the rest of my body.
How do you shave your own head entirely without giving yourself cuts and/or razor burn?
I've actually never cut my head. I find my scalp is tougher than my face -- and now that I've been at it a while I can almost do it without looking. That said, I use a hand held mirror for the back of my head/neck, and I move slowly to avoid razor burn, repeating areas where I can't get close the first go around. I used to have a barber shave it for me, but then I realized I could do it better myself, free of cost
FrenchiePKT, what? Eti-what? Men shaving legs is only one of those idiosyncrasies, you know? It's like: shaving legs is to cycling etiquette as spitting is to baseball ettiquette. Dig? I just don't feel like hackin-up so often just to spit for the etiquette of baseball.
schweitn, "enough said", huh? Well I don't got nothing else to do right now so I just gotta play with this a little.
dstone753, wound maintenance? Say what? First, just don't fall. Second, being completely risk free is very "expensive." Why not just wear protective gear - like a hockey player. That'll do it. Just don't wear it in the water! Ok, ok, if you do fall, just suck it up, pour some stuff on it, put on a bandaid and go riding.
skleekamp, hair clippers? Wahl with no attachment? You'd have the stubbles from hell. Permanent!! Hey man, don't even think of gettin in the bed with your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or whatever you got. They'd need to shave just to keep the hair our of their wounds. Knowdamean?
lindyluv2, hit nail on head sista! Now I got to shave my legs every day? Eeeee sheeee!! No way Jose!
johnpactive27, "try it, you'll like it" huh? Ok but what's next? Maybe the next thing you try, you'll like that too. Now that's mo scarier than the dreaded razor ain't it?
mpajaro, ok dude (or dudette), good advice. Ok guys shave your legs so it's not so messy if you can't find a port-o-potty. Of course, stopping and using a good aim is out of the question. Or maybe you're speaking of something else (??). In that case, I suppose going behind the tree is out of the question. Anyway, I'da never thought of that reason.
runtrail and trigirl3672, sexy huh? Hey, girls have much smoother, prettier legs that any well-shaven man. I don't suppose you, you uh, well, do you, uuhh, I mean you wouldn't, like, well ... ah just forget it.
Aight, don't kill me. I'm just messin with yall. To each his own!!
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Check-in to your hotel after 2pm and the remainder of the day is free to relax before meeting your fellow travellers for your Kickstart meeting this evening. Afterwards why not grab some dinner at one of the local restaurants or take a short walk to explore nearby Covent Garden
Meet up with your Contiki team before we hit the road and take a ferry past the White Cliffs of Dover. We travel via World War I battlefields in the Valley of the Somme, to Paris.
After dinner we will depart for the 'Paris by Night tour', where the French capital transforms into the "City of Lights". Lamp-lit bridges and cool little cafés give us a real taste of Paris' romance. Your Trip Manager will fill you in on the world's most recognised monuments, like the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower. If you're adventurous, get right into French culture and try out France's national delicacy – escargot! You'll also get to toast the start of your trip with French Champagne.
- See the White Cliffs of Dover
- Exclusive 'Paris by Night' sightseeing tour with Champagne & escargot
- See the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Champs-Élysées, and Notre Dame Cathedral
This town is loaded with possibilities. Discover its many bistros, museums, tree-lined avenues and diverse quartiers (neighbourhoods).
Get a feel for French flair by window shopping on the Left Bank, step into the Notre Dame Cathedral or explore the endless galleries of the Louvre and get up close to the famous Mona Lisa. Try indulging in some delicious pastries and relax in one of Paris' many green spaces.
Time in Paris includes a trip out to France's most well-known château: Versailles, once home to 'the Sun King' Louis XIV, and hot spot of the French Revolution. Check out the impressive exterior of this extravagant palace. Then there's an opportunity to explore the former royal family's luxurious living quarters.
Treat yourself to a real Parisian night out, starting with an optional dinner in an atmospheric restaruant, where you can get to know your group. Then sign up for an authentic cabaret experience, complete with can-can girls and Champagne.
- See Château Versailles (entrance not included)
- Parisian Dinner Euro 36.00
- Nouvelle Eve cabaret show Euro 80.00
Southbound, we continue on through Burgundy's wine country to Beaujolais' green hills and vineyards.
Our team will make you feel right at home in Contiki's very own 16th century Château. There's a wine tasting within the Château's working winery, where our resident expert will teach you about Beaujolais wine as you swirl and sip on wines made in the area for centuries.
- Special Stopover: Contiki's French Château
- Wine tasting at Contiki's Château
- See Chablis, Burgundy & Beaujolais vineyards
There's loads of time to catch up on some sleep, laze about the Château or position yourself poolside. Explore the French countryside with a walk through the vineyards and picnic in the hills above the Château. In the afternoon, you can even get a feel for a real French country town by heading into nearby Theizé.
- Special Stopover: Contiki's French Château
- Picnic in the French countryside
Today, we head south through the rugged and dramatic scenery of the Pyrénées mountains, over the border into Barcelona.
A sizzling, festive capital any night of the week, Barcelona is all about action. In Spain fiesta time starts late, so settle in at one of Barcelona's many outdoor squares to enjoy a glass of sangria and nibble on tapas (plate-sized snacks), before a fun night out exploring the city's nightlife with your new friends.
First stop: Montjuic. The hilltop has full-blown vistas of the city and it's where we stop to check out the 1992 Olympic Games complex. Afterwards, get a look into Spanish architect Gaudi's wild imagination with his Art Nouveau masterpiece, the Sagrada Família church. Your Trip Manager walks you through the cobbled lanes of Barcelona's oldest district, the Gothic Quarter.
There's free time to discover more of Barcelona's creative core. Pick up some quirky buys in the side streets or hit the big label shops on Plaça de Catalunya. Take in all of Barcelona's buzzing street life on the tree-lined La Rambla – a boulevard packed with street performers, artists, shops and stalls.
Other ideas for your afternoon off include hanging out in the colourful gardens of Parc Güell or kicking back with the locals on the beach and taking a swim in the Mediterranean sea. For lunch, there's plenty of delicious local seafood to try as well as Spain's signature dish, paella.
Get some tips on regional food from your Trip Manager and head to one of the excellent local restaurants to try out the flavours of Catalan cuisine, like crema catalana (caramalised custard), cargos a la llauna (cooked snails) and the fantastic Rioja wine! Afterward, hit the pumping clubs of Port Olympico, by the water.
- See Gaudi's Sagrada Família & the 1992 Olympic Games complex
- Walking tour of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter
Unwind on the coach and take in the rustic beauty of Provence, known for its pretty landscapes of lavender, sunflowers and wild herbs. A stop for lunch in Arles means a look at the ancient Roman Arena and at a typical provincial French town.
It's back on the road to the rugged coast line of the stunning Côte d'Azur. Follow the beautiful sapphire waters past the movie-star glamour of Cannes (famous for its annual film festival), to Antibes.
- Visit the historic city of Arles
- Scenic drive along the Côte d'Azur
Next stop on the Riviera and home to the French perfume industry is Fragonard perfumery. Learn about how perfume is made and some of its more surprising ingredients. It's also a chance to pick up a bottle or 2 at great prices.
In your free time live a bit of the lifestyle with a visit to the local markets. Try out the region's produce like lavender honey, aioli (garlic mayonnaise) and mouth-watering rosé wine.
Window shop the chic boutiques or choose a beach and catch some sun among all the bronzed bodies!
Tonight get a taste of the high life in Monaco, the glamorous principality packed into just 1.92km² and home to the Formula 1. Get the inside story on the royal family and their place of residence from your Trip Manager. Try your luck at a casino later on!
- Visit a French perfumery
- See the Royal Palace in Monaco
- Rub shoulders with the rich & famous with a visit to a Monte Carlo casino
Au revoir France, it's all about saying 'Ciao' in Italian as we head into the famous canals & gondolas of floating Venice.
Venice is packed with character - crammed with hidden lanes and linked by a network of canals.
The group travels on our private boat through the waters of the lagoon to visit the city's historical heart. The limestone Bridge of Sighs, the Gothic arches of the Doge's Palace and the expanse of St. Mark's Square (pigeons and all!) show off Venice's unique beauty and way of life.
Take some time to explore the floating city and lose yourself in the backstreets. There's an optional walking tour where you can discover the labyrinth of interweaving lanes, waterways, palaces, piazzi and markets with our Local Guide. You'll see historic monuments, hidden treasures and the Rialto market - a local favourite for food shopping.
Maybe grab a table on St. Mark's Square and eat some delicious Italian food al fresco.
Cap off the day with an optional gondola ride & share this amazing experience with your friends - seeing Venice from on the water is unforgettable!
- Private boat through the canals & islands of Venice
- See the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Square
- See Venice's iconic canals & gondolas
- Secrets of Venice Walking Tour Euro 11.00
- Gondola ride Euro 22.00
Wind through the Apennine Mountains and Tuscan countryside to the Renaissance city of Florence, with a stop at the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The scene-stealing Duomo Cathedral rises above Florence, which serves up frescoes, markets and priceless art. After dinner, walk along the River Arno with your Trip Manager, take in the atmosphere and head into the heart of Florence, where you can sit back and relax Tuscan style with a glass of Chianti wine.
- See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Jump start the day uncovering this open-air museum and its UNESCO World Heritage city centre.
Our Local Guide gives you the inside track as the group learns about Florence's cultural beginnings and explores streets crammed with artworks from masters like Michelangelo. Then take a look into a skillful demonstration of Florentine leather making and understand this region's traditional art.
With bargains and bustle, the city's markets are a great place to hang out. Grab a gelato and enjoy this gorgeous city.
Tonight, there's a choice of a group dinner - an authentic Tuscan feast. Try regional dishes in the heart of Florence. Then keep it moving with a night out and get your groove on at Florence's biggest club.
- Discover the Secrets of Michelangelo's Florence – see where his David was gifted to the Florentines, Ponte Vecchio, the Medici Palace & much more on our locally guided walking tour of Florence
- See the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry & Piazza della Signoria
- Learn about Florence's leather craft with a demonstration
- Souvenir group photo Euro 11.00
- Space Disco Euro 16.00
- Tuscan Dinner Euro 33.00
Travel through Tuscany's rustic hills, past the recognisable cypress tree landscapes of this olive oil producing region, to vibrant Rome.
Stylish Rome oozes energy and overflows with relics from another age. Our special access coach tour gets you right into the thriving atmosphere of this living timeline as your Trip Manager shows you the Colosseum and Piazza Venezia. Continue on foot to check out the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Honour tradition at the Trevi Fountain and throw a coin in the fountain's waters (it's meant to improve your chances of returning to Rome!) or maybe hang out with your new friends at the Spanish Steps, sit back with a few slices of pizza and people watch.
- Special access Rome sightseeing coach tour
- See the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Piazza Navona
- See St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City
This morning, make the most of our Local Guide's inside knowledge with an optional guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. Then check out Rome's imperial glory by visiting the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
Take off into the city and absorb the atmosphere, as Vespas flash past timeworn monuments that are surrounded by fountains, pizzerias, cafés and bars. Before you hit the shops, let your Tour Manager point you in the right direction with some tips on the best buys.
Live the local lifestyle by indulging in a long lunch on a paved piazza or knock back a shot of espresso at the bar, like the Romans do.
Tonight, make the last night on tour one to remember, and head out into the Roman nightlife with your friends.
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Jade Holder, 19, died after being attacked in the Augusta Youth Development Campus. (WRDW-TV / Nov. 9, 2011)
News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, May 21, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- New details have been uncovered in the beating death of a 19-year-old Augusta YDC inmate nearly six months later.
News 12's Lynnsey Gardner has exclusive information that shows no one called 911 for medical help for nearly 30 minutes after Jade Holder was beaten, meanwhile, he sat critically injured and dying.
News 12 has exclusively received the coroner's autopsy report, which confirms Holder's injuries were visible and extensive. During a fight in his cell, Holder's head was smashed into a toilet. He suffered nine external injuries, seven of which were to his head. Holder also suffered eight internal injuries to his head.
According to the coroner, any of these eight internal head injuries could have been fatal.
Holder sat critically injured for 30 minutes after this brutal beating without one person, officer or supervisor, at the Augusta Youth Development Campus calling 911. After 911 was called, medical help took even longer to arrive at the scene.
The conversation read between YDC personnel and dispatch read:
911 Operator: "Augusta 911, what's the location of your emergency?"
Officer Nicole Carpenter: "Augusta Youth -- A -- YDC. Augusta YDC."
911: "Yeah … where is … what's the problem?"
Carpenter: "We, um, we have a resident that is severely injured. I believe he got into a fight. He has severe lacerations behind his head."
911: "Head laceration, OK."
This first call, from Officer Carpenter, was at 9:33 p.m., nearly 30 minutes after Holder sustained 15 injuries to his head.
Gold Cross Ambulance Service was called at 9:36 p.m., and paramedics did not get to Holder for another 20 minutes after that at 9:52 p.m.
When Pam Holder, the victim's mother, learned of the delay for the first time and listened to the 911 call, she said, "It seems like to me she was trying to call secretly to get him some help."
"The scene was cleaned up. If you have time to grab a mop bucket and go clean up my child's life, you have the time to get a phone and call and save him," she said.
Dispatch called the YDC back to check if the victim was still conscious.
This phone call showed more confusion:
Carpenter: "Thank you for calling Augusta YDC, Officer Carpenter speaking."
911: "That patient, did he lose consciousness at any time?"
Carpenter: "Um, I was told he did."
911: "He did. Was he conscious when they called you?"
Carpenter: "Um, when they first called, no ma'am, he wasn't. When I checked on him maybe about a minute or so later, they said he had come back to consciousness. But I'm receiving conflicting stories ... I'm talking to four or five different people."
911: "How old is he? Do we know?"
Carpenter: "Jade Holder ... he is ... 19 ..."
911: "Do we know how it happened?"
Carpenter: "From what they telling me, it was a fight."
911: "OK, make sure security goes in with them."
According to the coroner's report, youths were first seen on security camera video going into Holder's cell at 9:03 p.m. The beating followed inside the cell and off camera.
The youths got inside the cell because Guard Marlon McCreary failed to lock the cell doors. McCreary says he didn't know or hear of the fight until 9:14 p.m., when he spotted nine youths outside of their respective cells. At this time, McCreary also spotted Holder "laying on his room floor with blood coming out of his head."
The Department of Juvenile Justice's incident report and the medic's narrative dictate what they walked in and found.
Travis, an EMS worker, wrote, "19-year-old male sitting in a chair in the common area of his cell block. According to the staff, he had been assaulted by one or more inmates ... his head had been slammed into a toilet."
The on-call nurse, Linda Jones, wrote, "Youth positioned in a chair with a security officer holding his head in an upright position, while holding gauze to the back of the youth's head. There was a large amount of blood. Youth was non-responsive. The right side of his head was bulging."
It's an account that is still difficult for his mother to picture.
"OK, if you walk outside and someone's had a heart attack, first thing somebody's gonna do is be like, 'Are you OK?' Call 911. You walk down there, you see him laying there with a big hole in his head and the first thing you say is, 'Can you clean that up?'" she said.
After 20 minutes on site, the ambulance finally left the YDC facility to get Holder to a hospital.
According to Travis, they "attempted to intubate twice, but were unsuccessful. En route to MCG ER, we had to stop at the prison sally port and have the patient placed in ankle cuffs, per the prison protocol."
Holder did not arrive at the ER until 10:22 p.m., almost an hour and 20 minutes after the camera caught the youths entering his cell.
He never regained consciousness and was taken off life support the next day. The official cause of death was listed as a "blunt force trauma to the head."
According to Richmond County Coroner Grover Tuten, the 30-minute delay could have made the difference between life or death. Tuten explained that "as the brain swells inside the skull and it has nowhere to go, it actually kills the brain cells."
News 12 has asked the DJJ repeatedly for a timeline of the deadly attack, describing when it started and ended.
Despite telling News 12 the DJJ had not "established that timeline" or could even provide an estimate of when the attack started, we were provided this statement: "It is apparent the call was made as quick as it could be, considering everything else officers had to deal with when incident occurred."
News 12 based the nearly 30-minute delay from when the teens were first seen going inside the cell to that first 911 call. But the delay could have been even longer, since 911 says their clocks run two to three minutes slow, meaning it could have been closer to 33 minutes from the time of the attack to the call for help.
This tragic situation begs the question: What were the YDC personnel doing if they were not calling 911?
Sgt. McCreary was alone in Unit 43 when the fight happened. He called the control tower at 9:14 p.m. The DJJ says they were to call off-duty supervisors and 911.
Meanwhile, McCreary was breaking up another fight – where nine residents were out of their rooms. He says back-up didn't arrive to his unit for another 10 to 12 minutes.
"The other kids were irate, had broom handles, attempting to fight, fighting with staff. I had to ensure the scene was safe first," he said.
Call logs show former Captain of Security Victor Martin received a call on his state-issued cell phone at 9;16 p.m., which was still about 17 minutes before 911 was called. Martin drove to the campus from home and spotted Jade.
"I saw a youth in distress, and I couldn't help him. There was nothing I could do," he said.
Coroner Tuten is still shocked by the time delay.
"I find it amazing we got someone in state custody who's had a problem and nobody called and got medical help for him immediately. I just don't know what the holdup was," he said.
When asked if Tuten had ever heard of a situation where personnel at this facility or others where personnel waited 30 to 40 minutes to get medical help, he said it was unprecedented.
"Now I can understand why they had a complete overhaul at YDC," he said.
Since Holder's death, 46 people have been fired or resigned at the YDC, including Director John Brady and Cpt. Martin. Martin was fired for a cell phone contraband allegation that he denies.
Sgt. McCreary was fired for failing to lock the cell doors that night, which is a violation of DJJ protocol.
Three others, Director Charles McGruder, Counselor Sharon Taylor and Officer Tracy Banks, were also fired. Banks is accused of inappropriate relationships with youths. None of them have been charged criminally.
Several others were terminated for a host of allegations, including bringing contraband inside for youths, including cell phones, alcohol, food and drugs. The new commissioner found and fired those responsible.
But when it comes to Holder's death, only one person is charged: fellow inmate Michael Everidge.
News 12 uncovered an internal memo that Holder was set to meet with an internal DJJ investigator later on the week he was killed. We still don't have the reason why.
As for the fatal assault, a new document from the Coroner's Office cites a conversation between then-Director Brady and DJJ Regional Director Cynthia Wood. Both say Holder was assaulted by five inmates. Several sources have said the same thing, including the emergency responder report.
Everidge's mother has long maintained his innocence.
Holder's mother, however, has her own thoughts.
"I have a feeling this is all they're gonna do," she said.
Holder's mother says she does not feel like they've gotten to the bottom of it and that they never will.
"I blame the youth that was there, the guard that was on duty and the person that hired him," she said.
And while the time has passed, the pain of her oldest son's death has not.
"To turn a blind eye on the life of a child," she said, "It was your responsibility to guard and protect them -- and you failed."
To read more on News 12's investigation into the Augusta Youth Development Campus, click here.


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- Palo Alto's Merrill Newman, freed by North Korea, is back in the USA
- Nov 30:
- Statement of Merrill Newman's family
- New details emerge in baffling case of Palo Alto's Merrill Newman, North Korean 'prisoner of war'
- Nov 29:
- U.S. calls for North Korea to release elderly Palo Alto man after he appears in 'apology' video
- Nov 28:
- Holidays on hold for family of West High graduate held in North Korea
- Nov 25:
- U.S. officials 'doing everything we can' to persuade North Korea to release Americans
- Nov 22:
- Detained in North Korea, Palo Alto veteran Merrill Newman shares name with war hero
- The wife of Merrill Newman, detained Korean war veteran, pleads for his release
- Nov 21:
- Palo Alto man's detention affects U.S.-North Korea relationship, envoy says
- Nov 20:
- Palo Alto man, 85, removed from plane, detained in North Korea
PALO ALTO -- Six months before Merrill Newman flew to North Korea as a tourist, he reached out to surviving members of the once-top-secret guerrilla group he trained as an Army infantryman in the war six decades ago.
"I may not be able to make this happen, but if I can, I would like to know if there is any message I can deliver and anyone special I could see," he apparently wrote in an email released over the weekend by North Korea's central news agency. "It was a long time ago, of course, but I have always been sorry that I did not meet the Comrades there during the times of action."
That email is now one of the many mysterious details emerging as experts and friends alike wonder how the 85-year-old grandfather with a heart condition wound up in custody in North Korea at the center of an international quagmire.
Some of Newman's aging war friends who had escaped after the war to South Korea were waiting for his plane at the airport near Seoul on Oct. 27 for their third reunion in a decade. The men, who were North Korean rebels fighting against their own communist government behind enemy lines near Kuwol Mountain 60 years earlier, held bouquets of flowers to welcome back their former U.S. commander.
He never showed.
After Newman's 10-day, closely guided tour of North Korea, he was pulled off the plane by North Korean officials as it readied for liftoff in Pyongyang. He's been in custody ever since, accused of war crimes during his service in 1953 and charged with slandering the reclusive country's socialist system and committing "hostile acts" in October by looking for spies and terrorists ''under the guise of a tourist.''
One of those former rebels, who had been waiting for Newman at the airport, said the charges have been exaggerated and "don't make sense."
In an interview with The Associated Press, Park Boo Seo, 80, also raised a question that has caused much consternation: "Why did he go to North Korea? The North Koreans still gnash their teeth at the Kuwol unit."
The Korean War may have ended 60 years ago, but the stories of the guerrilla groups that bedeviled the North Koreans were fresh when Newman returned seven weeks ago.
In recent years, after their top secret missions were declassified in the late 1990s, stories of the heroic exploits of these North Korean rebels fighting against their own communistic regime flooded the South Korean airwaves and seeped into the north. Just last year, a South Korean television network aired a four-hour documentary about these so-called White Tigers and the munitions dumps they exploded, the supply lines they intercepted, the soldiers they killed, the spies they sent to infiltrate the North Korean Army.
"They hated us because they knew we were leading the North Korea citizens that hated the communist form of government and we were the advisers in North Korea," said Col. Ben Malcom, who was an infantry officer, like Newman, during the war. He wrote about his guerrilla unit in "White Tigers," a 1996 book that inspired many of the radio and TV reports that have recently aired.
For a totalitarian regime bent on controlling media propaganda, a country that in some ways is still fighting the Korean War despite a cease-fire 60 years ago, the stories that glorified the humiliation they suffered at the hands of their own could not have been welcomed.
Into this walked Newman, who had led a unit called Donkey 6. He told his neighbors in mid-October at the Channing House retirement complex in Palo Alto, which offers movie nights on Tuesdays, bingo on Thursdays and a jigsaw puzzle in the lobby, that he was heading off for a sightseeing trip.
It was a bad idea at the wrong time, said Thomas Henriksen, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of "America and the Rogue States."
"In retrospect, it was quite foolhardy," Henriksen said. "Whether he thought it through -- he's an old man -- maybe he thought things were different. Americans have a sense of invulnerability. People just don't understand how serious it is."
Early on, Newman's wife and son told reporters that he was simply returning to the land that had a "powerful, profound impact" on him. But after the North Koreans released the email, which has not been authenticated, and a videotaped "confession" from Newman last week, his captivity has escalated into an international incident that is far more complicated than it first appeared.
It also may be more dire.
On Tuesday, reports surfaced indicating more unrest within the North Korean government. Leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, considered more liberal and open to reforms, apparently has been ousted from the government and his aides executed.
"This is a time when North Korean authorities are a little tense. They're not going to want to be in a forthcoming mood to release somebody now," Henriksen said. "Anyone suspected of any kind of softness or being complicit with America will be looked on poorly. It doesn't help his chances."
At the same time, Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said the United States is doing all it can to secure the release of Newman and other Americans held captive around the world.
"These things are often best resolved in quiet diplomacy, under the radar screen, behind the scenes, and that is exactly what we have been pursuing," Kerry told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels. "And when, in fact, we secure their release, the track record of those outreaches and those initiatives will speak for themselves as to how much effort and energy has been put into trying to secure their release. And, God willing, we will get that done sooner rather than later, we hope."
Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409. Follow her at Twitter.com/juliasulek.


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On Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 come one; come all to the annual meeting of the Eagle County Conservation District.
Also known as the Soil and Water District, the ECCD will host everyone in the old/original exhibit hall over at the Eagle County Fairgrounds. This year's meeting will be co-hosted with the Eagle County Cattleman's Association and is sure to feature some laughs, good food and a decent amount of great information.
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Beside the prior paragraph's reasons for attending we will also feature two outstanding speakers that you will not want to miss. If you missed last year's meeting, we had Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Courtney Diehl with an outstanding Power Point presentation and Glenwood water attorney Michael Sawyer nailing down some tough water issues. They were sensational and this year will be no different with topics sure to excite the crowd.
As well as announcing the district's "Conservationist of the Year" we will be announcing this year's "Smaller Acreage Conservationists of the Year." This is new for us and we feel it is a very progressive award showing the optimization of farming on parcels less than 200 acres in size. So, yes, in other words conservationists, we are adding a new award for small acreage "farmer" of the year. This award represents the changing face of farming in this valley.
We hope to see you on the 24th.
FYI, maybe we can do better next year at giving out grant money to you guys! Eagle County Farmers, you forfeited thousands of dollars in available grant money for noxious weed control. We heard a lot of reasons why, but the best excuse has to be because you guys didn't want to do the paperwork! That is what many of you told us! "I can't find the receipts," we also heard. Look, a cancelled check is a receipt, the paperwork is two pages, for Pete's sake and we want to give you money! Chemicals and labor are expensive...take advantage of the cash that is available and out there for you! The ECCD does all the herbicide sales for Eagle County.
On another short note, seedling tree applications are in and available at Corky's on Highway 6 in Eagle. AND the Board has decided to send two kids on a free ride to science camp this summer. Please stay tuned to this column for more information. Check us out on the World Wide Web, as well, at www.EaglecountyCD.org. Remember, the ECCD through the NRCS has the technical expertise to map weeds, soil and about anything else on your property as well as replace head gates, install flumes and do hydroelectric. We'd love to help you!


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The Shawnee City Commission voted Monday evening 6-1 to approve a long awaited contract with the Greater Shawnee Area Chamber of Commerce.
Commissioner Steve Smith voted against approving the contract, after Vice-Mayor James Harrod moved to approve the contract with a second from commissioner Linda Agee.
There was no discussion on the matter.
Additionally the commission voted on two rezonings.
The first was a rezoning at 702 E. Main to allow for a soup kitchen. City Planner Justin Erickson explained that the C-3 zoning that was requested would not allow for a soup kitchen, and the applicant would need to reapply for C-4, which would allow for a variety of uses including the soup kitchen.
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Local chapters were recognized from 1989-1996 with one overall Chapter of the Year award. As this program expanded in 1997, chapters were honored with Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards. One year later, chapter size categories of small, medium, intermediate, and large were added to encompass participation from the increasing number of local chapters. In order for the presentation content to focus on measurable chapter goals, the 2013-2014 Awards Committee revised the application effective for the 2014 submission process.
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AORN's network of over 250 chapters provides members with a valuable local connection to peers. They assist chapter members to achieve professional and personal growth by offering educational programs; inspire students interested in the perioperative field; promote the value of AORN membership; and seek to increase public awareness of perioperative nursing by involvement in community activities. Through the Chapter Excellence Awards program, AORN has the opportunity to recognize these valuable contributions at the chapter level.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Throughout the summer of 2012, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2011-12 school year.
Every Wednesday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Mondays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Moment #2: Women's Tennis Gets Over Hump to Sweep First SLC Tournament Match
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's tennis team did something no other Islanders women's tennis team has done in program history. The Islanders won their first Southland Conference Tournament match in team history on April 26, beating Northwestern State 4-3. It was a four-and-a-half hour battle that saw them beat the Lady Demons for the first time since 2007. Mia Matuszak gutted out a win at No. 6 singles on a hurt ankle to win the deciding point.
"Unbelievably proud of the way these girls fought and never gave up," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "6-3, 4-2 down in the final match for the season to end, and they fight back and find a way to win against a very good team."
The Lady Demons were the Southland Conference Champions and tournament champions just two years ago and advanced to the NCAA Championships.
"This was simply a great college tennis match, and what college tennis is all about," Moore said. "Never giving up and battling until the end, even when you're down, even when you're way down.
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June 13 - #10: Ryann White Leads the Field Through First Round of Rio Verde Invite
June 20 - #9: Terence Jones Scores Career-High 33 in Islanders Win Over Texas State
June 27 - #8: Myles and Taylor Light It Up Against NW State
July 4 - #7: Gonzales' Fireworks Lead Islanders to Win at UHV
July 11 - #6: Mia Matuszak Seals Deal Against Texas State
July 18 - #5: Greta Cecchetti Scores Big Against SFA
July 25 - #4: Micah Nolan Posts School-Record 39 Digs Against Nicholls
August 1 - #3: Daniel Minor Throws 14 Strikeout Shutout Against UTSA
August 8 - #2: Patrick Kimeli Wins Second-Straight Southland Cross Country Championship
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June 18 - #10: Women's Basketball and Men's Basketball Sweep Turkey Tuesday Doubleheader
June 25 - #9: Krista Fenniak Knocks Home an Eagle from 110 yards at Southland Conference
July 2 - #8: Men's Tennis Wins Tight Match Over Cowboys in HEB Tournament
July 9 - #7: Softball Sweeps Doubleheader to Start Win Streak
July 16 - #6: Volleyball Makes Program History with Win over McNeese State
July 23 - #5: Dance Team Takes Title at ADTS Nationals
July 30 - #4: Hameed Ali Beats Buzzer to Clinch Road Game Over SHSU
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Houma parade rolls hour early
Published: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
The Krewe of Terreanians announced they will run an hour early due to bad weather tomorrow.
The Krewe will now roll at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 through West Houma, a krewe offical said.
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