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The District headquarters is located in the Maricopa County Southeast Regional Campus. This location is just
south of the US 60 Freeway, west of Mesa Drive.
The District Staff is comprised of a District Commander (Captain); a Deputy Commander (Lieutenant); six
sergeants, 50 uniformed patrol deputies, and six plain clothes detectives. An administrative staff of three civilians supports operations.
District I covers an area of approximately 1,053 square miles. Although not the largest in size, District I
is the busiest of the Districts, averaging 40% more calls for service. It also encompasses a very diverse area
ranging from rural farms to densely populated urbanized communities. For about six months every year, a large
population of winter visitors also resides in unincorporated east Mesa as well as the master-planned community
of Sun Lakes south of Chandler. Sheriff Arpaio is committed to providing professional service to residents and
visitors alike.
District I borders the Salt River Recreation Area located in the Tonto National Forest. Our deputies often
support and work closely with the Sheriff's Lake Patrol personnel who are assigned to the Salt River and its
Lakes. The District also shares borders with several Indian Reservations and has concurrent jurisdiction over
non-Indians on those parts of these reservations located in Maricopa County.
Sandwiched between the cities of Tempe and Phoenix is the small town of Guadalupe. With a population of
about 6,000 residents, Guadalupe is rich in Hispanic and Yaqui Indian culture. Although incorporated in 1975,
the Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services to Guadalupe on a contractual basis. The District
provides two patrol beats around the clock each day. A detective is also assigned to work those cases requiring
investigative expertise. Supervision, support services, and a community action deputy are also provided by the
contract. The District works closely with the Guadalupe Town Government and local Yaqui leaders regarding gang
suppression and community policing. A substation is located within the Town hall at 9241 S. Avenida Del Yaqui.
District II provides law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas within the southwest
quadrant of Maricopa County which encompasses nearly 6000 square miles. These unincorporated areas
include communities such as Laveen, Rainbow Valley, Tonopah, other county islands in Phoenix, Avondale,
Goodyear, Glendale, and Buckeye.
District II also provides law enforcement services to three separate contract cities. These communities
include the Town of Gila Bend, the City of Litchfield Park, and the Mobile community in the City of
The District is comprised of one main sub-station in Avondale, a satellite station in Gila Bend, and
other report writing offices throughout the aforementioned communities. The District houses patrol
operations, detectives, and other administrative staff.
On average District II deputies respond to approximately 40,000 calls for service and nearly 35,000
on-view cases per year.
Demographics: District III, located on the southeast corner of Bell Road and Dysart Road, covers
approximately 1,600 square miles in an area that is bordered by Interstate 17 on the east, the La Paz county
line on the west, Northern Ave. on the south, and Yavapai county on the north. This area includes: Sun City
and Sun City West, the communities of Wittmann, Waddell, Circle City, Morristown, Whispering Ranch, Aguila,
Gladden, and the unincorporated neighborhoods surrounding Peoria, Surprise, Youngtown, El Mirage and Wickenburg. District III's
area also includes Lake Pleasant and White Tanks Parks. All of this area is divided into patrol beats ranging
from 12 to 160 square miles.
Normal strength of personnel is usually around 50, including patrol deputies, detectives and administrative
personnel. These numbers can fluctuate slightly depending on the needs of the Office and residents. District III
personnel carry out the mandated duties of the Sheriff in the unincorporated areas of northwest Maricopa
Satellite Jails: A jail facility is located at both the Surprise and Wickenburg offices, which require at
least 15 detention officers, and one detention Supervisor to operate. These jail facilities are closed at the
current time due to the lack of manpower.
District IV is under the command of a Captain with a compliment of 50 deputies,
including command staff. District IV provides police service to the North and Northeast
unincorporated areas of Maricopa County including New River, Circle Mountain, Anthem,
Desert Foothills communities, the towns of Cave Creek, and Carefree to include Tonto Hills.
District IV operations office is located at 37622 N. Cave Creek Road, Carefree, AZ.
It is commanded by a lieutenant. The main telephone number is (602) 876-1742. In case of an
emergency call (602) 876-1011 or 911.
District IV provides police services to the unincorporated areas of Anthem, Desert Foothills,
New River, and Circle Mountain communities. It also provides law enforcement contract services to
the Towns of Cave Creek and Carefree. District IV North also has a contract traffic enforcement
deputy for the Town of Carefree.
District IV North is a unique area of rugged wilderness, small towns and communities that
thrive in the beautiful northern Maricopa desert. During the past five years, development and growth
have increased at a phenomenal rate. The population of New River, Desert Hills, Circle Mountain and
Desert Foothills communities has grown. Anthem is a planned community that is has grown to
approximately 30,000 residents.
District IV deputies are actively involved with all schools in the area of responsibility and
strive to keep and improve the relationships with them by providing public education presentations
on law enforcement related topics as well as being involved with as many local and school events
as possible.
District IV annually sponsors a Prescription Drug Drive which is now being held regionally by
the DEA and soon will go national.
The town of Queen Creek is located in District VI in the far southeast corner of Maricopa County. In fact, part
of the corporate town limits actually fall inside of Pinal County. Queen Creek contracts with Maricopa County
Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. This presents a unique situation for our deputies. Queen Creek
incorporated in 1989 in order to help preserve the rural atmosphere that was being threatened by the rapid growth
of the entire east valley. Most of the residential lots in Queen Creek are zoned for one acre or larger, making
it very attractive to those who prefer life with a country flavor.
At the present time, current staffing for Queen Creek consists of a Captain, Lieutenant, four patrol Sergeants,
an administration Sergeant, a detective Sergeant, two detectives, 26 deputies, one school resource deputy and one
community policing deputy.
The Lake Patrol Division has the responsibility for law enforcement services in the recreational areas
of Tonto National Forest and Lake Pleasant Regional Park. This area includes, but is not limited to:
Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, Bartlett and Horseshoe Lakes as well as the Lower Salt and Verde River
recreational areas, Four Peaks, Superstition, Mazatzals, Camp Creek and Seven Springs recreational and
wilderness areas. The total area of responsibility is over 1,000 square miles, which are visited by
over 1.5 million people annually.
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The Mountain Patrol Division headquarters is located at 3325 West Durango Street, Phoenix, Arizona.
The Mountain Patrol Division shares this location with the Enforcement Patrol Division and Animal Crimes Unit.
The Mountain Patrol Division has the responsibility for law enforcement services in the recreational
and wilderness areas of the Maricopa County Parks. These areas include, but are not limited to:
The total areas of responsibility are over 120,000 acres and are visited by over 1.8 million persons annually. The
Maricopa County parks system is the largest regional parks system in the nation.
The Sheriff's Office is mandated by the Arizona Constitution to provide for Search and Rescue operations within the County.
The Mountain Patrol Division has the responsibility for that mission. Utilizing hundreds of volunteer posse members and expertly
trained Deputy Sheriffs, we are recognized as one of the best search and rescue units in the country.
The Mountain Patrol Division is composed of highly-trained Deputy Sheriffs who possess a large variety of skills and
abilities such as the operation of four-wheel drive vehicles and all-terrain vehicles. This division also uses bicycle,
mounted, and foot patrol which increases cooperation and communication with the county park visitors and guests. Utilizing
emergency medical technicians and first aid first responders, the division is always ready to respond to park visitors in
distress. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year this division takes pride in being there when the public needs us.
If you visit the County Parks, the Sheriff's Office hopes you have a great time, but also strongly encourages you to obey
the laws and to use common sense. There are specific park rules and regulations along with State law that must be adhered to
when visiting the parks. Every year the Mountain Patrol Division handles a variety of calls for service including lost and
injured hikers; injured persons; and a variety of alcohol and drug violations. It is the Sheriff's Office goal to make the
County parks a safe and enjoyable place to visit and recreate in, and its greatest tool in this effort is education. With
this goal in mind, the following links have been provided to assist you in having a safe and enjoyable visit:
The Enforcement Support Division is comprised of several specialized units whose function is to provide
assistance and support to the various divisions of the Office, such as patrol and investigations. Below is a
brief summary of the units within the Enforcement Support Division. Click on their links to learn more about
each one.
The Community Relations Section provides a variety of
programs, displays, and parades for the citizens of Maricopa County. A primary goal of Sheriff Arpaio is to
educate our youth to resist drugs, tobacco, gangs and criminal activity. A few of these programs are
S.T.A.R.S , S.M.A.R.T. Tents and the annual Sheriff's Summer Camp.
The Sheriff's Firearms Range is a multi-purpose facility that is used by not only the Sheriff's Office, but
agencies throughout the State of Arizona and United States as well. Approximately 2,400 employees are
trained annually at the range which consists of a two story administration building, four firing bays, and a
live shoot house.
The Mobile Command Center is a semi-truck and trailer that is equipped as a mobile communications command
center. The unit is equipped with its own generator, and a variety of communications equipment, such as
cellular phones, police radios, and aircraft radios. The Mobile Command Center is ready for use twenty-four
hours a day for any type of emergency or large-scale disaster, as a base of operations for the incident
The Posse Administration Section oversees over three thousand
volunteers who provide assistance to the various divisions of the Office. Each posse volunteer receives
specialized training such as Law and Legal and Emergency First Care. Volunteers who wish to carry
firearms as a member of the posse must receive the same firearms training given to our sworn deputies.
Since taking office in 1993, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has innovated the use of citizen posse volunteers to
carry out a number of highly successful operations, such as the annual holiday patrol of the shopping
malls throughout the county and the "Deadbeat Parent" round-up which apprehends parents who are
delinquent in their child support.
The Sheriff's Reserve Deputy Program utilizes volunteers who undergo the same Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST) certification as our compensated deputy sheriffs. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs perform general law enforcement duties such as uniformed patrol, warrant extradition, and other specialized duties that save the taxpayers of Maricopa County hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
The Sheriff's Search and Rescue Unit is a group of highly trained
professionals who are responsible for the coordination of search and rescue operations. Maricopa County
contains over nine thousand square miles of terrain that range from arid desert to high elevation mountains
such as the Four Peaks in eastern Maricopa County. The unit relies on the assistance and support of a
variety of volunteer groups to successfully carry out each mission. In addition to our mounted and motorized
search and rescue posse, the section relies on a variety of specialized posses such as the Divers posse,
Mountain Rescue posse, and the Helicopter posse.
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Confessions of a Spam King
By JACK HITT
Published: September 28, 2003
''Click here,'' says my spamming mentor. Hovering over my chair, he points to the computer screen. ''Now click on that file of e-mail addresses there.'' I have been invited by a master for an education in spamming, the practice of blasting millions of unsolicited e-mail messages into the Internet in order to advertise everything from loans with easy terms to women of easy virtue.
''Let's go online and download some software,'' says my guide. His name is Richard Colbert. On the Rokso, or Register of Known Spam Operations (a kind of Most Wanted List for the Internet posted on an antispam Web site called spamhaus.org), Colbert is described plainly: ''Nonstop scam spammer, kicked off so many hosts and I.S.P.s'' -- or Internet service providers -- ''it's hard to count.''
Dressed in blue shorts and a purple T-shirt, Colbert, 31, has blondish hair stuffed under a baseball cap, a prominent diamond earring and a mild twang that betrays his Atlanta origin. He lights up a Monarch menthol as he shows me his computer room, an intimate homemade space built off the side of an aging two-tone mobile home -- robin's-egg blue and white -- which sits among hundreds of Airstreams and Miami Deco single-wides in the Sunset Colony Mobile Home Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Colbert claims that he's now on a sabbatical from spamming, but he's watching current events and weighing a return. During this interlude, he has agreed to help me learn how the avalanche of solicitations I receive winds up in my online mailbox every day. Who are these guys? Who hires them? How do they get legitimate e-mail addresses? And finally, can federal legislation currently under consideration actually stop them?
First off, Colbert doesn't think about spam the way I do (or, most probably, the way you do). He likes to call it ''bulk e-mailing,'' for starters. And he considers it just one of the many exciting new markets available on the Internet. He's the kind of guy who is always interrupting himself to tell you about some smart economic angle he has figured out, some new edge.
''These shorts are Dockers,'' he says, pointing at the clothes he has on. ''And I got them off eBay . Shirt? Tommy Hilfiger . EBay. Shoes? Nikes. EBay.''
Colbert and I dig around on the Internet until, under his direction, I find a piece of software that allows for mass e-mailing. These are common and legal, used legitimately by professional archaeologists, say, or chess enthusiasts to form an online group and conduct chats or exchange information.
Right away there's a problem. The software we've selected requires registration or payment. But Colbert says he once used this very piece of software, slightly altered, when he worked with some other spammers who live nearby. So he snatches his phone and calls a neighbor for support. A minute later, we are back in business. It turns out that an unusually large number of spammers live in this area, the stretch of beaches north of Miami that old-timers loosely call Boca and new-timers know as a staging ground for the smarmier characters in Carl Hiaasen's novels.
According to Steve Linford, who maintains the Rokso list, there's a good reason that so many spammers wind up on Spam Beach: ''Boca Raton is where they used to run those pump-and-dump investment scams and where the telemarketing sweatshops are.'' The phone scammers and infomercial wannabes of the 80's and 90's -- who themselves supplanted the land speculators who established Florida's earliest cities upon shifting sand and sinking swamps -- have been pushed aside by the new boys on the block, the bulk e-mailers of the Internet.
How does a spammer obtain a million working e-mail addresses? Most simply, there are lists you can buy off the Internet. But there are also other, cheaper, ways. A ''dictionary attack,'' Colbert instructs, is when you blast reams of computer-generated potential e-mail names (firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com . . .) and see which ones take. Another good tool is called a spider, a software program that can crawl through Web pages, looking for that telltale symbol: @. Then it simply records everything to the left and right of it, and bingo, it has a good e-mail address. (A good method for avoiding spam, then, is to always type your e-mail address on the Web this way: Arnie at hotmail.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Humans can look at either and figure out what to do; software -- so far -- is helpless.)
Sitting at Richard's computer, I set out to launch my first spam. I append a file of e-mail addresses to the software along with my cover letter -- my spam. To keep everything vaguely legal, my spam is nothing more than a cheerful holiday greeting, at the end of which is a link to bowieltd.com, one of Colbert's Web sites.
The software starts firing, and my notes ricochet through cyberspace. The software monitors which e-mails are returned and tabulates their status. When an ''out of the office'' auto-reply comes back on one e-mail message, Colbert says: ''Oh, we love those. They confirm that the address is active.'' Within six minutes, on a single computer, running through a regular phone line, I have fired off 1,000 e-mail messages.

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Moosely Hats, a new store on Frisco Main Street selling hats, scarves and other winter apparel and accessories, made its debut in Arizona three years ago. It took owner Chad Schultz, originally from Wisconsin, that long to get over to Frisco, he said.
He spent two years in Arizona, and then another year in Georgetown, before finding the right place on Main Street. When the space opened up at the end of October, he jumped at the chance.
During the time in Georgetown, Schultz lived in Frisco and commuted to work every day. Now he lives just a block away from the store, and enjoys the convenience of walking over each morning.
The name "Moosely Hats" is a play on words, in which "moosely" sounds like "mostly." Inside there are, indeed, plenty of hats, but that's not all that Schultz sells. Customers can also find gloves, scarves and all kinds of winter apparel and accessories, including handmade jewelry.
"I specialize in what's fashionable," Schultz said of his products. "I pay attention to what's in fashion. Fashion changes and I change accordingly."
Schultz is always on hand to help out customers with questions about fashion, trends or just clothing in general. He researches every product he offers, he said, and can list its qualities at the drop of a hat (pun intended).
In the meantime, business has been picking up, Schultz said, and he expects to have more customers in as Christmas draws closer and snow brings more tourists to the mountains. And when spring comes, he said, he will change his offerings to reflect the season.


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Office Conflict: Women and the 'Catty' Trap
Don't call it a catfight.
That's one of the takeaways of a new management study on workplace conflict by researchers at the University of British Columbia.
The researchers found that both men and women perceived office disputes between women to be more disruptive to office life than fights between men or between a man and a woman.
The scholars, Leah D. Sheppard and Karl Aquino, asked 152 subjects to assess three workplace conflict scenarios involving a pair of managers. The examples were identical, save for the names of the individuals involved: Adam and Steven, Adam and Sarah, and Sarah and Anne.
Participants were asked to assess the likelihood that the two managers would be able to repair their relationship and the effect of the dispute on team and company morale. The subjects, both male and female, consistently viewed the conflict between the two women in the most negative light.
The researchers don't know exactly why women-on-women fights are perceived so negatively, but they have some theories.
"Conflicts between women violate our norms of what is prescribed for women," says Sheppard. "We have this perception that women can be really catty and terrible to each other, but we don't think women should be that way. We want to see women supporting one another, because they are a marginalized group."
Language may play a role, with loaded terms such as "catfight" and "Queen Bee syndrome" often deployed when women fight. "We are hard-pressed to think of a term comparable to 'catfight' that is regularly used to label conflict and competition between two men," the scholars write in the study.
The bias against female-female conflict may affect hiring and promotions for women. Managers may unconsciously decide against assigning two women together if there appears to be some discord between them. Women may also be more reluctant to speak up against another female colleague if they think they may be penalized, or labeled as catty, for doing so.
The scholars hope that the study will boost managers' awareness of the bias against fights between women when dealing with workplace conflicts and assignments.
Awareness may also prevent women from harping publicly about conflicts with other women. "For me personally, I might avoid ruminating about a conflict with a coworker. It will already be more salient to people, so probably speaking about it won't help," Ms. Sheppard says.
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It has been cold lately, but soon enough the weather will warm and you'll want a pop of spring to relieve the weariness of your wintry black wardrobe.
But which of the many spring trends -- cropped jackets, graphic black and white, vibrant color mixes and global print-a-paloozas -- do you choose?
"Spring '13 trends offer something for everyone," says David Wolfe, creative director of The Doneger Group, a New York-based retail and fashion consultant. "There are a great many directions happening all at once with each designer/label offering looks that are true to themselves. Colorful and optimistic sums it all up, very possibly a reaction to a world fraught with problems and disasters. Fashion is acting as an escape mechanism."
Gone are the days when you saw something on a runway in October, then waited half a year for the trend to hit your mall. With the Internet -- and its thousands of fashion bloggers -- couture trends translate faster into retail reality than they used to, Wolfe said.
Such "fast fashion" means antsy fashionistas can get a spring-look fix well before winter is over.
"There used to be a real 'ripple-out' timetable that said, 'Paris now, Peoria in 18 months,' " Wolfe said. "That is no longer the case. For those who care about fashion, it is almost instant."
That ability to satisfy a fashion fan's desire for the new hasn't just made trends more accessible, it has made them easier to afford.
Wolfe points to the spring 2013 runways. They were full of black and white -- which Wolfe deems "hardly a revolutionary idea" -- and nearly immediately, fast-fashion retailer H&M is pushing black-and-white outfits. The Swedish retailer is selling a black-and-white-striped sheer blouse for $25 that looks like something off the Marc Jacobs spring runway.
But what to choose for your escape from now until actual spring without looking like you're blindly following trends? After all, what works on the runways doesn't work for your life.
"If you like a trend, you should try it," says Sarah Bennett, personal stylist manager at Nordstrom. "Every trend is wearable; the key is tailoring it to your own personal style. Color is everywhere for spring. If you're not ready for head-to-toe color, try starting small with a colored shoe or handbag."
But the array of trends is dizzying. From the boxy silhouettes of Chanel's sweet suits, Derek Lam's saturated featherweight leather, Peter Pilotto's hypnotic exotic prints, Chloe's blinding white ensembles, Gucci's giant undulating ruffles or Michael Kors' blue-green color mix -- what's a fashion fan on a limited budget to do?
"With so many trends happening simultaneously, a smart shopper takes the time to familiarize herself with the options and to only adapt/assimilate those that truly suit her real lifestyle and budget. Forget Kim Kardashian and all those starlets on the red carpet," Wolfe advised.
His easy solution is to choose something that looks like your style, but in spring's favorite new colors.
"Color, color, color! But not any one specific color," he said. "There will be brights, pastels, black-and-white and neutrals, too. 'Proven newness' is an important consideration. That means choosing something familiar (a garment or an accessory) that is in a new color or new material. It's safe, but sort of exciting."
Fashion blogger Beth Jones of B. Jones Style agrees. "Bold color is still in. Purchase one statement item in a bold color and pop it in your winter wardrobe, but get ready to wear it when spring comes around."
"Choosing a trend that makes you feel like the ultimate version of yourself is the best way to introduce newness into your wardrobe."


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The true promise of social data co-mingling with enterprise data to influence and inform social marketing (all marketing really) lives in cloud computing. The cloud brings processing power, services, speed and cost savings the likes of which few organizations could ever put into action on their own. So why wouldn't anyone jump into SaaS (Software as a Service) with both feet? Cloud security.
Being concerned about security is proper and healthy. That just means you're a responsible operator. Whether it's protecting your customers' data or trying to stay off the radar of regulatory agencies, you have plenty of reasons to make sure you're as protected from hacking, theft and loss as you can possibly be.
But you also have plenty of reasons to not let security concerns freeze you in your tracks, preventing you from innovating, moving the socially-enabled enterprise forward, and keeping up with competitors who may not be as skittish regarding SaaS technology adoption. Over half of organizations are transferring sensitive or confidential data to the cloud, an increase of 10% over last year.
With the roles and responsibilities of CMO's, CIO's and other C's changing, the first thing you should probably determine is who should take point on analyzing cloud software options, providers, and policies.
An oft-quoted Ponemon Institute study found 36% of businesses don't have a cloud security policy at all. So that's as good a place to start as any. What applications and data are you comfortable housing in the cloud? Do you have a classification system for data that clearly spells out where data types can go and how they can be used? Who, both internally and at the cloud provider, will function as admins? What are the different levels of admin clearance? Will your security policies and procedures sync up with those of your cloud provider?
The key is verifiable trust. Trust in cloud security is actually going up. 1/3 of organizations polled say it's the cloud provider who should be responsible for data protection. And when you look specifically at SaaS providers, that expectation goes up to 60%. 57% "strongly agree" or "agree" there's more confidence in cloud providers' ability to protect data. In fact, some businesses bypass the "verifiable" part of verifiable trust. Just over half have no idea what their cloud provider does to protect data.
And yet, according to the "Private Cloud Vision vs. Reality" InformationWeek Report, 82% of organizations say security/data privacy are one of the main reasons they're still holding the public cloud at arm's length. That's going to be a tough position to maintain, because just as social is rapidly changing the face of marketing, big data is rapidly changing the face of enterprise IT. Netflix, who's particularly big on the benefits of the cloud, says, "We're systematically disassembling the corporate IT components." An enterprise can never realize the full power of big data, nor get the full potential value out of it, if it's unwilling to enable the integrations and dataset connections necessary in the cloud.
Because integration is called for to reduce fragmentation, a standardized platform makes a lot of sense. With multiple components crafted to work together, you're maximizing scalability, optimization, cost effectiveness, and yes security and identity management benefits. You can see how the incentive is there for cloud companies to develop and add ever-improving security features, making cloud computing an eventual far safer bet than traditional IT.
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I was very disappointed to learn that our representative to Congress, Tom McClintock, voted against aid to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. People in California have suffered through earthquakes and vicious firestorms. Does he not remember the Angora fire in our area? People in our area received FEMA emergency housing and assistance. The federal government offered low interest loans for homes and small businesses.
I believe the Congressman's far right fervor to do as little or nothing for government has left us, the people in his district, without representation. Fortunately, other Republican and Democratic congressmen put aside their ideological purity to help the victims of a devastating hurricane.
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I have created a new command to break entities. It is very similar to 'Break out Segment', but instead of automatically selecting the nearest intersections, the command prompts the user to select the object to break, followed by two break points. Because the user selects the points manually, I have called this 'Break out Manual' in the 'Modify' menu, with the shortcut 'B2'.
The points which you select can be anywhere in the drawing. The command projects the points onto the closest point on the selected object, and uses that point as the break point. As you move the cursor around, a temporary line is drawn from the cursor position to the nearest point on the entity. (You can also select points on the entity. The temporary line is drawn using the 'Auxiliary Shapes' colour. You can change this in 'Edit->Application Preferences->Graphics View->Colors'.)
You can break lines, arcs, circles, ellipses or elliptical arcs. If you select another type of objrect, a warning message is shown.
If one breakpoint maps onto an endpoint and the other breakpoint maps to the other endpoint then the whole entity is removed. If both breakpoints map to the same endpoint then nothing is removed. If one breakpoint maps to an endpoint and the other breakpoint maps to a point on the entity then that portion of the entity is removed. If both breakpoints map to the same point on the entity then the entity is divided, but nothing is removed.
For circles and full ellipses, after choosing the two breakpoints you are prompted to select the part of the circle or ellipse, to remove. (This doesn't use the selection point, or direction of circle/ellipse to determine which part to remove.) If both breakpoints map to the same point on a circle, the circle is replaced with an arc, and you are not prompted to remove anything. For ellipses, the ellipse is replaced with another ellipse. When the startpoint and endpoint of an ellipse are the same then QCAD draws an ellipse rather than an elliptical arc.
There is one option in the options toolbar, a checkbox 'Remove segment'. The default is checked. If you uncheck it the part between the breakpoints is not removed, but the entity is divided at the breakpoints.
I have attached the file 'Break.zip', which contains the 'Break' directory. Copy this directory to the 'scripts/modify' directory.
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The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) today extended a previous agreement with Ameridose, LLC, halting all shipments from the company to facilities in Florida. Under the agreement, Ameridose will not dispense or distribute any products into the state of Florida through December 31, 2012. Ameridose's management is associated with the New England Compounding Center (NECC), the compounding pharmacy linked to the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis from contaminated medications.
On October 31, 2012, Ameridose issued a voluntary recall of its unexpired products in circulation. Health care professionals should cease using any products from Ameridose at this time and should return the products to the company. Facilities with Ameridose products, which may include hospitals, clinics and other establishments, should contact the company at 888-820-0622 for instructions on how to return the products. A complete list of recalled products subject to this recall is available at
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Congrats to the 15 local artists on The Stranger's shortlist for the Genius Awards (released today)! I'm a big fan of this year's list—especially since in past years Seattle mag has selected several of the Genius nominees as winners of our own Spotlight Award. The Genius winners won't be announced until September 22, but meanwhile, you can read up on a few of the nominees via the previous profiles I've written... of contemporary dance goddess Zoe Scofield (2008 Spotlight Award), animator extraordinaire Drew Christie (2010 Spotlight Award), and indie filmmaking star Megan Griffiths (2011 Spotlight Award). Also, in 2010, we named music nominee TheeSatisfaction Seattle's best new hip-hop band (here's why), and called out artist, designer and environmental visionary Sarah Bergmann for her Pollinator Pathway. In other words, we agree: Seattle is swarming with artistic geniuses and they deserve all the awards they can rack up.
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A Salt Lake City church saw some action during a wedding ceremony. Specifically, two old jailbirds having sex right outside it — which was apparently witnessed by no less than four children. Welcome to the birds and the bees, kids!
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Running + Juggling = Joggling. That is how Perry Romanowski (@thejoggler) rolls! Welcome to Episode 69! This week, download here, we welcome Perry from from JustYourAverageJoggler.com to chat with us. Perry is that guy that you have seen running the Chicago Marathon juggling three sacks and having a good time. He stops by the show to tell us how he got into joggling and how it is (and will always be) the sport of the future.
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Born2Suffer Born2Suffer Feb 27, 2013 20:43 Flag
Adebayor's commitment
I have already commented on Adebayor's late return from the Africa Cup.
If you recorded the game, take a look at his reaction on Bale scoring his wonder goal against the hammers. He just turned away as if the ref had awarded a goal kick. You would think that Bale scoring a late winner and earning 3 vital points would have him #$%$-a-hoop, but no.
Now take a look at the late goal that kept us in europe, same reaction. You could excuse it if it was just his laid back character, but I remember him running the length of the pitch to taunt arsenal fans when he scored for city.
I have heard people accuse Benni of not caring, but he is always one of the first to congratulate and celebrate our goals, whereas Adebayour couldn't care less.
The sooner we get rid the better, arogant merceniery git.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
What do you think it is, a commitment or boredom problem?
He played well for us last season - if it was a 'commitment;' thing, why not simply stop playing as soon as you sign? Why in his case, play well, then re-sign and then stop playing?
I'm still willing to give him the benefit. He missed pre-season, the got injured and was then suspended. Since then, we've struggled with scoring (you could put that down to him, but it seems a general malaise), apart from Bale.
Personally, I still think that the difference is that last season we had Bale/VdV acting as provider and setting up as many as they scored. This season, Bale is scoring and not providing, and the VdV/Modric replacements haven't quite hit consistent form. That then reflects on the strikers.
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Born2Suffer Born2Suffer Feb 28, 2013 12:45 Flag
John, if he wants to get bored he can do it in his own time. We pay him too much money not to expect commitment and enthusiasm on the pitch. If you did record the 2 games, watch back and tell me when you last saw such a negative reaction after seeing your team get such important results.
Yes he re-signed at the start of the season, but he didn't exactly rush in to it, did he. I'm sure other factors played a part, but from where I sit it was mostly to do with him collecting as much from citeh and then us.
You're right to say he scored quite well last year, but he missed shed loads of easy chances that should have been put away. And he has continued to miss easy chances this year and seems to lack concentration, like whenever he gets the ball a little unexpectantly he is never quite ready or able to know what to do with it, whereas top players do.
Didn't fancy him to begin with and even less now. He seems to be repeating how it went at #$%$ & City
FABONGRASS FABONGRASS Feb 28, 2013 08:30 Flag
Now you know why Arsenal fans dislike him so much (and that began waaaaay before he went to Spurs). He's just in it for the money, which is a shame because he could have been a truly great player.
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Truely great players play the game because they love it and they would play even if they got just enough money to survive. Truely great players have a passion for the game to sit alongside some sublime skills. You certainly can't put Ade in that category. It is the same with him wherever he goes, he starts off really well as if he has something to prove, but very soon he goes back to his real self. Slightly lazy and uncommited.
Even when he trying very hard at the start of his time with any club I would not say he is great. His hold up play is average, his long range shooting is non existent, he misses too many relatively simple chances, he seems to be on the back foot all the time (as already mentioned) and he is not as good in the air as he should be given his height.
So, based on that Fab, I can't agree that Ade would ever have been regarded as a truely great player.
In fact, why have we got him again??
Roger Mellie Roger Mellie Mar 2, 2013 14:27 Flag
He's a shitbag. As soon as he signed a permanant deal he slacked off. He's s spent force, #$%$ him off to QPR ASAP


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18.01.2013 - Roche has appointed John Reed head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED).
Reed succeeds Mike Burgess, who has led the Basel-headquartered research arm on an interim basis and will leave Roche. Reed previously was CEO at Sanford-Bunrham Medical research Institute in La Jolla..Reed is one of the world's leading biomedical researchers with a focus on cancer, neuroprotection, autoimmunity, and other diseases and has authored several hundred medical research publications He is an inventor of more than one hundred patents and the founder or co-founder of a number of biotechnology companies.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2013-01/john-reed.html


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Nazareth trounced East Stroudsburg North 35-12 in the Eastern Conference football semifinals Friday at Nazareth. The Timberwolves were held scoreless until the fourth quarter and only had 26 yards of offense in the first half.
Leading rushers: N, Sajbbar Bokhori 14-112 yards, TD; ESN, Abdul Murphy 17-37.
Leading receivers: N, Anthony Gaetaniello 6-69 yards, TD; ESN, Murphy 3-135, TD.
Leading passers: N, Parrish Simmons 12-17 156 yards, 2 TDs, INT; ESN, Lorenzo Melchiorre 3-4 135 yards, TD.
Key play of the game: Nazareth's Alexander Tonnies ran a fake punt 61 yards to the North 1 yard line to set up a 1 yard touchdown by Anthony Gaetaniello to put Nazareth ahead 21-0.
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Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures.
- Architectural History is more than just the study of buildings. Architecture of the past and the present remains an essential emblem of a distinctive social system and set of cultural values, and as a result it has been the subject of study of a variety of disciplines.
- Dana Arnold, Reading Architectural History (2002), Ch. 1 : Reading the past : What is architectural history?
- 'Architecture' may at first appear to be a more fixed and finite term. It has a threedimensional, tangible, useable form. But questions remain about what can be considered architecture and what cannot, and by this I mean that we usually understand architecture to incorporate aesthetic as well as functional consideration into its structure. Anything that does not fall into this category can be described as 'just a building'. This may seem too simple. Can architecture be determined solely by the use of refined architectural style – high or polite architecture instead of vernacular?
- Dana Arnold, Reading Architectural History (2002), Ch. 1 : Reading the past : What is architectural history?
- Architecture differs from a work of art, which can be displayed in different settings and the subject-matter, form and meaning will remain unchanged. The physicality of any built structure can be altered over time as additions and alterations are made. Moreover, a building or work of architecture can change its function as it meets the different demands of its occupants, although its exterior appearance may be unaltered. And its meaning may change depending on the nature of the context. This reveals some of the problems of interpreting historic architecture from a modern-day perspective as the physical changes and different cultural contexts transform the object.
- Dana Arnold, Reading Architectural History (2002), Ch. 1 : Reading the past : What is architectural history?
- The civil engineer is the real 19th century architect.
- William Burges in: The Ecclesiologist, Vol. 28, 1867, p. 156:
- Windows and doors, in nameless sculpture drest,
With order, symmetry, or taste unblest;
Forms like some bedlam-statuary's dream,
The craz'd creations of misguided whim.
- Robert Burns, The Brigs of Ayr (1787)
- When, in architecture, one uses a fixed unit and combinations of it, to produce harmony, the effect should be most striking and apparent... as it is in music by the measured beat and in poetry by the cadence and rhythm.
- Ernest Flagg, Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction (1922)
- [Makes a good architect] an open mind, energy, an appetite for hard work, a willingness to explore new solutions and push boundaries. A sense of humor is also helpful.
- The modern age has in most cases failed with the rebuilding of old cities destroyed in the war and shown itself incapable of recreating the complex grain of places which took centuries to evolve. Clearly our modern architectural vocabulary just isn't up to the job.
- Dieter Scholzel (architect); reported in Friends of Dresden declarations (2003).
- Bridges are America's cathedrals.
- Author unknown; reported in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
- Silently as a dream the fabric rose;
No sound of hammer or of saw was there.
- William Cowper, The Task (1785), Book V, line 144.
- Dancing and architecture are the two primary and essential arts. The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person. The art of building, or architecture, is the beginning of all the arts that lie outside the person; and in the end they unite.
- Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life (1923).
- Architects know that some kinds of design problems are more personal than others. One of the cleanest, most abstract design problems is designing bridges. There your job is largely a matter of spanning a given distance with the least material. The other end of the spectrum is designing chairs. Chair designers have to spend their time thinking about human butts.
- Paul Graham, "Five Questions About Language Design" (May 2001).
- Architecture and psychology suddenly become very close.
- Architecture worth great attention. As we double our numbers every 20 years we must double our houses. Besides we build of such perishable materials that one half of our houses must be rebuilt in every space of 20 years. So that in that term, houses are to be built for three fourths of our inhabitants. It is then among the most important arts: and it is desireable to introduce taste into an art which shews so much.
- Thomas Jefferson, hints to Americans travelling in Europe, letter to John Rutledge, Jr. (June 19, 1788); in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd (1956), vol. 13, p. 269.
- A few centuries ago... the indigenous and often primitive architectural forms of that time had become suited to local climate through a long process of trial and error.
- Ken Kern, The Owner Built Home: A How-to-do-it Book (1972)
- The architect
Built his great heart into these sculptured stones,
And with him toiled his children, and their lives
Were builded, with his own, into the walls,
As offerings unto God.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus, The Golden Legend (1872), Part III. In the Cathedral.
- A spider conducts operations that resemble those of a weaver, and a bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of her cells. But what distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality
- Karl Marx, Das Kapital (1867).
- Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge
Rose, like an exhalation.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 710.
- Nor did there want
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculpture graven.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 715.
- The hasty multitude
Admiring enter'd, and the work some praise,
And some the architect: his hand was known
In heaven by many a tower'd structure high,
Where scepter'd angels held their residence,
And sat as princes.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 730.
- Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.
- John Prebble, in Disaster at Dundee, 1956. p. 16.
- Thus when we view some well-proportion'd dome,
* * * * * *
No single parts unequally surprise,
All comes united to th' admiring eyes.
- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism (1709), Part II, line 47.
- When we mean to build,
We first survey the plot, then draw the model;
And when we see the figure of the house,
Then must we rate the cost of the erection.
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II (c. 1597-99), Act I, scene 3, line 41.
- 'Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II (c. 1597-99), Act V, scene 3, line 6.
- He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece.
- William Shakespeare, King Lear (1608), Act III, scene 2, line 25.
- La vue d'un tel monument est comme une musique continuelle et fixée qui vous attend pour vous faire du bien quand vous vous en approchez.
- The sight of such a monument is like continual and stationary music which one hears for one's good as one approaches it.
- Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, Corinne (1807), Book IV, Chapter III.
- I call architecture frozen music.
- Attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller
- "Conversations with Goethe in the Last Years of His Life", page 282; by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann, Margaret Fuller; Translated by Margaret Fuller; Publiched of Hilliard, Gray, and company, 1839; 414 pages .
- Architecture has its political Use; publick Buildings being the Ornament of a Country; it establishes a Nation, draws People and Commerce; makes the People love their native Country, which Passion is the Original of all great Actions in a Common-wealth…. Architecture aims at Eternity.
- Christopher Wren, "Of Architecture", Parentalia; or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens, comp. by his son Christopher (1750, reprinted 1965), Appendix, p. 351.
- And so, as they kept coming together in greater numbers into one place, finding themselves naturally gifted beyond the other animals in not being obliged to walk with faces to the ground, but upright and gazing upon the splendor of the starry firmament, and also in being able to do with ease whatever they chose with their hands and fingers, they began... to construct shelters.
- Vitruvius, De Architectura (ca. 20 BC) Bk.2, Chp.1, Sec.2, p. 38
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- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 39-41.
- Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.
- Francis Bacon, Essays, Of Building.
- There was King Bradmond's palace,
Was never none richer, the story says:
For all the windows and the walls
Were painted with gold, both towers and halls;
Pillars and doors all were of brass;
Windows of latten were set with glass;
It was so rich in many wise,
That it was like a paradise.
- Sir Bevis of Hamptoun. Manuscript in Caius College.
- Old houses mended,
Cost little less than new, before they're ended.
- Colley Cibber, Prologue to the Double Gallant, line 15.
- A man who could build a church, as one may say, by squinting at a sheet of paper.
- Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Volume II, Chapter VI.
- The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate finish, as well as the ærial proportions and perspective of vegetable beauty.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, Of History.
- Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As the best gem upon her zone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Problem.
- The hand that rounded Peter's dome
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity:
Himself from God he could not free;
He builded better than he knew;
The conscious stone to beauty grew.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Problem.
- Middle wall of partition.
- Ephesians, II. 14.
- An arch never sleeps.
- J. Fergusson, History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, p. 210 (referring to the Hindu aphorism of the sleepless arch). Also the refrain of a novel by J. Meade Falkner, The Nebuly Cloud.
- Die Baukunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.
- Architecture is frozen music.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Conversation with Eckermann (March 23, 1829).
- Rich windows that exclude the light,
And passages that lead to nothing.
- Thomas Gray, A Long Story.
- No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung,
Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung.
Majestic silence.
- Reginald Heber, Palestine, line 163. Recited by Heber as "No workman's steel" in The Sheldonian (June 15, 1803).
- When I lately stood with a friend before [the cathedral of] Amiens,… he asked me how it happens that we can no longer build such piles? I replied: "Dear Alphonse, men in those days had convictions (Ueberzeugungen), we moderns have opinions (Meinungen) and it requires something more than an opinion to build a Gothic cathedral.
- Heinrich Heine, Confidential Letters to August Lewald on the French Stage. Letter 9. translation. by C. G. Leland.
- So that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
- I Kings, VI. 7.
- Grandeur * * * consists in form, and not in size: and to the eye of the philosopher, the curve drawn on a paper two inches long, is just as magnificent, just as symbolic of divine mysteries and melodies, as when embodied in the span of some cathedral roof.
- Charles Kingsley, Prose Idylls, My Winter Garden.
- In the elder days of Art,
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute and unseen part;
For the gods see everywhere.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Builders, Stanza 5.
- Ah, to build, to build!
That is the noblest of all the arts.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Michael Angelo, Part I, II, line 54.
- The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
- Psalms. CXVIII. 22.
- It was stated, * * * that the value of architecture depended on two distinct characters:—the one, the impression it receives from human power; the other, the image it bears of the natural creation.
- John Ruskin, Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Lamp of Beauty.
- I would have, then, our ordinary dwelling-houses built to last, and built to be lovely; as rich and full of pleasantness as may be within and without: * * * with such differences as might suit and express each man's character and occupation, and partly his history.
- John Ruskin, Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Lamp of Memory.
- Therefore when we build, let us think that we build (public edifices) forever. Let it not be for present delight, nor for present use alone, let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! this our fathers did for us."
- John Ruskin, Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Lamp of Memory.
- Architecture is the work of nations.
- John Ruskin, True and Beautiful, Sculpture.
- No person who is not a great sculptor or painter, can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.
- John Ruskin, True and Beautiful, Sculpture.
- Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.
- John Ruskin, True and Beautiful, Sculpture.
- Since it [architecture] is music in space, as it were a frozen music…. If architecture in general is frozen music.
- Friedrich Schelling, Philosophie der Kunst, pp. 576, 593.
- Behold, ye builders, demigods who made England's Walhalla [Westminster Abbey].
- Theodore Watts-Dunton, The Silent Voices, No. 4, The Minster Spirits.


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SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks fired back at the Vancouver Canucks and defenseman Kevin Bieksa on Tuesday, turning the question of integrity against their first-round playoff opponents.
"If we go back to look at the series, we've been called cheaters after Game 1, we've been called embellishing Canadians after Game 3," said Sharks coach Todd McLellan, whose team leads the series three games to none. "If the series goes any deeper, we may even be accused of biting eventually."
McLellan said he wasn't offended by Bieksa's comments Monday, which were made against Logan Couture and Joe Thornton.
Neither Couture nor Thornton took Bieksa's bait, but Sharks forward Adam Burish did address the allegations. And like McLellan, he focused on the source of the comments.
"I guess if I was him, while I was up on the soap box and trying to save the integrity of the game and all that stuff, I might swing by player No. 14 and player No. 17," Burish said, a reference to forwards Alexandre Burrows and Ryan Kesler.
"I'd swing by their stalls," Burish continued, "and have a little talk with them about diving and intergrity, that kind of thing. Then he can work his way over to our room."
Bieksa accused Couture of throwing his head back to exaggerate the impact of a hit to the head by Henrik Sedin, and said Thornton took his glove off to try and draw more attention to slashing call.
That was the charge against Burrows when he faced the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Stanley Cup finals, a series McLellan also indirectly alluded to earlier without mentioning the Canucks by name.
"They use that word embellish, but I haven't heard that in a while," McLellan said. "In fact, I think it was in vogue a couple of springs ago."
The comments came after the Sharks completed their morning skate as they try to complete a series sweep Tuesday night at HP Pavilion.


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kod wrote:i get an error message "can't open file pms_dbg.zip as archive
Neither one opens up for me either. Can you have another go and this time use 7zip if the dbgpack zip is corrupted again (will look into that problem later).
EDIT: I just tried to replicate your current setup (SHB43, jumpy-0.1.7, dbgpack_020) in win7 and ESPN is working ok here, also dbgpack.
EDIT#2: Reading through the posts at the end of the SHB thread some users seem to be getting 'data corrupted' on the ps3 with SHB-43 (I only have a Sony bluray, no ps3). Maybe try SHB-42 too just for the hell of it.


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Bellarmine College Prep quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels came away impressed with Washington and Boise State after recruiting visits to the schools last weekend.
"The Washington visit was awesome," Carta-Samuels said in a text message. "I had a ton of fun. It was sweet. Great facilities. Great coaches. Just an awesome environment."
And Boise State?
"That was a really fun trip, too," he said. "The coaching staff there is really young and full of energy. Facilities were awesome. It's gonna be a tough decision, but I'll make sure it's the right one."
Carta-Samuels put himself back on the recruiting market last week after James Franklin stepped down at Vanderbilt to become Penn State's coach. Carta-Samuels had committed to Vanderbilt in summer 2012.
The four-star (out of five) player said last week that he still planned to make an official visit to Vanderbilt this weekend. But that trip is now up in the air, Carta-Samuels said, adding that he wanted to talk to his parents to "see if I am gonna make a decision during this week or I should make the trip."
The first day to sign is Feb. 5.
For more on high school sports, see the After School blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/highschools. Follow Darren Sabedra on Twitter at twitter.com/DarrenSabedra.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
MCDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW) -- Heavy rain and strong winds pounded the Southeast all day long. As it moved into our area, it started with just some pretty bad winds early in the afternoon, but when the rain hit, it hit hard.
"We see a lot of downed trees on power lines, we see trees laying across roads," said Chief Danny Cason with the Dearing Fire Department.
Chief Cason, his department and Georgia Power crews spent the night cleaning up damage caused by a downed power line. They are a common sight during storms like this.
"You don't ever know until GA Power gets on the scene the best thing to do is stay away from it because you don't ever know if it's live or hot," said Chief Cason. "Unless you're certified in power, stay away from it."
Hundreds were without power as crews all over the area worked to get the lights back on.
"They need to be cautious and patient that Georgia Power is working on it," Cason said. "In the bad weather, they're out here working on it trying to get it fixed."
The storms also knocked down trees, closing roads and damaging property.
"All of a sudden I hear a loud pop," said News 12's newest reporter Patrick Price.
Price saw the damage firsthand as a tree smashed through his fence and into his car windshield.
"I thought it was lightning or thunder, but I came outside and I saw a tree had fallen outside and damaged my windshield," he said.
Cason says trees are one of the biggest dangers in severe weather, so everyone needs to take extra precaution.
"People traveling down the road at night need to slow down because the roads are slick, they could come across a tree and run into it and have a crash before they realize it," Cason said.
Georgia Power is reporting around 9,600 customers are without power statewide as of 3:45 a.m. Wednesday. Luckily, the major damage in our area is just a lot of downed trees and power lines. There are still a lot of hazards out on the roads, so if you are out, just make sure you're being safe.


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TheRutherglenRebel wrote: Andvil wrote: "yo, that rhyme woulve worked best with better simile usage in the past tense!"
Perhaps what I'm talking about is more suited to poetry events rather than hip-hop shows, but I have on (rare) occasion seen debate(!) between an artist on stage and members of the audience. I don't know, perhaps live 'popular' music occupies a strange middle ground somewhere between opera or ballet, where everyone sits in a dignified silence, appreciating what's going on in front of them, and say a football match at the other extreme, where a lot of people are under the impression that acting like a dick is an entry requirement or something.
Andvil wrote: "yo, that rhyme woulve worked best with better simile usage in the past tense!"
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P.S. to any of you fools who think making money for doing what you love is being a sell out. Tell that to your teachers, and anyone else who loves their occupation. I would, in a heartbeat accecpt a pay check for doing something I enjoy doing because in reality, I wouldnt have to work at all.
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hugh grants hooker wrote: amo1ne --- you condensed my shit down to the point that it seems as if i'm dissing him for making money. thats not cool man.


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Who could forget the Oscar night @AngiesRightLeg caused a worldwide media frenzy?! Wearing black Atelier Versace, the stunning star killed it on the red carpet and set the precedent for serious posing and hilar Twitter account creations.
Looking every bit the part of glamorous movie star, Michelle shut it down in a red Louis Vuitton gown at the 84th Academy Awards. Always ahead of the trend, she put peplum on the map in this look!
Another lady in red last year was Emma Stone, who was beyond MAJ in this Giambattista Valli crimson halter gown with an oversized bow at the neck.
2013 Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain has been one to watch this entire awards season, but it was her 2012 Alexander McQueen Oscars dress that is still one of our favorites!
No one was more feminine or polished than Mila in a lilac lace Elie Saab gown at the '12 Oscars—she was glowing!
Jenny from the block doesn't play around when it comes to fashion! The insanely stylish star sparkled on the red carpet in a dramatic Giorgio Armani Privé gown and tousled updo in 2010.
Pre-pixie cut, Miley rocked side-swept bangs and a belted Zuhair Murhad gown to the Kodak Theater. Now this is how to do red-carpet glam y'all!
Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard accepted her golden statue in an intricately scaled Jean Paul Gaultier mermaid dress in '08—the year everyone wanted to be french. Or her.


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The Cal men's basketball team will open its season with home games Nov. 14 and 16 against Alcorn State and Kennesaw State, respectively, in the 2K Sports Classic.
Regardless of the outcome of the two games, the Bears will participate in the 2K Classic finals at New York City's Madison Square Garden. They play Syracuse on Nov. 20, then face either Texas or Iowa on Nov. 21.
Stanford (4-0) earned its fourth consecutive shutout, its longest such streak to open the season since 1989.
Each school owns six national championships.
Kok, Sock Hwee Koh and Amanda Tan carded a 2-over 146 in the second round, leaving Singapore tied for 32nd at 8 over. Kok is tied for 101st out of 147 women at 9-over 153.
Sacramento Kings part owner Kevin Nagle will lead a move to turn Earthquakes' affiliate Republic FC into a Major League Soccer expansion team, the club announced. Republic FC plays in the United Soccer League PRO, a third-tier division below MLS.
Staff writers Jeff Faraudo and Elliott Almond contributed to this report.


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Definition of slit in English:
- At this stage, they'll also check your garments for slits, broken buttons or zippers, and any other irregularities.
- At the end of the glans is a small slit or opening, which is where semen and urine exit the body through the urethra.
- A wrinkled tee shirt with shredded slits of material barely concealed her.
verb (slits, slitting, slit)[with object]
- Kari slit open the envelope as she trotted up the stairs.
- Aiur eyed him, but she slit open the envelope and pulled out a thin sheet of paper.
- He held a knife, which shook between leather-gloved fingers, as he slit open the front of the dress.
- When a guard takes out a knife and slits the plastic of one, a light-green herb spurts out.
- With a sharp knife, slit the skin and its underlying layer along the length of each section.
- Juki's sword slashed his robe, slitting the middle.
- His tiny eyes were slitted, as he squinted at Adam in the dark.
- Mai stirred and slitted an eye at him, 'Why not trot on over and have a look then? 'she asked.'
- If he was confused at my flippancy, he didn't show it, and I was a little disappointed when he merely crossed his arms and slitted his eyes in amusement.
slitter noun
- Example sentences
- The knife has multiple slitting blades with a stripping bar following the slitters.
- Automated de-boners and slitters sliced the meat off bones and processors turned other parts into various pieces.
- Unlike the patent slitters, mine has no edge for scraping the corn off, but the back of a knife blade worked just fine.
Late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan 'split, rend' (of Germanic origin).
slate from Middle English:
This is from the Old French esclat 'a piece broken off'. Slat (Late Middle English) is a variant which meant 'roofing slate' until it developed the current sense in the mid 18th century. Schoolchildren formerly used flat pieces of slate for writing on in chalk, and shops and bars used the same materials for keeping a record of what a customer owed. This is the origin of the expression on the slate, 'to be paid for later, on credit'. The related French esclice 'splinter' gives us slice (Middle English) and their common Germanic source also gives us slit (Old English). In the sense 'to criticize', dating from the mid 19th century, slate is probably a different word. It might derive from the slightly earlier Irish sense 'to beat, beat up' and be related to a Scots use of slate meaning 'to set a dog on', which is from Old Norse.
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We have 2 fantastic events coming up! The Drag Show on April 8th and the Rainbow Ball on April 20th.
Who are we?
30 years in the making, we are the Queer-Straight Alliance, a
student-run organization devoted to developing community, fostering
education, and empowering action.
We are made of diverse individuals who share the belief that the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender person is an equal member of the
MSU community.
Weekly meetings:
Where: Room 233( or 168) in the SUB - see calendar.
When: Every Monday at 7pm (excluding holidays and summer break).
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Snoop Dogg Leads Revived Campaign Against Gun Violence
SAN FRANCISCO — In many of his years as a rapper, Snoop Dogg seemed to embrace guns: he was arrested multiple times for gun possession and lyrics from his songs included references such as "So Snoopy he went straight to the trunk of his car (And what he get?), he got his gun and they start running hard."
But these days, the 42-year-old star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr. and also goes by Snoop Lion, is pushing a decidedly anti-gun violence message. On Thursday night, he appeared at a benefit here with fellow rapper MC Hammer, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and other luminaries to help promote a campaign called "No Guns Allowed."
The San Francisco event had been planned for months, but following the May 23 massacre by suspected gunman Elliot Rodger of six students at Isla Vista, Calif. its theme centered on that tragedy. Mr. Rodger, 22, also died in the incident from what investigators have said they believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"Nobody thought that kid would do what he did, but it's done now," Snoop, wearing his trademark shades, said in an interview with fellow event promoters, Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway and Robert "Biko" Baker, executive director of the League of Young Voters Education Fund.
Mr. Conway, who was an early backer of such companies as Google Inc., said he teamed with Snoop after the Dec. 14, 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. to push for gun-control legislation. At the time, Snoop had just released the hit, "No Guns Allowed," as part of a new anti-gun violence message. They are pushing Congress to again take up legislation that would require more extended background checks, after a similar measure died in the Senate last year.
"We are suffering from domestic terrorism in the U.S. and we want it to stop," Mr. Conway said in a press conference at the event.
Asked Thursday how he reconciled his new stance with his past association with guns, Snoop said he had matured. "Back then, I was a kid and I had no direction," he said, adding he would like to start a concert series at which guns could be turned in. "You have to lead by purpose and by experience."


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Lottery officials say the holder of a Mega Millions ticket that's worth $19 million will be introduced at a press conference Wednesday.
The lottery earlier said the sole jackpot-winning ticket for the Feb. 5 drawing was sold at Festival Foods in Houghton in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
A news conference is planned at the Michigan Lottery's headquarters in Lansing.
The winning numbers for the drawing were two, five, 10, 26 and 44. The Mega Ball number was 46.


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Pneumoconiotic agents: Percent of exposures exceeding designated occupational exposure limits by OSHA region and state, OSHA samples, 1979-2003
- indicates incalculable field. PEL - permissible exposure limit REL - recommended exposure limit OSHA
Note: From March 1, 1989 to March 22, 1993, the OSHA PELs in force differed from those employed before and after those dates. See appendices for source description, methods, and agents.
Source: OSHA Integrated Management Information System.
Reference Number: 2008-506
Date Posted: June 2008
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My bicycle is our second car. I love to bicycle in all weather, for all distances, and on all routes. Bicycling has brought so much joy to my life, and I want to share it with anyone who is interested. I will use my soapbox to tell you about the joys, the freedom, the benefits, and, yes, the challenges of bicycling and walking for transportation.
I prefer to focus on the positive aspects of bicycling, as in how it's fun, boosts ego, saves money, improves health. I also like to talk about how to overcome some of the challenges, like weather, or cargo capacity. Once in a while I suppose I have to address the only real negative, which is harassment from motorists. Even a minor nuisance like an angry honk or profanity can ruin a lovely ride.
Today I reluctantly turn my attention to a well-meaning motorist behavior that many cyclists find not so helpful: misguided favors.
I bring this topic up because more than one cyclist has remarked on it recently. It is one that bothers me as well. Of course I prefer it to harassment, but misguided favors actually put us at risk.
-As I approach a stop sign the motorist with the right-of-way waves me through out of turn.
-The motorist behind me won't pass, even though it is safe to do so.
-A motorist gives a friendly honk or "Hello!"
Why would a bicyclist object to these "courtesies"?
-Mixed signals: A motorist waving inside her car is not as visible as she thinks she is. Is she really waving me on, or just brushing a fly off her nose? Was that really a greeting or a warning, or was it impatience?
-Other traffic: If a second motorist is present at the stop sign, he may have different ideas about what is going on. Traffic behind the motorist who refuses to pass will be angry at me for holding everyone up.
-Unpredictable: Traffic flows smoothly when everyone is operating by the same rules. When a motorist tries to give me a special favor, I have to break the rules to accept it. This puts me at risk.
-Unexpected: The unexpected honk or yell, though kindly meant, is startling. It distracts me and, in extreme situations, can make me lose my balance.
I hate to complain when the intentions are so obviously good. But it's important to let people know that they are not actually doing us a kindness with these favors.
If you want to be a bicyclist's favorite driver, here are some suggestions.
-Pass when it is safe to do so, and leave a safe distance between your vehicle and the bicyclist.
-Watch for bicyclists.
-Don't honk or yell at a cyclist, even if you want to express approval.
-Leave your car at home, by riding a bicycle, walking, or carpooling. Less traffic makes everyone safer.


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Lakeland OKs 10 More Red-Light Cameras
The number of cameras in the city will grow from nine to 19.
Published: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 1:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 1:11 p.m.
LAKELAND | City commissioners voted 6-1 on Monday to more than double the number of red-light cameras in Lakeland, from nine to 19.
In other action Monday, city commissioners:
■ Voted 6-0 to approve a $323,000 contract with Lunz Prebor Fowler Architects, of Lakeland, for architectural services for a new fire station at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.
■ Voted 7-0 to approve the remainder of a marketing contract with Clark/Nikdel Inc. of Winter Haven for Lakeland Electric's smart grid system. The utility originally budgeted $283,000 for the services. The remaining amount is $29,317.
■ Voted 6-0 to approve an $8.7 million coal contract with Georgia Power. The company will provide 200,000 tons of coal over nine months.
The new cameras are expected to be installed in about six months.
The cameras will be placed at southbound North Florida Avenue at Memorial Boulevard; east and westbound Memorial Boulevard at Massachusetts Avenue; northbound Harden Boulevard at Beacon Road; south and northbound U.S. 98 North at Griffin Road; south and northbound Bartow Road at Crystal Lake Drive; southbound Harden Boulevard at North Parkway Frontage Road; and westbound Memorial Boulevard at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
Police Chief Lisa Womack said the cameras work.
"This technology allows us to change public behavior and improve public safety," Womack said.
Commissioner Justin Troller voted against the measure, saying the program isn't what he envisioned when he first supported it.
He said a portion of the revenue from the red-light cameras should go to public safety in addition to the arts.
Troller said new pedestrian timers should be added at every stop with a new device, and that the extended contract for operating the cameras, currently with American Traffic Solutions, should have been put out to bid.
Eight residents agreed with Troller.
Before the vote, they spoke out against the new devices. They said red-light cameras don't reduce crashes, that the devices have been dismantled in other states and that the city was only in it for the revenue.
Red-light ticket fines are $158 each, with the state getting $83 and the city getting $75.
Lakeland resident Bud Staniek said it was too big of a decision for commissioners to make. He suggested that voters should be allowed to make the decision.
"It affects all the people who drive in the city," Staniek said. "It is a huge, controversial issue."
Jim McGuire of Lakeland said that more cameras sets up the city for additional lawsuits.
"We will regret it if we expand," McGuire said. "It's highly flawed, and it's all about the money."
Commissioners listened to residents for more than an hour before the vote.
Since the city opted for 10 cameras, it means Lakeland will receive a discount with ATS on its least profitable cameras. Lakeland now has nine cameras at five intersections.
A bill that would repeal local governments' ability to use the cameras to catch red-light runners narrowly passed in the state House Economic Affairs Committee last week.The bill's sponsors said the cameras violate drivers' constitutional rights.
The bill is a long way from being approved. It now goes to the House Appropriations Committee and from there to the House floor. So far, the measure has no Senate sponsor.
City Manager Doug Thomas said if the state changes the law, the city would not be required to pay ATS additional funds.
"There is no financial risk," Thomas said.
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BERKELEY -- Cal team physician Dr. Casey Batten said Bears defensive end Ted Agu, who died Friday morning after a team training run, had experienced no health problems during previous workouts.
Agu, 21, was finishing a routine offseason run when he began "having difficulty" about 150 yards from the north entrance to Memorial Stadium, Batten said. Agu, a junior from Bakersfield, was talking while being taken by cart to the Simpson Center medical facility, where he collapsed and became unconscious. CPR was administered, and Agu was declared dead shortly after 7 a.m. at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley.
"This is certainly one of those tragedies, as we talked about to our football team today, no one can understand and comprehend," Cal coach Sonny Dykes said at a campus news conference. "Ted was a very special young man."
CBSSports.com reported that a source confirmed Cal knew that Agu had tested positive for the sickle cell trait, but Batten said he was not permitted to confirm it. Sickle cell screening has been mandated by the NCAA since 2010.
A Cal spokesman said an autopsy would be performed.
The CBS story said sickle cell trait doesn't mean Agu died because of it or that blame should be placed on the university. But the story said that since 2000, sickle cell trait-related cases are the leading cause of death among NCAA Division I football players, with an overwhelming majority of those coming during offseason conditioning.
Agu came to Cal as a nonscholarship "walk-on" but was rewarded with athletic financial aid in March.
"He had a passion and energy for life that was contagious," Dykes said. "He will be deeply missed. Our players loved him dearly."
Agu was a public health major and a second-team Pac-12 all-academic selection in 2013. According to Stefano Bertozzi, dean of Cal's school of public health, Agu had plans to study medicine.
"Ted demonstrated strong leadership skills, serving as an informal peer adviser for incoming freshman football players," Bertozzi said in a statement.
That was backed up by members of the team. "Guy was incredibly smart would help me and the other younger guys whenever we needed it in the classroom," tweeted freshman running back Jonah Hodges.
Reaction was swift and came from Agu's teammates, former Cal players and opposing schools.
Tweeted Bears quarterback Jared Goff: "One of the nicest, most hard working, and joyful people to be around. You will be greatly missed. RIP Ted"
Condolence tweets also came from NFL stars such as Shane Vereen of the New England Patriots, Marvin Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals and Keenan Allen of the San Diego Chargers.
Also remembering Agu was former Cal coach Jeff Tedford, under whom Agu joined the team.
"It was mission accomplished 100 percent," said Tedford, now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator. "Not only did he earn a scholarship, but along the way he gained the respect and admiration of his teammates, which is far more important than football."
UCLA coach Jim Mora, Bruins quarterback Brett Hundley and the football offices at Stanford and Washington also tweeted condolences.
"Needless to say, the Cal family is heartbroken," athletic director Sandy Barbour said, fighting back tears. "There is no greater tragedy than for us to lose one of our incredibly bright and passionate young people far too soon."
Batten said the training run was supervised by Cal athletic department medical staff, something he said always is the case. Campus spokesman Dan Mogulof added that Friday's run was no different from those Agu had participated in "dozens of times."
Agu played in seven games as a backup last season, recording six tackles.
Dykes said Agu was enthusiastic in everything he did, including his workouts.
"He attacked that with the same vigor he did preparing to play in the game," Dykes said. "He loved to learn, loved to laugh."