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David joins the KTUU "Morning Edition" team with 30 years of Broadcast Meteorology experience. He has previously covered a broad variety of weather events with meteorology stints in Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, Minnesota and most recently, 15 years of cold weather coverage in Wisconsin.
David is currently the only Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) on television in Alaska. The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard of broadcast meteorology and to encourage a broader range of scientific understanding. To acquire CBM certification, applicants must complete an extensive math and science-based curriculum for meteorology as well as pass a rigorous written exam. Candidates are thoroughly reviewed for technical competence, informational and explanatory value and communication skills.
David's meteorology career began in 1983 at KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas while he was still a senior at Baylor University. After earning his degree, David remained at KWTX for 4 years before moving to KOTV-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In Tulsa, David was able to collaborate on research with meteorologists from the University of Oklahoma and complete Doppler radar training at the prestigious National Severe Storms Laboratory.
David's experience working in "tornado alley" during the 1980's certainly allowed him a chance to hone his severe weather skills, but it was his next stint at KVOS-TV in Bellingham, Washington that provided his first experience working in a cold weather climate. In Washington, David was frequently tasked with forecasting the impact of strong winter storms - both from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Alaska – which were often responsible for creating mountains of snow, dangerous river flooding and significant wind events.
In 1990, David moved from Washington to KVIA-TV in El Paso, during which time he continued his meteorological education with graduate level coursework in the Atmospheric Sciences. David eventually left the extreme West Texas heat behind (who could blame him!?) and moved north once again – to KSTP-TV in Minneapolis. There, he had access to the very best forecasting tools and equipment of the time. Minneapolis offered him the chance to continue forecasting and covering life-threatening spring and summer weather as well as adding a new meteorology expertise to his skill set - bitter air masses from the Arctic and horrendous snow, ice and blizzards.
Prior to joining Channel 2 News in October, 2012, David spent 15 years as the Chief Meteorologist at WMTV-TV in Madison, Wisconsin. David made an indelible mark on the community in Madison with heavy involvement in local events, public speaking, school lectures and non-profit work, including a long-time role as President of the Autism Society of Greater Madison.
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A pancreatic islet cell tumor is a rare tumor of the pancreas that starts from a type of cell called the islet cell.
Islet cell tumors; Islet of Langerhans tumor; Neuroendocrine tumors
In the healthy pancreas, cells called islet cells produce hormones that regulate a several bodily functions. These include blood sugar level and the production of stomach acid.
Tumors that arise from islet cells of the pancreas can also produce a variety of hormones, which can lead to specific symptoms.
Pancreatic islet cell tumors can be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant).
Islet cell tumors include:
A family history of multiple
Symptoms depend on which hormone is made by the tumor.
For example, insulinomas produce insulin, which lowers blood sugar levels. Symptoms may include:
If your blood sugar gets too low, you may faint, have a seizure, or even go into a coma.
Gastrinomas make the hormone gastrin, which tells the body to make stomach acid. Symptoms may include:
Glucagonomas make the hormone glucagon, which helps the body raise blood sugar levels. Symptoms can include:
Blood tests may vary depending upon the symptoms, but may include:
Imaging tests may be done:
A blood sample may also be taken from a vein in the pancreas for testing.
Sometimes, surgery is needed to diagnose and treat this condition. During this procedure, the surgeon examines the pancreas by hand and with ultrasound.
Treatment depends on the type of tumor and if it is cancerous.
Cancerous tumors can grow quickly and spread to other organs. They may not be treatable. Tumors are usually removed with surgery, if possible.
If cancer cells spread to the liver, a part of the liver may also be removed, if possible. If the cancer is widespread, chemotherapy may be used to try and shrink the tumors.
If the abnormal production of hormones is causing symptoms, you may receive medications to counteract their effects. For example, with gastrinomas, the overproduction of gastrin leads to too much acid in the stomach. Medications that block stomach acid release can reduce symptoms.
You may be cured if the tumors are surgically removed before they have spread to other organs. If tumors are cancerous, chemotherapy may be used, but it usually cannot cure patients.
Life-threatening problems (such as very low blood sugar) can occur due to excess hormone production, or if the cancer spreads throughout the body.
Call your health care provider if you develop symptoms of these tumors, especially if you have a family history of MEN I.
There is no known prevention for these tumors.
Mauro LA, Herman JM, Jaffee EM, Laheru DA. Carcinoma of the pancreas. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, et al., eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2013:chap 81.
National Cancer Institute: PDQ Pancreatic Cancer Treatment. Bethesda, Md: National Cancer Institute. Date last modified: Feb. 21, 2014. Available at: http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/pancreatic/HealthProfessional. Accessed: March 23, 2014.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Pancreatic cancer. Version 1.2014. Available at: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/pancreatic.pdf. Accessed: March 23, 2014.
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I'm working on RedHat Linux, 2.4.20 kernel.
I'm trying to understand where the read operation on NFS sleeps
while waiting for the results of the read.
The caller goes to sys_read(), then eventually to nfs_readpage_async(),
then eventually to nfs_list_add_request(). But I can't make out where
it sleeps while the request is going on. struct rpc_task has a field
called tk_exit which points to the callback routine which is
nfs_readpage_result(). Where does the read operation sleep in NFS ?
On the other side of the operation, when the request comes in from the network,
the packet makes its way from the NIC driver, to IP, to UDP, then at
some point, it ends up in the callback routine. However I don't see
a "wake". Where should it be ?
My bigger goal is to catch the read buffer and see what NFS is receiving.
I know that the result of my read request comes in as three packets.
So I'm trying to see what those packets look like when NFS receives them.
The bug I'm trying to track down is a corruption in one of those packets.
AFAIK, the packets are clean on the wire. I'm using the ethereal tool.
If you can tell me where the NFS read operation sleeps & gets woken up,
perhaps I can look at the read buffer at that point. If you need more
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Goodfellows, a Spartanburg tradition, has received more than $8K to aid residents
Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11:48 p.m.
Goodfellows, a tradition begun by the Herald-Journal in 1947 and continued with the help of a generous community, has touched the lives of tens of thousands of people since its first effort to put food on the tables of families struggling to make ends meet. Many families are financially strapped, some without jobs and others with government assistance that often falls short of providing all of their needs, including life's greatest necessity — food. Their stories of misfortune have touched the hearts of the Spartanburg community, and with continued support, Goodfellows again will help hundreds of families during the upcoming holidays.
The warmth the Goodfellows mission brings to these hurting families would be missed by many if not for gifts from the heart — gifts that come from all walks of life, including many caring individuals, churches, businesses and civic groups.
It is Goodfellows' goal during the current campaign to again bring holiday cheer to 1,600 families by providing a week's worth of groceries for their tables at Christmastime.
If you would like to join in this community effort, send a tax-deductible donation to Goodfellows, P.O. Box 6237, Spartanburg, 29304.
Donations also may be made online at www.GoUpstate.com/Goodfellows as well as at the Herald-Journal's office at 189 W. Main St.
Here are the latest contributors:
Ed Lully, in honor of our grandchildren, Josh, Caleb, Carolina and Samuel — $100
Richard Combes — $25
Mary-Lu Elias, in honor of my parents, Albert and Mary Lucille Bonte — $50
Patrick Wise — $100
Gail and Rocco Lionetti — $50
Steve and Joyce Hiott, in memory of our parents, Alton Teal, and Frank and Betty Hiott — $50
Steve and Joyce Hiott, in honor of our daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Jason Land — $50
Steve and Joyce Hiott, in honor of our granddaughter, Kelsey Land — $50
Landra and Emil Spieth — $50
Billy Stark — $200
Dr. and Mrs. William Bungarz — $25
Charles Paddock — $20
Total: $8,279
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:18:16 +0100, Michael Renner wrote:
> Now I'm looking for a chance to boot into a single user mode, but
> boot dksc(0,1,0)/unix init S
Hmmm... isn't there the "single" command available in the Command
> seems to start up normal .... until it hangs again.
> BTW: wasn't there a 4 finger trick to reboot a sgi?
The only 4 finger trick I can remember is the "Vulcan Death
Grip" to restart the X server (Ctrl+Shift+F12+/).
> It is probably a bad
> idea to switch it off and on again to try the next thing.
I guess using the Reset button is a bit better than
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Movies at Welder Center This Summer
Summer movies are coming to downtown Victoria. The Victoria College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a digital cinema projector for the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts on Monday.
Summer movies are coming to downtown Victoria. The Victoria College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a digital cinema projector for the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts on Monday.
Taylor Swift's role in the upcoming film 'The Giver' is quite small, but she will still be able to showcase what she's best at by playing the piano during one of her scenes.
As expected, 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' opened the summer movie season in style, overcoming mixed reviews to dominate the top 10 and cause every other film's weekend gross to tumble. Coming weeks will see if it can do the business of the other films in the franchise, but this is a strong start to what looks to be a jam-packed summer.
"A Fragile Trust" is a documentary that tells the story of how Jayson Blair, a journalist at The New York Times, became known as the most infamous serial plagiarist of the modern era...
If you've ever heard the incredible sound of a mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, then you know what an amazing instrument it is. In fact, it's not really one "instrument," but an entire orchestra in one very complex apparatus! Watch and listen as the amazing Jelani Eddington plays the entire Main Title from the Star Wars Symphonic Suite...and he does it completely from memory!
Mickey Rooney, the legendary actor who appeared in over 340 movies and television shows, has passed away. He was 93.
'The Giver' trailer is finally out, and superstar-turned-actress Taylor Swift makes her debut as the character Rosemary in a (very) brief appearance.
St. Patrick's Day brings out the superstitious side in all of us. Though it doesn't get the same love in cinema that other high-profile holidays receive, Hollywood does have a rich tradition of crediting "Lady Luck" for certain milestones and achievements. Here are 10 "lucky" movie quotes that you can pull out on St. Patrick's Day.
One of the all-time greatest comedy films was 1980's Airplane! This hilarious spoof of the many "disaster" films released during the 1970's became a classic, and paved the way for the Naked Gun series of films, created by the same group of creative zanies, Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker. Now, a new series of commercials promoting Wisconsin tourism reunites some of the original cast members of Airplane! in the cockpit for some laughs!
In 1975, the late, great Waylon Jennings wrote and sang a song called, "Bob Wills Is Still The King," a tribute to the "King of Western Swing," Texas' own Bob Wills. Now, a new documentary will show how the rhythms, instruments and arrangements laid the groundwork for what would become known just a few years later as Rock 'n' Roll.
With The LEGO Movie topping the box office charts for--what, three weeks in a row?--I found this video of a woman assembling The Simpsons LEGO house. This time-lapse video shrinks the entire 10-hour project (with 2,523 pieces!) down to just a couple of minutes.
When Thomas Rhett happens to be home on a Monday night, you won't believe what he likes to watch with wife Lauren.


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Brazil Sports Minister Backs Scandal-Hit Soccer Head Teixeira
Brazil's Sports Minister Orlando Silva said that the head of the country's soccer federation is likely to remain in his post through the 2014 World Cup even though he's among FIFA executives accused of corruption.
Ricardo Teixeira was alleged in a British Broadcasting Corp. program in May to have been the beneficiary of bribes paid by FIFA's bankrupt former marketing partner ISL. The BBC also named other officials, including Joao Havelange, FIFA's former president and Teixeira's one-time father-in-law.
Silva, in an interview June 15 in Sao Paulo, said the 63-year-old Teixeira must be presumed innocent because he isn't being investigated for the alleged misconduct by FIFA or Brazilian authorities.
"To name names doesn't help, the allegations need to be investigated," said Silva, who is overseeing Brazil's preparations to host the World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. "The most likely outcome is that Ricardo Teixeira will stay in his job."
Rodrigo Paiva, director of public relations at the Brazilian soccer federation said the group wouldn't comment on "unfounded allegations."
The Zurich-based FIFA, which gets $4 billion from its quadrennial soccer tournament, has found itself engulfed with corruption claims against several of its top executives. Mohamed Bin Hammam, the head of soccer in Asia, and FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, were suspended by the body pending an investigation into claims they offered Caribbean officials $40,000 in cash each to choose Bin Hammam over incumbent Sepp Blatter in a presidential election.
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation director Louis Freeh has been hired to look into the case. The results of the inquiry are expected at the end of the month. The claims have rattled FIFA's sponsors and partner organizations like European soccer governing body, UEFA.
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The International Olympic Committee confirmed in a statement today it's looking into Havelange, 95, who headed FIFA between 1974 and 1998 and remains its longest serving member. The organization is also looking into claims made by the BBC against another official, Issa Hayatou, who's head of soccer in Africa.
Its ethics commission "has received supporting documents from the BBC and is now in the process of verifying the authenticity of the material that has been gathered so far," the IOC statement said.
Teixeira has faced corruption allegations in the past.
Brazil's Congress investigated him for allegedly profiting from contracts signed between the country's soccer federation and Nike Inc. After a three year inquiry, the Senate approved a report detailing financial irregularities by 17 of the country's top soccer officials, including Teixeira.
Federal prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence in the 1,600-page report that detailed allegations of money laundering, tax evasion and the falsification of documents to take the matter to trial.
Romario de Souza Faria, the best player in 1994 USA World Cup, and a lawmaker in Brazil's parliament, said last month that Teixeira should appear before Congress to answer all the allegations leveled against him.


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The government cables, sent by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and senior State Department officials, catalog a long list of methods that American officials suspect terrorist financiers are using, from a brazen armed bank robbery in Yemen last year to kidnappings for ransom, drug proceeds in Afghanistan and annual religious pilgrimages to Mecca, where millions of riyals or other forms of currency change hands internal State Department cables, obtained by WikiLeaks and made available to several news organizations, offer a pessimistic account, with blunt assessments of the threats to the United States from money flowing to militants affiliated with Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Hamas, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other groups.
One episode that set off particular concern occurred in August 2009 in Yemen, when armed robbers stormed a bank truck on a busy downtown street in Aden during daylight hours and stole 100 million Yemeni riyals, or about $500,000. American diplomats said the sophistication of the robbery and other indicators had all the markings of a Qaeda mission. "This bold, unusual operation" could provide Al Qaeda "with a substantial financing infusion at a time when it is thought to be short of cash," a dispatch summarizing the episode said.
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AL-QAEDA USED CAR DEALER JEDDAH-MEDINA WAS SALEH AL-OUFI (aka SALEH AL-AUFI now dead), HEAD OF AL-QAEDA IN SAUDI ARABIA. AL-OUFI HAD BEEN A USED CAR DEALER IN THE JEDDAH/MADINAH AREA SINCE 1994. AL-OUFI MET WITH BIN-LADEN BEFORE 9/11, HE ALSO SENT SUICIDE CAR BOMBERS TO ABU AL-ZARQAWI IN SOUTHERN IRAQ.


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Counting On Currency's Cash Per Diem – January 2013 Links
31 January, 2013
category: Cash Per Diem, IACA Cash Per Diem
Counting On Currency's Cash Per Diem – January 2013 Links
January 28 – February 1 2013
Australia – RBA feared a banknote shortage might occur in the midst of the financial crisis
Australia – RBA study – Currency Demand during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Australia
Australia – RBA – former manager of RBA's damaged banknote division accused of stealing $350k
BankInfoSecurity blog – ATM Cash-Out: Why Banks Are at Risk
Brinks appoints chief commercial strategy officer
Canada – who will benefit most from the elimination of the penny?
China – counterfeit 100-yuan notes
eco-ATM can now recycle tablet computers along with cell phones
Economist Intelligence Unit study of humans & machines in financial services
Europe – study – Europe online payments 2012
Europe – the option to direct-charge at the ATM
Fortress Paper – making the most secure money in the world
FRB Atlanta – Have Anti-Money Laundering Measures Kept Pace with the Rapid Growth of GPR Prepaid Cards?
France – central bank workers strike over significant downsizing, especially in cash
G4S – names new business development manager for mid-atlantic region
GRGBanking Equipment & the German electronic purse
Hong Kong – ATM security measures
India – large numbers of counterfeit notes deposited at ICICI branches
India – passenger from Dubai caught at Kochi Airport with a large quantity of counterfeits
Iran – problems with ATM & POS systems
Ireland – 17th century gold coins found under the floor of a pub
Ireland – tycoon's daughter withdrew €340k from ATMs over a year to pay legal expenses
Japan – will the central bank issue 50,000 yen banknotes?
JDS Uniphase – management discusses 2013 IIQ business results
Malaysia – mother & daughter arrested for counterfeiting
Mastercard – study on the potential for growth in Africa
Nationwide Automated Systems Inc receives #1 rating for ATM management
Netherlands – Europe should scrap the E500 note
Philippines – BSP fighting coin hoarding & banknote counterfeiting
UK – counterfeit warning from Northern Ireland police
UK – should the penny be abolished?
US – about the Professional Coin Grading Service
US – 1913 nickel may sell at auction for more than $2 million
US – Euromonitor study – ATM cards in the US
US/Massachusetts – Braintree Printing uses the same paper counting equipment as the BEP
US/Massachusetts – man claims to have received counterfeits from Sovereign Bank
US/Massachusetts – suspect counterfeits turn out to be notes from the 1970s
US/Michigan – Garda sued for violation of labor laws
US/New Hampshire – check fraud ringleader receives 3-year sentence
Uzbekistan – bans sale of banknotes to foreigners
Vietnam – government seeks to restrict large-value currency transactions
Website recommendation – the digital banking club
Zambia – on the durability of the new kwacha notes
January 23 – 28 2013
Angola – new coins, new banknotes
Applied DNA Sciences & the US Defense Logistics Agency
Are you ready for a cashless society?
Australia – 20c coin to celebrate 100 years of Canberra
Australia – Securency – 2 reporters from the Age ordered to testify
Bangladesh – central bank pumping more coins into the market
Bangladesh – cost of printing new currency is on the rise
Biometrics – knees are added to an inventory that includes fingerprints, handprints & iris scans
Bridges to cash – channelling agency in mobile money
Canada – Bank of Canada exhibit on the penny
Canada – the penny also does not show a Canadian maple leaf
Cash Connect – CashTrack web portal
Diebold – changes in senior leadership
Diebold – sets aside $18m to address international bribery case
Diebold – new vision for ATM & cash machines
Evolution of the digital money ecosystem
Financial Inclusion 2020 initiative
Finland – 1866 2c coin sells for E17k
FRB Atlanta – the collision between technology & payments
FRB New York – what was banking like in 1960?
FRB Philadelphia – changes in the use of electronic means of payment, 1995-2010
Ghana – 1000 ATMs have been deployed
India – SBI ATM systems upgrade
Indonesia – currency redenomination campaign
JPMorganChase – ATMs dispensing $1s & $5s will help reduce branch staff levels
Kenya – 500-year old Chinese coin found, suggesting early transoceanic trade
NCR Silver & 600 Cellairis retail locations
New Zealand – Dr Who commemorative coins
Oman – disfiguring banknotes is against the law
Russia – fighting counterfeit rubles
Soft currencies, cash economies & new monies
Thailand – could the mint produce for other countries?
TRUSTe survey shows heightened concern about mobile privacy in the UK & US
UK – Anonymous hackers sentenced 18-months for attacking PayPal
UK – Bank of England scandals — in 1783
UK – counterfeits used to buy a car
UK – £2 coin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Tube
UK – £1 million & £100 million banknotes
USA Technologies & Fresh Health Vending
US – 1794 dollar sells for $10 million, an auction record
US/Iowa – Dwolla becomes available for making payments to the state
US/Maryland – 32-year sentences in CiT robbery case
US/South Carolina – 6-year sentence for guard involved in CiT robbery
US/Texas – safety questioned in the CiT industry
US/Virginia – high quality counterfeits
Zambia – K6 trillion of new banknotes have been printed
January 19 – 23 2013
Abu Dhabi – new coins are not compatible with parking meters
Argentina – central bank imposes a cap on ATM fees
Australia – Ezeatm & Australian United Retailers
Brinks – earnings expectations
Canada – is
the maple leaf on the new $20 a Norwegian or a Canadian variety?
the maple leaf on the new $20 a Norwegian or a Canadian variety?
Canada – last 1c pieces to be distributed on February 4
Canada – on the impending demise of the penny
Canada – US counterfeits in BC
Could dirty banknotes & consumers' propensity spend them quickly stimulate the economy?
Cummins Allison on the value of self-service coin counters
Diebold – new chairman of the Board
Europe – France & Germany issuing new 2 euro coin
Fiserv – study – US consumer bill payment practices
FRB Boston – interactive trivia test on US currency
G4S GiroVend, Fidelity Systems PLC & cashless payments
India – Citibank & paperless payments
India – counterfeit ring uncovered
India – Micro Technologies Ltd & ATM security
Indonesia – banknotes & their many zeros
Mastercard blog – the future contactless, cashless world
Mastercard blog – what makes cash so costly
Mercator – report – consumers & cash
Mobile technologies will improve the lives of the world's poor
MoneyGram joins anti-counterfeiting coalition
Nationwide Building Society, i-design Group & ATMs
NCR, PayPal & paying your restaurant tab
Nigeria – counterfeit dollar & naira notes
OliverWyman – paper – the state of the financial services industry 2013
Philippines – cashless developments
Ponemon – paper – study of retail banks & DDoS attacks
Romania – find of 16th century coins from the Ottoman Empire
Russia – Olympics commemorative banknotes
Tajikistan – Russian national arrested for counterfeiting
Taztag & authentication at the ATM (video)
Thailand – ATM fees & network costs
UK – homeowner robbed of L10k in loose change
US – company to pay FTC $750k fine for selling fake 9-11 commemorative coins
US – 1794 silver dollar at auction
US – how the Civil War united the nation's money (subscription)
US – Mint – silver shortage results in suspension of silver commemoratives
US – suit filed to remove in god we trust from the money
US/Illinois – Chicago couple glue 60k pennies to their bedroom floor
US/Oregon – leader of counterfeit gang receives 3-year sentence
US/Pennsylvania – on the difficulty of spotting some ATM skimming devices
US/South Dakota – university pilots a cashless society
US/Texas – counterfeit ring is busted
Visa – alert issued to banks about ATM card fraud
Wincor Nixdorf financial & business prospects
Zambia – banknotes & their many zeros
January 16 – 19 2013
Antigua – warning about fake $20s & $50s
Applied DNA Sciences & Forward Components Engineering
Australia – counterfeit warning in NSW
ATMIA – best practices library
Canada – can you melt a banknote?
Canada – Winnepeg transit will refuse pennies from Feb 1
Cisco – study – on the habits of digital shoppers
Coins – 17th century innovations in coin
Consult Hyperion – podcast series – Payfone
Diebold sells off vault door & secure filing cabinet businesses
FRB Chicago – paper – developing a roadmap to improve the US payments system
India – Rs5 coin counterfeiters
India – coin vending machines (to vend coins) being distributed to banks
India – RBI inquiring about ATM denial-of-service
India – the prospects for mobile banking
Kenya – central bank developing cashless transaction guidelines
Latin America – Kaspersky Labs, Safensoft & ATM security
Malta – counterfeit euros in IIH 2012
Mastercard – a public/private dialogue on the cost of cash
Mastercard on financial inclusion in Africa
Munzprufer Berlin – coin counter & counterfeit detector
Nigeria – ATM transactions are not fast, resulting in long queues
Nigeria – Interswitch introduces SafeToken in pursuit of cashless policy
Oman – high-speed currency processing via G&D at central bank
Philippines – cashless payments
Poland – getting ready to eliminate the penny
Sweden – Loomis AB & Bankomat AB
Syria – Assad puts his picture on the banknotes for the first time
Tanzania – M-Pesa & mobile payments
Uganda – Bulgarian ATM skimmers face more charges
US – Chase & PNC installing ATMs capable of dispensing $1s & $5s
US/California – man pays $14k tax bill in all coins & $1 bills
US/Florida – ARCA teller cash recyclers at Suncoast Schools FCU
US/Nevada – card-enabled parking meters in Las Vegas
US/Pennsylvania – ATM accessibility lawsuits
Vending – a coke machine that can handle multiple currencies
Vietnam – recirculating old coins to help alleviate coin shortages
Wincor Nixdorf – board of directors
Zimbabwe – central bank warns public about "miracle money"
January 12 – 15 2013
Applied DNA Sciences & Premier Semiconductor Services
Australia – federal police looking into international bribery allegations beyond the Securency case
Canada – new stamp issue from Canada Post
Canada – some vending machines still incompatible with the new $20
Diebold – new ATM concepts (video)
Germany – 100 foot tunnel to rob a Berlin bank
Ghana – on the use of ATM cards in POS devices
Hologram Industries – IIH 2012 financial results
India – on the use of glue to perpetrate theft at ATMs
ISO 12931 anti-counterfeiting guidelines
Kenya – Visa calls for implementation of chip-&-pin
Mastercard – 85% of the world's retail trade still done with cash
NCR mobile shopper in Wisconsin
Nigeria – CBN says banks have saved N40 billion from cashless policy
Nigeria – Mastercard CEO praises cashless policy
Nigeria – cashless policy developments
Nigeria – former CBN official enmeshed in Securency case says he was not arrested, just questioned
Nigeria – Soludo may be charged in the Securency case
Triton & remote ATM monitoring
UAE – swindler uses demonitized Kuwaiti currency
Ukraine – treasure of Roman coins
US – silver nickel from 1792 sells for $1.4 million at auction
US – the Fed, the trillion dollar coin & seignorage
US – trillion dollar coin – editorial cartoon collection
US – trillion dollar coin – a limerick
US/Georgia – high-quality counterfeits uncovered in 20 states
US/New Jersey – 2 Romanians held in $1 million ATM fraud
Tanzania – on ATM & card safety
Thailand – fighting card fraud
Zambia – merchants are avoiding new kwacha coins
January 9 – 12 2013
Ace Bronze – blog – history of coining processes
Applied DNA Sciences – financing
Australia – Securency – Age journalists called to testify
Australia – Securency – fraud case extends to Nigeria
Book suggestion – Black Money, by Brij Bhardwaj
Canada – charities encouraging penny collection before its too late
Canada – CU ATM marketing campaign
Deloitte – study – payments & telecommunication infrastructure security & resiliency
Europe – counterfeit notes in 2012
Finextra – blog – the death of cash is 190 years away
FRB Atlanta – blog – smart phones are smarter than we thought
FRB Kansas City – study – new debit card regulations – initial effects on networks & banks
FRB New York – blog – banks in New England in the early 19th century
GRGBanking Equipment installs a cash recycler in German casino
India – ATM problems end with bank ombudsman
Kenya – maximizing the usefulness of smartphones (video)
Kenya – new technology to fight ATM skimming
NCR – mobile POS consulting services
NICE – biometric technology to defend against identity theft in banks
Patent – Bank of America – multi-account cash recycling
Patent – Hyogo-Japan – banknote storing & feeding unit
Patent – Think Laboratory Ltd – laser exposure method & product
Patent – Wincor Nixdorf – checkout system
Shazam – US, EMV & magnetic stripe replacement
South Africa – counterfeit Mandela notes
South Africa – is cash still king?
Uganda – women & rural villagers most vulnerable to ATM & card fraud
UK – YourCash Ltd & the casino business
USA Technologies – mobile interactive coupons & loyalty services
USA Technologies – new customer agreements
US – Mint – who came up with the trillion dollar coin idea?
US – Mint – more on the trillion dollar coin
US – Treasury Secretary designate has a very peculiar signature
US/Arizona – identity theft, mail fraud & forgery
US/Colorado – counterfeit ring
US/Georgia – should the state set up its own currency based on gold & silver?
January 5 – 8 2013
Africa – M-Pesa & cashless payments
Canada – are germs accumulated on the surface of polymer notes?
Canada – coin in New Brunswick exhibit dates back to the War of 1812
Canada – Royal Canadian Mint wins Coin of the Year award
Canada – Royal Canadian Mint commemorative of 1913 Artic Expedition
Canada – problems with vending machines & the new $20
Consult Hyperion – podcast series – iZettle
Diebold – reimagining the ATM experience
Egypt – Egyptian pound turns 114
Europe – European ATM Security Team advice on ATM & card fraud
Europe – Europol reports on the levels of card fraud on the continent
Fortress Paper – shareholder rights plan
FRB NY blog – origins of the piggy bank
G4S & cash center automation in the Netherlands
Germany – euro banknote (in german)
Glory & cash processing in the retail sector
India – detecting counterfeit notes in police stations
India – SBI & its ATM transactions
Iraq – archeologists find 66 gold coins that are 1400+ years old
Namibia – ATM "millionaire" petitions for release for jail
Nigeria – shift in implementation dates for cashless beyond Lagos
Patent – Money Controls Ltd – money item acceptor
Scientific American – on plastic banknotes
Singapore – ring selling fake gold items to the elderly
Somalia – Sudan-printed banknotes are postponed
Turkey – cardless cash withdrawals at the ATM
UK – using counterfeit-detector-pens on suspect banknotes
USA Technologies – IIQ FY 2013 financial results
US – counterfeit money being produced on everyday office equipment
US – how much gold is in Fort Knox
US – Ron Paul's Free Competition in Currency Act
US – trillion dollar platinum coin – Stephen Colbert mocks the idea (video)
US – trillion dollar platinum coin – former director of the US Mint says it is legal
US/Illinois – 12 indicted in large check fraud scheme
US/New York – remembering the 1993 Brinks robbery in Rochester, 20-years later (video)
January 2 – 4 2013
Abu Dhabi – parking meters rejecting new coins
ATMs – 12 biggest developments in 2012
Australia – banknote security breach
Australia – is mobile banking a threat to ATM supremacy?
Bitcoin – the next big threat to banks' turf?
Brazil – technique to authenticate whiskey
Business of counterfeiting worldwide – infographic
Canada – on the cost of withdrawing the penny
Canada – is the nickel the next coin on the chopping block?
Canada – one month until the recall of pennies
Canada – on the melting of banknotes
China – 3500 kg of ancient coins
Consult Hyperion – podcast series – Voice Commerce Group
Hong Kong – auction of rare Chinese & Asian banknotes
India – speech by RBI official profiles the country's payments system & challenges
Ireland – Vodafone contemplating application for a bank charter
Italy – archeologists in Rome find remains of Byzantine era mint
NCR – paper – driving the ROI of the ATM through managed services
NCR – protecting POS system & back-office integrity
New Zealand – low counterfeit banknote rate
Nigeria – fraud prevention & detection in a cashless economy
Pakistan – cash shortages in ATMs in Islamabad
Patent – Bank of America – method & apparatus for improving access to an ATM during a disaster
Patent – Elliott – method of using paper checks tied to prepaid debit cards
Patent – EZShield – system & method of providing recovery to victims of check fraud
Patent – Fujitsu Frontech – swirling vane wheel accumulating apparatus
Patent – Glory – paper sheet handling machine & method
Patent – Oki Electric Industry – apparatus for banknote processing
Patent – Schuler Pressen GmbH – embossing method & apparatus for producing diffraction-active structures
Patent – Western Union – money transfer systems & methods
Patent – Wincor Nixdorf – document input module
Patent – Wincor Nixdorf – system for feeding banknotes to a banknote transport unit with the aid of a docking station
Philippines – ATMs for the blind
Sudan – history of the currency & coin
Tanzania – fightning ATM skimming
UK – losing the war against cybercrime?
UK – ATM "distraction gang" in Manchester
UK – book – Casualities of Credit – the English Financial Revolution, 1620-1720
US – the Mint, the vending industry & possible new composition of the penny & nickel
US – Starbucks starts to sell the Square device to its customers
US/New York – Kurrenci, a new virtual currency, makes its appearance
US/Utah – electronic stun gun used to disable coin machines & steal the contents
Using coins to help understand how medieval societies adapted to Islam
Website of interest – National Currency Foundation
Wincor Nixdorf & digital wallets


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No Exit
by Jean-Paul Sartre
No Exit Lies and Deceit Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used the translation by S. Gilbert found in No Exit and Three Other Plays, published by Vintage International in 1989.
Quote #7
ESTELLE: Oh, leave me in peace. You haven't any eyes. Oh, damn it, isn't there anything I can do to get rid of you? I've an idea. [Spits in Garcin's face.] There!
INEZ: Garcin, you shall pay for this.
Inez isn't above self-deception either. Inez blames Garcin for Estelle's actions because she would rather it be his fault than the fault of the woman she finds attractive.
Quote #8
INEZ: Exactly. That's the question. Was that your real motive? No doubt you argued it out with yourself, you weighed the pros and cons, you found good reasons for what you did. But fear and hatred and all the dirty little instincts one keeps dark – they're motives too. So carry on, Mr. Garcin, and try to be honest with yourself – for once. (455)
Does Garcin end up leveling with himself? When is he honest, if ever?
Quote #9
GARCIN: So, Inez, we're alone. Only you two remain to give a thought to me. She- she doesn't count. It's you who matter; you who hate me. If you'll have faith in me I'm saved. (518)
Garcin goes from using Estelle to using Inez; he doesn't learn anything, and his decision to remain in hell is made in bad faith.


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Before it came time to share the dugout at Sunken Diamond, four names on the Stanford baseball roster were split into pairs.
The 12-year-old versions of Alex Blandino and Geo Saba -- teammates at St. Francis in Mountain View for four years -- were heroes in Cooperstown nearly a decade ago, each crushing home runs for their travel team during a championship game in the vicinity of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
A little closer to home, Danny Diekroeger was a senior at Menlo School in Atherton when Freddy Avis transferred from Palo Alto for his sophomore year. The result was the Central Coast Section Div. III title in 2010.
Rivals during their prep careers, it's different on The Farm.
"I think it's an easier transition than it used to be," said Stanford coach Mark Marquess, in his 37th season with his alma mater. "Twenty years ago, you didn't have these club teams where they would play together anyway in the summer. It's also easier to make the transition because you become a team and they're brought in by the older guys. And it's nice for Stanford because we normally don't get that many local players. About half our team is from out of the state of California, and that kind of reflects our student body because we have to go all over the country to find that mix of academics and athletic ability, in our case.
"It's also nice for the other players, because they can take the guys who live in Texas or Florida for a home-cooked meal. They have a lot of friends on the team."
The No. 9-ranked Cardinal, which went 48-18 in 2012, hosts the Cardinal vs. White scrimmage Saturday at 1 p.m. before traveling next weekend to Rice to kick off the season. The home opener is Feb. 19 against rival Cal.
"We've been preparing for the season since late September," said Avis, the 2012 Daily News Baseball Player of the Year. "We've been kind of grinding it out since then, and it's exciting to think that the season, what we've been working towards, it's finally right around the corner."
Avis is the youngest of the bunch. The 19-year-old freshman is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound right-hander who hit .469 and slugged 7 home runs last year at Menlo School. But the plan is not to give him a bat. It's to let him take the mound.
Whether Avis will join the weekend rotation or come out of the bullpen, even he doesn't know.
"I honestly couldn't tell you right now," Avis said. "It's unclear at this time, but I'm just hoping to contribute to the pitching staff in whatever way I can."
What seems certain is that the infield should instill confidence in the pitching staff. Diekroeger and Blandino were highly touted shortstops coming out of high school. But, this season, that job belongs once again to Stanford junior Lonnie Kauppila, who missed the last two months of last season with a torn ACL.
Diekroeger is a 6-1, 190-pound junior who bats lefty and will play second base. The 20-year-old is the veteran of the bunch and is ready to assume a bigger leadersphip role.
"He was always a role model to me," Avis said. "And to be on the same team again, it's like reliving the old days at Sunken Diamond instead of Menlo."
"I can't wait to get back on the field with Freddy, because the last time it was in the CCS playoffs," Diekroeger said. "Freddy is a great competitor on mound. I know he's going to do awesome this year."
Avis' arsenal features a fastball that can hover in the mid-90 mph range, a 12-6 curveball and a change-up. He joins a staff headlined by ace Mark Appel, who was drafted eighth overall in the MLB Draft last year -- but rather than sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 6-5 right-hander chose to return for his senior year.
"I was prepared to not have Mark on the team," Avis said. "But obviously when I heard he was coming back, I was thrilled -- not only for the future of Stanford baseball, but for me personally to have a guy to look up to like that. And to learn from him."
"I think the biggest thing is making that jump from high school ball to college -- and adjusting from it," Appel said. "Because you're going to get knocked down. You're going to have some rough outings. And how you respond from that will be the determining factor on where his career goes. I think he has the mental makeup to be a first-rounder in the draft, a Major League All-Star. I think the sky is the limit for him."
Also selected in the 2012 MLB Draft out of Stanford was Kenny Diekroeger, taken in the fourth round by the Kansas City Royals. Kenny chose to sign on the dotted line, which is a decision his younger brother could face in a matter of months.
"I'm not going to say I don't think about it because that's my ultimate goal, it's to play in the big leagues," Danny said. "So obviously I want to show the scouts what I can do. But it doesn't change anything, because either way I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be every day. It doesn't change how I approach the game, but it's definitely something to think about."
Diekroeger then added one more thing.
"I'm really starting to enjoy the game a lot more," he said. "I really love playing every day, so I'm just going to keep having fun with it."
Monday's practice at Sunken Diamond ended around 5 p.m. Moments after the next sunrise, Diekroeger and Blandino joined members of the infield at 7:15 a.m. to work on fundamental drills that date back to their Little League days.
If there is extra time before class, it wouldn't be a shock to see Diekroeger hit the batting cages with Blandino, who is determined not to give away any at-bats.
"We've been trying to nail down having a solid, consistent swing," Blandino said. "And defensively, it just comes to repetitions, if you're willing to put in the work."
Blandino is a 6-foot, 190-pound sophomore who pushed his way into the lineup last season, when the 20-year-old finished second on the team with 8 home runs and settled in at third base.
"I think last year I just kind of hit the ground running," Blandino said. "I didn't really have any expectations. This year it's a little bit different. ... We have really good team chemistry. I think we have one of the best infields in the country and we're just ready to go after it."
That infield includes first baseman Brian Ragira, who along with Appel and outfielder Austin Wilson, was named by Baseball America to its preseason All-America first team. On the depth chart at first base is Saba, a redshirt freshman who had to watch from the stands last season after spending the fall and winter with the baseball team.
"It was hard, but it wasn't a year wasted at all," Saba said. "This game is very humbling. You can go 4 for 4 one day, and the next game you have three strikeouts. You can't get too high, you can't get too low. You just have to keep working hard and enjoy it."
Working hard will never be an issue with Saba. That's why the 20-year-old, who stands 6-2 and 205 pounds at the plate, was able to make the transition from the stands into the dugout, where he can always invite teammates over for a home-cooked meal.
"Whether it's picking up bats or cleaning out the shed," Saba said, "if that's what the team needs me do, then I'm more than happy to help contribute so that we can win."
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2012-13... Played in all 30 games for the Falcons during his junior season... averaged 3.4 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game... shot 48.3 percent from the floor... posted two double-doubles... scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Georgia College... scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Barton in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.
2011-12... Played at Garden City Community College... averaged 7.9 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game... shot 49 percent from the floor.
High School... Prepped at King High School in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Personal... Is the son of Helen Rommettenger... has one brother, Camron Banks.


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Shahrukh Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer is not a Daag remake!
The movie Daag was a classic love triangle and Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore & Rakhee had played the leads in it. The speculation about its remake started after it was made clear that Yash Chopra's upcoming movie is also a love triangle and it stars Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in leads.
However, the sources, who are working on the SRK's latest project, have confirmed that the buzz is just a rumour and there is no truth in it. The untitled film, which is set in London, has the three protagonists belonging to the middle class. The sources added that the movie has a brand new fresh storyline.


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Now that we've gotten a good look at Aston Martin's revised 2011 DB9 lineup and new race-inspired V8 Vantage N420, the automaker has released U.S. pricing for the two swanky models.
The 2011 DB9 coupe will start at $187,615, while the drop-top Volante will run $201,115. Exterior updates for the 2011 DB9 include a new front and rear fascia, headlamp bezels, a reshaped hood, clear taillights, and newly designed 20-inch wheels. Aluminum trim graces the inside, as does an upgraded Bluetooth system, and a Bang & Olufsen stereo is now an optional upgrade. The Adaptive Damping System, standard on the DBS and Rapide, is now standard on the DB9.
Pricing for the 2011 Vantage N420 came in much lower than estimated, with the coupe retailing for $132,000 and roadster starting at $145,000. Aston Martin's race-team-derived N420 pushes out the same power as the V8 Vantage it's based upon, but that's where the bulk of the similarities end. A sport suspension, new exhaust, and 59 pounds of weight savings comprise the performance-enhancing upgrades. Exterior upgrades include a carbon-fiber front splitter, ten-spoke wheels, and the option of race-inspired paint hues. On the inside, sill plates, carbon-fiber seats, graphite instruments, and a steering wheel covered in either leather or Alcantara are available.
Deliveries of the DB9 and Volante are scheduled to commence this fall, and the N420 will make its first U.S. appearance at next month's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, with deliveries scheduled to start late this year.
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Interview with plane maker Steve Knightcomments (6) October 28th, 2010 in blogs
It has been at least five years since I first saw one of Steve Knight's wooden handplanes. I've always found them attractive and the word on the forums was that they worked great--and that's the real test of a plane. I always had it in the back of my mind to buy a plane from him, just to support him. But then I started making my own and I never got around to it. So, I felt a bit guilty when I went to his website recently and discovered that Steve no longer sells wooden handplanes, at least not completed ones. He does sell kits for wooden planes: a smoother, a pocket plane (bevel down), a jack, a jointer, and a scrub. I gave Steve a call and asked him to send me one of the kits--a smoother with a 55 degree frog--for review. I'll write a separate blog about it. (I am really excited about the prospect of making and using the plane. My job doesn't suck!)
When I was on the phone with Steve, he and I got to talking about his experience as a plane maker and the story was interesting. I've always wondered how hard it would be to make a living as a "boutique" tool maker. There are a lot of guys out there now who are making saws, infills, or chisels for sale. I think that's cool. I've also noticed that many of those guys owed a lot of their success to internet forums. It was on an internet forum that I first heard of Steve, and Mike Wenzloff, and Chester Toolworks, and Blue Spruce, and Ron Breese, and many others. So, I decided to interview Steve and share his story with you. Here's what I learned. Enjoy.
Panel raising plane in curly maple. Steve Knight achieved a high level of craftsmanship in his planes. He used the Krenov method of plane making, even on traditional ones like this panel plane.
FWW: What was the first tool you made? Why did you make it?
SK: I think it was a smoother. My hands were really suffering from all of the sanding I did making furniture. I had heard about hand planes, so I bought a No. 4 smoother from Patrick Leach. Mind you, I couldn't even use a plane at that time, and I don't know if I ever got that No. 4 working. But I did want more planes. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford them, so I had the idea to begin making them. It was a struggle and for a while none of the planes I made worked. I had a boxful of non-working planes. I made those early planes out of red oak, I think, and glued on an ebony sole to combat wear. I then gave up on woodworking for about a year. I didn't get back into it until a friend asked to use my shop. I let him, in exchange for cleaning it. My shop, which is small, was so stuffed that it took him about two weeks to clean it! With the shop clean, I started making planes again. This time something clicked and I was off. Those first curly shavings really hooked me. Still, it was a struggle. I was not an accurate woodworker and my planes weren't square. It took a lot of effort to get the bugs out and to get the planes working. I was learning to build planes, tune them, and sharpen the blades all at once.
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This was The Beatles' only concert at Liverpool's Odeon Cinema. It took place on day 28 of their 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland. Read more »
Live, television: It's The Beatles
Following their appearance on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, The Beatles recorded a special concert appearance for the corporation at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Read more »
Television: Juke Box Jury
A busy day for The Beatles. In the afternoon they filmed a special edition of the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, before performing for 2,500 hometown fans. In the evening they played another two shows at the nearby Odeon Cinema. Read more »
Live: Guildhall, Portsmouth
The Beatles' concert at Portsmouth's Guildhall scheduled for 12 November 1963 had been postponed after Paul McCartney fell ill with gastric flu. Read more »
Live: Grosvenor House, London
After their first appearance on The Morecambe And Wise Show, The Beatles performed a concert in the ballroom of the exclusive Grosvenor House hotel in aid of cerebral palsy sufferers. Read more »
Television: The Morecambe And Wise Show
The Beatles' celebrated appearance on The Morecambe And Wise Show was filmed at ATV's Elstree Studio Centre in Borehamwood on this day, although it wasn't broadcast to the nation until April 1964. Read more »
Live: De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Day 26 of The Beatles' 1963 Autumn Tour took them back to Leicester's De Montfort Hall, a venue they had previously performed in on 31 March 1963. Read more »
Live: Empire Theatre, Sunderland
The Beatles had performed at Sunderland's Empire Theatre on one previous occasion: 9 February 1963, on the bottom of the bill of the Helen Shapiro tour, two days before they recorded the bulk of the Please Please Me album.
This time, naturally, they were the main draw for the sell-out crowd. The occasion was the 25th date of their 1963 Autumn Tour, and they performed a 10-song set: I Saw Her Standing There, From Me To You, All My Loving, You Really Got A Hold On Me, Roll Over Beethoven, Boys, Till There Was You, She Loves You, Money (That's What I Want) and Twist And Shout.
The Beatles performed elsewhere in Sunderland on one other date: at the Rink Ballroom on 14 May 1963.
Live: ABC Cinema, Huddersfield
This was The Beatles' only time in the Yorkshire town of Huddersfield. It was the 24th date of their 1963 Autumn Tour, and took place on the day their single I Want To Hold Your Hand/This Boy was released in the UK. Read more »
UK single release: I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Beatles' fifth UK single was an instant smash, with pre-orders of more than a million copies. Read more »
Live: ABC Cinema, Lincoln
The Beatles performed in Lincoln on just one occasion, as part of their 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland. It was the 23rd date of the tour, which continued until 13 December. Read more »
Live: Rialto Theatre, York
This was The Beatles' final trip to the Rialto Theatre in York. They had performed there on three prior occasions, all in 1963: 27 February, 13 March, and 29 May. Read more »
Live: Regal Cinema, Cambridge
The 21st date of The Beatles' 1963 Autumn Tour took place at the Regal Cinema in Cambridge. Read more »
Television: Late Scene Extra, Scene At 6.30
The Beatles had a break from their Autumn Tour, and spent the afternoon at the Granada television studios in Manchester filming a performance and interview for the Late Scene Extra and Scene At 6.30 programmes. Read more »
Live: ABC Cinema, Hull
This was The Beatles' third performance in Hull, Yorkshire, but their first at the ABC Cinema. Read more »
Live: City Hall, Newcastle
This was the 19th date of The Beatles' 1963 Autumn Tour, and the third time they performed at Newcastle's City Hall. Read more »
Live: Globe Cinema, Stockton-on-Tees
On the day their second album With The Beatles was released, the group performed the 18th date of their 1963 Autumn Tour at the Globe Cinema in Stockton-on-Tees. It was also the day that John F Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas. Read more »
UK album release: With The Beatles
Precisely eight months on from the release day of their debut album Please Please Me, The Beatles released the follow-up in the United Kingdom. Read more »
Live: ABC Cinema, Carlisle
This was The Beatles' second concert at this Carlisle venue, following their show earlier in the year on 8 February.
21 November was the 17th date of The Beatles' 1963 Autumn Tour. Their setlist contained 10 songs: I Saw Her Standing There, From Me To You, All My Loving, You Really Got A Hold On Me, Roll Over Beethoven, Boys, Till There Was You, She Loves You, Money (That's What I Want) and Twist And Shout.
Live: ABC Cinema, Manchester
The Beatles performed two shows at Manchester's ABC Cinema on the 16th date of their 1963 Autumn Tour. Read more »


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Featured Ride in the
"Ride snow-patched pine forests to fiery high desert canyons; a feast of Southern California terrain"
— Leslie Kehmeier on Apr 19, 2013
|29.046.7 milesKilometers
|3,815'1,163 m Ascent
|5,524'1,684 m High
|5% Avg Grade (3°)
|70% Singletrack
|-3,821'-1,165 m Descent
|3,947'1,203 m Low
|16% Max Grade (9°)
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Overview5:40 average time for 29.0 miles. Details
This IMBA Epic unfolds in the Cleveland National Forest near the former gold mining town of Julian, California. It connects trails established centuries ago by the Kumeyaay Indians, and crosses into the awe-inspiring Noble Canyon. From snow-patched pine forests to fiery high desert canyons, riders will experience the full range of California terrain and climactic conditions.
The ride is a mix of singletrack, fire road, steep climbs, technical descents, all taking place in the mountains and deserts near Julian, CA.
Need To KnowSnow may be present at higher elevations during the winter. Summer months mean hot temperatures over the entire route.
DescriptionFrom west to east, the Cuyamaca to Noble Canyon Epic ride is a link up of East Mesa Fire Road, Deer Park Trail, Indian Creek Trail and the upper reaches of Noble Canyon Trail.
The route begins and ends at the horse parking area in Cuyamaca State Park. Ride East Mesa Fire Road south along Hwy 79 to a left turn and the start of a good climb. The last bit of the road will be rolling before intersecting Granite Spring section going left.
The route turns to singletrack and rolls up and down through a meadow before the intersection with Deer Park trail. Stay to the right here and enjoy a descent through pines and scrub brush.
Somewhere around the 9 mile mark, you reach the boundary of Cuyamaca State Park and Cleveland National Forest. You'll cross through a cattle gate and then be faced with a rude (steep) climb. Deer Park Trail changes to Indian Spring Trail here. Pedaling up the steep grade will bring you to an intersection with Pine Mountain trail.
Stay right at the junction for a descent to Noble Canyon trail. The respite from climbing is over once you bear left onto Noble Canyon and start climbing again to the Penny Pines trailhead on Sunrise Highway. This is a good place to stop, rest and refuel before continuing with the route.
From the trailhead, ride the highway to the northwest for about 2 miles. Turn left into the Pioneer Mail Picnic Area and access the Pine Mountain trail.
If you haven't had your fill of climbing at this point, there's more ahead. Be prepared for technical uphill travel on singletrack. At least you'll be rewarded with some great views of the surrounding mountains.
As the ride tops out, you'll finish the loop portion of this lollipop ride and then retrace the route back on Indian Creek, Deer Park, and East Mesa Road.
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Oil Gains a Second Day on Stimulus Speculation, OPEC Call
Oil traded near a four-day high in New York on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may take more steps to stimulate the economy and on OPEC's call for members to cut production in excess of targets.
Futures were little changed after climbing as much as 1.1 percent. A report showed yesterday that the cost of living in the U.S. fell by the most in more than three years. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries needs to reduce output by 1.6 million barrels a day to comply with its targeted ceiling, Secretary-General Abdalla El-Badri said.
Oil's rise was "a reaction to the OPEC comments yesterday that they should adhere to the target of 30 million barrels a day," Torbjoern Kjus, an oil analyst at DnB NOR ASA, said by phone from Oslo. "We won't see aggressive cuts from Saudi Arabia unless we fall $10 to $15 below current prices."
Oil for July delivery rose as much as 89 cents to $84.80 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest since June 11. The contract added 1 cent to $83.92 at 1:54 p.m. London time. The contract increased 1.6 percent yesterday to $83.91, the highest settlement since June 8. Prices are down 15 percent this year.
Brent crude for August settlement on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange gained 8 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $97.11 a barrel. The European benchmark contract's premium to New York futures narrowed to as little as $12.37 a barrel today.
Bullish Chart
Commodities gained on speculation central banks will take steps to boost economies as Europe's debt crisis saps growth. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said late yesterday the case for more stimulus in the U.K. "is growing." Federal Reserve policy makers start a two-day meeting on June 19.
Saudi Arabia will make sure there is enough supply in the global oil market, the kingdom's oil minister said today.
"The whole idea is that there will not be any shortages in the market," Ali al-Naimi told Bloomberg News in Vienna. "That has been Saudi Arabia's policy all along. To manage stability of the oil market, keeping it in balance."
Oil in New York is extending gains after yesterday's rebound created a so-called bullish engulfing pattern on the daily candlestick chart, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Crude has long-term technical support along its 200-week moving average, around $80.81 a barrel. Buy orders tend to be clustered near chart-support levels.
Korea Imports
OPEC kept its output limit at 30 million barrels a day at a meeting in Vienna yesterday as concern that global growth is shrinking outweighed calls by some members for supply cuts to stem sliding prices. Increased production from Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, has been blamed for the drop in prices by members including Iran, whose own exports will probably be curbed by a European Union embargo scheduled to start July 1. OPEC's 12 members pump about 40 percent of the world's crude.
"There are more supportive factors now for oil than there are negative," Jonathan Barratt, chief executive officer of Barratt's Bulletin, a commodity-markets newsletter in Sydney, said in a telephone interview. "The whole purpose of the cartel is to provide guidelines to production. Compliance is just a word. If the price slips below $80 a barrel then quotas will change and give prices a big bump."
South Korea's crude imports from Iran in May fell 40 percent from a year earlier, the customs service said today. The world's fifth-largest oil importer purchased 550,714 metric tons, or about 17,765 tons a day, from Iran last month, compared with 911,889 tons a year earlier, it said on its website.
Hoarding Crude
The cost of living in the U.S., the world's biggest crude consumer, fell in May by the most in more than three year. The consumer-price index declined 0.3 percent, more than forecast and the biggest drop since December 2008, after no change the prior month, the Labor Department reported yesterday in Washington.
Oil in New York may fall next week on speculation that Europe's debt crisis will spread after the downgrade of Spain's credit rating and weekend elections in Greece, a Bloomberg News survey showed. Seventeen of 39 analysts and traders, or 44 percent, forecast crude will decline through June 22. Fifteen respondents, or 38 percent, predicted futures will increase and seven said there will be little change.
China is hoarding crude at the fastest rate since the Beijing Olympics four years ago as oil's slump prompts the country to import unprecedented volumes, even as refining slows.
The world's second-biggest oil consumer built a surplus of about 90 million barrels of crude in the first five months of the year, government data show. The excess, the highest since the run-up to the 2008 games, is probably being kept at emergency and commercial storage centers, according to the International Energy Agency.


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Lottie Kain Payne trial begins
A year after 2-year-old Nicole Kain and her 3-year-old brother Jonah were found dead in a retention pond near their home, their mother Lottie Payne begins her trial.
A seven-woman, five-man jury will decide whether Payne is guilty of two counts of cruelty to children in the second degree.
After opening statements were made yesterday afternoon, two witnesses were called to the stand.
One of them, Joey Halloway, taught Payne and her husband basic parenting classes for two years before the children died. That was before the family moved to Warrenton.
Halloway testified a child was left home alone while the parents were at a New Year's Eve party.
Another witness testified that he was involved in a group sex encounter with Payne and her husband, then-boyfriend, the night before the children's death.
The trial is expected to last two to three days.
Court resumes this morning at 9 o'clock.
Two arrested in deadly hit and run
From CrimeTeam 12, two people have been arrested in a deadly hit and run in Augusta.
Marcus Funck of Evans and Lisa Morse of Augusta are charged with murder and robbery in connection with the death of a pedestrian.
56-year-old Charles Johnson was hit and killed near the intersection of Third and Watkins streets back in August.
Plutonium production site closed for good
SRS has deactivated Area F at the plant, closing down half a century's mission.
Hundreds of SRS employees have spent recent years getting rid of plutonium made over past decades used to build nuclear bombs.
Employees who were working on that mission have been moved to other areas.
SRS is one of the largest nuclear management sites in the country. The nuclear materials from F-Area were packaged and sent to a waste isolation site in New Mexico.
Commission to vote on interim District 4 appointment
There's a lot on the agenda at the Augusta Commission.
Today they will vote to appoint an interim District 4 commissioner.
The commissioners will also get an update from ING, the company that lost city employees' personal information stored on laptops.
The commission will also look at the results of another study on the idea of bringing a drag strip to the Augusta area.
Mayoral candidate close-ups
This week on News 12 at 6 O'Clock, we're taking a closer look at each of the mayoral candidates and their platforms.
We started off with Deke Copenhaver, who's hoping to keep the mayor's job for the next four years.
Today we'll sit down with Ronnie Few.
Coming Up
It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do for a vacant building.
Wednesday, the Buzz on what national company is moving in the busy corner of Washington Road and Bobby Jones.
News 12 This Morning starts at 5:30 a.m.


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Best of 2009: They always get their man
Posted November 24, 2009.
Yes, people do have some funny ideas of what kinds of things to protect with copyright, don't they? A few years ago, criminal enterprise Milberg Weiss (in its pre-conviction days) tried to assert copyright in its own specie — the legal papers it filed to generate kazillions in crooked class-action fees — and not so unreasonably (hmm…).
Anyway, it seems that certain countries, though not as wealthy as Milberg Weiss, nor nearly as scurrilous (indeed, arguably cordial to a fault!), have figured, if an American law firm can try to claim copyright in its own money, why can't we? Why not indeed?
And so we read of a vacation. "To experience the full excitement of traveling abroad," writes Eric E. Johnson,
you've got to have a pocket full of unfamiliar money. Never mind that their pennies, dimes, nickels, and quarters look almost identical to U.S. coins. And put aside the fact that the exchange rate right now between the U.S. and Canada is almost exactly one-to-one. I was still excited to use different cash.
Inspecting the colorful bills, I got a delightful surprise: a copyright notice!


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Issue No.11 - November (1981 vol.30)
pp: 889-898
V. Visvanathan , Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
A theory for the diagnosabilty of nonlinear dc circuits (memoryless systems) is developed. Based on an input-output model, a necessary and sufficient condition for the local diagnosability of the system, which is a rank test on a matrix, is derived. Various ways of reducing the computational complexity of this test are indicated. A sufficient condition for single fault diagnosability, which is much weaker than the necessary and sufficient condition for local diagnosability, is also derived. It is also shown that for diagnosable systems, it is possible to to pick a finite number of test inputs that are sufficient to diagnose the system. An illustrative example is presented.
test matrix, Genericity, input-output model, Jacobian, local diagnosability, nonlinear resistive circuits, single fault diagnosability
V. Visvanathan, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, "Diagnosability of Nonlinear Circuits and Systems?Part I: The dc Case", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.30, no. 11, pp. 889-898, November 1981, doi:10.1109/TC.1981.1675720


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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
TV, Comic Books
Here's a 20-question comic book trivia quiz. Try and see how many you know!
First Suicide Attempts
The following are comics that featured the first appearances of characters who would later go on to become members of the Suicide Squad (just Ostrander's Squad). Name the future member who made his or her first appearance in the listed issue.
1. Detective Comics #359
2. Justice League of America #12
3. More Fun Comics #73
4. Mister Miracle #6
5. Batman #181
6. Batman #59
7. Fury of Firestorm #28
8. Action Comics #521
9. Flash #117
10. Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #4
11. Strange Adventrues #187
12. Showcase #8
13. Green Lantern Vol. 2 #173
14. Fury of Firestorm #29
15. Brave & Bold #166
16. Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #98
17. My mistake, just take a point for it!
18. Batman & Outsiders Annual #1
19. World's Finest #251
20. Justice League of America #233
Good luck, and have fun!
Off the top of my head… Not many.
1. Barbara Gordon
5. Poison Ivy
And… Gee, I'm thinking the Mister Miracle one has to be Lashina, right?
6. Deadshot? (I seem to recall that his first appearance was actually in the golden age)
12. Mirror Master?
13. Javelin?
7 or 14. Plastique?
17. Manhunter Mark Shaw, I'm thinking, only I had thought his first appearance was in a First Issue Special
1. Oracle/Barbara Gordon
2. Dr. Light
3. Got me. That issue introduced Aquaman and Green Arrow, and also had Dr. Fate and Spectre, but I can't think of a character in it that was in the Squad.
4. Duchess/Lashina
5. Poison Ivy
6. Deadshot? Only Batman villain from that era I can think of on the Squad.
7. Slipknot
8. Vixen
9. Captain Boomerbutt, er, Boomerang
10. Shrapnal?
11. Enchantress
12. Captain Cold
13. Javelin
14. Slipknot (well, I know one of 7 or 14 is him. Can't recall another Firestorm foe that debuted around then)
15. Got me?
16. Mr. 103/Mr. 104
17. Manhunter/Mark Shaw (actually, his first appearance was in First Issue Special #5)
18. Major Victory
19. Count Vertigo? (I think GA and/or BC had a strip in WF at that point)
20. No idea.
1. Detective Comics #359 — Oracle/Barbara Gordon
2. Justice League of America #12 — Dr. Light
3. More Fun Comics #73 — Speedy
4. Mister Miracle #6 — Lashina/Duchess
5. Batman #181 — Poison Ivy
6. Batman #59 — Deadshot
7. Fury of Firestorm #28 — Slipknot
8. Action Comics #521 — Black Orchid?
9. Flash #117 — Captain Boomerang
10. Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #4 — Karma?
11. Strange Adventrues #187 — Enchantress
12. Showcase #8 — Captain Cold
13. Green Lantern Vol. 2 #173 — Javelin
14. Fury of Firestorm #29 — Mindboggler
15. Brave & Bold #66 — Rick Flag, Jr.?
16. Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #98 — Mr. 104
17. Justice League of America #140 — Manhunter/Privateer/Mark Shaw
18. Batman & Outsiders Annual #1 — Major Victory
19. World's Finest #251 — Count Vertigo
20. Justice League of America #233 — Shrike
I thought this was going to be about characters who tried suicide. There's been a few, right?
The only character who's committed suicide that I can think of off-hand is Adrian Chase (Vigilante…2?). Is there anyone else?
I'm deliberately discounting "hero throws himself on the bomb" sorts of stuff, on the grounds that most people don't label that as suicide so much as they call it heroic sacrifice. I'm stiking to characters wo acted to deliberately kill themselves for no reason other than perceiving death as the preferable option.
Prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the JSA villain Per Degaton did the same thing as an aged man about to go back to prison in America vs. the JSA #4.
Jake Fury, the original Scorpio, shot himself in Defenders v.1 #50 in despair at the failure of his own plans. And android with his mental patterns turned up later, but accounts have varied as to whether it's Jake himself or just a copy created by his Zodiac Key. (Steve Engelhart left room for both interpretations in his West Coast Avengers stories.)
Two Spider-Man villains, Kraven the Hunter and the original Mysterio, shot themselves in the head.
Daredevil's 1980s girlfriend, Heather Glenn, killed herself during Denny O'Neil's run on the title. Her father, Maxwell Glenn, had done likewise after months of being unwittingly mind-controlled into criminal activity by the Purple Man.
The Grim Reaper's first death in the Vision and the Scarlet Witch series may or may not have been suicide; it was left deliberately vague.
And though it doesn't quite count for some, the semi-paralyzed Joker infamously committed suicide in The Dark Knight Returns #3 so that the aging Batman would be blamed for his murder.
1. 'Tec' #359—?(Can't think of a thing)
2. JLA #12—Dr. Light
3. More Fun #73—Speedy (Green Arrow's kid)
4. Mr. Miracle #6—?(Don't know Kirby's Fourth World stuff)
5. Batman #181—Deadshot?(I thought his late 40s first app. was in an old "Tec" rather than an old Batman, though)
6. Batman #59—The Penguin
7. Fury of Firestorm #28—?(Knew there were several Firestorm villains used here, as there were complaints that John O. apparently liked to kill them off, but I don't know one from another)
8. Action #521—? (Blanking again)
9. Flash #117—Captain Cold
10. Doom Patrol V.2, #4—? (I had these, but never liked and therefore don't remember the characters created there)
11. Strange Adventures #187—The Enchantress
12. Showcase #8—Mirror Master
13. Green Lantern V2, #173—?(This one really throws me, since I followed this series closely, but, again, no idea)
14. F. of Firestorm #29—?(Like I said on #7…)
15. Brave & Bold #66—?(Hmmm…early in this title's team–up run, before Bats dominated; can't remember one that fits this)
16. Doom Patrol V.1, #98—Mr. 103 or 104 (same guy, he just updated his name to keep pace with scientific advances)
17. JLA #140—?(If you're thinking the Manhunter version that John O. used in his SS and Steve Englehart called The Privateer here, think again; he debuted as a Kirby one–shot in First Issue Special, under the Manhunter name, but I don't know of anything closer)
18. Batman & Outsiders Annual #1—?(Never followed this series, and don't remember which SSer(s?) came from it, but I do remember at least one did)
19. World's Finest #251—?(No idea at all)
20. JLA #233—?(This would, I think, be during the abysmal Vibe/Gypsy era, but can't think of a character original to it who turned up in SS)
One of those early Silver Age Flash villains probably should be Captain Boomerang but I wouldn't have thought of him—shame on me!—if I hadn't gotten a glimpse of his name while scrolling between the list and the submission field, despite my best efforts to see nothing of earlier postings. Apologies for BOTH my failures. Therefore, to be fair I leave CC and MM in place.
19. World's Finest #251—#250 was a special combining all the features it carried in its run in the "Dollar Comics" format except Ditko's Creeper, so, yes, it WAS at this time that Ollie and Dinah had their feature there in which Count Vertigo bowed. Again, my bad for forgetting that format, which, other than its stupid and limiting name which sealed its doom from the outset, I liked.
16. Brave & Bold #66—The only guess anyone has ventured for this is Rick Flag, but the Showcase–type format was replaced with team–ups as of #50 (like I referred to without giving specific numbers), and that Suicide Squad try–out run, which is where I've been led to believe he first appeared, was much earlier than #66. I hope you haven't screwed up this one like you seemed to have done with Privateer/Manhunter, Brian.
And I guess Batman #181 DID come out much later than I was thinking. Didn't do too well on this one at all, did I?
The thing that bollixes people up on the Batman numbering is that they forget thecomic started out as a quarterly in 1940 and stayed that way for a couple of years before gradually becoming a monthly; as a result, the monthly Detective Comics ran WAY ahead of it in the numbering. And then there's stuff like Action Comics numbering being wacky because it was weekly for a while in the 80s….
1. Detective Comics #359 – Oracle
2. Justice League of America #12 – Dr. Light
3. More Fun Comics #73 – Speedy
4. Mister Miracle #6 – Duchess
5. Batman #181 – Poison Ivy
6. Batman #59 – Deadshot
7. Fury of Firestorm #28 – Slipknot
8. Action Comics #521 – Vixen
9. Flash #117 – Captain Boomerang
10. Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #4 – Karma
11. Strange Adventrues #187 – Enchantress
12. Showcase #8 – Captain Cold
13. Green Lantern Vol. 2 #173 – Javelin
14. Fury of Firestorm #29 – Mindboggler
15. Brave & Bold #166 – Nemesis
16. Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #98 – Mr. 104
18. Batman & Outsiders Annual #1 – Major Victory
19. World's Finest #251 – Count Vertigo
20. Justice League of America #233 – Shrike
"Brave & Bold #66 — Nemesis"
That oughta be #166, Brian. YOUR issue came out more than a decade earlier. Didn't the sole guess being Rick Flag and my statement that #66 was fairly early in the team–up run set off warning flags, or were you not checking these comments at all? The fact that you posted "66" in both the original question and in the answers works against it being a simple typo.
And now my own mea culpa: Thanks for the attempt on the Batman numbering, Omar Karindu, but I knew that title didn't start off monthly, and even if it had it would have taken ten years—i.e., 1950—to get to 120 (let alone 181), still too late for Deadshot's debut. (By the way, Brian, nice move—it seems that EVERYONE was looking for him in there, but of course that was not mandatory).
WHOOPS! I see that Deadshot WAS in there, that Bats #59 was not Penguin, after all! I still think I heard that Lawton's (almost unrecognizable) Golden Age debut was said to have been in Detective, but the GCD agrees with you, so somebody else screwed up (me, my source, maybe even GCD). (That's also where I got B&B #166 as the specific first app. for Nemesis, by the way).
What do you think you're accomplishing by not acknowledging the Nemesis screw–up? You did so concerning Manhunter/Privateer/Mark Shaw, where you were pure D wrong, but here, having thought further about it since my posting of Oct. 18, I DO suspect a semi–typo: When initially and manually (as opposed to some form of "cut–and–paste," i.e., you were typing or even writing–by–hand yourself) gathering data for this quiz, you inadvertently left off the "1" from "166" and didn't know enough off the top of your head about the B&B series to subsequently realize that #66 was way too low to be the debut issue for Nemesis. This simply does not reflect nearly as badly on you as the flatly factually incorrect Manhunter entry, so why not own up? Is it because nobody categorically nailed it BEFORE you further committed yourself with the posting of your answers? Not a good enough reason in MY book.
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AVON PARK - An undercover deputy who has made a career nabbing criminals said Sunday he learned what its like to be a victim while being part of an operation aimed at catching robbers preying on migrant workers.
The deputy, whose name is not being used because of his undercover work, recalled being attacked by two men that authorities suspect have robbed five or more migrant workers during the past several weeks. However, they have yet to be charged with those robberies.
"You feel so vulnerable," the deputy recalled. "I've never felt that side of it before."
While being attacked, the deputy used one form of defense the other victims didn't have available. He told the robbers he is a deputy, which prompted them to flee. Other deputies arrested them.
Damian Jamal Collins, 19, of 305 E. Ben Hicks St., Avon Park, and Marcus Alex Swinton, 18, 213 E. Ben Hicks St., Avon Park, were charged with robbery and resisting an officer without violence. Swinton also was charged with trespass.
By the time the attackers fled, the deputy said he had a swelling on the back of his head and a scratch on his hand.
At the outset of the undercover operation, the deputy said he tried to blend in on the street, appearing like a typical migrant worker.
The deputy, who is Hispanic, said he wore a necklace, faded out and ripped blue jeans, a Mexican soccer jersey and an old pair of sneakers with holes.
During the evening, he said, he went to several locations near where robberies had occurred and would typically walk around for 30-45 minutes.
"Anybody I saw I would approach them and make conversation," he said. "Other than that, I would just be walking around."
After several attempts failed, the deputy said he went to an area near a laundromat on Walnut Street. He walked around that neighborhood for about 30 minutes and then saw two young men approaching on bicycles.
As they passed, the deputy recalled, "I saw them looking at me and they stared me down."
The two men circled back and they greeted each other, he said. Then they started talking about a possible drug deal and asked him to go in the laundromat to discuss it, he said.
"I pretended like I didn't understand," the deputy said. He added that he felt if he went inside the building he would be in a more vulnerable location that is less public.
The robbers also apparently believed the necklace he wore had some value as they wanted it as payment for the drugs, he said.
Even after he showed them some money from his pocket, they still wanted the necklace, he said.
But when he said he didn't want to pay with the necklace, they ripped the necklace from him and one began attacking him, he said. As he defended himself, he said, the other man attacked and "they both jumped on me and I fell down on the floor."
But, after he told them that he was a deputy, they fled, he said.
The deputy said that other members of the Special Operations Unit and road patrol deputies responded. Through his hidden radio, they heard he was in distress, he said.
He said their sirens helped scare the suspects. The deputy praised the response of the other members of the unit and road patrol deputies.
"It is just critical for your backup to get there as soon as possible and they got there in an amazingly short period of time," he said.
The deputy said that while the operation was in response to five robberies, chances are more of those crimes occurred. That's because the victims are afraid of being deported or of possible reprisals, he said.
But, he said, the sheriff's office's concern in such cases is not immigration enforcement.
"They need to report these incidents," he said. "They do not deserve to be going through these situations."


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Hunt's Tomato Puree has a texture between tomato paste and crushed tomatoes. Use the fresh taste of Hunt's Tomato Puree to flavor soups, gravies and sauces, casseroles, and meatloaf.
Slow cooked for a rich, smooth texture, Hunt's Tomato Sauce is a key ingredient in favorite meals such as spaghetti, lasagna, meat loaf, chili, stews, casseroles, and Mexican dishes.
These whole, firm tomatoes are peeled with the FlashSteam process and packed in their own juice to add great tomato taste to soups, stews, spaghetti sauces, casseroles, and chilies.
Peeled with Flashsteam, Not Lye.
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The Appleton Parks, Recreation manages and operates a variety of
recreation programs for youth, adults and seniors. Appleton Parks
and Recreation is also responsible for the operation of 30 City
parks, two outdoor pools, one indoor pool, over 8 miles of
recreation trails, and several special recreation areas. Special
areas include an 18 hole golf course, central city plaza, and
historic sites.
"Building communities and enriching lives where we live, work
and play."
Customer Service: (920) 832-5905
Fax: (920) 832-5950
Dean Gazza
Director of Parks, Recreation &
Facilities Management
(920) 832-3919
100 N. Appleton St.
Appleton, WI 54911
Office: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30
Please call us at (920) 832-3900, 24 hours
per day, 7 days a week for recorded information about programs,
special events, weather related cancellations, registration,
Click here for the
Parks and Recreation staff directory.
Department Contact:
Phone: (920) 832-5905
Fax: (920) 993-3103
Mailing Address:
Office: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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and enriching lives where we live, work and play."
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EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India
Producer: George Harrison
Engineers: JP Sen, SN Gupta
George Harrison had flown to India on 7 January 1968 to record the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall. The sessions began on 9 January in Bombay (Mumbai), and the fifth and final session took place on this day. Read more »


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Below is from NYT Thomas Friedman:
'…The reason, the president added, "that we did not just start taking a bunch of airstrikes all across Iraq as soon as ISIL came in was because that would have taken the pressure off of [Prime Minister Nuri Kamal] al-Maliki." That only would have encouraged, he said, Maliki and other Shiites to think: " 'We don't actually have to make compromises. We don't have to make any decisions. We don't have to go through the difficult process of figuring out what we've done wrong in the past. All we have to do is let the Americans bail us out again. And we can go about business as usual.' "


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Redline is a sport-specific training facility
focused on youth athletes ages 8 - 18.
We help athletes become stronger, faster,
and more powerful. Our goal is to have
our students take what is learned about
their bodies and convert it into "real sport
situations and movements." Remember
our motto: SPEED POWER CORE