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IC410 nebulosity complex
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Three nebulae in Orion: Flame, Horse Head and Great Nebula within a single frame.
LRGB exposure with G3-11000 camera on Borg 77EDII refractor.
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Iconic Horse Head and Falme nebulae in Orion
Total exposure time 7.1 hours through H-alpha and RGB filters
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G4 series large format CCD cameras
North America and Pelican nebulae in Cygnus
G4-16000 camera with Halpha, OIII, SII and NII narrow-filters on FSQ106ed telescope
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It may have been baby blue, but royal watchers shouldn't take it as a clue! Still mum on the sex of her offspring and wearing the first maternity dress of her pregnancy, the Duchess of Cambridge was radiant in an Emilia Wickstead cocktail gown for her Art Room gala Wednesday.
Described as a pale blue silk blend, full skirted summer dress, the custom creation was based on a dress in the current spring/summer collection from the New Zealand-born and London-based designer.
"It was made specially for the duchess," says a spokeswoman. "We've had a style in store that's very, very similar. So it was very slightly bespoke for her."
The original is named the CZ dress, and it comes from a collection inspired by Truman Capote's "society swans" – one of whom was CZ Guest. Although now sold out, it originally sold for £990 (around $1,500), but the bespoke version costs an extra $300, so Kate would have spent around $1,800.
Royal chronicler Judy Wade was at the party at the National Portrait gallery and believes it to be Kate's "first public maternity dress."
"Even though it's not designed directly for pregnant women," she says, "it is easy to adapt because it is an empire line design."
Wade adds: "At this stage of her pregnancy an empire line dress looks great and fits perfectly. She looked pretty and the sleeveless design was right for a room full of people so she stayed fresh and cool all evening."
The spokeswoman meanwhile also tells PEOPLE that because of the so-called Kate Effect, the company says they have had a "few orders placed" for new bespoke versions since the charity event.
Ever the fashion recycler, Kate paired the dress with some gray suede "Malone" heels by Rupert Sanderson, which she has worn before. The £375 ($570) shoes were originally seen on an outing to Fortnum and Mason, London with Queen Elizabeth and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in March last year, as well as the previous summer at Windsor Castle when husband Prince William was at the Order of the Garter service.
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It's been my experience that the average user is reluctant to try Linux
because they are used to MS Windows, and Windows nomenclature. My question
for the group is: Is there a Linux distribution that mimics MS Windows to
the point that the average MS simpleton would have no problem using the
computer on which it was loaded? Mind you, I've been using linux for well
over 12 years, and have recommend it to most everyone I meet. Those who do
try it, struggle with how the graphical managers (KDE, Gnome, etc) work or
the program names are unfamiliar to them. My belief is if there were a
Linux distribution that mimicked Windows behavior, and the program
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Executive Committee 2010-2014
Members of the Executive Committee Ishwar Modi
Prof. Ishwar Modi (1940) did his Masters in Sociology and Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur where he taught for 27 years. More than a dozen students have been awarded Ph.Ds under his supervision including a few foreign students. He was also a Visiting Professor at the prestigious Indian Institute of Health Management Research.
Organizational experience
Prof. Modi has extensively travelled (to more than 30 countries), participated, chaired, and delivered Keynote Addresses at several international conferences. and conferences in Asia, Europe and the Americas. International organizations such as World Leisure Organization and International Institute of Peace through Tourism have been inviting him to Moderate/Coordinate/Facilitate and Chair at their various conferences. WLO's International Center of Excellence (WICE) has been inviting him to the Netherlands as a Visiting Faculty to address its M. Sc. Students for several years and is its Country Representative ever since its inception (1992). Prof. Modi has consecutively attended the ISA World Congresses of Sociology since 1986 and chaired sessions at all these Congresses.
Prof. Modi has enough experience of running a large association and has enough understanding of the issues of membership and finances being the immediate past-Secretary of the Indian Sociological Society, having 3000 members. He was instrumental in materializing MOUs between ISS and the National Sociological Associations of Brazil, Poland and Russia and also a Reciprocal Agreement between the ISS and the British Sociological Association during 2009.
He was also President of the Rajasthan Sociological Association (2005-08). Besides being President of ISA RC 13, he is an active member of quite a few ISA RCs viz. RC 15 (Health), RC34 (Youth), RC35 (COCTA), RC37 (Arts), RC50 (International Tourism) and RC53 (Childhood) and has organized the mid-term conferences of ISA RC13, 15 and 50 in India. It was largely due to his initiative that the present Executive of ISA took the historical decision of providing both the ISA Journals: Current Sociology and International Sociology online free of cost. Prof. Modi was elected three times (1991-99) on the Board of Directors of WLO which has consultative status with UN and UNESCO. WLO conferred its rare distinction of Honourary Life Membership on him in 1994.
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Artist Thomas Berger combines his loves as a landscaper and a stone sculptor.
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MARTINSBURG - Jan Callen, executive director of the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, will be honored as the Distinguished Citizen of the Year by Boy Scouts of Berkeley County at a banquet later this month.
"He has been a remarkable citizen of Berkeley County for many years," Bill Powell, Distinguished Citizen of the Year committee chairman and Potomac District chairman, said Monday.
"Jan hasn't been here that long, but his impact makes it seem a lot longer than it has been," Powell continued. "He's a hands-on guy - he's in the trenches. He's had a great impact on the community, and he is very deserving."
Callen announced in October that he would step down as chief of UWEP after 12 years.
He described the Distinguished Citizen of the Year award as a wonderful honor.
"I am very pleased, thrilled to be selected," he said in a telephone interview Monday. "I hope there's a good turnout for the dinner for the Boy Scouts. It honors me, but I view it as a way to help the Boy Scouts. I hope everyone will join me in helping the Boy Scouts of the Shenandoah Valley."
The dinner is at 6:30 p.m. March 27 at the Holiday Inn, Martinsburg. Seating is limited to 275.
Table captains are hosting guests, who will be asked to make a pledge to Friends of Scouting that night, Powell explained.
"They don't have to bring money with them - they can make a donation later," he said, adding that contributions remain in Berkeley County.
Berkeley County is in the Potomac District, which includes Morgan County, and is part of the Shenandoah Area Council of Boy Scouts of America.
In the Potomac District, Boy Scouts serves more than 1,000 youths in 58 units, including Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Venturing Crews, Explorer Posts and Learning for Life programs.
More than 475 adult volunteers work with Scouting in the Potomac District.
Scouts and Scouters performed more than 47,650 hours of community service last year.
Some of the past Distinguished Citizens have included U.S. Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, Mayor George Karos, West Virginia state Delegate Vicki V. Douglas, then-Gov. Joe Manchin and Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Manny Arvon.
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Anime Angels: Archangel posters have arrived
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Hello to all Anime Angels Kickstarter supporters and friends. After a marathon weekend of edits and rendering, the final PDFs for the book were completed late Sunday night April 1... Read more
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We're pleased to announce that Fred Gallagher, author of the well-known webcomic Megatokyo, has agreed to do an original guest artwork to be published in Anime Angels. You can read... Read more
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The Baltimore Orioles are pushing for a division crown this season. With the team tied for first place in the AL East, the Orioles are one long winning streak away from running away with the lead in the division.
While fans hope that the team can get hot and go on a winning tear, it's also possible that the current 25-man roster needs outside help. The summer hot stove season is approaching, but a trade may not be the best way to improve the Orioles.
The O's farm system isn't the best in the MLB, but it has greatly improved in comparison to past years, and some talent may be ready to help at the big league level. A couple of smart call-ups could propel the team into being alone atop its division.
O's fans may see some of the following names in Baltimore during the 2014 season. Let's take a look at some of the numbers the minor league guys are putting up.


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Growing up on Grand Island, James Wright never listened to opera. Once, he tried it, and it didn't work out. He saw Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Chautauqua Institution. "I hated it," he said.
Thanks to recordings, though, he began to admire the deep voice of Welsh barrel-bass Bryn Terfel. And when he got the chance to hear Terfel at the Metropolitan Opera in "Das Rheingold" – the first of Richard Wagner's "Ring" operas – he decided to go.
"I was 22, 23. I didn't know much about Wagner. I had heard the same stereotypes as everyone else. I wasn't sure I was going to like it," he recalled. "But it was the best thing I had ever seen. The most beautiful music I had ever heard. I thought, this is awesome," he said, his voice emotional. "I was hooked."
How his life has changed. Now, "Don Giovanni" is one of his favorite operas. And on Saturday, Wright will be competing for a career at the Met.
He is one of more than 50 aspiring opera singers competing in the Buffalo/Toronto District division of the dramatic Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, held in Nichols School's Flickinger Performing Arts Center. The singers, all between the ages of 20 and 30, will take the stage one by one starting at 10 a.m., to sing before exacting judges. The public is invited. Admission is free, and stakes are high.
The Met's auditions, which take place every two years, can create big careers. World-renowned soprano Renèe Fleming, from Rochester, first caught the world's attention this way. Tenor Ben Heppner and mezzo soprano Susan Graham also got their start competing before the Met's judges. Hence the auditions' unique air of excitement: The event is often described as opera's "American Idol."
Four of Saturday's singers are from the Buffalo area. Besides Wright, they are Jenna Fishback and Madeline Harts, both of East Aurora, and Rachel Mikol of Orchard Park. Mikol and Fishback competed in last year's auditions. The three young women all received their training at Ithaca College.
Wright, who attended Grand Island High School and Fredonia State College, has the highest profile locally of the four.
At 27, he is an adjunct professor at Fredonia and at Canisius College. He has been praised numerous times in The Buffalo News for his appearances in Nickel City Opera productions, including "Don Pasquale," "La Boheme" and "Amahl and the Night Visitors." Most recently, he was featured in Opera Sacra's "The Little Prince."
This will be his second time singing at the Met auditions. He competed two years ago and considers it a learning experience. "I was young," he said. "I did it to do it. I didn't really expect to win. Competitions are weird. It's the same with auditions. You have to go in and do your thing. If they like you, they like you. If they don't, you don't."
Like all aspiring opera singers, Wright has learned to think practically.
"Part of the Met competitions, they don't say this out loud, but sometimes there are specific things they're looking for, specific voice types," Wright reflected. "Some years, they might tell the judges, make sure you pay extra attention to the mezzos, or the basses, or whatever. They tend to keep the Met's needs in mind."
Wright is scheduled Saturday to sing in the first hour.
"It's one of the downsides to being local," he laughed. "They schedule the local people earlier. That way, if there's a snowstorm or something, the people coming from farther away will have time to get there."
Wright will be opening with a famously demanding aria from Charles Gounod's "Faust." He is comfortable with the opera, which he sang in 2011 in a Buffalo Opera Unlimited production in Rockwell Hall. And the aria, he points out, shows off a singer's range. It includes several drawn out G's and F's, notes not every baritone can nail.
In preparation, he plans to get up at 4 a.m. "I'll have something to eat, sit around and relax," he said. "I probably won't sing anything until 8 o'clock. Then I'll start to warm up."
Opera may be seen as an elite art form, but the Met's auditions are remarkably egalitarian. The entrance fee is $30. Dianne Rubin, who organizes Buffalo's Met auditions, notes that the number of singers is constantly changing, up until show time.
"It varies from day to day depending on who decides to cancel," she said. "We have 59 at the present time."
Any singer is free to register for any district's auditions, so the Buffalo audition includes a lot of out-of-towners. About half of Saturday's singers are from Canada.
Like Wright, Rubin has noticed the Met scouting occasionally for particular voices. "There was one year the grand finals produced at least three winners who were bass baritones."
This year could be a soprano year. "We're heavy on sopranos, I'm sorry to say," Rubin laughed. Partly in response to that turnout, she arranged for two soprano judges. One is Wagner specialist Margaret Jane Wray, who sings with the Seattle Opera, and the other is Ruth Golden, formerly a leading soprano with the New York City Opera. Joining them on the panel is tenor Carroll Freeman, professor of opera at the Georgia State University School of Music.
Each singer submits a list of four other arias he or she has prepared, arias the judges could ask to hear.
Wright's list includes arias from Mozart's "Cosi fan Tutte," Gaetano Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love" and Gian Carlo Menotti's radio opera "The Old Maid and the Thief." Rounding out his list is "Pierrot's Dancing Song" from "Die Tote Stadt" ("The Dead City") by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the Viennese-born composer known for his scores to such films as "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and "Captain Blood."
The winners of Saturday's auditions will go on to the Detroit Opera House for the Great Lakes Region competition. The winners of the Detroit round will travel to New York City for the semifinals and the grand finals, in which they compete on the Met stage for a $15,000 cash prize.
In a way, everyone wins. The singers get the experience. And the audiences get the thrill.
"It's always good," Rubin promised. "It's different every year. And I'm always looking forward to it. There are always some nice surprises."
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
The death of Texas guitar virtuoso Vaughan in a 1990 helicopter crash deprived the blues-rock revival of one of its brightest lights. This posthumous release, compiled by his brother (and fellow guitar-slinger) Jimmie, draws heavily on overlooked gems and alternate takes.
There are no big surprises, only further confirmation of Vaughan's flawless technique and impassioned vocals. Equally attracted to the spare, direct style of classic '50s blues and to Jimi Hendrix psychedelia, Vaughan managed to fuse the two in his own dramatic language. Nowhere is this more evident than on his version of Hendrix's "Little Wing," with its playful mood shifts and strong blues flavor.
One of the more intriguing aspects of Vaughan's career was his penchant for jazz. Although he downplayed his abilities, the natural swing feel and mature phrasing displayed on Kenny Burrell's sleek "Chitlins con Carne" is hardly the work of a dilettante.
Vaughan's strongest suit remains blues shuffles and powerful rock instrumentals like "Wham"—perfect settings for his razor-sharp guitar. Coming up short only rarely—the Howlin' Wolf cover "May I Have a Talk with You" sounds forced and overwrought—Vaughan left a legacy worthy of his heroes. (Epic)
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Fees for Claim Settlement in the Field of Personal Injury: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands
Niels J. Philipsen
Maastricht University - Faculty of Law, Metro
Michael G. Faure
University of Maastricht - Faculty of Law, Metro; Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Law
June 10, 2010
Journal of European Tort Law, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 75-101, 2010
On data supplied by five Dutch insurers for the years 2001-2006, the authors analyse the development of hourly fees charged by attorneys and other legal representatives (claims agents) in personal injury cases. The analysis focuses on cases that did not go to court but where, according to Dutch law, a fee shifting rule applies: that is, the (insurer of the) losing party must pay the costs of the winner's legal assistance. One may expect that such a fee shifting rule would to some extent restrict competition in the market. The data indeed appear to suggest that in the Netherlands fees of personal injury lawyers have increased rather dramatically in recent years: more than double price and wage inflation, and much more than the fees of, for example, a trustee in bankruptcy. We offer some explanations for this based on the well-known law and economics literature. Although the fee increase we found may indeed be related to the Dutch fee shifting rule, the data we collected (which all relate to recent years) did not allow us to make a sufficiently robust connection between the two. They do, however, provide a rare and valuable insight into modern personal injuries practice in the Netherlands.
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After voting, drinking! Except for your humble journalists, who will remain close to their phones and computers until midnight.
But local candidates have plans to toast their victories (or drown their losses) at bars, restaurants and homes.
Here's a list of the Election Night parties we know of, so far. (More invites are welcome, and we'll update throughout the day.) All gatherings start at 7 p.m. when polls close, unless otherwise indicated.
Mayoral Race:
Bill White: (8 p.m.) The Historic Rice Hotel, Crystal Ballroom, 909 Texas Ave.
District I race:
John Marron: (8 p.m. start) CWA Union Hall, 1730 Jefferson
James Rodriguez: (7:15 p.m. start) Home Plate Bar and Grill, 1800 Texas Avenue
District E:
William R. Williams: The Home of Bruce and Karen Menke, 2901 Little Bear Drive, Kingwood
At-Large Position 5:
Marlon Barabin: (7:30 start) Buffalo Soldier National Museum, 1834 Southmore at Alameda
Jolanda Jones: Farrago Restaurant, 318 Gray @ Bagby
(Also a party for Jones' 42nd birthday today)
At-Large Position 3:
Melissa Noriega: Cafe Adobe, 2111 Westheimer
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"Carmichael Dave" is hitting the open road in a 32-foot tour bus, hoping to draw attention to the Sacramento Kings and a plan to keep the NBA team in California's capital city -- as opposed to Seattle, where a group of investors has submitted an offer.
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Swinford not representing voters' interests
For several months I have intended to write a letter regarding the complete lack of representation from state Rep. David Swinford. With the most recent underhanded attempt to take his competition (Anette Carlisle) off the ballot, I can no longer remain silent.
Here's one example:
Awhile back, I called KGNC talk-show host John Terry and asked him to estimate the percentage of callers who opposed the TAKS test. He guessed about 75 percent. My estimate is more like 90 percent. Whatever the case, if three out of four of your constituents don't like a specific policy, you have a major issue on your hands!
So why isn't Swinford doing something about it? Why hasn't he had a news conference to address this issue or submitted a proposal that examines the flaws in this test? Why isn't he jumping up and down on the governor's desk, demanding his attention?
In short, why isn't he representing us?
David Swinford has been in office too long and has lost touch with his constituents. I strongly support Anette Carlisle in the upcoming GOP primary.
James A. Burgin
I didn't promise you a rose garden
I agree with Keith Jones' Jan. 20 assessment of David Swinford's actions against Anette Carlisle. Perhaps the bigger point he makes in his letter is "re-introduce Swinford to the private sector."
I'm considering voting primarily against incumbents in all political offices. It's a troubling decision, as I have always voted based on conservative views (both socially and fiscally). I'm concerned about the status of school funding in Texas as well as the ever-increasing size of federal government, despite the administration "in power."
Perhaps it is more important to impress on politicians that nothing is guaranteed in life - not my job, not yours, and not theirs.
Tamara Lacey
Using the bard to make Swinford's life hard
In response to Rep. David Swinford's Jan. 19 guest column, allow me to slightly revise a famous Shakespearian line:
Me thinks the gentleman doth protest too much.
Jessica Mallard
Swinford opinion piece a disappointment
After two weeks of hearing David Swinford's denial about "ballot-gate," I opened the Jan. 19 Globe-News to a guest column written by Swinford.
My initial thought was that he was going to put that scandal behind him and tell us why he should be re-elected and what he has accomplished in 15 years as a state representative. But no, it was more denial and finger-pointing.
I will admit I'm not a big fan of Swinford, who has the image of being a little cozy with the Austin lobbyists. I only can assume that he really doesn't want to talk about his record and why he has not fixed school finance reform and failed to lower property taxes.
We need someone with Panhandle values, not Austin values.
Connie Mckee
Congressional corruption: What do you mean 'we'?
As John Kanelis keeps printing things like Republicans and Democrats need to clean up the corruption in Washington, he fails to point out the obvious. This is not bipartisan corruption. It is Republican corruption.
In addition to Tom DeLay, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their minions, there are 84 other Republicans on Jack Abramoff's payroll, including John Ashcroft and John Cornyn. Can Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Mac Thornberry continue to act innocent? They had to at least know of the corruption. Or, maybe they, like the Globe, prefer to stick their heads in the sand.
A number of Republican PACs also were involved, including DeLay's, Dennis Hastert's and Oklahoman Don Nickles,' plus the entire GOP of New Jersey.
I defy anyone to find one Democrat involved in this. The Republican spin machine is cranked up to spread the stench around, and the "Globe-Republican" is first in line to help.
Byron Dorgan received $67,000 from Natve American tribes represented by Abramoff, but he has returned all the money. He and other Democrats got the money before the tribes had any dealings with Abramoff.
So regardless of the Globe and its editorial page editor, let's keep this scandal where it belongs.
Jim Perkins
Failure to speak out may come back to haunt
Not to bash the person who wrote the Jan. 16 letter, "What's the fuss over 'Book of Daniel,'" but we should not have to change the channel or turn off our TV. We are those same "people" who are having to tell our children to pray silently during school if at all.
To those who cannot wait until the next show: attend church. You will receive a much more meaningful experience!
On another note, if we as Christians don't allow our voices to be heard when it comes to mockery of Christ, I wonder where we will be when it comes time for him to hear us!
Deonna Anderson
Some are more free to speak than others
This is in response to Kyle Taylor's Jan. 14 letter to the editor.
He mentions that "responsibility has surrendered" with reference to KAMR TV taking "The Book of Daniel" off the air.
I agree that we have surrendered responsibility. Every time I change the channel and look the other way when some liberal TV station tries to "entertain" me with their politically correct agenda, I am surrendering my responsibility.
I am getting tired of changing the channel every time I am subjected to something inappropriate. Just because people can't seem to be entertained unless they are watching something distasteful doesn't mean my family should have to watch something as nasty as two men kissing or fondling each other, which I personally had to endure while I was eating lunch at a local restaurant.
Maybe this isn't exactly what is being portrayed on "The Book of Daniel," but the constant cheap shots toward conservative Christians from the liberal media are getting old. When we speak our minds as Christians, we are labeled "haters" or "intolerant," but when they speak their minds, they are "entertaining" us or excersizing their right to "freedom of speech."
Michael Dia
Real hypocrisy, insult found in real life
As a Christian, Bennie Davis (Jan. 18 letter) believes she has a right not to be insulted by a TV program. She claims the major characters of "The Book of Daniel" are Christians but are "dysfunctional hypocrites involved in many kinds of sinful lifestyles."
The program is only entertainment. It does not claim to be factual or portray real life.
Davis and others aren't forced to watch it, nor should they feel insulted because others choose to do so.
What should insult them is the recent incident in Oklahoma City, where a member of the Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee was arrested on a lewdness charge and accused of propositioning a plain-clothes male police officer outside a hotel on Jan. 5.
According to the Associated Press, Lonnie Latham, senior pastor at South Tulsa Baptist Church, who is very outspoken about homosexuals and their sinful, destructive lifestyles, asked the officer to join him in his hotel room for oral sex.
Hypocrites who push their agendas and righteousness down the throats of the American people, such as this preacher and our current administration, are the true insults to American freedom.
Larry D. Lancaster
What some consider omedy is a wonder
Alcoholism, drug addiction and drug dealing are not funny.
Neither are adultery, homosexuality or sex outside of marriage.
The biblical Book of Daniel is not funny.
Jesus is not funny.
If you think "The Book of Daniel" is a comedy, well . . . I wonder about you!
Jean Marlow
Get nose out of tube and solve real problems
I can't believe that all those who were claiming a victory over having a TV show removed from viewing thought that was more important than trying to come up with a solution to Amarillo's under-age drinking problem.
I do hope the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has pulled these establishments' liquor license.
Are the parents or guardians of these 14- to 17-year-old violators going to be punished for not being good caretakers?
Who in the world lets a 14-year-old out at 2 a.m.?
Let us all get our priorities straight.
Billy Nay
It's OK for Christian clergy to be human beings
I really like the television show, "The Book Of Daniel."
People who practice organized religion are the same as everyone else.
They come home from work, pop open a soda, check their e-mail and watch TV, just like you and I do.
Hypocrites abound in this world, and the "good Christians" who are throwing such a fit about that show are just mad that someone finally showed the clergy in a true light. They are normal people, too, and not above sin.
And that's OK.
Robin Sammons
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Posted: 2-13-2012
Two UF/IFAS students receive Guy Harvey Scholarships
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Visual artist Guy Harvey is well known for his love of marine wildlife – his iconic paintings of marlin and other saltwater game fish are seen everywhere from T-shirts to specialty license tags to art galleries.
Not surprisingly, Harvey is a passionate supporter of marine conservation, which led him to establish the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation as a way to fund research and educational programs.
In 2010, the foundation teamed with the Florida Sea Grant program to fund the Guy Harvey Scholarship Award; each year it provides a $5,000 scholarship to one or more Florida university students whose research focuses on novel strategies for improving sustainable management of large marine fish.
In February, the scholarship was presented to a record five students, including two from UF/IFAS, Felipe Carvalho and Sarah Stephens.
Carvalho, a native of Recife, Brazil, is a doctoral student with the UF/IFAS Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. His research supports the training of scientists and technicians who use remote sensing methods to manage blue shark populations in the Atlantic Ocean.
Stephens, a master's degree student with the Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, has organized a conservation tagging program for permit, a popular game fish. The program relies on recreational anglers to report data when they land a previously tagged permit; the data help researchers assess permit populations and movement patterns.
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Keyshia Cole Arrested on Suspicion of Battery
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Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole has been arrested on suspicion of battery after an alleged altercation early Friday morning in Los Angeles.
Keyshia Cole Plans Big Drama-Free Wedding
Originally posted 01/18/2011 02:45PM
Big wedding, little drama. That's Keyshia Cole's recipe for wedded bliss.
"I want a waterfall, and I won't rest until I get it," the R&B singer, who's set to marry NBA player Daniel Gibson next month, told PEOPLE at Saturday's taping of the BET Honors in Washington, D.C. The show will air Feb. 21 at 9 p.m.
But just because she's determined, that doesn't make her a bridezilla.
Keyshia Cole Welcomes a Son
Originally posted 03/03/2010 07:00PM
R&B singer Keyshia Cole and her NBA star fiancé Daniel Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers are parents of their first child, son Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr.
The 7 lbs., 3-oz., baby arrived at 11:54 p.m. Tuesday, the singer's rep tells PEOPLE.
"Both mother and baby are doing great," says Cole's publicist, Tresa Sanders. "Keyshia would also like to give a special thank-you to her fans that have been with her since the beginning, sharing in her growth as a woman and an artist."
In January, Cole, 28, and Gibson, 24, announced both their engagement and pregnancy.
Keyshia Cole Is Engaged and Expecting
Originally posted 01/08/2010 07:20PM
After months of Internet speculation and rumors, singer and BET reality show star Keyshia Cole is finally coming clean about her future: Yes, she's planning a wedding with her NBA star fiancé, Daniel Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, she's pregnant with their first child. And yes, there is truth to the rumors of strife between her, her mother Frankie and her sisters Neffe and Elite.
In a statement to her fans, Cole says she has ended communication with her family because she was "at a point in my life where I needed serenity and peace to move forward."
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The Prime Minister of Greece warned fellow European leaders yesterday that a Greek exit from the euro would spell trouble for all of them.
At a summit of centre-right leaders in Rome, Antonis Samaras said: "An exit from the eurozone is not a choice for Greece, it's a nightmare. For us it's not an option, it's a total disaster.
"And it's not going to be easy for the rest of our partners, because once a country is out of the eurozone, world speculators will start hitting the next weakest link, then the next one."
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About a decade ago, skateboarding games were all the rage. Some people probably even attempted to take up skateboarding as a result. While we may still see someone skateboarding down the street, the popularity of skateboarding and other "Extreme" sports has waned in recent years.
Despite that, Tech Deck still enjoys a level of popularity as a kids toy which allows people to simulate doing tricks on a skateboard using their fingers and hands. The brand has now moved into the mobile world, recently releasing a Tech Deck game on iOS.
Tech Deck on iPad and iPhone is not a game in which players get to do really cool tricks with their fingers, however. After all, the flip boards would be really difficult to emulate on a touch screen. In fact, all of the game controls and mechanics are done through a series of simplistic quick time events that rely on a player's precise timing rather than any skill set. Players have to perform the requested action at the right moment, as doing it too early or too late will cause the skater to biff it, thus ending the round. While these quick time events may be a disappointment to some, they actually present a fun little game despite it not feeling very unique.
With Tech Deck being a free-to-play game, it comes with a list of IAPs. These all have to do with new skateboards or stickers to decorate the player's deck. However, these "decorations" do have a purpose; in boosting the points, stats, and the amount of in-game currency one can receive from doing a round of skating. The same currency can be earned through regular play but like most games of this ilk, it requires a lot of grinding and patience.
The graphics in Tech Deck aren't all that great and anyone with the iOS Retina display may find them downright unpleasant. A not so close examination will reveal rough edges around the sprites of skaters, though when actually playing the game these lines are a lot smoother and the graphics actually improve slightly.
Tech Deck isn't going to be up for any awards anytime soon and it certainly doesn't hold a flame to the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series, but it does come with an arsenal of licensed skateboards and it's really not a terrible game. The quick time events are kind of fun, but the graphics are so-so. Players probably won't spend an awful amount of time on this but the skating enthusiast will probably still get a kick of out Tech Deck.


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Commemorate Constitution Day 2010 on September 17
On this date in 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the U.S. Constitution, a written charter for a new—and enduring—federal government. The delegates convened in Philadelphia to develop a framework that would provide balance and freedom, taking into account federal and state interests, as well as individual human rights. By June 21, 1788, the Constitution was effective, having been approved by nine of the 13 states.
In 2005 Congress designated September 17 as a day "to hold educational programs for students" on the Constitution. Authorizing legislation states that all educational institutions and federal agencies receiving federal funds will hold educational programs about the Constitution on September 17-Constitution Day. However, Constitution Day is a day for ALL Americans to commemorate the Constitution.


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Dealing with Downed Suspects: Some Lessons from the VALOR Project about How to Properly Manage the Immediate Aftermath of Officer-Involved Shootings
By David Klinger, Associate Professor, University of Missouri–St. Louis; and Senior Fellow, the Police Foundation
he U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance recently launched the Preventing Violence against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) program, an initiative designed to enhance the safety of police officers around the United States. The VALOR program has many moving parts, including a research endeavor in which the author of this article conducts interviews of police officers who have been involved in incidents in which they or other officers discharged their firearms against suspects. As of February 2012, 198 officers in 11 states had been interviewed; data collection is scheduled to stop after 20 or so additional interviews have been completed.
The shootings covered in the interviews included a wide variety of incident types that played themselves out in a wide variety of ways: Some shootings occurred at the termination points of vehicle pursuits; some occurred during standoffs between armed suspects and special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams; some happened during domestic dispute calls; some took place while officers were off duty; some were running gun battles; some involved a single shot; some of the officers interviewed were shot or otherwise notably injured during the events they recounted; and in some of the incidents discussed, other officers were seriously injured or murdered.
During the interviews, participating officers filled out two questionnaires that sought detailed information about the circumstances of the shooting incidents (for example, the number of suspects involved, the number of officers present, and the number of rounds officers fired); what they experienced during the incident (for example, thoughts, perceptual distortions, physical reactions); and other factors (for example, the type of agency the officer worked for, the officer's age, and the number of years of service). Participating officers also sat for audio-recorded question-and-answer (Q and A) sessions in which they provided detailed accounts of the incidents in which they were involved, including specifics about the sorts of things they reported experiencing on the questionnaires (for example, what they were focused on if they reported tunnel vision and what was muted or unheard if they reported auditory occlusion).
During the Q and A portion of the interview, officers also were asked to provide an assessment of the lessons that other officers might learn from the shootings in which they were involved. This portion of the interview typically included some back-and-forth among the officers and the interviewer about specific tactics that the officers and other police personnel present at the incident employed. This article provides a discussion of one specific aspect of the tactical lessons learned so far from the VALOR interviews; that is, what officers can do to enhance their safety and the safety of other officers in situations where suspects have been taken under gunfire and may be injured or incapacitated. For simplicity's sake, such individuals will be referred to as "downed suspects" in this article.
All of the lessons presented in this article flow from the following dictum: Just because officers have stopped pulling the trigger does not mean that an officerinvolved shooting is over. This is so for the simple reasons that
Because suspects taken under police gunfire might continue to fight back, because they might not be wounded, or because any wounds they have suffered might not have incapacitated them—and because people aside from those whom officers shoot at might pose a threat—officers need to be prepared to properly manage the moments immediately following cessation of police gunfire.
The following lessons are offered to provide officers with some ideas about how to proceed in the immediate aftermath of a shooting, should they find themselves involved in one.
The initial lesson is really a general tip that provides an umbrella under which most of the others fall: Do not be in a hurry to approach a downed suspect after shots have been fired. It makes sense to secure downed suspects—and separate from them any weapons they might have—and these tasks cannot be done without getting into physical contact with a suspect, but it is typically not the wisest course of action to expose oneself to unnecessary danger in order to do so. In a related matter, police officers have an affirmative obligation to see that citizens they shoot receive timely medical attention. Because medical attention cannot be delivered remotely, officers need to reach suspects before they can be attended to medically. This imperative, however, does not take precedence over fundamental officer safety. As the old saying goes, safety first; so, when a suspect goes down after being taken under gunfire by the police, officers do not need to move up to secure and render aid to a suspect until it is safe to do so.
Many officers that were interviewed, however, stated that as soon as the suspect they or fellow officers shot at went down, they—and, when present, other officers—rushed to the suspect's location and sought to physically control the suspect. While none of the officers interviewed suffered any injuries at the hands of suspects, the fact that a large portion of the officers interviewed rushed to downed suspects highlights the need to remind officers that doing so is dangerous. It is likely a far better tactical practice to slow down and take however much time is necessary to create a means to safely approach and take into custody the suspect or suspects. This is what officers in several other shootings did. Consideration of some of the incidents related during the interviews quickly identifies several specific things that officers can—and should—do to reduce the risks inherent in dealing with downed suspects.
Lesson 1: Make sure you have sufficient officers to make a safe approach. It is never safe to approach a downed suspect by oneself, and it is often unsafe to approach downed suspects with just a pair of officers. In some cases, moreover, it is not safe to approach a downed suspect even with several officers on scene, and there are times when special equipment is needed to make a safe approach—and even then, "safe" is a relative term.
The principle that officers should wait until they have sufficient personnel before moving toward a downed suspect is illustrated by a case in which two officers who were interviewed took on an active shooter who just murdered a woman and fled into a building occupied by many innocent citizens. The officers went inside to locate the suspect and prevent him from harming any additional innocents. Upon reaching the bottom of a set of stairs, they spotted the offender at the top, standing on a landing. When the offender pointed his shotgun at the officers, he was taken under fire and fell on the landing in a fashion where the officers could see very little of his body from their location at the bottom of the stairs. Because most of the offender's body was not visible from their position, the two officers involved in the shooting opted to hold their ground until other officers arrived on scene. After several other officers arrived, some of them formed a contact team, approached the offender, and took him safely into custody.
Lesson 2: Develop a plan to take the suspect into custody before moving to do so. No matter how many officers are on the scene, it is imperative that no one approaches to take the downed offender into custody until there is a plan in place for how this will be done. In the aforementioned case, the plan developed positioned the officers who first confronted the suspect at the bottom of the stairs while other officers moved up to deal with the suspect. One of the officers the author interviewed stated that in retrospect, the plan was suboptimal because it required the contact team to move directly up the stairway where the offender was located. In contrast, an approach in which the officers were on the same level as the offender—that is, positioning the officers on the landing via another route and then moving to the suspect—would have been safer. And while this officer is almost certainly correct, the plan developed and instituted did address some important considerations that officers should incorporate into any plan for dealing with a downed suspect. These matters are addressed in the additional lessons that follow.
Lesson 3: Make sure every officer on the scene is aware of at least the basics of whatever plan is developed. This is critical because all officers who are not tasked with approaching the suspect need to know that other officers will be doing so. If they do not, they might be caught off guard and find themselves working at cross-purposes with the other officers, covering the other officers with the muzzles of their weapons, or both. This leads to the next lesson.
Lesson 4: Avoid cross fire situations. Unfortunately, several of the officers interviewed reported that they found themselves or other officers in tactically untenable situations after a suspect was down where, if deadly force was again necessary, they and other officers would have had to hold their fire or risk shooting one or more of their peers. Therefore, all plans for dealing with downed suspects must include the sound placement of officers so that cross fires are avoided. In the active shooter incident mentioned in Lesson 1, cross fire was avoided by placing an officer with a rifle at a 90-degree angle to the approaching contact team. The notion of avoiding cross fire situations leads to another lesson.
Lesson 5: Identify designated lethal cover officers and have all other officers take other roles in the post-shooting environment. In situations where just two officers are present and it is otherwise safe to approach the suspect, for example, one officer will have to holster a weapon to go hands on with the suspect while the other officer maintains lethal cover. As the number of officers present increases, the mechanics change somewhat but the principle remains the same. Perhaps two officers will be designated as an arrest team, and a pair of other officers will be designated to maintain lethal cover. But, in most circumstances, one gun or two guns are enough. Consequently, once the number of officers present exceeds four or five, there is typically no need for all officers who are not assigned to the arrest team to be ready to shoot.
The problem here is illustrated by a case in which a downed suspect was confronted by about a dozen officers following a running gun battle. The suspect made a move that several officers interpreted as threatening, and each of these officers fired. Fortunately, no officers were struck by stray rounds, but not all of the rounds the officers fired found their mark and not all of the rounds that did hit the mark stayed in the suspect's body. Because the potential for police officer injury or innocent citizens being struck goes up as the number of officers who fire increases—and also because at some point the number of shots fired becomes overkill—it is advisable to limit the number of shooters by assigning lethal cover responsibility to a small number of officers (typically one or two). And this, in turn, leads to the next lesson.
Lesson 6: Someone usually needs to take command. When the number of officers present is small—say, two or three—and it is safe to approach the downed suspect—say, because the suspect has fallen in plain view in the middle of the street—the officers can agree on a plan among themselves about who is going to do what. Once the number of officers present grows above three or four, however, it becomes difficult to coordinate officers' actions, so having someone take command becomes necessary. Command in such situations does not need to be determined by rank. One officer on scene might have more tactical experience than a superior officer, or one might have particular knowledge of the offender, the circumstances of the shooting, the location where it took place, and so forth. Whatever the case, once command has been established, it is imperative that the commander runs the show (for example, supervises the development of the plan, assigns whatever roles are needed for the situation, and ensures that the plan has been communicated to all officers present) until the suspect or suspects have been taken into custody.
Lesson 7: Move weapons the suspect possessed from the suspect's reach. If the suspect falls and the weapon or weapons the suspect possessed at the time the officers fired are within the suspect's reach, then the weapons should generally be moved, but only as far away as is necessary to prevent the suspect from reacquiring the weapon. Moving weapons out of suspects' reach enhances the safety of officers present with minimal disruption of the crime scene, which the detectives who will be investigating the incident will appreciate. It is important to remember that the sole purpose of moving a suspect's weapon in the immediate aftermath of a shooting is officer safety. It should be left to the personnel who will be investigating the shooting to recover suspects' weapons. Moving weapons from the reach of suspects, but not recovering them, precludes suspects from quickly rearming themselves in the moments between when the contacting officer or officers reach the suspect and the suspect is taken into custody. This point leads to the next lesson.
Lesson 8: Handcuff all downed suspects. Some officers might feel that it is not nice to handcuff suspects that have been shot, and others might believe that it is unnecessary to cuff all suspects because some are "obviously" dead. Counted among the suspects shot during incidents that officers reported during the VALOR interviews were some who appeared to be dead—for example, from multiple rifle rounds to the head—but who were still alive. As noted in the introduction, some human beings have a remarkable capacity to survive gunshot wounds. Fortunately, none of the thoughtdead offenders managed to injure any officers interviewed, but the fact that they were still alive meant that they maintained the capacity to do so. The capacity of downed suspects is hindered substantially when they are cuffed. No matter how severely injured they might be, therefore, all downed suspects should be handcuffed. This concept leads to the next lesson.
Lesson 9: Thoroughly search all downed suspects after they have been cuffed. Handcuffing greatly restricts the capacity of a downed suspect to harm officers. But it does not eliminate it, for handcuffed suspects can still retrieve and use deadly weapons they may have concealed. It is vitally important, therefore, that officers remember to thoroughly search all downed suspects after cuffing them. Just because the deadly weapon that the officer saw in the suspect's hand when the officer shot the suspect has been secured does not mean that the suspect does not have a second, or a third, or a fourth weapon. Indeed, several of the officers interviewed faced suspects who were armed with multiple weapons. Consequently, searches of all downed suspects must be continued until officers have cleared the entire body of the suspect and are confident that they have found all of the weapons that the suspect brought to the fight. This notion of continuing to search also applies to searching for people.
Lesson 10: Search the area for additional suspects. Just as many suspects carry weapons aside from those that are visible, many incidents involve suspects aside from those of which officers are aware. The fact that officers involved in a shooting are aware of one, two, or three suspects does not mean that these are the only suspects present. The officers interviewed related several cases in which they were not aware of additional suspects that were present during a shooting. In some cases, officers located these suspects during post-shooting searches of the sort recommended in this article. In others, the officers became aware of the suspects only after the officers had let their guard down. One officer, for example, stated that it was only after she had approached and secured a suspect she had shot inside a location that she realized there was a second suspect present—one she actually walked past who was seated in plain view as she moved toward the person she shot. Fortunately, the second suspect remained passive, but the officer would have been an easy target had this individual wanted to harm her. That the officer in this case walked past a clearly visible suspect leads to the next lesson.
Lesson 11: Be aware that perceptual distortions can be clouding understanding of the event. The introduction of this article mentioned that the officers who were interviewed were asked questions about any perceptual distortions they may have experienced. These questions covered three distinct time periods during shooting events: prior to the initiation of police gunfire, as officers were shooting, and after police gunfire had ceased. The officer who walked past a suspect in plain view reported that she had experienced an extreme case of tunnel vision in which her peripheral vision was essentially nonexistent both while she was shooting and once she ceased firing. She thus walked past a clearly visible suspect because she simply did not see the person. The vast majority of the 198 officers thus far interviewed reported experiencing tunnel vision, diminished hearing, or both at some time during the incidents they related to the interviewer. Because officers typically do not process visual and auditory information during shootings as they normally would, it is important to realize in the immediate wake of gunfire that officers might not have all the relevant information that will permit them to invoke the appropriate postshooting safety procedures. What this suggests is that officers should consider taking a moment or two to assess the state of their vision and hearing before they move on to dealing with downed suspects. If they do not, officers might miss some information that is critical to the task of safely dealing with the immediate aftermath of a shooting.
Lesson 12: Do not hesitate to request specialized assets if the situation calls for doing so. When suspects have fallen out of sight, retreated into a building, ducked down in a vehicle, or are otherwise not visible and do not comply with orders to surrender, it might well be time to consider calling for the assistance of a SWAT team to deal with the situation. SWAT teams have specialized training, equipment, and other capabilities for dealing with barricaded suspects that are well suited for dealing with suspects who have been taken under fire and are not visible or are only partially visible. When downed suspects who are partially or completely hidden from view fail to respond to verbal commands to surrender or claim they cannot comply with orders due to injuries, it may be wise to consider requesting SWAT assets. If SWAT is mobilized, team members can determine—or help to determine, depending on how an agency's command and control system vis-à-vis SWAT operates—how to proceed to safely get the downed suspect into custody.
One example from the VALOR interviews of the utility of calling for SWAT came from a situation in which a suspect inside a vehicle shot an officer at the termination point of a pursuit and multiple officers returned fire. The suspect hunkered down in the front-seat area of the vehicle and would not comply with officers' commands to surrender. Rather than approach the suspect vehicle, the officers present decided to call for SWAT. Once SWAT arrived, they utilized an armored vehicle and other equipment to take the suspect into custody with no further injuries to any officers.
Whether to call for SWAT assistance in dealing with a downed suspect is often a judgment call—one that is dependent on a variety of situational contingencies, a full discussion of which is beyond the scope of this article. There is one sort of situation, however, where it is clearly mandatory that special assets be requested to deal with a downed suspect. This is when the suspect has displayed an explosive device, the suspect has claimed to possess explosives, or the situation is such that any reasonable police officer would believe the suspect might have explosives (for example, intelligence indicates that the suspect possesses explosives). In such cases, officers on the scene of shootings must hold fast, keep their distance from the downed suspect, and call for the assistance of a bomb squad.
The VALOR interviews included two cases in which officers had to deal with situations of these sorts. In one, two officers shot a suspect who was brandishing a hand grenade in public and wearing what appeared to be an improvised explosive device across his chest. In the other, a single officer shot a suspect who claimed to have wired his house with explosives. In both cases, the officers on the scene held their positions and called for their agencies' bomb squads. The bomb squad officers who responded were able to handle the incidents with no injuries to any police officers. The idea of calling for additional assistance in order to deal with a downed suspect leads to one, final lesson.
Lesson 13: When requesting assistance to deal with a downed suspect, tell the officers who will be responding where you want them to deploy and provide information about a safe route in. Whether it is the bomb squad, a SWAT team, or simply additional nonspecialized personnel, when officers dealing with a downed suspect call for the assistance of other officers, it is imperative that the responding officers know precisely where they are to go and how to approach this location without placing themselves in danger from a downed suspect. One interviewed officer who shot a suspect that fell in the street in front of his squad car, for example, radioed for responding officers to come up behind him so as to avoid other routes that would expose them to gunfire. In sum, by providing deployment location and information about a safe route in, requesting officers will both protect their fellow officers and ensure that the assistance they requested gets to them.
The presentation of the thirteen lessons detailed above is brief. Individual agencies may have specific protocols, procedures, or other rules that would require some tweaking of what was presented here. For example, some agencies might not let a patrol officer dictate where a SWAT officer will deploy, some might require that a supervisor make the request for a bomb squad, and so on. Whatever the case, keeping the aforementioned lessons in mind should help officers who find themselves in shootings to properly manage the critical moments that pass between the time the last police shot is fired and the time all suspects are secured. ■
This project was supported by grant number 2010-BD-BX-K163 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office of Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information on the VALOR program, visit www.valorforblue.org.
Please cite as:
David Klinger, "Dealing with Downed Suspects: Some Lessons from the VALOR Project about How to Properly Manage the Immediate Aftermath of Officer-Involved Shootings," The Police Chief 79 (May 2012): 24–29.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXIX, no. 5, May 2012. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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The winds have died down but local police and emergency management officials are urging residents to remain home and not attempt to drive today.
In West Amwell Township 98 percent of the roads within the township are closed because of hazardous conditions, including trees and wires down.
Major roads closed at this time are County Route 518 (Brunswick Pike) Between Old Route 518 East and West. State Highway 31 in the area of Rocktown Hill Road and also State Highway 31 in the area of Poplar Road, police said.
Traveling the roads is dangerous at this time and should not be attempted.. Emergency crews are making all efforts possible to re-open roads, however, in certain areas the roads could be closed for days, according to West Amwell Township Lt. Stephen J. Bartzak Commanding Officer.
Readington Township police are reporting widespread damage throughout the Township. A majority of township roads have been affected and are completely or partially blocked by downed trees and/or power lines.
Clinton is seeing widespread power outages throughout the town. Numerous trees, limbs and branches down throughout the town. Exit 15/Route 173 intersection traffic signals are on flash with temporary stop signs. Leigh Street/Route173 intersection traffic signals remain out with temporary stop signs. Leigh Street remains closed south of Route 173 for downed trees and power lines in the street. Main Street closed at the Clinton House/Red Mill/Bridge due to fallen trees/power lines.
Police everywhere urge people to stay off the roads so Public Works and power company employees have the opportunity to clear debris from the streets and render safe/remove downed utility wires.
Any downed wire could be live and drivers should not attempt to go over or around them, police said.
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Which major sport provides by far the most metaphorical allusions to history, politics and literature?
Without question, it is football. In light of the fact that writers, reporters and commentators link gridiron activities to these subjects of public interest might well indicate that football aficionados are the most literate fans anywhere.
Here are a few of the many allusions they see and hear:
n Christian Holgard, assistant coach at North Dakota State, who during his entire high school football career never heard his school's fight song because his team never scored a touchdown: "I was always under the impression that our school song was 'The Star Spangled Banner.'"
n Lou Holtz on why he started two freshmen on defense who had been playing tailback: "Hey, if the Titanic is going down, I'm not going to be playing the piano."
n And Holtz on his coaching staff, "I try to get the best assistant coaches possible. According to the Bible, Joseph died leaning on his staff. I think the same will be said for me."
n Beano Cook, ESPN commentator, on Penn State's venerable head coach: "Joe Paterno is an Italian who has more victories than Julius Caesar."
n And Cook after the undefeated University of Virginia lost to Georgia Tech and was knocked out of first place in the ACC: "This is the worst thing to happen in Virginia since Appomattox."
n Andrea Mitchell, NBC White House correspondent, to anchorman Tom Brokaw regarding the dispute over the tax increase deficit-reduction plan in 1990: "Tom, the only play for the Republicans today was to drop back and punt and then hope for a Democratic fumble in the fourth quarter."
n Louis D. Clark, historian, Thomas Jefferson fan, and knowledgeable football observer: "Offensive footballl is enjoyable. But the defensive players stand out because they appreciate life, liberty and the happiness of pursuit."
n Bum Phillips, after his South team lost to the North in the Senior Bowl game: "Now I know why the South lost the Civil War. They must have had the same officials."
n Arthur Donovan, former Baltimore Colt great, regarding New England's placekicker, John Smith, who missed two field goals and two extra-point attempts vs. the Colts: "He must have been thinking about Pocahontas."
n Sign at the Army-Notre Dame game: "We were underdogs on D-Day, too."
n Chuck Mooney on the persuasive powers of TCU coach Jim Wacker: "He could sell screen doors to a submarine commander."
n Marv Levy, former coach of the Buffalo Bills, when asked prior to one of his Super Bowl defeats if the game was a must win: "No. World War II was a must win."
n Two University of Tennessee football fans - one wearing a George W. Bush mask, the other one of Al Gore holding a sign reading: "The Electoral College. Another Florida school we can hate."
n Johnny Carson to Howard Cosell: "If I were Paul Revere, I'd never warn you."
n Vito Stellino, Baltimore Sun sports columnist, on NFL officiating: "Officiating in the NFL is shrouded in more secrecy than the KGB. It's time for glasnost for the men in the striped shirts."
n Carson, late night show host: "The last time the Browns were in a playoff, Cleveland wasn't a city. It was a President."
n Author Dan Jenkins about football: "God invented football so grown men would have something to do between wars."
Mitch Tullai, a sports historian and humorist and author of "Football's Best Quips, Quotes and Quellers." He resides in Lutherville, MD and is an occasional contributor to Voice of the Fan.


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Mens Hoops Set for MAC Tourney Opener at Ohio
Game Information
Ball State at Ohio
(MAC Tournament First Round)
Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET -- Convocation Center (Athens, Ohio)
Live Coverage
• Radio (Flagship): Ball State Radio Network (104.1 FM WLBC); Joel Godett (play-by-play); David Eha (analyst)
• Internet: Live audio available through the Ball State All Access package at ballstatesports.com; Live video at mac-sports.com; Live stats at ohiobobcats.com
What You Need to Know
• Ball State (5-24, 2-16 MAC), the No. 12 seed, will open MAC Tournament play Monday at No. 5 seed Ohio with the winner advancing to Wednesday's second round in Cleveland.
• The Cardinals and Bobcats met once during the regular season with Ohio winning 71-51 on its home court Jan. 15.
• Ball State closed the regular season Saturday with a 70-56 loss at Northern Illinois despite a career-high 19 points from freshman forward Franko House.
• The Cardinals feature two 1,000-point scorers on the same team for the first time since 2001-02 with Jesse Berry at 1,247 and Chris Bond at 1,043.
• Berry owns the school record for 3-pointers in a career with 222.
• Majok Majok is one of 15 players in the country averaging a double-double at 11.1 points and 10.1 boards per game. His rebounding average is 15th in the country.
• Freshman guard Zavier Turner ranks fourth on Ball State's all-time freshman scoring list with 348 points.
• Freshmen have accounted for better than 40 percent of Ball State's minutes and scoring, and the Cardinals started three rookies for much of the year.
• Ball State challenged itself with a non-league schedule that is rated No. 39 in the country by Ken Pomeroy.
• The Cardinals are playing their 93rd season of basketball and their first under head coach James Whitford.
Scouting Ohio
• Ohio (21-10, 11-7 MAC) won two road games last week -- at Bowling Green (72-61) and at Miami University (82-76 in OT) -- to secure the No. 5 seed.
• The Bobcats finished third in the MAC East Division, two games behind division champ Buffalo.
• Ohio leads the league in 3-point percentage during MAC play (.365) and ranks second in 3-pointers per game (7.9).
• Nick Kellogg owns more 3's (74) than any MAC player and leads Ohio with 15.3 points per game.
• Maurice Ndour averages 14.4 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds per game for the Bobcats.
The Series with Ohio
• Ball State and Ohio will be meeting for the 76th time with the Cardinals trailing 42-33 in the series.
• The Bobcats own a 25-10 advantage over the Cardinals in Athens, Ohio.
• Ohio has won the past three meetings, including one in Athens earlier this season, but Ball State won the last time the teams played in the MAC Tournament (2011 quarterfinals).
• The Cardinals are 7-2 all-time against the Bobcats in the MAC Tournament.
Last Time versus Ohio
• Ball State shot 32.6 percent from the floor and a season-worst 16.7 percent from 3-point range in a 71-51 loss Jan. 15 at Ohio.
• Chris Bond led the Cardinals with 14 points and Majok Majok had a game-high 10 rebounds.
• Maurice Ndour led Ohio with 16 points, including 12 in the second half, but Ball State limited Nick Kellogg to only five points.
• It was a six-point game at the half before the Bobcats opened it up.
Ball State vs. Ohio in the MAC Tournament
• Ball State owns a 7-2 record all-time against Ohio in MAC Tournament play. The Cardinals' seven victories over the Bobcats are the most they have over any team.
• There is no other opponent Ball State has played more often in the MAC Tournament. The Cardinals have also played Miami University nine times, going 5-4 against the RedHawks.
• Ball State and Ohio will be meeting in the tournament for the third time in the past five years.
• Ohio defeated the Cardinals in a first-round game in Muncie in 2010, and Ball State returned the favor in 2011 with an overtime victory over the Bobcats in the quarterfinals in Cleveland.
• Ball State has played Ohio somewhere along the way in five of its seven runs to the MAC Tournament championship (1981, 1986, 1989, 1990 and 2000).
1981 (Quarterfinals): #2 Ball State 85, #7 Ohio 70 (Muncie, Ind.)
1986 (Semifinals): #3 Ball State 93, #2 Ohio 69 (Rockford, Ill.)
1989 (Quarterfinals): #1 Ball State 62, #8 Ohio 46 (Toledo, Ohio)
1990 (Quarterfinals): #1 Ball State 77, #8 Ohio 70 (Detroit)
1994 (Semifinals): #1 Ohio 79, #4 Ball State 70 (Columbus, Ohio)
1996 (Quarterfinals): #5 Ball State 86, #4 Ohio 80 (Athens, Ohio)
2000 (Semifinals): #2 Ball State 70, #6 Ohio 67 (Cleveland)
2010 (First Round): #9 Ohio 85, #8 Ball State 77 (Muncie, Ind.)
2011 (Quarterfinals): #4 Ball State 76, #5 Ohio 73 (OT) (Cleveland)
The MAC Tournament Road
• Under the MAC Tournament format established three years ago, teams seeded fifth through 12th must win five games in six days to claim the tournament championship.
• The winner of the Ball State-Ohio game will advance to the second round Wednesday in Cleveland to meet the winner of a first-round game between No. 8 seed Miami University and No. 9 seed Kent State.
• The top two seeds -- Western Michigan and Toledo -- have byes straight through to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and 4 seeds -- Buffalo and Akron -- have byes into the third round.
Success by Low Seeds
• Under the current tournament format, teams seeded 11th or 12th have gone 3-0 in the first round.
• In 2012, No. 12 Northern Illinois beat No. 5 Eastern Michigan and No. 11 Central Michigan defeated No. 6 Bowling Green.
• In 2013, No. 11 Miami University beat No. 6 Bowling Green. (There was no No. 12 seed in 2013 because Toledo was ineligible for the postseason, so the tournament had only 11 teams.)
Close Calls
• Ball State finished 2-16 in conference play, but the Cardinals were on the verge of winning a number of other games.
• The Cardinals led in the final 90 seconds against Northern Illinois (3 points, Feb. 1), Bowling Green (3 points, Feb. 15), Central Michigan (7 points, Feb. 19) and Western Michigan (1 point, Feb. 26) but came up short in all four, including three in overtime.
• The Cardinals were within five points or fewer in the closing minutes the first time against Western Michigan (Jan. 26) and twice against Toledo (Feb. 8 and Feb. 23) but came up short against both.
Cardinals Playing Extra Time
• Ball State has gone to overtime in three of its past 11 games after not playing an overtime game in nearly three full seasons.
• The Cardinals' Feb. 1 overtime loss to Northern Illinois was their first overtime game since March 10, 2011 -- a span of 1,060 days.
• Ball State then played three overtimes Feb. 19 at Central Michigan and one overtime Feb. 26 against Western Michigan.
• The triple-overtime game at Central Michigan was just the fifth in Ball State history and the first since the 2000 season.
Home and Away
• Ball State has performed better at home this season, winning five games at Worthen Arena and having chances late in several others.
• The Cardinals' shooting numbers have been virtually the same anywhere -- 40.6 percent at home and 40.5 percent on the road.
• The biggest difference has come on the defensive end of the floor, where Ball State is allowing opponents to shoot 49.0 percent overall and 39.5 percent from 3-point range on the road.
• At home, the Cardinals are holding opponents to 42.7 percent shooting and 26.6 percent from beyond the arc.
1,000-Point Club
• Chris Bond became the second Ball State player this season to join the 1,000-point club when he scored a career-high 22 Feb. 8 at Toledo. He now has 1,043 career points.
• Jesse Berry surpassed 1,000 points for his career Nov. 30 at Cleveland State. He now owns 1,247 career points to rank 18th on the Cardinals' all-time scoring list.
• A total of 28 players in program history have reached 1,000 points.
• This is the first time the Cardinals have had two 1,000-point scorers on the same team since Theron Smith and Patrick Jackson in 2001-02.
Turnovers Telling the Story
• Ball State has been prone to high turnover numbers this season.
• The Cardinals are turning the ball over more than any team in the MAC at 16.9 per game.
• Ball State has held its turnovers to 13.2 per game in its wins compared to 17.7 in its losses.
• The Cardinals turned it over a season-low 10 times in the Jan. 3 victory over Oakland City and a season-worst 23 times in the Dec. 17 loss at Marquette.
All-Time 3-Point Leader
• Senior guard Jesse Berry broke the Ball State career record for 3-pointers Feb. 15 against Bowling Green.
• He now owns 222 treys, surpassing the previous record of 203 held by former teammate Jauwan Scaife (2009-13).
• Berry also owns the school record for career 3's attempted (653).
Bond Having His Best Season Yet
• Senior forward Chris Bond is averaging a career-high 12.3 points per game in his final season. His 13.4 points-per-game average in MAC play ranks 11th in the league.
• He posted back-to-back career-highs with 21 points Feb. 19 at Central Michigan and 22 points Feb. 23 at Toledo.
• Bond had his streak of 10 straight double-figure games snapped Saturday at Northern Illinois. He has reached double figures in 17 of the past 19 games and has notched at least 16 points in a game eight times this season.
Ball State's Iron Man
• Chris Bond has made 60 consecutive starts dating back to the last game of the 2011-12 season.
• Bond is the only Ball State player to start every game this season and was one of only two (Jauwan Scaife) to start all 30 a year ago.
• He has started 98 games in his career, including all 87 in which he has played over the past three seasons.
Bond Keeping Good Company
• Chris Bond now owns career totals of 1,043 points, 607 rebounds and 147 steals.
• He is only the second player in Ball State history with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 125 steals in a career.
• Bonzi Wells (1994-98) is the other. He ended his career with 2,485 points, 843 rebounds and 347 steals.
Majok One of the Nation's Best on the Boards
• Senior center Majok Majok ranks second in the MAC and 15th nationally in rebounding at 10.1 boards per game.
• Majok owns 17 double-digit rebounding games this season, including a career-best 18-rebound effort Jan. 3 against Oakland City.
• Majok led the MAC last year and ranked 18th nationally at 9.8 rebounds per game.
Majok Majok's Double-Doubles
• Majok Majok is averaging a double-double at 11.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. Only 15 players in the country are averaging a double-double.
• The last Cardinal to average a double-double in a season was Theron Smith, who tallied 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2001-02.
• Majok owns 10 double-doubles on the year and 19 for his two-year Ball State career.
• With 25 points and 18 rebounds in the non-conference finale versus Oakland City, Majok became the first Ball State player with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in a game since 2005.
Turner from Beyond the Arc
• Freshman point guard Zavier Turner ranks fourth in the MAC in 3-point percentage (.418) and seventh in the league in 3-pointers per game (2.0).
• Turner has hit at least three 3-pointers in 12 of the Cardinals' 29 games, including a career-high four on four separate occasions.
More Turner Rankings
• Zavier Turner also ranks in the top 20 in the MAC in free throw percentage (.875, 3rd), assists per game (3.6, 6th), minutes per game (32.6, 9th) and points per game (12.0, 19th).
• He leads MAC freshmen in each of those categories (including the ones in the previous note).
Historical View of Turner's Numbers
• Zavier Turner is climbing Ball State's all-time chart for scoring by a freshman. His 348 points rank fourth on the list, 29 shy of Theron Smith (1999-2000) for third.
• Turner ranks second on the team at 12.0 points per game and has reached double figures 19 times.
• Earlier this season, Turner became the first Cardinal with at least 17 points and at least four assists in the first three games of a season since Larry Bullington in 1973-74 and just the second to accomplish the feat since Ball State began tracking assists in 1973.
• He became the first Ball State freshman with at least 17 points in the first three games of a season since Jim Fields in 1975-76 and just the second since freshmen became eligible for varsity competition in 1972.
Persistent Crowder Gets His Chance
• Walk-on guard Kindon Crowder scored a career-high 10 points in 16 minutes Feb. 12 against Eastern Michigan, nearly doubling his previous season total of 11 points.
• He played a career-high 23 minutes in the Feb. 19 triple-overtime game at Central Michigan.
• Crowder, a former team manager, has seen action in 16 games.
• He played high school basketball his freshman year at St. Francis de Sales in Chicago but did not play his final three seasons at Munster High School in Indiana.
Cardinals Excel on the Boards
• One of Ball State's biggest strengths in on the glass. The Cardinals own a +3.7 average rebounding margin, which ranks second in the MAC behind only Northern Illinois (+4.6).
• Ball State has outrebounded 13 of its 18 MAC opponents and has not been outrebounded in the past six games.


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In recent weeks and months everyone in this area has heard plenty about, and formed an opinion about, fracking. I am now hearing about people who want local legislators to pass laws preventing such activity.
At what point does the opinion of a few have the right to stop me from doing what I think is right? I do not have, but know people who, have enough acreage to profit from what is in the ground that they paid for. Who are these people to say that those who stand to profit do not have that right? The last time I checked this was still a free country.
I would like to know how many of these people do not own enough property to be paid and how many would have a different opinion if there was a fat check in it for them. Everyone in this area is strapped for cash and has the right to do anything within the law to make money. Now we have these people who say that they have more right to private property than the person who sacrificed to buy the land.
It is my opinion that these people would take a stand if someone was trying to decide for them what they can or cannot do with their property and they need to respect the rights of their neighbor to do the same. If they want the right to say what people are allowed to do then let them pay the same amount as the oil companies are to stop people from drilling. Until that happens they need to just go back into the hole they crawled out of.
Tod Johnson


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|Sunday, 9 October 2005
Sirasa super star program boosts artistes - Jagath Wickramasinghe
Multi talented music composer Jagath Wickramasinghe, says that the ongoing Sirasa Super Star Programme, of which he is one of the three judges including Rukantha Gunatilleke and Nirosha Virajani, has become the subject of much controversy.
He said that the Sirasa Super Star Program would culminate with the selection of a super artiste to be selected from seven finalists in the final round. It envisaged much scope where the finalists could vary in type. Judging was done by the panalists on the basis of performance and invariably in three different ways, but importantly it centred mainly around pitch, rhythm or tempo, pronunciation and of course other background details of the performing artists.
But Wickramasinghe said that sadly there was a disgruntled section including certain artistes who had been critical of the judging when in fact 'they are trying to do something good for the cause of music in the country?' But the fact remained that unlike other such programmes where artistes are informed through the post of how they had fared, the Sirasa programme was unique in being practical by conducting the judging then and there announcing their verdict direct to the participants.
Therefore, it was still sad and disheartening that today most people were ready to believe what is conveyed indirectly to them, be it the truth or a lie. Critics were saying that judges should be around 75 - years- old. But the gospel truth about music is that experience is derived not by age, but by practice and experience.
Wickramasinghe also said that all three panalists - Rukantha, Nirosha and himself had come up the ladder the hard way. At 39 years of age he (Wickramasinghe) had ended up as a music composer having given up an engineering career to follow in the footsteps of his parents who were musicians and started his career as a music artist at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
He said that instead of being appreciated for their endeavour to serve their chosen fields that brickbats were being hurled at them from certain quarters.
The sorry state of the arts was such a detrimental set up which hindered its progress.
In fact, the Sirasa program should be lauded because it was constructively so different to other such t.v. programs which were 'chat program' where it was lamentable that the participants were detrimentally not music artistes but were from entirely different fields. Some were trying to mix Western music with Eastern music, but the fact is that the west would always be the west and the east always the east, Wickramasinghe said.
- Ranjan
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