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In the immediate wake of the tragic
execution of Troy Davis, killed by the State of Georgia despite serious doubts
concerning his guilt and widespread appeals for clemency even from usual death
penalty supporters, one of the most moving voices was that of Allen Ault, former
Director of the Georgia Department of Corrections, who had himself supervised
and helped carry out executions in Georgia.
As part of the movement to save Troy Davis's life, Ault had joined with former
San Quentin Warden Jeanne Woodford and other retired corrections officials asking
the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to reconsider its decision denying
clemency to Davis, a decision reached according to one account by an
agonizingly close 3-2 vote.
Interviewed by Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow of MSNBC only minutes after the
execution of Troy Davis, Ault spoke directly about the experience of carrying
out a death sentence:
"It's one thing to
theorize about it or talk about it abstractly, but when you're in the
death chamber ordering an execution, and even if you… actually believe
somebody isguilty, it's still a very premeditated murder. It's scripted and
rehearsed. It's about as premeditated as any killing you can do."
Talking with Maddow about the special burdens placed on "people of
conscience" carrying out an execution where there are doubts about guilt,
as in Davis's case, Ault emphasized the more general issue of killing itself:
"It['s] exacting a toll
whether you believe they're innocent or they're guilty. You're actually killing
Ault mentioned getting letters from citizens eager to volunteer for the post of
"There are people
without conscience, psychopathic type people, some of them politicians, and sadists
who would volunteer. I would hate to see us fall; to be that depraved that they
would let people like that do the execution."
"I can't see the
justification. If we're just reaping vengeance for somebody, I don't see the
justification in
that either. I talked to a lot of families of victims who didn't feel fulfilled
after the execution took place. I can't speak for all the families of victims,
but I know I've talked to many."
That same day, one of those family members, Ross Byrd in Texas, experienced, as
did Ault, the sadness and defeat of an execution after he had struggled for clemency.
Byrd is the son of James Byrd, an African-American who became the victim of an
especially horrible act of racist hate: being tied to a motor vehicle and literally
dragged to his death. As Byrd explained, in words much like those of Ault, why
he sought clemency for Lawrence Brewer: "We can't fight murder with
As mentioned above, one of the signers of the appeal by retired corrections
officials to save Troy Davis's life is Jeanne Woodford, now Executive Director
of Death Penalty Focus. Like Ault, she learned at first hand "how empty
and futile the act of execution is."
"As the warden of San
Quentin, I presided over four executions. After each one, someone on the staff
would ask: `Is the world safer because of what we did tonight?'
"We knew the answer:
With the killing of a prisoner where innocence is at issue such as Troy Davis
-- or Tommy Thompson in California (July 14, 1998) -- the toll on corrections
officials and officers may be especially high. But the psychological and
spiritual price of brutalization is too high in any execution, not to mention
the price, human and fiscal, exacted upon society at large, which means us all.
As Woodford sums things up:
"To say that I have regrets about my involvement in the death penalty is
to let myself off the hook too easily. To take a life in order to prove how
much we value another life does not strengthen our society. It is a public
policy that devalues our very being and detracts crucial resources from
programs that could truly make our community safe."
To honor Troy Davis, and also Officer Mark MacPhail for whose murder he may
have been executed although innocent, Death Penalty Focus and the SAFE
California campaign will continue our movement to abolish the death penalty in
California at the ballot box in 2012 and provide better support to law enforcement
and victims' services. That would be a fitting legacy for these two victims of


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In a polarized election year, it's hardly surprising that candidates and voters on both sides of the partisan divide blame leaders on the other side for the high cost of gasoline.
Very few in the voting public are prepared to fault the voting public, otherwise known as consumers.
An analysis by The Associated Press in the March 23 Maui News ("Price of crude oil helps feed the driving price of gasoline," Page A4) offered a suggestion that the high prices are related to demand, although not in the normal economic equation of pricing based on supply and demand. When prices were rising, U.S. oil production was increasing; production fell when prices fell. That is, pricing led production.
The analysis also noted that consumers apparently believe Congress and the president can make a difference, but American politicians have little control over the oil market.
"Politicians can't do much to affect gasoline prices because the market for oil is global," the AP said.
Nevertheless, the Gallup Poll reported in March that 65 percent of Americans surveyed believe Congress and the president can take steps to keep the price of gasoline from rising, versus 31 percent who accepted that gas prices are out of their control (www.gallup.com/poll/153176/Gas-Force-Major-Life-Changes.aspx).
Unfortunately, the Gallup survey did not also ask what steps Congress and the president could take to control gasoline prices. Critics blaming the Obama administration for higher gas prices aren't all that clear about what they would do either, beyond allowing the Keystone tar sands oil pipeline or encouraging more domestic oil drilling - long-term projects that would have no effect on short-term oil prices.
As for arguments that the United States needs to increase oil production, it has been - from a low of 299.4 million metric tons in 2008 to 335.7 million metric tons in 2010, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
U.S. production still is well below what it had been 40 years ago, when 527.7 million metric tons were pumped out. But global production made up the difference, steadily growing from 2.5 billion metric tons in 1970 to peak at 3.97 billion tons in 2008 ("OECD Factbook, 2011-2012").
At the same time, U.S. use of oil has declined since peaking at nearly 7.6 trillion barrels in 2004 and 2005, to 6.9 trillion barrels in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov).
There are many reasons for the rising price of oil, the most obvious being speculative bidding by commodities traders over expectations of supply disruptions from Middle East conflicts. The EIA cites the multiple issues in its Jan. 5 "Week in Petroleum" review, including the threat of conflict with Iran while global demand continues to grow.
Fellow Maui News blogger Harry Eagar postulates that price increases in the U.S. stem from reductions in refining capacity ("Restating the Obvious" blog, www.mauinews.com). The EIA notes that East Coast refineries facing decreased demand have cut capacity but adds that Midwest and Gulf Coast refineries with access to lower-quality Canadian crude oil are increasing capacity.
"The result is that refined product trade flows are being redrawn," EIA said. "In 2011, the United States shifted to net product exporter status for the first time since 1949. The East Coast, however, appears likely to become more dependent on product imports."
Globally, the OECD cited tighter supplies and increasing demand.
"Last year's relatively stable, if elevated, prices have given way to a renewed upward surge, borne of tighter fundamentals, geopolitical risks and myriad market expectations for economic growth, emerging market demand and concerns over the pace at which new supply can be added," OECD said. But if the
global market decides, U.S. consumption is a factor. As prices increased over decades, Americans were as likely to pay the higher price as cut use.
A National Academy of Sciences 2009 report, "America's Energy Future," noted that more efficient use can cut fuel demand, but in the U.S. that has been limited.
"This has been a particular issue in the transportation sector, where efficiency improvements that could have been used to raise vehicle fuel economy were instead offset by higher vehicle power and increased size."
* Edwin Tanji is a former city editor of The Maui News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. "Haku Mo'olelo," "writing stories," is about stories that are being written or have been written. It appears every Friday.

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McVEYTOWN - In 2010, William Capouillez and his wife, Tracy, started the McVeytown Local Mission Service Foundation to provide the local residents a place where they could come together and enjoy athletics and take part in religious programs.
Capouillez said he and his wife also saw the need for a place where local kids could entertain themselves.
"What we wanted to do was give an opportunity for the kids to have something to do and keep them from getting into trouble," he said.
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Artist's rendering of the planned Mcveytown Community Center. Organizers of the project hope to break ground on the building in the spring.
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Around $300,000 was spent on the football field, next to the site, which was completed this fall.
What they came up with was the plans for a community building that could serve as a place for summer camps, meetings, private rentals for parties and a place for people to workout. The estimated cost of the building will be around $1.5-2 million, all from private donations.
"I wanted a place where we could pray if we wanted to pray. That is why we are privately funded without state or federal grants," Capouillez said.
Capouillez said they were planning to break ground on the building this fall, but because of the issues McVeytown Borough is having with the Environmental Protection Agency they are now hoping to break ground this spring.
However, the football field is completed and meets the standards set by the PIAA for a regular sized field. This means high school games can take place on the field. Capouillez said he has also been contacted by local high schools to see if their soccer teams could use the field.
Capouillez said they have yet to come up with firm prices for the use of the facilities, but since they are non-profit anything extra they make will go toward lowering the cost of membership and rentals. He also said the foundation has received a lot of support, from both local and state officials.
"We have received a lot of support from the McVeytown Borough, Oliver Township, Senator Corman and state Representative Benninghoff," he said.
More information about the McVeytown Community Center and the McVeytown Local Mission Service Foundation can be found online at www.mcveytownfoundation.com.


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The Institute of Medicine defines the quality of health care as the "degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge."1 Yet for much of the 20th century, the knowledge base for surgical practice was not influenced by systematic evidence, but rather by expert opinion and collective experience. Early attempts to scientifically measure and improve surgical quality, such as Codman's "end result idea"2 in the early 1900s that sought to collect and analyze surgical outcomes, met intense resistance. Fortunately, evidence-based medicine in surgery has now been thoroughly accepted; sophisticated researchers are applying a variety of study designs and methodological techniques to answer an expansive number of important clinical questions. Nonetheless, despite the diversity of high-quality research being performed, many continue to contend that the randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the only valid source of evidence, whereas observational research is assumed to be only preliminary work. The need and legitimacy of both experimental and observational studies deserve to be highlighted.
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TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer, Aaron Sanchez struck out 10 and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of their AL wild-card showdown.
Ezequiel Carrera also homered as the Blue Jays won for the sixth time in eight games. They lead the wild-card standings by two games over the Orioles with five to play.
Baltimore began the day two games ahead of Detroit and Seattle for the league's final playoff spot.
Orioles slugger Chris Davis was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Will Little after striking out against Joe Biagini in the seventh, the third time in three at-bats Davis was caught looking. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter also was tossed after he came out to argue (see full recap).
Syndergaard, Mets pound grieving Marlins
MIAMI -- With time running out in the playoff race, the New York Mets set sympathy aside.
Noah Syndergaard struck out eight and allowed one run in six innings Tuesday night, and the Mets totaled 19 hits to beat the grieving Miami Marlins 12-1.
Jay Bruce and Yoenis Cespedes each hit his 31st homer for the Mets, who began the game with a half-game lead over the Giants in the battle for the first NL wild-card berth, with the Cardinals 1 1/2 games behind.
The game was the Marlins' second since the death of ace Jose Fernandez in a boating accident. One night after a heart-tugging victory over New York filled with tributes to their teammate, emotions were more subdued, and Miami's bats were too.
Syndergaard (14-9) had a lot to do with that. After missing a scheduled start Saturday with strep throat, he threw 93 pitches and lowered his ERA to 2.60, third-best in the majors. He'll return to pitch the regular-season finale Sunday at Philadelphia if needed (see full recap).
Cards beat Reds to tighten wild-card race
ST. LOUIS -- Playing with a heavy heart, Aledmys Diaz hit his first career grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals finished with five home runs Tuesday night in a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Chasing the Giants and Mets in a tight race for the two NL wild cards, St. Louis moved within a half-game of San Francisco for the league's final playoff spot -- pending the Giants' late game against Colorado.
New York, which beat Miami 12-1, leads the wild-card standings and remained 1 1/2 games ahead of the Cardinals.
Jhonny Peralta had a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the Cardinals, who had lost four of five. Matt Carpenter, Randal Grichuk and Matt Adams also homered (see full recap).
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Instant Replay: Roman Quinn injured as Phillies lose 7-6
ATLANTA – The Phillies blew a six-run lead and suffered a 7-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
The Phillies also lost promising rookie outfielder Roman Quinn to a left oblique strain. Quinn had two singles and a double in his first three at-bats of the game as he helped the Phillies build a 6-0 lead. He struck out in the fifth inning then exited the game an inning later.
Oblique injuries generally keep a player sidelined for at least three weeks, so Quinn's season is likely over. He missed six weeks with a similar injury at Double A Reading this summer. The 23-year-old outfielder came up from the minors on Sept. 11 and has been auditioning for a spot on next season's opening day roster.
Injuries have been a consistent hurdle for Quinn ever since he was selected in the second round of the 2011 draft. He has missed significant time with a ruptured Achilles tendon, a wrist injury that required surgery, a torn quad muscle and an oblique strain. Now he has another one.
The start of the game was delayed 31 minutes by rain. The game was delayed again for one hour and 53 minutes at the start of the fifth inning.
Starting pitching report
Jerad Eickhoff sailed through the first four innings on one hit, no walks and five strikeouts. The only hit he allowed was a solo homer to Freddie Freeman in the fourth. Eickhoff was up 6-1 when the rains came and ended his night.
Eickhoff has made 32 starts and recorded a 3.72 ERA. He has pitched 191 1/3 innings.
Eickhoff has one more start left. That will come in Sunday's season finale.
Braves right-hander Julio Teheran was hit hard. He gave up 10 hits and six runs in four innings. One of the hits was a first-inning grand slam by Ryan Howard.
Bullpen report
The Phillies' bullpen was tagged for six runs. It has an ERA of 8.03 this month.
At the plate
Howard's grand slam was his second this season and 15th of his career. He is second on the team with 24 homers. He has 52 homrers and 154 RBIs in 182 career games against the Braves.
Freeman's solo homer against Eickhoff extended his hitting streak to 29 games.
Tyler Flowers had a three-run home run to lead the Braves' four-run sixth.
The Braves came all the way back with a pair of runs in the eighth. Mallex Smith drove in the tying run and Emilio Bonafacio knocked in the go-ahead run. Both of the hits came against David Hernandez, who took the loss. Leftfielder Darin Ruf failed to make a play on a double by Flowers to the warning track. The ball was catchable. The play aided the Braves' comeback.
Pete Mackanin will take his plea for a hitter to the front office Friday (see story).
Pitching plans
With Jake Thompson skipping his final start, the Phillies will have to use their bullpen to get through either Friday or Saturday's game. Mackanin indicated that he may use the bullpen Friday night against the Mets and go with Alec Asher in Saturday afternoon's nationally televised game. Eickhoff is scheduled to pitch the season finale on Sunday.
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The series continues Wednesday night with lefty Adam Morgan (2-10, 5.57) opposing Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (8-5. 4.41).
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At 02:29 PM 30/08/01 -0700, Michael Brennan wrote: >The problem is, if we yield to these notions, XML does not have a very >bright future. The consensus that some are trying to achieve on the matter >of what is the correct practice for the one information set all schemas >should present to all applications is simply not achievable. Don't sweat it. The only normative definition of XML is syntactical. The only normative definition of namespaces is syntactical. These definitions are implemented by tons of interoperable software. The Infoset, simply because it has come after XSLT and XPath and DOM and SAX chronologically, is an afterthought. The PSVI is an elaboration of that afterthought. Working programmers are generating XML with various flavors of print() statement and reading it through a variety of interfaces (including Notepad :)) and not apparently having too much difficulty. XSDL and its competitors are an unqualifiedly good thing. They provide immensely better expressive hooks for the language designer and for the authoring program that wishes to support a human in direct creation of XML content. The data typing system will have lots of supporting libraries which will facilitate all sorts of interchange tasks. So let's not diss the contribution of the schema folks. The overwhelming majority of real XML deployments at this time do not do runtime DTD validation, and it's hard to believe that they'll do runtime schema validation. In very many cases the knowledge that is encoded declaratively in schemas ends up being re-encoded procedurally in compiled code, along with all sorts of other business-logic sanity checks (e.g., is this a real employee ID number?). I do think however that there will be lots of callouts to libraries built around the XSDL data types, for doing validation and conversion at run-time. Matt Fuchs et al are throwing around interesting experimental ideas about getting a cleaner mapping between names and definitions, which is a complex and non-obvious problem, and more power to them. But I don't think that all the PSVI theorists in the world, laid end-to-end, are any threat to the everyday working usefulness of XML. -Tim
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Festivals in Film: 30th Birthday Fun at Tramline Sheffield!2012-09-04 Share Tweet
So for my 30th, I decided to venture outside of Manchester! My wonderful friends Ben and Justine invited me and the boy over to Sheffield for the weekend to show us their local delights!
Tramlines is a free festival and played host this year to acts like Roots Manuva, We Are Scientists, Reverend And The Makers, and Mr Scruff.
Tramlines came to life in 2009 and with 155,000 revelers in attendance last year, it will be interesting to see what this year's numbers are like. It certainly seemed to be busy.
Music fills the whole city center and even spreads into its local parks. Endcliffe Park is turned into a Folk Forest for the weekend and even the local pubs and music venues offer free entry to all the gigs. The festival came up trumps at this year's UK Festival Awards winning a gong for Best Metropolitan Festival.
We went to an amazing gig at the Sheffield Cathedral where we went to see young talent Paul Thomas Saunders. What a talent he is, I've got to confess, that I pretty much blubbed to myself all through the gig while sitting at the front. What an amazing end to my 20s. The venue added to the experience and Paul seemed a little nervous in between songs but gave a fantastic performance. Paul's grandmother who was in her 90's came to the gig and he dedicated a song to her, cue more blubs and cheers from a drunken Jenny Winners!
I've been to a few gigs recently in churches and they seem to be getting used to a lot more creativity as of late. It's always nice shooting in churches and I find that they make for a great backdrop.
So all in all, turning 30 wasn't that bad after all! Sheffield is truly a wonderful place. I ended the first night out in my 30's being pushed around Sheffield City Center in a shopping trolley waving like the queen, while Jonny, my other half, pushed me round shouting, 'Make way for the chosen one'. I don't think I'm ready to settle down just yet, so there will be a few more articles like this one left in me yet!
Let me know how your festival season is going folks!
Over and out for now.
written by jennysparkle on 2012-09-04 #festival #lifestyle #tramlines #jennysparkle #music #sheffield


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New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her - because in Hollywood it's hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers, and shape-shifters. Then Rhiannon hears about a string of murders that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer, and she must confront her greatest challenge yet. Together with Elven detective Brodie McKay, she heads to Laurel Canyon, the epicenter of the danger, where they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations….
Lust. Elven Keeper Sailor Gryffald's body quivers with it, but is it a symptom of the deadly Scarlet Pathogen coursing through her bloodstream or the proximity of shifter Keeper Declan Wainwright? Sailor and Declan have had an uneasy relationship ever since they met, and now things are about to get a lot more complicated. A killer is stalking Los Angeles, intentionally infecting Elven with the deadly virus, and now Sailor and Declan must work to keep the supernatural peace while bringing the murderer to justice.
While I found the story line interesting, the reader's lack of skill ruined the enjoyment.
As a crime beat reporter, Barrie Gryffald's work is risky enough when she's investigating mortal homicides. But when a teenage shifter and an infamous Hollywood mogul are both found dead on the same night, her Keeper intuition screams, "Otherworldly." Reluctantly, she enlists her secret crush, Mick Townsend, a journalist with movie-star appeal. Together, they dig up eerie parallels to a forgotten cult-film tragedy.
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Alessande Salisbrooke has been warned about the legend of the old Hildegard Tomb - how human sacrifices are being carried out by the followers of a shape-shifting magician. As a Keeper, Alessande understands the risks of investigating, but she can't shake the nagging feeling that the killings are tied to a friend's recent murder, and she can't turn her back. With the help of Mark Valiente, a dangerously sexy vampire cop, Alessande narrowly escapes becoming a sacrifice herself. But the bodies continue piling up, completely drained of blood.
Best - Mark. Least - Alessande. She was one of the most annoying characters.


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EBENSBURG - Central Cambria's sophomore quarterback Will Seymour came up big in crunch time for the Red Devils as he threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and ran for another to help his squad blow open a tight game and earn their initial win of the season and snap a four-game losing skid with a 26-6 victory over Bishop Carroll.
"We stuck together as a team," Seymour said. "Everybody stepped up. Our line gave me time to throw and opened up huge holes for the backs."
Seymour completed 7 of 16 passes for 80 yards and rushed for a team-leading 50 yards.
The Red Devil defense also held the winless Huskies (0-5) without an offensive touchdown. "Our defense was stout," Central Cambria coach Sam Shutty said. "You can't ask much more from them than to pitch a shutout."
CC's defense turned away repeated red zone opportunities for the Huskies. "We didn't finish," said Bishop Carroll head coach Greg Snyder. "We fell apart when we needed to make a big play." "We didn't do the little things well, and Central Cambria just wanted it more than we did."
The Red Devils took the lead early in the second quarter following a 14-play, 83-yard drive. Seymour completed three passes for 33 yards, but the series appeared to be stalled after a Red Devil personal foul penalty had Central Cambria facing a fourth-and-15 at the Huskies' 26.
Zach Mazzarella then took the handoff on a draw play and went the distance to put Central Cambria on the board, and John Branick's extra point made it 7-0.
Central Cambria subsequently turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions, but the Huskies could only capitalize on one of them. After Dane Woo's interception of Seymour, the Huskies were stopped on downs at the 26.
A fumble in the backfield on the ensuing series was scooped up by Brody Shuty and returned 32 yards for Bishop Carroll's lone touchdown at the 3:10 mark, but Central Cambria stayed on top as Mazzarella blocked Michael Pyo's tying extra point attempt.
The Devils coughed up another fumble on the next possession, and Dan Dunchack recovered for BC at the 35. However, the Devil defense again turned back the threat by stopping the Huskies on fourth down at the 20 with less than a minute left in the half.
Central Cambria controlled the third quarter, running 21 plays compared to just five for the Huskies, and the Devils capped off an 11-play drive when Seymour tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Gironda on the first play of the fourth period that made it 13-6.
Bishop Carroll proceeded to engineer a potential tying or go-ahead drive as a 12-yard David Maruca scramble and a subsequent Devil personal foul penalty helped move the ball deep into Central Cambria territory. However, the Huskies were again stopped on downs in the red zone when Maruca was stuffed for a loss at the Devil 19.
Central Cambria subsequently put the contest firmly in its control with a pair of late scores.
Bishop Carroll0 6 0 0 - 6
Central Cambria0 7 0 19 - 26
Second Quarter
CC-Mazzarella 26 run (Branick kick) 11:47
BC-Shuty 32 fumble return (kick failed) 3:10
Fourth Quarter
CC-Gironda 5 pass from Seymour (run failed) 11:53
CC-Seymour 5 run (kick failed) 2:26
CC-Matthew Leary 21 pass from Seymour (Branick kick) 1:05
RUSHING: Bishop Carroll-Lesney 12-59, Repko 2-0, Lessard 7-44, Maruca 8-34, Shuty 5-13. Central Cambria-Myers 10-37, Gironda 8-16, Seymour 7-50, Leary 3-11, Mazzarella 3-28, Papuga 11-50, Long 1-20
PASSING: Bishop Carroll-Maruca 3-16-1-6. Central Cambria-Seymour 7-16-1-80
RECEIVING: Bishop Carroll-Lesney 2-4, Repko 1-2. Central Cambria-Gironda 3-33, Leary 2-27, Long 2-20
INTERCEPTIONS: Bishop Carroll-Woo 1-15. Central Cambria-Long 1-19.
Team StatsBCCC
First downs1218
Passing yds680
Total Yards156292


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Scoring commenced in the third when ASU sophomore Drew Stankiewicz hit his first career homerun to give the Sun Devils a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats countered in the fourth, scoring two runs of their own. Williams saw his final inning of the night in the fifth, where a Wildcat sac-fly led to another run, giving them a 3-1 lead.
Over five innings, Williams struck out four and allowed three runs, including two earned, on four hits.
Freshman Ryan Burr relieved Williams in the sixth and left the Wildcats scoreless. In the bottom of the sixth, ASU fought back. Kasey Coffman led off the inning with a single and a stolen base. Bethune-Cookman pitcher Montana Durapau walked Trevor Allen, giving the Sun Devils a man on first and second with no outs. James McDonald hit a double to deep center, bringing ASU one run closer to the Wildcats. Next up was catcher Max Rossiter, who hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Allen.
Burr was back in for the Sun Devils in the seventh. He went three-up, three-down. Overall, Burr kicked off his college career pitching two innings in relief and allowing just one base runner while striking out three.
Freshman Brett Lilek made his Sun Devil debut in the eighth inning. The lefty had a strong first inning, only allowing three pop-ups. Another three-up, three-down inning for the hosts.
The game remained tied until Eros Modena of Bethune-Cookman scored on a Lilek wild pitch in the top of the ninth. However, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Drew Stankiewicz, Michael Benjamin, and Kasey Coffman piled on the hits. Coffman's single scored Stankiewicz; tying up the game. A grounder by Trever Allen sent the game into extra innings.
Lilek produced another three-up, three-down inning, giving his team a chance to get the walk-off in the tenth, but they couldn't cash in on a single by Rossiter.
Senior Matt Dunbar entered the game in the eleventh, looking to shut down the Wildcats. Dunbar allowed one hit and got one strikeout, pitching a scoreless eleventh inning.
The Tempe air became chillier and the crowd became even more restless by the bottom of the eleventh, but both dugouts wouldn't give up. After a flyout from Rouric Bridgewater, Stankiewicz reached first on a passed ball. Michael Benjamin was walked in the ensuing at bat.
Ultimately, Kasey Coffman hit the aforementioned walk-off, scoring Stankiewicz, and giving the Sun Devils their first win of the season. Dunbar was awarded another game to add to his win column.
The big bats of the night were Stankiewicz and Coffman. Getting his first major start of his career, Stankiewicz went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and a RBI. Coffman hit both the game-tying hit in the ninth, and the game-winning hit in the eleventh.
How did Stankiewicz feel about his big night? "It was awesome." said the smiling shortstop.
"I really liked the way our guys kept playing tonight." said ASU Head Coach Tim Esmay, "They didn't give in and they gave us some really good at-bats late. We had some good pitching by Dunbar to come in and shut that down. It was a good start."
Both teams face off again Saturday at 1 p.m. Left-handed pitcher Adam McCreery will take the mound for the Sun Devils (1-0) and lefty Ali Simpson will pitch for Bethune-Cookman (0-1).


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Technology Talk
It's about Time: How 3-D Visualization Software Helps Law Enforcement Analyze Data
By Karen McDonough, Former Public Information Officer, Oceanside, California, Police Department; and Freelance Writer
hen the body of a 16-year-old babysitter was discovered weeks after her disappearance, Utah's North Ogden Police Department got a break in its case.
Detectives enlisted help at the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) at the neighboring Ogden City Police Department (OPD), where new software mapping tools helped to shed light on two suspects in the case.
The victim, Alexis Rasmussen, had been babysitting at the home of Dea and Eric Millerberg when she was last seen on September 10, 2011. The couple, each of whom has a criminal history, was arrested a few weeks later on drug charges. Several days later, the girl's body was found in a nearby riverbed. She had died of a lethal injection of drugs.
The suspects' alibis did not add up, and the investigation stalled. Detectives requested the couple's cellphone records—an overwhelming 6,963 lines of information including calls, texts, and transmissions. The records were put into 3-D visualization software the RTCC uses and showed a more complete picture of the suspects' actions before and after the girl's disappearance.1
Right away, crime analysts had a colorful, 3-D visual map showing the interactions among the victim and suspects.
"The suspects were telling us they were home the entire time, but their cellphone records showed an entirely different story," said OPD Detective Nicholas Poorte, who is assigned to the crime center. The data showed the couple's travel patterns, which helped establish a solid timeline in the case. The pair was charged with the homicide, and they now await trial.
Without the technology, the large number of cellphone records would have taken an investigator two or three days to analyze. The software allows police to isolate the information that matters most and connect the dots to see patterns.
"With a few keystrokes, they were able to create that illustration which will be played for the jury that would have normally taken hours to do," says OPD Police Chief Mike Ashment.
3-D Visualization Software
The 3-D software helps police better use their limited resources, handle calls for service with faster response times, and quickly produce real-time data to fight crime. The software is a crime analysis tool for the 21st century, and even departments without a crime analyst can easily use it. It gives agencies the ability to increase command, control, and situational awareness, and allows law enforcement to move from the standard model of reactive policing to proactive policing where they can attack problems.
The software works with standard spreadsheets and comma-separated values (CSV) files, as well as by connecting directly with mapping software and other technology already in place at most communication centers.2 Crime analysts at Ogden City's RTCC said the program is easy to learn and comes with built-in tools, allowing them to look at data in different ways.
The geographic information system platform helps with crime and investigative analysis, data fusion and intelligence analysis, tracking vehicles and suspects, in-vehicle mobile mapping, traffic and accident analysis, corrections, parole and probation, and intelligence-led policing.
In a recent investigation, OPD got a search warrant to place a global positioning system tracking device on a drug suspect's vehicle to monitor his movements. Based on his story to police, the suspect was supposed to be at a certain location, but the data showed he had been driving around the city.
"We were shocked at what we saw," said David Weloth, a crime analyst at the RTCC.
The suspect's vehicle stopped at residences where gang members and parolees lived, showing he was heavily involved in significant drug trafficking.
"This helps us determine where suspects are and how long they're at a certain location," which is critical in establishing timelines for the eventual prosecution of cases, Poorte said.
After a recent spike in vehicle burglaries, the OPD used the 3-D visualization software with computer-aided dispatching records to identify the suspects.3 Poorte input a list of known addresses for the city's parolees and probationers and then added reported vehicle burglaries from computer-aided dispatch for a two-month time period—the length of the series. The computer showed 13 possible suspects, with whom the patrol officers then held field interviews. Officers ended up identifying three suspects in the stolen vehicle ring who were responsible for 14 cases, Poorte said. The detectives successfully made the arrests.
Recreating the Scene
On January 4, 2012, the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force was serving a drug-related search warrant at a home on a suspect, who ambushed the officers with gunfire, killing OPD Officer Jared Francom and wounding five other officers. The suspect, Matthew David Stewart, 37, who suffered nonserious injuries, is charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty.
When prosecutors present this high-profile case to the jury, it is important that members of the jury feel as though they were at the incident. The software will help recreate the scene by layering data to produce a 25-minute video that will be played to the jury, giving them a sense of being there. Radio traffic between dispatch and the officers at the scene was uploaded into the visualization software. Data captured on the automatic vehicle locators and dashboard cameras of the responding officers' patrol cars also has been added. Poorte created slides of the screen information that converted to video. Finally, audio from the radio traffic gives viewers a sense of how it felt to be at the scene.
"To watch this and see in real time all of the different units responding to the scene for help is remarkable," Weloth said. "Instead of having an officer sitting before a jury saying, 'This is where I was, and this is where I parked,' the jury can see it all at once in real time. It's as close to reliving the event as you can get." ♦
1GeoTime is 3-D visualization software created by Oculus Info Incorporated. Traditional 2-D visualization mapping tools work similarly but may not allow the user to see the data in real time.2ArcGIS is made by Esri. The company partners with Microsoft and NAVTEQ to provide other mapping solutions for public safety.3The visualization software can be used with Versadex CAD, a computer-aided dispatch system, or any other standard CAD system offered by more than 100 other companies. Crime analysts can input arrest warrant information and geographical crime data from CAD in the visualization system to produce a map showing the addresses of wanted people compared with high-crime areas. With this information, an agency can see where to concentrate enforcement efforts.
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Karen McDonough, "It's about Time: How 3-D Visualization Software Helps Law Enforcement Analyze Data," Technology Talk, The Police Chief 79 (October 2012): 110–112.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXIX, no. 10, October 2012. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Sanderfield, 20, described a scene in which Emory, whose home Wright was parked next to, and Wright exchanged heated words at 4:25 a.m.
Sanderfield testified that Emory said, "Get the f--- out of my yard, this not no playground," to which Wright answered, "You don't gotta come out here and talk to us like we some little a -- kids."
From there, Sanderfield said, he saw Emory pull a gun, heard shots and saw Wright run and then collapse.
Sanderfield said he then heard Lawanda Rogers, a motorist Wright had stopped to speak with, say that she would leave the area.
Sanderfield said he ducked his head down and heard shots ring out again.
When things went silent, Sanderfield said he saw Emory walk back toward his home. Sanderfield took the opportunity to run from Wright's vehicle, but as he turned back to look, Emory tried to shoot him as well, the prosecution's witness testified.
But the gun didn't fire and soon after, police arrived.
Jurors on Wednesday heard a second day of testimony in the trial of 57-year-old Emory who is charged with two counts of open murder, one count of attempted murder and three counts of felony use of a firearm.
Authorities have said that at on Aug. 1, Emory gunned down Wright, 37, and Rogers, 37, after they were talking by their vehicles outside Emory's house, which is at the corner of Cobb Avenue and Elizabeth Street on Kalamazoo's north side.
Jurors are expected to hear Emory testify on his own behalf when the trial resumes Thursday morning in the courtroom of Judge Alexander Lipsey.
On Wednesday, two of Emory's daughters testified that their father had a reputation as a peaceful man. They said they knew he owned firearms but never saw him brandish them.
Earlier, defense attorney Jason Ronning pressed Sanderfield about whether he and Wright were taking part in a line of cars parading around the neighborhood.
During testimony Wednesday, witnesses said that people riding around in lines of cars often hang out windows and make noise. The activity has been a nuisance in Emory's neighborhood, according to the testimony.
Sanderfield testified Wednesday that though he and Wright weren't part of it, a line of cars was behind them and turned off in another direction when Wright parked his car outside Emory's home to chat with Rogers.
Ronning tried to point out inconsistencies in Sanderfield's testimony and that of another prosecution witness, Linda Reid, who lives next door to Emory, and testified she witnessed Emory shoot Wright.
Ronning suggested that Reid was angry with Emory because he wouldn't show her footage from surveillance cameras outside his home that might shed light on a break-in that happened at Reid's house last summer.
The surveillance cameras from Emory's house didn't capture the shootings of Wright and Rogers, a police investigator testified Wednesday.
But the cameras showed multiple cars — what police characterized as "a line" of vehicles — driving down Elizabeth Street early in the morning on Aug. 1, said Gary Lathman, a crime lab specialist with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
When questioning Lathman about the cars, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Stuart Fenton asked, "Did you see them do anything violently?" "No sir," Lathman said.
Fenton asked Lathman whether the vehicles posed a threat to anyone inside Emory's house, and Lathman answered no.
Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Brian Veltman testified that he was assisting another officer with a traffic stop three block at 4:25 a.m. Aug. 1 when he heard about 10 gun shots near Elizabeth and Cobb Avenue.
Within 30 seconds, Veltman reached the scene of where the gun shots came from and saw a man lying face down on the road in between two vehicles. The man, who wasn't moving, lay in a pool of blood, Veltman testified.
Sanderfield came up to Veltman, saying, "He shot him. He shot him. He shot him," and then gestured to where Emory stood nearby, Veltman testified.
A short time later, Veltman arrested Emory.
Derek Weldon, another Kalamazoo public safety officer who testified Wednesday, said he noticed Rogers slumped over the center console of an SUV.
Weldon said it appeared the woman was shot in the neck.


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and a universal 30 mi cal. that i call mr. jamsalot
I don;t know your carbines condition but a common problem with the Universal is the recoil spring.They are to stiff for the design specks.Try a weaker spring and see if that don't keep the bolt from flying back too fast.Yours is not the only one I have heard of with that problem. Enjoy your time here.
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I live in Illinois, about 20 minute drive from St. Louis, MO. Any leads as to where I can find one, I am all ears. already been to a few shops and they are out and don't know when they will be getting more.
looking mainly for a pre WW2 hex receivered M91 or 91/30. but open to whats in stock.
been to Cabelas but they won't let you check out the merchandise except for the one "display model" they want $600 for.
|December 3, 2012, 07:35 AM
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Mosin nagant
Try Century International Arms, google it and they have some great guns and prices.
|December 4, 2012, 12:04 PM
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Hello! I'm brand new here (to finally registering with THR) from East Texas...family man, Texas proud, buy American, residential designer and Architect...transitioning to my new business of Cross Creek Firearms, licensed Federal Firearms dealer (FFL 07) and spend my free time (from day job and family) as a gunsmith.
Tommy - http://www.facebook.com/CrossCreekFirearms
|December 4, 2012, 09:21 PM
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My name is Chris and I'm an active duty sniper and consultant for Kestrel. I wanted to these forums on seeking out user opinions and experiences with the Kestrel line of products. I'm here to assist and answer any questions that members might have.
Army Sniper | Miltary Field Consultant for Kestrel.
|December 5, 2012, 06:48 PM
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Hello all! I am a resident of the People's Republic of Maryland, and have been a firearms enthusiast since I picked up a cap gun when I was 7 . I have pretty much been lurking around here trying to learn as much as possible as I save up to buy a handgun. Was thinking about a S&W model 65 if I can find one, but might just get a Ruger P95 (or any other suggestion I'm given) due to the gun rationing and other current events political stuff not fit for the forum.
|December 5, 2012, 10:32 PM
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Hi All:
I am a new member from So. West Fl. I collect Savage Rifles,mostly older 99`s, but I also like the older Sporters, I am retired so I have the time to restore the older beat up guns. I do my own rust bluing & stock work & love to see a 100 year old plus rifle looking brand new. I also have a soft spot for the Marlin 39`s .
I am happy to have found this forum.
Living underwater in the land of Sunshine & no basements
|December 6, 2012, 09:55 PM
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Attn Sig owners: I was attracted to this site when I noticed someone commenting that Sig has very little problems. I agree, (I really like my P238) however, I have a P2022 in .40 cal that has constant FTF's. They took it back right away, it was "Repaired" & I received in less than 2 weeks, BUT it still does the exact same thing. In fact, after the very FIRST shot, the 2nd round fed only half way up the ramp (Just like it did before they "worked on it"). Now, they are ignoring my requests for proper repair or replacement. I have contacted them THREE times, & they are not responding. It's a shame, because I had my sights on a Sig 1911 Scorpion next, but I think it would be wise to stay away from Sigs. [B]Warranties mean NOTHING, if they don't back it up.
|December 7, 2012, 02:05 AM
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unfortunately they require a dealer to login to check themout. I do not have a C&R license(yet). for now I have to work with the local places that are currently out of stock.
|December 7, 2012, 05:22 PM
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Hello All,
New member from the Pacific Northwest. I have always found this site informative and thought I would finally join up. Self-employed family man with a couple kids (out of six) in the Air Force, lovely wife, and the dog herd keeps growing.
|December 7, 2012, 09:15 PM
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Hello All
New guy here from Nebraska. General intrest in all firearms but especially traditional muzzle loaders.
|December 8, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Hi, I live in Massachusetts, ex military, retired law enforcement and a avid gun enthusiast. I own a Remington r1 1911,s&w m&p sport 5.56 and a few hunting shotguns. I'm ready for my next pistol.......not sure , thinking beretta 92fs.
|December 8, 2012, 07:49 PM
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Hi, new guy here, I'm mostly a lurking type though, and not exactly knowledgeable in firearms anyway.
|December 8, 2012, 11:34 PM
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Well Lets see..I'm 25 and I bought my first gun last year..Mossberg deer and field combo. In the last few months I have bought a Taurus Raging Judge Magnum, a Taurus PT92 a Ruger 10/22 bull-pup and......A Springfield armory SAR-8...Which is the gun that brought me here to this site.
Since I bought my first gun I have loved shooting...I buy my ammo in bulk boys! LOL...But after I bought the SAR-8 I dug a little deeper and found out that mine is one with the aluminum receiver. I was not happy I'm not a gun expert (Yet) But everything I am reading is telling me I made a mistake.
Hoping someone on here can tell me how to switch the receiver out for a steel one...
|December 10, 2012, 09:47 PM
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Long time lurker, seldom poster, so far. Also been on another forum for some time. Married, 4 kids, fantasy football addict, former MLB pitcher. Working on a reloading/ gun room. Looking forward to reloading. Be warned, I have a tendency to ask a lot of questions. Unapologetic supporter of the Tea Party. Freedom lover
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|December 12, 2012, 02:33 AM
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Hey all I'm a total gun nut and want to share my knowledge and gain some more
I have the moats experience with ar's and want to get into long range shooting anyway
Hello from upstate ny
|December 12, 2012, 07:24 AM
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Three things I believe in: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Three things to remember: When the try to stop your your First, you'll wish you had your Second. Thank God for Texas ... and states rights. Levity beats Brevity.
The real battle is for our children. Our educational system is designed to indoctrinate values, not teach facts. Values should be left for families to decide and instill. Until we return to that as a nation, nothing we do will have any long term effect. Best education on indoctrination is "Who Controls the Children" by Peg Luksik.
God Bless you. See you around.
|December 12, 2012, 11:29 AM
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I am a new member, just joined today. I like anything that goes bang, reload for all my center fire rifles and handguns, and have done so for years. My current favorite shooting is with 45-70 single shot rifles, and 1911 pistols. About 12 years ago, I took a gunsmith machine shop night class for two semesters at a junior college and built a 30-06 on a Win. Model 70 action with a Douglas Premium air gage barrel that wound up at 25.5 inches with a target crown. Put it in a McMillan synthetic stock with a 3.5x10 Leupold scope. To my astonishment, my first group using Hornady Light Magnum 180 Gr. ammo, it grouped 3/4 " at a measured 100 yd, and the chronograph read just over 2940 fps. May have been due to the 1 in 10 twist on the accuracy, and 25.5 on the barrel length. I used to hunt white tails in East Texas, but somehow I got over being mad at them, and now generally hunt hogs, still somewhat pissed at them.
My longest shot on a hog was 285 yd with a 25-06, and the closest was 26 feet with a 45-70.
|December 12, 2012, 03:47 PM
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New member, unsure how to start thread.
I wanted to start a new thread I recently decided a 9mm wasnt enough and traded the g19 for the g21. I am sincerely interested in a 10mm conversion and wanted a post to get advice from yins. could someone please tell me how to starta new thread or recommend a good one for me?
Please and thank you!
|December 12, 2012, 04:08 PM
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Pardon me this is an introduction only page i apologize. My name is Matt I'm from Western PA. I mostly hunt tree rat and am just a huge fine of fire arms. I'm in love with GLOCKs and dont think their ugly at all LOL. I own two shotguns 20,12. two 22Lr pistol and revolver. My prized possesion is the 12 guage winchester and my G21. As I stated in my earlier post I'm interested in a 10mm conversion. Thats my two cents
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AUBURN HILLS -- One of the reasons the Detroit Pistons signed Kwame Brown last summer was because his size could help against bigger players.
In the NBA, they don't come any bigger than Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets. He is 7-foot-6 and 310 pounds.
Because of Yao's size, Curry said following Saturday's practice that Brown would be making a rare start against Yao and the Rockets on Sunday.
Yao suffered a right knee injury against Indiana on Friday that kept him out of the second half.
Curry thinks the benching was more of a precautionary measure.
"I'm preparing as if Yao's going (to play)," Curry said. "That's the only thing I've thought about -- that Yao is going to play and Kwame is going to start."
Getting an opportunity to play has been rare for Brown in recent weeks.
After appearing in Detroit's first 19 games which included nine starts, Brown has not played (coaches decision) in 12 of the past 23.
Brown said he is looking forward to today's game, even if it means having to guard Yao.
"It doesn't matter how a good defense you play; he's so big," said Brown, who is 6-foot-11 and weighs 270 pounds. "He can still get the shot over the top of you."
The knock on Yao when he first came to the NBA was that he was soft, and that if you continued to be physical with him, he would wear down.
Brown said it's not quite that easy anymore.
"You have to hit him first, and be on him and hopefully wear him down," Brown said. "In years past, he used to wear down. Now, I think his conditioning is a lot better. Once you hit him, he kind of likes the contact a little more. What I'm going to try and do is hit him first, mix it up."
If Brown does a good job, it could result in more consistent minutes. If not, Brown seems content with his current role as a situation player.
"Hopefully, I'll stay ready," Brown said. "There's no substitute for playing. We'll see where it is at tomorrow, especially with Yao banging against me the whole game. But I should be fine."
Brown envisioned a more prominent role than what he has played, but he understands this happens when a team makes as many significant changes as the Pistons have this season.
"This is a totally different team," Brown said. "I don't know if the whole coaching staff was ready for this. We all are trying to figure it out at the same time.
"We've had a lot of changes, a lot of different lineups. Hopefully, we just stick with the lineup that's winning. That's all that matters to us; we just want to win."
Injury update
Houston's Ron Artest (sprained right ankle) is not expected to play Sunday, and Tracy McGrady (sore left knee) is questionable. There's no guarantee that Yao (right knee) will play, either.
"I'm OK," Yao told reporters following the injury. "It was just a knee-to-knee hit."
"We're preparing as if all three of those guys will play," Curry said. "Tracy, from what we've read, he's been practicing. And Ron, he very well could play. And Yao, they might have held him for precautionary reasons, the way Indiana plays up and down."


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The Great UK Tour, day 4: visiting Jaguar and Land Rover
The sun slowly rose over the rooftops across the street from the Stratford Limes Hotel. It was time to get up and get ready for another day on the road.
NANTWICH, England – We continued our journey heading north, on our way to Birmingham to visit Jaguar's main factory called Castle Bromwich Assembly. This is where the company builds the XF sedan (and wagon, which isn't sold in Canada), the XJ sedan, the XK coupe and convertible as well as the newest member of the family, the F-TYPE in both coupe and roadster body styles.
The facility was built in 1936, at a time when the political situation in Europe was turning sour and the British Government needed more production capacity for building ammo and fighter planes. The main building was designed to withstand enemy bombing.
Jaguar is on a roll, as sales are up and new products are slowly being launched. In the last three years, the company hired 9,000 workers for a total of 24,000, which represents a whopping 40% increase.
As we walked outside around the facility, I noticed a strange number of completed cars just lying around, parked here and there between buildings. How could they possibly remember where each car is?
The answer came when we transferred over to Land Rover's assembly plant in Solihull. The friendly folks there explained that every vehicle that comes off the line is fitted with a transponder, which makes a particular unit easy to find in the parking lot, or wherever the vehicle ends up.
About 25 minutes separates Castle Bromwich from Land Rover's facility in Solihull. This is where the brand builds the Range Rover, the Range Rover Sport, the Discovery/LR4 and – in a separate building – the old Defender that hasn't been offered in Canada for a few years now. According to Land Rover, this is the only line in the world that can produce both body-on-frame and unibody vehicles. As for the Evoque and the Freelander/LR2, they are assembled in another plant located in Halewood.
Compared to Aston Martin and Bentley, Jaguar and Land Rover uses much more modern design and assembly techniques. Very little work is done by hand, and a slew of robots take care of riveting, gluing, clamping and welding these luxury cars and trucks together.
After visiting both assembly plants, our group of journalists, invited by Montreal dealership Decarie Motors, hopped back on the bus and headed north once again. Our next destination was Crewe, home of Bentley Motors.
Actually, following the 90-minute commute, we arrived at Rookery Hall Hotel and Spa in Nantwich, which is near Crewe. After dinner at The Residence Restaurant & Bar, with the delightful company of Christophe Georges, president and COO of Bentley Motors for the Americas, we returned to our rooms, exhausted but glad to have enjoyed another fascinating leg of our journey.
Time for bed. Tomorrow, we're going to visit Bentley's factory and get behind the wheel of a couple of their cars.
More articles and photos about the Great UK Tour
The Great UK Tour, day 1: heading to Fawsley Fall
Aston Martin Works: the fountain of youth
The Aston Martin factory in Gaydon: pursuing the tradition
The Great UK Tour, day 2: getting to know Aston Martin
The British Heritage Museum: automotive history, English style
Jaguar Land Rover's Virtual Innovation Centre in Gaydon
the Great UK Tour, day 3: down and dirty with Land Rover
Jaguar's Castle Bromwich Assembly plant in Birminghman: high tech
Land Rover's assembly plant in Solihull: old and new


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From Mirror reports
YORK - Tyrone golfers Gregory Ferguson and Olivia Stever each had a rough first day at the PIAA golf championships at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort Monday.
Ferguson made par on his first two holes before starting to struggle. The Golden Eagle junior finished with eight pars, seven bogeys and three double bogeys, including the final hole.
"Gregory really struggled today," Tyrone coach Greg Ferguson said. "He had 41 putts, and that pretty much sums up his day."
Ferguson shot 42 on the front and 41 on the back-nine for a total of 83 on the par-71 course. He is tied for 39th in the field of 48.
Stever bogeyed her first two holes en route to shooting a 43 on the front and a 46 on the back-nine.
The Tyrone senior played the course a year ago after qualifying for state competition, but it did not help Monday.
"Olivia really struggled with her iron play today," Greg Ferguson said.
Stever made par on five holes, bogey on nine and recorded four double bogeys.
Neither Stever or Ferguson made a birdie.
It was a bad day overall for District 6.
Richland's Brady Moran is tied for 22nd after shooting a 79, and the State College girls team is in fourth after shooting a combined score of 412. Christine Hughes led the Lady Little Lions with a 94. Every other State College golfer shot at least a 104.
The second and final round is today. Stever will begin on the first tee at 8:40 a.m. Ferguson will start off the 10th tee at 8:50 a.m.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1, Garrett Browning, West Allegheny, 71; 2, Tommy Nettles, Peters Township, 72; T-3, Colton Wiggins, Indiana, 73; T-3, T.J. Summers, Central Bucks West, 73; T-5, Tim Novic, Upper St. Clair, 75; T-5, Garrett Damich, Bentworth, 75; T-5, Isiah Logue, Fairfield, 75; T-5, Craig Hornberger, Manheim Township, 75; T-5, Brandon Matthews, Pittston Area, 75. AREA: T-22, Brady Moran, Richland, 79; T-39, Gregory Ferguson, Tyrone, 83.
TEAM RESULTS: 1, Upper St. Clair 312; 2, Manheim Township 313; 3, North Pocono 319; 4, Cathedral Prep 321.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1, Erica Herr, Council Rock North, 74; 2, Isabella Dilisio, Mt. St. Joseph, 75; 3, Jackie Rogowicz, Pennsbury, 79; T-4, Marissa DeCola, Butler, 80; T-4, Joey Walz, Seton LaSalle, 80; 6, Karlie Zabrosky, McDowell, 81; T-7, Danielle Delessandro, Scranton Prep, 82; T-7, Gabrielle Weiss, Emmaus, 82; T-7, Katterina Luttner, Fox Chapel, 82; T-7, Kendall Allen, Shady Side Academy, 82; T-7, Allison Cooper, Central Dauphin, 82. AREA: T-17, Olivia Stever 89.
TEAM RESULTS: 1, Shady Side Academy 342; 2, Radnor 373; 3, Central Dauphin 383; 4, State College 412.


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This little guy was my youngest newborn yet! He was just 4 days old and already fighting sleep!! But as you can see it was nothing that a little extra food couldn't take care of. Meet handsome baby C!
C is a lucky boy, he has a really great big brother and a cute doggie!! 🙂


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Grant program announced for services that help older adults
Up to six one-year grants, worth $500,000 each, will be made to organizations successfully proposing programs that directly benefit older adults.
The grant will be issued by the Aokland, Calif.-based Center for Technology and Aging, which has released application guidelines for the Medication Optimization Diffusion Grants Program. Four or five of the grants will be used to benefit California seniors, while one or two grants may be issued to organizations in other parts of the country.
"Medication-related errors are taking a terrible toll on the health and lives of older adults," said David Lindeman, PhD, director of the Center for Technology and Aging. "Of the 3 billion medication prescriptions issued each year in the U.S., 12 percent are never picked up by the patient and 40 percent are not taken correctly."
In addition, he said, older adults too often receive duplicate prescriptions or prescriptions that have not been safety-checked for drug interactions. Effective tools and technologies already exist to greatly reduce these problems, he added.
Medication optimization refers to a wide variety of technologies designed to help manage medication information, dispensing, adherence and tracking. They are particularly applicable for the elderly and people with chronic illnesses or complicated medication regimens and can help avoid or delay a move from the home or community-based setting.
"Ultimately, medication optimization technologies can lead to significant improvements in the cost and quality of care for older adults." said Lindeman.
Programs eligible for grants must use technologies that are ready to be used more broadly. Grantees will be expected to have prior experience with medication optimization technologies and will need to demonstrate a positive and measurable impact in the near term, including reducing the likelihood that older adults will be moved to more intensive, high-cost care settings. Most importantly, programs receiving grants will need to propose a strategy for successfully integrating their technology into the fabric of state and national health care delivery and reimbursement systems.
The deadline for letters of intent is Friday, Oct. 2. Applicants will be notified of their selection to submit a full proposal by Oct. 14. The anticipated start date for grants is Jan. 1, 2010.


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Great ideas, like bacteria, bloom best in the perfect environment. Thus, in retrospect, it seems only natural that two major cultural achievements of the late 20th century—American fast food and Japanese high tech—should come together at the Two Panda Deli, a Chinese fast-food restaurant owned by a Japanese-American couple, Shayne and Terry Hiyashi, in Pasadena, Calif. The Hiyashis have more than doubled their business in recent months by employing as waiters two $20,000 Japanese robots—Tenbo R-1 and his girlfriend, Tenbo R-2—who deliver food, blare music, balk at incomprehensible commands ("Do not understand 'Get down and boogie,' " beeps R-1), and sometimes put customers in a quandary. "I wonder," said one diner, "if a lube job is the right kind of tip?"
Actually, a power boost would probably be more helpful. The pair tend to slur their words drunkenly when their 12-volt power cells run down; they have also been known to spin in circles and drop food when police radios operate nearby (a frequency adjustment recently solved that problem). They are programmed to act on specific voice instructions from Shayne or Terry ("Please pick up plates from table 12," "Please start singing") and to speak politely to customers ("Will there be anything else?" "See you tomorrow") in English, Japanese or Spanish. They can also respond to some specific requests from customers ("Please bring water"). Patrons whose commands confuse the robots get the response "That's not my problem," followed by a short blast of disco music to which the bubbleheaded waiters dance back and forth. While shuttling spareribs or chow mein between the counter and the Two Panda's 16 tables, the pair often play the theme from The Pink Panther.
The Hiyashis, who note that similar robots have been in use in Japan for a decade, are so high on their stainless-steel help that they plan to begin importing them for sale to other restaurants. "They never break down," says Terry, 28. "When they make a mistake or cannot accomplish a task, it's never the robot's fault. Human error messes them up. People expect the impossible. Some of our customers expect a robot to serve them the world on a silver platter." Most customers, however, settle for egg foo yung and a fortune cookie.
Confucius Say: Robot Waiters Reap Fortune, Cookie (but What's That Transistor Doing in My Soup?)
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They participated in the Meals On Wheels Association of America's 'March For Meals' campaign, which is coordinated by SAGE Eldercare in Summit.
On a daily basis, SAGE volunteers deliver meals and check in on approximately 120 older residents in parts of Union, Essex and Morris counties.
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