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What you can do for Wounded Warriors on Memorial Day
I ran into a very good idea a few days ago that makes me pose this question to you. How will you spend Memorial Day?
I encourage you stop by CrossFit in Peachtree City, near Mimi's Good Food in the strip center at the railroad tracks off Dividend Drive and Kelly Drive.
At CrossFit you can make a donation to the Wounded Warrior program, and if you want you can participate free of charge in "Murph," a workout named after U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, recipient of the Medal of Honor after his death in Afghanistan.
To reserve your free spot for "Murph" call 678-519-2302. Whether you work out or not, make sure you donate to Wounded Warrior.
In 2002 Lt. Murphy became a Navy SEAL. In 2005 he led a four-man SEAL team on a mission to capture or kill a top Taliban leader. During the mission some goat herders stumbled onto their position. The SEALs chose to release the goat herders, who apparently betrayed them to the Taliban, resulting in the four-man team being attacked by over 150 enemy soldiers.
Lt. Murphy left his cover to establish radio contact and request immediate support, was severely wounded then returned to continue the fight until he died of his wounds at 29 years of age. Only one of the four SEALs survived.
What better way to honor those who died serving our country than to lend a helping hand to the wounded who lived but need help putting their life back together? That's what Wounded Warrior does.
A lifetime ago, I spent months in hospitals myself after being wounded and learned a few things. I also spent five years part-time researching and writing a book about veterans, spoke to countless vets along the way and learned a great deal by listening.
One man who helped me see more clearly through the eyes of the wounded is Dexter Lehtinen, a south Florida attorney who specializes in environmental issues in the Everglades. If you'll overlook my name-dropping, Dexter's wife is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican Congresswoman for the Miami District, nice lady and very influential in Congress.
In 1971 Dexter slowly emerged from a long episode of sleeping and dreaming in the warm arms of pain-killing drugs, wondering why he was on his back, why he couldn't see, why he couldn't move his jaw and why his head was wrapped up in something. As the sounds around him slowly took shape as a hospital ward, he remembered he was an Army lieutenant, a Ranger, that he had been an infantry platoon leader doing his job and struggling to keep his men alive in the jungles of Vietnam near the Rockpile.
The last thing he remembered was wondering why he was on the ground, why his men were gathered around him, why one of them was putting out flames where his hair had caught fire, and why his platoon sergeant kept yelling at him, "You're going to be OK, El-Tee!"
It turns out Dexter zigged when he should have zagged, the luck of the draw when the enemy's first mortar shell sent hot shrapnel that took out his eye and cheekbone on the left side of his face. He ended up at St. Albans Naval Hospital in Queens, New York, near his home and didn't leave hospitals for a year and a half.
But for Dexter, what he remembers even more than the multiple surgeries were the things bubbling inside him, the same things, I think, that our wounded warriors deal with today.
Dexter's doctors, his wife, his parents and his friends reassured him a thousand times the war was over for him, he would never go back. As if that was a good thing.
How could they know their words intended to comfort him implied he never should have been in Vietnam in the first place, that his commitment to life as a soldier didn't matter, that the mission he left unfinished was somehow not important, that it was perfectly OK that he failed to get the job done and someone else had to do it for him?
He knew it was silly to think that way, but doing a dirty job in a lousy place was his assigned mission, part of his identity as a strong man, and it wasn't something he was ready for anyone to toss away like trash.
His family wouldn't understand even if he found the right words to tell them.
How could they know he didn't want to leave the Army, that his disappointment in his medical discharge ran deep, that meeting the enormous challenge of becoming a Ranger meant a lot to him?
How could he tell them the disability compensation he would receive meant little, like the aftermath of a barfight in a cheap western movie where the tough guy throws a few bucks on the bar to pay for busted furniture. Now Dexter was the busted furniture.
The people who loved Dexter wanted to help him get back to civilian life, and he didn't know how to tell them, because he was confused by it himself, but he found himself longing to be back with his men in the stinkhole of Vietnam, where he yelled at them when they didn't move fast enough, he tolerated the hippie names they painted on the equipment, like Blood, Sweat and Tears, and he had to keep a careful watch on patrol to make sure they didn't get lazy and do things the easy way that might get one of them killed.
If you asked Dexter if he loved them, whether their brotherhood had been forged in the furnace of combat, he'd look at you like you were nuts, but it tore his guts out every time he lost one of them, and damn, he missed them.
In the Vietnam War casualties were roughly proportional to WWII, but there were three times as many seriously wounded. That was because so many of the wounded who lived through it would have died in WWII.
In Vietnam, Dustoff helicopters would rush the wounded from the filth of the jungle where they were hit to doctors and hospitals.
Fast forward to today. The medical care standing by for our combat troops is far better, and even more of the seriously wounded come home alive. But they do come home broken.
We have a duty to help them achieve the best quality life possible, and that means overcoming physical obstacles and helping them work through the adjustments of a changed life.
If you ever want to be inspired, visit a hospital of our wounded soldiers, listen to their story and watch the fire of determination in their eyes as they rise to the challenge, overcome their doubts and fears and loss with optimism. But like everyone else, they have moments of weakness.
In December of 1970 I had been wounded in Vietnam, and once past the immediate trauma, I looked forward to being home for Christmas. But Christmas came and went as I arrived at a hospital in Japan, still immobilized in bed to let broken vertebrae heal.
I slipped into a funk, feeling a bit sorry for myself, frustrated at being helpless instead of with my fellow pilots where I belonged, tired of the constant pain between shots of narcotics, aggravated at being immobile, anxious to get home.
As I wallowed in a little self-pity, I was startled when Jim screamed. After a pause Jim screamed again, and a young guy with no legs below the knees zipped past me in a wheelchair yelling, "Hang on Jim, I'm coming," and that's how I knew his name.
The nurses were showing a John Wayne movie projected on the wall, but pretty soon Jim's screams drowned out the dialogue. Nobody complained.
A nurse told me Jim's back was ripped to shreds by a grenade, and when they changed the dressing on his wound, or when his pain medication wore off before they were permitted to give him more, he hurt so bad he had to scream.
Many other patients shouted their encouragement. "Go ahead and scream, Jim." "Give 'em hell, Jim." "Dammit, nurse, can't you give Jim more of that magic needle?" Some tried to distract him from his pain by asking questions like, "Jim, which do you like better, draw poker or stud?" or "Jim, where you from, Chicago?"
All around me young men, black and white and Hispanic and Asian, officers and enlisted men, missing limbs or eyes, with all manner of injury from violence, set aside their own problems to help one of their stranger-brothers get through unbearable pain.
Pretty soon the nurse announced she was preparing Jim's pain shot, and the clamor arose. "Yo, Jim, help is on the way!" "Hang in there, Jim, it'll be better soon." "Nurse Nancy gonna make you feel better, Jim." And soon after Jim's shot he slept peacefully for a while, but he went through this about five times a day.
"What fine men," I thought to myself, even though some of them were still too young to buy a beer. I felt proud to be with them, to be one of them, and knew I was a damn fool for having the blues. I never forgot the lesson that my problems are small compared to some others.
Our wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan these days are the same fine young people who sacrificed to do America's dirty work while we went on with our routine lives. They deserve our helping hand putting their life back together.
Do you have a little time for them on Memorial Day?
[Terry Garlock of Peachtree City occasionally contributes a column to The Citizen. His 2011 book, "Strength and Honor," can be found at bookstores or at www.garlock1.com. His email is email@example.com.]
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Put the onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and whizz to a paste. Tip the paste into a large high-sided frying pan with 3 tbsp water and cook for 5 mins. Add the korma paste and cook for a further 2 mins until aromatic.
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Very very tasty... Could do with a bit more of a coconut taste, so I might add coconut milk as well as yoghurt next time. I've made it twice now and I fully agree with the other members, use less stock! I used 250ml of stock both times and it was a perfect consistency at the end. Oh and I didn't bother with sultanas either as we don't really like them in our curries here :)
Was too watery with all that stock. I'm mine I added more yogurt, more paste, and a hell of a lot more corriander and cooked in with the sauce, I didn't have a good blender so just fried the chicken with the finely chipped onion,garlic and corriander and it worked just fine, I then added the paste and yogurt and allowed to summer. Was very flavorsum!
Lovely recipe, simple & quick to make
As per other comments, I used 300ml of stock and that was plenty. I added yoghurt spoon by spoon until right taste for us
I added 2 peppers, mushrooms, bag of spinach to bulk up as previous reviews suggested there wasn't enough for 4. I also left out coriander but added chilli flakes for a slight kick.
It was perfect for us all, teenagers & adults. Will make again
Tried this recipe tonight, cannot believe how delicious this light meal is! I will never use cream for my Korma again! It was a bit too runny for us, I didn't read the reviews until now so will know in future to do so before cooking one of these meals - I also didn't have cornflour I did cook a good bit longer to try and reduce the stock however it was still too runny.
Delicious with some Nan bread - my 2 y/o and 6 y/o sons loved this meal too - worth a try!!
Also I used Patak's Korma paste - I found this delicious, however I am glad I tried before seasoning as I found it a bit salty...
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Yes, that is possible. Reduce the stock 250 ml, otherwise there is to much liquid. Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker (except the yoghurt and coriander), don't dice the chicken. It needs 2 hours on high, after that pull the chicken out and dice it. Put the chicken back and cook for 20 till 30 minutes more.
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The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update is available once again.
The update is now available through Samsung Kies, a few days after AT&T pulled the update because it wasn't finished testing the software. Fortunately, it looks like everything is good to go and the Ice Cream Sandwich software can now be pulled from Kies.
Late last week, Galaxy S II owners on AT&T were able to pull the update. However, shortly afterward, the update mysteriously vanished leaving many device owners wondering what had happened to Android 4.0.
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Five people have been charged over a series of robberies at liquor outlets and supermarkets across Perth.
The robberies occurred in the east metropolitan, south-west metropolitan and north-west metropolitan districts between November 29 and December 9.
A blue Ford Falcon was seen at each incident, leading Police to a Palm Corner home in Quinns Rocks.
It will be alleged Police found five people during a search of the home, who were later charged.
An 18-year-old Nollamara man, an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman from Quinns Rocks, a 22-year-old Quinns Rocks man and a 16-year-old Quinns Rocks girl were charged with various offences.
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A Few Minutes With... 'Touch' Star David Mazouz
FOX's Touch is in its second season - and at the heart of the sprawling drama is the mute but extraordinarily gifted Jake Bohm, played by David Mazouz. BFTV recently checked in with David to find out what he's enjoyed about season two so far, and what it's like for him to inhabit a character who never speaks.
"I get really excited when I'm reading the scripts," said the young actor, who took his first acting classes at age five and landed his first movie at age eight. When it comes to season two of Touch, David's interest is piqued by the developing bond between Jake and his father Martin, played by award-winner Kiefer Sutherland. "Jake and Martin getting close is something that I'm looking forward to watching."
What's it like for him to share the screen with Sutherland, the veteran actor who took home an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work as Jack Bauer in FOX's 24? "He's an amazing guy. Such a good actor," he said. "He's a great actor to learn from. He's taught me so many things."
In tonight's episode, Jake and fellow gifted child Amelia (Saxon Sharbino) escape their respective parents, sending the adults on a race against time to recover them before someone else can find them. It's the next part of an ongoing story that's moved away from exploring seemingly random connections around the world and toward being a conspiracy thriller. Asked how or if he keeps up with everything going on in the world of Touch, David explained, "I know what's going on, but I kind of just focus on Jake. In the scenes themselves, when other people are talking, I'm focusing on reading in my notebook."
After guest spots on Criminal Minds, Mike and Molly, and The Office - where his character's father was played by another 1980's film star, James Spader - David is enjoying his first TV leading role. What's his favorite part of going to work every day? "Everything is so amazing but I would have to say the people," he continued. "The cast and the crew are so amazing. They're all teaching me things."
Like his character on Touch, David isn't your average eleven-year-old. While Jake is fascinated by numbers, David is interested in maps and geography. His favorite TV shows are Seinfeld and I Love Lucy, and his favorite movies include The Losers and the classic Singin' In The Rain. And he's already written his own material at The Improv, where he studied musical and sketch improvisation.
He has his whole career ahead of him, and there are plenty of people that David hopes to collaborate with in the future. "There's a lot of people I'd like to work with," he said. "J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Stephen Daldry, Sean Penn - and I would really like to work with Robert De Niro [and] Leonardo DiCaprio." But first, he still has plenty of number sequences to figure out.
Touch continues its second season at 9 PM ET/PT tonight on FOX. You can check out a clip from tonight's episode with this article.
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The Honda Accord Hybrid might not live up to the fuel-economy figure on its window sticker, part of what Consumer Reports says has become a trend for hybrids.
In the magazine's current issue, testers found that they got an average of 40 mpg in the Accord Hybrid, significantly less than the 47 mpg on the vehicle's Environmental Protection Agency window sticker.
Last summer, Consumer Reportstesting yielded similar results with the Ford C-Max Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid.
The vehicles tested at 10 mpg and 8 mpg lower than their EPA sticker numbers, respectively.
"We definitely see a trend where these high-mileage vehicles are not matching the EPA estimates," said Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing at Consumer Reports.
The Accord Hybrid, which is assembled in Marysville, was reintroduced last fall to generally positive reviews.
"In the grand scheme, these are phenomenal vehicles," Fisher said. "It's too bad that they are not advertised realistically."
The EPA sticker is based on results of indoor testing. Automakers do the tests in their labs, using procedures set by the agency. The EPA reviews the results and also confirms the figures with its own testing on a small share of the vehicles.
The agency said yesterday that its estimates are best way to compare the fuel economy among vehicles.
"Official fuel economy testing is controlled and accounts for a variety of real-world conditions for the average driver but it is important to mention that a single test cannot accurately predict the fuel economy that will be experienced by all drivers under various conditions," the agency said in a statement.
Many observers have said the testing process should be changed to take into account some of the unique traits of hybrids
Honda did not dispute the magazine's conclusions but offered this statement in response:
"We're very happy to see that in Consumer Reports' testing, they confirmed that (the Accord Hybrid's) 40 mpg average ranks it as the most fuel-efficient 4-door midsize sedan that they've measured in at least the last 10 years," spokesman Chris Martin said. "Beyond formal testing, actual Accord Hybrid owners have reported even better mileage in their real world experiences. At the EPA consumer website fueleconomy.gov, the average user-reported mpg is 42.4 miles per gallon."
Because of the fuel-economy discrepancy and concerns about a stiff ride, Consumer Reports gave the Accord Hybrid a slightly lower rating than the non-hybrid Accord, which costs $6,500 less.
The lesson for consumers is a familiar one, said John O'Dell, an editor at Edmunds.com who specializes in "green" vehicles.
"The old saw, 'Your mileage will vary,' is always true," he said. "It is particularly true for alternative-fuel vehicles."
He has previously raised concerns that the process for determining the mpg numbers for EPA stickers was made for gasoline engines and does not adequately deal with hybrids.
"They've got a one-size-fits-all test, and it just doesn't fit all that well," he said.
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So here's an interesting fact:
In space, women astronauts may have advantages…..women tend to make a lighter load and burn fewer calories for the same amount of work. (1)
This quote is from an article about space travel to Mars. NASA research that tests different aspects of a Mars Mission has been underway for decades exploring the feasibility of sending human beings to the red planet and returning them to Earth. Simulations to test how groups behave in living conditions similar to those facing a crew on a Mars Mission have been conducted in remote locations here on earth.
Carefully selected teams are isolated from the rest of humanity and put through the paces of functioning with limited resources similar to those that a crew could take with them as they venture to Mars. In one experiment, six astronaut hopefuls have spent nine months housed in geodesic domes perched on the lava-covered slopes of Mauna Loa running experiments under conditions that mimic those found on Mars.
The major challenge that individuals face in these simulations is boredom. Boredom coupled with no avenue for relief is a lethal combination when it comes to human beings. Voyages that have been taken here on earth as dangerous and uncertain as a Mission to Mars, such as those to the Antarctic and before that to the New World, saw their fair share of suicide and homicide. The main force that can be applied to counter this toxic blend of boredom and stress is a solid team.
Beyond the technologies that these simulations test, they are also testing the requirements for building a high functioning team under extreme conditions. The personal qualities that the researchers have found that form the basis of a good team in harsh, unforgiving conditions include resilience, low-drama, sociability and tolerance for low stimulation. Funny, but these strike me as the qualities that have traditionally been associated with parenting, and more often than not with motherhood. They are the requisite success factors for someone who has to spend all day with infants or little kids, battling boredom, keeping things running smoothly and making sure that everyone plays nicely with others.
Back to the introductory quote. When I first read it, what immediately came to mind was this: What if the right stuff in both physiological and psychological terms for what lies ahead has shifted dramatically? What if the explorations that we need to undertake as a society demand a different protocol than those of the past? If the answers to these questions are affirmative, then, one way to look at the rise of women and, I would also add, minorities, is as an adaptive evolution rather than a disruption. Hey homo sapiens sapiens, forget about Mars! This is how we are going to survive the increasingly harsh and unforgiving conditions that we will face here on earth.
In the past few years, it feels as though humankind is living through rapid changes in the structure of social systems. In the United States, the expanding mainstream embrace of those who have been considered "other" has reached a tipping point beyond which there is no going back. Diversity and inclusion are enshrined in law and increasingly in practice. Even if some of it is window-dressing, there is an expectation that institutions must nod in this direction. In India and the Middle East, the precarious role of women and minorities is being loudly and publicly questioned on the world stage with persistence and attention as never before.
Technology has played a key role in these changes, but it could have gone the other way too. As information coursed into places previously isolated and cut off, it could have been rejected, but in most instances, this has not been the response. People absorbed the information and took action. Demographics has played a role too – women will increasingly be the new holders of wealth around the world and a new generation will soon be coming into its own, picking up the mantle of responsibility for the future. I almost wrote that they will be stepping into positions of authority, but I am convinced that the structures in which I have operated for most of my adult life have already begun to change and are being replaced by something less formal in favor of something more adaptive.
When I was young, I did not think that I would see social, political and economic structures change too much in my lifetime and this was disheartening. As an ambitious girl, I wanted to be in the world in ways that nice Jewish girls weren't. However, I misjudged the pace of change. Now, I take heart as the tectonic plates of social, political and economic structures shift and resettle into a new configuration that demands a new understanding of what is required for institutions to succeed – a next generation right stuff.
Source: (1) "Moving to Mars," Tom Kizzia, The New Yorker, April 20, 2015


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SmugMug , a photos and videos publishing site, goes into Production on Open Solaris + MySQL + ZFS. Check out this story on why a Linux geek decided to move his site from Linux To Open Solaris.
Don MacAskill, chief geek and CEO of SmugMug says" ZFS is the most amazing
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The abrupt retirement of Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) from the Senate leaves Democrats with roughly 24 hours to get a replacement candidate on the primary ballot in Indiana.
According to forms on the Indiana Secretary of State's website, in order to file a declaration of candidacy, a candidate must submit a petition of nomination signed by at least 4,500 registered voters of the state, including at least 500 registered voters from each of Indiana's nine congressional districts.
Each form must include: "(a) signature of each petitioner, (b) name of each petitioner printed legibly, and (c) residence mailing address of each petitioner," according to the candidate guide.
If any one of those elements is lacking, the signature can be challenged, meaning petitioners will have to spread across the state and gather many signatures over the minimum.
The deadline is noon on Tuesday and, for a major political party, is possible to meet.
If they fail, however, the state Democratic party can still get a candidate on the ballot. State rules allow the "state committee" to fill a vacancy before June 30.
The dual deadlines essentially give the state party the power to choose the candidate, rather than voters in a primary.
Spokespeople for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Indiana Secretary of State did not immediately return calls.
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In our first seminar for the new academic year, Prof Mark Swilling, University of Stellenbosch, will present 'Global Crisis, Sustainability and the Case for a Just Transition: An African Perspective'
As the global economic crisis persists and the deepening effects of global ecological crises become increasingly apparent, a mounting number of references to the need for a transition of some can be found across many academic publications, policy frameworks and social movement discourses. Nearly as prominent – but not always directly related - is a gathering interest in a diverse set of conceptions of the so-called 'green economy'.
While much of this debate is dominated by literature concerned with the challenges faced by developed economies, the regionally specific implications of transition to sustainable development or a green economy also need to be taken into account. After all, resource extractive African economies that have yet to invest in the infrastructures of mass production and consumption now face a unique set of choices and opportunities: as they grow economically, should they follow the traditional recipes for modernization through industrialisation, or should they explore less resource and energy intensive alternatives?
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James Alton Fowler, 92, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery at Bastrop. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Fowler was born in Bastrop and was a 1925 graduate of Bastrop High School. He attended the University of Texas, receiving a master's degree in 1934. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi. He worked for Gulf Oil and served in the Navy as a petroleum specialist. Afterward, he worked for Sinclair Oil which later became Atlantic Richfield. In 1966, he held the U.S.-Canadian-Mexican Dog Show.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Beth Fowler Amey and Ida Mae Fowler Ellis.
Survivors include two nephews, Thomas H. Haynie of Ute Park, N.M., and John Amey of Austin; and a niece, Janice Schaffer of Fulshear.
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Not-So-Clean Sweep!
Wow, this was a heckuva series against the Reds. The Cards had to rise to the occasion, and boy, did they – with hitting, pitching, and fire in the bellies.
Something about Tuesday's brawl reminded me of this scene from The Last Detail (warning: bad language). It's all about flaring tempers and strong words, nobody really gets hurt, but Jack gets a total feeling of exhilaration from the altercation.
That type of adrenalin rush seems to be what happened to the Cards. After being the center of the fight with Brandon Phillips, Yadi hit a home run, and the Cards just rolled from there, right back into first place.
There's not much to say about Phillips' inane comments about his hatred of the Cards. It certainly wasn't professional or very sportsmanlike. But if that's what it took to get the Cards riled up enough to finally play with some fire, then I'm glad he mouthed off.
Now bring on the team Phillips prefers to the Cardinals – the Cubbies!
Game Haiku – 05/03/10 – Cardinals 6, Phillies 3
We just see Yadi
Game Haiku – 04/27/10 – Cardinals 5, Braves 4
It feels like the film
Game Haiku – 04/26/10 – Cardinals 4, Braves 3
Molina is clutch
Game Haiku – 04/10/10 – Cardinals 7, Brewers 1
Cards' Rookie pitcher
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support from Yadi
Game Haiku – 04/05/10 – Cardinals 11, Reds 6
Pujols begins, not
with a whimper, but a bang.
Yadi's first grand slam!
All Star Game Red Carpet Parade
I had hoped to arrive earlier, but was only about 30 minutes early for the Red Carpet Parade. Luckily I was still able to find a spot in the 2nd row of fans along the route. It was fun to see all the players, their hot wives (who had been especially made up and dressed for the occasion), and their kids. The majority St. Louis crowd was pretty generous in applauding everyone, even Cubbies.
Cardinal fans were treated with glimpses of most of our hall-of-famers. Here's a shot of Ozzie Smith and Bruce Sutter. Bruce is such a good ol' boy – he looks like he should be hosting a bass fishing show.
Yadi! Yadi! Yadi!
Game Haiku – 06/17/09 – Cardinals 4, Tigers 3
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Yadi ejected,
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Check out the video of Yadier Molina fighting with the ump and leaving his catcher's equipment scattered on the field in disgust. Tony got tossed too, for coming to his catcher's defense. Tony kept his uniform on.


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Harvest beat Generals in overtime
The Moose Jaw Generals needed to win just one game this weekend.
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Brayden Delorme of the Moose Jaw Generals tries to corral the puck from his feet to get a shot on Rylan Palchewich of the Yorkton Harvest during Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon at Mosaic Place. Times-Herald photo by Katie Brickman
They tied and lost in overtime.
They finish the regular season with 60 points. If they had beat the Yorkton Harvest just once this weekend, they would have secured third place, but sit once point away in the fourth seed.
"You can't play hockey like that and expect to win. You can't make those stupid mistakes," said Ray Wareham, Generals head coach. "When you dominate the play for the majority of both games and just make bone-headed mistakes … it ends up in your net."
On Saturday, the Generals scored first, but allowed a late goal in the second period. Josh Miller scored with just over a minute left in the game to put the Generals up a goal, but allowed a Harvest goal with just three seconds remaining in the game and they couldn't secure the win in overtime.
"It is just frustrating watching us make those silly mistakes," said Wareham. "It is those simple things where you have the outlet, but you want to beat one more guy. That is what is frustrating."
On Sunday, it was the same errors the team kept making and it resulted in a 4-3 overtime loss.
"I thought work ethic wise, for the most part, the majority of our guys worked their butts off," said Wareham. "But, we aren't the smartest team and we don't have the most on-ice awareness, but we work hard. When you see those mistakes where they try and beat that extra guy, that is what is so frustrating."
It was a rough afternoon for goaltender Colby Entz. On the first Harvest goal, he got caught behind the net trying to play the puck and was picked of the puck. Entz tried to rush back in his net, but was too late. On the Harvest third goal, Entz was swimming in his crease and the Harvest had the open net again.
"To be honest, there wasn't a lot of confidence on the bench this weekend," said Wareham.
It wasn't exactly how the team wanted to finish the regular season, but they will try for a start fresh in the playoffs on home ice.
"We were hoping to get a couple of wins to go into playoffs, but nothing we can do about it now. We just have to move on and play our best in playoffs," said Regan Nagy of the Generals. "We are just going to move on here and bring our best game for the first game of the playoffs."
There are still a couple regular season games left to play due to rescheduling after inclement weather earlier this season, including Regina playing two more games.
The Generals should play the Tisdale Trojans in the first round of the playoffs. They will have a week of practice to work on issues.
"We are going to have to correct those in a hurry or we are going to find ourselves sitting around for a long time before Telus Cup," said Wareham. "We just have to fine-tune some things and be ready to go. This is what we have wanted to play for all year long, so it is finally here."
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The Who: Denver, Colorado, February 12, 2013
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
February 12, 2013
The Who Pepsi Center, Denver, CO February 12, 2013
One of the greatest moments on record from the Classic Rock era is the stunning contrast between the first two songs on the Who's Quadrophenia (MCA, 1973). The first cut, "I Am the Sea" is dominated by sea sounds with some tinkling piano and a far-away horn here and there. Roger Daltrey introduces the album's four recurring themes at various intervals. The ocean sounds create a huge awe-inspiring soundscape. It's like standing on the beach with the infinite ocean stretching out in front and the infinite sky above. Nothing but space. Then Daltrey sings, "Can you see the real me, can ya? CAN YA?"
At that precise moment, "The Real Me" kicks in, instantly moving from vast sea and sky to an intimate studio surrounded by Keith Moon, John Entwistle and Pete Townsend, each about a foot and a half away, and they are rocking! Moon unleashes the power and fury of his drumming, which basically amounts to a perpetual solo. Entwistle is all over the neck of his bass and Townsend is cranking out power chords that were simply made for air guitar. If all this was coming out of a pretty good stereo, and that stereo happened to be, you know, turned up rather loud, it was nearly overwhelming. (And still is.)
Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, the Who performed Quadrophenia in its entirety. And in order. In the large arena, it was a challenge to recreate the 180 degree change in ambience of those first two songs as one would hear on a home stereo, but it came close. The drumming, bass playing and power chords were all there. Broadcasting a distinct bass sound throughout a hockey stadium is notoriously difficult, but fortunately, the opening of "The Real Me" sounded good on the bottom end. That was partly because the instrumentation at that point was fairly spare, so the deep notes didn't get lost in the mix.
From there, the band worked its way through the rest of the double album. On vinyl, the music runs about 80 minutes. Tuesday night's version went for 90 minutes because the band stretched out on a few tunes. One of those extended parts was during "5:15," which featured a bass solo by the departed John Entwistle. The solo was recorded in his later years (judging from the grey hair) and was displayed on the giant and crisp video displays above the band. The sound was integrated into what the band was playing live on stage. Not long after that, the late Keith Moon appeared on the video screens and sang "Bell Boy," again fully integrated into what the band was performing on stage.
Quadrophenia was a rock opera which followed up on The Who's first rock opera, 1969's Tommy, only Quadrophenia is much better. The story line is about an alienated teenager experimenting with drugs, acting tough and getting into fights, getting kicked out of his parents' house and wondering why girls don't like him. He's worried he might have four personalities, hence the name Quadrophenia. (Four-channel stereo, known as "quadraphonic" was popular at the time and may have influenced the coining of the term "Quadrophenia.") The music is, at times, majestic with its soaring synthesizers and regal horns. Many other times, it's the Who at their hard-rocking best. The four main themes (one for each personality) pop up throughout the piece and a couple "overture" type tunes are included, giving a broad sweep to the entire production. Much of the music has the simmering anger of a surly teenager and Moon's drumming drives that point home effectively, and right between the eyes. The opera concludes on a more hopeful note with "Love Reign O'er Me."
Tuesday night, the band recreated it all. The Who has been depleted by death over the years. Keith Moon left the planet in 1978 and John Entwistle checked out in 2002. For the last several years, Moon's seat has been occupied by Zak Starkey, Ringo's boy. However, for Tuesday night's show, Starkey was replaced by Scott Davis. Townsend explained during a break that Starkey was down with tendonitis. Given the requirements of recreating Moon's drumming style, that's not surprising at all.
Davis was an extremely worthy substitute, pounding the drums incessantly for the entire two hours of the show. Entwistle's replacement has been, for some years now, Pino Palledino, who recreates Entwistle's style by standing completely still on stage yet constantly throwing down intricate bass lines. This is a rhythm section that is not and never have been mere time keepers. Pounding out the beat is, of course, part of their job, but the extent of the rhythmic and melodic counterpoint is far beyond almost every other rock band.
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Reebok's dominant signature athletes were big-men at first, with the Shaq Diesel and Reign Man Shawn Kemp representing the brand with every earth-shattering slam dunk or post move. Allen Iverson sorta spelled their style of play, with his perimeter flair and unmatched speed bringing in that level of sportiness to the Reebok Signature line. After rocking the Questions for a bit, Reebok presented Iverson with the Answer DMX – the first signature shoe that featured the 'Answer' moniker. DMX technology is a celebrated highlight of the magnificent 90's era of sneakers, but will it hold up against all the new innovations of the 21st Century? Find out this Fall 2013 season when the Reebok Answer DMX makes its return on the OG Black/Red colorway.
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Yeah, definitely NOT an OG colorway. Beautiful shoe nonetheless.
I still have my black and white pair. I'm super excited to get these.
True. New tech won't compare but the feel of the DMX shoes with moving air from heel to toe and back is unmatched still. These are great shoes if the quality is on point almost 20 yrs later
They look very good. When is the last time yall seen leather like THAT!?! Jesus it justs looks so buttery!
Them answer 1s are dope... super comfortable
@jshortt Yes this is an OG Colorway. It came out during the release of the original...look it up
@Bape_kid If it did, it sure wasn't in the US. We got 3 colors here. Black/White/Gold, White/Red/Gold, and Navy Patent/White/Gold.
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Thank you. The only other color that got released was the red patent which was an overseas colorway. If anybody has info that would prove us wrong, I'd welcome it.
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ICT and disabilities: Seeing in the cyberworld
In line with the Universal Access to Information principle, UNESCO is committed to consistently addressing the challenges brought about by disabilities in China. From early projects on vocational training in massage techniques for visually impaired young people, its initiatives have evolved to embrace digital opportunities.
China's booming economy and the upcoming Olympics can easily overshadow people's awareness of the social costs of this growth. In fact, just below the surface of these great achievements are people whose needs merit greater attention, such as people with disabilities. Even the smallest communities in China have at least one member suffering from a chronic crippling condition, and the sheer size of this population group (82.96 million Chinese, or 6.34% of the nation) could constitute the population of an entire country on its own.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) were the enabler of choice to allow people with disabilities to compete at the high end of the job market. In cooperation with the UNESCO Office in Beijing, the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation (BDPF) developed and conducted courses on cartoon-design and typesetting training for 71 unemployed physically challenged people. The training helped them to find employment as multimedia graphic cartoon editors, cover and package designers and professional typesetters in the public and private sectors.
ICT were introduced into the very fabric of the learning process for mentally challenged students at the Special Education Center in Daxing District of Beijing. After LAN installation and the conducting of IT literacy courses at the school, experienced psychologists, teachers and schoolchildren created the "Me Online, Me Studying and Me Growing-up" portal. The students became not only confident consumers of online materials, but also assertive providers of distance education materials for disabled people.
The disease often strikes and settles down in places where people have little capacity to fight for their health. In addition to being acutely vulnerable to exclusion, disabled people are disproportionately poor, and poor people are disproportionately disabled. That is why the UNESCO Office in Beijing, together with the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), extended its activities to remote areas of Inner Mongolia, where families with the lowest income struggle to bring up children with disabilities.
The Vocational and Technical Training Center for Disabled People in Inner Mongolia capital Hohhot extended its training base by establishing a second computer class with 30 workstations equipped with Sunshine software, which provides Internet access to the visually impaired. Upon completion of the course, students mentioned that the skills they acquired removed the barriers to information exchange between them and their peers outside the Center and allowed them to "see" the real world through the computer screen.
It is often impossible for children from poor families to attend special needs schools. Their habitats are scattered in regions far from the provincial center, roads are unpaved and no regular bus services exist. Even though all of them attend regular schools, their disabilities and the attitudes of teachers who often consider their presence in the classroom unjustified significantly hamper their learning process. Given the above barriers to educational opportunities, UNESCO proposed to conduct summer and winter IT camps for those children. The first summer camp at the Disabled Persons' Federation of Zhuozi County, Wulanchabu City, gathered 30 young participants accompanied by their parents.
Support to minority areas will continues in 2008 through cooperation with the Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region Disabled Persons' Foundation: as a first step, UNESCO established a computer playroom at the Rehabilitation Center for Deaf Children and distributed hearing aids to families in need.
UNESCO regularly draws attention of decision-makers to its pilot projects and their potential for scale-up. It also participates in the annual China Information Accessibility Forum. At the Fourth Forum, which took place in December 2007 in Chongqing, a representative from Inner Mongolia presented the results of the above projects. It was attended by Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, who noted: "UNESCO works to promote the rights and needs of people with disabilities among professionals, to encourage the development of adaptable policy frameworks and to increase awareness of accessible ICT".
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Breakfast links: Cry me a river, build a bridge
by Michael Perkins on Dec 30, 2009 9:39 am • link • report
Most of the complaints I've seen about the new rates and hours are not about the cost, but that the meters are too old (who's carrying around bags of quarters anymore?) and are consistently broken. If the city wants to charge higher rates over longer hours then fine, but give people a reliable way to pay.
I like the pound coin. Feels like real money, and it is.
I put dollar coins in my car for meters, but unfortunately DC's are so old they don't take 'em. Arlington's do.
by Michael Perkins on Dec 30, 2009 10:05 am • link • report
Euro countries were like that too. At least the merchants rounded prices so I didn't end up with a bunch of €0.05 and euro pennies.
Turkey was the strangest. Back in the late '90s their exchange rate was in the 1,000,000 to the dollar range, but their smallest bill was 100,000, so you had all these bills to pay for beers. I think super sizing it at Burger King was like 500,000.
I never went to Zimbabwe but of course they had the most bizarre money situation ever outside of wartime. Something like prices doubling every day or close.
by Michael Perkins on Dec 30, 2009 2:01 pm • link • report
And I know you are all anti-new roads, but the bridge upgrades are going to reduce traffic through residential areas on the Hill.
I haven't written an article about it yet, but Boulder, CO has a downtown parking validation system that does exactly that. The city used to sell tokens at a discount to businesses good for an hour of parking, the businesses would then give them to customers. The "clever like a fox" part was that since the customer had already paid for parking, the free token was both free parking and a reminder to come back to redeem it.
by Michael Perkins on Dec 30, 2009 3:10 pm • link • report
The question isn't one of traffic, but of parking. If there's plenty of parking where Yonatan goes, I'm inclined to agree with you. If there's not a lot of traffic, but cars parked bumper-to-bumper everywhere, a parking charge can make sense. (Properly speaking, this decision should be made at the neighborhood level -- there may be lots of parking in one area and none somewhere else -- but that apparently wasn't politically feasible.)
Wow! I did not know that the design reloctaes southbound 295 (Anacostia Freeway) upon a high viaduct crossing. Will not that block views and increase noise?
It appears to me the as can be expected, the new urbanist distain for freways prevents them from being able to properly critique highway plans with an eye towards improved design.
Apparantly the Peter S Craig mentality is alive and well- alas:
by Douglas A. Willinger on Dec 30, 2009 3:49 pm • link • report
Heck, even where the law tells them they *HAVE* to make changes based on demand (performance parking pilot areas), they don't, even when other people measure and point it out, or they measure it themselves and report on it.
by Michael Perkins on Dec 30, 2009 3:52 pm • link • report
by David Alpert on Dec 30, 2009 5:57 pm • link • report
When I lived in DC this summer, it shocked me how much free parking was available. We stopped by Silver Spring (not DC, I know) and couldnt find a street parking spot near the cuban restaurant we were going to. I went inside and asked if they validated at the garage, or if they had a suggestion for a street. He told me the giant garage was free on weekends. I was shocked. Coming from Boston, where garages charge $10 or so on weekends (for the day), I didn't expect it at all. I later found out the garages allow for free overnight parking. Again, blew my mind.
I probably also have terrible taste in music, movies, books and art. My favorite band very likely "sucks".
I just thought it crazy that something in the US that would be a couple of quarters took five bills because their money was weird.
by Michael Perkins on Dec 31, 2009 8:05 pm • link • report
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MLL Saturday: Florida Soars; Rochester,Ohio Boost Playoff Hopes
from LaxMagazine.com Staff Reports | Twitter
A trio of games on Saturday evening saw Rochester, Florida and Ohio all boost their playoff shots and rookie Kieran McArdle put on a major show, tying the Major League Lacrosse rookie goals record with five goals and five assists for the Launch. He stands tied at 30 on the season with Kevin Huntley, who set the mark in 2008 with the now-defunct Los Angeles Riptide.
With the Rattlers' win and Denver's loss to Ohio, Rochester stands alone in first place in the league standings with two weeks of regular-season play remaining. The Outlaws are a game back, with New York (playing Chesapeake today) a half game behind them and Ohio three games off first place and a game ahead of Boston and Florida for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Down 6-2 after early in the second quarter, Florida ripped off nine of the next twelve scores before the half to lead by a pair at the break, then took over for good with a four-goal run in the third, improving to 5-7 on the season and pulling even with the Cannons one game back of Ohio for the fourth spot and a playoff berth.
Kieran McArdle scored all five of his goals in the contest in the second quarter surge and assisted on two others (of a game-high five), pulling into a tie with Kevin Huntley with 30 goals in his rookie season with two games remaining. Casey Powell had three goals and three assists in the game, while David Earl and Kevin Cunningham had four each for the Launch. Chris Mattes (27-for-42, 13GBs) had a big game facing off, while Brett Queener made 13 saves to earn the victory.
Paul Rabil anchord Boston's effort with three goals and five assists, with Brent Adams and Will Manny both notching hat-tricks and Ryan Boyle going for two goals and two assists. Chris Eck won 14 of 31 draws and scooped 11 GBs but the rest of the Cannons F/O crew went just 3-for-13 on the game. Jordan Burke made eight saves and Austin Kaut six as Boston slipped from a tie with Ohio for the fourth playoff spot to the outside looking in.
A seven-point outing from rookie Jordan Wolf helped Rochester pull away in the second half and take over sole possession of first place in the MLL standings with a win over Charlotte at home. Wolf had five goals and two assists, with three and two coming in the third and fourth quarter as the Rattlers turned a 6-6 tie at the break into a 9-8 lead going into the fourth and then scored four to Charlotte's one in the final frame.
Charlotte fell to 0-6 on the road with the loss, and stands on the verge of playoff elimination, two games back from the fourth-place spot with two games to play. Rochester is a perfect 6-0 at home, facing Ohio there next week, then visiting Boston in the season finale a on August 9th. They hold a one-game advantage on Denver, but the Outlaws hold a tie-break advantage should the two close the regular season with identical record - they are 1-1 in head-to-head play, but Denver won its half by six, one more than Rochester's winning margin in the rematch.
Dave Lawson (2G, 1A) and John Ranagan (3A) also helped pace Rochester on Saturday, with Kevin Leveille and Mark Cockerton adding a pair of goals each and John Galloway making 10 saves for the win. Charlotte was led by Jake Tripucka's two goals and an assist and Justin Ward's three goals, while Mike Sawyer and Matt Danowski potted a pair of goals each.
Charlotte has games remaining against New York and Chesapeake and needs to both win out and have Ohio, Boston and Florida stumble to make it back to the postseason.
Marcus Holman scored a game-tying goal - one of five on the game - in the final minutes of regulation and Kyle Harrison the winner in overtime as Ohio took a key win over the Outlaws to pull into sole possession of the fourth and final playoff spot with the win and Boston's loss to Florida.
Denver had led by three at the half, but a 7-1 run in the third quarter after a pair of Denver goals out of the break set things up for a back-and-forth battle through the rest of regular time. The Outlaws appeared to take control late with back-to-back goals from Cam Holding and John Grant, Jr. to take the lead with just over two minutes remaining. But Robert Datillo won the draw (part of a monster 19-for-25 game) and Holman scored the equalizer moments later.
Logan Schuss joined Holman in scoring five for Ohio and added an assist, with Peter Baum (3G, 2A) and Steele Stanwick (3G, 1A) adding big games. Harrison scored four, including the game-winning strike after both teams had looks at the cage in the extra frame. Brian Phipps made 11 saves to earn the win in goal.
Grant had five goals and three assists for the Outlaws with Justin Pennington scoring five and adding an assist and Holding potting four with an assist. Jesse Schwartzman made 18 saves in the loss.
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Just a bump for this as I posted it in the wee small hours and it fell off the front page early.
Probably because folk wern't interested in it, but it seems a good product and worthy of a second chance.
Really like that, cant knock it for free. Not had a chance to read the articles but it looks nice, not a busy/fussy look. Will try it on the iPad later, see how it comes out.
Good article on the TdF, thanks for the heads up.
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A bizarre and tragic end
More troubling questions remain about the sheriff's role in the death of Mitrice Richardson
By Justin Chapman 08/13/2010
By Monday, when the Los Angeles resident's skeletal remains were found by state park rangers investigating an abandoned pot farm in the area — located roughly five miles from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station — sheriff's officials had already been under fire from the woman's parents and members of the Pasadena-based Friends Group. The Friends Group said Richardson, who suffered form severe bipolar disorder and was arrested the night of Sept. 16 for failing to pay for a meal at a restaurant in Malibu, should not have been released from custody early the following morning, when she vanished, without money or transportation. They are demanding that the Sheriff's Department change its nighttime inmate release policy, calling it inhumane.
Richardson's parents, Michael Richardson and Latice Sutton, who were never married, are both suing the county and the Sheriff's Department, claiming negligence. Sutton is also claiming wrongful death.
"Here's how I would describe it: insistent inconsistency. It's all about the Sheriff's Department and they're doing what they think is best for them, regardless of anyone else. I'm totally appalled," said Gerda Govine-Ituarte, chair of the Friends Group.
"I definitely think it's possible that the sheriff's [department] had something to do with this or they're covering something up. None of this stuff makes sense," Govine-Ituarte said. "Their story doesn't fit. I can think of 30 questions off the top of my head. And as this goes on, there will be more questions. This woman lost her life and it could have been avoided."
Two weeks ago, Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles and Las Vegas police officials announced that they believed Richardson, who would have celebrated her 25th birthday in April, had been living in Las Vegas since sometime after her disappearance on Sept. 17, based primarily on a supposed sighting in June by a former high school friend of the woman.
Officials at that time said they had as many as 70 credible sightings and actually believed Richardson, a one-time beauty pageant contestant and honors graduate from Cal State Fullerton who was being mentored in her advanced studies of psychiatry, was working as a prostitute in Vegas casinos.
Then on Monday, all hopes for her being alive were dashed when officials found a human skull and bones about two miles from the last place Richardson might have been seen — Monte Nido, an upscale neighborhood in unincorporated Calabasas.
At about 6:30 a.m. — roughly six hours after being released — Richardson was possibly last seen by veteran KTLA newsman Bill Smith. Smith called sheriff's deputies after spotting someone who resembled Richardson sitting on his backyard steps. A trained dog was used in subsequent searches and picked up Richardson's scent on that street, but then lost it there.
If that was Richardson, the last known person to see her before Smith was a uniformed deputy who her mother saw in a video walking out the door of the sheriff's station right behind Richardson immediately after she was let go.
Since showing Sutton that tape and other images of her daughter undergoing a mental breakdown during her few hours in custody, the Sheriff's Department has refused to release the tape and other items related to Richardson's stay in the facility. Richardson's parents and Congresswoman Maxine Waters have called on the FBI to take over the investigation.
But perhaps just as strange as all of those circumstances may be is what both mainstream media and sheriff's officials are still not acknowledging: the racist and sexually demeaning graffiti discovered in June in an isolated culvert in an undisclosed area around where Richardson was last seen. The graffiti has since been covered up with paint by sheriff's officials. Before they were painted over, the Pasadena Weekly obtained pictures of those images, which depict nude African-American women posed in several sexual positions. One of the murals has the women — which many have said bore a resemblance to Richardson — naked and on her hands and knees with a joint in her mouth.
"There are so many unanswered questions," said Ronda Hampton, a psychologist and Richardson's mentor. "Why was she in that pot farm? We know the sheriff's were fully aware of that farm, so why didn't they search that area? After the mural of the woman with pot in her mouth was found, why didn't they go back and search that area?"
LA County Department of Coroner spokesman Craig Harvey said a final determination on how Richardson died could take six to eight weeks or longer. At a press conference Thursday, Sheriff Lee Baca said there were no signs of foul play.
Richardson was arrested at Geoffrey's restaurant in Malibu after customers complained about her acting strangely. Further, she was unable to pay an $89 bill. Sheriff's deputies took her into custody, leaving her purse and driver's license locked in her car, which was parked at the restaurant. At around 12:35 a.m. Sept. 17, Richardson was released from custody and allowed to leave the station, even though she had no phone, money or car, which was still parked at the restaurant.
According to Hampton, the first investigator working on the case said the deputies told Richardson to put all of her belongings in her car. Later, Lt. Mike Rosson of the Sheriff's Department Homicide Division said something different. He said one of the reasons they had to take her to jail was because she didn't have her ID, not because her offense warranted arrest.
Although Michael Richardson also said he saw his daughter in Downtown Las Vegas in January, Sutton never believed her daughter was there and repeatedly requested that law enforcement search for her where she was last seen — Monte Nido.
On Tuesday, before the bones recovered a few miles from Monte Nido were formally identified as Richardson's, Sutton held a press conference in front of the coroner's office and accused law enforcement officials of stonewalling her and leaving her in the dark when she tried to get information about her daughter's remains.
The county Office of Independent Review finalized a 58-page report in April clearing deputies and the department of any wrongdoing in the Richardson case. Sutton requested a copy of the OIR report from the Sheriff's Department back in April and did not receive a response. She then read about the report in the paper. In a letter to the Sheriff's Department's Ben Jones, Sutton wrote, "I am very disturbed and outraged that a reporter from the LA Times has been able to obtain a copy of the report. Again, I am learning information regarding my daughter's case through the media, which is not only unprofessional; it's despicable, deceitful, deceiving, dirty and disgusting!"
At Thursday's press conference, which was also held at the coroner's office, Sheriff Baca confirmed the identification of the remains, but said, "We have no indication of a homicide at this point. I don't believe that the remains are capable of telling us a story."
That wasn't good enough for Michael Richardson, who told reporters at the press conference that he's holding the Sheriff's Department directly responsible for his daughter's death.
Nevertheless, Baca insisted the deputies acted properly. However, he said, "properly doesn't necessarily mean that we couldn't do something more."
One change that Baca said could come from all this is how deputies handle citizen's arrest complaints filed by businesses. When Mitrice was arrested at Geoffrey's, patrons and employees said she was exhibiting bizarre behavior, claiming she was from Mars and that she was here to avenge Michael Jackson's death. Management at Geoffrey's filed a citizen's arrest complaint with deputies.
"Is an $89 bill enough to take someone into jail?" Baca added. "There is more than one way to handle a problem."
Shirley Spencer, treasurer of the Friends Group, said she was distressed to hear Baca blaming Richardson's disappearance on the restaurant manager who called for help from deputies.
"Just one more sad spin by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on a very tragic outcome. I am personally concerned about the credibility of those who are to serve and protect us. We have all lost something today," Spencer wrote in an email to the Weekly.
"I believe accountability is the issue here," said Govine-Ituarte. "No one should get a pass on this. That goes from the top down. If people keep pressing and asking questions, the truth will come out. Hopefully this will never happen ever again to anyone's son or daughter."
Editor Kevin Uhrich contributed to this report.
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Occam's Razor. The last person who unquestionably saw Mitrice alive was a uniformed law enforcer.
For the longest time, LA County SD management endorsed the urban legend that Mitrice was "probably" whoring somewhere in Las Vegas.
This canard is summarily disproved when Mitrice's skeletal remains are recently found at a location near her last (believably) reported sighting. That "salvage ground" was historically known to the Sheriff's department as an "abandoned pot farm."
In spite of physical evidence suggesting otherwise, law enforcement "investigators" summarily declare themselves having no responsibility for the death of a woman who's death was a direct consequence of the LA Sheriff's Department practice of releasing prisoners under extreme circumstances where even the most vulnerably released can quite anonymously be targeted by (even potential law-enforcement) criminals who would kidnap and/or otherwise violently exploit them.
The last person to see Mitrice undeniably alive was a Sheriff's deputy who followed her out the door of a Sheriff's Department station.
In the meantime, the Sheriff's department continues to deny public access to recorded evidence of how Mitrice was potentially abused while in custody before her impending death.
Of course, we all know that law enforcers NEVER lie.
Considering this recent news report.
A single mother who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy during a 2008 traffic stop was awarded a $245,000 settlement Tuesday.
Deputy Mark Fitzpatrick is facing a criminal trial next year in connection with the incident and two others, according to interviews and records. He had a history of sexual misconduct accusations during his roughly two-decade career with the Sheriff's Department, authorities said.
Due to this evidence I have every reason to believe that the LASD is covering up the fact Mitrice Richardson was assaulted and murdered by one or more of thier own officers.