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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 4.5
Component/s: Schema and Analysis
Problem from the user's list, cut/pasted below. Robert Muir hacked out a quick patch he pasted on the dev list, I'll append it shortly.
I am working at implementing solr to work as the search backend for our web
system. So far things have been going well, but today I made some schema
changes and now things have broken.
I updated the schema.xml file and reloaded the core (via the admin
interface). No errors were reported in the logs.
I then pushed 100 records to be indexed. A call to Commit afterwards
seemed fine, however my next call for Optimize caused the following errors:
java.io.IOException: background merge hit exception:
_2n(4.4):C4263/154 _30(4.4):C134 _32(4.4):C10 _31(4.4):C10 into _37
null:java.io.IOException: background merge hit exception:
_2n(4.4):C4263/154 _30(4.4):C134 _32(4.4):C10 _31(4.4):C10 into _37
Unfortunately, googling for background merge hit exception came up
with 2 thing: a corrupt index or not enough free space. The host
machine that's hosting solr has 227 out of 229GB free (according to df
-h), so that's not it.
I then ran CheckIndex on the index, and got the following results:
As someone who is new to solr and lucene, as far as I can tell this
means my index is fine. So I am coming up at a loss. I'm somewhat sure
that I could probably delete my data directory and rebuild it but I am
more interested in finding out why is it having issues, what is the
best way to fix it, and what is the best way to prevent it from
happening when this goes into production.
Does anyone have any advice that may help?
I helped Matthew find the logs and he posted this stack trace:
1691103929 [http-bio-8080-exec-3] INFO org.apache.solr.update.UpdateHandler â start commit{,optimize=true,openSearcher=true,waitSearcher=true,expungeDeletes=false,softCommit=false,prepareCommit=false}
1691104153 [http-bio-8080-exec-3] INFO org.apache.solr.update.processor.LogUpdateProcessor â [dbqItems] webapp=/solr path=/update params={optimize=true&_=1382999386564&wt=json&waitFlush=true}
{} 0 224
1691104154 [http-bio-8080-exec-3] ERROR org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore â java.io.IOException: background merge hit exception: _2n(4.4):C4263/154 _30(4.4):C134 _32(4.4):C10 _31(4.4):C10 into _39 [maxNumSegments=1]
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.forceMerge(IndexWriter.java:1714)
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.forceMerge(IndexWriter.java:1650)
at org.apache.solr.update.DirectUpdateHandler2.commit(DirectUpdateHandler2.java:530)
at org.apache.solr.update.processor.RunUpdateProcessor.processCommit(RunUpdateProcessorFactory.java:95)
at org.apache.solr.update.processor.UpdateRequestProcessor.processCommit(UpdateRequestProcessor.java:64)
at org.apache.solr.update.processor.DistributedUpdateProcessor.doLocalCommit(DistributedUpdateProcessor.java:1240)
at org.apache.solr.update.processor.DistributedUpdateProcessor.processCommit(DistributedUpdateProcessor.java:1219)
at org.apache.solr.update.processor.LogUpdateProcessor.processCommit(LogUpdateProcessorFactory.java:157)
at org.apache.solr.handler.RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(RequestHandlerUtils.java:69)
at org.apache.solr.handler.ContentStreamHandlerBase.handleRequestBody(ContentStreamHandlerBase.java:68)
at org.apache.solr.handler.RequestHandlerBase.handleRequest(RequestHandlerBase.java:135)
at org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore.execute(SolrCore.java:1904)
at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.execute(SolrDispatchFilter.java:659)
at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:362)
at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:158)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:99)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1023)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:589)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1146)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: no such field what
at org.apache.solr.core.SchemaCodecFactory$1.getPostingsFormatForField(SchemaCodecFactory.java:59)
at org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene42.Lucene42Codec$1.getPostingsFormatForField(Lucene42Codec.java:59)
at org.apache.lucene.codecs.perfield.PerFieldPostingsFormat$FieldsWriter.addField(PerFieldPostingsFormat.java:102)
at org.apache.lucene.codecs.FieldsConsumer.merge(FieldsConsumer.java:71)
at org.apache.lucene.index.SegmentMerger.mergeTerms(SegmentMerger.java:365)
at org.apache.lucene.index.SegmentMerger.merge(SegmentMerger.java:98)
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.mergeMiddle(IndexWriter.java:3772)
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.merge(IndexWriter.java:3376)
at org.apache.lucene.index.ConcurrentMergeScheduler.doMerge(ConcurrentMergeScheduler.java:405)
at org.apache.lucene.index.ConcurrentMergeScheduler$MergeThread.run(ConcurrentMergeScheduler.java:482)
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Patch constructed from cut-n-paste of Robert's quick code change on the dev list.
Warning, it's cut/paste, not generated from svn so be warned....
Here is the patch from my svn checkout.
I sent it to the list really quick just to get an opinion on it. I don't remember why the current checks were added. I guess I can see a line of reasoning that its good for the user to know they are dragging unused shit around in their index.
And I can agree with that, but I don't think its the job of the codec to fail a background merge to communicate such a thing to the user.
Such a warning/failure could be implemented in other ways, for example a warmer in the example for "firstSearcher" event that looks at fieldinfos and warns or fails "YOU ARE DRAGGING AROUND BOGUS STUFF IN YOUR INDEX" if it finds things that don't match to the schema or something like that: and it would be easy for users to enable/disable.
Thanks Robert! Mostly I was making sure I didn't lose anything....
Well, this is annoying. I can generate this failure easily enough with running stock Solr (trunk or 4x), but I can't seem to get a test case to fail inside or outside of IntelliJ.
I've tracked creating two separate segments (forced disk index). They are being merged into one. But in the test case, it's not getting to the code that Robert changed. I've verified that I am successfully changing the schema (tried to index a second doc with the removed field and it fails in the IDE).
So I can easily enough reproduce the problem, but I'm having difficulty making a test case. I want a verified failure before I apply the patch...
I'm in the midst of seeing if our test suite ever hits the code in question (Siigggh. Back to debugging by println).
Any pointers gratefully received.
Apparently, NONE of our test code hits the code in question. I notice that this is a 4.6 codec, am I missing something obvious here? Well of course I am. I just wish I knew what it was.
Patch back with a test.
Put entry in CHANGES.txt
Commit 1538802 from Erick Erickson in branch 'dev/trunk'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1538802 ]
Fix for
SOLR-5418, merge after altering schema produces error
Commit 1538848 from Erick Erickson in branch 'dev/branches/branch_4x'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1538848 ]
Fix for
SOLR-5418, merge after altering schema produces error
Thanks Matthew and Robert!


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Nailing/Screwing Through Vinyl Siding
I am a fairly new homeowner and am in a vinyl siding house. I have some very basic questions about installing exterior things (shutters, ornaments, mailbox, etc.) onto my house and therefore, through the vinyl siding.
How should I go about puncturing the siding in order to secure things to the house? Should I be caulking or sealing the nail/screw holes after the job is done? Do I need to use anchors of any kind? Is there a standard length or gauge of nail/screw to use?
And, even more basically, what's typically under siding? What am I drilling/nailing into?
Thanks for any suggestions, help, and insight.
You don't need any fancy anchors, unless you were attaching something heavy...and that is a whole 'nother discussion...
You need to use a fastener that is long enough to penetrate into the home's sheathing or it's framing structure (dependant on the weight or use of the item being attached) That means you may have to go through a layer of rigid foam siding and old siding before you hit the sheathing itself. Generally, you are talking 2" or greater...
Again, you can simply attach into the sheathing and that will generally suffice for your standard mailboxes, shutters, ornaments and other medium weight items....
Great, thanks for all the good info. This will help me out a lot--thanks for taking the time to reply.
Using a UV resistant caulk is the best method to protect holes, but many people also use plumber's putty if the hole is too large.
15 lbs = Too much weight?
Is 15 pounds too much weight (or is this normal) for a mailbox that I would like to screw onto the vinyl siding by my front door? I just don't want it to rip the vinyl right off of the wall...
I have the mailbox but no mounting screws/equipment, so I still need to figure out what exactly to use to attach the mailbox to the vinyl siding...
Thanks in advance to any responses.
You can't attatch anything directly to the vinyl siding. Find a seam. Stick your fingers into the seam and pull down on the outside peice until it unlocks. They do make a zip lock tool for this you can buy at a box store for less than 10 bucks. Once the siding is loose check for underlayment. If it's solid wood you can attatch something about anyplace. If it's foam, find a stud and attatch to it.
Relock the siding after marking the studs. Drill holes 1/4 inch larger than they screws you plan on using. The siding has to be able to move and using holes the same size as screws restricts the movement and can cause buckling in hot weather especially if you use more than one screw in a peice of siding.
When attaching an object don't bind the siding.
I did it this way for 30 years and never had any problems. I've fixed a lot of siding that homeowners improperly installed things to it.
If i ever own a home someday whats the best siding that lasts the longest and stays looking fairly new?
Like vinyl the best, wood paneling, weird looking shim siding?
I'm guessing the vinyl because if it ever gets dirty it would probably be easy cleaning it with a pressure washer. We have wood paneling, and when we pressure wash it, it seems to take a pretty long time to get all the stains out..
Vinyl siding will not not support much weight! A 15 lb. mail box is too much!
In the past, what I have done, is drill a 5/8" hole where the screw is to be placed. Drill in until solid wood is encountered. Drill with a spade bit!
Then measure the depth of the hole!
Cut a piece of 1/2" copper pipe the same length as the depth of the hole! This is used to form a sleeve that will support whatever it is to be hung!
After slipping the sleeve in the hole, caulk it all around to block any moisture!
Then, using a screw of suitable length, fasten whatever to the wall.
The sleeve will prevent the vinyl siding from being compressed by the screw!
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The Malibu WAKESETTER 22 MXZ is the official towboat of the Red Bull Wake Open in Tampa, Florida on July 3-6. Representing nine countries, 36 athletes will be competing at this second annual event. Riders will compete in three disciplines, Boat, Big Air and Wake Park. Four riders are invited from Team Malibu including defending overall champion, Raph Derome, Phil Soven, Chad Sharpe and Olivier Derome. Dean Smith, team rider for Axis Wake Research, also secured an invite.
Brian Grubb will be the towboat driver again in 2013 at a private site outside of Tampa. "I'm psyched that this event will be towed by Malibu again this year," Grubb said. "We see the most diverse riders in the world and you can't beat this site. We've got perfectly calm, deep blue water and the 22 MXZ will deliver the best wake possible. Red Bull and Malibu have put together the most ideal setup for a boat contest, and I'm looking forward to witnessing some next level riding."
The Boat format will remain the same, with each rider allowed five wake tricks maximum down a long course. They must also include a signature move that consists of a 360 or less, encouraging air and style. The Sesitec 2.0 cableway will be used for the Wake Park and Big Air competitions in downtown Tampa on July 5-6. A combined best score from the three events will determine the overall winner, which is one of the most coveted titles in the sport today.
Additionally, for the first time ever in U.S. competition, a ramp-to-ramp park feature will be introduced, allowing riders to push the limits. Come out and watch the event yourself, or tune into NBC on Saturday, July 6 at 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT.
Lineup (subject to change)
Shane Bonifay Dylan Miller
Harley Clifford Chris O'Shea
Nick Davies Nate Perry
Olivier Derome Daniel Powers
Raphael Derome Brenton Priestly
Mike Dowdy Aaron Rathy
Adam Errington Marc Rossiter
Tom Fooshee Eric Ruck
Daniel Grant Chad Sharpe
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Kevin Henshaw Phil Soven
Dominik Hernler Kasen Suyderhoud
Cody Johnson Shota Tezuka
Steel Lafferty Nico Von Lerchenfeld
Mitch Langfield Shawn Watson
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June 03, 2012
Renault 3.5: Sorensen Wins battle of the Danes at Spa
Marco Sorenson emerged from race one of the Renault 3.5 doubleheader at Spa-Francorchamps with the win
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After starting on the pole position and making a strong start to the race, Kevin Magnussen (Carlin) seemed well on course for his first win in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series on Saturday (June 2). The race did not quite pan out that way, however, and it was another Danish driver, Marco Sorensen, who took the Round Four victory at the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, ahead of Jules Bianchi (Tech 1 Racing) and Sam Bird (ISR). On a track where he has often enjoyed success, Sorensen gave his team their very first win in the discipline.
With a perfect lap in qualifying, Magnussen claimed his first pole position in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. The McLaren Driver Development Programme man lined up at the front of the grid alongside Bird, with Sorensen and Bianchi making up the second row. For this race, the drivers were given 800 seconds of DRS usage. Magnussen made the best start to the race, but he immediately found himself fending off attacks from Bird. Bianchi, third, made a mistake with his braking at Fagnes corner, allowing Sorensen and Frijns (Fortec Motorsports) to pass.
The front five of Magnussen, Bird, Sorensen, Frijns, and Bianchi then began to pull away from the rest. At the front of the chasing pack, Carlos Huertas (Fortec Motorsports) found himself trying to hold off the challenge of American Jake Rosenzweig (ISR) and Arthur Pic (Dams). Pic took advantage of a mistake by Rosenzweig and moved up into seventh position. Later, it was Huertass turn to take an unwanted detour off the track, with Pic moving up to sixth as a result. Overtaking was rife in the middle of the field. Nico Müller (International Draco Racing) moved into ninth place after getting the better of Daniil Move (P1 Motorsport) and American Alexander Rossi (Arden Caterham). The safety car then made an appearance while Lucas Forestis (Dams) car was removed from the track.
At the restart, the five front runners remained wheel-to-wheel and pulled away from the pack once again. Bird then launched an attack on Magnussen at the Bus Stop chicane. The pair went too wide, however, Sorensen seized the opportunity to move into the lead. The Lotus driver took control of the race ahead of Magnussen and Bird. The following lap, on the same part of the track, Bianchi surprised everyone by climbing from fifth into second. Frijns, who had been third, then took his turn to go off the track.
A few laps from the end, Sorensen led the race from Bianchi, Bird, Magnussen, Pic, Mikhail Aleshin (Team RFR) and Nico Müller. Magnussen and Pic then added to the list of race incidents by coming together at La Source hairpin, handing fourth place to Mikhail Aleshin. Sorensen pulled away at the end of the race and held on for his first victory in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Bianchi finished second, and Bird third, a result that suits both men well in terms of the championship. It allows Bird to maintain his lead at the top, while Bianchi now moves up to fourth place in the standings. Rosenzweig crossed the stripe in sixth, while Rossi was 11th.
"I took advantage of the battle between Kevin Magnussen and Sam Bird to take the lead" commented Sorenson. "I came up behind two cars that had slowed after cutting the chicane, and I had no other choice but to pass and avoid them. Its an important victory for me and for the team, who are realising the potential shown since the beginning.
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Supporters and volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will now be able to campaign for the rookie party without hitting the streets.
The AAP is planning to use its supporters and volunteers to reach out to voters ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by setting up a virtual call centre. An AAP supporter can make a call on a toll-free number from the comfort of home and connect to a voter.
Explaining the technology, party spokesperson Dilip Pandey said the system was kind of a virtual call centre, which will help the party reach out to at least 100 million voters across the country.
"There will be a toll-free number on which an AAP supporter would call and (the call) would be connected to a number belonging to prospective voter. Once connected, the supporter will explain to the person the party's goals and ideals and why he/she should vote for the party," Pandey said.
Every time a supporter calls on the toll-free number, he will be connected to a new number. The calls made by a supporter will also be audited by an AAP member to ensure the genuineness of the call.
The party had used this means to campaign during the Delhi assembly elections in December last year. It had connected to 800,000 voters with the help of about 21,000 volunteers.
The technology is different from the popular method used by other parties till now wherein a voter is bombarded with pre-recorded message.
"Personal calls to voters asking them to vote for a party works better than the pre-recorded message," Bhaskar Singh, in-charge of the programme, said. It also obviates the need to set up a call centre thus reducing the cost of campaigning significantly.
The party will just bear the cost of the calls made unlike a call centre, where the employees have to be paid a salary.


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Words: Cyclone @ Onion
Electronic dance music's natural habitat is the nightclub, rave or festival. But, fresh from his cameo in the Olympic Games closing ceremony, Brit DJ Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) is bringing his Big Beach Bootique to cinemas. And you'll be raving in the aisles.
Originally the big beat pioneer planned to "document" the fifth of his famous Brighton parties (and first in the seaside resort's new football stadium) exclusively for DVD. He shot the second of June's two spectacles.
"It's not the biggest crowd I've ever played to, but it's the biggest production – all bells and whistles," Cook says.
It was then suggested that his concert film would suit the big screen, amid surging demand for 'event' cinema. Cook's cohorts the Chemical Brothers showed their Don't Think in 600 theatres internationally. His is going to 800.
"But I suspect that next year the Swedish House Mafia will do it and they'll be in 2000 screens world-wide," he muses.
Fatboy Slim: Live From The Big Beach Bootique will show on one night only, Fri Aug 31, globally.
"The idea is that if we get everyone to watch it at once on the same night, we get some kind of vibe like it's a gig. Obviously, it's not the sort of film that you'd go to the Tuesday afternoon matinee of. The idea is to get everybody together at once, they maybe have a few drinks before they go in and you get as close to recreating the show as you can. I suppose it's the nearest you can get without actually being there."
Cook did have qualms about moving his festival, last held in 2008 on Brighton Beach, to Falmer Stadium (or The AMEX). Partygoers could be put off by the prospect of "a cattle shed".
"But," he says, "it's such a beautiful stadium."
The AMEX has superior facilities and, crucially, allows for greater crowd control.
"It was a lot more relaxed for me 'cause some of the ones on the beach I was throwing, I was shitting in my pants. There was one where a quarter of a million people turned up. The police were saying to me, 'People will die tonight'. They said, 'It won't necessarily be your fault, but statistically you've got 250,000 drunk people on the streets – people are gonna die'... So compared to the ones I'd done on the beach, this one was a stroll in the park."
The accidental pop star (and serial reinventor) just toured Australia with the Future Music Festival.
"I loved it – it was good. I hadn't been to Australia for a while. It was a bit of overkill – I came five years running and I think maybe sort of wore out my welcome. So it was really nice to be back."
Following 2006's Greatest Hits, Why Try Harder, Cook stated that Fatboy was taking "a sabbatical". The Southern Fried Records boss proffered an ambitious album as the Brighton Port Authority, with Iggy Pop as a guest. He also contributed to David Byrne's musical (and concept album) Here Lies Love, about the Philippines' Imelda Marcos, the anti-Evita raising its subject's ire.
"I'm amazed that she didn't have us bumped off," Cook says, all seriousness.
Cook denies that Fatboy's recent activity, including compilation releases, indicates an imminent studio comeback.
"I'm still very much in DJ mode, rather than making records mode."
Promotional campaigns for albums are too binding – and strenuous. Cook prefers to be "a wandering minstrel". Besides, the internet "can't replace" a live DJ.
"You can experience the download, but you can't download the experience."
Fatboy Slim: Live From The Big Beach Bootique will screen at Hoyts Cinema, Tea Tree Plaza on Fri Aug 31 at 9.30pm


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text: I have had a few people sample my mead when I racked it over. All that have tried it say they have experienced a good buzz that is different than what they are used to after drinking a small glass. The buzz lasted about an hour give or take then tappered off with no ill effects. Nothing like what you get with the alcohol that is comercially available. Is this a characteristic of mead, homemade alcohol, or are we just crazy out here on the plains.


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I think I went overboard with the MAC Glitter and Ice collection. I was in a shopping mood on that day and just couldn't resist. I came home with both beauty powders (Snowglobe and How Beautiful), two of the paintpots (Morning Frost and For Effect) and one nail polish (Unconditionally Fabulous). Everything, except for the mineralize eyeshadows, was on display. The technakohl liners were really stiff and swatched really dry, so I could easily pass on those.
All of them are limited edition as you can tell from the white packaging.
Snowglobe - Frosty pinky beige
How Beautiful - Pale shimmering beige
For Effect - Black with pearl
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Patrol Division
Deputy Chief Jamie Land
Major Jamie Land began his career in Law Enforcement as a military policeman in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He joined the Elizabethtown Police Department in 1998 as a patrolman and progressed to a Field Training Officer (FTO). He was promoted to Patrol Sergeant in 2004. Major Land has worked all shifts of the department, and been a member, team leader and supervisor of the department's Special Response Team. He remained a patrol sergeant until his appointment as Deputy Chief of Patrol in September of 2011.
Major Land is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Academy of Police Supervision and the Criminal Justice Executive Development Program. He is also a 2010 graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session 241).
The Patrol Division is the "backbone" of the Elizabethtown Police Department comprised of three sections: Patrol; Specialty Services and Investigations.
Patrol Section
The Patrol Section is responsible for a city population of approximately 30,000 and an estimated daytime population of over 50,000, including a traffic volume near our Towne Mall of over 100,000 vehicles per day. The city is 28 square miles in size and is the center point of five major traffic ways.
The City of Elizabethtown is divided into two geographical patrol zones. There are six sergeants that supervise each of the three shifts -- First (6 a.m.-4 p.m.), Second (3 p.m.-1 a.m.), and Third (8 p.m.-6 a.m.). Patrol officers work four, 10 hour days with three days off, rotating every twenty-eight days one day backward. There is an overlap of officers during peak hours for calls.
There are 29 patrol officers who perform daily police duties. These duties include, but are not limited to, traffic enforcement, investigating injury and non-injury accidents, responding to calls for service, domestic situations, assaults, etc.
Our marked patrol cars are equipped with Mobile Vision in-car video systems, and each officer is fitted with a wireless microphone. Also, every marked patrol car is equipped with Stalker Dual Antenna Radar units.


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Ballard High School Principal awarded Principal of the Year
Ballard High School Principal Keven Wynkoop has made real strides at the school since he started subbing there in 1999, and students, teachers and administrators have taken notice.
Last year BHS had the highest graduation rate in King County with 93 percent of students brandishing a cap and gown for graduation. The high graduation rate is a result of Wynkoop's dedication and progressive leadership style that has helped his staff make sure students succeed.
That's why Wynkoop, a BHS graduate himself, was named this year's Washington State High School Principal of the Year by a panel of principals representing the Washington Association of Secondary School Principals (WASSP), an entity of the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP).
45 leagues in the state nominate a principle and King County nominated Wynkoop for the High School level.
Wynkoop was awarded the Principal of the Year on April 23. While in a staff meeting AWSP Executive Director, Gary Kipp, and AWSP Director of High School Programs, Scott Seaman, surprised Wynkoop.
"It was a complete surprise. They busted in the middle of a staff meeting when I asked if anyone had any announcements. Once I saw who came in, I knew what was going on. … It's gratifying and an honor but the last thing I want to do is draw attention to myself, but rather to the students, teachers, the school especially and the district. … I really just felt honored being a league nominee," said Wynkoop.
Wynkoop is recognized for two programs that he's either created or led that have had a substantial effect on students succeeding at BHS.
"The programs are something I'm very proud of. If we were going to draw attention, I'd definitely want to focus on the things we are doing to try and reach our students. That's what's important to me."
Wynkoop said that when he first started as Assistant Principal in 2005, he was asked, "What do you want to work on?" by then Principal Brockman. Wynkoop had worked with ninth graders the year before and knew the transition from middle school to high school was rough on some students.
Wynkoop said that students typically start dropping out in the 10th grade and it's their experience leading up to it that makes all the difference.
"For the students all of a sudden the stakes are significantly raised and the pressures that come along with talking about college and their grades and how they will effect them down the road is tough. Also, socially -- you have these 14 year old kids coming into an environment with 18 year old adults at the same time and that gap between them is profound."
"So finding ways to break down the barriers between the 14 year olds and the upperclassmen is very important for building a positive culture and building strong academic foundations that are going to pay off and open them up to many opportunities later in high school and later in life."
After trying a few different programs, Brockman and Wynkoop found a ninth grader mentoring program called Link Crew.
"We tried different programs but nothing with any continuity. Link Crew seemed like a good fit for us, and I happily volunteered to lead the program."
The Link Crew training was paid for by a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant. Since adopting the national program the number of ninth graders with at least one failing grade has dropped from 89 in the program's first year to 46 in 2013. During that same time, the number of ninth grade suspensions dropped from 30 to 18.
"I think the program has had a profound impact on students, the culture of our school, the environment and just kind of the attitude we look at ninth graders."
In addition to the success of the Link Crew program, Wynkoop created the GAINS (Graduation Assistance Identifying the Needs of Students) program in order to meet specific academic and financial needs of students.
Three years ago Dick Lee, Executive Director of the BHS Alumni Association, approached Wynkoop with a proposition. Instead of funding something material, the Association wanted something that would really make a long-lasting difference in student's lives.
"Ballard is truly connected to its heritage, with that we have an amazing alumni group with over 50 years of experience and a benefit of that is that they give back. … They provide funding for us that most public schools do not have."
Again, Wynkoop was asked what he wanted to work on and he came up with an answer.
"It was almost like a principal's dream to basically be able to work on whatever I wanted. It was like when Principal Brockman asked me if there was something I wanted to take on. So I thought about it for a couple of weeks, and I realized the graduation rate was really gnawing at me."
At the time the graduation rate was 88 percent, which was third in the district, but Wynkoop wondered what he could do for that 12 percent still struggling.
The GAINS program started the following year. Wynkoop said the inspiration came from examining Everett High School's strategy to bump graduation rates. He said they used graduation coordinators. With the Alumni Association funding, BHS was able to hire a Success Coordinator that works one on one with students to find solutions to academic problems or personal issues. Struggling students are also rewarded for academic achievement with gift cards. Moreover, GAINS also provides funding for students from low-income families that can't afford extra curricular activities and other things like assistance with going to the prom. However, the funding is contingent on academic performance.
Wynkoop said that the key to GAINS to look closely at students case by case, and to understand their individual context and goals in order to directly connecting students in need with resources. In addition, Wynkoop said that basic things like visiting college campuses are a big help in building the awareness of opportunities for students.
"The program is in its second year and making a difference in the lives of students that might have been otherwise forgotten," says Wynkoop.
Wynkoop's passion for education came at an early age. He said he always looked up to teachers and liked working with children and young people. Wynkoop played basketball, baseball and football in high school and graduated from BHS in 1994. He is a third generation BHS graduate. Wynkoop attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and earned a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education. He later earned his Master in Education Administration from Western University. He has held numerous positions at BHS, including substitute teacher, coach, coordinator, history teacher and Assistant Principal.
This is his fourth year as principal at BHS, a school with over 1600 students. Wynkoop said with so many students to look after, the biggest part of his success is having the understanding from his wife, Rebecca, and children, son Nolan, 12, and daughter, Addyson, 8.
"I think on my award that says 'State High School Principal of the Year,' the back should read 'Most Understanding Wife in the World,' because the first would not happen without the second."
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A Graves County man faces drug charges following an incident Monday afternoon, according to the Graves County Sheriff's Department.
Police said a motorist reported seeing Jason Loyd, 25, of Mayfield smoking marijuana while driving on Perry Street, about three miles south of Mayfield. Officers then said they witnessed Loyd driving on Ky. 1890 smoking marijuana. The vehicle was found at a residence near Ash Drive and Perry Street, south of Mayfield.
Officers found 30 Oxycodone tablets in a cigarette package and small amounts of marijuana, Hydrocodone and Amphetamine tablets as well as cash following a search of the vehicle and residence, according to a news release from the sheriff's department.
Loyd faces charges of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance greater than 10 dosage units, first- and second-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and prescription controlled substance not in a proper container.
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Buenos aires the city that never sleeps
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. Just in the door and they handed us a list of night clubs for the week... some fun times ahead me thinks. 36 degrees and blue skies already.
caught a live tango show on the steet and had a beer to cope with the excitement of it all.
Have a feeling its going to be a late night as dinner is after nine and then off to where ever the night takes us after that
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The contentious battle between Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman for the new 30th Congressional District spilled over to the state Democratic Convention in San Diego over the weekend, when Berman was able to head off an endorsement of Sherman by the party.
Under party rules, a candidate needs 60 percent of the vote to win an endorsement, which brings with it campaign workers and supportive mailings to Democratic voters. Sherman previously had won the backing of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.
But, after a sharp exchange between the two candidates, Sherman nabbed 55 percent of the vote - below the 60 percent threshold needed for the endorsement.
Berman issued a statement calling the decision "just and appropriate."
He added, "This race will now be decided on the merits of the candidates."
During his presentation to the delegates, Sherman complained that Berman was relying on the support from a "Super PAC" funded by Pacific Gas and Electric.
"I don't have Super PACs," Sherman told the caucus, according to news reports. "My opponent's first Super PAC has a six-figure contribution from PG&E."
Berman said he felt Sherman was "pathetic ... that a guy who represents twice as much of the district started with $2 million more in cash on hand finds it necessary this early in the campaign to spend all his time attacking and distorting my record?"
The faceoff between the two longtime Democratic members came about because of new maps drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which merged their two districts in the new 30th Congressional District.
It is a race that has drawn national attention and is expected to cost in the range of $10 million and could continue to November under the state's new top-two election law.


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Linda's had a bad day. First her boyfriend killed her. Then she woke up, still on this boring plane of existence, and with an odd obsession about her missing body. Mike won't tell her what he did with her body and she can't find the stupid thing herself. There's only one thing she can do - torment the bastard until he coughs up the information.
Warning: Contains adult themes and frequent profanity. The DEAD(ish) series is not suitable for children.
This is a very short book - novelette length.
Mike says:
"It was accidental. Just believe me, OK? We were arguing, she told me I #### like a jellyfish (what the ####?), and I slapped her. ####, wouldn't you? Nothin' much, if she'd been a bloke she'da laughed in my face. But she fell off her stupid stilettos. That's all she was wearing, see, just stilettos and a coating of oil. ######, she stank like a #####house. But she said that, and she smirked. It was the smirk what did for me, but it was the high heels what did for Linda. She went sideways and lost her balance on the tall, stupid spiky things and went down, smacking her head on that fancy 'occasional table' with a nice meaty thump.
"She died 12 or so hours later. In her sleep. We'd called a truce and gone to bed and ####ed and fell asleep. I woke up clutching a dead-cold cadaver that wouldn't move so I could take a pulse."
Linda says:
My name's Linda. I'm dead. It sucks, OK? Especially because I'm dead for no good reason. I'm dead because my dumb#### boyfriend shot me and it hurt like hell and that's all I remember, to be honest. Until I woke up without a body. Now I know from books and movies that that's not the way it's supposed to happen. Well, in a way it is, right. But the ghost is always anchored by their bod, and they can't move too far away from it. Which implies that they know WHERE THE #### IT IS. Whereas, me? I don't know where my body is, and I'm not limited to any location. And for some reason, this is really important to me. I need to find my body. Maybe I need closure, or some ####. I don't know. I just need to. So I hired Trent. He'll find my body for me. I hope. If he doesn't, I'll fire his #### and haunt him in between haunting my ex-beloved and hiring someone with a clue.
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Everybody's lying their #### off, and it's really starting to get annoying.


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Our Last Stop in "Real" India Stop
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We arrived in town and picked the MTDC Holiday Resort which we later realized was a government run establishment. My only real complaint with this hotel accommodation was that their checkout was 8:00 am. I mean I've seen 10 and thought that was early but 8. They said we could leave around 9 no problem. Do they realize I'm not a morning person especially on travel days where we have a bus in the middle of the afternoon. But nonetheless, after Bill looked at one more place, we ended up staying in the far back corner of this hotel next to a locked gate. So every time we wanted to leave we had to walk to the other side.
Since we knew we had to get up early the next morning, we decided to sleep in a bit, but around 9 all the power went out. So we had to take quick showers so the water heater wouldn't run out as there was no power to heat more water. As we went across the street to grab some breakfast; the restaurant we ate at the night before, we thought had breakfast but nothing on the menu was of a breakfast nature so we went a couple of doors down. Since the power was out, our waiter couldn't make much and of course, no fruit in this country even though it's on the menu. He said he couldn't do toasted sandwiches but when it looked like we might leave, he said he could
So after breakfast, we headed out to the Ellora caves. It was a looooooooonnnnnnngggg auto rickshaw drive. He stopped to get gas, and after that point every few minutes the car would die, and he'd have to run to the back to get it started again. He response was, "Bad gas." We finally made it there, but where expecting a similar setup to Ajanta but were sadly mistaken. At Ajanta we had worn our tougher sandals thinking we'd have to go walking through caves, but most of the caves made you take them off and so it was trying strapping them off and on. Therefore, we wore flip flops today which was a huge mistake as this time we were climbing up and around and doing loads of walking. We got to the caves around 1 and left around 6:30, only really taking one long break. The rest of the time we were walking and climbing all around these expansive grounds. From first sight, you could see the entire grounds of Ajanta, here you could go one direction for caves 1-16 and then come back to this center point and continue to 17-34. We spent most of our time in the first half as they were the more impressive caves and we weren't yet tired. The most impressive cave is 16 which is why the main parking area is right in front of it. It's really more of a huge temple carved out of the stone than it still being a cave. But there's also a cliff that surrounds it, so you can get impressive views. The first 12 caves are Buddhists, the middle set are Hindu, and the last set are Jain caves (a strict sect of Buddhism). These caves only contained statues and carvings unlike the paintings found in Ajanta
Then by the time we made it back to cave 16, you could easily spend an hour just going around this temple and admiring all the carvings and the structure as there we many passageways to go. And so when we left, we realized it was getting later in the day that we expected. So we rush through the next section to realize the final section is still a good walk, but we make it over there. By this time, I was just ready to be done sensory overload from all the statues. But we made it through the last section as we realized that you could take a auto rickshaw to this section. Though all the ones in front of this cave were engaged so we had to hike it back to find ours and sure enough his reply is, "Yes, rickshaws can go to cave 34." That would have been good info in the beginning of the day as we could have started in that direction. But oh well, it's time to sit and feel the bumpy bumpy ride back on this pothole infested road as it takes an hour in a half to go 34 km. I miss the roads of the USA...
And so from the all the walking and the bouncing in the rickshaw, we decided to take it easy and order some room service and watch some tv
Then we get up bright and early to check out by 9. Bill wants breakfast but my stomach can't handle more Indian food, but I accompany him to our hotel restaurant. He tries to order a cheese omelet, but they don't have cheese and try to push the masala omelet. He finally orders toast and a scrambled eggs. Ten minutes later the waiter comes back holding the menu saying, "We can't do scrambled eggs, not possible, but have masala omelet." At that moment I thought Bill's head was going to explode as I picture one of those cartoons with the steam coming out of his ears, as he made it very clear we were leaving
And so, off to the fortress of Dauktabad we went. The book described the fortress as requiring a 45 minute walk up to see the very top of the fortress but a rewarding view. I wasn't excited about the up part but took my ipod to help the journey. We made our way with Indians trying to tell us which way to go and make sure not to miss any dungeons and fake tour guides trying to get us to go up the darkest passage way to the top that was made so intruders couldn't get in. Though we made it to the top following behind slow Indians as we went through a few dark areas that were built for tourists and we just used a flashlight. There were many defensive areas built into this fort so outside forces couldn't penetrate to the inside. The only problem was, they missed the key important one, hire good soldiers as the fort was infiltrated by paying off a guard. Money talks as they say.
At the top of the fort, we met a fellow Californian (well North), Megan. She was traveling on her own for a bit after volunteering in the South of India. She had just graduated with a major in Art History. Bill made himself scarce so I could talk to another female for awhile
Our bus ride turned from a 4 hour journey into a 6 hour journey and this was the "deluxe" bus that really didn't make any stops. We wondered how long it would have taken in a public bus with all their stops. Bill calculated that the bus went about 27km an hour. Though we realized as we drove further that we were starting to reach an area of more civilization and the feel of a bigger city. Finally, we arrived and went to stay at Samrat Hotel based on Lonely Planets recommendation.
The hotel was quite expensive and didn't even include AC, but we were too tired to look for another place as it was much later than we had expected. We ordered room service and it was the food was almost icicles by the time we got. We really didn't see much in this city expect for the first time in 3 months, I was able to have subway for lunch though of course, they were out of chips and cookies as this is India but nonetheless it was a nice break
The only excitement was from the hotel itself. The first night, we had so many people following us around trying to do things for us that we didn't need just for a tip. I ended up carrying my pack up five flights of stairs because Bill took off in a huff after they wouldn't just give us our key. And then that night the door must have rung (yes, they have doorbells for hotel rooms) 4 or 5 times with guys just checking if we needed anything. I think Bill scared the last one, so no one came after that.
When we arrived back from walking around and getting subway, Bill set the our backpack on the ground and he went to go get some supplies as I took it upstairs. As I started to look at my hands, I noticed blue powder all over them and then I saw it was on the floor and finally realized it came from the bottom of the backpack. I used the bathroom floor towel to help try to clean it up. When Bill returned, he realized the powder was from the front steps of the hotel and went down to tell them. They sent someone up to clean up the mess, and everything seemed fine.
It was right when Bill was ordering Papa John's that someone rang our door and in his broken English I understood him to say that the hotel was charging us for the towel that I used to clean up the mess because they couldn't get the stains out
He irately yelled at the manager who was trying to calm him down. He told him that he was going to bill the manager for the backpack and the clothes that had this powder on it. And while he was yelling he even persuaded some other Americans to go find another hotel as he explained what they were charging us for and added, "And for the price you're paying, the beds aren't even soft." And out they went, and so, the manager tried to calm him down even more. Eventually, Bill was suppose to get some sort of discount and he paid the bill just to be done as we had an early train. They couldn't print an receipt out until after midnight and they were suppose to have it ready in the morning. But in the morning, they still didn't have it printed and it was taking way too long. So much for Indian customer service.
Turns out that the powder was a Rangoli for their Dawali festival, go to Mumbai blog for more info...


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The fight over medical marijuana in California has taken another turn. A petition to permit about 100 dispensaries to operate in Los Angeles has received enough signatures to force the City Council to either adopt it or put it on the ballot. This does not necessarily mean a meaningful resolution is at hand.
The medical-marijuana conundrum won't be solved until California leaders create a statewide policy on how to make pot available for therapeutic use the way voters intended when they passed Proposition 215 in 1996.
As long as state legislators fail to act, we'll still have a ragged patchwork of city policies enacted by officials tugged in different directions by compassion for the sick, the need to stop illegal for-profit pot shops, conflicting court rulings, and hardline federal laws. An Assembly bill to create statewide regulations was withdrawn by its author in June over various conflicts. The new Legislature must get something done.
The new L.A. measure, titled the "Medical Marijuana Collectives Initiative Ordinance," moved forward Wednesday when City Clerk June Lagmay announced that a coalition of supporters have gathered the necessary 41,138 signatures.
If passed by the City Council or voters, the measure would permit about 100 dispensaries to operate and would establish restrictions regarding locations and hours. These would be the dispensaries that were operating before the city's 2007 moratorium on new outlets. That's a fraction of the current estimated number.
The L.A. marijuana initiative actually is the second to meet the signature threshold in recent weeks, following one that would permit more dispensaries in the city and impose a business tax on them.
This is all happening in the wake of another signature-gathering effort that forced the council, in October, to rescind an outright ban on storefront dispensaries, enacted in July.
Confused? Exactly.
Even if L.A. sorts out all of this, it won't settle the issue for Long Beach and other cities caught in the legal crossfire between the good intentions of California voters and the bad intentions of some medpot outlet owners.
Marijuana may eventually be headed for outright legalization in California. After voters in the states of Washington and Colorado legalized pot in November, activists are talking about trying again here in 2014 or 2016.
In the meantime, the ongoing battle over medical marijuana isn't helping legitimate therapeutic users or the communities with troublesome dispensaries.
This remains a state issue. It is up to state officials to provide clarity.
-- Opinion staff


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Consumer confidence has dipped in the latest monthly ANZ Roy Morgan survey, falling six points to 115, but overall is still in positive territory.
A reading above 100 indicates more optimists than pessimists.
"Confidence usually falls in March, as the summer glow wanes and the reality of work reasserts itself," ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie said.
"After accounting for seasonality, March showed a very marginal easing in confidence, but not of a magnitude than could be considered any more than rounding."
Considering February had shown a solid lift it was encouraging to see it had been maintained, he said.
A net 8 per cent of consumers feel worse off financially than a year ago, compared with a net 2 per cent last month.
They are still positive, by a net 27 per cent, regarding their own financial prospects in the year ahead, though still not as upbeat as in February (a net 35 per cent).
Views on the general economy a year out are more circumspect, a net 2 per cent positive compared with a net 12 per cent last month, as is sentiment towards the economy five years out (a net 22 per cent, down from a net 29 per cent).
A net 31 per cent consider it a good time to buy a major household item, virtually unchanged from February's net 32 per cent.
Bagrie said consumer confidence continued to be buffeted by an array of forces. "At one end we have the general feel-good factor percolating from lifts in house prices, and it is no surprise to see Auckland and Christchurch - the two regions showing the most housing froth - top of the pops in regard to consumer confidence.
"Conversely, uncertainty over job prospects urges consumer restraint. Canterbury is the only region showing a sustained lift in employment, according to job advertising figures."


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|Burberry trench (look for less here), Zara top, Gap pants, J Crew heels, Celine bag
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I have a black trench coat from banana and it's definitely my go to for the spring/fall!ReplyDelete
super cute trench girl. i'm realizing it's a must-have...
I just got my first short trench coat and I am in love! They are so versatile and are such a classic!ReplyDelete
So agree, you can't go wrong with a classic trench! I wear mine all the time in the Spring!
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I totally agree with you! Love a classic trench.
Of course, a classic trench is always great. But my style inspiration here is the leopard heels with the yellow pants. Had no idea the two work so well together.
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Burberry trench is a must have!
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gorgeous! love the pants in the first pic! and the slipper too! xo, Alma
I love the mix between these bright yellow pants and the classic trench!
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Your combination with the yellow trousers is fabulous!
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Love the trench! Especially with those yellow pants!
@anon - I can't confirm the color (the tag doesn't say and my sister got them for me) but that's the most similar color I could find online--apologies if it's not the same color!ReplyDelete
@anon - hold the phones, it looks very close to the color "nirvana." check out this link: http://www.dl1961.com/p-360-amanda-nirvana-women-skinny-jeans.aspxReplyDelete
perfect - thanks for finding them!
Those neon pants are awesome! Love the color.
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I've only ever had camel trenches but this black one is cute! Love the pumps too!
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Leopoldo Bravo
|Leopoldo Bravo
Leopoldo Bravo (right) and populist leader Juan Perón, whom Bravo supported, but whose political machine he remained at odds with.
|Argentine Senate
|In office
December 10, 1989 – December 10, 2001
|Governor of San Juan
|In office
December 10, 1983 – November 7, 1985
|Jorge Ruiz Aguilar
|Preceded by
|Eduardo Pósleman
|Succeeded by
|Jorge Ruiz Aguilar
|Governor of San Juan
|In office
January 15, 1982 – December 7, 1982
|Preceded by
|Domingo Rodríguez Castro
|Succeeded by
|Eduardo Pósleman
|In office
May 25, 1973 – March 24, 1976
|Governor of San Juan
|In office
October 12, 1963 – June 28, 1966
|Luis Cattani
|Preceded by
|Pedro Avalía
|Succeeded by
|Arturo Cordón Aguirre
|Personal details
|March 15, 1919
San Juan, Argentina
|August 4, 2006(aged 87)
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|Justicialist Party
|Ivelise Falcioni de Bravo
Leopoldo Bravo (March 15, 1919–August 4, 2006) was an Argentine politician and diplomat. A Senator and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, he was a three-time governor of San Juan Province, where he came to be regarded as a caudillo (kingmaker).
Bravo was born in San Juan, the illegitimate son of Governor Federico Cantoni, and Enoe Bravo. In an era in which men of higher social status could often opt not to do so, Cantoni acknowledged the child as his own, though young Leopoldo opted to keep his mother's last name when he came of age.[1] Bravo graduated from the University of La Plata with a law degree in 1942. At a young age Bravo joined the leadership of the Partido Bloquista, a provincial party which split from the ruling Radical Civic Union during the 1916-22 tenure of President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
He was appointed chargé d'affaires at the Argentine Embassy in Moscow, in 1946, and in 1953 he was appointed as Ambassador to the Soviet Union by President Juan Perón, succeeding Cantoni, his father. He was one of the few ambassadors to have had an interview with Joseph Stalin, as well as the last.
He was elected Governor of San Juan with Peronist support in 1962, but President Arturo Frondizi was forced to annul the elections due to military and conservative objections to Peronism; he ran again in 1963, and took office, serving until 1966. A pragmatic and experienced politician, Bravo advised civilian and military governments, and he maintained ties with the exiled Perón, though was opposed to most of the CGT labor union and Peronist movement leadership.[2] Bravo was a vice-presidential candidate on the ticket led by Brig. Gen. Ezequiel Martínez, backed by then-President Alejandro Lanusse, in the March 1973 elections. Although they lost that election, Bravo was elected to the Senate for the first time that year. The Senate was dissolved in 1976 by a military coup.
During the military government following the 1976 coup, Bravo was reappointed Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia, serving until 1981, and, briefly, Ambassador to Italy. He was appointed governor of San Juan in 1982. In 1983 his brother, Federico Bravo, succeeded him as Ambassador in Moscow. When democracy returned in 1983, Leopoldo was again elected governor; but a poor showing in the 1985 legislative elections led him to resign halfway through the term.
Bravo was elected senator for his province in 1989. He allied himself with President Carlos Menem, and his vote was decisive in the Senate approval of the 1993 Olivos Pact that allowed the President to stand for a second term. After his retirement as leader, Bravo became honorary president of the Partido Bloquista, which went on to participate in the ruling Alliance of Fernando de la Rúa and take over the government of San Juan once again after the impeachment of the incumbent.
Bravo stepped down from the Senate in 2001. In his final years, he suffered from Alzheimer's, and had withdrawn from public life. He died of an intestinal haemorrhage and cardiac arrest. Five hundred people attended his funeral, although his wife could not be present. He and his wife Ivelise Falcioni had six children. One of Bravo's sons, Leopoldo Alfredo Bravo, a former deputy, was appointed Ambassador to Russia a week before his father's death, following in the footsteps of his father, uncle and grandfather.
- El bloquismo de San Juan vuelve a poner un embajador en Rusia, Clarín
- Falleció el ex gobernador de San Juan Leopoldo Bravo, Clarín
- "Con mucho gusto" (profile), Diario El Cuyo
- Murió en San Juan el caudillo Leopoldo Bravo, Clarín
External links[edit]
- Account of interview with Stalin, Urgente 24
- Photos of the life of Leopoldo Bravo, Diario El Cuyo
- Memoria: entrevista con Stalin, La Nacion
- 1919 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from San Juan, Argentina
- National University of La Plata alumni
- Argentine lawyers
- Argentine diplomats
- Members of the Argentine Senate
- Governors of San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ambassadors of Argentina to the Soviet Union
- Ambassadors of Argentina to Italy
- Ambassadors of Argentina to Mongolia


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TIS now 1:19 and we have been in the US for over an hour and a half. Let's tell a little story, shall we?:
So we got off the plane and decided that we should find our gate before we get lunch. So we find out our gate number (which was gate G17 by the way) and we see the signs saying Gates CDG so we follow the sign and while we're walking we see a giant SNOOPY statue! So we're like "After lunch we come back and take a picture and then we go on the plane." So we keep on walking, following the signs… we walk for another ten minutes… we are still following the signs… Gate G 2-10… another 10 minutes… Gate G 10-22. So we follow it.. another five minutes before we get there. So we think let's find a fast food restaurant to eat… there are two in the area… Out of like 50. Then we hit a wall… we are on the complete opposite side of the airport… 10 mins until we have to board... WE DIDN'T EVEN GET TO TAKE THE PICTURE OF SNOOPY!!!
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Okay, so Jessica has so eloquently taken care of the above incidents of the day that I will fill in the blanks with a few other things. While we were waiting to board the plane in Edmonton this family came along with three kids: a teenager and two toddlers. Of the toddlers the little girl was maybe three or four years old and the little boy was maybe two or three years old. Well, this little boy was the cutest thing ever! He was stocky with a round face and big eyes and just solid. He was walking around and pulling his own little suitcase and pulling the handle up and down and he was just adorable. Just before the family left to board their plane the little girl was playing with him and out of nowhere started hugging and kissing the little boy. He just took it stoically and then kept about his business. And then as they family called him to come along he pushed the handle on his suitcase down and his dad asked if he wanted him to take his suitcase for him and he just said, short and sweet, 'Yeah.' All four of us were giggling by this point enjoying the show, as were a few of our neighbours
Leave it to the little kids to continue making my day. On the plane from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Orlando we were sitting behind another couple of kids: a six-ish year old girl and a three or four year old boy. They were travelling with their grandparents. All through the flight their grandmother (a really young grandmother, I must say!) was talking with them about Disney World and the little boy was so articulate it was just adorable. Near the end of the flight there was this wonderful conversation about candy that went something like this:
Grandmother: "How about I hold your candy for you."
Boy: "No it's my candy. It's for me and mom and dad."
Grandfather: "How about I hold your candy for you?"
Boy: "No! You'd eat it!"
Grandfather: "No, I wouldn't."
Boy: " Yes, you would
Well, Jessica and I couldn't help laughing out loud at that one. Again, the little boy made our day.
So we get off the plane in Orlando and we're just psyched that we're finally there. We're walking through the terminal (another long walk) to the baggage claim area and all of a sudden Dan starts laughing (where's the camera when you need to catch a guy with a smile!) and he points out the iPod vending machine. Yes, that's right. An iPod vending machine. It had cell phones, GPS, iPods, you name it. We're uploading a photo here. We got a kick out of that.
On our shuttle from the airport to our hotel Dan and I were observing the scenery and, just as I was thinking the same thing, Dan mentioned how Orlando could easily be compared to Montreal. Except for the palm trees. And the satellite dishes that point straight up instead of to the side.
After we checked in to our hotel we left immediately for Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant. Getting there involved going through security at Universal Studios, which almost stumped us
And finally, at Bubba Gump Shrimp we got the coolest stuff, including some blinky plastic glasses.
That's really about it for today. Universal parks are on the schedule for tomorrow.


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A distinctive programme using a three-pronged attack to overcome the serious issues facing Northland's youth - including alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, sexual abuse and suicide - has been launched in Whangarei.
The Promoting Whanau and Youth Resilience programme was launched at Tikipunga High School yesterday thanks to $200,000 funding from the Ministry of Health, with the aim of empowering the region's youth and giving them and their communities the resilience to deal with the complex issues and risk factors youth face today.
Tania Papalii, the Northland District Health Board (NDHB) promoting whanau and youth resilience in Te Tai Tokerau co-ordinator, said the programme had three approaches to the issues affecting Northland's youth.
There were 39 suspected cases of suicide in Northland last year, with three involving youngsters aged 10-15; 12 aged 15-19 and five aged 20-24.
Nineteen of the suspected cases were Maori and 27 involved males.
Ms Papalii said the programme would provide support workers for young people to talk to and information about where they could go for help.
One part of the programme is a two-hour presentation which will tour around schools in the region that includes the powerful play Matanui, which deals with many of the issues the region's youth face.
It's based at the fictional Matanui (named after the mountain near Ngunguru, known as a place to go for foresight) and looks at a young man who returns to his tribal homeland to find it shrouded in pain and silence and full of problems among its youth.
He later learns that his father had killed himself but the play ends with all characters seeing hope in the future.
Wiremu is played by 20-year-old Vinnie Bennett.
Another plank is a "Travellers" programme, a school-based programme designed to help young people transition to high school and deal with change and difficult life challenges.
The third part is professional development training to build whanau and community capacity to identify and respond appropriately to risk factors in their own whanau/hapu and community.
The NDHB is funding three training programmes in Whangarei, Dargaville, Kaikohe and Kaitaia.
Ms Papalii said the programme would be effective as it had relevance and resonance with the region's youth. Matanui, particularly, with its straight-talking and powerful messages, would strike a chord with youth, she said, and encourage them to seek help, if they needed to.
"We are looking to talk about the positive side of things and the positive things we are contributing to help our youth. We want to talk about raising our youth's resilience, we want to talk about the issues affecting them in a safe way and come up with solutions with them," she said.
Hannah Young, of Northland youth suicide awareness group, The RAID movement, said the programme would get those messages across to youth as well as inform them about where to seek help.
Ms Young was particularly impressed with the play: "It's very, very good. I think it will really move young people. It speaks to them in a language they can understand and they will be able to see parts of themselves and people they know in it. It's very convincing."
Ms Young said it was important that the community talked about issues such as suicide, and the factors that led to it, in order for the problem to be overcome.


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Final day in Puerto Iguaz�... A lot happened since last night... Some bad, some good...Thank god!
I won't get into details, but at least everything went smoothly today... We changed plans last night concerning our accommodations: we decided upon a major upgrade and haven't regretted it since... I'm writing, again, from our free Internet access at a place called Hostel-Inn... Bliss... It's a nice escape from tourist trap town Puerto Iguaz�. Seriously, this place has so little infrastructure it's mind boggling that this is actually a mostly tourist populated town... Ah well... At least we have our little oasis here about 10 minutes from the tourist trap of expensive crappy hostels. =)
Today, we left "early" after searching for a bank for about an hour only to get there and discover all the ATMs are out of service and there is a HUGE lineup inside..
Btw, a few interesting facts about Argentina:- VERY few people actually speak or understand English (our broken Spanish is healing rather nicely with all our experience),- Pasta and pizza is the Argentine fast food you can find almost anywhere,- Most actual Argentine food is a weird mix of Spanish, French and Italian food (croissants, pizza, pasta and related things),- The local people (regardless of age or sex) drink a special drink called MATE with special herbs in a special cup and straw and you can't ever buy the actually prepared drink anywhere... Which is rather annoying since EVERYONE is drinking it all day long and there are actual special filling stations everywhere for those who carry around the herb,thermos,cup and straw!!! We must convince a local to share this experience with us before we leave... It's 4 times more popular than coffee, but apparently very personal.
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Durango's boys placed six runners in the top 10 on Tuesday to win a five-team meet at Desert Oasis.
Donovan Lewis (15 minutes, 12.3 seconds) and Patrick Manley (15:19.1) finished second and third, respectively, to lead the Trailblazers, who finished with 26 points.
Cimarron- Memorial was second with 46, followed by Desert Oasis (79), Virgin Valley (97) and Bishop Gorman.
Virgin Valley's Sam Sylvester nipped Lewis for the individual win in the 2.5-mile race, posting a time of 15:12.0.
Roadrunners place three in top five
At Sunset Park, Tech placed three in the top five and five in the top eight to win a four-team meet with 26 points.
Silverado (49) was second, followed by Valley (57) and Rancho (112).
Eduardo Cordova led the Tech contingent, finishing second in the 2.65-mile race in 15:21.
Valley's Solomon Belay won the race in 15:09.
Falcons sweep top five spots
At Foothill, the Falcons placed eight in the top 10 to place first with a team score of 15.
Basic (48) was second, followed by Desert Pines (83).
Chris Perrine won the 2.5-mile race in 14:18.1. He was followed by fellow Falcons Brian Arvizu (14:24.1), Corey Holmstrom (14:39.5) and Carl Greene (14:43.9).
Palo Verde puts three in top four
At Floyd Lamb Park, Palo Verde's Daniel Wicks won the race in 17:37 with teammates Zach Smith and Sebastian Karbowniczek taking third and fourth, respectively, as the Panthers won a five-team meet.
Palo Verde had a team score of 27. Arbor View was second with 41, followed by Bonanza (71), Sierra Vista (96) and Pahrump Valley (115).
Arbor View's Greg Marschik was second in the 3.1-mile race, finishing in 18:01.
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At Mountain View Park, Liberty's Al Gaven won the 2.25-mile race in 13:34 and led the Patriots to a win in a four-team meet.
Liberty had 26 points. Spring Valley was second with 43, followed by Laughlin with 63 and River Valley (Ariz.) with 80.
Spring Valley's Ricky Barcenas took second in 13:48.