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Pharmacist assaulted, man arrested
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police say he attacked a pharmacist Tuesday night.
It happened at the Albertson's at 7055 Austin Bluffs Parkway.
Police say Nicholas Jones was at the store with his mother and got upset with the pharmacist. He began cursing at her and calling her names before leaving the store.
Police say Jones came back, jumped over the counter and began assaulting the pharmacist.
Two customers jumped over the counter and stopped the attack. They held Jones down until police arrived.
The pharmacist was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Police say Jones pulled out a large amount of her hair.
Jones was served a summons for Third Degree Assault and released.

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Lance Palmer – 5-0-0 - American – 24 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 12-8, Last Fought: Oct '12
Probably the best wrestler out of all 205 fighters this year, Palmer has made a perfect 5-0 start to his MMA career. Palmer is a four time division 1 All-American wrestler out of Ohio State, as well as a 2010 Big Ten wrestling champion. The 24 year old has made a great choice in training at Team Alpha Male – possibly America's best camps for smaller fighters, which houses Uriah Faber, Joseph Benavidez and Chad Mendes, among many others. Palmer made his MMA debut early in 2011, and in August last year he became the UVC featherweight champion by beating Jon Washington (5-2). After this victory he signed with top regional promotion RFA, and in his debut for them in November he got his best win so far when he defeated UFC & WEC veteran Fredson Paixao (10-4).
Mark Striegl – 12-0-0 - Filipino – 24 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 25-15, Last Fought: Nov '12
Filipino fighter Mark Striegl has fought for a variety of Asian promotions including URCC, Legend FC & PXC. Striegl is half Filipino and half American - he grew up in Tokyo, and went to college in San Diego. He wrestled in high school which gives him a good base for MMA, and loves to work a combination of takedowns & Submissions. He has finished 10 of his 12 fights, with all 10 finishes coming by submission, and he has won his last 2 fights by his patented scarf hold armlock. He kept busy in 2012 fighting 6 times, which has helped him rise 4 places from the 2011 featherweight list to take 2nd spot this year. His best wins are over Yusuke Kawanago (7-2) and PXC champion Harris Sarmiento (35-23).
Eric Kelly – 9-0-0 - Filipino – 29 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 16-8, Last Fought: Dec '12
The second fighter from the Philippines in the top 3, Eric Kelly is the URCC Featherweight Champion and also fights for top Asian promotion One FC. Another submission specialist, Kelly's record is extremely impressive as he has finished 8 of his 9 fights, with 7 of the wins coming by submission. Kelly is a former Bantamweight, and is also a Wushu gold medallist in the Asian games. He's currently taking part in the One FC 8 man featherweight tournament, and in the first round he TKO'd former UFC champion Jens Pulver (26-16). The Filipino fighter also holds impressive wins over Bae Young Kwon (7-2) and Mitch Chilson (2-0). In February he is scheduled to fight Honorio Banario (7-1) for the inaugural One FC featherweight title.
Renato Moicano Carneiro – 5-0-1 - Brazilian – 22 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 23-2, Last Fought: Nov '12
Renato Moicano was ranked number 1 in the 2011 list, but drops down a few places this year mainly due to the fact he only had 1 fight in 2012 which ended in a draw. The Brazilian is still a top prospect however, and each of his 5 wins has been against extremely credible opponents. In just his 2nd fight he dominated veteran Joao de Souza (32-8) and followed that up with a submission of Eduardo Felipe (13-7). In his 2 most recent wins he has beaten Joao Nogueira (11-3) and Iliarde Belo Dos Santos (21-4). A tall featherweight at 5'11", he returned in November after a 18 month absence and drew with Felipe Froes (7-2). The 22 year old fights out of Constrictor MMA team, which houses fighters such as Paulo Thiago and Rani Yahya.
Raoni Barcelos – 4-0-0 - Brazilian – 27 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 10-8, Last Fought: Sep '12
Barcelos has an excellent resume in wrestling and jiu-jitsu. In jiu-jitsu, an art he has trained since 2 years old, he has been a black belt for 7 years now since the age of 20, he's a 4 time world champion at lower belts, and also the 2009 Brazilian no-gi world champion in the black belt division. In wrestling he has fought for the Brazilian National freestyle wrestling team, winning a silver medal in the 2006 Pan American games. Barcelos made his MMA debut early in 2012, and after fighting exclusively for the Shooto Brazil organisation, he won their featherweight title in September with an excellent win over the experienced Jorge Rodrigues (27-7). Barcelos trains out of a great camp at Ruas Vale Tudo, where he trains under the tutelage of MMA legends Marco Ruas and Pedro Rizzo. Barcelos has finished 3 of his first 4 fights, with each finish coming in the very first round.
Marat Gafurov – 7-0-0 - Ukrainian – 28 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 18-3, Last Fought: Nov '12
As with many Eastern-European fighters, Gafurov comes from a pankration and sambo background. He is a grappling specialist, as shown by his 5 submission wins in 7 fights, and in 2011 he won the Ukrainian National ADCC championships. Gafurov recently dropped to featherweight after starting his career at welterweight, and trains out of Legion MMA – one of Russia's top camps. He has fought 5 of his 7 fights for the well known M1 organisation, and is their current featherweight champion, winning the title in November by submitting Vugar Bakhshiev (9-5). Gafurov has beaten lots of other good fighters so far in his MMA career – he also holds wins over Mairbek Taisumov (17-3), Magomed Arapkhanov (7-1) and David Kozma (7-2).
Sean Soriano – 7-0-0 - American – 23 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 14-7, Last Fought: Jan '13
Soriano trains at one of the top camps in MMA – the new Blackzilians gym, which is home to numerous top MMA fighters such Alistair Overeem, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort & Anthony Johnson. At just 23 years old, Soriano has already got 7 wins including 6 stoppages, with 4 of those coming in the first round. Soriano is extremely well rounded, which can be seen in his 3 Submission and 3 TKO wins and among his victories include Lee Metcalf (6-5) and Matthew Perry (3-1). In his most recent fight in January, he won the battle of unbeaten prospects when he won the CFA featherweight title with a 5 round unanimous decision win over Victor Delgado (6-0).
Chas Skelly – 10-0-0 - American – 27 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 19-9, Last Fought: Dec '12
American fighter Skelly has one of the best records on this list at 10-0 with 8 finishes. Skelly made his debut back in 2009 and fought 7 times in his first 14 months. He suffered numerous injuries after this period however, and after 2 years off he returned in June last year and has since posted 3 more wins. Skelly impressively holds a pair of submission wins over UFC fighter Daniel Pineda, and most recently he TKO'd Reynaldo Trujillo (12-8) in his Legacy FC debut. Other wins over Luis Vega (8-2) & Tim Snyder (9-5). The 27 year old is a tall featherweight at 5'11", and trains out of top American camp Team Takedown – home to other wrestlers such as Johnny Hendricks & Jake Rosholt.
Mirsad Bektic – 5-0-0 - American – 21 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 6-15, Last Fought: Dec '12
At just 21 years old Bektic is one of the youngest fighters on the list. Although he was born in Bosnia, he represents the USA having moved there when he was 8. Bektic grew up with a karate and boxing background, and actually pursued a bodybuilding career as a teenager. Since switching his attention to MMA, he has posted a perfect 5-0 pro record, to go along with his 9-0 amateur record (of which he finished all 9 fights). In addition to this, he also has a 5-1 boxing record and 2-1 Muay Thai record. He started his career fighting for Titan FC, and recently signed with RFA, where he beat Doug Jenkins (6-2) in his debut for the promotion. Bektic trains out of American Top Team, where he trains alongside fighters like Hector Lombard, Thiago Alves & Dustin Poirer.
Demarte Pena – 5-0-0 – South African – 23 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 15-6, Last Fought: Oct '12
Originally born in Angola, Pena moved to South Africa when he was 10 and has lived there ever since. Pena comes from a striking background, and is 6-0 as an amateur Muay Thai fighter, and he also had a 4-1 amateur MMA record before turning pro. As a professional he has fought his whole career for the South African EFCA promotion, and in just his 3rd fight he beat Leo Gloss (8-2) to win the EFCA featherweight title. He has since defended the belt twice, submitting Wesley Hawkey (7-2) in June and most recently winning a 5 round decision over Wessley Griesel (4-2) in October.
Guan Wang – 10-0-1 – Chinese – 26 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 9-11, Last Fought: Sep '12
One of just 2 Chinese fighters out of the entire 205 this year, Wang is a top Muay Thai fighter in his home country. The 26 year old made his MMA debut back in 2006 as a 20 year old, but took a 4 year hiatus from the sport to represent China in Muay Thai fights. He returned to MMA in August of 2011 and has since racked up 6 wins to take his record to an impressive 10-0. He has finished 7 of his 10 wins in the very first round, all due to punches. A former lightweight, Wang dropped to featherweight last year, where he is very tall for the weight class at 5'11". He trains out of Xian Sports, China's top MMA gym, alongside number 7 bantamweight prospect Tuerxun Jumabieke (14-0).
Bruno Miranda – 5-0-0 - Brazilian – 22 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 13-7, Last Fought: Sep '12
The man nicknamed 'Robusto' is just 22 years old and trains out of Carlson Gracie Team in Brazil. He has fought mainly for the WOCS promotion, and has won all 5 fights after making his debut 2 years ago as a 20 year old. Robusto has big power in his fists, as evidenced by his impressive 16 second knockout of Sergio Rodrigues (9-3) in his most recent fight in September. In addition to this, he also holds wins over Frederic Fernandez (6-10), Gilvan Alves (4-0) & Nicolas Joannes (4-3), which is extremely impressive considering how young he is.
Lucas Cruz – 6-0-0 - American – 20 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 12-7, Last Fought: Dec '12
20 year old American Lucas Cruz is 6-0 in his professional career after posting a 2-0 amateur record. Considering his age and inexperience, Cruz has beaten some extremely solid opponents so far in his career. As well as beating John Ortolani (6-5), Lionel Young (6-7) and Pete Jeffrey (5-4); Cruz gained the best win of his career in his most recent fight when he beat the previously unbeaten Andreas Juedi (5-0). Cruz is the CFX featherweight champion, and has finished 5 of his 6 fights, with 2 knockout wins and 3 submissions.
Martin Buschkamp – 6-0-0 - German – 22 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 8-5, Last Fought: Nov '12
Buschkamp has made a cracking start to his career, and is already the Outsider Cup featherweight Champion. The 22 year old won the title in July 2011 when he won a 4-man, 1-night tournament, submitting each opponent in the first round. He has finished all 6 fights by 1st round Submission (all by rear naked choke in fact), and his average fight length is just 90 seconds. Buschkamp was born in Sao Paolo, but brought up in Germany. He is a protégé of UFC vet Peter Sobotta, and in 2011 he won bronze in the European Jiu-Jitsu Championships for his category. In his most recent fight he beat Filip Macek (8-4).
Masahito Hisataka– 6-0-0 – Japanese – ?? Years Old - Opponent W/L: 11-6, Last Fought: Aug '12
Japanese fighter Hisataka is the 2010 DEEP featherweight Future King Champion, which he won by defeating 2 men in one night, including Yusaku Fujisawa (3-0) in the final. After this he took 18months off to heal injuries, and has won both fights since returning in April last year, impressively beating veteran Yusuke Kagiyama (14-6) in his most recent fight. Hisataka is not a finisher, and every fight apart from his debut has gone to a decision. He trains at Wajutsu Keishukai MMA alongside UFC fighter Yasuhiro Urushitani.
Julio Cesar Neves – 14-0-0 - Brazilian – ?? Years Old - Opponent W/L: 11-8, Last Fought: Jan '13
Julio Cesar Neves has the most wins on the featherweight list with his 14-0 record, and is also the tallest featherweights on the list at a massive 6'1". The Brazilian does however have a reasonably padded record, with his best win is just over Guilherme Severo (4-1). Neves is the most active fighter on the list, as his 14 fights have come over a 14 month period, including 9 fights in 2012 and 3 fights in December alone. He has impressively finished 12 of his 14 fights with 8 TKO wins and 4 submission wins. His favourite move is the flying knee, which incredibly he has used to knock out 5 opponents!
Artur Rofi – 5-0-0 - American – 28 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 9-7, Last Fought: Apr '12
American Rofi is a tall featherweight at 5'11" and his size helps his submission game, which can be seen by his 4 submission wins in 5 fights. The 28 year old had an impressive 12-1 amateur record before turning pro, with the lone loss to UFC vet Mackens Semerzier. In 2007 he won the amateur category for his weight class in the WKA North American Combat Sports Championships. He trains at Team Bittencourt Jui-Jitsu under the tutelage of Renzo Gracie, and is due to get a CFFC title shot later this year.
Nick LoBosco – 6-0-0 - American – 28 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 3-5, Last Fought: Aug '12
LoBosco has won all 6 of his pro fights, as well as all 4 of his amateur fights. LoBosco won the California Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Systems "Caveman Challenge" in 2009, an endurance challenge involving exercises such as tire flips, press ups & monkey bar. LoBosco was a standout wrestler at CBC and is now the assistant wrestling coach at Parkway South. The 28 trains at ATT Evolution, home to Tyrone Woodley, who also corners LoBosco. Although he hasn't fought the most experienced of opponents, he has beaten everyone in front of him with ease, including 3 finishes in less than 1 minute.
Pavel Vitruk – 6-0-0 – Russian – 22 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 12-3, Last Fought: Nov '12
Virtuk fights for the M1 promotion, and in July he put the other M1 featherweights on notice when he won the battle of undefeated prospects and beat Radoslaw Piechnik (6-0). Vitruk is another fighter that is not a natural finisher, as 5 of his 6 wins have gone to the judges' scorecards. The Russian is just 22 years old, and also holds a win over Ratmir Teuvazhukov (4-2). He is a small featherweight at 5'5", and in his most recent fight in November he beat the previously unbeaten Ilya Ovechkin (3-0).
Nicklas Backstrom – 5-0-0 – Swedish – 23 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 7-2, Last Fought: May '12
The 3rd of 7 European fighters on the featherweight list, Backstrom landed on the MMA map last March when he upset veteran Sergej Grecicho (11-4), a fight which Backstrom took on just 1 weeks' notice! He followed this up in May with a TKO win over Tomas Hytten (9-8). Backstrom made his debut back in 2009 as a 20 year old, and has fought for a variety of European promotions including CWFC and Vision FC. The 23 year old trains out of Hilti NHB, Sweden's top MMA gym, where he trains with fighters such as Reza Madadi & Per Eklund.
Billy Daniels – 6-0-0 - American – 20 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 13-9, Last Fought: Nov '12
The youngest fighter on the featherweight list at just 20 years old, Daniels has already had 6 professional MMA fights and won all of them. He has won 4 of his 6 fights by submission – all by some sort of choke, and 3 of these in the very first round. In March he submitted Daniel Goode (5-1) in the 4th round to win the RMFC featherweight title, and needed just 54 seconds to submit Sooksan Simpleman (6-8) in his first defence. He signed for Showdown Fights at the end of last year, and beat Derek Wilkerson (3-0) in his first fight for the promotion.
Evgeniy Odnorog – 7-0-0 - Ukrainian – 22 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 8-5, Last Fought: Aug '12
The second Ukrainian fighter on the featherweight list, Odnorog is a submission specialist that has finished 6 of his 7 fights (5 submissions & 1 TKO). Among his finishes include 4 first round stoppages, and a rare omoplata submission. The 22 year old has kept extremely busy, and fought 5 times in 2012, and on 3 separate occasions he has fought twice in one night. His best win came in his debut over Kriss Larkin (5-2).
Joe Barajas – 8-0-0 - American – ?? Years Old - Opponent W/L: 5-4, Last Fought: Jul '12
Barajas comes from Hawaii and has kept active since making his debut in 2011, fighting 8 times and winning all of them. Barajas is primarily a wrestler, who has big power in both his hands. He has finished 5 of his 8 fights, with 3 coming by submission and 2 by TKO. Asides from a win over veteran Brody Harrison (8-6) last February, all of Barajas' wins have been over extremely inexperienced opponents. He trains alongside UFC fighter Robbie Peralta at Xplode MMA.
Tiago Santos – 4-0-0 - Brazilian – ?? Years Old - Opponent W/L: 8-3, Last Fought: Dec '12
Brazilian fighter Tiago Santos has won each of his first 4 MMA fights, finishing all 4 fights. After winning his first fight by TKO, he has won each of his last 3 fights by 1st round submission. Nicknamed 'Samurai', he put himself on the map in December when he caused a major upset by submitting Johnny Goncalves (9-1) in just 36 seconds. In addition to this, he beat veteran Udi Lima (15-12) in his very first fight. He is a small featherweight at 5'5", so could drop to bantamweight at some point in the future.
Hunter Tucker – 4-0-0 - American – 26 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 4-4, Last Fought: Sep '12
26 year old Hunter has a perfect record in both his pro and amateur careers – he was 4-0 as an amateur before going 4-0 as a pro so far. He's finished all 4 of his pro fights so far, and has yet to go to the 3rd round in a fight. He trains out of the famous Jackson's MMA gym, which is also home to fighters such as Jon Jones, Carlos Condit & Donald Cerrone; and also fights for the Jacksons MMA Series promotion. Last year Tucker was one of the fighters featured on Sherdog's prospect watch series, where they filmed him and his training.
Tommy Thompson – 4-0-0 - American – 31 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 5-6, Last Fought: Jun '12
31 year old American Tommy Thompson was an amateur star before turning pro – he went 7-0, with 7 finishes and 5 of them in the first round, and he was the amateur Kick Down champion. Since turning pro in 2011 he has won all 4 fights, with 3 finishes and a decision. Nicknamed 'Gun', he's primarily a submission fighter and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. In his most recent fight he beat Prentice Ingram (3-1) for the ROF organisation.
Giovanni Brugnoni – 5-0-0 - Columbian – 26 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 5-7, Last Fought: Apr '12
Brugnoni is the only fighter from Columbia out of all 205, and he currently lives and trains in America. He trains out of top gym American Top Team, where he trains alongside Hector Lombard, Thiago Alves & Dustin Poirer, among others. He made his amateur MMA debut nearly 5 years ago, and went an unbeaten 4-0 before turning pro in 2010. In his professional career he has finished all 5 of his fights by a mix of TKO's and Submission's, and this includes 3 wins in less than 2 minutes.
Jarred Mercado – 7-0-0 - American – 28 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 8-15, Last Fought: Sep '12
Mercado has fought for a variety of regional promotions in America, and he's finished 3 of his 7 wins in the first round. The 28 year old trains out of the famous Grudge Training Centre, which is home to Shane Carwin, Brendan Schaub and Duane Ludwig, among others. Mercado wrestled at Northwester University, and has utilized his wrestling game well so far. Before turning professional he was 2-0 as an amateur, winning both fights by TKO. The weakness is the strength of his record, as he is yet to fight anyone with a winning record.
Gavin Tucker – 6-0-0 - Canadian – 25 Years Old - Opponent W/L: 4-6, Last Fought: Apr '12
The only Canadian on the featherweight list, Tucker trains out of Canadian camp Titan MMA. At 5'6" he is reasonably small for the division and could look at a move to 135 pounds in the future. After starting out his career with a decision win, Tucker has finished each of his last 5 fights, with 3 submission's and 2 TKO's. The 25 year old studied a mix of taekwondo, judo and wrestling when he was growing up, so he is a very well rounded fighter. His best win came in January last year when he submitted Jeremy Henry (5-3).
Greger Forsell – 5-0-1 – Finnish – ?? Years Old - Opponent W/L: 14-7, Last Fought: Oct '12
Forsell is the lone fighter from Finland out of all 205 fighters on the 2013 list, and has beaten some solid European fighters so far in his career. He made his debut back in 2006 in a fight which he drew, and after taking 4 years off to improve his game he returned in 2010 and has since won 5 straight fights. He gained his most impressive win in his most recent fight when, in his first fight in over a year, he beat Tommi Marttinen (5-0). He has finished 2 of his 5 fights, with both these wins coming via submission.
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|Another wing isn't at the top of the Sixers list of needs, but it's on there somewhere. Jason Kapono is gone and there have been several rumors of Andres Nocioni's departure swirling as well. A guy who could fill the role nicely is Reggie Williams and he may have just become more available.
|Let's, for a moment, bury our heads in the sand and imagine the owners weren't on the verge of locking the players out. Free agency would be opening up tomorrow and a player who would fit a need for the Sixers has just thrown his hat into the ring. Miami sharp shooter, James Jones.
|Chad Ford has released his initial look at the 2011 free agent class over at ESPN. My first reaction was that Ford really knows nothing about the Sixers, hasn't watched a game of theirs in years. My second reaction was if Ed Stefanski sees this he's probably going to break out the check book and sign a couple of guys to foolish extensions.
|The clock struck midnight a few seconds ago. The most anticipated free agency period is officially underway. Even though the Sixers' odds of landing any of the big name players are slimmer than slim and less than none, I'm still a basketball fan and a blogger, so I'm obligated to make my predictions. I'll do so after the jump.
|Word is breaking this morning that Joe Johnson wants to head to NYC to play for his former coach, Mike D'Antoni and the feeling appears to be mutual. The words "max contract" are being thrown around and I have to ask, is he worth it?
|With Kyle Korver, it's not a question of whether he'd fit, or fill a need, it's a question of how much, for how long, and if he's worth it.
Latest comment: from plagiarismsoftware.org/Your article shows you have a lot of background in this topic. Can you direct me to other articles about this? I will recommend this article to my friends as well....
|Golden State's ownership is up in the air, their team is a mess, and they have two unrestricted free agents, either of whom would be an excellent fit on the Sixers.
|Doug Collins wants toughness and hustle off his bench. He wants hard workers. Well, Lou Amundson is an unrestricted free agent and absolutely fits the bill.
Latest comment: from Mr E. BelmoreHi, just wanted to tell you, I enjoyed this blog post. It was funny. Keep on posting!...
|I'm not saying the Sixers should use the mid-level exception, I'm not even sure it's an option. If, however, it is on the table, J.J. Redick is a really, really good fit.
Latest comment: from JeffDid you check out those stat comparisons? Pretty impressive......
|Tom Moore is reporting the Sixers will bring Rodney Carney back after a one-year Minnesota furlough. Carney will reportedly sign a one-year deal for the veteran's minimum ($855,189).
|You are Ed Stefanski for the day. Your hands aren't completely tied by ownership, they'll let you shell out some money, if the player can make a difference. Here's the question, do you go after Ramon Sessions at this point? Pros, cons and discussion after the jump.
|Allen Iverson was a great player for the Sixers, he brought my favorite team back from the depths of obscurity, he put the Sixers on his back and took them to the NBA Finals in 2001. I appreciate everything the guy has done for this team and I admire his toughness, talent and unbelievable desire to win. For all of those reasons and more, I hope someone signs him, and does it quickly. I just hope it isn't the Sixers.
|Tom Moore reported the other day the Sixers are planning to hold a try out, of sorts, for the final roster spot (or maybe two) during training camp. After the jump we'll take a look at the guys who may be in the running and talk about who we'd like to see take Kareem Rush's minutes in 2009-2010.
|Tom Moore has the scoop, again, Primoz Brezec and the Sixers have agreed to a deal in principle for the upcoming season. Most likely, the deal will be for the veteran's minimum. The 7'2" center will have to pass a physical before it becomes official.
|The Sixers reportedly brought Royal Ivey back for another year in Philly yesterday. Ivey opted out of the second year of a two-year deal earlier this summer. Details of the contract have not been released, but it'll probably be for around the minimum. Analysis, plus the Primoz Brezec rumor after the jump.


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That was pretty interesting. Thanks for posting.
An oldy but a goody. Thanks for the post.
37yrs later there is one statement made by the inmate walking along the fence line. He said that many police officers are not mentally ready for life or death combat and became officers because its the best job at the time.
That is very true in this day and age, you have people applying to departments who never wanted to be officers but due to the economy now desire to be one. They get reeled in by the job security and benefits but dont have the right mindset to handle business when their life is on the line. I have seen far too many academy classes full of soft recruits who go onto graduate into peace officers.
Many have never been in fights or any real confrontation, a lot have a lax and soft mindset which is evident by the answers they give when asked " WHAT IF/ WHAT WOULD YOU DO" questions. Its sickening knowing that some of these people are supposed to protect our loved ones?
My department is letting in a lot of soft individuals and I don't believe many are mentally prepared for combat during a traffic stop or on a domestic violence call. Also many officers only go to the range when its time to qualify for their respective departments, as opposed to many criminals who only range time has been in the streets. These criminals are in the streets every day so that's a lot of range time for the criminal element.
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Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep defensive end/linebacker Jordan Fox is one of the top defensive players on Syracuse's board. He checked out the campus for the first time over the weekend.
"The Syracuse visit was a great visit," Fox said. "We got to hang out on campus, and check out the facilities. From there we went right into strength and conditioning with the strength and conditioning coach. Then we went to the stadium. We got the campus tour and go to see the dorms.
"Then we came back and had meetings with the coaches, then a meeting with coach Shafer."
The visit left a big impression on the three-star talent.
"I would say Syracuse definitely grew on me," Fox said. "I wasn't expecting that going into the visit. I was very surprised. I actually loved the facilities and I loved the visit as a whole. The recruiting director (Eric White) did a great job presenting Syracuse. It was good."
An important part of the trip was speaking with the coaching staff in order to develop that relationship. Fox met with linebackers coach Clark Lea and head coach Scott Shafer on Sunday.
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Sitting down and getting to know the Syracuse coaches was of high importance to Fox, and that was a big highlight of the trip.
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It is safe to say that online and mobile banking have hit mainstream. Today, more than half of all adults with a bank account in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK use banking services — which we define as information requests, transactions, or alert delivery — on their PCs, tablets, or mobile phones. The uptake of tablets and smartphones gives banks an opportunity to engage their customers deeply across platforms. Our recently published Forrester Research Digital Banking Forecast, 2013 To 2018 (EU-7) explores how each Internet-connected device will drive future online and mobile banking adoption across seven key European markets.
The forecast identifies some key trends in the European digital banking market.
1. Mobile banking adoption continues its sturdy growth. As recently as 2009, mobile banking activity was negligible, representing fewer than 5% of all adults with accounts. Adoption has risen nearly fourfold since and will continue to grow at double-digit compound annual growth rates through 2018. However, consumer concerns about device security will restrain growth: In all the European countries we track other than Italy and Spain, consumers are more than twice as likely to cite security concerns as a reason for not using mobile banking than for not using PC/tablet online banking.
2. Mobile banking users are becoming increasingly sophisticated. While the vast majority of early mobile banking usage came via SMS services, mobile Internet adoption is today, and will remain, the critical lever for mobile banking growth. In 2013, nearly three of every four European mobile banking users engaged with their banks via mobile websites or applications. Today's mobile bankers also use more advanced services: Nearly half conduct transactions such as funds transfers, rather than simply checking account information or signing up to receive low balance alerts.
3. Users are twice as likely to bank on their tablets as on their mobiles. The uptake of banking activities is much higher among tablet owners than among mobile owners today; however, the total number of mobile bankers far outstrips that of tablet bankers due to device adoption trends. With tablet ownership more than tripling by 2018, this will begin to reverse: In 2016, we forecast that more consumers will bank on their tablets than on mobile phones in every European country except France.
Mobiles and tablets offer banks a variety of benefits but in different ways. While widespread mobile and smartphone adoption presents banks with a large opportunity to engage consumers today, surging tablet ownership rates over the next few years will demand a robust tablet banking platform as well. However, neither platform will cannibalize the other, as consumers will want to engage across multiple devices. Companies need to realize how customers move between channels during complex sales and service interactions. As my colleague Cathy Graeber says, "The next generation of digital banking will identify when human assistance is needed and help customers start a process in one channel and finish in another, gracefully passing information between the channels."
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I'm just thinking in general here. Are there not different engine idle speed settings and/or automatic throttle inputs for the different gear positions (for example, D or R might have a different setup compared to N, or even P).
I have noticed variations in engine idle speeds in AT vehicles even when switching from N straight to P (and these are both selections that pose no resistance to engine power).
If that is the case, then might it not be possible that the system is giving the engine an incorrect idle setting when D or R is selected (with the foot on the brake pedal and no throttle input from the driver). Software problem perhaps? Dunno, also first time I hear of this...
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...The warranty running out should not be a concern - within warranty they are working on the problem, and have tried at least 2 unsuccessful fixes (ECU and Transmission computer)...
That's right yes. As long as the problem was reported before the expiry date the case will remain open and covered until it is resolved. So I would not worry about that. In my experience though, I had to stay persistent with my claim to keep the process rolling. But from experience, general service in Dubai is good.
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#8724 closed Bugs (fixed)
bad_alloc thrown in empty list copy constructor
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I am running RHEL 5.
Compiler - gcc 4.1.2
following code fragment compiled against boost 1.53.0 throws bad_alloc exception at run time.
Essentially I have an empty ::boost::container::list object allocated in shared memory (segment_manager from boost interprocess). attempt to copy such empty list causes bad_alloc exception
#include <boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp> #include <boost/interprocess/managed_external_buffer.hpp> namespace { typedef ::boost::interprocess::allocator<int, ::boost::interprocess::managed_external_buffer::segment_manager> int_allocator; typedef ::boost::container::list<int, int_allocator> int_list; char g_memory_buf[1024]; } int main() { ::boost::interprocess::managed_external_buffer segment(::boost::interprocess::create_only, g_memory_buf, sizeof(g_memory_buf)); // 1. construct empty list int_list *l1 = segment.construct<int_list>("1")(int_allocator(segment.get_segment_manager())); // 2. use copy constructor segment.construct<int_list>("2")(*l1); return 0; }
when same code is compiled against boost 1.51.0 - no exceptions. I wonder if this behavioral change was intentional.
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comment:1 Changed 4 years ago by anonymous
- Keywords bad_alloc interprocess container added
comment:2 Changed 4 years ago by anonymous
apologies, I have missed one include
#include <boost/container/list.hpp>
comment:3 Changed 4 years ago by igaztanaga
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
Thanks for the report. It's a bug.
To get a workaround, modify allocate_many_and_construct() function of boost/container/detail/node_alloc_holder.hpp file so that if "n" is zero, no code is executed. This function should do nothing if "difference_type n" argument is zero (as it's your case, since the source container is empty.
comment:4 Changed 4 years ago by igaztanaga
- Resolution fixed deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
Sorry, I wrongly closed the issue. Reopening.
comment:5 Changed 4 years ago by gleonid@…
please confirm that following is a correct patch
--- boost-1.53.0/boost/container/detail/node_alloc_holder.hpp.orig 2013-06-25 17:14:06.000000000 -0400 +++ boost-1.53.0/boost/container/detail/node_alloc_holder.hpp 2013-06-25 17:14:37.000000000 -0400 @@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ ::new(static_cast<hook_type*>(container_detail::to_raw_pointer(p))) hook_type; return (p); */ + if (!n) + return; typedef typename NodeAlloc::multiallocation_chain multiallocation_chain; //Try to allocate memory in a single block
comment:6 Changed 4 years ago by igaztanaga
Yes, that patch should fix the issue.
comment:7 Changed 4 years ago by igaztanaga
- Resolution set to fixed
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Type 1 diabetic mums & mums to be damn that dawn phenomenon!(998 Posts)
New thread ladies
I'm on the mini pill. They won't let me go on the injection (which is what I wanted) due to neuropathy. Ds was conceived with the coil in so that wasn't an option
Do u have specific problems with neuropathy spotty? Im wondering if it will be same for me with my eyes then? I got pregnant on microgyn with ds so not overly keen on the pill.
How soon after delivery should you get your first period? Pretty sure im getting my 1st one now to add insult to injury i was 5.9 at 3ish am but got up and was 10.2 this morning
With dd it was six weeks for me.
Yeah but not my eyes it's nerve pain in my feet. You might be fine to have it, I loved it when I had it before. Or I was recommended the implant? Our family planning nurse is also the diabetes nurse at our surgery. She offered the coil again but I said no
Sorry rue, I've been at work - congratulations, wow, what a whopper . I hope you're both doing well.
Last baby for us lot, then. We'll have to re-name our next thread with something diabetic mum-related, rather than diabetic pregnancy-related.
Periods? What's one of them? I haven't had one since April 2012, any idea when they might return...?
My sister had problems on the implant (she's not T1) - weight gain, spots, scar when they removed it...
Diec I haven't had one since march last year who knows when it will come back!
We've used condoms for ages. Normal pill does bad things to my bp and mini pill sent me a bit gaga so it's easiest for us! Hope my period stays away for a long time.
Funny I was just thinking today we should move away from the pregnancy forum when we fill this thread.
I had follow up with the dsn today. Funny because they didn't even ask about the birth, the induction, the weight of the baby, bgs during it etc etc. I thought she would! Other than that she just asked about bgs, hypos and dosages and weighed me. Am 10kgs heavier than pre preg (that's 1.5 stone!) . Oy.
It'll go bona; I got back into my pre-pregnancy jeans on Easter Day - that was...13 weeks or so after V arrived.
Tried on my when-I'm-having-a-skinny-day jeans this morning - nope, not a chance , the button hole was about 3 cms away from the button!
Having a baby in SCBU does wonders for losing that baby weight I wouldn't recommend it though
Diec- not sure that I'll even keep my skinny day jeans. Might be too depressing! If I could fit into my other jeans, tho, that would be great!!
God I'm tired. T definitely having a growth spurt. After feeding him first thing today, DH took him for a long walk to let me sleep. He got to the furthest away point, about 2 miles from home, woke and screamed all the way home. DH tried to comfort him but it was no use and he ended up just putting him back in the pram and running for home!! I heard them coming from the bottom of the garden path . He then proceeded to feed feed feed and refused to sleep.
Thankfully he's kipping now which will hopefully mean tonight isn't too much of a nightmare!! Which is just as well as we are hosting our nct class reunion tomorrow lunchtime and are frantically tidying!
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Had a 1.3 in the middle of the night staying at M&D's - M woke me and had to feed me b-day cake - yum, cake
Rue, are you and Michael home now? I hope all's well.
Is Puds around? I feel like she's not posted for a bit.
Yes, we were discharged on Saturday, midwife came yesterday and all is well, M had lost just under 10% of his birth weight, so she's happy with us for now, but he's a bit orange too so we're keeping an eye on his colour in case he needs lights.
I'm feeling ok for now, BFing is going pretty well but at the toe-curlingly painful latching stage. Lansinoh is doing a fab job at keeping the nips in one piece, long may it continue! M was awake most of the night again last night, from 2.30am till about 8am just feeding relentlessly. So I'm knackered but on the plus side dd is off on a school trip all day, DS is at preschool till lunchtime, and I'm chilling/napping on the sofa for the morning.
Rue sounds good. T ended up losing 12% of birthweight which caused a fuss at hosp, plus got v yellow! He didn't need lights in the end.
The community mw was v reassuring and said given c section, diabetes and also yanking T out before he was ready it was no wonder he dropped a lot and had jaundice!
All the feeding will be great for establishing supply and also flushing out the jaundice although you must be knackered!! No idea how you manage with other DCs
P.s woke at 15.1 this am!! Had been 8 in the night and took a couple of units so assume I might have dipped and had a liver dump?
rue glad to hear you are home and both doing well
bona im having problems at night too if i go to bed under 5 i wake at 3-4am at 10-11mmol last night i was 5.9 and 13.3 at 4am its really getting to me now and if i miss a meal it shoots right up too
Hoping sounds like you need more levemir. If it goes up because you are missing a meal I'd say that's because you are relying on the novo you take with your meal to keep you lower...
How long did it take your LOs to regain their birth weight please? And what was the pattern they took re weight gain?
The midwife came round today to weigh DS2, she's mildly concerned as he's still losing weight (has stayed static since Tuesday anyway), has a bit of jaundice, and green poo rather than yellowy. He's lost 10% of birth weight almost exactly now. She's back on Saturday but was talking about having to top up after feeds with a bottle etc, which I don't want to do.
Oh no rue! Ds didn't gain for weeks! Babies if diabetic mums need to find their lines....how often is he feeding? Can you express after each feed and use that to top up? How close is he to the line on the jaundice chart? Not sure about green poo. I would post in bf topic. I hate the way mw are so quick to suggest topping up.
In SCBU they were giving ds 30ml every hour and he still wasn't upping his weight if that reassures at all
I've just looked and it was three weeks. The thing with top ups is it can be such a vicious circle especially when he's so young
He's feeding pretty often - I tend to wake him in the day every 2.5hrs or so if he's not waking himself, then demand overnight though he currently cluster feeds between about 2-5am
I think his jaundice is getting better - he looks less yellow/orange to me now than he did at the weekend, and his poo is (I think!) changing gradually to be more mustard-y. He's only a week old today, but I'll express a bit after each feed and use it to top up the next feed (IYSWIM) and see how we get on I think.
Also I still have 40ml of colostrum in the freezer, so I'll squirt some of that into each top up feed, hopefully that'll help too since it's meant to be the high calorie stuff.
Rue - we lost 12% of birth weight and it was 3 or 4 weeks til he was back to birth weight. However, since then he has gained in leaps and bounds and is leaping back up the centiles. I had the top up pressure in hosp particularly re jaundice.
He had 2 or 3 formula top ups BY CUP then we were topping up with ebm, again by cup until he stopped losing and started gaining. We were doing that when discharged at 6 days.
Thankfully, community midwife was far more realistic. Diabetic mother, baby brought out early and section were all going to make it likely he'd lose at first. 'No wonder' she said and encouraged me to drop the top ups as they were running me ragged (by the time I'd fed a sleepy baby every two hours, expressed and cup fed I had half an hour off then had to start again!). After that it seemed so much easier.
My suggestion would be to feed every two hours if you can, waking him if nec and keeping him awake by stripping, changing, feet tickling etc. you might be able to avoid top ups.
If you can't avoid it, ask mw for some of the special cups to use to give him ebm.
Btw, am sure we were still on green pops by a week. She sounds a bit hysterical to me!!
Rue you must be exhausted. Bona gives good advice.
Bona how are you getting on? Ds has started sleeping better the last 3/4 nights. Last night he did 7-02:00-5:45 and I'm just about to put him back down
Hi spotty. Sleeping still not going too well!
Getting him down at 7.30 or 8 and have introduced a dream feed at 10.30. But it has had no effect so far. He still seems to want to wake around 1am (have been able to resettle til 2ish some nights but often he is mumbling and moaning by this point so not like I'm getting any kip!). He was doing 8-1 before the dream feed!
I do think he settles faster but then he's up again at 3 / 4 and sometimes he won't settle again after that feed!
Tempted to drop the dream feed and see what happens - at least then I could go to sleep at 9 some nights and get 4 hours in! But everyone seems to recommend it! He takes it well and doesn't wake up...
Have been looking at a few of the Gina ford aspects - not cc - to do with making sure he doesn't nap too long in the day. Some people have said they have been able to incorporate some parts of her routines but it seems all or nothing to me!
Any advice gratefully received
P.s spotty - your night sounds pretty good to me! Remind me hoe old?
Plus, great if he feeds so fast - about 10 mins? We're still at least half an hour amid often longer!
Hmm well I did gina ford with dd and it worked like a dream, she slept through at 14 weeks BUT she was ff and it's a whole lot different.... Wrt naps we follow the two hour rule and try (!) to do the EASY routine. Today and yesterday ds has had three naps but only 30 minutes each
Gina ford naps would be (roughly) 9-10, 12-2, 4-5. Ds does this of his own accord on a good day so if you can get him to do it then great
I actually think you're getting lots of sleep! Ds was two-three hourly until four nights ago and he's six months almost... You could always try a dream feed at nine then go to bed, if he's not waking he will still take it and hopefully you can get a good chunk of sleep I did that when ds was smaller...or go to bed at 8 every few nights to catch up. It's so much harder when they don't settle isn't if? Have you tried him on his tummy?
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The Affordable Care Act takes some steps in that direction, changing how doctors get paid and reducing payments to some Medicare plans. As health-care costs continue to grow, however, there's a growing recognition that more cuts will be necessary.
"The basic thinking was that there's going to be another round of deficit reduction," says Bob Kocher, a former Obama adviser who attended the meeting. "As much as it pains us to say that, we should be coming up with ideas for the right cuts. We had a bunch of flip charts, whiteboarded it out and then voted on which ideas to approve."
They agreed on 11 ideas, all now published in a new New England Journal of Medicine paper. Taken together, the paper from 23 co-authors — including many who previously worked in the Obama administration — represents a liberal alternative to Republican budgets. The goal was to cut health-care costs without shifting them onto patients: Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget, for example, would have seniors spending significantly more on their own Medicare benefits than the current scenario, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Their biggest proposal: Encouraging states to set a global target for health-care spending, leaving private industry to negotiate the rates that would get them to meet that goal. The rates would, theoretically, be lower than what gets paid right now — and a lot more standardized, too.
"Under a model of self-regulation, public and private payers would negotiate payment rates with providers," the paper suggests. "Those rates would be binding on all payers and providers in a state."
What could could get doctors on board to bargain down their own salaries? The authors here suggest that the federal government offer grants to lure states into launching such an initiative. Tandeen suggests that employers could also become a big downward pressure on health-care costs here. "There should be an incentive for the payers because they would like to reduce costs," she told me in an interview.
The paper also calls for moving away from Medicare's fee-for-service system, which reimburses Medicare doctors for each procedure they perform, to one that pays for quality metrics. They want to see fast movement, with 75 percent of Medicare payments moving out of fee-for-service within the next decade, and also encourage the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program — which covers millions of federal workers — to move in the direction.
The group also suggests one way to tackle the costs of defensive medicine: Providing "safe harbor" to doctors who adhere to evidence-based, clinical guidelines. That does tackle one policy area often of concern to Republicans, albeit it with a different strategy. They tend to look towards policies that cap the damages that patients can collect.
Some of the rest of the proposals — simplifying administrative systems and increasing transparency of medical prices — are likely to feel familiar to the health policy crowd. Others are specific to implementing the health-care law, such as how to set up the health insurance exchanges to ensure that they have the lowest possible premiums.
The goal for all of them, authors say, is to show policymakers how to make the health-care system more efficient, eliminating the need to push costs onto patients altogether.
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Think March belongs to Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite? Then you need to hail to the king, baby. Last week, Duke Nukem made his first post-Forever appearance on Steam. I admit that I never expected to see DN3D on Valve's service, but I'm glad to have been proven wrong. Better still: it's not just some straight port.
The Megaton Edition, as it's called, brings with it an OpenGL renderer along with three add-on packs: Caribbean: Life's a Beach, Duke it out in D.C. and Nuclear Winter. Of these, Caribbean is the only one that originally got the a-OK from 3D Realms to be produced, though the company later adopted the unofficial Duke it out in D.C. to include it in its Kill-A-Ton Collection.
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(Student ID: 466827) Art cam Pro 3D course needed in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"Sir I want to learn Artcam Pro9 3D moudling , Inlay ,
3D toolpath...." 2017/1/3 6:28:30 (GMT)
(Student ID: 466717) master cam course needed in Perth, WA, Australia
"I am a Cnc machinist with 16 year experience. I can program lathe and machining center using master cam v9 and iso programming in fanuc control and Igf one touch in okuma.
Iam looking for the course newly versions of Master Cam lathe/mill 3,4 and 5axis programming.
Regards..." 2016/12/15 18:58:37 (GMT)
(Student ID: 466584) art cam course needed in Jaipur, rajasth, India
"cnc machine operating system and autocade course and art cam course..." 2016/11/29 8:40:01 (GMT)
(Student ID: 466507) art cam course needed in new york, New York, United States
I am contacting you about ArtCam classes. Where are the classes located, time. cost. Please give me a brief on what the courses are like and which ones are available...." 2016/11/20 23:40:44 (GMT)
(Student ID: 464507) CAD CAM course needed in NAIROBI, NAIROBI, KENYA
"Hi. i would like to know whether you offer a course in COMPUTER AIDED
MANUFACTURING in your organization. If yes, can I get details. That is
whether you accept international students, course duration, course
cost, minimum entry requirements, next intake. My name is Joel Kimani
from Kenya and I would really appreciate if you give me feedback on
this. Thanks.
(Student ID: 463141) art cam for 3d design course needed in Sikar, Rajasthan, India
"i have cnc router machine and i want to learn 3d design ...." 2015/12/10 5:47:39 (GMT)
(Student ID: 461868) cad cam course needed in cadiz, negros occidental, Philippines
"hardworking and explore design, sheet metal,catia v5 and solid works