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I personally am in love with this foundation and I don't understand why it is not raved about more often. I am someone who doesn't wear foundation on an everyday basis because I don't really need but I have them evening where I want to get just that extra bit off coverage.
To begin with the foundation has excellent coverage and stays on for the whole night. In addition to this it makes the makeup look really matte which I love because I have a really oily face. Along with this it can make your makeup look really natural, so for the girls out that like to wear a full coverage foundation everyday, you may be interested in this one because it has a really natural and flawless look to it.
However even though I do adore this foundation so very much I feel as though there is a few problems to it. The first thing is that the foundation can make your face break out really easily if you don't wash every single bit of it off. One night I was so tired so I just took my makeup of with a makeup wipe instead of doing a full makeup routine and the next morning I had broke really badly. If you are thinking of using this foundation as an everyday makeup product then make sure to have a good skincare routine. The other thing that makes this foundation not the best is that it tends to get very messy because it is in a bottle which means if you squirt to much out then you tend to just waste it and the lid of the product gets really messy.
Being a bit of a beauty product addict, I always like to try out new things and vary the brands that I use. I'm a member of the website www.latestinbeauty.com which is designed to provide members with a selection of product samples that you can choose from and order on a monthly basis. In my most recent Latest In Beauty sample box I had opted to receive a sample of this Mary Kay Timewise Matte Wear Liquid Foundation, as it was recommended for my very fair skin. I actually received 2 x single application sachets which I was looking forward to trying out.
Mary Kay is an American brand (apparently America's best selling facial skincare and color cosmetics brand according to their website) and although I had heard of them I'd never actually come across any of their products before. This was my first time testing out their make-up, and they also do a skin care range. The Matte Wear Liquid Foundation is part of the Timewise range which is designed to give anti-ageing effects combined with full coverage make-up. This particular foundation comes in an amazingly wide choice of 19 different shades, with varying tones of Ivory, Beige and Bronze. I have received samples of this in the shade Ivory 01, which is the palest colour available in this product.
Product description: "A matte-finish, oil- controlling foundation formulated to fight the signs of ageing. Providing impressive coverage with a matte finish, this foundation is perfect for those with oily or combination skin who find other liquid bases too greasy and rich.
With and TimeWise Matte-Wear Liquid Foundations (for combination to oily skin) you can fight lines and wrinkles and look gorgeous while doing it. These beauty multitaskers address age-fighting needs and provide skin care benefits and beautiful coverage for specific skin types.
Infused with vitamin E and a patented blend of collagen-building peptides, the result is skin that instantly looks firmer, younger and healthier. Fine lines and wrinkles look less visible as the overall condition of the skin is improved.
Each formula comes in 19 skin-perfecting shades to match the wide variety of skin tones."
The samples I received came in simple tear-open sachets, but the actual full size product comes in your standard sort of plastic foundation tube. The full size foundation is 29ml and you can purchase it from www.marykay.co.uk where it costs RRP £16.00.
I have very pale skin with loads of freckles. I have trouble trying to find make-up products that look natural against my skin tone. I have a real dislike for tanning and always make sure to keep my skin protected so that I don't suffer sun damage and I like to keep it pale and interesting. As soon as I started to spread this foundation over my skin I could see that it was incredibly pale, possibly the palest foundation that I've come across to date (apart from the pure white foundation us Goths sometimes opt for!). Rather than complimenting and balancing my natural skin tone, it seemed more like a complete mask and covered everything with this slightly-too-pale colour which made me look a bit washed out. I had been hoping for a nice subtle, pale shade that would even out my complexion and give a nice natural finish, but instead it looked quite odd as my freckles had been covered over and the white shade seemed very stark. I had to wear a lot of blusher to make sure that I didn't look ill!
The texture of this foundation was not like the other liquid foundations that I am used to. It seemed quite thick and "gluey" is the best word I could come up with to describe it. I don't know if this is the addition of anti-ageing ingredients giving it an unusual consistency, but it did not feel pleasant and it was near impossible to blend. I found that because the make-up was so thick it made my skin feel clogged up and didn't allow it to breathe. This was not a nice feeling, and I was surprised as this is aimed at oily and combination skin types, so I had expected it to be breathable and not overload my pores. The liquid foundation felt like it had been painted on and it looked far heavier than I would have liked. I was even quite sparing in my application of the sample, as each sachet stated the contents were enough for one full usage. There was still a bit left in the sachet and far more than is actually required to make-up a whole face. Although, I suppose it is nice to have a little more than needed than not enough, but I found it misleading when I was putting the foundation on and it just felt like a thick, heavy layer.
According to the information about this product, "special microspheres work all day to absorb oil and control shine" which means that us oily and combination types should see visibly reduced pores with a matte finish. Sadly, this was not the case for me. My skin reacted badly to wearing this foundation and within less than a couple of hours my skin was looking incredibly greasy, and the foundation seemed to be reacting to this by getting a streaky appearance. I tried my best to fix the damage with some blotting paper and re-blending the foundation, but the finish was still very cakey. There was practically no staying power as it had started wearing as soon as my skin began to feel oily, and I do not need the hassle of having to constantly maintain my make-up. Luckily I was only out for the afternoon so when I got back home I removed the make-up and left my skin bare for the rest of the day. Obviously I wasn't using this foundation long enough to notice any of the promised anti-ageing effects, but I doubt that I would have seen any benefits as the foundation just seemed to sit on top of my skin anyway, and there was no moisturising effect after I applied it.
I was really disappointed with this foundation. It seemed really promising at first, offering everything that I would want in one product: ultra pale shades, suited to oily / combination skin, and anti-ageing ingredients. It's a shame that this did not suit my skin at all, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to try this as a sample first as I would have regretted making a purchase of the full size, that's a fair amount of money to waste on something that didn't work for me. Love the fact that this comes in so many shades to suit so many different skin tones, but in reality this was possibly the worst foundation that I've ever tried.


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The Washington Post reports that Bush's new bill on military commissions could be a "precedent-setting Congressional endorsement for the indefinite detention" of anyone the president deems an enemy combatant—including American citizens far from foreign battlefields.
Washington Post:
The government has maintained since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that, based on its reading of the laws of war, anyone it labels an unlawful enemy combatant can be held indefinitely at military or CIA prisons. But Congress has not yet expressed its view on who is an unlawful combatant, and the Supreme Court has not ruled directly on the matter.
As a result, human rights experts expressed concern yesterday that the language in the new provision would be a precedent-setting congressional endorsement for the indefinite detention of anyone who, as the bill states, "has engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States" or its military allies.
The definition applies to foreigners living inside or outside the United States and does not rule out the possibility of designating a U.S. citizen as an unlawful combatant.
... Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, said that by including those who "supported hostilities"—rather than those who "engage in acts" against the United States—the government intends the legislation to sanction its seizure and indefinite detention of people far from the battlefield.

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Mike Pish
With You
Tired of the rat race, Jim (Joseph P. O'Rourke) moves to quiet Mt. Prospect, a town that's not so sleepy upon closer inspection. Amid rumors of a haunted local mansion and strange goings-on in his own farmhouse, Jim resolves to puzzle out the truth. But the further he digs, the more secrets he uncovers, and the more his beliefs are stretched to their limits. Danny Burke and Mike Pish co-star in writer-director Jason Christensen's chilling debut.


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The Creole Community and the Struggle for Civil Rights
2004, I began research on New Orleans' Social Aid and Pleasure
clubs (a type of benevolent society) and conducted archival work
on some of the early clubs and their members (i).
In the archives of several leading members I discovered a pattern:
many of them were Creole and many of them had been involved in early
civil rights efforts in Louisiana, including the local branch of
the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
Indeed, some of the most important civil rights leaders in the United
States, including Homer Plessy of the famed Plessy v. Ferguson
case that established the legality of racial segregation, were Creoles
from New Orleans.
people of color and their descendants often had the possibility
to receive a good education (some of them in France) and to enter
into professions otherwise excluded to blacks. Because many Creoles
have very light skin, in the context of racial discrimination and
segregation, some chose to pass for white, either on occasion, to
be able to gain access to white public spaces or to obtain jobs,
or permanently, sometimes by migrating north. An unfortunate consequence
of passing though, was that members of a family who decided to do
so often cut ties with the rest of their family, even when living
in the same city.
But in many instance free people of color used their knowledge,
social connections and power to fight for civil rights and to help
the black community in Louisiana and in the United States more generally.
For example, the famous law of segregation in the United States
that established the legality of racial segregation and which allowed
so-called Jim Crow laws to be passed in the United States, especially
in the South until the 1950s and 1960s, was originally part of a
decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Homer Plessy
was a free person of color, a Creole, what one would call a chaben
in the French West Indies, that is to say, someone whose skin was
so light that he could pass for white. This fact was used strategically
to force the courts to take up a legal case surrounding segregation.
Plessy took part in a campaign to try to overturn segregation laws
in Louisiana. In 1890, the Louisiana legislature passed the Separate
Car Act, which instituted segregation on all rail travel in the
state. Seeing this as just the first step in the legalization of
segregation that could extend to schools and other public spaces,
an organization called the Committee of Citizens formed to challenge
this law. This committee included several members of the Creole
community, including Homer Plessy, a shoemaker, Louis A. Martinet,
a notary, Arthur Esteves, a sailmaker, and Rodolphe Desdunes, a
cigar seller. Other supporters of the legal challenge came from
a broader range of the society. Those who signed the legal challenge
included dozens of voluntary organizations, such as the Ladies of
Determination Benevolent Mutual Aid Association and an organization
called Dignité.
bring the matter of the Separate Car Act to a court of law, the
Committee of Citizens set out to have a member arrested for breaking
the law. On June 7, 1892, Plessy purchased a first-class train ticket
from New Orleans to Covington, LA and refused to leave this section
reserved for whites. When he was arrested, his lawyers filed to
stop the prosecution on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.
This legal case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where the
judges ruled that racial segregation was legal, along the principle
of "separate but equal", meaning public services and
spaces could be racially segregated provided that equal options
were provided for both whites and blacks.
1902, following the new legislation, New Orleans began segregating
its streetcars, by placing a moveable screen at the rear of the
car and forcing black passengers to sit behind it in the last rows.
The streetcar company itself did not want to comply with the law
and its president was arrested for failure to do so. The traditional
black leadership worked with the streetcar company in a court challenge
to the law, but black clubwomen preferred to organize a boycott,
with the support of unions and other black organizations, which
cancelled events rather than ask members to ride the segregated
cars. The state supreme court upheld the law in 1903, but the boycott
continued, eventually dwindling as it showed no signs of bringing
United States had to wait until 1950s and 1960s to see the Plessy
v. Ferguson decision completely overturned and for desegregation
to be accomplished. Elite members of the Creole community in New
Orleans, such as A.P. Tureaud, along with blacks and others in the
United States, fought against segregation and for the equality of
all regardless of their skin color.
Alexander Pierre Tureaud, known as A.P. Tureaud was born on February
26, 1899 and died January 22, 1972. The son of a Creole family who
lived in the Seventh Ward and attended St. Augustine Church, Tureaud
left New Orleans as an adolescent, disgusted with the lack of educational
opportunities for people of color in New Orleans at the time. He
eventually attended Howard University and received a bachelor of
laws degree in 1925. He decided to return to his native New Orleans
and was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1927. He served as Louisiana's
only African American lawyer between 1987 and 1947. In his biography
(Emanuel and Tureaud 2011), he recounts stories of growing up in
the segregated South and then challenging stereotypes by serving
as a lawyer. In several instances, Tureaud's light complexion
led to others assuming he was actually white, something which Tureaud
played to his advantage. In one anecdote, the newly appointed Tureaud
arrived before the courthouse in New Orleans and engaged in a brief
conversation with a couple of white men who asked him if he had
seen the new black lawyer. He feigned ignorance and allowed them
to go on with their racist tirade. Once in the courtroom, the men
turned out to be the lawyers for the other side, and were quite
shocked to realize that the new black lawyer was indeed the man
they had been speaking to outside.
was a member of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People) since 1922 and played a decisive role in getting
its New Orleans branch to fight the state's institutionalized
racial discrimination. His strategy for overturning Plessy v.
Ferguson consisted of first filing motions to compel the state
enforce the idea of separate but equal behind Plessy v. Ferguson
by funding African American schools equally. Then, he worked to
have the law overturned completely, working in concert with Thurogood
Marshall (the leading attorney of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,
at the national level). Plessy v. Ferguson was eventually
overturned in the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, but Tureaud's efforts
contributed to the gradual erosion of its effects in Louisiana.
Tureaud filed numerous civil rights cases in Louisiana between the
1940s and 1960s, including Joseph P. McKelpin v. Orleans Parish
School Board (a lawsuit that challenged public teacher pay
inequity) and Viola Johnson v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana
(which challenged segregation in higher education) as well as other
cases involving the integration of city parks and other public spaces.
This research was funded by a Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship
from the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University
in New Orleans.
The Term "Creole" in Louisiana : An Introduction
2. The Creole Community and the Struggle for Civil
3. Creole Residence Patterns
4. Benevolent Societies, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs,
Second Lines and Jazz Funerals
Conclusions: Where the New Orleans Creole Community is Headed
Médiathèque Caraïbe / Conseil Général de la
Guadeloupe, november 2012


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Trump had a "very friendly" call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a brutal, vicious thug who has let vigilante gangs loose on drug dealers -- and others -- in that country. No surprise there, Trump loves autocratic dictators. So does his buddy Michael Savage: … [Read more...]
Savage Loves Brutal, Barbaric Thug Duterte
VA Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After 33 Years in Prison
A man in Virginia has become the 341st person to be exonerated by DNA evidence after spending 33 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit. He was convicted largely on the testimony of two "experts" on bite marks, a forensic "science" that has no validity at all. … [Read more...]
Shoebat: Put 'Sluts' Who Get Abortions to Death
Theodore Shoebat is like the fascist Id of the Christian right, the one who will take any position to its most extreme every single time. Republican politicians are running from the idea that women who have abortions should be punished, anti-choice activists think they should be punished, but Teddy wants them put to death: … [Read more...]
Death Sentenced Overturned Due to DA's Biblical References
A California man who was sentenced to death for the murder of a 65-year old woman has had that sentence overturned and remanded for new sentencing because the prosecutor in the case used quotes from the Bible to urge the jury to apply the death penalty in the case. He also slammed the defense attorneys for the man, who never objected to the prosecutor's clear misconduct. From the massive 226 page ruling: … [Read more...]
Trump Brags About Helping Wrongly Convict Central Park Killers
Back in 1989, a woman was raped and nearly killed in Central Park. Five teenage boys, four black and one Latino, were convicted of the crime and sent to prison. Before that happened, Donald Trump took out a full page ad in the New York Daily News demanding that the death penalty be brought back, pumping up the level of hatred already being spewed. All of them were later exonerated when the real rapist came forward and said he acted alone and DNA evidence proved that he was the rapist. So Ann … [Read more...]
Study: 4% of Executed Convicts Are Innocent
There has long been a debate over just how high a percentage of convicted criminals, especially those on death row, are wrongfully convicted. It's very difficult to properly measure, of course. But a new study that applies a new methodology concludes that at least 4% of those put to death are innocent. … [Read more...]
Florida Republicans Want to Speed Up Executions
The Florida legislature has passed a package of criminal justice reforms that include provisions to speed up the execution of those on death row. Gov. Rick Scott is almost certain to sign the bill. And one Republican callously declared that it's "not about guilt or innocence." … [Read more...]
Maryland to Eliminate the Death Penalty
Maryland is poised to become the 18th state to outlaw the death penalty after the state legislature voted by a strong margin to do so. The governor says he will sign the bill, which would commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole. … [Read more...]
The Death Penalty and Democracy
The Economist's Lexington blog has a post about democracy and the death penalty, pointing out that major strides have been made to eliminate the death penalty in many states despite strong public support of this ultimate punishment. Those achievements, then, go against public opinion: … [Read more...]
Goldberg Waxes Stupid on the Death Penalty
Jonah Goldberg has another one of his predictably trite and overly simplistic columns -- that is, after all, the only thing he has to offer -- about the Aurora shooter and the death penalty. He begins by beating up a rather silly straw man: … [Read more...]
How a Prosecutor Should Act
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins should be the DA in every county, or at least someone like him. Not only did he establish the first Conviction Integrity Unit in the country to look at wrongful convictions by his office, he's now asking that an execution be delayed so they can get the results of DNA testing back: … [Read more...]
Judge Exonerated Executed Man
You may remember the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004, for what a great many people believe was a crime he did not commit. The Huffington Post notes that a Texas state judge wrote a declaration exonerating him in 2010, but it was never released because the appeals courts overruled him. … [Read more...]


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Hi Mark, I use Documentum and struts and had something similar to what you now have with a Filter determining if a user has a dmSession. I found however that on a number of occasions when the filter was checking for dmSession it was returning null (even though I knew it had previously been created) and the app was recreating the session and saving it. I have now removed the filter and written a custom tag that checks for the existence of the dmSession and if it does not exist creates it, if there is a problem creating the dmSession the user is redirected to an error page. Regards Jim. -----Original Message----- From: Mark F [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: 06 June 2003 19:42 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: check for session Thanks, worked like a charm, never used that before, very nice. The filtering mechanism though makes me wish I'd set up the app directory structure differently but you know hindsight 20/20 and all that... -Mark Shapira, Yoav wrote: | Howdy, | Consider using a Filter as follows: | | public void doFilter(...) { | if(request instanceof HttpServletRequest) { | HttpSession theSession = ((HttpServletRequest) | request).getSession(); | if(theSession.getAttribute("dmSession") == null) { | // Redirect to login page, print out error message, whatever | } | } | | // Pass the request on | chain.doFilter(request, response); | } | | Map this filter to whatever you need authenticated (/* is one | possibility). | | Yoav Shapira | Millennium ChemInformatics | | || -----Original Message----- || From: Mark F [mailto:email@example.com] || Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:16 PM || To: Tomcat Users List || Subject: check for session || || We use a content management system (documentum) it operates much || like a database as far as authentication. I save a documentum || session object into my httpSession as "dmSession" upon successful || logon. I want to check for the existence of this session on every || page after the logon page, or if there is an easier way please let || me know? || || Any help would really be appreciated. || || Thanks, || -Mark | | | | This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business | communication, and may contain information that is confidential, | proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the | individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, | printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) | intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your | computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com | For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com PLEASE READ: The information contained in this email is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not an intended recipient of this email you must not copy, distribute or take any further action in reliance on it and you should delete it and notify the sender immediately. Email is not a secure method of communication and Nomura International plc cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message or any attachment(s). Please examine this email for virus infection, for which Nomura International plc accepts no responsibility. If verification of this email is sought then please request a hard copy. Unless otherwise stated any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Nomura International plc. This email is intended for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell securities or related financial instruments. Nomura International plc is regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Dow Chemical's chief executive Andrew Liveris has described Australia to a United States Senate committee as "a poster child for getting it wrong" on natural gas exports, warning of the risks of allowing unlimited LNG exports from the US.
Mr Liveris said Australia had "desperately got it wrong", allowing liquefied natural gas exports to the detriment of local users. That had caused local manufacturing to collapse and contributed to Sydney and Melbourne counting among the five most expensive cities in the world.
"If you want a poster child for getting it wrong, my home country is the poster child," he told the Senate committee on energy and natural resources.
Mr Liveris, an Australian, has also been at the forefront of the debate about gas availability in the eastern states, where manufacturers such as Incitec Pivot and Brickworks have complained about a lack of available gas as LNG ventures in Queensland hold back resources for their $60 billion export ventures in Gladstone. Gas buyers in Western Australia also complain of a shortage of reasonably priced supplies as producers sent their gas to customers overseas which are willing to pay higher prices.
Speaking on Wednesday Australian time, he told the committee on energy and natural resources that allowing all the proposed LNG export ventures in the US would result in higher prices for industry and consumers, and jobs being lost overseas as manufacturers shifted operations out of the country.
Opportunities and challenges
The hearing is being held to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with the US' ample gas resources, which have surged in recent years because of the boom in the shale gas sector. About a dozen proposed LNG export ventures in the US are seeking approval to make shipments overseas.
"America would sacrifice this once-in-a-generation natural advantage" if it doesn't curtail exports, Mr Liveris said. Dow is a bigger gas buyer for its chemical manufacturing operations than most countries, he said.
Mr Liveris didn't argue against any LNG exports but urged decisions on LNG export approvals to be made "cautiously and incrementally" so that the US maximised the advantages of its shale gas boom.
The US has the opportunity to "have it all" and be both an energy and manufacturing superpower, he said, calling for "responsible exports over time".
■ Deloitte warns on Australian LNG supply costs
■ Shell joins rush of US LNG export ventures
■ Gas producers reject Brickworks' claims
The Australian Financial Review


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Address: 115 Durango St, El Paso, TX 79901 - MAP
Phone: (915) 544-4191
Web: www.1914lounge.com
Chill at the 1914 Lounge. This nightlife spot offers bottle service and semi VIP tables, and features some of the best DJs from Arizona, California and beyond.
Address: 201 N Stanton St, El Paso, TX 79901 - MAP
Phone: (915) 256-7633
Web: www.club101.com
Club 101 rocks the house and the city's nightlife scene with club nights plus live entertainment like Snoop Dogg, Atmosphere and some of the hottest DJs from across the U.S.
Address: 1201 Airway Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925 - MAP
Phone: (915) 779-5233 (LAFF)
Web: www.comicstripelpaso.com
Laugh it up with the kings and queens of comedy at the El Paso Comic Strip Comedy Club. As a favorite local nightlife spot and one of the nation's top comedy clubs, the Comic Strip has hosted Jim Carrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Sinbad, Paul Rodriguez and more.
The El Paso Comic Strip Comedy Club has been targeting the funny bone of visitors since 1986. And it's been extremely successful, earning awards and recognition as a top comedy club.
The Club features well-known comedians and up-and-coming stars. In fact, celebrities who have graced the stage before they were headliners include Jim Carrey, Dave Chappelle, Tim Allen, Ellen DeGeneres, Sinbad, Paul Rodriguez, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, George Lopez, Steve Harvey and a host of others.
The El Paso Comic Strip Comedy Club was voted "Best Comedy Club in Texas" by Comedy Ink Magazine and "Best Entertainment Venue" in El Paso by the El Paso Times.
A full-service bar is located in the showroom, and the club currently hosts 2 shows per evening.
Address: 214 Cincinnati Ave, El Paso, TX 79902 - MAP
Phone: (915) 532-7333
Web: www.facebook.com
Beer aficionados won't want to miss Hemingway's KPT, a small but popular nightlife venue and place for sampling microbrews from around the world.
Address: 1720 W Paisano Dr, El Paso, TX 79922 - MAP
Phone: (915) 533-1919
Web: www.shambala.net
Drink and dine on the site where conquistador Don Juan de Oñate first crossed the Rio Grande, at the storied La Hacienda Restaurant & Bar. Try a Three Bell Margarita and the chili rellenos.
Address: 4012 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 - MAP
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Record: 5-1, 2-1 Big 12
It's been a fun season in Lubbock so far, and at the season's halfway point, the Red Raiders have already equaled all of last year's win total. The offense has been good but not great, but the reason for the success and top 25 ranking halfway through this season: the defense.
Art Kaufman came in to become Tech's fourth defensive coordinator in four years, but he's working with speed, depth and talent unlike anything his predecessors had. It's already paying off. Texas Tech leads the Big 12 in total defense and is the only team in the league giving up fewer than four yards per play. That defense was never more impressive than when it held West Virginia to just seven points for most of the game. The No. 5 Mountaineers did manage a late meaningless touchdown in Texas Tech's 49-14 win .
The Red Raiders have impressive depth at receiver, and Eric Stephens' return has bolstered quarterback Seth Doege's efforts. Outside of a lopsided loss to an angry Sooners team, Texas Tech has looked great every single week. A Week 6 win over Iowa State in Ames was nothing easy, and last week's rout of West Virginia shot the Red Raiders into the polls after a strong 3-0 start against weak nonconference teams. That schedule's toughened up now, and Texas Tech's looking a whole lot tougher. Last year's victory over No. 1 Oklahoma gave Tech five wins for the season, but it didn't win again all season. The second half will be about changing that after knocking off the Mountaineers last week.
Offensive MVP: Seth Doege, quarterback. Only Geno Smith has more touchdown passes than Doege's 21, and the duo are the nation's only quarterbacks with at least 20 touchdown passes over the first half of the season. Doege's spreading it around, too, which makes Texas Tech's offense even more difficult to cover. Darrin Moore's caught seven touchdown passes, but no Tech receiver has more than 400 yards receiving, despite Doege throwing for almost 1,900 yards in six games.
Defensive MVP: Cody Davis, safety. Apologies to defensive lineman Kerry Hyder on this one, but I'm going with Davis, the team's most experienced player and leading tackler. A year ago, Texas Tech couldn't stop much of anything, but Davis has been a rock on the back line for the Red Raiders and has 45 tackles with a pair of interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown against Texas State. He also has 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups.


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FIVE up-and-coming dancers from South Lakeland are set for a taste of fame, after being chosen to perform in a professional production of Swan Lake.
The youngsters – Olivia Allen from Kendal, Clarissa Bousfield from Arnside, Claudia Bull from Greyrigg, Lauren Hayton from Kendal and Megan Miller from Stainton – were chosen at audition from among 240 hopefuls to appear in the production at the Preston Charter Theatre alongside the prestigious English Youth Ballet.
The young dancers will perform alongside the EYB's international principal artists in a professional production, gaining an insight into what life is like as a professional ballet dancer.
British principal ballerina, Julianne Rice Oxley, said: "I feel very privileged to be a principal with the EYB as I get to work with some of the UK's most talented young dancers.
"I find them incredibly inspiring!"
The young cast are currently engaged in rehearsals at Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School in a 10-day intensive rehearsal process.
They will appear in three performances of Swan Lake on April 5 and 6.


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I liked the house and Xenobia (the owner) was lovely; the decor was good. I would go back for sure. (NB this is written by Olly Meller-Herbert, for whom I booked this room. I did not stay there myself; Rachel Meller)
I liked very much the kindness of people and the friendly atmosphere. Also the neighborrood of the hotel is cool far from manhattan center. No toilets in the room
Handsome building over 100 years old. The integrity of the building has been left in tact, so the room sizes are a little odd, but worth the atmosphere. Lovely back garden sitting area. Excellent hostess. I'll stay here again.
We've stayed in Manhattan loads of times, so fancied trying somewhere a little different. Wasn't sure what to expect, but very pleasantly surprised. It's a 5min walk from a subway station that's 15mins into Lower Manhattan. The local area also feels very safe, even in the dark, early hours of the morning. I would also have to add that the lady who owns/runs the guest house is absolutely lovely and very helpful with suggestions that only the 'locals' are likely to know about and very knowledgeable about the local community, which is brilliant. Give it a go if you want to experience something different to the typical Times Square budget hotel or international student hostel. Great flavour of what life is like "living in Brooklyn".
staff was very friendly, rooms were nice, quiet.
A lovely b&b in brooklyn. Very good friendly hostess, great room with very comfortable bed. Very close to Manhattan and centrally located in brooklyn with beautifull prospect park around the corner.
This is a very informal,very freindly place to stay. You will arrive and wonder if you`ve made a big mistake-HOWEVER-you will leave being glad you booked.After spending each day in Manhatten it was great to get back to a real community.This is real Brooklyn-NOT the upmarket version at the Brooklyn Bridge area. We found the location very convenient.If we go to ny again we will stay here--that says it all.Not perfect, but more than adequate.Owner/manager(Zenobia), very freindly & helpful. Not a lover of shared bathrooms or connecting doors between other rooms even though they`re locked.Nothing at this hotel would stop me from using it again. Your initial reactions to this area & hotel will mislead you-I was scared-but could not have been more wrong.Used all the local amenities, day & night & felt safe & secure. No signs up to say this is a hotel.Us British would refer to this as a b&b, or a Boarding House.
What a pleasant surprise! A handsome turn-of-the-century town house on a tree lined street, a short distance from downtown Manhattan. The rooms are nicely furnished, the host is personable and seeks to make the guest comfortable. One has to climb stairs, but that is a small price to pay for the charming atmosphere. NO!
Charming B&B. Felt like I was staying with friends even though I was traveling alone. Incredibly personal service. Charming rooms. Quiet house in easy access to all of NYC & Brooklyn. I highly reccommend this place!
Very friendly and helpful owner. Decent rooms, good value for money if you do not mind sharing bathroom with other guests. Good connection to Manhattan by metro (25 minutes, station about 250 metres).
This was a beautiful old house, very nicely decorated with antiques and original art. The owner, Zenobia, was very warm and kind, and took good care of us. We had a comfortable, pleasant stay.
My wife and I stayed in this lovely B&B for a overnight business trip to New York. The charming place offers terrific value for the money. I would stay here again and recommend it without hesitation. Third floor shower handles were leaking. It is a small issue that does not take away the overall excellent experience while we were there.
It was quiet, comfortable and clean. I prefer not to share bathroom facilities. But, it wasn't a problem.
Host was very helpful with how to get around the city and local points of interest. Optional breakfast was very good with ample portions. Room was very comfortable and bathroom (shared) was spacious. Other guests were diverse which added to our experience. Easy access to subway.
The apartment is adorable with a lot or character and it's located in a safer residential area of Brooklyn while still conveniently located to everything you need. A block from the subway, 20 minutes to Manhattan, walking distance to bars and brunch locations, and 10 minutes from the Brooklyn Bridge. It was very private, I never had to see anyone, but they were always available by phone if I needed them and very accommodating. They let me keep my baggage there after check out so that I could keep exploring. I would go back and have already started recommending them to my friends.
Very nice and homelike atmosphere, wonderful hosts. Delicious breakfast. Lots of information about New York. This B&B was the perfect choice for our stay in New York. Would definitely go there again!
the cleanliness of the house and setting of the room
This place is magic. It's like walking into an enchanted wardrobe (CS Lewis) and finding a beautiful land of brownstones, soulful jazz, and kind world travelers on the other side. How many Inn keepers greet you with a hug when you first walk through the door? Inn keeper Debbie does and that's just the beginning of the journey that is followed by family stories, neighborhood history, and cooking that tops any local restaurant. The house Jazz party took the whole experience to another level. Listening to Debbie's partner, Eric, and his band play Jazz standards in the inn parlor was pure joy. The fish fry that followed two sets of groovy blue notes was outstanding and I don't even like fish. Yes the doors creak and floor squeaks and there are no TVs in the room, but that's the way it should be on the other side of the wardrobe. Thanks Debbie and Eric for a real good time! Nada


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iStones (in wabi and sabi) for your ipod
Why keep your iPod in something boring when you can keep in a cool-looking rock? I'm not sure there's much more to say about this, other than this would look way cooler in your apartment than some lame docking station.
A great dock especially if you like to plug your iphone into a speaker system or your TV. Includes a remote to change tracks or increase volume!Tags: electronics, ipod, technology, gadgets, tech, remote controls, remote, Apple, gizmosAdded 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com
I pretty much have to have these. Anyone want a pair of Bose computer speakers so I can get myself this speaker made of sustainable wood?
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Recently, Ken Smith (MLA '86), a New York-based landscape architect known for his work on synthetic landscapes, discussed some of his projects at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
He was warmly introduced by the GSD's Charles Waldheim (chair of the department of landscape architecture) as being "a singularity." Smith spoke about his work on a number of landscape sites, many of which display his keenness for transforming underused urban spaces into more dynamic ones. He believes that one of the challenges of his generation of designers has been "to re-occupy space that had already been used, maybe not used wisely, or had been abandoned, or in some way was marginalized, and try to reclaim and transform it into something that would be useful within the city." At the Gardner, Smith presented his work as part of an artist team for the Third Street Light Rail Project in San Francisco, completed in 2007, and Pier 35, a project currently under construction in New York.
The Third Street Light Rail trackway paving design was commissioned by the San Francisco Art Agency. It was early in Smith's career; the project was the first piece of infrastructure on which he had ever worked. According to Smith, much of the inspiration for his design of the trackway came from music. "I was listening to a great deal of John Cage, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich at that time, and I was really interested in the conduction between music and landscape and what John Cage was saying about music being just sounds and emptiness between them—that sort of made sense in terms of landscape objects and space between them." As a landscape manifestation, the ten miles of paving that Smith designed form a series of musically-inspired spacing patterns: there is regular-time spacing, quarter time, which occurred at stations, triple time, and finally a separate spacing interval for intersections.
Smith described the project as presenting both standard and atypical conditions: dynamic planning really comes when engineers and designers thoughtfully plan for atypical conditions. "As good as it is to determine the typicals, because they will dominate the system, you have to really pay attention to the atypical conditions, because that's where it all falls apart," stressed Smith.
Pier 35, an "eco-park," is part of a two-pier reconstruction project along with Pier 15, both of which are initial projects in a larger plan to incorporate the East River waterfront into New York's urban fabric. As a leading designer on the Pier 35 site, Smith has focused on taking what was a derelict district and responding to the surrounding neighborhoods and connections in an effort to create a renewed vibrant Lower Manhattan community.
He ruminated on how the redesign began to take shape and the nature of his creative process. "This part of the pier had fallen in, it had actually degraded to the point that it had just collapsed into the water. And this is the kind of inductive part of the project because we took that opportunity to not rebuild what was there but to actually think about it differently."
Smith rethought more than just design, stepping off pier grounds and jumping into ecological waters. In addition to raised dune planters made up of native grasses and perennials, the eco-park includes a carefully crafted mussel habitat. New York's waters, once filled with mussels, are clean enough now that mussels are coming back. An ecologist was hired onto Smith's team to help build a habitat formed by sloped surfaces with rock gradients in which the mussels can grow.
To ensure that the scale would be right for mussels, each rock had to be precisely located, so the whole building process was heavily supervised down to the placement of rocks on pre-cast concrete blocks. "You can't really just do a drawing of a jumbled gradient and expect the contractor to get it right, so my staff went to this construction site near Albany and they personally supervised the placement of every single rock," said Smith.
The typical New York seawall is vertical and tidal change usually goes unnoticed, which makes Pier 35's sloped-surface mussel habitat, moving between above and below-water conditions, distinctive. "During the construction of this, we spent a lot of time out there, and over the course of six hours on site you would go through a tidal shift," said Smith. Pier 35, which is planned to be finished within the year, is one of the few places in Manhattan where New Yorkers will see the change of the tides.
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|"Senate Republicans have objected to a conference time and again… They know that a budget conference would only put the spotlight on divisions within the House Republican caucus."
"One year ago this week, when President Obama signed a directive suspending deportation of upstanding young people… who were brought to this country as children."
"Thanks to President Obama's courageous action, Blanca and hundreds of thousands of upstanding young men and women like her can rest easier knowing they are no longer in danger of being deported… And they can get the nine numbers that unlock a successful future – a social security number."
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding Republican objections to a budge conference and the importance of bipartisan immigration reform. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
It has been 86 days – almost three months – since the Senate passed its common-sense, pro-growth budget. Democrats are proud of this budget. We believe it reflects our priorities: protecting middle class families and growing the economy.
Still, we are willing to negotiate a budget compromise with our Republican counterparts. Even though Democrats know we won't get everything we want from those negotiations, we still believe Congress should set sound fiscal policy through the regular order of the budget process.
But Democrats and Republicans will never find common ground if we never start negotiating.
For 86 days, Republican leaders have objected to a conference with the House of Representatives. In conference, Democrats and Republicans could work together to work out our differences – differences between our budgets as well as our priorities. But Senate Republicans have objected to a conference time and again.
Today I read a report in Politico that House Republicans are more than happy for their Senate colleagues to obstruct and delay. They know that a budget conference would only put the spotlight on divisions within the House Republican caucus. This is what Politico wrote: "Going to conference to match the House and Senate-passed budgets — or making any movement on the budget right now — could open up a schism in the [Republican] caucus on spending that for months leadership has managed to keep mostly at bay."
But as Senate Republicans cover for their dysfunctional House colleagues, the country inches closer to another crisis: a default on the nation's bills.
Reasonable Republicans are just as concerned as I am about this latest manufactured crisis – a crisis that would undercut the economic progress of the last four years. They have come to the floor repeatedly to call on Republican leaders to stop blocking bipartisan budget negotiations. I hope they prevail. I hope Republican leaders will stop bowing to Tea Party extremists and listen to the more reasonable members of their caucus.
If past is prologue, using the full faith and credit of the United States government as a political hostage will not only be bad for the economy it will also be bad for the Republican Party. It's time Republican leaders acknowledged that compromise – not reckless brinkmanship – will put America on the road to fiscal responsibility.
Immigration Reform
For 16 years, Blanca Gamez thought she was an average American girl. But when Blanca turned 16, one by one her friends learned to drive. Blanca's parents sat her down and explained an important truth: Blanca couldn't get her driver's license because she is an undocumented immigrant.
Blanca's parents brought her from Mexico to the United States when she was a tiny baby – just 7 months old. Because they came without the proper paperwork, Blanca was missing something important. "You need nine numbers," Blanca's parents told her – referring to the social security number that opens doors American citizens take for granted.
I had an opportunity to meet Blanca when I was in Las Vegas recently. She is a young woman with everything going for her. She's smart. She's driven. And she loves this country with a passion that is truly moving. In fact, Blanca doesn't even remember the country where she was born. To her, home means Nevada. Unfortunately, without a social security number, Blanca faced challenges her American-born peers didn't.
But all that changed one year ago this week, when President Obama signed a directive suspending deportation of upstanding young people like Blanca who were brought to this country as children. Almost 300,000 DREAMers – undocumented immigrants who came to this country as children – have already taken advantage of this opportunity.
Thanks to President Obama's courageous action, Blanca and hundreds of thousands of upstanding young men and women like her can rest easier knowing they are no longer in danger of being deported. They can now work and drive legally. And they can get the nine numbers that unlock a successful future – a social security number.
But Blanca's future – and the future of 800,000 young DREAMers – will remain uncertain until Congress passes common-sense immigration reform. President Obama's directive is only a temporary solution. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives has taken aim at the DREAMers, voting recently to resume deportation of promising young people like Blanca.
And the directive doesn't address the 10 million people living in this country without the proper documentation who don't qualify for deferred action. Many of these individuals are the parents or siblings of DREAMers like Blanca. The bipartisan legislation before the Senate is the opportunity they have been waiting for.
This bill offers a pathway to earned citizenship that begins by going to the back of the line, paying taxes and fines, learning English and getting right with the law.
This measure will be good for national security. It will be good for our economy. And it will be good for millions of immigrant families.
The bill isn't perfect. But it takes important steps to reform our broken legal immigration system and strengthen border security.
I know many of my colleagues have ideas about how to improve this bill. I hope we will be able to process additional amendments soon, so that we can give those ideas the debate and the votes they deserve. We have five amendments pending. We could vote on four of them right away. My colleagues should be aware, unless we begin voting on amendments soon, we will need to work through the weekend in order to finish this bill before July 4.
Recognizing that this is a nation founded by immigrants, I hope Senators will consider every amendment to this bill with compassion. Like generations before them, Blanca's parents and millions of other undocumented immigrants came here seeking a better life.
The author C.S. Lewis said, "You are never too old… to dream a new dream." It is time for Congress to help 11 million dreamers – young and old – get right with the law and unlock their potential.


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Goal is to make powwow a full community event
By Peg Wunder
Tonya Hertel, who works with the Lakota Education Program at Mobridge-Pollock School, presented a program to Rotary, Monday, April 8, about the upcoming powwow at the school.
The event will be held at the Mobridge-Pollock High School gym on Saturday, April 20. Tonya is in charge of the Lakota education program at school. She said that the goal is to make the powwow a community event that will be enjoyed by everyone. Last year there were over 130 registered dancers and 14 drum groups and it is hoped there will be even more this year. Eventually she would like to see the program grow to be more than a one-day event. Cash prizes are given to first, second and third place in each of the different categories. The categories range from tiny tots to senior citizens. The purpose of the powwow is to honor the Native American students who are graduating from high school this year. The graduates receive star quilts and a special ceremony is held with the girls receiving an Eagle plume and the boys receive a feather. The powwow starts with bringing in the American flag. The powwow is considered a social event for the Native Americans.
Rotary presented a check for $300 to Tonya to help with the expenses of the event.
President Harley Overseth introduced Rueben Penske who is new in Mobridge and who is interested in getting involved in the community and meeting people.
Sharon Martin passed a work sheet for the Tiger Relays, which will be held this Friday. It was decided to charge $l.00 for children and $2.00 for adults for admission. MYO handles the concession stand. Businesses have been approached for sponsorships and the response has been very good.
Marc McClellan handed out money to all those who had won in the Final Four with the exception of the two teams that will be playing for the championship.
Peg Wunder announced that 38 years ago she, along with Kitty Steidler Martin, started the art show. She invited everyone to attend this year's show saying that admission is free and that the hours of the show are noon until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
The membership at Rotary is presently at 36 and Tom Collignon suggested that Rotarians invite someone to come to Rotary with them. There will be a membership drive in the fall and membership needs to be increased.
Michele Harrison announced that next Wednesday, April 17, the Ambassadors/Ag Committee would have their annual meeting at Pizza Ranch. This meeting is to set the schedule that the two committees will be involved in for the year.
Dawn Konold announced that the All Star Basketball Game will be at the Mobridge-Pollock School gym Saturday night.
Bingo Kindt was not present to claim the 50/50 pot. Michelle Harrison will have the program next week when Rotary meets at the Moose Club at noon.
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Zero phase-shift
Are there any designs that have zero phase-shift from input to output that are simple enough to be built by someone who has only built a headphone amp up until now?
To the extent that all real world devices have some amount of capacitance and inductance, the literal answer is that no such thing exists. In the real world, your concern is that all frequencies are delayed by the same amount. There are any number of competent designs that meet that criterion. Can you be more specific as to what you're looking for?
Thanks grollins,
What am I looking for? I'll start by saying why I was looking for zero shift. I thought (probably wrong) that by keeping both V and I in phase from input to output then (with good design) sound quality would remain high, and also power wastage would remain low.
I say this based on the fact that with normal ac electric principles (I am an electrician) that being in-phase (0degrees) reduces power factor (lead/lag). Also, I think I read that HF travels with the voltage while LF travels with the current (I could have totally mis-interpeted what I read though).
What sound would I like? As best as is reasonably possible without creating too many headaches (with the design). Probably what everyone is looking for.
I hope I have explained myself properly here.
The phaseshift in that regard is negligible.
So i guess I am looking down the wrong road here then?
Voltage and current don't separately carry low and high frequencies. If you want to talk about phase shift, you're going to need to look at the reactive components of a given circuit and the bandwidth. There will be phase shift at the ends of the bandwidth, but you can safely assume that all the frequencies in the middle will arrive at the same time.
This can be made a lot more complicated if you want, but I'm assuming you want the sound bite version...
So is what I am looking for a non-starter? I understand the complex rectances that take place due to the audio spectrum.
I guess I wil start looking around again then.
In a nutshell, if you build something with much wider bandwidth than you need, it will have near zero phase shift in the area you care about. This assumes no crazy all-pass networks in the circuit, but that's probably a safe assumption. Build a power amp that's -3 dB at 3 Hz and -3 dB at 100 kHz, and the phase shift between 20 and 20000 will be very small. Reasonable phase shift isn't generally considered audible, but IMO it's still a desirable thing to keep it to a minimum.
I'm still not clear how you came to believe that this is a major problem in audio gear. Depending on how you want to look at things, your average dynamic loudspeaker (the kind with a voice coil and magnet) is regarded as a current-driven transducer; the idea that voltage is involved is just an inconvenient side effect. In fact, you can make an excellent argument for using current source amplifiers (as opposed to voltage source amps) to run midranges and tweeters. There's an even stronger case to be made for using them for woofers, except for the annoying fact that woofers need a low impedance source driving them to keep the cone from running away. That, in turn, can be overcome by using a current source amplifier, then using a servo system to hold the cone back...but that's getting rather farther down the road than you'll be wanting to go at the moment.
Trust me, this is tantamount to fretting over the color of paint on a race car when discussing how fast it will go.
Unless got things such as 'zero capacitance,zero inductance',otherwise there is no such thing as 'zero phase shift'.
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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon will leave his calculator at home as the Dockers prepare themselves for a mathematical and physical test against AFL strugglers Melbourne on Saturday night.
The Dockers could finish as high as sixth - and earn a home final - or as low as eighth depending on a myriad of results this weekend.
Fremantle are expected to thrash lowly Melbourne in Perth, but the final margin will play a large role in determining where the Dockers finish.
If Sydney beat Geelong, Fremantle (with a percentage of 112.4) will finish sixth if they can ensure their percentage ends up being higher than the Cats (116.0) and North Melbourne (111.6).
Because Geelong and North Melbourne (who take on Greater Western Sydney) play their respective games before the Dockers, Fremantle will know exactly what they need to win by before their game against Melbourne.
But Lyon claims he couldn't care less about all the different scenarios, saying it would be fraught with danger if his team started worrying about percentage instead of the win.
"I won't bring the calculator. I failed quantitative studies at uni, so it's not a concern for me," Lyon said on Thursday.
"Potential results are a distraction.
"All I know is if you muck around with your form, if you take your eye off the ball and you blink, you've lost to a bottom-of-the-ladder team.
"I can certainly see the headlines if we were to lose on the weekend.
"I'd prefer not to see those headlines, but we've got a fair idea of what they'd look like.
"So we're pretty determined to continue to write our own story, and our own story is prepare really well, improve our football and respect our opposition and don't worry about future possibilities."
Lyon also dismissed suggestions Fremantle would be better off finishing eighth if cross-town rivals West Coast finished fifth, a scenario that would set up a western derby final and cancel out the Eagles' home-ground advantage.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich, who has been struggling with Achilles tendon tightness and a corked hamstring, will be given up until game day to prove his fitness.
Lyon revealed the club had flown in tendon experts to assess Pavlich's niggles in recent weeks, but the 30-year-old was confident he could front up against the Demons.
"That Achilles he's managed for the last five years," Lyon said.
"We have a strong plan in place with that and then he had the adductor and corked hamstring.
"Most of that's settled down."


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FILED: June 17, 2009
Yamhill County Circuit Court
Ronald W. Stone, Judge.
Argued and submitted on January 21, 2009.
Paula J. Lawrence argued the cause for appellant.Ā With her on the brief was The Lawrence Law Firm.
Anna Marie Joyce, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent.Ā With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.
Before Edmonds, Presiding Judge, and Wollheim, Judge, and Sercombe, Judge.
Sercombe, J., dissenting.
Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of controlled substances, ORS 475.894, and assigns error to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence.Ā We review the trial court's legal conclusions for errors of law, but we defer to the court's findings of historical fact so long as there is sufficient evidence in the record to support them.Ā State v. Ehly, 317 Or 66, 75, 854 P2d 421 (1993).Ā For the reasons expressed below, we affirm.
The following facts are uncontested.Ā Officer Linck, a member of the Newberg Dundee Police Department, went to a city park after a police dispatcher informed him that "an off-duty officer called in [about] a man sitting in the bushes and [the man] had been swinging a samurai type sword around and the information was also given that he was carrying it under his coat."Ā When Linck arrived at the park, there were several people in the vicinity of the sidewalk adjoining the park watching defendant.Ā The officer spoke with the informant who had called the police because he was concerned about defendant's mannerisms and the fact that he had a sword in a public area.Ā As Linck conversed with the informant, defendant came walking up out of the park and got in his vehicle.Ā At the time, Linck was able to observe that defendant had an object with him, although he could not determine if it was a sword.(1)
Linck approached the driver's window of defendant's vehicle and made contact with defendant.Ā Linck asked defendant about the sword, and defendant replied that he had been playing disc golf and that he had used the sword to retrieve the disc when it flew into the bushes.Ā In the meantime, two other police officers, James and Busse, had arrived on the scene.Ā They parked behind defendant's vehicle, thereby blocking it from leaving.Ā Linck's personal contact with defendant at that time ended by Linck taking defendant's driver license from him.Ā
Busse then spoke with the off-duty officer who had called the police.Ā Busse described his conversation with the informant:
"Well, the caller again told me that he was an off-duty officer.Ā He had told me that he had been up on the sidewalk adjacent to River Street along the edge of Hoover Park [and] that he had seen the defendant down in the park and the park is sort of a bit of a ravine--it's down a reasonable distance from the sidewalk so you look down into it--there's a creek down there, it's in a lower area.Ā He'd seen the defendant down there swinging a sword around and he * * * mimicked how the sword was being swung around, which my description of his actions were that it was in a figure eight motion in front of his body.Ā He then also said that the defendant went into the brush for a short period of time, exited, and then put the sword away under what he called a towel."Ā
After speaking with the informant, Busse approached defendant's vehicle, where defendant remained seated.Ā He could see the sword in a scabbard in the back seat area of the vehicle directly behind defendant and on top of other objects.Ā Linck estimated the sword to be between three-and-one-half and four feet in length.Ā Busse asked defendant if what he observed was the sword that defendant had been carrying in the park.Ā Defendant confirmed that it was.Ā Busse asked defendant if he could remove the sword from the scabbard to examine it.Ā Defendant agreed, and Busse retrieved the scabbard from the vehicle.Ā Busse described what he observed:
"The scabbard was wrapped in something similar to maybe like an ace bandage or maybe a cloth wrap of some sort and there were several knives and a couple of long nail spikes in this wrap around the scabbard."Ā
Busse then asked defendant for consent to "look through his vehicle."Ā Initially, defendant hesitated, apparently concerned that the officer was going to remove all of his possessions from his vehicle.Ā Busse asked defendant "whether or not he had anything in [the vehicle] he shouldn't have."Ā Defendant replied that he had a rifle and another sword in the vehicle, although hidden from view.Ā As defendant and Busse continued to discuss whether defendant was going to consent to a search of his vehicle, defendant asked if he could get a drink from a cooler that was in the back of his vehicle.Ā Busse replied that defendant would need to ask one of the other officers for assistance "because I didn't feel comfortable with him getting into the back of the vehicle by himself not knowing what might have been back there."Ā Defendant then consented to a search of the vehicle based on the assurances that the officers would not dump his possessions on the street and leave them there and that he could get a drink from his cooler with the assistance of another officer.
As defendant got out of the vehicle, James noticed a small hatchet on his hip that had not been visible when defendant was sitting in the vehicle.Ā James was "concerned that [defendant] had a fairly decent sized weapon * * * in close proximity to his hands."Ā James was also concerned under the circumstances that defendant was in possession of additional weapons.Ā Accordingly, James asked defendant to place his hands behind his back so that he could conduct a patdown search of defendant's person for weapons.Ā
During the patdown search, James discovered a small bag that felt like it was "loaded with other things" and could have contained small knives, needles, darts, or razor blades.Ā When asked, defendant agreed to remove the bag from his pocket but declined to allow James to look inside the bag.Ā James put the bag on top of the vehicle without looking inside it.Ā He then continued the patdown search and felt a "hard object and it was a couple inches long and towards the end of one end was a bend."Ā From where James was standing, he could see down inside of the pocket, which was "kind of flop[ped] open," and, in the pocket, he observed a pipe commonly used for smoking illegal drugs.Ā James then removed the pipe, handcuffed defendant, and started to open the small bag that had been taken from defendant's pocket.Ā However, before James opened the bag, defendant informed him that there were illegal drugs in it.Ā James then opened the bag and found drug paraphernalia and some small baggies with white residue inside.Ā James advised defendant of his Miranda rights, and defendant confirmed thereafter that the white residue in the baggies was methamphetamine.Ā
Meanwhile, the other officers had discovered a second pipe with white residue under the driver's seat of defendant's vehicle while conducting the search of the vehicle.Ā As a result of the above discoveries, defendant was charged by indictment with unlawful possession of methamphetamine.Ā Before trial, defendant moved to suppress "all evidence obtained as the result of an unlawful stop and warrantless search [and] seizure in this matter, and all derivative evidence therefrom, in violation of the state and federal constitutions and state statutes."Ā After conducting a hearing, the trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress, and defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
On appeal, defendant essentially makes three arguments:Ā
"The trial court in this case ruled that the stop in this case was justified by reasonable suspicion [that] defendant had committed the crimes of Disorderly Conduct and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.Ā However, the facts of the case do not support a finding of reasonable suspicion for either crime.
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"In addition, the sword defendant was observed carrying was a samurai-type sword.Ā A samurai-type sword is not * * * 'a knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, . . . or any similar instrument' as required to violate * * * ORS 166.240, Carrying a Concealed Weapon.Ā In the alternative, even if officers initially had reasonable suspicion for the crime of Carrying a Concealed Weapon, then it dissipated once the officers personally inspected the sword.
"Finally, in the alternative, even if the stop was justified, the subsequent 'officer safety' search of defendant was not lawful.Ā The officers did not reasonably suspect that defendant was armed and dangerous to the officers or others present, and defendant did not consent to the search."(2)
The first issue is whether Linck acted lawfully when he detained defendant by taking his driver license from him.Ā The state agreed at oral argument that defendant was deprived of his freedom of movement at the point in time that Linck took possession of his driver license.Ā See State v. Holmes, 311 Or 400, 406-07, 813 P2d 28 (1991) (holding that a deprivation of freedom of movement occurs under Article I, section 9, when a police officer temporarily restrains a person's liberty).Ā However, the state argues that defendant's detention was justified by the officer's reasonable suspicion that defendant had been carrying a concealed weapon in the park.Ā An officer may legally detain a person if the officer "reasonably suspects that [the] person has committed or is about to commit a crime."Ā ORS 131.615(1).Ā A reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct exists when a police officer has a subjective belief that a crime has been committed and that belief is objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.Ā ORS 131.605(5).Ā
ORS 166.240(1) provides that it is unlawful for a person to carry a concealed weapon:
"[A]ny person who carries concealed upon the person any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person, commits a Class B misdemeanor."
(Emphasis added.)Ā The terms "dirk" and "dagger" are not defined by statute.Ā We conclude therefore that the legislature intended that the ordinary meanings of the words apply.Ā State v. McJunkins, 171 Or App 575, 579, 15 P3d 1010 (2000).Ā A "dagger" is defined as a "short knife used for stabbing."Ā Webster's Third New Int'l Dictionary 570 (unabridged ed 2002).Ā A "dirk" is commonly understood to mean a "long straight-bladed dagger[.]" ĀId. at 642.Ā The historical function of a dagger was to pierce armor.Ā McJunkins, 171 Or App at 579.Ā Historically, daggers existed in several varieties; a dirk was one kind of dagger with a blade of approximately 18 inches.Ā Id.Ā While a three-and-one-half foot long samurai sword is not a dirk or a dagger, it could qualify as an "other similar instrument" for purposes of ORS 166.240(1) if it also is designed for stabbing.Ā
By ordinary definition, a sword is "1 a : a weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting set in a hilt usually terminating in a pommel and often having a tang or a protective guard where the blade joins the handle * * * 2 a : an instrument of destruction."Ā Webster's at 2314. ĀIn State v. Tucker, 28 Or App 29, 33, 558 P2d 1244, rev den, 277 Or 491 (1977), we explained:
"The phrase here in controversy, 'any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person' is preceded by a specific list of weapons, i.e., firearms, knives, metal knuckles, and slung shot.Ā We construe this phrase to embrace those items which are similar in nature to the enumerated objects, and are designed and intended primarily as weapons to inflict bodily injury or death.Ā Accordingly we hold this statute applies to items not enumerated which are designed and intended primarily to inflict injury on the person or property of another."
(Emphasis added.)Ā
Here, given the description provided, Linck could reasonably suspect from the information furnished by the informant that the sword in defendant's possession while he was in the park was designed primarily to inflict injury on the person or property of another by stabbing, similar to the function of a dirk or dagger, and that the sword had been concealed on defendant's person.Ā Linck was aware that the informant, an off-duty police officer, had told the dispatcher that defendant had been carrying a sword under his coat while in the park.Ā When Linck arrived at the park, he was able to observe that defendant was carrying an object, but he "couldn't see that it was a sword."Ā When Linck initially contacted defendant while defendant was seated in his vehicle, the sword was in a scabbard wrapped in a scarf.Ā Also, defendant admitted that he had been using a sword while playing disc golf in the park.Ā Based on all of these circumstances, we conclude that Linck held an objectively reasonable suspicion that defendant had violated ORS 166.240(1) while in the park.
Defendant also argues that, even if the officers had a reasonable suspicion that he had been carrying a concealed weapon, the suspicion dissipated once the officers were able to examine the sword.Ā We disagree.Ā That argument is premised on the contention that the sword was not a "weapon" within the meaning of ORS 166.240(1), a notion that we reject for the reasons explained above.Ā Moreover, not only did the officers' examination of the sword reinforce their suspicion that defendant was carrying a concealed weapon, but their discovery of the throwing knives concealed in the scarf wrapped around the scabbard added to that suspicion.Ā
The dissent disagrees with the above analysis, asserting that the legislature could not have intended "large stabbing weapons" to constitute concealed weapons under the statute.Ā ___ Or App at ___ (Sercombe, J., dissenting) (slip op at 3).Ā Preliminarily, it is important to note that the dissent does not appear to dispute that the police had reasonable suspicion to believe that the sword had, in fact, been concealed on defendant's person while he was in the park, regardless of its size.Ā Indeed, the informant, an off-duty police officer, had told the dispatcher that defendant was carrying the sword under his coat while in the park.Ā
As importantly, the dissent does not cite any legislative history that supports its assertion that the legislature would have intended an 18-inch dirk to fall within the prohibition of ORS 166.240(1) but also would have intended to exclude from the coverage of the statute a 42-inch sword that, based on the record before us, is capable of being hidden from view by a coat.Ā In Tucker, we interpreted a version of ORS 166.240 that included a prohibition against the carrying of "any revolver, pistol, or other firearm" as well as "any dirk, dagger, * * * or any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of another."Ā (Emphasis added.)Ā In 1985, the legislature removed the reference to "any revolver, pistol, or other firearm" from ORS 166.240 and amended ORS 166.250 to make it unlawful for a person to "carr[y] any firearm concealed upon the person, without having a license to carry such firearm[.]"Ā Or Laws 1985, ch 543, ¦¦ 2 and 3 (emphasis added).Ā The 1985 legislature also left in ORS 166.240 the reference to "any dirk, dagger * * *." Ā(Emphasis added.)Ā Ā
Because Tucker was decided in 1977, the 1985 legislature would have been aware of our conclusion that the statute applied to any object not enumerated in the statute that is designed and intended primarily to inflict injury on the person or property of another.Ā In light of the 1985 amendments to the statute, as well as the language of the present version of ORS 166.240(1), we conclude that the legislature intended that the statute be construed comprehensively to apply to "any" object designed and intended primarily to inflict injury on a person or property that is capable of being concealed upon the body of a person without regard to whether the object is relatively small or large.(3) That understanding of the intended breadth of the statute leads us to respectfully disagree with the dissent's interpretation because it would add a further limitation to the scope of the statute that does not appear in the language of the statute.Ā See ORS 174.010 (providing that "the office of the judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is, in terms or in substance, contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted").ĀĀ
Finally, defendant challenges the patdown of defendant's person that resulted in the discovery of the methamphetamine that resulted in his conviction.Ā In defendant's view, the officers did not have a reasonable suspicion that defendant was armed and dangerous--a point of view belied by defendant's concealment of a samurai sword, throwing knives, and six-inch spikes; possession of a hatchet; and admissions that he had a rifle and another sword in his vehicle.
For the above reasons, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress.
SERCOMBE, J., dissenting.
I disagree with the majority's conclusion that concealment of a samurai sword is proscribed by ORS 166.240, the concealed weapons statute.Ā In my view, the statute regulates switchblade knives, dirks, daggers, ice picks, slungshots, metal knuckles, and other "similar instruments," i.e., small, concealable weapons that are designed to produce personal injury and could inflict similar types of injuries as the listed weapons.Ā I construe the concealed weapons statute not to include large weapons that are not readily concealable on a person.Ā
Because of my different understanding of the meaning of ORS 166.240, and in light of the analysis below, I would conclude that the police officers did not reasonably suspect that defendant had committed or was about to commit a crime when they stopped him.Ā The evidence sought to be suppressed was seized as a result of that unlawful stop.Ā Under State v. Hall, 339 Or 7, 25, 115 P3d 908 (2005), that evidence should have been suppressed because its discovery was not otherwise inevitable or sufficiently attenuated from the unlawful police conduct.Ā I respectfully dissent from the majority's conclusion to the contrary.
I agree with the majority that defendant was stopped when his automobile was blocked by the police vehicles and a police officer took defendant's driver's license.Ā By that time, the police officers knew that defendant had been swinging a samurai sword while sitting by himself in the park bushes and that defendant had carried the sword under his coat afterwards.Ā The state contends that the stop was justified under ORS 131.615(1) and Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution because the police had reasonable suspicion that defendant had committed the crimes of disorderly conduct, ORS 166.025(1), and carrying a concealed weapon, ORS 166.240(1).Ā
In my view, there was no reasonable suspicion that defendant violated ORS 166.240(1), the concealed weapons statute, by carrying an approximately four-foot sword under his coat.Ā ORS 166.240(1) provides:
"Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who carries concealed upon the person any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person, commits a Class B misdemeanor."
(Emphasis added.)Ā
The issue, then, is whether an approximately four-foot samurai sword is a "similar instrument" to a switchblade knife, dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot, or metal knuckles.Ā The majority reasons that, although a "samurai sword is not a dirk or dagger, it could qualify as an 'other similar instrument' for purposes of ORS 166.240(1), if it also is designed for stabbing."Ā ___ĀOr App at ___ĀĀ(slip op at 7).Ā Because a sword is designed for stabbing, the majority concludes that it is a "similar instrument" under the statute and that the officers had an objectively reasonable suspicion that defendant was carrying a weapon within the meaning of ORS 166.240(1).Ā Id.
In State v. Tucker, 28 Or App 29, 33, 558 P2d 1244, rev den, 277 Or 491 (1977), we construed the phrase "any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted" in a prior version of ORS 166.240(1) to mean "items not enumerated which are designed and intended primarily to inflict injury on the person or property of another."ĀĀ The word "similar" was added to the phrase "or any instrument" in 1985.Ā Or Laws 1985, ch 543, ¦ 2.Ā I agree that a "similar instrument" is one that is designed to produce the same type of injury as the enumerated weapons, that is, stabbing or blunt force injuries.Ā But I do not think that similarity in the type of injury produced is the only point of comparison used to determine what is a "similar instrument."Ā For example, a dirk is not similar to a lance used in jousting, even if both weapons produce stabbing injuries.Ā
To be "similar" means to be "1 : having characteristics in common : very much alike" or to be "2 : alike in substance or essentials" or "3 a : having the same shape."Ā Webster's Third New Int'l Dictionary 2120 (unabridged ed 2002).Ā It seems to me that a "similar instrument" is one that shares similar physical characteristics to the listed weapons.Ā Because the statute primarily defines the covered weapons as ones that can be carried on the person, the size or concealability of the weapon would seem to be an essential characteristic.Ā A "similar instrument" is one that is similar in size to the listed instruments.Ā Swichblades, daggers, dirks, stilettos, and ice picks are all relatively small stabbing weapons.Ā Swords are large stabbing weapons.Ā I do not read the statute to include large stabbing weapons as "similar instruments."Ā
There was no reasonable suspicion that defendant committed the crime of disorderly conduct.Ā ORS 166.025(1) defines that crime and provides, in part:
"A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the second degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, the person:
"(a)Ā Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior[.]"
In State v. Cantwell, 66 Or App 848, 853, 676 P2d 353, rev den, 297 Or 124 (1984), we construed the statutory phrase "violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior" to make unlawful only
"the use of physical force or physical conduct which is immediately likely to produce the use of such force and which is intended to create or recklessly creates a risk of public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm."
Similarly, in State v. Atwood, 195 Or App 490, 497, 98 P3d 751 (2004), the court held that the defendant's actions of becoming agitated and upset, slamming and bringing up his fists, and pointing his finger at another person were legally insufficient to support a conviction under ORS 166.025(1)(a).Ā We concluded that "there was no physical impact at all; defendant merely gestured angrily" and "[t]hat did not constitute 'the use of physical force.'"Ā Id. at 498; see also City of Eugene v. Lee, 177 Or App 492, 500, 34 P3d 690 (2001) (reversing conviction under city ordinance that was identical to ORS 166.025(1)(a) because the defendant's offensive haranguing of a passerby in a public place, while wildly gesticulating and thumping his Bible, did not constitute "physical acts of aggression," and there was no evidence that the defendant was about to engage in any physical act of aggression).
Defendant's actions here may have caused some level of alarm to witnesses, as in Atwood and Lee.Ā But waving a sword, while sitting by oneself in the bushes, is hardly "violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior" for the purposes of ORS 166.025(1).Ā Defendant's actions did not involve the use or imminent use of physical force in the sense required by the statute.Ā Accordingly, there was no reasonable suspicion that defendant had committed the crime of disorderly conduct.
Because the evidence seized was a product of an unlawful stop, I would reverse the denial of plaintiff's motion to suppress.Ā I dissent from the majority's contrary conclusion.
1. Linck testified, "He had the sword although I couldn't see it.Ā I couldn't see that it was a sword[.]Ā I could see that he had something else on him."Ā
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2. We do not understand defendant to argue that his consent to search was involuntary.Ā Rather, defendant refers to the circumstances leading up to the consent to search to argue that defendant was not a legitimate threat to the officers' safety.
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3. See, e.g., Tucker, 28 Or App at 33 (holding that "nunchaku sticks" are "instruments" under ORS 166.240 because "[t]hey are primarily designed and intended for use in combat with the purpose of causing injury or death"); see also State v. Courtier, 166 Or App 514, 519, 997 P2d 894 (2000) (holding that nunchaku sticks, "consisting of two wooden sticks, with swivels on each end and connected with a chain," are a dangerous or deadly weapon for purposes of Portland City Code ¦14.32.100, which prohibits carrying "any dangerous or deadly weapon in a concealed manner"); cf. State v. Turner, 221 Or App 621, 191 P3d 697 (2008) (holding an officer lacks reasonable suspicion that a defendant was concealing a ninja sword at the time that the officer motioned for defendant to pull over).
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Police have submitted a criminal sexual conduct warrant request to the prosecutor's office, said Miller, who said charges were not expected to be filed on Monday.
"We're reviewing the reports that we have," she said. "We're going to talk to the victim and any relevant witnesses."
Miller would not say whether police or her office had spoken to Rogers or if he was at the club when the complaint was made.
The Detroit police sex crimes unit also was investigating the complaint.
Team officials have been made aware of the complaint.
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An e-mail seeking comment was sent Monday to Rogers and a telephone message seeking comment was left with his agent, Kennard McGuire.
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