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Hey guys, long time reader, first time writer. Love what a lot of the input I read about from you guys. Anyways I bleed "Blue and Gold" so much that I have to shop at kroger. Kidding of course, but just like all of you I am overly attached to a team that disapoints me as if I were dating Lindsey Lohan and were concerned with her drug use.
So, I'll just get to it. I'm a sport communication major at IU, with an emphasis on video, but used to write in high school. I'm starting a blogspot blog, primarily focused on NBA and NCAA basketball. Here is the first entry I made. Let me hear some feedback. Anything would be great. Even telling me it sucks and I shouldn't quit my day job is fine. BTW please peep the hyperlinks, they add to the experience.
Frank the Tank: An Examination of the Interim Head Coach of the Indiana Pacers
by Adam Shear
I woke up Sunday morning erupting in glee to a text I received from a friend simply stating "O'Brien fired. Happy Sunday."
I jumped for joy on my bed like Brittany Spears in Crossroads (pshh... I don't want to hear it, I was cool enough to have a girlfriend in seventh grade, deal with it) and claimed it to be the happiest Sports Sunday for me since the Indianapolis Colts hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.
Then I calmed down and read the Indianapolis Star report claiming that assistant coach Frank Vogel would be promoted to head coach on an interim basis.
WAIT WHAT? Yes, the guy that used to go out early before games and put weird things on Danny Granger's legs to help improve his shooting technique... That guy was named the head coach of the Indiana Pacers.
The guy who didn't have a WikiPedia page until basically 5 minutes ago...Literally check the published date at the bottom here.
So, what do we know about Coach Vogel. Well we know he just graduated high school last May with a honors diploma and lost prom king honors to the captain of the football team. All jokes aside, he's been in the league for over 14 seasons, with his highest position being an assistant coach.
While experience can be critical in some instances of the coaching, I believe it is largely overrated. Everyone has to start somewhere and Vogel's opportunity just happens to be with an Indiana Pacers team that is in desperate need of change.
Things were not going to change with Voldemort (aka Jim O'Brien) at the helm. Listen, "he who must not be named" killed the confidence of Roy Hibbert to the point where he might as well have had a lightning bolt permanently scared onto his forehead.
Alright, I'll back off on my Harry Potter comparison, but the truth of the matter is this team had little to no confidence and a lot of that had to deal with O'Brien. He treated the media as a middle-man to crush the hopes and dreams of the young fragile ego's of the Pacers and "that ain't cool."
Trust me I'm 21, if someone with a higher position in the media kept telling me how awful I was; 1) I'd start to believe it 2) I would struggle and try to overcompensate for my inabilities. The millennials are a weak generation, we do not want to admit it, but if you want to fight about it we can send you some mean spirited messages via MySpace.
Let's get to what matters though, the basketball stuff, that is what this blog is about right? Yes. So here goes.
Frank Vogel is 2-0 and right now he has the best winning percentage in NBA history for any head coach...ever(Suck on them apples Phil and Red). While the two wins were over quite possibly the two worst teams/rosters in my recent memory and therefore they seem somewhat skewed. However, two wins are two wins (Cliche FTW!). This two game winning streak seems minuscule, but this Pacers team needed anything for a confidence boost (and a pat on the behind from preteen heart throb Vogel won't cut it).
Sure the Pacers beat two bad, check that terrible, teams that they probably would have beat with O'Brien, but what the unofficial sponsor of hair club for men couldn't do was game plan the way the way Vogel did/does.
While I'm as high on Vogel right now as Kid Cudi is on a regular basis, I want to put in perspective is what there is to like about Frank the Tank, and what reasons there for fans to be worried about so here goes...
The Cheerleader:
1. Confidence is key (heard sports fans love these cliche things)- Within two minutes of Frank Vogel being hired as the interim coach, the complete confidence of the Pacers hit a new dynamic. All of a sudden they went from being Tito to Janet (only the Celtics, Heat, Lakers, and Spurs have Michael status right now). Will they have their moments where they are like Janet at the Superbowl? Certainly. But now will they have games where everything is in rhythm (nation)? I believe so, because this team can have its "platinum" performances, due to a renewed confidence.
2. Politicians get votes, not critics - One thing that O'Brien did that really cost him his J-O-B (<- Everyone's favorite pun) was bash his players in the media. Larry Legend was not feeling the vibe from Jim, so he said his good bye.
"I never did that when I was a coach and I didn't like it when I was a player," Bird said. "If you look at some of our players, especially Roy, he looks like he's down. He's not running around, not having a good time like he was earlier. Obviously it's affecting him."
Flash to Vogel who said in his press conference:
"We've got a good basketball team," said Vogel. "I'm taking over a good basketball team and I've got a great deal of confidence that this thing will turn around right away."
AHHHHH! It's like the gates of heaven just opened up and a white dove wearing a Pacers P landed on Frank's shoulder.
Vogel even backs up his confidence in games. In his first game at the helm, he left the hot hand of Pacers rookie Paul George in the game during the final stretch. That people, is something Obie would have never done. Vogel also let young players Hibbert and Darren Collison "do thier thing" and it paid off.
Man, a person who says he is going to do something and actually does it... I wonder if Frank is a republican or a democrat?
3. Rotation, rotation, rotation - Every Pacers fan and their unaware mother could spot that something was wrong with Jim O'Brien's rotations and inconsistent minutes on the Pacers roster (don't believe the mother thing? ask Michele Shear).
In his first two games as the coach Vogel has already established a clear first and second unit. Group A includes: Collison, Mike Dunleavy, Granger, Josh McRoberts, and Hibbert. Group B: AJ Price, Dhantay Jones, P.George, Tyler Hansbrough, and Jeff Foster.
There are four reasons this is a fantastic move by Vogel. 1) It allows players to build more chemistry by creating a group of five players who can gain familiarity with one another. 2) These are the ten players (with the exception of D.Jones who will be replaced by Brandon Rush once he recovers from injury) who should have been receiving minutes all season. 3)Each unit has scoring options. Group A gets its points from Granger, Hibbert, Dunleavy, and Collison. Group B primarily relys on George and Hansbrough, with some contributions from Price. 4) No more watching the blob slowly slime his way up and down the court, while occasionally raising his arms to clank a three pointer off the back iron. Yes James Posey, I'm calling you out...expect a violently worded MySpace message soon.
4. Live and let Lance - Vogel has already been quoted several times saying that Summer League Superstar Lance Stephenson will soon get the opportunity to play. Lance is a physical guard who can beat up his opponent (who hopefully will not be his disgruntled girlfriend) and score at will. I have a feeling this will help improve an Indiana offense that has struggled recently.
The Pessimist
1. Things have certainly turned over - While Vogel helped coach the Pace to two wins, they were about as pretty as Gary Busey in a polka-dot bikini. Indiana is playing a little looser under Vogel, but that does not necessarily look as good as it sounds. Right now the team appears more confident when shooting the basketball, but you have to actually keep the ball in order to get shot opportunities. I believe this will tighten up once these units get more used to one another. Remember this team is pretty much going through it's second training camp right now.
2. De-Fense needs painted - If the Red Auerbach led Boston Celtics were a well oiled machine, this Pacers team is a 1976 AMC Pacer on defense right now.
Against the Cavaliers last night (who get my vote for worst team of all-time) the Pacers were unable to get stops against the weak Cavs. If Cleveland was not spending their time at the free-throw line, then they were hitting uncontested jump shots.
The Pacers are very capable of playing good--even great--defense, but they need to go back to the schemes they were using at the start of the season when they were one of the top five field goal defenses in the league. They need to do this while still playing disciplined. Easy task right? Sure. Hey I'm just an analyst. If I say it is an easy fix, then it's an easy fix. #ignoranceIsBliss
The Decision
To my count that's four positives to just two negatives, but just to make sure...
So yes, I do like what coach Vogel has done so far, and I do believe that the offensive and defensive lapses can be fixed. Can it be done in time to secure a spot for the playoffs though? In the words of Vogel "Stay Tuned."


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An 18-member team, representing four Northern Virginia jurisdictions, will deploy Monday, Sept. 26, to New Orleans as part of the Northern Virginia region's continued coordinated response to the area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The team will replace a 14-member Northern Virginia team that was deployed on Sept. 13 and 14, led by Prince William County Executive Craig Gerhart.
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Things are getting chippy in training camps. Preseason games are arriving just in time, as players have pretty much had it with hitting on one another.
That might explain why Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict climbed on Falcons' running back Steven Jackson's back during the teams' combined practice Wednesday. Jackson broke through a block and the play should have been over.
MORE: Preseason schedule | Michael Vick's demise exaggerated | Preseason point spreads
Only it wasn't. Not for Burfict, anyway.
"He was wrong," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said of Burfict. "I told him if he did to me what he did with Steven, I would have him with a 2-x-4. Steven should have got him in his sleep last night. It's wrong. That's what he's got to understand, don't cross the line and be wrong."
Of course, this isn't something Burfict is accustomed to. While in college at Arizona State, he was constantly flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and his draft status suffered as a consequence. He's a hot-head, but has managed to take the edge off in his days as a professional.
But everyone has limits.
At Packers camp, it was tight end Jermichael Finley throwing punches. In Panthers camp, Brandon LeFell and Josh Norman had a dustup. Greg Olsen fired a ball at safety D.J. Campbell.
And on and on.
Fortunately, preseason games are here to offer some tension relief.
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SACRAMENTO -- With no opponent last year, Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla glided through the election season. But the Martinez Democrat spent campaign money as if she were fighting for her political life.
In burning through $407,000 of her donors' money in 2012, Bonilla took a half-dozen flights in and out of California, including a trip to Maui to be wined and dined by lobbyists. And she held dozens of lunches and dinners -- described in spending reports as "campaign strategy" meetings -- across the state, 62 in all. The tab: $11,567.
Bonilla was hardly alone in blurring the line between personal and professional uses of her campaign donations, an examination by the San Jose Mecury News shows. Yet she and her colleagues can expect their spending sprees to go unchallenged.
It's a glaring weakness of California's campaign-finance reporting system, making it ripe for abuse: It's hard to verify whether the expenses of Bonilla and other politicians and office-seekers are legitimate. The law is vague, saying candidates can dip into their treasuries for anything with a political, legislative or governmental purpose. In addition, there are only minimal requirements when it comes to reporting -- saying how many people ate at a restaurant, the cost and location. And few questions are raised if those details are missing.
For example, Assemblyman Jim Frazier, D-Solano, listed two payments totaling $991 for Humphrey's on the Delta, a steak and seafood restaurant at the Barbara Price Marina Park in Antioch -- under the campaign paraphernalia/miscellaneous category. There were no details on what paraphernalia or miscellaneous items were bought there, nor how many people were fed.
"We would like to see campaign spending regulated at a higher threshold so that the money is actually spent on campaigns and not used as slush funds," said Phillip Ung, a lobbyist for Common Cause, an organization that advocates for greater transparency in politics.
The state Franchise Tax Board and Fair Political Practices Commission conduct random audits on about 10 percent of the campaign finance forms candidates file with the Secretary of State's Office. But the tax board and FPPC, the state's political watchdog agency, focus mostly on egregious violations of the law, allowing many potential violations to slip by. And the Legislature has little interest in fixing a system that allows its members to treat themselves to expensive meals and trips, often gaining access to the powerful and connected.
Trips to far-flung, exotic destinations are increasingly commonplace. Former state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, last year spent $6,198 on a trip to Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and London. Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, spent $13,711 on two trips that took him to Moscow, London, New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong.
"I know we get criticized for it, but we don't use public funds, there's no international quid pro quo, and it helps my understanding of different issues like high-speed rail," DeSaulnier said. "I understand that people think it's elitist, that it's something we're taking advantage of -- and I guess I enjoy the trips. But this makes me a better person, more knowledgeable about the global economy we live in."
Simitian agreed. Such trips "make us better legislators" by gaining a greater understanding of other cultures, said Simitian, who recently returned to his old job as a Santa Clara County supervisor.
Last year, former Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, was term-limited and had no election, but she pulled $329,252 out of her campaign kitty, which she says was necessary to lay the groundwork for a 2014 run for the state Board of Equalization.
She took more than 30 airplane trips, mostly in California. In addition, Ma doled out $44,268 for travel, lodging and meal expenses for Bob Twomey, her district director. But few details about Twomey's trips are provided in Ma's campaign reports, which don't say whom he traveled with, where he went and for what purpose.
Twomey told the Mecury News the money was spent to fly nearly 200 interns around the state to attend political events, a group that he said was dubbed the "Ma Squad."
But when asked to show receipts for the expenditures, Twomey balked.
"I'm not sure that's required," Twomey said. "These are all legitimate expenses. You've got to feed them. Is there a way to verify? As far as doing additional disclosure, I'm not sure anybody is willing to do that."
Unless complaints of potential abuse are brought to the attention of the FPPC by the media or others, the expenses generally go unscrutinized.
The FPPC has 30 staff members in its enforcement unit, overseeing the campaign spending of thousands of elected officials and office-seekers, so its ability to track the abusers is limited, said Ung of Common Cause. And under FPPC Chairwoman Ann Ravel, the agency has placed a stronger emphasis on investigating larger cases -- such as the fraud case of Democratic treasurer Kinde Durkee and last fall's anonymous $11 million donation from secret out-of-state groups to a pair of ballot initiative campaigns.
Ravel indicated she wasn't sure whether sifting through restaurant and hotel receipts would be a good use of the FPPC's time. "You could be getting so much volume and requiring so much detail to get at a couple of scofflaws," she said.
But Bob Stern, a former top FPPC official who helped write California's original campaign finance regulations in 1974, argues that legislators and candidates should at the least be required to say not only how many people are attending a meal or fundraiser, but also who attended.
"You can't require them to record a conversation," Stern said. "So I guess I'd say, 'Who are you with? Are you with your wife or husband, or are you with your consultant? If you had a fundraiser, who gave to you and how much?'"
Referring to Assemblywoman Bonilla's "campaign strategy" lunches and dinners despite the fact that she ran unopposed, Stern said: "Clearly, 62 meals is a lot for a year. I'd question it."
In an interview, Bonilla said she was active in the campaigns for Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-hike measure, and to defeat Proposition 32, the measure that would have curbed labor's political clout. She said she also helped out in other candidates' races.
The weekly meals at such establishments as the Salted Pig in Riverside and the Shady Lady Saloon in Sacramento "was the form of campaigning I engaged in," Bonilla said. "In this line of work, that's where a lot of meetings take place. You can't do them in your office, and most people are available to you in a meal."
Besides the trip to Maui, Bonilla also flew to legislative conferences in Monterey; San Diego; Pasadena; Portland, Ore.; Dallas; and Charlotte, N.C.
She said her Hawaii trip, at the lobbyist-sponsored Pacific Policy Research conference -- the same trip she and her husband had taken the previous year -- was to study cap-and-trade, the federal health care law and regulatory issues. In all, Bonilla used $3,706 from her campaign funds to attend the weeklong affair.
"It was certainly an enjoyable trip to Hawaii, but the actual time spent in conference was very substantive, and it was information I valued receiving," Bonilla said. "My choice was not to spend taxpayer dollars."
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Some chefs refuse to divulge their recipes; Domenico DeMarco doesn't even have any. "I just use my eye," he explains to Christopher Kimball in a recent episode of America's Test Kitchen. It's a big month for Dom, who just opened a hotly anticipated take-out eatery next door to his world famous pizzeria, Di Fara.
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King Felix goes distance again to beat Twins 1-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Felix Hernandez struck out five in a five-hitter and Eric Thames hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
Hernandez (13-5), who picked up his 23rd career complete game and ninth shutout, hasn't lost a decision since June 12. Franklin Gutierrez went 1 for 2 with two stolen bases in his first game since June 28 because of a concussion.
Liam Hendriks (0-7) was almost King-like, but it wasn't quite enough to get him his first career victory. He gave up three hits and struck out six in nine outstanding innings, his only blemish the homer to Thames.
Joe Mauer had a single and Justin Morneau had a triple for the Twins, who have lost 14 of their last 17.
Hernandez's brilliance came as no surprise. The Venezuelan has long been one of baseball's best pitchers, and he's on a roll these days even by his sterling standards. He threw a perfect game against Tampa Bay on Aug. 15 and has allowed one earned run or fewer 16 times this season.
To watch Hendriks, a 23-year-old Aussie who hasn't picked up a win in 14 career starts and has been sent back down to Triple-A twice this season, match King Felix pitch for pitch through seven innings was something entirely unexpected. He needed just 68 pitches to get through six innings against the free-swinging Mariners before Thames got him in the eighth.
Gutierrez singled in the first inning, a welcome sight for a Mariners offense that has missed his right-handed bat in the lineup and his glove in center field. But the mental part of his recovery from the concussion he suffered when he was hit on the ear by a pickoff attempt against Boston is ongoing.
When Hendriks tried to pick him off two pitches later, Gutierrez gingerly scurried back to first base, protecting his head with his right hand. Later in the sixth, Hendriks buzzed him with a pitch up and in that appeared to hit Gutierrez on the hand, and the outfielder wasn't happy as he stomped off to first base.
He took an extra-base hit away from Trevor Plouffe in the third, ranging to the wall in left-center and leaping to grab it as Plouffe just shook his head. Hernandez grinned as he watched his center fielder haul it in, hinting that another magical night could be in the offing.
Not exactly perfect, he walked Josh Willingham in the second inning, but was carving up the Twins and kept a no-hitter going until Mauer singled with two outs in the fourth inning. The Twins had two on in the fifth and Morneau led off the seventh with a triple before Hernandez steeled himself and got Ryan Doumit, Trevor Plouffe and Jamey Carroll to ground out and keep Minnesota scoreless.
Thames led off the eighth inning with a homer that barely reached the flower bed beyond the left field wall, and that proved to be all Hernandez needed.
NOTES: It's the second nine-decision win streak of Hernandez's career. The only other Mariners pitcher to have two win streaks of at least nine decisions is Randy Johnson. ... Mauer passed Earl Battey for the most games caught by a Twins player, catching his 832nd on Monday night. "It's a pretty neat little deal," Mauer said. ... LHP Scott Diamond (10-5, 3.04) will start on Tuesday for the Twins against RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (4-3, 3.64). Diamond is appealing a six-game suspension handed down after he was ejected from his last start for throwing behind Texas OF Josh Hamilton. Iwakuma is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA in his last seven starts.


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HOUSTON -- Astros manager Bo Porter has played coy with his lineups all spring long. But with the season just two days away, Porter finally let his Opening Day lineup slip after Sunday's 6-1 exhibition win.
"I don't mind sharing," Porter said, before rattling off the Astros' starting nine for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Here's the order Porter revealed:
1. Dexter Fowler CF
2. Robbie Grossman LF
3. Jose Altuve 2B
4. Jason Castro C
5. Jesus Guzman 1B
6. Chris Carter DH
7. Matt Dominguez 3B
8. L.J. Hoes RF
9. Jonathan Villar SS
Fowler was a regular in the Rockies lineup last season, while Altuve, Castro, Carter and Dominguez were full-time starters for the Astros in 2013. Grossman, Hoes and Villar all started at least 42 games for Houston last year.
The lineup is very similar to the one the Astros trotted out against the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz in Saturday's 2-0 exhibition win, with Marc Krauss playing instead of Guzman. In that game, Houston struggled to hit Veracruz pitching, with the Astros regulars getting just three hits in four innings. A sacrifice fly and a Fowler solo homer provided the game's only runs.
Houston hosts New York in Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night in the first of three games to begin the 2014 season.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. Chris Abshire is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This touch screen panel is capacitive and multi-touch. The niche is that the LCD is is made to detect light from the laser. Therefore you can get very accurate touches on a screen built with this technology, as well as touch the screen from as far as the laser can go.


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Fall is a fun time here in the middle of the US and the very middle of Illinois. The leaves turn yellow, gold and red, there is the smell of smoke from the fireplace in the air and that wonderful aromatic soup called "chilli" sounds like a bone and body warmer this time of year. Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14 are the dates for the 27th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce "Chillifest" which is held on the Historic Taylorville Square. Compete as a chili or salsa cook, dine on Award Winning Chilli, participate in the events and enjoy the music on the stages. Two days of homey fun and frolic. Visit the Chillifest webpage http://www.chillifest.info/content/?id=2012 and see all of the official activities and then go to https://www.marketstreetinn.com/events.html and check out what else is happening this weekend too. If you are staying with us this is also the 2nd Saturday of the month and that means that at 2 PM the Market Street Inn Bed and Breakfast BYO Taste and Share Wine Event happens. Most folks also bring a snack to share with the others who attend. If you are staying at the inn we supply your wine. Of course, consumers of other beverages also attend and enjoy.
Flash, one of the founders of this event just won the International Chili Society 1st prize for Green Chili or Chili Verde.


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|YDS: 5.10+ French: 6b+ Ewbanks: 21 UIAA: VII+ ZA: 20 British: E3 5b PG13 [details]
|FA: Marti Woerner (aka Sadhanna) 1971, FFA: Steve Grossman, John Steiger, 1982
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By 1Eric Rhicard
Oct 28, 2009
|I did it with the #2 wired hex but really didn't need it and that was in the 80's. Still might be PG13.
By Andy Bennett
From: Tucson, AZ
Dec 14, 2012
|Not 5.10 and (still) not safe. I finally figured out the #2 hex placement. You can get something else there, too, that will make you feel a little better about life before launching into the crux. Great climbing through the crux, but the choss begins sprouting higher up...
By Jimbo
Dec 14, 2012
I wonder if a big Alien would work in that slot. I know a tricam would, if they make them that big??
I agree with Andy the crux moves are way harder than 5.10.
I remember I was so excited to be alive I didn't notice any choss up higher because the gear was good.
By Paul Davidson
Dec 20, 2012
I thought Andy was down rating it, good for a chuckle.
5.10+ was an accurate rating for the day.
That's 10+, not 10.
Pbbly like 5.9+ at Grnt Mnt. ;-)
My memory is that at the time, that was a good rating relative to the other stuff in the area. Histoplasmosis was 5.11. This was easier.
I recall being psyched to get the #2 hex which according to Steve you push back into a hole, turn 90 degrees and voila, hang a truck. And while I placed it, I placed other stuff above it because it seemed as good and much quicker to place and if I remember right, was above the little lip and so higher into the crux. I don't recall any choss, but that doesn't mean much.
By Andy Bennett
From: Tucson, AZ
Jan 22, 2013
|It's the slot's rock quality, not the geometry of the placement, that gave me the heebies...it's one of those placements ringed with that dark, crispy crust that you become so terribly familiar with after trad-climbing on Lemmon for awhile. Leading this pre-cams would probably have been much harder!


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UPDATE: 11.26am
The hearing where Ian Gough was to be sentenced has been adjourned.
UPDATE: 9.26am
DRAGONS player and ex-Wales star is to be sentenced today for attacking his ex girlfriend, former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill, just days after she got engaged to pop star Dane Bowers.
Beauty queen Miss Cahill choked back tears last month as she told how Gough shoved her into the passenger door of his white VW converted camper van as he arrived late to drop off their two-year-old son Gabriel.
She said she was ''shocked and upset'' and fled back into her home in tears after the attack on the night of January 5 this year.
Miss Cahill gave evidence behind a blue curtain at London's Croydon Magistrates' Court so she did not have to come face to face with her ex-boyfriend, who denied the offence.
She told how she had become ''really worried'' after Gough was more than an hour late dropping off their son and had failed to return some of her calls when she tried to ask where he was.
When he arrived in the rain at 9.15pm she went to the car and tried to reach in to get Gabriel out, but she claimed he grabbed and pushed her against the van.
The model said she was ''shocked and upset'' and fled back to her house in tears where her fiance Mr Bowers, who she became engaged to over Christmas, was waiting for her.
The former Another Level star sent an angry text to Gough which read: ''Did you just lay your f****** hands on Sophie (sic)?''
The singer told how he had seen the attack from the window of their home.
He said: ''He grabbed Sophie (sic) and moved her away from the car. It was forceful enough that I wondered...I couldn't hear what was said.
''But in my eyes he had no reason or permission to grab her and move her out of the way.''
Just a few days before the attack Miss Cahill had been in a car accident and suffered whiplash which required hospital treatment, and she told magistrates the incident made her injuries ''worse''.
Gough insisted he physically could not attack Miss Cahill because he had a calf injury and accused the brunette model of swearing at him and attacking his car.
He was found guilty of assault by beating at the house in the private street Kingswood Way in South Croydon, London.
Chairman of the bench Terry Carpenter ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing until today.
Gough made 64 appearances for the Wales rugby union team and currently plays for Newport Dragons.


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The fourth annual Codford Potato Day and Seed Fair takes place at Codford Village Hall.
The fair is a chance to stock up on seed potatoes from 80 plus varieties, including some of the more unusual types of potato, so you could provide yourself with a whole new taste sensation and help keep historic varieties alive by buying your seed potatoes here.
Heritage seeds, fruit trees, rhubarb crowns, onion sets, and a whole lot more for the kitchen garden is also on sale. Admission costs £1 and there will be free parking.


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1. Phillips 4
2. Valdez 6
3. Votto 3
4. Ludwick 7
5. Frazier 9
6. Cairo 5
7. Stubbs 8
8. Hanigan 2
9. Cueto 1
1. Phillips 4
2. Valdez 6
3. Votto 3
4. Ludwick 7
5. Frazier 9
6. Cairo 5
7. Stubbs 8
8. Hanigan 2
9. Cueto 1
I guess it is going to be Cairo getting the last spot over Mesoraco. Makes absolutely no sense to me...but...wait for it....it is what it is.
Good to see Ludwick back in the lineup.
Another funky lineup as Cueto goes for number 20. I think with a milestone like that up for grabs that Cueto is 'owed' the best lineup possible behind him. Who knows if he will ever get another crack at a 20-win season.
Good luck, Johnny C.
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The over/under on this one is 4.5
I'd rather watch Phipps and Didi.
Valdez, Cairo, Stubbs all in one lineup....with Phillips and Frazier cold.
Reds win 5-0
I am kinda slow. Frazier in right field. Now THAT is how you split the lefties. One in the lineup and one on the bench.
Bruce will be in RF every inning of the playoffs....putting Frazier out there for a trial would be a waste, but if he's just giving Bruce a day off....well I still rather watch Phipps.
And who was it telling my my Jay Bruce HR/RBI stats would get blown by? I need to do some research.
Yesterday I predicted that Valdez would get two hits. He got one yesterday, he'll get one today
Field is wet so Ludwick has been scratched. New lineup...
Phillips 2B
Valdez SS
Votto 1B
Frazier RF
Heisey LF
Cairo 3B
Stubbs CF
Hanigan C
Cueto P
I can't find it but I predicted on a prediction thread back in April that Bruce would go 34 or 35 HR and 101 or 102 RBI....can't remember.
I'm guaranteeing 5+ runs....just because baseball is completely unpredictable.
Looks like it's coming down pretty hard. Are they assuming it's going to blow over quickly?
And there's Valdez's second hit! Granted it took him 2 games, but still.
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Starry Night Theater Stages VINCENT This Weekend
Leonard Nimoy's Vincent will be presented by Starry Night Theater Company, a professional touring company, at the Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center for five performances only, today, May 29 through June 1, 2014. This one-man play about artist Vincent van Gogh, written by Leonard Nimoy and performed by professional actor James Briggs, has been delighting audiences throughout the Northeast.
The passion, the love and the tormented beauty of the life of Vincent van Gogh is dramatized in this intimate one-man play, which author Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek's Mr. Spock) adapted from hundreds of letters between Vincent and his closest ally, his brother, Theo. In Vincent's lifetime, he sold only one painting, for four hundred francs. His critics labeled his work "madness" in which "blood and fire appear to have usurped the place of color." But his story is so much more than that of the misunderstood genius who cut off his own ear. His life was one of great passions, and even greater turmoil, ultimately ending in suicide one summer day in 1890.
This production, which BroadwayWorld.com described as "enlightening and enjoyable" and said "is not to be missed," stars James Briggs. Briggs movingly reveals Vincent van Gogh as few knew him. Most of the story is told by Theo, but at times, Briggs becomes Vincent and embodies the loving, passionate and brilliant man so cherished by his brother. This play is not simply a biographical work, but one filled with drama, conflict, humor and beauty. It also includes over 100 stunning projections of Vincent's artwork on a large screen. The Burlington Free Press described this production as "a visual treat."
The Director, Dr. Brant Pope, has a thirty-year career in both professional and academic theatre and has directed over one hundred productions. He is currently the chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin and is holder of the Z .T. Scott Family Chair. He has directed at such theatres as Hartford Stage Company, The John Houseman Theatre, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, and Park Square Theatre. For eleven years, he served as director of the FSU Asolo Conservatory, and associate artistic director of the Asolo Theatre Company in Sarasota, Florida.
James Briggs is the actor and founder of Starry Night Theater Company. He has acted in regional theaters such as The Sun Valley Repertory Company, The Asolo Theater, The Williamstown Theater Festival, and the Potomac Theater Project. He is a graduate of The Asolo Conservatory of Professional Actor Training in Sarasota, Florida.
Vincent runs approximately 85 minutes, with no intermission. While appropriate for all audiences, it is best suited for adults and children ages ten and up.
Performances of Vincent will take place at the Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina. Performances are Thursday, May 29 at 8:00 P.M., Friday, May 30 at 8:00 P.M., Saturday, May 31 at 2:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M., and Sunday, June 1 at 2:00 P.M.
Tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for Seniors and Students. Tickets available through the Blumenthal Performing Arts Box Office, located in the Belk Theater Lobby at 130 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28202; Telephone: 704-372-1000 and www.carolinatix.org. Tickets will also be available at the door, subject to availability. For more information about Starry Night Theater Company, visit www.starrynighttheater.com.


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Two days after the launch of his latest book, historian William Dalrymple will meet literary fans at an afternoon tea organised by Bowood House.
Mr Dalrymple, who lives with his wife and three children on a farm outside Delhi in India has written about the spring of 1839 when British forces invaded Afghanistan.
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan charts the humiliation of British forces, who were beaten by poorly equipped tribesmen. It will be published on February 4.
He will chat about the book, and his career as a writer and historian on Wednesday, February 6, at 3.30pm. Tickets are £17.50.
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The fall season hasn't yet started and LSU baseball has lost a pitcher.
Troy Whitty, a hard-throwing righty from Massachusetts, will miss the 2015 season after undergoing shoulder surgery Thursday, coach Paul Mainieri said.
Whitty had knee surgery last winter and redshirted his true freshman season last season. He pitched some this summer, but struggled before the physicians uncovered the injury.
Mainieri would not give details on Whitty's surgery, but said it was "not major."
Whitty's absence isn't expected to put a dent in a 2015 LSU pitching staff that may be one of the deepest and talented Mainieri's ever coached.
Still, it's a reminder of last season's wave of injuries. Pitchers Hunter Newman, Chris Pelaez and Russell Reynolds had offseason surgery and missed last season with injuries. Newman was in line to vie for a starting job, and Reynolds is a guy who could have slipped into the rotation.
All three pitchers are expected to return for the fall season, joining six hurlers in LSU's top-ranked 2014 signing class. The fall season begins Oct. 6.
LSU has 20 pitchers on its roster. It finished last season with about 13 healthy hurlers.
"I've never once in my coaching career said we've had too much pitching. It'd be a nice problem to have if it happened once," Mainieri said.
Newman and Pelaez were shut down during the summer while rehabilitating. Reynolds pitched just a handful of innings over the summer before straining an oblique muscle, forcing him to shut down.
Reynolds will participate in the fall season, but might not be as prepared as the coach would have liked.
"He was having moderate success in those four innings," Mainieri said. "Wish he could have pitched another 20. Wasn't able to do that. I'm afraid he's going to be pretty rusty."
Purple and Gold WS
LSU will hold its Purple and Gold World Series the same weekend the football team hosts Alabama.
The annual three-game series is set for Nov. 6 (6:30 p.m.), Nov. 7 (7 p.m.) and Nov. 9 (5 p.m.). The Tigers football team plays Alabama in Tigers Stadium on Nov. 8.
Three ex-LSU players coach each team. Teams are split evenly by Mainieri and his staff.
The winning team's coaches last season will return this year. They include Sean Ochinko, Michael Hollander and Chris McGhee.
The other team's coaches have not been decided. Admission is free to all games.
Local walk-on added
Former Dunham pitcher Ryan May will walk on to the baseball team this fall, Mainieri said.
May, an all-district first team player in high school, will have a shot at making the team during the fall season. May impressed Mainieri during his summer ball season.
"He pitched extremely well," the coach said. "His last three outings he went six innings each time, shutout ball on three hits."
May joins Episcopal catcher Turner Graham as walk-ons vying for roster spots.
With Whitty's absence from fall, LSU has 38 players on its roster. The Tigers must get to the NCAA maximum of 35 to start the 2015 season.
The list of 38 players includes Jared Foster, who joined the football team this summer as a reserve quarterback. A decision has not been made on Foster's future with the baseball team.
He has two years to play one season of baseball. He'll play in 2015 or 2016, Mainieri said.
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Those of you who didn't think there was a revenue stream in social media may be surprised at research firm eMarketer has forecasted that Twitter's ad revenue could bring in $1 billion in 2014. This estimate is due to Twitter's anticipated – but not yet announced – initial public offering. This year, Twitter 's ad revenue is expected to rise to $583 million up from $288 million last year. Time will tell, but we will be keeping a close eye on this stock to see where it goes.
"Twitter has ultimately benefited from the increased focus on mobile by competitors like Google and Facebook, which have both expanded their own mobile ad offerings and worked to persuade advertisers to shift dollars to mobile devices," eMarketer reported.
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This mod replaces several of the games flora textures. I have added new grasses throughout tamriel and created new snowy ones for the winter regions like the jerral mountains. The heathers, gorses and ferns have had the treatment as well, and I have gone for a more verdant look throughout which in my opinion is a more natural one.
You will see swathes of blackbery bushes resplendant with ripe berries contrasted against white convulvulus throughout the west weald as far as silorn.
county kvatch up to the imperial reserve is adorned with scrub weed amongst the grasses and lilac
Blackwood is now a more lush environment with new ferns struggling to unfurl amongst the foliage.
I have included 3 different nif sizes for the cat tails to give a less regimental look.
The ground ivy is replaced by a less shiny more organic texture and the groundcover has also been redone.
You may well spot wild arum on your travels, my favourite wild plant, it grows in my area in early spring and when spring arrives I will be looking for more opportunities to upgrade the specific texture which at the moment is courtesy of google....indeed, I will be striving to improve and incorporate better textures in the future.
I have not replaced any individual flowers as yet and probably wont although the groundwildplant 1 is now a nice little dandelion plant replete with \\\"blowballs\\\" as tob calls them.
I have tested this mod with hdr, bloom and vibrant weather and have settled on sweet fx bloom along with vibrant weather compromise edition with 15 % shadows.
The use of hdr and vibrant weather gives a real eye candy look to the textures but I prefer not to use hdr as it destroys some of the texture subtletys.
version 2 is uploaded.
Changes include more realistic grasses, jasmine, labelia and many more. some plants have been removed to improve on the overall quality and aesthetics.
All textures have been "solidified" with Flaming pears wonderful photoshop plugin and there are no halos to be seen!
The overall quality is superior to version 1 and the blend of plants, grasses and weeds is improved.
There are 4 new ground wild plants and where I thought it would improve the look, I have added better normal maps.
To get the best possible look to this mod I would recomend the use of villemats "vibrant weather", it does not matter if you use hdr or bloom or sweet fx or the lot. His mod improves the look of the game either way. To get a real sense of reality I use obge v3 crisis dof and crisis ssao. Both of these will trash your fps unless you have a decent card!!!!
The inspirations for this mod are brittainys "lush and gaudy" series and further back, vurts morrowind overhaul.
Also Alimals Ubanga, the mod which in the true spirit of bethesda games, enhances the free choice and open world of gaming.
05/11/2013 verion 2 update added. 2 new long grasses and other eye candy.
my grass ini ...
This mod will not suit everybody, only those wanting a more natural, ecological feel to their game.
always back up your plant mesh and texture folders, also relevant landscape files as well before installing this mod or any mod of this type.
Extract the files to a place of your choice and drag and drop the files into the oblivion/data folder. overwrite when required. Archive invalidation may be nessecary by use of Oblivion mod manager or nexus mod manager.
This mod is dedicated to all the fellow travellers I have met on the nexus site. I am grateful to you all for your friendship.


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This article originally appeared in the Spring 2009 edition of PDF's quarterly newsletter, News & Review.
We all know that Parkinson's disease (PD) is progressive, meaning it will worsen over time. But do we know how it progresses? Does it progress the same way for everyone?
If you know others living with PD, you may notice that their symptoms are different from yours (you have tremor, they report stiffness) or perhaps proceed at very different rates. To examine your progression, your doctor may observe your gait, symptoms and balance, most likely using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, or UPDRS.
Other than these observations, your doctor cannot objectively measure — through a blood test, MRI imaging, or another mechanism — changes in your Parkinson's disease, nor can he or she definitively establish a Parkinson's diagnosis.
These challenges prompted the creation of the Longitudinal and Biomarker Study in PD (LABS-PD), sponsored by the Parkinson Study Group (PSG) and supported by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF). The goals of this study are to better understand the natural course of Parkinson's motor and nonmotor symptoms, from the earliest to the latest stages of the disease, and to provide a database for the development of biomarkers — chemical and imaging instruments that track not only the progression of PD but may also predict the risk for developing it.
Lead researcher Ira Shoulson, M.D., and his colleagues intend to achieve these goals by studying, long-term, a very large group of people with PD. Since studies like this are logistically and financially challenging to conduct, few have been attempted.
LABS-PD has nearly 600 participants, all of whom have previously participated in a clinical trial. In addition to these 600, LABS-PD is designed to enroll future participants from other completed trials and studies. This means, theoretically, the study could eventually involve thousands of people in all stages of PD — making the study's data very valuable.
Investigators will meet annually in-person with each participant to assess and record progression of motor and nonmotor symptoms and any changes in behavior and cognition. Every six months, the team will conduct phone and mail surveys regarding diagnosis, medications, dyskinesias or dystonia, hallucinations, fatigue, sleep, utilization of health care services, social supports available and the economic impact of Parkinsonism.
In addition, researchers will collect new biological samples — blood tests, imaging (radiological) scans and DNA samples — and study past biological samples available because of prior clinical trial participation.
Scientists hope that data from hundreds — possibly thousands — of people over many years will yield insight into progression of PD's symptoms, rate of progression and connection between symptoms. More importantly, researchers will compare these findings to the biological samples they collect, tracking over time how any change in the body (as shown by the samples) relates to changes in a person's symptoms.
By doing so, they hope to identify biomarkers, which could lead to better individualized treatment of people living with Parkinson's. For instance, if your doctor better understands the progression of your PD (versus someone who experiences it differently), (s)he would be better prepared to prescribe the treatment that is tailored to treat your disease. The improved data could also serve a crucial role in improving the clinical trials through which new treatments are tested. In turn, this may lead to newer and better therapies.
Best of all, data from LABS-PD will be shared. Researchers, physicians, and industry partners can learn from the knowledge gained by this long term study. As the PD community continues in our search for a neuroprotective therapy — one that not only treats Parkinson's symptoms, but actually slows or stops the disease — this valuable data and collaboration will help us get there.
In fiscal year 2009, PDF is supporting the LABS-PD study with a grant of $100,000. Following a pilot period of two to three years, the study sponsors expect to present a proposal for a larger and longer-term grant from the National Institutes of Health.


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text: Home → News Ryan Lanza, Adam Lanza and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting mix-up explained By Aaron Edwards, Digital First Media Posted: 12/14/12, 12:01 AM PST | # Comments [View the story "Ryan Lanza, Adam Lanza and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting mix-up explained" on Storify]Ryan Lanza, Adam Lanza and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting mix-up explainedConfusion surrounding the identification of the suspect in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting mounted as the day went on.Storified by Digital First Media · Fri, Dec 14 2012 17:06:23SmugmugYoung children wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. (Reuters)Amid the bedlam of reporters, media outlets, police officials and citizens trying to make sense of the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., false and inconsistent narratives emerged of what exactly happened and who was involved. Names were reported as suspects, social media accounts were targeted and harassed, and an already dizzying situation was made even more unnavigable.It all started with this name: Ryan LanzaBREAKING: Law enforcement official: Ryan Lanza, 24, is suspect in Connecticut school shooting: http://apne.ws/12dLYf7 -SSThe Associated PressPolice first identified a suspect in the shooting that took the lives of more than a dozen children and several adults as Ryan Lanza, of New Jersey. Major news outlets, including CNN, The Huffington Post, The Associated Press and BuzzFeed began to cobble and search for background on Lanza. In the rush to confirm, reporters and others bombarded several social media accounts linked to Lanza's name and his location. The account pictured below became the most prominent, a result of the profile's owner listing himself as from Newtown and living in Hoboken, N.J.TumblrTweets and status updates on Facebook condemned these "Ryan Lanzas" without official confirmation that Ryan was actually the shooter. They represented a mix of anger and bewilderment directed toward Ryan with comments like "this is the shooter," "The face of pure evil...may you rot in hell," and "how could you do this? this is the man that committed this awful crime." These and other comments flooded Facebook as users shared photos from Ryan's profile and retweeted old tweets from accounts with that name.By early evening on Friday, Ryan's profile picture had been shared more than 13,000 times.TumblrUnfortunate for this kid with same name as #Newtown Connecticut killer Ryan Lanza. @RyanLanza_ Why am I trending? #CTShootingMichael PillaBut then things got even more confusing when...Police reported that Adam Lanza (Ryan's brother) was the shooter, not Ryan.BREAKING: A law enforcement official is now saying the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza. -SSThe Associated PressSome news organizations had still run with the social media accounts and reported them as the real shooter's account. After status updates were posted to Ryan's account debunking those claims, some of those reports were later removed, retracted or corrected before the police confirmed that the shooting suspect was actually Adam. The owner of the Ryan Lanza Facebook page used most by news outlets posted statuses to his account denying that he was the shooter and condemning the media for using his social account as reportage. TumblrThe Associated Press, which at one point also reported the shooter as Ryan Lanza, went back on its reporting and published a new report that explained part of the confusion:"The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred, a law enforcement official said Friday. A second law enforcement official says the boy's mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead. Adam Lanza's older brother, Ryan, 24, of Hoboken, N.J., is being questioned by police, said the first official. Earlier, a law enforcement official mistakenly transposed the brothers' first names."TumblrTumblrThe Huffington Post added an editor's note to their coverage that also went off police officials pegging Ryan as the shooter:"EDITOR'S NOTE: There are currently conflicting reports on the shooter's identity. Police originally identified the suspect as Ryan Lanza, but now state police Lt. Paul Vance says the shooter's identity remains unclear. Check back for further updates."Journalists, who arguably had taken the reigns of the story beyond what the police had announced, were yet again wrapped up in a major breaking news story and an escalating debate as to the best practices for reporting the series of events.Part of being a journalist at times like these is being able to stand back and say 'I'm not going to report that, I don't know'Dave WyllieBut the name it all began with ended up not being involved at all.In an sobering denouement, police officials told the Associated Press that Ryan Lanza, who had been taken into custody in New Jersey, was believed to actually have no involvement in the massacre. In fact, Ryan said he did not "really have any contact" with his younger brother Adam in several years, according to CBS. Adam is believed to have suffered from a personality disorder.So Ryan Lanza goes from being the shooter to being an accessory to not being involved. Huge argument for slowing down and getting it right.Tim MolloyAfter that revelation, comments continued to pour in on Ryan's Facebook page: At around 6:50 p.m. EST, one user wrote: "I'm reposting this morbid pic because I want all my loved ones to see how pure evil can disguise its self , this is the guy that took all those lives today , I don't know how The Lord forgives or why but ,I pray that their is a reason to forgive this kid for what this kid took today..because I don't know how to.." Advertisement


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ATHENS, Texas-Teenager Kyle Nitschke of Willis caught Budweiser ShareLunker No. 456 from Lake Conroe December 13.
The 13.07-pound largemouth bass should qualify as the new junior angler state record by 0.01 pound.
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Touching Base: A Message from the ChiefNovember 11, 2012
Dear Community Members and Department Personnel:
For Your Information:
On November 10, the United States Marine Corps
celebrated their 237th Birthday. In honor of this special day, the
Pasadena Marines (2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines)
participated in an honor run around the Rose Bowl. The Marines were joined
by Fire Cadets attending the Verdugo Fire Academy, Pasadena Police
Officer Jordon Ling, and me. As we ran around the Rose Bowl, community
members stopped to salute the American flag (carried by Marines during the run)
and cheered as the Marines passed by. Marine Captain and Pasadena Police
Officer, Rodney Solorzano, organized the run. Marine Lieutenant
Colonel Hutchinson (he commands the 2nd Battalion, 23rd
Marines) also participated. On behalf of the Pasadena Police
Department, I would like to wish the United States Marine Corps, Happy
Save the Date:
Youth for Human Rights
International, Pasadena High School Chapter,
will host Education and Responsibility Human Rights Day Forum 2012, on December
8, 2012 at the Louis Creveling Lounge, Pasadena City College. Youth for
Human Rights International is dedicated to teaching youth about human rights,
specifically, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and
inspire them to become valuable advocates for tolerance and peace. For more
information on Youth for Human Rights International, please visit: http://www.youthforhumanrights.org. Tim Bowles is the Executive Director for Human
Rights International and is accepting forum RSVPs at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Community:
On October 30, Pasadena Police Lieutenant Randell
Taylor and Sergeant Jason Clawson represented the Pasadena Police
Department at the China News Service 60th Anniversary Celebration.
The dinner was held at the Pacific Palms Resort in La Puente. About 300 guests
attended the event along with several law enforcement officials including Police
Chiefs from Alhambra and San Marino Police Departments. The China News
Service is the second largest state-owned news agency in the People's
Republic of China, and has news offices in the United States.
Randell and Jason were guest of local Attorney, Michael Zhang.
On Saturday November 3, Pasadena Police Officer Mat
Widger and Sergeant Ed Calatayud attended a block party hosted by
neighbors in the 2700 block of Madera Drive. The event was well attended.
Children were given the opportunity to get into police cars and received badge
stickers. Also present were members of the fire department with fire trucks and
equipment. Special thanks to the Rose Family for coordinating the event.
On November 4, Deborah K.
Sanchez and I attended the Pasadena Community
Gardens Conservancy (PCGC) Awards Ceremony to honor organizations for their
efforts to start and maintain a community garden. Recipients included:
Councilmember Steve Madison
was among the many VIPs attending the ceremony, which was emceed by PCGC
President Eileen Read. The event was held at AKA American BISTRO
and was very well attended. For more information on the Pasadena
Community Gardens Conservancy, please contact PCGC President and CEO, Eileen
Read, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or phone (202) 641-0779.
On November 7, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle and I attended a meeting
with several local pastors regarding the Clergy Community Coalition. We
focused on outreach efforts and recruiting. I used some of our time
together to talk about the recent shootings in Pasadena and how the pastors
could assist mitigating the violence.
On November 7, I stopped by the Jackie Roberson Center to visit with
community members attending the community dinner program. The program is always
well attended and evening no exception. There were a number of volunteers
on hand to help serve food and engage in conversation. While JRC I had
the opportunity to talk with community leader Walt Jackson and I saw
Human Services & Recreation Administrator Horace Wormely and
Supervisor Jarvis Emerson.
On November 7, I stopped by the 2012 Top Attorneys reception, which was
hosted by Pasadena Magazine and City National Bank. Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard
was among the many VIPs. Maria and Donald Schwetzer coordinate my
On November 7, I had the opportunity to lecture to a group of University
of Phoenix (UOP) Undergraduates enrolled in a management course. The
students asked several great follow-up questions. UOP Instructor, Tracy
Webb, coordinated my participation.
On November 8, several Pasadena Police officers and employees attended
the Pasadena Citizens Police Academy, Class 38 Graduation. Approximately
34 community members graduated from the 11-week program. The graduation
ceremony was facilitated by Officers Brad May and Patrick Polimeni,
and Police Specialist Arlene Ramos. Explorers from Pasadena
Post 19 posted the colors and Pasadena Chaplain Jaye Curry gave the
On November 10, Deputy Chief Darryl Qualls, Commander John
Perez, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle, Sergeant John Luna,
Corporal Robert Tucker, and I attended the 9th Annual Lincoln
Village Festival, which was hosted by Neighbors Acting Together Helping All
(NATHA). The event was well attended and featured the John Muir High
School Alumni Drum Corp, games, food, and information booths.
NATHA Executive Director, CelestineWalker, was on hand to greet the countless VIPs, which included:
Mayor Bill Bogaard, Assistant City Manager Steve Mermell, PCC
Board of Trustees Member Belinda Brown, PUSD President Renatta
Cooper, Julia Hines (Assembly Member Anthony Portantino's Field
Representative), Adam Carter (State Senator Carol Liu's Field
Representative), Congresswoman Judy Chu, Northwest Manager Lola
Osborn, Tina Williams (Pasadena Jacque Robinson's Field
Representative), and Northwest Commissioner Michele Bailey. NATHA
received a community grant from Southern California Gas Company.
Pasadena Police Sergeant John Luna and Officer Robert Tucker
serve on the NATHA Board of Directors also participated in the event.
On November 10, Deputy Chief Darryl Qualls, Commander John Perez,
Lieutenant John Dewar, Sergeant Jason Clawson, and I attended
the Appreciation BBQ hosted by the Summit Avenue Neighborhood (SAN)
group. Several other Pasadena Police officers stopped by the celebration
to say hello and visit with neighbors. The Summit Avenue Neighborhood group was
very complementary about Jason, Special Enforcement Officers, and personnel
assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division.
On November 10, Deputy Chief
Darryl Qualls, Commander John Perez,
Sergeant Johnny Mercado, Forensics Specialists Alex Padilla, and
I participated in the 2nd Annual Adelante Young Men Conference,
which was held at Pasadena City College. More than 1200 young men
attended the conference, which featured workshops and guest speakers.
John, Johnny, and I talked with a group of young people who were interested in
law enforcement careers. Some conference participants traveled south from as
far away as San Francisco, while others were from the San Gabriel Valley.
The conference was coordinated by Stella
R. Murga, Founder and Executive Director for the Pasadena Youth Center,
Pasadena Police Commander John Perez (President of the Board of
Directors, Youth Center), and their hard working staff Karina Ortiz Villa
and Veronica De La Rosa.
Pasadena's Finest:
On October 25, Pasadena Police Specialists Anita Butler and Laura
Morris were commended by City Manager Michael Beck for their help assisting
with the Employee Appreciation Day Picnic. The modest event was held on
September 20 and was a great success.
On October 30, I received a letter from Alhambra Police Chief Mark
Yokoyama commending Pasadena Police Lieutenant John Dewar for his
participation in their promotional interviews. Chief Yokoyama wrote,
"…John's insight, professionalism, and knowledge created a successful
promotional process."
On November 2, I received a letter from Burbank Police Chief Scott
LaChasse commending the Pasadena Police officers assigned to the Mutual Aid
response in support of President Obama's visit to Burbank. You may
recall, several Pasadena Police officers were part of the San Gabriel Valley
response to assist the BPD.
On November 2, I received an email from a community member commending a
Pasadena Police officer for his quick action to remove a canine from the
roadway near Marengo Boulevard. The community member wrote, "…I saw one of your
officers make a VERY great effort at removing this dog from harm's way."
On November 4, Pasadena Police Officer Mary Hooker was commended
by a Pasadena community member for her handling of a disturbance call.
The community member wrote, "…Officer Hooker was professional, compassionate,
and offered good advice…"
On November 5, I received a card from a community member commending
Pasadena Police Sergeant Vasken Gourdikian for his community
participation. Vasken attended a community event entitled, "2012 Honoree
Reception" on October 29th.
On November 6, Pasadena Police Officer Jose Calderon commended
Police Cadet Brandon Anderson for his work efficiency and
effectiveness. Specifically, Jose commended Brandon for his assistance
with a commercial burglary case.
On November 9, a few Pasadena Police officers assisted with the Mutual
Aid Area "C" training exercise. Approximately 130 officers from 8 Area C
cities participated in the training, along with role players and communications
operators. The training was held at the Glendale Galleria and was
concluded a few hours later.
On November 9, Pasadena Police Sergeant Jesse Carrillo graduated
from the POST Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI). The graduation was
held at the Hyatt-Regency-Newport Beach. SLI is an intensive leadership
development program involving research, academics, and other demands.
Jesse's work load was not reduced while attending SLI, which makes his
accomplishment even more impressive. Commander John Perez attended the
Critical Incidents:
On October 25, a male suspect committed a window smash
burglary at a business in the 90 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue. Officer
Jose Calderon completed a preliminary investigation and he later
identified the suspect. The case was assigned to Detective Alonzo Wilkins,
who secured an arrest warrant. On November 8, detectives assigned to the West
San Gabriel Valley – Anti Crime Team (WSGV-ACT) conducted a covert operation
and observed the suspect. The suspect was contacted and arrested without
On November 1 at about 2:25 a.m., Pasadena Police and
Pasadena Fire Departments responded to a structure fire in the 1300 block of El
Sereno Avenue. When officers and fire personnel arrived at the location,
they found the lower level of the structure fully engulfed by fire. Two
Male Adults were found dead inside the dwelling and a third victim, suffering
from burns, was transported to a local hospital in serious condition. As
the investigation progressed, the evidence indicated the fire was intentionally
set and the focus of the investigation shifted from a suspicious fire to a
Pasadena Police Detective Cuong Pham was assigned the
case. Following the suspect's arrest, Cuong presented his case to the Office of
the Los Angeles County District Attorney for consideration of filing. The
District Attorney's Office filed a total of 19 felony counts against the
suspect. This investigation is a great example of the interdepartmental
cooperation between the Pasadena Police and Fire Departments.
On November 4 at about 5:00 p.m., Pasadena Police
Detectives Bill Broghamer and Ara Bzdigian, and Special
Enforcement Section (SES) officers were patrolling the area of 22 West
Washington Boulevard as part of a coordinated enforcement effort to address
recent shootings. Bill and Ara observed a suspicious person and attempted
to contact him. The suspect immediately ran in the opposite direction.
The area was quickly contained by SES officers and the suspect was
detained. Officers discovered that the suspect was in possession of a .357
revolver and was arrested without further incident. The suspect was
booked at the Pasadena jail.
On November 8 at about 1:47 p.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to the area of Newport Avenue and Idaho Street regarding
shots fired. On arrival, officers interviewed witnesses who said they
observed a car-to-car shooting. The involved vehicle sped off in different
directions prior to our arrival. Sergeant John Luna was the
Incident Commander and supervised the preliminary investigation. Pasadena
Police detectives responded and our investigation is ongoing.
On November 8 at about 9:50 p.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to a business in the 200 block of North Altadena Drive
regarding an armed robbery investigation. On arrival, officers talked
with the victim who said the suspect (Black Male Adult) entered the business
and displayed a handgun. The suspect demanded money from the store clerk
and left the area. The suspect was described as a Male Black, 50s,
muscular build, dark clothing, and wearing a mask. If you have any
information about this incident, please call the Pasadena Police Department at
(626) 744-4241, and ask for the robbery detectives.
On November 9 at about 9:30 a.m., Pasadena Police
Officers Cesar Aguilar and Robert Dubois were patrolling in the
area of Pasadena City College when they observed PCC Police chasing a male
suspect. Cesar and Robert immediately assisted with the foot chase and
subsequently arrested the suspect without further incident. As it turns
out, the suspect was wanted for a strong arm robbery where he stole a
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I have a Shadowrun game that is now running, every other Friday night, in Nashville, TN. The next games are 07 & 21 March.
We have 3 players (in order of joining the game: Mage, Gunslinger Adept, and a St. Samurai) and all of us would like more to join. Urgently needed is a Rigger and possibly someone who is good with locks and security systems. I would like at least 4, and maybe as many as 6 players in the campaign.
Game starts around 530 or 6 pm and is normally
Trying to start a Face To Face game in Nashville, TN that will be played on Saturdays. Looking for a 4 to 6 person Group. (Just lost 2 players).
My game setting is Seattle 2074, and will be more of a "gray hat" maybe "Light Gray Hat" .vs. everyone's out to back stab you SR game. Balance will be about 60% Role Playing and 40% Combat.
Beginners welcomed!
firstname.lastname@example.com <-OR-> 615/781-2701
I am looking for a few players in the Nashville, TN area that want to join a SR game that's just starting. I prefer 4 to 6 players and right now only have 2 players that are working on building (creating) their PC's.
Tim email@example.com or 615/781-2701
Howdy, It has been a while since I posted an update about this Shadowrun 4th Ed campaign.
It is run by PeterDracos who is in the U.S. Air Force, and currently in the Republic of Korea. He is dedicated enough to the game that it starts at 6AM on Sunday where he is! (5PM Sat, (US) Eastern timezone/ 4PM Central). The game is "located" in Lagos (a Feral City) circa 2072AD.
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Saratoga Springs Police Department
The only arrest police reported between 8 a.m. Feb. 17 and 8 a.m. Feb. 18 was that of a Saratoga Springs teen facing drug charges.
New York State Police
Police reported:
o Charles A. Thomas, 25, of Hudson Falls was charged at 11:31 a.m. Feb. 17 on the Northway in Wilton with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor.
o Michael B. Brown, 38, of Ballston Lake was charged at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 17 with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor.


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Helen Petsche reads the number on the bottom of a rubber duck as she plays the duck pond game Wednesday during the Euclid Beach Carnival at Parker Place in Euclid.
Dozens of people who experienced the thrills of racing down the steep hills of the Thriller Roller Coaster as well as the excitement created by other Euclid Beach rides revisited past memories on Wednesday at Parker Place Retirement Village in Mentor.
A Euclid Beach carnival complete with an authentic Dodgem car, wooden horse from Kiddie Land and Laughing Sal herself seemed to delight crowds comprised mainly of seniors.
Casually milling about, they perused memorabilia, played midway games, munched on popcorn balls and shared stories about the once highly visited locale.
Euclid Beach Park, formerly located on Lake Shore Boulevard in the Collinwood area of Cleveland, opened in 1895, drawing thousands of visitors from Northeast Ohio each summer until it closed in September 1969.
Bob Waschura, 78, of Euclid, lived on nearby Neff Road while growing up and claims he visited there almost every night to take a spin on the Flying Turns and Dodgems.
"It was one of the only parks in America that was alcohol-free," he said.
"The Humphrey family (who owned the park) was very proud of that."
John Fulton worked at the park from 1956 through 1968 and was assigned to the American Racing Derby, with the job of ensuring no one fell off the wooden steeds "racing" at 30 mph.
Though it took lots of practice, he prided himself on jumping on and off while the ride was in motion.
Fulton, who now lives in North Carolina with his wife, Linda, said employees received discounts on food items and often rode all the rides for free.
Mary Tomsick of Richmond Heights accompanied her mother, Grace DeHaas, a Parker Place resident, to the event.
"Laughing Sal used to scare the bejeebers out of me," Tomsick said of the larger-than-life animated figure whose loud, raucous laugh and rocking body held many in amazement.
Dress code was a topic of conversation for Marilyn Weir, a Parker Place resident who recalled taking a streetcar to the park along with two of her friends, only to be refused entrance because one of the girls wore a backless sun dress, which was considered inappropriate attire.
Ernie Attwood worked at the park from 1959 to 1962 while living in Collinwood.
Overall, his memories of the park mirrored those of many at the event.
"I liked when you could go there with a few bucks in your pocket, and then when you ran out of money you could just sit down and people watch," he said.
An annual celebration of the park will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Euclid Beach State Park at Lake Shore Boulevard and East 156th Street.


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