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The Board of Trustees invites applications and nominations for the position of President of East Los Angeles College. The Board is seeking a well qualified candidate to provide leadership and advocacy for the college, to be responsible and directly accountable for all college operations, and to be a district team member of the Chancellor's cabinet.
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Johannesburg - The badly-beaten bodies of a 70-year-old grandmother and an employee have
been found on a smallholding in the Lephalale (Ellisras) region in Limpopo.
Parkin's body was discovered in her house on Tuesday, while the blood-covered
body of Thomas Tshabalala, 45, who had worked for her son, Ben Wessels, for several
years, was found by trackers under debris on the banks of the Mogol River.
lived in a house close to her son and daughter-in-law on the smallholding about
40km from Lephalale. She was alone during the day when her family went to work.
Wessels, Parkin's daughter-in-law, said on Thursday that her husband had found
his mother's body on Tuesday afternoon.
He came
home between 16:00 and 17:00 and went to the main bedroom of their home, where
he smelled something like an electrical fire. "He thought he had forgotten to
switch off the electric blanket. Then he saw the angle grinder next to the bed.
The safe was open."
The angle grinder
was used to cut open the safe. A firearm was stolen from it.
beyond recognition
immediately ran to his mother's house and found her on the carpet of her
was beaten beyond all recognition and the strangulation marks on her neck were clearly
visible. No one should have to see their mother like that," Annelie said.
The police
were called while the family wondered where Tshabalala was. His body was only
found later that night.
head was bashed in and he was strangled. He was also stabbed with a knife,"
said Annelie.
to a statement by TAU-SA North, a tracking team found "the tracks of the social
terrorist" about 10km from Lephalale.
Africa is falling into a maze of blood, power and hate," read the statement.
It looked
like the murderer was picked up by someone in a car.
By late on
Thursday night no one had been arrested.
Parkin will
be buried on Tuesday. She is survived by her two sons, daughters-in-law and six
No funeral
arrangements have been made yet for Tshabalala.
My heartfelt condolences to the families, Bring back the death penalty, and, more importantly- USE it!
Cummon Rob, a worker was also killed, or does his life not mean anything? Why polarize this sick crime along racial lines?
I agree with you Thangy, it is tragic as any life is precious. My heart condolences to all the families.
Yeah Rob two people were murdered. Time to roll out the rural safety plan NOW. So sad...
Die HERE is met u tannie Antjie Parkin. Rus in vrede.
Ben en Annelie. Sterkte. Hou jul hoop op die God.
Die Tshabalala familie... Sorry... May he rest in peace.
To South Africa......
Close down the ANC... Its is a written contract we all HAVE as proof. They are Corrupt. The whole of ANC top nationals are Criminal... Mass murderers...
The document originated 1994... Still being written. The ANC are FAR worse than apartheid. They are killing OUR country!
You are sooooo right, blood sucking parasites!!!
This makes me sick!!!
"South Africa is falling into a maze of blood, power and hate," Thanks to Zuma and his New ANC, definately not the ANC of Mandela.
I would like to know what "our" government has to say about this…the fat lazy bastards.
I should have never come back to SA…but I'm going back to Oz for sure…again I'll miss this beautiful land but…beauty won't provide for me & my family whereas Australia did and still doing.
Have a safe trip......
Thanks for going.
Tommy2 - I wish people like you would leave
Chicken run
tommy pull my middle finger…FART!!!!
@Barry or is it Leo Barry???
I do know a Leo Barry…he's an "Australian" rules footballer.
Anyway…yeah, I'll do the chicken run while you carry on with your chicken dance for your government.
darren darling, we do not need you, get out go away and never come back, i am a white person and i love my country and if i have to die here violently i shall, because it is my country our country and those that are here will together build a nation to be proud of, we have the power to vote for all and we shall use that power, so that all can enjoy and grow...as for you, the sooner you leave the better, watch out for the earthquake that may swallow you and take you to the hell you deserve..bye bye !!
My honest opinion, the more I see and read these type of incidents the more I think it is a ploy by the ANC. I honestly have not seen the ANC doing anything to curb violence in this wonderful country. Matters are just getting worse by the day and no protection to any civilians.
@etemhoff = REAL SOUTH AFRICAN!!!!
Somehow, I don't know how, but we will pry this country back from the blood sucking parasites who have overrun it, like a cancer, we will remove this corrupt government. I personally dont care who takes over, they cant be as bad as the current scourge!!
- @ etemhoff - Jeez, you're a pr-ck. Darren has the ability to leave the country to ensure a better, safer life for himself and his family and
you blast the Sh1t out of him. He is entitled to express his views and leave this God- forsaken country if vhe so wishes. Maybe you just pissed off that you are stuck here, with nowhere to go. Get a life man !!
@etemhoff: Actually - you do need Darren and people like him. Amazing how so many (mainly white) people have so many negative things to say about SA and how terrible it is on a daily basis, and in the same breath when someone else chooses to leave for a better place, suddenly they get all defensive and act like they a hero for staying put. Suddenly they are 'building' the country etc - they not doing anything but the same thing they do everyday; earning just enough to lock themselves away and pretend all is normal. Childish, pathetic, vomuit-inducing...
@AJ Its only the stupid whites that think that way. The ones that have nothing to offer a 1st world country and therefore are stuck in SA.
@VuyosWors - I just have an issue with any South African (black or white) who uses a nice salary to hide away from SA's oft-experienced real problems like the poor deal with, by virtue of being able to afford using private security, private medical aid, private schools, private cars etc and then at the same time berates someone else for using their opportunity to choose a different country. If you in the top 2% of earners in South Africa you ARE in a different country, and as such get off the moral high ground, as it is a mere illusion anyways...
Mind the step on your way out
What's with you lot? Darren has a right to live anywhere he wants to, just like you do. How can you be so insulting to someone who just wants to do the best for his family and keep them safe? You should be ashamed of yourselves. That's our biggest problem. Us South Africans think we have a right to give our opinion on everything and we judge everyone. If you're angry because you aren't motivated enough, skilled enough or lacking the funds to leave then don't bad mouth those who do. Because you have no idea about who they may have lost,what they've experienced and what's pushed them to that point to pack up and go... You should be doing everything you can to encourage people to stay! High on my list of reasons to leave is the seriously sucky attitude of my fellow South Africans!
Darren you must have rocks in your head going back to that place called "home"Just look at the headlines "mob murder" they are caught on camer but nothing mate.Pack your bags a go you have tasted the life of a 1 world country.I have done it a year ago best move ever!!!!!!!!!
Wtf is wrong with you people?? Im sorry but i would want of you to show just a little bit of respect i came upon all this and it almost broke my heart!! Not only did i just relive the whole nightmare i also now had to see these fights insults and and and... but tanx very mutch for those who support
And the genocide continues...
Enough of this genocide crap!! A worker was also brutally murdered but as usual your type doesn't even recognize this, almost like he/she didn't even exist, a non-entity to you. Why make this about race? if it were about race the worker would've been spared
thanks thangy its people like you who will help South Africa, And hopefully the race card will vanish. Hopefully the racists on both side (white & black will vanish aswell.
@Thangy I suspect the worker was standing in the way of them getting to the farmer. He was not the primary target. Let me make this clear - the ruling party are publicly singing and defending songs that contain the lyrics "shoot the boer". And farmers are being murdered every week now. How would you feel about the issue if a mostly white party started singing "shoot the black man" or "shoot the ANC member" at rallies? And then started raping and killing defenseless black women and older people? Hey buddy ? Because, that is the situation facing the farmers of South Africa.
I agree with Thangy.
This was not 'genocide' - go and educate yourself on what the word means.
This was about greed and money!
TWO innocent people lost their lives in a violent barbaric way.
@Thangy - I take your point of course, but Mr Tshabalala would likely not have been the target, but probably intervened trying to assist the old lady. A double tragedy, nonetheless.
Honestly we r on the same side fighting the same fight,Im just not comfortable with the label of "genocide" being put on these crimes.you ask:"How would you feel about the issue if a mostly white party started singing "shoot the black man" or "shoot the ANC member" at rallies? And then started raping and killing defenseless black women and older people?" Dude Black women,hell,black ppl in general (mothers,fathers,children),are also on the front line daily & experiencing the same fate that farmers in rural areas r suffering but we dont even read about these stories on News24,that gives readers the impression that this sort of thing only happens to farmers.The concerning fact about all of this is that the media have a responsibility to give fair & unbiased coverage on an equal footing,however all we read about is farmers getting murdered,I can almost bet my life that dozens of black women were raped YEASTERDAY ALONE,however this doesnt seem to matter one bit to news24.I dunno,maybe the editor enjoys watching us have a go at each other & for what?Crime is affecting ALL OF US,I dont know why the ANC insist on singing this song,there r many they could rather sing but they wont because they know that if each South African joined hands with their fellow South African,the ANC,as we know it, would no longer be relevant. So what do they do,they incite fear,incite anger to keep us on opposite sides,yet we all have the same problem & all want the same things too.
Yeah I agree with Tangy as well. We have a society today that is really sick. Our so called government has not got their heart on the citizens of this country. They are not enforcing the law or anything to protect the citizens of South Africa, they are too busy counting the cash.
I agree with Thangy, we are all in this fight together and the sooner people take off their "colour" goggles the sooner we can join together and take this country back from the criminal scum running our streets. No persons life is more valuable than another! Yes the farmer murders are increasing and are widely publicized, but what about the countless murders, rapes and assaults that go on daily against black people that we don't hear about. Crime doesn't see colour and neither should we as a nation.
Thangy as much as I don't agree with the slaying of either the worker or the elderly woman, the fact of the matter is 'your type', as you like to put it, is not being targeted. My suspicion is that the poor worker either tried to help the old lady or was simply in the way of them getting what they wanted. Can you explain to me why she was beaten to a pulp before she was murdered or was that just normal opportunistic crime and an isolated incident as OUR government likes to refer to it as? I don't want to make this a black/white thing just as much as you do but with all the racial division that the anc is causing it makes it extremely difficult not to choose a side especially when all of our futures seem to be at jeopardy. People usually don't like other people who don't like them and it's extremely hard to take the moral high ground on that and just except all the hatred that continually comes our way. I will keep trying to be the better person though.
@SupaCab @paulf @Bettysue @Alex Ander Pfoss
PPL we have to, at some point, see that the only solution to this sorry state of affairs (crime, corruption and racism) lies in us tackling these issues TOGETHER. Yes we will always have those lesser human beings on both sides who will continue to try to divide us on nonsensical differences like, of all things, the color of our skin. However, just as they are dedicated and unwaivering in their quest to destroy this country, we, equally, should have a dedicated and unwaivering quest to unite our communities against these, carefully constructed, evils. We South Africans have, against all odds, overcome so much and we have the potential to do so much more, but first we have to set aside our petty differences and come together.
Well said there Supacab, I am in full agreement with you and Tangy. Together we can all make a huge difference to this country that we love so much. Unity is Strength!!!!
let me set one thing straight here, "your type" was not a reference to your skin color, but instead, a reference to your state of mind. NOBODY is being targeted, at least not along racial lines.
Criminals are, by nature, cowards. Hence the easiest "targets" are those who a) cannot defend themselves b) cannot call for help c) are isolated from the general public. Hence their "targets" will almost never be those who are able to defend themselves or offer stiff resistance.
I wholeheartedly accept and respect your opinion, the government is not exactly making the situation the country any better. You asked:
"Can you explain to me why she was beaten to a pulp before she was murdered"
I think, to beat a person to that state takes a very special kind of human being, no I lie, such behavior is UN-HUMAN period!! These demons don't deserve to live. Honestly we need a real deterrent to these sorts of crimes (murder, rape, and the likes) this country needs the death penalty if only to rid this country of this gene-pool.
@Thangy. You ask why does the newspapers/media only report on these incidents and not on all the rapes, etc. that happen in townships.
It is easier/cheaper and cause more sensation. It usually have the race issue connected to it. As long as the different race groups, on the ground, fight each other the fight is away from corporate. The black people will not learn from there fellow white citizens that the money control is not with the normal white person, but with a few rich people and most of them are not SA people or are SA + somewhere else. The normal people fight their fights for them while they still makes monies. It suits them and the ruling party.[ to ensure votes ] As long as the difference not getting resolved all the rulers, their affiliated groups and the companies are in the pound sheets.
People dying a violent death has risen three fold, Crime has increased 1000%, government service has just about collapsed, government corruption steals about 10% of the tax income, our schools are rated 130 th out of 139 countries, we are slipping on every international scale related to governance.
So the only way the ANC can stay in power democratically is through racism. Elections based on race politics guarantees victory.
100% correct!!
Who is the people that keep the circus in power?
Just as all whites are kept responsible for apartheid by black people how can you come and tell me that I'm not supposed to held black people responsible for what is happening in the country?
You're a grown, you don't need me or anyone here to tell you what to do. If you want to torment yourself by adopting that attitude, then by all means go ahead. Remember, only foolish and primitive racist blacks blame ALL white ppl for apartheid, if you want to willingly reside on the opposite side of the coin, go ahead, its your life to waste
Well said there Tangy, I totally agree with you!!! We need lots more people like you and glad you saw the light.
About 20 000 000 more. Good luck. At the rate of breeding it will be double that in 10 years time.
The foolish and primitive are in the majority.
The commando's used to patrol the farms and smallholding. The circus stopped it as it was preventing their supporters from murdering mostly white people. Now that one black person was also murdered it is not a racist attack. To that I say bullshite. He was killed because he had the guts to stand up to his own kind to say enough is enough!
When will the rest of you stand up to your kind and demand that?
Thangy, bro have to say you made my day. :)
Am so happy there are people who really see the truth behind the blindfold... Come on people let's change SA for better, starting with changing our perspective... Like Tanghy said racism is a tool they use to control and keep us blind. Come on let's join and build a better country. We have the resources, we have the people, we have the knowledge... SA can become the rainbow nation
And if you're not the majority it means zip!
An Eye for an Eye. Once caught the scumbag should have the same done to him. Beaten beyond recognithio and then strangled
lets follow the american way..hunt them down and take them out !!!
Badly beaten and strangled Grandmother. Tshabalala's head smashed in, strangled and stabbed. These guys arent skilled murderers, they are clumsy, low IQ, barbarians. Kill kill kill kill for something tiny and worthless. If you do self awareness and IQ tests on these criminals they will fail, scoring lower than chimpanzees.
Oh my God, this is so sad. beating a defenceless old woman like that to death. Find this criminal, if possible, and give him to the family to beat him to death!!! he must suffer a violent death!!!! It makes me sick reading this, and cant help wondering, when this will ever stop, if it will, taking into consideration what our country has become!!! so sad
When will this ever end?!
Sadly, CK- it won't. Only when people begin to fear the law, and there is meaningful retribution for crimes of this nature, might the perpetrators start taking notice.
Once we get rid of the ANC...
As soon as the anc get voted out of power?
the way i interpret you clowns is that it will never end since the Mighty ANC will never be voted out of power, we will make of that. but civilised citizens know n understand we have institutions that deal with this type of barbaric act, our forever dedicated police will get to the bottom of this. this is an isolotaed case which will get the attention it deserves. lets give the Police and our not well transformed judiciary to handle this one.
Question for sheep. Exactly how many isolated incidents do you need before it becomes the norm? Just asking.
Oh wow a whole new category of murderer - "social terrorist". Are they going to be a protected species? Like "freedom fighter"?
A 70 year old woman murdered. We hear news like this on a daily basis. It is disgusting and cowardly, no wonder it was so easy to rule over them for so long, they have the hearts of hyenas. The lions should never have given the land to the hyenas. Superiors should always maintain rule over inferiors.
Agreed, human rights should have been reserved for humans. Being a clever monkey does not make you human
You are one narrow-minded SOB. These particular individuals deserve to be chucked out of a plane, don't get me wrong, but the only thing "superior" about you is your ability to troll. Do something useful with your time.
@Shelly Pembroke Im not narrow minded, you are just blinded by your politically correct stupidity. Unless you can prove me wrong by pointing out some shining examples of successful, well-run African countries. And while you are about it, perhaps you can list some scientific and technological achievements made by blacks so that we can compare and debate the superior -inferior issue?
@VuyosWors - Show me your personal achievements. Show me what YOU have done to make the world a better place to live in. Show me shining examples of your superior intellect. Show me your list of patents. Send me photos of your house that you built with your OWN hands without help and plans from others. Show me the car YOU designed and built on your own. Show me the food produced by your subsistence farm you've got going.
Then shut your pie hole, fool! Your facist, racist ideas and idealogies are just noise in our ears.
I have travelled the world, and have met many people from all cultures on the planet, and have friends from 48 different nationalities. I have come to realise that racism and facism is prevalent ONLY amongst people with very low intellect.
Uplift YOURSELF, Neanderthal, then you will realise that you can't really comment on others being Neanderthals, because you will know the power it requires to uplift yourself.
@Homo sapien, amen brother!
@Homosexual Sapien I have a Bsc Biochemistry, have worked in the food industry for 20 years and have developed around 40 nutriceutical products that are on the shelves of many retailers in SA. I have never designed a motor vehicle, but have been restoring motorcycles since my teens, from rebuilding the motor to bodywork and spray painting. I also taught myself to weld and do metal work and enjoy carpentry as well. What can you do excpt spew rhetoric PC nonsense?
@VuyosWors - I have just a simple NSC with one distinction, no tertiary education, have NOT developed the cure for AIDS or any fancy foods (but I can cook a mean pasta), do a bit of carpentry, play some music, and do the odd software development (all self taught).
I COULD list my achievements here, but they are worthless. Who I AM as a Homo Sapien is more important than what I have DONE. In all my stupidity I have figured out it is better to live and let live, to be tolerant to other people's short comings, to be humble at all times, and to take everything I have in my life as a gift from the Giver above. That means even the current political situation in South Africa.
I have learnt not to judge, and I have come to understand that God looks on me the way I look on other people. I have learnt that all humans have an inherent flaw: our humanity. You raise yourself to the level of a god, where you sit and judge us "mere mortals" from your throne of self righteousness. You judge your value as a Homo Sapien by what you have achieved and amassed in your lifetime, and everybody that does not do like you is inferior, a loser, an idiot. You regard yourself as superior, by your own admission.
You are truly the dregs of society, as (in spite of your obvious intellectual superiority), you behave like a fool. Even your comment on "Homosexual Sapien" shows your low class and (in)breeding.
@Homo Wow your are even more stupid than I thought. The current political situation is a gift from above? Get off the drugs and get a job you bum.
My heart is breaking for this family. The guys who did this are the most revolting of creatures. I would spit in their faces before wishing them well all the way to the noose.
This looks more and more like guerilla warfare! nice little genocide we've got going here in south africa!!
I wonder why TAU-SA is commenting even before the police?? where they the first on site??
More than 18,000 people are violently killed in SA annually. This amounts to approximately 50 people per day, or 1 person every 28 minutes. Why is it that so few of these murders make the headlines?
The murder of this poor helpless woman and her worker is reprehensible, but so is ALL murder. The newspapers obviously will not report on the other 48 people that will also get killed today, unless they are killed alongside a white person.
Please can we have accurate news coverage, and not just the ones that are sure to cause outrage and sensation?
48 less ANC votes a day is good news to me.
@ VuyosWors - I am on my knees at the moment praying that your mother is next...one less facist racist idiot to contend with. If the killers can throw you into the mix, then that makes 2!
I totally agree. White people are getting bombarded with how they are getting killed, making some to scared to walk outside on their own. Thats all we see. I heard from a white policeman that we will cringe if we see what goes on in certain townships at night, when people get their salaries on weekends and gets drunk....
@Homo Sapien they have tried before and come off second best. As they will next time they try.
@Homo Sapien - you need to update your stats tjom, courtesy of www.nationmaster.com: Murder with Firearms(Per Capita): SA Ranked # 1 in the world – 0.7 per 1000 people, at +\- 49 000 000 population, that's 34300 a year, that's 93 a day.
@Jay - Now you have to mess up a good story with solid, verifable facts ;-) Thanks for the update. My internet connection is a bit slow!
I don't care how wrong it is to write this but f### you!!Do you have any idea what it feels like getting that phone call that instantly rips apart your life, hearing those hysterical painfilled words not wanting to believe them but having reality tear trough your graphical young mind leaving you feeling... numb yet scared and helpless, and all of this in a 3min phone call
Getting to the car is such a rush but once we started driving the road was never ending the car just wouldn't go faster!! You know you gotta get there NOW! But the most helpless feeling of all is knowing for a fact that no matter how quickly you get there.. your still going to be too late.
Now picture this When i finally got home the police were already there its terrifying seeing the same crime scene movie routines playing out in front of you and imagine the feeling of seeing the strongest toughest bravest man in my eyes imagine , this man becoming vulnerable even to me.. this man who never who gets scared never gets hurt NEVER cries!! Had give in he couldn't hold it, it was just too much, coz on this day my Dad my Hero, he had lost his Hero on this day he lost his mother.
and just to get this clear out its not a frieking race thing!!! ill let you know that it wasnt like; ouww poor granma nd now we dont care no more oz the other guy is black so we dont care it was a black who did it anyway so theyr all bad no black desirves to live... NNNnnnnoooooo!!!!!! you wanna know what happend?? A i saw my be blooded Oumie laying liflessly ther on the floor eyes bright blue and swolen shut not that you could see mucch underneath all the dried blood and scars the burs wounds on her head due to the impact of the punches cearly visable to see in betwean her gray hair her blou bloodlines around her nech blood on the carpet under her the only way to realy recognise her by was her beutifull hands just laying there stil just as beutifull i neald right next to her and started praying asking God to give us streanght and even asking him to please be with the murderer aswell bring calmness over him plz FORGIVE him for hedid an unhumanly deed a type of deed humans cant usualy live with and help him before he hurts moer people pr even himself,
it was just around that time my Dad came to inform me that Chabalala has also gone missing and a second murder was suspectedi didnt just let it go , no i imidatly got up and started to join in the search we searched for hours and hours even yhe police had allready left to send dogs in a little later on we continued finding dead end after dead end after dead end still didnt give up it was only when the dogs had arived that we had found his body rount about half past 3 in the morning. Now youve gotta understand i had a nightmare day ii was exausted warn out still pretty mixed up i could have easily gone to bed or into the house or whatever but we didnt we didnt stop untill we found him i was crushed for his family especually coz we were going trough the exact same thing. Tjabalala fought for his life witch you could see for the marks on his body and those around the crime scene.We payd for Tjabalalas body transport and my father even gave his family some mony to help pat for the funerar and a little extra, and guess what.. he didint have to do it not at al, it was in no way whatsoever my Fathers fault, you wanna know why he did it? Coz they sufferd a big tragic unfair loss he knew their pain and he cared for them as he would if they were any other posible colour under the sun... And just the fact that he was a black man didnt doesnt and will not add or subtract or anything to the damage he caused us or change the amount of anger we felt towards him.
We have no care to who did the crime no, whe cared that the crime has been done and that 2 inocint people had died unnecisarily. And i honest to God hope you take back thowse words you utterd to Vuyo and vise versa... I apoligise for swearing earlier it just had me so mad that you could be as hartless as the very murderur who started all of this but i dont belive that any person can realy be like that so i apoligise...
Do you have any idea wat it was like when we had to claen the room, and how it was like pikcing up bits and pices of her shatterd false teeth and then having to deal with the toughts of how hard he must have hit her the pain she was going trough how scared she must have been the heartbreaking picture of her screaming for help but nobody comes and he doesnt stop....all toughts playing over and over wile having to wipe the blood of the woman who tought you how to bake and sit like a lady to wipe her blood of of the walls of of the door and handel off off the very same cd that you had bought for her one mothers day, its a heartripping feeling an NO ONE deserves to have to feel that way, no one desirves having to go trough that
He has destroid a giant part of my life and left alot of scars on me and my family
My name is Anèl Wessels, and i had lost my Oumie plz South-Afrika lets not fight rather unite and stop crime and murders it takes individuals to make a difference so lets...
She was beaten beyond all recognition(70 year old?) "His head was bashed in and he was strangled. He was also stabbed with a knife,"
This is evilness personified, could have locked the two in a room and taken what they wanted...over the last few months my heart has blead a thousand times.
A Canadian friend arriving for a first time visit, his first words to me after reading the local newspapers at the airport whilst waiting for me to pick him up, "How on earth do you manage to live here with all this going on?". We are faced with this on a daily basis, and dare I say, become immune to it, as life has to go on. Like a doctor working in the Trauma Unit of a State hospital, having to deal with stabbings/gunshot wounds,etc, on a daily basis, needs to switch off and focus on the job at hand.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world!
Quick question ~ will bringing back the death penalty curb this violent crime. I seriously doubt it because 1)these barbarians have not value for life; 2) would our police force, justice system be able to persue these criminals to capture, conviction and following through to death penalty implementation.
If it would reduce the crime problem - BRING IT ON!!
It works a treat on repeat offenders though - and we have a huge amount of repeat offenders..
ohh nooooo this is too terrible, really feel for these families..what the hell for, why, gee whizz mature people going about their lives...damn it!!! for gods sake lets vote out this useless government, they are not able to control our safety, the legal system, policing, education and health, all such important factors...come on now, this type of daily occurence is feeding the distruction of a fantastic country that all people want to build and enjoy! ENOUGH ! Sorry ANC you had my vote all these years... and your promises are just empty...i am voting elsewhere !!
The voice of civil society is not being heard...We need to bring SA to a standstill for a day & demand Govt intervention into the lawless society we live in...We are tax payers, we deserve better. Condolences...
This is terrible my sincere condolences to the families. I am a bir confused about TAU-SA's statement about finding "the tracks of the social terrorist" Do they know who might have done this and what is a "social terrorist"?
Close down the ANC... Its is a written contract we all HAVE as proof. They are Corrupt. The whole of ANC top nationals are Criminal... Mass murderers...
The document originated 1994... Still being written. The ANC are FAR worse than apartheid. They are killing OUR country!
Sickning. I wonder why elect a government when they are not there to protect innocent people.
Because they give there supporters grants.
I fully agree with u Agent
Who was shooting the boer now, AfriForum? It couldn't have been Juju and his crowd. They couldn't do such a thing to one of their own, could they? - Sowetan
Ever heard the term collateral damage? Look it it up you moron.
Wow, is speculation your best recourse? MORON!
sympathy to the families and loved one of these two victims . Another failure from cele and the useless SAP and zuma with his so called ruling party the braindead ANC . these murders are on cele and zuma`s bloody hands . bring back the death penalty .
Poor family - whoever could do such horrible things to another person is beyond me.
We living in a country where barbaric acts such as this one are the norm. How anyone with half a brain cell can kill another human being is beyond all comprehension and bad enough, let alone beat a person beyond recognition. I'm so sorry for the son who found his mother like this and for the rest of the family and I hope and pray that the fricn bastard/s who did this are found and sentenced to a life of living hell soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And people want to know why we take the law into our own hands????? The goverment and police force do not protect this countries citizens....why should they....a new car every year and a fat pay check are clearly more important than the lives of these innocent people. Frankly I would bring back the death penalty and pull the switch myself.
thanks for the back-up regarding "eterrrrrrr-hoff"
By the way are you not Clark Kent.
have a good day buddy!
- My pleasure Darren - the man is a narrow- minded idiot. No, I aint
Clark Kent, but I sure wish I had his powers so I could extinguish all the evil that pervades this country right now. Starting with the Anc.
..and Pres. Zumonkey wants to boost Tourism?!?! Yeah RSA is a safe place, please come visit. Land of Barbarians rather.
I wonder what colour the attackers were? Or am I being racist noew?
Does it matter what color they were?
@EteRRRRRRRHoFF you watched 300 to many time hooo haaa hooo haaa
I don't give a sh@t about race
are you by Bipolar?…sorry you CAN'T go…but you guys are doing a "fantastic" job building South Africa for the best.
There will be no glory in your sacrifice–hoo haa hoo haa my Spartan NOT brother
When are you leaving mate.
You stupid racist cow! This is a very sad incident & you see it as an apportunity to lambast the gov & gain stupid points.
i wish our gov could be alot more brutal towards criminals & we've all lost lives to petty crimes...
I think small bands of white guys should start killing blacks in their sleeps at night. An Eye for an Eye...
Use a crossbow and shoot the one's that is walking around at night.
Oh, ya, sure, lets! Lets sink to that level...this is crime, it doesnt just happen to white people, you just dont listen good enough to hear what happens to other south africans, jy spits jou ore net as jy hoor dis wit mense wat doodgaan is ek reg???
Do I hear anything from the majority, that just happens to be not white, that their elected government must do something to stop this? They don't give a toot about it.
Will they go and vote for someone else on a large scale soon? Don't think so.
At some point it is not about sinking uo someone's level. It is about your own survival.
It is not going to help you much when you are confronted with a situation and you don't want to kill just because it will bring you down to the scumbags level. They don't care.
Regardless, the fact of the matter is that the country is out of control with regards to violent crime, and our government is doing very little to stop it. The less crime there is the more government has to spend on social grants to support these murdering f@ckers, so they are not really motivated to do anything,by ignoring it they are keeping the heat off themselves.
Is it just me or are there like 1 or 2 of these a week? I cannot imagine the wrath that will behold me when something like this happens to a person I treasure and is absolutely dear to me. But it seems that victims' relatives in general take this onslaught with irrational passivity. I haven't heard much about any type of retaliation. Do the Afrikaans families being murdered out feel that they deserve it, that it is natural, that no one would be able to do anything anyway so they just take it on the chin? Or is there a fire broiling more lambasted with scorn than the Israeli/Palestinian antagonism? I ask you with shuddering marrow pulsing through my soul. Where would this lead to? Maybe the Boere are tired of fighting. Maybe their mental capacity has surpassed that state that justifies conflict by having been able to educate themselves.
- Well written and well put.
I beg of you, don't make this a race issue, you blatantly ignore the fact that another person had his head bashed in, do you not see that this is not about race? I would estimate around 2 or 3 a week, however, in the same space of time, how many non-white murder victims did we have?? 2 or 3? please! don't marginalize yourself. Until you have lost someone, please refrain from suggesting such insensitive scenarios like:
"it seems that victims' relatives in general take this onslaught with irrational passivity"
"Do the Afrikaans families being murdered out feel that they deserve it, that it is natural, that no one would be able to do anything anyway so they just take it on the chin?"
"Maybe the Boere are tired of fighting. Maybe their mental capacity has surpassed that state that justifies conflict by having been able to educate themselves."
I mean really now!
You can only push people so far.
Once you reach that point you don't think straight anymore and then there is problems.
My condolences to both families - very sad indeed! Bring back the death penalty PLEASE!!!
Beautiful country, horrible people!
A country is it's people - choose which one it is, can't be both.
if you look in the dictionary at the definition of the word coward, you'll see SA Criminals listed as examples. killing a 70 year old woman: I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL ! I'd gladly submit to load shedding if it meant that we could fry all the criminals on the electric chair.
Finally News24 find it important enough to report on.
and Malema is stirring the pot of hatred. He sees these things as a success.
It is a sad day for South Africa, a sad day for all involved across the spectrum of the rainbow nation. It does not help the families when they read the drivel that is posted here: Who cares if someone wants to leave, that is thier choice. Sometimes I wonder if ever we can get past the racial divide that the ruling party relies on to keep us divided so that they and other elitists bleed this country dry. The Rhetoric that is fed to us on a daily basis has one purpose only and that is to stoke the fires and racial tensions. While we argue with one another they laugh at us all and live it up at our expense. Black,white,Indian,Coloured, everyone , it does not matter, I may not be a South African by birth but dammit people we need to brush aside the crap and we need to put our efforts into removing those despots from power or the Rainbow Nation and the Democracy we all long for will fade into insignificance. My condolences to the all the families who have lost loved ones through senseless acts of crime.
There NEVER was a rainbow nation it was simply advertised as such. To have a rainbow nation one would require the majority of the population to defend the rights of people with different cultures. It's NEVER EVER going to happen.I am sure that you are sincere in what you wrote but; we don't have a homogeneous population we are to divided by religion,language and ethnic groups. Throw into the mix that the majority believe locality is more important than honesty.
should have read "TOO divided"
Should have read "Loyalty" not locality. Must read my comments before posting
Sick cowardly savage bastards!!!!!!!time to take up arms people so we can blow the heads of these murdering savages
This didn't happen during Apartheid.
It is because the murderers and rapist were not allowed to stay next to you.
Tommy2 You are a sick aarsehole
Im quite sure in person you are a guttless individual.
Well thanks to Malema and his cronies, we'll see more of this. Workers and other victims are merely causalities of his crusade. I wish the judge throws the book at him and Mr. Mandela bans him from the ANC.
Mandela is a puppet on a string.
No amount of money is worth 1 life, let alone 2. My condolenses to the families
Plz people dont make a war out of this

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A 12 month lease contract with my tenant states I will return his $1600 deposit within 30 days after the lease expires, if he decides not to sign another year's lease. He has verbally informed me I should keep the deposit as payment for the 11th month he is in the rental, because I would not be receiving a rental check for the last month. Says he needs to use the $1600 deposit to move, and I should use the money for the last month's rent. He has been a great renter, but that's not the issue. Anything I can do? Thanks very much for responding.
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Aberdeen shares dropped 5% in early trading as the group unveiled a first quarter drop in gross inflows to £6.8bn from £9.6bn in the previous quarter and a net outflow up from £3.6bn to £4.4bn.
But the shares quickly rallied, closing up 2.3p at 451p, and Mr Gilbert said: "The share price is flat today even with our not great flows for the business, which shows there is a robustness."
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He went on: "Property, emerging bonds, high yield, a lot of the stuff we said we would grow, is growing, the negative is the lack of inflows into emerging markets because sentiment is so poor."
Total assets fell by 4%, from £200.4bn to £193.6bn, with equities suffering a £3.1bn outflow.
Mr Gilbert said: "We are seen as a proxy for emerging markets which is fair enough.
"But a large percentage of our business is not related to emerging markets and the SWIP transaction helps that enormously."
Shareholders at yesterday's annual meeting in Aberdeen voted 86% in favour of the group's remuneration policy, in one of the first binding three-yearly votes by shareholders under new government provisions, despite concerns by shareholder groups about "excessive" rewards.
Mr Gilbert, who received £5.1 million last year, commented afterwards: "Other people are paid more than me in the industry.
"I am always delighted with my remuneration. If we do a good job for our clients, we do well, if we do a bad job for our clients we do badly."
He said the company had held 50 to 60 meetings with shareholder representatives last year, and there was "no great advantage in being a first-mover".
The vote in favour of the remuneration report for last year was slightly higher at 89%.
Asked by shareholder Forbes McCallum why both Pirc and the ABI had been critical of some aspects of pay policy, remuneration committee chairman Simon Troughton told the meeting: "ABI and ISS who represent the vast majority of shareholders both voted for the policy."
He told shareholder John Cruickshank that the "clarification" of policy which will deny future executives bonuses as part of pay in lieu of notice was a "very very small" change which had ensured support for the overall policy.
Mr McCallum commented afterwards: "I think shareholders will be very happy with the performance. The results speak for themselves."
Questioned by Mr Cruickshank, Mr Gilbert told shareholders that the group's strategic partnership with Lloyds was a "vital part" of the £650m acquisition of SWIP, as Aberdeen stood to benefit from the growth of Lloyds' wealth management business.
He said: "Lloyds' strategy is to become very boring. They want to grow the wealth management side of the business, starting from a very low level , and they see quite significant growth potential."
Mr Gilbert said Aberdeen had "learned a lesson" when they bought businesses from RBS but were unable to benefit from the growth of its (Coutts) wealth business. "We have structured the transaction more cleverly than in the past," he said.
Bill Rattray, finance director, explained afterwards: "We will pay additional cash to the extent that Lloyds' wealth business manages to increase revenues." Aberdeen's 'trusted partner' status was not an exclusive tie but an "incentive to get (our) products performing well".
He said the deal, which will propel Aberdeen to the top of the European fund management league with £350bn of assets, should be completed by the end of March but the regulatory process "takes longer than it would have done five years ago".
In the meantime, the Aberdeen and SWIP integration teams "can't get down to a granular level until we have permission to proceed".
Mr Gilbert said: "We have a strong new business pipeline which is expected to deliver an additional £2bn AUM in early 2014 across a range of asset classes and geographies."


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Tony Hawk will be the first recipient of the Action Sports Achievement Awards at the inaugural ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards, to be held Saturday, April 7 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Calif., it was announced today by Ron Semiao, ESPN vice president, programming and managing director, Global X.
"Tony's achievements within the sport of skateboarding have been welldocumented over the years; however, Tony Hawk will be receiving this awardnot just for raising the awareness and respect of skateboarding, but forthe attention and legitimacy he has brought to the action sports genre,"said Ian Votteri, assistant director of marketing and communications, ESPNAction Sports and Music Awards.
Tony's achievements in skateboarding and action sports over the last twodecades are unparalleled. After turning professional at the age of 14,Hawk was ranked first overall in the National Skateboard AssociationSeries from 1983-1993. He has captured seven X Games gold medals andinvented more than 80 tricks, including the first completed 900. Hawk isthe founder and owner of Birdhouse Skateboards and proud husband andfather of two, soon to be three.
"It is an honor to be chosen for the Action Sports Achievement Award inone of the first awards presentation of this kind," said Hawk. "Thanks toESPN for recognizing sports like skateboarding and giving us a legitimatevenue to show our talents. There is no doubt that this will be an excitingevening – finally, a televised celebration of modern athletes!"
The ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards will be the first ever awards showto bring together the most recognizable action sports athletes and cuttingedge musical artists in the unique forum of an awards show. ESPN willunite athletes, sports legends, musicians and Hollywood celebrities topresent the most explosive evening in the history of action sports.Throughout the evening, awards will be presented to those who have shapedand continue to change the sports of the new millennium and in a uniquetwist, awards will also be presented to the musical artists that haveaccompanied these athletes every step of the way.
Professional athletes within each respective sport will vote for: Male and Female Surfer of the Year BMX Rider of theYearSurfing's Musical Artist of the Year BMX Musical Artistof the Year
Male and Female Snowboarder of the Year Skateboarder of theYearSnowboarding's Musical Artist of the Year Skateboarding'sMusical Artist of the Year
Male and Female Skier of the Year Motocross Rider ofthe YearSkiing's Musical Artist of the Year Motocross MusicalArtist of the Year The ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards will also present the ActionSports Artist Contribution Award and the Action Sports Feat of the YearAward. Additional musical artists are expected to confirm shortly.
The ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards, fueled by Mountain Dew, willtake place April 7, 2001, and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles,with the original telecast on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 on ESPN at 9:00pmEST. Expn.com will serve as the official website for the award show, andwill provide a public voting machine allowing the viewers to make theirselections, and will also have information on future repeat telecasts,biographies of all nominees, musical bios and more. The ESPN ActionSports & Music Awards is owned, organized and televised by ESPN. Tickets for the event can be purchased through Ticketmaster atwww.ticketmaster.com.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Cory Boyd tied a school-record three rushing touchdowns, but South Carolina's offensive struggles continued as the Gamecocks barely escaped with a 27-20 win over Division I-AA Wofford on Saturday night.
Boyd's scores came in the first half when the Gamecocks led 24-10 and looked like they were finally playing the kind of ball coach Steve Spurrier wanted. Along with Boyd's production, star receiver Sidney Rice had 110 yards receiving in the half and new quarterback Syvelle Newton looked in control in his first start under center since 2004.
Newton replaced the suspended Blake Mitchell in the starting lineup.
But Wofford clamped down in the second half and turned the Gamecocks' lackadaisical play against them. Justin Franklin's fourth-quarter interception led to Nick Robinson's 28-yard field goal that cut things to 27-13. Then the Terriers rushed punter Ryan Succop, forcing him to throw the ball away to avoid a safety.
It took one play to stun everyone left at Williams-Brice Stadium as Josh Collier's 25-yard TD pass to Andy Strickland drew the Terriers to 27-20 with 4:43 left.
Wofford had one last chance, driving to South Carolina's 10 with :29 to go. On fourth-and-5, the Gamecocks' Dakota Walker knocked Collier's pass attempt into the air, linebacker Cody Wells caught it, and South Carolina (2-1) escaped a huge embarrassment.
Spurrier was furious last week watching South Carolina's offense stumble through an 18-0 loss to Georgia - he called the team stupid in postgame remarks - and changed about everything he could with seven new starters. More changes might by ahead.
Kentucky 31, Mississippi 14: At Lexington, Ky., Myron Pryor caused three key turnovers, and Dicky Lyons Jr. caught his fifth and sixth touchdowns of the season in the Wildcats' first win in an SEC opener in 19 years.
The victory moved the Wildcats to 2-1 on the season, the first time in three-plus years under coach Rich Brooks that the team has been above .500. Mississippi dropped to 1-2.
What was billed as a run-heavy, low-scoring affair proved to be anything but. The difference for Kentucky was sophomore defensive tackle Pryor, who stopped three Rebel drives in their tracks when he grabbed one interception, forced a fumble and recovered another.
ALABAMA 41, LOUISIANA-MONROE 7: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., John Parker Wilson threw for 210 yard and two touchdown passes in Alabama's best offensive performance of the season.
A week after the Crimson Tide (3-0) barely beat Vanderbilt, Wilson completed 13 of 21 passes without an interception against the Warhawks (1-2).
Wilson had scoring throws of 43 yards to D.J. Hall and 17 yards to Le'Ron McClain. The starter was on the sideline wearing a baseball cap early in the fourth quarter, and two backups saw action.
Darby, who struggled to get into the open during the first two games but was the Tide's leading rusher last year, ran for a season-high 79 yards on 14 rushes.
Tim Castille scored on a 3-yard run, and Keith Brown caught five passes for 82 yards for Alabama, which had 444 yards in offense to 196 for Louisiana-Monroe.
TULANE 32, MISSISSIPPI STATE 29: At Starkville, Miss., the Bulldogs finally scored their first points of the season in the second quarter, but Tulane scored 18 in the third to take an insurmountable lead, despite three missed extra point kicks by Ross Thevenot.
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Asymptotic Signal Bandwidth of Impulse Radio UWB Communication Networks
The asymptotic signal bandwidth of various kinds of large-scale asynchronous Time Hopping Impulse Radio Ultra-Wide Band (TH-IR UWB) communication networks such that multiple access interference can be negligible with respect to output noise with high probability is derived. The asynchronous TH-IR UWB communication networks consist of n nodes distributed in a cube (three-dimension) or on a square (two-dimension) according to a Poisson point process. The theoretic results indicate that the obtained asymptotic bandwidth of IRUWB signal is in proportion to the number of nodes, and that the asymptotic bandwidth of IR-UWB signal of dense network is much more than that of extended network.
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We just had family photos taken a couple of weekends ago. This is the first family photo we have had taken with all the kiddos. Shameful I know.
I'm pretty excited to send out "good" Holiday Cards this year. It's been a while.
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The Institute of Cancer Research poll of 2,000 people found more than a third do not use sunscreen when sunbathing.
The incidence of melanoma skin cancer will treble in the next 30 years, with climate change likely to exacerbate the problem, they warned.
Experts said people needed to know most cases of skin cancer could be avoided.
The Institute's SAFE campaign found that 60% of those questioned are more worried about skin cancer now than they were 10 years ago.
But despite the widespread concern, 35% of people do not use sunscreen when sunbathing.
One in 10 said more should be done to educate people about the dangers of skin cancer.
And only just over half (52%) could identify the signs and symptoms of the disease.
Climate concern
More than 75,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year, a figure that is rising.
Experts also warn that climate change may cause the number of cases to increase even more dramatically than predicted.
Professor Richard Marais from the Institute of Cancer Research said: "There is growing concern about climate change and its long term effects on the weather.
"If this leads to more sunshine then it is likely that the incidence of skin cancer, which is caused by overexposure to UV light, will rise at an even more alarming rate."
"These results reflect the fact that people are deeply concerned about skin cancer, but that many people still do not know how to look after their skin.
"It is vitally important that everyone is aware of how to protect themselves from the harmful rays of the sun."
He added that most cases of skin cancer could be avoided and treated if caught early enough.
Rebecca Russell, manager of Cancer Research UK's SunSmart campaign said: "Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK and the number of people diagnosed each year has more than doubled since the early 80s.
"Up to eight in 10 skin cancers could be prevented by being SunSmart, so it's very important to be aware of how to enjoy the sun safely.
"Sunscreens can help to protect against skin cancer, but they're not enough on their own.
"In strong sunlight, our best advice is to use factor 15+ sunscreen, seek shade between 11am and 3pm, cover up and take care not to burn."
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants the federal government to speed up the removal of gray wolves in Minnesota from the endangered list.
Klobuchar says the increased number of wolves in the state could threaten residents, livestock and Minnesota's hunting industry.
She sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, urging him to expedite the removal of western Great Lakes gray wolves from the endangered list.
Klobuchar says Minnesota's wolf population is now estimated at nearly 3,000 — nearly double the 1,600 minimum the Endangered Species Act requires to ensure long-term survival.
She says like the bald eagle, the gray wolf "has made a comeback" in Minnesota. But she says those wolves are now "hurting our farms, families and businesses, and our hunting industry."
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Stevens County nonprofits participate in state 'Give to the Max Day'
MORRIS - Thursday, Nov. 15 is Give to the Max Day, a collaborative effort among Minnesota nonprofits to fundraise through GiveMN.
GiveMN is a collaborative venture to transforming charitable giving in Minnesota by encouraging e-philanthropy through their website, www.givemn.org. Since its launch in November 2009, GiveMN has facilitated more than $48 million in donations to 6,100 Minnesota nonprofits. Nearly half of all Minnesota nonprofits report that GiveMN is their primary online giving vehicle.
On Give to the Max Day, every donation made though GiveMN has the opportunity for participating organizations to earn extra donations. And this year, K-12 public schools will have the opportunity to participate in Give to the Max Day.
There will also be bonuses throughout the day. One nonprofit donor and one K-12 public schools donor will be randomly chosen every hour to have $1,000 added to their donation. One nonprofit donor and one K-12 public schools donor will also be selected randomly from throughout the 24 hours of giving to have $10,000 added to their donation.
The three nonprofits that get the most people to donate during this event will receive $12,500 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $2,500 for third place.
The "Most Creative Give to the Max Day Fundraising Campaign Award" will be awarded to the winning nonprofit showing a creative approach to fundraising with a $500 prize grant at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Minnesota Chapter National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Nov. 16. Nonprofits must apply to be eligible to win.
To find out what organizations in Stevens County are participating, visit www.givemn.org and click "Donate." This will take you to a page where you can search for organizations by ZIP code.


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Trooper Raymond Hawn was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting a motorcyclist on the shoulder of a road near Grandview, Washington.
While at the scene the other vehicle drove onto the shoulder and struck Trooper Hawn, causing fatal injuries. Trooper Hawn was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two hours later.
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Beverly Police Chief Mark Ray is spending his last week on the job this week after 28 years in public service.
Beverly Police Chief Mark Ray is spending his last week on the job this week after 28 years in public service.
A native and resident of the Garden City, Ray, 55, first entered the department as a patrol officer and has served the last six years heading the department as its chief.
"Having the opportunity to be chief was big moment," said Ray of his career. "I came up through the ranks and had a lot of ideas of how to grow the department.
Ray is set to retire Sept. 13. On that day Capt. Chris Negrotti, who has also served the department for 28 years and was at the police academy with Ray, will become acting chief while the city searches for a permanent leader.
Ray said since being promoted to chief, he has worked to promote his ideas for the department, which include smarter policing, building partnerships and trust within the community, information sharing and transparency and, of course, crime prevention.
"It's said that if you aren't doing crime prevention, you're not doing policing," said Ray during an interview with the Citizen this week.
Ray said while at the helm, the department has also come a long way in working with the community and listening to the concerns of its citizens. A liaison program was created, where a specific officer is assigned to a certain area or organization in the city.
"We identified areas we have frequent contact with," said Ray, "and we gave them one person to contact instead of having to call dispatch. It's worked out extremely well."
The department also created a Community Advisory Committee more than five years ago to work with and communicate with members of the community. Ray said the committee has an incredible group of volunteers, and Mayor Bill Scanlon is also very supportive of the group's volunteer efforts.
The group meets every month, with smaller subcommittees meeting more frequently, and welcomes input from the community.
"There are 100 members in total," said Ray, adding that as many as 25 regularly attend meetings, where citizens will voice concerns or make suggestions. "We do get a lot of information from the public. It's a great forum to listen."
Over the years, the committee has tackled a number of issues, such as graffiti and noise, and instituted several campaigns, from the You Speed You Pay program to a teen drinking sticker campaign.
The department has also grown over the years in terms of technology, allowing the police more adequately share information with the public. From using social networking and the department's website to better communication between other local departments, BPD had been better able to make crime activity less transportable around the North Shore.
Analyzing crime data and statistics has become a big part of the job, helping local police identify patterns and trends.
"It's a good source of information and helps us prepare," said Ray, explaining that before patrolling was done randomly, but now with updated technology, some crime activity can be predicted, making policing more focused.
Ray said he grew up around law enforcement. His father was a firefighter in Lynn, and the job, helping people and making the community a safer place, always appealed to him. Before applying for a position in Beverly, Ray served time in the Army, and after being hired as a patrol officer, remained in the military as a reservist, finally leaving after 30 years.
During his time in Beverly, Ray went through the ranks, serving most positions within the department. Starting with the night shift, Ray worked as a detective in narcotics, as a training officer, then was promoted to shift officer in charge and upon the retirement of former chief John Cassole, Ray was promoted once again.
His pride in the department extends from its patrol officers to the internationally recognized domestic violence program.
"This department is very caring," said Ray of his officers' efforts to go above and beyond the call of duty for the betterment of the citizens. "I get quite a bit of positive feedback… we have a good relationship with the community; it's OK to call the police if you need help."
Overall, Ray said he has enjoyed the job and leaving is bittersweet.
"It's time for me to retire," he said, adding he is confident in moving on. "We have great staff members to step in and a great hiring process in place. I'm confident as a Beverly resident that we have good officers moving forward."
The future
Since Ray and Negrotti were hired together and attended the academy together, he is confident in his temporary replacement.
"Chris is solid in the department," said Ray. "I expect him to do great things."
Promoted to captain three years ago, Negrotti has since served as patrol commander and executive officer of the department. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and a Master's in police administration from Western New England College.
According to the mayor's office, the city will be looking inside the Beverly Police Department while also conducting a broad outside search.
"Acting Chief Negrotti will be a candidate for the permanent position," said Scanlon in a statement.
Ray said now is the right time for his retirement, as he has reached the maximum time on his retirement, but also because it's time he steps aside to let others in.
Ray did look at other jobs outside the state, but now plans on moving into the private sector in investigation and security, in collaboration with his wife, Corinne, who is a former investigative reporter and private investigator, who now works for LocatePlus as a sales representative.
"My wife had been fabulous," said Ray of his 28 years as a public servant. "She stood by me and held down the fort when I'm not there. Now it's time to get back to family. I'm looking forward to it."
Ray said he will miss the job.
"I still love the job...fighting crime, solving it and the resolve, knowing the community is safe," he said, adding he will also miss the camaraderie, not only in the department but also with city government and the public.
During the period prior to appointing a permanent chief, Lt. Bill Terry will serve as an acting captain and Sgt. Phil McCarthy will serve as an acting lieutenant, said Scanlon.
"We wish departing Chief Ray and his family well," said Scanlon in a statement, "and thank Chief Ray for his faithful service."


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Seleccion de Bodega is the result of Doña Paula's intense dedication to managing our vineyards to ensure the superior quality of the fruit in its purest expression. Our winemakers put their talents to work to create a Malbec with a unique style and identity that reflects the best characteristics that the renowned terroirs of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley can provide.
Our tireless efforts to obtain the best expression of Malbec that the Argentine terroir can deliver find their reward in our Doña Paula Selección de Bodega. This wine, a symbol of our winery, comes from the oldest vines grown in the best terroir of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley.
This icon wine is produced in very limited quantities and is only released in exceptional high quality years.
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East Wilkes soccer is going to remember what it was able to do Monday night, because it's something that no team before has ever done.
East Wilkes defeated Elkin 2-1 for its first win against Elkin in school history. Behind a strong 15-minute stretch, sophomores Jonathan Lopez and Josiah Sparks drilled shots at net that went in. The team was strong for most of the 80 minutes, but especially strong in the first half.
Lopez got the ball on the right side seven minutes in and beat a defender and slammed it home to put the Cardinals (6-11, 6-7 MVAC) up 1-0. Ten minutes later, an Elkin (8-12, 7-6 MVAC) defender failed to clear it out of the box, and Sparks was there to kick it in. Sparks' goal would be the deciding one, as Elkin nearly drew it even late.
"In practice Saturday, coach told me that he doesn't care how I score… and he said 'use your left foot some, too,'" Sparks said. "I was thinking and the ball bounced right there and I kicked it with my left foot and it went in."
"I feel like this is really good to go into our game against Starmount. Everybody feels good and they're ready to play another game," Lopez said.
The Cardinals put pressure on the ball in the first half, but a defensive lapse gave Elkin a great opportunity on goal. Said Islas broke free of his defenders and cut past the keeper, giving him a clear path at the net. Islas' shot came off his foot, perhaps a bit too early, and went wide to the right. The non-goal kept the score 2-0 with under five minutes to play. Elkin finally broke through with under five minutes remaining, maintaining great pressure. The Elks were rewarded with one final shot at net in the final 10 seconds, but freshman James Burcham dove in front of the ball just in front of a striker to keep it away as time expired.
"This program's gone through a lot over the years, and to come into Elkin, and beat them on their home field, it's saying a lot," East Wilkes Head Coach Rodney Wagoner said. "We brought in a new formation, had some guys in different roles, and it worked out."
Elkin played a non-conference game against West Stokes Tuesday (score not available at press time) before it got ready for Wednesday's final match of the regular season against North Wilkes (4-16, 4-9 MVAC) at home.
East Wilkes moves on to play Starmount (14-5, 10-3 MVAC) on the road in the final regular season match. Starmount had a thrilling game of its own Monday, beating Wilkes Central in penalty kicks 2-2 (4-3). It's fitting that senior and captain Vicente Adame had the game winning penalty kick. The last time the Cardinals played Wilkes Central at home, the Eagles broke free for a goal and went on to win. At the time, without a doubt, the most visably emotional player on the field was Adame.
With the game on the line, Adame nailed it home as the Rams earned redemption. It didn't come easy, as Wilkes Central jumped out to a 2-0 lead after 11 minutes. However, junior Salomon Maya scored in the 15th minute, and junior Juan Mora scored in the 25th to knot things up.
Maya added a penalty kick, while sophomores Jordan Anderson and Victor Maya came up with the other two before Adame hit the one that would decide it. It's Wilkes Central's first conference loss all season, and for Starmount, it keeps the Rams tied for second overall in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, owning the tiebreaker if necessary.
Ryan DeCosta can be reached at 336-258-4052 or via Twitter @rsdecosta.


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What a blast we had this past weekend at our Trail Care Crew visit in Chico. There's something to be said for a group of 52 people gathered in Sierra Nevada Brewing Company's Big Room on a Saturday morning to learn about sustainble trail design and building – these people like bikes.
On Saturday, we had our class in the morning, and in the afternoon we worked on a handful of trail reroutes, armoring, and maintenance projects at Bidwell Park, mountain bike central if you live in Chico. The volunteers all walked away with a rock-hard understanding of trail sustainability and how to incorporate that into the existing trail system at Bidwell, which will serve the community well as the park moves forward with its management planning.
We had a boatload of sponsors and our visit would not have been so fun and productive without them. Thanks to Chico Velo, the City of Chico Park Division, Paul Component Engineering, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., and everyone who helped make the weekend a success.
What a great job developing
What a great job developing the Middle trail. The always widening and eroding trail that was can no longer be seen where the work is finished. The trail is being replaced with an erosion resistant interesting single track that supports nature while defining a smaller trail footprint. Thanks to all those involved who made it possible.


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LOS ANGELES , Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Soulja Boy's single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" has toppled Kanye West's "Stronger" from the No. 1 spot at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
"Crank That" had been the No. 1 song for two weeks in a row before "Stronger" out-muscled it last week.
West's song this week dropped down to No. 2, while Timbaland's "The Way I Are," featuring Keri Hilson, holds at No. 3, Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" remains at No. 4 and J. Holiday's "Bed" moved up a notch to No. 5 from 6th place last week, Billboard.com said Thursday.
Rounding out the top 10 are 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology," featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland at No. 6; Keyshia Cole's "Let It Go," featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim at No. 7; Nickelback's "Rockstar" at No. 8; Pink's "Who Knew" at No. 9 and Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" at No. 10.