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As many of you may know, Washington, DC, is an international city. It is also a college town. As many of you also know, the legal drinking age in the US is 21. Now, before the words cross your lips, I am not particularly interested in arguing the merits of European drinking models, but some of you don't know the penalty of underage drinking on a bar or restaurant. In DC, here is the penalty breakdown:
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First offense
Fine: $1,000 (Min) - $2,000 (Max)
License suspension (How long they shut you down): 5 days
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Upon conviction for the first offense, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned up to 180 days, or both
Second offense
Fine: $2,000 (Min) - $4,000 (Max)
License suspension: 10 days
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(2) Upon conviction for the second offense committed within 2 years from the date of any such
previous offense, be fined not more than $2,500, or imprisoned up to 180 days, or both;
Third offense
Fine: $4,000 (Min) - $10,000 (Max)
License suspension: 15 consecutive days
Other: Board may revoke license
(3) Upon conviction for the third or any subsequent offense committed within 2 years from the
date of any such previous offense, be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned up to one year,
or both.
This is really serious stuff. Now, I wanted to look up some stuff on exactly how ABRA conducts sting operations. This is not exactly the easiest information to get, and between talking with fellow industry professionals and calling the ABRA offices, here is what I gathered.
1. The All-famous sting operation
ABRA will use underage agents to come in and try to purchase alcohol. Technically, from what I have understood, they cannot present you with a fraudulent ID; that is entrapment. When asking the ABRA official on the phone if they can present a fraudulent ID, she expertly dodged the question. It is my impression that they conduct a sting with the follow criteria:
- The ID is expired (this is the most popular)
- The ID is valid, but is not the ID of the person presenting it to you.
- The ID is valid, but the person is underage and you deserve to be shut down for your carelessness.
2. Fishing
I have had ABRA come into my establishment, look around for someone who looks underage, and ask for their ID. I was never sure if it was legal for them to do that, but in the law it states:
25-801(f) ABRA investigators may request and check the identification of a patron inside of or attempting to enter an establishment with an alcohol license. ABRA investigators may seize evidence that substantiates a violation under this title, which shall include seizing alcoholic beverages sold to minors and fake identification documents used by minors.
So what will happen is that ABRA officers will come in and ask for ID. If they find someone, the results can be bad. But here is the question that I am up against: How the hell am I supposed to catch all of the fakes?
This is a daunting task in the District of Columbia. We have a high volume of college kids with disposable incomes, so they can afford a fake ID that will cost $300 or more. Moreover, there are many people with international ID's; how the hell am I supposed to be able to tell if an ID from Honduras is legit? Can I even accept a foreign ID? Well, yes and no. The law says:
(3) For the purpose of determining valid representation of age, each person shall be required to present to the establishment owner or representative at least one form of valid identification, which shall have been issued by an agency of government (local, state, federal, or foreign) and shall contain the name, date of birth, signature, and photograph of the individual.
What this says is that technically if it is a government issued ID, then you are a go. Keep in mind that an "International Drivers License"is not. Sorry. Also a copy of a document (like a copy of a passport) is also not a document. A picture on their phone is not a document. With even a basic understanding of photoshop I can make my ID say that I have blonde hair, blue eyes, and was born in 1886. The moral of the story on Foreign Government ID's is to use your discretion. In Boston, they won't anything but US passports or MA ID's. I have seen doctored passports, State id's and foreign ID's. The key is to reduce your risk, and not be afraid to say "no."
Tricks and Tips
Now that we have gone over the law, lets fast forward.
I had a gaggle of girls come into my venue a few weeks ago. Two of the places down the street had been hit by ABRA in a sting. Another friend of mine was going into court for ABRA fishing in his place and they caught someone. His place had a competent door guy, but unfortunately the Chinese are making very very good fakes right now. I asked him what he was arguing in court, and he told me to read the law. I did, and here is what I found:
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What does this actually say? The words you need to pay attention to is "steps reasonably necessary." This tells me some important information. First it tells me that there is a minimum expectation of diligence required, and it tells me that I AM NOT A FEDERAL AGENT. The argument my friend is putting in court is that there are fake ID's of such a high quality coming out that they are taking reasonable measures to detect them but technology simply cannot keep up. So, here are your two levels of ID checking that I recommend.
Level 1: Basic Restaurant/bar venue, medium volume, non-college area/ non-city
- The key to detecting a fake ID is knowing the answer before you ask the question. 90% of the time I catch an underage or a fake, I had flagged them the moment that they walked in and told my server I want to ID them myself. Trust your instincts and go in for the close look.
- Remember that you don't know these people, and they may be trying to commit a crime (if the police catch them using a fake ID, first offense is a $300 fine and/or 90 suspension of license) that can put yours and your coworkers jobs on the line. Service only extends to those guests who don't disrespect and jeopardize my establishment by defrauding me.
- Look for the telltale psychological signs of someone being 18/19/20. They aren't going to look comfortable, you will notice them looking around a lot. Announce yourself as a manager and see if they get scared. Ooze confidence and see if they look like they're going to shit themselves.
- Look for the telltale physical signs of someone being 18/19/20. For men, check their hairline, look for any signs of recession. See if they have shaved today - most men have to shave every day or they will quickly get stubble, (unless your a manly man like me with a large unkempt beard that pisses your wife off.) Look under their eyes or on their brow for signs of aging. Remember, drinking AGES you.
- Watch as they take out their ID. On most purses and wallets there is a transparent spot for the ID to go. Kids are usually arrogant and lazy, so they will sometimes have their real ID in that spot and pull a fake from another place in the wallet. Also see what else they have in their wallet - look for credit cards. You may need to ask for a second form of ID or a card, and if they say they don't have one, you know the ID is fake.
- Feel the ID. Before I even look at it (I like to maintain eye contact while I slightly bend the ID in my hands. What's that I smell? FEAR.) But seriously feel it. The same way that experienced bartenders can feel exactly how much is left in a bottle by weight, experienced ID checkers know what each state's plastic feels like. I had a Serbian guy who spotted Virginia fake ID's by flicking them with his fingernail a few times while holding it up to his ear. Imagine a big bald scary guy who sounds like Ivan Drago saying "The ID will exsplain to me if they are lyink." He knew the sound so well he could tell if the plastic was wrong. Pretty amazing. I saw this same guy punch someone so hard that their shoes flew 20 feet across the room. Also pretty amazing.
- If the Id is cracked or hole punched, or the integrity is damaged in any way, it is not valid.
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- Must be issued by a government (International Drivers License is not valid)
- Must have a name
- Must have a picture
- Must have a date of birth
- Must have a signature
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- Check the date of birth: they must be born before todays date, 21 years ago. If your staff cant do math, hang up a sign with date before.
- Check the expiration date. If the ID is expired, you cannot serve that guest. No exceptions. Well, ok there is one exception. If you have someone come to drink and they clearly lived through at least one world war, serve them. Worst case scenario is that they're Benjamin Button but that would be a pretty compelling argument in court.
- If one of these things isn't working, or you just don't feel quite confident, ask them if they have another form of ID. 9 times out of 10 they will. This is where watching their wallet comes into play. They will usually take it out and start looking, but then have to scramble to see what they can show you. Just yesterday I had someone sort through their wallet looking for a second form and I saw a drivers license from a different state. I said "oh, there's another form of ID!" and he quietly walked out of the bar. If they don't have another form, ask if they have a credit card with their name on it; it will let you gauge the quality of the ID if it's fake. By now, trust your instincts.
- THE FINAL TEST: if you still aren't sure after all of that, call the bluff and tell them that you can't accept their ID. Most kids that are underage drinkers will quietly say "Ok, that's fine." and just be glad that you are not taking their fake from them. Anyone who has a real ID will likely make a pretty big fuss. This is where you discover how big of balls they have. I had a girl in the other night and I told her I wouldn't take her ID and she said "Well, if you're going to be an asshole about it, then fine." To which I responded: "It is your right to have the police verify your identity if you would like. In fact, if they do, your drinks are on me for the inconvenience." This is the part where you discover how far they want to take it. She dropped the issue immediately and I told her that she needed to leave; nobody but my friends can call me an asshole in my place and stay. This is true, a police officer can verify an ID for you.
- The moral of the story is that these are what I have always used as my restaurant/small bar guidelines, and I have never been busted by ABRA as a bartender or manager.
Level 2: Lounge/Nightclub/higher volume establishment
- Black lights should be int he tool box of every manager. Not only are they the standard for checking for increased authenticity, but they are a great way to see what needs to be cleaned. If you are a manager and think your place is clean, I dare you to put a black light in your bathroom or in the walls of hallways and see how clean it really is.
- Grab an app called "MobileID Guide" for your phone. It is $.99 cents, easy to quickly navigate state ID's and each state will have microprint and blacklight things to look for. It's a great tool for US ID's and it updates as well. This is most useful for checking for blacklight patterns on the ID.
- ID scanners are a must-have for any truly large venue (500+ people) but are sometimes an unnecessary expense for a place like mine that will have 150-200 people on a saturday night. I found a great little app called "barZapp" for $1.99 that will scan the barcode of an ID using your smartphone camera. It will tell you the name, birthday, and give you an opinion if the ID is valid or not. It's a terrific tool as a last means for an ID that I am 80% sure is legit but just want some additional insurance. Between that and Mobile ID guide, accompanied with some experience and common sense, this is what I see as reasonable steps.
The one question that I couldn't get answered by ABRA is on foreign government ID's. Many college kids will either have an international fake or be truly international with no US form of ID. This can be a tricky problem. The general consensus that I got was that ABRA will not ever put forth a fake foreign ID. Make sure it's not expired and go from there. The argument is that I am not a federal agent trained in detecting counterfeit ID's from countries across the world. If you are really worried I would go to By Middle 2017 British amp; Europe Isles Americas The East c0wXg8qwr and order one of their international ID books; just be careful to keep an updated one nearby. If a US ID scans, passes blacklight, has all the points of ID then I think I have taken more than reasonable steps to detect a valid ID and have exhausted my other options.
This is a ton of information, I know. I am going to try to keep this as a living document that I will be changing. If anyone has any questions, comments, tips or tricks, please re-post and leave comments.
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TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 30: Joel Hanrahan #52 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 30, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joel Hanrahan
BOSTON (AP) _ Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan needs season-ending surgery on his right forearm.
The 31-year old right-hander said Saturday the operation likely will be performed by Dr. James Andrews, probably next week.
Hanrahan walked off the mound in the ninth inning of Monday's 6-5, 11-inning win over Minnesota after throwing a pitch.
Obtained from Pittsburgh in an offseason trade, the two-time All-Star is making $7.04 million this year and is eligible for free agency after the World Series. He is 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA in nine games and was on the disabled list from April 14 to May 7 with a strained right hamstring.
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Here Is Everything We Know About The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
Following this month's Guardians of the Galaxy, there will be no more Marvel movies released until next May's Avengers: Age of Ultron. There is already a ton of info out there about what's in store for Marvel's dysfunctional superhero crew. Here's everything that's confirmed or all-but-confirmed.
At New York Comic Con in October 2011, producer Kevin Feige talked about preproduction on Iron Man 3. He said that the film will "be the first of what we sort of refer to as phase two of this ... saga that will culminate, God willing, in Avengers 2." This established the current MCU narrative structure: a handful of films leading up to a new Avengers film.
Joss Whedon said in March 2012 that his envisioned sequel to The Avengers would be "more personal, more painful," and more intimate in scale. "I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them flawed, what makes them fight—and ultimately, what makes them awesome."
Hot off a monster opening in May 2012, an Avengers sequel was set into motion at Disney, although neither Joss Whedon nor Robert Downey Jr. were signed on at the time. Whedon came aboard in August 2012. A release date was set for three years hence.
Whedon said his influences in writing the film include The Godfather: Part II and The Empire Strikes Back.
In April 2013, Whedon told reporters that he had a finished draft and that it featured a "brother-sister act," later confirmed to be Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, two mutants from the comic books. It's worth noting that though the pair consists of mutants, they'll probably be referred to as something else. Seeking to divorce itself from Fox's X-Men films, the MCU doesn't have mutants, and they won't even say the word.
Whedon revealed in July 2013 that the sequel will be called Avengers: Age of Ultron. Ultron is, put simply, a homicidal artificial intelligence. While there is a comic book of the same name, the film will not follow the same storyline.
After the reveal, Whedon was asked why Thanos, teased at the end of the first Avengers, would not be the villain. Whedon cited Thanos' more supernatural nature as part of the reason. "We have to stay grounded. It's part of what makes the Marvel universe click—their relationship to the real world," he explained "It's science-fiction, and Thanos is not out of the mix, but Thanos was never meant to be the next villain." Producer Kevin Feige has echoed a similar sentiment, explaining that even Thor's fantastical elements are meant to be grounded in sci-fi, not magic. It is clear that Age of Ultron will focus heavily on science and technology.
Scarlett Johansson filmed her scenes early, as she was starting to become visibly pregnant.
At least one Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor, B.J. Britt, was spotted on set.
Two weeks of filming took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, last February. A second unit filmed battle footage for shots of the Hulk. The film's opening takes place in South Africa, where the team attacks a Hydra compound.
Filming took place in Seoul's Gangnam district, Italy, and at studios in and around London.
The film wrapped in early August and is now in post-production.
- Joss Whedon, director, screenwriter.
- Ben Davis, director of photography. Previously worked on Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Brian Tyler, composer. Previously scored Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World.
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark. When he signed on for Age of Ultron, Downey also signed on for Avengers 3. So Iron Man probably survives Ultron's attack.
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor.
- Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America.
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Ruffalo told MTV during Comic Con that Hulk would have a more substantial relationship with Black Widow in the upcoming film. "They have a very complex relationship and the Widow seems to be the only one who can interface with the Hulk as well," Ruffalo said.
- Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova/Black Widow. Her backstory will also be expanded.
- Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Unlike all of the other Avengers and Nick Fury, Hawkeye hasn't been glimpsed since the first Avengers film. Also good news: He won't spend Age of Ultron under mind control.
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff. His main power is superspeed. He is not the same Quicksilver that appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Feige said that Marvel Studios' Quicksilver will have two unique elements: "One is his relationship with his twin sister, Wanda; the other is his backstory as an Eastern European child of a war-torn country."
- Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff. Her main power, according to Marvel's database, is "the creation of 'hex-spheres' of reality-disrupting quasi-psionic force to cause molecular disturbances in a target's probability field, resulting in spontaneous combustion, deflection of objects in flight, and so on." At the end of The Winter Soldier, she is seen making some blocks float. So, uh, magic and telekinesis.
- Paul Bettany as the Vision. The Vision is an android created by Ultron, and in the film he apparently has the power to change his density. To be clear, McFly, density, not destiny ...
- ... And as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark's AI assistant.
- James Spader as Ultron, via motion capture. As described by Entertainment Weekly, the MCU version of Ultron is an AI and "his superior intellect quickly determines that life on Earth would go a lot smoother if he just got rid of Public Enemy No. 1: Human beings." He is created by Tony Stark. Whedon describes Ultron's motive as one ultimately benevolent. "He's on a mission. He wants to save us." He'll have at least three different robot forms.
- Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill. Hill functions as Nick Fury's right hand. It's not clear what she has been up to since S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed at the end of The Winter Soldier.
- Don Cheadle as Colonel James Rhodes/Iron Patriot. Stills from the film have shown Rhodes in civilian clothes, so it's not clear whether Rhodey will suit up or if it's just a cameo.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Fury faked his death at the end of The Winter Soldier and then set off to take on Hydra. Jackson has described his role in the film as a glorified cameo.
- Hayley Atwell as Agent Carter. As confirmed by her boyfriend, Atwell definitely appears in the upcoming film as Agent Carter. Set reports indicate that she will appear in a 1940s flashback, and not as an old woman, as she did in The Winter Soldier.
- Thomas Kretschmann as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. The Baron is the modern-day leader of Hydra. He was seen at the end of The Winter Soldier, holding Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch captive. He is also in possession of Loki's staff—the one that can control people's minds (and might contain the Infinity Stone known as the Mind Gem).
- Andy Serkis in an unknown live-action role. (His character apparently has a long beard.) His Imaginarium Studios in London also helped Mark Ruffalo with his Hulk performance capture.
- And finally, Stan Lee as The Guy Who Makes You Turn to Your Friend and Say "There's the Stan Lee Cameo".
There are a lot of hints about what's to come in Age of Ultron but few confirmations. Ahead of Comic Con this year, Marvel started to take the wrapping off some of the package in a huge Entertainment Weekly cover story. In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, Thor's abdication of Asgard's throne, and Tony Stark destroying his squad of Iron Men, the Avengers are tired. Stark develops the Iron Legion—Iron Man–like police robots—to stamp out crime. They are commanded by a self-learning artificial intelligence called Ultron, who determines that humanity is its own worst enemy, and decides to get rid of it by seizing control of a bunch of technology. So basically: Skynet, in a robotic humanoid body.
The article also hints that the Avengers break into the Hydra compound glimpsed at the end of The Winter Soldier and recover Loki's staff and rescue Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. This is probably the film's opening sequence.
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are apparently Team Ultron. How they get drafted is unclear.
With SHIELD destroyed, Tony Stark is funding the Avengers, and Stark Tower, as hinted at in the first film, is now Avengers Tower.
Iron Man, in Hulkbuster armor, and the Hulk fight at some point.
Maybe the Avengers die? Or, at least, Tony Stark has a weird dream sequence where they die.
- Iron Man 3. This installment is more of a follow-up to The Avengers than a precursor to Age of Ultron, addressing Tony's PTSD since the battle in New York. It does tee up a few things, however. It establishes the concept of a set of specialized Iron Man suits that can function without a human pilot (including the Hulkbuster, a suit that will make an appearance in Ultron). It also rebrands War Machine as Iron Patriot; contains the first MCU mention of A.I.M., an evil science organization; and in a post-credits scene, establishes that Stark and Banner have kept in touch since the first Avengers film.
- Thor: The Dark World. A few threads are established that may (really, truly may) show up in Age of Ultron. At the end, it is revealed that Loki, posing as Odin, has seized the throne of Asgard. During the credits, the Aether is revealed to be one of the Infinity Stones and is placed in the hands of the Collector.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This one is the most integral film for setting up Age of Ultron. S.H.I.E.L.D. is decimated after being infiltrated by Hydra, and Nick Fury is playing dead. In the post-credits scene, we find out that Baron Wolfgang von Strucker has captured Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Both of these developments factor into Age of Ultron substantially.
- Guardians of the Galaxy. Guardians mostly focuses on shenanigans around the Infinity Stones, a plotline that likely leads to Avengers 3. There's not really anything to definitively tie it to Age of Ultron.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. At the end of the first season, Phil Coulson was named the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will probably not appear in Age of Ultron.
- Agent Carter. Marvel is producing an eight-episode series set around Agent Carter following WWII. It will air during Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mid-season hiatus. It's unclear how closely it will tie in to Age of Ultron.
The only official footage out is the teaser trailer for SDCC. The Avengers are coming back. Ultron has a cool, scary-looking robot face.
In footage from June, we can see Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man exit what looks like Avengers Tower and then Thor calls down lightning. More interestingly, the footage includes a bunch of extras who are clearly trainees of some sort. But with S.H.I.E.L.D. gone, what organization are they from?
Here's some brief video of the Hulk sequence being shot in South Africa:
This blurry footage from the Italy set shows Scarlet Witch standing in a crater, so if you thought Age of Ultron wouldn't have any bombed-out cars, think again. Later in the video, a crowd runs screaming from ... something. Presumably Ultron?
And that's everything we know.


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Summer is right around the corner, finally! There are many things a-brewin' for me right now, I'm knocking on so much wood these days, trying to keep the good mojo flowing. I took a trip to Colorado, and the weather was amazing! I realized too late that the sunglasses I took with me didn't sit evenly on my face, ugh. Trapped with inferior eye wear for a week is torture for me. My gothic eyes are super sensitive to light, so I had to keep those see-sawing glasses on my face all day.
Upon my return to reality, I took a huge step towards my new life plans and gave my two week notice at my current job. Okay, it was more like three weeks notice, but still, big leap! To celebrate my bright new future, and fix the problem of the pesky crooked sunglasses, I got a new pair of x-ray specs!
I'd fallen in love with these Kate Spade New York 'Franca' Sunglasses months ago, and finally decided to take the retail plunge. I regret nothing!


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Gallup Poll Swings In The Wind But The Media Doesn't
It's kind of funny, in a sick way, that a week ago when Gallup had the generic Republicans 10 points up, the media was all over it telling us how this tidal wave was going to sweep Democrats out. Just one week later, Gallup suddenly has it all tied up and where are all the stories telling us about the Democrats resurgence. A ten point swing is pretty big, but crickets. Liberal media, my ass. From Steve Benen….
SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT GALLUP FREAK-OUT…. Last week, Gallup's generic-ballot tracking poll showed Republicans leading Democrats by 10, 51% to 41%. It was billed as the GOP's biggest Gallup lead in the history of humanity, and the results generated massive media attention, including a stand-alone Washington Post piece on page A2. It was iron-clad evidence, we were told, of impending Democratic doom.
What's more annoying, though, is the media double-standard. After the vast news coverage last week's Gallup numbers received, it's striking to see how little outlets care this week. I'm still looking for the headline that reads "Resurgent Dems close gap against GOP" in a major daily, but can't seem to find it.
Indeed, take Chris Cillizza, for example. Last week, the Gallup generic ballot was the lead story in his "Morning Fix" column, and he devoted more than 500 words to the results. Today, Cillizza's "Morning Fix" column doesn't mention the new Gallup results at all.
When the media culture decides poll results that Republicans like are more newsworthy than results Democrats like, there's a problem.


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"We have carefully analyzed the opinion of the Kansas Supreme Court and we do not believe the Court's decision correctly reflects the requirements of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution," Schmidt said. "I am encouraged the United States Supreme Court has agreed to review the case."
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The recent yo-yoing weather is making fishing somewhat inconsistent, but overall, ice anglers have had a pretty good run once Iowa lakes had finally frozen and the wax worms arrived.
"Once we had ice, everyone was scrambling to get out, just in case we had a repeat of 2012. Unfortunately, there was a bait shortage. Bait shops were cautious about getting in a large supply of wax worms and being unable to sell them like last year when the ice really never came," said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau.
Last year, ice anglers had little opportunity to fish over much of the state with Iowa's record warm winter. Many area bait shops opted for the wait and see approach this year to see if "normal" winter weather would return to avoid getting stuck with a large inventory of bait.
"At first ice, there were people driving 50 miles just to get wax worms," he said.
The bait has arrived and the panic subsided.
"We have had consistent ice fishing reports for quality sized bluegills and crappies coming from across the state," said Larscheid. "The winter trout stocking program has been really popular and we are seeing a lot of activity on lakes and farm ponds."
The recent rain likely eroded some of the ice gained during last week's cold snap. Anglers should be cautious when heading out and test the ice with a spud bar or auger frequently.
"We are about at the mid-point as far as the season goes, which means that the best fishing takes place around sunrise and sunset," Larscheid said. "You may need to mix up your tactics a little, try some different depths to see what is working."


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As part of the gameplay for Quantum Break, the live action show will either stream or download depending on which device you're using. At any point, you can skip the show by pressing the B button on your controller, or the space bar on your Windows device.
On Xbox One, you have the ability to either stream the live action show or download it to your console. Bear in mind that if you choose to download, all possible outcomes will be downloaded, even if you haven't unlocked that part of the show yet. This may take up to 77GB of additional space on your console.
To download the shows to your console:
To remove the downloaded shows and go back to streaming them, follow the same steps above, but on the Manage Quantum Break screen:
If you're playing on a Windows 10 device, all live action show content will be streamed. There is no option to download locally to your device. If you choose to play offline, you won't be able to watch the live action shows – this is the same experience as when you skip the show. You can go back at any time and watch the shows when you're online.
There are four video segments throughout the game, each running about 25 minutes. Streaming these will be similar to streaming a half-hour TV programme on popular video streaming services. If data consumption is a concern, you may skip the video scenes by pressing the B button (Xbox One) or Space (Windows 10).
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California's stem cell agency today approved two grants to UC Davis Health System researchers for their innovative work in regenerative medicine.
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, distinguished professor of orthopaedic surgery and professor and chair of biomedical engineering, and the Child Family Professor of Engineering at UC Davis, is investigating the use of skin-derived stem cells to heal cartilage injuries and debilitating conditions of the knee such as osteoarthritis. W. Douglas Boyd, professor of surgery, plans to further refine a novel approach to treating cardiovascular injuries suffered during a heart attack by using stem cells and a tissue-like scaffold to repair cardiac damage. The pair received individual grants totaling approximately $6.6 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's (CIRM) governing board at its meeting today in San Francisco.
Athanasiou's and Boyd's multi-year grants were among the proposals submitted to CIRM for its third round of Early Translational Awards, which are intended to enable clinical therapies to be developed more rapidly.
"Both of these scientists are conducting exciting research that could have far-reaching implications in health care," said Jan Nolta, director of the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures and the university's stem cell program director. "Dr. Athanasiou is bioengineering new cartilage that could have the same physiological integrity as the cartilage a person is born with. Dr. Boyd is developing a treatment that uses a paper-thin patch embedded with stem cells to harness their regenerative powers to repair damaged heart muscle."
Boyd, who's a pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon, pointed out in his CIRM proposal that heart disease is the nation's number-one cause of death and disability. An estimated 16.3 million Americans over the age of 20 suffer from coronary heart disease, which in 2007 accounted for an estimated 1 in 6 deaths in the U.S. Boyd plans to use bone-marrow derived stem cells --- known as mesenchymal stem cells --- in combination with a bioengineered framework known as an extracellular matrix, to regenerate damaged heart tissue, block heart disease and restore cardiac function, something currently not possible except in cases of a complete and very invasive heart transplant.
An expert in biomedical engineering, Athanasiou is focusing on developing a cellular therapy using stem cells created from an individual's own skin --- known as autologous skin-derived stem cells --- which have shown great promise in animal models. He plans to use the new funding to conduct extensive toxicology and durability tests to determine the technique's long-term safety and efficacy. Such tests are among the many steps needed to advance toward human clinical trials.
Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in joints, allowing bones to glide over each other and absorbing the shock of movement. Cartilage defects from injuries and lifelong wear and tear can eventually degenerate into osteoarthritis. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects an estimated 27 million Americans over the age of 25.
"For anyone suffering from osteoarthritis or other debilitating cartilage conditions, Dr. Athanasiou's goal of using stem cells to regenerate new tissue could have enormous quality-of-life and economic benefits," said Nolta, who is the recipient of a prior translational grant from CIRM to develop potential therapies for Huntington's disease . "Dr. Boyd's work is equally promising because he's using a bioengineered structure to encourage cardiac tissue repair, which could have important benefits in the treatment of heart disease."
UC Davis has now received a total of 30 grants worth approximately $72 million since the state began funding for stem cell research in 2005.
UC Davis is playing a leading role in regenerative medicine, with nearly 150 scientists working on a variety of stem cell-related research projects at campus locations in both Davis and Sacramento. The UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, a facility supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), opened in 2010 on the Sacramento campus. This $62 million facility is the university's hub for stem cell science. It includes Northern California's largest academic Good Manufacturing Practice laboratory, with state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing rooms for cellular and gene therapies. UC Davis also has a Translational Human Embryonic Stem Cell Shared Research Facility in Davis and a collaborative partnership with the Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine at Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California. All of the programs and facilities complement the university's Clinical and Translational Science Center, and focus on turning stem cells into cures. For more information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/stemcellresearch.


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The following are arrests and citations recently issued in Craven County:
New Bern Police Department:
Jessica Tory Arthur, 25, 700 Wildlife Road, Oct. 21, possession of stolen good or property, no operator�s license. Officer: S. Brown.
Brenda Primo, 34, 151 Smokey Drive, Oct. 20, obtaining property by false pretense, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen goods or property. Officer: J. Guches.
Michael Wesley Sedell, 25, 101 Hudson Lane, Lot 15, Oct. 20, conspiracy to obtain property by false pretense. Officer: J. Guches.
Bobby Ray Hodges, 48, 2000 Woodland Ave., Oct. 19, assault on a female. Officer: D. Evans.
Christopher Shawn Hancock, 20, driving after consuming under age 21. Officer: E. Santiago.
Havelock Police Department:
Randy Treigle Fomby, 53, 1715 U.S. 17 North, New Bern, Oct. 19, misdemeanor stalking, second-degree trespassing, breaking and/or entering, reckless driving to endanger, aggressive driving. Officers: B. Rogers and A. Swearer.
Gregory Lee Yancey, 24, 938 Sunset Drive, Lot A, Havelock, Oct. 19, driving while license revoked. Officer: L.E. Boone.
Trent Woods Police Department:
Jeffery Henderson Byrd, 36, 4177 Academic Drive, Oct. 21, breaking or entering a motor vehicle, financial card theft, financial card fraud. Officer: R. Walker.
Craven County Sheriff�s Office:
Sarah Elizabeth Mack, 56, 6953 U.S. 70 East, Oct. 21, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony possession of cocaine. Deputy: K. Wade and G. Quick.
Santos Moreno Coronado, 43, 123 Victory Circle, Oct. 19, driving while impaired. Deputy: C. Drake.
Ashley Nicole Riggs, 27, 209 N. Weber, Trenton, Oct. 20, simple assault. Officer: N. Fiedler.
Eric Daniel Holton, 25, 407 E. Grantham Road, Oct. 20, assault on a female. Officer: N. Fiedler.
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Theresa Fussell, 51, 873 Tebo Road, Oct. 19, no operator�s license, driving while impaired. Trooper: J. Rink.


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This morning's post on the adoption initiative for black and black gay parents leads to another story that is somewhat bittersweet: A 7-year-old black boy in rural Washington has sickle cell anemia and is badly in need of a bone-marrow transplant, the Seattle Times reports. Zyreal Oliver-Chandler is being raised by two gay men and the reception to the story has been marred by racism and homophobia.
Thomas Oliver and his partner, Jeffrey Chandler adopted Zyreal when he was only 7 months old, knowing the infant had sickle-cell anemia. Oliver and Chandler say they fell in love with Zyreal when they first saw him— a wide-eyed baby who easily fell asleep in their arms. "He had a round head just like Charlie Brown," Oliver says.
In Zyreal's room near Seabeck, he chatters happily about all the books he's read and Blueie, a stuffed elephant. "I found Blueie walking down the hall at Mary Bridge (Children's Hospital in Tacoma) looking for somebody to love him," Oliver says as Zyreal tosses Blueie into the air. Zyreal says little when asked about his many hospital stays. And his two fathers hope he'll someday be free from pain and medical procedures.
Thomas Oliver and partner Jeffrey Chandler —who are not black—have another adopted black son with special needs who is a Western Washington University student.
The comment stream at the Seattle Times is noteworthy: Several of the comments are downright homophobic (some have been removed), while many others spout proto-racist, faux scientific gene theories or just plain ole racism such as the succinct "Does the Seattle Times put black people on the cover of their paper so often because of white guilt?" One commenter asks: "You guys need to look in the mirror and figure out how you can take this where you took this. It's just a story about a child whose parents are trying to save his life and you find fault in that?"
It's also worth noting that supporters of Washington's Referendum 71, which would rescind the state's recently passed "everything but marriage" domestic-partnership law, would intentionally harm families like the Oliver-Chandlers'. A letter to the editor at the Times asks: "What would the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, the anti-gay, black preacher, say to Zyreal about the only two parents he has known?"


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At the end of his first semester of college, Josh Baker of Martin Tate Morrow & Marston PC traded in the bright orange of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the desert khaki of the United States Marine Corps.
The semester of school was a promise to his parents back home in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where Baker grew up.
"They wanted to make sure that that's (joining the Marines) what I wanted to do," he said. "Out of respect for them, I said, 'OK, I'll go do a semester of college and see if it's something I still want to do.'"
But serving his country was a dream, and he enlisted in December 2003. It was a dream that would find him deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, immediately following his six months of training. He served there for a year in an artillery battery, seeing the siege of that key city in Operation Phantom Fury, as well as the city's elections.
"The Marines had made a push that April into Fallujah and then pulled back. … We were there in November for a large buildup; we were a part of that group that essentially took the city," he said. "It was extremely busy and a very violent deployment – really a very contentious time in the war."
Upon his return, he took up a far lighter backpack full of textbooks and returned to school, only to be called up again as a reservist in 2008 and sent to the rural town of Rutbah, Iraq. That deployment, he said, was like "night and day."
"It was much more about interaction and support of the Iraqi people. We focused a lot on infrastructure, on relations with the local government, so it was a real contrast with the 2004 deployment in Fallujah."
He finished up school at UT in 2009 with degrees in political science and business administration, and worked for U.S. Sen. Bob Corker in Washington. While in Iraq, Baker had witnessed two extremes – total lawlessness at one end and the effects of martial law at the other – and would be pulled toward the legal field as a career because of it.
"It really made me think about and consider just how our society is built, how our law functions, and why that is such an important and valuable thing that our society rests on."
Baker was discharged from the Reserves in 2011. With the last of his GI Bill, and with those lessons learned in Iraq, he made the decision for law school and knew he wanted to return to Tennessee to be close to family. At an open house for the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, he said, he was "really sold on it."
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"I thought the school and the city were on a great trajectory, and it seemed like a really great thing to get on board with," he said.
He would be in the first class to go through all three years in the new building on Front Street Downtown.
While in school, he was a summer associate for Martin Tate and was offered a job after graduation in 2013. With dual juris doctorate and Master of Business Administration degrees, he knew he wanted to focus on business law, but has explored different areas since joining the firm in August.
"What I continue to enjoy about Martin Tate is that you are given the opportunity over several years to develop and try out different areas of the law within a business context," he said. "I've worked on intellectual property, commercial litigation, some transactional law, economic development, (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) programs – and that's been really great just to sort of get to spread out and try different areas and develop those interests and see where I gravitate towards and where my strengths are."
It's been a busy year for Baker – graduating from law school, passing the bar, and, in September, marrying Melissa, a certified public accountant with Deloitte Touche. Having grown up in Murfreesboro and schooled in Knoxville, Memphis is the last piece of his Tennessee puzzle, and the newlyweds have become enamored with the city and community.
In his spare time, Baker enjoys getting outside to hunt and hike, run or take in a Memphis Grizzlies game. What he's enjoyed the most, though, after his experiences with battle and school, is getting down to the "normalcy of life."
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Over the past few months, I've really enjoyed cooking with California Lavash breads. I particularly enjoy the delicious soft pizza lavash flatbread. It's so versatile! Today, the California Lavash team came over and we cooked up a storm and took photos of our delicious creations.
My personal favorite was a cheese quesadilla filled with Brie cheese, walnuts and apples. It's the ultimate quick and easy snack. I also think it would make a great packed lunch. You'll l♥ve it! Brie just oozes when it melts, and the apples approach the texture of apple sauce. The balance of flavors is just perfect and the walnuts really add a nice contrast of texture. The pizza lavash we used is a wonderful canvas for the flavors packed inside.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Sergio Garcia's improved vision has him eyeing a victory in his return to the golf course.
Playing on the European Tour for the first time since laser eye surgery a month ago, the Spaniard matched the course record at the Dubai World Championship with an 8-under 64 Friday. That left Garcia at 7-under 137 for the tournament, one shot behind clubhouse leader Danny Willett of England.
It was a topsy-turvy day for Garcia, who started strong with four birdies on his first five holes. He then had a string of birdies at the turn before holing a long putt for eagle on 14 to get him thinking about breaking the course record. But then he dumped it in the water on 16 for a triple bogey before recovering to finish with a birdie and eagle.


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Between Friday and Monday, gunmen shot into six cars and two apartments.
Two of the cars were occupied at the time.
The gunplay kicked off at 635 E. Lenoir Ave. Friday, when someone used a handgun on a Nissan Maxima.
�The victim said she heard shots, and that she noticed the back of her car had two holes in it,� Kinston Department of Public Safety spokesman Woody Spencer said.
The bullets resulted in a reported damage of $3,000 to the car.
It was more harrowing at the same location at 12:58 a.m. Monday. Two people were in their cars when someone took a shot at them.
�One witness said there were several black males were shooting, but nobody was recognized,� Spencer said.
The incident report lists at least four unidentified black males at the scene. The shooting caused $500 of damage to a Kia and $200 damage to a Pontiac Sunfire.
Two more incidents, timed about 20 minutes from each other, happened Sunday at 912 E. Highland Ave., Building 11. Unknown assailants shot into a Kia Optima around 4:50 p.m., and a Toyota Camry around 5:10 p.m.
Spencer said the Kia took a shot to the roof and the Camry took a hit to the windshield.
Later that night, at 9:33 p.m., an unknown suspect shot into a Chevrolet Captiva LTZ at 708 Marilyn Drive. The vehicle sustained an estimated $2,000 in damage.
And Sunday, at about 8:55 p.m., an unknown person shot into two apartments at 912 E. Highland Ave., Building Six.
�She said she found a bullet hole in her apartment window,� Spencer said. �When the officer arrived, they located another hole in the kitchen wall. Then a neighbor, next door to her also found a hole in her kitchen wall.�
Damage to the apartments amounted to $150 each for the kitchen walls and $200 for the window.
Because of the lack of information on suspects, investigators marked one car shooting as closed because of exhausted leads, and two as inactive.
No one was reported injured in the shootings.
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