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The median home value in Sunnyvale, TX is $255,200.
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$3,500,000510 E Tripp Road Sunnyvale, TX 75182
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Blocker & Associates, LLC
View additional infoAn amazing estate! A one-home subdivision nestled in the middle of Sunnyvale! This home is a blend of luxury and common-sense functionality. You can entertain in grand style and yet not find yourself overwhelmed by the size if you are home alone! You will be amazed at the quality and details that went in to the construction of this home - too much to describe - just come see for yourself! $2,500,000244 Barnes Bridge Road Sunnyvale, TX 75182
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Int'l
Brenda Moerschell
View additional info78+ acres of varied terrain with woods, pasture and views twenty minutes east of downtown Dallas in the growing community of Sunnyvale, TX, with exemplary schools and upscale developments. 4 secluded dwellings on the property. Easy access to I-30, US HWY 80 and 5 minutes from Lake Ray Hubbard. Property has City Water, Electric, Cable, Natural Gas onsite and septic. Property is currently Ag Exempt. Minerals negotiable. $1,275,000339 Town East Boulevard Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Angela Downes
View additional infoJust 12 miles outside of downtown Dallas, you will find this jewel that embraces peace and tranquility. The 16 acre gentlemans ranch boasts a beautiful home with gorgeous views of the large stocked pond and rolling terrain. One must come see and experience the comfort and many qualities of this home. Of the two barns, the older, main barn also has a large living quarter above it. 15 acres are ag exempt. Come find your zen! $1,100,000629 Pecan Creek Drive Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Cortland McLeod
View additional infoGreat home sites - zoned SF (2-acre minimum) 11.90 acres near E. Fork Road and US 80 in Sunnyvale. The site is next to an historic designated Texas home and near the luxury upscale residential community of St. James Park. Private access to property in cul-de-sac on Pecan Creek Drive. The property features mature trees, gently rolling hills and great views. $674,900650 E Tripp Road Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Kathi Venzon
View additional infoHORSE PROPERTY. 10 acres upscale surroundings in tranquil area of Sunnyvale. Enjoy the country. Home can be built on back of site.2 barns and riding arena. City water to barn, electric and sewer at street. Lots of chainlink surrounding property. Potential for Equestrian Center or Estate. Ag exemp. in place. Photos show white barn 12 by 20, red barn 30 by 60 with 9 stalls, 2 grain tackrooms, loft, arena 100 x 200, round pen 5ft. $610,000103 Longhorn Circle Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Pennie Schuerenberg
View additional infoEnjoy peace & tranquility in this gorgeous custom home - all of the expected luxury home finishes.This property is easy access to Dallas & surrounding city life.Features exterior & interior upgrades.Just under one acre. HW & marble floors throughout.Lush well maintained front-back yards.Lovely cool deck surrounding a sparkling pool;tankless water heater;wooden plantation shutters throughout,intercom & sound system,lighted basketball court. $600,000618 Us Highway 80 Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Marilla Watson
View additional infoAPPROX 600 FT OF FRONTAGE ON HWY 80 SERVICE RD. EASY ON AND OFF ACCESS. PROPERTY IS JUST EAST OF EAST FORK EXIT. TOWN OF SUNNYVALE HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD BE OPEN TO ALMOST ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS HERE. APPROX 5 AC IS BEING SOLD - APPROX 38.4 AC LEFT IN TRACT SHOWN ON NTREIS TAX. SELLER OPEN TO SELLING MORE ACREAGE. BUYER TO VERIFY PROPERTY ACCESS TO UTILITIES. $540,000608 Pecan Creek Drive Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Christy Berry
View additional infoA 4558 square foot custom built home situated on 2 acres in coveted Sunnyvale, TX with close proximity to downtown Dallas. The one story home offers quality finishes and large free flowing spaces with porches and decks overlooking the grounds, pool and horse stable. The oversized kitchen opens onto a breakfast area overlooking the grounds and family room with stone fireplace. An outdoor cooking area completes this tranquil setting amongst nature $522,000370 E Tripp Road Sunnyvale, TX 75182
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Valerie Hale
View additional infoCOMMERCIAL corner lot! Lots of improvements made recently, ready to build on! Great location, lots of visibility and drive by traffic. Over 2 acres on a main intersection in town, close to schools & Sunnyvale Town Hall Center. Next to new Sunnyvale Town Park. This lot has it all. Beautiful property. Great spot for future retail or office buidings. East access to Hwy 80, Hwy 30 and 635. $449,900400 Calais Court Sunnyvale, TX 75182
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Ebby Halliday, REALTORS
Deborah Deegan
View additional infoStunning custom home with large lot, beautifully landscaped. Hardwood entry, formal dining and study welcome you to this elegant home. Living area and kitchen are open and provide great entertaining areas along with cozy fireplace. Master bed and bath are your own retreat with access to back patio and fireplace. Upstairs you will find a wonderful game media room with its own full bath and great closet space. 3 car garage and fully fenced yard
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Could there be any Jew more demonised than Avigdor Lieberman? The Israeli foreign minister and head of the Yisrael Beytenu party is a taboo subject in London. People who would normally debate any Middle East situation with you, totally seize up when you ask them their views on Avigdor Lieberman. You receive the standard tetchy reply: Hes a racist thug and he doesnt represent me. And in politically-correct Britain, nobody can afford to be linked with any man bearing that label. So much so, that in researching this piece, no British Jew would let me publish their name.
Even during my recent trip to Israel, I had the same response from Anglo Jews. Shoshana from Tel Aviv (not her real name) told me they couldnt talk about him in London. She told me that all her friends vote for Lieberman, but when theyre back in the UK they lie to their families so as not to create arguments during their visits. The party was not some lunatic fringe but had behind it a solid swathe of Israeli voters: in the last elections it had gained 15 seats in the Knesset. They just dont understand theyre not in possession of the true facts, Shoshana told me. When I interviewed other Israelis, whether from wealthy North Tel Aviv or from Ashdod in the South, 2 out of 3 told me that they wished there were more outspoken politicians like Yvette, an incongruously feminine nickname for a former night-club bouncer. It was only the Ashkenazi elderly that I interviewed who were still supporting Labour. Alon Grea, an Israeli living in London, explained to me: Avigdor Lieberman doesnt fit into the Israeli Leftwing establishment frame. They absolutely hate him. One of the things they despise the most is that hes from the galut (diaspora). A Russian immigrant who speaks with a thick accent. These leftwing liberals, if they are so liberal, they should accept him even if they dont agree with him. He is not an extremist. He talks about exchange of land, but the leftwing try to portray him as a racist who is trying to kill and deport Arabs. They look down on the Russians like they used to the Sephardim. Yisrael Beytenus plan calls for the drawing of Israels borders, placing areas like in the eastern Galilee, heavily populated by Arabs, in the future Palestinian state. His party has also, for the first time in Israel´s history, passed a law for civil unions between people of ´no religion´ and ease the currently overly-stringent conversion process. For the first time in Israels history, a Yisrael Beytenu-led Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pursuing an active foreign and diplomatic policy on behalf of those Israelis who fled Arab and Muslim lands and their descendants, who make up around half of Israel´s Jewish population as I previously reported here. So is the Jewish press that demonises him in the UK hiding facts from us? I first became suspicious of the lack of information two and half years ago in the Jewish Chronicle. In the comments sections of their blogs, a reader was posting parts of the Yisrael Beytenu (YB) manifesto that were relevant to the discussion. Later on in the day the newspaper removed them. In the comments thread, I asked why they were being removed couldnt we hear all sides of the argument? Their response was to remove my post. The next day the YB comments were reposted and an hour later removed again. I wrote again to know why JC readers werent allowed to read them. Not only did this publication remove my comment, but they actually blocked my IP address, making it impossible to access their site. The Jewish Thought Police are alive and patrolling! I wanted to find out for myself whether this man fitted the evil, far- right racist description given to him by his many enemies. So I decided to go along to the controversial JNF event in the London Jewish heartland of Hendon that would be hosting him. The anti-Israel community caught wind of it the night before and arranged for a hasty demonstration in this leafy Jewish suburb in North West London. Over the last 20 years, Hendon has taken on a distinctly Sephardi style, with the old salt beef bars in Brent Street being overtaken by Iraqi and Moroccan-Jewish restaurants. There are a dozen or so small, vibrant Sephardi synagogues in the area. (Readers of my blog will know that Im writing a book on the subject). These are unpretentious communities that proudly display their love of Israel. Many have close family living in Israeli border towns like Ashdod that have recently been hit by rocket attacks from Gaza. Hendon is more used to Purim parades in their streets than processions of some 60 keffiyah- wearing yobs carrying Palestinian flags and shouting From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free, an offensive and anti-Semitc slogan. The British Israel Coalition had arranged a counter demonstration, which started off with a crowd of 50-odd supporters. However, as the residents heard the commotion and word spread amongst the cafés and synagogues in the area, a crowd of 300+ streamed on to the streets to let their voices be heard loud and clear to drive these fascists out of Hendon. You can read here Richard Milletts report. But not everyone agrees: Adam Langleben, the vice chair of Hendon Labour Party said of the pro-Israel demonstrators I found them embarrassing for me as a Jew. His report as a bystander is here. The British Israel Coalition has officially distanced itself from anyone shouting racist abuse in the pro-Israel crowd.
Once Id passed through the strict security to enter the venue, I waited in anticipation for Lieberman to arrive. The most demonised Jew in the world. He certainly has a presence around him and his massive build can appear quite thuggish. Hes definitely the sort of person youd want at the door to keep out undesirables from the party. But when he came to speak, there was none of the fire and brimstone that Id been imagining. His opponents inside and outside Israel had every right to criticise him: but he expected them to show support for the democratically elected government of Israel. In his thick Russian accent, he said that Jewish minorities in the Diaspora were so loyal to their countries of birth that Jewish soldiers fought each other in WWI (I know this from my own grandfather). The Yisrael Beytenu party was not full of rightwing Russians: it also had a Druze MK. He felt it was quite reasonable to expect all Israeli citizens to show loyalty to their country of birth and fulfill their obligations to it, but there is a disconnect between Israels Arab citizens and their rabble-rousing representatives. He talked about moving borders, not transferring people. Iran was not just a danger to Israel - it had violated all standards of international behaviour. It was meddling in Bahrain, Yemen and South America and the international community should not be engaging with it. I had expected from amongst the mixed audience of over 150 people, the stalwarts of the community and many who have been very critical of him, that there would be those who were going to be contesting his views. But they remained silent. The audience had all felt the hatred outside on the streets of Hendon, and somehow it felt rather good having Yvette at Israels door. Michelle Huberman can be contacted at email@example.com (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 05/24/12)
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Has Bullying been Normalized in Sports?
This week, Richie Incognito, a Miami Dolphins NFL player, was suspended indefinitely for bullying his teammate, Jonathon Martin.
We need to ask ourselves why the cries of Jonathon Martin took so long to hear. Where were his teammates, coaches, and the rest of people in the Dolphins organization? While the players have a code of conduct to which they have to adhere, why did it take the actions of Jonathon Martin feeling like he had to quit before someone heard him.
When you listen to players' comments, they seem to go both ways, in defense of the behavior or complete shock from the organization. Yet, despite the fact that the Dolphins coaching staff and club infrastructure is in place with the entire NFL above them, apparently, it was not safe for Jonathon Martin to speak up and have the situation resolved before it got to the point of needing to quit.
Has bullying become so normalized that we can't see the forest thru the trees? If we think that this is an isolated incident, and only related to Richie Incognito and the Miami Dolphins, then we are blind to what is really going on in sport. At every level of sports there is bullying and it exists in a sport culture where teammates do not report abuse for fear of being chastised by coaches and fellow players.
The focus of Safe4Athletes is to give every athlete a voice, including Jonathon Martin. Jonathon should be able to practice and play his sport with the freedom and liberty that is afforded workers in the workplace.
While the Safe4Athletes policies and procedures have been implemented at the open amateur and school/college levels of sports to address abuse, bullying, and harassment, we now see the need for such policies at the professional level for adult men and women to have a safe and positive experience while remaining competitive?
At every level of competition, including the NFL and other professional sports, there needs to be an identified safe place where athletes experiencing abuse, bullying, and harassment can go without fear of retribution from teammates, coaches, or management. The Safe4Athletes model requires the designation of an "athlete welfare advocate" (or team of athlete welfare advocates) to address athletes' safety needs. This advocate is necessary because of the huge power differential between athletes and coaches, owners, and managers. Even in the pros, athletes are "low men on the totem pole".
The athlete welfare advocate, coupled with an investigation that is activated when these issues arise, allows the sports club to hear their athletes and give them a voice through a third party that can protect them from retaliation.
We need to teach our athletes how to speak up and we need to listen to our athletes when they do have the courage to speak up.
We need to pull our heads out of the sand and hear ALL our ATHLETES from Pop Warner to the NFL. We need to make room for our athletes to speak out and we all need to be better listeners. We all need to realize that listening is not always with our ears. We have to observe players' behaviors, challenge hostile and bullying actions and read the feelings of distressed athletes. We must be more diligent at each of our sports programs.
Let's all hear and help every Jonathon Martin that is being bullied out there.
To learn more about adopting Safe4Athletes in your sports club and giving every athlete a voice, see our 4-Clubs Page
The Truth about Coach-Athlete Relationships
By Katherine Starr – President & Founder Safe4Athletes
Since the Sandusky case we have jumped on the bandwagon in sports and addressed child sexual abuse in sports. We show videos of adolescent aged girls and boys being targeted and abused. Without a doubt, we react emotionally and with revulsion to something so horrific as the taking the innocence of a young child.
Yet, that isn't the whole truth when discussing coach-athlete sexual abuse. If you look at the list of banned swim coaches on the USA Swimming website, there isn't one coached banned for a sexual abuse who was accused of having a relationship with a swimmer under the age of 13.
We wouldn't know that based on the education videos that we are forced to watch in order to be certified in some capacity in sports. These videos only depict young children being cultivated by acquaintance pedophiles.
Why aren't we seeing videos of an 17-yr-old voicing how a close relationship with his or her coach went from athlete affection as a reward for their hard work on the practice field to molestation or, from the psyche and perspective of the artfully manipulated athlete, "a loving relationship." This scenario just doesn't pull at our heartstrings in the same way. Why aren't we seeing a video of a 25-year-old, who we assume is a consenting adult, talking about such a relationship? We react with even less sympathy in this case, if any at all.
If we truly want to address sexual abuse and harassment in sports we need to call it what it is, an abuse of power between the coach and the athlete that occurs at all ages. We are misled if educational materials imply something else.
If we look at the minimum age requirements to compete in the Olympics by sport, one would find that age requirements correlate to the vulnerability of athlete sexual abuse. The lower end sports that begin to peak around 13/14 like gymnastics, swimming and taekwondo is also the age where the "coach-athlete relationship" begins and coaches start to get banned for their inappropriate relationships with their athletes.
When you look at some of the old minimum-age sports like Team Handball, Cycling and Weightlifting that have age requirements of 17-or 18-years-old, we hear less about these cases, as it is presumed that there was consent with the coach at that point.
If you look at the website of listed organizations with a list of banned coaches, they are the ones with the younger age limits to compete at the international level.
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Purpose: To comply with the Minimum Standards for Safe Sport mandated by the USOC; if not adopted by an NGB by 12/31/2013, the NGB risks losing USOC high performance funding. USA Swimming meets or exceeds all of the Safe Sport Minimum Standards except the one regarding athlete-coach romantic or sexual relationships which began during the sport relationship and involves an imbalance of power.
Recommendation: The Rules and Regulations Committee recommends approval, subject to an investigation by the Safe Sport Committee regarding the minimum standards set by the USOC.
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304.3 The following shall be considered violations of the USA Swimming Code of Conduct:
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- Romantic or sexual relationships, even if it is a consensual relationship between adults, which began during the swimming relationship, between athletes or other participants and those individuals (i) having direct supervisory or evaluative control, or (ii) who are in a position of power and trust over the athlete or other participant. Except in circumstances where no imbalance of power exists, coaches have this direct supervisory or evaluative control and are in a position of power and trust over those athletes or participants they coach. The prohibition on romantic or sexual relationships does not include those relationships where it can be demonstrated that there is no imbalance of power. For example, this prohibition does not apply to a relationship between two spouses or life partners which existed prior to the swimming relationship. For factors that may be relevant to determining whether an imbalance of power exists, consult the USOC's Athlete Protection Policy.
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Summer is almost over for most schools around the country with school sports and open amateur sports programs beginning across the United States. New sports season can often mean new coaches, supporting staff and new teammates.
As every parent prepares their young athlete for the new sports season, they get all the right equipment and make sure their children have everything they need to be successful for training and competition. Parents purchase the new team gear and may stock up on the latest trend in "energy" products to keep young athletes refreshed and hydrated in the field of play. Parents do as much as they can to ensure their children have whatever they needs to make the team, be successful at training and are in the best position they can be to win their races or contests.
As parent engage in this preparation, seldom do they consider the dark side of sports -- sexual abuse, bullying and harassment. If asked about the issue, most parents believe these are things they don't happen in their school or their children's youth sport program. At best, parents might say they've watched the latest educational video and know what to look for.
Even when parents have watched that video and feel educated about sexual abuse, bullying and harassment, when that behavior is right in front of them, they are at a loss with regard to what they should do, Without policies and procedures in place to address these issues, individuals who abuse our children continue operating in the sports system simply because there aren't mechanisms established to confront and penalize misconduct and ultimately to ban such individuals from continuing to work with our children.
United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USA IGC) Adopts Safe4Athletes Policies
New York, NY—June 25, 2013—The United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USAIGC) has announced it will formally adopt mandatory Safe4Atheles guidelines and policies Association-wide. The announcement came at the USAIGC/IAIGC World Championships in Palm Springs, California earlier this week.
Effective immediately, the USAIGC has made it mandatory for all member clubs to complete a 100% background check on all employees & club owners by the end of 2013.
"On behalf of our club owners and their students, I am very proud that we have taken this essential move to make Safe4Athletes' policies a reality for every one of our member clubs," said USAIGC President Paul Spadero. "USAIGC Clubs are now setting the standard in athlete and children's safety and welfare. Through this process, our member clubs will collectively provide a safe gymnastics club environment."
"The USAIGC is the first gymnastics organization to proactively take an 'athlete first' approach," said Safe4Athletes Founder and former Olympic swimmer, Katherine Starr. "It's an organization that is already taking a balanced sports/education lifestyle approach with its college gymnastics compulsory program track. Now they are taking the important step of protecting every one of their athletes from misconduct as well."
When did the System Fail Kelley Davies Currin and the Rest of Us?
Today Rick Curl was sentenced for 7 years for the sexual abuse of Kelley Currin that happen almost 30 years ago. Rick has been a free man and participating in life like the rest of us for the past 30 years without any consequence for his actions of sexually abusing this minor swimmer at the time in question.
Why didn't something happen sooner? Something did happen. The family settled a confidential case with an undisclosed amount and a gag order was imposed to prevent anyone from discussing the case. Life was meant to go on as normal and all is good. After all Rick Curl was a good coach. He produced Olympians and successful swimmers throughout the collegiate system.
Is it Safer to Compete in Sports
This week the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation came together with NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) to discuss Safe to Compete and address sexual abuse in Sports.
What did we learn that would make sports a better place and a safe and positive environment for all athletes?
The highlight of the conference was that there seems to be a general consensus in the room; to unify background checks. There is a need to the fill the gaps to expose the abuser that continually beats the system and fall through the cracks because of inconsistencies across agencies that maintain felony files. Another issue that was raised is the ability to flag coaches/volunteers that had a sexual abuse charge dismissed that pertained to a minor. If a system can be put in place to install a more meaningful database that all people can draw from so we have a better chance of identifying abusers who have left organizations before suspension, termination or completion of investigations.
Another highlight was data around gender equity in sports leadership. In sports where the board of directors is 50/50 there is significantly less sexual abuse.
The low lights of the conference were the lack of knowledge about and sensitivity to sexual abuse in competitive sports. There seems to have been a misconception about the number of unprotected athletes that we are talking about-- there are 60 million young athletes in open amateur sport community-based multisport organizations.
What wasn't touched on or insufficiently addressed is the multiple levels of abuse that an athlete experiences, many of which are often justified in the guise of "sport" – abuse like physical punishment and verbal and emotional abuse. The problem became bigger as we realized that we don't understand why these commonly acceptable sport behaviors constitute abuse. With the growing number of women now in sports, this demographic is even more susceptible to all aspects of abuse especially sexual abuse and harassment. A study that came out of Japanese Olympic Committee found that 12% of Judo athlete complained about some sort of abuse or sexual harassment according to the BBC Sports. This number doesn't account for those don't feel safe to speak up or ones that don't know want abuse is.
In closing, on another low light is the imbalance of women in leadership roles as sports coaches as well as on the boards of leagues and associations.
We can make a difference today by adopting effective and thorough policies already available atSafe4Athletes.org/4-clubs . We need to know that the culture of abuse in sports will not be addressed through the court system which will handle only the most egregious cases. Each of us at the local program level must be protectors. This means we must educate our coaches, athletes and parents and we must adopt and enforce policies. We cannot wait for someone else to act.
USA Swimming Safe Sport Handbook
USA Swimming Safe Sport Handbook
There are a lot of great reasons to swim – at any level. As a life‐long activity, people often swim to have fun and spend time with friends. Swimming also encourages a healthy lifestyle and builds self‐confidence. Swimmers even benefit from the sport out of the water. They learn goal‐setting, teamwork and time management skills. Unfortunately, sports, including swimming, can also be a high‐risk environment for misconduct, including physical and sexual abuse. All forms of misconduct are intolerable and in direct conflict with the values of USA Swimming. Misconduct may damage an athlete's psychological well‐being. Athletes who have been mistreated experience social embarrassment, emotional turmoil, psychological scars, loss of self‐esteem and negative impacts on their relationships with family, friends and the sport. Misconduct often hurts an athlete's competitive performance and may cause him or her to drop out of our sport entirely. USA Swimming is committed to fostering a fun, healthy and safe sport enviornment for all its members. We all must recognize that the safety of swimmers lies with all those involved in the sport and is not the sole responsibility of any one person at the club, LSC, or national level.
Complete Handbook available for download
Since the Sandusky case we have all been made aware that sexual abuse of a young child by a coach is possible. Yet, more attention to the subject and types of sexual abuse in sports needs to be committed to addressing this topic and to developing an infrastructure that supports the needs of the athletes for a safe and positive environment in sports.
The world of sports is complex in regards to the coach-athlete relationship. Although a large proportion of US children participate in youth sport (40 Million), we do not give appropriate attention to analysis of the four differing types of sexual abuse in sports; pedophilia, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and athlete domestic violence.


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Portraits of former leaders Kim Jong Il (right) and Kim Il Sung are seen in one of the rooms aboard the North Korean-flagged Chong Chon Gang after it docked in Colon City, Panama, on Tuesday.
If the loyalty of the crew of a North Korean cargo ship detained in Panama after weapons were found on board was ever in doubt, photographs from inside the ship suggest they were devoted to the rogue communist state's ruling family.
At least two different rooms on the Chong Chon Gang had pictures of President Kim Il Sung - the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea – and his late son Kim Jong Il.
Both sets of photographs of the smiling, late dictators were given pride of place, high on the walls.
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Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il-sung are seen in one of the rooms on the Chong Chon Gang on Tuesday.
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Part of a green missile-shaped object is seen aboard the Chong Chon Gang on Tuesday.
There were also photographs of the 35-strong crew, who have been detained in Fort Sherman, a former U.S. military base in Panama.
Other images from the ship showed more of the military equipment that was on its way from Cuba to North Korea -- possibly in breach of United Nations sanctions.
Cuba's government said that the ship was carrying "240 metric tons of obsolete defensive weapons -- two anti-aircraft missile complexes Volga and Pechora, nine missiles in parts and spares, two Mig-21 Bis and 15 motors for this type of airplane, all of it manufactured in the mid-20th century -- to be repaired and returned to Cuba."
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said late Monday that "sophisticated missile equipment" had been found.
The U.N. is set to investigate the situation but one expert said he thought Cuba's actions were a breach of the embargo.
James Hardy, Asia-Pacific editor of respected military affairs magazine Jane's Defence Weekly, said the equipment Cuba said was on the ship was "pretty well covered" by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874.
The resolution says all member states shall "prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer" to North Korea of "any battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, large caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register on Conventional Arms, or related materiel including spare parts."
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Military equipment is seen in containers aboard the North Korean-flagged vessel on Tuesday.
Hardy said that the "argument that it is just for repair doesn't wash – it would be covered by 'direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer.'"
"So in short, Cuba appears to be in breach – and pretty heavily," he said.
Hardy added that the presence of MiG-21s in the shipment was "particularly intriguing given that North Korea has been trying to acquire MiG-21 engines and spare parts via a former Mongolian Air Force commander."
However, he said that it was "probable" that Cuba was looking to have some of the equipment refurbished by North Korea.
"The S-125 Neva/Pechora … and S-75 Volga-M … systems are both in North Korean service … but Pyongyang is also believed to have more up-to-date systems in service, including an S-300 'look-alike' long-range surface-to-air missile system shown at a 2012 military parade," Hardy added.
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Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli (left) speaks with officials during a tour of the ship on Tuesday.
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A crew member sleeps on a mattress aboard the seized ship on Tuesday.
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A group of men work clearing a container hidden in the North Korean flagged ship Chong Chon Gang, docked at the pier in Manzanillo, Colon, Panama, on Tuesday.
The United Nations said in a statement Tuesday that it expected Panama would notify the U.N.'s committee on North Korean sanctions and that an expert panel "created specifically to investigate such incidents will be conducting a thorough review."
"If it is confirmed that the vessel was carrying arms or related materiel and that the shipment was part of a purchase or sale to or from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, then there would indeed be a breach of the U.N. sanctions regime relating to that country," the U.N. statement said.
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Thunderbringer is an early to late game nuker who has a very strong presence both in his lane and on the map due to his global. Since HoN has removed many of the threats that Thunderbringer faced in DOTA as Zeus he has catapulted to one of the most powerful heroes in game if not the most powerful.
Chain Lightning:
Target Unit: Enemy unit
Type: Magic
Range: 700
Mana cost: 65/72/79/86
Cooldown: 2 seconds
Damage: 85/100/115/130 to 5/7/9/15 targets
This skill is what you will use to become powerful late game as well as for last hitting creeps. Since the cooldown is incredibly low, spamming of this in large fights will trigger lightning rod numerous times. Use this when you want to guarantee a last hit on a creep or just to trigger some extra damage on the enemy.
Blast of Lightning:
Target Unit: Enemy unit
Type: Magic
Range: 700
Mana cost: 75/95/115/135
Cooldown: 7 seconds
Damage: 100/175/275/350
This is your bread and butter. This skill will cut through any hero early to mid game in 1-2 shots and send them out of a fight before it even begins. It gives truesight for 3 seconds which allows you see fleeing heroes weaving through tough terrain to finish them off. Top it all off with a .1 second stun and this spell is one of the strongest nukes in game.
Lightning Rod:
Deals 5/7/9/11% of enemy's current HP as damage in radius of 800.
This passive is what makes Thunderbringer so powerful late game. The %based damage scales through all game and never becomes worse.
Thunderbringer should 99% of the time solo middle. There are rare exceptions to this, but you will figure them out as you encounter them. Currently the only hero who can really threaten Thunderbringer mid is Soulstealer.
Lightning Storm:
Global: Enemy Heroes
Type: Magic
Mana cost: 225/325/450
Damage: 210/335/460
Deals damage to, reveals, and gives vision of all enemy heroes and stealthed units for 3 seconds.
Item Build:
4 x Mana Potion
2 x Runes of the Blight
4 x Minor Totem
Alternate build: I would only recommend this with Scout or Keeper on your team to give vision of the runes at level 1.
1 x Bottle
Early Game Items:
2x Fortified Bracelet OR 2x Talisman of Exile
1 x Marchers
1 x Glowstone
1-3x Ward of Sight
The HP/MP is important early for Thunderbringer to really survive and control any lane he is in. His role also becomes that of warder to control the rivers and protect his teammates.
Consider: Ring of Sorcery AND Portal Dagger. These items are conditional based on the opposing team composition. In higher level play the bracelets are almost a guarantee to be needed whereas if you dominated your lane early on in a draft game, you may be able to rush a Ring of Sorcery and begin to really pound any lane you are in. Only do this if you are guaranteeing yourself numerous kills. The portal dagger allows for incredible ganks and escape/initiating.
Mid-Late Game Items:
1 x Totem of Kuldra
1 x Post Haste
These items will give you increased viability in team fights as well as further map control with Post Haste. Since Thunderbringer has such far range on his spells (700) he has no need for the other Marcher variants since he should be out of range of almost all disables the opposing team may have.
Skill Build:
1.Chain Lightning
2. Lightning Rod
3-5. Bolt of Lightning
6.Lightning Storm
7.Bolt of Lightning
8-10.Lightning Rod
11.Lightning Storm
12-15. Stats
16.Lightning Storm
17-22. Stats
23-25. Chain Lightning
This is your mantra. There is no other build needed currently for Thunderbringer in HoN. Follow this exactly every game.
Share your hero if your allies are to be trusted in using your ultimate properly when needed.
we played a game with SYNDYN (or somethnig like that)
he had a sac stone with thunderbringer and after 10 hero kills the guy was unstoppable. thunder bringer made an excellent combo with scout and was able to finish off heroes with ease.
*Phase boots > BoT, you can always stack the two, it's quite common but the benefits of phase boots are necessary.
*That's a solo build, in a dual lane you'll get arc bolt bolt static bolt.
*Ring of Sorcery AND Portal Dagger are two bad items for him. Sorcery is unnecessary, and not as beneficial as it could be. Blink dagger was good prenerf, but it's useless as an escape mechanism, and since he lacks snares it's useless as something to catch them.
*Zeus is strong in a variety of lanes, including solo mid. He's generally placed in offensive lanes that don't need to be babysat, as he's not very capable of harassing or keeping harassing off of his allies.
You also lack some important things that should be mentioned.
-Always open teamfights with ult, the vision it provides is amazing and you're assuring the damage get's used and not wasted. Lots of players make this mistake and save it for mid, or even the end of the fight, where it could only be hitting 1-2 heroes, and static definately isn't doing it's job as best as it can.
-If ult is down, always open with bolt, followed by arc, the vision it provides is staple in allowing your team to make good decisions. While doing it the other way may deal a bit more damage, they could run into fog if you don't have vision of them and negate 90% of the damage you could of done.
-The main reason you don't max arc has nothing to do with damage/mana cost, it's with the mechanics of the skill. While it's jumping between players, you cannot recast it again, even if it's off cooldown.
-Never save spells to KS, gold on zeus is arguably one of the worst places to have it, he has a completely useless auto attack, and if he's being focused regardless of what items you have you're going to die relatively quickly. And if they do focus you, they extend into your backline, and take full static field damage. Either way, you're trying to do your best to give your allies gold and kills, rather than yourself.
Last edited by Glorify; 06-10-2009 at 07:00 PM.
Honestly, I listed almost all of this if you read it carefully. I also said that ring/portal are not needed and only fun in a stomp. Accept that you aren't the only one who knows how to play. If you want to make another guide detailing all this please do, but you snide quips about everyone's play is beyond trolling now.
No idiot is also going to pay for Post Haste and Phase boots. No one cares that the higher MS stacks, thats a waste of 1550 gold for a marginal use. And since Thunderbringer has one of the longest cast ranges in game, it's not necessary at all for him to have phase boots. If you really must be chasing down every kill you're doing it wrong.
FINALLY on your open up with ulti. Not smart. If you have no proper initiate, you're going to blow your ulti and the other team will just back behind a tower. Without a true initiator you are just wasting your ability. It's best used early to mid in a team fight since you will be close enough for the lightning rod to proc and you are sure that the heroes that you caught with the initiate will die after.
post haste is really good on thunderbringer if you didn't opt for the phase boots early.
Then stop joining my games and begging to play. I've already told you multiple times I will not play with or against you.
Stacking aside, phase boots are a much better choice of boot over post haste imo. Unless you're playing newbies, you're going to have to run people down in ganks and the runspeed provided earlier in the game is absolutely clutch for kills when diving into towers and into uneven fights to pick off someone at low hp.
Phase boots > BoTs
Going level 2 Bolt by 3 is smarter. Gives you a better chance to kill faster.
Last edited by BeTeLgEuSe; 06-22-2009 at 08:17 PM.
i thought all you had to do with roll your face on the keyboard
Although this guide is good, personally I don't go chain lightning until I've maxed Bolt & Static purely because I think that in HoN chain lightning isnt needed.
His attack animation I feel was the main reason that people took chain to last hit with anyway. In this game his attack animation is reasonable and thus there is no need to take chain unless you really suck at last hitting.
Thats my opinion and how I always build him.
Except you can always out-last hit a higher damage enemy hero in the lane and focus on denying at the same time. You won't use bolt until level 5 regardless, unless the enemy is truly stupid or you wanna burn a hole in your mana, so what are you going to do until then with your lightning rod procs? And do you think the difference between 5 and say 7/9/11 is really anything at all at low levels? Even a 1000 HP hero you're talking 6% max, which is a difference of 60 damage, which is still less than the chain lightning + level 1 lightning rod will do. So you forego the skill for no theorycraft reason (damage isn't better than a chain) other than you feel lightning rod is better. Oh and did I mention it's a 2second cooldown? What are you going to do when you gank? Attack while running or use your 2s cd non stop until they crumble? There is no feasible reason I can think of to NOT get level 1 chain, EVER.


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Well they are functional. Plus they know all the words to Lady Gaga and Fi´ty Cents Click Here if you Like this Comment
Sorry I didn´t read the article. As OP said, it´s depressing.1/3 are probably functional illiterates in two languages---Spanish and English. We are doomed. Speaking of depressing . . . Click Here if you Like this Comment
Not in inner city parochial schools where kids are literate by kindergarten Click Here if you Like this Comment
Not reported: 0% of home-schooled fourth graders are functionally illiterate. Click Here if you Like this Comment
And 1/4 of public school teachers are as well. Click Here if you Like this Comment
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I bet they can pick out two mommies and two daddies in a sentence...Gov dumbing down kids who in turn go to college and become dumbed down liberal leftwing "teachers" Click Here if you Like this Comment
Dump the union, dump tenure..merit based pay. Dump the busy work, concentrate on the basics in the early grades.Take over local school boards. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The percentage of disabled children has never been higher. Autism rate was 1 in 10,000 30 years ago; now it is 1 in 88. Learning disabilities and ADHD are also up significantly.When will folks start asking questions as to why so many more children are disabled now than in the past? Click Here if you Like this Comment
In spite of 12 years of Dominican and Jesuit education.....and long and testy relationships with numerous universities....I have come to value most my ability to:1-Fix a tractor.2-Plant stuff.3-Hit a coke can target with a 100´ pine tree.4-Fix a chainsaw.5-Drill and maintain a water well.6-Care for large animals.7-Produce ammunition.The "Liberal Arts" education went way off the rails long ago.Teach your children well.It´s even OK to let the school district babysit them all day (before they´re old enough to work a chainsaw) as long as you home school them when they get home.It´s not either-or.Teach them how to make their own food and water and let the devil take the hindmost. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The system is designed this way. No other explanation works.I adopted two kids internationally. They arrived with very, very little English. The school´s position is that they must be enrolled for three years before they can be evaluated for any support for reading, speech therapy, any tutoring, etc.We spent the first year with them at home, teaching basic English, social skills, etc. We sort of expected there would be some support at the schools. Nope, not a bit. And there are kids there - in 7th and 8th grade - that I´ve met that do not read any better than a kid just in the country for a couple of years. (Third grade at best.)Now, if we´re looking at adding three years of delay onto things, we must be aiming for inability as a goal. Otherwise, we´d get on it faster so we could fix it.It appears we are not. I must therefore conclude the education system is not interested in teaching, but in an end result different than providing an education.Dependency seems to fit best. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Doherty states the problem, but does not go far enough on the solution.Eliminate government schools. There is no need for them in this internet age. Give parents vouchers and let the private sector handle education. This gives parents full choice among competing private and religious schools. Competition improves quality and lowers cost. Government control does not.Libs will point to states with lagging education programs. Now more than ever, however, states must compete for jobs. To attract industry, a qualified workforce is needed. For that to happen, quality education must be available. Therein is the incentive for all states to make that happen.With that done, there is no further need for a Department of Education. Abolish it. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Oh I thought they were talking about the teachers. Statistic still correct though. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
More Lofos on the way. Chelsea, Sasha and Malia could use some. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I read my 1st book without pictures in the 4th grade. I remember the motivation to pay attention in class and do good on quizes and tests. We were afraid of flunking. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Regarding reply 10. There is no doubt that compared to 30 years ago more children are diagnosed with disabilities. At least part of the increase is secondary to fake diagnoses, as there is a lot of money in a fake diagnosis for ADHD, for example. Gimme gimme more free stuff. Plus ADHD students get enabled. They can behave like houligans at school and it gets blamed on their disability. Of course, the parents of ADHD "students" get a lot of attention, which they like. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Teacher´s Uniions; greed, laziness, ignorance and arrogance. Can´t fire a bad teacher. I feel sorry for the kids. Click Here if you Like this Comment
First, remember your Twain: lies, damned lies, and statistics.Next, remember that the population of America is not monolithic. There are three major population cohorts. Call them "white, "black," and "Hispanic," though any ethnicity can be found in any group. But the names are both useful shorthand identifiers and roughly correct, ethnically, in most cases.Next -- each of these cohorts has [generally, again] certain cultural factors in play. We all know the term "acting ´white.´" And we all know that "acting ´white´" generally encompasses beneficial, lawful, achieving behaviors. And therefore, "acting ´black´" must encompass... "other things."Conclusions -- take these cohorts as if separate countries, and you´ll find very different statistics on things like: infant mortality; crime; literacy; personal income; "wealth" [read: accrued property]; education; IQ [there -- I said it; it´s true; bite me] and a hundred other factors. I therefore reject out of hand condemnation of the whole country because certain population cohorts pull the average down.#10 asks "why so many more children are disabled now than in the past?" Easy! Because there are "advocates" [read: we get paid for pot-stirring] and there´s money for the school district in having students labeled "disabled."#11: Bet you´d "look like Robert Heinlein´s son." Click Here if you Like this Comment
In 20 years, the homeschooled kids will run the country. I hope. Click Here if you Like this Comment
More lofo voters in the pipeline. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Bring in more of those "illegals" Click Here if you Like this Comment
The additional cash cow result of the lack of 3R´s emphasis in the primary years is the community college, online college and Joe Blow´s College charging tuition for classes of high school proficiency, particularly in math and English. Aided by high school counselors and teachers pushing everyone into some sort of college track regardless of their relative ability/proficiency levels. Click Here if you Like this Comment
What nonsense! One-Third of entering college freshmen are functionally illiterate.! I know. I deal with them every semester. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Parents and soon to be parents, they're your kids, not government kids. The government is not educating them, so you must do it. That's just the way it is. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Fourth graders ? How many adults are illiterate ?It starts at home, schools are not meant to be babysitters. They don´t have to pass a test to leave high school, they just show up and get a certificate of completion. Follow up that with college and AA.What percent of college graduates have prominate jobs without knowing anything, but have a piece of paper ? Oh, I forgot about him. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The teachers want more money for their great work! Click Here if you Like this Comment
Our students should be compared to those of OTHER Countries. Then the results would be more striking. Many of our schools are run for the benefit of the teachers and the Administrations, not the students. As an example, starting classes at 7 AM is guaranteed to have a sleepy child in most of the seats. It is extremely difficult for many single parent households to cope with work and the children. A lot would be improved if we had 2 parent families and rational school hours. Click Here if you Like this Comment
RE #5. I´m surprised the number is 1 in 4. I thought it would be a little higher. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Oh for crying out loud. You folks know that the progressive/socialist movement took over this nation´s public education system and institutes of higher learning decades ago. It was never their intent to "educate" students, only to "indoctrinate" then as to the socio/political ideology of progressive socialism. They have been very focused and patient in their goals and some of the payoff for their efforts came on election day 2008. Wake up people. You been undermined from within and are totally oblivious to it. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Teachers Union in an ungarded moment into a hot mike they didn´t know about..."I´s the 2/3 of the kids we weren´t able to dumb down that is our concern. We have our marching orders from the Democrat Party to produce ´sheeple´ and we are trying our hardest..." Click Here if you Like this Comment
Only a third? Who counted, the other two-thirds? Click Here if you Like this Comment
My 18 year old tested into the 2nd highest level English class at the local JC last summer after public school elementary, home schooled by me in middle school and 4 years in Catholic high. He is highly literate and educated because we made sure he was! You have to take responsibility for your kids and monitor everything. Obviously, you cannot rely on public education today. Those first few years are crucial. We read to him every night starting in his toddler days and got him out of public school as soon as we could. Click Here if you Like this Comment
LOTS of blame to go around.Full disclosure: my mom was a teacher in some of the poorest districts of western PA and SE Ohio. My sister was a teacher for a few years. And daughter is now a teacher in one of the poorest districts in Arkansas (think about that for a moment).Let´s talk about home life for a minute. Single parent homes usually have the TV or video games for baby sitting. Look up Fred Reed´s site sometime, check out how often the police are at a home where there are ZERO books. Mom was a ditz, pregnant at 15. So was grandmother. You expect interest in history or science or reading?My mom was a caring teacher. Lost her job at a district in Ohio because she gave a kid the grade he earned, not the one his parents felt their position in the community entitled him to. As an aside, abuses like that were the impetus behind teacher unions, like it or not.Daughter teaches high school, the first 3 periods are for students from the nearby state prison for juveniles. Half her 10th grade girls are pregnant. Kids can´t take books home anyway, she has only 32 books to spread among 7 classes. Some of the students don´t have electricity at home, making reading there unlikely.Flexibility is hindered by the diktats coming down from Washington and Little Rock apparatchiks.In her college classes, she was told that she must NEVER flunk a student. Might hurt their self-esteem, or similar rot. So the failures get passed on.And, not least, the lowest average IQ on any college campus, student and faculty both, is usually in the school of Education. It shows. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Teachers are now called "educators", and English is now called "Language Arts". And one-third of fourth graders cannot read worth a damn. some educators. Another corrupt and ineffective union shop. Click Here if you Like this Comment
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is a Blue Microphones compatible with ipod 5th gen with a help of lightning adaptor?
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Would this microphone work well for use as a lecture hall recorder to go along with class notes taken as the professor lectures? (I sit front row.)
The software I use is "OmniOutliner," it already works with the built-in mic on my MacBook, but I wouldn't mind having a clearer recording.
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can you use this microphone for a macbook project involving iMovie
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AnswerYes, this mic has multiple settings. The Mic will glow blue for Intelligent Speech Mode, conference calls, online chats etc. (It recognizes that you re not talking and turns orange). But has a Purple setting for Natural Recording Mode used for recording vocals, instruments, podcasts and more including voiceover on iMovie etc.
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