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|YDS: 5.8+ French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c PG13 [details]
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By Rafe
May 18, 2010
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|I'm pretty sure this route isn't over 1000ft long.
By ChrisJoosse
May 19, 2010
You're right, the sum of the pitches I put up adds up to 1020 feet- that is probably wrong. The numbers mentioned in pitch descriptions are estimates, based on my own memory and other accounts- but I think they're fairly reasonable. Also note: the first pitch I described is sometimes considered a part of the scramble/approach- without that the total is 840, which seems reasonable given an ~800' wall and some traversing?
Corrections are definitely welcome here- I just put this up because there wasn't an entry for it.
By Rafe
May 19, 2010
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Yeah Orbit should definetly be here, I'm surprised it wasn't already! Didn't mean to sound dickish if I did, that was just my first thought while reading the description.
By Cat Cahoon
From: Seattle, WA
Jul 4, 2011
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|This route is fun fun! It deserves it's reputation for being heady and exposed, but the climbing is so good. There are sections where all of the things you've heard are true. sometimes the gear is tricky, sometimes its a bit runout. but the climbing is so good.
By John Wilder
From: Las Vegas, NV
Jun 4, 2013
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
To take the edge off the start of this route, scramble up to the base of the 4th class gully and belay at that ledge. You can make the top of the first pitch as described from here (its about 58m from the base of the gully). This does require a couple of 5.easy moves (easy to short-rope your partner), but is a nice way to pitch the route out.
Really fun route. Good protection throughout (not sure where the PG13 part is on this), and clean falls at the cruxes (a rarity on 5.8!). I'd highly recommend this one for sure.
By Chris de Serres
Jun 23, 2014
|On pitch 2, I wouldn't wait till right crack peters out before transferring to left crack. It gets harder to move left the higher you go up. You can traverse over fairly early.
By andrew bogaard
Apr 20, 2015
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
|I have to disagree with John's comment: the gear is good everywhere the climbing is tricky, but I had about 2 cams placed for the last 200ft of this route. I think the PG13 is warranted. More sustained and more fun than Outer Space, in my opinion.
By Serge Smirnov
Oct 6, 2015
P0: About the large tree being "slightly right of the Mary Jane dihedral".. I'm sure there are angles (and possible starts) from which the tree appearss right of the dihedral, but from the start I found - where "the base of the wall (and the trail) start going steeply downhil" - the large tree appeared up and left at a ~45 degree angle. I did see room for interpretation as to what constitutes "the trail", though (or "steeply downhill", for that matter).
P1: the "roof" (felt more like a chimney) was by far the crux of the route for me (I am weak with chimneys).
P2: the "easy overhung traverse" starts 20-30 feet above what I thought was the most logical belay ledge to end P1.
P4 felt much longer than 90ft - I'd guess 130.
P5 runouts were quite exposed but very easy.
By oretro
Jul 7, 2016
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
|Towards the end of pitch 3 (about 40 ft from the end), there will be TWO bolts near vertical and horizontal cracks. This is NOT the intended belay station for Pitch 4 (but it will work). Guessing this is why Serge Smirnov felt that P4 was more like 130 ft than 90 ft.
By SDFlynn
Sep 5, 2016
|Climbed this yesterday but had to bail when rain came in. We were on the face climb above the arête (pitch 3). Left some carabiners and two runners hanging from old bolts (do not recommend). If anyone snags them would love to get them back. Thanks.


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Nagel and strategies for judicial candour
Thomas Nagel Concealment and Exposure: And Other Essays, New York, Oxford University Press, 2002 (256 pp). ISBN 0-19515293X (hard cover) RRP $59.00.
My original undertaking was to review Thomas Nagel's latest book Concealment and Exposure, which collects essays on several, seemingly disparate topics. After re-reading the book I decided that it presented a neat entry point into debates, which have been continuing for some time (particularly in Australia and the United States), about the proper role of judges, and the function of law more generally, in a liberal democracy.
Nagel's book collects the essays in three sections. The first, entitled 'Public and Private', contains commentaries inspired, in part, by the impeachment of US President Bill Clinton and the events that precipitated it. In a defense of sexual privacy, Nagel suggests that the impeachment stemmed from an immature American interest in the private sphere driven by a 'childish' (p. 23) or 'adolescent panic' (p. 45) about sex. For Nagel, the private sphere deserves to remain beyond scrutiny even when the individual decides to run for and occupy a public office. He links this issue to other settings in which 'reticence and limits on disclosure and acknowledgment' are justified (p. 5). Thus, the theme of reticence versus exposure.
The second group of essays, entitled 'Right and Wrong', deals with liberalism in moral and political theory (beginning with an excellent exposition of the work of John Rawls). Some essays deal specifically with the proper functions of different political and decision-making institutions in a liberal democracy. Nagel refers to the debate between legal philosophers Ronald Dworkin and Joseph Raz about the appropriate judicial response in cases of 'gaps in the law'—namely, cases in which the relevant legal materials do not determine the 'verdict' to a legal problem (p. 139). Nagel also expresses doubts about Waldron's (1999) 'desire to expand the political to embrace as many of our collective disagreements as possible' (p. 146) based on the view that legislatures, and not courts, are the most appropriate arena for deciding the fundamental questions that face society. Thus, the question of the role of the judiciary.
The third group of essays, entitled 'Reality', contains contributions to philosophical debates on objectivity and truth, including, as might be expected of Nagel, persuasive moral realist criticism of (those that have come to be known as) philosophical pragmatists, like Richard Rorty. Thus my interest in legal pragmatism.
'What link to judges and judicial decisions?', the reader may well still wonder at this point. Even to someone who has read Nagel's book the link may be elusive.
Consider the debate among legal commentators or practitioners who advocate a judicial role constrained by a 'strict legalist' approach and those who deride the notion that the law is either objective or internally consistent, and who call for greater 'honesty' or 'candour' about the factors that are truly at play when judges reach their decisions. The latter camp claims that the resort to 'legalism' simply obscures, or conceals, those factors out of fear (presumably by the legal and political community) that exposing them would undermine the legitimacy of legal institutions in a democratic order: judges playing politics, or inserting their personal values or policy preferences in deciding legal cases, and other anathemas that do not fit well into traditional conception of the rule of law.
Along similar lines, some legal academics and judges disavow the claim that any particular theory of judicial interpretation and decision-making (legal formalism, following original intent, purposive interpretation) is worthy to be elevated above others either in terms of efficacy or democratic legitimacy. Instead, they argue that (in the face of legal indeterminacy) judges should just decide cases by reference to 'what works'. Unsurprisingly, this eclectic group of jurists are referred to as legal pragmatists (Grey 1996; Posner 2003).
My aim in this brief article is not to answer these large questions. Instead, I wish to clarify and map out the debate. I do this because those who engage in public debate appear to be adhering to dramatically different conceptions of the law, conceptions which may be to a large extent inconsistent or incommensurate with each other (Davidson 1986). And yet they participate in the same debate, they use the same vocabulary, and they respond to each other's arguments. Are some of the participants in these debates naive, or worse still manipulative (Dewey 1927); or are they perhaps misunderstanding each other's claims? I don't know the answer to this question either. But if I sketch the contours of the debate, others can judge what positions a commentator can consistently hold, and any rogues will be exposed.
When a legal question presents itself before a common law court, the judge, in deciding the case, must take at least two steps. First, she must reach a decision (or an outcome or verdict) in that case. In other words, this is a final answer to the controversy, favouring one party to the litigation and awarding that party the relief it seeks. Second, the judge is ordinarily expected to supply reasons for that decision (Schauer 1995). The relevance of the order in which these two steps are taken will become apparent in a moment.
Consider two dramatically different conceptions of the decision-making process I have just described; conceptions I exaggerate for the purpose of mapping the debate. One view (let's call it 'strict formalism') understands the decision-making process as analogous to solving a complex, though tractable, mathematical equation. Perseverance and care will, whatever the complexity, yield a solution to the problem.
An alternative conception (call it 'unconstrained law') holds that the judge in each case will consult the platform of a political party, and choose the outcome that would be favoured by that platform. Or, since no political platform is sufficiently comprehensive, the judge may consult their own experience, values or some other heuristic. To embellish an already extreme example, the judge may decide (more or less) consistently against corporations, or against criminal defendants and so on.
Consider the relationship between reasons and outcome in the two processes I just described. Under strict formalism, the two are inseparable—you cannot reach the outcome without going through the steps that take you there. Sometimes the outcome may have more than one solution (just like in a quadratic equation), but whatever that answer is, the judge exercises no discretion in reaching it. The reasons demonstrate the steps taken and will therefore reveal any error or manipulation.
On the 'unconstrained law' view, by contrast, the answer—namely, which side wins—comes first, the reasons are then constructed out of the available legal materials in a way which is acceptable and legitimate to the legal and wider community. (Of course, what constitutes acceptable legal materials and legitimate legal moves is also contested.)
It follows from what I have said that the view we hold of the law and the extent to which legal rules constrain judicial decision-making cannot be divorced from the way in which we evaluate and criticise judges and the arguments that we use in such evaluations. Unfortunately, public debate often allows slippage, and a grab bag of arguments is used to impeach judicial fidelity. But this is precisely what opens up the possibility for detecting demagogy and manipulation.
If the judicial process resembles the 'strict formalism' approach, those who publicly lambast alleged judicial excesses should not have much to be concerned about. Any errant, activist or otherwise, judges will be exposed by the illegitimate steps they take in reaching a judicial solution and their influence will be minimal because their reasoning will not persuade the legal or wider community.
The 'strict formalism' view is the one that is most consistent with the traditional conceptions we hold (perhaps unconsciously) of the rule of law and the judicial process. In a representative democracy, strict formalism simultaneously solves a few problems: legislatures can act to achieve social goals through generating rules, while those rules also ensure the accountability of the judges as the legislature's agents.
The problem is that, of the two implausible views, the strict formalist view is the more implausible. The variety of legal texts, the inherent ambiguity of language, the multiplicity of available legal moves (following or distinguishing precedent, re-interpretation of prior decisions, just to name a few), the contestability of the very notions of legal reasoning and legal texts, all combine to ensure that there is no one path to the legal answer.
We might also consider a softer version of strict formalism—namely, that the law has some internal logic, which is not always immediately available to resolve particular decisions, but emerges over time if most judges adhere to legitimate forms of reasoning. Even under this softer version, the question still remains: how do judges decide the cases before them, if the logic of the law only develops and constrains ex post? And in any event, on this view activist or errant judges are not a significant problem either—if they engage in illegitimate reasoning, their errors are immediately obvious. If their reasoning seems valid on the surface, but actually departs somehow from the internal logic of the law, it will ultimately not make much difference, because the internal logic emerges over time and cannot be disturbed by a few outliers that wash out in the long run.
Note however, that the most vocal critics of activist judging use the vocabulary of disrespect for the law. This suggests they subscribe to some variant of the formalist view of the law, which, as we saw, should give them little reason to be overly disturbed. Unless, of course, they believe that the law is not much of a constraint on our judges after all—in which case the cries of disrespect for the law are disingenuous.
If a more accurate representation of the judicial process is such that no strict relationship exists between the legal tools (texts and legitimate modes of reasoning) and the legal outcomes, then the 'activism' problem is also not alarming. Governments appoint judges, and do so to reflect their own policy views (which presumably reflect, more or less, the current political and social consensus). Judges continue to reflect those preferences on the bench. The judiciary is, thus, the collective wisdom of past governments, ruling with a dead hand if you want. On this view, errant judges could be criticised because they continue to reflect past political views on the bench (which might not reflect the current political consensus), but they certainly cannot be accused or criticised for their disrespect of the law. The law imposes little constraint and gives them a fair amount of flexibility to reflect those past views (or, for that matter, to adjust their views)—and they don't have to conform to current majorities. Maintaining a degree of systemic balance is precisely their role—the system holds on to the wisdom of the past as a stabilising device. If new majorities are stable and persistent enough, their views will be reflected by the judiciary over time too.
Most lawyers who pause to reflect, whether they would openly acknowledge this or not, recognise that the outcomes of cases are largely unconstrained by the legal texts. Evidence of the prevalence of this view abounds. Domesticating the inherent uncertainty and indeterminacy of legal texts is the very first step in educating new law students since the law thrives on, and the profession exists because of, ambiguity. The multiple levels of appeal and the frequent disagreement among judges and lawyers on the answers to legal problems even when using purely legal argumentation both suggest opportunities for deliberation within which judicial choices are made and crystallised.
Note however, I said that most in the legal community believe this, whether they openly acknowledge it or not.
If the law does not significantly constrain legal decision-making, our confidence in both the role and the meaning of law is critically endangered. And, as a response, either 'concealment' or 'exposure' of this fact (and consequently the actual reasons for reaching legal decisions) could be legitimate strategies for the hapless judge.
Under the concealment strategy, judges (and not only judges) are aware that all kinds of 'extrinsic' factors and considerations influence the way they reach legal decisions. However, whatever those factors are, they cannot be revealed by the reasoning. Thus, only legitimate legal categories and forms of argument are available to explain how they arrived at their answer, however that answer was actually reached in practice. This imposes some constraint on the judge, in that she cannot use extra-legal forms of reasoning or sources of authority. But these are not significant constraints—the able lawyer-judge will be able to jump the hurdles and steer away from the traps to justify the outcome she desires. The system is perpetuated by a limited form of accountability. Judges can reach whatever decisions they wish, by whichever route, so long as they can supply reasons that sound sufficiently 'legal'.
Exposure is an alternative strategy—the one presumably advocated by those who insist on honesty and candour. But what does 'exposure' entail? If they recognise and accept that legal rules neither supply the answers nor are a (significant) constraint on decision-making, what are judges to do? What kind of candour is appropriate and legitimate in their reasons? Judges can hardly say the legal answer was based on habitual patterns of thought such as, for example, their general dislike of asylum seekers or distrust of their plight, or alternatively their deep suspicion of the police and prosecuting agencies, or their religious (or other moral) beliefs, or their dislike for their colleagues on the bench and so on. Nor would we want them to.
Maybe, then, candour simply means openly acknowledging that the law does not supply the answers, freeing litigating parties to argue the case in terms of the underlying policy nature of the problem presented to the court. This is more likely to guide the judges towards the optimal solution to that problem, instead of the use of misleading legal code words and categories. That sounds like asking judges to decide based on 'what works'. But would we then be asking too much of our judges? Are they to become experts in all kinds of disciplines that might bear upon the myriad of problems that come before them? Would they be able to bear that strain? Or would they again resort to simple presumptions and habitual short-cuts that simplify the issues before them?
The limits of judicial decision-making that we have been considering counsel against imperial conceptions of law, in which the judiciary is seen to be capable of solving all kinds of complex problems, and suggest a third way of thinking about the law and judicial decision-making. If legal rules do not supply answers to the cases before the courts and do not sufficiently guarantee judicial accountability, and, at the same time, we cannot expect judges to be experts at everything or ultimate arbiters of either expert disagreement, or the values of society, then perhaps their role is to create the space for problems to be resolved by others who are more likely to do so effectively (Dorf 2003, p. 877). Note, however, this does not have to mean judges favouring one side of a legal dispute over another, under the pretence of following the letter of the law (the concealment route). Nor does it necessarily counsel minimalist deference to other arms of government— that is, the legislature or the executive (Sunstein 1996, p. 7). Often such bodies either do not know how to solve particular social problems, or are gridlocked, or are uninterested in the plight and the problems of some communities, while overly attentive to the interests of other groups that can mobilise resources to invoke the legislative process. And even when the legislatures act, legislative solutions are not guaranteed to be either appropriate (particularly in a complex, fast-changing world) or self-implementing.
But then we have apparently come full-circle and have found no effective 'candour' solution. Is this another occasion on which reticence may be counselled?
Yet another alternative would be that the non-imperial judiciary does not hide from the problems it is presented with by invoking either the fiction that legal rules determine and guide action (Taylor 1993), or the fiction that other arms of government should and will solve the problem, when they have not, or have not done so fully or effectively. Instead, the non-imperial judiciary might reach out to other actors who are already exploring solutions to the social problems presented, demand and supervise concrete actions to solve those problems, and stay its hand so long as such actions are forthcoming and effective. That sounds like deciding based on 'what works', and yet does not ask our judges to be panoptic central-planners (Dorf 2004; Liebman & Sabel 2003). It involves mechanisms of public problem-solving which overcome the limits of the standard public institutions, namely, bureaucracy or Schumpeterian representative democracy (Sabel 2005, p. 113). On this version of judicial candour, accountability is not based on rule-following (Sabel 2005, p. 135), but on exposing to public scrutiny compelling reasons for the choice of one way to achieve a common goal over another.
Davidson, D. 1986, 'On the very idea of a conceptual scheme,' in Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation, Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 183–98.
Dewey, J. 1927, The Public and its Problems, Holt, New York.
Dorf, M. C. 2003, 'Legal indeterminacy and institutional design', New York University Law Review, vol. 78, p. 875–981.
Dorf, M. C. 2004, 'After bureaucracy', University of Chicago Law Review, vol. 71, p. 1245–73.
Dworkin, R. 1986, Law's Empire, Belknap Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Grey, T. C. 1996, 'Freestanding legal pragmatism', Cardozo Law Review, vol. 18, pp. 21–42.
Liebman, J. & Sabel, C. F. 2003, 'A public laboratory Dewey barely imagined: The emerging model of school governance and legal reform', New York University Review of Law and Social Change, vol. 28, pp. 183–304.
Posner, R. A. 1996, 'Pragmatic adjudication', Cardozo Law Review, vol. 18, pp. 1–20.
Raz, J. 1994, Ethics in the Public Domain: Essays in the Morality of Law and Politics, Clarendon, Oxford.
Sabel, C. F. 2005, 'A real time revolution in routines', in The Corporation as a Collaborative Community, eds C. Hecksher & P. Adler, pp. 106–56.
Schauer, F. 1995, 'Giving reasons', Stanford Law Review, vol. 47, p. 633–59.
Sunstein, C. R. 1996, 'Leaving things undecided', Harvard Law Review, vol. 110, pp. 6–101.
Taylor, C. 1999, 'To follow a rule …', in Bourdieu: A Critical Reader, ed. Richard Shusterman, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, pp. 29–44.
Waldron, J. 1999, The Dignity of Legislation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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North Platte Community College sophomore Ethan Montalvo has been named to the 2013-14 all-region IX first team for outstanding play during the season.
The Knights finished the season with a 27-5 record. The season came to an end with a loss to Gillette College (29-3) in the regional semifinals.
Montalvo and Simmons will go down as two of the best players in Knights history, the college said in announcing their selections. Both players finished in the Top 50 of the Knights career scoring list.
Montalvo started every game of his two-year Knights career. He led the Knights in scoring this season with 18.9 points per game and in steals at 2.2 per game, while also contributing 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
In the Region IX tournament, Montalvo scored 15, 22 and 18 points per game for a 18.3 point average and had five steals in a game.
Montalvo finished his career with 1,173 points – fifth all-time for the college. He also tied Chase Grabau, Ben Wilson and Aboubacar Casse for most games played in a Knights uniform -- 68.
It is the second year that Montalvo has won such honors. He was all-region IX second team a year ago and is a repeat selection for the All-Region IX tournament team.
Simmons was named to the All-Region IX Tournament team after scoring 16, 11 and 11 points per game, along with 10 assists. On defense, Simmons guarded the opposition's best perimeter player. Simmons finished his career with 700 career points – 40th all-time -- to go along with his assignment of guarding the best player every night. Montalvo and Simmons have been a part of the most successful two-year stretch in program history as they compiled a 57-11 record during their career, including a Region IX championship in 2013 and National Tournament appearance.
The 57 wins are the most in program history in a two-year stretch and the 11 losses are the fewest. Montalvo and Simmons have never known defeat at McDonald-Belton gymnasium finishing a perfect 28-0 in their two years, also a school record.
All Region IX Team men's basketball Division I, 2013-14
First team Muhammed Ahmed- Gillette College Fred Dure- Sheridan College Deon Edwin- Laramie County Community College Ethan Montalvo – North Platte Community College Bronson Moton- Northeastern Junior College Jay Wright- Casper College
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Region IX All-Tournament Team, 2014 Casper College #11 Jay Wright. Gillette College #35 Muhaammed Ahmed, #14 Lorenzo Bonam, #2 Dwight Anderson. North Platte #15 Ethan Montalvo, #35 Tim Simmons. Northeastern Junior College #10 Duol Mayot, #1 Jamel Crocker, #22 Jamal Peterson. Northwest College #11 Jonothan Newsom. Otero Junior College #1 Chris Golden. Sheridan College #14 Abednego Lufile, #22 Jeff Amazan. Western Nebraska #2 Tyler Crosbie. McCook Community College #25 Dominic Williams.
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That is a brilliant composition.
I visited Lakshman Sagar in Pali, Rajasthan recently. The place used to be a hunting lodge and it has now been converted into a hotel. They have 12 rooms in a vast open space! There are two restaurants which earlier used to be the janana (room for ladies) and mardana (room for men).
However what stuck me most was the open spaces around the place. It is literally in middle of nowhere and exactly what your doctor will prescribe for the frayed city nerves. There is no TV at the property and for miles around no habitation as well. I can never see such open skies in my cramped city life!
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That is a brilliant composition.
that is a spectacular sky. i would love to go experience being in the middle of nowhere
The hidden sun and it's ray is gorgeous! Very well taken!
Wow – spectacular shot!
Beautiful shot of the sun's rays streaming through the clouds! That place sounds like a tranquil retreat for citydwellers.
amazing sky indeed, Mridula!!!! its beautifuL!
Wow!! Beautiful. Skywatch over the lake in the evening is always lovely. Thanks for sharing.
This place seems like a real find! Must hv been a lovely hol rt
Amazing shot… Beautiful lighting…
It's wonderful to be out in the wide open spaces.
Gorgeous sky capture! The sun's rays are lovely! Have a great weekend!
wow! very beautiful!!
wow is the word. Great photo Lakshman. That's a sight absent from Delhi skies
amazing sky! the sunbeams and cloud formations are glorious!
What a gorgeous capture of such incredible skies, Mridula!! This one truly took my breath away this morning when I opened your blog page! How wonderful to be able to discover such a sight and at the same time, have your camera!!! Truly awesome! Have a great weekend and hopefully with more wonderful skies!!
Wonderful Shot!! If in the pic itself its looking too good can imagine the real feel it would have given while taking this snap. .
Now that is a totally awesome shot!!!
Great light you captured. Thanks for sharing.
how beautiful… so glad you are in such a serene and uplifting place.
Dramatic indeed. Nice shot, Mridula.
Hi Mridula,
WOW ! That is such a wonderful capture.
That's a lovely shot! Indeed, we do not see such open-ness in our city lives!
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Calling by from Skywatch Friday, I never fail to be impressed by the skies Mother Nature sends us and your sunset composition is a beautiful example. What a beautiful place it sounds as well to visit for peace 🙂
What a nicely composed sky shot.
Wonderful capture 🙂 beautiful colors…
Amazing cloud pattern. Great capture 🙂
This is really a wonderful capture.
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Tension prevailed in downtown Haifa today, and reinforced police details were on the alert for possible further trouble, following a riot Friday night in which five persons were seriously wounded, many others suffered injuries, and 50 men were detained by the harassed police.
Among the wounded are a number of policemen. Among those detained is David Ben Haroush, self-proclaimed "leader" of the Wadi Salib quarter here, where the residents are mostly immigrants from North Africa.
The latest in the series of riots was staged Friday night, when the local branch of the Mapai Party was conducting an election rally in a downtown motion picture theater. Crowds gathered around the theater, intent, evidently, either on disrupting the meeting or preventing the audience from entering the house.
When police tried to disperse the crowd, rioters attacked the police, some mounting to rooftops in the area, throwing stones at the policemen. During the attempt by police to enter one house from which stones were being cast, one shot was fired.
The police surrounded the house whence the shot had come and ordered the occupants to emerge. Four men, including Mr. Ben Haroush, came out. Police said that the leader of the North African immigrants was in possession of the pistol from which the shot had been fired.
Previous riots by North African immigrants had taken place in this city, in Beersheba and at Migdal Haamek. Police said they have discovered no direct links between the ear-lier Haifa riot and those in the other cities. However, it is felt that dissatisfaction among some North African immigrants, perhaps inflamed by election propaganda, may have been a common denominator underlying the entire series of disturbances.


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Notebook: Wood's win caps off impressive stretchSeptember 17, 2012
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Willie Wood birdied the final two holes, including a 20-footer at No. 18, to post his second victory in his last three starts on the Champions Tour. Bill Glasson, the 36-hole leader, stumbled on the back nine. Leading by as many as five strokes in his final round, Glasson finished with bogeys on three of his last four holes. After Wood drained his 20-footer at No. 18, Glasson needed to make a 10-footer to get into a playoff, but his putt missed on the right side, handing Wood his second win this year.
• Wood earned a first-place check for $270,000 and increased his 2012 earnings to $854,817 which moved him up from 22nd to 14th on the current money list. He also earned 270 points in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race and is now 18th on that list.
• The victory capped a productive three-tournament run for Wood. In addition to his win here, he claimed the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in a playoff last month over Michael Allen and he was third in his last start at the Boeing Classic near Seattle. In the last three weeks, he has earned $684,000, an average of $228,000 per start.
• Wood played all 54 holes without a bogey and became the 14th tournament winner to post a bogey-free victory and the first since David Frost at the 2010 3M Championship. Wood also ran his string of bogey-free holes to 57 dating back to his final three holes at the Boeing Classic.
• Bill Glasson's second-place finish was his best showing in 47 starts on the Champions Tour.
• Peter Senior birdied the final four holes to helped him to a third-place finish.
• Tom Lehman increased his lead in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race. With his T4 finish, Lehman picked up 96 points and now leads with 2,139 points, 246 points in front of Bernhard Langer (1,893/did not play). Roger Chapman is third with 1,756 points followed by Michael Allen with 1,531 points. Fred Couples remains fifth with 1,530 points.
• Mark O'Meara finished T8 for his fourth consecutive top-10 finish since returning from a rib injury which sidelined him for an extended period in the spring and into the summer. The last time O'Meara had four consecutive top-10 finishes was early in the 2007 season. O'Meara is now 38th on the 2012 money list with three full-field events remaining.
• As an alternate for the upcoming SAS Championship, Dick Mast earned a berth into that event thanks to his top-10 finish. Mast was T6 and earned $68,400.
• With four events remaining, there are a number of players battling for some of the remaining half dozen or so spots available for the season-ending championship in Scottsdale, Ariz., from Oct. 29-Nov. 4. A year ago, the player in the No. 30 spot had earned $552,390 heading into the season finale. So far, through 20 events, 24 players have surpassed that figure. Below is a rundown on the players in positions 25-35.
• Mike Reid's streak of consecutive holes without a three-putt ended at 189 when he three-putted No. 17 (he started on No. 10).
• Kirk Triplett had the tournament's best comeback. After opening with a 6-over-par 78 in his opening round, Triplett was a combined 14-under-par on the weekend on the strength of consecutive 65s which helped him come back from a T76 on Friday to a T12 finish.
• Larry Mize's T6 finish helped vault him into the top 30. He was 31st coming into the event, but moved up three places to 28th after earning $68,400.
• Rick Fehr finished T59 in his Champions Tour debut. After opening with a 70, he shot a pair of 2-over-par 74s on the weekend.
• The scoring average dropped from 71.240 (-.760) in the second round to 71.087 (-.913) on Sunday. A total of 23 players posted round in the 60s compared to 20 on Saturday and there were 53 sub-par rounds compared to 45 in the second round.
• Hole No. 13 was the most difficult for the event with an average score of 4.186 (+.186). There were just 23 birdies in the three rounds. While No. 13 was the hardest, No. 17 was the easiest with an average score of 4.413 (-.587). There were seven eagles and 137, six more than on No. 14 which was the second easiest hole.
• World Golf Hall of Fame member Isao Aoki, a former Hawaiian Open winner, withdrew prior to his round with a hip injury.


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A company's social consciousness is very important to me. No matter how big or small the organization is, it's wealth is measured by how it gives back to the society that supports them. It's net worth isn't in dollars, it's in community. A large business debate is always what does a company "have to" give back to society. The answer, is nothing. Every company is free to practice in whatever way they wish, but when given the choice, we would hope they would stand up and act.
The world we live in is a place we all created. It is full of possibilities, obstacles, and choices. As a community we hope to choose the right ones and build strength in numbers. As people we might not have the greatest effect alone, but as part of a unit, we are unstoppable. Unfortunately we all know someone who has waged a war with #Cancer. No matter what we think of our neighbors, nobody wishes this kind of plague on each other. Anything can be overcome together, it is time we stand up, and join the fight.
It's Friday and you will see me in a fucking hockey jersey today supporting TeamCanada with their fight for cancer. Everyone thinks they are invincible until they are weak. Everyone feels untouchable until they are touched. Social consciousness is being their for our neighbors, wouldn't you want them to be there for you? Too many people feel helpless in a fight alone, it's time to realize we are all together. Spread wealth in your community, and remember that doesn't represent dollars. Support doesn't have to be just financial, you can still make a difference by just simply being there.
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Michelle S. Barnier, 36, of North Branch, died Dec. 28, 2013, at her residence.
Michelle was born Aug. 9, 1977, in Duluth to parents Michael and Sheryl (Osterloh) Barnier. She attended North Branch schools and worked as a waitress, bartender and in retail sales before her job at Forsyth Appraisal in Little Canada where she worked for fifteen years. She loved scrapbooking, four wheeling, camping, bonfires and tubing. She also loved working with animals.
Michelle is survived by her daughter, Courtney Johnson, of Cambridge; parents Mike and Sheri, of North Branch; brothers, Dan Barnier, of Rock Creek and Travis (Misty) Barnier, of Henderson, Nev.; her niece and nephew, Lexi and Austin; maternal grandmother, Carol Osterloh, of Amery; and paternal grandmother, Lillian Barnier, of Wyoming. Michelle would have been a first time grandmother in March to Aubrey Lynn Michelle Palmer. She is also survived by her best friend and fiance; of 15 years, Troy Prybilla, and his sons, Ryan and Cory, as well as the family dogs, Abby, Marlee and Baby Girl. She is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Whitey Osterloh and Lester Barnier; brother-in-law, Philip Bernier, and her black lab, Star.
Memorial services were held at 1 p.m. Jan. 2, 2014, at Grandstrand Funeral Home in North Branch with the Rev. Cullen Tanner officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. A family interment will take place at a later date.
Arrangements were under the direction of Grandstrand Funeral Home in North Branch. Condolences maybe left at www.grandstrandfh.com
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Michelle S. Barnier, 36, of North Branch, died Dec. 28, 2013, at her residence.


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February 6, 2003
Thomas Johannesen
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Greenville—Thomas Johannesen, 83, of Surprise, died Jan. 29, 2003 at Columbia-Greene Long Care in Catskill.
He was born in Norway on Oct. 19, 1919, the son of the late Johanes and Anna (Thorbjornsen) Johannesen.
He served under Bradley and Patton in the 5th Army of Africa and Sicily, the 1st Army in England, the 3rd Army in France and the 9th Army at the Battle of the Bulge. In all he served in eight campaigns.
He received five Bronze stars and one Silver star, the Croix de Guerre from France, a Presidential Citation, American Defense Service Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Expert Badge with Rifle Bar and the Honorable Service Lapel Button. When discharged he was Staff Sergeant in the 70th Cav. Ren Tr.
He was employed at Royal Metals as a metal fabricator before his retirement.
Surviving are his wife Lillian (Soderstedt) Johannesen; daughter Janice Kendrick and her husband Terence of Monroe; son Thomas Johannesen of Surprise; grandchildren Lisa MacLeod and her husband Joseph, Todd Kendrick and his wife Jeanne, Greg Kendrick and his wife Lisa, and Jamine Johanneses and her friend Dominick Lobe; brothers Karl and Martin Johannesen of Surprise; sister Judith Eilertsen of Greenville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Margot Haukom and Evelyn Johannesen, and three brothers, John Andrew and Bjarne Johannesen.
Memorial services will be Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. at the Greenville-Norton Hill U. M. Church at Norton Hill. Those who desire may contribute in his memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, New York, N. Y. 10163 or to the Columbia-Greene Long Term Care Activity Fund, 161 Jefferson Heights, Catskill, N. Y. 12414. Arrangements are by the Cunningham Funeral Home in Greenville.
February 13, 2003
Ruth Haley
Ruth Haley, 89 years, of Westerlo, NY passed away at her home on February 6th. She was born in Winchester, NH on June 22, 1913, daughter of the late George C. and Lula (Prentice) Brown.
Ruth was fondly known as "the Mitten Lady", for the literally thousands of mittens she distributed across the U. S. from her home. But to her loving family and to her many friends she was "Gram", as strong as the roses in her garden, as refreshing as the Spring she loved so much and as warm as the fluffy blankets she gave out to those in need. "Gram", you will be missed, but never forgotten. You will always be carried in the hearts of your children, your grandchildren and the many friends and extended family.
Surviving are her loving children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great great grandchildren, a sister, two brothers and several nieces and nephews.
As to her wishes, she was cremated and there will be no public services. Arrangements by the Cunningham Funeral Home.
February 13, 2003
Frances I. Mahler
Frances Ida Mahler, 83, formerly of Selkirk, died Monday, February 3, 2003 at the Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was born in Albany, daughter of the late Clinton Kellam and Rose Mickel Kellam. Frances attended the Staunton Alliance Church in Virginia.
Survivors include her husband George Mahler of Virginia; daughters, Nancy (John) DeYoe, of Virginia and Kathleen (Jay) Pasquale of Staten Island; sons, James (Cindy) Mahler of Warrensburg and Keith (Lucia) Mahler of Selkirk; sisters Mary Kellam of Greenville, Olive Schnare of Climax, and Phyllis Skidmore of Greenville; brother Everett Kellam of Ravena; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Frances was predeceased by three brothers.
Funeral services were held Friday, February 7, at the Babcock Funeral Home, Ravena with her sister, Rev. Phyllis Skidmore officiating. Burial will be in the spring in Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, New Baltimore.
February 13, 2003
Elaine G. Williams
Elaine G. Williams, 74 years, of Rensselaerville, New York, passed away February 6, 2003 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, New York. She was born in Green Island, New York on June 25, 1927, daughter of the late John and Laurina (Archambeault) Gwinn.
Elaine was a clerk at the NYS Department of Tax until her retirement. She enjoyed gardening and bird watching. She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church and her smiling face will be missed by those who knew her at the Saturday 4 o'clock Mass. She was involved with the young girls in the CYO at the church. Elaine was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother devoted to her family.
Surviving are her beloved husband Horace E. Williams of Rensselaerville; her two sons, Thomas E. Williams and his wife Rebecca A. of Saginaw, Michigan, and Charles R. William and his wife Leslie of Palm Coast, Florida; a daughter, Judith Dibbell and her husband Stephen of West Shokan, New York; five sisters, Theresa Foster and Lorranine Harris, both of Watervliet, New York, Joan Quell and Elizabeth Diehl, both of Wynantskill, New York, and Lourdes Williams of Snyders Lake, New York; a brother Kenneth Gwinn of Wynantskill, New York; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was from the Cunningham Funeral Home 4898 SR 81, Greenville on Monday, February 10 with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Saratoga National Cemetery at a later date.
February 20, 2003
Ruth Schirmer
Ruth Schirmer, 85 years, of Greenville, New York passed away on February 12, 2003 at the New Hyde Park Nursing Home in Staatsburg, New York. She was born in Alberta, Canada, on March 4, 1917, daughter of the late Nicholas and Lydia (Henschka) Schirmer. She was predeceased by brothers Reinhold (Lefty), Harold (Pete) and Nicholas Schirmer.
Surviving are her sister Lydia (Lee) Newton of Florida and her brother John Schirmer of Greenville, New York, and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a memorial service in May on 2003. Those who wish may contribute in Ruth's memory to the National Mental Health Association, 2001 N. Beauregard St., 12th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22311 or a local mental health organization of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cunningham Funeral Home in Greenville, New York.
February 27, 2003
Clifford L. Chase, Jr.
Clifford L. Chase, Jr., 77 years, of Medusa, New York, passed away suddenly at his home on February 19, 2003. He was born in Seward, New York on October 2, 1925, son of the late Clifford L. and Rosanna (Slater) Chase, Sr.
Clifford was the former Superintendent of Highways for the town of Rensselaerville; he retired in 1987. He also operated Chase's Repair Shop at his home and was an excellent auto mechanic as well as a former dairy farmer. He was a member of the Medusa Vol. Fire Co., the Democratic Social Club and the New York State and Albany County Superintendent of Highway's Association.
He was predeceased by his wife Bernice in 1994; a son, Tommie Chase; and a great-grandson, Clifford Chase, V.
Surviving are three daughters, Wanda Clickman and her husband Charles, Linda Snyder and her husband Donald Snyder Jr., Melon Shaver and her husband Doyle; five sons, Clifford L. Chase, III and his wife Janice, Richard Chase and his wife Carol, Gary J. (Jon Chase and his wife Joyce, Mark Chase and his wife Carol Ann, Galen Chase and his wife Rachel; also 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers, sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service as Sunday from the Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 SR 81, Greenville. Spring interment will be in the Medusa Cemetery. Those who desire may contribute in his memory to the Town of Rensselaerville Ambulance Fund or to the Medusa Vol. Fire Co.
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GETTING READY FOR THE FIRST DAY: About 40 four- and five-year-olds get the hang of kindergarten by attending a week-long camp at Seven Oaks Elementary in Wesley Chapel. (Times photo, Mike Pease)
MAKING IT IN THE MIDDLE: The transition to middle school can be tough for kids and parents alike. Some Hillsborough educators say parent involvement is key to success.
TAXPAYERS WIN, STUDENTS LOSE: The Hernando School Board approves a lower tax rate that members say will ultimately hurt education. They have little choice, though, as lawmakers - not the board - establish the rate.
MEAL PRICES UP: Pasco schools create a two-tiered cafeteria pricing structure to offset the rising cost of food.
HOMELESS (FOR NOW): The Renaissance Academy, a private school in New Port Richey, doesn't have a building with three weeks before classes start. The principal says school will begin on time.
THE RIGHT MESSAGE: Hillsborough district officials did the right thing in pledging to keep open Middleton High in the face of NCLB sanctions. Parents also have to do their part, though, the Times editorializes.
CASE CLOSED: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Palm Beach school district of failing to provide students with a high-quality education, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
UNDERMINED: Florida International University's integrity is damaged with its hiring of former House speaker Marco Rubio as a visiting professor, the Orlando Sentinel editorializes.
FRACAS IN MIAMI: The Miami-Dade School Board meeting turns into a political battle over the fate of superintendent Rudy Crew, the Miami Herald reports.
DISCIPLINE QUESTIONED: Parents are questioning the fairness of Manatee's discipline policies after learning one teen who was arrested on felony charges was allowed to remain at school, the Bradenton Herald reports.
BUDGET ROUNDUP: Miami-Dade narrowly approves a budget that doesn't include money for raises, the Miami Herald reports. After lengthy public hearings, the Orange School Board sticks to its plan to change starting times to save money, the Orlando Sentinel reports.


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New US sanctions against Iranian oil and information sectors went into effect on Wednesday, reported The New York Times, citing the US Treasury Department.
The restrictions, passed by Congress six months ago, are aimed at preventing Tehran from putting oil profits toward its controversial nuclear program, said Reuters. They also blacklist Iran's state-supported media and monitoring agencies on censorship grounds.
The US and many Western countries fear the Islamic Republic is pursuing nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies. Talks aimed at resolving the decades-long standoff are set to resume later this month, according to BBC News.
Under the US conditions, revenue generated by Iranian crude will be restricted to the purchase of goods to prevent it from going to the country's nuclear industry, said Reuters.
This will include purchasers using American waivers, among them China, India and Turkey, according to BBC.
The US is also blacklisting Iran's state-supported Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and its director as well as two cyber-monitoring government agencies. It also hit Iran Electronics Industries, a firm the US Treasury said provided "goods and services related to jamming, monitoring and eavesdropping," reported NYT.
Human rights groups have accused the government of using such organizations to monitor and suppress dissent in the authoritarian theocracy. Such activity increased in the wake of the mass 2009 anti-government protests, leading to the imprisonment and harassment of many.
Sanctions on Iran have increased over the past year in a renewed effort to discourage suspected nuclear activity.


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D-Hooker offers 14 brands of domestic and imported draft beers and a variety of bottled beers and wine by the glass.
The menu ranges from soup and salads to burgers, sandwiches, seafood, chicken wings and desserts. Burgers range in price from $6.95 for a half-pounder to $19.95 for the "man vs. burger," which if completed earns the diner his or her name on a plaque. The one-pound "Big Mahi" sandwich, a D-Hooker specialty is $19.95. The D-Hooker sampler platter with chicken wings, calamari, cheese sticks, fried shrimp and stuffed jalapenos is also $19.95.
For the sports fan, D-Hooker has 12 high-definition big-screen TVs fed by DirecTV satellite with every available sports package.


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El Segundo, CA 90245
Top three reasons for your company's success during the past year:
1) Multichannel focus on utilizing one channel to drive sales in other channels.
2) Integrated way to look at the business to rally behind what the consumer's evolving needs are.
3) Optimizing both front-end creative and conversion and back-end retention to increase all advertising across channels.
Company's accomplishments in the DR industry in the past 12 months:
1) Best clinically proven hormonal anti-aging skin care line.
2) One of the few companies pushing a single brand across all channels
3) Successfully launching QVC and PBS initiatives to further drive incremental acquisition via alternate variations of DRTV.
4) Taking our DR know-how into a more comprehensive view of the customer's lifecycle, media consumption and purchase habits.
5) Leading the way as we move from multichannel to true cross integration.
Campaign 1 Product: Resurgence
Campaign 2 Product Name: Acne Complex


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Shinta, a normal highschooler on his way to school, gets (yet again) into an accident, but instead of dying, he is saved by a girl wearing nothing but black. She says that she is a shinigami and has come to become his wife, as promised. By the author of Kamen no maid guy, a perverted comedy with a shameless main character!


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TAMPA — The wife of a minor league baseball player wanted to adopt the baby she is accused of stealing, her attorney said Tuesday.
Amalia Tabata Pereira, 43, has been jailed for two weeks, ever since authorities said she posed as an immigration official and threatened a Mexican mother in Plant City with deportation if she didn't give her 2-month-old girl to Pereira.
Pereira was hoping Tuesday to get her $750,000 bail reduced.
But Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Gabbard said the steep bail was appropriate for the case's "unusual and egregious" set of facts. They include Pereira leaving the county with the baby and telling her 20-year-old husband, Jose Tabata, an outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system, that the child was theirs.
The prosecutor said the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office plans to upgrade a false imprisonment charge against Pereira to kidnapping, a first-degree felony punishable by life in prison.
She also is charged with interference with child custody and impersonating a public officer.
"She took advantage of their immigration status," Gabbard said.
Pereira previously served nearly three years in prison after being convicted on charges including arson, grand theft and filing a false crime report. She was released in 2003.
William Malachowski, an assistant public defender, called the latest allegations inflated.
Pereira, a mother of four, returned the baby to law enforcement a day after her encounter with the child's mother outside the Plant City Health Center. She did so as soon as she learned there was an Amber Alert for the missing child, he said.
Authorities have no proof, he said, that his client impersonated an immigration official.
"Well, what did she do, find the baby on the side of the road?" Hillsborough Judge Walter Heinrich asked.
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Know what's not going away anytime soon? Neon
I was always one of those kids who loved coloring as a kid (and really, who doesn't?) The brighter the crayon, the better. When my mom gave me a choice of paint colors for my room, I chose pink. Bright pink.
Which is why I'm delighted that one of the trends that started last year seems to be sticking around.
Neon! It's here to stay, at least through the spring. And why not? A bright pop of color never hurt anyone.
Just this morning, I was eyeing a neon green top to liven up my otherwise grey ensemble. And I'm serously considering snapping up this top. It's $29.99 at Express, which is having its semi-annual clearance sale right now.
Still haven't dipped your toe into this trend? Check out the slideshow for some of the offerings out there.
-Deal Diva Kameel


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Monday, November 19, 2012
Jean Lutes
I am now working on a book about mass print culture, emotionality, and women's narratives in early twentieth-century America, when dramatic changes in the literary marketplace and in women's social roles helped to make the question of how women really felt seem especially pressing. At the same time, the terrain of feeling was itself being redefined by the immensely powerful engine of mass print culture. The psychic interiority upon which sentimental narratives relied was, in effect, turned inside out by the explosion of cheap newsprint, which allowed newspapers to circulate intimate details in a form that was accessible to far more readers than even the most widely read novel. The first part of the book examines three influential modes of mass-market journalism that were associated with intense emotion: syndicated advice columns, lynching reports, and sensational murder-trial coverage. The second part of the book examines how novelists responded to the new centrality of emotional style.
As co-director of the Gender and Women's Studies program at Villanova, I seek to honor and nurture the interdisciplinary work of feminist scholarship, which has shaped my own research interests in profound ways. I regularly review manuscript submissions for scholarly journals, and I have served on the editorial boards of Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature and Legacy: Journal of American Women Writers. Recently I have taught graduate courses on queer theory, emotion and mass culture in American literature, and modernist style in the American novel.
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A man shot and critically wounded his brother in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County Monday night, authorities said.
Police were called to the scene in the 900 block of Karen Boulevard for a reported shooting just before 9 p.m., said Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a Prince George's County police spokesman. He said officers arrived to find both brothers — the victim and the apparent shooter — still there.
The wounded brother was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and the suspect was taken into police custody, Copeland said. He said detectives are still working to determine what precipitated the "domestic dispute."
This post will be updated when more details are available.


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Have Parenting Questions? Ask a Parenting Counselor for Answers
Children are resilient. This experience is teaching him that there are things in life that happen and must be accepted. His most recent change in behavior is possibly triggered by his disappointment and he's displacing anger as a result of it.
Behavior can be reshaped. If he is to go and be reunited with his friends, that only teaches him that if things don't go his way (and there will be many in life), that tantrums and manipulation would help him. It does not offer him the opportunity to learn self control of his anger/disappointment. At this age, children expect instant gratification.
As far as discipline, his anger/disappointment should be acknowledge (he is grieving about the separation from his peers) and dealt with. His attention ought to be redirected to other positive things that he can focus and occupy his time with. Such positive things (whatever he finds pleasant) can be used as rewards for positive behavior. Age related consequences can also be used when his behavior is inappropriate. If time put is given, it should be for about 5-6 minutes at a time. If toys are taken away, he should be told how he can earn them back.
At his age the ideas are not per se too sophisticated if explained in age related terms to him but he would do better with immediate consequence/rewards.
Hypnotherapy would not be recommended for him for this. It would be better to look into behavioral modification.
A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger - Paperback (July 1, 1998) by Eliane Whitehouse and Warwick Pudney
My Kid is Acting Out and I'm About to Shout: Parenting Made Easy! - Audio CD (Mar. 4, 2008) by Dr. Rossi Davis


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Cracking the QR Code
Best Practices by Lou Dzierzak, firstname.lastname@example.com
The way consumers shop and make product purchase decision has fundamentally changed over the last few years. Brand name recognition, once the first measure of success for a consumer, isn't quite as powerful. With almost unlimited access to information, consumers want more before selecting brand X over brand Y.
"Now customers are more interested in recommendations and feedback from their peers. They are comparing product details between multiple brands. They are used to doing more of their own research," reports Jason Goldberg, VP strategy and customer experience, CrossView, Inc.
Take a look at advertising and point of sale materials for many snow sports products and bar code like graphics called QR codes are becoming more familiar.
Consumers use smartphone mobile applications to scan the black and white graphics. In response the smartphone user is linked to the brand's site. QR Codes are growing rapidly reports Robin Maass, CEO, Connvision Ltd.
"Consumers can easily get more information about the product they are considering. Since the media used can be videos and images the experience is much enhanced and richer. Retailers and the manufacturers can use the codes on products present product demonstration videos or tutorials," explains Maass.
Brands and retailers who are adopting QR technologies will find a competitive advantage when presenting their products to an increasingly tech-savvy consumer base. "The QR technology allows for quicker and richer communication," says Maass. "The distance between consumer and brand gets shorter. And you can capture the consumer when interest is at its highest. Also it lowers the gap between the physical and virtual world by linking these two. No other technology is capable of doing this in a similar way."
Paying attention to competitive multi-channel pricing becomes even more important. "Consumers can use smart phone to scan the product in store and compare prices offered by other vendors, "says Goldberg.
Chaos Headwear and DAKINE are using QR codes in there marketing efforts.
Serene Pelletier, marketing manager, DAKINE, reports the company is using QR codes in a Snowboard magazine advertising featuring team rider Annie Boulanger. When scanned the QR code links to a team trip video at Kicking Horse, and gives a behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for the ad.
Another print ad features DAKINE athlete Curtis Ciszek. In this application the QR code links to the product page for the Excursion Glove on DAKINE's website, which has detailed information on the features and technology featured in the glove, as well as "where to buy" info.
Armed with smartphones, mobile scanning applications and actively seeking out QR codes on products they have researched before coming in to the store, can shorten the decision process and leave both consumer and retailer happy with the transaction.
"These new tools offer ways to enable consumers to get product information and reassure themselves that they have found a good product that is going to solve their needs," notes Goldberg.
Not everyone understands the importance of the square black and white designs in the corner of advertisements and hangtags. Brands and retailers who may prefer to ignore consumer's acceptance of the technology risk putting up un-intended barriers in their relationships with current and new customers.
Brad Werntz, owner Pemba Serves, a manufacturer's rep firm comments, "These technologies change the conversation. Retailers need to take advantage of the technology that's out there and recognize that there will be consumers who are hyper-connected and are going to get the information they need whether they are in the store or at home in their pajamas. Don't worry so much about the flow of information and put themselves in the position to capitalize on that experience and put the sale in the register."
Certainly not every ski, boot or snowboard sale is going to be influenced by a winter sports enthusiast scanning a QR code. A well-informed sales person is still vital to many product decisions. Since consumers will range from tech savvy to tech ignorant, brands and retailers must be willing to address both ends of the spectrum. "Retailers have to be ready to talk to the absolute Luddite who refuses to look at any kind of screen and the person who refuses to talk to a person. That's the landscape," says Werntz. "Not being prepared to talk to both ends of that spectrum is a mistake. One thing is certain; the future holds more tech users than non-tech users. It's better to talk to them now then turn your back."
Infographic: The rise of QR codes
Best Practices
Managing a successful snow sports specialty retail store requires expertise in an ever-changing array of business operations. Human resources, event planning, marketing, product selection, social media and e-commerce are just a few examples. Lou Dzierzak has written about these topics for over a decade. Best Practices will shorten the learning curve by offering case studies, resources and how-to tips from experts in specific fields. If you have suggestions for future topics, please feel free to contact Lou at email@example.com.


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As it stands now
If the AL playoffs started today, these are the matchups:
• Rays* (84-55) at Twins (83-57)
• Rangers (76-63) at Yankees (87-53)
* Wild card
rAYS vs. playoff teams
vs. Twins: 5-3 (2-2 home)
vs. Rangers: 4-2 (3-0 home)
vs. Yankees: 6-5 (3-3 home)
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'Red' number
17 Combination of Rays wins/Red Sox losses needed to ensure finishing ahead of Boston
'Black' number
21 Combination of Yankees wins/Rays losses to ensure finishing behind New York
TORONTO — Despite what they say, the Rays really would be happy just to make the playoffs.
And with four losses in their past five games, a tough Toronto team awaiting this weekend and only a bad week's cushion — 6½ games over the Red Sox — in the wild-card race, that's probably what they should be concerned about.
But these Rays insist they have more to play for, that finishing first in the division — especially their division, the American League East — is the primary goal.
"We want to win the division," starter James Shields said. "There's no doubt about it."
So until they no longer can — and with a 2½-game deficit and seven games remaining with the division-leading Yankees, they'll have plenty of opportunity — that's what they're going to be focused on over the next 31/2 weeks, if manager Joe Maddon has his way.
"I want our players to think that way," Maddon said. "It's not about staying ahead of the Red Sox, it's about catching the Yankees."
Certainly, the Rays have their reasons, from myriad strategic benefits of homefield advantage in the first two playoff series to the ample pride and prestige of beating out the two big-city, big-money behemoths who previously ruled the East.
"Just to be in a position to compete for a second AL East title in three years is something special," team president Matt Silverman said. "That title, and homefield advantage, would be significant."
"Any year that we or any team can finish ahead of either the Yankees or Red Sox is memorable," principal owner Stuart Sternberg said. "Finishing ahead of both is Herculean; that's what makes the AL East title all the more remarkable."
A closer look at why it matters:
Homefield advantage
By winning the division (and having the best record of the three first-place teams), the Rays would have homefield advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs. (The NL's win in the All-Star Game took care of homefield in the World Series.)
That means they host the opening and potentially decisive games in each series: Games 1, 2 and 5 in the best-of-five division series; 1, 2, 6 and 7 in the best-of-seven league championship series.
Both have their advantages.
By opening at home, the Rays should, in theory, have a higher level of comfort and confidence playing before their fans in a friendly and frenzied environment and with fewer logistical issues and distractions, with the chance to seize the initial momentum. (Though their success on the road this season and the bonus of "getting away" could make for an interesting counter.)
"You can argue it both ways," executive vice president Andrew Friedman said. "But I think you certainly feel more comfortable at home, in your own clubhouse, with your own fans supporting you."
And by finishing the series at home, they would not only enjoy the same emotional momentum of the home crowd at the season's most crucial juncture (see Game 7 of 2008 ALCS vs. Red Sox) but also the basic baseball benefit of the final swing.
"It's always an advantage," Friedman said, "to have the last at-bat."
Furthermore ...
With the majority of the games at home (three of the five and four of the seven), the Rays would have some specific elements in their favor:
Weather: One thing the Rays love about Tropicana Field, they know it's going to be 72 degrees, and they're going to play. October weather in Minnesota, where that beautiful new outdoor ballpark might not seem like such a good idea anymore, and New York can be rather unpleasant and detrimental, especially to the Rays' game of speed, defense and pitching. Texas weather can be a different challenge, with summerlike temperatures still possible.
What goes up: There's obviously randomness to balls hitting the Tropicana Field catwalk (as the Twins enjoyed earlier this year), but overall familiarity with the tricky white roof and the other, um, distinguishing characteristics of the Trop should be a definite plus for the Rays.
Cowbell Nation: As much can, and will, be said about the Rays' overall lack of attendance, fans are going to fill the Trop for postseason games. And when they do, the place becomes a little bit crazy. In 51 games the past three seasons with crowds of 30,000-plus, the Rays are 39-12. "Though our road record this year has really propelled us, we historically fare much better at home," Silverman said. "Our players clearly get a bump the times when the house is full of our own fans."
Dollars and sense: Though it wouldn't affect this year's team, having more games at the Trop means more revenue for the organization (maybe $1 million for each) and can only help in the future. Being at home cuts down on travel expenses, as they have to make only one trip to each opposing city instead of two.
Pride factor
There's something to be said for beating the big boys, and the Rays not only enjoyed that experience in 2008, but getting to be reminded of it each day at home with the division champions banner that hangs above leftfield.
"Putting that up was just as important as winning the ALCS," Shields said.
The case can be made that prevailing in the grueling six-month division race is a more significant accomplishment that winning a five- or seven-game playoff series. Especially in their neighborhood, given the resources the Yankees and Red Sox have, and the improvement the Blue Jays and Orioles are making.
"To win the American League East is probably one of the best accomplishments in all of professional sports," Maddon said. "If you're going to win a division, win that one. That's one of the tougher ones to win, whether it's football, basketball, hockey. To win the American League East in baseball is a very difficult thing to do, and it's a great accomplishment."
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Miami, FL (PRWEB) October 11, 2012
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes announce release of the Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 213. The 23 track project, hosted by independent artist KPT, is mixed by DJ RPM. The mixtape is now available for download and features various artists including Kendrick Lamar, Big Boi, Joell Ortiz, Saigon, Smoke DZA, Curren$y, Kid Cudi, and more.
The Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes Series is the most distributed series in the world. To date, the series has received over 100 million downloads and plays. Each mixtape is officially hosted by major music industry artists that have included Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Diggy Simmons, Wyclef Jean, J. Cole, Akon, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Rick Ross, 50 Cent, and many more.
Vol. 213 is hosted by KPT, an independent hip-hop artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He is the second unsigned artist to host a major Coast 2 Coast Mixtape volume. KPT first became interested in music at 13 years old and has worked hard to perfect his craft since then. He constantly pushes his music through mixtapes and performing to get his music out. To date, KPT has worked with various artists including Machine Gun Kelly, MIMs, Travis Porter, and more.
To listen or download Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 213 or other mixtapes from the series, visit the Coast 2 Coast website.
About Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes are the most widely distributed mixtapes in the world, with over 100 million downloads/plays generated by over 200 volumes officially hosted by major artists. Coast 2 Coast has a solid reach in the new music industry with a digital magazine, DJ coalition, industry tips blog, yearly convention, and more. Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes represents a unique opportunity for artists of all urban genres, from major to indie. For more information, visit http://www.coast2coastmixtapes.com.


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Wahey! I made it in on time again! 😀
I've not done much actual writing this past week, but I have done a lot of organising and arranging and getting back into the swing of things. And I've been busy the whole time, no malingering or skiving.
Wednesday 7 September 2016
On Wednesday I thought about rebooting my study work. I have so many courses I've not finished, and so many jobs – if I want them – seem to want a degree now, which I don't have. I've paid out money for these courses, or had money spent on them for me, and I think I'd like to complete at least one of them, if not all of them.
So, on Wednesday I contacted the Open University to see what I need to do to complete my degree with them. I started a BA (Honours) in Art and Humanities, but that was back in 2000. I financed the first 70 points myself, and the company I worked for also financed a further 60 points. But as the degree I initially signed up for comes to an end next year. I needed to see if those existing 130 credits counted towards what it's been replaced with. I set the ball in motion and awaited their replies.
I also continued with an edit for lovely-retainer-boss.
Thursday 8 September 2016
On Thursday I wrote last Wednesday's blog post and pretended it was the day before. That netted me 603 words towards the monthly word-count target. I also did gig list admin and remembered to schedule the Monday morning post this time.
Friday 9 September 2016
On Friday I finished the current edit for lovely-retainer-boss and invoiced for that one and one I finished earlier in the week too. (Hurrah!)
At the weekend we did some running around with/for parents, and Saturday evening Monkey Dust had a particularly bostin gig in Doncaster. The poet also spent time emptying a couple of boxes and organising my office supplies in a cupboard.
Monday 12 September 2016
On Monday morning, I received the first confirmation from the OU that they were going to look at transferring my existing qualifications to the new version degree. I wrote a quick 278 words for the lifestyle blog and I rebooted 3 of my writing courses:
- The British College of Journalism, Professional Freelance Journalism Course (BCJ)
- Writers Bureau, Fiction Writing Course (WB)
- 5 in 10: Create Five Short Stories in Ten Weeks by Devon Ellington (5 in 10)
I went to find an empty ring binder to keep the BCJ and 5 in 10 courses together, but although I found a nice shocking pink one, it soon became clear that this wouldn't be big enough. I printed off the first BCJ tutorial for revision, wrote 430 words, revised "week 1" of 5 in 10, and I studied module 8 of the WB course. I printed off Tutorial 2 of the BCJ course for study tomorrow.
Monday was very much a "me" day with me not doing any editing work for anyone else.
Tuesday 13 September 2016
By yesterday I was "back in the saddle" for the freelance writing, catching up with date work and writing a massive 132 words of notes! I picked up Tales From Baggins Bottom Best Bits Book Two and started to edit it in preparation for its republication on CreateSpace. I've decided to use Lulu for hard-backed books, CreateSpace for paperbacks, and Kindle and Smashwords for ebooks. Hard-backed large-print will be with Lulu, paperback large-print will be with CreateSpace.
In the afternoon, I completed module 9 of the WB course and Tutorial 2 of the BCJ course, writing 75 words for the latter. I printed off Tutorial 3 of the BCJ course for study tomorrow.
I started a new edit for lovely-retainer-boss.
Yesterday evening, we went shopping, and I bought a shiny new lever-arch folder for the BCJ course, shocking pink again. I was going to buy some subject dividers too, but during his clear-out at the weekend, the poet had found some unused subject dividers. So I utilised those instead.
Homework w/c 14 September 2016
It's a busy week ahead for me, then, with 3 writing courses to continue with and a book to finish preparing for republication.
What are you up to this week?