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Lethal Wreckage: Embattled towing company files for a name change after $20 million suit
When Lethal Wrecker's lawyer announced in a Charlottesville court on July 21 that his client didn't have the assets to pay a total of $1,100 to 21 citizens who'd been overcharged, it seemed the towing company might be nearing bankruptcy– bad news for those aggrieved towing victims.
But perhaps no one is more aggrieved by this news than Peter Weatherly, a local teacher for whom the company's name was nearly prophetic.
When informed by a reporter that the company might be trying to go out of business and change its name, the still wheelchair-bound Weatherly– whose car was crushed by a Lethal tow truck as he drove to work earlier this year on Route 250 West– boiled over in frustration with an expletive.
In a $20 million suit recently filed in Albemarle County Circuit Court, Weatherly alleges that negligence by a Lethal driver led to the January 27 multi-vehicle accident near Keswick that left him critically injured and possibly permanently disabled.
But whether Lethal will ultimately compensate him for his injuries has now been called into question because of clues that Lethal may be taking steps to become something other than Lethal Wrecker.
Reached at his parents' Charlottesville home, Weatherly, 48, recalls the accident that shattered his femur and pelvis, crushed internal organs, and tore his aorta, an injury few survive.
That winter morning at approximately 7:30am, Weatherly says, he was driving east on Route 250 from his home on Route 20 South to work at the Little Keswick School. As he neared the intersection of Route 22, a Lethal tow truck driven by Floyd Dean and traveling in the opposite direction, allegedly appeared in his lane.
"I never saw the guy," says Weatherly, who was driving a 2001 Honda Accord and who estimates that both he and the tow truck were traveling approximately 45 to 50 mph. "He rode up on top of me," Weatherly says of Dean. Rescue workers arrived within minutes to find Weatherly pinned inside the Accord.
"It took over an hour to get me out," he says.
According to the suit filed March 21, Dean was driving a 1999 F450 tow truck that "crossed into Plaintiff's lane of travel, side-swiped an eastbound dump-truck two vehicles ahead [of] Weatherly, then struck a Mustang directly in front of Weatherly, whereupon the tow truck, still proceeding with great speed, crashed into plaintiff's Honda head-on, thereby driving him with great force and violence off the roadway and into an embankment off of the eastbound lanes of travel of Route 250."
Despite his injuries, Weatherly remained conscious during the rescue effort, though his memories are vague.
"They said I was talking the whole time," he recalls. "I remember the point of impact, and the next thing I remember was looking down and my leg was all bent out of shape. I remember thinking that doesn't look good."
As he was being rushed to UVA hospital in an ambulance, Weatherly's condition worsened. The force of the head-on collision had compressed his organs, and as they settled back into place, he says, the most serious of his injuries became apparent: a ruptured aorta. Weatherly says his organs being pressed up against the body's main artery may have "kept me from bleeding out," but he began hemorrhaging, and doctors raced to save his life.
"When I got to the ER, I flatlined," he says. "They did the rib spreading and massaged my heart."
Weatherly credits UVA and its specialized trauma team. "They were able to bring in all these experts at a moment's notice," he says. "I'll be thanking them for the rest of my life."
Once his heart was beating again and the rupture was repaired, Weatherly was kept heavily sedated for two weeks. Since then, he says, he has had multiple surgeries, including a $350,000 bone graft procedure on his femur. His medical bills, he says, have topped half a million dollars and will continue to mount, particularly with future surgeries he may need, including a hip replacement.
Weatherly has insurance, but he says even the co-payments have run to thousands of dollars. The onetime hiker, runner, and baseball coach has been unable to return to work, although he hopes to go back part-time before the end of the year.
Whether he'll see any money from the case is unclear, however.
An anonymous tipster suggested that the Hook investigate Lethal's upcoming name change– from Lethal Wrecker, the caller said, to the kinder, gentler "After Five Towing." When a reporter called Lethal Wrecker and asked for "After Five Towing," a female voice at Lethal replied, "That's us– we're changing our name in a couple of weeks."
An angry George Morris, Lethal's owner, declined to answer questions about Weatherly's lawsuit, except to say, "Who's Peter Weatherly? No one's suing for $20 million. Get your facts straight." He hung up after threatening, "You're going to be facing a lawsuit."
Driver Floyd Dean did not return the Hook's calls, and Lethal's Richmond-based attorney, William Tiller, declined comment on the case or the alleged upcoming name change. One thing is clear: Lethal is fighting Weatherly's claim with a claim of its own. In a third-party suit against Clarence Taylor, owner of Taylor's Trucking, and his driver, Stewart Abel, Lethal alleges that it was actually Abel's negligence that was responsible for the accident that injured Weatherly. Abel, Taylor and his company, Lethal's suit alleges, should be responsible for any damages a court might award Weatherly.
Abel could not be reached at presstime, and there was no answer at the number listed for Taylor, who had not filed a legal response to the suit by press time. But both Weatherly and his attorney, Greg Webb, scoff at the notion of blaming Taylor or Abel. They say witnesses have testified in preliminary hearings that Dean, not Abel, was at fault in the accident.
Webb doesn't think the outcome of the reckless driving case against Dean, which will be heard September 18 in Albemarle District Court, will affect Weatherly's civil suit, which is set for trial March 12-14 of next year.
Neither Lisa Kelley, assistant city attorney for Charlottesville, nor Webb was aware of Lethal's planned name change, but both wonder how that, coupled with Lethal's recent claim of no assets, may affect Weatherly's suit. But Webb has no doubts about the impetus for the corporate name switch.
"I think it's obvious why," says Webb, who adds that people can draw their own conclusions about why Lethal might be looking for a new identity.
And as for the possibility of Lethal declaring bankruptcy, Webb offers a glum acknowledgement. "We could be prevented from obtaining any money, or getting to any of their assets above their insurance," he says.
Using bankruptcy to wiggle out of liability isn't an easy undertaking, according to Doug Little, a Charlottesville attorney who specializes in such filings. Little says there are steps Lethal could take to restructure any liability, although not to completely avoid responsibility. But because Lethal Wrecker is incorporated, Little says, Morris won't be personally liable for any damages awarded in any case. "As a general rule," says Little, "the corporate shield will protect the individuals behind it."
However, should Morris decide to declare Lethal bankrupt– something he denies planning– Webb says he'd fight. "We'd get a stay from bankruptcy court in order to proceed," he says.
The City's Kelley says she also plans to move forward with her attempts to collect from Morris on behalf of the 21 overcharged towing plaintiffs. Her plan is to keep going back to court "to see if there's any way to get that money from him," she says.
As for the disabled crash victim, Weatherly says he's primarily focused on regaining his ability to walk and getting back to the activities he most enjoys– teaching and coaching baseball. He won't predict the outcome of his case, but beyond the damages he's asking for, he has one simple wish for Lethal.
"I'd love to get them out of business," he says.
"So many times when I'd lie in the hospital bed, I'd think about being at the ball field, going over old games," says one-time baseball coach Peter Weatherly, who's "hoping to get back out there."
It took over an hour to rescue Peter Weatherly from the wreckage of his Honda Accord.
Peter Weatherly's 2001 Honda after the accident.
SIDEBAR-The accident and the lawsuit
Plaintiff: Peter Weatherly, a teacher at Little Keswick School and a longtime youth baseball coach
Defendants: Lethal Wrecker and its tow truck driver, Floyd Dean
Suit filed: March 21, 2006 in Albemarle Circuit Court
Amount sought: $20 million
Accident date: January 27, 2006
Accident location: Route 250 at the intersection of Rt. 22, near Keswick
Weatherly's injuries: Crushed femur, broken pelvis, ruptured aorta
Surgeries: Five, including "rib spreading" to repair his aorta and to manually massage his heart, which stopped beating; "bone grafting" to patch a two-inch gap in his femur
Medical bills: $500,000 and rising
Time since work: Eight months
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I've never been towed by Lethal, but I've read with growing concern and anger over George Morris' business practices over the years.
I reckon that "After Five" Towing wouldn't stay around very long if they received regular calls from a wide variety of sources for bogus towing jobs. The wasted gas and missed oportunities for real work would add up. Perhaps the threat of being at such a disadvantage would convince George to find another calling.
This community doesn't deserve to have this predatory clown in business.
I get really tired of reading stories in this publication that are very heavy on accusation and light on fact. The facts of this case have yet to be determined but it seems as if "The Hook" is already playing judge, jury and executioner for Lethal Wrecker, The quest of this paper to consistently chase after any story related to Lethal Wrecker reeks of yellow journalism. It leads one to look for motives that might propel a person or group of people to viciously attack someone without establishing the facts of the case. Could it be that Lethal Wrecker is a minority owned business in a predominantly white area that makes them such a target? Could it be related to ties between hook staff members and other area towing companies? I'm just asking some questions that anyone reading this article might want to consider before they accept this rather one sided portrayal of the story.
In closing, I would ask how many companies (towing, Pizza delivery, ETC) in Charlottesville employ drivers that have been involved in accidents where there were injuries or even fatalities?
How many of those accidents ended up on the cover of the hook?
I would encourage everyone that reads this to question why exactly this is any different.
What a tragedy - what a wreck - probably caused by a sleepy driver trying to keep up with costs of a company drowning in debt and willing cheat customers to stay afloat. A terrible thing for Mr. Weatherly and his family to endure. It does sound, however, as though he will recover. Compounding the problems for everyone is an amazingly expensive bone graft operation to make matters worse.
This was a very good article. I especially like the phone call from The Hook, where Lethal Towing answered the phone under their new name "After Five Towing." I'm also disgusted by the fact that George Morris's company has injured someone that severely, and then he publicly states "he doesn't even know the victims name." George Morris is clearly a liar, and that alone is a bad combination for a business owner who uses our highways to operate.
George Morris is still charging storage fees for cars that he has had less than 24 hours and now even bouncing checks but driving a new personal truck.
You must be kidding. Yellow journalism??? The facts are have been established in the Charlottesville court when Lethal was ordered to pay back the people he overcharged. You can't really excuse Lethal and George Morris for this man's injuries or their reckless regard for good customer service. "Could it be that Lethal Wrecker is a minority owned business in a predominantly white area that makes them such a target?" Lethal Wrecker is not the only minority owned business in town. This is about rude - unprofesional - lying - cheating business practices. Now to claim bankruptcy to get out of his obligations is just another pathetic example of who the owner of Lethal really is.
I would just like to say Peter my Uncle will recover but not becuase of the great help he got at UVA or the numerous prayers world wide or even the great family support but becuase Peter Weatherly is one tough explitive. The fact of the matter is it takes a strong will power to come back from such a horrific accident and to be told the he will not even be covered for the outstanding medical expenses is one thing this great man should not have to be hearing. Now I know some of you might say we don't know the facts and I even don't know everything that happened that horrific day, but the fact of the matter is it is the drivers responsibility to be able to drive and stay inbetween the lines, and if this driver was worked to the point that he was to tired to drive then it is the companies fault and for me to here that they are trying to blaim it on somebody else is rediculous. I mean with a name like Lethal towing whether it be your surname or not is just really asking for something like this to happen. I would like to say I thank the Hook for this story and the many many people who played a role in getting pete up and running again, expectially UVA medical center because I am sure if it had been any other hospital he would have been in real trouble. i have been told since I got my driver's liscense that driving is the responsibility of the driver and no body else, well this driver messed up and we all do but his mistake was one that cannot be solved by a nice apology letter. Thanks for your time. Andrew Armfield Weatherly
Fed Up:
Your "hypothetical" suggestion to bombard a business with bogus calls is unfair, and probaby not legal.
That said, "unfair and illegal" seems to be the way Lethal operates. I'm on board.
How about some facts: Implying that that the Hook is racially biased or somehow connected to competing towing companies is just plain ridiculous. C'Ville Weekly has published similar stories about Lethal (going back for some time.)
Tow companies are America's no.1 homegrown terror organizations. I often wonder why they so often have such close ties to law-enforcement agencies. How can we distinguish the criminals from the enforcers of the law? Thank god for AAA. Give them hell Pete!
All I am saying is that there are 2 sides to every story, why isn't the trucking company that was involved in this crash taken to task in the same way (they also declined comment)? This story is very slanted towards one perspective in a case where there are very few established facts. All I would ask is that we be reasonable and let the courts do their job of determining what happened in this case, but it seems to me "the hook" would rather jump to the conclusion that Lethal is at fault regardless of what actually occurred. I think if you were to look at court dockets statewide you would find towing companies are often brought to court, it is a hazard of the business, I would challenge you to find a tow truck company in Charlottesville that has not been to court in the last 2 years. So the fact that Lethal has agreed to settle cases in court or only proves that they decided it was less costly to do that then to continue to fight the case, nothing else. Once the facts are established if Lethal is found to be at fault then this is a news story, until then this is just speculative, tabloid style journalism designed to elicit a specific response from those who read it. I am someone who questions everything I read, I refuse to be brainwashed into believing whatever someone puts in front of me. Everybody has an agenda.
The real culprit in this mess is the local goverment for not enacting tougher laws to combat these terrorists. In other jurisdictions when you hold someones property for money that is called extortion. It should not be a civil offense when they refuse to give a car back for the proper amount, it should be a criminal offense.All they need to do is make it a criminal offense to deliberatly do so, then send lethal a certified letter form the prosecuters office explaining the truth and consequences and the ARREST HIS SORRY ASS FOR BEING A CRIMINAL.
A couple of years ago, My current boyfriend and I needed to get his vehicle towed, we ran out of gas on 64. A police officer stopped to see what assistance we needed. He dispached for us and Lethal Wrecker came out. We didn't have any on hand cash so the driver of the wrecker offered to take us to a nearby atm machine, where by boyfriend got out to get cash as he crossed in front of the wrecker, the Lethal Wrecker driver said that if I gave him $50.00 he would run over my boyfriend for me. needless to say, my commets to him weren't very nice and full of curse words. I haven't used Lethal Wrecker since.
Hey "Facts" --- I think you are George Morris. I hope the Hook runs a very sympathetic piece on the demise of your business. If "Fed Up"'s suggestion takes hold, you're history. (I'll use a pay phone, FYI)
I'm not George Morris or anybody that works for him or anyone related to him. I'm just someone who reads with a critical eye and isn't willing to join some half-witted lynch mob to persecute someone that hasn't been convicted of anything. Every response posted here assumes that what is printed in this "newspaper" is a fact. All I see is theory and conjecture written in a way that is designed to elicit a specific emotional response. Some might even call it propaganda, I would rather have everyone that reads the article make that decision for themselves. I simply choose not to blindly accept everything that I read at face value.
An angry George Morris, Lethal's owner, declined to answer questions about Weatherly's lawsuit, except to say, "Who's Peter Weatherly? He hung up after threatening, "You're going to be facing a lawsuit."
George Morris is an arrogant businessman who uses our roads to make a good living at the expense of his companies victims. Because the law cannot prosecute him personally, he will only do it again, and then simply change the name of his company to something else like "After Five Towing" again.
How About some Facts...... "Every response posted here assumes that what is printed in this "newspaper" is a fact. All I see is theory and conjecture written in a way that is designed to elicit a specific emotional response"...... Why do you read this rag, and why waste your time arguing with "half-wits"?
As an educated person I try to read as much as I can as often as possible. I try not to limit my perspective to reading just those publications that share the same views as me. I value differing opinions and would take no issue with this article if it were written as an editorial. My problem is that this is written as a news story , which it is clearly not. There is clearly an editorial bias in this article that precludes one from interpreting it as a news story. I am simply pointing things out to the other educated people that might be reading this and making them aware of some of the holes in its structure and the flaws in its logic. That is the basis of constructing any good argument. It was also not my intention to call anyone that reads this article a half wit. My comment was clearly taken out of context, which to be honest seems to be a tactic used by the writers of this article as well as its readers. Here is what I said "I'm just someone who reads with a critical eye and isn't willing to join some half-witted lynch mob to persecute someone that hasn't been convicted of anything." I stand behind that if you are willing to disrupt a business and try to ruin a company just based on what you read in a free tabloid newspaper then perhaps your time would be better spent looking for Elvis or Aliens based on what turns up in the Weekly World News although you would have to pay a dollar or so at your supermarket checkout for that kind of credibility.
This story of an innocent victim is more than a wake-up call to all drivers that we are responsible for our actions when getting behind the wheel. More importantly, it is an inspirational story of the innocent victim, Peter Weatherly, and his amazing determination to make a comeback against all odds. He amazed the fire and rescue crews who responded to the scene who found him literally crushed and in shock. He amazed the ER staff and surgeons by surviving that day and he continually amazes his physical therapists, family and friends with his quiet determination and positive attitude. This young man has given his all to youth in this community, both in teaching at a school for young boys with special needs and being a winning little league coach at Cove Creek. He was an avid AT hiker and a talented musician with a beautiful voice. He has been an inspiration to everyone he meets who barely know him. The odds of surviving were against him: 1,000 to 1. His life, and that of his family and girlfriend, was turned upside down due to an errant driver. Rather than spending his spring and summer going through rigorous spring training and calling out signals, he's quietly going through painful physical therapy including working on getting his voice back. He looks forward to being able to throw a baseball again. His is a story for a John Grisham movie - an inspirational story of faith, determination, spirit, and the power of prayer.
Facts: Just Google "Lethal Wrecker"
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That is a very balanced and well written article, it tells me that Lethal agreed to settle a lawsuit that was brought against them. They were able to settle 21 cases for 1120.00 dollars of alleged overcharges. Have you ever been overcharged at the grocery store? Did you sue them? As someone looking from the outside it looks to me like a few things, the average settlement was 53.00 dollars, hardly what I would call road piracy, and over the course of 2 years there were only 21 people who could come forward and say they were overcharged for impound towing, that not a large number for that long a period of time. That is less then one a month. If you owned a business which would be easier, settling the case or spending the money on an attorney to fight 21 cases of around 50.00 dollars each. I would settle too, even if I was right. I said this earlier, I would challenge you to find any towing company local or otherwise that has not been taken to court at some point over some issue similar to this, it is a hazard of the job. If you see this article as some sort of validation of the irrational course of actions that you suggest I would simply ask who do you work for? Have they ever been sued ? If they employ more then one or two people and have been in business for a couple of years then my guess is yes. We live in a litigious society and people file frivolous lawsuits everyday. As a businessperson you have to decide which ones you fight and which ones you pay. I would also say that in no way does this make "George Morris a danger to the community" as some have asserted, This article contains some actual quotes from him that tell his side of the story, something that this paper (The Hook) has been sorely lacking in every article they have ever published about Lethal Wrecker.
Amazing how you can have a victim, nearly killed by a tow truck that anybody can see in any photo, and then have a disreputable company on the other side - a documented liar at that - and still find someone to take the side of the Big Guy. I guess it just hurts too much to admit that on occasion the Little Guy has been genuinely wronged and deserves justice.
Yes, you don't sue the grocery store when you're overcharged. Usually nothing happens. You're lucky to get refunded.
But if you or I shoplift, we go to jail.
People like "How about some facts" like that system, where corporations are victim, lawsuits are all frivolity, and where even discussing a case like this is forbidden.
Maybe the problem you have here is that, for Lethal, its just not a very good story to tell.
You have me all wrong "shill" I am 100 percent in agreement with you that the victim in this accident deserves justice. The difference between you and I is that I am reserving judgment until this case has run its course and all of the facts have been determined. You have already made your decision in this case based on this article, and extended liability not only to the driver from Lethal but to their maniacal corporate structure and evil owner. I am simply reiterating that this article is light on facts and heavy on speculation. Its not a big guy vs. little guy argument, if anything its little guy vs. little guy. You seem like the type of person that wants to fault companies for all of societies' problems before they have ever had their day in court but that is a generalization without a factual basis and those are the type of things I am suggesting we avoid. So instead of attacking me why don't you tell me exactly how you know what happened in this case, were you there? And then explain to me how someone settling 21 civil cases for 1120.00 dollars equates to them being a danger to the community. When a Papa John's driver has an accident is their CEO directly responsible? Does he (the CEO) then become a danger to the community by default? The problem here is that you would rather attack people like me or George Morris personally because of what you think we represent based on what is written for you in a publication like this with an agenda instead of taking the time to look beyond the opinions that they are dictating to you and trying to find the facts of a case for yourself before you rush to judgment. I guess burning a few witches never hurt anyone, right?
I am not sure if you are connected to George Morris or just unaware. George Morris is not the CEO of a large chain. He is the owner of a local towing service that wants us as consumers to use. However he has overcharged, lied, been rude, and now wants to skip out on his responsibility to a man that could have died due to his employees actions. By all accounts this driver crossed the center line and hit the car and to put icing on the cake George Morris would say he doesn't know him. I wonder if it were you or your loved one if you would have the same opinion. It is his disregard for the customer that angers people. You should go to www.courts.state.va.us/ then enter albemarle and charlottesville active and inactive and do some research on Floyd Dean and George Morris. I am certain if you researched most of the drivers that have worked for him you would be very surprised. And then just remember that next time one of the Lethal trucks crosses the center line it could be you or your family member.
Hey facts man, I work with Mr Weatherly and have worked with him before the horrible accident. I have a fact for you, Pete and his car were totalled. The Hook article gives you plenty of facts. The truck crossed the center lane and hit a car. I think that's an established fact. Lethal is well-known all over Charlottesville for ridiculous business practices. As soon as we found out at Little Keswick School that Pete was hit by a Lethal truck, several of my fellow employees said things like "Oh, it figures it was Lethal, don't those guys have a ton of lawsuits on their hands?" The fact is that people fear this company not because of any article written in a magazine but because of word of mouth. Word of mouth can make or break a business and I hope it does in this case. When the service gets crummy at the local doughnut shop, we go buy from another doughnut shop. The Hook is simply, once again, providing another example of Lethal's careless and sketchy reputation. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty but everyone knows Lethal has effected Pete Weatherly's life forever: that's a fact. And if the Hook decided to be completely biased on this issue they would be rightly justified to do so due to Lethal's "lethal" reputation. Sometimes, communities need to rise up together to fight businesses that hurt communities. Pete is back at work when he can be and brightening our days once again with his smile and warmth. If George Morris is unaware that Mr Weatherly exists he should come down to Keswick sometime and see the real life hero and survivor of his careless and dangerous business practices.
Mr Weatherly may be overly portrayed as the victim in this article, but even if he was not injured in the crash Goerge Morris sould at least have the courtecy to acknowledge it was his companies fault. you want facts, ask the witnesses and take a good long look at Mr weatherly's car. o and by the way Facts, i have seen people sue for under $30. its not that the person wants the money, its that they want the violators to pay for what they did, understand they cant do it and to bring them some sense of justice. the fact that i am only 16 does not say that i do not understand the law and the people affected. everyone who reads this should understand that. these comments could be written by 2 year olds for all i care it still doesnt matter. these are just comments and opinions, respect them, everyone can say anything and you cant say they are wrong.
they are still at it as of 12-6-06 !!!! even after having been ordered by the courts to stop...they took my car hostage and refused to even let me get my legal papers out of the trunk in time for court..untill i paid them the 150.0 ransom(in cash) that the courts have decided to be unlawfull. the sdtate police continue to use these scofflaws in spite of thier record and abuse of the citizenry. i,m suing them in ch'ville just for fun...but i,m seriously considering a suit against the commonwealth of virgina in federal court under the captain of the ship provisions for knowingly using this servise after its record of abuse....
10/10/2007 Well he hasn't changed any. I am the lienholder on a vehicle that was abandoned and he was called to tow it. After 32 days, he notified me of the $1475 I owed him to get my vehicle back. When I questioned the amount, he said he would "settle" for $775. Later, I looked up the Virginia code and told him that $500 was the max he could legally charge for storage. As has been stated, he bacame very arrogant and nasty, but agreed to "accept" $625 cash. They now answer to Cavalier Wrecking, so the dance goes on.
Lethal Wrecker, now called Cavalier, is an atrocious organization. Don't be fooled!! Now it is called Cavalier! Don't call them!
george morris is a great business man you idiots i have been towed by charlottesville wrecker and personally they sucked i admit lethal and george made mistakes but have you ever seen a story about charlottesville wrecker in this stupid magazine.answer is no they have made the same mistakes as lethal.they have damaged cars,no story,over charge,no story come on people you belive all this garbage then your just some dumb americans
i worked for lethal at the time of the name change and trust me thats all that has changed.If a inspector pulled over anyone of his trucks and checked them they would pull them off the road ...the man cant even pay his child support much less fix a truck
Cavalier has towed my car twice in less than 6 months. The first time I was given four different reasons as to why my car was towed. This was after I had called Albemarle county and reported my car stolen. Albemarle police knew exactly where to call to find my car. When I was given these reasons the police knew that my car had been towed wrongfully. I asked could they make Cavalier bring my car back I was told no that it was a civil matter and that I would have to go to court. That time I had to $195.00 to get my car back.The second time I had to pay $150.00 and when I asked why my car was towed. They could not give me an answer so I asked could the dispatcher find out and give me a call back. I am still waiting for that call. I have deciced that I am not going to put up with this I am going to pursue legal action because I work to hard to just give my money away. I
Well what can I say...I'm truly shocked that now even after all the publicity the George Morris's unprofessional demeanor and sagga contunues here in Charlottesville. He has changed the business name to Cavalier and even C&C Wrecking Service which is a disgrace to this community. When you say the name Cavalier you think of the University of Virginia Cavaliers. This is a prestigous college that needs no affillation with these people. Please someone do something about this man. It will be soon 2010 and nothing has changed. Please do another article in the Hook asking for feedback you will be shocked of the responses.
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One of the things that makes AAVSO citizen science projects unique is that the data analysis stage is also open to anyone. AAVSO members and observers aren't asked to simply to collect data for scientists to analyse, but they can do some analysis themselves. This includes steps such as identifying a project/problem/goal, collecting data, performing quality control procedures on it, analysing it and communicating results to others.
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The 5-Star Analysis Tutorial (originally written by Aaron Price as part of the Citizen Sky Project, but re-written by Paul York in June 2014) is meant to introduce you to basic ways of data processing and inspection. It does not assume a background in astrophysics, statistics or anything similar. However, all good researchers need to understand what their data actually mean.
Over at Citizen Sky we just published a Southern Hemisphere version of our 10-Star Training Tutorial. It is similar to the original tutorial except that it includes stars and charts for the Southern Hemisphere and is not focused on epsilon Aurigae.
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GIMME SHELTER- Barking dog blues: Talk before taking legal action
Q: We live in the County, and our neighbor's dog has been barking incessantly. We've told them about the problem, but they refuse to do anything. Sometimes the dog will bark in the middle of the night. What can we do?
A: This is a tricky and sensitive issue in the County, where many people keep dogs on their property. If not handled carefully, you risk creating some bad blood with your neighbors that can linger for years.
First off, don't rush into court. Legal action can be costly and time-consuming and should only be a last resort. Keep in mind that even if you win a legal battle, your neighbor will still be living next door. Talk first. If you contact the police first, they will likely ask if you've talked with your neighbor, and if not, ask you to.
Give your neighbors the benefit of the doubt. Approach the subject in a manner that suggests you believe your neighbors are unaware of the problem, rather than assuming they know but just don't care. People often don't realize that their actions annoy others.
Tactfully present your side of the story, but expect a defensive reaction, and be prepared to calmly answer any complaints about your own behavior. Express your desire to work together to find a solution. Ask for ideas your neighbor may volunteer to take help solve the situation.
Offer to pay for some of the costs of required action, such as a bark control collar, an outdoor ultrasonic bark control system, or a new pen or containment area, if it's within your means. Also, discuss your differences on neutral ground rather than on your property or theirs. Ask questions or make requests rather than shouting demands.
If the problem persists, make your requests to your neighbor in writing. The letter should carefully state the situation. Without making threats, let your neighbor know that if the situation doesn't improve, you'll be forced to notify the authorities and take appropriate legal action. Keep a copy of your letter– you'll need it if you decide to take legal action.
Keep a written record of the barking incidents. You should write down each date the barking occurs, the duration, and the time of day. You should also keep a record of the requests you've made to your neighbor to stop the barking.
Next, you may want to call the police. An officer will write a report and refer the incident to an Animal Control Officer. (It's also a good idea to get the police to come while the dog is barking.)
The Animal Control Officer will visit the dog owner's home to check for signs of cruelty or other possible causes of the dog's excessive barking; the officer's findings will be documented and kept on file.
Before or after filing suit, you may also want to try mediation, an informal voluntary process in which parties try to solve their conflicts with the help of trained mediators. The process is designed to allow the parties to come up with their own solution without a judgment or decision imposed by the mediators. If an agreement is reached, it will be put in the form of an enforceable contract signed by both parties.
One resource is the Mediation Center at Focus (977-2926). A non-profit organization, Focus offers sliding-scale fees ranging from no cost to $100, depending on income, for a two-hour session.
Of course, all this is not legal advice and should not be relied upon as a full explanation of the law. Before taking legal action, it's always wise to consult a private attorney. For more information on animal-related issues, feel free to contact an Animal Control Officer at 434-296-5807.


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Wait did I know there was a "Poltergeist" remake in the works? I feel like I might have known that. I feel like I might have started a post with this same stupid joke before too. Rosemary Dewitt has been cast in the lead role of the 'hey you built your house on top of an indian burial ground' film so I'm assuming they're doing a remake. What a terrible joke this is to play on here if there really isn't one in the works.
I am a big ol fan of George A. Romero's "Dawn Of the Dead". A super big fan even. But at no point did I ever say, "Hey this needs to be shown in 3D". Despite that thought a 3D conversion is in the works and it look like there might be plans to put the film out in theaters again. No release date has been dropped but apparently the conversion is about a third of the way done so we will see how this all goes. I mean I thought "Nightbreed" only needed to be an hour and 15 minutes so maybe I'm all wrong about this conversion. I'm just a big dumb penis after all.
"Hustle & Flow" is one of the greatest movies ever made and Terrence Howard is one of the greatest actors or all time. There's no arguing that. Any jackass who knows his ass from his hand can figure this out. So now that he's been cast in M. Night Shyamalan new Fox series "Wayward Pines" I have fairly high hopes. The show will focus on a secret service agent who comes to a small town looking to find to missing agents. Stuff happens I guess, but nowhere do I read a description of a rapping pimp that he encounters so maybe my hopes aren't as high as I thought they were.
Never let it be said that I don't love an extended version of a film. Never! In fact I am rather smitten with the news that to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary the folks at StudioCanal will release "The Wicker Man: The Final Cut". To be released in the UK on DVD this coming October, and hopefully in the US shortly after, the classic film tells the story of a police officer sent to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. Seriously, If there's one thing I say about movies it's "Hey could you tack on another 45 minutes to that gosh darn thing already? I'm trying to watch a movie here!".
It seems like every band out there is putting their music out on cassette tapes these days because they know hipsters think it's clever and will pay 10 bucks for something they probably can't even play. Well it was only a matter of time before the horror world caught on and what better movie to leave the charge than the home invasion anthology flick "V/H/S". The film will be released on the classic big box this coming January in a limited run of only about 300 copies. If you buy all 300 copies I'm pretty sure you get a free 6 pack of PBR.
Terrence Howard has joined Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in the cast of the upcoming hey you kidnapped my kid so I'm going to torturer the crap out of you flick "Prisoners". The flick is set to start shooting in February and in case you are wondering yes I'd like to go on a weekend trip with Terrence Howard to some sort of mountain resort where we just relax and get to know each other.
"Mara" is a new Swedish film that just got picked up for US distribution and stars Angelica Jansson, a Swedish model making her film debut. If you still need to know what the movie is about to want to see it I hate your guts but it follows a young woman who returns to the home where she witnessed a murder many years ago only to find herself trapped by an a intruder. She's a Swedish model. Shame on you for asking any other questions.
Show of hands, who still has a crush on Goldie Hawn? No one? How is that possible!? Well screw you for judging me. I ask because "Death Becomes Her", the 92 flick in which she co-starred in has been picked up by the folks at Bravo for a new hour long series. Robert Zemeckis will produce the show based on the film about two women who purchase a potion that gives them eternal life. You can't deny that Meryl Streep is the greatest woman to ever live can you? You're a monster.


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Man, I feel for this kid. Somewhere in China, it was the first day of school, and our hapless unnamed student is happily riding his bike, his mind presumably full of hope for the coming year, and likely not at all worried about people all over the world reading about the bicycle up his ass. That was his first mistake.
His second mistake was really hardly his fault. He had some minor spill on his bike, but in the process his bike seat dislodged from its supporting post on the frame, and in the fall that post... oh god. Okay, that post, in the fall ended up...
Okay, one more time. Up his ass. The post on the bike frame went up his ass. I'm going to spoiler alert here and let you know the kid's okay and luckily escaped what could have been severe harm, so that's great news. Less great is that people were around with cameras, and that these few seconds of horror ended up in MSN actually running the words "remove the bicycle from the boy's anus" and his story running all over the web, written by sympathetic but still questionable writers like myself.
I admit, I'm not sure why the story has to be told, but, somehow, it's impossible not to retell it. Perhaps because it's been the secret fear of every bike-riding kid since Daedalus carved the first bicycle out of marble. Perhaps because it's a reminder that deep down, we're all the same, no matter where we're from, living in constant fear of a bike getting shoved up our asses.
They had to use the Jaws of Life to cut most of the bike away, taking the poor kid to the hospital with the post exiting out his bum like a cruel tail.
What I'm really wondering now is if his relatives will be sending him this article, like my grandmas and aunts would do when I got in the paper or whatever as a kid. Will he be receiving an ink-jet printed copy of one of these articles, with a handwritten note that says "Saw you in the paper! Love, Aunt Mimi" or something like that?
Anyway, kid, wherever you are, I hope you're feeling better, and don't let this stop you from riding bikes. I mean, what are the odds of this happening again?
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The Namibian Police Force 24th Anniversary
The Graduation of 966 Cadet constables and the Launch of Turn back Crime Campaign on 20th February 2015
- It took the whole combined teams of the Namibian Police Force not even a month to put everything on rail and make the event a very sounding success on the 20th February 2015 which took place at Oshakati Independence Stadium.
- As per Namibian Police Force Culture, Namibian Police Force before the main event new Cadet Constables display their drilling skills and Police Technics acquired during their training at Ruben Danger Ashipala's Training Centre in Ondangwa. Whereby this has also become a combination of displaying Namibian Police Force's capabilities show casing its strength such as Vehicles, Airpower, and many more at its disposal.
- The onlookers flocked to the streets of Ongwediva and Oshakati to witness the commendable Strong Namibian Police Force led by both the Deputy Inspector General for Operations Major General James Tjivikua and Oshana Regional Commander Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa who were on the lead during the street March.
- Proudly waving to the Public onlookers on the sides of the Ongwediva and Oshakati Streets, the public ululated by excitement and proudness of their sons and daughters whom they know will add to the number of the existing Law Enforcement officers dedicated to serve the nation as well going extra miles to make Namibia a free crime society, as well as complying with their Vision of Protecting and Serving the Namibian people and all those found within the boundaries of the Republic of Namibia.
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Go Ye into All the World
Sequence: verse 1 alone, verse 2 alone, then combined
1. I have been blessed beyond measure with precious truths that I treasure,
And I know, Lord, that they come from Thee.
But how can I share with others out there the things burning deep inside me?
I feel a strong certain sweetness, knowing my life's completeness
Will be felt when I teach of God's plan.
In what way can I show, so that all men may know the joy that can come unto man.
2. Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel plan.
For the field is white, so show thy light, and teach my word to ev'ry man.
My child, I'll be by your side.
My Spirit in you will abide.
So find sheep that roam and bring them home.
I wait with arms opened wide. I wait with arms opened wide.
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Music: Stephen Schank
Artist: Schank
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1987-08-01
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Drones delivering pizza? Not such a far-fetched idea
If someday soon it's possible to have a hot pizza delivered to your door by a drone, it may be because of work now underway on the remote and sandy shores of the Texas Gulf Coast.
There, where the extra-salty waters of the Gulf of Mexico push their way onto the fertile fields of the historic Kenedy Ranch along Laguna Madre, a team of acclaimed scientists and engineers is carefully researching how to fly airplanes without pilots. They're conducting their research on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration in this unpopulated area, mainly so no one gets hurt.
To be clear, they're not there to expedite an order of pepperoni with extra cheese to your house. In fact, many of the researchers bristle at the suggestion that in just a few years the work they're doing with unmanned aircraft could lead to drones buzzing among birds, treetops and tall buildings, making restaurant and retail deliveries in major metro areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth, 500 miles to the north.
Instead, they say, the real benefit of unmanned aircraft will be in police work, firefighting and other public services - in which remote-control machines can gather intelligence without putting humans at risk.
"There's so many needs for these things today - the forest fires, hurricanes," said John Hugeley, mission commander for a series of unmanned test flights conducted last week by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. "But I'd rather see us crawl, then walk, then run."
But the urgency behind their work is clear. Federal regulations or not, drones are exploding in popularity.
Many people with an entrepreneurial spirit - and often a background in remote-control hobbies - are already buying drones for commercial uses. They are opening businesses that specialize in aerial photography, surveillance and thermal imaging - even though they don't yet have FAA certificates to operate their machines for profit.
Meanwhile, the FAA, urged on by Congress, is scrambling to set up guidelines for unmanned aircraft by 2015, before the situation gets worse.
It's now possible to buy an unmanned aircraft for a few hundred dollars and mount a high-definition camera on it that transmits dazzlingly clear images, several drone owners said.
For those willing to invest $10,000 or more, flying machines are available that have up to eight propellers and can travel several miles. There are also fixed-wing aircraft that can stay in the air for more than a half-hour on one battery charge.
"The technology is already here," said Glen Hiemstra, who founded Futurist.com and often speaks to business groups and government agencies about emerging trends. Hiemstra said he wouldn't be surprised if "millions" of flying devices are floating above cities worldwide within 15 years.
"So the next question is, 'Is it economically viable?' I think it is," he said. "Then it's only a matter of, 'Will people accept it, and will there be a regulatory system devised to make it possible?' I think it will, because it will be seen as an economic engine of its own."
On a limited basis, remote-control aircraft already patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. And in a few cities, they serve as an eye in the sky for police working car wrecks and missing-persons cases.
The city of Arlington, Texas, has used its unmanned helicopter twice - once after a fatal crash in May and again during a standoff with a homicide suspect in October, police spokeswoman Tiara Ellis Richard said.
Hobbyists can fly remote-control aircraft as long as they don't go higher than 400 feet. Also, the FAA has allowed at least 327 research and law enforcement agencies to operate unmanned aircraft under specific conditions.
Otherwise, expanded drone use is being somewhat discouraged by federal and state officials. It's illegal to fly for commercial purposes without a certificate of authorization, an official said.
The FAA isn't aggressively pursuing those who lack certificates but could issue a cease-and-desist order to anyone operating without one.
Late last year on CBS' "60 Minutes," Jeff Bezos, CEO of the online retailer Amazon.com, unveiled plans to launch door-to-door deliveries within 10 miles of select markets, using eight-propeller "octocopters" to ferry packages weighing 5 pounds or less.
While skeptics question whether the program can begin by 2015, researchers at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the University of Texas-Arlington and other universities say they must take steps to prepare for new drone uses.
Those researchers say it's increasingly likely that the onslaught will happen in months, not years. Other groups offer more conservative estimates. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers projects that 30,000 drones will be deployed in the U.S. within 20 years.
The trend of cheaper, more sophisticated drones is already spawning a wave of airborne ingenuity.
In clubs such as the North Texas Drone User Group, which has more than 100 members who gather monthly in rural spots to fly their craft, many people have taken steps to open businesses that specialize in aerial photography, thermal imaging and surveillance.
"People used to have to hire a Cessna to photograph real estate," said group member Ian McDougal of Denton, Texas. "This really brings it down to the layman, the person who says, 'You know what, I've got $1,000 to kill, and let's see if I can get this thing started.' "
By day, McDougal works for the University of North Texas information technology department. In his spare time, he flies a DJI Phantom, a white four-propeller machine that he bought used for about $400. Not much bigger than a dinner plate, it can fly about two-thirds of a mile - shooting video all the while.
McDougal hopes to open his own drone-based business, perhaps specializing in aerial photography. Group members boast that they can get 30 to 60 minutes of flight time with some drones, depending on the model and the type of batteries.
"I think this is where the technology is headed," McDougal said, "and I wanted to get in on the ground level."
The drone group met on a recent afternoon at a ranch north of Decatur, Texas. Kevin Rowe of Dallas was flying arguably the most impressive drone in the group - a $17,000 beast with eight propellers that makes a quiet hissing sound as it levitates upon his command.
Rowe's CineStar drone can hover in GPS mode, about 7 feet off the ground, making it possible for him to walk under it and adjust the GoPro camera and its gimbal pivot - which provides video images so stable that they look almost like a computer-generated artist's rendering.
Rowe has opened Flycam Productions, which has been hired to shoot aerial video inside an auto show, as well as outdoor video of property for real estate companies.
Rowe said the ability to network with others who share his drone interests has been one of the biggest benefits of joining the group.
"I was able to network with an actual drone pilot fresh out of Afghanistan," he said. "Instead of me having to do all the technical stuff, I can now concentrate on the operation of the gimbal, the camera, which is really my expertise, and let him do the hard stuff - keep it in the sky."
Wes Ewing of Arlington, a technical company network administrator, flies a white four-propeller DJI Phantom equipped with a video camera and capable of zipping around at 35 mph.
"I've flown over Cowboys Stadium and bothered the men on the roof," he said, laughing. "You never know when we'll need our own drones to look at the other guy's drones."
FAA officials caution against forming businesses before the rules are written.
"Developing regulations and standards is the FAA's biggest challenge in integrating unmanned aircraft into the nation's airspace," FAA spokesman Les Dorr said in an email. "The key integration issues include solutions for 'detect and avoid,' command and control, ground control station standards and human factors, airworthiness ... and the interface with the air traffic control system.
"We expect the research finding from the six ... test sites we recently selected will help us develop the appropriate regulations. While the expanded use of (unmanned aircraft) presents great opportunities, it also raises questions as to how to accomplish integration in a manner that is consistent with privacy and civil liberties considerations."
Even members of Congress are getting in on the act. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., testified last week that she spotted a drone outside her window during a recent demonstration outside her house, according to news reports. She urged a Senate committee seeking comments on drone policy to proceed with caution.
The remote Kenedy Ranch is a good spot for the trial and error of unmanned-aircraft research, officials said. It's 70 miles south of the nearest major airport, in Corpus Christi, and about 40 miles north of the Mexican border.
Researchers are test-flying drones that they say will soon scour the Gulf of Mexico for oil spills. Late last year, the FAA selected the researchers from six Texas universities to help write the rules for unmanned aircraft. It didn't include any federal funding.
The main mission in Texas will be developing safety systems for drones. Meanwhile, researchers in Alaska, North Dakota and other states will work on subjects such as the reliability of links between unmanned aircraft and pilots in other planes and the risks of drones losing their connection with controllers.
The research potentially represents 100,000 jobs and $82 billion in economic activity, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International says.
At Texas A&M in College Station, research into unmanned vehicles has actually been underway for about 15 years, said John Valasek, an aerospace engineering professor.
Valasek believes that one of the biggest short-term uses will be in agriculture. With unmanned aircraft, farmers and ranchers can more accurately determine which acres need pesticide and can locate leaks in irrigation systems. Agricultural uses could be a $260 million business, just in Texas, within five years, he said.
Inspecting bridges and other hard-to-reach infrastructure is expected to be another early use of drones within five years, he said.
A key will be to develop a way for manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft to "talk" to each other and to equip both with "sense and avoid" technology so each machine can avoid the other.
Until that complicated work is done, pizza delivery will still be done the old-fashioned way - by a human driver. And don't forget the tip.
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In January, the io9 book club read Gun Machine, comic book writer Warren Ellis' second novel. On Monday, February 11, Ellis will be joining us to answer any of your questions about the book. He may be willing to talk about his other work, too, but let's try to stay focused on Gun Machine.
He'll be here from 12-1 PM Pacific Time on the 11th, so get started asking questions now, and he'll get to as many as he can.
Want to find out more about the io9 book club? You can see our past meetings here, and get started on this month's book (the title is revealed at the end of this post).
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Wright's captaincy would come with little fanfare
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Though the Mets are still considering naming David Wright the fourth official captain in franchise history, they do not plan to make any sort of spectacle of it.
Manager Terry Collins echoed a recent comment made by chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon that Wright does not need an embroidered "C" to command the respect of his teammates. Still, it would be a symbolic gesture for the face of the franchise, whose new contract keeps him under team control through the 2020 season.
"He knows he's the guy," Collins said. "He knows he's the man here. This is his team. He's the face of it. He's the captain. Does he need a 'C' on his jersey? [Derek Jeter] doesn't have a 'C' on his jersey. So I don't think it's necessarily that important. Are we going to have a press conference to make David Wright the captain? I don't see one coming. But that's not saying it's not going to happen."


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Thigpen's past success will help relievers in the present
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The phone rang in the visitors' bullpen at Fenway Park midway through a 9-0 White Sox loss on Aug. 6, 1986, and Bobby Thigpen -- who begins his first year as Chicago's bullpen coach when pitchers and catchers report to Camelback Ranch on Tuesday -- didn't know what to expect.
Thigpen had just been called up from Double-A Birmingham, where the 23-year-old converted college outfielder started all 25 games in which he had appeared. But White Sox closer Bob James was out of action due to injury, and Thigpen thought he had been temporarily promoted to take his spot.
Floyd Bannister was knocked out in the first inning without retiring a Red Sox hitter, and Billy Dawley had just finished pitching five innings in relief. So the veteran relievers also stationed in the bullpen knew the call was for Thigpen.
"All of a sudden, we are in Fenway Park, the getaway day, and that was '86, when they went to the World Series. The place was packed and going crazy," said Thigpen of his first big league appearance. "And here I am, a 23-year-old, scared to death, and not knowing exactly when I was going to be pitching."
Giving up two runs on five hits over three innings at Fenway that day officially marked the Major League debut of the man who still stands as the White Sox career saves leader, with 201. He followed that inaugural effort with 7 1/3 innings of relief over his next three outings before recording his first save, on Aug. 17 against Milwaukee. That particular save covered 1 2/3 innings; five of his first seven career saves went beyond one inning.
That kind of workload for a regular-season closer is almost unheard of in the present due to bullpen specialization. Addison Reed set the franchise single-season rookie record, with 29 saves in 2012, but a mere two of those covered greater than one inning. In Reed's last three saves, he needed to retire just five batters in total.
Nate Jones, who could work anywhere from the sixth to potentially challenge Reed for closing opportunities in 2013, had a slightly different rookie indoctrination last year. The hard-throwing right-hander and surprise addition to the Opening Day roster worked two innings or more in four of his first 10 big league outings, as he traveled the same middle-relief route taken by Thigpen.
Manager Robin Ventura felt more comfortable working Jones into late-inning situations as the 2012 season progressed, with the 27-year-old eventually picking up eight victories without a loss to go with his sterling 2.39 ERA. Teammates joked with Jones about "vulturing a victory," much like Barry Jones did with his 11 wins as setup man in front of Thigpen's then-single-season Major League record of 57 saves in 1990.
According to Thigpen, those wins are a by-product of pitchers fulfilling their specific roles.
"That's part of it. That's the situation," he said. "You hold them, and all of a sudden, good things happen when you come in and do your job."
Thigpen's single-season record withstood 55-save efforts from Eric Gagne in 2003 and John Smoltz in 2002 before Francisco Rodriguez shattered it in 2008 by posting 62. Thigpen readily admits that it was disappointing to lose the record, but he also understands that with the way closers are used nowadays, it was a mark he figured would be broken.
"The only thing about that year, it went by so fast because we were battling Oakland from the start: The playoff system was totally different," Thigpen said of his 57-save effort. "Just one winner out of each division, two from each side. No Interleague Play, nothing like that.
"You just played whoever. We were battling them from the get-go. Even when I broke the record, at the time we were a game apart from Oakland and trying to get to the finish line. It was kind of overlooked a little bit, but I liked it that way because the emphasis wasn't on me. It was on us winning. You don't really go out there for your numbers, you go out for your team."
Those days of recording the final three outs or even the final seven or eight outs have long since been replaced by Thigpen's move into coaching. He managed Bristol of the Advanced Rookie League within the White Sox system in 2007 and 2008, served as the pitching coach for Class A Winston-Salem from 2009 to 2011, and held the same job for Birmingham last year.
When the phone rings in the bullpen this year at U.S. Cellular Field, or any other big league ballpark where the White Sox are playing, Thigpen will know exactly what to do -- get Matt Thornton, Jesse Crain or Reed prepared to go into action, depending on the game situation.
Thigpen will be an added source of information beyond the young players who have previously worked with him, such as Hector Santiago, Nate Jones and Reed, based on the knowledge gained from his vast body of successful relief work.
"Well, hopefully it works for them," said Thigpen of infusing his knowledge. "I hope I have something to offer."
"He's helped me out a lot, and I owe a lot to him," said Jones of Thigpen. "He knows everything about the relief corps as such a great reliever himself. Going to him with any questions about any situation, he's been there, done that."


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Each room at this hotel is air conditioned and has a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms include a seating area to relax in after a busy day. A terrace or balcony are featured in certain rooms. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom fitted with a bath. For your comfort, you will find free toiletries and a hairdryer.
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The hotel also offers car hire. The nearest airport is Habib Bourguiba Airport, 52 km from the property.


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An observing campaign is being carried out next week on 17 cataclysmic variables using the William Herschel Telescope. The PI is Roque Ruiz-Carmona (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
Observers are requested to take ONE image of each of as many of the targets on the list as possible during a certain window on July 21-22 UT and POST THE IMAGE(S) TO THIS THREAD, one image per posting. The PI will view and retrieve the images from this thread.
This campaign is a little unusual in that images are requested. They will be used to help determine the final target list for the WHT observations.
Please see AAVSO Alert Notice 524 for full details and observing instructions.
Many thanks, and good observing,
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"The question is never how big can it be," says Joss Whedon of his new ABC television series "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which zeroes in on ground-level government operatives living in the shadows of the superheroes of the Marvel Universe such as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, et. al.
"The question is how small can it be and people are still going to be showing up and really caring. Some of my favorite issues of comic books when I was a kid were issues where people just sat around talking and the fight wasn't coming 'til the next issue. It was getting into character like that. I'm not really worried about the scale."
Whedon, already a much-admired TV auteur know for beloved series both long-and short-lived ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly"), is launching his next small screen venture in the shadow of the big screen juggernaut "The Avengers."
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Based on Marvel Comics' long-established covert peacekeeping agency that ties Marvel Studios' feature films together, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as a back-among-the-living Agent Phil Coulson, whose death helped the bickering Avengers come together as a team.
Whedon, already busy prepping a second "Avengers" film, co-created and executive produces the series, writing and directing the debut episode while leaving the week-to-week oversight to his brother and sister-in-law, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. The small screen emphasis will be on the drama experienced by normal people working in a world inhabited by Asgardians gods, super-soldiers, billionaire tech geniuses and Incredible Hulks.
"Joss doesn't really write anything that isn't good in my experience, and yet I wanted to hear it," says Gregg of his reaction to Whedon's plan to resurrect Coulson, who famoulsy died in last year's "Avengers." "I needed to know because I really liked how seriously they took that part of 'The Avengers' plotline. I didn't want to do anything to undermine it and neither did he, so he pitched me the way he wanted to do it and it was, to a comic lover from way back, fantastic and obeyed the mythological laws, I was hooked."
"What attracted me to it is the same thing that attracted me to playing Agent Coulson," adds Gregg, "which is in the world of these movies not everybody's a superhero and a lot of people are quite vulnerable, quite normal people committed to the same ideas of kind of fighting evil wherever it appears. And I'm touched by the humanity of that, and I like the idea that they've got a show that's really focused on the foot soldiers who are out there on a daily basis, post-Avengers trying to sort out where the new heroes are and where the new threats are coming from."
Whedon admits he never had a plan to bring the popular Coulson back when shooting "The Avengers." "I absolutely killed him – this was not percolating," he vows, planning on delivering a gradual reveal as to the method responsible for the agent's revival, a dark secret even Coulson isn't aware of.
Coulson will be joined by a small cadre of S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits, including several women that fans expect will confirm to Whedon's famous standard of multilayered female characters. "It's such an honor to be one of Joss's infamous, strong women characters," says Chloe Bennet, who plays a civilian hacker and superhero obsessive Skye. "But it shouldn't be newsworthy. I feel that it should be the norm, and [the writers] all feel that way too. That's what's so great: they know that, "Yeah, we write strong women characters because we know strong women, and strong women are fantastic and strong and smart and can take charge."
"We take a page from the people that have done it best, and that is the studio," says Marvel's head of television development, screenwriter and noted comic book scribe Jeph Loeb. "Our main focus is making sure that that launches well, feels great, feels genuine, feels Marvel. Let's make sure that this is our 'Iron Man.'"
To that end, the series will often feature synergistic "Easter eggs" that tie it to Marvel's Cinematic Universe – the pilot slyly ties in to "Iron Man 3," which bows on home video the same day as the premiere, and features a subtle reference to Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow – but they won't be shoehorned in. "It always starts with what's best for the story – you never do an Easter egg for the sake of doing an Easter egg," says Loeb. "What we really try to do is just make sure that every single thing that's in the script feels like it's real, it's grounded and that you don't have to feel like you have to run to Wikipedia after you've seen an episode."
"A lot of it comes from talking to the Marvel movie people," adds Whedon. "We say, "Can we do this? Will this help? Will this tie together? Will this somehow blunt them? We don't want to hurt the movies at all." With [the 'Iron Man 3' connection] we said this will be useful for us and they were excited. They said, "That's great, it'll build on the mythology that we just created, and then people will get something out of that."
Cobie Smulders, who played top S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in "The Avengers," reprises the role for an extended cameo in the debut episode. "If they invite me to play for an episode or two, I'd be happy to," she says. "But I don't want to go in there and step on any toes. It's their show."
Whedon isn't opposed to eventual flybys from the other film stars, like Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans and their cohorts. "I think it's a great idea for the show and a perfectly good idea for them, but I'm not going to go begging and I'm not going to use up favors I need for 'Avengers 2,'" he deadpans.
One of the Marvel film icons is already lobbying – hard – to make a small screen visit, namely Samuel L. Jackson, who's played S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in several of the movies. "I have voiced even to Joss," says Jackson. "Like, 'Well, can I be like Charlie in "Charlie's Angels"? Just give them an assignment every now and then?' He gave me that look that he gives me: 'That's an idea…' No confirmation on that. I'm totally into it, whether he's into it or not."
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WHISTLER, B.C. — One is tall and dark-haired, single and speaks English with a German accent. The other is stocky and blond, married and speaks 'American' with a Minnesota accent.
Yet, these two women from homes thousands of miles apart sometimes seem as close as sisters, spending Christmas together in Europe the last few years and vacationing in a large group at Mexico last off-season.
Now, in the space of two days, vivacious alpine skiers Maria Riesch and Lindsey Vonn, both 25, have won their first Olympic gold medals.
German star Riesch, who entered the 2010 Games as the biggest threat to the all-American girl Vonn's predicted dominance, captured the women's super combined with a near flawless slalom run while Vonn was crashing out.
"I really can't believe I did it," said Riesch. "Amazing. An Olympic gold is the biggest goal for every athlete. To win a gold medal, everything must be perfect for you that day. Today, everything was perfect for me."
Vonn caught a tip midway through her slalom run, lost a ski and went down, sitting dejectedly on the snow for several seconds before getting up.
"I tried as hard as I could, unfortunately it just did not go my way," said Vonn, who had been picked by some to win three gold medals at these Games. "I wish I could have made it to the bottom, but that's life."
The German's win, on another cool, crisp, sun-splashed day at Whistler, came 24 hours after Riesch, admittedly unnerved by some frightening crashes in the women's downhill, skied conservatively and finished eighth.
The win that day went to the powerful Vonn, who shrugged off a painful shin bruise injury to obliterate the field in her specialty.
Thursday's super combined might have been seen as a good chance for Vonn given that the old format, a downhill then two slalom runs, was changed for these Olympics to the downhill and just one slalom run.
With the dangerous Hot Air jump at the bottom of Franz's Run shaved down to make it safer, Riesch skied with confidence and posted a time of one minute 24.49 seconds in the downhill, just 0.33 seconds behind Vonn's event-leading time, with eventual silver medallist Julia Mancuso of the U.S. sitting third at 1:24.96.
But it was Anja Paerson, the eventual bronze medallist from Sweden, who created the first big buzz in the slalom run. She had crashed spectacularly in Wednesday's downhill, suffering a "bruised butt" and contusions on several other body parts, making her participation Thursday doubtful.
But she posted the seventh-fastest time in the downhill, then clocked 44.62 seconds in the slalom to take the lead at 2:10.19 with six skiers remaining. The first three couldn't catch her, but Mancuso went 45.12 to move into first at 2:10.08.
Riesch bettered that to sit at 2:09.14 with only Vonn remaining.
When the American crashed, Riesch admitted to initially being happy, but said it was human nature and that she did feel bad for her friend.
"Sure in the first moment you feel happy that you won the race," she said. "Everybody would. She felt happy (Wednesday) that I was so slow. But I feel bad because she missed a medal.
"I had a bad day (Wednesday) and she won gold. And she had a bad day today and I won gold."
It was a really good day for the other two medallists as well.
Mancuso, now threatening to take over from Vonn as the American alpine princess of these Games, is the first U.S. woman to win Olympic medals in three alpine disciplines. She was second to Vonn in Wednesday's downhill and won gold in the giant slalom at Turin.
She hasn't been much of a slalom skier in the past, so finishing second Thursday was a surprise.
"I just believed that it was there somewhere," she said. "It's just really tough to put a stellar run down when you're starting way back at 60. But my training has been going really good and it went well today."
Paerson, meantime, notched her sixth career Olympic medal, matching the total of the great Janica Kostelic of Croatia, a longtime competitor who retired after the 2006 Games.
"Me and her, we were pushing each other for perfection in skiing. She's a really good person and a great skier."
So, too, is Paerson, 28, who didn't actually decide to ski Thursday until her start number came up in the downhill.
"I tried to be as angry as possible at the start and it worked. I thought if I can make the first jump after 10 seconds, I can make the whole course."
She joked that her battered body, with bruises on both thighs and internal bleeding in her left calf was nothing to look at.
"I don't think I look that beautiful. Maybe, I'll post some pictures on my web page, I don't know."
Canadians Shona Rubens of Calgary and Emily Brydon of Fernie, B.C., finished 12th and 14th, respectively.


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Earlier this month, Megan Fox was spotted doing previz shots for Transformers 3, but now Variety is reporting that she will not appear as Mikaela in the third installment after all.
Paramount Pictures reportedly decided not to pick up her option as the studio and director Michael Bay want to take the story line in another direction and plan to cast another actress as the love interest for Sam Witwicky, played by Shia LaBeouf. The trade says the decision "was unrelated to a September interview with a British magazine in which Fox compared Bay with Adolf Hitler."
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I love Shinobi, the original 1987 arcade game, more than almost any other video game created since. Yes, I'm serious. So I'm probably atypically excited that Joe Musashi from Sega's arcade classic is unlockable in Griptonite's Shinobi for 3DS.
Sure, it's just a skin unlocked via the Nintendo 3DS' StreetPass wireless feature, but the other reason I'm hopeful for Shinobi 3DS is that it's actually quite good. I played a small chunk of the game at this year's Gamescom and found it surprisingly deep and well-designed. So consider me signed up, but with the understanding that we're going to get another Shinobi game for consoles soon, OK?
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AMD sinks 14% on revenue warning amid weak PC demandOctober 12, 2012: 5:40 PM ET
Advanced Micro Devices became the latest victim of the sluggish PC market Friday, after the chipmaker warned that third-quarter revenue could decline 10% from the previous quarter.
AMD's shares tumbled 14% following the warning.
The gloomy projection comes as the company faces "weaker than expected demand across all product lines caused by the challenging macroeconomic environment," and is far worse than what the company's management was originally expecting. In July, AMD said it expected revenue to fall about 1% during the third quarter.
In particular, weak demand for personal computers has been weighing on companies like AMD (AMD) and rival chipmaker Intel (INTC), which cut its third-quarter sales forecast last month.
Shipments of PCs are on pace to fall this year for the first time since the dot-com bust of 2001, according to a new forecast from IHS iSuppli, as a growing number of consumers flock to to tablets, most notably Apple's (AAPL) iPad.>
Amid the lackluster sales environment, shares of AMD, Intel as well as PC makers Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) have been under pressure throughout the year.
But hopes are high that Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows 8, which goes on sale Oct. 26, could spark some holiday buying and help the PC industry.
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Website tracking California's 'Gender Insanity'
Far-reaching laws called 'next attack on your family'
Picture this … your 7-year-old daughter comes home from school in tears, explaining she's afraid to go to the bathroom at school because a boy comes in while she's there. Outraged, you call the school to demand an explanation. You're told that your daughter is telling the truth, but because the boy says he wants to be a girl, officials' hands are tied.
"It's the law."
According to the Pacific Justice Institute, this and many other scenarios may become reality if two new far-reaching "gender identity" bills pass the California Legislature.
PJI has launched a new site, GenderInsanity.com, to bring attention to Senate Bill 323 and Assembly Bill 1266 – two bills which push an activist gender-identity agenda.
SB 323 was introduced in the California Legislature by Sen. Ricadro Lara, D-Long Beach, in mid February. The legislation would eliminate key tax exemptions for the Boy Scouts of America if the organization were to not accept "gender identity" and homosexuality.
But PJI notes that the threat of loss of tax exemption isn't just posed to the Boy Scouts of America, but would directly affect numerous youth organizations including 4-H, Little League and the Special Olympics.
PJI attorneys interpreted the legislation to require potentially all youth sports in California to allow children of any gender to participate in any sports team or activity in order to remain tax-exempt as an organization.
'Moreover, SB 323 would negatively affect at least one area of tax exemptions for private religious schools and higher education, and could potentially have a highly coercive effect on these institutions," the site notes.
Just days after SB 323 was introduced, AB 1266 was introduced into the California State Assembly by Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco. The legislation requires that elementary, middle and high school students be allowed to fully participate on sports teams of the opposite sex, and access opposite sex bathrooms, locker rooms, and other "facilities," based on the student's chosen "gender-identity."
PJI calls the bill radical and believes that it will erupt in controversy once more parents become aware of it.
"This bill seeks to impose radical 'gender identity' mandates on K-12 public schools to a degree that most parents would find shocking," reads a PJI statement.
"While this legislation has been largely underreported to date, we fully expect it will spark a national controversy in the next few weeks," a release from PJI stated.
WND recently reported a coalition has been formed to oppose a proposed change to the iconic Boy Scout organization's century-old policy that would allow openly homosexual members.
The coalition, which includes scoutmasters and Eagle Scouts, vows to "keep sex and politics out of Scouting" through rallies, petitions and appearances at Boy Scouts of America meetings ahead of the National Council's vote in May.
The new coalition says its members "affirm Scouting's timeless values and will work to keep open homosexuality out of the Boy Scouts."
It wants to "influence the resolution committee, the BSA voting delegates and the general public regarding the legal, social, political and financial implications of changing the membership policy."
WND previously also has reported on the radical moves California lawmakers already have adopted, including SB 48, who requires positive portrayals of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in class.
Others cited by the pro-family SaveCalifornia.com as being on a radical sex agenda include:
- SB 543, signed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010, "allows school staff to remove children ages 12 and up from government schools and taken off-campus for counseling sessions, without parental permission or involvement."
- ACR 82, approved by the California Legislature in 2010, "creates de facto 'morality-free zones' at participating schools (pre-kindergarten through public universities). Schools that become official 'Discrimination-Free Zones' will 'enact procedures' (including mandatory counseling) against students from pre-kindergarten on up who are accused of 'hate,' 'intolerance,' or 'discrimination.'" The definition of "hate" includes peacefully speaking or writing against the unnatural lifestyles choices of homosexuality and bisexuality.
- SB 572, signed by Schwarzenegger in 2009, establishes "Harvey Milk Day" in K-12 California public schools and community colleges. In classrooms, schools and school districts that participate, children are taught to admire the life and values of late homosexual activist and teen predator Harvey Milk of San Francisco in the month of May.
- SB 777, signed by Schwarzenegger in 2007, prohibits all public school instruction and every school activity from "promoting a discriminatory bias" against (effectively requiring positive depictions of) transsexuality, bisexuality and homosexuality to schoolchildren as young as five years old.
- AB 394, signed by Schwarzenegger in 2007, effectively promotes transsexual, bisexual and homosexual indoctrination of students, parents and teachers via "anti-harassment" and "anti-discrimination" materials, to be publicized in classrooms and assemblies, posted on walls, incorporated into curricula on school websites, and distributed in handouts to take home.
- SB 71, signed by Gov. Gray Davis in 2003 and implemented in 2008 through the new "sexual health" standards approved by appointees of Schwarzenegger and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, teaches children as young as fifth grade that any consensual sexual behavior is "safe" as long as you "protect" yourself with a condom, and teaches children that homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality is "normal."
- AB 1785, signed by Davis in 2000, required the California State Board of Education to alter the state curriculum frameworks to include and require "human relations education" for children in K-12 public schools, with the aim of "fostering an appreciation of the diversity of California's population and discouraging the development of discriminatory attitudes and practices," according to the state legislative counsel's digest.
- AB 537, signed by Davis in 1999, permits teachers and students to openly proclaim and display their homosexuality, bisexuality or transsexuality, even permitting cross-dressing teachers, school employees and student on campus, in classrooms, and in restrooms.
via Website tracking California's 'Gender Insanity'.