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'Honor' flag for veterans fuels debateBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
May 12. 2013 2:41AM
A proposal for the state to adopt the "Honor and Remember" flag, commemorating service members who died for their country, is dividing veterans advocates who are usually staunch allies.
New Hampshire Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star families are among the groups asking the Legislature to pass Senate Bill 88, which would adopt the commemorative flag as the state "emblem" of the service and sacrifice of fallen troops.
The bill has passed the Senate; the House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m.
A similar proposal failed last year. SB 88's sponsor, Sen. Jeanie Forrester, R-Meredith, said she promised former Sen. Jack Barnes of Raymond, who pushed for adopting the flag last session, to bring it back this year.
"It's a very touching tribute to those folks who have lost loved ones in battle," she said.
The bill proposes flying the Honor and Remember flag daily at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen and above the State House on five patriotic holidays and whenever there is a New Hampshire casualty. The designated holidays are: Gold Star Mothers Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day and Veterans Day.
Susan Peterson, vice president of New Hampshire Blue Star Mothers, got involved in promoting the Honor and Remember flag two years ago after she heard a radio interview with its creator, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq.
Peterson has started a New Hampshire chapter of the nonprofit Honor and Remember Foundation, which raises funds to purchase personalized flags for Gold Star families. "I want these families to know that we will always remember and honor the fallen," she said.
But the New Hampshire State Veterans Advisory Committee, which includes representatives of 15 veterans service organizations, recently voted to oppose SB 88.
Peter Burdett chairs that group. The committee, he said, "focused on the fact that we have a perfectly good flag that drapes our coffins and receives our attention at holidays without having another one."
Burdett said he's "all for" people flying the Honor and Remember flag at their homes. "But I'm not so sure we need to confuse the folks of the state of New Hampshire with having it hoisted over the State House on particular days ...?."
"We've got a flag for the 4th of July. It's called the Stars and Stripes, and we really don't need another flag," Burdett said.
The family of Mark Decoteau and other Gold Star families disagree.
Decoteau's 19-year-old son, Army Spc. Marc Paul Decoteau, was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 29, 2010, shot to death by his Afghan interpreter. On Memorial Day in 2011, the Decoteau family was presented a personalized Honor and Remember flag during a memorial run in Plymouth, where the son they call "Marc Paul" had attended high school.
"It has really meant a lot to us," Decoteau said. "It's been another symbol of the community support for our family."
The town of Waterville Valley, where Mark Decoteau is town manager, has wrapped the family in its collective arms since the soldier's death. The town flies Marc Decoteau's Honor and Remember flag on a new flagpole at the elementary school each year on his birthday, Sept. 2, and on Jan. 29, according to his father.
The flag bears Marc Paul's name and rank and the date he was killed. "So it's a very personalized thing for our family," Decoteau said. "And it's been good for our community."
The senior Decoteau, a 1983 West Point graduate, said he thinks opposition to the Honor and Remember flag is based on misperceptions.
"We understand in no way it's meant to replace the American flag," he said. "Marc Paul would not have wanted that. We don't want that as a family.
"But it is a symbol that we have to help us remember him."
Forrester said the Honor and Remember flag, which would fly on the flagpole beneath the state flag on designated days, "closes the circle." She likened it to the POW/MIA flag that honors those held as prisoners of war or missing in action.
"This is ... for those folks who have died," she said. "It doesn't replace the U.S. flag, and it's for the families.
"It's about honoring the people who've lost their lives in battle to protect our freedoms."
But Burdett said the POW/MIA flag is different; it's recognized in the U.S. Flag Code. If the Honor and Remember flag were to be likewise recognized, he said, "we'll reassess."
The Honor and Remember flag features gold and blue stars, a folded flag and an eternal flame on fields of red - symbolizing the blood spilled - and white - symbolizing "the purity of (their) sacrifice."
Yesterday in Concord, four Gold Star families were presented Honor and Remember flags during a luncheon honoring their sacrifice.
The flags were given to the families of Marine Cpl. Michael Ouellette, killed March 22, 2009; Army 2nd Lt. Matthew Coutu, June 27, 2005; Marine Lance Cpl. Peter J. Sora Jr., May 4, 2004; and Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Healy, a Navy SEAL, June 28, 2005.


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JUPITER, Fla. -- Michael Hill brings a wealth of experience and plenty of smarts to his new position as president of baseball operations of the Miami Marlins.
A Harvard graduate, Hill has spent 20 years in professional baseball, working in various front-office capacities. He's been in player development with the Rockies and Rays, and he now enters his 12th season with the Marlins.
JUPITER, Fla. -- Michael Hill brings a wealth of experience and plenty of smarts to his new position as president of baseball operations of the Miami Marlins.
A Harvard graduate, Hill has spent 20 years in professional baseball, working in various front-office capacities. He's been in player development with the Rockies and Rays, and he now enters his 12th season with the Marlins.
The Marlins promoted Hill to president of baseball operations last Sept. 29, after he served the previous six seasons as the team's general manager.
Hill is faced with task of returning the Marlins to contention. He was part of the organization when they won the World Series in 2003, but he's also witnessed three straight last-place finishes, including an agonizing 62-100 campaign in '13.
Currently, Hill is the only African-American in the Major Leagues to preside over baseball operations.
Growing up in Cincinnati, Hill was a standout multisport athlete, and he carried that over to Harvard, where he played football and baseball.
In 1993, the Rangers selected Hill in the 31st round of the Draft. His professional playing career, however, lasted three seasons, with two in Texas and one in Cincinnati. Athletically, Hill still pushes himself. In recent years, he's completed a number of marathons, including Boston, New York City and Miami.
Naming Hill president of baseball operations was one of several significant front-office moves the Marlins made in the offseason. Dan Jennings was promoted to general manager. Mike Berger (assistant general manager), Craig Weissmann (vice president of player personnel) and Jeff McAvoy (director pro scouting) were brought into the organization to add more big league experience to the front office.
The reshuffled front office had an active offseason, signing free agents Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Rafael Furcal, Casey McGehee, Garrett Jones and Jeff Baker. The offensive additions should give manager Mike Redmond more options.
To get the club back on solid footing, the team is preaching a "team first" philosophy.
With their youth and lack of success in recent years, the perception is that expectations are low. But that's not the belief within the organization.
There is a quiet confidence that better days are ahead. Why?
"The men in that clubhouse," Hill said. "I think they believe in each other. There is a tremendous amount of talent in that clubhouse. When there is belief and talent, special things can happen."
MLB.com: There has been front office and roster changes after a 100-loss season. What are some of the cultural changes you are trying to bring to the club?
Hill: Within this staff, as we start this 2014 season, we want to make sure we have everybody on the same page. We brought all of our baseball operational staff into Jupiter at the beginning of Spring Training, just to spend time together. We talked about our philosophy and the "Marlins Way" of doing things. The way we do things starts at the Major League level and trickles down to the Minor League levels, and even into our international programs. We had all of our international staff here. It was just a time for us to be together and to really refocus on what we want to do in moving forward.
MLB.com: What is the "Marlins Way"? What is it that you want to see be the stamp on this franchise?
Hill: It depends on exactly the area that we're talking about. If we're talking about pitching, we want to be aggressive and pound the strike zone. If you're talking offensively, we want to be aggressive within the strike zone. If you're talking about baserunning and how we run the bases, we want to be aggressive and force action for the defense. Those were a lot of the philosophical stuff that we discussed as a group. That's something you will see, starting with [Redmond] and our Major League team, and trickling down to our Winter League, Summer League staff.
MLB.com: For you personally, you've been promoted from the general manager to president of baseball operations title. What has changed in terms of what you do?
Hill: It's always been a collaborative effort, and it will continue to be a collaborative effort here. That's something that we preached with our Major League team. It's a team mentality. We know that one person can't do the job. It's a group. It's an organization. It's a team that will allow us to be successful. That's pretty much the theme I've tried to establish with our players to our field staff.
We're going to work together. There is no ego. We're checking our egos and our ranks at the door. It's about the logo on my hat, the Miami Marlins. That's collectively working to be successful.
MLB.com: How do you see that moving forward? Do you see the resources being there to do what you need to do?
Hill: That's never been a concern of mine. Whatever we're given in terms of what our payroll is, we're going to work within those constraints to put a productive team on the field. We've never made excuses about anything. Am I hopeful that revenue increases and we're able to do more things? Definitely. But it won't change the way that we work.
That was another major area that we stressed with our staff. We have to be creative. We have to outwork people. We have to go above and beyond. Be it internationally, with our international scouting and development, or with our amateur Draft, or if it's going that extra mile with our pro scouts and identifying those undervalued assets. They may not be in the right place for someone else, but they may work for the Marlins. We can't leave any stone unturned as we try to build and create as much depth as possible.
MLB.com: You've brought in some front-office people who have been with the A's, with the D-backs, with the Rays. What do they bring to this organization?
Hill: Just a wealth of experience and knowledge. We wanted to add to this front office, to give me and D.J. as much support to help us do our jobs effectively. Mike Berger, our new assistant GM, and Craig Weissmann, our new VP of player personnel, and Jeff McAvoy, our new director of pro scouting, are people who understand that you have to be creative. You have to find players in non-traditional ways. It was easy to get those guys onboard with what we're trying to do. They have experience doing that. I think that just gave us more manpower in the field, to help us do what we want to do.
MLB.com: The sabermetrics people, and a number of metrics websites, don't seem to like some of your moves, and direction your organization is taking. I know you have people who look at the data, do you feel there is a disconnect with some of what you do and how you are being perceived?
Hill: It's not really that important to me. The most important people in this organization are those 25 men who will be breaking south with the Miami Marlins on Opening Day. There is a firm belief in one another, and each other that this team is going to have a great year. The sabermetricians, they don't play the game. They do their jobs, and I understand they have a job to do. But I believe in our people. I believe in this team. I have no doubt that we're going to be better.
MLB.com: How much do you look at those metrics? And do you have your own data you look at?
Hill: It's part of the process. We'd be foolish not to look at all of those things, but it's not the bulk of our decision-making process. It's a piece of it. As is our people, our video and other things that are used to make decisions.
I like the changes we've made to the makeup of this roster. I like what we've been able to bring in, both on our roster and non-roster invitees. Bottom line is the proof will be in the pudding, and how we go out there and perform. At this point, I couldn't be happier or be more excited with what we've been able to do.
MLB.com: The strength of this organization right now is pitching. Assess the depth in that department.
Hill: We do have some surplus at the upper levels, but we're not going to stop looking for it. You can never have enough of it. And as quickly as you can have a surplus, you can have a shortage in a blink of an eye. Pitching dominates this game, and we want to make sure we can be strong in that area.
MLB.com: What about the position players through the ranks? How are you there?
Hill: We have some very key pieces for us, offensively. We're going to continue to try to build as much depth as possible, up the middle, behind the plate and at the corners. Wherever we can do it, via waiver claims, trades, you can't have enough overall depth.
MLB.com: Obviously, through the years, there has been tremendous turnover in this organization. How much do you guys want to bring stability and be able to retain your core players and move this thing forward?
Hill: That's our goal. Obviously, we'd love to have all of those things for us to keep everyone forever. But that isn't the reality of our game. There is going to be turnover. From our standpoint, we want to just build a club of good players, of good teammates. Players who support each other and who are going to help us win ballgames. I think the better we do on the field, the better ability we'll be able to do other things.
MLB.com: Some players who have been here a while, like Giancarlo Stanton, have said there has been a lot of talking through the years. Do you agree that the time is now for action?
Hill: Exactly. There has been more than enough talk going on over the offseason. It's time to play.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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While Production of "The Cannabis Factor" Continues With Emmy Award Winning Soapbox Multimedia, Filming Begins on New Series
While Production of "The Cannabis Factor" Continues With Emmy Award Winning Soapbox Multimedia, Filming Begins on New Series
CARLSBAD, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2014) - Strategic Global Investments, Inc. (OTC Pink: STBV) (PINKSHEETS: STBV) is pleased to announce that production has also begun for their latest project under Jeff Orsa of Television 101 which will be a witty reality based show reflecting a humorous and ironic glance into the ever growing world of marijuana.
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Valerie L. Nile made her initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon in Rockland District Court on charges of criminal threatening and terrorizing.
According to an affidavit filed by the Knox County Sheriff's Office, a Friendship man called 911 to report that an intoxicated woman was at his home and had threatened to stab him. The man told police that Nile had picked up a large kitchen knife and then put two smaller knives in her socks and threatened him, the police report stated. He told police that he was in fear for his life.
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text: Founded in 1989, the eponymous label from French designer Philippe Audibert is known for its dazzling statement jewelry. A favorite of A list celebrities from around the world, this premium label offers contemporary collections of stunning accessories encrusted with Swarovski crystals and finished in striking, geometric shapes. Featuring plated pewter, metal beads and crystals, Philippe Audibert bracelets range from structured cuffs to embellished bangles 'the perfect finishing touch to your evening outfits.


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Not Everyone Enters the Kingdom
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name? And then will I declare to them, I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.
— Matthew 7:21-23


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Over the last several weeks, an investigation into Beaumont ISD Assistant Superintendent Patricia Adams Collins Lambert has shown her to possess a criminal record for extorting public funds from teachers in the New Orleans school district, unearthed accusations that she leads a massive campaign of both cheating and retaliation against her accusers, exposed her as having lied on her application for employment at BISD about her criminal background, and debunked her public claims regarding Loyola and Harvard credentials. Also shown in Lambert's history was her steady climb up the BISD salary pay scale to the point where the administrator is now one of the highest paid employees in the district, bringing in more than $100,000 annually aside from supplemental pay, incentive pay, and paid travel.
Now, the investigation has revealed Lambert isn't the only member of her family on the fast track at Beaumont Independent School District to bringing in a six-figure income — her son has charged the district more than $60,000 in a six-month time frame for "printing" costs, despite the fact he possesses no printing facility and is running the business out of a rented mailbox and an address where he no longer resides.
Helping hand
When the now assistant superintendent of secondary schools was still the principal at BISD's Central High School, Lambert opted to stray away from Central's longstanding practice of processing outside printing work through the local Kinko's. The new vendor of choice was none other than Houston-based Designergy, owned and operated by Lambert's son, Brian Collins. Since the Lambert offspring was first awarded vendor status in 2007-08, he has reportedly billed the district more than $350,000 for services rendered. In just this past school year alone, BISD invoices show Collins billed the district $61,896.44.
Among some of the items provided by Collins this year were the Central High School Rose Cutting Ceremony keepsake books, which came at a cost of $40 each billed to graduating Central seniors as part of their "Senior Package." Not purchasing the Senior Package, which totaled more than $300 per student, meant that the senior could not attend prom or the Senior Class Picnic. Just for the 225 Central senior souvenirs, Collins billed the district $9,000. Added to costs Collins billed for Central's graduation programs and extras such as $10 flute glasses, the total bill to the district for Central's graduation project was $18,431.79.
But $18,431.79 is just the April check. Tracing back invoices over the last several months — in March, Collins billed the district $5,498 and the Central campus individually $976; in February, Collins billed the district $3,879 and Central an additional $4,550; in November, Collins billed the district $8,315; in October, Collins billed the district $6,494; and in September, Collins billed the district $13,751.
Designergy is touted as a "media production company established in Houston" with a business strategy of "Consult, Design, Produce, Satisfy." On the company website, a few examples of the designer's work are up for show including two banners produced for Central High School prior to July 2012.
"Our specialties are renderings of full color graphics, outdoor/indoor products and services for printed publications," Designergy's website contends. "Designergy does not compromise on quality. We invest time in product rendering to produce work at an industry standard. Our work consistently delivers results in the national marketplace.
"Designergy is all about understanding your business, as if it were our own. It's about taking your marketing strategy and communicating it effectively to your target audience. It's also about taking a message and pushing the ordinary a step further toward the extraordinary."
Anyone besides BISD wanting to conduct business with Collins' company, however, may find it hard to commission his help in pushing the ordinary toward the extraordinary. Collins did not answer calls to his listed work phone number, nor answer attempts at face-to-face contact at his Houston "office." Instead, visits to the address listed on the BISD invoices were met by Deidre Collins, Brian Collins' soon-to-be ex-wife. Deidre advised that Brian moved from the residence more than two years ago to a Houston-area apartment complex. Collins did live at the residence the two shared when he started Designergy, but the couple never owned or possessed printing equipment, Deidre said. BISD checks do arrive at her home from time to time, Deidre added, but are quickly passed off through a mutual friend to deliver to her estranged husband. Deidre further stated that she didn't know how much any of the checks were for but that when he lived with her, all Collins did in his line of business was graphic design from a bedroom in their home he turned into an office.
In a conversation with Deidre, she said Brian started Designergy in 2007 and "always wanted to start his own business." Asked if he had many customers, she said "BISD and his mom's school when she was the principal" were the biggest. Deidre said she was unsure how much Collins routinely billed BISD and his mom's school, but roughly $56,000 every six months "sounded about right."
Using estimates from Collin's wife and BISD invoices, the amount paid by Central High and BISD administration to Designergy balloons to approximately $371,378 over the last six years.
An alternate address businessman Collins gave to BISD other than his marital home is 10223 Broadway, Suite P 570, in Pearland. A quick trip to that locale revealed it as a UPS store that rents mailboxes. The UPS store manager at first said he could not give any information about Collins or Designergy but later said he knows Collins, although the former customer no longer rents a box with the UPS store. The store manager further stated that Collins had called recently looking for a check that was mailed to that location from Beaumont.
A separate attempt to reach the elusive Collins was made at an address Deidre provided from the couple's divorce papers. Repeated attempts to get an answer at the apartment were futile, but motion in the apartment windows indicated someone was home but not answering the door. Multiple attempts to reach Collins by phone were also unsuccessful; the one time someone did answer the number given on the Designergy website, a man said he was not Collins but was the owner of a plumbing company.
Interesting conflict
Questions posed to BISD spokesperson and Public Information Officer Ron Reynolds regarding whether a principal and/or assistant superintendent contracting with a close relative was allowable under BISD guidelines were referred to the district's policy on nepotism as it relates to vendors. According to the BISD policy, the only "officials" requiring nepotism disclosure are the elected board of trustees and the superintendent.
Texas Local Government Code defines officials differently, however. According to the state threshold, "'Local public official' means a member of the governing body or another officer, whether elected, appointed, paid, or unpaid, of any district (including a school district), county, municipality, precinct, central appraisal district, transit authority or district, or other local governmental entity who exercises responsibilities beyond those that are advisory in nature."
Still, BISD does have policies in place that might affect the district's business with Collins' Designergy. According to purchasing guidelines of BISD, "Purchases over $1,000 should be purchased from an approved vendor on the Beaumont ISD approved vendor list; purchases over $10,000 will require three written or faxed quotes from vendors; (and) purchases over $50,000 will require board approval."
BISD spokesperson Reynolds said information as to whether the appropriate bids were produced in Collins' case were not available in time for this publication.
BISD trustee and professional contractor Tom Neild said if employees were indeed allowed to contract their own children in deals paying out tens of thousands of dollars, the district needs to re-evaluate its procurement policy.
"Where are the checks and balances?" Neild asked. "I think it's a problem if there's nothing to keep a principal from issuing a contract that's improper. There's definitely a way to fix it, though – it shouldn't be allowed.
"If you're in the district and you have the capability of making a purchase order, it should be a policy you can't do business with your next of kin. Why would you – with the perception of it? If they did do business with a relative, they should disclose it so you don't end up with situations like these."
[1] http://theexaminer.com/users/jennifer-johnson
[2] http://theexaminer.com/sites/default/files/Lambert.jpg
[3] http://theexaminer.com/stories/news
[4] http://theexaminer.com/tags/bisd
[5] http://theexaminer.com/tags/patricia-lambert


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Daily Distraction
Watch These Animals Knocking Each Other Into the Water — Daily Distraction
It turns out, when you push your little brother or sister into the pool, you're just acting on your primal instincts.
Watch These People Falling Off Swings — Daily Distraction
A swingset can be a wonderful thing, but sometimes people just can't seem to handle all the wonderfulness.
Watch These Animals Stealing Food — Daily Distraction
Food theft is a constant danger in the animal world, and some animals are better at it than others.
Watch These Animals Hanging Out on Windshields
Some animals just don't seem to understand that we need to see out of the windshield, and that sitting right on it harms our ability to do that.
Watch These People Riding Tandem Bikes — Daily Distraction
It used to be that a tandem bike meant a bike for two. Not so anymore.
Watch These Little Kids Who Are Really Good Musicians — Daily Distraction
They say it takes years to truly master an instrument. And then there are these kids.
Watch These Cats That Have Learned How to Open Doors — Daily Distraction
Cats work very hard at burnishing their reputation as master thinkers.
Watch These Dogs Interrupting Soccer Games — Daily Distraction
You really can't blame the dogs. Everyone else is playing with the ball, why can't they?
Watch These Dogs Who Really Love Weddings — Daily Distraction
Weddings are great—there's dancing, food, everyone's all dressed up and in a good mood (well, most of the time). And dogs agree.
Watch These Terrified People on Amusement Park Rides — Daily Distraction
It used to be that in order to see what you look like when you're on a roller coaster, you had to pay $10 for a blurry photo of you and the stranger next to you after you got off the ride.


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Featured News - Current News - Archived News - News Categories
Collins to participate in multi-employer job fair at Chase on June 28
Congressman Chris Collins announced today that 150 Chase Albion jobs will be retained in Western New York. It has been reported the Depew company AMS Servicing will take on the employees.
A hiring event will be held at the Chase Albion facility on Wednesday, June 26, and Friday, June 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Collins' office will welcome area employers who attend the June 28 multi-employer job fair at the Chase Albion facility.
"When I spoke to Chase about its decision last week, I told them I would work with them to find local jobs for its employees. Now, 150 of those jobs are already being saved in the Western New York area," Collins said. "I appreciate Chase's commitment to engaging on opportunities for its employees and keeping jobs in area. This is a good outcome for both the workers in Albion and the Western New York economy."
Collins' office has worked with local economic development officials to support commerce and industry, and create and retain jobs.
"We have more work to do to help the people of Orleans County, but this is a huge step in the right direction. I will continue to work with JP Morgan Chase and our partners in the private sector and at every level of government to help find jobs for each person affected," Collins said.


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NASA astronaut Serena Aunon met with more than 100 first-generation Hispanic students recently at Virginia State University in Petersburg, part of an effort to encourage minorities in STEM disciplines.
Aunon shared her personal experiences and insight into the future of human spaceflight as part of a partnership between NASA and the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN), according to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton.
Selected as an astronaut in 2009, Aunon completed her training in 2011. She serves as a flight surgeon at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.


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1028: Communication
Title text: Anyone who says that they're great at communicating but 'people are bad at listening' is confused about how communication works.
This comic is divided into two parts, the first two rows of panels and then the third one.
The first part demonstrates a failed attempt at communication:
- White Hat notices a dangerous hole, and thinks he should warn people about it.
- White Hat encounters Hairy and tries to warn him about the hole, while Hairy is wondering what White Hat wants.
- Hairy doesn't understand the warning, only seeing White Hat ranting about something.
- White Hat is irritated by Hairy's lack of understanding, and leaves him.
- White Hat encounters Megan, who tries to tell him about another hole, but White Hat is still annoyed about Hairy and tries to talk about him instead.
- White Hat and Megan continue on, both frustrated by the outcome of their encounters.
- Megan meets Hairy, and they share their common experience of seeing White Hat upset about something.
- They continue on towards the first hole, unaware of it. Note: quite strangely (mistake?), Hairy seems to "lose" his hair, but it's still the same person, as evidenced by Randall's transcript of the comic.
- Megan and Hairy fall into the first hole since it wasn't properly communicated to them.
- White Hat falls into the second hole since it wasn't properly communicated to him.
The holes are, hilariously, only about one person deep, probably simply so that we can recognize who fell in; unaware and careless people don't notice them when they come upon them, which makes them symbolic of any problem or danger one can encounter in life, and could avoid if properly warned or careful.
The second part demonstrates a much more successful attempt at communication:
- Beret Guy notices a dangerous hole, and thinks he should warn people about it.
- Beret Guy finds Cueball, and tells him to come along.
- Cueball doesn't understand why, but follows Beret Guy anyway.
- Beret Guy leads Cueball to the hole, which he shows him.
- Both Beret Guy and Cueball are now properly warned about the hole now.
The moral of the story is that the best way to communicate may be to show instead of tell.
If you are not familiar with it, the symbol of the triangle with the exclamation mark in it is a widely used symbol that means "warning".
The title text references the requirement that "communication" is a two-sided process, and just telling someone something does not mean that you "communicated" the information to them: if they failed to understand, then it means you failed to communicate.
- [White Hat looks down at a large gap in the walkway; a thought bubble with a warning symbol and an image of the gap appears above his head.]
- [White Hat walks to the right, away from the gap, and encounters Hairy, to which he speaks (in iconographic speech bubble form), attempting to inform him about the gap. A thought bubble appears above Hairy's head with an image of White Hat.]
- [White Hat continues, waving his arms, still talking about the gap. Hairy's thought bubble continues to contain images of White Hat, now gesturing frantically.]
- [Hairy shrugs in a nonplussed manner, and White Hat leaves off the right side of the frame. Both have thought bubbles displaying the other's reaction.]
- [White Hat continues to the right and comes across Megan. He tells her about the reaction of Hairy (still all in iconographic form); she simultaneously tries to tell him about a gap and gestures off to the right of the frame.]
- [White Hat and Megan both leave the frame thinking of each other's reactions; Megan exiting left and White Hat exiting right.]
- [Megan (still thinking about White Hat) encounters Hairy (who is also still thinking about White Hat).]
- [Megan and Hairy talk about White Hat.]
- [Megan and Hairy continue talking about White Hat as they exit the frame to the left.]
- [A commotion is heard from the left.]
- [The camera pans over to the left, where Megan and Hairy have fallen into a gap in the walkway. A commotion is then also heard from the right.]
- [The camera pans over to the right, where White Hat has also fallen into a gap.]
- [Beret Guy comes across a gap in the walkway.]
- [Beret Guy runs off the frame to the right.]
- [Beret Guy meets Cueball, and tells him (still in iconographic form) to come with him. Cueball has a thought bubble of Beret Guy.]
- [Beret Guy takes Cueball's hand and leads him along to the left. Cueball's thought bubble has question marks around Beret Guy.]
- [Beret Guy leads Cueball to the gap and shows him it.]
- [Beret Guy and Cueball walk away from the gap to the right, now both thinking about the gap.]
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I can't decide if the irony that this comic didn't communicate its idea well was intentional or if I just didn't get it at first because I'm dumb... 126.96.36.199 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Don't worry. Not everybody can read "international," so it may be a bit hard to interpret. Really, he's just citing John R. Trimble: "Clear writers assume, with a pessimism born of experience, that whatever isn't plainly stated the reader will invariably misconstrue." In this case, after several examples of poor communication (and the consequences) the only clear communicator is Beret Guy, who rather adeptly shows rather than tells Cueball of the peril. Visual prolix? Maybe. As you say, that may be the point. -- IronyChef (talk) 02:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, it wouldn't be that you're dumb, it would be that you're "bad at reading comics" :) - jerodast (talk) 16:43, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
I don't believe that the holes are only one person deep. It seems as though the heads are level with the ground just to show who is falling into each hole at that moment. 188.8.131.52 11:20, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
After panel 5-6, does WHG think that he actually communicated the left hole successfully to the girl, given that he does not understand her "hole!" message as a warning of the right hole? I remember that's how I read it the first time. 126.96.36.199 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Where does the name Harry come from? Is this established usage on the wiki? Dropping it in the explanation out of nowhere is confusing. - jerodast (talk) 16:44, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
- Using names to refer to the characters was a tradition that was officially started back on the blog when Berg guest authored one of the explanations. This makes it easier for everyone to be sure they are referring to the same character, and they're also cute fan-made names. lcarsos_a (talk) 17:04, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sure sure, I get that, but Cueball and Danish have pages where confused users can go to understand where the name came from. "Harry" just drops out of nowhere here. Does he appear in other comics? Should we make a page for him? - jerodast (talk) 16:19, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
I disagree that the moral is that the best way to teach is to show someone, I believe the moral is that teaching hasn't happened until the learner understands. If you succeed in communicating by talking, that's great, if you succeed by showing, that's great too. However, if you try to teach by talking and the other person doesn't understand, you've failed. If you try to teach by showing and the other person doesn't understand, you've also failed. I'm going to make a change to include that. If anyone objects, revert it. Djbrasier (talk) 20:35, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
- I agree with you (that is a first ;-) I think you forgot to implement the change you were advocating for, and said you would make. I have tried to make it clear that it is about communication not about how you do it. --Kynde (talk) 17:20, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
I took the moral to be that you need to not immediately jump to what you're you're saying, rather talk a little first. Banak (talk) 17:00, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I don't get what part of "there's a hole over there" is so hard to understand that you need to show them it for people not to be confused. Really, this comic must've been based on some special kind of stupid people.--184.108.40.206 07:56, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
- Are you familiar with the concept of a metaphor? Did you miss the xkcd comic where Randall himself pointed out that models are imperfect representations of abstract ideas (iirc, the example in question was gravity as it relates to spacetime, "what's pulling the planet down into the grid then?") It isn't lost on me that this comment is a year old, I just... it felt like it necessitated a response. If you're getting caught up in the specifics of this being a literal situation, then it's you who has missed the point. Aepokk (talk) 08:55, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- (yeah, I know this is more than three years old) Aside from what Aepokk already wrote, if I told you "Пази, рупа на путу у оном правцу", would you immediately understand what I was trying to communicate to you? BytEfLUSh (talk) 23:06, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
«It is very typical for the character Beret Guy to succeed, especially with something difficult, where White Hat fails.» I would be grateful for examples that show how this is typical. :-) 188.8.131.52 19:26, 12 February 2017 (UTC)


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A Pastor, a Rabbi, and an Imam Walk Into a Book ...
Discussion of religion can set up a range of uncomfortable situations—from an awkward first date to a hurtful family gathering. And there are those who have felt much more than uncomfortable—who have been labeled or scarred by religion. These memories, in hand with the pain and violence perpetrated by religious institutions throughout history, can overwhelm attempts to maneuver through conversations about faith and tradition.
In Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith, co-authors Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Imam Jamal Rahman offer healing, insight, and tools to help resume the conversation about religion that is integral to our well-being as a global community.
The authors begin by explaining the core teachings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They then identify divisive practices that illustrate how each religion has veered from its core teaching. The causes of division, or "inconsistencies," are named as exclusivity, violence, inequality between men and women, and homophobia.
Follow Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Imam Jamal Rahman's blog.
The authors approach each inconsistency with honesty and humility, sharing their personal experience. They offer explanations of controversial verses from the holy texts of their respective traditions and invite the reader into the discussion with suggested questions and spiritual practices.
Piece by piece, a refreshing, even surprising, picture of religion comes into focus—one of an institution like any other, molded by the cultural contexts of its time, instead of an infallible and unquestionable manifestation of the all-defining "Divinity Itself." This picture gives us hope—because it allows us, as our imperfect selves, a perfect place within it.
Book Review: "Prophetic Encounters" reminds us that we are part of a long and rich tradition that is more than simply a series of isolated movements for social change.
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Arming the world's youth to be a force for compassion.
Brought together by 9/11, three friends of different faiths look for answers about when and why religion leads to violence.


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Novell Tries to Beat Red Hat with Red Hat's Own Tech
Novell Spacewalks RHEL CustomersNovell is using open source technology from rival Linux server vendor Red Hat to help Red Hat users migrate to SUSE Linux.
Novell is using open source technology from the Spacewalk project that rival Linux vendor Red Hat started, in order to help Red Hat users migrate to SUSE Linux.
"Zenworks Linux Management is going out of support in March of 2012, the SUSE Manager has comparable features with a number of areas with broader and greater functionality," Doug Jarvis, product marketing manager, Linux Enterprise at Novell told InternetNews.com.
Jarvis noted that SUSE Manager has systems monitoring capabilities which Zenworks Linux Management did not have. He added that with SUSE Manager it is easier to manage Linux workloads on IBM System Z and it also has the ability to manage SLES based appliances. Virtualization is also a key area of differentiation for SUSE Manager, in contrast with the older Zenworks Linux Management product.
"SUSE Manager natively interfaces with Xen and KVM to provision new virtual instances, which is something that Zenworks couldn't do," Jarvis said. "SUSE Manager can also manage the underlying Xen or KVM virtual host."
The other big shift is the fact that SUSE Manager is based on the open source Spacewalk project that rival Red Hat started in 2008. Spacewalk was started by Red Hat to be an open source systems management project. Spacewalk code also powers the Red Hat Network Satellite systems management system.
The fact that Red Hat started the Spacewalk project isn't seen as being a negative or positive issue for Novell. Novell is also contributing back to the Spacewalk project, which is licensed under the GPLv2 open source license.
"We want to help bring standardization to systems management for Linux," Jarvis said. "Our participation in the Spacewalk project also helps to propel management of Linux forward by having both of the big heavy hitters in Linux taking part in the project."
Jarvis noted that with the Spacewalk base, SUSE Manager can manage both SLES and RHEL. Currently the Spacewalk project is at the Spacewalk 1.2 release, which is why SUSE Manager's initial release will also be tagged as version 1.2.
"One of the things that our engineering team noticed is that Spacewalk is difficult to get up and running, so we've made it easier to get up and running a SLES environment," Jarvis said. "The major thing that we're adding is support."
SUSE Manager 1.2 is being made available as an on-premise solution, though Jarvis noted that there has been some discussion at Novell around extending it into a managed service offering at some future point. The other area that Novell may explore in the future with SUSE Manager is further extensions to be interoperable in heterogeneous Linux/Windows environments. Novell has a multi-year partnership with Microsoft around interoperability.
Moving forward, Jarvis noted that SUSE Manager will be updated as the various moving pieces in Spacewalk, RHEL and SLES require.
"In order to ensure compatibility around all 3 systems (Spacewalk, RHEL, SLES), when we view the need to have a major upgrade, we will have a major upgrade," Jarvis said. "Initially we plan to do some smaller releases of additional functionality on an as needed basis."
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of Internet.com, the network for technology professionals.


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Lodi's Chet Webb and Mary McCurley, who are married, play what McCurley calls "more of an acoustic sound."
Music: Strings Attached Guitar Duo
Lodi's Chet Webb and Mary McCurley, who are married, play what McCurley calls "more of an acoustic sound." It's a mixture of blues, jazz and rock from "St. James Infirmary" to the Cure's "Lovesong" to "Autumn Leaves" and, maybe, an R.E.M. song "re-arranged to our own style. It's a very unique sound and we're very excited" to perform in a museum setting. A former journalist, McCurley also is writing "Delta Vision," a romantic novel centered around the region's water problems. 7 p.m., The Haggin Museum, 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton. $5-$8. (209) 940-6300.
Event: The Art of Jazz
Charles Blackwell, a jazz poet, is accompanied by drummer Brian Kendrick as this exhibit of jazz-inspired art continues. 5 p.m. L.H. Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College. Free. (209) 954-5507.
Music: Patrick Langham Group
Simon Rowe (piano), Jerry Pineda (bass) and Brian Kendrick (drums) join Langham, who plays saxophone, for one of their regular jazz sessions. 7 p.m. Take 5 Jazz at the Brew, 157 W. Adams St., Stockton. $10; $5, students. (209) 464-2739.
Theater: "The Case of the Malted Falcon"
This murder mystery dinner/show "spoofs TV chefs, old-time detectives, art lovers and chocoholics." Audience members try to guess who the guilty party is. This is the third dinner/show production for the 149-year-old First Congregational Church of Stockton. Eight actors stage the mystery in which a chocolate sculpture is stolen from Sam Club, who must retrieve the missing hunk of candy to save his reputation. 6 p.m.; also 6 p.m. Sat., 2 and 6 p.m. Sun. First Congregational Church of Stockton, 3904 Brookside Road. $12-$20. (209) 662-2502.
Event: Almond Blossom Festival
Despite the cold weather, it's that time again. Festival season begins with this four-day ode to the almond. Noon-9 p.m.; also 5 p.m. Thurs.; 10 a.m. Sat.; noon Sun. Mistlin Sports Park, Ripon. Free. (209) 599-7519.
Music: Braata
A reggae-rock group from Stockton and Manteca, Braata plays songs from its new "K(no)w Gnomes" CD. 7 p.m. Plea for Peace Center, 630 E. Weber Ave., Stockton. $5. (209) 981-2311.
Comedy: Studio Comedy Club
Humor joins the menu with the first in a planned series of stand-up comedy weekends. Joe Rivera, a 30-year-old Stockton resident who's staging the shows, said, "Unfortunately there are a lot of negative things said about Stockton. But I want our comedy to tell a different story." Rivera, Rand William Doerning, Jovon Torres, Andrew Holmgren and Rich Brockman are the funny men on Saturday. Troy Nelson, Nick Larson, Mike Dupont, Jonny Creal and El Roberto open the series at 7 p.m. Friday. Also 7 p.m. Sat. Whirlow's, 1906 Pacific Ave., Stockton. $10. (209) 466-1672.
Music: Willie Hines benefit
Musicians and friends are banding together to raise funds to offset medical expenses for Hines, the former owner of Stockton's Replay Records. 6 p.m. Whirlow's, 1906 Pacific Ave., Stockton. Free. (209) 466-1672.
Music: Elvis, the Tribute
Los Angeles-based Mark W. Curran, his band and back-up singers explore the major stages in Elvis Presley's life and career. 7 p.m. Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 Central Ave., Tracy. $35-$45. (209) 831-6858.
Movie: "Nightjohn"
Carl Lumbly, a Berkeley-based actor who was part of the cast in this 1996 TV movie, will attend this Black Family Day event. The one-hour movie tells the story of a young slave girl who experiences liberation when Lumbly's character returns from the North and teaches her to read. Young people will be asked to interpret the film and receive an award named after Lumbly's late wife, Vonetta McGee. Lumbly, 61, also will show a short film about her life. 3 p.m. Sun. Bob Hope Theatre, 242 E. Main St., Stockton. Free. (209) 337-4673.
Music: Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Student musicians combine their talents during "Classics," which is dedicated to the late Dave Brubeck. 2:30 p.m. Sun. Faye Spanos Concert Hall, University of the Pacific. $5-$8. (209) 946-2415.
Music: Lodi Community Band
Art Holton conducts the group's season-opening concert with a broad-ranging program. 2 p.m. Sun. Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St., Lodi. Free. (209) 368-0612.


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"We're just trying to help people get around, anybody that needs to travel a little bit cheaper," said Dale Woodyard, owner of Scooters to Go.
When Scooters to Go officially opened for business on March 21, it could not have happened at a more opportune time.
During a period of unusually warm weather, the store received many inquiries about its scooters, particularly from Lansing's student population.
"At Lansing Community College, they are charging $10 a day for parking," Woodyard said. "We have a lot of LCC students coming down here because they can park scooters with the bikes and save money. At $10 a day, the scooter is going to pay for itself."
Over the years, scooter travel has transitioned from recreational use to a primary method of transportation.
According to Woodyard, scooter popularity has particularly increased among Lansing residents looking to avoid paying high gas prices and parking fees.
"I sold scooters out of this building (in 2009) when it was a fad, Woodyard said.
Today,scooters are needed as real transportation. I think people are looking at them as more serious transportation because of the crisis we are having with gas. Also, today they are a lot more affordable."
Scooters to Go carries the popular scooter brand TaoTao Scooters, which are designed for inner city and campus commutes. The scooters come in a range of sizes, colors and prices. The store also features a mechanic to assist customers with the maintenance and repair of their scooters.
"I would recommend a scooter for anybody that has to commute within a 25-mile distance of home," Woodyard said. "We want to offer any safety tips for people. For people that have never ridden a scooter, we suggest they take a safety course. We let people test drive them in the parking so they kind of get the feel of it."
As more warm weather approaches, Scooters to Go anticipates a steep increase in business from people looking for a convenient way to travel around town.
"It's economical, but it's also fun just to get out there, slow down a little bit, and take a look around," Woodyard said. "You get to see more things on a scooter."
Scooters to Go
216 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
(517) 348-7673


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I have a very special guest poster today! My Ellie has been asking me if she can write a blog, so we decided before she can start her own, she would get to write on mine a few times. While reading one of her books, she discovered a recipe in the back and asked if we could start with it.
Ellie picked out the recipe, and short of slicing the apples, handling the oven, and some odd help here and there, she pretty much made it herself.
Then she took some pictures.
Then she wrote a post!
Hi evreyone,My name is Ellie.Me and my Mom made a apple pie.
I had fun making the apple pie!I thoght of it first.I saw a book that is called Amelia Bedelia's first apple pie.The book is really,really,really funny.Because the birds ate the pie and the Grandma thinks the birds are swollows and Amelia Bedelia says this "Thay sure were.Thay swollowed the wole thing!"
The pie was fun to make!My little brother wanted to help!He scattered flour evreywhare.I even got it on my hands!
It's me, Stephanie again!
Leave a comment for Ellie (and remember to be nice! I'm trying to teach her that if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.) Hopefully , I can talk her into guest posting again. She has a bunch of fun cookbooks and magazines geared towards kids so we have plenty of recipes to choose from.
You can find the book we used here.


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posted by Rahul on Tue 24th Feb 2009 23:09 UTC
Among the many new features for Fedora 11, a newly added one is Nouveau becoming the default driver for Nvidia cards in Rawhide. Nouveau is an effort to create a completely free and open source 3D driver for Nvidia cards. Fedora 7 originally included this driver installed but not enabled by default. Red Hat recently hired Ben Skeggs, one of the primary Nouveau developers and Nouveau driver has been accepted by the Fedora Engineering team to be the default driver for Nvidia cards with the legacy nv driver as a fallback option. Nouvaeu already supports more chipsets, RANR 1.1 support, Accelerated XRENDER, Textured Video support for many cards that are not covered by the nv driver which has been hampered by a lot of obfuscated code as well. Phoronix has other details.


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Jocelyn's Christmas Must-Have, Number 6!
My #6 Must-Have item is actually two items, both from Oscar Blandi. These gifts will THRILL any woman in your life – the products are liquid gold! They actually work, and the results are breathtaking! I loved these products!!!
I recently tried these two Oscar Blandi products, and I almost wish I hadn't. Now that I know how amazing they are – I will always have to have them on hand! Both of these products are unbelievably awesome. My hair has never felt so good! Soft, and shiny – I didn't even need to use product after using these!
First: Luce
Luce is a rinse-out gloss for both chemically treated and virgin hair, exclusively designed to lock in pigment added to restore shine. It infuses light reflection into dull, tired ends and prolongs the life of hair's brilliant shine. It revitalizes hair by adding vibrancy and ample conditioning. Made from plant emollients and other protecting ingredients, Luce nourishes hair while adding shine, combability, and protection from harsh environmental conditions.
To use: Shampoo and condition hair with appropriate Oscar Blandi products for your hair type. Towel dry hair. Apply Luce evenly throughout hair, cover with Oscar Blandi's shower cap, Cuffia Per Doccia. Leave on for 3 to 5 minutes. Rinse with mild water.
PS: I didn't have a shower cap, and it still worked amazing!
Second: Trattamento Di Jasmine Smoothing Hair Treatment is a strengthening, anti-frizz hair treatment for weekly use.
Repairs and provides intense moisturization, while restoring the hair's natural balance for healthy shine and a silky feel. Ideal for taming frizzy, unruly hair.
Planet Beauty is a retail chain of beauty boutiques throughout California providing a unique selection of skincare and hair care products as well as salon services to meet every beauty need, while ensuring excellent customer service through product knowledge and hands on training for all its dedicated employees. Since the first store opened in 1992, Planet Beauty boutiques have drawn a cult following of gorgeously groomed shoppers as well as numerous celebrities including Hilary Duff, Megan Fox, Mena Suvari, Miley Cyrus, Steve Carell and more." Make Her Up LOVES Planet Beauty, and loves shopping on their website. If you haven't checked them out yet, now's the time!


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The most recent comment — Chitwood called Hinton a "slumlord" in November — is the one that sparked the threat of a lawsuit.
DAYTONA BEACH — A verbal flap between Police Chief Mike Chitwood and a local businessman prompted the merchant's attorney to file a public records request with the city of Daytona Beach that could have cost his client almost $20,000, city officials said.
The request by lawyer Sam Masters on behalf of John Hinton — owner of several John's Appliance City stores — centers on Chitwood and some of the biting remarks he's made over the years about a handful of individuals, including Sheriff Ben Johnson and Circuit Judge Joseph Will.
The most recent comment — Chitwood called Hinton a "slumlord" in November — is the one that sparked the threat of a lawsuit and the public records request by Masters that could have cost his client as much as a kitchen makeover.
City spokeswoman Susan Cerbone said Master's request is "very broad" and she placed a preliminary price tag of $19,000 on his petition for documents. Cerbone said the "review of emails alone would take about 160 hours."
In his Feb. 21 cover letter for the request, Masters said he wanted to be notified if the cost exceeded $75.
After being told it would cost considerably more, Masters said he would narrow down the request and make it more specific — and inexpensive.
"If any of these records exist, it'll be relevant to our case," Masters said Tuesday. "If the records don't exist, it will be relevant to our case."
For his part, Chitwood was not surprised about the requests or the impending lawsuit.
"Sam Masters has been suing the city for 20 years," the chief said.
According to the request, Masters wants copies of any written communication regarding Chitwood's comments/criticisms of Hinton, Volusia County Council Vice-Chair Joyce Cusack, Judge Will, Sheriff Johnson, retired Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy and the Daytona Beach Fire Department. Most of these verbal incidents occurred in 2012.
He also wants copies of any written communication that would show "guidelines, restrictions or authorization concerning Chief Michael Chitwood's public comments/criticisms of persons, public or private entities and/or businesses made through the news media or through any other public forum."
Cerbone also said the $19,000 request is one of four that Masters made related to Chitwood or the Police Department this month and in February. The attorney also requested the chief's personnel file, his job evaluations and any paperwork regarding police business at Hinton's rental house on Westwood Drive. Two of the other three requests have been fulfilled at a cost of $95 and the city is still assessing the fee for the third one. Cerbone said the city had also been waiting on Masters regarding the most expensive request.
On Dec. 13 at 5 a.m., Daytona Beach narcotics investigators raided a rental house that Hinton owns in the 100 block of Westwood Drive. Police obtained the warrant after claiming they found traces of methamphetamine in the garbage outside the residence. Investigators initially searched the trash after receiving a tip there was drug activity inside the house, Chitwood said.
Members of the narcotics squad said the residence was already in disarray when they got there, with clothes all over the floor and some of the interior doors not even attached to their hinges. Chitwood said the investigators commented that the house looked like a "pig sty." In an interview with The Daytona Beach News-Journal, the chief called Hinton a "slumlord."
Masters, however, in a three-page intent to sue letter sent to the city in January, said Chitwood had no reason to call his client a "slumlord." The attorney said his client also was offended because Chitwood said Hinton rents to drug dealers and gang members. A review of public records by The Daytona Beach News-Journal showed no significant issues with the Westwood Drive house before this raid.
"In Mr. Hinton's case, the Chief has finally gone too far," Masters said in his letter. "By attacking a reputable, respected and law-abiding business leader through the use of false statements and innuendoes, the Chief has exposed himself and the city to damages for defamation.
"In this case, the statements made by the Chief were clearly outrageous and inexcusable," Masters wrote in his letter.
But a couple of people listed in Masters' records request — interviewed by The News-Journal this week — chuckled and said their relationship with the chief is just fine. Others, such as Sheriff Johnson, declined comment on the matter. And one, Vice-Chair Cusack, said the comment made against her by the chief bothered her.
Circuit Judge Will clearly recalled the incident that earned him a spot on Masters' list.
The incident occurred in February 2012 when Will suppressed evidence collected by a couple of narcotics officers who had used deception to gain entry into a drug suspect's house. At the time, Chitwood was furious because he said Will called his officers liars.
The chief fired off a letter to Will saying among other things, "you impugned the integrity of my officers and this organization." The chief also accused Will of trying to be "Solomon-like in handing down your recent decree."
Will said he never opened Chitwood's letter and actually read some of its highlights in a newspaper article. He also said he has never met the chief in person but thinks highly of him.
"I have a lot of respect for Chief Chitwood," Will said. "I think he's a helluva police officer."
Daytona Beach Fire Chief Jim Bland was not personally lambasted by Chitwood, but the organization he runs, was.
Following accusations that a firefighter had raped a Spring Breaker in 2010 and that some members of the Fire Department may have called the woman on the phone to harass her, an enraged Chitwood held a news conference where he called out the entire Fire Department for the incident.
That angered Bland at the time, but earlier this week, the fire chief said, "We're good," referring to his relationship with Chitwood.
The rape charge against former Daytona Beach firefighter Adam Silva was later dropped after Silva agreed to plead no contest to grand theft and culpable negligence. He was given five years' probation and will have no conviction on his record if he stays out of trouble during that time. He lost his job with the Fire Department, however.
Cusack, who was criticized by the police chief in April 2012 after the councilwoman appointed Daytona Beach motel owner Pravin Patel to the Halifax Area Advertising Authority board, said she did not appreciate Chitwood's comments at the time, nor did she agree with him.
The chief said Patel should not sit on the HAAA board because his motel was an "invariable hive of criminal activity." Soon after Patel's appointment to the board, police busted someone at the motel for having a meth lab in one of the rooms. Last month, two men were arrested at the motel for selling crack cocaine out of another room.
The chief meanwhile, said he is confident the city will prevail against Masters and Hinton when and if a lawsuit is filed.
He relied on the words of William Shakespeare to sum up his thoughts on Masters' request: "Sound and fury, much ado about nothing."
But Shakespeare's words didn't shake Masters: "I can only say that there are plenty of people who disagree with him on this issue. He would be better served concentrating on law enforcement."


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Hey everyone, been on the road for two days now and I'm about to pull out of Idaho Falls, ID and head north and then east into Montana.
The drive has been beautiful so far. Eastern Oregon is incredible. I had driven through there in the past, but it was night time and I didn't know what I was missing, but wow, one of the most colorful places I've ever been.
My travel was delayed a bit, however, when I stopped to get my oil changed, and I thought the story was worth passing along.
Now, I ordinarily avoid Wal-Mart like the plague, but I needed a change and I was about to hit a piece of road with no services for over 100 miles, so I figured I better get it done while I had the chance.
Sadly, the ONLY place in town to change my oil was at the local Wal-Mart. So as sick as it made my stomach, I pulled up and did it.
The girl (yes, not a woman) who took my information seemed friendly at first. She politely inquired about the full car load of stuff and said "you must be going somewhere cool."
"Chicago" I said with a smile.
I handed her the keys to the car and stepped out. She told me it would be a 20-minute wait, so I grabbed the iPod and the paper I had and went into the waiting room.
By the way, the one thing I was happy about was that at least this oil change was going to be cheap. Under $25.
About 25 minutes later the girl came into the waiting room and told me the car was ready. I paid, took back my keys and jumped in, ready to hit the open road again.
But when I turned on my car the oil monitoring system said I was still at 10% of my oil's life.
That was weird.
I got out of the car and asked the girl if she was sure that the oil change had in fact been done. She said "Yep, I know it was, cause I did it myself."
"Can you explain why my car is telling me it hasn't been?"
"Well we don't reset the meter in any of those Japanese cars" was her response.
I thought maybe she was right. In all honesty, I wasn't sure if this was something that had to be reset myself or if the car automatically did it upon an oil change.
The only way to find out was to check for myself. So I headed back to the car, popped the hood, and stuck in the dipstick.
Sure enough, it was almost empty.
Unreal. They had just charged me $24 and told me they had changed the oil, but it was never done! They knew they were the only place for miles and miles, this could cause serious problems for people without the monitoring system to alert them it wasn't done.
If it wasn't for that I never would have thought to double check. In the future I will.
Anyhow, at this point I wasn't Wal-mart's happiest customer ever. So I went back in and told the girl what I found.
She called in the mechanic and IN FRONT OF ME said to him "why didn't you change the oil?" Clearly she either forgot, or just didn't care that she had already told me that SHE had done it.
His response was "You told me to just pull it into the lot, you didn't say anything about an oil change."
I was on the mechanic's side for a minute until he looked at me and said "When we get these foreign cars in here, sometimes it gets confusing."
Now I was just livid.
First of all, my car being foreign was 100%, fully and completely irrelevant to the fact that they had just charged me $24 to allow my car to sit in their garage for 24 minutes before pulling it into their parking lot. A dollar a minute. Wow.
On top of that, the disdain for my foreign car was becoming very apparent now. Which was also irritating. My bet is that neither of these people knew that while their own American cars were built by foreign workers for next-to-nothing wages, all of my Honda Civic (with the exception of the engine) was assembled in Ohio by well paid, and highly skilled Americans.
The parts were also produced in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, once again, by American workers.
Long story short, I thought about getting a manager and demanding my money back. And in retrospect, I should have. But I wanted to get back to the road and try to keep my blood pressure low. So I waited a few more minutes while the mechanic replaced the oil in my ever-so-complex Civic and instead of getting my money back I'll just blog about what a rotten, evil and horrible place Wal-Mart is.
I hate Wal-Mart.
Ok, so now it's time for me to hit the road, so much for this being a quick note.


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this is what the rest of the people should do instead of hating eachother...
Blossom was absolutely beautiful. I loved it.
Blossom is a very moving AMV, i think it could bring tears to the eyes of anyone who watched it or listened to it.
Totally Addicted to Anime... yay
Have you seen the progress since two years ago. look at the pictures online of before and after its almost un noticeable. i remember shipping supplies to help with clean up. i was almost sure we were gonna be deployed to help. personally i wanted to be deployed to help but our ship wasn't selected but we did donate supplies and money
My heart goes out to everyone that was involved with the earthquake.
what is this cr stuff
Good Lord, Blossom almost brought me to tears. Absolutely fantastic.
Time to get spooky!
Too bad I don't have an iPhone. >.>
The Blossom animation was beautifully rendered and executed. It moved my heart and soul. Meaning i was crying in the end
You cannot control the wind but you can direct the sail. xD
Uuu..I really cried seeing blossom, and I'm not kidding. *tearing up*
Yeah, use more time on preventing than charging things.
A real sad story. Where are the good stories now?
The King Of Chinese Dragons
sakimoto san...i pray
Got dammit wheres my newspaper!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember donating around a week's wages. Still think about everyone impacted every now and then.
I find it very hard to be sympathetic when you present an animated story with angels who may or may not had been the victims of the tsunami and pray to God to make the flowers grow.
I'm support the aim to help the victims recover from the devestation, and to have hope for the future as well as comfort those who've lost loved ones, school mates, boy and girlfriends, family, friends, (I saw the news on TV and on Youtube, the videos from one of the Goverment Buildings nearby where the water overflowed the flood walls and made a mess of things and it wasn't just once the water overflowed the walls built for such an occurance, I saw in one video the waters surging in several times, It was hard to watch, tears would well up in my eyes.
The aftermath was worse, visually, but I took comfort from the fact that so many people immediately began sending in help, first to help those who survived, then to find those who were still alive, yet trapped, and finally to find the bodies that hadn't been carried back out to sea.
But I find comfort, in the truth from the Bible, where it helps comfort those who have lost loved ones in death:
Isaiah. 25: 8, 9 " He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces....And in that day one will certainly say: " Look! This is our God. We have hoped in him, and he will save us. This is Jehovah. We have hoped in him. Let us be joyful and rejoice in the salvation by him.
John. 5: 28, 29: " Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. "
Ps. 146:5, 9: " Happy is the one...whose hope is in Jehovah his God. . . The fatherless boy and the widow he relieves" (Right now God has such loving concern for bereaved ones.)
see: Luke 7: 11-16; 8:49-56
I know this post may seem negative but that is not the case.
got my Blossom case this morning and immediately threw it on ^_^ so glad I could help out with the cause
Not really here for the social network but the anime network ^_^


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Cesar Pastrana led Embry-Riddle with 23 points and Daniel Mondragon added 14 — including a pair of big 3s — to lead ERAU to victory over SUNY Courtland on Sunday.
DAYTONA BEACH — Steve Ridder could not help but grin after his Embry-Riddle Eagles' 74-71 overtime win over SUNY Cortland on Sunday night in the Land of Magic Classic at the ICI Center.
It was not necessarily pulling out a win in a game in which neither team seemed to want to give that tickled the Eagles head coach so — although he was certainly pleased with his team's 11th consecutive victory. But Ridder said he was happiest knowing the back story of the game's final moments in which ERAU's smallest player, 5-foot-8 point guard Daniel Mondragon, and its largest player, 6-foot-8, 275-pound Cesar Pastrana, knocked down big shots to seal the win.
Mondragon, who finished with 14 points, drained a 3 with 41 seconds to go in overtime that gave ERAU (13-1) a 70-65 lead. The Red Dragons (8-2) answered with a 3 by Jeremy Smith that cut it to 70-68 with 27 seconds to play. From there though, Pastrana went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line to seal the victory.
"It is not luck," Ridder said looking over at Mondragon postgame. "He deserves it because he put the time in all summer shooting. I have a window in my office overlooking the gym, and the guy is in there shooting all the time. I can't tell you how many times I've looked out that window and watched that guy drill 10, 12, 15 3-pointers in a row."
And the coach likened to Pastrana, who led ERAU with 24 points, to Shaquille O'Neal — only with better free-throw shooting.
"In 25 years I've never sent our five-man down to the corner to catch it and got fouled so he can go to the line," Ridder said. "But in 25 years I've never had a five-man that could shoot free throws like him."
ERAU trailed 29-26 at the half, but took a 30-29 lead on a jumper by Pastrana just over a minute into the second. The two teams exchanged the lead three times over the next four minutes with ERAU going up 40-39 on a Rico Saldana layup with 12:42 to play. SUNY Cortland retook the lead on a layup by Lamard Herron with 11:51 remaining.
The Red Dragons held the lead — which grew to as much as 7 points, 51-44, on a 3 by Smith with 6:13 to play — for just over 10 minutes before Jason Powell tied it at 54 with a tip-in.
Pastrana gave ERAU the lead — 57-54 — on a layup and free throw, but SUNY Cortland answered immediately with a 3 by Jesse Winter, who scored a game-high 30 points, to tie it at 57 with 1:39 to play.
ERAU retook the lead on a 3 by Mondragon who rose and fired in front his team's bench — with his teammates leaping to their feet behind him — to make it 60-57 with 23 seconds remaining in regulation.
SUNY Cortland raced down the court on the ensuing timeout and took a timeout to set up a play. Coming out of the timeout though, Ridder instructed his team to foul — sending Red Dragons guard Harrison Hefele to the line for two shots.
"Normally, we let them take the 3 to try to tie it and we contest it," Ridder said. "But they had four outstanding 3-point shooters and there was just too great a chance for them to get one of those guys coming off a screen."
Hefele knocked down his first free throw, but the second hit off the front the rim and bounced off the hand of ERAU's Brandon Serle out of bounds — giving possession back to the Red Dragons. On the inbounds, ERAU's DeForest Carter made contact with Hefele sending him back to the line where he sank two free throws to tie it at 60 and send the game to overtime.
"I don't think we have (been in a game this crazy)," Mondragon said. "Even at the end, when we decided to foul them, they knock down a free throw, get the ball back, hit a shot and we are going to overtime.
"We hit big shots but so did they all night."
Embry-Riddle returns to action on Jan. 2 against Ashford (Iowa) in the Bahama House Classic in the ICI Center.


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While fans of AMC's "Breaking Bad" are anticipating the series' finale with equal parts delight and dread, there is a bright spot on the horizon for those leaning more toward the latter emotion.
Saul Goodman, the always charming but decidely shady legal eagle played by Bob Odenkirk on the hit drama, will return in his own spin-off prequel tentatively called "Better Call Saul." The title is taken from the character's famous catchphrase of the same wording.
AMC and Sony Pictures Television announced Wednesday that they have reached a licensing agreement for the spin-off, and that the one-hour episodic will follow the evolution of Goodman prior to his meeting with and becoming the go-to lawyer for "Breaking Bad's" meth kingpin Walter White (Bryan Cranston).
The Goodman character has been a fixture on the hit series since his introduction in season 2.
"Better Call Saul" will star Odenkirk and be spearheaded by writer/producer Peter Gould. Vince Gilligan, the creator of "Bad," will reportedly remain involved in the new venture. Back in July during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, Gilligan said it was his "fervent wish" that the then rumored spin-off get off the ground.
Sadly for die-hard fans of the original series, Wednesday's announcement came with no details regarding the highly-anticipated finale of the Emmy-winning show.
"Breaking Bad" airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. on AMC. The series finale is scheduled to air Sept. 29.
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December 2010 Discusses rates of substance use or abuse among mothers with at-home children and the factors that may contribute to the abuse.
February 2007 Summarizes a study that analyzes factors associated with the risk of drug addiction among 19- to 21-year-old Hispanic women born in the United States as compared with immigrants.
December 2010 Describes findings from two randomized clinical trials showing that treatment with multidimensional family therapy resulted in fewer drug-related problems than treatment with cognitive behavior therapy.