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Hampton man indicted for distributing child pornBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
June 17. 2013 9:40PM
BRENTWOOD — A 20-year-old Hampton man has been indicted on charges that he distributed child sex abuse images through a Facebook messenger program, according to prosecutors.
Corey Ferland, of Cogger Street, allegedly sent images of a minor engaged in sexual acts to three different people using the computer messaging program on Feb. 5, indictments say.
A grand jury charged Ferland with four counts of distribution of child sex abuse images, two counts of manufacturing child sex abuse images and two counts of possession of child sex abuse images.
He remains free on bail pending his arraignment in Rockingham County Superior Court.
Indictments do not indicate when the images were taken, but prosecutors say the person depicted in the images was born in February 1995, just a few days from their 18th birthday.
It's unclear how the images were brought to the attention of police.
Hampton police said they arrested Ferland on Feb. 20 while executing a search warrant at his home.
Ferland was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order in addition to the child pornography charges.
Police did not elaborate what they seized from Ferland's home, but said in a released statement they recovered images that "would constitute child sexual abuse images under New Hampshire statutes."
The photos show the alleged victim engaged in various sexual acts, according to indictments.
A conviction for manufacture of child sexual abuse images carries a state prison sentence of up to 15 to 30 years behind bars.
Ferland could also face 10 to 20 years in state prison on each of the distribution and possession charges, according to the indictments. The investigation was led by Hampton police with assistance from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.


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Cmeal on 01/02/2012
We have had bed bugs for the last 7 months. They spray our apartment every 2 weeks but it does little to fix the issue (when they do actually spray when they say they will). It is a tremendous inconvenience to pack up our entire house into bags, wash everything and find a place to keep the cat for a day to allow for the bed bug spraying. We receive bites about every week. Consider this when renting from this location.
Anonymous on 09/28/2011
The place is festering with these things. been fending them off for months to no avail. And Davis-Paul, along with everything else, is reluctant to do anything at all about the problem. Stay away from this building.
Anonymous on 11/15/2010
I am moving out after 4 months of being eaten alive. If you rent from this place, prepare to throw everything you own away and expect Davis Paul to completely ignore the situation. I am breaking my lease and taking it to court.
Anonymous on 09/22/2010
fucking awful! this building blows. we had mice, and a horrible bedbug infestation. beware, don't move in unless you feel like eventually throwing away almost everything you own. bedbugs have been a continuous problem in this building for over 2 years now, and we were never warned when we moved in.
Anonymous on 02/17/2010
Been battling them for months now. Management didn't notify neighboring units of their presence. My reactions to the bites are severe and I have insomnia because I'm afraid to go to bed and get bit. 2nd round of spraying pending. This process is costly financially and mentally. Be informed if you plan on moving here.
Scared to sleep on 01/22/2010
I asked when we moved in this building if bedbugs were a problem and they told us they weren't. Now 7 months later I'm getting bit up - but oddly my spouse and roommate are not. I cought a few teeny little ones, that's all I've seen - exterminator says they're stage 2. I would hate to see stage 5. When I asked the apt mgr about extermination they said they've been battling them for about 7 months. We're clean people - can't say the same for the rest of the bldg - so I am wondering why us?! Manag
ement has the exterminator coming soon. Hopefully all will be well. This is my first experience with bedbugs and they're wretched, evil creatures.
Greg on 01/24/2009
Starting a month ago I got these little red bumps one right next to another and decided to simply replace my bed pillows sheets and clean and spray my entire apt. # 35. They returned after i got a new bed and I am still getting bit. THIS is ridiculous!!! I am trying to get help from management but am still in the process.
Greg on 01/24/2009
Starting a month ago I got these little red bumps one right next to another and decided to simply replace my bed pillows sheets and clean and spray my entire apt. # 35. They returned after i got a new bed and I am still getting bit. THIS is ridiculous!!! I am trying to get help from management but am still in the process.
420 on 07/29/2008
Yeah we had them in apt 48 in May. They sprayed and they are gone now. Hopefully. We\'re moving away. This building sucks
Sj on 06/19/2008
My apartment is infested!!! I live in apt 38 and my roommate and I have bites all over. I'm afraid to return home.6/11/08
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I would like to congratulate our colleagues for organizing an interesting, efficient and enjoyable conference in Philadelphia this past May. The theme "Preserving Memory: Documenting and Archiving Latin American Human Rights" was timely and of interest to us all. Many excellent presentations were held, thanks to the work of our past president Nerea Llamas. Many thanks as well to our excellent hosts, Joe Holub and David Murray of the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University libraries and our very generous sponsors.
Several important issues were expressed this year at the two Executive Board meetings, the Business meeting and at Town Hall. Executive Board Member-at-Large Sean Knowlton (Columbia University) presented a list of proposals compiled by Patricia Figueroa (Brown University) that represent concerns voiced by SALALM members in recent years:
- that SALALM change its name to reflect the reality of the work we accomplish; i.e. a name that is more general in nature and by default more inclusive
- that the SALALM conference be limited to 3 days instead of 5
- that we eliminate panels and themes from our meeting so that we can devote more time to our committees, regional meetings and vendors
- that we meet and celebrate SALALM in conjunction with LASA, mimicking the arrangement that MELA and MESA have for their yearly congresses. This arrangement would provide an outlet for SALALM members who must present a paper in order to receive funding to attend. The conference need not take place at the same hotel as LASA, but rather the same city and dates.
While some of these concerns have surfaced at various moments in our organization's history, the present economic crisis has brought them to the fore once again. We are faced with a shrinking membership; our institutions provide less professional development funding than in the past; and conference costs are rising.
In order to address these proposals, I have named an ad-hoc Membership Survey Committee to collect information, opinions and ideas relating to the above issues. Members include Anne Barnhart (chair), David Block, Mary Jo Zeter, John Wright and Patricia Figueroa. Please respond thoughtfully to their survey which will be sent out in early fall.
A second committee will work concurrently with the Survey Committee to investigate the consequences, cost and feasibility of a name change for the organization. Ideas for new names or new meanings for our existing acronym will be explored. Should the membership agree on the desirability of a name change (via the survey process), the work of this committee will provide helpful information. The SALALM Name Change Committee includes Sócrates Silva, Melissa Gasparotto, Stephanie Miles and Sean Knowlton.
Treasurer Peter T. Johnson put forward a related proposal geared toward increasing membership in our organization. An initial SALALM scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to a student enrolled in an MLS program (in the U.S.) who intends to work in the field of Latin American Studies, and who will join our organization.
In response to some of the concerns expressed above, I plan to experiment with the format of next year's SALALM meeting. We will we return to a slightly more economical 4-day schedule; at the same time, I would like to create more time and space to work with each other and with our vendors, who are an integral part of our organization. I plan on repeating a version of the successful Libreros Workshop which was held in Philadelphia and organized by John Wright, Ellen Jaramillo and Stephanie Miles. Based on the feedback I heard, it provided a necessary forum for communicating information about the technological changes we face in our professions. Although I will continue to organize panels, workshops and committee meetings, there will be fewer of them. I encourage committees and affiliated groups who meet or work outside of our annual meeting to consider foregoing a meeting at SALALM if at all possible.
And last but not least, for those of you who have not yet heard, SALALM LVII will be held in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T!), from June 16-19, 2012. Our hosts will be the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago and the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) and meetings will be held at the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre, Port of Spain. Our theme will be "Popular Culture: Arts and Social Change in Latin America." I hope that we will be able to attract colleagues from across the Caribbean as well as from South America. A call for papers and will be released soon, and I look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions!
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Aviles delivers single to give Tribe first walk-off win
CLEVELAND -- Mike Aviles watched the baseball drop into center field before thrusting his left arm into the air. When the Indians second baseman reached first, he removed his helmet, slammed it to the ground and disappeared into a mob of teammates.
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CLEVELAND -- Mike Aviles watched the baseball drop into center field before thrusting his left arm into the air. When the Indians second baseman reached first, he removed his helmet, slammed it to the ground and disappeared into a mob of teammates.
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"We needed that," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Aviles' single off reliever Casey Fien in the ninth inning Wednesday night lifted Cleveland to a 4-3 walk-off win over the Twins at Progressive Field. Fireworks exploded over the stadium as the crowd roared and Cleveland's players stormed the field in celebration.
There have been plenty of ups and downs in the first six weeks of this season, making this kind of victory one that the Tribe savored. Right-hander Danny Salazar continued Cleveland's recent run of solid starting pitching, the Indians' defense played a critical role in keeping Minnesota at bay and the Tribe enjoyed its first walk-off win of 2014.
The players agreed with their manager.
The Indians needed that kind of win.
"Definitely," Tribe closer John Axford said. "We haven't had one of those moments yet, so it's great to have that, enjoy it, come together and everyone laugh, yell, scream, throw water, whatever it is that we do. It's fun to have those moments."
Salazar set the tone for Cleveland (15-19), which has enjoyed a recent surge from its starting staff.
The Indians' rotation has spun a 1.29 ERA over the past five games, including Salazar's 6 1/3-inning, seven-strikeout performance against the Twins. The righty surrendered only one run in his first six frames, but Francona pulled him from the game with runners on second and third base and one out in the seventh inning.
Tribe reliever Bryan Shaw surrendered a run-scoring single to pinch-hitter Danny Santana and then gave up a sacrifice fly to Brian Dozier, allowing Minnesota to pull the contest into a 3-3 tie. That effectively erased Cleveland's work against Twins starter Ricky Nolasco, who yielded a two-run double to Michael Brantley in the third and a solo homer to Yan Gomes in the fifth.
"They were making some hard outs," Francona said of the Twins. "We got a point where I thought Shaw could get them and would get them, and he didn't. That's on me."
Cleveland was fortunate that its defense kept Minnesota in check.
In the third inning, Indians center fielder Nyjer Morgan made a leaping, highlight reel catch to rob Josmil Pinto of extra bases. Morgan jumped and crashed into the wall in left-center, but landed on his feet with his glove raised high in the air. Salazar pointed at the center fielder, who strutted away from the wall, pointed back and flexed in the outfield.
Morgan said that was his alter ego, Tony Plush, making a brief appearance "for the kids."
"You didn't see nothin'. No, no," Morgan said with a laugh. "I was about to act out, but I had to stay humble. I had to stay within myself. My boy T. Plush was about to come back out from vacation on that one. It was a great play, just trying to back up Star, who was throwing a great game."
Tribe third baseman Carlos Santana also had a handful of gems in the field.
Santana made a barehanded grab-and-throw to steal a bunt single away from Dozier on the first pitch of the game. After striking out to end the third inning, Cleveland's third baseman opened the fourth by making a diving stop on a sharply hit ball off the bat of Chris Colabello, who was promptly thrown out at first.
"Santana, he was doing magic with the glove tonight," Salazar said.
In the top of the ninth, when Axford slipped into a situation with two outs and runners on first and second, Sam Fuld lofted a pitch high over foul territory down the third-base line. Santana glided to the wall, fought off a fan wearing a tie-dye shirt, and stumbled to the ground with the ball in his glove for a critical out.
"I was yelling from the mound actually, but I don't think he heard me," Axford said of the fan who nearly interfered on the play. "I was still yelling. I was yelling, 'Don't touch it!' I think I yelled it two or three times."
Aviles -- filling in for injured All-Star Jason Kipnis -- contributed a stellar defensive play of his own in the seventh inning.
After the Twins tied the game, Trevor Plouffe chopped a pitch from Shaw up the middle with two outs and runners on first and second base. The ball skipped off the mound, giving Aviles a window to make a diving stop. Aviles dove, corraled the ball, shuffled to his feet and hustled to step on second for the inning's final out.
The many outstanding plays overcame a throwing error from Gomes that helped pave the way for a run for the Twins in the third inning.
"Defensively, we did a lot of good things," Francona said.
It all set the stage for Aviles' heroics in the ninth inning.
Asdrubal Cabrera opened the final frame by slashing a pitch to deep left field for a leadoff double against Fien. Lonnie Chisenhall followed with a sacrifice bunt that allowed Cabrera to move within 90 feet of home plate. Two batters later, Aviles ripped a 1-1 offering from Fien up the middle for a no-doubt single that set off the fireworks.
"The way things have been going," Aviles said, "they haven't been going the way we planned. But, we know we have a good team. We know what we're capable of doing and I'm hoping that that win helps us out a little bit and gets us rolling in the right direction."
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PRETORIA, South Africa Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against the Paralympic superstar.
Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria Magistrate's Court with one count of murder after his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a model and budding reality TV show contestant. The 30-year-old was shot multiple times and died at Pistorius' upmarket home early Thursday morning.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said Friday in court that it was premeditated murder, indicating the prosecution would file that more serious charge, upgraded from murder.
The double-amputee athlete's arrest and murder charge had already left South Africa stunned after Steenkamp's death on Valentine's Day at Pistorius' house in a gated community in an eastern suburb of South Africa's capital, Pretoria.
After the hearing, Pistorius' family and his London management company issued a statement calling into question the criminal charge the 26-year-old athlete faces.
"The alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms," the statement read. The statement did not elaborate.
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This juicy burger created by Iron Chef Michael Symon is a pork lover's dream come true. Lean ground pork is formed into patties and grilled, then topped with saucy pulled pork, melted gruyere and pickled onions, all piled on brioche buns. Serve with plenty of napkins!
Porky Burger
3 cups pulled pork in juices (recipe follows)
2 lbs. lean ground pork, 96% lean
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2tsp. salt
6 potato or brioche burger buns
6 slices gruyere cheese (1/2-oz. each)
1/2 cup pickled red onions or thinly sliced raw red onion, separated into rings
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
Pulled Pork
1 1/2 lb. bone-in pork shoulder blade roast
1/4cup ancho chile powder
1 tbsp. smoked paprika
1 tbsp. whole coriander seeds, toasted
1 1/2 tsp. cumin seed, toasted
2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. olive oil, divided
24 oz. Mexican beer
2 cups water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp. chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, finely chopped
1 small onion, sliced, separated into rings
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Prepare pulled pork:
- Combine ancho chile powder, paprika, coriander, cumin and salt in small bowl; set aside.
- Cut 2 large pieces of plastic wrap; place on work surface in cross position. Place roast on top in center. Rub 2 tsp. of oil on top; spoon and pat on spice mixture. Tightly wrap pork in plastic wrap; refrigerate 8-12 hr.
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Add 1 tbsp. oil to 6-qt. heavy Dutch oven. Heat over med.-high heat. Unwrap roast and place in hot oil. Cook on each side for 1-2 min. or until spices brown and appear slightly dry. Transfer roast to plate. Remove Dutch oven from heat.
- Slowly pour in beer, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan. Add water, vinegar, chipotles, onion and garlic. Return to heat and bring to gentle boil.
- Add roast to hot liquid. Cover and bake in preheated oven for 2 1/2-3 hr. or until pork is fork tender.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board; cool slightly. Meanwhile, pour liquid through a fine mesh strainer; reserve 1 1/2 cups. Discard remaining liquid and solids. Shred meat using 2 forks; transfer to med. container. Add 1½ cups reserved liquid. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use for up to 2 days.
Prepare burgers:
- Form ground pork into 6 patties 1/2-in. thick; season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Preheat grill to med. Place pulled pork in pot and place in corner to keep warm. Place patties directly over heat. Grill, uncovered, for 8-10 min. or until pork reaches 160°F. internal temperature. Flip patties halfway through grilling. Meanwhile, toast buns on grill.
- Top pork patties with cheese. Cover grill; grill for 30 sec. or until cheese is melted.
- Place burgers on bun bottoms. Using a slotted spoon, spoon pulled pork on top of burgers. Top with onions, cilantro and bun tops.


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Virgin Media 'front runner' in Pipex bidding war
Ahead by a beard and some big teeth
Away from its high-profile battle with the Murdoch empire, Virgin Media is preparing to swallow second division ISP Pipex, according to reports.
An unattributed Daily Telegraph tip claims Virgin is the front runner in deal broker UBS' tender process, which closes on Friday. Pipex invited bids last week, following a review of the business instigated in January by chairman Peter Dubens.
BT is thought to have made another leading approach for Pipex. The David Hasslehoff-endorsed broadband outfit was linked to a BT takeover just over a year ago, which never completed. The rapidly consolidating broadband market means other top tier providers TalkTalk, Orange, and Sky have been put in the frame this time too.
If the sell-off goes ahead, the lucky suitor is expected to lay down about £335m, less than the £350m BT was said to be ready to pay last time round. Pipex has been hemorrhaging subscribers: in January 2006 it claimed more than 280,000, but just over a year on has shrunk to about 170,000, though it has bolstered that figure to 500,000+ with the acquisitions of Bulldog and Toucan.
A bigger attraction may be the national licence which has meant Pipex was set to be at the vanguard of rolling out WiMAX networks. As a holder of one of only two early passes, Pipex has been slow to capitalise however, announcing a second commercial trial of the service in Warwick this January. Other parties interested in WiMAX have been forced to await Ofcom's mooted spectrum auction, which was due to exit the consultation phase on 9 March.
For debt-ridden Virgin Media, skipping the auction would provide a fast and less cash-intensive route to broadening coverage than digging up roads. BT has said WiMAX will be key technology for its network convergence plan, but last time indicated it was willing to obtain a licence through processes other than a Pipex takeover.
All parties sniffing at Pipex are staying schtum this time round.
The takeover talk may not have done any harm to the price UBS can score for Pipex. At time of writing the firm's shares were trading up more than seven per cent, at a level last seen when talk of a takeover last did the rounds. ®


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Dd has her two top teeth and is leaving nasty teeth marks that are very painful. Oddly it is only on one side. Nursing her on that side hurts something terrible because the marks are open sores aggravated everytime. I have tried relatching over and over again and moving her around to different positions but nothing is helping. I additionally have a large clog on that side so I need her to nurse more, but it hurts.
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STOCKTON — California school districts have been struggling financially for years because of the state's financial woes, but Stockton Unified Superintendent Steve Lowder says the worst may be yet to come.
STOCKTON — California school districts have been struggling financially for years because of the state's financial woes, but Stockton Unified Superintendent Steve Lowder says the worst may be yet to come.
With Election Day six weeks away, Lowder and Chief Business Official Wayne Martin spoke at Tuesday night's school board meeting about the problems that will confront Stockton Unified and other California districts if voters reject Gov. Jerry Brown's school-tax proposition.
Lowder said Proposition 30's defeat would be the worst blow yet for public-education funding in California.
"You almost become a bit jaded," Lowder said. "But I do believe this is probably the biggest problem we've faced."
Lowder said the district would be "insolvent" at the end of the 2013-14 fiscal year if Prop. 30 fails. The numbers Martin presented were stark.
According to Martin, the district will have to cut more than $15 million from its $296.6 million general-fund budget in February if voters reject Prop. 30 in November. Passage of Prop. 30, Martin said, would allow districts to maintain current funding levels.
Currently, 37,000-student Stockton Unified receives $5,165 a student in average-daily attendance funding from the state. If Prop. 30 loses, Martin said, the district will lose $441 for each student, dropping its per-pupil funding to $4,724.
The district would have very few options to make up for the loss of funding, Lowder said.
According to the district, 92.3 percent of its general fund is spent on salaries and employee benefits, with the balance used on items such as utilities and telephone costs, textbooks, insurance and office supplies.
Martin said the district probably will have to choose from a menu of three options if voters reject Prop. 30, which includes a quarter-cent sales-tax increase and up to a 3-percent increase in the personal income tax rate for those earning $250,000 or more a year.
According to district figures, Stockton Unified could reduce its general fund by $15 million with a 9.4-percent across-the-board salary cut, by eliminating up to 25 days from the 179-day instructional calendar, or by increasing class sizes, especially for kindergarten. More likely would be a combination of those options.
"We're pretty much out of ammunition," Lowder said. "There's not very much else to cut."
If the cuts prove necessary, the district will have to bargain the reductions with its unions, especially the Stockton Teachers Association and the California School Employees Association, which represents school support staff.
Concern is mounting among some in education circles because of polling that shows sagging voter support for Prop. 30. A Field Poll released last week showed Prop. 30 receiving only 51 percent support, with 38 percent opposing the measure. Support has dropped by three percentage points since a Field Poll in July.
Stockton Teachers Association President Ellen Old said she believes voters will pass Prop. 30. If they don't, she said, "We'll go to the bargaining table, look at a new reality and proceed."
She said the district's cash reserves are large enough, though barely, to see the district through this year if Prop. 30 fails.
"Those are rainy-day funds and sometimes we just have to acknowledge it's raining," she said.
Dan Morris of CSEA said past "bad-faith bargaining" by the district would make for trying negotiations if Prop. 30 fails. Morris said defeat of Prop. 30 would "present another opportunity for friction and finger-pointing."
At Tuesday night's meeting, Monroe Elementary administrative assistant Rose Parker, who is represented by CSEA, said workers are weary of the district "crying poor."
"I am hoping, Superintendent Lowder, that now that you are on board here, when budget cuts are needed you take a good, long look at other ways besides attacking the classified staff," Parker said.
Morris expressed optimism that negotiations will go more smoothly with Lowder at the helm. Morris has known Lowder for more than a decade. Lowder is three months into his tenure with Stockton Unified.
Numerous districts statewide appear to be in more dire financial straits than Stockton Unified or any other district in San Joaquin County.
In May, 12 districts in California received negative financial certifications from the state, and 176 more received qualified certifications. Stockton Unified and every other district in San Joaquin County received positive certifications — the best of the three possible ratings.
Earlier this month, one of the negatively certified districts, Inglewood Unified, received a $55 million emergency bailout and was taken over by the state.
Lowder said Stockton Unified's certification is certain to be downgraded if Prop. 30 is defeated. The district had a qualified certification from March 2011 until returning to positive territory last December.
If Prop. 30 loses, Lowder said, "The best case for us will be qualified."
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FRANKLIN, Ind. – Franklin gained most of the yardage. Manchester had the football longer. But it was the Grizzlies who prevailed 27-14 in their homecoming game before an overflow crowd at Faught Stadium today.
Franklin, ranked 22nd this week in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll and rated 25th in the AFCA Top 25 Poll, won its 14th straight Heartland Conference contest and 13 consecutive decision against the Spartans.
The Grizzlies (5-0 HCAC, 6-1 overall) came up empty on a couple of scoring opportunities early, but still appeared to be in control late in the opening quarter. That's when senior outside linebacker David O'Rourke picked up a fumble and rambled eight yards into the end zone to give FC a two-touchdown lead.
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Roger Brown's State of Sports: Post hopes to salvage springBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 17. 2017 8:43PM
Athletically, it's been a painful year for Timberlane Regional senior Jacob Post.
Many of you were probably there when the pain began. Post, one of the best running backs in the state, took a handoff against Manchester Central in the Queen City Jamboree, sprinted toward the sideline and then cut inside to avoid defenders.
When he made the cut, something bad happened.
"As soon as I planted I heard that pop in my knee," Post recalled. "It was excruciating pain."
It was even worse than Post feared. He tore the ACL in his left knee. Not only would his miss his final season of high school football, the injury took away his senior season with the Timberlane wrestling team as well.
"The doctor said it was going to be at least a six-month process (rehabilitation), so I knew I wouldn't be wrestling," Post said. "I took the most devastation with football because I'm definitely a football player who wrestles. That home opener … that Friday night wasn't the same. Watching your friends play knowing you couldn't be out there was pretty hard."
Post was coming off a junior season when he ran for 1,341 yards on 176 carries and scored 15 touchdowns. A starter since his freshman year, Post had 3,595 all-purpose yards — 1,938 yards rushing — and scored 31 TDs during what ended up being a three-year high school football career.
"We've had some good backs come through our program and he's right up there with them," Timberlane football coach Kevin Fitzgerald said. "It's tough to see someone lose their senior season, but he was at practice when he could be and he was a good resource on the sideline. I feel fortunate to have coached him."
Post was no slouch on the wrestling mat either. He won more than 30 matches at the 195-pound weight class in each of his last two seasons and, as you may know, Timberlane is no ordinary wrestling program. The Owls have won the Division I championship in 17 of the last 18 years, and have claimed the last 14 titles at the Meet of Champions.
Post defeated Londonderry's Ben Psaledas to win the Division I championship at 195 pounds last winter before he lost to Windham's Michael Tanguay in the championship match at the Meet of Champions. This is the first winter Post hasn't wrestled since he was in sixth grade.
The good news is the injury hasn't derailed Post's plans to play college football. Walking on at the University of New Hampshire is a possibility, and Post said he had a good visit to Springfield College earlier this month. St. Anselm head coach Joe Adam is still showing interest, as are the coaches at Merrimack and Endicott.
There's also a possibility that Post could play baseball for Timberlane in the spring. He played baseball as a freshman before turning to track for his sophomore and junior seasons.
Post said he's been told his recovery is ahead of schedule, but he won't know if playing baseball is a realistic possibility until after the wrestling season.
Post undoubtedly set high goals for himself in both football and wrestling entering his senior year. His goals are a bit more moderate at this point.
"The doctor said things are moving along pretty well — better than most people he's seen who have had this injury," Post said. "Right now it's a goal of mine to be able to play a spring sport."


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When asked their wishes, are few. Being young, the year ahead seems a long, long time, which needs be filled with work and play? They hope that spring, will bring long and frequent outings, play sessions in the courtyard, and the chance to stroke Mica the petting cat. Sadly, Mica is not that fond of being petted and there is Negrita who just barks too much. Some have nursery or school to fill their day, with classes, therapy, dance and music, and in the evening, before bedtime, the chance to watch cartoons before falling asleep usually in moments. Summer sun brings vacation hours spent playing in the pool, as well as hours spent arguing with his or her "Mamas" that although it is lunchtime nobody is ready to leave the pool.
Autumn with its 'mists and mellow fruitfulness' normally means rain and windy days, fewer walks around the park and less time spent in the yard and the search for new things to do inside until the weather improves. Winter, on the other hand, brings its own magic. The huge tree to be dressed tree for the day care ward, Santa coming and the arrival of carols singers. The unwrapping of presents, the big-hearted visitors who arrive to spend time with the children. The learning to sing carols accompanied by Alin, a new friend who plays the guitar.
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MIAMI (AP) — For more than five decades, Cuban exiles in Miami have waited for the Castro brothers to be out of power.
The firmest step toward that happening came Sunday when Raul Castro announced he plans to retire as president within five years. And yet, when the news reached Florida's shores it created little more than a quiet ripple of apathy.
"Cuba doesn't matter to me anymore," Luis Sanz, 85, said as he watched friends play dominoes.
A year after the 1959 revolution, Sanz left behind his clothing store in the Cuban city of Camaguey and started a new life in Miami. He never returned. Many older Cubans vowed not to return until the Raul and Fidel Castro were dead.
Now it appears retirement — rather than death — will mark the end of their days in power. Raul Castro has tapped Miguel Diaz-Canel to be his top lieutenant and possible successor. So there is no celebration in Miami. And no protest either.
"I think everybody thought there would be a way of getting even for all the things that had taken place," said Andy Gomez, a senior political fellow at the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. "It's a little bit almost anti-climactic. It's a little bit of the same."
Raul Castro has instituted numerous economic and social reforms since taking power after his older brother fell ill in 2006. Under his leadership, private enterprise has expanded, a real estate market was legalized and travel restrictions relaxed. In his speech Sunday, Castro said he hopes to establish two-term limits and age caps for political offices as well. But the core tenets of socialism will remain, he vowed.
Domingo Amuchastegui, a former Cuban diplomat in Guatemala, said the 52-year-old Diaz-Canel is unlikely to make any major departures from Raul and Fidel Castro's ideology.
"He will continue redesigning the system in Cuba, as they are redesigning it now," he said. "It's a new conceptualization, a redesign of the socialist system, adapting, improving it."
Cuban exiles and politicians in Miami resoundingly said they will not recognize Diaz-Canel a legitimate leader if he rises to the presidency.
"What today was white, tomorrow is red and yesterday was blue," said Alberto Faustino, 74, describing what he sees as the Cuban government's erratic decision making.
Faustino left Cuba 12 years ago to join his two sons in the United States. He said the selection of Diaz-Canel is no change at all. And Raul Castro's announcement caused him neither happiness nor anger.
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In the past, an announcement like the one Castro made on Sunday might have provoked a stronger public reaction. But that has changed in recent years as the first generation of exiles dwindles and newer arrivals have more economic concerns.
Patricia de la Rosa, 45, the manager of an ice cream shop in Little Havana, said her mother's generation has mostly abandoned the idea of returning or seeing change in Cuba.
"For me, I think anything is possible," de la Rosa said. "Who's to say that things won't change? But it's going to take a lot."
On Monday, there was little excitement over that possibility in Little Havana. Tourists arrived on a double decker bus and took pictures of exiles playing dominoes. Salsa music and the sounds of a man playing a conga drum rang out from a store selling T-shirts with Cuban sayings. Among each other, the old Cuban men only sighed with disappointment.
"We've waited a very long time, and to wait five more years, it's a bad dream," Gomez said. "It's a novela that has been written very wrong, and we just don't see the end."
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its all about the ECCHI!!
well thats how the manga tells.
Maybe the beginning of the "story of his birth", but only gives hints that family may have something to do with it and not much else. Big boss quincy just wanted to piss ichigo off.
Living with the Parum of manliness, mennnnn!!
I don't think big boss wants to piss Ichigo off.
We know his father was a Shinigami but we know nothing of his mother. She could of been a normal human just able to see spirits like Inoue and Chad but then why would Aizen be interested in Ichigo.
I think the boss speaks the truth. Ichigo mother was a Quincy so he is part shinigami, part hallow and part quincy making him one hell of a shinigami
The chapter made it seem like Ichigo's mother was a Quincy. :S
It is a possibility he is like every race. lol.
Whoops, went MIA for a whole second.
Ichigo is the chosen one....
He has to be part everything to fulfill that epic role.
damn they threw me a twist in this chapter... well i knew his mother had to be something but if she was a quincy then did that hollow we thought kill her really kill her or was it something else because come on now if she is quincy she wouldn't have died from something like that. she would have just been born and never trained just had huge spiritual pressure? oh well i see holes but i'm down i want to see this crap last as long as the aizen arc and lets anime several more seasons :)
Hmm... It might just be me, but I think Kubo-sensei is running out of plot ideas....
Dilly Bisket!
I kinda saw that one coming once he was able to use the Quincy technique, hopeful we will get a turn back the pendulum type arc that goes into Ishin's past and sheds more light on him, Ishida's dad, and kiske, it seems those 3 have some common threads. This is just something i'm throwing out as a guess with no basis, but i wonder if Ishida's dad and Ishin are brother inlaws and thats why they have the frenemy relationship.
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Hmm... It might just be me, but I think Kubo-sensei is running out of plot ideas....
I must agree with you to an extent. With Kubo killing off several characters at a time and making Ichigo invincible? :/
I don't know. Apparently, this is supposed to be the one of the last or last arcs to finish the series.
Whoops, went MIA for a whole second.
wth, the title itself is a spoiler. "truth behing ichigo's birth" woulda been better.
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i must have missed when Ichigo used a quincy technique?? I'm not remembered what he did? Can anyone tell me what episode or chapter? Also now that the people left they should be going back in time for several chapters explaining wth happened at the beginning when the old man let that boss quincy go because i'm very curious i don't like being thrown shit without explaining things a lil bit somewhere down the road.
If he is then what was the point of any of the supporting cast.
If he is then that's a severe cop-out
If he is then I severely underestimated how bad this is. An all-powerful main character is boring and no fun.
Peace out Bleach, you ceased to be good after the Soul Society Arc.
Do you want to end up like me?
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Hmm... It might just be me, but I think Kubo-sensei is running out of plot ideas....
I agree in thinking that is the case.


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With the holiday season upon us, the amount of stress floating around your office right now is probably at a tipping point. It's natural throughout the year for employees to engage in personal activities while at work but there's nothing like the year-end holiday season to ratchet up the distraction level. Whether it's checking on shipments or shopping online, there are typically far more distractions in the office in December than there are any other times of the year. For you, that means security and productivity issues could become a problem. Some CIOs decide that rather, than deal with those problems, they will block access to shipping services, such as UPS, and the ecommerce sites that use them. But that's a pretty Grinch-like move. For one thing, workers will likely opt to access those sites from their smartphones or tablets. Even worse, they might try to find their way around the firewall and use your network to access Amazon, eBay, or countless other shopping sites. So, the best thing to do when it comes to holiday shopping activities in the office is to manage it with education. Here's what you need to tell your employees about shopping online.


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Skip to comments.Big 3 Networks to Mark 9/11 with Harder Stance (They figure they can ambush the Administration now)
Posted on 08/12/2003 6:57:13 AM PDT by mhking
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - One month before the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy, the broadcast networks seem set to change the tone of their coverage of that event from focusing on the event itself and the memorials to looking more at policy issues in the aftermath of the attacks.
The exact extent of the coverage is still uncertain as the networks await to hear from New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa., on their plans for the day, but it is highly unlikely that ABC, CBS and NBC News will repeat their 2002 menu of broad live coverage on Sept. 11.
"In the first year after that unspeakable tragedy, there was a need for the nation to come together," ABC News vp Jeffrey Schneider said. "For the second-year anniversary, we've obviously taking a very serious look at a host of security issues facing the country, and we're doing that for five days."
Networks carried minute-by-minute timelines from the day of the attacks and issued commentary about the state of the nation's psychology and preparedness at a time of when the government was constantly warning of further terrorist action.
ABC News' Peter Jennings seemed to sum up all of the networks' attitudes when he said at one point during the Sept. 11 coverage last year: "This is not, it seems to me, the moment to have a policy debate."
Not this year.
ABC is brandishing its plans to spend five days that week on a series of reports across most of its news vehicles -- on television, radio and the Internet -- that will examine, in effect, if the war on terrorism is working. All of ABC News' shows will ask aggressive questions about al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and whether the $20 billion spent on security was worth it.
CBS said its plans are similar, though executives are unsure if all of its newsmagazines will address Sept. 11-related issues. "60 Minutes II" will reprise and update Scott Pelley's interview with President Bush (news - web sites). NBC News' plans "are still in formation," said Mark Lukasiewicz, executive producer of news specials and special projects.
Schneider said the aggressive tone does not represent a change from a year ago. "I take exception to that," he said. "That's our job. This is in the same vein. We've always had a healthy dose of skepticism when we approach any subject."
But CBS News senior vp news operations Marcy McGinnis conceded that the media might have hesitated at a time when patriotic fervor was sweeping the country.
"It's been swinging like a pendulum back and forth," she said. "The press, they questioned authority a little bit less than they normally would after 9/11. The mood of the country was such, it was a very different time. The mood of the country was very much 100% rally around the president, and I think the media probably wasn't as tough as they normally are."
But in the past few months, she said, "It went the other way after the war was over. There were no weapons of mass destruction and no connection between al-Qaida and (Saddam) Hussein."
Andrew Tyndall, publisher of the Tyndall Report, which monitors the broadcast news coverage, said there is no question that a year ago, the media "pulled their punches compared to what they are doing today."
For example, he said, little was said about intelligence flaws and Saudi Arabia's link to the attacks, issues the networks are likely to raise this year.
All the networks agreed they will downplay the sentimental coverage of a year ago. "The second anniversary feels different than the first one," NBC's Lukasiewicz said.
As for airing special reports in the vein of ABC, he said only, "We've been aggressively covering the important stories and important issues surrounding 9/11 all along, not just tied to that anniversary."
The networks did not ignore controversy during last year's anniversary week: There were stories on the Bush administration's increasing pressure on Iraq (news - web sites) and questions raised over how effective new security measures had been.
"A year ago, it was a chance to issue a report card on the state of the country's spirit, on the state of terrorism and the state of domestic preparedness," Lukasiewicz said.
This year, McGinnis said, all the networks will cover the same thing.
"The stories are the obvious ones," she said.
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Maybe to them, probably to them, but CERTAINLY NOT to me!! Alas, they are starting only 2 years after the event to minimize the tragedy and attempt to re-focus the responsibility away from Islamic terrorists.
Before too many years, 9-11 from the perspective of the media will have lost all it's poignancy, lost much of it's meaning and lost everything we should learn and re-learn from it. The media hardly if ever, recognizes Pearl Harbor Day at ths point. So odious that they strive to do the same with the attack on America in this century. Ptuuiii!! spit.
I hope that David Kay's report comes out just after this, and illustrates the corruption and commie agenda of so much of American media so brightly that even the blind can see them for the traitors they are. This is beyond disgraceful!
To fight off the leftist morons who anguish over driving SUV's with bumper stickers with such BS as "WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER," I plan to attend events that will take 9-11 seriously. I know of events planned at special Boy Scout meetings to commemorate 9-11. Perhaps there are others that veterans are planning.
Don't take this sitting down.
Just another nail in the coffin of spiraling downward ratings for the elite media.
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Who are the hunters in Massachusetts? MassWildlife is currently conducting an important survey to find out. Their 2012 survey was very telling.
In the Massachusetts hunting world, the whitetail is king. Not surprisingly, 86 percent of our commonwealth's hunters pursue deer in quest of venison and big antlers. Thirty-five percent, lured by the challenge of calling in a magnificent but wary strutting gobbler, hunt spring turkey. Thirty-one percent � many of them bird dog lovers � hunt pheasant. Twenty-one percent hunt fall turkey, 21 percent coyote, 15 percent ruffed grouse, 14 percent squirrel, 12 percent cottontail and 10 percent black bear. The data on other game pursued by less than 10 percent of our hunters was not shared, but you can bet that waterfowl and woodcock were in that category.
Much of what we hunt is dictated by availability. While it's tough to find an unoccupied, great spot to set up a great goose or duck blind, we have plenty of deer. As our bear population continues to expand, we can expect more local hunters to pursue them. Percentage changes are barometers of habitat and population changes. For example, my favorite game, before deer mesmerized me, had always been ruffed grouse. There's no game bird in the country that tastes better or affords greater sport for both a gun dog and a shooter. But as our suitable habitat began disappearing, ruffed grouse populations sadly diminished along with it.
Massachusetts has a great number of veteran hunters. Their average age was 50, and the average of years spent hunting was just over 28. Ideally, our experienced mentors will recruit more young hunters into our great tradition.
Massachusetts is a big bow hunting state with a disproportionately high number of very skilled shooters. Not surprisingly, 64 percent of all hunters participated during the archery season. Ninety percent of the bow hunters also hunted during the shotgun season.
Really surprising is the fact that 73 percent hunted during the primitive firearms season. More and more sportsmen are taking advantage of the extended black powder season. They're enthusiastically grasping the opportunity for more time in the field, and embracing the liberalization of regulations, which allow for weapons that are far easier to use and maintain than the difficult and often unreliable flintlocks. Fifty percent of our hunters took advantage of all three seasons.
Data confirm our suspicion that fewer hunters are getting out in the field. When I first began deer hunting, opening day drew out masses of hunters. Many would meet at early-opening diners for a pre-dawn breakfast, then park in big numbers along just about every road and highway where deer hunting was permissible. In 2012, the much-anticipated opening day of shotgun season was celebrated by only 50 percent of those surveyed. Work obligations have proven more inescapable in recent times. Unlike Pennsylvania, Massachusetts has never called off school for kids to experience the excitement of opening day.
As for hunting styles, 47 percent reported spending an equal amount of time sitting stationary versus walking and 41 percent were primarily stand hunters. Only 8 percent were exclusively walkers/stalkers. That's a huge change from my early years and indicative of some vanishing skills and the willingness to expend the extra energy.
I generally hunt deer alone or with my son, on the special occasions I have that privilege. I always hunt birds with my dog and a group of my best friends. Only 10 percent of firearms hunters reported they always hunt alone. 34 percent reported they hunt alone most of the time, 30 percent hunt with one other person, and 45 percent hunt generally with two or more hunters.
One valuable part of the survey asked hunters how many deer they observed in each zone during each season. In Central Mass.' Zone 9, hunters reported seeing an average of about nine deer during the entire archery season, seven during shotgun and six during primitive firearms. That's a far cry from what's seen in Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
Zone 14 hunters in Nantucket averaged 17 sightings during archery, 19 during shotgun and 22 during primitive. Not far behind were Martha's Vineyard hunters, who averaged 14 deer during archery, 17 during shotgun and 14 during primitive. In the rest of the state, archers typically saw the most deer. That may be because archers are quieter, more skilled hunters � or deer just haven't been scared enough by gun shots to go into hiding more often.
For those of us unwilling or unable to spend $10,000 or more for an out-of-state moose hunt, the expansion of our local moose population is proving very hopeful. Survey respondents reported seeing moose in all zones other than our east-of-Interstate 495 areas. By far, the greatest numbers reported were in Zone 6 around the Quabbin Reservoir. Further population expansion may warrant a future limited hunt, if only to minimize fatal vehicle collisions. MassWildlife and Massachusetts hunters can benefit by more sportsmen participating in this research. Go to MassFishHunt on the MassWildlife website www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw and enter your email address to contribute to next year's survey.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Conference Carolinas co-champion King University women's volleyball team had six players honored by the league on Wednesday. Payton Tipton led this group as she was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year while Kelsey Griffitts, Summer Kremer and Olivia Underwood all garnered first team honors.
For the second consecutive year, Tipton earned Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in digs. Tipton led Conference Carolinas' top defense as the Tornado racked up the most digs in the league. The junior has accounted for 491 digs this season, eclipsing last season's mark of 454. Her average of 4.09 digs per set ranks third in the league. Not only has she played stellar defense, but she is the most potent server in the league, and third most effective in the country. The Cleveland, Tenn., native leads the league in total aces (83) and her conference-best aces per set average of 0.69 also ranks third in all of NCAA Division II. Tipton was also named second team all-conference for the second consecutive season.
Griffitts has turned in a spectacular senior campaign in Navy and Scarlet, being named first team all-conference. The middle hitter has led Conference Carolinas and ranked near the top of the national rankings in attack percentage all season. In matches through November 17, she ranked second in NCAA Division II with an attack percentage of .402. The Bristol, Va., native is also tied for the team lead with 66 blocks, including a team-high 23 solo stuffs. Her 251 kills rank third among Tornado. Griffitts has not made more than three attack errors in a match this, including six occasions with zero attack errors.
Kremer earns first team all-conference honors after being named to the league's second team a season ago. The junior led Conference Carolinas in kills most of the season, and currently ranks second with 370 behind Player of the Year Hannah Schellenburg of Belmont Abbey College. The Mills River, N.C., native also only trails Schellenburg with an average of 3.33 kills per set. Not only has Kremer accumulated high kill numbers, but she also hits at a high clip, ranking eighth in the league with an attack percentage of .268. She has reached double figures in kills in 19 matches, including a season-high of 20 in King's 3-1 win over conference co-champion Belmont Abbey on September 20. Kremer also ranks third on the team with 42 blocks, seven solo and has accounted for 143 digs.
Underwood earns first team all-conference honors as a sophomore after earning third team recognition a season ago. The Pearland, Texas native leads the league by nearly two assists per set with an average of 9.45 helpers per set. So far this season the sophomore has dished out more than 200 more assists than she did last season as she leads Conference Carolinas with 1,124 assists in 2013. She is one of four Tornado to record at least 200 digs this season at 209. Underwood has also accounted for 25 blocks and 35 service aces. Her four double-doubles rank second on the team, and 53 assists in King's 3-1 win over Belmont Abbey set a career-high.
Grace Underwood earned postseason recognition for the first time in her career as she was named second team all-conference. The sophomore only trails teammate Griffitts in the league with an attack percentage of .371 this season. That mark is also good enough for 10th in NCAA Division II. Her 66 blocks are tied for the team-lead with Griffitts, 10 of which are solo stuffs. She is one of six Tornado to record at least 100 kills this season, ranking fourth on the team with 188. The Pearland, Texas native has hit at least .500 in a match 13 times this season and had zero attack errors in match 13 times, including each of the last three matches. Underwood matched a career-high with 14 kills against Mount Olive College on 16 attempts without making an error.
Last, Maribeth Kern earned third team all-conference after playing all six rotations for the Tornado. The Buchanan, Va., native leads the Tornado with seven double-doubles. She set a career-high early in the season when she accounted 25 digs against University of West Alabama. The next weekend she set a career-high in kills, posting for 23 to go along with 15 digs in a 3-0 win over Carson-Newman University. The sophomore ranks second on the team, and is one of three Tornado with more than 200 kills at 258. Her 322 digs rank only behind Tipton among Tornado. She carries averages of 2.35 kills per set and 2.93 digs per set while accounting for 24 blocks, five solo.
Second seeded King will be in action again tonight when they host sixth seed Limestone College in the Conference Carolinas Tournament semifinals. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center Complex.


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A man suspected of robbing a Marion County convenience store led officers on a chase spanning four counties before driving into a tree in Union County.
A man suspected of robbing a Marion County convenience store led officers on a chase spanning four counties before driving into a tree in Union County.
The suspect, Jamal D. Ross, 21, of Ocala, is in UF Health Shands Hospital with injuries from the crash and has not been charged, Alachua County Sheriff's Office spokesman Art Forgey said.
Authorities initially believed Ross may have been involved in an early-morning shooting in Palatka in which a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was shot in the face during a traffic stop. The trooper returned fire and killed one man while another fled.
Ross was later ruled out as the man who fled.
Marion County sheriff's deputies responded to the Handy Way located at County Road 329 and Jacksonville Road in reference to a robbery shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday.
The clerk told deputies that a man, later identified as Ross, had entered the store and demanded $20 in gas. While inside, he stole money from the cash register, a phone charger and two cases of water, deputies said.
Officials said Ross never showed a weapon and claimed he was wanted by law enforcement officials and he was going to kill someone, but didn't want to hurt the clerk.
Ross, deputies said, escaped in a four-door maroon vehicle.
A short time later, Alachua County sheriff's deputies contacted Marion authorities, telling them someone had been carjacked and the vehicle involved in that incident matched the vehicle description involved in the Marion County robbery.
"Once he got into Alachua County, he attempted to carjack another vehicle but didn't get it done," Forgey said. "He goes on up the road and hits a family in a vehicle, and carjacks it."
Forgey said Ross was spotted by Waldo police but would not stop. He went into Bradford County, where he was pursued by authorities into Union County. Ross drove into a tree and was taken into custody after that.
Forgey said a pregnant woman was in one of the cars hit by Ross during the pursuit. She was taken to the hospital for evaluation as a precaution.
The family whose car was carjacked got a rental car and continued on their trip, Forgey said.


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Donations down, but neighbor needs to be met
Roberta Steinle can only guess why donations to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, the program that provides and coordinates food baskets and food gift cards to needy families and individuals at Thanksgiving and Christmas, have seen a dramatic drop this year. She suggests that maybe people have given to Hurricane Sandy relief, or that people don't have the money or that they just haven't gotten into the Christmas spirit.At this time last year $8,500 had been donated to the program. As of Tuesday, total donations hovered around $5,300. Running the program to assist more than 700 families and individuals requires the generosity of scores of churches and organizations that provide baskets and about $25,000 in cash that is used to purchase $20 food gift cards. Depending on the size of a family they may get more than one card.
Steinle is a project coordinator for the city's Department of Human services that overseas the community-based program.
In addition to the $5,300 given so far, Steinle said she expects another $8,000 from "casual days," where city workers pay a dollar to "dress down" for the day. That leaves more than $11,000 to be raised to cover projected costs.
But no one will go without assures Steinle. That's because the program operates with a one-year reserve. In effect, donations this year will go to carry on the program next year.So far, Steinle said, 358 families or individuals have signed up for a Christmas basket or gift card. Applicants are checked for residency and income guidelines. A major role of the program is to coordinate giving efforts across the city so that some families don't end up with an abundance of food while others get none.
Steinle is counting on the Rotary Club of Warwick providing 100 Christmas baskets and St. Kevin and St. Peter Churches putting together another 50 and 25, respectively. There are a larger number of baskets at Thanksgiving because more churches and organizations give them at that time and because St. Gregory the Great Church gives 150.In the early years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, which was formed by participating groups, the city's senior centers played an important role. Rather than gift cards, bags were made up with the help of senior volunteers and distributed from the Buttonwoods or Pilgrim centers. The process was labor intensive and required teamwork as bunches of fresh celery, potatoes, canned goods and, finally, a frozen turkey was packed into paper bags. The Rotary Club, churches and other organizations were given names and addresses to make deliveries. That has all been streamlined with the use of gift cards and basket distribution points.
Steinle remains hopeful donations will pick up. Checks can be made to Neighbors Helping Neighbors and dropped off or mailed to the Warwick Beacon, 1944 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889. The Warwick Beacon has been a part of the program for decades.
"We still have the fire department and they usually come through," said Steinle. "We'll do what we do," she said optimistically.


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The multi-billion-dollar industry that is the War On Drugs, which has imprisoned countless people for simple possession and spurred development of for-profit prisons across America, "has failed", according to a report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
The major players in the war are, of course, circling their wagons:
The office of White House drug tsar Gil Kerlikowske rejected the panel's recommendations.
"Drug addiction is a disease that can be successfully prevented and treated," said a spokesman for the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
"Making drugs more available – as this report suggests – will make it harder to keep our communities healthy and safe."
The government of Mexico, where more than 34,000 people have died in drug-related violence since a crackdown on the cartels began in December 2006, was also critical.
Legalisation would be an "insufficient and inefficient" step given the international nature of the illegal drugs trade, said National Security spokesman Alejandro Poire.
"Legalisation won't stop organised crime, nor its rivalries and violence," he said.
"To think organised crime in Mexico means drug-trafficking overlooks the other crimes committed such as kidnapping, extortion and robbery."
Because Al Capone was able to build an empire of kidnapping, extortion and robbery without black-market hooch, I'm certain. How many of these arguments were used verbatim to justify prohibition? How many of the arrests were of kingpins, rather than for simple possession — and how many of the "drug trafficking" arrests were of people possessing small stockpiles that may have been intended for personal use? Seriously, I hear about people being arrested for growing one or two pot plants and the media plays it up like they're drug kingpins. It's ridiculous nonsense, and it has to stop.
Unfortunately, the powers-that-be appear to have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, ratcheting up the laws and building bigger for-profit prisons, or even state prisons that are commissioned by cronies of the people in power. Even the argument that one can make a lot of money legalizing, standardizing and taxing recreational drugs (and thereby fund an underfunded medical system) evidently falls on deaf ears when the money isn't going directly into certain people's cronies' pockets.
This is a humanitarian cause. The mere fact that these demonized recreational pharmaceuticals do a mere fraction as much damage as alcohol, yet alcohol is a cash cow for the government (especially in Canada, with its provincially-run liquor commissions), is proof enough that the current abolitionist situation is not one based on evidence. If there were the merest scintilla of evidence that drug prohibition was worth the body count both in deaths and in lives ruined for which it's directly responsible, then I'd be all for it.
But there is of course no such evidence to be had.