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Barack Obama's campaign swing through Florida this week is his first since last year, and local newspapers have billed it as nothing short of a peacemaking tour: a chance to mend ties with Democrats still sore that their primary, favoring Hillary Rodham Clinton, was nullified by the national party.
But if Senator Obama is hoping Florida voters forgive and forget, Senator Clinton made clear Monday night that she has other plans. Her campaign said she will show up to campaign in Florida on the same day – Wednesday – as Obama.
That forces him to share the spotlight with the Democrat who trounced him there in January. It reminds party leaders that she was the stronger candidate in the important swing state and throws up another hurdle as Obama tries to pivot toward the general election.
"Obama's hope was to assuage Floridians, that although their votes are not being counted directly, they were of great value to the Democratic Party and much loved by him," says Cal Jillson, a political analyst at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The timing of Clinton's visit "has got to be a major source of heartburn for the Obama campaign."
With Clinton's road to the nomination now all but closed off by Obama's lead in delegates, a decision to count Florida's Jan. 29 primary remains her best chance to slow – though in no way overtake – Obama.
On May 31, a rules panel of the Democratic National Committee is expected to decide whether, and how, to seat convention delegates from Florida and Michigan, whose primaries were held earlier than party rules allow. Clinton won both states. But in deference to the rules neither candidate campaigned in them and Obama withdrew his name from the Michigan ballot.
If the candidates' dueling visits this week foster a sense that Florida Democrats are too disaffected to unify, it could boost pressure on the rules panel to seat the state's delegates in proportion to the popular vote. The Obama campaign has resisted such a plan.
Clinton's Florida piggyback visit comes just as Obama was hoping to savor another milestone in his march toward the nomination: The primaries in Oregon and Kentucky Tuesday were expected to give him a majority of pledged delegates nationally.
The campaign events Wednesday – Obama in Tampa and Clinton in South Florida – will create the unusual spectacle of a nomination fight in a state whose primary took place nearly four months earlier.
"Florida will be the first state to have a campaign after the election," quipped Bill Carrick, an unaffiliated Democratic strategist. "It could be a new HBO special."
Obama plans to be in Florida through the end of the week, with visits to a synagogue in Boca Raton and with a Cuban-American group in Miami, as well as a few fundraisers. Clinton had not released her schedule past Wednesday. But according to her website, her supporters have organized several of their own events to picket Obama's visit.
"Protest Obama coming to Florida when he does not even recognize our right to vote!" reads the listing for an event outside an Obama fundraiser in Hollywood, Fla., Thursday. "Bring Signs!"
The disputed 2000 presidential election, when Al Gore lost to George W. Bush by 543 Florida votes, has given Florida a kind of immortality as a make-or-break state for presidential candidates. As if to underscore the point, the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, visited Tuesday.
Despite Obama's lead of nearly 200 delegates nationally, Clinton contended Monday that the race was "nowhere near over." In her latest take on nomination math, she said that the states she won together had more electoral votes – the yardstick for the general election – than those Obama had won. She also argued that if Florida and Michigan were included, she would be ahead in the popular vote.
"I'm going to make my case and I'm going to make it until I'm the nominee and we're not going to have one today and we're not going to have one tomorrow and we're not going to have one the next day," she said at a campaign stop in Maysville, Ky.
In Florida's Jan. 29 primary, Clinton won 50 percent of the vote, to Obama's 33 percent, in a state whose demographics – older, with large Latino and Jewish populations – tended to favor her.
How Florida would lean in November remains an open question. In a Quinnipiac University poll of Florida voters late last month, Clinton led Senator McCain 49 percent to 41 percent. Obama and McCain were in a statistical tie.
The timing of Clinton's Florida trip carries political risks, says Dr. Jillson. Though it could remind the national party of her strong finish in a key swing state, it could backfire if she is seen as sowing division.
"There are dangers to Obama if he continues to be stymied as he turns to face McCain," Jillson says. "There are dangers to Clinton because the rest of the party may begin to see her as a spoiler, rather than a fighter unwilling to give up."

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Perform a search of "leadership" on Google and you will find dozens of listed leadership "rules" and "qualities" (most of which are very accurate).
But there is one primary axiom of leadership that trumps all others:
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Sandeep Gautam's curator insight, September 11, 2014 7:06 AM
Its not about you and then its not about you all too; imho, its about us:-)
liz's curator insight, December 3, 2014 8:06 AM
We have a responsibility, but its more than that; a duty as well as an obligation to all stakeholders, morally and ethically.
Professor Jill Jameson's curator insight, December 5, 2014 3:58 PM
Absolutely - humility is a key characteristic of good leadership
Paul Herring's curator insight, July 23, 2015 11:04 PM
"I believe that computing is a new kind of literacy that is critical for all professions in the 21st century," says Guzdial. "If I'm right, doing computing education well is as important as doing mathematics or physics education well and needs a similar level and kind of support."
donhornsby's curator insight, April 27, 2015 9:51 AM
(From the article): How can you be more intentional? Hall frames intentionality in her own work in eight words that guide each of her interactions: "I want it to matter that we met." And it should matter for both her and the person she is meeting. There is an implied flexibility in the time horizon; it may matter immediately or several years down the road. Challenge yourself: "I want it to matter that I hold this position," or "I want it to matter that I am your boss." How does this affect how you will show up to deliver short-term results and create long-term impact?
donhornsby's curator insight, September 14, 2016 10:00 AM
We all have tendencies toward insecurity from time to time. But making sure you don't give in to damaging behavior born of insecurity will make you a far better leader, boss, and person.
Dr. Helen Teague's curator insight, September 24, 2016 8:58 AM
I have not seen much treatment of this subject...
Kirsten Wilson's curator insight, February 10, 2014 11:33 AM
Excellent argument and validation for Instructional Leaders to be at the forefront of the cutting edge in instruction. That involves conceptual learning, instructional technology that redefines the learning, and quality instructional implementation both in classrooms and in professional development.
Allan Shaw's curator insight, February 10, 2014 4:39 PM
It is wise not to allow allow large dichotomies, perhaps false dichotomies to dominate this debate. Critical thinking, collaborative work and knowledge of content are all important and attainable for good teachers, as they have been. It is a matter of emphasis. Check
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, February 12, 2014 11:46 PM
But, we are almost 15% of the way into the century. Why has it not happened? And, it has not. Not even where I used to work.
donhornsby's curator insight, February 18, 2015 4:50 PM
Our emotions not only influence what our brain focuses on, but it can also completely change how we remember details. This is an important key for all leaders to be mindful in their roles.
(From the article): Ultimately, what this comes down to and what the various studies from the neuroscience field help us to better appreciate is that our leadership is not defined by us, but through the memories and experiences of those we lead.
And this brings us back to the fundamental truth of succeeding at leadership today – that it's not about serving our own wants and needs, but about how we can help those under our care to attain that level of success and fulfillment that fuels their drive to do better and to be better going forward.
John Michel's curator insight, January 28, 2015 1:18 PM
A great leader is the first to say, "They get all the credit because they deserve it." When employees do something exceptional, great leaders are the first to shine the spotlight on their people.
Ron McIntyre's curator insight, April 12, 2017 1:28 PM
Excellent Question and yes there is a bit of the old HERO Man Leadership school in that process.
Ron McIntyre's curator insight, April 15, 2017 8:21 AM
As was so appropriately pointed out in the article, the choice is ours. Always has been and always will be so let's choose wisely who we follow.
Ben Olmos's curator insight, March 1, 2015 4:48 PM
Feedback is a very important activity managers perform often in their role; however, for many it is difficult to understand why feedback is not effective. After all, it's not as if the two people sitting in the room are speaking a different language. How to deliver feedback is a hot topic. In fact, there are a number of management training courses and articles written on the best and most effective ways to deliver feedback; however, may the approach for providing feedback is all wrong. Jacobs explains that there is emerging research providing insight on why we may need to change our view of feedback and the effect it has upon those receiving it. According to recent research, criticism has a negative effect on performance, which is probably not all that surprising. However, it has also been found that there is no correlation between praise and improvement either. Take a look at the following to understand how managing behavior is less effective than leading minds.
Owen Roper's curator insight, March 19, 2015 9:23 AM
In the words of Napoleon Hill, If you can control your mind, your thoughts. Then what you can believe, you can achieve, you will receive it. The Masters Plan goes hand in hand with the Master Mind theory.
Hanne Alsen's curator insight, June 17, 2015 3:28 PM
Mel Riddile's curator insight, February 22, 2015 3:28 PM
Alexandra Salamis's curator insight, February 8, 2015 8:32 AM
Great list that differentiates great leaders from not so great leaders. What's on your leadership development wish list?
John Michel's curator insight, February 2, 2015 8:48 PM
President Woodrow Wilson once remarked, "You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Don't forget the errand. Ensure your words and your ways communicate clearly what you are willing to stand and fight for.
donhornsby's curator insight, January 16, 2015 8:20 AM
(From the article): As a leader, you do hold unique responsibility for ensuring there are opportunities for such exposure, for those on your team to work closely with others. But then, turn your people loose. Let them explore ways they can contribute differently within their own team and across departments or groups.
That's how you break down silos, but it's also how you give people the three hallmarks of engagement espoused by Dan Pink in Drive – autonomy, mastery, and purpose.


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MEADVILLE, Pa. - Kenyon College out-gained the
Gators 439-236, and scored touchdowns on its first three
possessions, to spoil Allegheny's 2013 home opener, 37-7.
Kenyon quarterback Jake Bates went 8-for-10 for 153 yards and a touchdown in the first half, before the Lords put together a dominant ground game, amassing 252 rushing yards, led by Brandon January, who went for 143 yards on 10 carries and teammate Casey Beaudouin, who carried the ball 18 times for 72 yards.
Utilizing a two-quarterback system for the duration of the game, the Gators saw freshman Jon Nigro complete eight passes for 150 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut, while teammate Kyle Smith completed a pair of passes for 14 yards, while also gaining 21 yards on the ground. The Gators' Andrew Niklaus made four receptions for a game-high 90 yards and a score, with teammate Lucas Morton leading both sides with five catches, for 77 yards.
Kenyon forced the Gators to punt on the first possession of the game, and promptly set the tone for the game, covering 88 yards in 14 plays, 12 of which were on the ground, to take a 7-0 lead on a two-yard plunge up the middle by Blake Calcei with 6:19 left in the first quarter.
The Lords would force another Allegheny three-and-out, taking over on their own 35-yard line. This time, Kenyon went to the air, as Bates completed four passes for 65 yards, capping off the drive by taking advantage of blown pass coverage on third-and-11 with a 39-yard bomb down the sideline to Brian Hunca to go up 14-0 with just under 30 seconds left in the opening quarter.
The Gators took over on their own 30 on the ensuing drive, and began to find success in their running game, as Smith, Anthony Opet, and Nick Deichler combined for 40 yards on eight carries to advance inside the Kenyon 30. However, a holding call would back the Gators up to the 46, and the drive would abruptly end with an Allegheny fumble. On the next play, Bates would complete a 52-yard pass to Jibri McLean, setting up first-and-goal just inside the three. The Gator defense held strong on three run attempts, forcing a fourth-and-goal, but the Lords would keep their offense on the field, and Calcei would take a direct snap up the middle and into the end zone for the Lords' third score of the day. The two-point run attempt was good, putting the Lords in front 22-0 with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
The teams then traded scoreless possessions, and the Gators took over on their own 38 with just under seven minutes left in the quarter. Smith opened the drive with a 17-yard completion to Niklaus, setting up a first down on the Kenyon 45. Kenyon would then commit costly penalties on subsequent plays, with a pass interference on an incompletion followed by an unsportsmanlike conduct, giving the Gators first down nine yards from pay dirt. However, Allegheny was unable to take advantage of the Kenyon infractions, as the drive would end with a missed 26-yard field goal.
The Gators forced Kenyon to punt on the final drive of the half, but the Lords went into the intermission with all of the momentum, out-gaining the Gators 245-90, and holding the ball for just under 17 minutes.
Nigro completed three consecutive passes to Morton for 34 yards to begin the third quarter for the Gators, and the hosts would eventually advance the ball inside the Kenyon 20 after four keepers from Smith. Again, Allegheny could not capitalize on the drive, as a jump ball in the end zone was picked off by Kye Duren on third down. On the ensuing play, January appeared to be stopped behind the line of scrimmage by a host of defenders, but emerged from the pile and scampered 80 yards down the far sideline for the touchdown. The Lords again converted on the two-point try, going in front 30-0.
The Gator offense would then use a little bit of luck to post its first score of the new season. With the ball just outside midfield, Nigro rolled to his right on play action, lofting a pass down the near sideline. It was tipped by a Kenyon cornerback, but picked out of the air by Niklaus, who would scamper into the end zone untouched for the 52-yard score.
Kenyon would go back to the ground on its next drive, covering 48 yards on seven plays, before backup quarterback Max Boyd closed out the day's scoring by completing a screen pass out of the backfield to Beaudouin for a 12-yard score with just over a minute left in the third quarter.
Allegheny began the fourth quarter driving, using a 25-yard pass from Nigro to Morton, a five-yard run from Smith, and a nine-yard pass to Niklaus to advance to the Lords' 20 yard line. Nigro then went to the end zone, but another jump ball was picked off to end the scoring threat.
It would be the final scoring chance for either team, as neither squad would muster much offense over the contest's final 10 minutes, sending Kenyon to the opening-day victory.
Despite being outgained by such a wide margin, the Gators ended the game with slight advantages in first downs (17 to 16) and time of possession (30:17 to 29:43). However, the Gators were done in by the two interceptions, and Kenyon was a perfect 3-for-3 in the red zone, compared to an 0-for-3 performance by the Gators.
Defensively, Cody Stolar made six tackles, while also breaking up a pass, to lead the Gators. Sam Flowers, Jake Szozsorek, and Trevor Colvin each made five tackles.. Te Lords were led on the defensive front by Sullivan, who added nine stops, and 3.5 TFL's, to his two-point conversion run.
Allegheny will return to action next week, traveling to Pittsburgh to take on perennial non-conference rival Carnegie Mellon on Saturday, September 14th at 1:00 p.m.
Kenyon spoils Allegheny's home opener
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MEADVILLE, Pa. - Kenyon College out-gained the
Gators 439-236, and scored touchdowns on its first three
possessions, to spoil Allegheny's 2013 home opener, 37-7.


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Jeanne Archambeault
Mancos Times editor
Getting back to the land, being self-sufficient, growing your own food these are all things that everyone is trying to do today. Little by little, one thing at a time, and according to their own talents, skills and passions, people are becoming more in tune with the earth.
Sage Petersen is no different. His interests lie in gardening, keeping bees, personal fitness and the martial arts. Hes always on the lookout for ways to combine them, or, at the very least, to make them work together. Its about feeling alive, feeling connected, inspired, he said.
Petersen teaches tai chi and personal training right now. While he lives in Durango, he has taught many Mancos people. My personal training is dynamic its not about weight lifting, he said. Its about determining where the person is, and focusing on technique. If we do things with incorrect technique, were actually damaging ourselves more. My intention is start from ground zero, work on posture, and work up to tai chi, weights, kettlebells and QiGong.
Kettlebells, he said, are more fluid oriented than weights. You move your body in natural movements. It can be very creative, he said.
QiGong is like Tai Chi but more with the skill of chi; actually opening up your body and inviting the energy in, he said.
These are more the soft martial arts, which are about technique and energy, as opposed to the martial arts, such as karate and tae kwan do, which are not. The softer martial arts are used more to redirect energy. The movements are part of the natural flow of things, Petersen said. Hes been learning martial arts for about 20 years, he said, and tai chi for 10 years.
His dad has been a good mentor for him, he said, especially with the kettlebell training. He recovered from having a stroke about a year ago, using athletic training with kettlebells. He said that it helps with neuroconnections, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength, speed and stamina. It gave me a sense of conviction about the exercise, said Petersen. Its all about self-empowerment and direction, he said.
Petersen also keeps bees at his place. He had three hives, but with the drought causing bears to come closer to human habitats, hes lost two of them to the bears hunger. They ate about 150 pounds of honey, pollen, wax and bees! he said.
Bees can tell us a lot about humans and how they interact with each other, Petersen said. Theyre really important to the survival of our human species, he said. He cited a quote that was attributed to Albert Einstein about bees If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live. Whether or not Einstein actually said it, the fact remains that bees can teach us a lot about community, nature and organization, Petersen said. Theyre focused each of them has a job and they stick to it.
Last spring, he said, he noticed that people had more allergies. When he collected the honey from his hives, it was about 30 percent pollen, instead of the usual 5 percent pollen. Its a learning experience. Now I get to experiment with ways to protect my bees.
Petersen also experiments with gardening and composting. He stores much of the food he grows, not unlike many who grow food. His ultimate goal, he said, is to have a piece of property with buildings on it, that supports a system of harmony with nature and within ourselves movement, food, bees anything that we can incorporate into our lives with self-reliance and harmony.
My intention with all of my work is to do something meaningful and help people in their lives and be gentle with nature. And through that I want to understand my life and myself better.
Petersen continues to teach martial arts and will advise people on bees.


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The Ishrat Jahan Case, an Explainer
Nine years after an Indian female college student and three men were shot dead by police in the western state of Gujarat, India's federal investigative agency this week called the killing a "fake encounter." The term refers to killings that the police allege resulted from unexpected shootouts with known criminals, which later turn out to have been staged.
The Central Bureau of Investigation took up the case in 2011 on the orders of the Gujarat High Court. The case drew attention because of the young age of one of the four people killed in the 2004 incident.
Ishrat Jahan, 19, was gunned down on June 15, 2004 along with three men she was with, by a group of policemen near Ahmedabad city in Gujarat. Local police at the time alleged the group were part of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned Pakistan-based terrorist organization, and involved in a plan to assassinate Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi. One of the men, Javed Sheikh, worked with Ms. Jahan in a part-time job. The other men killed were identified as Jishan Johar and Amjad Ali, according to a CBI official with knowledge of the case.
In 2010, the Gujarat High Court formed a panel to investigate the case. A year later, in January 2011, the panel submitted a report saying the four were killed by local police officials in a staged clash, generally known as a fake encounter, a charge the state police deny.
In December 2011, the Gujarat High Court asked the CBI to take over the case and, if there was enough evidence, file fresh charges against the police officials allegedly involved in the killings.
On Wednesday, the CBI filed its first charge sheet before the Gujarat High Court, accusing seven Gujarat police officials of murder, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, according to the CBI official.
A Gujarat police spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.
The CBI, in its charge sheet said the four were allegedly kidnapped and later shot dead by state police officials, according to the CBI official, Ms. Jahan's lawyer and her family members.
But the charge sheet does not give a motive for the shootings, according to the CBI official.
In a statement issued Wednesday the CBI said that those killed in the 2004 incident were kept in illegal custody separately before the fake encounter.
"It is alleged that accused officials of Gujarat police and certain other persons were instrumental in securing illegal custody of the four persons who were subsequently abducted and later killed in a fake encounter," the CBI said in the statement.
The CBI alleged the accused state police officials along with officers of one of India's intelligence agencies "obtained weapons for the purported encounter" and thereafter "opened fire from their official weapons" on Ms. Jahan and the three men, who died on the spot.
The statement did not name the intelligence agency involved or identify the seven accused police officers.
Ms. Jahan's lawyer, Vrinda Grover, said the CBI's first charge sheet is "very significant" but "incomplete."
Apart from the state police, "there are other very senior leaders involved who will soon be brought to light," Ms. Grover told India Real Time Thursday.
Ms. Jahan's family has always said she was an innocent student. Several human rights lawyers in India have supported Ms. Jahan's family quest to see the police officers involved in that incident prosecuted; groups on social media networks have also expressed support.
No arrests have been made in connection to the case.
The CBI says its investigation into the incident continues.
Nusrat Jahan, Ms. Jahan's sister said that she was happy with the CBI inquiry but wanted "those who killed her sister to be punished."
"We have been fighting for nine years to get her justice. It will be eventually proved that Ishrat was not a terrorist," Ms. Jahan's sister told the India Real Time Thursday.
Ms. Jahan belonged to a lower middle class family from the eastern state of Bihar and was the second of seven children. At the time of the 2004 incident, she was studying at a college in Mumbai and also had a part-time job working with Mr. Sheikh, another victim of the police killing, according to Ms. Jahan's lawyer and family members. It was not clear what the job entailed.
The case has also sparked a fresh war of words between the national ruling Congress party and its main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party about Mr. Modi's knowledge of encounter killings in his state.
On Wednesday, Congress leader Madhusudan Mistry said Mr. Modi had knowledge about fake killings by police at the time.
"He [Modi] will also be exposed some time. Truth comes out at one point or the other," Mr. Mistry was quoted as telling the Press Trust of India news agency.
The CBI official said Mr. Modi is not one of those accused on the charge sheet. Four telephone calls to Mr. Modi's spokesman were unanswered on Thursday and Friday.
The Gujarat state government has previously denied all allegations that Mr. Modi had any involvement in or knowledge of encounter killings in his state.
The BJP dismissed allegations made by Congress party members against Mr. Modi, who is their election campaign chief.
"The Congress should stop playing politics on terrorist attacks, terrorist encounters because this is an issue concerning the security of the nation," BJP spokeswoman Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday.
Ms. Sitharaman said the Congress party's real intention was to frame Mr. Modi ahead of general elections due before May next year.


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TorrentFreak reports on the latest anti-piracy bill being put forth in Norway, which includes site-blocking provisions:
In May 2011 the Ministry of Culture announced that it had put forward proposals for amendments to the Copyright Act which would "..give licensees the tools they need to follow-up on copyright infringement on the Internet, while protecting privacy."The article quotes people who are quite worried about what this will mean in practice. When every copyright holder can seek to completely shut down a site, the likelihood of trouble is immense. Already, here in the US, we see regular abuse of the DMCA to take down specific content that people deem infringing, but which is often just content they don't like. Imagine the ability to do that on a larger scale, such that it doesn't just take down the content, but entire sites.
The key proposals included making it easier for rightsholders to identify infringers from their IP addresses and amendments to the law to allow ISP-level blocking of sites deemed to be infringing copyright.


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ARLINGTON, Tex. -- Mitch Moreland provided a go-ahead, pinch-hit single as part of a four-run seventh inning to lift the Rangers over the Angels, 15-9, in the finale of a four-game set on Thursday.
With the game locked at 8-8, Michael Young singled off David Carpenter (1-2) to start the seventh before finding second on a groundout. Moreland then delivered a single into shallow center to plate Young for a one-run lead.
After Jerome Williams entered and walked Ian Kinsler to load the bases, Elvis Andrus singled to plate Moreland, but Daniel Murphy was gunned down at home for the second out.
Hisanori Takahashi entered from the bullpen and Josh Hamilton drilled a ground-rule double into center field to cap the four-run frame.
Roy Oswalt (4-2) earned the victory after tossing a pair of scoreless innings in relief after Texas starter Ryan Dempster, who the club acquired from the Cubs at Tuesday's deadline, was shelled for eight runs on nine hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings in his first American League start.
Hamilton knocked in four runs and Kinsler recorded three hits, including a solo home run, to go with two RBI and four runs scored to help the Rangers take the final two games of the series.
Mark Trumbo, Kendrys Morales and Alberto Callaspo each homered in the setback, as the Angels fell five games back of the Rangers atop the AL West.
The Angels wasted little time welcoming Dempster to the AL as Mike Trout clubbed a leadoff double to get things started, moved to third on a bunt and then scored on Albert Pujols' sacrifice fly to right field.
Trumbo then delivered an opposite field blast that barely cleared the wall in right, but Kinsler trimmed the margin in the bottom half as he launched a leadoff homer over the wall in left-center field to make it a 2-1 contest.
After Geovany Soto singled to start the second, Mike Olt got his major league career off to a nice start with a screaming line-drive into left field.
Craig Gentry was then plunked to load the bases and Kinsler followed with a single to left to knot the game at 2-2. Two batters later, Hamilton delivered a two-run single to right as the Rangers grabbed a 4-2 lead.
Beltre walked to reload the bases and Young followed two batters later with a two-run single into center to extend the margin to 6-2.
The Angels battled back in the third as Torii Hunter and Pujols stroked consecutive doubles to bring LA within three before Morales drove a homer deep into the upper deck in right to start the fourth, cutting the margin to 6-4.
Callaspo then walked and Howard Kendrick followed with a base hit before both runners moved up on a bunt. Callaspo then scored on a ground out from Bobby Wilson to make it a one-run contest.
After Trout walked and stole second, Hunter ripped a base hit off the base of the wall in left to score a pair as the Angels jumped in front for a 7-6 lead.
Nelson Cruz tied the game in the bottom half when he lifted a two-out, line- drive shot over the wall in center, but LA responded in the fifth on Morales' RBI double into center field to provide the Halos with an 8-7 lead.
Kinsler stroked a leadoff double into the left-field corner before a balk from Angels starter C.J. Wilson moved him to third. Andrus then slapped a double down the first-base line to tie the game at 8-8.
Soto stroked a two-run double in the eighth and Moreland followed with a run- scoring double of his own to make it a seven-run difference before Callaspo homered in the ninth to account for the final margin.
Game notes: Wilson, who pitched the first seven years of his career in Arlington, was tagged for a career-high tying eight runs on 10 hits and three walks over 5 1/3 innings and is now winless in his last seven starts...Dempster was drafted in the third round by the Rangers back in 1995...Soto and Dempster were teammates with the Cubs and had teamed up for seven starts already this year...Olt was recalled from Double-A Frisco and first baseman Brandon Snyder was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.


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Within 24 hours after the disaster, the first group of Japanese Volunteer Ministers traveled to disaster areas close to Sendai city (Miyagi region) and Shiroishi city (Watati area, still covered with water or debris) to make an initial assessment of what Volunteer Minister activities are needed in the areas affected by last Friday's earthquakes and tsunami. Four VM assessment teams visited several of the over 2,400 evacuation camps and shelters and talked to victims and officials to find out what is most needed. Meanwhile Volunteer Ministers from around Japan gathered in Tokyo to arrange food and water supplies and to work out logistics. In the past days, Volunteer Ministers arrived from New Zealand and Australia but the main activity is in the hands of the Japanese VMs. As of today, more than 100 additional Volunteer Ministers from outside the country are ready to arrive.
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Fortunato, Squires Both Tally Two Hits to Lead Bulldogs
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Trailing 4-1 after seven innings, the Yale University baseball team put together a late rally that produced a run in the eighth and ninth innings, but with a runner just 90 feet away from tying the game, the Bulldogs could not produce the two-out hit to tie the game as LIU Brooklyn held on for the 4-3 win in the RussMatt Invitational game at Chain O' Lakes Park.
Yale falls to 1-6 following the loss, while LIU Brooklyn picked up its first win of the season and improved to 1-11.
The Blackbirds scored a run in the third inning after Evan Emerich doubled to lead off the inning and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Albert Faz, The Blackbirds picked up another run in the fourth inning to go ahead 2-0 after Tito Marrero walked to lead off the inning and scored on a two-out RBI single by Emerich.
Yale picked up its first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning when junior shortstop Cale Hanson walked to lead off the inning. He advanced to third following back-to-back singles by Eric Hsieh and Jacob Hunter. Sophomore second baseman David Toups drove Hanson home with an RBI groundout to cut LIU's lead to 2-1. Yale had runners on second and third with just one out, but the Bulldogs' bats could not drive another run as LIU's starter Justin Topa retired the next two batters to escape further damage.
LIU Brooklyn picked up a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull ahead 4-1. Chris Untereiner's bunt single drove in John Ziznewski and Kevin Needham scored the fourth run on an infield error.
Yale cut the deficit to 4-2 following Hunter's RBI sacrifice fly that drove in freshman Nate Adams with two outs.
In the ninth inning, Yale put two runners on to start the inning following back-to-back singles by Josh Scharff and Cam Squires. Chris Piwinski's RBI groundout drove in pinch runner Charles Cook to make it 4-3 and allowed Squires to advance to third base, but the groundout was the second out of the inning. With Squires representing the tying run at third base, Tom O'Neill couldn't drive him home, and instead grounded out to second base to end the game.
Kevin Fortunato and Squires both had two hits in the loss. Hunter, Toups and Piwinski all had an RBI. Starter Chris Lanham (0-2) took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, on 10 hits in 6⅓ innings pitched.
Yale has one game remaining on its Florida trip. The Bulldogs will face Navy at 10 a.m. tomorrow before heading to the airport to return to New Haven in the afternoon.


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|2012-04-23, 11:58
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Why did they willingly turn a blind eye toward him? You can argue he was needed since Danzou was doing a lot of dirty work for Konoha. Things Sandaime wouldn't do. He was following the ninja system and using ninja as tools for both Konoha's gain and his own. He didn't believe in the Will of Fire and that Konoha ninja were family. I would say Hiruzen even thought Danzou was a great asset on his own until he morphed into J. Edgar Hoover and was really running things. Remember, Hiruzen was the guy who still saw some good in Orochimaru and couldn't bring himself to kill him. Which ended up costing countless lives and Konoha dearly. He didn't have the best judgement.
And what did Golden Boy Minato do about Danzou? He was Hokage for about two years and apparently didn't do anything about Danzou either.
|2012-04-23, 13:11
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Sarutobi was always weak emotionally, he also spared Orochimaru because of his emotions. He tried to avoid conflict, to avoid people dying, since obviously he was neither a coward nor a weakling, so any conflict inside the village was not threatening him personally but his subordinates (ANBU, jounins, genins, everyone). Danzou was his childhood friend, so Danozu took full advantage of this and created his personal army and it seems he also was good at politics since he had the elders backing him even against the Uchiha clan.
I think calling these traits weaknesses is a matter of taste, i personally would definitely call these weaknesses because these later resulted in many tragedies (Orochimaru attacking Konoha, Danzou plotting against Konoha, etc.). It's like you save 100 lives today, but you risk that 1000 lives will be lost tomorrow. And it also leads to the corruption of the system to let people like Danzou live. As Orochimaru said to Sarutobi, he could have killed him 10 years before, when he discovered Orochi's treason, but as time passed Orochimaru became too strong. The same is true of Danzou, Sarutobi should have removed him from power or even killed him a long long time ago. Danzou had the time to create a strong army, and then killing Danzou became very risky, it would risk a civil war which the old hokage didn't want. Especially after the 4th hokage died, Sarutobi was too old to deal with both Danzou and the Uchiha, so he had to choose between the two. Minato himself was obviously under the influence of Sarutobi, and therefore in that short time that he was hokage he didn't think of getting rid of Danzou by force, despite that he was the only one who could have done it in a relatively painless way. But that was also Sarutobi's fault, to delay it until the 4th died and he was too old to do anything.
But in defense of the 3rd and 4th hokages we must also see that these times were very hard war times, children like Obito had to be sent to the war. In such war times the leaders focus on external enemies, they try to use every resource of the village, for which they accept that some people like Danzou, who can be used in a war, will do bad things and will use this chance to grow stronger. In a war often one can choose only between bad and worse, and if the destruction of Konoha is the worse, than the leader has to choose the bad.
|2012-04-23, 20:31
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Every action has possible consequences, that includes acts of compassion, altuism and mercy. It's the basic M.O. of the heroes in Naruto to avoid hatred and paranoia but it doesn't always work out in the end (unless you're Naruto). Sarutobi letting Oro live is example of that. But just because sparing Oro had bad results, it doesn't mean taking the opposite approach is automatically the better decision. It's not like characters such as Hanzou, who deal with every possible threat with killing suffer better fates.
And Danzou exploited his authority horribly, but he never acted against the village until he started his Sharingan collection and saw a chance to grab the Hokage title from Tsunade. There was never any grounds to simply get rid of him, he had too much influence, knew too many secrets. It would be dangerous.
|2012-04-24, 00:51
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After the two clans reached an agreement and Hashirama became the leader Madara has changed his mind, but his own clan turned against him, so he left the village. That's the opposite of Danzou, Danzou had his own private army and he never left the village. Furthermore Hashirama had no emotional connection to Madara, we can safely assume that as a leader he acted rationally. We also know that he did fight Madara before the alliance, and Madara survived, which means Madara was not spared or something like that.
My point was that the 3rd hokage was strong enough and had enough influence over his own vlllage and his ninja that he could have killed both Danzou and Orochimaru when it became clear that they are or will be a threat to the village, but he didn't do so because of his emotional connection to them. And a good leader must act rationally even if it means to have personally painful decisions. Of course there is the main character who is a "fool" that risks everything to save his friend Sasuke, that's definitely not a rationally good leader behavior But the author gets away easily with Naruto's actions because Naruto is not a grown up man who is a leader of a military organization and a lot of civilians, he is just a child who wants to save his friend.
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|2012-04-24, 09:55
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That's the funny thing about Danzou, he saw himself as an utilitarist who didn't care about the means as long as he reached a favorable outcome but the consequences of his actions were terrible for Konoha all the time.
From his own perspective Danzou should have murdered himself for the sake of Konoha.
Oh and Sabaku Kyu, the first time (that we know off) that Danzou acted against the village was when he made a secret deal with Hanzou in order to seize power from Sarutobi... And created Pain in the process.
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But more seriously you're correct only up to a point : yes of course Danzou worked covertly but as I said it wasn't that much of a secret if Yamato knew about his method. If you remember none of the Kage trusted him and they saw him as the dark side of the ninja world which is telling when you think about what those guys have done themselves.
I mean, just take the killing orphans thing, can you honestly say that such a known fact would be accepted as the price of doing business by Sandaime given what we know of his character? I think not.
As often my point isn't to say that within the story Sandaime is supposed to be seen as a weak and ineffectual leader, it's that if you look at things logically it must be the case and since it doesn't seem to be the author's intent then there is a problem. Hence why I think that Danzou and Sarutobi should have been the same character : A man who looked like this perfect loving grand father and genuinely so for his own people but who also was the ruthless cold blooded warlord who had done terrible evils for the "greater good" of his village.
|2012-04-25, 06:43
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That crystal ball causes so many plot holes...
I dunno. Just taking up the time... there's no chapter this week right? Golden week?
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Also it seems to me that we are talking about a different thing: i was referring to what makes someone a good and rational leader, one can be a good leader even if he is not a "good" guy. Before the villages were created it was mostly chaos, clans were fighting against each other constantly. In these circumstances Madara can't be defined as evil by someone who does the same thing for his own clan. Of course if someone were inside the clan, from his viewpoint Madara is evil, because he forced them to kill each other to gain the MS/EMS eyes. Hashirama was doing the logical thing, end the constant fighting between the two top clans before they kill each other and vanish. The situation would have been similar if Madara secretly took control over his clan and began acting on his own will and at some point Hashirama would notice it but not do anything. But this never happened.
Now, i'm not saying that Sarutobi was a bad leader, i was just saying that he was not a perfect leader, he had his weakness just like every other leader has.
|2012-04-25, 18:11
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Flip side-- Hiruzen either failed to see Danzou's true nature or recognized it but still saw Danzou's potential to serve the village. This idea that he was too emotionally weak to kill Danzou for the good of Konoha because he hesitated when he had the chance to kill Oro doesn't make sense to me. Danzou never openly acted against the village. He wasn't a named spy or traitor. There might've been suspicions, but Sarutobi wasn't going to kill Danzou out of mistrust or fear.
But yeah, I can agree. All the things we're finding out about Danzou do make it seem like Sandaime let him get away with everything.
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i also agree that sarutobi was a pacifist to a fault and was endlessly trying to ally with people who were nonredeemable like orochi and the false kazekage (before he was revealed to be orochi)
even though it doesn't fit in with the preferred ideology of the series, danzo's way was much more suitable for realistic ninjas, making emotionless killing machines who carry out missions at any cost and protect the village at any cost. depending on the daimyo's leadership qualities, he may very well prefer this methodology to sarutobi, kakashi's or naruto's compassion. its not very ninja like, however much we like them. but of course danzo would have had a hard time explaining the outcome of the summit where he made enemies out of every village in an arrogant and stupid fashion
|2012-04-26, 18:52
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Think of it this way: Imagine a mother who has terminally ill child in a coma on life support. On her own, she might never make the decision to end her child's life. But if doctors and nurses tell her there's no chance of recovery, that the child will be suffering and that if he were to die his organs could save the lives of other kids... then she might make the decision to let go and allow them to pull the plug. It would be hard, but really there isn't much alternative.
When I say Sarutobi allowed the Hyuuga and Uchiha incidents to happen I'm saying he was convinced he was left with no other choice but to heed the consul of others and allow what needed to be done to be done. I can't explain it any further than that.
Really, I see where you're coming from. Because I used to believe Sarutobi's actions in these matters was very cold, but it made more sense after more was revealed about what happened.
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And I can't help but notice you carefully never adressed the fact that Danzou brainwashed and butchered war orphans to build his private army (which is something known by the characters and not just the readers) so I will ask again : how do you reconcile this with Sarutobi's character? Do you think he also "let that be carried out because he knew what was at stake"?
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How to Manage Technical Employees
In my current position as Software Engineering Manager I have been through a lot of ups and downs with staffing, ranging from laying-off everyone who was on my team as we went through the great economic downturn in 2007-2008, to numerous rounds of interviewing and hiring contractors, full-time employees, and converting some contractors to employee status. I have not yet blogged much about my experiences, but I plan to do that more in the next few months. But before I do that, let me point you to a great article that somebody else wrote on The Unspoken Truth About Managing Geeks that really hits the target. If you are a non-technical person who manages technical employees, you definitely have to read that article. And if you are a technical person who has been promoted into management, this article can really help you do your job and communicate up the line of command about your team. When you move into management with all the new and different demands put on you, it is easy to forget how things work in the tech subculture, and to lose touch with your team. This article will help you remember what's going on behind the scenes and perhaps explain why people who used to get along great no longer are, or why things seem to have changed since your promotion.
I have to give credit to Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) for helping me find that article. I have been reading his series of ramble-rants on managing tech teams, and the above article is linked in the first rant in the series, entitled Goodwill, Negative and Positive. I have read a handful of his entries in this series and so far I pretty much agree with everything he has said, so of course I would encourage you to read through that series, too.


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BRODHEADSVILLE — Even with its defense scuffling after a nine-day layoff Pleasant Valley is one step away from accomplishing another goal.
BRODHEADSVILLE — Even with its defense scuffling after a nine-day layoff Pleasant Valley is one step away from accomplishing another goal.
Rikki Correll pitched seven strong innings and the top-seeded Bears overcame five errors to earn a 5-3 victory over No. 9 Stroudsburg in the quarterfinals of the District 11 Class AAAA softball playoffs Monday.
Pleasant Valley (16-7) will face Liberty, which beat the Bears 2-0 on May 6, in the semifinals at 7 p.m. at Pates Park in Allentown tonight.
"We already reached a team goal by making it to districts and now our next goal is to make it to the district final," said Correll, who improved to 11-1 by scattering six hits while striking out four and walking none.
It wasn't easy for the Bears.
Pleasant Valley, which hadn't played since May 17 when it beat Stroudsburg in the Mountain Valley Conference championship game, made a pair of errors in the second inning as the Mounties tied the game at 2-2. Stroudsburg (16-8) scored another run in the third, thanks to two errors and a wild pitch, to take the lead. Correll did strand a runner at third base with no outs, though.
"We make some great plays, but sometimes we sit back on our heels and let the balls eat us up," Pleasant Valley coach Steve Caffrey said. "That kind of helped (Stroudsburg) score their runs."
The Mounties made their share of mistakes, too.
Kelsey Miczak, who singled in the Bears' first run, scored on an error in PV's two-run first inning. Jordan Meckes doubled in Kelci Jones, who was hit by a pitch to start the fourth, to tie the game before two more errors by Stroudsburg helped the Bears go up 5-3 through four innings.
"You definitely have to take advantage of that," said Miczak, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. "Both teams made mistakes, but it all came down to who had the bigger hits in the end."
Once Pleasant Valley gave Correll the lead back, Stroudsburg never really threatened to make up ground.
The Mounties only had two baserunners and one hit over the final three innings, and three of Correll's four strikeouts came over the last nine outs of the game. PV also cleaned up its defense, committing just one error over the final four innings after making four in the first three.
"Rikki started throwing a little harder and we actually started to come up and make the plays," Caffrey said. "I think our team is resilient and did what they need to do."
Stroudsburg also took advantage of Pleasant Valley mistakes early.
After Sarah Canfield reached on a two-out error and Madison Pizzo singled, Emily Carmella knocked them both in with a single to tie the game in the second inning.
Kat Liedberg, who was 3-for-4, scored on a wild pitch as two more errors helped the Mounties take a 3-2 lead in the third inning.
The Bears will get another shot at the Hurricanes tonight, but PV has already come a long way this season. The Bears started 0-4, losing to Lehigh Valley Conference champion Bethlehem Catholic in the season opener before falling to three other LVC teams. Since then Pleasant Valley has reeled off 16 wins in 19 games.
"Our kids are just hard workers," Caffrey said. "We started the season 0-4 and to get here is a great feeling."
No. 1 Pleasant Valley 5
No. 9 Stroudsburg 3
Stroudsburg 021 000 0 — 3 6 5
Pleasant Valley 200 300 x — 5 8 5
S, Madi Liedberg and Kayla Kern; PV, Rikki Correll and Mackenzie Caffrey.
W — Correll. L — Liedberg.
SO-BB — S, Liedberg 3-1; PV, Correll 4-0
2B — PV, Jordan Meckes.
Records — Stroudsburg 16-8; Pleasant Valley 16-7.


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So the VRC has some odd feelings about outing of articles found on eBay (not as much) Craigslist (quite a bit) and various other venues of purchase.
Some feel it's no big deal, ever, others feel it should never be done, while yet still others think it's fine, with certain parameters met, like not in my backyard, only if no one would want it anyway, it's fine cause it's so obscenely overpriced it's good for a laugh, etc.
This thread is offered as education for the newb, solace for the member who just got strung up about it, and in general, a place to hash it out, pretty much unrestricted. Not gonna change anything, but we VRCer's do like to go on and on about the same thing, forever, must be all our time spent with steel wool and lacquer thinner Other sites feel that this practice is AOK, but this place is a bit different. I took over as mod, and the rule was in place. I keep it up, since it makes a number of folks feel like their sacred hunting grounds have a protector of sorts.
Discuss, keep a modicum of decency, and have at it.
The official word can be found here amongst all the rules and guidelines: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=521682
For those too lazy to read that much, a direct thread link to a good discussion of it is here: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=521682
That one is old though, so we'd better rehash it some more


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Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Maldives National University (formerly known as the Maldives College of Higher Education)
What I Did Before Law School:
Law is an undergraduate subject in the Maldives similar to many other common law countries. After graduating law school in 2004, I taught Criminal Law, Tort and Law of Equity & Trust from January 2005 to June 2006 at the same law school I graduated from.
Why I Chose Penn Law:
I was chosen as a Fulbright scholar to the U.S. in 2006 and I had to choose a U.S. university to do my LL.M. degree. Though the system of law in USA is comparatively different from the common law system, which is practiced in the Maldives, I chose to come to U.S. and consecutively to UPenn because it was portrayed as one of the most prestigious and best universities in the field of international law to me by the Fulbright authorities in the U.S.
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My favorite course of all was Human rights and National Security with Professor Burke-White. I have learned immensely about International law, state compliance and the human rights violations across the globe. The course has left me amazed and bewildered and yet determined enough to say that international law is not ineffective.
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That would be the time when I went skating with the LLM's during fall. Almost over 80% of the class didn't know how to skate. I fell down a couple of times on the ice and also made other people fall down with me. It was one fun day with two people trying to teach the rest how to skate. I enjoyed it, loved it and count it as one of the best times I have had in Philly.
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Daniel Brennick is charged in a 2010 wreck that claimed the life of an Oak Island mother of three.
Opening statements will begin Wednesday in the second-degree murder trial of Daniel Brennick, charged in a 2010 wreck in Brunswick County that claimed the life of an Oak Island mother of three.
Brennick, 25, is charged with second-degree murder, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired.
According to state troopers, he was intoxicated and speeding northbound May 7, 2010, on River Road near Southport when he crossed the center line and struck Satu Harris' southbound vehicle head-on. Harris, 38, died at the scene.
Brennick's truck overturned several times and he was ejected. He subsequently lost a leg as a result of the wreck.
Following six hours of jury selection Tuesday, Judge Thomas Lock denied a defense motion to suppress the results of a blood draw done on Brennick while he was unconscious at the hospital.
Trooper David Inman said the scene of the wreck was littered with Natural Light beer cans, and the cab of Brennick's pickup smelled of alcohol and contained an open and cold beer, prompting him to suspect Brennick was intoxicated at the time of the wreck. But because Brennick was unconscious in the hospital and doctors were unsure he would survive, the window of opportunity to draw blood was closing fast. Inman said he didn't attempt to get a magistrate to issue a warrant for the blood, but instead opted to have the blood drawn before Brennick was either rushed into surgery, taken to another trauma center, or died.
Defense Attorney Mike Ramos argued against the admission of the blood saying the draw was a warrantless search.
But Lock agreed to allow it in, citing the extenuating circumstances under which the trooper was operating.
Lock also agreed to allow the prosecution to put before the jury Brennick's two prior convictions for reckless driving and a conviction for driving after consuming alcohol under the age of 21 as proof of Brennick's malice.
Under North Carolina law malice can be established by three different types of proof: by an "express hatred, ill will or spite"; by the commission of an inherently dangerous act "as to manifest a mind utterly without regard for human life and social duty and deliberately bent on mischief"; or a condition of mind that prompts a person to take the life of another intentionally, or to intentionally inflict serious bodily injury, which proximately results in death, without just cause, excuse, or justification.
The trial may last into next week, according to prosecutors.
Brennick was out on bail awaiting trial in the Harris death when he was arrested in September on marijuana charges. He is being held on $1 million bail.
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Hi Frenchie,
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