text:
CHICO — Chico police have arrested a 40-year-old Chico man in connection with two kidnappings and a sexual assault in September and October south of Chico State University.
Detectives were conducting surveillance early Saturday when they first noticed a dark-colored Dodge around 2:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., said Lt. Mike O'Brien. Police stopped the car, driven by Lonnie Scott Keith for running a stop sign at West Fourth and Orange streets.
The car had its rear-passenger windows partially covered with blankets and bedding at the time, O'Brien said. After Keith consented to a search, police found two syringes loaded with a clear substance, latex gloves, several nylons, and adhesive tape cut into strips. A flashlight with a stun gun was in the cup holder next to the driver's seat.
O'Brien said the vehicle was staged for another attack, or a series of attacks.
Keith was taken voluntarily to the police station at about 6 a.m.
A search warrant was issued for his vehicle and officers discovered a compartment under the cushion of the front passenger seat, O'Brien said. Metal handcuffs, metal leg restraints, zip ties, multiple syringes, multiple vials of prescription drugs and latex gloves were found in there.
Keith is a physician's assistant at Enloe Occupational Health and Oroville Hospital, O'Brien said. He was also a paramedic.
Detectives are looking into whether the medication and other items were taken from one his workplaces, O'Brien said. As a physician's assistant he has access to them.
Detectives think Keith acted alone during the two incidents Sept. 22 and Oct. 28, he said. However, the investigation is still active as to whether Keith has any connection to nine other assaults stretching back to August 2011.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office is investigating Keith for an April 15, 2012, sexual assault that occurred around the same area, but was far enough west that it was the BCSO jurisdiction.
Detectives began doing a surveillance after the first assault, O'Brien said. They noticed "patterns of disturbing incidents."
The suspect forced a woman into a dark-colored sedan in September and another was forced into the cargo area of a dark-colored SUV in October, O'Brien said. Both of the women were injected with an unknown substance that caused them to become drowsy, and at least one was sexually assaulted.
The women told police the suspect covered their eyes with tape, bound their hands and feet with zip ties, and was wearing latex gloves in at least one of the attacks, he said. The rear windows of the cars were covered with blankets or sheets, and the suspect covered his face with either a mask or nylon stocking.
Detectives have had contact with the two women who were attacked, but because the suspect had his face covered they have not identified Keith, O'Brien said.
The vials found in Keith's vehicle contained the same substance used on the woman in October, he said.
In December 2012, Keith sold a dark-colored Hyundai and a dark-colored Ford SUV, but police were able to seize them and will process for evidence.
Keith has been married for 21 years and has four children, according to his wife's profile on a popular social network.
He was arraigned today in Butte County Superior Court in Oroville for two counts of kidnapping, one count of rape and one count of assault with intent to commit rape. Bail is set at $3.2 million, O'Brien said. The potential sentence for the two attacks is 32 years.


text:
Citi Open Finals Gallery: Del Potro, Rybarikova Capture Titles in Nation's Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Argentine Juan Martin del Potro returned to Washington, D.C. after a three year hiatus to claim his third Citi Open title against American John Isner, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. (Finals gallery at bottom)
"It's amazing, I'm so happy to win here once again," the 24-year-old stated after the final. "When you win a tournament its special, its big. After Wimbledon to be my first time on hard court it means a lot. I am looking forward to Montreal, Cincinnati, and the U.S. Open. It gives me a lot of confidence to keep trying and get closer to the top guys."
The soft-spoken Argentine struggled returning Isner's solid serves and baseline shots in the first set, and realized that he needed to step further back out of the court in order to play his own game. He then kept Isner to only one ace per set for the remaining two sets.
Though disappointed, the American didn't take the loss hard. After playing nine matches in eleven days, Isner admitted that his body wasn't as fresh as he'd like it to be.
"I was a little tired out there," said Isner. "It was one of those things where my body felt fine but my legs weren't quite there. I wish I felt a little bit better out there but at the same time I could have been a 100% and still could have not won that match. That just speaks on how good he is. He was better today and my hats off to him. He was the better player."
When asked about where Del Potro stacks up to the current top four ATP players, without hesitation, Isner praised the Argentine's game, saying he was just a hair behind Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, and the third favorite to win the U.S. Open.
In Del Potro's press conference, he was told what Isner had commented regarding his chances at this month's Slam, and the Argentine almost looked embarrassed, sweetly and sincerely returning the favor.
"He's going to be a favorite too, for sure," Del Potro said. "On the hard court, Isner is really good player. His game is improving day by day. He has a good advantage to take the opportunities to go farther."
In the women's singles final, Magdalena Rybarikova successfully defended her title defeating a newly-healthy Andrea Petkovic, 6-4, 7-6(2). On court, the Slovakian called Washington, D.C. "home" after never having lost a match on the surface, and admitted it was not an easy run.
"This year when I saw the draw I thought, 'Yeah, this is going to be very tough,'" Rybarikova said. "I would have been happy to make the quarterfinals and play Kerber. But every match I was playing better and better, then I beat Kerber, which was a huge win for me. That gave me a lot of confidence."
Petkovic meanwhile reached her second final of the year after Nurnberg and feels her game is in a better place.
"It was a pretty good week – all in all I'm quite satisfied," Petkovic said. "I would have loved to win the title here to really feel like I've completely come back, but I'm really okay. She played really well."
"Magda was really stepping up her game, not missing a lot and not giving me many free points. It was a really difficult match but all the credit to her, she really deserved to win the title today."
In the men's doubles final, the duo of Nenad Zimonjic and Julien Benneteau won their second doubles title as a team against Mardy Fish and Radek Stepanek.
"It feels really great to win such a big tournament," said Zimonjic. "It's a 500 series, and not just that, it was a really strong field. It didn't have easy matches here. Very good teams played. To come after a long break, to come this strong and win the tournament without losing a set is really the best way you want to come back to the tour."
"It was a lot of fun for both of us to play. We had a great time here on the court, off the court, and hopefully this will help us for the upcoming three tournaments that we'll play."
Gallery by Tennis Grandstand photographer Christopher Levy.
[nggallery id=154]
Insider's Look at Super Saturday at the Citi Open with Del Potro, Dimitrov, Petkovic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Set against the backdrop of downtown Washington, D.C., this week's Citi Open has brought some of tennis' most recognizable names to the tournament, including Juan Martin del Potro, Tommy Haas and the youngest player in the women's draw, 17-year-old newcomer and American Taylor Townsend.
It was a full schedule on tap with both men's singles semifinals set on stadium court, along with one women's semifinal and one men's doubles semifinal. The rest, including the women's doubles final, was scheduled on the first grandstand court.
There has been some discussion in player press conferences this week regarding scheduling differences between the men's and women's draws, and how the women are not being scheduled as equally on stadium court. It seems though that most players understand why. The men's event is a 500-level while the women's is a lower-tiered International-level, and several players — including females — commented that men tend to bring a bigger draw and whoever the tournament believes would be a bigger draw will be the match scheduled on stadium court. Logical enough but still questionable reasoning on some level.
That being said, the men's doubles semifinal between the pairing of Julien Benneteau and Nenad Zimonjic against University of Virginia alumni and Citi Open defending champions Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot, took precedence over the women's doubles final between 2012 Junior Wimbledon Girls' Doubles champions Eugenie Bouchard and Taylor Townsend and Shuko Aoyama and Vera Dushevina.
In front of a decent-sized crowd, the first-time partnering of Aoyama and Dushevina were crowned champions in women's doubles.
After the match, the only ones called into press were the runners-up, Bouchard and Townsend, as the media room was mostly empty and at the men's doubles match. The winners gave no press conference.
With her longer history on tour than her counterpart, Bouchard was visibly disappointed in the presser but still sincere in answering questions. Townsend, on the other hand, looked as if she was on cloud nine. She seemed to have just been excited to reach a pro final and was relishing the moment despite the quick loss. I asked her about the contrast in the presence of young players on tour between the men's and women's side and she gave an insightful and rather mature answer.
"I think it's a lot different for the men than the women," Townsend replied."The men mature at an older age and we mature younger. So I think it's a lot easier for us — at a young age — to hang with the older players because our bodies mature faster. The men are so strong and it takes them a few more years to get caught up to that level, especially to get into that top shape."
As the first men's doubles semifinal started between top American John Isner and a newly-resurgent Dmitry Tursunov on stadium court at 3:00pm to looming clouds, doubles partners Grigor Dimitrov and Michael Llodra (and his youngest son, Teo!) took to the practice courts.
As the Bulgarian stretched, a shirtless Llodra kicked a soccer ball around with his 6-year-old son. All week, the youngster could be spotted on the tennis court hitting some impressive shots and his soccer head-butting and kicking skills didn't disappoint. After Dimitrov finished his stretching, he jumped into the mini-soccer game and ended up losing — happily obliging to do push-ups on court as the loser.
Heading onto stadium court for Isner-Tursunov, the first set was dead even, and ended up going to a tiebreak. Four exchanges of serve and some patience by the Russian and he got the unexpected upper hand, taking the first set. Tursunov diminished his double faults count from his matches earlier this week, and ran Isner laterally until the American hit long or into the net. On several occasions, Tursunov bullied the American's backhand before pulling the trigger forcing Isner into an error with a running forehand.
During the changeover, sprinkles began falling but the players decided to continue on without any exchanges with chair umpire Magdi Somat. As the drops increased in intensity during the first game, Isner had a break point on Tursunov's serve and slipped, slamming a forehand into the net. Instinctively, Isner yelled in the umpire's general direction and Tursunov had also already began walking towards the chair. Play was called and the players taken inside as the 80-minute rain delay began.
Isner gets break point then nets FH. Yells, "WHY are we playing right now?! I'm NOT playing!" Magdi calls play, players go inside.
— Romi Cvitkovic (@RomiCvitkovic) August 3, 2013
At around 5:00pm, Juan Martin del Potro made an appearance on the practice courts to packed stands on court one. As play was suspended, fans still had the opportunity to enjoy a light hit by the Argentine for about 30 minutes.
Play shortly resumed on stadium court and after breaking Tursunov to go up 4-1, the American took the second set 6-3. The baseline play among both players was incredible to watch. After so many matches between Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, you forget how powerful (and consistent and precise) other men on tour can hit, and the two held some extended jaw-dropping rallies. In the end, the American broke Tursunov again to take the final set, 6-4.
Walking back to the media center, I heard loud cheers coming from grandstand court and realized that the other men's doubles semifinal went on at the same time as the singles match on stadium. That's one of the problems with a rain delay — you don't quite always get to watch everything you hope to. Mardy Fish and Radek Stepanek took out fan favorites, Grigor Dimitrov and Michael Llodra, and with that, the Citi Open crowds will have American men in both the men's singles and doubles finals. On the opposite side of the grounds on grandstand court two, women's semifinalist Andrea Petkovic was practicing in front of a small group of fans.
At 7:20pm, Isner walked into press with ice on both knees for precautionary reasons. He's one of the few to constantly have ice on some joint on his body so it's not so much a surprise anymore.
Ten minutes later, the Isner presser was completed, and as we looked to the TV in the media center, we saw that Tommy Haas had just broken Juan Martin del Potro to go up 3-1 — a bit of early trouble for the two-time tournament champion.
Without much of a breather, Tursunov commenced his low-key presser, where he analyzed his loss but felt there really weren't any holes in his game. A pretty fair analysis as he never once held break point, but stayed in the match much of the time.
As I prepared to go out and finally watch the Del Potro – Haas match, I realized the score was frozen at 4-1. Of course, another rain delay.
I looked at the live scoreboard and noticed that the women's semifinal between Magdalena Rybarikova and Ekaterina Makarova was still going on though, and questioned what was going on. Rybarikova went on to win three games in a matter of minutes before play was finally suspended. But I guess the weather can be funny sometimes!
@RomiCvitkovic haha that actually does happen in FL when @kevinanderson18 practices. Will be raining on court 1 but not on court 3!
— Kelsey Anderson (@KelseyOAnderson) August 3, 2013
During the nearly three hour rain delay, the illustrious third edition of the "Citi Open Rain Delay Media Spelling Bee" commenced, where contestants had to correctly spell various ATP and WTA player names within the top 200. What started out with eight people in the first few minutes grew to nearly 20 and included photographers, bloggers, long-time wire writers, event staff and even Tour staff. Thanks to gracious contestant Lindsay Gibbs of The Changeover, we have footage of Ben Rothenberg's winning moment, having successfully defended his title from 2012.
The tournament media staff had some fun and sweetly made the winner his own notable trophy. How thoughtful!
The Del Potro – Haas match continued with the Argentine quickly picking up momentum, and later in press admitting that the rain delay helped him. Haas, conversely, came into press and was quite short, stating he was "aggravated and annoyed" during the rain delay and it reflected in his straight set loss, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Despite the lateness of the hour — the men's semi had finished at 12:15AM — there had been no earlier talk of opening up play of the second women's semifinal on a third court. Instead, Alize Cornet and Andrea Petkovic were set to follow on whichever court had finished first. Inevitably, organizers seemed to have waited to see if the men's semi would finish shortly after the first women's semi would, and they were lucky.
At 12:35AM, the second women's semi finally took place to a crowd of still several hundred people. The sheer match ups of Cornet and Petkovic's style could have made this match the highlight of the women's draw so far, but the lateness of the hour prevented it from reaching grand proportions. However, both ladies impressed with full court-coverage, suspenseful rallies and looked — incredibly enough — quite fresh.
After being down 3-0, then getting broken twice while serving for the set, Petkovic finally took the first set, 7-5. She then made quick work of the French woman, taking it 6-3 in the second and delighting the crowd with her famous "Petko Dance."
The evening finally ended at an "early" 2:15AM, with the women's singles final scheduled for exactly 15 hours later. Talk about a quick recovery for both ladies!
Back Into the Top 50: The Resurgence of Dmitry Tursunov
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly twenty years ago, Dmitry Tursunov stepped off the plane from Russia, ready to take on the tennis world at the tender age of twelve. His father was determined to make a tennis champion in the family and the talented Tursunov obliged with a move to the United States.
Despite rising to a career-high ranking of world No. 20 in 2006, it wasn't always an easy road for the Russian as he was forced off tour multiple times with injuries and surgeries, and a strained relationship with his father did not help his confidence.
Tursunov himself calls his career a bit of a "rollercoaster," but his most memorable win came against an American great in 2006, as he won 17-15 in a fifth set.
"Most people might say that the highlight of my career was beating Andy Roddick on clay during Davis Cup — on a surface he doesn't really like," joked Tursunov exclusively to Tennis Grandstand. "But it was a good match for the fans and it had a lot of suspense."
After breaking into the top 100 exactly ten years ago, it was another three years before the Russian's ranking steadied within the top 40. Over the next three years, he won six tournaments and defeated a top 10 opponent on seven occasions. At about this time, injuries started to creep in and they took him out of the game as he fell outside of the top 500.
"With every injury, you also have doubts, and the last couple of injuries have been probably more difficult than the first ones," admitted Tursunov. "They always give you a scare and you're never sure if you're going to be or not going to be playing again. But for some reason the last couple [of injuries] were kind of hard to get through."
The expectation with injury recovery among athletes is that once your body has healed, you will be able to return to your previous prime quite quickly. But that is rarely the case and often times you begin to question your game.
"When you're coming back [from injury], that's the hardest thing," Tursunov continued. "Because when you're coming back, you don't have much confidence in anything. You're constantly in doubt and you're taking bad results closer to the heart … When you're taking hits and you're down, it's a lot harder to get through those. You just suck it up or call it quits.
Despite his rocky time with the sport, the Russian who now trains in California never doubted his place in tennis.
"I felt there is not much I could do outside of tennis … As much as I sometimes hate being on court when I'm not playing well, I understand that it's much better than being in the 'real world' and having a 9-to-5 job … I would rather be a player on tour than even a coach."
Tursunov got his start on a tennis court at a very early age, under the careful tutelage of his father.
"[My father] had a tremendous belief in me from the very beginning," stated Tursunov. "He put 150% of his energy into my tennis. Any money he had was not going to the family, it was going to my tennis. He essentially gambled quite a lot on my tennis."
With a father so involved with his budding career, it was only inevitable that this strained their own relationship off the court.
"I had a difficult relationship with my dad because of tennis," commented Tursunov. "Tennis was basically the link that bonded us together. And for a very long time, when I was practicing – when I was little – I didn't see myself as anything other than a tennis player because it was so engrained into my lifestyle. There was no speculation about what I would become when I'm older. Everything was around tennis."
If this story sounds familiar, you might be right.
Andre Agassi, in his book "Open," also heavily commented on the difficult relationship he had with his own father on the tennis court, and many aspects of his and Tursunov's relationships run in parallel.
"Some people might say that he vicariously lived through me, but as a parent, I don't really believe you think of it this way. You always want your child to succeed," stated Tursunov. "I also don't believe my dad abused our relationship and dynamics, like some press have said."
He continued: "Yes, he was fanatical about it. … If anything, I wish that we had found a common ground earlier. … The last few years, he finally started asking me about life outside of tennis and how I'm doing."
With his father's passing last year, Tursunov is playing with a renewed determination. Though he admits to "wearing [his] emotion on [his] sleeve" on court and often being quite negative, his new coach repeatedly reminds him to be more optimistic and positive, and it seems to be resulting in some good wins.
This year already, Tursunov has defeated two top-10 opponents, including David Ferrer and Janko Tipsarevic, and just this week at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. he ousted 2011 champion Radek Stepanek and tournament fifth seed Gilles Simon. His ascension back to world No. 61 has been a sweet affair, and his semifinal appearance this week will propel him back up to at least No. 43 in the rankings.
At thirty years old, Tursunov is now near the twilight of his tennis career, but he finds inspiration in a fellow ATP player who has defied age stereotypes.
"Tommy Haas is giving a lot of hope to all of us to play far into our thirties," stated Tursunov. "I think in general you can see the trend of older players playing longer into their careers … I'd like for the last two to three years of my career – whenever that may be – to really make it count. Not just win one, two rounds but win tournaments."
With his semifinal against John Isner at the Citi Open on Saturday, there may be no better time than now to announce his comeback.
Isner, Petkovic, Fish Comment on Current State of Doping in Tennis
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Andrea Petkovic believes that doping cases should be somewhat personalized. John Isner backs the implementation of a biological passport in tennis. Grigor Dimitrov comments that players have the resources to ask questions any time of day regarding supplements. Mardy Fish insists on checking every substance that goes into his body with his trainer for approval beforehand.
No matter what player you ask on tour, it seems everyone has an opinion about the
anti-doping system and the recent doping allegations surrounding tennis players Viktor Troicki and Marin Cilic, the first who was suspended for 18-months on a negative test, whereas the latter was suspended for three months on a positive test.
This week during the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., doping and player education of doping policies were a popular topic in various player press conferences.
American John Isner commented that although he has not spoken with either player, he has read about what happened.
"Those situations are unfortunate," commented Isner. "I don't know really what to think of it. You hear [in the media] that the ATP or [World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA] don't educate us [players] enough – I don't think that's the case. For me, in particular, anytime I take something, I do check it out. I don't try to buy any supplements outside of that. So I think the ATP actually does a good job with informing us about what we can and cannot take."
Despite having been some 15 years since Mardy Fish's original training regarding matters like doping as part of the ATP University, he says that there is a continual stream of updates to ensure players are aware of changes and expectations.
"We do get updates, we get notifications," he states. "There are things constantly coming through in your email about updates on player regulations … or prohibited [substance] lists. We have updated versions at all times."
Grigor Dimitrov also echoes both American's words, stating that he feels players are educated about the policies, procedures, and rules surrounding several "important things such as doping … There is actually a 24-hour [hotline] that you can call about doping" and inquire about any supplements or substances.
For Fish, he ultimately decided to be directly involved in what goes into his body in terms of supplements and other players might be wise to take heed amid recent allegations.
"In my experience, my trainer and I took [doping] very seriously. I ask him about every single thing [whether] it's in pill form, or cream form that we're using, to make sure that something like that would never ever happen [to me]."
As an added measure, Isner also believes the implementation of a biological passport in tennis would be beneficial to discourage doping as it has in other sports. According to the World Anti-Doping Agency, "the fundamental principle of the Athlete Biological Passport is based on the monitoring of selected biological parameters over time that will indirectly reveal the effects of doping rather than attempting to detect the doping substance itself." Thus, it would use baseline physiological levels for each athlete to compare all past, present or future samples to.
"I'm a huge fan of the biological passport," commented Isner. "I just know from the Lance Armstrong case that he sort of got in trouble because of that. I think that if the testing can improve and you still have those [past] samples, absolutely go back and test that out."
Despite the surge in recent doping cases though, Fish feels that players have very little wiggle room due to the doping whereabouts program.
"Our doping system is extremely tough, I know that," he commented. "I have to give an hour every single day of my life to doping."
Isner agreed, citing his own experiences as evidence of how strict the doping system could be.
"I really do think tennis compared to other sports – other team sports really – we get tested quite a bit," the American continued. "We get tested a lot during competition, and I know I've in particular gotten tested a lot out-of-competition, and that's not just urine. That's blood as well. I even one time got tested twice in one morning, within 30 minutes of each other."
Although Andrea Petkovic agrees "that the rules are strict because obviously we all want to fight doping," she believes that doping really wouldn't improve a tennis player's performance.
"I'm also one that says doping doesn't really help you in tennis," the German commented. "You can be the fittest guy in the world and lift 200 kilos in weightlifting, but it doesn't make you a better tennis player. It doesn't give you the feeling of the court, the placement.
But the 25-year-old, who has battled back from multiple injuries in her career, also believes that doping decisions like the one with Troicki should be somewhat personalized. She cited that she has known the Serbian since they were kids and is aware of his fainting spells due to needles.
"I think it's good that the rules are strict, but in cases like Viktor, you have to be able to look past the rules and you have to be able to make decisions that are personally indicated on that person," she concluded.
The recent increase in doping cases in tennis makes one wonder whether more athletes are doping, unknowingly ingesting prohibited substances, or simply that there are more resources now available to more seriously crack down on doping abuse.
One thing is for sure. Wayne Odesnik's case in 2010 seemed to have opened a pandora's box of sorts for the sport.
Grigor Dimitrov Q&A: Fun Fan Encounters, Ultimate Dinner Guests, and Maria Sharapova
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-two-year-old Grigor Dimitrov has much to be happy about.
He kicked off his 2013 season by reaching his first ATP final in Brisbane, pushing Andy Murray in a tight two set match. He continued his good performance making two more semifinals and one quarterfinal on the year, while taking tennis' top men to their limits on court.
In Monte Carlo in April, Dimitrov took Rafael Nadal to three sets, and a few weeks later, he stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Madrid. Directly following his win over the Serbian, tears welled up in the young Dimitrov's eyes, and it was clear how much the win meant to him. His ranking also catapulted to a career-high of 26 in the world.
After his successful clay court campaign, the focused Bulgarian now shifts gears to the U.S. hard courts and hopes to build on his great season.
"The clay season was a lot of fun this year for me," commented Dimitrov following his first round win over Xavier Malisse at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. "I would like to do even better on the hard court … I love playing in the States. It's a place where I always feel comfortable."
Charismatic and approachable, Dimitrov has also gotten plenty of buzz surrounding his off court relationship with WTA player, Maria Sharapova. Though he prefers his privacy about his personal life, he realizes it is an inevitable popular topic with the press and fans.
"Of course, there is a lot of talk off the court, and in the end, I think that's part of the game … In England (during Wimbledon), in general, there were a lot of these questions. But what can I do?" stated Dimitrov, still smiling.
On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., I had a chance to sit down with the enchanting Dimitrov for a few minutes as he talked memorable moments, crazy fan encounters and who his ultimate dinner guests would be. After the interview, he extended his hand as I stepped off a rather tall stage that a three-year-old would probably enjoy jumping off of. What a perfect gentleman.
What is your most memorable moment on court?
I think definitely there are many, and one of them was when I played Novak Djokovic this year. I think that's one of the most memorable matches for me. Of course, can't forget the match against Rafa (Nadal). I'm trying to make every moment to stay with me and keep it in a special way.
If you weren't a tennis player, what would you be doing?
I would be definitely into sports. My mom is a former volleyball player. I like playing soccer, volleyball, basketball – any sports. I'm pretty active when I have my time off, so I would definitely try to be sport-oriented but I don't think there's one sport in particular over the others.
If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be and why?
Johnny Depp, for sure. This is my number one pick of all-time. Other two … my girlfriend, but I'm having dinner with her every night. (Laughs)
Hmm. Two people … I would go with … Monica Bellucci. And then … it has to be a musician, but I cannot name one. Any musician that I like nowadays that would be it probably.
What is the funniest or craziest encounter you've had with a fan?
I must say there are lot of these, because I always do some things with the fans whether it's going to be practice or when I come out to sign autographs. I always do something – whether I'm going to give a t-shirt or wristband. The fans always have some funny gifts. Once I got one crazy gift, I received a little (stuffed) bear and there were sentences in Bulgarian on it. I don't know how long that took, but I think it was an extremely big effort for someone to do it. I remembered that for quite a bit; I was in Asia then. In Asia, I think I had one of the biggest supporters out there. One year, it was just crazy; everyone had their t-shirt with my sign, and they made a special t-shirt for the matches. So I think that was kind of cool.
Sorana Cirstea Talks About Her Early Career Struggles, and Dishes on Friendship with Ana Ivanovic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – By 16, she was a top 10 junior player in the world. Only three years later, she took the WTA Tour by storm, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open en route taking out two top 10 players.
Romanian Sorana Cirstea is a seasoned tennis veteran despite being only 23-years-old. Her time in juniors combined with her quick ascension in the pro ranks primed her to succeed for years to come. But her good initial results in 2009 were clouded by injury and letdowns. It would be three more years before she found her best tennis and a ranking to go with it. Just last month, she reached her career-high ranking of world No. 22.
After her semifinal appearance in Stanford over the weekend, Cirstea had a quick turnaround into the humidity of Washington, D.C. to play in her first Citi Open tournament.
Following her first round win over Lesia Tsurenko, I chatted with the friendly, engaging Cirstea about the tough time her injury presented her with and how she bounced back, as well as her close friendship with Ana Ivanovic.
What is your most memorable moment on court?
Probably it would be when I won Orange Bowl when I was 13 because I was such a kid. Now, I've become a little more mature towards everything. I don't get that excited or that down anymore. But when I was a kid, I was so excited. I felt like I could move mountains when I won the Orange Bowl. It was just pure euphoria. I think I will never experience that kind of feeling. That moment was one of the most important for me, and from there on (tennis) started to become a proper career.
If you weren't a tennis player, what would you be doing?
I loved school, so I was one of those kids that were really good students — like an 'A' student. Even when I playing tennis, I still went to school and had really good marks. I'm not sure what I would have pursued, but probably I would be really good in school in whatever subject I would choose; I was always a very disciplined student. For example, I like different areas now, but I'm not sure how my life would have turned out if I was not a tennis player. Maybe I would have been interested in politics, economics, languages, communications.
What is one thing that scares you?
Getting to the end of my life and not reaching the dreams that I have. Probably this is the thing that scares me the most.
You and Ana Ivanovic are very close. How did that friendship come about?
(Smiling) She is my best friend. We are like sisters. It's so nice to have someone like that on tour. We actually discovered each other a little bit late. I think I was 19, she was 22 or something. So maybe like four years ago when we first started to train together because of the adidas team, and interact.
And suddenly we realized that we had the same values, same way of seeing life, same background, same kind of families, same education. Because we are so similar in everything, now a lot of times we don't even have to speak, we know what we are feeling. It's just so nice to have someone like her on the circuit and just be able to share this time together because we spend so much time at the tournaments. So it's nice to have someone you can call almost family.
After a successful first season on the WTA Tour in 2009, there were some struggles for a couple of years. How did you deal with all the trials and what have you learned about yourself?
I think I was a really good junior, so the transition to the WTA happened for me quite fast. I was quite talented. The first years on tour were very easy for me. Then players started to (know my game) a little bit. I had a very bad injury, I broke my heel, and that took me a little bit out of the game. So it was a little like a domino. It took me back and I fell in the rankings. And then it actually took me a while to get back. But I really really appreciate this time because I fell down to 100 and then I really had to work hard to get back.
Now I achieved my best ranking last month – I was 22 – so now I actually I feel that I do deserve to be here. I belong here; I worked hard to be here. I feel that I'm way more disciplined and appreciate things way more than I did when I was climbing the rankings. So I think it's a learning process.
I'm very grateful for things good and bad that happened in my life because otherwise I wouldn't be here today. So it's a different way of thinking now than when I was 19. But, of course, everyone develops, gets experience and matures, and start seeing things different. But at the moment, I'm quite happy with the way things are going.
Ryan Harrison on Decision and Effects of Recent Coaching Switch to USTA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With his run to the semifinals of Atlanta last week, and his straight set win over veteran Lleyton Hewitt in the first round of the Citi Open on Tuesday, American Ryan Harrison seems to already be benefitting from a recent coaching switch on his team.
The 21-year-old Louisiana native served up three straight aces in his second service game alone and continued dominating, breaking the Aussie three times to book a second round match up against Juan Martin del Potro.
"It was a good win," said Harrison. "I felt good out there. I played a really good first set. And then when (Hewitt) fought hard to break me back, I was still able to stay ahead and stay on serve and finally get that break there at 5-all."
After training at the Austin Tennis Academy, Harrison partnered up full-time with one of it's lead coaches, Tres Davis, last Fall as the American was looking to take his game to the next level.
The partnership itself seemed to work out for the two who call each other "close friends," but the results didn't quite translate onto the court as Harrison most recently fell outside of the top 130.
"Tres and I are close friends," Harrison spoke candidly to Tennis Grandstand. "He's been involved, and we still communicate about tennis. But it got to a situation where we had to reevaluate after the first six months of the year. Ultimately, he wants what's best for my career, just like I want what's best for my career."
After deciding to part ways, Harrison brought the head of men's tennis for the USTA, Jay Berger, back into the coaching team, as well as former world No. 4 Brad Gilbert. The choice was made to train out of the USTA center in Boca Raton, FL where the "competitive crop of guys they have down there was going to be the best situation for me," commented Harrison.
"Jay and I have always had an extremely close relationship, and been very proactive and involved in my tennis every since I met him really," he continued. "I had a really good training week down there after I lost in Newport, and played well last week (in Atlanta). And Brad being involved is nothing but beneficial. He's obviously got an extremely talented mind. I've had some advice from him and it's been nothing but good."
Given that his recent good form occurred just after his coaching switch, it's not unreasonable to suggest the two might be correlated.
"You never really know what is going to happen," said Harrison. "I also was down 1-2 break point in the third set of the first round of Atlanta – those are just moments that could change here and there … (But) I believe that the work I put in that week-and-a-half down in Boca certainly helped out in my Atlanta run and getting a good win here today."
Turbulent Day for American Tennis as Nine Get Ousted at Citi Open Including No. 2 Seed Stephens
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite home soil advantage, it was a rocky day for American tennis players on the grounds of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. as nine players went out in the first round of play on the men's and women's side.
In the biggest stunner of the day, 19-year-old Sloane Stephens went down to world No. 88 Olga Puchkova in very uncharacteristic form, 7-5, 6-3. From her first service game, Stephens was broken and it continued downhill through five more breaks. She continued to send balls long and mid-way through the second set, she seemed void of energy, just standing in frustration looking to her team in the stands after errors.
But Stephens herself isn't that worried about Monday night's performance, citing the quick turn around from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., the differing courts and her poor practice in the days prior to her match.
"Leading up (to the match), I didn't practice that great," admitted Stephens. "I just wasn't feeling the ball that well. Sometimes you just have tough days like that. Unfortunate that it came today and I couldn't really get it together."
Physically, she "felt fine," even joking that "when I'm injured I play great, and then when I'm healthy I can't hit a ball right."
Looking forward to the US Open, she feels the home pressure is inevitable based on her recent Slam results, but chooses to focus on her game, saying "I don't care anymore" about the buzz.
"Everyone is going to be like, 'You should do really well here because you've done well in all of the Slams,'" commented Stephens. "If I lose first round, you guys, just don't be upset."
Earlier in the day in just his fourth tournament of the year, Mardy Fish continued his comeback on unsteady ground as he found himself down a set against Australian Matt Ebden, 6-2. He opened up the second set by winning a 22-point game, breaking Ebden three times before taking it 6-1, and closing it 6-3 in the final set.
A sober Fish arrived in press, feeling healthy and "satisfied to win," but he admitted to being drained of energy.
"It's a process. Fitness is a big a part of playing, and sometimes that spells trouble for me … My expectations as far as winning the tournament are pretty low. I'm just enjoying competing right now."
2002 champion James Blake also faced a tough opponent in another fellow Aussie, Marinko Matosevic, except the end results didn't favor the American as he went down 6-2, 7-6(6).
"I never really got any real rhythm at all on my serve, and that made all the difference in the first set," said Blake. "I got back into the second set, and had my chances … but missed it."
Despite the early exit, Blake still has fond memories of the tournament, and enjoys the support he gets from fans
"(Washington, D.C.) was the first tournament I ever won," he said. "It was an unbelievable week beating one of my idols, Andre Agassi in the semis. And really fond memories of beating Paradorn Srichaphan in the final."
So, what is next for the 33-year-old father?
"I don't know. Right now, that's a tough question. I don't feel great about the way I played today. My plan has always been, play through the summer and then see where I'm at. See where my body is at, where my head's at, how I'm feeling, how much I want to travel, how much I still enjoy it all — if my body allows me to keep going."
Monday play also included a late night win by 21-year-old Melanie Oudin. However, seven additional Americans failed to reach the second round, including Steve Johnson, Denis Kudla, Rhyne Williams, Rajeev Ram, Christian McHale, Jessica Pegula, and Beatrice Capra.
Teenagers Eugenie Bouchard and Taylor Townsend Continue Their Winning Streak
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Partnering for just the first time since winning the Junior Girls' Doubles title at Wimbledon last year, Canadian Genie Bouchard and American Taylor Townsend took out their first round opponents in just 41 minutes at the Citi Open in Washington, DC on Monday.
As former top juniors with several singles and doubles Slams to their names, the two rising teenagers were on a doubles partnership streak that extended back to Roehampton of last year, and they weren't ready to give that up quite yet.
"I told (Taylor), we have a streak to defend! … It's been twelve matches or something – we can't end that now," commented Bouchard exclusively to Tennis Grandstand.
The pairing was a spontaneous decision that came about one recent evening after a World TeamTennis match, when the two decided to pick up where they left off last spring.
Today, during their post-match interview, the two friends were all smiles, frequently commenting on each other's answers and playfully teasing each other when asked if they would continue the pairing.
"Are we?" questioned Townsend, looking at Bouchard. "Are we?" answered Bouchard, smiling back. "I hope so!" stated Townsend. "We better!" concluded Bouchard.
"I really enjoy playing with her," said the 17-year-old Townsend. "We have really good chemistry on court. It's really nice to have someone that you get along with and have so much fun on the court with as well as do really well with. So, I hope we can continue to play."
The 19-year-old Bouchard has already been playing full-time on the WTA Tour for the past year, with her most notable results being a straight set win over Wimbledon No. 12 seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round this year. She has shot up the rankings to world No. 58, but feels there is much more to be accomplished.
"I played my first pro Slam at the French (Open), and then Wimbledon," stated Bouchard. "It's what I have worked my whole life for to play at this stage. I got to play on Center Court on both, which was really exciting for me. It's what I have always dreamed of doing. To me, it's just normal – just a step. It's still a really long journey, still not where I want to be. But it's heading in the right direction."
And did she believe the good Slam results and high ranking came sooner than she anticipated?
"No. I always believed in myself and I always expect myself to do really well. So, it usually happens. Now, it's like, what's next?"
Townsend, on the other hand, is ranked 338 in the world and just starting her pro career while still strategically placing some junior tournaments into her schedule.
"Basically, I'm not sure if I'm playing US Open juniors," Townsend commented. "But I'm playing the (USTA Girls' 18s National Championships) because if you win it, you get a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open. So, why not play? It's a great opportunity to get a lot of matches … and just work on a lot of things. I think that's one of the main things I've been using the juniors for … Hopefully, next year, especially when I turn 18 and I don't have a limit on the number of tournaments I can play, I think we can make more of a full schedule and incorporate more of the bigger tournaments as well as the pro circuit events.
Despite their young age and relative inexperience amid a veteran-packed tour, the two rising stars possess styles and weapons that make them dangerous floaters in any draw
"Most of the time when we play on the tour, we're the underdogs so we have nothing to lose," said Bouchard. "We can go out and play freely."
Townsend echoed her partner's thoughts: "No one knows who you are, no one is expecting you do to anything. You don't really have any pressure. That's the great thing about it. You can just go out and play freely, and enjoy everything – the crowd, the city wherever you are, and take it all in."
The two are scheduled to play in their respective singles matches on Tuesday, where Bouchard will take on No. 3 seed Ekaterina Makarova and Townsend will open up against Monica Niculescu.
Gallery: Opening Weekend at Citi Open with Del Potro, Petkovic, Raonic, Haas and More
Play is already in full swing as qualifiers took to the courts for their matches, and top players like Juan Martin del Potro, Andrea Petkovic and Tommy Haas hit the practice courts on a hot weekend in Washington, D.C. to kick off the Citi Open.
Check out the full gallery from opening weekend, including other players like Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Irina Falconi, Jessica Pegula, Rhyne Williams, Donald Young, Christian Harrison, Caroline Garcia, Matt Ebden, and Sloane Stephens.
Gallery by Tennis Grandstand photographer Christopher Levy.
[nggallery id=144]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Not sure why. It seems the guy wants to sell it or something. Not sure how I feel about the exposed disc drive and the ever-so-close shoulder buttons.
Or the sides, which seem to be held by stitching.
After talking about the portable, he shows three games running on the machine. The whole clip is over twelve minutes! And, yes, that is a high-pitched whistling you hear. I hear it, too.
The Ccube - Tchay's First Portable Gamecube BUILDLOG ADDED!! [Mod Retro]


text:
I'm attempting to ascertain the maximum file size possible of a jpg to detect when someone has hidden additional data (viruses etc) within it.
Assuming that you have an image that is 640x480 with no metadata (no camera make, gps data etc), what is the maximum size that that file can be? Is there an formula for calculating this with other jpg dimensions?


text:
Need help achieving your goal?
Our gurus are on hand to help you every step of the way
Subtotal: £0.00
You have no items in your shopping basket.
Subscribe and Save - take the hassle out of shopping and make some serious savings along the way!
Subscribe and Buy is a new service that we offer, rather than come to the site once a week / month to make the same order you can now choose to Subscribe and Buy and in some cases you can Subscribe and Save.
How Do I Use Subscribe and Buy?
Simply go to the page of the product you want, for example PhD Nutrition Diet Whey, select the Subscribe And Buy tab, select the flavour you would like, size, quantity then select how often you would like the product delivered and press subscribe. The item will be added to your cart with the Subscribe and Buy option. When you have finished shopping, checkout as normal and that's it all done! We will then send you the products you have selected every Month / Week depending on what option you choose.
We have also provided some flexibility with the service and you can perform the following by logging into your account and editing your subscribed products.
For all FAQ's please click on our subscribe and buy page devoted to the service for more details https://monstersupplements.com/subscribe-buy
Grid List
available in 1 x 60g & 12 x 60g
Please wait...


text:
My grandfather, Lyle Lawrence Carringer, was born on 2 November 1891 to Henry Austin and Della (Smith) Carringer in San Diego, California. He saw so much in his lifetime of 85 years, and enjoyed almost every minute of it, often expressing awe and wonder at nature, engineering feats and science. I believe that he had a wondrous life.
Lyle was over-protected as a boy because his parents had lost a baby boy in 1890. His parents built a house on 30th Street in San Diego and owned most of the block. He learned from the school books of his parents - the McGuffey's readers and almanacs - and attended school, graduating from San Diego High in about 1912.
Lyle was curious and inquisitive, and as a boy and teen he explored San Diego and environs on foot or on his bicycle, and on the trolley that ran down 30th Street to downtown. He started working at age 15 as an errand boy at Marston's a downtown department store, and learned how business worked.
As a young man, he stood 5 foot 7 inches and weighed 123 pounds dripping wet. So, he enlisted in the Marines in 1917, but never got out of San Diego, serving at the PX in Balboa Park.
He had met, and then married in 1918, Emily Kemp Auble and they soon had a baby - my mother, Betty, who was an only child. Soon, they built a house on the same block as his parents and settled in, with Emily's mother, a widow. The book case in the home was full of popular novels, travel stories, popular magazines and the encyclopedia. Lyle progressed at Marston's and eventually became the accountant and the paymaster for the store.
Like most people of the time, he had his own account book to tally his income and his expenses. Four of these books still exist - from about 1920 to about 1945. In them, he counted the eggs collected from the henhouse and sold, the daily expenses at the grocery store, his income and bank deposits, the trials, tribulations and expenses of driving and maintaining the car (tires were very fragile, the roads were terrible), and details of where they drove and with whom they visited. The details are fascinating - to me, at least. On the home block, there was always plenty to do. More houses were built for rental, and his parents house was moved from the corner to the center of the block. Repairs to the homes and rentals were endless, furniture was bought, sold or scrapped, gardens were put in and tended. I have rental agreements, rent receipts, home repairs and appliance purchases for the years 1940 to 1975.
Excursions to Balboa Park, La Jolla, the beach, Tijuana, or the mountains were weekly occurrences. There were cousins in Whittier and they often visited them, stopping at Knotts Berry Farm in Garden Grove for dinner. The family took several long road trip vacations - going all the way to Victoria BC one year - and the journal tells all about it (where they stopped, who they visited, how much things cost, etc.) - fascinating!
My mother married in 1942, and I was born in 1943, my first brother in 1946, and my second brother in 1955. My father went into the Navy in 1944 and my mother and I moved back in with her parents. My grandparents doted on me, told me stories, took me places, and let me explore my little world. My grandfather had a movie camera, and I have many 8 mm films of my early childhood. I believe I got my love of history, geography and family from my grandparents - nurtured in my early life by time spent with them.
After his parents died in 1946, Lyle inherited the whole set of property. They moved into his parents home at 2115 30th Street and sold the second home and the vacant lots on the south end of the block (which was my ball field playground). With these proceeds, they bought a small parcel of land on Point Loma with a postcard view of San Diego Bay. They built a home on the lot at 825 Harbor View Place and moved into it in 1951. This home became our Christmas haven - since it had a fireplace, and we spent many happy Christmas Eves snug in our makeshift beds waiting for Santa to visit us.
Gramp took us fishing down on the Bay, out to the end of Point Loma to visit the lighthouse, and explore the tidepools, or we climbed the hills and explored the canyons near their house. He had always collected stamps and had many overseas correspondents. He went monthly to the Post Office to buy sheets of new stamps, and often gave plate blocks and single stamps to my brothers and I for our collections.
Lyle finally retired in 1961 after 55 years at Marstons, and settled into his retirement. He still came over to the 30th Street property and worked on the buildings and the gardens. And to see his daughter's family and to talk to his grandsons - to hear about their education and exploits and dreams. He was so proud that his daughter and grandson had attended and graduated from college.
He succumbed in 1976 to colon cancer, and his dear Emily joined him soon after. Their deaths pained me, but became the catalyst that made me examine my own life and beliefs, and firmed up my life's goals.
My grandfather was the most moral, upright and intelligent man I've ever known. He spoke quietly, listened well, even to his loudmouth grandsons, and enjoyed good humor. He never lost his sense of awe and wonder. During his life, he witnessed and experienced - either in person or via newspapers and TV - the development of the automobile, the movie camera, running water and toilets in the home, the washing machine, dishwasher, and refrigerator, dirt streets to interstate highways, telegraph to radio and television, barren scrub land to Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo and Palomar Observatory, gliders to airplanes to blimps and rocket ships, Sputnik to the moon landing, war (Spanish-American, WW I, WW II, Korean, Vietnam), peace, boom times, recession and depression times, 16 Presidents, a 58 year marriage, the birth and growth of a daughter and three grandsons. It was a wondrous life. The best thing he ever did, perhaps intentionally or perhaps subconsciously, was to spend endless time with his family - wife, daughter, grandsons and friends - telling them stories, listening to their stories, hopes and dreams, playing board or card games, and encouraging everyone he met to be a good person - to be the best they could be.
We always called him "Gramp" and we always went over to "Gram and Gramps house." I think my mother called him Dad and my father called him Lyle.
His legacy was threefold. One was financial - the real estate holdings that he built up over his lifetime provided a decent retirement for him and for my parents, and an excellent inheritance for my brothers and I. More importantly, the legacy of kindness, love, thrift, and happiness provided a wonderful example to his grandsons. Lastly, there was the wonderful stash of family history material - papers, books, photos, movies, memories.
I miss him greatly. I wish that I could have him back for just a month or so - to ask him questions, to hear more about his family, his life and experiences, to thank him for loving me and molding me and providing the impetus to study genealogy and family history.


text:
Niederlassungsleiter Führungskraft in der Industriedienstleistung (m/w)
The hunting heads worldwide executive search group is a worldwide business group of independent leading executive search consulting firms that meet the high requirements of the hunting heads group. Each of our independently owned and managed member firms are leaders in their local and national market. Over 220 international consultants operating in 35 cities, across 25 countries. We are one of the top 5 executive search companies and is specialized in searching for Top Managers, C-Level Executives, Board Members, Presidents and top notch leaders.
Disclaimer ©2013 References to hunting heads are to the brand under which the hunting heads member firms operate and refer to one or more member firms, as the context requires. hunting heads worldwide Executive Search Group and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. Services are delivered independently by member firms, which are not responsible for the services or activities of one another. hunting heads worldwide Executive Search Group does not provide services to clients. Hunting heads Group members and Partners range in size from boutique companies to major global corporations and networks.


text:
Caring for you
Connecting you to the care you need
We care for patients and a community of eight million people—which means that we make extra effort to help you find and access what you need, when you need it.
Explore locations
You have choices when it comes to care
You have an incredible array of choices when it comes to receiving care. you'll find our doctors in hundreds of locations throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Our urgent care is a personalized experience without the wait. Quickly meet with caring providers who listen to you, help you understand your options and follow up after your visit.
Northwell Health is comprised of 23 hospitals and still growing. Learn more about our hospitals, get directions on Google Maps and contact them here.
We're more than just a network of hospitals. Our 68,000 employees include 15,000 affiliated physicians, 15,000-plus nurses and 3,900 employed doctors across a wide range of specialties—all working to change health care for the better.
Who we are
Raising the standard of care
We're more than a health system—caring for patients and a community of eight million people, discovering the latest medical and scientific advancements, training the doctors of tomorrow—we're leading the way.


text:
Charley Jenkins and his band will be in Monticello on Thursday, December 2, where they will perform their special Christmas show. The special event is being held as a fund raiser for Monticello High School in conjunction with the San Juan County Fair.
The show will give fans a full show of Charleys music, including a selection of holiday songs to set the tone for the season. The show will be a more personal and intimate atmosphere, allowing fans to get to know Jenkins and the members of the band. Santa will even be on hand at the special event.
Charley Jenkins made his TV Debut by making it to the top 12 on 2008's Nashville Star competition on NBC. He grew up on a dairy farm in Roosevelt and attended Ricks College, where he started his singing career. Charley had three CD's out. Jenkins, his wife and daughter, make their home in Murray, UT. Jenkins is making a great name for himself, headlining many shows each year, including this special Cowboy Christmas concert.
Tickets are a bargain at $15 and include dinner at Monticello High School. Dinner includes split chicken breast, dutch oven potatoes, salad and dessert. Dinner is served from 5 to 7 p.m. in the MHS cafeteria. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m
Tickets can be purchased at www.charleyjenkins.com or at Monticello High School. Seating is limited so get your tickets early. This is a great opportunity to get out and enjoy an amazing show during the holiday season and one organizers hope to make an annual event. For more information, call Anna at (435) 587-2990.


text:
Get Drive Gold Coupons
Find the best Drive Gold Promotion Codes using the experts of Software discounts, SoftwareCoupons.com. If you're hunting for a lower price on Drive Gold products, take a look at SoftwareCoupons.com to find the best Drive Gold Discount codes. We get our coupon codes & special discounts strait from Drive Gold and only give the top rated possible savings.
Active Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses Discounts & Coupons
November 11, 2019
Never miss coupons for Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses
Drive Gold provides us only the best Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses coupon codes and deals. Enter your email below and we will send you the latest and greatest Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses discounts.
Sort Drive Gold Coupons by Product
- Complete Drive 1 License Coupons
- Complete Drive 3 Licenses Coupons
- Drive Gold 1 License Coupons
- Drive Gold 3 Licenses Coupons
- Drive Gold Silver 1 License Coupons
- Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses Coupons
- Drive Silver Coupons
- Drive Silver 1 license Coupons
- Drive Silver 3 licenses Coupons
- Fuse Drive 1 License Coupons
- Fuse Drive 3 Licenses Coupons
- USD Drive 1 License Coupons
- USD Drive 3 Licenses Coupons
- Yen Drive 1 License Coupons
- Yen Drive 3 Licenses Coupons
About Drive Gold Silver 3 Licenses Coupon Codes
Find out where you can enter your Free Drive Gold discount coupons to get the highest cost savings.
Step 1: Pick out the Drive Gold discount offer you want to use and click on the coupon button given above.
Step 2:Two windows will appear. One will be another SoftwareCoupons.com page and this window will let you know whether or not the discount code has been activated. It will also provide the Drive Gold promotional code in the center of the page. This is the promo code you will need when checking out the item from the Drive Gold checkout page.
Step 3: The second page that popped up is going to be the cart on the Drive Gold website. Click the box that reads, "I have a Coupon"!
Step 4: Enter in the Drive Gold discount coupon code which had been presented from the first pop up window.
Step 5: The discount should be deducted from your total. Proceed as usual with your shopping basket.
Step 6: If your discount code worked correctly, remember to provide feedback so we find out that all of our discount codes are up to date.
Step 7: If you would like to get software news and special deals on more SoftwareCoupons.com software products, key in your email address to sign up for our Free Software newsletters, continue shopping or simply exit and enjoy your final savings.
(Some of the coupon codes have to be precisely inputted on the checkout cart page we give you in order to work correctly and give you the discount your searching for.)
Software Copy-write Infringement is illegal. SoftwareCoupons.com will never supply Drive Gold key generators, Drive Gold crack download, serial number generators, hacked versions or Drive Gold cracked versions. SoftwareCoupons.com only will supply Drive Gold links that are reputable and authorized by Drive Gold.
SoftwareCoupons.com is the foremost supplier of software discounts, coupons and promotions.
Related Software Coupons
Easy iPod & iphone Transfer Coupon. Simply click the Coupon Button to locate your own personal promotion!...
Click on the deal button to gain access to our favorite DriverHive - Keeping Your Drivers Up to Date Deal....
Easy iPod Transfer Coupon Code. Definitely click on the Coupon Button to uncover your own personal promotion!...
This is a Extra Special 25% DriverHive - Keeping Your Drivers Up to Date Promo Code. Simply click the Coupon Button to locate your amazing promotion!...
That is certainly our Best VideoWizard Coupon - All-in-One DVD & Video Converter Discount Code. Click on the ACTIVATE Button....


text:
Use the form on the right to contact us.
We respond to most emails within 24 hours.
9642 Randle Rd
Williamsport, OH, 43164
Honeyrun Farm produces pure raw, honey, handcrafted soap, and beeswax candles in Williamsport, Ohio
A charming hive shaped votive candle made with pure beeswax, cleaned and filtered, from our own beehives. When we harvest the honey the beeswax cappings are removed and later melted down and poured into candle molds. This candle weighs 2.2 ounces and is 2" tall.Beeswax has an aroma that is wholly natural and burns longer, cleaner, and brighter than other types of candles. This beeswax features only the clean, natural, sweet aroma of pure beeswax and honey as it is harvested from our beehives.We have more candles than what is listed available, so if you would like a larger quantity, just send me a message and I can add more to the shop or set up a custom listing. Thanks!


text:
amongst others, thanks to common-rail injection systems, as well as exhaust gas recirculation (AGR) and SCR exhaust gas post treatment. Nevertheless, this does not affect the performance: Our engines for underground vehicles are specially designed for tough, 24/7 use and develop enormous amounts of torque from low engine speeds – regardless of temperature, dust or moisture.
Our engines for drilling equipment and underground construction machines such as wheel loaders and other loading and transport vehicles are specially optimized in terms of emissions for underground use. The most modern injection methods and combustion processes optimized to the smallest detail provide for first-rate exhaust values that do not unnecessarily tax underground ventilation systems. MTU diesel engines from the Series 900 or S60 conform to the strict US underground 30 CFR Part 7 regulations,
Whether it's uptime or free time, making the most of every moment is what really matters. ValueCare Agreements give you the power, performance and peace of mind to do just that.
A second generation common rail injection system and an intelligent engine management guarantee the efficient use of fuel by our engines. Further benefits come from the maintenance-friendly construction of all MTU diesel engines for low maintenance operation with long service intervals. They minimize downtime and ensure that your underground machines are back to work again in record time.


text:
Category Archives for Typography Quotes
Week #52
Maybe Some Women Aren't Meant To Be Tamed. Maybe They Just Need To Run Free Until They Find Someone Just As Wild To Run With Them.
Week #51
When I Hear Someone Sigh "Life Is Hard", I Am Always Tempted To Ask "Compared To What?"
Week #50
A Kiss Is A Lovely Trick Designed By Nature To Stop Speech When Words Become Superfluous.
Week #49
I Must Be A Mermaid. I Have No Fear Of Depths And A Great Fear Of Shallow Living.
Week #48
Enjoy The Little Things. For One Day You May Look Back And Realize They Were The Big Things.
Week #47
I Wear This Chain I Forged In Life. I Made It Link By Link.
Week #46
Destiny Has Two Ways Of Crushing Us. By Refusing Our Wishes And By Fulfilling Them.
Week #45
You Can't Fail If You Don't Give Up.
Week #44
I Don't Have A Dirty Mind. I Have A Sexy Imagination.
Week #43
Holding Onto Anger Is Like Drinking Poison And Expecting The Other Person To Die.


text:
Three days of culling and CWB; one more trip to the tide
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we put in some solid work to get our bag numbers filled. As a team, the Andys & I get a specific bag count each week (each bag has 100 oysters) which we'll usually get done by Thursday.
Essentially, when we cull, we weed out any oysters that have chips in the shells or aren't fully grown. We also separate them by size and return any that are too small -- or too big. Though sometimes we keep the good jumbos and bag them, too (some restaurants prefer them big). To cull, we stand inside the Plex (ie: garage, house, float) at two long tables that are propped on orange crates so they're about rib level. We dump a crate out onto the table and just start sorting, tossing out any clunkers (open shells) and other junk and separating the good oysters into empty crates. Sometimes we get little crabs or hermit crabs in the mix; sometimes clam shells or barnacle covered rocks. Most of the crates we culled this week were dragged from the bottom so the oysters were covered in dirt which is why we wear orange rubber coveralls and thick, lined gloves.
After getting our bags done for the week on Thursday, we went out on the tide early yesterday morning to collect a bunch of netted bags from the lease (the leased area that Skip farms). These bags are about a quarter full of oysters that had been returned from a cull a few weeks back. They're put back so they can repair themselves from any nicks or dings on the shell (oysters can heal themselves in a few days when the temperature's right). It was frigid yesterday but once we got out on the mud, I was fine. Covered head to toe in waterproof gear (most of which is lined) and wearing those thick gloves, I could have sat out there all day. It was coming back in going into the wind that was brutal. And if you get even a drop of water into your gloves when it's that cold out, you're pretty much screwed (which I was at the end when I dunked my hand in the tide by accident - lesson learned).
So, a little about my crew. The two Andys (Berg and A2) are essentially my two pals for the day. Berg is the farm manager and keeps us in shape. A2 and Berg know each other from their days at the University of Rhode Island (I think they graduated last May. Needless to say, I am ancient in their eyes.) Because we spend a lot of the day standing, sorting, washing, bagging, the banter between these two can range from epic quoting sprees from the Office or some Seth Rogan movie to educational dialogues about how oysters retain carbon. It's fascinating, actually. And really fun. Yesterday, one went something like this. Berg: You're like a roaming water buffalo. Only, you just stand there. A2: No, you are. You're like a... a... Berg: What? A2: I don't know. I couldn't come up with anything. So, Berg. Tsang's for lunch? She wants to go. [They've started calling me She or Her] Me: I'm starving. Berg: Alright, I know you want to go to Tsang's. Let's get done with these bags first. A2: (under his breath) Yes.
And on and on we go. Probably not the greatest example of their work but it all sort of blends together into one comical day-long conversation.
We did make it to Tsang's for lunch and because I've been Twittering from the farm, I got my first taste of the Suits v. Boots controversy. The guys in the office: Suits. Us: Boots. I twittered something about hitting up Tsang's for lunch and immediately got messages from Matthew and Shore (Suits) wondering why they weren't invited. One week in and I'm already causing trouble! I had no explanation - but Berg did. It's a two-way street, guys. Invite us out for lunch now and then and we'll do the same. Ok?
I'm kidding, sort of. The Andys love to joke about it but at the end of the day, we went over to the office, called a truce and opened a couple Harpoons. Fitting way to end the week.


text:
StuffIt Expander Mac - Free Download
StuffIt Expander Mac opens compressed RAR and ZIP files, and more.
Enter your email for free download. By clicking download you are agreeing to be added to our email list. Privacy Policy
StuffIt Expander® is a free download or included as a feature of StuffIt Deluxe®.
StuffIt Expander® Mac free file extractor can be downloaded separately or as an included feature of StuffIt Deluxe®. Expander allows you to access StuffIt files, uncompress Zip archives, and decompress RAR files, TAR, GZIP, BZIP archives, and more. Just drag, drop, and you're done! All StuffIt Mac products require Mac OS X 10.8 or higher and are OS X Mavericks compatible.


text:
Proposition 37 Targeted by "Misleading" Ad Campaigns
You can do a lot with $34 million.
Buy airtime for misleading television and radio ads, for one. Opponents of California's Proposition 37, which aims to require labeling for foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), have flooded the airwaves in recent weeks, urging Californians to vote No on 37.
It sounds like many are listening: California voters have shown a marked decrease in support for the food-labeling initiative in the past ten days. In early September, the Yes on 37 campaign enjoyed a 2 to 1 polling advantage. Now, a recent poll from Pepperdine University shows 48.3 percent in favor to 40.2 percent against.
"Ten days of incessant pounding lies have taken their effect, but in the end Californians will not be fooled by these tactics," stated Yes on 37 spokesperson Stacy Malkan in an October 11 press release.
What exactly have the ads been saying? They claim that food costs will go up $350 to $400 a year for California families. The ads neglect to mention that these numbers come from a study conducted by the No on 37 team. The ads inflate the bureaucratic costs for oversight of the labeling program from a few hundred thousand dollars to one million.
Major newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle have called the ads misleading. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics accused the No on 37 campaign of misrepresenting its position. And the No on 37 campaign was forced to pull one TV ad off the air because Stanford University objected to being misrepresented.
Since polling began, a study from the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University has shown that increased use of pesticides is a direct result of GMO agriculture. GMO crops, it should be noted, were supposed to reduce the use of pesticides, and their attendant health risks.
The impact of this study, it appears, has been blunted by the massive spending of the No on 37.
Yet supporters remain hopeful that with the election less than a month away, the measure will win approval.
"We're confident that California voters will want to know what's in their food and will vote yes on Proposition 37," said Malkan.
A grassroots coalition of California citizens has an initiative on the ballot to require the labeling of genetically modified organisms.
- During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
7 signs the corporatocracy is losing its legitimacy ... and 7 populist tools to help shut it down.


text:
My question is more of a general functionality one; I plan to have the login work as such...
The registration form gets the data;
- Collect IP address of user at registration, store in database as varchar(15) [such as [000.000.000.000']
- Collect desired userame
- Collect desired password and confirmation of password
- Collect email address and confirmation of email address
The registration PHP processes the data;
- Scan the user table and ensure username is available
- Scan the user table and ensure email is available
- Compare password & conf, email & conf - ensure they match before continuing.
- Check password for strength (minimum one Ucase, one Lcase, and one Numeral character, 8 to 16 characters in length)
- Collect datetime stamp of user registration
- Prepend encrypted (SHA1) IP to password, append encrypted (SHA1) datetime to password, encrypt this string (MD5)
- Store username, email, encrypted password, registration IP, and registration datetime in database table
- Send confirmation email with activation link
The table stores the following fields;
- userID {int(10), Auto_Increment, Primary Key}
- userName {varchar(32), unique}
- email {varchar(32), unique}
- password {varchar(32) [binary]}
- activated {tinyint(1), default '0'}
- registeredDate {datetime}
- registeredIP {varchar(15), default '000.000.000.000'}
- lastLoggedDate {datetime}
- lastLoggedIP {varchar(15), default '000.000.000.000'}
- curentDate {datetime}
- currentIP {varchar(15), default '000.000.000.000'}
The login form collects the data;
- username
- password
- Remember Me
- current IP address
The login PHP processes the data;
- Check for username in table
- call from table the registrationIP and registrationDate
- salt and encrypt the password
- compare passwords and log in or error out
- Store currentIP and currentDate,
- set cookie to keep logged in
The activation link sets 'activated' to true or 1.
The login script populates the 'currentDate' and 'currentIP' upon logging in.
The logout script populates and updates 'lastLoggedDate' and 'lastLoggedIP' from the 'current' fields upon logging out (either due to inactivity or by clicking the log out link), as well as clearing the 'current' fields.
Okay, so far I believe I have come up with a fairly strong registration and login script which provides for some extra functionality (such as "you last logged in on DATE, from IP") and can track the current IP to make sure the user who logged in is the only one using that session.
I thought of keeping a table of login attempts, which stores every login attempt, tracking: logged in/failed (0/1), IP, DateTime, and username... but I am not sure if that is needed or would be a waste of time / server space? I think this is necessary to block IPs and/or usernames that fail to log in X times, but I am not certain I need that functionality...?
Up to this point, is there anything I am missing, or just doing wrong?
Next, the big question; a checkbox field on the login page allows for 'Remember Me' or 'Keep me logged in.'... is it okay to store the encrypted password and a username on the clients computer? If not, what is the best (most secure without losing user convenience) way to approach this functionality?
This post has been edited by karossii: 23 November 2008 - 12:17 AM


text:
South African Rugby
Springboks suffer Goosen blow
ESPN Staff
March 19, 2013
Johan Goosen is set to miss the entire season for the Springboks © Getty Images
South Africa and the Cheetahs have suffered a major blow with the news that fly-half Johan Goosen will be out for at least six months with a serious knee injury.
The 20-year-old, who has won four caps for the Springboks, tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee during a training session in Sydney. He will return to Bloemfontein on Thursday with back-rower Frans Viljoen, who will miss three weeks with a calf injury he sustained in the Cheetahs' 27-26 win over the Waratahs last weekend.
Goosen will miss the Springboks' Rugby Championship campaign as well as their end of season tour of the northern hemisphere. It is also a big setback for the Cheetahs with Goosen starting to impress in the playmaking role.
"We were doing fitness drills after training and playing against each other," backs coach Hawies Fourie told the Volksblad website. "Somebody kicked the ball and Johan gathered it in the air. He then tried to side-step one of the guys when his knee gave way.
"It was the best field we have trained on during our tour. Johan's injury was a freak accident and is quite bad. It's difficult for all of us. The challenge is for the team to put it behind us as soon as possible. We can bring in Riaan Smit and Burton Francis to get over the blow quickly."
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
Communication error please reload the page.


text:
In this hot and humid night I doubt that I am coherent. Alone in bed at two in the morning has teeth. When you leave I feel a visceral loneliness that I am certain is internal. It always feels like April here. I ramble on about sunny meadows and how the wheat smells of lavender, tell you again about the painting that I am working on and how it takes so long to dry. I am acutely aware of the momentum of words and how I miss the tender touch of your hand on my thigh. My hands are worn raw in search of common ground but I haven't the words to not betray myself after you have gifted me your history. Implicit trust frightens me. I wonder how you have such faith. I consume all that you give me as though each secret could never be an infringement. When I look into your impossible eyes all I really want to do is get drunk, draw maps upon your belly.
Pinterest Art/Photography


text:
Faculty and Staff Directory
Deborah Goodman
Title/s: Instructor of Dance
Office #: Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex 206
Phone: 773.508.7510
Ms. Deborah Goodman joined the Loyola faculty in 2006, teaching Modern Dance I.
Ms. Goodman began her dance training at Northern Illinois University and continued in New York at the Martha Graham School, Peridance, and with Yuriko as Yuriko's assistant and demonstrator. She has performed with Richard Mover, Sandra Kaufmann Dance, Goldhuber & Latsky, Pearl Lang, Colleen Heffernan and Lacy James' Merriminne dancers, among others. Ms. Goodman has served on the faculty of the Martha Graham School of Contemporary of the Performing Arts and Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, and she teaches yearly modern dance workshops at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. In New York, she also conducted science/dance workshops to foster excellence in learning.
Currently, Ms. Goodman is back in Chicago dancing for MOMENTA and teaching at Loyola University Chicago, The Chicago Academy for the Arts, and The Academy of Movement and Music.
B.F.A., Northern Illinois University


text:
When my father passed away in 2008, I wrote an obit for him, but was unable to publish it in full. In remembrance, I am posting the unedited version here:
Anthony "Tony" Michael Moore passed away on August 1, 2008 at his home in Vista, surrounded by his wife and children. Born April 29, 1935 to Fred and Wanda (Allen) Moore, Tony spent his youth in and around the Seattle, Washington area. He received a degree in business from the University of Washington, where he met his wife of 50 years, Janis Proctor. They married in 1958. Shortly thereafter, the US Navy relocated the young couple to Southern California where they settled and raised their family. A longtime resident of both Rancho Bernardo and Vista, Tony was in management for JCPenney's for over 25 years and in 1988, with his wife, opened his own business - Ear Labs Hearing Aid Centers (Escondido, Vista, Lake San Marcos), retiring in 2005. He was a wonderful, loving husband and father and will be remembered for his strength of character and kindness by all who had the honor of knowing him. Other than spending time with his family, he enjoyed gardening, tennis and the LA Dodgers. His sister says that when he was a little boy, his most ardent wish was to have a family of his own. As a dedicated family man, he certainly accomplished this. He is survived by his wife Janis, his daughter Erin Huffer and husband John; daughter Ann Gingrich; daughter CeCe Moore; son Anthony Moore, Jr and wife Yukari; sister Yvonne Hawkins and husband Vern; brother Sid Moore and wife Shirley; seven grandchildren- Amber, Ashley, Courtney, Rochelle, Paige, Hiro and Nicolas; and two great-grandchildren Harrison and York.
He is greatly missed.


text:
Unlike those moral-free jackanapes at Sports Illustrated with their lite-porn swimsuit "issue," the leaders of ESPN: The Magazine know how to create art from the beauty of naked athletes. Which is why they shot Indy racer Helio Castroneves with only a tire swing covering his Borg-Warner trophy.
Helio does seem to be getting shafted here; Hope Solo, Alicia Sacramone and other female athletes all seem to get professionally prepped photos highlighting their flesh artistry.
Helio, on the other hand, looks like he was stuck in someone's backyard with a point and shoot. But now we know what rubber is big enough to fit him.


text: Africa's public schools have problems, but charter schools and academies can't fix everything. Matt Lucht/Flickr 1 junio 2017 South Africa's public-private school plans require healthy scepticism Sara Black, University of Cape Town There are huge challenges in South Africa's public schools. The question is whether using public-private partnerships is the correct way to address them.


text:
Helm was surrounded by friends and family, including his wife Sandy and daughter Amy, at Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Plans for a memorial service were unknown as of Thursday.
Woodstock's Levon Helm, who was as much beloved for his salt of the earth integrity as he was for his earthen voice and in-the-pocket drumming, died Thursday afternoon in New York.
Helm was surrounded by friends and family, including his wife Sandy and daughter Amy, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. There will be a memorial service, but details have not yet been finalized.
The former drummer of The Band, singer of such classics as "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," who won three Grammy awards for his last three solo albums, was just one month shy of his 72nd birthday. Surviving in 1999 a previous bout with throat cancer, Helm, born Mark Lavon Helm – called "the greatest drummer" by Ringo Starr, and "one of the best singers ever, right up there with Ray Charles" by Kris Kristofferson – succumbed to a recurrence of cancer.
Of the scores of tributes that began pouring in when word of Helm's illness spread, this one, spoken months ago by his band leader and friend, Larry Campbell, sums up the scope and depth of Helm's talent:
"The one guy who can do any form of honest American music with authority. He can do Southern gospel like he grew up in a church, blues like he was born on the Delta, rock 'n' roll like he was there at the beginning. He's the Delta of American music."
Thursday afternoon, Campbell spoke of his "treasured" relationship with Helm.
"What I'm most proud of is he called me his partner," Campbell said. "For me to arrive at a place in my career like that with a great man like him is the ultimate."
Helm's death came at the height of a surging second act, which he rebuilt after suffering through times that were as blue as the blues he loved growing up in a home without electricity in Turkey Scratch, Ark.
After his career with a re-formed Band ended in the early '90s, a fire destroyed his home in Woodstock. He declared bankruptcy and developed throat cancer. He couldn't sing and feared that fertile voice that once sang "pulled into Nazareth" would be replaced by a mechanical box.
But when that voice began to reemerge - after 28 radiation treatments - he rebuilt his life by doing the only thing he ever wanted to do: play the music he first heard sitting on the lap of his daddy Diamond Helm, who sang old songs like "Sittin On Top of the World."
Helm hosted the weekly Midnight Ramble concerts at his bluestone and wood barn-like home. Those Rambles, which he played until last month, were like the ones he'd seen as a boy at traveling music shows like the F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit's Foot Minstrel Show. Those shows featured characters who would later become figures in Band songs, like the stripper named Caledonia.
The Midnight Rambles soon featured guests like Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket, the Black Crowes and Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. They all clamored to play the informal, often improvised gigs at what frequent band member Jimmy Vivino called "the center of the musical universe." Fans and musicians would flock to see and play with the slight man with the wide smile and electric eyes.
"There were guys who were hooked on being famous and guys who just loved to play, and those guys who loved to play played the Rambles," said Helm's friend and Woodstock neighbor, former Lovin' Spoonful leader John Sebastian, who played more Rambles than he could count.
Anyone who met Helm and had the chance to have him offer up one of his glass bottles of Cokes "made from real cane sugar" loved him as much for his down-home honesty as for his down-home, but meticulously played music.
When Cingular One used "The Weight" for a cell phone commercial, Helm protested. "We didn't write the song to sell (expletive) cell phones," he told the Times Herald-Record. He also blasted what some consider to be one of the great rock 'n' roll movies, "The Last Waltz," which chronicled the Band's last concert. All the vocals were overdubbed, except his.
"One big (expletive) lie," he said, adding, "You know me, I'm here for the music."
Fact is, Helm made all of his music for the same reason he did when he was a kid down in Turkey Scratch, in his home with a water pump out front: He loved it. Whether slapping a beat on wooden boxes to old songs like "Little Bird" - which appeared on the Grammy-winning "Dirt Farmer" - winning 4-H Club talent shows playing songs on guitar with his sister Linda on washtub bass, or hitting the road with Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks in a 1959 Cadillac and picking up members Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson along the way, Helm loved the music.
Those Hawks became the Band, moved to Woodstock to back Bob Dylan, and spent the late '60s in the modest West Saugerties house they called Big Pink, which was not only the partial name of the Band's breakthrough first album, but also the place where Dylan and the Band jammed on the tunes that would become part of "The Basement Tapes."
Even though Helm played his music around the world, he always found time to play for people he knew loved it - a fundraiser for an Ulster County school, a friend's wedding in Arkansas, a freebie for the folks at Gill's farm stand on Route 209. And he always thought of others before himself.
He made sure the great blues players he idolized - Hubert Sumlin and Johnnie Johnson, among others - played his Rambles. And when he won his last Grammy in February for "Ramble at the Ryman," he dedicated it to his former singer and harmonica player, Little Sammy Davis, who is suffering from the after effects of a stroke.
His friend of more than 40 years and veteran of more Rambles than he can count, Happy Traum, spoke for everyone who was lucky enough to have met Levon Helm.
"It's just been a joy to know him," he said. "I've felt personally privileged to be his friend and be part of his family."


text:
Violent crime plummets in Oakland
Police tactics, economy, neighborhood unity cited for dramatic drop
On a brisk February day in East Oakland, a member of the violent Money Team gang spotted rival members of the Case Gang.
The groups flashed gang signs, drew guns and opened fire. A passing AC Transit bus was struck, as were two Case Gang members. One, 20-year-old Marcellus Perry, died.
When Oakland police arrived at 77th and Bancroft, both sides had already fled to regroup and plot revenge. But police were still a step ahead.
They figured out who was involved and put warnings out on the street: We know who did it. We're going to make an arrest. And anyone who retaliates will get caught.
"It would have taken a long time to get the murder warrants," said police Capt. Ersie Joyner, who heads the unit tasked with stopping violence in East Oakland. "So we went to the friends of the people who were (involved), and we told them not to retaliate."
Quick gang interventions
The shooters were eventually arrested, but the quick intervention by police stopped the violence from escalating. Typically, such a shooting starts a rash of retribution violence that can last days and leave many others wounded or dead.
Such a tactic, police officials said, is one reason Oakland is seeing a dramatic drop in violent crime this year compared with last year.
Shootings have plummeted 35 percent so far this year from last year. Homicides are down 18 percent (to 28 as of May 11).Robberies have also dropped significantly. There have been 1,076 so far this year - 38 percent less than this time last year. In 2012, Oakland had more robberies than any other major American city, and 2013 was even worse.
Armed robberies are nearly half of what they were a year ago.
Police and city leaders attribute the changes to the improving economy, increased neighborhood unity and improved police work. Additionally, residents have banded together to hire private security patrols or install surveillance systems.
Trends encouraging
But, experts caution that it's too early to celebrate. Crime in Oakland has gone up and down for decades, and the traditional summer spike in crime may eliminate any declines so far this year.
"It is clear from the statistics that the trends over time have turned encouraging after a substantial period of time when they were quite the reverse," said Frank Zimring, a UC Berkeley School of Law professor who studies crime trends. "There is still an important distinction between celebration of good news and announcing conclusions about cause and effect."
Oakland won't be able to declare even partial victory, Zimring said, until the city sees consistent and sustained drops in crimes, especially killings, for more than five years.
But police feel as though they are on the right track.
"Police strategy plays a role, and I think the community outreach and activism plays a role," said Sean Whent, Oakland's police chief.
In particular, Whent said, police have aggressively used a program called Ceasefire to curtail violence in East Oakland. The program offers a carrot-and-stick approach to crime where city and community leaders offer members of gangs and criminal groups help if they stop criminal activity and warn them of harsh sanctions if they don't.
Program curtails violence
Some Oakland criminals take the offer of help, while others have declined and have been arrested.
Whent credits Ceasefire as the primary reason shootings and killings have dropped. The program has been promoted by Mayor Jean Quan, who is seeking re-election, after her much-touted 100-block plan failed.
He says a handful of criminal crews, including the Money Team and Case Gang, are probably responsible for the vast majority of robberies across Oakland. Applying intense police scrutiny on these groups limits their ability to rob people and burglarize properties.
"When we focus on the violence, that has the effect of discouraging them from other crimes, like robbery," Whent said.
In addition, Whent said, police have assigned 10 to 12 additional officers to investigations over the last year. Some focus on robbery alone, while others investigate assault or homicide.
"When you make an arrest, you end up taking down a crew of five people who we tied to 12 robberies, who probably committed a lot more than that," Whent said.
City split into 5 police areas
In a report last year, police consultant Bill Bratton found that Oakland police were "slow to respond to robberies and interview victims, losing momentum on the investigation of pattern robberies."
But that has changed for robberies and other crimes, Whent said.
The city has been split into five police areas, and a captain is responsible for the crime in each area. The group of commanders talks every morning at 8 a.m. and, every two weeks, meets in person to discuss crime trends in their areas of the city.
The meetings have the effect of making every police commander aware of what is happening in every block of their district, said Capt. Rick Orozco, who oversees the Fruitvale area.
"You better be prepared. I can tell you that," Orozco said. "The week and a half before or even right after, we are looking at our crime trends and crime issues."
Thu Pham, a businesswoman who has lived east of Lake Merritt for 21 years, said she had grown frustrated with the unresponsiveness of Oakland police. Her area was plagued with robberies and burglaries, and very little was done.
But in the last year, Pham said police have become more responsive. She's seen officers go door-to-door and hand out business cards and even join community efforts to paint over graffiti.
"The police did not listen to our concerns," Pham said. "But right now everybody is important. When we have a graffiti cleanup, they will show up and, ... it makes the fear factor go away.
Will Kane is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @WillKane


text:
In 1709 (or was it 1710?) the Statute of Anne created the first purpose-built copyright law. This blog, founded just 300 short and unextended years later, is dedicated to all things copyright, warts and all. To contact the 1709 Blog, email Eleonora at eleonorarosati[at]gmail.com
Friday, 20 April 2012
YouTube needs a Monitor
4 comments:
- Gareth said...
Was there any discussion of the E-Commerce Directive safe harbour? Doesn't look like it from the (Google translation) of the Court's press release.
- 20 April 2012 at 15:49
"I have never had the impression that the ready availability of pop songs on YouTube is a precondition for the pursuit of happiness in general . . . "
This seems to miss the entire point of the case. If service providers are required to monitor user activity in this manner, they never would go into business in the first place. YouTube's Content-ID program is supererogatory in the extreme and wasn't available when it started. With this requirement there would be no Google, YouTube, Ebay, Facebook or any other innovative service that involved user generated postings.
- 20 April 2012 at 23:52
- Eleonora Rosati said...
- This comment has been removed by the author.
- 21 April 2012 at 09:55
- Eleonora Rosati said...
I would be interested to know whether the Court referred somehow to the decisions of the CJEU in Scarlet or Netlog re filtering issues. Can anybody help?
- 21 April 2012 at 09:58


text:
Blood Diseases
Digestive Diseases
Endocrine Diseases
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Weight-control Information Network
National Diabetes Education Program
National Kidney Disease Education Program
Are you placing an order for a health center that receives funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)?
You may be eligible to order additional quantities at a reduced rate.
Call 1–800–860–8747 to find out more.
Includes publications on diabetes medications, nutrition, preventing diabetes complications, and more.
Includes publications on hepatitis, ulcers, heartburn, Crohn's disease, gas, constipation, diagnostic tests, weight loss, nutrition facts, bariatric surgery, portion control and more.
Includes publications on kidney stones, renal nutrition, kidney failure, erectile dysfunction, urinary tract infection, and more.
NIDDK's online catalog accepts orders from the United States only. Please see our online ordering policies for more information. (En Español)
NIDDK Privacy Statement
*PDF documents require the free Acrobat® Reader® software for viewing.