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A thick, unrelenting heat permeated the Louisiana sets of "12 Years a Slave" — 100-degree-plus temperatures so intense they stifled breath. The moment a scene wrapped, cast and crew would take refuge in air-conditioned cars parked nearby. One member of the ensemble, however, stayed outdoors: Lupita Nyong'o, a 30-year-old newcomer who plays Patsey, the favorite slave of a sadistic plantation master.
"In that kind of condition, we all wanted to find even the tiniest comfort we could get," recalled Chiwetel Ejiofor, the lead actor in the movie about a free Northerner who is abducted and sold into slavery in the South. "We were all sitting in the SUV, and she'd be standing outside, just out there in the mode of it."
Portraying Patsey would be a harrowing challenge for even a veteran actress — the character is raped, whipped, beaten and assaulted. But Nyong'o arrived in Louisiana last summer only weeks after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, having beat out 1,000 other actresses for the part — her first feature film role ever. To prepare, the Kenya native visited Baltimore's National Great Blacks in Wax Museum to learn more about slavery and had intense discussions about the character with director Steve McQueen.
"Patsey didn't have the luxury of making her situation precious, so I felt I owed it to her memory to just roll up my sleeves and do the work," Nyong'o explained. "I wasn't ever truly rid of Patsey. From the moment Steve called me to offer me the part to the moment we wrapped — and maybe a few weeks after that — I couldn't sleep. The place I had to go emotionally, the intimidation of working with these actors — there was a lot going on in my head."
Her efforts appear to have paid off. With critics heralding her turn in "12 Years a Slave" as the movie's breakout performance, Nyong'o is already being called a lock in the supporting actress category at the Oscars.
"It's kind of unprecedented for one of our graduates to have this much success so quickly," said Ron Van Lieu, chair of the acting program at Yale. "It took Meryl [Streep] many more years. I think it's a little scary."
If all the attention is fazing Nyong'o, she's not showing it. In the week leading up to the film's opening last Friday, she had, in the span of seven days, flown from New York to New Orleans to Los Angeles, attended multiple screenings and participated in more than half a dozen Q&A sessions. Despite the grueling schedule, her face showed no sign of exhaustion over lunch last week at a Beverly Hills hotel, and she carried herself like an off-duty model. Even her outfit — a simple sweater-and-shorts combination — looked like the kind of ensemble that would have her singled out by a street style photographer for a fashion magazine.
Ejiofor, a veteran actor who has been by her side throughout the promotional duties, said he has been surprised by how tranquil Nyong'o has remained amid the flurry of attention. "The first time I did a press junket, I was kind of confused," he said. "But you sort of feel like she's been there 1,000 times before."
Nyong'o says she has never been particularly impressed by fame. Her father, Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, is a prominent politician in Kenya who often made the headlines. A political science professor with a PhD from the University of Chicago, he has served as a minister of medical services and is now a member of the Kenyan parliament. But when Nyong'o was a little girl, her dad was still fighting for local democracy and would sometimes disappear for weeks at a time — in 1989, he was detained for 26 days at a government complex and held in a torture chamber.
"I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous," she explained. "So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled."
During her youth, Nyong'o was drawn to performing, often putting on skits with her five siblings at family gatherings. But she didn't seriously contemplate becoming a professional actress. The people she saw on her TV set — actors on American shows like "Full House," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" — didn't look like anyone she knew in Africa.
"We watched a lot of everyone else and very little of ourselves," she said. "For that reason, it didn't seem feasible to want to be an actor, because where the hell would I do it?"
Still, when she attended Massachusetts' Hampshire College — where students design their own majors — she decided to focus on film and African studies. And then one summer back at home, she noticed a movie filming in her neighborhood. It was "The Constant Gardener," the 2005 dramatic thriller based on John le Carré's bestselling novel. Through a friend, Nyong'o landed a gig as a production assistant, at times helping actor Ralph Fiennes.
"At lunch one day, he asked me what I wanted to do, and when I told him he sighed and said, 'Lupita, only act if there's nothing else you want to do. It's unforgiving,'" she remembered. "I was bummed. I realized I really had to think about why I wanted to do this, because it can be a very unstable career."
Yet she continued to be drawn to creative endeavors. She made a documentary, "In My Genes," about Africans with albinism, and acted in an African MTV drama, "Shuga," intended to raise awareness about AIDS. In 2009, she was admitted to Yale's prestigious acting program, immediately impressing instructor Van Lieu: "She is what we call a natural," he said, "meaning that everything she did was instinctively right."
Nyong'o struck "12 Years a Slave" director McQueen too. After months of auditioning hundreds of young women, the filmmaker said he was beginning to get "a bit desperate and anxious" that he would never find his Patsey. When Nyong'o flew to meet him in New Orleans, he thought she might be a mirage.
"I said, 'Oh my God, is she real?'" he remembered. And that she was a novice? "Even better. Naiveté you cannot buy. It's underrated, because it's what makes you fearless. That's what she has, and she has to hold on to that innocence."
Nyong'o, who now lives in Brooklyn, says she has been keeping a journal to track her journey through awards season. And she has been calling upon Patsey too to remind her to stay present as she travels from one red carpet to the next.
"Patsey had to be that present, because she had a volatile master whose whims could change at any time," said Nyong'o. "In playing her, I had to employ that kind of mind-set: Just be here right now. It's a principle I've valued since."


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DavidBranch needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 11 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
ounded in 1997, ICon is a national provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for independent contractor compliance, Risk Assessment and consulting, contractor invoice management and payroll and benefits management. ICon's compliance professionals have specific domain expertise in the federal and state rules regulating the classification of 1099/independent contractors and assisting clients with related tax filings and compliance reporting. ICon clients have achieved a perfect record of success in tax audits and avoided more than $100M in state and federal penalties by relying on the company's unrivaled ICverify® worker classification solution.
Medium to small business owners that are looking for solutions to help them properly classify contractors that they engage.
We are looking to design a dynamic diagram of the attached workflow. This would be meant to explain the process clearly with a combination of text, graphics, and colors of what a user would expect in completing the process. We are not looking for a standard workflow diagram. We want it to be engaging and informative. This needs to sale the idea as simple and fun. Please due to not feel constrained to the supplied layout. The attached document is merely a guide for the actors, the steps, and text descriptions.
http://www.icontract.com , though we are designing a different website to house this diagram.


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Cleaning tables is a mostly thankless job in restaurants, but that didn't stop this guy from giving it his all.
Watch this busboy clear a table with the kind of speed usually reserved for famished customers who just got their orders.
There's some debate as to whether the video is legit, since it looks like the busboy may be sped up. If it is real, though, someone ought to think about promoting him to cook so he can whip up meals in record time.


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Brendon S needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 24 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Design a website and logo from scratch with no real colour or layout guidlines. Use your imagination and develop a professional, modern and trust-worthy site for an online shop selling products for eczema and psoriasis.
http://www.Eczema.com.au, formerly http://www.eczema-site.com.au has
been selling natural eczema creams and related products since 2003.
It has undergone a number of in-house redesigns
over the years.
We are looking to take the site to the next level
in terms of a much more professional and modern look/feel.
is another site that we have that targets the US market, it has a lot of
content on it so feel free to review this site to get a better idea of all the
content we are likely to have for eczema.com.au, targeting the Australian
One site we like to feel of is http://www.blackmores.com.au/. The
colours are soft and there is a lot of information that is well organized.
There is a lot of information surrounding eczema
and a similar condition known as psoriasis.
It's always been difficult to neatly display the symptom and treatment
related information to customers. We also
have a large library of articles to promote.
Despite having a lot of information to offer
customers, the site must focus on the retail element…product sales and customer
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Logo: We require a web design that will be suitable to
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A bid for United Nations recognition of a state of Palestine is a last-ditch attempt to rescue troubled Middle East peace efforts, a Palestinian spokesperson said on Wednesday, rejecting Israel's charge that it is an attempt to bypass negotiations.
Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official, urged the United States to drop its opposition to the bid, dismissing Washington's stance as "pathetic" and harmful to American interests in the region.
The Palestinians have come under intense pressure from the US, Britain and others to modify the bid but "have not succumbed", she said.
On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to ask the UN General Assembly to recognise Palestine in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, but still controls most access.
The Palestinians expect some two-thirds of the General Assembly's 193 members will accept Palestine as a non-member observer state. The US, Israel, Canada and a few others are opposed.
The vote will not change the situation on the ground, yet the Palestinians still say it is significant. Abbas has said UN recognition is not meant to replace negotiations with Israel, but to improve Palestinian leverage and secure the pre-1967 war frontiers as the baseline for future border talks – an idea Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected.
This does not mean the UN vote will pave the way for a quick resumption of talks, which broke down four years ago. Abbas has said he will not negotiate as long as Israel keeps expanding settlements on war-won land.
Half a million Israelis now live in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, blurring the 1967 lines. Beyond a 10-month partial halt in 2009 that failed to restart sustained peace talks, Netanyahu has refused to freeze construction in settlements, and UN recognition of "Palestine" will not soften Abbas' refusal to negotiate without a freeze, his aides say.
Referring to Israeli settlement building, Ashrawi said on Wednesday that the UN bid "is a last-ditch effort, because we believe the two-state solution [a Palestinian state alongside Israel] is in jeopardy as a result of these actions".
She said if the US "can't vote yes, at least don't vote no, because that would be seen as being really pathetic by the rest of the world".
Israeli government spokesperson Mark Regev dismissed the UN quest as futile, saying only negotiations with Israel can bring about a Palestinian state. "They can get pieces of paper from the UN, but they are not going to move peace forward, they are not going to make a Palestinian statehood more real," he said.
"They boycott Israel. They refuse to talk to us. Who do they plan to make peace with?" he said.
Surveys indicate most Palestinians have become disillusioned with prospects of setting up a state through negotiations. Two decades of talks have failed to produce results, marred by intransigence and repeated bouts of violence.
The vote comes at an important time domestically for Abbas, who has watched his political rival, the Islamic militant Hamas, gain popularity, particularly after holding its own during an Israeli offensive on Hamas-ruled Gaza earlier this month, aimed at stopping almost daily rocket barrages from Gaza at southern Israel.
Hamas, which seized control of Gaza from Abbas in 2007, argues that negotiations with Israel are a waste of time, but Hamas leaders have come out in support of the UN bid in recent days.
During Israel's Gaza offensive, Abbas was largely sidelined at his compound in the West Bank, underscoring international concerns that the deadlock in peace efforts is increasingly weakening him and other Palestinian pragmatists.
Abbas aides have said they expect key European countries to support the UN bid at the last minute in an attempt to strengthen Abbas.
On Tuesday, France announced its support, followed on Wednesday by similar pledges from Spain, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland. Germany said it would not support the initiative. Israel appeared to be backing away from plans to immediately punish the Palestinians for going to the UN.
Instead, an Israeli government official said Israel would wait to see whether the Palestinians would use the world body's expected approval to hurt Israel. The Palestinians plan to seek membership or access to a number of international and UN agencies, including the International Criminal Court, once their statehood bid is approved.
Israel would respond "forcefully" if the Palestinians try to pursue war crimes charges against Israel at the ICC, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss policy considerations.
If the Palestinians use their upgraded international status "as a tool to confront Israel in the international arena, there will be a response."
Until then, he said, Israel will be bound by its obligations to the Palestinians under existing peace agreements, but won't necessarily go beyond them.
Earlier there was talk of Israel's retaliating by canceling the partial peace accords. – Sapa-AP


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The woman best known as Richard Burton's ex — he left her to marry Elizabeth Taylor — has died. Theater producer and nightclub founder Sybil Christopher was 83.
The Bay Street Theater on Long Island has posted an obituary for Christopher on its website. The New York Times has reported she died Thursday in New York City.
The Welsh-born Christopher was Sybil Burton when Richard Burton, her first husband, left her for Taylor in 1963.
She left California for New York where she opened a nightclub in 1965 with backing from famous friends like Julie Andrews and Leonard Bernstein.
The club, called Arthur, became a celebrity hangout and turned Christopher into a post-divorce success story.
She married Jordan Christopher, the lead singer of the club's house band, in 1966.
Christopher founded the Bay Street Theater in 1991 with two partners and was its artistic director for 22 years.
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An evergreen feline attraction
I've had quite a few cats through the years, and they have all liked the Christmas tree.
Skittles is technically Isaac's cat, and she is the exception to the rule. She was about six months old at her first Christmas. She must have been outside when we started putting up the tree, because we had a good start on decorating it before she discovered it.
As soon as Skittles came into the living room and saw the tree, she jumped right up into its branches. I guess she thought it was a real tree. "NOOOOOO, Skittles!" we all shrieked in unison, as the tree began to tip over. Terrified by the whole experience, she ran from the room, and she has ignored the tree ever since. Trauma is not always a bad thing.
Happy, our old tom that we lost summer before last, was a terror with the tree when he was little. Until we got Happy, I still had several dozen 2-inch red satin balls that I liked to hang on the Christmas tree every year. They had been on the Christmas tree in the church when we got married.
During Happy's frisky kitten years, those red satin balls were his favorite. He loved to ricochet one across the room and catch it again by sinking his claws into its threads. When he got one of those balls, it had to be retrieved rapidly, or it would be too torn up to put back on the tree.
Later on, Happy lost most of his interest in the ornaments. He just enjoyed sleeping on the quilted tree skirt. He followed the rule, "If you like it, take a nap on it."
Casper is enjoying his second Christmas this year. He has only climbed up into the tree once this year that I know of. Dennis doused him thoroughly with water from the squirt bottle, and he rapidly exited the tree. I haven't seen him even attempt to climb it again.
Like Happy, Casper is very fond of lying underneath the tree. He checks out the interesting "toys" that hang from the bottom of the tree, and then, he usually takes a nap.
Caspar has several favorite ornaments that I pick up and rehang every day. He prefers the little stuffed, furry things over hard metal or plastic ornaments. He likes to sink his teeth into them and give them a thorough kicking. I hope they survive the season.


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We might as well commence the ABU rodeo. We haven't had one here in a while. LolI would even happily give up my beret if it meant CAP dropped all patches when switching to ABU. Rank, tapes, & badges only.
Odd, something seems off with this. If it is official, why in DC? Are we not required by regulation to have on dress blues in the DC area for official function?If it's not official, what is CAP going to do about 2 region CC's going rouge?(I also enjoy the double standards of captalk though. If those people had anything less than full birds on the collars this place would be going nuts destroying the people)
This is an old picture. One had been floating around with the national chaplain or something wearing ABUs with CAP insignia. I think it was like 4 or 5 years ago.
What is the point of wear testing a uniform that has been in use for almost 10 years? Are cadets going to be harder on this uniform than flight line mechanics?I really hope we don't go to ABU's. They are expensive and uncomfortable. For the people complaining today about how hard it is to find BDUs (a uniform worn by all services for over 20 years), how easy do you think it will be to find ABUs and at a decent cost?


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(Fig. 1) Details of a sticky wing pheromone trap that can be used to monitor insect pests in farm and garden. The top and the replaceable sticky bottom are held in place by wire hangers. Attractant lure is the piece of red rubber seen in the picture.
Integrated pest management or IPM is a smart way of managing insect pests for economic and environmental benefits. IPM starts with the timely detection and correct identification of pests, leading to intervention using multiple control tactics. Insect traps can be used as a tool for timely pest detection and decision-making in home or commercial settings. Pheromone traps (Fig. 1) are devices that attract and hold insects for periodic observations. Pheromone traps are available commercially from many vendors in the United States, and the cost of traps and lures have dropped considerably in the last decade. The advantages of pheromone traps include nontoxicity, environmental friendliness and ability to detect insects at very low densities. However, the problems with pheromone traps are they only capture flying insects and trap counts do not indicate real crop damage. Despite the disadvantages, pheromone traps answer the question often asked by gardeners: What insect should I look for while scouting and when? This article is based on the results of an insect pest monitoring/crop scouting project recently completed in Alabama. Since the new findings correspond to the previous work done in neighboring states, this article should serve as an important reminder for gardeners across the South to follow recommended scouting procedures and insect management tactics.
Lessons from the Insect Monitoring Project
In 2009 and 2010, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System conducted a season-long insect monitoring project for pests listed in Table 1. About four organic farms also participated in the program, where small farmers were trained in the proper deployment of insect monitoring systems for IPM decision-making. The project also trained several Master Gardener volunteers in pest identification and management. In two years, this special initiative captured over 8,400 moths from 22 vegetable fields and gardens. The numbers in Table 1 provide evidence regarding the basic pest pressures in Alabama that follows trends seen in adjoining states.
Gardeners can conduct season-long monitoring of insect pests and also determine the migration path of major pests using pheromone traps. Some of the major insect pests monitored in this project had earlier-than-usual peak flight or mating in 2010, e.g., the armyworms and the squash vine borer. This was probably due to the extremely dry conditions that prevailed in early and midsummer. Plant stress due to drought conditions makes them attractive to insect pests; for example, armyworm female moths are known to prefer stressed plants for egg laying.
Other major pests of vegetables include the tomato fruitworm and tobacco budworm, beet and fall armyworm, cabbage and soybean looper. These insect pairs are closely related to each other and caterpillars are difficult to identify in the field. The tomato fruitworm, also known as the corn earworm, routinely attacks row crops as well as horticultural crops, causing economic losses. The caterpillars of the tobacco budworm appear fuzzier than the tomato fruitworm caterpillar due to greater number of microspines and hair on the body. The moths of the budworm and fruitworm are easier to distinguish with or without the use of insect traps. Fall armyworm is a dark brown or grayish caterpillar with an inverted Y mark on the head. The beet armyworm is a greenish caterpillar with a pair of black dots behind the head. Since moths are always first to arrive in your vegetable garden for egg laying, there is a lag-period between the detection of moths with traps and the presence of hungry caterpillars on suitable host plants. Thus, pheromone trapping in backyard gardens provides time to react after detection of moths.
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Can Organic Practices Affect Insect Populations?
Organic and sustainable vegetable production methods, incorporating the use of diverse cropping systems, improved crop varieties and crop rotations, can reduce pest pressures significantly. For example:
• Armyworm activity was found to be lower in organic farms compared to a conventionally-managed farm (Fig. 2). Armyworm activity on vegetables depends on the local climatic conditions. Noticeable caterpillar feeding may be seen when 10 or more moths are captured in sticky wing traps per week.
• Tobacco budworms generally occur in mixed populations with the tomato fruitworms; caterpillars of the latter species can be seen feeding with part of the body inside the feeding hole. In 2010, budworm activity was higher in the organic production system than on conventional farms (Fig. 3), meaning that this insect is highly adaptive to different farming practices.
• Squash vine borer is another pest of concern for many gardeners; organic gardens may have a high population of borers in the soil (Fig. 4). Squash vine borers overwinter as larvae or pupae, so soil preparation in the garden is critical to prevent population buildup of this species. Gardeners can monitor vine borer moth activity by using pheromone traps and then using some mechanical tactics such as row covers and manual removal of larvae if vines are infested. General use pesticides do not provide adequate protection against this insect.
Although the research above has been done in Alabama, this information should be encouraging to gardeners in other states. Thus, organic vegetable production can lead to long-term ecological benefits.
Brown stink bug (Euschistus servus) on okra fruit in a vegetable garden. • Squash vine borer • Tobacco budworm moth
How to Correctly Use Pheromone Traps
Gardeners should purchase pheromone traps from reliable sources, e.g., Great Lakes IPM, ARBICO Organics, Scentry Biologicals, Trécé, Suterra, etc. Purchase sticky wing traps and lures as part of a kit containing plastic tops, sticky bottoms and wire hangers. You can purchase trap kits for monitoring some specific pests that routinely invade your vegetable crops. Only one lure should be used per trap; do not attempt to trap multiple pest species with one trap. Place the active traps at a distance from the actual plot and change the lure every week (more frequently if insects are at peak activity). Hang the traps on metal or plastic poles; do not hang the traps from trees in order to avoid attracting birds and rodents to the trap. Plastic wing traps are very easy to assemble and maintain. Make sure to check traps after a major rain or storm event to replace the lure (lure degrades faster in high heat and moisture conditions). Purchase adequate quantities of wing trap sticky bottoms and lures to last you one full season. The sticky trap bottom can be photographed and stored in self-sealing bags for future reference.
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Early detection of pests is critical to successful backyard vegetable production. Pheromone traps can be used to monitor insect pest activity throughout the season and to correctly time control efforts. Stressed plants suffer more from pest attack than normal plants, so be sure to provide the right conditions for your vegetable plants. Gardeners should avoid unnecessary pesticide sprays because chemicals disrupt the activity of beneficial insects and pollinators. Always read the pesticide label before spraying. When in doubt, seek help from extension personnel in your state.
A version of this article appeared in a March 2011 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of Dr. Ayanava Majumdar.


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Thursday, February 14, 2013
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(AP) -- When police arrested Wilson Raj Perumal in Finland, it didn't take long for him to realize that his criminal buddies had ratted him out.
He's been exacting revenge ever since -- by ratting on them, too.
Since his arrest in 2011, Perumal has been talking to police, prosecutors and journalists about the shadowy world of fixing soccer matches, in which he was an active participant, and the millions of dollars that can be made in betting on them.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a months-long, multiformat AP examination of how organized crime is corrupting soccer through match-fixing, running over four days this week.
The Singaporean was convicted in the Lapland District Court of bribing players in the Finnish league, forgery and trying to flee from officials guarding him, and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Perumal told police that he could be in danger for betraying his former colleagues. But Perumal also reasoned that by fingering him to the Finns, his associates broke the cardinal rule of criminals not cooperating with law enforcement.
"It's not in my nature to sing like a canary," he wrote in a letter from jail. "If I had been arrested under normal circumstances, I would have been back in Singapore to serve my time as a guest of the state with my mouth tightly shut."
European investigators and prosecutors say Perumal has provided an invaluable window into the realm of match-rigging, which is corroding the world's most popular sport. They say he has revealed who organizes some of the fixing in football, as the sport is known in most countries, and how money is made wagering on outcomes prearranged with players, referees and officials who have been bribed or threatened.
"He's not the only operating match-fixer of this style or this size in the world, but he's the first to be really captured in the way he was and now to cooperate the way he is," said Chris Eaton, who was head of security of FIFA, soccer's governing body, at the time of Perumal's arrest.
"He put two and two together and realized he'd been traitored," Eaton said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It took several days before he decided that it was in his best interests to cooperate."
Police from Italy investigating dozens of fixed Italian games and a prosecutor looking into 340 suspect games elsewhere in Europe both traveled to Finland to question Perumal as a witness.
One investigator on those trips told the AP that Perumal provided "very good interviews," that he is still cooperating even after his release from prison in Finland, and that evidence he provided has checked out.
Another investigator told AP that Perumal alerted authorities to two fixes in progress
-- the matches, the referees -- and that his information was "100 percent" right in both cases. That investigator called Perumal "a massive help."
Both investigators spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss their work publicly. Perumal declined an AP request for an interview.
In court filings, Italian prosecutors described Perumal as their "primary source of evidence" on Tan Seet Eng, also known as Dan Tan, a Singaporean they allege is the leader of the syndicate that fixed matches in Italy. Perumal detailed to authorities how the syndicate is structured, how it places bets, and how it moves bribe-money around the world, they said.
Italian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Tan and listed him as the No. 1 suspect in their match-fixing investigation. Prosecutor Roberto Di Martino told the AP there are about 150 people under investigation, including Tan, but none of them has been indicted.
AP could not contact Tan in Singapore. Five phone numbers identified as his by Italian prosecutors were disconnected, and no one answered the door at an apartment the Italians listed as his address.
Perumal told Finnish police that the syndicate has six shareholders -- including himself
-- from Singapore, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Hungary, and he said they divide up income from gambling on fixed matches. The syndicate places bets mainly in China, Perumal said, according to a transcript of his May 18, 2011, police interview obtained by the AP.
He said the group fixed "tens of matches around the world" -- in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas
-- from 2008 to 2010. He estimated the group's total profits after expenses at "several millions of euros, maybe 5-6 million."
"Perumal is key, because he provides a view into how it all fit together," Di Martino told the AP.
Investigators said Perumal has a long history as a match-fixer and a broad array of contacts in soccer. He boasted in a letter from prison: "I can pick up the phone and call from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe."
When arrested, he had numbers stored in his phone for people in 34 countries. He carried a business card with a FIFA logo that described him as "executive manager."
Perumal wrote from prison that he started fixing matches in Asia in the early 1990s.
"I grew up in a region where football betting and match-fixing was a way of life. Gradually I developed the ability and the expertise to execute the job myself," he said.
He claimed to have paid off players in Syria and Africa and spoke of fixes in the U.S. and in Bahrain, as well as games involving teams from North Korea, Kuwait, Zambia, Bolivia, Venezuela and Togo. Zimbabwe linked him to widespread corruption and fixes involving its players and soccer association.
Perumal also is suspected of rigging games involving South Africa before it hosted the 2010 World Cup. FIFA determined that Perumal's company, Football4U, was a front for his betting syndicate and infiltrated the South African Football Association.
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In Finland, Perumal told police how he distributed bundles of cash -- tens of thousands of dollars at a time
-- to corrupt Finnish league players, including a 56,000-euro bribe handed over in a stadium lavatory in 2010.
In a prison letter, he lamented that "all corrupt players and officials are like whores who will walk with the highest bidder. There is no loyalty in this business."
But he felt no guilt about his role.
"I have had players thanking me for giving them this opportunity and telling me how much this money will change their lives," he wrote. "The only people who get affected are the illegal bookmakers, and they dissolve their losses in the massive turnover of profits."
Perumal had been in and out of jail repeatedly in Singapore. In 2010, he was given a five-year sentence for injuring a police officer. He appealed but then skipped town. Singapore police spokeswoman Chu Guat Chiew told the AP that Perumal is still wanted in Singapore.
In his prison letters, Perumal said he lived unnoticed in London while on the run, jogging daily around Wembley Stadium and attending Premier League matches on weekends. The handwritten prison letters were sent via Perumal's lawyer to a journalist, Zaihan Mohamed Yusof of the New Paper in Singapore.
If not for peculiar circumstances in Finland, Perumal might never have talked.
His arrest came on a tip from an informant, also Singaporean, who walked into a police station in Rovaniemi in northern Finland in February 2011 and told the duty officer that Perumal was in the country on a counterfeit passport and staying at the Scandic hotel, Finnish police told investigators. But the informant gave police the wrong room number, so they detained the wrong man, who was later released.
Once armed with the correct room number, police tracked down Perumal and put him under surveillance to be sure that they had the right man, said Eaton, the ex-FIFA security chief who is now director of integrity at the International Centre for Sport Security, a Qatar-backed group funding research into match-fixing.
Finnish police followed Perumal to a game and saw him in heated discussion with a player. That piqued their curiosity and prompted them to contact soccer officials. They, in turn, got word to Eaton at FIFA, who already had Perumal on his radar and immediately recognized the significance of the Finnish catch.
"It was like a bell went off, an alarm went off, in my office," Eaton told the AP. If the police hadn't tailed Perumal and had just picked him up and sent him home for traveling on a fake passport, they might never have realized he was fixing matches and he might never have decided to cooperate, Eaton said.
"It would have been virtually a blip instead of the explosion it really was," Eaton said.
Before his arrest, Perumal had been gambling heavily, built up debts and bilked his syndicate by pocketing money meant to be used to fix matches, Eaton added. He said Perumal also had become too high-profile for Tan, who is believed to be in Singapore.
Perumal "was on Facebook. He was on LinkedIn. He was on Twitter," Eaton said. "Perumal's attitude was,
'This makes me more valuable, more known by players, more known by the people I want to corrupt and influence.' Dan Tan wanted him to be more discreet."
In a prison letter, Perumal alleged that the tip to Finnish police was an effort by his associates "to get rid of me."
"I knew I was set up the moment they stopped me," Perumal wrote.
"Seeking police assistance is a violation of code No. 1 in any criminal business. Dan Tan broke this code and stirred the hornets' nest. And now he has to face the consequences," Perumal wrote in another letter. "I hold the key to the Pandora's box and I will not hesitate to unlock it."
Investigators say Perumal's decision to cooperate also was motivated by self-interest. As long as he remains useful to authorities in Europe, he delays the day he might be sent back to Singapore, where he faces a prison term and possibly vengeful former associates.
"He'd be in prison for five years and perhaps he wouldn't come out of that prison," Eaton said. "He progressively started giving information. Not at once, not in some great blurting splurge. He gave enough each time to ensure that he wasn't extradited, that he wasn't sent back to Singapore, to a point where he gave enough that they are now using him in other investigations.
"Progressively, he's realized, 'The only way out for me is to become an informant and to cooperate,'" Eaton added. "But I still don't believe he's given anywhere near 100 percent of the information."
After serving half of his two-year jail sentence in Finland, Perumal was sent to Hungary, which had a European arrest warrant out for him, said Detective Chief Inspector Jukka Lakkala of the Finnish Bureau of Investigation.
Eaton said Perumal served as a "controlled informant" in Hungary, living in a safe house under police watch.
"And no doubt he'll be in Italy, too," Eaton added.
In declining the AP interview request, Perumal replied in an email that he did not want "to provide any more details."
"My life is now settled," he said, adding that he prefers that it "remains that way."
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Helsinki, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest and AP Sports Writer Andrew
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Luis Gonzalez chat transcript: Nov. 7
Luis Gonzalez, one of the most popular figures in D-backs history, participated in an online chat with fans on Thursday. Gonzo is currently a special assistant to president & CEO Derrick Hall.
Luis_Gonzalez: G'day mates! It's a honor to fill in for Derrick this month while he's flying back from Australia after spending a week there gearing up for our 2014 season opener.
jnfriedman: What is a moment in your baseball playing career other than Game 7 of the World Series that you will always remember?
Luis_Gonzalez: The 30th game of my 30-game hitting streak in San Francisco in 1999. Just the pressure of trying to get to 30 games and to be able to do it early in the game was pretty cool.
drsnake: Who do the D-backs have on their radar as potential pitching and bullpen coaches?
Luis_Gonzalez: Kevin Towers and his staff are doing full-on research to see which coaches are available and the best fit for our organization.
scout01: What advice do you give to kids that want to play professional baseball?
Luis_Gonzalez: Just to stay positive and keep working on your skills. There are endless opportunities out there. You can get a college education through baseball or even make it to the big leagues someday and sign a professional contract.
td824: Have you been approached or would you consider being a coach and share your vast knowledge and skills?
Luis_Gonzalez: Since I missed so much of my kids growing up, I've really enjoyed being able to be there for them the past five years and would consider the opportunity once they graduate from high school in the next few years.
dc15nc: Will Cody Ross be ready and fully healthy for Spring Training?
Luis_Gonzalez: He's rehabbing and working as hard as he can to try to be ready for Opening Day. I played with Cody and knowing him, he'll do everything he can to be ready to go.
dbackslg: What is your most memorable experience meeting one of your fans?
Luis_Gonzalez: I've had a lot of great experiences with the fans. They're the ones that motivate you every night to try to go out there and play well. They're why we play this game.
scout01: What, in your opinion, do the D-backs need to do to make it to the playoffs next year, and ultimately win a championship?
Luis_Gonzalez: I think it's important for us to stay healthy and get out of the gates with a good start.
dc15nc: What position will Mark Grace be holding for the organization in 2014? Was he considered for the hitting coach this year?
Luis_Gonzalez: Gracie has done a fantastic job with our rookie ball players out at Salt River Fields. Turner Ward was our assistant hitting coach last season and has a rapport with a lot of the younger players that are now in the big leagues like Goldy.
scout01: Do you think Goldschmidt will win MVP?
Luis_Gonzalez: I hope that he has enough votes to win Most Valuable Player. To me, he had the best all-around year by far, and without him, there's no telling where our team would have been.
Beth Simek via Facebook: What was/is the most challenging aspect to balancing your professional life with your family life?
Luis_Gonzalez: The toughest part is keeping up with my family's schedule. I have two girls and a boy and they each are involved in different activities.
teddy1934: Hi Gonzo -- Look forward to hearing from you today! Why do NL pitchers seem to have a problem pitching to opposing pitchers at the plate? It appears to occur far too frequently since most pitchers are not adept at batting!
Luis_Gonzalez: I think they just try to be too careful and they sometimes either end up walking them or giving them too good of a pitch to hit. Some pitchers are just good hitters, too. Quite a few are former position players that switched to pitching sometime in their career.
Luis_Gonzalez: Thanks for the questions, everyone! Hope to see some of you at Salt River Fields this Saturday for the Military Appreciation Game with the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team. It'll be an honor to be out there with men and women that sacrificed so much for our country and I look forward to being on the field with true American heroes.


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Fans can expect to pay up to £60 when tickets go on general sale for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against holders Germany.
The tickets go on sale on August 31 with adult prices ranging from £45 up to £60. Child tickets will cost £15.
The Irish Football Association confirmed the prices to the News Letter, adding that there would be just over 2,000 tickets available for the general public via Ticketmaster.
It means the game against Germany on October 5 will become the most expensive to date for 'casual' Northern Ireland fans at the National Stadium.
Tickets for the other remaining home World Cup qualifying fixture against Czech Republic on September 4 will go on sale on July 24 with adult tickets ranging from £40 to £55.
The IFA said there would be more general sale tickets for the Czech Republic game on sale as it is not a double television production like the Germany game which will be on Sky TV as well as German TV.
The different prices for the adult tickets relate to different areas of the recently redeveloped National Stadium which can now accommodate around 18,000 people.
Tickets for the central blocks of the grandstands (at the halfway line) are the most expensive while tickets for the family stand (at the railway end) represent the cheapest adult tickets.
The price of the tickets for the forthcoming game against Germany is comparable to tickets for the World Cup qualifier between Scotland and England at Hampden Park which range from £42 to £57.
The ticket prices will not affect the majority of fans in the National Stadium who block book their seats. The IFA said there were just under 12,500 fans who pay for a campaign card which entitles them to entry to all five home games during a qualifying campaign.
The most common block booking package costs £150, working out at £30 per game, so big savings can be made by investing in a campaign card.
The IFA said prices had been frozen from the 2014 European Championships qualifiers for all fans renewing their campaign cards.
They also said the price of child tickets had remained the same at £15 throughout the current qualifying campaign.
General sale tickets for previous fixtures had ranged from £30 to £45 (Azerbaijan) and from £35 to £50 (Norway).
At last summer's European Championships many Northern Ireland fans were able to avail of tickets for €55 (£46) to see their team in action in France.
Service charges will also go up
Since the Azerbaijan game in October ticket prices for Northern Ireland's qualifiers for those who are not campaign card holders have risen by £5 per game.
However, it must be noted that the opposition in each of those games has also been of an increasing ranking.
A grandstand ticket for Azerbaijan in November cost £45, for Norway in March it was £50, while fixtures against Czech Republic and Germany will cost £55 and £60 respectively.
As prices rise so too do Ticketmaster service charges, at roughly 10%.
Ticketmaster said the service charges are standard charges which are no different from any other event.
A spokesperson said the service charges are Ticketmaster's primary income stream.


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Youth, Being warned by his Older brother. (Second half)
Dale was truly a kind person, from his core, was what Kenneth believes.
Kenneth, who had been looking after him ever since Dale was a young man, understood him a lot, even regarding the more private matters of his.
If one had to say, Dale was the type who preferred talking about stupid stuff with men, but it didn't mean that he couldn't deal with women at all.
There were times when there would be women who would give off a hint of wanting to be in a closer relationship.
It would be weirder if a healthy, young man, who was working such a vigorous job, didn't have such desires.
However, Dale had never tried to pursue 『Someone special』.
He had never pursued that sort of 『relationship』, even for a moment, and he has only ever been with those who understood that boundary.
Considering how earnest a personality Dale has, it was unnatural.
Nevertheless, it was precisely because Dale was earnest, that he chose to keep that 『Distance』, was how Kenneth saw it.
"You…. have always kept treating your surroundings, as if 『You might die at any time』."
Dale's silent face looked like a young child, who had been forced to swallow down something bitter.
"Which is why, when you're by Latina's side…. I feel relieved as well. If you think that you can't let go and leave that child behind then, you would have a reason for you to cling onto your own life, after all."
Originally, as an 『adventurer』, who could be said to be synonymous to living besides danger, there are quite a few who live for a moment's pleasure.
They don't know what their tomorrow's will be. It isn't always true that there will be a second chance. If you don't enjoy yourself when the time for fun comes; if you don't celebrate life, there will be nothing left.
Even then, Dale was a little different.
He is earnest. So sincere, that he ends up worrying about those around him — The 『adults』 around him who want to become more intimate to him in their own ways — .
It wasn't just Latina, for Kenneth and Gilbester, Dale was another 『target of worry』. Just like how everyone knew of Latina when she was young, they also knew of Dale when he was just a 『Kid』 as well.
Dale has personally accepted the fact that 『he has a reason to be killed』.
With the contract he has with the country of Raband… Ever since he came to be burdened with the job of eliminating the threat of the 『Demon Lord』, ever since then, it has been like that.
He was aware, that even the 『Devils』, the subordinates of the Demon Lords, that even the 『Demon Race』, the citizens who follow the Demon Lords, have their own 『reasons』 for doing so. He had never averted his eyes away from the fact that even they, have friends, have family.
He doesn't regret 『having killed them』. Even we, have a 『reason』 why we cannot give up.
Which is precisely why, he was certain that he was cursed, hated — and sure that they would even personally come and try kill him.
He doesn't plan to simply accept the fact that he will be killed, but has conceded on the fact that, it wouldn't be strange for him to be killed at any time.
Which is why Dale —
"Which is why you probably, right from the start, never considered 『you yourself』 as 『Latina's partner』."
Gulping, Dale had his mouth hanging, trying to deny Kenneth's words — and was dumbfounded, lost for words.
"What you wish for, is for that child to be happy. You 『who would die first』, will be unable to bring happiness to that child. That's what you're thinking."
That was exactly, Dale's most troublesome 『quality』.
It's exactly because he is earnest and kind that, Dale, 『someone who doesn't know when he might die』, does not pursue a special someone. Since he would be leaving her behind, he would not be able to bring her happiness, so he chose to distance himself from the beginning.
That was something that he could say even to Latina.
If someone was to show up who could make her happy, if someone was to show up who could protect her after he was dead — If someone was to show up, 『other than himself』, who he could entrust her to then, his role as her 『guardian』 would end.
However, he didn't want to let her go. He didn't want to lose her.
Which is why — For a little while longer, just 『like it is right now』 — he was wishing and hoping that they could stay as 『Small child』 and 『Guardian』.
"Wa…ait, just a second…. I ….."
"Latina had already resolved herself, you know?"
"That child has long accepted that she is of the 『Demon race』…. It's not just you. Me, Rita…. Even Theo… everyone. She's already resolved herself, about the fact that everyone will grow old, and leave, earlier than her."
Nevertheless, that girl —
Says she's happy —
Says that she wants to treasure the limited amount of time they can be together right now —
Always, always smiling for me —
With a thud, the glass, which only had ice left in it, was placed down as if he was trying slam down on the table.
Looking at the one opposite him downing that, which definitely had not been a few, Kenneth forgot the words that he was trying to say.
"Dale…. You….."
Looking at his 『Little brother』 who stood up as if he was kicking away his chair, and headed to his bedroom as if he was running away, Kenneth looked inside the glass he was holding in one of his hands.
Seeing that, which was mostly empty, Kenneth reflected, thinking that maybe, he had also gone too far due to the alcohol, and lightly swirled the glass as he muttered quietly.
"So he finally 『realised』 it."
With this, the situation will probably change a little.
『Those two』 have always been happy. It definitely won't be a bad thing, for him to understand 『her』 heart, and realise 『his』 true feelings, probably.
Seeing 『his true intentions』 unintentionally leaking out from each of his actions, his 『Little brother's』 wish was simple to understand — To the point where even he himself was would want to say that he was being meddlesome
— Thinking like that, he emptied the little bit left inside his glass.
And the next day.
Just like always, Kenneth was coming down the stairs in order to prepare for the morning, and was taken aback. There was a suspicious individual who was sneaking around, as if he was trying to run away in the night.
"….You….. what, are you doing?"
"K-Kenneth!? Why…..!"
Dale, dressed up completely in his traveler's gear, with an attitude exactly like a brat who had been caught doing a prank, turned around, startled.
Just looking at that reaction, it seemed he really was 『running away』. Right now, while Latina was 『on break』, he had to get up earlier than usual to start work, in order to make up for that. Kenneth had come downstairs a lot earlier than 『usual』.
It seemed as if he was aiming precisely for that gap, and planned to leave without saying anything, even to him.
"….It, it's for work! There should be a 『request』 coming soon so, this time, I was just thinking that, maybe I should go to them instead, that's all!"
Panicking, Dale spits out his excuses, which had to be said, extremely desperate.
"No, you, but…."
Kenneth, who was utterly amazed, tried to admonish his 『Little brother』, who was acting like an idiot.
However, even with that, Dale looked towards Kenneth, like he was about to cry — as if telling him, 'Don't say anything more'.
Suddenly, Kenneth finally realised something.
This 『Little brother』 of his, who should have accumulated quite a fair share of his own life experiences, but he was running away as if he didn't want to pursue a 『Special someone』. That basically meant that, when this guy, is thrust into this situation,
— Was much more of a wimp, than he had thought.
"I-I left, properly, a letter, for Latina, alright! I leave the rest to you!!"
Leaving behind his last words as if he was shouting, he opened the door and rushed away with all his might. With such nimble movements that you wouldn't believe he had been turned into the living dead for the last few days.
He ran away. He escaped. In some sense, doing the exact same thing as Latina.
Seriously, the two of them are so strangely similar. Furthermore, even the fact that they immediately throw themselves into 『work』 in order to escape, was the same.
(But, you can't do something like this…. right…?)
By the time Kenneth had come to his senses, and had something to retort back with in his head, the person he had to tell this to, had already disappeared.
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Dale is confused!
Dale ran away!
In all of the story arcs so far, this has been his most pathetic action. I'll be describing what's going through his head after this, so please wait a while.
He just wants so time to properly understand the situation.)


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Derwent sent me one of their Black Books to review a while ago. I've been waiting a while to check out the impact of black paper on my coloured pencils. Below you can now read my review.
|Product: Derwent Black Book
|Summary Review: This is a black paper sketchbook. The stiff 200gsm paper is suitable for dry rather than wet media. I very much liked the surface and it's easy to take an eraser to it without abrading the surface.
In terms of colour, woodless pencils such as my set of Caran d'Ache Neocolour worked better than colours from a range of brands. Watersoluble pencils are useless on this paper as tints are totally invisible. Some colours sink into the paper or are distorted due to its colour. Others appear more muted.
In my opinion, it's a sketchbook which is very suitable for use with colours which retain brightness and saturation on this paper - which not all do (see colour charts). Having said that it's no worse than any other black paper. Selective use of certain colours will create images with impact.
|Technical Details: The Derwent Black Book is a black paper sketchbook.
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|Manufacturer / Distributor: Cumberland Pencil Company (product page)
Derwent have a small range of sketch books which contain stiffish black paper. Each sketchbook has 40 sheets of 200gsm black paper, which means it's a weight which makes it similar to thin card. There are a good range of sizes which offer an opportunity to do larger work.
I tried it with a range of coloured pencils from different brands and with Caran d'Ache Neocolour. I had a suspicion they might work better with wax crayons - and they do.
Of the charts below the first one is coloured pencils and the second one is neocolour. After that there are a couple of sketches made using (1) coloured pencils and (2) neocolor crayons.
|Coloured Pencils from various brands
The next chart is of neocolor crayons which to my mind work a lot better.
|Chart of Neocolor II Aquarelle Artists' Crayons
Now for the sketches to see how the colours work together on the paper. I would say that working on black paper means adapting to a new way of working where the darks are supplied largely by the paper.
First the sketch with coloured pencils. As you can see the whites look grey - and I tried several! hence why I ended up using the whitest white I know which is the White Pastel Pencil.
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Coloured Pencils in Derwent Black Book
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Next a sketch using the necolor crayons. This I think demonstrates how well the paper works if you go with big shapes, bold colours, a calligraphic way of working - and again work back into it with an eraser to find the darkest darks
|Schönbrunn Park (after Klimt)
Caran d'ache Neocolour in Derwent Black Book
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FOX 8 received this news release from the District Attorney's Office Thursday morning:
Following an intensive and long term investigation by the Multi-Agency Gang (MAG) Unit, the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office obtained a sweeping fifty-one count racketeering indictment against fifteen defendants on Wednesday. In what is believed to be the broadest street gang indictment in the history of New Orleans, the DA's office indicted members of the 110'ers gang in a litany of violent crimes including ten murders – among these the murder of Brianna Allen. Additionally, the racketeering indictment lists four other murders as "overt acts" in furtherance of the gang's criminal enterprise.
The investigation of the 110'ers gang, which appears to be an umbrella organization of several smaller neighborhood gangs, began late in the summer of 2012. The investigation, which was a cooperative effort between the DA's office and the NOPD homicide unit, grew out of investigations of several isolated incidents of violent crime in the 10th and 11th wards. The investigation blossomed following the formation of the MAG unit in November of last year, when several law enforcement agencies were given the ability to devote full time man power to this as well as other street gang investigations.
In response to this indictment, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said, "The people of New Orleans are witnessing a rebirth of their criminal justice system. The level of cooperation between law enforcement agencies – local, state, and federal – is unprecedented."
Rico Newman aka "Lil Rico", Sam Newman aka "Lil", Demond Sandifer aka "Lil D", Antonio Johnson aka "Big Rico", Eric Shelbia aka "E-Gunna", Ja'On Jones aka "Sticks", Joshua Pittman, Kerry Pittman, Ronald Thompson, Stanton Guillory aka "Na Na", Charles Lewis, Kevin Calhoun, Charlie Brown aka "Mac", Tyron Harden aka "T-Man", and Joseph Bienemy aka "Doo-Man" were each indicted with a single count of racketeering. Additionally, each defendant was charged with various other crimes ranging from perjury and obstruction of justice to armed robbery and murder.
"These indictments are proof of the unwavering attention and dedication our Homicide detectives and Gang Unit members have put into making New Orleans a safer city. Over a year ago, Homicide detectives, working closely with the DA's Office and this Gang Unit, started to unravel a complex and very dangerous group known as the 1-10er's. Together, this team collected the evidence necessary to arrest these gang members, who now face the potential of spending decades in prison. This is a signal to other gangs in New Orleans: If you keep up the violence, we will put you away." Said NOPD Police Chief Ronal Serpas.
This indictment was the second high-profile indictment stemming from the work of the Multi-Agency Gang Unit. Earlier this year the US Attorney's office obtained a federal indictment against five defendants in a case investigated by the MAG Unit.
The MAG Unit was formed several months ago to try and focus additional resources on the groups of individuals who continue to distribute drugs and commit acts of violence in our neighborhoods. The unit is an integral component of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, a key initiative of Mayor Mitch Landrieu's NOLA FOR LIFE comprehensive murder reduction strategy. The Group Violence Reduction Strategy, pioneered by criminologist David Kennedy, is designed to address the relatively small number of people who are locked in various group dynamics on the streets, and who are responsible for an overwhelming majority of murders. For those who choose to stop the violence and want support, there is a team providing support services to help them. Those who continue violence will bring unprecedented attention to their entire group from law enforcement.
"Our message in this Group Violence Reduction effort is simple-- our community is demanding that the violence stop," said Mayor Landrieu. "The cooperation of federal, state and local law enforcement in this Gang Unit is going to improve our ability to hold these gangs and groups accountable. The rules have changed."
The Multi-Agency Gang Unit is the central bureau tasked with gathering evidence against violent gangs and all of their members that leads to the prosecution and conviction of entire violent gangs in either state or federal court on criminal conspiracy, street gang, or racketeering charges. The MAG Unit is conducting several simultaneous investigations on identified groups, which will result in state and federal prosecutions of these groups – thereby removing violent offenders who are responsible for the majority of violence on the streets of New Orleans.
The following agencies are part of the Multi Agency Gang Unit:
• New Orleans Police Department (NOPD);
• Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office (DA);
• Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO);
• Louisiana State Police (LSP);
• Parole Board of the Louisiana Department of Corrections;
• United States Attorney's Office (USAO);
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF);
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
• United States Marshal's Service (USMS); and
• United States Probation & Parole Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
"This case is a perfect example of the incredible momentum that the MAG Unit continues to build in its collaborative efforts to combat the violent gang threat in New Orleans," said FBI Special Agent Michael Anderson.
Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Schaal stated, "We are very encouraged with the progress of the Multi Agency Gang Unit thus far. The investigation leading to this indictment and the arrests today are a prime example of the success that can be achieved through the consolidation and coordination of law enforcement resources, working toward a common goal. We will continue to work with our state, local and Federal partners to aggressively combat violent crime in our communities and work to make our neighborhoods safer."
Gangs have become an increasingly deadly threat to the safety and security of our nation's citizens. DEA focuses its resources on targeting the most significant drug trafficking and gang organizations operating at the international, national, regional, and local level. Consequently, the Multi-Agency Gang Unit, as part of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, is a tailor made partnership for the DEA New Orleans Field Division and our other federal, state and local counterparts. The citizens of the Greater New Orleans area deserve to live in peace and should not have to worry about falling prey to street gangs like the 110'ers. Today's enforcement efforts send an undeniable message to area-street gangs that their criminal activities are not welcomed here. DEA will use all of the resources at its disposal to help bring an end to the freedom of these rogue groups.
In the early morning hours, members of an apprehension squad made up of NOPD, the Louisiana State Police, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office arrested several defendants.
Regarding the complexity of racketeering cases, District Attorney Cannizzaro said, "While these cases are clearly more difficult to prosecute, I believe that they allow the jurors of this community to see a more complete picture of the scope of a defendant's criminal conduct. My office will continue to employ innovative prosecutorial techniques to fight the violence on our streets, and I will expect every branch of our criminal justice system to work hard to move these cases towards resolution"
Ja'On Jones and Joshua Pittman are presently wanted and remain at-large.


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Dale Wakefield, 21, of Doylestown, pleaded guilty Thursday in Bucks County to first-degree murder in a deal with prosecutors who had vowed to seek capital punishment.
Wakefield, who apologized in court for his actions, told reporters outside the courtroom that he took the deal because he "didn't want the death penalty."
"This was a strong first-degree murder case," prosecutor Michelle Henry said, noting that Wakefield stabbed George Mohr 71 times in the face.
"Today's plea is important because it ensures the community's safety," Henry said. "As a result of what happened today, Dale Wakefield will remain behind bars for the rest of his life."
Prosecutors said Wakefield had been out celebrating his birthday before he stabbed 71-year-old George Mohr with a pocket knife outside the Doylestown train station on July 3.
Mohr's sister, Kathy Driscoll, called the victim a "kind, generous, caring" man and tearfully recounted his Army service and subsequent battles with schizophrenia.
"My brother is at peace," she said. "I am struggling to find peace."
Judge Rea Boylan also sentenced Wakefield to 5½ to 20 years in prison on an assault conviction in an attack on a fellow inmate in February while he was awaiting trial.


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