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Sheriff David A. Weaver
November, 2012
REAL LIFE TRAINING FOR REAL WORLD DANGER Undersheriff : "Without a doubt, this kind of training saved his life."
Police from all over the state can now train for real-life dangerous situations in a new law enforcement facility that boasts the newest interactive computer program that spits out virtual bad guys, a tactical bay area to practice high-risk traffic stops, a huge defensive tactics mat room and one of the largest classrooms available. See pages 5 & 6 for "New Facility" 6,322 PIECES OF CANDY FOR LITTLE MONSTERS At Trick-or-Treat Street in Highlands Ranch and the DCSO See page 6
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Sheriff's Message, page 2 Happy Equals Healthy, page 3 How do you say 'Sheriff" in Russian?, page 4 New Facility, pages 5 & 6 Who Dunnit?, page 7 Lil' Monsters, page 8 Pancakes and Tips page 9 Stop! An app for that, page 10 Code Red, page 11 Shave & Save, page 12 Facebook Feedback, page 13 Calendar of Events, page 14
Douglas County Sheriff's Office 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109 303-660-7505 www.dcsheriff.net Non emergency: 303-6607500 Patrol: 303-660-7546 Jail Info: 303-660-7550 Traffic Safety Hotline:
Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
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Message from the Sheriff: Dear Parents, With the recent news about a child abduction in Colorado, we're all wondering how we can protect our own children. Parents have stopped by the station to say they feel somewhat helpless. We're here to help. Just in the last few weeks, our deputies taught more than 4,500 students in middle and elementary schools about how 'Friendly faces can fake us out.' While most people are friendly, School Resource Officer Jay Martin tells children that a small number of people are not so nice. He gives kids tips to protect themselves. Never get too close to a car of someone you don't know, use a buddy system and, above all, trust your instincts. Deputy Martin also teaches children how to get away. He calls it, 'Stun, run and yell.' That means kids should throw their backpack at the stranger's face, run away and yell loudly. Our deputies conduct this on-going training throughout the year at elementary and middle schools across Douglas County. Our deputies also show the students a video that is a wake-up call to most kids and their parents. Don't think your kid would ever wander away with a stranger? Just watch "Stranger Danger," produced by NBC Dateline News. You can also take action by visiting one of our two Sheriff's stations in Castle Rock or Highlands Ranch and picking up a Douglas County Child Safety Identification Kit. The kits are put out by the Child Abduction Response Team or CART. The kits give you the resources to collect your child's fingerprints, DNA, photos and critical personal, medical and social media information should something go wrong. Parents keep the kits. The main goal of CART is to quickly find and safely return missing or abducted children. The team consists of investigators from law enforcement agencies around the county, search and rescue personnel and many other experienced professionals. To learn more about it, visit our website at www.dcsheriff.net. Finally, the Douglas County School District also has safety and stranger danger tips. Just click here to download the tips. Together, we can stay safe. Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
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POLL: AMERICANS WHO LIKE WHERE THEY LIVE AND FEEL SAFE ARE IN BETTER HEALTH That's great news for Douglas County, where 99% of residents feel safe. "That's just one reason why the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is so committed to community safety and why, a few years ago, we changed the culture in our office for deputies to be highly trained in defensive tactics, physically fit and healthy," Undersheriff Tony Spurlock, Douglas County Sheriff's Office, DCSO, said.
Undersheriff Tony Spurlock
The DCSO opened up a new LawFit Obstacle Course at the grand opening of the tactical training facility compound last month in Littleton. Officers will be able to scale a five-foot wall, drag around a 150pound dummy, crawl through windows, compete in long jumps and step up stairs to stay in shape on the obstacle course. The facility also includes weight-training equipment. While deputies are required to be skilled with weapons and be physically fit, their job description alone means they have to out-run, out-wrestle and subdue bad guys. The average age of a suspect involved in criminal activity is between 18 and 24 years old, the Undersheriff says. "Staying physically fit is valuable for their job, their families, their fellow officers and the public," Spurlock said. The Gallup poll also finds Americans who feel good about their community are less likely to experience physical pain, to be obese, and to report having ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure or diabetes. They are also more likely to report feeling well-rested and having enough energy. Their Physical Health Index scores are nine points higher than those of people unsatisfied with their communities or feel their community is becoming a worse place to live.* Surveys show 99% of residents in DougCo feel safe. Gallup finds that Americans who feel safe while walking alone at night in the city or area where they live are in better physical health than those who do not feel safe doing so. Similarly, those who say they have easy access to a safe place to exercise in the city or area where they live are in better physical health than those who don't. *October 12, 2012 Gallup Poll results, by Lauren Besal and Kyley McGeeney
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Five leaders from Ulan-Ude, Russia—a city that didn't allow foreigners until 1991—learned about the American way of life by visiting people in Parker and Douglas County, including the Sheriff's Office. The delegation climbed inside DCSO's Bearcat armored vehicle, got behind the wheel of cruisers and toured the dispatch 9-11 center. No doubt one of the Russians muttered, "Шериф cool" ("the Sheriff is cool.") The leaders were taking part in the Open World Program, that furthers tolerance, understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and other countries. The delegates got to travel the country, getting a first-hand look at our people, cities, governments and businesses. While in Parker, the visitors met the mayor, council members, county officials and also toured our courthouse. Later, the delegates were expected to check out the state Capital and explore Colorado. So, just where is Ulan-Ude? With just 100-thousand more people than Douglas County, the city is the third largest in Eastern Siberia. According to Wikipedia, the city boasts the largest statute in the world of the head of Vladimir Lenin in the central square. Built in 1970 for the centennial of Lenin's birth, it towers over the main plaza at 7.7 meters (25 ft) and weighs 42 tons. The city has long, dry, frigid winters and short and very warm summers.
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Continued from page 1... "It's one of the premier training facilities in the United States by far," Bob Armstrong, former Deputy Director of CBI, said. "Police can use it as much as they want, anytime they want." The 20,000 square foot addition to the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility (HRLETF) in Highlands Ranch, officially opened October 25th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility is the training ground for 2,400 law enforcement officers from 64 agencies, including local, state and federal agencies. The new facility sits on a compound with eight shooting ranges, a sniper area, a repelling tower, classrooms, storage facilities, an area for Necro Search International that studies animal decomposition and a fitness obstacle course. The new facility was the project of Administrative Services Bureau Chief and H.R.L.E.T.F board member, Holly Nicholson-Kluth. "Holly has been the mastermind behind this facility," Douglas County Sheriff David A. Weaver said. "We are so thankful for her hard work." Mission Viejo, which was purchased by Shea Homes donated the 165 acres of land for the compound and new training facility. Shea Homes continues to be a supportive partner with the Foundation. "I don't know where we as a county would be without you," Sheriff Weaver said to the owners of Shea Homes. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am very proud of our partnership." The $1.1 million multi-regional facility is jointly managed and funded by the Douglas and Arapahoe County Sheriff's Offices and by the non-profit Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Foundation, Inc. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4…. Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
New facility
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 With this, we do things right. We provide a great service to taxpayers with very little resources. You get your bang for the buck," Arapahoe County Undersheriff Dave Walcher said. "With this facility, our trainees are spoiled. They don't know just how great this is." The facility also allows officers to simulate firearms defensive training using vehicles, (or police car shells,) as barriers. In the past, Douglas County Undersheriff Tony Spurlock says deputies were training in the dark and cold with their own cars, which was "complicated and difficult." "Now we can do this kind of training all the time inside the facility, even in the winter," Spurlock said. "People don't learn well when it's 20 below and the wind's blowing." Spurlock believes that very kind of real world training saved the life of Deputy Michael Garcia in 2010, who had nothing but his car to stop 24 bullets fired by a drunk outside a bar in Castle Rock. "I believe that special training, the kind that will be even easier in this facility, without a doubt saved his life," Spurlock said. Police can also practice their split-second reactions with a virtual computer program that dumps them into scenarios where gunmen are shooting at random. Every moment matters. "You are how you train," Former Douglas County Sheriff Stephen Zotos said. "You have to have the skills because things happen in the snap of a finger, and that officer will be judged for weeks after and praised or criticized for that moment." Zotos had the vision for the facility in 1983, after he took office as Douglas County Sheriff. With time, hard work and cooperation, he brought together resources and connections from various agencies to make it a state-of-the art facility today. Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
Who Dunnit?
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Deputies roped off parts of Surrey Ridge Road and Havana and waived traffic around two cars that faced awkwardly, headed the wrong way and going nowhere anytime soon. It looked like a crash. It was actually a mock accident scene with two police cruisers, set up by Douglas County's Traffic Unit to teach patrol deputies how to understand and investigate basic crash investigations. Instructor and lead investigator Jeff Burke told his 10 students they had to figure out where the cars were before the crash, how fast they were going and which driver was at fault. They also had to interview and interpret witness statements. "Patrol deputies often reneed to know how to inmine fault and issue a citon, DCSO Traffic Unit
spond to crash scenes. They vestigate the accident, detertation," Deputy John Compsaid.
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CRASH FACTS DCSO 2012 semi-annual stats
• There was a 5% increase in total vehicle accidents between the first half of 2011 and the first half of 2012. • The top accident location during the first half of 2012 was Quebec Street and County Line Road with 14 accidents. It was also the top accident location during the first half of 2011. • Quebec St. and Lincoln Ave. (University Blvd) was the second highest accident location with 12 accidents.
• The peak accident day and time was Tuesday between 3:00 p.m. and 359 p.m. • Most crashes happen on Fridays. Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
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Trick-or-Treaters wound their way through a quarter-mile long Halloween House at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Friday. The next day, Sheriff's Deputies passed out candy to hundreds of little monsters at Trick-or-Treat Street at the Eastridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch.
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Thanks to Castle Pines Village for serving us Emergency Services Appreciation Breakfast!
At YOUR SERVICE This year's Tip-A-Cop raised $3,143 for Special Olympics. Big thanks to Red Robin Restaurants and Deputies James Mason, Karissa Russell, Rodney Stucky and Jermy Newkirk!
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STOP! The App
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WITNESS A CRIME OR HAVE A TIP? Metro Denver Crime Stoppers has an App for that!
On November 9, Metro-Denver Crime Stoppers will officially launch its iPhone, Blackberry & Android App which will allow users and witnesses of crimes to bypass the phone queue and instantly report crimes with specific details built-in to this first of its kind technology in the United States. Metro-Denver Crime Stopper is the first to have and host this technology. The application also allows Metro-Denver Crime Stoppers to send "push notifications" to its users in Amber Alerts, Medina Alerts and some of the more serious crimes. Most importantly, Metro-Denver Crime Stoppers will keep its promise of "Absolute Anonymity" for witnesses and offer rewards for accurate information which results in the arrest and the filing of criminal charges against a felony criminal or the apprehension of a felony fugitive. The mission of Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is to increase the safety of the Metro Denver community by assisting Law Enforcement Agencies in identifying and arresting criminal suspects through anonymous tips. In addition, the Crime Stoppers program provides community education outreach related to crime prevention. www.metrodenvercrimestoppers.com www.facebook.com/MetroCrimeStoppers Questions? Call Larry L. Stevenson Phone: 720-308-0757 or 720-854-8896 Vision: To BE THE LEADER in public safety!
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CodeRED Life can change in a moment
make sure you are connected
Life can change with just a moment's notice, so it's important for emergency response personnel to be able to connect with residents in an emergency. In an effort to take advantage of new technology and ensure accurate crisis communication with residents, Douglas County Sheriff's Office and all other Douglas County agencies have transitioned to a new mass notification system called CodeRED. CodeRED is a high-speed telephone emergency notification system that allows public safety personnel to send messages directly to residents – whether they are home or away - during an emergency. It uses geo-tracking to target specific areas with prerecorded phone messages, emails or texts. Some of you may have signed up with a previous system. County and municipal agencies are no longer using that system. Though contact information will be transferred to the new system, all residents should sign up with the new system to make sure we have your contact information. Business owners are also encouraged to register. The Douglas County Emergency Telephone Service Authority decided earlier this year to go with a different notification provider. After requesting proposals from a variety of providers, CodeRED rose to the top. The authority, which is funded by a monthly 70-cent phone surcharge on all cell phones and landlines within the County, will pay for the system. Like the former system, CodeRED alerts may be used in situations such as police activity in the area, an Amber Alert, wildfires or other emergencies. The system does not issue weather alerts. To ensure your information is included in CodeRED, you must sign up. Registering is free online at http://NotifyDouglasCounty.org Please give us your first and last name, address (no P.O. Boxes), city, state, ZIP code and primary phone number. Data will be kept confidential. Residents can also sign up using cell phone numbers and emails, because dispatch centers can also use CodeRED to send messages via text message or email. If you move, you will have to reregister with your new address. You can also subscribe to the DCSheriff news blog and receive alerts via email, facebook, and twitter. Just sign up! Go to www.dcsheriff.net and click on the Facebook and Twitter icons in the middle of the home page. Sheriff's Office news can be accessed here: http://www.dcsheriff.net/newsroom/
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Shave & Save
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What would make a grown man with a semi-full head of hair shave it all off? Lt. Brian Murphy left it all on the table for 10-year-old Preston with Hodgkins Lymphoma, 6-year-old Austin with a kidney tumor, and 1-year-old Tuesday who has the most deadly pediatric cancer, Neuroblastoma. None of them have hair either because they're fighting tumors, blood disorders and cancers that have ravaged their small bodies.
Oh yes he did!
Lt. Murphy and others have mowed off their hair for six years straight to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a childhood cancer research charity.
In the last six years, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Parker Police, Castle Rock Police, Littleton Police and the community at large have raised more than $250,000 to fight childhood cancer. The battle's underway. In the new year, they need your help. The goal for the seventh annual March 2013 fundraiser is $50,000. "Your donations are crucial, as it's strictly a volunteer organization," Deputy Niles Ackerson, DCSO SWAT member says. "The donations allow some of the most brilliant Tuesday Preston, 10-years-old minds to study cancerous cells and research cures for clinical trials. Without the donations and the funding from the government, these researchers would not be able to do their jobs properly." Deputy Ackerson lost his child to cancer. He doesn't want other parents or little girls and boys to suffer. "I urge you to help these child warriors battle a microscopic enemy. They are true heroes with strong hearts and more courage than you can possibly imagine," Ackerson says. "Step up this year. Donate. Volunteer. Without your help, doctors can't help the kids win the battle."
Please check out this website and help: http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/SheriffYear7 Or contact Deputy Niles Ackerson firstname.lastname@example.com 303-947-2446 Deputy Niles Ackerson
Fundraiser at Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock
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NEW to The Briefing Room
FACEBOOK FEEDBACK https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountySheriff "Thanks! I noticed a few of ya'll out there this morning (could have been CRPD too). Thanks for all ya'll do!" KS Mc, Facebook Fan October 27th, 2012 A Facebook Fan told us about crazy drivers around Rock Ridge Elementary School on-line. The next day, we had deputies patrolling the area during school hours. "The Stranger Danger tips posted earlier this month were very helpful." Q: Where can we get more information about child safety? A: Parents can get Child Safety Identification Kits at the Sheriff's Offices in Castle Rock and/or Highlands Ranch. The kits come with instructions about how to take your child's DNA, fingerprints and gather critical information such as their social media usernames and passwords. Want to know what's going on in the
Douglas County Sheriff's Office? Please go to our FACEBOOK page and "LIKE" us! • Ask us questions about law enforcement, safety issues and sign up for urgent alerts. • Tell us what's happening in your neighborhood, your schools, your work. • Read the Sheriff's blog, The Blue Blotter, about outstanding people in the DCSO.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT Upcoming events
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Check out our NEW EVENTS CALENDAR on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office website " at www.dcsheriff.net/events/ and learn about K-9 Unit demonstrations, bomb-robot displays, when and where you can check out our Mobile Command Unit and meet our deputies, Undersheriff and Sheriff! Don't forget our NEWS FEED. Find out what's happening all around you by subscribing to our news feed at http://www.dcsheriff.net/newsroom/ NOVEMBER 2012 • 17th The 14th Annual International Survivors of Suicide Day, 8:30 a.m. registration, program 9:00 a.m. to noon. An annual day of healing for bereavement after suicide. Presented by the Colorado Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevent. At the Jubilee Fellowship Church, 8200 Southpark Circle, Highlands Ranch. For more information, email email@example.com. •
DECEMBER 2012 • 1st Holiday Celebration, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Civic Green/Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch. A free, fun family event with Children's holiday Douglas County Sheriff's Office music, holiday food and fun. 4000 Justice Way • 7th Hometown Holiday, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Town CenCastle Rock, CO 80109 ter South of Highlands Ranch. Presented by HRCA, this cele303-660-7505 www.dcsheriff.net bration extravaganza has winter wonderland filled activities Non emergency: 303-660-7500 including caroling, entertainment, food and Santa! Santa Patrol: 303-660-7546 leaves as 7:30 p.m. Jail Info: 303-660-7550 •
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12th The Long Blue Line and Cops Fighting Cancer. 9:00 303-660-7539 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. law enforcement officers will lead a vehicle Case Tip Line: 303-660-7579 Community Resources: procession to Children's Hospital. There, officers will visit 303-660-7544 more than 7,000 patients and deliver gifts. It's the 10th annual Records: 303-660-7545 event. Contact Tom Cornelius, Community Resources at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office forTHE more: firstname.lastname@example.com Vision: To BE LEADER in public safety!
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Rookie Sean Couturier scored a shorthanded goal for his fifth tally in as many games and Ilya Bryzgalov turned aside 25 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers breezed to a 5-1 home triumph over the reeling Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
Scott Hartnell netted his team-leading 20th goal, Jakub Voracek and defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn also tallied and All-Star Claude Giroux secured his 200th career point with an assist for Philadelphia.
Former Flyer Darroll Powe started the contest and scored for Minnesota, which has dropped 14 of its last 16 contests (2-10-4) overall and fell to 0-8-2 in its last 10 road games.
After All-Star Timonen staked Philadelphia to a 1-0 lead, Couturier doubled the advantage midway through the second period after converting a give-and-go with fellow rookie Matt Read. Couturier barely made contact on Read's return pass at the doorstep, but had enough on the shot to join eight of his teammates with double-digit goals this season.
After Powe trimmed the deficit back to one, Coburn netted his second of the season off a deflection just 69 seconds later. Hartnell did the same with just over four minutes remaining in the session to give Philadelphia a 4-1 edge and send the Wells Fargo Center into a frenzy.
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Take 5 With Sean Yseult of White Zombie
Like a hefty portion of heavy metal and punk fans, I had a major obsession with the horror genre, a passion which has continued to such lengths I have enjoyed the privilege of interviewing actors such as Bruce Campbell and Betsy Palmer and directors Mick Garris, Don Coscarelli, Stuart Gordon, Adam Green and of course, former lead singer of White Zombie-turned solo rock and horror icon Rob Zombie.
I've visited the camp where the original Friday the 13th was filmed on assignment for Metal Maniacs and I once took a trip to Monroeville, Pennsylvania on the outskirts of Pittsburgh just to the see the mall where the original Dawn of the Dead was filmed. I loved The Misfits and Samhain in my teens and still get a thrill by horror-themed rock, punk and psychobilly skulking around today's underground.
Prior to publishing this interview, I was watching the Vincent Price cult classic The Abominable Dr. Phibes. The point to this extensive monologue is that I am just as excited about horror as I am metal, punk and rock and it's carried far back from an early childhood spent around Kiss records, Scooby Doo and the Universal monster films (as well as repeat showings of The Tingler) shown on our local Ghost Host Theater each Saturday night.
As White Zombie rose to prominence in the early nineties following a decline in American heavy metal appreciation, I took pleasure that a Bela Lugosi flick had inspired a dirt-kickin' rock band that boasted a cool blend of sludge and bounce. I was also thrilled to pieces this band recorded an album named after one of the goriest bits of celluloid ever put down, Make Them Die Slowly (aka Cannibal Ferox). The fact White Zombie shared the same passion for horror as I did spoke loudly to me and the band's breakout album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 became as much an addiction as Lucio Fulci splatter flicks.
White Zombie at the height of their game boasted a wicked-tight rhythm section with Ivan DePrume and later John Tempesta on drums with Sean Yseult on bass. Guitarist J. (Jay Noel Yuenger) fueled the riff attacks in White Zombie's later output, propelling a former sonic-scorched shock band into an airtight hard rock group with Rob Zombie providing center stage lunacy which would soon make him a megastar.
Things happen for a reason, as they say, since Rob Zombie has gone on to release multiple best-selling solo albums and has become a red-hot direction commodity of the horror genre, his best film being The Devil's Rejects, in this writer's opinion. The remnants of White Zombie scattered around the underground as John Tempesta has resided in other bands of notoriety such as Exodus and The Cult. Meanwhile, Sean Yseult has done quite alright for herself in her offshoot camp band Famous Monsters which has a propensity for sixties' surf and shlock including the 1999 album Around the World in 80 Bikinis (shades of the goofy mod-beach flick How to Stuff a Wild Bikini).
Yseult has also been in Rock City Morgue and has trudged through the goo goo muck with The Cramps. Still, most people affiliate the golden-locked bassist with White Zombie, which is releasing a comprehensive box set featuring all of the band's EPs and LPs, as well as a DVD featuring live footage and promotional videos, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie. This showcase set shouldn't be an indicator that White Zombie is planning on reunification, however, it's a full-on examination of how horror films breathed life into a chunky distortion band that grew into a hard rock phenomenon.
The Metal Minute is pleased to bring you a Take 5 session with Sean Yseult...
The Metal Minute: Let's begin with you originally meeting Rob Zombie since you were originally dating when White Zombie was on its way to being assembled. You were playing Farfisa keys in a band called Life before learning to play bass. I'm not looking for dirt, but I want to get a feel for what you, Rob and original White Zombie guitarist Ena Kostabi were like as people to get better insight into the genesis of the band. Suffice it to say, when you put all of the band's work in succession as has been done on the Let Sleeping Corpses Lie box set, White Zombie was hardly a conventional group!
Sean Yseult: When Rob and I met, our relationship was pretty much based on wanting to start a band. It was all we did. We were very obsessive about it – Rob dropped out of school shortly after we started the band and got a messenger job. I was working three jobs, going to design school and working on the band every night. I grew up playing stringed instruments (violin, dulcimer, banjo) so the bass was easy to pick up right away. I also was trained in music theory, composition and improv at the age of 6 and had been writing full works ever since then, so writing rock/punk/metal riffs and songs was not that difficult either. I was really into Black Sabbath, but also the Birthday Party, the Cramps and the Butthole Surfers at the time. Rob was really into the Misfits and Alice Cooper. We both loved Black Flag so it all just kind of meshed together. As for our personalities, I was always pretty outgoing while Rob was pretty introverted. His main obsession more than music, was movies, which of course paid off! He would watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead over and over, a million times.
Rob and I didn't ever know Ena very well. He was just the first guitarist we hired in a row of many, so I really can't give you much background on him. He was in our band for only a few months. I met him and Ivan in the punk band Life that you refer to. That was our small pool of musicians we knew. I showed him the songs and gave him an idea of what we wanted. We recorded, then we reformed with a new drummer and guitarist all in a matter of three or four months. When Rob and I started the band, we were living in my first apartment at Delancey and Clinton (LES) and then got our own place on Ludlow Street. It was pretty rough, but not as rough as Ena's apartment a block down, which got broken into so many times. They just smashed a hole in the wall instead of messing with the door and locks!
MM: (laughs) Talk about your humble beginnings! In the Let Sleeping Corpses Lie set, we get the resurrection of White Zombie's original EP Gods On Voodoo Moon (along with the Pig Heaven, God of Thunder and Psycho-Head Blowout EPs), though minus "Black Friday" and "Dead Or Alive." Legend has it 300 copies of Voodoo Moon were originally pressed and there are still roughly 200 copies lurking around in storage with speculation as to who has what in whose possession. If it's alright, I wanted to make this a multi-pronged question: One, can you take us back to the days when White Zombie recorded the earlier EPs (which I've thought as of Sonic Youth meets the Cramps and Flipper) and what was rolling through your minds since White Zombie evolved into something wholly different, naturally. Second, why were "Black Friday" and "Dead Or Alive" missing from Gods On Voodoo Moon, and thirdly, would I assume rightly that the existing copies with those songs are being held for White Zombie artifact purposes?
SY: We recorded the six songs in the exact length of time it took us to play them, which was once. Then we made a 7" and could only fit four songs, so those two were just never released. We pressed 300 because it was the minimum and all we could afford. Rob and I walked them all over NYC to every record store, dropping off two to five records at a time. After getting rid of 100, we were sick of it and trying to move on. Rob and I split them up as well as all of the other vinyl. I still have all of it sitting in a closet! I suppose I should try to sell them all one day. I just haven't had the time.
Going back to what was in our heads at the time, your assessment is pretty good. Although we were not Sonic Youth fans, they were certainly prevalent in the East Village and probably influential whether that was intentional or not. I always loved Flipper, also. As I said earlier, we liked Black Flag, who were going into a weird direction at the time, especially Gregg Ginn's crazy solos. When we got Tom (Five) on guitar, that was something we actually mentioned to him. I would write bass riffs that were very driving and tribal with Ivan's drums, very Birthday Party and Butthole Surfers-influenced. Then sometimes we would just tell Tom to go nuts and make some noise! Although Rob didn't write music he was there in the rehearsal studio the whole time, saying, "yes," "no," "that sucks," kind of like some crazy maestro who knew what he didn't want. He would never add lyrics and vocals until the very end, sometimes not until we were in the studio! It's crazy that we never worked with one single vocal hook or line. It was all riffs, always. We would practice in Ivan's basement every night for hours. It was grueling, but as I said, we were obsessed. When a band plays and writes every day like that for years, they are bound to evolve.
MM: When I think of Make Them Die Slowly, I of course think of the carnage fest in Cannibal Ferox as I'm sure most people in the underground did when White Zombie put out that album after the distortion fest of Soul-Crusher. As White Zombie is noted to have changed focus with each album, I'd say there's more of a punk (and the beginnings of metal) focus that drives Make Them Die Slowly with just enough shock value to it. The first half of "Acid Flesh" always gave me thoughts of Motorhead's "The Claw," but I'm trying to picture you guys watching the castration, breast hooking and disembowelments in Cannibal Ferox, aka Make Them Die Slowly (perhaps only outdone by Cannibal Holocaust, I'm sure you'd agree) and thinking "Holy shit, now there's something to fuel our fires musically!"
SY: Yes, I agree with what you are saying. If you'd like me to comment about this record, I can tell you that we hated it and I never listened to it, due to the tinny production. We had already fully recorded that record once, which sounded a lot more like Soul-Crusher Part 2, and then again, because we were unhappy with that, and then Laswell stepped in and wanted to make it from scratch for a third time. Usually the third time is a charm, right? I'd have to say in this case, bad things come in threes! I suppose for people who don't mind Laswell's production of Motorhead, they might not mind listening to this record, but to me it sounds like the music got castrated.
MM: That's perfectly honest and I hear where you're coming from. When examining the path of White Zombie musically and how you guys suddenly became overnight sensations (there wasn't a week I can remember in 1992 when you guys weren't on the original Headbangers Ball) with La Sexorcisto and then Astro Creep: 2000, it's fascinating how much groove White Zombie discovered along the way. Certainly the bounciness of the videos on the DVD of Let Sleeping Corpses Lie carries a different vibe than the live footage on that DVD, and I wonder sometimes if the sudden ascension to popularity was a shocker to you guys or if Geffen knew what White Zombie's potential was and pushed you guys as hard as they could considering you guys were touring La Sexorcisto for more than two years, I believe? When looking back upon it, are you surprised by the way it all turned out and given the ultimate decision for Rob to go out on his own, do you think the cost for White Zombie's fame was too great?
SY: We, as a band, toured because we loved playing live. Our audiences were the best and we put on the craziest audio/visual show we could to entertain them. Believe me, Geffen had no idea of our potential; all of the pushing and hard drive of the band came from us, not them! Although our fame might have seemed sudden to some, it was not a surprise to us because it actually came very slowly and gradually. We watched our audience grow from tour to tour, from small clubs to theaters, to halls, to 500 seaters, then finally selling out arenas! Nothing happened quickly. However, because there was this continual fanning of the flame, it was fun and exciting and we didn't want to stop. We did tour La Sexorcisto for two and a half years, and then Astro Creep for a year and a half. Rob's decision to go solo has nothing to do with the cost of fame being too great; we decided to break up before he decided to go on his own.
MM: You've been a part of The Cramps, who have always had the same sort of campy horror twitch as White Zombie and you've been in other horror-themed groups like Famous Monsters and Rock City Morgue. What is it about these fifties, sixties and seventies' horror shlock eras that draws you into these types of acts? Somehow, I think that groovy ghoulie Farfisa had a hand in it...
SY: I only played with the Cramps for one tour, but I was always a fan and it was a huge honor to be asked. I've always loved creepy music, theme bands and of course the Farfisa. The Sonics have always been one of my longtime favorites as well. You can't get much better than "She's My Witch!"
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Treasury 10-Year Yields Slide to 16-Month Low; Global Buying May Increase
Treasury 10-year yields fell to their lowest level in more than 16 months before a government report that economists said will show global purchases of U.S. financial assets increased in June.
Two-year rates were three basis points away from a record low as the Federal Reserve prepared to buy Treasuries this week as part of its plan to spur the slowing economy by keeping borrowing costs low. The central bank will purchase notes due from 2014 to 2016 tomorrow and debt due in 2016 to 2020 on Aug. 19, according to the Fed Bank of New York's website. Thirty-year yields fell to the lowest level since April 2009.
"The fears about the economy are not going to vanish any time soon, so Treasuries keep a bid," said Vincent Chaigneau, head of foreign exchange and interest-rates strategy at Societe Generale SA in London. "There's not much room for movement at the short end, so we are seeing some bull flattening into the 10-year area."
Benchmark 10-year note yields fell three basis points to 2.64 percent as of 6:44 a.m. in New York, according to BGCantor Market Data. That's the lowest since April 2009, generic data compiled by Bloomberg show. The 2.625 security due in August 2020 rose 8/32 or $2.50 per $1,000 face amount, to 99 28/32.
Two-year debt yielded 0.52 percent, versus the record of 0.4892 set Aug. 11. The 30-year yield slid as low as 3.8 percent.
The difference in yield, or spread, between 10-year and 30- year Treasuries narrowed for the fourth-straight day after reaching 128 basis points on Aug. 10, the most since at least 1991. U.S. 10-year yields will fall to 2.5 percent in the coming months on signs the economy is deteriorating, according to Chaigneau.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.3 percent, stoking demand for the safety of fixed-income securities.
Manufacturing, Building
Manufacturing in the New York region probably expanded at a faster pace in August, a report is forecast to show today. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's general economic index rose to 8.3 from 5.1 in July, according to the median of 43 estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Readings greater than zero signal expansion.
Builders in the U.S. turned less pessimistic in August, a separate survey showed before a report from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo. The confidence index rose to 15 from 14 in July, the median of 39 economists estimates showed. Readings lower than 50 mean more respondents said conditions were poor.
Investors in a weekly survey by Ried Thunberg ICAP, a unit of ICAP Plc, the world's largest inter-dealer broker, stuck to their bearish outlook following the market rally, the company said. Ried's index on the outlook for Treasuries through December was unchanged at 44 for the seven days ended Aug. 13 versus the week before. A figure less than 50 shows investors expect prices to fall.
Treasury Returns
Treasuries have returned 7.6 percent this year, according to indexes compiled by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as investors sought the relative safety of debt while equities tumbled. MSCI's World Index of shares has fallen 4.1 percent in 2010, including reinvested dividends.
International investors bought $45.7 billion more long-term U.S. notes, bonds and stocks than they sold in June, rising from $35.4 billion in May, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists before the Treasury Department report today.
Money managers are moving more money than ever out of stocks and into bonds. About $185 billion was sent to bond funds through July 31, the most on record, according to the Investment Company Institute.
"Investors should own less equities, more bonds, more global investments, more cash and more dry ammunition," Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., said in an interview that USA Today published on its website yesterday. Pimco, in Newport Beach, California, manages the world's biggest mutual fund.
'More Modest'
"The pace of economic recovery is likely to be more modest in the near term than had been anticipated," the Fed said Aug. 10. It announced it will invest the principal payments from its holdings of mortgage-backed securities into longer-term Treasury securities in the same statement.
The difference between yields on 10-year notes and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, a gauge of trader expectations for consumer prices, narrowed to 1.62 percentage points, the lowest since September.
Japan's economy grew at less than a fifth of the pace last quarter than economists estimated, a government report showed, pushing the nation into third place behind the U.S. and China.
Japanese 10-year bond yields dropped as low as 0.95 percent, the least since 2003, according to Japan Bond Trading Co., the nation's largest interdealer debt broker.
Fewer Options
Bond investors seeking top-rated securities face fewer alternatives to Treasuries, allowing President Barack Obama to sell unprecedented sums of debt at ever lower rates to finance a $1.47 trillion deficit.
While net issuance of Treasuries will rise by $1.2 trillion this year, the net supply of corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and debt tied to consumer loans may recede by $1.3 trillion, according to Jeffrey Rosenberg, a fixed-income strategist at Bank of America in New York. The company is one of the 18 primary dealers that are required to bid at the government's debt sales.
Shrinking credit markets help explain why some Treasury yields are at record lows even after the amount of marketable government debt outstanding increased by 21 percent from a year earlier to $8.18 trillion.
"The number-one fixed-income conundrum is 'Where do I go?'" said Mitchell Stapley, the chief fixed-income officer for Fifth Third Asset Management, who oversees $22 billion in assets. In credit markets, "the supply of sleep-at-night- quality bonds has just collapsed," he said in an interview from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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hi all. Question for you!
Background: Baby #4, 2nd Homebirth, 4th non-medicated birth.
I'm 41 weeks + 2 days and yesterday at 10:00 AM my waters started leaking. Conx 15-20 min apart. Very sporatic sometimes stopping all together for up to an hour. Called my midwife, she said make sure fluid is clear (it is), watch for fever, and just wait. I'm still waiting 3:20 next day--over 24 hours later. I called her again a while a go to say nothing has changed and she is going to come check vitals ect to see if all looks ok still...
Has this happened to anyone else?? I can't help but feel discouraged and kind of panic-y as the time rolls on.
Expecting #4 Late Nov 2011
My waters were broken for about 52 hours before DS arrived. Not leaking, full-on broken. I soaked every towel, washcloth and absorbent anything in the house in that time.
When labor hadn't kicked into "full blast" within about 12 hours, I went to see an accupuncturist (which did no good - I should have seen a chiropractor instead, since he was malpositioned). After about 24 hours, I started with the breastpump. About an hour with the pump got labor going, and a day later DS was born (with a nuchal hand). I will say that if labor hasn't started, don't allow any cervical checks. Do a litmus swab to check the leak, but no cervical checks until labor is definitely going.
And definitely talk to your MW about how long she is comfortable with you going with a leak. If it is truly just a leak, watch to see if it reseals. A friend had this happen - it resealed, and the OB at the hospital wanted to cut until they did the litmus swab and determined she was no longer leaking (and sent her home). No leaking, no timer.
Cristeen ~ Always remembering our warrior ~ Our is 3, how'd that happen?!?!
We welcomed another warrior in May 2012!!
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In my 22 years as, first an L&D nurse, then a home birth midwife, this scenario has happened all the time. Most recently 3 months ago. A woman had a large gush of fluid, then nothing, then leaked a little every so often. The swab showed alkaline (bag of waters broken).After 3 days of no labor, she was evaluated at the hospital. Their swab said no ruptured membranes. She waited another 2 weeks and had her baby at home. I wouldn't worry a whole lot about your water being broken and the chance of infection. I have this discussion often with doctors and nurses that work with pregnant women. Why are we comfortable waiting on a woman with a premature baby with ruptured membranes (we will wait months to get that baby mature!) yet we put a timeline on a mature baby?
Thank you for your reponses. As for an update, I ended up going into labor a few hours after posting. 31 hours after my water began leaking. 1 hour after my midwife came to visit, did vitals/heart tones and rubbed my thighs with Cleary Sage Oil:)
I had a very wonderful home/water birth. Began labor about 5:00PM and my 8 lb 2 oz little girl, Ruby, was born at 1:02 AM-- so about 8 hours of actual labor contractions. Best labor yet:)
Expecting #4 Late Nov 2011
Congratulations!! Enjoy your babymoon! Wonderful to hear all went well <3
Erin, wife to the love of my life and mama to Ocean Acacia (19) , Ivory Sierra (14), Meadow Autumn (12), Archer Orion (6) , and one more sweet love joining us earthside in late Winter 2012 .
YEAH! Congrats!!
Yeah, my DD - water broke, 31 hours of Nooooothing...then active labor hit hard and heavy and 1 hour 57 minutes later I was holding a baby.
My DS - water broke, 28 hours of Noooooothing....then active labor hit hard and heavy and 1 hour 37 minutes later I was holding a baby!
I know my mother was EXACLTY the same...so I think that's just the way it goes sometimes!
Me and DH ...lovin' DD (6/08) and DS (11/09) Plus NEW BABY!! DD (UC-5/12) We Water Birth/Homebirth/No Vax or Circ/BF/BW/Country Livin'!
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EPA's Report on the Environment
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and Long Island Sound
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Nutrient pollution is one of the most pervasive problems facing U.S. coastal waters, with more than half of the nation's estuaries experiencing one or more symptoms of eutrophication (Bricker et al., 2007; CENR, 2010; NRC, 2000; U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2004). One symptom is low levels of dissolved oxygen (DO), or hypoxia. Hypoxia can occur naturally, particularly in areas where natural physical and chemical characteristics (e.g., salinity or mixing parameters) limit bottom-water DO. The occurrence of hypoxia in shallow coastal and estuarine areas appears to be increasing, however, and is most likely accelerated by human activities (Díaz and Rosenberg, 2008; Rabalais et al., 2010).
This indicator tracks trends in hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and Long Island Sound, which are prime examples of coastal areas experiencing hypoxia. For consistency, this indicator focuses on occurrences of DO below 2 milligrams per liter (mg/L), but actual thresholds for "hypoxia" and associated effects can vary over time and space, depending on water temperature and salinity. Effects of hypoxia on aquatic life also vary, as some organisms are more sensitive to low DO than others. As a general rule, however, concentrations of DO above 5 mg/L are considered supportive of marine life, while concentrations below this are potentially harmful. At about 3 mg/L, bottom fishes may start to leave the area, and the growth of sensitive species such as crab larvae is reduced. At 2.5 mg/L, the larvae of less sensitive species of crustaceans may start to die, and the growth of crab species is more severely limited. Below 2 mg/L, some juvenile fish and crustaceans that cannot leave the area may die, and below 1 mg/L, fish totally avoid the area or begin to die in large numbers (Howell and Simpson, 1994; U.S. EPA, 2000; Vaquer-Sunyer and Duarte, 2008).
The Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone on the Louisiana-Texas shelf is the second-largest zone of human-caused coastal hypoxia in the world (CENR, 2010; Rabalais et al., 2010). It exhibits seasonally low oxygen levels as a result of complex interactions involving excess nutrients carried to the Gulf by the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers; physical changes in the river basin, such as channeling, construction of dams and levees, and loss of natural wetlands and riparian vegetation; and the stratification in the waters of the northern Gulf caused by the interaction of fresh river water and the salt water of the Gulf (CENR, 2000, 2010; Rabalais and Turner, 2001; U.S. EPA, 2007). Increased nitrogen and phosphorus inputs from human activities throughout the basin support an overabundance of algae, which die and fall to the sea floor, depleting oxygen in the water as they decompose. Fresh water from the rivers entering the Gulf of Mexico forms a layer of fresh water above the saltier Gulf waters and prevents re-oxygenation of oxygen-depleted water along the bottom. Variations in the amount of precipitation falling in the Mississippi River Basin can lead to large differences in the size of the hypoxic zone in the Gulf from one year to the next.
In Long Island Sound, seasonally low levels of oxygen usually occur in bottom waters from mid-July through September, and are more severe in the western portions of the Sound, where the nitrogen load is higher and stratification is stronger, reducing mixing and re-oxygenation processes (CENR, 2010; Welsh and Eller, 1991). While nitrogen fuels the growth of microscopic plants that leads to low levels of oxygen in the Sound, temperature, wind, rainfall, and salinity can affect the intensity and duration of hypoxia.
Data for the two water bodies are presented separately because they are collected through two different sampling programs, each with its own aims and technical approach. The Gulf of Mexico survey is conducted by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and is designed to measure the extent of bottom-water hypoxia in the summer, with samples collected during a cruise that generally occurs over a period of 5 to 7 days in mid- to late July (LUMCON, 2014). Samples are collected day and night along several transects designed to capture the overall extent of the hypoxic zone. The number of locations varies from 60 to 90 per year, depending on the length of the sampling cruise, the size of the hypoxic zone, logistical constraints, and the density of station locations. Long Island Sound sampling is conducted by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program, and is designed to determine both the maximum extent and the duration of hypoxia (Connecticut DEEP, 2017). Sampling is performed every month from October to May and every 2 weeks from June to September at a set of fixed locations throughout the Sound. All Long Island Sound samples are collected during the day.
What the Data Show
The size of the midsummer bottom-water hypoxia area (<2 mg/L DO) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico has varied considerably since 1985, ranging from 15 square miles in 1988 (a drought year in the Mississippi Basin) to approximately 8,500 square miles in 2002 (Exhibit 1). In 2014, the hypoxic zone measured 5,050 square miles (Exhibits 1 and 2). Over the full period of record (1985-2014), the area with DO less than 2 mg/L has averaged approximately 5,300 square miles.
The maximum extent and duration of hypoxic events (<2 mg/L DO) in Long Island Sound also has varied considerably since the 1980s (Exhibits 3 and 4, respectively). Between 1987 and 2016, the average annual maximum extent was 58 square miles and the average annual maximum duration was 30 days. The largest hypoxic area was 212 square miles, which occurred in 1994 (Exhibit 3). The longest hypoxic event was 71 days in 1989 (Exhibit 4). In 2015, there was no area reported with DO less than 2 mg/L. In 2016, the hypoxic area was 40 square miles, with the lowest DO levels occurring in the western end of the Sound (Exhibit 5).
Gulf of Mexico:
- This indicator is based on a survey conducted over a 5- to 7-day period when hypoxia is expected to be at its maximum extent. The indicator does not capture periods of hypoxia or anoxia (no oxygen at all) occurring at times other than the mid-summer surveys.
- Because the extent of hypoxia is measured through a single mid-summer sampling cruise, duration cannot be estimated. Other data from a real-time observing system can provide duration data but not over the large area where hypoxia occurs. For example, shorter monthly or bimonthly sampling cruises from 1985 to 2012 provide data on the temporal extent of hypoxia near Terrebonne and Atchafalaya Bays (not shown here; see www.gulfhypoxia.net).
- The survey design is intended to map as much of the low-oxygen area in as short a time as possible, using methods that are as consistent as possible over time, but limitations in ship time or other logistical constraints may prevent complete mapping. Some analyses have attempted to adjust for differences in survey coverage and account for the use of different sampling instruments, capable of being lowered to within different proximities of the sea floor, in different years. After making these adjustments, Obenour et al. (2013) determined that increases in hypoxic layer thickness from 1985 to 2011 were statistically significant, but increases in volume and area were not significant.
Long Island Sound:
- Hypoxic or anoxic periods that may occur between the 2-week surveys are not captured in the indicator.
- Samples are taken in the daytime, approximately 1 meter off the bottom. This indicator does not capture oxygen conditions at night (which may be lower because of the lack of photosynthesis) or conditions near the sediment-water interface.
Data Sources
Maps and summary data from the 2006 to 2014 Gulf of Mexico surveys are published online (LUMCON, 2014). Data from prior years were provided by LUMCON (2007). Cruise data from all years are submitted to NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center.
Data on the extent and duration of hypoxia in Long Island Sound are published online in survey summaries and on the University of Connecticut's Long Island Sound Integrated Coastal Observing System website at http://lisicos.uconn.edu/dep_portal.php. Data were compiled by EPA's Long Island Sound Office (U.S. EPA, 2017). Concentration maps are also available online (Connecticut DEEP, 2017).
For More Information
- Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
- Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring
- EPA: Hypoxia Task Force
- Learn how this indicator fits into conceptual diagrams for: Coastal Hypoxia, Nutrient Impacts
- This indicator relates to the ROE questions on: Coastal Waters, Physical and Chemical Attributes
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U of MD Graduate Crowned Miss D.C. 2012
Allyn Rose, a 24-year-old University of Maryland graduate and paralegal studying constitutional law, won the Miss D.C. title June 17 during a competition at the University of the District of Columbia. Rose, who lost her mother to cancer, has picked the Judy R.O.S.E. Method of Breast Cancer Prevention as her platform for the Miss America Organization. A former Miss Maryland USA, Rose will represent D.C. at the Miss America 2013 pageant in Las Vegas in January. Her talent is listed as artistic roller skating.
The winner and top five finalists are awarded a scholarship from the Miss D.C. Scholarship Organization


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Grace Potter in Her Bathrobe! Become a Fan!
I discovered Grace Potter & The Nocturnals a few years ago and since then, NEVER miss her when she plays in town. Since The End is playing her "Naughty, Naughty Children" Christmas song, I though if you weren't familiar, you maybe should be!
She's pretty amazing, plus she's pretty and amazing!
Happy Holidays!


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If You Want To Be A Part Of Kelly Clarkson's New Video...Gotta See This!
What could be possibly be better than sharing a picture of your special day with the world? In honor of her upcoming wedding and song, Kelly Clarkson wants to include fans' wedding photos in her new music video, "Tie It Up". She'll be selecting her favorites from twitter, so if you want to participate tweet pictures with #TieItUpVideo. Also, since she's looking for inspiration I'm sure there are going to be some crazy photos!


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- Luisa Lambri: Portrait
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- (TAPESTRY) RADIO ON: New Work by Victoria Morton at the Gardner
- Points of View: 20 Years Artists-in-Residence at the Gardner
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- Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008
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Website: www.martinespada.net
Called "the Latino poet of his generation," Martín Espada was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1957. He has published more than fifteen books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest collection of poems, The Trouble Ball (Norton, 2011), is the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award, a Massachusetts Book Award and an International Latino Book Award. The Republic of Poetry (Norton, 2006) received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A previous book of poems, Imagine the Angels of Bread (Norton, 1996), won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Other poetry collections include A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen (Norton, 2000), City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (Norton, 1993), and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover's Hands (Curbstone, 1990). He has received other recognition such as the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, the Robert Creeley Award, the PEN/Revson Fellowship and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His work has been widely translated; collections of poems have been published in Spain, Puerto Rico and Chile. His book of essays, Zapata's Disciple (South End Press, 1998), has been banned in Tucson as part of the Mexican-American Studies Program outlawed by the state of Arizona. A graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former tenant lawyer, Espada is currently a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Martín Espada was the Museum's first Artist-in-Residence. As a poet, lawyer, teacher, and activist in Greater Boston, he was the ideal person to launch the Artist-in-Residence program at the Gardner. Espada was based in East Cambridge at the time, and used the apartment in the Carriage House as his writing studio. On September 22, 1992, he kicked off the fall Eye of the Beholder lecture series with a talk and reading in the Spanish Cloister. Espada addressed Latin American identity, breaking down its Spanish, African and Native American elements by focusing on three works, one in the Spanish Chapel and two in the Spanish Cloister, respectively: the sarcophagus of a knight from Salamanca in Spain, the wall tiles from the Church of San Agustín in México that line the Cloister, and the painting "El Jaleo" by John Singer Sargent, which had recently been restored and returned to the Museum. He also conducted three poetry workshops at the Museum with juniors and seniors from Boston Latin School, and, to conclude his residency, gave a reading from two collections of poems: Trumpets from the Islands of Their Eviction (Bilingual Press, 1987) and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover's Hands (Curbstone Press, 1990).


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Today we rode a motorized skateboard, shattered a JPG with our minds, listened to music through our cranial bones. And you won't hear about it in any of the big media reports about CES. Why? Because it all took place in a cramped little corner of the North Hall we call Chinatown.
Our blog posts have had some fun with the weirdness of this warren of Asian vendors, but we had more flat-out fun in an hour here today than in a whole day in the hyped-up Central Hall. And we've got video and photographic evidence to prove it...
I'm no skateboarder. The one time I ever tried it in public, I fell down repeatedly and tried to play it off by picking up the board and looking at the wheels like they were broken. No such chicanery necessary with the EZSkater, the motorized skateboard that even a hopeless klutz like me can stay upright on. Here I go zooming around the aisle to the delight of the assembled showgoers. Now I know how Christian Hosoi feels.
But us writers are really more about mind than body. And this game uses a sensor on your forehead to measure your concentration, progressively shattering a picture on the screen without the player ever having to move a muscle. Watch as Scott Lydon smashes his picture in a mere 15 seconds, while I take about twice as long. Guess we know who's got the more powerful mind. Does this mean I have to give him my job?
"Do you still use ear?" That's the question posed by the Bone Conduction Technology Headset, which works pressed against any part of your skull. And it actually sounds awesome. Here Woot writer Jason Hinklin-Lauderdale gives it a try. Watch him grimace as they play him the brown tone. He had to run back to the hotel to freshen up, but on the good side, he somehow got a monorail car all to himself.
Too bad he didn't have one of these handy. Like soccer and socialism, the bidet is something that's caught on pretty much everywhere but the U.S. market. If the makers of the NANO-Silver Bidet have their way, our star-spangled butts will be soon be joining the rest of the world. Check out the power of this jet spray. It's cleansing, yes, but also a little frightening.
For those with the fortitude to venture into them, the narrow alleyways of Chinatown hold adventure and surprise around every corner. And if you get hungry, there's even a Panda Express nearby.
You can follow the rest of our CES 2010 coverage, but it won't be this cool.


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Oct. 17, 2007
Blazer fans,
It's good to be home after traveling up and down the east coast last weekend. We had an excellent weekend, which started off with a great win at Marshall. Marshall is an outstanding team, very well coached and all five games were played at a very high-level I thought.
Their crowd was outstanding. They were having 'Midnight Madness' for their basketball teams following the game so the place was pretty packed for the fifth game, which just added to the excitement and made for great TV as it was televised by CSTV.
We were down 13-12 in the fifth game and then Lilly Domingos took over. After she tied the game with a kill, she made just a monstrous block on Marshall's All-American, Kelly-Anne Billingy, to give us game point and then Lilly got another kill to finish off the match so it was great to see her step up in a pressure situation like that.
On Sunday, we beat East Carolina, 3-1. You always have concern about how your team will come out two days after an emotional win like we had at Marshall, but to the girls' credit, they came out and jumped on a talented East Carolina team from the start. We won the first two games, 30-22 and 30-23 before ECU came back to win the third game, but then we held off their comeback in the fourth game to win the match.
This weekend is a huge weekend for us being as though we are in a three-way tie for third place in the Conference USA standings. One of the teams we are tied with is Houston, who we will play Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in Bartow Arena.
On Sunday we play Rice at 1:00 p.m. Rice is a talented young team that can beat anybody so we will have to come out and play very well in both matches this weekend.
Special congratulations to Nevena Stefanov who is this week's Conference USA Setter of the Week. It's the second time this season, actually in three weeks that she has won the award.
Until next time,
Go Blazers!


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My Winter Workout Schedule
By mustang6560 on 12/7/11
With the end of the 2011 golf season in sight, it's time to start reflecting on your accomplishments and your failures so you can be a better player in 2012. Over the next couple weeks, I'm going to run a series of end of the year columns to encourage you to contemplate.
Now that Day Light Savings time is over and the cold weather is really starting to settle in here in Mississippi, I'm starting to put together a (semi) formal workout schedule to stay in shape during the off season. The basic structure is I spend three days a week in the gym (not a fan of the gym, check out The Extra 20 Yards) running and lifting weights, and then I reserve the weekend for golf (weather permitting).
Here is what I have so far.
If I am going to accomplish my goals for 2012, I will need to get off to a fast start come March when the weather starts to warm up. That way, by the time summer rolls around my game will hopefully be firing on all cylinders, which means I'll have broken 80!
What is your workout schedule?
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birdieXris says:
Monday: Bicep and shoulders, abs
Tuesday: Core, Taekwondo class
Wednesday: yoga
Thursday: Legs and back, Taekwondo class, abs
Friday: Cardio
Saturday: Taekwondo, light arms and shoulders if there's time, Golf if there's time.
Sunday: Golf (weather permitting)
birdieXris says:
All my workouts are about an hour, give or take. TKD class is an hour in itself.
Kurt the Knife says:
Monday: work my ass off all day. 90 minutes at the bar Ketel on the rocks, combo chow mein
Tuesday: bust my butt again. cook Chicken Marbella and Pommes Anna before wife gets home working her ass off. Share bottle of Santa Barbara Pinot with dinner. Core workout between the sheets.
Wednesday: butt. off. work. Dinner with my art-school-girl daughter. Anaerobic Brain circuits calculating her indentured servitude and hoping she doesn't catch a stray bullet in Oakland.
Thursday: Find butt beat me to the office by ten minutes. Bastard. Lunch with a friend. Cook dinner before wifey gets home. Nicoise salad and Provencal Rose. Sheets, core, several sets crunches.
Kurt the Knife says:
Friday: drag butt kicking and screaming. face folks learning they're lives are suddenly shorter than they thought. couple of sets of weeping. Cook grilled salmon and lentils de puy salad. immensely grateful. several sets shoulder work, hugs.
Saturday: core work raking leaves. 5 oz. Syrah arm curls at the wine bar over salad and kobe sliders. focus on glutes sitting through a movie.
Sunday: Shoulder work squeezing the wifey. Aerobics, family lunch feast and conversations among the throng of 30 or so. meditate staying between the white lines on the way home. Oysters, Bouillabase, white california sparklers and immensely grateful routine. More shoulder work and looking forward to more crunches.
Kurt the Knife says:
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mjaber says:
I chase a 15 month old 7 days a week. That's enough to wear anyone out.
nickmomrik says:
I've been doing CrossFit 4 times a week. Love it!
Banker85 says:
great now i feel fat thanks.
FallOfTim says:
@Kurt The Knive- HAHAHA! That sounds exactly like my schedule. Minus the Sunday get together with the family. I subsitute that out with NFL football from 9:30am- the 5:30pm game ends. During that time its some combination of beer/nachos/brats/sandwiches/and neglecting my children. After the game its an hours worth of random Pixar kids movies (with said children) and then "Sheets" time with the wife.
SniderS says:
Monday: work, eat, sleep
Tuesday: repeat
Wednesday - Friday: See Monday or Tuesday
Saturday: Home chores and projects. Pay attention to family. Eat. Sleep.
Sunday: Finish projects. Watch some golf. Eat. Sleep.
Hmmm.... Where to fit in exercise?
legitimatebeef says:
I'm pretty lazy compared you guys, that is to say I don't follow a schedule but in a typical week I'll hit the gym for weights two or three days. I alternate push and pull workouts. Try to keep it around 30 min. long. Then once a week I get out to the East River and pound some pavement, usually a three-miler. By the way thats something I do for mental fitness as much as physical, have done it my whole adult life. Really helps to clear out some fog. Also I don't own a car so I get a lot of what you might call exercise riding the bike to work, store, driving range, etc.
Matt McGee says:
I have every intention to work out for at least 30 minutes three times per week. I haven't managed three tirty-minute workouts of any kind within the same week even once so far this year. I'm not sure if I'm "paving the road to hell," with my good intentions, or if "it's the thought (intention) that counts," but I'm still trying.
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Northern Arizona Media Relations will provide a position preview every day leading up to the season opener against Arizona State on Aug. 30. Aug. 22: Tight Ends; Today: Wide Receivers; Aug. 24: Offensive Line; Aug. 25: Quarterbacks; Aug. 26: Running Backs/Fullbacks; Aug. 27: Defensive Line; Aug: 28: Linebackers; Aug. 29: Secondary; Aug. 30: Kickers/Schedule.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The development of the Northern Arizona passing game, especially the deep threat, will depend on the growth of the receivers in 2012. Under the direction of NAU Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jeff Lewis, Head Coach Jerome Souers saw the receiver position take strides in the spring and believes it is ready to be an impact position for the Lumberjacks.
"We had to go through a lot of baptism under fire," said Souers of the group in 2011. "We had a lot of guys that had not played here before and were in a position to contribute. At times, we looked very good and at times we were inconsistent."
Khalil Paden graduated after leading the team in every statistical category last season. But junior Ify Umodu, who had 50 catches for 667 yards, and breakout freshman Dejzon Walker both return. Walker was named the Offensive Newcomer of the Year of the program and was tabbed the College Sports Madness Big Sky Freshman of the Year after recording 22 catches for 328 yards with three touchdowns.
Junior Jeremy Dang and Oregon transfer Nick Cole, who was sidelined with an injury after four games last season, are both poised for impact seasons after seeing action last season.
Dang, a Peoria High School product, saw action in all 11 games in 2012 with three starts, recording four receptions for 43 yards. He had a season-high three catches for 40 yards against Northern Colorado. He looks to build on the experience and have a bigger statistical contribution this season.
"I hope to contribute a lot this season," said Dang. "I have been working hard for four years against the corners. I am going to be able to use my skills on the outside and move it to the inside. I feel like I have an advantage."
Cole joined the program late last season and was making an impact on special teams before an injury slowed his progress. He made his debut against Eastern Washington on Oct. 8 with one catch for 22 yards.
"It was really disappointing," said Cole of the injury. "They had me in some packages and I was really looking forward to it before I hurt my shoulder against Eastern Washington. I came back and stayed focused to keep the group together."
Junior college transfer Jesse Brantley will also have an impact on the two-deep after transferring from Scottsdale CC and recording 44 catches for 740 yards and seven touchdowns in 2011.
"It has the talent," said Souers of the receiver position. "We have to be consistent not just with our ability to run routes, but blocking down field. Coach Lewis has done a great job in the spring of raising bar for the expectations of our receiver position."
The strength of the position might be its depth. Junior Ca'leve Deboskie, sophomores Jesse Bueno and Brandon Babineaux and redshirt freshman Alex Holmes have all been factors in the fall scrimmages. In all, nine players will see action.
"I really think it is going to be a group effort," said Lewis. "We are so deep and have so many talented guys. I can go up and down the list."
Lewis, who played in the NFL, has improved the growth of his unit by providing unique knowledge to his players from the quarterback perspective and how the plays with develop within the Lumberjack offense.
"He has brought a lot of experience and knowledge," said Dang of his position coach. "He knows the wide receiver as well as the quarterback position. When we watch film we know what the quarterback is thinking as well as what we should be doing at wide receiver. It gives us an advantage to know the whole concept of the plays."
Senior quarterback Cary Grossart will have plenty of options to throw to and Lewis is impressed by his play.
"Cary is an outstanding quarterback," said Lewis. "He throws every route really well and throws the deep ball very well. We have some big guys outside that can run it down. It needs to be part of our game."
The first test will be against a talented group in Arizona State but the group has confidence heading into the first game.
"Coach St. Paul and the entire coaching staff recruited the right guys, the right players and the right athletes," said Lewis. "As a group it is outstanding. I see improvements every day. They work extremely hard. It is a great group all around."
Wide Receiver
8 Ify Umodu (6-3, 215, Jr.-2L)
18 Jesse Brantley (6-0, 195, Jr.-TR)
14 Alex Holmes (6-0, 180, Fr.-RS*)
Wide Receiver
85 Dejzon Walker (6-3, 225, So.-1L)
81 Jeremy Dang (6-3, 210, Jr.-2L*)
87 Jesse Bueno (6-0, 180, So.-SQ*)
Wide Receiver
6 Nick Cole (6-3, 195, Jr.-SQ*)
84 Brandon Babineaux (6-4, 205, So.-TR*)
17 Ca'leve Deboskie (6-0, 180, Jr.-1L*)


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Investigation into the use of high-efficiency switched-mode class E power amplifiers for high-dynamic range pulse-mode applications
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/7639
Investigation into the use of high-efficiency switched-mode class E power amplifiers for high-dynamic range pulse-mode applications
Lai, Jesse
Christodoulou, Christos
Committee Member(s)
Gilmore, Mark
Leseman, Zayd
Feldner, Lucas
Leseman, Zayd
Feldner, Lucas
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
LC Subject(s)
Amplifiers, Radio frequency
Power amplifiers
Power amplifiers
Degree Level
In typical communication and radar systems, the transmitter is operated in either a continuous wave or a pulsed mode where the transmitter is periodically turned on for a portion of time. These systems commonly use a power amplifier in the transmitter to raise the power level of the transmitted signal to a value sufficient to meet system sensitivity requirements. In high-dynamic range systems, the power amplifier pulse must turn off at a rate compatible with the system noise floor at the receive time. Some high-dynamic range systems are sensitive to signals greater than 120 dB below the transmit power level, and correlated energy that exists during the receive time can cause serious system consequences. The Class E high-efficiency power amplifier is an attractive candidate for pulse-mode systems, but it is unknown if the pulse profile characteristics are compatible with the stringent requirements of these systems. It is shown that the Class E amplifier mode allows generating a high-isolation pulsed signal simply by pulsing the input radio frequency (RF) signal. The unique properties of the switched-mode amplifier cause it to be off when it is not driven. A technique to characterize the pulse profile of an RF amplifier over a very wide dynamic range under fast-pulsing conditions is presented. A pulse modulated transmitter is used to drive a device under test with a phase coded signal coupled with a correlation technique that allows for an increased measurement range beyond standard techniques. A measurement receiver is described that samples points on the output pulse power profile and performs the necessary signal processing and coherent pulse integration, improving the detectability of low-power signals. A full measurement dynamic range of greater than 160 dB is achieved, extending the current state of the art in pulse profiling techniques. The pulse profiles of example Class E amplifiers are examined and compared to the results for the same amplifiers operating in a linear mode. It is discovered that the inherent trapping properties of the active device technology limit the usefulness of these specific amplifiers in a high-dynamic range pulsed system.
December 2008
dynamic range
power amplifiers
pulse measurements
power amplifiers
pulse measurements


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's central bank says it has lowered South Korea's 2012 growth outlook to the lowest level in three years.
The Bank of Korea said Friday the South Korean economy is forecast to expand 3 percent this year, compared with its April forecast of 3.5 percent.
The revised outlook will mark the slowest annual growth since South Korean's economy grew 0.3 percent in 2009 in the wake of the U.S.-sparked global financial turmoil.
The central bank said growth of private consumption will be more moderate than previously expected due to household debt and a housing market slump.
The central bank's move follows similar adjustments by the finance ministry and the International Monetary Fund.
The central bank also lowered South Korea's inflation outlook to 2.7 percent from 3.2 percent.