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- Defense attorneys are expected to present oral arguments Tuesday
- Edgar Tamayo Arias is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Wednesday
- Mexico's government says the execution would violate international law
- Tamayo was convicted in the 1994 killing of a Houston police officer
Mexico's government is trying to block the execution of a convicted cop killer in Texas this week, arguing that it would violate international law.
The case of Mexican citizen Edgar Tamayo Arias is the latest battle in a dispute over the rights of the foreign-born on American death rows. And U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said it could put Americans abroad at risk.
Tamayo, 46, was convicted in the 1994 murder of a Houston police officer, whom he shot three times in the back of the head, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
His attorneys are scheduled to present oral arguments Tuesday, calling for a preliminary injunction to stop the state's governor and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles from considering Tamayo's clemency petition until the process is "adequate and fair," read a statement from his team.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that going ahead with Arias' execution by injection, scheduled for Wednesday, would violate international law because Tamayo wasn't advised of his right to receive consular assistance.
This isn't the first time Mexico has stepped in to try to stop the execution of one of its citizens.
"The Mexican government is opposed to the death penalty and has decided to use the necessary resources to protect its citizens who are in danger of receiving this sentence," the ministry said.
Kerry has also weighed in on Tamayo's case, arguing that setting an execution date is "extremely detrimental to the interests of the United States."
"I want to be clear: I have no reason to doubt the facts of Mr. Tamayo's conviction, and as a former prosecutor, I have no sympathy for anyone who would murder a police officer," Kerry wrote. "This is a process issue I am raising because it could impact the way American citizens are treated in other countries."
In a response to Kerry, Texas Deputy Attorney General Don Clemmer said he would meet with representatives from the Justice Department and the State Department over the matter.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 2004 that the United States had violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the treaty that lays out rights of people detained in other nations, in the cases of dozens of Mexican nationals. The judges ordered the United States to provide "review and reconsideration" of the sentences and convictions of those Mexican prisoners as a result.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry argues that hasn't happened in Tamayo's case.
It's a case Tamayo's lawyer had made as well in attempts to stay his execution.
"The Mexican Foreign minister, the U.S. Secretary of State, evangelical and Latino leaders, former Texas Gov. Mark White and legal and international organizations have called on the The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles and Gov. (Rick) Perry to halt the execution of Mr. Tamayo based on the violation of his consular rights, yet the Texas Board of Pardons has refused to even meet to discuss Mr. Tamayo's clemency petition," attorney Sandra Babcock said in a statement.
"Mr. Tamayo was never informed of his treaty rights at the time of his arrest, and no court has agreed to review that treaty violation and the consequences that it had for his conviction and sentence," she told CNN affiliate KTRK.
Prosecutors have disputed that argument.
"Since 1994, this case has gone to all the courts that it can possibly go to -- the state courts, the federal courts," Roe Wilson, assistant district attorney in Harris County, Texas, told KTRK. "It has been reviewed."


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Sweetwater Kiwanis to host pancake supper
The Sweetwater Kiwanis Club is gearing up for their annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Supper on Friday night, Oct. 25, at the Sweetwater High School cafeteria. The fundraiser will be held before the Mustangs take on the Big Spring Steers in Mustang Bowl. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and continues until kick-off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 each (for adults) and $6 each (for children 12 and under). The club is offering a special group rate of $5 each for parties of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased from any Kiwanis Club member or at the door the night of the supper (Oct. 25). All money raised at the Kiwanis' Pancake Supper goes back to local children in need. The Sweetwater Kiwanis Club helps local disadvantaged children each year at Christmas and throughout the year providing school supplies, clothes, donations and disaster relief to children without. Friends of the Kiwanis Club have graciously donated much of the goods for this year's pancake supper. Fuller Foods in Colorado City will be donating the sausage and bacon. IHOP of Abilene is donating pancake batter and syrup and Brookshire's Grocery in Sweetwater is donating $50 of goods to the effort. Everyone under the sun is warmly welcome to come enjoy hot-cakes and syrup with the Kiwanis Club before the football game on Oct. 25 from 5-7:30 p.m.

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2009 (Track and Field): Ran season-best times of 2:35.99 in the 800m run and 5:22.18 in the 1,500m run during outdoor season ... posted a time of 2:48.96 in the 800m run during the indoor campaign ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters.
2008 (Track and Field): Did not run track last season for the Crusaders ... earned Horizon League Academic Honor Roll accolades during the fall 2007 semester.
2007 (Cross Country): Did not compete for the Crusaders as a sophomore ... earned Horizon League Academic Honor Roll notice for fall 2007 semester.
2007 (Track and Field): Ran in five meets for Valpo ... competed at middle distances during both indoor and outdoor campaigns ... placed third outdoors in 1,500m run at Puma Invitational.
2006 (Cross Country): Raced four times for the Crusaders during her freshman campaign ... opened season with 4K time of 19:36 on home course at Sunset Hills Farm during Crusader Invitational ... cut over three minutes off of 5K time in two weeks, running a 23:17 at the Open Race of the Notre Dame Invitational ... posted a 6K time of 27:57 in the Open Race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... a member of the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.
Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Cardinals ... served as team captain as a senior ... earned team's Keith Kattenberg Dedication Award in 2004 ... named team's Most Improved Runner as a sophomore ... competed four times at Sectionals ... also lettered in track ... Vice President of Sun Prairie's National Honor Society.
Personal: Emily is the daughter of Pete and Carolyn Thompson ... major is Spanish with a pre-med concentration ... a member of Christ College ... has earned Presidential academic honors during her time at Valpo ... born April 16, 1988.
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I have learned to take what Moto says with a grain of salt and not fight back. It never ends well. XP
I said, "Hi, Greg. I'm the creepy girl." He chuckled, then wanted a handshake and I gave it. I wanted a hug and he gave it. One of his sons was there, too. Cute. Then Pete got him to autograph my sign for me because I was too polite to ask myself since he was on his way to eat. Pete also took this of photo of him holding it. - 8/2/2014.
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Ann Duryea Kirk Willard, the eldest daughter of a surgeon general of the United States Army who worked as a summertime physician in Montauk in the 1950s, died on Feb. 16 in Bedford, Mass. She was 93.
She was born on Aug. 28, 1919, in Colonia, N.J., to Anne Duryea Kirk and Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk. Described by her family as an "Army brat," she grew up in Washington, D.C., Texas, and the Philippine Islands. Moving often as a child instilled in her a lifelong love of travel.
She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied music. During World War II, she worked on penicillin distribution at the War Production Board in Washington, D.C. While there, she met Brig. Gen. Harry L. Willard. The two married in 1944 in the chapel of what is now known as the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The couple raised three children in Chappaqua, N.Y., spending summers in Montauk, where her family had vacationed for many years. In 1971, her husband began working at the former New York Ocean Sciences Laboratory in Montauk. The two then moved to East Hampton, where they lived year round until 1995.
While in East Hampton, Mrs. Willard was involved with the Ladies Village Improvement Society, tended to her rose garden, worked on needlepoint, and played organ music. For a time she worked in real estate here.
In 1995 the couple moved into an assisted living facility in Bedford to be near their three children. They are Kirki Thompson of Ipswich, Mass., Norman Willard of Concord, Mass., and John Willard of North Andover, Mass. Mrs. Willard leaves behind four grandchildren and four great-grandsons. Her sister, Jane Kimbrell of Pensacola, Fla., also survives.
Mrs. Willard's ashes will be buried alongside her husband's at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.


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Pest Reports - 2006
MOFGA's 2006 Pest Reports - Compiled by Eric Sideman, PhD
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This is the first Report Report for the 2006 growing season. Again I want to thank the Cooperative Extension folks in New England for sharing their great reports with me and allowing me to modify them for my report. If I do not say where it comes from then the report is my own.
If you are a MOFGA certified grower then you will only receive the next Pest Report if you reapplied for certification for the 2006 season. If you did not reapply and would like to receive the Pest Report anyway, contact me.
Eric Sideman
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Pythium is one of the most common fungi found in roots of greenhouse crops. It is a natural inhabitant of the soil and can survive there indefinitely as well as in debris in the greenhouse. Stunted growth and wilted plants are common above-ground symptoms caused by Pythium root rot. To examine plants, remove plants from pots and examine roots. Healthy roots are white and firm; decayed roots may be dark colored and the rotted outer covering of the root slips from the central core.
Growers having re-occurring problems with Pythium, should review their overall production practices including fertilizing, watering and media handling. Over-watering and excessive fertilizer levels promote Pythium. Good sanitation is crucial for prevention. Keep hose ends off the floor, wash hands before handling plants and avoid contaminating growing medium.
Since symptoms can be confused with other causes such as high soluble salts or other diseases, suspicious plants should be diagnosed through your University diagnostic lab. There are several materials registered for Pythium including potassium salts of phosphorous acid (Alude), which works by stimulating the plant's natural defenses, and the more traditional fungicides Aliette, Banol, Banrot, Subdue, etc. Apply treatments as a drench, following label directions. After application, irrigate with additional water to move the fungicide into the root system. Note that about half of most isolates received at the UMass diagnostic lab over the past few years have been resistant to Subdue. Some growers have reported some success using a rescue treatment of hydrogen dioxide (ZeroTol) drench, followed by a fungicide treatment, the theory being that ZeroTol will knock down the pathogen in the soil and the fungicide will act as a protectant. A study is currently being conducted to determine whether growing media affects the activity of hydrogen dioxide. -Adapted from article by Tina Smith, UMass Extension
This is the time of year to start thinking about cutworms which often become a real challenge especially for transplants, carrots, onions. The big problem is you never know whether it will be a problem or not. On a small scale, Dixie cups with the bottoms cut out placed around a transplant makes a good barrier. I have received good reports about making a bait from bran, a Bt solution and molasses and then sprinkling it or making patties and putting them along the row of effected crops.
I have also heard very good reports from folks who have used parasitic nematodes. The best results for cutworms is achieved when a combination of two types of nematodes are applied in a mixture because the different species work different levels in the soil and attack the cutworms both while they hide deeper in the soil during the day and when they move up at night. A mixture of Heterorhabditis bacteriophorea (Hb) and Steinernema carpocapsae (Sc) has essentially eliminated cutworm problems for some of our growers. The nematodes are usually shipped on a sponge ready to mix with water and apply to the soil. It is important not to let the soil surface dry out shortly after application. A few suppliers of these insect =-attacking nematodes are The Green Spot (www.greenmethods.com), IPM Laboratories (www.ipmlabs.com), and ARBICO (www.arbico.com).
Another method for managing cutworms may work in some systems that can delay planting. The cutworm is the caterpillar of a moth. Some species fly in the fall and lay eggs and other fly in the spring. In any case, the caterpillars are feeding early in the spring and if there is no food they will starve. Keeping a field completely free of weeds and crops for a few weeks in the spring may work.
Watch for cabbage root maggot eggs, especially on transplants. Flies spend the winter as small brown pupae in the soil. Adults emerge in spring (around the time forsythia flowers) and seek out crucifer plants to lay eggs at the base of the stem. Adults can travel considerable distance in search of host plants (1/2 to 1 mile). (Onion growers should also watch for onion root maggot activity at this time. See below)
Hot dry soils are not a favorable environment for maggot egg survival. Eggs are killed when temperatures exceed 100 o F, and are also subject to desiccation under dry conditions.
Recent research by Tony Shelton at Cornell University produced a degree day model for cabbage maggot emergence in New York State. According to the model, the first emergence of cabbage maggot occurs at 160 degree days +/- 8 degree days (DD). 25% emergence occurs at 203 DD +/- 3 DD, 50% emergence occurs at 251 DD +/- 8 DD, 75% emergence occurs at 304 DD +/- 37 DD and 95 % emergence occurs at 387 DD +/- 8 DD. We do not know if this model fits for New England maggot flies, as there can be regional variations, but it gives an estimate. For growing degree day information in Maine go to http://pronewengland.org/AllModels/MEmodel/RADARME-Monmouth.htm
Growing Degree Days are calculated by taking the average of the maximum and minimum temperatures for the day (Max + Min /2) and subtracting the base temperature (either 50 or 55 oF for most plants and insects). Below the base temperature, growth and development are minimal.
Cabbage root maggot flies are smaller and more delicate than a housefly, and can often be seen moving from plant to plant in early crucifers. To monitor for adult flies, use a flat water-pan trap painted bright yellow (Federal Safety Yellow), placed on the ground in the field. These can be made from any sturdy plastic dish, or purchased. Add a drop of soap to break the surface tension. Flies are attracted to the yellow color and to the moisture. Yellow sticky traps can also be used - these are placed vertically on stakes, near the soil. Check traps twice weekly. This will tell you when the flight peaks, and when it declines. Flights in Maine decline after late-May and many June and later plantings do not need protection.
Floating row covers provide an effective barrier against this pest. Use in a rotated field only, as flies overwinter in fields of late season crucifers, including crucifer weeds. Remove and replace in order to weed. If covers are not a practical option, and eggs are found by scouting, cultivation that brings soil up around the stem may help encourage formation of adventitious roots from the stem., which can help compensate for root loss. This assumes some soil moisture is present in the upper layers of soil. --Modified from an old report by Ruth Hazzard, UMASS
The onion maggot is in the same genus as the cabbage maggot and has very similar habits. It is one of the most serious pests of onions and can wipe out an entire crop (it wiped out my entire crop in my garden 2 years ago). Onion is the preferred host and related crops such as scallions, garlic, leeks and shallots are only occasionally infested. Wild onion is not an important host either.
The greatest damage is caused by the first-generation larvae that attacks young seedlings in the early spring. They move up rows to new plants as they devour the young seedlings quite quickly and need more food. The first symptom seen in very young seedlings is a slight wilting of the plant. Later they will simply disappear. Plants attacked at later seedling stages will turn a grayish yellow and wilt and will later detach at the ground level as the maggot consumes everything below ground. Onion plants attacked later are rarely killed and fewer plants are attacked as the maggot does not move to new bulbs. However, plants attacked at the later stage are likely to have misshapen bulbs and usually are attacked by fungi and rot.
The onion maggot overwinters as a pupa in the top five or so inches of soil. When spring soil temperature rises above about 40 degrees the overwintering pupae begin to develop and, depending on the weather, in a number of weeks the adult onion maggot flies will emerge and fly around and mate. Later they will search for onions to lay eggs around. Eggs are laid around the base of onion plants and the resulting larvae crawl down to start feeding on the roots. There can be three generations in a season.
Adults of later generations disperse very little from onion fields so crop rotation is a very important tool for avoiding infestations. Good sanitation is very important because cull onions will attract flies that will lay eggs that result in overwintering pupa. Damaged onions are the preferred site for egg laying so avoid mechanical damage to onions and dispose of any damaged onions rather than leaving them laying around the field. Discing onion fields in the early fall when the flies are still active actually makes things worse because it makes many pieces of onions and so increases the number of sites for egg laying. Ash and diatomaceous earth around the base of onion seedlings may deter egg laying and maggot survival.
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Submission + - Twitter developing technology to thwart censorship 1
SHMG writes: Micro-blogging site Twitter is developing technology that will prevent government censorship, after Iran and China moved to censor its users. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Twitter CEO and co-founder Evan Williams said the company was working on "hacks" to stop any blocking by foreign governments. "We are partially blocked in China and other places and we were in Iran as well," he said. "The most productive way to fight that is not by trying to engage China and other governments whose very being is against what we are about."


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Last night I went on a bar blitz with the Sexual Violence Center to raise awareness about sexual assault! It was so much fun. We had a game to play and most everyone loved it. We also gave free t-shirts to anyone who posted on Facebook or Twitter about seeing us. A ton had photos with me and other volunteers. I look forward to finding all the fabulous photos of myself. 🙂
The Sexual Violence Center is an amazing organization doing great work in the Twin Cities and Minnesota at large. Check up out and if you want some T and A, Tips and Answers. I know that's what you were thinking, look here!!
This is the Weekly Dish! Here are the recipes from the last week.
And here are recipes I have bookmarked from other blogs!
Sausage Mushroom Strata from Haute Apple Pie
Jalapeno Cheddar Bagels from Brown Eyed Baker
Drinks/ Cream
Cashew Cream from Munchin with Munchkin
Banana Daiquiri from Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
Chilled Papaya Soup with Pisco and Lime from The Kitchn
Main Dish
Meatball Sub Pizza from Confections of a Foodie Bride
Pineapple-Coconut Macaroons from David Lebovitz
Champagne Mango Custard Tart from Panfusine


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Stopping fights and starting hearts
San Diego lifeguard reports April 23-29
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Mario is a recent immigrant from Mexico, and he's typical of homeowners facing foreclosure. He doesn't want me to use his surname; he's ashamed of getting behind on his payments. He thinks he's been irresponsible, and he wishes he had saved more money before buying. "If you don't have the skill or the knowledge to make money to pay for a house," he says, "it's better to wait." The problem is, Mario had neither the skill nor the knowledge three years ago when New Century Financial qualified him and his wife to finance a $410,000 home in Oak Park, with $17,000 down.
Suddenly, he and his wife were arguing, pointing fingers. Today, they have separated and may file for divorce. "There's too many problems right now," he says. "I think I'm going to lose the house." One strategy for Mario is to try to rent the three-bedroom, one-bath home for enough to cover the monthly payment. He hopes that if he gets a tenant, Mario may be able to live in a room in the back of the house. So far he has no takers. He may also try to sell the property. But that hasn't happened either. He has neither money nor motivation to fix the place up. Getting behind on his mortgage payments has made him listless.
Where will he go if the bank forecloses? "I don't know. Maybe the mission."
Mario makes $3000 a month as a handyman, doing plumbing and electrical. He pays $400 a month on a 2003 car, so mortgage and car payment were eating up his income. Even with a job, his lack of equity and lousy credit mean that he can't get anyone -- he's buttonholed every broker and banker he can find -- to refinance his loan. Once he believed, per the loan broker's instructions, that when his loan went "up a little" he could refinance. But such an option for someone who has, as the euphemism goes, "less than perfect" credit is unlikely. Mario knows now that he was put in a subprime loan, and he feels angry, cheated, and helpless.
And that's as far as Mario wants to go. Talking by phone, he retreats into one-word answers. His voice is disappearing; he wants off the hook. Most people like Mario who are losing their homes marshal terse responses, blame their brokers, and testify bitterly to what the San Diego housing community is undergoing this year -- an epidemic of foreclosures. Foreclosure is the tragic end of predatory lending, lax regulations, and fraud on the part of some brokers and lenders, as well as ignorance, self-delusion, and misplaced trust on the part of many buyers. When borrowers in trouble see how blind they've been and how badly they've been taken, it's no wonder they don't want to talk.
A few brave souls, however, are speaking up. One is Joaquina Abrego, who wants everyone to know her name and her story. In June, Abrego, 60, spoke to reporters at a media event staged by the local chapter of Acorn, a national advocacy group that represents low- and moderate-income families on issues of housing, employment, and social justice. Acorn's loan counselors intervene between the borrower and the lender when the borrower is behind on payments. Before reporters and cameras, Abrego is wearing a fire-engine red coat with an Acorn button; sign-waving supporters are behind her. She stands in front of her home of five years on D Avenue in National City. She stares into the Fox 6 News lens, her expression frozen and intense, until the cameraman asks her to relax.
Abrego, who's lived in National City all her life, and her husband bought their two-story wooden house five years ago. It's an unusual, Christmassy-looking home, painted dark red and dark green. They got it after "many years, sacrificing, working two and three jobs." In 2002, the home cost $445,000 and was financed with no down payment. In 2005, once her payments had gotten onerous, a friend told her to contact Tony Balistrieri, a loan broker with First Advantage Financial, who could help her refinance her loan. "He told me he is going to lower my payments and everything is going to be fine. It was so beautiful. I believe him; I trust him. I went to sign the papers, but I thought something was wrong." Abrego recalls Balistrieri rushing her, saying that if she didn't act, she would miss a very low rate.
Balistrieri promised Abrego he'd reduce her $2045-a-month payment. "He call me up, and he say, 'How much do you want to pay? Nine hundred [a month]?' And I say, 'Nine hundred would be fine.' " At First Advantage's office in Mission Valley, she read the loan documents (no one explained them to her), then panicked, seeing that the loan would rise in increments to $3700 a month. She called Balistrieri from the office.
On the phone, Abrego recalls, "He say, 'Just sign the papers. Don't tell anybody. Sign the papers.' " Their agreement was " 'just between you and me.' 'Are you positive?' 'I'm positive, 100 percent.' He was a loan officer, so maybe he could do it." In short, Abrego trusted Balistrieri, and that was the last time she spoke with him.
"I signed and came home and gave the papers to my husband. He read them and ended up having a heart attack and [later] a stroke. He was in the hospital, and he said, 'What are we going to do now? Our payments are going up. We'll lose our house, everything. We'll be in the streets.' He was in the hospital for three weeks and lost his mind. He's not able to think for himself or do anything. Sometimes he doesn't remember things. My life changed from bad to worse."
One year later, Balistrieri sent Abrego a bill for $3700 for his services, which she's never paid. She believes this was pure intimidation: he'd already received his commission as part of the refinance. Even though Abrego owns two restaurants -- Mama's Grill in Old Town and El Cajon -- she doesn't make enough to keep up with her mortgage.
Thomas Larson is the author of The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative.


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The trail meanders through the dunes, alternating between a sandy path and boardwalk. A small forest of scrubby trees and brush seems to create a barrier for the shifting sands of the dunes inhibiting their movement and helping to prevent them from encroaching further inland.
The tide was out so there was a large expanse of beach showing. The group of people off to the south was the first and last group I saw walking along the seashore that day. The building in the distance on the right side of the photo is a pulp mill on neighboring Amelia Island. It is the only "blemish" on an otherwise beautiful and distant horizon.
I had been walking along the hard-packed beach for over an hour and in that time had seen only two other people. Now, I was alone on the beach, listening to the surf moving in and out, watching the clouds go by, and being amused by the Sandpipers that scurried to and fro around the edge of the surf, occasionally stopping to grab a little something to eat.
There was hardly any wind and the sun came out for a short time then disappeared behind a thick layer of clouds. The warmth from the brief appearance of the sun was quite welcome though it was comfortable otherwise, especially with the four layers of clothing I wore. Not too cold, if you kept moving.
I noticed a portion of a large tree lying along the outer edge of the beach, near the dunes, and went to investigate. I don't know if the tree had drifted in from the ocean or what but all of the bark had been removed and only stumps remained where branches had been. Conveniently, one end made a very nice seat with two of the stumps creating a nice backrest. It was early afternoon so I sat down to eat my lunch.
Every so often the sun would pop out for a few minutes, brightening the day. To the north patches of blue sky occasionally appeared through the clouds.
But to the south there was a thick layer of clouds, which would eventually block out the sun for the remainder of the day, but not before providing a wonderful palette of blues and grays, along with some marvelous reflections.
The clouds reflected in the thin layer of water coating the sand appears to be steam rising from the surface, giving the beach that "other world" look.
A delicate white feather provides contrast against the gray, wet sand. Shells and other debris left by nature also "littered" the beach. I saw no man-made trash on the Island, so people seem to be heeding the call to "take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints."
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Virgin Oz plans onboard WiFi rollout
DIY content streaming on your gadgets
Virgin Australia passengers could soon enjoy the wonders of airborne WiFi under a joint development project with Lufthansa Systems.
The companies have signed a letter of intent to produce and deploy BoardConnect, which will cover both devices and the back-end system, with launch planned for mid-2012.
BoardConnect will give Virgin passengers the ability to control and view a range of film, TV, gaming and audio content from personal entertainment devices and WiFi-enabled laptops.
The on-demand service will include information and destination guides in addition to commercial travel offers. The airline is looking at incorporating third party offers, advertising and online booking and e-commerce facilities as the service develops.
The airline has yet to announce its manufacturing partners for the devices.
Virgin Australia group executive product and guest services, Martin Daley said that the growing number of travellers carrying their own devices meant this new inflight entertainment system would allow Virgin Australia to remain at the forefront of technology.
According to Australian Business Traveller, passengers who bring their own wireless equipped devices will have access to in-flight movies, TV shows and music for free.
A limited number of tablets will be available for business class passengers use while those in economy will have to pay a fee for renting them.
Qantas announced it would be trialling similar services via the iPad on its domestic and international flights. Qantas will begin a six-week trial of its WiFi streaming system for the iPad early next year. ®
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Honestly, one of the great things about comixology was being able to quickly buy/download the next comic in the series when I was binge-reading. I have *hundreds* of comics through them, but I'm not sure if I will be buying any more with this new system. The kindle thing was enough of a pain, but at least a book takes a little longer to read.
I think they've shot themselves in teh foot on this one.
I have *hundreds* of comics through them, but I'm not sure if I will be buying any more with this new system.
Agreed. I have bought hundreds of comics through this app, usually when they are on-sale and/or I'm reading one comic and get hooked and can just use the app to grab the rest of the series or storyline. In-app purchase was key since shopping through the Comixology website was simply not very convenient.
I completely get why Amazon would want to stick it to Apple with a move like this. What I find to be un-Amazon-like is that they are screwing over their customer experience in order to do it. Say what you wil
It's not just taking a poke at apple. Apples fees are egregiously high. Smaller operators may just be forced to suck it up but Amazon is in the position of making a more tactical decision. Not only do they have their own device(s) but Apple is not exactly without other competitors. I guess they feel they're in a position where they can see how it plays out.
More to the point, Amazon have a business plan that means they aim to make no profit, instead they reinvest or subsidise loss making lines with profitable ones, so they can kill other on-line markets and grow towards monopoly on-line market for everything.
They won't care if comixology is unprofitable for years. For them it's better than letting another on-line market take a cut.
So, you love the service but not enough just to go to a web site and buy it for 30% (or so) less than you have been paying now?
I can't wait to see more companies rebelling against Apple's ridiculous (and in the case of music, borderline anti-trust) tax on all in-app purchases. The fact is they have priced everyone else but themselves out of the content market on iOS devices since the margin on a lot of content is less than the 30% they take...
So, you love the service but not enough just to go to a web site and buy it for 30% (or so) less than you have been paying now?
That's a rather optimistic assumption.
Honestly, one of the great things about comixology was being able to quickly buy/download the next comic in the series when I was binge-reading. I have *hundreds* of comics through them, but I'm not sure if I will be buying any more with this new system. The kindle thing was enough of a pain, but at least a book takes a little longer to read.
I think they've shot themselves in teh foot on this one.
And you know what? Comixology knew that, that's why they sucked it up and gave Apple the 30% (though to be honest, the wholesale price Comixology paid meant they still made a profit - even raw comic books that sell for $4 probably cost the store $2 or less). Because by making the user jump through hoops to buy it to get that extra 30% means they'll lose the impulse-buy. And impulse-buy is big - for every person willing to jump through a hoop, 10-20 would just do one-click purchasing (just ask Amazon - if One-Click didn't work, why bother suing B&N over it?), making that 30% easily justifiable.
And no, Amazon won't sell it online any cheaper - they can't. Diamond Comics (the SOLE comic distributor for practically ALL comics worldwide) has a virtual monopoly on it, and they view any reseller that undercuts others (comic stores) very dimly. The only time it doesn't matter is when the items are available through other channels (e.g., most books). But comics are Diamond's property and someone who undercuts may find their orders shorted, especially on items that are often allocated.
And no, Amazon won't sell it online any cheaper - they can't. Diamond Comics (the SOLE comic distributor for practically ALL comics worldwide) has a virtual monopoly on it,
Uh, make that "worldwide distribution of all american comics".
I have half a wall full of comic books (many of them actual books, with hard spines),
and I'm not sure if even a single one of them is from a publisher under Diamond's
As an argentinian with a comic book store: LOL.
I am not a heavy comic reader, but I always went to the Comixology site to buy rather than the in app purchase. I figured that Comixology deserved the full price, and not the 30% skim that Apple took.
Perhaps, perhaps not. It's a seldom known fact that the cost of sales varies pretty dramataically.
It's possible (and for many companies, entirely probable) that it's cheaper to pay Apple 30% than to duplicate Apple's efforts. In fact, many are extremely happy that stores are only charging 30% and it saves them
If you're mafia, or Apple.
Anything that keeps down Apple's extortion, even a bit, is a win in my book. And you can tell that Amazon is doing this _explicitly_ to keep the unearned profits out of Apple's pockets rather than to optimize their own revenue. If all they were concerned about was their bottom line they would offer the in-app purchases at an additional mark-up that covers Apple's 30% and let any customers who value that convenience over the extra cost have at it, while still offering external purchases at current prices. Amazon is by no means a saint either, but a little healthy sibling rivalry and competition can often (though not always) benefit consumers in the long run.
To me that's like cheering for Hitler against Staline, or vice versa.
Apple at least is a company that sells only to high income snobs (and some working class people in the Earth's richest countries). Amazon's motto is to take over everything and destroy retail businesses while setting back the workplace by over 100 years.
That's a VAST oversimplification with a huge "axe to grind against Amazon" and/or "fanboyism of Apple" slant at best.
Not to mention the whole "setting the workplace back 100 years" is 100% pure BS.
You're forgetting Wal-Mart already existed long before Amazon even made any significant inroads into anything beyond selling physical books online at good prices and with an unmatched selection and good, though impersonal, service.
I happen to LIKE seeing companies like Amazon help keep things in check to some degr
Apple handles the billing, customer service, credit card merchant fees, runs gift card programs, provides a CDN to deliver both the app and downloadable content, and provides access to a captive market.
Paypal or merchant account require you to handle the charging, refunds, paperwork, etc. You also need to find your own addressable market. And run your own gift cards if you want bank-less people or kids to be able to purchase. And setup your own CDN. Depending on the situation you may need to pay commissions
Or Google. https://support.google.com/goo... [google.com]
And virtually everyone else that offers payment processing services
Sorry - you were attempting to imply that Apple was akin to the Mafia because they charge the same rate as everyone else for the same service. As you were.
And virtually everyone else that offers payment processing services
Only in mobile app walled gardens. PayPal, 2checkout, authorize.net etc only take about 3%.
And virtually everyone else that offers payment processing services
Only in mobile app walled gardens. PayPal, 2checkout, authorize.net etc only take about 3%.
Bandwidth is cheap, so it's not a total excuse, but PayPal doesn't actually fulfill the entire transaction, just the payment. Apple hosts IAP content.
If you're mafia, or Apple.
Or Amazon in this case.
What, you think they're passing 100% of the profits to the comic book publisher? Hah!
I'd bet they're going to take the 30% that Apple used to take, and stuff it right back in their own pockets, right along with any other existing fees.
To just let people buy it in store but make it 10% cheaper if bought directly on Amazon? People would instantly feel very smart if they jumped the hoops because it's CHEAPER and they're SAVING.
Not allowed. If an in app purchase is offered and the same purchase is available on an external source, the price of the in app purchase cannot be higher.
Maybe they should start releasing "iOS edition" comics. Maybe throw the word "retina" in there too, just to make out there is some resolution difference.
Just make the mobile web site work well, and it's hardly jumping through hoops. Someone mentioned how easy it used to be to buy the next issue in-app. Just make is so when you go on the web site, the next issue is right there waiting for you to buy it (the app can report back which issues you've finished). It would add all of 15 seconds to the purchase process.
I understand there's still a hoop there, but they don't have to be holding it very far off the ground, and it's certainly not on fire. They could
Agreed. I wasn't trying to imply that making a mobile site work that way was hard. Frankly, was trying to imply it was relatively straightforward. It's always possible a big company borks something easy, but I fully expect that the need to switch to the web to purchase a comic book will be only very marginally less convenient than in the app. (I admit that in the app would always be the more elegant system, but it really doesn't have to be a big deal if Amazon is smart about it.)
In-App purchases for Comixology haven't worked properly for me for ages, so I've always tended to buy via the website anyway.
What I'd really like them to do is automatically download subscriptions when my iPad is plugged in and on WiFi. And also keep downloading when the screen turns itself off, under the same conditions.
The 30% "tax" that Apple charges at the App Store is immune to market forces. It makes no difference what sells or how much, Apple gets a phenomenal markup. It's all reward, no risk. When this happens at a large scale it means that capitalism is dead, and all the remains is monopoly.
And before the ideological right zo
Both Amazon and Apple engage in the kind of "free market capitalism" that made the Soprano's famous: pay us or you won't be around very much longer. They have the same relationship with the market that a pig farmer has to his pigs. The pigs have very little say in the matter.
Actually, I think the overall idea is more akin to renting a booth at a bazaar or flea market. The fact they are charging you to use their infrastructure doesn't seem all that bad. The 30% seems over the top to me and the extra rules
The 30% "tax" that Apple charges at the App Store is immune to market forces.
How so? End users could always choose to switch to platforms that don't charge such tax.
remember that there is a duopoly: Android and IOS.
Both Google Play devices and Fire OS devices support Unknown sources. This allows Android to have multiple stores, and Amazon runs one of them.
I don't have the reference at hand, but someone at Google recently stated that security is not guaranteed for Android.
Could you please dig up the reference for us? Besides, in products for home use, security is practically never proven. Neither iOS nor Android has a published audit using formal methods [wikipedia.org].
Their business model is all about not paying any tax to anybody anywhere anytime.
When Caesar leaves loopholes, you'd have to have an intellectual disability not to use them [wikipedia.org].
I could imagine that a flat-fee per month could serve them and theirs customers well.
And advertise all the prices as "$7 + $3 Apple Tax"
Disraeli was pretty close: actually, there are Lies, Damn lies, Statistics, Benchmarks, and Delivery dates.


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The rapid growth of low-cost carriers (LCC) has already transformed Asia's aviation industry, and now they are driving the next phase of change as they expand into other countries in the region.
The major LCCs in Asia and Australia have established the model of setting up joint ventures outside their home countries to circumvent ownership and control restrictions. Most are devoting resources to building up these nascent carriers and replicating the same pattern in new Asian markets. The latest signals from the main players show that this process is gathering speed.
LCCs are booming in the Asia-Pacific region. The Sydney-based Center for Aviation says there are no less than 45 LCCs in this zone, with nine having been added since the beginning of 2012.
These airlines carry some of the largest orderbooks in the industry—three of the big Asian LCCs account for more than 1,000 orders—and much of that growth will be channeled to their offshore franchises.
Eventually, multilateral liberalization agreements, such as one proposed by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, could make it easier to set up offshore affiliates. But until then, the carriers will rely on joint ventures with local partners as their conduits for establishing hubs in other countries.
A prime example is the Australia-based Jetstar group, which is moving closer to gaining approval for a Hong Kong-based affiliate to complement its joint ventures in Japan, Singapore and Vietnam.
The establishment of the Jetstar Hong Kong operation is "progressing well," Jetstar Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka said during the Center for Aviation's Australia Pacific Aviation Summit here recently. An application for an operator's license has been submitted to regulators, and it is expected to be published in the Hong Kong government gazette this month. This will start the public comment process.
Hrdlicka says Jetstar remains confident that the Hong Kong joint venture will begin flying by year-end. China Eastern Airlines also has an ownership stake, and local company Shun Tak Holdings joined as a shareholder in June, which is expected to help the carrier gain regulatory approval.
Elsewhere, Jetstar Japan has expanded its fleet to 13 Airbus A320s, and will boost this to 21 by the end of June 2014, Hrdlicka says. The carrier is seeing "significant underlying demand" in Japan, and this is expected to strengthen, as the Japanese market still has comparatively little penetration by low-cost carriers.
Another of the Asian LCC giants is the Malaysia-based AirAsia group, which has established joint-venture franchises in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, and is launching another in India. Now, the group's long-haul airline, AirAsia X, is following up with its own offshore expansion.
AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani says the carrier is in the process of setting up new hubs for long-haul operations in Thailand and Indonesia. In both locations, AirAsia X will be able to draw on feeder traffic from AirAsia short-haul carriers already located there, Osman-Rani says. An announcement regarding the formation of the Thai carrier is expected "very soon," he says.
The AirAsia X strategy is to follow AirAsia as it establishes new short-haul joint-venture carriers in other countries, says Osman-Rani. But beyond Thailand and Indonesia, it could be years before any other AirAsia affiliates grow enough to help support an AirAsia X hub, he says.
Indonesia's Lion Air has more aircraft orders than any carrier in Asia, but has previously trailed the other big LCCs in setting up joint ventures. However, this year it launched Malindo Air in Malaysia and is attempting to set up an LCC in Thailand.
The proposed joint venture in Thailand is making progress toward gaining government approval. Lion is working with an unnamed Thai partner, and a launch date will not be announced until the air operator's certificate (AOC) has been approved, a Lion Air spokesman says.
The joint venture is going through a two-stage approval process; it must first secure a business license before it can gain the AOC from Thailand's department of civil aviation. The business license application is going smoothly, the spokesman says. In addition, meetings have been held with the civil aviation department regarding the AOC.
The new airline will use Boeing 737 aircraft from Lion Air. The carrier has not revealed how many aircraft it will initially use nor from which of the two Bangkok airports it will operate. The joint-venture partners are negotiating for the best possible airport deal.
Lion sees great potential in Thailand, the Lion spokesman says. It has a very large domestic market, and there is strong untapped demand for leisure and business international travel between Bangkok and other cities in the Asean bloc.
Meanwhile, Lion is also expanding Malindo Air. The joint venture, which was launched in March, has recently announced that it will begin its first international flights—between Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital—starting Aug. 28. The carrier says it also intends to launch flights from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian destinations of Bali, Jakarta, Medan and Batam.
Malindo has a fleet of three ATR 72-600s and four Boeing 737-900ERs. It is expected to receive one more ATR 72 and two 737s this year, giving it 10 aircraft.
The Tigerair group does not have the same level of orders as the other LCCs, although it does have joint-venture franchises in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as its core Singapore-based operation.
The group is scheduled to receive 10 Airbus A320s during the fiscal year through March 2014, with half going to the Singapore carrier and the remainder to the Tigerair joint ventures. Of these five, two have been delivered to the Indonesian carrier Tigerair Mandala, two will go to Tigerair Australia and one remains unassigned, an airline spokeswoman says.
Tigerair's Australian operation currently has 11 aircraft, Mandala has nine, and the Philippines carrier has five. Beyond the 10 being delivered during this fiscal year, another 15 A320s are on the orderbook, due to be delivered by December 2015. While it has previously said it wants to expand its footprint in Asia, for now Tigerair is "focused on growing our existing joint ventures," the spokeswoman says.
Tigerair Australia CEO Rob Sharp says the airline needs to double the size of its fleet of 11 A320s to achieve the efficiencies that are expected from a low-cost carrier.
Virgin Australia bought a 60% share in Tigerair Australia earlier this year, with the Singapore-based Tigerair parent owning the remainder. Virgin Australia has stated that the Tigerair Australia fleet is expected to grow to 35 by 2018. At least in the near term, its new aircraft are from the Tigerair group orderbook.
So far, Tigerair Australia has no plans to serve short-haul international destinations with its own aircraft, Sharp says. While he would "never say never" regarding international service, it is concentrating on the domestic network at the moment.


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It happened again.
In 2002, on the first day of the huge Sukkot celebrations, early evening, an Arab terrorist opened fire near the Avraham Avinu neighborhood. As a result, Rabbi Shlomo Shapira from Jerusalem was killed.
Fast forward: Sukkot, September 2013, eleven years later. Almost the same exact time. An Arab terrorist shoots, killing an Israeli soldier, near the "Beit Merkachat" intersection in Hebron. As with Rabbi Shapira, the soldier never really had a chance. A bullet penetrated his neck, leaving an entrance and exit wound. Medical personnel did everything humanly possible. But it wasn't enough.
Prior to the killing, I could define today as "interesting." Actually I really don't know if that's the right word to use.
More than 10,000 people arrived in Hebron Sunday, filling Ma'arat HaMachpela, walking the streets, visiting the Avraham Avinu neighborhood, all having a good time. One of the day's highlights was the opening of the Cave of Otniel ben Knaz to Jewish visitors, an event occurring only very few days during the year. This, because the site is located on the "Arab" H1 side of the city.
On holidays, such as today, the 300 meter walk from the "Kikar HaShoter" checkpoint to the holy site is heavily protected, allowing visitors, escorted by soldiers or police, to view and worship at the cave.
But earlier, prior to its opening, I'd received notification of trouble. A firebomb was hurled at soldiers in the area. Rock-throwing, an almost normal occurrence in Hebron, was starting. But the security forces had the situation under control, and dozens and dozens of people walked back and forth to the place.
Me, too. Today was the first day of our special VIP tour. A busload of Hebron friends and supporters visited our newly initiated Tel Hebron overlook, on the roof of Beit Menachem, in Tel Rumeida. They also heard a short talk from Mrs. Tzippy Shlissel (whose father, Rabbi Shlomo Ra'anan, was killed by terrorists in Hebron), and then, too, participated in the walk to the fascinating Cave of Otniel.
I had the privilege to escort a wonderful woman whom I've known for about 15 years, Mrs. Ruth Simons, 91 years young, but you'd never know it. When we arrived at the Cave, she climbed up the stairs on her own two legs, entering the site for the first time in her life.
But, honestly, on the way there, and on the way back, I wasn't entirely relaxed. I've done this many times before, and people here, well, sometimes we develop "antennas" which pick up vibrations in the air. And the vibes were definitely there.
Everything and everyone were in place – soldiers, border police, regular police, but, at the same time, booms from stun grenades and rubber bullets being shot at distant attackers, filled the air. It wasn't, as it usually is, a quiet walk. I was very impressed by my guests. Ruth and her family, who didn't seem phased in the least. They took it all in stride.
But my insides, my gut, didn't like it. It is a disgrace for Jews to have to walk down a street to the tune of stun grenades exploding, not too far from them, on a Jewish holiday. Or on any day, for that matter.
But we did it, and that was that.
Later, our guests were treated to a delicious lunch at the Yeshivat Shavei Hebron sukkah and then visited Machpela. After they left, I recalled, for some reason, Rabbi Shlomo Shapira's murder, as I walked past the site of that terror attack, back to the office.
A little while later, at 6:30, I received a call from my son, who works with security in a community outside of Hebron, asking about the shooting.
"What shooting?"
"There was a shooting and someone was hit."
It didn't take long to get preliminary details, where, when, and the victim's condition: very critical. Together with a few others, we watched soldiers and police running back and forth, huddling, talking in whispers. Ambulances, their red lights flashing, driving by, in all directions. There wasn't too much else to do, except wait.
Later tonight we'll meet, and talk, to discuss our reactions.
The first reactions are easily expressible. First, our shock and pain at a young soldier's death, as a result of an Arab terrorist sniper's bullet.


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Not super polite of me, but when someone has said something absolutely outrageous (aka, no possibility they didn't mean it as an offense at all), I have used "Wow. I can't believe you've just said that". It is sort of a "What an interesting assumption" 2.0, for the super rude people.
My "go to" response when it's really insulting is "Bless your heart! That was a 'thinkin' thought, not a 'say it out loud' thought!"
I learned quickly when I moved south that you can be really, really rude as long as you put "bless your heart" in the statement somewhere LOL Apparently, that phrase is like a 'get out of jail free' card
I persoanlly think that a well placed "I beg your pardon?" is very effective.
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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is steering clear of the Johnny Manziel questions.
McCarron fielded plenty of them Thursday at Southeastern Conference media day, where his Texas A&M counterpart faced the spotlight a day earlier.
McCarron and Manziel were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, where Manziel left early and blamed missing activities on oversleeping.
Asked if he bought that explanation, McCarron said: "I can't answer on Johnny Manziel's part. My name's AJ."
McCarron says he won't "speak on another man's business."
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In a three-page demand notice sent to City Hall on Friday, an attorney said Chief Mike Chitwood had no reason to call his client a "slumlord" last month.
DAYTONA BEACH — The owner of several area appliance stores, through his attorney, is demanding that Police Chief Mike Chitwood apologize for remarks the chief made after a house the businessman owns was raided by narcotics investigators.
Lawyer Sam Masters also wants the Police Department to pay for damages left behind at the Daytona Beach rental house owned by John Hinton on Westwood Drive. Hinton owns John's Appliance City stores in Volusia County.
In a three-page demand notice sent to City Hall on Friday, Masters said Chitwood had no reason to call his client a "slumlord" last month. The attorney said Hinton also was offended because Chitwood said Hinton rents to drug dealers and gang members.
"In Mr. Hinton's case, the Chief has finally gone too far," Masters said in his letter. "By attacking a reputable, respected and law-abiding business leader through the use of false statements and innuendoes, the Chief has exposed himself and the city to damages for defamation.
"In this case, the statements made by the Chief were clearly outrageous and inexcusable," Masters wrote in his letter.
But the police chief on Monday said he won't abide by Hinton's demands.
"It ain't happening," Chitwood said. "If anything, he (Hinton) owes an apology for misleading the public after he said the occupants of that house were all good kids.
"He also owes my officers an apology for saying that they sailed through the bedroom window," Chitwood said. "That's impossible. They're not trained for that in SWAT and their gear would never allow it."
On Dec. 13 at 5 a.m., Daytona Beach narcotics investigators raided a rental house that Hinton owns in the 100 block of Westwood Drive. Police obtained the warrant after claiming they found traces of methamphetamine in the garbage outside the residence. Investigators initially searched the trash after receiving a tip there was drug activity inside the house, Chitwood said.
The individual leasing the residence is Melinda McCune, 27, records show. McCune has no criminal record. Her boyfriend, however, 26-year-old Dustin Sanders, is a documented gang member and a felon who has served two stints in prison. In the search warrant affidavit, police also said Sanders is violent. A friend of Sanders' — Thomas Robinson, 27 — was also in the house the day of the raid. Robinson has also served time in prison.
The eight-page affidavit for the warrant also includes a claim that McCune has a prescription for pain pills that she purchases from a "pill mill," and that Sanders sells from the (rental) house. The affidavit also claims that Sanders and another man intended to burglarize the homes of police officers so they could steal their Glock firearms. And, there also is a claim that Sanders is a "suspect in an unsolved homicide."
The tips about the pills came from Daytona Beach Police Officer Donald Aldridge, who relayed them from an anonymous source, the affidavit states. The information concerning the homicide came from Daytona Beach Sgt. Scott Lee. Lee said he heard about the homicide connection from Sgt. Brian Henderson of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, the affidavit shows.
Sanders denies he had anything to do with a homicide. He said police are referring to a 2004 case when a former girlfriend hanged herself from a tree in DeLand. In a brief phone interview after the raid, Sanders said he is a former gang member.
Chitwood meanwhile said the tips from Aldridge led police to check the trash at the residence on three different occasions. Members of the Crime Supression Team did not find any drugs the first time they searched the trash, but found traces of methamphetamine in the garbage the second and third times they looked through it, the affidavit states. They also found traces of marijuana.
The courts have long held that police — or anyone else for that matter — are allowed to sift through an individual's garbage because once it is placed outside, the garbage is in the public domain.
Hinton complained after the raid that police tore apart the inside of his rental house in search of a meth lab that was never found. The only drugs found in the house were a small amount of marijuana and two Valium pills.
The businessman — known for humor-filled commercials that advertise his appliance and bedding stores — said investigators trashed the house, tearing doors off hinges and breaking windows.
David Damore, the attorney representing Sanders and McCune, said police acted on a flimsy tip.
In his letter to the city, Masters said police kicked in or damaged "virtually every door in the home, including the closet doors."
"Contrary to the position of the Chief, police do not have an unfettered right to destroy someone's home simply because they have obtained a search warrant," Masters said in his letter. "Under the facts of this case, the police are responsible for the unnecessary damage to Mr. Hinton's home."
However, if the destruction was needed to get the job done, police are not responsible, said one law professor who specializes in constitutional and criminal law.
Bruce Jacob, dean emeritus and professor of law at Stetson University's law school, said police are not responsible for any damages if the destruction was necessary to carry out the purpose of the search warrant.
Police could be responsible if the destruction was unnecessary. For example, if investigators could open a door by simply turning a knob, then it would be unnecessary to tear a door off of its hinges, Jacob said.
The chief said the extent of damages left behind by his officers included a kicked-in front door, a damaged bathroom door and two broken windows. Chitwood said other doors inside the house were already damaged, but not by his officers.
"Other doors were in place, but they had no pins in the doors," Chitwood said. "My officers did not do that."
The chief said if the destruction done by his officers had been unnecessary, then police would own up to the mistake and issue a check.
But he said that was not the case at Hinton's rental house.
"I stand behind what we did. That SWAT team acted one thousand percent within the law," Chitwood said. "This whole thing with Sam Masters is a canard to take off the focus on the fact that he (Hinton) has gang members living in his house."
While the property damage to Hinton's rental house was problematic, Masters said it "pales in comparison to the damages suffered by my client as a result of the Chief's baseless attack upon Mr. Hinton's character."
Masters, in his letter to the city, provided the definition for a "slumlord," saying, "a slumlord is defined as a landlord who owns slum buildings, especially one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents."
"Even the slightest bit of background information would have revealed that Mt. Hinton's property was well kept and maintained," Masters added.
All three people inside the residence — Sanders, McCune and Robinson — were arrested after the raid. Sanders was charged with resisting arrest with violence and possession of marijuana; Robinson was charged with possession of marijuana under 20 grams; and McCune was charged with possession of diazepam.
In addition, code enforcement officials visited Hinton's rental house the same day as the raid, records show.
Chitwood said he called code enforcement because there was trash in the backyard and an all-terrain vehicle and a pickup was parked next to the front door and in the yard, respectively. Code enforcement director Hector Garcia said Hinton was also cited for failing to obtain a permit to replace his front door after it was kicked in by police.
"He could have gotten the permit early that day (the day of the raid), or the next day after putting in the new door," Garcia said.


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If all goes according to plan, Philadelphia business partners Brian "Brain" Dwyer and Joe Hunter will be opening an awesome-sounding venture called Pizza Brain later this year. Dwyer, who organized a pizza-themed art show last May, apparently owns a crapload of pizza memorabilia, which will find a home in the new pizzeria. Says Drew Lazor of Citypaper:
While Hunter will focus on developing the menu (they want to do both grab-a-slice pies and fancier artisan stuff of varying circumferences in an open kitchen setting), Dwyer will concern himself with the entertainment aspect of Pizza Brain, which'll accommodate between 30 and 50. He is currently shopping around for pizza-themed arcades games (he's already secured a Plinko-esque Ninja Turtles Pizza Drop machine), and says the backyard area of his Fishtown hub will be home to a live performance space dubbed -- wait for it -- "Masterpizza Theatre." He wants to stay open late-ish to accommodate the hordes of Fishtown kids who gravitate further south toward Girard for their nightly entertainment. This is all very preliminary, but if everything goes as planned, Dwyer hopes to have Pizza Brain open by the fall of 2011.
Pizza and arcades just seem to go together. I don't know how many quarters I spent playing Galaga and Elevator Action in the pizzeria my family owned briefly in the early '80s. This sounds like a great project. We wish Dwyer and Hunter the best of luck.


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Man, they are so good. Strawberries ripen on the vine and not after so be sure you let it get just right before you pick. How do you know it's ripe? It pops when you pluck it and it's not a tough pull from the vine. Leave the green cap on it until you're ready to eat.
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Tech will play for OVC Championship versus Austin Peay next week
RICHMOND, Ky. – Tre Lamb absorbed a hit, stayed on his feet and cut upfield, carrying in a four-yard touchdown run with 6:35 left in Tennessee Tech's crucial Saturday game at Eastern Kentucky to break a 21-21 tie and give the Golden Eagles a lead they wouldn't lose en route to a season-saving 28-21 victory over the Colonels.
With the win, Tech will play for its first OVC Championship since 1975 next Saturday when Austin Peay visits Tucker Stadium for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Tickets can be purchased at the Eblen Center box office or by calling (931) 372-3940.
The victory in Richmond was the first since 2000 while head coach Watson Brown earned his first victory over the Colonels of his tenure at TTU.
Eastern Kentucky took advantage of a Charlie Stevens fumble at midfield early in the fourth quarter, scoring on an 11-yard pass from T.J. Pryor to Tyrone Goard to tie the game at 21. A 38-yard run by Matt Denham set up the score for the Colonels, who came into Saturday with the opportunity to clinch at least a share of the OVC title with a victory.
Tech's offense responded on the ensuing possession, however, moving downfield on a 12-yard pass from Lamb to Doug Page and then a 14-yard carry by Adam Urbano. The Golden Eagles then ran into trouble, drawing a holding penalty that ultimately led to a 3rd-and-11 play. But Lamb delivered a short screen pass to Dontey Gay, who carried it the rest of the way for a first down at the Eastern Kentucky 12-yard-line, setting up the touchdown run.
Eastern Kentucky attempted to put together a drive to answer, moving the ball into TTU territory to the 43-yard line but quarterback T.J. Pryor was sacked by Cory Webber on 3rd-and-10, forcing the Colonels to punt with 1:39 left on the clock. One Tennessee Tech first down later, and the Golden Eagles ran out the clock to secure the win.
Tech dominated the game statistically, racking up 367 yards of total offense while holding the Colonels to 194, but EKU scored two of its three touchdowns by taking advantage of short-field situations set up by Tech fumbles. The Colonels put the first points of the game on the board in the first quarter after Kevin Hamlin recovered a Tre Lamb fumble and returned it 34 yards to the Golden Eagle 7-yard-line.
In addition to its ability to move the ball offensively, Tech also got big plays from its defense and special teams. The Golden Eagles sacked EKU quarterback T.J. Pryor four times on the afternoon, two of which came by way of junior outside linebacker Marcus Edwards.
On special teams, freshman Tra'Darius Goff changed the course of the game by blocking a Jordan Berry punt with the score tied at 14 halfway through the third quarter. Tech recovered and took over possession at the Colonels' 17-yard line, punching the ball in on a 1-yard carry by Dontey Gay to take a 21-14 lead.
With the exception of a first-quarter interception which Eastern Kentucky could not convert to points, Tech quarterback Tre Lamb was ruthlessly effective on the day, going 16-for-20 for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Lamb spread his 16 completions around to eight different receivers. Urbano gained the most yardage of any of those receivers, catching one pass for 31 yards.
Urbano also led the Golden Eagles' rushing attack, carrying 24 times for 144 yards. Lamb had 16 rushes for 84 yards and Dontey Gay contributed 10 carries for 29 yards and a touchdown. Gay's trip to the end zone was his 14th of the season, giving him the all-time Tech record for rushing touchdowns in a season.
After EKU took an early 7-0 lead, Tech evened the score on a six-yard pass from Lamb to Zack Ziegler that capped off a 12-play, 46-yard drive early in the second quarter.
The Colonels reclaimed the lead on a fourth-down conversion from the TTU 1-yard line with 8:45 left to play before halftime when Pryor faked a hand-off and rolled out to find Matt Lengel in the end zone. Tech would even things again, however, scoring with 3:18 left in the half on a 16-yard pass from Lamb to Cody Matthews to cap an 11-play, 80-yard march. The touchdown was the first-career for Matthews, a sophomore wide receiver.
Pregame Notes:
-Tennessee Tech has won the toss and deferred to the second half. Eastern Kentucky will receive to begin the game.
-Temperatures are expected to hover around 60 degrees throughout the game under sunny skies with windy conditions.
-Tim Benford can move into sole possession of first place on Tech's career touchdown catches list with one score today. He enters the game with 27 career touchdowns, tied for first. Benford became the school's all-time leader in receiving yardage in last week's game.
First Quarter
-EKU begins from its own 20 yard line after a touchback.
-Big defensive stop by the Golden Eagles' Jake McIntosh and Austin Tallant on 3rd and 1, forcing the Colonels three-and-out on their first possession. Nice tone-setting possession for the 'D'
-Tech takes over at its own 44 yard line after an EKU punt.
-Tre Lamb's deep third-down pass attempt intended for Tim Benford is intercepted by Eastern Kentucky's Brooklyn Fox, who returns down the home sideline to close to midfield. Personal foul penalty on EKU moves the ball back to the 23, where the Colonels start their drive.
-Howard Griffin stops EKU quarterback T.J. Pryor on a third-down run attempt, forcing the Colonels three-and-out once again. Defensive battle so far.
-Tech will begin its drive at the 50 yard line after the EKU punt.
-Lamb fumbles on a rush attempt up the middle, recovered by EKU's Kevin Hamlin and returned to the TTU 7-yard-line, where the Colonels will have first-and-goal.
-EKU's Caleb Watkins carries in a touchdown off tackle from one yard out. Point after is good, giving EKU a 7-0 lead with 8:29 left in the first quarter.
-Tennessee Tech will begin at its own 37-yard line.
-Dontey Gay gives TTU its first first-down of the afternoon on a carry out to the TTU 47-yard line.
-Tech's drive stalls around midfield and Nick Campbell punts to the Colonels. Touchback. EKU will begin at its own 20-yard-line.
-Incomplete pass by the Colonels on third down, completing Tech's third three-and-out defensively of the first quarter.
-EKU punt goes out of bounds at the Colonel 46-yard line. Tech takes over first-and-10 in EKU territory.
-First-down completion from Lamb to Benford down the right sideline to the EKU 32-yard line.
-Lamb stopped on 3rd and 1 from the EKU 11 yard line, bringing up fourth down.
-Gay dives over the line for the first down as the Golden Eagles gamble and go for it, setting up first and goal from the nine-yard line.
-At the end of the first quarter, EKU leads 7-0.
Second Quarter
-Tech gets on the board with a six-yard TD pass from Lamb to Zack Ziegler in the corner of the end zone. Sharp adds PAT and game is tied 7-7 with 13:51 left in the first half
-EKU driving at the Tech 31-yard line, racking up some yardage and first downs on the ground.
-Pass interference called on the Golden Eagles on an EKU pass attempt into the end zone. Half the distance to the goal and the Colonels have first down at the 9 yard line.
-After 1-yard EKU touchdown pass from Pryor to Matt Lengel to put EKU up 14-7 at the 8:45 mark, Golden Eagles are inside the Colonel red zone at the 18-yard line facing third down and 10.
-Tre Lamb finds Cody Matthews for a 16-yard touchdown pitch and catch with 3:18 left in the half! Sharp adds PAT and the game is tied at 14-all.
-The touchdown was the first of Matthews' Tech career.
-EKU marching downfield in an attempt to score before the half, getting a 31-yard run from Denham. Colonels facing third down at the TTU 31.
-Tech's Tommie McBride comes up with the big sack of Pryor back at the 37 yard line, setting up 4th and 13 for the Colonels.
-54-yard field goal attempt by Luke Pray is short. Golden Eagles take over at EKU 37 with 38 seconds remaining in the half.
-Golden Eagles run out clock, go to halftime tied 14-14.
-At the half, Tech has 163 yards of total offense compared to 120 for Eastern Kentucky. The Golden Eagles are balanced with 79 yards passing and 84 rushing. EKU has 103 rushing yards and 17 passing yards.
-Trel Lamb is 9-for-11 for 79 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Dontey Gay is Tech's leading rusher, carrying nine times for 51 yards. Adam Urbano is the leading receiver, hauling in one pass for 31 yards. Austin Tallant has six tackles to lead the Tech defense.
Third Quarter
-Tennessee Tech fails to convert a first down on its first possession of the second half despite a valiant third-down effort by Tre Lamb on the quarterback keeper. Golden Eagles punt to EKU.
-Pass from Pryor intended for Matt Lengel is incomplete on third-and-5, setting up fourth down for the Colonels from their own 30.
-EKU punt is blocked by Tra'Darius Goff and Tech takes over first-and-10 at the EKU 17 yard line! Big play by the freshman from Columbia, Tenn.
-Dontey Gay converts 3rd and 1, giving Tech first and goal from the six-yard line.
-Adam Urbano fights his way to the one-yard-line on 3rd down, giving Tech 4th and goal to go from the one.
-Handoff goes to Gay and he's over the top and in the end zone! Touchdown Tech! Sharp adds the PAT and the Golden Eagles are up 21-14 with 8:44 left to play in the third quarter. Tech is able to capitalize on the blocked punt by freshman Tra'Darius Goff.
-EKU begins its drive at its own 39 yard line.
-Howard Griffin comes in on the blitz and sacks Pryor, foiling an EKU 3rd-and-6 attempt and forcing the Colonels into 4th-and-16 from their own 33.
-Tech will start its drive at its own 39-yard-line.
-Huge run by Adam Urbano! The junior running back shows off his breakaway speed on a long jaunt down the left sideline all the way to the EKU 6-yard line. It was a 55-yard run to set up the Golden Eagles first and goal.
-Urbano now has 14 carries for 94 yards.
-Gay stopped on third down, Tech facing 4th and goal from the 2 yard line.
-Tech elects to kick but Sharp can't connect on the attempt. Golden Eagles come up empty-handed after long run by Urbano.
-Another third-down sack of Pryor as Marcus Edwards brings down the EKU quarterback this time, setting up 4th and 19 from the EKU 11 yard line. Tech could get good field position as it returns to offense.
-Nice punt by EKU's Jordan Berry is fair caught at the Tech 31-yard line, where the Golden Eagles will start.
-EKU forces Tech three-and-out and Golden Eagles will punt the ball on 4th and 13 from their own 29.
-Punt goes out of bounds at the EKU 37 yard line, where the Colonels take over.
-Gay's touchdown run earlier in the quarter tied the school record of 14 in a season.
-Corey Watson delivers a big hit on EKU receiver H.B. Banjoman to stop the Colonels three and out and force a fourth-down punt.
-Tennessee Tech takes over first and 10 from its own 25 yard line.
-At end of third quarter, Tech leads 21-14 and has possession of the ball.
Fourth quarter
-Lamb completes pass to Charlie Stevens, but Stevens fumbles on the play, recovered by EKU.
-Thirty-eight yard run by Matt Denham sets up 11-yard touchdown pass from Pryor to Tyrone Goard. Extra point is good and the game is tied 21-21 with 11:11 remaining.
-TTU will begin its drive at its own 42 yard line. First and 10.
-Lamb dives across the first-down marker on a 3rd-and-2 quarterback keeper, giving the Golden Eagles first down at the 50.
-Another first down as Lamb delivers a 14-yard pass over the middle to Doug Page, who absorbs a big hit but gets Tech down to the EKU 36 yard line.
-Golden Eagles really moving the ball now as Urbano delivers a first-down run, breaking several tackles on first down to get Tech down to the 22-yard line with 9:00 left to play.
-After a holding penalty sets the Golden Eagles back, Lamb delivers a screen pass to Gay, who carries for a first down at the EKU 12-yard line. Eleven-yard gain on the play.
-Lamb fakes handoff to Urbano, keeps and dives across the goal line for a Tech touchdown! Sharp extra points gives Golden Eagles 28-21 lead with 6:35 left to play!
-Lamb has accounted for three of Tech's four scores today, two through the air and one on the ground. He is 16-for-20 for 126 passing yards and has carried 15 times for 77 rushing yards.
-EKU takes over at its own 17 after a penalty negated a nice kick return.
-Pryor delivers big third-down completion to Cameron Bailey on third and 8, setting up the Colonels with first down at their own 44.
-EKU now facing 4th and 2 at the 48 after a big Tech stop on third down and short.
-Tech jumps offsides, giving Colonels first down at the TTU 44 yard line.
-Golden Eagles come up with a huge third-down sack, forcing 4th and 20 for the Colonels, who punt to Tech. TTU takes over at own 23 with 1:39 left.
-Cory Webber had the sack on the play. EKU calls timeout with 1:28 left after a three-yard Adam Urbano run.
-EKU calls their second time out after another Urbano run. Tech facing 3rd and 4 with 1:23 left.
-Tre Lamb absorbs a hit, then turns upfield and carries for a TTU first down! Clock is running, TTU at their own 36!!!
-Golden Eagles win in Richmond for the first time since 2000. First time Watson Brown has defeated the Colonels. Final 28-21.


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HOMER (AP) — Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly leaving a fake bomb at Homer High School.
The Homer News reports 18-year-old Zachary Fraley and a 16-year-old boy were arrested Thursday after being identified by school officials as those behind the prank.
Police say an object looking like an explosive device was left in a stairwell. The school's 370 students were temporarily evacuated Thursday morning.
Homer Police Chief Mark Robl says it was a metal coffee can with wires protruding from it. A battery was found inside the can, but police say it wasn't a viable explosive.
Fraley was being held at the city jail, and the younger boy was released to his parents. Both face a charge of terroristic threatening.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - For many of the athletes, it was a dream come true.
For the first time in over 40 years, the Western Slope is playing host to Colorado's Special Olympics, and Stocker Stadium is overflowing with inspirational stories.
Events included running, jumping and throwing, and all the participants were rewarded with ribbons for their achievements.
Throughout the events was an overwhelming sense of family, and everyone involved was invested in making the Special Olympics an experience the athletes will never forget.
"When one of the racers fell over, just the amount of support she had and everyone went out to pick her back up and get her to finish" says volunteer Michael Brown. "That's just how much of a family everyone is here."
The athletes aren't the only ones gaining memories, and the volunteering may even be more rewarding.
"I have always found that the athletes have always given me more than I've ever been able to give them," says District 51 teacher Michael Ruspil. "To watch them do something they didn't believe they could do, to have their families or their communities see something that they didn't think was possible, and then to have that athlete stand there and be recognized, on a podium, and receive an award…you can't describe that, priceless doesn't even work."
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The Final Fantasy franchise is no stranger to oddly-numbered games. (Look no further than Final Fantasy XIII-2, for example.) However, it appears the company didn't want to call its upcoming MMO reboot "Final Fantasy XIV version 2.0." Instead, it's given the revamped online game a new subtitle.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is not only "a symbol of a completely new Final Fantasy XIV, but also marks the beginning of a new stage as the latest title in the Final Fantasy series," director Naoki Yoshida said in the announcement.
A Realm Reborn "has been rebuilt from the ground up," Square Enix notes, and features "a new world to explore and storyline to experience." Plans for "version 2.0" were announced last year, when the original Final Fantasy XIV launched as a critical flop.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is planned for both Windows PC and PlayStation 3. While Square Enix didn't offer an updated timeline, the PC version is expected to go fully live by year's end, while a PS3 version should enter beta around the same time.
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Forced to leave the game in the third quarter because of an injury, Sean Koski knew his absence would be short-lived, that he would be back under center for L'Anse Creuse North before the night was done.
The moment and the game were too big to think otherwise.
"This was the best game of the year so far," Koski, a junior quarterback, said after he ran for a touchdown, and passed for one after returning to the game, to lead the visiting Crusaders to a 19-14 victory over L'Anse Creuse in an emotion-charged Macomb Area Conference Blue Division football game between school-district rivals on a moonlit Friday night.
"This could be the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry of high school football," Koski said. "This could be a great rivalry for years to come.
"I knew we were going to win this game. We never quit battling."
Sophomore Trevor Conklin scored on a two-yard run with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter to lift L'Anse Creuse North from a 14-13 deficit.
The score came six plays after Deiontae Nicholas' 60-yard punt return put the Crusaders in business at the Lancers' 30-yard line.
But the Crusaders, who are 2-1 in the division, had to hang on.
L'Anse Creuse, which scored in the second and third quarters on runs by Elijah Richardson, converted on third-and-10 from its 20 when Lucas Lanzon passed 14 yards to Joe Lech.
L'Anse Creuse tried an option pass out of a reverse, and the play almost connected way downfield.
The Lancers did get to midfield, but ran out of time, which touched off an LCN celebration that included the Crusaders taking possession of the Armstrong Jug, the trophy that goes to the winner of the game and had been in the Lancers' possession for two years.
"These boys wanted this so bad," first-year L'Anse Creuse North coach Anthony Kiner said. "They played to the end. That's what our teams are going to be about. That's what Crusader Nation is about. When your back's to the wall, you keep fighting.
"This is a huge rivalry, as you could see tonight. It's an intra-district rivalry, just like (Chippewa Valley) and Dakota. They don't like each other too much. That's why this thing is so great. The kids all know each other."
Kiner was confident L'Anse Creuse North would make the plays it needed on defense while the Lancers protected the lead.
"We hang our hat on our defense; it's been great all year. It's all about swarming to the ball.
"You've got to give it to L'Anse Creuse. They have a great running game. They've got some big beasts running the ball."
Richardson's three-yard run and Andrew Courtemanche's second extra point of the night gave L'Anse Creuse a 14-7 lead in the third quarter.
Richardson, a bruising 250-pound junior who scored on a five-yard run in the second quarter, set up his second score when he motored 42 yards to the Crusaders' three.
And it looked like two touchdowns might be enough for the Lancers.
L'Anse Creuse, relying on its ground game with carries by William Carter, Nick Koszewski, Lanzon and Richardson, moved from its 19 to the Crusaders' 34 on a drive that bridged the third and fourth quarters.
But two negative yardage runs and an illegal procedure penalty put the Lancers in a third-and-18 situation at the LCN 42.
On that third down, the Crusaders' Danny Callahan intercepted the ball and returned it to the LCN 43, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed the Crusaders back to their 28.
That didn't matter to Koski, who had returned to the lineup.
On the first play, Koski hit senior David Bercel-Dicker on a 72-yard catch-and-run play that resulted in a touchdown and brought the Crusaders to within 14-13.
Their deficit remained a point when the Lancers blocked the PAT.
The next time L'Anse Creuse had the ball, the Lancers could not duplicate their time-consuming drive of earlier in the half, and they were forced to punt after going one yard backward in three plays.
Nicholas then gave the Crusaders a spark with his punt return, and three completions by Koski, including two to Bercel-Dicker, moved LCN to the two and set up Conklin's lead-changing touchdown run.
L'Anse Creuse North went 0-9 in 2011 and 2010, but the Crusaders are 4-2 overall and two victories away from clinching a state playoff berth.
"This program's changing," Kiner said. "These kids deserve it."
Koski, who scored on a one-yard run in the second quarter, completed 12 of 21 passing attempts for 270 yards.
"He was fiery," Kiner said, adding that Koski did not want to take off even the required one play after he walked from the field following an awkward hit in the backfield in the third quarter. "He's a great kid."
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I didn't want to hijack the other thread so I thought to start this separate one. Get the popcorn and chips, or tortilla, salsa and dip ready, lol:
Okay, so you buy a rod with a guarantee and because of a 'manufacturing defect' something happens to said rod like the reel seat becomes loose or some wraps start unraveling, etc. You may even have a situation where the damage is questionable like the tip breaks while fighting a fish or the rod just shatters. Okay so the heavily weighted nymph slammed into the rod on the backcast, that's covered right! But to what extent should rods be covered? Guarantees against manufacturing defects are one thing. If you slam the car door and the rod happens to be in the way or you forget the rod was on the car top, drive off and the next car drives over it, or other negligent handling situations cause breakage, why shouldn't the guarantee be waved? I mean, the manufacturer upholds the guarantee to maintain customers but really. Isn't it a sign of the times when we(generalization) no longer accept responsibility for our own actions and just 'expect' someone (some company) to be responsible?