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Your tubes just got lighter.
You may not consider the lowly inner tube when it comes time to lighten up your ride. Sure, it isn't the difference between a steel frame and a carbon frame, but if you're counting grams, a pair of Challenge S.C. Latex Tubes are one of the least expensive ways to improve your riding experience.
Challenge Latex Tubes have a couple advantages over their butyl cousins. Latex is far more elastic and puncture-resistant than butyl. Therefore latex tubes are able to be made thinner than butyl tubes. This means that they're lighter weight, are more flexible, and accordingly, have less rolling-resistance. And, just as importantly, the aforementioned equates to a significant dampening of road vibration. The slight disadvantage with latex tubes, however, is that they are porous and naturally lose air a little quicker than butyl tubes. It's not really a big deal, but something worth noting. Because of this, we generally use our latex tubes on our race-day wheels and run butyl tubes for training.
That said, we strongly recommend against using latex tubes with carbon clincher wheels—a sentiment shared by most major wheel, tube, and tire manufacturers. Since the carbon braking surface heats up more than alloy, it can cause latex tubes to burst and fail. If you're running carbon clinchers, go with butyl tubes.
- Latex tube with 47.5mm Presta valve
- 86 to 92-gram weight (depending on size)
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What do you think about this product?
August 5, 2020
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Started by loosing like 20 psi a day even before the first ride then blew up next to the valve after 30 miles. Never again.
Bernd W.
April 6, 2020
Pretty bad
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Tried to like these, but multiple flats make it tough. I threw them in the trash, but realized I could cut them up and use the pieces for a patch kit for my awesome Vittoria Latex tubes. Now they work....as scrap material.
David V.
July 17, 2018
Puncture prone.
I've gone through six of these tubes in the last 1,000 miles. I ride 8,000 miles annually and these tubes are the most puncture-prone tubes I've used. Definitely will never purchase again.
Dan S.
November 27, 2017
Ride On.
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Latex tubes improve the ride of any bike. These tubes are perfect for CX and gravel bikes where you want to want the supple ride on an open tubular that isn't tubeless compatible. Take a little more care on the install and you will be good to go. Yes, they lose air a little quicker than butyl tubes, but don't you check tire pressure every ride?
Eric White
September 20, 2017
Road tube review
I don't recommend the road tube, its heavier and more expensive than the Vittoria latex tube. The cross tube is sorta unique in its category, so it would be a nice addition to your cross rig.
Tommy Liao
June 23, 2016
Be aware of poor tube construction/safey
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- I've used it several times
used two challenge tubes with high hopes. visually Ok.installed without issues.pressured to 100 psi.both failed catastrophically with same failure mode within days of each other. pressure was released instantaneously after approx 50 miles of riding when the valve interface to tube body bond failed....very poor performance/bad manufacturing and safety concern for a costly tube.returned for exchange with another brand and hope they inform the manufacturer of the safety/manufacturer flaws.they should not market these with such high failure rates and defects gave us the same sinking feeling as the sudden splits failure in the michelin ultralight repeated failures we've seen
December 7, 2015
Terrible Tube
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I agree 100% with Timothy S. Furthermore, I question the sizing. They are suppose to be 700, but seem more like 650s. It was a royal PITA trying to install one of these tubes. It then exploded at around 80 psi when trying to inflate it. I thought perhaps that if I stretched the second tube before installing I'd have better luck. Tried doing that, but the latex is so thin in spots that huge bulges would develop before the tube would stretch. Might see about returning the second tube, but seems like such a hassle for only $18. DO NOT BUY!!
James R.
September 3, 2015
Worst latex tubes I've ever owned
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- I've used it several times
I've been using latex tubes for a long time and have never had the issues I've had with these tubes. I thought I'd give them a try when I bought 2 sets of the Starada and Strada Bianca tires. These are the issues: 1) when slightly inflated so as to rub a little Talc powered on them and install, all of them have at least one area with very thin latex. This area bulges like a balloon. 2) When installed properly (talc powder, partially inflated when installed, twisting the tire when its seated on the rim) the tube will either explode at 60 lbs or inflate properly and explode on the road. I bought 8 of these in both the 30mm size and the 25mm size. Every single one exploded. Lastly, I'm running these with the Challenger Strada tires. I would not trust these tubes with my life. Most frustrating latex tubes I've ever owned.
Timothy S.
August 16, 2015
Tom would love these!
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Very light, no flats, actually hold pressure better than expected but pump them as a precaution before daily rides. In combination with 320 TPI tires rides lighter and better than tubulars. So far, so good.
James H.
June 9, 2015
No flats
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
At Dirty Kanza 200. 50 psi. I love these. (I also just jinxed myself)
September 17, 2014
Holy Lightness!!!
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- I've used it several times
Man these tubes are light!!! Love them, no problems with flats at all, just be careful when installing them, they can pinch easily. I chalk them up before install, and it goes in just fine!! Just wish they were a little cheaper ;)
April 15, 2014
The pic appears to show a removable valve...
The pic appears to show a removable valve core, just want to confirm this before purchasing. Thanks.
Adam D
April 16, 2014
These do not include at remoeable valve core.
June 9, 2015
Mine have removable valve cores. Can be a bit of a pain if you do not tighten them down before attempting to inflate.
April 1, 2014
Do you think the 19x28 would be OK with a...
Do you think the 19x28 would be OK with a 30-32mm cross tire? I would rather not carry the extra bulk of the 29-38.
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Clint L.
April 3, 2014
Hey Steve, Technically speaking you can run these in that tire, but its not a good idea. The more the latex stretches to cover the volume of the tire the more likely it is to pop. Additionally latex tubes are porous and leak air continually. If you stretch them further with a wider tire that becomes more of a problem. I hope this is helpful. If you'd like to talk more about other options, please feel free to give us a call.
October 15, 2013
Super smooth ride
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I switched from the Vittoria Latex tubes to these, much better. The Vittoria's are too thin, they are super light (about 50gm) vs these that are 70gm. I'll take the extra thick, but still pretty light ones - these :) I chalk them up pretty good with powder and install is easy. Yes, they loose about 30# of air overnight, but I always top off my air anyhow before every ride - just a few more pumps, and it's also good for your upper arm strength :) Make your bike ride just that much better - say 10% improvement on normal pavement. That's a pretty cheap upgrade. I do not notice any increase in punctures at all - am running Continental 4000S without any issues, other than being super awesome :)
Bobby Blue
September 10, 2017
Yup, better powder up if not blow up I go 110 psi paired with Vittoria Corsa Graphene 700x25c, yes I still have issues, by valve interface, so I slickster Bklyn kind a guy patch (4) sides of tube, correct Vittoria is thinner, ride is woof woof woof, carry extra co 2 & butyl tube, I'd like to complete my @ 200km weekly rides


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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:12 pm
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The Eiffel Tower has been scaled, the Bateaus Mouched...What would you do and where would you go if you had 18 Thursdays free and you had Paris on your doorsep? I'd love to hear from you if you have ideas on food, groovy things to see, shopping in funky places and good people-watching sites...
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Well, money would be a problem for me but if it were not, I'd make sure I dined at restaurants with respected cooks and shop the boutiques in the various locations around the city. Maybe take the train to Brussels for lunch. Giverny, I've done, maybe a day trip to Normandy, the possibilities are endless depending on your likes.
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I've never been to the huge department stores such as Colette or Le Bon Marché and I could probably stay there all day.
The Pere Lachaise Cemetary offers very interesting visits and you can pay hommages to Napoleon or Edith Piaf...
The Comedie Française is a magnificent building next to the Palais Royal/Louvre (I've had the chance to go backstage once) and very good plays are staged in the Salle Richelieu.
If you went on the first sunday of each month, the Louvre is free for all. But I have the feeling that with all the Dan Brown business going on lately, it's not quite deserted...
to eat, well, the few times I've been there I only tried cheap trendy eateries, mexican and cuban and greek and they were fine. Trust your instincts but do ask some advice to some real Connoisseurs
the guide du routard website (www.routard.com) probably has some good suggestions.
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I have only been to Paris twice and both times were very short stays.
But I loved people watching in Le Jardin du Luxembourg. There is a little pond there where people can rent remote-controlled toy boats. And there are several chess tables set up at one section of the walk-way relatively close to a childrens' play area.
And I could spend hours in the Madeleine looking at the wares at Hédiard and Fauchon.
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MMMM, shopping for clothes at the huge Galerie Lafayette near L'Opera. And as I suggested in another thread a walk through the catacombs and a tour of the sewers! Fascinating!
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[quote="AliceBee"] The Eiffel Tower has been scaled, the Bateaus Mouched...What would you do and where would you go if you had 18 Thursdays free and you had Paris on your doorsep?quote]
I'd pick a different neighborhood to explore in a different arrondissement for each Thursday. I'd research places to walk, sights of interest and a wonderful neighborhood bistro for lunch.
Thirza Vallois' trilogy "Around and About Paris" has histories and walking tours for each arrondissement. It would be a good place to start.
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Catacombs is a great idea... unfortunately they are closed till May 2005.
There is a walking tour compay called Paris Walks. I have attended a talk by the owner, and he was fabulous. So passionate about the history and stories connected with France and Paris in particular. If his walks are like the talk, I would love to go to every one of them. Really nice person and very knowledgable in a fun way. I think he is originally from Cornwell? They are on the web though so you might be able to log onto their site. Also have a London branch called London Walks.
The Musee du Moyen Age is fascinating and very cheap to enter. Has the tapestries of The Lady and The Unicorn.
Musee de Montmartre is really interesting and gives the history of artists in the area and the village itself. The grounds are also very nice. Very reasonable entry fee as well.
Lafayette Maison has cooking demonstrations by french chefs in the basement kitchenwares department. It is the one near Printemps near Bvd Haussmann. I always catch a bus so not sure which metro station.
Getting on the buses and just catching them all day is also a good way to see things. I have done that a few times. You just get on and get off at the terminus. Then you hop on another bus going in a different direction and get off at its terminus. Just avoid peak hour and you will get a seat and have a good "chauffer driven" tour of the city. I take along a small notebook and when I see something interesting I write it down and what bus I am on and then I can go back another day and visit.
Have fun!
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And somehow it all came to an end.
It happened in the blink of the eye before I even knew it. Actually it happened in roughly a week's time, but the next thing I knew I was back in the States, back in the groove, and back where I started unsure if I was meant for traveling in circles. Somehow straight lines had suited me just fine.
A straight line has no end. It keeps moving. Circles end and begin again. To end is one thing, but to begin again is another.
I wasn't ready.
Yet, nine days, five planes and a lifetime away I found myself back at the beginning.
The journey from the life of my dreams back to the life of my reality began in Mumbai on a late afternoon flight to Kuala Lumpur. The hyper-extravagance of Kuala Lumpur — all glittery gold and tacky tart — was the first sign that I wasn't ready to go back.
The crisp air-conditioned bus. A fast food chain on every corner. Megamalls. Monorails. The Asian leg of my journey began here. At the time, I found it so incredibly exotic. Upon returning, it felt remarkably reminiscent of the life I'd left behind.
I had to get out, to run away one last time. So, I ran to the deep jungle of the earth's oldest rainforest, Taman Negara.
Wandering the jungle alone like a madman — sleeping on planks of wood in animal hides and spending my days tearing bloodsucking leeches from my feet — I explored the ancient land. I waded through chest-deep rivers, followed tiger prints, tip toed around elephant poo, and came face to face with a wild, leopard-sized Asiatic golden cat and her two cubs. I left the jungle with shoes full of blood and eyes devoid of fear.
Wasn't that was this was all about anyway?
"To dream anything that you want to dream / That's the beauty of the human mind / To do anything that you want to do / That is the strength of the human will / To trust yourself to test your limits / That is the courage to succeed." – Bernard Edmonds
Man will never know his true strength until he tests it. Sure, plenty have tested their fate in much bolder, nobler ways. But this was my story. This was my climax. And I wasn't sure if there would be another. You can never truly know what the climax of your life will be until it's too late.
I was detained, searched, and questioned upon arrival in Christchurch, New Zealand as aftershocks rattled the ground. Border police released me two hours later after every item in my bag was meticulously inspected, swabbed, scanned, and sniffed.
My friend Karen, who served as caretaker of my things, met me in the North Island that afternoon. She had kept my luggage tucked under her downtown Auckland bed in such a way that it lifted the lower end of her mattress. The neatly arranged mementoes of my life in New Zealand had thus become a footrest.
Karen gave me a warm Western welcome, calling me too skinny and making it her goal to fatten me up in three day's time. She had completed the same journey I did almost 15 years before and, when we spoke of our paths through Asia, we realized that, all and all, little had changed.
Three days later, after making peace with what I consider the most beautiful country in the world and a second home, I caught another series of planes – first to San Francisco, then to Washington, D.C.
Two weeks later, I caught a bus back to New York City, found a job, and the line became a circle again.
Travel is like a drug. Rather, it was my drug, and I got really high. Coming down was the hardest part.
The high began three-and-a-half years before it ended. It started with the travel bug, progressed to island fever in the Caribbean, morphed into ex-pat addiction in Oceania, dabbled in traveler's diarrhea in Asia and ended in denial back in America.
And so, this is my last post as Mark on the Map. I've learned a lot transferring my first impressions and second thoughts into a blog for everyone to read.
I've gown up charting my journey on here. Thanks for indulging me. Thanks for reading. Thanks for caring. This blog enabled me to move on to the next stage of my life and you can continue to follow my professional career as a travel writer by checking out the information on the "About" page.
If you take anything away from this blog, I hope it's this:
"Not all those who wander are lost."
It's been my motto from the very start and remains my motto today.
Farewell and get lost,
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May 10 is a very meaningful day for me. It is World Lupus Day. In the United States, May is Lupus Awareness Month. Living with lupus is not easy. Especially when you have deal with hard questions from your children, such as, "Are you going to live and don't lie," or, "Why do people care more about cancer than they do lupus? Don't they know lupus can kill you? I don't want you to die," when struck down with a flare. Isn't that a lovely note to start on! Have no fear, things are about to get fun.
As I was looking over my schedule for the weeks to come, I noticed I had a lot of things marked down for May 10. All of which are geeky. Many of them, if not all, you can share with your children, making May 10 an extraordinary day.
World Lupus Day and Various Activities
World Lupus Day was started in 2004 to coincide with the seventh International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Related Conditions.
On World Lupus Day, there are a variety of activities happening around the globe. You can find out what is going on in your part of the world on the World Lupus Day website. As there are so many activities, it can be difficult to find a way to participate, and to educate you and your family on this potentially fatal disease. Below, you will find four activities that you and your family can participate in, regardless of location.
The Lupus Awareness Virtual Art Gallery, which I founded, will be unveiling its third set of updates on May 10, 2011, at 12 am PDT. On that day, I invite you all to visit the gallery, sharing all of the art and stories submitted by those living with lupus and the people who love them. Share these stories, videos, songs, poems, pictures and other assorted art projects with your children. If you have any questions about how to talk to your children about lupus, please ask! Also, it isn't too late for you to contribute. Submission deadline for the World Lupus Day update is May 8, 2011 at Midnight PDT. There are a bunch of projects you can do with your children, including making paper butterflies. You can find more information on my website, Geeky Pleasures.
Love Simple is an award-winning independent film whose main character has lupus. On May 10, they will be donating 100 percent of all proceeds from the film's sales on iTunes to the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation.
For almost a year now, I've had the extreme pleasure of working with the folks at Love Simple. If you were planning to purchase a movie in the near future, then I highly recommend you purchase Love Simple on iTunes. You can read the full press release, as well as find links to my review of the movie and interviews with lead actress, Patrizia Hernandez, and producer, John Casey, on my website as well.
Beginning at 1 pm PDT, Joe 'Covenant' Lamb—my partner in many things—and I are planning a special four-hour broadcast on The Look 24/7. This broadcast will be dedicated to those with lupus and those who love them. Also, we are raising money for Lupus UK. On October 31, 2010, Joe did a special broadcast to mark the end of World Lupus Awareness Month. During that broadcast, he read Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree. His initial goal was to raise £100 for Lupus UK. Many times, we ended up having to increase this goal.
The reason why we chose Lupus UK, instead of a Canadian Lupus organization, is because in my experiences talking with many people from around the world affected by this disease, the UK could really use the money, the awareness and the support. If you are unable to attend this broadcast and would still like to donate, you can do so on Joe's Just Giving page.
Finally, wearing orange or purple is another way that you can help support lupus awareness.
May 10 marks the release of The Meowmorphosis by Franz Kafka and Coleridge Cook. Published by Quirk Classics, it promises to be more fun than should be legal. A few weeks ago, I received an advanced review copy, courtesy of Quirk Books. On May 10, there will be a review posted on Geeky Pleasures.
As told by Eric Smith, marketing and social media coordinator extraordinaire for Quirk Books:
In the Meowmorphosis, you'll meet Gregor Samsa, a humble young man who works as a fabric salesman to support his parents and sister. Gregor's quiet life goes strangely awry when he wakes up one morning late for work and finds that, inexplicably, he is now a man-sized baby kitten. Midway through Quirk's new edition, Gregor escapes into the streets of Prague, where he stumbles into an alarming landscape populated by creepy characters who've wandered in from some of Kafka's other most famous stories. That's right, The Meowmorphosis is a mash-up with the rest of Kafka's literary life.
It even has a very awesome book trailer!
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But wait! There is even more fuzzy goodness happening on May 10.
John Scalzi's newest title, Fuzzy Nation, will be released. There is more! It is also John's birthday! There is even more! You can read the first two chapters of Fuzzy Nation here!
Be sure to wish John a happy birthday and a happy book release—his first full-length novel since 2008—either on his blog or on Twitter.
John will be doing a book tour from the date of the book release through Memorial Day weekend. He may even be showing up near you. Subscribing to John's blog is probably the best way to find out if and when he'll be in a city near you.
Google Apps Goes Pay
Last week, I received the following email from Google:
We recently announced upcoming changes to the maximum number of users for Google Apps. We want to let you know that, as a current customer, the changes will not affect you.
As of May 10, any organization that signs up for a new account will be required to use the paid Google Apps for Business product in order to create more than 10 users. We honor our commitment to all existing customers and will allow you to add more than 10 users to your account for thelook247.com at no additional charge, based on the limit in place when you joined us.
The Google Apps Team
If you do not have a Google Apps account, I suggest you get one now. I suggest you get one even if you do not think you'll ever use it. If you do not sign up for an account before May 10, it will cost you $50 per user account per year. Doing the quick math, that is a minimum of $550 dollars a year, for 11 users. You can find out more about pricing on the Google Apps website.
Endeavour's Final Voyage?
The other day, NASA announced that STS-134 will launch no earlier than May 10, 2011. STS-134 was originally scheduled for April 29, 2011, but was scrubbed due to mechanical issues.
If STS-134 does launch on May 10, liftoff will be at 11:21 a.m. EDT. You can read more about Endeavour's final voyage on the NASA website.
That is a whole lot going on for just one day. I have a funny feeling that I'm missing something.
On May 10, is there anything else happening that you feel people should know about?


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Man, 22, accused of strangling great aunt
Dianna Fitzwater found dead in Glen Burnie home
Police in Anne Arundel County have arrested the great nephew of a Glen Burnie woman who was found dead in her home Tuesday and charged him with first-degree murder.
Police said Brandon Zachary Duncan, 22, admitted to police that he strangled Dianna Fitzwater, 62, in the home they shared in the 300 block of Gatewater Court.
Investigators were called to the home Tuesday morning, where they found Fitzwater's body. The person who reported the death told police that she and Duncan had woken up to find Fitzwater unresponsive in the living room. The woman said she tried to wake her, but it didn't work, so she called 911.
Police said Duncan admitted to strangling Fitzwater during an interview on Wednesday after the medical examiner ruled Fitzwater's death a homicide. Officials said Duncan is currently under guard at a local hospital for unrelated issues.
There's no word if the woman who reported the death will also face charges. Her name has not been released.


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Lackland instructor's victim speaks of trauma, fear
Airman Basic Virginia Messick walked into the office of a vacant dormitory one day in April 2011 but couldn't see the person who had called her to the room. The door closed behind her.
Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, her basic training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, grabbed her and threatened to destroy her career after ordering her into the empty dorm, Messick said.
A few weeks earlier, he stuck a hand down her shirt and kissed her when they were alone in his office, so she said she knew what he wanted. Alone, she said, she had no way out. There were no other recruits nearby to cry out to and no security cameras to monitor the area.
"He just looked at me, and he grabbed me and pulled me next to the bed and started taking my top off and he pulled his pants down" and indicated he wanted her to perform oral sex, she said. "And I just looked at him, and he just said, 'I told you what you are going to do, so you'd better do it.'"
Walker is serving 20 years in prison for raping another recruit and having illicit relationships with 10 women in basic training. Messick and prosecutors said at his trial in July that the dormitory encounter was consensual, but she now calls it rape and accuses Air Force investigators of botching her interrogation.
The Air Force said Messick never alleged during the investigation that she was raped or that nonconsensual sex took place. Later, at trial, defense attorneys pointed out that Messick had said in the statement, "It wasn't sexual assault. I engaged willingly."
She says she was too scared at the time to tell the truth.
Nearly two years after the incident, Messick says she is talking with the media for one reason: to persuade other victims to report their crimes and get psychological help.
She says she suffers emotional trauma that resembles post-traumatic stress disorder in combat troops. Hyper-vigilant, she keeps the blinds closed at her home in Marysville, Calif., and carries a knife in her purse. If someone knocks on the door, she won't answer. At 21, Messick doesn't have a job and isn't sure she could keep one.
On medications to cope with anxiety and stress, Messick says she screams at people, cries for no apparent reason, struggles to sleep and has nightmares — one so bad she punched her husband in the face. There are days she can't get out of bed.
Like virtually every other victim in a scandal that has seen 33 basic training instructors fall under investigation for allegations of misconduct with 63 recruits and technical training students, she didn't report the incident.
When confronted by investigators, Messick said she feared for her career and didn't tell them she was raped. She said the interrogation turned contentious, with a male agent slamming a document on the table and telling her that if she would sign it, they would leave.
She did, offering a vague recollection of a tryst, not rape.
"How do you want to talk about what happened to you when you have two strangers come into a room and one of them is getting hostile with you? And in whose right mind would you want to say, 'This is what happened to me?'" Messick said.
Walker got the harshest sentence of 11 instructors who have gone to trial in the past year. He was sentenced July 21 on charges that included rape, adultery, obstruction of justice, attempted aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault.
Messick grew up in Crestview, Fla., a rural town in the state's Panhandle area, not far from Alabama. She got a new name during boost camp: "Country." A few weeks into training, Walker let her use a computer in his office to send messages to a onetime boyfriend in Afghanistan via a Defense Department network.
One day, he grabbed one side of her chair, ran a hand down her shirt and kissed her.
"When he did it, I kind of like went blank because I went, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!' And it took me a minute to grasp reality and then I pushed him off, and I was like, 'Don't ever, ever touch me again,'" Messick said.
He apologized and she thought it was over.
But in the fifth week of basic training, while in the laundry with another airman, Walker's voice cut through the air.
"'Hey, Country! I need you to go upstairs.'"
Her flight had cleaned the second-floor dorm bay but left some dirty towels. He wanted her to get them so they could be washed, but gave an odd order: Go up to the dorm about five minutes after he went there.
Walker told her he didn't want people seeing both of them go into the dorm together.
Messick complied. She entered the dorm, got the towels and saw a light on in the office. Thinking he had left it on, she headed to the room to turn it off when she heard Walker.
"Country, come in here a minute," he said.
When it was over, there were no soft words.
"After he had gotten done with me, I picked up my pants real fast and he threw my top at me and said, 'Now you stupid bitch, go back downstairs and take a ... shower," Messick said.
"I didn't think about it," Messick said, when asked how she coped. "I completely pushed it away. For a long time, I couldn't even recall what happened to me even after I got out of basic because I just, I didn't even think about it. I tried to move on with my life."
Messick is angry all the time. No matter how long Walker is in jail, she believes that he will insist he is innocent, that he has no sympathy for the women he was supposed to lead through basic training but abused. She'd like him to feel her torment, but doubts he will because he is incapable of remorse.
"I'm going to be angry until the day that man's dead," she said. "The day he's dead is when I'll probably quit being angry. Probably not even then."


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CHICAGO — Jason Hammel isn't going to apologize for pitching aggressively. That's what's made him a pitcher the Orioles have learned to count on to give them a chance to win every time out.
Make no mistake, the fact that Hammel — who allowed two home runs in the Orioles' 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field — has allowed 10 homers in his past six starts troubles the veteran right-hander.
But looking back on his outing Tuesday, it was what happened before Adam Dunn's two-run seventh inning homer that had Hammel most frustrated.
Hammel had allowed just two runs over his first six innings of work before an 0-2 curveball to Alejandro De Aza bounced in the dirt and hit De Aza in the shin.
Two batters later, De Aza would score the eventual winning run, and then Dunn jumped on a 2-2 hanging two-seamer for his 22nd homer of the season, giving the White Sox a 5-1 lead.
"I'm more frustrated by the hit by pitches than the home runs," Hammel said. "I'm not going to shy away from pitching to a guy, but tonight I had two strikes on the hitter before with nobody on and it sets up and inning where trouble can happen. If I execute a curveball there where I want to instead of spiking it in the dirt and it hits him in the shin, it's a different story."
The Orioles arrived in Chicago riding the momentum of a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees at Camden Yards. Then they upgraded their starting rotation Tuesday afternoon, adding right-hander Scott Feldman from the Chicago Cubs in a trade that dispatched struggling pitchers Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop to the Windy City.
But their loss Tuesday, combined the Boston Red Sox's 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres, dropped the Orioles (47-37) to 3 ½ games behind division-leading Boston in the American League East standings.
After allowing two homers Tuesday, Hammel has yielded 18 longballs — tied for second most in the American League — in 17 starts. As a team, the Orioles have allowed a majors-worst 115 homers.
"The home runs are killing me this year," Hammel said. "That's the bottom line. … I don't know how to answer [why], just balls up in the zone that are getting hit out this year that weren't last year. That's just the way I'm going right now. Mistakes are being amplified."
After opening the season 7-2, Hammel hasn't won since May 27 — a span of six starts — and the Orioles have lost each of those games.
"I think the big thing when you look back at stuff like that, [is] how they got on base before they hit it," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Solos don't do much to you. It's what happens to set up those multiple runs."
The Orioles managed six hits in seven innings against White Sox left-hander John Danks (2-5), who held the Orioles to two runs and struck out four and walked one.
"He's been around a while," Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said. "He knows how to pitch, and with guys on base he seems to get a little tougher. He used his changeup more, and he's got a good one. I think as much as anything he's good at disrupting your timing, mixing up hard and soft, and he did a good job of that tonight."
Roberts' solo home run in the third inning put the Orioles up 1-0. Hitting from the right side, Roberts took a first-pitch delivery from Danks into the left-field seats. For Roberts, who was playing in his second game and first as second base since coming off the disabled list, it was his first homer in more than two seasons. His previous home run came on April 13, 2011.
Roberts also made a nice defensive play in his first game in the field since April 4, charging a ball hit by Alexei Ramirez that took a high hop over the mound, barehanding it on the run and throwing to first to nab the speedy Ramirez in the third inning.
"It's the extra things," center fielder Adam Jones said of Roberts. "He's been working himself nonstop to get back at his position, and he misses the competitiveness, he misses this game. And it was a hell of a play. I'm just glad to see him back out there grinding and wanting to be out here."
Hammel struck out five batters through his first three innings before Gordon Beckham's one-out single in the fourth tied the game 1-1, scoring Conor Gillaspie, who reached on a walk.
The White Sox (33-47), who entered the night off to their worst start after 79 games since 1998, took the lead in the sixth when Gillaspie hit a solo homer off Hammel, taking a hanging 1-0 pitch into the right-field seats. Chicago had lost five straight and 13 of its past 17 before Tuesday.
After Chicago's seventh-inning rally, the Orioles got a run back in the eighth on Jones' RBI single. But White Sox closer Addison Reed earned his 22nd save with a scoreless ninth, despite a two-out double from pinch hitter Nate McLouth.
CHICAGO — Jason Hammel isn't going to apologize for pitching aggressively. That's what's made him a pitcher the Orioles have learned to count on to give them a chance to win every time out.


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On December 20, 2011, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reached an agreement that makes it impossible for any individual country in the group to host a foreign military base on its territory without the full consent of all other members of the organization. The initiative empowers Russia to veto any foreign basing plans in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Hence, the move serves as a continuation of Russia's efforts to counteract the influence of the US military and reassert its own role in its immediate neighborhood (Interfax, December 21).
The decision effectively puts an end to Tajikistan's aspirations to explore closer security relations with non-CSTO nations. Following Tajikistan's independence in 1991, Russia assumed the role of the country's security guarantor. Russian border guards policed Tajikistan's southern frontier until 2005. A Russian army division that had stayed in Tajikistan after the Soviet break-up was reorganized into a permanent military base in 2004. The base now has around 7,000 troops stationed in Dushanbe, Kulob, and Qurghonteppa (www.news.tj, October 21, 2011). Moscow has also been the largest provider of technical military assistance to Dushanbe.
Tajikistan participates in all Russian-led integration and regional security schemes, including the CSTO. The country contributes an infantry battalion to the group's Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF). In April 2010, Tajikistan hosted the CRRF's military exercises Boundary 2010 that aimed at preventing possible incursions of "terrorists from Afghanistan" (www.news.tj, April 26, 2010). In September 2011, the CSTO conducted exercises in Tajikistan as part of Tsentr 2011, which also trained the group's militaries in preventing possible popular uprisings (EDM, September 30, 2011).
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Hamper - White
Made in Senegal
by weavers using local grasses
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Keep your clothing and linens out of site until laundry day with this classic white hamper. It has been handwoven from cattail stalks and recycled plastic, and it will last for years to come. Each purchase empowers the Wolof Weavers of Senegal.
Hamper - White + Natural | Hand-woven | Recycled Plastic
As with all handmade items, no two pieces are the same. Variations in size, color, and design will occur.
- Small: Approximately 15" h(w/ lid) x 11.5" w (base)
- Large: Approximately 20" h (w/ lid) x 14" w (base)
- Care instructions: Spot clean using minimal water. Dab (do not rub) using an undyed paper towel or cloth to prevent the colors from bleeding. Dry completely to avoid molding. To preserve the natural colors and stop fading, do not place in direct sunlight.
- As with all handmade items, variations will occur
Wolof Weavers
The women of Wolof Weavers of Senegal are proud to preserve the coil style of basket weaving by passing the technique from generation to generation. Using thick local grasses and strips of recycled plastic in the traditional technique, the artisans craft baskets and hampers that generate income critical to sustaining their families. Wolof Weavers is a cooperative effort of over 100 highly skilled women weaving in nine villages.
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Many of the artisans we work with at The Little Market use weaving techniques to create beautiful handmade baskets and bags. In the Bolgatanga region of Ghana, West Africa, artisans weave beautiful and durable baskets from thick, tough elephant grass. Basket weaving around Bolgatanga in Upper East Region serves as an example of the craft skills of women in the north, and each colorful basket can take up to a week to finish.
The process begins by harvesting tall elephant grass from local fields. The straw is bundled together, then dipped into boiling water and natural dye to gain it its vibrant color. The weaver selects the proper pieces of grass for each part of the basket, then weaves from the bottom up. Finally, an artisan applies a tightly wrapped leather handle to finish the piece. A classic icon of African craftsmanship, Bolga baskets from Ghana are known for their durability, unique patterns, and vibrant colors.
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Senegal has a vast and diverse culture dating back centuries. Music and dance play a crucial role, and typical traditional music such as Yela, the rhythms of which mimic the sound of grain being pounded by female villagers, is still practiced by many Senegalese. Senegal is also famous for the quality of its jewelry. Local artisans sell their intricately crafted gold and silver jewelry in regional markets all over the country, and the large amber necklaces traditionally worn by Fulani women are a common sight.
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Fair Trade is an approach to international trade centered around equitable partnerships, transparency and respect. It seeks to empower marginalized producers by providing them safe working conditions, fair pay, and a means to establish a sustainable business free from exploitation. As a member of the Fair Trade Federation, we are committed to the Fair Trade principles.
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Here's the link to continue the conversation about today's MONDAY'S WITH MYRT Hangout On Air over in the DearMYRTLE G+ Genealogy Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104382659430904043232
Here's the link to the archived version of the HOA.
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A newly released book written by two Colorado professors argues that more U.S. combat veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in the U.S. than anywhere else because the condition has become a "cultural phenomena."
Sarah Hautzinger, a Colorado College associate professor of anthropology, and Jean Scandlyn, a University of Colorado at Denver research associate professor of health and behavioral sciences and anthropology, teamed up to write "Beyond Post-Traumatic Stress: Homefront Struggles with the Wars on Terror," released in December by Left Coast Press.
The book is the product of a half-decade of ethnographic research that entailed interviewing local troops and veterans.
The idea for a project - but not necessarily a book - was hatched when a Fort Carson civilian worker contacted Hautzinger several years ago. The woman told of military wives who were obtaining prescriptions and giving them to their husbands, who suffered from PTSD but didn't want to damage their careers by seeking help, Hautzinger said.
"That automatically underlined the stigma of career reprisals and the like for the soldiers," Scandlyn said. "That's how it all started."
The pair, and the handful of Colorado College students who worked with them, concluded that PTSD - not traumatic brain injury or depression - has become the "predominant symbol of the suffering of military personnel" who served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan because of the somewhat nebulous nature of the condition.
Compared with traumatic brain injury, PTSD has "so much more ambiguity to it," Hautzinger said. "It has an elasticity."
PTSD acts as an "idiom of distress," a diagnosis that functions like a screen on which troops can project symptoms they're suffering from, even if those symptoms aren't traditionally considered symptoms of PTSD, they argue.
"Conversations around PTSD have become the primary way troops are expressing trauma and other forms of suffering," Hautzinger said.
Citing studies on war trauma in soldiers from other countries, the authors assert that PTSD is diagnosed with much less frequency among British soldiers who deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan.
Additionally, the condition is an alien concept to Lebanese citizens affected by civil war because the way they "expressed their suffering did not necessarily fit the constellation of symptoms defined as PTSD," they say.
"Numerous medical anthropologists have questioned the validity of applying PTSD cross-culturally," they write.
The book is a collection of the research team's observations and excerpts from their interviews. It also contains historical research into topics such as the role of military wives, a chronicling of the post-war violence committed by local troops in recent years and information on community-based healing opportunities for combat veterans.
"We've often said that every chapter could be a book in and of itself," Scandlyn said.
The authors hope the book inspires dialogue between civilians and veterans.
"We really need to put this discussion back into the social context and talk about communities healing," Hautzinger said. "It needs to be about the reintegration of people into the community. That work is really only beginning as these wars are winding down."


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First State of the Twitosphere in Costa Rica
A while ago a commenter on this blog asked if I could also analyze the twitosphere in his country, Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east (source : Wikipedia). I have never been to Costa Rica, so I do not have personal memories or opinions on this country. Nevertheless, I found it a good idea to have a closer look at the usage of Twitter in Costa Rica.
The first question in such an analysis is the number of Twitter users in Costa Rica. Twitter user search is temporary disabled, so I cannot inform you on the number of Twitter users in Costa Rica according to Twitter itself. Twitdir reports 338 Twitter users for location Costa Rica.
Based on the location info in the Twitter profiles, I was able to find 507 Twitter users in Costa Rica, still active users. Persons who have closed their Twitter accounts are not included in this number. Because the number of Twitter users not mentioning a true location in their Twitter profile is estimated at around 50%, the actual number of Twitter users in Costa Rica will probably exceed 507. With a population of 4.133 million people (source Wikipedia), the Twitter user density for Costa Rica is one Twitter account for every 8,152 inhabitants.
History of the Twitter accounts in Costa Rica
The graph below shows the history of the Twitter accounts from Costa Rica. The graph is based on the date of the first message posted on each of the public Twitter accounts. Twitter users who haven't published any messages and Twitter users with a private profile (their messages are only visible for their approved followers) are not included in this graph. Twitter started late in Costa Rica. The oldest Twitter users date back from March 2006. Only 8 months later first Costa Ricans started using Twitter.
Oldest Twitter accounts from Costa Rica
http://twitter.com/gringuitica - Erin - first message on January 11, 2007
http://twitter.com/darcia - David Arcia - first message on February 14, 2007
http://twitter.com/lizrincon - Liz Rincon - first message on March 16, 2007
http://twitter.com/Gorileo - Rogelio Umaña - first message on March 18, 2007
http://twitter.com/soloesteban - Esteban Solorzano - first message on March 20, 2007
http://twitter.com/405 - Cuatro Cero Cinco - first message on March 22, 2007
http://twitter.com/MariHo - Mario HB - first message on March 28, 2007
http://twitter.com/nityananda - Nityananda das - first message on March 29, 2007
http://twitter.com/conejita236 - Angel Ackermann - first message on April 6, 2007
http://twitter.com/BarryStev - Barry Stevens - first message on April 22, 2007
http://twitter.com/Toxicomaniac - toxic - first message on April 26, 2007
Private or public
59 Twitter acounts from Costa Rica or 12% have chosen to keep their updates only available to their friends.
Number of following
A Twitter user can choose to follow one or more other Twitter accounts, called "following". 84 Twitter accounts from Costa Rica or 17% do not follow other Twitter users. An average Twitter account from Costa Rica follows 31 Twitter accounts.
Top 10 following
http://twitter.com/iecr - Spanishinstitute - 2,000 following
http://twitter.com/muchacostarica - MuchaCostaRica.Com - 1,727 following
http://twitter.com/NicoPisani - NicoPisani - 655 following
http://twitter.com/Gorileo - Rogelio Umaña - 493 following
http://twitter.com/iCostaRicaTV - iCostaRicaTV - 425 following
http://twitter.com/jenfos - jenfos - 418 following
http://twitter.com/ReverendDoctor - TheReverendDoctor - 418 following
http://twitter.com/remediosgraphic - remediosgraphic - 310 following
http://twitter.com/AlexOtarola - Otárola - 213 following
http://twitter.com/stevekatz - stevekatz - 212 following
Number of followers
A follower is someone who has indicated another Twitter account as following and receives all updates of that other Twitter account. 40 Twitter users from Costa Rica or 8% have no Twitter followers at all, meaning that no one else on Twitter has indicated this account as following. The messages published by these Twitter users are only read by themselves (and by search engines). An average Twitter user from Costa Rica has 24 followers.
Top 10 followers
http://twitter.com/muchacostarica - MuchaCostaRica.Com - 606 followers
http://twitter.com/Gorileo - Rogelio Umaña - 518 followers
http://twitter.com/NicoPisani - NicoPisani - 443 followers
http://twitter.com/jenfos - jenfos - 283 followers
http://twitter.com/iecr - Spanishinstitute - 283 followers
http://twitter.com/stevekatz - stevekatz - 261 followers
http://twitter.com/SEOCharlie - SEOCharlie - 236 followers
http://twitter.com/fusildechispas - cristian cambronero - 196 followers
http://twitter.com/remediosgraphic - remediosgraphic - 158 followers
http://twitter.com/gringuitica - Erin - 153 followers
An update is the term refering to Twitter messages published by a Twitter users. These are also called tweets. The average number of updates for a Twitter users from Costa Rica is 118. 44 Twitter users (or 9%) are still waiting for their first message to be published. Below you can find the top 10.
Top 10 updates
http://twitter.com/Gorileo - Rogelio Umaña - 3.715 updates
http://twitter.com/berylcorea - berylcorea - 2.883 updates
http://twitter.com/reiterstahl - RQR - 2.248 updates
http://twitter.com/SEOCharlie - SEOCharlie - 1.957 updates
http://twitter.com/OzaCR - OzaCR - 1.804 updates
http://twitter.com/willvv - Will Vásquez Vásquez - 1.621 updates
http://twitter.com/zoncho - Carlos Murillo - 1.461 updates
http://twitter.com/yeco - Yeco - 1.337 updates
http://twitter.com/olesha - olesha - 1.209 updates
http://twitter.com/Rafa - Rafael Gonzalez - 1.207 updates
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Elisha Strom, the woman whose month in jail for blogging caught the attention of the nation's top civil rights organization, pleaded guilty Thursday in Albemarle General District Court to two counts of obstruction of justice.
"Yay," exclaimed the fuchsia-haired Strom after the hearing at which she received a six-month suspended sentence in Albemarle, and a 60-day suspended sentence for the Charlottesville charge.
Strom had downplayed her I HeArTE JADE blog and her surveillance of the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force officer as a "hobby," but her publication of the name, address, and photographs of an officer's home–- although obtained from public records–- brought her a felony charge of intention to harass or intimidate under an obscure Virginia law that the ACLU says is unconstitutional.
That charge was followed by an obstruction of justice charge September 2 from Charlottesville, which alleges she interfered with a July 9 undercover drug buy at Belmont Park.
In the plea agreement, the Class 6 felony charge in Albemarle was reduced to misdemeanor obstruction of justice.
As part of the plea and suspended sentence, she's ordered to stay far–- at least 300 yards–- from JADE premises and its officers' homes and ordered not to contact the officers, including Virginia State Police Special Agent Jason Trent, who investigated the case.
"It had gotten to the point she was following family members," says Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman. "It's unnerving. People who do important jobs [for the government] need to be free from fear."
"These guys are such cupcakes," retorts Strom.
Strom says a risk assessment conducted on her after the charges were filed discounted any notion that she would harm the officers.
"They said I was a threat," says Strom. "They knew all along I wasn't dangerous."
She also disputes the notion that she interfered with the Belmont Park bust that ended in a low-speed chase.
"In a drug context, that's a very sensitive operation," says Chapman. "Someone could get hurt or killed. She's there driving around. The appearance of the same vehicle could spook the target."
"There is no way I obstructed that," says Strom. "I was parked–- the pictures show I was in one spot."
Strom says she decided to accept the plea when she began feeling like she was fighting for a free speech issue that people really don't care about.
"The court of public opinion had already convicted me," she maintains. "They never think it's going to happen to them."
Strom says she didn't initially see the case as a free speech issue until plea negotiations began and the prosecution wanted her to take down her blog.
"They wanted no future blogs and no discussion of the task force on the Internet," says Strom, who balked at the conditions.
Under the revised plea, Strom agrees to take down the address and photo of the JADE officer's house–- which she says she got off the Albemarle County website–- and post no new photos of JADE men from October 15 on. She expects to have her computer back in a week, and plans to finish the blog.
"It ends with, 'Uh-oh. They're here.'" remembers Strom, who's been computer-less since her July 16 arrest.
And after that for the woman who's married to, but estranged from Kevin Strom, once a leading figure in the white separatist movement whom she helped convict on one count of child porn possession?
"I'll have to find a new hobby," says Strom.
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ps - by the way, I may be wrong, but I think both cases were disposed of on the General District Court level?
Armchair, there is of course an exception to the rule. As in Alford plea. It's still a plea agreement. The defendant does not admit the act and continues to assert innocence, but admits that sufficient evidence may exist which could likely convince a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty.
I wonder if an Alford plea was involved here? Elisha???
"brought her a felony charge of intention to harass or intimidate under an obscure Virginia law that the ACLU says is unconstitutional."
...and you wonder why the ACLU is known by many as the American Criminal Liberties Union?
Quite a few people were interested in the outcome of your cases after trial. And after appeal if it ever rose to that point. With your plea agreement, you deprived all of us of the final outcome, namely, did you actually commit a crime or not? :)
I also don't enjoy court battles. I had much better things I could have been doing for the last decade. But, I was basically forced into each and every court battle I had to participate in. Both as a wrongfully accused defendant in the beginning, and as a plaintiff during the resulting lawsuits. And many of the decent honest truthful cops I know encouraged me and backed me 100%. If you were a psychic who had predicted 15 years ago that I would been suing 8 different cops and 2 civilians over the last decade in numerous wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and libel lawsuits, I would have called you totally crazy.
Now that it's almost over, with what I consider to be the biggest and best lawsuit still pending, I feel comfortable in the fact that I have already been vindicated in the minds of anybody that really keeps up with local news and events.
Mr/Mrs/Miss Yet, sadly enough, you are 100% correct. Thanks to the taxpayers, the system has unlimited funds at their disposal.
And yes, as you say, plea agreements have placed a lot of innocent people in jail. A lot of people simply don't have the money to take on the system. And they don't have the money to sue the cops involved once thay are cleared of wrongful or malicious charges as well.
Furthermore, if people do have the funds for a successful legal defense, and they do have the funds to file wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution lawsuits, the system still has unlimited taxpayer funds to fight these lawsuits tooth and nail for 5 to 7 years. The system tries to bankrupt the defendant who has now become a plaintiff in the lawsuits against the system and their actors.
You do raise an interesting question though. How much does the system invest in time and money to defend the behaviors, wrongful arrests and self serving malicious prosecutions of innocent citizens? I am somewhat of a self ordained expert on this. After having been a sworn deputy sheriff for almost three decades, and then being subjected to a handful of false arrests and malicious prosecutions myself, I would estimate the system's tab just in my cases alone to be close to or exceed $2,000,000 in fees along the way and awards paid out at the conclusion of my various lawsuits against them once the criminal charges were laughed out of court by competent judges. For whatever reason, the system has spent a fortune of the taxpayer's money trying to convict me of a crime, any crime, it seems to make no difference to them what they convict me of. They have tried felonies and misdemeanors. They've even tried some false charges that a judge in a coma in a hospital room on life support wouldn't possibly convict me of. That's how desperate they have been for the last decade. And the taxpayer has footed their bills for the last decade, every penny of them in actual costs and awards paid out. (In the out of court settlements of my various lawsuits against the system, I can not disclose how much they paid me, and they of course can continue to admit no wrongdoing as part of the settlements.)
I have sympathy for any person who doesn't have the money to fight the system. I guess you're right, maybe Strom simply didn't have it.
The system is a sham; I don't need a ââ?¬Å?victory" in such a thing to tell me I've won.
While I am neither unhappy nor happy with pleading to the obstruction charges, JADE and their sycophants are most definitely not happy.
I didn't give in. I got out from under their collective thumb.
The war on drugs is over and the government lost. It wasn't even close. With all the billions spent on "enforcement," I guess they need to try to put something in the "W" column, however they can get it. Doesn't surprise me they'd go after a woman who doesn't even traffic in drugs.
Really Expert, I am not at all surprised she wimped out. How long was she in jail? And how much does she have to spend on this? A hostile legal system does/will intimidate everyone. Plead guilty to a misdemeanor or face the possibility of returning to jail? Obviously she could not afford to post bail. In this town you can't afford to be right, there is only duck and cover...
Think of Austin and Silva... geez, how much did the "legal system" invest in time and reporter harrassment to defend the indefensible behavior of the arresting officer?
As far as freedom of the press. A reporter being subpeonaed to provide testify hearsay? Well, this tactic has apparently worked, as I note the Hook has not reported the recent controversial arrest of a certain person after breaking a car window to get to her.
I was hoping for a change with Lunsford, but it becomes apparent to me that she alone cannot change a rampently corrupt "legal" system, that the elected office of the District Attorney does not hire and FIRE inept law enforcement officers. The actions of questionable officers are defended by this office, probably simply to limit liabailty of the actions of said officers, and so the conspiracy of bullying continues, abet perhaps less publicized now, as the Hook has displayed by their lack of attention to the latest KNOWN act of "valor" by Albemarles/Charlottesville's "finest".
I am with you Elisha, the system is a sham, and for yourself, you did the right thing. I am sorry you spent any time in jail over such a stupid charge. But understand, the sham system is working, for the bullying police that is....
And Expert, I am glad you had competent judges. My understanding is that there are few of these, and that the local judges are supportive of the police, right or wrong. This is certainly evident in several recent cases, as so much time is spent on cases which can only be defined as travesties of justice.
Mr/Mrs/Miss Yet, the advantage I had was the fact I had been a sworn deputy sheriff for so long. The average citizen does not have this benefit.
In one false arrest the judge declared the testimony from certain cops as being "diametrically opposed" to the testimony of other cops. People can assume whatever they want, but to me the judge was calling half of them liars to their face in open court. And he was correct in doing so.
In another case, a judge told his baliff that he could not believe an "entire chain of police command" had just committed perjury in his courtroom. This judge retired shortly thereafter. I to this day still wonder if he was fed up with the entire system. I personally think he had finally realized he didn't know who to trust in the witness box.
Self Ordained Expert wrote: "Quite a few people were interested in the outcome of your cases after trial. And after appeal if it ever rose to that point. With your plea agreement, you deprived all of us of the final outcome"
Should I run my car high-speeed into a tree just because the rubberneckers are interested in finding out whether I end up decapitated or simply sustain a mere broken bone instead? I'm thinkin' no.
Self Ordained Expert wrote: "namely, did you actually commit a crime or not?"
It would seem, according to the two convictions, I did, in fact, commit a crime.
According to the two convictions, I did not, in fact, commit the crime they attempted to charge me with.
Self Ordained Expert,
Ah, well. I've gotten some spectacular driving lessons from JADE Detective Jon McKay -- aka Porn Star -- so I'd have to say any of their (your?) fantasies of my demise-by-tree would be rather unrealistic.
Say what you will, but there is no way on God's Green Earth I would ever accept a plea agreement in any case like this. I still don't get it. The city and county can legally publish a cop's name, address and photos of his residence, but it's a crime when a person republishes the exact same information?
I feel very strongly about this. Three different cop shoppes put my entire family in danger when they published my address while I was still an active sworn deputy sheriff in Virginia. Do I have any enemies from my career as a deputy sheriff? I don't honestly know. I don't think so due to the nature of my employment. But it sure seems I have left behind a few enemies wearing badges and guns.
Not only this, but they placed me in grave danger when they walked around my house peeping in windows while attempting to serve a false arrest warrant late one cold night in February of 2005. (Yes, they testified in open court that they had walked around my home trying to peep in the windows.) They had parked the patrol cars out of sight. One of my dogs alerted me to their presence. Once I got dressed and went to the door, all I could see was three people in dark clothing walking around my house outside. What if I had gone outside with a handgun to defend myself and my property? Thank God, and for whatever reason, I went outside without a handgun. Considering what could have happened on a simple misdemeanor false arrest, I am lucky to be alive right now.
Having been a deputy sheriff for almost three decades, with no criminal history or history of violence whatsoever, what was wrong with these rookie cops calling me and asking me to report to the Magistrate's Office to meet them? They had no trouble two nights later calling me and asking me to meet them on Main Street to discuss an issue directly related to the false arrest.
I support good honest cops all day long. But some of the tactics this newfounded brand of rookie use nowadays are way over the top. And then to see them stand up in open court and lie under oath, that's way over the top. In order to make me appear a bad guy and raise their chances at a successful conviction, they attempted to tell the judge I live in a fortified bunker with a complete surveillance system of my surroundings. They also attempted to tell the judge I had "police radios" sitting everywhere. As if buying, refurbishing, and selling Motorola two way radios as a hobby makes one a criminal. It's just plain insane the way a small percentage of cops conduct themselves lately.
Mr/Mrs/Miss Yet, of course I can reveal the details. Over the course of a decade (1997 to 2005), and after having been a sworn deputy sheriff for decades, I was charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors. All of them were exceptionally hilarious. And all of them were highly publicized locally. And yes, I was embarrassed to death by all this sloppy police work and foolishness. And yes, my family was embarrased to death as well.
No convictions whatsoever. Lawsuits filed in each and every case. In total, 8 cops sued, 2 civilians sued.
Every lawsuit against any cop, except one, has settled out of court before the jury trial dates set aside to hear my claims. One lawsuit is still pending and I definitely want a jury trial in it. There was a default judgement (plus running interest) against an ex-cop civilian for libel. And there was a judgement (plus running interest) awarded against another civilian for libel.
The out of court settlements have two stipulations. First, I can not divulge how much I have been paid in either compensatory or punitive damages. Secondly, the cops involved can continue to deny any wrongdoing.
Anytime a plea is accepted in Circuit Court the judge asks a list of questions including the following question, "Are you in fact pleading guilty because you are in fact guilty?" This question requires a yes or no answer. Based on this answer there are follow up questions. These questions are always asked as standard operating procedure. So basically Ms. Strom is now on here stating that she pretty much prejured herself so she could get the disposition of the case she wanted. Ms. Strom prejury is also a crime. To take back control would not be an acceptable answer in any court during a plea bargin.
Elisha, as I get older I forget the details about seemingly trivial matters. Is McKay the one who shot himself in the leg at the police range? Or was that somebody else?
I can't help but think there's a couple of people sitting around high-fiving each other and giggling about your suggestion of running your car into a tree at high speed! :)
Self Ordained Expert wrote: "The city and county can legally publish a cop's name, address and photos of his residence, but it's a crime when a person republishes the exact same information?"
Publishing such information isn't the crime. The crime is the publication with the intent to harass, coerce, or intimidate. It's one of them there loopholes for the powers that be to use to harass, coerce, or intimidate any thorn in their side. Perhaps some day that ammunition will be removed from their arsenal.
If someone wants to take the Task Force to task, I believe there are better places to do so than in the courtrooms they own.
So, did you have the intent to harass, coerce or intimidate JADE members?
If not, why accept a plea agreement?
If they claim you had the intent to intimidate them, I would say the same is true for the city and county governments. It's pretty intimidating when they publish cop's names, addresses and photos of their residences. Complete with a map feature. Maybe any sworn law enforcement officer should be exempt from publication in city and county online taxes.
Self Ordained Expert wrote: "So, did you have the intent to harass, coerce or intimidate JADE members?"
That seems to be one of the big questions.
Self Ordained Expert wrote: "If not, why accept a plea agreement?"
I've already said why -- to take away their control of me. Being indefinitely deprived of my LEO guys, and forbidden computer and Internet access, was intolerable.
I'm glad you were successful in your own legal endeavors; you seem to be pleased with your outcomes. I, however, don't dig court battles. Even if you win, you still lose.
That is one crazy lookin individual.
Er..I mean as a work of fiction. And Elisha, be careful of driving.
Expert, I don't know, you won, but you still can't reveal the details. Hmm.. Can you ever? Or has your freedom become permanently restricted? If you ever can, I think there may be a book in it. For that matter, you could always write a work of fiction.
WoW! I never expected Strom to whimp out and give in.
It's obvious the only reason an attractive plea agreement was offered to Strom was to keep her from going all the way and winning at trial or on appeal. I saw it coming.
I guess it also proves that the city and county can print a cop's name, his/her address (with map feature), the value of their home, along with color photos.... all on the Internet in "online tax records".... and it's legal. A civilian reprints the information and it's a crime.
Self Ordained Expert wrote: ââ?¬Å?Secondly, the cops involved can continue to deny any wrongdoing."
I've read many of the comments you've made about what happened to you. (I even named you, and also Gerry Mitchell, the wheelchair-bound pedestrian that got clobbered by the local cop then ticketed hours later, specifically in an interview with The Hook, as examples of Charlottesville's and surrounding counties' defamation and bullying tactics.) I find it curious that -- unless I've missed it somewhere -- you don't name the cops involved in your situation. Why not?
Self Ordained Expert wrote: ââ?¬Å?Is McKay the one who shot himself in the leg at the police range?"
Not sure. I have buckets of both useless and useful information on McKay, but there's still stuff about him I don't know. I do know he was one of the policemen in that botched English Inn bust where JADE forgot to lock the adjoining door of the hotel room and their target caught them, so, it wouldn't surprise me if it was McKay who shot himself in the leg.
O. G. Armchair Quarterback wrote: "Anytime a plea is accepted in Circuit Court"
I wasn't in Circuit Court.
I didn't even speak. The judge was handed a piece of paper that I signed agreeing to the conditions -- which I've listed on I HeArTE JADE.
Rather than the Ms.-Strom-perjury smear, you probably should've gone with the she-looks-crazy-she-must-be-guilty BS instead. You see, stating one is not guilty of a crime one has never been convicted of is hardly perjury, whereas anyone who has seen pictures of me would agree my appearance is ugly psycho.
I just don't think real names are that important.
Much like you, I do have nicknames for all of them though.
My daughter laughs and calls one of them "orange Hair" every time she sees him in traffic. It's the same one I have always called "the red headed stepchild". I think he holds the local record for having had the most lawsuits filed against him. If he doesn't hold the record, I feel confident he's in the top 2.
One of them, a former JADE cop who eventually got fired.... well, he's "Lover Boy". There's never been a female within a 100 mile radius that he thought wasn't sexually attracted to him. A lot of cops think they are God's Gift to women. (25 and 30 years ago I guess I was guilty of this attitude too!)
Another is "Duck Legs". Most cops even know who this nickname refers to. He waddles like a duck when he walks. :)
Another is known as "Lt Motor Oil" to me. There's a very old and a very long story behind this nickname. He sat in a witness box and lied like a dog. Had we anticipated the lies he was going to fabricate, there would have been a Virginia State Police Lt. there to impeach his testimony.
And one, while I have only seen her face to face one time in my life.... her nickname is "Dumb As A Rock". She allowed a few cops to put a leash around her neck and parade her around as their "Attack Dog"! I actually have sympathy for her, the way she allowed them to use her.
The other 98% of the cops.... nickname or no nickname, they're simply honest decent hard working folks.


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