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I have traveled around the world but I have not been to the destinations on this voyage. My favorite places have been Japan and South Africa. Archbishop Desmond Tutu traveled with us from San Diego to Capetown, South Africa! I was able to hear him speak of South Africa's beauty. SAS organized a parent trip and my mother joined me in South Africa and went on a safari with me. Next stop -Ghana!
In the meantime, Vaughn has opened Hostel Habibi in the Hillcrest area of San Diego and is also pursuing a PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Alliant International University.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and I
My mother and I looking out on Cape Point in South Africa
Vaughn R.
Bonjour! My name is Hugo Flores and I'm currently a student at San Diego City College. Over the summer of 2012, I made my dream of studying in Paris, France a reality. I went with Los Angeles Valley College. Many CSU, UC and community colleges throughout California participated in this incredible program. For me, the program was phenomenal! I got to live in a dorm (Sainte Famille) which provided free meals and other hospitality needs. Also, the dorm I was staying in was the same location where my classes took place. Located in the heart of Paris, the Sainte Famille dorm is run by really nice and generous nuns. It is also next to the Luxembourg garden, the largest and most beautiful garden in Paris.
My daily schedule consisted of getting up at 7:30 am to catch the free breakfast, and then French class started took place from 8:30 to about 9:40. After our French class, we would have a culture class from 10:00 to 11:00 which taught us about the French way of life in. We would then have a couple hours to rest and get ready for our daily walk and field trips at 2:00 p.m. They would last a couple hours so by 4 or 5 pm we would be done. Sometimes we would have events at night. The great thing about the rest of the day when we didn't have night events was that we had the evening and night all to ourselves to explore. The program also expanded our knowledge by taking us out of Paris for a weekend to the city of Tours, France. Some of the activities I participated in included going to the opera, museums, and gardens. For a day I got to go to Versailles to see King Louis XIV's palace which was amazing!
Summer in Paris was incredible and no experience will ever come close to it. I completely fell in love with not only the city, but also the culture. The moment I saw the Eiffel Tower I knew that my dream was now a reality. Words cannot even describe the first time you see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and The Arc de Triomphe. I also made a lot of friends during the program, including from around Europe, whom I still keep in contact with today. The experience expanded my horizons and made me want traveling to be part of not only my career, but my life. I'm more aware and knowledgeable about my surroundings thanks to my stay in France. After the program, I promised myself to go back to Paris with Los Angeles Valley College when they return in the summer of 2014.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments about my experience, feel free to contact me. email@example.com
Hugo F.
I was recently granted the amazing opportunity to be a part of the first group to participate in the Global Institute of Comparative Studies (GICS) "World Capitals" program that took place this summer in Berlin, Strasbourg, and Paris. This program is conducted by Chancellor University and they have started a great study abroad program. There will be more such programs taking place in the following semesters. Like most students, I have always had the desire to study abroad, specifically in Western Europe. I took my dream and turned it into reality this summer and it was definitely one of the best choices I have ever made in my lifetime! I can truly say that it was a life changing experience! People hear that often just like I did but one cannot fully realize the depth of growth that can be achieved by studying abroad until you go. The experiences gained while studying abroad and while living in multiple countries was phenomenal. I learned so much in the two months while in Germany and France that wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for this study abroad program. I learned about an array of course material topics, multiple European cultures, western civilization and history, and about myself. And most of it was by pure experience. These experiences ranged from the little things like learning how to converse with the locals during a night out on the town, to finding out that you have to pay for water even if it's from the tap when at a restaurant.
GICS in partnership with CEPA-Europe facilitated an amazing program! GICS coordinated many educational excursions every week for us to learn in and out of the classroom. There was never a dull moment. One morning I'd wake up to prepare for a tour of the Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg along the Alsace wine route or receive a formal lecture by a member of the German parliament and view the seats of the parliament inside the Reichstag building in Berlin. I learned so much about the functioning of French and German government as well as many contemporary social, economic and political issues the world is facing today. There was much discussion on the effects of globalization as it continues to evolve. These topics were the main focus of the program. These courses changed my perspective on America and the world as a whole. Now I know so much more about the history of our nation and other countries and how we as a globe have arrived at our current state. This program has given me the knowledge and courage to help change this world for the better. I highly recommend to anyone considering studying abroad to take the chance and go. Doing what it takes to make the opportunity possible for yourself will be the best thing you can do for your educational pursuits. If anyone is interested in the World Capitals program, have any general study abroad questions, or about my personal experience, feel free to contact me. email@example.com
Enrique Z.
My name is Maurice. I'm a double major in Peace Studies and Labor Studies at San Diego City College. I have been studying at "City" for 2 years working to transfer to UC Berkeley as a Peace and Conflict studies major. My 2011 summer study abroad program took me to Costa Rica, one of the most beautiful and bio-diverse countries in the world. Studying Spanish while living with local families in Costa Rica was a mind-opening experience that allowed me to better communicate with other cultures, and therefore see things from a different, more open perspective.
My daily routine was waking up in the morning, having breakfast with my host family, walking 3 miles to class in the most beautiful landscape anywhere; it was like walking in a nature moving picture every day. I lived in a house with my host family of two adults and two children who treated me like one of their own family members. We went on nature walks, trips to the capital city of San Jose and visited relatives in the countryside. It was the most fun I've had in years! I had class during the morning until the early afternoon, then we had a break and lunch made on campus by local people. Sometimes we made lunch as a class which was fun, too. We had local music and dance lessons where I learned new steps that I do today at parties. Pretty cool stuff!
I had the opportunity to interview local workers, where the local economic system is changing from a farming system to a more industrialized economic system. I had the opportunity to speak and interview workers from both systems. We had opportunities to visit the Rain Forest, Cloud Forest, and water falls. I had the opportunity to go on the three-hour Costa Rica water rapids (some of the best rapids in the world that I still brag about). It was the experience of a life time! There was so much to do and learn and I built friendships and had experiences I'll never forget.
One thing that was different from home was the lack of hot water and having to throw toilet paper in the waste basket instead of in the toilet, but the friendliness of the people is all you remember. Costa Rica is a very social place. People invite you into their homes to have a party or eat home cooking and everyone goes out of their way to make you feel at home. Everywhere there are people sitting out and about just talking and always ready to invite you into the conversation with food and drink. In the U.S. it's not like that. People walk around rarely speaking to each other. In Costa Rica I knew all my neighbors on the street. We all talked to each other and were invited into their lives. But back home I did not know all the people in my own building. I changed that when I got back home. Now my neighbors and I spend more time outside together in the back yard. It's a lot more fun now being home after experiencing a different way of life in Costa Rica.
Some of my most memorable moments in Costa Rica were not the hiking in the mountains or visiting volcanoes, it was learning Spanish and being with my classmates sharing new experiences together. For future study abroad students, I think it's really important to branch out and see the world from different perspectives. It's difficult at first but once you do things that are outside your comfort zone, you realize things are more than just about what's happening in your own country or even just about yourself. You learn how we are really connected, that what happens somewhere else or at home is not an isolated event but is tied together in a common thread. Costa Rica was an amazing experience for me! Being an ambassador for the U.S. and for my school was incredible! My advice is to take any chance you can get to study abroad and try a new experience. It's really important. My next study abroad destination is Mexico City. Can't wait to see what experiences are waiting for me there. It won't hurt you when you're ready to transfer either to be able to say, "I've studied in…….........."
Update: I will be transferring to California State University Dominguez Hills in Fall 2013 to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Building with a minor in Labor Studies. Studying abroad opened doors for me that I could not have imagined both personally and academically.
Maurice M
Hello Everyone, I want to welcome you to the study abroad family here at City College. My name is Norman. I studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the Fall 2010 semester through San Diego City College. I selected Argentina as my study abroad destination to continue learning Spanish and immerse myself in a new culture.
While living abroad I chose to live with a host family. My Argentine parents' names are Martin and Luz. They treated me as if I had been in the family all my life. I still keep in touch with them today. I just got accepted to a University and the advisor highlighted my study abroad experience as a positive. (I also studied abroad during Spring 2008 in Salamanca, Spain and was awarded a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship to help me do that).
Now that I have experienced these incredible cultural immersion programs, my life has been changed forever. I have become more fluent in Spanish, self-confident, increased my self-esteem, become more independent, self-sufficient, and open to other cultures. And I have caught the travel bug!!! In May 2012, I look forward to visiting Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Island. In 2013-14 I hope to fulfill my dream to travel throughout South East Asia. This is how much the study abroad program at San Diego City College has changed my outlook on life. Regarding my career goals, I plan to move to a developing country to give back and be productive.
Update: I am currently attending Southern New Hampshire University. I am majoring in Computer Science. I've been accepted into my International MBA/w Computer Science which I will start in spring 2014. On May 19th, 2013 I finished my 100 hrs TESOL/TEFL certification course training which will allow me to teach English all over the world. I will be taking my Asia tour next year as I travel to Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and a few other nearby countries as well. My ultimate goal is to teach in China for a year.
Norman S.
"Buenos Aires is a vibrant, beautiful and fascinating city that I knew nothing about before the study abroad program. Truthfully, I knew very little about South America. Participation in the program revealed engaging insights and wonderful truths about the city, the country and the world. While exploring my neighborhood, which was conveniently located in the heart of the city, participating in the Anthropology and Spanish courses offered, or traveling to Iguaçu Falls, perhaps the most beautiful sight I have ever seen, I was repeatedly struck by the vast expanse of cultural and natural brilliance. While a participant in the program, I applied to UC schools and I am confident the experiences and perspectives gained in Argentina helped me get into and graduate with High Honors from the UC Berkeley Department of Anthropology. While a student, accompanied by a number of other San Diego City College study abroad alumni, I served as chair of the Anthropology Undergraduate Association, wrote an honors thesis that won a departmental award, and delivered the commencement speech for the class of 2011. Since graduation, I have worked as a Research Associate for the Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health, an arm of the Public Health Institute, using skills gleaned from anthropological analyses of medical topics to inform public health and public policy initiatives. In fall 2012, I will begin the UC San Francisco-UC Berkeley joint PhD program in Medical Anthropology, where I will continue studying vitally important issues, such as economic and political battles over water rights in Riobamba, or life and death among children in Brazil, topics I was first introduced to while studying abroad through San Diego City College, a program and a school I continue to be grateful for. And I am also pleased to share that I was just awarded a three-year Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation!
If you have questions about my experience, please feel free to contact me: firstname.lastname@example.com
"I was awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in the amount of $3,000 in order to help pay my expenses to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina during Fall 2008 I would have not been able to go without this prestigious scholarship. This experience has had a huge impact on my life since then because I left the U.S. not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. I came back with a better sense of myself and the world around me. I studied mostly Spanish and Latin American politics, and that has had a tremendous influence on my ideas for future academic endeavors and career paths. When I finished the program, I continued traveling to Chile and Peru. Once I returned to the U.S., I went on to finish my B.S. in Psychology, and I am currently in school again for my Master's degree in Public Administration. I am also a full-time pre-school teacher and most of my recent jobs have been in education. I highly recommend the study abroad experience to everyone, not only for the educational experience, but because it enriches your life and leads you to appreciate your own country after you have been outside of it."
"I had the pleasure of studying abroad in Buenos Aires in the Fall 2008. Our group was the pilot group for this study abroad destination and we had some great experiences. Spending a semester in the capital of Argentina truly opened my eyes to new experiences. Our classes included anthropology, History of Latin America, Spanish immersion courses, and a very interesting Argentine Life and Culture course. Our program was very well organized when it came to extra curricular activities as well, including the opportunity to go to a hacienda outside of the city and experience the life of a gaucho first hand. The classes were held in a language school in the charming neighborhood of Recoleta which made for a very beautiful study environment.
This study abroad experience was one of the sparks that kindled my desire to get a degree in International Business at San Diego State University with an emphasis in Latin America. Being multicultural in this increasingly interconnected world is a very important asset to have. An eye-opening experience such as studying abroad is vital to understanding the world we live in. I have just completed a internship at South American Explorers club in Cusco, Peru which allowed me to work first hand in South America and see how business is done in a different culture. Living in a foreign country and working or studying abroad is a life-changing experience and everyone who gets a chance to do so should take advantage of it."
Richard R.
"I was privileged to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the Fall of 2008 through San Diego City College. This semester was my first extended international experience, and it still lives strongly inside of me through my daily outlook on the world. I was deeply inspired by the beautiful ways in which different people live their lives, and it pushed me further into my love and interest in music and anthropology. I have since continued my study of these two subjects at the University of California, Berkeley. I am currently in my third year and I will be going to London during summer 2012 to do field research as a part of my undergraduate honors thesis. I am studying street music as a cultural anthropologist.
It is my opinion that all students should have the opportunity to experience the life-changing and abundant benefits, both academic as well as personal, that come from studying and living abroad. I would not have been able to study abroad without the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, nor would I be where I am now without other scholarships. I encourage students to apply for them regularly as there are many out there and they make dreams come true. Best wishes and happy trails!"
Beau D.
"My name is Amanda. I participated in the Summer 2008 Study Abroad Program in Cuernavaca, Mexico. I was fortunate to receive a small scholarship to participate in the program. My homestay family was very welcoming and taught me a lot about Mexican culture. The house was clean and safe and within walking distance from school. My class size was about 5 people. As a result, we really connected and built strong relationships. Our classes were held outdoors in the garden or school patio. The total immersion greatly improved my Spanish. The short term program was convenient being that I am a non-traditional student. Therefore, it was feasible to take a month off from my responsibilities to take part in this amazing adventure.
My summer abroad was the starting point of my travel bug. Since then, I transferred to San Diego State University and also studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Every experience has increased my cultural awareness and sensitivity towards others. My most amazing experience was studying abroad with Semester at Sea! I traveled through the Mediterranean including to Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Egypt and Morocco. Upon graduation, I started my career path as a program assistant with the United States – Mexico Border Health Commission. It was the combination of my cultural competency and language skills that enabled me to obtain my position.
I highly recommend studying abroad as a means of self-development, career development, adventure and cultural awareness. We live in a globalized society in need of globalized leaders. Studying abroad whether it be a short term or long term program will make a tremendous impact on your world view. Lastly, I highly suggest applying for scholarships and fellowships. Do not let money get in the way of your education and your development. There is a lot of support once you decide to take the step forward.
Happy traveling!"
Amanda C.
"My girlfriend and I participated in the SDCC Study Abroad program in the summer of 2007. We went to Cuernavaca, Mexico for 4 weeks to study Spanish at 'Universal.' The classes were difficult but rewarding. The greatest part of the experience was the wonderful weekend excursions where we got a real appreciation and some depth of understanding of the rich Mexican history and culture. Living in the home of a reasonably typical Mexican family was enlightening as well. We still have contact with some of the other participants. We both recommend a study abroad experience as a meaningful part of gaining an education!"
Jack P.
"During summer 2006 I went to Cuernavaca, Mexico to study intensive Spanish after my 2nd semester at City College. I had loved going places and learning about other cultures from my world travels with the U.S. Navy. Since no one else spoke English in Cuernavaca other than the other students in my homestay family, we HAD to apply what we learned in class just to get around. We went all over the city from the movies, to the mall, and to just about every night club. We even went on excursions to Mexico City and Acapulco on weekends. I had a blast and I learned so much more in Cuernavaca than in my Spanish class in San Diego because I applied what I learned in class almost immediately with the people in Cuernavaca.
Today I use Spanish all the time for my work as a Marketing Broker for Legal Shield. I help with the interview process in person and with my Spanish website, legalshield.com/mem/oamason, I am able to assist the Spanish-speaking community all over the U.S. And I owe it all to my decision to join the study abroad program with the help of City's Study Abroad advisor who helped me and all the other students every step of the way."
Odell M.
"I studied abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico during the summer of 2005. I wanted to study abroad because I have always been very interested in learning about other cultures. I had taken Spanish in high school and wanted to continue learning the language. Language immersion was a great excuse to travel and also a strategic way to learn a language while receiving school credit. What's not to love! Living in Cuernavaca for a month made me all too aware of gross disparities in wealth people can suffer from. It made me want to work with human rights. I graduated from UCSD as a Sociocultural Anthropology major, and Human Rights minor. I am currently interning at the International Rescue Committee and will be serving in AmeriCorps at the International Rescue Committee starting September 2011."
Jamie S.
"I participated in the San Diego City College Study Abroad Program during spring semester 2004 in Cannes, France, on the French Riviera. I was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, which, together with my Pell Grant, paid for the cost of the program. I certainly would not have been able to go without the Gilman scholarship. As an archaeology/anthropology major, the opportunity to visit both prehistoric and historic sites made the program absolutely priceless! I am still studying the French language. Study abroad in France was complete immersion, which gave me an awesome foundation in the language.
I graduated from Columbia University in 2012 with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and currently work as a professional archaeologist in Southern California specializing in desert archaeology."
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Missing New Jersey teen who sent fake tweet found safe
A missing New Jersey teenager who tweeted that someone was in her house is fine and has been reunited with her family.
Clark Police Chief Alan Scherb says state troopers spotted 16-year-old Kara Alongi walking along the New Jersey Turnpike near Interchange 1 in Carneys Point around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
She was taken to a hospital for evaluation and returned home early Wednesday.
Alongi gained hundreds of followers after asking people on Twitter to call 911 Sunday. However, the evidence has pointed toward the teen being an apparent runaway.
Surveillance video showed her at the Rahway train station on Sunday after the tweet was sent.
The police chief says detectives are trying to determine the girl's whereabouts over the past two days.

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Top 20 Most Popular Book Reviews of 2011
- Crosswalk.com Staff
- 2011 15 Dec
What book reviews were the most read at Crosswalk.com in 2011? Find out what readers were reading and which titles made the top 20 list.
1. Don't Stay Away from Forbidden
Ted Dekker's new partnership with Tosca Lee in the thriller Forbidden seems to have added something richer to his work.
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2. Bathsheba a New Take on an Old Story
The final chapter of Jill Eileen Smith's series brings the story of David and Bathsheba to life in a beautifully researched page-turner.
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3. The Christmas Note Tugs Heartstrings
The Christmas Note tugs on every heartstring. Even the most Scrooge-like reader will blink back tears on more than one occasion.
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4. My Foolish Heart Has Everyday Problems
My Foolish Heart is a delightful visit to a charming town. It's a story reminiscent of Steel Magnolias, but with a personality and charm all its own.
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5. Mine Is the Night Is a Bonny Retelling
Based on the love story of Ruth and Boaz with an 18th century setting, Mine Is the Night is a charming tale with spiritual applications throughout.
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6. Dekker Explores in The Priest's Graveyard
A psychological thriller exploring justice, ethics and forgiveness inside a twist-laden maze, The Priest's Graveyard is Ted Dekker at his finest.
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7. Secret to Success Found in Utopia
David L. Cook's philosophy is packaged as a pseudo-fable about finding the secret to success, whether in golf or life in general.
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8. Been There, Seen That in Courageous
Despite its failings, if a book designed to hit every emotional button helps men become better fathers then it's worth reading through a little déjà vu.
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9. Forgiveness Found in The Deepest Waters
In The Deepest Waters, Dan Walsh requires us to consider deeper issues than mere life and death—such as, how does a survivor move on?
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10. Nobody's Child Is Full of Grace
As central to the plot as it is, bioethics is the vehicle by which greater themes of shame, forgiveness and grace are explored in Nobody's Child.
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11. Archaeology Fascinates in Second Messiah
The fascinating, mysterious realm of biblical archaeology invites the reader into the modern geopolitical thriller of Second Messiah.
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12. Gifted Storytelling Continues in Indelible
Kristen Heitzmann captures the reader's emotions and attention with gripping action scenes combined with unforgettable characters in Indelible.
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13. Body and Soul Are Healed with The Touch
With scientific research and the role of art in healing the body as well as the soul, this story is beautifully told by Randall Wallace.
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14. Desert Gift Is One of John's Finest
Sally John's keen insight into the complexities of marriage and personal identity make Desert Gift one of her finest works yet.
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15. Rick Tramonto Tells All in Scars of a Chef
The true story of top chef Rick Tramonto's "rags to riches" journey from high school dropout to award-winning chef does not disappoint.
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16. A Stand-Up Guy Falls Flat
There's a certain irony here that Oliver is a comedian who isn't particularly funny—and unfortunately, neither is this so-called comic novel.
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17. Water's Edge a Kinder, Gentler Law Thriller
Author and attorney Robert Whitlow's Water's Edge is heavier on the ethics and lighter on the legalese, making it a kindler, gentler law thriller.
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18. Plots Unusual and Unforeseen in The Queen
As usual in this series, Steven James weaves together two or more plots that tie together in an unusual, unforeseen way.
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19. Insight Offers That and Redemption, Too
Insight has a wonderful period feel to it. It is as advertised: "a moving story of compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, faith and redemption."
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20. Romantic Suspense Found in A Killer Among Us
While A Killer Among Us stands on its own, many readers will probably want to take in the rest of the Women of Justice series as well.
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Laborers and Professionals keep the state functioning and they deserve respect and fair financial rewards.
The North Dakot Legislature voted themselves a raise. At the same time, they denied raises to North Dakota teachers and denied Unemployment Benefits to Crystal Sugar Workers.
Those workers did NOT go on strike. They were locked out! Locked out by a CEO who takes over a million dollars in salary! The locked out employees have worked, paid taxes, and shopped in North Dakota for many years. They have been unpaid volulnterers, contributing members of their communities. They have raised families here.
They deserved better treatment from Crystal Sugar, and from the legislature.
If North Dakota wishes to get and keep good teachers, they must be paid a living wage. Many young teachers have student loans to pay. They may have young families and wish to purchase a home. Denying them a living wage will drive them away and possibly out of teaching. I was saddened when an outstanding young teacher, a graduate of DLHS, left this community for much better wages.
Unless you have had a classroom of 25-30 kids to teach or a high school schedule of 25-30 kids per class for 5 or 6 classes a day, you have no idea the stresses and exhaustion. Yes, there are rewards to teaching, but intangible rewards don't pay for the rent, the groceries, or the utilities, not to mention make student loan payments, car payments, and buy gas.
Again, this legislature fails people who work hard and make a contribution to their communities and to the state. The legislature is granted power by the people. That power is to benefit the citizens, not themselves. Legislators are there by the will of the people. The people are fickle and legislators are temporary.


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Marlins 'turn the page' after controversial call
MIAMI -- In the face of adversity, the Marlins repeatedly have shown resilience and character.
They've been tested again as they aim to put Thursday night's controversial 3-1 loss to the Reds behind them.View Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- In the face of adversity, the Marlins repeatedly have shown resilience and character.
They've been tested again as they aim to put Thursday night's controversial 3-1 loss to the Reds behind them.View Full Game Coverage
"The beauty of baseball is you turn the page and you move on," manager Mike Redmond said. "Sometimes that page is heavier than others to turn."
Thursday night's setback was especially tough because Miami felt it had worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the eighth inning. But momentum changed after a six-minute, 10-second review overturned a plate at the plate.
"We've got to move on," Redmond said. "It's over. There is nothing we can do. We can't get that game back. We can sit here and not feel sorry for ourselves. It doesn't do us any good."
On Friday, MLB issued a statement regarding Rule 7.13, which involves blocking the lane to home plate. Upon review in that decisive eighth inning, catcher Jeff Mathis was ruled to be in violation of Rule 7/13.
"The Replay Official judged that the catcher did not provide a lane to the runner and hindered his path to the plate without possession of the ball," the statement read. "The throw also did not force the catcher into the runner's pathway. As a result, in accordance with Rule 7.13, the ruling on the field was overturned and the run was allowed to score.
"We realize that people may reasonably have different opinions regarding the application of Rule 7.13 in any particular instance because it is a judgment call. We are continuously evaluating the application of the new rule, and we anticipate a full review with all appropriate parties in the offseason in order to determine whether any changes should be made. We also recognize that the exorbitant length of last night's review, which was more than three times the season average, must be avoided in the future.
"That said, the most important goal of this rule has been to eliminate dangerous collisions at home plate, and it cannot be disputed that the rule has been very effective toward achieving this purpose."
Marlins outfielder Reed Johnson, 37, is a 12-year veteran who raised the question whether runners are manipulating the rule when they know they're clearly out.
"Teams are taking the road of, well, you've got a better shot when you're halfway down the third-base line, you start pointing and saying, 'I don't have a lane! I don't have a lane!' Johnson said. "If that's what it's coming to, it's kind of sad. I mean, what's next?"
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter Miami Marlins


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- In Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Of Clowns and Cosmetics
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- Beerbohm, Cosmetics, and Women
- Salvation and Sincerity: Satire in Beerbohm's "A Defense of Cosmetics"
- A Defence of Cosmetics and the Age of Reproduction
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- Say goodbye to your soul and embrace artificiality!
- The Importance of Being Ernest in Word Choice in Max Beerbohm's "The Pervasion of Rouge"
- Here a Sage, There a Satirist: Ambiguity in Beerbohm's "A Defense of Cosmetics"
- Criticizing Artifice by Lauding It
- Beerbohm's Skin-deep Satire
- Max Beerbohm, the Meanest Kid in the Playground
- Life Imitates Art, Using a Makeup Palette
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- "Ars Cosmetica": Punch responds to "A Defence of Cosmetics" with a parody of Isaac Watts
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November 2009
Issue Number 7.
Marijuana Arrests in the
United States (2007)
by Jon Gettman
Executive Summary
This report provides an overview to a vast amount of data
reported in the Marijuana
Policy Almanac, available at http://www.drugscience.org/States/US/US_home.htm.
This almanac provides the largest collection of detailed
data about marijuana arrests in the United States ever released
to the public. It contains detailed data at the national,
state, county, and local agency level about marijuana arrests
and related topics, such as marijuana use, criminal justice
costs, and clearance rates for serious crimes. The Marijuana
Policy Almanac also contains individual summary reports for
each state, and rankings of states by penalties for marijuana
possession, marijuana arrest rates, and the number of marijuana
These data shed some light on the growing national and regional
debate over whether marijuana prohibition is a policy that
effectively delivers benefits that justify its human or fiscal
Specific findings include the following:
1) Nationally, there is little apparent relationship between
increasing marijuana arrests and rates of use.
2) There are wide disparities between states in both marijuana
arrest rates and the severity of penalties. These differences
bear little relationship to rates of use, while the penalty
structure actually serves as a price support for the illicit
3) Young people and African-Americans are disproportionately
affected by marijuana arrests.
4) The costs of arresting marijuana users are substantial,
and raise serious questions about the cost effectiveness
of marijuana prohibition.
Read the full report: Marijuana
Arrests in the United States (2007) (PDF
This work was funded by a generous grant from the Marijuana
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They're not even that moderate. They're corporate. The candidates Glazer & his GOP PAC worked to defeat - THEY were moderates representing north Orange County, LA suburbs, and Sacramento suburbs... He's clearly to the right of them.
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Well, the unions just lost MY vote for any issue they sponsor! Without transparency, we have the best government money can buy.
If you're interested in who is funding who in Oakland's 2014 Mayoral race, there's a new web app for that: http://opendisclosure.io
SEIU should be the last people to oppose SB 52 because it just makes them look bad to their own rank-and-file members. If you ask members of that union, not the leadership, most will tell you that they really resent having their union dues being diverted into political campaigns instead of being used to provide much-needed services and representation, which is supposed to be what union dues are paid for in the first place.
An example of this disconnect between union leadership and rank-and-file would be in the case of in-home care (a.k.a. IHSS), which provides home care services for disabled and seniors in California. Most homecare workers will openly tell you that they would prefer their union to advocate for higher wages and benefits for home care workers instead of helping some candidate get elected or some ballot proposition gets passed.
Most of them feel that SEIU, the union that represents homecare workers, is greatly letting them down by not doing more to protect their jobs and get them better wages and benefits for the very important jobs that they do in helping California's disabled and seniors have better lives and live independently in the community.
Unions in general have long been considered a force for progress, but they are becoming just another special interest group. They support dumb, wasteful projects like the Central Subway in San Francisco and the high-speed rail project just because they provide jobs for their members, not because they are good way to invest taxpayers' money. And they will also abuse CEQA when they think it serves their interests:
Thank you for bringing this to light.
The two party system is so corrupt it can't be fixed. A third party is desperately needed. One which eschews corporate financing and favors. One that will make our cities and towns livable again and put America back on track not as the worlds bully policeman but a great and compassionate democracy.
So, the Oakland/Berkeley hills aren't in Oakland or Berkeley?
That's what you should've written your story about!
Mr. Baker,
If you zoom in on the map, you'll see that the district dips into the Oakland hills, just past Skyline Blvd, and does so as well in Berkeley, crossing over Grizzly Peak Blvd.
The cities of Oakland and Berkeley are not included in the district. I see Orinda, Moraga and Canyon as the western-most cities/towns on that map.
The cities are just a distraction from the point though.
This is an attack piece veiled as investigative journalism. Covering politics requires nuance and perspective from both sides. Something this "article" sorely lacks.
I'd expect better from you, Robert.
David Baker,
Here's a map of the 16th Assembly District:
As you can see, it does include portions of the Berkeley and Oakland hills.
The author doesn't even know the geography of the district! When did Oakland and the Berkeley Hills become part of AD 16?
Always good to know you are reading complete BS right from the start.
A hit piece that will probably be used by the Sbranti campaign. Nothing more.
The title should really be fall of Democrats, they are aligned with special interests and do not represent the public. Democrat controlled cities are dropping the buck of unfunded public pensions and welfare programs, causing the gloom of bankruptcy that clouds over these expenditures just like the cities of Detroit and Chicago.
Gammon oughta take a look at the corporate Dems who are running for mayor. Hint: they are incumbents.
I see the author is trying to directly link oil and tobacco companies to Glazer, rather than being paid as a consultant by JobsPAC. If you only would have gone 1-2 degrees further - you could say Glazer tax dollars are paying public unions - who are funding Sbranti's war chest. So you see, oil & tobacco are funding Sbranti's campaign!
Of course, I don't see any effort to dig into Sbrantis political donation history before he became the unions darling. If the author did he might have mentioned Sbrantis donations from PG&E and 3 donations from Chevron.
The author might have even mentioned the disgusting push polling tactics supporters of Sbranti are conducting in AD16 - a race & class baiting tactic straight out of the Republican playbook on how to manipulate low information voters in southern states.
Now lets see how well that tactic works in AD16 - with Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, Blackhawk, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore - the voters are not exactly low-information, and might actually care about where their tax dollars go.
Oh, and its only odd that the author did not mention any of this with the assumption the author himself did in fact write this hit piece and not the Sbranti campaign - which in that case its totally understandable!


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MIDWAY | Henry Ivan Leonard of Leonard Lane, Midway community, departed this life Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
MIDWAY | Henry Ivan Leonard of Leonard Lane, Midway community, departed this life Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brooks Temple United Methodist Church with family visitation an hour before the service.
Public viewing will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Funeral Service.
He was born May 29, 1925, in Davidson County to Henry Ervin and Clara Lee Lindsay Leonard. He was a member of Brooks Temple United Methodist Church, serving on the senior choir, trustee board, the United Methodist Men and as a custodian. He was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Navy and retired employee of Thomasville Furniture Industries Plant C.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Nancy Leonard; a grandson, Deric Leonard; two sisters, Ethel Leak and Fannie Melton; and four brothers, Hoy, Clifford, Jesse and Marvin Leonard.
Ivan leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 65 years, Lena Mae T. Leonard; eight children, Robert (Emma) Leonard, Wanda Peebles, Faye Leonard, Earlene Leonard, Martha King, Vernon Leonard, Cammie (Bruce) Smith and Gary Leonard; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; seven sisters-in-law, Dorothy Leonard, Gwendolyn Leonard, Annie Leonard, Nellie Ruth Wagner, Elsie McIntosh, Dora Hargrave and Louise Tuttle; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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Lee, Edstrom tied after 2 in Texas
Midland, Texas – Danny Lee and Reid Edstrom both fired 6- under 66s on Friday to grab a share of the lead through two rounds of the WNB Golf Classic.
Lee, the 2011 champion, was briefly alone atop the leaderboard, but he stumbled to his only bogey of the day on the par-3 16th to drop into a tie with Edstrom at 10-under 134 through 36 holes.
"It's just one of those weeks where things have been working and you've got to enjoy those weeks, they don't happen often," said Edstrom. "I don't think I've missed a putt inside of 10 feet yet. It's been stress-free for the most part."
First-round co-leader Daniel Chopra shot 69 at Midland CC and fell into a tie for third place with Whee Kim (66), Rod Pampling (67), Brian Duncan (68), Brice Garnett (65) and Clodomiro Carranza (67) at 9-under.
Nick Flanagan (68) and Josh Broadaway (69) are tied for ninth at 8-under, while Todd Hamilton (71), who shared the lead with Chopra and Alex Cejka after 18 holes, is knotted in 11th with four others at 7-under.
Cejka, meanwhile, tripped to a 73 and dropped into a tie for 22nd at minus-5.
Edstrom, who missed the cut at the Colombia Championship and tied for 26th last month at the Chile Classic, carded six birdies during his bogey-free second round.
He picked up shots on Nos. 2 and 4, then turned the trick in succession starting at the seventh to wrap up an outward 32. Another gain at the 12th had Edstrom part of a group deadlocked at minus-9, and a birdie on the par-4 last separated him from the pack.
"I kind of sprayed it around a little bit but always seemed to get away with it," said Edstrom. "The trees are so tight generally that if you hit it in there, nine times out of 10 you're going sideways to get it back into play."
Lee, who tied for second place at this event last year, was close behind after a bogey-free opening nine which featured birdies at Nos 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9. He birdied the 12th to pull even with Edstrom and briefly moved ahead with another gain on the 15th, where his tee shot landed in a fairway bunker and bounced out.
"Stuff like that, it just happens all the time for me, which is good," said Lee, who lives at Los Colinas in Dallas. "I'm not a member here but maybe I should be. I might move down here."
NOTES: A total of 77 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at 2-under-par 140 ... Defending champion Luke Guthrie is not in the field as he is now playing on the PGA Tour ... This week's purse is $600,000 with $108,000 going to the champion ... Ryan Spears withdrew prior to the start of the first round and was replaced in the field by Brian Prouty, who missed the cut.


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BAYBORO � The Pamlico Hurricanes are struggling early this baseball season.
The team is 4-6 and has been snake-bitten by some fielding woes, but there are several bright spots for the �Canes and coach Mike Twichell Jr.
Perhaps none brighter than the play of senior Shane Hardison.
Hardison has the strong and stocky build of a throwback catcher in the mold of ex-Pittsburgh Pirate Mike LaValliere or current Angels manager and former Dodger Mike Scioscia.
He leads the Hurricanes in hitting with a .361 batting average, and has posted a team best ERA of 1.85 and a 1-1 record.
Hardison was a very efficient and reliable player for the Hurricanes a year ago as a junior, but he knows that this season, the amount of onus placed on his broad shoulders has increased.
�I think with being a senior, you start thinking about playing teams for the last time and you want to be sure you play good in that last time,� Hardison said.
�As for how well I�ve been hitting. I think its all a change in my approach and mentality. I�m just going up there and trying to have fun.�
Hardison and fellow senior Mark Buck comprise a solid one-two punch for the Hurricanes on the mound.
It is Hardison, who has assumed the role of ace for the team in the early going.
�With pitching, it all comes from the work I put in with my brother, who played ball in college, and coach Twichell calling good pitches,� Hardison said.
�I feel like I am always trusting my fastball and can locate it anywhere I want to anytime. That allows my curveball to really make me dangerous because it sneaks up on you.�
Individually, Hardison is having a lot of fun, and he feels that the team�s struggles can be rectified and overcome with plenty of games left in the season.
�We have a young infield at second and first, but we just need to quit thinking so much out there and quit getting so angsty in the field, relax and make the plays we�ve made a hundred times before,� Hardison said.
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We're living in strange times, people. The United States' CIA Director is caught up in the middle of a story from the Real House Wives of the Pentagon; MySpace is back and is attempting to force us all to relive our embarrassing teen years of sparkling fonts and poor profile song choices; and the life of the only food that could survive a nuclear apocalypse – the Twinkie – has expired thanks to its parent company Hostess going out of business. It's 2012 and maybe, just maybe, the Mayans were right. The world will keep spinning at least until December 21, though, and mobile tech shows no signs of stopping earlier than that. Here's all the news and the best apps and games from the week of November 11-16, 2012.
5. iPad Minis hot commodity for consumers, crooks
Everyone wants to get their hands on an iPad Mini. It's the typical rush that occurs any time a new Apple product comes out, no matter how ludicrous and unnecessary it may be. Though it didn't launch in line with the WiFi iPad Mini or the fourth generation iPad, the iPad Mini with 4G LTE made its way to store shelves this week. They are likely to be a popular item this holiday season, and you're going to want to get a jump on getting one. Take a cue from some thieves in New York who managed to snag 3,000 of the 7.9-inch tablets from JFK Airport.
4. Good guy Google
It's hard to hate Google. Sure, it's a tech giant with an eye on almost everyone and a nearly endless supply of money, but it seems like it has good intentions in everything it does. Take for example, the Google Free Zone. While it sounds like a dedicated area that bans Googling within it, it's actually a free Internet access for people who want to check Gmail, Google+, and perform Google searches without being charged for data. If that's not enough for you, check out the free update Google released for its YouTube app that turns Android phones into a remote control for Google TV. Maybe you're more into gaming, in which case you should try to get in on the invite-only augmented reality game that Google developed. Oh, or maybe enjoy the new simplified ability to share apps over Google+. Google is like the stereotypical mad scientist with too much money that just develops absurd things for the sake of it. We're sure there's some sharks with laser beams on their heads somewhere in the company's headquarters, though.
3. Microsoft's OS is bloatware
One big complaint that comes with any portable device is that there isn't really as much memory on it as the makers claim. While it's not entirely true – usually the memory is there, just has some built in apps and the operating system occupying some of it – Microsoft has taken things to a whole new level by creating the first ever OS that may in fact be bloatware itself. It came to light that 13GB of every Surface tablet is dedicated to nothing more than Windows RT. This revelation has caused outrage among consumers, who are now suing Microsoft over the ordeal. Our suggestion to Microsoft: ship out 16GB microSD cards to make up for lost storage, but add in a PDF apology that takes up 13GB of space and cannot be deleted.
2. Research in Motion would like to remind you that it exists
Everyone remember Blackberrys? Research in Motion sure does. If you walk into its offices, it's like walking back into 2008. "Single Ladies" is playing on repeat, the employees are still talking about how great "The Dark Knight" was, and there's a big Obama "Hope" poster hanging on the wall – which is odd because the company is in Canada. In the real world, over four years have passed since the Blackberry was relevant, but RIM believes 2013 is the year of the comeback. The company has a press conference planned for January 30, 2013, and will ship out its product within a month of its unveiling. Expect the ad campaign to consist of timely references like Chuck Norris facts and De-motivational poster memes.
1. Too cool to text
Things go in and out of style incredibly quick these days, and the industry has a hard time keeping up. Samsung just announced a new member of its Galaxy family will come with a full sliding QWERTY keyboard. That launch comes just in time for a decline in SMS usage. Perhaps this is a bit presumptuous and hyperbolic, but texting is clearly dead and has no chance of coming back. Good thing we've got cameras with 4G connectivity to communicate with now.
Fresh New App of the Week
Pixlr Express (Free, Android/iOS): From Autodesk, the team behind Sketchbook, comes Pixlr Express. If you've used the Web version, you know what you're getting here, but the ability to use it on the go in app form makes it a must have. Perfect for photo editing of any kind, Pixlr Express lets you take any image and improve it. Think of it like a totally customizable Instagram where you make the filter and can alter its effects any way you see fit.
DuoLingo (Free, iPhone): Learn a new language like it's a game. Play games, level up, and compare scores with friends to see who would be better off if dropped in a foreign land with nothing but an iPhone.
ShoutOut Radio (Free, iPhone): Turn your music listening experiences into social hour with ShoutOut Radio. The app allows you to send and share music with friends via Facebook.
Fresh New Game of the Week
Crazy Coaster (Free, iOS): Remember Roller Coaster Tycoon for the PC back in the day? Crazy Coaster is clearly built on the same track as that classic title. Travel around the world building over-the-top coasters that only the most daring of thrill-seekers would ride. You'll have to keep casual customers happy too, of course. You can't be picking up pairs of dentures after every old person rides your fastest coaster. Your goal is simple – build an extremely profitable ride empire.
Cubed Rally Redline ($1, iOS): Like those old magnet powered race tracks that you may have had as a kid, but with 8-bit graphics and insane obstacles. The car keeps going on its own, but you have to keep it on track for victory.
Max Awesome ($1, iOS): Everyone that has ever dreamed of being a stuntman can finally live out their fantasies through this quirky title.
Editors' Recommendations
- Photography News: Raw edits on iPad and an A.I. research lab for PicsArt
- After the launch of the Hub, the Google Home App gets a major overhaul
- Amazon ups its smart home game with a new Echo Show, microwave, and clock
- Photography News of the Week: Fujifilm creates A.I. for use in designing albums
- Awesome Tech You Can't Buy Yet: A.I. selfie drones, 'invisible' wireless chargers


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Habitat for Humanity of the Lexington Area is going back in time to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Habitat for Humanity of the Lexington Area is going back in time to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The nonprofit organization is having a gala Saturday at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center on South Main Street. Participants are encouraged to dress in 1980s attire, however it is not required. Tickets are $75.
The agency formed in 1988 to improve the quality of life in Lexington by having people from all walks of life work together in equal partnership to eliminate poverty housing.
"In the past 25 years, our local Habitat affiliate has helped build 47 homes for individuals and families in Lexington and through our tithe to Habitat for Humanity International 47 throughout the world," said Marjorie Parker, executive director of the organization. "Ninety-four families have had their lives changed thanks to the efforts of our founders and supporters. Still the need is great. Habitat will continue the mission of our founders to eradicate poverty housing for those in need."
Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and music by Ken Davis outside the courtyard behind the Habitat for Humanity ReStore of the Lexington Area on 4 E. Third Ave. At 7:15 p.m. there will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and entertainment by Allison Crowell inside the civic center. Also at that time a silent auction featuring a massage certificate, lamp, artwork, flower pot arrangements and jewelry will take place.
An hour later the agency will honor its founding members — John Walser, Mary Davis and the late Helen Brinkley. It will also honor Bob Oates for being instrumental in raising money for the organization to start. They will receive a token for their efforts and have the opportunity to speak. Parker noted it was important to highlight those individuals because of their dedication and determination.
"These insightful people recognized the need for safe, decent and affordable housing in the Lexington area," Parker said. "They believed that with hard work and by offering a 'hand up not a handout' they could change the world one nail at a time."
At 8:15 p.m. the live auction that features theme cocktail/dinner parties, private air travel to Charleston, S.C., or Asheville for lunch, interior design consultant, mayor for the day adventure and an original Duck Commander portrait autographed by Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty will start.
Sheets Dance Academy will have a special performance for the event. The night will end with dancing and music provided by Second Wind.
Proceeds from the evening will be used to build homes. A year ago, the organization opened the ReStore that sells gently used furniture, appliances, fixtures, household items and building materials 25 to 75 percent off the retail price. Proceeds from the sold items go back to the organization to help build homes and serve more families as well.
The chapter is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which is an ecumenical Christian housing organization. The overall mission of Habitat for Humanity is based on the premise that "every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent and affordable place to live in dignity and safety," according to the organization's website.
The organization hopes to break ground on its 48th house in the fall. Parker said that home on Seventh Street will be special because students from Lexington Senior and Central Davidson high schools will be on site to help with carpentry, electrical work and other projects. She is also seeking businesses or church groups that would like to be sponsors by donating money or volunteering.
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CANTON, OH - The Ripley High Wrestling team traveled to Canton, Oh for the 55th annual Canton Holiday Tournament.
The event reigns as the longest running wrestling tournament in Ohio and draws nationally ranked grapplers from around the country and is hosted by North Canton's Hoover High School.
The Vikings are no strangers to success in the prestigious east coast rumble. In 2012, Ripley finished with 133 points and a sixth place finish.
The No. 3 ranked (WV) Class AAA Vikings were looking to see how they sixe up against top shelf competition and were joined by fellow West Virginia high school, Wheeling Park.
Wheeling Park took a ninth place finish with 92.50 points. The Vikings didn't fare as well as a team this year, finishing 29th in a field of 33, notching only 25 points.
A bright spot was the performance of 2012 state runner up Lucas Simpkins. The super sophomore finished fifth at (126) and went (5-2) in competition.
Simpkins won one match by fall, one by technical fall and three by decision. His most thrilling victory was probably a (4-2) decision over Madison Comprehensive's Trae Coopwood.
No other Viking managed more than one victory in the tourney.
"We had a pretty rough tournament in terms of wins and losses but I think our overall effort was much better. As a group we made tons of mistakes and we have to correct them on a short turnaround for duals against three tough teams," said Coach Matt Smith.
Ripley travels to Parkersburg South tonight to face the Patriots, Buckhannon and Cabell Midland.
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COREY RIGGENBACH WADSWORTH Dec 8-2 Won XAEVIER EDWARDS LORAIN Dec 5-1 Lost WALKER CHIEFFE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Dec 3-1 Won TRAE COOPWOOD MADISON COMPREHENSIVE Dec 4-2 132 KYLE SMITH Record: 0- 2 Lost ZACH EARNSBERGER NORTHWEST (CANAL FULTON) Fall :41 Lost ROY PARLE KENMORE Fall 2:24 138 CHASE MORGAN Record: 0- 2 Lost MAX HALL OLENTANGY T-Fall 15-0 Lost DALTON BURNS MILAN EDISON Fall 1:22
145 CHANCE MORGAN Record: 0- 2 Lost JOSH BOSTIC JACKSON (MASSILLON) Fall :17 Lost DEJUAN DANIELS KENMORE Fall 2:42 170 DONAVYN ESTEP Record: 0- 2 Lost CHRIS HEAD JACKSON (MASSILLON) T-Fall 17-2 Lost JAKE WENSYEL WHEELING PARK WV Fall 4:22
182 ANTHONY JARVIS Record: 0- 2 Lost CALEB TERNENT JACKSON (MASSILLON) M-Dec 13-3 Lost TOMMY RICKER WHEELING PARK WV Dec 1:40 195 AUSTIN HALL Record: 1- 2 Lost CHRIS MEFFERT LAKE (UNIONTOWN) Fall 4:00 Won GRANT HOLCOMB FIELD Fall 1:37 Lost CLAYTON BRANDENBURG WADSWORTH Fall 2:17 220 GARRETT PHILLIPS Record: 0- 2 Lost KYLE GREEN WADSWORTH Fall 4:38 Lost TREVON ALLRED MADISON COMPREHENSIVE Fall 4:12 285 FREDDY ROUSH Record: 1- 2 Lost SADI SANTANA LORAIN Dec 7-1 Won COLLIN MEFFERT LAKE (UNIONTOWN) Dec 4-3 Lost WILL KANTERS JACKSON (MASSILLON) M-Dec 14-1
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Are you ready for some gumbo?
At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 3, when the Ravens take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, much of Baltimore will be watching, either from their stadium seats in New Orleans or here at home.
Ravens fans not lucky enough to have tickets to the big game still have plenty of reason to celebrate at home in Baltimore, and they can do so in N'awlins style. According to local chefs with Louisiana roots, the Big Easy's cuisine is tailor-made for parties.
"New Orleans food is for gatherings," says Thomas Dunklin, the New Orleans-born and raised executive chef at B&O American Brasserie. "It's family driven."
So it's no surprise that many traditional New Orleans dishes — like crawfish boils, dirty rice, and yes, even gumbo — are easy to make for a crowd.
Chef Shawn Lagergren, who draws on his Louisiana childhood when creating the menu at Tooloulou in Hamilton, says, "Southern cooking is rooted in family and traditions. Cooking in Louisiana is a way of life — it's comforting and full of emotion."
Fitting for a football game that, no matter what the final score, will certainly evoke an emotional response from Baltimore fans.
In New Orleans, "emotion" goes hand in hand with spice. "When you're talking about New Orleans food, you're talking about northern Caribbean food. That's where you get your hot, your spice, your seasoning," says Chef Ed Bloom, a Baltimore native who studied in New Orleans for 10 years — including a stint under Chef Paul Prudhomme — before returning to open Ethel & Ramones in Mt. Washington.
Dunklin agrees. "New Orleans has really bold flavors, due to the cultures that inhabited the city over the years."
Dunklin recommends kicking off Super Bowl parties with a variety of bite-sized foods, including mini muffuletta sandwiches, grilled oysters with spicy jalapeno-lime butter, deviled eggs topped with ham hock, pimento cheese and chow chow, and smoky jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and bacon-wrapped garlic sausage.
Dunklin also suggests serving up a Super Bowl seafood boil — similar to a Maryland crab feast, but with different seasonings and a wider array of seafood. Bloom agrees that a seafood feast is a good choice, with the addition of his "three red" sauce. Lagergren notes that other great party foods are big batches of dirty rice and gumbo.
"Every Cajun family has a gumbo recipe," says Lagergren. "Each family takes pride in making their gumbo a little different, giving it something that sets it apart."
Marylanders have opportunities to combine traditional Baltimore foods with New Orleans-inspired flavors. "With all the seafood, New Orleans and Baltimore use similar ingredients," explains Dunklin.
At Ethel & Ramone's, Bloom makes a crab cake using remoulade — the mayonnaise-style condiment spiked with Cajun seasoning — in place of a mayonnaise or mustard binder. He admits that in New Orleans, chefs prefer Cajun and Creole seasonings to Baltimore favorite Old Bay (though as a Baltimore native, his own spice allegiance never wavered).
Most chefs say they make their own Louisiana-style seasoning, using spices like cayenne, onion powder and garlic powder. But Bloom also recommends Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends and Maryland's own McCormick Cajun Seasoning. Dunklin likes Emeril's seasonings and Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning.
To wash down all those spices, try a Sazerac, the boozy rye, bitters and absinthe concoction that is the official cocktail of New Orleans.
"The key ingredient in a Sazerac, Peychaud's bitters, was created by a Haitian immigrant named Antoine Peychaud out of his apothecary on Royal Street in 1838," explains Doug Atwell, head mixologist at RYE in Fells Point.
For dessert, Dunklin recommends a king cake, the brioche-like wreath of a cake traditionally associated with Mardi Gras. "It's not hard to make," he promises. "In New Orleans, starting January 6th, every Friday we have a king cake."
A small plastic baby is baked into the cake. Finding the baby is associated with luck and, according to Dunklin, "Whoever gets the baby has to bake the cake the next Friday."
The top of the king cake is dusted in colored sugar — usually green, yellow and purple, the colors of Mardi Gras.
But in Baltimore, nobody will complain if you skip the green and yellow sugars.
On Sunday, it's purple all the way.
Mini Muffulettas
Recipe from B&O American Brasserie
These petite sandwiches are hearty and full of flavor.
1 pound ham, sliced
1 pound genoa salami, sliced
1pound mortadella, sliced
1 pound capicola, sliced
1 pound Swiss cheese, sliced
1 pound. provolone, sliced
2 cups olive salad (see recipe)
1 sheet pan loaf focaccia (or 30 or so slider buns)
Slice focaccia in half to open the bread up. Place slices of ham, salami, mortadella, capicola, Swiss cheese and provolone cheese on half of the bread loaf. Top with olive salad. Place top half of bread loaf on top.
Cut the loaf into 1 ½ inch by 1 ½ inch squares. If using slider rolls, there is no need for slicing.
Olive Salad
1/2 cup kalamata olives, chopped
1/2 cup pichioline olives, chopped (or any green olive)
1/4 cup celery, chopped fine
1/4 cup carrot, chopped fine
1/4 cup cauliflower, chopped fine
1 Tablespoon oregano, chopped
1 Tablespoon garlic
1 Tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup red wine vinegar
11/4 cup olive oil
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Let sit for 24 hours.
Cajun Gumbo
Recipe from Tooloulou
At Tooloulou, Chef Shawn Lagergren recreates the family recipes he grew up with in Louisiana — and he's keeping a few secrets to himself. "The gumbo done at Tooloulou boasts a family secret that makes it a little different than the recipe below. Stop in on a Sunday night and try it for yourself."
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1 cup celery, chopped very fine
1/2 cup onions, chopped very fine
1/2 cup green bell peppers, chopped very fine
4 cloves garlic, chopped very fine
8 cups chicken stock
1 pound boneless chicken breast, cubed
1 pound boneless chicken thighs, cubed
Salt and black pepper to taste
Red pepper flakes to taste
2 pounds andouille sausage
Sliced okra (optional)
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
Gumbo file powder, to taste
In a 1 to 2 gallon heavy pot, mix flour and butter. Cook over medium heat until flour is brown (walnut colored). Stir constantly.
Add celery, onions and green pepper and cook until tender. Add the garlic and cook an additional 5 minutes.
Add chicken stock and mix well. Add the chicken.
Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Add salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes to taste and cook 1 hour. Add andouille sausage to the pot. Add enough water to fill pot to approximately 1/2 inch from top. Add okra (if using).
Continue cooking 2 hours, stirring frequently. (Gumbo can cook all day; it gets better as it cooks.)
Approximately 30 minutes before serving add parsley. Serve in large bowls over rice with gumbo file powder on the side, so each person can add as much as they want .
Three Red Sauce
Recipe from Ethel & Ramone's
Chef Ed Bloom uses this sauce in numerous ways at Ethel & Ramone's. "You can add it to rice instead of water, use it instead of water for jambalaya, or saute a variety of seafood and deglaze the pan with the three red sauce. It's really versatile," he says.
1/2 quart marinara sauce
1/2 quart or 4 large red bell peppers, fire-roasted, deseeded and skinned (jarred is fine, but if you roast them at home, be sure to remove all the seeds, as they add bitterness)
3 cayenne peppers, fire-roasted, deseeded and skinned
3 heaping Tablespoons cajun seasoning (Chef Prudhomme's or McCormick's)
Combine marinara, roasted red peppers and roasted cayennes in a food processor and blend, or place in a bowl and blend with a handheld wand blender.
Add seasoning and puree until the sauce is almost velvety.
If the sauce is too spicy, cut back on the cayenne peppers, add additional red bell peppers, or thin it with water. Tool it out to your own taste.
Dirty Rice
Recipe from Tooloulou
Dirty rice is a savory — and filling — staple of New Orleans cooking.
1/4 cup canola oil
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic
1 pound ground beef*
2 cups rice (uncooked)
4 cups beef stock
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Add oil to pot and add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until translucent. Next add ground beef and cook until browned. Add rice and then beef stock and seasonings.
Bring to a boil and stir. Reduce heat and stir every 10 minutes (total rice cooking time is between 25 and 30 minutes). Cover for last 10 minutes until rice is fluffy.
*Can also be made with ground chicken gizzards, hearts and livers.
Recipe from Rye
The official cocktail of New Orleans, the Sazerac was created during the 19th century. "Today, its precise and careful preparation is the sign of a well-trained bartender," says Doug Atwell of RYE in Fells Point.
2 ounces Old Overholt straight rye whiskey
1 sugar cube
3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
Lemon peel
Pour two ounces of whiskey into a pint glass, fill with ice and stir for 8 to 10 seconds. Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe. Soak the sugar cube with bitters until completely red, place into the rocks glass and muddle with a splash of water. Strain the chilled rye into the prepared rocks glass and garnish with a large swath of lemon peel.
Bacon-Wrapped Garlic Sausage and Cream Cheese-Stuffed Jalapenos with Caramelized Onion Ranch Dip
Recipe from B&O American Brasserie
Chef Thomas Dunklin says that like all New Orleans food, this smoky, spicy take on jalapeno poppers is "a little rich and heavily seasoning-based."
36 slices smoked bacon, thick slice
18 jalapenos, halved (seeded optional)
1 pound cream cheese
11/2 pounds garlic sausage
Lay bacon out on a cutting board 2 slices at a time and around 2 inches apart. Cover with plastic wrap and lightly pound out the bacon to thin strips. Proceed with remaining slices of bacon.
If you like it spicy, don't deseed the jalapenos. If you prefer a less spicy dish, remove the seeds.
Take the jalapenos and spoon about a tablespoon of the cream cheese inside of each. Then put about a tablespoon of sausage on top of the cream cheese in the jalapeno.
When complete, wrap each one with bacon and secure bacon with a thick toothpick or skewer.
To cook, place in a smoker and smoke for 2 hours at 225 degrees (optional). Then place them in a 375-degree oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until bacon is crispy.
Serve with caramelized onion ranch dip.
Caramelized Onion Ranch Dip
1/2 cup caramelized onions
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon cilantro, chopped
1Tablespoon Worcestershire, reduced by half
2 Tablespoon cider vinegar
1teasoon honey
11/2 cups mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
White pepper
Tabasco sauce
Place onions in a food processor and blend to smooth. Add garlic, cilantro, Worcestershire, vinegar, honey, mayonnaise and buttermilk, then puree until smooth. Season with salt, white pepper and Tabasco sauce to taste.
Ham Hock and Pimento Cheese Deviled Egg with Chow Chow
Recipes from B&O American Brasserie
Deviled eggs are a favorite addition to meals from Maryland to Louisiana. Here, Creole mustard, pimento cheese and ham hock amp up the Southern flavor.
10 eggs, hard-boiled
1/2 cup pimento cheese
2 ham hocks, boiled until tender (about 2 hours)
1 Tablespoon Creole mustard*
1 Tablespoon mayonnaise (may need a little more)
1/2 Tablespoon chives, minced
1/2 Tablespoon shallots, minced
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
2 dashes Tabasco
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire
White pepper
1/2 cup chow chow (see recipe)
Smoked paprika, to taste
Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Separate the yolk from the white.
Place egg yolk in a mixing bowl with shredded pimento cheese, ham hock, mustard, mayonnaise, chives and shallots. Mix well.
Add cayenne, Tabasco, lemon juice and Worcestershire. Season with salt and white pepper.
Place mixture in a piping bag and pipe mixture into egg white. Top with chow chow and smoked paprika.
*if you cannot get Creole mustard, combine three parts grain mustard with one part prepared horseradish.
Chow Chow
1 cup white cabbage, thinly shredded
2 Tablespoons shallots, minced
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seed, whole
1Tablespoon sugar
1/2 Tablespoon salt
Combine all ingredients in a pot and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool.
Grilled Oysters with Jalapeno Lime Butter
Recipe from B&O American Brasserie
"Baltimore and New Orleans cuisines use similar ingredients," says Chef Dunklin, pointing out both cities' love affairs with seafood, like oysters. These grilled oysters topped with spicy butter are an interesting alternative to oysters on the halfshell.
1/4 pound butter, room temperature
1 jalapeno, finely chopped (seeds optional)
1 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon garlic, chopped finely
1 teaspoon sea salt
12 oysters, fresh in the shell
Heat grill to medium-hot heat with hardwood (oak, cherry, apple or hickory). If you don't have wood, use charcoal.
While waiting for grill to heat up, combine all ingredients except the oysters and mix well. Wrap butter mixture in plastic wrap, roll into a log, and chill.
While butter chills, shuck oysters.
Once the butter is chilled, slice into coins (about one tablespoon each) and place on top of oysters.
Once the grill is hot, place the oysters, in their shells, directly on the grill for about 3 to 5 minutes or until the butter is melted and sizzling.
NOLA Style Boil
Recipe from B&O American Brasserie
"In Maryland we have steamed crabs," says Chef Dunklin, "and in New Orleans we have a crawfish boil. We boil seafood with potatoes and corn and garlic, pull it out, throw it on a newspaper-lined table and stand around the table, eating and chatting."
For the boil sachet
10 bay leaves
5 Tablespoons coriander, whole
6 Tablespoons cayenne (more if you like it spicy)
2 Tablespoons fennel seed
4 whole cloves
2 Tablespoons oregano
4 Tablespoons mustard seed, brown
4 Tablespoons mustard seed, yellow
12 whole allspice
1bunch parsley
1 cup salt
4 Tablespoons peppercorns
Additional boil ingredients
10 lemons, halved
4 onions, halved
6 garlic heads, whole
3 gallons water
Potatoes and seafood
5 pounds red bliss potatoes
4 ears fresh corn, cut in half
4 blue crabs
2 to 3 pounds andouille sausage
5 pounds whole shrimp
10 pounds crawfish
Place all boil ingredients, except lemons, onions, garlic and water, in a sachet. Place sachet in a large pot. Add lemons, onions, garlic and water to the pot. Bring to a boil.
Taste to make sure it is the flavor of spice you want. If you want it spicier, add more cayenne.
Add potatoes, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Bring the liquids back to a boil, add corn and crabs and cook 5 minutes.
Bring liquids back to a boil, add sausage, shrimp and crawfish.
Bring back to a boil and shut off immediately. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes or longer. (The longer the soak, the spicier the shellfish. Soaking is the key to flavor.)
Fig and Goat Cheese King Cake
Recipe from B&O Brasserie
King cakes – bread-like cakes with a small plastic baby baked inside – are a New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition. During Mardi Gras season, which lasts from January 6 until the beginning of Lent (this year, Lent begins on February 13th), New Orleans residents eat king cake every Friday. According to Chef Dunklin, whoever finds the baby has to bake (or buy) the cake the next week.
1/4 ounce yeast, dried
1 cup milk, warmed
5 egg yolks
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Combine yeast and milk and cover. Let it sit for 10 to 20 minutes.
Check to see if bubbles form — that will let you know that the yeast is working. Then, combine yolks and butter into milk mixture.
Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl: sugar, flour, salt and lemon zest.
Combine the flour mixture into the egg mixture, ½ cup at a time.
When the dough starts to form, place it on a lightly floured table and knead dough for 10 minutes until elastic.
Then place in greased bowl and cover and let sit for 2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.
Roll the dough out to a rectangle that is about 6 inches long. Place the fig compote (see recipe) in the center and top with goat cheese. Roll the dough to cover the filling.
Take one end of the cake and connect it to the other end, creating a circle. TIP: Place a coffee tin in the center to hold the shape of the circle.
Place a plastic baby, inserted from the bottom, into the cake.
Let it proof, or rise, for 45 minutes or until doubled.
Bake at 350 degrees 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Once the cake has cooled top with icing (see recipe) and colored sugar (see recipe).
Fig Compote
2 pounds fresh figs
2 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 vanilla bean, scrapped
1 teaspoon sherry
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, fresh cracked
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
1 teaspoon gelatin, bloomed
Combine all ingredients except gelatin and cook for 20 -25 minutes or until the mixture has reduced by a half.
Add the gelatin and cool.
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 Tablespoons water (may need more)
Combine all ingredients and mix well. If icing is too thick, add a touch more water.
Colored sugar
1 cup disco sugar (or granulated sugar)
1/4 teaspoon food coloring
Combine and mix until the food coloring is evenly distributed in the sugar. Make purple, green and yellow sugars for decorating.


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Various Authors 8:30 a.m., Nov. 17
Rarely has Coronado been so abuzz. In the early morning of July 13, a young naked woman hanged herself (or did she?) at the Spreckels mansion on Ocean Boulevard. Two days before, a six-year-old boy fell down the house's grand staircase (or did he?) and was put in a coma from which he never recovered.
Sensational mystery deaths are a rare thing on the isle. The last great murder-or-was-it-suicide drama took place in 1892, when Kate Morgan died of a self-inflicted (or was it?) gunshot wound to the head at the Hotel Del.
Reaching Jonah Shacknai, the wealthy CEO father of Max and lover of Rebecca Zahau (she had dropped Nalepa, the surname of her ex-husband), will not be easy. He has turned over management of his media relations to Citrick and Company, a PR/crisis management firm.
So, meantime, I went around seeking not the truth, but the buzz. These are transcripts with, in most cases, changed names. The opinions and theories are all over the place because there is so little information.
* * *
KELLY and JAN are bank employees. It's Friday night. They're closing up. ALICE is their friend and last customer.
KELLY: It's horrible. Just horrible. The first couple of days, every customer was saying, "What do you think?"
Also, if I was in a horrible frame of mind because my boy, my son, had just died, and I felt it was my fault that he fell down the stairs, why would I get naked?
ALICE: I have a friend, and he's a world-renowned forensic psychologist. And he says that women never, ever commit suicide in the nude. Only if you're in a bathtub and you slit your wrists.
KELLY: I think it's interesting that the brother [Jonah Shacknai's brother Adam] cut her down. Why, unless he thought she was still alive? I think the brother did it.
ALICE: I think it's the husband.
JAN: I said the same thing.
KELLY: Because she let the little boy die.
ALICE: I met him before, though.
KELLY: What!? I hear they worked out at the gym I work out at, but I don't remember seeing him.
ALICE: I actually met him at the [Coronado city] council meeting. Because...when he came to Coronado, he wanted the Mills Act [which provides tax relief for historic homes, but also restricts what alterations you can make]. Then after he got the Mills Act, he wanted to change that whole wing on the house. And they denied him. He's one of those...he's got the greed syndrome. Not trustworthy. That's what I thought at the meeting. Manipulative. This is a man who gets what he wants.
KELLY: He's so powerful, everybody around him are yes-man people. And [if] his girlfriend let his little boy die on her watch, well, you know what?
ALICE: And all that injections and stuff, it's got to poison your head. All that Restylane and the Botox.
He injected himself?
ALICE: Well, that's what business he's in.
KELLY: I think the brother did it for the husband. And the reason he cut her down... Because I thought the reason he cut her down was "I tried to revive her" but maybe to explain why his DNA is on her.
ALICE: No. You don't see someone hanging without calling 911.
KELLY: First. And then you tell 911, "She's hanging, and I'm going to cut her down," and they're going to say, "Don't touch her."
ALICE: No, the whole thing's fishy. That little boy didn't fall down those stairs. It's all marble.
KELLY: I wondered if he was playing with the dog, and that's why she called the [dog-care] people. She said, "I can't keep the dog because of what happened to the little boy." So, I was wondering, did he trip over the dog?
ALICE: Six-year-olds climb on everything. Just like being at the park.
KELLY: So, you think it was really and truly an accident? Because you know what everybody was saying? That the chandelier fell on him. That's what everybody in town was saying. And then the next day it was, "No, he fell down the stairs." The story keeps changing.
* * *
GEOFF, contractor and ex–Navy SEAL. We're in a hardware shop.
My theory? It's a double murder, with the arrow pointed towards the boyfriend/father. The father has got an enemy. And the enemy went after somebody dear to him. He took both of them. [Killing the child] is what hurts him more than killing him himself.
The two are connected. But the Coronado police would like it to go away. Because they don't want to tarnish the reputation of their golden city. They would like to think the first one [the son] is an accident, the second was suicide. But that's not the case. They're connected.
It might have something to do with his girlfriend's ex-husband, too.
It has also crossed my mind that the mother has an axe to grind with the girlfriend. And if there was an accident where the boy fell down the steps or if the girlfriend actually hurt him, might the mother put a hit on the girl? There's something there.
You're serious?
They're very influential people. They know people. They know people around the world. They can do these things.
The boy fell?
He might have been purposely dropped from a high altitude. On his neck or head. "Fell down the steps" is an old excuse. They use that one a lot.
Why hang her?
Make it look like it was a motive by the ex-wife, who lives in Coronado. Make it look like that.
A drug thing?
Could be. It could be he made somebody very angry. He knows what's happened. But you or I or the police will never get to him. He's got too much money. The lawyers will protect him.
Was it right to let Jonah Shacknai leave the state?
What are they going to do? They can't arrest unless they have evidence. And letting him go back to Arizona? Give him a long leash. Doesn't mean they're not watching him.
Does anyone not think that the Coronado PD are handling this is a kind of... JonBenet Ramsey type of way?
The Coronado PD immediately called in the SD County Sheriff to handle this. CPD has no homicide investigators. So, the question is whether the Sheriff can botch this case, ala JonBenet Ramsey. The answer is yes they can. Thirty years ago or so, the SD Sheriff's Dept was woefully weak on basic police tactics and they made a total mess of a number of murder investigations. More recently they have done better. But when the cop in charge of the investigation says he's treating the kid's injury (at the time) and the hanging as unconnected issues, it worries me greatly. Of course they are connected! The hanging followed directly from the kid's injury! So, coppers, figure out the connection and you will have solved the case. This woman did not lynch herself from that balcony. No way! She was murdered. Where is Columbo when you need him?
Is this a news story?
It's not a fable. There are two dead bodies to prove it.
I will not be surprised if little is said or done with this. This is a crime that occurred in "rich people's land," and things operate differently there: time moves slower for the rich; police are less inquisitive with the rich; and in rich people's land, evidence disappears like magic, and bodies dissolve into the ether. Pretty soon, you ask "What ever happened with those people that died in Coronado?" and the answer you get is "What people? What death?"
It is an observable fact that crimes affecting the very poor and dispossessed get little attention and end up "unsolved." Seems you are saying that way up at the other end of the income/net worth spectrum much the same things happen. If you could produce a few examples of that from recent years it would go far to convince me. I do remember that a member of the local Fletcher clan (of Home Federal Savings fame), an almost lifelong alcoholic, shotgunned a couple of his friends to death in his home in Borrego Springs and was convicted of murder and sent up for life. So, his wealth and connections didn't get him off or declared insane or incompetent.


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I have the Master Replica version of this lightsaber, and it works great! It looks like a candy cane now from all my dueling, and I've dropped it a lot and it still works great! =D I have a lot of fun with this blade, and I recommend the usage of Djem So for this one.
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