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Today is set to be Mary Schapiro's last day at the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. A handful of lawmakers were hoping that one of her final actions might be to push proposed new rules for equity crowdfunding in the United States out the door with her. But as the end of the day nears, it seems clear that won't be happening.
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what do you guys think of creative ep-830's. I think that they are the same ones that are bundled with the X-fi
oh also what is the difference between the EP 630s and the 640s
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Hello everyone
i bought koss sparkplug from amazon.com.
i received them today.
here are my initial impressions.
the packing was quite good as it was easy to open. Didn't had to fiddle with scissors or anything, was easy to open with hands.
The color of plugs were white, reminded me of ipod's stock earphones. but the quality of this earplugs is far better than those.
Used for 15 20 mins hearing various songs and felt that the quality of sound was quite good. compared to ep-630 or 640, the bass is very good and is quite punchy, and it doesn't overpower highs which is a gud thing. Also it does manage to isolate outside noise, though used them in house will have to hear them while travelling to see how they are.
as of now the earphones fit quite good in my ears so i am thankful for that as very few earphones suits my ears. Will have to wait for more time to so how they perform.
I have a question to audiophiles here, koss uses foams, is it a good option or the silicon ones are better, the default one is larger size and they have provided medium one but i am not able to remove this larger one, can you let me know how to remove them, as when i try to pull them i felt as if i would tear them. so can u help me change this
This is the best thread I've ever seen. It makes looking for budget phones much easier.
I was looking for a recommendation for my next set of headphones. I'm thinking about going to regular headphones. I've already got some decent budget in ear phones, like the CX300's, and EP-630s. They work good, especaly for outside in public places like the library were you don't want to bug anyone with your music.
But I'm looking for something a little better for when I'm at home or out in public where being quiet isn't a priority. Something with a little more BASS, and better highs.
Anyone got any recommendations under 40? I'm open to another pair of in ear, but the bass has got to be way better than the CX300 or EP-680s.
You guys got any recommendations for me?
There's hardly anything "way better" than the ones you mentioned in that price range. The V-Moda Bass Freqs might be a little better than the CX300, but other than that I don't know. If you really want to step things up a bit you have to look at the $150 Future Sonics Atrio, which might be the best basshead IEMs at the moment.
Personally, I can't stand the K24/26 (and their new equivalents), but the K181 might be right up your alley. Or the Beyer DT231.
Can anyone give me a quick review or comments on this cheap headphones (klipsh custom 1)?
I got some sony MDR-e11LP's for i think $12 on sale. They are some on the cleanest sounding earbuds i've ever owned. i blow out drivers on even expensive headphones fast so i am hard pressed to spend a lot of money on something i will inevitably break. I had some MDR-ex75's and the right one didn't even last 3 months. thankfully the sony store exchanged them for me, but not even a few months later i was walking through a doorway really fast, got hung up on my headphone cord and ripped the wire. oops. that's another reason i don't buy expensive headphones. if i wreck cheap crap, i have no problem throwing it away. throwing out expensive crap pisses me off
Help - ep 630 or cx300
Hello everyone.
this is a bit urgent.
i got a deal of cx300 for $19.99 brand new from amazon.com.
alternatively on ebay i have deal of ep 630 which i am not sure if they are authentic or not for just 10 dollars.
this is the link below for ebay..not sure if its allowed to post here. if not plz ignore.
can you please help me decide between either for sony se616 player..
In post 303 you made a comparison to EP630, so I assume you already own or have access to the EP630.
I have looked at the link and although the seller is in China, they are a power seller and offer a return guarantee. I bet the cost of return is greater than the value of the phones!!!!
The sub $20 price on CX300 is very good if they are the real thing.
I have not done a direct compo of CX300 and EP630, but I believe the driver to be 1mm or 2mm larger in the Senns. Most peeps say that the CX300 has more bass.
I still use my CX300 and they are OK, but if you can find a deal on CX500 I would go with those as to my ears they fix some of the shortfalls of the 300 model, in that the bass is more controlled and the top end is not as grainy.
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my friend owns ep 630 which i use regularly whenever i can lay my hands on. i like them and from this forum i heard about cx300 which i didn't even knew existed. and i haven't heard cx300 so i don't know how they sound like. so i have to go by the suggestions on this forum.
yesterday too i used ep 630 with sony s616f and i was blown away by the sound quality of the player as well as ep630. was just wondering how the more expensive iems would sound like. though at this stage they are out of my reach.
for your reference here is the link of cx300 and i have no idea if they are real or not.
can you explain the term top end being grainy...is it related to playing at maximum volume that the sound gets grainy?
i also got another ebay link which has the packaging of creative's original box for ep630 and i available at same cost which i think is more reliable compared to previous one.
if cx300 is more bassy than i guess i will love it more...do u knw any other advantage of cx300 over ep630?
sorry for troubling you with so many questions but i need to decide on this asap as the deal on amazon may not last long.
I still listen to my CX300 but I am looking for an upgrade soon. I still enjoy them but I want clearer sound. My main hifi has top spec speakers and I am looking for IEMs nearer to this.
The CX300 are much better than cheap stock buds. The bass is quite deep and rather woofy like a sub woofer on a cinema system rather than a bass unit in a speaker.
The treble is grainy at all volumes............not quite as clear and bell like, but rather reedy. Similar to the Old Castle Kendal loudspeakers.
If you have heard real EP630, then I am sure real CX300 will be just as good but with a deeper bass, the kind that can make earthquake sounds.
I am sure that you will be delighted with either choice, but for my money I would go with the Senns
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Thanks aardvark.
i think with a difference of around 12 dollars between the two may tilt the scales in favor of ep 630.
i will let u know of purchase.
my friend also has ep 640, but the treble is very very shrill..it hurts in ears. why is it so?
so he prefers ep 630 and so do i.
i thought may be ep 640 weren't burn in yet, so i told him to do so and he did. than also there was not much improvement.
why would it be so?
I adored my Ep-630's... Adored them. They were absolute bass monsters!
But I lost them over the weekend [i think ] and so I invested in a pair of pink Skullcandy IEM's this morning... @ €20 they aren't the worst earphones I've tried, lord knows the stock phones that came with my iPod just make my ears bleed they're so bad... And I look like a bit of an odd ball with 2 different types of jelly earphone tips as one of the many lumps of metal in my ears makes wearing the normal jelly-tip uncomfortable, so I've one small and one medium It feels wrong!
I compared the Freq. response between my old 630's and the new Skullcandy ones... The 630's have 6Hz - 23Hz whereas the SC have 20Hz - 20kHz.... This made me sad, really sad, as I knew the quality wouldn't be nearly as good in the SC-phones, but so far they have yet to disappoint.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... i'm not a huge "quality" nut when it comes to earphones. Once it sounds good and not too tinny or completely inaudible due to bass then I'm happy... But even I can notice the difference between really good phones and seriously bad ones, and fortunately was spoiled with the 630's.
Due to a new addition to my piercing family in my ear, I can't use my HD 201's as they squish the jewelry making my piercing grumpy But once its healed, I'll use those to keep my ears warm, but they leak in a lot of noise, so I won't enjoy my music experience quite as much as I would like to!
Come back EP-630's... Creative gave you to me as a present and I'd really like you back now, I miss you
And if you don't ¬_¬ I'll just buy the sexy Sennheisers I saw today that cost twice as much as you Or I might just buy you again ¬_¬ No one knows!
Edit: The Skullcandy phones have seriously let themselves down... Oh god >_< I'm not sure if its my laptops fault but dear god they sound AWFUL when there's a lot of electric guitar... *shudder*
Most MP3 players (and even professional sound cards) don't reproduce bass below 20Hz anyways, and average humans hear up to 15-18kHz, depending on their age and health condition. Not to mention it's really hard finding music with even 30Hz basses in it, besides Miami Bass subwoofer test tracks.
Furthermore, useless specs like "20Hz-20kHz" conveniently forget to mention the measuring tolerances, which can be something like a +/-10dB roll-off for cheap phones.
The only way to know how these phones really perform is to listen to them. In other words: the Skullcandy specs are probably exaggerated, the Creative specs are utter bollocks. No headphone or commercially available speaker can reproduce 6Hz waves (and humans can't hear these frequencies anyway, only feel them).
Here you can download some bass test tones to check what the phones can handle in reality: http://www.binkster.net/extras.shtml#cd
Now that I'm over that... The Skullcandy phones aren't too bad. I just want my 630's back If I can't find them I may invest in the CX300's...
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Oh I found my 630's so so SOOO happy right now! But I did just waste 20 on stupid Skullcandy 'phones Oh well, its not the worst thing I could have spent my monies on
sorry for troubling you all again.
some more confusion in my mind
i have been spoilt with 3 choices now - ep 630, v moda bass freq and cx300.
please help me pick one. or else i may have to do some random selection which i surely won't like to do with such audiophiles on this forum.
of these 3 i hv only heard ep 630. and they are good. can somebody throw some light on other two as there are both for $19.99.
i found these two different cx300 on ebay. one is from ny and other from hongkong. can you tell me whether both box packing are original or not. thanks
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Like the Male model this one is extremely different from the old model and it looks really nice. Like most of the new models the Tauren facial expressions are awesome 🙂
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Truck driver James R. Smith, 42, of Bailey was not injured. School bus driver Laura Johnigan, 55, of Porterville was hospitalized. Her condition was not released.
Thirty-nine children from kindergarten to sixth grade were passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.
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Too much charity can be acidic; too little can be alkaline
Rich hunters offset the costs of their African safaris by donating mounted heads of exotic animals to a Nebraska museum and claiming huge tax deductions. A Tennessee foundation created to improve education among the poor pays its director several million dollars. A tax-exempt hospital charity in Minnesota sends employees on trips to Hawaii and Grand Cayman Island, and executives on a three-day wine tour of Napa Valley to help them find their "moral center."
Those are some of the stories that emerged from a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing last month on charitable-giving abuses. Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) concluded, "It's time for comprehensive reforms to shut down personal enrichment at the needy's expense." He's right, but the arrogance of government and foundation officials at the needy's expense is an even greater problem. Many public and private philanthropic wannabes ignore the bonds of attachment that churches have built in inner cities and instead rely on gossamer cords cut from parachutes of dropped-off activists.
Rich Christians in an age of philanthropic pressure are not immune to the problem. Newly minted Ph.D.s in giving-ology tend to say, Don't just sit there, create a new program. It would be much better to say, Don't just do something, watch what some sacrificial, inner-city Christians already are doing-probably in a part-time and under-equipped way-and then help them do more.
Most organizations should be pro-active, but Christian philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart. Watching and waiting requires philanthropic humility. It's ego-gratifying for philanthropists or Washington officials to be the producers of American Idol, jump-starting the careers of winners. It's harder to wait and let a community choose its own leaders-but the rich and powerful, instead of making selections, should concentrate on certifying and helping those who are already doing the job.
Anything new about that process? Not really: It's how good churches select elders, by seeing who already is a leader, counselor, and dispenser of wisdom, and then certifying that person. A group that comes to a center of wealth as the Scarecrow or Tin Woodsman approach the Wizard of Oz, asking for a brain or a heart, is not a group worth supporting. A group that already has a brain and a heart can benefit from the Wizard's endorsement. Rich contributors can add to what's already there, perhaps oiling tin joints, but they cannot give anything new. They especially cannot give courage, which is a quality inescapably demanded for effective poverty-fighting.
It will be hard to reverse the pattern of foundation and governmental overactivism, and to teach philanthropists to aspire to at most an Oscar for best supporting actor. Some non-Christian organizations will have to shelve their anti-Christian biases. Some Christian organizations will need to learn more about the importance of fighting both kinds of poverty, spiritual and material. Then they will need to find out how and what to give in a way that doesn't leave a struggling group undersupplied but also doesn't give it more money than it can handle. Call it the pH factor, for philanthropic humility: Too much money given to a worthy recipient can be acidic, but too little can be alkaline.
The Senate Finance Committee would do well to examine not only private abuses but the off-the-charts acidity that often results when government starts dropping dollars on a project. Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient; philanthropic prudence is also needed. Prudence is best learned not in classrooms but through years of experience on the streets. Wise givers will rely not on new Doctors of Philosophy but on veteran "Doctors of Streetology," as Denver's Bob Coté puts it.
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WAC – With WeAreChange chapters being targeted and harassed by the CPD and DHS at the recent NATO conference, it is safe to say WeAreChange is under attack. Under these extreme circumstances, WeAreChange has decided to stand up and fight back. The best way we can do that is non-violently, of course, in the information war.
France Paris, the French discover their Bilderberg group and are getting angry !
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two nights ago the French discover their Bilderberg group at the "diner de Siecle" and they are getting angry !!!
Bill Clinton confronted at USF about 9/11 and the NWO
Bill Clinton confronted at USF about 9/11 & the NWO!
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(WeAreChangeTAMPA) – We confront Bill Clinton at the USF in St.petersburg Florida at a Kindrick Meek rally asking him real questions concerning 9/11, nwo, bilderberg group etc…
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911 truth signs appear on all spanish media because of Bilderberg meeting in Sitges
We took all of our signs reading 911 Truth (and 311, 7J) which means march 11 and june 7 (spanish and london bombings) outside the Sitges hotel where the Bilderbergs were meeting. This was covered by every major television and news paper in spain and as a result our signs showed up in all major media. Here you can see them on russia today:
WeAreChangeParis has interviewed media persons on the Bilderberg group please do transcript.
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just up to now I have never seen on 911blogger a blog entry on WeAreChangeParis
For you who understand French, you will appreciate the good work of WeAreChangeParis. The following video is very important as it is the first real video in France which asks popular media persons on the Bilderberg group etc.
Is there any one on this 911blogger.com who can write up a transcript in english of the interviews. Later, if asked I will try to write up who are the people being interviewed with their title, political party, importance etc.
Bilderbergers excite conspiracists- Politico
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March 15, 2009 06:53 AM EST
The highest levels of the Obama administration are infested with members of a shadowy, elitist cabal intent on installing a one-world government that subverts the will of the American people.
It sounds crazy, but that's what a group of very persistent conspiracy theorists insists, and they point to President Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, as the latest piece of evidence supporting their claims.
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Alex Jones bullhorns the Bilderberg traitors - June 2008
Alex Jones bullhorns Bilderberg in an attempt to bring attention to the scene of the crime in Chantilly, Virginia. The corporate media refuses to report on a secret meeting of over 125 of the global power elite. Our forefathers have warned us repeatedly about defending our liberties against the power elite. The Revolutionary War that led to our Constitution was fought to free the American people from the control of the bankers of England who wanted to control the currency used by the colonies, just like the Federal Reserve illegally controls the American dollar, and thus our economy, and thus our lives, and thus the lives of our children.
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With the Bilderberg meeting in Chantilly, VA helping elevate the DC area's now normally and normalized high treasonous activity to despicably epic levels, I heard that even Tom Daschle was getting in on some of the anti-Article III, Section 3 of the US Constitution action. It reminded me that I had a video in my you tube account of my encounter with him back in March that I hadn't posted, though I had previously posted the audio:
Daschle on Amerithrax: "Alot of questions that are yet to be answered." FBI was initially "100%" to "find those responsible."
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WeAreChange confronts Rudy Giuliani & John Edwards
Brian and Tom from WeAreChange confront Rudy Giuliani on 9/11 and John Edwards on Bilderberg secrecy.
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Head of State: Jalal Talabani
Head of government: Nuri al-Maliki
Death penalty: retentionist
Population: 30.3 million
Life expectancy: 57.7 years
Under-5 mortality (m/f): 109/102 per 1,000
Adult literacy: 74.1 per cent
Thousands of civilians, including children, were killed or injured amid continuing sectarian and other violence. All sides involved in the fighting committed gross human rights violations, some of which amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many civilians died as a result of bomb attacks by groups opposed to the Iraqi government and the US-led Multinational Force (MNF), while others were victims of sectarian killings by Shi'a and Sunni armed groups. Hundreds of people were abducted, tortured and murdered, with their bodies left in the street or found by their families at morgues. The increasingly sectarian nature of the violence caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, swelling the growing numbers of Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and other states to 2 million and increasing the number of those internally displaced within Iraq to more than 2 million. This added to the growing humanitarian crisis. Iraqi security forces also committed gross human rights violations, including unlawful killings, rape and other torture, and arbitrary arrests and detentions. The MNF killed civilians and held more than 25,000 detainees without charge or trial, including some who had been held for several years. Civilians were also killed by guards employed by private military and security companies who had immunity against prosecution in Iraq until October. The death penalty was used extensively and 33 people were executed, some after grossly unfair trials.
In January, US President George W. Bush announced that 20,000 more US troops would be deployed as part of a military "surge" to improve security, especially in the Baghdad area, and help the Iraqi government to gain greater control. The "surge" was accompanied by economic and political initiatives, including reconstruction and job creation, the holding of provincial elections, and finalizing contentious legislation such as the draft oil law. However, only limited progress was achieved in these areas.
Despite the "surge", violence remained widespread and severe, although it was reported to have decreased towards the end of the year. The government and parliament were hampered by political divisions and a boycott by members of parliament representing political parties opposed to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
In April, UNHCR convened an international conference in Switzerland in response to the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the exodus of Iraqi refugees and internal displacement within Iraq.
In August, Shi'a religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced that the Mahdi Army composed of his followers would cease attacks for up to six months and co-operate with Iraqi security forces.
The same month, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1770 which, among other things, authorizes the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), at the request of the Iraqi government, to promote political talks among the country's ethnic and religious groups as well as regional negotiations on issues relating to Iraq's border security, energy and humanitarian crisis. The resolution failed adequately to address the grave human rights situation in the country.
In December, UK forces handed over control of Basra province to Iraqi government forces.
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Armed groups, including Islamist and nationalist groups fighting against the US-led forces and the Iraqi government, as well as al-Qa'ida and militias affiliated to Shi'a religious groups, committed gross human rights abuses. Many of the abuses were committed in the course of sectarian violence between Shi'a and Sunni armed groups, who sought to clear mixed neighbourhoods of Sunni and Shi'a respectively, abducting people from their homes or in the streets and murdering them. Often, bodies were dumped bearing evidence of mutilation or torture. Members of other religious and ethnic minorities were also targeted for such abuses, including Yezidis, Christians, Sabeans and Palestinians, as were women, human rights defenders, judges, medical doctors and other professionals.
- On 18 April at least 140 people were killed by a car bomb detonated at the market in al-Sadriya, a predominantly Shi'a district of Baghdad.
- On 12 May Dr Adib Ibrahim al-Jalabi, a medical doctor and a leading figure in the Islamic Organization for Human Rights (Mosul), was assassinated by armed men, believed to be from al-Qa'ida, after leaving his clinic in Mosul.
- On 3 June Chaldean priest, Fr Ragheed Ganni, and three deacons were shot dead by unknown assailants in Mosul.
- On 7 July some 150 people were killed and more than 265 injured in a suicide car bomb attack at the marketplace in Amerli, a predominantly Shi'a Turkmen village in Salahuddin governorate.
- In August, Mostafa Ahmad, a taxi driver and Palestinian refugee, was abducted by armed men apparently from the Mahdi Army. Two days later his abductors used his mobile phone to tell his family to collect his body from the morgue; he had been tortured with a drill, his teeth had been ripped out, and he had been shot six times.
- On 14 August, more than 400 people were killed and at least 300 injured by four suicide bombers who blew up fuel tanks in al-Qahtaniya, al-Jazeera and Tal Uzair, all villages near the Syrian border inhabited mostly by members of the minority Yezidi religious sect. Many children were among the victims.
- On 28 October Shehab Mohammad al-Hiti, a Sunni and editor of the weekly Baghdad al-Youm newspaper, was abducted in al-Jamia, Baghdad. He was later found shot dead.
Killings by Iraqi security forces
Iraqi security forces killed civilians unlawfully. In some cases, investigations were announced but their outcome was not known.
- On 27 March gunmen wearing police uniforms killed 70 Sunni Arabs in the mixed town of Tal-'Afar near Mosul, apparently in reprisal for a suicide attack by a Sunni insurgent in a Shi'a district of the town. Survivors reportedly said that the gunmen dragged men from their homes, handcuffed and blindfolded them, and then riddled them with bullets. Two days later, the government acknowledged that police had carried out the killings and 13 were reported to have been briefly detained. It was not clear whether any of them were brought to justice.
Killings and other violations by the Multinational Force
US forces committed gross human rights violations, including unlawful killings of civilians, arbitrary arrests, destruction of property and violent house searches. A few US and UK soldiers were tried and found guilty of human rights violations in previous years.
- On 28 September, US forces launched an air raid at night targeting a building in the predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of al-Saha, in south-western Baghdad. At least 10 men, women and children were killed.
- After heavy clashes on 21 October between US forces and gunmen belonging to the Mahdi Army in al-Sadr City in Baghdad, US forces used helicopters to reportedly target a man suspected of abducting MNF soldiers. During the raid, according to Iraqi police, 13 civilians, including two children, were killed and others injured. A US military official said a committee was reviewing the incident.
- In August a US soldier was sentenced to 110 years' imprisonment with the possibility of parole for raping and killing 'Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi, a 14-year-old girl, and murdering three of her relatives in Mahmoudiya in March 2006. A military court in Kentucky found the soldier guilty of "rape, conspiracy to commit rape and housebreaking with the intent to commit rape and four counts of felony murder". Two other soldiers, who had earlier admitted raping the girl, received life sentences in February.
Arbitrary arrests and detention
The MNF and Iraqi security forces were holding some 60,000 prisoners as of November, according to the ICRC. Most were detained indefinitely without charge or trial as security internees. In October the MNF Commander of Detainee Operations said the MNF was holding some 25,000 detainees at Camp Bucca in the south, Camp Victory and Camp Cropper near Baghdad International Airport, and other places, including 840 juveniles and 280 foreign nationals, mostly from Arab countries. Shortly before, the MNF began releasing detainees and by December several thousand detainees had been released on condition that they would not pose a security threat and after providing a family guarantee of good conduct.
Torture and other ill-treatment
Reports of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees, including minors, by Iraqi security forces, particularly Interior Ministry forces, were common. Thousands of prisoners were held in hugely overcrowded Iraqi-run prisons, police stations and detention camps, many without access to a lawyer, conditions that facilitate torture. In May, former detainees who had been held at a facility in Baghdad's predominantly Shi'a neighbourhood of al-Kadhimiya told a UN official that they had been subjected to "routine beatings, suspension by limbs for long periods, electric shock treatment to sensitive parts of the body, threats of ill-treatment of close relatives". As in previous years, the government announced investigations into specific allegations of abuses by Iraqi security forces, but failed to make public the outcome, adding to concerns that impunity was widespread.
- On 4 March British and Iraqi troops found some 30 prisoners, including some who reportedly showed signs of having been tortured, when they stormed the headquarters of a government intelligence agency in Basra.
- In October, the Prisoners' Association for Justice, an Iraqi human rights NGO, said it had interviewed five children aged between 13 and 17 who had been tortured by Iraqi security forces who suspected them of assisting insurgents and militia.
Death penalty
The death penalty was used extensively, although the Human Rights Minister told the UN Human Rights Council in March that the government was working towards abolition.
At least 199 men and women were sentenced to death and at least 33 prisoners were executed. Most death sentences were passed after unfair trials by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI). Defendants complained that confessions extracted under torture were used as evidence against them and that they were not able to choose their own lawyer.
- In February the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences for aggravated murder passed against two women. Samar Sa'ad 'Abdullah and Wassan Talib were, respectively, sentenced to death by the Criminal Court of al-Karkh in August 2005, and the CCCI in Baghdad in August 2006.
- In May, six men – Moazzea Abdul-Khazal, Hussain Jihad Hassan, 'Abdel-Qader Qasim Jameel, Mostafa Mahmoud Isma'il, Qais Habib Aslem and Islam Mostafa 'Abdel-Sattar – were sentenced to death by the CCCI for the abduction and killing of a man in the Baghdad district of al-Adhamiya. It was not known if they were executed.
Abuses by private military and security guards
Foreign armed guards employed by private military and security firms killed civilians. Security firms were immune from prosecution according to Order 17 issued in 2004 by Paul Bremer, then head of the Coalition Provisional Authority. However, following a major incident in September involving the US-based Blackwater company, the Iraqi government introduced draft legislation that would revoke Order 17.
- On 16 September, 17 Iraqi civilians were killed and 27 injured when Blackwater security guards opened fire at a busy crossroads in Baghdad's al-Mansour district. The company said that its guards had fired in self-defence but witnesses and the Iraqi government alleged that the guards had fired first. Both the Iraqi authorities and the US State Department announced that they were conducting investigations and in November the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concluded that the shooting had been unjustified. The company said that any of its guards guilty of wrongdoing would be held to account. The Iraqi government demanded that Blackwater pay US$8 million in compensation to each of the families of the 17 people killed.
Violence against women
Violence against women increased and many were forced to leave their jobs after receiving death threats or to seek refuge abroad. In Basra, some 42 women were reportedly killed between July and September by Shi'a armed groups vying for control of the area. In most governorates women were increasingly threatened by armed men if they failed to observe a strict dress code. Reportedly, domestic violence and "honour killings" were on the rise and increasing sectarianism put at risk women married to men from another sect.
- In February, local tribal leaders complained after four Iraqi soldiers reportedly raped a woman belonging to the Turkmen minority after entering her home at Tal-'Afar, near Mosul. A senior Iraqi military official stated that four men had confessed to the rape, but it was not clear whether any action was taken against them.
- On or around 7 April, Du'a Khalil Aswad, a 17-year-old Yezidi girl, was stoned to death in front of a large crowd in the town of Bashika near Mosul. The victim of an "honour crime", she was killed by a group of eight or nine Yezidi men, including relatives, who accused her of having a relationship with a Sunni Muslim boy. Her death by stoning, lasting for 30 minutes, was recorded on video and posted on the internet. Members of the local security forces were present but failed to intervene.
Refugees and internally displaced people
At least 4.2 million Iraqis were displaced. These included 2.2 million who were displaced within Iraq and some 2 million refugees, mostly in Syria (around 1.4 million) and Jordan (around half a million). In the last months of the year both these neighbouring states, struggling to meet the health, education and other needs of the Iraqi refugees already present, introduced visa requirements that impeded the entry of Iraqis seeking refuge. Within Iraq, most governorates barred entry to Iraqis fleeing sectarian violence elsewhere.
Trials of former officials
The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (SICT) continued to try former senior party, army, security and government officials associated with the previous Ba'ath administration headed by Saddam Hussain for gross human rights violations committed during his rule. Several defendants were sentenced to death after grossly unfair trials and three, sentenced in 2006, were executed. Political interference continued to undermine the independence and impartiality of the SICT.
- In February the SICT Appeals Chamber changed the life sentence previously imposed on former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan to death, and he was executed on 20 March. Two co-defendants, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and 'Awad Hamad al-Bandar, were hanged on 15 January.
- The trial of those allegedly responsible for abuses committed during the so-called Anfal campaign of 1988, which caused the deaths of some 180,000 Iraqi Kurds, concluded on 24 June. Three of the six defendants – 'Ali Hassan al-Majid, Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Ta'i and Hussain Rashid al-Tikri – were sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 'Ali Hassan al-Majid was also convicted of genocide. The SICT Appeals Chamber confirmed the death sentences on 4 September and the three were expected to be executed within 30 days. However, the US military refused to transfer the three to Iraqi custody because of a legal wrangle between Prime Minister al-Maliki and the Presidential Council.
Northern Iraq
Human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, torture and executions, were reported in the areas under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Northern Iraq. Violence against women was widespread.
- Mohammad Siyassi Ashkani, a journalist from Sulaimaniya, was arrested in January by Asayish (Security) officials and detained without charge or trial for almost six months. He was held in solitary confinement for the first 55 days before being allowed weekly visits from his family, and was denied access to a lawyer. He was released on 19 July.
- On 29 May, Heman Mohamed, 'Othman Abdel-Karim, Sherwan Ahmed and Qaraman Rasul were executed in Erbil. They had been convicted in June 2006 of participating in a bomb attack in Erbil a year earlier.
- Three Turkish men – Metir Demir, Mustafa Egilli and Hasip Yokus – members of the Turkey-based NGO Association for the Rights of Freedom of Thought and Education who had been arrested in June 2006, remained in detention without charge or trial until 12 September, when they were returned to Turkey. One of them told Amnesty International that they had been detained in the Asayish building in Erbil, denied access to lawyers and that two of them had been tortured and held in solitary confinement for six months. Methods of torture included beatings on the body and on the soles of the feet (falaqa) and electric shocks.
- In November, the KRG Human Rights Minister stated that 27 women had been killed in "honour killings" between August and November, but provided no information on any arrests and prosecutions related to these deaths.
Amnesty International reports
- Iraq: A deepening refugee crisis – media briefing (MDE 14/021/2007)
- Iraq: Unjust and unfair – the death penalty in Iraq (MDE 14/014/2007)
- Iraq: The situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria (MDE 14/036/2007)
- Iraq: Millions in flight – the Iraqi refugee crisis (MDE 14/041/2007)
- Iraq: Human rights abuses against Palestinian refugees (MDE 14/030/2007)


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HUNTERSVILLE – When Linda Carter went to her primary care physician with stomach pain, there was no way she could know how her life was about to change.
Doctors determined that Carter's pain was caused by stage-four colon cancer.
"I was frightened," Carter said. "I had never been sick before."
Carter was told that she needed surgery before she could receive typical cancer treatment like chemotherapy. The body needs chemotherapy to help fight and control the disease.
In this case, however, the cancer was causing a blockage that needed immediate surgery.
The great thing for Carter, and many other patients in the north Mecklenburg area, was that she was able to receive all her care, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation at Huntersville Medical Center.
|Dr. Michael Dobson
"It's very important that the patients and doctor be centralized to one local location and that is something you are seeing a push for around the country," said Dr. Michael Dobson, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center colonic surgeon. "It used to be that patients would go to whatever city they live near and that's where they'd get there cancer care."
But times are changing and so is the availability to technology.
Dobson said the majority, more than 80 percent, of a patient's cancer care is done in an outpatient setting.
Out of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, the surgery is a very small part of the overall care.
"The majority you want to have done in the community where they are close to home and support," Dobson said. "When they are in normal surroundings, when they don't feel lost or overwhelmed, patients do better."
The help received from a cancer navigator like Pat McKinney is another key part of many cancer patient's care.
Cancer navigators help patients with their new diagnoses and explain options, coordinate care with patients, answer questions and provide support.
"(McKinney) really knows more about me than I do. She's provided me with all the information I need," Carter said. "She still comes to the clinic and checks on things. She's there if I need her."
Anyone in Carter's situation had the right to be scared of the unknown. On top of her illness, she had no insurance and was going to have to find a way to pay for expensive, life-saving treatments.
"When I talked with her, the first thing I wanted to find out was what are your concerns," McKinney said. "Hers were financial. She had no way to pay for bills."
McKinney was able to bring in a social worker from the Buddy Kemp Cancer Support Center to help Carter with Medicaid and disability.
McKinney has been there every step of Carter's treatments, providing medical, educational and emotional support where needed.
|Pat McKinney
Carter said her sister, who lives nearby, was also essential in getting all her doctor's appointments, tests and chemotherapy.
For patients without family to provide that support, a cancer navigator can help with issues like getting a ride to appointments.
Carter feels much better now than when she first began treatment. She continues to go to Huntersville Medical Center every two weeks for chemotherapy.
"They are helpful and you can tell they care," Carter said of the staff. "It's been unreal, they have really treated me so well."
Huntersville Medical Center will add a cancer rehabilitation center, similar to their Charlote facilities, in Sepember. Cancer patients will have access to individually tailored exercise programs and nutrition services.
Call 704-316-4000 or visit www.NovantHealth.org/cancer for details about the Huntersville Medical Center cancer services. Call 704-384-9870 for information about cancer navigators.
Check for warning signs
Dr. Michael Dobson, of Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center, urges everyone to receive regular colonoscopies.
"Just cause you feel fine doesn't mean there isn't anything going on, which is why we still want to check," Dobson said.
Colon and rectal cancers typically don't cause symptoms until they are far advanced, because those parts of our bodies are made to stretch and allow passage. Therefore, cancer isn't going to cause a noticeable blockage until it is far advanced.


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NRMCA has announced the winners of its 2014 NRMCA Excellence in Quality Awards. Winning producers demonstrated that they followed and exceeded quality management principles over a broad range of activities.
This new gal in town knows her concrete.
At its new product launch in November in Oklahoma City, Terex unveiled the new Total Control System.
The ACPA presents its 2005 Annual Safety Awards
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During a private Masterclass as part of the 2015 Palm Springs Film Festival, the Academy Award-winning director shared tips with a small group of international filmmakers. Here are the highlights.Read More »
Presented by Cartier and hosted by Mary Hart, the Palm Springs Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3.Read More »
The "Still Alice" star will receive the first of what's certain to be many awards for her performances this year.Read More »
Each year, the Palm Springs International Film Festival showcases a large portion of the foreign-language Oscar submissions from all over the world.Read More »
It might be the effect of attending too many film festivals, but one way of looking at the October-December glut of Oscar contenders is as the "Awards Festival."Read More »
The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Steve McQueen with the Director of the Year Award for his critically-acclaimed slavery epic "12 Years a Slave." "12 Years a Slave" follows the incredible true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), born a free ma...Read More »
The Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor "Nebraska" star Bruce Dern with a Career Achievement Award at its annual Awards Gala on Saturday, January 4th. Past honorees include Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.Read More »
Still riding high off her incredibly acclaimed performance in "Gravity," Sandra Bullock has just been announced as the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award on behalf of the Palm Springs International Film Festival.Read More »
Australia's tale of an on-the-rise soul group and the Journey frontman doc were big hits among the audience at the 24th edition of the Palm Springs International Film Festival.Read More »
Saturday night was the self-congratulatory free-for-all otherwise known as the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards and damn if they don't deserve it. Now in its 24th year, both the festival and the gala have all the earmarks of maturity and success -- and there was nothing self evident a...Read More »


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Summer truffle - Tuber aestivum
The Summer truffle also known as "Truffes de la Saint Jean" is harvested from mid April to the beginning of August in the same area as it's cousin the black winter truffle.
The summer truffle is best when used in the simpliest way, sliced fresh in a salad, sprinkled with olive oil and coarse salt. It is better to avoid heating it too much so it keeps the most of its aroma.
Tuber Aestivum


text: Beckley Courthouse Historic District Demolitions Could Affect Beckley Historic District By Associated Press • Apr 21, 2014 Tim Kiser / wikimedia Commons State historians say a proposed demolition project could threaten uptown Beckley's historic district. Dan Bickey has proposed demolishing three buildings that he owns and developing the space for metered parking. Only one property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to the Beckley Courthouse Historic District. But State Historic Preservation Officer Susan M. Pearce tells The Register-Herald that demolishing the buildings would significantly alter the district's viewshed.


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WWTC adds two online degree options from Franklin University
Published on Friday, June 24, 2005
Western Wisconsin Technical College announces the addition of two new majors to the lineup of online degree completion programs from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. Bachelor of Science degrees in Human Resources Management and Marketing will be available to students starting fall 2005, as part of the Community College Alliance (CCA) program.
The CCA combines on-campus classes at WWTC with online classes through Franklin University. The program currently offers bachelor's degrees in Accounting, Applied Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Digital Communications, Health Care Management, Information Technology, Management, Management Information Sciences, and Public Safety Management.
The new Human Resources Management major combines theory with real-life scenarios, incorporating current industry practice with traditional HR concepts. Graduates will have a fundamental understanding of employee relations, compensation management, EEO/Affirmative Action as well as other legal aspects of employment. The Marketing major is geared toward the evolving business world. Courses are updated frequently to reflect the latest marketing knowledge, technology, and industry trends. Students graduating with a marketing degree will be prepared for careers in advertising, public relations, E-marketing, retail, sales, and service.
For details on degrees from Franklin University, contact Bob Morris at firstname.lastname@example.com or 614.341.6203. For information on other WWTC programs and services, call 608.785.9200 or visit the Web site at wwtc.edu.


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Mark Finkner Steps Down As Voice Of Red Raider Basketball
Mark Finkner (left) is stepping down as the voice of Red Raider Basketball.
April 2, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - Mark Finkner, who has covered Texas Tech Athletics for the last 18 years, has stepped down as play-by-play voice of Red Raider Basketball.
"Mark has done a fantastic job for a long time," said Red Raider basketball head coach Billy Gillispie. "No one is more thorough or passionate about the job that he has to do. We definitely appreciate the hard work. He will definitely be missed."
The 41-year old Finkner has been on the radio or public address for over 1,000 Texas Tech athletic events covering 34 athletic seasons in football, men's basketball, baseball and volleyball since 1995.
"There comes a time in your life when priorities change," said Finkner. "My wife, Jennifer, and my two children deserve to have their husband and father at home. I've already had the comment that many people will miss me, but my wife and children have already missed me too much."
Finkner called over 700 baseball games for Texas Tech from 1995-1999 and again from 2001-2007. In that tenure, he called all four conference baseball championships and 30 of the Red Raiders' 33 NCAA tournament games.
"Mark Finkner had the ability to get people's trust because of his talent in describing the game in such detailed manner that he made you feel like you were at the game," said former Red Raider baseball head coach Larry Hays. "He was Texas Tech Baseball to many, because of his connection and respect for the game. He was a true ambassador for the game of baseball and Texas Tech University. I really appreciated that about him and all the work he put into each and every broadcast."
"I will be forever thankful to coach Larry Hays, Kelly Robinson, Scott Parsons and Chuck Heinz for giving me a chance in 1995 to become the voice of Red Raider Baseball and all the wonderful friendships I've been able to make through the years," said Finkner.
The 1992 Texas Tech graduate also spent 12 seasons with Red Raider Football, three as internal public address at home games from 1995-1997, before going to the field as sideline reporter for the Texas Tech Sports Network from 1998-06. He also did public address for Red Raider volleyball for two seasons (1995 and 1996).
Most recently, Finkner has been involved with Red Raider Basketball as either full-time or fill-in play-by-play for eight of the past nine seasons.
"I want Tech fans to know how much of a privilege it's been to be behind the microphone to paint the picture for you as I've seen it. Like so many, I listened to the late Jack Dale call Red Raider Basketball, and at the age of 12, I wanted to be Jack. Not many people get to ever live their dream, so I consider myself blessed," added Finkner.
Finkner will still be heard on the Texas Tech Sports Network working in a fill-in role as needed.
Mark Finkner Breakdown
Overall: 34 athletic seasons in 4 different Texas Tech sports resulting in 715 baseball games, 187 basketball, 128 football, 16 volleyball for total of 1,046 athletic events over the past 18 years of competition
Baseball: Called two regular season conference championships (1995, SWC & 1997, Big 12) and two post-season conference tournament championships (1995, SWC & 1998, Big 12)
Baseball: Called coach Larry Hays' 1,000th, 1,100th, 1,200th, 1,300th and 1,400th career wins and his 2,000th career game (4-3 win at Nebraska, 2002)
Baseball: Served as Play-By-Play Voice for all but three NCAA tournament games Tech has ever played (2000 season) 30 of 33 games
Baseball: Nine of 11 First Team All-Americans played during his tenure
Football: Served as the sideline reporter for 113 games, including eight bowl games (Insight, Cotton, Holiday, Houston, Tangerine, Alamo, GalleryFuniture.com and Independence)
Basketball: Won second place in statewide PBP award for the call of Texas Tech-Iowa game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas in 2003
Basketball: Called for Red Raider head coach Bob Knight's 850th career win at Baylor (2005) and 900th win over Texas A&M (2008)
Basketball: Served as Play-By-Play Voice for three head coaches - Bob Knight (2007-08), Pat Knight (2008-11) and Billy Gillispie (2011-12)
Volleyball: Served as Public Address for Texas Tech's last NCAA Tournament home match in 1995, win vs. Arkansas State. Also on call of win over then No. 1 Nebraska on Oct. 26, 1996 at the Coliseum (only win ever vs. NU)


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Welcome to the Stewards' Corner, where you will find explanations of the decisions that our stewards make on race days. Directly following any decision they make having to do with the official order of finish, including inquiries and objections, the stewards – one appointed by The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), one appointed by the New York State Gaming Commission, and one appointed by The Jockey Club (TJC) – provide an explanation of what happened and the reason for their decision. Click on the links below to read those explanations.
RACE 6: Steward's Inquiry:
Approaching the 3/8 pole, # 5 Fast Grievance (D. Cohen) passes inside # 12 Mightylover (I.Ortiz Jr.) then proceeds to shift out, crossing # 12. .
# 12 Mightylover (I.Ortiz Jr.), who is slowing, appears to clip heels of # 5, loses action and I. Ortiz, Jr. is unseated.
In the judgment of the stewards, the race videos provided insufficient information to warrant further action.
The race was declared official as is.
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Definition: 'Ioxilan'
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Pronunciation: ī-oks′ĭ-lan
1. a monomeric, nonionic, water-soluble, low osmolar radiographic contrast medium for urography or angiography.
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Found a solution, just thought I would post it. Answer to my web services question - weather its right to use them or not would be cool.
In Solution Explorer, right-click the name of the application and then click Property Pages.
In the Property Pages dialog box, click the Start Options tab.
Under Server, untick NTLM Auth.
Hello All,
I have just started to create a new project (you will all hear about it soon on here, weather its good or not ). Basiclly here is the outline:
Sql Server 2005 Database
Webform (ASP.net + C#)
WinForm (C#)
I want the webform which will be located on the same server as the sql database to connect to the database and return data.
I also want the winform to have the same functionality (plus a few other bits) but I want it to connect to the same database (if connected to the internet).
I was thinking that having a Sql Connection() over the internet isn't the best thing, so I was going to use Web Services (helps me learn how to use them aswell, all good)
So last night, I started to build the web side, got my db setup, got my webform setup and my web services setup (base projects, just to test they work together).
I ran the web services in 2005, it loaded up the project on port 18789?? and I then tried to run the website which load up on port 486. However when it tried to access the web service it got permissions denied.
So, three questions:
1) Is using my webform to connect to web services a good idea.
2) Should I have the web services as a different project/sln or together with the website.
3) How do I get them to talk to each other locally.
Please advise.
Just out of interest, how important does everyone feel doing a placement year is instread of going straight into my third year??
My other option is taking a year out and doing my own thing - whatever that might be.....
They keep saying they will arrange an interview but havent for the past three months so not holding much hope.
Tried Oracle but they full, and 3com aren't replying to my emails.
Running out of ideas......might have to look at small local companies.
jonathanh wrote:Have you tried IBM? I worked there for a year between school and university, as part of a formal "student employee" programme.
So, Microsoft turned me down when I had a interview at their campus in the UK. Oracle, Sun, Apple already filled there positions.
Where else in the UK is there??
Anyone know any companies still offering Student placements in the UK??
If you dont know, currently doing a computer science degree and as part of that need to do a year in industry and so i need to find somewhere but i think ive now left it a bit later - my fault for thinking I would get into Microsoft.
I really want a ICOP eBox as a NAS (like in the video) but sadly being a student I can't afford it
Sorry to jump on the thread. Just thought I would post that
I am currently wanting to increase my programming knowledge. I understand the basics of VB, C++, Java however I have never actually made anything of any use until recently where I was given a task to develop a website server in C++ (now completed). So now I'm looking for new tasks.
I want to be able to learn more about the .net language, I can get a lot of code examples however that's not how I like to learn - I prefer to develop the code myself with examples of short code - just like which namespace to use etc. which I can then play around with and learn. Learn from my code mistakes.
What I'm looking for is kind of like coursework. You are given this task to do using this language and must contain these features. At the end when you have completed your code being given the 'correct' code to compare to your own.
Now am I thinking about this the wrong way? I really want to learn these languages however I do not know where to get started, its fine saying "Hello World", but what about after that - how do you build up? I really have no idea how you get from "Hello World" to something for example Windows media player.
Any help/guidance welcome.


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- Friday May 23rd, 2014 :: 01:15 a.m. PDT
Armed and Dangerous
On Thursday May 22nd at 9:00 pm a white male adult with a Mohawk brandished a shotgun from his vehicle in an attempt to rob a female customer in the Target parking lot. The female victim was walking through the Target Store parking lot at 1061 Cochrane Road when the suspect drove up next to her and demanded her purse. The female victim refused and the suspect fled the parking lot in a white four door sedan with a black bra on the front grill possibly a Chevy Cavalier or Dodge Neon
Approximately 5 minutes later, the same suspect walked into the Subway Restaurant located at 250 Cochrane Plaza and demanded money as he threatened the employees with a shot gun. The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspect is described as a white male in his twenties, slim build with a Mohawk. The suspect has a tattoo on his outer left wrist and he was last seen wearing a black "punisher" T-shirt, green shorts and black/white shoes.
Morgan Hill Police Department wants to remind people to be aware of their surroundings and if they witness a crime to document what they saw so they can give an accurate description to police.
Anyone with information concerning this case please contact Detective Zen at 408-779-2101.
Morgan Hill Police, California
16200 Vineyard Blvd
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 408-779-2101