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This post describes the work done as a part of a course I took at School of Design, IIT Bombay . The name of the course is Interaction Media and Senses. The project was done during the sensory phase of the course that involved Sensory, Cognitive and Social parts with Manasi and Ankit
We explored the possible ways to experience at city by just sounds and ended up creating a system that maps these sounds as well. The system can be seen in action here. It uses Mapbox flavoured openstreet maps with soundcloud to embed the recorded sounds.
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It started suddenly! After lunch, we were supposed to head for Golden Pavillion as the second leg of our tour. When we got out of the Okonomiyaki restaurant, it started raining. At first I thought it would slightly rain, but against my prospect, it started pouring.
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The next day, our member, Saki showed them around in Nara and Fushimi.
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Yasaka shrine, Nishiki Food market, Nijo castle, Golden Pavillion, Bamboo forest.
the second day ( a full day)
Kasuga shrine, Todaiji temple, Fushimi Inari shrine.
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During my first encounter with Peruvian Shamanism in 2014 in the Sacred Valley of Peru, I was astounded to discover that these ancient lineage teachings are deeply and profoundly spiritual, offering wisdom teachings AND direct experiences that, as a life-long student of Eastern philosophies, meditation, and yoga, I have found to be more directly and immediately transformational for myself and those around me. That's a heck of a sentence, but it really says how I feel. I invite you to look past whatever meanings you have associated with the word shamanism, and join me in tasting the sweet, peaceful, powerful, loving, balancing ritual practices of Peruvian high Andean and coastal shamanism.
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King County Sheriff Department Destroying Records of Officer Involved Shootings
2 Responses to King County Sheriff Department Destroying Records of Officer Involved Shootings
Probably excessive fore but we don't know what caused the situation…However, destroying records or NOT keeping records of officer shootings, etc….is very bad practice…(Without records of each incident, it becomes a "He said, She said" situation…
Domestic law enforcement is just as violent and loathe to keep records of their violence as the CIA an FBI. More to the point, the U.S. has become a second-world if not third-world nation in terms of prisons and law enfocement. Bankers who have committed MULTIPLE felonies share the wealth and stay out of jail. Election officials who help steal elections at the behest of th highest bidder/bribers, keep the American Dream of Democracy alive with but a subtle variance – the numbers never add up! They too get a 'pass' in courts – even after they kill their minions – see Rove odered Mike Connel 'taken out' in a recording floating around the next. Meanwhile, Crack' (cheap coke) dealer/sellers/buyers fill our prisons and make them a 'business.
America's days are numbered just like Rome's were after Marcus Aurelius. We're doomed, no qustion. For we refuse to SLAY OUR SLAYERS OR OUR SLAVE MASTERS…


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2x01: Lord Baltimore (No. 104) - First episode
Red fights against Berlin and meets a man called Lord Baltimore. In the meantime, Liz tries to move forward after Tom's situation. First episode of this season.
Red fights against Berlin and meets a man called Lord Baltimore. In the meantime, Liz tries to move forward after Tom's situation. First episode of this season.
A new member joins Cooper's task force impressing the old members. Meanwhile, Red tries to take down a corrupt bank after a robbery took place.
Red tries to take advantage of a new chance in Indonesia, while the team locates a corrupt doctor and uncovers his master operation. Will the team solve this case in time?
Red thinks that a socio-psichology experiment takes place because a lot of non violent citizens become killers. On the other hand, Naomi and his husband receive a complicated proposition.
After the development of a powerful deadly weapon, the team must go after an eco-terrorist cell. Meanwhile, Red needs to find a special person, performing a plot of manipulations.
Ressler gets hooked up in a dangerous habit, while Liz and Red find out more about the world of ilegal hunting because of the appearance of a mutilated body.
In this episode, we'll experience an imminent vengeance against an important american, because of the assassination of an important iranian nuclear scientist.
The investigation lead by Red takes an inesperated turn when he finds out that he was manipulated by another man in the black list.
In this episode, we'll see Liz and the task force will perform an action to help Red. Will the assistance arrive on time? This episode is pure suspense.
Luther Braxton tries to get some confidential information, and Cooper struggles to save his team. Would they solve this complicated situation?
In this episode we'll see an udercover CIA agent kidnapped by Uzbekistan separatists. This will lead the task force to begin another operation.
Red looks for shelter while the team investigates the disappearance of a polygamous cult's leader and a shipload of buried containers in his property.
Liz keeps her secret under control as she works with Red to find an assassin known as the "Deer Hunter", who tracks his victims as they were deers.
In this episode Reddington will be drawn to a risky game with a wealthy and powerful family. How will he solve this complicated plot?
Red joins Cooper and Ressler to find "The Major", a dangerous ex member who's essential to keep Liz out of prison. On the other hand, agent Keen will manage to get away from a situation.
While the evidence against Liz grows, a federal judge tells her that she's facing severe criminal charges. In the meantime, Ressler and Reddington want to help Liz.
In -this episode, the team will look for a scientist suspected of performing several kidnappings of disabled patients. Will the task force achieve their mission?
In this new chapter, the team will find a provocative artist who is after rich and wealthy people. The season's finale is getting closer.
Red asks Liz for help in the searching of a person in order to get information about the Fulcrum. This person belongs to Red's past.
After decoding the Fulcrum's information, Red starts to plans to stop the imminent threat. In the meantime, the team finds female corpses as they are smuggled out of the country.
The team faces Karakurt, a dangerous russian assassin. To avoid severe consequences, Liz and Ressler join with the russian inteligence in order to get information about the criminal.
Season finale! Liz notices she's being tracked by Cabal, so Red will have to help her. On the other hand, Cooper receives notices that shock him.


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BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront. West Side Story dances
A compendium of popular and streetwise Lenny for Bernstein 100 – and the virtuoso trombonist in Christian Lindberg surely gives him a jazzer's headstart on just how this music should go. It certainly feels that way.
I do so like how the ubiquitous Candide Overture is possessed here of the tightness and drive of its pit-band origins (the antithesis of Bernstein's overblown DG account). There's that hint of breathlessness and the spectre of a rictus grin to spirit us across continents to witness the worst of this best of all possible worlds. All this ghastliness going on and we're all having such a lovely time.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic put on such a good show throughout this disc. The Symphonic Dances from West Side Story find them rounding corners that challenge the very best big bands; and while a touch more propulsion in the Prologue wouldn't have gone amiss, 'Mambo' fires up nicely in an explosion of percussion with its mariachi first trumpet delivering bullseyes, while the drum kit-driven 'Cool' again belies symphonic size to convey a scaled-down theatrical immediacy. The rarefied, transporting air of 'Somewhere' is Broadway writ large.
The all-dancing aspects of the disc do Bernstein's struttin' NYC style proud. Fancy Free came fully formed into this world and I never stop wondering at how the hawkish Bernstein/Broadway sound was immediately there in all its pulsing energy. The wry irony, the galloping rhythms, the angular syncopations had his distinctive stamp on them from the start.
And then Fancy Free became On the Town (the most underrated of groundbreaking Broadway musicals), its dance episodes cut from the same streetwise cloth – the gorgeous neon-lit 'Lonely town' or 'Times Square', with its sleazy saxes purveying a slightly tawdry but winning cool. Lindberg has the flavour of it.
The star turn, though, is Bernstein's only film score, On the Waterfront, encapsulated into a thrillingly atmospheric tone poem counterpointing the brutality of Elia Kazan's Oscar-winning movie with its yearning and triumphant vindication of the human spirit. Lindberg and the RLPO relish its cinematic scope (Bernstein underscored 42 of the movie's 108 minutes) from thunderous timpani-driven threat and altercation to the great love theme, which unforgettably keeps unfolding and re unfolding itself until it sweeps all before it.
The Apotheosis of the Suite and film is so typically one of those cathartic ever-hopeful Bernstein moments as Marlon Brando's Terry Malloy, beaten, bruised, down but not out, takes his long defiant walk back to work. Thrilling stuff, wonderfully captured by the BIS engineers.


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High end gym chain Virgin Active was yesterday sold to a South African private equity outfit, scuppering longstanding plans by the company to float on the stock market.
Brait, a private equity firm based in Johannesburg, will take an 80 per cent controlling stake in the group, which has 1.3m members and 267 clubs.
The group was on course for a listing on the Johannesburg stock market and had appointed a roster of advisers to prepare the deal.
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Standard Bank, UBS and STJ Advisors were all understood to be working on the shelved listing.
It is the second time a late stage bid has derailed a flotation of Virgin Active, after CVC Capital took a 51 per cent controlling stake in the company in 2011 for £900m just as the firm prepared to list on the market.
CVC will sell its entire holding in the deal, while co-owner Virgin Group, owned by Sir Richard Branson, will cut its stake from 46 per cent to 20 per cent.
"Virgin Active is a business that we are proud to have been associated with from the very beginning, over fifteen years' ago," Branson said yesterday.
"While (the) transaction is testament to the huge amount the business has already achieved, we believe that its future is more exciting."
Brait, led by chief executive John Gnodde, has paid around £680m for its 80 per cent stake. It values Virgin Active at £1.3bn, split between £870m in equity and £430m of debt.
The takeover mirrors a similar gazumping earlier this year when private equity group KKR swooped on thetrainline just weeks before it was due to list on the London stock exchange.
BCA Marketplace, which was owned by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, was also due to be listed earlier this year before it was snapped up late on in a reverse takeover by Haversham Holdings.
1 Zerdin has been a partner at the Magic Circle firm since 2007, having joined the company in 2003. He focuses on takeovers, private equity investment, and public equity offering amongst other areas.
2 He has worked on several high profile deals, including the sale of Liverpool Football Club to New England Sports Ventures and the sale of minority shares in AS Roma to Starwood Capital Group
3 He attended Brasenose College, Oxford before working as a solicitor at Herbert Smith and an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He also spent three years in venture capital.


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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Under the Sun - Blue Skies and a Deep Blue Sea...
(All Photos by Tavarua)
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
- Eleanora Duse
Posted by Tavarua at 11:37 AM
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Blue skies and alert soul, indeed.
I've been hither and yon--Hyderabad and Jaipur and New York and Utah and the Napa Valley and so forth--and have not viewed THE TRAVELER for some time. Your photography looks richer and more emotive and more wonderful than ever. So much meaning and gestural richness and wonder.
I love the compositions--and the freely composed captured moments.
I wish you endless horizons and many more adventures and moments and stirrings of soul and mind.
Thank you.
Inspiring and uplifting.
Stay in touch--and all happiness to you.
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Episode 4 of the London IA Podcast is now available, featuring Giles Colborne.
It's taken us a while, but the fourth London IA podcast is now up. This month, Matthew Solle and I were lucky enough to chat to CX Partner's Giles Colborne about UX outside of London, his writing and conference speaking, and his thoughts on delight and distraction in design. Giles was a lot of fun to interview, and typically thoughtful in what he had to say.
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If you want them crunchy throughout, well, I'm not quite sure that's possible without actually frying. BUT, the thinner you slice them, the crunchier they'll get. Just cut down on the cooking time.
These are delicious. And again, easy to double, triple, etc.
Sweet Potato Fries
(Serves 2)
1 sweet potato, peeled or unpeeled, whatever you prefer
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. vegetable or canola oil
1 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. chili powder
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Put your boiler pan (insert for a deep pan that has holes in it) or an oven safe wire rack over a cooking sheet and place into the oven.
Meanwhile, cut the sweet potato lengthwise into 3 sections. Then slice into about 1/4" to ½" inch matchstick pieces. Chances are they won't be perfect, but try to get them all into the same shape as best you can for even cooking time.
Fill a mixing bowl with 2 cups of ice, the sweet potato slices and enough cold water to cover the fries. This will help pull some of the starch out. Soak for about 30 minutes.
After soaking, pat dry with a paper towel to get off all the extra moisture.
In a large ziploc bag, put in your fries, cornstarch, pepper and chili powder. Seal it well and shake it until the pieces are well coated.
Pop in the 1 tablespoon of oil, and shake it around again.
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Free speech is dead even on so-called Christian college campuses. Source: Mae Beavers' summit nixed over anti-Muslim concerns | WKRN News 2 h/t @dailyrollcall (one of the cancelled speakers)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee university has canceled a Republican candidate for governor's summit amid criticisms that its speakers were anti-Muslim.
A campaign news release from ex-Sen. Mae Beavers says Trevecca Nazarene University canceled the Jan. 25 Homeland Security Summit.
Council on American-Islamic Relations spokesman Ibrahim Hopper tells The Tennessean the speakers were a "who's who of Islamophobes," including Bill French, under pen name Bill Warner, Cathy Hinners and John Guandolo.
Trevecca spokeswoman Mandy Crow told the newspaper the event appears to have an agenda beyond a political campaign, and would distract from Trevecca's commitment to community building, education and support of diverse enrollment at the Christian school.
Beavers said Trevecca "abandoned Biblical principles in order embrace political correctness." Beavers, one of five major Republicans and two Democrats running for governor, attended Trevecca.
Is the Christian school counting on a large Muslim enrollment? Nashville is another area besieged with Muslim refugees and migrants. Posts here.
The Twitter shadow-banned (like @creepingsharia) Bill Warner who was scheduled to speak tweets:
And then there's the Rogues gallery of terror-tied CAIR leaders. A Who's Who of Hamas Terror Supporters. Not one major news outlet mentions that when citing the FBI-banned, UAE designated terrorist group.


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June's winner of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce's Shop Clitheroe loyalty scheme is Clitheroe resident Mr Brian Rushton. Born and brought up in the town Brian, who is now retired, started his working life as a printer at The Borough Printing Company, York Street, before working for over 40 years at West View Printers in Clayton le Moors.
A widower, Brian has 2 children and four grandchildren that he loves to look after and spends any spare time doing puzzles and crosswords. Brian said "I have had a Shop Clitheroe card for nearly 5 years and fill them quickly by doing my regular shopping in Clitheroe. I was delighted to be told that I had won £50 worth of Shop Clitheroe vouchers and will look forward to spending them."
Presenting Brian with his vouchers Jo Harding of Clitheroe Books, Moor Lane commented "It's over 20 years since we opened and as we specialise in both new and old books on local history, local maps and local interest it's nice to be able to reward our local community with the Shop Clitheroe scheme."
Promoted by Clitheroe Advertiser & Times and administered by Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Shop Clitheroe cards are available throughout the town wherever you see the purple castle logo and reward customers for their loyalty.
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June 16, 2018 / 11:00 AM - June 17, 2018
The 2018 Gowan Brae 2 Man Scramble will take place on June 16&17. All teams that played in 2017 will be able to register between April 16-26th. Any remaining open spots will be filled by teams on the waiting list on May 1st.
Cost for the event is $80(plus tax) for members and $105(plus tax) for non-members. Price includes a practice round (anytime the week prior to the tournament), 2 tournament rounds on Saturday and Sunday, tee gift, steak and lobster dinner and over $13,000 worth of prizes.
For more information please contact Gowan Brae at 506-546-2707 ext.2


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I was looking for an interesting neighborhood / day trip to kill an afternoon in with an old friend. I ran across an article in Sunset Magazine all about the little town of Sierra Madre. Sunset had raved about this one pub called Lucky Baldwins.
My first mistake was trusting Sunset! It was dumping rain when I met my friend. We ventured into the little pub - only a handful of customers but not unusual in such a deluge. It seemed like a typical English pub: kind of dark, heavy wood furniture, long bar. We ordered the iced tea as we were both driving in the crazy CA weather.
Oy! What undrinkable swill! It tasted as if it had been brewed in a coffee pot with old coffee still in there. No amount of sweeter could make it taste better! And it kind of stuck to your teeth with some weird greasy coating! I sent mine back - no one should have to pay for undrinkable beverages! But my friend kept quiet.
We both ordered their version of the shepherds pie called cottage pie. It was the most god awful food I've ever tried to eat! I admit, I'm a little spoiled... I adore the Cheesecake Factory's Shepherds Pie. It is perfect... amazing cuts of beef, gravy, tender yet crunchy veggies and mashed potatoes that taste like... mashed potatoes!
This is the Cheesecake Factory's:
And this was Lucky Baldwin's
This was what I brought home to the dog. I did make an attempt at eating the mashed potatoes on top but they tasted powdered. Served with fries (would you like some potatoes with your potatoes?) that tasted as if they had been in the freezer too long and the peas were actually on the side. The peas were the tastiest part of the meal... but then it's hard to screw up peas!
The pie itself tasted like they threw some cooked carrots into pasta sauce and covered with with the icky potatoes. I know restaurants are trying to save money but sheesh... pasta sauce has no place in cottage pie!
I was shocked to learn that Lucky Baldwin's has TWO locations! I would avoid them both based on this meal! And as for Sunset magazine... I don't think I will trust them again! Clearly the writer had too much ale when the recommendation was written.
Lucky Baldwin's Pub - FAIL
Sunset Magazine - FAIL


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To really make this how-to video relevant to us guys, simply replace every instance of; "mother" with "guys", "accidents" with "horrendously cool sports collisions", and "kids" with "boys". Now that makes sense.
BTW: Don't be getting any funny ideas of trying to pull off the perfect caper. Because if you listen closely, the video only tells you how to remove blood stains. It says nothing about removing DNA.


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For I am God your Lord, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The Lord of hosts is His name. I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you in the shadow of My hand, planting the heavens, laying the earth's foundation, and saying to Zion: 'You are My people.'
Isaiah 51:12-52:12
shoftim "Judges"
Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9
Torah is known as the waters of truth and it is commanded that the king should write his own copy. Emerging from the Tetragrammaton - the four letters YHVH - is the Kabbalistic "Etz Chaim" - the Tree of Life - with its ten Sefirot interconnecting energy centers.
Also in this parsha are rules requiring that there must be at least two people to testify against someone else's misbehavior. Here too are commandments against idol worship; and the forbidding of the planting of trees or monuments in sacred places; and the rules regarding not seeking out a false soothsayer, one of whom can be seen behind the men in the upper right.


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- Prosser Youth Soccer is a recreational soccer club intended to promote health, fitness and character development among its participants, encourage sportsmanship and a sense of community among the participants and the parents.
- We engage young people ages 4-12 years in a healthy competition designed with an emphasis on the value of sportsmanship and physical fitness rather than winning. Our league does not score our games and has rules requiring coaches to allow all participants equal playing time. Parents are encouraged to volunteer as coaches or attend practices which gives them the opportunity to meet their neighbors and form friendships, ultimately making connections within the community.
- Youth soccer helps foster a sense of community among the players and participants. The parents volunteering and attending matches form relationships among themselves. Youths get to meet and play with other kids from their community, that they might not otherwise get to play with or more importantly, get to know.
League Highlights
- 12-16 game schedule split between Fall and Spring
- Play against teams from Grandview, Sunnyside and Yakima
- Lots of fun and exercise
U5 - Coed (Created if enough players sign up; U5 may play up to U6 with parent permission)
U6 - Coed
U7 - Boys/Girls
U8 - Boys/Girls
U9 - Boys/Girls
U10/U11 - Boys/Girls
U12/U13 - Boys/Girls
See the US Soccer Birth Year and Season Matrix for age requirements
Practice and Games
All players will be contacted by their coach prior to the season beginning. Practice times and fields will be decided by the coach. Frequency of practices vary among the different age groups. Most U5, U6, U7, and U8 teams practice once a week. Most older teams practice twice a week. Games will be played on designated fields based on age divisions. These games will not necessarily be played on the same field as the practice field. Games will be scheduled on:
U5, U6, U7, U8 = Thursdays 5:30pm (fields in Prosser/Grandview/Sunnyside)
U9, U10/U11, U12/U13 = Saturdays AM, times will vary (fields in Prosser/Grandview/Sunnyside/Yakima)
2018 Fall Season begins in September (practices begin end of August): Get the schedules here
The registration fee for the 2018-19 season is $60 per player, due upon registration. This fee covers both the Fall AND Spring sessions. Early Registration deadline is July 15, 2018.
Late Registration (after July 15, 2018) is $80 per player. Final registration deadline is August 5th. Teams will be finalized on August 8th. Early registration is recommended.
Uniforms are up to the team to choose and purchase.
Reversible Red/White Prosser jerseys are available for purchase at
423 7th St, Prosser, WA 99350
(509) 786-2933.
We will also have booster club wear to purchase soon as well.
All coaches are volunteers with a variety of soccer and/or coaching experience. In August we hold a coaches meeting to go over the rules, determine teams and distribute equipment.
*** Beginning with the Fall 2016 season, all referees will need to be certified and be present at a game for legal reasons.
We need youth, 8th grade and older, even adults if interested, to become certified this summer. The class is split between online coursework and and 8 hours out on the field. After you pass (and pass a background check) you will receive a stipend for every game you work as referee. Please consider doing this.
Online Resources:
League Website: Yakima Youth Soccer Association
Washington Youth Soccer:
United States Youth Soccer:
USYS is the national governing body that all soccer leagues must follow. There are numerous rule changes taking place, the biggest of which is the age grouping.
Please read the F.A.Q
USYS FAQ Small Sided Games
Age Group (Birth Year) Matrix:
US Soccer Birth Year and Season Matrix
List of changes for players, field and game info:
Standards Chart SSG


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Fort Worth, Texas (July 20, 2016) – Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC), a privately-held railroad holding company operating four short lines in six states, and its wholly-owned subsidiary CTC, Inc. (CTC), a provider of signaling, communications and train control systems, products and services to the rail industry, together announced today the successful collaboration with First Transit, Inc. in the award of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract from Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA).
First Transit, the North American arm of UK-based FirstGroup plc and one of the largest private sector providers of public transit management and contracting in the U.S., will serve as the prime contractor. Fort Worth-based RGPC and CTC will support First as service partners and provide dispatching, maintenance of way and signaling services. The new contract, which runs for nine years with an additional five-year option, begins on October 1.
Continue reading "First Transit, Rio Grande Pacific, CTC, Inc. awarded DCTA A-train operations contract"


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Greeley man given 144 years in prison for beating girlfriend, shooting at police
GREELEY, Colo. — A Greeley man convicted of beating his girlfriend and then luring paramedics and police officers to her location, and firing a gun at them, has been sentenced to 144 years in prison.
According to court documents, Matthew Gene Rockwell got into a fight with this then girlfriend in March 2012. He flew into a range as they were breaking up, said Pamela Dickman of the Weld County District Attorney's Office.
Rockwell beat her to what Judge Thomas Quammen described as "within an inch of her life."
He then called 911 and reported she had been in a bar fight and needed help.
Officers and paramedics responded and an officer began questioning Rockwell. Rockwell then ran into the bathroom, along with the injured woman, and locked the door, Dickman said.
He refused to open the door and made threats toward the officers, Dickman said.
Officer Peter Bratton told Rockwell he was going to kick open the door at the count of five. After counting down and ordering Rockwell to open the door a final time, Bratton kicked it open, Dickman said.
"Rockwell opened fire, hitting Bratton in the shoulder area and the duty belt, and continued firing through the open door into the other room where Officer Croissant and two medics were located," Dickman said.
Rockwell continued firing until there was only one bullet left in his gun, Dickman said. Then, Rockwell told a second officer to shoot him, flipped the officer off, and then shot himself in the head, police said.
Medics already at the scene managed to save Rockwell's life.
"This defendant was in a rage, and nothing was going to stop him that night," said Chief Deputy District Attorney Robb Miller, who prosecuted the case with Deputy District Attorney Joscelyn Gorsline. "He was going to take a lot of lives and then take his own."
Bratton was taken to the hospital for treatment to his shoulder wound. The second bullet that hit his utility belt actually hit is stun gun, which stopped the bullet and likely saved his life.AlertMe


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Today I'll be linking up with Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up For What?, and Mar from Mar On The Run for their Friday Five Link up! Every Friday, these lovely ladies host a huge link-up with a different theme. It's a perfect link-up for a lazy blogger like me.
The theme for today is Brands I love. This is easy. I can do this. But it would be the same brands I always talk about: Oiselle, Mizuno, Nuun, Pro Compression, and Runningluv. So I decided to change it up and talk about some brands that I don't mention as often as I should.
Picky Bars
I basically eat one of these magical bars every morning for breakfast. I eat them before long runs and I eat them before races. They are the perfect fuel source for me, and I trust what I'm putting in my body when I eat one. These babies are the brain child of Lauren Fleshman, Jesse Thomas, and Steph Bruce, professional runners/triathlete that are badasses in their sports. Besides tasting amazing, their social media is always supportive of athletes and they even put amateurs on their packaging (including my friend Jenn!). I am a member of the Picky Club, meaning I get a shipment every month, and delivery day is one of my favorite days of the month!
Pura Vida
I wear these bracelets every single day. I wear them to run, I wear them in the shower, I wear them to work, and I even wear them for fancier occasions. Even Lexi and Lyla wear them. I love looking down and seeing a party on my wrist while I am running thanks to my bright colors. Besides being super inexpensive, this company does a lot of good by creating jobs for people in Costa Rica. They also have several charity bracelets that when bought, donate money towards different funds. Plus, their instagram is full of beautiful photos! {affiliate link: I get credit if you purchase, but you get 50% off!}
Road ID
This is another piece of wrist candy that I wear every day, no matter the occasion. Having my emergency information on me at all times is a nice piece of mind. Accidents can happen any where, not just while running, so I like to always have it on. Another reason why I love Road ID is because of their stellar customer service. The writing on my original badge had kind of smudged off, and when I contacted Road ID about it, they instantly shipped me a new one at no charge.
This one is kind of new one for me, but I am obsessed. For $4.99 a month, I have access to all of the videos on Jasyoga's website, with new ones being created as I type. This yoga is geared toward runners and athletes, and it truly has been providing me with the stretch and brain reset that I need in my life. The social media is also on point, and Erin loves feedback about the videos! I can't recommend this monthly subscription enough if you are looking for a supplement to running.
Dollar Shave Club
I know, random. But it's shorts season here which means I'll be shaving almost every day. It really pisses me off how expensive razors are, so I joined the Dollar Shave Club to save money and have razors delivered to my door. For $6 a month I get a handle plus 4 cartridges that I can change out weekly. There are 2 other packages, but I chose the mid range blade. And if you have never seen the hilarious commercials, I highly recommend you check some out. Like the original. {referal link means I get credit if you order}


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I am an unapologetic pro wrestling fan. Oh, wait, sports entertainment fan. WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) takes great pains in correcting journalists who label their product "professional wrestling", as that is far too limiting in scope when you consider the long line of products (from movies to merch) that the family-friendly company offers.
But I'm not a journalist, I'm just a longtime fan since I was kid. Old habits are hard to break, so I'll just call it "pro wrestling". In fact, one of my dreams is to write for the company down the road, one this little HIV thing is cured. It's nice to keep up with the happenings by continuing to tune, so my transition from talking and writing about AIDS can be as seamless as possible.
Recently my beloved sport has run into a long-running issue: homophobia. A couple of weeks ago, their biggest hero to children, John Cena, raised the ire of GLAAD when he delivered a speech aimed at the Rock. While rapping about his nemesis and his movie career, Cena joked that everyone knows that the Rock is more Brokeback Mountain than Witch Mountain. See what he's doing? He's suggesting that the Rock isn't a real man by insinuating that he is gay.
Aside from trying to diminish the value of a fellow fan-favorite by gay-baiting, Cena also targeted the company's current champion and my 2008 Person of the Year, the purposefully arrogant Mike The Miz. As the Miz stood in the ring with his lackey, Alex Riley, Cena smirked whilst wearing jorts and a trucker hat, telling a live crowd and TV audience of millions that Miz and Riley were partners in more ways than one. Wink wink, nudge nudge. That they shopped together at Bed, Bath & Beyond... I'd estimate that Cena's biggest fans are between the ages of 8-12, what good does this kind of tactic do for them?
WWE issued an apology on Cena's behalf, although the top star himself remained silent. They said they value their gay fans and will work with GLAAD to make sure this doesn't happen again. See, in wrestling stars like Cena get a little more free reign on the mic, so it was a good move for GLAAD to explain to their heroes (and villains) why targeting gay people might make life for gay youth a living hell... because all gay teenagers need are classmates in jorts targeting them.
I was quite happy to see the immediate response from WWE about partnering with GLAAD. Whether they took a trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond is unknown.
The honeymoon phase of the new partnership got off to a rocky start. Via Twitter, the company's top villain/announcer, Michael Cole, struck. In a public message to a fellow broadcaster, he tweeted one word: "faggot". When TMZ helped to expose the situation, he posted a lame apology and the following, "I was not ordered to apologize I said I am sorry because I am. Now can I get back to being a character again please?" He deleted this, along with the original post of "faggot". It seems to be his way of saying he tweets as his on-air persona, but he'd never dare to utter the word "faggot" on national television, so it's a flimsy, thinly veiled excuse.
It's not known whether or not he would have been forced to apologize. I personally believe that WWE would have made him, as they can't be pleased with the embarrassing behavior one week out from their biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania. What is known is that, over the course of three weeks, the company's top hero and heel found common ground when it came to stepping on not only their gay wrestling fans, but fans who are straight and get how damaging this kind of language and psychology can be.
Is it grown men pretending to kill each other? Yes. But with most of the onscreen time these days being dedicated to talking instead of wrestling, it's just as important for the wrestlers and company to choose their words wisely. One mistake in a match injures one or two people, but one mistake on the mic could prove physically harmful to many outside of the ring.
I'm hoping they get this all cleaned up by the time the cure rolls around and I start writing pro wrestling storylines for a living.
Positively Yours,
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Copper necklace with yellow lime green turquoise bead wire wrapped in copper wire, copper necklace, turquoise necklace
This statement necklace with a very unique design is handmade with copper tubing which was hammered, textured and hole punched and then shaped into a triangle. I wire wrapped this beautiful yellow lime green turquoise in teardrop shape with thin copper wire and dangled it to the bottom of the copper triangle with a small copper bead. The pendant is suspended from a simple copper chain and copper toggle clasp.
The entire pendant was oxidized and then hand polished.
The copper pendant including the yellow lime green turquoise is 2.5" (6.35 cm)
Total length of the chain is approximately 23.5" (59.69 cm)
All my jewelry material is cleansed with sea salt and water before I start working with it and then prayer infused the entire time I am working on it. Once the piece is made I let it sit on sea salt crystal lamp for 24 to 48 hours to separate my energy from it and enhance its healing properties for your maximum benefit.
All jewelry designs are my own and handmade at home by me. I only make one-of-a-kind pieces so, once this is gone you will not see another like this one again!
Please let me know if you would like me to ship this directly to someone else as a gift and I will make sure to gift wrap it and not include the receipt. I can also include a simple handmade card with your message.
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Blithely yours, Stephanie
As I was walking up O'Farrell tonight on my way to the Herbst Theater to hear mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe open SF Performances' season I was tempted to put the buds in my ears, but I had nothing on the phone that seemed appropriate for the brief walk to hear a recital by an opera singer. Lately I have this desire to tune out the world around me and this is a pretty effective method. Everything falls into the background when your head is absorbed in "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'," "Midnight Rambler," or "Cracked Actor." When there's nothing else, for the past few months the Stones have been my default musical choice. They've replaced Beethoven. I can't explain why. In fact I have 42 songs by them on my phone- three hours plus, and I had to choose judiciously. I deleted the Fidelio with Kaufmann and Stemme to make room for it all. It's just where I am at the moment.
So I hit "Dance, Part 1" off of Emotional Rescue and was enjoying the Latin-tinged disco strolling down Polk and as I came to the corner of Van Ness and McCallister I was marveling at the impressive speed of the guitar work that closes out "Respectable." Grooving along to all this, I was a little dismayed to see hardly a soul outside the theater. It was incredibly warm tonight, one of those rare San Francisco nights where everyone should be out carousing without thought of what the morning will bring. Jobs? Relationships? Screw all that, what about this heat? It comes too rarely not to enjoy it, but I've heard Blythe deliver a couple of amazing performances in the past few years and this was her first local recital, so in I went.
The sparse crowd outside and in the lobby didn't reflect what I found once I was in the theater. There was a decent sized audience, though nowhere near capacity, which is too bad, because Blythe delivered a pretty strong performance
Accompanied by the very talented and affable Warren Jones on piano, the program featured a first half of twelve poems by Emily Dickinson set to music by James Legg, who died in 2000 at the age of 38 (his partner personally delivered the music to Blythe after his death, and she's continuously performed the work since debuting it last summer in New York), and Three Songs, Opus 10, by Samuel Barber, set to three poems from James Joyce's Chamber Music.
I know this makes me sound like a bumpkin, but I've never been an admirer of Dickinson's poetry and it boggles my mind she has this aura of tremendous genius surrounding her in the popular mind while someone like Amy Lowell remains an obscure, rarely acknowledged talent. Needless to say, while the poems were performed well, I found the whole less than inspiring. There was just nowhere for her to turn it loose. And that's why one goes to hear her in the first place. However, I did enjoy Blythe and Jones reading the poems aloud to the audience beforehand.
Why did they do this? Blythe explained from the stage at the beginning of the show that when she sings in English, she doesn't want to see heads in the audience bowed down to follow the text- she's worked hard so we don't have to, and all in all it was an accurate boast and the pre-reading was unnecessary, even if it was more entertaining than the actual music.
They did the same thing with Joyce's poems, though there were only three, but this time it was more appropriate. Perhaps that's because I do admire Joyce. Or perhaps I just like Barber's music more than Legg's. Regardless, by the time Blythe got to the final part of this triptych, she hit her stride and let loose that enormously powerful voice, even though it was obvious she was holding back due to the relatively small size of the theater. I don't necessarily think she has a beautiful voice, but I can't think of a contemporary singer who has a more impressive voice, and if she had given it all out the audience probably would have looked like that guy in the Marantz ads of the seventies (or was it Pioneer- who cares, we now listen to music loaded onto phones).
The real sparks flew in the second half of the program, which began with Jones playing Scott Joplin's "Peacherine Rag" and then Blythe delivered eight impeccably phrased and sung Tin Pan Alley-era songs, of which the highlights were the sweet sentimentality of Hylton and Brown's "If I Had a Talking Picture of You" and the saucy innuendo of Irving Berlin's "You'd Be Surprised." Blythe obviously loves this material, and at times I could picture her screaming to herself that she didn't get the Mama Morton role in Rob Marshall's Chicago, which after tonight I think she'd be great in. If you've never heard of Blythe, think of Ethel Merman. Not the Ethel Merman whom people parody, but the Ethel Merman who was actually a gargantuan talent. That's Blythe.
During the second half Jones also performed Joplin's "Magnetic Rag" which is infused with classical touches throughout, and his playing was an impressive blending of the two genres which only someone with a deep musical knowledge could pull off so effortlessly. The performance closed with another Joplin rag, followed by a spiritual, and because I'm a heathen I have no idea what it was, but I wouldn't be surprised if the title is "Beautiful Dreamer."
Walking home, I kept the buds out of my ears. The Tenderloin is no place to walk through after 10 PM and not be able to hear what's going on around you, though I see people do it all the time. Outside of Mitchell Brothers, a woman staggered in street, blocking traffic, while a police cruiser sat waiting for the light to change. Her associate, a man on a bicycle, called out to her "You stupid fucking bitch- get off the street- the police are right there!"
She replied, "I can't see 'em, and fuck 'em. Where they at? I can't help it. Can't help myself."
The light turned green and the cops went on their way- as was to be expected. I continued on, and right now I'm listening to the Stones, once again. "Hot Stuff, can't get enough...."


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Karamoja's (northeast Uganda) wetland system is the last remaining wetland system uniquely placed between the drier regions of Karamoja in the North and the wetter areas in the South. This is the only place you may see birds such as african hornbill, fox weaver bird, shoebill, pelicans, egrets, eagles, secretary bird, owls etc.
Besides unique birds, you're also able to experience the spectacle of Pian Upe wildlife Reserve with animal movements from the North coming down to the Southern shores of Opeta wetland system.
- Shoebill Canoe Trekking
- Visit ancestral Nyero Rock paintings
- Cultural Encounter with the Teso people
- Transport from Mbale.
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Rescue dog who has saved 52 lives is hard at work after Mexico earthquake
She's got her dog-sized booties and goggles at the ready
They jumped so much that earthquake sensors were set off during celebrations in the street.
The current condition of the patient is unknown.
Kate Hudson also pledged '100% of proceeds' from her Fabletics athleisure company.
'She is feeling what is happening in Mexico.'
Kim has donated all proceeds from her magazine to Project Paz who are providing relief to those affected by the quake.
We have the latest travel advice.


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Common Foot Conditions
Improperly fitting shoes can cause serious problems with your feet. With 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles, we need to provide the best support and comfort to bear and distribute the weight while at rest and in movement. 1/4 of all the bones in the human body are down in our feet. When these bones are out of alignment, so is the rest of the body. Browse the various common foot ailments below and see if any of them may be what you are experiencing. Do your feet hurt? Are they tired at the end of the day? Are the shoes you are wearing provide the support your feet need? Come in and let us help you today. Be good to your feet and they will be good to you!


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- INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL 2017: program
- Review von 'Sophia Kennedy' vom Musikexpress
- 'Sophia Kennedy' - Album der Woche auf byte.fm
- 'Sophia Kennedy' ZEIT-Kritik
- Review on Pitchfork for 'Sophia Kennedy'
- Beitrag auf Deutschlandfunk
- Facebook Sophia Kennedy
- Soundcloud Sophia Kennedy
- Die Vögel Facebook
- Thu, 24.08.2017 22:00
Kampnagel – KMH Sold Out
The American/Hamburg pop wonder combines elegant songwriting skills with postmodern chanson.
At the moment, Sophia Kennedy might be the most versatile musician in Germany. From celebratory doowop to breathy late-night jazz to futuristic RnB, her songwriting talent acknowledges the history of pop while always remaining in the now. After her first recordings with Carsten "Erobique" Meyer and appearances as theater musician, Kennedy, who originally moved to Hamburg from Baltimore to study film, has now created her first solo album, the self-titled "Sophia Kennedy." Simplified arrangements blend with electronic textures and combine with her voice to create the kind of dense maelstrom that only great music can. Her work has consistently been released on DJ Koze's Pampa label, which regularly transcends tedious genre limitations to reinvent pop with the tools of club music. The album was produced with the help of labelmate Mense Reents, who will also perform that night (with Jakobus Sibels) as part of his Dadaist brass-house project Die Vögel.
The music program is presented by SPEX - Magazin für Popkultur, ByteFM, 91.7xfm and Hanseplatte.
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