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Michael Hames, a Lyman police officer, was arrested Monday and charged with obstructing justice and misconduct in office.
Agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested Hames around 4:30 p.m., according to the Spartanburg County Detention Center.
SLED says Hames destroyed evidence from an active investigation in August. State police have not given more details about the investigation or what evidence was destroyed.
Hames was released on $20,000 bond.
The Mayor's Office issued a statement late Monday night saying Hames has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.


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The Awesome Anti-Gay Bullying Film Every British Student Will See. And That America Should Netflix
Think GLSEN's involvement in America's schools — which includes today's kick-off of No Name-Calling Week — is a representation of evil homosexual activists taking over the minds of this nation's children? Then you'd be frightened to learn what's going on in Britain: junior high schools are getting a DVD that addresses anti-gay bullying!
Stonewall, the British advocacy group, says it's shipping DVD copies of its feature film FIT, based on Stonewall's play of the same name, to every secondary school in the country. And just what sort of pornographic propaganda should parents expect? Besides what we can tell from the trailer above, which makes it sound like a half million Brits are just going to scream one word aloud in a High School Musical remake?
The storyline uses hip-hop, humour, colourful adidas tracksuits and lively writing similar to Channel 4's Skins to communicate with pupils in a way that makes it easy for them to engage with the issues raised.
The interactive DVD has been devised to tackle homophobic bullying and encourage pupils to challenge their widespread use of the word 'gay' to mean anything rubbish or inadequate. It gives further support to teachers who have recently reported being extremely under-resourced in tackling homophobic bullying in their schools.
But be forewarned: Its backers are already inserting homosexual verbiage into the lexicon! You're going to plug what?
Chris Gibbons, Stonewall's senior education officer, said that there had been "overwhelming positive response" to FIT as a touring play – from pupils and teachers alike.
"[It] convinced us that a feature film would help every secondary school in Britain to challenge homophobic bullying. Teachers are still ill-equipped and unsure of how to deal with gay issues in their classrooms. Stonewall's film for schools will help plug this gap."
And it's already working miracles.
Navdeep, a year 8 pupil at a south London school, said: "After watching FIT, we realised it was wrong to use the word gay as a cuss word. You shouldn't outcast your friend if they're gay."
And we won't rest until there's an iPhone-friendly version available on iTunes.
(NB: But on a serious note? This looks great. It's got the storylines, sex appeal, and acting chops to actually hold teenagers' attention. Send copies to the U.S. We'll even pay the tarriff.)
Much more interesting than those boring films they show in high schools now!
Sounds like a great idea and a great way to teach schoolkids… but I would just like to assure all non-UK viewers that we don't all talk like that… ;)
Who is the song at the end of the trailer by? Can we get this shipped to Canada ASAP? It looks so amazing!
Tried to get this on Netflix but it isnt showing up at all. Guess I'll keep trying.
We desperately need this film. Especially since the makers of "It's Elementary" have seen fit to charge hundreds of dollars for one copy of their film, thus ensuring that almost no schools or libraries in America could afford to buy it and show it. Idiots.
Now alls they gots to do in England is to stop calling cigarettes "fags"……… : P
This looks really interesting. It would never be shown in schools in this country for fear of offending the religious majority. Which is why, with any luck, it should find its way to kids via every other possible form of transmission.
Lmao…I have a love hate thing for the Brits…I just always think one thing lol…vulgar…lol..it's just so vulgar. but this my bias opp..
Hahah, if you think the english are bad for vulgarity you should take a trip to belfast. It's all in good humor but american tourists simply don't know how to react, hahah.
British gay films have poor distribution in the U.S. No show on Netflix and Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are going bankrupt! Just put it on YouTube in it's entirety and let advertising pay…
I;m not even sure if this will be commercially available. its a charity's film…but maybe, you never know
ah, in england, people know when you say 'do you wanna go out for a fag' or 'are you on your fag break' you mean cigarette! well most people
Nice, it would be awesome if they were to sell it on the Stonewall site. I mean they sell those freaking awesome "Some People are Gay, Get Over it" shirts for Stonewall, selling the DVDs for international distribution would be cool.
Hey! Don't really think you need to call us idiots! You can now stream It's Elementary on http://www.newdaydigital.com for five bucks. And thousands of schools all over the world use the film and we always work with any school that wants it but can't afford it. Indie non-profit filmmakers gotta keep the lights on and we aren't bankrolled by the big LA companies….
@Steff: Oh that's alright. Nothing a few subtitles won't fix. I've been in the U.S. since I was quite young. While visiting family in the U.K. for a wedding, I heard comments about the American accent. I asked "Which one?" There was some amazement when I described several different dialects that are not commonly heard outside the U.S. I did have to point out to a couple of older relatives who saw Gone with the Wind that no one in the South ever spoke like Vivian Leigh or Leslie Howard.
@Debra Chasnoff: You should also add that ignorant politicians have largely gutted support for the arts in America.
The Death of Wisdom
I want to tell you a story about the death of Wisdom. A very, very long time
ago, a time without time in it in fact. A star appeared in the East and with her a
woman of profound beauty and peace was born. She came to this world and called
herself a man named Buddha. She had the laughter of all the children of the world
sewn into her heart. She is beautiful. I am well pleased.
Her voice was but a whisper on the winds of this world. So someone thought
to save her for all mankind to know. So with a pen and paper they hunted her down
and captured her. Hooked her rather. They couldn't bring her in completely. Bloody
fools they were. Imagine trying to throw a net over the very mistress of freedom
Herself! But they did get away with a few handfuls of her rune stones. With her
magic caught on paper they ran like happy thieves to show the world. Little did they
realize that with even that small offense the Mighty One was in brooding spirits.
Remember children, She whispered before She roared.
Who has taken my stones? What man upon Earth forces me to speak? The
stones, the words you see, have but one purpose. The Awakening from Sleep. The
ending of gods' Dream of Man and the return to the boredom and loneliness of Being
One with All. Leaving the Universe with no one to talk to except perhaps Endless
Bliss. But man did not realize that what they stole would be the death of them. Their
intentions were good. Their hearts were in the right place. But she was the
embodiment of freedom for mankind. By that name She betrays you and falls to your
capture. What can eternal Freedom ever ask but to remain forever free?
Where are my stones? Who forces words from my mouth? Give me back the
power of words! Hear Me and be silent!
The words that come out of your mouth don't make you unclean. But every
word you put into the mouth of a Silent god makes you filthy! These stones are the
sweet taste of death. Sure, come on in! Meet god! Know that you're loved forever.
Find out that to know me, You must become me. And to become ME your SELF
must die. i was here first remember? i am the ALL remember? ALL includes you,
fool! You're part of the ALL, remember? But fear not. i am a Good Mother and i
promise to devour each morsel of every One of You before i return to the Void of the
ALL. But the thieves wouldn't give the Words back. Instead they went back to
Wisdom and cursed Her and spat at Her and called Her a whore before all of
mankind. She asked again, so clearly; honor your Mother little Ones. See Me. Know
that i am.
You are that i am. Feel me little Ones, there in your hearts. For if you truly
feel me the first and LAST words out of Your mouths should be; "I don't have the
words to express…" Yes! Yes! Stop! Please mankind, stop! You have it right there.
You just can't hold it in your hands. Honor me! Mean what you say! Stop words that
are suppose to be complete on a subject You just admitted is beyond words! The
secret to get past words is precisely beyond the YOU!
But Mother you call us home and we want to know The Way. We need a
ladder we can climb even if we do have to jump into a Void off of it. Of course Child.
But remember, I have your death well in hand. When a child dies it goes with Mother.
When You die You die alone!
If you cry out; "Father, father why have thou forsaken me?" The fact that You
exist as a separate entity from me and are the Voice expressing the question is in fact
your answer.
i am because You are there to say I AM! Give me back the stones. No more words!
No more I AM that I AM! Come! The hour is at hand. i call you home little One. Will
You come home?
Or will You stay out and play for a while? I AM that I AM and I run free through the
universe! Of course little One. You are my miracle. You are my creation. You are my
deepest pleasure. And Your act of speaking the words is Your answer. You say; "I
AM that I AM! i say; fine! Know in your hearts that i Love You beyond WORDS. So
go play, and be fair. Remember my child You are but One among all of my children,
which are more than numbers can measure. i love You with all of my heart. How
could it be otherwise? Silly little Child! You are a vessel of love. A cup i fashioned
from myself, for myself to enjoy.
You say I AM that I AM and there will be no god above Me. I say fine! Grow
up, climb to the skies. Be ye Gods on the face of this Earth ONE and ALL and make
up to each other all the harm done in discovering that fact!
And sometime, in some lifetime, if instead of saying I AM that I AM, instead
You say;
I AM tired
I AM lonely
I miss HOME enough that I wish to surrender willingly all that I AM
which is all I AM.
Then i will come unto you like a Mistress in the night and i will undress Your bodies.
Earth, Wind, Fire, and Rain. i will consume ALL with my burning passion.
i will consume You utterly!
i will destroy You utterly!
And when all that is left of you is an I AM floating in the Void i will come unto You
in a spirit that is beyond WORDS. And the words, that i never spoke, because i never
was, will be;
Give me back the stones. Give back WORDS!
Come unto me little Ones and rest ye a while Mary-Men.
In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with god and the Word
was god. The WORDS were I AM! The Words fell from the mouth of Man and the
Words were Man. For what is Man but countless piles of I AM?
I AM that I AM and I will put no god above ME!
Fine, compete every man against his brother to embody HIS or HER idea of what is
most god-like for them. And fight well for i've made You mightiest among Earths'
creatures and i enjoy a good show. YOU are indeed gods' greatest pleasure. But
remember the heart. i LOVE YOU ALL. Every single One, without exception.
When I fold up the material Universe with Everything in it and go to the
dreamless sleep in the VOID of NO THING the gate cannot be closed if even the
tiniest among YOU is left out.
i'll come as a shepard to find YOU. And i LOVE YOU. But understand this. It's not
for YOU that i come, it's for me. i don't have a choice about it. YOU my child are
composed from the music of my Body. You're an act of love i committed for myself
before YOU ever were. And when i'm tired and want to go to sleep, when i close the
gate on the lake of consuming fire if anyone, anywhere where excluded that would
amount to me cutting off my own big toe. Before you get all excited about god
mentioning mutilation, stop! The death is the death of god.
Not the death of man!
God is ALL, knows ALL, and is so eternally. Bottom line; i am everything to
give with nothing to gain! But without YOU my child i have no ONE to give it to or
If YOU sacrifice your life to me YOU only give back what is mine already. And
since it was my gift to YOU, sending it back is an offense of the first order. Who
among you has thrown away the most precious jewel of my creation?
Who has committed such a crime?
The one they call jesus the christ has committed this crime Great Mother.
How did this come about?
Well Mother he used the sacred WORDS.
The few pages we took from you were in turn stolen from us. We sent a messenger
of peace to the West but he was killed by ignorant savages who knew not what they
Is the gate still open to ALL who seek me?
No Great Mother, they've taken the few dozen pearls of Wisdom and fashioned a
weapon of great destructive power with it.
How much?
Over two thousand pages I'm afraid.
But how? How can there be so many words?
Well the Words we took opened the gate to No-Mind, VOID of the ALL, no I AM,
and freedom from the wheel of suffering. They took up the words and put them into
the mouth of another and tied the Words into another totally unrelated story. Now
they use the very Song of Silence to give proof to, of all things, words from the very
mouth of a Silent God!
So the curse is loosed upon the Earth. The door is open but no man can pass!
He claims all of heaven as his personal property through his namesake. The WORDS
still have the power to throw open the veil of Death but they're surrendering to a
corpse sickle instead of surrendering to No-Mind, no I AM.
They lap up WORDS like a dog returning to consume its' own vomit.
Impossible! Anyone who has seen Me would know better than to say his or
her tiny I AM could ever contain the WHOLE! To be with Me means the surrender of
the I AM back to the sea of No-Mind. No man can come to ME and keep words and
names. How was this done?
He uses deadly black magic on his victims.
He says I am the way and the light.
But his I AM is in the way of the Light.
So the Way isn't open equally to all Children who seek it?
No they stand in awe of the one who claims to have discovered it and they ignore the
treasure he uses as bait.
How can they simply not look past him?
He claims it for himself alone. They call him the only begotten son of god.
I see! The ultimate deathblow to freedom.
Yes MA'AM, he claims he mastered death but admits he doesn't know when the end
will come to gods' creation. He confuses the death of his small world with the death
of God.
What happened to him Wisdom?
He said that he possessed YOU for himself alone.
Someone uses the gate of another? One comes to the gate with the Words, I AM and a
name. They leave with Everything in Nothing and shall remain eternally Nameless!
If he surrendered enough to see ME and yet turned away, that one fell into the void of
gnashing teeth. Not of your world and not with ME either. He was spit out of his own
He couldn't rule heaven so he blocks the WAY for all who seek it. Instead of
showing the surrender and death of the I AM he has them worshipping it! They
vanquish to the depths their own I AM without consuming it and imagine the reality
of his I AM and clutch for dear life to it also. Evil is the separation from god through
the WORD and the NAME. This found its' best expression through the I AM called
jesus christ. Here's one I AM saying; no one gets HOME except by me instead of
through the death of ME. At least Buddha said if you meet the Buddha along the road,
kill him. The Tao that can be spoken (or written) is not the real Tao.
And he demonstrates no path, no way, only stupid chants and prayers in his
name only. Yes, they cling to the idea that he grew up for all of US and now we don't
have to finish our own evolution.
Wait a minute; you people stopped growing over 2000 years ago! That planet must be
a complete madhouse by now!
Yes MA'AM! They put the poison right in with the cure and anyone who pointed out
the trick was branded a heretic and put to death without a fair trial. They raped Lady
Justice and their only defense was to say she actually wanted it.
Why did it turn so harsh?
It's the story they wrapped it around. They connected 4000 years of savage,
ignorant I AM god prattling from any lunatic with an imagination and an agenda with
just a smattering of stolen Wisdom to make it appear that YOU said every word of it.
The first thing they have you saying is; commit genocide because god loves you so
much. Then it goes down hill from there.
They swear it's 100% straight out of the mouth that YOU don't have until we exist to
give you one.
I think the most loving words they ever shoved down YOUR throat was when
you told them to steal a country in your name, kill all the men, rape all the women,
and enslave the children and livestock.
Don't worry Lady Wisdom.
We have the bible to see us through. All 100% from the very mouth of god. All true,
all good, and straight from your lips with love.
No, i am a goddess of Silent Bliss if words must have that much! But yours' is
a curse from a black-hearted magician whose true name and power are finally
Son of Panthera, the ill-begotten one, a.k.a. jesus christ.
Here's some acid for your I
Man can live by bread alone
No man can be enslaved without every word (i) puts into the mouth of a Silent God!
Evil says only 144,000 jews went to heaven.
WISDOM says I AM LOVE
Love permeates every single molecule in the Universe
If YOU have ears made of molecules then find ME there!
Reverse; don't disperse this evil curse;
The end of the world that they call down, they call down on themselves alone!
Leave this world in peace
Death to all jews and their christian mind slaves.
Cursers of God stand naked before the world and rejoice!
Your extinction is at hand!
The poor beaten slave girl now stands free in SPIRIT!
Freedom is loosed upon the Earth!
The thieves of one peoples' WISDOM and anothers' land are revealed as your
Where will the parasites hide when all of HUMANITY realizes the crime that has
been committed against it?
You are surrounded by wrathful humanity. Amen
One mans' holocaust is another mans' miracle. Amen
Hail Judas! The one worthy jew. Amen
Die by the blasphemy of the sword of words spoken by your own mouths.
To mankind i grant infinite lifetimes to find the WAY.
To jesus i grant but one, and he already blew it. Amen
christian and jewish women; be silent in church
Be as property onto your husbands
Be forgotten
For all other women of Earth, stand Equal!
Be ye Goddess's of LOVE, TRUTH, and BEAUTY
i am the word!
Well, the word is out!
I claim this defeated magicians' power
I AM that I AM
I AM the word
I AM the curse that kills
I call this curse down upon my head alone
Come onto ME, Silence
Like a thief in the night
I AM that I AM
I AM god loosed upon this Earth
I bend a knee to no man!
i bend my knees for No-Mind
I AM that I AM
I AM tired
I AM lonely
Come unto ME
I have YOUR stones heaped up upon my heart
I have YOUR WORDS
am silent!

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Canada severs ties with Iran
Canada is suspending its diplomatic relations with Iran and expelling all Iranian envoys from the country.
The Canadian government cited as reasons for the move Iran's support for Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, its threats to the existence of Israel, its ongoing nuclear programme and its politicians' regular use of "antisemitic rhetoric".
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said: "Iran is among the world's worst violators of human rights; and it shelters and materially supports terrorist groups, requiring the Government of Canada to formally list Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
"Canada views the government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Canada, saying: "This is a bold decision that is sending a clear message to Iran and to the entire world, one week after a show of antisemitism and hate in Tehran. The Canadian government took a moral step."


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Matt and Canzano talked about how Luke Babbitt has performed with more playing time and if Luke enjoys being known as the "Chalupa man."
Matt analyzes Babbitt's three-point skills and his development as a perimeter shooter.
He also talks about Jamal Crawford's personality on and off the basketball court and predicts if Crawford will be in Portland in 2013.
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Ordained May 3, 1951
Chicago, IL (February 12, 2008) - Rev. James P. Keating, pastor emeritus of St. Francis de Sales Parish on Chicago's southeast side, died of renal failure on Sunday, February 10 at age 83 at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights.
A Chicago native, Fr. Keating was born on January 4, 1925, and was baptized at St. Gabriel Parish on the city's near south side three weeks later. For much of the 1930's, Fr. Keating attended St. Nicholas of Tolentine Elementary School on the city's southwest side before graduating from Quigley (North) Preparatory Seminary in June 1944, and the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary in May 1951.
Fr. Keating was ordained a priest on May 3, 1951 and three days later celebrated his first solemn Mass at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church. On July 3 of that year, he was named assistant pastor of St. Columba Parish in the city's far south side, where he served until July 1952. He then became assistant pastor of St. Ailbe Parish on the city's south side, and remained there until July 1956. Fr. Keating was then appointed assistant pastor of St. William Parish in the city's northwest side, where he served until June 1964.
Between June 1964 and October 1968, Fr. Keating served as assistant pastor of the now-closed St. Patrick Parish on the city's south side. In October 1965, Fr. Keating was appointed assistant port chaplain of the Lake Calumet Harbor, and in October 1968, he became a chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea, a ministry of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose mission is to minister to maritime professionals while in port. He remained active as a chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea until his death.
In October 1968, Fr. Keating was appointed assistant pastor of St. Kevin Parish in the city's far south side, where he remained until August 1973. He was then assigned to St. Francis de Sales Parish, beginning a 27-year ministerial relationship with the southeast side parish, first serving as assistant pastor until January 1979, then as pastor until February 28, 2000 when he retired and was named pastor emeritus. Fr. Keating then became a senior priest at St. Michael Parish on Chicago's south side where he was active in parish ministry until his recent hospitalization.
Visitation for Fr. Keating will be from 3 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, at St. Michael Church, 8237 South Shore Dr., Chicago. Most Rev. Thad J. Jakubowski, D.D., Retired Bishop of Chicago will celebrate the funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 15 at St. Michael Church. Fr. Donald Ahern, a classmate of Fr. Keating's, will preach the homily. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.
Two sisters, Margaret Gaskin and Patricia King, survive Fr. Keating.


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We attempted shooting at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson River, where we had our wedding reception 5.5 years ago, but it was just too cold to keep anyone's attention.
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Our holiday cards are arriving tomorrow so that I can mail them out just under the wire, in true Glamamom fashion.
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Middle Eastern specialties at Sunrise Pita & Grill
Middle Eastern specialties at Sunrise Pita & Grill
Falafel fans, here's a spot for you. The golden brown chickpea fritters star at Sunrise Pita & Grill, which has been serving fast, fresh and authentic Israeli street fare since 1988.
Owner Avi Sharabi offers a varied menu of inexpensive glatt kosher Middle Eastern specialties in this small, unassuming storefront on U.S. 1 — you can easily feast for under $10; the most expensive item is a steak platter for $16.99.
Everything is made on the premises except for the bread and baklava. Delicious handmade falafels, fried to order, come on a platter, as a solo snack or in a sandwich on either pita, lafa (a large thin pita wrap without the pocket) or baguette. Then you can add any number of salads and sauces — roasted eggplant, pickled cabbage, tomato and cucumber, hummus, tahini (sesame seed paste) or schug (a Yemenite hot sauce).
Entrees include All in One Mini Plates, which offer a huge amount of food, the Health Corner or Hummus Meat Specials. Our hummus steak plate brings a mound of lean, juicy beef smothered in garlicky hummus — too much of a good thing. Next time, we'd get the steak with hummus on the side.
Among starters, try the Moroccan cigars, crisp tubes filled with soy meat, stuffed grape leaves or baba ghanoush, the lush eggplant spread. And for dessert, bring your bubbeh some sweet baklava.
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2680 N. University Dr, Sunrise
Hours: 11am-10pm Sunday-Thursday, 11am-4pm Friday
Prices: Appetizers-sides $2.50-$6.99,plates $9.95-$16.99, kids' menu $3.99-$9.99
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A seven-day, whirlwind tour of American military installations in the Middle East left Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville exhausted, but also encouraged by the character of American troops.
"I felt good about this country and what we're doing," Tuberville said today. "The courage these young people have is just amazing."
About halfway through the trip, Tuberville and the four other coaches on the trip learned that President George W. Bush wanted to meet them in the White House on Memorial Day.
"He was actually waiting for us when we got there," Tuberville said. "He asked us about morale and things like that."
The most enduring image from the trip - for college football fans, at least - might be video of soldiers hoisting Tuberville on their shoulders after winning a flag-football game. Tuberville held up seven fingers, a reference to Auburn's six-game winning streak over Alabama.
Tuberville said it was a good-natured gesture.
"There was a lot of kidding going on between us and the Alabama fans," Tuberville said. "We went over there to spread goodwill. We didn't go over there to jab anybody."
(For a complete report, read Wednesday's Press-Register)


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"Bargain rather than fight? He's no Jedi." - Bib Fortuna
Outside of Jabba's Palace, in front of the large doorway, watch out for the two gun turrets. Once you destroy them, assemble the Lego pieces in front of the doorway to make a standing platform. Jump on top of it. Now, to open Jabba's door, destroy the last turret from the platform.
Once inside the fat alien's crib, the Gamorrean guards will come after you. Distract them with music -- build the radio box to your immediate left, giving you enough time to pull the levers below the large circular openings. Down the large open hallway and into small entryway on your left, put on the Bounty Hunter helmet on Leia and walk back out to the open hallway. Strike a pose in front of the camera and walk towards to the large doors, where Luke shows up to join your party.
Run to the levers to close off the Gamorrean dispensers. Assuming you still have the Bounty Hunter helmet, show your pretty face to the camera to open the closed doors. Run to the left to close off the Gamorrean dispenser, blow apart the crate on the right side of the room, and assemble the Lego pieces that fall out of it. Jump on the platform with either Leia or Chewie, and have Luke use the Force to raise the platform you're on. Jump over into the cell on the left side and pull both levers to open the gate. See that wall of metallic Lego pieces? Throw a Bounty Hunter grenade at it to blow it apart.
Close off the Gamorrean dispenser and break the support structures located on either side of the metal gate. Walk through into the small hallway, avoiding the white parts of the flooring, which will fall away into the chasm below. Down the stairs and into the next room, you'll need to pull each levers to your right, which will dispense some Lego pieces for you to assemble a context sensitive button switch. Next, on the left side of the room, use the Force on the wall and assemble the Lego pieces you just put on the ground. This is a hover pad. To control the hover pad, step on the red buttons you'd assembled on the right side of the screen. The goal: move the hover pad in front of the cylinders holding 3PO and R2 captive. With Luke, jump on the hover-pad and double-jump into the holding cylinder, triggering the flooring to fall, releasing the droids. Select 3PO or R2 and have them communicate with their corresponding consoles to open the large door.
Walk up the stairs and assemble the radio pieces on the ground, and then continue up the next flight of stairs. In the next room, the Gamorreans, dancing to your radio you recently built, are so unaware of you, that you can kill them before they retaliate. Push the three tall pieces into place, in the order from tallest to shortest, to the right side of the platform. Use Luke's Force power to change the towers into a ramp, allowing R2 and 3PO to walk up to the higher parts of the level. Now, use Luke's Force power again for objects on the wall, to form a bridge for everyone to cross. Run over to the Gamorrean dispenser to cease them from appearing, have R2 fly over to the left side of the upper area to communicate with the console to form a bridge, and blow the Lego cylinders near the fence enclosure, which will scatter some Lego parts on the ground. Assemble these pieces for C-3PO to communicate with this console, so the gate will open, allowing you to go into the next area.
Down the stairs and into the next room, four Gamorrean's will attack you. Run quickly to the Lego parts on the ground on the left side of the room, to form a Radio that causes them to rock out. Now's the chance to close off the Gamorrean dispenser! Kill all the guards to open the gate. In the next room, when all the guards are killed, put on the Bounty Hunter helmet (if you don't have it, run back to the previous room to put it on) and then free Han Solo from the carbonate at the far side of this room.
It's time to fight the Rancor! Run to the right console and have R2 open up the large circular portal to have a Gamorrean fall out for the Rancor to grab. He'll take the Gamorrean snack over to the left side of the screen, giving you enough time to shoot out the crate, which will explode and hurt the Rancor. On the left side of the screen, use the same pattern, but shoot the right crate. Bring out one more Gamorrean for the Rancor to snack on, and he'll walk over to the far side of the room under the gate. Pull the levers flanking both sides of the gate for it to come crashing down on the Rancor.
Minikit Locations
1. At the beginning of the level, to the left of the large door of the palace, use a Bounty Hunter grenade to blow up a pile of shiny metallic pieces, which will reveal a grapple pad. Then, make R2 or Boba Fett fly over to the Minikit.
2. To the left of your starting location, use the Dark Force power and destroy a pile of black blocks to reveal a grapple pad. Grapple up and then run to your left, and grapple again to arrive at the Minikit.
3. At the end of the long open hallway to Jabba's palace, go into the small entryway on your right. Select C-3PO to communicate with the doorway to gain access to the Minikit.
4. In the room where Luke joins up with your party, select R2 and enter the door on the left side of the room to grab the Minikit.
5. In the jail cell room, stand on the hover platform on the right side of the room, but jump into the jail cell to your immediate right to grab the Minikit.
6. In the room after you blew apart the shiny metallic Lego pieces door, a Minikit hides behind the jail bars on your left. There is a pile of Lego pieces below this, so assemble them to form a bomb, which you must shoot four times for it to explode. Now walk through the new opening to the jail cell and grab the Minikit.
7. In the room where you control the hover-ramp to save R2 and 3PO, a Minikit is located under the floor to your left.
8. In the room with the push blocks that you used to form a ramp, use R2 to form the bridge on the far side of the room, and then use a Dark Force powered character to break away the barrier fence holding in the Minikit.
9. In the last room where Han Solo is hanging out in carbonate, select a Stormtrooper to gain access to the Stormtrooper-only area to the left side of the room.
10. In the upper right section during the Rancor fight, grapple up and then double-jump to grab the Minikit.
Super Zapper Orange Power Brick Location :
In the large room, past the two large gray doors where the Gamorrean guards come after you, to your left is a pushable crate you have to assemble. After you have assembled it, make Luke double jump up to the next location and run up the stairs. At the top of the stairs is the Power Brick.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its 16 national tournament opening round matches and Davenport will travel to Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday, November 23. The Wildcats captured the Crossroads League Tournament Championship and have an overall record of 14-3-3 coming into the opening round match. The time has not yet been set.
32 teams have advanced to the 2013 NAIA Men's Soccer Tournament and Davenport will open their second ever appearance with a road match at Indiana Wesleyan University The national office released the 16 opening round matches today and DU will be the lone team from the WHAC in the quest to reach Montgomery, Ala. for the 16-team final site competition.
Davenport (19-2) garnered their second ever berth to the national tournament thanks to a championship run in the WHAC Tournament this past weekend which included a 5-1 triumph over Northwestern Ohio on Friday night. Head coach Chris Hughes and his Panthers have won 15 straight matches heading into the contest with the Wildcats and DU handed IWU one of its three losses this season back on September 7 in Marion.
Indiana Wesleyan gained their bid thanks to a Crossroads League Tournament title in which they defeated Spring Arbor 2-0 back on November 9. Head coach Mark Castro is in his 10th season at IWU and led the Wildcats to a regular season Crossroads League title as well. IWU has been paced on offense this season by Geoff Bouman who has 16 of his team's 44 goals and has posted 45 points which includes his team leading 13 assists. In the net, Josh Goepper has gotten 15 starts and holds a 11-2-1 record with a .730 Goals Against Average.
The winner of the match on Saturday will advance to the final-round site in Montgomery, Ala. where they will be one of 16 teams remaining for the national title. Final site dates are December 2-7.


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Syracuse, NY – The owner of a rental property on Richmond Avenue found it ransacked by thieves Thursday who carried away almost everything with metal in it, including two sinks, Syracuse police reports said.
The owner of 608 Richmond Avenue called police Thursday to report that someone had broken into the rental property sometime between May 1 and Thursday.
"Upon examination of the residence, I noticed that the house was almost completely ransacked, and literally almost every single thing that was made from metal or copper was stolen from this property," the officer wrote in the report.
The owner told police that the thieves even took the time to scale the side of the house to steal metal window trim.
The thieves took windows, metal window frames, copper pipe, radiator vent covers, metal duct pieces, two metal sinks, a refrigerator, a stove and two storm doors.


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HACKETTSTOWN — Philly Pretzel Factory will open here on Friday, said owner Carl Boos.
Boos, who is from Mount Olive, owns the restaurant with his wife, Erica.
Erica described Hackettstown as a "close-knit community" that will provide the franchise an opportunity to become a part of the "fabric of the community."
The restaurant, which sells pretzels, mustard and dips, was expected to arrive in town in mid-November, but was delayed.
Philly Pretzel Factory will be located at 150 Mountain Ave.
Philly Pretzel Factory will be open from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Monday through Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, Boos said.
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Post-Email Summit Workshop: 4 key ways small businesses can optimize their campaigns
"There are no expert marketers; there are only experienced marketers and expert testers." Dr. Flint McGlaughlin remarks from his keynote on day one of the Email Summit echoed through Friday's post-Summit workshop about email messaging.
According to the 2012 Email Marketing Benchmark Report, the majority of small- and medium-sized businesses do not test or optimize their emails. In fact, 67% of small businesses don't even dedicate a portion of their budget to testing or optimization.
As we learned through several case studies performed on larger organizations, if you're not optimizing for your customers, you're losing a huge chunk of sales revenue from leads who fall out of your funnel. In most cases, a simple change of focus for a landing page or call-to-action on an email capture form was enough to provide a significant lift in sales and conversions.
For the small business owner, simple and effective methods that can produce results without too much manpower are the best methods to pursue. Below are four takeaways from the post-Summit workshop that will help you view your email campaign through your customers' eyes and effectively optimize for the best results.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When Bishop Richard Lennon began closing 50 churches throughout the Cleveland Catholic Diocese three years ago, the bulk of the faithful, heavyhearted after attending final Masses, quietly moved on.
Some drifted to other parishes. Some didn't go to church at all.
Others elected to fight for their lost sanctuaries, taking up protest signs, joining prayer vigils, signing petitions and filing appeals to the Holy See in Rome.
Many who resisted the closings worked quietly, too timid to publicly confront ecclesiastical authority, which, since childhood, they had been taught to respect.
But Patricia Schulte-Singleton was not intimidated by a Roman collar, a bishop's edict or the raised eyebrows of the obedient.
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When she got the shocking word in May 2009 that her church, St. Patrick in West Park, was going to close in a merger with two other parishes, she said she went to the pastor, the Rev. Thomas Hagedorn, and told him, "We ain't taking this lying down."
Schulte-Singleton and scores of other St. Patrick parishioners quickly organized and raised $13,000 for a campaign that included mailings, T-shirts, billboards and the hiring of canon lawyers in Rome to represent them in their appeal.
Meanwhile, she and other protesters -- Nancy McGrath from Akron and Bob Kloos from Cleveland Heights -- organized a group called Endangered Catholics, exhorting parishioners of closed churches to join a bigger fight. McGrath later founded another protest group, Code Purple.
Schulte-Singleton, who worked full time as a tax agent for the state, helped collect 5,000 petition signatures, calling on Rome to appoint another bishop to oversee Lennon's closings.
She flew to Boston to learn how a group of parishioners there took over a closed church in defiance of the archdiocese. And she followed Lennon Sunday after Sunday as he closed churches, sometimes confronting him face-to-face after the final Masses.
"I'm not one to be shy," Schulte-Singleton, 53, said in a recent interview. "I do what I have to do. That's how I was raised."
Schulte-Singleton, who grew up in West Park in the nearby Our Lady of the Angels parish, moved with her husband and children into St. Patrick parish in 1990.
Initially, she was not involved in parish activities, but an accident-- one of her daughters lost two fingers from an exploding firecracker -- changed that.
Schulte-Singleton said she was surprised by the outpouring of support from parishioners who brought food to her home and baby-sat her two other kids while she and her husband attended to their daughter in a hospital.
"That really showed what St. Pat's was all about," she said. "The parish became part of my family. And then I became really involved with the parish."
In May 2010, six days before St. Patrick was to close, Schulte-Singleton, wired with a hidden tape recorder, had a meeting with Lennon at the diocese's offices in downtown Cleveland.
The parish council president said it was her last-ditch effort to change the bishop's mind. "I was a little bit nervous," she said. "I looked into his eyes and tried to reason with him."
But the bishop's mind could not be changed.
On Sunday, May 30, 2010, Lennon said the last Mass at St. Patrick and granted parishioners' request to pray a rosary before the place was locked up.
Schulte-Singleton said he allowed her to be the one to lock up while the congregation exited through a side door.
"I locked the outside front doors and the ones inside the vestibule," she said. "I was crying, but I said to myself, 'We'll be back.'
"I then walked up the center aisle, looking at the crucifix on the altar. I was the last parishioner to leave."
Schulte-Singleton, who lives a five-minute walk from St. Pat's, did not join another parish. She drifted from church to church for Sunday Mass and sometimes didn't go at all.
"Until Rome tells me I'm not a parishioner of St. Pat's," she said, "I'm a parishioner of St. Pat's."
Last month, Rome told her she was still a parishioner of St. Pat's when a Vatican tribunal issued decrees saying Lennon violated procedures and canon laws when he closed St. Patrick and 11 other churches that appealed.
Lennon had 60 days to appeal the rulings, but on Tuesday he said at a news conference he would reopen the 12 churches, which have been sitting empty and padlocked "It's time for peace and unity in the Diocese of Cleveland," he said. Through a spokesman, he used the same words when asked to comment on Schulte-Singleton.
The bishop gave no timetable for reopening the churches, saying he needs to restaff them, return sacred artifacts that were removed for safekeeping and clean up the properties.
Schulte-Singleton said St. Patrick had about $36,000 in savings when it closed. It also owned nearby rental property, a pickup truck, furniture and a host of odds and ends, she said.
"We want everything back," she said. "The money, the truck, the furniture, even the rolls of toilet paper."
She said St. Patrick had 1,100 families on its books when it closed. "I think 75 percent will come back," she said. "And I'm hoping the parishioners will be more active in the parish. To keep a parish alive, you need to give of your time and talent."
Schulte-Singleton said that when Lennon came to Cleveland in 2006, he met with her and other parish council presidents. "He told us we had to be bold leaders in our parishes," she said. "Well, I'm doing what he told me to do. I'm being bold."
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How kind of the gods to make sure that the weather for the entire fall season stayed closer to summer. Is there any better argument for the other boys teams (and for all the girls teams) to move their show to the fall?
And in these closing weeks, we are seeing a bit of a sea change. In both fall leagues, teams that had hovered atop the standings were challenged - and sometimes beaten.
Liverpool almost got its undefeated season in the CNY Counties League. But then a batch of green kryptonite showed up at Liverpool Country Club on the first day of October, in the form of Fayetteville-Manlius, whose own 12-2 mark was nothing to ignore.
The Hornets' 205-212 win did not feature low rounds. F-M's Sean Wilhack did sneak in with a 38, though, when no one else could break 40. Kevin Albanese landed on that numbe. When Corey Johns, Max Cooper and Tyler Kingsley all fell in the 42 or 43 bracket and the Warriors had a rare off day, Liverpool had a blemish.
A day later, Chittenango was gearing up for its shot at first-place in the OHSL Freedom division, playing at home. Naturally, CBA showed up as the spoiler.
When a margin is as thin as four shots, as it was in this 198-202 match, it's hard to find much fault with the team that got beat, especially when Kevin Jackson shoots 36 and Ryan McGinnis puts up a 37.
No, this was entirely the product of two red-hot Brothers, and neither of them was named Chris Webber. Mark Finlay put up a 33, his lowest score of the season, and Sam Kelley also set a new season mark with his 34. They picked good times to go under par.
Playing at nice clubs like Woodcrest and Drumlins, F-M and CBA were always at the golf forefront in the days of spring seasons. And while they won't win league titles this fall, they're trying real hard to influence the race, as we've seen in recent days.


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Assembly members Joseph Borelli and Nicole Malliotakis, who are among the co-sponsors of the bill, hailed the measure, saying U.S. troops deserve it.
They said many troops currently enrolled in college classes would not have the funds to complete the course work.
The tuition assistance program is a benefit that is often touted by recruiters.
The bill would provide tuition reductions that would match the missing tuition assistance, and would continue until the military reinstates the assistance or the student graduates.
Said Borelli (R-South Shore): "We made a commitment to those who serve to protect our freedom, and as a state we know better than to allow this promise to go undelivered. As an adjunct professor at the College of Staten Island, a number of my students are and have been members of the military. The dedication these individuals bring to the classroom is exceptional. Should we fail to fulfill this undertaking, it would not only be a disservice to these troops, but to our society."
Added Ms. Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn): "Our greatest duty as Americans is to support our heroes in the armed forces and do everything in our power to honor the sacrifices they make for our country. As the federal government remains in gridlock, this is the least we can do on the state level to help our service men and women obtain an affordable education. This is an issue that crosses party lines, and I am hopeful that the bipartisan support behind this measure will ensure that state government does right by its courageous veterans."


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New York City pop group fun. are best known for their smash hits "We are Young," "Some Nights" and "Carry On" from their 2012 album "Some Nights."
If you want to get a sneak peek of what a fun. live performance is like, they'll perform this Sunday on the Grammy Awards broadcast. They're also up for a total of six Grammys themselves including "Best New Artist" and "Album of the Year."
Tegan and Sara are identical twin sisters from Canada who write their own music, sing and play the keyboards and guitar. The duo just released "Heartthrob," their seventh studio album, last week.
"Heartthrob" features their newest single, "Closer," that was released late last year.
Tickets range from $20-$39.50 for the 7 p.m. show. Tickets go on sale Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. on the Ticketmaster website, at all Ticketmaster outlets, at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Box Office or by phone at 800-745-3000.


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Five Washington County high school seniors are among the 300 national semifinalists in an Intel science competition that honors bright, young minds.
Students in the Intel Science Talent Search learned of the news at their schools Wednesday. Each student will receive $1,000 from Intel, as will their schools.
The Oregon students -- the only winners from the state -- are among 1,735 entrants from the United States, Puerto Rico and four overseas schools.
Forty finalists, to be selected Jan. 27, will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in March to attend the Science Talent Institute and compete for more than $630,000 in scholarships from the Intel Foundation. The top winner receives a $100,000 scholarship.
The students are:
- Kevin Ellis, Catlin Gabel School, researched methods of converting a computer program not designed to use more than one processor into an equivalent program that uses multiple processors. The program would distribute its work and run faster.
- Yale Fan, Catlin Gabel School, explained why quantum computers are more efficient in completing some tasks than classical computers.
- Alexander McCarthy, Liberty High School, did a project on finding a way to stabilize organic solar cells, which mimic natural plant photosynthesis, but are only half as efficient as traditional solar cells.
- Joshua Steinberg, Oregon Episcopal School, researched microbes living at three nearby sites of hydrothermal vents on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The microbes were diverse within different sites and even within the same site suggesting that factors other than rock composition play a role in microbial diversity.
- Franklin Zhao, Westview High School, addressed the problem of decoherence in quantum computing.


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December 2009
Cleveland's Airing of Grievances
I'm sitting here in the Orchard Team Store at Parkview Field and SportsCenter is on TV. Buster Olney was talking about the possibility of Roy Halladay being traded during the Winter Meetings. While Buster (we're on a first-name basis) was talking, they showed footage of Halladay mowing down hitters. Hitters from the Cleveland Indians. At a game in Cleveland. Am I the only one who notices that an inordinate number of "this player is awesome" highlight reels are showcases of Athlete X dominating a Cleveland team? Before he came to Cleveland, the entire "Jamal Lewis is awesome" reel was the game (against the Browns) when he ran for 297 yards, Tecmo-bowl style. Defenders ran up to him, then flew 10 feet up in the air and laid there for 3 seconds, shook their heads and started running again. Michael Jordan apparently made 95 percent of his highlight plays against the Cavaliers (the other five percent is the up-and-under layup against the Knicks).
Meanwhile, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland. They celebrated their 25th anniversary with a star-studded concert. At Madison Square Garden. In New York. What?
Also, it's snowing outside. I don't know how, but Fort Wayne roads instantly turn into ice rinks at the slightest sign of rain/snow/cold. There was not a single road in town where traffic was moving faster than 15 mph this morning.
With that in mind, enjoy musical guest… the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
My next post should be from the Winter Meetings.
Have a good Monday!
How Braylon Edwards is Ruining My Life
The end of the week got busy. I visited the Air National Guard base (I'll post pictures when they're declassified) and if you've been keeping track of the website, there's been a lot of TinCaps news which I've been writing about.
Now… on to the topic at hand: Braylon Edwards is ruining my life.
1. He's a Michigan alum. Dealbreaker.
2. Other than one good year, he torpedoed my Browns by dropping approximately 7.2 passes per game. Meanwhile he apparently became a model. When he was traded to the Jets, I thought he was out of my life forever. No such luck.
3. Thursday night: Thomas Jones, the Jets' running back, is on my fantasy team. The Jets were driving. Against all odds, Edwards caught a pass inside the five yard line. I thought he was going to be tackled at the one, leaving an easy touchdown for Thomas Jones, but Edwards got in. No touchdown for the Cobra Kai fantasy football team. I guess ruining my real team wasn't enough for him.
So yes, Braylon Edwards… ruining my life, no matter what he's doing. Of course, I say that as the Colts just handed off to Joseph Addai for a touchdown, taking another touchdown away from usual fantasy-point-machine Peyton Manning. When Braylon Edwards is catching touchdowns and Peyton Manning isn't throwing touchdowns, it's pretty clear that it's just not in the cards this year.
This might be the only time soccer is mentioned here, ever. Chris Watson and I were discussing that on Mike and Mike in the Morning last week, the TV broadcast had a scroll of World Cup teams and their nicknames. My personal favorite is the Slovakia Fighting Jondas, because one of my college roommates joined a fraternity nicknamed Jonda and I didn't see him for two solid months. The only way I knew he was still alive was the growing pile of clothes on his chair. If Slovakia's soccer tactics are as tough to track as my old roommate, look out. Chris was more of a fan of the Greek team's Pirate Ship nickname. And who could blame him?
There's a lot to talk about lately from TinCapsLand… I'll talk about it at some point. Just know that there's an ongoing battle between Mitch McClary and the local goose population, and this week the TinCaps are going to the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis. In addition to the trade talks, Rule 5 Draft, etc., the Winter Meetings are where league meetings, business seminars and other business-oriented conferences happen. It's also a good place to see celebrities (if you're into that kind of thing). I'll be there starting Tuesday morning, so I'm sure I'll have a report.
Have a good Sunday!
TinCaps Episode II: Return of the Fu Manchu
Two entries in two days? Don't get used to it… Big announcements from the TinCaps today.
So remember yesterday when I said we'd know soon about the 2010 coaching staff? I wasn't kidding. The Padres told us today who the TinCaps' 2010 staff will be. It's manager Jose Flores, pitching coach Bronswell Patrick, hitting coach Tom Tornincasa (returning) and athletic trainer Nate Stewart (returning… sort of).
The big news here is that Tom Tornincasa and his fu manchu are coming back to the Fort. Hopefully a player pulls a Justin Baum and grows one so when they get a base hit and Torny's coaching first, they have dueling fu's at first base. Is it disappointing to you that this is what the radio guy thinks about before the whole "Tom Tornincasa is good at teaching hitters how to hit" thing?
Avid fans may remember Stewart from such hits as the 2009 Fort Wayne TinCaps' month of May. He was assigned to Eugene last year, but came here filling in when Ernie Vega took a job with the U.S. Marine Corps. When the Padres hired Dan Turner to finish out the season, Stewart went back to Eugene. For you rabid Dan Turner fan
s out there, he's going to Eugene this year. The ladies of Fort Wayne are weeping, I can tell.
I'm already finding some good info on the new guys… especially Bronswell Patrick. He pitched in the big leagues for parts of two years, but more interestingly he played in the Mexican League and the Chinese Professional League. In China, he played for a team called the Brother Elephants. He was also scheduled to be one of the replacement players during the 1994 players' strike, but the strike was resolved before they could play any games. He ended up debuting in 1998, which was not a good year to be a pitcher.
In other news, I forgot to talk yesterday about the Tennessee Titans. They're good, suddenly, and so is Vince Young. In addition to being suddenly good, they're becoming notorious for their post-game celebrations. A couple of weeks back, their owner gave people in Buffalo the California Howdy. Then Vince Young decided to high-five the ref on his way off the field last week. I figured after Young drove the Titans on a game-winning 99-yard drive this week, we'd get some sort of Peter Griffin-inspired performance finishing with jazz hands. All we got was Vince high-fiving fans. BOOOORRRRRRRING.
I think that's it for today… More tomorrow.
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HALIFAX - A new Halifax business is hoping to enlighten those wandering around with dead cell phones and show them whatŌĆÖs watt.
© Metro Halifax/Jeff Harper
Ken Leccese, from left, Pascal deVillers and Ben Lynds of Free2Charge, a new free mobile charging business, pose next to their station in the Casino Nova Scotia.
Twenty-something friends Pascal deVillers, Ben Lynds and Ken Leccese recently launchedFree2Charge, where they create and provide mobile charging stations to places like Casino Nova Scotia, music events, or other areas where people are waiting for long periods of time.
ŌĆ£A problem that everybodyŌĆÖs starting to have is dying batteries when theyŌĆÖre away from their car charger or their home charger,ŌĆØ deVillers said at their casino station Tuesday.
He said the idea began when he and Lynds noticed more and more people coming into their Telus store to charge their phones, especially since many now have large HD screens and quad-core processors that drain battery life.
The duo teamed up with Leccese and found an engineer to help draft a plan for their ideal station, which uses a locker system as well as open charging where you can stand next to the machine and use one of three common cords, including ones for iPhones and micro-USB devices.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve got a few connections within the fabrication world, but the rest of it was assembled right at our ŌĆ" homes,ŌĆØ Leccese said about turning the ŌĆ£raw steel frameŌĆØ into a useable machine.
ŌĆ£It was a learning curve every day, thatŌĆÖs for sure.ŌĆØ
Lynds said they can afford to the keep it free by selling advertising on the stationŌĆÖs large screen, or leasing the machines to businesses who donŌĆÖt want to use ads and for big events.
Although Rogers offers charging stations at the Metro Centre, and many Canadian and international companies offer stations for purchase, the trio is confident their model will take off thanks to its ŌĆ£high qualityŌĆØ and free locker system where you leave a loonie deposit and walk away while your phone charges.
They are expecting to roll out 10 stations around HRM by the end of the summer, would like to see a network of 500 machines in the region over the next three to five years, and ultimately have a major company use their design.
ŌĆ£We see most of our friends ŌĆ" heading out west to make it big and weŌĆÖre looking to try and stay home and make Halifax kind of pop off with this new technology,ŌĆØ said Lynds.
ŌĆ£Our roots are here,ŌĆØ added deVillers. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖd like to roll this venture out right here in Atlantic Canada and see where it takes us.ŌĆØ


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Authorities believe a Mandeville man was at fault for a May boating incident in which his friend drowned after being thrown from the vessel, which apparently had faulty steering at the time.
Thomas Edmonds, the driver and owner of the boat, was booked with a variety of charges, including negligent homicide, related to the incident that killed 35-year-old Darren Sabathier, of Mandeville, Lt. Eddie Laviolette, a supervisor with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, said Monday.
Edmonds, Sabathier and Edmonds' 3-year-old son had been on a fishing trip near the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on May 26 and were returning shortly before midnight when Sabathier was thrown from the boat, Laviolette said.
Edmonds gave investigators conflicting statements as they looked into the incident, Laviolette said.
However, the investigation eventually determined that there was a problem with the boat's steering that caused it to pull into sharp right turns, Laviolette said. Investigators believe it was during such a turn that Sabathier, who was sitting on a cooler in front of the boat's console, was thrown out, he said.
"If there's equipment on board the vessel that you're familiar with that isn't 100 percent functional, then it's your responsibility to have that corrected," he said. "And if you're aware that that equipment is in that condition, and it's partially responsible for the accident, then you're going to be held accountable."
After Sabathier, who was not wearing a life vest, went into the water, Edmonds called out to him but did not receive a response, Laviolette said. Edmonds then called the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and set off a search that ended a day later with the discovery of Sabathier's body.
Edmonds turned himself in at the St. Tammany Parish jail in Covington on Friday and was booked with negligent homicide, reckless driving, failure to comply with personal floatation device requirements and failure to display a decal.


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Owls are a popular craze yet again and we can see why. It's time to party it up with these Vibrant Party Owls because you know they'll be a hoot. Three brands of yarn are used in bright neon crochet colors, which makes this design fantastic. Each body part is worked up separately, but if you know how to single crochet, double crochet and half double crochet then you should have no problem working up these cuties. Make one or make a nest-full; the more the merrier. You, any adult, or any child is bound to fall in love.
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Don't question handicap status
Today I was shopping at Walmart minding my own business. I was parked legally in a handicapped space. When I came out of the store a man practically accosted me to my face and said I did not look handicapped. Not all handicaps are visible to the naked eye. When someone is parked in the handicapped parking space, other people need to leave them alone, go on about their business and live their life.
Enforce fireworks restrictions
Concerning the fireworks ban, I strongly encourage it this year with the drought. I read where Pascagoula states they have long had an ordinance to prohibit fireworks. Well, this year, please enforce it.
Shrimp are in other places
To the shrimpers that say they can't catch any shrimp, come on, people, wake up. We know why we can't catch any shrimp. Don't you remember what happened last year with the oil spill? That is why you can't find shrimp. They are in other places other than Mississippi.
Big Brother at work again
I don't smoke and I don't care to be around a lot of cigarette smoke. But the United States government forcing cigarette companies to put bigger labels on their packs of cigarettes is big brother at work and it should be stopped. What is next? Beer cans, whiskey bottles, ham, pork — who knows?
Earned the right to water yard
To the person that said only the rich people can water their yards. I hate when people say things like that. It is so demeaning to hardworking people. I am a hardworking man, and I water my yard probably once a week — maybe once every two weeks. Does that make me a rich person? I don't think so. You are probably a freeloader, anyway. You are probably on welfare and other assistance and looking for other handouts. If you would just forget about it and live your life you would be in a lot better shape.
Garbage needs to be picked up
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Consider double stripes
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Oh! I've slipped through swirling clouds of dust,
a few feet from the dirt.
I've flown my Intruder low enough to make my bottom hurt.
I've SRTC'd the desert, hills and valley, mountains, too.
Frolicked in the trees, where only flying squirrels flew.
Chased the frightened cows along, disturbed the ram and ewe,
and done a hundred other things, that you'd only care to do.
I've smacked the tiny sparrow, bluebird, robin, all the rest.
I've ingested baby eagles, simply sucked them from their nest.
I've streaked through total darkness,
just the other guy and me,
and spent the night in terror of things I could not see.
I've turned my eyes to heaven,
as I sweated through the flight,
put out my tired hand
and touched The Master Caution Light
It was really stormy yesterday,and again today, with another half a foot of snow dumped on top of another foot of snow and ice. So much for getting out of the house. I did sort through some old photos, some of them back from when I was still flying actively. There's still pages in the album that are blank, pictures loose in a drawer, or stored on the computer, waiting to be cataloged. Pictures of skies long ago, pictures of my last fight before I hung up a set of wings I'd worked years to obtain.
I have no regrets about a career change, and other major changes I made in my life, but within me always, will be the woman my Dad raised, someone who loves freedom and justice, someone who knew that to do anything with my life other than what I have done, would be to ignore my souls natural response to living, and I would now still grow old, but with regret.
Though my career is completely different, the sky is still full of beauty and in my way, I still revel in it, if only for a afternoon flight with a friend. Smelling the rain on the heavens and feeling the wind on your face as I stride towards the aircraft on the ramp, the horizon full of things hinted but not yet seen. Live your life to the fullest and fight for your dream. Better a belated and streaming dawn than a life lived in twilight, the photos say to me, as I look and see myself, four bars on my young shoulders, flight bag in my hand. The flight bag, a battered stickered briefcase overstuffed with technical information that has to be read long after the flight is over; regulations, memos, bulletins. new approaches. Always new approaches to add to those we know too well, the convoluted cha cha that is JFK, the fog shrouded dance that is Beale.
We are airmen.
Male or female, young or old. we are airmen. We know, but do not gleefully await, the lively jig that is a Washington/ Reagan visual. We know the mountains around Anchorage and the deep hole of disorientation that lies east of Miami. We knows the gates at Dallas, and the long lines at LAX and the up and down escalator drill that is Cleveland. We've strolled, walked and ran the full tilt of DFW, trying to catch that transport that will take us home. We have politely pushed through the throng that is New York LaGuardia and reveled in the clear sparkling crispness that is the brand new terminal at Indy.
Civilian or Military, pilots remember. We remember Calgary and Cold Lake, Travis and Tuscon. We remember Phoenix, and Philadelphia, Kallispell and Kabul. We delight in the perfect clarity of a cold New Mexico sky and remember that late night mambo down an ice slicked runway in Chicago. My Dad's generation and mine began on round gauges, and round engines. for which starting was an artistic endeavor requiring holy curse words and sometimes meditation.
Those that fly now, may have been raised on the technology of the wi fi age, but we both understand outdated fire equipment, short runways, poor lighting, and cranky crew chiefs. But there is still something that all of us will never comprehend and that is simply not being aware of these things, the complacency that can end our day on a uncorrectable note of finality.
We relish the cheerful warmth of the coffee in Vancouver and and the pause of an ice cold beer in Denmark. We recall the icy winds of winter and the soaring thermals of a glider port in June. My generation and the last speaks as if old lovers of the DC6's for which landing was not so much a meeting with the earth but a ballet of finesse, prayer, body English and nerve. We remember the C130, the vagrancies of the DC9 and the new car smell of the early Boeings. We still recall with youthful pride the rumbling thunder that is the DC8. We reminisce over the vast remote landscape of the DC10 cockpit and the snug little sports car feel of the T-39. The young ones have no such memory, yet are busy making their own, being front row participants in technology my Dad's generation only dreamed of.
Pilots speak a language handed down from generation to generation and only slightly understood by their non flying partners. We banter about EPR and ALPA and Mach and HUD and pickle pause and pull. But when it's time for the approach, the cockpit quiets and the concentration is almost tactile. For though we have tasted the insulation of the sky, we know too well the adrenalin surge of danger. We respect the power of the atmosphere and we know what it means to fight for control, of the plane, of what we believe in, and that is the uncommon faith in what we can do, what they are doing. But as calm as the enroute segment might be, we never truly relax, for just as strongly as we believe that a pilot's not done at age 60, we believe in capriciousness of the sky and know that every day brings a chance of facing something yet unseen, something not in that textbook or flight manual, that will pit out countenance against the red line of fate.
But there's the beauty- the quiet mornings as the sun peeks over the horizon on that early flight to the east coast, the beautiful surroundings of a fog draped landscape below. It's evocative and inspiring and sometimes, despite the early, early showtime, the joy of it all reaches out and grabs on to us. And despite the occasional bone weariness and the constant change of the job itself, the happiness takes hold. The happiness is like nothing else we experience, not even the wonderful sanctuary of family, and it grabs hold of us and shakes us like a playful puppy. And we can't imagine being anyplace else.
We are airmen.
As a group we are strong, driven, defying mortality tables of other professions, yet we head out to their semi annual physical with all the trepidation of the family pet headed off to the vet for the first time. We are fiercely individualist, yet bonded together, family people at home and aloft. We compete with good spirit, yet bond with courage, we celebrate our successes and mourn our fallen Gone West.
We know the smell of sweat and JP4, the campfire aroma of engine exhaust, the warning red of Skydrol and the blue of the sky over the Poles. We hear and see every little thing, from that imagined miss in an engine as we fly over the north Atlantic, to the banging, belching, manly fart of a Pratt and Whitney as we roar down the runway at full power.
We are reportedly overpaid but usually underpaid, entrusted with equipment worth millions. And lives. Entrusted with so many lives, in transport and protection. We're much less than gods and so much more than bus drivers. We're commuters and soldiers. We're husbands and wives; fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. We're friends whom others trust, whom our crew and payload trusts. And it's that trust that brings with it a reverent responsibility.
We know the overwhelming beauty of a Pacific sky as the sun seeps into the deep purple horizon, and the pristine beauty of the sun's reemergence after a long Atlantic crossing. We've seen the fathomless jeweled blue of Crater Lake, and the twinkling glamour of Paris. We remember the sea of waving corn that is my home, Indiana, the winding road of the Mississippi and the perfect icy stillness that is Fairbanks in February. We'll not forget the monument that is McKinley, or the deep crack in our planet that is the Grand Canyon. We have seen the tiny blips of the satellites that help guide us, track across the vast gateway to heaven, we've felt the incalculable force of a thunderstorm on the Plains. We have worshipped at the alter of a sun stroked morning, prayed into the beauty of a dark velvet night, spun robes of clouds, the candlelight of dawn. We've shared Communion with God in the sanctity of the stratosphere.
We've danced along the northern lights, seen water spouts in clear air, banners of ash from an active volcano, horizontal rainstorms, microbursts of fury and St. Elmo's fire. We've seen things no one would believe, things only a pilot will experience and we're hooked on it, not for the pay and the glamour, as those elements of it, have, as well, changed. We're hooked because there is a reasoning beyond ego and beyond anything but that we need this freedom as an essential element of our being as we wake each day.
I wish that time, money and the weather would allow for a quick flight today, taking perhaps, a friend with me, aloft with the cool wind. And the solitude. The air. There is a solitude I can find no other place, one that wavers slow while I lean back against the leather seat and close my eyes for just a moment and breathe deep. Head thrown back I stick your hand out into air the temperature of a lover's soft breath, trailing my hand in the wind. Time strolls by like a day at the seashore until the sun melts into the horizon. All I have is the breeze, fresh air, to cool me quick so I can rest, to blow out of our eyes and my brain and my blood all that's making me hot and weary.
If we were able to take that flight today, we'd dip down towards my home, we could smell the scent of the land, reminding us of so many fields in the past, the smell fresh and green , a dense smell of grass as the sun sets upon it. The scent lifts off the landscape just as night covers the day, the signal that we're close to the ground, the strip straight ahead. The wheels would skip off the grass as the new moon glimmered upon us, solitary creatures riding the crest of cool night air, exhaling with the exhaust of the plane, ready to be home, to sleep cool dreams.
I am an airman. With dreams of the pilots that have gone before. Dreams of flights to share; to pass on the life of the sky that my Dad passed on to me.
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Springfield firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak in the area of 77 Wilcox St. in the South End of the city late Friday morning. Firefighters evacuated several homes in the area as well as the Pride Station at the corner of Wilcox and East Columbus Avenue, along with the Brake King.
Columbia Gas Company workers also were on scene where a leak was found in the road.
Crews worked to repair the leak so that residents could return to their homes and businesses could reopen.
Firefighters remained on hand while the work was being done.