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An investigation into Highlands Ranch High School's head football coach - who resigned abruptly a day after the Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported suspicious activity during a drug search at the school's student parking lot - has found no criminal activity.
The case has been closed, said Sgt. Lori Bronner, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.
The incident began at 9:32 a.m. on Aug. 24 when Deputy Ryan Wood, the school resource officer, informed the coach of three years, Mark Robinson, that K-9 units would be at the school at 10 a.m. to complete a sniff operation in the parking lot, according to the sheriff's office report. Robinson told two school security officers that he was leaving to put gas in a student's car and returned without the car, the report said.
School security officers informed Wood that the student's car was parked in front of Robinson's house, located behind the high school. A K-9 unit was sent to the car and had a positive hit for drugs, the police report said.
When asked about the car, the student said he left it at home that day, but couldn't remember what street it was on. He then acknowledged that it was parked at "coach's house," according to the report. The student declined to allow deputies to search his car.
Robinson, who was hired in March 2014, resigned Aug. 25. He sent a letter to Highlands Ranch High School parents on Aug. 28, stating that in the past year he has "gone through a lot of things" and "noticed that I was slipping in my duties as the head coach."
"I believe that you need to be in it 100 percent just like you ask of your players," Robinson wrote. "At this time I am unable to give that effort and after conversations with my wife and (Highlands Ranch High School principal) Dr. Page I made this decision."
The school's athletic director, Preston Davis, declined to comment on Robinson's resignation. Robinson, reached later, also declined to comment.
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The Sigma DP2 Merrill
Since there has been no mention on the forum about Sigma's newest super high resolution cameras, I thought perhaps a bit of discussion about the new DPM series (DP1 Merrill, DP2, Merrill and recently announced DP3 Merrill) might be in order. These amazing little cameras carry the "M" badge named after the late Richard (Dick) Merrill, co-founder of Foveon and one of the principle designers of the X3 sensor.
As a user of Sigma's fine X3 based cameras since their introduction with the SD9, I was pleased to purchase a new DP2 Merrill when they became available. This dandy little fixed lens, single focal length jewel produces some of the highest resolution and cleanest (super micro-contrast) images available today - including the best and highest resolution dSLR's available. The lens on the DP2 M is superb. I would compare it favorably with the best lenses ever produced by any manufacturer. The little camera has received rave reviews from numerous professional photographers and reviewers for unexcelled low ISO image quality and incredible enlargeability. Quality prints in excess of A0 size are routinely made from captures with this camera.
I had the opportunity to use mine at Bryce Canyon a while back and I was thrilled with the performance. In this image (see full sized link for details) it's possible to see buildings and details many, many miles away even though the horizon was hazy on the day this was shot. I took similar frames with my Nikon D7000 and Nikon 1V1 and there was no comparison. The DP2 M was hand's down better, sharper and showed infinitely more detail.
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It's good to see you posting here at Steve's again. I hope all is going well with you.
Thanks for sharing your results with the Sigma DP2 Merrill (as it's a very underrated camera, as the detail in the photo you posted makes obvious).
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Hi Jim,
I try to get over here now and then - I don't spend as much time as I used to on the forums. The new sensors in the SD1/M and DP1/2/3/M are really exceptional for landscape work. The problem with the SD1 Merrill is that until recently, there hasn't been lenses available to match the quality of the sensor. Sigma is going all-out for quality on their new lens lines so I expect that to change shortly. Both the DP1 Merrill and the DP2 Merrill have exceptional lenses but the DP2 Merrill lens is simply fantastic. I would put it up against the very best lenses I've ever used including Zeiss, Schneider, and Leika's best. It's absolutely sharp corner to corner. I suspect that the lens for the yet to be released DP3 M will be likewise.
There have been some big names in reviewers and photographers who shoot with the very best equipment available who have been utterly blown away by the image quality available at low ISO from these little jewels. They certainly are not your "every-day" user camera, but for their intended purpose and with patience, the user will be rewarded with fantastic images which hold up beautifully at A0 and larger print sizes. I've seen comparison prints (same subject, same focal length) made at A0 size by Nikon 800 and 800E and the DP2 Merrill, and personally, I prefer the Sigma.
For the money, these are hard to beat. One can't even buy a dSLR lens of the quality in the DP2 M for the cost of all three DPM cameras combined.
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Glad I popped over to the Sigma forum, thats a stunning shot ! Lookas a really wonderful place to be yomping around .
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WoW!!! Amazing resolution and contrast!! The best image I've seen from the Merrill. Makes me want one!!
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That's a very impressive showing from the Sigma.
Superb resolution,clarity and sharpness- right across the frame- edge to edge...!!
An ILC version of the DP2 from Sigma is required- with lots on nice primes to choose from.... and a free computer upgrade to handle the rather large RAW files...!
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I'm glad to see a sigma forum. I swear that all i hear are negative remarks about them but since i have and use one. I really don't get all the nitpicking.
I have a SD-10 with a 28-200 lens and love it. Thanks for the sample photo and the info on the new sigma lenses as i am thinking of upgrading.
Lin Evans: What do you recommend in a similar to my sd-10's 28-200 sigma lens for the SD-1 merrill?
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OK so how do these pharmacuticals get into the water supply? Wher i live, in CT, our water cows form reservoirs..so in my case, i am thinking then, pharmacuticals would have to be put in intentnionally then!
These 24 states..are they states that recycle/reuse used tap and toileet water?
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In london our water tastes like sh1t. I tested it once, and it ws close to contamination levels. When i drink it from the tap, i just feel sleepy, and have no desire to do anything.
So you would suspect that is not normal drinking water, and i can test it by drinking bottle water from the shop. Totally different.
Why would drinking water from the tap, make you feel sleepy. Thats our water, in our home in london.
So what are they adding to it?
Who knows and how would anyone be able to find out, can you goto a test lab or something to see. Anyone????
I think its just that its recycled so many times and the thing they can't get out of the water are the drugs people take.
So i drink from the tap and drink from bottled water. Tap water makes me fall to sleep, and bottle water feels ok. So you telling me something is not in my tap water. This is a fact. I assume others notice this too.
Our tap water smells so bad, i never try to drink it anymore, i do not even want to bath in it.
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same up here in Manchester i always drink bottled water the difference is immediate.
I noticed people that drink tap water up here many times a day go depressed or chronic sleeping.
there is a campaign in manchester where the government are FORCING people to drink tap water saying it's healthier for the environment..i'm sorry but i'm not drinking that crap with god knows what toxins. leave the water for about 15 mins without drinking and swallow a small sip you can taste chemicals in it i have done the same with bottled water and it doesnt change in taste.


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DeMatha Catholic High School offers prospective students and families four different options if interested in visiting our campus:
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We believe that a girl can develop her gifts to the full when she feels happy and trusted in a secure, supportive and caring environment. At the heart of this philosophy is our commitment to an outstanding system of pastoral care which helps to maintain the strong bonds which exist between pupils, parents, administrative staff and teachers.
Girls are actively encouraged to take responsibility for others as well as for themselves. Senior girls help the juniors in an assortment of activities and give great partisan support to their Houses during the many and varied competitions. In the wider community the girls share their music-making, participate in community-link projects and raise significant funds for charity.
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To prevent dramatic ecological disruptions, we're going to need to change the dominant cultural paradigm of consumerism to a culture centered on sustainability. The American Dream will have to morph into the Earth Dream.In January 2010, the newest State of the World report will look at the efforts currently underway to shift the culture–using major institutions as vehicles for culture change. These include: the media, education, religious organizations, business, governance, and others. This blog will showcase early contributions to the book–sometimes in longer form than could fit in the book. As well, it will include relevant articles, essays, videos, and images that demonstrate the shift taking place. Happy reading!


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Well, it's almost Friday! However, we shouldn't celebrate too soon-LOL. As we go about our way today, we need to make sure we are ready for the obstacles and arrows, for they are sure to appear, in some form or fashion. But, if we stay focused on His Word and have a song in our hearts, we will sail on through the day, kickin' those worries and obstacles to the curb. It may be difficult but we will have the victory. We just have to remember HIS victory, a gift to us, while we are In the Middle of whatever battle or storm comes our way. Work hard and efficiently, today, and keep this scripture in your heart as you challenge and dodge the arrows of frustration, selfishness, anger or apathy--just to name a few! I will leave you with this scripture, as we work our way through the middle of cow patties and daisies;-) Please, write back. I love to hear your comments. And, if would like prayer, let me know. I always ask you to pray for me and I will gladly return the favor of prayer. Stay blessed!
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Obama's plan to tax the rich would do little to solve the debt problem.
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President Obama says that Republicans are protecting millionaires and billionaires from increased taxes. He further implies that increasing such taxes could have a substantial impact towards balancing the budget. He has proposed a "Buffet Plan" whereby the rich would have to pay a minimum of 30% tax on income. This debate is about whether this plan would generate enough revenue to significantly reduce the ongoing deficits in the United States. Symbolic or social reasons are not a subject of this debate; it's all about the money.
The "rich" are people declaring an income of one million dollars or more on their Federal income tax returns.
President Obama's position that taxing the rich will make great strides towards resolving the deficits:
""Do we want to keep these tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans or do we want to keep investing in everything else?" he said at an event in Las Vegas. "We can't do both." [P1. http://www.rawstory.com...... ]
The implication is that if the rich are taxed then we can continue "investing in everything else." The strong implication is that the tax increase would completely solve the deficit problem.
We can dismiss the idea of a 100% solution as political exaggeration. I think the tax would be a substantial contribution if reasonably expected to reduce deficits by at least 25% in the next ten years, independent of spending cuts. My opponent may argue that some lesser percentage is significant. Arguments that even tiny reductions are somehow significant are disallowed. Ultimately readers will decide if the plan would go a substantial way towards solving the debt problem.
The "debt problem" is continuing expenditures by the US Federal government in excess of revenues.
The importance of taxing the rich will probably be a focus of the presidential campaign this year. This is chance for DDO to get a head start on understanding the issue. I'm looking forward to a good debate.
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The revenue is at most 3% of the deficit
An optimistic estimate of the revenue generated is
"In 2008, there were 236,883 tax filers reporting income of $1 million or more. The Patriotic Millionaires, a group advocating the repeal of the Bush tax cuts on tax filers making $1 million or more a year, estimated that their plan would raise $500 billion to $600 billion over 10 years." [P2. http://blogs.wsj.com...]
That includes implied savings in interest on the national debt. "the tax would actually raise $40 billion to $50 billion a year: equal to about 3% of the annual federal deficit." [P2]
The revenue would actually be substantially less than the optimistic estimate, because the rich are able to evade taxes by not taking capital gains and by moving money to offshore accounts. There are also complex tax avoidance strategies that flow from the 70,000+ pages of tax laws. [P3 http://www.businessweek.com... ] the goal is to have transactions that do not qualify as income. excluding deductions has no effect on something that is not counted as income in the first place.
The top 3% of earners are already paying 50% of the taxes under the current system.
The revenue raised would be trivial compared to the magnitude of the deficit problem.
The resolution is affirmed.
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Con, please enter the word "pass" so we can get this over with.
My opponent had the courtesy to pass when I requested, so I think he shouldn't lose e conduct category.
He obviously didn't argue the topic, so my arguments in R2 stand.
I wish my opponent well in his future debates at DDO -- but with a careful reading of the challenge first!
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I think that a little reflection reveals that the Buffet Plan cannot be defended on economic grounds. It's a pure election ploy to set up class warfare as a campaign issue.
I'd still like to find some Obama economics topic that liberals will defend.
Posted by LiberalJoe 6 years ago
Will you please create this debate again? I am not willing to challenge considering I agree with you, but I am curious as to what you and your opponent have to say.
Posted by baggins 6 years ago
During WW2 tax was 90% for very rich. Reducing it naturally spurred growth. Can that be compared to the current situation?
Posted by sherlockmethod 6 years ago
I see that the current challenger does not meet Roy's qualifications. He/she loses the conduct point at the start. Good luck and I hope you get the debate you want.
Posted by jimtimmy 6 years ago
There are many others that might might be closed but haven't been. For example, income from tax free government bonds is not counted as income. It's not likely that government would want to scare people away from government bonds.
A larger problem is that if government took all the income from all the rich people it still wouldn't come close to solving he debt problem.
At the end of WWII, the government fired en million employees and cut spending by two-thirds and the economy boomed. I think it was the attitude change from being a government-dominated state to being a capitalist state.
Posted by Wallstreetatheist 6 years ago
It wasn't until taxes, government spending, and New Deal programs were cut that the US started a strong recovery from the great depression in 1946.
Posted by baggins 6 years ago
Feeling to lazy to do research. In any case, I dare not going to debate US economy with Roy Latham.
Posted by sherlockmethod 6 years ago
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Nothing creates the illusion of success like having your own office. I was recently given my own office at work, which is great because I like to feel important, and yelling at my brother from my bunk bed just wasn't cutting it anymore.
I am compiling a list of "office pranks". Spoiler alert: so far, 100% of them are just farting and then calling everyone into your office, shutting the door and forcing them to breathe in your fart.
Life continues to go well for me. I used to have nightmares about financial problems, but last week I dreamed that it was November 26th and I had forgotten to get excited about Christmas. My life is very privileged.


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WARSAW -- Mildred Tann Hodges, 85, 1886 Bowden Road, died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital.
A celebration of her life will be held today at 1 p.m. at Hill's Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Morrisey officiating. Burial will follow in Cobbs Cemetery in Faison.
Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Lucy Tann Brewington.
She is survived by her daughter, Sonja (Jessie) Boykin of Warsaw; two sons, Jason (Eular) Hodges of Fayetteville and Freddie Hodges of Faison; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A sharing of Mrs. Hodges' love and legacy was held Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home and the family was present from 3 to 4 p.m. to receive friends.
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Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Mr. McGough received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, then clerked for Judge Collins J. Seitz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States. He returned to Pittsburgh in 1980, serving as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania before joining Reed Smith as an associate in 1982.
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Eighteen South African wines have been awarded Gold medals at the prestigious awards, including fourteen white wine medals.
South African wines shined at the 30th International Wine Challenge winning 18 Gold medals in a record year of success. Fourteen of the much-coveted Gold medals were awarded for white wines demonstrating the excellence of South African white wines on an international stage.
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Sugarloaf Mountain Rio De Janeirio dominates many photos taken on Copacabana beach. Ride the cable car to the top & see the breathtaking view of Rio.
The name "Sugarloaf" was coined in the 16th century by the Portuguese during the heyday of sugar cane trade in Brazil. According to historian Vieira Fazenda, blocks of sugar were placed in conical molds made of clay to be transported on ships. The shape given by these molds was similar to the peak, hence the name.
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A glass-walled cable car (in popular Portuguese, bondinho – more properly called teleférico), capable of holding 65 passengers, runs along a 1400-metre route between the peaks of Pão de Açúcar and Morro da Urca every 20 minutes. The original cable car line was built in 1912 and rebuilt around 1972/1973 and in 2008.
Sugarloaf Mountain Rio De Janeirio from the cable car
The cable car leaves a ground station located at the base of the Babilônia hill, to the Urca hill and then to the Pão de Açúcar.
Sugarloaf Mountain Rio De Janeirio
You don't have to take the cable car, if you can afford it grab a helicopter.
Copacabana in the background.
What a view from the top, from here Copacabana looks like standing room only.
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160,000 people live in Copacabana and 44,000 or 27.5% of them are 60 years old or older. Many friends now tell me in 2017 Rio does not have the same appeal as 10 years ago, perhaps this is true however it will always remain as one of the most spectacular cities in the world.
Sugarloaf Mountain Rio De Janeirio
Copacabana covers an area of 7.84 km² which gives the borough a population density of 20,400 people per km². Residential buildings eleven to thirteen stories high built right next to each other dominate the borough. Houses and two-story buildings are rare.
Vermelha Beach
Praia Vermelha is the smallest city beach in Rio de Janeiro, and it lies in a sheltered cove between the 688 ft Morro da Urca and the 754 ft Morro da Babilonia. It's here where you catch the 2 stage cable car up to Morra da Urca and then on to the 1300 ft Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) out in the bay.
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You can also see Vidigal favela at the north end of Ipanema. Vidigal overlooks Ipanema Beach and Ilhas Cagarras. It is located in the South Zone of Rio, between Leblon and São Conrado neighborhoods. The neighborhood is a place of hardship for the residents. They have the problem of drug wars, and when fighting occurs, sometimes they must stay in their homes for days. In November 2011, Vidigal and its neighboring community, Rocinha were pacified by the Pacifying Police Unit.
Downtown Rio from Sugarloaf mountain
Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival celebrations, samba, Bossa Nova, balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer ("Cristo Redentor") atop Corcovado mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival; and Maracanã Stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums.
Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João.
Cagarras Islands
Uninhabited archipelago lying just 5km (3 miles) off legendary Ipanema Beach. The Cagarras Islands (Ilhas Cagarras in Portuguese) are a wildlife refuge for sea gulls and other marine birds, and you can frequently spot — or swim among — dolphins in the waters offshore.
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A great place to relax and take in one of the world's great panoramas. Sugarloaf Mountain Rio De Janeirio certainly ranks in the top 6 most spectacular vies I have ever seen.
Cristo Redentor from Sugarloaf mountain
Cristo Redentor in the distance. Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world from 1931 until 2010 when it was topped by the Christ the King statue in Poland.
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I met two lovely Scandinavians on the mountain, & being such a nice guy naturally I invited them to dinner that night.
New Years Eve 2007
The crowd is building on Copacabana beach up to celebrate New Years Eve with Sugarloaf Mountain dominating the skyline.
Thanks for visiting my Sugarloaf mountain photo blog, you gotta love Rio. 🙂
It has been about 7 years sine I was in Rio de Janeiro, hopefully I will visit again in 2018.
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