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1 - Take charge of this team again, take the ball and do your thing. You decide who gets the ball. Prove to yourself and the league you are a real quality PG.
Melo is richer. He can push D'Antoni more to bury him back to Jlin's warm bench
2 - Dare the coach to make you give it up to Melo, tell him you are the point guard. The Garden fans and NY media will back you up on this.
if a team can't even compromise, then they go to hell automatically
3 - If someone like J. Kidd hammers you, go right back at him on offense, show him he is not young anymore. Otherwise the league will drive you to the bench and back to the D league.
simply do what he can do, play without emotion is almost the best way, let logics run the course
4 - Tell Stat & Melo you are getting double teamed, hammered, almost like there is a price on your head, if they don't have your back then their asses will not get the ball from you. Give it up to Jeffries who has your back.
Sometimes the angles are horrible for Lin. so if he could kick out, it is already a blessing
5 - You will be a free agent, so make yourself as valuable as possible. That's how Stat, Melo, etc. players around the league got their money.[/QUOTE]
a Restricted free agent. He probably will get bought by Knicks, because unless the Knicks mgmt is composed of literally idiots and negative marketing experts who see no business value nor player value over JLin.


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Study: Pasturing Stallions Together is Possible
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While most owners are accustomed to pasturing their stallions alone, study results suggest stallions can successfully be pastured together under certain conditions.
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Long-term study results from Switzerland continue to show that under certain conditions, stallions can successfully be pastured together, and the researchers supervising the experiment have issued recommendations on how breeders can implement this practice safely.
In 2010 The Horse described a bold, pioneering experiment at the Swiss National Stud, in Avenches, which dared to pasture five breeding stallions together during their off-season. Handlers were ready with equipment to intervene in the event of conflict, but that was never necessary. The stallions established their own hierarchy in their little "bachelor herd" and lived together in apparent contentment for six months.
Three years later, the national stud farm is still keeping a herd of "bachelors" every year (the herd even grew to eight in the second year), which continue to get along just fine, according to Sabrina Briefer Freymond, DVM, MSc, a researcher at the Swiss National Stud. In fact, she said, even though her research on the herd is now complete and was recently published in the journal PlosOne, the National Stud has made the process "routine" and will likely continue pasturing their stallions together each year.
"None of the stallions ever had to be removed from the herd because of injuries resulting from interactions between them," Briefer Freymond said.
Briefer Freymond said what's been particularly interesting in the bachelor herd study is observing the stallions' non-aggressive, ritualistic behaviors.
"These behaviors are essential for establishing the hierarchy of the group, and they are far more frequent and numerous than any aggressive behaviors," she said. "In fact, often these behaviors alone are sufficient to establish the hierarchy between two stallions (without any need for aggression)."
These ritualistic behaviors include noncontact behaviors to maintain social order, including making a display of defecating, sniffing, and squealing. They do not include affective behaviors such as mutual grooming and play.
Aggressive behaviors (defined as any behavior—regardless of whether contact was made—intended to push the other horse away, such as chasing, pushing, or kicking) were infrequent and typically occurred within the first three to four days, Briefer Freymond said. After that, she said, these behaviors might still occur occasionally, but their frequency and severity were similar to what researchers had seen among wild bachelor herds of Przewalski's horses. Ritualistic behaviors also reduced considerably after the first three to four days, she noted.
Briefer Freymond also reported that stallions that were pastured together the first year showed even fewer aggressive and ritualistic behaviors upon being pastured together in following years. Apparently, they had learned to live together and had acquired a "social experience," she said.
Interestingly, she noted, as aggressive and ritualistic behaviors dropped off, affective behaviors picked up. The horses seemed to become "friends"—or at least just good pasturemates, she said.
The researchers have also released a short video of the stallions' first two days as a herd, which can be viewed online.
The study results are encouraging enough that Briefer Freymond and her fellow researchers are prepared to recommend the practice to breeders.
"We encourage horse breeders with extensive pastureland to keep stallions in stable groups and in adequate densities, particularly for those that are not used for breeding the whole year around," Briefer Freymond said. "This could potentially improve horse welfare and reduce labor associated with horse management."
Horse welfare with regard to housing is of particular interest in Switzerland, where it is now illegal to house a horse alone, without another equid. It is, however, legal to keep horses in separate stalls in the same barn, Briefer Freymond said.
"Horses are by nature social animals," Briefer Freymond explained. "Keeping them in a group on pasture is what's best for their welfare, but the risk of injury is always there. So stabling horses side by side where they can see and touch each other is also a satisfactory way to satisfy their essential needs when group pasturing is not possible."
While Briefer Freymond's team recommends breeders group stallions together, they also emphasize following certain precautions when doing so: The horses should know each other before being set free in a pasture together—by having close contact for about two weeks in neighboring stables, for example. Stallions should also be pastured far away from other horses—especially mares—in large pastures with at least an acre of land per horse, and pastures should have extra high fencing to prevent escape, she said.
The study, "Pattern of Social Interactions after Group Integration: A Possibility to Keep Stallions in Group," was published in January in the open-access journal PLoS One.
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Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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Payout victory for Worboys victims
Two women who were seriously sexually assaulted by London cabbie John Worboys have won their bid to get compensation from the Metropolitan Police.
One of the women, identified only as DSD, was the first of Worboys' victims to make a complaint to the Met in 2003 - although a woman went to City of London Police the previous year - while the other, NBV, contacted them after she was attacked in July 2007.
Between 2002 and 2008, Worboys, who was jailed for life in 2009, carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults using alcohol and drugs to stupefy his victims, said Mr Justice Green at London's High Court.
He ruled that the Met was liable to the women for failures in its investigation and damages will now be assessed.
DSD and NBV brought their claims under Articles 3 of the Human Rights Act - which relates to inhuman or degrading treatment.
DSD alleged that she suffered a depressive disorder as a result of her treatment by officers during the 2003 investigation, while N BV claimed that she suffered serious distress, anxiety, guilt and an exacerbation of post-traumatic disorder and depression as a result of her treatment during 2007.


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Judge blocks release of NC fatal police shooting video
Senior Deputy Attorney General James Coman now has final say on when or if the public sees the video
By Michael Gordon
The Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mecklenburg County judge on Thursday effectively blocked release of the video from a controversial police shooting by giving control of the footage to the state prosecutor handling the case.
The so-called "dash-cam video" from one of the police cars at the shooting scene remains a vital piece of evidence in the case against Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Randall Kerrick. He is charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the Sept. 14 shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell, who was unarmed.
Senior Deputy Attorney General James Coman now has final say on when or if the public sees the video, according to a consent order signed by Superior Court Judge Richard Boner. The agreement — involving Coman, Kerrick's defense attorneys and CMPD — overrides a state law that gives Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee authority to release the video if it is needed to maintain public confidence.
Judge Boner said Ferrell's death has already drawn an excessive amount of media attention.
"This case should be decided in a courtroom and not in the pages of the Charlotte Observer," he said.
He then signed a court order declaring that no "investigative material shall be released to the public except through the N.C. Attorney General's office, as they deem appropriate."
Ferrell's family, along with the Observer and other media, had asked that the video be released. Up to now, police and city officials have refused, saying that the footage remains part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
Coman, however, told the court that he received a Saturday morning call from "a reliable source who indicated there was a high probability that the dash-cam video would be released."
He said he called Kerrick's defense team of George Laughrun and Michael Greene, then Boner, to share what he had heard. That led to a temporary restraining order signed later in the day by another judge, which brought all sides before Boner on Thursday.
Attorneys for the city manager's office and police maintain that there were no plans by either group to make the video public. City Attorney Bob Hagemann said Wednesday that the city's normal practice is to defer to prosecutors on the handling of all evidence.
In a filing with the court, police attorneys Mark Newbold and Judith Emken, say the city and CMPD "have steadfastly refused to release it to the media, the public, or representatives of the deceased's family."
The agreement approved by Boner allows police to release information that state law considers public record or to meet a court order. But CMPD is specifically prohibited from releasing the dash-cam video.
Preserving a fair trial
Kerrick, 27, shot Ferrell 10 times from close range during a middle-of-the-night confrontation in a northeast Mecklenburg neighborhood. Ferrell had wrecked his car and knocked at a nearby house for help. A woman in the house called 911, thinking Ferrell was trying to break in.
Ferrell, 24, was a Johnson C. Smith University student and former college football player.
The video reportedly captures the sequence of events leading up to the shooting, but not the shooting itself.
Ferrell's family and Kerrick's lawyers have seen the footage but do not have copies. They disagree over whether it proves the shooting was justified. Police Chief Rodney Monroe has said the video clearly shows that Ferrell was not carrying a weapon and that Kerrick used excessive force.
Kerrick, an officer for three years, is the first Charlotte police officer charged in connection with an on-duty shooting in at least 30 years. He is out on bond.
Chris Chestnut, an attorney for Kerrick's family, said police have promised them that the video would be released.
But Coman and Laughrun argued in court that such a move could undermine Kerrick's right to a fair trial and make it difficult to find unbiased jurors.
Laughrun said the prosecution should "speak with one voice ... Jim Coman's."
Coman said he would be making the same arguments if Ferrell were on trial.
Boner, the county's senior Superior Court judge, admonished police "to hold down the amount of comments made to the media in this case." Otherwise, he said, the trial may be forced to move to another county.
Coman is one of the state's best-known prosecutors. The son of a New Jersey police chief, he ran the State Bureau of Investigation for former Gov. Mike Easley and took over prosecution of the Duke lacrosse team rape case from disgraced Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong. After the Coman-led investigation, all charges against the team members were dropped.
Coman now leads special prosecutions around the state. His office took over the Kerrick case after Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray, a former law partner of Kerrick's attorneys, stepped aside.
Coman declined comment as he left the courtroom.
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Was a very long series of posts with great participation and many, many claims. Shall we review a few for accuracy?
-- menlo observer "So get ready for a Romney presidency. People have grown really tired of Obama's whining and complaining. He is just an irresponsible feckless fool who won't fool the electorate twice."
Bold prediction. How did it work out?
-- pogo "Perhaps Obama supporters who should consider changing candidates. I kinda like Romney's chances with 3 months to go..."
Chances are....?
-- hank "I for one, will be glad when Obama is turned out of office on November 6. Obama's socialist redistribution of wealth scheme has not been well received by the American Public. ...will allow us to do is Unamerican and will be repudiated by the majority of voters come November 6."
What did Sarah Palin say about reFudiation?
-- hank "Obama is toast! But libs take satisfaction in Obama winning California. You can use that to ease the pain of the electoral college repudiation of Obama when it votes in Governor Romney as the next President of the United States."
How's that Romney transition team doing?
-- hank "Only 96 days until the American public votes Obama out of office. I wonder If Obama will have to return the Nobel Prize for failing to keep his promise to the Nobel Prize Committee to change the USA into a Socialist nation."
Oh, Hank.... face it, all that visceral hatred means that deep down, in the dark recesses, late at night, you harbor these strange thoughts.... it's okay Hank, let them out! Be free!
-- pine view "Pogo, what will Romney do differently than George W Bush and Dick Cheney?"
That one never got answered, did it? By ANYONE!!
-- pogo "Be careful what you wish for, Governor Dewey."
Dewey got 330 electoral votes? Did he win the second term by 4 million votes, also?
-- pogo "I don't hear any Republicans saying they are unhappy with their candidate."
Ahem. Look around. Web Link "Evangelical leaders and conservative activists have a simple message for establishment Republicans about Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid: We told you so."
-- rock and hard place "... I believe that in this election cycle Governor Romney is the best choice."
Even the GOP disagrees with that. Now.
-- pogo "This will probably be a very close election and we will all be up very late on election night waiting for final results from Ohio or some other swing state."
Not so much. Wasn't it called by 9pm?
-- bottom line "It's safe to say that Obama is toast."
Marmalade, butter or dry?
-- hank "Romney has it all over Obama... It is just so difficult for them to face the fact that their socialist hero is about to take a drubbing... Now, Romney will take over from Obama in January"
Saw a photo of Romney pumping gas in La Jolla yesterday. Still looked very sad. probably because he believed the crap that GOP party officials like Hank were peddling.
-- hank "It is too late for Obama. The democrats wouldn't be in this situation if Hillary got the nomination... And now you are going to lose the White House. It serves you right. Turn out the lights the party's over!"
Sorry. Didn't catch that last part. The party is awfully loud... say what? oh yeah, at the party we were discussin hank's vote for Hillary in 2016.
-- hank "It is not going to be pretty for the Democrats, at the national level, this time around."
cue a little West Side Story: I feel pretty, oh so pretty, so pretty and gaaaaayyyy!! Hope you like my singing, Hank.
-- meg "Perhaps it is time to ask Hank and others the defining question of our time - Mr. Lawrence, do you believe the president is an American?"
Was not answered, was it?
-- get real "I just want to know when we can start celebrating the dear leaders accomplishments."
You may proceed. By all means.
-- hank "And that is making Obama a one term president. And I am going to help make that happen. Just not in California."
Oh dear, Hank, you weren't trying to use that GOP software program, ORCA, were you? Try looking at the other side to do it correctly. When we were making our calls, our software worked and yours blew up in your face. Or were you using paper print outs?
Arguably, these silicon valley and chi-town geeks, gays, misfits and nerds won it for Obama. theatlantic.com "When the Nerds Go Marching In; By Alexis C. Madrigal" Web Link
And Romney's "let's outsource it" style for GOTV software lost it for Romney when the software imploded.
Hey Hank -- who built it themselves? The Democrats! Who outsourced it and had it blow up in their face on election day?
Romney and team.
Ain't schadenfreude a b****?
Speaking of schadenfreude, how about this one: Mitt Romney's final popular vote percentage keeps shrinking. he is currently at 47.56%. If it shrinks just a bit to 47.49%, it rounds down to 47%. He is a hair away from only having 47%, with only 10 states having certified their vote by Nov 19. New York is still counting, as are all the western blue states. Obama had a 4 million vote lead and counting, larger than Bush's 2004 margin. Web Link
47% for Romney.
Wasn't the number 47 a well used number by Mitt Romney?
Mitt claims 47% of Americans are takers and useless; Mitt gets 47% of the vote.
But then, schadenfreude usually is....
Happy Thanksgiving, all!


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Why juggle five or six remotes when one will let you take complete control of your home theater system? Take the time to custom-program the Universal MX-450, and you can stow those other remotes.
No PC is required to program the MX-450. You program it the old-fashioned way, by pressing buttons. Once you get the hang of it, you can create one-touch "macros" that correspond to everyday activities, such as "Watch TV" or "Play a Game." With macros, a single button push issues a string of commands to set up your TV, receiver, and other components for the chosen activity. If you ever need to change a command when you upgrade components, you don't have to start from scratch. Just change the commands you need to.
Good for both line-of-sight and hidden control
In addition to its line-of-sight IR (infrared) operation, the MX-450 can also send out RF (radio frequency) commands. These radio commands can be received by an RF base station behind a closet door, or even in another room, when you pair this remote with Universal's MRF260 RF Base Station.
Control more than your TV
Universal has an integrated line of accessories to add even more capabilities. With the PSX-2 iPod®/iPhone® dock you can create your own party playlists and quickly navigate through your player's menus. The MRFA-3LD-URC table lamp dimmers raise or lower the lights in your room all controlled by the MX-450.
And it can survive the couch
The MX-450 can run for months on its supplied "AA" batteries. And it has a unique safety feature to ensure that the power's used for the right purpose. If a button is pressed continually for more than 30 seconds, the remote goes into sleep mode. So if your MX-450 slides between the seat cushions, the batteries won't be drained just because a cushion's depressing a control button or two.
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I bought this remote because the one for my tv was broken. The instructions with the remote were, in my opinion, scant and the problem is that the thing is smarter than I am. I think it will do things but I can't seem to make it understand. I am certain that if I could find some kid it would do everything flawlessly.
Pros: It is extremely well build and very easy to use.
Cons: It's still smarter than I am but the only real con is the lack of a touch screen. At least I keep trying to use it as a touch screen.
I have owned this remote for almost 2 years now and it has been through war and back I have 3 young kids and this remote has been thrown, smashed, submerged in milk, and used as a drum stick and it just keeps working. I had been a logitech fan for a number of years and that to was a great remote but it was much more temperamental and no where near as tough as this remote. As far as the programming goes it was a complete disaster when I had first got it coming from a logitech which was very user friendly and quite easy to set up this remote was like speaking another language it made no sense at first but with some patience and some time I was able to figure out how to set up the macros and now editing or adding new devices are quite easy and if and when the kids finally kill this remote I will be purchasing another one.
Pros: Tough as nails Easy to use once set up Has the ability to Learn any function that you may need to operate a device
Cons: There is a learning curve to programming
Overall this is a good solid remote. The programming is a little bit difficult and I am still trying to figure out certain functions. I think everything I need it for can be done but figuring out how to do it is the biggest hurdle.
Pros: Overall solid remote
Cons: Set up is difficult and time consuming
I decided to splurge and get this remote. I must say that I am very pleased with the construction and ergonomics. The range of the RF is impressive. I have all my components in the basement and the television about 50' away. However, setting it up was painful. It took several hours for me to configure everything just right. You must have a lot of patience. Here is a HUGE tip. The first page should be your actions - "watch television" "watch DVD" ect. The second page should be all you components - television, dvd player, cable box, amplifier, apple tv etc. Then set up your macros. The last command in the macro should be "Go To" and the device on the second page. For example: The macro for "watch television" I set up a macro to turn on the television, turn on the cable box, turn on the amplifier, change the amplifier output, and then "Go To" cable box on the 2nd page. Then when you press "watch television" at the end it will jump to the cable box commands.
Pros: Very nice, should last a long time. RF is impressive
Cons: setting it up, price
This remote is very good, there are higher tech but this does exactly what is says it will and is very well made, easy to program, no laptop needed , highly recommend
Pros: Easy to program, walks you thru set up great
Cons: A little pricey
I bought this specifically because there were no touch screens..I like the softkeys and buttons because it's easier get familiar with the keys with touch screen you have to look at the remote to see and use those keys..once you "memorize" the keys..it's easy to use.
Pros: No touch screens..and very sturdy and up to 18 devices and a large memory...
Cons: None
Overview: The MX-450 is an IR/RF Universal Remote Control with the ability to program and control up to 18 A/V devices. The MX-450 features an LCD screen and backlit buttons. All programming is done from the remote control (no PC required).
IR Range: The Universal MX-450 Remote Control has an IR range (line-of-sight via infrared) of approximately 30'-50' (depending on the environment.
RF Compatible (optional): In combination with the Universal RF Base Station (554MR260, sold separately), the MX-450 can control your home entertainment system via RF (418MHz), without being in line-of-sight of the equipment. The MX-450 remote control has an RF rang of approximately 50'-100' (depending on environment).
2" LCD Screen: The Universal MX-450 Remote Control features a 2" TFT color LCD screen (176 x 220 pixels). The color LCD screen will light up with the press of any button. You can select how long the LCD screen display stays backlit, from 5-60 seconds.
Note: The remote's LCD screen is not touchscreen.
32MB Memory: The MX-450 employs 32 megabits of flash memory to store commands.
Total Customization Capability: The Universal MX-450 offers programming capabilities for up to 18 devices (on 3 Main pages), with up to 8 pages for each device, plus up to eight pages of favorite channels; for a total of 155 pages.
Programming Options: The MX-450 is programmed via LCD screen setup menus and on-screen instructions.
Button Layout: The Universal MX-450 Remote Control features the following button layout.
Note: A dedicated Light button enables you to backlight the buttons of the remote control at any time.
Activities: The remote's Activities function lets you access and control your programmed A/V components. For example, "Watch TV", "Watch DVD", "Play a Game", etc.. Once you have made your Activity selection, the remote control's buttons will be configured to control that particular Activity.
Macro Editing: Macro programming is a critical function for delivering a specific sequence of commands (up to 255) to a variety of components in order to provide you with an easy to use system. The MX-450 offers Macro Editing right from the remote control. You can see the actual macro-steps clearly displayed on the remote controls' screen. Fine tuning, reordering, adjusting delays, and adding steps to the macros can be done right from the remote control screen, without deleting any of your previous entries.
Archiving Software: This remote control allows you to archive your unique program file. Utilizing special MX-450 software (from the Universal Remote website), you can easily back up your control configuration. This special software also allows the MX-450 to download updates with the latest firmware and IR library for new products.
Note: There is a mini-USB (type-B) port found inside the battery compartment which can be used to connect the remote to your computer for archiving and updates. USB cable not provided.
Battery Operated: The Universal Remote Control operates off of 4 "AA" alkaline batteries (included). The MX-450 offers 18 hours of battery life with continuous button pressing, backlight enabled, and LCD On. This translates into months for most users.
Note: The batteries are non-rechargeable.
Protect Mode: The MX-450 protects itself if it gets stuck between couch cushions (with a button being continuously pressed). After 30 seconds the MX-450 will turn off, and will not turn on again until the button is released.
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I bought this. There is a USB connection in the battery compartment. No USB cable is included. Archiving and firmware update software is available online at universalremote residential downloads. Very easy to program after reading the MX?450 Programming Guide. [ End User Feb 14, 2015 ]
No. This remote does not use a PC for programming. The programming is accomplished directly on the remote. [ LARRY W Feb 06, 2015 ]
You can only get software as a dealer. Lotsa luck with that one. They don't tell you this up front either. You don't even get a manual on hiw to program. So i bought something semi-useless except to extent I could figure some of it out trial and error. May be a fine piece of electronics but it was seriously misrepresented (error of omission) by Crutchfield. Expensive lesson. Very unhappy. Doubtful I will ever trust Crutchfield narratives again, or spend $$ there [ Fred Feb 05, 2015 ]
There is no US connection. All programming is done by the internal menu and learning from individual controllers of equipment you have. [ Glenn Feb 05, 2015 ]
You program the device directly on the remote. Therefore you do not need to connect to a PC. And therefore, it does not come with a USB cable [ Jonathan Feb 05, 2015 ]
There is no USB connection and no PC programming. It isn't extremely difficult to program but you will have to surf the internet to find instructions or a video demo. There are no instructions included. There is a link to an on line owners manual, but that manual doesn't have much in programming instructions. It is a bit if a scam to steer you to a video dealer to have it programmed. All that said, once you get it programmed it works exceptionally well. But you suffer a bit to get there. [ Greg Feb 05, 2015 ]
There is no software, and thus no cable. All programming is done on the remote. I did come across some software online but it is for archiving only from what I understand. Never used it though. [ ERIC Feb 05, 2015 ]
This will certainly cover the basic commands of each of these units. With all the code options I would suspect that will cover most (if not all) functions. For more information on compatibility please contact an Advisor by phone or online chat. [ Jeff Dec 23, 2013 ] Staff
Yes. However, if they are the same brand of television, you may have issues if they run off the same frequencies. [ Jonathan Dec 27, 2013 ]
Yes, "but it depends". If they are in same room and are same brand, (ie: use the same IR code) the only way you could do it is to define the second set on a main screen and utilize RF addressing with an optional RF adapter. That would effectively let one set "ignore" identical commands intended for the other. If, however, they are in different rooms, or not same brand (ie: do not use the same IR codes), you can easily define another set on the main screen(s) and control it with this unit. One can theoretically control up to 18 units as long as they have different IR codes---otherwise one has to go to RF addressing. [ Fred Dec 22, 2013 ]
Yes. I personally like the logitech controllers better, I feel they are easier to program with the software you put on your computer. I used this controller for a customer who had an outdoor entertainment setup with the equipment in the basement because this controller can be paired with a rf emitter allowing it to work through brick walls. [ JOSEPH Dec 22, 2013 ]


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GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. - Just hours before Joe Gentz was charged, Bob Bashara was in a St. Clair Shores courthouse dealing with a civil matter for one of his rental properties.
Gentz was charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for 56-year-old Jane Bashara's death. The conspiracy charge has everyone talking.
"Conspiracy means they believe there's more than one person involved. That's for any conspiracy, you need at least two people," said Gentz's attorney, Susan Reed.
Sources say the other person who could be charged is Bob Bashara. An unmarked police car has been at his home and another has been tracking him all day.
"This was not a one-man job. This was not a one-man operation" said legal analyst Todd Flood.
Bashara has told police he did nothing wrong but this is key: Police have never cleared him as being a person of interest in his wife's murder.
"Much of the police leaks that we know of all point to trying to muddy, or dirty, Bob Bashara's reputation in the community," said Bob Bashara's attorney David Griem.
Griem said he hasn't heard anything from the prosecutor's office about charges against Basahara.
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JR: If a girl is involved with another guy. I don't believe in the ideology of "if it's a different area code, it's not cheating," I think that's more of an "idiot-ology."
Too many times I've been hit on by a woman with a ring (engagement and/or wedding), and it disgusts me, to be frank. Even if a woman has a boyfriend she is about to break up with... to me, it's wrong. I won't even consider flirting with a woman unless she is completely single.
GC: Do you prefer women with makeup or natural?
JR: Natural, mostly, but I've been known to be extremely attracted to the punk rock look. Though sometimes, it's a little too much and you can't tell how a woman will look when she wakes up; it's really about whatever makeup makes her feel more like herself and more comfortable with who she is, not the other way around. In other words, a woman who defines her makeup and doesn't let the makeup define her.
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HOUSTON - Houston police arrested two teenage girls and a juvenile who are accused of threatening to kill a man and then stealing his car.
Alyssa Salazar, 17, and Valerie Villarreal, 19 appeared in court on aggravated robbery charges.
Investigators said they had help from a friend who's a juvenile whose name and age weren't released.
Police said the teens asked a 32-year-old man for a ride. They met him at a business in the 7200 block of Hemlock Street in southeast Houston.
He reportedly drove them a few blocks, but when the girls got out of the car, they pulled what appeared to be a gun.
According to investigators, one of the teens had her hand wrapped in some sort of fabric and it was concealing the weapon.
The teens are accused of telling the man to hand over the keys to the car or they'd kill him. He gave them the keys and then called the police.
Police pulled the stolen car over a short time later and arrested the teens. The victim identified them as the suspects.
For the 17 and 19-year-olds, bond was set at $30,000 and they were officially charged with aggravated robbery.
Information on the juvenile is not available. Her case is being handled in juvenile court.
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Updated Jan. 23, 2012 at 7:24 p.m.
The Victoria City-County Health Department Environmental Health Division inspects places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.
In the inspection reports, each violation in the food temperature/time requirements category is 5 demerits; in the personnel/handling/source requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the facility and equipment requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score, while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.
Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of food temperature/time requirements and personnel/handling/source requirements are detailed.
La Antigua, 737 N. Highway 35, Port Lavaca. Demerits: 21. Need to wash hands between tasks. Cover food in walk-in cooler. Need to use gloves when touching lettuce and tomatoes. Four facility or equipment violations.
J and J Drive Inn, 602 S. Third St., Ganado. Demerits: 19. Improper cold hold temperatures. Ice bags need labels. Need manufacturing license to bag ice. Cannot sell individually packaged snacks without proper labeling. Out-of-date lunch meat. Watch for dented cans. Two facility or equipment violations.
Beijing Buffet, 339 Calhoun Plaza, Port Lavaca. Demerits: 11. Keep items covered in walk-in and in all coolers. Keep ice scoop handle out of ice. One facility or equipment violation.
Estella's Mexican Restaurant, 109 S. Third St., Ganado. Demerits: 10. Keep raw meat on bottom shelves in coolers. Two facility or equipment violations.
TA Travel Centers of America, 802 E. York St., Ganado. Demerits: 10. Work on date labeling all prepared foods in walk-in cooler. Two facility or equipment violations.
Greek's 205, 205 E. Constitution St., Victoria. Demerits: 10. Need seven-day use-by date on food kept in cooler more than 24 hours. Two facility or equipment violations.
Shooters, 4102 N. Navarro St., Suite No. F and G, Victoria. Demerits: 9. Three facility or equipment violations.
The Barn at Mission Valley Grocery, 12201 Farm-to-Market Road 236, Ganado. Demerits: 7. Need to date label hot dogs and sandwich meat. Also need to keep times of food in tabletop if not holding at 41 degrees. One facility or equipment violation.
Comfort Inn, 1906 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 7. Post written policy for manual ware washing. One facility or equipment violation.
El Ahorro Taqueria No. 20, 2502 N. Laurent St., Victoria. Demerits: 7. Date label all items in cooler.
Fastop Food Store No. 1, 1901 John Stockbauer Drive, Victoria. Demerits: 7. Expired deli meats. Clean ice dispenser at the Coca-Cola machine.
Target Store T-888, 7608 Zac Lentz Parkway, Victoria. Demerits: 7. Expired milk and yogurt. One facility or equipment violation.
The Donut Palace, 537 W. Main St., Yorktown. Demerits: 7. Need to keep time on sausage rolls and biscuits in display case at room temperature. One facility or equipment violation.
Ganado Cafe, 118 S. Third St., Ganado. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.
Fox's Pizza Den, 320 Highway 35 S., Port Lavaca. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.
Downtown Grill and Catering, 125 E. Constitution St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.
H-E-B Grocery Company, 1505 E. Rio Grande St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility or equipment violations.
Dairy Queen, 1205 N. Virginia St., Port Lavaca. Demerits: 4. Need to wash hands before putting on gloves. Need to wear ball cap or hair net. Call when back hand sink is fixed.
Chaparral Market, 701 Blyth Road, Victoria. Demerits: 4. Out-of-date medication.
Cracker Barrel No. 4, 6007 N. Main St., Victoria. Demerits: 4. Expired medication.
The "Other" Store No. 3, 101 E. Rio Grande St., Victoria. Demerits: 4. Expired lunch meat.
Ganado Grocery, 305 W. York St., Ganado; Subway, 306 S. Highway 35, Port Lavaca; Chick-Fil-A, 7800 Hallettsville Highway, Suite 155, Victoria; Great American Cookies Bakery Cafe, 7800 N. Navarro St., No. 381, Victoria; Sharda Food Store No. 2, 1403 Sam Houston Drive, Victoria; Starbucks in Target T-0888, 7608 Zac Lentz Parkway, Victoria; Taqueria El Rodeo No. 2, 3402 Sam Houston Drive, Victoria. Demerits: 3.
Budget Inns and Suites, 203 W. York St., Ganado; Ganado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 107 E. Rogers Ave., Ganado; Sonic Drive In, 411 S. Highway 35, Port Lavaca; Subway, 400 Tiney Browning Blvd., Port Lavaca; Chuck E. Cheese's, 7800 N. Navarro St., No. 201, Victoria; Citizens Health Plex, 9406 Zac Lentz Parkway, Victoria; City Bakery and Restaurant, 1204 E. San Antonio St., Victoria; Double J Eatery, 8607 N. Navarro St., Suite E, Victoria; El Ahorro/Adventure Supermarkets, 2502 N. Laurent St., Victoria; Fastop Food Store No. 2, 1801 Delmar Drive, Victoria; First Baptist Church Day Care, 301 N. Glass St., Victoria; HIV Services Food Pantry, 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria; Ol' Skool Hangout, 1302 E. Juan Linn St., Victoria; Stripes No. 7342, 2501 N. Ben Jordan St., Victoria; Stripes No. 7343, 4901 John Stockbauer Drive, Victoria; The "Other" Store No. 1, 2407 Port Lavaca Highway, Victoria; The "Other" Store No. 2, 1409 N.E. Water St., Victoria; Yorktown Senior Citizen's Center, 101 Main St., Yorktown. Demerits: 0.
The Texan, 526 W. Main St., Yorktown, inspected Oct. 18, with 25 demerits. Re-inspected Jan. 12, and were unable to determine if cooler is functioning properly. Deli cooler is turned on and off daily. Ice bags need labels. Need thermometers in coolers with pies, yogurt and sandwiches. Dried sausage cannot be out on the counter without a sneeze guard.


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He purchased the home from TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a yet-to-be-revealed price. He already owned the homes on either side of Bruckheimer.
Ellison, 68, has quite an impressive real estate portfolio. This year alone he's purchased two Malibu homes and an island in Hawaii for a rumored $600 million. He also owns homes in Woodside, Calif. Newport, RI, and Kyoto, Japan.
Ellison is third on Forbes' 400 List, with a net worth of $41 billion.


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The Best of Real-World Training — for Almost Free
By Ralph Mroz
Technology and free markets are a marvelous thing. Turn on the radio and you can listen to the world's greatest music for free. Turn on the TV, and you can see great dramatic productions or wonderful educational documentaries, again for free. Of course, there's also junk on the radio, and much of TV is a wasteland. But if you choose carefully, you can get great material for little to no financial outlay.
There has been a similar revolution, with similar results, in the law enforcement use-of-force field. The vast amount we've learned about firearms training and real-world firearms use has been largely committed to paper and electronic media. In the defensive tactics/arrest-and-control field, likewise. The martial arts cum combatives-driven revolution in this field has created a huge amount of useful material over the past 30 years, and much of it is available in book or DVD form for the short money that these things cost. Of course, there's mounds of just plain junk and not-so-useful material out there in these two fields, too. And therein lies the only problem, which we're darn lucky to have, given the alternative: How do you know what's useful and how do you know what to avoid when looking to expand your knowledge in these two areas? Which books and DVDs are worth buying and which aren't?
Well, I get a lot of books and videos across my desk every year to review. Many, frankly, are not worth a whole lot and they wind up donated to a local PD for whatever value they might have. What makes a book or DVD not good? Here's my list:
• The material is impractical. This usually is the result of the presenter or author confusing range skills or traditional martial arts skills with real-world skills.
• The material is inarticulately presented. Folks, if you are a teacher, you are not in the smarts business. Smarts (that is, having something useful to say) is merely a prerequisite for being an instructor. If you write a book or make a DVD, you are in the communications business. Your value as an instructor is the smaller of your knowledge and your communications ability.
• The material is not well organized. It's the organization of the material that allows readers and viewers to retain the material over time, and to integrate it with the rest of their body of knowledge. Poorly organized material is almost as useless as poorly articulated material.
• The material is endlessly repetitive. This is the bane of most of the material that I get. Most books are simply 2,500-word articles expanded into a 20,000 to 50,000 word book. Most 60-minute videos contain around 15 minutes of material, with the rest being repetition of that material and added filler. This is extremely aggravating; your time is valuable.
• The material is not new. Any number of books and DVDs consist of rehashes of the same material that we've seen a million times. Even when the material itself is good and useful, there's no point to committing it yet again to a DVD or a book if you aren't adding anything fresh to it.
On the other hand, if a book or DVD presents fresh, interesting material in an articulate and organized way that respects my time — and most of all, if the material is truly useful and practical, if it will help me to do my job better or more safely — then I keep it, and incorporate its lessons into my own practice. What follows is a description of some of my favorite "keepers." Not every one of these volumes scores a perfect 10 on each measure mentioned above, but they all contain what I consider to be extraordinarily valuable material, and I highly recommend them. You will see that I have a preference for instructors with many years of real-world experience, so that their material has repeatedly passed the reality test. No range-gods or dojo-gurus here. Most of these people also have had very extensive training in shooting or martial arts or both, in addition to their vast experience. So just as we are not getting sterile range- or dojo-based advice, we are also not getting advice that's ignorant of existing bodies of knowledge.
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Nick Hughes joined the French Foreign Legion in the 1980s. He served five years as a paracommando and a military police officer, serving in Corsica and Africa. During this time, units coaxed him into teaching combatives due to his vast experience in the martial arts. Nick later left the legion to work around the world in places like Great Britain, Russia and the United States in the field of executive protection. He has decades of martial arts training and black belts in judo, ju-jitsu, aikido and styles of knife-fighting as well as stick, baton and unarmed combatives. Nick is also a thorough expert on worldwide military combatives of the 1940s to the present. He has recently produced a six-volume DVD set titled "French Foreign Legion and Military Combatives." These DVDs are among the very best on the market. If you consider the nature of the French Foreign Legion and the types of people Hughes had to deal with as an operator there and as a police officer (policing his fellow soldiers), you can imagine just how practical his material must be. I learned a great deal from these DVDs. If you have a need for empty-hand control of severely uncooperative subjects, they are a particular goldmine. Available at www.fightsurvival.com and www.hockscqc.com.
Loren Christensen started martial arts training in 1965 and over the years he has earned 10 black belts. In Vietnam, Christensen worked street patrol as an MP in Saigon. "Dealing with rocket attacks, terrorist bombings, anti-American riots, bar brawls, combative AWOLs, street fights, thefts, drug overdoses, assaults and murder investigations kept us humping 12 to 14 hours every shift, every day. It was a marvelous, intense, enlightening and horrific time," he says. He joined the Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau in 1972. "It was the closest thing to Saigon this side of the Pacific Pond, and I was right back into the chaos again," he says. "[We had] fights virtually every night." He worked street patrol, gang enforcement, dignitary protection, juveniles, and training. He retired from police work in 1997, having served 25 years on the Portland Police Bureau, for a total of 29 years in law enforcement. Loren is a prolific author and presenter of video materials; I am particularly fond of his DVDs "Restraint and Control Strategies" and "Fighting Dirty." The former is a longtime street cop's presentation of what really works in terms of empty hand control, straight from the really bad sections of a violent city. The latter is a good presentation of hardcore street-fighting tactics, for occasions when you have no time to access other weapons (something that happens to us all too frequently). Available at www.paladin-press.com.
George Vranos is a 145-pound, 17-year veteran police officer. His town does not have the multitude of cops available to come running every time he might need help with an arrest, the way some big cities do. Therefore he's studied the existing defensive tactics systems, and many appropriate martial arts, and developed his own "system" of techniques — maybe a dozen in all — that serve him well for almost all of the arrest and control situations he has to deal with. His 45-minute DVD, "Fast Action Control Techniques," or "FACT," shows you these in detail. This is a deceptively simple DVD. While Vranos explains in detail how and why his techniques work, you pretty much will want to feel them firsthand to see their power. It wasn't until Vranos demonstrated them on me that I "got it," as far as several of them go. Be prepared to grab a partner and try them out when you watch it. I can tell you that as Vranos' material gets more and more exposure, many departments, and certainly many officers, are adopting it, particularly because the tactics are effective for a smaller officer. There's no magic "new" way to do a joint lock or a strike, but the explosive "how and when" demonstrated in this DVD makes these techniques come alive.
Vranos' "FACT2" DVD is wholly different from his first. Vranos, who has studied boxing for decades in the old-timey boxing gyms of the backwater city near his hometown, and who has studied UFC-style wrestling for years, has combined them into a complete street and ground fighting system for police officers. He knows that you will be fighting while wearing a duty belt, gun and vest. He knows that the purpose of the fight is to get the suspect in handcuffs, or to immobilize him until backup arrives. He knows that you won't be fighting in a padded octagon. In short, the "FACT2" DVD contains the basic of a total fighting system, for cops and by a cop. Vranos explains every strike, every takedown, every mat maneuver in the system in a clear and understandable way. He demonstrates each clearly and explains why he's included it and how he's modified it from its sport version to be appropriate for law enforcement. This is a breakthrough DVD, and it is very highly recommended. Both available at http://www.factvideos.com.
SouthNarc is the alias of a full-time veteran narcotics officer in the southeast who prefers to keep his real name private for now (he does exist — I've met him.) He is an all-round fighter, proficient with empty hands, stick, knife and gun. The topic of extremely close quarter shooting, or ECQS, has gotten a lot of deserved attention in recent years because it's one of the primary handgun skills that you'll need if someone tries to kill you. I believe that SouthNarc has developed and refined the state-of-the-art in ECQS beyond anything that's come before. In his DVD, "Fighting Handgun Volume I," he presents his system in detail, taking you step by step through it. If you want to see the frontier of handgun technique, check it out. Information at www.shivworks.com.
Hock Hochheim is a retired Texas police officer with 23 years of line experience in that state. Prior to that, he was an Army MP and before that a bouncer in country-western bars. He has multiple black belts and a lifetime of learning in the combative arts. After retirement he decided to pull his vast array of experience and knowledge into building an organization he calls the "Scientific Fighting Congress." You may have seen his ads in various magazines and wondered "Is this guy for real?" I've met and trained with him; he's for real (and a hell of a nice guy, too.) Hochheim has three dozen DVDs in print and several books (this month), and his Web site sells the DVDs of other practitioners that he respects (including Nick Hughes). His material consists of some police-orientated material as well as some more martial arts-like, more detailed material, but it's all good, practical information. The only problem you'll have is deciding which DVD to start with. I highly recommend his empty-hand knife-defense book as a place to start — it's one of the few on the market that teaches what I consider to be a realistic approach, and it stands alone. Available from www.hockscqc.com.
Mike Conti has been a member of the Massachusetts State Police since 1986. During his career he has served in uniformed patrol, high-crime area community policing, SWAT, special security details, undercover narcotics and death investigations. In January 2000, Conti was tasked to organize, staff and train a new Firearms Training Unit for the department. During the creation of that unit, Conti developed a firearms training program specifically geared to preparing police officers for the realities of the lethal force encounter. This program, dubbed The New Paradigm of Police Firearms Training, has received nationwide attention in the professional police training field. Mike started from a blank slate when creating the firearms program for the state police. Although it incorporates sighted pistol training at long distances (including — gasp! — cocking the pistol), the New Paradigm program emphasizes close-range gun fighting with Applegate-style target focus. Even the 3D realistic targets are different. What has gotten the New Paradigm program so much attention, though, is the fact that every trooper goes through a police-specific re-creation of Col. Applegate's House of Horrors. I've been through this program, and it's amazing what a few minutes in such an environment can do. Conti has just released his book based on the experiences learned from thousands of trips through the program and the House of Horrors. It's titled "Police Pistolcraft." The name is important: Conti emphasizes that neither military, range nor non-sworn methodology — or instructors primarily from those disciplines — are qualified to train civilian police for the specific duty-bound and legally-constrained job they must do. "Police Pistolcraft," an 8.5-by-11-inch book that's 360 pages long, details the tactical and mental rationale for the New Paradigm program, the exact details of the training exercises and the amazingly consistent results experienced by officers going through it. I believe the publication of this book will mark the beginning of a profound institutional change in law enforcement firearms training. Available at www.sabergroup.com.
Lou Chiodo is a former California Highway Patrol officer whose name is by now familiar. Several years ago Chiodo, like Mike Conti on the other coast, redesigned his department's firearms program with much emphasis on close-range, target-focused shooting. It got great results, and Chiodo has been in high demand as an instructor since his retirement last year. In addition to the CHP cadre that Chiodo has trained, he's trained many other law enforcement agencies and military units, and has the benefit of their results with his program. He spent almost his entire 20-year career with the CHP as a patrol officer on the night shift — by choice — so he's had ample opportunity to experience the elephant himself. Chiodo's first book, "Training for Success," is now out. It does not detail Chiodo's specific program in terms of drills and exercises, but in its 155 8.5-by-11-inch pages, it thoroughly covers the foundation and context for it. Chiodo discusses the reality of combat, the reality of your body's reaction to it and the reality of what we must do to win the fight. He details what an appropriate training program must look and feel like. This is all crucial, invaluable material. You can't train yourself, let alone train an agency, without this firm foundation. Available from www.gunfightersltd.com.
Adam Kasanoff is a lawyer who retired as a lieutenant from NYPD after 21 years of service. He was a law instructor at the New York City Police Academy, and he was the winner in a well-known gunfight. In "How to be an Expert Witness" he walks you through the steps to becoming a credible expert witness, fills you in on the process that you'll go through as one, discusses the ethics of the profession, tells you how to deal with the various actors you'll meet in the process, shows you how to get work in the field and a couple of dozen other things that every law enforcement subject-matter expert wants to know about the business. In this 172-page book you'll also learn whether you are cut out to be one or not. This is an invaluable resource for most police officers, and the only one of its kind I know of. It's available for $18 (which includes shipping to the U.S. and Canada) by mail only. Send a check to Ulpian Press, 1123 North Vernon St., Arlington, VA 22201
Paul Howe's biography on his company's Web site states that "he has 20 Years experience in the U.S. Army, 10 years as in special operations as an assault team leader, sniper and senior instructor. He's conducted more than 40 successful combat raid missions in nonpermissive enemy-held territory while assigned to special operations and conduced high-risk protection missions for U.S. dignitaries in multiple overseas venues. He also has three years law enforcement experience with state certification." In fact, as any reader of "Blackhawk Down" knows, MSG Howe was at the tip of the spear of this country's special operations capability for 10 years, and he was with the best trained and possibly the most capable unit the world has ever known When someone with his experience speaks, we should listen. I highly recommend that you visit his Web site, www.combatshootingandtactics.com, and read the articles posted there. The emphasis on simplicity and basics — executed competently and bravely — is hugely refreshing. Howe has written "Leadership and Training for the Fight," which covers leadership at all levels: individual, team, organizational and combat. It's about leadership selection, mindset, planning and education. The opening sentence of the foreword says: "I have come to the conclusion that our society will not come to an end because of natural disaster or through a superior enemy, but rather through a lack of leadership and initiative on our part." Each chapter includes a vignette from his combat experience, with the leadership topic of the chapter framed in the light of the lessons from that combat. There are great tactical tips and lessons in this book, and there are tremendously important lessons for leaders or potential leaders at all levels. The book is available from his Web site.
Russ Clagett spent 12 years in the Marine Corps, involved heavily in competitive shooting. After leaving the Corps he joined the police service, winding up as a sergeant in a north Texas city and as a sniper on the SWAT team. On April 9, 2000, in his sniper capability, he had to shoot a woman. "After the Echo" is the book he wrote describing his experiences afterward, emotional and psychological as well as legal. Bottom line: He is OK. But a mistake by his own department put him through hell legally, and he did in fact go through (and come out of) a series of uncomfortable emotional states. In this book he not only documents these experiences, but he provides instruction on how to avoid or minimize them. The tactical, equipment and policy lessons learned apply largely to snipers, but the psychological ones apply to us all. If you are a sniper or team leader, this book is a must-have, and it's valuable for everyone. Available from www.varropress.com.


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West Sac youth leagues are mature
By Don Schatzel
I hope everyone had a great holiday season and Happy New Year! All the best to you for the upcoming year.
Congratulations to U-12 (under age 12) Arsenal girls soccer for making it to the finals of the Presidents Cup for the second year in a row! Unfortunately, after winning three games in a weekend, they lost the final 3-2 to British American Club. Laura Garcia and Julyana Lara did the scoring for Arsenal, completing another great season.
The Under-16 Hooligans12 completed their Presidents Cup, and after completing a season with 40 practices and 14 games, are poised to move into River City High School's soccer season with high hopes and confidence! Taylor Jacky and Andrea Saucedo were captains of Hooligans12 and Taylor lead the team in scoring.
Now, local soccer teams are on the way to the indoor season at "El Azteca" and "Off the Wall" facilities to prepare for next season.
In the last article, I mentioned a lot of softball players and you know how it works when you start mentioning people: you forget some. I forgot a few, including Hayley Luna and Cameron McGinnes, who are terrific local players.
I was reviewing my list and 90 percent, if not all, the girls on the all high school all star list had their beginning softball training in the West Sacramento Girls Softball Little League – now registering for the upcoming spring and summer season. I know my family had a great time in that program.
Girls softball starts here in West Sac, and league president Frances Lara will do a great job as usual!
"Soccer is basketball played on grass with feet and with twice as many players."
Johan Cruyff, a great Dutch soccer player from the past, said that.
It is fun to watch the Washington Unified girls after-school basketball program again this year. It's a league where the coaches coach to teach basketball, not just win games. The quality of play has improved so much. Picks, press, zones in-bounds plays, 4-5 passes then the good shot, are the norm now.
The players have reached the point where sometimes seem better than the referees. The refs can no longer chat with the parents on the way down the court.
The girls know the rules and know when they got away with something. Just watch the little smiles on their faces that show up on occasion. The coaches can coach, the girls can play and they no longer just give the ball to the best player to go coast to coast then throw up a 20 footer.
Not any more! Yours truly and a Recreation Supervisor for the City of West Sac started the basketball league years ago. Supervisor Troy Turner is no longer with us, but the City Parks and Rec program has 350 boys and 139 girls playing in their program. I think Troy would have been very proud, as I am. (Editor's note: sadly, Mr. Turner is deceased.)
In the "Wow" category I happened to be visiting relatives in Gilroy and they have a new high school, "Christopher High School," named after Don Christopher of Christopher Garlic. The Garlic Festival brings in 100,000 people in a weekend to Gilroy for their festival and Don was big motivator behind its creation.
The school district needed two million dollars to complete their sports complex at the high school, and according to the Gilroy newspaper, Christopher called and gave them 1 million dollars then called back, and asked "How much do you need?"
When told another million was needed, Christopher answered, "OK, put me down for two million!"
Life is good in garlic but, many of us know the Klein family here particularly Alyssa Klein (everyone calls her "Lulu"" is moving to Gilroy and she will attend Christopher School. Gilroy already has great softball players, so I really wish they take ours away. We will miss the Klein family and wish them the best!
Blast from the past!
Watching UCLA football linebacker Coach Jeff Ulbrich:
Before UCLA, he played for the 49ers. Before that University of Hawaii, and before that, Live Oak HS in Morgan Hill. Before that, he was a starting center forward on a U-12 (under age 12) team I coached. We would probably pass each other on the street now and not recognize each other, but it's great to see young kids grow up and be successful!
More community involvement: Centennial Rotary Club of West Sac just donated $200 to the youth boxing club in town. West Sac has a great boxing history and tradition and if the donation gets more kids involved, yahoo! Centennial also donated $1,000 to the West Sac Relay for Life which is coming up and planning is underway.
An interesting piece of community history was shared with me recently. Who was the first person in West Sac to get on base and score the first run at Memorial Park, the site of Little League games?
It was Jim Thompson in 1956! Jim is an outstanding member of the West Sacramento Trail Riders Association. Ron Morazzinni, the president of the horse riding group, is now working with the City of West Sacramento on its bike and pedestrian path update to remember the equestrian community in town..
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Stage 1 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry process takes place on Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET and the second stage of the draft will occur the following Friday, December 14 at the same time. Both stages will take place via teleconference and the Crew will select ninth overall in the drafts.
Here are the rules of player availability during the Re-Entry Process (Literature from MLS Roster Rules in italics):
Players who are at least 23 years old and have a minimum of three years experience in MLS whose options were not exercised by their clubs (available at option salary for 2013).
- Current example: Ike Opara's option was not picked up by the San Jose Earthquakes, he is 23 years old and has played in MLS for three seasons. Any team can pick up Opara's option salary for the 2013 season during Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft on Friday.
Players who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary (available for at least their 2012 salary).
- Current example: Eric Avila is 25 years old and has played five seasons in MLS. Avila is currently out of contract as Toronto FC has chosen not to re-sign him. Therefore, will be available for selection on Friday. If he is chosen in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft, he will be paid at least what he made in 2012 playing with his new team in 2013.
Players who are at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them (available for at least 105% of their 2012 salary).
- Current example: Veteran goalkeeper Kevin Hartman is out of contract and not re-signing with FC Dallas. At 38 years old, the all-time MLS leader in games played will be available in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft on Friday. If Hartman is chosen, he will receive a salary increase of five percent with his new club next season.
Players who are not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft will be made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 will negotiate a new salary with the player.
Players who remain unselected after Stage 2 will be available to any MLS club on a first come, first serve basis.


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Indiana Bankers Association Promotes Rod Lasley '92
March 27, 2012
Rod Lasley, a 1992 graduate of DePauw University, has been promoted to vice president -products and services at the Indiana Bankers Association and president of the for-profit companies owned by the IBA. Lasley, an economics major at DePauw who joined the IBA in 2009, had been serving as member services representative.
"Prior to joining IBA, Lasley was a banker for 18 years, serving the last three years as president and CEO of IBA-member North Salem State Bank," reports Greencastle's Banner-Graphic. "As a member banker, he served on the IBA board of directors and was president of the IBA Future Leadership Division."
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Chelsea Handler's Netflix Deal Is Doomed
She's brassy! She's sassy! She speaks truth to power! She doesn't take any guff or kiss celebrity ass, because she's got nothing to lose (except limitless integrity)! And now she's signing a bajillion-dollar deal with a trendy, emerging media outlet to do talk shows, one-hour specials every five minutes, and become a face of the brand! What could go wrong?
I don't know, why don't we ask Kathy Griffin? (You go find her, I'll wait.) Same shtick, better hair, even more appealing to the gays (at one time), and all-around cottage industry who, starting in 2008, built basically the same deal with Bravo, a network that was kind of a big deal at the time. Seen her around lately? (Seen Bravo around lately? I hear they're making a new reality show called I Slept With A Celebrity, is how they're doing lately.)
Listen, Netflix makes no sense. Binge watching is a profit-motivated delivery system that maximizes buzz and long-tail profits by leveraging American laziness and lack of willpower. Nobody loses (except for our memory of the art we have just seen). Is it the future? Absolutely. But what does the Netflix model—streaming, binge-watching, everything on-demand—have to do with Chelsea Handler's whole thing?
"I can't wait to go home and watch a bunch of Chelsea Handler talking shit about celebrities that I don't even remember who they are," you'll be saying, from your Wall*E-style chair that is also a bed and also a Jazzy scooter. "Won't it be amazing to revisit memories I never formed about minor guest stars on forgotten Kardashian spinoffs? I'm so glad I got this Xbox One or other media-streaming device to watch Chelsea Handler with. I bet she really went to town, in the past which is my immediate future."
Think I'm overstating? I own every season of Laguna Beach and The Hills, on DVD. Some of the few physical media I have in my house. Have I watched them recently? Not I, Sober Jacob, although occasionally Drunk Jacob has left them lying around the place come morning. But no matter how I feel about those kids, one thing I have never said to myself, drunk or sober, is, "I would like to know what Chelsea Handler and/or Kathy Griffin think about Audrina Patridge. But not today, no—five years ago. That's the stuff. Fetch me a box of $3 Chuck and the season two D-List boxset. It's time for some classic fucking timeless comedy."
Chelsea, I like her. I like her books (less so her persona, especially after the torture chamber that is her talk show). But watching her make yet one more of Kathy Griffin's mistakes, in a parade of folly that has been going on for almost a decade now, is all a bit much. By all means, enjoy your time with this sexy, emerging market that's redefining disposability—that's your brand too, it's fine—but don't come crying to me when you're hosting the Tech Emmys and that Brad Wollack character won't even take your calls anymore. I've seen how this ends.
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By Hayden Wright
Paris Jackson (daughter of Michael) makes her acting debut on the Fox drama Star, created by Empire and Precious director Lee Daniels. Though it's her first foray into film and television, the Rolling Stone cover girl and GRAMMY presenter seemed quite comfortable in a promotional behind-the-scenes video.
Related: Paris Jackson Sends Birthday Wishes to Brother Prince Michael II
Jackson said the experience presented her with new creative opportunities: "This role is really opposite to me and for it being my first real on-camera acting, I think it's a good way for me to show my acting capabilities."
Paris described her character as "the bossiest chick in the world" who doesn't care what anyone thinks. She plays Rachel Wells, a social media guru who may have a hand in making "stars" of the central girl group. On set, she described how Daniels and stars like Naomi Campbell welcomed her into the fold.
"Shooting was a lot of fun, everyone was so nice," she said. "The girls are amazing to work with. It was nice being welcomed so quickly."
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"Pay a visit to the Biologic Institute and you are liable to get a chilly reception," Celeste Biever wrote in New Scientist (December 15, 2006).
Writing in the Guardian (December 13, 2006), James Randerson evaluates the recent attempts of creationists to sabotage evolution education in Britain's public schools.
"Today, scientists were told that an epic battle is raging -- and they must don their armor, head for the trenches and join the fight." Thus a report on Nature's newsblog from the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, where Barbara Forrest and Kenneth R. Miller were presented with Public Service Awards on December 10, 2006.
In the latest from the United Kingdom, the Guardian (December 7, 2006) reported that the British government is preparing to "write to schools telling them that controversial teaching materials promoting creationism should not be used in science lessons." The materials in question, which include two "intelligent design" DVDs, were sent to the science heads of every secondary school in the United Kingdom by a new creationist group styling itself Truth in Science.
As Ohio's Governor Bob Taft (R) prepares to leave office, he is planning to appoint four new members to the state board of education.
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The squirrel you see in the picture below is the ground squirrel, also called the squirrel with cheek pouches. What distinguishes this squirrel species from others is that it carries the food that it does not consume right away in the pouches in its cheeks. The squirrel stocks this food for future use.
These cheek pouchess are actually loose folds of skin. The interior lining of these folds is bare but not humid, therefore food can be stored in these pouches for a long time without spoiling. These pouches extend to the sides.
To fill these pouches, the squirrel takes a walnut between its paws and cuts off the pointy parts on both ends with its teeth. Then it puts the walnut in one of the pouches and the next walnut in the other. Pouches are filled in this way one after the other. The animal can place four walnuts in each pouch. So, the face of the squirrel alters so that we think it is interesting and cute.


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Faith Hughes, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Faith Hughes, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, is a partner at Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital in the heart of horse country in Ocala, Fla. She joined the full-service practice as a surgical intern in 1991 after graduating from Auburn University and completing a one-year internship at the University of Missouri. Hughes' specialties include equine surgery and medicine.


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A few tidbits around the Knicks today:
Knicks fear Sheed done for season
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Carmelo OK with Dolan surveilanceNEW YORK -- As the uncertainty surrounding Rasheed Wallace's left foot injury lingers, members of the New York Knicks organization fear Wallace will be out for an extended period, possibly for the entire season, two league sources told ESPNNewYork.com.
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Shumpert to start Thursday in London?Arriving courtside 25 minutes into the Knicks 30-minute media availability, Anthony responded to questions regarding a decision by James L. Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman, to aim microphones at each end of the Knicks home court last weekend. The microphones were supposedly to protect Anthony and to pick up any trash talk aimed in his direction after his much-publicized spat with the Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett and Anthonys subsequent one-game suspension.
Anthony, it seems, appreciated the gesture. Ive got an owner that looks out for me, and you cant beat that, he said. If an owner tries to protect their players, tries to protect his player, you cant beat that.
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LONDON - Iman Shumpert is expected to make his season debut Thursday and maybe as a starter.
Woodson didn't rule out inserting the second-year guard in the starting lineup against the Pistons at O2 Arena.
"We'll see," Woodson said. "That could be a possibility, as well, based on him loosening up. If the doctors said that might be the way to go, I wouldn't be scared of putting him in the starting lineup. He's been there before."
STAT's minutes increased to 30
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It sounds like it could be from the book Finite and Infinite Games [amazon.com].
I think Alistair Cockburn mentions that book in Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game [amazon.com]. He writes about similar things in The end of software engineering and the start of economic-cooperative gaming [cockburn.us].
All recommended reads.


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I just Loved the movie! I thought it was great!
I will try to keep the rest in chronological order, but the thing bothering me the most is gonna come up first: (inv)
The alternate ending! HOW could Alice have seen that? I already said some about this in the new ending thread. But, really? Am I missing something huge?
I'll let the books out of it, but in NM; Alice has a vision of Bella cliff diving. After that, Alice can't see what happens to Bella. Alice explains it's because of Jacob (the wolves are the reason she can't see).
And then in BDpt1; Alice can't see Bella's future. I don't remember if they actually said it, but it's obvious that Alice can't see Bella anymore because of the fetus.
Back to the movie we're talking about; BDpt2. We know Alice can't see visions including the wolves. We think Alice can't see visions including Renesmee. But yet, Alice can give Aro a complete vision of the battle? How the battle will go, including Renesmee taking of with Jake. Including all wolves fighting?
It doesn't add up for me. And I would love for someone to give me an explanation telling me I'm wrong. Because I want to be wrong. It is bothering me so much!
Apart from that whole rant above, I loved that whole sequence of the film and thought it was done really well! At first; I was like: NO! That can't be true. I know the books, it'll be okay. Then I got caught up into it and I started to believe it might just go that way. And then I figured it out, literally seconds before it was actually revealed on the screen. For me, personally, that was kind off funny. I got it, gasped again, grabbed my sisters hand and 10 seconds later, the whole room sighed after me and everyone relaxed.
Okay, from the start now. Bella being a vampire! I wish they had showed a bit more struggle. Yes, she has super restraint. Yes, it's natural for her. But I would've liked to have it a bit more difficult. In the book she's nervous about jumping out of a window. Here in the movie, she just jumps off a mountain cliff. No biggie. It seemed a bit understated.
I really loved the humor in the beginning of the movie. Bella being momma-bear. Arm-wrestling Emmett. Jake transforming in front of Charlie. I didn't feel like it was rushed or strange at all. I'm just glad they kept it in there, even when they were short scenes. Leaving Bella alone with Charlie did strike me as weird, but didn't bother me. It played out well.
Collecting all the different vampire-witnesses. It was fast, it felt a bit like snippets, but I liked it. It was more interesting to watch than having to watch everyone arrive and introducing Renesmee over and over again. I loved Garett, thought Alistair was just brilliant. My favourite was Benjamin.
I was really pleasently surprised that they added a scene where Jake is guiding the new wolves. I found it a cute little addition.
The Jenks scene was great. It was short, but intense and worked out really well.
I agree with songbird, the Toshimo scene seemed unnecessary. I actually forgot totally about it untill I read that you just posted it....
Didn't like Aro. Too much over the top. He's supposed to be over the top, but it was just a bit to much for me. Keeping it a tone lower I think still would have had the right effect. Especially the creepy laugh bummed me out.
And I actually did think they did a really good job of showing Bella's shield.
I loved the 'tribute' to all actors in the end. Really nice, it felt like conclusion.
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Cody actually gets in shape and becomes Jenkins part deux
just want to point out how much ass cody is kicking in ravens OTA... i might have been wrong about him being a first rounder but im not wrong about him being awesome
Thats what happened to rookie nose tackle Terrence Cody (left, photo by the Baltimore Sun) at the Ravens voluntary passing camp Tuesday. That is, until an eye-opening one-minute span late in the two-plus-hour workout when Cody made his presence known to unassuming bystanders including Troy Smith with back-to-back sacks of the backup quarterback.
And boy, were Smiths eyes open wide on the first one.
During a full-squad drill, Cody, one of the Ravens two second-round picks in last months draft, crashed through the middle of the offensive line like a pissed-off rhino playing in a preschool game of Red Rover. He reached Smith unabated and leaped at him to swat a potential throw. The defenseless quarterback pump-faked then ate the ball. I was sure he was done for.
Troy Smiths life flashed through my eyes.
I dont know how Cody did it kudos to him for being nimble but he was able to hit the brakes and stay on his feet without flattening Smith like a cartoon character. Instead, he just bear-hugged him. Theres nothing he could do, so I just kind of grabbed him, Cody explained later.
On the next play, when Cody got close enough to put a hand on Smith, there was a quick, telling whistle.
Hes a great player, man, an unscathed Smith said at his locker.
Cody may not look good with his shirt off like, say, Brendon Ayanbadejo or Alyssa Milano but so far he has impressed during the Ravens offseason workouts. Which is kind of surprising considering it looks as if he is trying to smuggle groceries into practice under his purple jersey.
With Donte Stallworth zipping around catching passes and Ray Rice darting out of the backfield, shifting your focus elsewhere would be understandable. But Cody (when not sitting out with a hip injury) could be seen clogging up the interior like a humongous dreadlocked hairball.
His ability to disrupt the run game will make him a mainstay at the nose on first and second downs, perhaps as soon as this season. And even though these pad-free workouts are, as Cody put it, really finesse right now, his ability to collapse the pocket has been a welcome surprise.
I feel good just learning things ... I can add to my toolbox, he said. Rushing the passer and all that stuff.
John Harbaugh hasnt missed what Cody has been up to. He raved about his football IQ, and said the 360-pound rookie has been in the gym just working on his fitness.
During a full-squad drill, Cody, one of the Ravens two second-round picks in last months draft, crashed through the middle of the offensive line like a pissed-off rhino playing in a preschool game of Red Rover. He reached Smith unabated and leaped at him to swat a potential throw. The defenseless quarterback pump-faked then ate the ball. I was sure he was done for.
Sounds like some of you better hope Cody tears his acl or gets arrested before the season starts.
But then again he's fat and runs a 10 second forty. He shouldn't even be able to abuse 4th stringers the way a certain camp has been bashing this guy all off-season long.
But yeah he's fat and doesn't run 40 yards in a straight line fast
2 months after the draft, I still feel like Terrence Cody is the best 3-4 NT prospect the draft has seen for quite some time. There are good defensive tackles this year (powe for example) but no Cody's.
Players that are 6'4" and 350 legitimately are once in a decade type players.
the fact that he went round 2 instead of round 1... doesn't disprove his ability. there are many great players in round 2 every year... some years there are more good 2nd rounders than 1st rounders. The Ravens usually do very well in the NFL draft, they probably believe they got a great talent. What Ozzie Newsome did, by trading out of the round and getting the player he wanted anyway in round 2, was similar to what Andy Reid did with Desean Jackson, what the Jets did with Justin Miller.