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In 1970, Bob Dylan recorded "Pretty Saro" six times for his Self Portrait sessions, but the song never made the album. After four decades, his rendition of the 18th century English folk song will finally see the light of day.
On August 27, "Pretty Saro" will be featured on Dylan's Another Self-Portrait. The box set will include 35 tracks cut for Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and New Morning.
The stripped-down track features Dylan's familiar quivering vocals and light, finger-picked acoustic guitar. But that's not all. Filmmaker Jennifer Lebeau has created a video for the song. Using photos from the Farm Security Administration, which is stored at the Library of Congress, her video transports the viewer back in time. Having gone through 1,200 photos from the 1940s, '50s and '60s, she created a specific tale to fit Dylan's vocals.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Lebeau opened up about what she wanted to capture in the video.
"His vocal delivery is so haunting. I wanted to be able to visually represent that sort of unrequited love in a world that seems like it should be sad, but the people are always happy and fine," she said.


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My question was in response to this...
Not that Thich Nhat Hanh is the perfect teacher, or that some of the above may not be true, but he does teach the Buddha's dharma- the 4 noble truths, the 8 fold path, the 12 links of dependent origination, etc. He talks about interdependence and inter-being within that larger context, as an aspect of what Buddha taught. He emphasizes engaged Buddhism as a part of one's practice, as a form of right action, not as something which has nothing to do with the dhamma.Macavity wrote:
...As for Thich Nhat Hanh, he is a fine example of a Buddhist teacher whose enthusiasm for Hua Yen has resulted in him completely losing the plot. His (and his disciples) obsession with Hua Yen ideas of interpenetration, interconnectedness and so on have led them to prioritize other things than what the Dhamma is centrally concerned with. For example, environmentalism, social activism, and the energetic popularization of Thich Nhat Hanh's crypto-Spinozoan pantheist ideology. But efforts aimed at the purification of mind and liberation from dukkha become only a secondary or tertiary concern. And so to this extent it seems to me that they have gone astray from the teachings of the man who said: "Both formerly, bhikkhus, and now, it is just dukkha that I teach, and the cessation of dukkha."
Far from making dukkha and its cessation his central concern, Thich Nhat Hanh goes out of his way to sever them from the Buddha's teaching, for example by claiming that dukkha is not one of the three common characteristics of conditioned dhammas.
This may not be evident if one bases their assessment of TNH upon a few internet articles or one of his popular books. That's why i mentioned what is probably one of his most important books Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, a nitty-gritty presentation of the Buddha's core dhamma teachings, in other words the basics as covered in Theravadin Buddhism.
Everything is interconnected. Staying aware of interdependence helps us to see these connections.

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The latest news in the Ruby and Rails community.
Today's episode covers a major release for minitest, some JSON standards work, a tutorial on tagging with ActiveRecord and Postgres (plus an arduino to trigger the spr...
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New Relic is the all-in-one web performance analytics product. It lets you manage and monitor web application performance, from the browser down to the line of code. With Real User Monitoring, New Relic users can see browser response times by geographical location of the user, or by browser type.
Ruby 1.9.3-p429 and Ruby 2.0.0-p195 were released, to fix the security issue: Object taint bypassing in DL and Fiddle in Ruby (CVE-2013-2065)
Minitest had a major release with a really important change. MiniTest is now Minitest. Check out all the breacking details in the release notes.
jsonapi.org proposes a work-in-progress standard for JSON APIs. See also Nathan Esquenazi's Conforming to jsonapi.org format wiki.
Use PostgreSQL's array feature, along with ActiveRecord 4's array support to implement tagging in your Rails app.
Luca Tironi has written part one of a tutorial post on using Devise for RubyMotion Authentication which includes an example of using Clay Allsop's Formotion.
Can you believe it! Real-time, multi-user collaboration in vim. CoVim is a plugin that makes it possible.
Ruby5 is released Tuesday and Friday mornings. To stay informed about and active with this podcast, we encourage you to do one of the following:
This episode was co-produced and edited by audio guru Jamison Rabbe.
From multi to native json, JoyBox hits 1.0, ContextValidations and FormObjects, teaching kids at KidsCodeCamp, Plataformatec gems, tab navigation with Tabulous 2 and Git Real 2 online course.
Manage access via GitHub organizations, RubyMotion 2.0, Sidekiq Pro 1.0, deprecating `::`, under the hood of Ruby's method dispatch, and the reform gem all in this episode of Ruby5.
We Adequackly cover RailsConf and free Rails 4 videos, Phusion Passenger 4.0.1, a Better STI approach, logging your Mail, and setting up a Rails 4 Server, all while releasing the Jekyll on this episode of Ruby5.
News from RailsConf, Rails 4.0rc1, and our usual selection of interesting gems and articles from the Ruby Community.
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Just a quick reminder that next week we have two upcoming crafts for children who are in their "upper" elementary years. If you're wondering how to keep your kids busy next week, these programs may fit the bill!!!
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 we have a Knight's Armor Craft program from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Kids will have the opportunity to assemble and decorate foam-sheet armor. Foam sheets are very durable and easy to work with. Up to 12 children in grades 4-6 may register for this craft.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 we have a Duct Tape Wallet workshop from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. We will have several colors of duct tape on hand, and children will create their very own wallet complete with both a billfold and a seperate section to hold gift cards, photo ID's, etc. These wallets make great gifts, too. This program is appropriate for up to 6 children in grades 5 and 6.
Please call Youth Services at 845-634-4997, extension 121 to register your child(ren).


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Yoko Ono
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Yoko Ono Visits The GRAMMY Museum
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth on Oct. 9, 1940, two-time GRAMMY winner Yoko Ono visited the GRAMMY Museum on Oct. 3 for an intimate conversation about her late husband's life and legacy. Ono also discussed her artistic influences, how she met Lennon and the origins of the Plastic Ono Band. The event was in support of the GRAMMY Museum's latest exhibit John Lennon, Songwriter.
"The first feeling I had of [John] was that he was very elegant, and very strange," Ono said regarding her first encounter with Lennon at one of her gallery showings. "He had all these different personas, and this was a gallery he was visiting, so he was wearing a nice suit and looking rather elegant."
Born in Tokyo, Ono is known as a peace activist, musician and artist. In the '60s, Ono became a prominent figure in Fluxus, a movement of artists known for incorporating experimental and avante-garde concepts. She met Lennon in November 1966 and the couple eventually married in 1969. Ono and Lennon collaborated musically beginning in 1968 with Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins (an album known for its nude cover art) up until 1980's Double Fantasy, the last recording released in Lennon's lifetime. The latter album won the Album Of The Year GRAMMY, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and included the No. 1 single "(Just Like) Starting Over." Ono resumed her music career in 1981 with Seasons Of Glass, featuring the GRAMMY-nominated "Walking On Thin Ice." Her most recent recording, Between My Head And The Sky, was released under the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band moniker in 2009.
Upcoming GRAMMY Museum events include Fender Presents An Intimate Night With Los Lobos (Dec. 14) and What A Long Strange Trip it's Been: A Review Of Rock's Greatest Decade (Jan. 4).
For more information on the GRAMMY Museum, visit www.grammymuseum.org.
Click on the "GRAMMY Museum events" tag below for links to other GRAMMY News stories in this series.


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DETROIT - Thursday morning will be chilly and dry with temps in the 20s. The good news is a warm surge is on the way for the afternoon under blue skies. Highs will be in the middle 50s with a southwesterly wind at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday night will be partly cloudy with lows in the low 30s.
A weak cold front will drop temps briefly Friday for the Detroit Tigers' Home Opener. The morning will be chilly for tailgaters, and the afternoon will be cool for fans going to see the Tigers take on the Yankees.
The weekend will be back in the low and mid 50s, but some rain arrives late Saturday and Sunday.
Your latest weather forecast is always on the Weather Page of ClickOnDetroit.com and on Local 4 News.
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Posts Tagged 'motivated sellers'
I hear people say,
UMMMMMMM…….I would hold that thought……I tell you why!!!!!!!
There are many different strategies to make money in this real estate business without your money and credit…..
Now, in order to make money via wholesaling houses without any cash or credit, you need to be able to control the property with a contract for at least 30 to 60 days. You certainly don't need any cash of your own, other than a small amount for marketing to attract motivated sellers.
As an example, assume a house is worth $100,000 in excellent condition. Depending on the part of the country you are located in, this could either mean a decent dwelling or a rather simple one, especially if you happen to be in New York or California where real estate prices are known to be particularly steep. Nonetheless, let us take the base price as $100,000.
When the house is in excellent condition, this is called the ARV or After Repair Value. In this example using the $100,000 ARV, let us assume that the seller agrees to sell the property for $30,000, for whatever reason. Now, this is where Antonio "Hit Man" comes into the picture willing to buy the property for $30,000. This lead will normally come from my marketing such as direct mailing, bird dogs, ads, or bandit signs. Generally, I rather deal mostly with owners directly and not with realtors, the main reason being that the owner is the decision maker and I don't need an additional middle man, although there are great REO deals is today's market and that's when you will need a realtor represent you. Of course, this is only a matter of preference and certainly not a must.
Now, I will start marketing the property in order to wholesale it to an investor. There are two schools of thought – either you build a buyer's list first, from which you find a suitable buyer/investor, or you let the deal create your buyer's list which I did and train my students to do the same.
Therefore, I start marketing the property at $45,000 and I may have 10 investors to call about buying the property. Even though I can only sell the property to one investor, I will build a buyer's list from the other 9 investors that called.
Finally, the deal is settled at $38,000.
Let's close – now I have a contract with the seller for $30,000 and my end buyer for $38,000. From there, I will submit both contracts to the title company or the closing attorney, whichever is being used.
Now, most deals have a closing time frame of 30 days with the seller and I will give my buyer only 10 -20 days to close…most serious buyers in fact take only three – seven days, which is why you only want to deal with serious buyers.
OK, the deal is set and you have everything in place with the closing attorney, the seller, and the buyer, all meeting together at the closing table. In most cases that would be the first time they have met so I have to make sure everything goes smoothly.
Once the deal is completed, the closing attorney cuts the seller a check for $30,000 and Antonio "Hit Man" a check for $8,000 which is the difference between the two contracts.
So the check that I received is an assignment fee of $8,000 where I basically assigned my $30,000 contract over to the buyer for $8,000. When I started marketing the property, I actually did it at $45,000 and eventually sold it at $38,000. So, I made $8,000 on the deal.
This is an actual, NO MONEY DOWN deal. This is how you make money, wholesaling houses without any cash or credit – the buyer provided all the funds to close the deal. All you need is the knowledge of how to set that up and how to close the deal…that's it!
Now let's go out there and make some MONEY!!!!!!!!
P.S: Stay posted with me, I might have a live video footage coming showing you a real wholesale deal all the way to picking up a check at closing (the best part)
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A ball of boundless energy and red hair who cannot sit still, Harley Bird is much like any 12-year-old girl – except for the fact she is the voice of Peppa Pig.
Loved by boys and girls the world over, Peppa first aired on Channel 5 and Nick Jr in 2004, and since Harley took on the mantle in 2008 she has recorded more than 100 episodes.
The four-and-a half minute snippets of Peppa's adventures with younger brother George are aired daily in the UK and Harley's unique sound is beamed across the world to other English-speaking nations including Australia and the US, whose children have embraced Peppa into their lives.
Harley, of Buckland Common near Tring, takes it in her stride, and treats it as 'all in a day's work'.
She said: "I love being the voice of Peppa because I get to meet so many people. When everyone is together it's like we're one big family."
Harley, a former pupil of Tring Park School but now attends Pipers Corner in Great Kingshill, first landed the part of Peppa in 2008 aged just six – just a month after signing up with children's talent agency Alphabet Kidz.
Agent Lisa Balcombe recognised Harley's talent straight away, and before she knew it she was in the studio in London recording her first episode.
And ever since, the young star – who lives with parents Craig and Gill and siblings Taylor, 17, Rosco, 10, and Olivia, eight, both in the industry too – has not just lent her voice to the TV show, but a plethora of pig-themed merchandise, toys and voiceovers on Nick Jr.
But what made people really sit up and take notice was when she scooped a BAFTA aged nine, and now the award sits in pride of place above the Aga in the family's kitchen.
Most recently she was back in the recording studio with the Peppa Pig crew from Australia, who captured Harley's voice to use in the live stage shows Down Under.
The past few years has seen Harley branch out with an acting spot on the second series of CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework, but by far her biggest part was the role of Piper in drama film How I Live Now, released last year.
It seems the youngster captured the hearts of all the cast, including co-star Saoirse Ronan, and has consequently been invited for a sleepover at her flat in London.
Harley's grandma Eileen lives close by and is her chaperone, travelling with her to all her auditions and recordings.
The cheeky 12-year-old said: "Grandma always lets me have turkey dinosaurs for my tea, and they're my favourite."
So how does the bubbly child star juggle a blossoming career and commitments with her schoolwork?
She said: "I usually do all the recordings in the summer holidays, but if I need to do it during school it's usually on a Wednesday or Thursday.
"I'd rather it be on a Monday or Tuesday because then I'd miss double English and double maths!"
Harley unwinds by spending time in the garden with her menagerie of animals, including two horses, a dog, 14 chickens, three cats – one named Sk8erboi – and two pigs called – yes, you guessed it – Peppa and George.
When she's not hamming it up in the recording studio, Harley practices ballet, tap and modern and burns off her boundless energy at kickboxing classes. She's now working towards her black belt.
The actress' most recent mishap is falling from a home-made zipwire in the woods behind her home. Despite fracturing her arm, that hasn't stopped the gregarious redhead, who said: "I had it in a sling and I was supposed to rest for four weeks, but that got boring."
So, has Harley got any plans to hand the role of Peppa over to younger sister Olivia in the future? "I'm going to carry on doing Peppa forever!", she says. We wonder what Olivia will say about that!


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US Hazardous Waste Grade: D+
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Where responsible parties cannot be found, the Agency is authorized to clean up sites itself, using a special trust fund. There has been undeniable success in the cleanup of the nation's hazardous waste and brownfields sites. However, annual funding for Superfund site cleanup is estimated to be as much as $500 million short of what is needed, and 1,280 sites remain on the National Priorities List with an unknown number of potential sites yet to be identified. More than 400,000 brownfields sites await cleanup and redevelopment. The American Society of Civil Engineers has prepared a report card on the state of the nation on this matter and have given us a D+.
During more than a century of industrial development in the United States, large volumes of hazardous waste were generated and disposed of, often in an environmentally unsound manner for a variety of reasons ranging from lack of knowledge, existing government and industry policies, and cost.
The National Priority List (NPL), maintained by the EPA, lists the known sites that release or threaten release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Since 1980, the EPA has investigated more than 47,000 sites suspected of releasing hazardous substances into the environment. Just over 1,600 sites have been placed on the NPL, and cleanup has been implemented at more than two-thirds of those sites.
The EPA is also charged with identifying the parties responsible for contamination of NPL sites and enforcing the cleanup of sites. Organizations that EPA has deemed potentially responsible parties have funded cleanup of more than 70% of the sites on the NPL, at an estimated value of nearly $30 billion. That still leaves a lot of sites that are not funded by responsible parties. The reasons for this are many but include the party no longer exists or has no money.
Even as needs have grown, annual congressional appropriations for Superfund have declined by 40% since its peak of $2 billion in 1998. The Superfund program has in the past received funding from two sources: general funds from the U.S.Treasury and balances in the Superfund trust fund. Prior to 1996, revenues for the trust fund came from dedicated excise taxes and an environmental corporate income tax. Those taxes expired in December 1995 and have not be replaced.
Hazardous waste cleanup is a long, hard and expensive process. It might be done better but at the end there is a need for money to spent on the process.
To do better, there must be funding. Examples include re-authorization of the federal Superfund taxes on chemicals, petroleum, and corporations or create another federal funding mechanism as well as creating economic incentive programs that consider environmental costs and encourage hazardous waste reduction for future hazardous waste situations.
For further information see Report Card.
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Well, things didn't go our way last night.
Out East, Sporting KC did what no one else has done this season, using two goals inside the first 20 minutes from C.J. Sapong and Kei Kamara to defeat New York at Red Bull Arena 2-0. From the offset, it seemed a game that New York wasn't quite up for as Sporting dictated the play, much to the visible frustration of Red Bull captain Thierry Henry.
Both teams face a quick turnaround for Saturday as KC (54pts.) heads to Montreal (39pts.) for a matinee kick (12pm CT on MLS Live/Direct Kick) while New York (49pts.) visits New England (6:30pm CT MLS Live/Direct Kick).
A little bit closer to home, Columbus found another late winner, this time an 89th minute strike from substitute Justin Meram to earn a 1-0 victory and a valuable three home points over Chivas USA. The win keeps the East race very tight as the Crew (45pts.) leaped back over D.C. United (44pts.) and into final playoff spot in the East.
All it will take for the Crew to be bumped back down to sixth is a D.C. United draw Thursday night when they visit the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park (7pm CT on ESPN2).
Of course, United is favored and expected to win. If they do, they'll jump all the way back over Columbus and Houston (46pts.) and into fourth place in the East.
The Positives
- Red Bull has shown they are in fact beatable at home, which is good with the Fire heading there in just over two weeks.
- The Fire maintain second place in the Eastern Conference with a game in hand on both first place Sporting KC and third place Red Bull.
- Red Bull is just 4-18-5 all-time at New England. In a span that stretches almost exactly 10 years back to the MetroStars era, New York hasn't won in Foxboro in 15 matches, going 0-11-4 since the streak began on September 21, 2002.
- Sporting KC midfielder Roger Espinoza picked up a yellow card and will now be suspended for the team's game Saturday at Montreal, where the Impact are 10-3-2 this season.
- The Fire hold a game in hand on all but D.C. United.
The Negatives
- Albeit with a game in hand, Sporting has opened up a four point lead on the Fire for first place in the East. Even if the Fire win Saturday and Sporting loses, the team will still be one point behind KC.
- The Fire are just six points ahead of sixth place in the East, leaving little room for error.
- Houston, D.C. United and Columbus all have much easier schedules than the top three teams, indicating a Top 3 Eastern Conference finish is far from a certainty.
Saturday Schedule
Montreal vs. Sporting KC – 12pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live/TSN)
New England vs. New York – 6:30pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live)
Chicago vs. Columbus – 7:30pm CT (NBC 5.2)
Sunday Schedule
Philadelphia vs. Houston – 3pm CT (Direct Kick/MLS Live)
D.C. United vs. Chivas USA – 6pm CT (Galavision)


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Topeka Kansas hasn't adopted an Arizona-like immigration law, but several current and former elected officials from Kansas have chosen sides as the issue goes before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The court will hear arguments April 25 in the legal battle between the state of Arizona and the federal government over the immigration law known as Senate Bill 1070.
Kris Kobach, a Republican who before being elected Kansas secretary of state gained national attention by pushing tough anti-immigration laws, helped write SB 1070. The measure was adopted by the Arizona Legislature and enacted by Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010.
The law contained a number of controversial provisions that are now front and center before the Supreme Court.
One of the most controversial requires local police in Arizona to determine the immigration status of anyone stopped if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally.
The Justice Department says regulating immigration is the job of the federal government, not the states. Officials in Arizona, a state bordering Mexico, say the feds haven't done their jobs and that is one of the reasons for SB 1070.
In addition to legal briefs from the specific parties in the case, the Supreme Court has received approximately 40 legal briefs from others who support and oppose SB 1070, according to a report completed by the Immigration Policy Center, a nonpartisan group whose mission "is to shape a rational conversation on immigration and immigrant integration."
Kansas is one of 16 states that have signed on in support of SB 1070. That decision was made by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican. Schmidt's office says he supports preserving powers of states to promote public safety. His office said Kansas has not spent any money in the litigation.
The man whom Schmidt defeated for office in 2010, Steve Six, a Democrat, has joined a group of more than 40 former attorneys general, who have filed a legal brief opposing SB 1070. Robert Stephan, a Republican who served as Kansas attorney general from 1979 to 1995, has also signed on in opposition.
They argue that SB 1070 makes citizens less safe. By turning local police into immigration agents and inviting racial profiling, the law undermines the necessary trust in communities that police must have to carry out their duties, the former attorneys general say.
On the federal level, U.S. Reps. Lynn Jenkins, R-Topeka, and Mike Pompeo, R-Wichita, have joined 54 other Republican members of Congress in a legal brief supporting the Arizona law.
"In light of the federal government's refusal or downright ineptitude in protecting American citizens along our southern border, Arizona should have the power to deter illegal immigration in accordance with federal standards," Jenkins said. "Instead of spending time and resources stopping states who wish to defend our borders, the federal government should address the dire need to immediately secure our borders."
The Justice Department, however, has argued that SB 1070 will make matters worse. Requiring local law enforcement to investigate all suspected illegal immigrants diverts time and resources from higher priority criminal cases committed by noncitizens, it argues.
Although Kobach was one of the main movers behind SB 1070 and continues to provide legal representation to other cities and states in immigration cases, he said he is only indirectly involved in the Supreme Court case. He signed a legal brief supporting Arizona's position.
"I haven't yet determined whether I will attend the oral arguments on the 25th or not," Kobach said. "It will depend on how busy my schedule in Topeka is, whether any events arise that require me to be in Topeka, and whether or not I decide to take a vacation day," he said.
During the 2012 legislative session, Kobach urged Kansas legislators to pass a bill similar to the Arizona statute.
"Unless Kansas acts, we will become the No. 1 destination for illegal aliens in the Midwest," he said earlier this year.
But the proposal hasn't gotten far in the Kansas Legislature as several business and religious groups lined up in opposition.
At a recent meeting of business owners, Gov. Sam Brownback, also a Republican, said the Legislature should leave illegal immigration to the federal government.
"I think it's primarily a federal issue," the governor said.
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Android Apps
GroupMe update shows G+ Huddles aren't the only game in town
August 3, 2011 | by Andrew Kameka
Since the Google+ Android app introduced Huddles, many Android early adopters abandoned their previous group messaging app. However, an update from GroupMe reminds everyone that Google hasn't won yet, and better options may still be out there.
GroupMe was one of the first apps to introduce BBM-style group messaging on a non-BlackBerry phone, and the small startup has added some big feathers in its cap today. The user interface of the Android app has been completely redesigned, it now supports direct messaging, and users can ask a question to spark a conversion about anything. GroupMe also promises "major optimizations and improvements" improve app speed and reliability.
Today's update also gives GroupMe the distinction of being the first group messaging app to reach all of the four top mobile OS's in the U.S. – Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows Phone 7 – and the web. GroupMe.com can now send and receive messages, so users can participate in chats even if they cannot get to their phone. Groupme.com can even add/remove members from a chat and control group settings.
GroupMe 3.0 is exactly the kind of thing that companies will have to do to stave off competition from Google. Even in beta, Google+ is a juggernaut that could put take over the group messaging game if the product is improved and widely-available. Being available on more platforms and having unique capabilities makes GroupMe still the best group messaging app in my eyes. But with a Google+ having a built-in base, GroupMe will need to keep getting better and add features that no one else offers.
via Engadget


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Pebble Creek Country Club - Creekside Course101 Pebble Creek Dr
Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: (864)244-8937Fax: (864)244-1022
This club offers two regulation eighteen hole courses. The Linkside Course is a traditional design featuring large and undulating greens. You won't come back to the clubhouse until you are finished playing the entire course. Water hazards (ponds and creeks) come into play on twelve holes. Some of the tees and greens are elevated, but you won't find many blind shots. The Creekside Course is shorter than the Linkside Course and considered by locals as a true target course. It will take finesse to master because length and power do not factor into the game. There are some short dogleg fairways, and water comes into play on most holes. Both courses were built on hilly terrain and are well bunkered. Metal spikes are only allowed on the Creekside Course.
|Holes: 18
|Greens: Bent Grass
|Fairways: Bermuda Grass
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Burton Lip-Stick Snowboard Review
You may have found your perfect color with the Lipstick. The twin shape comes with directional flex for more pop in the tail. Spin easier and reduce edge catch with the new Flat Top tech, built flat underfoot with rocker that kicks up outside the feet toward the spooned tip and tail. Edges extend slightly outward under the bindings to help you cut into the snowpack like a plastic surgeon.
Price: $370
Category: Park
Sizes: 141, 145, 149, 152, 154
Tester Feedback: "Super well-rounded, has a lot of snap, and is still playful. Solid on jumps."


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It's Finally snowing!
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I want to call to your attention the excellent professional service we received recently from both Ruth and Mariah. We appreciate their caring and concerned attitude, especially during times of stress and illness. Thank you for their service and we will call on them again.
My boyfriend and I decided to take a mini stay-cation to the Carlsbad Inn resort. This breath-taking property is situated right on the warm sands of the beach in Carlsbad, and is only a mere 30 miles away from our home in Crown Point. Despite its close proximity to our home, I felt like I was a million miles away.
Celebrating my sister-in-laws 10 year wedding anniversary we met nine other families with a grand total of 18 adults and 16 children! We enjoyed snorkeling off Molokini Island, swimming with the turtles at Napili beach and relaxing poolside at the Ka'anapali Beach Club.
We enjoyed our home away from home at the Grand Pacific Palisades, it was in a lovely setting near a beautiful flower garden. This vacation gave my entire family a memory that will last a lifetime.
As amazing vacations often do, the time there felt far too short. We did end our stay in the most wonderfully bittersweet way as we took our rental car around the lake before heading to the airport. I committed to memory the crystal blue water, and made a mental note to come back in the summer time.
Time Away…Time Together to me is all about spending great experiences with those you love. It also means sharing your past travel memories with a new generation.


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There has been a lot of hype recently about the Battlefield 2 demo and when it will come out. A clever site played a trick on the entire community. It was supposed to come out last night at the earliest and most likely sometime today or this weekend. Here is the link.
I posted this on a BF2 forum and the topic racked up 10 replies almost as soon as it went up. Pretty funny for all those who were excited to finally get their hands on the demo!


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When I boot my PC, Smart Defence throws up a window asking if I want to allow
Anti Spam
access to the PC. If I allow the access then Outlook Express just freezes up when it is opened and a ZA window also opens saying it is analysing the mail - only nothing is going on.
If I deny access then Outlook Express works normally, only no ZA anti spam running.
The Smart Defence window gives the message that the anti spam software is a keylogger and may be malicious. The thing that is a real bummer is that the path to the file is :
C:/program files/zonelabs/zonealarm/mailfrontier/mantispm.
This suggests that it is part of the
Zone Alarm system
What is going on?How do I get ZA to give me anti spam without freezing OE[used to before the latest update]?
Roger C
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
Software Version:6.5


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EVERETT — Randy Stupey was funny, successful and devoted to his family.
He brought people together and put them at ease.
With him gone, people still aren't sure what to say.
The pain is tremendous.
Many are focusing their efforts on building a trust fund for his wife, Elene, and sons, Landon, 3, and Parker, 2.
Stupey, 30, of Everett, was killed in a hiking accident near Index over Labor Day Weekend.
At the time, Randy Stupey was with his brother, Ryan Stupey, a Clearview firefighter. They believe he slipped on a rock and fell 200 feet.
Hiking and golfing was how the brothers liked to spend time together, Ryan Stupey said Monday. They hadn't gotten away much since they'd started their families.
"He spent 90 percent of his off time just hanging out with his boys," Ryan Stupey said.
Randy Stupey ran a contracting business but had scaled back his work to stay at home part-time with his sons, Elene Stupey said.
She always admired how he could tote two toddlers, undaunted, on regular outings to museums, to run errands or to get groceries. He made it look easy, she said.
Randy Stupey was the youngest of seven siblings, but he could connect with all of them. His siblings still meet for Sunday dinners at their parents' house.
"He just got along with everybody. That was just the way he was," Elene Stupey said. "He could make anybody laugh. He could relate to anybody."
Many of the firefighters who work with his brother at Fire District 7 counted Randy Stupey as a friend, firefighter and paramedic Jeremy Yoder said.
Since his death, they've been collecting donations for the boys.
The family is overwhelmed by the kindness, Elene Stupey said.
People keep showing up to do one thing or another, even if it's just to sit and talk, Ryan Stupey said.
He thanks them, but "that still doesn't feel like enough," he said.
Realizing that so many people loved Randy Stupey, and loved him so deeply, brings his family peace, Elene Stupey said.
"You're speechless that somebody else would want to help you that much because their hearts are so big and their compassion is so real," she said.
"To me it's just amazing how the whole community has really reached out in compassion and generosity to help, and I think the firefighters have really embodied what it means to stand up and show up for someone and help."
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To donate
Randy Stupey, 30, of Everett, and a father of two, was killed in a hiking accident near Index in September. His brother is a firefighter in Clearview, and the crews are asking the community for donations to help his family. More than 1,200 people attended a service last month at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Everett.
People can give at any Opus Bank branch for the "JSL Trust for Landon and Parker Stupey," or go to any Fire District 7 fire station.


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Follow-up to Bowden Park Alcohol Episode
Original post made by Jan H., Old Palo Alto, on Sep 28, 2012
Comments (11)
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 29, 2012 at 1:25 am
The police did respond. It took a while because there are only a limmited number of cops on Palo Alto streets. The officer who responded investigated the matter and took a report. I'm not sure of what the final outcome was or if the investigation is still on-going.
Improving response times would be predicated on there being more cops on the street. Currently there are a dozen frozen police officer positions.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 29, 2012 at 8:37 am
A dozen frozen positions??? Has nothing been learned from Oakland, Richmond, and Vallejo??? Such measures CAUSE an increase in crime! Look at crime in PA now: huge increases in burglaries, robberies, assaults, thefts, etc.
Palo Alto is becoming a less and less desirable place to live, between negligent parents, crime, and ugly buildings, I really want to leave!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:33 am
To be fair, I think you would find that the greater majority of crimes committed in the City of Palo Alto are by non-residents.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 1, 2012 at 1:47 pm
What matters is that regardless of WHO is committing the crimes, resident or not, the crimes are being committed HERE in PA. There are simply not enough police on the street to prevent crimes, respond to calls, file reports, investigate crimes, etc. A two-hour response time for four calls about child endangerment is unacceptable. I wonder how long they take to respond to a call about a beating or stabbing in progress????
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 1, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Such incidents are and should be a very,very low priority for the PAPD and it is very inappropriate to call the PAPD for such a trivial matter.
The appropriate place to call is the parks and recreation department if you do not like non Palo Alto residents using PA parks.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 1, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Jan H. is a registered user.
Sharon, these were Palo Alto residents ignoring the fact that very small children were drinking alcohol from cups left within their easy reach. A visible, posted sign displaying park rules would go a long way in keeping people from drinking alcohol on a public playground, which is illegal. And child endangerment ( a 20-lb toddler drinking 1-2 ounces of alcohol is extremely unhealthy) should not be a low priority. Unless, of course, no one cares about the future, which is what children are.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 1, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Jan. H. Story needs to be taken with s grain of salt. Yesterday she posted a racially charged thread regarding a local business, that the editors deleted. Who knows if this story is not another exaggeration. BTW,.Jan h,,.saw your letter in todays daily post.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:30 pm
That's mean.... My granddaughter was one of the toddlers trying to drink leftover wine out of a plastic cup. What if it were your child? I pulled her, another little girl, and a little boy away from the low table,on which the alcohol was sitting, and the parents did not seem to notice,,so absorbed they were in their conversation .
And why is it that when racism is committed against white people, or people of color accompanying white people, it is NOT considered racism?
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 2, 2012 at 10:16 am
Have you ever sat in a Cafe in rural France where all the locals drink wine of the district including the children? Just because American culture abhors the sight of children drinking wine other culture embrace it. It's time to be a little more open minded!!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 2, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Yes, I am quite well-travelled, my husband extremely so. Keep in mind that France has the highest incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome in the world. I studied anthropology and know that in Normandy infants drink hard cider. That does not make it healthy or acceptable just because of culture. Remember foot-binding of girls in China and Japan? That was illegal for 50 years before it finally disappeared ! The argument was that it was cultural, Nevertheless, it was harmful and crippling. Even small amounts of alcohol are harmful to a small body and growing brain.
Besides, we are in America, and it is illegal here!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:59 pm
ducatigirl is a registered user.
Good God! I take my daughter there!
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She was born Aug. 8, 1938, in El Dorado. Jeannie was the best wife, sweetest person and greatest mother you could ever meet. She was heavily involved with the Red Hatters and the Senior Citizens Center.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Hurst and a son, Robert Millican.
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RED Bull racing boss Christian Horner insists three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will not receive preferential treatment ahead of Mark Webber this year.
Webber has openly wondered about his preferential treatment as far back as 2010, but Horner said until one driver began to show a clear winning trend compared to the other, the 36-year-old Australian would be given the same options as Vettel.
"Mark has been with team seven years, he knows he'll get equal treatment, that's why he's chosen to stay with us," Horner said.
"What happens on the circuit will determine which way our championship bid will tilt."
Webber said he anticipated it would be a tough season, with rival teams pushing Red Bull harder than last year, when they ended 60 points clear of Ferrari.
He said the team needed to adjust the car's tendency to understeer when going around bends.
"We're not having a Grand Prix race tomorrow, thank God, so we'll work hard," he said. "We're going to be pushed hard. The team have been through a lot in the last four or five years so we are very strong mentally to deal with some ups and downs, as we proved last year."
Horner said last year had taught him how vital an ingredient consistency was.
"We delivered when it mattered," Horner said. "You've got to make sure you get the maximum from each race weekend of the 19 available this season."
Webber looks fast in early testing
Horner said mechanical reliability needed to combine with driver consistency for results to be maximised.
Meanwhile, reliability issues that dogged Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as McLaren teammates last season made an early appearance in pre-season testing in southern Spain on Tuesday.
As Button completed his third lap around the Jerez circuit, McLaren's redesigned MP4-28 spluttered to a halt just 10 minutes into testing with suspected fuel delivery problems.
The 2009 world champion helped team workers to cover the car before a truck arrived to transport it back to the pits.
Button, who was able to return in the afternoon session, said the team was concerned there could be a recurrence of the fuel pickup problem that caused Hamilton to abandon the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year after leading for 20 laps.
Although Hamilton did not drive for his new team Mercedes on Tuesday, there was a more spectacular car failure for the Briton's teammate Nico Rosberg as a flash of flames followed by smoke erupted from the rear of his Silver Arrow.
The session was interrupted while the car was towed off the track.
The problem which sidelined Rosberg for the rest of the day was attributed to a major wiring fault, the team said on its Twitter account.
"After identifying the cause of the problem we will not be running again today whilst parts are modified ready for tomorrow," the team said. "The part which requires modification is the wiring."
Hamilton is due to be at the wheel of Mercedes' new car on Wednesday.
Last season Hamilton and Button between them won seven out of 20 races - the same number as championship winners Red Bull - but McLaren still only came third overall because of a lack of reliability. Not ending races in the points was less of a problem for Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, which came second overall despite only clinching three wins.
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And deservedly so. Although it was his time to go a couple years ago, he still goes down as one of my favourite Raptors of all-time. Classy cat that Mo Pete is.
Source - Click hereSunday might be cool.
As part of the ongoing recognition process, theyre going to take time out to honour the one and only Mo Pete, Im told, and thats one I can fully support.
Mos one of the true great guys and I would presume the fans will stand and cheer loudly very loudly whenever they do it.
After all, the guy played more games 542 in the regular season, 19 more in the playoffs than anybody in franchise history.
Now, thats a dude you should recognize.
They got that one right.
A Mo story I dont think Ive ever told out here in the big, wide world.
Its the second week of the 2005-06 and somehow Sams decided the rookie Joey Graham will start in the spot that is historically Mos.
Well, Mo says all the right things cause hes a pro but its obvious hes miffed and Joeys not exactly lighting the world on fire.
Were in the locker room after a home game and someones getting scrummed about two lockers over from Mo. Im on the periphery of it, not really listening to closely when I hear Mo in my ear over my shoulder.
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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's young swimming team earned a split with host Cape Henlopen this week, with the boys winning their meet and the girls dropping theirs, but it was the latter that made the biggest splash on Tuesday.
The Seahawk boys' team beat the Vikings on Tuesday behind a strong performance by Stephen Kosicki, who won the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:48:42, and Garrett Neville, who won the 100-breast stroke with a winning time of 1:19:31. For the boys' team, the win over Cape Henlopen continued a run of success in just the second year of the sport at Decatur.
Decatur's girls' team lost to Cape Henlopen in total points, but the young Seahawks continued their assault on their own record book.
Granted, it is just the second year for the swimming program at Decatur and the first as an officially sanctioned sport, but the Seahawks set four new school records during the loss to Cape Henlopen on Tuesday and Taylor Blazer had a hand in each of them.
The Seahawks' 200-medley relay team, which included Blazer, Krysten Wolinski, Breanna Carroll and Catelin Geiser set a new school record with a time of 2:06:02. In addition, Decatur's 400-freestyle relay team of Blazer, Geiser, Carroll and Katie Hanson also set a new school record with a time of 4:04:25.
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Kurt A. Young Jeffrey A. Modisett
Nashville, Indiana Attorney General of Indiana
John B. Herriman
Deputy Attorney General
Indianapolis, Indiana
WILLIAM E. SIDES, ) ) Appellant (Defendant Below ), ) ) v. ) 49S00-9611-CR-730 ) in the Supreme Court STATE OF INDIANA, ) ) Appellee (Plaintiff Below ). )
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted William E. Sides of attempted murder, a class A felony;See footnote 1 attempted robbery, as a class B felony;See footnote 2 attempted carjacking, a class B felony;See footnote 3 and carrying a handgun without a license, a class C felony.See footnote 4 The jury also found him to be a habitual offender.See footnote 5 His sentence totaled fifty-five years.
In this direct appeal, Sides raises three issues:
I. Whether the trial court administered the oath to the jury, and if not, whether such a failure is cause for a new trial;
II. Whether the trial court erred in allowing the State
to amend the charging information on the habitual
offender count after closing arguments; and
III. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support
Sides' convictions of being a habitual offender and
carrying a handgun without a license.
The evidence most favorable to the verdict shows that on January 21, 1995, Sides approached Rayburn Washington in a White
Castle parking lot located at 16th and Illinois Streets in
Indianapolis. As Washington walked to his car, Sides attempted to
get his attention. Washington ignored him and climbed into his
Sides continued to talk to Washington and tried to open his
passenger door. Washington locked the door before Sides could open
it. Sides then walked around the car and attempted to open the
driver-side door, which also was locked. Sides persisted in
talking to Washington. After he convinced him to roll down the
window, Sides immediately placed a gun in his face. He ordered
Washington to get out of his car, but Washington refused. Instead,
he started his car and put it in reverse.
As the car rolled backwards, Sides grabbed Washington's coat
and continued to point the gun at him. He again told Washington to
get out of his car and threatened to shoot him if he did not
comply. After Washington once more refused to exit, Sides shot him
in the chest. Washington then stepped out of the car. Sides tried
to push Washington out of the way, but Washington would not budge.
Sides told him that he was crazy and fled the scene.
Washington left his car and walked into the restaurant. He showed off-duty Indianapolis Police Department Officer Richard Kibbett that he had been shot. He described his assailant as a black male in a blue coat running eastbound from Illinois Street.
Officer Kibbett radioed dispatch and gave them Washington's
description of the shooter.
One block east of the shooting, IPD Officer Norris was making
a routine traffic stop when he heard the radio dispatch. Realizing
that only seconds earlier he had observed a man matching the
description, Norris proceeded north on Illinois Street and turned
east on 18th Street. As Norris drove across Meridian Street, he
spotted Sides as he emerged from an alley. Sides was apprehended
without incident, but denied any involvement in the shooting.
Although police failed to find a weapon on Sides, IPD Officer
Norman Matthews drove two witnesses of the crime, Robert and
Dorothy Ford, to the alleyway to identify the shooter. After both
Fords positively identified Sides, he was taken into custody. The
next day Washington also identified Sides as his assailant after
viewing a six-photograph array.
Sides contends the trial court failed to administer the oath
to the jury. He says that his conviction is thus a "nullity."
We disagree.
Sides correctly asserts that the administration of the oath is
more than a mere formality. As our Court of Appeals once observed,
the oath serves the dual function of impressing upon the jury the
solemnness of the trial and ensuring a defendant's right to an
impartial jury. Steele v. Steele, 446 N.E.2d 353, 354 (Ind. Ct.
App. 1983) (citing People v. Pribble, 72 Mich. App. 219, 249 N.W.2d
363 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). The oath also informs the defendant
when jeopardy attaches. Livingston v. State, 544 N.E.2d 1364,
1366-67 (Ind. 1989) (citing Maddox v. State, 230 Ind. 92, 102
N.E.2d 225 (1951)).
In this case, the record does not clearly indicate whether the
trial court administered the oath to the jury.See footnote
Resolving this
question of fact is not crucial, however, because Sides failed to
raise his objection during trial. In State v. Dolan, 122 Ind. 141,
23 N.E. 761 (1890), this Court said:
[I]t does not appear from facts, as stated in the motion, that any motion or request was made at the trial that the jury be resworn, nor was there any objection made to proceeding with the trial, but without objection the defendant proceeded to trial; and he thereby waived any informality in the manner or time of swearing the jury.
122 Ind. at 144; 23 N.E. at 762 (citations omitted). Further, any objection to the competency of a jury is waived if the defendant
fails "to avail himself of such objections at the proper time,
after they have come to his knowledge." Maddox, 230 Ind. at 99;
102 N.E. at 228 (quoting Adams v. State, 99 Ind. 244, 245, (1884)
(citations omitted)). Because Sides failed to avail himself of
this argument during trial, this issue is waived.
Sides next asserts that the trial court erred by allowing a
late amendment to the habitual offender allegation. He says the
State should not have been allowed to amend by changing a prior
conviction from "auto theft" to "theft." He also alleges that the
trial court acted as an advocate by amending the charging
Under Indiana Code § 35-34-1-5(c), an amendment to the charging information may occur at any time as long as it "does not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant." Ind. Code Ann. § 35-34-1-5(c) (West Supp. 1997). These substantial rights include a right to sufficient notice and an opportunity to be heard regarding the charge. Hegg v. State, 514 N.E.2d 1061, 1063 (Ind. 1987). As we observed in Martin v. State, 537 N.E.2d 491, 494 (Ind. 1989), if the amendment does not "affect any particular defense or change the positions of either of the parties, it does not violate these rights." Id. Ultimately, the question is
whether the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to prepare for
and defend against the charges. See McCollum v. State, 582 N.E.2d
804, 814 (Ind. 1991); Miller v. State, 563 N.E.2d 578, 582 (Ind.
The record indicates that Sides was neither surprised nor
prejudiced by this amendment. On January 23, 1995, the State filed
the information charging Sides as a habitual offender. This
information alleged that he had been convicted of three prior
felonies: auto theft on April 3, 1990, auto theft on March 22,
1991, and possession of cocaine on May 6, 1993. (R. at 34).
In May 1995, Sides received copies of the informations for the
prior felonies, the judgments of conviction, and their cause
numbers. (R. at 71-72). These documents unequivocally
demonstrated that Sides was not convicted of auto theft on March
22, 1991, but instead was convicted of theft on that date. (R. at
772, 776). The conviction date for the alleged auto theft is
identical to the conviction date for the actual theft. The cause
numbers are also identical. More importantly, Sides knew of the
State's error. During closing arguments, Sides contended that
although felonious theft was committed on that date, he did not
commit auto theft. (R. at 800-01). He asserted that even if the
mistake was inadvertent, the information had to be "perfect" under
Indiana Code § 35-34-1-5. (R. at 801).
Sides' interpretation of Indiana Code § 35-34-1-5(c) is
misguided. This section expressly allows for amendments so long as
the substantial rights of defendants are not prejudiced. Our
courts have held on numerous occasions that defendants are not
prejudiced when the amendment is merely one of form and not
substance. See McCollum, 582 N.E.2d at 814 (court did not err by
amending conviction date on day of trial); Cornett v. State, 536
N.E.2d 501, 505 (Ind. 1989) (amendment changing location of crime
was not prejudicial); Rainey v. State, 557 N.E.2d 1071, 1075 (Ind.
Ct. App. 1990) (amendment on day of trial which "allowed the
information to conform to documentary evidence" was not
prejudicial). Consistent with these cases, we conclude that the
deletion of the word "auto" from the information was one of form.
Sides was neither surprised nor substantively affected by the
State's amendment, and we find no error in allowing it.
Sides also contends that the trial court acted impermissibly
by deleting the first auto theft from the information and by adding
the words "a narcotic drug" instead of "cocaine" in the possession
charge. According to Sides, this conduct amounted to advocacy by
the trial court. In another section of his brief, however, Sides
states that "[i]t is unknown how these changes came to be made."
(Appellant's Br. at 26 n.4). Without proof that these changes were
made by the trial court, appellant has not presented a cogent
argument as required by Indiana Appellate Rule 8.3. Therefore,
this claim is waived. Daniels v. State, 683 N.E.2d 557, 558 n.4
(Ind. 1997).
Sides' final claim is that the evidence was insufficient to
support convictions for carrying a handgun without a license and
being a habitual offender. He says the fingerprint examiner did
not properly identify him in court. Further, he contends that the
arrest reports and orders of convictions were not sufficiently
linked to show that Sides was the person convicted of each crime.
In examining a sufficiency of evidence claim, this Court will
neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of
witnesses. See Jenkins v. State, 686 N.E.2d 1278, 1281 (Ind.
1997). Instead, we consider the evidence most favorable to the
verdict and draw all reasonable inferences therefrom. Id. If
substantial evidence of probative value exists to support the
verdict, we affirm. Id.
Sides claims that the fingerprint expert did not positively identify him as the person who committed all three prior felonies. The expert testified that he obtained the right thumbprint from the "individual sitting at defense counsel's table with the white striped shirt on." (R. at 760). Because three people were sitting
at the defense table, says Sides, there was no proof that the
thumbprint taken by the expert was in fact his.
This argument is unsupportable. The expert stated that the
thumbprints from the three other arrest reports were made by the
same person who was thumbprinted for this case. (R. at 762, 774,
783). That person was William Sides. (R. at 760). Defense
counsel presumably would have objected if the person identified as
William Sides was not actually William Sides.
The habitual finding also is supported by the judgments of
conviction for each of the prior felonies. Although Sides points
to several minor discrepancies between the arrest reports and
orders of conviction, a jury could reasonably have found the proof
adequate. The evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.
For the aforementioned reasons, we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
Sullivan, Selby, and Boehm, JJ., concur.
Dickson, J., concurs as to Parts I and III, and dissents as to
Part II.
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LIVE! | Man On Earth
by Kent McIntire
– Photojournalist —
June 10th, 2014 at Hi-Tone Café in Memphis, TN. —
Who is Man On Earth? Where are they from? Why have I not heard of them?
Started by lead singer, Steven Nathan, in 2008, this New York based rock band is wrapping up their nationwide tour in the coming weeks. Since 2008, they've had membership changes, but one thing has remained constant— they know how to rock! Sharing the stage with Steven are Steve Gregoire (lead guitar), Adam Root (bass), and Angelo Modica (drums).
I was fortunate enough to catch these guys in Memphis, Tenn. on June 10, 2014 at Hi-Tone Café. I arrived at the venue early and spent quite a bit of time getting to know the guys as they were relaxing and setting up for their show. We shared some good laughs as they told me stories about how they arrived in Memphis a couple days before the show and sharing their experiences in North Memphis. If you're not familiar with North Memphis, let me just tell you that it's not a place where you simply hang out, especially after dark. They decided to take in a movie one night (at least some of the guys did while the others waited in the bus). They were approached by an MPD officer who asked them why they were hanging out there and informed them that he (the officer) was leaving the lot at 11:30 p.m. and suggested they do the same. What have they gotten themselves into?
The show began at about 9:30 p.m. This is not a review, necessarily, of the venue. However, I must tell you that Hi-Tone Café is not in the best of neighborhoods and frankly, the inside is not a lot better. The best description I can think of is "dive bar." I also have to say, some of the best times I have had are at places that I'd call a "dive bar" and this one is no different. The acoustics in this place are absolutely incredible and the staff was top notch! Now, to the band …
From the first lick of the guitar from Steve Gregoire, I knew these guys were serious. Coupled with the bass line put down by Adam Root and rhythm of Angelo Modica on the drums, Man On Earth came to life. They initially played for a few minutes as if they were there as part of an impromptu jam session. Then he took the mic. He, of course, is Steven Nathan. Steven's vocals took me to a place where I immediately started to wonder "Why the hell are these guys not on regular rotation on the radio?" Seriously. The sound these guys put out is stellar on all levels. Then you add the mild mannered Steve Gregoire mad guitar skills, mix in some bass from Adam Root and the animation of Angelo Modica killing the skins at the back of the stage… that's a recipe I'd take to the bank every day. The energy emitted from the entire group is contagious, to the point, as you are listening to them, you find yourself moving to the music whether you know it or not. I found myself standing in awe watching them play as my ears were being fondled by the sound. At one point, Steven reminded me that I had a camera and invited me on stage to get any shot I wanted. Oh yeah. I'm here for another reason …
Again, wondering why I had not heard of them, and furthermore, why have I not heard them on the radio yet, I started to do some research. These guys are no strangers in the business. Not even close. They've toured or opened for acts like Kid Rock, Halestorm, Perry Farrel, and Creed to name just a few. They've also had their music featured on NBC for the Winter Olympics, and the NHL hockey team The Islanders play "All We Want" at their home games. The list goes on and on. At the conclusion of my research, I am still unsure why Man On Earth is not on regular rotation on every rock station across the country.
Their set included tracks from their most recent self-titled album "Man On Earth" including: If Not Now Then When, On Our Way, Bombs Around Me, Bang Bang Bitch, We Are The Dreamers, and others.
I'll close this review by simply saying … If Man On Earth comes to your area and you make no attempt to go see them, we cannot be friends!


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Courage, History, Equality and Baseball
Listening to all of the historical retrospectives on the news and writing a bit about Martin Luther King Day for work – nope, no Monday holiday in my industry – got me thinking a lot today about courage, history, equality and baseball…okay the baseball part is pretty much always droning away in the back of my thoughts these days, but you get the general idea.
I have always been proud of Major League Baseball for breaking the color barrier and playing its own part in the history of the Civil Rights Movement all on its own, without government mandate and for what, to my mind, was the best reason of all – Jackie Robinson was good baseball player and would have been an asset to any team.
Of course this act of bravery, on the parts of Robinson, the Dodgers and Major League Baseball as an institution, was just one action. And one action on its own could never solve all of our nation's problems with racial discrimination. One action couldn't even solve all of baseball's issues on that front. But it was a crucial step that opened the door for other players of color to join the league and for all of America to see them playing well and together with white players, to see players of all colors showing the same amazing athletic ability, teamwork, brotherhood and honor on the athletic field of battle. Eyes, minds and hearts were opened and this became one more brave action helping to affirm all of the brave efforts at integration that preceded it and helping to set the stage and inspire all of the brave acts that were to follow.
When we work and play together, we see each other for what we really are as individuals and it becomes harder and harder to hold onto false assumptions until the relationships that result are actually based on something real. This is a concept that we all know instinctively as children but often forget as adults. Baseball offered a refresher course in this all important lesson to a generation of Americans and many took it to heart…many should continue to take it to heart today. It was one action, but it was one loud, crucial action. Whatever the sport's current popularity may be in relation to other sports, for this reason more than any other, baseball will always be the real national pastime for me.


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A man arrested 12 weeks ago for allegedly failing to appear for jury duty has been released from the Collin County jail after spending 83 days behind bar.
A newspaper inquiry led to the release of Douglas Maupin, 34, who recently lived in Allen. Online court records show Maupin left jail Saturday, a day after The Dallas Morning News brought his plight to the attention of a Collin County judge.
Maupin was arrested Feb. 15 after police pulled him over for speeding and detained him on a 2003 warrant for failure to appear for jury duty. He could not pay his $1,500 bond, and said his attempt to get a public defender was rebuffed by a jail clerk.
The bond had to be paid in cash, and he didn't have the money, he told The Dallas Morning News. He said his mother is on a limited income, and he couldn't reach his friends, because their cell phones don't accept collect calls.
The jail clerk told him he couldn't have a public defender because the matter was a civil case, Maupin told newspaper, which reported the case is a felony.
Maupin wrote to the newspaper asking for help.
District Judge Chris Oldner, who released him, called Maupin's lengthy detention unacceptable and said he does not know why the man remained behind bars for so long.
Maupin told The Dallas Morning News that he had lost his dog, Daisy, all of his possessions and his rental home because of his lengthy jail time.
Oldner told the newspaper he is going to investigate how Maupin fell through the cracks.


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Yeah, for the world!
Keep going so you can(yo you can rock on)
We keep going so you can (yo you can rock on)
We keep going so you can (yo you can rock on)
We keep going
[Verse 1]
Nigga breathe, I can tell by how you rap you don't believe
Ain't hungry no more, so off me you feed
I hustle at a speed between greed and need
On the streets where intuition and weed are breed
Shoot the gift and viff, at the myths uplift
My rhyme the clip its like the boom bip to tip
In gangways where cats that rhyme the same way
Spending nights over Egypt to learn a brave day
Paint a picture of the ghetto like J.J
You're the Ray J of this rap world, I travel the globe with a black girl
Named Becky, grand like Auto Theft 3
Style so developed, the law can't arrest me
You walk with blood on your shirt like Jesse
Jackson trying to test the reaction of the people
See through, trying to out act Don Cheadle
I speak to original Hebrews, you know how we do
And bleed through the needle with truth that needs no preview to proof; it's in the people
And how they react still in the business of smacking
Rappers is wack you had a dope track, I guess opposites attract
My mind state is black, Black like Bernie Mac
No cowards soul power in the words we rap
[Verse 2]
Picks with fist, thick grease, dark nipples
My guy buy ice, I search for the dark crystal
Racing for paper these broads is starter pistols
I spit through gang wars and strange doors
Out the sky flames pour the beats claims war
I see niggas with flags; who they waving them for?
I'm the nigga that you put the chain on the door for
The nigga that you started changing the lock for
Orator of hardcore and more
My raps the portal for the blue collar
Than made a hit and came up on a few dollars
I'd rather listen to silence then you holla
Borrowed your persona from the late that made Dear Mama
My realness is my armor that I wear up in this boy
For truth your a decoy
Common Sense is like the future of the B-boy
I fall down and get up like Don McClurkin
Hit puss and listen to it whistle while I'm twerkin'
Break it down like herb
The nympho of info I'm fucking what you heard
You ain't ready for war, you're stuck in the reserves
I mastered my high so I'm bucking at the birds
I been wanting to fly so now I do it with the words
For those in the fast-lane I show you how to merge
Get your own; you see, it's like home grown herb black economics
The people we serve with Soul Power


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The last character that I was asked to draw is also from the Studio Ghibli film, "Princess Mononoke". Instead of a wolf, you will be drawing a boy that has been through a lot. Today I bring you "how to draw Ashitaka", step by step. Now Ashitaka is a boy that is from the the Emishi people. Along with the rest of his people, he was one of the many that had been defeated by the Japanese Emperor's government called the 'Yamato regime'. Now that he has nobody, he lives in hiding somewhere around the Northern lands. A few things that Ashitaka has going for him is his hunting skills, and how he has incredible nobility. He will stop at nothing to defend his village, which is why he was cursed with death due to him killing Tatari God, Just because he doesn't talk a lot, doesn't mean he is a mute, he's just lays everything by ear. Anyways, I do hope those of you that are fans of Studio Ghibli's work will love this lesson on drawing Ashitaka. I enjoyed recreating him myself, so you should too. Gotta go so I can prepare more lessons for you all. Peace out and enjoy!
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Pair of plunkings clear Tribe, Royals benches
Indians' Gomez, Hannahan, Acta tossed after second incident
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Both benches emptied, but before the smoke of heated emotions cleared, it happened again, after Cleveland starter Jeanmar Gomez hit Mike Moustakas in the buttocks with a pitch in the bottom of the third. This time, two Indians players, Gomez and third baseman Jack Hannahan, and manager Manny Acta were ejected.
Both sides agreed that Sanchez had no malicious intent.
"I know he didn't hit me on purpose," said Choo, who now has been hit three times already this season. "But still, I have a memory of last year."
Last June 24 at San Francisco, Sanchez was pitching for the Giants in an Interleague game against the Indians when he broke Choo's left thumb with a delivery. The injury required surgery and Choo spent 6 1/2 weeks on the disabled list.
"I hit him twice and I don't have anything against him," Sanchez said. "But if I'm going to miss, I'm going to miss in -- I'm not going to miss over the plate, and that's what happened both times."
Acta was asked if he thought Sanchez hit Choo on purpose.
"I doubt it, but he was the guy who broke his thumb last year. So, I know that Choo is a little sensitive about that," Acta said.
So when Sanchez drilled Choo in the right knee, the Indians' slugger shouted at the pitcher and gestured toward the plate.
"I said, 'Throw it over the plate,'" Choo said.
Within moments, the Indians, led by Hannahan, were running onto the field and the Royals' dugout also emptied. Players from both bullpens also raced onto the field. There was a bit of pushing and shoving with Hannahan grabbing Sanchez for a moment -- "He was just holding me back and that was it," Sanchez said -- plus a lot of milling around. But the umpires and less-agitated players and coaches quickly restored order.
That didn't last long, after the Indians scored five times in the third for a 5-0 lead.
Moustakas then led off for the Royals, and Gomez threw a low, inside pitch for ball one and then hit Moustakas.
"That's part of the game," Choo said. "We take care of each other on the team."
Moustakas really didn't expect to get hit.
"The guy hadn't given up a hit all day and they're up five runs. If he's going to hit me and put me on first, that's fine," Moustakas said. "So I really didn't think ... but after the first one on the inner half I said, 'All right, there's a pretty good chance I'm getting it,' and I ended up getting another one."
For his part, Gomez said he was just trying to pitch in and the ball moved too much.
At any rate, plate umpire Gary Darling immediately ejected Gomez. After Choo was hit, Darling had issued a warning against further mischief, but Gomez said he didn't get the message.
"I believe he's trying to protect his teammate," Acta said. "He went overboard a little bit on that one. First of all, there was a warning in place. Once you hit a guy, you're going to be thrown out of the game. That early in the game, it really taxes your bullpen."
True enough, the Indians used seven relievers in the game as the Royals eventually wiped out a 9-2 deficit and only Dan Wheeler remained in the Tribe's bullpen.
"I thought it came back to bite 'em because, obviously, we came all the way back in the game and they burned their whole bullpen almost," the Royals' Billy Butler said. "I feel like that's the last thing you want to do when you're down by five is awaken the beast and make him mad."
With Gomez thumbed out, emotions were re-ignited and players rushed into the center of the infield with Hannahan again in the middle of the action. This time, there was a scrum of players scuffling near first base with Royals manager Ned Yost grappling with Hannahan in the midst of it. Acta succeeded in pulling Hannahan away from Yost as a peace-maker.
"I got nose-to-nose with Hannahan," Yost said. "In those situations, my job's not to fight. My job's to break it up. Hannahan was there, and I just grabbed him. That was it."
Order was again restored, albeit not quite so quickly, and the umpires also ejected Hannahan. Josh Tomlin came in to replace Gomez and, as play was about to resume, the umpires noticed Acta was still in the Indians' dugout and told him that he also was ejected.
If there was any satisfaction in all this for Choo and the Indians, it was that they turned the third into a five-running inning and knocked Sanchez out of the game.
This was the third time that Choo had been hit by a pitch this season and he'd also approached the mound after ducking out of the way of a pitch from Toronto's Luis Perez. So the Indians' slugger is, as Acta said, sensitive about such matters.
"I didn't think he was going to act that way. We're professionals, you know," Sanchez said. "If he knew the situation; I've got a guy on first, how am I'm going to hit somebody? You've got to act like a professional and take the base, it's not like I hit him on purpose."
In the end, beyond clearing the benches and causing some unpleasantness, the incidents sparked no pitched battle.
"Everybody did a good job of keeping their heads and composed and really realizing that, at the end of the day, baseball's the most important thing," Moustakas said.
Choo got the final say on the matter. After the Royals rallied to tie the game at 9 on Yuniesky Betancourt's home run in the eighth inning, Choo smacked a two-run double in the 10th for an 11-9 Indians win.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Is there a doctor in the house?
Chicago badly needs a dose of perspective regarding Derrick Rose, and the entire injury saga deserves the expert public diagnosis of a team physician.
Is there a doctor in the house?
Chicago badly needs a dose of perspective regarding Derrick Rose, and the entire injury saga deserves the expert public diagnosis of a team physician.
Not partial bits of information painfully parceled out by anonymous team sources or unnamed teammates or agents with agendas or loudmouth brothers with good intentions and bad timing. Not easily dismissed daily updates from coach Tom Thibodeau, an NBA lifer trained to obfuscate when discussing injuries. Not from Rose himself, whose cryptic, conflicting comments only have reflected the inner struggle of a confused 24-year-old.
A strong, clear medical voice of reason is what is missing most amid the noise surrounding Rose. Plan another news conference, educate the masses and dazzle us with medical details of knee rehabilitation the way Bulls team doctor Brian Cole did so eloquently after surgery in May. Without proper context, the aura of mystery the Bulls have allowed to cloud Rose's recovery steadily created the perception of an imminent return that ultimately did Rose no favors and distracted a struggling team.
For the good of Rose's reputation, the Bulls need one of their doctors to explain that recovering from the psychological damage of a torn ACL can last longer than the physical rehabilitation. The Bulls need to allow a man who operates on athletes' knees for a living declare that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who returned nine months after surgery and had an MVP season, represents the exception and not the rule. I know those things. You know those things. But basketball fans everywhere would benefit from hearing a doctor reiterate them publicly. Transparency favors the Bulls, so why resist it?
This story begs for context as badly as a conclusion. Rose's fans, teammates and critics need to hear someone who knows the human body like Thibodeau knows defense say it's perfectly understandable for an athlete as elite as Rose to take the deliberate path back to stardom. As an organization, the Bulls need to stop treating the topic as if it were taboo. The Bulls haven't gotten in front of this story as much as let it trample them. Paging Dr. Cole ...
Every time the team lets Rose work out before games in full view of fans and TV cameras instead of in a private gym, it raises hopes in the city. He looks like the MVP we remember. The more we see Rose on the court, even defended by shadows, the less we understand why he can't drop 3-pointers in a No. 1 jersey yet.
The image of D-Rose being D-Rose with a basketball in his hands makes many of our imaginations run wild because we have so little to balance it. We cannot hear the voice of any medical expert reminding us every athlete recovers at his or her own pace because those voices have been muted. Meanwhile, passion shouts down prudence and patience inside many a Bulls fan's head.
The prolonged silence has produced a culture oversaturated with speculation. The latest turn came Friday, when ESPNChicago.com reported "Derrick Rose's doctor'' had cleared Rose to play, according to a team source. Even if a Bulls doctor sought to respond by pointing out Rose had been cleared to play basketball since returning to full-contact, 5-on-5 practice Feb. 18, he couldn't because of team policy. Injury spokesman Thibodeau was left to tell reporters before Friday's game that he trusts Rose "implicitly'' and repeat some other vague generalities everybody has heard regularly since Christmas.
Fair or not, the rest of Chicago debated Rose's toughness. As much goodwill as Rose has accrued in the city, the amount will diminish if he sits out the entire season amid reports he physically is able. That is not a label Rose, the Bulls or Adidas want to stick to the superstar. If Rose were the Bears quarterback in the midst of a similar situation, how many people would be telling critics to back off because it is his body?
Until the Bulls clarify Rose's medical condition with someone who can read an X-ray, we only can assume his trepidation. If so, somebody needs to tell Rose that nobody expects him to return to MVP form immediately. That it's OK to play 18 minutes and shoot 2-for-9. That superstars aren't superhuman and just being on the floor carries significance for his team — and his career.
Rose's decision to return isn't about the Bulls' inactivity at the trade deadline or ability to win a championship this year. This is about an extraordinary athlete experiencing self-doubt ordinary people experience. This comeback is as much mental as physical, but it sure would be nice to hear that from somebody with a medical degree.
Is there a doctor in the house?
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[Indiana Daily Student]
RAW educates organization raising money for pet shop after November fire
When Courtney Wennerstrom found out about the fire at Delilah's Pet Shop and the subsequent fundraising efforts from a class campaign called Dollars for Delilah's, she said she felt awful.
And not just for the 20 animals that were killed in the Nov. 4 blaze – Wennerstrom felt bad for the students leading the fundraising. After a Dec. 3 article in the Indiana Daily Student about the group trying to help the pet shop, several animal rights activists in the IU community expressed anger that the money would go to a for-profit pet shop rather than an animal shelter.
Wennerstrom, a Ph.D. candidate, is one of the co-founders of Revitalizing Animal Well-Being, a student group that focuses on positive animal rights activism. Her group decided to reach out to the students of Dollars for Delilah's.
"What we realized is that this well-meaning class wanted to help," Wennerstrom said. "(Animal advocates) have good reason to be furious but didn't realize these college students had the best intentions."
Another member of RAW who worked closely with members of the class, added it is important to keep in mind that RAW is not accusing Delilah's of anything but is just expressing concerns about the practice of selling animals.
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text: Ohh...and open end sort of. *G* Will you answer that Federation Question at one time? *applouds to the story* I enjoyed reading it very much and I think that military coup was the cardassian way, but with Jarol and Brenok being part of the high ranking ones/ government something good has to come out of it. What happend to Garak? As he talked with Ghemor I suppose he was on his side? Did he went home as well? Home on Cardassia? Or home to the Federation? Also looking very much forward to read more details about Karama and Kapoor in the other story. TerokNor P.S. And I find the date (3.october) very nice, that they sort of come outside there borders again and open up again somewhat. *G*


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This according to Marc Stein via ESPN Insider:
Source - Click hereThe Kings have shopped young big man Jason Thompson, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
Thompson has averaged just 15.4 minutes per game this season with Carl Landry and Darnell Jackson ahead of him on Sacramento's depth chart.
The Suns, Heat and Raptors are all looking for help in their frontcourt and could be fits.


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"Superintendent Andy Thomas and the staff at Lake Dardanelle State Park bring credit to the state of Arkansas with their dedicated work and accomplishments," Butts said. "These awards recognize their efforts, the public's response to those efforts, and focuses on their exemplary work in all areas of park management over the past year."
Lake Dardanelle State Park offers two areas on Lake Dardanelle, a 34,300-acre reservoir on the Arkansas River. The Russellville and Dardanelle locations offer camping (74 sites in the Russellville area and 18 sites in the Dardanelle area). The park also features a barrier-free fishing pier; a visitor center with exhibit gallery; trails; kayak rentals; and interpretative programs.
Butts noted Thomas and his staff achieved numerous milestones during the 2013 fiscal year. Despite being one of the smaller parks in acreage, it had a big impact on area tourism, creating quality visitor experiences, and proving exceptional educational opportunities for area school students. Revenues increased 4.2 percent over projection. Purchase for resale (gift shop purchases), extra help, and maintenance and operation expenses were below projection, a testament to the park staff's sound fiscal management.
School programs, adventure and history programs, and overall interpretive programming and visitor participation increased dramatically in FY13. The park staff provided a variety of outstanding programs and activities that were community based and park resource oriented. The park's staff conducted 1,816 interpretive programs and 479 school programs resulting in 14,628 program contacts.
Volunteers play an important role at Lake Dardanelle State Park. Volunteers logged 8,563 hours of service valued at more than $42,000. This is more than 32 percent above average of the other nine Region 1 parks. Numerous partnerships and volunteer contributions including organizations like Master Naturalist, Pope County Master Gardeners, and other organizations and park supporters contributed to the park's success in FY13.


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Matthews puts ankle woes behind him
Outfielder gets in some throwing at Angel Stadium on Thursday
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
"I'm eyeing it," he said, a gleam in his eyes, when asked if he felt he could be ready by Monday for Opening Day in Minnesota against the Twins.
Matthews wasn't as optimistic after turning the ankle between second and third base in the first inning of a game against the Padres, a single having lifted his Cactus League average to .449.
"I couldn't walk the next morning," he said. "I was limping around, worried. But it's responded well to treatment. The swelling's gone down, and I'm feeling a lot better today."
Matthews said he'd be working out at Angel Stadium on Friday, taking batting practice, and skipping the Angels' trip to San Diego for a game against the Padres. The exhibition season ends on Saturday night at home against the Padres.
Hitting second in the lineup all spring between Chone Figgins and Vladimir Guerrero, Matthews has collected 22 hits in 49 at-bats, scoring 13 runs and driving home 10 (with two homers) in 18 games. He has a .612 slugging percentage and .472 on-base percentage, flourishing in the spot vacated by the trade of shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the White Sox for starter Jon Garland.
"Gary's looking much better," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It looks like he could be ready to start the season."
He's no fan of the designated hitter option, but Matthews in this case would be happy to use it as a means to get into the lineup on Monday night against Twins starter Livan Hernandez.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: But as long as he's running around in a cape and metal mask you're going to get that possibility. So just embrace it. No, more likely, it was a combination of a bad director, a small budget and Julian's vanity against playing someone where you couldn't see his 'pretty face'