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"When I first got hired, the benchmark was murder capital," he said, referring to 1992, a particularly violent year in which the city suffered 42 reported murders and infamously had the highest per-capita murder rate in the U.S. "Now people get nervous when there are two or three shootings in a week ... and the fact that peoples' benchmarks are much lower reflects that their tolerance is much lower — that's positive, but it needs to be much lower. It should be normal for us to have zero or one murders per year like any other community our size."
Since Davis signed on to be police chief of the 29,000-person town where violence has been a seemingly intractable issue, murders have fallen 63 percent, from 15 in 2005 to seven in 2012, and overall crime has fallen 33 percent, from 1,699 to 1,124 in the same time period, according to a police report to the City Council.
Davis will officially leave Nov. 8 to accept a job as director of the Community-Oriented Policing Services Office in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Davis, a 20-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, joined the department with reform in mind, particularly regarding the police's relationship with the community. He touted a community-oriented policing strategy, which sought to address the root problems at the core of crime and violence in the city rather than fighting only their symptoms, he said.
Activities related to this strategy included California's first-ever, local-police-led prisoner re-entry program; "call-in" meetings in which police and community members met with those involved in gangs, drugs or violence to propose alternatives; collaboration with nearby law enforcement agencies to target gang activity; and data analysis of the city's Shotspotter acoustic gunshot-detection system.
Of special importance was the idea of building better relationships between the police and community members, a connection that has historically been strained, City Manager Magda Gonzalez said. Gonzalez praised the chief for his efforts to strengthen relationships as well as his work professionalizing and improving his department reputation with the public.
Not everyone in the community shares Gonzalez' opinion of Davis' success. Community activist Dana McKean said he felt Davis didn't reach out to the community as much as he was given credit for.
"I didn't see a difference in how police treated people as far as actually seeing them getting out of their cars and talking to people," he said. "Even at the events (they held) they could have done a lot more reaching out."
That sentiment was echoed by Johnnie Gray, the founder of the East Palo Alto Boxing Club. Gray, who runs the club primarily for the benefit of at-risk youth, said he often invited the chief to send police officers by his gym to meet the kids who trained there, a move he felt was an obvious step in bringing police closer to the community. He said officers never came.
"If you're trying to build relationships and solve crime, they should have come to the program," he said. "The way these young people are around here they can watch someone get shot, and if the police pull up they'll say: 'I ain't seen nothing.'
"Start being involved; start building a relationship. That's how you'll get some of these damned crimes solved. How're you going to solve a crime without a relationship?"
Gray said the police's lack of interest in his gym reflected what he felt was favoritism for police-affiliated and -sponsored programs, particularly in receiving funds from Measure C, a parcel tax that aimed to equally support police operations and violence-prevention programs.
Gray said he felt Davis used his clout in the city to unfairly steer Measure C funds to police-affiliated violence-prevention programs like its re-entry program, leaving out other local organizations that serve at-risk youth, whom they felt deserved equal attention from the measure.
"What these kids need is after-school activities; they need jobs. We're really supposed to have that kind of stuff," he said. "Every year like clockwork the police department got their money, but when it came down to getting that money to prevent violence it's always a fight."
(Gray's gym and the Drew Health Center Inc. received $60,000 in Measure C money aimed at supporting families of high and at-risk youth on Wednesday night.)
Stewart Hyland, who serves on the city's Measure C oversight committee and supports the idea of community-oriented policing, said he saw the chief as charismatic and idealistic about his policing strategy but felt that it was lost on many of the officers who were to carry it out. But some of the officers did get it, he said, and he credited the chief with always being open to at least hearing community members' concerns at public meetings.
However, he said a mentality within the department that the only people who are shot in East Palo Alto are the ones who are guilty has persisted, despite the strategy that focused in part on humanizing those involved in violence.
All three men decried the lack of solved murders in a city so small, a fact which Davis was very familiar with, particularly in 2013, which he described as probably the second-most violent year in his tenure, with eight murders and nearly 100 assaults with a firearm so far.
"I bet you that 75 to 85 percent of the murders, we definitely know who did it," he said. "But if you want to bring a murder case to the DA, it's tough without any witnesses."
He said he tried to address what he saw as the three core reasons for the "no-snitch mentality" that is pervasive in communities across the country. People's fear of retaliation had a simple solution — offering methods of anonymously tipping the police such as text, email or phone message. But the deeper issues — that snitching is considered "the wrong thing to do" and the inherent distrust many community members feel for the police — were what he hoped to address with community-oriented policing.
When asked about the success of the chief's strategy in improving the community-police relationship, Gonzalez pointed to a 2012 survey commissioned by the former city manager ML Gordon in 2011 that queried 400 randomly selected residents by phone of their perceptions of various city issues, including public safety and police-community relationships. The survey found that 38 percent of respondents felt the relationship between the police and the community was better than it was five years ago, 44 percent stated the relationship was about the same, 3 percent said it was worse and 14 percent said they were unsure.
The same survey found that 61 percent of respondents felt that the city had become a safer place to live than five years prior, 27 felt the same and 6 percent felt it was less safe.
William Webster, a Measure C oversight commissioner and self-described City Council watchdog, said one the areas the chief truly shined was in fundraising.
A report by the police showed that over the years the department has raised $10.7 million to support various police programs, including a $3.5 million grant for parole re-entry, two federal grants to support community-oriented policing that add up to more than $1 million and $300,000 in funds raised from private donors and foundations.
Hyland said this last figure is of particular note. Other police chiefs had won federal grants to support activities in cash-strapped East Palo Alto, but Hyland said Davis was unique in that he was able to successfully solicit donations and grants from private sources and foundations.
The funds also helped Davis strengthen the department. According to a report by the chief, the department has hired six new officers in the last year, despite the fact that staffing and overtime expenditures at the department each have been reduced by 20 percent since the 2005-06 fiscal year.
Ironically, as director of the Community-Oriented Policing Services Office, Davis will be responsible for issuing some of the federal grants that supported police activities in his own department.
His goal at the department, he said, will be to expand the type of community-oriented policing that he says has worked in East Palo Alto and in other places and share it with other agencies.
"We've done some innovative things and I don't think we're alone," he said. "The key is to find those agencies and progressive leaders, to find the people that are dealing with the challenges and find out how they're doing it so that the field can learn."
Hyland said he hopes the chief's new position will put East Palo Alto on the map.
"I really hope his advocacy doesn't just go into pdfs that you can download off of a website," he said.
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We love our basement and the retro 1960's look it has going, but it's also dimly lit and in need of some electrical rewiring (all the plug-ins are hooked up to light switches!). We also planned for some of the space to be used as an office area, so we want to build some custom shelving units for a built-in office look in the corner.
Also, we absolutely love the orange bar top (who wouldn't!?) but the wet bar leaves little to be desired so I'd like to install a new backsplash. Also, we have a mini-fridge but nowhere to put it so we're also going to install a built-in cubby into the back wall.
Lastly, I want to do something different with the floors, but I'm not sure which would be better, to replace the school-cafeteria-like tiles or to just paint over them, but I'm leaning towards painting them!
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Deep-Fried Heaven
It's got to be natural selection, some evolutionary quirk. There's no other way to explain the hard-wired human craving for a crunchy, well-salted exterior on a hot piece of animal protein. Nothing embodies this like good old fried chicken, and yet almost nobody makes the stuff at home anymore.
Too many of us still suffer under the midcentury misconception that any kind of fat is bad for you, when the important question is really what kind of fat you're eating. Fried chicken can easily be made in plant fats such as peanut or canola oil, both of which are reasonably healthy and relatively low in saturated fats. Just buy expeller-pressed oils, which haven't been extracted with chemicals (most supermarkets carry these; look for something from Hain), and make sure not to overheat or reuse them too many times. Overheating oil causes it to break down and burn more easily, which produces trans fats, among other unhealthy by-products.
There's also a widespread fear that you can't properly deep-fry without a dedicated appliance, like a Waring Pro Deep Fryer. All you really need to make spectacular fried chicken right in your own kitchen is a big, deep pot (cast iron is best), a $10 deep-fry thermometer, a gallon jug of peanut oil, and a few tips from James Beard award winner John Currence, the chef-owner of City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi, and one of the all-time great deep-fry obsessives.
The keys to Currence's approach lie in the pre-fry marinating of the chicken – a 12-hour soak in a mixture of buttermilk and hot sauce – and temperature control. Beyond that, it's just a matter of following instructions, and buying twice the poultry you think you need: It's that good.
• 2 tsp each of salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 8 medium-size chicken thighs, rinsed and patted dry
• 4 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup Crystal hot sauce
• 8 cups peanut oil
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp each of salt, black pepper, dry dill
Step One
Combine spices and sprinkle liberally over chicken thighs. Place chicken in the fridge for 1 hour. Then whisk buttermilk and hot sauce together in another bowl. Pour mix over chicken and refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours).
Step Two
Fill your big pot with peanut oil (remember, the oil expands slightly as it heats, and the chicken will displace a lot of the oil when it begins to fry). Heat oil to 375. Combine the flour with the salt/pepper/dill mix and set aside. Remove chicken from fridge and drain four of the 8 pieces on a cooling rack. Dredge the thighs in the flour, then knock off as much of it as possible. Gently place the thighs in the oil. The chicken will cause the temperature to drop, so adjust the burner to keep it close to 350. Turn the chicken every 2 minutes and brown evenly. After 8 minutes the meat should have begun to shrink from the bone. Remove 1 piece, place on a paper towel–covered plate, and stick it with a fork to the bone; the juices should run clear. If they don't, cook for 2 or 3 more minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat.


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As part of the deal, ESPN adds more digital rights, the rights to show games in-progress and some radio and international rights. ESPN also picked up rights to carry games featuring more popular teams, like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, more frequently.
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"Truly the most competitive and violent drinking game you can play! Guaranteed to make its way into college dorms and executive offices everywhere! Two thumbs way up!"
-"At the Movies" with Ebert and Roeper
From the people that brought you Foosball comes the next big thing in beer drinking. Soccer, a game combining the skills of flip cup and beer pong, has 2 guarantees: AT LEAST 1 person will throw up and the winning team will feel pride not as if they just won a mere drinking game but as if they just won the highest of sports honors. WARNING: During the course of this competition, most players will end up consuming upwards of 10 beers each. Be ready.
You Need:
14 Solo Cups
2 ping pong balls
6 players (3on3)
Table (suitable for pong)
A LOT of BEER
Start out your game of Soccer by realizing the following aspects your committing to as you commence into the greatest drinking game of all time: this game will take anywheres from 20 minutes to a couple of hours even, you have a GREAT chance of vomiting, there is NO giving up, and upon victory, you shall be set free.
ANYWAYS grab 2 of your closest mates and get another team of 3 to challenge you. Once you are ready, set up your team at the table by standing at the long side, as you would in flip cup, and facing your opponents. Place one cup in front of each player, two cups directly in the center, and a rack of your choice at each end. We usually use a triangle, so the entire table consists of 14 cups. Fill up each rack with a pong-like amount of beer (1/4 to 1/3) and fill up each persons cup with the same amount. Spread AT LEAST 4-5 beers about the table for use later in the game. Now, one of the cups in the center is to be filled with water and the other left empty, this is the "drop cup". Place the 2 ping pong balls in the water cup and get ready to play.
To be the first team to score 3 goals (hit all 3 of your opponents cups).
In the game of Soccer there are 3 different positions on the team, each with a very important role. Here they are
Midfielder: Has the responsibility of starting out each new match up and must bring the play to his/her forward, instead of allowing the opposite midfielder to do so.
Fullback (Defense): When your midfielder fails to beat the opponent, your defense's job is to bring game play back to midfield. If the defender loses, the opponent gets a shot at goal.
Forward (Offense): If your midfielder wins and then you (the forward) defeats the defender, you get a shot at goal.
The game starts out with the two midfielders touching knuckles with the hand they will drink with. An outside person will take the empty "drop cup" and drop it. When the cup hits the table, the middies begin to drink and flip. Whoever wins out of the middies moves play to their LEFT while the loser moves it to their right. Now it is going to be a forward vs a defender. As soon as you either beat your opponent or get beat, quickly refill your cup in preparation. This is the most important part of the game and the reason there has to be plenty of cans spread about the table. Now if the defender wins, play goes BACK to middie and if the forward wins he gets a shot at goal. Think of the "moving of play" as moving the ball up and down the field. Once it reaches your side and your forward beats the defender, your team gets a shot to get a step closer to victory. Everyone backs off the table to allow the forward to make his shot. If hit, the cups are racked and game continues and if missed the game still continues. After every shot you can rearrange your players and IF YOU MUST call in a sub. First team to hit all 3 of their opponents cups are the victors. When the last cup is hit there is no redemption, no excuses, all gloating.
Penalty Kicks (PKs) - If there are 4 consecutive missed shots at goal (no matter what the team), penalty kicks will take place. Lets say the forward on team black takes a shot and misses and it is the 4th miss in a row. Now the forward on team blue shoots, then black middie, then blue middie, black defender, blue defender. This is just a way to make the game go quicker if no one is hitting their shots. Now unlike in regular play, there is redemption in PKs. Lets say the black middie hits last cup. The next player (blue middie) has redemption in which they must hit all the remaining cups without missing in order to bring the game into OT.
Overtime - In the event of an overtime, the teams elect a single player to compete. Once both players are chosen, they knuckle up at midfield and at the drop of a cup begin to chug and flip. First one to flip gets a shot at one cup. If hit, its game. If not, overtime continues with the same or a different player until the single cup is hit.
Ties - If there is a clear tie between two players flipping, play stops and those players, whether it be middie vs middie or defender vs forward, knuckle up and start the volley over.
Yellow Flag - When someone commits a penalty such as spilling a significant amount of beer, touching the opponents cups, or improperly flipping the cup, the team committing the penalty must knuckle up at their defense, allowing the opponents forward a chance to win and get a quick shot at goal.
This game was created while watching a Soccer match at a local Italian Restaurant with a few things in mind: getting drunk, teamwork, speed, pong and PRIDE. Have fun with it, and good luck winning more than one game straight.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 58 CASE NO: DP07-79 IN THE INTEREST OF: CP DOB: 05/16/2006 SP DOB: 12/03/2004 NP DOB: 05/05/2003 DP DOB: 09/06/2000 THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Samantha Plair or Derrick Partridge Sr. or any person claiming to be the mother/father/parent of the above-named children. NOTICE OF ACTION YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath, has been filed in the above styled Court for the parents of CP, SP, NP and DP, Children, in St. Augustine, Florida, by the Department of Children and Families and you are hereby notified of a hearing set before the Honorable Judge of the Circuit Court at the St. Johns County Judicial Center, 4010 Lewis Speedway, 3rd floor, St. Augustine, Florida at 1:30 o'clock p.m. on the 24th day of February, 2009, for an Advisory Hearing on the Petition. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. 'FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD(ren). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD(ren). BE ALSO ADVISED that you have a right to counsel at this and all hearings, and to advise you with respect to this petition, and if you are indigent, counsel will be appointed by the Court at no cost to you. WITNESSED my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the seal thereof this 13th day of January, 2009. CHERYL STRICKLAND Clerk Circuit Court St. Johns County, Florida By: Melissa Renfroe Deputy Clerk L149-9 Jan 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 2009
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The 2015 Winter Classic was decided with just 13 seconds remaining in the third period. Ex-Hawk Troy Brouwer found the puck on his stick at the top of the circle and beat Corey Crawford igniting the home fans taking the game 3-2. The outdoor elements were noticeable with the puck bouncing around all over the ice making it difficult to execute the stretch pass that the Hawks love to do, as well as enabling defensemen to keep pucks from jumping over the blue line.
Crawford kept the Hawks alive in the final period of the game making all kinds of saves. Braden Holtby at the other end, was just as sharp making sure the Capitals claimed victory. Michal Rozsival was back in the lineup after missing a few games due to injury. Tim Erixon and Joakim Nordstrom were the two Hawks watching the annual outdoor classic from the dugout.
Alex Ovechkin had a jump in his step on this day. He was all over the Hawks early, testing Crawford. Dan Carcillo and Michael Latta started the pushing and shoving right off the bat. Brooks Laich has a couple of solid opportunities and early on it looks to be an exciting start to the game. Continue reading »


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Orlando, FL - The Orlando Solar Bears, proud affiliates of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs organizations, announced today that they have agreed to terms with forward David Rutherford and defenseman Jake Areshenko.
Rutherford (5-9, 180 lbs.) has scored 95 goals in 209 games over the last four seasons. He divided last season between the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Florida Everblades. He averaged over a point per game with Florida, scoring 16 goals and adding 22 assists for 38 points in 36 games. With Charlotte, Rutherford notched one goal and six assists in 18 games. He spent the entire 2011-12 season with Florida, picking up 55 points (25 goals, 30 assists) in 57 games. On route to a Kelly Cup Championship with Florida, he scored five goals and added seven assists for 12 points in 17 games. Rutherford played two straight seasons (2009-11) for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League (CHL) where he finished with 105 points on 53 goals and 53 assists in 99 games. In the 2010-11 season, he led the Mudbugs in playoff scoring with 12 goals and 10 assists in 20 games while helping Bossier-Shreveport collect the CHL Championship. He was also named a CHL All-Star that season.
The Ladner, BC, native began his professional career in 2008-09, where he appeared in 52 games for the Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) and 12 games for the Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL). Prior to joining the professional ranks, Rutherford played three seasons (2005-08) in the Western Hockey League (WHL), helping the Vancouver Giants to a WHL championship in 2005-06 and winning the Memorial Cup in 2007-08 as a member of the Spokane Chiefs.
Rutherford's resume boasts a Kelly Cup (ECHL), President's Cup (CHL), Memorial Cup (Canadian Hockey League), and Chynoweth Cup (WHL).
Areshenko (6-0, 201 lbs.) enters his rookie season after appearing in three regular season games and three playoff games for the South Carolina Stingrays last season. He spent the previous four seasons (2009-13) with Bemidji State (NCAA), including being named an alternate captain for the Beavers during the 20011-12 season. In 144 NCAA games, Areshenko recorded 156 PIM along with four goals and 20 assists. Hailing from Port Coquitlam, BC, Areshenko played one season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the Fargo Force in 2008-09. In 58 games, he had 125 PIM and finished with eight points (2 goals, 6 assists).
"Rutherford is a proven winner at this level," said Head Coach Vince Williams. "He has won a championship and knows what it takes to be successful. He is a valuable addition to our offense and leadership core. Jake is a young defenseman that brings a physical element and presence to our D core."
The Solar Bears have agreed to terms with 18 players for the 2013-14 season:
|Kyle Beattie
|Bryce Aneloski
|Marshall Everson
|Jake Areshenko
|Jacob Lagace
|Eric Baier
|Tyler Murovich
|Paul Baier
|Michael Neal
|Ryan Blair
|David Rutherford
|Corey Fienhage
|C.J. Severyn
|Joe Marciano
|Ian Slater
|Cody Wild
|Scott Tanski
|Mike Ullrich
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North Palisade Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: Le Conte's Ledge Date Climbed: 09/09/1999
|Second attempt. Intimidating mountain that is worth all the effort.
|Posted Oct 29, 2002 12:22 pm
|Route Climbed: Palisade Traverse from Thunderbolt Date Climbed: August 17, 2002
|North Pal was peak #3 of the day for ScottyS and I, we started with Thunderbolt, went to Starlight, and then North Pal. This is a fun traverse, but if it's your first time, route finding is tedious. From North Pal, we continued on to Polemonium, and then Sill. The really fit guys continue on to Middle Pal, and sometimes even to Split Mountain.
|Posted Sep 27, 2002 6:11 pm
|Steve Grind
|Route Climbed: West Couloir Date Climbed: Sep 19, '02
|Really enjoyed this route - the Catwalk, Chute, and summit scrambling were definately highlights of the trip. Planned to traverse to Starlight, got about 1/4 of the way across, and decided against it. With 3 people, we had only a 30m rope and minimal gear, and were moving too slow. Nonetheless it was a really fun climb!
|Posted Sep 21, 2002 8:20 am
|Route Climbed: Traverse from T-bolt and Starlight Date Climbed: August 23, 2002
|Kind of a hairy traverse from Starlight. We stayed mainly within 60-80 feet of the ridge with several exposed Class 5 moves along the way. Reached the summit at 4:30 in time to rappel down the U notch.
|Posted Aug 25, 2002 9:39 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2002
|Day 5 of the 2002 Mountaineers Challenge. From South Lake, climbed Southwest Chute #1 to Thunderbolt, traversed to Starlight - North Pal - Polemonium, down the Southwest Chute from the U-Notch, then back to South Lake. 14hrs CTC. Trip Report.
|Posted Aug 22, 2002 7:34 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Starlight Date Climbed: August 17, 2002
|Traversed from Thunderbolt to Starlight to N.Pal to Polemonium to Sill with bearbnz. We freeclimbed most of the route, with three rappels and three belayed (probably unneccesary) pitches total. Heavy packs and little route knowledge (Secor's book only) made for slow time --- OK, maybe lack of fitness contributed! Left the car around 530, summited Thunderbolt around 1100, summited Sill at 2130. Waited for daylight to decend an east couloir of Sill and walk down to the S. Fork Trail. Got to the car at 1330 on Aug. 18 and drove home to get some sleep.
|Posted Aug 18, 2002 9:22 pm
|Route Climbed: Palisade traverse from T-Bolt. Date Climbed: July 6, 02
|Ian and me traverse from Thunderbolt, to Starlight, to North Pal, to Polemonium and then Sill. Oh, we never touched a rope.
|Posted Jul 9, 2002 9:03 pm
|Antonio Genissimo
|Route Climbed: U notch / 5.4? Date Climbed: 6/10/02
|Jesus Malverde, Wally Longridge and I left camp near Sam Mack @ 4:30 am, topped out at 4pm and got back to camp at 3am. Perfect conditons, 'schrund was bridged with snow. We were moving pretty constantly, how come we were so dam slow?
|Posted Jun 12, 2002 7:41 am
|Route Climbed: West side colouir Date Climbed: September 2001
|Had a difficult time with route finding, especially near the summit. Wasted a couple of hours just trying to figure out if we were on route.
Got back to camp right before dark, and hiked out the next day. Had planned to do Starlight and Polemonium, but we ran out of time and food. Those mountains will be a goal for another summer.....
|Posted May 18, 2002 6:24 am
|Route Climbed: Traverse the Palisades Date Climbed: 09/09/01
|Started from Sam Mack Meadow at 7:35 for E. Face of
Thunderbolt, traverse the Palisades; T-bolt, Starlight,
N. Pal., and Mt. Sill and then headed back to the meadow.
|Posted Oct 30, 2001 2:48 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: U-Notch + Chimney Variation Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2000
|Climbed this with mconnell. I thought the hardest climbing was the bypassing of the bergschrund on the right side. I wished I had my climbing shoes while I stood in the open book there, desperately looking to place a piece of pro before I slipped off.
We also attempted to descend the class 4 Clyde Variation back to the U-Notch. Eventually we had to admit we couldn't downclimb class 4 or we were off-route, so we ended up rappelling the last 20m down.
A full trip report if you care. :)
|Posted Aug 20, 2001 11:24 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Mount Sill Date Climbed: 08/05/00
|I started from Lake Elsinore in the South Fork of the Big Pine Creek area, headed up Mount Sill, traverse to Polemonium, North Palisade, and Starlight Peak.
I headed back the same way.
|Posted Aug 13, 2001 10:02 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Starlight Peak Date Climbed: August 1, 2001
|This was the third summit of my CA 14er speed climbing tour! Check out the trip report here.
|Posted Aug 8, 2001 5:04 pm
|Route Climbed: U-notch + chimney Date Climbed: Aug, 2000
|One of my favorite peaks. A really nice climb.
|Posted Jul 17, 2001 11:51 am
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Starlight Peak Date Climbed: June 24, 2001
|Single day solo traverse of Thunderbolt, Starlight, North Palisade and Polemonium. Started at the parking lot at 5:30am....didn't get back until 9:30. Hauled a 30lb pack full of snow/ice gear all day. That sucked big time on the 5th class rock sections. The traverse from Starlight involves some tricky routefinding. If you rope up and place pro, the traverse will take forever. Better to free solo, but beware of loose rock!
|Posted Jun 25, 2001 10:09 am
|Route Climbed: U-Notch+Chimney Variation Date Climbed: May 7, 2001
|Climbed North Palisade via the U-Notch+Chimney Variation on May 7th, 2001. Apparently we were the first to sign the summit log since October of 2000. The snow was firm in the U Notch, and skiers has kicked in steps all the way, making the ascent easy. The chimney above it is class 4 with some easy class 5 moves on the second pitch. The traverse of the arete to the summit was actually the tricky part because many ledges were covered in snow at that time of year (hard class 3 probably). A long and strenuous day, and a gorgeous climb....
Check http://www.stanford.edu/~wacziarg/climbing/NPalMay01.html for more.
|Posted Jun 13, 2001 4:29 pm


text: Edit: Also, again the Uzumaki and Senju are distant relatives, that is all we know. And to your other point. Okay let's say I am wrong. What ninjutsu would you say he used against the Juubi? Just for fun throw some out. Let me rephrase that. Given the information we have about him and that fight (which I know isnt much) what do you think he used? We know he used is "special items" we see him holding them in the fight. Also, we know he used a sealing tech. So just give me an idea of how you think it happened.


text: Remember in part 1, he would wear ankle weights.and once taken off he would move so fast that even kakashi had trouble keeping up. Now in part 2 lee's outfit has not changed that much. Question is does he still were the weights? Or does it look like that for cosmetic looks only


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In the summer of 1945, one white executive quietly, secretly, plotted an assault on baseball's systematic practice of racial discrimination. This executive had a conscience. He knew that it was wrong to bar a man from organized baseball simply because of his race or color. He was courageous. He wasn't afraid to buck the establishment.
He knew that baseball was robbing itself of a goldmine of talent when it indulged itself in the evil luxury of racial prejudice. And, being the game's reigning genius, he knew how to right the wrong: he knew what steps to take and he knew how to dodge the lethal slugs. This man's name was Branch Rickey. He was the president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, a storied, old National League ball club.
While he was a youngster growing up in Stockdale, OH, Rickey learned about baseball from an older brother, Orla. He took quickly to the game, sharpening his interest and knowledge by reading baseball stories in the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper and scanning advertisements in Spalding's Guide, a trade publication. Baseball became, and remained, his Number 1 sport.
Wesley Branch Rickey was born into the devoutly religious farm family of Jacob and Emily Rickey on December 20, 1881. He began to learn about the Bible from his mother before he could speak the words. Her religious teachings influenced his entire life. In respect for her love of the Sabbath Day, Rickey abstained from Sunday baseball.
He did, in fact, insist on having it specifically noted in his professional baseball contracts that he would not be required to play baseball on Sundays, and it was a hassle with the team manager over this contractual provision which cost him an opportunity to play major league baseball with the Cincinnati Reds in 1904.
Simply because Rickey refused to play baseball on Sunday, the Reds' manager quit speaking to him, and the older players ostracized him. They wouldn't even permit him to take batting practice with them. He was released to the Dallas minor league team from which he had come.
When Rickey was 18 months old, his family moved across the Scioto River from Madison Township, where he was born, to Rush Township. He first attended school in Rush Township and next in nearby Lucasville.
As a youth, he was sensitive about a stutter in his speech and his hayseedishness. But he conquered the speech defect, and as he got around, he combed the hayseed out of his hair. Following graduation from high school in Lucasville, he passed the Scioto County Board examinations and was certified to teach.
For two years, he taught at the Friendship School in the Turkey Creek section of Scioto County (top salary: $40 a month.) He quit his fledgling career as a school teacher to resume his own education at Ohio Wesleyan, where, incidentally, his girlfriend from Lucasville, Jane Moulton, was also a student. Their romance flourished over the years, and on June 1, 1906, Branch Rickey married Jane Moulton in her Lucasville home.
One summer during his student years, Rickey accepted $25 a week from a pickup team called the Portsmouth (OH) Navies. The following fall, when Rickey went out for football at Ohio Wesleyan University, he was asked to sign an application form pursuant to the Articles of Agreement of the newly-founded Ohio College Conference. One question had to do with professionalism, i.e. participating in sports for money.
Rickey could easily have lied and signed the application, claiming that he had never played for pay. What he had done was not morally wrong, and the lie was not unknown in college sports circles. But this he steadfastly refused to do. He thereby declared himself ineligible for participation in Ohio Wesleyan sports. Even after the Portsmouth manager himself lied, saying: "I never paid the boy a damned cent." Rickey refused to sign the application.
Ohio Wesleyan authorities were disappointed —Rickey was a good athlete—and shocked more than somewhat. But the next spring (1903), they rewarded his honesty by appointing him to the dual positions of baseball coach and director of athletics (salary: $250 for the spring), although Rickey was still a student and only 21 years of age.
In 1903 Branch Rickey took his Ohio Wesleyan University baseball team to play Notre Dame. When the team arrived at the old Oliver Hotel to check in, the hotel manager said, according to the Rev. Bob Olmstead, a Methodist minister in Palo Alto, CA, "I have rooms for all of you — except for him" — and he pointed to the team's catcher, Charley Thomas, who was black.
"Why don't you have a room for him?" Rickey asked.
"Because our policy is whites only."
"I'd like to have Charley stay in my room," Rickey responded. "Can you bring in a cot?"
After long deliberations, the innkeeper relented. Rickey sent the ball players to their rooms. But when he got to his room Charlie Thomas was sitting on a chair sobbing. Rickey recounted later, "Charlie was pulling frantically at his hands, pulling at his hands. "He looked at me and said, 'It's my skin. If I could just tear it off, I'd be like everybody else. It's my skin, it's my skin, Mr. Rickey!'"
Many years later, Thomas said, "From the very first day I entered Ohio Wesleyan University, Branch Rickey took special interest in my welfare. As the first Negro player on any of its teams, some of the fellows didn't welcome me too kindly, though there was no open opposition.
"But, I always felt that Mr. Rickey set them straight. During the three years that I was at Ohio Wesleyan, no man could have been treated better. When we went on trips, Mr. Rickey was the first one to see if I was welcome in the hotel where we were to stop. On several occasions, he talked the management into allowing me to occupy a double room with him and his roommate, Barney Russell."
Jackie Robinson, whom Rickey signed in 1945 as the first black man in Major League baseball, echoed Charlie Thomas: "When I heard that story, I gathered new hope. If 45 years ago Mr. Rickey believed that a man deserved fair treatment regardless of his race or color, there was no reason to believe he had changed."
Prior to the integration of professional baseball, African-American players played in a separate league.
"The more I learned about Branch Rickey," said Robinson, "the more pleased I was that I was playing ball for him, was a part of his organization, and I wanted to show him I was capable of handling any situation into which he might drop me. I had never known a man like him before."
Sources: "Branch Rickey Launches Negroes to Stardom with the signing of Jackie Robinson," by A.S. Young, Ebony magazine, Nov 1968
"Eric Heiden, Charles Thomas and Branch Rickey," by Mike Mathison, Weirton Daily Times (OH), April 5, 2010


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Commissioner Selig issued the following statement this afternoon:
"Major League Baseball is in mourning today upon the news of this tragedy that has taken Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others. Nick was just 22 years of age, with a wonderful life and career ahead of him.
"On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my sincere sympathy to the families and friends of all three victims and to the entire Angels' organization. I send my deepest condolences to Nick's parents, Jim and Janet. The hearts of everyone in baseball are with them at this most difficult time."


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Only the Russellville School District will have candidates unopposed for election in the upcoming school board races.
Thirteen candidates have filed for election to seven positions in Pope County and will appear on the ballot in the Sept. 20 election.
In Russellville, incumbents Kevin Moore and Leon Anderson have both filed for re-election to their board positions and are unopposed.
Incumbent Bobby J. Fletcher will face two opponents - Stevie R. Duvall and Cynthia Brannon - in the race for the Atkins board position.
Two positions will be filled through elections in the Hector School District. Incumbent Lynn Millsaps' term expires this year. He has filed for re-election and will face Sherri Selman in the race.
Tony Haley and Harold B. Tripp have both filed for election to the unexpired term of Tony Nichols, who resigned last year because he was moving out of state. Nichols' position was filled by Terry Bull, who was appointed by the board to finish out the year. Bull, a former board member, did not file for election to the position.
In Pottsville, incumbent Jerry Akin will face Bryan Duvall in the upcoming election.
Incumbent Debbie Moore, whose term on the Dover School Board expires this year, did not file for re-election. David Wilbanks and Sherman L. Goates have filed as candidates for that position.
Johnson County
In Johnson County, incumbent Danna Schneider is unopposed for re-election to the Clarksville School Board.
Incumbent Bryan Brown is unopposed for re-election to his post on the Lamar School Board, while fellow board member William Kenner will face Jennifer Cleveland in the race for his board position.
Teresa Jackson, an incumbent, has filed for re-election to the Westside School Board.
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Navigator Charts New Course with New CEO
Navigator Credit Union said it will begin the New Year with a new leader.
Robert Fertitta, who served as Navigator's chief financial officer for 17 years and as interim CEO during the fourth quarter of 2013, was named president/CEO of the $272 million co-op in Pascagoula, Miss., the credit union said.
"During the last few months, the search committee has worked diligently to find the best person to lead Navigator Credit Union," said Joseph Krebs Jr., board chairman. "Robert has demonstrated that he has the qualifications, the intellect and the leadership skills necessary to move Navigator Credit Union forward."
Fertitta was appointed interim CEO in September, following the resignation of long-term president/CEO Laurin F. Avara. No reason was given for Avara's resignation. His father, the late W.T. "Pete" Avara Jr., served as Navigator's president for 50 years.
Fertitta has managed a broad range of departmental operations at Navigator, including accounting, finance, treasury, risk management, electronic payments, information systems and card services, the credit union said.
Prior to joining Navigator, Fertitta spent more than three decades as an accountant in the retail, manufacturing and defense industries.
Fertitta was also recently appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the $4.2 billion Corporate One Federal Credit Union of Columbus, Ohio. He also served a three-year term on Southeast Corporate Federal Credit Union's board of directors and was also as chairman of Southeast Corp's supervisory committee.
The Gulfport resident is a recent graduate of Mississippi Economic Council's Leadership Mississippi, and serves as chairman of the Strategic Issues Council of the Financial Managers Society, servicing credit unions and community banks nationwide.
He completed his bachelor of science degree at the University of New Orleans in 1982 and earned his master of business administration degree in 1990.