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Figgins finally gets in gear
Angels' sparkplug busts out with game-winning RBI, Big D
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
"In every game you play," Gallego told him, "you should do one thing to help your team win."
Figgins, the Angels' leadoff man, sparkplug and super-utility phenomenon, waited two games to live up to that mantra, but in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, he reminded the Yankees why they were so scared of him in the first place.
Figgins snapped out of a hitless ALDS with two key hits, made his second spectacular defensive play of the series, and helped his team to an 11-7 win that put the Angels up, 2-1, in the best-of-five series. They can close it out with a win Saturday afternoon in Yankee Stadium.
"Just keep swinging and hope that you find the holes out there," Figgins said of his approach while in a slump. "As long as we win, you can accept it because you have the team to pick you up."
Going into the ALDS, the Yankees knew that more often than not, Figgins would pick up the Angels, and they knew that "utility man" is an unfair title for Figgins because that moniker implies "bench player."
Figgins, the smallest player on the team at 5-foot-7, has been more of the Angels' do-it-all man for the last three seasons, particularly this year, when he played every day while manning six different positions in the field.
Figgins had his most complete season, batting .290 with eight homers, 57 RBIs, a Major League-leading 62 stolen bases, and a team-high 113 runs scored. He also played excellent defense, primarily at third base and in center field.
Despite the fact that he was constantly being moved around from position to position, he made 10 errors in 158 games.
And then once the playoffs started, Figgins' bat disappeared.
He went 0-for-4 in Game 1 and 0-for-4 in Game 2. He didn't draw any walks, he didn't get hit by any pitches, and he didn't contribute any sacrifice bunts or sacrifice flies. Most important, he never even made it to first base.
But in Game 2, the Angels' come-from-behind, 5-3 victory over the Yankees that enabled them to escape Anaheim with a 1-1 series split, Figgins emulated his mentor, Gallego.
Despite a hitless night, he saved a run with a spectacular diving stop of a Hideki Matsui ground ball at third base.
And on Friday, while playing center field, he dove headfirst to catch a hard-hit, sinking Gary Sheffield line drive with two out on the fourth inning after the Yankees had cut a 5-0 Angels lead to 5-4.
"That was the play of the game," Angels first baseman Darin Erstad said. "Sheffield crushed that ball and if it gets past Figgy to the wall, who knows what happens."
"I'd like to see him play in the bullpen so he wouldn't be on the field," Yankees manager Joe Torre added.
"He never hesitated when that ball was hit by Sheff. ... He had a good read on the ball. He's a special player, there's no question."
Figgins carried the same tag into the ALDS last year against the Boston Red Sox and picked the wrong time to have three of the worst games of his career.
He hit .143 (2-for-14) with five strikeouts and committed two errors, both of which led to game-altering runs.
He said he didn't let that bother him then and he said Friday that he wasn't thinking about it this year, either, even after going 0-for-8 in the first two games.
"You don't worry about what happened last year," Figgins said. "We just think about continuing to play Angel baseball -- put good swings on the ball and play good defense. To me, that's why we're successful."
Figgins managed to be successful Friday even after typically frustrating luck in his first three at-bats.
In the first inning, he smoked a fly ball off Randy Johnson and Sheffield caught it at the wall in right-center field.
In the third inning, he crushed another fly ball into the glove of Matsui in left.
And in the fourth, he scalded a ground ball that second baseman Robinson Cano made a nifty play on to convert an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.
But in the sixth, with a runner on third and two out, Figgins stroked a single into right field to give the Angels a lead they wouldn't relinquish. He added a leadoff triple in the eighth and scored his first run of the series three batters later.
"The first couple of games, he had a little problem getting some hits to fall in," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
"Tonight he had great at-bats the whole way out."
Scioscia isn't the only one who noticed.
Said Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter: "You ever see that movie, 'Multiplicity,' with Michael Keaton? It's like they keep making a bunch of Chone Figginses and putting them all over the field.
"He comes up with a lot of big plays no matter where you put him."
Doug Miller 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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But I didn't care.
I always haz a sad when the good looking broads get voted off.
Monti was hot in a retro/nerd/milf kinda way for sure.
Suzy Singh from the first season was cute, definitely nice cans but too much self-aggrandization for my tastes.
What season was she from? Dayum...
Agree with Jasper..that whale is the biggest ***** on FN. Her and that ultra snobby old dude with glasses who sometimes judges chopped both suck.
Reality shows?
No thanks.
Stop watching delusional morons playing to the camera and start living.
Now excuse me while I check the Business Networking forum for new stuff.

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Celebrating the Futility of the Toronto Raptors:
lol but atleast he wasn't a bust
Hey! I guess this is the ceremonial "I'm new to the forum." - Please be nice.
I have been following RR for quite sometime now, as well as other forums. I guess I signed up here since I noticed the members here are the most rational compared to others. That's about it for now. See you on the other side.
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
Hi friends I'm new to raptorsrepublic and I hope to make alot of cool friends, everybody hates me in this world including my gf and I dont know why? can you please tell me? But I came here and I found you guys, I love you guys. Raptors are numba wunnnnnn I love basketball, I love to win, ya me so happy yippeee demar derozan is so cool and andrea bargnani is great italian basket player. LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO TORONTO raptors, bring us championship of the world. JOHN CENA NEVER GIVE UP LMAOOOOOO
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I've started reading Jquery Novice to Ninja and come across the page which mentions the Errata page to visit as - http://www.sitepoint.com/books/jquery1/errata.php
Unfortunately this doesn't go there, instead it redirects to the second edition of the book. On that note, I couldn't find where it lists the differences between versions?
I just had a look at another book and couldn't find the errors and errata page for that book either. @HAWK; can the relevant persons at hq have a look as to where the errors and errata pages for each book have gone? ty
Eeeek, sorry about that. I'll get someone to sort that out asap.
Just checking back, any news about this?
Good question - I'll follow up now.
Edit: Someone is looking into why the redirects aren't working right now.
Still no pages?
@HAWK; Any updates on this?
Ugh – sorry! I'll chase them up again.
I've had a chat with the devs about this and the jury is out as to how we will implement this. We need to build a new system for it now as the old one is deprecated.I'll keep you in the loop.
In this age of GitHub, pull requests and the like, what about setting up something there? Just a suggestion.
A good one. It is one of the options on the table.
@HAWK; with the books being sold by Learnable it'll probably pay to integrate into learnable the storage and access of book code archives (allowing for those who buy print copies elsewhere), and the errata/errors page (along with a text box for describing errors that a person might spot


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Home base for Alternative Spring Break will be at the Boys & Girls Club of Newark. Participants will act as tutors and mentors for local children who need it the most, and provide some building maintenance support to this outdated facility. Each day, groups of students will be deployed to work on projects at the Jersey Shore. Appropriate projects are being identified now in preparation for this month-long service project.
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If you want to get a feel first, go right ahead, the source is on CPAN. Actually… scratch that, I've just pushed my stuff to GitHub [github.com]. Anyway, if you want to take a look first, check that out.
It's not very magical on the implementation end of things, actually.
Let me know if you want to pick it up.


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As we mentioned in our big election roundup from Saturday night, three gay city council candidates lost runoffs in Texas — Randi Shade in Austin, Elena Guajardo in San Antonio, and Chris Hightower in Arlington.
Shade was the only incumbent of the three, and her departure from office will leave Texas, the second-largest state in the nation, with just three openly LGBT city council members — Joel Burns in Fort Worth, Sue Lovell in Houston, and Scott Sherman in Pearland.
Openly gay Kemp City Councilman Jerry Hazelip didn't seek re-election this year. And the two gay council candidates in Dallas, James Nowlin and Casie Pierce, lost their races May 14.
Of course, Texas still has plenty of LGBT appointed and elected officials (view the full list here), including high-profile ones like Mayor Annise Parker in Houston and Sheriff Lupe Valdez in Dallas — but nevertheless the lack of gay council members is cause for concern, according to Denis Dison, a spokesman for the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.
Dison said the Victory Fund, which endorsed both Hightower and Shade, doesn't keep a running total of the number of gay city council members in each state. But he noted that Texas is one of the few big states that lack an out legislator, and city councils are often a stepping stone to higher office.
"Chris Hightower's loss was heartbreaking, both because he came so close and because he was subject to some pretty awful anti-gay politicking," Dison told Instant Tea today. "My understanding is Shade's loss had nothing to do with her sexual orientation.
"Municipal offices like those are very important because that's often where future state legislators get their start, and Texas really needs an openly LGBT voice in the Capitol.
"We hope our progress is constant, but sometimes the challenges seem to bunch up and we've got to redouble our efforts," Dison said. "We've seen a lot of success in Texas and I think we'll continue to see good people decide to run from both parties."
Really? Both parties? A gay Republican candidate in Texas? Now that would be something.


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Lion & Lamb Love has shared gorgeous Kellan photoshoot outtakes, which I saw via Twilight Sisterhood. You gotta check 'em out here.
However, this "Clark Kent" nerdy one below was the most interesting to me; reminds me of those middle school yearbook photos you take with a double-image. hehe.
June 15, 2009
Lion & Lamb Love's Gorgeous Kellan Outtakes :-)
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awwwwwwww i loooove this pictures soooo much *___*ReplyDelete
Oh...my...word! How cute is this guy going to get??ReplyDelete
(love the "Buddy Holly" glasses!)
Yeah...I agree about the school picture shot. It looks like the pictures we used to take in Graphic Arts class.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM
okay, if anyone has ever watched the show Boy Meets World (I know, its ancient) , couldnt you imagine Kellan as a dorky little kid with plaid shirts tucked in his pants with a lisp? Does the name Stuart Minkus come to mind? :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 15, 2009 at 9:06 PM
OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!ReplyDelete
I can totally see Minkus!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
awww.he look so cute.ReplyDelete
Damn!! Another illegal thought!! Love the Drew Carey look a like. Superman here comes Lois.ReplyDelete
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Hundreds of first responders and their families gathered in Waco, Texas, Thursday to honor 12 first responders killed in last week's explosion in the nearby town of West. Fifteen people died and more than 200 were injured in the fertilizer plant blast that nearly leveled parts of the town.
In a video tribute played at the memorial service, families of the fallen recalled their fathers, husbands, brothers and friends, in emotional clips that played on a big screen behind a dozen flag-draped coffins.
Joseph Pustejousky's wife recalled his dimples, and through tears, she said words could not express how much she's going to miss him.
Cody Dragoo's brother-in-law remembered his sister's beloved "Montana mountain man" who moved down to Texas and wooed her.
Captain Douglas Snokhous' daughter remembered her "Daddy and Uncle Bob," Robert Snokhous, who both died in the blast. She said she couldn't wait to tell her infant son about what a hero his grandpa was.
President Barack Obama, who had traveled to Waco for the memorial service, said he could not "match the power of the voices" in the video eulogies and said "no words adequately describe the courage that was displayed on that deadly night."
"What I can do is offer the love and support and prayers of the nation," Obama said.
Obama traveled to Waco with the first lady from Dallas, where the couple had participated in the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library earlier in the day. He told the crowd gathered in Waco that all the former presidents send their thoughts and prayers.
Gov. Rick Perry, who was also on hand, called the stories of the fallen "an inspiration" but also "heartbreaking."
Bill Gardner, a state fireman and fire marshal, told those struggling with grief in the wake of the devastating blast, that "we must continue on."
"While the light coming from the darkness is not as bright as we want it to be, it exists," Gardner said.
"We will always love and support you as your family member loved and supported us," Gardner said to the families of first responders lost in the blaze. "We will also remember them. They will not be forgotten."
The event at the Ferrell Center at Baylor University was organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force.
Ahead of the memorial Thursday, 1,000 firefighters from Texas and around the country rode in a motorcycle procession through the city of Waco, many with flags on the backs of their bikes.
The town of West is still struggling to its feet after the April 17 explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant killed 15 people, injured hundreds, destroyed 140 homes and wrought havoc on the town's infrastructure.
The Red Cross is now assisting 180 families, and a boil order is still in effect for drinking water.


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An appropriation request for $42,000 was postponed after aldermen expressed concern as to whether the proposed repairs to the brick crosswalks on West Main Street would provide a permanent solution.
Public Works Director Michael Oakes told the Finance Committee last week the repair project consists of replacing the concrete and rock aggregate with 16 inches of reinforced concrete.
Alderman Richard Harris inquired as to whether an engineering analysis had been performed to determine the reliability of the proposed solution. Harris said the crosswalks in their current state are "embarrassing."
"Let's get it right the second time," he said.
Oakes said in his 40-year career he had never heard of someone performing an engineering analysis on this type of project. He said there is no way to be 100 percent sure any given solution would be fail-proof.
"I make decisions like this often," he said. "... Our track record proves that most of those decisions, when we make those kinds of decisions, do work out. They didn't in this case."
Oakes expressed confidence in the proposed solution to the sinking crosswalks.
"I don't know anyone who doesn't think it'll be the strongest section of Main Street when we get it done," he said.
Aldermen remained wary of approving Oakes' proposal, and a motion to postpone consideration of the item passed, with Martin Irwin, Mark Tripp, Garland Steuber, Spence Roberts and Richard Harris voting in favor of the motion. Aldermen Seth Irwin and Randy Horton opposed, and Alderwoman Freddie Harris was absent Thursday.
At the end of the meeting, John Harris, chair of the Main Street Russellville Board of Directors, implored aldermen to try and find a solution before adjourning.
Martin Irwin indicated the council may call a meeting prior to the regular March meeting to address the repairs.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 11:25 AM
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Parking dispute leads to fisticuffs
Original post made on Jan 30, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 11:25 AM
Comments (38)
a resident of Castro City
on Jan 30, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Lots or cameras in stores and hopefully the parking lot. We'll get to the bottom of this.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 30, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Oh to have sweet justice levied on those who cannot park their cars properly :)
a resident of another community
on Jan 30, 2013 at 2:27 pm
The man shouldn't have hit her. He should have taken a picture of her and called the police. Let her deal with assault charges rather than commit assault.
a resident of Willowgate
on Jan 30, 2013 at 2:30 pm
What on earth. First off don't ever strike anyone it is not a valid defense. Instead walk away, if still provoked take your pepper spray out and do your worst. I feel for this lady this guy must be high on something and would explain his erratic parking and behavior. What a jerk. We men need to stand up for people in altercations. All it takes is asking is everything alright?
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jan 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm
He should have stuck around and pressed charges. But then he probably would have been arrested, even though she was the aggressor.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 30, 2013 at 2:40 pm
How do we know she was the aggressor? Striking first can be done in self defense and it not a violation of law when done so.
The cameras will show if he began to rush her and she defended herself.
a resident of Whisman Station
on Jan 30, 2013 at 2:42 pm
I guess, whatever the scenario, whoever was to blame, I'll be glad if they get caught and punished. Society will win.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jan 30, 2013 at 3:13 pm
Just the other day I was at Pet Smart in Mountain View, where a woman just pulled up, right in front of the store, left her teenage son in the her SUV, put on the emergency blinkers and went inside.
As I pulled in to the parking lot, I saw no less than three cars nearly collided because her car was blocking the throughway, where there are NO PARKING SPACES. Seeing this infuriated me. I waited outside to see who would come out to this vehicle, and here she came, a full 5 minutes after I arrived. As she loaded her medium sized bag of dog food into the back of her car, I asked her "What makes you so privileged that you can create your own parking spot anywhere you want?" She held up the bag of dog food. I said "Big deal, get a cart and park just like everyone else. Do you realize that by leaving your vehicle illegally parked you nearly caused three accidents?" She said (snarkely, but I don't care); "Thank you for sharing that with me" and got in her car and drove away.
Our society is full of self-indulgent people who have no regard for others, as well as a population that is so afraid of offending anyone by telling these people that they are rude. Some people are just jerks, and if more people told them what jerks they were, perhaps some of them just might think twice before taking up extra parking, or parking unsafe.
However, when you choose to step out on this limb, be sure to keep in mind to use your words, not your fists. The Lucky's incident should have ended in the parking lot.
If the woman felt 'threatened' inside the store (if that was truly the case) then she should have started yelling for help at the top of her lungs! If the man was the initial aggressor inside the store, I guarantee he would have backed off if she started yelling for help. She should NEVER have resorted to physical violence, but she did, and it escalated the situation. He didn't handle it any better. Neither of them had the right to resort to physical violence, and they both should be held accountable for their actions.
The security cameras will sort it all out for the police, but in the end they both have to accept responsibility for escalation of physical violence inside the store.
Oh, and if the woman in the SUV at Pet Smart is a MV Voice reader, I hope she recognizes herself in this story and thinks twice before creating a dangerous situation for other motorists (or the sone she left in the car) because she is too lazy to legally park!
a resident of The Crossings
on Jan 30, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Well, since we're all speculating, here's yet another way it could have gone down:
She said something inside the store, he snapped and lunged at her, she reacted with the self defense reflex of trying to fight off the attack right before she got popped.
Its soooooo easy to say we should NEVER act with violence...so easy to say that behind a computer.
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Jan 30, 2013 at 4:24 pm
And yet another example of the norm of male "privilege" at its worst ie in the form of violence against women.
After all, who is she to challenge his parking skills or confront him about any of his behaviors. Violence as a solution is the male priority.
A woman would most likely snear and say something rude in response to such a challenge but not choose violence.
It is WRONG to take the view that this is an extraordinary event in the sense of being rare or unsual. Or that this 6' white male punching a woman in the face means that he is odd or demented vav other males of his description. HE'S THE NORM.
Just check the FBI stats on male violences on women. Go ahead I dare you.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 30, 2013 at 4:49 pm
I'm not defending the guy or anything, but sometimes you just gotta let stuff roll. 3 p.m. on a weekday should mean plenty of available spots.
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Jan 30, 2013 at 6:58 pm
H-Bomb has it right. I don't think I've seen that parking lot anywhere near 50% full in the past 15 years. Who cares that one car is out of alignment (unless it's crossing over into a handicapped spot).
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Jan 30, 2013 at 11:16 pm
Just park a shopping cart in front or back of their vehicle and move on. If they inconvenienced you and you got some time, then inconvenience them a little too.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2013 at 12:13 am
Some years ago, I was getting in my car outside the (now-demolished) Burger King in San Antonio Shopping Center. The people next to me were finishing up eating in their car, and they simply threw their trash out their car window.
I called them on this, and quickly got a bottle of liquor thrown at me. Fortunately, I had just closed my car door, and the glass bottle shattered against the side of my car as the litterers drove away.
So sometimes just saying something can be hazardous to your health. I suppose I could have gotten a license plate number or something, but realistically, I suspect no action would have been taken by the police, and if the police had followed up, I wonder how much more jeopardy I would have been in had I testified against them in court.
It's very frustrating, but I don't see any good, safe course of action against such shameless antisocial jerks.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jan 31, 2013 at 8:23 am
That's a big parking lot and she had to park near the guy that didn't know how to park and still confront AND slap him in the store?
Who's the crazy one here? That's just looking for trouble.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 31, 2013 at 8:55 am
I think Mary missed the part that said the woman slapped him first. I'm not defending the guy as I think he should not have reacted the way he did. But Mary's post makes me almost want to defend him.
Violence against women is NOT the norm for "males".
About 15 years ago, I was waiting for parking behind a car directly in front of me. The driver did not move into the open space. I waited and waited. I actually began timing how long I was waiting. A full minute passed since I began timing, so I thought the driver might be waiting for someone and I slowly went around and parked in the open space. By the time I was out of my car, she was running toward me screaming vulgarities. I was taken aback. I explained to her that I thought she was waiting for someone since the space had been open for some time. She chest bumped me and continued screaming, so I told her that she should lay off the bottle as she reeked of alcohol. I walked away, while she continued screaming at the top of her lungs.
If Mary had a bad experience, I'm sorry for that. But to call male violence against women the norm is not correct. The FBI stats do not indicate that.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:03 am
The true story.
As the parties involved were getting their carts the woman made the statement, "Did you really mean to park like that? Take two spaces?" He replied " F@#K YOU BIT#H"
She entered the store and started her shopping. He used the BofA ATM. As documented on CCTV. Several minutes later he came down the cereal aisle as she was coming up the aisle. At that point he said to her "You got a Fu^%ing problem with the way I drive?" She told him not to speak to her that manner. He then took his grocery cart and shoved her against the cereal boxes and came toward her in a threating manner. She told him to get away from her. He said "Fu%k you you fat Cu#t" and he came at her again with a raised hand in a threatening manner.
She slapped him in the face and yelled at him to get away from her. At that point he doubled up his fist and gave her a left hook striking her in the left side of the mouth. She has a large cut to her inside upper lip and loosened a tooth. Her eye is red and her jaw is black and blue.
He being the coward he is fled the scene. Several customers witnessed the incident as they made comment to the store checkers, however NO ONE came forward to assist or give statments to Police.
Store employees did not come to any assistance during the attack. They did however offer her ice for her bleeding lip. In fact the woman had to call Police from her cell phone.
The woman is my wife.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:07 am
Clearly some important details were left out of the story. This happened to my mother and I want to set the record straight.
@Suzy - She was getting out of her war when the man parked moments later – sideways across two spots almost hitting her passenger side door of her car. That's what started the confrontation.
@H-Bomb, you're absolutely right – there were plenty of spots available, why he chose to park there, no one knows.
Words were spoken and they both walked off towards the store. They each went into two different directions. HE sought her out, rammed his cart into her multiple times – pushing her against the isle - while throwing terrible insults towards her. She DID yell for him to get away from her. There were people in the isle that saw what happened; however, chose not to come to her aid. He lunged towards her with his fist raised and she slapped him IN SELF DEFENSE.
She was cornered by the carts and couldn't run anywhere – that and she has a broken foot. That's when he doubled up his fist and punched her. After the incident, he ran out of the store and she followed to try and get his license plate number, but by the time she made it outside, he was pulling out of the driveway. No woman deserves to be punched by a man. He's more than 20 years older than she, and about 1' taller. Wouldn't be surprised if he's done this before – especially since he did this in broad daylight in public. I hope MVPD finds this guy!!
a resident of Jackson Park
on Jan 31, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Wow. We really really really need to catch this coward.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jan 31, 2013 at 12:43 pm
The real disgrace is that everybody else just stood around and did nothing. I thought that nonsense went out with the Kitty Genovese murder.
I hope that guy gets what is coming to him.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Shame on those Lucky's employees who did nothing to help! They should have been on the phone at the first sign of trouble. I won't be shopping there.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jan 31, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Its easy to say everyone should have jumped in. The reality of situations like this is that they happen and escalate quickly where most people are just watching, in sort of shock, wondering what's happening. Then it peaks and is over in the blink of an eye, leaving most every normal person standing flat footed, trying to process what just happened. As described above by family, this could have all gone down in the store in about 6 or 7 seconds
If you were not there, don't be so all knowing that you decide who is to blame other than the perp.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jan 31, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Thank you, Mike, for more thorough reporting on this story. 'The Voice' could probably use you full time.
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jan 31, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Once at Trader Joe's a man yelled at me for not using my blinkers in the parking lot. "That's why they're there," he said. When I said "on my bicycle?" he realized his mistake.
No apology from him, though. He just grumbled about how bicycling is dangerous and walked away. Some people are just jerks. At least he didn't hit me.
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Jan 31, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Now I know more facts - I agree with Old Ben and Parent - it is a disgrace that no one, especially store employees, took the time to snap out of their selfish fog to even notice this situation was happening. The witness from the snack aisle, if he reads this, still has a chance to show some honor and come forward with a statement. I too will think twice about going to this Lucky's - even just to avoid ever meeting that deranged lunatic who slammed his car into two spots then stalked and assaulted that lady in the store. Was he on drugs or what? Did he buy anything or did he just leave? To the victim - so sorry you had to go through this. There are decent people living in this community who care, unfortunately none of them were at (un)Lucky's that day.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2013 at 10:47 pm
I hope they can get to the bottom of all this. Roll the tapes! I'm a bit confused. The story started out with the man being in his 30s and then later the victim's daughter says the man was more than 20 years older than her mother. If the reporting is true, the man's actions are deplorable! This world is getting too scary...too full of jerks.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:18 am
"He lunged towards her with his fist raised "
That's funny, @Mike (the woman's husband), didn't mention that.
"At that point he doubled up his fist and gave her a left hook striking her in the left side of the mouth"
Impossible. A left hook lands on the right side.
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Feb 1, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Steve is channeling Atticus Finch! Maybe it was a right hook or not a punch at all but some sort of a crude slam to her face. Roll the tapes and let's find the mysterious lunatic before he really loses his marbles somewhere in our midst.
a resident of Jackson Park
on Feb 1, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Dang! Sounds like some spoiled brat didn't get his Lucky Charms this morning. The way he parked and responded to her, it appears he had anger issues from something already bugging him and was taking it out on the world. That's no excuse to be an aggressive baby about it, but then some people never grow up. I hope this one gets his spanking.
For the record and in defense of store employees, often store's instruct workers to do nothing but call for the police or local security, for fear of making a bad thing worse. There was even a bank teller in the news not long ago who was fired for physically stopping a bank robber, the argument being that a customer could have been injured in the apprehension process and the bank sued.
It's a fine line we walk these days, thanks to excessive litigation.
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Feb 1, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Isn't it interesting how many male comments here automatically accepted that the woman was the aggressor and/or diminished/excused this scumbags violence?
My question: What is the gender of the person who wrote the coverage for online distribution. It says it was posted by "the editor" who is a male.
Boys club rule #1: boys stick together and cover up each other's violence or other arenas of mis-behavior. Eg Penn State, Rape epidemic in the military, etc etc etc.
Boys club #1 rule of thumb: Any B*tch who dares to confromt a male deserves whatever she gets.
I know there are good guys out there but they are no longer in the majority is what is true. Time for pretense claiming otherwise to STOP.
Mountain View Voice Editor
on Feb 1, 2013 at 4:31 pm
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@Mary: the reporter is male, the editor (me) is female.
a resident of Whisman Station
on Feb 1, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Mary, shows us all that sexism goes both ways.
a resident of Whisman Station
on Feb 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Oh, and she also illuminates how ignorant sexism and stereotyping is.
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2013 at 1:35 pm
It's very interesting that she felt the need to talk to him. Why did she not avoid him? When he became aggressive, why did she not walk away? It takes two to have a fight and sadly, I have witnessed many of these ugly skirmishes around town in the last months. People need to calm down.
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Wanted to add after reading the comments. I witnessed a female accost a male driver in a parking lot not too far from this Lucky's. He tried to explain to her rationally what why he did what he did and she just kept on going hurling racist remarks at him and yelling at him to go back home. We intervened and I think that made them both move on.
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2013 at 2:42 pm
AC is a registered user.
I'll admit, I haven't thoroughly read all the comments yet; but I felt like I had to chime in on the "who is the aggressor" and "who started it" and "if you weren't there, don't judge people for not getting involved" part.
Still, I hope what I have to type is of some value, relevence, or provokes some thought.
With regard to the sexism thing.....
I'm male. And even if I were confronted by the craziest woman in the world, I was taught that you're not ever ever ever supposed to hit a woman like you would hit a man. If she's a danger, and fight-or-flight instincts tell you to fight... immobilize her and turn her in to authorities. You do not, ever, ever, ever punch a woman the way you'd punch a man. My dad said that if you wanted to be treated like man, you have to act like one.
I may be sexist for believing that; but I'll accept being judged for that.
With the "who is the aggressor" thing.....
Fight-or-flight is still a very valid and primal instinct. If you don't want to fight, then flee. This guy threw a punch then fled. If the woman were truly the aggressor, he could have fled before it got physical in the first place. This kind of negates the "but she started it" thing. Even if she did, he could have avoided it; and if he couldn't avoid it, then see the above.
I realize that I'm old fashioned like that, and I'm over 40 and grew up in different times... but as a kid I never got badly punished for fighting in self-defence if I could prove it; and if I used only as much force as necessary to run away. Responding to an insult with a baseball bat was never condoned as self-defense. So responding to a slap with a full-on punch... again, no defense.
And lastly, regarding "don't judge people for not getting involved".....
Ideally, one shouldn't judge at all. We get that. But once that is acknowledged, I'd wish to share a point. Courses to combat bullying (obviously a real social issue, and not just in schools) teach us that the role of bystanders is very important. You don't have to get into fisticuffs to defend a person who is being bullied. Your disapproval ultimately has more impact on someone's behaviour than "getting into" it. A firmly yelled "What just happened here, because this is what I saw and heard" is an appropriate intervention. "Mind your own damn business" doesn't mean you have to be in denial of what just happened right in front of your face.
If one thinks "intervention" means being the hero, blocking the door, and having all this courage and macheesmo to neutralize the evil attacker, I'd suggest we watch too many movies. Discouraging bullying can be as simple as calling a spade a spade. Again, growing up, my parents yelling "What have you done?" gave me plenty of pause.
Just some thoughts. Please forgive the rambling.
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2013 at 9:37 pm
According to American Heritage Dictionary, to intervene is to enter a course of events so as to hinder or change it. In some instances it requires actual physical intervention to prevent bodily harm or catastrophe. I can see your point but sometimes words are not enough. I don't think I watch too many movies.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Can we still call a spade a spade? Or is that frowned upon in this establishment?
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Fire near Windemere burns 30 acres
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a resident of Danville
on Jul 16, 2013 at 11:46 am
I saw the smoke and some flames from my backyard (across Camino Tassajara), and phoned it in (it had already been reported), and then just a few minutes later heard the fire engines, and then saw the planes. There appeared to be two planes dropping the red fire-retardent, plus a "spotter" small plane. And at least one helicopter as well, that was dropping water. Very impressive (and fast) response. The planes showed up so quickly that I was wondering where they took off from (Livermore? Buchanon Field in Concord?)
From my distant vantage point, I couldn't tell how close the fire was to residences and other structures in the Wyndemere area, but on the other side (the side closest to Camino Tassajara) it never got that close to anything. But if it hadn't been responded to so quickly, it would have been heading towards homes. Thanks to all who helped to put this one out!
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New York Cemeteries
Many New York cemetery records have been transcribed and published. The Daughters of the American Revolution collection of Cemetery, Church, and Town records contains transcriptions of hundreds of New York cemetery records. This collection and the name indexes to it are described in New York Genealogy.
Other important collections include:
- New York State Cemetery Records, 23 Volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1940–69; Family History Library book 974.7 V3n; films 844624–31). Includes inscriptions from many cemeteries, usually alphabetical. Later volumes are indexed.
- The graveyard shift: a family historian's guide to New York City cemeteries by Carolee Inskeep.
- The Holland Society of New York's Cemetery and Geographical Files are transcriptions of tombstone inscriptions from Dutch Reformed Church graveyards and family plots (Family History Library films 1019527–29).
Many large cemeteries also have extensive sexton's records. The sexton may have recorded additional information, such as place of birth and death. Some records, such as the card index to the Albany Rural Cemetery, are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Many inner-city cemeteries have been moved to suburban areas, sometimes making it hard to locate the actual tombstone. Paupers may have been buried in special places, such as Potter's Field on Hart Island in the Bronx.
Many cemetery records have appeared in periodicals such as Tree Talks and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (see New York Periodicals). Revolutionary War veterans' cemetery records are discussed in United States Military Records.
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. Index to United States Cemeteries. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library films 1206468–94.) Films 1206481–82 include New York.
The Family History Library Catalog Locality Search lists more of these records under:
Web Sites
- Interment.Net
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/cem/cdiran.htm
- http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-NY-NDX.html
- New York Gravestone Photo Project
- http://www.findagrave.com/
- http://www.newyork-genealogy.com/New-York-Cemetery-Records.cfm


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Discussion in 'Fan Fiction' started by Gibraltar, Aug 5, 2012.
Holy hell...
Bleak and Hopeless as most of this story has been....MOAR!!!
This would be an excellent time for Sandhurst to check on his former crew, but I wager he has other things on his mind at the moment....
She sure as hell has my attention, I tell you that.
Pava's reaction to her was terrific. Clearly he's not buying that she is who she say she is and understandably so. Even I'm having a hard time believing that this Ramirez is in any way or form related to the one we used to know and love.
Regardless, the gauntlet (and then some) has been thrown down. Next move, Pava?
Okay, now you've gone and broke your stuff again. You're not getting any new characters until you start taking better care of the ones you have, young man.
Lots of turning points for this cast...even Pava got his ass kicked. Wow. Okay, let's get the next installment out.
I was going to make a comment about him (Gilbratrar) loathing his own characters but you said it better...I've read a couple of his other works and he's almost as mean to them there as well. I don't know how the television series crews would have held up under such literary abuse.
UT:TFV - Part II - Scorched Earths (Chapter 10 continued)
Chapter 10 <cont'd>
He struggled upwards towards awareness as flickering memories jumbled together with the earnest demands of his subconscious to wake up and do something! He saw the towering mushroom cloud reaching skyward above Melos, he witnessed Donald Sandhurst's broken body fresh from the Baron's captivity, and he watched his own hands snapping the neck of a Cardassian teenager on Lakesh.
"Welcome back," Ramirez's voice came to him with startling clarity, bringing full consciousness with it.
He whispered something hoarsely in reply but it was unintelligible.
"You've looked better, Pava, I have to admit."
Lar'ragos opened his one remaining eye, finding Ramirez standing over him where he lay on the day bed in the ready room. An alien medic from a species Lar'ragos was unfamiliar with was tending to his wounds. A pressure bandage had been applied to his right eye, and his other injuries appeared to have been sutured via protoplaser.
He grunted, angry with himself for yielding to his injuries instead of standing in defense of his ship and crew. "So," he rasped, "what now? What's the grand plan here?"
Ramirez moved around the room to take a seat behind his desk, making a show of kicking her boots up onto the tabletop. A representative from yet another unknown species stood by the door to the bridge, cradling a dangerous looking rifle of some kind.
"Hurting the people Donald cares about was part of the plan," she offered with a self-satisfied grin. "So, from that standpoint, it's well underway."
"That's it, then, revenge for some perceived slight?" He laughed, or tried to, choking on the effort. "How mundane of you, Liana. You've never demonstrated a talent for mediocrity before."
Ramirez was turning a decorative bauble that had belonged to Sandhurst over in her hands, but paused following Lar'ragos' critique. "Careful, now. You really don't want to make me angry again."
He turned his head far enough to be able to see her with his good eye. "That's all you can feel anymore, isn't it?" It was phrased as a question, but his voice carried the timbre of certainty.
She sat up suddenly, the computer terminal and various padds and data flimsies falling to the floor from the desktop. "Don't you even dare presume to know me, Pava."
"Too late," he replied with genuine sadness. "He left just enough of the real you in there to suffer every time you take a life, but it's the only time he lets you feel anything at all. Agony as reward… making pain preferable to utter emptiness. I didn't give the Baron enough credit."
Ramirez gestured hotly to the guard at the door, who stepped out onto the bridge briefly. He returned dragging a bloodied, struggling Juneau with the assistance of another of Liana's pirate crew.
Juneau was bruised and battered, but her eyes still blazed with defiance when she strained to raise her head. "Cap… captain?" she asked, concerned with Pava's welfare above that of her own.
"Touching," Ramirez growled. "Still, I can't believe you made this mewling little thing your XO."
"She's done me proud," Lar'ragos parried. "She's eager to learn, and she's got more courage than I'd ever imagined." He focused on Juneau. "Hang in there, Olivia."
Ramirez drew a wickedly sharp combat knife from a sheath on one thigh, before stepping around behind Juneau and jerking her head back by her hair. The former XO held the blade to her successor's throat. "I want you to feel the same helplessness I felt on Velkohn, El Aurian."
Lar'ragos' expression was caught in the no-man's land between disbelief and outrage. "I expected to die on Velkohn, Liana! It never occurred to me that Donald was capable of what he did until after he'd done it." His eye fixated on the razor-keen knife. "It should have been me. Is that what you want to hear? Fine, I admit it, it should have been me!" He looked up at Ramirez, pleading, "Please, don't do this. There's no reason."
Juneau began to weep quietly, her emotional reserves exhausted in the face of so much unnecessary death and anguish. "Please," she begged, tears coursing down her cheeks. "Please don't kill me, Liana."
Lar'ragos did not flinch. He did not close his eye as the deed was done, but instead kept it locked firmly on Ramirez's own. It was not quick by any means, and Juneau thrashed and suffered terribly. After Ramirez released her grip on Juneau's hair and let the other woman's body collapse to the deck, she raised the knife and inspected it closely as Juneau's blood dribbled from the blade and speckled the carpet.
"Kill me now," Lar'ragos said in a voice completely devoid of emotion. "If you don't, then both of us will know the reason is that you need me to end this torment for you. I… surely will. But I'll show you the mercy you denied Olivia. Your death will be a quick one."
It boiled up within him, surging past all his painfully erected defenses, making a mockery of his new Vulcan discipline. The predator's smile spread slowly across his lips like a flash frozen field of ice.
This is quickly becoming your Hamlet. Not only an excellent piece of work but also ... everybody must die.
Chapter 10 <cont'd>
Two days following the departure of their attackers, a broken man made his way painfully down a soot stained and battered passageway aboard a damaged ship whose crew had fared no better.
Lar'ragos walked the corridors of his command with the assistance of a cane, an exacting replica of one he'd used as a younger man after having been grievously wounded during his journeys in the Delta Quadrant. He moved with a pronounced limp from a piece of shrapnel in his right leg judged too close to a major artery to risk removing in the absence of trained surgeons. A standard eye-patch covered the now cauterized socket where his right eye had once been.
Crew members nodded deferentially to him as he passed, and he returned the gesture by force of habit, not really seeing them individually, but conscious of them as an aggregate. They were 'The Crew', the collective body that he had failed. He had been entrusted with their safety, and in his arrogance he had placed them squarely in the jaws of a mortal enemy.
Ramirez and her jolly little band of mercenaries had left Europa after emptying the ship's magazines of quantum torpedoes, as well as seizing the contents of their armory and making off with their last two remaining Alpha Weapons.
Total casualties from the attack had been twenty-nine killed, with an additional thirty-four injured. Five of the fatalities were persons who likely could have been saved, had the starship's entire Sickbay facility not been consumed by fire. Three of the ship's senior staff had been killed within minutes of one another; Taiee, Juneau, and Marine 2nd Lieutenant Tiedermeyer.
Tiedermeyer and Shanthi had been between Decks 5 and 6 in a vertical access shaft when Ramirez had unleashed anethsazine gas via Europa's own intruder control network into the ship's ventilation system. The two men were rendered unconscious and fell sixty feet to the bottom of the shaft, with Tiedermeyer breaking Shanthi's fall with his own body. Shanthi himself was being kept in an induced coma due to the severity of his injuries, which included multiple bone fractures, internal bleeding, and significant cranial trauma that only Galaxy Station's MedCenter could cope with.
Most of the bridge crew caught in the wave of explosions were themselves recovering in makeshift medical wards retrofit from guest cabins and one of their cargo bays. Lightner, Dunleavy, Liu, and a host of others had endured serious wounds from the scything shrapnel.
"Captain," called a deep and unmistakable voice from behind him.
Without turning around, Lar'ragos replied, "Mister Ashok, how are your engines?"
The chief engineer and now acting-XO stepped forward into Lar'ragos' limited line-of-sight, appearing even grimmer than usual. Before the recent attack, Lar'ragos would have bet that was impossible, but no longer. "We're holding at Warp Four, sir. That's as hard as I can push them without risking overloading the injectors or destabilizing the core itself."
Lar'ragos resumed his stilted pace, with Ashok forced to take baby-steps alongside him to keep from outpacing him. "Understood. What's the situation with the wound?"
'The wound' was the crew's shorthand for the two-and-a-half deck, section-and-a half-wide gap left in Europa's superstructure where Sickbay had once been.
"We've sealed it off as best we're able, under the circumstances. All EPS and ODN lines that ran through those sections have been capped and diverted, and we've installed network bypasses to compensate for all the relay nodes and conduit junctions that were destroyed."
"Excellent work, Lieutenant." Lar'ragos said with genuine appreciation. To himself, he observed dourly, At least someone is holding this ship together.
"One other matter, sir," Ashok added. "You've been ordered to contact Galaxy Station prior to our arrival, something to do with the admiralty."
"Of course," Lar'ragos noted with a hint of resignation. "Thank you, Lieutenant. Carry on."
The comlink wavered for a moment as the transmission rotated through various encryption ciphers before solidifying into the image of provisional Rear Admiral Issac Gareth aboard the heavy-cruiser Helios.
Lar'ragos glanced at the ship-relative time stamp in the corner of the image, which indicated that for Gareth, it was oh-nine-hundred hours.
"Good morning, Admiral. What can I do for you?"
Gareth looked up at the screen, prying his eyes from the padd he'd been engrossed in. "Captain, I just wanted to call to check in on your progress and keep you in the loop regarding some personnel developments."
"Yes, sir," Lar'ragos responded agreeably. "We're maintaining Warp Four at present, but that's as fast as we dare go without overtaxing our engines. That pushes our ETA to Galaxy out to a little over ten days, sir."
Gareth checked some figures on his padd, nodding absently as he did so. "Actually, we'll have one of our drydocks available by then, so that works from our end. It'll be Berth 4. From the D/C report you sent ahead, projections are that you'll be in port for three weeks or better."
Lar'ragos cocked his head to one side, crunching numbers. "Can I infer from that, sir, that my request to have Sandhurst's transwarp drive stripped out has been denied?"
The admiral sat back in his chair, appearing to study Lar'ragos for a moment. "That would add a minimum of five additional weeks to your layover. We need that drydock for other ships, and we need Europa in the field. Besides," he added curiously, "weren't you the one who was pushing your chief engineer to reinstate Sandhurst's original propulsion equations to get transwarp back online?"
"Yes, I was," Lar'ragos answered. "But given recent events, I've had a change of heart. Sandhurst's formula is so complex that I don't trust that Lieutenant Ashok, or anyone else for that matter, would be able to disable whatever backdoor accesses he'd written into the programming."
Gareth held up his hands in a gesture of helplessness. "If you want to gut your engine room, you're going to have to take that up with my superior, Captain. That's the second matter I wanted to address with you. Vice Admiral T'Cirya is outbound aboard Adamant, and will be assuming the permanent flag post at Galaxy Station."
"So you'll take over… what, sir, the taskforce operations slot?"
A slow shake of his head accompanied Gareth's response. "I've really no idea. I know that T'Cirya is no fan of Jellico's, and rumor has it that she was being sent out here on a fact-finding mission relating to Jellico's command of Vanguard. It's quite possible that she'll strip my brevet rank entirely and put Helios back in the field."
Lar'ragos raised his one visible eyebrow. "So, it's anyone's guess what's going to happen to any of us," he assessed grimly.
"Yes, indeed," Gareth agreed. "In the meantime, we'll start pulling service jackets to see who's available to fill the gaps in your senior staff."
"XO, Ops Chief, Chief Sec/Tac, and CMO," Lar'ragos rattled off without a hint of emotion.
"Wait, I thought you lost your head nurse? We can just give Dr. Multorlo back to you, though I'd be lying if I said he wasn't serving brilliantly with us here at Galaxy. There was an outbreak of something similar to Livonian flu among the Habertaem two weeks ago, and Multorlo got it under control in the matter of a few days."
"Multorlo's a figurehead CMO," Lar'ragos admitted. "Sandhurst brought him aboard with the promise of his being able to continue his viral research, while Lieutenant Taiee ran the show from behind the scenes. Multorlo doesn't want to run a shipboard department."
"Then you'd have no objection to our keeping him?"
"None whatsoever, so long as you assign us someone who knows what they're doing. No snot-nosed kids straight out of Starfleet Medical. Not on this ship."
"I'll do my best," Gareth insisted. "We've got some bigger ships coming in with the last relay of the second wave, so between those and the replacement personnel already on hand, we should be able to find you some qualified people."
"Here's hoping," Lar'ragos said, offering a weak smile.
Gareth watched him closely for a moment. "Lar'ragos, you of all people have to realize that what happened wasn't your fault. You set a brilliant trap, and it very nearly worked. How were you to know you were fighting someone who knows us as well as we know ourselves?"
"If I'd taken my people's advice, Admiral, the Baron's body wouldn't have been aboard ship for Ramirez to exploit. Sickbay wouldn't have been destroyed, and we wouldn't have had to divert power from weapons and shields to contain the fire."
The younger man shook his head reluctantly. "If you've already decided you're at fault, I doubt there's anything I can say that'd be compelling enough to change your mind, Captain."
"Respectfully, sir, I was leading men in battle before the Federation's founding. I know only too well the price of a failure of leadership, and it's one my crew has just been forced to pay."
Gareth's expression shifted to one of grudging resignation. "Very well, Lar'ragos. Regardless, you'd better make peace with your situation sooner rather than later. I can't afford to have to replace you, too."
The wistful smile Lar'ragos offered him suggested that he'd survived worse in his long life. "I'm in it for the long haul, Admiral."
The starship Europa and Task Force Vanguard
will return in Part III - Infinities Unbound
Aw, you can't stop there.
I'm not. Hence, the next book in the series.
What a low point for Europa and her crew. They have been thoroughly defeated and owned by Ramirez and her band of mercs and paid a heavy price for going into battle with their former comrade. Not sure how they're going to recover from this latest blow.
But Evil Ramirez, as I like to call her, made one grave miscalculation. She left Pava alive. She really should have known better than that because something tells me that his vengeance will be merciless.
Another stunning entry into the Gibraltar saga and the Task Force Vanguard series. Cannot wait to read the next one.
Much obliged, sir!
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ORLANDO -- The final notes have been scribbled and the last games have been watched for the summer evaluation period. The final day of the live period came to a close on Thursday at the AAU Nationals.
With a number of the top players simply running out of gas in the last hours of the evaluation period, there are a few guys that continue to play with good energy and competitiveness. New York Gauchos guard Doron Lamb is one of them.
The class of 2010 guard scored 24 points in the Gauchos win over Florida's Gold Coast team. The 6-foot-4 guard has been the best player for the New Yorkers this week in Orlando and is closing the summer out equally as well as he started the spring evaluation period.
The rematch of Boo Williams and BABC was the hot ticket on Thursday. The two met in the finals at the Nike Peach Jam and Boo Williams relied on it's depth and experience the first time around. The second time around, none of that showed.
BABC had a combined 26 points from Jamal Coombs and Phil Pressey in the team's 48-47 squeaker.
Coombs has played great, shining at the Peach Jam and shining in BABC's biggest game of the Nationals. He scored 13 points and for the majority of the game, the future Connecticut Husky was about as productive of a player as you can find in a rough and tough defensive battle.
Pressey, a star on Wednesday against the Birmingham Storm, was at it again. He added 13 points in the low-scoring affair. The Rivals100 guard has been one of the best guards in Orlando and he continues to chalk up the victories.
The only productive player for Boo Williams was Ricardo Ratliffe, the best sixth man in the nation. Like he always does, the 6-foot-8 prep school bound forward scored in the paint and led all scorers with 19.
Ratliffe knows what he is and where he is at his best. Nothing is ever forced and he keeps it simple.
There hasn't been too many players in Orlando better than Scott Wood at scoring the ball. On Thursday morning, the future N.C. State guard pumped in 36 points in a SYF overtime win over All Ohio Red.
Wood has an innate ability to score from the perimeter without having to think too much about it. When the 6-foot-5 wing squares up, he's automatic. Woods has been able to square up quite a big in Orlando and the results have been outstanding.
Pair him with the recent commitments for the Wolfpack and things in Raleigh are looking promising. Look for Woods and Richard Howell, one of the best passing big men in the class, to form a good inside-outside bond.
Illinois commitment Brandon Paul scored 20 points in a nice win over the Alabama Challenge. The slippery guard went into attack mode in the final 16 minutes of play. He scored 20 points in the win and should help the Illini out from day one.
The questions revolving around Lenzelle Smith Jr. are making the transition from "What position is he" to "How do you get him?" The 6-foot-3 (enter desired position here) junior to be is a jack of all trades kind of prospect.
Smith is a triple-double threat each time he steps out onto the floor. Matching up with him usually spells trouble because of his thick body and high basketball IQ. The guards aren't strong enough and he's too crafty for wings as a passer. Smith scored 18 points in his team's win over the Alabama Challenge.
Class of 2010 prospect Neiko Hunter punched in 25 against Team NLP. Like Smith, Hunter is a man without a position. The burly 6-foot-5 combo forward hit three threes but also made the opposition work inside.
Alabama big man Luke Cawthrone continues to have a great July. Playing for the Alabama Terriers in Orlando, the 6-foot-8 big man came out of the gates with a bang against the Georgia Stars.
The class of 2010 forward scored 15 first half points and dominated the Stars' ACC and SEC bound frontline.
Dee Goens scored 20 points in the win and closed out a strong effort in Orlando. The three-star guard said he has offers from Tulane, Murray State, Harvard, Yale and Princeton while UAB, Missouri and Stanford are also showing some levels of interest.
Khalid Mutakbbir finished the week strong, scoring 15 points in the win. The 6-foot-3 guard from Peachtree Ridge is a quality mid-level program guy and could see his recruitment take a spike.
There is a quality to Glen Rice's game that will only get better once he gets to college. With his game improving at a constant rate, Rice is uncovering different facets to his talent.
He can pass better than most at his position, rebound like a forward, score/shoot it with the best of them at the two and his ball-handling is an undervalued asset. Rice scored 18 points in the victory.
This concludes our coverage from Orlando and the AAU Nationals at Disney's Wide World of Sports.


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Well, this is pretty much the opposite of what Liz ordered! I asked her to tell me which layouts in my gallery caught her eye and she named three with fairly clean lines and square photos. But when I saw the photos she sent me they screamed "circle frames" to me and I went with it. :-)
Thanks to Connie for putting this together!
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My wife has bad knees, probably needs one replaced now, the other in several years, although the doctors like to put that off as long as possible.
My previous bike was a Royal Star, which she rarely accompanied me on, since it was hard for her to get on, and she felt her knee was "exposed" while riding. So I bought an F800 ST, preferring the lighter weight. If she's not going with me, I might as well ride what's most comfortable for me, right?
I've been wondering if a sidecar might be easier for her to get into, as well as the enclosure making her feel less exposed.
I'm curious what experience some of you have had.


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The Ocean Wins Big in Las Vegas with New 100% AWARE Partner
How do you support ocean conservation where you live and teach scuba diving miles away from the sea? Robert Soncini, PADI Pro and safety diver at the prestigious Cirque du Soleil show "O" in Las Vegas USA, answered this question by joining the 100% AWARE program and the growing number of partners who are putting ocean protection at the heart of their dive business.
The 100% AWARE program allows dive professionals like Robert to give back to the ocean by making the commitment to turn their student divers into Project AWARE ambassadors with each certification. With less than 2% of the ocean being protected, more and more dive professionals are recognizing that a clean, healthy ocean is critical to the future of their business and taking action to protect it can be as easy as supporting Project AWARE via the 100% AWARE partnership. Robert tells us how and why he decided to become a 100% AWARE partner even though the ocean is not on his doorstep:
"I have always thought it would be difficult to promote and support ocean conservation being that we live in the desert and that most of the training I conduct is in fresh water lakes with the occasional trip to the ocean. I never actively promoted Project AWARE until I read about the 100% AWARE program.
While reviewing information on enrolling in the PADI Course Director Training Course I came across the program and decided that this was the program where I wanted to focus my efforts.
I have just recently teaching my first classes as a 100% AWARE supporter. During orientation, I mention that I will make a contribution on behalf of the student to Project AWARE and that they will receive a special certification card. I then issue a challenge to all students to match or exceed my contribution to further the efforts of Project AWARE. Usually, once I show them the card they will receive that is enough, but when I tell them about the efforts that Project AWARE focuses on, I usually receive a match donation from them. I share with them the Issues and Projects that Project AWARE is committed too. I also have available for them the hand out "10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet".
My contribution to Project AWARE is small, however as an Instructor, I can reach a much broader base and help become that change. I have the ability to effect a change with my student base and we can reach much more from our land locked state of Nevada. Acting locally, thinking globally."
To read the full story, please visit Robert's My Ocean blog or visit his website to see his AWARE students in action.
We're delighted to have our first 100% AWARE Partner in the desert miles away from the ocean in Las Vegas USA and we're grateful to all our partners who make ocean protection a reality thanks to their continued support!
Do you have a 100% AWARE story to share? We'd love to hear from you. And if you're still unsure about how to support Project AWARE, join Robert: Go 100% AWARE in 2014 or dive with 100% AWARE partners!


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Gossage credits former skipper
Tanner influenced former closer's Hall of Fame career
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The sad day in 1977, when he packed up and left Chuck Tanner and the Pittsburgh Pirates behind, he cried. Like a baby.
The Goose -- aka Richard Michael Gossage -- admittedly a sentimental sort, swells up whenever his button is pushed reminding him of a very special moment during the journey of his 57 years.
When he's inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday I'll be astonished if he gets through his speech with dry eyes.
So will Tanner.
The Goose and Chuck began their relationship in 1970 when Gossage was a hard-throwing 19-year-old pitcher, a few weeks removed from Wasson High School in Colorado Springs. Tanner was in his first year as manager of the Chicago White Sox. Gossage says if it weren't for Tanner, "I wouldn't be going to the Hall of Fame. I owe an awful lot to him."
After Tanner left the White Sox in 1975, he piloted Oakland for a year, then took over the Pirates in '77. He guided them to a World Series title in '79.
One of his first moves after arriving in Pittsburgh was to go after Gossage and Terry Forster, mainstays in his White Sox bullpen.
Some of Gossage's best years were ahead -- he pitched six years for the Yankees beginning in 1978 -- but preferred to remain with the Pirates and Tanner.
That's why leaving as a free agent following the '77 season was so difficult.
"When my wife Corna and I packed up our apartment in Pittsburgh and the last stop was Three Rivers Stadium," Gossage said earlier this week. "I had to get my stuff because I knew the Pirates weren't going to sign me. Their offer wasn't even close.
"I put my bags in the car and just sat there and cried. I loved it there, loved the team and playing for Chuck. To his credit, when the Pirates refused to keep me, Tanner wished me well and said I was making the right move."
Gossage says Tanner, late pitching coach Johnny Sain and former All-Star teammate Dick Allen "were the most important people in my career."
In fact, Tanner and Allen received special invitations from Goose to attend the ceremony.
"I'm picking Dick up and we're driving to Cooperstown together [from New Castle, Pa.]," says Tanner.
Tanner adds "I had to baby Goose, use a lot of psychology and move him along, but I knew how great he could be. I had in the back of my mind all along he was best-suited for the bullpen."
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Bottom line: Tanner's decision to put Gossage in the bullpen, where he excelled, was what made him a Hall of Famer. During 22 years Gossage saved 310 games and compiled a 3.01 earned-run average. Four of those 22 years his ERA was below 2.00, including an uncanny 0.77 with the Yankees in 1981.
There was never any question about his fastball, but to be effective he needed an off-speed pitch.
"Johnny Sain told me how to teach Goose a changeup," remembers Tanner. "Roland Hemond [White Sox general manager] and I met him where he was pitching in the Minors his first year -- I think it was Quad Cities in the Gulf Coast League -- and taught him the pitch."
The next year at Appleton in the Midwest League, young Gossage was 18-2, with a 1.83 ERA.
"The timing was perfect," Gossage says. "I threw very hard and could command my fastball, but had no idea about anything off-speed. Sain showed Chuck how I could throw it. I picked it up in one session. That was amazing. I then had the 18-2 season and the following year was invited to the Major League camp and put in the bullpen."
Gossage adds, "I was a green-behind-the-ears kid. Chuck taught me how to act, taught me how to play the game. "
It wasn't all love and kisses, though.
"I thought I was a great psychologist," says Tanner, laughing. "One day early in his career in Spring Training I called him into my office. I said, 'Well, I think we're going to have to send you down [to the Minor Leagues].' I wasn't, but wanted to shake him up a little.
"He said, 'I'm better than any pitcher here.' We went at it. I grabbed him and pinned him against the wall. I said, 'OK, you're pitching today. Show me something! All I hear is talk, talk.' I said to myself, 'This is going to be fun.' "During three innings he struck out every batter he faced and I believe threw just two balls. He was so sky-high. He'd come back to the dugout and just stare at me, but I'd look straight ahead. After that, I told him, 'Well, you were OK. I guess I'll take you north.' He started smiling."
Gossage's version: "I remember being called into his office at Payne Park in Sarasota. He said, 'I want to show you a list.' My name was crossed off. I said, 'What does that mean?' He said, 'As of now, you're not going north, You're not going to make the team.'
"We got into it pretty good and he said, 'You haven't improved. You're pitching the same way you did when I first met you.' It got heated and Johnny Sain separated us. I said, 'I'm the best pitcher you got.' He fired back, 'Why don't you go out and prove it?' And I did."
To Gossage and Tanner, Allen was like a manager on the field.
"He taught me how to pitch from a great hitter's standpoint," says Goose. "No amount of money could have paid for that kind of experience or advice. I didn't realize it at the time, but Dick Allen was the greatest player I ever played with."
Tanner, an iron-fisted, take-no-prisoners manager, says when Goose would get two strikes on a batter, Allen would often go to the mound and say, "Hey, let 'em know you're out here. Don't be afraid to throw one under their necks. Not only will the batter see it, but also everybody on the bench who's going to hit against you." Tanner says "suddenly people noticed his style. He was vicious."
Gossage got the message, an approach that doesn't work in today's baseball where pitching inside to batters is a forgotten art.
"When I came to the big leagues Chuck said, 'Son, if you don't make that hitter as uncomfortable as you can you might as well go do something else.'
Sunday, Goose Gossage is planning to throw a fastball down the middle.
Don't be surprised, though, if he has to use his changeup.
And shed a few tears.
Hal Bodley is the senior correspondent for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fine To Tax Bullets
We tax gas, cigarettes, and other commodities, so let's tax bullets.
If it cost $1,000 a bullet, we can stop all this arguing over what or who shoots a bullet. If those who want to use force against us are worth $,1000 a pop, shoot them in self-defense. If you want to shoot up a children's school and it cost, at a minimum, $26,000 to buy bullets that hit their killing mark, plus the thousands to buy the multiple bullets he put into his mother's head, and the thousands to buy the loads of ammo that he ended up firing that didn't kill anyone and the ones left in his high volume gun magazine after putting a $,1000 bullet into his own head, maybe while he was saving up all that money (how long does it take a teenager to save a quarter million dollars?) he might have changed his mind or switched to paint-balls or prescribed psychotropic drugs,
So, let's tax bullets. Make shooting someone or animal more an economic decision than an emotional or "rage" one.
Tony Kendrick
Ocean City
Thumbs Down To Core
On Thursday, I attended The Wicomico PTA meeting for parents concerning Common Core (CC). What I saw and heard that night was a formula for disaster.
I heard what proponents of CC want CC to be, but what it really is, is a fraud. The federal government has rolled out the CC program prematurely. It is a fact that schools do not have the funds to fully implement the program, and the so-called curriculum for now, is just the same old curriculum with "CC stamped on the cover". We need to pray for our teachers and our school administrators because they find themselves between "a rock and a hard place", but they need to speak out and demand some answers as well.
We the tax paying public and they, the hard working teachers, have had no say in the matter of CC's implementation. Schools are now forced to piecemeal the program together, not knowing if they will have the funds, or if they will have a curriculum that will match the goals and teaching plans of CC. The building of an airplane while in flight is a perfect analogy. Another fact is that they do not know how they are going to deal with the students which are already having a problem with the current course levels before CC requires everything to be ramped up.
So what is really happening is that the statist have launched this program before it is ready while they have the power to ram it down our throats. Why the secrecy? Where were the public meetings before it was implemented? What's the rush? What I saw at the meeting is just how deceptive our current government officials are behaving. They secretly pass legislation "meaning well", but which does nothing to solve any problems, but it makes them feel good at the expense of our tax dollars and our liberties.
The data mining that is going to take place in CC is what the Statist are really salivating over. They want control over the masses because they think they know better. I guarantee you that when the computer software and curriculums are developed it is going to work at further indoctrinating the students with a Progressive, global, amoral, big government agenda. CC is designed to centrally control the "Common Folk" who are too uninformed as to what is really taking place before their very eyes. And all this is being facilitated by a "Mainstream Media" which is in collusion with the "Statist" and works at not revealing any information to the public that would put their fellow progressive Statist agenda in jeopardy.
Luke 14: 27-28 "For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 "Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, 30 saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
Pastor John Abent
Local Property Rights
Are In Jeopardy
(The following letter was addressed to County Commission President Bud Church.)
The March 15, 2013 edition of The Dispatch article, "Wicomico Working On Tier Map", reminded me of your letter promising a public hearing in Worcester County regarding SB 236 Tier Map Adoption.
In preparation for the upcoming hearing, I noticed in the article, Wicomico County Council has taken significant steps to reach out to the public prior to submitting their Tier Map. They even approved the definition of a Tier IV minor subdivision to allow up to seven lots. Apparently, they don't just say they promote property rights, they actually vote to protect property rights.
Wicomico County established a program to notify rural property owners about the potential impact associated with the Tier Map changes. They sent over 3,100 postcards to property owners at risk of losing property rights due to impending Tier Map. A1 zoning for Tier IV represents 75 percent of all land in Wicomico County. So far 97 property owners have requested to opt out of Tier VI and five requests to remain in Tier IV. That's 267 properties comprising 14,500 acres of land owned by individuals that do not want to lose their property rights. Councilman John Hall is quoted, "Frankly, I would prefer to see our office continue to identify more properties to go to Tier III. I would like to see more that are willing to opt in."
In the face of such a restrictive bill, Wicomico County Council has done a wonderful job to work with the public to protect property rights. Since February 19, the day the Worcester County Commissioners voted against property rights by voting down Bill 12-6, have the County Commissioners done anything to notify citizens who own land in Tier IV? If you have been acting responsibly and proactively, with due consideration of your constituency, to protect the property rights of Worcester County citizens then I thank you. If you have done nothing to individually notify land owners or promote public participation from those whose livelihoods depend on their land, the real "stakeholders" then shame on you.
The three poorly planned, advertised and attended Worcester County Public Information Workshops do not count as County Commissioners working to protect property rights. First, the Pocomoke Parade has been held on the Monday after Thanksgiving for well over 10 years, but clearly the constituents of Pocomoke or any parent with children in the parade were not considered in the planning of the Pocomoke workshop. The meetings were poorly advertised in free local newspapers that are not delivered to homes or rural area businesses.
No mass mailings were conducted to inform rural land owners their land was even being considered for Tier Mapping. Most noticeable, only three commissioners even bothered to attend the workshops. Not great examples of reaching out to your constituents in the name of protecting property rights.
Please provide me with an update on exactly what you and your staff are doing to protect the property right of Worcester County residents; otherwise, based on the fact I have heard nothing since the Feb. 19 Bill 12-6 public hearing, read nothing other than the press release for the SB236 hearing date, in any newspaper regarding Worcester County and Tier Maps, I have to assume you have done nothing. I will be compelled to notify the public and draw comparisons between responsible public servants and irresponsible public servants.
I look forward to hearing from you promptly.
Kellee Kennett
Support Acknowledged
We are writing this letter to express our sincere appreciation to the Berlin area businesses. Many generous donations were supplied to Stevenson United Methodist Church to assist us in celebrating the joy of Easter with the children of the Berlin community on Saturday, March 30.
Many thanks to the following businesses and friends:
Main Street Sweets, Rayne's Reef, Tex Mex and Beyond, Walmart, Pappa John's, Adkins Company, Treasure Chest, Victorian Charm, TaDa, The Nest, Main Street Deli, Children's Book Garden, Danny King, Patsy Bell, Downtown Video, J.J. Fish, Berlin Coffee House, Rainbow Florist, Cupcakes in Bloom and the Stevenson Congregation.
We are really blessed to have such a giving community in the Town of Berlin.
Thank you to all the children that shared this Easter event with us. We look forward to seeing your families at Stevenson Church.
Stevenson United Methodist Church's Sunday School/Youth Program


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* Mark Rickett, 52, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (methamphetamine) — $250,000.
Rickett, who said he is from Kansas, was arrested after an Arkansas State Police trooper pulled him over. The officer's report stated Rickett was nervous and his story didn't make sense. The officer located a false compartment on the right side of the dash that appeared to be newly constructed. According to the police report, the officer located 13 ounces of methamphetamine, a street value of more than $36,000, inside the compartment.
* Richard Phillips, 44, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (marijuana) — $20,000.
* Holli Jones, 31, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (marijuana) — $20,000.
An agent with the Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force (DTF) testified on Wednesday his unit received a call from the narcotics unit in Conway. FedEx had notified Conway authorities of a suspicious package, which was later determined to contain 3 pounds of marijuana.
DTF agents went to Conway, took possession of the package and brought it to Russellville. FedEx was given the package to drop off at the address listed on the box. Approximately 30 minutes after the package was dropped off, Phillips and Jones arrived at the house and brought the package inside, according to testimony.
Officers approached the house and took both suspects into custody.
* James Donnelly, 29, aggravated robbery —$10,000.
Donnelly is suspected of taking several items from Walmart in Russellville on Wednesday. According to a police report, when Donnelly was approached by store employees, he allegedly pulled out a knife and made a threatening statement.
Donnelly was later arrested at his home.
* George Acosta, 22, theft of property — $25,000.
According to testimony from an officer, Acosta was arrested Thursday after an incident at Millard-Henry Clinic in Russellville. A witness allegedly saw Acosta enter a room while the patient left briefly. When the patient returned to the room, she allegedly noted her wallet was missing.
Acosta was confronted in the waiting room and ran. He was later pulled over, but the wallet was not located.
* George Powell, 47, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription — $7,500.
Officers responded to a disturbance on Wednesday and located Powell. When asked if the officer could search him for a weapon, Powell allegedly reached into his pocket and put something into his mouth. He allegedly told the officer it was hydrocodone, but he was unable to produce a prescription.
* Daniel Watson, 39, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia — $40,000.
Officers responded to a disturbance on Wednesday in which Watson was allegedly arguing with a woman. The responding officer noticed a bulge in Watson's pocket and asked to check him for weapons. Watson allegedly pulled out a smoking pipe, several bags with a substance believed to be methamphetamine, headphones and two knives from his pocket.


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