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A couple was taken into custody Friday after a large amount of drugs, ammunition and a gun were found in their southwest Ocala home, according to officials.
A couple was taken into custody Friday after a large amount of drugs, ammunition and a gun were found in their southwest Ocala home, officials said.
Parole and Probation officers went to the residence of Allan W. Weaver Jr. and his girlfriend, Darlene Herndon, to conduct a home inspection.
Weaver, authorities said, is on felony probation for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a short barreled shotgun/machine gun/rifle that began March 8 and is slated to end March 7, 2014.
A sheriff's deputy accompanied the parole officers to the location, 5005 SW 115th Street Road, and the official noted he stayed outside with Weaver while the officers inspected the home. While they were inside, the deputy said Weaver Jr. made three attempts to enter the residence.
During the inspection, officials said, the parole officers found a gym bag that contained numerous baggies of a white, powdery substance.
The discovery was reported to the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, who responded to the home. Believing the items located in the bag may be drugs, agents drafted a search warrant, which a judge signed.
Agents returned with the warrant and served it at the residence.
Inside the bag was 1.3 kilograms of cocaine in numerous plastic bags, 205 grams of heroin and 1.02 kilograms of high-grade marijuana, agents said. A dresser drawer inside the master bedroom yielded 156 grams of cocaine that were concealed in socks, agents added.
A .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun and 44 rounds of ammo also were found at the residence, agents said.
Weaver, in an interview with drug agents, claimed ownership of the drugs and told agents he purchases large amounts of illegal narcotics at a time.
Aside from violating his probation, the 43-year-old Waver faces several charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and trafficking in cocaine over 400 grams.
His girlfriend, also 43, was charged with being principal in trafficking cocaine over 200 grams.
Both were transported to the Marion County Jail. Herndon has since been released on $100,000 bond.


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Sydflower wrote:Oooh. Ive been looking for this thread lol. I love classical music. Its so relaxing.. It takes up all the room on my iPod and theres no room for Dane Cook! I love the piano.. it is so interesting and I wish I could play it! I really can't pick a favorite! I do love Chopin (I named a fish after him and it died, I was so sad) and Debussy a lot. Strings are also a favorite of mine. Beethoven is really good.. I have such a wide variety I can't name them all. I like Georges Bizet.. he isn't very old but I love L'arlésienne and Carmen. I found Vocalise by Rachmaninov on iTunes and like that, if you haven't heard it you should hear it! I like Bach and Vivaldi is fun...I am not going to go into detail about each composer because then I would have like 14 posts on one thread lol. Ugh.. cant name them all because I would be typing forever!
I absolutely love Yiruma! My favorite songs are River Flows in You, Kiss The Rain, Love Me, Maybe, and Do you... if you haven't heard him, i'd suggest you go listen to him right now! you don't know what you are missing ,they are so beautiful and graceful and pretty
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text: Well, The holidays are upon us and wet cold weather prevails. What does this mean to robot builders? More time for building!!!! If you're anything like me, you've collected parts and pieces over the summer with big plans of building or adding to a robot. My stockpile is high and I've got my hands in more robot projects than any sane Roboteer should. What I need to do is sort out my projects and list them in the order of precedence, then stick with each one till they're either finished or I run out of parts. My New Years resolution is to finish many of the projects that have hung in the background for the last several years. * My Biped SAMM needs arms, a head and sensor input. * I've had many plans for Little Johnny; he will get a lot of attention over the next year. Speech, head servo, LED mouth piece, compass, body elevator motors, and lots of work on his programming. * Romulus needs attention in its programming and a few more Sharp sensors added for better maze solving ability. * My Trache' bot needs a plastic molded servo mount, sonar hooked up, whistle response circuit and the Sumo11 controller mounted properly. The thing is, I have everything I need to do the above, I just need to do it. I wonder if I'm the only one who procrastinates... I think it's because all of the above projects have some type of hurdle to overcome, some barrier that has discouraged me from moving forward. My New Years resolution revolves around overcoming the hurdles and pushing forward. Something I was always told by my grandpa as I was growing up is "Where there's a Will, there's a way!" Can anybody tell me where I can find Will? -Dan Gates


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I'll let mace make the final call, because this has kind of become his baby--and he clearly puts some nice effort into it--but my recommendation would be Josh Fellhauer. The RF was 2-3 with a HR, 3 runs scored, and 2BB.
Hessman had an arguably better day, but he's a career minor leaguer, and I prefer to see the award go to someone who has a potential future with the team.


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Most of our posters are made by lithography; color by color, segments of the design were drawn — backwards — on stones, the stones were inked, and then each stone printed its color onto the paper. With the advances made by Jules Chéret, the father of the poster, the colors could be laid over each other to make a wide range of tones and shades.
A small portion of our posters — especially mid-century American ones — were printed instead by screen printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraph printing. With this method, better known for printing designs on T-shirts, ink is pushed throughout a mesh stencil onto paper, cloth, or other surfaces. Similar to lithography, each color requires a separate screen.
Unlike lithographed posters, screen prints are do not fade with the passing of time. Decades later, they are still as vibrant as the day they were made. In this sale we offer a handful of these posters.


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The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says singing sensation Susan Boyle will likely perform for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain later this year.
A spokesman said Thursday that negotiations are still taking place, but Boyle is expected to sing at an open-air papal Mass in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on Sept. 16.
Benedict's four-day trip will be the first papal visit to Britain since Pope John Paul II in 1982.
His itinerary also includes an address in Parliament and the beatification of 19th-century Catholic convert Cardinal John Henry Newman.
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By now, you've likely heard the news that Miami Dolphins president Bill Parcells has ceded full control of the team to GM Jeff Ireland, who will undoubtedly use his newfound pull to ask any number of draft picks if their moms were street walkers.
Parcells remains with Miami as a daily consultant. But in this economy, you and I both know that "consultant" is just a word for "desperately looking for a new job." In fact, the Miami Herald points out that Parcells is contractually no longer obligated to the team in any capacity, which means he's free to walk at any time.
Parcells has long been planning to turn over the team to Ireland, but he has been waiting for the right time to do so.
For the past 18 months, since owner Stephen Ross bought the team, Parcells has been under no contractual obligation to the team.
An opt-out clause allowed him to walk away at any point while still collecting the remainder of his four-year, $16 million deal.
Parcells may say this is all part of a normal process, and that he's still all in with the Dolphins. But his word about such matters is no more reliable than Brett Favre's during the NFL offseason.
Parcells belongs in the same class of coaches as Nick Saban and Larry Brown, nomads who never linger around one team for too long because of their addiction to overcoming new challenges. They're collectors: Men who easily grow bored, always searching for new teams to add to their resume of reclamation jobs.
There are plenty of NFL teams out there right now that will have leadership voids by the end of this season. What if the Houston Texans fail to reach the playoffs again? What if John Fox ditches Carolina? What if the Giants collapse yet again?
Every new year brings around some tasty new team in need of help, and I seriously doubt Parcells will be able to resist the thrill of once again being the guy who waddles through the door to save the day. He's a teamanizer. And he'll be teamanizing until the day he dies. Look for him to head up a new team by February.


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Come Party With Me: 30th Birthday — Invite
Whether you dread or embrace it, turning 30 is definitely a milestone worth celebrating. Later this month it's DearSugar's 30th birthday. To ensure she commemorates the occasion in style, I'm helping her plan the party. These ideas can easily be applied to any important birthday so take my tips and make them your own. DearSugar requested a simple, classic invitation in her favorite color: purple. To see how I made the one shown here,
To make an invite similar to the one seen here you will need the following supplies:
- colored cardstock
- colored paper
- decorative paper
- scissors
- glue
- pretty ribbon
- computer and printer
To assemble the invite:
- Start by creating a new document in Microsoft word. Choose a festive font and write out the details of the party. For Dear's invite, I used Monotype Corsiva in size 16 to write the following message:
You are cordially invited to a birthday celebration
in honor of
Le Colonial
Saturday, May 24, 2008
8:00 pm
appetizers, cocktails, and dancing
Please RSVP 415.555.5555
Print out on plain paper. Check for grammar or spelling mistakes. Once satisfied with the text, print out on colored paper. Cut down to size and set aside.
- Cut the colored cardstock down to size — 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch larger than the text sheet.
- Glue the decorative paper to the colored cardstock. You are creating a border of decorative paper.
- Glue the ribbon to the decorative paper, down the middle of the invite and trim any excess ribbon off.
- Mount the text sheet to the cardstock covered with decorative paper.
- Slide into envelopes, addressed with your best handwriting and send.


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For the longest time, purists and guitar snobs all over the world thumbed their nose at Line 6. I'll admit, their early stuff was groundbreaking, but not quite up to snuff when compared with a real tube amp.
However, with the release of the HD series....it seems like I'm seeing more and more guys playing out live with POD HDs, even without amps... I've talked to multiple guys that do most of their recording on these units, and really like them. I mean, in a perfect world, we'd all love a massive vintage amp collection...but these units are so good...it seems pretty hard to justify.
What about you guys? Do you think that the guitar world has finally accepted them?


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The text of the letter from John Lanagan, BNSF executive vice president and chief marketing officer, follows:
"As of today, the rail industry has reached agreement with 10 of our 13 unions, covering over 60% of the rail employees in this bargaining round.The railroads will continue to work with the three remaining unions to implement the recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB). We must have every union under agreement to avoid a strike or other job action that will impact the movement of your freight.
"The cooling off period ends on Dec. 6. With that deadline only two weeks away, I am asking you to take action today. Please contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives to let them know the impact a rail strike would have on your business and your customers. It is critical that Congress hear from freight rail customers as soon as possible. If there is a strike on December 6, Congress can act immediately to end the strike by imposing a settlement on all parties. We would ask that you urge Congress to impose the recommendations of President Obama's Presidential Emergency Board. Click here for some sample letters that you can edit to send to your Congressional delegation via e-mail, fax or regular mail.
"If you could email us a copy of any letters you send, it would assist us in reinforcing our communications with the unions and Congress."


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It took Shine, who played at Los Altos High, a long time to put those losses behind him. Finally, he realized that his opponent both years — Nick Saviano of Gunn — was a pretty good player.
"He went to Stanford and later was ranked No. 17 in the world," Shine said. "That made me feel a little better."
These days, Shine leaves the playing to his Menlo players.
"I live through the kids now," he said.
Whatever success eluded Shine as a player has been replaced by his coaching achievements.
Shine, in fact, has an opportunity to reach a milestone with a victory on Friday when his top-seeded Knights (20-1) play host to Aragon in the second round of the CCS Team Tournament. He is 399-42 in 17 seasons at Menlo.
"It just means I've been around a lot, and that I've had really good kids," Shine said.
While he's had three teams complete undefeated seasons (1999, 2010 and 2012), Shine ranks this one as among the best — primarily due to its senior class.
"This particular group is deeper than I've ever had," said Shine. "In '98, we had a lot (of seniors), but not with the impact of this team. One thru six (for the seniors) is the deepest I've had. That's saying a lot because I've had some really good classes.
"We have three No. 1s, for sure, who would play No. 1 on any team in CCS. So, that is a real special class."
Those three are seniors Andrew Ball, Richard Pham and Daniel Morkovine. They have led a class that will take a 103-2 record during their careers into Friday's match. Should the Knights win their unprecedented 12th section title and go on to win a fifth straight CIF NorCal crown (and 10th overall), the seniors will finish a remarkable 110-2.
"That's really amazing," Shine said of the record. "And we're playing the best teams that I can find. It's not like we're ducking anyone."
No group of Menlo seniors has ever gone four years with just two losses. Last season's seniors, in fact, lost just three times while also winning 110 — the most-ever victories during a four-year span in program history.
In addition to Ball, Pham and Morkovine, the current senior class includes Michael Hoffman, William Boyd and Eric Miller.
The heart and soul of this group, however, is Ball and Pham. They've helped keep alive an amazing legacy of success that includes a 46-0 dual-match streak in league. They've also help keep alive an even longer league win streak, 194-0 during Shine's 17 years. The Menlo girls, also coached by Shine, have a streak of 198 straight league wins (and counting) heading into next fall.
Ball and Pham have been starters since their freshman season in 2010. Interestingly, both players suffered losses during Menlo's thrilling 4-3 win over Saratoga in the championship match that year. Since then, the two have lost on the same day only twice — at the National Invitational.
Ball and Pham will lead the Knights into the 2013 CCS team tourney against Aragon, starting at 2:30 p.m.
The Dons advanced with an 11-7 victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday. Other first-round matches saw Palo Alto (13-10) advance with an 18-0 romp over visiting Palma, Gunn (13-7) move on with an 11-7 victory over host Sacred Heart Prep (12-11), and Menlo-Atherton (19-3) fall to visiting St. Francis, 11-7.
With Paly facing No. 4 Bellarmine (19-3) on Friday and Gunn playing at No. 8 Leland (14-3), Menlo most likely will be the only local team still playing in Monday's quarterfinals. The semifinals will be Wednesday and the finals Friday, May 10, at Courtside Club in Los Gatos.
Menlo will be seeking a fifth-straight section title while chasing the CCS record of seven straight titles, set by Gunn from 1972-78. Palo Alto won six straight from 1991-96 and Menlo won six in a row (1998-03) when there were two divisions.
Menlo's current senior class is all about winning titles.
"Bill emphasizes championships," Pham said. "We know how many championships we've won."
Ball and Pham said this was passed onto them by previous senior classes and now it's their turn.
"I do think the seniors have set the tone for the team," said Ball. "We stay close friends on the court and off."
Both Ball and Pham agree that Shine has fostered this attitude by being able to keep all the players together, rather than having players off competing in tournaments.
"You have to give Bill props for doing a great job of keeping us here," said Ball. "Everyone wants to come out to practice every day."
Added Pham: "I know a lot of players who don't play for their high school team."
While a handful of Menlo players will be scattering to tournaments in Northern and Southern California the day after the CCS title match, they'll be on hand for the team.
Perhaps that's why the Knights have enjoyed so much success. It's team first and the competition just to get a chance to play keeps practices lively.
Pham and Ball rank winning national titles in 2010 and 2012 as their Menlo highlights, followed by the excitement of winning CCS their freshman year.
"That was awesome," Ball said.
And the prospects of finishing out the season with four CCS wins and three NorCal victories?
"I think the 110-2 sounds pretty cool," Pham said.
In Wednesday's first round:
Mason Haverstock and Jack Paladin won all their No. 1 doubles matches in the round-robin format for Palo Alto, which was the only team on the day to record a perfect score. Blake Smith also was perfect at No. 1 singles for the Vikings.
In Atherton, Gunn held a somewhat less-than-safe 7-5 lead (10 points wins the match) when coach Jim Gorman inserted Kiran DeSilva and Albert Leo — both reserves — into the lineup. Each responded with a victory in the third round of singles to help the Titans eliminate the Gators for the second straight season.
At Menlo-Atherton, the Bears forged a 3-3 tie after the first round of singles and doubles and St. Francis did the same to make it a 6-6 match. M-A freshman Reed Fratt won his third match in the final rotation, but the Lancers swept the remaining five to pull out the victory.
The current CCS format of three singles and three doubles in a round-robin format will end with this section tournament. The teams will return to four singles, three doubles next season.
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Walter Dean Myers is expected to give a lecture at the central Arkansas school on Tuesday. Myers has written several books, including "Sunrise Over Fallujah," ''Fallen Angels" and "All The Right Stuff."
He is also the third National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a position named by the Librarian of Congress.
Myers' talk is open to the public. It will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Clinton School of Public Service in downtown Little Rock.


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No Doubt has announced the release date of what will be their sixth album, their first album since 2001's Rock Steady.
Through social media updates on Twitter and Facebook, the band has teased their fans with shots of them working in the studio; Stefani and Tony Kanal even performed on American Idol.
But there was no official word on when their album–eleven years in the making–would reach the ears of their diehard fans. Until now.
In a press release via their website, No Doubt announced that their still untitled album will be out on September 25th, the band said:
"Thank you all so much for your support over the last 25 years. We're really proud of our new album and we hope you love it as much as we do. We'll be posting a lot of updates between now and September as we shoot the video and start rehearsing to perform the new songs live for all of you."
"We'll send plenty of photos and webisodes as we go so you're there with us. See you soon… September 25th, 2012!"
You can follow No Doubt at their Twitter account or their Facebook for updates and pictures.
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The wife and I are planning on riding out to Estes Park this summer. We spent the summer of 1981 working in Estes Park and lived in Raymond. No date set yet. Planning on camping for a week in the area. Any recommendations for camping? We are on a RT so nothing too much off the beaten path.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Obiwanshinobi, Jan 30, 2011.
I believe there have been reports of a fight scene where he uses heat vision.
Modern creators are way too in love with Superman using his heat vision like a laser gun to not have it in the movie.
Very exciting stuff.
I want to see him use his heat vision like a machine gun. Slaughter thousands of hum -- robots -- with his laser eyes. Pew pew pew!
Actually I kinda like that effect as well. At least in the cartoons. I'm not sure it would fit well with their movie's more realistic take though.
This isn't "realistic" in the sense of Nolan's Batman having realistic villains. This is still an alien with super strength who can fly. I think the only realism they're going for is how he would react psychologically to the world and how they would react to him.
So I could see heat vision either way.
Well if we do, I hope we get the red beams from the cartoons and Donner movies. I didn't really care for the effect in SR or Smallville where it was just waves of hot air emanating from their eyes.
I completely agree... although that effect might be more "realistic" I just want to see something that I remember, something that is just "cool" and makes me feel like an excited kid again.
Those are the ones I'm looking forward to as well.
I loved the heat vision from Smallville. When I saw that, I thought they finally got it right. I don't want them to go back to laser eyes after that. I prefer the naturalistic approach. There's nothing cool or nostalgic about laser eyes for me.
I actually liked that and I think in the context of this movie beams from the eyes could look cartoon like if not done properly.
naturalistic look to heat emitting from a alien's eyes, who just happens to look human... What would be natural about that...
Heating vision ok but blowing so cold to freeze things?
That's not realistic
Trying, in any reality, to make Supes powers consistent and realistic just won't happen....
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Their actually basically canonizing the whole everyone on Krypton was apparently either a scientist or a criminal joke.
Some of their version of Kal-El being unique partially comes from John Byrne's Krypton. Genetic engineering and controlled breading was a huge part of his backstory. Even Jor-El removing the birthing matrix was breaking the law and made his son unique.
Yeah, I really hate the current "Image comics" style wherein every picture of Superman has to show him with "badazz" glowing red eyes. It's a modern cliche.
I have the issue. I haven't read it yet, but I glanced at the pics.
I found it more than a little disconcerting that Ma Kent didn't look much older than Lois Lane.
Today people look younger than their years. The days of older ladies looking like they did in the 1950s and 1960s is long gone. I know women in their 50s and 60s that look very nice. Diane Lane looks pretty typical of todays women her age.
By the way, there has been a viral campaign going on which suggests a new trailer might be online on Sunday, April 14, 5pm PDT/8pm EDT/ midnight UK
I'm a little tired of the "Super duper eldery" person comics cliche. I mean, remember how Aunt May looked like a corpse for years when she really should've only been in her 50s or something?
If Parker is a teenager, you could even go as far as early 40s if not late 30s.
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>Health and Nutrition>Green smoothies
Oh roo roooo!
Green smoothies rule! I throw the following (or some variation) in my vitamix daily:
Slightly off topic, but I gotta know--what is the deal w/these Vitamix thingies? Ads claim they will do everything but clean your house and change the oil in your car. How do you like it? Was it worth the $$?
There are nutritionists that believe getting your nutrients in liquid form is beneficial, as it is absorbed by the body faster than eaten. So for athletes, that means going to repair your muscles quicker. I'm not saying it is the only way to go or even the best, but I understand their argument. I love green smoothies, but I have a thing about it having to have a mint taste to it . I actually started making them on St. Patricks day last year and haven't stopped. My go-to green smoothie is banana, almond milk, a small spoonful of nut butter (almond, peanut, cashew), spinach, cocoa powder and fresh mint or mint extract. I freeze my bananas so they act as the "ice".
5K: 23:45 10K: 49:50 Half:? Longest run: 20 miles
Here is a food based, raw food based shake that has it all. Mix in some frozen strawberries if you want to get rid of "green" taste.
"Raw Meal"
Those who try, fail! Those who do what it takes to succeed, succeed!!
honeypig - Vitamix is da BOMB!!! Seriously, they are freaking ridicously expensive, but worth every penny. There isn't another appliance or thing in my house that I use more often or that has had a bigger impact on my health. They're damn near indestructable, and you can prepare all sorts of meals/treats in them (heck, you can actually make hot soup in them - and they dont have any kind of heating element).
Vitamix blenders are awesome! I don't own one, but I worked at a smoothie king for 3 years and got good use out of them there. Really awesome blenders, they clean up very easily and can take a serious beating! But I'm going to have to try this green smoothie thing, doesnt sound bad at all!
Thanks for the endorsements of the Vitamix, both of you. Sounds like I may need to put this at the top of the list for next health/fitness-related investment to make. Appreciate the info!
I really love my green smoothies. Here's my latest version: almond milk, almond butter, honey, wheatgrass powder, protein powder, cinnamon, and 1-1 1/2 cups fruits of choice. I've been using mango, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, banana, kiwi. I cut up my fruit the night before and stick it in the freezer - no ice needed.
I eat spinach salad everyday for lunch but I still make green smoothies now and then, first of all I love them, and besides, as was mentioned before there is a theory that nutrients are absorbed by the body faster in liquid form. I like to make them with aloe vera juice, in this article there are some instructions on how to make it at home from the leaves.
To juice Aloe Vera, could I just use my masticating juicer (auger type)? Seems like it would be a more effective and quicker way.
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I have been making smoothies (not just green) lately. The main thing is to have a good mix of fruit AND vegetables. Making a green smoothy with kale, spinach, & cucumbers isn't tasty to the palate. I have a Blendtec that works pretty well. Damn overpriced blenders. My mom had an old Oster (sp?) that would go through about anything.
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i have a vitamix after having about 5 other blenders. i use it almost daily; and just rinse it out and forget about it. i am fairly simple in that i don't like complicated things at all (still figuring out how to turn on my tv! don't judge!!) lol. and i have found the vitamix to be really great on all fronts. hope this helps. love.


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Lasorda happy to contribute to Dodgers
Former manager chats online from Spring Training camp
By / MLB.com
scout01: What are your thoughts on the World Baseball Classic -- how do you think it went?
Tommy Lasorda: First off, let me thank you for being a part of this. For the question, I thought it went exceptionally well. I think we were part of history. It's never been done before and I think it's going to get even better as the years go by.
Todd_Lolley: What do you think about the new seat colors at Dodger Stadium?
Lasorda: I think they're great. The new park where they're putting in the tables and the renovation that they made on the stadium continues to get even better.
thomemyhomie: Who was your favorite player growing up?
Lasorda: My favorite player was Lou Gehrig of the Yankees.
eman29: How did it feel when Kirk Gibson hit the home run against the Oakland A's in the World Series?
Lasorda: Well it felt incredible to see that home run come at that particular time and what's so much greater is that they were never able to recover and we beat them in five games. It not only had an impact on the game, but it shattered their confidence and they weren't able to regroup after that. It played a very important role in our defeating the Oakland club in the 1988 World Series.
uclabruinsean: Who was your inspiration growing up?
Lasorda: My father was my inspiration and he made me believe in myself. He made me understand what it was going to take for me to make it in life. Those are the things I pass onto the young players now. I try to make them understand that.
Michael_Johnsen: Why do you think the U.S. team lost in the second round of the World Baseball Classic and what should they do in 2009 for the next Classic?
Lasorda: I think the reason that they didn't win is because they didn't seem like they were ready to play. They seemed like they weren't prepared and weren't hitting up to their capabilities. These guys worked out for three weeks and they should've been ready. All they've got to do in '09 is get together, get the best players we have and get them playing together for awhile and we can go on and beat those other teams.
uclabruinsean: Who would you say is the best pitcher and hitter in Major League Baseball right now?
Lasorda: The best pitcher, let's see, I would say it is Roger Clemens, who's definitely headed for the Hall of Fame. And the best hitter in baseball right now is Albert Pujols.
Base_Ball: To me it looks like we have good depth with our offense, the free agents and the experience gained by some of last year's rookies. What say you?
Lasorda: I love this year's team. I think we've got players that have experience in the playoffs. I think we can put a team on the field this season that can compete with anybody in the Major Leagues. If our players stay healthy, that once again, the fans in Los Angeles will taste the fruits of victory. We're going to win.
Todd_Lolley: What keeps you involved with the team after all of these years?
Lasorda: Well, I love what I'm doing. I think I can contribute to the ballclub. I think that Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt have given me the position as special advisor to the chairman to utilize my expertise and my experience. And I'm the happiest guy in the whole world to do it.
Todd_Lolley: Do you miss being in the dugout every day with the team?
Lasorda: I miss it very, very much, but every good thing has to come to an end and my end had come. When I made the Hall of Fame, it was like reaching the top of the mountain. I am completely happy, satisfied with everything, but I really and truly do miss it. The competition, the ability to motivate players. That's what I miss.
Kyle_Wright: What, in your opinion, was the greatest pitching performance in Dodgers history?
Lasorda: Well, the greatest pitching performance, I would have to say, was watching Sandy Koufax pitch against the Yankees in the World Series when he shut them out. I got to see Don Drysdale pitch great World Series games. And I got to see Bobby Welch pitch against Reggie Jackson in the World Series. That was the greatest confrontation I have every seen in my whole life. He threw him 11 or 12 fastballs, the same speed, and by golly, he wound up striking him out. Reggie broke the bat on the ground, he was so disgusted, but that was the most exciting thing I've ever seen.
Base_Ball: I watched Chad Billingsley pitch against Baltimore in Spring Training. He looked very impressive and he appears to have a great work ethic. Do you have any thoughts about his chances of making the Dodgers this year as a spot starter or long reliever?
Lasorda: To me, I think he has a great future waiting for him. He's got great ability, he's got good control and he's going to be one great pitcher in the future. I think he's going to start in Triple-A this year, though.
drphan: How do you think Nomar Garciaparra will do this year and what will his impact be on the team?
Lasorda: If Nomar can play up to his capabilities from three years ago when he led the American League in hitting, I think he's going to be a tremendous addition to our ballclub. He's a great young man and he's got a lot of courage and I think he's going to do a great job for us.
thomemyhomie: What are your thoughts on the good speed at the top of the lineup now?
Lasorda: Well that's what we've lacked the last few years, since Davey Lopes did that. Now we've got Rafael Furcal who can steal bases and a good No. 2 hitter in Kenny Lofton. I think that Ned Colletti and the McCourts and Grady have an outstanding ballclub now.
Todd_Lolley: What don't you miss about being the skipper of the Dodgers?
Lasorda: What I don't miss? I don't miss the losses.
avcampeon: What are your expectations for the upcoming season?
Lasorda: I expect the Dodgers to play like an experienced ballclub. Ned Colletti went out and got guys that really know how to play the game. We have a great pitching staff and deep bullpen. And I've said this many, many times, that pennants, playoffs and World Series are won and lost in the bullpen.
uclabruinsean: What has changed in the game since you played?
Lasorda: I think the big change is that I don't see teams taking infield practice anymore. That disturbs me. And I think the guaranteed contracts and the amounts of money players are making today, sometimes they don't think that they have to produce and work hard once they get those good contracts.
Ty_Meadows: In your eyes, how are the Minor League teams for the Dodgers looking?
Lasorda: Well from what I've seen, this is the first time in a long time that we've had the amount of outstanding prospects that we have. In the next couple of years, you're going to see guys coming up through our Minor League system.
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Robert_Galindo: Tommy, how did you feel when Orel Hershiser struck the last guy in the 1988 World Series?
Lasorda: I thought that that was the end of a tremendous year. What we accomplished that year was just unbelievable. Nobody ever thought that we'd beat the Mets in the playoffs. Orel played a big part in that. Nobody thought we could beat the mighty A's and Hershiser starred in that. To me, it was a year of unbelievable success.
chadito: Of all of the players eligible, what player do think most deserves to be in the Hall of Fame who currently isn't?
Lasorda: Gil Hodges. Here's a guy, if you check his numbers, his numbers and Tony Perez's numbers are about equal and Tony played five more years in the Majors than Hodges. There isn't any doubt he should be in the Hall of Fame.
Base_Ball_3: How does it feel to have a heart institute named after you? It must feel pretty good. Any new developments?
Lasorda: I'm honored that they would put my name on that institute. When someone has something done like that for them, that's an unbelievable thing to happen to me.
Eric_Mendez: Aside from Dodger Stadium, what is your favorite ballpark to visit?
Lasorda: Chicago's Wrigley Field. I love that stadium.
brent_cook: What are your thoughts on Joel Guzman? When will he make the big club and at what position?
Lasorda: I think the next couple of years you're going to hear a lot about him. This guy's got tremendous talent and he's going to really impress the fans because when he hits one, he can hit it out of the Grand Canyon.
Eric_Mendez: What are your thoughts on Yankee Stadium being torn down in a few years? I'm sure you have many memories in that stadium.
Lasorda: Yankee Stadium, Wrigley and Fenway -- those are outstanding traditions. It will be hard to see them go.
chadito: Who was the best player you ever managed? Who was the best player you ever played against?
Lasorda: The best player I ever managed, talent-wise, was Reggie Smith. And the best I ever managed against would probably have to be Johnny Bench.
Base_Ball_3: Do you think All-Stars of the early days would be able to compete with the All-Stars of today?
Lasorda: Without a doubt, yes.
avcampeon: Do you feel that there is a difference between this year's team and last year's team?
Lasorda: I think the biggest difference is going to be the health factor. Last year we had so many injuries to guys like J.D. Drew and Eric Gagne and this year, we're just hoping that everyone stays healthy and plays to the best of their ability.
Eric_Mendez: Are you excited to see the changes to the stadium, with the original look?
Lasorda: Honestly, I'm just really excited to start the season and get back to Dodger Stadium, which I call Blue Heaven on Earth. I have said this many, many times, that we have the greatest fans in all of baseball. This game doesn't belong to the owners and it doesn't belong to the players. It belongs to the fans who have supported the Dodgers over the years and there isn't a doubt in mind that our fans are the greatest.
Michael_Johnsen: I can't wait until the Freeway Series in a couple of weeks. Think we'll be able to beat Mike Scioscia's team? He's put together a great bunch of guy's over there.
Lasorda: Let me tell you something about the Angels -- the only Angels that I know are in heaven and they're all ex-Dodgers.
Lasorda: Thank you very much for asking so many questions. I have to get to Port St. Lucie for tonight's game, but keep rooting for the Dodgers and we hope to see you at Dodger Stadium for the Freeway Series next weekend and then for Opening Day on April 3.
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According to Terrell, he's already heard from Rutgers, Miami, Boston College, Cincinnati, Providence, UConn and more.
Finally, there's Miller. Because New Hampton has so many players, the freshman's playing time is a bit limited. But, that didn't stop him from impressing. A lengthy 6-foot-8 faceup four-man, Miller has a fluid shooting stroke with legitimate three-point range and runs the floor very well. As he develops and adds strength, he projects on or near the same level that Vonleh and Terrell.
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Reports of Col. E. P. Alexander, C. S. Artillery, Commanding Artillery Battalion,
First Army Corps, and Acting Chief of Artillery, Second Corps.
APRIL 27-MAY 6, 1863.--The Chancellorsville Campaign.
Maj. G. MOXLEY SORREL,
Assistant Adjutant-General, First Corps.
SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my battalion in the recent engagements on the Rappahannock:
Marching from Carmel Church, Caroline County, at 1 p.m. on the 29th ultimo, we reached the Plank road at its intersection with the Mine road at 10 a.m. on the 30th. Captain [Tyler C.] Jordan's battery was here put into position, an attack being threatened, and the rest of the battalion held in reserve near by.
On the morning of the 1st instant, Lieutenant [J. Thompson] Brown [jr.], with his section of [William W.] Parker's battery, was sent to man two 10-pounder Parrotts assigned to Parker from [A. B.] Rhett's battery (then detached from the battalion). These guns, by order of General Lee, were left in position on Marye's Hill, under Lieutenant Brown. About 1 p.m. the general advance toward Chancellorsville commenced. Captain Jordan's battery, detached, was sent with the advance infantry on the turnpike. The rest of the battalion--comprising [George V.] Moody with four guns, [Pichegru] Woolfolk jr. with four guns, Parker with two guns, and Lieutenant [O. B.] Taylor with four guns-moved at the head of the infantry column under General Jackson on the Plank road. Captain Jordan was engaged very obstinately on the turnpike, and suffered in both men and horses, but eventually broke the enemy's infantry by his effective firing, and drove off a six-gun battery which engaged him at short range. On the Plank road the rest of the battalion was slightly engaged, the enemy falling back before our advance, and by night we held the ground immediately in front of his fortified position at Chancellorsville. In this advance Lieut. James Woolfolk rendered conspicuous service, accompanying our advance skirmishers with a howitzer.
On the morning of the 2d, orders were received to fall in, the column marching under General Jackson to turn the enemy's flank, and in the afternoon the battalion was held in reserve during the attack near Wilderness Church, there being no opportunity to use artillery. The advance of the infantry was followed up and the night spent in the field. I was called during the night to the command of the artillery on the field by the wounding of Colonel [S.] Crutchfield.
The battalion, under Major [Frank] Huger, took an active and honorable part in the fight on Sunday morning, the 3d instant, Lieutenant Taylor being detached and fighting on the Plank road, the rest of the battalion in the field to the south, where it was joined during the action by Captain Jordan, who arrived with Anderson's division. After the victory of the morning, I resumed the command of the battalion, and was ordered down the Plank road to the assistance of General McLaws, then fighting near Salem Church. The fighting was over, however, before we arrived. We bivouacked near the field.
On the morning of the 4th, I received orders to post guns to prevent General [John] Sedgwick from forcing his way up the River road to the position occupied by General [Joseph] Hooker, and accordingly posted Captain Jordan's battery (which had returned from shelling enemy's camp at United States Ford) on a commanding bluff, where he intrenched himself. Captain Parker was sent to the assistance of Major [R. A.] Hardaway, who, with several rifled pieces, was directed to drive off a battery of the enemy on the north bank of the river overlooking Banks' Ford, which was done in the afternoon. The rest of the battalion, under Major Huger, was ordered to support General Anderson's attack on the right; followed it up, but was not engaged. During the afternoon, in anticipation of the enemy's retreat that night, I marked points of direction to Banks' Ford for night firing, and notified General Lee. About 10 p.m. orders were received to fire upon the ford over which the enemy was retreating. This was done by Captains Jordan and Parker all night and occasionally by other batteries. The enemy's accounts represent this fire to have been destructive.
On the morning of the 5th, I received orders to accompany Capt. S. R. Johnston, of the Engineers, to reconnoiter a position whence the line of battle of the enemy beyond Mine Run could be reached. I accordingly moved the whole battalion by the River road to the vicinity, and during the night had six pits partially completed by our cannoneers and some infantry, and, at dawn on the 6th instant, I moved into the pits Lieutenant Taylor's four Napoleons and a section of Captain Jordan's battery, under Lieut. J. Donnell Smith, the whole under command of Captain Jordan. The enemy had constructed during the night intrenchments across the river, about 800 yards distant, to prevent the occupation of this point, and at daylight opened a severe fire on the men employed in completing our unfinished works.
About 9 a.m., the enemy's firing being still kept up and proving very annoying, I endeavored to drive him off with Captain Moody's battery. Captain Parker's battery, and a 24-pounder howitzer of Captain Woolfolk's; seven guns in all. They took position in front of enemy's batteries, and opened, assisted by the guns in the pits. The enemy returned the fire of the guns on the field from their pits, and opened two new batteries on our right, against which none of our guns could be brought to bear. The duel was kept up for a half hour briskly, when, finding that the enemy were too well sheltered in the pits to be run off (though his fire was much reduced), and his two batteries on the right of our pits punished them severely, exploding two ammunition chests and destroying a third, while we could make no reply to them, I ordered the firing to cease.
It was discovered in the meantime that the enemy had evacuated their line of battle behind Mine Run, and our work was consequently useless. I accordingly withdrew the guns not in pits to camp; those in the pits remained silent under occasional but most accurate shots from the enemy until dark, when Captain Jordan withdrew them successfully.
During the day one of Lieutenant Taylor's guns had a wheel shot off, but another was immediately substituted. Lieutenant Brown's section of Parker's battery was captured on Marye's Hill, where it was left by order, as heretofore stated, after a severe and gallant fight, protracted until after the enemy's flag was within our works, and in which there is evidence that they suffered loss. The bodies of 1 of the men and 7 of the horses were found where it fought.
Our total loss is 6 killed, 35 wounded, 21 prisoners and missing, and 46 horses killed, disabled, and captured.
I am, major, very respectfully, yours,
Colonel, Commanding Battalion.
East Tennessee, March 7, 1864.
Maj. Gen. J. E. B. STUART,
Commanding Cavalry, Army Northern Virginia.
SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the artillery in the assault on Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863:
Being called to the command of the artillery on the field by the wounding of Colonel [S.] Crutchfield, I reported to you at 10 p.m. on the night of the 2d, and was directed to reconnoiter the ground during the night and post the necessary guns by dawn for an early attack. A careful examination showed that our attack must be made entirely through the dense wood in front of us, the enemy holding his edge of it with infantry, protected by abatis and breastwork s, supported by a numerous and powerful artillery in the fields behind, within canister range of the woods. There were but two outlets through which our artillery could be moved--one the Plank road, debouching within 400 yards of twenty-seven of the enemy's guns, protected by breastworks and enfiladed for a long distance by a part of them, as well as by two guns behind a breastwork thrown up across the road abreast of their line of abatis and infantry cover; the second outlet was a cleared vista or lane through the pines (a half mile to the south of the Plank road), some 200 yards long by 25 wide. This opened upon a cleared ridge, held by the enemy's artillery, about 400 yards distant. This vista Was reached from the Plank road by two small roads- No. 1 leaving the Plank road near our infantry lines and running parallel with and close behind them to the head of the vista, where it crossed them and went perpendicularly down the vista to the enemy's position; thence it bore to the left or north, and, crossing a ravine, came up on the plateau in front of Chancellorsville, at the south end of the enemy's line of artillery breastworks. Road No. 2 left the Plank road a half mile behind our lines, and ran into road No. 1 at the head of the vista.
At dawn I posted seventeen guns as follows: Capt. E. A. Marye, of Walker's battalion, with two Napoleons and two rifles, in the Plank road where it was crossed by our advanced tines of infantry; Captain [E. B.] Brunson, of Walker's battalion, with four rifles, also in the Plank road a short distance in rear of Captain Marye, to fire over his head and to his right and left over our infantry (in no other way could sufficient fire be thrown down the Plank road); Captain [R. C. M.] Page, of Carter's battalion, with three Napoleons, was placed in thin woods on road No. 1,300 yards south of Plank road, to fire upon their infantry lines until the enemy were started from their cover, when he was to advance down road No. I through the vista and join the artillery force which would operate there; Lieutenant [John H.] Chamberlayne, with two Napoleons, was masked in the pines at the head of the vista, to assist the infantry in forcing a passage through it and to advance with them; Major [W. J.] Pegram, of Walker's battalion, was placed with four Napoleons on road No. 2, 400 yards in rear of the vista, on a small cleared knoll, to fire over the pines at enemy's smoke, and advance down road No. 2 through the vista as soon as a start was made in front. The rest of the artillery (Alexander's, Carter's, Jones', McIntosh's, and part of Walker's battalion) was held in reserve in rear.
About daylight the attack was commenced vigorously. Within ninety minutes the enemy were driven from the ridge in front of the vista, and the guns designated for this work (under Pegram, Page, and Chamberlayne) at once moved out and occupied it, having a fine field of fire, both at the enemy's breastworks and artillery, and somewhat of a flank fire upon those of their guns which commanded the Plank road. These guns were immediately re-enforced by ten guns of my own battalion, under Major [Frank] Huger, Captains [George V.] Moody, [P.] Woolfolk [jr.], and[William W.] Parker, and by Lieutenants-Colonel [T. H.] Carter's and Major [D. G.] Mclntosh's battalions, Thompson's battery, and McGraw s and Davidson s batteries, of Walker's battalion. Their fire was assisted by Jordan's battery, of Alexander's battalion, which here came in on the right with Anderson's division. Capt. O. B. Taylor, with four Napoleons and part of Colonel Jones' battalion, was shortly afterward advanced upon the Plank road to re-enforce our fire down it and into the woods on the right and left.
About 9 a.m. the magnificent fire of our guns on the right, and the steady advance of our infantry, which had routed the enemy from the abatis lines, and was beginning to fire upon his intrenched artillery and forming for a charge, proved too much for the enemy's nerve, and with one accord his entire artillery limbered up and abandoned their breastworks, and retreated to the immediate vicinity of the Chancellorsville house, whence they again opened heavily. Our infantry meanwhile followed and occupied their works, firing on their retreat, while all the artillery on the right limbered up and moved forward, taking position under their abandoned breastworks and in the field to the south of them, and reopened upon the position of Chancellorsville, assisted by the artillery on the Plank road. This was accomplished successfully under a hot and enfilading fire, and our guns, when opened, speedily drove the enemy from this his third position. His guns having taken refuge behind the houses, our guns were for a while directed on them, and the large brick tavern was set on fire and burned, General Hooker, who had taken shelter in it, being wounded there.
At 10 a.m. the enemy retreated down the road toward United States Ford, and took refuge behind the heavy works, which served as a tete depont to his crossing, and eventually covered his retreat. This assault must ever be memorable for its fierceness, vigor, and success, against superior numbers and a position that might well be deemed impregnable, and I consider the part borne by the artillery, in its prompt and thorough co-operation with the gallant assaults of the infantry, as the most brilliant page of its history. Its loss was heavy, but I cannot now specify it for the lack of reports of subordinate officers. For the same reason I am unable to mention the names of all of the gallant officers and men who particularly distinguished themselves during the action.
For the earnest and efficient co-operation of Col. R. L. Walker, commanding artillery Second Corps: Col. Thomas H. Carter, Col. H. P. Jones, Major Mcintosh, Maj. William J. Pegram, and Maj. Frank Huger, commanding battalions, and the officers and men of their commands, I desire to express the deep obligation which I feel. Though most of them are veterans of many fields, on few of them can their courage have stood a severer test, and on none brought forth more glorious results. To Major Pegram and Lieutenant Chamberlayne is specially due the credit of the first footing in the field on the right.
By the desire of their commanding officers, I beg to make honorable mention particularly of Captain [Greenlee] Davidson, Lieut. John Morris, ordnance officer, Sergt. Maj. St. G. [R.] Fitzhugh, and Private Mike Rand, orderly, all of Walker's battalion; and Lieutenants [James] Sillers, [Dent] Burroughs, [James] Woolfolk, [Thaddeus C.] Leake, [T. H.] Mercer, and [William D.] Terrell, Sergeants [J. C.] Hallowell, [James] Dwyer, Nick Terrell, E T. Woolfolk and [P A.] Cason, Corporals [John] Slater and [E. H.] Revere, and Privates [Joseph S.] Hurt and [John L.] Dennard, of Alexander's battalion.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General of Artillery.


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|November 17, 2012, 04:37 AM
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Haw many types of places prohibit carry?
This is the outer edge of the Memphis TN metro area.
Being in the stages of wanting to buy a first handgun and take the CCW class, mostly to learn handgun basics in a methodical manner, I still won't know for a while whether I'll choose to carry.
But if the decision is made (would be a Sig 232, Bersa or Mak/P-64) , how often do you notice "no weapons allowed" etc on most business entrances?
Can well imagine that all banks as well as movie theaters (these days). How about Walgreens, Kroger, Loews etc?
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|November 17, 2012, 08:03 AM
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i was in the same boat when i first took my class. i didn't end up actually submitting my paperwork for almost a year after taking the class.
usually it's restaurants, banks, government buildings, and office buildings. i see very very few grocery stores with the signs. i haven't been to the movie theaters in a couple years, but i carry in those whenever i go.
i assume you are looking at 380 by your gun choices. the bersa is a fantastic (and cheap!) option. a buddy of mine who i took the class with qualified with his bersa 380. the sig p232 is cool looking, but beware of the slide. it sits low and is very sharp. if you have much meat to your hands, it will cut up your hand pretty bad. try to shoot one first if you can.
in a similar size but 9mm caliber, look at the walther pps. its felt recoil is about what the bersa is.
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|November 17, 2012, 08:16 AM
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Depends on your state laws. Signs saying carrying of weapons not allowed don't mean squat in my state. Only thing is if you don't leave when asked your trespassing and then I'm sure the city attorney will find a reason to add a weapons charge in too.
No Federal government owned or maintained land or office. Unless hunting grounds. With in 1000 feet of the edge of school property, all education levels college too as well as a license day care. No school functions, all levels college too. State fair, prisons any correctional lock up, police station as well.
You need to do a search for your state. I can carry in bars, hospitals, the bank if not federal, All though I don't! I can drink as long as I can pass the same dwi test a drunk driver takes, but I don't drink.
|November 17, 2012, 08:26 AM
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Federal buildings are the common denomonator. Private owned business can ask but can't enforce it. They can only ask you to leave if they want but that is true for any reason. Unfortunately a lot of places you might actually need to use your concealed weapon is now forbidden to be carried on those premises.
As long as you are discrete and properly have your weapon concealed you shouldn't have any problems. What the general public doesn't know won't hurt them, it's not any of their business if I have a firearm on me anyway.
|November 17, 2012, 09:08 AM
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I would suggest checking work rules, some places it is illegal to carry or have a gun In the vehicle if work rules prohibit weapons on the property.
|November 17, 2012, 09:23 AM
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Your question should be well covered in the class you take. My Prohibited areas, from Local, State, and Federal jurisdictions: "Cop shops" (not specifically stated but common sense dictated), Federal buildings, Post Office, Court House, Military installations, Capital buildings, air/bus/train/truck terminals, any place politicians are, any type of job "action" picket line/union organizing/union meeting etc., Indian Casinos. With Restrictions; Bars, Schools, Terrorist threats, Drinking, drunk and disorderly. I also usually honor the private businesses signs, (especially my bank as it has a metal detector sally port entrance).
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|November 17, 2012, 09:39 AM
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I also wanted to add to the list regarding my state. Hospitals, sporting events, and restaurants that 60% (can't rember the exact percentage) of the business is a bar.
|November 17, 2012, 09:58 AM
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I see a couple I forgot, airport casino bus transportation state capital building but the grounds are ok. I would remember them if I were to go there. I can eat at the buffet at the casino I just can't go in the gambling areas. Neither can a minor.
|November 17, 2012, 11:07 AM
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You may be surprised by some particulars.
- banks are commonly mistaken to be federal institutions. They aren't. If they don't have prohibitive signs up, some states give you a green light.
- in states like mine, posted signs don't amount to much. If somebody in a prohibitive establishment spots my CCW (side note: won't happen!), all they can do is ask me to leave. If they ask me to leave, and I refuse, then I am trespassing.
When I started carrying, I was surprised that I never needed to disarm. I can carry everywhere I go during the course of normal day-to-day.
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|November 17, 2012, 11:22 AM
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1/ Find out what your state laws actually are. Not just what you have heard.
2/ Start looking for the no guns allowed signs every where you go.(if signs at some of your regular store be sure to look at other of the same type to see if they also have the signs)
3/ Decide if you can live with it or if you will find CCW to be more of a hassle than you want to deal with.
4/ Act in accordance with your choice. Should you chose not to CCW there should still be class's out there to learn handgun basic.
|November 17, 2012, 11:32 AM
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As noted, it depends on your state laws. I'd suggest starting here: http://www.handgunlaw.us/
In Arkansas, I almost never see a "no firearms" sign. When I first started carrying, I expected to see them at banks, but never have.
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|November 17, 2012, 11:38 AM
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It would indeed depend on the laws in your individual state.
Pretty blanket areas are government buildings: courthouses, schools, et cetera.
In Ohio, posted signs carry the force of law. Meaning that if you knowingly carry in a posted building, you can be charged with trespass, criminal IIRC.
Lots of folks tend to hang their hat on the "knowingly" potion and take great interest in looking at their belly buttons while walking through entrance doors. I don't, I like being armed and would like to keep it that way, ie not having my license suspended - so I assume signage to mean that my business is not welcome. I do not go out of my way to look for them, however. If I don't see it, I don't see it. If I do, I disarm, have a brief conversation with the manager, and I leave.
I make exceptions from time to time, such as going to the grocery store that is right down the street (posted) for 1 or 2 items versus going across town to the un-posted one.
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|November 17, 2012, 11:48 AM
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In Indiana about 3 or 4 years ago a company required all people to open there cars for inspection, I don't remember the reason. This was in the middle of the deer hunting season and many people had rifles in their cars/trucks.
Anyone found with a gun was fired on the spot since the company had a no gun policy on there premises. At the time it was thought that a company head was a bamby lover.
Indiana later passed a law permitting any legal owner to be protected against this kind of anti gun crap by the companies they work for.
As for caring, only government buildings, police stations, airports. That's the only ones I know about. I have never seen a public building other than the above with a sign stating no guns.
You should check your state laws.
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|November 17, 2012, 01:50 PM
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Notice all of these posts boil down to - CHECK YOUR STATE LAWS. They should cover all of those in your carry class but it never hurts to look for yourself.
|November 17, 2012, 05:30 PM
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As a FedEx employee I am not allowed to have a weapon on the premises which bothers me a lot because the station lies dead center in the "hood" and stands not even a mile from the second most dangerous neighborhood in Charlotte. Fortunately for me there is a Home Depot parking lot that nudges up to our lot so I chose to park there along with several other co-workers on the whim that I might deal with an issue heading back to my side of town one night after work.
As I have learned each state has their own list of places you should "better" conceal your gun. Contacting the local sheriffs office should help you to acquire that list. I travel a lot so I have gotten into the habit of googling local sheriffs station to find out their rules for traveling with a firearm because that does change as well and they have always been more than happy to answer my questions.
|November 17, 2012, 06:58 PM
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Some states like mine, the "gun buster signs" carry no weight, unless you are told to leave. I hate banks that put those signs, when I have to go in a bank its for the reason of withdrawing loads of money, and people don't know the law could get hurt/jumped when carrying loads of money because of dumb banks. Why would you not allow your customers to protect themselves???? Is the bank going to replace my $100-$500 withdraws if I got jumped or them customers?
Has Taurus really spent more on shipping customers their firearms back to them than actual sales?
|November 17, 2012, 06:59 PM
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Laws very by state so I'd suggest using www.handgunlaw.us as a great resource.
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|November 17, 2012, 07:23 PM
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I'd suggest you read the state law where you live and abide by it. The same goes for businesses that request that you not carry on their premises. It's taken us decades to get where most states allow carry concealed. To keep that political atmosphere, we all need to abide by the law. Concealing your weapon, as required by law, and then then entering an area that does not allow carry or you are requested not to carry is irresponsible. Rod
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|November 17, 2012, 07:38 PM
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I don't know about other states but in Kentucky if a business posts no firearms allowed that means it is prohibited to carry there but not illegal. If you carry in this business and the owner / manager detects your firearm you can be asked to leave the property. As long as you leave when asked you have committed no crime.
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Thanks for the detailed overview. Coworkers who are FFDOs almost always carry on their days off. Will have a chat with one of them.
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Scioscia's handprints are everywhere
Manager quick to credit others, not bask in own achievements
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- In his role as Mike Scioscia's bench coach, Ron Roenicke is the Angels manager's right-hand man, a quiet force behind the scenes. They came up together with the Dodgers three decades ago and have been friends seemingly all their lives.
Few people know Scioscia the way Roenicke does.
"He's got great intelligence -- for the game and other things," Roenicke said. "Along with that he's got common sense. They don't always go together.
"He's very secure, very confident in his abilities. When he asked me to be his bench coach [after Joe Maddon left for Tampa Bay in 2006], I told him I was bringing my own opinions. He said he didn't want a 'yes' man."
That security is evident in the responsibility and influence Scioscia delegates. Pitching coach Mike Butcher and hitting coach Mickey Hatcher meet with the manager every day for updates and suggestions. Third-base coach Dino Ebel and first-base and infielders coach Alfredo Griffin are lords of their realms. Bullpen coaches Orlando Mercado and Steve Soliz offer daily insights.
The manager weighs all the material and input before having the final word -- on everything.
"He always has a reason for everything he does," Roenicke said. "You may not agree with it, and I may not agree with it. But he knows why he is doing everything he does. He has thought it out thoroughly."
With John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar starting the season on the disabled list and the Mariners seemingly loaded, the Angels were not expected by many experts to defend their American League West title. They took off around midseason and won in a cool breeze, clinching 18 days before the season was over, claiming a franchise-record 100 wins.
Scioscia's handprints were everywhere, as always. He somehow transformed Ervin Santana and Joe Saunders from back-of-the-rotation guys into twin aces in the absence of Lackey and Escobar. Scioscia incorporated new blood -- free-agent center fielder Torii Hunter, first baseman Mark Teixeira, acquired in a July 29 deal with the Braves -- and allowed it to blend naturally, seamlessly.
Scioscia's reputation precedes him. The word has been out for years: he's a players' manager.
"He called me in as soon as I got here [in Boston] and told me what was expected," Teixeira said. "I was excited to hear what he had to say. I can see why this is such a great place to play."
In the dugout during games, Scioscia and Roenicke observe, share, discuss and debate. Their sense of anticipation and timing, in tandem, amazes players on the bench. They marvel at how often the manager and bench coach are correct when they reposition a fielder, call for a hit-and-run, signal for a pitchout or go for the squeeze bunt.
"Mike's got a great game sense," Roenicke said. "He always knows what can happen in a given situation. When he was catching, he controlled the game -- the pitcher, the infield, everything. He was preparing for this all along. That's why he stresses the pitcher-catcher relationship. It's his background, his history. He knows how important it is."
Scioscia's catchers -- Mike Napoli and Jeff Mathis -- are totally versed in all of his philosophies and attitudes. They call all the pitches at his insistence, largely because he knows how critical it is for the catchers to have the pitchers' respect -- and vice versa.
Scioscia values experience but loves talent. When he threw untested but gifted pitcher Jose Arredondo into the bullpen mix, there was precedent.
Scioscia trusts young athletes to an uncommon degree. Lackey and Francisco Rodriguez hadn't even been through a full Major League season -- Lackey had three months of time with the Angels, K-Rod one month -- when they played pivotal roles in the 2002 World Series championship run.
Lackey was given the ball for World Series Game 7 and held the Giants to one run across five innings, becoming the first rookie to win a seventh Fall Classic game since 1909. He'd blanked the Twins across seven innings in the AL Championship Series.
These are memories he'll carry in the back of his mind when he goes out to face the Red Sox on Wednesday in Game 1 of the AL Division Series.
When your manager gives you that kind of trust, and you've prevailed in the final game of the season with the whole world watching, you know you have the capacity to handle anything thrown your way.
"He's confident in his players and loyal to guys who've done well here," Lackey said. "We have guys coming from other places, and even if they struggle, he sticks with them, lets them know he believes in them.
"His confidence in me has been a big factor in me being a successful pitcher at this level. He put me in some big situations that year and I did well. The next few years were up and down for me, but he stuck with me. That meant a lot."
Rodriguez points to Game 2 of the ALDS in '02 as a turning point in his career. Scioscia sent him back out after he'd yielded a go-ahead homer to Alfonso Soriano at Yankee Stadium, and after working a scoreless inning, the Angels rallied to win the game and hand Rodriguez his first victory in the big time.
K-Rod has been rolling since, all the way this season to a single-season record 62 saves.
"If he'd buried me that day," Rodriguez said, "who knows what would have happened? But he had confidence in my ability, and that meant everything to me."
To Lackey, "consistency is probably the big thing. He hasn't changed much over the years I've been here. He definitely has a way he wants the game to be played. He's always even-keel in the clubhouse and wants us to have a good time. But on the field, he's serious about the game."
Scioscia will let a player know -- immediately -- if they aren't doing it the Angels way. That often means not taking the extra base on a single.
"When I came up in ['02] as a pinch-runner and he turned me loose," said Chone Figgins, just as untested as K-Rod that fall, "I knew I was in the right place. This is the way the game should be played -- all out."
Hatcher, the hitting coach since general manager Bill Stoneman's vision led to the dawn of the Scioscia era in 2000, was Scioscia's teammate with the Dodgers, celebrating the 1988 championship with him. Hatcher recalls how and when the running game was implemented in Anaheim.
"In 2002, when he sat down with the coaching staff [before Spring Training], he said, 'This is what to expect with Angels baseball,'" Hatcher said. "He laid it all out. That's when he came up with the philosophy you see in action today. We had a corps of guys that he thought we could win with playing a different style. Roenicke was the third-base coach, and Mike stressed to Ron that we were going to run the bases aggressively, go first to third, pressure the other team.
"I remember Troy Glaus and Tim Salmon saying, 'We can't hit a ground ball to second base.' I told them, 'That's not what we're asking. Hit a deep fly ball to right field, and that'll move a guy over.' It was a more aggressive way to play baseball, a whole mind-set. Mike believed in it and didn't go away from it."
Garret Anderson, as consistent on the field as Scioscia has been in the dugout, recalls the manager's address to the team on the first day of Spring Training in 2002 -- "how we were going to play aggressively, run the bases hard, try to put pressure on the other team."
"It's been a successful approach," Anderson added. "We've enjoyed it, and I think the fans have too."
The Angels started 6-14, yet Scioscia persisted. That's another of his qualities. He's like the character in the early Marvin Gaye classic -- a stubborn kind of fellow.
"Mike would pull a guy over if he didn't go first to third," Hatcher said, "and he'd say, `If you get thrown out, it's on me. I want you taking that base. Don't worry about making mistakes.' He was willing to take the heat, and that took some of the pressure off guys."
Applying constant pressure on the opposition while relieving it internally -- that the kind of intuitive thinking that led one of Scioscia's players the other day to call him a "genius" in the dugout.
What's interesting is the player is a reserve, the kind you normally find grumbling behind a manager's back.
Scioscia is without argument the most successful manager in franchise history. He owns the most career wins, the only World Series title, the highest this and most that in pretty much everything that matters.
But one thing you won't hear is Scioscia calling attention to his achievements. On that topic he applies an automatic mute button.
Credit is always funneled over to his players and coaches. He is selfless -- and smart -- that way. It is how he was raised by his parents in his Philly youth, and it seems to be working just fine.
"The decision-making process gets much cleaner with experience," Scioscia said of his evolution as a manager. "You get more input from your staff, and options become much more defined. That helps you to hopefully make cleaner decisions."
He'll talk about how enjoyable the ride has been, from that first staff in 2000 to today, and how everything is somehow connected to 2002, the great transforming season. But if you're looking for an assessment of his own work, you won't get much help. He'll leave that to others. He's a pretty busy guy, you know.
Lyle Spencer 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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New rider here with lots to learn.
Just picked up a 2004 R 1150 RT.
I'd appreciate any and all suggestions and info you can pass along.
Hoping to be fully licensed by the middle of June,(CT mandates a rider course that has got a least a months backlog),
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Disagree. There's an ethically consistent position to take censoring some kinds of meat but it has little to do with organic foods. Animals that have some of the higher mental faculties that we take for granted deserve some degree of exception to being harvested.
I abstain from eating cetacean, elephant, or ape meat for the same reason as I would turn away long pork.
I abstain from eating cetacean, elephant, or ape meat for the same reason as I would turn away long pork.
This is silly. "Ethics" does not mean "treat intelligence as if it were sacred." We encourage ethical behavior because it's like the prisoners dilemma: if you chose to cooperate, others are more likely to cooperate back, which benefits you, and conversely, if you defect, others are more likely to defect back, which sucks for you.
First, these ethics are a little... convenient. Second, a definition of ethics you happen to disagree with is not insufficient on that basis alone. Third, I would argue that a judgment or action is right without resorting to expectations of material reward. Put more colloquially, the ends do not justify the means.
But cetaceans, elephans, and apes cannot possibly appreciate your cooperation/defection and reciprocate. If we rounded up all the apes to eat them, there's no possibility of the apes figuring it out and counterstriking.
But all of them have cooperated and fought with humans in some way, shape or form. So you are simply wrong on the facts. But it doesn't matter. The same argument could be made to put long pork on the grocery aisles. A clan of hunter-gatherers cannot be expected to fight and win; and they cannot be expected to meaningfully contribute to our society. What is your argument against eating humans, especially ones we don't need?


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I am running Win XP Home Version 2002 Service Pack 2, v.2096
With ZA Security Suite 7.0.462.000, OS boots normally.
After upgrade to ZA Security Suite 7.0.740.000, startup of OS takes several minutes (desktop background is drawn; no icons, no Explorer bar.. wait several minutes like this and then everything continues).
Investigating the System Logs;
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
The KLIF service failed to start due to the following error:
The specified procedure could not be found.
The TSP service failed to start due to the following error:
The specified procedure could not be found
After the system is started, everything appears to run ok.
I have found no other hits on these exact messages, although KLIF is referred to in several other posts regarding the install/upgrade of ZA. Please note the install completes successfully.
I have tried to use the uninstall /clean /rmlicense.
I have now reverted to 7.0.462.000, boot time is normal.
I notice that the errors are present for KLIF and TPS after reverting to 7.0.462.000, but the start up time is normal (desktop background + icons + explorer bar all appear within seconds).
Any suggestions?
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Software Version:7.0
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text: glyn 598 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) The new changes that have been rolled out by Facebook and the way in which these changes were rolled out I think has finally convinved business to NOT ENGAGE more and more with the world's favourite SNS. Or rather, to take a step back and evaluate a little more seriously the balance of power. We've moved from "let's embrace get into bed with FB", towards "let's embrace it but drive to our website". Already the idea for a business investing its time in a Facebook profile for which they only have cursory control and are subject to Facebook's whims and changes of what they consider important (what was the cost to business for the 31st March roll-out?) was scary. But to me it seems that Facebook thinks that companies depth of engagement is now all about visual content, as any examiniation of the new page format will reveal. My question is this: How deep an engagement can you get when it is all about visuals, and where comments and likes are collapsed to numeric values. The "Engagement" to people not already familiar with the group It turns into visual eye candy (the image) plus social proof factors as the convincing mechanism for people to "engage or not". In fact, when you actually start to analyze the "depth of engagement" and code the issues that are raised through the commenting feature you've got to ask whether the "engagement" ROI even covers the full-time staff members wages. But then really all this talk about "engagement" is really a lot of rubbish, because the goal of FB is to get you to like something, and by so doing pool your interests collectively with other, for the purposes of advertising profiling. Look at any FB change through this filter and it soon becomes clear. So, thanks to FB new rollout I have much greater luck saying to business "leverage Facebook for what it is - a great advertising platform, but put your own business assets at the heart of that strategy and spend". What's great about FB is that it has educated business about the potential for viral SNS and that makes it much easier to explain to businesses because they are already up to speed. So thanks to FB for that. What do others think? G. ps. I have also noticed that when you watch a video as an application this is automatically added to your timeline, but can be removed after watching it. Don't like this, but I'm weird I guess. Edited April 3, 2012 by DonnaFontenot 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I'm using a C# dll (as a COM onject) from a C++ unmanaged code. The compiler is the C++ of Visual Studio 2008. It works fine.
I want now to replace C++ code with C and I get the "include" and "using" statements not supported by my imposed (i.e. change the source file type to .c instead of .cpp) compiling.
Again the dll is perfectly seen and used by C++. I just I'm missing the dll (under COM model) import declarations in C; long time ago i knew it ...
Thanks for your help.
PS: It's about the COM model!


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specifically multiple VPCs and inter-region VPNs?
My account manager somewhat glibly describes it as EC2 version 2.0 and having a look at the feature set there are plenty of niceties that I'm looking to leverage. Once again however the region locality rears it's ugly head so wondered if any of you had seen/done any such implimentations. Specifically I'm having a bit of a hard time getting my head round just how network_acls would interact with the VPN endpoints (and also how the routing would work between subnets in different VPCs) and whether you do filtering just with network_acls (a bit crappy it seems to me as they're stateless) or with a mixture of that and packet filtering on the VPN endpoints (more to manage).
Anyone done it?
We have several VPCs with VPNs connected to our physical colo. I'm not involved much in the network side of things, but I do know we can talk from one VPC to another in a different region just fine via our colo once routing was set up to allow it. It can be done, I'm just not sure how. That probably doesn't help as much as you'd like...
I will say we see frankly terrible performance over the VPN tunnels - haven't been able to track down the cause yet. Not sure if you'd see the same thing with VPNs between VPCs directly or with other VPN hardware on your end.


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A few observations about the 99-83 win over the Clippers at
Staples Center:
Brendan Haywood had his most assertive game of the season.
Ditto for Brian Cardinal. Those are two important pieces off the bench.
Shawn Marion had the play of the game when he slipped a pass
to Brendan Haywood for a monster jam in the fourth quarter. Those are the kind
of unselfish plays that lead to great team chemistry.
Aside from three consecutive turnovers late in the first
quarter, the Mavericks did a better job of taking care of the ball. They had 14
turnovers. Still not great. And as Dirk Nowitzki said: "We're still
shooting ourselves in the foot with those.''
Speaking of Nowitzki, he missed two more free throws and is
four for his last eight from the stripe after nailing 82 in a row going back
to last season. "I guess I better go see the free-throw
coach,'' he said.
Note to Mark Cuban: The Clippers (and presumably the Lakers,
too) have video boards angled on the underside of the giant scoreboard so that
fans in the courtside seats can see what's being shown, too. Pretty cool.
Jason Kidd threw in a 70-foot shot at the halftime buzzer.
It was nothing but net and put the Mavericks ahead 49-47. Didn't seem
like enough. Don't you usually get a car or a bunch of cash when you hit
one from the opposite free-throw line? I guess Kidd's probably already
got enough cash and cars.
That deep roster the Mavericks are supposed to have?
Wasn't evident against the Clippers in the first half. The Mavs'
bench was outscored 21-8. Former Texas Aggie DeAndre Jordan had 10 points and
four rebounds. The Mavericks equalized things in the second half and basically
got a push out of the reserve production.


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Secondary Sources Asia: Alternatives to Currency Manipulation
A roundup of economic news on Asia from around the Web.
–Alternatives to Currency Manipulation: Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong, which have actively kept their currencies low since the global financial crisis, could have achieved the same outcome with less currency intervention and declining current account surpluses if they had followed easier fiscal and monetary policies. The global economy would have benefited too, Joseph E. Gagnon writes.
–Harnessing China's Competitive Streak: China's State Council recently unveiled a blueprint for capital-market reform that identifies two key objectives: "to support open, fair, and integral market processes, and to protect investors, particularly the legal rights of small investors." Andrew Sheng and Ziao Geng ask if it's feasible.
–Why Philanthropy Has Failed to Take off in China: The languid growth of China's philanthropic sector points to growing pains in building China's civil society, which continues to suffer from a lack of transparency and accountability, Yanzhong Huang says.


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Golden Suns replacing 3 softball seniors from 2010
By Sean Ingram Sports Editor
Arkansas Tech University head softball coach Gidget Pambianchi recently announced Christina Bradley, Molly Edwards, Amy Horne and Maddison Roncketto signed NCAA Division II national letters of intent during last semester's spring signing period. The Golden Suns went 22-26 in 2010 after winning back-to-back Gulf South West Division championships in 2008 and 2009.
"These four players will make nice additions to our team," Pambianchi said. "They will contribute and help us next year."
Bradley, a right-handed pitcher from Ankeny, Iowa, played at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, was a first-team all-region and second-team all-academic selection as a freshman in 2009, and was a national junior college pitcher of the week last season. She went 19-2 with a team-best 1.05 ERA, made 26 appearances, started 22 games, threw 13 complete games and seven shutouts in 2010. She holds the school's single season record for wins (23 in 2009), allowed 82 hits and 28 runs (19 earned) in 127 innings of work, walked 26 and struck out 124 last season. Bradley went 42-6 in two seasons at ICCC and struck out 292 opposing batters in 277 1/3 innings as the Tritons posted a 117-18 overall record, best in school history, and won a school-record 62 games in 2009. She helped ICCC to a fifth-place finish in last season's NJCAA Division II national tournament.
Bradley was a four-time all-conference selection (first team in 2008) at Saydel High School and a three-time all-state honoree, including a first-teamer in 2007 and two-time team most valuable player and captain. She was named the Gatorade rookie of the year in 2005, led Saydel to its first state tournament in 2007 and played in the state's senior All-Star game in 2008.
Edwards, a catcher, enjoyed a stellar three-year career at North Little Rock High School. The Lady Charging Wildcat was a part of back-to-back Class 7A state championship teams (2008 and 2009) and holds the school's single-season RBI record (46) set in 2009. She was a two-time all 7A-Central all-conference and all-state selection, was selected to the 7A state tournament team as a sophomore in 2008 and chosen as one of two NLR's co-team most valuable player. She was a two-time member of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette team and is a two-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient. Edwards spent her freshman year at Little Rock Parkview High School, played volleyball and softball, and was a Class 6A all-conference and all-state softball player.
Horne, a right-handed pitcher from Harrison, was a four-year starter and holds school records for wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, fewest walks allowed and lowest ERA. She also holds school records for home runs, RBIs and highest batting average. She was a three-time 5A West all-conference honoree, all-stater in 2009 and was named to the all-state tournament team in 2008 and 2009. She also lettered in basketball and cross country, was National Honor Society member, Harrison's Diversity Council and was in the top 10 percent of her graduating class.
Roncketto, an outfielder, started every game the last two seasons in center field at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, La., and collected 44 hits, nine doubles and scored 17 runs in 53 games for the Cavaliers. At North Little Rock High School, the four-year letterwinner, was also a four-time all-conference and three-time all-stater. She helped lead the Lady Charging Wildcats to the 2007 Class 7A state championship and their runner-up finish in 2006. She was a Junior All-Star Classic player and was named most outstanding camper in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star game after her senior season in 2008. She was a member of the National Honor Society and a 2008 Arkansas Scholar.


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The Twilight websites who will be reporting from the red carpet are going to be doing a live podcast today. We'll be covering fandom news, doing trivia with some cool prizes, doing interviews… We also have our own twitter handle @bd1podcast.
So if you are in tent city you can watch via the jumbotron where they will broadcast the show, there is also some limited seating in the Yahoo TwiFi Lounge. But tweeting in your questions and comments to @bd1podcast and we'll try to incorporate it into the show!
The podcast kicks off at 4:00 Pacific Time and we will also be live blogging it. Come back at 4:00 and join in the fun!


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Brad Fitzpatrick wants to know who your friends are
Remember how NotchUp spammed us all alst week? Get ready for a lot more. Brad Fitzpatrick, the LiveJournal founder who noisily left Six Apart for Google last summer, has launched his first big project: a tool which identifies your friends across multiple social networks, so you can invite them all wherever you go. What this means: If you're sick of zombie bites on Facebook, you're going to hate the World Wide Web after Fitzpatrick gets done with it. But forget the spam issue: Am I the only one who thinks this is a terrible idea on principle?
I keep different people on different social networks, and prefer them safely cordoned off. Have you ever been at a party where two of your exes meet up? Fitzpatrick wants to turn the Web into a 24/7 version of that nightmare scenario. Thanks but no thanks, Brad. Sometimes sharing isn't caring.
I did find it adorable, however, that he included a shoutout to his pals Dave Recordon, a former LiveJournal colleague working on similar projects at Six Apart, and Mischa Spiegelmock, a LiveJournal engineer Fitzpatrick reportedly recruited to Google. In a continuation of their mock feud, Fitzpatrick hacked his friend-finder app to ridicule Recordon's LiveJournal username.
Here's Fitzpatrick's video. I especially love the intro where, like a washed-up actor in an infomercial, Fitzpatrick says, "You may remember me from ...":