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QBs among 5 things to watch in Florida's annual spring game – SECcountry.com
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For many fans, all they've seen of redshirt freshman quarterback Feleipe Franks to this point was his performance in Florida's Orange & Blue Debut last year.
He hasn't appeared in an official college game yet, and the Gators' practices are mostly closed to the media, so that spring game a year ago remains the only extended showcase of his abilities for most.
To that point, Franks surely would like another chance at a better impression.
The big-armed, second-year quarterback is far removed from finishing 5-of-11 passing for 58 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions in the 2016 spring game and has built up plenty of momentum this past month. He's seized his opportunity while competing for the Florida starting job and will be the spotlight attraction as the Gators conclude their spring session Friday night before a large crowd inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and a national television audience on the SEC Network (7:30 p.m. ET).
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"I'm sure he'll be excited to get out there and redo whatever he did a year ago," Gators coach Jim McElwain said of Franks. "Like I said, this is a just another piece. It's not the end-all one way or the other. Let's face it, the defense is going to know the route combinations and the offense is going to know the coverage shells based on rotations and that kind of stuff. So it's really not trying to trick anybody as much as let's see if we can get our second step in the ground, create some movement, win 1-on-1s, those type of things.
"And in Feleipe's case, make sure he knows what color jersey we're wearing because he kind of threw it to the other ones I think last year."
Without further ado, here are five things to watch for in Florida's 2017 spring game:
5. A lot of talk, time for action from the offensive line
McElwain put the onus squarely on the Florida offensive line when he proclaimed after the Outback Bowl in January that the Gators would be more aggressive and physical up front in 2017.
He then brought in a charismatic and demanding new offensive line coach in Brad Davis, from North Texas, after former position coach Mike Summers left for Louisville.
The Florida linemen have spoken highly of Davis all spring, crediting him with pushing them to another level. Which is all very encouraging to hear, but now the Gators have to show it.
There's every reason to believe that offensive line finally could be ready to reach another level after two inconsistent seasons of rebuilding the unit under McElwain.
Junior left tackle Martez Ivey and sophomore right tackle Jawaan Taylor are strong foundation pieces and bookends on the line while redshirt sophomore T.J. McCoy made a nice impression at center last year, junior Tyler Jordan brings ample experience wherever he ends up (probably at left guard) and junior Fred Johnson and redshirt freshman Brett Heggie look to be competing for the other guard spot.
Florida will go with a bland playbook Friday night so as to not give away anything to season-opening opponent Michigan, but effort and physicality up front will be non-negotiable for McElwain to feel good about the performance.
4. And on the other side …
McElwain and new defensive coordinator Randy Shannon have emphasized the need to establish a strong pass rush from the defensive end spot.
Nobody on the team had more than 5 sacks last season, with Jabari Zuniga leading in that category and racking up most of those numbers early in the fall.
Zuniga, now a redshirt sophomore, has potential to take another step forward in 2017, but the most intriguing candidate to emerge as another key pass rusher might be sophomore Antonneous Clayton.
Clayton came in as a 5-star recruit last year and never really found his footing as a rookie, finishing with just 3 tackles in 5 games. The reports this spring have been encouraging, though.
It would be even more encouraging if he came out and had a big performance Friday night.
3. Next up for DBU?
A disappointing 40-yard dash time aside, Florida is replacing two legitimate stars at cornerback with Jalen Tabor and Quincy Wilson moving on to the NFL.
Add in veteran safety Marcus Maye, and the Gators are having to overhaul their secondary in 2017.
The spring game won't offer a full perspective on how that new puzzle fits together because Florida has six freshmen defensive backs still to arrive in the summer who will be competing for key roles.
In the meantime, the spring has largely been an opportunity for senior Duke Dawson and sophomore Chauncey Gardner to test themselves in the back of that defense.
Dawson is penciled in as a starter at cornerback while shifting over from the nickel role and brings a veteran presence to the position, though he now has more responsibility than he's had at any point in his collegiate career.
Gardner, on the other hand, is a rising star after picking off 2 passes (1 returned for a touchdown) in the Outback Bowl to win the game's MVP honors. The coaches haven't said where he will play in 2017, be it as the other corner, at safety where he finished last season or nickel. He'll have a pronounced role in the secondary regardless.
The Gators also bring back fifth-year seniors Marcell Harris and Nick Washington at safety, with Harris in particular projected as a leader for the unit.
Maybe Florida won't be very aggressive offensively Friday night, but the coaches will want to test that rebuilt secondary at least somewhat and see how those guys respond.
2. It's not just about the QB
When looking for optimism for why Florida's offense potentially could be much better in 2017 after ranking 107th nationally in scoring (23.9 points per game) and 116th in total offense (344 yards per game) last fall, start with the bevy of playmakers the Gators have surrounding whoever ends up at quarterback.
Junior wide receiver Antonio Callaway has looked terrific this spring and in good rhythm with Franks. While finishing with 54 catches for 721 yards and 3 touchdowns last fall, Callaway spoke frankly prior to the bowl game that he expected more from himself this coming season. His confidence was compelling, and there's every reason to believe Florida's top playmaker could be in line for a career year.
What would really help that cause, aside from improved quarterback play, would be a big season from sophomore wideout Tyrie Cleveland to divert some of the defensive attention. After coming in as the No. 2 ranked wide receiver nationally in the 2016 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, Cleveland finished with 14 catches for 298 yards and 2 TDs as a rookie. He has stated that he's far more comfortable in the offense now and looks like a prime breakout candidate.
Then there's junior Jordan Scarlett (889 rushing yards, 6 TDs) and Florida's stable of running backs, along with plenty of potential at tight end with veteran returners DeAndre Goolsby and C'yontai Lewis as well as high-upside freshman Kemore Gamble.
In other words, the pieces are in place offensively if the line is better and the quarterback can elevate the whole unit.
"Yeah, we got a chip on our shoulder," Cleveland said. "Back in the years they had (Tim) Tebow the offense was explosive. We're trying to get back to that offense, making plays and don't have to rely on the defense as much."
1. But yes, the spotlight is on the QBs
Earlier this week, McElwain said the quarterback competition was "sorting itself out" and that he was seeing some separation between Franks and fellow redshirt freshman Kyle Trask.
While McElwain didn't come out and say it, the safe assumption is that Franks has positioned himself to come out of spring atop the depth chart. He opened the team's final spring practices leading the first-team offense in the opening "fastball" periods while looking accurate and confident.
He still has plenty to prove, though, both Friday night and through the summer before being handed the keys to the offense.
Making that rough performance last spring — which actually started with 3 interceptions in his first 4 pass attempts — an even more distant memory would be a good next step.
"You take everything away from it. You learn from it, you learn from your mistakes. You go back and look at the film and see what you did wrong and then not do it again. That's pretty much what you do," Franks said of that rough 2016 spring game showing.
Trask will get a chance to close the spring strong as well, and veteran quarterback Luke Del Rio is expected to be healthy by summer to work back into the mix, but the opportunity is there for Franks to seize the job.
He says he's far more comfortable in the offense now than he was then, and it shows.
In the limited portions of practice open to the media, he's made a strong impression. Doing it on a bigger stage Friday night is another story. As is doing when it matters in the fall.
But one step at a time.
"I'd say I feel a lot more comfortable just under the center, doing everything I did last year now. I just feel a lot more comfortable. A ton more," he said.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 4th Jun 2010 15:36 UTC
Earlier this week, Apple launched a HTML5 Showcase page, displaying several uses for HTML5 and related technologies. However, it turns out that Apple is using trickery to block out browsers other than Safari, with the end result that browsers with better support for web standards than Safari can't access the demos.
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I have chrome 6 dev, and I am really surprised by this blocking.
(They Blocked the most html5 advanced browser my God !!)
I have tried accessing demos using other means like looking inside code source of main page and fetching the URLs but I failed to get pages.
Apple is really blocking other browsers for non reason (or for a ridiculous reason)

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Time is really running so fast and I just can't imagine that we are just few weeks away from the much awaited holiday of the year. Christmas is indeed here and I bet you guys already came up with your very own Christmas list. Unfortunately I haven't done with my list yet and i really felt so bad that I am rushing myself now. I should have made this list a lot earlier and I should have list down all my friends' desired gifts so that I am not as clueless as I am right now. Anyway, I guess it is too late for me to regret such negligence but I believe it's not too late yet to catch things up.
I don't have the Christmas bonus yet but I am fortunate enough to get an installment loan from a lending company. Applying for a loan is actually a good idea but I try to make it a point that I am doing it only if I really need it so bad. Special occasions like this is actually a good time considering the fact that it follows a lot of unexpected expenses. My budget is quite tight this year especially now that we also have an ongoing reconstruction in our house I really have to budget my money and I thank God that i can still go for such loans to help me with my expenses. I am fortunate enough that my mom taught me how to become responsible especially in paying my debts and I am so proud that I have a good credit history on my record which is a bid advantage to me.
Although I have heard that most lending companies today approve those lenders who have bad credit history . Interestingly this bad credit loan is also applicable online which is way far easier than going directly to a lending company. I am not aware yet about the entire process but that is something I really want to consider pretty soon.


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This program provides utilities to quickly tidy up your Registry, but lacks some features of competing applications. Wise Registry Cleaner 3 Free has an intuitive interface and is relatively easy to use.
The program works quickly, using very few of the computer's resources. This cleanup tool offers an undo option, which is important any time you deal with the Registry. Users can even set the program to check the Registry automatically, although there is no option to set a specific time for this function. One feature this program lacks is a severity level warning. A harmless entry from a deleted program is shown as having no distinct differences from an entry from a harmful virus or malware. It does have easy-to-understand graphic warnings for any entry that may be dangerous to delete, though.
It also would be nice if users were offered the option to select/deselect all, since there may be dozens of entries but only be one or two severe issues in the Registry. Still, this freeware Registry cleaner proved effective, and we recommend it for users comfortable working with the registry.
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Its scanning engine is thorough, safe and fast. It is so easy to use, even the least experienced user can easily repair registry with this tool. It scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will can work better and more quickly. After Wise Registry Cleaner analyzes your system for problems, you can individually view each of the problems found and call up a detailed description. If you wish, you can also have all problems corrected automatically. All changes to your system are monitored by Wise Registry Cleaner and can be undone with a few mouse clicks, so you can use Wise Registry Cleaner feel relieved.


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Healthline, WebMD and MedicineNet offer photos of lung cancer, as seen on their websites. Healthline features a photograph of a lung cancer tumor and photos illustrating what lung cancer looks like in X-rays and computed tomography, or CT, scans.
As of 2015, lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths among men and women, according to WebMD. Lung cancer often causes no symptoms during its early stages, but as the disease progresses, symptoms may include a persistent cough, chest pain, coughing up bloody phlegm, and shortness of breath or wheezing. Smoking causes nine out of 10 lung cancer deaths.


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Veterans Day Tribute
The management team of Face Activities extends our thanks, appreciation and well-wishes to those who served, the veterans of the armed forces, today on Veterans Day.
Please watch the msnbc tribute to congressional Medal of Honor winner and Vietnam Veteran Jack Jacobs.
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Emergency Department… just the thought of being assigned to the ED had filled me with dread the first time it was offered to me, but I had survived. It is a fascinating place to be in. Whether you're the patient or the nurse.
The nurse instructed the patient to undress and to provide a urine specimen. She handed the patient a clothing bag and a specimen container. Minutes later, he handed the nurse the clothing bag with a dark amber colored fluid in it. He reasoned out that the specimen container was too small to hold all his urine.
Whenever I come out into the ED Waiting Room to call a patient, I always feel like a celebrity. Patients and families rush up to me like I'm a goddess who's going to sweep them into the examination rooms. Right! Don't they know that the ER is like a madhouse and that it's almost Standing Room only?
Sometimes I feel like the hungry crowd is closing in on me. I can feel their hot breaths of anticipation and see the hostile glances from those who are left behind.
The EMS is between a rock and a hard place. Because of the EMTALA/COBRA laws, NY EMS cannot refuse transports for the following:
1."I have a clinic appointment and I can't afford a taxi."
2. "I didn't make it to the Methadone clinic before closing time. I need to go to the hospital for my dose."
3. "It's too cold out in the streets and I don't want to stay in the shelter. Bring me to the hospital."
4."I just wanna talk with somebody."
Sometimes at triage, it's like pulling teeth just to get the right information from the patient. They either bring all their chronic complaints, or they expect you to deduce their medical history from their medication bottles.
Then, after all that, their complaints change when they see the physicians.
Most alcoholics are Houdinis. They can get out of the fanciest restraints. One advice I've followed through the years: Undress these patients and keep their clothes inaccessible. And if they do get out of restraints, it's easier to catch them. Just follow the ones running naked through the ER.
Overheard at Triage, in the middle of the blizzard…
Patient 1: "I have ingrown toe-nail.'
Patient 2: "So what if I have this arm pain for 15 years?"
Patient 3: "I need a sonogram, my head is buzzing."
Patient 4: "Is lunch served yet?"
Patient 5: "I have itching down there. Do you want to see?"
Patient 6: "I need a physical."
Patient 7: " Is Psych open?"
Nurse: "Oh yes, they still have room for one more patient."
"Are you pregnant?",the triage nurse asked the female patient who rushed into the room. The patient was puffing hard and writhing in pain.
"No way! I'm just fat."
Minutes later, the patient's spandex began to sag at the crotch. The nurse barely had time to catch the baby.
When undressing a patient for exam, be ready for the barrage of scents that assault the senses and challenge your gut. Don't remove the socks unless absolutely necessary.
Sometimes, my ears ring because of the constant onslaught of curses from patients and families. I handle them as firm and as professional as I can be.
And in my mind, I curse them back in my own language. It helps.
A doctor looks around wearily, "Who's my nurse?"
I ask him back, "It's 12:00 o'clock already, don't you know who your nurses are?"
For the umpteenth time, I had to explain to the irate relative. "Sorry, sir, there's a lot of patients today. Many much sicker than your wife. Yes, we know that her ingrown toenail is hurting too much."
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Remember ''Starsky and Hutch''? Well now there is Mac and Andy. Hawaiian Heat (ABC, Friday, Sept. 14, 9-11 p.m.; thereafter Fridays, 9-10 p.m.) is ABC's newest rip-off of itself. The premise of the show is all laid out for viewers in this pilot episode: Two Chicago cops on the beat turn in the cold and windy city for detective jobs on the Honolulu police force amid the lush, tropical breezes of Hawaii.
There's lots of complex crime plotting, but even more complex is the potentially Freudian interpretation of the Mac and Andy relationship, a la Starsky and Hutch. Andy, played skillfully by Jeff McCracken, is about to get married in Chicago when Mac, overplayed nervously by Robert Ginty, saves him from dull marital bliss by ''Shanghai-ing'' him to Honolulu. There, they both meet up with gorgeous Hawaiian women and live out a fantasy dating life as well as a fantasy career.
''Hawaiian Heat''' throws in everything that sells action-adventure television - car chases and crashes, excessive violence and gunplay, helicopter sequences, sexual titillation, beautiful women, and even more beautiful locations.
There's also a bit of deep thinking: ''There's nothing like a close call to reconfirm your own mortality,'' says Mac, completely out of character.
Then, our heroes walk off together along the beach into the sunset, contemplating their swinging new life in sun-swept Hawaii. Chicago - and life, as a matter of fact - was never like this.


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Today I closed Boeing as a loser. Boeing breached my strike price and was only 10 days away from expiration. Too much risk for my appetite so I took a $60 loser.
Boeing Option Chain – Closing the loser.
Boeing options – Trade Stats
Duration: 20 days
Credit: 60
Buying power reduction: $190
Profit: -$60
Fees: $2.58
Profit after fees: -$62.58
Profit as a percentage of buying power reduction: -33%
Considering the max loss was $190 losing $60 wasn't the worst thing that could happen. I looked into re-opening a position in the back month but for the strikes I'd want they only had $10 wide options.
I also opened a FXE debit spread. I usually avoid debit spreads I prefer to sell premium.
FXE Option trade
I took this 'bet' cause it costs $25 for a potential max profit of $175 – that's a 7:1 pay off ration. The odds are 23% to make any profit. I'm looking to take this trade off at about 25% of max profit .. about $44 profit.
The account shows a loss of $14.50 – Below you can see every open position and their greeks.
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There is an important topic I want to address here: sewage.
Perhaps you readers haven`t noticed, but week after week, month after month and year after year, newspapers publish hundreds of stories relating to sewage.
We tell you how much sewage is generated, how it is treated, where it will go, what it is doing to the environment.
We tell you how it is costing everyone a small fortune in property taxes and how municipal officials fight tooth and nail over how it is disposed. The only thing we don`t tell you is how to make it.
Unfortunately, for all of our troubles, we get little reaction from our stories about sewage.
If a little kitten needs adoption or if a family has fallen on hard times, our telephones light up first thing the next morning with calls from sympathetic readers. Stories about rising property taxes help fill up meeting halls across Broward County.
But only a grim silence greets our sewage stories.
That can be very frustrating for reporters and editors alike. Sewage stories are invariably troublesome and require many hours to decode the bafflegab bandied about by sewage engineers (that`s right, people go to school for many expensive years to learn all about sewage). Sewage stories are hard to write and hard to edit. And think of the poor person who has to write a scintillating headline for a story about sewage.
Alas, until someone invents a cost-free method of converting human waste into pure water, sewage stories will be with us. There are important reasons why, too.
First, sewage treatment plants cost money -- lots of money. Pembroke Pines will be spending about $4.5 million for the first phase of its new sewage treatment and disposal system, and that`s just for the area of the city west of Flamingo Road. Davie and Cooper City are planning to spend $10.65 million for a joint sewage facility. In case anyone forgets, money to build those plants comes from property taxes or from bonds that cost the city interest over long periods of time.


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Earlier this week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Rep. Don Young (R-AK) wrote to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell to reiterate their "strong support" for an offshore leasing plan that includes the Arctic. With the letter, Alaska's leaders join the chorus of Alaskan voices that have urged the federal government to keep the Arctic open for oil and gas development.
In their letter, the lawmakers listed out several "critical" economic and national security benefits of Arctic oil and gas development, including:
1. Maintaining a supply of affordable energy for Alaskan communities:
"Maintaining and growing supply from Cook Inlet – particularly through new federal lease sales – is essential to providing affordable energy for communities throughout Southcentral Alaska."
2. Supporting Alaska's economy:
"The production of resources in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas will create thousands of jobs at a time of high unemployment and generate billions of dollars in new revenues at a time of steep deficits."
3. Keeping the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) alive:
"New production in northern Alaska is also vital to the continued safe operation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), a national security asset that is currently operating at far less than half of its capacity. The loss of TAPS would create an emergency situation for millions of Americans, particularly those that live along the West Coast."
4. Bolstering American energy security:
"According to the reference case in the federal Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook 2015, U.S. oil production is projected to level off in the early 2020s and then slowly decline through 2040. As a result, our nation's recently diminished reliance on foreign oil is projected to rise again and average over seven million barrels per day, on a net basis, by 2040."
For these reasons, the lawmakers have joined many others in urging the DOI to include the Arctic in the agency's upcoming five-year oil and gas leasing program:
"The areas under consideration for leasing in Alaska's OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] contain vast resources that our nation will need to maintain its economy and security. Those resources can be produced safely if a stable, predictable regulatory regime is put in place. Bringing them to market is favored by most Alaskans and will help maintain affordable energy prices for the American people. With longer lead times and considerable investment required for production in the Alaska OCS, it is critical that the process begin now with new, area-wide lease sales."
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Russia says Syria ceasefire process underway despite U.S. sabotage attempts
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday the Syria ceasefire process was underway despite what it said were attempts by some U.S. officials to sabotage it, while reiterating that Russian warplanes would continue pounding what it called terrorist groups.
The "cessation of hostilities" agreed by the United States and Russia is due to take hold on Saturday morning from midnight. Damascus has agreed to the deal, as has the main opposition alliance, though it is only ready to commit for two weeks given its deep reservations.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said "some U.S. officials" had tried to "sabotage" the ceasefire plan "by interpreting it from such cardinally different points."
"By and large, a number of (U.S.) officials in fact attempted to call into question the agreements reached, which were approved by the two presidents," she told a news briefing on Thursday. "It actually looked like sabotage."
Commenting on the current state of interaction with Washington, she said: "We are in contact with American officials, the process is underway and is very active... We have an exchange of information, our military are in contact."
Officials in Moscow have been unnerved by a statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shortly after the ceasefire plan was reached that Washington was also considering an unspecified "Plan B".
There is no "Plan B" on Syria's ceasefire and will not be one, RIA new agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.
The cessation of hostilities plan does not include Islamic State or the Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate that is widely deployed in opposition-held areas. The opposition has expressed fears government forces backed by the Russian air force will continue to attack rebels under the pretext of targeting Nusra.
Zakharova hit out at unspecified "Western media creating an impression ... that Russia will stop its operation against Islamic State, the Nusra Front and other terrorist groups".
"There was no talk of ending the fight against terrorism, there is no such talk and there won't be any," she said. (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Writing by Polina Devitt and Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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Man Struck and Killed by Train in San Diego
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 30, 2014A man was struck and killed by a passenger train on Saturday near the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. According to the San Diego police, the man was struck at approximately 3pm and died at the scene. Witnesses reported that he was wearing headphones at the time of the accident and was unaware of the oncoming train, in spite of a horn and a person in the background shouting to warn him. ...Continue Reading
70 Drivers Cited for Distracted Driving in Chula Vista
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 28, 2014Police issued 70 citations to drivers in Chula Vista between 11am and 5pm Sunday, in a fourth distracted driving crackdown this month. According to a statement from the Chula Vista Police Department, the citations all involved cellphone use while driving. 15 drivers received citations for texting while driving and the remaining 55 were cited for other types of cellphone use. Chula Vista police ...Continue Reading
Taxi Driver Killed in Double Hit-and-Run Accident near Old Town San Diego
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 21, 2014A taxi driver lost his life in a double hit-and-run accident on Interstate 5 near Old Town San Diego early Saturday. The incident occurred around 2:30am on the I-5 South between Old Town Avenue and Washington Street. First, the taxi cab was struck by a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on the southbound freeway. The driver fled the scene, but according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) ...Continue Reading
Man Pleads Guilty After Fatal DUI Hit-and-Run Accident in Del Mar
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 16, 2014A man charged in the hit-and-run death of a 27-year-old woman has changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on Wednesday. The tragic accident occurred at about 10:15pm on March 28th as the victim and a friend were crossing the street at a crosswalk at the intersection of Camino Del Mar and Coast Boulevard. The defendant was accused of running a stop sign and striking the victim at a high rate of ...Continue Reading
Attorney Craig McClellan Joins The American Society of Legal Advocates
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 11, 2014San Diego Attorney Craig McClellan of The McClellan Law Firm has been selected to The American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA). Membership to this prestigious group of attorneys is by invitation only, creating a very limited selection of high-caliber attorneys. Less than 1.5% of all licensed lawyers are members nationwide, and no more than 100 lawyers are chosen per state. The selection process ...Continue Reading
3-Year-Old Hospitalized After Dog Attack in Ocean Beach
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 9, 2014A three-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after being bitten in the face by a dog in San Diego's Ocean Beach community on Saturday. According to a witness account, the girl was walking down the sidewalk when she approached the dog and knelt down in its direction. The dog then lunged and bit her, knocking the girl to the ground. Police, firefighters and animal control responded to the ...Continue Reading
Heat Wave Hits San Diego - A Look at Occupational Heat Exposure
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 7, 2014It's unusual for April, but we are looking at three days of temperatures in the 90s in the inland communities and in the 80s at the coast here in the San Diego area. This is about 10 to 20 degrees above average for this region, with a record high of 93 degrees for today's date in 1989. Temperatures should cool down again starting on Thursday, but for the next several days workers should take ...Continue Reading
How to Maximize Your Car Accident Settlement
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 4, 2014Don't be fooled into thinking that your insurance provider wants to give you the compensation you deserve after a serious car accident . In fact, you can rest assured that the adjuster will try to relinquish as little payment as possible. At The McClellan Law Firm, we believe that victims of car accidents should never settle for less . That's why our firm has helped countless victims of avoidable ...Continue Reading
Strict Liability in California Auto Defect Cases
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 3, 2014The principle of strict liability is an important issue to discuss when it comes to automotive defects . In accordance with this standard of legal responsibility, an auto manufacturer, retailer or distributor may be held liable for injuries caused by a defective product regardless of specific fault or negligence. To get a better understanding of this principle in action, let us first define strict ...Continue Reading
Wet Weather Driving Safety Tips
Posted By The McClellan Law Firm || Apr 1, 2014With rain this morning and more expected tomorrow morning, now is a good time for a refresher on safe driving tips during wet weather. Taking a few preventative measures can reduce our chances of causing or being involved in collisions. Be sure to slow down. Particularly in the first few hours following rainfall, when the roads are most likely to be slippery, be sure to adjust your speed. Driving ...Continue Reading
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Author: M. Leighton
Publisher: Smashwords
Publication Date: September 21, 2012
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback 298 pages | Kindle 377 KB
Buy this book on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle Edition
Author's Website: http://mleightonbooks.blogspot.com/
Author's Goodreads Profile: M. Leighton
Synopsis from Goodreads:
The scorching tale of one girl, two brothers and a love triangle…that's not.
Olivia Townsend is nothing special. She's just a girl working her way through college so she can return home to help her father run his business. She's determined not to be the second woman in his life to abandon him, even if it means putting her own life on hold. To Olivia, it's clear what she must do. Plain and simple. Black and white.
But clear becomes complicated when she meets Cash and Nash Davenport. They're brothers. Twins.
Cash is everything she's always wanted in a guy. He's a dangerous, sexy bad boy who wants her in his bed at any cost. He turns her insides to mush and, with just one kiss, makes her forget why he's no good for her.
Nash is everything she's ever needed in a guy. He's successful, responsible and intensely passionate. But he's taken. Very taken, by none other than Marissa, Liv's rich, beautiful cousin. That doesn't stop Olivia from melting every time he looks at her, though. With just one touch, he makes her forget why they can never be together.
Black and white turns to shades of gray when Olivia discovers the boys are hiding something, something that should make her run as far and as fast as she can. But it's too late to run. Olivia's already involved. And in love. With both of them.
Both brothers make her heart tremble. Both brothers set her body on fire.
She wants them both.
And they want her.
How will she ever choose between them?
Diving in...
I should classify this one as a mini review because that's what it's going to be. Not because I didn't like the book, but because it's hard to do an in depth review without giving anything away. The synopsis does a really good job of telling what the book is about so I am just going to share some of my thoughts about the story and the writing.
Here is the deal, I liked the story. I am one of those who will always root for the "bad boy" so I was all about Cash from the very beginning. I saw the twist coming, not right off, but I did see it before it was revealed. I had a hard time with part of the love story of it because for so long it's just drawn out while she waffles back and forth between the brothers.
I really think that I would have liked the story better if it hadn't seemed so drawn out, she brings in a whole new element at the end and then it hits you that there is going to be another book. I would have liked this whole story better if it were all one book. I think she should have added another 50 pages and finished it out and called it good. This isn't the type of story that needs a sequel in my opinion. They story really isn't deep enough to draw it out over two books. Sometimes all you need is one and I think that's the case here.
Overall it's pretty nicely written and it's one of those books you pick up when you need a quick read to clear your palette from more heavy stuff. I enjoyed it for what it was and had a good time reading it.
Since it's contemporary romance you can expect some steamy love scenes, there is a fair amount of profanity, but it's not overly done. If you like a quick and steamy read, then this is the book for you!


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Andrew Ammon, San Gabriel Unified School Board Member
Andrew Ammon is currently a school board member in the San Gabriel Unified School District. Andrew grew up in San Gabriel and was involved in a variety of service activities and organizations in his community, including: interning at City Hall, serving on his high school's Community Leadership Team, and being an active member of the Boy Scouts of America, where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Through these memberships, he developed a passion for community service.
Andrew has spent most of his professional life as a teacher. He taught in K-12 education in inner-city schools. His experience in education ranges from teaching in affluent schools with tremendous access to resources, to less fortunate schools in high poverty areas with heavy gang activity. This disparity has shaped his views on education and society, as one of his goals is pursuing greater access for students to a quality education.
Andrew graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently attending Southwestern Law School to pursue a career in law. He was elected to the San Gabriel School Board in 2011 and served as Board President his first year.
Ashley Arax, Project Manager for COPE Health Solutions
Ashley Arax works as a Project Manager for COPE Health Solutions, a non-profit consulting company in Los Angeles that works with all-payers to expand access to health care in underserved communities. Ashley's current work focuses on the redesign of clinical delivery systems, including expanding access to specialty care and substance abuse treatment for patients in Los Angeles County and Salinas.
Prior to her current position, Ashley was part of the 2011 Summer Associate class at the Greenlining Institute, a racial justice institute whose mission is to empower communities of color through public policy, research, and advocacy. Her work centered around policy research on the Affordable Care Act and its implications for small businesses, including the development of a presentation and report used to educate business owners about qualifying for tax credits. She currently serves as the Greenlining Alumni Academy Association's Los Angeles alumni coordinator.
Ashley earned her MPH from UCLA and her BS in Environmental Biology from UC Berkeley. While at UC Berkeley, Ashley pursued her interest in education by designing and teaching an environmental justice class to high school students at Oakland Technical High School. At UCLA, she worked as a Teaching Associate for the Department of Life Sciences, receiving the "Distinction in Teaching" award for years 2010-2012.
Ashley grew up in Fresno, California, and lives in Inglewood. She enjoys hiking, traveling, backyard gardening, and spending time with her two dogs, Toby and Malbec.
David Azevedo, District Director for LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan
David Azevedo is a proud, homegrown Californian, four years into a public service career centered on the belief that when the bond between community and government is energized, true progress can be made.
Originally from a small farming town in California's Central Valley, David has spent the last seven years as an Angeleno. First set on a career in Hollywood, he enrolled as a film major at Loyola Marymount University. But as his film set experience took him across Los Angeles, he grew less interested in the storytelling and more in the story-making.
He turned to international politics, to seek out those stories abroad. Returning to California after two years in the United Kingdom, North Africa, and Europe, he found his transformative experience less than 200 miles from his hometown. On an immersion trip in Bakersfield, he met and lived with politically active migrant farmworking families, led by progressive labor-rights legend Dolores Huerta. Dolores' unique community organizing approach—empowering the disadvantaged to become their own agents of change, by giving them the knowledge of the "system" and how to work it—revolutionized how David saw politics and policymaking. He'll never forget how Dolores laughed at him he when asked her why she was still in her home community 80 years later: "Why would the rest of the world want help from me, if they look at my own backyard, and see I left behind a community with work still needing to be done?"
This notion of "backyard justice" became David's new true north. He focused his last two years at LMU on California economics, history, and politics, then completed a Master of Public Administration at the University of Southern California, specializing in political management and local government. His ideal job is what he has now—as the District Director for an LA Unified Board of Education member, he works to empower the students, parents, and communities of the San Fernando Valley in a way that would make Dolores proud.
Brittany Ballard, writer, producer, curator, director
Brittany Ballard is a writer, producer, curator and director of independent, narrative films. This year she completed her 8th year as Director of Programming for the Urbanworld Film Festival. From 2009-2012 she served as Manager of FILM FORWARD, a joint initiative between Sundance Institute and The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Film Forward brought independent films and filmmakers to communities throughout the world with little access to cultural programming, such as Kenyan refugee camps, rural Moroccan high schools, and Chinese factory workers. Brittany organized, facilitated, documented, photographed, and used social media to promote these events.
Before forming little plow films with Jamil, she was Head of Acquisitions at Newmarket Films and Programmer at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Brittany studied with Directing/Acting Coach Joan Scheckel and participated in USC's prestigious Directing Intensive. She graduated with Honors, Double Majoring in Black Studies and Comparative Literature with an Emphasis in Media Studies from University of California at Santa Barbara. In 2012, Brittany produced, music supervised and secured North American DVD/VOD distribution for The American Dream, a micro-budget narrative feature.
Brittany and Jamil have co-written and will co-direct Repeat After Me, the Bay Area screen adaptation of Ayelet Waldman's acclaimed novel, Daughter's Keeper, for which they hold the film/TV option. Additionally, Brittany and Jamil will premiere Wild Geese, their first short work as co-writers/co-directors at numerous international film festivals throughout 2013, while they develop their 3rd feature film, Steal That Horse.
Steve Bott, Sr. Application Developer, Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Beginning with Howard Dean's presidential primary campaign in 2003, Steve Bott has been engaged and active in progressive causes and the Democratic Party. He organized and volunteered for the past three Democratic presidential primary and general election campaigns, and is active in a number of Los Angeles-area Democratic Party clubs. Over the past year, Steve has been instrumental in helping to develop websites and maintain membership data for the clubs on the new NationBuilder platform. Steve currently serves as the Miracle Mile Democratic Club's Membership Director and Stonewall Democratic Club's Credentialing Committee Vice-Chair.
Professionally, for the past 12 years, Steve has worked as a front-end and back-end web application programmer at The Capital Group Companies, Inc., a global investment services firm based in Downtown Los Angeles. As a Sr. Application Developer, Steve's role is both a Java programmer and a technical lead in the development of new features on the American Funds website. The website serves the individual investors and financial intermediaries of the American Funds mutual funds, one of the largest mutual fund families in the U.S. by assets under management.
Born and raised in Miami, FL, Steve traveled across the country to Los Angeles to pursue a Film degree at the University of Southern California, where he later graduated with a B.A. in Cinema-Television. After college, Steve worked for a few years as a freelance Film Loader and Second Assistant Cameraperson (2nd AC) on a number of shorts and independent films. As the dot-com era unfolded, Steve took his passion for technology and the web and began his programming career as an HTML coder working for eToys.com, one of the top e-commerce websites of the time.
Jonathan Beutler, Principal, PACIFIC RIM Advisory
Jonathan Beutler is the founder of PACIFIC RIM Advisory, a California-based international public affairs firm. Prior to launching PACIFIC RIM, Jonathan was an American diplomat, most recently serving at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, where he was involved with the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership dedicated to developing the next generation of U.S.-Japan leaders. In Washington, he worked on Department of State task forces to monitor crises in the Middle East and to assist American citizens during Japan's 2011 triple disaster. Previously, Jonathan worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Mayor Villaraigosa, Senator Harry Reid, and cofounded a technology start-up.
Jonathan is also actively involved with a variety of community and civic organizations, having served as a director of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and currently serving on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors. In 2008, he was appointed to the University of California Academic Senate's Committee on Technology. In 2010, Jonathan participated as a delegate to the California Democratic State Convention.
Having lived on four continents, Jonathan's passion is building bridges across sectors and borders. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, the International Visitors Council, and the National Eagle Scout Association. Jonathan resides in the South Bay region with his wife and daughter.
Tamika Butler, CA Director of Young Invincibles
Tamika Butler is the California Director of Young Invincibles, a national policy and advocacy organization working to amplify the voices of young adults around the economic issues that matter to them most—healthcare, higher education, and employment. Tamika opened the California office of Young Invincibles. As California Director, she is responsible for the development of all of Young Invincibles' programs in the state and for building out Young Invincibles' operations on the West Coast.
Before joining Young Invincibles, Tamika was an attorney at Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center from 2009 to 2012. She was the John and Terry Levin Fellow for the Fair Play for Girls in Sports project where she engaged in community education, negotiations, litigation and policy work on behalf of female youth—primarily in low-income communities—who were not afforded equal athletic opportunities under Title IX. Tamika joined LAS–ELC as a Skadden Fellow in the Racial Equality Program expanding employment rights outreach to members of the African-American communities of the Bay Area.
Tamika received her J.D. in 2009 from Stanford Law School, and in 2006 received her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Sociology with a specialization in Criminal Justice from Creighton University in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. She currently serves as co-chair on the National Center for Lesbian Rights Board of Directors. Tamika lives in Highland Park with her girlfriend and adorable schnoodle, Stewart Little, where all three enjoy cheering on the Clippers.
Abre' Conner, staff attorney at CPRE
Abre' Conner is currently a Staff Attorney at the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment (CRPE). At CRPE, she litigates and offers policy support in areas such as air quality, fracking, civil rights, and sustainable community development.
Abre' Conner is a graduate of the University of Florida with dual degrees in Political Science and Marketing and the American University Washington College of Law. During her time in law school, she was Associate Publications Editor for the Criminal Law Brief, worked for the Honorable Robert R. Rigsby, and served as the 2011-2012 National Attorney General for the National Black Law Students Association where she oversaw the entire advocacy program for NBLSA. Also, she interned for personal and committee offices in the United States House and Senate in Florida and in DC, as well as the United States Department of Education (ED) in the Equal Employment Opportunity Services, the ED Office for Civil Rights, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights.
Before joining CRPE, Ms. Conner was a J.D. Distinguished Fellow at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) in the Washington, DC office where she assisted in federal civil rights legislation coordination as well as a variety of civil rights cases. In 2012, she was also an Associate in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Currently, Ms. Conner is a board member for Dreaming Out Loud and in 2013, was featured on the "Hot List" as a top 100 attorney under forty. She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc since 2007 and in 2012, was featured in her sorority's national magazine.
Aubrey Farkas, Director and Treasurer, Progress for a New Generation PAC
Aubrey Farkas is Director and Treasurer of Progress for a New Generation PAC, a network of young professionals dedicated to fundraising and campaigning for progressive candidates, and serves as Vice President of Programming for Los Angeles County Young Democrats. She works for Valley Presbyterian Hospital as Community Development Manager, where she oversees community, business and government outreach efforts.
Aubrey worked for Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) for nearly eight years, and during that time, served in several different capacities. She worked as Congressman Sherman's Deputy Campaign Manager during the 2012 re-election campaign and was responsible for formulating and implementing the campaign's digital communication and media strategies, obtaining political endorsements and special projects. She also served as a Policy Deputy and Field Representative in Congressman Sherman's district office, where she was responsible for communicating the congressman's positions by interacting daily with various constituencies.
While living in Washington DC, Aubrey worked for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit watchdog organization dedicated to exposing corruption in federal politics. As President George W. Bush left office, she was part of the team who wrote a published report on the revolving door politics of the Bush White House.
Aubrey earned a Masters of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy and studied Political Science, Middle Eastern/South Asian Studies and Art History at UC Davis. If a career in political communications does not work out for her, she plans on moving to a Parisian artist colony.
Joel Frost-Tift, international human rights worker; USC law student
Joel is currently a third year law student at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where he is focusing his studies on international human rights, is currently a researcher for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and is a Case Worker for the Iraqi Refugee Project.
Passionate about helping people in need around the world, he spent last summer in The Hague, Netherlands as a Legal Intern for the Appeals Chamber for the Internal Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda where he researched issues such as the application of Joint Criminal Enterprise to rape and helped the drafting team prepare decisions and opinions. Before that he was a Case and Project Worker for the USC International Human Rights Clinic where he helped a human trafficking victim successfully obtain a Trafficking Visa and reunification with his family and drafted bench memoranda for the Appeals Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Joel received a B.A. in Government and History from Cornell University where he ran Varsity Cross-Country and was on the Dean's List 4 semesters. As an avid runner and traveler, Joel hopes to someday run a marathon on every continent.
Aida Macedo, Attorney at Miles, Sears, & Eanni
Aida is an attorney with the law firm of Miles, Sears, & Eanni. She grew up in the City of South Gate in southeast Los Angeles and attended the University of California, Irvine where she received her B.A. in Political Science and Chicana/o Studies. She interned with the office of Congressman Xavier Becerra in Washington, DC and the William C. Velasquez Institute in Los Angeles.
After college, she served in the Capital Fellows Program as a Judicial Administration Fellow at the Orange County Superior Court working on community outreach and court administration. She is a graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law where she was co-chair of La Raza Law Students Association, founding member of Coalition for Diversity, and lead other progressive efforts on and off campus. She was an extern to the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area; Public Advocates, Inc.; the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF); and the Independent Civil Rights Commission in Woodland, California.
In 2011, Aida was selected as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow at Central California Legal Services in Fresno, California and worked on issues of legal access for the rural poor. Aida plans to dedicate her career to public service and civil rights litigation.
When she is not working on progressive efforts, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, running, yoga, watching Lakers games, and the beach.
Vanessa Manzi, President of DREAM Bar Association
Vanessa Manzi was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. She immigrated to the United States when she was 12 years old. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009. While at UCLA, Vanessa developed a passion for community service and mentoring. She founded Teen Korner, a community service project, mentoring at risk youth at a gang infested area in North Hollywood, California. The mission of Teen Korner is to encourage minority adolescents in their pursuit of higher education through mentorship. Vanessa enjoys mentoring Latinas and believes that our communities can only improve through helping educate the younger generations.
Since she began her studies at Southwestern Law School, Vanessa has worked hard to balance her time between school, work and volunteering. Vanessa currently works at the Joseph A. Vail Center for Immigrant Rights, where she coordinates their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Vanessa has also held many leadership positions while at Southwestern Law School serving as the Co-President of the Latino Law Students Association, the Co-President of the Immigration Law Student Association and the Vice President of Teen Court. Vanessa hopes to devote her career to serving the most vulnerable population of immigrants and become the voice for the voiceless. As the current President of the DREAM Bar Association, a national organization, Vanessa advocates on behalf of this group of talented individuals in the struggle for a fair, humane and comprehensive immigration reform.
Armilla Staley-Ngomo, Associate at Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC
Armilla Staley-Ngomo is committed to social justice and criminal defense. She is currently an associate at Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC, a litigation boutique located in downtown Los Angeles. As an associate, Armilla represents individuals in both state and federal criminal proceedings, including grand jury investigations, drug-related offenses, domestic violence, criminal expungement, and driving under the influence. She also prepares mitigation and proffers to the government, and drafts pretrial motions and sentencing memoranda on behalf of her clients. Armilla's pro bono representation includes assisting undocumented individuals with their applications for asylum and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and representing garment and factory workers in their wage-and-hour employment disputes.
Prior to joining Caldwell Leslie, Armilla clerked for the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall, United States District Court for the Central District of California. Prior to her clerkship, Armilla served as a Deputy Federal Public Defender in the Trial Unit of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California. In that capacity, she provided every aspect of written and oral legal representation to indigent individuals charged with federal criminal offenses.
Armilla received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2008 and earned her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Whittier College in 2003.
Armilla was raised in Madrid, Spain and is fluent in Spanish. Her mother is originally from Equatorial Guinea, a small country located in western Africa that was a former Spanish colony. In her free time, Armilla enjoys hiking and going to the dog beach with her five-year old Cocker Spaniel Nikko.
Jessica Pace, Strategic Communications at California Calls
Jessica Pace works as a Strategic Communications Coordinator with California Calls, an alliance of 31 organizations in California organizing the voters most impacted by years of budget cuts and deteriorating public services in support of systemic, progressive solutions to our state's fiscal crisis. She focuses on innovative ways to stay in contact with voters between election cycles using new media.
Previously Jessica worked for the Service Employees International Union Local 721 as a Communications Specialist for Los Angeles County Workers in Health Services and the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her "California Dream", Jessica worked as the Data & Communications Organizer for Missouri Jobs with Justice where she helped organize tipped employees and was a fierce advocate for workers' rights.
Jessica has a Master's in Public Policy Administration from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and was a member of the New Organizing Institute New Media Bootcamp 5.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jessica cut her teeth as an activist in high school and has spent the last decade working for social justice in low-income, people of color & oppressed communities.
Jessica now lives in the San Fernando Valley and spends most of her free time enjoying as much live music as she can and finding a new reason to love California every day.
Rebecca Pleitez, Senior Programs and Patient Services Director at Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero
Rebecca is the Senior Programs and Patient Services Director at Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero where she is responsible for developing and executing strategic programming and patient services. She serves as a lead administrator working with cross-functional teams and program directors to offer care with respect and dignity to people with limited or no health insurance, without exclusion.
Previously, Rebecca served as a consultant and policy analyst for National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, where she conducted research and policy analysis to advance the Institute's national policy agenda and legislative priorities. She has worked for the National Council of La Raza/California State University Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, AltaMed Health Services Corporation, and the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health. Her work on cervical cancer and Latinas was published in the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy entitled, Latinas and Cervical Cancer, a Preventable Disease.
Rebecca obtained a Bachelor's degree in Health Science and Health Care Administration from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master's degree in Public Health from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health. She is a Latinos Healthcare Professional Scholar and recipient of the Ruth White Award at Loma Linda University. Most recently, Rebecca was awarded the Outstanding New Community Public Health Professional Award by the Latino Caucus for Public Health of APHA.
Rebecca counts among her greatest accomplishments her ability to finish the Los Angeles Marathon. Her new goal is to complete at least one marathon in each state – 50 marathons in 50 states, before the age of 50.
Marisa Ramirez, Manager of the KIPP Through College Program
Marisa works for KIPP LA Schools, which is a part of a national network of high performing charter schools, as the Manager of the KIPP Through College program. KIPP Through College serves students from South and East Los Angeles who have attended a KIPP middle school on the journey to get to and through college. Marisa is a founding member of the team, and has been instrumental in shaping the vision of the program to ensure that over 75% of KIPP middle school graduates continue to persist in college.
Marisa's gift for the craft of teaching was sharpened through her Teach For America experience where she spent two years teaching 7th and 8th grade Language Arts at Collier Elementary School in Phoenix, AZ while pursuing her Master's Degree in Secondary Education from Arizona State University. After TFA, Marisa worked for the Talented and Gifted Latino Youth program at UMass-Boston as a counselor and teacher, and served as Residential Advisor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth summer program in Santa Cruz, CA before moving back to her home city of Los Angeles.
Her passion for service and social justice was inspired by her Jesuit education at Boston College where she studied Sociology and Latin American Studies. In her spare time, Marisa loves to read, try new restaurants, and dance.
Clinton Schaff, Digital Entrepreneur
Clint Schaff is a digital marketing strategist, educator and entrepreneur with experience in social media marketing, publicity, branding, online communities, strategic creative communications and real-time marketing.
In early December, Clint started in his new leadership role as head of US operations (LA & NYC) for Dare, the internationally recognized digital creative agency. In 13 years, Clint has built and led local digital teams for global agencies such as Edelman, GolinHarris, Firestation Agency/Roll Global and M80. Since 2008, Clint has taught as an adjunct professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
Clint's work at Edelman with Activision helped earn a 2013 Grand Effie award, supported the all-time biggest entertainment launch (two years in a row with Call of Duty MW3 and Black Ops 2), and leveraged strategic and tactical executions to drive customer loyalty and word of mouth. Clint and his team developed the global social media strategy for Call of Duty, Skylanders and Destiny.
Clint's career in social media was sparked through his involvement in social justice. Clint's experience in progressive politics and activism including roles as Communications Director for SEIU, Volunteer Director for Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and White House Intern for the Clinton-Gore administration.
Clint has spoken at BlogWorld, PR News, Social Media Week, Digital Hollywood, Digital LA, Silicon Beach Fest, Social Media Breakfast, New Leaders Council, CommunityNext, TECHmunch, USC and UCLA. He is a proud graduate of both the University of Minnesota and USC.
Carrie Shuchart, Fellow at Strategy Practice at McKinsey & Co
Carrie Shuchart is a Fellow with the Strategy Practice at McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm. Her work focuses on understanding how global trends – macroeconomic, sociological, demographic, etc. – impact the business environment. Prior to joining the Strategy Practice, Carrie worked as a consultant in McKinsey's Southern California office, advising clients across a variety of industries and topics.
Carrie's previous career experience has included work in journalism, marketing, and entrepreneurship. She has served as a writer and editorial consultant at The Atlantic, where she covered issues related to law and criminal justice, a freelance television producer, GMAT instructor and curriculum developer, and a marketing strategist. She has founded three companies, including an education-based non-profit for a well-known actor. In 2011, Carrie co-authored Case Studies & Cocktails: The "Now What?" Guide to Surviving Business School, which was published by Simon & Schuster.
While in college, Carrie founded the Boston office of National Student Partnerships (now known as LIFT), which helps the unemployed and underemployed access social services and job training. She was also actively involved with the Democratic National Committee's radio communication efforts for the 2004 election.
Carrie holds an AB in Social Studies from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia University. Her undergraduate work focused on the intersection of entertainment media and politics, and much of her graduate work centered around non-profit board management.
Carrie grew up in Kansas City and now resides in Los Angeles. In her free time, she pursues her passions for stand-up comedy, television writing, and interior decorating. She also maintains a watchful eye on her Kansas City sports teams, naively optimistic that "this year is the year."
Michelle Vigue, Development at City of Hope
Michelle Vigue works in development for the City of Hope, a nationally ranked comprehensive cancer research institution. As a coordinator, she cultivates relationships with people who are equally as passionate about curing cancer as she is. Together with national chapters and associate groups, she coordinates various fundraising events from sporting competitions to sailing regattas and dinners. Her favorite work activity is giving tours of the cancer center to visitors.
A native Texan, Michelle serves the Los Angeles and Austin community as a member of the board of directors for the Los Angeles Texas Exes, the local chapter for the University of Texas alumni association. When she's not arranging social events for local alumni she is organizing activities for the chapter to give back to the city of Los Angeles through blood drives and working at the local food bank.
Since 2005 she has been involved in high school youth ministry throughout Los Angeles county. On a weekly basis she teaches catechism, sings and plays guitar and attends events as a guest speaker. Over the past 8 years she has assisted in the youth ministry programs at over 6 churches. She currently serves as the Young Adult Ministry chair for a parish council in Pasadena.
Michelle received her bachelor's degree in Mathematics from CSUN. While in college, she was an active member of AMP (Alliance for Minority Participation) scholarship program for minorities in the math and sciences. When she's not helping fight cancer, Michelle enjoys playing basketball, going to concerts and playing with her dog Kira.
Brent Walmsley, 7th grade humanities teacher; education advocate
Brent Walmsley is currently a seventh-grade humanities teacher at Gabriella Charter School, a high-performing charter school that integrates high quality education with an dance instruction. Gabriella Charter School has been recognized a leader in the charter school movement and is ranked #2 among all California elementary and middle charter schools by USC's prestigious 2013 School Performance Dashboard. In 2012, GCS scored an API of 894 and was named Charter School of the Year by the California Charter Schools Association.
Prior to teaching at Gabriella Charter School, Brent was an Outreach Director with Educators 4 Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led student-focused organization with the goal of elevating the teaching profession through organizing and facilitating teacher-directed policy recommendations. During his time with E4E the membership grew from 1,000 to over 2,500 teacher members and worked with teachers to write policy recommendations on teacher career paths, quality teacher recruitment, and highlighting strategies for success from schools that increased API scores of 40 points or more.
Brent continues to advocate for children as a Family Trainer with CFY, an organization that seeks to bridge the digital divide by working with low-income families to utilize technology tools aimed at improving educational outcomes. He also volunteers and directs the youth group at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Long Beach. As a Teach For America corps member, Brent taught at Webster Middle School and in Compton Unified at the Community Day School. In these settings he became aware of the effects of the achievement gap and the school to prison pipeline and dedicates his life to challenging these issues.
Brent holds an M.A. in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University and a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. Brent is also an ordained American Baptist minister. Brent grew up in Mound, Minnesota and enjoys cycling, travel, and taking his Beagle, Lucy, for walks.
Jonathan Yang, Deputy Director of Protocol with the Mayor's Office
Jonathan Yang is Deputy Director of Protocol for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. In this role, he manages international affairs, strategic partnerships, and programming at the Mayor's official residence, Getty House. He also handles special projects for the Deputy Chief of Staff.
Born in Los Angeles and a lifelong Southern California resident, Jonathan has always been drawn to his hometown and state as a leading beacon of diversity and innovation for the nation and world.
As the son of immigrants from China, he has a personal investment in ensuring the continued expansion of opportunity. With his background both in international relations and LA politics, Jonathan hopes to help his city capitalize on the tremendous potential of its people and cultures. Whenever possible, he has sought to mentor younger leaders from all backgrounds.
Before joining the Mayor's Office, Jonathan was an internal consultant in the private sector. He previously worked for GE's China strategy team in Shanghai, as well as Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, a foreign policy think tank based in Mumbai.
Jonathan graduated with a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, & Economics from Yale University, focusing his studies on US foreign policy. During his time there, he served as President of the Yale Political Union, and volunteered on a number of campaigns as a Yale College Democrat.
Jonathan enjoys amateur cooking, hiking, accents, impressions, and wood-carving. He currently lives in Echo Park. He speaks Mandarin and Spanish.


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JSMN ==== jsmn (pronounced like 'jasmine') is a minimalistic JSON parser in C. It can be easily integrated into resource-limited or embedded projects. You can find more information about JSON format at [json.org][1] Library sources are available at [bitbucket.org/zserge/jsmn][2] Philosophy ---------- Most JSON parsers offer you a bunch of functions to load JSON data, parse it and extract any value by its name. jsmn proves that checking the correctness of every JSON packet or allocating temporary objects to store parsed JSON fields often is an overkill. JSON format itself is extremely simple, so why should we complicate it? jsmn is designed to be **robust** (it should work fine even with erroneous data), **fast** (it should parse data on the fly), **portable** (no superfluous dependencies or non-standard C extensions). An of course, **simplicity** is a key feature - simple code style, simple algorithm, simple integration into other projects. Features -------- * compatible with C89 * no dependencies (even libc!) * highly portable (tested on x86/amd64, ARM, AVR) * about 200 lines of code * extremely small code footprint * API contains only 2 functions * no dynamic memory allocation * incremental single-pass parsing * library code is covered with unit-tests Design ------ The rudimentary jsmn object is a **token**. Let's consider a JSON string: '{ "name" : "Jack", "age" : 27 }' It holds the following tokens: * Object: `{ "name" : "Jack", "age" : 27}` (the whole object) * Strings: `"name"`, `"Jack"`, `"age"` (keys and some values) * Number: `27` In jsmn, tokens do not hold any data, but point to token boundaries in JSON string instead. In the example above jsmn will create tokens like: Object [0..31], String [3..7], String [12..16], String [20..23], Number [27..29]. Every jsmn token has a type, which indicates the type of corresponding JSON token. jsmn supports the following token types: * Object - a container of key-value pairs, e.g.: `{ "foo":"bar", "x":0.3 }` * Array - a sequence of values, e.g.: `[ 1, 2, 3 ]` * String - a quoted sequence of chars, e.g.: `"foo"` * Primitive - a number, a boolean (`true`, `false`) or `null` Besides start/end positions, jsmn tokens for complex types (like arrays or objects) also contain a number of child items, so you can easily follow object hierarchy. This approach provides enough information for parsing any JSON data and makes it possible to use zero-copy techniques. Install ------- To clone the repository you should have mercurial installed. Just run: $ hg clone http://bitbucket.org/zserge/jsmn jsmn Repository layout is simple: jsmn.c and jsmn.h are library files; demo.c is an example of how to use jsmn (it is also used in unit tests); test.sh is a test script. You will also find README, LICENSE and Makefile files inside. To build the library, run `make`. It is also recommended to run `make test`. Let me know, if some tests fail. If build was successful, you should get a `libjsmn.a` library. The header file you should include is called `"jsmn.h"`. API --- Token types are described by `jsmntype_t`: typedef enum { JSMN_OBJECT, JSMN_ARRAY, JSMN_STRING, JSMN_PRIMITIVE } jsmntype_t; **Note:** Unlike JSON data types, primitive tokens are not divided into numbers, booleans and null, because one can easily tell the type using the first character: * 't', 'f' - boolean * 'n' - null * '-', '0'..'9' - number Token is an object of `jsmntok_t` type: typedef struct { jsmntype_t type; // Token type int start; // Token start position int end; // Token end position int size; // Number of child (nested) tokens } jsmntok_t; **Note:** string tokens point to the first character after the opening quote and the previous symbol before final quote. This was made to simplify string extraction from JSON data. All job is done by `jsmn_parser` object. You can initialize a new parser using: struct jsmn_parser parser; jsmntok_t tokens[10]; // js - pointer to JSON string // tokens - an array of tokens available // 10 - number of tokens available jsmn_init_parser(&parser, js, tokens, 10); This will create a parser, that can parse up to 10 JSON tokens from `js` string. Later, you can use `jsmn_parse(&parser)` function to process JSON string with the parser. If something goes wrong, you will get an error. Error will be one of these: * `JSMN_SUCCESS` - everything went fine. String was parsed * `JSMN_ERROR_INVAL` - bad token, JSON string is corrupted * `JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM` - not enough tokens, JSON string is too large * `JSMN_ERROR_PART` - JSON string is too short, expecting more JSON data If you get `JSON_ERROR_NOMEM`, you can re-allocate more tokens and call `jsmn_parse` once more. If you read json data from the stream, you can periodically call `jsmn_parse` and check if return value is `JSON_ERROR_PART`. You will get this error until you reach the end of JSON data. Other info ---------- This software is distributed under [MIT license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php), so feel free to integrate it in your commercial products. [1]: http://www.json.org/ [2]: https://bitbucket.org/zserge/jsmn/wiki/Home


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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) members in the United States, Canada, Caribbean, and Bermuda this week elected the association's 2013-2014 North American Board officers. The North American membership meeting, where the vote took place, was held April 28 at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. North American district representatives and advisors were also elected during the meeting.
The IIA's North American Board, whose mission is to ensure that the association's volunteer and staff activities adequately address member needs, will be chaired by Carolyn D. Saint, CIA, CRMA, CPA, vice president of internal audit at 7-Eleven Inc. in Dallas. An active IIA volunteer both globally and locally, Saint has served on the North American Board since 2011, is a member of the Global Board of Directors, serves on the North American Advocacy Committee, and is a past member of The IIA Research Foundation's Board of Trustees. Locally, she serves on the Dallas Chapter Board of Governors. A sought-after speaker, Saint is recognized for her passion and enthusiasm on issues such as transformational leadership, change management, and internal auditing.
John Wszelaki, CIA, CRMA, internal audit director at Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control in Richmond, Va., was elected senior vice chair of The IIA's North American Board. C. Wayne Rose, CIA, CRMA, partner in enterprise risk services at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Dallas, will serve as vice chair of finance and secretary.
Also newly elected to the North American Board are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Partner Princy Jain, CIA, CCSA, CRMA, of San Jose, Calif., who will serve as vice chair of professional guidance and research, and Pamela Short Jenkins, CIA, CRMA, vice president audit services at U.S. Foods in Chicago, who will serve as director.
Continuing in their North American Board roles are New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Auditor General Michael J. Fucilli, CIA, CRMA, as vice chair of member services; Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Chief Auditor and Compliance Officer J. Michael Joyce, CIA, CRMA, of Chicago, as vice chair of professional development; Boeing Inc. Vice President Corporate Audit Bavan M. Holloway, CIA, CRMA, of Seattle, as director; City Auditor for Calgary, Canada, Todd Horbasenko, CIA, CCSA, as liaison to The IIA's Canadian Board; and Raytheon Co. Vice President Internal Audit Larry Harrington, CIA, CRMA, as Executive Committee liaison to the North American Board. Serving as ex-officio North American Board members are Past Chairman J. Michael Peppers, CIA, CRMA, chief audit executive at the University of Texas System in Austin; and IIA President and CEO Richard F. Chambers, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, CRMA.
All North American Board members are elected to one- or two-year terms and concurrently serve on The IIA's Global Board of Directors. North American Board officers serve a one-year term.
For a complete list of district representatives and advisors, please visit www.theiia.org.


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Earlier this month, NBC announced a new initiative called Comedy Playground, in which they're taking open submissions for projects from aspiring comedy writers, and the network is now being sued for using that name. A Los Angeles comedy school that also goes by the name "Comedy Playground" filed a trademark suit this week in federal court. They've been using the registered name since 2002 and are seeking damages and profits plus a court order keeping NBC from using the name.
"The harm caused by NBC's actions to Comedy Playground and its reputation is devastating and irreversible," says the suit, which you can read in its entirety via Deadline.


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Two weeks ago my wife and I were honored to be guests of Project Arizona's border security tour. We left Phoenix and traveled to the border with Mexico and we had an opportunity to see what's really going on at our southern border.
We had the opportunity to see firsthand the trail north that Mexican illegal aliens take into the US. We met law enforcement officials including the Sheriff of Cochise County and current and retired Border Patrol officers who deal with the flood on a daily basis. We also got to see "The Fence" or what passes for the fence.
I've documented our trip with posts over the past week and if you missed them you can catch up here:
- Raping Arizona…
- SB 1070 – Enforcing the law when the Feds won't…
- Who controls the border?
- Build the dang fence…
- What about those numbers?
Today, we're going to take a look at what it's like on the law enforcement side of things. What it's like to be a Border Patrol Agent and I'll get to the bottom line right now. Agents of the US Border Patrol do a phenomenal job under impossible circumstances, they are among the best of the best. The problem with the Border Patrol is not the folks with boots on the ground it's their bosses in Washington DC.
If you're not familiar with the picture, it's BP Agent Brian Terry who was murdered in the Arizona desert by Mexican drug runners using guns supplied by US Attorney General Eric Holder and the ATF with operation Fast & Furious. Holder still refuses to release information about that operation, and I am noting that because it's typical of the circumstance that the BP Agents find themselves. We are supposedly at war with the drug cartels and BP Agents often find that their bosses are also at war with them.
We've documented how "the fence" that the Department of Homeland Security and the Gang of Eight (Go8) are so loquacious about actually only covers a few miles of a 2,000+ mile border with Mexico. The US border is actually either wide open with no fence, has a rickety corrugated metal "wall" that a 10 year old could go over or under without breaking a sweat in July or has a vehicle barrier that you could simply step over.
We've documented how the Department of Homeland Security claims border crossing is down because the number of people they're catching is down. We've also documented that by DHS's own study the number of illegal aliens that are caught by the Border Patrol is not the 50% range that DHS and Go8 but rather, based on drone over flights of the Tucson border area – one of the three recognized "hot spots" – the actual number caught is 6% and that raises the "estimates" of the numbers of illegal aliens by a factor of 10.
One of the major problems, and DHS even admitted this before a Senate committee, is that they have no way to accurately count the number of illegals attempting to cross. We're dealing with this issue tomorrow.
Today we're going to look at just two examples of the work environment that DHS has created in the Border Patrol. You can decide for yourself whether, as Janet Napolitano insists, the border is secure.
Fox News broke a story last year about a policy that DHS handed down to the Border Patrol. Keep in mind that the route north is used by violent drug cartels to move an endless supply of drugs into the US. The region AT the border is very desolate desert and is an easy place to hide but not far north of the border are cities and towns that bear the brunt of illegals who get through the first line of security.
Border Patrol agents in Arizona are blasting their bosses for telling them, along with all other Department of Homeland Security employees, to run and hide if they encounter an "active shooter."
It's one thing to tell civilian employees to cower under a desk if a gunman starts spraying fire in a confined area, say members of Tucson Local 2544/National Border Patrol Council, but to give armed law enforcement professionals the same advice is downright insulting. The instructions from DHS come in the form of pamphlets and a mandatory computer tutorial.
"We are now taught in an 'Active Shooter' course that if we encounter a shooter in a public place we are to 'run away' and 'hide'" union leader Brandon Judd wrote on the website of 3,300-member union local. "If we are cornered by such a shooter we are to (only as a last resort) become 'aggressive' and 'throw things' at him or her. We are then advised to 'call law enforcement' and wait for their arrival (presumably, while more innocent victims are slaughtered)."
This is a policy handed down to the law enforcement officers at the US Border Patrol. Feel safe yet? Just think how you'd feel if you lived in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Finally, here's a statement that I got from one of the agents we met in Sierra Vista. I'm withholding his name to protect him from retribution.
After 9-11, I worked in the Intel office at San Diego Sector for about a year and 9 months. Besides the extensive training from the CIA and DEA. I learned the important skill of interpretation of Border Patrol Statistics. Basically it goes like this:
- Apprehensions are up. It's working.
- Apprehensions are down. It's working
- (you have to have the special training)
So this hopefully somewhat funny illustration points out 2 fundamental causes of failure of Border Security:
- Spending money on technology for the sake of technology. Throwing money at the problem, so a politician can say they did something about it.
- Using the wrong measures of effectiveness for the mission.
The bottom line for the Border Patrol Agents on the ground is that DHS doesn't give a damn about securing the border. The administration doesn't give a damn about securing the border. The Congress doesn't give a damn about securing the border.
They all care about being able to make statements that make it look like they care and being able to quote statistics (never let a statistician balance your checkbook) that will make you think the border is secure and you are safe.
Again from the agent,
This is the border security measurement [redacted] that pro amnesty supporters fail to acknowledge. Their faulty logic goes something like this: Since we can't accurately count the number of illegal aliens in the country, let's give them amnesty.
I can't say it any better.
Call your Senators and your Representative today. Please contact your friends and let them know what's really happening at the border with Mexico. Ask them to make a call as well. We've made it easy for you, click below and you can get your representative's numbers and you can send them a fax letting them know that you want Security First!
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Darren Criss, Conan O'Brien Interview on Cory Monteith Death (VIDEO)
The wounds are still very much open after Cory Monteith's tragic passing on July 13. But, in Darren Criss' words, the members of the Glee cast, as well as all the others Cory affected throughout his life, are slowly picking up the pieces.
During Darren's latest interview with Conan O'Brien, he speaks kindly of the man he knew, saying it's been a "very rough time" since Cory's death, but there's a few things we all need to remember: "He was a really funny guy; had a great sense of humor, and he loved life, and he always took care of his friends, and wanted his friends to be happy, so it's only right that we try and start to smile again, and try to laugh again. That's something that he would've wanted."
Darren continues, "On a personal note, he will be severely missed, but I'm just so happy that a guy like him got to touch as many lives as he did while we were all lucky enough to have him."
According to the latest reports, Cory's Glee character, Finn Hudson, will be written off the show in the third episode of the upcoming fifth season. FOX Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly says the episode "will deal directly with the incidents involved with Cory's passing and the drug abuse in particular," however, he would not confirm if Finn dies of a drug overdose.
Remembering Cory Monteith…


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