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Maday jury to get time to look at guns
Jurors will resume deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Robert Maday, the man charged with bank robbery, escaping custody and going on a 27-hour crime spree through the Northwest suburbs in September 2009.
About an hour into deliberations on the federal charges Tuesday afternoon, jurors asked Judge Ruben Castillo if they could examine the two guns prosecutors say Maday used -- a snub-nosed revolver and a .40-caliber pistol. Judge Ruben Castillo agreed to let them examine the unloaded, locked guns in the jury room for 90 minutes Wednesday morning.
The jury also requested a transcript of testimony given by FBI Special Agent Chad Piontek, who interviewed Maday after his arrest. But Castillo said he will tell jurors Wednesday morning that they'll have to rely on what they remember from the trial, which began Jan. 2.
In September 2009, Maday, formerly of Elk Grove Village, was being driven from jail to the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows to be sentenced to 13 years in jail for a series of suburban robberies when prosecutors say he slipped out of his restraints, overpowered two Cook County state's attorney investigators and escaped. Maday, now 42, was also accused of carjacking a woman in Hoffman Estates the following morning and holding up a Bloomingdale bank before leading police on a high-speed chase that ended with a car crash in West Chicago.
In closing arguments Tuesday morning, prosecutor Derek Owens methodically outlined the five federal charges against Maday, including escape, bank robbery and use of a gun in those crimes. Owens referenced a mountain of evidence, including testimony from witnesses and police officers, bank surveillance video, physical evidence and Maday's own statements to police.
Maday's attorney, Anthony Sassan, didn't try to convince the jury that Maday did not escape from custody or rob the bank, though his client has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
"I'm not going to tell you it's Wednesday when it's Tuesday," Sassan said.
Instead, Sassan urged the jury not to lump all of the charges together and hammered on the question of whether Maday actually brandished a gun during the robbery at First American Bank in Bloomingdale.
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Delano Jones scored 14 first-quarter points and finished with 21 for Peoria Manual in a 69-44 non-conference win over Southeast Saturday night at Scheffler Gymnasium.
From the start, it was too much Peoria Manual for Southeast High School to handle.
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Jones scored 14 first-quarter points and finished with 21 for the Rams in a 69-44 non-conference win Saturday night at Scheffler Gymnasium.
"Offensively, he's a tough matchup. He's an individual who can score inside and out, he can stretch the court and he brings us energy," Manual coach Derrick Booth said. "Delano played well for us tonight. He brought very good intensity right off the bat."
It was the largest margin Southeast has lost by in coach Lawrence Thomas' six seasons on the job and the first time the Spartans have lost by more than 20 points.
Southeast held a 5-4 lead after D'Angelo Hughes hit a 3-pointer 1 minute 35 seconds into the game. But Manual (7-4) used a 15-0 run to go ahead 19-5 and never looked back, in large part thanks to a 10-for-12 shooting effort in the first quarter.
Devonte Keeton's eight points for Manual in the opening quarter didn't hurt either. Keeton finished with 16.
The Spartans (5-8) would never get to within single digits the rest of the game and trailed 27-8 at the end of the first.
Jalen Henry led Southeast with nine points and 11 rebounds.
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It was a sloppy game and neither team could ever find a rhythm, with both teams combining for 46 fouls and 42 turnovers. Southeast committed 23 of those miscues.
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270 red is just starting and since we are great believers of the power of the crowd, it became obvious that we should challenge the 99 designs community to help us get a great logo.
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High School Student with an Interest in Law
March 10, 2014, 03:06:46 PM »
Judging by the patterns on this website, I doubt I'll receive a reply anytime soon, but that's fine. Any feedback is encouraged and welcomed. I know this is obnoxiously lengthy, sorry. I just don't want to have to clarify things at a later point. The important parts are in bold.
My circumstance is this: I'm a
graduating high school senior
with an acute interest in studying law. My plight is this:
the internet has serious discouraged me from attempting a JD
. I am curious if I should ignore the general trend or if I should become intimate with a different field that isn't labeled as "dying." I would hate to be the remorseful person who ruled herself "above" getting duped by a broken system as much as I would hate to be the naive imbecile who plunged herself waist deep into unnecessary debt for a bad job.
As far as demographics are concerned, I am a
white female from a low-income background
. My performance in high school was certainly not anything to boast about, but I would like to think that I have proven in the past four years that I have a particular aptitude for oral/written communication skills and critical reasoning (both of which have led me to contemplating the pursuit of law).
Though I have not really achieved anything worth mentioning, I'll still attend an Honors College at a Tier-1 state university in the fall and graduate
without having to take out any loans
(as a commuter, my scholarship and Pell Grant cover my tuition/fees with a decent surplus). Because I live in a huge, yet inexpensive, city with good interning prospects (and all that jazz), I know that I can build a good resume and sustain a considerable amount of volunteer hours on top of engaging in collegiate organizations. My biggest concern is maintaining a solid GPA (as that was my weak point in high school),
but surely enough effort can guarantee me a 3.8 in a non-math/science degree
Clearly no one can estimate their LSAT score, but I've been told that scoring a 700 on the SAT Critical Reasoning usually correlates with a 169-173 on the LSAT (and I scored a 730 in the SAT CR, a 750 in the writing with minimum studying and no classes).
So, let's say with enough preparation, I am probably capable of scoring around a 170 or maybe just within the aforementioned range
I'm currently considering a major in either Political Science or Chinese studies (with language concentrations in Mandarin and Vietnamese). But honestly, I'm not sure if they're really bad course studies or not, so I'm open to switching. I'm in a bad position for undergrad because I can't major in anything useful (like science or math).
I think the highest level math class I'm capable of making an 'A' in is College Algebra.
Yeah, and though I'm suited for it, I'm averse to majors in Business related fields.
With all that said, does anyone have any recommendations or words of warning? Like, what should I major in as an undergraduate? If law is a bad idea for someone with no familial connections? Would I get good financial aid packages on the basis of need at top schools (esp. considering my family will almost certainly never make over $40,000/year in the next 4 years and that I will be a full-time student working jobs for minimum wage)? What about niches in law? What law schools should I be preparing for?
Again, if you take the time out of your day to advise me, I am very grateful. Thank you.
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March 11, 2014, 07:05:01 AM »
1) This is a lot.
I'll try to get through this as concise as possible.
2) Law is not as bad as people claim. What is bad are people's expectations. People expect that by going into $200k worth of debt at a low tier school they will automatically start making $160k and have all the money and time in the world to spend it on fine wine and cured meats... or something like that. The reality is law is just another profession, weather you like it or not is probably more so dependant on you and your attitude.
3) That said, do your homework before you enroll. Find out employment statistics, debt repayment, what is the best case, worst case, and realistic case for you right after graduation, 5 years out, and even, to some extent, 10 years out of law school. The reality is that, unless you are in a top 6 school, the $160k jobs are not really a sure thing.
4) The LSAT is unlike any other test you have ever taken. Speculation is pointless. When the time comes, study your butt off and score as highly as possible. After that, let the chips fall where they will.
5) As far as majors are conerned, just do somethign that you really really enjoy. If you really wanted to just focus on something that is going to help you get into law school, it prob. wont work. That said, I would certainly reccomend coursework heavy in logic, reading, writing, and research. I would then augment that with interesting things like the arts, languages, etc. The LSAT heavily tests your logic and reading comprehension fyi.
6) The strong majority of financial aid comes from merit, not need based. The exceptions are harvard/yale/stanford where they only give out need aid. Other than that, you may get an extra few k for need, maybe.
I think that covers most of it. Anything else?
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March 11, 2014, 07:13:18 AM »
And by
the $160k jobs are not really a sure thing.
I mean "fat chance." Certainly outside of the T20 you will need to be the top top top top top of your class - and even then you need to be lucky and well connected. As a loose general guide, here are the general minimum class ranks you will need in order to have some shot at a big law job...
Top 6 - Basically everyone has a real shot to some extent...
After T20, you will need to be either in the top 25% of your class if not valedictorian.
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March 11, 2014, 01:09:41 PM »
As Miami88 has already pointed out, your GPA/LSAT is pure speculation at this point. I'm not trying to be negative, but the reality is that most people do NOT achieve the high GPA and high LSAT that they think they will.
I've never seen any data which suggests a correlation between LSAT scores and SAT scores. They are very, very different tests. I mean, it makes sense that someone smart enough to score very well on the SAT would possibly do well on the LSAT too, but I'm suspicious of any point for point correlations.
At this early stage the best thing you can do is focus on getting the highest GPA possible. Your actual major won't make too much difference (unless it's in a hard science) as long as you have good grades. A history major might get a slight bump over, say, an art major, but most liberal arts majors will be viewed as roughly equivalent.
As far as the future of law, it depends on what you want to do. If your goal is to be an international policy development lawyer at the U.N., good luck. If your goal is to be a successful partner at a midsized firm, however, that's entirely possible. Think about your long term goals, be realistic, and let that guide your decision making process.
Hope that helps! Good Luck!
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March 12, 2014, 04:09:02 PM »
Thank you all very much for your responses.
I'm just as annoyed with myself for resorting to silly speculations as any onlooker would be; most of that elaboration was (perhaps) mapping out my goals for myself. What I mean to say is that I have a history of doing fairly well on standardized tests and general measurements of logic skills (verbal reasoning, speech and general critical thinking are the two areas in which I would like to think above the curve). From what I understand, the LSAT is heavily concentrated in those areas and features no arithmetic (hallelujah). People may argue that mathematics is purely logic, but I'm specifically incapable of conceptualizing numbers. However, that applies strictly to numbers. But again, I'm prone to ranting on pointless things, ignore my speculations.
I believe my goals will formulate more in the next two years (and college will probably do a fine job of revealing my capabilities). I know to people who are experienced lawyers/in law school, it's a bit ridiculous for a 17-year-old to actively seek advice on law school, but from what I understand, it was probably smart of me to do so. Many of the available fellowships I've come across begin their screening processes as early as sophomore year and awareness generally breeds readiness.
I really could not care less about making above the median salary in law. If I could find a job that guaranteed a comfy $60,000 annual salary, I would be more than pleased with my income. I'm mostly interested by taxation policies and human rights, I would think my expectations would be met if I was successful enough in either of those concentrations. Personal success, job security and the opportunity for charitable work mean more to me than elitist titles/accolades.
At this point, it feels nice to be given time by any in the profession on the topic, so I thank you again. If anyone has any specific information they know about summer internships, fellowships and grants for grad school, I would love to hear it.
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March 13, 2014, 07:15:11 AM »
1) Don't be annoyed with yourself, ever. You are obviously a passionate, driven, intelligent individual. The whole reason you posted on here, I hope, is to get different perspectives than your own. Be proud of this farsightedness, it, sadly, is a rare attribute in the majority of 0Ls.
2) Hope for the best, plan for the worst, expect something in between.
3) At this point, just kick major butt in your undergrad. Get the strongest GPA you possibly can, do some internships, part-time work, participate in community service and other extra curricular things that
interest you.
If you want, go to grad school and broaden your knowledge about a given field you hope to practice law in, even take a few years to work in it as a non-lawyer if you want. Study your butt off for the LSAT. Get strong letter of recommendations, write killer essays, etc. This is all - and in many ways, more than - it takes to get into even the best law schools. But, it sounds like you are already planning on doing this.
Good luck and enjoy college!
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May 19, 2014, 05:38:51 PM »
Just focus on undergrad. Remember ANY major is of equal value getting into a JD in America. "Pre-Law" is not required, so I would recommend that you get a major in something that you enjoy and would be ok doing as a career if you later decide not to go to law school (or don't get in, etc)
Honestly I'd recommend taking a few medical courses since you are good at math. If you enjoy that and are good at it, then sit the MCAT and see how that goes. Most lawyers will tell you they are bad at math and that played a role in their career choice.
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Keystone's Sprinter Sees Market Share Growth
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Combined retail market share for Keystone RV Co.'s Sprinter has grown by 19% this year with fifth-wheel market share climbing 62%, according to the March report by Statistical Surveys Inc. According to a press release, Sprinter's fifth-wheel gain is the strongest of any Top 20 brand in the marketplace.
Product Manager Josh Miller credits Sprinter dealers for the brand's incredible results., noting, "As Keystone's very first brand, we have had the privilege of building strong relationships over the course of 17 years with many of our dealers. Their feedback and support have been truly amazing. They have given generously of their time in conveying to us the importance of our 'Camping Made Easy' message as well as what they feel we need to do to keep Sprinter strong into the future. "
Adds Miller, "Based on retail sales numbers and what we hear from our dealers, we feel very positive about where the Sprinter line is today and our ability to sustain success for years to come."
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Motorola to launch eight smartphones by Christmas
As more and more rumours surface about the competitive world of smartphones, telecommunications company Motorola may just throw everyone off course by launching not one, but eight smartphones in the run up to Christmas!
According to a report from PhoneArena, the eight devices will be : DROID, DROID Maxx, DROID Turbo, Moto S, Moto G, Moto X+1, Moto X Play, and the Nexus.
Some of the reported smartphones may not exactly be a shock. Rumours of the Nexus having been raised before, as have reports of the Moto X+1, which has been rumoured to be the long-awaited successor to the Moto X.
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Although it may seem that only six of the eight rumoured phones will actually be going on sale, the next four months could be a very trying time for Motorola. By releasing a significant number of devices, they will be going head to head with the biggest names in the smartphone industry.
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Hey guys! I just wanted to check in! Brikwars has been slow to nonexistent so far this summer, but we remain committed to this event and to the game in general! I think once the fall hits we'll be able to get more regular games going.
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People should definitely bring all the baseplates and terrain possible! Our resources are still pretty limited. We have 9 six foot tables, 4 eight foot tables, and three 6x4 homemade Warhammer/D&D tables, so we have plenty of space, but in order to make an epic landscape, we're going to need everyone's help.
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Paris: Afghanistan and nine African countries top the world rankings for food insecurity, while North America and Western Europe, especially Scandinavia, have the surest food supplies, according to a survey of 163 economies published on Thursday.
The Food Security Risk Index 2010 is compiled by a British risk analysis firm, Maplecroft, on the basis of 12 factors drawn up in collaboration with the UN`s World Food Programme.
The criteria include cereal production, GDP per capita, risk of extreme weather events, quality of agricultural and distribution infrastructure, conflict and effectiveness of government.
Ten countries were rated as being at "extreme" risk, starting with Afghanistan, and followed by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, Liberia, Chad and Zimbabwe.
Among countries that were rated "high" were Bangladesh (23rd overall), Pakistan (30), India (31) and the Philippines (52), while countries deemed at "medium" risk included China, which was placed 96th overall.
The most favourably-placed countries were the developed economies of North America and Western Europe, with Finland the most food-secure, followed by Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Of the 50 nations most at risk, 36 were from sub-Saharan Africa.
Maplecroft attributed climate change to the leap in wheat prices this year and warned of harsh consequences for vulnerable nations.
"The recent extreme weather events in Pakistan and Russia are expected to result in a further increase in risk to their own food security next year," it said.
Maplecroft`s 2009 index was headed by Angola, Haiti, Mozambique, Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Zambia, Yemen, Zimbabwe and Rwanda. No data were available for Afghanistan that year.


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The explanation for the lineup weirdness: "General tightness."
That's how Buster Posey put it when asked if he was feeling alright. Posey and manager Bruce Bochy both said that the catcher doesn't have a serious injury and this isn't related to his ankle surgery, but he is a catcher and he's paying the price. Because of the leg tightness, Posey is getting a second straight day at first base and away from the squat.
"It's normal with a lot of catchers," Bochy said. "I brought Brandon in to talk. I didn't want him to think he's on the bench against lefties, but Buster could use another day from behind the plate."
Bochy said he thinks Posey will be able to catch tomorrow night in Cincinnati. If this continues, Belt could start taking more fly balls in left field, something he hasn't done during the season. That was the organization's decision.
"He's our first baseman," Bochy said. "Buster is our catcher, and occasionally he'll play first base to get a break. This hasn't happened very often. We wanted Brandon to concentrate on first base and Buster hadn't played that much first base until recently with all the days off. We talked about (Brandon) going out there and taking fly balls. This will give us some flexibility."
You could argue that Belt should have been worked out in left field regardless. I certainly would, given the low threshold for playing out there (especially at AT&T Park) and the fact that Belt is actually a pretty good athlete for someone his size. But the Giants haven't gone that route, wanting to simplify things for the young first baseman who still can be inconsistent at the plate. At the moment, they're simply put in a box by the fact that Posey is so good that you can't take him out of the lineup, especially this lineup, when he needs a little break.
— Posey isn't the only one who is banged up. Marco Scutaro said his back tightness, something that bothered him in April, is a problem again. Scutaro said his pelvis "locks" and he has seen a chiropractor a few times. It's an unpredictable thing, as everyone saw yesterday when he felt surprisingly good and asked to be put back in the lineup.
"With Arias, Gaudin, the schedule, these guys are feeling it right now," Bochy said. "Aches and pains are things a player has to deal with."
(Side note: The natural reaction is to connect the pelvis pain to the Holliday collision last year, but Scutaro said this is a different side of his body and has nothing to do with that.)
— Remarkable stat from the game notes: The Giants have held the lead in just two of their last 54 innings.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Malone of Ashford (Iowa) has been named the NAIA National Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Calvin Sullins of Siena Heights (Mich.) has been selected as the NAIA National Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Malone and Sullins were selected based on their performances from Feb. 3 – Feb. 9.
Malone, a junior from Country Club Hills, Ill., swept his five-event schedule at the St. Ambrose (Iowa) Fighting Bee Invitational on Feb. 8. He won the 55 and 200 meter dashes, with times of 6.53 and 22.87, and was also part of the Saints 4x400 relay, which bested the 28-team field. Malone also competed in two field events, the pole vault and long jump, winning both.
Sullins, a native of Sand Creek, Mich., recorded the No. 1 NAIA mark in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division II Hillsdale College (Mich.) Wide Track Classic on Feb. 8. As part of the event, the senior won the long jump with a distance of 7.04 meters and also bested the 15-man field in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.44. His 5,255 mark is just the second 5,000 point performance in the NAIA this season. It bests College of Idaho's Austin Basterrechea's 5,231 from the Ed Jacoby Invite on Jan. 31, for which he was named the NAIA National Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 5.
The next Athletes of the Week will be announced on Feb. 19. For the complete Athlete of the Week calendar, click here.
Track Nominees: Nick Zink, William Woods (Mo.); Tommy Skosky, Columbia (Mo.); Hans Roelle, Eastern Oregon; Mason DePeal, Indiana Wesleyan; Donovan Graham, Grace (Ind.); Luke Currens, Taylor (Ind.); Ryan Smith, Goshen (Ind.); Shawn Peden, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Pauric McLaughlin, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Jace Kalbfleisch, Great Falls (Mont.); Stephan Delaney, Carroll (Mont.); Cj Muller, Concordia (Neb.); Eric Weers, Doane (Neb.); Jay Welp, Morningside (Iowa); Coty Williams, Culver-Stockton (Mo.); Greg Henning, Baker (Kan.); Alexis Barby, Missouri Valley; Vincent Tadokoro, Baker (Kan.); Garrett Daugherty, Tabor (Kan.); Jeremiah Gerardy, Bethany (Kan.); Sam Meredith, Cumberlands (Ky.); Herbert Beyale, III, Haskell (Kan.); Keonte White, Grand View (Iowa); Sam Taylor, William Penn (Iowa); Zach Ely, Dakota State (S.D.); Kaleb Garcia, Jamestown (N.D.); Malik Jackson, Valley City State (N.D.); Henry Caster, Oklahoma Baptist; Antony Kimaiyo, Texas Wesleyan; Stephen Broadhurst, Oklahoma City; Keith Johnson, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.); Vincent Bett, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Tyler Hollimon, Northwood (Fla.); Zach Widner, Siena Heights (Mich.); Robert Rose, Indiana Tech; Sam Frens, Davenport (Mich.).
Field Nominees: Anthony Stockton, William Woods (Mo.); Travis Simpson, Eastern Oregon; Mitchell Dale, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Nathan Brown, Grace (Ind.); Easton Padden, Carroll (Mont.); Jacob Henry, Great Falls (Mont.); Kale Schmidt, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Carson Farr, Concordia (Neb.); Matt Huseman, Northwestern (Iowa); Justin Roberts, Hastings (Neb.); Kale Wolken, Doane (Neb.); Dwayne Williams, Missouri Valley; Christian Brislenn, Cumberlands (Ky.); Mark Schmidt, Clarke (Iowa); Lance Maxwell, Grand View (Iowa); Kalob Gist, William Penn (Iowa); Garrett Tenney, Jamestown (N.D.); Ryan Gimbel, Dakota State (S.D.); Alex Adams, Northwood (Texas); Andy Peffer, Oklahoma Baptist; Evan Doremus, Oklahoma City; Brandon Savage , Southwestern Christian (Okla.); James Bullock, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Darryl Marlow,
Indiana Tech; Mike Carey, Davenport (Mich.).
2014 Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field; Track)
Week 1 (Jan. 22): Raheem Cowan, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Matthew Clowes, Concordia (Ore.)
Week 2 (Jan. 29): Anthony Stockton, William Woods (Mo.); Damian Flores, Eastern Oregon
Week 3 (Feb. 5): Austin Basterrechea, College of Idaho; Clay Shepperson, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 4 (Feb. 12): Calvin Sullins, Siena Heights (Mich.); Mike Malone, Ashford (Iowa)


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Score (UK - BD)
Marcus hangs out with some friends and realises they have sexy plans...
A married couple Elvira (Claire Wilbur) and Jack (Gerald Grant) play an ongoing game where they challenge one another to seduce pretty much anyone they meet and see who can get the most results. Now, focusing on young couple Betsy (Lynn Lowry) and Eddie (Calvin Culver), it's time to see who can score the next point in the game.
Score is told in an almost fairytale manner and has a fun and playful approach to sex. The seduction scenes are full of tongue in cheek chuckles and there's a whole lot of fun to be had here. Surprisingly, the sex scenes are fairly tame and there's not all that many of them either. This one is very much a blueprint for most porn storyline set ups, there's even a workmen than turns up ready for seduction but with a good mix of sexy chuckles and silly love scenes Score this actually ends up being quite the charming romp.
Looking at the trailers and making of footage from the original VHS presentation, the Score HD presentation is close to miraculous when taken on it's own terms. Of course levelling it up against the best of Blu-ray, Score isn't going to impress many people outside of it's own fanbase.
The image is gritty and grainy, the colours often a little too warm and the soft focus hazy scenes looking like they are behind a gauze most of the time. That said, the sharpness of the image is quite impressive in places and detail holds up quite well as well. The restoration is obviously a good one, given the source but when that source is full of dirt, scratches and sometimes even pieces of hair, this lo-fi cult sex flick from 1974 only can do so much on the road to great HD presentations.
The LPCM 2.0 track has clear enough dialogue but it's the fun, fresh score that makes the most out of the track. Beyond that, there's not a whole lot going on to fill the track out, bass levels are weak, ambience is only ever slight and due to the small scale couples seducing couples set up, there's not much call for much else.
The commentary with director Radley Metzger and Michael Bowen is another technical heavy track with plenty of silent gaps. It still adds a whole lot of back story to the film's production but the casual nature of it might be a tough slog for some.
'Making of the Score' (18:27 HD) covers the director and the history of the project. It's essentially just a reel of on set footage with a bland but detailed narration.
'Keeping Score With Lynn Lowry' (19:35 SD) is an interview with the actress and offers up some more insider knowledge.
Lastly there's trailers for Camille 2000, The Lickerish Quartet and Score. Oh and of course a DVD copy.
Score is a soft core, non graphic, non offensive fun look at sex, group sex and seduction. The best way to describe it is 'cute' in that most of the steps taken by the characters are enough to put a grin on your face despite the adult content. The disc looks and sounds okay for the age of the film and the extras offer up quite a bit of detail as well. This is another great cult classic release for the sort of film we don't really get to see any more.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 11th February 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: LPCM English 2.0
Subtitles: English
Extras: Commentary, Making of, Interview, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Radley Metzger
Cast: Claire Wilbur, Calvin Culver, Lynn Lowry
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 84 minutes
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 25, 2005) - The Buccaneer men's tennis team swept their match against the Mountaineers by a score of 7-0 on the ETSU tennis courts Friday afternoon for their ninth straight win. East Tennessee State improves to 11-3 overall and remains perfect in the SoCon at 5-0, while Appalachian State drops to 5-8, 1-3.
Solid play continued in doubles action for the Bucs as they took all three matches for the point. Felix Insaurralde (Asunci�n, Paraguay) and Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) finished first at No. 2 with an 8-2 win over Dimitar Dimitrov and Andrew Waters. Mois�s Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) and Sebastian Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) then finished at No. 3 with an 8-4 win over Robert Hogewood and Andrew Taylor to secure the point. Play continued on the first court where the Bucs' Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) and Fernando Fiuri (Villa Maria, Argentina) would defeat Ryan Brookshaw and Alex Probst 8-3.
In singles action, the Bucs took all six points in straight sets. Posada clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Alex Probst at the No. 1 slot.
"Appalachian is a strong team and they had a bunch of fighters. Overall, our guys played well today and I'm satisfied with their performance," stated Head Coach Yaser Zaatini.
The two SoCon teams continue weekend action as Appalachian State will head back to Boone, N.C. to host UT Chattanooga Saturday before the Mocs travel to Johnson City on Sunday to face the Bucs. Both match times are set to begin at 1:00 p.m.
1. Posada/Fiuri (ETSU) d. Brookshaw/Probst (ASU) 8-3
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3. M. Serrano/S.Serrano (ETSU) d. Hogewood/Taylor (ASU) 8-4
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3. Fernando Fiuri (ETSU) d. Ryan Brookshaw (ASU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Mois�s Serrano (ETSU) d. Andrew Waters (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Lisandro Picardo (ETSU) d. Zack Williams (ASU) 6-3, 6-1
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Cambodian opposition leader returns from exile
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of cheering supporters greeted Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy as he returned from self-imposed exile Friday to spearhead his party's election campaign against well-entrenched Prime Minister Hun Sen.
"I have come home to rescue the country," Rainsy told the crowd gathered at Phnom Penh's airport, after kneeling to kiss the ground.
"I am happy to be here!" Rainsy shouted to be heard through a microphone as the supporters chanted, "We want change!"
The French-educated leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party has been in exile since 2009 to avoid serving 11 years in prison on charges many consider politically motivated.
Rainsy, 64, received a royal pardon last week at the request of Hun Sen, his bitter rival whose ruling party is almost certain to maintain its ironclad grip on power in the July 28 general election.
Hun Sen has ruled for 28 years, and his party has 90 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly. The prime minister recently said that he intends to stay in office until he is 74 — cutting back from an earlier vow to stay in control until he's 90.
Critics of the government claim the election will be neither free nor fair, arguing that Hun Sen's regime manipulates the levers of government and influences the judiciary to weaken the opposition.
Last month, 28 opposition lawmakers were expelled from parliament when a committee run by Hun Sen's party ruled they had broken the law because they had originally won their seats in the name of the Sam Rainsy Party, but were campaigning under the recently established Cambodia National Rescue Party, into which it was merged.
They can still run in the upcoming election, but without parliamentary immunity. Immunity from arrest is a great benefit in Cambodia's elections, and those without it are at risk of being charged with defamation for remarks seen critical of Hun Sen and his government.
Rainsy is a charismatic and fiery speaker — qualities that have landed him in trouble before.
He is expected to draw large crowds as he embarks on a whirlwind campaign tour that his party says will take him to over a dozen provinces in a week. He is likely to push hard on issues of corruption and land grabbing, with tens or hundreds of thousands of Cambodians displaced from their homes and farms under what are often shady circumstances.
Among the supporters at the airport was 74-year-old Chea Pirum who called Rainsy the politician he respected most in Cambodia.
"I've lived through five regimes and I have seen the other leaders, but Sam Rainsy is different," the man said. "He has devoted everything to the country, especially the poor, like me. I hope his return will bring full democracy."
Rainsy's pardon came after the U.S. and others had said his exclusion from the campaign would call into question the polls' legitimacy. Because he was absent during the registration periods, he will be unable to run as a candidate, or even vote, although his lawyers have said they were seeking a way to allow his participation.
"My return is no more than a step on a long journey towards achieving self-determination for Cambodia," Sam Rainsy wrote after he was pardoned. He criticized the official election body as unsupportive of democracy and said, "The mere fact of my return does not create a free and fair election for Cambodia."
The July 28 election will be the fifth parliamentary poll since the United Nations brokered a peace deal for Cambodia in 1991, a process meant to end decades of bloodshed that included the communist Khmer Rouge's catastrophic 1975-79 rule, during which an estimated 1.7 million people died in torture centers, labor camps or of starvation or disease.


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Monticello, NY
Doris Jones, a former longtime resident of Monticello, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, CT. She was 78.
The daughter of the late Emmet Littman and Louvenia Richardson, she was born April 20, 1934 in Milledgeville, GA. She was the widow of Richard Lee Jones.
Doris is survived by six sons: Kevin Ryder of Germany, Coby Ryder of Albany, Todd S. Jones and his wife, Veronica of Middletown, Scott Jones of Middletown, Reginald Jones of New York and Jason Jones of New York; a daughter, Chevon Jones of White Plains; a sister, Meris Cummings of Richmond, VA; two sisters-in-law: Marion Jones and Catherine Jones, both of Petersburg, VA; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Bethene Cummings.
Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday, April 12th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the VanInwegen-Kenny Inc. Funeral Home, 401 Broadway in Monticello. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 13th at 11a.m. at the Bethlehem Temple Church, 93 Fairground Road in Monticello. Burial will follow at Rock Ridge Cemetery in Monticello.
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Z&Z Studios have submitted a proposal for a public promenade in Belgrade, Serbia. Recent research shows that on the average foreign tourist question — what is it that it leaves the biggest impression when you visit Belgrade — in 95% of cases will tell you – people or citizens of Belgrade.
Bearing in mind this fact, the guiding idea of this project and have just been – the people.
New Belgrade large terraces are designed at the same time as new symbol of entering the old town and as a final solution for direct links between the two historical entities – Kosancicev venac and old Sava river port, tourist port Belgrade today.
The big challenge was at the same time to respect the old background ambient atmosphere, and the buildings of modern architecture.
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Talk:Genealogy Help on Facebook
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- 1 Where would you like to see a research community group started?
- 2 We need your help to create additional groups!
- 3 Facebook Blocked in Some Family History Centers
- 4 Proposal to rename page - Research Communities on Facebook
- 5 Layout change - 4 June 2012
- 6 because you help finding family info thank you, also hope for more help
- 7 Follow-Up Needed
- 8 What about a Jewish Group?
Where would you like to see a research community group started?
- Philippines. I'm willing to be one of the admins. ordinariofd
- Luxembourg. I'm willing to admin. Osullivangenealogy 18:30, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
- Leyte, Philippines. I'll volunteer to be the admin =) Kyungmi11 07:46, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
- Fiji. I'd be willing to be an admin. Cieart 22:44, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Surname-based research communities. I would be willing to be the moderator for the Culbert surname.Jhculbert
- South America (the missing countries)
- San Bernardo, Chile
- Philadelphia, PA.
- Eu adoraria ver um grupo de investigação iniciados para o Brasil!!Obrigada.
- Germany, Austria and East Prussia email@example.com
- southeastern Pennsylvania firstname.lastname@example.com
- It should be broken down by county, much like GenWeb. I would think there are many small Genealogy Groups who would help with State and County research. Cat1minder
- Falta España-Europa y toda Latinoamérica también ! (Marinalopezmartinez) (Arturo Cuellar Gonzalez)
- Would like to see a Quebec research page, I currently admin Quebec-research @ Rootsweb.com and several other Facebook,rootsweb,ancestry,yahoogroups pages....Formally admined a Long Island,NY branch fhc...
- Dutch/Jewish research group
- Perhaps some of the largest cities in the USA could have their own groups to cover their metropolitan areas -- Chicago, for instance.
- Eastern France (On Swiss boarder)
- Nova Scotia
- I am trying to do research for Ecuador. Any Suggestions would be great.
- Ontario, Canada. I'd be willing to be an admin. Debdunn
- former Russian Empire / ex USSR - from Koenigsberg and Kiev to Vladivostok Harbin and Shanghai. I have time and energy to run the group firstname.lastname@example.com Rusgenproject 21:25, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
- São Paulo, Brazil.
- Andaluzia, Spain.
- Salerno, Italy.
- Cornwall, United Kingdom --- it is not Enlgand.
- Philippines. ---
- Philippines, namely Camarines Sur province MTSLO
- Germans from Volhynia (formerly part of Poland & Russia - Now Ukraine)
We need your help to create additional groups!
- If you would like to see a community created for a specific area you are researching, consider being an admin for that location. We are looking for multiple admins for each area, so you don't have to do it alone! The admin responsibilities revolve around three areas:
- Interacting with those who post on the page by commenting and answering questions posted, encouraging others to answer questions, and showing gratitude for resources shared
- Sharing news and information about how to do genealogy research in this area, information about genealogy events, and great resources available for this area.
- Partnering with local organizations such as libraries, archives, and societies, to invite them to share their news and events on the page
- See the Facebook and Skype Community Administrators page for more details and instructions on how to request to become an admin.
Facebook Blocked in Some Family History Centers
Some time ago I switched all the links on the page here to start with https instead of http. I just noticed that they are not that way anymore. The reason why I made them https links is because those are not blocked by most centers while the http links are blocked. There are pros and cons to both, but I thought it was worth a topic on this talk page so people would at least be aware.--McCormickMW 14:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Proposal to rename page - Research Communities on Facebook
I propose that this article is renamed to become Research Communities on Facebook. --Steve (talk| contribs) 12:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Layout change - 4 June 2012
I changed the layout of the list of Facebook pages from the 3-column groupings by region into a table that can be sorted. This was done following discussions with Fran via Skype to try and counter the problem people had reported to her that it was not easy to find a particular Facebook page from the list. --Steve (talk| contribs) 18:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks Steve! So far the new design has received all positive comments. I believe this layout and design will solve the issues and concerns that were voiced. Fran (talk| contribs) 18:03, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
because you help finding family info thank you, also hope for more help
thanking you for your help by from june marie
Follow-Up Needed
What about a Jewish Group?
The IAJGS Jewish Genealogy conference is scheduled in Salt Lake City Sun, July 27, 2014 – Sat, August 2, 2014. Find more information here.
I think the feasibility of starting a Jewish Genealogy or Jewish Family History Facebook research community should be considered. We've started planning for staff and missionary training and started making changes to the Wiki in preparation. See the FHL Jewish Conference Preparation Group on Yammer by clicking here.
I'm not sure about administration for the group yet. Knowledge of Hebrew would be good, but much of the research is in German and East European languages and some is in Cyrillic. Someone among the existing Yammer group members, including myself would be willing to help with the East Europe and Cyrillic challenges. Perhaps one of us could work as an interim administrator until a better choice is found. Most of us are or were associated with the FHL International Floor B1.
Please advise. Thanks.
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MILFORD – A Missouri-based oil company has throw in the towel on its bid to establish another Mr. Fuel truck stop in the Carmel Church area.
Arogas Inc. withdrew its application this week, planner Angeline Pitts informed the Caroline County Planning Commission during its work session Wednesday night.
Arogas, which already operates a Mr. Fuel truck stop in Carmel Church, was seeking permission from county officials to establish a new truck stop on property at the intersection of Rogers-Clark Boulevard (Route 207) and Carmel Church Loop (Route 652) near the McKesson distribution center.
If Arogas had not withdrawn the application, the request would have gone to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision.
The Planning Commission had voted unanimously in late April to recommend the supervisors turn down the request. Commissioners rejected the company's plans because there already are four truck stops in the vicinity of the busy Interstate 95 interchange, and they had concerns about increased truck traffic.
Pat Manning, president of Arogas, stood before the Planning Commission last month and promised $150,000 in annual county tax revenue and 30 jobs if the county would allow him to establish another truck stop.
The company sought to withdraw two proffer amendments that apply to a pair of contiguous parcels comprising 10 acres. The property is located on the south side of Rogers-Clark Blvd. and along Route 652, opposite the entrance to McKesson, in the Mattaponi District.
The withdrawal of one proffer would allow Arogas to develop a truck stop on the site.
Nancy Albright, who lives on nearby Patterson Lane, opposed the project during the Planning Commission meeting in April. "I'm incredulous that we are even discussing another truck stop. These gentlemen don't live in the area," said Albright, referring to the applicants and consulting engineers. "They have no interest in this area other than to make money. We should learn our lesson from the other three truck stops."
The project also was opposed by Gary Wilson, director of the county's department of economic development and tourism. Approving another truck stop in the area would add to problem truck traffic and hinder other business recruitment, argued Wilson.


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Last week I was fortunate to be able to see the exhibition "O'Keeffe and the Camera: The Art of Identity" at the Portland (Maine) Museum of Art, where it will be on view through September 7th (it will then travel to the O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico from September 26 – February 1, 2009). The Museum has produced a wonderful catalogue to accompany the exhibition.
On Thursday, August 21st there will be a special event to benefit the 2008 Photography Fund at the Museum:
Recollecting O'Keeffe Through the Eyes of Two Photographers
Exhibition tour at 5 p.m., lecture at 6 p.m.
"Enjoy a private viewing of the exhibition Georgia O'Keeffe and the Camera: The Art of Identity, and a conversation with noted O'Keeffe photographers Dan Budnik and John Loengard. Budnik is renowned for his portraits of pioneering American artists in the 1950s and 1960s and Life magazine photographer Loengard for his photographic essays on O'Keeffe.
Price is $25.00 for the general public, and $5.00 for students."
This is a great way to support the Photography Fund, see this terrific exhibition and hear two amazing individuals in our field speak on their experiences with O'Keeffe. (It is one of Dan's portraits of O'Keeffe that is far and away my favorite of Miss O'Keeffe, capturing her character and will in such a beautiful manner.)
You can view two podcasts related to the exhibition:
Curator Susan Danly on the her ideas for the exhibition here, and she provide an overview of the exhibition here.


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15 years for German doctor in stepdaughter's death
CRETEIL, France (AP) — A French court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a retired German doctor in the death of his teenage stepdaughter, capping a decades-long cross-border battle for justice by the girl's father.
The court in Creteil southeast of Paris approved a lower court's decision last year sentencing Dieter Krombach, 77, to 15 years in prison for "intentional violence that led to unintentional death."
The ruling culminated a longtime legal battle between two men, in two countries, now both in their 70s. But the case also raised larger questions about cross-border justice in the borderless European Union, and whether the father was right to try to take justice into his own hands.
Krombach's 15-year-old stepdaughter, Kalinka, died in her bed at his home in July 1982. But Andre Bamberski, the girl's father, believed the doctor gave his daughter a dangerous injection so he could rape her, and made it his life's work to bring Krombach to justice.
Bamberski hired lawyers in France and Germany and finally arranged to have Krombach kidnapped, tied up and placed near a courthouse in the northeastern French city of Mulhouse in 2009.
Krombach had been suspended from practicing medicine in Germany after he was convicted in 1997 by a German court of drugging and raping a 16-year-old girl in his office. After he pleaded guilty, the German court gave him a two-year suspended sentence.
But in the case of Kalinka, it refused to extradite him to France or file charges, saying the evidence was insufficient. An autopsy of Kalinka showed she died of a respiratory distress stemming from administration of anesthesia, and an injury to her private parts, but it was unable to officially determine whether she had been raped.
Kidnapping charges are still pending against Bamberski, who choked up outside the courtroom after the verdict Thursday.
"Really, it is for me another victory for Kalinka," he told reporters. "My first thoughts, of course, are for her — for the promise I made her ... I will be able to continue the period of mourning that I have already started."
Philippe Ohayon, a lawyer for Krombach, has argued that his client was innocent, and said the case should go to a Europe-wide court.
The 15-year sentence, Ohayon said, "is condemning him to death ... It is very difficult to understand this sentence because it concerns an innocent man."
A court in France convicted Krombach in absentia in 1995 of "intentional violence that led to unintentional death" and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. He was re-tried after being hauled to France.


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By John Goralski
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When Bob Wittneben entered the high school in 1973, the Blue Knights were already established as a baseball and football power. Golf had already claimed its first state title, and softball was ready to launch a dynasty.
Sports were already well-established in the blue collar town, but Wittneben had something else in mind.
He rolled out mats in a large closet and spent much of his day explaining the sport of wrestling to any one who'd listen. He scheduled split session practices to fit a whole varsity roster into the cramped room off the Derynoski School gym with young kids in the morning and the older kids in between classes.
It was to a skeptical audience that Wittneben unveiled his new varsity team, but it didn't take long for people to notice Southington's newest athletic addition.
"I was given a terrific opportunity. How many people get to start their own program?" said Wittneben almost 40 years later. "I was very fortunate because everyone was so supportive, and the school gave me anything I needed for the program."
School officials even scheduled an assembly so Wittneben could showcase the new sport at the school. Coaches began herding their athletes to the mat for off-season conditioning, and a few experienced transfer students popped their heads into team practices to throw their hats into the ring.
Wittneben didn't turn anybody away, and they quickly adopted his love of the sport.
He may not look like the prototypical wrestler, but the Long Island native grew up in wrestling's eastern cradle where he rose to prominence as a captain and league champion. He continued after graduation at Central CT State College where he dominated the gridiron in the fall and the wrestling mat in the winter.
Still, nobody had heard about wrestling when Wittneben christened his new team in the Southington gym.
It didn't take long for them to take notice.
Jack Alkon was one of the first to join the fledgling program as an assistant coach in the third season. Right away, he was drawn to Wittneben's excitement and knowledge.
"He knows the sport really well, and he's such a good teacher," he said. "He wasn't just able to teach the kids to wrestle. He was a very good motivator. He was always positive. He didn't have to berate the kids. He didn't have to intimidate them. He just has a strength that is contagious."
Winning wasn't the only thing. Discipline, practice, and effort were Wittneben's measures for success. His teams struggled at times, but it didn't matter to the young coach. His athletes bought into the grueling practice schedule and the challenging season, and the locals started to have some success against the established programs on their schedule.
"I was lucky because I had coaches that didn't put winning over everything else, so winning was never their ultimate goal," said Wittneben. "They just wanted to build good programs. Obviously, everyone wants to win, but to what end? They were gentlemen, and they knew the game. They didn't have to yell and scream. They taught you how to do things. That's why I went into coaching. I was fortunate. Some kids aren't that lucky."
Wittneben followed the example set by his own coaches as the began to build a program around him. He stressed fundamentals in practice with a lot of drills. He enlisted assistant coaches like Mark Mongillo and Alkon so that they could focus on every wrestler. To develop his own coaching skills, Wittneben returned to the gridiron as an assistant coach for Southington High School. In the spring, he joined John Fontana's baseball staff.
While his athletes were making strides as wrestlers, he was working on his coaching skills so that his team could rival the more established programs at the high school.
"It was a great experience. I was always on the football field since I was a young kid, and I had the opportunity to work with some really good people there," he said. "Baseball was probably my weakest sport, but they showed me what to do, and I enjoyed it."
When it came to wrestling, he treated it the same as those other powerhouse teams. He never shrank from a challenge, and his fledgling squad crisscrossed the state to face anybody that would accept his challenge.
"We won a couple of matches. We got trounced in a couple of others because we'd go wrestle against a school that had an established program, and we'd get beat," said the coach. "It was still okay. We took it all in stride. Then, the next year we were at the high school with the auxiliary gym, and it felt like a huge showcase."
The only problem was that the team had to set up mats every day and tear them down after practice, but Wittneben wasn't about to complain. In just his third season, his wrestlers were already showing signs of success. At the 1976 Class LL championships, Joe Stevens rallied to a second place finish in the 167 pound division while Steve Fernandes scored third place as a 98-pounder.
The following season, his wrestlers scrambled for a conference title and a third place finish at the state meet. Three Knights medaled at the Class LL tournament, and Fernandes scored the team's first individual title. Wittneben wasn't satisfied.
"We talk a lot about those kids that really rose to the top and all their accolades and stuff, but behind those kids are a lot of other kids that also played in the program," said the coach. "You don't usually have 12 superstars. If you're lucky, you have a couple. Then, you have all those other kids, and they make the team. You have to build them up in practice because you don't have a good team without good practices. You need the kids to push one another. You can't ignore one kid to focus on the others."
Then, like a blinding flash of lightning, his team came together as a hardened unit. In just their fourth year of existence, Wittneben's 1978 team scrambled to a perfect, 17-0 record and toppled two perennial powers to win the 1978 Class LL championship.
"They didn't have a lot of experience, but they were athletic kids. They had a lot of determination, and Bob could make them work that much harder," said Alkon. "I don't know how he did it, but he convinced them that they could be champions. He wanted them to do their best, and he knew they could win it. He believed in it, and that made the kids believe in it."
If you build it, they will come. Southington's excitement started long before that championship run as the Knights began to draw unprecedented crowds. No longer did school officials have to lure an audience to a school assembly. Even on the road, Southington fans often out-numbered opponents.
"We sold out the gym multiple times, and Jay Fontana was ecstatic," Wittneben said. "He couldn't believe the size of the crowds, and they're still there today. That's the thing about wrestling. When you have that crowd cheering for you, it makes a big difference to the kids. I've been to some matches where the only kids there were the ones that were late for their buses. Not at Southington. That helped the program tremendously."
The excitement was building, and it was unlike anything that anyone could have expected.
"I remember covering him when his wrestling team went over to New Britain to wrestle with Pulaski. They had some sort of a long winning streak with 46 or 47 in a row. Southington went into it with no chance to win, and they did it," said former Observer sports writer Jim Senich. "It was one of the greatest sporting events that I ever covered…anywhere. It was just phenomenal."
No coach has risen as quickly to the top ranks. Four years after rolling out a gym in a closet off the gym, Southington wrestlers crowned two state champions and two runners up. Seven wrestlers scored medals and three went on to claim second place finishes at the state open.
"I'm no genius. I had good kids," Wittneben said. "I had a lot of support from the school and the parents with the booster club and the guys that worked with me. It was all about the kids. I expected my kids to wrestle hard. I expected them to go out and give me 100 percent. I didn't care if they won or lost. If they went out and did the best they could, that's wrestling. It takes a special kid to go out in front of his family and friends and girlfriends to wrestle."
Then, as quickly as it started, it came to a finish. At the end of the 1980 season, Wittneben left the high school program to pursue other interests, but he has never been too far from the mat. Even after he left, Wittneben has continued to offer his assistance when needed.
"He's come down over the years in his free time to help show different techniques and things in the room, and I've learned a lot from his intensity," said Blue Knight coach Derek Dion. "He's been a great father figure for the program, and he's been a guy that I can go to over the years. He's a winner. It's in his demeanor, his professionalism, and his intensity. Even if he comes in just to help out, he's got a quiet intensity that's impressive."
Perhaps that's why the selection committee took notice of the former coach when they chose the Class of 2013. No coach before or since has been able to duplicate Wittneben's sudden rise to the state championship. No wrestling program has been able to duplicate the efforts of that 1978 team at the Class LL meet or the state open.
On Thursday, Nov. 14, Wittneben will be honored in the same year as his championship team in an induction ceremony at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville.
"It's terrific. I haven't been there for a long time, and to be in that group with Fontana, Coach Nak, Coach Orsene, and Coach D'Angelo? I know I'm forgetting some others, but those were some terrific coaches," he said. "To have the opportunity to be listed among them is an honor, and I'm happy that they chose me."
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The biggest names in technology have been among the best performers on Wall Street this year.
Microsoft MSFT, +2.64% has gained 20% since Jan. 1, four times that of the benchmark S&P 500 Index. Hewlett-Packard HPQ, +0.00% is up 25%, and, even after softness over the past few weeks, Cisco CSCO, +0.90% has climbed 8%.
So is this the return of big tech?
Not so fast.
Sure, these companies are cash-rich. Yes, many most mega-cap tech stocks are actually more fairly valued than the S&P 500 on a forward price-to-earnings basis. And, of course, a cyclical recovery in business spending will naturally boost this sector and others.
But if you look at near-term trends, it's clear that mega-cap enterprise tech stocks face a host of challenges for the rest of the year — among them tough competition, weak IT spending and bloated operations that hold back profits and keep companies from innovating.
Tough competition: Hungry upstarts are challenging entrenched mega-cap technology companies.
It's easy to write off these guys as small-time players — particularly those that haven't exactly had a great year. Big-data darling Splunk SPLK, +2.59% has crashed in 2014, as has cloud-computing company NetSuite US:N
However, the challenges of these momentum stocks should not be seen as a victory for mega-caps. After all, the mere presence of competition forces change in the way mega-cap tech stocks do business.
Take cloud storage pricing as the latest and simplest example.
Because of the rise in popularity of new storage services, Google GOOG, +0.29% cut prices a few months back and now charges just $9.99 for 1 terabyte of storage. Previously, 1TB of storage was $49.99 via Google Drive! Microsoft couldn't be outdone and now has cut its OneDrive pricing for businesses in half to $2.50 per month. If these big companies want to keep out the competition, they have to sacrifice margins to do so.
The same is true for other enterprise operations. Windows Azure just slashed virtual-machine pricing by 27%. And Amazon Web Services went on record with Fortune by promising "more price cuts over the long term" as it continues to enlarge its cloud-computing footprint.
In this era where there are plenty of decent options for business customers, the only leg up for the old stalwarts of enterprise tech is the fact that they have mature businesses and can suffer short-term cost cuts.
This will help maintain share and fend off the competition, but comes at the expense of margins for the immediate future.
IT spending is soft: While the economy rebounded in the second quarter, a host of technology analysts have not been encouraged by this trend. Instead, they are steadily revising down enterprise-spending forecasts for the rest of the year.
At the end of June, Gartner said worldwide IT spending will grow at a rate of only 2.4%, down from earlier projections of 3.2%. Furthermore, the vast majority of that total is coming from enterprise software, with 6.9% growth, while segments like data centers and devices remain limp.
Forrester also lowered its 2014 global IT forecast, projecting 3.3% growth instead of the previously projected 6.2% expansion. While the second half of the year will pick up in the eyes of this firm, it won't make up for lost business in the first half. The details also reveal that much-hyped emerging markets like Latin America simply don't have the appetite some contend, and that developed markets like the U.S. will be behind most growth trends.
These thoughts are echoed by IDC, which lowered its IT spending forecast to 4.1% from 4.6% thanks to weakness in emerging markets. IDC also points to the fact that mobile devices, while hot in the past few years, are decidedly less so and enterprise spending on devices is weaker than expected.
All of these firms have different perspectives, but they agree on one front: That tech spending from businesses isn't what many thought it would be in 2014.
Bloated companies cutting staff: On the layoff front, I'll just let the numbers speak for themselves here:
Cisco cuts 6,000: Cisco Systems announced another round of layoffs this month, cutting 6,000 jobs. This figure is significant enough even without the context that comes with it: Cisco suffered a reduction of 4,000 workers in 2013, 1,300 in 2012 and 6,500 in 2011. Not an encouraging sign, and hardly a guarantee the company is "right-sized" yet.
Microsoft cuts 18,000: Restructuring at Microsoft over the past year or so has included the replacement of Chief Executive Steve Ballmer with Satya Nadella, and the realignment of business divisions under its "One Microsoft" strategy. The latest chapter in the big reorganization has involved a massive 18,000 job cuts. Investors cheered the news, but whether the savings from cost-cutting can be translated into growth remains unseen.
HP keeps cutting: In 2012, Hewlett-Packard announced plans to cut 27,000 by the end of this fiscal year. Well, that number has risen to as many as 50,000 by some reports — including news in May that an additional 11,000 to 16,000 were on the chopping block. Like Cisco, this does not paint a pretty picture and hardly indicates a path to recovery.
IBM will cut soon: Rumors swirled this spring that IBM IBM, +1.50% would lay off up to 15,000 workers. It confirmed plans in April to reduce its headcount but didn't reveal specifics. The company also is planning to divest some server businesses to Lenovo, and surely there will be layoffs associated with that and other deals. The fact that Wall Street expects these layoffs means any IBM cuts will simply be validation of a bloated operation — and further delays in cutbacks shows the tech giant is not exactly eager to get with the times and be realistic.
In the long run, maybe these layoffs will ultimately be proven right, and cost savings will result in better returns for shareholders. But amid restructuring costs and the obvious admission that current operations are too inefficient, it's hard to imagine this is a good endorsement of the sector.


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Wine Box Kitchen Shelves: A $20 Solution
Sarah and Joe from House & Fig needed an affordable makeshift kitchen storage solution, so they purchased old wine boxes from Scrap San Francisco for $3 each, and fastened them to an IKEA steel bar. The whole look came together in under an hour and cost only $20!
Clearly the kitchen is still in process, but the look itself is a great idea for industrial or loft-like kitchen spaces, or even for small kitchens in need of an easy and cheap storage solution.
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Right now my research is focused on thinking about nature, society and economy in the interwar United States, British Empire and Europe. My best rationale for that is that it was in these contexts that our contemporary models for thinking about these things were framed during the world wars and especially the years in between. In addition to these teaching and research interests, I also learn and teach about early modern world history and the Islamic world. If I had more time, I'd spend at least part of it on the histories of the Hapsburg empire and Mughal India.
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Composing opposites, embracing change, defying comparison. That's what their name is all about. It's not just a mere contracted form of the question "What would have happened if Adam Kills Eve?", but the representation of a painful yet fascinating - and almost impossible- union between a melodic, hooking sound and violent shredding and screaming.
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"In this new body of work I am viewing my own childhood through the lens of psychology and mythology. The images are a result of intense psychological exploration and automatic responses to memories and dreams of childhood. The settings are often bleak and somewhat dystopian representing the vastness of the human psyche. In continuing with the theme of the archetype, I am interested in the synthesis of the child with the archetype of the hero figure in both mythology and psychology." -JOHN WENTZ
"My process involves taking seemingly disparate images, which are derived from dreams and memories. These images are then synthesized on the picture plane to form a language or narrative. A systematic form of geometry is then used to give the pictures structure and unify the images giving them integrity with the rectangle that holds them."
"Each individual component is viewed as a piece of vocabulary and when put together develop as language. Elements of comic books are used as the vocabulary of my youth while the predominantly achromatic figures allude to the psychological or dream state. The image of the crow is repeated as a symbol of a particular time of my youth. As a child, I regrettably hunted birds: shooting and burying them. They represent the cycle and ritual of birth, growth, discovery and death."
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