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What Does The Resignation Of Bowden Mean For Clemson?October 13, 2008
The resignation of Tommy Bowden could not have come at a better time, in my opinion the sooner the better. Bowden is a great guy I have met him but ten years is long enough to get the job done. He has had at least five years in a down ACC and he has not even got us to the Championship game.
We started off the season ranked preseason No. 9, and what do we have to show for it nothing but losses and disappointed faces.
With Bowden gone I don't think Harper should be given his job back either, especially after the disrespect he showed towards Bowden. He's your coach no matter what he does you don't disrespect him; you do not say "He got what he deserved." to show that kind of disrespect makes me sit uneasy in my chair. So Harper shouldn't be rewarded his job back, especially after the comment.
This isn't even taking into account his poor play. Yes, you can blame it on our sorry O-Line (which reflects coaching, no matter their age it's your job to get them ready), but if you watch the games Harper has no feel in the pocket, and makes poor decisions, not only will he fall if you touch him, but he will throw into coverage when Kelly is wide open down the sideline (I see it too many times).
As the quarterback it is your job to lead the team and when you have a sissy quarterback, you're going to have a sissy team.
Now, Willy Korn has all the intangibles to be a great Quarterback, he is tough and can elude pressure, and has a great arm. But only time will tell how he will do.
At the present time I have heard many names being thrown around for the open job, but before we throw out names let's give Dabo his chance to lead the team. We may have a diamond in the rough after all.
But ultimately what does this mean for the Tigers? A fresh start; and a chance to right the ship with the fans, and finally get this program going in the right direction for once.


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Naomi Kobuko was a mom and an experienced business woman. She and her husband were running a game development company called LavaMind. He did the games, she took care of the business side. That is, until she decided she wanted to make a game, too. She knew nothing about how to do it. This is the story of how she learned.
Image courtesy Naomi Kobuko
Naomi explains how she got started learning what she needed to know:
"I didn't even know how APIs really worked," said Naomi. "I used to blank out when anyone talked tech to me. I'd worked in the game business, but I was never one to code."
"The thing that helped me the most was the community. I stumbled upon the computer language Lua and joined the Corona Labs community. As soon as I plugged into the forums, I felt connected, and I began to suck up knowledge. Whenever I got stuck, someone always posted something that helped me get over the hurdles."
About a year later, Naomi completed her first game and is now the one helping newbie coders. Her game is called Beetle Bounce.
Image courtesy of LavaMind.
More than just a finished game that works on iOS and Android, it was a Top Game Pick on Nook and she was getting offers of marketing money backing.
I was fascinated by Naomi's story of how she learned with the help of a supportive community and wanted to know more about her background. She answered a few questions for me.
Q: Can you explain your background?
A: I've actually had a varied career. I grew up in a small farming village in Japan. My father was a Christian pastor, which is quite unusual in Northern Japan.
I went to college in Tokyo at ICU (International Christian University). When I graduated, I worked as a financial analyst for Morgan Stanley. Then I moved to the United States to be with my husband, and I worked in real estate.
Real estate wasn't my thing, so I began translating for TV and film productions, and I wound up coordinating international film productions. That was a blast. I also worked translating manga (Japanese comic books) into English. I've translated some volumes from popular series, including "Naruto" and the "The Ring".
Around the same time, I partnered with my husband to form LavaMind. My husband did all the coding on our first games, while I did the graphics, sound and helped manage the business. Our first game was Gazillionaire, and it was successful. So we did two more business simulation games: one called Zapitalism, and another called Profitania. These are very popular for teaching kids and adults entrepreneurship and money management. After this I worked for several startups doing business and finance.
After this, I wanted to work from home again, but I couldn't justify hiring an engineer. It's so expensive in San Francisco and games are risky business, so I began to teach myself to code. After a year of hard work, I'd completed Beetle Bounce.
Q: What age group is Beetle Bounce for and what's it about?
A: I designed a game that I wanted to play myself, so I'd say it's primarily for women (and men) who like casual games, like Peggle, Zuma, and Tetris. That said, it seems to appeal to everyone. It's easy to play and action-packed, so even kids get into it. Girls love it!
Q: It sounds like you did this single-handedly with just help from the online forums at Corona Labs. That's amazing to me. Are you planning to do your second game the same way?
A: Yes, I did it all myself. I like the freedom of working for myself and not being reliant on anyone else. It's completely liberating. I had so many jobs where I had to be in an office and rush around to meetings, which is difficult when you have two boys. I really enjoy working for myself at my own pace. I also love the freedom to create whatever I feel like making. I plan to continue creating new, original games as long as my brain is still sharp!
Q: Do you blog somewhere?
A: Yes, I actually run a blog called Founders Space. It's quite popular with startups and small businesses. That's my main blog. LavaMind is on Twitter, too, @lavamind.More Resources for Making a Game Yourself
Other moms who have a great idea for a game but need help with learning how to make it a reality may want to check out the community forums at Corona Labs that helped Naomi so much.
The community at Moms with Apps is also very helpful. Recently Moms with Apps published Resources for Beginning Programmers. They asked,
If you want to build an app from the ground up, and you aren't a computer programmer, where do you start?
The resources suggested by that community are listed in the article, with Corona among other helpful sites named by mom app developers.Going to BlogHer 12?
Be sure to attend the panel Hot to Make an App? on Saturday at 3:15. You'll get advice from AboutOne cofounder Joanne Lang as well as Esther Crawford and Stephanie Quilao.
For women with an idea and an interest, making a popular game that can be sold in the mobile marketplace is definitely possible. Naomi Kobuko did it, and you can, too.
Virginia DeBolt, BlogHer Section Editor for Tech
Virginia blogs at Web Teacher and First 50 Words.
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QE2 and interest rates
Thanks very much for your comment, Leo. If QE2 has no effect on interest rates in the U.S., then why are the Europeans worried that the dollar will depreciate? It must be because they think interest rates in the U.S. will be lower than in Europe. Likewise, interest rates in South Africa, for instance, will be higher and capital will flow to where it can earn the higher return.


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How those bird's-eye snapshots are taken
BARRIE ROKEACH, Aerial Photographer
Published 4:00 am, Monday, April 4, 2011
As a kid in Lakewood (Los Angeles County), Barrie Rokeach used to sit in his backyard and watch the planes taking off and landing at nearby Long Beach Airport. He learned to fly while an undergraduate at Long Beach State, studied photography at UC Berkeley and married his interests with an aerial photography career.
Forty years later, Rokeach still flies planes and takes photographs - often simultaneously. Rokeach is the author of the "Kodak Guide to Aerial Photography" (Fisher Books, 1998) and "Timescapes: California From the Air" (Westcliff Publishing, 1989).He lives in the Berkeley hills with his wife, Brenda. They have two sons, 21 and 19, and twin daughters, 14.
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I used to do landscape photography, where you have all the time in the world. You can sit there and mull over your photograph. Put your camera on a tripod and wait for the light.
When you're in the air, it's the exact opposite. You have split seconds to react. You have to see the photograph, compose the photograph, make your decision, and snap the shutter - all in the blink of an eye. You don't even have time to think.
How do I fly a plane and take photos at the same time? I've been asked that hundreds of times, and I don't know if there's a really good answer.
Flying an airplane is like any other mechanical activity, where initially it takes all your powers of concentration, but after you've done it for a long time, you don't even think about what you're doing. Once you get to that point, you can facilitate another activity like photography.
In an airplane, you can let go of the control wheel, and the airplane will be stable for a while and fly itself. And after a while, it will veer to the left or right, or up or down. I don't take my hands or my eyes off the controls for very long. Ten or 15 seconds.
Not everyone can do it, and it certainly isn't something I would recommend. It's just a technique of paying attention to the aircraft with all my senses - the sound, the feel - while I'm taking a photograph.
I don't own a plane now - currently I just rent - and mostly I fly the single-engine high-wing aircraft, Cessnas. It's a type of airplane where the wing is attached to the top of the cabin. If the wing is attached below the cabin, it's harder to see and to photograph.
I've used just about every camera format over the years, but I've settled on 35mm digital. I sometimes receive sponsorship from various photo equipment manufacturers and so can't mention in public which systems I use.
I try to maximize the shutter speed because motion and vibration are always an issue in aerial photography. Some of my images of the Bay Bridge prior to sunrise or after sunset, for example, were shot at about one-eighth second. Whereas, some images shot during the middle of a bright day were exposed at one-four-thousandth of a second.
I've photographed from all legal altitudes, from 35,000 feet in a commercial airliner to 500 feet in my small plane. There are FAA restrictions on altitude based upon the population below. Most of my Bay Bridge images were shot from 1,000 feet above the bridge, which itself is about 200 feet above water.
Weather is always an issue. Even on a beautiful, clear day, often the reason it's clear is that strong winds have blown away the smog or haze. And those strong winds bounce the airplane quite a bit. I go up with precipitation all the time.
Occasionally, I'll hire a helicopter if it's necessary for some reason. I might not have access to a plane. The weather might be so bad that I don't feel comfortable. Or I might be in a very tight space geographically where I can't get an airplane into.
I'm not helicopter-rated, so it's more difficult for me to photograph that way because I prefer to be in total control. There are some pilots that I fly with on a regular basis who are really excellent. They know what I want, and half the time I don't even have to tell them what to do.
In the past 2 1/2 years, I've gone up 60, 70 times to photograph the construction of the Bay Bridge's eastern span. It's fascinating. You gain a sense of perspective and a sense of place when you photograph from the air. That content would be impossible to gain from the ground.
Images: For Barrie Rokeach's photos of the Bay Bridge work, go to www.rokeachphoto.com/rising.
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Since the Big Game was the 900-pound gorilla of the weekend entertainment scene, I've gotta get in my thoughts, from the usual Cowboys-centric perspective:
No real Cowboys fan could root for the Giants, a caller maintained Friday on KISS FM's Lisle & Hahn Morning Show. How do you figure that? Cowboys fans like me always root for the outcome that most benefits the Cowboys. Which in this case, would be the Giants winning. Why? Well, what typically happens to Super Bowl winners? They get the toughest schedule next year, they draft last in every round and they're in demand for games in time slots other than Sunday afternoon, which drives control-freak coaches like Tom Coughlin mad.
Plus, wiser sports minds than mine have maintained that the toughest thing to do in pro sports (as the Spurs well know) is to repeat. Now that they've won, that chip is off their shoulders. Complacency sets in, and other teams want to give your backups big free-agent contracts (which helped break up the Cowboys in the '90s) and hire all your assistant coaches.
Speaking of KISS, I got my predication half right during my segment on Friday morning. I said the Giants would score 17 points. One teensy problem — I thought New England would score 38, like they did last time the teams played. Oops. I did mention I wanted the Giants to win because I was so sick of hearing all year long about the perfect Patriots and the inevitability of their championship. Not since the Four Hall of Famer Lakers of three years ago have I been as tired of hearing about a team.
OK, after the events of this weekend, I don't ever want to see anyone refer to New England as a "classy" or "first-class" organization. Coach Bill Belichick ran across the field to "congratulate" Coughlin with a second still left on the clock, then ran off the field before the final play. And all weekend long, sports tickers under games I was watching ran news of fresh allegations of the Pats' fondness for video surveillance.
In addition to looking like a cheater and a sore loser, Belichick ought to see his reputation as Coach Genius tarnished. You think when Tom Brady was desperately heaving the ball downfield in the final seconds, Belichick wasn't second-guessing his decision to go for it fourth and 13 in the third quarter instead of kicking a 49-yard field goal? I mean, we're talking indoors on turf, not in the snow of Foxboro. Any halfway decent kicker is at least a better-than-even bet under those conditions. It's certainly more likely than converting fourth and 13.
Plus, one of the reasons I thought the Patriots would roll was because Belichick had two weeks to prepare for an opponent that they had just played.
Cowboys fans are surely wondering what might have been. For starters, Dallas is 3-1 against the last two Super Bowl champs in the seasons they won the title. And when Sunday's game went into the fourth quarter 7-3, this thought crossed my mind, "Geez, the Cowboys could have whipped both of these guys the way they're playing." But when Eli Manning got the ball back with 2:47 to play and all his timeouts, I thought, "I know how this ends. They went for a TD in 45 seconds against us before the half. This ought to be easy."
A positive note for Cowboys fans. Tired of seeing endless replays of Dallas being victimized by The Catch? Or the Lynn Swann miracle grab in the 1976 Super Bowl? Well, for now, they'll be replaced by the Eli Manning to David Tyree play that set up the game-winning TD. First, Eli makes like Vince Young to get the ball off — I thought the play would be whistled dead for in the grasp — then Tyree leaps between two Pats and pins the ball against his helmet. We'll be seeing that replay forever.
Biggest upset of the day — Giants win. Second-biggest upset — Tom Petty plays four songs at halftime and only changes guitars once. That was a good show, by the way, although I'm wondering if those frenzied young fans in front of the stage could tell Tom Petty from Richard Petty. Nice set — "American Girl, " "I Won't Back Down," Free Fallin' " and "Running Down a Dream." Nice stage, too — a heart pierced by a Gibson Flying V guitar. And hey, tickets for his Aug. 26 Verizon show go on sale today. Nice timing.
Don't you think Peyton and Eli winning back-to-back Super Bowls is some sort of cosmic payback for dad Archie having to run for his life playing for all those awful Saints teams?
It's interesting how much the Giants' season mirrors the Pats' first title year in 2001. Both teams started off 0-2 and were surrounded by a cloud of doom and gloom (the Pats, because starting QB Drew Bledsoe was hurt and they were turning the controls over to an unheralded sixth-round draft pick named Tom Brady) that made even a playoff berth seem unlikely. And both won Super Bowls as double-digit underdogs.
Something else that should be put to rest — the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Did they ever come out of this game smelling like roses. Their cover story last week was how getting pressure on Brady would decide the game. And the week before, pro football expert Paul (Dr. Z) Zimmerman predicted the Giants' upset based on the vibe he got from their locker room after upsetting the Packers. Right again.


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Motherwell boss Stuart McCall isn't surprised by Nikica Jelavic's success at former club Everton.
McCall has long considered the 26-year-old someone who could make an impact south of the border.
"I always thought he'd been fine going down to the Premier League from Scotland," McCall told evertonfc.com. "Neil Warnock got on to me when he was manager of QPR asking about Jelavic and, at the time, for me, he was the best player in the SPL bar none.
"He's probably good at everything - maybe not outstanding at one particular thing - but good in the air, he's got decent pace, his movement's excellent, he's got a good touch, he takes chances well and his all round play is good.
"When you move clubs you want to hit the ground running and especially when you're a striker you want to score goals. He's done that and he's proved to be an astute signing. Hopefully, he'll go on next season, keep getting the level of goals he's getting and go on to become a good player for years to come."


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Indonesia's J Resources Said to Bid for Kingsgate Mine
PT J Resources Asia Pasifik (PSAB), an Indonesian mining company, has offered to acquire the Chatree gold mine in Thailand from a company backed by Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. (KCN), a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Gavin Thomas, chief executive officer of Kingsgate, said it has received "numerous" offers for the gold mine over the past 24 months. The mine is run by Akara Mining Ltd., which is 49 percent owned by Sydney-based Kingsgate.
Thomas declined to confirm the bid from J Resources, or say if it was among those that Kingsgate has rebuffed. The person with knowledge of J Resources's bid asked not to be identified as the information is private.
The offers were all "highly conditional and subject to financing," Thomas said by telephone from Sydney. "We've had several bids and they are of differing values, conditions, ability of finance, and at this stage the board has felt that the value of the Chatree asset has not been met by those offers."
A plan to sell 51 percent of Akara Mining via a public offering, which would help raise funds for Kingsgate's projects in Chile and Australia, has been put on hold until June next year, Thomas said. The fundraising plan depends on Akara receiving approvals for some exploration rights to expand the Thai mine.
J Resources, based in Jakarta, owns silver and gold mines in Indonesia and Malaysia, according to information on its website. It acquired assets from Avocet Mining Plc (AVM) for $200 million in 2011.
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McCain – 43%
Obama – 43%
Some very surprising numbers from a state that went for Bush by 28 points in 2004.
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- McCain is up by double digits with men.
- Obama leads by 9 with women
- McCain takes 87% of Republicans
- Obama takes 79% of Democrats
- Obama leads by 18 among Independents
- Obama leads by 20 with voters who name the economy as their most important issue
- McCain leads by 37 with voters who name national security as their most important issue
And to those last two points…
Thirty-nine percent (39%) view the economy as most important while 24% say the same about national security.
Given that the economy is the number one issue on voters minds right now, McCain better try to untether himself from Bush on this or he risks Obama capturing one or two of these safely red states come election time. After all, Rasmussen showed Obama up by 5 in Montana recently, a state that Bush won by 20 points in 2004 and 25 points in 2000.
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Dave Parker is Senior Principal Software Engineer in the Bio/Nano/Programmable Matter group at Autodesk. His focus is on developing scientific software for the modeling and visualization of nanoscale biological structures.
Prior to joining Autodesk, Dave developed software for simulating transient nonlinear heat conduction and thermo-plastic deformations for 3D metal printing processes. Before that he worked on various projects involving the analysis of next generation DNA sequencing data, finite element simulations of shock wave propagation in complex materials, scientific visualization, computational blood flow simulations of the human vasculature, image-based geometric modeling for surgical planning, and image processing of 3D/4D medical imaging data.
For his thesis Dave developed computational models of molecular motors to study their mechanism of movement. This work included implementing an open source software system called Protein Mechanica (https://simtk.org/projects/protmech) used for constructing coarse-grained models from protein crystal structures and simulating them based on multibody dynamics methods. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Bryant Molecular Motors Lab at Stanford University Dave developed software to aid in the design of genetically engineered molecular motors.
Dave received his Ph.D. in Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford University. While at the Georgia Institute of Technology he completed his B.S. in Computer Science and did graduate work in Applied Mathematics, concentrating on research in fractals and nonlinear dynamics.
Background / CV
Chen, L., Nakamura, M., Schindler, T.D., Parker, D., Bryant, Z. (2012) Engineering controllable bidirectional molecular motors based on myosin. Nature Nanotechnology, 7(4):252-6
Parker, D., Bryant, Z., Delp, S.L. (2009) Coarse-Grained Structural Modeling of Molecular Motors Using Multibody Dynamics, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2(3):366-374.
Liao, J.-C., Spudich, J.A., Parker, D., Delp, S.L. (2007) Extending the absorbing boundary method to fit dwell-time distributions of molecular motors with complex kinetic pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 104:3171-3716.
Spilker, R.L., Feinstein, J.A., Parker, D., Reddy, V.M., Taylor, C.A. (2007) Morphometry-Based Impedance Boundary Conditions for Patient-Specific Modeling of Blood Flow in Pulmonary Arteries, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 35(4):546-59.
Loboa, E.G., Fang, T.D., Parker, D., Warren, S.M., Fong, K.D., Longaker, M.T., Carter, D.R. (2005) Mechanobiology of mandibular distraction osteogenesis: Finite element analyses with a rat model, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 23(3):663-670.
Markl, M., Chan, F.P., Alley, M.T., Wedding, K.L., Draney, M.T., Elkins, C., Parker, D., Wicker, R., Taylor, C.A., Herfkens, R.J., Pelc, N.J. (2003) Time Resolved Three Dimensional Phase Contrast MRI (4D-Flow), Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 17:499-506.
Cheng, C.P., Parker, D., Taylor, C.A. (2002) Quantification of Wall Shear Stress in Large Blood Vessels Using Langrangian interpolation Functions with cine PC-MRI, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30(8):1020-1032.
Taylor, C.A., Cheng, C.P., Espinosa, L.A., Tang, B.T., Parker, D., Herfkens, R.J. (2002) In Vivo Quantification of Blood Flow and Wall Shear Stress in the Human Abdominal Aorta during Lower Limb Exercise, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30(3):402-408.
Taylor, C.A., Draney, M.T., Ku, J.P., Parker, D., Steele, B.N., Wang, K.C., Zarins, C.K. (1999) Predictive Medicine: Computational Techniques in Therapeutic Decision-Making, Computer Aided Surgery, 4:231-247.
Parker, D., Liao, J.-C., Delp, S.L. (2007) Toward a Coarse-Grained Model of the Myosin V Neck. 9th U.S National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 22-26, 2007, San Francisco, CA
Parker, D., Liao, J.-C., Delp, S.L. (2006) Toward a Coarse-Grained Model of the Myosin V Neck using the Normal Mode Analysis. 50th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. December 11-14, 2005
Parker, D., Pande, V.J., Delp, S.L. (2004) A 3D Model of Myosin V Structure, Biomedical Computation at Stanford 2004 Symposium Proceedings, Stanford, CA.
Spilker, R.A., Parker, D., Taylor C.A. (2003) Image-Based Modeling of Blood Flow in Pulmonary Arteries Using a One-Dimensional Finite Element Method Coupled to a Morphometry-Based Model of the Distal Vessels, Summer Bioengineering Conference June 25-29, Sonesta Beach Resort in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Loboa, E.G., Fang, T.D., Parker, D., Warren, S.M., Fong, K.D., Longaker, M.T., Carter, D.R. (2003) Mechanobiology of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis - Finite Element Analyses with a Rat Model, 49th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society. New Orleans, LA.
Cheng, C.P., Parker, D., Taylor, C.A. (2001) Wall Shear Stress Quantification from Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Using Lagrangian Interpolation Functions, Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Summer Bioengineering Meeting, Snowbird, UT.
Parker, D., Wang, K.C., Taylor, C.A. (1999) Image Based Geometric Modeling of the Human Vasculature in Computational Hemodynamics, Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Summer Bioengineering Meeting, Big Sky, MT.
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Serial bank robber gets federal prison sentenceWednesday, April 11th, 2012
WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced JONATHAN LEE THOMPSON, 52, to 125 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. The Court also imposed restitution of over $8,000.00.
A Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment on December 21, 2010. On July 13, 2010, following a three-day trial, THOMPSON was convicted of three counts of bank robbery.
According to evidence presented at trial, on September 23, 2009, THOMPSON entered the BB&T Bank, located on Market Street in Wilmington, North Carolina, approached a teller and placed a square black canvas bag on the counter. Taped to the bag was a white piece of paper, stating, "You're being robbed. No dye packs." The teller took money from the teller drawer and gave it to THOMPSON. THOMPSON asked for the money from a second drawer, but the drawer was empty. He then fled the bank with $2,337.00.
On November 3, 2009, THOMPSON entered the Bank of America, located on Oleander Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, approached the teller and handed her a large white envelope. The envelope read, "This is an armed robbery. 100s, 50s, 20s, and 10s. Loose only." The teller filled the envelope with money and handed it back to THOMPSON. He then fled the bank with $4,070.00.
On November 10, 2009, THOMPSON entered the Bank of America, located on South College Road in Wilmington, approached a teller and placed a black canvas bag on the counter. Attached to the bag was a piece of masking tape with the following words: "This is a robbery. Give me 100s, 20s and 10s." After the teller gave THOMPSON $1,710.00, he fled the bank.
Additional evidence presented showed that through media coverage of police photos released to the public of these three robberies along with four additional robberies in South Carolina, THOMPSON was identified and on December 1, 2009, arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
In 2003, THOMPSON was federally prosecuted for nine bank robberies and received a sentence of 84 months' imprisonment. Once THOMPSON completed his term of imprisonment for those robberies, he was placed on supervised release for a period of three years, and was still on supervised release when he committed the latest string of robberies. Assistant United
States Attorney Felice McConnell Corpening served as prosecuting attorney for the previous case as well as for the current case.
Investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Wilmington Police Department.
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Welcome to "Sunset Lagoon" in the fabulous Shores of Panama Beach Resort. This beautiful 8th floor 2 bedroom, 2 bath Gulf front condominium comfortably accommodates up to 6 guests with a king bed, a set of bunk beds for the youngsters and a queen sleeper sofa. There's also a pack n play available. Your vacation rental includes a reserved parking space just steps from your condo on the 8th floor of the parking deck! If you need even more space, ask us about our other condos in Shores of Panama and other great resorts in Panama City Beach, FL! We'll help you find your perfect place in Panama City Beach!
Shores of Panama, located right on the sand with 300 ft of private beach, is a modern 22 story resort with all the amenities you expect from a world class resort. The grand lobby is beautifully appointed with a concierge desk operated by the home owners' association, a gift shop and plenty of seating for just hanging out. The indoor pool & hot tub are just around the corner. This is one of the few Panama City Beach resorts with an indoor pool & hot tub! Just outside is the 20,000 sq ft beach front pool complex with its giant hot tub and tiki bar and grill for snacks and drinks on the pool deck. The pool is the largest on the beach with a zero entry area, dolphin fountains, lazy river feature and dramatic bridges. Enjoy a great workout in the state of the art fitness center. The onsite spa is great for relaxing treatments of all kinds, too. The picnic area has tables and charcoal grills for use by guests. During the summer months, the Kid's Club is in full swing with lots of activities. You'll love all the fabulous amenities at Shores of Panama. Shores of Panama is under new management in 2017 and there are no more amenity fees!
DirecTV is provided for all TVs and wireless internet is also complimentary to keep you connected while you are here. So, you can watch your favorite shows and surf the internet by the surf.
Sunset Lagoon's great room has an amazing view of the magnificent Gulf of Mexico and the incredible lagoon pool. You'll love the gorgeous tile floors with high end accents throughout and the beautiful tropical décor of this condo. Relax on the queen sleeper sofa, kick back in the leather swivel recliner or enjoy the view from the swivel tub chair. There's a "man-sized" wall mounted flat screen TV & DVD/Blu-ray player. You'll love the open floor plan and nautical touches in this room, too. Step out the sliding doors onto your private balcony and feel the gentle ocean breezes on your face. The pool view is gorgeous and the ocean view is even better. You'll love sitting on the balcony with a beach novel from our collection or just watching the world go by. Welcome to your perfect place in paradise!
The large well equipped kitchen is cheerfully decorated in bright colors with all kinds of fun sea creatures. Cooking here is a real pleasure since you have an ocean view, you'll never feel left out of the action. The kitchen has plenty of modern white cabinets and granite counter tops. The kitchen has a refrigerator with an ice maker, a glass topped range, a multilevel dishwasher and a microwave built in above the range. All the cookware and utensils you'll need to do anything from popping a bag of microwave popcorn through cooking a gourmet meal are right at your fingertips. Both Keurig and drip coffee machines are provided. Even the dinnerware is nautical! The elegant pineapple dining table has 4 faux alligator dining chairs for a great dining experience or one of those vacation card games or board games we all love so much. The breakfast bar has 2 swivel top bar stools for additional seating.
The West Indies Suite is your Gulf front master with a wonderful king size bed poster bed with luxury linens, a memory foam mattress topper and fluffy pillows. There's nothing like a bedroom with view of the lagoon pool AND the ocean! A private bath with a tub shower combination complete with shower massage and a large vanity with a wall mounted hair dryer are waiting for you at the end of a great day at the beach. There's a closet with plenty of room for storage, too. A large flat screen TV and DVD player complete the luxury package. You can float away to dream land and sleep in late, too! It's your vacation, your way!
The Crew's Quarters bunk suite is a real bedroom with a door and a closet (not just some bunks built into a hallway like many other rental condos). Most other Shores of Panama condos with this floor plan do not have a door to the bunk room. We added this as part of the upgrades done when we purchased the condo. This cozy room is great for the kids to have their own special place. The second bathroom is adjacent to the bunk room. It as a tub/shower combination with shower massage and a large vanity area, too. The stacked washer/dryer unit is located in this bathroom for your convenience.
Sunset Lagoon also includes a private reserved parking space in the parking garage on the 8th floor just steps from your front door. We have added a pop up parking space blocker to help make sure the space is reserved for you and you alone. Having a parking space on the same floor as your condo is a really big benefit! Additional parking is located in the parking deck if needed. In addition, this condo is near two elevators with lower traffic than the others in the building.
Why should you rent from us? Because what you see on our site is what you get! Yes, these are the actual photos of the unit where you will stay!! We represent the owners of this unit in order to provide our guests with the best possible vacation rental experience. So, you get the best of both worlds, a rental by owner AND a professional management company that can take care of your vacation from reservation to check in, to check out and beyond.
We hope you will visit our little piece of paradise soon. We know you will love it as we do!
Emerald Beach Properties specializes in representing our owner's properties individually and managing them like they are our own. You can choose from many different properties located in many different resorts. Let us help you find your prefect place in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Why choose a luxury property managed by Emerald Beach Properties on behalf of the owner? We offer the advantages of a full service management company and vacation rental from an owner who takes pride in their property. We're here in Panama City Beach, with a local front desk and local staff on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! You vacation rental is professionally managed from start to finish. We are licensed, bonded and insured and all of our employees wear company ID badges for added security. We use state of the art technology to deliver secure booking and payments and quick responses to all your inquiries. Management, maintenance, rental services and housekeeping are all just a phone call or email away.
Your vacation rental is professionally cleaned and maintained to our Emerald Quality Certified Vacation Rental Standards. Housekeeping is managed by our staff, all properties are double-inspected for quality assurance. Linens are professionally laundered and ironed, we use quality cleaning supplies and high temperature steam mops. We use eco-friendly cleaning practices that help preserve the earth's precious resources while providing our guests the cleanest properties around! Our maintenance crew keeps all the properties we manage in top shape.
Emerald Beach Properties gives you peace of mind with our state of the art door lock system. Lock codes change with each rental. You can choose your personal door code, too. All units are equipped with deadbolts in addition to the entry locksets. No more worrying about who else has access to your vacation rental!
Delivering the very best vacation experience to you is our number one priority! With Emerald Beach Properties, you can book with confidence knowing we'll make Panama City Beach your Perfect Place in Paradise.
See you at THE BEACH!
Shores of Panama has the BEACH and the POOL!! Shores of Panama is a premium property right on Panama City Beach. All the amenities you could want in a first class resort. It is right on the beach with covered parking adjacent to the building.
Sunset Lagoon is beautifully decorated. It has a beach view master bedroom and a bunk room that is a real bedroom (not just bunks in a hallway). This is a great floor plan for your family. You have a private assigned parking space just steps from your front door!
Would stay here again
The rental was great, the unit was as expected and Emerald beach Properties were great. I kept in touch with them via text with any issues and they handled most very quickly. Worst issue was a running toilet, no big deal.
Shores of Panama is centrally located right in the busiest area, walk to all. This can be convenient especially in the peak season since you may never have to move your car out into traffic.
Pool is awesome and rooms were nice and clean.
LOVED this unit. It is perfect for people traveling with kids because of the bunk bed room. I will caution anyone who attempts to sleep on the sofa bed. It's seen better days and is uncomfortable. I would not recommend it for an adult. The condo is the perfect size for a family of 2 adults and a few kids. The kitchen is nicely equipped. The washer and dryer are very handy as well. The parking spot that comes with this unit is a HUGE plus because it is i. The same level as the condo. The elevators on this property are painfully slow so being able to unload your car on the same level is great. If I'm being critical, and I am for the purposes of this review, the furniture has seen better days but it's not terrible. This condo is delightful. The resort is beautiful. The pool is awesome and the beach acres is great. You're also right next to a PCB favorite Pinapple Willy's. we did have one issue when we arrived. The floor to the condo was extremely dirty. When we walked in it with bare feet our feet were BLACK. We called the management company and they had someone come clean it. It was better after that but would still leave your feet disgusting. I think the tile is just hard to get really clean. This still isn't a deal breaker just something to be aware of. This place is great and I'd recommend it.
I cannot exclaim how grateful I am for Hugh and Sarah..They helped us completely with a very unfortunate situation. It was our first time staying here and it was the best place ever. Accommodations were excellant. My family had a wonderful time and we are looking forward to next year. Thanks again Hugh it was great meeting you! Lynn, Jarred, Keith and Eric.
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Shores of Panama is conveniently located right on PCB's famous Emerald Beach near many exciting vacation activities like Dolphin Encounter Tours, State Parks, Shopping at Pier Park and other specialty boutiques, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, Charter Deep Sea Fishing Trips, Shipwreck Island Waterpark, Zoo World, Rock'it Lanes Bowling, Gulf World, Movie Theaters, Mini-golf, Bungee rides, Go-Kart racing, the Sea Screamer and Pirate Ship excursions, great restaurants and much more! There's plenty to do in Panama City Beach and less than an hour's drive away is the Silver Sands Factory Outlets near Destin and the Ebro Dog Track, Poker room and Simulcast.


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Superior Performance at an unbeatable priceIn a comparison with nine other high-priced stoves in the annual Be Ready survival guide, the Siege Stove outperformed them all, with the best boil time by a wide margin ("beat them all hands down!" according to one reader). With its 7" spread top and bottom, the stability and pot support of the Siege Stove is unrivalled among compact camping stoves. Cans are exceptionally lightweight, surprisingly long-lasting (we've been using the same cans for years), and easily replaceable.
Professional grade and practically indestructible!Countless Bushcraft experts, survival instructors, preppers, parents of scouts, backpackers and outdoors enthusiasts around the world have purchased Siege Stoves for camping, backpacking and emergency preparation. Siege Stoves have been put through their paces on expeditions and camping trips across the globe from the Himalayas to Siberia, South East Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Alaska, and all over Canada, Europe and the continental USA. Made in the USA from high quality stainless steel or titanium, you will never break your Cross-Members or Collapsible Stove.
Ultra-light and ultra-compactA set of cross-members weighs less than 8oz stainless steel, and less than 4oz in titanium, and they pack flat. Slip them in a pocket or store them in your can and you are all set!
Help us launch on Kickstarter!For the past four years we have been working on perfecting the Siege Stove Cross-Members and collapsible stoves, while making each edition of the product available for sale in small quantities. This has validated for us the big advantages of the Stove, and the rave reviews have been phenomenal! Now that we have perfected the product, we really need your support to help us move to volume production so that we are finally able to sell our stoves at a profit and make them available to the many people around the world who could benefit from them. Please consider backing us on Kickstarter and please tell your social media followers and email contacts about our campaign! You can also pin us on Pinterest, and like us on Facebook.
Built for every situation!Going alone or with a group? Just pick the size can that matches! Why pay $70-$150 for a solo-size stove or $300 for a group camp-size stove when you can add set of Stove cross-members to almost any size can, — all the way up to a gallon paint can —, for a fraction of the price?
Kayak or horseback camping with very limited space? Our Siege Collapsible Stove stores flat and has considerable fuel capacity. Most compact camp stoves are only suited to boiling a mug of water, but with the broad and significant heat output of our collapsible stove and can stoves you can even grill. Toast bread at the same time with a pair of hanging toasters!
The fuel you use is up to you — wood-burning and multi-fuel Siege Stoves can handle wood, charcoal, alcohol stoves (e.g. Trangia®, or soda-can, beer-can & penny stoves), solid fuels (e.g. hexamine tablets) and even gel fuel canisters.
The Perfect Gift!Help your friends and family prepare for emergencies or for their next backpacking expedition. For just $20 one will be prepared to rapidly turn any can into a high-performance stove. Add a beautiful stainless steel IKEA® canister for just a few dollars more. For under $50 you can give a complete stove set, with stainless-steel cross-members and IKEA® canister plus a folding grill and toasters! Customers have been telling us what a hit these are with their gift recipients.
Used cans are upcycled with a second life, and forest impact is reduced with the Stove's highly efficient fuel useUsing a single kitchen chair for firewood, we were able to cook over 30 meals on a Siege Stove! You can even cook a meal with just a small amount of cardboard for fuel.
A big thank you to those who visited our exhibit at the Bay Area Maker Faire!The Siege Stove was a big hit and we really appreciate all the support we received!
Don't just take our word for it!
Here's what others are saying about Siege Stoves:
The Siege Stove is wow possibly the most versatile piece of gear a person can have on them. It has a footprint just slightly larger than the average knife. I can't think of a single reason why a person wouldn't keep this in their outdoors bag. Even if you already have a favorite stove, you should have at least one of these as a backup. It'll probably end up as your primary. The Siege Stove is just too useful to pass up. — Kris P, Florida
... I heard about your cross-members/stoves in "Be Ready." It was part of a wood-burning stove comparison between ten, portable, compact stoves. ... your stove cross-members and components won hands down! — Mike M, Colorado
In Be Ready magazine's comparison tests the Siege Stove with an IKEA® can boiled water the fastest by a wide margin (just 4 minutes to boil 18 oz, compared with 5, 8 and even 12 minutes for the other stoves!) and of course, the price was unbeatable!
Absolutely fantastic and I want one. . . 3 years ago our city was pretty near flattened from several earthquakes and since then I have been buying suitable survival equipment that should more quakes occur, that see us with no power, limited water and no where to live then we have to be prepared.
Your stoves are something everyone should have. — Cyril M, Christchurch, New Zealand (outdoor gear expert and former fire fighter)
I have received the order here in Alaska. The supports really work great on a #10 can. It works and burns way better than my new $150.00 [other] stove. — Cecil R, Alaska
I teach private urban/wilderness survival and disaster prep. I just found your stove while doing my own private, hands on, research for a wood stove to suggest to my students. I have been searching for a stove to handle both bug out and bug in situations.
I have found most flat pack or folding stoves to not be durable enough. Gassifiers both down draft and up draft are too complicated and finicky.
I am fond of the fact that your universal cross-members basically create treasure out of trash . . . Timing is great, as I had just started designing my own stove out of frustration. — GH, Massachusetts
I have already ordered one set and they are fantastic. Now I could use 2 more. — Robert C, Ohio
Congratulations on creating such a brilliant and fairly priced piece of equipment. — Thomas B., United Kingdom
My cross members arrived on Saturday. That was fast!
just wanted to say thank you for the products, and most importantly, your attention to detail and communication! — Ray H, New York
I had been looking at another stove that gets a lot of press about being able to charge mobile devices . . . until I learned how slow it charges and watched Youtube videos where it took constant fueling for nearly two hours to get less than ten percent charge on an iphone! And they couldn't even cook at the same time because they had to take the pot off in order keep adding wood! With that and the over 2lb weight, it was clear that I would be far better off buying the best-in-class for each task, such as a portable solar charger for my backpack and the optimal stove. Then I found the ultra-light Siege Stove - tougher than nails with no gimmicks, no gadgets, no plastic housing to melt, fans and electronics to break down or batteries to die. It's perfect for me, and for a group trip I can even combine it with a lightweight gallon paint can and save three hundred dollars over the other guys' crazy heavy (almost 18lbs) group stove! Amazing. The shipping cost alone on the other stove is more than the cost of a Siege Stove.
— Mike S, California
Note from us: in some of our Siege Stove tests we have had our fires hot enough to melt aluminum — how long your investment will last or if you will be able to depend on it never failing when you need it most is something to seriously consider before buying a stove that has any plastic or electronic parts or batteries. You can be confident that your Siege Stove cross-members will never break down!
I have gone through lots of utube video regarding stoves and found that your way of making stoves are the one that I am going for. — Sargeant L. Kuala Lumpur
Hello, I absolutely love your product. I am a hunter, outdoorsman, and retired Marine. — Christopher S, USA
Just ordered the cross members on Tuesday and received them on Thursday (and I live on the east coast)! Excellent, excellent product! — Patrick F, Pennsylvania
I wanted to write and say how impressed I am with your product and its design. I have shared your website with several friends who also were blown away and have placed orders. — Vann W, North Carolina
I bought some stainless steel cross-members with the sleeve at the SF Bay area Maker Faire on 20May17. They are terrific and work just as demonstrated at your kiosk. What a great product. I love the simplicity of design, the ability to reuse the cans, and the ability to tailor my stove to the task at hand just by changing cans. Please add me to your email list and kickstarter notifications.
— Mark S, California
We're giving them as gifts to people we know who like to hike, and keeping one for ourselves. There'll probably be more orders later.
The stove is one neat gadget. Thank you for creating it. — Geoffrey K, California
I've researched a while. [Another stove] was my favorite option till I watched your video. Your product is exactly what I had hoped for. — Gene I, North Carolina
First can I say what brilliant inventions the siege stove and its accessories are, perfect to use regularly and to store extras away for when trouble comes. — Peter W, Hong Kong
You are on the short list for my bug-out/prepper resources! — Gary P, Delaware
These are a Must Have in my Backpack. — Thomas S, Germany
...simple and effective, I got the idea presented right away and knew it would work from watching the Youtube video.
The equipment worked well, stowed well and ... as you say there was always fuel around. — Steve C., kayaking camper, Ontario, Canada
Please ship it urgent, I will need it at February at my trip to Himalaya — Kirill P, Russia
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The stove arrived and I have had a play. I love it, so much fun! — Ande L, NSW, Australia
I just bought a second one as my old one I gave as a gift to a happy person :) — Irinel T, Germany
Just wanted to let you know: I received the stove kit and I'm delighted with it. Thank you!! — Lou M, Maine
I love your product, I teach an EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUNDAMENTALS class at my church. — Randy B, California
I've been telling the stories of your stoves to others, ... it's just a great tool. — Elliot K, California,
I am engaged in underwater hunting. And often it is necessary to cook food on a fire. I like to live in harmony with nature. Use a minimum of means, for cooking. And, to apply minimal damage to nature. ... your device will help me in this. — Konstantin B, St. Petersburg, Russia
Thanks Ken. Your personal touch is greatly appreciated. There isn't enough of that in the world today. — Loston C, Washington
Wow these are great. They fit the rugged ikea like a dream. — Ralph F., Mount Carmel TN
From someone who purchased a well-known competing stove: I'm a camper and generally into preparedness ... the [other much more pricey stove] felt flimsy and seemed tough to use, ... I just threw it in a drawer. I wish I had gone with a Seige. — Brad, Massachusetts
FYI - I have used it the last couple nights here on my patio...works great, much better than my wood / gas stove I was using...that being said, I ordered three more as Christmas gifts. Thanks again, have a great Thanksgiving!!!! — Kelly S, California
I could try to make my own hangers [toasters] but they would never be as well made as yours and for the money why bother, you have solved all the issues. Looking forward to being "BeSieged". — Michael S, Greentown, PA
The kit arrived today and I must say that I'm really impressed and satisfied! I already tested it and with the no nonsense design it just works! I have tested quite a few hobo and rocket style stoves + the multifuel burners, but this easy setup is definitely my favorite of all times now — Veljo V, Estonia
The Cross-Members are incredible! I wish I had bought them 20 million years ago! — Steve C, Illinois (avid outdoorsman who started making his own hobo stoves at age 11, and after decades of building stoves was still looking for a better solution when he finally found the Siege Stove web site).


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Spain coach Vincente del Bosque admits he's the total opposite of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. Del Bosque feels they represent the 'extremes' of coaching.
"Mourinho looks a very aggressive coach. I, however, am more calm. Between those two factors, perhaps the two extremes, there is a world.
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The Age of Semantics
In a recent presentation by Tony Hey on "eScience and Semantic Computing" (large PDF), which is heavily influenced by Evelyne Viega's and my ideas, the "ages of semantic computing" were presented (Evelyne's idea) as a way to capture how our thinking has evolved over the years…
- Enlightenment age: "It is not all about philosophy, it is about ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE"
- Romantic age: "Well, it is not about AI… but we can model the WORLD's KNOWLEDGE. And we should!"
- Psychedelic age: "Perhaps we cannot model the world's knowledge but we can declare success if universally agree to some common labels"
- Renaissance age: "Nah… Ontology is overrated… Let's use community-driven categories instead: (tags, folksonomies, microformats, etc.)"
- Age of reason: "Modest, simple steps. Embrace the loosely-coupled, chaotic nature of the Web. Make use of the experience and expertise built throughout the previous ages. Machine learning, statistics, formats, ontologies… they all have a role to play."
The full presentation (apologies for the quality of the images in the PDF output) is available from the Practical Semantic Astronomy workshop website.
In the presentation, you'll notice the concept of "data networks", which is something I've been writing about for few years now (remember "Web overlays: Some thoughts about machine-processable knowledge representation"?). In some of my Grid/Cloud computing talks I've also hinted at the concept, using the following diagram…
Well, Evelyne and I have been interacting with some very clever people inside MIcrosoft. We are all excited about the opportunities of "semantic computing" in the future of software and services. Andrea Westerinen is amongst those people. She is part of my previous team, the Connected Systems Division architecture team, and she's recently started blogging about modeling, semantics, etc. Very cool! Reading her first few entries reminded me of the "declarative distributed computing" ideas accompanying MEST in my blog entries few years back (e.g. the "On description languages, REST, the Web, MEST, SSDL, and 'declarative distributed computing'" post from back in May 2005). I came to Microsoft to live that dream but it didn't really work out immediately through my initial gig. I am thrilled now to see ideas taking shape and I am excited with what the CSD folks are preparing for us (even though I don't have any inside information, I suspect that we'll be hearing a lot more about what's in store in the upcoming developer conferences). It goes without saying that I've subscribed to Andrea's blog and I am really looking forward to further interacting with her.
Evelyne and I are creating a community inside Microsoft around the concept of "semantic computing". We use this term in order to avoid the reaction that some have when they hear "Semantic Web", "RDF", "OWL", ontologies, etc. We really don't care about specific technologies or approaches. Give us the ability to reason about data, to infer information, to manage knowledge and call it anything you like :-)
Back to Data Networking… well, in the same presentation on "eScience and Semantic Computing", you'll notice that there are some slides about our "research output" repository platform. This is a project I've been working on for the last 3 months with a fantastic group of people. We have finally agreed to start talking about it in public so I am really looking forward to writing more. The platform implements some of the ideas around "data networks" (not very dissimilar to Tim Berners-Lee's "Giant Global Graph"). Stay tuned in the next couple of days.
I've been very lucky over the last few months to collaborate and interact with clever people like Evelyne Viegas, Jim Karkanias, Andrea Westerinen, and others who really "get it". It's been and continues to be a blast!


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Restoring Firearms Possession Rights in California
Since there has been some discussion of late regarding restoration of firearms rights following a felony conviction, TMLLP Managing Partner C.D. Michel has been kind enough a memorandum of law relating to the effect of Penal Code 17(b); Reduction to Misdemeanor On State and Federal Firearm Possession Prohibition. It lays out the relevant PC and case law quite nicely. If anyone has any additional questions relating to a personal case they should contact the firm directly.
MODS: Sticky?
It's hard enough to restore firearms owners rights for those without any sort of conviction or criminal history.
Good luck!
Did you get your gun rights back yet.......
Heh, see the post above yours... (Not yet. :()
The SD won't take me out of the system. I wish I had the money to sue them, but I don't so I have to wait.
Is it even possible for a convicted felon to get there 2nd ammendment rights restored? This is all news to me.
Yes, Felons can get thier gun rights restored. I was convicted in 2002 of a felony, non-voilent, non-gun, non-drug related, the court even allowed me to transfer my guns that I had to a family member. who kept them for me until i completed probation (5yrs) upon succesfully completing probation, we petitioned to judge to reduce my felony to a misdemeanor, and for expungement which was granted.
2 days later, walked in gun shop, bought me my first gun in 6 years, cleared NICS. and walked out the door, 3 months later, I was issued my Concealed Weapons Permit.
So yes, some felons can have thier rights restored. Luckliy I live in a gun freindly state of Idaho.
Just curious.
On any applications that ask, which box do you check next to the question "Hey, Have you commited a felony?"
Do you check:
a) Yes, and then have to fill out is a section below that it was later reduced.
b) No, because having the wobbler reduced to a misdemeanor makes it so that your feloneous crime "never happened."
I don't agree with having this thread sticky. It could give people the wrong impression that Calguns promotes granting/restoring gun rights to convicted felons. I don't have any problem with the information on the law being here, but do we really want to "promote" it? JMHO.
The answer is A. You committed a felony. Later it was reduced and expunged.
Labor Code Sections 432.7 and 432.8, and Fair Employment Housing Commission regulations prohibit employers from requesting information concerning the following:
1. Arrests that have not resulted in a conviction;
2. Convictions that have been expunged, sealed, or statutorily eradicated;
3. Convictions in which the applicant was referred to or successfully participated in any pretrial or posttrial diversion program;
4. Misdemeanors for which probation has been successfully completed or otherwise discharged, and the case has been judicially dismissed; and
5. A marijuana-related misdemeanor that occurred more than two years ago.
OK, but the OP asked, "On any applications that ask..."
That means apps for professional or government-issued licenses, or apps for CCWs, etc
What basis do you have to say that?
Somewhere, at some time, I read an attorney's advice that even expunged misdemeanors be disclosed....
This law has been around for a while.
At what point did the discussion morph to self-incriminating testimony in criminal prosecutions?
....disclosure is not a prosecution....
1, Have you ever committed a crime?
2. Were you ever ARRESTED for a crime?
3. Have you ever been CONVICTED of a crime?
What's going to happen when they pull your criminal history?
"A successful expungement will not erase the criminal record, but rather the finding of guilt will be changed to a dismissal.[3] The petitioner then honestly and legally can answer to a question about his criminal history, with some exceptions, that he has not been convicted of that crime"
you are partially correct, We only need to disclose our expungment for Professional Licensure, i.e, Medical Doctor, Real Estate Agent, Dentist, And for Peace Officer Jobs, but this also Includes any State Job, including The State lottery, or when Contracting with the state lottery.
BWO, did you get your old guns back from the case?
If you click on the original link posted bythe OP you get a page not found reference.
Back on 6/28/08 a user made a similar point.
Not good for a sticky.
GuyW, you are confusing 1203.4 with 17b(3). There are two types of expungement in California. 1203.4 dismissals of accusatory pleadings do not apply for running for public office, application for licensure by the state, contracting with the state lottery, and depending on who you ask, owning firearms. However, a 17b(3) reduction to misdemenor applies "for all purposes" - period. You do not and never had a felony conviction. Read the TMLLP memo posted in the beginning of this thread. It cites the case law that makes it golden.
I just went back and checked the calgunlaws link and it's a dead link.
Well, here is an older CalGuns discussion on this same topic:
and the case law is People v Gilbrith. And strangely, my link to it in the old post has been killed, with the notice not to be published added...
Let us know how it shakes out, I'd be curious to hear what the Sheriff says.
The problem I've run into is that I was arrested for something that didn't really happen. When I went to court I had to plea down to Disorderly Conduct because a. I didn't have the money to go to court and b. I was a kid and was scared and didn't know what to do. I was certain (via my attorney) that I would get convicted, whether they had evidence or not, and they would throw the book at me. So.....Disorderly Conduct. But now....FFL transfers are being denied. The charge was eight years ago this month. Now what? I've started the appeal process with LEO.GOV (FBI- I think). But the intern on the phone when I called the CA DOJ said, and said it very smugly, "BANNED FOR LIFE!". WTF? People get out of prison after murder and I can't get a gun after being at the losing end of an argument?
ANY HELP/IDEAS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'm feeling pretty lost here.
egnilk66 , don't be discouraged. I was in your shoes, but with a different charge. I also did something stupid when I was 18. All of us were probably young and stupid once. I really learned a great deal from that experience.
In my case, it was a felony wobbler. I did the 1203.4 and 17b to get it reduced to a misdemeanor and then set aside in 2002. This would have done it for me, but I was wrong. Just this year in February, I tried a purchase a firearm but was denied.
I was also lost and things seemed daunting in finding out why. I first started with FBI NICS, but realized that it is California DOJ who you need to deal with. I then called the firearms department in DOJ. A lady told me why I was turned down.
First is to get your Criminal history file and find out what is on it and what DOJ is seeing. For me, they had the wrong degree, first instead of second. Follow their dispute process when you get your history file. It took two tries to get the degree corrected. Once it was correct, the purchase went thru. DOJ is getting tough and said will not recognized a reduction to a misdemeanor if the charge was not a wobbler. In my case it was. They just had the wrong degree. They did see the reduction and set-asside, but with a first degree or non-wobble, they will deny your purchase.
The history file that was sent to me confirmed that they had inaccurate information for me.
Then really find out if your charge will have permenant disqualifier or 10 disqualifier. If not, use the process to dispute. In your claim of incompleteness, get certified court copies and sent that in with it. This process does work. It took me five month to get things corrected.
For me, the first try was someone not really reading the dispute form. I disputed further in a second letter as a reply. The second person took time to read it and call me about it. DOJ cannot simply correct your history file if it is wrong. They have to have the court retransmit or see if there is more. DOJ had to turn around and contact the court in my situation. DOJ was able to correct my incorrect charge and send me the new history file with the correct information.
If the process with the dispute does not work, you have the option to dispute the History file further with an Administrative Judge. DOJ will get this process going for you. All you have to do is dispute it to the supervisor of the person who is working with the dispute. You will have the burden of proof to state your case.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I just don't see how this could possibly be a ban for life....or even for 10 years. I mean... Ban for life = MURDERS and other VIOLENT crimes especially involving weapons.
I was just beat up by my chick....and when the cops showed up, I didn't throw her under the bus like I should have. Instead I took the fall... Man, what chicks'll do to ya.
ANyway...thanks for the long reply. It's good info and good to know that the system CAN work.
Thanks again,
So, what I don't understand is this....Does it only take a DV "Charge" or a DV Conviction to be banned? Because anyone can easily CHARGE something that didn't really ever happen. And, what if the DV Charge ended up in a "disturbing the peace" conviction??
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United Protection Security Group Inc. - Year end results for 2009
May 03, 2010, 06:00 ET from United Protection Security Group Inc.
EDMONTON, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - S. Jorstad, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Protection Security Group Inc. ("the Company"), a Canadian based company, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, under the symbol (TSX-V: UZZ) reports that the Company has released its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the related management's discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations ("MD&A").
F.Ramsoondar, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President reports that the Company reports its financial results in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("Canadian GAAP"). However, the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures and ratios in this press release that the Company believes will provide useful information in measuring the financial performance and financial condition of the Company. These measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other publicly traded companies, nor should they be construed as an alternative to the other financial measures determined in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
REVENUE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year ended December 31 ------------------------- 2009 2008 Change % Change ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue $31,371,201 $28,260,670 $3,110,531 11.01% -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2009 to 2008 comparison
The increase in revenue is attributed the growth the Company experienced in Alberta from the acquisition of the International Airport contract in Edmonton. The Company has engaged a professional marketing and growth specialist to develop and deploy an aggressive marketing and growth strategy in an attempt become one of the dominant specialized security providers in Western Canada.
GROSS PROFIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year ended December 31 ------------------------- 2009 2008 Change % Change ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gross margin 6,020,433 6,605,665 $(585,232) (8.86%) % of revenue 19.19% 23.37% -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2009 to 2008 comparison
The decrease in gross profit is attributed to the British Columbia operations which realized a lower that normal gross profit percentage and the loss of some high gross profit yielding accounts in Alberta directly related to the construction industry which experienced a significant slow-down in 2009. The Company is working towards improving the gross profit margin by targeting a specific client base that has been identified in the Company's Marketing and Growth Strategies development process and expects this program to produce results in the second quarter of 2010 and beyond. The Company has also made significant changes to the management of its British Columbia operations which is expected to return the operation to normal levels of profitability.
As a result of the economic recession in North America that caused a reduction security requirements in 2009 and a number of industry-related developments and risks described under Risks and Uncertainties in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis dated April 1, 2010 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the continued rationalization of the Company's operations, the Company recorded an unusual item during the first and fourth quarters of 2009 and the whole of the financial year ended December 31, 2009. The Company believes that it is useful to set out in detail these unusual and other items as they are non-recurring and thus the Company's financial results for the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 may not be indicative of future results.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year ended December 31 ------------------------- 2009 2008 Change ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCOME (LOSS) (PER CANADIAN GAAP) $(1,450,158) $378,600 $(1,828,758) Add back - Unusual Items: Goodwill Impairment 1,045,984 1,045,984 ---------------------------------------- ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS (LOSS) (NON-CANADIAN GAAP) $(404,174) $378,600 $(782,774) Weighted average number of Shares Outstanding 63,432,134 61,182,753 Adjusted Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share $(0.01) $0.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goodwill Impairment
During the first and fourth quarters of 2009, as part of the annual goodwill impairment assessment, the Company determined that the carrying value of goodwill was impaired as a result of significant and sustained decline in the market capitalization of the Company and the loss of revenue in the British Columbia region. The majority of goodwill as stated on the balance sheets had resulted from three acquisitions made by the Company between 2005 and 2008, when market valuations were higher than the fourth quarter of 2009.
The assessment involved using a combination of valuation approaches including a market capitalization approach, a multiples approach and a discounted cash flow approach. The market capitalization approach uses the Company's publicly traded stock price to determine the fair value. The multiples approach uses comparable market multiples to arrive at a fair value and the discounted cash flow method uses revenue and expense projections and risk- adjusted discount rates. The process of determining fair value is subjective and requires management to exercise a significant amount of judgment in determining future growth rates, discount rates and other factors. Management concluded that impairment had occurred, and consequently the Company wrote off a portion of the carrying value of goodwill through a charge to the consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) in the amount of $1,045,984. The goodwill impairment charge is non-cash in nature and does not affect the Company's liquidity, cash flows from operating activities, compliance with the debt covenant and is not reflective of the Company's ability to generate future profits and cash flows.
About United Protection Security Group Inc. -------------------------------------------
United Protection Security Group Inc. is an established security protection company; focused on high impact, high visibility, and high risk security situations, coupled with one of the broadest ranges of traditional private security services in the industry.
Copies of the consolidated interim financial statements, related MD&A, CEO and CFO 52-109FV1 certification forms can be found on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com.
Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or expected results, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks related to business development and retention, and risks related to the current economic and credit conditions. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.
SOURCE United Protection Security Group Inc.


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