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Finally we can announce our second Garden Party for the summer, and our biggest show yet !!
Come join us in an enchanted palace where the colours are brighter, the music is magical and the inhabitants like to dance with glee. A beautiful outdoor garden by the water, transformed into a summer wonderland. A place for like-minded people to share their passion, be inspired, and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon of music and mayhem with the one and only Russian techno goddess NINA KRAVIZ, uber-cool British producer GEORGE FITZGERALD and genre tripping Icelandic artist BJARKI.
We are transforming the newly renovated Swan Yacht Club into a magical garden oasis on the water featuring a massive Funktion One sound system, amazing custom visual display, LED trees, chill out area, cockktail bars and much much more. Plus we have a second inside arena for the discerning dance enthusiasts curated by our good friends Solee, Lucid Dreaming, The Gathering, Deepsoundz & Oh Gosh… dishing out sumptuous good house vibes all day & night.
Come join us for the ride...
Supported by an all-star cast of tune spinners…
NINA KRAVIZ (Underground Quality, Rekids, Naif)
GEORGE FITZGERALD (Domino / Double Six)
Aarin Fraser (Lucid Dreaming Records)
JimiJ (Armada, Inkfish, Perspectives, Ifonika)
Green George (King Street Sounds, Heavenly Bodies)
James A
Audio Deviants
Saul Bliss
Lee Bramley
Del La Valle
Neil Scratch Scanlan
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How much do you really know about Nina Kraviz? She's a Russian techno DJ, an accomplished producer, one of dance music's breakthrough names of the last five years. True enough, but there's so much more to her story than that. She's one of electronic music's most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet she's also the embodiment of the future. Her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. If that feels very now, Kraviz has a lot to do with it.
There are hypnotic and sensuous qualities to all the music this Siberian makes: it stems from the way she works, using her voice as an instrument and preferring to "record from the first take, because that is how I can capture the moment. The vibe. The feeling." Listen to deep, stripped back but emotionally resonant tracks like those that made up her self titled debut album and you will find it hard to disagree. There is something in Nina's music that stands it out from the crowd - an intimacy and honesty maybe, but always is it unique and creative.
With a long time passion for house and techno that dates back to her days as a journalist, Kraviz is first and foremost a DJ, and one engrained with the roots of her first love - Chicago house and Detroit techno. Her hunger to dig deep into the archives of House & Techno balances all of her sets perfectly between now and then, introducing her fans to where this scene has come from and where it might be heading. This unique sound and uncompromising attitude has led to Kraviz becoming one of the most in demand artists in the world, playing at major festivals like the Amsterdam Dance Event, Coachella, Sonar, Decibel, Awakenings and DEMF, as well as landing a much-coveted residency at Richie Hawtin's ENTER. project at Space in Ibiza plus regular appearances at clubs including Berghain, Fabric and The Warehouse Project.
Key to everything Kraviz does is her own unique expression, her transmission of real and often raw feeling. Not constrained by genre when producing or DJing, for her good music is good music, there is no separation.
George is part of a generation of artists and DJs who witnessed at first hand the early and experimental days of a uniquely 21st century sound – dubstep – and then saw it explode into the club mainstream, catapulting them to unimagined successes as it did. Along with friends and compatriots like Ben UFO, Joy Orbison, James Blake and Pearson Sound, FitzGerald had been schooled in the power of bass vibrations and sonic experimentation at the small, cult-like FWD>> club night in east London in the mid 2000s. This cadre then found themselves able to take these lessons, along with those of the Berlin techno explosion, to the world as the dizzying diversification and renaissance of club music post-dubstep took hold globally, rejuvenating traditional genres as they went.
Back then, seeing his friends' music conquering the clubbing strongholds of the world and being signed to one of the biggest and most important indie labels, he felt emboldened to move to Berlin and write his first album length piece of work Fading Love. It was in Berlin he discovered the more visceral, deep-rooted techno of the notorious Berghain club which seemed to square with his experiences of dubstep and soon after got the patronage of fellow ex-pat Paul Rose aka Scuba – who would sign George to his Hot Flush label.
After previously allowing computers to be his main instrument, George turned to tape, analogue electronic instruments and the real voices of his friends for Fading Love, "not because I wanted to show off in interviews and be a snob about it – but because I wanted to make my music more alive and spontaneous, keep the errors that were made and turn them into features, even if that meant losing some of the cleanliness that makes tracks 'bang' on big systems."
With the completion of Fading Light, George FitzGerald really has come of age and – while perhaps not in the way he originally envisaged it when the strange process of making the record began – is still ready to take on the world.
Bjarki is from Iceland. Born and raised. Despite the fact that Bjarki is known for making extremely powerful dancefloor tracks he doesn't seem to belong to any particular genre. Something his forthcoming triptych of LPs "Б | Lefhanded Fuqs | Æ" demonstrate very well. His music is at times cinematic and there's a story behind each track. Bjarki's music always has something to do with him personally, but he'd rather the listener lose themselves in the music than pay much attention to the man behind them. Either on a record or to one of his ever evolving live sets.
Swan Yacht Club – East Fremantle
Doors open 2pm-10pm
Earlybird Tix - $45
Tix on sale from Eventbrite.com.au


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Lil Wayne feat. Drake – Gonorrhea (Tags)
These two had the number one digital single in the world, and they decide to come out with some shit like this? It turns out that Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being is no longer an EP, but now an LP (according to Birdman) and it will be available digitally on Lil Wayne's birthday (September 27th) and then in stores two weeks later.
Lil Wayne feat. Drake – Gonorrhea (Tags) | Mediafire[audio:http://usershare.net/?dlink=ofiatqm2huwq]
And we about to kill 'em, C4… Mr. Carter's home.
Props to HHC. After the jump, Drake talks to MTV2 about Lil Wayne's post-jail concert, which coincides with the end of Drake's current tour.


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We at TA liked to have a nice everning at having a drunken raid night. It use to be called Drunken Naxx nights back when ICC was released.
The rules are simple
When you die you have a shots.
If someone kills you have 2 shots.
If you try and kill someone and fail its a shot.
Have a shot at random...
Get drunk. Its fun and would like to know who would be interested.
There is no date set, but it would be on a friday or saturday night.
If you are, post in here n let the good times roll
here is a pic of someone during one of our runs.


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Colombian superstar Juanes celebrated the release of his fifth studio, P.A.R.C.E., last night with an intimate show at New York City's Irving Plaza. "I've spent a long time playing alone at home, totally bored. Being here with you is marvelous," he told the 900-plus fans squeezed into the standing-room only venue. "We're here to have fun!"
Juanes definitely delivered on his promise. He opened the night with "Yerbatero," a guitar-driven track about a traveling medicine man that cures heartache with herbs, and then slowed things down with the rock ballad "Y No Regresas," about lost love. The rest of the night, he continued to showcase new material ("La Soledad," "Regalito" and "Esta Noche") while dipping into his repertoire for favorites fans could sing along to, including "A Dios Le Pido," "La Paga," Fotografía" and "La Camisa Negra."
Before performing "Es Por Ti," he told the crowd, "You are the parceros," referring to the album's title, which is short for "parcero," a slang term used in his native Medellín to mean "buddy." And watching Juanes' interaction with the audience, you can tell that his bond with them is sincere and from the heart, much like his music. Throughout the show, he thanked them often for their support: "Mil y mil gracias. Que Dios los bendiga, muchachos."
Near the end of the concert, he gave us a rocking version of Colombian salsa icon Joe Arroyo's "Rebelion (No Le Pegue A La Negra)," which got the audience dancing and waving their flags high in the air. Then, just when everyone thought it was time to go home, he started taking requests. "What else do you want to hear, guys?" he said, as if he were playing some tunes at home with a few friends.
The last song of the night, "Y No Regresas," was a repeat, but it was given more weight by the mere mention of the person it was dedicated to: John Lennon. "It's been 30 years since his death," said Juanes. "I've listened to him since I was seven years old." And we've listened to you, Juanes, for a decade now and you've never disappointed. Thanks for a great show."


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Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Eric, who is just about ready to ship off to the "best years of his life." If he can find a backpack, that is. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
Look, this guy doesn't need yet another thing on his plate when it comes time to get ready for college. The least you can do is provide him a name and model of a solid backpack for carrying around his LAN party rig and [Insert Course Here] 101 books. Bone throwing is encouraged in comments below."I am going to be attending college in the fall and am l looking for a good backpack that not only provides protection for my 15-inch laptop but also has space for accessories and books. I don't care about brand; I want something that will last and I don't have to replace for a while. Thanks for your suggestions!"


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NOTICE: The opinions posted here are subject to formal
revision. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify
the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Present: Judges Benton, Annunziata and Senior Judge Coleman
Argued at Richmond, Virginia
Record No. 0097-02-2
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Leslie M. Osborn, Judge
Tracy L. Quackenbush (Law Office of W. W.
Bennett, Jr., P.C., on brief), for appellant.
Leah A. Darron, Assistant Attorney General
(Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on
brief), for appellee.
Verlie Marion Word, Jr., appeals the trial court's order
revoking his suspended sentence contending that the court abused
its discretion by finding he violated a condition of probation.
He argues that he was unable, through no fault of his own, to
enter and successfully complete the Detention Center
Program (Program), to which the court had ordered him committed,
because the Program's administrator arbitrarily refused to
him after having previously recommended to the court that he be
permitted to participate.
From our reading of the trial court's order, it is unclear
whether the trial court found Word to be in violation of a
condition of probation. What is clear from the record is the
court found it to be "an impossibility" for Word to
comply with
the condition of the suspended sentence that he enter and
successfully complete the Program because the Program would no
longer accept Word; thus, the court vacated that provision of
sentencing order which required that Word attend the Program.
Nevertheless, to the extent that the court may have found Word
violated a condition of probation, we find no evidence to
such a finding. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's
probation violation finding and remand the case to the trial
to vacate that portion of its order. We affirm, however, the
trial court's revocation of a portion of Word's suspended
based upon the court's determination that it was "an
impossibility" for Word to satisfy that condition of his
sentence which required that he attend the Program, a
imposed as a prerequisite to suspending the sentence.
The trial court convicted Word for the felonies of eluding a
police officer, two counts of driving after being declared an
habitual offender, and possession of cocaine and sentenced him
a total of nine years and twelve months confinement. Before
imposing sentence, the court ordered that Word be evaluated by
Program to determine his eligibility for participation as an
alternative to incarceration. The Program determined that Word
satisfied the criteria for acceptance and recommended him for
Based on the Program's recommendation, the trial court
ordered the following:
The Court SUSPENDS all of the (2) year
Elude Police Officer sentence, all but twelve
(12) months of the two (2) year Drive After
Declared Habitual Offender felony charge, all
of the twelve (12) month Drive After Declared
Habitual Offender misdemeanor sentence, and
all of the five (5) year Possess Schedule II
Controlled Substance – Cocaine sentence, for
a total suspension of eight (8) years, twelve
(12) months upon the following conditions:
Good Behavior: The defendant shall be of
good behavior for five (5) years from the
defendant's release from confinement.
Community-based Corrections System Program:
The defendant shall enter and successfully
complete the Detention Center Program and
then the Diversion Center Program.
Supervised probation: The defendant is
placed on probation to commence today, under
the supervision of a Probation Officer for
(3) years, or unless sooner released by the
court or by the Probation Officer. The
defendant shall comply with all the rules
and requirements set by the Probation
Thus, while Word was sentenced to serve twelve months active
incarceration, he was then to be successively confined in the
Detention Center Program and the Diversion Center Program.
Word served the active twelve-month sentence but was not
released or transferred to the Department of Corrections for
entry into Program as the court had ordered. Word filed a
motion that he be released because the sentencing order did not
require or authorize that he be further incarcerated awaiting
transfer into the Program. At the hearing on the motion, the
trial judge issued a capias to hold Word pending a show cause
hearing as to why his probation and suspended sentences should
not be revoked based on the Program administrator having now
determined that Word would not be accepted into the Program.
By way of proffer, the assistant Commonwealth's attorney
represented that he had informed the Program that Word was being
investigated by federal authorities for two murders that
in 1993 and that indictments were likely to be forthcoming. The
Commonwealth's attorney represented that he contacted the
only out of a "concern for security" and to ensure
that Word was
no "flight risk." After being contacted by the
attorney, the Program determined that Word would not be accepted
because of the likelihood that he would be arrested and would be
unable to complete the Program. A senior probation officer
notified the court by letter that the Program would not accept
Word "due to the ongoing criminal investigation."
The trial court denied Word's motion to be released, ruling
that the court had intended that Word remain incarcerated until
he was transferred to the Program. During the show cause
portion of the hearing, the trial court ruled that Word's entry
into the Program was a condition of his suspended sentence,
which had been imposed as an alternative to incarceration.
Thus, the trial court ruled that because entry into the Program
was now "an impossibility" Word was in violation of a
of his suspended sentence. Because the sentencing order provided
for successive periods of confinement in the Detention Center
Program and the Diversion Center Program as an alternative to
incarceration and after Word served a twelve-month jail
sentence, the court revoked the suspended sentence and then
re-suspended all but 120 days of the sentence, effectively
imposing a 120-day jail sentence in lieu of confinement in the
two programs.
Revoking Suspended Sentences
"The law of Virginia distinguishes the suspension of a
sentence from the imposition of probation." Anderson v.
Commonwealth, 25 Va. App. 565, 572, 490 S.E.2d 274, 277 (1997)
(citing Grant v. Commonwealth, 223 Va. 680, 292 S.E.2d 348
(1982)), aff'd en banc, 26 Va. App. 535, 495 S.E.2d 547, aff'd,
256 Va. 580, 507 S.E.2d 339 (1998). "[S]entencing judges
be cognizant that probation and suspension of sentence are
separate and distinct concepts and that they may be fixed at
different intervals to accomplish different goals."
Carbaugh v.
Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 119, 126, 449 S.E.2d 264, 268 (1994)
(citation omitted).
Suspending sentence is to delay either the execution of an
imposed sentence or the imposition of a sentence. See Code
? 19.2-303. A court may "suspend" all or a portion of
sentence or delay imposition of a sentence "under terms and
conditions which shall be entered in writing by the court."
Probation, on the other hand, refers to the continued
supervision by the court over the convicted offender and may be
either supervised or unsupervised but shall be "under such
conditions as the court shall determine." Id. Probation is
defined as "the action of suspending the sentence of a
offender in such a way that the offender is given freedom after
promising good behavior and agreeing to a varying degree of
supervision, to the usual imposed condition of making a report
to a particular officer or court at stated intervals, and to any
other additionally specified conditions." Webster's Third
International Dictionary 1806 (1981). Black's Law Dictionary
defines probation as "[a] court-imposed criminal sentence
subject to stated conditions, releases a convicted person into
the community instead of sending the criminal to jail or
prison." Black's Law Dictionary 1220 (7th ed. 1999).
A suspended sentence and probation are often coterminous
and usually augment one another in that probation and the
conditions imposed for probation are usually ordered to enable
the convicted offender to accomplish certain goals during the
term of a suspended sentence. "[While] the conditions
in probation and those imposed in the suspension of sentences
need not be analyzed in different contexts[, separate conditions
may be imposed as a prerequisite to suspending a sentence which
may be only tangentially related to the conditions of probation.
However,] [t]he common objective of such conditions is to
protect society and to promote rehabilitation of the
Anderson, 25 Va. App. at 572, 490 S.E.2d at 277.
Here, the trial court imposed a suspended sentence
conditioned upon Word (1) being of good behavior, (2) being on
supervised probation, and (3) completing the Program. The
court's sentencing order provided that, after serving a period
of incarceration in jail, Word would be confined in the Program,
a residential program operated by the Department of Corrections
(Department) pursuant to Code ? 53.1-67.8.[1]
While entering and
successfully completing the Program may have been a condition of
probation, merely entering the Program was a prerequisite to and
one of the conditions upon which the nine-year sentence was
suspended. When the trial court sentenced Word for the various
non-violent felonies, the court clearly intended to impose, and
did impose, upon Word an additional term of confinement in a
regimented environment with a structured program between his
active incarceration and his release into the community. The
Program is for non-violent offenders, such as Word, who do not
qualify for the Boot Camp Incarceration Program pursuant to Code
? 19.2-316.1, but nevertheless require and would benefit from a
demanding structured program.
The Department conducted an evaluation to determine Word's
suitability for the Program and recommended he be
"committed" to
the Program.[2]
However, prior to Word's entry, the Program's
administrator determined not to admit Word based upon the
Commonwealth's attorney having informed him that Word was under
federal investigation for a violent felony and that his arrest
might be imminent. Thus, because the prospect existed that Word
might be arrested and be unable to complete the Program, the
administrator changed the recommendation to denying Word
admission. Accordingly, because the Program would not accept
Word, the court determined that performance of that condition of
the suspended sentence became "an impossibility."
Code ? 19.2-306 provides, "The court may, for any cause
deemed by it sufficient . . . revoke the suspension of sentence
. . . and cause the defendant to be arrested and brought before
the court . . . whereupon, . . . the court may pronounce
whatever sentence might have been originally imposed."
When a defendant fails to comply with the
terms and conditions of a suspended
sentence, the trial court has the power to
revoke the suspension of the sentence in
whole or in part. "A trial court has broad
discretion to revoke a suspended sentence
. . . based on Code ? 19.2-306, which allows
a court to do so 'for any cause deemed by it
Alsberry v. Commonwealth, 39 Va. App. 314, 320, 572 S.E.2d 522,
525 (2002) (citations omitted).
Here, the trial court had sentenced Word to terms of
incarceration totaling nine years and twelve months and
suspended all but twelve months conditioned upon Word entering
and successfully completing the Detention Center Program and
then the Diversion Center Program. The sentencing order did not
provide that after serving his active incarceration that Word
would be released from confinement and remain on probation. The
order provided that he would be confined in another intermediate
facility of the Department as an alternative to incarceration
where he would receive a variety of services. When Word could
no longer satisfy the prerequisite condition under which his
sentence was suspended, i.e. that he enter and successfully
complete two Department programs, the court had the authority to
reconsider the suspended sentences, see Richardson v.
Commonwealth, 131 Va. 802, 109 S.E. 460 (1921) (when execution
of a sentence is suspended the case remains pending and the
court does not lose control of the case or the accused), and to
determine what portion of the suspended sentences or other
alternatives to incarceration would be appropriate in lieu of
the confinement that had been ordered in the community-based
While the revocation of a suspended sentence must be based
upon reasonable cause, the failure or inability of a convicted
offender to participate in a community based diversion program,
when such participation was a condition of and prerequisite to
having been given a suspended sentence, is a reasonable cause
for the court to revoke a suspended sentence. See Bailey v.
Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 355, 451 S.E.2d 686 (1994). Here the
court conducted a revocation hearing and considered the
sentencing options available and determined to revoke, in
effect, a portion of the suspended sentence. Under these
circumstances, we find the revocation of the suspended sentence
to be reasonable.
Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's revoking Word's
nine-year suspended sentence and in re-suspending all but 120
days, thereby requiring that he serve an additional 120 days of
active incarceration. Such action was not arbitrary; it was
done with due process, and was consistent with the trial court's
original sentencing objectives.[3]
Revoking Probation
To the extent that the trial court found Word to be in
violation of probation, we agree with Word that he did not
violate any condition of probation.
Word was called upon to show cause "why his suspended
sentence should not be revoked for violation of probation
conditions . . . ." The trial court's disposition order
that appellant "was found to have violated the terms and
conditions of the previously suspended sentence . . . ." We
understand this language to distinguish between revoking a
suspended sentence and revoking probation and that the court
held Word's failure to satisfy the condition of the suspended
sentence was the ground for additional time being imposed.
However, the trial court further ordered that Word "shall
not be
subject to another show cause on this particular violation of
probation conditions." This, and other language in the
suggests that the court may have found that Word violated a
condition of probation and that a probation violation may now be
part of Word's criminal record.
As previously noted,
Although the power of a court to revoke
[probation or] a suspended sentence granted
by [Code ? 19.2-306] is broad, it is not
without limitation. The cause deemed by the
court to be sufficient for revoking
[probation or] a suspension must be a
reasonable cause.
The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain
an order of revocation "is a matter within
the sound discretion of the trial court.
Its findings of fact and judgment thereon
are reversible only upon a clear showing of
abuse of such discretion." The discretion
required is a judicial discretion, the
exercise of which "implies conscientious
judgment, not arbitrary action."
Duff v. Commonwealth, 16 Va. App. 293, 297, 429 S.E.2d 465, 467
(1993) (citation omitted).
The true objective of suspended sentencing
[and probation] is to rehabilitate and to
encourage a convicted defendant to be of
good behavior. To accomplish this it is
necessary that good conduct be rewarded. It
is important that a defendant know that good
conduct on his part will expedite his
complete restoration to society.
Hamilton v. Commonwealth, 217 Va. 325, 328, 228 S.E.2d 555,
556-57 (1976).
"Although a probation violation hearing is not a stage of a
criminal prosecution, and thus does not afford a convict all
rights attending a criminal prosecution, such revocation hearing
is nevertheless a criminal proceeding[,]" Green v.
263 Va. 191, 195-96, 557 S.E.2d 230, 233 (2002) (citations
omitted), which carries significant penal consequences.
Probation violations are entered in the National Crime
Information Computer (NCIC) and become a part of a convicted
criminal's record. A person's criminal record impacts
employment and other personal opportunities, as well as any
subsequent criminal proceedings which might arise, including
bond hearings, sentencing hearings, placement in correctional
programs and institutions, and length of supervision. Most
significantly, probation violations are considered
events" for the purpose of a court calculating sentencing
Appellant committed no willful act that would reasonably
support a violation of probation. The crimes for which the
prosecutor alleged the federal authorities were investigating
Word preceded the term of probation and suspended sentence and,
thus, would not have been a basis for revoking Word's suspended
sentence. See Bailey v. Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 355, 357,
451 S.E.2d 686, 687 (1994) (holding "revocation of the
sentence . . . must be based upon cause that occurred within the
suspension or probation period"). See also Code ?
Preston v. Commonwealth, 14 Va. App. 731, 419 S.E.2d 288 (1992).
Moreover, insofar as the record reflects, Word was not arrested
or charged with the offenses that were being investigated at any
time the trial court was considering whether to revoke Word's
suspended sentence or probation. Thus, to the extent that the
trial court may have found that Word violated a condition of
probation, we reverse that finding and remand the case to the
trial court to vacate that finding and to take such further
action as hereafter directed to remove the probation violation
finding from Word's record.
In summary, we affirm the trial court's revocation of
Word's suspended sentence and re-suspending all but 120 days of
the remaining nine-year sentence. We reverse that portion of
the trial court's order to the extent that it may have found
that Word violated a condition of probation; we remand the case
to the trial court with instructions that the court determine
whether Word was found to have violated a condition of probation
and, as a result, has a probation violation on his record. To
the extent that Word has a probation violation on his record,
the court shall vacate that part of its order and enter such
order as is necessary to remove and expunge the probation
violation from Word's record.
Affirmed in part,
vacated and
remanded in part.
Benton, J., concurring, in part, and dissenting, in part.
I concur in the portion of the opinion styled Revoking
Probation and in reversing the trial judge's finding that Verlie
Marion Word violated a condition of probation. I dissent from
the holding that the trial judge did not err in revoking Word's
suspended sentence.
The record indicates that after the trial judge accepted
Word's guilty plea, the judge ordered that Word be evaluated by
the Detention Center Incarceration Program. The Detention
Center did so and determined that Word was suitable for the
placement. The final conviction order, which was entered in
2001, suspended eight years and twelve months of Word's sentence
on condition that he enter and successfully complete the
Detention Center program. After Word served the sentence of
active incarceration, the Department of Corrections did not
transfer him to the Detention Center as required by the order.
At a hearing held less than four months after entry of the
conviction order, the prosecutor represented to the trial judge
by way of proffer the following reason for the Department's
Mr. Word is the subject of a federal
investigation related to two murders that
occurred in 1993. We've been investigation
this . . . since '93 and with my
involvement, I guess, since the last of
that, four months.
Mr. Word, in our opinion, was a
security risk. Word had gotten back to him
that he was going to be charged with two
counts of capital murder. We believe that
he is a security risk, a flight risk.
I made contact with the detention
center and inquired of them as to what their
facilities were like, whether or not he
would be allowed to leave the premises
They advised that precautions could be
taken with somebody, but in light of the
charges, though they are not pending, I want
to make that clear to the Court, he has not
been charged yet, though I can state quite
frankly in court, he will be charged. The
evidence is quite sufficient.
He will probably be charged in February
for the two counts of capital murder plus a
number of other federal charges relating to
the attempted distribution of controlled
substances. I believe that would be more
than fifty grams.
Anyway, I'm sorry, I relayed that
information to the detention center. And
they said, quite frankly, in that case, we
can't take someone like that, he cannot be
housed here, especially in light of the fact
that I cannot guarantee them, that he would
not be able to complete any type of program
and that it's most likely that he would be
taken out of the program there soon after
So, that's the basis for the show
cause. And, in essence he cannot complete
the detention center.
"Although the power of the court to revoke a suspended
sentence granted by . . . [Code ? 19.2-306] is broad, it is not
without limitation." Duff v. Commonwealth, 16 Va. App. 293,
297, 429 S.E.2d 465, 467 (1993). By well established rules of
decision "'[t]he cause deemed by the court to be sufficient
revoking a suspension must be a reasonable cause.'" Id.
we have held that "a reasonable failure to [conform to the
condition of the suspension] negates a reasonable cause to
revoke a suspended sentence." Id. at 298, 429 S.E.2d at
The dispositive issue is whether, based on the information
before the trial judge, Code ? 19.2-316.2 permitted revocation
of the suspended sentence or whether revocation was otherwise
authorized under Code ? 19.2-306, the general statute for
revoking probation and suspended sentences. I believe those
statutes did not authorize the revocation of the sentence. When
the trial judge convicted and sentenced Word for non-violent
felonies, the judge intended to impose upon Word confinement in
a regimented environment with a structured program between his
active incarceration and his release into the community. The
Detention Center is for non-violent offenders, such as Word, who
do not qualify for the Boot Camp Incarceration Program pursuant
to Code ? 19.2-316.1, but nevertheless require structured
detention. The Detention Center determined that Word was
emotionally and physically suited to the program and could
benefit from it. When the program later determined not to
"accept" Word after the judge had ordered the
placement, Word
had not been charged in that interval with any offense.
Code ? 19.2-316.2(4) provides that "[u]pon a finding that
the defendant voluntarily withdrew from the program, was removed
from the program . . . for intractable behavior, or failed to
comply with the terms and conditions of probation, the court may
revoke all or part of the probation and suspended sentence
. . . ." Word did not withdraw from the Detention Center
was not removed for intractable behavior as defined by Code
? 19.2-306.1. The crimes, which the prosecutor alleges the
federal authorities were investigating, preceded the term of
probation and suspended sentence and, thus, would not have been
a basis for revoking Word's suspended sentence. See Bailey v.
Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 355, 357, 451 S.E.2d 686, 687 (1994)
(holding that "[t]he revocation of the suspended sentence .
. .
must be based upon cause that occurred within the suspension or
probation period"). See also Code ? 19.2-306; Preston v.
Commonwealth, 14 Va. App. 731, 419 S.E.2d 288 (1992). Indeed,
the prosecutor noted the Commonwealth had been investigating
these same events since 1993. At the 2001 sentencing
proceeding, however, these matters were not disclosed to the
trial judge as a reason to deny granting either the suspended
sentence or probation.
The trial judge did not find and the record does not
suggest that Word was unwilling or unable to conform his
behavior to that required to complete the program. See Code
? 19.2-316.1 (defining "intractable behavior" in
terms that
denote willful or obstinate conduct). Furthermore, no
provisions of Code ?? 19.2-316.2 or 19.2-316.1 require that a
person being considered for the program be disqualified due to
ongoing criminal investigations. The Detention Center had
determined pursuant to Code ? 19.2-316.2(A)(2) and (3) that
met the criteria for eligibility in the program, and the record
establishes no grounds for revocation of his suspended sentence.
Additionally, the prosecutor did not prove any violations of the
conditions of probation or of the requirements to be of good
The record also does not establish that the Detention
Center had a policy which precluded Word's admission to the
program. Indeed, Word's attorney proffered that the supervisor
of the program told her the Detention Center's policies did not
bar Word's entry to the program. The prosecutor concurred in
that representation in the following colloquy:
[PROSECUTOR]: That seems to confirm my
conversation with him. When I initially
spoke with him I was just inquiring as to
their security at this facility. I mean, I
fully expected Mr. Word to go to the
detention center, and I was just concerned
that he was a flight risk and was inquiring
what the security was. When I mentioned
pending charges or the possibility of
pending charges — and I guess I was
forceful, I guess, in my representation that
charges are coming — it's more of, I guess,
a matter of getting the ducks in a row at
the federal level — that seemed to peak his
interest, but it — but I guess the counter
question from him was could I guarantee that
Mr. Word would complete the program. And
that seemed to be — their biggest concern
was they didn't want someone that they knew
was most likely going to be taken out before
the completion of the program. And I don't
know if they have some sort of statistic
thing or —
[JUDGE]: Their funding is based on how many
people they get — they get to complete the
[PROSECUTOR]: I thought that might be the
issue, Your Honor.
[THE COURT]: That's their problem. They're
going to shy away from anybody they don't
think — they're not pretty sure is going to
get through the program.
[PROSECUTOR]: I think that's — maybe I was
too forceful in the representation that this
is coming . . . .
Thus, it is apparent from the record that Word continued to be
qualified for participation in the program. The Detention
Center, nevertheless, refused to accept custody of Word because
it was concerned about protecting its statistical profile. The
trial judge accepted that rationale, ruled that Word had
violated the terms of his suspended sentence, and did not
consider any alternatives but that of additional incarceration.
While our decision in Duff addressed probation violations
under Code ? 19.2-305.1, specifically the failure to pay
restitution, the principles discussed in that opinion concerning
reasonableness apply generally. See also Code ? 19.2-306;
Coffey v. Commonwealth, 209 Va. 760, 167 S.E.2d 343 (1969)
(holding that good behavior is an implicit condition of every
suspended sentence). "Where the evidence establishes that
failure [to comply with the terms of a suspended sentence]
resulted from an inability to [perform] and not a willful
refusal, it is an abuse of discretion to automatically revoke
the prior suspended sentence without considering reasonable
alternatives to imprisonment." Duff, 16 Va. App. at 298-99,
429 S.E.2d at 468. In the present case, the trial judge
acknowledged that the Detention Center's refusal to accept Word
was not due to willful misconduct by Word. Further, the trial
judge accepted the proffers and made no direct inquiry as to why
the Detention Center failed to accept Word after the Detention
Center had found him qualified and recommended the referral.
Simply put, the record indicates the revocation of the
suspended sentence was based on the fact that the Detention
Center did not receive from the prosecutor a "guarantee
. . . Word would complete the program" and, thus, the
Center declined to put at risk its statistical profile. The
trial judge exercised an arbitrary and unreasonable judgment in
accepting this rationale. "The discretion required is a
judicial discretion, the exercise of which 'implies
conscientious judgment, not arbitrary action.'" Hamilton v.
Commonwealth, 217 Va. 325, 327, 228 S.E.2d 555, 556 (1976)
(citation omitted). Under these circumstances, I would hold
that the trial judge abused his discretion in finding that Word
violated the terms and conditions of his suspended sentence and
in sentencing him to an additional term of incarceration.
For these reasons, I would reverse both the finding that
Word violated his probation and the order revoking the suspended
[1]Code ?
53.1-67.8 provides:
The Department is authorized to establish
and maintain a system of residential
detention centers to provide a highly
structured, short-term period of
incarceration for individuals committed to
the Department under the provisions of
? 19.2-316.2. The Program shall include
components for military-style management and
supervision, physical labor in organized
public works projects, counseling, remedial
education, substance abuse testing and
treatment, and community re-entry services.
[2]Code ?
19.2-316.2 provides:
1. Following conviction and prior to
imposition of sentence . . . , upon motion
of the defendant, the court may order such
defendant committed to the Department of
Corrections for a period not to exceed sixty
days from the date of commitment for
evaluation and diagnosis by the Department
to determine suitability for participation
in the Detention Center Incarceration
Program. . . .
2. Upon determination that (i) such
defendant is physically and emotionally
suited for the program, (ii) such commitment
is in the best interest of the Commonwealth
and the defendant, and (iii) facilities are
available for the confinement of the
defendant, the Department shall recommend to
the court in writing that the defendant be
committed to the Detention Center
Incarceration Program.
[3]Grounds for
revoking Word's suspended sentence were not
founded in the statutes governing the Programs. Code
? 19.2-316.2(4) provides that "[u]pon a finding that the
defendant voluntarily withdrew from the Program, was removed
from the Program by the Department for intractable behavior, or
failed to comply with the terms and conditions of probation, the
court may revoke all or part of the . . . suspended sentence
. . . ." Word was not removed from the Program for
behavior. The court did not find, nor does the record suggest,
that Word was unwilling or unable to conform his behavior to
that required to complete the Program. See Code ? 19.2-316.1
(defining "intractable behavior"); see also Peyton v.
Commonwealth,___ Va. App. ___, ___ S.E.2d ___ (2003) (revocation
upheld where medical condition prevented Peyton from completing


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Toy Story Wendy House £14.99 @ Amazon
Toy Story fever is well and truly running high and Amazon have kindly climbed onto the bandwagon with this corker of a deal. Here you get an awesome Toy Story Wendy House for a mere £14.99 including free delivery. Now, if only I had the space for this guy I would snap him up in seconds.
The Toy Story Wendy House is apparently very quick and easy to assemble using the included support rods and it can be used both indoors and outdoors (perfect for those of you who have flats or small gardens). It offers hours of active fun and adventure for kids and helps to encourage physical activity and role play.
Well, that's what the manufacturer description says. For all I know, kids will see it, move their blankies and pillows inside and have a lovely Toy Story themed nap. The way I'm feeling today would make that my first choice anyway! It is suitable for ages two and up and is 105x80x70cm in size.
It's very cute and cheap but not really what I would define as a Wendy House. I thought they were made of wood?
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On Monday's episode of General Hospital, the stage was set for the pick-up of the Friday cliffhanger for Morgan's (Bryan Craig) secret to finally implode on him! While friends and family attended Morgan and Kiki's (Kristen Alderson) wedding party, and father Sonny (Maurice Benard) was off his meds (and his moods were all over the place), he revealed that Morgan knew that Michael (Chad Duell) and Kiki were not related before Morgan got her to marry him!
Michael is furious with the revelation and lashes out at Morgan! Morgan then becomes more and more desperate to have his father take back what he said and even goes so far as to say that Sonny is confused or drunk and attempts to make Sonny deny everything.
Sonny stands up to Morgan and tell him he is absolutely not confused, and that Connie told him he would end up hurting both his sons if he covered up the lie that Morgan asked him to do for him! Kiki then confronts Morgan if he knew the truth about her and Michael not being related before their marriage, and he admits he did! Then, an enraged Morgan lashes out in the most major way at Sonny for his betrayal and for him choosing Michael over him once again, and for being sent away to a boarding school, and being pushed aside by both he and Carly (Laura Wright)!
From there things between father and son disintegrate even further when after Sonny tells Morgan tricking Kiki into marrying him isn't the answer to have true love, and he should want the kind of love that he had with Connie. When Sonny tries to hug Morgan, all hell breaks loose! Morgan calls Sonny a liar and a criminal, and then really hits Sonny where it hurts making a remark about Connie and her mental illness. Sonny then looses it and lunges at Morgan and the father/son duo have to be broken up by everyone else still left in the room!
Later after Sonny is taken home by Carly and Olivia(Lisa LoCicero), Michael confronts Morgan as to why he hates him so much? Morgan goes at him for stealing his girl from right under his nose! After telling Kiki to stay with him and their marriage, Kiki says she can't because he lied to her! However, Morgan accuses her of waiting for something to happen between them to get out of their marriage, and so here it is now before her!
The performances by Maurice Benard, Bryan Craig and Chad Duell were pretty sensational as each had their moments! The showdown between father and son, Sonny and Morgan, was also one of the most intense we have seen in a long time. Kudos to the Corinthos men for great work, and for the secret to be out to propel story forward! And from the looks of it, a devastated Ava (Maura West) who just lost Silas (Michael Easton) to Sam (Kelly Monaco), and a devastated Morgan means … you know what could happen on today's episode!
Watch the scenes of yesterday's GH below! What did you think of the performances of Maurice, Bryan and Chad? Did you like how the secret came out? Comment below!


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Cousins, who co-hosted the awards with David Myles, won solo recording and folk recording of the year, while she also took home the prize as songwriter of the year for "Go First."
"It's always ... that thing that you're striving for and you're not really ever sure if it will happen," said Cousins, who is from Prince Edward Island but is based in Halifax. "I'm totally blown away."
Dave Gunning of Pictou, N.S., captured the award for song of the year for "These Hands" moments before performing it for a packed house at the Cunard Centre in Halifax.
"I didn't know the song would take on a life of its own," Gunning said after his performance, clutching his award in his hands.
The album artwork for Gunning's latest release, "No More Pennies," received some unusual publicity this year when the Royal Canadian Mint warned him that he faced a copyright issue because it depicted the penny.
In the end, the mint relented and didn't go after him for any royalties, which came as a relief for the folk singer, who wanted to pay tribute to the demise of the copper coin.
Rockers from Halifax also had a big day Sunday, with Matt Mays winning the best album award for "Coyote" and the Stanfields picking up two awards as they were named group of the year based on the strength of their latest release, "Death and Taxes," as well as fans' choice entertainer of the year.
Lead singer Jon Landry said The Stanfields were surprised by their success on Sunday night.
"Music is such a tough thing, every day you're faced with challenges big and small and cap off a year and to have this feather in your cap, it makes it pretty easy to walk around with your chin a little higher," he added.
Mays used his award to pay tribute to musicians who take risks to do what they love and the people behind the scenes who support them.
"You find yourself surrounded by people who sacrifice everything all the time," said the long-haired rocker, sporting chunky silver rings that clinked against his award as he spoke.
"I sat around and thought about it today and I feel that those people deserve this award maybe more than I do."
Meanwhile, Nova Scotia country singer George Canyon received a nod from his followers for "Saddle Up," winning the fans' choice for video of the year.
Canyon said in a video message that he was honoured to receive the award.
"I want to send out a sincere thank you to my fans," said Canyon.
The annual awards show, which is in its 25th year, paid tribute to Canadian music legend Stompin' Tom Connors, who died last week, with a video montage that led to a standing ovation.
Thirteen awards were given out in honour of the show's silver anniversary, which included The Rankins, Ashley MacIsaac and Rita MacNeil.
The gala caps off a week-long event that attracted musicians from across the region and industry officials from around the globe.
The East Coast Music Awards formed 25 years ago in a basement bar in Halifax by a small group of people hoping to draw attention to the region's musical talent.
A number of awards are handed out before Sunday night's gala, which featured performances by Jimmy Rankin, Jenn Grant and Paper Lions.
Among the winners that were recognized were Ben Caplan, who won the rising star award for "In the Time of the Great Remembering" and the Joel Plaskett Emergency, which won rock recording of the year for "Scrappy Happiness." Grant's "The Beautiful Wild" won pop recording of the year.
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In the early noughties, it was hard to imagine anything quite as intriguing could come along on the local retail front-until Ugo Alfano Casati hit town. The Italian expatriate, who moved here from Paris to join his partner, opened a namesake West Loop gallery to sell mid-Century furnishings in 2003. But unlike anyone else here focusing on the period, Casati sells only merchandise from Europe. His stock is mostly Italian, with occasional items of French, German or Scandinavian origin mixed in that he snags on buying trips.
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hearts galore card, a photo by CloudsShadler on Flickr.
hello peeps,
Another Valentine's Day card today. I am using goodies from Crate Paper (Love Notes) paper collection, enamel dots, punched hearts and date stamp. I really like the white hearts for a change, usually I'll cut them read, but figured this was a more subtle look. You like? let me know what you think!
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Welcome to nirvana. Typically game scores decline later in the season, but Week 15 served up the most points in NFL history. For the week, 17 of the 32 teams scored at least 27 points.
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles racked up 215 total yards and five touchdowns. His 51.5 fantasy points were the most in a game this year and the most since Clinton Portis gained 254 yards and scored five times in 2003. In leagues that count receptions, Charles generated the most fantasy points since Jerry Rice caught 13 passes for 225 yards and five touchdowns in 1990.
When the best fantasy game in the last 23 years happens in your league's playoffs, it is time to buy lottery tickets.
Working the waiver wire paid off handsomely this week with injured running back replacements. With Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart out, the Minnesota Vikings turned to third-stringer Matt Asiata, who scored three touchdowns.
Also, Jordan Todman replaced Maurice Jones-Drew and racked up 153 yards for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Take a look at your league rosters, and chances are teams look very different from the way they did in Week 1. And the ones with the most changes are probably in your playoffs.
Top Week 16 matchups
The Washington Redskins turned to quarterback Kirk Cousins with great results — aside from the failed two-point conversion pass that lost the game. Cousins passed for 381 yards and three touchdowns at the Atlanta Falcons and is at home this week against the Dallas Cowboys. The Tennessee Titans' Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 402 yards and four scores on the Arizona Cardinals and this week plays at Jacksonville, which has one of the NFL's worst secondaries. The Cincinnati Bengals' pass-catch combo of Andy Dalton and A.J. Green will host the Vikings this week with every opportunity for a big game.
Washington's Alfred Morris has disappointed this season, but at least he plays the Cowboys this week. Dallas' DeMarco Murray is running well — and probably not nearly often enough. After Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers, figure on Murray getting a monster workload just to keep the Cowboys from throwing away another game. LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles faces the visiting Chicago Bears, who always give up plenty to running backs. Jacksonville's Jones-Drew or Todman will go against the Titans, one of the weakest rush defenses in the league.
Among wide receivers, the Cleveland Browns' Josh Gordon winds down facing the New York Jets and their injury-ravaged defense. Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery of the Bears end up in Philadelphia, where they are likely to be involved a shootout. The return of Aaron Rodgers would be a blessing for the Packers, who host the Pittsburgh Steelers and their no-longer-fearsome secondary. That should spark better games for James Jones and Jordy Nelson. Weather will be a potential issue in most games but when your season is one-and-done, every advantage should be pursued.
Bad timing
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 313 yards and four scores on the visiting Carolina Panthers in Week 14. But in each of his other four most recent games, Brees had no more than two touchdowns. Now he must head to Charlotte for a game that likely will decide the winner of the NFC South. The Panthers play better at home and know what to defend.
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots play at the Baltimore Ravens, but couldn't win at the Miami Dolphins without tight end Rob Gronkowski, despite owning that series for the last decade.
Falcons running back Steven Jackson and wideout Roddy White paid back fantasy owners in recent games but must play at the San Francisco 49ers this week. Even if Peterson is healthy, he'll have to play in Cincinnati for one of the toughest matchups. If he doesn't, Asiata is not likely to see three short touchdowns again. Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald has to pass concussion testing and even if he does, playing at the Seattle Seahawks is never a positive experience. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Vincent Jackson ends up at the St. Louis Rams vs. a team that just handled a far better offense in the Saints.
The unexpected
There is nothing worse than rolling the dice on players in your fantasy playoffs, only to see them benched or otherwise underused. There is no reason to look at the Saints backfield that must play in Carolina since they split the work up among three runners, and there won't be much to share.
The Patriots are back to strictly hands-off for running backs. Facing the Ravens this week is bad enough, but guessing from among Stevan Ridley, LeGarrette Blount and Shane Vereen is more risk than reward.
What is even worse is when teams decide to try out new players. In Cleveland, it seemed certain running back Chris Ogbonnaya would replace Willis McGahee. No, say hello to Edwin Baker, who ran eight times for 38 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown.
The Denver Broncos lost to the San Diego Chargers on Thursday as Andre Caldwell scored twice and led the team with 59 receiving yards. Wideouts Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas and tight end Julius Thomas all finished with fewer than 50 yards and no TDs.
The Titans threw two touchdowns to wideout Michael Preston, the first in his three-year career that had only totaled six catches.
The top six quarterbacks for Week 15 were Cousins, Fitzpatrick, Nick Foles, Alex Smith, Matt Cassel and Matt Flynn. None of them was drafted as a starter — if any was even drafted at all.
Perhaps the best of all came in the Jets-Panthers game. There was a 1-yard touchdown run that benefited no one: Defensive end Sheldon Richardson had two carries and punched in the score. It was just another way for teams to torment fantasy owners.
Week 16 will see even more surprise players getting game action for evaluation purposes. By the season finale, all bets are off on who rests and who plays. And that's exactly why fantasy playoffs should end in Week 16, not Week 17.
David Dorey writes for TheHuddle.com, a USA TODAY Sports Digital Property


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Of the chefs we interview for On the Line, few check in with us after the fact. So it was double the pleasure when a former subject not only called us, but provided newsworthy intel. More on them later. For now, we go to the bar.
In the last year, Wyndham's Costa Mesa property went under the knife. Inside, Silver Trumpet Restaurant and Bar also received a facelift. The bar temporarily relocated just off the lobby in what had to be a meeting breakout room. Things were evolving, but for how long?
That question was answered last week, when their bar reopened to lounge status. A raised patio overlooks Avenue of the Arts, ideal for watching performing arts patrons and maybe sneaking a smoke. Through glass doors, pristine couches and hanging lamps are an interior designer's vision of South Coast chic. If not for the translucent ice cube of a bar (with World of Color lighting beneath), we'd be sold.
We stopped in before dinner, selecting The Headliner from their jazz-themed cocktails. Our bartender paused after we ordered, clarifying our beverage would not be sweet, despite simple syrup and muddled blackberries. In fact, we completely overlooked the one-word editorial immediately below the listing: Intense.
Somewhere between the Belvedere vodka, rosemary infusion and cucumbers, we realized he wasn't kidding. It was curiously strong, even for cocktail standards. We consumed another for quality control's sake. Handfuls of spiced popcorn took the edge off, but our colorless beverage clearly did its job.
And our friend? Austin Lee informed us he's currently sous chef for their improved weekend brunch, working alongside Executive Chef Carlos Garcia and Pastry Chef Paul Rivera. Good for him, and we look forward to the bar's evolution!
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Women's Pink Alphabet Pendant &
Link the letters of loved ones with a beautiful ampersand. This perfectly flat, highly polished pendant hangs at an angle and measures 15mm in height, 18mm in width and 2mm in depth. Combine with other MV pendants or try wearing multiple necklaces at different lengths to spell out your personal style. Chain not included. Color: pink


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Making Gwinnett Place (Re) Development Ready
For more than 10 years, the GPCID has championed efforts to redevelop and reposition the area through public investments, innovative visioning and the creation of various economic development incentives.
Transportation Improvements
Gwinnett County's first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) opened June 9, 2013 on Pleasant Hill Road Bridge over I-85. The results include a…
51% decrease in the average number of stops
43% decrease in total delays
20% reduction in motor vehicle accidents
The 2015 Traffic Responsive System has decreased delays by using cutting-edge technology to connect the signals for improved flow at both peak and off-peak times at nearly 50 intersections
In partnership with Gwinnett County and various state agencies, GPCID helps implement traffic improvement projects. Past and current project include:
Market Street at Mall Boulevard
Day Drive at Venture Drive
Breckinridge Boulevard at Pleasant Hill Road
Pleasant Hill Road at Gwinnett Place Drive/Venture Drive
Steve Reynolds Boulevard at Venture Drive
Club Drive at Pleasant Hill Road
And more
Improving Walkability
Since 2006, the GPCID has been working to install pedestrian lighting, benches, trash cans and landscaping throughout the central business district for a more uniform and inviting gateway. It has completed four phases of streetscape improvements along Pleasant Hill Road, and further updates are being implemented to help transition the area to a more walkable district.
Increasing Greenspace
GPCID has funded more than $2.5 million for improved landscaping, including the installation and maintenance of thousands of plants and trees to make the area greener and more appealing.
Added significant coverage at the I-85 access ramps at Pleasant Hill Road and Steve Reynolds Boulevard, other major corridors and at key nodes throughout the district
Improving Security
Community patrols began in 2007 and resulted in a 29 percent reduction in crime between 2007 and 2015. In 2016, the GPCID increased its daily community patrols, adding 44 more hours per week of surveillance throughout the district.


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An awards ceremony will recognise and celebrate the community spirit in an area criticised in a social atlas report on Milton Keynes.
The Chairs Awards, organised by Woughton Community Council, will recognise unsung heroes, carers, good friends, young achievers and community supporters in the area.
June Harrison, who lives in Beanhill, highlighted in the report as one of the worst places to live, has been nominated in the Community Support and Unsung Hero categories.
She runs a volunteer group on the estate organising social events for people of all ages.
She said: "I was a bit shocked but it was a lovely surprise to get the invites. I wouldn't have classified myself as an unsung hero."
June is happy that the awards will help turn around the recent negative press Beanhill has received.
She said: "I don't agree with the negative press, we've got such a great community spirit. We all show each other support as there are a lot of volunteer groups in the area.
"My volunteer group covers Woughton and friends and family are allowed to come along as well."
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coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black(adj)
a very dark black
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of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
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Of a black colour, like that of coal.
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Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers Should Expect To WinSeptember 30, 2011
Coaches, players and the national media alike all seem to agree that with Cam Newton, the Carolina Panthers are as exciting as anyone in the NFL. But while nobody's denying the excitement he's brought, very few really think his team is ready to compete this season. I strongly disagree with the latter part of what seems to be the collective sentiment.
Starting with this week's trip to Chicago, the Panthers have enough talent to expect to win every game. I'm not saying I expect a trip to the playoffs—the schedule is brutal and the team still has a number of question marks. But the Panthers have way too much going for them to be ruled out of any game, regardless of the opposition.
Not Coming off a Typical 2-14 Season
Yes, I do realize Carolina went 2-14 a year ago and was easily the worst team in the league, record-wise. With the exception of Cam Newton, the same cast has returned this season, and that is what has people convinced that legitimate success for the Panthers is a season or two away.
The perception that the Panthers are "at least a year off" is no doubt based on the tendency to assume, usually correctly, that the NFL's worst team from the previous season has been bad for at least a few seasons.
2009's league-worst St. Louis Rams had won a total of five games in the two years before they took over the league's cellar.
The infamous 0-16 Lions of 2008 went 7-9 and 3-13 the two years before that.
Before that, the story was the same with the Dolphins and Raiders, the league's worst teams in 2007 and 2006. Miami's 1-15 campaign followed 6-10 and 9-7 seasons, while Oakland's 2-14 season came on the heels of 4-12 and 5-11 finishes.
But Carolina's 2010 train wreck didn't follow that pattern. Many of the players who suffered through the misery of 2010 still had the talent that propelled them to a 12-4 effort in 2008 and a .500 finish in 2009.
If anything, last year just showed how much a team's fortunes can swing with those of its quarterback play. With adequate play from Jake Delhomme in 2008, Carolina won the division. With admittedly bad but still professional efforts by Delhomme and Matt Moore in 2009, the Panthers finished 8-8. But both Moore and Jimmy Clausen were historically inept last year, and it brought down the whole team.
Anyone who doubts that a major regression at quarterback can make such a difference need only look to Indianapolis. Without Peyton Manning, a Colts team perennially among the league's best has gone from outstanding to pedestrian at quarterback, and now looks as hapless as anyone.
The miserable quarterback play that essentially derailed the 2010 season made it easy to ignore the talent that was and still is on Carolina's roster. The Panthers boast four former Pro Bowlers—DeAngelo Williams, Steve Smith, Jordan Gross and Ryan Kalil—on the offensive side of the ball, and had a fifth at middle linebacker before Jon Beason was lost for the season in Week 1.
Not a Typical 1-2 Team, Either
Carolina is 1-2 far more because of self-inflicted errors than because of anything on the part of the Cardinals and Packers, teams Carolina beat in terms of total yards, 1st downs and time of possession—everything but the final score.
Newton's record-setting debut against the Cards fell just a few yards short, and that's after the defense and special teams broke down in coverage on touchdown passes of 48 and 70 yards and an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown. A week later, the Panthers turned the ball over four times and still nearly pulled even with Green Bay in the closing minutes, failing on 4th-and-4 from the Packers' 6-yard line.
I'm not saying that because the Panthers have held a bunch of statistical advantages over their first three opponents they should now be the favorite in every game the rest of the season.
But if Carolina can hang with Green Bay, widely considered the NFL's best, despite losing the turnover battle 4-1 and doing a terrible job finishing drives in the red zone, I like its chances, regardless of the opposition, when the offense is semi-efficient near the goal line and the team can break even or win the turnover battle.
The Panthers should have gaffes like missed assignments in the secondary out of their system any game now. If the first three weeks of the season are any indication, with those errors out of the way, Carolina can expect to not only maintain the excitement—as expected—but do so in victories.


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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Somali warlord who claims responsibility for last month's Nairobi shopping mall attack is a man so ruthless and ambitious that even hardened militants fear him.
According to some Islamist fighters in Somalia, Ahmed Abdi Godane is a tyrant who runs secret jails, kills too many civilians and hunts down anyone who dares speak against him. Many prominent dissenters in al-Shabaab, the Somali militant group, are dead or in hiding.
Godane's brutality has cost al-Shabaab support in Somalia. But though diminished, the group is more dangerous than ever, analysts say.
"What has emerged is a smaller but more nimble and capable and most likely more dangerous terrorist organization," said J. Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center at the Washington-based Atlantic Council.
Al-Shabaab is certainly seen by the U.S. as dangerous enough to warrant the Oct. 5 predawn raid by Navy SEALs on the house of one of its leaders, Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, also known as Ikrima, in Baraawe south of Mogadishu. The raid apparently wasn't successful, but it underscores American willingness to put boots on the ground in a hostile environment to go after al-Shabaab's top leadership.
Godane, who's 36 and has a $7 million U.S. bounty on his head, remains a premium target, with his recent moves to seize power in al-Shabaab only increasing the attention on him.
The charismatic American militant Omar Hammami, known as Abu Mansour al-Amriki, who joined al-Shabaab in Somalia, tweeted about Godane in the weeks before the warlord's men reportedly hunted him down and killed him last month. He said Godane had "gone mad" and was a "control freak."
Godane, who after the mall assault vowed in an Internet audio post to carry out more attacks, has emerged as the unquestioned boss of al-Shabaab after killing off his rivals, some of whom had openly appealed to al-Qaida's leadership to stop him.
Under Godane's leadership, the group has been through a very rough patch, with embarrassing squabbles spilling out on Twitter, large-scale defections to government forces and open mutiny by prominent leaders. As a result, many senior figures in the Somali government and the African Union force in Somalia, known as AMISOM, prematurely declared al-Shabaab finished.
More important for Godane was al-Shabaab's PR problem in the world of global militancy: The group resembled a contentious rabble, squabbling and on the run. But the attack on the Westgate shopping mall, which killed 67 civilians and soldiers, could change all that.
"It's aimed at sending a signal within Somalia that Godane is leading al-Shabaab. It's pretty clear that at least some of the attackers were foreigners, and the target certainly included many foreigners, so it was also intended to send a signal to the international community," Pham said.
The attack, in which some Muslims were spared, was also designed to send a powerful message to al-Qaida's leadership and the shadowy funders of global terrorism that Godane and al-Shabaab are disciplined, effective fighters who can be relied on as the vanguard of militancy in East Africa, analysts said.
Godane took over al-Shabaab leadership in 2009 and pledged allegiance to al-Qaida the following year. Al-Shabaab was initially snubbed by Osama bin Laden, but after the al-Qaida leader's death in May 2011, the two terrorist groups affiliated the following February. After that, the internal struggles over al-Shabaab's direction intensified.
Under Godane's guidance, the group carried out brutal stonings, beheadings, amputations and killings, alienating Somalis. When famine struck the country in 2011, al-Shabaab blocked humanitarian aid, feeding doubts within the group about his leadership.
In 2011, al-Shabaab was driven out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, by African Union forces. Kenyan troops invaded the same year and forced al-Shabaab out of its southern seaports, an important source of revenue from tax and trade.
An anti-Godane faction emerged, insisting that al-Shabaab concentrate on Somalia, not wage global militancy. Godane's ally, al-Shabaab co-founder Ibrahim Haji Jama Mead, better known as "Afghani," initially supported Godane's agenda but grew concerned by his tyrannical approach, as well as his habit of jailing and harassing foreign fighters.
On April 6 of this year, Afghani posted an open letter on the Internet to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on behalf of the "silent majority" of al-Shabaab fighters, appealing to him to do something about Godane, saying al-Shabaab had lost territory and support because of an "internal deviation." He accused Godane of oppressing Muslims, crushing talented recruits, throwing militants into secret jails and undermining the militancy spirit.
Weeks later, Afghani and another top al-Shabaab leader who defied Godane were killed by Godane's men.
Godane's global ambitions make the group a serious risk to Western countries such as the U.S., Pham said.
"I am of the belief that the appeal of al-Shabaab is to a very small minority of the (Somali) diaspora (in the U.S.), but it does have a reach," he said. "It clearly has a reach into the American homeland that no other group has."


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1. A son of Triopas and Oreasis, was a king of the Pelasgians at Argos, and afterwards settled in the island of Lesbos. (Hygin. Fab. 145 ; Diod. v. 81; Callim. Hymn. in Del. 41.)
2. A. son of Phaenops, and a brother of Thoon, was slain by Diomedes in the Trojan war. (Hom. Il. v. 152.)
3. A son of Erymanthus, and father of Psophis. (Paus. viii. 24. § 1.)
4. The last king of Thebes, was slain in single combat by Melanthus or Andropompus. (Strab. ix. p. 393; Paus. ix. 5. § 8.)
5. One of the sons of Aegyptus. (Hygin. Fab. 220.)
6. The name Xanthus is also given to some horses in Greek mythology, as to one of Achilles (Hom. Il. xvi. 149), and of Hector (viii. 185).
Theoi Greek Mythology, Xanthus & Balius (No. 6)
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Ossicular chain reconstruction with titanium: 12 years experience
Gehörknöchelchenrekonstruktion mit Titanprothesen: 12 Jahre Erfahrung
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Introduction: Aim of the study is to evaluate the long-term results of ossiculoplasty with titanium prostheses.
Method: Since 1994 titanium PORPs or TORPs have been used in 240 out of our 503 tympanoplasties. Only 156 of them have completed the two-years follow-up and are included in this study. The PTA has been evaluated for each disease group one month, one and two years after surgery.
Results: Closure of air-bone-gap was significantly better in cases of patent stapes (titanium PORP) than in cases of absent suprastructure (titanium TORP). Functional results were better in cases of initial cholesteatoma surgery than in cases of recurrency of revision and in cases of preservation of the external canal wall (wall-up) than in cases of radical mastoidectomy (wall-down). Further, functional result could be maintained two years after surgery except in cases of wall-down tympanoplasty, where air conduction deteriorated slightly but significantly after two years. Overall cumulative survival of all titanium prostheses so far war 94% with prosthesis extrusion in 13 out of the 240 cases.
Conclusion: Titanium prostheses were found safe and reliable in long-term use for ossicular chain reconstruction with satisfactory result in closing the air-bone-gap especially is stapes was present. A better functional result could be achieved under preservation of canal wall.


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Rumex crispus
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Description: This herbaceous perennial plant is 1–3' tall and little branched, except where the flowers occur. Initially, it consists of a rosette of basal leaves about 1' across. A flowering stalk bolts from this rosette during the late spring. This stalk is round in cirumference, hairless, and ribbed. The alternate cauline leaves are up to 6" long and 1" across (excluding their petioles). They are oblong-lanceolate, hairless, and dull green. Their margins are crisped and undulate up and down. Their petioles are up to 2" long, becoming broader at the base. The basal leaves have a similar appearance, except that they are somewhat larger in size, their petioles are longer, and their margins are less crisped or wavy. The inflorescence consists of a panicle of racemes with whorls of flowers; it is about ½–1½' long. Each plant has perfect (bisexual) and pistillate (female) flowers; they are pollinated by the wind.
Each yellowish or reddish green flower is about 1/8" (3 mm.) long and consists of 3 inner sepals, 3 outer sepals, 3 styles, and an ovary. Perfect flowers also have 6 stamens. There are no petals. Each flower has a drooping pedicel about ¼" in length. The blooming period occurs during the summer and lasts about a month. There is no floral scent. Each flower matures into a dry fruit about 1/6" (4 mm.) long that contains a single seed. The inner sepals become larger in size and membranous (at this stage, they are often called 'valves'). Each membranous sepal is cordate-oval in shape and only slightly indented or well-rounded at the base. There is an elongated tubercule that is about one-third to one-half the length of the sepal. The margin of each sepal can be smooth or irregularly undulate, but it lacks conspicuous teeth of any kind. The fruit and stems of Curly Dock become dark brown with maturity. The rather large seeds are dark brown and 3-angled, tapering at their tips. They are distributed to some extent by wind or water while adhering to the membranous wings of the fruit. The root system consists of a stout taproot that has a pale yellow interior. This plant spread by reseeding itself.
Cultivation: Curly Dock occurs at sites with full sun, moist to dry conditions, and soil containing loam, clay-loam, or gravelly material. It withstands drought, temporary flooding, and occasional mowing. The seeds can persist in the ground for several decades (at least 50 years) and remain viable.
Range & Habitat: The non-native Curly Dock is a common plant that probably occurs in every county of Illinois (see Distribution Map). It is native to Eurasia and it was first observed in the United States during the 18th century. Habitats include seeps, glades, weedy meadows (including areas prone to occasional flooding), pastures and fallow fields, vacant lots, roadside banks and gravelly areas along railroads, edges of yards and gardens, and miscellaneous waste areas. Disturbed areas are preferred.
Faunal Associations: Few insects visit the flowers because they are wind-pollinated. The foliage and other parts of Rumex spp. (Docks) are eaten by the caterpillars of Lycaena spp. (Copper Butterflies) and various species of moths (see Moth Table). In particular, the caterpillars of Lycaena phlaeas americana (American Copper) occasionally feed on the foliage of Curly Dock, although they prefer Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel). Various upland gamebirds and granivorous songbirds eat the seeds of Docks, particularly during the winter (see Bird Table). Meadow Voles eat the foliage, while White-Footed Mice eat the seeds. Other mammalian herbivores, however, tend to shun the foliage of Docks because of its bitter taste and mild toxicity. The foliage can be high in nitrates and oxalates.
Photograph Location: A vacant lot in Urbana, Illinois, and near Kaufman Lake in Champaign, Illinois.
Comments: Curly Dock is the most common and weediest Dock in Illinois. This species adapts to dry areas with poor soil surprisingly well, although it also occurs in degraded wetlands. Like other Docks, it is rather tall-growing and long-lived, unless subjected to excessive disturbance. Curly Dock can be distinguished from other Rumex spp. (Docks) in Illinois by considering the following attributes: 1) Its leaves have margins that are crisped and curl up and down, 2) the upper surface of its leaves is usually dull, rather than shiny, 3) each membranous sepal of the dry fruit has an elongated tubercle (for a total of 3), 4) the margin of each membranous sepal lacks conspicuous teeth, and 5) each membranous sepal is cordate-oval in shape and only slightly indented or well-rounded at the base. Other Docks tend to have leaves that are more shiny and flattened along the margins, and the membranous sepals of their fruits are shaped differently. Furthermore, some Dock species have only a single tubercle per fruit. A tubercle is an ovoid swelling near the base of a membranous sepal; it should not be confused with the seed at the center of the fruit.


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Dear Community of Comando Supremo:
The last Saturday October 20,2007 our Spanish friend D. Juan Antonio Cebrián has dead in Madrid.He had 41 years old,he was very known in Spain because he wrote History books of History of Spain as "The adventure of the Romans in Spain","The adventure of the Godos in Spain" and others greats titles of History books.He had a famous radio program of History,Geography,Misteries,Politic,etc and he made one program of History denominated "Episodes of the History",it were monographies for exemple "Napoleón","Julio César","Rommel,the fox of the desert","Stalin vs Zhukov",etc.
His dead is a great misfortune for all Spanish intellectuals, historians and lovers of the History books.The books of Juan Antonio Cebrián today are read in severals Northamerican universities.
In Spain alls intellectuals today are very sad.
Juan Antonio Cebrián "Cebri" R.I.P.
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Re^6: How to do automated tests of a database centric CPAN moduleby jds17 (Pilgrim)
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erix, thank you for pointing this out, I did not yet look at Test::postgresql (being busy handling SQLite support, until today I did not know just how different SQLite is from other DBMSs, in particular when trying to get meta data...). So I cannot use Test::postgresql for the stated purposes either.
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