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Indo Restaurant & Lounge has three things many Palo Alto diners covet in a restaurant.
The first is ample outdoor seating. Diners would be remiss not to eat in the beautiful covered patio, with plants along the edges, strings of lights overhead and even a babbling waterfall. It feels totally isolated from the harsh noise of El Camino Real, onto which the patio faces.
The second is that it has a full liquor license, which means happy hour six days a week and specialty cocktails like a passion fruit caipirinha the national cocktail of Brazil made with pitu cachaca rum, passion fruit syrup, fresh lime and a chili salt rim.
The third is that there is no mention of "farm to table" or artisan anything, no overpriced hamburgers or any of the other food trends currently invading the local dining landscape that many Palo Altans decry. Indo isn't old Palo Alto, but it certainly isn't new Palo Alto.
Hidden in plain sight in a massive space at El Camino and Lambert Avenue, Indo is a reincarnation of longtime Palo Alto restaurant Straits Café, which closed in 2012. Bryan Lew who had worked with Straits owner Chris Yeo for 14 years, since the restaurant group's early beginnings in San Francisco bought the space with partner Tommy Charoen after Yeo sold. The idea to switch ownership came from Diana Anwar, Indo's Indonesian chef de cuisine whom Lew credited with creating much of the original Straits menu.
"It's her cooking that fuels it all," he said.
Indo officially reopened in late 2012 and has continued to improve and grow, Lew said. Last winter, the restaurant expanded the bar; over the July 4th weekend, they'll be doing some interior improvements "to gear more towards that lounge feel," Lew said.
The menu is broad enough to offer something for everyone without being overwhelming. On a recent warm summer evening, we started with a sampler of four starters ($12): chicken satay, samosa, tuna tartar and poh pia, a fresh spring roll with shrimp, fried egg, hoisin sauce and peanuts, common in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
The satay was a good staple; the samosa, deliciously flavorful and warm; the poh pia a refreshing snack; but the tuna tartar, disappointingly not fresh. The tartar came in dollops with red pickled ginger, tobiko (fish roe), shrimp crackers and Chinese mustard on a thick slice of cucumber. I would not order it again.
But entrees shined with what seems to be the theme at Indo high quality without being overdone.
The seafood green curry ($24) was a standout, jam-packed with shrimp, mussels, calamari, salmon, eggplant, bok choy and carrot slices. The curry was full of spice without overwhelming the fish. Make sure to order a side of rice jasmine, coconut or organic brown to soak up the sauce. My only complaint would be the serving size. It's not a dish suitable for sharing between more than two people, and even that could be a stretch if both diners are hungry.
The balado short rib ($22) prime beef cooked in sambal and served with potato medallions was buttery and perfectly cooked though the promised pea shoots were nowhere to be found. Sambal is made from chili peppers and other ingredients; the balado sambal adds shallots, tomato, lime, kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass.
The potato medallions were crispy and crunchy, the perfect pairing for a bite of the soft meat.
The bihun goreng ($17), a classic Indonesian noodle dish, was tasty but not out of this world. The wok-fired vermicelli noodles are cooked with crab, vegetables and sambal paste. The lobster pad Thai sounds delectable, but will take a bite out of your wallet at $39.
I washed my grub down with a cilantro-jalapeno margarita, which was a little sweet for my liking but anyone who likes a spicy drink will enjoy the peppery kick. Our very accommodating waitress (and bartender) made my fellow diner happy by satisfying his request for a jalapeno Gibson (the classic gin martini served with pickled onion). It was strong and to our liking.
For non-boozers, the iced vanilla Thai tea is an excellent option.
What we tried of dessert was satisfying. However, what was advertised as coconut crème brulee ($8), tasted just like regular creme brulee. The pisang banana fritters, a traditional Indonesian snack got a bit soft while drowning in vanilla ice cream, but who's to complain about anything fried drowning in ice cream? And to my joy, Indo serves ice cream by the scoop from local Tin Pot Creamery (they had ginger and Earl Grey flavors on a recent evening).
Everything was served promptly despite the fact that on a Tuesday evening, the place was extremely well-patronized, with almost all the outside tables filled and many young hopefuls crowded by the bar inside.
Indo's hard-to-find restaurant trifecta patio, bar and lack of pretension combined with quality Southeast Asian food makes for a winning combination.
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Indo Restaurant & Lounge
3295 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Hours: Lunch: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Dinner: Sunday-Wednesday, 5-9 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
Happy Hour: Monday-Thursday, 5-8 p.m.; Friday, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, 8-10 p.m.
($6 specialty cocktails, $6 appetizers, $6 wine and $6 draft beer)
Reservations: yes
Credit cards: yes
Parking: street, parking lot
Alcohol: full bar
Children: yes
Private parties: yes
Outdoor dining: yes
Catering: n/a
Take out: yes
Noise level: average
Bathroom cleanliness: excellent


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Guide to Geologic Hazards in Alaska
- Liquefaction
- In saturated, cohesionless soil, the transformation from a solid to a liquid state as a result of increased pore pressure and reduced effective stress [in response to severe ground shaking resulting from an earthquake]. (Neuendorf, K.K.E. and others, 2005)
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It's time for Jose Melendez's KEYS TO THE MITCHELL REPORT.
1856 The Supreme Court rules that escaped slave Dred Scott, is property and cannot be taken away from his owner without due process.
1894 French soldier Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of passing military secrets to the Germans.
1986 Randy "Macho Man" Savage takes the Intercontinental Title from Tito Santana after hitting him with a foreign object (Note: In the last KEYS Jose claimed Tito Santana was part of the Can-Am Connection, not only is that wrong, it makes no sense, as Tito is Mexican. We regret the error.)
2007 Roger Clemens is accused of steroid abuse by Sen. George Mitchell.
Do you see where Jose is going with this? You must. There is injustice in the world. There has always been injustice. Some days, there is more than on others.
Sometimes injustice is driven by racism and greed. Other times it is caused by anti-Semitism. On still other occasions, it is due to an abhorrent lack of instant replay in professional wrestling. Yet today in our country injustice burns a little hotter, stings a little sharper, for in our national pastime, it has happened again. Bu not only has injustice transpired once more, it has taken a more odious form.
The victim of today's injustice is not a slave, a Jew or even a Mexican. No he is a victim more reviled than even these once loathed classes. The sad soul is a white Christian millionaire. Yes, gasp. Gasp in horror at the evil in the world. And unlike those who have come before him this man, this poor pathetic man, does not even get the dignity of unjust imprisonment, loss of liberty or confiscation of property to illustrate his plight. His punishment is nothing less horrible than being named in a non-binding report to the Commissioner of Baseball that has no legal weight whatsoever and cannot result in any meaningful sanction.
Truly, Jose weeps for Roger Clemens.
Today's injustice was not caused by bigotry or the lust for glory, but rather by a deviant devotion to empiricism and a madman's commitment to the notion that overwhelming evidence is indicative of guilt. What would Jefferson say?
Yes, this is the kind of country we have become.
The United States of America is now a place where a man, a great man, a man who stood face to face with Jeff Suppan and almost won, can be openly slandered by a convicted felon, and never given the opportunity during the investigation to refute claims. Or more specifically, where a man who has several times almost made it through the first few innings of critical ALCS games can be given an opportunity to refute accusations, decline that opportunity, and then complain that there has never been an opportunity to dispute the story. If this continues rest assured that the disappearance of habeas corpus is next. Or possibly, before. Jose gets confused.
As you go to bed tonight, filled perhaps with shadenfreude or fahrvergnuegen, Jose want you to think: What if it were you?
What if you had just made tens of millions of dollars for a few below average innings on top of more than $100 million over the course of your career? What if you were regarded by many as the greatest pitcher of all time? Wouldn't you trade it all away for a clean reputation? Wouldn't you offer those achievements up like so many Jacoby Ellsburys and Jed Lowries for the Johann Santana of vindication?
No, you probably wouldn't.
Jose weeps for the nation.
2. Jose is just wondering but did the Mitchell report say anything about Debbie Clemens and steroids? Have you seen her/him? Jose doesn't want to say that she's mannish or anything, but he's heard that when Suzyn Waldman was gushing about Roger's return to the Bronx, all noted she-he fan A-Rod could say was "Debbie's back?" "Debbie's BACK!!!!!!!!!"
If she's not on steroids, the only other possible explaination is a y chromosome
3. Why did Mo have to be in there?
Mo Vaughan did it. He absolutely did it. They even have a check from him. The case against Mo Vaughn is tighter than Jeff Loria on Marlins payday.
There was a time when this would have broken Jose's heart. That time was 2PM this afternoon. To Jose, Mo always represented what was good about baseball, what he loved about the game. Mo loved baseball, he loved Boston and he loved being a leader in the community. For Christ's sake, Jose bought his children's book "Follow Your Dreams" and got it autographed.
And now this. Jose would have preferred that it was anyone from the pre-2004 Series Red Sox. Nomar, Rich Garces, Toby Boreland, anyone but Mo.
Jose supposes he can take some comfort from the fact that evidence indicates that Mo did not try the stuff until the end of his career when he was with the Mets desperately trying resuscitate a deteriorating body ravaged by sore knees and fried dough. There is something less odious, though perhaps more pathetic, about an athlete using drugs to keep a career alive, rather than to go from good to great.
Still, it makes Jose weep. Mo Vaughn was his first baseball hero. Not his first favorite player, Jose was in college by the time Mo won the MVP, but the first player Jose truly saw as heroic. He was noble and decent and committed. And now what is he? A tragic hero, Jose supposes, a good man with a pronounced weakness for strippers and fleeting glory.
I'm Jose Melendez and those are my KEYS TO THE MITCHELL REPORT.
Thursday, December 13
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Kompany: I'm staying at City
Defender Vincent Kompany has vowed to stay at Manchester City, saying: "I have no reason to go."
Following last season's title win, this campaign has been something of a disappointment with below-par showings in the Barclays Premier League and Champions League. That has been enough to spark speculation over the future of the City captain, with Barcelona mooted as a possible destination.
But the 27-year-old told The Sun: "I have no reason to go elsewhere. I am happy here, I have five years left and if you knew the plans for this team for the future... I consider that to be a real objective."


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Individual Liberty? But that's "selfish"!
No, we need to look after each other voluntarily without having a government do all that at gunpoint. Sounds absurd at first but soon you realise that the reason it sounds so is because of the very unfree nature of our current existence. Envision greater possibilities! Ok, some kind of massive wake-up would be needed before this kind of free, responsible, uncontrollable society could emerge. And that's what we are seeing day by day in the world - a massive waking up of the previously enslaved masses (including myself I must add!)


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A brave resident who runs a variety store on Zerega Avenue found himself in the national spotlight unexpectedly, when he rescued a young boy from a fire above his store.
Horia "Billy" Cretan, rescued four-year-old Christopher Ramcharran from a burning apartment at 1418 Zerega Avenue on Wednesday, September 30. Cretan, the owner of All-Wayz Variety Store at 1424 Zerega Avenue, scaled a fire escape and helped firefighters pull the boy to safety. The fire broke out after 3 p.m.
Cretan proposed to his fiancée the following day on Good Morning America after being hailed as a national hero for his heroism on that fourth floor fire escape. On Friday, October 2, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. presented Cretan, a Romanian native, with a citation of merit on behalf of the borough.
"Horia Cretan is our hero – a Bronx hero," Diaz said as he presented the merchant the certificate of merit.
Cretan said that he was surprised by all of the hoopla over the rescue.
"Two days ago, I was just a regular guy from the Bronx who was trying to make a business work," Cretan said. "The main thing that we need to keep in mind here is that the boy is fine. Three families lost their homes and all they had in this fire. We need to be thinking about what they are going through. Thankfully, only possessions were lost, and they can be replaced."
Cretan also said that he did not hesitate for a second to do what he did, and would do it all over again.
"I didn't have any apprehension because there was no time," Cretan said in an interview. "I just went up there and completed a successful rescue with the help of the fire department. I thought someone else may have called 911, but the people in the burning apartments needed help right at that moment."
Local residents who know Cretan said that he is a man who many of the kids know from his store, which deals in video games. They also said he has strong ties to the community where he earns his living.
"He is both a businessman and gentleman," said Anthony Burgos, whose nieces play with Ramcharran. "He saw the kid trying to get out of the apartment and went up there. I would have done the same thing."
According to an eyewitness, a fellow merchant Ali Alawdi assisted Cretan, who literally breathed life back into the young boy.
"Billy brought the child down the fire escape, and gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation," said Felix Alvarado, a construction worker in the area. "I think he's a hero."


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U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to Lowest Since 1995
Bloomberg– The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest in almost 18 years, reflecting rising demand for rentals and investor purchases in the housing market.
The share of Americans who own their homes was 65 percent in the first quarter, down from 65.4 percent a year earlier and the lowest level since the third quarter of 1995, the Census Bureau reported today. The vacancy rate for rented homes dropped to 8.6 percent from 8.8 percent a year earlier, while vacancies for owner-occupied houses fell to 2.1 percent from 2.2 percent.
Investors are buying single-family homes and renting them out to capitalize on demand among families unable to qualify for a mortgage. Their purchases, many made with cash, are helping to support the housing recovery and pushing up prices. Home values in 20 cities increased 9.3 percent in February from a year earlier, the most since May 2006, according to the S&P/Case- Shiller (SPCS20Y%) index released today.
"Credit conditions are still tight and investors are taking advantage, in the interim, of favorable yields," Paul Diggle, property economist for Capital Economics in London, said in a telephone interview. "They're making hay while the sun shines."
Diggle said the homeownership rate will continue to fall throughout the year. It peaked at 69.2 percent in June 2004, spurred by easy credit.
"Tight credit, tight for-sale inventory, the challenge of saving for a down payment, and more rental single-family supply all helped lower the homeownership rate," Jed Kolko, chief economist for Trulia Inc. (TRLA), a San Francisco-based online real estate information service, said today in a statement.
The number of homes on the market in March was down 16.8 percent from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors said last week.
The number of occupied residences increased to an estimated 114.6 million in the first quarter from 114.1 million a year earlier, according to the Census Bureau. The number of renter- occupied homes rose to 40.1 million from 39.5 million. Owner- occupied residences slipped to 74.5 million from 74.6 million.
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The long saga of the proposed LPG storage facility on Seneca Lake took another turn Tuesday, with the state Department of Environmental Conservation announcing a new step in its five-year review of the project.
The long saga of the proposed LPG storage facility on Seneca Lake took another turn Tuesday, with the state Department of Environmental Conservation announcing a new step in its five-year review of the project.
The DEC will soon hold an issues conference before an administrative law judge, officials said.
It's a somewhat unusual step for the DEC, and is typically for large-scale and controversial projects like the LPG facility, said DEC spokesman Peter Constantakes.
A subsidiary of Houston-based Crestwood wants to use salt caverns beneath the U.S. Salt plant on Seneca Lake near Watkins Glen to store and distribute large amounts of LPG, or propane and butane. The fuel would be brought in by rail and distributed by trucks and pipelines.
Opponents fear environmental impacts, catastrophic accidents and industrial activity will affect quality of life and Seneca Lake's tourism.In a related development Tuesday, Arlington Storage Company, a division of Crestwood, submitted a 34-page Implementation Plan and Request for Clearance to Commence Construction of the Gallery 2 Expansion Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The schedule attached to the plan indicates construction of a compressor will begin Aug. 18 and installation of wellheads and piping will begin Oct. 24. The project is expected to be complete in May 2015, according to the document.
The project was first proposed in 2009 by Kansas City-based Inergy, which recently merged with Crestwood. The company owns the U.S. Salt plant, one of Schuyler County's largest employers.
In the fall of 2011, the DEC held a contentious two-day public hearing in Watkins Glen and took written comments on the project, but has given few updates since on the status of the review.
The issues conference announced Tuesday - but yet to be scheduled by the DEC - takes the review to another level, Constantakes said.
"It's more evidence-based, rather than somebody saying, 'I don't like this project or I like this project, this will create jobs, this will destroy the environment,' whatever," he said. "This will present actual testimony."
The only people allowed to testify will be those who have standing - in legal terms, an individual or organization deemed to be directly impacted by the planned LPG storage project, Constantakes said.
Individuals or organizations must file a petition and have it approved in order to testify.
If the administrative law judge determines there are "significant and substantive" issues, the review would go to yet another level, called an adjudicatory hearing. The judge at the adjudicatory hearing would then make a recommendation to DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens, who would make the final determination, Constantakes said.
Both opponents and supporters of the LPG project, however, claim that Gov. Andrew Cuomo really will have the final say. Finger Lakes winery owners held a press conference in Albany in July asking Cuomo to deny the permits.
Through its public relations firm, Crestwood issued the following statement on the newly announced phase of the review:
"We are disappointed that the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Governor believe an issues conference is now warranted after almost five years in the permitting process. The review process has been extensive and thorough, and the Department has confirmed it has all of the information required to make a decision later this year. This shovel-ready project has been designed to achieve the highest safety and environmental standards, will add significant tax base to local economies, and will help local consumers avoid paying more than they should for propane supplies during the winter months."
The Schuyler County Legislature, after a heated debate, passed a resolution in support of the project in July.
Dr. Joseph Campbell, founder and president of Gas Free Seneca, said his group planned to make its voice heard during the process and that he remains "cautiously optimistic" that the permits will eventually be denied.


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November 30, 2003
Baby Updates
Dr. Phil continues his adoption series with more touching, heartbreaking and inspirational stories.
See Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
Going Too Far?
Kim placed her son for adoption 18 years ago, but is now consumed with meeting him. Though he says he isn't ready, Kim goes to his sports games, takes pictures of him and has left him a note on his car.
What if he never wants to meet her?
And Baby Makes Three
Desperate to adopt a baby and tired of being disappointed, Jack and Jill sought Dr. Phil's help. He convinced them not to give up and when they returned, they were offered the gift of a lifetime.
Tammy claims that her husband Rudy agreed they would adopt a baby after she had to have a hysterectomy. Now she feels tricked and betrayed because Rudy changed his mind.
Hysterectomy Heartache
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Rhode Island Parent Information Network
What's New
Parental Information and Resource Center (PIRC) grant competition is now open; webcast on how to apply for a PIRC grant is available; and the Department will televise a program on education technology.
Innovations in the News
California legislation designed to keep charter schools in check also may be choking the development of new institutions; as well as information on virtual schools, school improvement, and parental involvement.
Rhode Island Parent Information Network Is a Partner in Implementing No Child Left Behind
Founded in 1997, the Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) provides information, education, training, and assistance to parents, and works with families, schools, and providers to create strategies for behavioral and academic success. It aims to help families build stronger community relationships to support their children's growth and development.
The RIPIN PIRC program initially focused on creating a statewide network of referral services for parents and professionals; information and technical assistance; and parent education and training specifically utilizing both the Parents as Teachers Program and the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. Subsequently, the RIPIN PIRC has expanded efforts to focus on collaboration with low-performing and Title I schools and, in particular, to expand its work into the city of Providence as well as rural areas of Rhode Island. Activities undertaken by the RIPIN PIRC include the development and expansion of home-school partnerships and the development of training programs, materials, and website resources to inform parents about educational issues.
Major objectives of the RIPIN PIRC include:
- Implementation of effective parental involvement strategies that will lead to improvements in student achievement;
- Implementation of activities designed to raise parents' awareness of education issues;
- Implementation of early childhood parental involvement activities designed to enhance children's development and school readiness; and
- Developing and strengthening partnerships between parents and schools to better meet the educational needs of children and, in particular, to improve literacy and prevent violence.
The organization has developed a chart of pointers—called "Talking Points"—that briefly explains different No Child Left Behind requirements and identifies things that teachers and parent leaders can do to implement the Act. For example, NCLB says that parents of children in schools that are not making adequate yearly progress must be offered the option of transferring their children to better performing schools and must be offered supplemental educational services if they need them. The "Talking Points" suggest that
teachers can
- encourage the district to create a brochure for every school to explain its programs, test scores, and plans for the future;
- help develop and conduct a town hall meeting to explain school test scores and parent options; or
- encourage parent-classroom visitations to help parents decide about school choice and supplemental services; and
- develop and present workshops for parents on choice or
- help schools develop website information on supplemental service providers.
RIPIN is funded through a Parental Information and Resource Center Grant administered by the Office of Innovation and Improvement. For more information, please go to http://www.ripin.org/. For information about the Parental Information and Resource Center program, see
What's New
From OII
A webcast with technical assistance on how to apply for a Parental Information and Resource Center program grant is available at http://www.connectlive.com/events/pirc. (For more information, on the grant competition, please see below). The webcast explains the grant program and gives tips for writing the application, with special emphasis on helping the novice grant applicant. The webcast is a joint project of the Office of Innovation and Improvement and the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
The next broadcast of the U.S. Department of Education's television program, Education News Parents Can Use, will be on June 17. The topic for the program is educational technology. For instructions on how to view this program, go to http://registerevent.ed.gov/downlink/event-flyer.asp?intEventID=168.
Funding Opportunities
The grant competition for the Parental Information and Resource Center program was announced in the Federal Register on June 3rd. The competition is open to nonprofit agencies, including faith-based and community organizations, or consortia of nonprofit agencies and school districts (though not school districts alone). These centers will, among other things, inform the parents of children who attend schools needing improvement about their options. The competition closes July 18, 2003. For more information, see http://www.ed.gov/programs/pirc/applicant.html.
The Advanced Placement Incentives grant competition remains open. The applications for this program are due July 3, 2003. Incentive program grants are awarded to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, including charter schools that are LEAs, or national nonprofit educational entities to expand access to rigorous coursework for low-income students in grades 6-12. Funding will be used to prepare these students for success in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. For information on how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/apincent/applicant.html.
The Advanced Placement Test Fee grant competition is also open. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2003. Grants are awarded to State educational agencies to cover part or all of the cost of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate test fees for low-income students. For information on how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/apfee/applicant.html.
The grant competitions for Models in Arts Education and Professional Development for Arts Education are still open. The deadline for both competitions is July 10, 2003. Grants will be awarded to local education agencies, including charter schools that are LEAs, that collaborate with at least one of the following: an institution of higher education; a state education agency; or a public or private nonprofit agency with a history of providing high quality professional development to public schools. For more information about these competitions, see http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedmodel/applicant.html and http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedprofdev/applicant.html.
The Teaching American History grant competition remains open, as well. The deadline is July 7, 2003. The competition is open to local education agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, in partnership with nonprofit history or humanities organizations. For information about how to apply, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/applicant.html For a webcast with information about preparing the grant application package, go to http://www.connectlive.com/events/edgrants/.
The next Innovations in Education Exchange will be on July 10th at 2 P.M. at the White House. The topic for discussion will be Teaching American History. More information will be forthcoming.
Innovations in the News
Charter Schools
California legislation designed to keep charter schools in check also may be choking the development of new institutions. [More-Los Angeles Times] (June 1)
Parents are pleased with the progress of their children at the Mariposa Academy of Language and Learning, the only charter school in Nevada where English and Spanish are taught to elementary school students. [More-Reno Gazette Journal] (May 27)
Virtual Schools
Reformers around the country have found new ways to motivate teens and they are inspiring others to break the mold by creating alternative schools. These alternatives include virtual high schools where all classes are online and "theme" schools based on environmental issues or the health-care profession. [More-Newsweek] (May 28)
School Improvement
A New Jersey program launched yesterday will help combat "senioritis." About 100 schools are expected to take part in the program that allows seniors to take college courses or work in internships instead of the usual class work. [More-The New Jersey Star-Ledger] (May 28)
Parental Involvement
Virginia and Maryland school districts are developing innovative programs—from culturally specific booklets in Montgomery County to breakfast gatherings in Arlington—to encourage immigrants to take an active role in their children's education. [More-The Washington Post] (May 28)
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The Sabres boast a diverse group of forward prospects, with the upper tier blending elements of creativity, speed, and power. The club's transformation from having limited center depth to one that is richer down the middle is noteworthy for an organization that arguably had one of the weakest 1-4 center depth in recent years. If there is a defined need, it's a lack of natural scoring depth down the wings, perhaps setting up an area of focus as the 2013 draft strategy is composed. Potential top-line threats with good size are in place, but additional artillery is required.
On the back end, the Sabres have three solid minute-eaters and a power play specialist that grade out well for full-time NHL duty, followed by a fair amount of mid-range depth to develop. The Sabres lost some youth when dealing T.J. Brennan to Florida, but the blue line still projects to have a dependable variety of skills, especially when bundling 23-year old Tyler Myers into the mix.
In the crease, franchise cornerstone Ryan Miller continues to grind away in a mostly one-man show with just one year left on his contract. The deadline acquisition of Matt Hackett greatly enhances the overall depth at the position while the Sabres wait for one of their young netminders to jump out as the leading understudy. The story likely won't be written until the 2013-14 season.
The below rankings are formulated first by slotting each player based on top potential, and then modifying their position up or down based on their likelihood of achieving. This is the fairest method of doing side-by-side evaluations for players ranging in age from 18-23, and thus the order is not based on who's closest to appearing in the NHL.
For definition, a prospect is judged to be a player who begins a post-draft season between the ages of 18-23, whose NHL rights are owned by the Buffalo, and who has played fewer than 50 NHL games.
2 - Joel Armia (RW)
3 - Mark Pysyk (RHD)
4 - Zemgus Girgensons (LC/W)
5 - Marcus Foligno (LW)
6 - Jake McCabe (LHD)
7 - Johan Larsson (LC)
8 - Brayden McNabb (LHD)
9 - Matt Hackett (G)
12 - Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (RHD)
13 - Justin Kea (LC)
14 - Linus Ullmark (G)
16 - Matt MacKenzie (RHD)
17 - Andrey Makarov (G)
18 - Alex Lepkowski (LHD)
19 - Logan Nelson (RC/W)
20 - Tim Schaller (LC)
21 - Phil Varone (LC)
22 - Nathan Lieuwen (G)
23 - Connor Knapp (G)
24 - Colin Jacobs (RC)
25 - Brady Austin (LHD)
NR - Nick Crawford (LHD)
NR - Drew Schiestel (LHD)
NR - Jonathan Parker (RW)
NR - Christian Isackson (C/RW)
NR - Judd Peterson (RC)
NR - Brad Navin (LW)
NR - Shawn Szydlowski (RW)
NR - Jacob Lagace (LW)
NR - Riley Boychuk (LW)
NR - Mark Adams (RHD)
Not ranked
Luke Adam (NHL games)
Brian Flynn (age 24)
Dennis Persson (graduated)
Alex Biega (graduated)
Frederick Roy (AHL-only deal)
Corey Fienhage (AHL-only deal)
T.J. Brennan (traded)
Quick Summary
Regardless of early bumps, good things seem be just around the corner. The dangerous distributor has a good idea of what it's going to take to succeed. It's on him to have a strong summer of workouts and re-claim his NHL roster spot in 2013-14, and it's on the Sabres coaching staff to continue fostering the development of what looks to be a legitimate top-line center.
Armia, who entered 2012-13 with added bulk and a greater offensive role for Assat, fought through a pair of concussion episodes in the first half, but his confidence went unhampered. He forged ahead to post six goals and 12 points at the 2013 World Junior Championship - the second-highest total of all tourney scorers - before closing the SM-Liiga regular season with seven goals and 13 points in his final 10 games.
While it has generally been a seamless transition for the former face of the WHL's Oil Kings, the Edmonton native was no exception to the expected rookie growing pains, as waning consistency caused Ron Rolston to level-set his role with a two-game sitdown following the Christmas break. Pysyk responded at a key segment of his rookie year, posting a plus-seven rating in his next 20 games including just three "minus" outings leading up to first NHL recall in March.
In mid-January, one night after logging the first multi-point game as a professional and just when it seemed like the a developmental spike was forthcoming, an elbow from Blue Jackets prospect Richard Panik put the Latvian on the IR with a concussion, essentially derailing the rookie's progress for a month. With strength and maturity centering his game, Girgensons resumed his role as a top-six winger and continued to build with each passing game to keep his rookie year moving in the right direction.
An intense, hard working player with a gritty edge and a decent set of mitts, Girgensons' effort and push-back style represent a compelling yin to the skilled yang of Grigorenko, setting up the potential for a well-balanced 1-2 punch if a an expected move back to center takes place. By the end of his rookie campaign, it's expected that his adjustment to the speed and physicality of the pro game, and not any statistical performance, will confirm that the decision to have him bypass the college game was positive for both he and the organization.
LW | Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Foligno's physical style provides a solid foundation for his refined offensive skill set. He likes to create chaos around the net, has adequate finishing skills, and an underrated passing ability. If you summarize his body of work since being drafted, he's been big on the forecheck while becoming increasingly comfortable with the puck on his stick.
6 - Jake McCabe
LHD | University of Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
The Eau Claire, Wis. native is a high-effort competitor with great footwork and awareness. Mix in leadership skills, as evidenced by his World Junior captaincy, and you have a classic defenseman who can do a little bit of everything from blocking shots to zipping crisp passes out of the zone. The Wisconsin staff praises his ability to act as "a coach on the ice", a trait which sets the table nicely for the next stages of his development.
LC | Rochester Americans (AHL)
6'0", 198 lbs. | 7/25/92
Acquired via trade with MIN 4/3/2013
originally selected 2010, second round (56th overall)
A skilled, two-way center with underrated offensive upside, Larsson does a little bit of everything, from adding timely scoring, to shutting down the opposition's top line, to chipping in on both sides of special teams. The Sabres were no doubt targeting his versatile blend in the Jason Pominville trade discussions, for the former SEL Rookie of the Year looks the part of a legitimate third-line center at the NHL level with the potential to add some muscle to the scoring line wings.
The captain of Sweden's gold medal winning squad at the 2012 World Junior Championship, Larsson initially caught the eye of NHL scouts the summer before at Team USA's National Junior Evaluation Camp, where he proved to be a hard working, physical playmaker with softs hands and a gallop to drive around the edge. Larsson's low center of gravity helps him gain position around the crease, where he has shown a keen ability at tipping pucks. Using that low base more often along the walls will give him increased value on the forecheck and likely bring to life an uptick in his offensive numbers. Whether he's a center or wing, Larsson's all-around game represents a safe bet to lock down a spot in among the Sabres' top-nine forwards as soon as 2013-14.
8 - Brayden McNabb
LHD | Rochester Americans (AHL)
A point machine at the major junior level thanks to an ability to punch booming slap shots through from the point (especially on the PP), McNabb's rugged crease protection and use of his long stick fill a key defensive role while letting other more gifted skaters carry the mail out up ice. The simpler the better, as playing big and getting the puck to safety will allow him his share of both minutes and point opportunities as his career takes off.
The depth of the injury is yet to be known, but for now there is no reason to think that McNabb, whose toughness adds to an image that the Sabres need to build, won't comfortably enjoy a full-time, top-four residence in Buffalo.
G | Rochester Americans (AHL)
6'2", 179 lbs. | 3/7/90
Acquired via trade with MIN 4/3/2013
originally selected 2009, third round (77th overall)
Watching Hackett at work in his crease reveals a big-framed, fluid athlete who has all the potential to be a full-time NHL goaltender. A veteran of 13 NHL contests through his first two professional seasons, the former Plymouth Whalers stalwart is looking to be just the third goaltender drafted out of the OHL since 2002 to play in 20 NHL games. While history isn't on the side of his developmental stomping grounds, it's easy to visualize Hackett doing good things in a blue and gold sweater.
The nephew of former big league netminder Jeff, Hackett has excellent reflexes and side-to-side quickness, using a powerful, controlled leg push that keeps him square in the blue paint. The key to his game is not sinking in his butterfly. When he remains upright, he takes away the maximum amount of net and more pucks hit him. Going to his belly allows him to cover space outward, but it also leaves the top of the net open.
It will be interesting to see what happens with reigning Amerks MVP David Leggio (UFA) and Jhonas Enroth (RFA) entering the offseason. Both can't be terribly excited by Hackett's arrival, but the competition should make for some interesting discussions as the Sabres set themselves up for the potential of a post-Miller era.
10 - Dan Catenacci
LC | Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
RW | Rochester Americans (AHL)
The Michigan State product suffered what many thought to be a season-ending knee injury on opening night of the 2012-13 campaign thanks to a Radko Gudas hip check, but once again his hard-working style emerged with a remarkable recovery that saw him get back in the lineup for the Amerks' stretch run.
At his peak, Tropp could be one of those players that you can't win without. We've seen him pin the puck on the boards and wear guys down. We've seen him slide to block shots. We've seen him fight. We've seen him handle the puck and score tough goals. And to think we've yet to see the full offensive potential come to fruition from the former 20-goal college scorer. That's worth a spot in the top 10.
RHD | Rochester Americans (AHL)
Leduc, who missed the first month and a half of the schedule with a lower body injury, scored a goal in his November debut before settling in to endure the expected rookie bumps and scratches. While adjusting to two-way game speed, a main focus moving forward will be positioning and decision making. Perhaps the greatest challenge, though, will be handling the bigger, physical forwards in the pressure areas.
G | MODO Hockey (SEL)
The recipe for a success reads reps, reps, and more reps. A solid defender with a well-rounded skill base, MacKenzie made quick progress prior to his injuries as a rookie, and began his second season in the Amerks top-six alongside Joe Finley. Consistency will need to come around, but for now the Sabres have a defender who skates well, plays tough in his own zone, and possesses adequate up-ice vision. MacKenzie's mission entering the final year of his first deal is to simply earn a regular AHL workload and start getting the pieces in place to press for an NHL look.
Makarov was again a key Team Russia component for the second consecutive year at the 2013 World Junior Championship, producing 41-saves to earn Player of the Game honors in his first game against the USA before leading the way in the bronze medal win over Canada. Makarov rode the momentum back to Saskatoon, shrugging off an uneven start to uncork a club record 18-game winning streak to fuel the Blades to a division title before running out of gas in the first round of the playoffs.
LHD | Barrie Colts (OHL)
With good skating providing the foundation, Lepkowski has the defensive posture to contribute at the AHL level. He goes down to one knee to block shots and cut off passing lanes, while bringing a nasty demeanor to keep an edge around his net. He adds to the second-unit power play in Barrie, but he looks to be a guy that could fill a rugged organizational D role similar to how the Sabres are currently using Mike Weber.
Physical and pesky with decent offensive upside, Nelson has the tools for a supporting energy role at the pro level. He goes downhill to create pressure, taking the puck off the boards to the net with power, and he picks his spots to streak out of the zone the lead pass. His game isn't always pretty, but he could be a compelling energy player if he can match a balanced backcheck to his aggressive offensive pursuit.
20 - Tim Schaller
LC | Rochester Americans (AHL)
6'2", 205 lbs. | 11/16/90
Free agent (signed 3/28/13)
Named Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward in 2012-13, Schaller was signed as a 22-year old free agent following a four-year stay at Providence College. The Merrimack, NH native collected eight goals, 23 points, and a plus-seven rating as a senior while carving out a niche as a hard-working, two-way centerman with timely offensive instincts.
While Schaller's three-zone work with the Friars should translate well, the EJHL product also brings aptitude to the face off circle, winning 56-percent of his 564 draws as a senior. Bringing a player of Shaller's makeup into the mix strengthens the team's blue-collar foundation, and allows them to go out and find more skilled scorers to run up and down the wings.
21 - Phil Varone
LC | Rochester Americans (AHL)
With the Sabres looking to balance goalie development with AHL backup minutes, the British Columbia native began his career in the ECHL with a plan of being shuttled to Rochester at some point. Lieuwen endured an uneven start before settling in with a good run through the winter months to get the February call to Rochester. His first AHL starts were encouraging, likely giving him a firm grip on the Amerks' backup gig for the balance.
Lieuwen has shown good composure in the crease this season, using his size to track pucks through screens and remain in position. Focusing on technique while improving his footwork and lateral movement will be keys moving forward, but that longer road may have gotten a bit shorter entering year two of his entry-level deal.
Jacobs' first post-draft year (2011-12) with the Seattle Thunderbirds was partially washed out after off-season shoulder surgery caused him to miss the first three months of action. He'd finish the year with nine goals and 19 points in 44 games before being dealt to Prince George over the summer. With the Cougars failing to qualify for the playoffs, Jacobs signed an ATO (amateur tryout) with the Rochester Americans, giving the Sabres a closer look before making a final decision on his entry-level rights.
A powerful skater with an excellent shot, Jacobs will need to improve his acceleration with the puck to unlock his offensive potential. Bringing out some of the grit that was present in his junior days will inly help carve out a role. He scored a goal in his first game with Amerks, but the total body of work will be evaluated before determining Jacobs' go-forward fit.
25 - Brady Austin
LHD | Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6'4", 220 lbs. |
2012, seventh round (193rd overall)
A mobile defender with good puck carrying skills, Austin covers a lot of ground in his own zone with a good set of feet and a long reach. Austin is strong positionally, with his size, toughness, and improvement in all three zones being a key factor to the Bulls defense being the stingiest in the OHL in 2012-13 with a league-low 167 goals against.
After spending time as a wing during his time in Erie, Austin's game was stabilized with a permanent move to on the blueline upon his arrival in Belleville for the 2011-12 season. He flourished as a full-time rearguard, earning a look from the Sabres at their draft combine leading up to his draft selection, while seeing his hard work rewarded with an "A" in his return to Belleville in 2012-13 as a 19-year old.
Moving forward, Crawford projects as a solid AHL depth defender. He adds to both sides of the special teams coin while using his skating to make making safe, easy plays at even strength. There is no flash or overwhelming physical presence to Crawford's approach, but his smarts and experience make him a stabilizing veteran piece to the defensive corps entering his second professional deal.
Despite the troubles, Schiestel possesses a good set of tools. He can skate, shoot, and pass the puck with great success, a quality that has seen him platoon at times as an extra forward. He has a good handle that can see him take it end to end, but the limited reps received since the initial injury have hampered his decision making in his own zone. Among a crowded group of defensive prospects, Schiestel has hit work cut out for himself if he wants to claw his way back up the pecking order and could seek to re-start elsewhere.
RW | Rochester Americans (AHL)
Parker moves well enough and possesses a bit of a bulldog mentality when fully engaged, willingly mucking for loose pucks and absorbing punishment to get chances. The compete level is there so the hopes is that he can get into a groove and develop some chemistry that brings out the best of his shooting skills.
Strong on his skates with good playmaking skills, Isackson works hard to create, excelling when using his body to protect the puck and finding teammates with short passes. He has quick hands and vision in the slot area, setting the table for a larger offensive role as the Gophers head to the newly formed Big 10 Hockey Conference in 2013-14.
Peterson, who can play center but likely projects as a winger at the next levels, has a solid frame, good speed, and an ability to make tough plays, making him a compelling pro candidate once strength and quickness are added to the package. Committed to St. Cloud State, Peterson will likely move up a level to the brand new National Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2013-14.
LW | University of Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
RW | Fort Worth Brahmas (CHL)
You want to see players with NHL contracts scoring when on assignment. A former 41-goal scorer in the OHL, Szydlowski put together a four-game goal streak in late January that led to his eventual re-call to Rochester as the Sabres dipped into the Amerks pool to plug roster needs. Projecting to an organizational role player, Szydlowski will enter the final year of his entry-level deal looking to contribute as an AHL checker.
Lagace has used his skilled hands to collect 20 goals in 116 AHL contests, but slower feet and lack of overall quickness have pushed him down the depth chart. With the next wave of forward prospects entering the Sabres system, the Quebec native will likely land a minor league contract in 2013-14.
LW | Fort Worth Brahmas (CHL)
The Sabres have been waiting for those elements to emerge at the pro level from the Portland Winterhawks grad, and thus Boychuk was dispatched to the lower pro circuits in 2012-13 to get his reps and start building a case for a greater organizational role. Employing a greater physical dimension will afford more opportunties. Boychuk gets up and down well, but he'll need to consistently compete in the tougher spots on the ice in order to advance his career.
Adams has played a simple all-around game since joining Hockey East, using his above-average size and skating to chip the puck to safety while adding basic offensive elements from his blueline post. With a medical redshirt in place, Adams will have two more years to make his mark with a much-improved Friars program.


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Maybe you saw this in the paper on Friday:
The City of New Orleans must release to The Times-Picayune police department records of 10 officers, including Superintendent Warren Riley, related to any misconduct investigations or complaints, a judge ruled this morning.
"They're entitled to these records," Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso said after a hearing in her courtroom. "Public records are public records are public records, and the citizens of this city have a right to know what's in them."
Yes, the public needs to know that it can trust the public integrity bureau. Given the NOPD's horrendous relationship with the public at present and by historic reputation, one would think that if the NOPD had nothing to hide, they'd be anxious to open up to the media about how they do business.
But as the article continues, we learn that it's not just the media that's been spurned by NOPD record keepers:
NOPD advocate groups tried to block another person's request for 16 decades' worth of police complaint records, suing the city and arguing in court Friday that the officers are entitled to a "right to privacy" that goes back to the framing of the U.S. Constitution. Their attorneys suggested at the hearing that they would appeal Giarrusso's ruling to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal.
The newspaper intervened in an effort to allow the city to answer McCarthy's request.
Other parties, including the Orleans Parish Public Defenders, were also asking for the NOPD Public Integrity Bureau records. One woman had asked the city for every Public Integrity Bureau file dating to 1992.
So it doesn't seem to be Riley's reactionary stance to the "Times Pick-on-you," it's actually long standing NOPD policy. What might it be specifically about the public integrity bureau?
Again, the T-P's Gwen Filosa provides some historical context:
In 1954, the New Orleans police department created an "internal affairs" division, Mince said, but in 1995 then-Police Superintendent Richard Pennington abolished it.
"He said, 'We're going to have a public integrity bureau," she said. "He recognized the need to restore public trust in the New Orleans Police Department."
Riley in 2002 was part of a task force charged by Mayor Marc Morial to review law enforcement's performance, Mince added. The task force members agreed that "an educated and informed citizenry" was key to following the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
But there is A LOT more to it than what was included in yesterday's paper.
You have to remember what precipitated Pennington's move, or really what even brought Pennington into town in the first place. A few months ago, I happened to be digging into a little bit of NOPD history and became very much fixated on what was going on in the early '90's. Certainly these are not good times at the NOPD but what was going on before Pennington joined the force was mind-boggling. We're talking about some Wild West bullsh!t going on - from the rank and file all the way up to the top of the force.Using Lexis-Nexis, I came across a 60 Minutes transcript from the fall of 1994 that gets at some of what was going on at the time. At that time, Joseph Orticke was police superintendent and the Department of Justice had just named the NOPD worst in the nation for police brutality. Without excerpting large segments of that transcript, Mike Wallace profiled several visionary crime fighters who deserve some description:
- Former NOPD officer Michael Thames was imprisoned for skimming from illegal gambling, drug, and prostitution rackets to the tune of $100,000 per year. When asked about the Rodney King beating in L.A., Thames responded that he didn't know what the big deal was because that was "kiddie-land" compared to New Orleans.
- Dr. Frank Minyard, New Orleans coroner (to this day - more on him some other time) defended his office against charges that it fudged an autopsy of Adolph Archie who wounded after killing a cop only to be intercepted by a mob of police officers on the steps of Charity Hospital, taken to a police station, and beaten to death while in custody.
- Antoine Saacks was a 28 year veteran of the force and the NOPD's second-in-command under Orticke before getting fired a week before 60 Minutes got to town. On a salary of $50,000 per year, Saacks boasted millions of dollars in assets related to number of schemes including a vice-squad extortion racket in the French Quarter, exacting 'fees' for permitting officers to moonlight as private security in the film industry, and by setting up an operation to capitalize on video poker by connecting Vegas firms to a mafia-connected Bourbon St. landlord named Frank Caracci.
In 1994, the Clinton Administration granted the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice new powers to take over troubled local police forces with poor track records on civil liberties, brutality, and racism. Only a handful of police forces were ever taken over but a certain degree of the law's effectiveness is derived from police policy adjustments made under threat of takeover. Given some of the issues illuminated above, certainly the NOPD was an early candidate for receivership takeover. Mayor Morial's decision to search outside the city for a new police chief in '94 resulted partially from this downward pressure out of Washington D.C. Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, the man he picked, Richard Pennington, was plucked from D.C.'s force.
After police pay was frozen for some time in 1982, starting salaries for NOPD officers was still so low when Pennington came in that they had to be doubled. Internal affairs was liquidated and the officers were dispersed. Pennington then created the public integrity bureau, moved it outside of precinct HQ and added FBI agents to its staff.
Chief Pennington's adjustments weren't a cure all by any stretch, as issues with brutality and corruption continued to plague the force to the point that the Department of Justice opened up an official investigation into New Orleans in 1996 to monitor the reform efforts.
The general consensus of the city seems to be that the Pennington era of the NOPD was a success. Significant progressive reforms were instituted that made a pretty noticeable dent in the city's crime stats and in public perception of safety.
It is crucial to understand the context behind the decision to scrap internal affairs for the public integrity bureau.
Though those changes may have come regardless, the most direct catalyst was the murder of Kim Groves, which occurred just six hours after Pennington was sworn in.
Groves was murdered as a result of an execution order from NOPD Officer Len Davis, who was tipped off from within internal affairs after Groves filed a report that she had witnessed Davis senselessly beating a teen aged suspect.
At the time Davis ordered Groves' death, he was also one target in a wide-ranging federal drug investigation. Officer Davis was apparently one of at least 15-20 officers helping to guard cocaine warehouses run by undercover federal agents. Groves' killing ultimately short-circuited the drug case, as only ten officers ended up being charged. (At least according to the July 13, 1996 Washington Post article that helped me guide the narrative of this case.)
So let's get back to Superintendent Warren Riley's defensive protection of records related to internal affairs and the Public Integrity Bureau. What was Warren Riley doing back in the early '90s?
Well, he was at Internal Affairs, assigned there in 1991 after several years between the maligned Narcotics and Vice squads.
In late 1997, Riley was suspended for three days without pay after an investigation of an incident that occurred in the months after the Groves killing and two weeks before he had been reassigned out of the new public integrity division that Pennington was creating.
Riley was on duty on February 17th, 1995, when Sharon Robinson came forward to report that she feared for her life because she'd just ended things with her then-boyfriend, NOPD Officer Victor Gant who had a long history of physically abusing her and had repeatedly threatened to kill her in the event that she left him.
Officer Riley did not file a report or open an investigation.
Months later, on April 27th, 1995, after Riley had been transferred to the 6th District, Officer Gant approached Riley to discuss Robinson's coming forward to Riley, for which she had apparently confessed. Gant told Riley that the couple's issues had been resolved.
Sharon Robinson's body was found drowned in a swamp days later.
Here's a 1995 article from UK Independent that profiled Officer Victor Gant after he was named a suspect:
The target of the hunt is a serial killer who, investigators believe, has struck at least 24 times. The FBI think that Gant may be the killer but they don't have enough evidence for an arrest. So Gant sits at his desk, suspended from patrol duty. If you have his telephone number, you can call him and hear his Louisiana drawl: "I can't really discuss the case, you'll have to talk with my lawyer."
Gant became a suspect after Karen Ivester was found strangled. Her body was dumped in the swamp about half a mile from Interstate 55, just 30 minutes from the French Quarter of New Orleans. As local police combed the scene they found a second corpse, another young woman. Sharon Robinson had been drowned. She was still dressed in her work clothes, a uniform from the Harrah's Casino in New Orleans. Before death, her head had been shaved. In life, Robinson and Ivester had been best friends.
Police inquiries at the casino revealed that Robinson had left work on 29 April this year at 3am accompanied by Gant, a 33-year-old officer who was once her boyfriend. The New Orleans Police Department immediately named Gant as a suspect. Then the FBI announced that the man who killed Robinson and Ivester had also claimed 22 other victims.
Twenty-one of the killer's victims had ties to prostitution, Ivester included. Nineteen were known prostitutes, including one man. There were two other male victims and there is evidence to suggest they were also prostitutes. According to NOPD sources, each body carried some distinctive marks that matched through all 24 deaths.
Gant used to patrol in Treme and Algiers. Several residents say a group of New Orleans police officers has operated a string of prostitutes in the area for years. Some say they've seen brutal beatings and threats of murder and a few have claimed Gant was an associate of one suspect group which allegedly ruled through intimidation.
On a recent Friday night the bars along Treme's Claibourne Avenue were busy and outside each one there was a small clutch of women working the street. Many are scared, some are aggressive and few were willing to speak. When they do, they insist on anonymity.
"The police and the politicians don't really care about us," said one. "It took over a dozen deaths before those motherfuckers lifted a finger to find the killer. I knew two of the three girls who died but I wouldn't tell the police about it. I'd be the next one dead if I did." The woman then went further. "I saw the girl called Peach just a couple of days before she was murdered. The thing is, some of the cops were running the girls around here, they were pimping. Some people say Peach got out of line."
"Peach" was the name used by Karen Ivester. According to FBI investigators, Gant had told some acquaintances that he disliked Karen Ivester because she had persuaded her friend not to join her in prostitution. Local papers report that the Treme prostitutes have been victims of an intimidation campaign by a group of rogue police officers.
Upon the discovery of Robinson's body, Officer Riley wrote a letter to Major Loicano at the Public Integrity Bureau, telling him of Robinson's visit the previous February.
It was Major Loicano who ultimately reported Riley's violation, as we can see from the Major's testimony at Riley's appeal of the suspension to the Civil Service Commission in 1998:
Now to bring it all back, lets get back to Filosa's article:
At issue was a request by newspaper reporter Brendan McCarthy to view any Public Integrity Bureau records kept by the New Orleans Police Department on Riley, along with his top three officers and the officers involved in the Jan. 1 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Adolph Grimes.
Certainly, we can understand how it is in the interests of Superintendent Riley and PANO (Police Association of New Orleans) to deny public records requests related to Internal Affairs and the Public Integrity Bureau. And we can also understand how it's in Superintendent Riley's interests to deny the public the right to inspect his own complaint records.
But I think it will be very interesting to examine common threads possibly bind all ten officers in McCarthy's request together. How many of Riley's top Lieutenants came from the old internal affairs outfit of the early '90s? What about from narcotics and vice of the '80s?
The most disturbing thing to think about is how the NOPD in total seems to have gone full circle back to the old pre-Pennington days. How many brutality cases have we heard about since Katrina? How many arrests of uniformed officers? And how much never sees the light of day?


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Lifestyle Family Fitness, St. Petersburg, FL, will be laying off 94 employees from Aug. 16 through Dec. 31 of this year.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Tampa Bay Times reported the news on Friday.
Lifestyle Family Fitness is listed in the 2012 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Notices that have been filed with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. According to the Lifestyle Family Fitness notice that it filed on Thursday, the layoffs are a result of the sale of "substantially all of the company's assets," the Business Journal reported.
Lifestyle had 2,718 part-time and full-time employees at the end of 2010, according to its entry form for Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list. For this year's list, which will be published next month, the company did not provide employee numbers.
LA Fitness, Irvine, CA, announced on Monday that it had entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining assets of Lifestyle Family Fitness, which has 33 clubs in Florida. LA Fitness hopes to complete the sale within the next several weeks.
Jill Greuling, executive vice president of operations for LA Fitness, told Club Industry on Wednesday that LA Fitness was meeting with Lifestyle Family Fitness management this week to discuss employment opportunities.
"We need the Lifestyle Family Fitness employees to continue operating our business," Greuling told Club Industry.
In a letter to Lifestyle Family Fitness employees obtained by Club Industry, Stuart Lasher, chairman and CEO of Lifestyle Family Fitness, thanked the employees for their contributions to the company.
"I have enjoyed working with each of you and I am pleased to know that you will be in good hands with LA Fitness," Lasher wrote. "I want to wish all of you the very best of luck."


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joshuakeenrsb needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
L & M Construction Services | http://www.
We're a construction and remodeling company in Metro Atlanta focusing on high end residential renovations and remodels.
Folks looking to do high end remodels on single family homes
We need a logo that will go with the colors and general design at our website (currently in development here):
The placeholder photo in the right upper corner would be replaced with the logo and we would be using the logo both online and offline (print materials including brochure, business cards, stationary etc)
I've attached a rough (very rough) sketch of a possible outline for a logo in PDF format.
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Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
October 2, 2013 | 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
- Cost:
- $15 fee for professionals; $5 donation suggested for family caregivers.
- Munday Activity Center
- 1650 W. Second Street, Owensboro, 42301 United States
Additional Information
If you or someone you know is experiencing memory loss or behavioral changes, it's time to learn the facts. Early detection of Alzheimer's disease gives you a chance to begin drug therapy, enroll in clinical studies and plan for the future. This interactive workshop features video clips of people with Alzheimer's disease.
This event will be held on October 2 from 10-11am at the Munday Activity Center, 1650 W. Second Street, Owensboro, KY.
Registration required. To register or find out more, call the Alzheimer's Association at 1-800-272-3900, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit http://www.alz.org/kyin/in_my_community_education_calendar.asp.
$15 fee for professionals; $5 donation suggested for family caregivers.


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Camjparker needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 151 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
Nitro Crew - Wheels & Tyres
We are a family taking over from an existing tyre and wheel business in the Wynnum suburb of Brisbane Australia. Currently it is under a different name however we have decided to rebrand to bring new life and energy to the business.
We will be independent which means we will not be aligned with any particular tyre manufactures. Our customers will be provided we an extensive range of tyres giving them greater choice to fit any budget.
Being a family business we will pride ourselves on high levels of customer service. Our competitors are national franchises who churn through customers with minimal levels of after service care. We aim to build a strong trusted relationship with our customers.
Some of our customers have invested a large amount of money on their cars, they take great pride in them and purchasing good quality tyres is just as important to ensure safety and performance.
We aim to be the technical experts in all things related to wheels and tyres.
Basically any person who owns a vehicle.
Importantly these would include people who will not compromise in the safety and performance of their car. They will invest money on high quality products to protect their cars and family. Tyres are the only thing between you and the road.
Our most profitable customers will be owners of 4WD and performance cars.
We would love a new logo for Nitro Crew - Wheels & Tyres.
The main/hero name in the logo will be Nitro Crew with Wheels & Tyres written underneath as a tagline.
We'd like to come across as FRESH, MODERN & CLEAN. Not too dark or 'fast and furious' as some of our customers will be more conservative families.
We'd like to possibly use a green and/or silver.
I've attached our competitors logos as a reference on what we don't want to look like. We want to stand out from the competition with a strong brand/logo.
Some iconic device in the logo would be nice.
We will use the logo on Tshirts, shop signage, brochures, website and office stationary.
The logo will need to be supplied in all the usual requirements (full colour, a reversed version to work on black shirts and mono):
- Jpeg
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Prosecutors are seeking a DNA sample from a Spencer man charged with murdering his wife's twin sister by asphyxiation.
Assistant District Attorney Brett F. Dillon filed a motion today in Worcester Superior Court for a court order compelling Steven D. West, 21, of 14-1/2 Pleasant St., Spencer, to provide a sample of his blood or saliva for serological and scientific testing and comparison with evidence recovered during the police investigation into the Oct. 10 death of 20-year-old Alyssa A. Haden.
Ms. Haden shared an apartment with Mr. West, his wife, Caitlin West, and their child. Ms. Haden was found dead in the second-floor apartment by her brother, Donald Haden III, after she failed to show up for work as a cashier at the Price Chopper supermarket.
Prosecutors have said Ms. Haden died from compression to the face, neck and chest. She also had a small wound on her neck, according to court documents.
Judge James R. Lemire scheduled a March 8 hearing on Mr. Dillon's motion at the request of the prosecutor and John H. LaChance, Mr. West's lawyer. Mr. West, who was indicted Dec. 20 on a murder charge, remains in custody without bail.
Mr. Dillon said in an affidavit accompanying his motion that his office had received notice from the state police crime laboratory that swabs were taken by crime scene investigators for the possible recovery of DNA and that blood was detected on various items and swabs that were gathered into evidence.
Crime scene reports from the lab state that screening tests for the presence of blood were positive on several items, including a red-brown stain on a living room couch in the apartment, a similar stain on a body pillow recovered in the bedroom where Ms. Haden's body was found, a nail file found under the bed in that room, a steak knife taken from a kitchen drawer and a pair of scissors discovered under the sink in the bathroom.
A swab was taken from Ms. Haden's neck for the potential recovery of DNA and several items of clothing belonging to Mr. West were also seized, according to the reports.
Police wrote in court documents that Ms. Haden's body had �lividity inconsistent with the position� in which it was found, an indication that the body had possibly been moved. Lividity refers to the collection of coagulated blood in a particular area of a body.


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Antoinette Amor — Babe of the Day
Antoinette Amor, indeed. We're in love.
Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Antoinette moved to California at the age of 15. After high school she attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising before beginning to pursue her career as a model. Brand new on the scene, Antoinette's exotic, beautiful looks have already landed her print campaigns with Svendka vodka and El Cortez rum, as well as several appearances in music videos.
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text: I don't know if anyone else has seen the announcement on Wikipedia, but the decision has been made to shut down the site for 24 hours, to protest against the SOPA and PIPA bills before Congress. The notion that a few extremely rich companies will somehow be afforded protection from copyright infringement, without any "side-effects", is laughable. It just demonstrates that US Congressman must think it's still 1960-something. The world, and the notion of intellectual property, has moved on. Can't these idiots see that? It's like burning your house down to get rid of termites.


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Scuderia Ferrari Racing belt
The Scuderia Ferrari belt features the debossed Racing Shield on the loop.
This new belt with rectangular buckle boasts clean lines. The accessory's distinctive features are the many tone-on-tone details that give its design an edgy yet understated personality. The loop on the belt displays the legendary Scuderia Ferrari Racing logo, while the strap bears the Puma logo in relief.
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Warner, May 2004, 5.99, 32 pp. ISBN: 0446612847 Miami Herald reporter Carter McKee comes to Belden, Wisconsin to ask his pal college history professor Molly Shaw to help him gain an interview with billionaire hotel mogul Jake Berenger. Carter plans to write a bio on Jake, but needs an interview, something the wealthy hotelier never gives. He wants Molly to pose as her alter ego romance writer Sandra St. Claire in order to seduce the reclusive J...
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Tuna Diane
Tender tuna medallions are cooked in butter until brown. Worcestershire and brandy flavor the rich pan sauce in this distictive presentation.
4 tuna steaks
flour (for dusting fish)
butter (for sauteing)
1 tbsp. shallots
2 tbsp. brandy
1/4 cup red wine
4 oz. brown sauce
1 tbsp. chives
Worcestershire sauce (to taste)
1. Dust tuna medallions with flour. Place in frying pan and sauté in butter over medium-high heat.
2. Cook tuna on both sides until brown. Add shallots. Deglaze tuna with brandy, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sauce. Add chives. Adjust seasoning and serve.


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Glynn Gordon needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 94 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
MaxTag (UK) Limited
My name is Glynn Gordon, I am one of the founders of Maxtag (UK) Limited.
I left a large global corporate 12 years ago to set up my own business in the same industry, to deliver exceptional service and delivery of Anti-shoplifting systems and CCTV systems into the Retail Sector in the UK.
Our customers are largely fashion stores. We offer a national service to all are large clients with but deliver it with a family feel.
Our market is large national fashion store chains as well as small unique independant stores.
I would like a New logo and some kind of symbol or symbols that immediately identify us with the security tagging industry. Our current Logo is just a word. I would like it to be more involved than this.
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