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Aquatic invasive species pose an ongoing threat to Washington's environment and economy. Anyone who uses Washington's waters – for work or play – can help stop the spread of these non-native species.
Invasive species, such as zebra and quagga mussels, European green crab and New Zealand mudsnails, are often spread by boats, trailers and other means of transportation. Once non-native species become established in a new environment, where their natural enemies are missing, these invaders can spread rapidly.
Invasive species can damage irrigation and water systems, clog hydroelectric dam intakes, disrupt efforts to recover endangered salmon stocks, and out-compete native and commercially grown species. Non-native species also affect recreation, potentially reducing fish populations for anglers and forcing the closure of waterbodies for boaters and others who enjoy Washington's waters.
Both marine and freshwater can harbor invasive species. One of the most well-known invasive species are zebra and quagga mussels. Zebra and quagga mussels have caused billions of dollars in economic and ecological damage to the Great Lakes, and have spread throughout North America. Quagga mussels are present in Lake Mead (Nev. and Ariz.) and Lake Havasu, Calif., which greatly increases the risk of introduction into Washington state.
Readily observed examples of aquatic invasive species in the inland marine waters of Puget Sound include tunicates, oyster drills, varnish or dark mahogany clams, and cordgrasses.
Freshwater invasive species in Washington include New Zealand mudsnails, Asian clams, Red Swamp crayfish, and Eurasian water milfoil.
Preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species in Washington is challenging and unpredictable. Discovery and continued findings of potentially invasive species on Japanese tsunami marine debris is a good example of a new threat to the state's coastal waters. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) asks anyone who visits state waters to take simple steps to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Penalties for transporting aquatic invasive species in Washington include up to one year in jail and a maximum fine of $5,000.
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a tennis class at a college is general level at best 101, you will learn exactly one thing how to get to the class and what time the class starts. you are bunched in a crowd hopeing to learn something. you need tennis specific knowledge if you want to learn the game. college has 2 levels of tennis. the schools team and the general and the advanced class which is a chance to continue what you startedin 101, but nothing else. at best it keeps you busy at the game the more you do the less you learn.you can be fumbling aroud at the game for many years. before you reach the point of doing something are just givingup.if i can tell you one think take it to heart, learn the things you need to know at the begaining and get better at them things the basics.we say we learned tennis but we don't know how to play the game.so watch those videos dont follow the ball, look at the person getting ready to recieve the ball.you going to see things maybe you have not considered yet,thats the nuts and bolts of the game. on avg the ball travels from one end to the other in 1.38 seconds 78 feet,that all the time you have and thats what makes the game great.the ability to defeat your self and make the correct move that will get you into position to return the ball. keep track of this for surely it will enlighten your outlook and allow you to make progress and help you to master the dance.
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Thursday, 14 February 2008
Happy Valentines Day~ Chocolate Heart Sponge Cake
This morning I had to bake this Chocolate Heart Sponge Cake for a client who wanted this made for her husbands birthday tomorrow. The recipe is by Nigella Lawson but I have changed the filling. It is a gorgeous chocolate sponge, with whipped cream and strawberry filling and topped with a chocolate ganache and sugarcraft hearts.
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- Rosie said...
Hi Maria you are so deserving of those wonderful red roses and what a romantic hubby - so very lovely :D
Wishing you a very Happy Valentines Day!
I would like to present you on this Valentines Day a Red Rose
Rosie x
- 14 February 2008 at 15:22
- Cooking and the City said...
Maria, that is really gorgeous & the roses are lovely. the pendant sounds beautiful. hope you & hubby have a lovely Valentines, I did :-)
Dell xo
- 14 February 2008 at 15:22
- Rosie said...
Oops I got carried away with the romance of your roses from hubby ;) I just wanted to say your Choclate Heart Cake looks very, very beautiful - I wish I was cutting into a slice of this - yummy!
Rosie x
- 14 February 2008 at 15:24
- Maria said...
Awe thanks Rosie and Dell for the lovely comments and dropping by. May your day be full of happiness and love ;o)
- 14 February 2008 at 16:15
- MrsB said...
wow maria, you've been really busy since i last visited! your cake looks amazing, i bet your client was so pleased with it, i love your little heart shaped cakes too they look stunning!
- 14 February 2008 at 18:12
- Maria said...
Hi Mrs B
Lovely to see you back here and as always thanks for your kind comments. Yeah I've been a busy bee and I need a well deserved break, hehehe.
Happy Valentines ;o)
- 14 February 2008 at 18:16
- SUGARCRAFT INDIA said...
Wishing you a very happy Valentine's Day!!
And I am truly impressed with the choc cake...the heart shape has come out so well...I dont get this shape with the kind of pans I get in India...I also really liked the cupcakes you did with the lovely icing and loved the Pink Gerbara too...Feel like making it out of sugarpaste now :)
- 15 February 2008 at 01:49
- Maria said...
Hi Sugarcraft India
Thanks so much for the lovely comments, especially coming from such a talented baker as yourself. I use a heart silicone mould, which is probably why it keeps the shape, I definitely recommend them ;o) Thanks for dropping by!
- 15 February 2008 at 10:54
- Pixie said...
Happy Belated Valentines! Your cake looks amazing. Sounds like you were showered with lots of LOVE. :)
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I saw the one you are talking about for sale. It caught my eye when I saw the ad. I won't share the link out of respect and privacy for you. It looks like your patience paid off. I admit though that I will miss your "search" posts but now we can look forward to your documenting and or restoration posts one day.Looks like a very nice documented car. Congrats!! Oh and by the way you are not to far from were I will be moving hopefully by this winter. Also my X77 HO car is in a very similar condition, born with drive train, original paper work etc. as the one you just purchased. We might have to swap notes and info as we go forward.


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California Wants To Put Jurors In Jail For Tweeting About Trial
from the overkill dept
California has now passed a law that will allow it to put people in jail for tweeting about a case as a juror. As that link explains, courts already have broad powers to penalize jurors who disobey court rules, including "improper" conduct or "interfering" with a trial. Thus, as Eric Johnson notes:
The current law seems to cover everything of substance. The only thing the new provision does that I can see is make it a jailable offense to use the internet in such a way that is neither improper nor interfering. I guess I don't understand why we would want to jail jurors under such circumstances.It seems like a typical grandstanding situation, where a politician feels the need to "do something" about an issue that's been reported on in the press, without realizing nothing needs to be done.


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A few weeks ago, a camera crew from WRAL-TV in Raleigh was on campus to capture our gestalt for their College Road Trip program featuring Research Triangle-area universities.
We're really proud of the entire piece because it shows the comprehensive nature of NCCU. However, it's nice to see two of our RISE mentors - Dr. Antonio Baines from Biology (and former UNC-Chapel Hill SPIRE Fellow) and RISE P.I. Dr. David Kroll - representing the sciences here.
Drs. Baines and Kroll are in the segment running from 1:55 until about 3:00 but please watch the whole video so you can learn about our outstanding university environment here in Durham, North Carolina.


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May 29, 2013
On May 7, a San Diego grand jury filed a report arguing that the sheriff's department ignored the essential immunization guidelines of the county's public health department and of CDC. By doing so, the department put prisoners and the public at risk.
According to the report, the county's Detention Services Bureau (DSB) currently fails to screen inmates for HIV and hepatitis A, B, and C; does not administer tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) boosters (DSB does provide vaccinations for tetanus/diphtheria but not for pertussis); does not screen or immunize pregnant inmates for hepatitis B or Tdap; and fails to screen or immunize women of child-bearing age for measles/mumps/rubella. The report stated, "DSB's current policy and practice fails to meet accepted national immunization standards, including those of the CDC and Federal Bureau of Prisons guidelines for inmates. DSB does not follow the most basic and widely accepted public health standards for women in developed counties."
The county jail system incarcerates approximately 90,000 inmates per year. Inmates can request to be immunized, or a physician can recommend it; however, the jail offers limited immunizations. Between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2012, the jail provided a total of 2,022 flu vaccines, five hepatitis A vaccines, 19 hepatitis B vaccines, and 1,175 tetanus/diphtheria vaccines. The jail offered no other vaccines. Vaccines are expensive -- up to $689 per inmate -- and are not legally mandated. Nonetheless, offering and encouraging inmates to get vaccinated could prevent disease outbreaks, both in the community and in the jails. Screening for hepatitis and HIV also is expensive, but jails need to be part of the public's health concerns to prevent and control those diseases.
The grand jury recommended that the county create a "catch-up" inmate program for those who lack basic immunizations; seek CDC funding to help cover hepatitis A, B, and C screening; counsel inmates on the benefits of getting screened and immunized; and provide a Tdap vaccine or booster to inmates who lack immunity to the three illnesses. California state law requires that any public agency targeted in a grand jury report respond to the findings within 90 days.
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n. - A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer garment. 2
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n. - A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed. 2
n. - Underbrush; low shrubs. 2
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n. - Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything useless. 2
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Brazil's New Affirmative Action Law Overhauls Public School System
Brasilia – Brazil is about to put into effect one of the most sweeping affirmative action laws in recent memory in the Western Hemisphere, aimed at overhauling the country's public school system.
Starting next month, half of the available spots in public universities will be reserved for the country's poor – and a significant portion of those slots will go to blacks.
The legislation was approved by an overwhelming majority in August of last year.
Experts say that while the law targets universities, it will also have a huge impact on the largely neglected public high schools of the country, which now are attended mostly by low-income students.
"The law is very important in its scope, it will likely generate a demand for quality public education at the elementary and secondary level," said Erich Dietrich, Assistant Dean for Global and Academic Affairs at New York University. "Many educators see the poor quality of public schools as a fundamental issue in Brazil."
Even though the country had a significant economic growth in the last decade, the public school system remains a serious problem. The number of students between the ages of 18 and 24 enrolled in college is less than 15 percent. In neighboring Chile and in Mexico, for example, there is a 40 and 30 percent college enrollment, respectively. In the European Union the number jumps to 70 percent.
"I believe it will be very interesting to follow the results of this law, but the main consequences are long term," said Marcelo Knobel, a senior professor at UNICAMP, a state University in Sao Paulo. "It is extremely important to focus now in basic education that really needs a quality enhancement in Brazil. If primary education is improved, the law can be really successful in order to bring social justice."
In an interview early this year with The New York Times, Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia said he is "completely in favor" of the quotas law. He said the system currently in place makes it impossible to find a black doctor or a black dentist in Brazil. The new law, he said, would guarantee that blacks in Brazil would "make up for lost time."
But Lula's predecessor, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, disagrees.
"I think it is better to leave more freedom for universities to show how to adjust," he told the paper.
While students at private high schools have protested against the law, a majority of the country seems to be supporting it.
NYU's Dietrich said higher education now is generally reserved for the country's elite and unattainable for the poor. That, he said, is hurting the nation's economy, which cannot reach its full potential until it improves its education system.
"Most parents in Brazil try their best to make sure their kids don't go to a public high school because they simply aren't good," he said. "However, if more middle class families start feeling comfortable placing their kids in public schools and more people start paying attention to them, this could possibly bring the necessary changes into focus."
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After 10 years serving as a split pastor between Beverly and Ipswich, Reverend Marj Stark is retiring � at least for now.
Stark has long-served parishioners of the United Methodist Church in Ipswich and the United Memorial Methodist Church in Beverly, and now it�s time she serves herself.
Working as a split pastor has taken a lot out of Stark, by her own admission, and her only plans for retirement are rest. That, and unpack the plethora of boxes scattered around her new Beverly condo, which Stark and her husband moved from the Ipswich church parsonage.
Stark�s retirement comes after 23 years and change in parish ministry. All but four of those years she has worked at multiple churches. Before working in Ipswich and Beverly, Stark has served in Lynn, Tewksbury and Gloucester.
"So I�m exhausted, basically," said Stark. "I�m sure I have many more years of being in ministry of some kind, but I need to take some time off and rest, discern where God is calling me next."
Stark admitted that in her retirement she might return to work. However, at the moment, her last day was Sunday, June 29.
The following Sunday, July 6, new pastor Reverend Adam Randazzo of Athol, Mass., will pick up where Stark left off.
"I think there�s going to be a real change in the new pastor," Stark said.
Stark said Randazzo, unlike herself, has a gift for evangelism. She lacked the energy to recruit members, as she suffers from chronic back problems. She also underwent a knee replacement surgery and foot surgery during her time as pastor.
"Adam is half my age, so I hope he can get out here and bring in new members to the churches," Stark said. "Turnout has been dwindling, I�m sorry to say."
Stark thinks the World War II generation will go down in history as the last loyal church-going group, because, "They were raised in a time when the church was everything and it continues to be everything to them."
Stark has witnessed a new breed of churchgoers over her years � those expecting to be served, not to serve others.
"When there is work to be done, I don�t want to say that these people run for the hills, but it seems like the people who come and stay are more of that older generation," Stark said.
The United Methodist Church has an ever-shrinking pool of volunteers. However, those who remain are dedicated. Various committees keep track of the church�s finances, properties, worship planning services and more.
As the leader Stark has learned to delegate the committees, but her favorite to work with is the worship committee. She enjoys selecting the hymns for each of her services.
In her retirement, she will most miss her Wednesday morning Bible study class.
"Over the years it started out being a larger group, but we�ve lost people to death and illness and that sort of thing," Stark said. "Now it�s down to four women and we�ve really developed a bond in that class. I will miss them a lot."
Her parishioners will miss her, too.
Long-time United Methodist Church worshipper Sandy Wilson has enjoyed her time working with Stark as the church�s lay leader.
"She�s been very good to work with," said Wilson. "A lot of times she had to keep nudging us to assume responsibility and try to make ourselves visible out in the community."
Thanks to Stark�s persistence, Wilson and several other parishioners did a community walk-through and visited organizations they knew nothing about, such as the House of Peace, an Ipswich shelter for refugees and victims of war.
Wilson also said Stark performs well in case of emergencies, and she is a "stickler" when it comes to celebrations. Stark always included information in the church bulletin about Native American Heritage Month, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Black History Month and more.
"She was very, very good about that," Wilson said.
In Stark�s absence, Wilson prays Randazzo will help with the dwindling enrollment issue.
"We�re hoping Reverend Adam can get some young families in here with children and maybe we can start the buildup, because right now it�s mostly elderly and we�re trying the best we can with what we have," Wilson said.
Wilson will miss Stark, but she understands she�s ready for retirement.
"I think the last three or four charges she�s had have always been with two churches and I can see it is wearing, she�s tired," Wilson said. "I pray, I hope that she can ease into normal living and spend some time with those she loves."
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After 10 years serving as a split pastor between Beverly and Ipswich, Reverend Marj Stark is retiring � at least for now.


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Sept. 10, 2010
Fullerton, Calif. - Five former Titans including four standout student-athletes have returned to Cal State Fullerton as assistant coaches as part of numerous staff changes for the 2010-11 academic year.
Veteran Richard Gishi, head coach of women's gymnastics in 2006 and an assistant for 10 years, returns to assist current Head Coach Jill Hicks while Kirk Saarloos, P. J. Pilittere, Neil Walton, and Carolyn Ellis begin their coaching careers -- Saarloos and Pilittere with the baseball team, Walton with women's golf and Ellis with cross country and track and field. Also joining the Titan softball ranks will be new assistant Chez Sievers from Texas and volunteer assistant Sara Pickering from Florida State.
In baseball, Assistant Coach Greg Bergeron will take over as recruiting coordinator and volunteer Gregg Wallis has been made a full-time assistant coach. Former Assistant Coach Sergio Brown has been reassigned due to philosophical differences with Head Coach Dave Serrano, who stressed that it was not a performance issue nor were NCAA rules violated. Brown's new title will be director of corporate sales and community relations for the athletic department. Saarloos will be an undergraduate assistant while Pilittere will be a volunteer. Departing the program are facilities manager Brett Lindgren and undergraduate assistant Jake Silverman for assistant coaching positions at Santa Clara and UCLA, respectively.
Gishi left CSF after the 2006 season to assume a lucrative position with a private gymnastics club. His Titan career began as a volunteer assistant to Coach Lynn Rogers from 1995 to 1998 and he returned as the lead assistant to Julie Knight-Bowse for 2000-05. He also has coached at SCATS in Huntington Beach. He is a 1998 CSF graduate but competed for three seasons (1978 to 1980) at UCLA.
Saarloos pitched in parts of seven major league seasons with Houston, Oakland and Cincinnati. The righthander compiled a 29-30 career record with two saves. He has returned to campus to complete his bachelors degree and will replace Silverman as an undergraduate assistant. He was an All-American for the Titans in 2001 when he went 15-2 with 4 saves and finished with a school record 127 career appearances.
Pilittere is wrapping up his seventh minor league season as a catcher with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the International League playoffs this weekend. He will become a free agent who hopes to be playing again In the Spring. He was a four-year (2001-04) letterman and was the starting first baseman on the Titans' 2004 national championship team.
Walton was the starting shortstop on the Titans' 2004 national championship team. A three-year (2003-05) letterman, he played several seasons in the minor leagues before returning to campus to complete his bachelors degree last May and begin a career as a sport psychologist.
Ellis was a two-time (2008 and 2010) Big West Conference champion in the steeplechase and she holds the school record for the 5K run at 16:33.72. She also ran cross country and picked up four All-Big West academic team honors despite losing virtually all of the 2008-09 seasons to leg injuries.
Sievers was a three-time All-Big 12 selection for Texas and an All-American in 2005. She has been coaching in the private sector. Pickering spent five seasons as an assistant at UNLV and Stanford before working the last two years for the Seminoles. She played every game at second base for four years (1994-97) for Washington, where she was the school's first two-time first-team All-American.
Gishi replaces Steve Ellsberry, Ellis replaces B. J. Vandrovec, Walton replaces Jeremy Weinrob and Sievers replaces Michelle Anunciation.


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A little-seen film, suppressed by Paramount studio executives and never released theatrically in the U.S., this drama is a powerful saga about racism. Julie Sawyer (Kristy McNichol) hits a handsome white dog with her car one night and then nurses it back to health. One day, the theretofore mild-mannered dog saves her life by viciously attacking and killing a rapist who breaks into her home. Lucy discovers that the dog has been trained to attack black skin. She consults an animal trainer, Carruthers (Burl Ives), who urges her to have the dog exterminated. But a maverick black trainer, Keys (Paul Winfield), who has tried before to break the training of such dogs but never succeeded, steps in. Director Sam Fuller had made other controversial films, but this one frightened studio executives, who deep-sixed it. It was hailed by critics when it was released in Europe.~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
Director: Samuel Fuller
Writer: Samuel Fuller and Curtis Hanson
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle and Jameson Parker
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Manny Pacquiao may never again fight in U.S.
Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao's promoter said the Filipino boxer may never fight in the U.S. again.
Arum revealed it when he was asked about Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bold decision to take on Mexico's star unbeaten world super-welterweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas.
Does that stroke by the 36-year-old Mayweather indicate he's never felt so confident in his abilities? Meaning the long-awaited Pacquiao super-fight could be back on the table next year after Pacquiao fights Oxnard's former world lightweight champion Brandon Rios on Nov. 23 in Macau, China?
"Let's not even go there," said Arum, who has failed repeatedly in attempts with Mayweather Jr. and the boxer's promoter, Richard Schaefer, to stage the super-fight.
"By fighting outside the country, as he's doing in this Rios fight, Manny doesn't have to pay U.S. taxes anymore – at a rate of 40% for a foreign athlete.
"If this pay-per-view and other things take off like we think they may, I can't imagine Pacquiao will ever again fight in the U.S."
Arum said in addition to holding the fight on the morning of Nov. 24 on the gambling resort locale so the pay-per-view will air live on a Saturday night in the U.S., he's struck a deal to allow Chinese consumers to purchase Pacquiao-Rios for what equates to $5 to view the bout on their tablets or cellphones.
"We could do as many as $10 million to $20 million in sales with this. It changes everything. Will it work? We'll see in November."
Arum has also negotiated with resorts in Singapore for a possible future Pacquiao bout.
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Buck Showalter just wanted to know one thing from Ron Johnson and Mike Griffin.
How did they steer the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to a winning record when Showalter spent the whole season stealing their players?
"My gosh, I never heard a complaint," Showalter said, gushing over Johnson, the Norfolk manager, and Griffin, the team's pitching coach. "It was just, 'What do you need? What does the club need?'"
Johnson and Griffin were unsung heroes of the Orioles' improbable season, handling a dizzying array of call-ups and send-downs as the major league club coped with injuries and the struggles of young pitchers.
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Wednesday, 5 March 2008
3 Cycle-friendly slip-ons
These lovely shoes from Vivobarefoot are made out of recycled or locally sourced materials they are lightweight and have a little stretchy strap to keep them on your feet. The shoes are designed to be both good for your feet and your posture have a look
Swims are for those wet and windy days when you want to wear your ballet shoes but know they'll get soaked. Just pop the swims over your shoes and take them off when you get somewhere warm and dry.
The Arche Sagone is ballet shoe style but has a cushioned leather footbed so are a little more comfortable on the pedals. They are also made from natural fibres so are breathable and eco.
4 comments:
- Andrea said...
The SWIMS are now available at Velorution
- 5 March 2008 at 21:29
- Miss Spokes said...
Ahh... good call Andrea
- 5 March 2008 at 22:19
- Christina said...
I've been lurking on your blog for a while and just wanted to say I really like and admire what you're trying to achieve in London.I think riding your bike in normal (and stylish) clothing and footwear is a great way to encourage others to do the same.Leading by example, so to say.I think that cycling shouldn't just be the preserve of the lycra clad sports or "recreational" hobby cyclist. It should be about ordinary people cycling as a means of practical transport, that's how real critical mass is created. I could go on but do please take a look at these sites if you haven't already, they show how it's been achieved in Denmark: www.copenhagengirlsonbikes.blogspot.com/
and it's sister site:www.cycleliciousness.blogspot.com/
In Copenhagen they definitely have got it right. Why can we not replicate what they have here (I'm in Ireland) and in your country? I think the political will has to be there of course to invest in bike infrastructure, but your blog and others like it are a good start too and encourage others to advocate for real change wherever they live. Keep up the good work ;)
- 5 March 2008 at 23:13
- Caz said...
Hi Christina
Thanks so much for your comment. It looks like we are very much on the same wavelength. What is the cycling scene like in Ireland? Things are changing in London but there is still along way to go to change peoples perceptions and get more ladies (or people in general) on their bikes.
The 2 Copenhagen blogs are fantastic, the photos are truly inspiring and show how bicycle culture can really blossom.
I am launchig my official website soon so email me at email@example.com and I can then email you when it's up and running
Keep in touch
- 6 March 2008 at 09:48


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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Mike Smith figured he would be tested by the big and physical San Jose Sharks. It was a challenge the Phoenix Coyotes goalie willingly accepted and mastered.
Smith made 33 saves through overtime and then turned aside two more shots in the shootout to carry the Coyotes to a 1-0 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
``It was a good one for me because they throw a lot of stuff at your feet from all different angles, and you have to be sharp all over the ice,'' Smith said. ``It was a good one for me to get under my belt.
``We knew they would come at us pretty hard, and I was fortunate enough to come out on top.''
The game's only offense was provided by Phoenix's Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata, who both netted shootout goals against Antti Niemi.
``I thought I would do something else, even when I was in the slot,'' Vrbata said. ``Then the instinct kicked in and I did what I usually do.''
Smith, who recorded his second shutout of the season, made several acrobatic saves, including one in the shootout. Smith has 21 career NHL shutouts.
``He was excellent. He made some big saves at the right time,'' Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. ``He made some tough saves on shots that came through traffic. When you don't give up any goals you give your team a chance to win.''
Niemi was nearly perfect, too, stopping 21 shots before the shootout to earn his first shutout of the season and 20th in the NHL.
``We still need to bear down around the net, but there are things we can build upon heading out on the road,'' Sharks center Joe Thornton said. ``We feel comfortable playing this type of game, but unfortunately we lost in a shootout.''
Smith improved to 14-19 in shootouts, and Niemi fell to 19-13.
San Jose, which has gone to a shootout in four of six games, dropped its second straight tiebreaker. The Coyotes are 1-1 in shootouts, both coming on the road.
Both teams hadn't won in their previous three games.
The Sharks entered with one power-play goal in their previous 21 opportunities, and went 0-for-4. Phoenix came with four goals in 23 chances before an 0-for-3 performance.
San Jose has turned around its penalty-killing. After allowing a power-play goal in each of their first three games, the Sharks have killed 34 straight short-handed situations.
``I knew our penalty kill has been good but I don't worry about the streak,'' Niemi said. ``Just stopping shots.''
The last time these teams met, there was plenty of offense. The Sharks scored three straight goals in a 5-3 win, and Thornton set a team record for the most points (9) in the first three games of a season (1 goal, 8 assists). Patrick Marleau also became the first player in 20 years to open a season with three straight multiple-goal games.
Smith, who shut out the Sharks three times last season, improved to 6-3-1 in his career against them.
Notes: Coyotes C Martin Hanzal, who left the game for precautionary reasons, had a four-game point streak snapped. ... Coyotes C Boyd Gordon played in his 450th NHL game. ... The Sharks activated D Brent Burns, who played in his first game of the season. D Matt Irwin was assigned to Worchester of the AHL to make room. ... Tippett coached in his 750th game. ... Sharks LW Ryan Clowe hasn't scored a goal this season.


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Family and friends remember 21-year-old shooting victim Rebecca Foley, a student at Savannah State University in Georgia, and grapple with her loss.
Theirs are the faces behind the numbers. A hard-working college student shot in her prized car. A fun-loving 2-year-old accidentally shot by his brother. An aging rocker killed for a thousand bucks.
A special weeklong examination of gun violence, gun ownership and gun legislation. NBC News journalists will report across "NBC Nightly News," "TODAY," MSNBC, CNBC, NBCNews.com, and more. The conversation will also extend across NBC News and MSNBC's social media platforms using the hashtag #GunsInUSA.
As part of a special NBC News report, "Flashpoint: Guns in America," NBCNews.com catalogued 91 shooting deaths across the country between Jan. 19 and 21, the weekend the nation marked the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and ushered a president into his second term. While not a statistically valid sample, the snapshot of gun violence in America is intended to illuminate both the magnitude of the problem and the personal toll such violence inflicts at a time of national debate about gun rights and gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
The victims we found died during robberies, after arguments, in moments of despair. They were killed by loved ones, by strangers, by their own hand. Each story, in its own way, is heartbreaking. As the country awaits President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, we share a handful of them here:
Rebecca Foley worked as a babysitter, office clerk and cater-waiter to put herself through college, and she scraped and saved to make her first big purchase: a 2006 cherry-red Volkswagen Beetle. The 21-year-old business student adored tooling around Savannah, Ga., with the windows down.
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Rebecca Foley, left, leans against her VW Beetle with friend Sarah Shoup in this undated photo.
On the evening of Jan. 21, she was driving home with her boyfriend of a year following behind in his own car after getting his nails painted because he lost a bet with her, police said. He got caught up in traffic and so she was alone as she piloted the car into her apartment complex's parking lot, past the live oak trees and hanging moss, toward her tidy garden-level unit.
What happened next is a mystery, but the boyfriend told police that when he finally caught up, he found the little red car stopped at a bizarre angle and Foley slumped over the steering wheel. She had been shot, apparently while the car was still moving, and would be dead within minutes. The rear, driver-side window was shattered by a single bullet that left a hole the size of a 50-cent piece. No arrests have been made, despite a $6,000 reward, and the motive is unknown.
To family and friends, Foley's violent end still seems unreal.
"She never was around anybody who would put her in a bad situation. She never had any enemies," said Alixandra Scalia, 20, a former roommate.
Friends and family members use almost identical language to describe Foley, calling her a beautiful, hard-working young woman who was determined to put old family troubles behind her and realize her goal of a degree, grad school and a good job in the risk-management industry.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., and raised in rural Virginia and Georgia by her divorced mom, Foley played the violin at 4 but didn't read until second grade, after she was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder. She had a rocky relationship with her mother, Jennifer, and moved out when she was 17.
"She said, 'I can't live under your roof and I won't.' But she graduated high school, which doesn't always happen in these cases, and she went on to college," her mother told NBC News.
She bounced between several colleges and overcame academic setbacks before enrolling full-time at Savannah State University, where she hit her stride. Her mother said she "worked her butt off" to stay on track, and one of her professors wrote that she was a "joy to work with."
She would rise at 4:30 some mornings to fit in work in a local insurance office before school. She kept her credit score on a Post-it note and cooked dinner with a friend every night to save money.
At Christmas, she splurged a little on her "very first cruise" to the Bahamas, said one of her bosses, insurance agent Mitchell Bush. She dreamed of buying a fixer-upper on Tybee Island, an island town near Savannah.
"We had just talked about that on Sunday -- and Monday she was dead," said her grandmother, Lois Fowler.
The night of the shooting, Foley's two roommates were in the apartment when they heard her boyfriend banging on the door.
"He was just saying, 'Rebecca's been shot and just kept repeating that,'" said Abbey Bernal, 22. "Medics tried to resuscitate her, and it was too late. I just saw them pull the sheet over her head."
Friends and family said they can't believe they won't see Foley's flashing blue eyes and big smile again. They remember how she loved cream of potato soup, wore SpongeBob slippers and doted on her Shih-Tzu named Zoe.
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Jennifer Foley holds a portrait of her daughter, Rebecca, inside her Calhoun, Ga. home.
Foley's mother said she and her daughter had grown closer in recent months and that Rebecca had called the day she was killed to ask what dishes would go well with a pork roast.
And there was another conversation she remembered.
"She called me not six months ago and said she had a dream that she was going to die young," her mother said. "I told her, 'I don't think that's true. I hope that's not true.'"
Family members say they'll remember 2-year-old Travin Varise for how his chubby face would break into the sweetest smile, how excited he got every time "Finding Nemo" came on, how he went after a drumstick with gusto.
And how he loved his big brother, Terrance.
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Travin Varise, 2, was fatally shot at his Baton Rouge, La., home on Jan. 21.
"Terrance growed his little brother up," his aunt, Juanita, said. "Before my sister knew who the baby's father was, he raised him up like it was his son."
That's why, the family says, it's tragic that Terrance, 18, is now locked up, charged with accidentally killing the toddler while playing with a friend's .357 Magnum at their Baton Rouge, La., home. He has not yet entered a plea.
"It's so hard," said the boys' mother, Yarnell.
She was crying, but her voice took on an edge as she complained she had not been able to visit her eldest child because the jail is too far away. "I want him to know it's going to be all right. I know he didn't do it on purpose," she said.
Terrance was on probation after pleading guilty to burglary in May, but his mother said he was a "good dude" who had matured since then. His aunt said he didn't carry a weapon – "We don't allow guns in the house" – but had been hanging out with "the wrong crowd."
Terrance's Facebook page, however, suggests an interest in guns. There's a photo of a small arsenal laid out on a plaid bedspread, another where he is holding a silver revolver at his side, a third where he appears to be dangling a shotgun from one finger.
East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says he sees pictures like that all the time after a young person is arrested for a violent crime.
"Do you know where your guns are? Because young kids play with guns and bad things happen sometimes," he said. "I think it's video games and stuff – no one really dies and everyone wakes up the next morning. There's a whole culture of kids not knowing it's real."
Read Part 1: Death takes no holiday: Tracking gun violence over one long January weekend
Terrance Varise is getting his fill of reality now. He's being held on charges of negligent homicide, cruelty to a minor and weapons possession along with a probation violation. He was not allowed to attend Travin's funeral.
"He feels the pain and he's going to live with this for the rest of his life," his aunt said.
His mother said she feels like she's lost two children.
"My father Jesus does things for a reason, but I don't know what the reason is," she said. "It's a hurting feeling. I wouldn't wish this on anyone."
"There are two dead people."
Those chilling words on a 911 call just after midnight on Jan. 21 were the last that anyone heard retired fire inspector William Liebrich utter. He hung up and then, police believe, shot his wife of 30 years, Colleen, before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself.
When cops arrived at the Warwick, R.I., home they found a note on the front door saying it was safe to enter and that the couple's two sons, Bill, 24, and Jeff, 21, should not be allowed in. There were also letters for the boys, unsigned but typed by William, police say.
Before that, the sons said, it had been just like any other day. When Bill left for soccer practice, his dad told him, "Have fun. Be safe, bud." Jeff watched TV with his dad before meeting friends.
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Colleen and William Liebrich, in an undated family photo.
"The thing that was so shocking about the whole thing is that life was moving along as normal. There wasn't a single red flag, there wasn't anything to show that anything like this could possibly happen. … It still feels like a nightmare," said Jeff, an information technology student.
But life hadn't been easy for Colleen. The once-active soccer and karate mom was mostly bedridden in recent months by a range of ailments: pancreatitis, osteoporosis, schizophrenia. She had suffered a seizure, memory loss, confusion and falls.
Warwick Police Capt. Robert Nelson said her condition was not terminal, but Bill recalled his mother hitting "an all-time low, physically and mentally," on Christmas.
The brothers believe their parents decided together to end their lives. They said their father had never owned a gun and they assume he bought one to carry out a pact.
"It wasn't just the fact that, you know, she wasn't getting better," Bill said. "It was the fact that she was progressively getting worse."
The police are continuing their investigation into what they have tentatively ruled a murder-suicide and waiting for a trace on where the shotgun came from.
Bill and Jeff are treasuring the good memories of their parents -- their dad playing secret Santa and giving money to families in need, the couple's love of animals, the launch of their mother's salon business, which she eventually gave up because of her health – while coping with sadness and anger.
"I can see where my dad was coming from and I hate to say it like that because I don't agree with what he did or how he did it," said Jeff. "But I know what he was doing and the whole point was to put her out of pain, and he did that and she's not in pain. So there's a bittersweetness to it. "
Asked if they felt the need to forgive their father, Jeff said, "Obviously our primary focus is that we don't have our parents anymore. … And so as far as forgiveness, there's no one there to forgive."
Her "baby" was turning 7 and Lydia Bradford wanted it to be a day she would remember. She had ordered the cake and was getting the house ready. Soon, the cousins would start arriving for the party.
Her three daughters, including the birthday girl, were playing in the front of her Cocoa, Fla., house with another kid when a man with a ski mask burst in, police said. The terrified children fled as the intruder stalked to the rear of the small house and opened fire on Bradford, 24, and her mother Equaller, 58.
The young mom was killed and Equaller Bradford, shot in the chest and head, is still clinging to life. The motive is unknown and there have been no arrests, though family members suggest the women may have been victims of mistaken identity.
At Lydia Bradford's funeral, relatives remembered her as a bubbly, carefree single mother devoted to her kids.
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Lydia Bradford, 24, was shot dead by a masked gunman who burst into the Cocoa, Fla., home she shared with her mother on Jan. 21.
"Lydia didn't sweat the small stuff," said her aunt, Yvonne Smith. "You could hate her, but she loved you back. She was as pretty on the inside as she was on the outside."
She supported her kids by working as a private-duty nurse. She had recently moved in with her mother and they were looking for a bigger place. Her weekends were full of cookouts and card games with family.
When her uncle Melvin was feeling low after chemotherapy, Bradford's smile would cheer him up, Smith said. She chuckled as she remembered her niece's sweet tooth, how she tucked into the homemade sweet-potato pie, lemon meringue pie, banana pudding and cake at Thanksgiving – then complained she had eaten too much.
Because she was a working mother, Bradford tried to make sure that holidays and birthdays were special for her girls. She was planning a Feb. 7 party at Chuck E. Cheese for all the cousins with January birthdays.
"Instead, we were all at her funeral that day," Smith said, her voice cracking. "I know things like this happen every day, but it's just sad that someone don't care no more for life and took my baby away from her girls."
She worries in particular for the 7-year-old.
"That was her birthday and now she'll associate that for the rest of her life with the day her mama was killed," she said.
The chain of events that led to Christopher Best's death began when a big maple tree fell on the corner of his house in the Detroit suburb of Redford, Mich., in early January.
Best, 61, a computer whiz who had done sound and lights for countless rock-and-roll shows in Motor City, hired an old buddy from the music scene, carpenter Chris O'Brien, to repair the roof.
A few weeks later, on the evening of Jan. 21, Best drove to O'Brien's Detroit home, with his dog Maxi in tow, to pay him $1,000. It was considered a relatively safe neighborhood, a historic district of Victorian homes, and Best had visited many times.
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Chris Best, a Detroit music engineer, was slain on Jan. 21 while delivering money to the home of a friend who had done some construction work for him. Police believe the motive was robbery.
But this time, as Best got out of his car, he was "apparently ambushed" by robbers, police say. The sound of gunfire – O'Brien says police told him it was an AK-47 assault rifle-- shattered the dinnertime quiet on the tree-lined street.
"A dozen shots came into my house," O'Brien recalled. "They were going by both sides of my head. If I would have taken one more step, my head would have been blown clear off."
When the shooting stopped, he stepped outside and saw his friend of 30 years lying on his lawn. "It was cold that night," O'Brien said. "I got down and put my arm under his head. He was gasping for air."
Best, he said, died in the ambulance. No arrests have been made, but police say the motive was robbery.
An IT worker by day, Best's passion was music. He played the guitar and keyboard and had a reputation as a reliable sound man in Detroit's music joints. His obituary photo showed him mugging with Alice Cooper.
"He was a good guy, a pretty wholesome guy," O'Brien. "He wasn't into drugs, which is amazing for the rock and roll business. He didn't even drink anymore."
Best came from a large family; he was one of nine kids. And for years, the bachelor had been a foster parent, opening his home to young people in crisis and mentoring others, friend Sergio Sanchez said.
"He had a big heart," Sanchez said. "That's why it's so hard to believe they shot him down because if they had given him the chance, I'm sure he would have just given them the money."
It was just a fistfight.
Steven Rosalez, 16, got into a scuffle with an ex-con, Julius Short, 23, as he left a store with his friends in Pittsburg, Calif., his family says. It's not known what prompted the fisticuffs, but when the fight was over, the teen and the older man, who was on probation, went their separate ways.
The Rosalez Family
Steven Rosalez, 16, was killed by gunfire on Jan. 21 after an altercation outside a store in Pittsburg, Calif., allegedly by an ex-con he'd fought with earlier in the day.
That could have been the end of it. But according to police, Short wasn't one to let it go. He got a gun, found Rosalez and shot him in the back and another 16-year-old in the leg, they said. The other boy survived, but Rosalez died.
"It's devastated the whole family," his mother, Wynette, said last Wednesday as Short was arraigned on charges of murder, attempted murder and weapons possession. He has not entered a plea.
She said her son was a happy boy growing up, always surrounded by friends and active in sports until he decided to give up football and baseball in the 10th grade. He was "kind of going through a little rough patch" and had run away from home once but had never been in trouble with the police, she said.
He spent most of his free time with his girlfriend of four years and playing Xbox. He had two brothers and a cousin he treated like a third. He was finishing high school in an independent study program and taking classes at a local college.
"He was loved," she said, crying.
Short has a 2009 conviction for assault with a deadly weapon and he was on probation at the time of the slaying, which made Rosalez's mother angry.
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"I grew up around guns and nobody did this when I was a kid and now here are these people who are felons and on probation and they get guns," she said. "It's not right."
Also contributing to this story and map for NBC News: Daniel Arkin, Meredith Birkett, John Brecher, Bill Dedman, David Friedman, Kriss Chaumont, Polly DeFrank, Shezad Morani, Lisa Riordan Seville, Jonathan Sweeney and Lisa Wilkins.
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I've always dreaded frameworks. Ususually it takes longer to learn a framework than to actually code the project in the first place. Over the years I've checked out various frameworks and all fell short when I tried to do something that needs to be done in the real world. There's always some tradeoff that needs to be made.
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APACHE JUNCTION — A party turned violent in Apache Junction, as four people were shot overnight.
Officers with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office received a call just after 1:30 a.m, that a fight had broken out at the Loose Cannons Motorcycle club.
The club was hosting a party with several other motorcycle groups when rival gang members from Devils Disciples showed up. A fight ensued and four people out of the 75 inside the clubhouse were shot.
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Mojang is no stranger to silly intellectual property disputes, but this week's Putt-Putt debacle reminded us that you never know where a dumb threat might come from. Lonyo won most insightful comment of the week by suggesting turnabout for the sake of fair play:
Mojang/Notch should send a cease and desist letter to Putt-Putt asking them to stop putting up content which promotes their brand using Minecraft to create the content.
Clearly Putt-Putt are using Minecraft and the associated brand to get online users interested in Minigolf and trying to build an association using the Minecraft brand without compensating Mojang.
"It has recently come to our attention that Putt-Putt has been using, without authorization our famous Minecraft trademarks in connection with your business," said the letter. "We feel that Putt-Putts's use of of the Minecraft name has benefited Putt-Putt to the detriment of Minecraft."
While Putt-Putt was misunderstanding Minecraft, a reporter was misunderstanding the internet as it relates to kid-friendly ratings on video games. Chris O'Donnell won second most insightful comment of the week by reminding us that the best way to protect kids is by teaching them:
When my daughter was 6 we found her surfing the web unsupervised. When asked, she showed us how she typed in my wife's password, which she had figured out by watching my wife type it, then clicked the Firefox icon, and then typed what she wanted into the box on Google.
At age 6.
That was the moment I resolved to teach my kid's everything they needed to know about online safety and gave up on any fantasies of filtering or otherwise controlling their access.
For editor's choice on the insightful side, we've got two pieces of insight into the wacky world of music licensing and copyright. First up is jupiterkansas with the simple truth about the RIAA and internet radio:
Pandora puts non-RIAA artists on the same level playing fields at RIAA artists. If the RIAA can't control their business, their next best option is to drive them out of business. This is their whole approach to the internet.
And up next we've got Karl with a reminder of why mechanical music licenses exist in the first place:
Indeed, "intellectual property" actually makes a free market impossible. It is, by definition, a government-granted monopoly, something that is as far away from a free market as you can possibly get.
In fact, the entire reason that statutory royalty rates were established, was to prevent the monopoly trusts that copyright creates. From the House Report on the 1909 Copyright Act:It was at first thought by the committee that the copyright proprietors of musical compositions should be given the exclusive right to do what they pleased with the rights it was proposed to give them to control and dispose of all rights of mechanical reproduction, but the hearings disclosed that the probable effect of this would be the establishment of a mechanical-music trust. It became evident that there would be serious danger that if the grant of right was made too broad, the progress of science and useful arts would not be promoted, but rather hindered, and that powerful and dangerous monopolies might be fostered which would be prejudicial to the public interests. This danger lies in the possibility that some one company might secure, by purchase or otherwise, a large number of copyrights of the most popular music, and by controlling these copyrights monopolize the business of manufacturing the selling music producing machines, otherwise free to the world. [...]In other words, they were trying to prevent exactly the situation we have now.
How to protect him in these rights without establishing a great music monopoly was the practical question the committee had to deal with. The only way to effect both purposes, as it seemed to the committee, was, after giving the composer the exclusive right to prohibit the use of his music by the mechanical reproducers, to provide that if he used or permitted the use of his music for such purpose then, upon the payment of a reasonable royalty, all who desired might reproduce the music.
Over on the funny side, we've got one famous punching bag spurring a shot at another. Among the dirty tricks of John Steele was some email-deletion hijinks, prompting Tunnen to propose a backup solution:
Could always ask the NSA for their copy... =P
Speaking of the NSA, when one of their contractors was caught claiming to have interviewed someone who was dead for more than a decade, it prompted an anonymous commenter to deliver our second funniest comment of the week:
Well it's as they say, the competition is stiff
For editor's choice on the funny side, we'll start by picking up a thread that was started back with our second most insightful comment. Six-year-olds can subvert web blockers, but as Jessie points out, the behaviour of anti-piracy agencies playing whac-a-mole tends to skew a bit younger:
Reminds me of a three year old.
Oooh, a red circle on top of the stove....OWWWWWWW that hurts. Ooooh, a red circle.......OWWWWWW. Oooh, a red circle..
and so on and so forth. Maybe it's time to try something different?
Yes, much like dolphins and primates, the intelligence of anti-piracy groups is best measured in Human Toddler Years.
But, without any doubt, the best joke of the week was Rep. Marsha Blackburn's ludicrous comments about innovation and intellectual property, including her fear that foreign countries won't take America seriously if it doesn't over-enforce copyrights and patents. Though nothing could be as funny as the assertions Blackburn made, Baldur Regis gets our final editor's choice for interpreting that particular fear:
Somewhere in a sweaty third world dictatorship:
"Wait, you are telling me U.S. continues to deny performance rights for sound recordings? How can we take them seriously? For the sake of sound recordings everywhere we must be contemptuous of the U.S. I tell you!"
And somewhere nearby: "And now they're letting us manufacture affordable copies of life-saving medicines — the pathetic, contemptible fools!"
That's all for this week folks!


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Graham Glasgow ordered not to drink
Graham Glasgow has been ordered by a judge not to drink while out on bond:
His pretrial was postponed on his attorney's request.
Graham Glasgow has been ordered by a judge not to drink while out on bond:
His pretrial was postponed on his attorney's request.
That's as harsh a punishment as anything else, especially as a college student.
That is pretty standard when someone is out on bond for OWI.
It happens every time. Presuming he pleads to a lesser charge (Impaired Driving), he will likely be placed on Probation where more rules will be in place during period of Probation. Courts take these Orders seriously. Rermember Stonum?
this is not THAT hard, especially for a highly trained athlete who is trying to compete at the highest levels of college sports. If he's working out as he should be, this is not that big of a deal. I work out up to 9 times a week, including one rest day, and I don't miss it if I don't drink, and I LOVE beer. Love, love LOVE beer.
He can do this.
i know drinking is different than smoking weed, but look how many players can't give that up even when they see--regardless of fairness--the costs of being caught smoking weed.
He's early 20s at the most? How dependent, if he's a big time athlete, could he have gotten on either of those substances?
Completely dependent.
There are plenty of teenage alcoholics and probably even more who are in their early 20's.
but how many of them are big time college athletes right now? Not that many, I would imagine.
His family will be murdered and he'll lose all remaining eligibility.
If he is seen in the vicinity of marijuana, then they murder his family. The NCAA is not concerned with driving around loaded. They might just slap his old pig around a bit and suspend him for a quarter.
My biggest concern with his family being murdered is how it affects our depth at nose tackle.
can you give us a roster on the glasgow household to see that impact? any women we should be recruiting there?
In my experience, the women sharing the genes of guys who are 6'6" and 300 lbs. aren't worth recruiting unless you're a fan of softball player bodies.
I'll be rooting for the guy.
Well considering the circumstances it is hardly an outlandish request that he not drink while pending a hearing for an alcohol related offense....
I was on probation for a DUI when I was in college and 19. I made it two years without drinking and that included not drinking on my 21st birthday. If you want to avoid more trouble it's not that hard. Just avoid people that aren't going to support you.
if you are a Canadian. But I am impressed that you didn't drink on your 21st.
It was tough, but just didnt' make a big deal out of it. Now my 22nd birthday....that's a different story.
How did you get this pic of Mitch?
DUI is a pretty big red flag.
I'll bet he gets suspended from playing in the first game. He may also miss a spring practice, but that's just a guess.
for cavorting with cats? This is of critical importance.
Unfortunate that we see a bottle of vodak in the background of the funny cat picture.
That's not vodak, it's gni.
to see who parties with booze on campus. Beer pongs tables on the front lawn of players are always a good indicator ; )
He will need to find thousands of calories every week from someplace. South Quad cafeteria look out.
To go out with Graham every night and drink all of the beer for him. I would offer to pay for it, but alas, that would be a violation. Sorry, Graham, you will need to buy. Oh, and I like imports.
Yes, I am a giver. A people person, really.
with a 12 inch man on his shoulder. Bartender asks, "Hey, what gives..." The guy says, "I found an old bottle and rubbed it, a little Genie came out and granted me three wishes. My first wish is I asked for the biggest house in the world, which he granted me. Next I asked for all the money in the world, which he granted." Then the bartender asks, "So, what was your third wish?" The guy says, "I wished for a 12 inch prick."
The pain is just starting. After he gets sentenced he will most likely have to ---
-stay off the sauce
-Do testing to verify he is off the sauce and drugs
-Attend AA meeting
-Do community service.
-He may still be doing steps at the big house. I hope Coach Hoke has kept that tradition going.
-Plus ??????
-Don't forget the fees, courts costs, etc.
That's a very sad thought.
That's a really one-sided view of AA/NA. On the flip side, it's actually quite detrimental to AA/NA to be harboring a bunch of court-mandated boozers/users when the voluntary members are best-suited to stay away from boozers/users. Also, pushing people involuntarily to such groups completely conflicts with the premise of AA/getting clean in general: you have to actually want to change.


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Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet ...
Prometheus Books, Jan 1, 2001 - Law - 208 pages
In 1998, copyright lobbyists succeeded in persuading Congress to enact laws greatly expanding copyright owners' control over individuals' private uses of their works. The efforts to enforce these new rights have resulted in highly publicized legal battles between established media, such as major record labels and motion picture studios, and upstart Internet companies, such as MP3.com and Napster.
In this enlightening and well-argued book, law professor Jessica Litman questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the vast majority of us. Should every interaction between ordinary consumers and copyright-protected works be restricted by law? Is it practical to enforce such laws, or expect consumers to obey them? Most important, what are the effects of such laws on the exchange of information in a free society? Litman's critique exposes the 1998 copyright law as an incoherent patchwork. She argues for reforms that reflect common sense and the way people actually behave in their daily digital interactions.
You'll be amazed at how much current copyright law affects you today and how it will influence creative works in the future.
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|Kelly Mendez (L) and Denise Bills (R) are teachers at Garden City High School, the alma mater of current LTU students Kimberly Klieber and Jennifer Johnson.
Several students majoring in civil engineering at Lawrence Technological University took the time recently to honor their "most valuable teacher" in high school.
The recognition program was initiated by Assistant Professor John Tocco of the Department of Civil Engineering as a way for successful college students to acknowledge the positive influence that high school teachers had in their academic careers. The teachers were invited to attend the students' final oral presentations for their capstone projects, a significant milestone for their civil engineering undergraduate careers.
|LTU student Ashley Meade and Nita Carpenter, one of her teachers at Okemos High School.
George Grzywacz, who is majoring in civil engineering and architecture, said teacher Jason Youngblood's class in tech design and architecture at Chippewa Valley High School had a major impact on his educational plans.
"He taught me how to use CAD and build models," Grzywacz said. "His class is one of the main reasons I am a dual major at LTU."
Civil engineering major Kimberly Klieber named two most valuable teachers from her time at Garden City High School, Denise Bills and Kelly Mendez.
Bills taught Klieber in honors physics and organic chemistry. "Miss Bills had a fire in the classroom! Everything was exciting and fun to learn. She truly has a passion for teaching and is amazing at it," Klieber said.
Mendez taught chemistry and geometry. "She knew how to teach so well that I still remember some of her silly jokes from time to time," Klieber said. "She taught subjects that are traditionally 'boring,' but she always made them fun and memorable."
|LTU student George Grzywacz and Jason Youngblood, one of his teachers at Chippewa Valley High School.
Ashley Meade named Nita Carpenter, her Algebra II teacher at Okemos High School. "She spent ample time with me when I needed help. I have learned to take time and have patience when explaining new ideas and topics," Meade said.
From his perspective at the collegiate level, Tocco believes the MVT initiative is important for both the students and their high school teachers. "The students are provided the opportunity to demonstrate their engineering and presentation skills to people who have made a significant contribution to their lives. Similarly, the teachers gain a measure of satisfaction when they see firsthand that their early mentorship of these students really did make a difference in their academic careers," Tocco said.


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WOBURN � An Ashland Police sergeant accused of destroying drug evidence and intimidating the officer who reported�it pleaded not guilty at his Middlesex Superior Court arraignment on Thursday.
Edward Pomponio, 50, is charged with wanton destruction of property, intimidating a witness and obstruction of justice.
"They (the allegations) are serious, but they are only allegations," said Pomponio�s lawyer, Thomas Drechsler. "He�s entitled to a presumption of innocence."
Authorities say that Ashland Sgt. Thomas Driscoll arrested Tanya Davis, 24, of Marlborough, in the MBTA parking lot off Pleasant Street on June 26, 2011. She was charged with possession of a Class E substance with the intent to distribute and a school zone violation. Driscoll confiscated four Vicodin pills and two Tramadol pills and logged them into evidence.
According to a statement of the case filed in court on Thursday, on July 8, 2011, Pomponio took the pills from the evidence locker and destroyed them.
"Sgt. Pomponio then took the bags into a common area inside the Ashland Police Station and crushed the contents with his shoes," the statement said.
No reason was given, the statement said.
In November 2011, Driscoll confronted Pomponio about the missing drugs.
"In his response to the request, Sgt. Pomponio informed Sgt. Driscoll that he had �accidentally� destroyed the pills because he did not know they were needed for evidence," the statement said.
However, the statement said Pomponio filed a report about destroying the evidence and it included Davis� arrest number, which authorities say proved that Pomponio had to know it was an open case.
The case against Davis was eventually dropped.
Later�that November, Driscoll reported the drugs' destruction�to both the Attorney General�s office and the Board of Selectmen. Soon after, Pomponio submitted a report to Lt. David Beaudoin and then-Chief Scott Rohmer, alleging that Driscoll violated department procedures and rules in regard to telling others about the drug evidence.
Pomponio angrily confronted Driscoll on Dec. 5, the statement said. He said, "Are you bringing charges up on me? Did you ask, did you use your chain of command? Because, if you did, you would have known I told the lieutenant and D.A."
Pomponio then went into Rohmer�s office. Later the pair walked by Driscoll and Pomponio asked the chief what charges he was going to bring against Driscoll, the report said.
Pomponio is currently on unpaid leave.
The charges against Pomponio aren't the first time he has been in trouble before.
Rohmer hired Pomponio in 2008 after he left the Milford Police Department in the middle of a sex scandal. Pomponio resigned in 2005 after a Milford resident alleged�Pomponio had sex with another man�s wife while on duty.
In 2009, after being hired in Ashland, Pomponio was barred from entering the Milford Police station and he was forced to turn his gun in each night before leaving work because he was accused of threatening and harassing another police officer.
In addition, Pomponio has also been disciplined for lying and for discharging a firearm in the Ashland Police station.
At�Pomponio's�arraignment on Thursday, prosecutor Christopher Tarrant did not ask for any bail. Pomponio was released and ordered not to contact Driscoll.
Drechsler said Pomponio has cooperated in every step of the investigation, including�testifying�before a grand jury.
"Everything he did was out in the open," said Drechsler. "He never hid anything."
Pomponio denies knowingly destroying drug evidence in an open case, and he said there is no "element of intent," in his actions, which�is needed to convict Pomponio of the charges.
Pomponio is due back in court on March 19 for a pretrial conference.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan did not issue a comment on the case on Thursday, but said when Pomponio was indicted in December, "These are troubling allegations that reflect a violation of the public trust placed in all law enforcement officials."
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WOBURN � An Ashland Police sergeant accused of destroying drug evidence and intimidating the officer who reported�it pleaded not guilty at his Middlesex Superior Court arraignment on Thursday.


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NEW BEDFORD — The price of gas has fallen more than 60 cents since September, but the drop isn't making a dent for some businesses that use large amounts of fuel.
NEW BEDFORD — The price of gas has fallen more than 60 cents since September, but the drop isn't making a dent for some businesses that use large amounts of fuel.
Taxi driver Jason Finnerty, who works for Bluebird Cab, said he "can feel" the effect of lower gas prices in his personal life. But at work, where he is responsible for paying for gas he uses per week, "50 cents lower doesn't cut it.
"We don't make that much to begin with," said Finnerty, who is a single father. "I have to support my daughter on the money I make and it's really tough. We use too much gas for it to make a difference."
Carlos Rafael, who owns 42 fishing boats, said lower gas prices don't provide much help to an industry that's already struggling with low fish stocks and prices.
"The difference between $3.80 and $3.20 isn't big enough. I need it to be more around $2 a gallon," he said. "I guess any little bit helps but it's still killing us."
He added that for fishermen, fuel is one of the largest expenses and it must be paid before a boat goes out.
"We don't know if we are coming back with fish but we still have to pay it," he said. "Now, OK, maybe we can cover expenses but there's not much profit."
Dartmouth Police Chief Timothy Lee said the lower prices are helping his department for now but that the yearly budget will probably even out because the prices fluctuate so much.
"We don't have any control over the price of gasoline; that's a geopolitical commodity," he said. "For now, it's great, but our experience is that over the course of a year the high-priced times compensate for the low-price times."
Lee said the department calculates its budget annually by looking at gas price projections from the Department of Energy.
Nelson Hockert-Lotz, who owns the Kempton Street and Rockdale Avenue Domino's Pizza, said his franchises recently purchased a Prius C, which has helped the company spend less money on gas, independent of the price per gallon.
"To use only $5 a day in gas to deliver hundreds of dollars in pizza is pretty great," he said.
Most of his drivers use their own cars, though, and are compensated for the gas they use.
Hockert-Lotz said he has not been affected by the lower gas prices because, while the chain adjusts gas compensation when prices go up, it does not do the same when prices drop.
"Especially at Christmas time, we don't want to do that to our workers," he said. "They work hard. They depend on tips and mileage as well as the wage to support their families. They're grateful for the extra cash, so we don't want to take that away."