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LOC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 276 diseños de 51 diseñadores freelance.
Live On Campus
We're a global media company reaching college students in 20 countries by the end of this year. We've used a boring but eye-catching logo (pun intended - and attached for reference) for more than 15 years but we're ready for a change.
We're looking for something passionate, innovative, creative and adventurous which inspires youth - Our tag line is "The World Is Your Campus" and we want to empower students to have a global view of their campus.
Ideally, you would create a clean, youthful, and enduring logo which can be used in a variety of placements from web, to print (posters/banners), and apparel (t-shirts, hats, etc.).
We would also like to find something which uses the idea of an eye but updates our look with something that points to the future without being trendy.
It would be great to have a logo that can also take on a flavor for each country we enter - with our eye logo, we did that with flags being used in the pupil.
Our CEO and team will be actively involved in providing immediate and descriptive feedback to help ensure your work fulfills our vision. This is an important project to us and we're excited to work with you to create something really great.
Thank you for your interest and participation - We hope to have an on-going relationship with designers in this contest for future work on several other projects we are rolling out soon.
Global Audience of College Students - primarily college but also high school and recent grads.
Clean, enduring design - doesn't mean boring but since it will be used in a variety of places, the versatility of the design is important. Will provide early and frequent feedback so if you have several ideas and want to send rough comps to start, that's fine to help refine the process and use your time well.
The visionary part is real - we're not looking for corporate design and the more creative you are - the better (we can always ask you to reign it in). The global and expansive feel is important as well. Students will be using our products and services to see their campus in a new and very visual way so we want to convey that to them.
Please do not base your ideas on the india.liveoncampus.com website - that is being used specifically for India and our new design is much more of a minimalist design like the home page you see at liveoncampus.com -
There are two files attached - one is low res version of our current logo with a blue tinted pupil. The second is a larger file prior to us tinting the pupil.
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AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern baseball team's two-game winning streak came to a screeching hault Friday evening at Hurricane Stadium as Georgia College took Game 1 of the three-game Peach Belt Conference series, 10-2.
Georgia College scored in all but two innings to improve to 21-14 overall and 12-6 in Peach Belt Conference play. GSW dropped to 8-28 and 5-16 in the PBC.
The Bobcats jumped on GSW right out of the gate. GC opened the game with two runs in the first, one of which was aided by an error, and followed with a run in the second.
Another two-run, one-run inning combination followed in the fourth and fifth frames for GC. After pushing a run across in the seventh, the Bobcats went with a final two-run, one-run inning combo to close the ballgame.
GSW broke up the Bobcat shutout in the eighth when two walks, two singles and an error led to a pair of Hurricane runs. Randall Sheffield drove in GSW's first run of the night with a deep single to left field and Chase Young followed on the next play with a sacrifice fly to the center fielder.
Sheffield led Hurricane hitters with a 3-for-4 evening. Young added two hits.
Josh Young, Jeremy Donaldson and Bryce Williams had two hits apiece for GC. Both of Donaldson's hits were doubles.
GSW starter Matthew Suggs (2-7) was unable to get out of the fourth, throwing 3 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and five runs, although only two were earned. Suggs walked four and struck out one. Tyler Daniel pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief and surrendered a run while walking one and striking out four. Gray Carden and Ryan Mosley shared the final three frames.
Darin Wiltgen (6-1) threw eight innings for GC. He allowed eight hits, walked three and struck out four. Chris George pitched the final inning and fanned two Hurricane batters.
The two schools meet again tomorrow (Sat.) for an afternoon doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The domain names of U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls Romney-Perry2012.com and Perry-Romney2012.com are available for $50,000 each, the names' owner says.
While the eventual GOP nominee is far from certain and chances are less than 50-50 that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry would be on the same ticket, the auction for the rights to the names shows the presidential race is heating up, The Hill reported.
Niels Jeffreys bought the rights to the domain names earlier this month and advertised them on GoDaddy.com.
Jeffreys, who told The Hill in an e-mail he lives in Thailand, hasn't received any bids yet, but is hoping they sell later in the presidential cycle.
He said he bought other domains previously but hasn't had much success.
"I have lost a bundle actually and they're the worst investment I've ever gotten into," Jeffreys said, adding that it was hard not to yield to the temptation to buy more addresses on the possibility of reaping a big payout.
Perry and Romney aren't the only two GOP politicians cyber-speculators hope appear on the Republican ticket next year; cybersquatters picked up domain names involving U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Sen. Mark Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Josh Boerne, president of the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse, told The Hill candidates must claim a strong, predictable domain name for a campaign Web site. While many Web surfers rely on search engines to locate a Web site, some people guess by typing a name into their address bar, Boerne said.
"Consumers are so well programmed, they'll type something in that's like what other candidates have used in the past," Boerne said.


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please don't be optimistic because those days are long gone...Mike D will get fired and it is only a matter of time. Let's take a poll
Before Christmas
All Star break
Off season
Will be here next year....oh god im feeling sick
please don't be optimistic because those days are long gone...Mike D will get fired and it is only a matter of time. Let's take a poll
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
The good news is if Dolan ever was waiting to make his move, now would be the time to do it.... Walsh is under the knife and MD's image is at its all-time lowest.... bad news is if he makes the move it probably means I-Thomas returns to the bench.
Unfortunately I dont see Walsh firing him til after the season..when we are 30-52 and out of the playoffs.........,again.
Fire him now. He has proven ****.
I feel sorry for the coaches who couldn't help their situation because of their lack of ability to win games because of the lack of talent on the team and got fired because of it. D'Antoni has had the talent, but is horrible.
I have a bad feeling we're gonna have to wait 'till at least January.
Do it now before we have a winning streak and Dolan/Walsh changes their minds. I have no confidence in this "style" doing much damage in the Playoffs.
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you're not just firing D'Antoni but also pretty much saying Gallinari is a goner too
anyone else hopes Dolan does it in a humiliating way to rub it in D'Antoni instead of just straight up firing him.
could have him report to the game and moments before tip-off have guards escort him and his butt buddy Gallo out the Garden, like they did Don Chaney and his wife.
or fire him but make him read a resignation statement like Lenny Wilkens.
or just leave him out to dry like Larry Brown.
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Dolan is a fool; Knicks will gel at end of season to have 3-game winning streak,
'Antoni will be rewarded with 3-year contract.
http://testicle.com is House of Dong
Isiah has destroyed everything he has ever touched and you want him back?!?!?!?!
He won't be gone, if at all, until after the season.
And anyone saying they would prefer Isiah Thomas is a damn fool.
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
The good news is the Knicks are playing in a weak EC, we're 11th in the standings. D'Antoni still has time to clean this up, he admitted the 3 pointer killed us yesterday and we needed to drive to the basket so maybe some changes are coming.
It's not the only thing that has to be fixed but its a start, stop jacking up 3s when you have 20 secs left on the shot clock.
I always thought this guy was an ******* even in Phoenix. I never really supported him as our coach but I thought eventually that him and Walsh would turn things around. I dont really have anything against Walsh but Im another one thats gotten really sick of Mike D's antics. He looks like a b*tch when hes complaining to the refs about something...I just wanna rabbit punch him in the worst way
We suck again fffffffffffffffffffffffffff.
Laughing stocks still FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
D'Antoni has always sucked. This is nothing new. That's why I wanted D'Antoni fired from day one. He doesn't stress defense. He sucks at creating lineups and rotations. The only reason he won in Phoenix was because they already had 4 All Stars, the entire time he coached them. Now, when he has one all star to work with, he can't even break 33 wins.
Donnie Walsh is a horrible GM. All he does is listen to D'Antoni.
Every player Walsh traded ended up on winning teams. What a coincidence?
And the Knicks are going to keep sucking, because Walsh traded away all of the Knicks' first round picks.
And even when we had 1st round picks, Walsh was bright enough to get Gallinari over Lopez, Hibbert, and Gordon, and he got Hill over Jennings.
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Jeremon Linbury
D'Antoni is more suited to be a high school level coach. the only pros he should be in is the WNBA. even Bill Laimbier can coach better.
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2013: (Indoor): Came third in the triple jump with 14.05m at the Harvard Challenge (1/19) … finished first in the long jump with a jump of 6.43m at the Cupid Challenge (2/11) … improved his long jump to 6.55m at the New England Division III Championship (2/16), earning a sixth place finish … holds the MIT freshman record in the triple jump.
Off the Track: Majoring in mechanical engineering.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Sewickley Academy … MVP … basketball MVP and All-Conference … seven-time varsity letterwinner … basketball captain … also did martial arts … Cum Laude Society … valedictorian … National Achievement Scholar.
Personal: Son of Darlene and David Motley … family member played volleyball at the University of Pittsburgh.


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NEW KENT — Larry Murray's specialty is training horses. Fortunately for his bank account, it isn't calling the races.
Then again, Murray was a little too close to the subject. His horse, London Lane, a 50-to-1 long shot, came from the rear to win the Grade II Colonial Turf Cup Saturday at Colonial Downs.
It was a late and stunning charge. The Maryland-bred gelding was in seventh place heading into the stretch. But running on the outside, London Lane went from seventh to second in 15 seconds. He then edged out Swift Warrior, which had led most of the way, just before the finish line.
Murray was on the telephone with Howard Bender, London Lane's owner, the whole time.
"I got on with him as they broke out of the gate and I described it until the far turn," Murray said. "I said, 'Ah, he's last, it doesn't look like he's going anywhere or getting anything.' And then I start screaming, and I'm sure he didn't know what I was saying.
"I gotta call him back when I'm done with you guys to make sure he knows we won it. I was out of control."
In winning his first graded race, and his sixth overall, London Lane paid $102.60 on a $2 bet to win, $24.40 to place, and $7.20 to show.
He began the day at 20-to-1. His winning time in the 1 3/16ths-mile race was 1 minute, 55.94 seconds.
Hyper finished second and Swift Warrior was third.
London Lane's only other 2013 race was an allowance at Pimlico, where he was sixth. But a big difference Saturday was his jockey — Horacio Karamanos, who won for the ninth time in 42 starts at Colonial Downs. He won the day's fourth race on Saintly Love.
"I'm feeling happy because that's what we're working for," Karamanos said. "You can't win every day, but to win a race like this, especially in Virginia, it's like my home. I win the (2007) Virginia Derby, I win this. I feel so good because to me, this is like my home."
Karamanos' 2007 Derby win came on a horse that was 37-to-1.
Murray wasn't surprised that London Lane ran a good race. He just didn't expect it to be that good.
"I'm not stunned," he said. "I thought if things went well, he could get a piece of it, and that's all I was hoping for. I didn't think we'd get the big piece. But I thought under the best of circumstances, he could get third.
"He's a real laid-back guy. Nothing bothers him. He was probably the calmest horse in the paddock. You almost worry he's too laid-back. This horse always tries, and that's a plus. And having Karamanos is a plus."


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My favorite thing about vegan baked goods is that even as a non-vegan, I CAN STILL EAT THEM.
And one that I enjoy eating is the vegan chocolate chocolate cookies at Macrina Bakery in Seattle. And--YES!--they are the "recipe of the month" which is now available to the public. Here's what Macrina has to say about them:
"This cookie was developed for a favorite teacher of one of our daughters here at Macrina. She would often request Olivia's Chocolate Chip cookies for her class but discovered her teacher couldn't eat them. I went to work on a vegan version so the cookies could be enjoyed by all! We test marketed it in our cafes with customers and they loved them, so we now offer them baked fresh daily!"
Here's the recipe:
Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Cookies
Makes 20 3-inch cookies
- 2-1/4 C unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 C cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp egg replacement powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2-1/2 C bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 C (1 stick) vegan butter (preferably Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks) at room temperature
- 1/3 C palm shortening, at room temperature
- 3/4 C light brown vegan sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 C water
1. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, egg replacement and salt in a medium bowl. Add the chocolate chip and mix well to combine. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla. Start on low speed and increase to medium for a total of 5 to 8 minutes. The mixture will be fluffy and very pale. Add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the water. Stop halfway and scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula. Mix until just incorporated, about 1 minute. Be careful not to over mix: the cookies may become tough. If the dry ingredients aren't fully incorporated, mix them in with the spatula. Transfer the dough to a medium bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour. At this point the dough can be formed into cookies or stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This dough also freezes well for up to three weeks.
3. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 35o° F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
4. Let the cookie dough warm at room temperature for 20 minutes to make portioning easier. Scoop the dough from the bowl with a large spoon or #30 ice cream scoop and form into 1-3/4 inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets, flattening them to 1/2 inch thickness while maintaining the circle shape. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown. (These cookies don't spread much, so they'll look a little different than standard chocolate chip cookies.) Cool them on a wire rack for 20 minutes before serving. Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.


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The highway that follows the St. Lawrence in Glengarry is one of my favorite places. I like the gentle drive along the waterfront with the St. Lawrence on one side and the houses either on the water or set back.
There are little docks, with boats. I noticed that the signs had been updated to reflect the South Glengarry township change. I still think of it as Glengarry County with the townships of Lochiel, Kenyon, Charlottenburgh and Lancaster.
Since I had viewed a copy of Part IV of Duncan's charts, I didn't have to go into the Cornwall Public Library and the Cornwall Room. I had been there in 2012 so I knew what they had and given them a booklet of my McDonald's side. I do recommend the Cornwall Room for genealogical research. http://www.cornwall.ca/en/webadmin/publiclibrary.asp I do want to warn you that the library's website it not real helpful but you can go to their local history link and do searches. The Cornwall Room has limited hours so make sure you know those hours before you head out to this library in downtown Cornwall. Parking is behind the library and you do have to feed the meter. http://library.cornwall.on.ca/
You can read about my first visit dated June 24, 2012 "The Cornwall Public Library's Genealogical & History Collection."
The Genealogical Society of St. Laurent has moved to the basement of the Cornwall Library and I could go in and see if they were open for business and it looks like they might be keeping Saturday hours. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onstormo/info-local-cornwallplib.html
You can read about my first visit to them in 2012 at this post dated June 24, 2012 "A Gem in the United Counties of S.D.&G: La Genealogie et archives Saint-Laurent Inc."
I decided I needed some downtime and to rest so I hung around my motel room. Now I stayed at this motel one night on my trip in 2012. It is the motel Monte Carlo and it is right on the St. Lawrence River just a little past the main downtown area of Cornwall. Now it is not a fancy motel but it is so convenient. It is just beyond St. Anthony St. and a bit before Boundary Rd. and right on Hwy 2. She put me in room #4 again and fortunately, things had improved since my last visit. So I was happy. http://www.montecarlomotel1700.com/ Now if you want breakfast you have to go out. They did have coffee but I would plan to bring your own just in case. I did have a microwave and refrigerator.
Just east along Hwy #2 is the Blue Anchor Bar and Grill. I had found this restaurant on my last trip and had sat out on their veranda watching the boats go by. I forgot one thing and that is it was fall this time not spring and it was a bit cool out there on their veranda but I persevered. http://www.blueanchor.ca/ They are also on Facebook.
I had made arrangements to meet with someone at one of the little historical societies in the area but it didn't work out. I had hoped to ask a ton of questions but it didn't happen and I have had a discussion with myself about being more careful.
However, I did get a little drive through the Glengarry area and when I turned off of Hwy 34 onto Hwy 24 and saw these church spires I realized that it was the St. Columba and Kirkhill Churches that I had visited the last time. I had come south on the Military Road and saw them in the distance and was just blown away. They were still pretty impressive.
In Alexandria I wandered around and found this lovely lake and another cemetery The United Church Cemetery.
I stopped at Dimitri's for an early dinner. It was a little stormy and windy so I ate my early dinner inside Dimitri is in Summerstown and right on the St. Lawrence. I decided to try a Greek plate and it was very good. They said they would be offering breakfast starting in October so you might want to check it out. Dimitri's is a little east of Hwy 27 in Summerstown.
Anything having to do with MacDonells is something that I will take a few minutes to stop and study. There is a plaque on the Hwy 2 for Lt. Colonel John MacDonell (Abercalder). It is on the south side of the road. You can pull into Stone House Point Road and park and then walk over to the plaque. It you get to Rae Road you are either past or just about there depending on which way you are headed.
There are supposed to be remnants of the house he built-in this area but it is all private property so I did not try to venture further. I did try to peek over the bushes but I could not see anything in the area that might be ruins. Google Earth just sees lots of trees in the area.
There are lots of historical plaques in the area and one could spend a lot of time driving around and finding them.
Try these links.
http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_STU/Plaque_Stormont42.html or go here.
Here is a list of the posts and dates of my 2012 tour of the Glengarry, Ontario area. You can find them using the archive box on the right of this blog.
- At Last! Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry!, June 22, 2012
- An Overview: Dundas, Stormont and the city of Cornwall, Ontario, June 24, 2012
- The Cornwall Public Library's Genealogical & History Collection, June 24, 2012
- A Gem in the United Counties of S.D.&G: La Genealogie et archives Saint-Laurent, Inc., June 24, 2012
- Cornwall Community Museum! June 25, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Glengarry Archives & the Sir John Johnson House, June 26, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: The Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum, June 26, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Williamstown, June 26, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Dunvegan & The Glengarry Pioneer Museum, June 27, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Alexandria "The Centre of Glengarry," June 27, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: St. Raphael's, June 28, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Martintown, June 28, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: St. Andrews West (Stormont), June 28, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Lancaster, June 28, 2012
- Last Night in Cornwall, A Turn of Events and a lovely view!, June 28, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Cornwall to South Lancaster, June 29, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Kirkhill, June 29, 2012
- Touring Glengarry: Lochiel, Glen Sandfield, Dalkeith, June 29, 2012
- Prescott, Russell, The Ottawa River & Ottawa!, June 29, 2012


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The opera is based on a poem by Michael Donaghy about a craftsman seeking revenge for his brother's murder. How did you settle on the text and how did the piece come about?
At the time, the librettist, Jack Underwood, was writing a PhD that examined Michael Donaghy's poetry. He actually suggested Donaghy's poem The Commission from the 'Errata' collection because he thought it had all the ingredients of a really compelling opera plot.
I met Jack on the Jerwood Opera Writing Programme at Aldeburgh Music in 2007, and during the workshops there we made a piece that was about twenty minutes long. We then won a Jerwood Fellowship to develop the work. So we brought in a new director, Annabel Arden, and a new creative team and we decided to make lots of changes. The past few months have been really intensive!
How did you work together once the text had been chosen and the creative team brought together?
Jack wrote a libretto that has gone through so many different stages I've lost count. Sometimes there have been sections that I've thought were too long or scenes that needed to change because of the structure of the opera – there's been a lot of toing and froing. For example, most of the text doesn't rhyme, but when I read the text for the Pope's aria, it seemed like a nursery rhyme he might sing to a child, so I asked Jack if he could add some rhyming lines.
Tell us about the instrumentation you've chosen to use.
Michael Donaghy's poem suggests a Renaissance setting but reads like a film noir voice-over, and it was the combination of those two different things that really appealed to Jack and me. So I thought about instrument combinations for quite a long time. Rather than go for period instruments and period tunings I went for a mandolin, which brings a sound similar to the lute, and a trombone, rather than, say, a sackbut. There's also a cimbalom, which has been used a lot in film music, so that's a nice connection.
What has been the most challenging thing about writing The Commission?
I suppose the most challenging thing has also been the most exciting thing – which is to try and get the music totally to embody the drama, to make a dramatic arc that makes sense and is also going to be powerful and affecting for the audience. I've particularly focussed on harmony and tried to find my own language that references the Renaissance – there's a passacaglia basis to one of the arias, for example – and brings in some postwar elements.
How are you feeling about hearing your opera for the first time?
It's a massive thrill. It's just so exciting to be in the rehearsal room at the moment because I love devising and I'm surrounded by people who are full of brilliant ideas. It's pretty amazing, really!
The Commission runs in the Linbury Studio Theatre 17–19 March 2014 in a double programme with Francisco Coll's Café Kafka. Tickets are still available.
The programme is a co-commission and co-production with Aldeburgh Music and Opera North supported by Arts Council England's Britten Centenary Fund.


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An essential element of the crime of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1568, requires that the uniformed law enforcement officer must be occupying an appropriately marked police vehicle or police bicycle when giving the motor vehicle driver the visual or audible signal to stop.
Appeal from McPherson District Court; JOE DICKINSON, judge. Opinion filed July 8, 2005. Reversed.
Rick Kittel, assistant appellate defender, for appellant.
Ty Kaufman, county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for appellee.
Before JOHNSON, P.J., ELLIOTT and MALONE, JJ.
JOHNSON, J.: Charles L. Beeney appeals his jury conviction for one count of feloniously fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in violation of K.S.A. 8-1568(b). Beeney challenges his conviction on three bases: (1) the complaint was fatally defective because it omitted essential elements of the crime and because the complaint language failed to allege a crime; (2) the instruction defining the crime was clearly erroneous because it did not ask the jury to find the elements alleged in the complaint; and (3) the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to support the fleeing or attempting to elude conviction. Finding that the complaint upon which Beeney was tried did not charge the crime alleged, we reverse.
On a foggy November morning, Trooper Gardner responded to a report that a man who may have been the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant was in the parking lot of the Tortilla King plant occupying a bluish-silver Ford Taurus with Vermont license plates. The trooper, in full uniform and operating a marked Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle, drove through the plant parking lot. The trooper parked and exited the patrol vehicle, proceeding afoot to look at some vehicles which were backed into parking spaces.
The trooper spotted a silver vehicle with Vermont tags, which from approximately three car lengths away appeared to be a Taurus. The trooper thought the car was unoccupied, but as he walked towards the vehicle a person sat up into the driver's seat as if the person had been lying on the passenger side. The person, later identified as Beeney, started the vehicle and slowly left the parking space. As the trooper walked between vehicles, he raised his hands and told Beeney to "stop the vehicle." The trooper would testify that he made eye contact with Beeney when he motioned his hands and gave his verbal command to stop.
The vehicle accelerated, drove past the trooper and the patrol car, and exited the parking lot. The trooper observed the vehicle's direction of travel and heard aggressive acceleration. By the time the trooper returned to his patrol car, activated its lights and sirens, and proceeded onto the street, Beeney's car was out of sight. The foggy conditions had produced extremely limited visibility.
In short order, the trooper found the vehicle, abandoned and damaged. The physical evidence led the trooper to believe that the vehicle had gone into the ditch and rolled. A search for the driver, by foot and by helicopter, was unsuccessful. Subsequent investigation disclosed Beeney's identity, and he was located in custody in Harvey County.
Because Beeney was serving another sentence at the Lansing Correctional Facility, prosecution of this case was delayed for over a year. Following a preliminary hearing, the State amended the complaint. At trial, Beeney admitted being in the vehicle, but alleged that he was not the driver. After his conviction, Beeney did not file any posttrial motions.
The amended complaint upon which Beeney went to trial was worded as follows:
"That on or about the 16th day of November, 2001, the above named defendant, within McPherson County, Kansas, did then and there contrary to the statutes of the State of Kansas unlawfully, feloniously and willfully flee or attempt to elude a uniformed law enforcement officer when given visual or audible signals to bring the vehicle to a stop and is involved in a motor vehicle accident during the pursuit, contrary to K.S.A. 8-1568(b), a Severity Level 9, Person Felony, 5-17 mos. (Felony Flee & Elude)." (Emphasis added.)
Originally, the complaint alleged that Beeney fled or attempted to elude a "pursuing police vehicle." That language was replaced with "uniformed law enforcement officer" upon the State's unopposed motion at preliminary hearing.
Beeney points to a number of omissions in the complaint which he contends renders it fatally defective. However, we will focus on the contention that fleeing or attempting to elude a uniformed law enforcement officer is not a crime proscribed by K.S.A. 8-1568.
The sufficiency of a charging document to confer jurisdiction is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review. State v. Hooker, 271 Kan. 52, 60, 21 P.3d 964 (2001). However, the test for determining complaint sufficiency depends upon when the issue was first raised. State v. Hall, 246 Kan. 728, 764-65, 793 P.2d 737 (1990), overruled in part Ferguson v. State, 276 Kan. 428, 444, 78 P.3d 40 (2003) (extending post-Hall common sense rule to collateral attack cases). Defective complaint issues raised for the first time on appeal are subject to a common sense approach. The complaint or information is reviewed as a whole, interpreted to include facts which are necessarily implied, and construed liberally in favor of validity. Hall, 246 Kan. at 764.
Nevertheless, a defective complaint challenge will prevail, if the claimed defect has
"(a) prejudiced the defendant in the preparation of his or her defense; (b) impaired in any way defendant's ability to plead the conviction in any subsequent prosecution; or (c) limited in any way defendant's substantial rights to a fair trial under the guarantees of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights, § 10." Hall, 246 Kan. at 765.
Here, Beeney did not move for an arrest of judgment and raises his defective complaint claim for the first time on appeal. However, he argues that the defect prejudiced the preparation of his defense and limited his constitutional rights. We agree.
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution gives an accused the right to "be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation"; the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights, § 10 mandates that "the accused shall be allowed . . . to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him." Statutorily, the complaint "shall be a plain and concise written statement of the essential facts constituting the crime charged, which complaint, information or indictment, drawn in the language of the statute, shall be deemed sufficient." K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 22-3201(b).
Here, the complaint was not drawn in the language of the statute, which reads in pertinent part:
"(a) Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring such driver's vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle, when given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, shall be guilty as provided by subsection (c)(1), (2) or (3). The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light or siren. The officer giving such signal shall be in uniform, prominently displaying such officer's badge of office, and the officer's vehicle or bicycle shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle or police bicycle." (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 8-1568(a).
The complaint alleged that Beeney fled or attempted to elude a uniformed law enforcement officer, not a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle. Thus, the complaint informed Beeney that the nature and cause of the accusation against him was his failure to stop his vehicle in response to Trooper Gardner's visual or audible signal to stop, while the trooper was afoot and the patrol car was parked and unoccupied. Indeed, in its brief, the State argues "that the crime of fleeing and eluding was complete when the Defendant failed to stop for Trooper Gardner when he raised his hands and ordered the Defendant to stop his motor vehicle but he fled from the scene."
At the time the State alleges the crime was complete, the trooper was not in a pursuing police vehicle or bicycle. However, the State presented evidence that the trooper did give chase in a pursuing patrol car with emergency equipment activated, albeit after Beeney's vehicle was no longer visible in the fog. Therefore, if the crime of fleeing or attempting to elude does not encompass the disobeyance of a uniformed law enforcement officer who is not in a pursuing police vehicle or bicycle, then Beeney was denied his constitutional right to be advised of the charge against him and was prejudiced in the preparation of his defense. His conviction cannot be saved, even if a reasonable jury could have inferred that, later in the sequence of events, Beeney was fleeing or attempting to elude Trooper Gardner's pursuing patrol car. Cf. Roach v. State, 27 Kan. App. 2d 561, 566, 7 P.3d 319, rev. denied 270 Kan. 899 (2000) ("A conviction based on an information that does not charge the crime for which the accused is convicted is void, and such a fundamental defect may be raised at any time.").
Our analysis then turns to whether K.S.A. 8-1568 prohibits fleeing or attempting to elude a uniformed law enforcement officer who is not in a pursuing police vehicle or bicycle. Our interpretation rules are well established.
"Criminal statutes must be strictly construed in favor of the accused. Any reasonable doubt about the meaning is decided in favor of anyone subjected to the criminal statute. The rule of strict construction, however, is subordinate to the rule that judicial interpretation must be reasonable and sensible to effect legislative design and intent. [Citation omitted.]" State v. McGill, 271 Kan. 150, 154, 22 P.3d 597 (2001).
In stating the crime, the statute plainly relates the fleeing or eluding to a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle. The statute further requires that "[t]he officer giving such signal shall be in uniform, prominently displaying such officer's badge of office, and the officer's vehicle or bicycle shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle or police bicycle." (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 8-1568. The conjunction, "and," indicates that the legislature contemplated that the crime would involve both a uniformed law enforcement officer and a marked police vehicle.
The "police bicycle" language was added to the statute in 1996. L. 1996, ch. 180, sec. 2. Such an amendment would appear unnecessary if the legislature believed that disobeying a stop order from a uniformed law enforcement officer, without more, violated the statute.
The committee that develops our state's pattern jury instructions has determined that a pursuing vehicle or bicycle is a required element of the crime. One of the claims that the jury must find, beyond a reasonable doubt, is "[t]hat the defendant intentionally failed or refused to bring the motor vehicle to a stop, or otherwise fled or attempted to elude a pursuing police (vehicle) (bicycle)." (Emphasis added.) PIK Crim. 3d 70.09 (1998 Supp.).
"The gist of the proscribed conduct is a driver's failure to stop his motor vehicle after having been signaled to stop by a police officer in a police vehicle or attempting to elude the police vehicle." (Emphasis added.) State v. Russell, 229 Kan. 124, 126, 622 P.2d 658 (1981). One perceives that the crime of fleeing or attempting to elude is intended to promote public safety by punishing anyone who instigates or refuses to terminate a police vehicle chase. Indeed, the statute is part of the uniform act regulating traffic and is specifically designated as a serious traffic offense. On the other hand, our criminal code provides a means to coerce obeyance of an officer on foot who is discharging any official duty. See K.S.A. 21-3808, Obstructing legal process or official duty. Therefore, our interpretation of K.S.A. 8-1568 is reasonable and sensible and effects the legislature's design and intent.
In summary, we hold that an essential element of the crime of fleeing or attempting to elude, K.S.A. 8-1568, is that the uniformed law enforcement officer must be occupying an appropriately marked police vehicle or police bicycle when the visual or audible signal to stop is given to a motor vehicle driver. The complaint against Beeney did not allege that he fled or attempted to elude a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle. The complaint did not adequately inform Beeney of the nature and cause of the accusation against him and prejudiced his ability to prepare his defense. Beeney's conviction for fleeing or attempting to elude, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1568 must be reversed. We need not address the other issues raised by Beeney.


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At the beginning of the fourth quarter Jim Cramer put together a list of stocks he thought would garner a lot of attention from growth funds.
The thesis was that in the fourth quarter, growth oriented money managers lookat their best performers, and they double down on them going into the end ofthe year.
At the time Cramer recommended Amazon, Google, MasterCard, Visa, Ulta Salon,Tractor Supply, Sherwin-Williams, Diageo, Gilead and Alexion as his top tenanointed names.
In other words, Cramer thought they would outperform the rest of the marketthrough the end of the year.
Now that the new year is only a month away, it's time to review how theseanointed stocks have held up.
So, how have 'the anointed' names done since he first presented the thesis onthe October 8th broadcast of Mad Money?
At the beginning of the fourth quarter Jim Cramer put together a list of stocks he thought would garner a lot of attention from growth funds.
First, Amazon started at $259, pulled back to just above $220, before rebounding to $251 where it is right now.
Cramer's Comments: These guys are taking share and taking names, plus, the company keeps expanding its hardware ecosystem with new versions of the Kindle. Also, they're trying to own the digital content business the same way they own traditional online shopping, and it's working.
Google has been pounded, it went from over $760 to below $660, but has now rebounded back to $695.
Cramer's Comments: "Google is still the sultan of search. Also Google owns Android, the largest mobile operating system in the world. They just need to figure out how to monetize it better, something the company is starting to do by releasing its own line of smartphones and tablets."
"Of all these growth stocks, though, I have to admit that I like Google lessthan I did before the bad quarter, so if you were trying to figure out which ofthese stocks worries me the most, it's Google."
MasterCard & Visa
MasterCard took a 25 point dive, falling from $475 to $450, but has since rallied up to $487, a dozen points above where Cramer recommended it.
Visa has moved up nicely from $136 to $148.
Cramer's Comments: "These two stocks are both plays on the worldwide switch from paper currency to plastic, as they make their money from transaction volumes. Visa and Mastercard both reported strong quarters in October, and they have very healthy balance sheets."
"I'm a big fan of both stocks."
Sherwin- Williams
Sherwin-Williams has had a bump ride, although it's ultimately moved up from$149 to $152.
Cramer's Comments: "This paint maker is a terrific play on the housing rebound, and that theme seems to be almost unstoppable. Plus, three weeks ago Sherwin-Williams agreed to acquire Comex, a Mexico-based paint company, for$2.34 billion, and this deal could be additive to the company's earnings within the first year."
"Also, raw material inflation has moderated, something that will be a real boonfor Sherwin Williams' margins early next year. This one's better than ever, particularly when you consider how muchdamage Sandy's done and how much square footage must be repainted because ofthat horrible storm."
Ulta Salon
UltaSalon has risen from $96 to $100.
Cramer Comments: "Ulta reported aterrific quarter, with 8.4% same store sales growth. Management also indicatedthat they're seeing a strong start to the holiday shopping season.
"The company's newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, a guy who'd been on the job for just six weeks, announced his sudden resignation. We never like it when a CFO resigns, as that can be a sign something might be wrong with the financials, but given that this particular CFO had been there for less than two months, this was probably just a case of him being the wrong guy for the job."
Tractor Supply
Tractor Supply has unfortunately been a real dog, falling from $98 to $88.
Cramer Commentary: "I have to admit, I blew it with this one, recommending the stock at $98—ten bucks above where itis right now. What went wrong? The expectations got too high, so high that even when Tractor Supply reported a beat and raise on October 24th, that wasn't good enough to prevent the stock from going lower."
"However, now that the expectations have been adjusted downward, I think Tractor Supply makes a lot more sense. This company is still taking market share in a very fragmented industry, it's still growing its store base, and it should get a boost from the turn in housing."
Gilead shot up from $68 to $74.
Cramer Comments: "Gilead is the number one maker of HIV drugs, and it's also developing a revolutionary treatment for Hepatitis C that has the potential to be a mega blockbuster. Plus,Gilead has a very deep pipeline, including a cancer drug that's now entering phase 3 clinical trials."
"This story is playing out just as we thought, and best of all, Gilead is somewhat immune to a fiscal cliff induced recession, because people don't stop taking life-saving medicines just because the economy slows down."
Alexion was put through the meat-grinder, falling from $111 to $95.
Cramer Comments: "Alexion is an orphan drug maker whose lead drug, Soliris for a number of ultra-rare blood disorders, has been incredibly successful. However, even though Alexion raised guidance when it reported on October 24th, the stock sold off because Soliris sales only met expectations rather than beating them.
"I think this was a case where the market overreacted. My view is that the Street modeled the quarter wrong and punished the stock."
Not only is Alexion looking at Soliris for other uses, "they have some intriguingthings in the pipeline, although they're still in the early stages ofdevelopment."
Diageo has rallied from $113 to $119.
Cramer Comments: "You know Diageo from its brands—think Johnnie Walker,J&B, Smirnoff, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray, BaileysIrish Cream and Guinness."
"Diageo's a master of branding, it's got growth all over the world, and a solid 2.88% yield. Everything is going Diageo's way— I say you can stick with Diageo."
What's the bottom line?
Y ou don't have to keep searching for new ideas as long as the old ones work just fine. And Jim Cramer thinks all the stock listed above belong on your radar.
"If we get an agreement on the fiscal cliff or if we go over the cliff andthese stocks pull back sharply," Cramer said any and all of these stocks shouldbe worth your time.
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Where's the car? Mystery hit and runner still not charged
Charlottesville police are pretty sure they know who slammed into Adrienne Eichner's parked pickup truck in the wee hours on April 10. They just don't have enough evidence to arrest him.
Attorney Bud Treakle knows who the perp is, too, because it's his client. The unnamed client called the lawyer the night of the crash to say he'd done it and he'd make restitution. Treakle, in turn, called the police. But because of attorney-client privilege, Treakle isn't saying who the felonious fugitive is, and he declined to comment for this article.
Officer Faron Ocheltree, who's investigating the hit and run, told The Hook in May the missing driver had been drinking and didn't have a license.
Police got a tip through Crimestoppers and have investigated a suspect. The problem? "We can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt," says Sgt. Ronnie Roberts, who declines to name the suspect.
But wouldn't a vehicle that hit a parked truck and pushed it an estimated 40 to 50 yards into a neighbor's yard have signs that it had been in an accident? "We're still working on that," says Roberts.
He does say police spent time looking at a car "with cooperation from agencies outside the Albemarle/Charlottesville area." Does that mean that the hit and runner is hiding his vehicle out of the county? Roberts remains mum on that part.
Eichner says a city official told her that "They're not going to arrest anybody because they can't find the car that hit mine."
And she's still looking for restitution for the damage to her 1995 Toyota truck. Her insurance company paid her $7,400. "The truck was worth $8,500, and I was trying to sell it for $8,300," she says.
Besides the $900 she says she's out of pocket, she also wants compensation for her neighbors' azaleas that were damaged when her truck was hurled into their yard.
"A policeman told my grandparents I'd be compensated, but nobody is talking to me," Eichner complains.
Roberts says the case is not closed, but unless fresh information surfaces or someone comes forward, there isn't enough evidence to file charges.
"I'm disappointed, because this is a felony," says Eichner, "not just some little bump in the parking lot."


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Senior 2014-15
Posted a 5-3 record at the end of the fall season, did not see action in the spring season … Went 1-0 with doubles partner Grant Solomon.
Junior 2013-14
Posted a 4-4 singles record as a junior, along with a 2-1 doubles mark ... Was undefeated in singles in two dual matches, taking down opponents from Boston University and Bryant ... Teamed with Shaun Chaudhuri to post doubles wins over duos from Penn and Army.
Sophomore 2012-13
Finished the season with a 6-4 overall record between tournament and singles matches... Played in two dual matches finishing with a 1-1 record ... Recorded a 4-1 record four doubles play, winning his first four matches of the season
Freshman 2011-12
Was one of four players on the Harvard roster that tallied over 20 singles victories in 2012 … Went 25-8 overall and 15-5 in dual matches during singles competition … Recorded an 11-5 mark in doubles play teaming with Chaudhuri, Steinroeder, Pearlman, and Schultz … Went 2-0 during singles play at the Hilton Mission Valley Spring Classic helping Harvard to defeat San Diego State and then-No. 16 San Diego.
Before Harvard:
Earned two varsity letters … Earned first-team all-county honors in 2008 and 2009 … Named to all-state first team in 2009 … Daily Record Tennis Player of the Year in 2009 … Reached finals in both singles and doubles at USTA National Opens … Ranked as high as No. 23 nationally in USTA Under-18s … Won clinching match in all three playoff rounds for Delbarton School to clinch its first state championship … Went undefeated during 2009 regular season … National AP Scholar … National Merit Commended Scholar … Volunteered at Morristown Soup Kitchen … Taught underprivileged youths in Washington, D.C. for two years … Father, Robert, played football at Amherst … Other interests include surfing, movies, music and playing recreationally and following professional baseball, football, basketball and soccer.