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2013-14 • Senior | Game-by-Game Stats
Tabbed the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year … also voted to A-10 All-Defensive team and first-team All-Conference … NABC first-team All-District selection … led Billikens in assists (164), steals (51) and was second in scoring (13.9 ppg) … ends career ranking third all-time at SLU in assists (422) and steals (174) … his 164 assists this season was third all-time in a single season at SLU … reached the 1,000 point mark for his career in the Fordham game … is 18th all-time in scoring at SLU with 1,239 points … scored 17.0 ppg during conference play, which ranked seventh in the A-10 … finished third in the A-10 with 4.8 assists per game and was tied for sixth with 1.5 steals per game … four-time A-10 Player of the Week … earned reputation as the most clutch performer in the Atlantic 10, as he won games in the final seconds against Rhode Island, La Salle and UMass … it was his free throw at George Mason that sent the game into overtime, a game the Bills eventually won … scored the game-tying basket against NC State that completed a miraculous comeback and sent the game into overtime … scored a career-high 31 points, including 21 in the second half, in the win at Rhode Island … scored 25 points (19 in the second half) in the win at La Salle … registered 25 points (19 in the second half) in the overtime victory at George Mason … posted back-to-back double-doubles (the first of his career) in wins against Duquesne and Richmond … had 10 points and a career-high 11 assists against Duquesne, the first points-assists double-double in SLU history since the 1990s … followed that performance with 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Richmond … had 18 points and nine rebounds in the win against Fordham … scored 18 points in the NCAA Tournament victory against NC State … scored 10 points and dished out nine assists in the victory against Valparaiso.
2012-13 • Junior | Game-by-Game Stats
Third-team All-Conference selection … named to the A-10 All-Defensive team for the second year in a row ... appeared in all 35 contests … started in nine of the first 11 games, then came off the bench in the rest … scored 9.0 ppg and led the Billikens with 112 assists … recorded 40 steals … second among the Billikens in scoring in A-10 play, averaging 10.8 ppg … led all A-10 guards with a .511 shooting percentage … eighth in the A-10 with a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio … scored 14 points in the season-opening win against USC Upstate … recorded 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the win against Valpo … notched 17 points in back-to-back games against North Texas and UT Martin … was 6-of-7 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line against North Texas … turned in 15 points in the win against UMass … scored 10 points in the win at Duquesne … tied his career high with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the home victory against Butler … had 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Fordham … recorded 16 points in both games against Charlotte and VCU … scored 10 points and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at Xavier … chipped in nine points in the regular-season finale against La Salle … dished out seven assists in the NCAA Tournament victory against New Mexico State … scored 11 points and pulled down four rebounds against Oregon in the NCAA tourney.
2011-12 • Sophomore | Game-by-Game Stats
Named to the A-10 All-Defensive team ... appeared in all 34 contests ... third on the squad with 39 steals and 71 assists ... his 39 steals are the ninth most in a single season by a SLU sophomore ... scored 6.5 ppg ... chipped in 10 points and recorded three steals against Michigan State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament ... hit all four of his chances from the charity stripe against Memphis in NCAA Tournament action ... scored in double figures in each of the A-10 Tournament games, pumping in 11 vs. Xavier and 13 against La Salle ... recorded 13 points in back-to-back games against UMass and St. Bonaventure ... poured in 11 points and tied a career high with four steals in the win at Xavier ... was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line against the Bonnies ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line en route to 12 points against Temple ... pumped in 10 points and grabbed three boards against George Washington ... was 7-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, en route to a career-high 19 points against Villanova at the 76 Classic ... tied a career-high with five assists in the championship game of the 76 Classic against Oklahoma.
2010-11 • Freshman | Game-by-Game Stats
Played in all 31 games and drew 10 starting assignments ... led the team with 44 steals, which is second most all-time at SLU by a freshman (Larry Hughes, 69) ... scored 7.5 ppg and pulled down 3.1 rpg ... dished out 75 assists and recorded 11 blocks ... shot 42.3 percent (93-of-220) from the field ... tied a career high with five assists in the win at Dayton ... pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Duquesne while scoring 14 points and distributing four assists ... scored 10 points of 5-of-8 shooting against La Salle ... tied his best shooting night by nailing 7-of-10 from the field en route to 10 points against Rhode Island ... chipped in 12 points at Temple ... against Ole Miss in the finale of the Cancun Governor's Cup, he scored nine points and recorded four steals ... scored nine points, collected five rebounds and five assists against Southern Miss in Cancun ... scored 13 points, had two steals and dished out three assists against Northeastern ... notched 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from the line at Missouri State ... scored 16 points while establishing a career high with seven field goals in the Jacksonville game ... scored 13 points and recorded six rebounds, four assists and four steals at Portland ... earned his first-career start in the Tennessee State game and scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Scored more than 1,000 points during his high school career at St. Bernard's High School ... was an All-State and All-Tri-Metro conference selection ... as a senior, averaged 20 points, five assists and five steals ... registered a quadruple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 steals in a game against PACT Charter School ... was a second-team Associated Press All-State selection and was chosen first-team All-Conference ... led his team to a 28-4 record and a berth in the Minnesota 2A state championship game for the first time in program history ... guided Bulldogs to three sectional championships and three conference titles ... played one year at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass, for coach Ryan Hurd ... averaged a team-high 14 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists ... helped the Crusaders to a 27-7 record and the No. 4 seed at the 2010 National Prep Championship tournament.


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Apparently (ha! what a surprise) I love training. May be because there are so many variables in my life (had been and still are, as long as I remember myself) that I don't have any control over, and I always feel things and events slipping through between my fingers and away, training is what brings structure, goal is what brings focus, and all together keeps me aware of the "when you put your mind and body into something, good things happen" type of mode. Without that, I'd be likely not be much of a believer in a goodness in this world.
But fear not. Throw some ideas at me, and lets see where they take me!
For now, I am plodding my few miles daily to keep a streak alive, and today even managed an impromptu speed workout due to sudden heavy rain developing with thunders and lightening. Not my idea of a slow jog conditions, so I found a few still alive fast-twitches and hauled my behind!
Did a couple Bikram classes, couple Bootcamp sessions, and even went to the gym. A slight general fatigue, which feels good as it tells me I gave an honest effort to the race. I pulled my back somewhere there and haven't noticed it until after the finish, so now my favorite chiropractor is, well, my favorite doctor, with his A.R.T technique. In a meantime, while not immediately training for anything, we (he and I) are tending to the scar tissues formed at the insertion of my right hamstring I tore almost 2 years ago. Good thing I am finally finding time to be paying attention to this one as well.
On a home/business front, Larry installed the doors into the office, so I now take clients at my home besides traveling to their location.
This coming weekend I'll owning an AS at the Tejas Trails night series event - manning start/finish/loop AS from 6 pm till midnight, then going sweeping 18M loop. I hope to have enough mojo to walk that much in the humid night of Texas carrying course markers. Below is another volunteer gig I did a weekend prior SD100. Gotta give back to the sport...
This is a link to the article that will appear in Ultrarunning magazine. I got a mentioning, along with triple-digits temps:) Someone brought up that may be SD100 wasn't as hot as WS100 in 2006 - and after giving it thought (and memory digging), probably would have to agree in general - at Western States that year rumor for the canyon temps was 113F, while we had canyon at 108F, but the difference was that Western started at 5 am, went up high at altitude for quite a bit, and had a lot of shady running and stream crossing. San Diego had none of those perks, so it felt worse. So here you go. The finishing rate was similar though:)
p.s. from Jeff Browning's race report: NOTE: temperature reports were varying, but Noble Canyon reports were anywhere from 101 to 107 at the aid station. I would wager hotter pockets existed on the 4.5 mile section we loop, especially on the south facing side of the butte the course loops around
I am looking forward seeing what the rest of the year brings. On the 100's front, Grindstone will not be as much of a focus to race as simply to make it to the finish in one solid piece - I need a finish for Hardrock lottery, and I hate training through Texas summer.
In 10 days Larry and I are going for an adventure of a vacation, and I am so looking forward to getting off the grid and into the wilderness, as well as seeing so many great friends.
At the end of the day, we keep ourselves in shape to do just that: visit backcountry and whacky friends:)

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Born in Barcelona in 1941. He receives the architecture degree in the "Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura" of Barcelona in 1965. In that school, he was a drawing teacher from 1977 to 1984. During the 95/96 and 96/97 courses he was a visiting professor in the P.F.C classroom and Projects I and II teacher in the 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00 courses. In 1964 he founds Studio Per in cooperation with the architects Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici and Oscar Tusquets. With the latter, he collaborates in multiple projects until 1983. In 1984, he joins in partnership with Ignacio Paricio for the architectonic production until the year 2008. He is also a founding partner of the firm "B.D Ediciones de Diseño" There are collections of his work in the Modern Art Museum of New York (USA), in the Industrial Design Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (France), in the Architecture Museum in Frankfurt (Germany), in the Bonnafort Gallery in San Francisco (USA), in the New York World Gallery (USA), and in the Columbia University (USA).


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There are all kinds of ways to get great, clever pictures. You can strap your DSLR to the frame of your bike and get amazing angles at high speeds, for instance. That's what photographer Tom Olesnevich did with his project "NYC By Bike" and the results are just fantastic.
The pictures were taken with a Nikon D40 attached to the bike's frame with a GorillaPod and triggered with a remote, Olesnevich told PetaPixel. And it only fell off and almost got crushed by an semi once! Olesnevich is no stranger to angles like this, and man do they look fantastic. You can see more over at Tom's site. [Tom Olesnevich via PetaPixel]
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Women in Business (First Year), Assurance, East Midlands, 2019
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No matter which area of the business you choose to join, all routes offer the same deal. The opportunity to grow as an individual, to meet new people, and build lasting relationships that will stay with you for life.
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Aiming for the top? Our Women in business programme will give you an insight into what it takes to make it there in a firm like ours. At PwC, we're proud to have a high number of females in leadership positions. Enjoy this unique opportunity to spend time with these successful women who'll demonstrate the variety of opportunities available to you.
During this 3 day long paid placement, you'll shadow one of our female leaders within the business area to:
Aimed primarily at women seeking an experience in professional services to get an insight into the opportunities at PwC. You'll need a good academic record and we'll expect you to demonstrate how you've used your initiative and team-working skills. You should also have done plenty of research into the area of PwC you'd like to join. We strongly advise you to apply for the business area and office that interests you the most as any subsequent offers will be made for this area only.
Join our leading practice and you'll be part of the team that gets to grips with every aspect of clients' activities, understanding their business to identify where our high-quality Assurance can add insight and value. It's critical work that enhances corporate governance and plays an important role in ensuring the reliability and relevance of business information. Work with our prestigious client list and you'll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to do well in a career that's about so much more than numbers.
Joining our team, you'll need to be able to think independently and confidently about sharing your point of view. You'll work with a variety of clients and be part of a team working with FTSE 100 companies as well as thousands of smaller organisations. As we work in many different industries, you'll also be able to gain specific industry experience. Our work in Assurance is client focused and you'll be working at client sites and, at times will need to travel away from home. During our busy season, we often work to meet tight deadlines, which can mean longer hours.Our Assurance teams are flexible to the changing needs of our clients.
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Impress us during this 3 day placement and following a final senior interview, you could well earn a place on one of our programmes for the year after.
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WORCESTER � Two people were ordered held without bail Friday after being charged with assaulting a woman with cerebral palsy Wednesday and robbing her of her lottery winnings.
Sayed D. McKenzie, 26, and Wendy J. Laporte, 38, both of 118 Country Club Blvd., Apt. 177, were arraigned in Central District Court on charges of armed robbery while masked and assault and battery on a disabled person.
Police allege in court documents that the pair followed the robbery victim to her Goldthwaite Road apartment about 4 p.m. Wednesday, after Ms. Laporte saw the woman cash a $400 winning lottery ticket at the Shell gasoline station and convenience store at 466 Lincoln St.
Mr. McKenzie is accused of approaching the woman in the parking lot of her apartment building while masked, throwing her to the ground, threatening to shoot her and stealing her money.
Mr. McKenzie's lawyer, Robert Iacovelli, said his client denied the allegations.
Not guilty pleas were entered by the court on behalf of both suspects.
Judge David B. Locke held Ms. Laporte without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Tuesday that was requested by Assistant District Attorney Roberta A. O'Brien.
Judge Locke set $50,000 cash bail on Mr. McKenzie, but revoked his $1,000 cash bail in a pending case in which he is charged with assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and trespassing. The judge ordered Mr. McKenzie held without bail for up to 60 days on the older charges, as requested by Assistant District Attorney Marc Dupuis.
Mr. Dupuis said Mr. McKenzie has a criminal record in New Jersey that includes convictions for robbery and drug and firearm offenses. The prosecutor said surveillance videotapes from the convenience store and elsewhere helped lead police to the suspects.
Mr. McKenzie's case was continued to March 19.
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RVP: Title race wide open
Robin Van Persie admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the speed of Arsenal's recovery this season, and says for that reason alone it is too early to write off the club's hopes of winning the Barclays Premier League title.
A 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday night made it eight wins from the Gunners' last ten outings - a game which the Dutchman once again found himself on the scoresheet - netting his 16th league goal of the 2011-12 campaign.
Despite the fact that Arsene Wenger's men still find themselves 12 points behind leaders Manchester City, Van Persie insists Arsenal will still continue their fight for glory.
"It is still early - I think we have only played 17 games now - so we're not even halfway [through the season]," he said. "Anything can happen in this league.
"Results early on [show that]. Our result against Man United was a surprise, our result away at Chelsea was a big surprise, and Manchester City winning 6-1 away at United too. Anything is possible.
"The way we look at it is that we challenge for every single game. I don't think Man City or Man United are thinking about [winning it now] because it is only 17 games played. You just have to look at it from game to game."
Arsenal began the season struggling near the foot of the Barclays Premier League table but have responded superbly to move into fifth spot by Christmas, and Van Persie admits even he has been shocked by their resurgence.
"Maybe a little bit," admitted the captain. "We had to get used to the new players [who signed at the end of August].
"I have to give lots of credit to Mikel Arteta, Per Mertesacker, Thomas Vermaelen and Yossi Benayoun - great characters, really helpful in every area. When I need assistance, they are always helping me."
Despite the 28-year-old's sensational run of goalscoring form, not only this season, but right through the calendar year of 2011, the striker says he feels no particular responsibility to maintain his strike rate.
"I just want to help my team, help them with assists and goals and good football," he concluded. "In some games that means holding on to the ball when we are struggling.
"Football is more for me than scoring, it can give you more than goals. [Against Aston Villa] I gave a nice pass to Aaron [Ramsey], and I enjoy that as much as a goal. I just like to play football."News Now - Sport News


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This is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place every weekday morning. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
1st Gear: But They'll Kill You If You Call It A Minivan
There's a lot of utility in the minivan design, which pushes the wheels out to the edges and puts a big box on top of it. With the exception of Chrysler and Kia, nobody likes to call them minivans.
Why? We used to drive station wagons, then those became passé, so we made the station wagon taller and invented the Minivan. Then those became passé, so we made them tougher and bigger and invented the SUV. Then those became passé, so we softened them and lowered then and reinvented the station wagon, but called it the CUV.
Karl Henkel has the story this morning, point out all the things people are calling minivans that are not minivans:
If the new entrants to the market have one thing in common, it's this: Their makers would prefer you call them "people movers," "multi-purpose vehicles," "family haulers" — anything but minivans, a term that became a stigma associated with soccer moms and baby seats.
"Nobody wants to be categorized as a minivan, but at the same time, they have to let people know about how they can utilize these vehicles," said Jessica Caldwell, an auto analyst at Edmunds.com. "The harder you try to convince people it's not a minivan, the more they are going to think it's a minivan. Just call a spade a spade."
The Ford Transit Connect, for instance, is just a minivan. And a wagon.
2nd Gear: The Justice Dept. Is Scaring Parts Makers
Specifically, the feds are scaring Japanese parts makers who were clearly colluding to overcharged customers in the U.S. for their parts.
"It's a very, very safe assumption that U.S. consumers paid more, and sometimes significantly more, for their automobiles as a result of this conspiracy," Brent Snyder, a deputy assistant attorney general in the antitrust division, said in an interview.
So far, 34 individuals have been charged and 27 companies have pleaded guilty or agreed to do so, the Justice Department says. Collectively, they have agreed to pay more than $2.3 billion in fines. New cases have arisen with regularity, with Attorney General Eric Holder promising last September that investigators "would check under every hood and kick every tire."
The AP also reports that execs at these companies would use coded emails and delete documents to try and cover up their tracks. Clearly, it didn't work.
3rd Gear: Panasonic Is Still Sort Of Going Along With Gigafactory
Tesla seems to really give no kind of shit about their day-to-day stock price or just about anything else as they continue to promise to pour tons of money and effort into a Gigafactory. Panasonic, their prospective partner, doesn't quite feel that way.
As the WSJ reports, Panasonic said that it's not entirely sure how much they want to invest in the potentially $5 billion factory. Why might that be?
"Some Panasonic executives are still haunted by earlier failed capital investments in plasma televisions and batteries."
You gotta spend money to make money.
4th Gear: GM To Start Exporting From India
GM looks to join Ford in exporting cars from the Indian subcontinent. Specifically, GM is going to sell Chevy Beats built in India to Chileans in 2015.
In light of the recent recalls, this makes me think Chileans are looking for the improved quality of an Indian-produced product...
5th Gear: What's Going On In China?
You have to think that China is at least a little resentful that a huge chunk of the profits being generated by their booming car market is going overseas to Japan, Germany, and the United States. This at the same time their economy is slowing down.
Therefore it's no surprise that premier Li Keqiang made a speech indicating that he's going to change their economic policy to make investments easier and encourage the creation of airliners and "new energy vehicles."
As Bloomberg reports, this has led to an increase in Chinese automaker stocks like SAIC and BYD, though it should be noted that the former is a partner of both VW and GM, and the latter is owned partially by Warren Buffett.
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Neutral: What's A Minivan And What Isn't?
Which modern three-row people movers are minivans, and which are not?
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New Demo Reel for Sound Editing in Animation
Working as a sound editor can be an amazing way to make a living but there are a few parts of the gig that I really don't look forward to. Certainly making demo reels falls in this category. Making a demo reel is not easy. Producing a coherent, tight reel for myself is one of the hardest jobs I've been tasked with as a sound editor. Demo reels are a major time commitment - from tracking down copies of projects I've worked on, to picking good clips and then editing them together - the process seems unduly laborious. I bring all this up because I have recently embarked on updating my demo reel for the third time in my career.
I put together my first reel in my last semester of film school in '97. In retrospect it was pretty easy, but it seemed like a pain even then. I only had student films to use in the reel and to pick clips from, so rounding up the content was easy - I only had a few credits to my name. I also had access to video editing equipment through my college. After all the effort to put the reel together, I got hired at the post audio house where I interned and never really had to shop around that version of my reel. I don't even have a copy of it anymore.
After working at that facility for 6 years I moved to a different studio for a year and then decided to go freelance full-time. In order to secure some new clientele I needed to put together an up-to-date reel. By then I had quite a bit of material to draw from after 7 years in the business. The problem was actually tracking down copies of the material; this took weeks and a lot of phone calls. Also, I had to figure out a way of editing it all together. This was in 2004 and home-based video editing was not as cheap or accessible as it is now. Suffice it to say I did not enjoy the experience.
Now, eight years later, I need a current reel and I can't put off the big job any longer. I am again going through the process of updating my reel. Updating is not really the right word since I am basically starting from scratch. Since I'm approaching this as a completely new project, I have been doing a lot of research online. I've watched a ton of other professional sound editors' reels and read a bunch of articles on how to make an effective reel. The information I have collected with all this research has not been very conclusive. Just about everyone offering advice online has a completely different take on the best way to go forward. There is no consensus on how long a reel should be or how many clips should be used.
There are smart arguments for both longer and shorter reels. Shorter? Ah, but if you want to show multiple clips with any kind of context you need time let them play out. OK, then - longer... Yeah, but seriously, what prospective client is going to take the time to watch 7 minutes worth of material for every editor they are considering for a project? Is it better to show 2 or 3 clips in longer chunks, or go more of a montage route and throw a lot of short clips together?
I guess the answer is that it depends on the situation for the person making the reel and to a larger extent the person you expect to be watching the reel. After a lot of thought and discussion I made a few decisions that I hope will work for my situation....... but first off, a little background.
Early in my career I did a lot of post-production work on corporate videos. Then I moved into documentaries and lifestyle/reality programming. Then when I went freelance I changed my focus to concentrate on animated series work. Finally in the last few years I have been doing some feature-length projects. Obviously no single demo reel can cover off all these bases. So I am making 3 different reels. I am not looking hard for corporate work these days, so I am going to focus one reel on animation, another on documentaries and the third on live action/scripted programmes.
The one I'm starting with, because it's currently the most important for me, is the animation reel. I've been lucky enough to work on a lot of animated series over the last few years. In fact, to date I have cut SFX, and sometimes Dialog, Music or Foley as well (in some cases all of the above on one project), for 393 half-hour episodes of animated television series, plus a bunch of animated features. With this bulk of work I have a lot of clips that can be showcased. In order to convey the amount of work I have completed I am opting to go the montage route for this reel. Each clip will be around 20 seconds long and feature the standard labeling convention of a lower third graphic listing the show's title, production company, my credits on the production, and how many episodes I worked on for the series. I also decided to give myself a 2.5 minute limit for the final running time.
One of the main reasons I settled on this format is that I feel that for animated series at least, post-production supervisors are looking mostly for 2 things: quality audio work and a track record of accountability. Obviously they are looking for someone who can make their show sound great, but I think they place a lot of value on knowing they are getting someone who can handle the pressure and scheduling demands of the animation world. So I am hoping to walk that fine line, showcasing some of the stronger work I have done and at the same time giving a strong impression of the volume of work I've completed - hopefully letting prospective clients know that I have been through the wringer many times and have always delivered.
Once I decided how I wanted my reel to look (i.e. montage-style and 2.5 minutes), I had to pick the best clips to use. With around 200 hours of footage to potentially choose from, this is a bit of a daunting task. First thing is to get copies of the shows. Some of the shows I've collected on commercially-released DVDs, others I received as screeners from the production companies, most I still had on drives from when I was working on the projects. An element complicating this process is lost data. 2 years ago my studio was broken into and cleaned out (you can read about that experience in this post). Lost in that robbery was my archive of finished work. I know it was stupid to have the archives on-site but there's nothing I can do about it now. (Let my mistake be your warning, get a bullet-proof back-up and archive protocol.) Since I had no access to my original edit sessions for anything done prior to the robbery, my options started to narrow. I got DVDs of some of the shows but I found a lot of the final mixes have music mixed loudly and I couldn't really showcase the SFX work I did with the music competing for the listener's attention. I wanted as often as I could to use clips without the music stem. In some cases this was not possible, so I'd pick a sequence where there was no score or where the SFX were mixed prominently.
Once a bunch of clips were picked and I'd made a first assembly of my reel, I was faced with a couple of problems. First, I was way over my 2.5 minute self-imposed limit. It was coming in at 5 minutes. Secondly, when I played it for a select few people they all had a similar response: it was too aggressive. I had picked a lot of showy clips featuring huge action sequences with explosions everywhere. I had done some good work on all those explosions, but when they were all put together it was too much to watch all together. It was like being hit in the face with a frying pan for 5 minutes. I had to find some peaceful moments to slip in to give the listeners' ears a rest. I also cut out a lot of material to get it down to my 2.5 minute limit. That is always a difficult task for me. I put a lot of work into each of these projects and deciding that a bunch of shows were not going to make the cut was tough.
Now that the reel was down to my desired length it was time to polish it up. I added a few subtle transition sounds to help move from clip to clip. To give it a little extra twist, I called in a big favour at one of the studios where I often freelance. The studio has a visual effects department and I was able to convince one of their best graphics guys to animate my logo, something to jazz up the opening of the reel. What he delivered was above and beyond my hopes and expectations. I now have a really cool motion graphics intro that I love.
So now after way too much thought and effort, and without further blathering is the premiere of my Animation Demo Reel:
Let me know what you think.


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|Home town
|Eastside, Long Beach, California, United States
|Shante Taylor (m. 1997–2004, divorced; 2008–present)
|Musical career
|Associated acts
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.[1][2][3][4] (born October 20, 1971), best known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American recording artist and actor from Long Beach, California. His music career began in 1992, when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr. Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic (1992). He has since sold over 35 million albums worldwide.
Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records, debuting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name?" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994, Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. His second album Tha Doggfather (1996), also debuted at number one on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head", as the lead single. The album was certified double platinum in 1997.
After leaving Death Row, Snoop signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded his next three albums. Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002, where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and Ego Trippin'. Malice 'n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011), were released on Priority. Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows including, Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood and Dogg After Dark. He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team. In September 2009, Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records.[5]
In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias, Snoop Lion. Under the new moniker, he released a reggae album, Reincarnated, and a documentary film of the same name, of his Jamaican experience, in early 2013. His thirteenth solo studio album, Bush, was released in May 2015.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Musical career
- 3 Other ventures
- 4 Style and rap skills
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Politics
- 7 Legal incidents
- 8 Discography
- 9 Filmography
- 10 Awards
- 11 Further reading
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Early life
Broadus was born October 20, 1971, at the Los Altos Hospital in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Sr. (December 10, 1948 – November 9, 1985, Los Angeles). His mother is Beverly Broadus (née Tate; born April 27, 1951, McComb, Mississippi).[6][7] His father, Vernall Varnado (born December 13, 1949, Magnolia, Mississippi),[6] was a Vietnam veteran, singer, and mail carrier who was said to be frequently absent from his life.[8] As a boy, his parents nicknamed him "Snoopy" because of his appearance, but they usually addressed him as Calvin at home.[9][10] His mother and stepfather divorced in 1975.
At an early age, Broadus began singing in Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church and playing piano; when he was in sixth grade, he began rapping.[11][12] He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, graduating class of 1989.[9]
As a teenager, Snoop Dogg frequently ran into trouble with the law. He was a member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in the Eastside of Long Beach,[13][14] although he stated in 1993 that he never joined a gang.[11] Shortly after graduating from high school, he was arrested for possession of cocaine, and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison (including Wayside Jail).[9] Snoop, along with his cousins Nate Dogg and Lil' ½ Dead and friend Warren G, recorded homemade tapes as a group called 213, named after the Long Beach area code at the time. One of his early solo freestyles over En Vogue's "Hold On" had made it to a mixtape which was heard by influential producer Dr. Dre, who phoned to invite him to an audition. Former N.W.A member The D.O.C. taught him how to structure his lyrics and separate the thematics into verses, hooks and chorus.[15]
Musical career
1992–97: Death Row, Doggystyle and Tha Doggfather
When he began recording, Broadus took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. Dr. Dre began working with Snoop Dogg, first on the theme song of the 1992 film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic with the other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound. The huge success of Snoop Dogg's debut Doggystyle was partially because of this intense exposure.[9]
To fuel the ascendance of West Coast G-funk hip hop, the singles "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" and "Gin and Juice" reached of the top ten most-played songs in the United States, and the album stayed on the Billboard charts for several months.[9] Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop Dogg often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians.[16] Unlike much of the harder-edged gangsta rap artists, Snoop Dogg seemed to show his softer side said music journalist Chuck Philips.[17] In fact, the artist's favorite track on his 1993 album was a gospel-inspired tribute to his mother called Gangsta Life.[17] "It's about how my mama raised me and my brothers on her own and how we got caught up on the streets...In the song I give my mama her respect and yet I try to show just what the wages are for kids not paying attention. I ain't no gospel rap musician, man, but I got faith in what I believe in," the artist told Philips.[17] Rolling Stone music critic Touré asserted that Snoop had a relatively soft vocal delivery compared to other rappers: "Snoop's vocal style is part of what distinguishes him: where many rappers scream, figuratively and literally, he speaks softly."[11] Doggystyle, much like The Chronic, featured a host of rappers signed to or affiliated with the Death Row label including Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Nate Dogg and others.
A short film about Snoop Dogg's murder trial called Murder Was The Case, was released in 1994, along with an accompanying soundtrack. On July 6, 1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc., a record label founded by Snoop Dogg, was registered with the California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139.[18]
After Snoop Dogg was acquitted of murder charges on February 20, 1996, he and the mother of his son and their kennel of 20 pit bulls moved into a Script error: No such module "convert". home in the hills of Claremont, California and by August 1996 Doggy Style Records, a subsidiary of Death Row Records, signed The Gap Band's Charlie Wilson as one of the record label's first artists.[19]
However, by the time Snoop Dogg's second album, Tha Doggfather, was released in November 1996, the price of living (or sometimes just imitating) the gangsta life had become very evident. Among the many notable hip hop industry deaths and convictions were the death of Snoop Dogg's friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight.[9] Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier in 1996 because of a contract dispute, so Snoop Dogg co-produced Tha Doggfather with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh.
This album featured a distinct change of style as compared to Doggystyle, and the leadoff single, "Snoop's Upside Ya Head", featured a collaboration with Gap Band frontman Charlie Wilson. While the album sold reasonably well, it was not as successful as its predecessor. However, Tha Doggfather had a somewhat softer approach to the G-funk style. The immediate aftermath of Dr. Dre's withdrawal from Death Row Records, realizing that he was subject to an iron-clad time-based contract (i.e., that Death Row practically owned anything he produced for a number of years), Snoop Dogg refused to produce any more tracks for Suge Knight, other than the insulting "Fuck Death Row", until his contract expired.[13] In an interview with Neil Strauss in 1998, Snoop Dogg stated that though he had been given lavish gifts by his former label they had withheld royalty payments to the artist.[20]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that after Tha Doggfather, Snoop Dogg began "moving away from his gangsta roots toward a calmer lyrical aesthetic":[9] for instance, Snoop participated in the 1997 Lollapalooza concert tour, which featured mainly alternative rock music. Troy J. Augusto of Variety noticed that Snoop's set at Lollapalooza attracted "much dancing, and, strangely, even a small mosh pit" in the audience.[21]
1998–2006: Signing with No Limit and continued success
Snoop signed with Master P's No Limit Records (distributed by Priority/EMI Records) in 1998 and debuted on the label with Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told that year. His other albums from No Limit were No Limit Top Dogg in 1999 (selling over 1,503,865 copies) and Tha Last Meal in 2000 (selling over 1,000,000).[9] In 2001, his autobiography, Tha Doggfather, was published.
In 2002, he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, on Priority/Capitol/EMI, selling over 1,300,000 copies. The album featured the hit singles "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and "Beautiful", featuring guest vocals by Pharrell. By this stage in his career, Snoop Dogg had left behind his "gangster" image and embraced a "pimp" image.
In 2004, Snoop signed to Geffen Records/Star Trak Entertainment both of which are distributed through Interscope Records; Star Trak is headed by producer duo The Neptunes, which produced several tracks for Snoop's 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became Snoop Dogg's first single to reach number one. His third release was "Signs", featuring Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson, which entered the UK chart at No. 2. This was his highest entry ever in the UK chart. The album sold 1,724,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and most of its singles were heavily played on radio and television. Snoop Dogg joined Warren G and Nate Dogg to form the group 213 and released album The Hard Way in 2004. Debuting at No.4 on the Billboard 200 and No.1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, it included single "Groupie Luv". Snoop Dogg appeared in the music video for Korn's "Twisted Transistor", along with fellow rappers Lil' Jon, Xzibit and David Banner,
Snoop Dogg's appeared on two tracks from Ice Cube's 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later, including the single "Go to Church", and on several tracks on Tha Dogg Pound's Cali Iz Active the same year. Also, his latest song, "Real Talk", was leaked over the Internet in the summer of 2006 and a video was later released on the Internet. "Real Talk" was a dedication to former Crips leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams and a diss to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California. Two other singles on which Snoop made a guest performance were "Keep Bouncing" by Too $hort (also with will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas) and "Gangsta Walk" by Coolio.
Snoop's 2006 album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, debuted on the Billboard 200 at No.5 and has sold over 850,000 copies. The album and the second single "That's That Shit" featuring R. Kelly were well received by critics. In the album, he collaborated in a video with E-40 and other West Coast rappers for his single "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)".
2007–12: Ego Trippin', Malice n Wonderland and Doggumentary
In July 2007, Snoop Dogg made history by becoming the first artist to release a track as a ringtone prior to its release as a single, which was "It's the D.O.G.". On July 7, 2007, Snoop Dogg performed at the Live Earth concert, Hamburg.[22] Snoop Dogg has ventured into singing for Bollywood with his first ever rap for an Indian movie Singh Is Kinng; the title of the song is also "Singh is Kinng". He also appears in the movie as himself.[23] The album featuring the song was released on June 8, 2008 on Junglee Music Records.[24] He released his ninth studio album, Ego Trippin' (selling 400,000 copies in the US), along with the first single, "Sexual Eruption". The single peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 100, featuring Snoop using autotune. The album featured production from QDT (Quik-Dogg-Teddy).
Snoop was appointed an executive position at Priority Records. His tenth studio album, Malice n Wonderland, was released on December 8, 2009. The first single from the album, "Gangsta Luv", featuring The-Dream, peaked at No.35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at No.23 on the Billboard 200, selling 61,000 copies its first week, making it his lowest charting album. His third single, "I Wanna Rock", peaked at No.41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single from Malice n Wonderland, titled "Pronto", featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, was released on iTunes on December 1, 2009. Snoop re-released the album under the name More Malice.
Snoop collaborated with Katy Perry on the first single from her second mainstream album, "California Gurls", which was released on May 11, 2010. Snoop can also be heard on the track "Flashing" by Dr. Dre and on Curren$y's song "Seat Change". He was also featured on a new single from Australian singer Jessica Mauboy, titled "Get 'em Girls" (released September 2010). Snoop's latest effort was backing American recording artist, Emii, on her second single entitled "Mr. Romeo" (released October 26, 2010 as a follow-up to "Magic"). Snoop also collaborated with American comedy troupe The Lonely Island in their song "Turtleneck & Chain", in their 2011 album Turtleneck & Chain.
Snoop Dogg's eleventh studio album is Doggumentary. The album went through several tentative titles including Doggystyle 2: Tha Doggumentary and Doggumentary Music: 0020 before being released under the final title Doggumentary during March 2011.[25] Snoop was featured on Gorillaz' latest album Plastic Beach on a track called: "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" with the The Hypnotic Brass, he also completed another track with them entitled "Sumthing Like This Night" which does not appear on Plastic Beach, yet does appear on Doggumentary. He also appears on the latest Tech N9ne album All 6's and 7's (released June 7, 2011) on a track called "Pornographic" which also features E-40 and Krizz Kaliko.
2012–13: Reincarnated and 7 Days of Funk
On February 4, 2012, Snoop Dogg announced a documentary, Reincarnated, alongside his new upcoming studio album entitled Reincarnated. The film was released March 21, 2013 with the album slated for release April 23, 2013. On July 20, 2012, Snoop Dogg released a new reggae single, "La La La" under the pseudonym Snoop Lion.[26] Three other songs were also announced to be on the album, "No Guns Allowed," "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," and "Harder Times."[27]
On July 31, 2012, Snoop introduced a new stage name, Snoop Lion. He told reporters that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by a Rastafarian priest in Jamaica.[28] In response to Frank Ocean coming out, Snoop said hip hop was ready to accept a gay rapper.[29] Snoop recorded an original song for the 2012 fighting game Tekken Tag Tournament 2, titled "Knocc 'Em Down"; and makes a special appearance as a non-playable character in "The Snoop Dogg Stage" arena.[30][31]
In September of the same year, Snoop released a compilation of electronic music entitled Loose Joints under the moniker DJ Snoopadelic, stating the influence of George Clinton's Funkadelic.[32] In an interview with The Fader magazine, Snoop stated "Snoop Lion, Snoop Dogg, DJ Snoopadelic—they only know one thing: make music that's timeless and bangs."[32]
In December 2012, Snoop released his second single from Reincarnated, "Here Comes the King". It was also announced that Snoop worked a deal with RCA Records to release Reincarnated in early 2013.[33] Also in December 2012, Snoop Dogg released a That's My Work a collaboration rap mixtape with Tha Dogg Pound.[34]
In an interview with Hip Hop Weekly on June 17, producer Symbolyc One (S1) announced that Snoop was working on his final album under his rap moniker Snoop Dogg; "I've been working with Snoop, he's actually working on his last solo album as Snoop Dogg."[35] In September 2013 Snoop released a collaboration album with his sons as Tha Broadus Boyz titled Royal Fam.[36] On October 28, 2013, Snoop Dogg release another mixtape entitled That's My Work 2 hosted by DJ Drama.[37] Snoop formed a funk duo with musician Dâm-Funk called 7 Days of Funk and released their eponymous debut album on December 10, 2013.
2014–present: BUSH
In August 2014, a clip surfaced online featuring a sneak preview of a new song Snoop had recorded for Pharrell, which is intended for release on his new album.[38] Snoop's Pharrell Williams-produced album BUSH is set to release in May 2015,[39] with the first single "Peaches N Cream" having been released on March 10, 2015.
Other ventures
Snoop Dogg has appeared in numerous films and television episodes throughout his career. His starring roles in film includes The Wash (with Dr. Dre) and the horror film Bones. He also co-starred with rapper Wiz Khalifa in the 2012 movie Mac and Devin Go to High School which a sequel has been announced.[40] He has had various supporting and cameo roles in film, including Half Baked, Training Day, Starsky & Hutch, and Brüno.
He has starred in three television programs: sketch-comedy show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, variety show Dogg After Dark, and reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood (also starring Snoop's wife and children). He has starred in episodes of King of the Hill, Las Vegas, and Monk, one episode of Robot Chicken,[41] as well as three episodes of One Life to Live.[42] He has participated in two Comedy Central Roasts, for Flavor Flav and Donald Trump. Cameo television appearances include episodes of The L Word, Weeds, Entourage, I Get That a Lot, and The Price Is Right. He has also appeared in an episode of the YouTube video series, Epic Rap Battles of History as Moses.[43]
In 2000, Snoop (as "Michael J. Corleone") directed Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, a pornographic film produced by Hustler. The film, combining hip hop with x-rated material, was a huge success and won "Top Selling Release of the Year" at the 2002 AVN Awards.[44] Snoop then directed Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp in 2002 (using the nickname "Snoop Scorsese").[45]
Snoop founded his own production company, Snoopadelic Films, in 2005. Their debut film was Boss'n Up, a film inspired by Snoop Dogg's album R&G, starring Lil Jon and Trina.[46]
On March 30, 2008 he appeared at WrestleMania XXIV as a Master of Ceremonies for a tag team match between Maria and Ashley Massaro as they took on Beth Phoenix and Melina.[47]
On several occasions, Snoop has appeared at The Players Ball in support of Bishop Don Magic Juan.[48][49] Juan appeared on Snoop's videos for "Boss Playa", "A.D.I.D.A.C.", "P.I.M.P. (Remix)", "Nuthin' Without Me" and "A Pimp's Christmas Song."
Style and rap skills
Kool Moe Dee ranks Snoop at No. 33 in his book There's a God on the Mic, and says he has "an ultra-smooth, laidback delivery",[50] and "flavor-filled melodic rhyming".[51] Peter Shapiro describes Snoop's delivery as a "molasses drawl"[52] and AllMusic notes his "drawled, laconic rhyming" style.[9] Kool Moe Dee refers to Snoop's use of vocabulary, saying he "keeps it real simple...he simplifies it and he's effective in his simplicity".[53]
Snoop is known to freestyle some of his lyrics on the spot for some songs – in the book How to Rap, Lady of Rage says, "Snoop Dogg, when I worked with him earlier in his career, that's how created his stuff... he would freestyle, he wasn't a writer then, he was a freestyler,"[54] and The D.O.C. states, "Snoop's [rap] was a one take willy, but his shit was all freestyle. He hadn't written nothing down. He just came in and started busting. The song was "Tha Shiznit"—that was all freestyle. He started busting and when we got to the break, Dre cut the machine off, did the chorus and told Snoop to come back in. He did that throughout the record. That's when Snoop was in the zone then."
Peter Shapiro says that Snoop debuted on "Deep Cover" with a "shockingly original flow – which sounded like a Slick Rick born in South Carolina instead of South London"[55] and adds that he "showed where his style came from by covering Slick Rick's 'La Di Da Di'".[52] Referring to Snoop's flow, Kool Moe Dee calls him "one of the smoothest, funkiest flow-ers in the game".[51] How to Rap also notes that Snoop is known to use syncopation in his flow to give it a laidback quality,[56] as well as 'linking with rhythm' in his compound rhymes,[57] using alliteration,[58] and employing a "sparse" flow with good use of pauses.[59]
Snoop re-popularized the use of -izzle speak, particularly in the pop and hip-hop music industry.[60]
Personal life
Broadus's father left the family when Broadus was three months old. A DNA test read by George Lopez on Lopez Tonight revealed Snoop Dogg to be of 71% African, 23% Native American and 6% European descent.[61]
Snoop married his high school sweetheart, Shante Taylor, on June 12, 1997. On May 21, 2004, he filed for divorce from Shante, citing irreconcilable differences.[62] The couple renewed their wedding vows on January 12, 2008.[63] The couple have three children together: sons Cordé (born 1994) and Cordell (born 1997), and daughter Cori (born 1999).[64] He is a first cousin of R&B singers Brandy and Ray J,[65] and a cousin of WWE wrestler Sasha Banks.
Since the start of his career, Snoop has been an avowed cannabis smoker, making it one of the trademarks of his image. In 2002, he announced he was giving up cannabis for good;[66] however, that would not last long and in 2013 he claimed to be smoking approximately 80 cannabis blunts a day.[67] He has been certified for medical cannabis in California to treat migraines since at least 2007.[68][69][70]
Snoop claimed in a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone magazine that unlike other hip hop artists who've superficially adopted the pimp persona, he was an actual professional pimp in 2003 and 2004, saying "That shit was my natural calling and once I got involved with it, it became fun. It was like shootin' layups for me. I was makin' 'em every time". He goes on to say that upon the advice of some of the other pimps he knew, he eventually gave up pimping to spend more time with his family.[13]
Snoop is 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall and an avid sports fan, including hometown teams Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers.[71] He has stated that he began following the Steelers in the 1970s while watching the team with his grandfather.[72] He is also a fan of the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, often wearing a No. 5 jersey, and has been seen at Raiders training camps.[73] He has shown affection for the New England Patriots, having been seen performing at Gillette Stadium.[74][75] He is also an avid ice hockey fan, sporting jerseys from the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins and the AHL's Springfield Indians (now the Utica Comets) in his 1994 music video "Gin and Juice". On his reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, Snoop and his family received lessons on playing hockey from the Anaheim Ducks, then returning to the Honda Center to cheer on the Ducks against the Vancouver Canucks in the episode "Snow in da Hood".[76]
Snoop Dogg is a certified football coach and has been head coach for Cordell's youth football teams and also the John A. Rowland High School team.[77][78] Cordell plays wide receiver and defensive back at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and received football scholarship offers from Southern California, UCLA, Washington, Cal, Oregon State, Duke and Notre Dame,.[79][80][81][82][83][84] Cordell committed and signed a letter of intent to play for UCLA on February 4, 2015.[85]
In 2009, it was reported that Snoop Dogg was a member of the Nation of Islam. On March 1, 2009, he made an appearance at the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours' Day holiday, where he praised minister Louis Farrakhan. Snoop claimed to be a member of the Nation, but declined to give the date on which he joined. He also donated $1,000 to the organization.[86][87][88]
Claiming to be "born again" in 2012, the gangster rapper converted to the Rastafari movement,[89][90][91][92] switched the focus of his music to reggae[93] and changed his name to "Snoop Lion" following a trip to Jamaica. He released a reggae album Reincarnated, stating "I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated", referring to the Jamaican reggae legend who died in 1981.[94]
In January 2013, he received criticism from members of the Rastafarian community in Jamaica, including reggae artist Bunny Wailer, for an alleged failure to meet his commitments to the culture.[95] Snoop later dismissed the claims, stating his beliefs were personal and not up for outside judgment.[96] Wailer is credited for giving Snoop the name "Lion".[96]
In 2012, Snoop Dogg endorsed Congressman Ron Paul for the 2012 Republican presidential primary,[97] although he later said he would vote for Obama in the general election, and through Instagram he gave ten reasons to vote for Obama (including "he a black nigga" and "Michelle got a fat ass"), and ten reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney (including "He a white nigga" and "He a ho").[98]
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Snoop Dogg came out in support of same-sex marriage, saying that "people can do what they want."[99]
In his keynote address at the 2015 South by Southwest music festival, he blamed Los Angeles' explosion of gang violence in the 1980s on the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, and insinuated that his administration shipped guns and drugs into the area.[100]
Legal incidents
Shortly after graduating from high school, he was arrested for possession of cocaine and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison.[9] In 1990, he was convicted of felony possession of drugs and possession for sale.[101]
While recording Doggystyle in August 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in connection with the death of Phillip Woldermariam, a member of a rival gang who was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee; Snoop was charged with murder along with Lee as he was driving the vehicle from which the shooting had commenced. Snoop and Lee were defended by Johnnie Cochran.[102] Both Snoop and Lee were acquitted; Lee was acquitted on grounds of self-defense, but Snoop Dogg remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years.[103]
In July 1993, Snoop was stopped for a traffic violation and a firearm was found by police while conducting a search of his car. In February 1997, he pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun and was ordered to record three public service announcements, pay a $1,000 fine, and serve three years' probation.[104][105][106]
Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, and The Game were sued for assaulting a fan on stage at a May 2005 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The accuser, Richard Monroe, Jr., claimed he was beaten by the artists' entourage while mounting the stage, allegedly after an "open invite".[107] The lawsuit, which sought $22 million in damages, was dismissed in 2009.[108]
In September 2006, Snoop Dogg was detained at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California by airport security, after airport screeners found a collapsible police baton in Snoop's carry-on bag. Donald Etra, Snoop's lawyer, told deputies the baton was a prop for a musical sketch. Snoop was sentenced to three years' probation and 160 hours of community service for the incident starting in September 2007.[109] Snoop Dogg was arrested again October 2006 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank after being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was found in possession of marijuana and a firearm, according to a police statement. The following month, after performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he was arrested again for possession of marijuana and a firearm.[110] In April 2007, he was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence, five years' probation, and was required to perform 800 hours of community service after pleading no contest to two felony charges of drug and gun possession by a convicted felon.[101]
In April 26, 2006, Snoop Dogg and members of his entourage were arrested after being turned away from British Airways' first class lounge at Heathrow Airport. Snoop and his party were denied entry to the lounge due to some members flying in economy class. After being escorted outside, the group vandalized a duty-free shop with whiskey bottles. Seven police officers were injured in the midst of the disturbance. After a night in jail, Snoop and the other men were released on bail the next day, but he was unable to perform a scheduled concert in Johannesburg.[111] On May 15, the Home Office decided that Snoop Dogg would be denied entry to the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future, and his British visa was denied the following year.[112][113][114] As of March 2010, Snoop Dogg has been allowed back into the UK.[115] The group involved in the incident have been banned by British Airways for "the foreseeable future."[116]
In April 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship banned him from entering the country on character grounds, citing his prior criminal convictions. He had been scheduled to appear at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards on April 29, 2007.[117] Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship lifted the ban in September 2008 and had granted him visa to tour Australia. DIAC said: "In making this decision, the department weighed his criminal convictions against his previous behaviour while in Australia, recent conduct – including charity work – and any likely risk to the Australian community ... We took into account all relevant factors and, on balance, the department decided to grant the visa."[118]
He was banned from entering Norway for two years in July 2012 after entering the country the month before in possession of 8 grams of weed and an undeclared kr 227,000 in cash.[119][120][121]
Snoop Dogg has also been arrested and fined for misdemeanor marijuana possession in Los Angeles in 1998,[122] in Cleveland in 2001,[123] and Sierra Blanca, Texas in 2010.[124]
- Studio albums
- 1993: Doggystyle
- 1996: Tha Doggfather
- 1998: Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
- 1999: No Limit Top Dogg
- 2000: Tha Last Meal
- 2002: Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
- 2004: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
- 2006: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
- 2008: Ego Trippin'
- 2009: Malice n Wonderland
- 2011: Doggumentary
- 2013: Reincarnated
- 2015: Bush
Collaboration albums
- 2000: Tha Eastsidaz (with Tray Deee and Goldie Loc as Tha Eastsidaz)
- 2001: Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way (with Tray Deee and Goldie Loc as Tha Eastsidaz)
- 2004: The Hard Way (with Nate Dogg and Warren G as 213)
- 2011: Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Wiz Khalifa)
- 2013: 7 Days of Funk (with Dâm-Funk as 7 Days of Funk)
- 2013: Royal Fam (with Spanky Danky and Dirty D as Tha Broadus Boyz)[36]
- 2015: Mac & Devin Go to High School Part 2 (with Wiz Khalifa)[125]
|Murder Was The Case
|Main role
|A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
|Cameo appearance
|Half Baked
|Savenger Smoker
|The Wrecking Crew
|Main role
|Hot Boyz
|Up in Smoke Tour
|Concert film
|Training Day
|Baby Boy
|Jimmy Bones
|Main role
|The Wash
|Dee Loc
|Main role
|Old School
|Malibu's Most Wanted
|Ronnie Rizzat
|Voice role
|Starsky & Hutch
|Huggy Bear Brown
|Soul Plane
|Captain Mack
|Racing Stripes
|Voice role
|The Tenants
|Willie Spearmint
|Main role
|Arthur and the Invisibles
|Voice role
|Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
|Voice role
|Falling Up
|Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
|Voice role
|The Big Bang
|We the Party
|Big D
|Mac & Devin Go to High School
|Mac Johnson
|Main role
|Smooth Move
|Voice role
|Scary Movie 5
|Pitch Perfect 2
|Singing Role
|Mac Johnson
|Main role
|The Steve Harvey Show
|Episode "I Do, I Don't"
|King of the Hill
|Alabaster Jones
|Episode "Ho Yeah!"
|Just Shoot Me
|Episode "Finch in the Dogg House"
|Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
|8 episodes
|Big E
|Episode "Tenth of a Second"
|Crank Yankers
|Episode "Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon"
|Chappelle's Show
|Puppet Dangle/Himself
|Episode 10
|Las Vegas
|Episode "Two of a Kind"
|The Bernie Mac Show
|Episode "Big Brother"
|The L Word
|Slim Daddy
|Episodes "Luck, Next Time" & "Liberally"
|2004 Spike Video Game Awards
|TV special
|Episode "MILF Money"
|Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
|2 seasons, 18 episodes
|Episode "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"
|2008, 2010, 2013
|One Life to Live
|3 episodes, wrote and produced theme song[126]
|Dogg After Dark
|1 season, 7 episodes
|WWE Raw
|TV special
|The Boondocks
|Episode "Bitches to Rags"
|Big Time Rush
|Episode "Big Time Christmas
|Episode "Blue Naomi"
|The Cleveland Show
|Episode "Back to Cool"
|Sanjay and Craig[127]
|Street Dogg
|Episode "TBA"
|Video Games
|True Crime: Streets of LA
|Voice role and likeness
|Def Jam: Fight for NY
|Voice role and likeness
|Tekken Tag Tournament 2
|Snoop Dogg Stage
|Way of the Dogg
|Voice role and likeness
|Call of Duty: Ghosts
|Multiplayer Announcer (DLC)
|Voice role and likeness
|Film Portrayals
|Portrayed by
|Anwan Glover
|Biographical film about The Notorious B.I.G.
|Straight Outta Compton
|Keith Stanfield
|Biographical film about N.W.A.
Snoop Dogg was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[128]
Further reading
- Snoop Dogg (1999). Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg. New York, N.Y., U.S.: William Morrow and Company. ISBN 0-688-17158-3.
- ^ "Top 10 Most Ridiculous Celebrity Name Changes". Time. July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ Ordonez, Jennifer (September 16, 2002). "Suddenly No Longer Top Dog, Snoop Dogg Reinvents Himself". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
- ^ Escoto, Mike (2011-10-20). "Happy Birthday Snoop! See You at the Fair Tonight. | Phoenix New Times". Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Resurrects Priority Records". XXLmag.com. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ancestry of Snoop Dogg". Wargs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ Dogg 1999, p. 11
- ^ Dogg 1999, pp. 11–12
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [[[:Template:Allmusic]] "Snoop Dogg – Biography"]. Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ^ Dogg 1999, p. 12
- ^ a b c Toure (November 21, 1993). "Snoop Dogg's Gentle Hip-Hop Growl". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ^ "Snoop unveils church going past". November 3, 2004.
- ^ a b c Toure (December 14, 2006). "America's Most Lovable Pimp". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008.
- ^ Dogg 1999, p. 74
- ^ According to Snoop Dogg's memoirs, as told by himself in VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2007
- ^ Holden, Stephen (July 3, 1994). "How Pop Music Lost the Melody". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ^ a b c Philips, Chuck (November 7, 1993). "The Saga of Snoop Doggy Dogg : How did Calvin Broadus, a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dogg, ascend to the heights of gangsta rap when his debut album isn't even out yet? And what about that murder charge? Hey, it's his life--let him explain it all". LA Times. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "California Secretary of State Business Search – Business Entities – Business Programs". Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (August 12, 1996). "Trying to Get His Bite Back. Snoop Doggy Dogg has a new lease on life after his acquittal on murder charges. Still, some things will never change.". Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Strauss, Neil. Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness. New York: HarperCollins, 2011, p. 12-13
- ^ Augusto, Troy J. (July 1, 1997). "Lollapalooza 1997". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- ^ "Live Earth on MSN: The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis". Liveearth.msn.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg: First rap for Indian movie". Amritt. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Bollywood and Hollywood – Close encounters". The Economist. June 19, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "Video: Snoop Dogg f/ Marty James – 'New Year's Eve'". Rap-Up.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "Snoop Lion (Snoop Dogg & Diplo) – La La La | New Music | stupidDOPE.com | Lifestyle Magazine". stupidDOPE.com. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Latest Music News, Band, Artist, Musician & Music Video News". Billboard.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Judkis, Maura (July 31, 2012). "Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Snoop Dogg: Hip Hop is ready to accept openly gay rappers retrieved 28 August 2012
- ^ "E3 2012: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 To Feature...Snoop Dogg?". GameTrailers.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Namco Partners With Snoop Dogg For Upcoming 'Tekken Tag Tournament 2' Game Title". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b Grosinger, Matt (September 4, 2012). "Interview: Snoop Dogg". Fader. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "Snoop Lion (Snoop Dogg) Inks Deal With RCA Records To Release "Reincarnated" In Spring 2013". Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound - That's My Work Vol. 1". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "(HHW Exclusive) "Guilt Trip" producer Symbolyc One Talks Yeezus, Magna Carta and new group with Lupe Fiasco". Hip Hop Weekly. Hip Hop Global Media. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ a b Baker, Soren (2013-09-28). "Snoop Dogg Releases Tha Broadus Boyz "Royal Fam" Album With His Sons | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg - That's My Work 2 Hosted by DJ Drama". Datpiff.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Previews New Pharrell Collaboration". Mrwavvy.com. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ iTunes Store - Music - Bush by Snoop Dogg in iTunes.com
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2013/04/24/breakfast-club-interviews-snoop-lion/ |title=Breakfast Club Interviews Snoop Lion |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2013-04-24 |accessdate=2013-05-07}}
- ^ "Robot Chicken Season 3 Guest Stars".
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Returns To 'One Life To Live' To Give Lessons In Slang And Romantic Advice » MTV Newsroom". Newsroom.mtv.com. February 24, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ Goodman, William (December 11, 2012). "Epic rap battle between Santa Claus and Moses (featuring Snoop Dogg)". CBS. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "AVN Awards Past Winners". Avnawards.com. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp (Video 2002) – IMDb
- ^ "Quick News On 50 Cent, Kanye West, Irv Gotti, Beyonce, Zack De La Rocha, Alice In Chains & More". Mtv. November 23, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "WrestleMania XXIV Dogg Days". WWE. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Snoop Dogg parties with the players in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. December 4, 2002.
- ^ "The Players Ball in Las Vegas 2012". Playersball.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Kool Moe Dee, 2003,There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MC, Thunder's Mouth Press, p.105.
- ^ a b Kool Moe Dee, 2003,There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MC, Thunder's Mouth Press, p.106.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Peter, 2005,The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, 2nd Edition, Penguin, p. 339.
- ^ Kool Moe Dee, 2003,There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MC, Thunder's Mouth Press, p.107.
- ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 149.
- ^ Shapiro, Peter, 2005,The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, 2nd Edition, Penguin, p. 338.
- ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 257.
- ^ Edwards, Paul. How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 90.
- ^ Edwards, Paul. How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 86.
- ^ Edwards, Paul. How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 66.
- ^ Crockett, Stephen J., Jr. (March 10, 2005). "Gizoogle.com, the Wizard of Izzle". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "January 15, 2010 Recap & Highlights". Lopez Tonight. Retrieved January 9, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Snoop, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Destiny's Child, 3 Doors Down, Ja Rule & More". MTV News. May 25, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Renews Wedding Vows With Wife Shante". Hhworlds.com. January 21, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "David Beckham teaches football to Snoop Dogg's soccer-mad children". Daily Mail (London). December 9, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Moss, Corey (September 26, 2006). "Snoop Reunites With Dre, Improves Macking Mojo On Blue Carpet". MTV.
- ^ "For Snoop Dogg Quits Smoking Marijuana". October 9, 2002. Retrieved May 12, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Mike Winslow (@AllHipHopcom) (2013-01-03). "Snoop Lion Discusses Smoking Weed With His Kids, Spiritual "Rebirth" and More". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Snoop Dogg pleads no contest to felony drug charge, gun possession - Los Angeles Times. Articles.latimes.com (2007-04-12). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ^ No Migraine for Snoop with Plea|E! Online UK. Eonline.com (2007-04-11). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ^ Snoop Pleads No Contest in Gun, Pot Case. Washingtonpost.com (2007-04-11). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Another great improviser: Snoop Dogg on Romo". ESPN. November 28, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (September 23, 2009). "Talking Steelers Football With Snoop Dogg". News.Steelers.com. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ Gay, Nancy (September 20, 2002). "Raiders keep time with Snoop Dogg". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Glad To Be in Town". Snoop Youth Football League. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Reader photos from the Super Bowl". Boston Globe. February 8, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Ducks on "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" - Anaheim Ducks - News". Ducks.NHL.com. January 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg coaches son's football team". USA Today. Associated Press. September 14, 2003.
- ^ Barrie-Anthony, Steven (August 18, 2005). "Rapper Clears the Field". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Smith, Cameron. Snoop Lion's son, Cordell Broadus, excelling as a junior, drawing interest from Florida State, Yahoo! Sports, November 1, 2012. accessed January 30, 2013.
- ^ Condotta, Bob. Thursday afternoon links — A look at the Montlake Light Rail station, and more, The Seattle Times, January 17, 2013, accessed January 30, 2013.
- ^ CORDELL BROADUS, Rivals.com. accessed January 30, 2013.
- ^ McLaughlin, Brian (2013-03-12). "Snoop Dogg's son, Cordell Broadus, adds Duke to his offer list". Sporting News. AOL.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Son of Snoop Dog, Cordell Broadus, receives an offer from USC. 247sports.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ^ Son of Snoop Dogg gets offer to play at Notre Dame
- ^ "National Signing Day - Cordell Broadus commits to UCLA Bruins". Espn.go.com. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg appears at Nation of Islam convention." PeoplePC News. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ Swash, Rosie (March 2, 2009). "Snoop Dogg joins the Nation of Islam". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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- ^ "Ruff. Roar. Snoop Dogg Rebrands. August 1, 2012". Newswatch.nationalgeographic.com. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
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- ^ August Brown (2012-07-31). "Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion, announces reggae album and film". Latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Rapper Snoop Dogg now reggae's top cat Snoop Lion". Chicago Tribune. July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ Johnson, Zach (July 31, 2012). "Snoop Dogg Changes Name to Snoop Lion, Believes He's "Bob Marley Reincarnated"". UsMagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Snoop Lion Under Fire from Rastafarian Community". Zipfm.net. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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- ^ "Snoop Dogg endorses Ron Paul, for Shizzle?". Reuters. January 31, 2012.
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Kia Makarechi (5 October 2012). "Snoop Dogg On Obama & Romney: Rapper Explains His Vote In List Posted On Instagram". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
Erik Hayden (5 October 2012). "Snoop Dogg Endorses 'Why I'm Not Voting for Romney' List". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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Merrill man who drowned while saving son considered a hero
MERRILL (AP) The past six months have not been easy for a now single mother and the six children who lost their father in a drowning accident this summer, but they have taken some small steps toward healing and will honor his memory as a loving family man and a selfless hero.
The wife and children of Kenneth Bryan Coty remember how he took care of his family, and how he died trying to rescue his son.
Coty drowned June 8 while boating on Lake Mitchell, near Cadillac, after he jumped into the rough water to save his 2-year-old son, Walker, now 3. Walker was wearing a life jacket. His father was not.
"I want them to understand it was just a freak accident," said his widow, Jennifer Coty , noting her husband was a strong swimmer, but a recent arm injury and rough waters may have contributed to his drowning. "We're not quite sure what happened."
Ken Coty held the boy up, yelling for his other children on board to help save the 2-year-old, according to Jennifer Coty. The children watched him disappear below the waves as they pulled the toddler from the surf, she said.
Her husband's body was found five days after the incident, Coty said, and his memorial service was June 18.
In the days filled with grief that followed, a bat bit Coty while while she slept in her bed with one of her children, leading to vaccinations for the entire family, she said.
They moved to a different home in Merrill, and though it has been an emotional move, Coty said the community has been supportive, noting benefits hosted in Merrill and Saginaw.
Despite the terrible loss, the family remembers Coty's heroic actions.
"My husband died trying to save our son," Jennifer Coty said.
The couple's children are also heroes who helped save the family from further devastation that day, she said.
Coty yelled from the water for 9-year-old Madalynn to jump in and save the toddler, Coty said, seconds before her father went under.
Only his second time on the boat, 7-year-old Denver maneuvered the craft to the two children and helped them to safety.
"The way the winds and waves were, there was no way she would have been able to swim back with her little brother in tow," her mother said.
The kids have been in counseling, and they're doing "remarkably well, considering what they've seen," their mother said.
Madalynn doesn't like to talk about the tragedy, Coty said, and Denver has memories of trying to throw a life jacket to his dad that was swept away by the wind. Authorities estimated that winds were between 10 and 27 miles per hour at the time.
Coty's 5-year-old daughter, Kalah, who was not on the boat, sometimes asks about her dad, Coty said.
His son, Walker, 3, knows when he sees his dad in a picture or when a truck like his drives by, Coty said.
Ken Coty also was the father of Matthew, 19, and Danielle, 15, from a previous marriage.
Through the sadness, the family is working to honor Coty. They returned to the lake for July 4, and the kids went for a ride in the same boat they rode in less than a month before.
They wrote down their favorite things about their father and wrote him messages, sending them into the night sky attached to paper lanterns.
Coty said she now plans to continue with a project that meant a lot to her husband: the restoration of a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro that he had owned for nearly two decades.
Before his death, Coty had the body painted and had new carpet installed, Jennifer Coty said.
"That would be the last thing I would ever get rid of," Coty said. "It was his favorite thing in the world."
Coty said her husband planned to sell the car at one time because of some financial issues, but she convinced him to keep the car. Now she wants to see their children ride in it.


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Carfilzomib and Dexamethasone in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Previously Underwent a Stem Cell Transplant (CARAMEL 2)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01812720
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn
First Posted : March 18, 2013
Last Update Posted : December 19, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Refractory Multiple Myeloma Stage I Multiple Myeloma Stage II Multiple Myeloma Stage III Multiple Myeloma
|Drug: carfilzomib Drug: dexamethasone Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
|Phase 2
I. To assess the complete response (CR) rate with carfilzomib and dexamethasone consolidation following an upfront single stem cell transplant (SCT).
I. To assess the toxicity of carfilzomib and dexamethasone when used as consolidation therapy in patients post SCT.
II. To determine the progression free rate at 1 and 2 years post SCT. III. To evaluate progression-free survival and overall survival.
I. To determine the proportion of patients achieving a minimal residual disease (MRD) negative status.
II. To assess the HevyLite assay prior to and during treatment.
Patients receive carfilzomib intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and dexamethasone orally (PO) on days 1, 2, 15, and 16. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 3 months for 3 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.
|Study Type :
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|Intervention Model:
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|Primary Purpose:
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|A Phase 2 Trial of Carfilzomib Consolidation After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma(CARAMEL 2)
|Study Start Date :
|August 2013
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|September 2014
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Experimental: Treatment (carfilzomib, dexamethasone)
Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes and dexamethasone PO on days 1, 2, 15, and 16. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: carfilzomib
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Drug: dexamethasone
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- Rate of complete response [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]The proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true success proportion will be calculated.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Time from registration to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years ]The distribution of survival time will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: Time from registration to progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years ]The distribution of progression-free survival will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Time to progression post SCT [ Time Frame: Time from SCT to the earliest day with documentation of disease progression, assessed at 1 year post-SCT ]The distribution of time to progression will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Time to progression post SCT [ Time Frame: Time from SCT to the earliest day with documentation of disease progression, assessed at 2 years post-SCT ]The distribution of time to progression will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
- Maximum grade for each type of adverse event [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after last day of treatment ]Frequency tables will be reviewed to determine adverse event patterns.
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- Creatinine =< 3 mg/dL
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,000/uL
- Platelet count >= 75,000/uL
- Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL
- Previous diagnosis of symptomatic multiple myeloma (MM)
- Received single autologous stem cell transplantation 60-120 days prior to registration
- Received the autologous SCT =< 12 months of their diagnosis of myeloma to be eligible for the study
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2
- Recovered from toxicity of previous chemotherapy (excludes grade 1 neurotoxicity and hematological toxicity)
- Voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that the subject may withdraw consent at any time without prejudice to future medical care
- Negative pregnancy test performed =< 7 days prior to registration, for women of childbearing potential only
- Willingness to return to one of the enrolling institutions for follow-up (during the active monitoring phase of the study); NOTE: during the active monitoring phase of a study (i.e., active treatment and observation), participants must be willing to return to the consenting institution for follow-up
Measurable disease of multiple myeloma at the time of baseline values for disease assessment as defined by at least one of the following:
- Serum monoclonal protein >= 1.0 g/dL
- >= 200 mg of monoclonal protein in the urine on 24 hour electrophoresis
- Serum immunoglobulin free light chain >= 10 mg/dL AND abnormal serum immunoglobulin kappa to lambda free light chain ratio
- NOTE: for patients with no relapse prior to transplant, measurable disease at the time of diagnosis
- NOTE: for patients who have had a disease relapse prior to transplant, measurable disease at the time of the most recent relapse immediately prior to transplant; NOTE: if the patient had treatment for the relapsed disease prior to transplant, the patient must have measurable disease at the time of relapse prior to this therapy
- Willing to provide bone marrow and blood samples for correlative research purposes
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior allogeneic bone marrow/peripheral blood stem cell transplant
- Evidence of disease progression post SCT at the time of consideration for the study enrollment
- Myocardial infarction =< 6 months prior to registration
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure
- Uncontrolled angina
- Severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias
- Electrocardiographic (ECG) evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities; NOTE: prior to study entry, any ECG abnormality at screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant
- Seroreactivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV) I or II, hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- Other active malignancy requiring therapy; EXCEPTIONS: non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix; NOTE: if there is a history or prior malignancy, they must not be receiving other specific treatment for their cancer
- Pregnant women or women of reproductive capability who are unwilling to use effective contraception
- Nursing women
- Men who are unwilling to use a condom (even if they have undergone a prior vasectomy) while having intercourse with any woman, while taking the drug and for 28 days after stopping treatment
- Other co-morbidity, which would interfere with patient's ability to participate in the trial, e.g. uncontrolled infection, uncompensated lung disease
- Concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy considered investigational; NOTE: bisphosphonates are considered to be supportive care rather than therapy, and are thus allowed while on protocol treatment
- Known allergies to any of the components of the investigational treatment regimen or required ancillary treatments
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01812720
|United States, California
|City of Hope
|Duarte, California, United States, 91010
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University School of Medicine
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|Principal Investigator:
|Shaji Kumar
|Mayo Clinic
|Responsible Party:
|Mayo Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01812720 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2013-00492 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
MC1287 ( Other Identifier: Mayo Clinic )
P30CA015083 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|March 18, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 19, 2016
|Last Verified:
|January 2016
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Dexamethasone acetate
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors


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