Jennifer Bergman of Valley Christian, SJ runs 17:25 at Crystal Springs today!
Another great race on the course but this time it's in the Varsity Girls' division as 3 of the top runners in California battled for the WCAL individual crown. In the end it was Valley Christian's Jennifer Bergman defeating her two St. Ignatius opponents (Katy Daly and Rachel Hinds) to record the fastest time on the course this year. Her time of 17:25 also makes her the 13th fastest high school girl to ever run the course! Daly also established a personal record by 5 seconds with her 17:42 effort while Hinds became the 6th fastest freshman on the course with her 17:56.
The St. Ignatius girls won the girl's competition with 44 edging Presentation at 53.
Below: SI at the start. Leaders at 1st Mile in 5:39. Bergman and Daly went through 2nd Mile in 11:34.
Picture on the right is with about 900m. to go.
Bellarmine won the Varsity Boys with 45 points with St. Ignatius 2nd with 50 and St. Francis in 3rd at 52.
Phil Pompei of St. Francis took the individual victory with 15:46.
Below: Pompie leading field down and up the hill. Leader with 900m. to go.
Great race between Philip MacQuitty of Palo Alto and Garrett Rowe of Mt. View.
Both runners timed in 15:12 with MacQuitty just edging Rowe at the line.
Here are the rest of the individual winners.
Team race (El Camino) just as close as Palo Alto pulled the upset over Mt. View and Santa Clara with 48 points. Mt. View and Santa Clara both scored 53 with Mt. View gaining the 6th man tiebreaker.
Los Gatos Boys take the DAL title with 31 points packing 6 in the top 15!
As for their warm-up gear???
Gunn Girls' win tight battle with Mt. View 30 to 36. Two of the best in CCS!
Los Gatos girls' pack it in as they finish with 5 in the top 11 and score 39 points.
On a chilly Monday afternoon, the Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) kicked off championship week at the Crystal Springs Course. The league is comprised of three separate divisions (Mt. Hamilton(A), Santa Theresa(B) and West Valley(C). All three divisions compete on the same day at the league final to determine the qualifiers for Central Coast Section (CCS) which will take place on Saturday, May 10. With 24 total teams, the teams in the top 50% advance as well as the top 9 individuals not on those teams.
The six races that took place included the girls and boys' reserve races, girls' junior varsity, boys' frosh/soph and the two varsity races. The girls varsity race pitted Stephanie Barnett of Leland against Rebecca Habatmu of Prospect (formerly of Roseville). Barnett and her younger sister, Claudia, stormed out to an early lead as they jetted down the downhill start. Habatmu caught the older Barnett during the flat part of the first mile and ran side by side heading toward the mile marker.
Barnett passed through the mile in 5:33 followed by Habatmu at 5:34. Barnett kept hammering away during the downhill filled 2nd mile with Habatmu doggedly hanging on as the two runners passed the two mile mile in 11:35 and 11:36. Barnett eventually pulled away during the third mile following her ascent of Cardiac hill (a steep 80 meter hill just past the 2 mile mark).
Her time of 17:36 is the fastest time this year at the Crystal Springs Course. It was also a new school record for Leland as her time eclipsed Jennifer Ashe's 17:37 from 1987. The 17:36 ties Barnett with Maria King of the now defunct San Jose Cindergals for the 38th fastest time recorded on the course by a high school runner. Habatmu ran 17:51 for 2nd place, which improved her personal record on the course from the 18:07 she ran the previous week at the 3rd Center Meet.
The team battle was a close one as Leland edged Sobrato 51-57 powered by the 1/4 finish of the Barnett sisters. Sobrato had 3 top 10 runners with Kirsti Whitmeyer, Abhi Deveraj and Alex Seda finishing in 6th, 7th and 8th place respectively. Willow Glen finished in 3rd place with 150 points led by 9th place finisher Hayley Tharp.
The varsity boys' race featured one of the best teams (Willow Glen) and runners (Mohammed Abdalla of Willow Glen and Lance Wolfsmith of Sobrato) in Northern California. Willow Glen has been ranked in state throughout the season and despite still missing one of their top five runners, dominated this day with 25 points to the 107 for the 2nd place Evergreen Valley.
Abdalla, the defending Division III state champion, had aspirations of breaking Mitch Kingery's fabled course record of 14:28 that dates back to 1973. As many of his races, this was to be a solo record attempt for Abdalla. He swept through the first mile in a very relaxed looking 4:44. Wolfsmith came through in 3rd place along with Nohe Lema of WG as they both trailed Jose Bedolla of Yerba Buena.
Abdalla passed the 2 mile mark in 9:46, comfortably in the lead and went on to finish in 14:58, the fastest time on the course this year. Wolfsmith came in 2nd at 15:16 followed by Lema in 15:30. WG was able to pack their first five in the top 10 as Valenti Julien came in 4th in 16:01, Nati Wolde was 7th in 16:22 and John Ladd finished 10th in 16:25.
3rd placer Lema, a junior, is participating in his first cross country season. He took part in Track and Field last year and with some friendly prodding from his teammates decided to give XC a try this year. In his lone attempt at XC last year, Lema couldn't finish the Crystal Springs course. His admiration for Mohammed was clear as he spoke at length of his teammate's pacing help during races as well as helping him with both the mental and physical parts of the sport. Lema said his first season with XC has been "amazing!".
As for the CCS meet, Barnett feels that her two biggest competitors in Division II will be Gunn teammates, Jackie Evans and Allegra Mayer. Three teams will qualify out of the division to the state meet and Leland could surprise a few teams with a youthful top 7 (4 freshmen, 2 sophomores and 1 junior). The strong team favorite at this point is Mt. View HS.
Willow Glen will have their hands full in Division III with a suddenly potent Aptos team, a streaking North Monterey County team (fresh off their MBL championship) as well as one of the WCAL's best, St. Ignatius. The healthy return of Eyoel Galato would greatly aid their cause as this will be the most competitive division in CCS along with Division II.
For those people that follow the national scene, Mt. View HS in Utah is synonymous with success including 3 national championships each in cross country and track and field. Over the past few seasons, our own Mt. View HS in California has emerged as one of the top cross country teams in their league, the Central Coast Section and Northern California. Below is an email interview I did with Mt. View coach Evan Smith before he took his team down to the Mt. SAC Invitational where the boys' team recorded the fastest team time in CCS running 82:00 while the girls recorded the 2nd fastest team time (behind Carlmont HS) running 98:14. With the majority of both teams being underclassmen, Mt. View HS is definitely a team to watch for this season and beyond.
1) Describe your background in running and how you got involved with the sport of Cross Country/Track and Field.
I started doing 5k races with my dad around the age of 12. I remember it was a big deal for me the first time I beat him. I snuck up on him and blew by him as fast as I could. I didn't want him to be able to react. I have the hand-eye coordination of a fish, so I knew the ball sports were out for me. That left wrestling (my brother was a good wrestler) and cross country/track (my sister was a good runner). I chose running, probably because my sister's team (Foothill HS in Orange County in the early 80s) was a very good team, and I wanted to be a part of that. Plus, there were no girls in wrestling.
2) What was your coaching experience before Mt. View HS? How long have you been coaching at Mt. View HS?
I started coaching at Arroyo Grande HS (near San Luis Obispo) in 1997. We had great coaches there, who were completely dedicated to the kids doing well, and really knew what they were doing. I learned a lot from those coaches. After 4 years there, I spent a year teaching in Germany (I teach math), and then landed the job at Mt. View. I've been at Mt. View for 6 years. The first 4 years Samantha Read was the head coach. She is also a very knowledgeable and caring coach that I have learned a ton from. She moved back to Canada with her family, and since then Adriel Rodriguez and I have shared the coaching duties. He takes the lead during track, and I take the lead during cross country.
3) Who are the people that you consider as mentors for you that helped you become the coach you are today?
In chronological order: First, Jerry Whitaker, my coach at Foothill HS. Very relaxed demeanor, yet still got results from his kids. Lee Green and Zenon Babrij, my rowing coaches at UCLA. They taught me what commitment and hard work could really get you. Randy Warren, my cycling coach at Cal Poly, SLO. He taught me that you really need to know your sport to teach it to others. James Brown, Tom Tucker, Dave Johnson, Robert Budke, Myra Hirsch at Arroyo Grande HS. (see above). Samantha Read (see above). I go to clinics whenever I can … I've learned from the Davis, Arcadia, Rio Mesa, James Logan, etc. coaches. Joy Margerum. Ernie Lee at Gunn. Monica Townsend at Los Gatos. I try to pick up something from everyone. My athletes have also taught me a lot, without them realizing it.
4) How was the transition for you and the runners when you became head coach?
I was very worried about it, especially on the girls side, since they were going from a female coach to a male coach. But it went OK (I think). Our girls are still in contact with Sam, but Sam and I are always very much on the same page, so they end up hearing the same thing from her that they hear from me.
5) Describe your expectations for the runners on your team during the summer? Is there a team camp?
Well, nothing is mandatory until the Aug 13 date. But at the beginning of July, we start meeting as a team 4 days/week for long runs at Rancho San Antonio Park, and then they should do a 5th run on their own. Most kids go, because we do make cuts in August (I just can't handle too many kids with only 2 coaches) and they know they have to be in shape for the August time trials. During the second week in August, we take 20 kids to Tahoe for high altitude running and team bonding. We camp. We try to do 70 miles that week.
6) How do you go about attracting students from your school to running Cross Country? How big is your team?
We have 74 kids this season. 48 boys and 26 girls. I haven't really been actively recruiting too much. I feel like if you try to take a good athlete and turn them into a runner, it will only happen if their heart is in it. And if there heart is in it, they are coming out for the team on their own anyway. The school does give me a list of all of the 8th graders who are interested in cross country, so I contact them during the summer to make sure they know what's going on. One of our feeder schools has a strong cross country program (Marion Honigman at Blach), which definitely helps.
7) Could you identify an athlete(s) that helped elevate Mt. View XC to the level it is today?
On the girls side, I would say it is senior Tania Morimoto. She has brought a completely different attitude to the team. She is a very hard worker, and all of the girls look up to her. On the boys side, Roger Huang and Robbie Reid, who are now freshman in college (Robbie is 4th man for Santa Clara University) really brought our boys team from nowhere to somewhere. Now that they are gone, Garrett Rowe and Neil Lingarkar have stepped in nicely to keep the boys headed in the right direction. Aaron Landrith is also seen as a leader that everyone listens to.
8) Describe the training area around Mt. View HS.
It takes about 2.5 miles to reach dirt, which is unfortunate. During the summer, we stay on dirt. But once school starts, we are on pavement quite a bit, which invariably leads to shinsplints. It also takes 1.5 miles to get to the nearest hill, but that acts as a good warmup when we do hill repeats. I wish we were in a hillier area, but things could be worse as well.
9) In regards to your training program, are there key workouts that consider important to your team's success?
This season I have been having the kids do more uptempo work for a longer period of time than pure speed work for a shorter duration, which I think is helping us. We have also been doing some stuff where we practice running downhill, as I believe that downhill running is crucial for success on a course like Crystal Springs or Mt. Sac. We have also incorporated a lot of core work into our program, thanks to Adriel, and I think it is making a huge difference. These kids are walking around with real 6-pacs, and I think it's really helping them in the middle of the race.
10) Who are the toughest challengers in your league and in CCS Division II for your boys and girls teams?
We have a very strong league. On the boys side, Santa Clara, Gunn, Palo Alto and us all have a shot at winning league. It's going to be a dogfight. On the girls side, Gunn is huge this year (as always). If we lose to Gunn, we have nothing to be ashamed of, as that is a quality team. For CCS, it's the same 4 boys teams with the addition of Los Gatos, St. Francis and Serra. Any one of those 7 teams could win on Nov. 10. For the girls, Gunn, Los Gatos, St. Francis, Presentation and Leland are all quality teams.
11) Looking back at your coaching career, can you identify a coaching highlight?
Winning the State Title in track and field with Arroyo Grande in 2001 was definitely exciting. Our girls team getting to the State Meet in cross country in 2006 (a first for our school) was also huge. Right now is also very exciting. The girls are really putting it together, and the boys are exceeding everyone's expectations.
Thank you for everything you do for cross country. I appreciate seeing how we compare to the rest of NorCal. I also really appreciate all of the work that Hank Lawson (Lynbrook) and Walt Van Zant (Wilcox) do to keep everything up to date on Lynbrooksports.com. And the guys on Dyestat as well, of course.
As we head into the league championship part of the season, here is my fourth version of the NCS Rankings. I will have have another set of rankings heading into the NCS meet followed by a breakdown of the statistical data following the section meet. Feel free to comment on the following rankings. I do not have all league results to peruse so your feedback is appreciated.
1) Amador Valley-They have been the most solid team in this division. Shawn Daut leads a battle tested group that has not shied away from competition.
2) Monte Vista-Great effort at Mt. SAC to finish 2nd in their race running 81:30. They packed in six runners between 16:07 and 16:47.
3) Deer Valley-They have put themselves back in the hunt for a state meet berth. Narrow loss to DLS in league meet followed by an impressive win at the Castro Valley Invitational.
4) Castro Valley-Their strong top three includes the streaking Jack Leng but their #4 and #5 are inexperienced freshmen. Just as this division, anything can happen with this team.
5) College Park-Defending NCS champions might be putting it together just in time for a run at another state meet.
On the cusp: Liberty, Foothill, San Ramon Valley, Granada and Antioch.
1) Castro Valley-Strongest team in this division that has run up and down the coast and has lots of depth waiting in the wings if necessary.
2) College Park-Defending champions with the individual defending champion, Alycia Cridebring, leading the way.
3/4) California/Granada-Two league rivals have battled all season with no clear cut winner so far.
5) Monte Vista-Strong showing at the Tri-Valley Classic with individual winner Chloe Wood.
1) Petaluma-They are still top team in this division and in Northern California. Won the Mariner Invitational while missing one of their runners who has since returned.
2) De La Salle-Major depth for this team with a strong frosh/soph group. Might be closer to Petaluma than people think.
3) Montgomery-Solid pack that has had the upper hand over rivals Santa Rosa in league action including a 26-31 effort at last meeting.
4) Washington-Nice effort for them at the Castro Valley Invitational as they finished 5th behind 3 Division I schools and Del Campo.
5) Santa Rosa-Rory McLeod gives them a strong #1 runner which could get them closer in a big field.
1) Carondelet-Winning NCS is just mere formality for this nationally ranked team.
2) Livermore-Have run under the radar for most of the season but that is no longer the case following their Mt. SAC run. Their #1, Diana George, is one of the best in Northern California.
3) Casa Grande-Despite dropping one spot, they are still in position to earn state meet berth.
4/5) Montgomery/Santa Rosa-Montgomery won the last battle between two teams but Santa Rosa was missing a few runners. League championship will break tie.
1) Acalanes-In head to head battle with Las Lomas at their last league meet, Acalanes won to finish the DFAL at 8-1 after early season loss to Campolindo. Provided that they can win the DFAL league championship meet, Acalanes will be favorites to win NCS.
2) Las Lomas-Section's most dangerous team that could put it together for NCS title run.
3) Maria Carrillo-Not too many head to head battles with their Division III rivals. Victorious effort at the Cal Poly Invitational.
4) Campolindo-They are putting it together at the right time and will be ready by NCS. Capable of beating teams above with inspired run.
5) Redwood-They are the best team in the MCAL this year. Finished 5th last year at NCS MOC.
1) Campolindo-They finished the DFAL schedule undefeated despite some aches and pains toward the last few weeks.
2) Maria Carrillo-Their last effort was a victorious one at the Cal Poly Invitational.
3) Acalanes-They have done well in the always tough and competitive DFAL which will prepare them well for their post-season stretch.
4/5) Redwood/Miramonte-Tough to separate these two teams. At lone head to head meeting, Miramonte came out on top of Redwood, 124-127 at Lowell.
1) St. Mary's-Ranked 4th in state and clearly number 1 in this division.
2) Moreau Catholic-Team that has done historically well in this division. They have a strong front runner in Brian Fix.
3) Sir Francis Drake-Thomas Oliver leads the way for the Pirates who have held their own in MCAL competition.
4) San Rafael-Despite having their top runner transfer to another school, this team could put it together come NCS time with a combination of veterans and youngsters.
5) Piedmont-This is a rebuilding year for them but come NCS time, they could be ready to move up the ranks with a young team.
1) St. Mary's-They are now ranked #1 in this division for the State of California.
2) San Rafael-Strong duo up front and with the usual small field in this division, that should be enough to put them here.
3) Moreau Catholic-Ran well at final HAAL meet and with a strong 5th could challenge San Rafael for the #2 spot.
4) Arcata-Best team in the H-DNC with an experienced crew led by Allie Maher.
5) Piedmont-The defending champions' lowest finish in the past six years was a third in 2004.
1) SF University-No superstar front runner for the this group but their depth makes them #1.
2) College Prep-They have two runners that will finish ahead of the UHS pack but the return of injured runners back to form will be needed to upend the Red Devils.
3) Berean Christian-The top three teams in this division should safely move on to the state meet. With some luck and good running at Hayward, the BC pack could upend their East rival.
4) South Fork-Hank Carl ran impressively at Mt. SAC establishing himself as the individual favorite.
5) Stuart Hall-They have the runners that could take this team to the state meet for the first time in school history. With lots of early season injuries, do they have enough time to put it all together?
1) SF University-Putting it together at the right time. In last league meet vs. CSU and MA, UHS soundly defeated both teams.
2) College Prep-They have been trying to close the gap between their 1-5 runners at their league meets.
3) Crystal Springs Uplands-2 time defending champions have not run their best race yet this season.
4) Marin Academy-This could be the wild card team in this division with the defending individual champion and a 9th grader hot on her heels.
5) Lick Wilmerding-They finished 3rd behind CSU and MA at the BCL Challenge. Will need a perfect day from all their runners to move past any of the top four teams.
Fire away! I am not opposed to anonymous posts because I don't want to limit comments but using your name and school will add a little more credence to your post.
Today, Jesuit HS of Carmichael lost their first league meet in over 30 years (losing to Sheldon HS) while University of Portland extended their amazing conference (West Coast Conference) championship streak to 29 STRAIGHT TITLES!
I will have more on both streaks later including some feedback from the athletes and coaches involved. The data is mind boggling.
FloTrack.com was on site today at the WCC Cross Country Championship at the Crystal Springs course. The videos of the men and women's races will be posted by 2pm courtesy of De La Salle Track and Field Coach Kevin Selby.
Feel free to comment on any omissions or the placing of any of the above teams/individuals.
Runners 1-5 are shown below in the order they finished at yesterday's Third Center Meet.
Carlmont's 6th runner, Tamara Abinader (pictured below) would have been #1 runner for every school except for her own team and Prospect. 1st team in history that a team had 6 girls under 19 minutes for the CS course as Abinader clocked in at 18:46!
Playing a little catch up with last weekend's Mt. SAC Invitational, here are the reflections of Kenny Durell of Davis and Sarah Sumpter of Healdsburg. Durell is the lead runner for one of the San Joaquin's section best team following their 3rd. place finish last year at the Division 1 state final. His time of 15:31 at Mt. SAC is 2nd best time on the all time Davis list which dates back to 1985. After completing last year's season as the Davis 4th man, Durell has taken on the leadership role of the Davis team, both in running and as a mentor to his younger teammates.
Kenny Durell: I have been on the Davis High cross country team for four years and this is my fourth time going to Mt. SAC. Each year has brought vastly different results, both personally and team-wise, but I have enjoyed each and every road trip down to the fabled course. The entire team (71 out of a possible 100 strong) showed up at 5:45 AM on Friday morning (though some very committed runners chose to come on Thursday night and camp out in the parking lot) and we loaded up the buses and left by about 6:15. The ride down took about 9.5 hours and we did a short shake out run once we got the hotel.
The best part of the actual race was without a doubt when I crested Reservoir Hill and saw our huge Davis High flag being waved by all of our JV runners who had finished their races at 7:00 AM. I was being closely followed by another runner at this point, and the guys and girls on top of the hill really inspired me to push the downhill and hold him off at the end. The course is very physically demanding, though not so much because of the course's actual difficulty (the Yolo County Championships course and the two hills at Lagoon Valley are in my opinion tougher) but because the first mile is all flat and encourages runners to go out hot before any sort of elevation changes occur.
As well, the superb quality of the field year in and year out really distinguish the course and race. The switchbacks right after the first mile are very tough, if only because of the rapid change in gears to go from fast, flat running to uphill ascent. The downhills are really the keys to running well on the course, as this is where the most ground can be made up or gained. Someone running the course for the first time should definitely keep in mind and treat any flats as places to run a little bit faster and possibly pass other runners, as only comparatively marginal gains can be made by pushing hard on the uphills. My strategy before the race was to just race.
Running after such a long and draining bus trip less than 24 hours before the race is really hit-or-miss--you either react and adapt well or you struggle. Taking that into account, I knew that I was going to perform relatively well after feeling good in the first 800 meters. I let the rest of the race just happen, competed and ended up having a little bit more left at the end than I expected.
I truly relish every opportunity I am afforded to spend time with the members of the team; we always enjoy ourselves immensely and this year was no different. After the last race ends, everyones' minds turn to Disneyland, and amazingly, the team gear and tents get packed up quicker than they ever have been before.
Upon getting back, we spent some time in our rooms showering and playing Guitar Hero on the Playstation with a substantial amount of the team watching and joining in on the guitar shredding, and then after a short talk by Coach Gregg and the parents, we were let free to roam and do as we wished with the rest of the evening.
A large group of us hung out together, and as the night progressed, the groups invariably became larger as other team members walking around would join others in line. The night at Disneyland was awesome, and although we went back a little bit early this year on account of all-around exhaustion, the overall experience could not have been more amazing or magical.
Sarah Sumpter of Healdsburg has enjoyed a breakthrough Cross Country season for her with numerous victories and course records this fall. She just recently broke the course record on the Martinelli Ranch in Petaluma this past Wednesday, running a sizzling 17:38. She not only defeated Jacque Taylor of Casa Grande but had the fastest time of the day for BOTH girls AND boys. At the Mt. SAC Invitational, she recorded the fastest time of the day on Friday and finished tied with the 8th fastest overall time (17:27) despite running unchallenged and on the warmer racing day.
This was my first time running at Mt. SAC, and it was an incredible experience. To have so many runners of such a high caliber all in one place truly inspired us (our team) to step up our game.
Our team toughed it out on a 9-hour car ride to the meet.
One of the most exciting moments for me was coming down Reservoir Hill at the end of the race and hearing the announcer shouting my name over the intercom. In that moment I was so determined to finish with the fastest time that I could, having that outside voice recognize me only gave me a little extra mental kick to finish hard.
4) Describe the course for runners who have never run on it.
finish strong. This course will make you work, but you can work it out right back if you're determined.
5) What was your strategy before the race?
My strategy wasn't all that specific: get a good lead in the first mile of the race (but don't go out too terribly hard – remember those hills), maintain an even pace on upward slopes, and finish in under 18 minutes.
6) Did you get to do any fun activities while down there?
Considering the long trip we had to make to and from the meet, we didn't get to do much sight-seeing or vacationing, but our team had a good night of food and celebrating back at our hotel after race.
Thanks so much for your interest, it's been an awesome season.
Thank you Kenny and Sarah-AJC!
Great interview with Mt. View coach Evan Smith as well as more reflections of the Mt. SAC Invitational from Sarah Sumpter of Healdsburg and Kenny Durell of Davis. Rankings are also on the way and will be posted by this weekend.
Today's BCL West Meet at the Crystal Springs Course included hosts Crystal Springs Uplands (CSU) along with San Francisco University (UHS), Marin Academy (MA), Bay (BAY) and Drew Schools (DREW). This was the final league meet for all schools involved before the league final which will take place next week on Friday, November 2nd at Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park.
The girls' race got underway at 4:00pm with three Division V state ranked teams in the race: #4 CSU (above left), #5 MA (above middle) and #9 UHS (above right). The early leader during the first mile was CSU's Alysha de Souza who raced out to an early lead in front of her teammate, Aimee Raleigh, eventual winner Cecilia Furlong of UHS and MA's Alesandra Roger who trailed the lead pack at about 7th place.
Furlong eventually passed de Souza during the downhill filled 2nd mile and raced to an 11 second victory over last year's NCS Division V champion, Roger (19:30 to 19:41). Furlong, who is running Cross Country for the first time after three years of Volleyball, had an outstanding Track and Field season and will be one of the favorites for the individual crown at Hayward HS (NCS course). Teammates Raleigh and de Souza came in 3rd and 4th respectively.
The University girls, who have been plagued by early season injuries, are now back in the hunt for the NCS title. They defeated CSU 24-33 and MA 25-34 while CSU defeated MA 26-31. With MA missing 2 runners from their lineup at today's race, they will hope to join the chase for the NCS title along with UHS, CSU and College Prep from the BCL East.
The boys' race got underway at 4:30pm with the pre-meet favorite being the San Francisco University squad (pictured above). On the latest state meet rankings, UHS was ranked 4th in the state and will looking to regain the NCS crown that they lost last year to College Prep after 8 straight titles.
The lead pack at the first mile mark was all dressed in red (as well as one cardinal shirt). T Bliska of MA and Wieshen Mead of UHS lead the UHS pack and Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff of CSU. Bliska eventually powered away for the individual victory and was the only runner to dip under the 17 minute mark with a time of 16:52. The weather was warm but noticeable cooler than the conditions of the previous day as the "indian summer" has finally made an appearance in the Bay Area.
With 7 runners in the top 10, UHS dominated with easy victories over CSU (15-49) and MA (20-43). CSU defeated MA by a score of 24 to 36. Pictured below are the first three finishers, MA's Bliska, and UHS's Kelahafer and Mead and the top individuals in both races.
The Crystal Springs Course will get quite a workout in the next two weeks as it will host today's Center Meet, all the league finals next week and the CCS Meet on November 10th.
New Rankings Coming This Week!
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After giving the electronic scene a taste of his genre-bending production capabilities with the horror-themed thriller 'Diablo House', Rell The Soundbender unleashes his full 'Diablo' EP on Insomniac Records, the world-renowned brand behind Electric Daisy Carnival. The five-track collection explores and combines unexpected sounds and genres, from the Latin-influenced bass jam "Baja" to the heavy-hitting, mechanical "Loboz" and the slow buildup to the murderous drop on "Heat." The "Diablo" EP features collaborations with ETC!ETC!, Rawtek, Sliink, BLANK, Kaku and B!tch Be Cool, which complement its appeal to a variety of audiences. Rell has certainly caught the attention of Pasquale Rotellla and his Insomniac brand, which has expanded to become a destination for all genres of electronic music and is continuously evolving with the scene. Rell the Soundbender is a fitting addition to the Insomniac family, as his sound is uncategorizable but seamlessly crafted, and certainly not for the faint of heart.
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Rell the Soundbender earned his name from is passion for blending unexpected, unique sounds and genres of music. The Panamanian DJ and producer draws his influences from a myriad of music – one will recognize everything from hip-hop to moombahton to trap and house in his productions. Rell's ability to fuse sounds that don't typically blend together has made his sound unreplicable and incredibly dynamic. His trap hits "Grimy Thirsty" and "Angels X Demons" have made many rounds on Diplo's BBC Radio 1Xtra mixes, and he has produced official remixes for Bro Safari's "Scumbag" and Snoop Lion's "Lighters Up," which was the official remix for Snoop's iconic Reincarnated album. Rell earned the attention of Skrillex and later released his first EP "Gambozoo" on his Nest HQ imprint. His live performances are notorious for slaying the dance floor and festival stages as he makes appearances everywhere from EDC Las Vegas and Mexico, Escape Psycho Circus, Miami Music Week and Storm Festival in Shanghai. Stay tuned to see what Rell comes up with next.
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Founded in 2014, Insomniac Records explores the best new sounds in dance music while curating a diverse catalogue of quality releases in all electronic genres. More than just a label, Insomniac Records is a destination where fans of all styles can discover and enjoy top tracks from a roster that includes world-renowned artists and producers. Pasquale Rotella, Founder and CEO of Insomniac, has modeled the label's trajectory to fit the ever-changing needs of the industry. As it was built to initially focus on long-term projects and collaborations, Rotella has introduced signing one-track deals with artists as well as releasing master compilations. In June 2016, the label released it's very first compilation titled, "Insomniac Records Presents: EDC Las Vegas 2016," which featured tracks from notable names across the dance music spectrum. Insomniac Records continues to build its audience by releasing multiple exceptional tracks every month, hosting curated stages at major music festivals and assembling an unparalleled lineup of talent breaking ground in the scene.
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Dance Floor Rhythms Present On Valentino Khan's EP 'French Fried'
Innovation is the best word that describes Valentino Khan's EP, 'French Fried'. This 4-track material is filled with dance floor rhythms. A new addition to the Mad Decent family you won't want to miss. Best of all, it's now available on all streaming platforms.
According to the producer himself, the whole tracks are inspired by French artists that set an important precedent in America's electronic music. More specifically, he's borrowing a similar sonic aesthetic by the likes of Gesaffelstein and SebastiAn. In fact, this European stylistic trend represents an influence in Valentino's edgy sound and vision to date.
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Here you will enjoy captivating Electro/Bass House tunes brimming with hard-hitting drums and explosive drops. I bet these bangers will instantly make you shake your booty. Following two official remixes for DJ Snake, Valentino isn't letting anything stop him this year. Make sure you check out the 'French Fried' EP, turn up the volume and destroy some speakers so that your neighbors can hear it!
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You Can't Get Bored! Mou5ZyZZ Unleashes "Melbourne Overdose"
Listening to music is a good thing to do when you're bored. Of course, I would only recommend infectious tunes like "Melbourne Overdose". This is the latest single from the one and only, Mou5ZyZZ in collaboration with Yago Music. The American DJ and producer experiments for the very first time with a subgenre of Electro House known as Melbourne Bounce.
On the one hand, pumping minimal beats, sidechained synths, and lively drops are the highlights here. While on the other, vocals match the high-level production. On a side note, compelling lyrics fantasize about hooking up with a stranger and the mystery that this implies.
Out now via Mou5 Chee5e Records, this fresh jam makes you want to do the shuffle dance, so put your foot forward and keep spinning non-stop. Get ready to distract your mind from boredom and stream in full "Melbourne Overdose" right away.
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DØBER Returns To Protocol With Riding Tech/Electro-Influenced "Tear The Roof"
DØBER is back on Protocol with his new single "Tear The Roof", a party-ready track that follows up on his debut "Twisted" EP from earlier this year. The release received a strong welcome, amassing over 130k streams on Spotify since its release on February 14th. The newcomer's propensity for intense club music, that toes the line between electro and tech-house, is once again evident in the form of heavy percussive synths over a driving bassline and distorted, catchy vocals. "Tear The Roof" is uniquely different from previous tracks "Make It Better" and "Losing My Mind," which channeled more groovy and trap influences, respectively, indicating that DØBER has more up his sleeve than meets the eye.
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Nicky Romero and the Protocol crew can always be counted on for cutting-edge new music, melding a variety of genres for exciting and unexpected sounds. Their latest additions feel right at home with that mantra, bringing a fusion of tech-house and electro sound with plenty of grooves to the table. DØBER joins a full roster of talented producers such as Thomas Gold, Deniz Koyu, Marc Benjamin, Teamworx, Maximals, and more. The talented newcomer draws his inspiration from artists such as Dogblood, ZHU, and Gesaffelstein, promising plenty of dark, hard-hitting tunes to add to the label's repertoire. Protocol's mixture of veteran heavyweights and fresh new talent makes for some of the most exciting releases in the game, along with the unlimited potential for collaborations. We look forward to more releases from DØBER and the rest of the Protocol team coming soon!
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Here is another mani that I was waiting to get my Mundo de Unas stamping polishes to create. I really with this stamping design from Bundle Monster plate BM415. Other than being a really cool and geeky design to put on your nails, this design had special memories for me. Way back in 2012 I had a giveaway on my blog for a Salon Express Nail Stamping Kit. They way I chose the winners was to ask them to complete this sentence - "If I could design my very on nail art stamping image plate, I would put on it ...."
One of the winners I selected - who turned out to be fellow Aussie nail blogger Rebecca from Polished Peripherals responded with circuit board. Whoever submitted this design to Bundle Monster for the create your own set did a great just with the design.
Now back to the mani. I didn't have any green polishes that were the right colour and that could stamp well, in fact I'm sure I didn't have any green stamping polishes until I got the Mundo de Unas ones. The base for this mani is Sinful Colours Envy and the stamping polish is actually a mix of Mundo Green, with a tiny bit of black to grey out the brightness and then white added to lighten the shade.
I added a few 'solder' dots using Essie Good as Gold and a dotting tool.
so geeky ! love it ! I actually have a green polish that ressembles the one you used. What a great idea !
nice nailart! and the color is just amazing!


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When the formalities are over, the Examiner will ask you to lead the way to your car, and identify it to the Examiner. On the way to the parking area the Examiner should introduce himself and ask you what name he should refer you as - Joe, Fred, Di, Babs that sort of thing.
Since September 2003 you have to answer two questions (show / tell) about the vehicle checks you would carry out before driving. These include such things as tyres, brakes, coolants, lights.
Then the Examiner will ask you to drive away when you are ready.
During the whole test the Examiner will be building up a picture of your ability and common sense as a driver. The Examiner will expect you to suit your speed to the road and traffic conditions. This is marked in the - "Make progress by/driving at a speed appropriate to the road and traffic conditions/avoiding undue hesitancy" -. You have to choose a proper speed for general driving and when coming to corners, bends, junction, roundabouts etc. This will be marked in the Exercise proper care in the - "use of speed section" -.
Mirrors and signals have to be used correctly. The faults recorded in this section come under the heading - "Make effective use of the mirrors well before signalling/changing direction/slowing down or stopping" -.
The Examiner will be checking that signals are given in good time and that the correct signals are given. If not they will be marked in the - "Give signals where necessary/correctly/in good time" -.
The Examiner will ask you to stop at various places during the driving test. Whenever you stop, you should do so in a safe place. The Examiner will not trap you by asking you to stop in a illegal place, but you have to Select a safe position for normal stops. It will be after one of these "stops" when the Examiner will ask you to do one of the many special exercises. In one in three tests you will be required to Stop the vehicle in emergency/promptly/under control/making proper use of brakes. The Examiner will explain to you that you have to stop the vehicle in an emergency. He will show you what he intends to do in order for you to stop quickly at his request. You need to stop the vehicle 'under control' Which means you should apply a constant firm pressure to the brake pedal, holding it just short of the point at which the wheels lock. Don't leave putting the clutch down too long, or you'll stall the engine. When stopped apply the handbrake, and put the gear lever into neutral. Move off again when told. Don't forget the M.S.M. routine.


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O'Neill Communications is now 23 East Group.
Upon buying the company from Gordon & Nancy O'Neill in June 2022, the new name is reflective of the evolution of a legacy to a new beginning.
23 East is a nod to roots and foundation, a must-have for any good brand to center itself and thrive. It is a part of the address of my generational family home in India, a place that I consider to be my foundation, a place of centering. East represents new beginnings, innovation, and fresh ideas. Group highlights togetherness. We don't get to our successes alone. And it is with our clients, partners, friends, and colleagues being a part of the firm's ecosystem that our success has been mutual and formative.
The icon is an artistic form of 23, allowing for interpretation and conversation, a result of effective marketing and communications. Additionally, two plus three equals five, and five represents curiosity and change. The icon enables curiosity, a must-have trait to be a good communicator and marketer. And, with curiosity, we can welcome and embrace our only constant: change.
The firm has transformed in services and capabilities to harness tomorrow's demand, but our core foundational values remain the same: respect, integrity, kindness, and service.
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Save the date! On Wednesday, May 2 (PLV), and Thursday, May 3 (NYC), join the Pace Community for Student and Faculty Research Days. Hosted by the Office of Research, Division for Student Success, and the Pforzheimer Honors College, this annual event recognizes the unique work conducted by student-faculty pairings and features posters from dozens of Pace researchers from all schools.
To RSVP or to submit an abstract, please contact sponsoredresearch@pace.edu by Wednesday, April 11, 2018.
Applications are being accepted for the 2018–2019 Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research program. The program allows faculty and undergraduate students with similar interests to work together on a research project throughout the summer and/or academic year. A small stipend is granted to each pair, and for the academic year session participants, an end-of-year showcase on each campus recognizes all research initiatives through poster sessions.
For information and an application, email Nasreen Hussain at nhussain@pace.edu. The application deadline is Monday, May 14.
Attention faculty and students! The Office of Student Success is pleased to announce the Pace Undergraduate Student Academic Conference Travel Fund, a new initiative funded by the Office of the Provost. This fund is open to undergraduate students who have been accepted to present their research at a professional conference with their faculty mentor.
For more information, email Jen Crespo at jcrespo@pace.edu.


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A communications director for Mitt Romney's campaign, Ciara Matthews, has been demoted after prohibiting reporters from asking the GOP presidential candidate questions about Todd Akin or abortion. Matthews was recently communications director for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's recall campaign and has long been an anti-abortion advocate -- and even wrote last year that Republicans should be speaking more about abortion.
Editor's note: The Center for Media and Democracy is pleased to publish this important investigative work about a new and far-reaching effort to spin news about state legislation, which has been examined by Media Matters for America's Joe Strupp. CMD recently published two related stories, one on the Franklin Center's operations and one about ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. Media Matters' original story is available here.
When Idaho state legislators proposed a seemingly uncontroversial bill to ban access to commercial tanning beds by minors earlier this year, IdahoReporter.com took up the issue with force.
Buses paid for by the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP), as part of its "Better Wisconsin" tour, and the Tea Party Express, with its "Reclaiming America" bus tour, converged in Madison, Wisconsin, Friday evening.
Both groups, which do not disclose who is bankrolling their operations, are touring Wisconsin on the eve of the election to rally voters to back controversial Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his allies facing recall. AFP, a non-profit under the tax code and not a registered PAC, has claimed its bus tour has nothing to do with the pending recall election; the Center for Media and Democracy has asked AFP to reveal who is funding its campaign, and the director of its state operations has refused. The Tea Party Express has also previously indicated that as a non-profit group under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code it need not disclose its funders.
Video was obtained and released by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel less than a month before the June 5th recall election for Wisconsin governor that shows newly elected Governor Scott Walker in a frank conversation with one of his biggest supporters.


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Rene Pierre Manes, age 90, passed away on June 15, 2008. His insight and leadership, combined with his passion for accounting and economic research and teaching, and desire to help others, will be missed.
Rene was born in Yonkers, N.Y. Rene received his bachelors from Columbia University and his masters from Southern Methodist University. After Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and attended Harvard for Ensign training. He served in England, Scotland, France and later Germany as a Supply Officer. Following World War II, he was employed by Atlantic Refining Company as an accounting executive in Caracas, Venezuela, returning to the United States to receive his PhD in economics from Purdue University under the Ford Fellowship.
Rene served as Chairman of the Economics Department and Associate Dean of the Krannert Business School at Purdue, held visiting faculty appointments with Stanford, and served as Dean of the Business School at the University of Arizona. Rene retired from Administration in 1979 to become the H. Scovill Professor of Accounting at the University of Illinois at Champaign. In 1984 he moved to Tallahassee, Florida to teach part time at Florida State University. He retired in 1995.
He wrote some of the seminal articles in standard costing, cost allocation, theory of accounting and information systems, transfer pricing and matrix theory that form the basis for modem computerized inventory and production management, appearing in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, and the Journal of Management Accounting Research.
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I"m on third iPhone X replacement this one has a very tiny wiggle on the mute switch it's 90 % tight since it has a very tint centimeter that wiggles my previous unit is 100% tight what shall I do ?
You're on your 3rd replacement iPhone X. That tells me you're big time OCD! If true, there's not a whole lot we can tell you. Instead of focusing on a "very tiny" wiggle with the mute switch, try focusing on enjoying the device as a whole like the rest of us.
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Don't worry about it. Enjoy your new phone.
The mute switch is supposed to have a wiggle in it. After all it's a moving mechanism. A rock solid switch would be worrisome, though.
So you're obsessing about the wrong stuff here, mate.
While I can certainly understand why some would think that the threads were created by the same person let's refrain from making unfair assumptions, especially when these particular threads weren't even created on the same forum. Thanks.
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That has been established. Thank you.
These devices are mass produced, with tolerances. Physical buttons and switches will almost always have some kind of play. I would suggest to ignore it.
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Apply heat - use a embossing gun. Using a heat tool (if at all possible - it really does make a difference to the result) aim it at one area of the powdered image. The heat will affect the powder: it will change colour, become shiny or sparkly (depending on what powder you have used). As soon as one area has changed colour, move your heat gun to the next area and so on. This is called "chasing" the image. Don't wave the heat gun all over the card - all you are doing is heating the entire card and the image will take forever to emboss properly.


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The Scary Stories of Banned Books
By Johanna Kaiser
Banned Books Week 2017 is here, and as usual, we at the ACLU have been reminiscing about some of the books we read as children that have been banned or censored. My co-workers thought of notable works like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Giver, and Catch-22. These important books and many others have been frequently challenged because of their social commentary or message, but it's not just literary classics that must be protected from censorship. We must also stand up for our right to read books that make us laugh, make us cry, or that don't make us feel much of anything at all. One of my most beloved banned books was one that simply scared me. In fact, it chilled me right to my 6-year-old bones. That's right, as a child of the 90's, the things that went bump in the night for me came from Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and its two sequels.
For anyone who didn't develop a deep love of horror and the supernatural as an elementary school student like I did: Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories adapts folklore and urban legends for a young audience. The stories are dark, macabre, and shocking to anyone under the age of 13. There's the story of the boy who found a toe buried in his garden. There are re-tellings of the often told stories of The Hookman, the woman scared by the man repeatedly flashing his high-beams behind her, and the babysitter getting a call from inside the house. There's a story about staying in a haunted house for a night, and another about the stalking "vindow viper," who really just wanted to wash and wipe your windows.
My older brother started reading these stories to me to make me squirm and lie awake at night. It worked, but before long, I was stealing the books from his room and reading the stories over and over and over again. I'd read them by myself, with my friends, and even made my (horrified) grandmother read them to me. I couldn't get enough of the sometimes terrifying, sometimes confusing, sometimes funny tales. Looking back at the books, it's easy to see why parents were concerned that their children were reading them. I'm sure they led to plenty of nightmares, tears, and pranks on siblings. The books' original illustrations give me chills even now.
Far scarier to me, however, is how frequently this series of books has been challenged. There have been numerous efforts to remove the books from library shelves over its depiction of the "occult/Satanism" and violence, its "insensitivity," and "religious viewpoint." In fact, the American Library Association named it the Number 1 most frequently challenged book from 1990-1999. It remained at Number 7 during the first decade of the 2000's, and was the 8th most challenged work in 2012, 31 years after the first book was published.
Of course, these stories aren't right for everyone. Parents should keep their own children from reading them if they feel they are inappropriate, but a book should not be kept from everyone because some individuals do not want to read it. Just as those individuals are free to not read a book, others should always remain free to read it--as many times as they please.
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Desmond, thanks for liking this.
Martin, sad to say, I never saw anyone talking to this lady; I don't think she appeared to invite that. It would be awkward I suppose and that's really a shame. I don't judge as I'm not qualified, I think that leaves a sense of wonder open. Others may and often do of course, Thanks.
Thank you Po for checking this out. Often you find those who stand out, and yet need privacy in some way, a contradiction and a quandary.
This would appear to be someone who is in a time warp and completely happy with it, despite all others changing around her. I love the fact that does not seem to be an judgement in this.


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Former GOP Star Al Lamberti Endorses Democrat For Sheriff
The grudge match between defeated Republican former Sheriff Al Lamberti and the current Democratic Sheriff Scott Israel continues.
Lamberti resurfaced in recent days to openly support a candidate opposing Israel's re-election — James "Jim" Fondo.
Former Sheriff Al Lamberti (right) at a campaign kick-off for Jim Fondo earlier this week.
Fondo is a Democrat. Four years ago, Lamberti was the most prominent local Republican office holder in Broward.
So much for GOP loyalty.
But does Lamberti's endorsement in a Democratic primary — there are five Democrats running, including Israel — mean anything?
Fondo's brand of Democrat is not like many other Broward Democratic voters. He is rabidly pro-gun. Rabidly.
From Fondo's Facebook page:
There is little doubt that Fondo has a law enforcement background. He was a Broward Sheriff's Office Captain and 30-year police veteran. He is also a Lamberti partisan who retired after Israel won the 2012 election.
A challenger needs issues to convince voters to reject a popular sheriff. Fondo has an all-too-common problem among candidates – no concrete reason to vote for him.
Fondo was quoted in the Sun-Sentinel mentioning two vague criticisms of Israel:
The moral at BSO is "not good" and the sheriff had too many administrators.
Israel will run on a solid record.
He backs body cameras for deputies. He has a special unit that targets Broward's most violent criminals. He promoted a small civil penalty for the possession of small amount of marijuana.
One of his most meaningful achievements was embracing diversion programs for some juvenile offenders. These programs allow kids to avoid criminal charges when they are guilty of non-violent minor crimes.
There is one more matter I must mention. Compared with Lamberti's tainted administration – all the connections to Ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein that came out after he left office – Israel is a saint.
So just what is Lamberti's endorsement worth?
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Fort Lauderdale lawyer George Castrataro is just one of the many in Broward's legal community — outside of the Broward Public Defender's Office — supporting State Attorney Mike Satz.
Castrataro, a probate and real estate attorney and a specialist in LGBT law, says this about Satz:
"I am so proud to support Mike in his campaign for re-election. During his tenure, Mr. Satz has responded to Broward's diverse crime problems by instituting and expanding specialized prosecution units that deal with public corruption, career criminals, sexual battery and child abuse, as well as elderly abuse and domestic violence. He is an amazing man and great leader in our community."
Below is a picture of Satz that explains the fund raiser, which is at Warsaw Coffee Company, 815 NE 13 Street, Fort Lauderdale. Castrataro can be reached at George@lawgc.com
19 Responses to "Former GOP Star Al Lamberti Endorses Democrat For Sheriff"
Count LF Chodkiewicz Chudzikiewicz says:
1. I respect Mr Fondo's service but his view on guns is dangerous as without guns shooters cant kill
2. Mr Satz in general has been good but praising him for fighting political corruption when Broward Health is a sewer as this blog demonstrates makes that claim open for discussion plus all the County Commissioners with lobbyist husbands n relatives n advisors who for an observer are there simply to line their own pockets except Tim Ryan.
Broward Voter says:
Zzzzzzzzz…
james t kirk says:
the choices for sheriff are really not good.
the current sheriff panders to the incompetent who cannot pass and promotional test w/o special factors.
former sheriff's promoted people
based on cronyism.
can any of these people actually with a straight face and say they earned it ? or did everything the right way ???
Is Commissioner away? He has first hand knowledge of how the County Sheriffs office operates.
And, yes Mr Grunzenberger should also opine.
Frankly know little about law enforcement except the well respected Fort Lauderdale Police Department and on this issue Commissioner Castillo have first hand knowledge that would educate all of us.
Memories says:
Mike Satz has presumably, hopefully come a long way from his terrible homophobic 1980s record. For those who don't recall, Satz has an ASA busted in the 1980s who was closeted, and had been arrested for trading drugs for sex. Satz then decided the best way to avoid hiring people who might trade drugs for sex was the add a question about sexual orientation to his office's pre-employment polygraph test so as to weed out and not hire any gay people. I think he kept that question in his polygraph exams for almost a decade. Seems his reals views, even if he hides them well, would be grounds for the LGBT community to get rid of Satz.
Shame on the LGBT people holding this fundraiser, and shame on the Dolphin Democrats for honoring him this coming weekend. It's easy for Satz to be pro-gay in Broward in 2016. But he was not there in the 1980s when he could have made a difference. In fact, he was on the wrong side of history.
Snott VV Rothstein says:
Peel back the onion on "Fondo" "a slug from the long gone era at BSO"
When you mix Benjamin's ($100.00 dollar bills) with LEO's & Politicians you get "Total Corruption"
Adderley was instrumental in implementation of Scott W Rothstein Bodyguard/Security Detail that employed FLPD Command Staff & Officers they were paid with stolen money (est) $394,000.00 + tips. Has that stolen money been returned by any of the LEO's? Have another free cigar and a snifter of Cognac, Frank.
Rothstein, 47, provided "gratuities to high-ranking members of police agencies in order to curry favor with such police personnel and to deflect law enforcement scrutiny of the activities of [the law firm] and defendant Rothstein,'' according to the charges filed against the now-disbarred lawyer.
The charges don't identify any police officials or departments. But sources familiar with the federal investigation said Rothstein gave the gifts to Broward Sheriff's Office Lt. David Benjamin and Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley—including meals at a local restaurant.
Adderley declined to comment through a spokesman, but he recently told The Sun-Sentinel that he paid for his own weekly meals at Bova, a restaurant owned by Rothstein, and for sporting events he attended with the attorney.
Benjamin could not be reached.
Rothstein hired dozens of Fort Lauderdale police to guard his home around the clock, as well as Bova and the law firm. He paid $45 an hour—the going rate—for the details, starting last year after the murder of an attorney at his firm, Melissa Britt Lewis.
By surrounding himself with police, Rothstein created an aura of legitimacy for investor clients. Visitors to his office would have seen the large photo of Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti with the hand-scrawled thank-you note, in addition to numerous photos of other powerful figures such as Crist.
the rest of the story:
http://www.vosizneias.com/44481/2009/12/07/fort-lauderdale-fl-feds-rothstein-showered-police-with-gratuities-2/
Howard the Moron says:
Jimmy was in charge of dealing with public corruption under Lamberti. That was effective. He was so successful that the felons Benjamin and Poole both worked for him. I guess he does know about corruption. Oh BTW, I will be discussing the REAL public corruption cases that were brought to your attention and you said Lamberti said not to pursue them for obvious reasons.
Not by the hair of my Jimmy Chinn Chin says:
Finally the white – er, I mean the right candidate for all of us who left BSO in disgrace – disgust, we left in disgust. Isreal made us all leave in disgust, but we'll be back.
It's going to be me, Al, Tom Wheeler, DeJesus, Fustero, David Benjamin, Louie Granteed, Jeff Dillard, Bill Lewis, Adam Black, Wimberley, and the whole gang back in charge when Fondo wins!
We've been tightening our belts for too long, watching these liberals tell good cops that they can't arrest people.
I thought this was America.
The PBA is coming with us too, Jeff Morono will have some choice grunts for all those IUPA ingrates.
Vote Fondo to take our County back!
For those who do not live in Ft Lauderdale we have a wonderful local gentleman named Frank Adderley who is our Police Chief and as he lives in a middle class neighborhood HERE IN THE CITY goes to all kinds of civic events to LISTEN TO RESIDENTS IRREGARDLESS OF THEIR BANK STATEMENTS. He is being smeered by bringing up the Scott Rothstein Scandal when at the time HE LIKE EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO BRING IT UP thought Scott Rothstein was a brilliant lawyer or businessman who was a major philantropist like everyone thought of ENRON Madoff or Ivan Boesky.
Ha Ha Ha says:
Memories wrote (@5):
For those who don't recall, Satz has an ASA busted in the 1980s who was closeted, and had been arrested for trading drugs for sex. Satz then decided the best way to avoid hiring people who might trade drugs for sex was the add a question about sexual orientation to his office's pre-employment polygraph test so as to weed out and not hire any gay people. I think he kept that question in his polygraph exams for almost a decade. Seems his reals views, even if he hides them well, would be grounds for the LGBT community to get rid of Satz.
Shame on the LGBT people holding this fundraiser, and shame on the Dolphin Democrats for honoring him this coming weekend.
Exactly! Shame on the LGBT people holding this fundraiser, and shame on the Dolphin Democrats for honoring him this coming weekend. They should be organizing fundraisers and rallies for his opponent instead.
Joe dipasquale says:
I've known sheriff Israel for 4 years now….I helped him out on his last campaign threw a fundraiser in NJ for him…I own a condo in Hallandale for 6 years now…..scott is doing a great job as BSO sheriff…..So let's get out to vote and let's keep SHERIFF ISRAEL in office….
The final score says:
In the end DDP comes away clean of the stink of corruption and LaMarca looks like a corrupt piece of shit via David's hand pick lawyers at Berger.
Well played DDP and to a guy they once called Sprinkles, who is laughing at all his naysayers roght now.
Stormwatch says:
Lamberti looks all smiles now that FBI isn't going to try and indict him.
Stack, Butterworth, Brescher, Navarro, Cochran, Jenne, Lamberti, Israel.. I've seen em all. I'm old enough to remember when Ed Stack set-up Herbie Burke at the nudey bar on Federal Highway across from the old Highway drive-in theatre.
Navarro and the chicken man should have gone to jail. Jenne did. He wasn't even a police officer. Neither was Butterworth or Brescher. Cochran and Israel are the best 2 we've ever had.
Lamberti had ties to Rothstein. His endorsrment will hurt more than help.
Stormwatch, would you agree that Nick Navarro is the biggest clown ever to hold the position of Broward County Sheriff, for at least 384,000 rea$ons?
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-12-08/news/9203050314_1_obscenity-ruling-navarro-professor-bruce-rogow
2 Live Crew Wins, Public Gets Legal Bill
December 8, 1992|By BARBARA WALSH, Staff Writer
The final chapter in the 2 Live Crew saga drew to a close on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the obscenity case.
The high court`s ruling means two things. First is that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling stands: 2 Live Crew`s rap album 'As Nasty as They Wanna Be' is not obscene.
Second is that Broward County taxpayers will have to pay legal fees and expenses for 2 Live Crew`s [ACLU] attorney, Nova University law Professor Bruce Rogow. Rogow estimates the county`s tab for fighting against the censorship of the album will be $250,000.
"This is the price you pay for fighting these things out," Rogow said. "Maybe this will inhibit others from trying to do the same thing. The larger lesson is that it`s real hard to suppress art. The First Amendment offers serious restraint against governmental power."
Rogow will submit his bill to Broward Sheriff Nick Navarro, who led the battle against 2 Live Crew and its sexually explicit album.
If Navarro disagrees with the bill or refuses to pay it, the matter will end up back in court, Rogow said. …
At that time, Navarro said of the $104,000 he spent on investigating 2 Live Crew: "Cost isn`t a concern." …
This is the second time Rogow has been awarded attorney fees in the 2 Live Crew controversy.
In the summer of 1990, Rogow collected nearly $30,000 from the county after he asked the court to stop Navarro from threatening to arrest music store owners if they sold 2 Live Crew`s album. …
City Activist Robert Walsh says:
I'd like to say to Big Al Lamberti where's Rothstein' duffle-bag w/ all the loot. They BSO under Laberti escorting Rothstein to the airport w/ what duffle bag filled w/ money(lots). Laberti inner circle took the fat slob to the airport so where's the duffle bag Al????. As far as State atty. Mike Satz good luck, how you do it all at seveny something, I tip hat off to you. My take its exercise, keeps him going. Very impressed w/ the shape he is in. Robert here oh you'll see me in th e gym everyday(I could eat a cardboard box)I don't know if come smy nerves to work out so I told end up on the six o'clock news. Speaking of Satz 'fund raiser at the Warsaw Coffee place . Wow 100g of cRA monies allocated from Ft>alu city comm. 100g of tax payer money . Yep CRA monies. Broward Comm. are you seein this when are you taking over these city CRA's????
Too soon to comment says:
I'm disappointed in your attack on a candidate you seem know very little about and you statement about "GOP loyalty." I guess we'll see similar statements about the fundraisers being held at the GOP Ranch of Ron Bergeron where he has hosted several Israel events that have ben attended by GOP donors Case, McDonnell and others. Before you criticize Fondo for being "rabidly pro-gun " why don't you contact him an interview him on his stance on the Second Amendment and see if he can articulate a "concrete reason to vote for him."
What I do know is Fondo is a life-long Democrat, unlike the flip flopping sheriff, had an extremely clean IA history, unlike the current sheriff, can produce his IA history, unlike the current sheriff, and as far as connections to the Ponzi schemer Rothstein, you better take a look at the sheriff's current administration before you criticize Lamberti's command staff. Just because Benjamin went to prison doesn't mean FLPD employees weren't heavily involved. Bottom line buddy, of course Lamberti is going to endorse the most viable opponent to file so far and why wouldn't Fondo take it. Do knock him for it. Besides, I think the voters and the employees are sick and tired of BSO being nothing more than a political machine instead of a law enfacement, public safety agency that should be looking out for the citizens of Broward County, not themselves.
The fallacious argument that Frank is being smeared by others is without merit, his actions to attach himself to SWR were self-induced through greed or stupidity you make the choice. BTW get his cell number next time you see him at a civic event, SWR had him on speed-dial for his beck and call.
Below is the bio of the illustrious Frank Adderley, touting such an esteemed highly educated and brilliant individual accomplishments, always at the top of the class. Training including BA, Masters, the FBI Academy, DEA task farce, FBI & DEA's Executive Leadership programs, not to mention years of on the job training. Hoodwinked by a two-bit attorney. Is it raining?
Chief Franklin C. Adderley is a native of Fort Lauderdale and the youngest son of Bahamian immigrants, the late George and Frankielee Adderley. Chief Adderley was raised in the Fort Lauderdale's Northwest Community. He attended Broward County Public Schools and is a 1979 graduate of Stranahan High School. Chief Adderley joined the City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department in October 1980. He was the youngest cadet in the 81st graduating class of the Broward County Police Academy.
In 1985, Chief Adderley became a Major Narcotics Detective where he worked on the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Task Force. During this time, he authored 31 court authorized state and federal wiretaps. He was recognized as an expert in the distribution of crack cocaine in federal court, and was named Officer of the Month in February 1986.
Chief Adderley was promoted to Sergeant in 1993 where he served in Patrol, Street Narcotics Unit, and the Office of Internal Affairs. In 1996, he was one of two supervisors in charge of the Street Narcotics Unit that was responsible for the apprehension of over 2,500 felony suspects without receiving any Internal Affairs complaints.
In 2000, Chief Adderley was promoted to the rank of Captain where he served in Patrol, the Community Support Division, and the Special Investigations Division. In 2006, Chief Adderley was promoted to the rank of Major making him the first African-American to hold such a rank in the Department's history.
Less than a year later, he was promoted to Assistant Chief where he oversaw investigations, which encompassed 164 investigators assigned to the Criminal and Special Investigations Divisions.
On June 1, 2008, he was appointed as the first African-American Chief of Police in the history of Fort Lauderdale. Chief Adderley oversees a department which includes an annual budget of $100 million, 515 sworn police officers and 190 civilian employees.
Chief Adderley received his Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from Florida Gulf Coast University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Florida International University. He is a graduate of the 206 Session of the FBI National Academy, Graduate of the 52nd Session of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Drug Commanders Course, Criminal Justice Executive Leadership Program at Florida Atlantic University and a graduate of the 33rd Session of the FBI's National Executive Institute.
Chief Adderley is the past President of the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association (BCCPA) and serves on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Dangerous Narcotics and Drug Committee. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Sigma Alpha Chapter and his hobbies include golf, tennis and running. He is the proud father of one son.
Anonomyte says:
No to gun nut whackadoo Fondo and to the former BSO officers under Lamberti.
And no to Satz. Time for someone new in that job. How old is Satz, 73? Not that I am against senior citizens, but isn't it time to let someone more youthful, say in the their 40's or 50's work for Broward residents?
@17 like all blogging NIGHTCRAWLERS uses a fake name IGNORES THE FACT THAT EVERYONE SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SET OUT TO IMPRESS SWALLOWED HIS CRAP LIKE THE ENRON FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK KEATING IVAN BOESKY MADOFF SCAMS. WHAT COWARDLY FAKE NAME SNOTT VV ROTHSTEIN IS DOING IS BLAMING TGE VICTIM!
You are honest you believe others are. THIS IS WRONG? The NIGHTCRAWLERS LIKE SNOTT VV ROTHSTEIN are pathetic.


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Micronesia (Pohnpei, FSM)
Vista on a late afternoon drive on the east side of
Pohnpei island in the Federated States of Micronesia
The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has four stars to represent its four island states. For a recap of their unusual status, see my earlier post. And, confusingly, this country named Micronesia is in the center of the larger geo-cultural region also called Micronesia.
Each of the four states has its own cultural traditions and language, with English as the common language. Yap and Chuuk (Truk) may be more famous among divers, but I decided to go to Pohnpei.
Capitol building in Palikir, Pohnpei, FSM
Why Pohnpei? It has the capital (Palikir) but, more notably, Pohnpei has the legendary lost city of Nan Madol, considered, next to Easter Island, the main megalithic archeological site in Oceania.
Best part of the increasingly rocky, slippery path to see seldom visited Nan Madol
The lush landscape was distracting while traipsing out to Nan Madol and crossing
dilapidated foot bridges with missing planks that outnumber remaining ones.
Nan Madol, unrestored and mysterious.
Many centuries ago Nan Madol was a large, fortified enclave for the ruling dynasty. Canals were built and structures were somehow made from basalt columns so heavy that people are puzzled how they were transported from the far side of the island. (Von Daniken said it all required outerspace aliens and some locals just call it magic.)
Nan Madol is not a lovely reconstructed tourist attraction and, even with the best preservation efforts, it might never be a Machu Picchu, Easter Island, or Angkor Wat. But the modest ruins of Nan Madol may be cooler unadorned.
After a rough road to an unmarked spot that I managed to find in my rental car, I walked a kilometer through the jungle on a rocky trail and rickety foot bridges. Then, wading through knee-deep water via slippery rocks, I got to the most imposing building. With no other traveler around, it gives the frisson of a discovery, even if I'm not actually making an archeological breakthrough. It has the feeling of having just been found yesterday, maybe today.
At the last house before the path, nice guy Bernie confirmed that I was
going in the right direction but I persuaded him to join me on the little trek.
One of the canals in Nan Madol.


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Lednice Chateau
Category: Castle
Lednice Chateau has been the property of the state since 1945. It is administered by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic through the National Monuments Institute in Prague. The castle is one of the most visited monuments in our republic. The neo-Gothic reconstruction in the 19th century turned it into a romantic mansion surrounded by one of Europe's largest parks (almost 500 acres), where visitors can find a palm greenhouse, a Venetian fountain, a Roman aqueduct, a Chinese pavilion, a minaret and the artificial ruins of John's Castle. Thanks to the unique connection of architectural monuments with the surrounding man-made landscape, in 1996 the entire Lednice-Valtice area was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The first historical record of this locality dates back to 1222. Even then, there was probably a Gothic fortress with a courtyard, which in 1249 was granted by the Czech King Wenceslas I to the Austrian nobleman Sigfried Sirotek.
At the end of the 13th century, the owners of the whole of Lednice and nearby Mikulov became Liechtensteins, originally from Styria, who gradually acquired land on both sides of the Moravian-Austrian border. Members of the family were most often used in military service and, druring the Renaissance in economic business. Since the second half of the 15th century, members of the family were also employed as the highest provincial authorities. However, a fundamental change in the position of the family in Moravia occurred only under the brothers Karel, Maximilian and Gundakar of Liechtenstein. Karel and Maxmilian secured the great wealth of the old Moravian family Černohorský of Boskovice through advantageous marriages. The brothers were initially, like their father and grandfather, Lutheran Protestants, but soon converted to the Catholic faith, paving the way for further political activity. This concerned in particular Karel, who worked at the court of Emperor Rudolf II. In 1604 he became governor of Moravia, and in 1608, King Matthias II promoted him to princely status and granted him the principality of Opava.
During the Bohemian revolt, he sided with the Habsburgs and took part in the Battle of White Mountain. After the defeat of the noble uprising in 1620 by the systematic purchase of confiscated property of some participants in the resistance, the Liechtensteins became the richest family in Moravia and replaced Žerotín in their position. The huge land fund brought them great profits and enabled them a magnificent construction business here in Lednice.
By the 16th century, Hartmann II of Liechtenstein had local medieval water fortress demolished and replaced it with a Renaissance castle. At the end of the 17th century, this building was demolished and a Baroque mansion was built here with a large architecturally designed garden and a monumental riding school, designed by Jan Bernard Fischer of Erlach, which has been preserved in an only slightly modified form to this day.
After the middle of the 18th century, the chateau was again remodeled and in 1815 its front tracts, which were part of the baroque chateau, were removed.
Today's appearance comes from the years 1846-1858, when Prince Alois II of Liechteinstein decided that Vienna was unsuitable for holding summer festivities and had Lednice rebuilt into a representative summer residence in the English Gothic style. The representative halls on the ground floor (now the 1st sightseeing circuit), which are equipped with carved ceilings, wooden wall paneling and selected furniture, were used to organize grand meetings of the European nobility. On the 1st floor of the castle you can visit the private rooms of the Liechtensteins. On the 2nd floor there are rooms for children and their governesses, together with the puppet museum of Milan Knížák.
For more information about the South Moravian Region, from which chateau comes, click here and here.
landstejn castle
libochovice chateau


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