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Look Before Leaping
Overdrive Staff
Heavy machinery hauler Dave Adams, who drives for CBS Transport, says you should ask if your company allows you to take your truck home when you have time off.
The jobs are here. Get the keys, get in the truck, get the freight and go earn some money. That's what truck drivers, their employers and everybody else wants because the trucking industry gets paid and America runs when the trucks roll.
But before moving into the truck, while still in orientation, you'll be smart to take some time to read and understand the contract into which you're entering with your employer. Not all driving jobs are the same. Do yourself and your prospective employer a favor; make sure you can meet their needs and they can meet yours, because contracts that can't be fulfilled waste time and money and create hassles for all involved parties.
If you don't know what to look for, start at the beginning. How are you going to get to work and back home again? "I get to take the truck home all the time," says Dave Allen, company driver for CBS Transportation. Allen lives in Salem, Ohio, and CBS is in Portage, Ind. "I don't take a car to work," he says. "Most of the time they get a load on the way, and I drop the trailer in a truckstop and park the truck next to the house." This works out fine for CBS and Allen, but he made sure they agreed to that when he took the job.
All trucking companies have rules that spell out when a driver can and cannot take the truck home for time off. You will be asked to agree to the rules during the hiring process. In most cases the distance between the terminal and your home decides the question. If it's more than a set number of miles, you can take the truck. If it's less, you have to provide your own transportation. The number of miles changes from company to company.
If you take the truck home for time off, do you get mileage pay? "If my last load before going on break is over 200 miles from home, then they have to pay my mileage," says Erik Gaul of La Porte, Texas. "If it's less than 200 miles, then they buy the fuel." Gaul is an owner-operator who leases his '99 Freightliner to Oakley Trucking in Little Rock, Ark. A trucking firm might allow its company drivers use of the trucks to drive home and back, but certainly not all company drivers get paid for that mileage.
Time off is another question: how much do you get, and when? This is a major issue among company drivers, especially those with spouses and children. It also can get a little complex, depending not only on the company but also on the type of job: local, regional, dedicated or over-the-road. Look for the company's home-time policy in the agreement, and make sure it suits your needs.
Talk with company representatives, because often they can guarantee that the loads you'll get will take you by your house more frequently, especially if you live near a major freight corridor. "We're guaranteed time off every other weekend," says John Norton of Richmond Hill, Ga. "But the way freight runs on I-95, which runs by my house, I was home three times last week." Norton's employer, Raven Transport of Jacksonville, Fla., is able to provide its drivers with freight that gets them home more often. "A lot of the guys get home every week," Norton says. "It helps if you live right by the major freight lanes."
Norton's situation is the best for drivers with families, because some companies pay their OTR drivers more than local or regional drivers. In other words, there's a tradeoff: more home time for lower pay. Try to work it so you get the optimal pay of an OTR driver and still get home as often as you'd like to or need to.
Trucking companies are keenly aware of this issue and often conduct their hiring processes accordingly. For example, if the company needs drivers to haul freight in a specific region, they will offer sign-on bonuses to drivers who live there. This is a win-win situation. The drivers get home more often and are happier. They keep their jobs longer, which benefits the company.
Read the agreement. The company might make an offer that pays you more and suits its needs better. If not, do some research, because other companies might have a position that better suits your needs.
Emergency home time is something else to look at during hiring, and again, the company should gladly make you aware of their policies in this area. Most companies reassure their drivers that if they have a crisis at home and need to go, they'll be allowed to, but it's good to make sure about this. "They're good about accommodating drivers' emergency needs due to the fact that we have regular loads, and we all take them all the time," Norton says about his employer, Raven Transport. "Every driver has made every run, so if one driver has to take some time off, another driver can fill in."
Having ascertained how and when you will get from home to work and work to home, read and understand the part in your contract that describes how you're going to get paid or, as most contracts call it, "compensated." This issue is deceptive: you drive, you get paid. But no two driver compensation policies are the same. Find out how much your compensation will be. This can vary a lot from company to company and even from job to job in the same company.
But more importantly, find out exactly what you get compensated for doing. "We get paid every Friday," says Allen. "We get paid for everything we do. We get paid for loading and unloading. It's a good set up," he says.
Is the pay the same when you're empty as when you're loaded? With some companies the pay is the same either way, but not with all of them. "We get paid so much for loaded miles and so much for dead-heading," Allen says.
Does the company pay extra for HAZMAT or over-sized loads? "We get an extra nickel a mile if it's over-height and another extra nickel if it's overweight," Allen says. "And if you're on an over-sized load, you make an extra $50 a night after the first night."
How about drop pay? Most companies don't pay extra for one drop, but they do pay drivers extra for loads with two or more drops. "Say you have three drops," Allen says. "After the first drop, you make from $35 to $75 more per drop for the next two drops."
Trucking companies are usually willing to compensate drivers for the extra work they do. Ask about this during the hiring process. What if you have to move trailers around? Is there drop-and-hook pay? A huge issue in the industry now is detention pay that drivers earn when they sit at a dock for more than two hours. Make sure to find out what you have to do to get the compensation you've earned.
Also find out if there's a clause for per diem. It's usually a few cents per mile factored into the mileage pay. "They have a per diem added on to their mileage pay," Norton says of Raven Transport. "It's about four cents a mile, and it's tax free.
Equally as important: find out when you get paid. With some companies, the mileage pay is yours as soon as you send the empty call. Others hold payment until they receive the paperwork from the load. Find out when the mileage pay is actually yours.
Trucking companies also offer drivers a wide variety of bonuses, for everything from accumulating a certain amount of miles every month to staying accident free to recruiting new drivers. Drivers regularly get paid for assisting with loading and unloading, passing DOT roadside inspections and even pulling over and shutting down when the roads are dangerous due to bad weather. These policies will be somewhere in the contract you'll sign at hiring. It's up to you to make sure you know when you've earned extra money. You might even get compensated for signing the contract itself. "They have a $2,000 sign-on bonus," Allen says. "Every six months for two years we get an extra $500."
Conversely, the contract will also include things for which drivers might be penalized. For example, "forced dispatch" means if the dispatcher sends you a load, you have to take it. Not all companies have this policy. "Some companies have forced dispatch," Norton says. "Raven doesn't, but in the 3 1/2 years I've been with them, I've never refused a load." Refusing a load from a company with a forced dispatch policy might not result in termination, but they might just let you sit for a while until they can come up with a load that suits you. Read the contract to find out about forced dispatch. If you don't see it, ask.
Also in the contract, you may find policies about having pets in the truck, being responsible for equipment signed out to you, routes you're expected to take, and procedures you're expected to follow for loading and unloading. Most company driver job descriptions require freight delivery safely and on-time. Make sure you know ahead of time the procedures to follow if you have an accident. After the wreck happens is not the time to learn. Know also the company's policy about being late. Some employers are unforgiving of drivers who are not on time, but a simple phone call when you know you'll be late for a pickup or delivery can make all the difference.
There are thousands of different trucking companies with hundreds of different rules, and it would be impossible to cover them all here. The main thing is, consider it part of your job to be aware of the terms of the contract you sign at hiring time before you get into the truck. This will mean savings, increased income and fewer hassles for you and your employer, and it will pave the way for a smooth ride through your career as a truck driver.
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Kyoto Prefecture has a rich and close relationship with its forests and landscapes, and has a globally important natural and cultural heritage to safeguard for future generations. Kyoto Model Forest spans the entire Prefecture of Kyoto and is unique in its governance structure. Encompassing some 13,000 private forest owners and 26 local governments, it is essentially a collection of small detached forests, each with its own management approach, united under the Model Forest banner – a sort of "network of networks".
The Kyoto Model Forest Association (KMF) was founded chiefly by the Kyoto prefectural government to promote forest conservation activities by a wide range of stakeholders to combat widespread forest degradation resulting in risks to ecosystem services. Since its founding, KMF has launched unique activities for forest resource management with the cooperation of forest owners, residents, volunteer groups, private industry, universities, and local governments.
In Kyoto Prefecture, 17 World Heritage sites, prominent national treasures of Japan, historic buildings, Japanese gardens, and other assets that represent Japanese culture are preserved integrally with the area's rich forests and natural environment.
Forests in Kyoto fundamental to this attractive area are assets shared by all residents, attracting 87 million tourists annually, and providing wood for traditional construction. Of the area of Kyoto Prefecture, 74% is covered by forests (342,000 ha), which consists of 34,000 ha of national and public forests and 307,000 ha of private forests. Plantation areas account for 38% of all forests in the Kyoto Prefecture.
With an annual production value of 1.6 billion yen (equivalent to approximately USD 14 million) and annual logging amount of 150,000 m3, forestry in Kyoto Prefecture is conducted on a small management scale. Characterized by steep terrain with intricate ridges and valleys, most of the prefecture's interior forests are economically inefficient and remain untouched. Even forests near settlements are poorly managed, primarily, due to a decrease in the population in the mountainous regions.
Meanwhile, in Kyoto City, forests surrounding three sides of the city form a traditional landscape together with temples and gardens, which are important for tourism. The forests are actively managed from a landscape perspective by administrative bodies, those involved in tourism, local residents, and forest owners.
In the Kyoto Model Forest, KMF, the Kyoto prefectural government, and 26 local governments are engaged in cooperative forest conservation projects in their areas. These projects cover approximately 3,200 ha of forests in Kyoto Prefecture. KMF acts as the coordinating body, connecting the projects conducted in individual areas.
KMF comprises 226 members, including private industry, cultural and artistic groups, Non-Profit Organizations, universities, local governments, and forest owners.
Promote sustainable management of forests to preserve rich forests by stopping forest devastation and restoring deteriorated forests.
Strengthen various forest functions that bring benefits necessary for regional sustainable development through efforts to conserve mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity.


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FIFA 10 (cunoscut ca FIFA Soccer 2010 în America de Nord) este un joc video produs de cei de la EA Sports din seria FIFA.Dezvoltat de cei de la EA Canada este vândut de Electronic Arts sub marca EA Sports. Jocul trebuia lansat pe 1 octombrie 2009 în Australia dar din cauza unor circumstanțe necunoscute, jocul a devenit disponibil pe 30 septembrie. Pe 1 octombrie a fost lansat în Europa iar pe 20 octombrie în America de Nord. Este disponibil pentru  PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and Wii. Versiuni mai mici ale jocului au fost lansate pentru iPhone și iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, Nokia N-Gage, PlayStation Portable, și telefoanele mobile.

Demo-ul a apărut pe  Xbox 360, PlayStation3, și PC pe 10 septembrie în Europa, pe 11 septembrie în Australia și 17 septembrie în America de Nord. Echipele cu care poți juca sunt: Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern München, Marseille și Chicago Fire. Stadioanele disponibile în varianta demo sunt: Stadionul Wembley (Xbox 360) și Stadionul FIWC  (PlayStation3).

Coloană sonoră
EA Sports a anunțat pe 25 iulie 2009 coloana sonoră pregătită pentru acest joc. Au fost anunțate 34 de piese, cu opt mai puține decât predecesorul FIFA 09. Variantele de Xbox 360 și PlayStation 3 au încă cinci cântece neincluse pe coloana sonoră lansată separat.

 Adiam Dymott – "Miss You"
 Afrobots – "Favela Rock"
 Alex Metric – "Head Straight"
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 Auletta – "Meine Stadt"
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 BLK JKS – "Lakeside"
 Bomba Estéreo – "Fuego"
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 Children Collide – "Skeleton Dance"
 Crookers feat. The Very Best, Two Fingers, și Marina Gasolina – "Birthday Bash"
 Cut Off Your Hands – "Happy As Can Be"
 Dananananaykroyd – "Black Wax"
 Datarock – "Give It Up"
 The Enemy – "Be Somebody"
 Fabri Fibra – "Donna Famosa"
 Fidel Nadal – "International Love"
 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – "La Luz del Ritmo"

 Macaco – "Hacen Falta Dos"
 Major Lazer feat. Mr. Lexx și Santigold – "Hold the Line"
 Márcio Local – "Soul Do Samba"
 Matt & Kim – "Daylight (Troublemaker Remix feat. De La Soul)"
 Metric – "Gold Guns Girls"
 Mexican Institute of Sound – "Alocatel"
 Nneka feat. Wesley Williams – "Kangpe"
 Passion Pit – "Moth's Wings"
 Peter Bjorn and John – "Nothing to Worry About"
 Pint Shot Riot – "Not Thinking Straight"
 Playing for Change – "War (No More Trouble)"
 Rocky Dawuni – "Download the Revolution"
 Röyksopp – "It's What I Want"
 SoShy – "Dorothy"
 The Temper Trap – "Science of Fear"
 The Whitest Boy Alive – "1517"
 Tommy Sparks – "She's Got Me Dancing"
 Wyclef Jean – "MVP Kompa"
 Zap Mama – "Vibrations"

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 Official site
 Official FIFA 10 community site
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Where is MITRICE RICHARDSON??? 2nd Family Press Conference – October 1, 2009
On October 1, 2009 the family held a Press Conference in front of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Headquarters, to once AGAIN make a PLEA to put more EFFORT in trying to FIND MITRICE RICHARDSON as well as to INFORM the public on HOW LITTLE EFFORT the SHERIFF'S DEPT. & the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT have put in on trying to FIND MITRICE after 14 DAYS OF HER BEING MISSING!!
The Sheriff's Department tried their hardest to have us (those coming to show support) not be there in attendance. They were turning people away at the security box, telling them that there wasn't a Press Conference being held. I could not believe it!!!!
When I arrived, I didn't ask them if there was a Press Conference being held, I told them that I was there for the Press Conference, not giving them the opportunity to tell me there wasn't one. But Channel 2 News (CBS) was turned away, and told there wasn't a Press Conference being held!!! Can you believe that?????
Thanks goes to Chip Croft from SEA~TV Productions for the video footage. He was a BIG Help!!!!
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Categories: Mitrice Richardson, police misconduct Tags: agoura hills, black woman, Dr Ronda Hampton, Geoffrey's Restaurant, LA Sheriffs, LAPD, leo terrell, Lost Hills Station, Malibu, mental crisis, Missing person, Mitrice Richardson, monterey park, press conference, steve whitmore
MISSING FOR 14 DAYS: Mitrice Richardson….The Sheriff's are to Blame!
UPDATE 2/24/10: It has been a little over 5 months since MITRICE RICHARDSON'S disappearance. It is such a shame that we have gone this long without ANYTHING!!! Even though the news has laid off talking about Mitrice, there are plenty of individuals still trying to find out exactly what happened that night!! For the latest info, PLEASE go to http://findmitrice.info or www.bringmitricehome.org
UPDATE 10/24/09: Its been over a month & MITRICE is still missing..So much has happened since this post, it is best to get the most current info from www.bringmitricehome.org
By now I'm quite sure you have heard the story of Missing Mitrice Richardson, the beautiful, bilingual, 24-year-old college graduate of California State University, Fullerton, who majored in Psychology and graduated with a 4.00 GPA….but come to think of it, you may not have!! Her story has not been given the media attention it should have, for this is a very disturbing case!
Disturbing because the reason we don't know where Mitrice Richardson is today, 14 days after her disappearance, is due to the Malibu/Lost Hills division of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Departments' negligent attitude towards this whole situation. I was drawn to her story immediately due to it having some similarities to mine and her involvement with the crooked/corrupt LA County Sheriff's Department. Let me fill you in on Mitrice's story:
Mitrice Richardson of Los Angeles dined at the expensive & exclusive Geoffrey's Restaurant on Pacific Coast Hwy, 40 miles from home, in Malibu alone on the evening of September 16, 2009.
According to the restaurant, Mitrice was unable to pay for her $89 meal (Kobe beef steak and an Ocean Breeze cocktail of rum, vodka and fruit juices) after staff and patrons said she was behaving oddly, & at one point actually sitting down with a table of six and engaging them in conversation.
Jeff Peterson, the restaurant's owner who was not there when this incident occurred, has stated her erratic behavior was noticed by customers and employees. "There was something a little strange about her," he told CNN. "She wasn't mentally ill, not ranting or raving. You couldn't put your finger on it."
"She seemed a little euphoric — a little odd," Peterson told LA Times. "The people she joined seemed OK with it. When she said they were going to pay her tab for her and they weren't — that's when we realized we had a situation." (This leaves one to wonder why they would serve someone such an expensive entree, after they have described her to be acting so strangely. More importantly, why would they serve her alcohol if she didn't seem normal from the start?)
When presented with the bill, and realizing she couldn't pay it, authorities were called. When they arrived they tried to get the situation handled when Mitrice provided the restaurant with her 90 y.o. great-grandmothers phone number, whom she resides with, who offered to pay the bill over the phone. She stated, "Which card do you want? I will pay the bill, add a tip, and put Mitrice in a cab and bring her home."
But Geoffrey's declined that form of payment and requested she either come pay in-person or she fax in a copy of the credit card with her signature attached to it. However, her great-grandmother did not have access to a fax machine. Consequently, the Lost Hills Sheriff Deputies arrested her. Peterson says he got the police involved not so much because she was unable to pay her bill but more so out of 'concern' for Richardson's safety, stating they felt she was in no condition to drive a vehicle. (So keep in mind she didn't just try to walk out & skip the check, as I have seen so many ignorant people try to suggest she did. And the restaurant staff didn't think she was OK to drive, not due to intoxication but due to something being OFF mentally.)
Now this is when the story starts getting weird and full of inconsistencies when the police become involved! According to Steve Whitmore, the LA County Sheriffs' Spokesman, when the deputies arrived at Geoffrey's, Mitrice asks them to retrieve her wallet from the inside of her car, and in doing so they "claim" they found marijuana, causing them to add the charge of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana (which could actually be less than a gram), but they did not find the wallet they were supposed to be getting. (Now trying to understand how they have the rights to search her vehicle without her currently being behind the wheel, is beyond me, but that's just one of the many strange parts to this story. Why would she ask them to search her car for her wallet if she knew she had marijuana in the car?? That doesn't make sense whatsoever. Also why was her wallet in the car? Did she not have her ID on her persons?? How was she then served alcohol without an ID of some sort?)
So now they charge Mitrice with Possession of less than an ounce of Marijuana and Defrauding an Innkeeper and take her in to be booked at Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff Station 13 miles away from the restaurant. Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff Station
In the meantime, Mitrice's great-grandmother had contacted Mitrice's mother, Latice Sutton, who then contacted the restaurant to try and take care of the situation at hand. However, she was told it was too late, and her daughter was already taken into custody, so she then contacted the sheriff's station to get an understanding on what was going to happen to her daughter from that point forward.
Upon speaking with the Deputy, Sutton was told that they would keep her daughter until the morning. Explaining that when they bring someone in who exhibits some type of intoxication/mental illness they keep them until morning.
Sutton notified them that she was concerned about her daughter's uncharacteristic behavior. "She is not in her right state of mind, this is not the type of behavior my daughter demonstrates. She is responsible, intelligent, & educated." Sutton then notified the sheriff's that she would be there in the morning to post bail & pick up her daughter.
At around 4 AM, Sutton called the station to get the exact bail amount and was told that her daughter had already been released!!! They stated they let her out at around 1 AM due to overcrowding and that nothing was wrong with her when she left. A deputy even went so far as to say, "We do not run a babysitting organization here." They also said they offered to let her stay in the lobby but she refused and just left!!
NOW MITRICE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE…THE SHERIFF'S WERE THE LAST ONES TO SEE HER……& NOW THEY ARE THE LAST ONES TRYING TO HELP INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!!
Keep in mind that it is 1 in the morning in LOST HILLS when she was 'supposedly' released….and exactly how the name sounds is EXACTLY how that remote, industrial area is…A BUNCH OF LOST HILLS!! Who in their right mind would send a female out in the middle of the night without MONEY, A CAR, A PHONE, IDENTIFICATION, FOOD, ETC….??? And lets not forget she is an African American woman…being let out in an all White area, where there still are racist individuals lurking around!! Not to mention the wild animals that lurk the areas at night, especially now since we've been having these wildfires…the animals are hungry!!
So why would anyone, especially those who are supposed to keep us safe, let her out into the wild and act like everything is OK with that picture??? That is so damn appalling, but as you know, the sheriff's are full of BS! This whole story has so many holes in it and why?? Because the Sheriff's are not being cooperative b/c they know they screwed up this time and its NOT going away!!
As Sutton has stated on numerous occasions, "I did not know morning would literally be after 12 midnight. I had the impression they would wait until daylight to release her."
Sutton also said she believes sheriff deputies should have realized something was wrong with her. "If the officer saw her behavior and decided to administer a field sobriety test, then he must have realized something was wrong." (Which is very true! They supposedly tested her before they released her and stated she was fine…ummm why the test if you thought she was fine??? Did they suddenly forget what had been told to them a few hours prior?? The restaurant said she wasn't intoxicated and that something with her was 'off'…sooo didn't that click to them that maybe they should call a medical specialist??? I guess not b/c they didn't do it, leaving one to suspect that they did not give a damn about her safety or her mental state!! WOW!! And these are the very people we shed our tax payer dollars to??? )
The sheriff department has continued to give the family the run around..upon asking for the phone records to show who she called…the station said the phone they let her use was untraceable….HMMMMMM
Also in asking for the surveillance cameras on the outside of the station to show where she headed after walking out the station….the family was told that they do not have the cameras set to record….WOW….so basically they just have the cameras there for show…b/c normally you record whats going on just in case….SOUNDS SO FISHY WITH ALL THEIR COVER-UPS ETC.….They still have failed to give the family the police report showing what was detailed inside as well as failing to provide them with the deputies names who were involved in the arrest of MITRICE RICHARDSON….
I simply can't wait until these &*%^$ get exposed for all their wrongdoings…( I can't use the word I was going to say) Even their lackluster attempt in trying to find her is to be noted!! They haven't put any more effort into trying to find her than I have put into searching for this penny that happened to drop out my wallet onto the street yesterday! They don't give a HOT DAMN about this missing BLACK woman whatsoever & it PISSES ME OFF!!
Oh yeah…I'm sick and tired of reading ignorant people's comments…Some of you are just sitting too damn high up on your horse trying to judge/render your assumptions to this scenario! People are so quick to believe everything the dog gone police say….EXAMPLE: just b/c they say they offered her a place to stay doesn't mean they did..also just because they say they allowed her to make 2 calls, doesn't mean they did!!! Are you all that NAIVE to believe whatever the POLICE say?? I feel sorry for ya if you do…just hope you never have to encounter a lying a** police officer…b/c they will ALWAYS LIE TO PROTECT THEIR OWN IF THEY ARE WRONG….U BETTER GET A CLUE!
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List of links providing more info:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2009/09/29/jvm.mitrice.richardson.cnn?iref=videosearch
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_13453184
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33018272/ns/today-today_people/
http://www.jasmynecannick.com/blog/?p=6648
www.findmitrice.info
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?src=fftb#/group.php?gid=158453601982&ref=ts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-missing27-2009sep27,0,2916909.story
Cherise Rogers (ME), 27, of Hawthorne, standing on Pacific Coast Highway at Webb Way in Malibu, was among the volunteers helping get the word out Saturday about the search for Mitrice Richardson, 24, who disappeared Sept. 17 after being released from a sheriff's substation in Calabasas. More photos >>> (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times / September 27, 2009)
September 30, 2009 batteredbypd 14 Comments
Categories: Mitrice Richardson, police misconduct Tags: agoura hills, ARRESTED, black woman, Geoffrey's Restaurant, LAPD, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, lost hills, Malibu, Missing person, Mitrice Richardson, possession of marijuana

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Leif (Viking Glory Book 1)
By Celeste Barclay / Genre: Viking, Historical, Romance
Fate brought them together. Free will binds them.
After months at sea, Leif Ivarrson wants nothing more than to revel in the comforts of home. Yet when word arrives that a new threat has invaded their land, Leif is forced to take up his sword once more. Tasked with rescuing a jarl's niece, Sigrid, from this malicious enemy, Leif departs on a journey that will alter the course of his fate.
Since she was a young girl, Sigrid Torbensdóttir's visions have been both a blessing and a curse. Now a grown woman and powerful seer, she knew enemies would come for her, eager to exploit her gift. Yet her visions taught her that fate could not be denied or ignored. As she had foreseen it, the heroic Viking would save her and sweep them both up in the raging storm of inescapable destiny.
Drawn together by the will of the gods, Leif and Sigrid battle to save their people from a rival tribe's scramble for power. Will their blossoming love survive the tests of war and family? Can a match created by fate withstand the machinations of man?
SEALed at Midnight: A SEAL Romance (Hot SEALs)
By Cat Johnson / Genre: Military, Romance
Virginia Starr has the worst luck ever with romance. But maybe her luck is changing because one hell of a hot man just showed up in the middle of the night. One problem—he can't remember anything, including who he is.
The more Ginny sees, the more she realizes, that might not matter all that much. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he brings grown-up girls exactly what they want!
As a combat hardened Navy SEAL, Thom Grande has fought terrorism around the globe, but he can't fight his ex-wife. Or her lawyer. Or the alimony payments. Just when he thinks his life can't get any worse, bad luck smacks him up side the head—literally. Now, he's lost in a snow storm with a traumatic brain injury and he can't even remember his own name. The good news? There's an adorable woman ready, willing and able to keep him warm.
Theory of Magic: Unexpected Magic Book # 3
By Patricia Rice / Genre: Romantic Comedy, Romance
Once a dashing rakehell, Duncan Ives, Marquess of Ashford, lost his eyesight in a murderous assault. Abandoned by his fiancée, unable to ride the vast fields of his estate, he vents his frustration on political reform. On impulse, he hires the intriguing, smoky-voiced Harriet even though he knows she's lying—like him—with almost every word she speaks.
At first Harriet is a godsend, oddly anticipating what he needs and abating his worst rages. But when her stepfather accuses Duncan of ruining her, the scandal threatens everything he's salvaged from the wreckage of his life. Avoiding scandal for the sake of his country, Duncan agrees to marriage. With her secret gift of empathy, Harriet isn't so certain. She's falling in love with the impossible marquess, but dare she risk her wounded heart for a man who can't love her? And can Duncan learn to trust a woman whose tempting curves paralyze his good sense, but who is far more than she seems?
A Family for Christmas: A Regency Romance
By Rose Pearson / Genre: Regency, Romance
After burying her father, known for being a charlatan in their small town, Anna Campbell finds herself penniless, homeless, and alone. Her father's death – and life – have left her lonely, longing for a home and a true family, but these dreams feel hopeless.
With nowhere else to go and simply trying to survive, she sets off for Winchester with the hope of finding work, and eventually her long-lost aunt. On her way, she is injured by a speeding phaeton and falls into a ditch. The handsome, kindly Lord Edward Westerham finds her and takes her to the home of Lady Tremaine, his great aunt.
Anna floats in and out of consciousness, but Lady Tremaine and her servants dutifully care for her. As Anna slowly recovers, she and Lady Tremaine find that they have much in common, despite coming from completely different worlds.
Soon, Lady Tremaine asks Anna to be her companion and teaches her how to be a lady. Anna feels safe and comfortable with Lady Tremaine, and finds herself falling for her savior, Lord Westerham. But she knows he cannot marry a commoner such as she.
However, Anna soon finds an enemy in Lady Tremaine's unscrupulous nephew, Lord William Comey. Worried that he will be cut from the will in favor of Anna, and in desperate financial straits, Lord Comey becomes determined to destroy her reputation – and Lady Tremaine's affection.
Can Anna overcome the schemes of a cunning conman?
Or will she lose her one chance at a proper family and possibly, true love?
Gray Matter (Thomas Prescott Book 2)
By Nick Pirog / Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
His love life in shambles, retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott returns to Seattle, the very place he fled from after his parents' deaths nearly a decade earlier. Just as Prescott is getting settled in, he sees a body floating in the private cove behind his boyhood home. It's a woman. But not just any woman. It's Ellen Gray—the governor of Washington—who has been missing for the past six weeks.
The lead suspect in the governor's murder is her husband, famed defense attorney, Adam Gray. But unlike the Seattle Police Department—where Thomas was fired from several years earlier—Prescott has his doubts about Adam's guilt. Ignoring direct orders to stay away from the case, Prescott soon finds himself drawn into the heart of the investigation.
Working side-by-side with SPD detective, Erica Frost, Prescott uncovers a sophisticated conspiracy linked to a new breed of killer. In his pursuit to catch a madman, Prescott's investigation will take him from the state capital to the snow-covered peaks of the North Cascades and for the first time in his career, Thomas finds himself both the hunter…and the hunted.
At the Going Down of the Sun (The Sheridans Book 1)
By Elizabeth Darr / Genre: Military, Romance
The Sheridan brothers pursue the pastimes of the rich and talented in the idyllic village of Tarrant Royal, unaware of the coming war that will test their courage and family loyalty to the limit.
Roland, an aspiring surgeon, believes his duty lies in remaining as squire of his Dorset village. But charges of cowardice force him into a conflict his conscience cannot condone.
Rex, a womanizer and daredevil aviator, dons the RFC uniform. As time passes and he becomes an ace over the skies of France he knows that one day soon his luck must run out.
Chris, a brilliant scholar about to enter university, is driven to enlist by a scandal which shatters his golden future. Hopelessly unfitted for battle, he faces the carnage of Gallipoli not caring whether he lives or dies.
In Elizabeth Darrell's richly detailed, mesmeric novel the Sheridans live, love and fight for survival like the sons of all families caught up in a savage war which changed the old ways forever.
Bloodstone (Stacy Justice Mysteries Book 3)
By Barbra Annino / Genre: Witches & Wizards, Supernatural, Mystery
Stacy Justice finds herself caught in a web of deceit, betrayal and family secrets that run deeper than the Mississippi.
Not only must the reluctant witch determine if the teenager on her doorstep is her sister—she's forced to confront her mother's disappearance—again. Add to that a dead guy in the kitchen and Stacy's at her witch's end. She's pretty sure the Blessed Book of her family's ancestry holds the key. Except she can't find it. And if the killer does—it may be over Stacy's dead body. Is Ivy really her sister? Where is Stacy's mother? And what does the dead guy have to do with it all? Find out in Bloodstone.
Last Request: An utterly gripping mystery thriller for fans of Angela Marsons and LJ Ross (Detective Nikki Parekh, Book 1)
By Liz Mistry / Genre: Amateur Sleuths, Mystery, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
When human remains are discovered under Bradford's derelict Odeon car park, DS Nikita Parekh and her team are immediately called to the scene.
Distracted by keeping her young nephew out of trouble, Nikki is relieved when the investigation is transferred to the Cold Case Unit, and she can finally focus on her family.
But after the identity of the victim is revealed, she's soon drawn back into the case. The dead man is a direct link to her painful past.
As the body count begins to rise, Nikki must do everything she can to stop the killer in their tracks before anyone else gets hurt – even if it means digging up secrets she had long kept hidden…
The Princess and The SEAL (Heroes Ever After Book 3)
By Alana Albertso / Genre: Military, Romance
A love affair. Two weeks in Normandy.
She's a classy Princess, I'm a dirty SEAL.
She's been promised to another man, I'm married to the Teams.
She's willing to enter a loveless marriage for her country, I'm willing to die for mine.
Until I fall in love with her.
Nothing will stop me from making her mine. Centuries ago, I would've killed my enemies in battle, claimed her as my prize, and been crowned king. Who says I can't turn back the hand of time? I'm a SEAL, the ultimate warrior. No one will stop me from getting what I want.
And I want this princess.
A Duke's Liberating Embrace: A Historical Regency Romance Book
By Abigail Agar / Genre: Clean & Wholesome, Romance
Lord Samuel Belston's life is ruined when he is accused of murdering his father, the Duke of Danwood with the aim to get his title and wealth. His only hope is to stay hidden until he manages to clear his name and get to the bottom of the heinous crime. Undercover and looking for answers in an orchard, the last thing he expected was to find the most beautiful woman he has ever seen; a stunning woman, willing to help him with his marvelous plan. But is the restoration of his honour really all that awaits Samuel or will this just be the beginning of a love he could never have dreamt of?
Delilah DeWitt is a charming young Lady who never expected too much from life. All she ever wanted was a big family and a caring husband. In an unexpected twist of fate, she meets a handsome drifter searching for work and an opportunity to settle outside of London. But what if this charming commoner is hiding his true intentions? When she finds out who he really is, will she feel betrayed and drowned by his lies? Or will she trust her heart and defy everything?
As Samuel and Delilah try to unravel the truth, they end up discovering parts of themselves they had never explored before. Torn between lies, can they really overcome an enemy they can't even identify? Can their love survive the lies threatening to destroy it?
My First, My Last
By Lacey Silks / Genre: Family Life, Genre Fiction
Fate has kept them apart for twenty years.
Their roads never crossed and the stars failed to align, until now.
Matured, more experienced, pierced, tattooed and hot as hell, Adrian steps back into Mia's life to reclaim his first love. And the moment she sees him she can't remember her own name.
Adrian Reed had always remained in Mia's heart. After all, he was her first in every way possible, but that was twenty years ago. His sudden appearance at a bar, on a girls night out, has Mia acting like a fifteen year old girl again.
But life now is not as simple as it was twenty years ago. With two kids, a hopeful ex-husband and new insecurities, Mia finds opening up to a new relationship challenging.
Will she give her first love another chance, or will she push him away, this time for good?
Street Soldier
By Shantel Williams / Genre: Urban, Genre Fiction
Who Said Living In The Sip Is Easy? Eniyah Verns always had to hustle to get what she needed for herself and he siblings. Her time of being a street soldier is coming to an end. She always longed to get out of the slums of Mississippi. Everything changes when her cover is blown by hood heartthrob Romario. As hard as she tries to stay away from him, the more she falls for him. A deadly love triangle is started. Will Eniyah make it out or will she die in the game she has always wanted to make it out of?
Love Discovered: A Christian Romance (Faith in Love Book 1)
By Michelle Stimpson / Genre: Romance, Black & African American, United States
After Faith Caldwell calls off the cruise with her trifling boyfriend, she decides she might as well not waste her money – she'll go alone. Having packed very little makeup and no hair extensions, she wasn't quite ready to meet the man of her dreams on the ship. But what good does is it to meet an awesome guy when you'll only know him for a few days? Life has taught Faith that more often than not, you just can't depend on people. Why would this person be any different?
Blaise Hawthorne is a well-paid musician whose talents keep him traveling the globe. The cruise is an opportunity for him to reconnect with his loving, boisterous family. But then he meets the snappy, naturally beautiful woman who makes him think twice about his jet-setting future.
Customer Focus: A Practical Guide
By Sorin Dumitrascu / Genre: , ,
In order to be successful, companies need to listen and respond to customers' needs and expectations. This helps companies to find out what customers really want from them and what they really think of their services. It also helps them to keep existing customers and attract new ones.
There are five main ways of getting feedback from customers. You can simply observe your customers' behavior, hold a focus group, or conduct a survey. You can also use your salespeople and customer service teams to glean feedback from customers. The Web, e-mail, and social networking allow you to gather feedback from customers in any location. Each provide their own types of data, and companies should choose which ones suit them best.
There are four main steps involved in exploring customer needs. First you need to gather information about the customers' current situation. You then try to discover their desired situation. You also need to investigate any past experiences they may have had with products similar to yours and finally you carry out a gap analysis.
Companies need to manage customer expectations in order to try and provide the final outcome they expect. Customers expect a collaborative relationship, choice, and good value. They also expect prompt response and dispute resolution, a feeling of importance, transparency, two-way communication, and relevant marketing campaigns.
CRM systems help you to efficiently manage your customers' expectations. There are different strategies for this that ensure that the needs of your customers are met quickly and completely. CRM also helps you to provide effective, efficient processes and put your customer at the center of the organization. Finally CRM provides end-to-end connectivity that links the organization with its internal and external customers and its suppliers.
Every organization that wants to move to being more customer focused should have a strategy in place. This customer-focused strategy is built around three key decisions.
The appropriate scale and scope of your strategy is the first crucial decision. This refers to the elements that need to be involved in your organization's customer focus solution.
Next, you must decide the level of integration between these elements. Finally, you need to make the decision whether to create a low, moderate, or high level of customer focus.
When designing your strategy, taken into account the relevant operational strategies for becoming more customer focused that already exist, including Six Sigma and customer relationship management (CRM).
Reclaim Your Gut Health : An Autoimmune Protocol For Leaky Gut, Inflammatory Bowel Disease And SIBO Using A Simple Five Step Plan
By Todd Strong / Genre: Immune Systems, Diseases & Physical Ailments, Health, Fitness & Dieting
Introducing Reclaim Your Gut Health by Dr. Strong (DC DACNB, CFMP, PAK). Using scientifically proven techniques, you'll learn what causes your gut issues, how to solve them, and best of all: How to prevent them from recurring!
This book will walk you through the basics of gut health and will introduce you to the various factors that govern its health.
You'll learn just how central to your health your gut is and how you can make a few fixes to reverse your health issues.
You're also going to learn exactly how your gut and brain communicate with one another and how you can identify the things that are causing you problems in the first place.
Inside Reclaim Your Gut Health , you'll also learn all about:
-The war that's taking place inside your body… and how you can win!
-The one thing that wreaks the most havoc in your body
-Preventing SIBO and other nasty conditions from reducing the quality of your life
-The silent killer that lives in our society… and how to eliminate it!
-The science behind leaky gut and the things you need to do to make sure it stays away
-The 5 pillars of gut health
-The key to solving Celiac disease and other negative autoimmune responses
-Discover how neurotransmitters affect your mood and health
Zoey and the Forest Friends
By E.M. Kelly / Genre: Wolves, Foxes & Wolves, Animals
Zoey is a young girl with a special gift…she can talk to the forest animals. But as she grows older, she finds that she can no longer hear her beloved Forest Friends. It seems she's lost her childhood spirit.
Now Zoey is leaving for university and her parents are selling their home. Would she ever see her best friends again? Who would take care of Matilda, the deer with a broken leg? There was only one child who would love them as she did: her cousin Rorey.
But when Rorey and her family move in, the Forest Friends discover that the evil witch, Esmerelda, and her terrifying pet wolf are after one thing: Rorey's childhood spirit that's locked in her heart. They must get Zoey's help, but will she be able to hear them before it's too late?
Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: The Complete Mediterranean Diet Guide to Kick Start A Healthy Lifestyle with Top 10 Success Tips and 28 Days Meal Plan
By Rose Kiser / Genre: Mediterranean, European, Regional & International
Traditional Mediterranean diet includes too much carb intake, which will instead lead to obesity and threaten heart health. This cookbook adopts to a modified version of Mediterranean diet to fit in the life style of modern society. It covers up to 12 different categories to cater to a wild range of dietary needs. There are large chapters devoted to Fish and Seafood, Vegetarian Mains and Salads and Soups. You'll definitely make many of them your favorites and repeat them over and over.
From the cookbook, you will get:
-100 perfect Mediterranean diet recipes with pictures—help you stop counting calories and go
back enjoy food again
-28-day meal plan—take the guesswork out of getting started with a Mediterranean diet
-Food to eat, limit and avoid and why—no longer feel confused and lost about how often and how
much to eat certain foods
-8 Common mistakes—avoid all of the mistakes most people make in the Mediterranean diet
-The secrets of weight loss by Mediterranean diet—teach you to lose weight efficiently and
healthily
-Practical shopping guide—let you shop whole foods in your local market easier and quicker


Punktum is an exposed smyth sewn notebook that gives you the opportunity to create unique patterns on the cover. Tear off the shapes on the cover and choose the inner color as you please. The look of your Punktum is up to you. And like it's said, every dot counts.


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Le diocèse de Sibolga (en latin : ) est une église particulière de l'Église catholique en Indonésie, dont le siège est à Sibolga, une ville de la province de Sumatra du Nord.

Histoire
La préfecture apostolique de Sibolga est érigée le  par détachement du vicariat apostolique de Medan.
Elle devient diocèse le . Le diocèse est suffragant de l'archidiocèse de Medan.

Organisation
Le diocèse compte 21 paroisses dont la Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux.
Le diocèse couvre l'ouest de la province de Sumatra du Nord

Ordinaires du diocèse

Préfet apostolique
  Peter Gratian Grimm, OFM CAP (1959 - 1971),
  Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, OFM CAP (1978 - 1980),

Évêques
  Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, OFM CAP (1980 - 2004),
  Ludovikus Simanullang, OFM CAP (2007 - †2018),
  Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, OFM CAP (2018-2020) (administrateur)
  Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga (2021-

Voir aussi

Références

 Fiche du diocèse sur le site www.catholic-hierarchy.org

Articles connexes
 Catholicisme en Indonésie
 Liste des provinces ecclésiastiques catholiques

Liens externes

Sibolga
Sumatra du Nord


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Oppo Reno5 Z Price In South Africa
Oppo has given us several high-quality smartphones over the last few years. This company has just announced the addition of a new device to its product line, the Oppo Reno 5 Z. In this post, we will look at how much this device will cost when it gets into South Africa, its specs, and features.
Price of Oppo Reno 5 Z in South Africa
As of the time of writing this post, the Oppo Reno 5 Z is yet to hit the South African market. Notwithstanding, we took the liberty of checking the figures online to come up with a price estimate for the device. By the time the Oppo Reno 5 Z reaches South Africa, it will cost between R$5,580 and R$6,120.
Oppo Reno 5 Z Specs at a Glance
Launched: 2021, April 04
Size: 1 x 73.4 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Number of SIMs: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Networks: 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)), 3G (HSPA 850 / 900 / 2100), 4G (LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 40, 41), 5G (1, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA)
Operating system: Android 11, ColorOS 11.1
Display size: 43 inches, 99.8 cm2(~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Display type: Super AMOLED, 430 nits (typ), 800 nits (peak)
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio
PPI density: 409 ppi density
CPU: Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset: MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm)
GPU: Mali-G57 MC3
Internal memory: 128GB
Memory card: No
Main camera: 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video specs: [email protected], [email protected], gyro-EIS
Selfie camera: 16 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09″, 1.0µm
Selfie video specs: [email protected]
Earphone jack: Yes
Speaker: Yes
Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Radio: Unspecified
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Bluetooth: 1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Battery type: Li-Po 4310 mAh, non-removable
Charging: Fast charging 30W
Colors: Fluid Black, Cosmo Blue
Oppo Reno 5 Z Review
The Oppo Reno 5 Z is very similar in appearance to the Oppo F19 Pro. It has several features that make one anticipate its arrival on the South African market. From the AMOLED display to the Dimensity chipset. In this section, we look at its features in detail to show you why investing in this device is worth it.
Investing in the design and display of a smartphone is very important for smartphone manufacturing companies. This is because they know that their customers come in contact with these features first before anything else.
Oppo does a great job with the display and design of the Oppo Reno 5 Z. This device comes in a very attractive design. One look at the design of this smartphone and you'd be enchanted with its combination of glass and plastic materials.
The rear panel of the device is very smooth with no patterns. There are two different colors of this device, cosmo blue, and fluid black. Whichever color you choose will still look amazing.
The rear panel also plays home to the camera rectangular camera module. This module features four cameras and an LED flash. One of the things that we love about the Oppo Reno 5 Z is its size. This device weighs just 173 grams and has a dimension of 160.1 x 73.4 x 7.8 mm. What this means is that you can fit the device into your pocket, bag, or purse seamlessly.
What does Oppo place at the front of this device? The Oppo Reno 5 Z comes with a very attractive and efficient screen. The AMOLED display is 6.43 inches in size and it also features a punch-hole that provides users with a full HD+ experience. Marry this to the resolution of about 1080 x 2400 pixels and you are sure that the user will have an amazing visual experience with this device.
Asides from this, the screen also has a refresh rate of 60Hz, a touch sampling rate of between 135 to 180 Hz, and an aspect ratio of 20:9. What's more? This device also features a fingerprint scanner that is hidden under the display as well as a screen-to-body ratio of about 90.8%.
We can hardly discuss smartphones these days without mentioning their cameras. The Oppo Reno 5 Z is equipped with 5 different cameras, 1 in front, and 4 behind. Let's discuss what each of these cameras presents to the user.
The rear camera module of the Oppo Reno 5 Z comes with 4 different cameras. As usual, this means that there is a primary camera that packs 48 megapixels. Also, there is an ultra-wide camera that packs 8 megapixels, a 2-megapixel depth camera, and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The rear camera also features HDR, panorama, and an LED flash. All of these ensure that you shoot very clear pictures even in dark situations.
The front camera features 16 megapixels. This is just perfect for shooting selfies and making videos of oneself. While the rear camera is capable of shooting 4K videos, the front camera can shoot 1080p videos both at 30fps.
One of the first things about the hardware of this device that we like is the Dimensuty 800U chipset. Oppo adds this to an octa-core processor to make this device very fast and avoid hanging. The device also features a Mali-G57 MC3 GPU that controls its graphics and gaming functions.
This device comes with a RAM of 8GB and an internal memory of 128GB. Where we have a problem is that it doesn't allow the use of a memory card. The device runs on Android 11 OS and the ColorOS 11.1 platform.
The Oppo Reno 5 Z features a 4310mAh non-removable battery. This battery is equipped with 30-watt flash-charge technology.
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