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John Gordon Groce (; born September 7, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Akron Zips men's basketball team. Prior to coaching for Akron, he was the head coach at Illinois and Ohio.

Coaching career

Player and assistant coach

Groce graduated from Taylor University, an NAIA Division II school in Upland, Indiana, in 1994 and played basketball for the school while he was there. Groce started his coaching career as an assistant with his alma mater, Taylor University, under Paul Patterson from 1993 to 1996. His next job was an assistant at North Carolina State under Herb Sendek from 1996 to 2000. He then moved on to Butler as an assistant to Thad Matta and was there just one season (2000–01). When Matta accepted the head coaching position at Xavier, Groce went with him and served as an assistant from 2001 to 2004, before moving again with Matta when he was named as the head coach of Ohio State. He served as an assistant from 2004 to 2008.

Ohio University

Groce was named the head coach at Ohio University on June 27, 2008, replacing Tim O'Shea, who resigned to take the head coach position at Bryant University.

In his first year, the Bobcats finished 7–9 in Mid-American Conference play and failed to qualify for postseason play. The team's overall record improved the following year, but the Bobcats finished with another 7–9 record. However, the Bobcats went on a run in the MAC tournament, winning the championship as the No. 9 seed. As a result, the Bobcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received a No. 14 seed in the Midwest region and Groce led the Bobcats to an upset win over 3-seeded Georgetown in the First Round. They then lost in the Second Round to Tennessee.

In 2011, the Bobcats increased their conference record to 9–7 and earned a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). A first round victory over Marshall preceded a loss to East Tennessee State in the CIT Quarterfinals.

In 2012, Groce led the Bobcats to an 11–5 conference record and another MAC tournament championship. As the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the Bobcats received a No. 13 seed. In the Tournament, Ohio defeated No. 4-seeded Michigan and No. 12-seeded South Florida to earn a trip to the Sweet Sixteen, Ohio's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1964.  In the Sweet Sixteen, they pushed No. 1-seed North Carolina to overtime before losing 73–65.

In four seasons at Ohio, Groce was 85–56 overall and 34–30 in Mid-American Conference games.

University of Illinois

Groce finalized negotiations to become the men's basketball head coach at the University of Illinois on March 28, 2012, after both Shaka Smart and Brad Stevens declined interest in the position.

The Illini started 12–0 in 2013 under Groce, the best start for a first-year coach in the team's modern era. The team won the 2012 Maui Invitational by defeating Butler in the championship game. Illinois finished the year 23–13, but with a losing conference record at 8–10. The Illini did receive a bid to the NCAA tournament advancing to the Third Round (formerly known as the Second Round) before losing to No. 2-seeded Miami.

During their 2014 season, Illinois' success in the month of November improved to 21–0 under Groce. Until losing five non-conference games in the 2015–16 season, Illinois was the only program in the nation with an undefeated November record, dating back to 2011. The Illini would slip however, finishing 20–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play and failing to make the NCAA tournament. They did receive a bid to the NIT advancing to the second round.

The Illini continued to struggle in 2015, finishing 19–14, 9–9 and again failing to make the NCAA tournament. They did receive a bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round.

Before the end of their 2016 season, new Illinois AD Josh Whitman gave John Groce a vote of confidence, praising his leadership and stating that "John Groce is going to continue to be our basketball coach."  However, the Illini finished the season 15–19, 5–13.

The Illini fared better in 2017, finishing 20–15, 8–10. The team did win four in a row toward the end of the season leading to talks of an NCAA tournament bid, but a loss at Rutgers in the final regular season game likely ended their Tournament hopes. On March 11, 2017, John Groce was relieved of his duties, two days after the Illini lost its Big Ten tournament opening-round game to Michigan. Following Groce's dismissal, the Illini advanced to the NIT quarterfinals before losing to UCF. He was eventually replaced by Oklahoma State head coach Brad Underwood.

From 2013 to 2016, Groce reversed Illinois' prior four-game losing streak in the annual Braggin' Rights interstate rivalry against Missouri by winning the contest for four straight seasons.

University of Akron
Following his dismissal from Illinois, Groce was hired on April 5, 2017 to become the new head coach of the Akron Zips. In 2020, Groce's Zips won the MAC regular season title, but were not able to participate in the postseason due to the COVID pandemic.  He took the Zips to the 2022 NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed where they lost in the First Round to 4th seeded UCLA.

Head coaching record

Personal life
Groce's brother is Travis Steele, the current head coach of Miami (OH).

References

External links

 Akron profile
 Ohio profile
 Illinois profile

1971 births
Living people
Akron Zips men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball coaches
Ohio Bobcats men's basketball coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball coaches
Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana
Taylor Trojans men's basketball coaches
Taylor Trojans men's basketball players
Xavier Musketeers men's basketball coaches
Taylor University alumni

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Q: REST client gives error, while HTTP looks fine My interface (an MKR Wifi 1010 Arduino) runs a very simple REST API, but when testing it with Mulesoft's Advanced Rest Client, I get this error:

The requested URL can't be reached
The service might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
The response status "0" is not allowed. See HTTP spec for more details: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-6.1.1

When I check it with telnet though, it looks fine:
[bf@localhost ~]$ telnet 192.168.178.185 80
Trying 192.168.178.185...
Connected to 192.168.178.185.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET /api/gps HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.178.185

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Length: 9
Content-Type: application/json

"Success"
Connection closed by foreign host.

My question now is, is the rest client broken, or am I missing something in my reply? Of course I want any REST client to be able to process my interface correctly.

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Alone at home, a Houston stroke patient's quick thinking saved her brain
Julie Garcia Oct. 14, 2020 Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 12:48 p.m.
Alone at home, a Houston stroke patient's quick thinking...
1of3Thanks to timely treatment, Trish Miata — with husband John and dog Diesel — survived a stroke known for leaving people with severe disabilities.Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
2of3Trish Miata, with her husband, John, survived a stroke known for leaving people with severe disabilities, but she was back to work and her regular exercise routine in just eight months. She credits her recovery to timely treatment, which is important to discuss right now as so many people are avoiding treatment due to fear of COVID. Through telemedicine and communication with doctors, Miata was able to have two important treatment procedures within 30 minutes of her stroke. Photographed at her home, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
3of3Trish Miata, with her husband, John, and dog, Diesel, survived a stroke known for leaving people with severe disabilities, but she was back to work and her regular exercise routine in just eight months. She credits her recovery to timely treatment, which is important to discuss right now as so many people are avoiding treatment due to fear of COVID. Through telemedicine and communication with doctors, Miata was able to have two important treatment procedures within 30 minutes of her stroke. Photographed at her home, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Patricia "Trish" Miata was cooking at home when it hit her.
She felt odd — like a part of her brain had disconnected from the rest of her body. She didn't feel right standing, so she tried to sit, but it was almost as if she forgot how to.
Then she fell off the chair. "I knew something was wrong. That's not me, not being able to control myself," said Trish, who is 58.
She didn't know it yet, but she suffered a left middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke, one of the worst types, which is known for leaving patients with severe disabilities. And she was alone in the house except for the family dog, Diesel.
Two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke, so timing is critical to treatment, said Dr. Sunil Sheth, assistant professor of neurology at UTHealth McGovern Medical School.
While the risk of stroke doubles every decade after age 55, strokes and ministrokes occur in 10 percent of Americans younger than 45 and are rising in people between the ages of 50 and 65, according to the Texas Medical Center.
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Trish didn't know how precious the next hour would be as she lay on the kitchen floor hollering, in hopes a neighbor might hear her cries.
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She tried army crawling to the front door; Diesel was with her the entire way, but Trish doesn't know if he was trying to help or if he thought it was a game. She opened the screen door onto the front porch and kept screaming for help. Worried no one would hear her over the sound of school buses that regularly flow down her street, she crawled on the concrete path to her driveway. There, a few neighbors walked across the street to check on her.
"I couldn't explain what was wrong with me, and I wouldn't have thought about a stroke," Trish said. "I thought, 'Why couldn't I do what I wanted to do or say what I wanted to say?'"
More than two years after her stroke, Trish still doesn't know why she had one. She has no family history, and she never battled high blood pressure or heart problems. She's not a smoker.
Trish's husband, John Miata, was still at work 2 miles away. When a neighbor called with the news, he sped home, finding a group of people but no ambulance. By the time John arrived at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, Trish was in a private emergency room looking like a "deer in headlights." But John was sure he looked the same way.
Doctors rushed in and out and spoke about the likelihood of a stroke. They asked when the stroke likely occurred, and John guessed that it happened within 10-15 minutes of his neighbor's phone call.
'F.A.S.T' method
Doctors promote "F.A.S.T." stroke detection for older individuals and anyone who may be with them. The symptoms are:
Face drooping: Ask a person to smile. Does one side droop?
Arm weakness: Ask the person to raise both arms to see if one drifts down.
Speech difficulty: Is the person's speech slurred or strange?
Time: If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately.
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, neurologists used telemedicine appointments to diagnose patients within an hour of their stroke, Sheth said. Stroke physicians are able to evaluate remotely while the patient is still at home or in the ambulance.
A computer monitor was wheeled in to Trish's emergency room for a telemedicine appointment with Dr. Tiffany (TC) Cossey, who almost immediately diagnosed Trish with a stroke.
Trish was eligible for two treatments because of how quickly she was able to get help after the initial stroke: a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is given intravenously to break up blood clots in the brain, and a thrombectomy, a surgical procedure that grabs blood clots and pulls them out of the body. When performed within 60-90 minutes of a stroke, these two procedures can save brain cells.
But not every brain cell can be saved, which leads to areas of "dead brain" after a stroke. In Trish's case, rehabilitation was necessary to rewire the parts of her brain that did not function correctly anymore.
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When she woke up after surgery, Trish couldn't talk except to say "Diesel," and the right side of her body felt stuck — like she'd forgotten it was even there.
Within a day or two, Trish could say "I love you" and sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" but nothing else. She had aphasia, the loss of ability to understand or express speech because of brain damage.
Two weeks after her stroke, Trish was discharged to a stroke rehabilitation facility where she met Dr. Reza Sadeghi, the neurologist with McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Neurosciences who structured her rehab.
"You can imagine the struggle she had at the beginning. In her case, she was very determined on what she could do to improve her speech," Sadeghi asid. "I would have to give a lot of credit to her and her husband, as well. Part of the process of recovery is support from family."
Being a naturally competitive person helped Trish on the road to recovery, she said, but that did not make rehabilitation any easier. Eventually, she had to find a new way to do almost everything.
She is right-handed but struggled to do anything with her right side. Rather than write left-handed, she found a new way to write with her right hand.
"I had to overcome and conquer," she said. "I still have problems, but I find ways to work through them or find another way to do it."
After four months at two rehabilitation facilities, Trish had regained her speech and can walk without assistance.
Rehabilitation after stroke retrains the parts of the brain that are healthy to take over the parts that are injured, Sheth said. Not everyone's brain is wired the same, he said, which is why tailored rehab is important.
Six months after the stroke, Trish learned how to drive again and got her driver's license back. She also returned to her job as a high school registrar that fall by using specialized software to dictate emails and documents.
While in rehab, she said she walked miles around the building in the morning and evening. Walking eventually turned into jogging, an activity she has enjoyed since high school.
Sometimes, she runs with Diesel, though she says he doesn't have the stamina she has.
"I always like to be doing something," she said.
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Julie Garcia is a features reporter at the Houston Chronicle focusing on health, fitness and outdoors.
Originally from Port Neches, Texas, Julie has worked as a community journalist in South Texas cities since 2010. In Beaumont and Port Arthur, she wrote feature stories and breaking news before moving to the Victoria Advocate as an assistant sports editor writing about high school sports and outdoors. Most recently, she worked at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in areas spanning city and county government, new business, affordable housing, breaking news and health care. In 2015, she covered the Memorial Day floods in Wimberley, Texas, and in 2017, she was a lead reporter covering Hurricane Harvey as it affected the Coastal Bend region. These experiences have pushed her toward exploring environmental journalism and climate change.
A textbook water sign, Julie is an advocate for people feeling their feelings and wants to help people tell their stories. When not at work, she's probably riding around in her Jeep looking at all the tall buildings.
Have a story to tell? Email her at Julie.Garcia@chron.com. For everything else, check her on Twitter @reporterjulie.
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Mississippi family recounts shooting that took the life of 6-year-old boy
By Therese Apel
Published: Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:10 PM CDT
ROXIE, Miss. (WLBT) - A Mississippi family is mourning the loss of a 6-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Franklin County on Tuesday night.
"They went by and shot into a house," said Sheriff Tom Tindle. "And there was a 6-year-old child that was hit and died at the hospital."
Robert London, 6, had a bright smile and lived on Whiteapple Street in Franklin County – a road where several family members live. His family and friends affectionately called him Peanut or Peanuckle, and he was said to be playful and happy.
October 27 was like any Tuesday night: Robert and some other relatives had gone down the street to his grandmother's house to watch TV.
Everything changed when the shooting started. Kathy Rogers, who helped raise Robert, was hit in the backside by a bullet, but she didn't realize it right away.
"And when I heard it, it just say B-B-B-B-boom and about that time I got down, and when I got my lower part down and when I got down with the rest of it, it hit me. I didn't really know I was shot until afterward, I felt back there and I seen the blood," said Rogers.
But she was immediately distracted from her own blood when she saw Robert.
"He was sitting over there under the table with a bullet wound to his head, and I was trying to stop him from bleeding, there was so much blood," she said.
Kathy Rogers' outer wounds will heal. But the pain felt by Robert's family and the law enforcement fighting to bring him justice could last a while.
"That was my heart, that was my heart, that was my heart," Rogers said emotionally. "I love him to death. I'd do anything to bring justice to that 6-year-old who had to leave out this world."
Tindall said the loss of a child is always a tough one for police officers. Robert is the first child shot in his county since he became sheriff in January. The goal is to focus on finding justice, he said.
"We're handling it the best we can," he said. "We've got witnesses and we've been talking to people all day and we hope to get it solved soon."
Tindall says there are multiple car descriptions that have been offered up, but that he's confident his investigators are on the right track. Rogers said she and the family are hoping the tragedy can end in justice.
"He was an innocent child, they just came by shooting houses, not knowing who's up in there, and killed that little innocent baby."
Copyright 2020 WLBT. All rights reserved.


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Montepaschi Siena
MCCALEBB, BO
ZISIS, NIKOS
#6 Guard Greece 1983 Height: 1.97
ANDERSEN, DAVID
#7 Center Denmark 1980 Height: 2.12
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR
#8 Guard Serbia 1978 Height: 1.91
CARRARETTO, MARCO
#9 Forward Italy 1977 Height: 1.96
THORNTON, BOOTSY
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF
KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS
#13 Guard Lithuania 1977 Height: 1.92
RESS, TOMAS
#14 Center Italy 1980 Height: 2.08
MICHELORI, ANDREA
#15 Forward Italy 1978 Height: 2.02
MONALDI, DIEGO
#16 Guard Italy 1993 Height: 1.85
LECHTHALER, LUCA
STONEROOK, SHAUN
#20 Forward United States of America 1977 Height: 2.01
ARADORI, PIETRO
MOSS, DAVID
PIANIGIANI, SIMONE
Head coach Italy 1969
1 W at Unics Kazan 71 - 79
2 W vs Union Olimpija Ljubljana 79 - 57
3 W vs Galatasaray Medical Park 103 - 77
4 L at FC Barcelona Regal 92 - 75
5 W vs Asseco Prokom Gdynia 84 - 73
6 L vs Unics Kazan 73 - 79
7 W at Union Olimpija Ljubljana 57 - 63
8 W at Galatasaray Medical Park 63 - 67
9 W vs FC Barcelona Regal 77 - 74
10 W at Asseco Prokom Gdynia 53 - 79
Top 16 4 wins, 2 losses
1 W vs Gescrap Bilbao Basket 81 - 67
2 W at Real Madrid 69 - 88
3 W at Unicaja Malaga 68 - 91
4 W vs Unicaja Malaga 84 - 69
5 L at Gescrap Bilbao Basket 60 - 59
6 L vs Real Madrid 90 - 102
Playoffs 1 wins, 3 losses
1 L vs Olympiacos Piraeus 75 - 82
2 W vs Olympiacos Piraeus 81 - 80
3 L at Olympiacos Piraeus 75 - 55
Total Record 13 wins, 7 losses
Last 32, Group K analysis
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ANDERSEN, DAVID 20 19 513:43 234 75/165 12/36 48/65 27 96 123 18 8 31 8 12 52 74 239
ARADORI, PIETRO 17 1 176:51 81 20/39 5/16 26/32 15 19 34 11 1 7 1 2 15 25 93
CARRARETTO, MARCO 19 3 162:34 42 9/19 8/23 5 7 12 2 2 3 1 23 5 11
KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS 6 6 151:29 87 20/36 9/14 20/20 1 12 13 15 7 10 2 15 18 92
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 15 1 292:13 146 29/66 16/36 40/56 14 44 58 17 10 21 6 3 34 57 163
LECHTHALER, LUCA 3 1 26:50 6 0/1 6/8 1 9 10 1 2 1 1 4 5 13
MCCALEBB, BO 17 17 471:29 287 86/135 20/38 55/68 14 23 37 45 22 30 14 45 72 294
MICHELORI, ANDREA 8 4 53:55 15 5/11 5/7 7 6 13 2 3 6 2 14 7 10
MOSS, DAVID 20 15 454:56 163 40/84 21/50 20/23 12 39 51 21 18 12 5 6 56 29 137
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 19 5 373:13 179 50/110 11/43 46/59 6 31 37 31 6 32 2 9 21 45 133
RESS, TOMAS 20 0 278:43 94 13/21 20/38 8/8 3 34 37 7 6 11 11 40 11 89
STONEROOK, SHAUN 20 15 424:36 66 8/14 10/29 20/25 9 66 75 24 19 19 12 2 73 34 106
SUMMERS, DAJUAN 1 1 18:21 4 2/4 1 1 1 3 1
THORNTON, BOOTSY 11 8 204:10 59 19/47 4/14 9/11 6 25 31 12 6 10 3 23 15 47
ZISIS, NIKOS 20 4 396:57 89 24/58 7/27 20/25 6 28 34 53 6 12 4 40 41 108
Average 200:00 77.59 49.4% 39.3% 79.4% 7.75 23.7 31.45 12.95 5.7 10.9 2.29 3.05 23.05 21.95 79.2
ANDERSEN, DAVID 20 19 25:41 11.7 45.5% 33.3% 73.8% 1.4 4.8 6.2 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.6 2.6 3.7 11.9
ARADORI, PIETRO 17 1 10:24 4.8 51.3% 31.3% 81.3% 0.9 1.1 2 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.5 5.5
CARRARETTO, MARCO 19 3 8:33 2.2 47.4% 34.8% 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.6
KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS 6 6 25:14 14.5 55.6% 64.3% 100% 0.2 2 2.2 2.5 1.2 1.7 0.3 2.5 3 15.3
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 15 1 19:28 9.7 43.9% 44.4% 71.4% 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 2.3 3.8 10.9
LECHTHALER, LUCA 3 1 8:56 2 75% 0.3 3 3.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.3
MCCALEBB, BO 17 17 27:44 16.9 63.7% 52.6% 80.9% 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.6 1.3 1.8 0.8 2.6 4.2 17.3
MICHELORI, ANDREA 8 4 6:44 1.9 45.5% 71.4% 0.9 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.8 0.9 1.3
MOSS, DAVID 20 15 22:44 8.2 47.6% 42% 87% 0.6 2 2.5 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 6.8
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 19 5 19:38 9.4 45.5% 25.6% 78% 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.6 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.5 1.1 2.4 7
RESS, TOMAS 20 0 13:56 4.7 61.9% 52.6% 100% 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 2 0.6 4.5
STONEROOK, SHAUN 20 15 21:13 3.3 57.1% 34.5% 80% 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.2 1 1 0.6 0.1 3.6 1.7 5.3
SUMMERS, DAJUAN 1 1 18:21 4 50% 1 1 1 3 1
THORNTON, BOOTSY 11 8 18:33 5.4 40.4% 28.6% 81.8% 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.3 2.1 1.4 4.3
ZISIS, NIKOS 20 4 19:50 4.5 41.4% 25.9% 80% 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.6 0.2 2 2 5.4
Accumulated Statistics - Playoffs
ANDERSEN, DAVID 4 4 112:00 67 20/40 4/6 15/19 9 20 29 3 2 6 4 13 21 73
ARADORI, PIETRO 2 0 17:32 4 2/3 0/1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3
CARRARETTO, MARCO 4 0 32:04 0/2 0/1 1 1 2 3 1 -3
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 4 1 70:35 32 9/17 2/7 8/10 1 14 15 2 3 6 2 16 15 32
LECHTHALER, LUCA 1 0 1:58 1 -1
MCCALEBB, BO 4 4 122:04 61 17/33 6/14 9/15 2 5 7 8 3 6 3 13 16 43
MOSS, DAVID 4 4 91:49 17 4/13 2/9 3/4 2 9 11 4 4 3 1 15 6 4
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 4 1 74:42 39 14/29 1/5 8/10 1 6 7 7 2 7 1 2 4 8 30
RESS, TOMAS 4 0 41:32 12 2/2 2/2 2/2 2 2 1 1 6 1 9
STONEROOK, SHAUN 4 3 89:15 17 2/2 3/7 4/4 4 10 14 1 7 2 4 15 9 31
THORNTON, BOOTSY 3 2 57:18 6 3/16 0/1 2 9 11 3 1 4 4 3 2
ZISIS, NIKOS 4 1 89:11 25 8/17 2/8 3/3 1 5 6 9 5 1 7 9 21
Totals 800:00 280 81/174 22/61 52/67 29 86 115 35 22 45 12 11 98 89 252
Average 200:00 70 46.6% 36.1% 77.6% 7.25 21.5 28.75 8.75 5.5 11.25 3 2.75 24.5 22.25 63
Average Statistics - Playoffs
ANDERSEN, DAVID 4 4 28:00 16.8 50% 66.7% 78.9% 2.3 5 7.3 0.8 0.5 1.5 1 3.3 5.3 18.3
ARADORI, PIETRO 2 0 8:46 2 66.7% 0.5 0.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 1.5
CARRARETTO, MARCO 4 0 8:01 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 -0.8
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 4 1 17:38 8 52.9% 28.6% 80% 0.3 3.5 3.8 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.5 4 3.8 8
MCCALEBB, BO 4 4 30:31 15.3 51.5% 42.9% 60% 0.5 1.3 1.8 2 0.8 1.5 0.8 3.3 4 10.8
MOSS, DAVID 4 4 22:57 4.3 30.8% 22.2% 75% 0.5 2.3 2.8 1 1 0.8 0.3 3.8 1.5 1
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 4 1 18:40 9.8 48.3% 20% 80% 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 1 2 7.5
RESS, TOMAS 4 0 10:23 3 100% 100% 100% 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.3
STONEROOK, SHAUN 4 3 22:18 4.3 100% 42.9% 100% 1 2.5 3.5 0.3 1.8 0.5 1 3.8 2.3 7.8
THORNTON, BOOTSY 3 2 19:06 2 18.8% 0.7 3 3.7 1 0.3 1.3 1.3 1 0.7
ZISIS, NIKOS 4 1 22:17 6.3 47.1% 25% 100% 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.3 0.3 1.8 2.3 5.3
Accumulated Statistics - Top 16
ANDERSEN, DAVID 6 6 150:01 65 20/47 4/12 13/17 4 28 32 8 2 10 2 4 18 16 54
ARADORI, PIETRO 5 0 20:59 3 1/5 1/2 2 2 1 4 3 -2
CARRARETTO, MARCO 5 1 39:31 20 4/6 4/8 2 2 1 1 6 1 11
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 5 0 83:35 57 8/17 9/12 14/16 3 8 11 4 3 7 1 8 15 62
MCCALEBB, BO 6 6 160:45 101 34/53 4/9 21/23 5 8 13 17 8 6 7 13 28 115
MICHELORI, ANDREA 4 2 20:41 3 1/3 1/2 2 2 4 1 5 2 2
MOSS, DAVID 6 5 159:21 73 16/32 10/21 11/12 4 20 24 7 4 3 1 4 20 14 68
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 6 1 122:14 59 15/38 4/15 17/22 12 12 14 1 9 1 7 7 13 38
RESS, TOMAS 6 0 73:47 33 4/6 7/12 4/4 1 11 12 1 3 4 14 4 30
STONEROOK, SHAUN 6 4 150:31 22 0/3 4/11 10/14 3 18 21 12 5 4 4 1 25 12 32
THORNTON, BOOTSY 6 5 119:56 47 13/27 4/9 9/11 4 15 19 8 4 4 3 15 12 47
ZISIS, NIKOS 6 0 98:39 10 3/10 1/5 1/2 2 8 10 13 2 2 1 11 6 15
Totals 1200:00 493 119/247 51/114 102/125 40 139 179 85 30 53 13 28 147 126 484
Average 200:00 82.16 48.2% 44.7% 81.6% 6.66 23.16 29.83 14.16 5 8.83 2.16 4.66 24.5 21 80.66
Average Statistics - Top 16
ANDERSEN, DAVID 6 6 25:00 10.8 42.6% 33.3% 76.5% 0.7 4.7 5.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 0.3 0.7 3 2.7 9
ARADORI, PIETRO 5 0 4:11 0.6 20% 50% 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 -0.4
CARRARETTO, MARCO 5 1 7:54 4 66.7% 50% 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 2.2
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 5 0 16:43 11.4 47.1% 75% 87.5% 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.2 1.6 3 12.4
MCCALEBB, BO 6 6 26:47 16.8 64.2% 44.4% 91.3% 0.8 1.3 2.2 2.8 1.3 1 1.2 2.2 4.7 19.2
MICHELORI, ANDREA 4 2 5:10 0.8 33.3% 50% 0.5 0.5 1 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.5
MOSS, DAVID 6 5 26:33 12.2 50% 47.6% 91.7% 0.7 3.3 4 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 3.3 2.3 11.3
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 6 1 20:22 9.8 39.5% 26.7% 77.3% 2 2 2.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.2 1.2 2.2 6.3
RESS, TOMAS 6 0 12:17 5.5 66.7% 58.3% 100% 0.2 1.8 2 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.3 0.7 5
STONEROOK, SHAUN 6 4 25:05 3.7 36.4% 71.4% 0.5 3 3.5 2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.2 4.2 2 5.3
THORNTON, BOOTSY 6 5 19:59 7.8 48.1% 44.4% 81.8% 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 2.5 2 7.8
ZISIS, NIKOS 6 0 16:26 1.7 30% 20% 50% 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.8 1 2.5
ANDERSEN, DAVID 10 9 251:42 102 35/78 4/18 20/29 14 48 62 7 4 15 6 4 21 37 112
ARADORI, PIETRO 10 1 138:20 74 17/31 5/15 25/30 13 18 31 9 1 4 2 10 22 92
CARRARETTO, MARCO 10 2 90:59 22 5/11 4/14 2 6 8 1 2 3 14 3 3
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 6 0 138:03 57 12/32 5/17 18/30 10 22 32 11 4 8 3 3 10 27 69
MCCALEBB, BO 7 7 188:40 125 35/49 10/15 25/30 7 10 17 20 11 18 4 19 28 136
MICHELORI, ANDREA 4 2 33:14 12 4/8 4/5 5 4 9 2 2 6 2 9 5 8
MOSS, DAVID 10 6 203:46 73 20/39 9/20 6/7 6 10 16 14 10 5 1 1 21 9 65
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 9 3 176:17 81 21/43 6/23 21/27 5 13 18 10 3 16 10 24 65
RESS, TOMAS 10 0 163:24 49 7/13 11/24 2/2 2 21 23 6 6 7 6 20 6 50
STONEROOK, SHAUN 10 8 184:50 27 6/9 3/11 6/7 2 38 40 11 7 13 4 1 33 13 43
THORNTON, BOOTSY 2 1 26:56 6 3/4 0/4 1 1 1 1 2 4 -2
ZISIS, NIKOS 10 3 209:07 54 13/31 4/14 16/20 3 15 18 31 4 5 2 22 26 72
Totals 2000:00 779 200/389 70/189 169/215 86 249 335 139 62 120 21 22 216 224 848
Average 200:00 77.9 51.4% 37% 78.6% 8.6 24.9 33.5 13.9 6.2 12 2.1 2.2 21.6 22.4 84.8
ANDERSEN, DAVID 10 9 25:10 10.2 44.9% 22.2% 69% 1.4 4.8 6.2 0.7 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.4 2.1 3.7 11.2
ARADORI, PIETRO 10 1 13:50 7.4 54.8% 33.3% 83.3% 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.2 1 2.2 9.2
CARRARETTO, MARCO 10 2 9:05 2.2 45.5% 28.6% 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.3
LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 6 0 23:00 9.5 37.5% 29.4% 60% 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.8 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.7 4.5 11.5
LECHTHALER, LUCA 2 1 12:26 3 75% 0.5 4.5 5 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 7
MCCALEBB, BO 7 7 26:57 17.9 71.4% 66.7% 83.3% 1 1.4 2.4 2.9 1.6 2.6 0.6 2.7 4 19.4
MICHELORI, ANDREA 4 2 8:18 3 50% 80% 1.3 1 2.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 1.3 2
MOSS, DAVID 10 6 20:22 7.3 51.3% 45% 85.7% 0.6 1 1.6 1.4 1 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.9 6.5
RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 9 3 19:35 9 48.8% 26.1% 77.8% 0.6 1.4 2 1.1 0.3 1.8 1.1 2.7 7.2
RESS, TOMAS 10 0 16:20 4.9 53.8% 45.8% 100% 0.2 2.1 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 2 0.6 5
STONEROOK, SHAUN 10 8 18:29 2.7 66.7% 27.3% 85.7% 0.2 3.8 4 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 3.3 1.3 4.3
THORNTON, BOOTSY 2 1 13:28 3 75% 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 2 -1
ZISIS, NIKOS 10 3 20:54 5.4 41.9% 28.6% 80% 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.6 7.2
EuroLeague club 20th anniversary galleries: Montepaschi Siena
To celebrate 20 seasons of EuroLeague success under the management of EuroLeague Basketball, we invite you to enjoy the best photos of each club and to recognize again their contributions to the...
Perennial Italian champion Montepaschi Siena comes off an exciting season that ended with a historic accomplishment and enters a new season looking to extend its dominance and impressive streaks of six consecutive Top 16 appearances, seven Italian League and five Italian Cup titles. The 2012-13 season was another impressive one, in which the club won its fifth consecutive Italian double by beating Cimberio Varese in the cup final and downing Acea Roma 4-1 in the best-of-seven series for the league crown. With a 63-79 victory in Game 5 of the finals, Siena became the first team in the 64-year history of the Italian League to win the title seven years in a row. The results were not quite as strong in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, where Montepaschi opened its Top 16 group with 5-0 record, but picked up only two more wins the rest of the way and missed the playoffs for only the second time in six seasons. This season the squad will be eager to taste the playoffs again and to battle for what would be Siena's fifth Final Four appearance. Siena's basketball roots run deep; Mens Sana Basket claims to be the first Italian club to play the sport soon after Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. Siena did not reach the Italian first division until 1973 and graduated to European competitions in the late 1990s. By 2002, Vrbica Stefanov, Milenko Topic and Petar Naumoski brought home the club's very first trophy, the Saporta Cup. The next season, Siena marked its Euroleague debut by going all the way to the Final Four led by Michalis Kakiouzis, Mirsad Turkcan and the late Alphonso Ford. Montepaschi returned to the Final Four in 2004 and fell again in the semifinals, this time in a overtime thriller against Fortitudo Bologna, but with new players like Bootsy Thornton, David Vanterpool and David Andersen, it went on to lift its first Italian League trophy that spring. Following the promotion of Simone Pianigiani to head coach in 2007, things only got better for Siena. Pianigiani led the club to six Italian League titles in a row plus four Italian Cups during his run with the team. Montepaschi also returned to the Final Four in 2008 in Madrid, where it lost in the semifinals to Maccabi Electra, despite the efforts of players like Terrell McIntyre, Romain Sato, Rimas Kaukenas, Ksistof Lavrinovic and Shaun Stonerook. The latter trio was joined by Nikos Zisis, Marko Jaric, Malik Hairston and McCalebb for an unlikely run to the 2011 Final Four. Siena responded to a record 48-point loss to Olympiacos in Game 1 of the playoffs with three consecutive victories to reach the Final Four, in which eventual champ Panathinaikos blocked its way to glory in the semifinals. In 2011-12 season, its sixth consecutive Italian title, a feat never before accomplished in Italian basketball at that time, also marked an end of an era, as Pianigiani stepped down and his assistant Luca Banchi was handed the reins. In Banchi's first season as the team's head coach, Bobby Brown claimed the Alphonso Ford Scoring Trophy as the team returned to the Top 16 and reigned supreme in Italy. This season, the goals remain as high as ever for the proud team form Tuscany.
Saporta Cup: 2002
Italian National Championship: 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
Italian National Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Italian SuperCup: 2004-05, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14
Index Rating 2002-03 158 KK Buducnost 13 Feb. 2003
Points 2002-03 112 KK Buducnost 13 Feb. 2003
Total Rebounds 2004-05 51 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 31 Mar. 2005
Assists 2012-13 26 Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone 07 Dec. 2012
Steals 2002-03 30 KK Buducnost 13 Feb. 2003
Blocks 2007-08 8 Prokom Trefl Sopot 28 Nov. 2007
2-pointers made 2002-03 34 KK Buducnost 13 Feb. 2003
3-pointers made 2012-13 19 Asseco Prokom Gdynia 09 Nov. 2012
Free throws made 2004-05 32 AEK Athens 17 Nov. 2004
Index Rating 2012-13 BROWN, BOBBY 50 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 04 Jan. 2013
Points 2012-13 BROWN, BOBBY 41 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 04 Jan. 2013
Total Rebounds 2002-03 TURKCAN, MIRSAD 21 Tau Ceramica 08 Jan. 2003
Assists 2007-08 MCINTYRE, TERRELL 12 Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz 04 May. 2008
Steals 2007-08 STONEROOK, SHAUN 8 Fenerbahce Ulker 01 Apr. 2008
Blocks 2013-14 HUNTER, OTHELLO 4 Olympiacos Piraeus 08 Nov. 2013
2-pointers made 2013-14 HACKETT, DANIEL 10 Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul 16 Oct. 2013
3-pointers made 2002-03 FORD, ALPHONSO 7 Zalgiris 12 Dec. 2002
Free throws made 2012-13 BROWN, BOBBY 16 Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone 02 Nov. 2012
Euroleague 2013-14 Eurocup 2013-14 Euroleague 2012-13 Euroleague 2011-12 Euroleague 2010-11 Euroleague 2009-10 Euroleague 2008-09 Euroleague 2007-08 ULEB Cup 2006-07 Euroleague 2005-06 Euroleague 2004-05 Euroleague 2003-04 Euroleague 2002-03
4 MCCALEBB, BO G 1.82
6 ZISIS, NIKOS G 1.97
7 ANDERSEN, DAVID C 2.12
8 RAKOCEVIC, IGOR G 1.91
9 CARRARETTO, MARCO F 1.96
11 THORNTON, BOOTSY G 1.95
12 LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF C 2.09
13 KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS G 1.92
14 RESS, TOMAS C 2.08
15 MICHELORI, ANDREA F 2.02
16 MONALDI, DIEGO G 1.85
18 LECHTHALER, LUCA C 2.06
20 STONEROOK, SHAUN F 2.01
21 ARADORI, PIETRO G 1.94
34 MOSS, DAVID F 1.96
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Aretha Franklin's Estate Almost Criminally Undervalued Even At $80 Million
Scott Martin Contributor
When nearly seven decades of hard work and record sales translate into at best a quarter of Taylor Swift's career earnings, the generational scale is broken.
Over the years we've seen the pattern play out again and again. A star who worked well into traditional retirement age and was beloved by generations dies with career earnings that wouldn't even float a typical CEO a year.
Now it's Aretha Franklin's turn. The Queen of Soul sold 75 million records and is credited as a songwriter on hundreds of albums by other people.
She started singing professionally in 1960 at age 16. If not for her recent death from pancreatic cancer, odds are high she'd still be playing the occasional live show.
And yet even the most inflated estimates of her career earnings top out at $80 million. Put that in context, Taylor Swift started at roughly the same age, has been working one fifth as long and the same math suggests she's worth north of $300 million.
Or take any middle-market pharmaceutical company CEO. They make around $15 million a year. There are reasonable odds the Queen of Soul had roughly much left behind after her long career.
Either way, they can eclipse her entire career compensation in half a decade. A top-paid hedge fund manager can do it in two weeks.
It isn't fair or unfair that a talent who was an icon to millions for so long doesn't even rate on modern lists of the richest people in her own industry, let alone the world at large. It's just the way wealth has flowed over long periods of time.
That's a lesson for anyone who uses money to benchmark their success against others. Even if you're chasing the biggest dollar signs, they won't always line up with work, brainpower or talent.
But for everyone else, beyond a certain level of security and comfort, it doesn't really matter. They're all just abstract numbers in the end.
Born in the wrong time
Top stars in Aretha's imperial period just didn't earn as much as they do now. Management was often aggressive and took a huge share of every dollar that came in from album sales, concerts, media appearances, you name it.
Talent management was the career to pursue if you wanted the big money. Being the talent was where you went if you were happy to get a bigger piece of your overall compensation in applause.
Aretha complicated things by letting her husband manage her early career. When they split, he took a lot of her lifetime earnings with him. Whether she got cheated or not, it was the way the industry was structured at the time.
Look at a near contemporary like Elvis, who had it relatively easy in the industry and was still worth only $5 million when he died in the late 1970s. Even adjusted for inflation, all those movies, the Las Vegas residency and all the hits weighed in at under 1/10 Taylor Swift's net worth so far.
The Colonel got the rich cut. Translate those dynamics from King to Queen and Aretha was extremely well compensated for her time and place, with society as a whole not stacked in her favor.
A few generations of innovation have changed the industry. Big acts have gotten bigger, and with the gross revenue rising management can accept a smaller percentage and still feel rich. Fame itself has become a commodity that Aretha — as the Queen of Advertising as well as Soul — could never have appreciated even in her heyday promoting soda and coffee on TV.
Old revenue sources never really got much bigger than they were in the 1960s. Some, like selling the actual music, cratered and have yet to revive.
Modern stars like Taylor Swift thrive because they run their own tours and rake in ticket income instead of record sales. And they own their own publishing in order to maximize their percentage on every song they do sell.
The modern tour machine is expensive to run but as people from the Rolling Stones to the Jackson 5 have learned, it's the way to generate the biggest returns on fame.
Aretha toured a lot, but she let other people own a lot of the behind-the-scenes interest and they took the big profit. She earned a paycheck. In a sense, it was their tour, not hers.
And while she wrote plenty of songs, she recorded a lot of material from other people that made them a lot of money. Whatever your opinion on Taylor Swift's talent happens to be, she doesn't share the credit or the royalties.
Taylor Swift also loves the money for its own sake. She rolls the revenue into aircraft leasing and real estate, effectively becoming a vertically integrated financial empire. Aretha could've gone that magnate route, but it really wasn't her style.
That's okay. She died with money on the books, her four kids will inherit enough that they don't need to worry and people loved her. Even if she never really retired, she worked when she wanted to.
The posthumous comparison
On the other hand, life is all about change. We earn and we spend, we work and we play. Like a lot of stars in her generation, Aretha's divorces cost her a whole lot of the money she made in her prime years.
You can't invest alimony you're paying out. Instead, you need to keep working for the ex-spouse.
This may be in the background of why Taylor Swift hasn't gotten married. Even with the tightest prenuptial contracts and trusts wrapped around her money, the wrong choice could cost her hundreds of millions of dollars.
Other stars make other choices, good and bad. Most of them even out in the end. Aretha probably gave staggering amounts to charity and did it in the most tax-efficient way her accountants could find. That's her choice.
But the end is no longer final in today's media ecosystem. Her intellectual heirs are now free to run her brand and her body of work as a true business, divorced from the woman who built it.
They'll maximize for the highest return. The family and any institutional presence will benefit from that cash flow. The managers themselves will also draw a healthy paycheck.
The legacy becomes their business and the life becomes a raw commodity. Think of Elvis, Michael Jackson, David Bowie. All active during a slice of Aretha's glory years, all generating a whole lot more now than they did when they were alive.
Dead, Michael Jackson makes money like a world-class hedge fund. He can't enjoy it now but the compensation lines up a lot better than it did when he was alive and not making the best career choices.
Aretha may be a similar story. Record sales will spike. Unreleased material will get monetized. The image, name and authorization will generate merchandising and royalty income. The brand can work as hard as it can, forever.
The decisions aren't hers any more. Neither are the comparisons. Aretha in the grave may yet leave Taylor Swift in the dust, one way or another.


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2017 Infiniti Q60: The Gorgeous Replacement for the G37 Coupe
Can it hang with the 4-series?
Car and Driver Published: May 16, 2016
What It Is: A reboot of Infiniti's BMW 4-series fighter.
Why It Matters: Infiniti's image got a boost a decade ago when the brand turned serious about challenging BMW with its G35 and the G37 successor.
But then Nissan's luxury division got sidetracked with other vital projects, such as trademarking the letter Q. Now it's finally gotten around to replacing the G37 coupe, which survived for eight model years, its last two wearing the Q60 badge. If this new coupe can perform well enough to hang with the now-vulnerable 4-series—which is big, uninspiring, and a little cheap inside—Infiniti will bolster its enthusiast credibility once again.
Platform: The latest evolution of Nissan's Z-car platform underpins this coupe and the Q50 sedan, but the Q60 is about four inches shorter and two inches lower than the four-door. Like the sedan, the Q60 will be available with four-wheel drive.
Powertrain: Nissan has retired its long-serving, naturally aspirated VQ and brought in a new twin-turbo V-6. Pick your poison: 300 or 400 horses from three liters of displacement, routed through a seven-speed automatic. Entry-level models make do with a 208-hp Mercedes turbo four. The high-output version of the V-6 comes with Red Sport badges, the Infiniti equivalent of BMW's M Sport.
Competition: Audi A5, BMW 4-series, Cadillac ATS coupe, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Mercedes-Benz C-class coupe.
What Might Go Wrong: Infiniti's first generation of its steer-by-wire Direct Adaptive Steering (DAS) was about as direct as flying from Chicago to New York via Phoenix. Infiniti promises improvements with the optional DAS 2.0. Also, Infiniti now brings us Dynamic Digital Suspension, a set of continuously adjustable dampers with six modes. We're hoping the long wait for a G37 replacement allowed enough time that at least one of those modes makes the new car feel as good as the one it replaces.
Estimated Arrival and Price: Infiniti discontinued the old G37 version of the Q60 last year. The new Q60 will skip a model year, appearing this summer as a 2017. Expect pricing to include a slight premium but basically follow that of its sedan counterpart. That would put four-cylinder models around $40,000, with top-of-the-line, 400-hp Red Sport cars pushing $60,000.
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Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
SEARCH Meeting Advances New SEARCH Goals and Implementation Strategy
The SEARCH Science Steering Committee (SSC) and representatives from several government agencies met 13-15 February 2012 in Washington, D.C. Over the last several months, the SEARCH SSC has developed a new SEARCH vision statement and draft 5-year science goals with input from SEARCH panels and agency representatives. The goal of the SEARCH meeting in February was for the SSC and agencies to further refine the 5-year science goals and develop a plan of action.
In Remembrance of Dr. Deanna Kingston
Dr. Deanna Paniataaq Kingston, professor of anthropology at Oregon State University (OSU) and prominent arctic social scientist, died 2 December 2011 at the age of 47. A native Inupiat from King Island, Alaska, Dr. Kingston was a pioneer in exploring the intersections of native traditional knowledge and western science.
Arctic Natural Sciences Program
Planning Underway for U.S. Arctic GEOTRACES Initiative
The U.S. GEOTRACES Science Steering Committee (SSC) has launched a planning effort for a U.S. Arctic GEOTRACES initiative to help characterize and understand regional biogeochemical changes associated with rapid climate change. The initiative includes a cruise, which is tentatively planned for 2015. The SSC has scheduled several informational meetings to update the community on the planning process and solicit input from attendees.
Science Policy News
Public Comment Period Extended for Draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan
The National Ocean Council has extended the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan through 28 March 2012. This extension will provide stakeholders, users, and the public additional time to provide input to inform development of the final Implementation Plan.
National Science Foundation News
Accelerated Spending Requirements for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funded Projects
The Division of Institution and Award Support in NSF's Policy Office has issued a notice of intent to limit the expenditure period for cooperative agreements funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to ensure project completion by 30 September 2013. This notice applies to all NSF awardees with active agreements that have been supported in whole or in part with ARRA funds.
Office of Polar Programs Director Karl A. Erb to Retire
Dr. Karl A. Erb will retire from government service in April 2012 concluding over 13 years as Director of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP). Dr. Erb is widely recognized for his contributions to the international polar research community and for his leadership in the construction and operation of National Science Foundation (NSF) research facilities in the Arctic and Antarctic, which provide state-of-the-art capabilities to the frontiers of polar science and engineering.
Staffing Changes in the Office of Polar Programs and Arctic Sciences Division
Dr. Kelly Falkner will serve as Acting Head for NSF's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) effective 1 April 2012 subsequent to the retirement of Dr. Karl A. Erb. Prior to joining NSF as Deputy Head of OPP on 3 January 2011, Falkner was a professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. From 2007 to 2009 she served at NSF as the founding program director of the Antarctic Integrated System Science program in OPP. Falkner holds a PhD in Chemical Oceanography.
NSF Arctic Sciences Division Town Hall Meetings at AGU
The National Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences held two Town Halls on 7 December 2011 during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meetings in San Francisco. The Town Hall meetings provided a forum for open exchange on NSF activities and directions. Nearly 100 people participated in these meetings.
Capitol Updates
Update on Funding for NSF's Office of Polar Programs and Arctic Sciences Division
On 18 November 2011 the President signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. Division B of the Act provides funding for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2012, which began 1 October 2011. Although final agency budget reports are not yet available, the estimated National Science Foundation (NSF) funding level is $7 billion, which is an increase of $173 million (2.5%) from the FY 2011 enacted level. The estimated FY 2012 budget for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is $435.87 million. The estimated allocation for the...
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The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Principal Members met twice in 2011 to address an agenda that includes developing a five-year arctic research plan that will help federal agencies in implementing their arctic research programs. At their April meeting, Principal Members approved an outline for the research plan focusing on topics that will particularly benefit from multiagency collaboration. A draft of that plan was reviewed at the second Principal Members meeting in November 2011. During the following months, the IARPC staff, which includes staff members from ten...
Pew Report Recommends More Science in U.S. Arctic Ocean
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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote

from docutils import nodes
from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, Directive

class Vimeo(Directive):
    """ Embed Vimeo video in posts.

    Based on the YouTube directive by Brian Hsu:
    https://gist.github.com/1422773

    VIDEO_ID is required, width / height are optional integer,
    and align could be left / center / right.

    Usage:
    .. vimeo:: VIDEO_ID
        :width: 640
        :height: 480
        :align: center

    Additionally, this plugin allows to specify the following `Vimeo
    player URL parameters
    <https://vimeo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001494447>`__
    as options (values are passed through):

    * autopause
    * autoplay
    * background
    * byline
    * color
    * controls
    * dnt
    * fun
    * loop
    * muted
    * playsinline
    * portrait
    * quality
    * speed
    * t
    * texttrack
    * title
    * transparent

    If you encounter Vimeo player URL parameters not supported by this
    plugin, you can also specify those appended to the video ID
    (e.g., ``.. vimeo:: 37818131?some_option=some_value&foo=bar``).
    """

    # all except "#t" (since this is a fragment identifier, not an URL
    # parameter):
    url_options = (
        "autopause",
        "autoplay",
        "background",
        "byline",
        "color",
        "controls",
        "dnt",
        "fun",
        "loop",
        "muted",
        "playsinline",
        "portrait",
        "quality",
        "speed",
        "texttrack",
        "title",
        "transparent",
    )

    def align(argument):
        """Conversion function for the "align" option."""
        return directives.choice(argument, ("left", "center", "right"))

    required_arguments = 1
    option_spec = {
        "width": directives.positive_int,
        "height": directives.positive_int,
        "align": align,
        "t": directives.unchanged,
    }
    option_spec.update(
        {option: directives.unchanged for option in url_options}
    )

    final_argument_whitespace = False
    has_content = False

    def run(self):
        videoID = self.arguments[0].strip()

        width = self.options.get("width", 420)
        height = self.options.get("height", 315)
        align = self.options.get("align", "left")

        url = "https://player.vimeo.com/video/{}".format(videoID)

        url_params = {
            option: self.options[option]
            for option in self.url_options
            if option in self.options
        }

        if url_params:
            url += "?" + urlencode(url_params)

        if "t" in self.options:
            url += "#t=" + quote(self.options["t"])

        div_block = '
'.format(align)
        embed_block = (
            '"
            "".format(width, height, url)
        )

        return [
            nodes.raw("", div_block, format="html"),
            nodes.raw("", embed_block, format="html"),
            nodes.raw("", "
", format="html"),
        ]

def register():
    directives.register_directive("vimeo", Vimeo)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


A tip-to-toe refurb has got this place looking like a fresh-from-the-wrapping hotel.
The Labranda Cactus Garden's pitched in a spot that's on the money for beach lovers. There's barely time to scoff an ice-cream on the walk to the sandy seafront, which takes around five minutes.
It's the rooms that have reaped the biggest rewards after the recent facelift, with sealife and nature-themed prints adding big patches of colour. Elsewhere, there's a rooftop terrace with a bar and a bumper crop of loungers.
Loved the holiday. Fabulous hotel. Loved the room and the food was great always something delicious to eat. Fabulous beach, shops and bars The staff in the hotel were so friendly. Especially Jose who worked so hard in the evening bar. The pool area and the roof top bar and sun terrace was fantastic. The entertainment staff Robbie and Paulo worked so hard to make sure everyone had fun day and night They were so friendly and they made our holiday perfect. We met lots of people and we had the perfect holiday. Thank you and can't wait to return.
Very nice hotel. Big spacious rooms. Pretty good food considering we bought all-inclusive package. I especially enjoyed mexican cuisine. Service was very helpfully and positive towards guests. We were staying in March 2019, most of the guest were elderly or middle age couples from Germany or UK. Small pool, but there were always plenty of room, Additionally there are two jacuzzis on top floors of the hotel. Hotel is not position directly in front of the ocean view. Not sure if you can see ocean from any room. Long story short, I'm very happy with hotel service. Good "bang for your buck".
What a strange little place this is. A mix of predominantly english and german patrons. Everone is friendly and language barriers didnt stop people interacting every evening. Hotel is quite small but very clean. The food is very repetitive and if you dont like goat stew then you may be in trouble! Breakfast was nice and fresh bread was great. We had a split level room which is a staircase as soon as you enter the front door. Almost fell down there several times! Not good if you are poor on your feet. Pool bar does snacks through the day and the lads are friendly. Overall it was a surprisingly relaxing stay. Would recommend for a nice budget stay in jandia (location is perfect in the centre). Dont expect riu levels but its not a dive. Thankypu to the staff for a nice stay and some good memories to take away.
Hard to fault, very good hotel!
Nice hotel, very clean & tidy, recent refurb shows. Nice welcome on arrival, others commented on long transfer but wasnt too bad and why folk wouldnt check on that beforehand i dont understand. We were given room 317 and it was quite spacious, front facing balcony over the pool area and with views to the lighthouse and sea. Restaurant is open for long periods at mealtimes so was never so crowded that it was difficult to find a table. As for menu, every meal had good variety, meat, fish, pasta, something to suit everyone im sure. The all-inc option could have been slightly better where drinks were concerned. You can upgrade to international brands which is ok, certain cocktails would be in the all-inc but others, even using local brands, would be chargeable.Also the rooftop bar is included in your all-inc during the day but becomes chargeable at 5pm. The pool was not very busy probably due to the low water temp, but this just made it easy to get loungers if you want to just laze around for some sun top-up. Def the highlight of the hotel is their staff, every member we had any interaction with, reception, restaurant, bar, cleaning and entertainment, couldn't be faulted for their effort and politeness, nothing being too much trouble, taking the time to help with whatever you asked/needed, what a difference this can make to your day. Nice final touch when we had an early morning departure was access to the restaurant before opening time to have some coffee and a snack before setting off. definitely a hotel i wouldn't hesitate to book again.
Stay at the Labranda Cactus Garden on your holiday. With a First Choice all inclusive holiday we do all the hard work so you don't have to. Book today.


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HERE ARE THE DRIVERS SELECTED FOR THE 2017 GT3 JUNIOR PROGRAM OF LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE
Filed Under 2017, Corey Lewis, Dennis Lind, jocaracing, Lamborghini Huracán GT3, Lamborghini Squadra Corse Junior Program, Patrick Kujala, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news
Now in its third edition, the GT3 Junior Program is one of the four main programs of Lamborghini Squadra Corse for young talents of motorsport. It is also one of the most significant, since its members have the opportunity to compete at the highest levels of racing professionalism behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3s fielded by customer teams.
For the 2017 edition, Lamborghini Squadra Corse has selected 23 young drivers, three more than last year. This is due to the fact that the number of Huracán GT3s participating in the various competitions is constantly increasing, thanks to the great success of the car designed and manufactured in Sant'Agata Bolognese: from the two cars fielded in 2015, their number then increased to 40 units in 2016 and in the current season over 50 Lamborghini GT3s will be taking part in 13 international GT championships.
The 2017 GT3 Junior Program includes some new entries who have climbed the pyramid of the youth programs of Lamborghini Squadra Corse: starting from the Young Drivers Program, the format for youngsters under 26 years of age racing in the Super Trofeo one-make series; the most deserving ones have gained access to the upper step, the GT3 Junior Program.
Just to name a few examples, we can mention the Dane Dennis Lind, 2016 European and World champion of the Super Trofeo in the PRO class and Andrea Fontana, the 20-year-old Italian 2016 world champion of the one-make series in the Pro-Am category. We can continue the list with the young Croat Martin Kodric, another protagonist during last season's championship featuring Huracán Super Trofeos.
The presence in the program has also been reconfirmed for many drivers who distinguished themselves in the panorama of international GT competitions during the past season: from Andrea Amici and Edoardo Liberati, 2016 GT Asia Series champions, to Fabrizio Crestani, winner of the International GT Open title; from Michele Beretta, who triumphed in the Silver Cup of the Blancpain GT to Riccardo Agostini and Alberto Di Folco, who arrived third in the Italian GT Championship; not to mention the excellent results of the Dutchman Jeroen Mul or the third place of the American Madison Snow in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
« During the year 2016 – says Giorgio Sanna, – Head of Motorsport of Automobili Lamborghini – Lamborghini took part in GT3 championships with customer teams for the first time and winning two international championship titles with Amici, Liberati and Crestani, Super Trofeo drivers and members of the GT3 Junior Program, demonstrates that the young driver program works and provides mutual opportunities both for drivers and our company. Besides sporting results, it should be emphasized how these young drivers have rapidly become valid ambassadors of our brand and part of the Lamborghini Accademia, thanks to the training program organized by the Lamborghini Squadra Corse staff."
As members of the GT3 Junior Program, the drivers selected by Squadra Corse are entitled to carry out a series of activities involving them directly with the head quarter of Lamborghini. For example, they have the opportunity to be selected to become drivers/instructors of the Lamborghini Accademia, the official driving school open to all super sports car enthusiasts. After a series of training sessions on the product range, teaching techniques on track and behavioral concepts, the most suitable drivers are selected by Lamborghini Squadra Corse to work as instructors during Accademia events all over the world.
The drivers of the GT3 Junior Program, like the members of the Young Drivers Program, are also trained to become well-rounded professionals. Over the year, there are meeting sessions during which drivers are involved in the technical development of Huracán Super Trofeos and GT3s, including tests on track with technicians of Lamborghini Squadra Corse and Pirelli. Drivers are also assisted in terms of athletic and dietary preparation and instructed in the product range, communication and everything concerning the Lamborghini world, which enables them to become outright brand ambassadors.
The training program is implemented and improved year by year and one of the innovations of the year 2017 is the introduction of a new supervisor for the Young Drivers Program and GT3 Junior Program. The young drivers will be assisted on field by Raffaele Giammaria, Italian driver with a long experience both in GT competitions and in education as the Director of the ACI Sport Federal School. The task of Giammaria and his staff is to constantly monitor the drivers' performance and activity and to provide them with the adequate tools for their professional improvement.
Below is the complete list of the drivers selected for the 2017 GT3 Junior Program of Lamborghini Squadra Corse
Name Country Age GT championship
Riccardo Agostini
Italian GT Championship
Andrea Amici
Blancpain GT
Michele Beretta
Fabrizio Crestani
Alberto Di Folco
Blancpain GT Asia
Andrea Fontana
Alex Frassineti
Stefano Gattuso
Martin Kodric
Patrick Kujala
Corey Lewis
IMSA WeatherTech
Edoardo Liberati
Dennis Lind
Kang Ling
Jeroen Mul
Ezequiel Perez Companc
Blancpain GT / ADAC GT
Nicolas Pohler
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
Madison Snow
Florian Spengler
ADAC GT
Max Van Splunteren
Gustavo Yacaman
Daniel Zampieri
Source. Lamborghini
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The Dublin based racecourse of Leopardstown is located 5 miles from the city centre and first opened its gates on Monday 27th August 1888. The course was the brainchild of Captain George Quin who had witnessed the Park courses being built in England in the mid-1870s and modelled Leopardstown on Sandown racecourse. He had been the genius behind the formation of the Leopardstown Race Company early in 1888, having previously been Keeper of the Match Book for the Irish Turf Club between 1885 and 1891. At the inaugural meeting over 50000 are reported to have attended. It hosts both Flat and National Hunt races, staging Group 1 races in each category. The Irish Champion Hurdle and Hennessey Gold Cup are two principal National Hunt races, while the Irish Champion Stakes is one of many top grade Flat races held at this top racecourse. Currently it hosts 22 fixtures annually.
Although Leopardstown remains a thriving racecourse, nearby Bray closed its gates for the final time in 1844.
The County Wicklow town of Bray lies in the north of the county and is a busy seaside resort located some 12 miles south of Dublin on the border of County Dublin and County Wicklow. The town held its own races on the Common, with the Historical List of Horse Races and Matches showing results from a meeting held on Thursday 25th July 1754 when the Silver Cup was claimed by Mr Stone with his colt Durcling. Meetings continued irregularly for the next century, with a prolonged period of annual races between 1830 and 1838. The course then underwent repair, although a minor meeting was scheduled for September 1844.
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Ульяна Николаевна Мостипан (род. 31 января 1944, с. Росава, Мироновский район, Киевская область) — украинский и советский политик. Народный депутат Украины V и VI созывов. Член партии ВО «Батькивщина» с 2000 года, член политсовета, была председателем Киевской областной организации партии до 2006 года.

Биография
С 1961 по 1965 год была старшей пионервожатой Яхновской восьмилетней школы Мироновского района, затем учителем биологии и химии Викторовской восьмилетней школы этого же района. В 1971 году избиралась председателем сельского совета, а в 1972-м — председателем правления колхоза «Победа» с. Викторовка. В 1973 году Мостипан перевели в Мироновский райком партии заведующей отделом пропаганды и агитации, а впоследствии в Киевский обком партии инструктором отдела пропаганды и агитации. С 1975 по 1983 год — председатель Ракитнянского районного совета депутатов трудящихся, а с 1983 по 1991 год — первый секретарь Ракитнянского райкома партии. За этот период была депутатом семи созывов районного и шести Киевского областного советов.

После 1991 года — заведующая отделом в Киевском областном управлении социального обеспечения населения, начальник отдела, заместитель начальника и начальник управления Министерства социальной защиты населения Украины, руководитель Управления социальной защиты населения Киевской облгосадминистрации.

В 2000 году вступила в партию ВО «Батькивщина», начала работать заместителем председателя, а затем возглавила Киевскую областную парторганизацию.

С 2006 года — народный депутат Украины 5-го , 6-го созывов, председатель подкомитета по вопросам законодательного обеспечения социальной защиты и реабилитации инвалидов Комитета Верховной Рады Украины по делам пенсионеров, ветеранов и инвалидов . Также работает в Комиссии по деятельности предприятий инвалидов при Кабинете Министров Украины.

Источники
 Мостипан
 ВР 5-й кад.
 ВР 6-й кад.

Председатели колхозов
Председатели районных исполкомов УССР
Первые секретари районных комитетов КП Украины
Делегаты XXVII съезда КПСС
Народные депутаты Верховной рады Украины V созыва
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Killer whales are accused of disappearing from the great white shark population off Cape Town's coast
Killer whales could be responsible for the disappearance of great white sharks from South African waters, according to a new government report.
Great whites are a big draw in Cape Town as visitors look at them from tour boats or protective shark cages.
However, their number has fallen sharply since at least 2017.
Experts have suspected everything from illegal hunting and overfishing to pollution and even climate change.
A team of government experts reported that there may be a "causal link" between the absence of the sharks and the appearance of a pod from orcas that specialize in hunting great white sharks.
At least seven great white shark carcasses have washed ashore in False Bay since 2017. Telltale tooth marks indicate that orcas have struck them. Researchers say great whites who encounter killer whales will immediately leave their usual hunting grounds for a year
According to the conservation organization Shark Spotters, great whites were sighted in False Bay more than 200 times a year from 2010 to 2016.
There were only 50 sightings by 2018 – and none during all of 2019.
The first great white in 20 months was seen in False Bay in January, according to Mongo Bay, the only sighting that year.
A pair of killer whales, nicknamed Port and Starboard, were first seen in the area in 2015.
Great white sharks are a major tourist attraction in South Africa. Brave visitors are lowered into shark cages for a close-up visit. But the number of shark sightings near Cape Town has plummeted since 2017, threatening ecotourism in the area
The absence of the sharks has been blamed for everything from climate change to illegal hunting. A group of government experts said Tuesday they believe they are being deterred by another apex predator, the killer whale
Between 2010 and 2016, shark spotters in False Bay, near Seal Island (pictured), had more than 200 great white sightings a year. No sharks were sighted in 2019 and only one was seen in 2020 so far.
Two years later, the remains of five great whites were discovered nearby on a beach in Gansbaai, widely recognized as one of the best regions in the world for shark diving.
Their livers had been ripped out and tooth marks pointed to orcas as their killers.
Another shark, killed in a similar way, was found on a beach earlier this year, reports the France-Presse agency.
Experts suggest that Port and Starboard developed a taste for squalene, an organic chemical compound that is abundant in shark liver oil.
WHY DO ORCAS HUNT GREAT WHITE SHARKS?
Orcas are the great white's only natural predator.
Scientists have found evidence that the sharks crack open and eat their fatty liver.
Scientists speculate that this behavior may be due to the disappearance of large whites from the waters of False Bay off the coast of Cape Town.
Great whites visited the area between June and October each year as part of their annual winter hunting season.
They were drawn to the region by the presence of what is known as Seal Island, a rock that contains a huge seal colony.
However, they themselves have fallen to pray to orcas – and are on the retreat.
Orcas have been seen hunting great white sharks around the world.
According to a 2019 study published in Scientific Reports, the sharks will leave their hunting grounds immediately and will stay away for up to a year if confronted with them.
A panel of experts gathered by Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reported that the disappearance of the sharks near Capte Town was more a shift in distribution … as a result of the recent emergence and predation of orcas rather than being related to fishing activity. & # 39;
Speaking at a conference Tuesday, Creecy said the lack of the great white had "had a devastating impact on the shark diving industry and immensely disappointed the hundreds of tourists who visit our shores to see this great predator."
A wide variety of Chondrichthyes are found in South Africa, including some of the largest populations of more than 180 different species of sharks, rays and chimeras.
30 percent of these fish are only found in the country's waters.
However, 14 species of shark native to South Africa are considered endangered or critically endangered.
The carpenter shark, also known as the sawfish, has not been sighted since 1999.
While Cape Town's great whites may be deterred by another apex predator, most of that loss is due to habitat degradation and illegal fishing practices.
"Their disappearance can be traced back to a combination of illegal gillnets and degradation of their estuary habitat," Creecy said. "Unfortunately protection for this species came into effect after the last one was caught."
Creecy allowed shark fishing to have a long tradition in South Africa that predates the arrival of Westerners.
The disappearance of the great white "had a devastating effect on the shark diving industry and caused immense disappointment to the hundreds of tourists who visit our shores to see this great predator," said Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
However, she called for a compromise between fishermen and tour operators on the "consuming and non-consuming use of sharks".
"The impact of fishing on ocean biodiversity is undeniable and sharks are no exception," Creecy said. "Many shark species produce only a few, live young and cannot withstand the unregulated fishing pressure."
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Corruption – Local Media
July 15, 2010 2:22 am • Lauda Finem
During the 1980's and early 1990's the local Gisborne media had a reluctance to damage their relationships with the Local Police.
Radio New Zealand – Roger Hanford
Even the state owned Radio New Zealand's local journalist Roger Hanford was a party to burying police corruption. On the surface an honest man but behind closed doors only too willing to assist in the process of a police cover up.
In early 1989 Hanford was telephoned and advised of the fact that Police were concealing a number of thieving officers. One amongst them had been caught red handed stealing petrol from the Police stations petrol pump. The switch for the pump was located in the stations watch house. This meant that at least two officers were required in the execution of the thefts.
Chief Inspector Whiro Ratahi and various other honest Police Officers confirmed that it had occurred and yet Hanford assisted in ensuring that the matter never faced public scrutiny. Hanford also assisted in ensuring that Police officers were never held to account for having released confidential and completely false information with the intention of damaging their targets.
Paul Martens
Hanford was also given information relating to the then criminal libel offending of Paul Marten's a local union organiser and failed to investigate it preferring instead to assist in the cover up that Detectives Malcolm Thomas and Dave Nielson wanted. Martens had been on the list provided to Lewis Proctor, named as an individual prepared to provide negative information. The Police could not afford to have Martens uncovered as they had provided the false information in the first place. That defamatory information included alleged rape convictions and involvement in drugs and organised crime. The cop that was charged with investigating the leaking of confidential information was Chester Haar. More recently Chester Haar's colleague Detective Laurie Naden has demonstrated how he and his police colleagues use the media to great effect in defaming people that cross them; even in retirement.
Eastland Sun – Bruce Johnstone
Another local media personality Bruce Johnstone the owner of the Eastland Sun also assisted Police. Johnstone's offending went further than Hanford's. Bruce Johnstone and his wife Janet conspired with Detectives Malcolm Thomas and Dave Nielson to cover up unlawful activity on the part of the police and others such as Paul Martens.
Bruce Johnstone
At the behest of Thomas and others Johnstone published a number of factually incorrect articles designed to camouflage the fact that Thomas and Nielson had conspired with corrupt ex-cop Lewis Proctor of nationwide investigations to conceal the fact that the police had been giving out Wanganui Computer information and had obtained telephone records without a search warrant; later obtaining a warrant under false pretence. Bruce Johnstone's actions also assisted Thomas in laying false charges against his targets. Those charges would later be dropped, having served their purpose; further destroying reputations. Thomas and Nielson knew at the time they laid the charges that they never stood a chance in court; but it was designed purely to make great print in Bruce Johnstone's paper The Eastland Sun. The first of the articles were published on Saturday the 24th, the bogus search warrant having been obtained the day before.
It was quickly ascertained that it was impossible for Johnstone to have printed the article at such short notice. This in turn meant that he had to have been aware of the telephone records by midday on Thursday the 22nd at the latest. Johnstone denied this in his editorial the following week. It was eventually proven beyond doubt that Johnstone lied and was indeed a central part in the criminal conspiracy, Thomas had first contacted Bruce Johnstone on Monday the 19th and then unlawfully obtained the telephone records on Tuesday the 20th; giving Bruce Johnstone the three days needed to write and publish the story.
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