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text: Q: Is there a way to make a click event have the same behavior as after clicking a link? When we click a link like A link, the current page will be redirected to the given URL. But we'll be led to a new tab if we cmd/ctrl+click it. I wonder that is there a browser interface(something like window.open()) in JS that can give the click event of a non-a tag the same behavior above? The solution I got from the Internet is all about detecting e.metaKey/ctrlKey to decide whether to add _blank to the window.open() or not. The solution is tricky and still has some differences from the expected behavior. Maybe we can just simply use the  tag directly to avoid this. But can this be the solution for all situations? And could you guys please give me the reason if there's indeed not a pure JS way to simulate the event? Cuz it's weird to me.

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The 1969 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's compiling a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. With its expansion to 12 teams in 1969, the American League had been divided into two 6-team divisions. In their first year in the newly established American League West, the Athletics finished second, nine games behind the Minnesota Twins. It was the first time they had finished in the first division since 1952. Paid attendance for the season was 778,232.

Offseason
 October 15, 1968: Joe Keough was drafted from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals as the 8th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
 December 2, 1968: Darrell Evans was drafted from the Athletics by the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Regular season
Reggie Jackson hit 47 home runs in 1969, and was briefly ahead of the pace that Roger Maris set when he broke the single-season record for home runs with 61 in 1961, and that of Babe Ruth when he set the previous record of 60 in 1927.
The club ranked second in the American League Western division. With 13 games left in the season, Hank Bauer was replaced as Field Manager by John McNamara. McNamara compiled a won loss record of 8–5 to help the A's finish with 88 wins and 74 losses, an improvement of six wins compared to the previous season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Danny Cater
Dave Duncan
Dick Green
Mike Hershberger
Reggie Jackson
Rick Monday
Blue Moon Odom

Notable transactions
 June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft (June Draft) notable picks:
Round 1: Don Stanhouse (9th pick).
Round 2: Tommy Sandt
Round 3: Steve Lawson
Round 6: Jim Sundberg (did not sign)
Round 8: Glenn Abbott
Round 13: John Stearns (did not sign)
Round 19: Charlie Chant
 June 14, 1969: John Donaldson was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.

Reggie Jackson
In the offseason, Jackson demanded a salary increase from $10,000 to $25,000. Jackson would settle at $20,000. Reggie Jackson hit two home runs versus the Washington Senators, with President Richard Nixon in the crowd. By July 1, the A's had played in 71 games and Jackson had hit 30 home runs, 62 RBI, .287 batting average and a 1.145 OPS. On July 2, Reggie Jackson would hit three home runs versus the Seattle Pilots to raise his season total to 34 home runs. He was on pace to break the home run record set by Roger Maris eight years earlier. By the end of July, Jackson had 40 home runs but he only hit 5 home runs in August. In September, Jackson was hospitalized with a skin rash and was only able to hit 2 home runs. Jackson still managed to lead the American League with 123 runs scored.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

External links
1969 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
1969 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Oakland Athletics seasons
Oakland Athletics season
1969 in sports in California

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to see if this is working.
- there has to be some way of authenticating some other way, not just WebID, so that if the user changes AB he can quickly get going.
There may not be that many other things to add. But building a real AB will help reveal little issues that may not be evident initially.
> because it's an address book app? I don't understand.
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Q: FileSystem in Typescript How can I use FileSystem API in TypeScript in an Angular 4 application?
I added @types/filesystem to devDependencies, but I still get compile errors like

Property 'resolveLocalFileSystemURL' does not exist on type 'Window'.
Cannot find name 'FileError'.
Cannot find name 'FileEntry'.

My tsconfig.json is almost the same as the one generated by angular-cli, I just added "node_modules/typed-cordova-plugin-purchase to typeRoots:
{
  "compileOnSave": false,
  "compilerOptions": {
    "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
    "baseUrl": "src",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": false,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "target": "es5",
    "typeRoots": [
      "node_modules/@types",
            "node_modules/typed-cordova-plugin-purchase"
    ],
    "lib": [
      "es2016",
      "dom"
    ]
  }
}

Should I import anything?
Are there any examples of using FileSystem in Typescript?

A: I made it finally work by adding types to tsconfig.json, actually tsconfig.app.json (I'm using angular CLI 1.0.1)
"types": [
    "cordova",
    "cordova-plugin-file"
]

Using @types/filesystem is not enough as FileError is not defined there, that's why I used "@types/cordova-plugin-file.

A: As an addition to the previous answer, be sure to add @types/cordova (and possibly @types/cordova-plugin-file... see note below) to your project if you have not done so already.  That was my situation compiling an angular 5 based app to an alternate cordova-based target.
npm install @types/cordova --save
npm install @types/cordova-plugin-file --save

(the latter plugin states: This is a stub types definition for Apache Cordova File System plugin. Apache Cordova File System plugin provides its own type definitions, so you don't need @types/cordova-plugin-file installed!)


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Bunny Hired To Voice Bugs Bunny; Human Actors Deemed Offensive By Outrage Mob
May 3, 2018 February 19, 2019 Jordan WardLeave a comment
The role of Bugs Bunny will now be voiced by an actual bunny after people who don't watch cartoons, or care about bunnies expressed outrage online that the character was being voiced by a human.
Demands for the removal of human actors portraying animal characters on the show were dismissed at first, but a campaign on social media quickly gained steam with people who have ample time on their hands, and a desire to claim moral superiority.
Producers of the once beloved cartoon are still waiting for the bunny to speak amidst fears that the animal won't be able to deliver its lines by the proposed deadline.
"We've tried so many things to get this bunny to talk… given it carrots, lettuce leafs… human voice actors were far less demanding. But obviously this was a necessary change. We're here to listen, not to talk," claimed one source close to the production.
Other changes have been implemented by the studio to better reflect the policy of inclusion and commitment to diversity that are becoming more commonplace in the current year.
The character of Porky Pig will be renamed "Plus-Sized Pig" to avoid the body shaming stigma attached to the characters original outdated and offensive moniker. Plus-Sized Pig will also be voiced by an actual pig moving forward.
Other changes include Daffy Duck being renamed "Mildly Eccentric Duck" to avoid any hurt feelings his previous name may have caused, and the Studio formerly known as Warner Bros. will now be re-branded as Warner People to minimize the trauma that the previous title inflicted on the non-gendered and gender fluid people who had to go through the harmful and violent experience of reading or hearing the gendered term "Bros." whenever the studio logo was shown on screen.
The characters Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd have been removed from the show entirely due to the harmful displays of toxic masculinity that defined the characters.
One person commented on the condition of anonymity "Cartoons should be a safe space. When someone turns on the TV and they don't see or hear themselves being represented, they see themselves being oppressed. My bunny sits in a cage in the room I watch TV in, and as I was flipping channels I came across this so-called cartoon where a human voices a bunny. I call it hate speech. My bunny shouldn't have to suffer at the hands of these cartoons, hearing humans voice characters that are animals. Oppression is wrong."
We tried to reach Mel Blanc (the human voice behind these characters) for his comments on this developing story, but he's been dead since 1989.
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Q: 1960s F&SF short story - Insane Professor This short fantasy appeared in F&SF during the '60s. A harried university professor (I can't remember just what he was bothered about) comes under increasing pressure both at home and at work. A student the professor doesn't know appears periodically throughout the story; he wants the professor to read his dissertation on death. The professor doesn't have time to read the report (and he never does) but notices a peculiar odor of decay in the air whenever the student appears. At the end of the story the professor goes completely crazy: he bends over and stares at the moon through his spread legs. (The student really creeped me out.) Any help will be appreciated.

A: "The Master's Thesis", a short story by David Madden, first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1967, available at the Internet Archive.
A strange young man named Philip Hockaday Fonville has signed up as Prof. Swinnard's Master's student and is already writing his thesis:

"Now, young man," he said, turning Current History right side up and looking for something, anything that he might have misplaced, "suppose we get this whole affair in perspective."
"I'm having it typed up now, sir."
"What's that?"
"The first chapter."
"Come now," Swinnard said, grinning, trying to find some way to attack the problem. "We must be serious."
"Sir, how much seriouser can I get? Up all night gnawing on candy bars to keep up my strength while I struggle with this thing."
"You are actually in the writing phase of — "
"Oh, it's going to be ready before the deadline — way before. Typed up in three neat copies, bound and everything. Neat and crisp."

Fonville gives Prof. Swinnard the first chapter to read, which he loses:

That night he realized he had forgotten to read the chapter, that he had, in fact, left it on the table in the Chinese restaurant. He telephoned, and the dishwasher answered. Yes, he had. It was in the garbage, and the garbage was on the truck. Yes, he could read a little English. One word on the second page, "Death," followed by a name in three parts. Swinnard thanked him and tried to sleep.

A peculiar odor:

Fonville pulled a chair close to the desk until their knees almost touched. Swinnard noticed what tremendous feet the boy had. His galoshes made his own feet look large, but they were small alongside the boy's. Fonville settled himself, but first, Swinnard wanted to know what that odor was.
"Smell, sir?" The boy got up and looked all around the room, sniffing in each corner, sticking his head out the door into the hall, and peeping over the window sill into the yard under the bushes. When the boy sat down, Swinnard realized that the odor was stronger.

The ending:

Standing on the peaceful lawn under the full moon, he knew that, despite the chill in the air, this was what he wanted to do. He ducked under the clothes line. The summer sound of the screen door was still in his ears. He bent over toward the curving grass and reached to grip the backs of his legs. Strands of his thin grey hair brushed the grass. His glasses slid down over the bridge of his nose and dangled from one ear as he peered between his legs, upside-down. The earth turned black, the moon melted, making the sky one white radiance, and in the soles of his feet, Swinnard felt the distant beat of hoofs.


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Q: How to send a message only after a message.delete() timeout I want to send the message.channel.send('Send me after timeout'); only after the message.delete() timeout.
const Discord = require('discord.js');

module.exports = {
    name: 'coin',
    description: 'Toss Coin!',
    aliases: 'toss',
    execute(message, args) {
        message.delete().catch(O_o => {});

        const embed = new Discord.MessageEmbed()

        .setTitle(`${message.author.username}`)
        .setColor('#6d00c1')
        .setImage('https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/06/04/8f0604aedc34d33d2f41113c312a588d.gif');

        message.channel.send(embed)
        .then(message => { message.delete({ timeout: 4000 })}).catch(O_o => {});

        message.channel.send('Send me after timeout');
    },
};

A: This could be done like this:
message.channel.send(embed)
      .then(message => message.delete({ timeout: 4000 }).then(m => m.channel.send("Send me after timeout"))).catch(O_o => {});


45ヵ月の中央値追跡調査(IQR 25-57)では、ベンダムスチン群とリツキシマブ群では、R-CHOP群よりも無増悪生存期間の中央値が有意に長かった(69±5ヶ月[中央値には到達せず] vs 31.2ヶ月[15.2-65.7];ハザード比0·58, 95% CI 0·44–0·74; p<0·0001).
紅斑性皮膚反応(Erythematous skin reactions)は、ベンダムスチン+リツキシマブ群の患者ではR-CHOP群よりも多かった(42 [16%] vs 23 [9%]; p=0·024).
Background Rituximab plus chemotherapy, most often CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone), is the first-line standard of care for patients with advanced indolent lymphoma, and for elderly patients with mantle-cell lymphoma. Bendamustine plus rituximab is effective for relapsed or refractory disease. We compared bendamustine plus rituximab with CHOP plus rituximab (R-CHOP) as first-line treatment for patients with indolent and mantle-cell lymphomas.
Methods We did a prospective, multicentre, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial at 81 centres in Germany between Sept 1, 2003, and Aug 31, 2008. Patients aged 18 years or older with a WHO performance status of 2 or less were eligible if they had newly diagnosed stage III or IV indolent or mantle-cell lymphoma. Patients were stratified by histological lymphoma subtype, then randomly assigned according to a prespecified randomisation list to receive either intravenous bendamustine (90 mg/m2 on days 1 and 2 of a 4-week cycle) or CHOP (cycles every 3 weeks of cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2, doxorubicin 50 mg/m2, and vincristine 1·4 mg/m2 on day 1, and prednisone 100 mg/day for 5 days) for a maximum of six cycles. Patients in both groups received rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 1 of each cycle. Patients and treating physicians were not masked to treatment allocation. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival, with a non-inferiority margin of 10%. Analysis was per protocol. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00991211, and the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices of Germany, BfArM 4021335.
Findings 274 patients were assigned to bendamustine plus rituximab (261 assessed) and 275 to R-CHOP (253 assessed). At median follow-up of 45 months (IQR 25–57), median progression-free survival was significantly longer in the bendamustine plus rituximab group than in the R-CHOP group (69·5 months [26·1 to not yet reached] vs 31·2 months [15·2–65·7]; hazard ratio 0·58, 95% CI 0·44–0·74; p<0·0001). Bendamustine plus rituximab was better tolerated than R-CHOP, with lower rates of alopecia (0 patients vs 245 (100%) of 245 patients who recieved ≥3 cycles; p<0·0001), haematological toxicity (77 [30%] vs 173 [68%]; p<0·0001), infections (96 [37%] vs 127 [50%]); p=0·0025), peripheral neuropathy (18 [7%] vs 73 [29%]; p<0·0001), and stomatitis (16 [6%] vs 47 [19%]; p<0·0001). Erythematous skin reactions were more common in patients in the bendamustine plus rituximab group than in those in the R-CHOP group (42 [16%] vs 23 [9%]; p=0·024).
Interpretation In patients with previously untreated indolent lymphoma, bendamustine plus rituximab can be considered as a preferred first-line treatment approach to R-CHOP because of increased progression-free survival and fewer toxic effects.
Funding Roche Pharma AG, Ribosepharm/Mundipharma GmbH.


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No news is good news? Stephanie Segal sentencing delayed
October 28, 2011 / bikinginla / 9 comments
As many of you may know, Stephanie Segal was scheduled to be sentenced yesterday for the drunken hit-and-run death of cyclist James Laing in Agoura Hills last October.
However, when there was no word last night on the sentencing, I reached out to cyclist/attorney Dj Wheels to see if he'd heard anything. As it turned out, he'd already checked with the court clerk, who informed him that the hearing had been continued to November 29th; no reason was given.
Personally, I'm hoping the judge will give us a strict sentence we can be thankful for around Thanksgiving, instead of a terrifying slap on the wrist just before Halloween.
Wheels also reports that Shawn Fields is appealing his seven-year sentence in the drunken hit-and-run death of 17-year old cyclist Danny Marin, case number B236186. His opening brief is due in mid-December; however, he's still waiting for an attorney to be appointed, so expect a delay.
And a trial date has finally been scheduled for Patrick Roraff in the alleged street-racing death of pro cyclist Jorge Alvarado in April of last year. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for December 19, with a trial readiness conference January 20th, and the actual trial is set to begin on January 23rd. As Wheels notes, we'll have to see how firm those dates turn out to be.
After all, Roraff may have some more soccer matches scheduled.
Category: Bikes & the Law, Legal Cases / Tags: Danny Marin, James Laing, Jorge Alvarado, justice delayed, Patrick Roraff, Shawn Fields, Stephanie Segal
19-year old Downey man fatally shot while riding his bike; 8th fatal SoCal bike shooting this year
October 18, 2011 / bikinginla / One comment
This has got to stop.
According to the Downey Beat, a 19-year old man was shot to death while riding his bike in Downey early Monday morning.
The man, who has not yet been publicly identified, was found bleeding in the street on Earnshaw Avenue near the intersection with Prichard Street around 3 am. Police report few clues and no witnesses; the site reports that it's currently unknown if he was shot from a passing car or because of a dispute, or for some other reason.
Despite the lack of public ID, the victim was clearly well known in the neighborhood, described as friendly man and a good barber who gave haircuts to local residents.
This is the eight shooting victim killed while riding a bike this year, and the seventh in the County of Los Angeles. That compares with 59 cyclists killed in traffic-related collision since the first of the year.
He may not have been targeted because he rode a bike. But the loss of a young man who hadn't even seen his 20th birthday is every bit as tragic.
And just as much a waste.
My sympathies to the victim's family and friends.
Cyclist and attorney Dj Wheels reports that Shawn Fields, who was recently sentenced to seven years in the drunken hit-and-run death of 17-year old Pacoima cyclist Danny Marin, has filed an appeal of his conviction.
Wheels reports that the appeal was filed the same day Fields changed his plea. There's no basis given, but it's a safe bet that it hinges on the defense's motion to have almost all the evidence tossed for lack of probable cause in entering Field's home to make the arrest, which was denied by the judge.
Fields was sentenced to 2 years for the vehicular manslaughter charge, plus five for the hit-and-run, as well as ordered to pay $10,515 in restitution to the victim's family.
He is now confined in the North Kern Prison, where he can expect to spend at least the next three-plus years with good behavior.
Category: Bicycle Safety, Bikes & the Law, Injuries and Fatalities, Legal Cases, Violence & Crime / Tags: bicycling, Danny Marin, Downey, fatal shooting, Shawn Fields
Breaking news: Shawn Fields guilty in death of cyclist Danny Marin; details on Jaclyn Garcia plea deal
September 30, 2011 / bikinginla / 4 comments
Cyclist and attorney Dj Wheels reports that Shawn Fields unexpectedly changed his plea to guilty last week, and has been sentenced in the death of 17-year old Kennedy High School student Danny Marin.
The collision occurred on Laurel Canyon Blvd in Pacoima about 2 am on October 2nd of last year — exactly one year ago this weekend. Fields was allegedly drunk when he hit Marin, then drove home after initially stopping at the scene; police found him inside his home, sleeping on the couch.
In what was apparently a last ditch effort, Fields' attorney attempted to have the evidence suppressed last month — including the results of Fields' blood alcohol test — arguing that the arresting officers did not have a warrant when they entered his home, after he failed to respond when they knocked. The judge rejected that motion, ruling that the police had probable cause to arrest Fields and that there were exigent circumstances that negated the need for a warrant.
The prosecutor handling the case told Wheels that Fields pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and admitted to the special allegation that he fled the scene of Marin's death.
He received a sentence of 7 years in state prison; with good behavior and the current prison overcrowding crisis, he can be expected to serve roughly half of that. Or less.
It won't bring Danny back.
But at least Danny got the justice his death demanded.
In other legal news, Wheels also offers the full details on the plea bargain accepted by Jaclyn Andrea Garcia for the allegedly drunken collision that nearly took the life of cyclist Adam Rybicki last April.
Rybicky was participating in a weekly, informal group ride known as the Doctor's Ride shortly after 7 am on Sunday, April 3rd, when Garcia's car headed straight towards the group on the wrong side of the road.
In the mad scramble to get out of her way, Rybicki was hit head-on, and another rider was injured when he was hit by the fender of Garcia's car. Rybicki survived, in part, because an orthopedic surgeon happened to be on the ride that day.
Reports from observers at the scene suggest that Garcia and her companions seemed emotionless and unconcerned about the carnage they had caused; maybe because it was far from her first infraction. While Garcia denied it, many people who were on the ride that day have severely criticized the apparent lack of responsibility in the letter she wrote to the court.
Rybicki remains intubated in a rehabilitation facility; while he's lost the sight in one eye, he is able to communicate using a white board. He reportedly continues to improve, but faces a very long road back to be anything close to the man he was before.
As reported here before, the plea deal will result in just one year in county jail for Garcia. However, Wheels reports that there are more conditions to her sentencing.
She was initially sentenced to three years in state prison, the maximum term allowed for violating CVC 23153(a), which prohibits driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing injury.
However, the sentence was suspended and she was placed on five years probation. As noted, she will be required to spend 365 days in county jail; the judge specifically barred serving her time on house arrest. Other conditions include court fines and acknowledging that she's agreed to a first strike under the three strikes law.
She's also required to abstain from drug or alcohol use, enroll in a 3-month DUI class, wear a Lindsey Lohan-style SCRAM device for one year to detect alcohol use, submit to random drug testing, and install an ignition interlock device on her car.
How about just revoking her drivers license?
Permanently, preferably.
In addition, she will have to participate in the HAM/morgue program, seek and maintain employment approved by a probation officer, and agree to submit to searches by probation or other officers without probable cause.
A restitution hearing is scheduled for November 17th, and she's scheduled to surrender for incarceration on October 6th.
While I think most of us would have preferred more jail time, it is a tough sentence in other respects. And if she violates the terms or commits another offense, she has that suspended prison sentence hanging over her head.
Personally, I wouldn't bet on her making it through probation without screwing up.
Category: Bicycle Safety, Bikes & the Law, Injuries and Fatalities, Legal Cases / Tags: Adam Rybicki, bicycling, Danny Marin, Jaclyn Andrea Garcia, Los Angeles, Shawn Fields
SaMo cyclist deliberately assaulted; alleged Jorge Alvarado killer plays soccer in Texas
August 18, 2011 / bikinginla / 2 comments
I've gotten reports of an intentional assault on a cyclist in Santa Monica on Wednesday.
Cyclist Will Ashe sends word that the driver of a black Lexus GS 470 deliberately rear-ended another rider on Colorado Ave, then fled the scene. Police were called, but the victim got the license plate number wrong.
I can tell you from personal experience that it's hard to get the number right when you're trying to pick yourself up off the pavement.
Be on the lookout for a car that meets that description driven by an African-American man. But remember that there are probably hundreds of cars like that on the Westside.
So don't get carried away.
Call the police, and let them deal with it.
Update: In my rush to get this online last night, I neglected to mention that the rider is okay, though the bike has a tacoed rear wheel.
Good news and — to me, at least — maddening news on the legal front.
Cyclist and attorney Dj Wheels reports that the judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence in the case of Shawn Fields; the allegedly drunk hit-and-run driver is accused of killing 17-year old cyclist Danny Marin in Pacoima last October.
The defense had argued that police did not have a warrant when the entered Fields' house after he did not respond when they saw him sleeping inside. As a result, they wanted everything officers observed after entering the home suppressed, as well as the results of blood alcohol and field sobriety tests.
However, the judge ruled that the police did the right to enter the home based on probable cause and exigent circumstances.
The next court date is pre-trial hearing scheduled for September 20th at the San Fernando courthouse, case # PA068775.
Meanwhile, in the case of Patrick Roraff, the teenage driver accused of killing pro cyclist Jorge Alvarado while street racing in April of last year, has had his pretrial hearing delayed until September 1st, case #SB – FSB1002475.
Wheels reports that attorneys for Roraff and co-defendant Brett Morin have both filed motions to have their charges dismissed for insufficient evidence; Roraff has also filed a motion to have his charges reduced from felony manslaughter to a misdemeanor; I'm told that both motions are routine.
Don't go looking him around here next month, though. Despite the seriousness of the charges he faces, the judge had given Roraff permission to travel to Texas with his school soccer team.
Despite — allegedly — killing another human being because he couldn't resist the urge to illegally race another driver, he gets to play soccer with his friends, while Jorge Alvarado's family and loved ones face going on without him.
Am I the only one who finds that more than a little infuriating?
The California Bicycle Coalition calls for action to support AB 345 to give cyclists and pedestrians the voice with Caltrans we should have had all along.
Intriguing idea, as Streetsblog's Damien Newton reports — and supports — an idea floated by the city's Bicycle Advisory Committee to elevate the planned Expo Bikeway over several busy Westside intersections.
And speaking of Streetsblog, Damien looks at bike-friendly Long Beach this week.
Looks like someone is deliberately trying to sabotage courses for next week's USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado. Evidently feeling a need to attack all former Tour de France winners, Floyd Landis accuses Alberto Contador of doping by association; he's no doubt looking for dirt on Cadel Evans as we speak. Meanwhile, the Cadel effect results in an upsurge of interest in cycling Down Under. Vincenzo Nibali will defend his title in the Vuelta. Twenty-year old Portland racer Jacob Rathe goes pro with top-tier team Garmin-Cervelo; evidently, Taylor Phinney isn't the only pro cycling prodigy.
A writer for the Baltimore sun reminds us that bikes can kill, too.
However, a tiny bit of perspective might be helpful — you can count the number of people killed by bikes each year on one hand and still respond with the inappropriate gesture of your choice, while motor vehicles kill well over 30,000 people a year in the U.S. alone.
Of course, the people who hate bikes also tend to forget that colliding with a pedestrian is just as likely to result in serious injuries or death to the cyclist. And it isn't always the cyclists' fault. But maybe the solution is as simple as better infrastructure.
LACMA will offer a free screening of Pee Wee's Big Adventure this Friday. More on the new 7th Street road diet and bike lanes from EcoVillage, CicLAvia and LADOT Bike Blog; I rode them myself Wednesday evening, but I'll save that story for another day. Bicycle Fixation offers a lovely look at a bike Sunday in Santa Monica. CicLAvia expands into South L.A. and Olvera Street and Chinatown. C.I.C.L.E. says studies show exercise increases lifespan, so why aren't we? A look back at biking in L.A. circa 1901. Photos from the newly upgraded section of the Ballona Bike Path in Culver City. UC Irvine makes a dent in campus bike thefts by arresting five suspected thieves, one for the third time; does the third strike law apply to bike theft? Meanwhile, Manhattan Beach police arrest another four bike thieves; 9 down, a few thousand or so to go. Live 4 Bikes, a new bike shop is officially opening in Bellflower this weekend, and offering free tune-up for the first 50 customers. Temple City plans to install protected bike lanes on Rosemead Blvd. The Claremont Cyclist asks why the recent stories about deaths in Yosemite ignored the park's leading killer. Sometimes, when everything goes wrong it turns out better. After a flurry of activity by local advocates, Newport Beach's illegal, though long-standing, ban on bikes on a local street is coming down, despite claims that it really wasn't a ban after all, despite what the sign says.
L.A.'s own former National Criterium champ Rahsaan Bahati wins the Ladera Ranch Grand Prix; San Diego's Trina Jacobson takes the women's crown. San Diego hosts a successful Courteous Mass. Drivers complain about cyclists, cyclists complain about bikers. A Fairfield cyclist suffers life-threatening injuries after witnesses say he ran a red light and rode into the path of a turning car. A bill increasing penalties for using a hand-held cell phone or texting while driving goes to the Governor's desk — and extends the prohibition to cyclists, as well, so hang the damn thing up when you ride, already.
More evidence that bicycling is a lot safer than people think; still, Bob Mionske says it's a good idea to wear a helmet — legally as well as medically — even if you don't have to. It may be the end of the road for motormania. Utah hit-and-runs are on the rise as more people ride bikes. A beginner's guide to safe cycling from my hometown, good advice that would work anywhere. More on the Black Hawk bike ban going to the Colorado Supreme Court. Compete Streets is now the law in New York state. There's good news for NYC cyclists as the lawsuit against the popular Prospect Park West bike lanes is dismissed. After a shattering hit-and-run, New York police do…not much. Another day, another Daily News hack job on Gotham cyclists; judging by their reports, Daily News reporters would rather deal with a zombie apocalypse than an infestation of bike riders. Defining bikers, cyclists and rolling pedestrians. The New York Times says Florida pedestrians have to run for their lives.
A look at the infamously popular Rosarito-to-Ensenada bike ride coming up next month. A Canadian street performer has his prop bike stolen during his act. Victoria police crack down on cyclists for not wearing helmets. A UK motorist is convicted of using two mobile phones to talk and tweet at the same time while driving — and making the police wait while he finished his call. No, seriously. Bike theft is a problem in the UK as well, as a 14-year old rider helps bust a bike theft ring. Free-to-use bike pumps appear in London. Why Cambridge is a model cycling city. Now you can ride your bike to look for Nessie. The first improved roads were built for and by cyclists, before they were co-opted by motorists. Seville, Spain experiences a 100 time jump in cycling levels in just four years, which would probably put the Daily News writers in a padded cell.
Finally, Danny MacAskill is back, doing the impossible on two wheels. And writing for Bicycling, pro cyclist Ted King says enjoy — truly, consciously enjoy — your next ride. And your life.
Now that's a philosophy I can get behind.
Category: Bikes & the Law, Legal Cases, Violence & Crime / Tags: Brett Morin, car vs. bike, Danny Marin, Jorge Alvarado, Patrick Roraff, Santa Monica, Shawn Fields
Legal update: DUI driver arraigned for injuring Adam Rybicki, Valencia sentencing today
May 25, 2011 / bikinginla / 5 comments
These days, it seems like there are as many court cases involving cyclists than there are riders on the streets.
Fortunately, cyclist/attorney Dj Wheels has done his usual great job of keeping us up to date with the latest legal proceedings — including charges against the under-aged, allegedly intoxicated driver who ran down who hit Adam Rybicki head on, and Thursday's sentencing for Marco Antonio Valencia, convicted in the hit-and-run DUI death of Joseph Novotny.
Editor's Note: While Dj Wheels provided updates on these cases, any commentary or information beyond the actual status of the cases are mine. So blame me, not him.
Jaclyn Andrea Garcia: Charges were filed May 19th at the Torrance Courthouse for the DUI collision that critically injured cyclist Adam Rybicki this past April. The Supervising Judge recused all the judges there from hearing the case, with no public explanation for his actions; however, rumor has it that Garcia's mother is a court reporter in Torrance, which would explain the recusal.
As a result, arraignment was held Tuesday in Department 5 of the Inglewood Courthouse, Case #YA081126. Garcia's attorney, George Bird, entered a plea of not guilty to all four counts:
1) CVC 23153(a) – DUI w/ injury
2) CVC 23153(b) – DUI w/ BAC over .08 and injury
Bird also informed the court on the record that his client has voluntarily surrendered her driver's license, entered into a three-month alcohol program, voluntarily attended 18 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and has begun electronic alcohol monitoring with the SCRAM device made famous by Hollywood's favorite outlaw.
Too bad it's just a little too late.
Had Garcia sobered up a few months earlier, Adam Rybicki might not be in a coma right now, the victim of a 20-year old woman still drunk and behind the wheel at 7:15 in the morning.
And you can bet that none of the actions Garcia took in surrendering her license or entering rehab were her idea; it was no doubt ordered by her attorney in an attempt to show remorse and get his client released with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
After all, it's worked for any number of Hollywood celebrities, whose first stop after hitting the tabloids is usually a stint in luxury rehab.
And by all accounts, Garcia's high-priced attorney knows what he's doing. Maybe if Dr. Thompson's attorney had ordered him straight into rehab, he might be a free man today.
Let's hope that the court takes this case seriously, and doesn't let yet another driver buy her way out of taking responsibility.
Speaking of the infamous Good Doctor:
Dr. Christopher Thompson: The date for oral arguments has been continued upon the court's own motion in the appeal of Dr. Thompson's conviction for intentionally injuring two cyclists in Mandeville Canyon by slamming on his brakes in front of them. The new date is now 6/29/11.
Marco Antonio Valencia: Valenica was convicted last month in the hit-and run DUI death of cyclist Joseph Novotny. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for today (Thursday) at the San Fernando Court; he faces up to 24 year to life in prison.
Shawn Fields: Fields is charged with the hit-and-run DUI death of 17-year old cyclist Danny Marin in Pacoima last October. Fields reportedly told investigators that he thought he might have hit something, because he remembered seeing sparkly dust flying over him — from the windshield shattered by Marin's body. Pretrial/Trial Setting Conference is scheduled for 6/22.
Patrick Roraff & Brett Morin: Roraff and Morin are charged with causing the death of rising pro cyclist Jorge Alvarado in April of last year. The two were allegedly street racing when Roraff lost control and slammed into Alvarado, who was riding on the opposite shoulder. Pretrial conference is scheduled for 7/7.
Stephanie Drew Segal: Segal is charged with the hit-and-run DUI death of cyclist James Laing in Agoura last year (notice a theme here?). She allegedly plowed into Laing after leaving a local wine tasting room, and entered into a rehab facility after her arrest. Preliminary setting is scheduled for 6/28; Wheels notes that the docket says the DA has been ordered to have victims present, which is unusual for this type of hearing.
Renato Demartino: Demartino is charged with the hit-and-run death of 22-year old cyclist Marco Acuapan, who died in April, four months after he was allegedly hit by Demartino's car while riding in a bike lane in Tustin. A pretrial conference scheduled for 6/1.
Danae Marie Miller: Miller is charged with the death of world-class triathlete Amine Britel; she was allegedly drunk and texting when she rear-ended Britel, who was riding in a marked bike lane. Pretrial conference scheduled for 7/15.
Captain John David Hines: Hines, a Long Beach Fire Captain, is accused of plowing into cyclist Jeffrey Gordon, then fleeing the scene, despite legal, and professional, obligations to stop and render aid. He had allegedly been drinking for hours in a local bar before getting behind the wheel, and had a BAC of .24 at the time of his arrest — three times the legal limit. And once again, he reportedly checked into rehab right after his arrest. Pretrial conference scheduled for 6/17.
Satnam Singh: Singh is charged with killing 20-year old college student Nick Haverland in yet another hit-and-run DUI — this time, in a hit-and-run rampage involving three separate collisions in a matter of minutes that left five people injured and Haverland dead. Pretrial conference scheduled for 6/14; Singh remains in custody with the Ventura County Sheriff.
Category: Bikes & the Law, Legal Cases / Tags: Adam Rybicki, Amine Britel, Brett Marin, Danae Marie Miller, Danny Marin, Dr. Christopher Thompson, Jaclyn Andrea Garcia, James Laing, Jeffrey Gordon, John David Hines, Jorge Alvarado, Joseph Novotny, Marco Acuapan, Marco Antonio Valencia, Nick Haverland, Patrick Roraff, Renato Demartino, Satnam Singh, Shawn Fields, Stephanie Drew Segal
Cyclist killed in Indio area, suspected Jim Swarzman killer released, Marco Antonio Valencia on trial
April 15, 2011 / bikinginla / 9 comments
I was really hoping I wouldn't have to write this.
Last night, the CHP reported a collision involving a cyclist in the Indio area; the cryptic feed indicated that the coroner had been called.
As I searched for confirmation, though, I found another report online that said the coroner call had been cancelled, and the rider had been transported to the hospital with major injuries. The CHP feed was later updated to indicate that, as well.
Unfortunately, the good news didn't last.
According to a story in the Desert Sun, 39-year old Travis Carroll was pronounced dead at 8:17 last night, after being hit by a van while riding on Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes. The collision occurred between Washington and Adams Streets at around 7:35.
The sparse description of the collision in the Desert Sun doesn't really make sense.
The paper reports that Carroll was riding on the north side of the street, which suggests he would have been riding west if he was riding with traffic. He then reportedly began riding southeast, which would mean he either had to make a U-turn, or had actually been riding against traffic and drifted across the roadway before being struck by the west-bound van,
However, that raises the question of why he would cross the path of an oncoming vehicle which should have been clearly visible as he faced it — especially since the paper reports that alcohol does not seem to be a factor.
According to reports, the investigation is ongoing.
The same day Encino endurance cyclist Jim Swarzman was laid to rest at Forrest Lawn, word came that the driver suspected of killing him was released from custody.
According to San Diego's KGTV, Joseph Ricardo Fernandez was released at the last moment before being arraigned. Reportedly, the reason stemmed from the three day limit authorities have to file charges after taking the suspect into custody.
The station indicates that the delay is due to ongoing forensic work to ensure that Fernandez' Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was in fact the vehicle that took Swarzman's life; following that, the DA needs to be able to show that Fernandez was actually the one behind the wheel.
I would hope that they are also investigating his actions before the collision; I suspect they may find that he was drinking heavily.
The reports I've heard say the collision was extremely violent; I'll spare you the details, but it would have been virtually impossible for the driver to have been unaware he hit something, putting to question Fernandez statement to the police that he thought he might have hit something.
Unless he was in a significantly altered state, the driver had to know damn well that he hit something, making his flight afterward a purely intentional — and illegal — act.
The investigation is ongoing, and I have no reason to believe the San Diego DA's office isn't taking this case very seriously. But we may want to keep on top of it, just in case.
I've been on the run the last few weeks, and haven't had a chance to update the ongoing legal cases (my apologies to cyclist/attorney Dj Wheels, who has done a great job of keeping me abreast of the ongoing cases).
Wheels reports that the trial has begun in the case of Marco Antonio Valencia, charged with killing Joseph Novotny and seriously injuring three other riders in an alcohol and drug-fueled hit-and-run.
The Signal reports on yesterday's testimony from the surviving riders; it's difficult to read, but offers the clearest picture yet what happened on that tragic day. Here's one brief excerpt:
Chad Lewin, 25, was riding in front of Munana and Novotny during the ride.
As Lewin was riding around a right turn, he saw the bicyclist in front of him slam on his brakes abruptly.
To avoid crashing, Lewin testified that he swerved into the roadway to his left to avoid crashing.
In an instant, he was knocked to the ground by the truck. As he slid, Lewin said his skin was ripped off — in some instances to the muscle.
"As I was sliding backward, I saw Joe 20 feet in the air and hit the mountainside," Lewin said.
Dj Wheels has been attending some of the court sessions, and offers these thoughts:
It appears that Valencia's defense will mainly focus on avoiding the "Watson" 2nd degree murder charge by arguing that although he was awake and able to drive, he was not "conscious" of his actions and thus did not have the required specific intent for murder, which would be implied malice.
I don't know all the case law on these types of DUI murder charges, but essentially Watson says when you have been previously convicted of DUI, you should know all ready that driving drunk can cause serious injury or death, which would establish the intent requirement of malice. The CA legislature later enacted CVC 23103.5. As a resulty, many county courts and district attorneys offices for several years now have required defendants to sign a declaration admitting that you acknowledge these risks and that you may be charged with murder if someone dies as a result of their drunk driving. I believe this declaration can also be used as evidence.
However, under CA Jury Instructions 8.47 says "If you find that a defendant, while unconscious as a result of voluntary intoxication, killed another human being without intent to kill and without malice aforethought, the crime is involuntary manslaughter."
So my guess is that the defense will try to establish that none of the witnesses actually saw the driver of the vehicle (specifically his face/body) in the seconds before the collision and during the collision in order to establish a reasonable doubt about whether he was indeed "conscious." I think the only defense witness will be the expert who will testify that someone can be unconscious due to voluntary intoxication, but still be awake.
As long as we're on the subject of biking collisions and court cases, we might as well keep going.
Danae Marie Miller will be arraigned today on one count of felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated in the death of world-class trialthlete Amine Britel in Newport Beach last month. She's currently out on $100,000 bail.
John Stesney reports that a pretrial hearing is scheduled next week in the death of local scientist and cyclist Doug Caldwell. The hearing for accused driver Gordon Catlett Wray will take place at the San Fernando Courthouse, 900 Third Street in the city of San Fernando, on Wednesday, April 20th at 8:30 am, case #0SR05313.
My sources indicate that despite numerous questions that have been raised that the defendant was using a cell phone at the time of the collision, the prosecutor either can't get the records, or won't request them for some reason — even though they could offer proof of distracted driving in fatal collision.
Maybe a few cyclists in the courtroom could stiffen the DA's resolve, and show how seriously we're taking this case.
Dj Wheels reports that Shawn Fields was arraigned on March 30th for the heartbreaking hit-and-run death of 17-year old Danny Marin in Pacoima last year; a description of the injuries suffered by Marin — again, I'll spare you the details — suggests another extremely violent collision.
Wheels offers some revealing testimony from the case:
According to the arresting officer, Fields was asleep at home by the time they arrived at the location where the vehicle was registered. He wouldn't wake up at first after knocking and banging on the windows from where they could see him sleeping. Fields also volunteered a statement before being taken to the police station that he shouldn't have driven home because he had too much to drink at a wrap up party at the Roosevelt in Hollywood. He also saw many bottles of various alcoholic beverages inside Field's house.
Also, the officer that administered the breath test at the station noted that his BAC was .14/.15 at about 4:15 a.m. The collision occurred about three hours earlier.
The investigating officer who interviewed Fields at the station also testified. Fields told him he got to the party around 10pm and drank a long island ice tea, a red label whiskey, a gin and tonic, beer and some water before leaving. After walking out, he had a bacon wrapped hot dog on the street, threw up on himself, debated whether to drive home, waited in his car for a while then finally drove. He did not have a recollection of actually driving home, but recalled he may have hit something because he remembered being at a stop light close to home and looking at sparkly dust on his arms from the shattered front windshield.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 28th at 8:30 am in the San Bernardino Superior Court in the case of Patrick Roraff and Brett Michael Morin for the street racing death of pro cyclist Jorge Alvarado last April.
A preliminary hearing is also scheduled for May 11th in the case of Stephanie Segal, charged in the drunken hit-and-run death of cyclist James Laing in Agoura Hills last October.
Jim Lyle forwards news that Richard Schlickman, the cyclist critically injured when he lost control of his bike due to newly installed speed bumps in Palas Verdes Estates, is showing amazing progress and determination, and may be transferred to a rehab facility by the end of the month.
Meanwhile, reports are that your prayers continue to be needed for Adam Rybicki, critically injured by an alleged underage drunk driver in Torrance on April 3rd.
Category: Bicycle Safety, Bikes & the Law, Injuries and Fatalities, Legal Cases / Tags: Adam Rybicki, Amine Britel, Bermuda Dunes, bicycle fatality, bicycling, Brett Michael Morin, Danae Marie Miller, Danny Marin, Dj Wheels, Doug Caldwell, Gordon Catlett Wray, James Laing, Jim Swarzman, Jorge Alvarado, Joseph Novotny, Joseph Ricardo Fernandez, Marco Antonio Valencia, Patrick Roraff, Ruchard Schlickman, Shawn Fields, Stephanie Segal, Travis Carroll
A raft of legal cases — 5 deaths, 4 hit-and-runs, 1 drunken pop star and a justly jailed physician
February 4, 2011 / bikinginla / 2 comments
I haven't had a lot of opportunity lately to keep up with recent bike-related court cases, or even to update the Legal Cases page on my blog — something I'll try to get to over the weekend.
Fortunately, local cyclist and attorney Dj Wheels continues to do an incredible job of keeping on top of what's happening in our local courts, as well as with key trials across the country. This past week, he sent his latest update on some of the cases currently making their way through the courts.
My heartfelt thanks to Wheels, who has done more to keep the local cycling community informed than we could ever thank him for.
Shawn Fields – PA068775 (San Fernando)
Charged in the drunken hit-and-run death of 17-year old Daniel (Danny) Marin on Laurel Canyon Blvd in Pacoima on October 2nd of last year. While any cycling death leave me shaken, this is one that has hit me the hardest. Maybe it was the needless waste of a bright, well-loved young man; maybe it was because he reminds me of myself at that age. Or maybe just because I think I would have liked him if I'd ever had the chance.
Last hearing was held on January 21 – proof of compliance with discovery requests. Although the Preliminary Hearing had all ready been scheduled for February 2, that hearing was advanced and continued to February 16 in Dept. 502 – Judge Olmedo. Fields remains out of custody on bail.
Marco Antonio Valencia – PA065011 (San Fernando)
Valencia is charged with killing cyclist Joseph Novotny and seriously injuring two other riders in Santa Clarita's Bouquet Canyon. He is accused of exhibiting a "willful, wanton disregard for human life," by driving with a blood alcohol level of .18, as well as methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in his system at the time of the morning collision. After the wreck, he reportedly told a deputy to shoot him because his life was over; unfortunately, it was Novotny whose life was ended.
After numerous continuances of the trial date, Valencia will probably be on trial by the end of February for DUI/murder charges. The next hearing is scheduled for February 14 as a 0 of 20 for Trial. Valencia is still in custody.
Yelena Krupen – 0BV00450 (Beverly Hills)
Beverly Hills model Yelena Krupen was charged with fleeing the scene after hitting cyclist Brandon Chau on Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills, in a case that infuriated local cyclists by demonstrating just how hard it is to get justice if the rider isn't critically injured.
She was sentenced on December 7 to 25 days county jail for misdemeanor hit and run property damage and driving on a suspended license charges, plus restitution to the victim. She surrendered on December 27 to the women's detention facility in Lynwood. Her projected release date was January 6 according to the Sheriff's inmate locator page, but it has not been updated with an actual release date.
Jose Luis Huerta Mundo – 10HM05193 (Newport Beach)
He's charged in the death of popular OC cyclist Michael Nine, who was killed on a group ride when he collided with a truck driven by Mundo, who was in the country illegally after previously being deported. Mundo allegedly made an illegal turn on a blind corner; Nine was riding downhill at speed and was unable to avoid the truck.
Trial was held in mid November and the jury was hung. Mundo is being re-tried. Pre-trial conference is scheduled for February 7 and trial is tentatively scheduled for February 28.
Patrick Roraff – FSB1002475 (San Bernardino)
In another devastating case, rising pro racer Jorge Alvarado was killed shortly after moving from Mexico to the San Bernardino area to join the short-lived Bahati Foundation racing team. He was killed when Roraff was allegedly street racing another car driven by Brett Morin, who is also charged. Along with the fallout from fellow team member Floyd Landis' doping accusations, Alvarado's death helped destroy what had been a promising new pro team headed by a local riding hero who gives back to the community he grew up in. If you have the heart to handle it, read the heartbreaking Spanish language comments from those who knew and loved Alvarado.
Pre-Preliminary Hearing is scheduled for March 1 and Preliminary hearing for March 3. Roraff remains out of custody on bail.
Carlos Bertonatti – F-10-001742 (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Bertonatti is the Miami pop singer charged with killing cyclist Christophe Le Canne last year in yet another drunken hit-and-run, culminating in a police chase with Le Canne's bike still lodged under his car. Bertonatti was still on the road despite racking up over 40 moving violations in the past 12 years.
Trial Hearing scheduled for February 22. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/12/carlos_bertonatti_released_on.php
Dr. Christopher Thompson – B221794 (L.A. Downtown Appellate Court)
The Good Doctor was convicted in the vehicular assault of two cyclists in Mandeville Canyon on the 4th of July in 2009. Not surprisingly, he is appealing his conviction.
Attorney General's responsive brief is due March 1, with no further continuances. Thompson remains in custody at Wasco State Prison.
In addition to the cases Wheels mentioned here, charges were recently filed against Stephanie Segal in the drunken hit-and-run death of cyclist James Laing in Agoura Hills, and Patricia Ann Izquieta has pleaded guilty in the "drug addled" death of cyclist Donald Murphy in Newport Beach last year.
Category: Bikes & the Law, Dr. Christopher Thompson, Injuries and Fatalities, Legal Cases / Tags: Brandon Chau, Brett Morin, Carlos Bertonatti, Christophe Le Canne, Danny Marin, Dj Wheels, Dr. Christopher Thompson, Jorge Alvarado, Jose Luis Huerta Mundo, Joseph Novotny, Marco Antonio Valencia, Michael Nine, Patrick Roraff, Shawn Fields
In Southern California, eight biking deaths in three weeks may be tragic, but it isn't news
October 8, 2010 / bikinginla / 4 comments
Early last Saturday morning, Daniel Marin died at the bumper of an alleged drunk driver.
The 17-year old Sylmar cyclist was riding near San Fernando High School at the corner of Chamberlain Street and Laurel Canyon Blvd when he was struck and killed by a car driven by Shawn Fields.
Reports don't indicate how the collision occurred. Police only say that they found him lying unresponsive in the street when they arrived at 2:11 am, with Fields sitting nearby in the driver's seat of his car.
Fields was charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and released on $100,000; his next court date is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27th at the San Fernando Courthouse.
Some people call it murder, and I can't — and won't — argue that point. Anyone who gets behind the wheel after drinking is fully responsible for whatever follows, and should be held fully accountable.
I only wish that was the end of the story.
Because by my count, Danny Marin was just one of eight Southern California cyclists killed in the last three weeks alone.
That's over 1% of all the bicycle related deaths in the entire U.S. for all of 2008. Or looking at it another way, that extends to a rate of 137 deaths over a full year — nearly 20% of the 718 cyclists killed nationwide in 2008.
Yet not one word from the local media.
Clearly, there's no one cause, since those deaths run the gamut from a retired firefighter killed in a collision with a pedestrian, to hit-and-run and drunk driving cases, and collisions where the rider may have been responsible.
But just as clearly, there are too damn many riders dying on our streets.
It's time to take notice. It's time to get mad. And it's long past time to do something about it.
So be careful this weekend. And ride as if your life depends on it.
Because it does.
On a related subject, Dj Wheels reports that a restitution hearing was held last month for Robert Sam Sanchez, convicted in the hit-and-run death of Rod Armas:
On Sept. 20, a restitution hearing was held to determine the amount of monetary damages suffered by the Armas family. Rod Armas' wife, Karen Michelle Armas testified regarding the ambulance and hospital bills for the night of the incident, funeral service expenses, loss of earnings for Rod Armas, a former L.A. County Probations Officer, her loss of earnings as a registered trauma nurse, counseling expenses and future medical expenses for Christian and psychological therapy for her and Rod's three children.
Judge Lawrence Mira set restitution at $1,587,248 plus 10% interest as of 6/28/09. He also reserved jurisdiction to modify restitution as to attorney fees, treatment for Christian's knee and therapy for the family.
There were some issues that defense counsel brought up regarding the accuracy of all the figures, including the cost of the bicycles damaged for which Mrs. Armas' could not provide the estimate from the shop at this hearing, and any off set Sanchez could receive as a result of his insurance company making a payment to Mrs. Armas as part of a settlement.
The restitution hearing was continued to Dec. 12.
He also reports that a plea bargain was reached in the case of William Keith Square in the hit-and-run death of an unnamed cyclist in Carson:
On Sept. 22, a plea bargain was entered between the District Attorney's office and the Public Defender representing Mr. Square.
Felony hit and run charges, DUI charges and 2nd degree murder charges were dropped in exchange for a plea to Count 1 – gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated – PC 191.5(a), which carries a state prison sentence of 4, 6 or 10 years. Judge John Cheroske sentenced Square to the max term of 10 years in state prison and ordered him to pay a $2000 restitution fee. Square has been in custody since being arrested shortly after the incident, so he was given credit for 159 days in actual custody.
I believe this matter is now considered disposed of, and no mention is made of any other type of restitution to the family of the victim.
And according to the Orange County Register, Javier Rivera has entered a guilty plea in the hit-and-run death of Patrick Shannon — just one of the many cycling deaths in Orange County that was not caused by bad bicyclist behavior.
Rivera pled guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and felony hit-and-run with injury. He now faces up to four years in prison.
Four years for inflicting a self-imposed death penalty on another human being for the crime of riding a bicycle — despite multiple previous convictions for possession, as well as fleeing from a police officer with wanton disregard for public safety.
And in another four year — or less — he'll be free to do it again.
Host cities are announced for the Amgen Tour of California; local stages include a Solvang time trial, Claremont to Mt. Baldy, and Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks. Claremont celebrates their part with a kick-off event.
Not surprisingly, Italy's top anti-doping prosecutor backtracks on his earlier statement that all cyclists are on drugs; I'm on antihistamines, does that count? Shane Perkins, the Aussie track cyclist who twice flipped off the judges following a penalty, penalizes himself by pulling out of the team sprint final.
Italy's L'Eroica race is a throwback to the past, with wool jerseys, gravel roads and no bikes born after 1987.
People for Bikes tops 100,000 members. Good news, but we should have that many from here in SoCal alone. If you haven't signed up yet, it's free, there's no obligation, they won't spam you and it only takes a few seconds.
L.A.'s first CicLAvia takes place from 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday, 10/10/10 along a free seven-plus mile route through Downtown, MacArthur Park and Hollywood; walk, bike, skate, dance or just hang out. Note: Santa Monica's ciclovia, which had been planned for the same day has been postponed for now; thanks to Eric Weinstein for the heads-up.
All signs point to a good time, with yoga and Capoeira along the way, and you might even find Ellen Page. KNBC-4 invites you to go car free, then again, it might help if you know how to get there and it couldn't hurt to make your plans in advance. Animals are welcome; in fact, they may be blessed. And the new Fixx Carlton powder coating boutique will open Sunday at the west end of CicLAvia.
In other events —
Bike Talk airs Saturday at 10 am; listen to it live or download the podcast from KPFK.
Explore the effects of bicycles on art and culture at the Grand Opening of Re:Cycle — Bike Culture in Southern California, October 7th – 9th, at U.C. Riverside's newly relocated Sweeney Art Gallery at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts, 3834 Main Street in downtown Riverside. A reception will be held from 6 – 10 pm Thursday, October 7th; the exhibition continues through December 31st.
Flying Pigeon and the Bike Oven host the free Spoke(n) Art Ride on the 2nd Saturday of every month, starting at 3714 N. Figueroa St. in Highland Park on Saturday the 9th at 6:30 pm.
Tuesday, October 12th, there will be a community meeting to discuss the soon-to-open Elysian Valley section of the L.A. River Bike Path starting 6 pm at Allesandro Elementary School, 2210 Riverside Drive; parking is available off Gleneden and Riverside Drive.
Santa Monica's Bike It! Day has been rescheduled from last week to Wednesday the 13th due to the heavy rains; students are encouraged to bike or walk to school.
Glendale will host two public meetings on the proposed Safe & Healthy Streets Plan on Monday, October 25 at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium, and Wednesday, October 27 at the Sparr Heights Community Center; both meetings will run from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.
New Belgium Brewery's Tour de Fat makes its first L.A. stop on Saturday, October 23rd. The following day, Sony sponsors their bikeless, but probably still fun, Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
Gary submits a questionnaire to the candidates for Santa Monica City Council, and gets a response almost immediately. LADOT Bike Blog does a great job of reporting on Tuesday's BAC meeting. The Southern California Assoc. of Governments invites you to join in the bike planning process with their new Bike Ped Planning Page, while the South Bay Bicycle Coalition now has its own website. Another great response to KABC-7's recent lightweight report on bikes in traffic. The once and future Car-less Valley Girl is back on her bike, and she likes it. Even cops commit hit-and-run around here. A bike cozy spotted in Santa Monica, or would you'd rather have a U-lock cozy instead?
A 22-year old San Francisco cyclist was killed Thursday evening in a rush hour collision with a Muni bus. Watch out for bicycle extremists. EcoVelo says it would be nice if drivers just treated us like other road users. Making bike path pavement from plants, not oil. Does dropping a bundle on a bike mean you're a better rider? Uh, that would be no. A former CIA officer and his wife are riding cross country to raise money for the CIA Officers memorial Foundation. Oregon residents insist on getting their lanes back. Bike Denver plans a 1,200 space bike corral for the Denver Bronco's first ever ride to the game on Oct. 17th; think L.A could fill even a tenth of that for our NFL team? Oh wait, we don't have one. Yet another cross-country cyclist is killed when a truck blows a tire when trying to pass safely. Zeke deals with a rash of confrontational drivers. The department of DIY spreads to Missoula as cyclists face charges for painting their own bike lane. An Augusta cyclist is left lying in the street after an assault by the occupants of a passing car.
Biking the French Wine Road. A Winnipeg cyclist is hit by a dirt biker, who pauses to laugh at her before riding off. Montreal redesigns a popular riding route to make it less safe for cyclists. London cycle stylists help women choose the right bikes and fashions. Five years for an uninsured and unlicensed drunk driver who killed an Edinburgh cyclist in a head-on collision; at least that more than Rivera will get.
Finally, if a cardboard bike helmet can exceed design standards, is the design that good or are the standards that bad? A study at NYU Medical Center shows that 76% of bike-related ER patients weren't even wearing that much, but the cool kids do.
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Update: Man riding bike killed by carjacker in horrific DTLA hit-and-run crash; victim was on his way to join a group ride
Bicyclist killed in Perris hit-and-run Thursday night; driver arrested hours later
County releases draft LA River master plan, making bike theft a tad too easy, and gravel biking to the Hollywood Sign
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Gehry wants to put a lid on the LA River, riding more is better for your heart, and Houston bike deaths spike while LA drops
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"Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
Application Verifier is designed specifically to detect and help debug memory corruptions and critical security vulnerabilities. It makes it easier to create reliable applications by monitoring an application's interaction with the Windows operating system, profiling its use of objects, the registry, the file system, and Win32 APIs (including heaps, handles, locks, and more). It also includes checks to predict how well the application will perform under Least-privileged User Account operation, compatibility tests to be used in logoing, and print tests to verify your usage of the print subsystem.
Running Application Verifier is easy; simply turn on the tool then run your project and go through your normal testing scenarios with a debugger attached. When your tests are completed, view the Application Verifier logs for any errors that may have been detected. "
Last month Scott Guthrie staid that "Atlas" was going to have a new name, you can read more on that here. Microsoft last night launched ASP.NET Ajax v1.0 Beta.
How to make a UI "smarter".
First off, I would like to clarify how bad I am at making UI's (User Interfaces). It never has been my specialty, but I know when I come across a UI that hasn't been thought out for the consumers needs. Since I'm a gamer I'd like to show you a UI from (Valve Software) that I really am disgusted with, but am forced to use it.
If you notice, that none of the filters are filled in and everything is being displayed correctly.
This is where things start getting a little worse. If you select the game that you want to play, then shouldn't the "Game" Column in the Sever Browser be removed?
I think that valve could spend a little bit more time on the UI, and make it more "Smarter." Remove the columns that shouldn't be displayed due to the applied filter(s), and auto adjust the columns to remove the excess in whitespace.
All images are from Valve, © 2006 Valve Corporation.
Are your applications ready for Windows Vista?
The last beta build of Windows Vista has been released to the public. If you're developing any applications where your intended audience will be using Windows Vista, then this is the time to download Windows Vista before it goes RTM (Released to Manufactures). Any applications that run on Vista RC1/RC2 (Release Candidate), will be certain to work with the RTM version that's expected to be released very soon.
Some of the cool things to check out once you have Windows Vista up and running is the following: IIS7, .Net 3.0, UAC, and many other Improvements.
Please be sure to check out Channel9's screencast section, There you will find quite a few interesting videos on UAC, and many other Vista related programming screencasts.


A chlorotic spotting disease of sweet potato was observed during ions conducted in September 1984 on the sweet potato varieties and hybrids grown in the experimental field of the Visayas State College of Agriculture (ViSCA) Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. The disease believed to be caused by a virus. It was found to occur on variety VSP-2 and the hybrids V7 -27, V5-88. V3-44 and V3 -180.
Infected newly formed leaves of VSP-2 sweet potato variety showed systemic interveinal chlorotic spots while ring-spotting with indistinct borders appeared on older, fully expanded leaves (Fig. 1).
On the hybrids V7-27, V3-44 and V3-180, systemic interveinal chlorotic spots on the newly opened leaves were evident (Fig. 2) while ring spotting which later on coalesced, giving a mild mottled appearance was noted on fully expanded leaves. Formation of lateral buds was enhanced especially on V7-27 plants.
Interveinal chlorosis to mottling was observed in newly opened leaves of V5-88 sweet potato hybrid. Older leaves showed faint veinal chlorosis.
The ring spots usually faded 2-4 weeks after first appearance.
Preliminary transmission studies conducted by the authors revealed that the disease was transmitted mechanically and biologically by the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) to healthy VSP-2 and V7 -27 plants.
This is the first time that the chlorotic spot disease of sweet potato was observed and reported to occur in ViSCA sweet potato hybrids in the Philippines. However, Benigno et al. reported a mosaic-type disease of sweet potato in 1974. It is necessary that studies on transmission, host range, physical properties, serology and electron microscopy be conducted to determine the identity of the virus.
Mungbean, bushbean, soybean and peanut planted in rotation with sweet potato did not significantly affect the vine length and fresh weight of the vegetative parts of the root crop but increased its marketable and total tuber yield. However, only the plants rotated with mungbean showed a significant increase in yield over the control. Rotation planting of cassava with leguminous crops did not affect its yield and yield components as well as the agronomic characters studied. Planting gabi in rotation with peanut significantly increased corm production compared with the mungbean and bushbean treatments. No pronounced effect of the other treatments on yield was noted. The weight of corms Per Plant and the corm yield per hectare of gabi showed similar response to the treatments while the number of runners per plant and plant height were not significantly affected by the treatments. Cost and return analysis showed that among the legumes used as rotation crops, peanut yielded the highest combined net return regardless of the root crop used. This manifests that peanut-root crop rotation is the most Profitable cropping pattern.
Keywords : Crop rotation. Root crops. Legumes. Cultural management. Cropping system.
Majority of the carabaos raised by farmers in Iloilo, Bohol and Leyte are intended primarily for draft purpose. Among the six types of farming systems, the carabao used for rice-based farming had the highest value of draft Power and the lowest was in sugarcane-based farming. The value of work done per year was highest in medium-sized farms, followed by those in large farms and small-sized farms based on both on-farm and off-farm operations in the three provinces. The animal work days per year rang. from an average of 23 days in small-sized farms to 37 days in medium-sized ones with an overall average of 30 days. Only three farmer respondents with one carabao each were milking their carabaos primarily for home use. Multiple regression analysis showed no significant relationship between number of work days and items of expenditure like depreciation, biologics and fees. Labor and cost of supplies and materials were found to be positively related to the number of work days. Total value of the economic contribution to the farm household showed no significant relationships with depreciation, supplies and materials, biologics and fees. Labor cost had a significant negative effect while farms size showed a positive effect on the total value of the economic contribution of the carabao to the farm household.
Keywords : Carabao. Farming system. Farm size. Economic contribution.
Body weights were reduced when ducklings were subjected to restricted feeding. However, no significant differences in body weights were obtained among treatments at 9 weeks old. The average fasted weights, uneviscerated weights, carcass weights (with and without giblets), and dressing percentages as well as the percentage of cut-up parts such as thighs, drumsticks, wings, neck, tail-back and rib-back were not significantly affected by feed restriction. However, the breasts of fully-fed ducklings were heavier and had higher percentage values than those of the restricted ducklings. Feed restriction also did not statistically influence the weights and percentage values of the giblets, head, blood, shanks and intestines. Highest returns-above-feed-and-duckling-costs can be derived when ducklings are marketed at 6 weeks of age. Ducklings whose feeds were restricted had higher returns-above-feed-and-duckling-costs than the fully-fed ducklings at later stages.
Keywords : White pekin duck (Anas platyrhynchos). Meat-type. Feed restrictions. Performance.
Six plant species belonging to Araceae and one species of Solanaceae were infected with two taro feathery mosaic disease. Typhonium trilobalum (Linn.) Schott, Dieffenbachia maculata, Dieffenbachia sp.. and Datura metel Blanco were highly susceptible while Xanthosoma sp. w. moderately susceptible. Caladium bicolor (Avit.) Vent showed stunting and leaf distortion while Cyrtosperma merkussii (Linn.) Schott was the only species which showed latent infection. Dieffenbachia spp. had an average incubation period of 4.5 days followed by D. metel with 7.8 days; T. trilobatum, 13.5 days; Xanthosoma sp., 14.4 days; C. bicolor, 17.6 days and C. merkussii, 14 days. Back-inoculation to taro showed the positive presence of taro feathery mosaic in these plants.
Keywords : Taro feathery mosaic disease. Alternate hosts. Symptoms. Manual inoculation. Back-inoculation. Latent infection. Araceae. Colocasia esculenta.
The use of legume intercrops deduced the overall growth of sweet potato. The yield of sweet potato declined by as much as 17.78% while that of the legumes by 14.94% due to competition for nutrients and light between the main crop and the intercrops. However, inoculation of the legume intercrops with Rhizobium minimized the competition for nitrogen and allowed the sweet potato to develop enough herbage. Sweet potato intercropped with inoculated legumes produced root yield which was 6.5% higher than the intercropped with uninoculated legumes.
Significant differences were observed on the effects of legume intercrops and their interaction with inoculation on sweet potato productivity. Bushbean was a better intercrop than either mungbean or soybean because this legume matures earlier than the other two. Bushbean and mungbean increased sweet potato yield upon inoculation but inoculated soybean seemed to depress the yield of the root crop.
In general, inoculation of the legume intercrops and intercropping were more beneficial and profitable. Intercropping was 4 and 3.5 times more profitable than monoculture when the legumes were inoculated and uninoculated, respectively.
Keywords : cropping system. Root crop-legume intercropping. Monoculture. In-oculation. N-fixation.
Of the 52 sweet potato cultivars screened, 13, 4, 7 and 28 were susceptible, moderately susceptible, moderately resistant and resistant, respectively, to Meloidogyne incognita With M. javanica, only one cultivar was found susceptible, one was moderately susceptible, three were moderately resistant and 47 were resistant.
Based on egg mass rating index, the most resistant cultivar to M. incognita was W-86 followed by L4-89, BPA-4 and Sinibastian whereas Gold Rush, Binicol, C1596-9, Catanduanes and BNAS — 51 were most susceptible. UPR was the only cultivar found susceptible to M. javanica.
Highly significant positive linear correlation was observed between resistance rating and the parameters used. viz., number of egg masses and root galls, nematode population in roots, egg mass and gall indices. Egg mass index was the main criterion us. in assessing resistance since galling index was inadequate because galls produced in sweet potato were small and indistinct.
Keywords : Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Meloidogyne incognita. M. javanica. Resistance rating. Egg mass index. Galling index.


When it comes to wellness and safety programs, you end up dealing with a lot of broken promises. Your employees intend to participate in challenges and make big lifestyle changes, but too often don't follow through. And that leads to the biggest broken promise of them all – the one that every incentive program provider in the industry is making – the promise of engagement.
Meaning month in and month out, you're paying thousands of dollars for the majority of your people to stay the same. It's not that they don't want to change; they just haven't had a good enough reason to.
Ask your incentive program vendor how exactly they define engagement. Many vendors will count a program log-in or sign-on as engagement. Look for a higher standard! At GoPivot, we consider 30% engagement to be very high. A better way to measure engagement is based on activity or challenge participation metrics, whereby each activity or challenge will have its own unique performance and engagement metrics. If you want to understand how engaged your employees are, take a closer look at your average engagement across all activities, and pay close attention to high and low performing activities.
Set clear objectives for your program, and measure that change over time. Say you have a high diabetes prevalence amongst your employees and set a goal to move 50% of those diabetics within a normal A1C range within 6 months. Just because your steps challenge is performing off the charts, or 80% of your employees have logged in to watch the monthly safety video doesn't mean that you are any closer to managing your diabetic population.
Select a vendor that offers a pay for results program, as opposed to PEPM. If your wellness or safety program provider doesn't offer a pay for results program, and instead, you are paying a fixed per employee per month charge for even those folks that don't participate, chances are neither engagement nor your program goals are being closely monitored. Look for a vendor who will shoulder the risk for your program's success.
Multi-channel communication is critical to engagement. If your vendor doesn't offer a standard communications package which can be deployed via multi-channel, such as – email, web and mobile app messaging, push notifications, SMS/text, and print or direct mail – then they probably won't be able to reach your diverse employee population that likely ranges from millennials to baby boomers, and desk employees to factory workers.
That's why there's GoPivot. With no pointless rewards, no misfit solutions, and no wasted dollars, we're transforming the industry. It's the only way to give everyone a reason to change.


Facebook has over a billion members. No matter what your personal feelings are about the site, there is little doubt it represents a huge market waiting to be exploited.
The bad news is that Facebook is trying to forcing businesses to pay through the nose in order to tap that market. But the good news is that we are have a simple step to exploit Facebook without your bank account being used and abused by Mr. Zuckerberg.
Can you still build a huge following on Facebook through non-paid viral posts? Theoretically, the answer is "yes." However, organic posts only reach an average of four percent of companies' followers, so the practical answer is "no" – unless you have an inherently viral product or service to promote. Few businesses do.
Put another way, building a healthy following on Facebook is going to require slapping a credit card down for all but the most viral of businesses.
Just because you're obviously going to have to pay, it doesn't mean you have to pay exorbitant amounts in order to get your posts seen on Facebook. The key is to have a plan and take a few important steps. The first step is to learn how to target the right Facebook users. [Link to Swiping Your Competitors Facebook Fans Article – coming in "attitude" set of articles] The second step involves the creation of your advertisement – actually, your advertisements.
People are strange. They are so strange, in fact, that companies have to spend billions of dollars a year to study what works and what doesn't when it comes to creating effective ads. An advertisement with a red background might get no reaction from consumers, while the same exact ad with a green background might do very well.
So, how do you know which ads work with your target market on Facebook?
But you can find out.
While Facebook is trying to forcing businesses to pay big in order to reach consumers, the company is at least providing a great platform for the actual advertising process. To this end, you can run just about as many different ads as you can dream up, to evaluate what works and what doesn't.
To do this, visit your Facebook Ads Manager. Create the text for your first advertisement, and then add six different images sized 600 pixels by 225 pixels. Mix the images up. Try different genders, different beauty levels and so on.
Once you're finished, return to the main Ads Manager page and create another marketing piece with different text and different images. The goal is to create as many different combinations as possible.
Isn't running all these ads going to be expensive? Not necessarily. To avoid a financial disaster, set the budget for each ad at just $2 a day. Facebook will then run each ad while automatically rotating the six different images you uploaded for each one.
Let the campaigns run for a week or two. At that point, the analytics provided by Facebook should clearly reveal which text/image combinations produce high click rates and which do not. Delete the non-performing ads and put your money into the ads that worked best, to maximize the return on your advertising dollars. Repeat this process every two months to create new ads before your current ones become stale.
Facebook advertising campaigns are a lot like car engines. You need to tune them regularly to get the best performance. If you follow this strategy, your campaign should purr like a finely tuned V-12 Ferrari engine – and Zuckerberg won't be able to buy a real Ferrari with your ad dollars.
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This announcement's been circulating - details hit on the 19th. Major Nelson's stated there will be more than 700 Xbox games included.
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— манга и аниме Осаму Тэдзуки о волшебной девочке Мэлмо. В общей сложности было выпущено 26 эпизодов, показ которых состоялся с 1971 по 1972 год. Первоначальное название манги, «Мамаа-тян» автору пришлось изменить, так как оно совпало с названием одной из торговых марок. В Италии сериал был выпущен под названием «I bon bon magici di Lilly» («Волшебные конфетки Лилли»).

Полное собрание манги и реставрированные эпизоды аниме было выпущено в Японии в 2003 году. В новом варианте были изменены открывающие и закрывающие композиции, а также переозвучены персонажи.

Тэдзука, по его же признанию, предназначал это аниме как средство полового воспитания для детей. Однако многие японские родители высказывали недовольство, поскольку просмотр сериала вызывал у их чад «много вопросов».

Сюжет
Мэлмо, 9-летняя девочка, мать которой погибла в автокатастрофе, должна позаботиться о двух своих младших братьях (Тото и Тач). её матери, попавшей на небеса, разрешают посетить детей в виде духа и она передаёт дочери упаковку волшебных конфет, переданных ей Богом. Съедая синюю конфету, Мэлмо превращается в прекрасную 19-летнюю девушку; съедая красную она возвращается в обычный вид. Объединений двух конфет позволяет ей превращаться сначала в эмбрион, а затем животное по её выбору.

Персонажи
 Мэлмо (Лилли в итальянской версии)
Добрая девочка, использующая подаренные духом погибшей матери волшебные конфеты для превращения в 19-летнюю девушку, чтобы, к примеру, иметь возможность кормить грудью своего младшего брата Тача. Однако стоит заметить, что подобная метаморфоза никак не изменяет её опыт и знания — в мыслях она всё та же 9-летняя девочка.

19-летняя Мэлмо очень красива, в связи с чем она не обделена вниманием мужчин. Они встречает симпатичного Дзиро, за которого выходит замуж, и от которого рожает девочку, являющуюся реинкарнацией духа её матери.

 Тото
Старший из двух братьев Мэлмо. В большинстве серий он выглядит как лягушка, из-за того, что экспериментирует с поеданием волшебных конфет. В таком облике он слишком мал, чтобы проглотить конфеты,  которые превратят его обратно в человека, так что Мэлмо тратит очень много времени на то, чтобы выяснить, как превратить его обратно в человека (что ей в итоге удаётся сделать).

 Тач
Тач является младшим братом Мэлмо. фактически его роль в сюжете заключается в том, чтобы показать юным зрителям что необходимо для воспитания и заботы о маленьком ребёнке.

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Гражданином страны, называемой Чиччания. Некто вроде опекуна Мэлмо и её братьев, не раз объяснявший вопросы, касающиеся репродуктивной функции человека.

 Дзиро
Один из трёх братьев (двумя другими являются Итиро и Сабуро), влюбившихся в 19-летнюю Мэлмо, и тот, кто конце концов женился на ней. Он появляется только в последних эпизодах сериала.

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