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572 So.2d 1152 (1990)
STATE v. TOOMER
Nos. KA 90 0195, KA 90 0196.
STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin Ray TOOMER.
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Bryan Bush, Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff/appellee.
Kathryn Flynn, Office of Public Defender, Baton Rouge, for defendant/appellant.
Before COVINGTON, C.J., LANIER, J., and VIAL LEMMON, J. Pro Tem.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
COVINGTON, Chief Judge.
Melvin Ray Toomer was charged by indictment with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42, 44, and 64 respectively. He pled not guilty. After a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged. Subsequently, the prosecution filed an habitual offender bill of information as to the armed robbery offense, and after a hearing, the defendant was adjudicated a second felony offender. Defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for life at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence on each of the convictions for aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping. These sentences were to run concurrently. For the armed robbery conviction, he was sentenced to 198 years imprisonment at hard labor; this sentence was to be served consecutively to the sentences for the aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping. Defendant has appealed, alleging eleven assignments of error. Assignments of error numbers one, two, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten were specifically abandoned by defendant in his brief to this court, and therefore, are not addressed in this appeal.
On February 11, 1989, at about 7:00 p.m., a woman drove to the Baton Rouge Little Theater, located in the Bon Marche Mall in Baton Rouge. As she walked from her automobile to the theater, she passed two black men who spoke to her. She did not respond. One of the men grabbed her purse and swung her around. The other man flashed a gun in her face. The men forced her into the front seat of her car. The older of the two men drove, and the other man, who was carrying the gun, sat in the passenger seat. The younger man was later identified as defendant, Melvin Toomer. Defendant directed the driver to a certain area. Once they were on a secluded street, the victim was told to disrobe and was raped by both men. They then put her in the trunk of her car and drove around for about twenty minutes. When the car stopped, the victim could overhear the men talking about killing her. They opened the trunk, and she begged them not to kill her. She told them that she had a bank card and could withdraw money from her account for them. The men said they would release her and her car if she could give them $200.00. If she could only give them $100.00, they would only release her. She was then raped again by defendant. The men then drove the victim to a bank; she was only able to withdraw $100.00 from an automatic teller machine. The men drove the woman back to the Baton Rouge Little Theater parking lot and released her. They fled in her automobile with the money and some of the victim's jewelry. The victim informed friends in the theater of what had happened to her. Subsequently, the victim identified defendant, in a lineup and at trial, as one of the perpetrators.
ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR NUMBER THREE:
By this assignment, defendant contends the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress his oral statement. He argues that his oral inculpatory statement was a result of promises, threats and duress, and thus was not freely and voluntarily given. Defendant contends the interrogating police officer promised to speak with the judge and district attorney about helping him with his case if he gave a statement. He also asserts that he was physically harmed by police officers who choked him and slapped him across the head.
When Toomer was arrested, he was advised of his Miranda rights and taken to the police station for booking. Detective Bryan White read defendant his rights from a rights form; defendant then signed the form. Toomer advised he understood his rights and did not request an attorney. During the questioning by Detective White as to whether he stole the victim's automobile, he stated, "You won't find my fingerprints anywhere on that car but on the passenger side." He also responded to Detective White's questioning about his participation in the aggravated rape by saying, "I never held no gun on that lady." Defendant also admitted that he raped the victim and that he suggested the location for the rapes. Although he agreed to speak with the officers questioning him, Toomer refused to give a taped statement.
At the motion to suppress hearing, Detective White was called by the State as a witness on its case-in-chief. He testified on direct examination that there were no threats or coercion used on defendant to force him to give a statement, nor were any promises made to encourage Toomer to speak. Although he remembered Toomer walked with a slight limp, Detective White did not recall defendant complaining of a leg injury or making any request for medical attention. Defendant did not appear to be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, nor did he appear to have difficulty in understanding the questions posed to him or in phrasing answers to those questions. Detective White recalled that Detective Rick Temple and Major Silas Gerald also went into the interview room during the questioning of Toomer. At trial, Detective White recalled that defendant was provided medical attention by a medic for cuts and scrapes. He was also given some food from the snack machines in the police station. Detective Temple and Major Gerald did not testify at the motion to suppress hearing or at the trial.
Defendant also testified at the motion to suppress hearing. He stated that when he was brought in for questioning he was handcuffed behind his back and his leg was swollen. He also stated he was scared, tired and wet. He admitted he was provided with dry clothes, food and medical attention for his leg, and further admitted that he was not questioned until he changed clothes. Defendant also testified that Detective White said he was going to talk to the judge and district attorney "to help me with my case." Toomer claimed that he was threatened and that he was treated brutally, including being slapped across his head and being held by the throat while pictures of him were taken. Additionally, defendant stated he had been using cocaine before he was arrested and that it made him lie. Toomer did not testify at his trial.
In order for a confession or inculpatory statement to be admissible into evidence, the State must affirmatively show that it was freely and voluntarily given without influence of fear, duress, intimidation, menace, or promises. LSA-R.S. 15:451; State v. Knight, 536 So.2d 589, 593 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988). The admissibility of a confession is in the first instance a question for the trial court. Its conclusions on the credibility and weight of testimony relating to the voluntariness of a confession for the purpose of admissibility will not be overturned on appeal unless they are not supported by the evidence. State v. Welch, 448 So.2d 705, 712 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 450 So.2d 952 (La.1984). The State has the burden of affirmatively proving the confession was free and voluntary. LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 703(D). Therefore, if the defendant alleges police misconduct in eliciting a confession, it is incumbent upon the State to rebut these allegations specifically. However, when a defendant's allegations are in direct conflict with previous testimony by a State's witness on direct examination, the State's witness need not be recalled on rebuttal to repeat what he testified to in the State's affirmative showing. State v. Odds, 430 So.2d 1269, 1271 (La. App. 1st Cir.1983). Furthermore, the Louisiana Supreme Court has held in State v. Vernon, 385 So.2d 200, 204 (La.1980), that the mere fact that one officer had told the defendant that the district attorney would be advised of any cooperation cannot be considered sufficient inducement to vitiate the free and voluntary nature of the confession.
In the instant case, Detective White refuted defendant's allegations of promises to speak with the judge or district attorney in exchange for the statement. His testimony also rebutted Toomer's claim of abuse and threats. Thus, the trial court's ruling that defendant's statement was freely and voluntarily given is supported by the evidence; and we find the State met its burden of proving the voluntariness of Toomer's oral statement. The trial court properly denied the motion to suppress.
This assignment lacks merit.
ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR NUMBER ELEVEN:
By means of this assignment of error, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in imposing an excessive sentence and in failing to comply with the sentencing guidelines of LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 894.1.
Toomer was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence on each of the convictions of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape. These sentences were mandatory. See LSA-R.S. 14:42 C and 44. Defendant was also found to be a second felony habitual offender and sentenced to a maximum of 198 years at hard labor on the armed robbery conviction. LSA-R.S. 14:64 B and 15:529.1 A(1). It is this sentence that defendant complains is excessive.
The Code of Criminal Procedure sets forth items which must be considered by the trial court in imposing sentence. LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 894.1. The trial court need not recite the entire check list of Article 894.1, but the record must reflect that it adequately considered the guidelines. In light of the criteria expressed by article 894.1, a review of the individual excessiveness must consider the circumstances of the crime and the trial court's stated reasons and factual basis for its sentencing decision. State v. Watkins, 532 So.2d 1182, 1186 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988).
A review of the record indicates the trial court adequately complied with LSA-C. Cr.P. art. 894.1. The judge reviewed the facts presented at trial and found that defendant was in need of correctional treatment and that any lesser sentence would deprecate the seriousness of the offense. Also, noting the viciousness of the crime, the harm to the victim, and the danger to the public, the trial judge imposed the maximum sentence allowable and ordered that it be served consecutive to the sentences on the other counts.
Although a sentence is within the statutory limit it may nevertheless be excessive if it is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime or nothing more than the purposeless and needless imposition of pain and suffering. State v. Donahue, 408 So.2d 1262, 1267 (La.1982).
We do not find that the sentence in this case is excessive. The sentence is commensurate with, rather than grossly out of proportion to, the severity of defendant's offense. Nor is the 198 year sentence extraordinary. See State v. Donahue, 408 So.2d at 1267 and the cases cited therein.
Maximum sentences are imposed only in cases involving the most serious offenses and the worst offenders. State v. Watkins, 532 So.2d at 1186. In view of the facts of this crime and his previous record, clearly defendant is the worst type of offender. The defendant, a convicted burglar who committed aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery within six weeks of his release from prison1, is the worst type of offender. See State v. Watkins, 532 So.2d at 1187. Considering the circumstances of this offense and the reasons for sentencing given by the trial court, we find no abuse of discretion in the sentence imposed.
ILLEGALLY LENIENT SENTENCE:
In sentencing defendant, the trial court failed to state that the sentence for the armed robbery was without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.2 LSA-R.S. 14:64B provides that a person convicted of armed robbery shall be sentenced without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. Defendant's sentence as an habitual offender based on an underlying conviction of armed robbery should be without parole, probation or suspension of sentence. See LSA-R.S. 15:529.1 G; State v. Payne, 540 So.2d 520, 524 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 546 So.2d 169 (La.1989). Thus, defendant's sentence was illegally lenient. When the trial court has imposed an illegal sentence, either the defendant or the prosecutor may move to correct the sentence in the trial court; or the trial court may raise the question on its own motion at anytime. Furthermore, an appellate court may not correct an illegally lenient sentence of which the prosecutor has not complained. State v. Fraser, 484 So.2d 122, 124 (La. 1986).
Herein, the State has complained in its brief to this Court that the sentence is illegally lenient. It requests this Court to review the sentence and either correct it on appeal or remand to the trial court for resentencing.
LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 882 states:
A. An illegal sentence may be corrected at any time by the court that imposed the sentence or by an appellate court on review. B. A sentence may be reviewed as to its legality on the application of the defendant or of the state: (1) In an appealable case by appeal; or (2) In an unappealable case by writs of certiorari and prohibition. C. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to deprive any defendant of his right, in a proper case, to the writ of habeas corpus.
Our brethren of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal have ruled that a State's brief calling attention to an illegally lenient sentence and requesting a remand to the trial court for correction of the sentence constitutes an application for review by the State. See State v. Rogers, 519 So.2d 246, 249 (La.App. 5th Cir.1988); State v. Hardan, 501 So.2d 848, 851-852 (La.App. 5th Cir.1987); State v. Sepcich, 473 So.2d 380, 389 (La.App. 5th Cir.1985). The Louisiana Second Circuit has taken an opposite approach, requiring a formal application for review by the prosecution beyond mere argument in a brief. Cf. State v. Hadwin, 559 So.2d 525, 527 (La.App. 2d Cir.1990); State v. Arrington, 556 So.2d 263 (La.App. 2d Cir.1990).
We find the position of our brethren in the Second Circuit to be the correct one. In State v. Fraser, supra, it was explicitly stated by our supreme court:
If the trial court refuses an application to correct an allegedly illegal sentence (or if the question is not raised in the trial court), La.C.Cr.P. Art. 882 B provides that a sentence may be reviewed as to its legality, on the application of either the defendant or the prosecutor, by appeal or by writs.... [Emphasis by the court.] Article 882 B still requires an application for review of an illegal sentence by either the defendant or the prosecutor. [Emphasis ours.] 484 So.2d at 124.
This language, "by appeal or by writs" and "an application for review," suggests a procedural formality not met by responsive argument in a brief. Such a posture is also consistent with this court's requirement in civil cases of an appeal or formal answer to an appeal in order for a party to receive any relief. We will not require less of the State in a criminal prosecution than we do of a civil litigant in a civil case. Therefore, we decline to correct the illegally lenient sentence.
Defendant's convictions and sentence are affirmed.
CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
* Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon of the 29th J.D.C., is serving as judge pro tempore by special appointment of the Louisiana Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Steve A. Alford, Jr.
1. The habitual offender bill of information indicates defendant was released from prison on the predicate conviction on January 5, 1989.
2. The minute entry states that defendant's sentence for the armed robbery offense was imposed without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. However, a review of the sentencing transcript reveals that the trial court did not state these conditions when it imposed this sentence. Where there is a discrepancy between the transcript and minute entry, the transcript prevails. State v. Collins, 546 So.2d 1246, 1249 n. 1 (La.App. 1st Cir.1989), writ denied, 558 So.2d 599 (La.1990).


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The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, it is the 11th temple of the LDS Church in Europe, the first located within the territory of the former Soviet Union, and the second in Eastern Europe (the Freiberg Germany Temple, dedicated in 1985 in the former German Democratic Republic, was the first).

History
Announced in 1998, the temple was open to the public for a two-week open house from 7–21 August 2010. The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson.

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 Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
 Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine

References

External links

 Kyiv Ukraine Temple Official site
 Kyiv Ukraine Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
Religious buildings and structures in Kyiv
Religious buildings and structures completed in 2010
Temples (LDS Church) in Europe
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine

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Burbank Football Eliminated From CIF Playoffs
(Photo by Ross A Benson)
The scoreboard doesn't always tell the story in a football game and it certainly did not Friday night when Burbank High hosted visiting Serrano High of Phelan at Memorial Field in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoffs.
Top-seeded and undefeated Serrano may have come up with a 35-13 victory, but it was much closer than the score may indicate.
Trailing 28-13 midway through the fourth quarter, Burbank appeared to be on the verge of cutting the deficit in half when receiver Jack Sapyta was stopped at the 1-yard line after a catch from quarterback Vinny Vang. A late and unexpected flag came in against a Burbank receiver downfield and essentially killed the momentum the Bulldogs had in what essentially would have been a one-touchdown game midway through the final quarter.
"I had never seen that called before. It wasn't even against the guy who caught the ball," Burbank coach Adam Colman said. "I just wanted an explanation (from the referees). It is what it is."
Serrano (12-0) was ahead of the entire game, but it wasn't a comfortable lead until late in the contest.
"I knew coming in this would be a physical football game," Serrano coach Casey Maholchic said. "Hats off to Burbank. They gave us pretty much everything we could handle."
Serrano got on the board with 4:54 left in the first quarter when 6-foot-2, 225-pound fullback Cade Beaujean scored on a 1-yard run.
The Diamondbacks doubled their lead with 8:56 left in the first half when quarterback Parker Chaffee scored from a yard out.
Burbank struggled offensively in the first half but brought some great momentum into the locker room after Vang hooked up with Brandon Pena on a 29-yard touchdown with just six seconds left in the half.
Burbank (5-7) trailed just 14-6 at halftime.
Serrano went up 21-6 with 3:42 left in the third quarter on another 1-yard run from Chaffee.
But Burbank fought back as Vang hooked up with Ben Burnham on a 26-yard touchdown with 11:44 to play, making it 21-13.
"He just gutted it out and did his best and showed a lot of heart. He kept us in the game," Colman said of Vang.
Serrano later got two fourth-quarter touchdowns from Joseph Zuniga.
Vang, who was making just his second start ever at quarterback, finished 11 of 16 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 96 yards on 13 carries.
For a second consecutive playoff game, Burbank missed five starters due to injury, including starting quarterback Aram Araradian and his backup, Kuba Raymond.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Ben Burnham, Brandon Pena, Burbank Football, Jack Sapyta, Kuba Raymond, Vinny Vang on November 16, 2019 by Jim Riggio.
Burbank Football Can't Keep Pace With Crescenta Valley, Lose 45-14
By Rick Assad
For the Burbank High football team, it was about time for its offense and angles for its defense when it faced Crescenta Valley.
Seemingly from the start, the Falcons were all over junior quarterback Aram Araradian, who had roughly three seconds to get rid of the football.
This is how it went on Burbank's first series, which began at the Bulldog 29-yard line: senior running back Isaac Glover had a two-yard run. On second down, Araradian's pass to junior wide receiver Brandon Pena went for no yards and on third down, Araradian was sacked for a six-yard loss.
The two defensive linemen chasing and harassing and causing nightmares for Araradian (13 of 26 for 250 yards with two interceptions) were 6-foot-7 senior Chuck Meyer and 6-6 Logan Tourville.
Quarterback Aram Araradian, shown in a win over Pasadena, had an off night against Crescenta Valley. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
Burbank's defense needed to tackle better in open space and not allow Falcon receivers room to roam.
Neither occurred and as a result, Crescenta Valley remained unbeaten and coasted to a 45-14 Pacific League win over the Bulldogs at Glendale High's Moyse Field on Friday night.
"Every phase of the game, mentally, physically, emotionally, they took it to us," Burbank coach Adam Colman said. "They were hungrier than we were and that was evident."
Colman added: "A lot of those seniors were sophomores and we've gotten them the last couple of years and they came out mad about that. They wanted to get back and be a championship team and set themselves up for a playoff run."
There were two bright spots for the Bulldogs (242 total net yards) and the first was Araradian's 56-yard scoring pass to Pena (122 yards on eight catches) with 1:52 left in the opening quarter that evened the game at 7-7 and closed a 75-yard, five-play trek.
The other was a one-yard carry from Glover (29 yards on 10 rushes) with 3:08 left in the fourth period that ended a 50-yard, two-play march as the Bulldogs (3-4 and 2-1 in league) cut the Falcons' lead to 31 points.
For much of the evening, Araradian was running away from the Crescenta Valley defense which sacked him five times for minus-forty yards.
Crescenta Valley (6-0 and 3-0 in league) proved too good from the start as it moved ahead 7-0 when junior running back Sebastian DeLeon capped a 60-yard, five-play excursion with a one-yard run and 8:03 left in the first quarter.
Senior runnning back Isaac Glover, pictured in a recent Pacific League game, had a rushing score for the Bulldogs against the Falcons. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
The Falcons were knocking on the door two possessions later, but senior running back Maximus Grant (109 yards on 22 carries and 65 yards on two receptions) fumbled at the Burbank two-yard line as the ball squirted into the end zone.
On its next series, Crescenta Valley, the CIF Southern Section Division X No. 1 ranked team, did score to make it 14-7 as senior quarterback Chase Center (13 of 18 for 252 yards) located senior wide receiver Angel Ochoa with a short pass which resulted in a 47-yard touchdown as 8:17 remained before halftime.
Ochoa, a defensive back, would add an interception and a 65-yard return with 4:21 left in the contest that made it 45-7.
"We're talking about a team, in terms of Burbank, that was scary offensively, that highly-touted quarterback [Araradian], and he is good, I'm not saying he's not, but once again you saw what our defense can do," Crescenta Valley coach Hudson Gossard said of his stifling defense. "Late score at the end. We held them to seven points basically the entire game."
With 2:51 showing before the intermission, Center (59 rushing yards on 12 carries) had the ball at the Crescenta Valley 47-yard line and six plays later hooked up with senior wide receiver Colby Rees (87 yards on four receptions) on a 20-yard strike as the Falcons' extended their lead to 21-7.
The next time Crescenta Valley, which only punted once, had the football, it marched 61 yards on six plays and ended when Center drilled Rees with a 24-yard laser for a 28-7 edge as 45 seconds remained.
The Falcons (418 total yards) took the second half kickoff and made it 35-7 when Center hit Rees with a 22-yard scoring pass as 6:49 was left in the third quarter and finalized an 11-play, 67-yard drive.
When sophomore kicker Anthony Sharlakian converted a 30-yard field goal with 2:01 on the clock in the third period, the Falcons zoomed ahead 38-7.
Burbank's next league match will be play on Friday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Muir at Memorial Field.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Brandon Pena, Burbank High, Football, Isaac Glover, Pacific League on October 5, 2019 by Rick Assad.
Burbank Football Starts Quick And Prevails 39-21 Over Pasadena
Rick Assad
When a quarterback has multiple targets at his fingertips, he's likely going to rack up significant yardage and score multiple touchdowns.
Aram Araradian has that luxury as the left-handed throwing junior piled up 256 yards through the air in a 39-21 victory over Pasadena in a Pacific League matchup at Memorial Field on Thursday night.
Aram Araradian hands off to Isaac Glover, who had 150 yards and one score. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
Araradian ended his night by completing 14 of 25 pass attempts with one interception and launched two touchdowns.
For good measure, Araradian also tacked on a five-yard rushing score that came with 1:49 left in the third quarter and shoved Burbank ahead 33-7, which finalized a 48-yard, five-play march.
"We knew we were playing a talented team, so we knew we had to come out strong," Araradian said. "All our skill guys have trust in the line and faith in the line that they can get their stuff done and then we do our stuff, run, pass, whatever it is."
Araradian, who carried the ball five times for no yards, said having so many exceptional players around him does make his job that much easier.
Aram Araradian gets tackled on a running play. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
"I put the ball in the spot and they go and get it," he said. "They're guys that get yards after catch. It could be like a 10-yard pass and it goes 25, 30 yards."
On this evening, Araradian's favorite target was junior wide receiver Brandon Pena, who hauled in nine receptions for 188 yards.
Pena's 19-yard catch on Burbank's first possession made it 7-0 with 8:51 left in the initial period and it capped a seven-play, 40-yard drive.
Senior wide receiver Ben Burnham, who is another favorite target, chipped in with four receptions and 61 yards.
Burnham's 25-yard scoring grab with 50 seconds left before halftime from Araradian, saw Burbank (3-3 and 2-0 in league) slide ahead 27-7.
Aram Araradian passed for two touchdowns in a 39-21 win over Pasadena. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
"We came out and ready to go. But we executed and kept the drive alive," Burbank coach Adam Colman explained. "The offense grinded it out. Stayed on the field."
Colman then added: "We've got a lot of weapons," he said. "When our ground game is working like it was tonight, you just kind of pick your poison. It's really tough to stop. It puts a lot of pressure on the opponents. They're all unselfish and about the team."
Burbank's ground attack was highly effective as senior running back Isaac Glover accounted for 150 yards on 29 carries, that included a pair of first-half touchdowns.
"Just overall team-work," Glover explained on why Burbank prevailed over a much-improved Pasadena team. "We just executed on every single level. Moving the ball and executing. Everyone doing their job."
Isaac Glover gets free on the right side and runs for yards. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
What's Glover's approach each and every week?
"Watching film and seeing what they do," he said. "Learning a new game every week."
Glover's six-yard romp into the end zone with 1:57 left in the opening frame made it 14-0 as Burbank drove 80 yards on 13 plays.
Glover's second scoring tally was a four-yard blast with 7:11 remaining in the second quarter as the hosts pulled ahead 20-7.
On this drive, Araradian calmly and confidently marched the home team 92 yards which consumed 10 plays.
Araradian then positioned Burbank (414 total net yards) down the field after getting the football at the Pasadena 31-yard line and used six plays with senior running back Tyler Murphy (eight yards on five carries) scampering in from two yards and 8:21 left in the game that made it 39-14.
Pasadena (3-2 and 0-2 in league) has skilled players up and down its lineup and trimmed Burbank's advantage to 14-7 when senior running back Au'dante Bailey (51 yards on seven carries) scored on an eight-yard run that ended the first quarter and finished a five-play, 58-yard excursion.
Bailey's 68-yard kickoff return for a score for Pasadena (245 total yards) with 1:38 remaining in the third quarter sliced Burbank's lead to 33-14.
When Pasadena sophomore wide receiver Mekhi Fox (92 yards on six rushes) raced 60 yards with eight minutes remaining in the contest, Burbank's lead was reduced to 18 points.
Burbank, which began the season with losses to Moorpark at home and Golden Valley on the road, has now won three of its next four games.
Burbank's next game will be Friday at Moyse Field on the campus of Glendale High when it plays Crescenta Valley.
(Photo by Ross A. Benson)
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Ben Burnham, Brandon Pena, Burbank High, Football, Isaac Glover, Pacific League, Tyler Murphy on September 27, 2019 by Rick Assad.
Burbank Football Has No Break Down in Win Over Orange Vista
By Damaris Duran
The Burbank High football team didn't have the best of times getting to its football game Friday night in Perris against Orange Vista High.
The Bulldogs' bus broke down en route to the Riverside County school, causing the contest to start late.
But the Bulldogs didn't let a minor setback before the whistle interfere with the plans they had for on the field.
With elevated spirit and energy that the team brought with them onto the field, the Bulldogs pulled off a surprising 35-21 come-from-behind victory to earn their first victory of the season.
"Control what you can control. Just lock in mentally, start visualizing and you're ready to go," Coach Adam Colman said about what he told his team.
The night started in Orange Vista's favor when junior Randy Wilkins scored the game's first touchdown in the first quarter.
But Bulldog junior Jarren Flowers helped even things up as his 45-yard interception return with 2:57 left made it 7-7.
By the end of the first quarter, Orange Vista had scored again to take a 14-7 lead.
Both teams demonstrated strong defenses that the scoreboard remained intact throughout the second quarter.
Burbank drew even again late in the third quarter as quarterback Aram Araradian completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to junior Brandon Pena.
It was anybody's game at that point going into the fourth quarter before Burbank stepped up and took over.
With less than seven minutes remaining, once again, Araradian completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Pena to give Burbank a 21-14 lead.
On Orange Vista's ensuing drive, senior Vincent Vang intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown, the Bulldogs' second pick-six of the night.
Orange Vista was not finished, however, as it rallied quickly to score, cutting the difference to 28-21.
To finish the night off, senior Ian Miller scored returned an onsides kick attempt by Orange Vista all the way with just 31 seconds left to play.
"[We'll] get home, get some sleep, wake up tomorrow, watch some film and get back to work," said Coach Colman. "We got Hart next week and it's a great program, great team, so we've got to get back to work."
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Brandon Pena, Burbank High football, Ian Miller, Jarren Flowers, Vincent Vang on September 7, 2019 by Jim Riggio.
Burbank Football Falls Short Against Golden Valley
The Burbank High football team may be on the short end of the scoreboard, but coach Adam Colman is trying to get his team ready for the tough challenges that lie ahead.
Friday night Burbank ran into another tough challenge, as it faced Golden Valley at Canyon High in Canyon Country.
For the second week in a row, Burbank fell short in a 43-28 defeat.
"We played well against Moorpark, but football is not a do it once and you've done it. You have to prove it every week. I think we got rolled into a sense of complacency," Colman said. "Both with our performance and them not having had a game, what we have to go off of the kids look at their record and think oh that's great. They were playing in the Foothill League. That's not a (typical) 2-8 team. They were young last year. We know the Foothill League is a battle, no matter what place you finish."
Burbank had a difficult time stopping Golden Valley's 6-foot-4, 210-pound running back Johnathan Kaelin. Kaelin rushed for 289 yards in just 13 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns.
"On film he stands out more as a receiver," Colman said. "He was tough to tackle."
Burbank got a fine performance from junior quarterback Aram Araradian, who finished the game 28 of 40 for 365 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Golden Valley led 15-0 before Burbank got on the board with 8:07 left in the first half as Araradian and Isaac Glover hooked up on a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Down 21-7 late in the first half, the Bulldogs missed two great opportunities to make things interesting as Golden Valley was twice called for roughing the passer that gave the Bulldogs automatic first downs in the red zone.
Burbank got as close as the 4-yard line with 12 seconds left in the half, but fumbled to ball away, allowing the host Grizzlies to go into the intermission up by a pair of touchdowns.
Glover scored on a 7-yard run with 9:46 left in the third quarter to make it 28-14.
The Bulldogs actually scored a touchdown on the one play that Araradian had to sit out after limping off the field.
Kuba Raymond threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pena. Araradian immediately returned for the two-point conversion as he hooked up with Vincent Vang.
Burbank added another touchdown with 6:35 to play as Araradian hooked up with Ben Burnham on a 15-yard touchdown.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Ben Burnham, Brandon Pena, Burbank High football, Isaac Glover, Johnathan Kaelin, Kuba Raymond, Vincent Vang on August 30, 2019 by Jim Riggio.
Burbank Football Gets Another 'Moral Victory' in Loss
Burbank High football coach Adam Colman is tired of playing great, but coming up short on the scoreboard.
Friday night Colman got a great effort from his young Bulldogs against a Moorpark High team loaded with players who will be playing their trade on Saturdays in future years.
In the end, the Bulldogs fell just short, losing the season opener 14-7 at Memorial Field.
"Downey a couple of years ago, Hart last year, the CIF championship, We've been really close in a lot of big-time time games. I just want to get one," Colman said. "I'm tired of moral victories. That's the frustrating part. But those kids played with a lot of heart. I think it took them a quarter to really believe."
Colman said he schedules difficult opponents like Moorpark, which will be in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs this year should it qualify for the postseason.
"We're a young team. There's a lot of returners from last year, but they're still young. For them to believe," Colman said of his players. "There are some legit football players on that team. When you can line up with those guys and go toe to toe you probably should have won if you did a couple of things differently, you can never walk into a game scared."
Burbank junior quarterback Aram Araradian, who has spent some time on the varsity the last two seasons, grew up quickly. He completed 13 of 27 passes for 227 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Running back Isaac Glover was solid, carrying the ball 18 times for 72 yards.
The Bulldogs hurt themselves on offense by being called for a false start 14 times. They had just two more penalties the rest of the game.
Burbank had a chance to strike in the second quarter after getting the ball on the Moorpark 3-yard line following a snap on a punt that went over the head of Blake Sturgill, who is also Moorpark's quarterback.
But penalties prevented the Bulldogs from getting on the board.
The game remained scoreless until late in the first half when Sturgill scored on a 1-yard keeper. Moorpark surprisingly didn't move the ball as well as one might expect given that it has a massive offensive line. Moorpark left tackle Jonah Monheim, who is 6-foot-5 and is 290 pounds hold offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, and USC among others. The Muskateers have three more linemen at more than 250 pounds as well as 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end Lucas Egurbide.
Burbank tied things with 7:08 left in the third quarter as Araradian found Brandon Pena on a 31-yard touchdown.
Moorpark scored what turned out to be the winning touchdown with 4:09 left, as Sturgill hooked up with Ashton Benner on a 17-yard touchdown.
Burbank put together a nice drive to nearly tie things. But Moorpark sacked Araradian at the 25-yard line in the final minute of the game.
The Bulldogs go on the road next week against Golden Valley at Canyon High School in Canyon Country.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Ashton Benner, Blake Sturgill, Brandon Pena, Burbank Football, Issac Glover, Jonah Monheim, Lucas Egurbide on August 24, 2019 by Jim Riggio.
Burbank Football in a Good Position Again
A pattern has developed for the Burbank High football program and that's a good thing.
The team is generally young and talented in odd years and championship ready in even years.
Things don't figure to change in 2019 as Burbank looks like it has more than enough talent to qualify for the CIF Southern Section playoffs for an eighth consecutive year.
Burbank once again has a number of solid underclassmen to go along with a solid but not as spectacular senior class.
"(There's) a lot of guys that played important roles on last year's team. They weren't the guys getting their names in the paper or scoring the touchdowns necessarily, but they know what it takes, which is nice," third-year head coach Adam Colman said. "Varsity isn't a new experience for them. It is something that they are used to. They have a little chip on their shoulder to show now that we belong. It's a fun group to coach. There's a lot of competition. We've got a lot of positions that are two deep, two to three deep at most."
Most notably gone from last season's 7-4 squad are quarterback Matthew Porras (Whitworth University) and two-way stars Erik Harutyunyan (UC Berkley) and Duncan Smith (Fresno State).
They won't easily be replaced.
Junior left-handed quarterback Aram Araradian (6-foot, 175 pounds) takes over for Porras but is hardly new to the role as he has seen game action on the varsity each of the last two seasons.
Senior running back Issac Glover (5-9, 195) who missed part of last season due to injury is back at full strength and will be the main threat out of the backfield. Junior Max Mendieta (5-7, 165) could also see time carrying the ball.
Araradian's passing options are solid with senior Ben Burnham (6-1, 175), junior Brandon Pena (5-10, 165) and sophomore Jack Sapyta (5-10, 155) all returning.
Senior Vincent Vang (5-3, 125) is a slotback who will replace older brother Chadz Vang, who graduated.
Senior Devin Householder (6-3, 200) will take over the tight end position that was held down by Smith for the last two years.
The offensive line returns two starters in senior center Armando De La Cruz (5-7, 250), who will be a three-year starter, and senior Craig Rushton (6-2, 265).
Senior Seth Jones (6-2, 270) , who spent time at tight end last year, will also fill a role on the line. Juniors Rene Amirian (6-1, 235) and Danny Akopyan (5-9, 220) figure to also see significant playing time on the line. Another name to look for is sophomore Jakob Zuniga (6-2, 275), who transferred from Hoover since the Tornadoes will not play varsity football the next two seasons.
The defensive line will boast many of the same players who are also on the offensive line along with senior Thomas Chiaravalle (5-8, 205) and sophomore Steilen Varga (5-10, 265).
The linebacker core is led by senior Tyler Murphy (5-8, 185). Mendieta, Glover, and Householder also figure to see time as linebackers.
Others to watch for are juniors Austin Blacano (6-3, 225), Kube Raymond (5-10, 185) and Lucas Sheppe (6-1, 205).
In the defensive secondary, senior Ian Miller (5-10, 165) leads the way. Juniors Owen Cusumano (5-10, 165) and Jarren Flowers (6-0, 175) are also both very talented. Vang, senior Oaklee Spens (5-6, 150), senior Shawn Wilson (6-1, 170) and junior Kaze Gibbs (5-5, 145) figure to add depth.
Colman said there is no clear favorite for the Pacific League title.
"It is going to be very competitive across the board. Pretty much every team has improved since last year," he said. "Top to bottom there are no sleepers. Everyone is going to be competitive. I could see it shaking out four or five different ways."
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Aram Araradian, Armando De La Cruz, Austin Blacano, Ben Burnham, Brandon Pena, Burbank Football, Craig Rushton, Danny Akopyan, Devin Householder, Duncan Smith, Erik Harutyunyan, Ian Miller, Issac Glover, Jack Sapyta, Jakob Zuniga, Jarren Flowers, Kaze Gibbs, Kube Raymond, Lucas Sheppe, Matthew Porras, Max Mendieta, Oaklee Spens, Owen Cusumano, Rene Amirian, Seth Jones, Shawn Wilson, Steinlen Varga, Thomas Chiaravalle, Tyler Murphy, Vincent Vang on August 10, 2019 by Jim Riggio.
Burbank Can't Keep Pace With Hart, Falls 49-28
For a second, if you closed your eyes and went back in time you may have thought Friday's football game between Burbank High and Hart was a battle in the Foothill League.
It wasn't and when it was over the Bulldogs didn't have enough gas in the tank and lost to the Indians 49-28 in a nonleague match at Memorial Field.
Senior quarterback Matthew Porras had two scoring passes in a 49-28 loss to Hart. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
Each team is gunning for the CIF Southern Section playoffs, but on this warm night the Indians made more big plays than the Bulldogs, who last met Hart in 2005.
Burbank (1-2) started strong and led 14-0 in the first quarter as sophomore wide receiver Brandon Pena raced 95 yards on the initial kickoff to make it 7-0.
Burbank's lead became 14-0 with 4:38 left as senior quarterback Matthew Porras (10 of 24 for 126 yards with three interceptions) and senior running back Chadz Vang (26 yards on three catches) hooked up on an 11-yard scoring pass that made it 14-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, senior wide receiver Michael Colangelo went 97 yards that sliced the lead in half.
Hart's offense accounted for six touchdowns against Burbank, including Ethan Blair, who had one. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
The Indians (2-1) evened it at 14-14 when junior quarterback Zach Johnson, who was playing in only his third varsity game, threw the first of five scoring passes, this time hitting senior wide receiver Jacob Montes (87 yards on six receptions) with a five-yard bullet as 9:12 remained in the second quarter.
From this point, Hart outscored Burbank 35-14 including 14-0 in the fourth period.
"They made the momentum plays. They made critical plays at big moments and we didn't," Burbank coach Adam Colman said. "They executed in the big moments and we didn't. That wins football games."
The Indians (372 total net yards) then moved ahead 21-14 on a two-yard scurry by senior running back Ethan Blair (106 yards on 24 carries) as 5:07 remained before the half.
The Bulldogs had a tough time running the ball against the Indians. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
The teams then exchanged turnovers which led to Burbank tying the contest at 21-21 when Vang located the end zone on a 15-yard scamper and 1:51 left before the break.
"It was a dog fight and that's what we expected," Colman said. "We knew we were going to play a really good team. A really well coached team. It was a test for us to get ready for the playoffs. We have to learn from this so when we're in the playoffs, we have to be ready for it."
Hart's opening drive of the second half ended with a seven-yard toss from Johnson (18 of 29 for 252 yards) to Colangelo (46 yards on four catches) as 6:55 remained as the Indians led 28-21.
Matthew Porras ran for 55 yards on 17 carries. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)
On Hart's next series, Johnson capped the drive that began at the Hart 31-yard line with a 34-yard strike to junior wide receiver Drew Munoz and came with 2:24 left that gave the Indians a 35-21 edge.
"They're a very talented team. They're very good," said Hart coach Mike Herrington, who is in his 30th season of the Bulldogs. "We had a hard time containing their quarterback."
The Bulldogs (213 total yards) came within 35-28 when Porras (55 yards on 17 carries) and senior tight end Duncan Smith (73 yards on three catches) hooked up on a 52-yard play as 58.8 seconds remained in the third.
Hart's lead became 42-28 with eight minutes on the clock in the fourth as Johnson hit Munoz (96 yards on four receptions) with a 23-yard strike and it became 49-28 with 5:32 left when Johnson found Munoz with a 25-yard toss.
Burbank's next game is a Pacific League encounter against Hoover at home on Friday with a 7 p.m. kickoff.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Brandon Pena, Burbank High, Chadz Vang, Duncan Smith, Football, Hart High, Matthew Porras, nonleague on September 8, 2018 by Rick Assad.
Burbank Football Looking for a Ring
The last two seasons have been arguably the best in school history for the Burbank High football team.
The Bulldogs still have a nice core intact from last season's Pacific League championship team that went on to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoffs. A few players remain from the 2016 team that played for the Division 8 CIF title game.
So the level of expectation is quite high once again for Burbank, under second-year head coach Adam Colman.
The Bulldogs moved up two divisions and will now play in Division 5.
"Whatever division we got put in goes without saying we want to win a ring. We've gotten really close the last two years. When you get that close you can taste it," Colman said. "(Winning) League is obviously a goal, but that's a stepping stone to bigger things. We all want to win a ring. Whatever division we are in we can't control that. All we can control is what we do on the field."
Matthew Porras will lead the Burbank offense once again in 2018. Photo By: Edward Tovmassian
Quarterback Matthew Porras was the co-Pacific League Player of the Year a season ago. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound quarterback who threw 30 touchdowns and over 2,600 yards a year ago, lost a few passing targets, but will still have a great one in senior Erik Harutyunyan (6-2, 190). Harutyunyan has been a star on both offense and defense the past two seasons. An outstanding student and a three-sport athlete, Harutyunyan should be on the radar of every Ivy League school.
Erik Harutyunyan is a three-year starter on both sides of the ball. Photo By: Edward Tovmassian
The other big target Porras will have is senior tight end Duncan Smith (6-4, 240) who has offers from many major colleges, many of which are in the Mountain West Conference. Junior Ben Burnham (6-1, 175) is another receiver who could shine.
Colman said sophomore Brandon Pena (5-10, 165) could be a star if he continues to work hard.
Running the ball, Burbank returns senior Chadz Vang (5-5, 140) who is extremely quick and changes direction very easily. Junior Issac Glover (5-9, 195) will give Burbank a back who can pick up yards in short yardage situations.
Freshman star running back Jack Sapyta (5-10, 140), who is also an accomplished sprinter in track and field, is expected to begin the season on the junior varsity team along with sophomore quarterback Aram Araradian (5-11, 170). Araradian saw time on varsity last season and is ready to go if needed.
Duncan Smith gives Burbank a huge target at tight end. Photo By: Edward Tovmassian
Burbank's offensive line will be led seniors Kris Azizkhani (6-2, 300) and Esper Alsayegh (6-0, 260). Seniors Matthew Sanchez (5-11, 240), Oscar De La Cruz (5-10, 220) and junior Armando De La Cruz (5-9, 225) figure to fill out the rest of the group that will look to push the Bulldogs down the field.
Burbank's defense line will be strong again, despite the loss of star Anthony Lira to graduation.
Karo Koshkaryan (6-3, 235) is a returning all league pick. Joining him will be Smith and Azizkhani. Also in the mix are juniors Seth Jones (6-2, 240) and Devin Housholder (6-1, 190).
Burbank is a little younger, but still very talented in the linebacker position.
Sophomore Max Mendieta (5-8, 185) is an excellent student and Colman said he has a "Nose for the ball."
Sophomore Austin Blacano (6-2, 210), junior Tyler Murphy (5-9, 190) and senior Alejandro Martinez (6-1, 190) also figure to help out as linebackers.
Kris Azizkhani figures to play a key role on both sides of the ball for the Bulldogs. Photo By: Edward Tovmassian
Harutyunyan clearly leads the secondary and will be looking forward to matching up against Moorpark star and USC commit Drake London, when the teams meet in a nonleague contest in Burbank's second game.
Junior Vincent Vang (5-6, 150), junior Ian Miller (5-10, 170), Burnham, Pena and sophomores Owen Cusumano (5-10, 155) and Jarren Flowers (6-0, 165) are all fighting for playing time in the secondary.
This entry was posted in Football, Sports and tagged Alejandro Martinez, Aram Araradian, Armando De La Cruz, Austin Blacano, Ben Burnham, Brandon Pena, Burbank Football, Chadz Vang, Duncan Smith, Erik Harutyunyan, Esper Alsayegh, Ian Miller, Issac Glover, Jack Sapyta, Jarren Flowers, Karo Koshkaryan, Kris Azizkhani, Matthew Porras, Matthew Sanchez, Max Mendieta, Oscar De La Cruz, Owen Cusumano, Seth Jones, Tyler Murphy, Vincent Vang on August 9, 2018 by Jim Riggio.

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Q: JTree TreeCellRenderer raising issue on showing the selection color I am using this below piece of code:
 class CountryTreeCellRenderer implements TreeCellRenderer {
        private JLabel label;

        CountryTreeCellRenderer() {
            label = new JLabel();
        }

        public Component getTreeCellRendererComponent(JTree tree, Object value, boolean selected, boolean expanded, boolean leaf, int row, boolean hasFocus) {
            Object o = ((DefaultMutableTreeNode) value).getUserObject();
            if (o instanceof Country) {
                Country country = (Country) o;
                label.setIcon(new ImageIcon(country.getFlagIcon()));
                label.setText(country.getName());
            } else {
                label.setIcon(null);
                label.setText("" + value);
            }
            return label;
        }
    }

Since I am passing/returning a label, so on selecting any component in the JTree, no selection color is coming.
I tried to use:
JComponent comp = (JComponent) super.getTreeCellRendererComponent(tree, value, selected, expanded, leaf, row, hasFocus);
comp.setOpaque(true);
if(selected)
comp.setBackground(Color.RED);

But if I return comp, then the output of the tree is not coming as expected.
How to resolve the same?
I did not implement any Editor for the same.

A: Please take a look at the source code of the DefaultTreeCellRenderer, which extends JLabel as well and is perfectly capable of setting a background color. I copy-pasted the relevant lines below:
  if (selected)
    {
      super.setBackground(getBackgroundSelectionColor());
      setForeground(getTextSelectionColor());

      if (hasFocus)
        setBorderSelectionColor(UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().
                                getColor("Tree.selectionBorderColor"));
      else
        setBorderSelectionColor(null);
    }
  else
    {
      super.setBackground(getBackgroundNonSelectionColor());
      setForeground(getTextNonSelectionColor());
      setBorderSelectionColor(null);
    }

A: Yes it worked as explained by Robin by bit of change basically
if(selected){
            label.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
            label.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        }else
             {
            label.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
            label.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
             //setBorderSelectionColor(null);
             }

enough

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The Muppet Movie Returning to the Big Screen for 40th Anniversary
By Christine Fernando | June 4, 2019 | 12:16pm
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It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to meet the Muppets … in theaters again next month.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the beloved 1979 classic The Muppet Movie, the film will return to the silver screen at 700 theaters across the country for two days only.
At 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 25, and Tuesday, July 30, fans will get the chance to make "The Rainbow Connection" all over again, courtesy of Fathom Events, The Jim Henson Company and Universal Pictures.
The Muppets started out in television with the massively successful 1970s hit show, The Muppet Show. But creator Jim Henson had more plans in store, taking a creative risk by launching his puppet friends into their first motion picture.
The Muppet Movie, directed by James Frawley, marked the big-screen debut of fan-favorite characters Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the rest of the gang.
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The film even received an Oscar nomination for its iconic song, "The Rainbow Connection."
"The Muppet Movie is a cinematic treasure, a delightful film that may have been made 40 years ago but is truly timeless, thanks both to its iconic characters and to its always-stirring theme of following your dreams and believing in your own abilities," said Tom Lucas, Fathom Events vice president of studio relations, in a statement. "This film's return to the big screen is very well deserved and we are happy to work with The Jim Henson Company and Universal Pictures to give it a proper nationwide re-release."
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Between raising kids, growing a career and trying to keep up with household chores, you can find your head spinning from time to time. Unfortunately, sometimes it goes beyond a head spin and turns into you falling sick. This can throw you into a frenzy, especially if you have a million and one things to complete on your to-do-list in the next month. It is important that you remember, however, that getting sick is something that can happen to anyone. What matters most is that you take your recovery seriously by resting and doing the right things. On that note, this article is going to give you some suggestions for managing illness with a hectic schedule.
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Man plied boys with drink before sexually abusing them in caravan
A man who plied two young boys with alcohol before sexually abusing them in a caravan in Co Donegal has been jailed for six and a half years.
Terence Fitzpatrick had been found guilty of six counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault of the boys between 1989 and 1996.
Fitzpatrick, of Fitzpatrick Cottage, Kilsallagh, Bawnboy, Co Cavan, was formerly a bus driver from Belfast.
At the time of the assaults, he knew the boys' families and was also a scout leader.
Letterkenny Circuit Court was told that despite being found guilty, Fitzpatrick, aged 68 still maintained his innocence.
One of his two victims were in court as the sentence was passed by Judge John Aylmer.
The court was told that the boys would travel to Donegal from Belfast where a relative of Fitzpatrick owned a caravan.
On occasions, the boys, who were aged between 9 and 14, were given small alcohol shandies to drink.
However, when an older relative of the boys would go to bed leaving them alone with Fitzpatrick, he would ply them with drink and then sexually abuse them.
On one occasion he made the boys take off the clothing and then he compared the sizes of their penises before fondling them.
Fitzpatrick also took one of the boys for a drive and sat him on his knee, allowing him to steer the car but fondled him on the journey.
He asked the boy if there was any chance of a blow job but was told no.
On another occasion, Fitzpatrick went to bed with one of the boys and masturbated him.
Despite the abuse, the victims said they never discussed the assaults as they were too embarrassed to.
They also told how Fitzpatrick told them not to discuss the assaults and said that he had a brother who was very dangerous and showed them a shotgun.
When arrested in 2015, the accused denied knowing either of the boys.
When one of the boys told his mother in later life that he had been abused by Fitzpatrick, she became suicidal.
The court was told that Fitzpatrick, who was accompanied to court by his sister, still maintained his innocence and has no previous convictions.
Judge John Aylmer sentenced Fitzpatrick on three separate charges of sexual assault and jailed him for six and a half years, three and a half years and three years with all sentences to run concurrently meaning he will serve six and a half years in total.
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Nine tips to make fast food healthier for children
If you're a busy parent, chances are you've been in the company of hungry children, desperate to find the nearest place to eat and refuel.
Last Updated: Jul 02, 2017, 01:40 PM IST|Source: ANI
New York: We all know fast food is unhealthy for us as well as our kids. The fact is, we cannot avoid eating junk for all our lives!
If you're a busy parent, chances are you've been in the company of hungry children, desperate to find the nearest place to eat and refuel. Although fast food can make for a quick and appealing pit stop, meals can be high in calories, sugars and sodium.
But that doesn't mean fast food can't have its place in a child's diet. "When we look at fast food, it's one meal in the course of a child's day or week. Families need to find that place in the middle where they can fit fast food in reasonable and healthful ways so their children can learn how to fit it into their own lives down the road," said Jill Castle, a registered dietitian and childhood nutrition expert.
Here are tips, tricks and strategies, as noted by CNN, for dining at fast food restaurants with your kids:
1. Never leave home without snacks. "If possible, stop at a grocery store or stock up on healthy snacks in advance, such as cut-up fruit, cheese sticks and yogurt, which will cost less than anything on a fast food menu and fill everyone up while they're waiting for their food to be served," said Victoria Stein Feltman, a registered dietitian and co-founder of Apple to Zucchini, a healthy eating resource for parents and families.
2. Choose age-appropriate sizes for meals. A kids meal is often a good choice, especially because portions are typically smaller. "Beyond opting out for any super-size options, the regular-sized portions at fast food restaurants tend to be large and too big for kids," said Nicole Silber, a New York-based registered dietitian and pediatric nutritionist.
3. Encourage fruit over fries. "Adding fruits, vegetables and dairy foods help to round out the meal and make it balanced," said Castle, who is also the author of "Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School."
4. Share a meal with your child. This not only downsizes portions, it helps introduce fast foods to your child, such as a grilled chicken sandwich. Indulgences can be shared, too. "Parents might also consider sharing less-healthy sides (such as French fries or onion rings) and desserts (such as milkshakes and ice cream sundaes), and supplementing with fresh fruit and vegetables," Feltman said.
5. Establish your expectations beforehand. If you don't want your child ordering fries or you want them to have fruit or vegetables, let them know ahead of time. "A simple thing that parents can do to help their kids make healthy choices is to have a dialogue and ordering plan before going in. This can be done on the drive over to the restaurant. Managing a child's expectations can be half of the battle and can reduce a child's frustration and possible tantrum at the time of ordering," Silber said.
It's also important for parents to think though what can come up in terms of a request. If parents have a problem with some of the options available, they may want to steer clear of the chain in the first place. "If you're taking your child to a fast food restaurant that serves hamburgers, it's likely your child will be excited to have a hamburger," Castle said. "You need to understand that you are entering into this zone -- and if you are not comfortable with the options, you may need to reconsider going."
6. Decide on dessert -- in advance. "Have that decision (about dessert) made before you go so you're not trying to make it on the fly," Castle said. And if dessert is an option, don't police it. "If dessert is going to be part of the meal, let it be part of the meal -- but don't place eating performance criteria on it ... like 'you have to eat the whole hamburger before you can eat the ice cream.' " Doing this makes the ice cream a much more valuable part of the meal, according to Castle.
7. Insist that they sit. "I encourage all families to have their children sit down and eat their meal together," Castle said. "Some of the fast food restaurants have jungle gyms, and kids may choose to run around instead of eating. ... They may grab a fry and go back and forth, but it's important that the parents carve out a rule to have children sit down to eat at a table, with the people who are there with them. They can sit before playing or play first, but at a certain point, they should sit down to eat."
8. Teach teens healthy habits. It's true that a teenager can afford more calories than an adult, especially if they are in a growth spurt. Still, encouraging healthy choices among teens can be tricky, since they are often making food decisions on their own. "Parents can make their teenagers aware of the options so they understand there are more options than a bacon double cheeseburger -- like salads, chicken sandwiches, wraps and rice and grain bowls. But saying 'you should order this when you go' won't necessarily work for a teenager and may create a point of contention and rebellion. Inform them of all of the options and encourage the teen to choose foods that will make them feel energized and healthy."
9. Be a good role model. "Parents can influence their kids by making healthy choices themselves and encouraging everyone in the family to do the same, like choosing chicken that is grilled instead of fried and limiting high-calorie and high-sugar condiments such as mayonnaise and ketchup," Feltman said. In other words, as with most other parenting advice, what you do almost always means more than what you say.
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Intelligent sensors watch for impending floods
Technology 23 October 2006
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A "grid" of smart river sensors that monitor water depth and flow and can predict impending flooding is to be installed in a UK river.
By producing more accurate and concise data than existing monitoring systems, the network could give locals and government decision-makers earlier warning of rising trouble.
Two of thirteen sensor nodes have so far been installed along a kilometre stretch of the River Ribble, in the Yorkshire Dales, and the rest of the network should be in place by the end of the year. "The river floods regularly after Christmas every year," says Danny Hughes, a computer and environmental scientist at Lancaster University, UK, who is working on the project.
The final network will contain three kinds of sensor node. Eleven will measure pressure from below the waterline in order to determine depth. The other two will monitor the speed of river flow – one using ultrasound underwater, and the other using webcams to track objects and ripples moving along the surface, from the riverbank.
Each node is smaller than a human fist and powered by batteries and solar panels. Each is also accompanied by a computer unit about the size of a packet of chewing gum, which contains a processor about as powerful those found in a modern cellphone.
The sensors are positioned within tens of metres of each other and communicate through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas. This enables them to collaborate for data collection and processing tasks, creating a larger community computer. The same "grid computing" approach is used to connect computers at different locations for distributed research projects.
If the river's behaviour starts to change, the network uses the data collected to run models and predict what will happen next. If a flood seems likely – because it is rapidly rising and moving quickly – the network can send a wireless warning containing the details.
Immediate vicinity
Currently, the network only reports to a lab in Lancaster through one node equipped with a GPRS wireless transmitter. In the future, however, it should be possible for the system to alert those people in the immediate at-risk vicinity, says Hughes.
Electronic billboards could be used to issue a warning, and more detailed information could be displayed online. "SMS messages could also be used," says Hughes. "They could be sent to a list of subscribers affected by floods."
"One end goal would be that people living in areas that flood can install these themselves," Hughes adds, "they are simple and robust enough to make that possible."
Something to report
Hughes says other types of sensor could be used to monitor the water inside a levee, or inner city pollution levels, for example.
Such networks could speed up responses to environmental events, says Craig Hutton, who is working with river sensors at the University of Southampton in the UK.
"They can send only the information relevant to the decision that needs to be made, thanks to their ability to pre-process the data," he notes. This means the network should only get in touch when there's something to report, which also conserves power.
By contrast, systems currently in use constantly stream data back to control centres. "If you are dealing with a flood or air pollution incident and have to make a decision in two hours, you don't want to be inundated with huge amounts of data," says Hutton. In future, smart sensor networks might even suggest potential courses of action along with warnings, he says.


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NASIC wants more space beyond latest $116M project
Barrie Barber, Staff Writer
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE —
A secretive intelligence agency has pushed for a bigger expansion at Wright-Patterson beyond the $116 million building slated to rise at the local Air Force Base within the next few years.
The National Air and Space Intelligence Center has lobbied Congress for another additional $66 million in future years, budget documents show.
The agency has added about 100 employees a year since 2000, creating overcrowded work spaces. Some employees share desks, work a second shift and in scattered spaces, according to NASIC.
NASIC has exceeded its work space by about 30 percent, said Michelle Martz, an agency spokeswoman. "The primary need is absolutely focused on overcrowding," she said in an interview. "… We don't have enough space for the people that we have."
RELATED: Wright-Patt would get new NASIC building under proposed budget
Among its chief missions, NASIC analyzes ballistic missile threats to the United States and briefs the nation's leaders on its findings, a job that has gained more scrutiny recently with concerns over North Korea's nuclear-missile ambitions.
The first phase of the expansion would add 148,000-square-feet of space. A second phase, if it were to receive funding, would add another 107,000 square feet, according to the agency.
"There's no guarantee the second phase will follow," said Michael Gessel, Dayton Development Coalition vice president of federal programs. "That will require strong (support) from the community, the Air Force and the congressional delegation."
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to build the $116.1 million expansion was expected to be awarded between the late summer of 2019 and winter of 2020, with a 30-month construction timeline, according to Martz. Congress must still appropriate money in the defense budget for the project.
RELATED: Two-year deal gives boost to Wright-Patterson, defense spending
The expansion would be the second at the facility that routinely has members of Congress tour the Wright-Patterson campus. In October, the secretive intelligence agency had a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for a $29.5 million foreign materials exploitation facility for a 58,000-square-foot building to dissect adversaries weapons technology.
NASIC has about 3,200 employees and about a $450 million budget, according to the agency.
In another pending military construction project, the Air Force Research Laboratory has asked for a $30 million lab at the Airmen Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson.
The nearly 3,900-square-foot facility would seek funding in fiscal year 2020, according to an Air Force budget document.
A timeline for construction has not been determined, Wright-Patterson spokesman Daryl Mayer said Tuesday.


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But the money has stirred some controversy. The financing for the schools program is one of several recent grants that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, has made to build closer ties to hackers.
Unlike the hackers who cripple Web sites and steal data, the people the government is working with are more often computer professionals who indulge their curiosity at their local hackerspace. But the financing has prompted criticism that the military's money could co-opt these workshops just as they are starting to spread quickly.
There are about 200 hackerspaces in the United States, a sharp jump from the handful that existed five years ago. The workshops, with names like the Hacktory, Jigsaw Renaissance and Hacker Dojo, have incubated successful businesses like Pinterest, the social networking site, and are seen as hotbeds for recruiting engineers and computer scientists.
When his government colleagues see the results of his program, "their jaws just drop," Mr. Zatko said.
Many people say that hackerspaces are promising incubators for innovation and should be cultivated. However, not everyone agrees that the Defense Department should be playing a role, especially in high school programs.
"Having these programs in schools is fantastic, but the military calling the shots in American education?" Mitch Altman, a co-founder of Noisebridge, a San Francisco hackerspace, said in an interview. "I don't see that as a positive move," added Mr. Altman, who, in an online post, was among the first to take a stand against the program.
The controversy over the government programs led to a tense session in a packed ballroom at the Hackers on Planet Earth conference this summer in New York, where recipients and critics of the Darpa financing gathered to discuss its implications.
And yet Mr. Auriti himself is benefiting from the Darpa money as a member of SpaceGambit, a consortium of hackerspaces that won a $500,000 grant for research in space exploration and colonization technologies. He said he hoped that the grant would help him build a mini-thruster to launch backpack-size satellites into orbit.
But the debate over the financing has prompted him to establish a separate working group for the space research with Darpa. That way, none of his workshop's members will feel as though they are unwillingly participating in government work, he said.
Some on the conference panel voiced concerns that Darpa financing would steer more hackers toward military projects. Mr. Altman, the Noisebridge co-founder, said he viewed the influence of military money as a threat because it would lead hackers to choose projects that might appeal to grant makers, as opposed to following their passions, however idiosyncratic.
Everyone on the panel agreed that hackerspaces could provide an exciting model for hands-on technical education in schools, and Dale Dougherty, the founder of Maker Media, which caters to the do-it-yourself movement, said he believed that the high school program that his company was managing would do just that.
But Mr. Dougherty said that the fears about his program were unfounded, and that he wanted the students to work on projects of their choosing.
"We're not asking kids to build weapons," he said.
Darpa has a storied history of making long-shot bets and hoping that a handful of them will pay off. It financed the development of technologies that led to the creation of the Internet, GPS and stealth technology. This cluster of bets on low-cost, innovative manufacturing is part of a strategy by Darpa officials to reduce development times in a range of projects like armored vehicle construction and cybersecurity fixes.
When Lt. Col. Nathan Wiedenman, a Darpa program manager, appeared in Army fatigues this May at a San Francisco-area do-it-yourself festival, Maker Faire, he said the agency's mission was to ensure that the United States would never again be surprised by the technical superiority of an enemy state, as it was when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
"To push the bounds of new technology, we have to physically make things," he said.
Colonel Wiedenman is managing both the grant for the high school program and a $3.5 million grant to the retail start-up TechShop (it is a bit like a Kinko's, but instead of copiers, members pay to use laser cutters). As part of that contract, Darpa employees will have access to TechShop's tools after midnight, when the doors are closed to the public, since Darpa has no lab space of its own.
Matt Joyce, an early hackerspace member who has worked with NASA and has publicly voiced support for Darpa financing, said he believed that the agency's interest in hackerspaces was a sign of their growing importance. But he acknowledged that the government financing would continue to provoke debate, because questions about ethics often loom large for engineers, even in cases in which the government allows them to retain commercial rights to their inventions.


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However, much of the bankruptcy process is administrative and takes place outside the courtroom. In the cases of chapters 7, 12 or 13 and sometimes in the cases of chapter 11, this administrative process is carried out by a trustee who is appointed to oversee the case.
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PfSPZ vakcína je zkušební anti-malarická vakcína připravená z nereplikujících se ozářených sporozoitů s plnou metabolickou aktivitou, která se stále nachází v 1. fázi klinických testů. PfSPZ je zkratkou: Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (SPZ).

Historie
V první půlce 20. století se objevily první pokusy jak léčit malárii. Zpočátku byl použit Pasteurův postup výroby vakcín s nadějí, že se podaří tuto smrtelnou nemoc vymýtit. Ale formalínem inaktivovaní sporozoiti byly ve spuštění imunity neefektivní.

V roce 1948 byly použity inaktivované merozoity společně s adjuvanciem k zabránění zabití skupiny opic malárií, ale silná toxicita adjuvancia a neschopnost získat dostatečný počet parazitů z lidské krve zastavily další pokusy v tomto směru.

V roce 1967 ozáření sporoziti získaní ze slinných žláz nakažených komárů z rodu Anopheles spustily imunitní reakci u myší bez potřeby adjuvancia a další důkazy byly získány v klinických testech na lidských dobrovolnících. Ti byli vystaveni ozářeným komárům infikovaných Plasmodiem. Myši ani dobrovolníci z důvodu ozáření neprojevovali žádné známky nákazy malárií z důvodu ozáření a tedy oslabení parazita. Přesto byl tento postup tvorby vakcíny proti malárii pozastaven hlavně z důvod obtížného získávání dostatečného množství sporozoitů a s chovem parazitů.

Později byl zahájen jiný přístup v hledání vakcíny proti malárii a to kvůli moderním adjuvanciím a možnosti připravit jednotlivé proteiny parazaitů. Dnes je nejvíce pokročilou vakcína RTS,S založená na obalovém proteinu sporozoitů Plasmodia a nachází se již ve 3. fázi klinických testů. Chrání asi 50% testovaných dobrovolníků nakažených kontrolní lidskou malarickou infekcí (controlled human malaric infection, CHMI) po 2 – 3 týdnech a okolo 23% 5 měsíců po poslední imunizaci. V rozsáhlé klinické studii v Africe RTS,S/AS01 redukovala nakažení malárií za 12 měsíců period o 31,3 a 36,6%.

V roce 2003 společnost Sanaria začala s pokusy, ve kterých jsou sporozoiti Plasmodia falciparum manuálně vyjmuti ze slinných žláz komára, ozářeni a uchováni před vlastní inokulací. Jejich cílem je připravit a dostat do komerčního oběhu nereplikující se, metabolicky aktivní PfSPZ vakcínu.

Během klinických testů na dobrovolnících byla PfSPZ vakcína aplikována injekcí podkožně nebo intradermálně a v těchto případech nespustila silnou imunitní odpověď. Jakmile byla PfSPZ injikována nitrožilně opicím nebo myším, tak tato odpověď, představovaná hlavně CD8+ T lymfocyty produkujícími IFNγ, byla spuštěna v dostatečné míře. Tyto lymfocyty jsou považovány za jeden z hlavních mechanismů boje imunitního systému proti malárii v játrech.

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CD8+ T-lymfocyty mají jednu z hlavních rolí v boji proti malárii v játrech. Myši nebo opice injikované touto vakcínou, kterým byly podány monoklonální protilátky proti CD8 ztratili ochranu proti malárii. Jakmile bylo podávání této protilátky zastaveno, ochrana vakcínou se navrátila.
Plasmodium je vpraveno ve formě sporozoitů do krevního řečiště , kudy putují do jater a tam napadají jaterní buňky. V nich se sporozoiti dělí a produkují tak desítky tisíc merozoitů na jednu buňku. RTS,S je připravena tak, aby zastavila Plasmodium ve fázi sporozoitů po vpichu do krevního řečiště. Vakcína PfSPZ je vyrobena z atenuovaných sporozoitů. Ty jsou stále aktivní a cestují do jater, kde jsou následně aktivovány CD8+ T-lymfocyty produkující IFNγ.
Počty PfSPZ-specifických CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, CD3+γδ T lymfocytů jsou závislé na dávce vakcíny. PfSPZ-specifické CD3+CD8+ T-lymfocyty byly nalezeny v sedmi z dvanácti vakcínou chráněných dobrovolníků během klinických testů. Tyto lymfocyty jsou tedy potřebné k ochraně proti malárii u většiny jedinců a jsou v tomto případě situovány v játrech kvůli delšímu setrvání parazitických antigenů v tomto orgánu a tvoří tkáňové paměťové T lymfocyty.

Klinické testy
Byly provedeny první dva klinické testy nitrožilní aplikace PfSPZ vakcíny. Minulé intradermální nebo podkožní klinické testy nespustili adekvátní imunitní odpověď. Série dalších intravenózních testů PfSPZ vakcíny jsou nyní plánovány na rok 2014 v Africe, Evropě (Německo) a v USA k získání důležitých dat pro další postup klinického vývoje této vakcíny, aby mohla být použita jako prevence malárie.

Sanaria nyní plánuje vývoj robota, který by strojově získával sporozoity Plasmodia ze slinných žláz komárů a značně tak usnadnil pokrok ve vývoji této vakcíny .

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