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Kinda crazy to think that Step's goal just now was the first Ranger goal in a week. Whatta shot.
Kinda crazy to think that Step's goal just now was the first Ranger goal in a week. Whatta shot.
First the Dirty Ovechkins, then the Philthy Flyers...next victim the Flopping Pansies.
Hello Carl Hagelin. Goodbye Eric Christensen.
How sweet it is watching The Pansies go down.
Rangers are 5-1-1 in their last 7 against them.
Nice run here.
3 points behind them with 4 games in hand.
Edit: Watched the game again. I can't believe (maybe I can) how slimy dirty the Pansies are. Particularly Droopy Face Malkin, Kunitz, Staal, Orpik and Bortuzzo. Kennedy and Cooke? Well that goes without saying. Fortunately the refs last night caught most, not all, of their constant infractions.
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This team is for real. I like the correlation to the 93-94 team. That team went 11-1 in november and the just played solid enought the rest of the season on their way to the presidents trophy. This team just went 9-2 in november, with hopefully the same results. Love the energy from the new guys, however they need Dubinsky to start scoring. He busts his a$$ but just can't score.
All that crap and bickering aside, congrats on the victory. You guys were always a threat in the east as long as Henrik was in goal. Now you have certainly seemed to add some very good offense and this team is a legit front runner in the east. I'd much rather the Pens battle the Rangers in the east than the Flyers or Caps. I know her only played a handful of games before getting injured, but what was your impression of Mike Rupp? I was sad to see him leave the Pens....good size, good locker room guy, and always seemed to have a knack for scoring timely goals.
I honestly don't recall seeing Anisimov slew footing anyone. Is there any video of it anywhere? I'd sincerely like to see that if it's available.
I'm sorry but I really tried to watch that game from an unbiased point of view but I see Staal slashing players left and right anytime he gets touched. I see Kunitz leaping (read leaving his feet) into Sauer along the boards with his elbow up AFTER Malkin slashed Sauer and broke Sauer's stick in half. Malkin got penalized (rightly so) but Kunitz gets nothing LOL. I see Orpik pulverizing anybody in his path on defense. He gets away with so much crap it's sickening. Bortuzzo is a cowardly punk who I saw take cheaps shots and then run and hide. And you know Kennedy takes liberties whenever possible and what can you say about Matt Cooke? I'm not saying the Rangers players are all saints but your team takes more liberties than most teams and is right up there with the Flyers IMO in that department. But I will say that they WERE penalized more in that game than I ever recall. So maybe the refs are finally getting up to speed!
Rupp by the way, has so far been a disappointment at least when he was healthy and playing. He appeared slow and not really keeping up with the Rangers team speed which while not on the same level as your team or the Canadiens, they still play up-tempo. It will be interesting to see if he can get back into the lineup.
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Orpik and Kennedy do certainly take some liberties. Orpik does a fairly good job destroying people and Kennedy plays with a ton a speed and tenacity, and rarely does he back down from someone even though he is fairly small. He does however have one of the ugliest noses I've ever seen. I also got to see both of these players play alot with the AHL Pens, so I have a bit of soft spot for them. If these two guys were Rangers, I guarantee you love them.
In no way shape or form can I defend Cooke's past actions. His head shots were dangerous and just plain dumb. Albeit a small sample size, he has certainly cleaned up his game this season, which is good bc he brings alot to this team...good penalty killer, timely scoring, and by all accounts an excellent locker room guy. I didn't like Bortuzzo's game. He's and AHL guy only playing because Michalek is still hurting and Letang got his face taken off by Max Pacioretty. I thought Bortuzzo looked like he was trying to make a name for himself out there, but taking shots at Avery then running to bench ain't the way to do it.
Speed has always been the knock on Rupp. He did OK in our uptempo system on a line with Craig Adams and Arron Asham, neither of which are speedsters.
As for you guys, you are always dangerous as long as Henrik is between the pipes. But Richards look good and as long as Gaborik is healthy he is a beast.
With the way Hagelin and John Mitchell are playing, i don't see Rupp getting back into the lineup anytime soon. And personally I feel comfortable with Deveaux over Rupp. Although Rupp can add good depth, Deveaux is 1/3 the price. I can't believe Sather signed Rupp for 3 years. Well, actually, I can. Sather is great when he's making a trade. He absolutely sucks when it comes to signing FA's. There are exceptions (Gaborik and Fedotenko. We'll see if Richards justifies the big salary) but his overall body of work in the FA market is abominable.
Another nice win last night. I cant believe that the Rangers PP actually looks good and generates some momentum for the club. McDonaugh looks to be a stud, the Habs must be kicking themselves right now. Contributions from all lines. When was the last time you could say that watching this team?
I said in the first post of this thread that I thought this team had Top 4 potential and I'm starting to see it. The depth on defense in this organization is phenomenal. Callahan is possessed right now and I'm lovin' Carl Hagelin. Dubinsky is making me pull out my hair though.
I have never seen a Rangers team so deep on the back end.
4 Dmen out, including Staal, and they bring out reinforcements and hardly skip a beat.
And to think they still have Valentenko waiting for an opportunity and McIlrath getting closer to the NHL.
Rangers are legit this year, as much as I don't like it.
Nice win for you guys last night. Listened to the the first period and a half on the online radio feed before a meeting and felt very good, but was very disappointed when I saw the final afterwards.
How nice was that move by Del Zotto last night? Between him and McDonagh the Rangers D is going to be good for a long time. I hope Staal comes back strong and can stay healthy.


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Near the end of the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night, British songstress Adele stood alone on the stage at Staples Center to present Album of the Year — the evening's final and most prestigious award. One of the five nominees was Mumford & Sons, a folk quartet from England with Christian roots and faith-based lyrics.
And if Mumford & Sons was going to win the final Grammy, they'd basically need a miracle comeback.
Indeed, the Mumford men had entered the evening as consensus favorites to take home hardware in several of the major Grammy categories — but the forecasted dominance never quite materialized. By the time Adele began to read aloud the Album of the Year nominees, Mumford & Sons had won only one of the five Grammys for which the group had been nominated.
Conversely, another Album of the Year nominee — the Black Keys — had more momentum than a runaway train. The garage-rock duo from Akron, Ohio, had already claimed four Grammys, including Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance — two categories in which the Black Keys had bested Mumford & Sons head-to-head.
But as Adele pried open the sealed envelope, the biggest award on music's biggest night went to singers who are earnest about their faith and an album whose title is clearly a biblical allusion.
Making the band
When drummer Marcus Mumford and double bassist Ted Dwane got fired from the backing band of a London-based musician in 2007, the pair quickly caught on as supporting players for the up-and-coming folk singer Laura Marling. Mumford was already on close terms with another member of Marling's band, banjo player Winston Marshall, dating back to a time when a younger Mumford and Marshall played together in a church worship band.
The Mumford-Dwane-Marshall trio added keyboardist/pianist Ben Lovett to their side project, and near the end of 2007 the four men founded Mumford & Sons. The band's moniker started out as a tongue-in-cheek effect, but the name stuck in spite of the members not being blood relatives and the fact Marcus Mumford does not dictate to the three "Sons" in the vein of eponymous musicians such as Jon Bon Jovi or Eddie Van Halen, who always call the shots in the bands that bear their names.
All four members of Mumford & Sons are multi-instrumentalists, but a common lineup was on display Sunday when the band performed at the Grammys: Lovett played keyboard; Mumford sang lead vocals, strummed acoustic guitar and thumped a kick drum with his right foot; Marshall picked banjo; and Dwane plucked double bass. British newspaper The Independent recently described their sound as "a little country, a little spiritual, a little folky, (and) lots of things to lots of people."
Rooted in faith
Several things about Mumford & Sons fuel speculation regarding the band's proximity to Christianity. For starters, Marcus Mumford's parents are leaders in the formidable evangelical Vineyard Church in England and, not coincidentally, religion played a big part in Marcus' upbringing.
Second, many of the songs on both "Sigh No More" (the band's 2009 debut) and "Babel" (released this past September) are laden with biblical allusions and religiously evocative language. For example, the track "Below My Feet" from "Babel" contains the lines, "And I was still, I was under your spell / When I was told by Jesus all was well."
At the same time, some of the band's song lyrics also contain explicit language, including several instances of the f-word in "Little Lion Man" and "Broken Crown."
"While Mumford & Sons wouldn't be categorized as a 'Christian' band — you won't find them in Christian bookstores or in the Gospel section at Best Buy — Christian themes nevertheless run throughout many of their songs," Kevin P. Emmert wrote for Christianity Today in September.
Band members have been careful not to endorse any particular religion. Instead, they prefer to highlight in their music the prominent role faith plays in their lives.
Speaking to The Guardian in 2010 about the album "Sigh No More," Marcus Mumford said its lyrics are "a deliberately spiritual thing but deliberately not a religious thing. I think faith is something beautiful, and something real, and something universal. I think faith is something to be celebrated."
Two and a half years after that interview, The Independent asked the singer whether the album title "Babel" could be viewed as a statement about the importance of religion to the band. Mumford's response: "No, religion is not at all (important). Faith is. We each have individual beliefs. Our values are pretty shared otherwise we wouldn't do well on the road. Faith is a more spiritual thing."
Music critics like NPR's Ann Powers may consider Mumford & Sons a "non-sectarian spiritual rock band," but the music may still appeal to Christian audiences.
"We need a voice to remind us that all will be well, that there is life beyond pain, restoration after brokenness," Emmert reflected in his essay for Christianity Today. "Mumford & Sons give voice to that message. We should approach Mumford & Sons' songs with discernment and sensitivity — appraising their lyrics fairly, while seeking to understand their emotions and circumstances. We will find points to criticize, others to dismiss. But in the end, we will find much to honor and celebrate."
Jamshid Ghazi Askar is a graduate of BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School and member of the Utah State Bar. Contact him at [email protected] or 801-236-6051.

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LEWISTON – A Camp ALACCA benefit concert with live music by Jason Schuster of Kooskia is set for Sunday, June 1, 7 p.m., at Crosspoint Alliance Church at 1330 Powers Ave.
Admission is free with donations accepted to benefit the Harpster camp. Doors open at 6 p.m. Onsite registration for campers and volunteers will be available that night.
ALACCA a non-profit, non-denominational organization. There are no paid staff. ALACCA relies on the financial giving of individuals and churches, the physical service of volunteers and missionaries, and prayer. ALACCA offers youth camps for children grades K - 12, retreats for men, women, youth and families. Check out the Camp Schedule to see what's going on this year: http://www.alacca.org/.
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Texas is the among the latest targets of social media threats of "The Purge."
The phrase refers to a 2013 movie, "The Purge," and its sequel "The Purge: Anarchy," released in July.
In the movies, the government declares a 12-hour period in which people can commit any crime they want, including murder.
Talk of a purge occurring in a particular city or state began last week in Louisville, Kentucky, where some residents were reportedly frightened enough to stay home, causing harm to businesses.
From there it has spread to Chicago, California, Ohio, Delaware and Texas.
In all cases, the allusions were a hoax. No purge event has occured.
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Bluffton at Muskingum (DH)
By Ben Risinger, sports information director
March 19, 2005
NEW CONCORD, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team (3-8) split their doubleheader with Muskingum College (8-3) on March 19. The Beavers lost game one 2-1 in extra innings and took the second contest 5-4.
Muskingum jumped out to an early lead 1-0 in the first game only to find the Beavers
tie the game at one all in the top of the sixth inning. Senior Jason Moore (Elida/Elida) batted in junior Lowell Wyse (Camden, Mich./Heston) when he hit a single to centerfield to record the RBI. The
Muskies then scored the game winning run in the bottom of the eighth to win the contest
Moore led Bluffton offensively in the game with two hits and a lone RBI. Moore was also the losing pitcher of record as he gave up six hits, walked three batters and struck out one.
Muskingum led the nightcap 4-0 after four innings as Bluffton scored five runs over
the fifth and sixth to take the game. Bluffton's six hits in the contest came from
six different players with Wyse recording two RBI's.
Freshman Tim Kay (Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity) recorded his first collegiate (1-0) victory as he came in to close the final three innings of the game. Kay struck out three batters, walked two and did not allow a single hit.
The Beavers will be back at home on Tuesday, March 22, when they host Tiffin University. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Natasha Nicole Heaton, 27, of 364 Siam Road, Elizabethton, Tenn., was charged with felony possession of heroin, carrying a concealed weapon, simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, $10,000 secured bond, Dec. 19, Thomasville.
• Tetaurus Diangelo Dunlap, 21, of 24 King Row, Thomasville, was charged with felony breaking and entering, $5,000 secured bond, Dec. 12, Thomasville.
• Randy Carl Grooms, 39, of 365 Bedford Drive, was charged with felony aid and abet larceny, $500 secured bond, Jan. 18.
• Joseph Dean Jennings, 27, of 105 Dusty Lane, Thomasville, was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense, $500 secured bond, Jan. 8.
• Edward Jeremy Jones, 29, of 1084 Hill Everhart Road, was charged with misdemeanor larceny and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $2,000 secured bond, Jan. 14.
• Becky Dye King, 31, of 109 White St., Apt. D, Thomasville, was charged with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny after breaking and entering, $1,000 secured bond, Dec. 17.
• Juan Gabriel Perez-Mejia, 23, of 107 Burler St., was charged with felony manufacture of marijuana, felony possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia, $1,000 secured bond, Jan. 29.
• Crystal Gail Proctor, 32, of 166 Valley Mine Road, was charged with felony possession of a firearm by felon, felony larceny, felony financial card fraud and identity theft, $2,000 secured bond, Jan. 28.
• Kevin Eugene Puckett, 49, of 2704 Stokes Ferry Road, Salisbury, was charged with felony larceny by employee, $500 unsecured bond, Jan. 18.
• Brandon Dale Christian, 29, of 4281 Miller Drive, Valdese, was charged with misdemeanor larceny and felony possession of stolen motor vehicle, $5,000 secured bond, Dec. 5, Thomasville.
• Andrew Gray Kennel, 23, of 177 Cherry Lane, was served with a fugitive warrant for probation violation in Georgia and charged with resisting a public officer, assault on a government official/employee, license plate frame/cover violation, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, no bond and $25,000 secured bond, Monday and Jan. 10.
• David Sanchez Peace, 33, of 25 Kirkwood St., was served with a fugitive warrant for a probation violation in Virginia, $50,000 secured bond, Monday.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• A power wheelchair valued at $1,000 was reported stolen from a home on Pond Street between 6 p.m. Friday and 7:55 p.m. Saturday.


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Today's cancellation of Aliens: Colonial Marines on Wii U is the final chapter in the long and sad story of the game's development. At one point, Colonial Marines was a highly anticipated title, but fans' excitement and expectations hit rock bottom once they actually played it. This doesn't happen often in the industry, but occasionally we are unpleasantly surprised when the reality of a title falls far short of our high hopes. These are some of this generation's examples of this concept. They aren't all bad games; some of them just couldn't live up to the ridiculous hype surrounding them.
SporeWhen Will Wright first unveiled Spore, it looked like it had the potential to change video games forever. The idea of guiding an organism through all of the stages of evolution was compelling, but Maxis struggled with crafting gameplay around the heady concept. The end result didn't drastically alter the video game landscape, but at least it was still fun (which is more than can be said for SimCity).
Too HumanDeveloper Silicon Knights built a reputation with games like Eternal Darkness and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. That meant that gamers were excited when the studio unveiled its concept for a techno-Norse sci-fi trilogy. However, a full series wasn't in the cards; prolonged development and technical issues caused the project to go sour, and when the finished product hit shelves, gamers found it to be far less than what was promised.
HomefrontIn a market dominated by yearly Call of Duty releases, Homefront promised to offer a fresh, more human look at war. THQ was banking on this shooter's premise of a Korean-occupied USA resonating with its audience, but the by-the-numbers gameplay and lack of polish kept Homefront from hitting the mark. The poor performance of Homefront is one of many factors in THQ's downfall.
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On Aug. 16, my wife and I embarked on what we hoped would be an enjoyable day fishing for silvers on the Kenai River.
Upon launching at Stewart's Landing, we pulled out into the middle of the river in order to motor downstream. However, to our dismay, almost immediately our motor started to sputter and lose power.
As I worked on the motor, trying to figure out the problem was, we proceeded to float down the river, sailing past boats full of fisherman.
One fishing guide who noticed our dilemma asked if we needed help and I told him I thought we'd be OK. Later, a private operator hollered over to us asking if we were OK, and again my response was that I thought I could get the motor going.
Finally, as we approached the Pillar's launch area, we gave up on the motor and decided to try to row toward shore. Immediately it became obvious that with the feeble rowing effort of the two of us, if we were going to reach land, it was going to be miles below our present location.
Yet again, a third individual, this time another fishing guide, offered to lend us a hand. This time we took him up on his offer to tow us into the launch area.
As we were in the process of throwing him our tow rope, the first fishing guide we had encountered a mile-and-a-half up the river reappeared.
Realizing we were a considerable distance downstream from where we had launched, he offered to tow us back up the river to Stewart's Landing, where our truck and trailer were parked.
Needless to say, we jumped at that very welcome offer.
Forty-five minutes later, upon depositing us at our launch area, he further amazed us at his generosity by refusing to take any payment for his expenditure of time and fuel.
But he wasn't the only person who was charitable toward us. He had a boat full of guests whom I'm sure had paid good money to catch fish — not tow unfortunate anglers up the river. And they were more than pleasant toward us, calling out to us as they left us at the launch, "Good luck with your motor."
As my wife and I drove off to get our motor checked out, our hearts were warmed as we reminisced at the kind generosity of sportsmen on the Kenai River — guides and private individuals alike.
They showed us by their actions that they are never too busy to lend a helping hand to someone in need.


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Bellefonte Country Club
Ashland, Ky. • June 20 - 23
ASHLAND, Ky. — Cody Gribble of Dallas set a new tournament record when he claimed the Boys Division title at the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior by nine strokes with a score of 10-under-par 200. Brianna Do of Lakewood, Calif., came from a one-stroke deficit to take the Girls Division title.
The Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior was a 54-hole tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Bellefonte Country Club in Ashland, Ky. The 120-player field boasts 90 boys and 30 girls from 24 states.
Gribble began the day with a comfortable lead, after an opening-round 63 that tied the mens' course record and a second-round 66. He knew he could claim his first AJGA victory if he stuck to his strategy of hitting fairways and greens. After getting into trouble on No. 10, Gribble composed himself and finished the final round with a 1-over-par 71.
"I knew I could do it. I just had to hit fairways and greens; take pars and move on," said Gribble. "To win this and be mentioned with names like Ben Curtis means a lot and gives me tons of confidence for other tournaments."
Finishing the tournament in second place with a score of 209 was Cory Amory of Crozet, Va., while Thomas Buran of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Logan Blondell of Lakeland, Fla., tied for third with scores of 211. Eric Lodge of Houston and Chase Wright of Muncie, Ind., both carded tournament totals of 212 to finish tied for fifth.
In the Girls Division, Do, who will be a junior in the fall, showed no intimidation as she began the day paired with two girls who have already committed to Division I schools. She got off to a hot start, making birdie on No. 1 then fought through an up-and-down round to take the lead and claim her third AJGA title.
"I have not been finishing well, so winning this makes me feel really good," Do said. "Today I wanted to play my own game, going stroke-by-stroke, just hoping to play well."
With a tournament total of 223, Candace Schepperle of Hoover, Ala., finished in second place. Molly Aronsson of Shelburne, Vt., finished in third with a tournament total of 226.
The Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior is in its 23rd year and is one of the oldest tournaments on the AJGA schedule. Many of the PGA Tours brightest stars have participated in the Natural Resource Bluegrass Junior throughout its storied history including Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III, Steve Flesch and past champion Ben Curtis, who went on to win the British Open and captain a Ryder Cup team.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, in its third decade of support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr, Candie Kung and Paula Creamer.
For more information about the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior, please contact national headquarters at 770-868-4200.


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this will be my first year duck hunting i have wanted to do this for many years and i finally decided to do it this year i a have a few questions i would like some help answering i live in michigan so other than mallards what other kind of duck decoys could i put in my spread ? when i watch duck hunting on t.v. they always have several duck calls with them but they never explain why . i bought a knight and hale smooth talker what others should i have ? i appreciate the help and an other tips pointers or in formation you think i may need
Welcome to the forum Hunter 28. Wow, you have asked a few questions that would take more than ample space to respond adequately, but first I would start by contacting someone who duck hunts locally in your neck of the woods and pick their brain a bit. You may have a local expert that could give you some quality tips and let you know what calls, spreads, decoys, etc work best where you plan on hunting.
Most of the time, you can't go wrong with a few mallard (drake & hen) decoys, and a few widgeon or teal deeks thrown in, as well as one or two pintail thrown out in the spread in the shape of a "J" or "W".
The best advice I can give you is to set up with your back to the wind and don't shoot until the ducks have just about landed in your decoy spread (ie....webbed feet thrust out). Be prepared to retrieve every duck you've shot either by yourself or a trained dog and know the Federal migratory game limits and which species of ducks are actually in season! And don't scare away the ducks by blowing the calls too much, let them do the talking once they get close enough. Keep your head down, don't move and don't look up into the sky like a tourist.
Maybe Dustin (our resident duck expert) can weigh in on this topic. Good luck.
To add advice, make sure you are camouflaged as good as possible. Scout you hunting spot or future hunting spots see where birds are, where they land with the wind a certain way. Also if you decoy spread is not working switch it, or if the wind switches. Motion to a decoy spread is great, but if the weather is nice and windy it does the job for you. You can set up you decoy spread with a mix bag. I use ducks and goose decoys in my spread, but I hunt for both at the same time and keep them separated. It depends on what decoys you have. If you are hunting big body of water then more decoys the better. Smaller body of water not as much decoys. Some duck calls are made for shorter distance, some longer distance, tone, brand, personal preference or you just buy a lot of calls because you like seeing which calls fit you the best lol. But it is also a good idea to have a extra in case you drop one in the water, if you hunt in cold freezing weather and ducks fly over head and you check you call and you spit has frozen the call, you have another one there to call them in or lose it or what have you. Waterfowl hunting is one of those things you do that is a lot of work and things don't always go as planned so just know that. lol Probably the best advice
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Missoula Smoke From Sawtooth Fire [AUDIO]
The Sawtooth Fire is responsible for the heavy pall of smoke hanging over the Missoula valley.
Air quality specialist with the Missoula City County Health Department Sara Kofield says the fire, that has caused evacuations this week, has sent plumes of smoke into the Missoula valley. She says there is little in the way of weather in the next few days to eliminate the smoke, so conditions will probably get worse before they get any better.
Kofield says air quality as of late Thursday afternoon was listed as unhealthy, and that air quality in Hamilton was listed as very unhealthy.
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Spearman teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate relationship with student
Melissa Sutterfield, 42, a former elementary school teacher in Spearman, has plead guilty to felony charges of Having an Improper Relationship with a Student in the small town school district where she worked, according to a press release from the Office of 84th District Attorney Mark W. Snider.
The charges, a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, stem from an incident in February of 2013 where Ms. Sutterfield admittedly sent a sexually explicit photograph to a then 17 year old student at Spearman High School. Snider said that two victims were originally involved with Ms. Sutterfield, but that the Office combined the cases. The victim in this particular case was one of Sutterfield's former elementary students.
Although contact between an adult and a 17 year old is not illegal, a Texas law makes any contact between a primary or secondary school student of any age and a teacher in the same district a felony offense, said Snider in a phone interview. If Sutterfield had not been employed by Spearman ISD at the time, no crime would have been committed.
After Sutterfield enter her guilty plea, Judge William D. Smith handed down a sentence of 5 years probation and a $2,000 fine. The victim's mother, who was in attendance during the sentencing is "in agreement with the recommended sentence," according to the DA's office.
Sutterfield has been ordered to follow a set of sex offender guidelines and not to have contact with anyone under the age of 18. Sutterfield will not be required to register as a sex offender, said the release, but she must attend sex offender counseling where polygraph "lie detector" tests will be administered. If she violates her probation, Sutterfield could be sentenced 2-20 years in a state penitentiary.
Sutterfield is not currently employed at Spearman ISD or any other school district, and Snider's office will be in contact with Spearman ISD, as required by law, and the Texas Education Agency. "Her license is likely to be revoked," said Snider.


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By Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa
Everything is better when you have a neighborhood corner store. In Brooklyn – the last place I lived for more than four months – a bodega was almost always a good sign. Not only could you get food and drink whenever you pleased, but its presence was as if someone thoughtfully left the lights on so you didn't have to stumble home in the dark.
South Africa enjoys an abundance of corner stores and they're one of the most common businesses funded by Women's Development Businesses (WDB) in southern KwaZulu-Natal. Corner stores run the gamut from selling a few things out of a home to setting up a small shelter by the side of the road to building a more sturdy structure to leasing a space in a building. They're a very important source of goods in rural communities since it can be expensive and time-consuming to make a trip to town every time you need something.
There are two terms for a corner store – "spaza" and "tuck shop". Some people use these interchangeably but it seems like spazas might be the more informal of the two. Typical stock includes chips, sweets, bread, airtime for mobile phones, and maybe cold drinks. Sometimes you can buy fat cookies – a very popular treat made from mixing sugar, water, and flour and then frying the little balls of dough in cooking oil – and mielie (corn on the cob) but options are generally quite limited. It's also a place where you can chat with neighbors and develop a relationship with the owners, to the point where they might sell to you on credit or sell to you late at night even though the shop is technically closed.
Meanwhile, I think of tuck shops as being in sturdier buildings and selling a wider range of items including fruit, vegetables, milk, eggs, hot food, and staples like salt, sugar, and cooking oil. It's more like a small grocery store to a spaza's convenience store. But the distinction is very fuzzy so whether it's called a spaza or a tuck shop, the stock is based on local demand and the sturdiness of the structure depends on what the owner can afford.
Nobuthle, a borrower with Sabathwa Group, is a great example of a typical Kiva client in the region. She runs a small stall by the side of the road and also sells items from her home. She clearly loves being a saleswoman and supports her children, her brother, her brother's child, and her sister's children through her work. Business has been going well since she spent her Kiva loan on airtime for mobile phones and drinks, two popular items with her customers, and she plans to put her profits toward building a sturdier shop to protect her from the rain, building a home for her family, and keeping her kids in school as long as they want to study. In this way, Nobuthle is like every single WDB client I've met over the past three months – she'll sacrifice her own eduction, comfort, and finances so that her family can enjoy opportunities that she didn't have….
Since this post is dedicated to talking shop, here are a few more businesses you'll find all over the region:
Curry shops – KwaZulu Natal boasts 80% of the Indian population in South Africa
Bottle stores – What we in the US call "liquor stores"
Butchers – Favorite local items include braai meat (meat for barbecuing), boerewors (translates from Afrikans as "farmer's sausage"), and cow's head for special occasions
Stands/Stalls by the rank (where people go to catch buses or share taxis) or by the side of the road – You can find produce, clothes, shoes, crafts, airtime, homemade food like pies, fat cookies, hot chips (french fries), and just about anything else you might need before or after a journey
Alexis Ditkowsky (KF14) works with Women's Development Businesses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Check out WDB's lending team and stay tuned for new loans on their lending page.
Selection of previous posts by Alexis Ditkowsky:
Special Update from the Field: Beaches, Safaris + Cambodian Glamour Shots
Photos from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Database Detective: South Africa Edition
The Meaning of "Now" in South Africa
Next Steps for Kiva's Partner in South Africa
First Borrower Visit (Take 350+)
A Hand-Delivered Kiva Fellow
Drawings from Training and Greetings from Boston


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Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy in Newport News, Va., was added to the 2013-2014 list of Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) programs for the upcoming school year. Only 11 schools across the country were added this year.
PRIME is a program developed by the SME Education Foundation to prepare students for manufacturing careers by advancing education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects. It employs a community-based, real-world approach to education, forging partnerships between schools, higher education institutions, companies and the community.
To become part of the PRIME program, a school must have an exemplary manufacturing curriculum that has been in place for at least three years. The program must include both academic and hands-on fabrication instruction; access to local colleges with the opportunity to participate in postsecondary programs; and access to local manufacturing companies for company tours, job shadowing and mentoring opportunities.
PRIME is part of SME's initiative to support the reshoring of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. and ensure we have a strong pipeline of skilled manufacturing workers to support future industry needs.
Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy offers a four-year magnet program that prepares students for careers in engineering, aviation and electronics. Students take a number of classes at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, including an FAA Pilot Ground School course. The academy provides students with cutting-edge electronics and technology equipment, and students are encouraged to pursue college dual enrollment opportunities.
Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy is another example of Virginia's exemplary secondary education system, preparing graduates to enter the manufacturing workforce or pursue more advanced degrees at the Commonwealth's leading higher education institutions. To learn more, click here.
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©2018 Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Friday, June 29, 2001
Jennifer Kopp(517) 335-4590
More Than $21 Million Awards Granted and More Than 32,000 Workers To Be Trained
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced today that an additional 1,913 Michigan workers will have the opportunity to improve their job skills through more than $1.3 million in grants. Seventeen grants, funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Economic Development Job Training program, will be used to upgrade the skills of workers at Michigan companies.
"These grants will help provide Michigan workers with the learning tools and resources needed to improve and enhance their job skills," said Doug Rothwell, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "The instruction and training these grants will provide is helping to create a viable and highly skilled workforce."
The program helps Michigan businesses create new jobs or retain existing jobs by improving the skills and competitiveness of Michigan's workforce.Under the requirements of the job training program, employers must provide a 25 percent match for training existing workers.For these 17 grants employers will provide $744,956 in matching funds.
The funds are provided to local community colleges, vocational-technical schools or other training providers.As the state's 18 Michigan Technical Education CentersSM (M-TECs)open for business, more companies are expected to utilize their training services, which are tailored to each company's skill needs and time demands. There are seven M-TECsSM currently open with more scheduled to open this year.
"This program seeks to ensure that Michigan employers have the highly trained technical workers they need to compete in the global economy," Rothwell said. "Providing skills training helps worker career advancement, teamwork and productivity."
The MEDC has awarded more than $21 million in EDJT grants this year, providing training to an estimated 32,000 Michigan workers.More grants are expected to be announced later this year.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, a partnership between the state and local communities, promotes smart economic growth by developing strategies and providing services to create and retain good jobs and a high quality of life.CLICK HERE for a complete list of EDJT Grant Awards.
Current Economic Development Job Training Grants Statewide Statistics
Total Number of Grants Awarded:17Total Amount of Grants:$1,399,840Total amount of Employer Match:$744,956Total Number of Workers Receiving Training:1,913Current Workers:1,804New Workers:109
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Testing the Causal Nexus between Output and Unemployment: Swedish Data
In this paper we aim at testing for the Granger causality test between real GDP and unemployment in Sweden. We model a VAR (4) model on Swedish two macro-economic variables, namely, the gross domestic product (GDP) and unemployment (Un) for the period 1993:Q1 – 2011:Q2. Our main aim is to supporting further empirical evidence so as to identify the relationship between the GDP and unemployment in terms of females, males and total unemployment, with special reference to Sweden. A Granger causality test is used. The test shows that it is the GDP Granger that causes unemployment but not the other way around. An econometric model is deployed and developed on the basis of Okun's Law. Total unemployment, male unemployment and female unemployment coefficients of the relationship between the GDP and unemployment coefficients are diverted from Okun's coefficient and they are found to be approximately 8 per cent and statistically significant for Sweden. This stayed almost steady over time. This result also has important implications for determining macroeconomic policy.
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Aerostich Elkskin Gauntlets
- Product Review (submitted on September 22, 2012):
- These are my second pair of 'roper' gloves, but, my first in the 'gauntlet' style. The fit, and comfort level is top-notch. The knuckle padding is just right, but, I'd like to also see a model with the same padding over the outside of the fingers and thumbs.The Velcro wrist closure is nice, but it could use a sewn on tab, to prevent the strap from coming out from the metal buckle. Sometimes it is difficult to re-thread the strap once the gloves are on. The infamous thumb-wiper blade is always a great accessoriy, which doesn't impede hand grip usage. The insulated model will be on my 'wish-list'.


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Dads rock! So, this Father's Day, the Orlando Science Center is offering a full day of rockin' fun for all fathers. On Sunday, June 19, Dads can explore the new exhibit, GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World and everything else the Orlando Science Center has to offer for free.
GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World features entertaining, and educational displays specific to the guitar, including historical artifacts, models, posters, video screens, interactives, and kiosks. Dads can check out ancient stringed instruments like the Persian Tanbur, the Indian Sitar and the Chinese Pipa. See dozens of iconic guitars from industry giants like Gibson, Fender and Rickenbacker, including some famous pieces played by Johnny Winter, Vic Flick, Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Joe Bonamassa. There are also interactive kiosks exploring the science of sound at work within the guitar and a display featuring the world's largest playable electric guitar, measuring 43.5 feet long and 16 feet wide.
In addition to the guitar exhibit, dads and their loved ones can explore all the Science Center's exhibit floors, including the live critters in the NatureWorks area, the flight simulators in Science Park, the dinosaur fossils in DinoDigs or the giant screen films in the Dr. Phillips CineDome.
The Orlando Science Center is located at 777 East Princeton Street, Orlando, FL. Fathers are FREE for one day only! For everyone else, general admission is $17 for adults and $12 for youth ages 3 to 11, senior and student passes are $16 and children 2 and under are admitted free. Park in the covered garage for $5. General admission includes all four floors of interactive exhibit galleries, giant screen films and live science demonstrations throughout the building.
For more information visit www.osc.org.


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Transitional fossil
A missing link is a proposed, but as-yet undiscovered, intermediate form between two similar species, commonly used to refer to a form between man and a common ape-like ancestor.
Creationists frequently cite "Missing Links" as evidence that evolution is fallacious. Darwin called this issue "...the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory..." and attributed the perceived lack of transitional fossils to imperfections in the geologic record.
Another Creationist strawman is to argue that evolution demands a transitional form between every creature. Kirk Cameron, for instance, frequently demands evidence for a "Crocoduck" - a creature with the physical traits of both a crocodile and a duck.
First, the theory of evolution suggests that ALL life forms are "transitional forms". All fossils, then, are transitional fossils. Referring just to the line that lead to modern humanity, geologists have discovered hundreds of distinct, progressing variations.
Second, the nature of evolution suggests that the massive variation we find in life forms today are the direct descendants of a much less diverse group of life forms, possibly as small as a single individual form. While ducks and crocodiles do have common ancestors, their lines diverged long ago, and each line evolved independently from the other. Discovery of a "crocoduck" would be far more damaging to the theory of evolution than the absence of such a creature.


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Rich, powerful Jews annihilate poor, innocent Palestinians
'Israel pounds Gaza..'? (You may have heard that before..) Funny, isn't it, how the BBC has never mentioned Gaza pounding Israel, which it does incessantly. Indeed, the sirens frequently wail in Ashkelon, Pit'hat Shalom and Shaar HaNegev, as Gaza pounds Israeli civilians of whatever gender, age or creed. But only when Israel justifiably retaliates does the BBC bother to report the 'pounding'. It is as though these evil Jews were responding to a Palestinian peashooter with a nuclear bomb.
Tit-for-tat is never going to resolve this conflict. There is error on both sides: civilians are dying on both sides. But it must be observed that Hamas are awfully fond of using their women and children as human shields. Hamas don't care if they kill or injure men, women or children; military or civilian; Jew or Muslim. The jihadi-Islamists of Gaza don't really mind where their little firework display lands or who gets injured or killed. That's why they're now pounding Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. All they care about is terrorising the Jewish State and ending the Zionist conspiracy.
Yes, Gazan jihadi ideology is understandable; excusable, even, because Israel is the illegitimate state and occupying power, and the Jews are the main obstacle to world peace. It's causal, you see. And the only resolution is the eradication of Israel, so the moment it lifts a finger to defend itself, it is criticised like no other nation on earth. Israel is the eternal aggressor; never the victim. Jews are perpetual occupiers and murderers; never the one suing for peace. The BBC/Guardian response inculcates the nation with the belief that Hamas are just poor, innocent Palestinians trying to do their best against the rich, powerful Jews who really rule the world. This cartoon isn't from Nazi Germany: it is from The Guardian this week.
"War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill


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Maria Sharapova, who earlier this year switched phone endorsements from Motorola to Sony Ericsson (for an estimated $10 million-plus over four years), is now making good on the deal by hosting her very own fashion show in London tomorrow. She'll show a lifestyle collection inspired by the Sony Ericsson Z555i — a flip-phone with a shiny and translucent front cover.
We'll try to show you pictures from the Maria Sharapova Design Collection fashion show as soon as we find 'em.


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Phillies 42 Games Over .500 Makes History
With a 5-3 win over the Marlins tonight, the Phillies added another record to the franchise books. And here is how it transpired:
Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt made the start tonight. Since coming off the DL, he has produced one really good start, a couple of okay starts and one bad start. The bad start was against the Marlins last week. This week, facing the same team, he had another sort of up and down day.
While the results were not awful, Oswalt just did not look solid out there. He gave up three runs in 6.1 innings, so it could have been worse. But the Marlins hitters helped a lot by getting themselves out. Oswalt's control was not great and his pitches were all over the place. Oddly enough, against this Marlins team, it seemed to work.
Oswalt's inconsistent play is starting to raise some questions about whether or not he should pitch in the post-season. With experience and a solid history on his side, the Phillies won't yet count him out. Hopefully, his next few starts will really show what he has left in the tank.
In the meantime, the Phillies offense helped Oswalt out with some runs in this game. Shane Victorino started it off with a triple and Placido Polanco hit a sac fly to score him. Most of the additional damage was done later by John Mayberry Jr. who also had a sac fly, plus a 2-run homer in the game.
Mayberry's sudden emergence since his trip back to Triple-A in June has been amazing to watch. He fixed his batting stance, worked on his defense and is now clicking on all cylinders. There are no more Phillies fans complaining about the team not resigning Jayson Werth in the off-season. Adding Hunter Pence has been a big boost as well.
Speaking of Werth, if you compare his numbers to Mayberry's this year, the results are night and day. Their home run and RBI numbers are very close, however, Werth has had more than twice the number of at-bats that Mayberry has gotten. Werth has 269 more at-bats, to be precise. That is a whole lot of production from Mayberry in a very short time. Mayberry is simply "werth" more than Werth.
With the three RBI from Mayberry tonight and some bullpen help, the Phillies took a 5-3 lead into the 8th inning. Antonio Bastardo, who seems to be untouchable this year, pitched another superb inning. In fact, Bastardo is on the verge of making baseball history. If Bastardo continues at his current pace, which had batters hitting only .112 against him coming into this game, he could wind up with the lowest BA against a reliever in all of baseball, ever. Yes, EVER. Wow.
As we await those results, the Phillies made another kind of history with today's win. Now at 42 games over the .500 mark, this is the best mark in Phillies franchise history. No other Phillies team has ever had such a great record. There is still a lot of baseball to go, but this team has the potential to be the greatest Phillies ballclub ever.
And as you let that sink in, remember to tune in again tomorrow night at 7:10pm. Cole Hamels will pitch in game 2 against the Marlins.
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Well the Flames started strong, with a pretty solid first period which I like to think was helped by the level of excitement in the building. However after one period they only had one goal, one post and one crossbar to show for it. Neimi played strong, and the Sharks were able to weather the storm and come out even stronger in the second than the Flames had in the first. That one period by San Jose was enough to blow the season opener us fans waited far too long for.
The bright spots were Mikael Backlund and Jay Bouwmeester. Although JayBou was by no means a star, he was at least noticeable with a couple shots on net.
Jiri Hudler did not play, although it's thought that he flew back from the Czech Republic yesterday. He should be available for tonight's game against the Ducks. I've also updated the depth chart based on last night's game, click for the latest Calgary line combinations.


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Skip to comments.Day One: "DNA 101"
Posted on 10/30/2003 5:29:43 AM PST by runningbear
Day One: "DNA 101"
Day One: "DNA 101"
Peterson Hearing Resumes Thursday
Oct. 29 (AP) A hair found in a pair of pliers on the boat Scott Peterson took fishing the day his wife disappeared matched a genetic sample from Laci Peterson's mother, an FBI expert testified Wednesday, as prosecutors sought to have him tried in the murder of his wife and unborn son.
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For much of the day inside a packed courtroom, FBI lab supervisor Constance Fisher testified about the disputed method of DNA analysis she specializes in that can show a genetic match between a mother and child.
She testified that a one-inch strand of hair found on pliers in the boat did not match Scott Peterson, but did match a swab of DNA taken from the mouth of his mother-in-law, Sharon Rocha.
Defense lawyer Mark Geragos is challenging the admissibility of the testimony, saying the analysis was the subject of a "raging debate" in the scientific community and suggesting that the hair sample may have been contaminated or tampered with by law enforcement.
The technique has not been widely accepted in courts, and it was only ruled admissible once in a California state court, in the case of an accused murderer in San Diego.
With the exception of a brief mention of Laci Peterson's family at the start of the hearing, the 27-year-old substitute teacher's name was never uttered again during the daylong hearing in Stanislaus County Superior Court.
The hearing is expected to last into next week, after which Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al Girolami will decide if Peterson is tried on two counts of murder that could lead to the death penalty. ..........
Peterson evidence set to be revealed
Peterson evidence set to be revealed
The public will hear at least some at the preliminary hearing.
By John Cote -- Modesto Bee
Published 2:15 a.m. PST Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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MODESTO -- The public's first real look at evidence against double-murder suspect Scott Peterson is expected Wednesday, when prosecutors begin laying out a legal case that has been under wraps for 10 months. "Everything will be a revelation to us," said Ruth Jones, a criminal law professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and a former prosecutor. "This case is unique in that sense."
Peterson's preliminary hearing, which likely will last five days, could demonstrate the strength of the prosecution's case and outline the possible trial. The hearing that begins Wednesday is to determine whether there is enough evidence to try Peterson in the deaths of his 27-year-old wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
It's unclear how much evidence the prosecution will unveil at the hearing, because it's relatively easy to have a defendant held for trial. For that reason, the defense rarely calls witnesses, protecting them from cross-examination.
But this case is different, legal observers said, pointing to widespread public scrutiny that has influenced legal tactics and might affect the trial.
"There are two battles going on here," said San Francisco Deputy District Attorney James Hammer. "The legal battle and the PR battle."
In the legal battle, attorneys are poised to spar over an array of evidence the defense wants kept out of court, including information from wiretaps, electronic tracking devices, DNA testing and scent-tracking dogs.
The judge also is to hear a defense argument that a potentially key piece of evidence -- a single hair found attached to a pair of needle-nose pliers in Peterson's boat -- likely was "altered" while in police possession.
Prosecutors contend that the hair simply broke inside an evidence bag.
The hair could be a critical piece of physical evidence linking Laci Peterson to the boat her husband said he took fishing on Christmas Eve, the day she was reported missing.
The defense's challenge of the evidence signals a wider tactic of trying to show that investigators acted improperly, echoing the O.J. Simpson murder trial, legal observers said. A jury acquitted the former football star in 1995 of killing his ex-wife and her friend.
"It's a very important strategy," said Professor George Bisharat, a criminal procedure specialist at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. "You really saw the potential impact in the sense that there was law enforcement wrongdoing in the O.J. Simpson case."
Like the Simpson case, the disappearance of Laci Peterson, a pretty substitute teacher with deep dimples and a captivating smile, has become staple fare for cable television, supermarket tabloids and newspapers on both coasts.
For months, hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement personnel scoured fields, reservoirs and waterways from the Sierra foothills to San Francisco Bay for Laci Peterson.
In April, passers-by discovered Laci Peterson's decomposed body and that of her son about a mile apart along the eastern shore of the bay, several miles from where Peterson said he had gone fishing.
He was arrested days later outside the ...........
Timeline: Key Dates in the Laci Peterson Case
Timeline: Key Dates in the Laci Peterson Case
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Key dates in the murder case of Laci Peterson:
Dec. 24, 2002: Laci Peterson, 8 months pregnant, is reported missing from her Modesto, Calif. home by husband, Scott Peterson. He says he came home from a fishing trip to Berkeley Marina and his wife was nowhere to be found.
Dec. 28: Authorities search water near Berkeley Marina for first time.
Dec. 31: Modesto police shift their focus in case to foul play. "We have not ruled out other possibilities," homicide detective Jon Buehler says.
Jan. 3, 2003: Modesto police ask public for help verifying whereabouts of Scott Peterson in days before Christmas. In Berkeley, police spend hours combing waters near marina.
Jan. 9: Sonar search in water near marina reveals object authorities think is a body. It turns out to be an anchor.
Jan. 14: Authorities and friends expand search to Southern California.
Jan. 17: Laci Peterson's family and friends hold news conference to demand Scott Peterson tell authorities everything he knows about the case.
Jan. 18: As suspicion of Scott Peterson grows, authorities investigate his whereabouts in connection with the disappearance of a San Luis Obispo woman in 1996, when Scott and Laci Peterson lived there. Authorities later determine he had nothing to do with the second missing woman.
Jan. 19: Scott Peterson brings search for missing wife to Los Angeles, where he and his family distribute fliers to volunteers at a hotel.
Jan. 23: Laci Peterson's family says Scott Peterson told authorities he had been involved with another woman.
Jan. 24: Amber Frey, a massage therapist from Fresno, comes forward and confirms she had an intimate romantic relationship with Scott Peterson.
Jan. 28: In a televised interview, Scott Peterson admits he had a relationship with Frey and says he told his wife about it. "It wasn't anything that would break us apart," he says.
Feb. 5:Laci Peterson's family steps up their criticism of Scott Peterson, saying he sold his pregnant wife's car and considered selling the couple's house.
Feb. 10: Laci Peterson's expected due date. "Everybody's aware of it," says Modesto police Sgt. Ron Cloward.
Feb. 17: Scott Peterson's mother, Jackie, tells The Associated Press her family believes kidnappers abducted Laci Peterson with intentions of holding her captive until she delivered the baby.
Last Call
Lorin McLain
Staff Columnist
My folks take Halloween very seriously. Every year, in early October, they set out to convert their nice Walnut Hills home into a bastion of evil by adorning every room with dark lights, nightmarish knick-knacks, voodoo accessories and whatever it takes to make the devil feel at home. They bring the ghouls out of the basement and turn the lawn into a graveyard.
All of this culminates in a big bash that occurs on a Saturday night around Halloween. My sister won't come, though, because several members of her church "wouldn't agree with it." Really, she's just scared, but won't admit it. I'm willing to bet that it's not a matter of this particular demonization, I mean denomination not agreeing with these aspects of the holiday in question, but really they're just scared.
After centuries gone by, the devil still gets a bad shake. We may have come a long way from burning at the stake those under suspicion of his influence, but still when a puzzling situation arises where we have no logical conclusion, we must have the devil at hand to blame.
Take the Laci Peterson case, for instance. The preliminary hearing to determine if Scott Peterson will stand trial for the murder of his wife just started. Scott Peterson has been held without bail since authorities arrested him at the Mexican border with his hair bleached and $10,000 in cash.
The defense is trying to prevent prosecutors from being able to present certain evidence to the court, such as DNA analysis of hair clippings from Peterson's wife found on pliers in his boat and information gathered from wiretaps and global positioning systems. The defense has implied that the "real killers" are worshippers of the dark lord.
That's right, Peterson died at the hands of a satanic cult, according to this theory.
Clearly there must be real compelling evidence to support this claim. The defense is unable to indicate that there are bad people at large other than Peterson himself, but merely a "satanic cult." California murders often seem due to circumstances resulting from a "satanic cult."
The Son of Sam is an instance of incriminating the devil. Lucifer was blamed for the psycho that randomly went out and killed people that summer of seventy something. David Berkowitz wasn't in league with the devil, as many have assumed, because of satanic associations made with the case, that he was possessed by some evil power. He didn't say "the devil made me do it," but he was forced to kill by his "father," who he ........
DNA debate opens first day
Scott Peterson, right, and defense attorney Mark Geragos listen as FBI DNA expert Constance Fisher testifies Wednesday before Judge Al Girolami. LAURIE McADAM/THE BEE
DNA debate opens first day
By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ
Last Updated: October 30, 2003, 05:04:55 AM PST
Wiretaps secretly recording Scott Peterson's telephone conversations while he was under police surveillance will not be used in his double-murder preliminary hearing, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Nor will they present evidence from GPS tracking devices placed on his vehicles to monitor his movements, Senior Deputy District Attorney Rick Distaso said moments after the long-awaited hearing got under way in Stanislaus County Superior Court.
The defense, however, still wants to raise the issue that the wiretaps were improperly conducted.
The bulk of Wednesday's proceedings was dedicated to an FBI expert's detailed testimony about mitochondrial DNA testing.
An afternoon of technical cross- examination by defense attorney Mark Geragos was aimed at showing the mitochondrial DNA testing process was unreliable and the results should not be admissable in court.
Geragos also contends that police mishandled a single strand of hair found attached to pliers in Peterson's boat.
Mitochondrial DNA tests showed that the hair did not come from Peterson but could have come from his wife, Laci, according to the prosecution.
Peterson told police he took the boat on a fishing trip to San Francisco Bay on Dec. 24, and his wife was missing when he returned to Modesto that evening. She was almost eight months pregnant at the time.
Her body and that of her son, Conner, were found in April along the bay's eastern shore, several miles from where Peterson said he went fishing. Police arrested Peterson on April 18 in the San Diego area, where his family lives.
Peterson, 31, is charged with murdering his wife and their unborn son, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
Prosecutors are presenting some of their evidence during the preliminary hearing, slated to last five days, and Judge Al Girolami will decide whether there is enough evidence to hold Peterson for trial.
Frey's lawyer can stay
At the outset of the hearing, Geragos asked Girolami to order attorney Gloria Allred out of the courtroom. Allred represents Amber Frey, who was Peterson's girlfriend when Laci Peterson disappeared.
Frey, 28, of Fresno has cooperated with authorities since she contacted police on Dec. 30. She said she did not know that Peterson was married when they began their relationship.
Girolami allowed Allred to stay but ordered her not to discuss any ..........
Partial Court Transcript
Provided by the Modesto Bee.
(Excerpt) Read more at abclocal.go.com ...
12 - zip would do it.
"The tribe has spoken, Scott....time to extinguish your flame"
Couldn't make it through last night's 400 plus postings to see if this has been mentioned yet, but TV Guide on-line is saying USA network has hired Dean Cain (TV Superman) to portray Scott Peterson in their upcoming docudrama, The Perfect Husband. No note of when this will be on.
Does KTVU have an online link? If so can you provide it for me?
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Virgin Media goes cloudy for biz punters
Bring me sunshine, bring me RAIN
Posted in Cloud, 28th September 2011 12:27 GMT
Virgin Media plans to launch a range of cloud-based services for its business customers.
The telco characteristically had a dig at its rivals, such as BT, by saying it wanted to directly "challenge" those outfits which, Virgin Media claimed, had "brought unnecessary confusion to the cloud, complicating what can be a simple and highly effective way to manage an organisations [sic] IT."
VM said it wanted to offer "no-nonsense advice" to its 65,000 biz customers.
"Most [organisations] are already signed up to the benefits of the cloud, but constant jargon and complicated advice have created a real barrier to entry," said Virgin Media's business wing managing director, Mark Heraghty.
"The dramatic rise in data volumes, the move to a remote workforce and the merging of business and consumer technology are all putting greater pressures on today's businesses. Cloud gives organisations more choice in how to deal with these pressures and we're here to show that cloud doesn't have to be complex. In fact with us it's amazingly simple," he added.
The ISP has launched a first product dubbed Virtual Private Data Centre (VPDC) for businesses that represents a clear move into the managed services market by Virgin Media.
It's flogging the product to businesses by saying that hardware costs can be significantly reduced with the use of VPDC.
VM, which has partnered with Savvis in its cloudy strategy, claimed it had the edge over competitors because it would offer "clear and simple advice". Beyond that, however, the company didn't explain in any detail how its team would cut through much of the jargon often spouted by cloud suppliers.
The telco said it wouldn't lock biz customers into minimum length contracts, instead punters will be billed by the hour for the amount of "virtual power" they plug into via the service.
Ovum principal analyst David Molony described Virgin Media's shift into the cloud as "a significant challenger in the UK's business telecoms market".
He added that Virgin Media's timing was spot on "because the cloud services market is gaining some serious momentum". ®


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Bo: Peter Reckell, Robert Kelker-Kelly
Hope: Kristian Alfonso
YEARS: 1983-1987; 1990; 1994-present
Motorcycle-riding rebel Bo Brady spotted high school student Hope Williams at Shenanigans bar and was immediately smitten. He took her for a ride on his bike and it wasn't until later the two of them realized they knew each other as children. Bo and Hope fell in love over the next several months and just as they were about to make love on Hope's 18th birthday, her father, Doug, burst in and had a heart attack. Bo then had to go undercover to help clear his brother, Roman's, name. Because of the danger involved, he convinced Hope he didn't care about her. This led Hope to fall into a bad relationship with Larry Welch and the two of them became engaged. On their wedding day, Bo kidnapped Hope from the church leaving Howie Hoffstetter to walk down the aisle as Hope.
Hope ended up marrying Larry anyway but they soon divorced. Bo and Hope were eventually married and had a son, Shawn Douglas. They sailed away from Salem on their boat, the Fancy Face, in 1987. They returned in 1990 but Hope was killed in an electrical explosion. Bo found comfort in the arms of Carly and Billie until Hope turned up alive in 1994. Bo and Hope reunited a year later but life remained as complicated as ever. Over the past 17 years they had two more children, faced horrific tragedy when they lost one (Zack), dealt with Hope's crisis of identity (Princess Gina), and battled outside forces and drama at every turn. In 2012 they are still together and their love was as strong as it's ever been.
Bo and Hope are one of the most well-known and memorable couples in soap opera history. They became an instant favorite with DAYS OF OUR LIVES fans who have remained loyal for the past 29 years.
Between them Reckell and Alfonso have won eight Soap Opera Digest Awards including Favorite Couple in 2001. Both have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy for their work. They also won a Special Fan Award at the 2002 Daytime Emmys as America's Favorite Couple. In 2005 they were nominated for another Special Fan Award as favorite Irresistable Combination.
- Bo and Hope Early Years including Howie Hoffstetter (1983/1984)
- Bo and Hope's wedding (1985)
- Hope "dies" (1990)
- Zack's death (2006)
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Ryan Mary Kiblin was the true embodiment of a free spirit.
She loved butterflies, tie dye and the color purple. She savored trips to the botanical gardens in Buffalo, loved animals of all kinds, and held a fascination for anything and everything green.
Friends say they could point to anything in nature - tree, flower, weed - and Ryan could name it and discuss it at length.
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At left, memorial service was held for Ryan Kiblin and her infant daughter Saturday at Chautauqua Institution's Hall of Philosophy. At right, Ryan Mary Kiblin, 33, of Jamestown, died on July 13 along with her infant daughter at Women's and Children's Hospital.
"She was just amazing," said Hannah Akin, who worked for Ryan on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution for the past four summers. "She just had an appreciation and knowledge of everything that had to do with gardening."
The 33-year-old supervisor of grounds, gardens and landscaping at Chautauqua Institution and her infant daughter Emma Lee passed away July 13 after a very brief illness at Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo.
Their deaths have stunned and saddened her family and friends as well as the community at Chautauqua, where she enjoyed a legion of fans.
While the community tries to make sense of the tragedy, co-workers point to the beautiful and tangible gift she left behind - the many gardens and memorable plantings that line the streets and plazas on the grounds of the Institution.
"The first thing everyone sees when they get to the grounds are eight big barrels of flowers that hang along the main road," Akin explained. "Everyone loves them. She put all the designs together."
Flowers spilled from those baskets Saturday under a grey and rain-streaked sky as friends and family gathered at the Hall of Philosophy to celebrate Ryan's life.
As gatherers - huddled beneath umbrellas - walked to the hall, Ryan's landscaping projects illustrated the story of her career along the paths and streets where she had spent summer days planting flowers and plucking weeds.
"It is appropriate," said Robert Franklin, pastor of Chautauqua Institution, "that we gather here, huddled together, keeping warm and sheltered from the rain to remember her."
The young gardener's resume outlines the journey of an adventurous spirit with a green thumb. This summer marked Ryan's 13th year as an employee at Chautauqua Institution, 11 of which she spent as a supervisor. She oversaw a staff of 46 workers, designed and coordinated garden beds and landscaping projects, and was in charge of offseason cleanup. She also gave lectures and presentations on various environmental topics, and was a member of The Bird, Tree and Garden Club.
She was named as one of "Five Extraordinary Women Who Keep Chautauqua Running" by the Chautauquan Daily in 2013.
But according to friends, Ryan had another resume - a more personal one that portrayed a magnanimous personality, a contagious smile and a love of life.
"All you had to do was mention her name and people would just light up," said one fan, who was there to coordinate the memorial service.
Thomas Becker, president of the Institution, said the rain was an apt description of how everyone felt, but he was eager to shine the light on Ryan's talents.
"She didn't just create space," Becker explained. "She made beautiful designs that were explicitly about the present and the future. It was immediate beauty with the promise of future beauty."
Becker also addressed her leadership skills, explaining that "to work with or for Ryan was to commit to a standard of excellence."
He also said he was mourning the chance to watch the young woman continue to develop as a leader inside the organization.
"She was committed to the purposes of this place," Becker explained.
Doug Conroe is the director of operations at Chautauqua who described his sense of loss: "Tomorrow now presents a void for all of us ... that we're struggling to overcome. But the beauty of her creations has already started to fill that void."
Conroe also described Ryan's delight about becoming a mother. "In my heart I knew she would be a fine mother," he said.
"Ryan was a gardener," added Marjorie Buxbaum, president of The Bird, Tree and Garden Club. "She was our gardener. She will continue to bless us with her creations every day."
A slideshow of Ryan's life played against the backdrop of a steady rain at the end of the service, showing pictures of the Jamestown resident in fields of flowers and along the leafy pathways of Chautauqua or posing with friends at parties and family gatherings.
When the service ended, a few people went and stood quietly amongst the flora of her last project - a rain garden behind Norton Hall.
Four-hundred-feet-long, the ambitious garden boasts brick walkways that wind along more than a thousand perennials, hundreds of shrubs and a crushed limestone nature trail. The garden is designed to help the sustainability of Chautauqua Lake as it filters out excess nitrogen and phosphorous.
The words of President Becker echoed along the meandering walkway.
"For generations to come, Ryan's name will resound through this community," he said. "I hope you will hear it ... I know I will listen for it."


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University of Houston experts, including Bob Schneller, director of environmental health and risk management, are prepared to comment on the topics related to hurricane season preparation and response.
This tale of courage continues to move audiences and is the inspiration for a special performance at University of Houston's Moores Opera House.
At 7:30 p.m., May 1, the Moores Symphony Orchestra will team up with the Moores Chorale and Choruses to honor the singing prisoners of Terezin with "Verdi's Requiem: A Defiant Requiem." Tickets are $15 and $10 for students and seniors. To reserve tickets, call 713-743-3313.
This spectacular concert will feature noted conductor Murray Sidlin, who has conducted extensive research on the Terezin experience and coordinated performances honoring those brave musicians who dared to defy their captors.
It all began when he discovered a tattered book telling the story of how inmate Rafael Schacter organized a chorus and orchestrated the performances despite opposition from other prisoners. Sidling's interest in the topic took him to Israel, Boston, the Czech Republic and New York. He discovered camp survivors who offered first hand accounts of what happened at Terezin and the beauty and bravery of the performances.
The audience also will hear directly from these survivors as they will appear in a video that will be shown during the concert. Other video images will include footage from the actual concentration camp.
More than 140 singers will take the stage for this performance including faculty soloists Joseph Evans, professor of voice; Cynthia Clayton, assistant professor of voice; Melanie Sonnenberg, visiting professor of vocal studies; and Hector Vasquez, affiliate artists.
"It is an honor to host this concert here at the Moores School of Music," said Betsy Cook Weber, director of undergraduate choral studies. "During this unique, emotional performance, audiences can expect to be educated, as well as entertained."
The event is presented in collaboration with UH's Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
|"Verdi's Requiem: a Defiant Requiem"
|7:30 p.m., May 1
Moores Opera House
|UH School of Theatre & Dance
For more information about UH, visit the university's Newsroom at www.uh.edu/newsroom


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Where were the �Rip Van Winkle� members of the Chicago Federation and the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability when Illinois was creating the �insurmountable debt� they now claim can only be erased by taxing the pensions and social security of retirees?
It�s a sure bet that their �tax trifecta� will not be completed until the legislature dumps the teacher pensions on downstate school districts.
Did they demand changes when the multimillionaires of the Chicago Civic Club and scores of legislator pet projects continued to receive billions of dollars in excess of declining revenues?
To reduce the debt on the backs of retirees, where are their recommendations to harness the state�s spending?
Retirees paid every dime required of them into the systems and periodically received no annual pay increases, yet we are being told that our pensions are draining revenue from more legitimate uses, most recently the $100 million found by House Speaker Madigan to promote a presidential library in Chicago.
The �Spend, Tax and Spend More� mentality has driven businesses and workers out of the state, leaving their focus on retirees.
Yes, the state needs to reduce the debt, but more important it needs to prioritize spending to match income revenue. It shouldn�t come at the expense of reducing pensions to the poverty level or forcing retirees to sale their home to satisfy rising property taxes.
Rick Richards


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We're only twenty-five days into school, but boy is everything in full swing - literally!
Auditions are done and over with, and practices have begun for the GR Singers. This group, formally know as the Swing Choir, is selective to 25-30 students who perform choreography and sing all genres of music. The GR Singers perform perio-dically throughout the year at music concerts, and are a highlight at the G-R Jazz Show. In preparation for their performances, the GR Singers gather for practice every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7:30.
Under the director of Mrs. Amanda Bridges, they have added a service to the community for this upcoming school year. GR Singers will now be the featured representation of the choral music department, and plan to travel to nursing/independent living homes and public events to spread the joy that music brings to all! Their first performance took place Saturday, September 22 from 11:15-12:15 during the Reinbeck Art Festival on Main Street. Keep an eye out for upcoming GR Singers' events, and make sure to come check them out!
These are the following talented students involved:
Seniors: Joseph Zimmerman, Cody Ward, Paige Kromas, Cortney Crozier, Abbie Walton, and Erin Wentzien.
Juniors: Tyler Wrage, Aaron Shouse, Braden Heithoff, Shelby Yates, Alyssa Christopher, Sadie Walton, Taylor Weida, and Rebecca Franksain.
Sophomores: Cole Goos, Jacob Peters, Cydney Rose, Moriah Hoeppner, Jenny Schildroth, Hanna Christopher, Alyona Strohbehn, Ashley Moore, and Hannah Martin.
Freshmen: Dan Robinett and Jessie Royer.


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