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From North Myrtle Beach down to the outskirts of Savannah, Ga., Charlotte is just hours from sun, sand and salt water.
When people in the Charlotte area say they're "going to the beach," historically and statistically, they're talking about the Grand Strand -- the strip of seashore centered on Myrtle Beach, in northeast South Carolina.
The coast closest to Charlotte has been a proven draw for close to a century.
Burroughs & Chapin Co. developed it as a Dixie-fied Coney Island, and a variety motor inns and good-times attractions sprouted around a succession of amusement areas on Ocean Boulevard, in the heart of Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach is one of the top tourist destinations in the Carolinas, though in the last 30 years it has morphed far beyond funnel cakes and suntan oil. It is ringed by four-season shopping complexes and dotted with chain-style live theaters.
Its vast number of mini-golf courses has diminished, and in 2006 the old Pavilion building -- associated by many with teen romance and Strand-centric 1960s "beach music" pop -- was torn down. A one-mile beachfront boardwalk is in the planning stages. Some things never change: Teens flock here for spring break, and Memorial Day through Labor Day is peak season. Value-hunters know room rates dip but air and water temperatures remain high in September.
Historic Thrills
Late March-September,get a fast taste of classic Myrtle Beach on the classic Swamp Fox wooden coaster at Family Kingdom amusement park, 300 S. Ocean Blvd. (843-626-3447; www.family-kingdom.com)
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Myrtle Beach Shopping
None of the top tourist attractions along the Grand Strand involve wearing a swim suit. Nowadays, shopping is king.
Broadway at the Beach is a 23-acre complex wrapped around a lagoon, just north of U.S. 501 at busy U.S. 17 Bypass. Contents? About 100 stores, three hotels, 20 restaurants and 15 attractions. Take the family to the IMAX Theatre, Ripley's Aquarium, NASCAR SpeedPark and MagiQuest (wand-and-wizard quest). For adults? A dozen nightspots. (800-386-4662; www.broadwayatthebeach.com)
Barefoot Landing is on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. You'll find 100 stores and about 17 eateries. Barefoot is built over its own lagoon, with shopping areas connected by plank walkways. The big attraction: the quite entertaining and educational Alligator Adventure. There are live gators, in fact, in the complex's lagoon. (800-272-2320; www.bflanding.com.)
Barefoot Landing has House of Blues; near Broadway at the Beach is Hard Rock Cafe.
Shops and attractions along U.S. 501 west of the Waterway offer more places to spend time and money. Look for deals at the 90-some retailers (Aeropostale to Waterford Wedgwood) at Tanger Outlet Stores. (866-665-8677; www.tangeroutlet.com/center, scroll/click "Myrtle Beach/Hwy. 501").
There's also a Tanger (rhymes with "hanger") center on the north side of Myrtle Beach: between the intersection of U.S. 17/S.C. 22 and the beach.
New this year: The Market Common urban-retail village on the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (south of the airport, between U.S. 17 Bypass and Springmaid Beach).
The development has 35 stores and eateries aimed at the affluent locals and visitors (Williams Sonoma, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, P.F. Chang's, etc.).
Taste of the Pavilion
Ten attractions and rides from the historic Pavilion, razed in 2006 -- including the Herschell-Spillman Carousel and the Wave Swinger -- have been safely relocated to the Pavilion Nostalgia Park at Broadway at the Beach ($3 per ride ticket; www.pavilionnostalgiapark.com).
Myrtle Beach Golf
When sports fans think of Myrtle Beach, golf comes to mind: With approximately 100 courses and 2,000 holes, the area bills itself as the Golf Capital of the World.
Pine Lakes -- nicknamed "Granddaddy" -- is the oldest course in the vicinity (opened in the 1920s); more than 70 percent of area courses were built since 1980.
Because of the sheer number of public or semi-public courses, the Grand Strand can't be beat for variety and packages.
Golf Digest pegs these as the top 10: Barefoot Landing Love Course, The Dunes, Ocean Ridge Plantation, Caledonia Fish & Golf Club, Tidewater, Barefoot, The Heritage, Rivers Edge, True Blue and Barefoot Resort.
TPC, in Murrells Inlet, was given a five-star rating by Golf Digest readers.
Golfweek magazine's list of 10 best courses in S.C. courses includes Caledonian (No. 3), The Dunes (4), Tidewater (6), TPC (7), Grande Dunes (9) and Barefoot Resort (10).
Great Links
"If you're tempted to brush off Myrtle Beach because it's not high-end enough, you haven't been there in a while. Golf at The Dunes Club (www.thedunesclub.net),Tidewater(www.tide-water.com) and the Love Course at Barefoot Resort
Myrtle Beach Shows
After-dark entertainment at the Grand Strand:
Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, offers a musical-variety effort that ranges from country to Broadway to gospel to comedy. Continues through fall. Admission: $35-$45. Other events throughout the year; admission varies. (www.alabama-theatre.com) Nearby, where U.S. 17 and U.S. 17 Bypass converge, the Carolina Opryshow has a wide-appeal variety show with a similar mix alternating with an oldies-themed revue. Adult admissions: $35-$50. (www.thecarolinaopry.com)
The Palace Theatre, at Broadway at the Beach, features Le Grande Cirque, a Cirque du Soleil-type acrobatics revue. Adult admission: $30-$45. (www.palacetheatremyrtlebeach.com).
Legends in Concert Theater (U.S. 17 Business in Surfside Beach, south of downtown Myrtle Beach) is more a nightclub and features top-notch pop-, rock- and country-star impersonators and is part of a chain with venues in Vegas, Atlantic City and Branson. Admission: $35-$40. (www.legendsinconcertsc.com)
All charge less for children's tickets; all shift to holiday shows the month before Christmas.
Touring music acts play House of Blues, at Barefoot Landing; cover charge varies. (www.hob.com).
Two dinner-show venues aim at families with youngsters. The meals are comparable; at both, servers bring the food to your seat. Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show, near Carolina Opry, sports equestrian events, ostrich and pig races, etc. Tickets: $44-$47; $22-$25 for kids. (www.dixiestampede.com) Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Fantasy Harbour, off U.S. 501, has jousts and such instead. Tickets: $51-$61 are $47; $31 for kids. (www.medievaltimes.com)
In 1929, Archer Huntington and his wife fell in love with a rice plantation near Georgetown, between Myrtle Beach and Charleston. He was a tycoon looking for a place to winter; Anna Hyatt Huntington was one of the foremost sculptors in the country.
They bought the old Brookgreen place in Murrells Inlet -- and 9,100 acres more. On it was built a mansion and a studio; their sprawling getaway was wrapped in elaborate gardens.
Their land between U.S. 17 and the coast, including their Spanish-style mansion/studio, Atalaya, is now Huntington Beach State Park ($5, $3 for kids).
The acreage west of U.S. 17 is the nonprofit Brookgreen Gardens -- the largest sculpture garden in North America -- the perfect place to go when you've burned out on Myrtle Beach.
More than 500 sculptures are displayed; all are by Americans -- Frederic Remington, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Anna Huntington and other "names." Some are quite small, but "Pegasus" is the size of a Winnebago.
Even if you don't care for art, you'll love the setting: The grounds hold at least eight different gardens -- "rooms" showcasing Southeastern blooms.
Know what's in bloom when: azaleas in early April;, hydrangeas, poppies and ornamental grasses in summer; roses for summer-fall ($12, $5 for kids).
Bette Davis lives on?
Anna Huntington's 1924 "Young Diana" bronze near Brookgreen Gardens' Brown Sculpture Court is of the Greek goddess of the hunt. But who was the model? It may be of film star Bette Davis, who in later years recalled posing in the buff in Boston at age 16, possibly for Huntington. Fact or folklore? The statue's ID has never been authenticated. The artist gave a copy of it to Queens University, which you can see on the school's campus. So you can decide for yourself in Charlotte.
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Charleston is the relatively exotic and ancient city downriver, a place of great beauty and urban clutter; where you go for shopping, dining and sight-seeing ... along with hordes of visitors from elsewhere.
It's an easy drive -- 3 1/2 hours via I-77 South and I-26 East to the too-narrow peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper rivers.
Most attractions are south of the U.S. 17 bridges over both waterways; the city's heart is the mile from Calhoun Street down to the Battery, on its tip.
Before the Civil War, Charleston was the main port of the Southeast, the capital of the cotton kingdom. That architectural legacy endures: sea-facing mansions line the Battery; behind them are block after block of narrow two-and-three story homes and shops -- many from the 1700s and early 1800s. Many are behind beautiful wrought-iron privacy fences, a Charleston hallmark. Through the bars of some, you'll catch glimpses of another Lowcountry touch: small, elaborate gardens.
Stroll the downtown streets as you wish, contact a walking- or carriage-tour operator, or get directions for a self-guided tour.
Poke through vendors' covered or enclosed stalls at the market on Market Street; check the funky and fashionable shops along King Street.
The cost of lodging rises the closer you get to the heart of Charleston. Parking can be scarce downtown, too. For those reasons -- as well as feet fatigue -- remember to use the downtown DASH Trolley ($1.25 fare; some run 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m. daily). The four trolley lines converge at the Visitor Center on John Street and Meeting -- a great place to get travel info, maps, etc. (DASH and bus info: www.ridecarta.com).
Charleston's especially overrun with tourists in the weeks around Memorial Day during the acclaimed Spoleto USA arts festival (www.spoletousa.org) and its smaller, same-time sibling, Piccolo Spoleto (www.piccolospoleto.com).
Also popular: the monthlong Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens offered by the Preservation Society of Charleston ($45; www.preservationsociety.org); and the Festival of Houses & Gardens (March-April), both staged by the Historic Charleston Foundation ($45; www.historiccharleston.org).
Four Classic Plantations
Boone Hall U.S. 17 in Mount Pleasant($17.50; $7.50 for kids) www.boonehallplantation.comNorth of town, on S.C. 61 (Ashley River Road): Middleton Place ($25-$45; $5-$30 for kids) www.middletonplace.org
Drayton Hall ($14; $6-$8 for kids) www.draytonhall.org
Magnolia Plantation ($15-$43; $9-$31 for kids) www.magnoliaplantation.com
Around Charleston
When you tire of downtown Charleston's crowds, leave the city for less-hectic fun.
Take U.S. 17 West across the Ashley River and head to Charles Towne Landing, the state park on the site of (and dedicated to) the first permanent European settlement in the Carolinas -- the direct ancestor of modern Charleston.
Tour the comprehensive and cool visitor center/museum; stroll the grounds to see ongoing archaeological excavations, a replica of a 17th-century sailboat, an outdoor zoo and various displays ($5; $3 for kids; www.stateparks.com).
Drive down to Folly Beach -- Charleston's beach -- and walk the Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier: It goes 1,045 feet into the surf. (Bring a fishing pole -- no license is required; fee to fish is $8; $3 for kids).
Frolic in the sand and salt water at the county park. www.ccprc.com
Take U.S. 17 East across the Cooper to Mount Pleasant, where Charlestonians went to beat the heat in the 1800s. Stroll Pitt Street, the gentrified 12-block "Old Village" heart of town (www.townofmountpleasant.com; click "Home," pull down "Visitor's Center").
Order a milkshake and tuna salad sandwich at time-honored Pitt Street Pharmacy (111 Pitt St.).
Go hungry to Mount Pleasant's Shem Creek area -- it's famed for seafood. Try Locklear's (easy to find, on Coleman Boulevard) for lunch/dinner daily. Or the good-luck-finding-it Wreck of the Richard and Charlene (near the mouth of Shem Creek; look for the Wando Shrimp sign).
Watch fishing boats and other craft glide by. Open Monday-Saturday, dinner only.
Hit the Deck at the Yorktown
The Yorktown was not an aircraft carrier to mess with: Pilots and gunners from "The Fighting Lady" saw action in World War II; her last tour of duty was Vietnam (1966). Now at Patriots Point, she's easily the most kid-pleasing attraction in the Charleston area. Wander the flattop for hours, from below-deck hangars to the bridge above. It holds historic aircraft as well as a Medal of Honor Museum. Admission includes boarding a destroyer that was at D-Day, a sub and a Coast Guard cutter. (Tip: Youth groups can spend the night on board, sleeping in the old bunks.)($15, $8 for kids) www.patriotspoint.org
Four Classic Plantations
Boone Hall
U.S. 17 in Mount Pleasant ($17.50; $7.50 for kids) www.boonehall plantation.com North of town, on S.C. 61 (Ashley River Road):
Middleton Place ($25-$45; $5-$30 for kids) www.middleton
Drayton Hall
($14; $6-$8 for kids) www.draytonhall.org
Magnolia Plantation ($15-$43; $9-$31 for kids) www.magnolia
Midtown Charleston
Midtown Charleston, centering on Calhoun Street, has its own cache of fun.
Marion Square, at King Street, has a Saturday morning outdoor market.
King Street just north of Calhoun holds an engaging array of boutiques and eateries.
Follow Calhoun east to the Cooper River and you'll find the S.C. Aquarium ($16; $8 for kids; www.scaquarium.org). Its 60-plus attractions include the 335,000-gallon Great Ocean Tank (a two-story whopper) and a series of mountains-to-the-seas tanks that literally go from S.C. mountain fish to salt-water creatures. Great fun for kids.
Nearby: Aquarium Wharf,site of the dock for private Fort Sumter/harbor tours ($15; $9 for kids; www.spiritlinecruises.com) and the National Park Service' visitor center for Fort Sumter -- in the harbor, where the Civil War began (www.nps.gov/fosu).
Enjoy the view upriver of the stunning Cooper River bridge; look across the Cooper toward Patriots Point for a view of the USS Yorktown moored there.
You can rent a bicycle from Bike the Bridge ($15 for three hours; www.bikethebridgerentals.com), pedal across the span in a bike/pedestrian lane, then bring the two-wheeler back via a water taxi ride ($5).
Southernmost South Carolina is changing fast -- but still showing its basic Lowcountry allure. Enjoy this contradiction while you can. The once slow-moving area is sprouting high-end gated resorts and time-shares that feature stellar sports, spas and nightlife.
Hilton Head, Kiawah, Daufuskie, Fripp, Seabrook and nearby spots have been redeveloped as swanky getaways that emphasize golf. Golf Magazine's 2007 list of Top 100 U.S. links included Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean course (28), Hilton Head's Harbour Town (56) and Hilton Head's Long Cove (88). Kiawah's Ocean will host the 2012 PGA championships.
Topping various tennis lists: Kiawah and Hilton Head's Palmetto Dunes, Sea Pines, Smith Stearns Tennis Academy and Van Der Meer. Side activities at resorts range from biking to scuba diving.
The swanky Woodlands Resort & Inn's Dining Room has 2007 Mobil five-star status as a hotel and as a restaurant.
At Kiawah (www.kiawahresort.com), the Sanctuary Hotel has 2007 Mobile four-star rating for food and lodgings..
Another Mobil four-star to hang your hat? The Inn at Palmetto Bluff (www.palmettobluffresort.com) in nearby Bluffton. A stay there includes access to the award-winning May River Golf Club.
Hilton Head has upscale shopping/dining/pubbing.
Downtown Beaufort, based on Bay Street, by Port Royal Sound, has a more Lowcountry vibe -- less toney, more homey and very historical. Take a carriage ride around town. The picture-perfect town, pronounced "B'YOU-furt," has appeared in numerous movies (like "Forrest Gump" and "The Big Chill"). Big doings: Water Festival (July 11-20) and Shrimp Festival (Oct. 3-4).
Step Up to Big View
Climb the Public Park tower in the nearby town of Port Royal. At five stories (67 steps), it's said to be the tallest observation tower on the Southeast coast. Enjoy the sight of marsh-edged channels.


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Founded in the mid-1800s, London's Claridge's Hotel has long been celebrated for its timeless style and award-winning dining—specifically its iconic afternoon tea. Now, Claridge's Executive Chef, Martyn Nail, as well as cookbook author Meredith Erickson share the secrets to the hotel's delicious dishes in a new book. Here, Nail and Erickson share an expanded excerpt on Claridge's traditional carving technique, written specifically for Food52.
I have been working at Claridge's for my entire career—over thirty years now—and in that time, have learned a few valuable lessons. One is to never mess with a pastry chef. Ours is Francois Grange and he has been working the midnight shift longer than my tenure—imagine no sun for decades! The other is to not intervene with an American's Thanksgiving ritual. This festive meal is a deeply personal tradition, often passed through generations, where prep can take days, if not weeks, of planning (I know I'm preaching to choir of Food52ers!).
And so, if I may, I would like to make a quiet suggestion, albeit a sacrilegious one: Consider roast beef for this Thanksgiving meal. If I haven't lost you already, please hear me out:
Roast beef is familiar. This is not the once –per-year-I've-forgotten-what-I'm-doing recipe. The familiarity extends from the recipe to the actual procuring of the beef: we have a great farmer for our turkey at Claridge's but I assume many home cooks do not, and the only purchase option is the stacked and cellophane-d birds at your local grocery store. This is not bad, of course. But to date, it is easier to find high quality rib of beef….
Roast beef is easy to make. Ask your butcher a few days in advance for a 4kg (9lbs) rib of beef. A few onions, salt, pepper, a roasting pan and you're good to go. Plus sides, which is really the X Factor and will elevate your dinner to the next stratosphere. And if it's easier to make it also means…
You have more time for entertaining your guests. Less prep time means more entertaining time, i.e. more time for popping that first bottle of bubbles or mixing that first Old Fashioned. Being present in body and mind is the first step to hosting.
At one time a gentleman's education would not be complete until he had mastered the art of carving. At Claridge's, we see nobility in both the butcher's and carver's roles: as there is nothing to carve if the meat is not of good quality or hasn't been cooked properly. Our advice to you about butchering meat is to defer to a local butcher whom you trust, someone you can ask for the appropriate cut.
But back to carving. Once or twice a year we hold a Carving Masterclass in our kitchen. It is booked almost immediately. The guests are often husbands whose wives have sent them, or wives whose husbands have sent them, or wives whose wives have sent them, or husbands whose husbands have sent them—we all want a partner who can carve the roast as we raise our glass and smile across the table. Here's how you can fulfill that duty with the deftness of a knight.
- Select an appropriate cut of meat. This is where our friend the butcher comes in. Choose larger cuts of meat since they will be firmer, easier to carve and will lose fewer juices when cut. Meat with most of (or all) the bones removed will be easier to cut.
- Let all roasts rest for at least 10 minutes before carving. This will not only increase the flavor of the meat, but also allow the roast to firm up.
- Remove strings, skewers the kitchen, before you head out into the limelight.
- Have your tools in order. It is best to use 2 knives: a long-bladed one for slicing and a short-bladed one for trimming and separating joints. Have a warm platter at the ready, and a pair of kitchen scissors. There you are, ready to go, knife in hand and all eyes on you.
- Allow elbow room at the table. Always stand, never sit.
- Carve uniform, attractive slices perpendicular to the grain of the meat.
So, would you serve roast beef for your Thanksgiving meal? Let us know why or why not below.

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HARTFORD — On a day when downtown's new development czar gave Hartford's revitalization effort six months to succeed or fail, one of the state's ``Six Pillars'' projects finally seemed ready to fall into place.
Or perhaps it is poised to merely fall.
The Capital City Economic Development Authority voted Friday to convert the city-owned G. Fox building into a $53 million downtown community college campus. But skeptical faculty and students at Capital Community-Technical College, unhappy with a lack of parking on the site, could mount a fatal opposition to the plan.


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May 5, 2010
A woman was charged with felony child neglect this weekend for leaving her 11-month-old daughter in the car while she went into a Family Dollar, according to police. Police and the fire department were contacted at 12:44 p.m. about a child being left in a car at the Family Dollar store at 11712 Jefferson Avenue, according to police. When emergency officials arrived at 12:55 p.m. they busted out the driver side window of the car to get the child, according to Holly McPherson, a Newport News police spokeswoman.
York: Bond hearing postponed for woman charged in toddler death
By Johanna Somers, firstname.lastname@example.com
September 9, 2014
YORK — A bond hearing for a 31-year-old woman who was charged with felony murder and child neglect after a 16-month-old toddler died while in her care was postponed on Tuesday. The bond hearing was rescheduled because the parents of the child were out of town. It was moved to Friday at 8 a.m. Kayla Denise Ziegenhagen, of Challenger Avenue in Hampton at the Langley Air Force Base housing complex, was arrested Aug. 14 and has been held without bond at the Virginia Penninsula Regional Jail.
York woman pleads guilty to child neglect
By Amanda Kerr, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-4733
June 28, 2012
YORK — A 20-year-old York County woman pleaded guilty Thursday in York-Poquoson Circuit Court to one count of child neglect in connection with the November death of her 9-month-old son. Sabrina Battad was arrested in November and initially charged with first-degree murder, which was later reduced to second-degree murder before prosecutors dropped the murder charge altogether and instead sought a charge of child neglect. The incident occurred on the morning of Nov. 18 while Battad was alone at her mother's home on Burts Road off Route 17 with her infant son Curtis Brazier Jr. During a hearing Thursday, York-Poquoson Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Donna Maw said Battad initially told police the baby had been fussy and that she bounced him on her knees and patted him before laying him in a crib.
Hampton man arrested in 14-year-old son's death
By Tyra M. Vaughn and Andrea Castillo, firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com
November 4, 2013
A 47-year-old Hampton man was taken into custody Monday afternoon in connection to the death of his 14-year-old son last week. Hampton police had a warrant on file charging Anthony James Brooks, in the 800 block of Teach Street, with felony child neglect in connection to the death of his teenage son, Antonio J. Brooks, said Cpl. Mary Shackelford, a spokeswoman for the Hampton Police Division, in a news release. Newport News police took him into custody just before 2 p.m. outside a home in the 1800 block of Wickham Avenue, Newport News Police Department spokeswoman Holly McPherson said in an email.
Parents of twins are charged with child neglect in Portsmouth
By David Macaulay, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-7838
February 22, 2012
PORTSMOUTH - Police have arrested the parents of twins and charged them with child neglect after a 9-month-old boy was treated for head injuries. Jan Westerbeck, a spokeswoman for Portsmouth police, said on Tuesday detectives with the special victim's unit arrested David Lloyd Miller, 24 and 23 year-old, Jessica Sonya Evans of Jewell Avenue, Portsmouth. Both were charged with three counts each of felony malicious wounding and felony child neglect. Westerbeck said police were called to the emergency room of the Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters on Feb. 3, after a nine-month old boy was brought to the emergency room with head injuries.
Child neglect charges dropped against Newport News mother
By Ashley Kelly, email@example.com | 757-247-4778
October 4, 2011
NEWPORT NEWS - Child neglect charges were dropped last week against a Newport News mother whose sons were kidnapped in June by a stranger with whom they had been entrusted. Two felony child neglect charges were nolle prossed against Yovonda Bennafield Friday in Newport News Circuit Court in exchange for her pleading guilty to two lesser charges, according to Bennafield's attorney, Assistant Newport News Public Defender Myrna Splan. Under a nolle prosse, a charge is dropped but can be brought back if more evidence is found.
York woman waives hearing on child neglect charge
By Amanda Kerr, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-4733
January 31, 2013
YORK — An 18-year-old York County woman waived a preliminary hearing Thursday in York-Poquoson Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in connection with allegations she abandoned her newborn baby in a wooded area in Dandy. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Wade A. Bowie certified a charge of felony child neglect against Viktoria Williams to go before a grand jury. By waiving a preliminary hearing Williams acknowledes there is enough evidence to establish probable cause and uphold the charge.
NY woman pleads guilty, gets suspended sentence for child neglect at Water Country
By Jennifer L. Williams, firstname.lastname@example.com | 247-4644
August 11, 2010
A New York woman accused of passing out last year at Water Country USA in a parked van with her crying children inside pleaded guilty to felony child neglect in York-Poquoson Circuit Court on Tuesday. She received five years of suspended jail time. Heather Lepik of Deer Park, N.Y., entered an Alford plea, which is a form of a guilty plea whereby a defendant maintains innocence but acknowledges that prosecutors have evidence to obtain a conviction. It was part of a plea agreement with the commonwealth attorney's office.
UPDATE: Mother of Hampton children that went missing charged with child neglect
By BY MIKE HOLTZCLAW and 757-928-6479
June 16, 2011
The mother of two young sisters who were reported missing from their family's Hampton home has been charged with felony child neglect. Rhonda Lynn Moody, 38, of the 100 block of Misty Cove was charged with two felony counts. The girls - 10-year-old Jaiyah Moody and 9-year-old Jaydon Moody - were found in another residence within the apartment complex where they live. It remains unclear how or why the girls ended up in another apartment, and police did not include details on what transpired on a news release Thursday afternoon.
Gloucester Point man pleads guilty in assault case
By Ashley K. Speed, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-4778
June 25, 2013
NEWPORT NEWS - A Gloucester Point man pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a woman in October. Carl Cottee, 23, entered an Alford plea to unlawful wounding for an assault on his ex-girlfriend on Oct. 4, 2012. The victim told police that she and Cottee had gotten into an argument and Cottee hit her, according to a complaint affidavit filed in Newport News Circuit Court. Under an Alford plea, a person doesn't admit guilt but concedes there is enough evidence to be found guilty. Cottee faces a maximum of five years in prison.
Newport News police look into abuse against 4-year-old before death
By Andrea Castillo, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-4635
May 8, 2013
Newport News police officers were called to investigate an accusation of child neglect against Madyson VanCleave-Hook, 4, two weeks before police say she was killed. NEWPORT NEWS - The grandmother of 4-year-old Madyson VanCleave-Hook worried the girl was in danger weeks before Madyson died of blunt head trauma May 2. Just two weeks earlier, Madyson complained that her mother's boyfriend, Carl Michael Cottee Jr., had punished her by putting her in a drawer under her bed, according to her grandmother, Tracy Jaskowak.
York woman waives hearing on child neglect charge
By Amanda Kerr, email@example.com | 757-247-4733
January 31, 2013
YORK — An 18-year-old York County woman waived a preliminary hearing Thursday in York-Poquoson Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in connection with allegations she abandoned her newborn baby in a wooded area in Dandy. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Wade A. Bowie certified a charge of felony child neglect against Viktoria Williams to go before a grand jury. By waiving a preliminary hearing Williams acknowledes there is enough evidence to establish probable cause and uphold the charge.
Isle of Wight judge certifies charges in daughter's death
By Allison T. Williams, firstname.lastname@example.com | 757-247-4535
December 3, 2012
ISLE OF WIGHT — After hearing five hours of testimony, Isle of Wight Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Robert S. Brewbaker ruled Monday that sufficient evidence exists to try Robert Eph Molinski and Mary Leann Webb for the Feb. 14 death of their 4-month-old daughter, Piper Molinski, and the alleged neglect of her twin sister, Ella. Brewbaker certified one count each of first-degree murder and felony child neglect against Molinski to the Isle of Wight Circuit Court. He also certified one count of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child neglect against Webb.
Isle of Wight couple charged in infant's death in court Monday
By Allison T. Williams, email@example.com | 757-247-4535
November 30, 2012
ISLE OF WIGHT - An Isle of Wight County man and woman charged in connection with last February's death of one of their twin infant daughters will be appearing Monday in Isle of Wight Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on Monday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Robert Eph Molinski, 23, who is charged with one count each of first-degree murder and felony child neglect related to the Feb. 14 death of his 4-month-old daughter, Piper Molinski, and alleged neglect of her twin sister, Ella.
Isle of Wight man found competent to stand trial
Allison T. Williams, email@example.com / 757-247-4535
November 5, 2012
ISLE OF WIGHT - An Isle of Wight County man charged with killing his infant daughter last February on Monday was found competent to stand trial. Robert Eph Molinski, 23, is charged with one count each of first-degree murder and felony child neglect related to the death of his 4-month-old daughter, Piper Molinski, and alleged neglect of her twin sister, Ella. Isle of Wight Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Robert Brewbaker Jr. said the court received Molinski's completed psychological evaluation via fax at 4 a.m. Monday, hours before his scheduled preliminary hearing.
Newport News man sentenced to 30 years in toddler's death
By Ashley Kelly, email@example.com | 757-247-4778
August 17, 2012
NEWPORT NEWS - Jireh Gayles had human bite marks on his thighs and chest when police found him dead two years ago. The toddler was cold to the touch when police reached his apartment on July 20, 2010. The last moments of his life were captured on a cell phone by the person entrusted to take care of him - Darius Orlando Brown. On Friday, a judge sentenced Brown to 30 years in prison for Jireh's murder. Brown testified that he should have taken better care of his girlfriend's son, but didn't admit to killing him. "I apologize that I didn't take the right action that I needed to," said the 24-year-old Brown, before the sentence was pronounced.
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Nicki Minaj and her man meek mill rented a movie hall to watch the premiere of Straight Outta Compton. Nicki took to the 'gram to shower accolade on Ice Cube for the movie.
"When u & bae rent out the entire theatre to watch #StraightOutttaCompton with the team . So proud of Ice Cube. Can't wait to reveal our lil secret," she captioned on Instagram.
She also shared a video clip of her Twerking for meek mill. Catch up with that below


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You want to control access to a file by modifying its Unix permissions. For instance, you want to make it so that everyone on your system can read a file, but only you can write to it.
Unless you've got a lot of Unix experience, it's hard to
remember the numeric codes for the nine Unix permission bits. Probably
the first thing you should do is define constants for them. Here's one
constant for every one of the permission bits. If these names are too
concise for you, you can name them
GROUP_WRITE, OTHER_ EXECUTE, and so on.
class File U_R = 0400 U_W = 0200 U_X = 0100 G_R = 0040 G_W = 0020 G_X = 0010 O_R = 0004 O_W = 0002 O_X = 0001 end
You might also want to define these three special constants, which you can use to set the user, group, and world permissions all at once:
class File A_R = 0444 A_W = 0222 A_X = 0111 end
Now you're ready to actually change a file's permissions. Every
Unix file has a permission bitmap, or mode, which
you can change (assuming you have the permissions!) by calling
File.chmod. You can manipulate the
constants defined above to get a new mode, then pass it in along with
the filename to
The following three
calls are equivalent: for the file
my_file, they give readwrite access to to
the user who owns the file, and restrict everyone else to read-only
access. This is equivalent to the permission bitmap 11001001, the
octal number 0644, or the decimal number 420.
open("my_file", "w") ...
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Ko Ngai (also spelt Koh Hai) is a tiny island in Krabi province close to Koh Lanta. It is only measuring 4 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. Officially it is part of Ko Lanta National Park. The easiest way to reach the island is taking a boat from Pak Meng Pier in Trang but it is also possible to go by ferry from Koh Lanta. Together with the Neighbouring islands Ko Muk and Ko Kradan they form a triangle. That makes it easy to hop from one to the other.
Great travel story from Learn Thai with Mod.


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The Year End Evaluation and Planning Meeting
Written By NAFSO on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | 2:50:00 PM
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Why dont you add them in to the web?
This is very important display about the work.
I remember the Mullikulam people shared their experiences with tears in their eyes. Also other groups were also done a marvelous job. May be the team should give information to upload the web. Herman
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Grain freight system gears
up for harvest
Source: Resource News International
Published: September 26th 2008
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Canada's grain handling and transportation system has begun to gear
up to deal with the 2008 harvest, with most market participants hoping
the infrastructure holds.
to move all the barley, wheat, canola, peas and other commodities that
was sold for fall delivery through the West Coast of Canada is like
syphoning a large body of water through a garden hose and there is only
so much that the hose can handle," Mike Jubinville, an analyst with the
farmer advisory service, ProFarmer Canada said.
Traditionally, September to December is the heaviest grain handling and
transportation period in Western Canada, with Prairie harvest operations
in full swing and farmers making off-the-combine deliveries.
"There are going to be logistical issues to contend with, but hopefully
the weather will co-operate with us and allow for the smooth transition
of Prairie grain and oilseeds being hauled to the West Coast for fast
and efficient loading of vessels," Jubinville said.
If there are disruptions, he said, hopefully they will be short.
"Activity in Canada's grain handling and transportation sector certainly
has begun to pick up and for the most part, movement via the western
corridor has been quite fluid," said Rick Steinke, director of logistics
for the Canadian Wheat Board.
Steinke said the system is not being put to the test as it was last
year, when there was a lot of feed barley to move because of sales made
by the private sector during a very brief period.
"The CWB's control on barley sales was briefly removed by the Canadian
government (during which time) the private sector made some large feed
barley sales," he said. The sales, while honoured by the CWB, presented
some extreme logistical problems in the West Coast transportation
"We don't have those issues to deal with this fall as the market
environment has been stable," Steinke said.
Export sources indicated that the private sector sold 1.4 million tonnes
of feed barley from Western Canada to Saudi Arabia during the brief
period of time when the monopoly that the CWB has on barley exports was
removed. An appeal of the federal government's move resulted in a quick
reversal of the decision.
"Normally, Canada's grain handling and transportation system ramps up
during the last half of September/first half of October," said Lach
Coburn, manager of West Coast shipping for Cargill Ltd. "However, it
appears the real test of the system will now come towards the end of
On again, off again
The "on again, off again" harvest of grain and oilseeds in Western
Canada has not really challenged the system yet, he said.
Coburn said there have been some small delays for vessels waiting to
load at the Port of Prince Rupert and some at Vancouver, but for the
most part movement has been manageable.
"It's a bit early to judge whether the system will meet the challenge or
not," Coburn said noting that there seems to be enough information on
the table about program needs and planning among all necessary
However, he said, the biggest issue that the industry needs to avoid is
bunching -- and that goes for vessels as well as rail cars.
"A properly spaced out export program would be ideal as well as be
instrumental in keeping the system flowing smoothly," Coburn said.
Kelli Svendsen, with Canadian National (CN) media relations confirmed
that grain and oilseed movement on the railway company's lines has been
slow to start because of the delay in harvest activities in Western
She would not comment on whether CN had leased U.S. rail cars to help
with the expected seasonal push of grain from the Prairies to West Coast
Officials from Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) were not available for
comment despite repeated calls.


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Paradise – A Nice Place to Visit But I Wouldn't Want to Live There
Somewhere around day 2 of a recently ended 7 day vacation on the Caribbean island paradise of St. Maarten (St. Martin if you're on the French side), the question started. It was a whisper at first. But around day 4 the volume and frequency had increased. The question goes something like this: "Wouldn't it be great if we could just quit our jobs and live here forever?" Of course, every time I'm on vacation I ask the question. And the answer is always the same: "No it wouldn't."
That's Why They Call it a Vacation
You see for me, at least, the reason a Caribbean vacation is so intoxicating is that it's a much needed break from the mundane, from the endless hours of work and phone calls and emails and texts and responsibilities. It's that recharging your battery thing. You get what I'm talking about. It's special. But would it be if you lived there? I don't think so. Although it's hard to imagine, perfect weather, white sand beaches, crystal clear water and 50 varieties of rum would become….well dare I say, mundane. I'm reminded of a story I heard some years back about a fellow from New England who accepted a permanent position in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. He was surprised that the position took so long to fill and that there was so much turnover. After all, he figured, wouldn't everyone want to live and work in Paradise? Three months into the job he came down with an intense form of "island fever", a toxic combination of boredom and claustrophobia, and had to leave the island. So much for Paradise.
The French Side of the Story
When there last we observed a fair number of French citizens, mostly young, who seemed to be immune to "island fever" and had taken up permanent residence in St. Maarten. I admit to a certain amount of envy. Somehow these folks had developed an immunity to boredom. More likely though they just don't find tropical weather, gourmet food, steel drum music, cloudless skies, friendly people and endless stretches of beach boring. Ah, the French.
And Now Back to You
Have you ever wondered while on vacation in a beautiful spot what it would be like to live there? Could you do it? Would you like to try? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this one.


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Flamenco school closure and new era celebrated with Fin de Fiesta show
Fin de Fiesta
July 8, 8 p.m. | Vancouver Playhouse
Tickets and info: $25-$35, at brownpapertickets.com
Rosario Ancer can't say exactly how many students have danced their way through her Centro Flamenco school, but if pressed she figures "thousands" have passed before her watchful eye.
Sadly, that tradition will be coming to an end after 28 years as Ancer is closing the Vancouver school and turning her full focus to her Flamenco Rosario dance company.
"Centro Flamenco has been a true learning centre for this beautiful art form. In addition to the amazing training delivered by my teachers and guest teachers from Spain, the school has been a place of continuous mentorship, support and inspiration; a place where I've built numerous friendships and collected precious memories," said Flamenco Rosario dancer Katia Flores, who studied at the school for 10 years after she moved here from Peru.
"Centro Flamenco has been a big part of my life since I moved to this city, and it is very hard to imagine my life without it."
Ancer and her husband musician Victor Kolstee have been advocates for Flamenco since coming to Vancouver in 1989.
"I need to switch my focus. So far I love to teach, and it has been a big part of my life, and most of my friends come from that community we created — but I'm getting old, " said Ancer who began her professional dance career in her home country of Spain in 1981.
"I have senior dancers who have helped me to teach, but they all have their own full-time jobs. So they cannot take care of this."
The school's closure is truly the end of a groundbreaking era; an era that saw people embrace the art form not just for pure enjoyment but for work as well.
Melanie Meyers was a student of the school from 1989 to 2000 and a teacher there at various times until 2008. She has also danced for Flamenco Rosario.
"As the first flamenco school in Vancouver, the school inspired many dancers over the last 25-plus years. The fact that I'm still a part of the school (starting as a teenage dance student, becoming a company member, and teaching) after all of these years is a testament to the lasting relationship and connections fostered by the school," said Meyers.
While talk is cheap, dance is much more fun, so the school is going out in style as part of an evening of dance at the Vancouver Playhouse on July 8.
Sixty Centro Flamenco students of all ages from will join the Fin de Fiesta program alongside the Flamenco Rosario troupe.
"We would like to take the opportunity to honour and say goodbye to the school," said Ancer.
Ancer and Kolstee hit the ground running when they landed in Vancouver. The pair tirelessly promoted flamenco by holding events, workshops and outreach programs. They still manage the annual Vancouver International Flamenco Festival (Sept. 11-24, 2017), the first flamenco festival in Canada.
"It is amazing flamenco has grown so much since I came here," said Ancer. "There are more venues, other festivals and more schools. Most of the people who are dancing or teaching flamenco are students of my school, or have been.
"Centro Flamenco, I think, was the beginning for wonderful things in the city, the province and beyond," Ancer added.
"Somebody told me this is the end of an era. Yeah, but it's the end of an era that has given birth to a new and exciting era."


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Forum on 'Urbanization and Street Vendors', September 15th 2016
The IFRA Nairobi and its partners, would like to thank all the participants of the Forum 'Urbanization and street vendors'. This conference was held at the Alliance Française of Nairobi on the 15th of September 2016. This event allowed the meeting of the different stakeholders, such as Street Vendors/Hawkers, MSE Associations representatives, public representatives, academics and researchers. Many topics regarding that issue were discussed, such as the political representation of the street traders, the social and the economics implications of those activities, and the urban planning issues related to these major phenomena. The IFRA team hopes the presentations and the discussions that have been held this day helped the different actors to have a better understanding of this issue, and will allow a deeper dialogue.


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Audio/Visual Resource Library
The Diocese of Rochester Department of Evangelization and Catechesis maintains a resource library for parish and community use. The resources library contains thousands of titles for use in a variety of parish/community programming.
Click here to search the Audio/Visual Library
Frequently Asked Questions about the AV Resource Center
What is the Resource Center?The Resource Center is a library of audio-visual materials for all ages that cover many of the concepts of the Catholic faith. It is operated by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester.
Who is it for?The Resource Center exists to provide parishes and institutions of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester with materials to support life-long faith formation. All staff persons and volunteers within a subscribing parish or institution are eligible to borrow materials from the Center.
How does a parish or institution subscribe to the Resource Center?Membership in the Resource Center is available to parishes, schools and institutions of the Diocese of Rochester. Members pay an annual fee for unlimited borrowing of materials. This fee is based on parish registration or type of institution, i.e.: school, Newman Center, prison ministry.
How much does a subscription cost?The cost of using the Center is based on parish size. It can range from $50.00 up to $150.00 depending on the size of the individual parish. The cost for a school subscription is $100.00.
How can the Resource Center help me in my ministry?If you are: a catechetical leader, a catechist, a Catholic schoolteacher, a youth minister, a small group leader (Bible study, Small Christian Community, bereavement, etc.), coordinator of adult faith formation, liturgy director, etc. the Center can help you. There is a variety of materials that may be used to support many of the programs or experiences that you provide. You may also want to use the Center to preview materials for possible purchase from a particular publisher.
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What do I need to know about the fair use of materials in the Resource Center?All Resource Center materials are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or used in any way that violates this law. All television rights are reserved. Admission cannot be charged for showing nor can showings be advertised for the purpose of raising money. This also applies to video courses for adult education and catechist formation. Users assume full responsibility for violations of copyright laws.


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The well-respected Israeli legal organization Honenu claimed that the two youths arrested for the fatal arson attack on a Palestinian Arab house were tortured into making confessions.
This would not be surprising since both the Israeli police and the Israeli secret services are left-oriented and have a history of falsely arresting and torturing religious national Jewish youth and sometimes holding them for months for crimes they didn't commit.
Thus, we will probably never find out what really happened, as one of the Honenu lawyers said.
Even if the youths are guilty, one can understand their frustrations.
Jews are being attacked and killed on a daily basis, encouraged by Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority.
In spite of this, the Israeli government does nothing against these murderers.
Since the government will not protect its citizens, the citizens themselves have to find a way of fighting back. The major responsibility for the arson attack and deaths lies on the shouldersr the arson attack and deaths lies on the shoulders the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government.
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- 2007 Matt Saldana
James Ford Seale was walking tall and chewing on a cigar as he appeared before a subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities on Jan. 14, 1966, in the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
"Mr. Seale, when and where were you born?" asked Donald T. Appell, chief investigator for the committee, which was investigating terrorist activities by the Ku Klux Klan. Seale, then 31, was one of 10 alleged Klansmen called to Washington for interrogation about their reported violent actions.
"Sir, I respectfully decline to answer that question for the reason that I honestly feel my answer might tend to incriminate me in violation of my rights as guaranteed to me by the Amendments 5, 1, and 4, and 14 of the Constitution of the United States of America," Seale answered without hesitation, according to a transcript of the hearing.
He would repeat that sentiment 40 more times that day.
Seale's reticence did not stop panel members from placing on the record what they suspected him of having done near Meadville, Miss., on May 2, 1964: picking up Henry Dee and Charles Moore as they were hitchhiking, telling them he was a revenue agent, tying them to a tree, beating them, then tying the bodies to Jeep engine parts and dumping their bodies to drown in a backwater of the Mississippi River.
Informants testify
By 1966, the Seales and their friends had reason to gloat. After all, they had survived a massive FBI investigation that had resulted in the arrest and release of Seale and fellow Klansman Charles Marcus Edwards for the murders of the two young black men. It wasn't likely they would ever do time for the role they might have played in those, or any other, acts of murder and violence.
An FBI investigation in 1964 had unearthed informants who told agents a detailed story about what happened that night in the Homochitto National Forest. After Seale picked up Dee and Moore, a pickup truck with other Klansmen (including Edwards) followed him into the forest. There, Seale told the teenagers to get out of his Volkswagen, and "got the drop" on them with his carbine. He told the other Klansmen to tie them to a tree and beat the young men with long, skinny sticks and branches.
After the beating left the young men bloodied, their flesh ripped, Seale's father Clyde called for "Klansmen, I Want You" backup, code word "KIWU," according to FBI documents. James Seale's brother, Myron Wayne, or "Jack" (reportedly a Grand Nighthawk, a planner of Klan violence), was one who came.
Later in the evening, the group wrapped the men in a plastic tarp, put them in the trunk of Natchez, Miss., businessman Ernest Parker's red Ford, and drove them to the backwater of the Mississippi River near Tallulah, La., near Parker's boat landing. There, the FBI said the Klansmen tied Jeep engine parts to Dee's body, and other engine parts to Moore, and sunk them into the water. Informants later said the men were still breathing when they were thrown overboard.
When a fisherman found the first body parts on July 12, 1964, FBI investigators thought they had found the burial spot for James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, killed June 21 by White Knights (or "bedsheets," as the FBI called them) from Lauderdale and Neshoba counties, and still missing.
But personal effects found in the pockets of pants on the torsos the second body was found July 13 indicated that the bodies were those of Dee and Moore. FBI records from the time show the bureau, headed by J. Edgar Hoover, took the murders seriously, setting up a field operation in Jackson to investigate the crimes.
Arrests ... then freedom
- Charles Moore
By the time Navy divers brought up the remaining bones and engine parts in late October, the FBI was nearly ready to make arrests. On Nov. 6, 1964, FBI agents joined Mississippi highway patrolmen to arrest Seale and Edwards for the murders of Dee and Moore. Franklin County Justice of the Peace Willie Bedford issued the arrest warrants.
Their case was set to go before a grand jury in January 1965. But in the meantime, Seale and Edwards spread rumors they were beaten up by the law enforcement officers who arrested them. This, according to the FBI, provided a reason for District Attorney Lenox Forman to back away from the case.
Forman called a Jan. 5, 1965, meeting with Sheriff Wayne Hutto, Assistant Attorney General Garland Lyle, and Mississippi Highway Patrol investigators Charles Snodgrass and Gwyn Cole. He told them he did not have "sufficient evidence" to give the case to the grand jury. The investigators detailed the evidence, including "admissions made by subjects James Seale and Charles Edwards following their arrests on Nov. 6, 1964."
But Forman held his ground, saying the defendants "had put out the story" that they were "brutally mistreated." Therefore, he was sure a grand jury would dismiss the charges. He advised investigators to come back later with more evidence.
On Jan. 11, 1965, the district attorney filed a "motion to dismiss affidavits" with Justice of the Peace Bedford, who signed the motion the same day.
The indictment
In more recent years, both Seale and Edwards shied away from attention, especially during the sporadic times when media came calling about the case.
It was widely expected that Seale and Edwards would live out their days right in Franklin County, without ever seeing the inside of a jail again.
Their luck, however, changed on July 8, 2005, two weeks after the Edgar Ray Killen trial in Neshoba, when Thomas Moore went back to Meadville looking for justice for his brother's murder.
Moore, of Colorado Springs, was accompanied by Canadian filmmaker David Ridgen and met photographer Kate Medley and me in Meadville to retrace the last hours of his brother's life. Reporters had told Moore that Seale was dead.
Within days after gathering in Meadville, our group found out almost by accident that Seale was still alive Moore and Ridgen from a patron in a store in Roxie, the Jackson Free Press from a former Klansman who had served the white race alongside Edwards and Seale.
Moore then went to Jackson to meet with U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton, who was ready to tell Moore there was nothing he could do. But after Moore produced FBI files he had obtained and said that Seale was alive, Lampton changed his mind and assured Moore that he would set up a task force to investigate the case.
While in Meadville, the Jackson Free Press reached Edwards by phone, but he said he did not want to talk and hung up. Soon, he had his phone disconnected. After the JFP published a story about Moore's visit on July 20, Moore sent out copies to elected officials and media around the country, vowing to continue the fight "until the day I die."
The indictment, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Jackson, charges Seale with two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy. (Edwards is not expected to be charged.) The document says Seale and other Klan members suspected Henry Dee of being involved with civil rights activity. Charles Moore was included because he was a friend of Dee.
- Kate Medley
- Thomas Moore stands at his brothers gravesite in 2004.
On Jan. 17, 2007, about eight unmarked cars appeared in front of the Roxie BP at the intersection of Highways 84 and 98. Witnesses in the store watched the federal agents drive across the highway to arrest James Ford Seale.
Seale would be arraigned the next day in federal court at Jackson, wearing a bright-orange jumpsuit, his wrists, ankles and waist shackled with chains.
Stooped and quiet, he no longer was walking tall.
Donna Ladd is the editor of the Jackson Free Press and former editor of the Independent. How the story of the Henry Dee-Charles Moore murders made it back into the public spotlight after more than three decades:
A media timeline
December 1998: Following news of James Byrd's racially motivated killing in Jasper, Texas, Thomas Moore of Colorado Springs writes a letter to Mississippi 6th Judicial District Attorney Ronnie Harper, asking him to look into the murders of his brother Charles and Henry Dee. Harper agrees.
Dec. 16, 1998: In a series on unsolved race murders, New York Newsday reporter Stephanie Saul interviews Thomas Moore about his brother's murder. "I'm looking for justice, not revenge," he tells Saul. She also interviews Charles Marcus Edwards, who denies involvement: "The things I was accused of at the time wasn't true."
Nov. 29, 1999: Connie Chung's "20-20" report on Klan murders in the Natchez area airs on ABC, reviving interest in the Dee-Moore case, as well as that of Ben Chester White and Ernest Avants, raising the specter of federal prosecution due to crimes committed on federal land.
Jan. 13, 2000: The Associated Press reports that District Attorney Ronnie Harper has asked the feds to investigate the Dee-Moore case.
Jan. 14, 2000: Jerry Mitchell, of the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., interviews Thomas Moore for a story about the murders. Mitchell reports that of the two main suspects, Charles Marcus Edwards and James Ford Seale, "only Edwards is still alive." Nine days later, the newspaper finds and interviews Seale. At talk of reopening the case, Seale scoffs, "I ain't in jail, am I?"
June 2002: When publishing a story on the case, the Los Angeles Times reports Seale had passed away the previous year, quoting Seale's son as saying, "He was a good man and a good father."
June 2005: David Ridgen of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. calls the Jackson Free Press and discusses documenting the paper investigating the Dee-Moore case. After agreeing to help each other, Ridgen reaches Thomas Moore in Colorado Springs and offers to bring him back to Mississippi to meet with the Free Press and seek justice in his brother's murder.
July 8, 2005: Donna Ladd and Kate Medley meet Ridgen and Thomas Moore in Meadville and cover Moore's visit. They investigate the case for the next two weeks. Ridgen and the Jackson Free Press learn simultaneously from different sources that Seale is still alive.
July 20, 2005: The Jackson Free Press publishes a detailed narrative of Moore's visit and reveals that Seale is still alive. The story appears in the Colorado Springs Independent two weeks later (csindy.com/csindy/2005-08-04/cover.html). The Free Press follows up with stories, still available at jacksonfreepress.com, over the next 18 months.
Jan. 18, 2007: Thomas Moore and David Ridgen face a media storm in Washington, D.C., as the indictments of James Ford Seale are announced. Donna Ladd and photographer Kate Medley take CNN to the spots in Meadville and Roxie discussed in the original 2005 story.
Compiled by Donna Ladd


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"It is fully inclusive from the time they are six months all the way up through six years," Deana Aumalis, Director of the Early Learning Center and the Rise School, said about the programs.
They enjoyed making pretzels at Auntie Anne's, meeting a few members of the Huntsville Havoc, and talking to Santa.
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Fire in the hole! Soldier down, we have a soldier down! We would often hear these phrases uttered by soldiers in war movies. As movie buffs hunt for more movie masterpiece that they could add up for their collection; war movies are certainly one of the must-haves due to its significance — war movies remind us of the past that we once had; the hardships faceless and unknown heroes had faced. Here are the top 10 best war movies of all time. Please share your thoughts by leaving comments. Also have a look at the Top 10 Best War Movies of All Time
10. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The movie tells about the story of two young boys, despite separated by an electrified fence and difference in lineage, formed a friendship that will soon be faced with many trials. Bruno, the son of a newly promoted Commandant befriends Shmuel, a Jewish boy on the other side of the fence. With innocence still reigning in their minds, little do they know that their friendship can deliver a great impact on audiences worldwide.
9. We Were Soldiers (2002)
This is another one of those war movies depicting the life of soldiers during the war in Vietnam. Despite the ordinary war movies involving miraculous winning situations, Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, led majority of his soldiers to safety with courage in a no-win situation against the Vietnamese.
8. Black Hawk Down (2001)
Usually, war movies have this plot: a mission that seems too easy to complete, then the hard part comes in wherein the protagonists are outnumbered by the enemy troops. Still, the protagonists emerged victorious, and then credits roll. However, in Black Hawk Down, the plot is served with a twist. Not only being outnumbered in this true story of Army Rangers, this also highlighted the bravery and valor of the US troops against the forces of Somalia and modern warfare.
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
World War II-based war movies needed to be at par with the history left behind. In Tora! Tora! Tora! A unique, classic WWII experience is guaranteed as the fight shifts from the West to the East; Japanese against the Americans in the Pacific. Witness the momentous bombing of the Pearl Harbor; one of the many factors that readily involved the Americans into war.
6. Hamburger Hill (1987)
This movie isn't a comedy or a cooking show; Hamburger Hill was dubbed as such since the 101'st Airborne Division were to gain casualties that ended up as shredded meat due to the fierceness of the enemies. Hamburger Hill, known as A Shaun Valley in Vietnam, was the significant piece that ran this movie. The attempt lasted ten days; the event was considered the most brutal war America ever had participated on. Nevertheless, this was the most realistic movie depicting war on Vietnam.
5. Downfall (2004)
As almost all war movies focus more on events happening during the World War II, a film dared to portray the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, in a third-person perspective. The movie was made to have Traudl Junge, Hitler's final secretary, narrate what had happened to the dictator inside his final days hiding away inside his bunker during the end of WWII. Truly, this movie can spark something in the inquisitive minds of the viewers.
4. Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Marine Sergeant John Stryker was the meanest head of the marines as he stretched his troops to the limits with their training. Soon, being dispatched to the Pacific, the marines realize the reason why Sgt. Stryker was being too harsh in trainings. The Oscar nominee John Wayne gave justice to Sands of Iwo Jima as one of the epic war movies of his time.
3. Patton (1970)
Patton tells the epic story of General George S. Patton, one of the most interesting figures of World War II. The film opens with Patton's feat in North Africa, and progresses to his victory in Europe until the end of the Third Reich. As films like these offer the best side of a person, the film also presented the face of Patton outside the battlefield; just a startling proof that even the greatest of leaders can also go overboard their temper. Gen. George S. Patton is played by actor George C. Scott, and is marked as one of the classic portrayals ever done on the silver screen.
2. Pearl Harbor (2001)
War movies often portray happenings and events that took place from the era of World War II. Pearl Harbor may be no different to other war movies, but this one centers on a more human concept rather than guns and bombs. Follow the love lives of Danny and Rafe during the war-stricken era of WWII.
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan wasn't just one of the typical war movies; it was defined as the true portrayal of war in every essence. Award-winning actor Matt Damon played Private Ryan, a soldier whom Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, must be found. Undeniably, this is acclaimed as the most accurate war movie ever created on Hollywood.


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Institute of Noetic Sciences(14 July 08)
I can't remember how I came upon the Institute of Noetic Sciences website. But I'm really glad I did. Noetic science refers to the science of consciousness.
For $10 I was able to download (eventually) their 80-page The 2008 Shift Report: changing the story of our future, which uses consciousness research and evolutionary biology to show how humankind's world view needs to change for us to be capable of saving the planet. It's not about climate change per se: the need for that is taken for granted. What it's about is the change in mind-set (world view) before we'll be able to take the necessary action in any significant way. And it's a change that they see happening already, albeit slowly.
The Shift in Action element of the site offers more and ongoing (at a fee) information and exercises supporting our personal transformation.
Have a look at their website – our future could be there.
Dr Edgar Mitchell, one-time NASA astronaut and Apollo crew member apparently founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He has been in the news lately - for claiming we're being visited by UFOs. See http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2314980.htm.
This doesn't, of course, invalidate everything the INS says... but it does give cause for caution.
Posted by Greg Spearritt
hey is there any sort of institution I could apply to further study Noetic Sciences in Sydney...thank you
Posted by nour
I would like to rejoin after a 2 year break. could you advise me re this issue
Posted by dawn McClure
Thanks for the article. I also would like to share an interesting research from Russia. It seem to relate to Noetic Science: http://www.lifexpert.com/special/noetic_science.html
Posted by Dmytro
Well Greg, does that mean we should discredit research done in just about every university in the world because some of their founders had what others would consider irrational beliefs, like religious convictions, a literal heaven and hell, or just about anything else? IONS does amazing research with reputable, intelligent scientists like Dean Radin who are not afraid to go against the established "wisdom" and are real scientists, not narrow-minded workers afraid to lose their reputation or jobs. Take a good look before you talk about invalidating their research.
Posted by Penny
Why consider discrediting anybody or what they have done because they say we have had some extraterrestrial contact? Unless of course you have some scientific facts to disprove that claim.
Posted by sagefemme
Thank you, wise femme !
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The Open Mind and the Closed Mind
Is anything that we can imagine true? Is any concept which arises within us feasible? Perhaps it is. Im inclined to believe it so. I recall reading a famous author of both adult and childrens stories who stated that there really is no such thing as space. Space is simply where our senses end. Radio and television and all sorts of frequencies beyond our ken did not exist for us until the concepts melded and radio was invented. So if someone says that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden, who are we to scoff. Some few people claim to be able to, on occasion see them. Most of us dont.
Does this mean they are not true? Our closed minds tell us, Get real! Of course it is not true. With that attitude, it will never be true for us. But we will alienate and cause angst to those to whom it is true. So, an open mind is the answer here.
Unfortunately, so few of us have an open mind. Our truth falls into the concepts we have grasped and those we can add to those concepts logically. If we find that a piece of the jigsaw does not fit, it is not a piece of jigsaw, it is nonsense.
Note that word nonsense. It could simply mean it is outside of our sensory range. The open-minded person would accept, consider, then choose to either adopt or not adopt the idea. He or she would not dismiss it out of hand.
There are all types of minds, of course. There are New Agers, such as myself, there are the cultural red necks insist on having everything stated by those scientists whose opinions to whom they adhere. It isnt scientifically proved, is the catch cry of such people. Such people are also not only of the status quo, they endeavour to ensure that their opinions are not overridden or made redundant wherever they can. They worry about losing power; losing credibility. You often find such on boards of directors of some of our long-standing institutions, disparaging or suppressing any thoughts if they can of anything which smacks of what I call open mindedness.
Such is the way of the world, and rightly so. For if everyone had an open mind and everyone accepted the concepts of others as true, where would our parameters of reality be? Theyd shift so quickly and so often that there would be no base, no stability. However, we accept that All is change, and that try as the conservatives do to conserve a particular status quo, this will not happen. So we need to welcome and be appreciative of both those who endeavour to keep things as they are, and those who are bent on rendering change. And if we do this, we are, of course, of an open mind.
Posted by Tom Ware
First I heardof Noetic Science was in, The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown which I am reading. Curious, I looked it up and found this website. Lucky me.
Posted by Lynn
Hi Lynn I too am reading the Lost Symbol and am quite intrigued with it, though I know about collective consciousness and the power of the mind I never knew that it had a name as Noetic science.
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The person who first recognised the noetic dimension as completing the human being (along with the psyche and soma) is Dr Viktor Frankl. I recommend that those interested read Man's Search for Meaning.
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There will come a time when kids will say to their grandparents, "Did you really think that we had all this space to ourselves and that we were the center of the universe and the only ones out there? Seriously?" Anyway, for all you naysayers, you may find THRIVE the movie, free on you tube interesting, also, Dr Steven Greer of SIRIUS DISCLOSURE and his 400 high level of authority and credibility SIRIUS DISCLOSURE WITNESS TESTIMONIES of use, and, the you tube video of Carol Rosin WITNESS TESTIMONY. I am not yelling in caps BTW, just making it easy to see. Is there et's out there - yes. Dr Mitchell was not silly, he knew they had ways of communicating through telepathy. He was just open to the possibility. Nothing ever changes if you are not open to exploration, and who better to lead the way that Dr Mitchell. R.I.P. Edgar, you are an amazing soul.x
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Let me introduce myself as briefly as possible. I am a 42 yrs old Indian born single mother, a software professional lived and worked in the USA for almost 11 years, bought a nice house and was living there comfortably.
March 2015 I had Enlightenment and after that had visions to Move to Australia and Consecrate a 15.3 ft tall Mercury Ellipsoid Tower (Sanskrit - Lingam) and construct a Meditation Sanctuary around it. Over and over this vision kept me awake until I sold off everything in the USA and moved to Melbourne in December 2016. The purpose of this Ellipsoid Tower will be to raise the Consciousness level of people living in Australia. Consecration process will be esoteric and construction will be based upon Sacred Geometric principles so that it lasts for next 5000 years to come. Raising the Consciousness decreases the Crime, Mental and Physical Diseases and tons of benefits are there for which the USA has done thousands of experiments on Monks and Sages from India. Australia has done fantastic advancements in the material world but the Spiritual world is still empty and people are hollow inside. The quotient of happiness stays forever low. Not everyone can meditate and not everyone knows how to live life with mindfulness. So this Mercury Ellipsoid will do its job by elevating and giving people the much-needed push by emanating pure energy and reverberation. This is not something religious or tied to any religion, this is pure Science and everyone will be welcome to Meditate if they wish too in the Sanctuary. This will not be a place for rituals or worship, instead of a place of Self-Reflection and path towards attaining Enlightenment. My Spiritual Journey is explained in detail on my website - https://www.beingshiva.org/adiguru-prakriti and https://www.echoflections.com/adiguru-prakriti
I have no idea why such Visions were given to me, and why it has to happen in Australia, Universe has it's own ways and there are things that we do not understand today but may be able to understand in future.
This has to be built in a Mountain/Forest area. I am wondering if your institute can help me get this done. Consciousness is not to be studied, it's to be experienced.
Yours Sincerely,
Prakriti Nigam
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Have you ever offered a bottle of water on a scorching afternoon to a police officer who stands under the sun, managing law and order on the streets? Most of you don't even think on those lines.
An Assistant Sub-Inspector was recently arrested for allegedly raping his friend's maid at gunpoint in North-West Delhi. It was a shameful act, notwithstanding the profession the rapist belonged to. But because the culprit happened to be a policeman, we automatically blame the entire community.
People like ASI Jaiveer Singh are not exclusive to the Delhi Police, they are present everywhere. To paint the police community in a bad light because one of its members committed a terrible crime, would be an unfair judgment. But unlike Indian politicians, the Delhi Police did not wait for the departmental enquiry to declare him guilty. Delhi Police commissioner, BS Bassi, was quick to announce his immediate dismissal under Article 311 (2) B, where a person is dismissed straightaway. He could have defended his officer on the genuine grounds that he would be held guilty only after a judgment is passed.
It was heartening to see, in the midst of such unfortunate event, the swiftness with which the Delhi Police swung into action, leading to immediate arrest and dismissal. "He will not be spared and we need not be told (this) by anybody. This is our determination… we are determined to take strictest possible action against any police officer who indulges in transgression of law," BS Bassi said.
It's a pity we look down upon the Delhi Police. We perceive them as mostly corrupt and unethical, devoid of human emotions. Most of us view them as machines built to serve the society.
Unfortunately, they are in the eyes of the public for wrong reasons only. Going through the news, I was forced to question myself. Are all police officers criminal-minded?
Police is responsible for law and order in the country. They are responsible for nearly everything, whether it is ensuring that a VIP gives his speech safely, or managing huge gatherings at Ganesha Chaturth or Holi. They respond to our call 24/7, nor caring whether it is deep into the night, or a scorching afternoon. We need police in every aspect of our lives.
They work under dangerous environment and are exposed to death almost all the time. The criminals carry weapons these days and don't hesitate to kill a police officer. There is no guarantee that a policeman, who left his family and home for work in the morning, would return home at all.
So why are we so insensitive to their condition? Why can't we imagine, and respect the pressure they work under? Although exceptions are everywhere, do we normally offer a bottle of water to a policeman at traffic signals, on a June afternoon? We are happy in our air-conditioned cars, blissfully ignorant of the plight of the cop on the road.
Why have we stooped to such levels of insensitivity?
Have we discussed the issue of their general working condition in depth? Have we understood why those who indulge in bribe-taking do what they do?
The problem is in the system itself. The issue starts right from the recruitment stage, stretching till professional training. The working conditions of more than half of the police stations have dissuaded them from wanting to continue further. The average salary of a police officer is INR 9,340-34,500. Is it enough for anyone to live a comfortable life along with his family? On top of this gross inequality, the hours are long, hard and unpredictable.
More than 83,000 policemen in Delhi, including the lower constabulary, sub-inspectors and inspectors, are forced to wear shoddy shoes to work as they have not been given uniform shoes from the department for the last three years. We don't talk about that.
There is a grave shortage of resources. There is lack of police vehicles, stationery and most importantly, manpower. Multimodal traffic, rapid unplanned commercialisation along the roads and highways, and indifferent attitude towards road safety, are the reasons for a disturbingly high accident rate in Delhi. Delhi Police responds to each and every mishap reported. They are always on roads, risking their lives for people who are totally stranger to them. Yes, it is their duty to take care of us 24*7, but don't we, as a civil society, have any responsibilities?
The Delhi Police hardly enjoys any privilege. The families of the policemen basically fend for themselves. Compared to army men, who deservedly enjoy special attention – there are dedicated army hospitals, army schools, army canteens for highly subsidised food, and various other benefits that not just the army personnel enjoys, but his entire family does.
If a policeman's child is critical and is in need of special medical attention, the cop will have to go through the normal route, facing time-wasting inconveniences in the process.
High police suicide rates are an indication of the growing dissatisfaction among police personnel. There is an immediate need for special privileges to be bestowed upon our city's police force, and forces across India!
A Delhi policeman, irrespective of the challenging circumstances he has to operate under, says, "While even one woman feels unsafe on the streets of Delhi, our task is incomplete." They take the accountability even if there are dire consequences. There is also a helpline for women safety, initiated by Delhi police, which has extended to 181 women's helpline for all states in India, preventing hundreds of thousands of offenses from occurring.
Delhi police has launched a police personnel complaint helpline number, on which you can call, text, or send a whatsApp message. If any police is caught taking a bribe, or is harassing civilians, such a video or a complaint can be communicated on the new helpline number, 9910641064. These are initiatives that will go a long way in reducing the incidents that puts all of us to shame. A force which self-examines and is pro-active in taking corrective measures is worthy of our kind considerations.


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DAKAR 2015: Rest for some, for others Marathon.
Yesterday was a day of rest for trucks and cars, in Iquique, Chile.
After a difficult weekend with altitude on Saturday and the Salar de Uyuni (salt lake) on Sunday and the weather, this day has allowed the pilots to regain strength and at mechanical to be maintained.
Regarding the truck 2 large Teams (DE ROOY and ASTANA BONVER) equipped with Donerre last 2 steps have still not allowed to impose on the podium.
Indeed for the Team DE ROOY the trucks are positioned at the 6th (504 truck driven by Hans Stacey), 10 th (509 truck driven by Pep Vila Roca) and 14th (501 truck driven by Gerard De Rooy) place.
As for those of Team ASTANA BONVER they are found at 13th (truck 517 driven by Thomas Vratny), 20th (truck 539 driven by Jan Szustkowski Robert) and 25th (515 truck driven by Artur Ardavichus) place.
There are still 4 stages truck before heading to Buenos Aires in Argentina and finish off 8159kms of this Dakar 2015. The drivers are well aware that nothing is decided until the last step.
For the motorcycles and quads yesterday was not a day of rest, but one day marathon (no external assistance between special, only the drivers are allowed to work on the bikes / quads), a difficult test that requires handle carefully the mechanicals to reach the end.
The KTM equipped with WP suspension are imposed in the Top3 the standings, Spaniard Marc Coma (2014 Dakar winner) took 1st place and the Chilean Pablo Quintanilla got the third after a marathon race that he won remarkably.
Drivers play elbow to elbow to delight the place of leader Marc Coma, who firmly taken the lead of the rally and becomes favorite has its own estate.


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Ideas to Freak Out Your Roommate
Insist that you are a vegetarian and protest anytime your roommate eats meat. Then leave "Slim Jim" wrappers on the floor and lie on the bed holding your stomach everytime your roommate walks in. If he/ she asks about the wrappers, say you know nothing about them.
Get some hair. Disperse it around your roommate's head while he/she is asleep. Keep a pair of scissors by your bed. Snicker at your roommate every morning.
Every time your roommate walks in yell, "Hooray! You're back!" as loud as you can and dance around the room for five minutes. Afterwards, keep looking at your watch and saying, "Shouldn't you be going somewhere?"
Trash the room when your roommate's not around. Then leave and wait for your roommate to come back. When he/she does, walk in and act surprised. Say, "Uh-oh, it looks like, THEY, were here again."
Every time you see your roommate yell, "You jerk" and kick him/her in the stomach. Then buy him/ her some ice cream.
Set your roommate's bed on fire. Apologize and explain that you've been watching too much "Beavis & Butthead." Do it again. Tell him/her that you're not sorry because this time, they deserved it.
Put your glasses on before you go to bed. Take them off as soon as you wake up. If your roommate asks, explain that they are Magic Dream Glasses. Complain that you've been having terrible nightmares.
Eat lots of "Lucky Charms." Pick out all the yellow moons and stockpile them in the closet. If your roommate inquires, explain that visitors are coming, but you can't say anything more, or you'll have to face the consequences.
Set up meetings with your roommate's faculty advisor. Inquire about his/her academic potential. Take lots of notes, and then give your roommate a full report. Insist that he/she do the same.
Drink a raw egg for breakfast every morning. Explain that you are in training. Eat a dozen donuts every night.
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If Jose Lopez is non-tendered a 2011 contract as expected tomorrow, the Seattle Mariners infielder won't be alone.
On the non-tender date each off-season, baseball's list of free agents grows by a few dozen players, and there are always both surprises and teams waiting for them.
All 30 teams have players to make decisions on. In Minnesota, the Twins are said to be considering non-tendering shortstop J.J. Hardy. The White Sox seem likely to non-tender their closer, Bobby Jenks. The Dodgers are trying to re-sign catcher Russell Martin, but if they can't they may non-tender him and left-handed reliever George Sherrill.
There are other names, not quite as familiar: San Diego's Tony Gwynn Jr., Tampa's Dioner Navarro and Willy Aybar, Kansas City's Kyle Davies, Oakland's Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust.
The Mariners have so far not gotten too involved in free agent players, taking a pass on Miguel Tejada, who signed with San Francisco, and the agents for hitters like Adam Dunn, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and others say Seattle isn't a player in those particular sweepstakes.
The non-tender list might well be general manager Jack Zduriencik's low-key shopping list, and he's still pursuing any trade possibility for Lopez. That includes trying to move him for someone another team plans to non-tender.
If the Mariners simply move Chone Figgins to third base and Dustin Ackley to second base, their infield will be set - including Justin Smoak at first base and Jack Wilson at shortstop, at least until Wilson is hurt.
The outfield has Gold Glove winners Ichiro Suzuki and Franklin Gutierrez, and will at least look at Michael Saunders, Greg Halman and Mike Wilson as potential left fielders.
Adam Moore is the catcher. If the season began today, Milton Bradley would be the designated hitter.
Given all that, and a budget that won't grow from 2010, Zduriencik is far more likely to take a utility player here, a possible platoon player there, than make a major signing or huge trade. For that, you can guarantee he'll be watching the list of non-tendered players tomorrow night.


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Dog School
This week we read a story about a boy and his dog. The dog is NOT a good listener and does several naughty things in the story. His owner takes him to dog school to help him learn, but the dog does not do well. On the last day of dog school the boy is worried that his pet will not pass the test, but the dog does to the boy's surprise! What do you think would've happened if the dog didn't do well on the test? Don't forget to explain your thinking... tell me why!!! I can't wait to read your posts!
10/28/2012 09:39:31 am
In the last day of dog school, the dog spritz did well in the test. The dog listened to his coach. finally,he got a blue ribbon. His owner was proud of him.
Nicholas Covington
10/29/2012 10:39:20 am
It would not be good. He would have had to have to go through the school again, and take the tests again.
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As we all know, thousands of families in our city were affected by the floods last week. As families try to get back to their normal lives, RED-FM 106.7, a Calgary community radio station organized a radiothon on Thursday. I got the opportunity to volunteer and air my thoughts and request donations from the South Asian community.
We asked for just about everything. Canned food, frozen food, fruits, vegetables, baby food, eggs, bread and dairy products or cash.
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