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Went to move the S4 into a better winter location, and the starter spins, but the bendix doesn't pull it in.
After some googleing it appears the starter is the part which is at the beginning of the S4 assembly process, and not the downpipes, as originally thought.
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Q: Do I need to do anything special for my water garden frogs this winter?
Toni – Philadelphia, PA
A: Despite their innocuous demeanor, frogs are tough little critters. They have evolved ways to survive in some of the harshest climates on the earth, including the Arctic Circle, Mojave Desert and everywhere in between. So don't worry: The ones living in your pond – likely a type of green aquatic frog or bullfrog – can handle some cold or frozen conditions.
Frogs are so good at the cold life, in fact, that portions of their bodies will partially freeze. Ice crystals form in places like the body cavity, bladder and under the skin, but a high concentration of glucose in the frog's vital organs prevents them from freezing. A partially frozen frog will stop breathing, its heart will stop beating and it will appear quite dead. But when the outside temperature warms above freezing, the frog's frozen portions will thaw, and its heart and lungs resume activity.
They can survive those cold temperatures, but you still should provide an optimized environment for your web-footed pals. Here are three things you can do to help them hibernate comfortably this winter.
- Mind the Liquid, Gas: For aquatic frogs to survive a freezing winter, ponds should be 18 to 24 inches deep and have an open hole in the ice for gas exchange. The depth ensures the water (and your frog friends) won't freeze solid, which gives them a place to hibernate. The hole in the ice, kept clear with a bubbler or aerator, allows harmful gases to escape.
- Provide Oxygen-Rich Water: Aquatic frogs will spend a good portion of the winter just lying on top of the mud or only partially buried, but they typically hibernate underwater. They need to be near oxygen-rich water at all times, and you can provide that with an aeration system, like the KoiAir™ Water Garden Aeration Kit, which infuses the pond with essential oxygen
- Reduce Muck & Debris: These guys like a little mud, but you should keep that muck and debris to a minimum to keep toxic gases tamed and the water quality at its best. The beneficial bacteria in Seasonal Defense® makes the job easy. Bacteria works by breaking down leaves, sediment and scum during the late fall when water temperatures fall below 50° Fahrenheit.
You don't need to worry about land-loving terrestrial frogs. They will normally hibernate on land, where they'll burrow deep into the soil beneath the frost line, crawl into cracks and crevices in logs or rocks, or dig down as far as they can in leaf litter.
If you maintain your pond regularly and have it well-prepped for fall and winter, your aquatic frogs will be just fine. They'll be croaking and playing and eating bugs again come spring!
Pond Talk: As fall and winter approach, do you do anything special for your aquatic frogs?
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Rab's Week: You've got to hand it to Eamonn, he's right
Top pre-noon broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has revealed a reluctance to hold hands with his wife in case the intimate act is captured by photographers.
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Top pre-noon broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has revealed a reluctance to hold hands with his wife in case the intimate act is captured by photographers.
I am not as other men. For I like a good shopping centre, me. It's not that I enjoy shopping. Well, I do and I don't. I don't enjoy shopping for clothes and haven't done so for a couple of years.
Nowhere more lonely than a dance floor, at least in my experience. But who'd have thought Sir Bruce Forsyth would feel the same?
The Russians are coming. Again. It's almost like the good old days of the Cold War, as huge Russian planes fetch up in the airspace over Britainshire and spy on us.
A story that we could encounter aliens in the next 10 or 20 years slowly evolved into its opposite the more our forefinger followed the words.
Ladies, do not be afraid. Be bold and uncaring, just like me (work with me on this). I speak of ladies, as in female-style women, because the controversial gender is increasingly the subject of scientific research. However, top political bodies have also been investigating the problem. A House of Commons committee has warned that women aren't exercising because they're afraid of being judged.
After considerable thought, I have decided not to smear sheep placenta on my face.
Oh, to live in Cultra or Cavehill. Both appeared in UK-wide lists of the best places to reside. Cultra, near Holywood in County Down, came 14th in a Times top 30. It has Holywood Golf Club and the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, if that sort of thing floats your boat.
I'm not really a pound shop person. I want to like them, but they remind me somehow of the end of civilisation.
Our family was never big on phones. They connected you to the outside world, which we regarded with fear and suspicion.
Well, there you have it: proof that life on Earth, the controversial planet, was started by aliens who, even now, are watching us.
It's not often I agree with Boris Johnson, the Mayor of Londonshire. Once, I offered the fuzzy-headed fop a lift from here to Dublin, but he declined, which was a shame, as I'd planned to pair him up with a Scottish Marxist in the back seat and had looked forward to the entertainment.
I am fully clothed as I write. Your sense of disappointment, I have to say, is not palpable. That aside, my swathed state apparently puts me in a minority, at least if the world of showbiz is any guide.
A hoax call to David Cameron, Prime Minister of England and the Other Bits, was disappointing.
One reads about doctors' doubts concerning the various health services of Britannia, not least a claim by some that they try to avoid going to the doctor's themselves.
Following news that footer pundit Phil Neville can't make a cup of coffee, I was more disturbed to read that the current Miss Northern Ireland cannot parallel park her car.
Think of cows. What's the first thing that comes into your head? No, not steak and chips, madam.
The paper shows pics of an American sitting before a platter containing (deep breath): four pieces of soda bread and four of potato bread, four pancakes, four sausages, four bacon rashers, three eggs, three pieces of toast, two hash browns, two black pudding, tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms and chips.
It is, as maudlin philosophers are wont to say in their cups, nice to be nice. But is it sustainable? Luke Cameron (26), of Cheltenham, England, clearly thinks so. He has been dubbed The Nicest Man in Britain after doing a good deed a day for a year. "Is that even possible?" I hear you cry.
A town in Co Down is being called the most religious place in the UK after a controversial Christmas card stunt.
Excitement is mounting about the next Star Wars film.
How disappointing, if unsurprising, to see top golfists Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke posting gym selfies. The motive was vanity, basis of modern civilisation. I can't get my savage head round selfies. Apart from anything else, the photos looked like they'd been taken by someone else.
I'm concerned about the children of Men in Black actor Will Smith.
The break-up of Girls Aloud is often described by leading commentators as the greatest tragedy of modern times.
The BBC's online news website has investigated the Jedi "religion". Jedi, peace-keeping monks of the Star Wars empire, share with Shaolin Buddhists the idea that the best way to practise pacifism is to batter anyone who threatens it.
Who ya gonna call? Well, nobody. Not on your landline, at any rate. According to top reports in the public prints, the days of landline phones are numbered.
Looks aren't everything. But they are, let's face it – so to speak – quite a lot. What prompts this opening salvo of wisdom from the coalface?
Evil is to be invited to Northern Ireland. As usual, I will now begin to tone down that bombshell opening sentence by putting things in perspective, having put them out of perspective in the first place.
So, there goes George, great chieftain of the Clooney clan. The actor has wedded, and we must hope sprogs don't appear or he'll never see his mates again.
Belfast: Future City sounds like the bee's knees. The aim, it says here, is to "transform the city centre from concrete jungle with low residency to a greened-up vibrant community".
I'm an agnostic. I don't mean about religion. That's all guff. I mean about pop gods U2. You say: "They're guff too." You could be correct. Here's where it's at: I've a couple of the early albums and do recall The Joshua Tree quite fondly.
There are many things I'd banish from my life: my nose, my knees, my vast collection of books about decluttering. However, more than all of these, I long to banish my mortgage. As with most folk, it's my biggest monthly expense.
Today's subject is comics. You laugh, but I'm being perfectly serious. Consider this: a comic that cost 10 cents in 1938 has just seen sold on yonder eBay for $3.2m. That's £1.9m in normal money. A considerable mark-up by any standard.
I used to stay in hotels a lot, and one of the worst was just chronically unfriendly. Even somebody I knew - the assistant manageress - walked right past me in the corridor. Perhaps I should have worn trousers, right enough.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Answer from the kids: rich. Way to go. The late Lady Thatcher must be reclining peacefully in her grave, a beatific smile upon her desiccated coupon.
Mention banking and many people will utter an oath. It has become the only profession that makes journalism look respectable.
Like most people, I don't watch the BBC current affairs programme Newsnight on account of it being vacuous, shallow and overly metropolitan. However, a dramatic development has occurred on the controversial comedy show, and it speaks volumes for the changes that have taken place in our society, particularly as regards underpants and trousers.
Avocado, black treacle, cider vinegar. Mix well in a blender, then drink at your leisure, perhaps adding a little brolly thing to your mug or cup for that special touch of sophistication.
More filming for Northern Ireland. I was intrigued by the spec for The Lost City of Z, which will feature Benedict Cumberbatch.
Honestly, I was hoping to spare you too much World Cup, since I know footer isn't everyone's cup of Bovril. But bear with me because I intend talking about the World Cup while making no reference to the actual shenanigans on the pitch.
Seeing all those thousands of books dumped in a skip in Londonderry was like a dream come true for me. Not necessarily a good dream, either. I really felt for the owners of the former Bookworm store, which went into receivership. The contents of the business had to be disposed of, so the public were invited to help themselves. It was a nice gesture, providing a boon to book-loving folks. But I doubt if I'd have wanted to be among them.
Tuesday: on the policing front line
Tuesday: Teen rebellion is nothing new...
Tuesday: Curious case of newfangled light bulbs A dull move by EU luminaries
Friday: Caral's theatre-going no big drama
WEDNESDAY: It's been nothing but jokes, jokes, jokes in Ireland, North and South, this week. Honestly, it would really get you down. Much of the humour involved the British Royal Family, some of whom took part in the unrestrained japery themselves.
The big news of the past week was undoubtedly the announcement that singer/songwriter/goddess Kate Bush is to play her first live dates for 35 years.
Politics is not for the faint-hearted. Still, having appeared on television torture show The Apprentice, Leah Totton, from Londonderry, doubtless has a heart that beats with gusto.
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Sure, these Moppel Stick Figure Lights are cute in only the way that a stick figure light powered by USB and AAA batteries can be. But how good are they really? You can take them on business trips and stick them on the side of your car, but a light that runs for 100 hours on only 3 AAAs can't be that powerful, right?
We'd recommend you save your $25 and head to IKEA to buy a real light instead for $9, and take the other $16 and buy a bunch of stuffed animals. It'll do the same thing, plus save you money on optometrist bills.
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For the past two years, Ryan Topp and I have collaborated to create a Top 30 Brewers Prospect list. It involves some gnashing of teeth and compromise — neither of us get exactly what we want — but in the end, we unveil a solid Top 30 list that combines both of our thoughts and opinions on the Brewers' top prospects. Thus, if you disagree with a particular ranking and believe Player A deserved to be ranked higher, there is a rather good chance than one of us wholeheartedly agrees with you.
Yesterday, we unveiled #21-30 in the Brewers' system. Be sure to check back tomorrow for #1-10 and again on Friday for Ryan's system overview.
11) OF Caleb Gindl (stats)
Gindl has logged over 2,300 plate appearances since being drafted in the 5th-round of the 2007 Draft, and it is easy to forget sometimes that he's only 23-years-old. The short, stocky outfielder is the owner of a career .300/.378/.466 triple-slash line playing young at every level in which he has been. He started off with strikeout issues early on, but diligent work on making contact got those under control without sacrificing walks. As he's filled out, he has slowed down some, but he has the smarts on the base paths and in the outfield to make up for that and still get the job done at a respectable level — though he will never be a good defender. He has even managed to avoid the sort of lopsided platoon split — though that was largely due to a .414 BABIP against left-handed pitchers — that so often plagues left-handed hitters. So why is he so low on this list? Mostly, it's an issue with profile. His lack of mobility relegates him to a corner outfield position, and he just does not possess the classic home run power you desire from corner outfielders. At his peak, he may be able to start for a team with very good pop up the middle, but he'll probably always have to fight off bigger sluggers for playing time. Short term, he'll head into spring training, trying to win a big league roster spot. Word also came out this week (via Buster Olney of ESPN) that the Brewers will consider him for left in the event Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension is upheld.
12) RHP Santo Manzanillo (stats)
No pitcher — outside of Wily Peralta — received more attention than Manzanillo throughout the 2011 season. Since GM Doug Melvin raved about the right-hander over the summer and let it slip that he was hitting triple-digits, Manzanillo has been labeled the closer of the future. The Brewers signed him out of the Dominican Republic in 2006, and he struggled with his command throughout his first four seasons as a professional. Things started to click in 2011, though. His walk rate came down to a manageable 3.79 BB/9, which helped his year-end ERA come in at a sparkling 1.75 over 61.7 innings. Manzanillo still needs to refine his command — as his walk rate spiked after a mid-season promotion to Double-A — and continue to develop his offspeed stuff, but an arm like his is difficult to find. He is perhaps the most exciting relief prospect in the Brewers' farm system and will likely repeat a stint in Huntsville to begin the season.
13) RHP Nicholas Bucci (stats)
Since the Brewers drafted the lanky right-hander in the 18th round in 2008 out of Canada, they've consistently heaped him with praise for his determination and work ethic. He was only 17-years-old when he was drafted and the Brewers have moved cautiously with him, but he's starting to show signs of the breakout for which the team has been waiting. Though his ERA and batting average against went up, he cut his walks by two per nine innings, while giving up less than half a strikeout per nine as a 20-year-old pitching at High-A Brevard County. He throws a 90-92 MPH fastball that touches 94 MPH and mixes in a curve, slider and changeup. There are those within the organization who like him as a potential #3 or #4 down the road, and he is certainly on the right side of the age/level curve where you plenty of room for improvement exists. Ultimately, to reach that ceiling, he needs to continue to develop his secondary offerings and refine his command into a plus asset, because his stuff is never going to overpower hitters on its own. He will likely open 2012 at Double-A Huntsville, and he should be given some time to get his footing there given that he will not turn 22 until July.
14) RHP David Goforth (stats)
A 23-year-old reliever who compiled a 4.43 ERA in the Pioneer League will not often make Top 30 lists, but Goforth has the potential to skyrocket through the Brewers' system and be a legitimate late-inning reliever. He touches the high-90s with his fastball and has developed a hard cutter that keeps hitters off his fastball. His cutter can turn into a slider at times if he takes off some velocity, but it seems to be more effective as a cutter. Goforth has a good feel of the strike zone and does not walk many batters, as his 2.21 BB/9 would indicate, but his command of the corners needs to be sharpened. He can become hittable at times when he works too much in the zone. Keith Law rated Goforth as a Top 100 Prospect going into the 2011 MLB Draft, so the fact that the Brewers grabbed him in the 7th round is a steal. He should start the season in Low-A Wisconsin, but could be in High-A or even Double-A by the time the season is complete.
15) OF D'Vontrey Richardson (stats)
If you're looking for a prospect with crazy tools to dream on who is actually making progress in the Brewers' system, the Florida State QB turned center fielder is your man. He has true five-tool potential and has started to round those abilities into true baseball skills. From 2010 to 2011, he lowered his strikeout rate from 27.7% to 17.9%. As a result, a couple of things have happened. First, his batting average jumped more than 40 points from .243 to .284. On the downside, his walk rate dropped from 9.3% to 5.6%, but that can be seen as the price of doing business in the short term. He also lost some power, though that could also have something to do with league and park effects. Richardson will face his biggest challenge yet in 2012, as he's due for a move up to Double-A Huntsville for his age 23 season. He's still developing as a baseball player, but if he can put everything together, he's a starting caliber center fielder with a plus-glove for a contender. The likelihood of his reaching that ceiling, however, is extremely limited.
16) OF Kentrail Davis (stats)
High expectations hovered over Kentrail Davis after the Brewers drafted him out of the University of Tennessee in the first supplemental round back in 2009, but the young man has largely struggled with the adjustment to professional baseball. Despite being a 23-year-old in High-A last season, he only managed to hit .240/.314/.356 with eight home runs. Those numbers do not portray the plus bat speed and good hit tool that defined him coming out of college. That is more concerning for Kentrail than the majority of prospects, as his defense limits him to a corner outfield spot. Although he has struggled in his two stints above A-ball, the Brewers challenged Kentrail this fall and sent him to the Arizona Fall League. The idea was that Kentrail needed more time against better talent and perhaps this stage would bring out the best. The AFL is largely considered a hitter's paradise, but his .325/.429/.519 triple-slash line was extremely encouraging. Look for the organization to push him to Double-A this upcoming season. The tools still exist. The organization is simply waiting for the tools to become more consistent and transform into usable baseball skills. Hopefully, the encouraging 23-game stint in the AFL serves as a harbinger for success to come in 2012.
17) RHP Jimmy Nelson (stats)
The Brewers drafted the big University of Alabama product in the second round of the 2010 draft. He's primarily a fastball/slider pitcher and has shown an ability to get guys to roll over his power sinker when it's down in the zone. He strikes hitters out (7.4 K/9 IP), but not at outstanding rates. He is still walking a batter almost every other inning, too. In the low minors, where defense is often shaky, that is not a recipe for a sparkling ERA, and Nelson did not have one, allowing a 4.38 ERA over 146 innings at Class-A Wisconsin. The keys going forward for Nelson will be to continue developing his slider that flashes plus — and was very, very good late in the year — and particularly his changeup, as well as refining his command of all three pitches. If things begin to fall into place for Nelson, he possesses the repertoire to pitch in the back-end of a big league rotation. If he can just make progress on the command and the quality of his pitches remain stagnant, a career in middle relief is also a possibility.
18) SS Orlando Arcia (stats)
One international talent evaluator that I spoke with labeled Arcia as "one of the best prospects in the Dominican," which is high praise for a 16-year-old middle infielder who was not highly recruited coming out of Venezuela. His older brother is outfielder Oswaldo Arcia, one of the top prospects in the Minnesota Twins' organization, and it appears that Orlando may carry on the family success. He hit .285/.381/.451 with 15 doubles, 1 triple, and 5 home runs in his first professional season. He has solid skills across the board. Scouts are excited about the flashes of power, but they remain more excited about the fact that he walked nine more times than he struck out in 2011. Even though we should be dubious of statistics coming out of the Dominican Summer League, those peripheral numbers are extremely encouraging for a 16-year-old middle infielder. Some believe he will eventually grow out of shortstop and become a second baseman, but that is not too hard of a knock on his value. It will be interesting to see if the organization challenges him and brings him stateside to the Arizona League this summer.
19) RHP Amaury Rivas (stats)
A year ago the Dominican right-hander was fresh off a solid, age 24 season at Double-A, where he posted a 3.37 ERA and better than a 2:1 K:BB ratio. At his best, he features a sinking, low-90s fastball and an outstanding changeup with both deception and movement. He had not been a spectacular prospect, but he appeared to be a guy on track to get a shot at pitching in the big leagues, either as a 5th starter or as a reliever. Then his numbers fell off considerably at Triple-A in 2011. The strikeouts went down, the walks, hits, and homers all went up, and his ERA was an unsightly 4.72 at the end of the year. There was speculation that perhaps Rivas was hurt. Word came in November that Rivas had surgery in his right elbow to remove bone spurs, and those fears were confirmed. He is supposed to be all clear and ready to go for spring training this year, so giving Rivas a mulligan for 2011 and seeing what he can do in 2012 seems like the best course of action at this point.
20) OF Khris Davis (stats)
The 24-year-old Davis made noise in the lower minors in 2010, mashing 22 home runs in the pitcher-friendly Midwest League. That power binge continued during the first half of 2011. Davis clobbered 15 home runs in High-A Brevard County — which generally is death to right-handed power hitters — and posted an impressive .306/.413/.528 in 89 games. He hit both lefties and righties with equal aplomb and earned a mid-season promotion to Double-A Huntsville. The wheels fell off a bit at that point, as he only hit .210/.272/.331 with two home runs, though that was largely due to a .240 BABIP. Davis' swing can get a little long at times, but he loads well and his power/patience combination could potentially lead to 15-20 home runs at the big league level. The issue is that Davis' bat carries almost all of his value as a prospect because he is likely relegated to a corner outfield position and his below-average arm would ideally place him in left field. That places a ton of pressure on the bat to provide value.


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Five restaurants to try in Albuquerque
Because I was staying at Los Poblanos Inn in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque during this last trip to New Mexico, I mostly ate in the North Valley, although I did manage to swing past Nob Hill, as well. There are so many fabulous eateries to choose from, including many Mexican and Southwestern places, but here were a few standouts.
Casa de Benavidez (8032 4th Street NW, 505-898-3311) While droves of people are trying to get into other, more famous Mexican eateries with hour-long waits elsewhere along 4th Street in the North Valley, you could be at this quirky, family-run spot instead. The service sometimes suffers when they get busy, but the cervezas are reasonably priced and the shrimp fajitas, with the unusual addition of broccoli to the vegetable medley, are unbelievably good — seriously, you'll start sopping up the juices with your napkin and licking it if you run out of other things to use. Also love the Old-Fashioned, which makes you think, yes, why wouldn't I have some breakfast for dinner? The plate features three cheese enchiladas smothered in a deep, chile-rich red, sided by their delectable, crispy-greasy papitas (potatoes), with a fried egg on top, as well as a puff ball of a sopaipilla. For $10.99, it's ridiculously filling.
Cecilia's Cafe (230 6th St. SW, 505-243-7070) An unassuming downtown spot, Cecilia's sports a kitschy decor — Christmas ornaments up year-round, old Coca-Cola signs, a wood-burning stove, mismatched everything — and a cheerful staff. The small kitchen sends out copious amounts of red chile, their specialty, as well as enormous burritos — the Firemen's will fill you for the day, packed with carne adovada, eggs, hash browns and chicharrones — and enchiladas wrapped in blue corn tortillas. They make their own flour tortillas, as well, and the brownies are chocolate heaven.
Frontier Restaurant (2400 Central SE, 505-266-0550) Casual and retro-hip, filled with all manner of John Wayne-themed art and convenient to the University of New Mexico, the 40-year-old Frontier is one big melting pot of a diner. The ordering system is daunting at first, but once you get the hang of it, things move quickly. And what food, including delicious carne adovada breakfast burritos, spicy huevos rancheros and a killer sweet roll. Coffee or tea comes with, all for under $5.
Flying Star (seven Albuquerque locations) An astounding array of house-baked desserts and pastries, as well as a variety of comfort foods, such as mac & cheese, chicken pot pie and French toast smothered with whipped cream. The only thing I don't like at Flying Star is that the espresso drinks are served in glasses instead of mugs — I don't understand why any place that takes its coffee seriously does that. The glass is too hot to hold or drink from while the beverage is still hot, and then it cools off too fast. It's a shame, because otherwise the lattes are excellent. The Albuquerque original, which started on Nob Hill in 1987, also has a store in Santa Fe and one in Bernalillo.
Zinc (3009 Central Ave. NE, 505-254-9462) When we were having a terrible experience at another eatery, we called Zinc at the last minute the night before Valentine's Day on the opening weekend of "Wicked," and bless their hearts, they got us in and gave us the stellar service and well-executed, innovative food for which the chic but relaxed eatery is known. A seat at the exhibition bar will put you up against the action, where the chefs actually take the time to say hi and check on your meal, and check out the prix fixe tasting menu, which will get you more than enough food for a great price. The onion soup, the wild mushroom tart and the duck confit eggrolls are standouts.
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Greg T Models His New Valentine's Day Underwear (Video)
Greg T wants to surprise his wife Trish with some sexy underwear this V-Day, but he's not sure if he's chosen the right pair. Then he gave everyone an 'un-welcomed' striptease. LOL!
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Bud Light Braggin Rights Game Extended Through 2017
ST. LOUIS -- University of Illinois and University of Missouri athletics officials, together with representatives of Anheuser-Busch and Scottrade Center, announced on Thursday the Bud Light Braggin' Rights Game will remain at Scottrade Center in St. Louis until at least 2017.
The announcement was made on Thursday morning at the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis.
"Scottrade Center has been the proud home of the annual Braggin' Rights game since the building opened in 1994," said Tom Stillman, Chairman of the St. Louis Blues and Scottrade Center. "We are thrilled that this St. Louis tradition will continue through 2017."
The nation's premier non-conference basketball rivalry, the Bud Light Braggin' Rights Game began play in St. Louis on December 10, 1980, and has been played 31 times over the last 32 years, including this season's meeting on December 22, 2012, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
"The Bud Light Braggin' Rights Game has become a holiday tradition for both Mizzou and Illinois fans and this announcement is a shining example of two athletics departments working to keep tradition alive despite the changing landscape of scheduling in college basketball," Missouri Director of Athletics Mike Alden said. "I want to thank our friends with Anheuser-Busch, State Farm and Scottrade Center for being a major part of this great rivalry and I want to thank the city of St. Louis for being such a great host for the country's top non-conference rivalry game."
Illinois holds a 20-11 series advantage in St. Louis and an 11-10 lead in games over the last 21 years. Missouri has won the last three meetings following up a nine-game winning streak by Illinois from 2000-08.
"We are pleased to extend the contract ensuring that the Bud Light Braggin' Rights game will remain a fixture in St. Louis for years to come," Illinois Director of Athletics Mike Thomas said. "The University of Illinois enjoys a longstanding, spirited rivalry with the University of Missouri, and this game has grown in popularity over the past 31 years to become one of the premier events of the college basketball season. We would like to thank Anheuser-Busch, Scottrade Center and State Farm for their tremendous support and continued investment in this series."
Anheuser-Busch has renewed its title sponsorship with the game and State Farm Insurance will continue as the game's presenting sponsor.
"This is one of the most anticipated non-conference games in all of college basketball, and Anheuser-Busch is proud to remain the title sponsor of this holiday classic, as we have been for more than 30 years," said Blaise D'Sylva, vice president of media, sports and entertainment marketing at Anheuser-Busch. "The Bud Light Braggin' Rights Game is a major part of our sports fabric here in St. Louis, and this sponsorship is another avenue for Anheuser-Busch to support the academic and athletic missions taking place on campus at Missouri and Illinois."
Overall, five games in the Braggin' Rights series have gone into overtime, and 14 games have been decided by two possessions or fewer.
"There is nothing like this game in all of college basketball," Mizzou Head Coach Frank Haith said. "The fan bases are split down the middle and the enthusiasm is second to none. You add in a national television audience and the excitement of the holiday season and you get the best rivalry game of the non-league season."
Haith coached in his first Braggin' Rights Game in 2011 and led the Tigers to a 78-74 victory. Illinois' John Groce will get his first opportunity in 2012 after an impressive run at Ohio University where he led the Bobcats to a pair of NCAA Tournaments including the 2012 Sweet 16.
"I've heard about the importance of the Illinois-Missouri game since the day I took the job here at the University of Illinois," Fighting Illini Head Coach John Groce said. "This is one of college basketball's best non-conference rivalry games. When you factor in the longevity of the series, holding it at a neutral site in St. Louis with the crowd split 50-50, and playing it right before the holidays; you are talking about a big-time environment for our players, alumni and fans. I'm excited about experiencing this rivalry for the first time, and that we are extending the contract so the Braggin' Rights game will continue for many years."
Practice is underway for both Illinois and Missouri. The Fighting Illini open regular season play on November 9 vs. Colgate. Missouri opens its schedule on November 10 vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Both clubs have exciting tournaments in late November with Illinois competing in the Maui Invitational (November 19-21), while Missouri travels to Nassau, Bahamas, for the Battle 4 Atlantis event (November 22-24).


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Steve Abramson, CEO of organic light-emitting diode technology maker Universal Display (OLED) was on a conference call just now with analyst John Bright of Avondale Partners discussing a range of issues.
I'll let Bright wrap up the important points when he doubtless comes out with his follow-up note. But a couple points seem worth noting.
Asked by Bright what the main challenges are for Universal, Abramson replied,
How do we ensure we are going to have the ever-increasing materials available in the quality we are known for? How quickly will we enter the host market. Will we be able to penetrate the blue market? We also want to make progress in the thin-film encapsulation market, which will be very important for the future plastic business, which we think will be huge. There's also organic vapor jet printing. People talk about inkjet printing for OLED for a long time. If inkjet printing is able to work, it will be our materials in there. But our organic vapor would enable large area devices because you use an inert carrier case instead of a solvent. If we are successful in commercializing them, would add to our product set of technologies.
Abramson said the company hoped to make progress on lighting, which as an area where Universal hasn't had as much to show to date versus its main areas of television and mobile displays.
Asked about patent suits in Europe and Asia challenging the company's intellectual property claims to OLED, Abramson replied, "The last few we have won, and we just think that's an ongoing part of the business."
When Bright asked Abramson about possible return of cash to shareholders, Abramson responded, "we believe there are uses of cash in the marketplace, so we want to keep our powder dry."
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After getting caught with cocaine in 2010, Paris Hilton got banned from the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.
What does a celebrity bring when checking into a hotel? Glamour, buzz, and sometimes, a whole lot of chaos.
Sure, hosting a famous guest can translate into great PR for a hotel, but "it can also be a mixed bag," admits Mark Plonkey, the general manager of Denver's Hotel Teatro. "The one thing I've learned throughout the years is that public persona is not always the reality behind closed doors."
Slideshow: See which celebrities are banned by top hotels
With their whirlwind lifestyles, many celebrities spend a lot of time in hotel rooms—and sometimes, hotels end up turning their famous guests away, even banning them, for bad behavior. The history of celebrity-trashed hotels has its roots, of course, in rock 'n' roll. Back in the 1960s, The Who was supposedly banned from all Holiday Inns after drummer Keith Moon backed a car into a hotel pool.
What does it take to get officially banned these days? John Travolta recently got bad press with reports of "creepy" behavior that has made him unwelcome at the spa of New York's Peninsula. In Las Vegas, Paris Hilton was once banned from the Wynn after she got arrested there for possession of cocaine.
"We look at many celebrities as one-hit wonders—they stay once, and we may never see them again," says David Sanford, general manager of Cape Cod's Crowne Pointe Historic Inn and Brass Key Hotel. "But we have other guests who come every year and who don't damage our rooms." He's quick to note that most celebrity guests have been nothing but gracious; Eartha Kitt even volunteered to sing in the lobby for fellow guests.
According to most hotel managers that Travel + Leisure spoke with, most conflicts with celebrities are pretty mundane, and often result from overzealous "handlers:" demands for discounts or precise requests like a bowl of single-colored M&Ms. Plonkey recalls one musician who threatened to take his 50-room entourage elsewhere if the hotel couldn't add Turner Classic Movies to its cable offerings within a half hour.
But other hotels know that debauchery can be good for business. "We embrace the spirit of rock 'n' roll," says Brandon Powers, creative director of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. "They can trash their room or even take a donkey up there, so long as we don't have to clean up after it in the casino. It takes a lot for us to ask someone to leave."
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The very personal decision of which treatment to go on (if any) for multiple sclerosis comes down to rations; Cost-to-Benefit, Risk-to- Benefit, Quality of life-to-Benefit. It all depends on what "place" we are in our course of MS as to how far we may be willing to go with treatment.
For those who are fighting an aggressive and ever-progressing form of MS, new information is begging to "leak" out may give hope, but the "risk" part of the equation may be high.
We've reported on autologous stem cell treatment before. This procedure may be better known as a bone marrow-transplant, but a patient's own bone marrow is harvested and then reintroduced after the immune system has been decimated.
There have been two parallel branches of these studies; one which goes all the way in killing off the immune system and another that goes most of the way. It seems that, as research numbers are being reported, that the long-term positive effects of the big-dose chemo/radiation version has more sustained benefit.
As American stem cell research was politically stunted in the in the first decade of this century, we have yet to see the promise many of us hoped from these little buggers. This has been a hot button topic in many of our discussions but owing to the fact that these current studies are being done on a patient's own cells, let's hope we can skip the rhetoric.
I've a call in to a few people I know who have undergone treatment in these studies and hope to have an "interview" blog in the coming weeks.
Knowing that there are real dangers to this procedure, but that the benefit may be an total halt to disease progression and with regeneration technologies close on our heels I have to wonder if you, like I have, might consider this form of treatment if it were to be approved?
So, "Nuclear Option" anyone?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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The Massachusetts Archives Collection
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The Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, is the repository for Massachusetts records generated by state government. Archives holdings date from the beginning of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and document the settlement of lands in Maine and Massachusetts, the arrival of immigrants, and the development of state government. Public records are not in the holdings of the Archives because of inherent genealogical value. However, these documents can be an important resource for people engaged in the study of family history.
In addition to the archival records created by Massachusetts state agencies, the Archives has a limited selection of books and microforms to aid genealogists and other researchers.
Access to these materials is provided through the Reading Room of the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point. It is open weekdays, 8:30 – 4:30, except on legal holidays.
Massachusetts officials started recording the names of immigrants who arrived by ship to the Port of Boston in 1848, a procedure that continued until 1891, when federal record-keeping programs superseded those of the state.
These records are arranged chronologically according to the date when the ship arrived in port. Facilitating the use of the passenger lists is an alphabetical name index. Information available from the lists includes the name, age, sex and occupation of the immigrant; the country of birth; and previous residence. Also included are the name of the ship, and the date of its arrival in Boston. It is important to note that the passenger lists do not generally provide information about the county or town where the immigrant originally lived.
Over one million immigrants came through the Port of Boston between 1848 and 1891. With the invaluable assistance of our volunteers, the Massachusetts Archives is engaged in a multi-year project to convert this voluminous amount of information into a database, which is available on the Archives website:
Passenger Manifest (1848-1891) Contents
As new surnames are entered into the database, the website is updated periodically to reflect these additions.
Passenger lists for other years and ports can be found at the National Archives Northeast Regional Branch (380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02452), as the federal government was recording incoming passenger lists from the 1820's onward. Researchers may contact the National Archives at
781-663-0130, or through their website:
City and town clerks in Massachusetts are the custodians of pre-1841 vital records for their respective towns. A list of all the city and town clerks in Massachusetts can be found at: Massachusetts City and Town Directory
Although the Massachusetts Archives does not have original pre-1841 vital records, we do hold two collections that can be utilized by researchers. An incomplete collection of the printed volumes of Vital Records Prior to 1850, which are organized by town, are available in our Reading Room and in many research libraries, including the Massachusetts State Library. The Archives also holds a miscellaneous collection of microfilm that has been deposited with the Archives by the Genealogical Society of Utah. We will not be receiving additional microfilm in this collection. While the types of records vary for each municipality, this film includes records normally found in the municipal clerks' offices. Among these are vital records, records of town meetings, as well as church and cemetery records.
The Archives hold births, marriages, and deaths for all Massachusetts cities and towns, 1841 through 1925. Municipal clerks submitted these registration pages to the state annually covering the vital records generated by their offices. While there is some variation in this information, generally the books provide names, dates, residences, occupations, and parental information. From 1903 forward, death records also include the place of burial. The Archives also holds added entries and corrections to vital records for the same period. Certain amended volumes are available on microfilm in the Reading Room. Later records in this collection will be transferred to the Archives at five-year intervals.
Access to the information contained in the vital records registration volumes is gained by consulting index books. The index books are organized in five-year intervals; within each index, the names are listed alphabetically. Reference staff in the Archives will assist researchers in the use of these materials.
Links to digital copies of Massachusetts vital records from 1841-1920 are available through the Massachusetts Archives website: Digital Records at the Massachusetts Archives
In the future, additional indices will be made available on the Massachusetts Archives website.
Vital records after 1925 are located at the municipal clerks' offices and the Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125). Researchers may contact the Registry of Vital Records at 617-740-2600, or through the DPH website:
Indices of the DPH vital records volumes through 1971 are available at the Archives, although there are no copies of the actual records at the Archives. These indices can be used by visitors to the Reading Room.
The Massachusetts Archives holds state census schedules from 1855 and 1865. Although the state conducted a census up to 1975, the 1855 and 1865 censuses are the only two surviving schedules. The information contained in the state census is similar to that of contemporary federal returns and is arranged in a similar manner. A name index for these schedules exists for many of the small towns in Essex, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties, as well as the City of Charlestown.
Federal census schedules date back to 1790. Recorded on a decennial basis, they constitute a major resource for genealogy. Originally a fairly simple list of the heads of households, the population schedules became more detailed and new schedules were added as the nineteenth century progressed. By 1850, the general population schedules list all individuals residing in a house and provide data on their age, occupation, place of birth, and value of real estate.
Additional schedules providing social and mortuary statistics and the products of industry and agriculture were also present by 1850. All of the schedules are broken down by counties and municipalities. Large cities are further subdivided into wards and enumeration districts.
The Archives holds microfilm of federal census population schedules dated 1790 through 1880, and 1900 through 1925. The 1890 population schedules were destroyed during a fire in Washington, D.C., in 1921. A special 1890 census of Union war veterans and widows of veterans is available at the Archives on microfilm.
Printed indices for census schedules dating 1790 through 1850, and the 1890 war veterans census, are at the Archives. The various regional facilities of the National Archives, including the Northeast Regional Branch (380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02452) are able to provide access to all Federal census schedules currently released. The Northeast regional branch can be contacted at 781-663-0130, or through their website:
Military records in the Archives cover conflicts dating from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries; those most useful to genealogists date from 1643 to 1865. The records can be used to identify the service of particular individuals but provide little background on the person's family or life.
Information concerning military service in the colonial wars (circa 1643-1774) can be gleaned from legislative records and a variety of military rolls and accounts. Similar rolls from the Revolutionary period document the service of soldiers in the state militia; there are also a limited number of Continental Army rolls. Additionally the Archives holds records of state pensions, bounties, and Maine land grants for Revolutionary War veterans, or their heirs, who were not eligible to receive federal pensions. Family relationships may be included in the pension records, as heirs tried to document their status. Military records from the colonial wars and the Revolution are indexed by name and are available on microfilm at the Archives. Revolutionary service is also referenced through the seventeen-volume set, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, created from documents held by the Massachusetts Archives.
Payrolls and other military records at the Archives may also be used to document the garrison on Castle Island in Boston Harbor. Following the Revolution, soldiers continued to be stationed at the Castle as a defense for the harbor. These soldiers guarded the state prison that existed there between 1785 and 1798.
Included in the Massachusetts Archives Collection (see following section) are records from Shays' Rebellion, a period of internal turbulence dated 1786-87, as well as records of the state treasurer and the commissary general. Letters, orders, warrants, petitions, special reports, military payrolls, service certificates, financial records, and oaths of allegiance provide extensive documentation of Shays' Rebellion. Partial indices exist with names of soldiers and individuals who supplied or housed the army.
Military records relating to the War of 1812 (1812-1815) are found in the records of the Governor and Executive Council; these are concerned primarily with the formation of militia units and commissions for officers. Records of the Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812-1814 provides information on the militia regiments called out in 1814 in anticipation of a British attack on Massachusetts.
The most complete list of Massachusetts men who served in the Civil War is found in the multi-volume set, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War. Civil War records held by the Archives include a variety of muster, clothing and descriptive rolls, lists of assignments of recruits to particular town quotas, materials documenting the use of substitutes for draftees, and records of Massachusetts bounty payments to southern African-Americans who were recruited into the U.S. Army. Additional archival materials from this period include the records of the State Military Agent and the letterbooks of Governor John Andrew, an early and strong supporter of the war effort.
Records relating to the Spanish-American War (1898) include a small collection of letters and petitions for bonuses from veterans or their families to the state treasurer.
The Massachusetts Adjutant General's Office oversees a large collection of military records. Those records relating to the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I are maintained in Concord at the Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, 91 Everett St, Concord, MA 01742. The Museum can be contacted at 978-369-4807. Military records dating after 1940 are available through the State Military Records Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, PO Box 309, Milford, MA 01757, or by calling 508-422-1993.
The Massachusetts Archives Collection (or Felt Collection) is an important source of records for early Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire families. Documenting the development of the Massachusetts Bay government and settlement of its lands between 1630 and 1800, the collection includes original records of the Governor, Council, the General Court, the state secretary, and the treasurer. These cover a wide range of topics of interest to genealogists: land grants; early records of divorces and contested estates; legislative papers relating to towns, including petitions and remonstrances; military records from 1643 through 1775; records of mercantile affairs; and tax valuation lists.
The records were originally bound into 328 volumes, generally arranged by topic. Most of the volumes have a table of contents and many have been indexed. Access to the collection includes a card catalogue for approximately one quarter of the collection, a calendar index, and a database that provides name, location, and subject access for eighteen volumes. The database can be accessed through the Archives website at: Massachusetts Archives Collection
It is updated and expanded as additional Massachusetts Archives volumes are catalogued.
Maine was part of Massachusetts from the early colonial period through 1820, and there are many records in the Archives pertaining to the settlement and settlers of Maine. The Massachusetts Archives Collection contains a variety of Maine records dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; Maine records are not grouped separately within this collection. There are numerous records relating to eighteenth-century forts and Indian truckhouses (trading posts), especially for the one located at Machias. In addition, both passed and unpassed legislation contain petitions, remonstrances, reports, and correspondence relating to Maine from 1780 to 1820.
The Eastern Lands papers focus on the settlement of public lands in the District of Maine and its separation from Massachusetts as a state in 1820. Legal, survey, and financial records of the General Court, and records of legislative commissions and the Land Office are included in the Eastern Lands papers. Researchers will also find copies of deeds for land conveyed by the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands and the Land Agent, records establishing land titles in disputed areas, and extensive correspondence regarding road construction, land settlement, and the development of Maine's natural resources. The Archives holds indices to several volumes of the deeds, and to the correspondence dating 1783 through 1867.
Maine vital records are not part of the Massachusetts Archives holdings. Researchers should contact the Maine State Archives or the appropriate city or town clerk regarding Maine vital records.
Plymouth Colony, also known as the Old Colony, existed as a separate entity throughout most of the seventeenth century; it was officially merged into the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in 1692. Plymouth Colony consisted of towns currently located in Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties. The original colony records for Plymouth, including wills and deeds, are maintained at the Plymouth County Commissioners Office in Plymouth. The Massachusetts Archives holds manuscript transcriptions of these records, with accompanying name indices. Some of the Plymouth Colony records, along with the records from the Commissioners of the United Colonies, were published in a twelve-volume set, Records of Plymouth Colony, available at the Massachusetts Archives and the Massachusetts State Library.
It is very important to note that per Massachusetts state laws, access to the records of state institutions may be restricted to preserve the privacy of individuals at the institution. Medical (Massachusetts General Law4§7(26)c, MGL111§70E, MGL123§36), mental health (MGL123§36), personal (MGL4§7(26)c, o, p, MGL6A§1), evaluative (MGL66A§1), and criminal (MGL4§7(26)c, MGL6§167) information is restricted according to state laws. Criminal offender information is open upon the death of the individual, but medical and mental health records remain restricted. Researchers MUST contact the Archives before planning a visit to use these records in order to determine what restrictions will apply.
The Massachusetts Archives holds the records of a variety of state institutions, including prisons, almshouses, mental health facilities, public hospitals and sanatoriums, and reform schools. These records were created by a number of state agencies, including corrections, youth services, public health, public welfare, and mental health. The records vary from institution to institution, but can include records such as case files and histories, records of admissions and discharges, and other records that provide information on the lives and families of people at these institutions. Please contact the Archives to determine whether records are held for a specific institution and time frame.
Criminal offender record information (CORI) is open upon the death of the individual, but medical and mental health information remains restricted. Researchers MUST contact the Archives before planning a visit to use the records in order to determine applicable restrictions and how you might access the information.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives is a separate and distinct repository, collecting records from state, county, and local courts. Reference requests for judicial records should be addressed to the Judicial Archivist for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives, Elizabeth Bouvier. She can be reached at 617-557-1082 or by email at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Judicial records are an invaluable resource for genealogical researchers, and a small percentage of their holdings have been made available in the Massachusetts Archives Reading Room. These holdings include microfilm of select probate, naturalization, and divorce records, and some colonial era court records. Please contact Massachusetts Archives staff for additional information about this microfilm. The Massachusetts Archives does not hold the originals of these records, and all questions about judicial records and the Massachusetts judicial system should be directed to the Judicial Archivist.
The Suffolk Files contain the earliest file papers of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and its predecessors, the Court of Assistants and the Superior Court of Judicature (1620-1800). There are also some records of the county courts and the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace. The records contain cases not just from Suffolk County, but from Massachusetts and parts of Maine and New Hampshire. This was the result of the circuit nature of several of the courts and the fact that most of the action brought before the upper courts had been appealed from lower courts throughout the region. Extensive indices of every person, place, and subject, as well as date and calendar indices were prepared. Microfilm of the Suffolk Files and indices is available in the Massachusetts Archives Reading Room.
The Judicial Archives holds naturalization records, which document the process of becoming a citizen, for those persons who were naturalized in the state Superior Courts and local District Courts. The records usually include the declaration of intent and petition for naturalization. Declarations filed after January 1930 generally contain a photograph of the applicant.
Information found in the declaration of intent and the petition for naturalization may include the name, address, occupation, and date and place of birth of the applicant and information regarding arrival in the United States; marital status and the names of children, along with their dates and places of birth. Prior to 1922, married women are included on their husband's petition. Minor children derived citizenship from their parents.
There is no statewide index to the naturalization records at the Judicial Archives, since each court was responsible for indexing its own records. In order to locate the proper court and date of naturalization for records between 1790 and 1906, researchers should consult the Soundex index to New England naturalizations, available at the Northeast regional branch of the National Archives in Waltham. Indices of naturalization records for specific Massachusetts courts, especially post-1905 Superior Courts, may be accessible on microfilm or by contacting the Judicial Archives.
The Massachusetts Archives holds abstracts of naturalizations from state and local courts, 1885-1931, filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 345 of the Acts of 1885. These records have been microfilmed; they are arranged chronologically by year, and each volume is indexed separately, making them awkward to use. The abstracts provide the following information about the naturalized person: name, age, occupation and residence; also the name of the court and the date of naturalization. Although they do not provide much genealogical information, the abstracts are useful in directing the researcher to the location of the original records.
Additional information on Massachusetts naturalizations is available from the Northeast regional branch of the National Archives in Waltham. Its holdings include photostatic copies of state and local court records (1790-1906), which are indexed through Soundex index cards; U.S. District Court naturalization records (1790-1991); and U.S. Circuit Court naturalization records (1845-1911).
Divorce cases have been heard in Massachusetts courts starting as early as 1639.
In the colonial period (1629-1692), divorce petitions could filed in a variety of courts, including the Court of Assistants, the General Court, and the county courts. Records of the General Court and the Court of Assistants have been published. Original records are located in the Suffolk Files, the Massachusetts Archives Collection, and the records of the county courts.
During the provincial period (1692-1775), primary jurisdiction for divorces rested with the Governor and Council, although six petitions dating 1755 to 1757 were heard by the General Court. Again, the original records will be found in the Massachusetts Archives Collection, the Suffolk Files, Council records, and county courts.
From 1775-1785 the Council had jurisdiction; records are located in the Massachusetts Archives Collection and the Council records.
In 1786, the Supreme Judicial Court was given jurisdiction over divorce cases. Records dating 1786-1796 are located in the Suffolk Files collection and recorded in the SJC record books. After 1796, summary information regarding divorces is included in the SJC record books, which are indexed and arranged by county. Case papers are also generally available.
Jurisdiction over divorce cases changed in 1887, when the Superior Courts were authorized to handle divorces. Records from this period are indexed in separate divorce docket books for the Superior Courts in the various counties.
In 1922, the county probate courts were granted concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Courts, but since that date most divorces have been heard in county probate and family courts. Records since 1922 are maintained in the counties; an index for cases since 1952 is available at the Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125). Researchers may contact the Registry of Vital Records at 617-740-2600, or through the DPH website: www.mass.gov/orgs/registry-of-vital-records-and-statistics
Probate records, including the administration of estates, probate of wills, and the appointment of guardians, have been under the jurisdiction of the courts since the 1630s. County courts and later, county judges of probate, were responsible for these functions until 1783, when the probate courts were established. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, probate and family courts were given jurisdiction over adoptions, divorces, name changes, and domestic relations.
These records are indexed by county; there is no statewide index available. Indices will provide docket numbers, and the docket books will provide access to the record books, which are contemporary copies of the file papers. Not all of the counties have both file papers and record books available through the Judicial Archives; Massachusetts Archives Reference staff has information on the specific records available for research on microfilm. Researchers looking for seventeenth-century probate records should also consult the Massachusetts Archives Collection, the Suffolk County probate index (for Essex County), the Suffolk Files, the Essex County Quarterly Court records, and the Middlesex Folio Collection.
Prior to 1852, name changes were administered by the General Court. Anyone interested in a legal change of name submitted a petition to the legislature requesting the change. The petition and resulting legislation are held by the Massachusetts Archives. Petitions that did not receive legislative approval for name changes are also maintained by the Archives.
Chapter 256, Acts of 1851, transferred jurisdiction over name changes to the county probate courts. Annual returns of name changes were sent by the probate courts to the state secretary's office until 1900. The returns were also published annually in the printed volumes of Acts and Resolves, 1852-1913. Name changes dating between 1780 and 1892, including both those enacted by the legislature and those decreed by the probate judges, were published in the volume List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts. The book, which is thoroughly indexed, provides the following information: original name; new name; date of change; and the chapter number of the legislative statute or location of probate court.
It is important to note that the information provided above concerns only those name changes that were authorized by the General Court or probate courts. Many people changed their names informally, and did not record the change with the state government. The names of immigrants may have been anglicized upon arrival in the United States, or the spelling altered significantly, but these changes are not usually documented.
Genealogists should remember that many adoptions were never recorded legally. Children were frequently sent out of their families to live with other people, including relatives. Other children went to live with neighbors, but were never adopted as part of the family.
As with name changes, some adoptions prior to 1852 were enacted through the General Court. The petition requesting the adoption and any accompanying legislative papers are available through the Massachusetts Archives. Chapter 324, Acts of 1851, transferred responsibility for adoptions to the probate courts. Records after 1851 are either held by the Judicial Archives, or are maintained in the courts. The returns of name changes, and the List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts note when names were changed as a result of adoptions. Access to adoption records may be restricted, so researchers will need to contact the Judicial Archives guidance to obtain such access.
Deeds for property in Suffolk County (1629-1800) are held by the Archives. Typically the records include the grantor and grantee, and the location and description of the property being transferred. The deeds are arranged in volumes chronologically, according to the date and time they were filed. The Massachusetts Archives holds the grantor and grantee indices for these deeds (1629-1800 only).
Suffolk County deeds dating 1801-Feb. 1924 are housed at the Massachusetts Archives facility, overseen by the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds. Indices for these deeds (1801- Feb. 1924), which are vital for use of the collection, are located at the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds, located at 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114. Suffolk County deeds from 1924 to the present are held by the Registry at their New Chardon Street location.
Deeds for all other counties can be accessed through the individual county registries of deeds.
Many collections in the Massachusetts Archives are appropriate for genealogical research, regardless of the ethnic background of the family being researched. It is important to note that terms of ethnicity and color were recorded inconsistently in federal and state records. In addition to the collections noted in this booklet, there are additional archival records that would be particularly useful to people researching African-American and Native American families. These include the 1754 slave census, early nineteenth-century applications and registers of state-issued passports, and applications for southern travel (1842-1845, 1862). The records of the Guardians of Indian Plantations provide detailed financial records of land sales and poor relief for Native Americans living in Massachusetts. A census of the Mashpee Indians, taken in 1832, is also included in the records of the Guardians. Additional census information is located in the 1861 Report Concerning the Indians of the Commonwealth, written by J.M. Earle. The report on the 1870 census of Mashpee, written by Richard L. Pease, is not held at the Archives, but can be accessed at the Massachusetts State Library.
Other collections held by the Archives, not usually associated with genealogical research, may also provide information on families or individuals. These include collections such as maps and plans, legislative papers, and photographs relating to the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir.
Many maps, especially those of towns in Maine, include settlers' names with their residences or lots. These maps are often associated with legislative action or material in the Eastern Lands papers.
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UPDATE: Scot Gregor at the Daily Herald speaks to a "source" and says there aren't any such restrictions:
One source scoffed at the logic, considering Viciedo accumulated only 83 days of major-league service last season and couldn't become a free agent until amassing the required six years.
… "There is no magic date next week," the source said Saturday. "I have seen some of the speculation out there, but a lot of it is based upon not having a full understanding of the rules."
… Had Viciedo played enough to qualify for salary arbitration by the end of the current season — which he hasn't — the 22-year-old right fielder could have voided the final year (2012) of his deal, giving the Sox the option of triggering a $3.5 million option.
… "A lot of misinformation," the source said. "He is not a free agent until he gets six years of major-league service like anyone else."
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House Republican leaders are whipping a three-month extension of the stalled House farm bill, a measure that would drop the bill into the middle of what will already be a contentious lame-duck session.
House Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) said today he is seeking support from his colleagues for the short-term measure and pushing for a House vote next week.
"I think anyone who looks at the circumstances is going to acknowledge that you can't do a complete farm bill by next Friday, therefore we're going to do a farm bill in [the] lame duck," he said.
With the elections approaching, he said politics prevent passage of a full bill. Still, leadership has yet to decide whether to bring the measure up next week, and Lucas said that neither Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) nor Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) have committed to a vote on any farm bill.
As Lucas whipped the measure at a House vote today, however, Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) let off a tirade near the House floor, saying that he is strongly opposed to any short-term extension of the farm bill.
"If anybody would take the time to learn what the hell is really going on here, people would understand. Ninety-eight percent of people in this town have no goddamn idea what's going on and they're spouting all this nonsense," he said. "I'm tired of it."
Peterson noted that although the farm bill expires Sept. 30, the negative effects, a sharp spike in dairy prices, for instance, would not take effect until January. An extension would make it more difficult to pass a five-year farm bill, he said.
"This is strictly political cover is all this is, to make it look like they're doing something," he said. "What upsets me is he's whipping something that is really irrelevant. And they never whipped the farm bill. They just said, 'Well, we don't have the votes.' Why the hell didn't they whip it? If they have time to whip this, what the hell? Why aren't they whipping the bill?"
Still, the measure would have some Republican support. Rep. Reid Ribble, a freshman Republican who sits on the Agriculture Committee, said he is pushing for a one-year extension but is eager to pass something to give certainty to dairy farmers in his home state of Wisconsin.
"The reality is they weren't going to get it through the House in time to get a conference report anyway, which meant it was going to be in the lame duck no matter what," Ribble said. "I think you're going to have to do something."
The extension is likely to meet the same headwinds that have kept any farm bill from the House floor this year. Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said he is still opposed to any farm bill because it does not include enough changes to farm programs.
"I'm against it, and I don't particularly care for the three-month because, remember, our goal was to keep things out of he lame duck," the Ohio lawmaker said.
Peterson said that agriculture industry groups would probably also oppose a short-term extension, as they have been pushing lawmakers to pass the five-year bill.


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Gov. Mary Fallin says allegations of impropriety within the Oklahoma State University football program are "disturbing and disappointing" and that she is confident the school's administration will investigate the charges thoroughly.
Fallin graduated from Oklahoma State. She was responding Tuesday to questions raised by a series of articles in Sports Illustrated alleging misconduct at the school from 2001-2010. Among the potential NCAA violations mentioned in the report are cash payments to players from boosters and assistant coaches and sham jobs for which players were paid.
Fallin says the allegations should be investigated thoroughly and any potential ongoing problems should be addressed immediately.
The governor says the allegations amount to a "black mark against the university," but that she has confidence in current OSU President Burns Hargis.
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