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DARIEN – Four caskets formed a U-shape at the Gerharz-Cappetta Funeral Home in Lemont on Monday as grieving family and friends remembered the four members of the Andrus family.
The caskets were decorated with flowers and photos, mostly of the family together on vacation or enjoying the holidays. A note basket sat atop each one, and of the 100 or so people that came during the day, someone left David a Diet Pepsi.
It was hard to believe the same family in the photos were victims of such violent tragedy. Jeana Andrus, 48; Jessica Andrus, 22; Jennifer Andrus, 16; and David Andrus, 50, were found shot to death at their home in unincorporated DuPage County near Darien on June 11.
According to autopsy reports, the women's deaths have been ruled homicides while David Andrus' death was ruled a suicide.
The funeral was held Tuesday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. The four family members will be buried together at Clarendon Hills Cemetery, according to the funeral home.
On Friday, Stephen Turner, owner of USA Skate in Romeoville, held a memorial for the family. Jeana worked at the skate rink for about five years and Turner said whenever she was there, she would bring her daughter, Jennifer.
Pictures were on display and Turner had his brother, who is a priest, come and do a service that evening.
"[Jeana] would basically give you the shirt off her back when she really couldn't afford the shirt," Turner said.
Jessica is a class of 2011 alumna of Hinsdale South High School, while Jennifer was a current student in the class of 2015, said Principal Brian Waterman.
It's still unknown what the motive was in the murder-suicide. David, however, was a former employee of Midtronics in Willowbrook. According to an emailed statement from the company, the employment of David Andrus recently had been "terminated for cause" from the company. Any additional details surrounding his employment would not be released publicly in order to protect confidentiality.
"Midtronics employees are like family and we mourn this tragic loss of life. Midtronics extends our thoughts and sympathy to all those impacted and have made grief counseling available to our employees during this difficult time," read the statement.
Turner said all the proceeds from the memorial that took place over the weekend went to funeral costs. He could not say enough about Jeana as far as her character and just how well she was liked.
"She was very giving and if she could do it, she'd help you," Turner said. "That was Jeana. Everybody knew her."


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There are some facts I haven't been able to dig up that could sway my buying decision, though.
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Did you make a decision? Keyboard on the Tungsten C looks tempting.
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A Russian ship, the Demeter, having weighed anchor at Varna, runs aground on the shores of Whitby, England, during a fierce tempest. All of the crew are missing and presumed dead, and only one body is found, that of the captain tied to the ship's helm. The captain's log is recovered and tells of strange events that had taken place during the ship's journey. These events led to the gradual disappearance of the entire crew apparently owing to a malevolent presence on board the ill-fated ship [Wikipedia].


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IRVINGTON – For more than 300 years, a church has stood at the present site of Historic Christ Church. The first church constructed here, most likely a wood-framed structure, was built under the direction of John Carter and finished in 1670. In 1730, John's son Robert "King" Carter, colonial Virginia's most powerful planter, proposed to build a brick church here at his own expense, which the vestry of Christ Church Parish accepted.
Finished in 1735, Christ Church was the most finely crafted Anglican parish church in all of colonial Virginia.
The church's detailed brickwork, particularly the molded-brick doorways, had few rivals in Virginia and perhaps colonial America. The classical, full entablature was among the most sophisticated produced in the colony. With towering brick walls, vaulted ceilings, and large compass-headed windows, Christ Church cut an imposing figure in a Virginia landscape dotted by small, frame, earthfast buildings. On the interior, the superb high-backed pews, triple-decker pulpit, walnut altarpiece, and stone pavers gave the church a character unique among colonial houses of worship. No doubt it was one of the most astonishing buildings many colonial Virginians would see throughout their entire lives.
To members of Christ Church Parish, however, the church was more than just an architectural wonder or place of worship. The Anglican Church was the official, established church of the colony, and parish residents were taxed to support it. Like the county courthouse, the colonial church was an important center of Virginian's social and political world.
Sundays were a major public event in the life of the community. Residents spread across the parish came together to exchange news on everything from tobacco to the latest English imports. Laws from the assembly and proclamations from the governor were posted on church doors or read from the pulpit. The social functions of the church included registering births and deaths, supporting the poor and orphaned, regulating moral conduct, and processioning property boundaries. In a world where few people traveled outside parish or county lines, the church provided invaluable community information in addition to spiritual guidance.
Today, Christ Church is the best preserved of colonial Virginia's Anglican parish churches. It is the only church from colonial Virginia to retain its original high-backed box pews, and it is one of only two with its original triple-decker pulpit. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, Christ Church is a remarkable legacy of our colonial heritage.
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Well, for Kevin DiOssi, Associate Editor of our sister magazine High Performance Pontiac, his issue was with the clutch hydraulic system. "The factory setup was notorious for not fully engaging First and Reverse, but my biggest issue was wide-open throttle (WOT) shifting. My GTO could be a royal pain when you would try to get it into any gear at WOT." After a bit of searching, we found the issue to be directly related to the miniscule factory-installed clutch master cylinder, which, according to Tick Performance in Mooresville, North Carolina, was designed by GM to purposely slow shifting to save parts. "To save the expense of fixing drivetrain parts under warranty, GM used a weak clutch master cylinder designed to keep shifting slow by limiting fluid volume and restricting its flow. Unfortunately, these limits and restrictions introduce a whole new wave of problems, including the infamous gear lockout in the upper rpm, inability to engage First or Reverse gear while stopped, clutch pedal sticking to the floor, and a whole host of other issues. If not upgraded, the factory master cylinder will lead to premature clutch wear (and ultimately failure) and transmission damage. With our kit, we call it adjustable because you're actually adjusting the amount of fluid that the system flows. You've likely seen people modify their stock master cylinder to be 'adjustable' - unfortunately, all you can adjust with this setup is the dead space in the pedal. There is no way to make the factory cylinder flow significantly more fluid."
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George Zimmerman's new attorney is expected to seek bond when the two appear before a judge Thursday.
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Zimmerman is expected to make his initial appearance at 1:30 p.m. in a Seminole County Courtroom on second-degree murder charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
On Wednesday evening, the special prosecutor at the helm of the Martin death investigation announced Zimmerman's charges in Jacksonville. Zimmerman was in custody there and then transported back to Sanford.
Special prosecutor Angela Corey, who was handpicked to take the case by Gov. Rick Scott, announced her decision Wednesday after George Zimmerman was already in custody.
"We did not come to this decision lightly. We do not prosecute based on public pressure. We prosecute based on the law of the state of Florida," Corey said.
Two black-tinted sport utility vehicles entered the Seminole County Jail on Wednesday night after Zimmerman surrendered in Jacksonville.
Seconds later, Zimmerman was escorted out of the SUV wearing a plaid shirt with a coat over his head and handcuffed in front of his body. He moved quickly inside to begin the booking process.
Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger confirmed it was Zimmerman.
"I have been told he was covered, so I assume," Eslinger said.
A special agent from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Zimmerman surrendered at the agency's Jacksonville office. Eslinger did not reveal where Zimmerman will be placed in the jail or what condition he was in.
"He will go through a medical screening process, just like any other inmate, including mental health and his physical issues, as well," Eslinger said.
Zimmerman's new attorney, Mark O'Mara, said he will try to get Zimmerman released on bond and plans to build the best defense possible for his client.
"I think anyone who would be charged with second-degree murder would be scared," O'Mara said. "He was concerned about getting a fair trial and a fair presentation."
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"It is Trayvon's family who are constitutional victims, and they deserve to know what happened," Corey said.
The arrest came after the case touched off a firestorm, including several marches, rallies and petitions calling for it.
Martin was visiting his father and stepmother in Sanford on Feb. 26 when the shooting happened. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch program volunteer, confronted him while he was walking back to their home from a convenience store, according to the Martin family's attorneys.
The shooting happened at Sanford's Retreat at Twin Lakes, a townhouse complex. The teen, according to investigators, was not carrying any weapons, just a bag containing Skittles and a can of iced tea.
Zimmerman told police officers that the shooting was self-defense. He said the teen repeatedly slammed his head into the ground, according to a redacted, partial police report.
Zimmerman was taken to Sanford Police Department headquarters, but was released about seven hours after the shooting and was not charged.
"My son left Sanford, Fla., in a body bag, while George Zimmerman went home to go to sleep in his own bed," said Martin's father, Tracy Martin, in March. "It's senseless, and the police in Sanford, Fla., isn't giving any answers, and we actually feel that justice hasn't been served and isn't being served."
The Martin family sued the Sanford Police Department on March 9, requesting that investigators release the 911 call recordings related to the case. Seven days later, the Department released the calls.
Zimmerman's previous attorneys, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, said Tuesday that they had lost contact with the accused self-proclaimed watchman and haven't spoken to him in days.
"He has gone on his own. I'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to," said legal adviser Craig Sonner. "If he wants us to come back as counsel, he will contact us."
The attorneys said they believe Zimmerman was acting in self-defense, but said they will not stay with a client who does not stay in contact. On Wednesday morning's "Today" show, Uhrig said he believes Zimmerman suffers from post-traumatic stress.
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Scott weighed in on Corey's announcement before she gave it, saying Floridians are fortunate to live in a state where most residents are "law-abiding and responsible citizens who all want justice to prevail."
"I trust in the goodness of all Florida citizens to allow our justice system to reach an appropriate conclusion in this case," Scott said in the statement.
Rep. Corrine Brown released a statement following Corey's announcement.
"State Attorney Angela Corey's decision to file charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin is a positive first step towards some closure on this tragedy," Brown said in the statement.
The Florida Civil Right Association asked for the state on Thursday to look into the Stand Your Ground law in the wake of Martin's death.
According to the FCRA, it wants a special prosecutor appointed to review the cases in Florida that elad to 68 people taking other people's lives under the law.
The group said it also wants the law immediately changed so that when someone is accused in a shooting they must immediately surrender their weapons and their concealed weapons permit pending the outcome of the investigation.
The group rallied before Zimmerman's arrest, but was told at that time the state couldn't suspend his the license yet.
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Family Reacts To Charges
After weeks of pleading for an arrest, Trayvon Martin's parents watched from Washington D.C. as a special prosecutor announced charges in their son's death Wednesday.
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin stood beside an attorney and Rev. Al Sharpton as they reacted to the news.
"We simply wanted an arrest. We wanted nothing more, nothing less, and we got it," Fulton said.
Trayvon's parents have been meeting with civil rights leaders and government officials.
Sharpton also weighed in on the announcement at a news conference.
"They charged him with a serious crime. He deserves a fair trial. We do not want anybody high-fiving tonight. There's no victory here. There's no winners here," Sharpton said.
Attorneys Weigh In On Charges
Corey decided Zimmerman would face second-degree murder charges, which legal analysts called the most serious charge on the table.
According to Zimmerman's former attorney, Craig Sonner, canceling the grand jury's use in the case signaled Zimmerman would not be charged with first-degree murder.
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Former defense attorney Jeff Deen said there are several charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter, that Corey likely considered.
The most serious of the two charges, second-degree murder, carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Second-degree murder is defined as unlawful killing by an act imminently dangerous to another and demonstrating a depraved mind without regard for human life, Deen said.
There are three factors for second-degree murder, according to Deen: A person of ordinary judgment would know it is reasonably certain to kill or cause serious injury to another and is done out of ill-will, hatred, spite or evil intent and is of such a nature that the act itself indicates an indifference to human life.
According to Deen, the state does not need to prove the intent to cause death in second-degree murder trials.
A manslaughter charge would have carried a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and would indicate that the death was caused by culpable negligence or criminal negligence.
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RichNhansom wrote:Next weekend is when the fun starts? If your a Niner fan then yes I agree but that is most certainly all going to be based on hype. So yes next weekend the hypes starts and obviously it will be fun for 49er fans. Just remember one thing. You have to play the games. Or in your case, they need to prove they can play at an NFL level and do it better than Jenkins did. Keep this in mind when you get excited about the draft picks you bring in because you and many other Niner fans have been very diligent in pointing out championship off seasons and the only thing worse than winning FA is winning the draft.
Last year everyone gave the Seahawks a D or worse and then Wagner, Wilson and Irvin happened. In fact the last time I remember the Seahawks having a good draft grade after the draft was when we took Aaron Curry 4th overall.
If you think the price was to high for Harvin, your going to have a meltdown when/if they resign Crabtree. It is what it is. We as Seahawks fans are hoping this FO that put in a 4 year plan and is now considered one of the best teams in the league coming into the start of their 4th season, actually does have a plan that is being realized but more importantly isn't so short sighted to not think beyond 4 years. I would loved to have gotten harvin for a late 7th and a league minimum contract but it is what it is and assuming it will cost the team dearly in some way in the future ignores that this FO has proven beyond any doubt that they know how to plan and have factored in everything that bringing Harvin in costs.
I'm gonna trust Pete/John on the Avril signing no matter what his previous scheme. Consider we traded Daryl Tapp to the Eagles for a 4th round pick and Ohh by the way, got them to throw in Chris Clemons who has been a consistent 10+ a year sack guy. I think these guys know how to identify the talent they are looking at and utilize it. Clemmons was an after thought in Philly only to become a complete stud in Seattle.
Bennett has graded out better than Jason Jones in nearly every statistical category while remaining healthy. Jones was brought in on a prove it contract and proved he couldn't be relied upon to stay healthy but when he was he made us significantly better. Now take that healthy version and improve it in performance and what is not to like about the signing? Unless your a Niner fan of course. But the move makes perfect sense, like it or not.
You like the Niner moves because you have justified them but from an outside perspective there are much bigger question marks than you or your faithful want to realize. Asomugha is a safe move in that it is cheap but come on now, there is nothing beyond hope that he is a strong addition. Likewise he is not a gamble so no big but really at this point the acquisition should be viewed exactly as the "no big". If he helps then great and if not no big deal.
Dorsey will be asked to do something he has never done, Play NT. He may have been miscast in KC but that is yet to be proven and the Niners are currently pegging him to be your starter at NT. Truth is he might end up being a very important player but it won't be at NT it will be replacing the 34 year old Justin Smith. That is his natural position in your scheme. Will he be as good as the the #4 overall pick who has been to 4 probowls with all pro honors? I don't know, maybe but that is still to be determined.
Now lets talk Boldin. I'm a Boldin fan but that is tempered. If the signings were reversed I would be excited about Boldon for his blocking, toughness and professionalism but I would be concerned that Wilson would know how to make Boldin productive. He is not like Harvin that is good at getting open. He is a big body receiver that will man handle DB's and put himself in favorable position to catch a pass. The problem is that most inexperienced QB's don't have the understanding of what that means. They look for receivers to either be open, breaking open or coming back for the ball. When they see a receiver who appears covered they move on to the next target. Keapernick (just like Wilson would) will have to prove he can recognize when Bolden is in position to catch a pass. He will also have to display great touch, finesse and timing to put the ball where Boldin has the best chance to come down with it. This negates Keapernicks arm strength and requires he have the ability to drop the ball into the best position for Boldin. This will actually be a very good test for Keapernick to show he has the cerebral ability to identify and process while also having the touch, finesse and timing to execute the pass. If he doesn't then Boldin is taking up 6 million of your cap space and a roster spot for a position that might have been better suited playing Lockette in.
If the Niners would have signed Harvin I would be simply crapping my pants and saying I don't like the Harvin move, but it's not because i don't like Harvin...I just think the price was too high and it'll bite them later.
A lot there to respond to but I'll do my best…
Don't misunderstand what I mean when I say next weekend is when the fun starts. I'm an NFL Draft addict. I've been watching it since 1989. I've recorded it since I had a VCR. The advent of the DVR is a godsend and allows me to record it on both ESPN and NFL Network. I love it. Can't get enough.
It isn't just the draft that's based on hype….ANYTHING done in the offseason is hype. Harvin improving the Seahawks. Boldin improving the Niners. Assumpions. Hype. That's kinda the entire point about the "off-season champs". Personally I don't really think that the Niners or Seahawks are in contention for the "off-season champions" award. While the Harvin move was really big, none of the other moves have been nearly as big. Maybe during the season they will turn out to be impactful, but you just don't know. I'm not a fan as I've said before. The Dolphons are an example to me of an "offseason champ". HUGE free agent signings that I don't think will net them anything. Free Agency is fools gold.
As for the Niner moves, NONE of them will be enormously impactful in my opinion. Boldin won't be a 1000 yard receiver. Asomugha won't be the same guy…but it was worth giving him a shot. He very well may not make the roster. I like Dorsey, but I am in no way expecting him to suddenly be worthy of the top 5 pick that got him to KC. I don't see him in those terms. I see him as a possible replacement for an underperforming Sopoaga at half the price.
That kinda leads me to what I meant about the price for Harvin. I didn't just mean the contract. I meant the combination of the contract, and 1, a 7, and another 3 next year. Those picks are precious…especially for teams like SF and Seattle. The downside of drafting well is that you can't keep all of your players. It's too expensive. You need to get a bunch of picks to fill holes cheaply for 4 or 5 years. The 49ers ran into this already with Dashon Goldson. You guys will feel the pinch soon as well…particularly when Wilson completes his 3rd year. Of course its gonna cost a lot of $$$$$ when Crabtrees contract is up….but it won't cost three draft picks. If they elect NOT to resign him, they will try to replace him with a guy who takes ONE pick and then has a contract that's preset and he's bound to it for 4 or 5 years. THAT is the point I was making in regards to Harvin.
I don't give 2 sh*ts about draft grade. Nobody knows how good these picks will be. As I stated before, the fun starts for me because I love the draft process in general and the Niners have a ton of picks. The possibilities are what makes it fun.
As for the Avril and Bennett signings…I just can't stand Avril. I think he's way, way overrated. I think he benefitted from both the Wide 9 and from having Suh in the middle. Even with that, he had 9.5 sacks last year and Detroit didn't try very hard to keep him. I'm just not a fan. Bennett? Just not jumping up and down for that one. Is it a BAD signing? No…I just don't see it as a big deal.
The Niners signings to me were just maintenance. None of them make the team a much better team. They were just small moves to fill some holes in depth. As I said before though, the off-season is a net negative. They need to address FS and #2 TE. Hopefully they are able to do so in the draft.
As for your comments in regards to Kaep and Boldin…Kaep has already shown that ability. It doesn't get a lot of pub, but if you watch a pass he made to Kyle Williams on Monday Night against the Bears or to Vernon Davis vs the Packers you can see that he can loft the ball up and put it right on a guys hands when he's covered. Certainly, he and Boldin need to work on the chemistry just as all WRs and QBs do, but Kaep has already shown that he can do that.
Finally…your last comment…lol. It made me laugh, but I stand by my original comment. Harvin WILL make the Seahawks a better team IMO, but long term I still don't lke the move. The combination of picks and $$$$ is just to high for me. If I were in that position, I'd rather have Tavon Austin. Its not because Tavon is better…it's because even if you have to trade up to get him, he's still on that rookie deal. It's just my opinion and I'm sure you will disagree with it. ;-)


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Indy 4 gets a facelift, Star Wars skullThursday, July 30th, 2009
Film director George Lucas announced the re-release of his 2008 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at a press conference at his mansion in Marin County Thursday morning. He asserted the special edition replaces original theatrical run and is the "final cut" and "crystallization of his artistic vision."
"Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are great guys–they're just too shortsighted," said Lucas. "For all their insistence on continuity with the original films, they were afraid to address the bigger picture, namely how Indiana Jones fits into the cosmology of the Star Wars universe."
The most controversial change is the digital replacement of the films titular crystal skulls with heads that bear a striking resemblance to Jar Jar Binks, first featured in Stars Wars- Episode I: The Phantom Menace. "I know he's not the most popular character I've ever created–hell, I don't even like him–but he plays an important role in the initial age of mankind's exploration of space. He's much more than a special addition," said Lucas.
The director refused to answer any questions about the film's plot, but Stampworthy sources close to Lucas revealed once Dr. Jones finds Jar Jar's Skull, it begins talking and leads Jones on a quest to get it as far away from Earth as possible, thus beginning his interstellar smuggling career.
Despite the aging director's increasing dementia, Lucas was refreshingly lucid at the end of the press conference. "After I've finish cutting up the body of my work, perhaps I can finally bury its rotting corpse," he said.


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I've been agreeing to interviews right and left lately — go ahead, try me, I am so easy — and I just agreed to appear on a show called Issues, Etc., Wednesday morning at 10:30 Central.
It's Lutheran Public Radio (I didn't know there was such a thing!).
The show is subtitled "Christ-Centered Cross-Focused Talk Radio".
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President Obama leads former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in Virginia, but voters in the commonwealth are evenly divided on the White House's major policies, a new Washington Post poll shows.
Obama is ahead of the presumed Republican presidential nominee by 51 percent to 44 percent among registered voters. And Romney does no better against Obama than he did in a Post poll a year ago, despite his emergence as the GOP standard-bearer.
The Democratic president has a key advantage in his bid for reelection: The coalition of Virginians that helped propel him to victory in 2008 — young voters, suburban Washingtonians, women and African Americans — is largely intact. Yet the survey shows that voters in the state are split on Obama's signature health-care reform law and that they remain deeply pessimistic about the way things are going in the country, creating a potential opening for Romney.
Virginia's changing electorate and Obama's 2008 win suggested that the Old Dominion is becoming a reliably swing state. But Republicans have spent the intervening years mounting a rebuttal, winning the governor's mansion in 2009, three more congressional seats in 2010 and control of the state Senate in 2011. The commonwealth is expected to be a battleground state in November's presidential election.
Christianne Rutan, a Prince William County Democrat who is African American and voted for Obama four years ago, said the president will receive her support again.
"No question, I would stick with Obama," said Rutan, 22, a mother of two who is a therapeutic recreational assistant at a nursing home. "I think he's doing an amazing job. He doesn't get the credit that he deserves."
By a whopping 97 percent to 1 percent, Obama thumps Romney among black voters, and he has a wide lead among women: 56 percent to 38 percent. Obama's up by better than a 2-to-1 ratio among those ages 18 to 29, but he faces a challenge among that group in the coming months. Many of them — 34 percent in this poll — are not registered to vote at their current addresses.
Obama was the first Democrat to capture Virginia in four decades, and this week's schedule indicates his desire to repeat that performance. He will be in Arlington on Friday to hold a roundtable and deliver remarks on student-loan debt. He will return a day later in the guise of a candidate, holding a rally in Richmond meant to mark the official start of his reelection campaign.
Meanwhile, Romney held an event on small business in Chantilly on Wednesday, took in more than $2 million at a Pentagon City fundraiser Wednesday night and made another jobs-focused stop in Portsmouth on Thursday, part of his broader argument that Obama's policies have stifled the economy. The candidate also plans to deliver the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg on May 12.
The state has been a magnet for outside ad spending, both in the presidential contest and in the marquee U.S. Senate race that is likely to feature former governors Timothy M. Kaine (D) and George Allen (R). Many of the attacks on Obama and Kaine have focused on the president's health-care law. Yet that issue is a wash in the new poll, with supporters and opponents tied at 47 percent among registered voters — making the legislation slightly more popular than it was a year ago.
Virginians are split down the middle on the administration's major policies overall, but tend to credit Obama with doing a good job. The president has a 53 percent approval rating, while 44 percent disapprove (it's a narrower 50 to 47 among registered voters). Republicans in Congress fare less well, with 60 percent of respondents saying they were dissatisfied with or angry about the policies of the congressional GOP.
Virginia Beach resident Philip Read, 45, who lost his public relations job eight months ago when his company closed, said he is leaning toward voting for Obama but is not "enthusiastic." He said he supported Obama in 2008 but thinks the president has not done a good enough job on the economy.
"What happened with Mr. Obama is that he worked to get Obamacare at any cost that he lost sight of the economy," said Read, who is an independent. "That looms large in people's minds. He didn't completely tackle that."
Read said Romney needs to show what he can do to improve the economy to get his vote.
Candace Swartz, 41, a Republican from Warren County, said she will vote for Romney.
"To be honest, I'm not really great about any politicians right now," said Swartz, who works as a quality coordinator for Kraft Foods. "But Mitt Romney seems to be the best one between the two. . . . A lot of it's the economy, a lot of it is just [Obama's] general policies. I don't believe in the health care, Obamacare."
Obama made early investments in the state, and now has 13 offices open and dozens of paid staff members. Virginia Republicans have seven field offices that will be used to boost Romney as well as other party candidates, and the Romney campaign announced Thursday that Sara Craig, Romney's state director during the Iowa caucuses, will run his Virginia operations.
Romney has not been able to improve his statewide support from a poll a year ago even as his GOP primary opponents have fallen by the wayside. Yet he leads Obama by a huge margin among Republicans, just as Obama holds a major lead among Democrats. The key to the president's overall edge can be found in the middle of the spectrum. He has an advantage among independents, and a 23-point lead among self-described moderates.
And if Romney hopes to increase his chances in Virginia, choosing Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) as his running mate may not do the trick. More than two-thirds of voters say adding McDonnell to the ticket wouldn't make much difference in their choice, 11 percent say it would make them more likely to back the Republican ticket, and 19 percent say it would push them toward Obama's side.
As in the past several statewide elections, the outer suburbs of Washington are among the state's most competitive battlegrounds — Romney and Obama are essentially tied in the ring that includes Loudoun, Prince William and Fauquier counties. They also are neck and neck in and around Richmond. Obama runs up the score with wide leads in the inner D.C. suburbs and the Tidewater area. Romney's strength is in central and western Virginia.
The state's voters may want change, but the desired direction is far less clear than it was before the 2008 election. In the summer of 2007, nearly two-thirds said they were dissatisfied with or angry at the George W. Bush administration; far fewer now say so of Obama's. More now say they're unhappy with Republicans in Congress than the executive branch. And although 83 percent of voters four years ago said they thought the country was on the "wrong track," that number now sits at 65 percent.
The poll was conducted by telephone April 28 to May 2 among a random sample of 1,101 Virginia adults, including 964 registered voters and users of both conventional and cellular phones. Results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Polling manager Peyton M. Craighill, polling analyst Scott Clement, and staff writers Amy Gardner, Anita Kumar and Laura Vozzella contributed to this report.


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The Logan Huntery Mystery Series Author, Susan Whitfield, Guests with Mike Angley
MA: My guest today is Susan Whitfield, a life-long resident of North Carolina and the author of the Logan Hunter Mystery series. She also authored a unique cookbook, Killer Recipes, after inviting many mystery writers across the country to submit recipes in exchange for publicity. She lives in eastern North Carolina with her husband and near her two sons. Susan, welcome! Please tell me a little bit about your professional or personal background.
SW: I taught English for 13 years and moved into high school administration once I completed my doctorate. I retired in 2005 after a 30-year career.
MA: I see, so I take it writing has been a part of your life for some time?
SW: I have been writing since I was a child and actually still have a 40-page outline I wrote in high school. I never wrote that book, but thought about it for years. When I finally got serious about writing a novel in 2004, I decided to start fresh.
MA: I dabbled in short stories and poetry in high school. My short stories seemed well-received back then, but my poetry…not so much! Tell us about your novels.
SW: I wrote Genesis Beach about a strong woman whose name is Logan. She's over 6 feet tall, determined, and doesn't take any crap. Her first murder case was on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. I have to admit I liked her so much, I started Just North of Luck before I finished Genesis Beach. I set that novel in the Blue Ridge Mountains, because by that time I'd decided that this would be a series of books, all set somewhere in the state I love. Hell Swamp took Logan and me back to where I grew up along Black River. The most recent book, Sin Creek, is set along the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, where I cruised as a teenager. My publisher is L&L Dreamspell, based in Houston, Texas. They are in the process of printing a second edition of Genesis Beach, which was previously self-published. I look forward to seeing the new edition.
MA: You've received some excellent reviews, and I thank you for bringing them to the interview. I have them posted at the end of our interview, and I encourage my readers to look over them all. Now, I am burning with curiosity about Logan. Tell us more about how you crafted this woman.
SW: That's a great question. I physically patterned her after a super tall, rail thin literary agent I'd met. I wanted her to be smart, quirky, determined and have a little baggage she carries around with her. Fans of the series say Logan shows her "human-ness" when she makes mistakes or blurts out occasional profanity. She does manage to solve her own problems though, and I admire that.
MA: You told me that you really imbued in her genuine human traits, strengths and weaknesses. Tell us about them.
SW: Logan is intelligent and determined to be the best investigator on the force. She does make mistakes in judgment occasionally, but as I've said, she works everything out and gets the bad guys to boot. She is a loyal friend, tries to be a good daughter to a demanding mother, and has no life outside the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. She basically works 24/7. She has no love life at all in Genesis Beach. Perhaps that's because she was a victim of date rape in high school. In Genesis Beach, she has sleep terrors and eventually realizes she may have been molested as a toddler. I love the way she deals with this problem near the end of the book.
MA: While Logan is a constant in the series, what about her antagonists? Do you have a returning, pesky nemesis she must contend with?
SW: While Logan remains a tough and more experienced agent throughout the series and some of the Genesis Beach characters move along with her, the cast of villains changes with each book. For example in Just North of Luck, Logan chases a serial killer who is targeting teachers. In Hell Swamp, deer hunters are prime suspects, and Sin Creek takes Logan into the porn industry, quite uncomfortable for her and for me.
MA: Any of your real life in your stories?
SW: Yes, there's a little real life in each book, but I've never been involved in porn. LOL. I'd rather let readers try to figure out what came from my personal experience.
MA: Fair enough. So what's next?
SW: Currently I'm writing a non-series book entitled The Goose Parade of Old Dickeywood. It's about two middle-aged women with weight, marital, and health problems. I do plan to write more Logan Hunter though. My fans have already chewed me out for trying something else. They love Logan as much as I do. Isn't that a wonderful compliment?
MA: That's a fantastic compliment and a great affirmation of your work. Besides Logan, will you carry other Logan Hunter characters over to new stories?
SW: Pepper Ellis, a chef, is in three of the four books. I've thought about building a book around her, but Logan won't leave me alone. I also like Taryn Kosterman, an artist, very much and she's a colorful character, but not sure I'll build a book around her either. I'll probably continue with Logan and have them tag along for support and adventures.
MA: Will you ever write anything other than the mystery genre?
SW: I have plans to write an historical novel about an ancestor of mine, a Knight of the Bath. I've already started research but I know it will be a while before I get to it. That will be my biggest challenge yet.
MA: Where can readers learn more about you?
SW: I have a web site at www.susanwhitfieldonline.com and there's a PayPal account for those who want to purchase books there. I also blog and interview authors and industry experts at www.susanwhitfield.blogspot.com
MA: Susan, thank you for guesting with me today. I encourage my readers to visit Susan's websites and stick around to read her wonderful book reviews that follow.
Susan Whitfield Book Reviews
~~Just North of Luck–Whitfield's excellent writing skills transport you into a hellish movie from which you cannot close your eyes, even through the most gruesome and scary scenes. Whitfield's skill at "expectation and reversal" will leave you saying "OMG!" at the unexpected ending. Excellent read. Bravo Susan. This second book is most definitely a must-read.
~~Hell Swamp– I could just about feel the humidity and almost taste the vinegar-based barbeque. And her usage of colloquialisms (expressions such as "dang nabbit" or "dadgum", and "yonder") are scattered perfectly. Logan, the protagonist, is tough and competent, yet feminine, romantic and vulnerable. And the supporting cast of colorful characters literally leaps off the page. One's body is described as "a corpse of corn", another has a "navel mouth", and yet another has "piranha teeth and a nose like a bull's hairy gonad". Someone grins "like a mule eating briars". Whoa! Is that vivid imagery or what? We've got a well-written, suspenseful mystery with a likeable protagonist, vivid imagery, a taste of horror, a little tongue-in-cheek humor and even romance. What's not to like?
~~Hell Swamp solidifies Whitfield's status as a true master of mystery. Her prose is tight and engaging, and her suspenseful writing style leaves the reader no choice but to turn page after page in anticipation of the latest unexpected twist. Followers of Susan Whitfield will surely not be disappointed with her latest effort, and it will most certainly be successful in drawing even greater numbers to her ever-growing fan base. An enjoyable, recommended read.
~~Hell Swamp–Peculiarities abound as you meet the suspects. Whitfield has drawn a cast of characters from 'down by the Black River' that rings delightfully true, scary and injected with just enough humor to make HELL SWAMP stand out from the pack. Read this book. It's a good 'un.
~~Sin Creek-I've followed SBI Agent Logan Hunter as she tracked down killers in Genesis Beach, Just North of Luck, Hell Swamp and now in Sin Creek. Author Susan Whitfield has created an amazingly `normal' character with Hunter. She has feelings and isn't afraid to cry, she takes on danger and doesn't mind showing her fears, but when she takes on the world of porn, she shows a caring side that has been glimpsed in all of her stories but with more strength than ever in Sin Creek. Read Sin Creek as a book of murder and suspense but also read it as a book that opens your eyes to the problems our young adults are faced with, where these problems can take them and what the end results can be. It opened my eyes and I believe it will yours too. It has helped to educate me to the underworld of the Internet.
~~Sin Creek follows Logan Hunter's murder investigation of college student, Maeve Smoltz, through many twists and turns as she sifts through a college town chock full of colorful and morally shallow characters, all with something to hide. This includes the victim herself, not innocent at all.
~~Whitfield offers a strong commentary on some of the dangers of college life. Her character, Logan Hunter, gives a strong telling of the story from the initial meeting with the dead girl's parents to ending up on "The Fearless Ferry," a happening spot that would bring shivers to any parent with a kid in college. Lickety-split pace and effective descriptions give the reader the feeling that they are conducting the investigation right along with Logan. If you're a fan of mysteries, this one is guaranteed not to disappoint. If Mystery's not your genre, make an exception with Sin Creek. Like the Cyclone at Coney Island, Sin Creek is gripping and intense, yet an enjoyable ride.
~~Sin Creek, new in the Logan Hunter mystery series by Susan Whitfield, is an eye-opener and a heart-breaker, but with the sweetest redeeming ending. Having had a long-standing friendship with a detective, when reading Sin Creek, I felt a sense of déjà vu about events I know to be true. These foul crimes do exist and are proliferating all over the world, both promoted by and brought to law enforcement attention by the Internet. Whitfield portrays the underpinnings of one man's vile world of pornography with researched accuracy. Though this story is fiction, the very same types of exploitation continue to happen and escalate. If you never understood how lewd and dangerous the world of porn is, read Sin Creek. It's fiction but true to life. It'll make you shudder.
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Northern Ireland will meet Wales in a massive 'Battle of Britain' in the last 16 of Euro 2016.
It looked for a long time on Wednesday night that Michael O'Neill's heroes were destined to tackle hosts France in the second stage, with Wales meeting Turkey.
But the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 victory over Italy – Robbie Brady scoring a late winner in Lille – changed the dynamics of the second-round line-up.
Turkey were eliminated as the Republic reached the next stage, and Northern Ireland – one of the four best third-placed teams – were handed a showdown with Group B winners Wales at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday.
It is a mouth-watering prospect for O'Neill and his players as they prepare to face a Welsh side that topped a qualifying group that included England, Slovakia and Russia to progress to the second stage.
"It is going to be a fantastic game," O'Neill said late last night.
"We will be heading back to the Parc des Princes which as we know from Tuesday night is a brilliant stadium.
"We will benefit from the familiarity of having been there already, of having done the journey and of having played on the pitch.
"The results tonight put is in what is arguably the more favourable side of the draw, so we are pleased about that.
"We are in no doubt that it is going to be a tough game against Wales but we will go into the match believing that we can win and that we can progress."
Welsh boss Coleman is under no illusions ahead of Saturday's game in Paris.
"Northern Ireland are more physical than Turkey," he said.
"They get the ball forward quicker. That's where their strength is.
"They are superbly organised and defensively so difficult to break down. They are excellent from set-plays."
Wales and Northern Ireland are in what is considered the easier half of the draw.
England, who play Iceland in the last 16, are in the same half as France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The Republic of Ireland will face hosts France on Sunday.
Martin O'Neill's men claimed the win they needed against Italy courtesy of Brady's 85th-minute header.


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Groesfaen in the Parish of Llantrisant
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"Groes-faen is a village approximately three miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.The village was originated as a hamlet in the 1860s near a trade route from Cowbridge to Cardiff." wikipedia
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Church of St. David
Church History
Groesfaen Babel Chapel, early 20th century, view from across the road - on the People's Collection Wales site
Church Records
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
The church is dedicated to St. David, is in the Benefice of Pentyrch, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST072808.
|Anglican Parish Registers
|Bishops Transcripts
|No Registers have been deposited yet
Description and Travel
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Road Through Groesfaen to Pontyclun nd
- Residential street in Groesfaen, near Pontyclun, with corner shop at the fore. Date unknown.
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Schroders Quickview: Fed actions hold key to EM rout
If there were any doubt only a few days ago, there should be none at all now - that even incrementally more restrictive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve is a danger in a very slow growth world.
The rout in all things emerging markets-related has continued over the last week, and it is now becoming fairly indiscriminate as the risk-off mood even moves to US shares.
Market turmoil reduces rate rise probability
Outflows from emerging market bond funds surged to an 86-week high. There is no shortage of things to worry about, as the Chinese stockmarket has also been sinking, falling by about 8.5% on Monday alone.
The oil price continues to slide and the deflationary bias of price movements in general has accelerated. Two weeks ago we thought that there were no market prices suggesting that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could hike rates in an extended fashion. Last week market prices were raising doubts about the Fed's ability to raise rates even once.
Probabilities of a September start to a rate hiking cycle are now substantially lower, according to market pricing. We continue to believe even four rate hikes over the coming year would be an heroic outcome. While the Fed looks to normalise rates, markets are saying normal might be going out of the window.
In markets like these we look for signposts—observable data instead of emotionally-loaded forecasts. We make no argument here for buying emerging markets this minute, but we do offer some perspective.
The first thing you want to see is fundamental improvement on the ground, because as selling increases in intensity that improvement becomes a necessary, but certainly not sufficient, bulwark against further price collapses.
What's happening in emerging market bond markets?
There are unmistakable signs that the rout in emerging market currencies is shrinking external deficits, a precursor to improvement. Let's look at the "fragile five", who moved into the spotlight during the 2013 "taper tantrum" .
As compared to a year ago, the current account deficit in Brazil has been positive for seven straight months, in Indonesia for two consecutive quarters, in India for five out of seven quarters since the taper tantrum1, in Turkey for six straight quarters, and in South Africa for six of the last seven quarters.
Currencies are notoriously difficult to value for markets and for academics looking for what is "fair", but a reasonable rule of thumb for a simple investor is to ask whether the value leads to relatively balanced accounts. And we are getting there in the largest countries with the biggest external deficits.
Are valuations in emerging market bonds extreme?
Not yet, for large parts of the market. However, consistent with the standard emerging market playbook, liquid high-quality sovereign debt is the first piece thrown off the boat as outflows are recorded. So, investment grade2 sovereign spreads to Treasuries are now wider than they have been for 98% of the last five years (which includes the euro crisis of 2011).
Even most of non-investment grade tells the same story. Sure, we can go wider but if you had to lock away your money for two years and never look at a computer screen, history suggests there is a very high probability you might be pleased with what you saw at the end of those two years.
What needs to happen?
Critically, reserve levels need to stabilise. The popular press made much last week of the removal of the currency peg in Kazakhstan, and the subsequent 25% devaluation.
But that is a cleansing that needs to occur and we expect others, like Nigeria, to follow suit. Dollar bonds for Kazakhstan initially dropped two points before quickly returning to unchanged, as the market concluded that the move represented an improvement in credit quality, not a reason to panic.
We expect larger policy responses to begin to happen. If there were any doubt only a few days ago, there should be none at all now - that even incrementally more restrictive monetary policy by the Fed is a danger in a very slow growth world. When the Fed openly acknowledges that fact, it may represent the end of the turmoil for emerging markets.
1. The phrase "taper tantrum" refers to the market's reaction in summer 2013 to hints from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US central bank might slow down, or taper, the rate of its bond purchases.↩
2. Investment grade bonds are the highest quality bonds as assessed by a credit ratings agency. To be deemed investment grade, a bond must have a credit rating of at least BBB (Standard & Poor's) or Baa3 (Moody's).↩


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Now that admins of Facebook fan pages can comment on Facebook profiles and other fan pages as the representatives of those pages, not themselves, there is going to be a huge wave of unwanted content floating around. (If you want details, read this Mashable post.)
I'm going to go all out and call it a tsunami.
We are finally going to see the difference between true community managers who understand their craft and those who simply play one on the internet.
Do you know how tempting it is going to be for admins to post all over other fan pages and go directly to individual profile pages and start pushing their messaging?
Think about it. You can now just trot on over to any profile page and start pushing all kinds of marketing messages. "Visit our page," "Buy our stuff," "Come download our coupon," "We just posted a new brochure, you'll love it."
Get my drift? And that's just scratching the surface.
It's one thing to remove unwanted messages from your inbox, but constantly removing from your wall? The average Joe, non-marketing Facebook user isn't ready for this at all. I think it will get ugly fast.
For those who have never learned proper etiquette for marketing through online communities, there is a real chance that they will crash and burn.
One horror story I always like to share at speaking events is about a guy who joined the online community I managed and uploaded 750 pictures of wrist watches. It was unbelievable. As you can probably imagine, he was marked as abuse and the matter was brought to my attention fast.
It wasn't part of the culture. If he'd bothered to study how the community worked, spent some time observing other members, and avoided the temptation to pounce — he would have found a better way to get their attention. But I digress.
Because this is a new opportunity for Facebook page admins, whose experience and credentials run the gamut,there are no agreed-upon or established rules.I don't doubt that this change will enable brands, businesses and organizations to build stronger relationships with their fans, as mentioned on Socialbakers, but I do anticipate a wild, wild, west mentality unless Facebook has some plans in place to keep it at bay.
I suppose that removing posts and hiding them could be sufficient. But that's only if the tsunami heads in a different direction.
On this one, we'll just have to wait and see.