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Some new details have been released of the Reno man accused of killing several women across a span of decades.
According to detectives, when they searched Jospeh Naso's home in the North Valleys, it was discovered more than 4,000 photos of naked or nearly naked women bound. In some cases some of the women were seemingly posing to look dead.
Detectives say it is possible he killed some of the women photographed.
Naso was a professional photographer and authorities believe he took the pictures.
Naso Investigation Timeline
Name: Joseph Naso
Residence: 300 Block of Medgar Avenue Reno, Nevada (Lemmon Valley)
Born: January 7, 1934 New York State
Armed Services: Air Force from 1953 to 1957
Relocated: Moved from Northern California to Nevada - 1994
Married: 1962
Divorced: 1980
Acceptance process: Reported to Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) Parole and Probation (P&P) on July 15, 2009
Investigation interview took place on August 12, 2009
First interview is a brief overview of the parolee/probationer's criminal history and an explanation for Nevada's policy & procedures.
Transferred to Nevada: August 17, 2009 on an Interstate Compact from El Dorado County, California with probation to expire on 6-21-2012.
Interstate compact is when another state agrees to take responsibility and authority for supervising an offender because they reside in their state.
Nevada Supervision: P&P officer assigned dictates the day and time for the parolee/probationer to report to the office; offenders to report to office minimum of once per month. All at home visits are unannounced and are made at the discretion of the officer. Frequency is based upon the offender's supervision level. Search any and all areas (residence, property, vehicle, person, etc.) which the offender has access to, as deemed necessary. Communicate with offender to determine whether they are in compliance and meeting the conditions of their supervision.
Home visits conducted under NV supervision:
September 10, 2009
December 9, 2009
April 13, 2010
Department of Public Safety/Parole and Probation Officer:
Wes Jackson serving the public since November 27, 2007
Officer Jackson made a home visit on April 13, 2010 at 7:30p.m.
Officer Jackson discovered ammunition in an ashtray further inspection uncovered an additional round of ammunition and a newspaper article advertising a weapon on his person.
Booked on Murder charges in Marin County, California on April 11, 2011:
Roxene Roggasch – Marin County - found deceased in 1977
Carmen Colon – Contra Costa County - found deceased in 1978
Pamela Parsons – Yuba County - found deceased in 1993
Tracy Tafoya – Marysville - Yuba County-found deceased in 1994
Agencies Involved with Investigation:
Department of Public Safety, Division Parole and Probation
Department of Public Safety, Division of Investigations
Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Washoe County District Attorney's Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Reno, Nevada and Northern California
California Agencies:
Marin County Sheriff's Office
Contra Costa Sheriff's Office
Yuba County Sheriff's Office
4/13/10 - At 7:30 p.m. Parole and Probation Officer Wes Jackson conducted a home visit at Joseph Naso's residence. Officer Jackson observed a round of .380 ammunition in an ashtray, and an additional round of ammunition along with an advertisement for a gun in Naso's shirt that he was wearing.
Once back up officers arrived, Officer Jackson contacted the name and number listed in the advertisement. His findings confirmed that Naso attempted to purchase the weapon. Naso was placed into ustody and brought to the Washoe County Detention Facility.
4/29/10 - State of Nevada works with the State of California concerning the Interstate Compact involved in this case.
4/30/10 - Naso was served his probation violation paperwork by P&P officers. Naso requests a hearing.
5/3/10 - Paperwork is completed and filed on new charges for Naso.
5/4/10 - P&P provides an update on status of Naso's probation case.
5/10/10 - During the time Naso was incarcerated, the Naso Task Force housed at WCSO, continued the investigation by processing and examining evidence, interviewing numerous people throughout the country and conducting numerous case briefings with multiple Law enforcement agencies around the country in order to attempt to identify additional potential victims. Task force is comprised of DPS - P&P, NDI, WCSO, FBI and WC DA.
7/12/10 - Naso is transported back to El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe, California and was booked for probation violation.
4/11/11 - Naso arrested by Marin County Sheriff's Office upon his release from Eldorado County Jail on probation violations.
4/12/11 - Marin County District Attorney's Office to hold press conference at 11:00 a.m. in the Marin County Office of Emergency Services, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 266, San Rafael, CA. They will be releasing the four victim's names.
4/12/11 - Nevada Department of Public Safety - Investigation Division and Washoe County Sheriff's Office to hold a joint press conference at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office at 11:00 a.m. at 911 Parr Blvd. in Reno.


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(CNN) -- From soup kitchen director Rita Baldwin's perspective, the notion that "homeless people are the scum of the earth" has returned to her Gulf Coast town, which still struggles four years after Hurricane Katrina.
Loaves and Fishes executive director Rita Baldwin poses with her son, Scott Blain, who works at the kitchen.
Baldwin -- formerly homeless herself -- found that "the storm was a great neutralizer. It put us all on the same level." That social pendulum is swinging back to the pre-Katrina world, she said, but she added that the community has shown a renewed sense of compassion.
Baldwin, executive director of the Loaves and Fishes community kitchen in Biloxi, Mississippi, lost her home in Katrina as the storm barreled into the coastal community in 2005.
She said she watched with sadness as storm victims she dubbed "amateurs" -- "people who didn't know how to be homeless" -- attempted to survive after losing everything.
Homeless people who were accustomed to living in the woods and on the streets used their wherewithal to make it through each day, said Baldwin, who relied on the kitchen's services herself before she was hired there.
Biloxi was one of the cities that Katrina hit hardest. And though the city has made progress rebuilding, the 26-year-old kitchen has seen steady increases in clients each year since the storm. With few residents in the city shortly after Katrina, there was little activity. But the kitchen reports serving 55,281 meals in 2007, 64,825 meals in 2008 and 38,877 in the first seven months of 2009.
Loaves and Fishes nearly closed this summer because of lack of funding, until the public was reminded of the need to feed the hungry. After the Biloxi Sun-Herald reported in late June that the kitchen could close its doors, more than $50,000 in donations poured in, and it is now funded until around March.
"I certainly had never gotten that kind of response before. So it just made me realize that they just didn't know" about the hunger problem, Baldwin said.
After spending time focusing on themselves and picking up the pieces, the more fortunate Biloxi residents are starting to return to a more philanthropic frame of mind, according to Biloxi Public Affairs Manager Vincent Creel.
"There's been a reawakening. People are getting in a closer position where they can help others," he said.
'Hitting us with both fists'
Loaves and Fishes hit a "really bad financial crunch," Baldwin said, because its federal grants for disaster relief had run out. She used to provide other services for the homeless, but when the money disappeared, she had to eliminate the additional assistance.
"The economy really didn't get bad for those of us in Katrina areas because so much money was flushed into these areas to help us get back up on our feet. And now those funds are gone, so the ... poor economy and the unemployment is hitting us with both fists now," Baldwin said.
Baldwin's clients include the expanding homeless population, day laborers, the elderly and other poor people in the area.
Terry, 59, who asked that his last name not be used, was homeless for about three years after losing his Gulfport, Mississippi, home in Katrina. He now rents a bedroom and regularly eats at Loaves and Fishes.
"Most everyone just tries to keep to themselves right now," Terry said of the atmosphere there. "[We] struggle, try and get everything back in order. However, the community is binding together and helping each other. So that's a good thing."
Terry learned about six years ago that he had bone cancer, but only recently began receiving disability checks. Before that, it was hard to get work despite all the post-Katrina construction because outside contractors were not hiring locals, he said.
Loaves and Fishes also serves down-on-their luck visitors to Biloxi's casinos.
"A lot of people that come in here ... have gambled up their money," Baldwin said. "They max out their credit cards and they get stuck here."
Biloxi's casinos, however, have been struggling over the past year. After showing signs of post-Katrina growth in 2007 with more than $1 billion in revenue, casinos pulled in $951 million last year. They are trending down again this year, according to city data.
But A.J. Holloway, Biloxi's mayor, says the city celebrates new milestones of recovery daily. For example, the public school district has rebounded to about 4,600 students from a pre-Katrina population of about 6,100, and around 700 of 1,000 replacement homes have been built at Keesler Air Force Base.
The preliminary unemployment rate in Gulfport and Biloxi for June was 7.9 percent, compared with a national rate of 9.4 percent in July. Gulfport-Biloxi's unemployment rate hit 23.2 percent the month after Katrina, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This weekend, the city will break ground on $50 million worth of recovery, including a new library, civic center and visitor center. Holloway also expects a $400 million infrastructure project to begin construction in January, which he hopes will put people to work and stimulate the local economy.
He says it will take awhile for Biloxi to return to normal. It probably wasn't until 1992, when the casinos were established, before the city was fully rebuilt after Hurricane Camille in 1969, he said.
"I think we'll feel the effects of Katrina for a long time," the mayor said.
For now, the area still struggles with poverty, homelessness and hunger, and Loaves and Fishes' Baldwin wants to be there to answer the call.
"There's hunger in our communities," she said. "There's not just hunger in Africa."
Contact Loaves and Fishes at PO Box 233, Biloxi, MS 39522.
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stavros14 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 1504 designs submitted by 191 freelance designers.
Gigiki (It is pronounced Gi - gi - ki (3 syllables))
- Company
Gigiki is a new company specializing in travel industry. We hope in becoming one of the major travel sites in Greece within a few months time.
- About the name
"Gigiki" is cicada in greek. In general, they like heat and do their most spirited singing during the hotter hours of a summer day.
For more info, check out the following link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada.
If you have never listened to their singing, have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy5O4lnbFnw.
- Tagline
Where travelling begins
- Website
Users from Greece
Users from Europe
Travel agents
- What to have
We are looking for a scalable, professional, minimalistic, web 2.0 logo which can be used on the physical product, the web and other materials such as business cards.
Clean and simple design with few elements is preferred (no animation please).
You can try to include the tagline in the logo as well but its up to you.
- General shape:
We do prefer a horizontal design (in other words a design where the width is larger than the height) e.g Logo, Brand name and tagline but you are the designer.
- Colours:
In our early discussions, we were more inclined to summer colours such as yellow with black for sun, blue for sea, yellow for sun, green for nature but you can improvise as much as you want.
- Shape:
Not something huge. It should be memorable though.
- Fonts:
Font has to be readable and clear by any human being.
e.g http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/tipogr…ano/light/
I am not a designer so I am sure you know better which are the best fonts for logos.
- What NOT to have
Hundreds of colours
Huge shape
Vertical orientation (height bigger than width)
Weird fonts that are not readable
We'll be using the following rating system
1 star - Wrong direction, start over
2 star - some elements I like
3 star - getting closer but need revisions or a different take on your design
4 star - design is being considered
5 star - made the final cut
You are free to improvise as much as you want.
I promise to give feedback once or twice per day for the majority of the logos.
Do not hesitate to contact me for any reason.
Thanks in advance,
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Saturday, 5 November 2011
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Im so into burgundy right now love it your sweater is really nice and the doc martens are awesome dear love your hair love your look and blog kissesReplyDelete
Great outfit, especially love the Doc Martens :)ReplyDelete
I'm not a burgundy person, but you look so lovely I may try it soon! XReplyDelete
cute tights and love the red wine color!ReplyDelete
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BURGUNDY IS THE BEST!!ReplyDelete
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Un look que j'adore, les boots avec la jupe le rappel de la couleur et les collants trop géniaux. Bises ma belleReplyDelete
Why you wouldn't love burgundy it looks absolutely gorgeous on you doll. Love the skirt and those thighs are too cute.ReplyDelete
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Wow you look gorgeous!! I love your whole look! I'm in love with burgundy at the moment as well! Your Dr Martens are gorgeous and I love your tights! XxxX http://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
I somehow found your blog and I'm glad that I did. I really like it. The pictures are beautiful and you have a great style. I looked through your whole blog. I think the red heaircolour looks stunning and then the burgundy colour is perfect on you.
I followed you, what about following eachother?
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By Kristin
The tradition of the veil on a bride has many back-stories. Some say it started in ancient Rome to confuse the evil spirits who may try to steal her away from the groom. Some say it was to disguise the bride before the wedding of an arranged marriage, this way if he saw something he didn't like he wouldn't run away. It is also said that the lifting of the blusher veil is so the groom knows he is marrying the right woman. There are so many variations on the story, but today the veil is more an accessory to the gown.
My best friend recently got engaged and has put me in charge of making her wedding gown and veil. As her Maid-of-Honor it is my duty to see what would look best on her and work with her taste. I know she likes lace, being a pretty traditional girl, so that's what I went with. Looking in various bridal stores I noticed how expensive beautiful lace edged veils can be! They can be anywhere as much as $300 on up! So I'm going to describe how I made a beautiful antique looking lace veil that my friend could use on her big day without the big price tag.
Materials Used:
- Lace (I used #35329 in Ivory to Match the Ivory Tulle)
- Unique Stitch Glue
- SS16 Hot Fix Pearls (#03416) in Nacre
- 3″ long clear plastic comb
- Needle and Thread
Note: I chose a length a little longer than the fingertip. It is double layered with the top layer being about 8″ shorter than the under-layer. Choose a length that works for you, I'm going to give directions for fingertip length though.
Measure the length from where you want the veil to start, to your knee.
Fold the tulle in half and use the folded edge as the top of the veil (where the comb will be sewn). Fold this piece in half length wise. From the top of the folded edge (comb edge) measure the length you used for the head to knee.
Mark with pins a quarter oval. Make it a little wider at the top than the bottom to give it a more full look. When you are happy with the shape, cut it out.
Unfold the piece (leave the top and bottom layers folded together) so you now have a half oval shape. Take the top layer and mark with pins about 8″-10″ up from the edge. Cut it shorter but still keep the shape of the bottom layer.
Now the fun begins, you get to glue on the lace! This will take patience and time, it cannot be rushed! You can also opt to sew the lace on with a machine. Line the edge of the scallop up with the edge of the tulle and pin in place if sewing, pin it as you glue otherwise.
Once you have the lace attached (and it has dried overnight) you can set the pearls or rhinestones (or both if you so choose).
If you used a scalloped edge lace as I have, be sure to cut the excess tulle from the scallops for a cleaner look.
The nice thing about the veil is that you can choose to use lace as I did here, leave the tulle plain (like I did for my own wedding), use rattail cord (1mm or 2mm), beaded trims, or a thin ribbon edge. You can personalize your veil to match your dress and it won't cost a fortune.


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Helen Stoner consults Sherlock Holmes about the death of her twin sister, Julia, who died before her wedding, crying that: "it was the Speckled Band!"
Holmes must investigate their mother's estate and the unpleasant Dr Roylott, Helen's stepfather, who allows gypsies to camp on his estate and has both a cheetah and a baboon running amok in the grounds.
But can Helen be believed? Is Dr Roylott as bad as he seems? And can the specked handkerchiefs worn about the necks of the gypsies really be a coincidence?
Note: This story is also available free with any purchase of a Sherlock Holmes CD from series one.
Written By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs
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Briana Bowen is First Utah State Student Named a Truman Scholar Since 1984
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2013
Utah State University junior Briana Bowen was one of 62 students named 2013 Truman Scholars by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Wednesday, April 10.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, president of the foundation, announced the list of exceptional college juniors who will receive $30,000 for graduate study. Bowen, a political science major, is the fourth Truman Scholar in USU history — the university's only female recipient — and the first winner since 1984.
"This is a great honor for Briana, and I congratulate her for being selected as one the outstanding undergraduate students in the nation who receive this distinction," said USU President Stan Albrecht. "Briana excels at every measure of academic achievement, and her leadership skills set her apart as someone who will become an important voice in whatever field she chooses to pursue. This award honors individual exceptionalism, of course, but it also is a reflection of the political science program and the mentorship she has received there."
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created as a living memorial to honor the nation's 33rd president to find and help support the next generation of public servants and nonprofit leaders. Although President Truman did not have a college degree himself, he valued education and tried to promote young leaders with potential. The scholarships were established through an Act of Congress in 1974 and are intended for students who plan to pursue careers in public service.
The 2013 Truman Scholars were selected from a field of 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Seventeen independent selection panels conferred the awards on the basis of an applicant's academic and leadership accomplishments and likelihood of becoming public service leaders. In addition to the funding, each new scholar will receive leadership training and special internship opportunities within the federal government. Bowen's application included a proposal addressing healthcare policy with recommendations to adjust revenue streams for government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
"It's not uncomplicated," she admitted.
Healthcare policy analysis is not something many 21-year-olds are eager to study and then travel to Washington, D.C., to attend U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate committee hearings and track legislative developments on the subject. But that is what Bowen did as a public policy intern with the Healthcare Leadership Council in 2011. Her interest in healthcare stems from being diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 19.
"I was really fortunate my parents had excellent healthcare," she said. "But what happens to people who don't?"
Bowen's bout with cancer pressed her to want to do more and achieve more to make a difference in the world. She is an Honors student who serves as president of the USU College Democrats. She worked as a regional field director for the Scott Howell for U.S. Senate campaign in 2012, canvasing neighborhoods and knocking on doors in northern Utah, and represented Utah State University at the Democratic National Convention in the fall. Bowen later attended the Untied States Presidential Inauguration as a civilian security captain with the U.S. Secret Service. She believes her work in the public sector is just beginning. Bowen plans to earn a master's in public policy after graduation.
"It was reinforced to me this award doesn't really belong to me," she said. "It's not about advancing one person's career. It's an investment in the future."
Michael Lyons, associate professor of political science, has worked with Bowen since her first semester at USU when his teaching assistants repeatedly flagged her work as best in the class. After reading her papers he made a point to pull her aside and let her know her work was noticed and appreciated. In his 32-year career at USU, Bowen is one of the brightest students he has had the privilege to work with, he said.
"She is intellectually gifted, self-confident, independent and disciplined — the whole package," he said. "She's extraordinarily professional with a very substantial achievement record. She's not just a grind it out 4.0 A plus student. She's all over the place."
However, her willingness to talk to people, and work with people who have differences in opinion, is something Lyons is quick to note.
"It is something I admire and respect about her," he said. "She's very good at dealing with people who think differently. She's respectful. She reaches out."
He made sure to be present on Monday when President Albrecht called Bowen into his office to notify her she had been selected as a 2013 Truman Scholar.
"First since 1984 — it's a big deal," Lyons said.
A listing of the new Scholars can be found at the Truman Foundation's website.
Related links:
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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans for finalizing and implementing its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for applications of pesticides over water are "overly optimistic" and could result in a number of adverse consequences, one of the agency's critics says.
According to reports, EPA now hopes to complete its NPDES permit for applications of pesticides over water by December. EPA and most of the states would then begin implementing and enforcing the permit program starting next April.
Testifying at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, the president of CropLife America said not only do many believe EPA and the states won't meet that schedule, but they worry that the permitting system will impose hardships on small businesses and negate many of the public health achievements of recent years.
"We are very skeptical about this overly optimistic timetable," said Jay Vroom, CropLife America president. "Even if things go smoothly, for the federal government and individual states to get all this work done well before April – and then for the regulated community to have time to get up to speed on compliance – seems nearly impossible to achieve."
Vroom, whose members produce and sell most of the crop protection and biotechnology products used in the U.S., said EPA might not be up against the April 2011 court-imposed deadline if it had been willing to fight harder to defend its previous position that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) was the governing document for pesticide use.
Clean Water Act history
"Never in the 62 years of FIFRA nor 38 years of the Clean Water Act (CWA) has the federal government required a permit to apply pesticides "to, over or near" waters of the U.S. for control of such pests as mosquitoes, forest canopy insects, algae or invasive aquatic weeds and animals, like Zebra mussel," he said.
"As a matter of fact, Congress specifically omitted pesticides in 1972 when it enacted the CWA, and despite major rewrites since, never looked beyond FIFRA for the regulation of the regular, label-approved uses of pesticides."
That is, until last year when the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA's 2006 rule which specifically exempted from the Clean Water Act, NPDES permitting of aquatic pesticide applications.
"Agriculture and the rest of the pesticide user community are still baffled by the federal government's choice not to more rigorously defend the 2006 rule," said Vroom in testimony delivered on Sept. 23. "CropLife America believes the 6th Circuit got it wrong, and EPA should have done more to defend its previous rule."
Effects of permit process
Aside from the legal precedent, Vroom notes the permit will add performance, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to an estimated 1.5 million pesticide applications per year and pre-empt the science-based ecological review of pesticides and label requirements for uses regulated under the FIFRA.
"This one decision overnight will nearly double the population of entities requiring permits under CWA and affects state agencies, local municipalities, recreation, utility rights-of-way, railroads, roads and highways, mosquito control districts, water districts, canals and other water conveyances, commercial applicators, farm, ranches, forestry, scientists and many, many others. This is an enormous burden – and we see no related benefit to protection of humans or the environment."
Many of the businesses impacted by the permit are small businesses. "The permit will threaten their economic survival, either due to the cost of obtaining a permit or due to their vulnerability to citizen law suits under CWA," he said.
"New requirements for monitoring and surveillance, planning, recordkeeping, reporting and other tasks will create significant delays, costs, reporting burdens and legal risks from citizen suits for hundreds of thousands of newly minted permit holders without enhancing the environmental protections already provided by FIFRA compliance."
What pesticide applications are covered?
To date, EPA's proposed general permit only covers applications of pesticides registered for aquatic use and applied to water or forest canopies into or over flowing or seasonal waters, and conveyances to those waters; it would not cover pesticide applications registered and intended for terrestrial use.
"However, activists indicate that they believe most pesticide applications should require a permit if there is even a chance that the pesticide could come in contact with any 'water,' either flowing water or seasonal drainage ditches that could be a conveyance to a water of the U.S.," said Vroom.
"So, even though EPA may not currently cover farmland and rangeland pesticide applications, nothing in the CWA or the proposed permit protects against citizen suits against farmers for not obtaining a permit. This establishes an uncertain, increased level of liability for farmers and ranchers, as well as users applying pesticides to golf courses and public utility rights of way, and private homes and businesses."
CropLife America has a long history of working cooperatively with EPA and the U.S. Congress on issues affecting crop protection, human health and the environment, Vroom said. Recently, however, businesses that support American agriculture have seen serious deviations from the regular order, transparency and scientific integrity of the federal government's pesticide review process.


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Evertype announces the publication of Nigel Roberts' Cornish Legend and Folklore. This book is a journey into Cornwall's mythical past. Throughout these pages you will discover magical romantic tales of adventure and intrigue; saints and sinners; heroes and villains. Where tyrannical giants roam the hills; mysterious rocks come alive and obstinate people turn to stone on the sabbath; mischievous piskeys lead simple fools astray; ghostly knockers haunt the mines; holy wells have curative powers; and alluring mermaids entice their vulnerable victims into Celtic seas.
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The CR13VBY features User Vibration Protection (UVP) technology that significantly reduces motor vibration by over 65%. It is the ideal reciprocating saw for heavy use and efficiently cuts pipes, wood, metals such as mild steel, aluminum and copper, and various other synthetic materials like bakelike and vinyl chloride with ease.
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- CR13VBY Reciprocating Saw
- 8" All-Purpose Blade
- Carrying Case
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- Rating: 115V AC
- Amperage: 12.0
- No-load SPM: 0-3,000
- Stroke Length: 1-1/4"
- Full-Load Triaxial Vibration: 9.0 m/s2
- Cutting Modes: 2
- Weight: 9.7 lbs
- Patented User Vibration Protection (UVP) technology incorporates a counterweight mechanism that reduces full-load tri-axial vibration by over 65% significantly reducing vibration transfer to the user.
- 12 amp motor provides aggressive power thanks to 1370 Watts, resulting in a faster cutting speed and higher efficiency on the job.
- Variable speed dial and trigger allow the user to adjust the cutting speed optimally for the application for less waste and more control.
- 2 mode cutting mechanism- straight mode and "swing" mode that produce significantly less rebound effect as compared to traditional orbital action for a more efficient cut in wood materials.
- Tool-less blade change with a simple press of a lever for quick replacements.
- Stroke length of 1-1/4" at 0-3,000 SPM resulting in rapid cutting performance.
- Constructed with a triple seal design to protect from dust and debris generated during use- also protects from water waste when cutting into pipes.
- Durable front cover is made from double molded elastomer and plastic to protect from heat and prevent slippage.
- Ergonomic shape and slip/heat resistant grip are easier to handle and make it easy to use all day.


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Bryant, Betts highlight First-Half All-Prospect team
All-Star Game time, while technically past the midway point of the Major League season, is often an opportunity to reflect on the season's first half.
The Minor League season is even further past the point, but using the Midsummer Classic as a marker, it seemed the right time to take a closer look at the prospects who performed the best during the first half of the 2014 season.
All-Star Game time, while technically past the midway point of the Major League season, is often an opportunity to reflect on the season's first half.
The Minor League season is even further past the point, but using the Midsummer Classic as a marker, it seemed the right time to take a closer look at the prospects who performed the best during the first half of the 2014 season.
That resulted in the MLBPipeline.com First-Half All-Prospect team listed below. The only requirement for a player to be considered is that he was on a team Top 20 Prospects list at the start of the 2014 season. Some have graduated off those lists to the big leagues, with their strong performances at the highest level a major reason for their inclusion. All stats mentioned are through June 30.
1B: C.J. Cron, Angels
The former first-rounder bounced back from a so-so 2013 season to hit .319/.369/.602 in 28 Triple-A games, earning a callup to the big leagues. He hit eight homers and drive in 22 runs over his first 42 games for the Angels.
2B: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
Sure, he's playing outfield now, but that's just been to get his bat in the big league lineup. Betts hit .355/.443/.551 with 22 steals in Double-A to earn a promotion to Triple-A, where he promptly hit .322/.425/.444 in 23 games to earn the bump to Boston.
SS: Corey Seager, Dodgers
Yes, it's the California League, but it's hard not to be impressed by the 2012 first-round pick's numbers: .347/.401/.611 with 14 homers and 55 RBIs all while playing a solid shortstop. He was third in the Minors in total bases through the season's first three months.
3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs
About as big of a no-brainer as there is on this list, Bryant hit .352/.451/.717 with 28 homers and 73 RBIs while earning a promotion from Double-A to Triple-A, all in his first full season of pro ball.
C: Blake Swihart, Red Sox
The catching group didn't perform exceedingly well, but Swihart has handled himself well in his first taste of Double-A, hitting .296/.348/.482 with nine homers and 42 RBIs in 66 games. He's also thrown out better than 50 percent of would-be basestealers.
OF: George Springer, Astros
He needed just 13 games in Triple-A to prove he was ready, hitting .353/.459/.647 with three homers and four steals. He's provided a huge boost in Houston, with Springer finishing the end of June with 16 homers, 43 RBIs and three steals.
OF: Gregory Polanco, Pirates
Another callup who's given a big league team a lift, Polanco was hitting .347/.405/.540 with 15 steals when he was summoned to join Pittsburgh. He hit .288/.374/.375 with a pair of homers, 10 RBIs and four steals in 19 June contests following the promotion.
OF: Joc Pederson, Dodgers
In another organization, Pederson probably would have earned a big league callup by now. All he did in Triple-A was hit .319/.437/.568 with 17 homers and 20 steals, and that was with missing the last handful of games in June with a shoulder injury.
DH: Joey Gallo, Rangers
Gallo's first half, along with Bryant's presence at third, necessitated a DH spot. The Rangers prospect trailed only Bryant in total bases in the Minors. He did top the list with 29 homers, driving in 71 runs and hitting a robust .313/.443/.726, earning a promotion to Double-A in the process.
RHP: Jimmy Nelson, Brewers
Many of the "bigger names" have either been hurt or underperformed, but it'd be tough to find a right-hander who's been better than Nelson. In 15 appearances, Nelson went 9-2 with a 1.66 ERA. Over 97 1/3 innings, Nelson allowed just 62 hits (.180 average against) and 29 walks while striking out 105. That doesn't include his strong start for Milwaukee in late May.
LHP: Henry Owens, Red Sox
Owens continues to be one of the tougher southpaws to hit, going 10-3 with a 2.25 ERA over 15 starts in the Double-A Eastern League. Over 92 innings, Owens allowed 59 hits (.181 average against) and 37 walks while striking out 95. He gave up no runs in seven of those outings.
RP: Shae Simmons, Braves
Simmons was about as dominant as possible in Double-A during this season's first half, going a perfect 14-for-14 in save opportunities, holding hitters to a .183 batting average, posting a 0.78 ERA and striking out 11.7 per nine in 23 innings. It carried over to Atlanta, as the undersized right-hander gave up just two runs and struck out 13 over his first 13 big league innings.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMayoB3 on Twitter.


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- Analog wireless signal with 70cm range
- Current, average, and maximum speed
- Trip distance and programmable odometer with 10 hour rollover
- Clock (12/24-hour) and total ride time with pacer
- Auto start/stop, calories burned, and quickview clock
- Multi-language interface (DE, EN, ES, FR)
- Includes batteries, universal mount, sensor, strap, and magnet
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Haven't been able to get this to work after the first ride. Changed out the batteries and still doesn't work. Instructional videos are terrible and the best advice they give is to return to the store where I bought it for help. Not very convenient.
- Stylish
- Durable
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Good computer easy to install works well
No idea how to begin a new trip. I select yes, and nothing happens. As others have mentioned, the instructions included are not adequate, and there is zero information available online.
Instructions unclear, difficult to follow. Once I figured it out easy enough to use.
- Inexpensive
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I bought one and it didn't work at all so I returned it and got another one and that would only work once and a while. Most of the time it just zero for speed and distance. When it did work the information displayed was wrong.
The instruction manual is horrible, I can't figure out how to use it.
- Lightweight
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This is my first computer for my bike and I have NO idea how to use it. No instructions. I was told to go to Youtube and just watch the video. There are none. Frustrated.
The computer is locked on the clock and does not provide the full range of functions. Disappointing as it is in concept a good basic computer with the necessary functions without too many complications.
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This is my third installation of a computer and it was one of the easiest since it is wireless. The features says that there is a wire but I found none. The instructions are vary vague and only show pictures. I wish there were some instructions along with the pictures it would be easier for the beginner. For me this has all the functions I need.
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This computer is very easy to install set up and use if you have ever installed another wireless computer before. I particularly like how you can check time of day from any other screen just by pressing the bottom button. I usually use it in ride time mode and like to be able to check time occasionally. The only thing I would wish for would be ANT+ capability but you can get that if you move up to the Trip 300.
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Okay, I want all of you to know that PRECIOUS is Rated R. RATED RRRRRRR!! (for strong language, sexual content and soooo on) RATED RRRRR!!! This ain't no MADEA movie....LOL. Don't come out of the theater after seeing it saying, "Why didn't Tyler warn us?" HERE IS YOUR WARNING! Pass this on please...
This is not a TYLER PERRY BRANDED MOVIE. I did not write it, I'm not in it, I did not direct it. I want you to know that the language and subject matter are rough.
Some of you may say, "Then Tyler, why are you involved with it?" Glad you asked. It's certainly not for money, because I haven't gotten a dime, nor will I. Anything I make, 100% is going to charity. With that said, it brings me to my reason for wanting to get the word out about this film. One word - POWERFUL! People think that this does not happen and these people don't exist. Not true! This is the most REAL film I've ever seen on this subject matter.
Seeing it, I realized that I was watching a lot of my childhood played out in front of my eyes, and by the end of the movie I was filled with so many emotions. When I sorted them all out, the one that stood out the most was Gratitude! I had to thank God that I made it through. I know, for a fact, that if you have been through anything like this, by the end of this film you will have a flood of emotions. I hope you leave feeling the same gratitude I did, thanking God you made it through. For those of you who haven't been through anything like this, I hope that you still have that level of gratitude...being thankful for the parents you were born to, and also that it will make you want to reach out and help some child. There are Preciouses everywhere. One word can make a difference in their lives. Believe me, I know about that one word.


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The Lady Bisons, the defending A-Sun regular season champions, won the first game 1-0 and then closed out the nightcap with a 2-0 score. The Lady Bisons have shutouts in nine of their last 17 games and have 12 shutouts for the season.
The Lady Bisons evened their overall record against North Florida to 4-4.
"They were two big games," said Lady Bisons coach Kristin Peck. "We had not swept North Florida since they came into the league. We had split with them twice and they had swept us once.
"It's a big way for us to start conference play. North Florida competes with everybody in our league. They have had some big wins over some great teams like Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast."
Freshman right-hander Whitney Kiihnl started in game one against left-hander Devyn Findley, the top pitcher for North Florida.
"Findley is one of the top pitchers in the league," said Peck. "We started putting some balls in play, but we never got anything really big going against her."
The Lady Bisons scored the only run of the game in the fifth inning. Mollie Mitchell was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Megan Rottler moved Mitchell to second with a sacrifice bunt. Lauren Dortwegt singled to the shortstop to load the bases. Courtney Billington also singled to the shortstop to score Mitchell.
Kiihnl, 9-2, allowed four hits in seven innings. She walked two and struck out six. The Lady Bisons had only five hits in game one with Abby Keese and Christen Campbell each hitting a double. She has five shutouts this season.
In game two Campbell, a junior right-hander, started on the mound. She gave up only three hits while walking two and striking out one in seven innings. Campbell raised her record to 5-0. She entered the game with a .76 earned run average.
"Christen started off really strong this season and then we had some rain outs here and there," said Peck. "It seemed like she had not pitched for awhile. She came back strong last week and she is pitching really well.
"I felt like both Whitney and Christen stayed pretty poised on the mound. When they got some runners on they kept their composure. It is great to see that out of your pitchers."
The Lady Bisons managed only five hits in the second game. Dortwegt had two, including a triple. She extended her team-leading current hitting streak to seven games.
Campbell gave herself an early advantage. With one out in the first inning, Billington tripled. Kellie Sirus struck out and Abby Keese walked. Campbell doubled to left center to bring home both Billington and Keese with the only runs the Lady Bisons would need.
One of the few frustrating aspects of the day for Peck was the fact that the Lady Bisons stranded 12 runners.
"We didn't hit exceptionally well, but we will take it," said Peck. "We know our conference games are a situation where anybody can beat anybody.
"We have to show up and execute and do the little things. There are few little things that we didn't do that could have come back and bit us. But we had some big plays and some big time pitches."
The Lady Bisons are 21-6, 2-0 in the A-Sun. North Florida is 17-19, 4-4 in the conference.
If the weather permits the Lady Bisons will face Jacksonville Saturday in an Atlantic Sun doubleheader at 2 p.m.


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Let this delightful absurdity sink in slowly: Creighton coach Greg McDermott will be paying $34,000 for his son Doug, a two-time All-American, to be a senior year walk-on after the NCAA granted Bluejays point guard Grant Gibbs a sixth year of eligibility.
Gibbs rejoining the roster meant that Creighton had one more body than available scholarships, and there was no way that Greg McDermott was going to cut another player's free ride. So, the Bluejays coach is ponying up.
MORE: McDermott No. 1 on SN's power forward rankings
And despite McDermott's son being a year away from the NBA's riches, he's likely to never see that money again. He knows the track record of kids who never pay their parents back.
"I doubt that it's a loan," McDermott told Sporting News, laughing.
But what parent wouldn't foot the bill for one of their children, especially when they have the means to do it? The gesture only strengthens his team and makes it a very viable Big East championship contender in their first year in the new league.
"I'd like to think we could have been a contender without Grant, because we have some players in our program that are ready and that are going to impact our team this season even though Grant is returning," McDermott said. "But certainly this helps us. He's one of our more experienced players, he's our best leader, and to have that added back to our roster certainly puts us in a better position."
McDermott's contribution to his son's bottom line is a significant one. One year of undergrad tuition at Creighton costs over $34,000, and he'll have to pay the full amount because NCAA rules stipulate that coaches be in their position for five years before any tuition remission for dependents can be claimed. Other full-time Creighton employees need to have only three years of continuous employment before tuition remission for dependents kicks in.
McDermott's price tag could be as much as $10,000 more if Doug McDermott lives on campus, as he has his first three years of school.
But in Gibbs, whose eligibility status was resolved Tuesday morning (and captured for posterity on YouTube), Greg McDermott has his team's best leader back, and one that provides calm that's hard to teach.
"Back in early March, I didn't know we were gonna be in the Big East, I didn't know that Doug would be back for his senior season and Grant Gibbs (back) for another year was the farthest thing from my mind," McDermott said. "So there's a lot of things that have changed around our program the last three months, and most all of them have been for the better."
Doug McDermott was on his way Tuesday to Russia as part of Team USA's World University Games squad. He celebrated the news with some Turkish ice cream, a moment he captured on Twitter.


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My husband Ben had the good fortune to inherit a collection of letters belonging to his great-grandfather, Frank Gleasure, who - God love him - saved every letter his family ever sent him from their hometown of Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ireland. We've been transcribing them and posting them online at The Gleasure Letters. A few months ago, we had the good fortune to be interviewed on Skype by Tadgh Kennelly. Kennelly is an Irish athlete living in Australia who, as part of the tourism initiative The Gathering, returned to his native Listowel and hosted the Listowel-focused episode of the tv show The Gathering.
During the episode, they tell the story of my ancestors-in-law among tales of other Listowel residents, past and present. (They got only minor details wrong. For example, Frank was Ben's great-grandfather, not his grandfather. But for the most part, it was pretty accurate.) The Skype interview with Ben and yours truly airs towards the middle of the episode, but pieces of the Gleasure story are told earlier, too. There's a major surprise involved for us!
Since the episode has recently become available on YouTube, I wanted to share it here. Enjoy!
Monday, November 26, 2012
The Gathering: Listowel
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Hi Katie, This has to be the highlight of your genealogy research. I will share your youtube link with Sally's family. Who is the in the picture on the far right hand corner on your blog page?
- November 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor said...
Hi Becky,
That's Martin Gillan, one of my 3x great-grandfathers. He was from Co. Mayo, and died, reportedly, at 104 years of age. (The other two are Mary Madigan Mulcahy, a 2x great-grandmother, and Patrick Mulvaney.)
- November 26, 2012 at 7:54 PM
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Candolim is a village in North Goa, India. It is situated just south of the famous Calangute beach, and is a popular tourist destination.
Candolim beautiful section of beach in the continuum of Calangute has been largely overrun by tourist shops, restaurants and hotels. Nice area to stay for people interested in shopping and dining close to beach front accommodation. A bit too expensive for the backpacker crowd though.
Get in
There are plenty of buses that ply between Panaji, Calangute via Sinquerim.
Get around
Apart from sunbathing, shopping for trinkets and eating there is not much else to do in Candolim, which makes for a relaxing holiday.
Candolim beach is another relatively busy soft sandy beach that due to erosion can be narrow in some places. Hawkers selling mostly cheap clothes and along with masseurs offering massages makes the beach a lively spot. A polite but firm no always works ~ though these people can be very interesting to talk to. There are a variety of beach shacks providing plenty of food and cold drink choices along with rickety sun beds and the odd rustic "loo". Towards the Sinquerim end of the beach you can get most forms of water sport activities including para sailing and "See the dolphin boat trips". This is a tour operator tourism place, though it gets very busy with locals at weekends and holidays.
The bulk ore carrier River Princess ended up being grounded some 100 meters from the beach during the 2001 monsoon. Despite numerous pledges by both local and central government, she still lays rusting. Various attempts have been made to salvage or re-float the ship. As of March 2009 the boat is still there. Over the years it has managed to accelerate coastal erosion which has resulted in the changed shape of the shoreline and makes swimming nearby very dangerous due to the strong undercurrents that are caused by the presence of the ship. Promising efforts to remove her started in 2005/2006 but due to the severe rusting the work stopped as the 2007 monsoon arrived. Recently a number of protests by locals and tourists has led to a High Court action calling for the River Princess to be declared a State Disaster. In the last 6 months work has begun on the break up of the River Princess. This is to be completed in early 2012.
Lots of places offering tours.
Hands down, the best restaurant in Candolim is After 7. Great selection of food and wine (mainly European) served in a beautiful garden. Great service, very romantic. The chap that owns the place 'Leo', super friendly, and very passionate about his restaurant. Opp Pedro Martina Resort, 1/274b, Gaura Vaddo.
Just opened, sister restaurant to After 7, also run by Leo called Posh. Do a great American style brunch. Eggs Benedict, 10/10, best cup of coffee I had in India. Can't comment on the dinner menu, but it looked great. Opp Nerul Panchayat.
You should try this lovely restaurant called BOM SUCESSO in Candolim. A multicusine the food is great.You should try their Seafood and meat platters and their Tiger Prawns. Good entertainment- live music, karaoke, magic show, big screen etc.With a sound proof music room now the music goes on even after 10 pm.
For good North Indian food and succulent kebabs in pleasant surroundings try Floyd's on the main road just south of the junction to Mapusa. It's a small place with a warm and friendly atmosphere and is very popular.
Coconut Inn, a bit further south and just off the main road (signposted from the junction) is housed in the garden of an old Goan house and serves good food in a relaxing environment at very reasonable prices. Service is friendly and attentive and there is live Portuguese / Goan music on Tuesday evenings.
For excellent food and service (but for some reason to an American rock soundtrack) walk a bit farther south on the main road towards Sinquerim to Flambee. The food is fabulous and the whole tandoori kingfish (huge, so only for groups) is a delicious work of art. The restaurant is open all year round, unlike most in Candolim, which close during the monsoon.
Stone House, again on the main road, has been going for so long that it is now a Candolim institution. It's a multi-cuisine restaurant - steaks are the house speciality - with good blues music and excellent cocktails.
Further south in Sinquerim proper is Allspice, a large and attractive garden restaurant near the Taj Holiday Village. Considering its location the prices are very reasonable and there is live entertainment most nights. They also have regular buffet evenings and are open all year round. It is popular with both tourists and middle class locals.
For a great night out try Bom Sucesso.
Sea Pearl Guesthouse, http://www.seapearl.in/]is a family run guesthouse on the quiet part of the Candolim Beach.
Goanstay, [3] 2 bedroom apartment in the heart of Candolim. Beautifully landscaped gardens,3 swimming pools and close to the beach.
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Love that you're obsessed with both Jane Eyre and Harry Potter. Kindred spirits, methinks!
Truly Rhe in Troy had a bunch like this.ReplyDelete
Oh! This is so beautiful, I adore dresses that could double up as nightgowns. I think that it arose out of my love for edwardian frocks, and the movie 'picnic at hanging rock'. So glad to have found your blog!ReplyDelete
This is lovely!ReplyDelete
And Harry Potter definitely has me excited :)
Lovely find. If Jane was wearing this when she saved Mr Rochester from a fiery death, I would be surprised if he DIDN'T fall in love with her. No fear, one can never be too obsessed with period drama.ReplyDelete
May I suggest North & South whose lead Richard Armitage will be in the Hobbit (you:HP::me:LoTR though we love 'em both)?
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I love this dress!! Mid length dresses have me all of a flutter at the moment!! And I agree heartily with Arianne. . . . .If you haven't seen north and south already you must watch it!ReplyDelete
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The lace is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Wonderful dress!ReplyDelete
Sometimes I think about making dress or skirt like that as nightdress or daydress.
What a gorgeous piece! I adore old nightgowns because they so often featured amazing embroidery. I actually wore one that my aunt gave me as a dress for several years, and then cut down to a blouse when the hem became damaged. Unfortunately, it's so worn out at this point (I wore it a lot!) that I can't wear it anymore. :/ But it was fun while it lasted!ReplyDelete
oh man, you look so beautiful! i totally know what you mean. my mother had a bunch of old nightgown-looking dresses when i was a kid (or were they actually nightgowns?) and i've started majorly pining for them recently.ReplyDelete
this is a beauty of a dress. You look lovely in it.ReplyDelete
This dress and your blog are just stunning. I'm amazed at your talent with style, words, photos and interpretation. Entering your blog is a romantic escape and I'll certainly be visiting regularly.ReplyDelete
wow, that detailing is stunning! love it!ReplyDelete
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so beautiful, such a romantic look! very jealous of the vintage shops in your area ^_^ xxReplyDelete
Beautiful dress! You can see the "Janian" influence. After looking through all your posts, I've come to the amazing realization that you have an awesome sense of fashion. Hope to follow you more!ReplyDelete
I too have been preparing myself for the last Harry Potter movie. I thought I was mourning when the last book came out, but it never struck me that when the books end so do the movies so now I'm overcome with sadness all over again.
Oh I looooooove this. These kinds of dresses will always be a weakness! <3ReplyDelete
I own and wear a couple dresses that were nightgowns. They're perfect, though! Comfortable and cute! What more is there to ask for?ReplyDelete
i just recently saw jane eyre. it was so wonderful and so eery. I'd say just as captivating as intriguing.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous dress!ReplyDelete
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You look beautiful! And the detail on the dress is just too precious...ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love the neckline; it's perfect!ReplyDelete
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Junior Mack Brown will start Saturday's game against Toledo, but it looks like the Gators are going to go with a tailback by committee in the opener.
The way 226-pound Matt Jones sped away from the competition at tailback in the spring, the Florida Gators were expecting to enter the 2013 season with a potentially dominant every-down back in the downhill running game.
Now, with Jones still not ready to play as he recovers from a viral infection, that every-down back plan is out of the playbook for the moment.
Junior Mack Brown will start Saturday's game against Toledo, but it looks like the Gators are going to go with a tailback by committee in the opener.
"Well, I think scheme-wise what we do probably stays the same," offensive coordinator Brent Pease said Tuesday. "As far as how we go about it, it probably changes. Matt was going to carry (the ball most of the time). He was going to be tired after every game.
"Now, I don't know, we'll see who kind of has the hot hand. We've got guys kind of used to their roles and they have to embrace their role. And if they want more of a role, do a good job."
The Gators have plenty of options at tailback. But none with any starting experience. Brown has played in the past two years, but he'll be making his first start Saturday. Behind him are former walk-on Mark Herndon (who was awarded a scholarship last week) and former safety Valdez Showers, who made the move to offense a little more than two weeks ago.
Two other options are true freshmen Kelvin Taylor and Adam Lane. Although they are not listed on the depth chart for Saturday's game, Pease said one or both could end up getting carries against the Rockets.
"Well, I think they factor into the game plan," Pease said. "When you say game plan, once again, they've got to understand their role. Will they be in there? They have the opportunity. Is the game plan kind of built around them? Probably not right now.
"We'll see as we go. Depth, what the other guys are doing, how the game flow goes, it kind of depends on that and we won't have the answers to that until we're in it. We'll see."
The role for the two freshmen is yet to be defined. The three other tailbacks — Brown, Herndon and Showers — are all scheduled to get carries.
"I have a great comfort level with Mack and Mark Herndon and Valdez Showers," UF coach Will Muschamp said. "I think all those guys are quality backs.
"I think Matt (Jones) gives you a little added dimension with his size and power, but we have good packages for those guys during the game and we'll continue to use those during the season."
The leadoff man in the tailback rotation will be the 5-foot-11, 215-pound Brown, who has played in 24 games, but has rushed for only 167 yards on 40 carries in his UF career.
"I'm expecting him to be consistent and not have mental mistakes," Pease said. "Pound the ball in there."
"He's a physical runner. He's had plays. He gives us some experience. We've got to use him to his strengths. He's a downhill runner."
Brown said he's waited a long time for this opportunity, and he hopes to make the most of it.
"It's big (getting this opportunity)," Brown said. "In the offseason I had been training hard for this opportunity. It's a blessing. I'm just going to go into the game and run hard.
"I don't know (if I'll be the featured back). The coaches haven't decided really yet. I just know I'm starting the game Saturday and I'm very excited for it."
Behind Brown, there is zero experience at the position. Herndon played in six games last season, mostly on special teams, while Showers was a back-up safety.
Showers is trying to fill the Omarius Hines role (combination running back/slot receiver) from a year ago. Showers was a standout offensive player in high school, rushing for 2,024 yards and 29 touchdowns in his senior season at Madison High in Detroit.
Showers said he has always considered himself an offensive player, even when he was at safety the past two years.
"Yeah, that's something you can't let go," he said. "Even when you're on defense and you get those (interceptions), you want to score.
"(My role) is very similar to Omarius Hines — scat-back type of deal, screens, stuff like that. I'm going to be in on certain plays, just to have certain plays that feature me. That's all I know."
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On the list of 46 American college players who declared their eligibility for June's NBA Draft, among the all-Americans, lottery prospects and household names, one name stands out: Joshua Simmons, freshman, Spartanburg Methodist College. He's the only junior college player on the list.
That alone makes Simmons, according to the site College Basketball Talk, one of the "seven biggest surprises" of the draft. In some minds—at least as expressed casually in various places—it's more of a joke, an example of how deluded or misguided the average ballplayer is. When Simmons' name could not be found on Spartanburg Methodist's website, on the roster and in the stats for the team that finished third in the NJCAA championship tournament, his status as a punch line seemed to grow.
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This is no lark, though. He's hard to find, he's a long shot to ever put on an NBA uniform—and he came and went at a junior college in South Carolina and barely left a footprint.
But there is a reason for all of that. Simmons fell through the cracks, in the higher education system and in the accepted pipeline that carries players to the pros.
"You play your cards how you get them,'' Simmons said by phone Monday afternoon from Atlanta, where he was working out with his trainer and coach Barry Reed and preparing for potential tryouts. "I got a bad hand.''
Simmons isn't exaggerating. The 20-year-old off-guard's body of work in the two years since high school consists of five games spanning six weeks at Spartanburg Methodist (the last was Dec. 14), and a nine-minute YouTube video of him shooting with Reed, set to music by Smigg Dirtee.
He also isn't making excuses.
"I know it's a different, very special situation,'' he said. "I'm going through doors most people never dream of going through. But I'm comfortable. I know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.''
This is why he's doing it:
Simmons, who grew up in Columbia, S.C., signed out of high school in 2011 at Division II Wingate University, 30 miles southeast of Charlotte, but was declared academically ineligible for the season and left for Spartanburg Methodist after the fall semester.
After a spring and summer there, he played those five games, averaging 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds off the bench … then left the team and the school at the end of the fall semester, again because of academic difficulties.
Realistically, finding another school where he could play would be virtually impossible. Jumping from junior college to the NBA is as much of a gamble as it gets, although more than a handful of players have done it in the last quarter-century (including Shawn Kemp, Stephen Jackson and first-round picks Kedrick Brown and Qyntel Woods). Doing it while barely playing at that level is all but unheard of.
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Still, Simmons decided, it was his best option.
"Do I believe that he could have done it? I think yes,'' Pat Ellison, Simmons' mother, said of returning to college. "But he thought, he could either be all-in academically, or all-in athletically. He told me, 'I can give it two years of putting myself into this; then if it doesn't work, I can go back to trying academically.'
"He either wants to do 100 percent of one or 100 percent of the other, and for right now, he wants to give 100 percent of himself to basketball. For some people, putting all of yourself into both is possible. He's just not one of those people.''
Nobody knows it better than Ellison. Simmons' father died unexpectedly of a heart attack, she said, when their son was 12, the summer before he began seventh grade. "That was right at the time he would have been turning to his dad for guidance,'' Ellison said of her son. "That was snatched away from him so suddenly, at such a difficult time.''
She took Simmons out of the public school system and enrolled him at Glenforest School, a private school in West Columbia with a small student-to-teacher ratio and a $26,000 annual tuition, according to its website. Glenforest also specializes in teaching students with learning disabilities.
With that diagnosis and his father's untimely death, Ellison said, her son "needed time to find his feet, find his balance." At a huge public high school, she added, "he might have run the chance of getting lost in there.''
Simmons landed with a nurturing young coach, William Knopf, and was aided by a five-inch growth spurt in the summer between his freshman and sophomore years, from 5-foot-10 to 6-3. (Simmons and others now describe him as 6-6; the NBA early-entry roster lists him at 6-4.)
"His guard skills were still there,'' said Terry Dozier, who played at South Carolina in the late 1980s and now coaches high school and AAU in the state and trained Simmons as a prep player. "But he was now bigger, stronger, a great rebounder and defender. He could dominate.''
Simmons overwhelmed private-school competition, scoring 2,780 points and earning state independent-school player of the year honors three times. Knopf never had a problem with him on- or off-court.
"There were a lot of time when we knew he wasn't going to play in the second half, we were up by so much,'' he said, "and he was really good with that. That tells you what kind of character he has … You're talking about a kid who is very unselfish, ridiculously unselfish.''
Knopf also provided a needed comfort zone. "Coach Knopf had served as such a mentor for him,'' said Ellison, who let Knopf know that her son needed a father figure. "It was such a safe environment. He felt very protected—maybe too protected.''
The comfort zone appeared to be what was missing at Wingate and Spartanburg, although both coaches spoke highly of him, and Ellison and Simmons were complimentary of them. But in describing why it didn't work out at either school, they shared a version of one phrase: it wasn't "a good fit.''
"I thought he had a chance to be one of the best we ever had,'' said Wingate coach Brian Good. "He came to us strong. He was already physically mature. He's very skilled—he could've been an all-American player.''
"He's capable of playing the perimeter, but we played him inside and out,'' Spartanburg Methodist coach Jeff Bookman said. "He's athletic, he's strong; he would've helped us had he stayed the whole year.
"I have nothing against Josh,'' he added, regret in his voice. "I think he's a good kid. I like Josh.'' Simmons called him last week after declaring for the draft, he said; "He thanked me for everything I did for him. That was nice to hear from him.''
In the end, though, little was going to help to keep Simmons in either school, or in school, period. Whether he is not cut out for college or isn't cut out for college right now, he's chosen to go after his basketball dream now.
Which, all parties agree, is far from the time-honored, proven path—for the NBA, a summer-league spot, a training-camp invitation or even a roster spot overseas, where major-college stars and NBA near-misses are plentiful.
The problem is that, for all the flaws of the NCAA system, there is no equivalent in American basketball to playing, sharpening one's skills, getting coaching, navigating the land mines and displaying one's wares in college competition, at any level.
No other nation funnels its best young athletes through its system of higher education, choosing to bind athletic development to academic performance with no feasible alternative—but for the purposes of a player like Simmons, that's irrelevant.
"We've played the hand that we've been dealt,'' his mother said.
Isn't it too much of an obstacle?
"It's an obstacle,'' Simmons said. "Who is this kid? He has no stats, he played five games. But that's not something I sweat.
"I'm open to anything, but the league is where my passion is. I also know there are certain doors I can't go in. It doesn't make me believe less in what I can do. I have to find another door.''
For all the ridicule aimed at him for declaring for the draft, finding that door is Josh Simmons' only play.


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It's Official: IBM Announces Linux for the S/390
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After months of prerelease code availability, IBM today announced the general availability of Linux for the S/390 mainframe platform. The company adds System/390 hardware to its list of supported environments for Linux, completing a range of systems that extend from Intel laptops to the largest mainframes the company has ever made.
IBM has for several months made the S/390 port of Linux available on a Marist College web and FTP server. IBM funds numerous leading-edge research projects and academic ventures under a long-standing partnership with the college, which is located in New York State. Over 2,100 S/390 administrators have downloaded the free software since it became available in January, and an IBM executive says the company has gotten the clear message that enterprise customers want Linux.
Linux for S/390 will be supported by IBM Global Services (IGS) right alongside the other mainframe operating systems, such as OS/390 and VM/ESA. IBM is also announcing partnerships with SuSE and TurboLinux to distribute Linux for S/390 and provide value-added support for the product. This partnership gives IBM the Linux credibility and expertise of TurboLinux and SuSE, while allowing these Linux-oriented companies to reach mainframe-oriented enterprise customers who might otherwise be inaccessible.
In addition to Linux itself, IBM will be releasing native versions of its key middleware and database products for Linux on S/390 as well, including the client "connector" for DB2 Universal Database.
In keeping with the Open Source distribution of Linux, free downloads of the S/390 port will continue to be available; customers will pay for support and services, or for add-on software, and not for Linux itself. An IBM spokesperson acknowledged the benefit IBM gains from partnership with Open Source developers, saying, "We need them even more than they need us."
IBM has earned both praise and criticism from the Open Source community in recent months for its Linux efforts. One portion of Linux for S/390, specifically the device driver for the OSA2 network adapter, is being released "OCO" (Object Code Only) by IBM, on the grounds that revealing the source code would allow competitors to copy their hardware design. On the other hand, IBM has released the source code to its Journaled File System (JFS) and Logical Volume Manager (LVM) from the AIX operating system so that these technologies can be deployed on Linux. The company has not publicly stated which other products, if any, will be released as Open Source code in the near future. All of the kernel and GNU C changes, however, are released as Open Source.
There has been cooperation between the Linux kernel team and IBM as well, with Alan Cox being a regular participant on the Linux for S/390 e-mail list at Marist College. The architecture-dependent features needed to support Linux for S/390 are being merged into both 2.2.x and 2.3.x kernel trees.
Boas Betzler, technical lead at the IBM Linux Technology Center, is enthusiastic about Linux and about working with the Open Source community. "We really liked the [Linux kernel] architecture," he says, referring to the way in which hardware-dependent parts of the kernel are segregated from the common code base. Betzler added that IBM's System/390 hardware happens to have features that map very well to the design model of Linux. The S/390's management of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) in particular maps very well to the way Linux works, and Betzler says the IBM hardware actually implements a superset of the functions Linux needs.
When asked about the relationship between his team and the Linux development community, Betzler had only good things to say. "The Linux community in general, and especially Alan Cox, have been very receptive" to incorporating S/390 features into the kernel. He felt that there "might be more objections" if IBM had asked for the common code to be changed, rather than just the architecture-specific portion. Betzler believes Linux will benefit from the introduction of mainframe design principles, but says this is a long-term process which "we are only starting...to explore."
Linux for S/390 can run on bare metal, as it does on other machines, or it can run in a logical partition (LPAR), which is a hardware-supported way to subdivide the processor and memory resources of a System/390 machine. Perhaps the most versatile installation mode, though, is as a "guest" under IBM's powerful VM/ESA operating system. VM/ESA actually virtualizes the entire S/390 hardware and I/O environment to such a degree that each login session runs completely in its own virtual machine. Most end users have traditionally used CMS (a command shell) under VM, but VM is able to support just about any S/390 operating system as a guest. It is similar to the way VMWare works on PCs, but the hardware support is tremendously more efficient than the Virtual 8086 mode provided in Intel hardware. The result is that overhead for virtualization is miniscule, and it is practical to run hundreds or even thousands of virtual machines simultaneously. One site testing the prerelease of Linux for S/390 actually ran 41,000 instances of Linux at once, on a single S/390 mainframe with VM/ESA as the host operating system. No one recommends this as a practical limit for production, but it was quite impressive as a demonstration of what is possible.
In spite of its versatility and power, though, VM/ESA has been short-changed in IBM's marketing for years, according to some of its advocates. The reasons cited by people on the Linux for S/390 e-mail list vary; some point to internal politics, some to the revenue structure for mainframe software, which favors the OS/390 operating system. Others say that the cost of VM itself is simply too high and scares off executives who don't understand its true value. In any case, Linux for S/390 could turn out to be a boon for the VM advocacy camp. Internet and application service providers could potentially deploy an instance of Linux on S/390 for each customer account, without the need to buy, configure, and support separate PC servers.
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Atheism is not apolitical. (There may be apolitic atheists, this does not change the general situation..)
All 3 monotheist religions, Chiristianity, Islam and Judaism are de facto ve a priori anti-democratic. They claim to be global / universal. There has been a war between Christianity and Islam for 1,350 years. This is a political situation.
Atheism can not be apolitical in this conditions, it is not allowed by them.
Atheists have political righst, like Muslims and Christians, but nobody cares it. So atheists must make them to care it. This is a political issue.
Atheists must be in the national assemblies to protect their rights.
Half of the people do not want an atheist president and half of the people do not vote in the presidency elections in USA. I.e.: Most of the people wanting an atheist president do not vote because of that is impossible. So let us make it possible.
Let us elect atheist deputies for European Parliament to protect our rights.
Let us stay against cihad of Islam, crusade of Christianity, imperialism of Israel / Judaism.
I know these are survival (vital-fatal) issues. So political atheism is a survival issue.
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It is dangerous to vote for someone JUST because they are an atheist. Ask Australia how that worked out for them.
Please tell us what has happened in Australia about this subject. Let's learn and take lesson. Citizens of different countries may not have enough knowledge about each other. This is a global platform. So it is good to register history here.
That is why I said to ask Australia. I remeber hearing complaints about their atheist Prime Minister.
The complaints were not about the political ideology, it was about "there is a ATHEIST as PM". All of this came from the religious right. I have friends in Australia that kept me informed.
Actually, I remember one of the former members of AN, Felch Grogan, was upset with her as well.
Julia Gillard, the Australian PM was asked in a radio interview about her "beliefs" (like they are remotely important) and she relied that she's an atheist after growing up in partly religious household. Sadly, given the PM's atheism, she is almost "religiously" conservative in some areas including same sex marriage and the national schools chaplaincy program. We were feeling very positive about Gillard for all of about 5 minutes.
I am so glad to discover this group; thank you Ruth for helping me find a group with common interests. I don't have time now to write, but I look forward to participating here.
More proof that voting simply bases on someone being atheist is not a good idea. http://democratsforprogress.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11608
All 3 monotheist religions, Chiristianity, Islam and Judaism are de facto ve a priori anti-democratic. They claim to be global / universal. There has been a war between Christianity and Islam for 1,350 years. This is a political situation.
The wars between christians and muslims were essentialy religious wars. The idea of secularism, seperation of political power from religion appeared because of these wars and has been well accepted. Mixing atheism with power politics will negate the idea of secularism. Besides remember "Politics is the last resotr of scoundrels". Politics will badly divide atheists. What more rights we want more than the common man has? In 42 years of my atheism, I never felt any need for more political rights. Atheists should also not become a political pressure group.
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