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Carney and Miller - Migrated From Delware to Michigan - Late 1850's early 1860's
Native Americans were not allowed to own property of any kind because they were not considered citizens of this land. It was not until 1924 that Congress recognized Native Americans as United States citizens. Therefore, anyone who was identified as an Indian was placed on a reservation. For this reason, many Native Americans hid their identity to keep their cultural heritage a secret.
My maternal Grandmother(Elnora Parrish Williams)was the daughter of Elizabeth Miller Parrish, born 25, Nov, 1849,to Enoch Miller and Phoebe A. Carney Miller in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. Phoebe A.Carney Miller was a descendant of the Delaware Moors, who were a Colonial Mixed-Race Native American Community. This unique group of people, descendants of Nanticoke(Tidewater People)Native Americans, some of whom inter-married with whites, some with blacks,have maintained a seperate and unique community, despite all attempts to force assimilation, for close to 300 years. They still exist today in Kent County, Delaware.
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This is my father's line as follows: (1) I am the second generation of my paternal Kelly-Line to be born in America! My name is Loren Gerald Kelly and I was born in March of 1951 in Borger, Texas! (2) My father: Luther James Kelly was the first generation of our Kelly-Line to be born in the United States of America on 15, June, 1907 in Findlay, Ohio! (3) My Grandfather, Nathan Tompkins Kelly, was the second generation of our Kelly-Line to be born in Canada on 24, August, 1867 in Blenheim, Kent County, Ontario [Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1879]! (4)My Great-Grandfather, James Kelly, was the first generation of our Kelly-Line to be born in Canada on 09, September, 1838 in Burritts Rapids, Oxford-on-Rideau Township, Grenville County, Upper Canada. [Became a Naturalized U.S. Citizen in 1879]! (5) Thomas Francis Kelly, my Great-Great-Grandfather, was born in about 1800, somewhere in Ireland, and I am on the threshold of tracing him back across the water and through the "Irish Mist" of that "Emerald Isle" of Ireland! KELLY MOTTO: "Turis - Fortis - Mihi - Deus!"....."God is my tower of strength!" My Loyalist Ancestor: Private Israel Tompkins [My G-G-G-Grandfather]...."As a member of Kings Loyal Americans, Kings Rangers, Rogers Rangers, and Jessups Loyal Rangers he served the Royal Standard for 5 years and 3 months, in service to "The Crown" and was honorably discharged 17, January, 1783 at Riviere des Chene!"
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Introduction to Programming and Computing
Abstract: This course is an introduction to computing and programming. Its major goal is to introduce students to the principles of systematic problem solving through programming and the basic rules of computation.
The course does not assume any prior programming experience. It is therefore suitable for freshmen students---majors and non-majors alike---who wish to explore the intellectual ideas in the discipline.
Prerequisites: The course assumes a basic familiarity with arithmetic and algebra. It does demands curiosity, self-discipline, and some amount of people skills, because all computer scientists end up working with others interactively all the time.
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Men's Eagles off to England with 32-13 win against Uruguay
MARIETTA, Ga. – The Men's Eagles scored three tries in eight minutes in a 32-13 win against Uruguay Saturday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State University to qualify for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2015.
Both teams entered the second leg of the RWC Qualifier even after last weekend's 27-27 draw at Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, but the Eagles had home turf and a roaring, 6,000-plus crowd in Georgia.
The area around the stadium was overcast all morning and the rain eventually started falling as the game began. Much like the first leg, the match started slowly with multiple knock-ons forcing scrum after scrum.
Starting prop Olive Kilifi looked to have sustained an injury after taking a low hit in the 10th minute. Captain Todd Clever was the next Eagle to be found on the ground in the 14th minute when he was hit hard at midfield.
Kilifi was replaced by Nick Wallace not long after, but the Eagles had to deal with another player off of the field when Andrew Suniula was sent to the sin bin in the 17th minute. The referee went to the T.M.O. to review the scuffle Suniula had with a Uruguayan, though he was the only player carded.
"We knew what we needed to do and things started clicking."
"I didn't want to, but it was the right move and our vice captain – [Mike Petri] – and our forward leadership, I had confidence with them to take the roles and make the necessary calls," Clever said.
Uruguay pounced on the opportunity to exploit the space vacated by two players on the pitch with quick ball movement in the ensuing scrum. Joaquin Prada received the ball 10 meters from the try line and dove over for the opening try. Felipe Berchesi, who accounted for 17 of Uruguay's 27 points last weekend, kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead.
The Eagles managed to kill off the time on Suniula's yellow without giving up any more points and even managed to put a few attacks together before the London Wasp reentered the match in the 27th minute.
Suniula did not waste any time in trying to make up for his transgression by moving the ball forward at each opportunity. In the 29th minute, he helped the Eagles march into Uruguayan territory. Luke Hume got the ball 10 meters out and found Blaine Scully on the wing. Scully slipped, however, and could not find his footing before he slid into touch for a Uruguay lineout.
For the next three minutes, the Eagles knocked and knocked on Uruguay's door. Louis Stanfill, Eric Fry, and each forward had an opportunity to push back Los Teros. In the 30th minute, the Eagles were held up in the try zone, then again in the 34th minute. They won the ensuing scrum, welcomed Clever and Wallace back onto the field, and were awarded another penalty due to a hit without a wrap on the prop. Uruguay received a yellow card for the hit.
The Eagles decided to take the opportunity to get on the scoreboard with a penalty kick from Chris Wyles to narrow Uruguay's lead to 7-3.
Stanfill escaped a yellow card after the restart when the referee looked at his tackle on a Uruguayan. Stanfill's arm appeared to hit the attacker high, but it hit the ball and was not deemed dangerous enough for a card – just a penalty. Uruguay opted for points instead of another scrum and Berchesi kicked the penalty through the uprights for a 10-3 lead.
After the first-half whistle, Berchesi set up for another penalty kick, which he again successfully put through the posts, giving his team a 13-3 haftime lead.
The Eagles came out in the second half with an extra burst of energy compared to the tired-looking Uruguayans, who made early substitutions.
"In the second half we moved the ball a little wider from the rucks, changed the point of attack, and used some of that space that we had," Tolkin said. "We played physical, we have some size to us. That was part of our agenda: make them tackle us and they did that. Anyone's going to wear down."
The Eagles kept possession for the majority of the first 10 minutes of the second half and even managed to win a few scrums in the process. They were awarded a penalty in one scrum five meters from the try line and got the ball into open play with another won scrum. Clever, Fry and a few other Eagles each got hands on the ball as the team held on for multiple phases. Samu Manoa was hit low twice during the attack, but the Northampton Saint got the ball to Fry from the ground on the second occasion for the prop to score the Eagles' first try. Wyles converted to make the score 13-10.
Berchesi could have put some space between the two teams in the 50th minute after Scott Lavalla went offside during a Uruguayan maul, but the flyhalf's kick did not go the distance.
Wallace combined with hooker Phil Thiel to force a turnover with a big hit a minute later and it was Wyles' turn to try his foot at a penalty kick. Wyles' attempt reached the posts, but too wide to earn three points.
Uruguay had not reached midfield with possession at that point in the half as the Eagles put together cohesive attacks. The big bodies of Cam Dolan, Lavalla, Stanfill and Suniula wore down Uruguay during an attack in the 57th minute, which brought the Eagles closer to the in-goal.
The visitors committed a penalty in the 61st minute near their own 22 and Petri, seeing the opportunity to make a run, took a quick tap past the Uruguayans and dove under the posts to score his first try in two years and the Eagles' second of the match. Wyles kicked the conversion and the Eagles had a 17-13 lead.
The lead was not enough for the Eagles, who had tasted blood and wanted more. Clever took it upon himself to grab the ball from the scrum in the 66th minute and hooked it back to Suniula in Uruguay territory. The Eagles cleanly moved through phases and Shalom Suniula, who had been substituted minutes earlier, juked two defenders with a sidestep and ran 10 meters for the Eagles' third try. Suniula earned his first cap in a substitute appearance last weekend in Montevideo and scored his first career try for the Eagles in Atlanta. Wyles converted for a 24-13 lead.
Not to be outdone, Andrew Suniula followed his brother's try with one of his own. Hume fed the inside center, who held onto the ball through two tackles and slid into the try zone to dot down for his sixth career try and a 29-13 lead.
Having scored three tries in eight minutes, the Eagles continued their 26-0 run with more positive attacking play and another Wyles penalty kick in the 77th minute.
The Eagles could have had one last try in the final minute of the match, but the ball was lost forward in the in-goal, giving Uruguay a scrum. The Eagles won the scrum and kicked the ball to touch to bring an end to the match.
Despite the wet weather for the majority of the match, the Eagles escaped unscathed with the 32-13 win to qualify for their seventh IRB Rugby World Cup. The fans who stuck around at Fifth Third Bank Stadium witnessed a gritty performance from both teams.
"I am very proud of my players," Uruguay Head Coach Pablo Lemoine said. "Really proud. They are smaller, they are amateurs, they study, they have family. They train for three hours per day, but they are really brave.
"They are prepared to be in a World Cup. I hope we can make it."
The Eagles struggled in the first half in the first leg and again faced problems in the first half of Saturday's match, as well. They held Uruguay to 13 points, playing with two men down late in the first half, and kept their heads up to find a way to win.
"We put ourselves under a lot of pressure, but we didn't panic, though," Clever said. "We knew we were going to break them, we were confident with it, but it took longer than expected.
"We just didn't panic. It wasn't going our way and no one panicked. We knew what we needed to do and things started clicking. We caused our own luck and you could see in our try celebrations how much it means to us and how much we wanted it at the end of the game."
"It didn't go too well in the first half," Tolkin said. "We were a little slow, we were stuck in our end, we didn't take advantage of our chances. We found ourselves down two men. The first half was really about hanging on and keeping our composure a little bit.
"The second half was about sticking to our game and not trying to do everything at once. I think the guys showed tremendous poise on the field and great leadership. We chipped away and eventually the floodgates opened."
Hear Scott Lavalla's thoughts on the Eagles' performance:
The crowd at Fifth Third Bank Stadium totaled 6,197, a massive crowd compared to the last time Uruguay visited the States in 2009.
"It was a great venue," Clever said. "The crowd really got behind us. It was an awesome atmosphere. The fans came out in the rain and wind and pumped us up. I know the boys really liked doing to lap-around.
"Atlanta's treated us well. It's a step in the right direction. We're getting good venues and we're getting bigger crowds. It's great to see rugby growing in America."
The Eagles, with an aggregate score of 59-40 over the course of the two legs, are in Pool B at the IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 England with Samoa, Scotland, South Africa and the Asia 2 qualifier. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement regarding transportation for Eagles fans in England.
Men's Eagles | v Uruguay1. Olive Kilifi
2. Phil Thiel
3. Eric Fry
4. Louis Stanfill
5. Samu Manoa
6. Todd Clever (C)
7. Scott LaValla
8. Cam Dolan
9. Mike Petri
10. Toby L'Estrange
11. Luke Hume
12. Andrew Suniula
13. Seamus Kelly
14. Blaine Scully
15. Chris Wyles
Men's Eagles | Reserves16. Tom Coolican
17. Nick Wallace
18. Titi Lamositele
19. Tai Tuisamoa
20. Kyle Sumsion
21. Shalom Suniula
22. Tim Maupin
23. Folau Niua
Men's Eagles | 32Tries: Fry, Petri, S. Suniula, A. Suniula
Conversions: Wyles (3)
Penalties: Wyles (2)
Uruguay1. Aleja Corral
2. Arturo Avalo (C)
3. Oscar Duran
4. Santiago Vilaseca
5. Mathias Palomeque
6. Juan Manuel Gaminara
7. Diego Magno
8. Alejandro Nieto
9. Agustin Ormaechea
10. Felipe Berchesi
11. Jeronimo Etcheverry
12. Andres Vilaseca
13. Joaquin Prada
14. Leandro Leivas
15. Gaston Mieres
Uruguay | Reserves16. Cristofer Soares de Lima
17. Rodolfo de Mula
18. Mario Sagario Cagnani
19. Carlos Pombo
20. Franco Lammana
21. Juan de Freitas Turcatti
22. Alejo Duran
23. Francisco Bulanti
Uruguay | 13Conversions: Berchesi
Penalties: Berchesi (2)


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1 ¼-3" (4.4-7.5cm). Square black spots in two rows down the back, in between both dorsolateral ridges. Ridges occur from eye to hip uninterrupted. Undersides of thighs bright yellow. Gray or tan with a white belly.
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Low-pitched, steady snore with little carrying power. 1- 2 seconds in duration. Similar to leopard frog, but more regular.
Indiana Range
Statewide except northwestern prairie and lower Wabash valley. Not common.
Insects, spiders, worms, and insect larvae.
Wet areas with vegetation including streams, spring-fed lakes, farm ponds, meadows, and swamps.
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Marshes, wetlands, fishless ponds, and roadside ditches.
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Globular mass of 700 – 2,900 eggs attached to submerged vegetation.
Olive brown to green with dark spots. Belly iridescent with visible internal organs. Tail lighter than body, transparent tail fins with dark lines.


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If you are in the Washington, D.C. area, mark your calendar for the Managing the Plant Discussion Series on Wednesday, March 23rd.
AAA member, Susan Crate, will join Wade Davis and Thomas Lovejoy in a Managing the Planet Discussion Series at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The discussion will explore the challenges to our planet's 'ethnosphere' and implications of global loss of intimate place-based knowledge systems, developed over millennia by people who have long inhabited, depended upon and steward specific ecosystems.
Dr. Crate, will discuss the Viliui Sakha, horse and cattle breeders in subartic Siberia, and one group on the front lines of climate changes. Her investigations show how climate change is affecting not only this people's subsistence survival but also their cultural and spiritual orientation to their lands.
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S3 E14 Episode 314
ENTREPRENEUR: Erika Welsh & Keeley Tillotson
PITCH: Wild Squirrel Nut Butter
ASKING FOR: $50k for a 10% stake
BEST PART OF THE PITCH: The sophomore college girls from Oregon created their own homemade peanut butter in their apartment. They came up with four exciting flavors. They've sold thousands of jars on their website for a $14,000 gross and a $7,000 profit. They'll soon be on supermarket shelves throughout Oregon.
DO THE SHARKS BITE? Daymond doesn't know this business space, so he's out. Robert wants to know who is going to run this business if both of the girls are in college. He wants to know who will do this job fulltime if he gives up his money. He's out. Mark wonders the same thing. That's why he's out, too. Kevin follows his lead, as he believes the world of competitive peanut butter will crush them. That leaves Barbara, who says it would take a lot more than what they're asking for to make this a success. So she has an offer
THE RESULT: Barbara offers the ladies the $50,000 but wants 40%. Erika and Keeley counter with 35%. That's not enough for Barbara, so the ladies eventually agree to the 40%. Hopefully they'll get a lot of bread to go along with their peanut butter.
UPDATE: I Want To Draw a Cat For You
Steve Gadlin struck a deal with Mark Cuban to take his website where he sells customized cat drawings to the next level. He sold 3,000 drawing the week after his show aired. He now has a team of employees to help keep up with the demand. Thanks to Mark's investment, he's launched some new features like "I Want to Write a Song For You." Steve is now making lots of money doing something he loves.
ENTREPRENEUR: Tom Callahan
PITCH: Cab20
ASKING FOR: $200k for a 20% stake
BEST PART OF THE PITCH: Tom says Cab20 is the brainchild of 18-year-old music prodigy Bert Hoover. Cab20 is a band that performs a song right there in the tank. They group is very good, but the deal Tom seeks does not include any publishing rights. Mark says the music business is the worst business on the planet, so he's out. Daymond had a bad experience in the music business, so he's out. Barbara likes the group, but she doesn't buy into Tom.
DO THE SHARKS BITE? Kevin likes the band, so he has an offer. He'll give them $200k for 50% of EVERYTHING. Tom says he'll go to 40% for 300k. Robert says he'll partner with Kevin. Tom and the band want $250k. That offer is rejected. Kevin and Robert won't budge, but neither will Tom. Looks like the band will have to rock on with a shark by its side.
ENTREPRENEUR: Frank Scozzafava and Adam DiSilvestro
PITCH: Mix Bikini
ASKING FOR: $50k for a 5% stake
BEST PART OF THE PITCH: Mix Bikini is the world's first interchangeable swimsuit. All of the parts are sold separately and are interchangeable so ladies can mix things up without constantly having to buy a new bikini. Each bikini part sells for $9.99 which means it would cost between $40 and $50 to create an entire bikini.
DO THE SHARKS BITE? There was some miscommunication about the initial 5% stake that was offered. It's actually 10%. The sharks let the guys know that they need to have a solid business plan in place before they can give their guidance and money. Mark is out right away. Kevin says the only entrepreneurs that ever walk out of the tank with money have a clear focus on how they'll get rich. Frank tries to explain how this will happen, but Daymond says it's not that easy. He's out. The other sharks stay at bay while Barbara makes the guys an offer.
THE RESULT: Even though the guys haven't provided any sales numbers, she does see a business with this product. She offers Frank and Adam the $50k for 25% of the business. Mark advises the guys to say yes right away, so they do.
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ENTREPRENEUR: Billy Blanks, Jr.
PITCH: Billy Blanks Jr.'s Dance With Me
ASKING FOR: $100k for a 20% stake
BEST PART OF THE PITCH: Billy's dad is the creator of Tae Bo. He wanted to create a fun, all-inclusive dance workout for people of all ages, shapes and sizes. He provides a sample of how his dance workout works. He has the Sharks dancing in their seats and even gets Mark out on the floor. Billy has two DVDs on the market and four more on the way. He's looking for an investor for an instructor certification program so he can train teachers for live classes.
DO THE SHARKS BITE? The Sharks want a piece of the retail business, so they want to know if Billy is willing to combine businesses. He is. Barbara wants to know why his dad isn't an investor. Billy is very diplomat in his answer. The nicest way to say it is that he's making Billy earn his money. Barbara isn't clear about the business, so she's out. Robert, too. It's not an investment for Kevin either. He's out. Daymond asks Mark if he wants to partner on a deal. It'll be $100k for a 50% stake that's contingent on a deal with the established dance music company Zumba.
THE RESULT: Billy doesn't want to hurt the uniqueness of his product by teaming with Zumba. He has a chat with his wife about the possible extension of their brand through this other company. Billy simply doesn't want to bundle his brand with another. Mark and Daymond try to convince him that's not what's happening here. Billy just can't see it though. He declines the deal and leaves the tank. Daymond actually follows him out. He convinces a tearful Billy and his wife that he will do whatever he can to help them be a success. Billy believes him. They have a deal.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Lakshman Achuthan's recession prediction from 14 months ago has arguably been the most celebrated economic forecast of modern times.
Unfortunately for him — though fortunately for the rest of us — a recession has yet to come to pass. And therein lies a story.
To be sure, it may still be premature to declare his prediction to have been flat-out wrong. But at some point, perhaps very soon, a recession taking place will be insufficient to resurrect his prediction. After all, it's only trivially true that a recession will occur someday.
Achuthan, of course, is co-founder of, and chief operations officer at, the Economic Cycle Research Institute, or ECRI. Prior to the last 16 months, ECRI had one of the most revered economic-forecasting track records. Fairly or unfairly, many waxed rhapsodic about how it, and he, had never been wrong.
So Achuthan sent shockwaves through Wall Street when, in September 2011, he declared that another recession was "inescapable."
He repeated that forecast on numerous occasions in subsequent months — and, beginning this past July, he furthermore began to flatly assert that the U.S. was in a recession already. (For a chronology of Achuthan's recession pronouncements, I refer you to the careful documentation prepared by Doug Short, vice president of research at Advisor Perspectives.)
The table below shows how real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product has grown since Achuthan made his forecast.
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|2011: Fourth quarter
|2012: First quarter
|2012: Second quarter
|2012: Third quarter
Furthermore, the current best guess is that, later this week, third quarter GDP growth will be revised upwards to 2.9% from the initially reported 2.0%.
I think you will agree that these growth rates are in no way consistent with Achuthan's confident predictions of an imminent recession. Indeed, the quarter in which he said, at its beginning, that a recession was already underway experienced stronger growth than in the previous one.


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Both Waiting for Godot and Tobacco Road express a nihilistic, extreme sense of the hopelessness of existence. The characters in both appear to be frozen in the misery and lack of purpose of life. It is arguable that this lack of purpose arises from a total lack of continuity with the past. The characters appear to have no past and no future. Personally, I do not care for either of the two and both illustrate the antithesis of my own beliefs. Both works are in sharp contrast to the reality of the day to day work of a genealogist. Although, we may find the same level of hopelessness and misery in our ancestors' past lives, we realize that there are, in fact, ways to avoid the tragedy and learn from the lessons of the past to improve our lives. Genealogy is outward looking, and contrary to nihilism, affirms the importance of the meaning, purpose and intrinsic value of life.
By investigating our ancestry, we should begin to realize that there are things we can do in the present to change the outcome of the actions of our ancestors. Although we are the sum total of our ancestors, our lives are not predetermined by their actions. Genealogy is a positive force for helping people realize their full potential. Knowing the struggles, challenges, failures and successes of the past will help us to avoid the hopelessness of a nihilistic existence illustrated by the two very negative examples above. I cannot imagine the characters in either work having an active interest in their past history or investigating the lives and learning from the lives of their ancestors.
It is true that genealogy has been and can be a way to create social divisions. Historically, genealogy was used by the "upper classes" and royalty to establish their position in society and justify their feelings of superiority. To some extent, genealogy still has that anti-egalitarian tendency, when researchers attempt to prove connections to famous people or royal lines for the purpose of self aggrandizement. But by and large modern genealogy arises from a need to overcome the modern fragmentation of society and to help the individual reach out to his or her ancestors in a meaningful way. The divisional aspects of genealogy largely result from focusing on an individual line of family research and ignoring all of the other lines. It is almost inevitable, it we wish to use our genealogical research for that purpose, that we can establish a relationship with some type of social importance, generally to royalty in some form. It is when we justify our feelings of superiority through this research that social divisions become the object of our research.
In reading about the history of genealogical research, it is evident that a broad societal interest in genealogy is antithetical to both racial and class divisions. If genealogical pursuits are limited to the dominant class or race, then it becomes only one more way to justify oppression and social division. For that reason alone, genealogy as it is proceeding today as a broad pursuit that cuts across all levels of class and race, is a valuable component in overcoming that same racial and class divisiveness.


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The following information was sent to me regarding a case that will be going to court in Ontario. It has had no media attention to date, although the initial arson attack may have been reported in the local newspaper, although I wasn't able to find any reference when I did a search.
A Port Colborne man was forced to flee his burning home at night this past August as three masked men threw burning Molotov Cocktails through his windows and shouted that he was dead.
He apparently has now received a Christmas present from the Welland Crown Attorney's office in the guise of a special delivery complete with police notes and a screening sheet where the Crown indicates it wants to prosecute him to the full extent of the law and is asking for jail time.
His crime? He tried to defend himself from his attackers.
The gentleman in question has had neighbour problems and has received death threats from his neighbour, who was charged but never received any jail time.
In fear of his life the man installed, at the cost of $20,000, a video surveillance camera which did capture the Molotov Cocktail attack and him escaping his burning home as the fire bombers continued to shout they would kill him.
He was also on video allegedly shooting a pistol in an attempt to drive the attackers away.
He was charged under section 86 and was led to believe the charges would be dropped, but in a surprise move in late November another section 86 and a section 88 charge were laid. Now the official position is the Crown counsel wants to lock him away.
The man had been injured at work and is now a full time student at Brock University studying Environment Engineering.
His guns are licensed and registered, but since August they have been seized by the police leaving him at risk for another attack.
The police have not apprehended the fire bombers although believe they can charge two of them but will not do so until all three are known.
The Ontario Fire Marshal told him he was the subject of an attempted murder and he is, with good reason, still in fear of his life.
I really wonder what the police and the prosecutor expected this guy to do? Stay inside and have the house burned down around him? Go out unarmed and confront three thugs who are shouting death threats at him?
The police 'believe' they can charge two of the attackers but won't until the third one is known? It would be interesting to have that explained in rational terms.
The police and the bureaucracy seem far more inclined to put the full force of the law against the victim rather than the perpetrators.
I guess the question is: What in hell has this country come to?
Maybe the answer is that we have allowed our politicians and bureaucrats to write stupid and restrictive laws that allow our justice system to find a crime in almost anything you do. The police love it and many private citizens often support these kind of laws because they think it will only be applied to the 'bad guys'. But when they innocently run afoul of these laws they are dragged away screaming, 'it's not supposed to work this way'. Well yes, that's exactly what it was meant to do.
Sure, this fellow may get into court and find an intelligent judge who recognizes the injustice and dismisses the charges. But that might be two or three years down the road and $20,000 later in legal fees. Plus the police will have had his firearms in storage for that time and even if he gets off from the charges he will have to fight some more to get the police to give them back, because they are going to want to destroy them. And 5 will get you 10 that the guys who torched his house and threatened his life – if they have been charged at all – will have walked and will probably be laughing up their sleeves about how 'justice' works these days.
Read the detail (below) on Sections 86 and 88 of the criminal code to see how the weasel words allow the police and the prosecutors to proceed with charges on subjective interpretations.
Section 86.(1) Careless Use Of A Firearm – Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons.
(2) Contravention Of Storage Regulations Etc. – Every person commits an offence who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 117(h) of the Firearms Act respecting the storage, handling, transportation, shipping, display, advertising and mailorder sales of firearms and restricted weapons.
(3) Punishment – Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2)
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment
(1) in the case of a first offence, for a term not exceeding two years, and
(11) in the case of a second or subsequent offense, for a term not exceeding five years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Section 88.(1) Possession Of Weapon For Dangerous Purpose – Every person commits an offence who carries or possesses a weapon, an imitation of a weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition for a purpose dangerous to the public peace or for the purpose of committing an offence.
(2) Punishment – Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.


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Dentists are often the first people to notice that someone has an eating disorder. Those with bulimia, have a noticeable difference in the condition of their teeth and a loss of teeth is not an uncommon occurrence.
Bulimia is an eating disorder where the sufferer overeats and then induces vomiting, by pushing fingers or using an implement such as a toothbrush into the back of the mouth.
Sunita Verma from Sparkle Dental Boutique Kew says "Bulimia can cause very serious dental problems. Gastric acid found in the mouth as a result of vomiting causes the tooth enamel to erode and the teeth can become soft. The gums also start to erode causing fillings to jut out over the gum line. In severe cases, if the condition is left untreated the final outcome could be the complete loss of all teeth.
In terms of dental advice for those suffering from bulimia, you should not brush your teeth immediately after vomiting as this will turn the teeth yellow and will also speed up the tooth decay process. Rinsing the mouth with water is a better option and in addition, chewing gum will also help combat the effects of gastric acid on the teeth. A fluoride mouthwash and tooth paste is advisable to help reduce tooth decay.
For those who have a huge wearing down of enamel, we can restore these teeth with crowns. A crown strengthens existing, damaged teeth so as to preserve its functionality. Crowns also improve the aesthetics of your smile."
Sunita says "Bulimia is an illness that in the majority, affects women of all ages. Many patients don't like to say that they are suffering from bulimia but their dental health reveals a different story. We have an all female team who are sympathetic and caring when seeing patients whose dental health has suffered as a result of bulimia. Fortunately, there is a lot of help available and it is vital that if anyone is suffering from bulimia that they come in to see us, so that we can help to reduce any further damage to the teeth."
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De Koninklijke Vlaamse Opera op de Frankrijklei in Antwerpen werd gebouwd tijdens het burgemeesterschap van Jan Van Rijswijck. Oficieel ingehuldigd op 17 oktober 1907. Boven het operagebouw torent de "Antwerp Tower", een kantoorgebouw uit 1974.
Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. Founding member of the European Union, it covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres and has a population of about 10.7 million. From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. Upon its independence, Belgium eagerly participated in the Industrial Revolution and, at the end of the nineteenth century, possessed several colonies in Africa. Today, Belgium's strongly globalized economy and its transportation infrastructure are integrated with the rest of Europe. Its location at the heart of a highly industrialized region helps made it 2007 the world's 15th largest trading nation. Cultural life is nowadays concentrated within each language community and a variety of barriers have made a shared cultural sphere less pronounced. Anyway, the region corresponding to today's Belgium has seen the flourishing of major artistic movements that have had tremendous influence on European art and culture. Text extracted from wikipedia.


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http://sunsite.unc.edu/london/agriculture/forums/sustag1/0014.html -- Lawrence F. London, Jr. mailto:email@example.com http://sunSITE.unc.edu/InterGarden mailto:email@example.com: mbox: Organic food supply under attack all over
If that safety were gone, only home-grown food or community support farm food
grown far enough away from genetically manipulated / genetically
engineered (g.e)
plants, or sprouts could be natural and safe,
given that the seeds were not g.e'd. We would also have to consider the soil
in which they were grown.
1. In 1996 there were only about two seed companies that sold the
genetically manipulated seed. Next year Monsanto predicts that 90
seed companies will be established in the marketplace. These large
biotech-chemical companies are moving to control the entire world's
food supply through genetic manipulation of national and
international seed. Monsanto has made a deal with Empresas La
Moderna, a seed company with 22 percent of the world market share in
vegetable seeds to provide biotechnology-derived vegetable traits.
How will you distinguish these seeds from natural seeds? Or one
squash from another? (From Eileen Danneman)
2. The organic industry is under assault, just as the ecosystem is, by the
active, on-going cross-pollination of genetically engineered plants with other
plants and microorganisms. Given the range of insect and wind pollination
(birds, too) transgenes have been found at unforetold distances in nontargeted
plants and crops.
I might add that bees can bring pollen from genetically engineered crops or
plants to the hive and affect the honey.
Gene-altered organisms cannot be kept apart from their wild and
cultivated relatives
Here is a sampling of studies:
- - Scientific studies show the high frequency and wide range of gene flow
between ge'd crops and normal crops, eg, potatoes.
(Skogsmyr l (1994) Gene dispersal from transgenic potaotes to
conspecifics: A field trial. Theor. Appl. Genet 88: 770-774).
- - Much more pollen escapes from large fields of genetically engineered
rape (used for canola oil) than is predicted from earlier experiments on
smaller plots. Escaping pollen fertilized plants up to 2.5 kilometers away.
(Scottish Crop Research Institute Annual Report 1994. SCRI,
Dundee, Scotland)
- - Spillage of crop seeds in transport over the hundreds of miles between
merchant, farmer and processing factory, could be "more worrying" than the
threat through pollen spread. (New Scientist 6 July, 1996)
- - It was found with 4 ge'd plants all containing an antibiotic-resistance
(oilseed rape, black mustard, torn-apple and sweep peas) when grown together
with a fungus (Aspeergillus niger), or their leaves were added to the soil,
that the fungus incorporated the antibiotic resistance gene in all co-culture
(Hoffman T. Golz C & Schieder O (1994) Foreign DNA sequences are
a wild-type strain of Aspergillus niger after co-culture with transgenic
plants. Curr. Genet. 27: 70-76).
It is worth noting that micro-organisms can transfer genes through several
mechanisms to other unrelated micro-organisms.
Other unexpected effects
Soil bacteria ge'd to transform plant residues like leaves into ethanol
survived, competed successfully with parent strains and unexpectedly inhibited
growth or killed off grass in different soil types. It decreased beneficial
fungi in all the soils tested. These soil fungi are crucial for plant health
and growth because they help plants take up nutrition and resist common
diseases. In clay soils the ge'd bacterium increased as well as the number of
root-feeding nematodes.
(Holmes T M & Ingram E R (1995) The effects of genetically engineered
microorganisms on soil foodwebs. In "Supplement to Bulletin of Ecological
Society of America 75.2)
A bacteria ge'd for degrading an herbicide broke it down but also degraded
a substance that was highly toxic to fungi and destroyed them. These fungi
were crucial to soil fertility and in protecting plants against diseases.
(Doyle JK, Stotzky G, McClung G & Hendricks C W (1995) Effects of Genetically
Engineered Microorganisms on Microbial Populations and Processes in natural
Habitats, Advances in Applied Microbiology, Vol. 40 (Academic Press)).
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Things to Do on the West Coast
Feel like some adrenaline-pumping action, interspersed with some quieter moments to rest and reflect? Well, in South Westland you are in the right place.
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Your Franz Joseph accommodation is in the heart of a region where both adventure and contemplation are a specialty. Here are some ideas for some thrills and some laid-back chill time.
Ice Hike
Sure, you can poke about at the terminal face of the glaciers by yourself.....but to really get to know the massive forces and stunning beauty of the ice, take a hike on the Franz Joseph Glacier with Franz Joseph Glacier Guides or the Fox Glacier with Fox Glacier Guiding. Towering pinnacles of ice, deep crevasses, crystal streams of melt-water which disappear abruptly into blue chasms....this is a world completely unlike anything you will ever have seen. To walk on ice which may have been formed long before Europeans discovered New Zealand makes you realize just how short the human lifespan is in comparison to the eons of time it takes to shape a landscape.
Gillespie's Beach
A thirty minute drive from Fox Glacier, this wild beach of drifting sea haze and flat, ocean-worn stones has dramatic views of the Southern Alps and some quaint miner's history. The somber little cemetery, set in a bushy clearing, has a handful of graves which make you wonder about the lives of the people who left far-off shores to die here on the West Coast. You can walk for ages along the beach past the weathered remains of trees which have been uprooted from the distant forests by floods, washed out to sea where their foliage and bark was flayed off by the waves and then finally thrown back up onto the stones. Gillespie's Beach is a dramatic, romantic place. Take a picnic, light a driftwood fire then sprawl beside it and watch the waves.
Feel like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane twelve thousand feet above a glacier? Well you've come to the right place! SkydiveNZ does tandem skydives over Fox Glacier, giving you a chance to see a 360 degree panorama of the ocean, mountains, glaciers and sky while you plummet at terminal velocity towards the ground. Mind-blowingly good fun, if there is one adventure activity you should do on the West Coast, this is it. You won't be able to stop grinning for about three days afterwards.
Lake Matheson
Like a mirror wrapped in a frame of rainforest, the still waters of Lake Matheson perfect reflections of the jagged summits of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. From the new café/restaurant at the car-park it is a fifteen minute walk to the first viewing platform which nestles amid a canopy of forest above a fringe of rushes where ducks and swamp hens can be observed. A further forty-five minutes takes you to the viewing platform at the far end of the lake from which you can see the stunning reflections of the mountains. Early morning is the best time to visit the lake. Later in the day, breezes spring up and the reflections disappear.
Valley Hike
The valleys of both the Franz Joseph and the Fox Glaciers have superb walks from the main road up to the glacier's terminal faces. Along the way you are walking through a living diorama of how the glaciers have shaped the landscape: from the ice-gouged rock walls to the piles of moraine, the rivers whose milky colour comes from "rock flour" or powdered mountain, and tiny lakes left by the retreating glaciers. Check out the DoC website or the Park Headquarters for more information. Both walks take about two hours so take a snack, water and sun-block, wear good footwear and don't forget your raincoat for the fickle West Coast weather. It isn't called the "Wet Coat" for nothing!
To let you experience the high basins known a "cirques" where the glaciers form, Glacier Helicopters can take you on thrilling flights up the valleys to landing sites high in the mountains. The already spectacular scenery becomes heart-stopping and eye-popping as you fly close to the sheer rock walls, swoop over icefalls and land amid a sea of seracs and a chaos of crevasses. Check out their website for more information. Carbon footprint? Forget about it!
The intricate network of inlets, channels and rivers which make up the Okarito Lagoon is home to one of New Zealand's most beautiful birds: the white heron or, to use its much more beautiful Maori name, Kotuku. Thick rainforest crowds right to the water's edge around the lagoon and the bird's roost in ones and twos on jutting branches and wind-fallen logs. Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to visit, when the sunlight shimmers on the calm water of the lagoon and a great silence fills the air. A number of tour operators offer guided trips on the lagoon. You can take a kayak trip with Okarito Nature Tours, go bird-watching with Okarito Boat Tours or go on a night-time kiwi-spotting adventure with Okarito Kiwi Tours. Another good option is to simple sit and enjoy the solitude of this beautiful place. Just remember to take some good insect repellent with you!
Lake Mapourika
Mirror-calm in its frame of forest, this lovely lake is just a few minutes drive north of Franz Joseph Township. This is a great place for swimming, picnicking and sunbathing. There are some great forest walks around the perimeter of the lake and even on a wet and stormy day the lake is still beautiful in a more dramatic way. If you need a place to unwind after a few days of hard adventuring, you could just sprawl on the jetty and read a book.
Quad Bike
Kiwi farmers have been using tough, stable quad bikes on their farms for years. Now it's your turn. Across Country Quad Bikes puts you in the driver's seat of a 300cc quad bike for a trip across rugged farmland, through boggy mud holes and across braided mountain rivers. This is great fun and very safe, even for kids. The bikes are strong and stable and the guides are adept at getting you quickly comfortable with their operation. Even if you have never ridden a motorbike before you will soon get the hang of it. The bikes are easy to master and you get to see the countryside from a whole new perspective.
Hot Pools
Save the best for last. Situated amid deep rainforest, Glacier Hot Pools has three main pools and three secluded private pools. Lie back in the enveloping embrace of your hot pool, watch the steam rise into the cool air and slowly drift away into the trees. At night you can count the stars in the canopy of sky overhead and watch the moon rise over the mountains. You might even like to share your hot pool with a fellow adventurer!
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Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 First Thoughts
The Olympus Stylus Tough-6000 is a semi-rugged digital camera designed for people who might destroy a normal camera. It offers shock resistance from falls up to 5 feet, a waterproof case to a depth of 10 feet, and still functions in temperatures as low as 14F.
Sporting a wide angle zoom lens, dual image stabilization, and a 10 megapixel sensor, Olympus wasn't skimping on features with this durable camera. For our first thoughts piece, we'll take a look at how well this camera performs in not-so-normal operating conditions.
Rugged Case
Olympus designed the case for the Tough-6000 from the ground up with durability and ruggedness in mind. All ports and access panels are fully gasketed to prevent water intrusion, with the release clips mounted slightly recessed so you don't accidentally open one of them while the camera is in use. The case feels very durable in your hands, with no hint of flexing or creaking when you are holding it.
The plastics feel solid in combination with the stainless steel panels, although it is still comfortable to hold in your hand with the rounded edges. The camera uses a periscope style lens, instead of a telescoping lens which would make waterproofing much more difficult.
In our submersion tests the camera worked beautifully, capturing clear images and movies underwater. The flash gave odd results depending on how the light reflected off of the surface of the water, sometimes creating an overexposed or underexposed image. The microphone picked up underwater sounds clearly, but it was limited to clunks as our soda can bobbed in the water, not the surrounding voice.
User Interface
One concern with rugged cameras is how do you operate them if you are wearing gloves? With an operating range down to 14F, chances are you will have your fingers inside a mitten to shield them from the cold air. Olympus took this into consideration and included a tap recognition mechanism so you can hit the four sides of the camera to control different functions. Hitting the right side toggles through the flash settings, hitting the left side toggles the macro settings, hitting the top twice clicks OK, and hitting the bottom puts the camera into display mode.
Sample Photos
Overall, our initial impression of the Olympus Stylus Tough-6000 is very positive. The camera feels solid and durable, takes reasonably high-quality photos in normal and abnormal conditions, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
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The Undergraduate Council has formed a task force to involve students in the discussion on Harvard's sexual assault policies in response to a first-person, anonymous op-ed published in The Crimson describing the author's experience as the victim of an alleged sexual assault, UC leaders said Monday.
The group, which any UC representative can voluntarily join, will collaborate with the student activist organization Our Harvard Can Do Better, which advocates for changes to Harvard's sexual assault policy. Emphasizing that the UC wishes to "complement" the work already being done by Our Harvard Can Do Better, UC Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 said the task force will advocate for demands similar to those of the group.
Goffard and UC President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 created the UC task force to evaluate revisions to the current College policy, they said, prompted by the publication of the article "Dear Harvard: You Win" in The Crimson's opinion section. The article details administrators' response to the author's experiences in the aftermath of the alleged assault. The author, who reports being discouraged from opening a case before the Administrative Board, criticizes the University's policies in the piece, calling them "outdated and narrow in scope."
Goffard said Monday that he was "taken aback" and "disturbed" by the scenario depicted in the piece. Goffard and Mayopoulos sent emails to various administrators urging them to read it on Monday.
Mayopoulos said that UC leaders are soliciting membership for the task force and that representatives have already expressed significant interest. According to Mayopoulos, the task force will meet regularly with student activist groups and work with administrators "to make sure the student voice is always heard" on the issue. Goffard and Mayopoulos said that they had already discussed the College's sexual assault policy with administrators and student activists earlier this year.
According to Goffard, the UC task force will ask that the University clarify the current policy's use of the language "mental incapacitation" that renders one unable to give consent; request that Harvard adopt a policy of "affirmative consent"; and advocate to ease the process of petitioning an Ad Board hearing in sexual assault cases. The first two points are among the six main demands outlined on the Our Harvard Can Do Better campaign's website.
The UC task force's formation follows several administrative efforts to evaluate the University's compliance with Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on gender and sexual harassment in federally-funded education programs. In spring 2013, Harvard appointed Mia Karvonides to serve as its first-ever University-wide Title IX officer, and later that semester, she convened a University-wide working group to evaluate Harvard's sexual assault policies.
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Few SABR are notable enough–to the non-SABR–to merit a Wikipedia page. The "Major proponents of sabermetrics" section of the Wikipedia article on sabermetrics lists a lot of the usual suspects: Earnshaw Cook, Bill James, Sean Lahman, Voros McCracken, Rob Neyer, Nate Silver, Tangotiger, Keith Woolner. You get the point.
Though for someone who's been writing about sabermetrics and baseball in general for less than two years and has contributed nothing of note either in terms of writing or research, isn't it curious Carson Cistulli is mentioned as a "major proponent of sabermetrics?" He even has his own page.
I wonder what kind of anonymous contributor would go through the trouble of creating such an exhaustively-sourced article for an insignificant poet and wannabe deep thinker on baseball. Who could possibly care that in high school, Cistulli "began to seriously read poetry, including contemporary avant-garde poet Kenneth Koch, and began to explore writing?" And why bother with a bibliography, reviews, 19 external links, and 95 footnotes? John von Neumann only has 37 footnotes and he was like the greatest mathematician ever, or so Wikipedia tells me.


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I started an install of Gentoo Linux this morning on a desktop at my house so I could test some browser stuff that purehate was seeing via his Gentoo laptop. I don't think I have ever installed Gentoo but its possible a couple years back I installed it in the same scenario. Anyway I decided to download the x86 minimal install CD for the installation. After it was burned to CD I booted my desktop up and started the install. Once it was booted I configured the network interface, which in this case was eth0, and was able to test without issue to the Internet using ping. I proceeded with the installation including writing the partition table, creating the file system, and mounting my drives. The next step involved using links to open a gentoo.org URL to select a mirror and to my surprise it failed. Below I go into detail about the problem I ran into and the steps I took to resolve the issue.


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NEW YORK, July 7 (UPI) -- Music critics said the mostly positive reaction to U.S. hip-hop artist Frank Ocean coming out as gay is due to a cultural shift in values.
The artist announced Tuesday on his Tumblr blog that he had fallen in love with a man when he was 19 years old, something Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African-American studies at Duke University, said never could have happened 10 or 15 years ago.
"It would have been death to his career," he told The New York Times.
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"There is still a very nasty streak of homophobia in this country that we have to overcome," Simmons, a former owner of Def Jam, said. "I'm hoping the support by his friends and the members of the creative community will override it and, whatever he loses, he will gain more."
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There were mixed fortunes for Britain's two quarter-finalists as Heather Watson was left to fly the flag in the HP Open in Osaka.
Watson needed only two sets but almost two hours to overcome France's Pauline Parmentier - ranked two places below her in the tennis rankings at 73rd in the world.
But Laura Robson, seeded eighth for the tournament, was beaten in a third-set tie-break by Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei.
Watson's match featured 12 breaks of serve in 21 games, with the Guernsey player grabbing her fourth late in the first set to win it 7-5.
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The third set went with serve all the way, with not even a break point for either player, but Chang took the deciding tie-break to complete a 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7/4) win.
There was another upset as Misaki Doi ensured a Japanese presence in the semi-finals with a 2-6 6-1 6-3 win over seventh seed Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa. Doi will face Watson in the last four.
Top seed Sam Stosur will provide Chang's semi-final opposition after cruising past American Jamie Hampton 6-2 6-4.
The Australian, ranked ninth in the world, broke twice in the first set and once more in the second, never facing a break point on her own serve as she sealed victory in an hour and four minutes.


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September 05, 2002
On a recent cool and misty September evening under a tent of beautifully decorated tables on Alumni Plaza, alumni, key donors, faculty, staff, and friends of the school gathered to "Celebrate UCLA Anderson." UCLA Anderson community gathered to observe and celebrate a number of key milestones in the school's history—along with a very special personal milestone of the school's key benefactor.
The key milestones that UCLA Anderson was celebrating were as follows:
15 years as UCLA Anderson
10th anniversary of UCLA Anderson complex groundbreaking
Awarding of the first John E. Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award
85th birthday of John Anderson ('40)
On hand for the gala were several members of UCLA Anderson School Board of Visitors (BOV), family and friends of John and Marion Anderson, UCLA officials, including Chancellor and Mrs. Al Carnesale, Vice Chancellor Michael Eicher and Assistant Vice Chancellor Lawrence Lokman, along with Dean Bruce Willison and faculty, staff, students and alumni of UCLA Anderson and UCLA.
Dean Willison was first to thank John Anderson for his "leadership and vision in making The Anderson School a reality." He noted that not only is UCLA Anderson recognized for having one of the most advanced business school complexes in the world, but also that the school has garnered a solid reputation for providing the very best in management education. Dean Willison noted that UCLA Anderson is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world and has an award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, as well as highly selective students and a spectrum of successful alumni.
After a wonderful dinner, Marion Anderson toasted her husband, telling him that she and all of the guests gathered in his honor were "proud of the things you've accomplished and will continue to do." Mrs. Anderson also commented on John Anderson's "honesty and integrity" and told him, "you've been an inspiration to all of us."
Next, Peter Mullin, chairman of UCLA Anderson Board of Visitors, shared his thoughts on John Anderson. He noted that John Anderson is one of the most "youthful and energetic individuals I know." In looking at the dynamic growth of UCLA Anderson over the last 15 years, Mullin thanked John Anderson for "making the greatest and most valuable gift of all—the gift of time."
In honoring John Anderson, Mullin also said that, "great achievements don't just happen, they're conceived, planned and executed by people with extraordinary vision."
UCLA Chancellor Carnesale talked about the key role John Anderson plays not just at UCLA Anderson, but also within the larger UCLA community. He noted that John Anderson got his academic start at UCLA by obtaining a bachelor's degree in business here. He has also taught several business courses at UCLA and received the university's highest honor when he was named UCLA Alumnus of the Year in 1995. Carnesale said that John Anderson has served as a "connection to commerce, industry and government." In commenting on John Anderson's 85th birthday, Carnesale humorously said, "John, I hope I'm as sharp as you are when I'm my age."
Reflecting upon what's in a name, BOV Member Jim Collins discussed the school's history, noting that before the school was renamed the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management in 1987, it was known by many names, including the College of Business Administration, Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Management. Collins discussed the qualities possessed and exemplified by John Anderson: leader, visionary, entrepreneur, philanthropist and teacher—noting that these were all qualities that reflected in UCLA Anderson and qualities the school instills in its students.
In detailing how UCLA Anderson complex came into being, BOV Member Gene Rosenfeld ('56) discussed how Dean Emeritus Clay La Force emphasized the need for UCLA to create a "world-class facility in order to become and remain a top business school," noting that a new facility was deserving for the outstanding faculty and student body. Rosenfeld acknowledged John Anderson's "shrewd vision and intense personal commitment" to seeing a new management education complex built.
Rosenfeld also sent regards from Dean La Force and his wife Barbara, who were on a cruise celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. In recognizing John Anderson's 85th birthday, La Force, through Rosenfeld said, "You must look on with amusement at a dean who retired at 70 years old."In describing what makes UCLA Anderson a unique place, Dominique "Mike" Hanssens, Bud Knapp Chair in Management and professor of marketing, said that there is "a culture of people and spirit of innovation at UCLA Anderson," along with "intellectual openness." Prof. Hanssens noted that UCLA Anderson brings onto the faculty individuals with different talents from around the world. He also remarked that UCLA Anderson invented the MBA field study concept some 30+ years ago and was an early adopter of integrating laptops as a requirement. Most importantly, Prof. Hanssens explained that UCLA Anderson does not live in academic isolation, but is closely integrated with the global business community.
To cap the evening, Peter Trepp, ('98), president of UCLA Anderson Alumni, honored John Anderson as the first recipient of the award that bears his name, the John E. Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award. Trepp commended John Anderson for his service and dedication to the school, noting that with his consistent presence, influence and assistance, UCLA Anderson has become an "institution that brings out the best in students." Trepp also commented that UCLA Anderson alumni "are not just leaders, but truly innovators who have blazed new trails in many areas."
Finally, John Anderson, in his self-effacing, laconic manner, said, "I'm certain you've heard enough about John Anderson. I'm so proud and am praying that I continue to justify this school."
And with that Dean Willison wished us all a good night.


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by Gaylia Osterlund
Thanks to his wife's quick thinking one day back in 1996, Dr. John Frasca of Medfield, Massachusetts is here to fulfill his dream of racing the IRONMAN World Championship in October.
The father of four and vascular surgeon grew up in central Connecticut and swam competitively in high school. Because of difficulty breathing, he focused on shorter events. Many years went by before he was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma and treated with an inhaler. In 1996, Frasca came down with a cold that triggered a vicious asthma attack. He tried to treat himself for a few days, but his condition worsened to the point that even the exertion of walking down a flight of stairs was too much.
His wife called for help and Frasca was brought to the hospital and treated. "If I had passed out I might not have made it," he said in an email. He remembers being extremely scared during the ambulance ride and in the emergency room, but that fear was tempered by gratitude to his wife for making that life-saving 911 call.
As Frasca said, asthma is no minor illness. Nine people die in America from asthma every day, more than 3,300 per year, and he knows he could have been one of them. "It must mean I have some contributions to make over my lifetime," he concluded.
Once Frasca was home, his health improved and he decided to pursue triathlon to stay healthy. Like many others, Frasca was introduced to the sport while watching a broadcast of the IRONMAN World Championship. He said he connected on an emotional level with the grit and determination he saw in the athletes, and he knew in his heart that someday he would go the distance. At the swim start of his first triathlon, a sprint race in 1998, the chaos triggered a mild asthma attack. He performed some focused breathing to calm down before he was able to complete the swim.
Stepping up to the full distance in 2004, Frasca completed the Esprit Triathlon in Montreal, where he placed fifth. He then decided he would go long every other year and completed IRONMAN Lake Placid in 2006 and 2008 and IRONMAN Coeur d'Alene in 2010 and 2012. The one constant every year was that he'd apply for the lottery that would hopefully give him a start on the big island with the best endurance athletes in the world. This year was his lucky year.
Frasca says he's thrilled to have the chance to do the "granddaddy of the sport," and continues to manage his asthma with the help of his physician. The attack many years ago brought to light many important things in his life, and he says racing is part of the way he expresses gratitude for having survived the asthma attack.
As for racing IRONMAN? "It hurts and I wonder why I'm doing it sometimes, but it makes me feel alive," he says.


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