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If we have an extension of groups (say algebraic groups or group schemes) $1\to F\to P\to G\to 1$, then $P$ is a principal $F$-bundle over $G$ (is it locally trivial?). How about going in the opposite direction?
Question. Let $F$ and $G$ be groups. $P$ be a principal $F$-bundle over $G$. When does $P$ carry a structure of a group such that $1\to F\to P\to G\to 1$ is an extension? How to classify all such structures?
Sounds connected with (some kind of) group cohomology of $G$ with coefficients in $F$, but I can't figure out what exactly this group is. Does the obstruction lie in some $H^2$, which is only a pointed set, and if it vanishes then the structures are classified by the corresponding $H^1$? The fact that the principal bundle itself corresponds to an element of $H^1(G, F)$ confuses me a bit.
For example, if $G$ is an abelian variety and $L$ a line bundle on it, then we have the corresponding principal $F=\mathbb G_m$-bundle $P_L$. When does it give an extension of $G$ by $\mathbb G_m$?


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Disobedience, Protest and Resistance by German-Russians
in the Soviet Union (Part 6)
Verweigerung, Protest und Widerstand der Russlanddeutschen im Sowietstaat (Teil 6)
Krieger, Dr. Viktor. "Disobedience, Protest and Resistance by German-Russians in the Soviet Union (Part 6)." Volk auf dem Weg, October 2007, 12-13.
This translation from the original German-language text to
American English
is provided by Alex Herzog, Boulder, Colorado
NOTE: In Exile under Special Regime (Continuation from issues 02-06/2007 of Volk auf dem Weg)
The August 28, 1941 edict issued by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and then made in the Volga-Republic, deeply shocked the Germans and evoked complete bewilderment and indignation, yet there was no open revolt. In other regions as well, the forced resettlements went off largely trouble-free.
The secret service recorded the following statements by some of those affected: "What the Tsarists dreamed of - exiling the Germans to Siberia - is now become reality." "This was to be expected. Hitler is beginning to push Russia ever more into a corner, and soon the German armies will penetrate all the way to Stalingrad and Engels, so that's why we are being taken away." In the city and region of Moscow four persons attempted suicide following the announcement of the expulsion order. A couple took their lives because the wife could not move due to a serious illness.
This sort of slander and humiliation without regard to individual
"merit" after 1917 brought especially deep disappointment
to the party and Komsomol [Commjnist youth organization - Tr.] members,
German functionaries and larger portions of the "new"
intelligentsia. Painful disillusionment drove some leadership members,
despite the usual party discipline, to protest
actions. The chief of government of the Volga-Republic, Alexander Heckmann, who just a few weeks prior had lauded the "happy and prosperous life" of his countrymen in a nation with rights equal to others and with a "fraternal link among Soviet people," before his own departure drove to the city market in Engels, where he began"demonstratively" to offer household goods and clothing for sale. "Even the prime minister has been forced to sell private belongings for sale on the market," Heckmann was reported to have stated. In the face of this "anti-Soviet" action he was immediately expelled from the Party.
November 7, 1949: Some Youthful Believers from Orenburg
In the city of Naltchick, a metropolis of the North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, after the announcement of the resettlement, Heller, a German candidate for the Party, turned to the Secretary of the city's Party Committee and tossed his candidature certificate at him with these words: "Why are you debasing us and destroying innocent people? I am not leaving, so I may as well be shot." Still, even verbal disobedience was the exception. The overwhelming majority of the Germans bowed to their fate without any resistance. In the banishment locales, German families with a large number of children would struggle for their naked survival; but any resistant action or even verbal expression of dissatisfaction would be brutally suppressed by the security organs. Only by the end of the war was there a degree of diminished repression from the State and any noticeable improvement in living conditions. Concurrently, various forms of disobedience and resistance now began to arise.
Letters of Protest
One of the lightly researched forms of individual protest by the
Germans against their status as persons with diminished rights consists
of numerous letters to those in power at different levels, to various
organs of the press, and predominantly to prominent representatives
of the regime. These were by no means submissive letters of petition.
Rather, they contained open criticism
of the unacceptable attitudes and behavior by local Party and Soviet officialdom and by the general population, plus an enumeration of many, personally experienced violations of existing laws. They did not shrink from reminding the Party leadership of basic constitutional tenets, and they asked for the basis of such policies, even demanding immediate equal status with other
Soviet peoples. The writers of these letters distinguished themselves with their personal courage, because any such accusations could easily be denounced as anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda, with all the corresponding consequences.
For example, in July, 1946, Eduard Likay of Nizhni Tagil wrote
to Stalin concerning the rabble-rousing against German workers,
about the pressure on Russian women to separate from their German
husbands, concerning brawls with soldiers from the front and the
administrators who instigated such behavior. He closed the letter
with the following suggestion: "It is time that those
leaders be replaced who here in the hinterlands mask and enrich themselves and then assert, "We were fighting the Germans.'"
Viktor Schneider permitted himself a significantly deeper degree
of criticism. From his place of banishment in the Molotov region
(now known as Perm) he wrote several letters to leading Soviet functionaries
and [parliamentary] representatives. Not having received a reply
from any of them, in 1951 he directed himself to Stalin and sent
a copy of his letter to the newspaper
"Pravda." In it Schneider sharply criticized the Soviet policies regarding nationalities and raised a series of fundamental questions:
"1. Why was our national group placed under a special military
supervisory command? ... 3. Why am I, a Soviet citizen, forbidden
to settle in some other Republic or region of the Union? Why am
I worse than other citizens? 4. Isn't Chapter X, Article 123 of
the USSR Constitution still valid and, if it is [valid], why does
our national minority not have its own autonomous Republic? It was
expunged from the maps - is that just? One can erase it from the
maps, but its people are still here and will remain here, so they
must be recognized and granted equal status with other nationalities
... 6. The DDR [German Democratic Republic, in other words, East
Germany - Tr.] is recognized by our State, and that is as it should
be, but our German people are not, how can that be explained? 7.
If among the former leadership of the German Republic
there were enemies of the people who allegedly entered into conspiracy with Hitler, it should not be that the entire five-million-strong people should suffer."
This letter was handed over to Georgiy Malenkov on November 18. Unfortunately we do not know of any reaction of this member of the Politburo, nor about the subsequent fate of this Volga-German.
An anonymous letter from a German "special settler" to Lavrenti Beriya constitutes a kind of historical curiosity, in which the lying nationality policies in the Soviet Union is seriously criticized and the unbearable condition of German deportees is described. After Stalin's death, the world-wise MVD chief took every opportunity to profile himself as a reformer. Multiple copies were made of the letter, and on May 27, 1953 it was given to all members of the Politburo with a personal comment by Beriya on the "importance of the question of the special settlers," and his own suggestions pertaining there to accompanied the letter. His arrest soon after and his subsequent shooting indefinitely put on ice any further serious changes in the GUlag system.
Religious Stirrings
A strengthening turn toward religious values was a visible expression
of widespread dissatisfaction among the German minority with their
deprivation of political rights and with their ostracization from
normal society. Following the gradual normalization of everyday
life and the beginnings of family reunification with relatives who
were being released from the work camps,
nearly everywhere this led to the founding of secret prayer circles and other religious groups, who from 1947 onward came under increasingly strong surveillance by the organ for State security, the MGB, and by the Council for religious matters.
During the 1950s: Believers before a Meeting, in Pervonmayski,
Aktyubisk Region
The special settlers could not hope for official registration; individual requests, for example, one in Kirgistan in 1947, were brusquely denied by the authorities. But to many believers, any and all contact with State offices was considered a suspect action, because they feared, not without basis, strong influence over and regulation of their community life.
In an atmosphere of a strong anti-German attitude by society that existed during post-war times, the faith communities offered the only place of security, not only for religious people, but also for those who were rather indifferent concerning religion. Being a member of such communities constituted a conscious defiance of Soviet ideology, of Communist morals, atheistic education, linguistic Russification, and ruthless assimilation.
Rejection of what they considered as an inimical, godless and altogether amoral environment at times went so far as to some parents forbidding their children to attend school and the cinema, as well as the reading of "wordily" books. However, given the State's monopoly on education, nothing of an equivalent substitute was available to them, and many a talented youth would thus be denied further training or education.
During the years 1951 and 1952, a punitive wave of persecutions
drastically shook up the just recently established prayer or brethren's
circles;there followed searches of homes, arrests, and show trials
in Kirgistan (among these a court proceeding of May 1951 against
14 Mennonites from Leninpol), in the Osmk region (among others,
court proceedings against eight brethren in
February of 1952), Karaganda, etc., all of which paralyzed the previously organized community life. Not until after the death of the Dictator and the canceling of the special military supervision was there a great "awakening."
Our appreciation is extended to Alex Herzog for translation of this article.

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I'm resurrecting my 40 short story in 40 days challenge from the point where I left off. For the past month and a half, I've been unfocused and bullshitting a lot. No I'm motivated and ready to get stories post. So far, I pulled an all nighter and wrote 3600 words for The River. Today, my goal is to write at least 2000 words for Til Death Do We Part.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" -Michael Jordan
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Why I Won't Read Another Free eBook
Taking off my writer hat and keeping on my reader outfit, I am not reading another free ebook AGAIN. Never fucking ever again. Okay, maybe I will if your book meets these following conditions:
For the first 3 months of this year, I downloaded everything that looked interesting. "Ooh free, let me download it before it goes back to its regular price!" Five to eight months later, I still have well over 700 ebooks that I haven't read, and I know that I'm not the only one with such a large TBR list. I probably won't finish reading all this free shit until sometime next year.
I've become so disgusted by announcements of free books in my timeline that I'm unjoining readers groups and unfriending author motherfuckers. I'd rather pay for the book than to download yet another book that I won't get around to reading within 12 months.
1) I'm interested in reading your book only because of the hype surrounding it (50 Shades of Grey), but I'm not willing to pay for it because thousands of people have given bad reviews and good reasons as to why the book is so bad.Don't mistake my position as another mindless rant about how free indie books are crap, nor is it one of those sappy proclamations of supporting other authors. Quite frankly, I could give a shit about supporting a starving author if I'm not interested in reading their books. I've taken on this position because I'm tired of downloading shit that I never get around to reading.
2) I'm looking to read outside my preferred genres, but not willing to shell out money for it.
3) One of my favorite authors offers a free book, which almost never happens.
For the first 3 months of this year, I downloaded everything that looked interesting. "Ooh free, let me download it before it goes back to its regular price!" Five to eight months later, I still have well over 700 ebooks that I haven't read, and I know that I'm not the only one with such a large TBR list. I probably won't finish reading all this free shit until sometime next year.
I've become so disgusted by announcements of free books in my timeline that I'm unjoining readers groups and unfriending author motherfuckers. I'd rather pay for the book than to download yet another book that I won't get around to reading within 12 months.
Print is Not Dead: Because of Ebooks
I don't understand the logic of ereader owners still buying and reading more expensive paper books, but I don't argue with readers' purchasing habits. I take them for what they are and conclude that print is far from dead.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
For Authors: Professionalism
A week ago today, I attended the Chicagoland Authors Expo where I met with other Chicagoland authors and gave a talk. It was a very good event put on by Dominique Wilkins --the writer, not the basketball player. Now that I've gotten a chance to sit down at my computer, I've taken the liberty to post the transcript of the talk that I gave on professionalism because the more I log onto the social networks, the more I see authors putting down other authors under the guise of protecting readers or for the sake of putting down other authors to appear as if they're shining gold above us unwashed, indie authors in the eyes of their peers and readers alike.
I came out today to meet everyone in this room and to give a talk on professionalism and how it relates in today's business of writing and book-selling. Unfortunately, the inspiration behind this topic comes from a lot of unprofessional behavior that I've seen online, particularly on facebook and kindleboards.
Being professional isn't about how well you talk or how much you spam your social networks.
Professionalism extends beyond whether or not you hired a cover designer or a copyeditor. Its not about having purchased ISBN number or registering as a business.
And professionalism is not about putting on airs in a desperate attempt to stand out amongst your peers.
Let me expound upon that last point.
I've been seeing a growing minority of writers who engage in a daily ritual of putting down other authors for trivial matters such as publishing book with a homemade cover or not getting said work copyedited. I believe most of us agree that those aren't the best practices for bookselling, but everyone has different reasons for writing and publishing books. Regardless of how we may feel we need to respect one another as peers even if you don't agree with another writer's method of conducting business. It is not our job as writers to put other writers on blast just because they don't meet our subjective quality control standards. We simply don't vet work that we've never read under the guise of protecting readers from making bad purchases. Fact of the matter is, readers are perfectly capable of separating good books from bad.
That's how it always has been and that's how it always will be. Readers are not stupid. They can make their own choices as to who they want to read and the books they want to buy. Let the marketplace determine whether or not a book is any good.
Speaking of which, its very unprofessional to hound a reviewer just because the rating that she gave you was lower you had hoped. Listen, reviewers in many cases do a thankless job of reading and reviewing unknown authors in exchange for nothing more than a free book. They are human beings giving their subjective opinion on a book. If a reviewer gives you a less than favorable review. Thank them for taking the time to review the book, don't explain any perceived misinterpretation of your story, and certainly don't send your fans to harass them. This is not professional. We need our reviewers to be able to feel comfortable giving their honest assessment of a book without fear of retribution.
One more thing about reviews, it is not professional to make accusations towards other authors of buying 5-star reviews just because you believe that they have too high of a number of 5-star reviews.
Don't entertain or engage in any of this behavior because worrying about how other authors conduct their business is not going to positively impact yours. Voicing faux concern about the quality of books or gaming the review system is neither going to build your backlist, nor put money in your pocket. In all, unprofessional behavior is a big time vampire that accomplishes nothing.
So what is professionalism?
To put it simply, professionalism as a writer is about striving to improve your craft, making sure that you have the tools necessary to write a good books, and having the work ethic to write every day. Its about not giving up when you feel like giving up. Professionalism overall is about doing the right thing and not compromising your ethics to make a dollar.
So how can we as authors strive to be professionals?
Read a lot of fiction
I know that many people say that they don't have time to read. Let's face it, none of us have time for reading, so we gotta make time. Fifteen minutes during a lunch break, a half-hour before going to bed, a quick read during our metra commute. Fit reading in or as Stephen King says "you won't have the tools to be writers."
Write for at least an hour a day
Don't wait for the eureka moment of the perfect idea falling out the sky before writing. Park your ass in front of the computer and type. Stephen King says that all writers should strive towards writing 2,000 words per day. For now, just worry about fitting an hour a day in. Don't tell me you don't have time, you can write 15 minutes during break, 45 minutes when you get home. Or just break it up into four 15 minute spurts. However you decide to do it, don't tell me you don't have time. If you have time to watch Love and Hip Hop, you have an hour to write.
Submit your book to a publisher, or self-publish it
This goes back to writing an hour per day. The more you write, the more work you'll publish which translates to more income potential. Why? Because the more books you have, the more flexibility you have in running sales. Let's say you're at a book fair and you have several titles. You can offer sales like 2 for $15 or buy two, get one free, etc. In ebook format, you can drop the price of one book to $2.99 or give it away for free to introduce people to you without giving away your entire backlist. Writing more gives you more options.
Say please and thank you
Whenever someone reads and reviews your book, thank them. Whenever someone recommends your book to someone else, thank them. Whenever someone does something for you, thank them.
Network with other professionals
This is something that I need to improve upon, but look around. Today is a great time to begin our professional relationships with one another.
As every one of you move forward in your writing endeavors, remember one thing. BE PROFESSIONAL
Thank you
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Personal Short Story Challenge: Days 2 and 3
Yesterday and today I've been bogged down with a lot of non-writing related tasks that I absolutely had to get done. I only wrote 221 words yesterday and 903 today, both for Til Death Do Us Part. I hope to be able to get some more writing done on The River later tonight. Gotta go!
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Hello all,
I have just jumped into the world of serious computer curiosity this week and have had some success in learning about hardware, software, programming and now hopefully, some hacking.
I took down mission one in a jiffy but I think it's because I had some intuition from past trials on my computer. In the past I've accidently clicked (insert thing you need to know to click here) and recognized the html language in it. After seeing the prompt, I did what I had to find the password.
I feel like my memory has cheated me on getting the full experience on this one. How did other people figure it out/what was I supposed to know in order to beat mission 1?


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Joined: 09 Oct 2001
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Location: Massachusetts
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2001 1:38 pm
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hi....i'm just getting going with my crown graphic now that i have a few basic pieces of gear. i have the camera,flash,120 roll film holder (6x6) which is spacing well, have a dozen 4x5 film holders & 50 sheets of plus-x pan film. i also have darkroom time doing 35mm & medium format which i just started doing again last spring after a few years of inactivity, so i'm pretty good with all of this. i'm wondering if someone might be able to give me some good starting pointers in regard to using the camera & getting decent exposure i.e. shutter speeds & apertures for different conditions, including indoor flash & outdoor fill flash. the camera has a rapax wollensak 135mm f/4.7 lens. i've never used a manual camera such as the crown and the thing fascinates me. i also have a sheet film developing tank with room slots enough for 12 sheets. what do i use to hang the negatives to dry them since there is little room between the edge of the image & the edge of the negative. and what chemistry is recommended for the plus-x film based on your experiences? i don't as yet have a 4x5 enlarger but have a lead on one. i know i have packed this post with quite a bit but any suggestions on generalities would be appreciated to get me going then i can no doubt experiment & deviate from that. thanks in advance.
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Location: Detroit, MI
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2001 2:12 pm
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One rule of thumb for manual cameras is the SAFE method. Shutter- Aperture-Focus-Exposure.
You'll need a lightmeter, your 35mm camera will suffice for a while, just set the film speed the same, take a reading and transfer the shutter/apertures to the Crown.
A drying rack can be as simple as screwing several snap type clothes pins to either a 1x2 or a handy joist in the basement. If you have access to Stainless steel film clips, these can be hung on a wire.(The clothes pins can be strung too, but you'll need to drill holes in the wood.)
The trick is to pinch the film in a corner and let it drip, also the film needs to be 90° to the wire to keep the sheets from touching each other.
As to processing, check the kodak website for developers for Plus X. D76 works well. Also if you are using a yankee tank, I've found it best to have all of your chemicals measured ahead of time. Pull the rack and pour the developer into the yankee tank. In the dark,load the film in the rack then set it in the developer and start the timer, put the lid on and turn the lights back on, and process normally from there.
This will eliminate uneven developement streaks and a lot of air bells too.
You might want to look into buying a later edition of Graphic Graflex Photography. (9th or 10th) It was the bible that started most of the Post WWII photo studios in the US.
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Location: Rochester, NY
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2001 11:13 pm
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If you do not have a hand held meter, (you should get one ASAP) you can use the old rule of thumb. On a bright sunny day no clouds set the shutter speed for the ASA film speed ( Plus X speed 125) an use F16 for the f stop. Remember a bright sunny day is a "magic f16 day", for hazy sun f11 with distinct shadows, if there are clouds no shadows f8, heavy overcast 5.6, open shade f4. This came from the "Kodak Master Photoguide" older book (1968) you should have one in your graflex case. Also has tables for fill flash and a whole lot more.
the newer one is the "Kodak Pocket Guide"
The flash is another story will you use flash bulbs or is it an electronic flash?
The "Master Photoguide" has a dial calculator for various types of flash bulbs and electrionic flash.
Hope this helps
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Location: Mid Peninsula, Ca.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2001 1:32 am
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When metering for bellows type cameras one should compensate for bellows extension. Lens focal length from film plane...use meter reading direct... if donig closeup work increase exposure by equivelent amount of extension...90mm focused 135mm from film plane increase exposure 1/2 stop.
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Location: Massachusetts
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2001 1:13 pm
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as far as the flash is concerned i'm using a sunpak 522 electronic side-mount flash which i have just got going after getting a cord from paramount. i'm thinking that the flash should synch w/all shutter speeds so it may well be a matter of following the basic guides with the flash unit. does this sound right??? i'm thinking first of all i might shoot a roll of 120 with the "22" back & see what happens. thanks again for the help!!!
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Location: Mississippi
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2001 2:07 pm
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When shooting at "normal" distances, there's no real need to factor bellows extension; it's only when you start getting in close that this comes into play.
The "magic 16" rule someone quoted is a tried and true method, one I have used many times when a meter wasn't handy, but given my druthers, I'll have a meter just to be completely on the safe side. Sheet film is too expensive to be wasting it needlessly. (I waste enough of it on bad composition to add to the waste with bad exposures.)
I use a Sunpak 622 on my Speed Graphic, and other than making for a really HEAVY rig, it works great using a Paramount cord. I keep the flash in automatic mode outdoors: meter the scene and set the camera for the exposure, then set the flash for the same auto f-stop. It works great as fill on those f11 and f16 days.
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Posts: 27
Location: Rochester, NY
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2001 12:19 pm
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You are right the shutter should sync on X for electronic flash, at all shutter speeds.
I usually set it at a safe 1/125 an leave it there most of the time.
Use the recomendations from your Sunpack manual for the Automatic Flash exposures.
I am still in the old days, with my Graflex maual Electronic flashes where you use the GN (Guide Number) dividing the GN by the flash to subject distance to get the f stop. The Graflex units have a dial calculator to help you do this. Most of us old timers learned the exposure distances for a given film and just knew where to set the f stop.
I still don't trust auto strobes, guess i am just an old fuddy duddy...
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Posts: 115
Location: Mississippi
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2001 12:38 am
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I know how to use guide numbers but prefer not to worry with them when I'm trying to shoot fast. I use flash seldom enough, and when I do it's either metered with my Sekonic L508 or on full automatic.
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Boy, 2, dies after being pulled from Canonsburg swimming pool
Mom says Blake Metzger got into water while relatives tended to family member's medical emergency
The mother of a 2-year-old boy who died after he was found unresponsive in an above-ground swimming pool told Channel 4 Action News that relatives were tending to a family member's medical emergency when the boy went in the water.
April Sharratt said she had just arrived at work Monday when she got the call about her son and rushed back to the Canonsburg home where he was found unresponsive about 5:50 p.m.
Sharratt told Channel 4 Action News' Bob Mayo that her son, Blake Metzger, got in the pool while relatives were preoccupied with a family member who had suffered a seizure.
"They were working on him, and that's when (Metzger) got in the pool. So by the time … it was too late," Sharratt said.
Metzger was pronounced dead in the emergency room of Canonsburg General Hospital. An autopsy is planned.
Sharratt thanked paramedics and doctors for trying to save her son.
"They tried hard for about an hour, but (he) didn't have no pulse, so they can only do so much. They did their best," said Sharratt.
A Blake Metzger Memorial Fund has been established at PNC Bank to assist the family with funeral costs.
Canonsburg police and the county coroner's office are investigating.


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Giants tab prospect Kickham for Vogelsong's start
SAN FRANCISCO -- And the filling-in-for-Ryan-Vogelsong winner is ... Michael Kickham.
The 24-year-old lefty will be called up from Triple-A Fresno to make Tuesday's start against Oakland, manager Bruce Bochy announced after Sunday's 7-3 win.
"He's been throwing the ball as well as anybody down there -- better, really," Bochy said of the club's 12th-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com.
Kickham takes Vogelsong's spot in the rotation after Vogelsong went on the 15-day disabled list May 21 because of a fractured right hand. The Giants do not plan to make the roster move until they have to Tuesday.
Bochy said he's impressed with how Kickham has pitched lately. In his past five starts, he's allowed six earned runs in 31 1/3 innings with 29 strikeouts and nine walks. In 10 starts with the Grizzlies, Kickham is 3-4 with a 4.33 ERA.
The Giants will be able to keep the bullpen as is, with rotation candidate Chad Gaudin staying in the 'pen.
"He's a young kid that just settled in at Triple-A," Bochy said of Kickham. "We need some help here."


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The Baijin KTA China, (the event that almost did not happen due to the bad typhoon damage and flooding the region experienced only a few weeks before) turned into an absolute classic giving us……
The event all topped off with a cracking awards night and pool party, with even more fireworks!
The location for the second round of the KTA 10/11 was on the island of Hainan that sits off the south coast of mainland China, the only truly tropical part of the country - something much appreciated by us all, with palm trees and sun...... you can't go too far wrong. With all stops being pulled out by the Hainan and Wenchang local governments in the wake of their recent flooding nightmares, they still somehow managed to fully support the Baijin KTA China making us the only event still allowed to run this side of the New Year.
Wenchang is a new kiteboard location discovery and what a perfect one it is too - long wide sandy beaches, a large flat water bay protected by a reef around 2km out to sea, wind all year round and the 5 Star Baijin Holiday Hotel backing it all up as the title sponsor for China. Although in reality the wind could have been kinder and did not quite reach the forecasted 20kts but the venue still provided us with competition each day.
Things began pre-competition with the Bruno Sroka race clinic, supported by KTA head judge Stephan Hertig and the IKA's Markus Schwentner who gave the race rules and Olympic bid updates to kick things off. Then it was over to Bruno for the rest of the afternoon for a wide ranging clinic that took the riders not only through the practical on water race skills, but also race strategy and the preparation that goes into becoming a world champion racer. Sponsored by the KTA's tile brand sponsor Cabrinha, Bruno also joined all the races as a non-scoring rider, showing the rest of the fleet the level they need to be aiming for. Perhaps not surprisingly Bruno did actually win each race.
The first day of competition began with a formal Chinese opening ceremony with speeches from the top government officials to welcome the KTA and wish everyone luck, watched and applauded by some 1000 spectators on the beach. Then with an explosion and a bang the air filled with multicolored smoke fireworks and the Baijin KTA China hit the water for the first racing of the event.
With the TT and race board classes together, both the men's and women's fleets raced at the same time. The current Asian and KTA tour champions Yo, Hill Siu and Kathrin Borgwardt were again to show that they were still on top of their game, but new faces also emerged into the top slots throughout the afternoon – Aya Oshima from Japan and Dennis Wong out of Hong Kong both making an impression in the TT class and showing the shape of things to come.
Day two opened with better wind so attention was turned to the men's freestyle which began well, but a change in wind direction was to turn the heats into a rider and judge's nightmare. After the successful opening heats we reached a point where Francios Bacquet and William Bourget must have thought they were in 'Groundhog Day' as three times their heat began and was then abandoned. Happily for them the head judge and race officer decided enough was enough and after a short break moved back into racing, which ended with a mass two-leg downwind race as the days wind finally dropped out – quite a spectacle was seen with 60 riders setting off from either the beach or the water, a start we know that our race team will not be forgetting quickly. Still in the end with all riders home safely the KTA headed into Wenchang town for a taste of the local nightlife and party magic, this all fired into action along with one of our tour sponsors, Maelstrom.
Into day three and the conditions finally allowed Francois and William to complete their heat that saw William coming out in front. Things then progressed smoothly as faces from past KTA events and new kids on the block fought it out in some spectacular rounds of freestyle as we moved towards the single eliminator finals. Yo (Narapichit Pudla - current Asian champion) this time struggling from injury, was to still battle it through to the finals against Nobile team rider Mike Blomvall. Hiro Nakano the 16 year old champion from Japan was also showing well as was Kin Nguyen ngoc from Vietnam. In the end Mike was to prove just a bit too experienced for the Asian riders and took himself into first place. In a smaller women's field, Marielle Van De Riet from Holland, Nao Degawa and Aya Oshima from Japan where to give the current KTA champion Kathrin Borgwardt a hard run through to the finals. However this time it was to be Aya who pushed kathrin into an unusual second place.
With the freestylers resting, the race fleets took back to the water again in the mid-afternoon to also enjoy the stronger wind conditions and gave the local crowds new to the art of kiteboarding and for the judges some of the best racing action of the week.
Hopes were high then as we headed into the fourth and final day of competition to complete the freestyle double eliminators at the Baijin KTA China, but as you might know, when it comes to the wind gods, the best forecast for the week turned out in reality to be the worst. There was however enough in the end for some further racing to take place which thankfully brought the competition to its close in the way that it always should, out on the water.
In the fading light of the afternoon the riders, supporters, beach crowds and officials all gathered for the closing ceremony. Attended by the head of the Hainan province Communist Party, the dignitaries and government members thanked and toasted the riders and KTA for introducing them all to the new sports world of kiteboarding and pledge future support and welcome to kiteboarders from the world over for further competitions in the future. The results were then read and the winning riders brought to the stage to receive flowers, trophies and a great deal of clapping, giving the KTA a very official and different finish to an event.
However, as the night fell, the beach BBQs sprang into life and everyone gathered for the final prize giving award and party. This time more familiar to one and all and of course being a robe and pool party, the riders and locals saw out the end of the event in true KTA fashion. Much more could be said of course, but hey you should have been there……...........So don't miss the next one. See you in Vietnam!


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Since 2012 I have been working on my 10.9 metre Leyland National model on and off.
True to life, I have combined the rear section of an 10.3m model with the front half of an 11.3 to achieve this end.
Some may remember Fuji with his 10.9m creations, including a BCC Cityexpress version.
I have also taken the oopportunity to meld the rear end of my broken Tower models National model because I have never been too impressed with EFE's job of the rear end styling.
I am finding the little details just as labour intensive as the fundamentals, but it is slowly coming together.


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Belfast man found guilty of fatally shooting best friend gets 9 years in prison
BELFAST, Maine (AP) � A Belfast man found guilty in August of shooting his best friend has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
The Bangor Daily News (http://bit.ly/QJ5dpd ) reports a judge on Wednesday sentenced 21-year-old Luke Bryant to 15 years in prison with nine years to serve, and four years' probation. He was ordered to pay more than $3,000 in restitution and forfeit the gun used to kill 19-year-old Tyler Seaney.
Prosecutors say Bryant shot Seaney in the neck with a shotgun in February 2011 in Bryant's apartment. Seaney's girlfriend told police Bryant and Seaney used to play the "scare game," during which they would point and dry-fire guns at each other. Bryant told police he didn't know the shotgun was loaded when he aimed it at his friend and pulled the trigger.
Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangordailynews.com


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I have an AJAX rating control in an update panel on my form. The control is working fine except when I switch user logins, or navigate to different pages within my DNN site. The rating control is placed in an update panel on an .ascx web control. I register the script manager in the page load event.
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I stepped into the code, and when the line DotNetNuke.Framework.AJAX.IsInstalled is hit anytime after I navigate away from my module page (poll.ascx), the isInstalled value is then set to False, and RegisterScriptManager method is not called.
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2013 New York: 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Coming To U.S.
Many small electric cars are best used for short distance trips within big, bustling cities - so perhaps Mercedes-Benz's decision to unveil the new 2014 B-Class Electric Drive hatchback at the 2013 New York auto show is more than fitting.
If the B-Class looks somewhat familiar, it should. This second-gen model - which shares its basic MFA architecture with the A-Class and the new CLA sedan - has been on sale in gas and diesel-powered forms in other markets since 2011. B-Class models fitted with internal combustion models will not be sold in the United States (note: this isn't the case in Canada), but the B-Class Electric Drive will.
As the name suggests, the B-Class Electric Drive eschews the ICE in favor of electric propulsion. A 100kW (134 hp) electric motor drives the front wheels, and is fed by a 28 kWh lithium-ion battery pack sandwiched beneath the car's floor. Stomp on the accelerator pedal, and the B-Class Electric Drive can sprint from 0-60 mph in under ten seconds. Repeated top-speed runs will, however, eat into battery range. M-B estimates there's about 115 miles of range on a fully-charged battery. Want a quick recharge? A half-charge, good for roughly 60 miles of travel, can be accomplished in two hours, provided you have access to a 40-amp, 240-volt charger.
Standard equipment on all B-Class Electric Drive models includes a navigation system with a 5.8-inch color display, an AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with a USB input, heated front seats, and remote connectivity, which allows owners to monitor charging and climate control pre-conditioning functions from a computer or smartphone. Options include Mercedes' Comand Online infotainment suite with in-car Web access, lane keeping assist, blind spot detection, and - a must in NYC - an active parking assist system.
Pricing and availability have yet to be disclosed by Mercedes-Benz at press time. We will update as this story develops.
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About a month ago my husband and I attended the Bechtel Family Reunion at the Swamp Picnic Grove near New Hanover Lutheran Church in Gilbertsville, PA. While the focus of this reunion was on the descendants of the six Bechtel men who (along with their families) immigrated to Pennsylvania in the early to mid 1700s, it was open to all who trace their ancestry to any Bechtel ancestor — including any variant spelling. We had a very enjoyable afternoon meeting and speaking with distant cousins and sampling all the wonderful PA Dutch side dishes and desserts that attendees brought to accompany the catered main course.
Judy Gilson, the organizer, brought quite a large assortment of memorabilia, documents and photographs, and others did as well. The day was rounded out with music, games for the children and a professional photographer. It was especially nice to hear the family stories from the various attendees.
I was personally excited to find that among Judy's Bechtel memorabilia was a copy of the John George Bechtel family tree produced by great-grandson Franklin Bechtel Gilbert in the early to mid 1860s. Franklin Gilbert was born in Montgomery County in 1826 to Matthias Gilbert and Hannah Bechtel. He grew up in Philadelphia and became an upholsterer. He joined the Union Army in the Civil War and later became a physician. In 1867 he traveled to Europe. One of the purposes of the trip was to secure any inheritance related to the estate of his great-great grandfather Bechtel. Family lore is that John George Bechtel, the immigrant and the great-grandfather of Franklin Gilbert returned to Europe to settle his father's estate circa 1748. He never made it back to Pennsylvania as it was said that he died on the return voyage.
Thus, about 120 years later, Franklin Bechtel Gilbert was on a mission find what became of the Bechtel estate. Prior to his trip Franklin made an effort to identify and contact all of John George's descendants for written authorization to act on the entire family's behalf in securing the inheritance due them. I can only assume that he was unsuccessful in his endeavor as no family stories exist that speak of his success.
Fortunately for the John George Bechtel descendants who are family historians, Franklin Gilbert published an ornately detailed family tree depicting three to four generations of descendants. I have been trying to find a copy of this tree for several years and was absolutely thrilled to find it among Judy's documents. A photograph of the tree appears below. Please contact me if you would like to view a hi-resolution copy.


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Colorado State and the University of Denver ranked eighth and 10th nationally in average increased men's Division I basketball attendance. The NCAA released its figures Tuesday.
The Rams, with a fourth place finish in the Mountain West, improved an average of 1,487 over its 2010 season. The average attendance of 4,879 was the best for Moby Arena since 4,880 in 2000.
DU drew an average increase of 1,409 fans to 3,388 as the Pioneers prepared to move to the WAC in two years.
CSU's MWC rivals BYU and San Diego State were 1-2 nationally in average attendance increase. BYU's 4,685 leap to 18,714 was credited to national player of the year Jimmer Fredette. San Diego State's increase of 4,441 _ which draw many student overnight camping crowds _ could be attributed to staying in the Top 10 most of the season.
MWC newcomer Boise State, better known for its football success, was seventh in crowd improvement with a 50 percent hike from 3,061 to 4,595.
Overall, the MWC set a league attendance record with 1,322,705. The Mountain West ranked sixth among Division I conferences in both average attendance and conference tournament average crowd.
Also of note, Denver's 19,328 gate for the NCAA third round was second only to Cleveland's 20,164. Denver was also second to Cleveland for the two second-round sessions at the Pepsi Center.


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Sex Offense Courts in New York State seek to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization. Hallmarks of these courts include early intervention, post-disposition monitoring, consistency and accountability.The Office of Policy and Planning for New York State Courts, is responsible for implementation and oversight of the Sex Offense Courts.
Many organizations come into contact with alleged and convicted sex offenders and victims of sex offenses, including district attorney's offices, departments of probation, defense attorneys, and victim services agencies. Sex Offense Court judges and staff coordinate with these groups to ensure a uniform approach to management of sex offense cases and to promote the development and use of best practices.
The first Sex Offense Court in New York began operating on the statewide model in 2005. As of January 1, 2017, the seven operational Sex Offense Courts in New York have heard over 5,263 cases.
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Auckland Fringe Festival Review: There's no such word as c*nt
Auckland Fringe Festival Review: There's no such word as cu*t
Guest review: The Liberal Agenda
Andie Spargo is a funny funny man. If you like a laugh and the Comedy Festival is still too far away (April, it's coming, calm down). This is the perfect event to see you through. I chuckled and gaffawed and belly-laughed and got that little tummy cramp you get that tells you you're having a good time.
Andie is in the last 3 days of a 100 day challenge to write a poem every day. During this day he wrote poems inspired by different topics in assorted poetic form. Because that wasn't enough of a challenge, Andie learnt to use a loop deck and to beatbox. The result? An hour of haikus about poo, Irish rounds about strokes and hilarious songs about masturbating while waiting for his girlfriend to get ready.
Oh yeah, it's quite crass. But it's forgivable because it's not toilet-humour, it's not crass for the sake of crassness. It's funny for so many reasons other that the fact that he says the word 'poo'. It funny because it's clever and insightful and silly. There were no duds, they were all hilarious.
Also, Andie gave out free beer. Someone quipped 'Is this why all comedians are poor?' No sir, not all comedians give out free beer. That's a special kind of comendian right there.
The Co. Space at Biz Dojo could overwhelm a small gathering like last nights, but Andie was there chatting to people beforehand, apologising for the mix up with the license (thus the free beer). He gave out cushions and scolded the person whose phone went off at the start. It was intimate and personal straight away.
There are 2 nights left. This is guaranteed to please (Unless you're the dude who thinks 'suck my dick' is a funny hassle and gets torn to shreds by Andie's quick wit. But provided you're not 'that dude'...).
Thu 21 - Sat 23 February, 7.30pm. Co.Space at Biz Dojo. Adult $15, Conc $10.


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Secret Meeting Has 'Washington Post' Buzzing — Washington Post staffers are buzzing about a secret meeting between some 10 big-name Post journalists including Dana Priest, David Finkel and Carol Leonnig, and Steve Hills, the president and gm of the newspaper.
Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire: Can Slideshows Save The Washington Post?
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM: Journalism: Dying by a thousand cuts, or being reinvented?
Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable: Post-Newsweek Up 13% in Q1 — Better ad demand and cost controls …
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider: Buggy-Whip Production Team At Washington Post Complains To Management About Rise Of Motorcars
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Dylan Byers / Politico: WaPo's Brauchli mum on 'secret meeting'
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: Secret Meeting Of Washington Post Journalists And Brass Shows Cost Cutting Likely To Impact Reporting
Mike Shields / @digitalshields: bob woodward would be turning over in his grave given what's happening at the Wash Pos http://www.adweek.com/... that is, if he were dead
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: Washington Post Still in Sad, Strange Decline
John Herrman / Buzzfeed:
Facebook Social Readers Are All Collapsing — The Washington Post was the first publication to experiment with a "frictionless" social reader app, which launched last year. If you use Facebook you've probably come across it: it manifests as a clustered list of stories that are almost …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
The Washington Post Is In Even Worse Shape Than You Think — The Washington Post Co. reported its first-quarter earnings on Friday, and the news coming out of the newspaper division was mostly grim. The unit lost $22.6 million in the quarter, with revenue down 8% and revenue from print advertising specifically falling 17%.
Discussion: Poynter
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter: Was April 10 doomsday for Washington Post, Guardian Facebook apps?
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The Pernicious Myth That Slideshows Drive 'Traffic'
The Pernicious Myth That Slideshows Drive 'Traffic'
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Jason Pontin / Technology Review:
Why Publishers Don't Like Apps — By the time Apple released the iPad in April of 2010, just four months after Steve Jobs first announced his "magical and revolutionary" new machines in San Francisco, traditional publishers had been overtaken by a collective delusion.
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Kelly Faircloth / Betabeat: Publisher-Developed IPad Apps: Kind of a Mess, Actually
Tom Foremski / ZDNet: Here's why the media industry hates apps...
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter: 'I hated every moment of our experiment with apps,' publisher says
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM: Are publishers waking up from their dream about apps?
Rachel Metz / Mashable!: Gesture Control System Uses Sound Alone
Aaron Cohen / kottke.org: Magazine publishers turning against apps
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV: Why Publishers Don't Like Apps — Tech Review's Pontin: "We're Going to Kill" Ours
Andy Plesser / The Huffington Post: Video: Why Publishers Don't Like Apps — MIT's Technology Review Editor Pontin: "We're Going to Kill" Ours
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Milwaukee Police Department website corrects media errors — The Milwaukee Police Department says its The Source website "provides the whole story — the one that television, radio and newspapers don't have space or time to provide their audiences." Also, "we'll correct the news stories …
Discussion: @niemanreports and @producermatthew
@niemanreports: Milwaukee police department wants to compete with the Journal Sentinel on coverage of itself http://jimromenesko.com/... From @romenesko
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Google Gets Deeper Into the Content Business, By Putting Money Into Machinima — Google has been handing out money to video-makers so they'll make more stuff for YouTube. Now it's putting money into a video-maker itself. The search giant is set to invest in Machinima …
Discussion: Media Decoder, NetNewsCheck Latest, Business Insider, The Verge, VentureBeat, WebProNews, Beet.TV, Softpedia News, eMedia Vitals and Digital Media Wire
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder: Google Is Said to Weigh Investing in Machinima, a Creator for YouTube
Ben Popper / The Verge: Google investing in Machinima and the future of TV
Sean Patterson / WebProNews: Google Invests in Machinima YouTube Channel
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV: Google to Invest in Next Machinima Round, Report
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
From ABC News and Univision, an English-Language Channel for Hispanics — The Walt Disney Company's ABC News division and Univision have tentatively agreed to create an English-language cable television channel for Hispanics in the United States. — The companies, which will each own 50 percent …
Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable: ABC Affiliates Unsure How They Fit Into ABC News-Univision Venture
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post: ABC News, Univision Team Up For Latino News Channel
Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal: ABC, Univision to Team Up
Anthony Crupi / Adweek: ABC News and Univision Launch Joint News Venture
Yahoo! News: ABC News, Univision News Announce Plans for Multiplatform Hispanic News, Lifestyle and Entertainment Programming Service
Matthew Flamm / Media & Entertainment: ABC, Univision partner on news channel
Andrea Morabito / Multichannel: English-language news channel will target English-dominant, bilingual Hispanics
Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0: Disney and Univision Launching Miami-Based Cable News Network
Dawn Chmielewski / Company Town: ABC News and Univision launch joint news venture
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Exclusive: Publisher sues Tumblr over porn pics — It's finally happened. In a case with big implications for the booming market in photo-sharing, a publisher is suing popular blogging site Tumblr for copyright infringement. — In a complaint filed Friday in Manhattan …
Discussion: MediaPost, Betabeat, SocialTimes, The Consumerist, PandoDaily, the Econsultancy blog and @producermatthew
Chris Morran / The Consumerist: Nudie Mag's Lawsuit Could Have Far-Reaching Impact On Tumblr, Pinterest
Patricio Robles / the Econsultancy blog: Perfect 10 sues Tumblr for copyright infringment
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
'60 Minutes' Gets Younger, and Its Viewers Do Too — The oldest newsmagazine on television, "60 Minutes," might have figured out how to halt the aging process. — Purposefully but almost imperceptibly, the CBS News program, the most popular of its genre, has become younger in recent years.
Discussion: The New York Observer, TVNewser and Chickaboomer
Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer: Weekend Round-Up: Henry Blodget (Sort of) Apologizes and The New York Times (Sort of) Praises the Wall Street Journal
Alex Weprin / TVNewser: CBS Execs High On Anderson Cooper
William Neuman / New York Times:
Colombia Rebels Confirm Kidnapping of French Journalist — A member of a Colombian guerrilla group said in a video released on Sunday that it was holding a French journalist and considered him a prisoner of war. — "The French journalist Romeo Langlois, captured in battle and wearing a military uniform …
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Eduardo Garcia / Reuters: Colombia rebels want media debate for Frenchman's release
Edward Wasserman / The Miami Herald:
Media silent when administration targets sources — When President Obama addressed the American Society of News Editors convention last month, the real news was what didn't happen. The watchdogs didn't bark. No discouraging word from the gathering of 1,000 of the country's top news people …
Discussion: Reason and Mother Jones
Peter Suderman / Reason: Obama Administration Security Official: We Don't Need to Subpoena Reporters Anymore Because We Already …
Julie Moos / Poynter:
How 2 twentysomething journalists brought down a corrupt Kentucky sheriff — Samantha Swindler, then 27, had been managing editor of the Corbin (Ky.) Times-Tribune for about three years when she asked 20-year-old Adam Sulfridge to report on a corrupt sheriff, Lawrence Hodge, who was involved in trading guns, drugs and favors.
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Poynter and @dancow
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post: WATCH: Young, Local Reporters Bring Down Corrupt Sheriff
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: How Kentucky newspaper investigation ended up on '60 Minutes'
Dylan Byers / Politico:
W.H. embargoed al-Qaeda bomb threat — The Associated Press reports today that it learned last week of a thwarted al-Qaida-affiliated plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airplane, but did not report on it because of an agreement with the White House and the CIA. However, the AP did decide to report …
Discussion: Mediaite, Poynter, FishbowlDC and Politicker
Steve Myers / Poynter: AP held report on new al-Qaida plot for several days
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC: AP Held Story of Underwear Bomb Plot
Stijn Debrouwere / stdout.be:
FUNGIBLE — We don't realize how much news media has changed in the past fifteen years. We really don't. I'm not talking about digital first or about blogging or about data journalism or the mobile web or the curation craze. Yes, journalism has evolved and is better for it. I'm talking beyond that.
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Princess Cruises announced its 2015-2016 Americas cruise itineraries including Caribbean, Canada and New England, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands and West Coast cruises. The array of cruise vacations departing from U.S. ports range from three to 28 days and go on sale May 13.
In total, 12 ships will sail on more than 230 departures on 48 itineraries to 86 destinations. Guests will have the opportunity to sail on Princess' two newest cruise ships to the Caribbean - Royal Princess and Regal Princess while for the first time ever, two of the line's largest sister ships, Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, will be positioned together on the West Coast. In addition, Princess will offer a nostalgic 50th anniversary cruise to Mexico and an all-new, five-day Mexico sampler cruise with an overnight stay in Cabo San Lucas.
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Canada & New England Cruises
Guests can enjoy the fall foliage on two ships sailing from the East Coast in September and October. Regal Princess will sail on seven-day voyages roundtrip from New York to the New England ports of Newport, Boston and Bar Harbor, and the Atlantic Canadian ports of Saint John and Halifax. Caribbean Princess will sail on the line's 10-day itinerary between New York and Quebec, including an overnight in Quebec and calls to the charming seaside villages of Gaspé and Ville Saguenay, Quebec in addition to the ports of Newport, Boston, Portland, Saint John and Halifax.
Caribbean Cruises
Offering sailings to the Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale and Houston, five ships will offer a variety of options to explore this region.
Princess' two newest ships, Regal Princess and Royal Princess, will be returning to the Caribbean for the 2015-16 season. Regal Princess will offer both seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages that can be combined for a longer cruise vacation aboard our newest vessel in the Caribbean, while Royal Princess will sail on the line's Caribbean itineraries - the 10-day Southern Caribbean Medley and 10-day Eastern Caribbean Voyager - which can also be linked for a longer 20-day cruise.
Emerald Princess will sail on a series of four-, five- and seven- day Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages, which guests can combine to customize and create a longer Caribbean cruise, in addition to two special eight-day holiday cruises visiting either the Eastern or Southern Caribbean. Ocean Princess will offer a small ship cruising experience on a special 14-day holiday Caribbean cruise to exclusive ports less-frequented by larger vessels including Virgin Gorda, Tobago and St. Vincent.
Caribbean Princess will return to Houston for voyages to the Western Caribbean.
Panama Canal Cruises
Coral Princess and Island Princess will once again bring guests through the Panama Canal. Guests can choose from either a 10-day voyage sailing roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale including partial transit of the canals, or a longer 15-day voyage between Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles to experience the full-transit of this wonder of engineering.
Smaller ships, Pacific Princess and Ocean Princess will also join the Panama Canal line-up on several departures of a 17-day itinerary – offering a choice of ship size to see the Canal.
West Coast Cruises – Hawaii, Mexico & Coastals
On the opposite coast, four ships will be deployed from three homeports – Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver – to the tropical waters of Hawaii, Mexico and along the California coast.
A nostalgic 50th Anniversary cruise to Mexico, where the line first sailed, will take place on Pacific Princess departing Dec. 3, 2015 - the same day Princess Patricia departed on its first-ever cruise in 1965. The itinerary will include a blend of some ports of call from the maiden itinerary such as an overnight call in Puerto Vallarta, as well as Mazatlán and Manzanillo, with some newer destinations including La Paz and Loreto located along the Baja Peninsula.
Crown Princess and Ruby Princess will become the largest sister ships to sail from the West Coast this season offering a variety of destination options including Mexico, Hawaii and California Coastal voyages sailing from Los Angeles. Grand Princess will return to San Francisco for voyages to Mexico, Hawaii and cruises along the West Coast. Star Princess will also offer voyages to Hawaii roundtrip from Vancouver during the spring and fall, in addition to cruises sailing along the West Coast.
Crown Princess will offer a fall departure of the 28-day Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific itinerary which allows west coast guests to visit the South Pacific islands of French Polynesia and Samoa without a flight.
Three- and four- day Getaway voyages will return on three different ships with departures on Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, in addition to fall departures on Star Princess. Passengers will also have the option of an all-new five-day Getaway itinerary, offered in November and December on Star Princess that includes an overnight in Cabo San Lucas allowing guests more time to explore the port's waters or relax on one of the white-sand beaches.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Sweetest Chocolate-Covered Cherries
As Christmas approached, they also prepared to celebrate their wedding anniversary on December 28. Bill had something different in mind this year. Typically, for Christmas, they gave each other the same simple gifts: she gave him a can of pipe tobacco, and he gave her a box of chocolate-covered cherries. But this year, he had something different in mind. Lillian's wedding band was wearing thin, so he took it to the jewelry store to have it "fixed", but instead had it incorporated into a new ring, complete with a diamond. He then took the traditional box of chocolates, hollowed out one of the candies and placed the ring inside.
Their four teenaged children, who were in on the surprise, carefully picked around the "special" chocolate as she passed her gift around to them. She knew something was going on, and eventually discovered her special present. At the age of 46, Lillian finally had her diamond wedding ring.
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SWEET story (Sorry could not resist THAT temptation).ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing it!
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get! With this post we got a chocolate covered cherry.ReplyDelete
Fan-tastic story.
Wonderful story.ReplyDelete
Hard to find commitment like that today. Very nice story! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Karen, Thanks for the blog nomination for Kreativ Blogger. It was so appreciated! I am a little late too but really enjoyed your And So It Goes--Mothers and Daughters photos. A great looking family! Thanks so much again. Cheri Hopkins for: Those Old Memories http://thoseoldmemories.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Just found your blog and I have so enjoyed reading of your family. Have you been doing genealogy long? My good husband is from South Dakota. Great place. We love it. ~ Just JoanyReplyDelete
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Hi Joany, I've been working on family history for about 13 years or so - where is your husband from?ReplyDelete


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The older I get, there are more sad associations build up around holidays. Especially this year because it's 80 degrees, my nuclear family is a few thousand miles away, and hearts are broken all over my home state of Connecticut. The holidays just don't feel as good and innocent as they did when I was little.
I remember being young and asking about Santa. I asked if he could get us anything, and my parents nodded, knowing that the huge box of markers I had in mind was already a done deal. I asked if he came to everyone's house, they said he did. I asked why people who need money don't just ask for it then, instead of presents. They didn't have a good answer. Maybe they said the elves couldn't make money in the North Pole, I'm not sure. I just remember that it seemed awfully unfair, but I didn't stop believing just yet.
That's the thing. The unfairness was harder to handle than disbelief, in some ways. It was awful, and yet there was nothing I could do. The elves can't make money and toys don't pay bills, so suffering would happen and my fleeting notion that I had solved the world's poverty problem was thrown out the window.
The Difficulty of Grasping "It's Just Unfair"
When it came to learning Santa was fake, it was far more simple. Okay, there is no Santa. Not a huge deal, I sorta saw it coming anyway. Being a big fan of magic, I was just happy that they taught my brain to believe in magic at all (Yes, that's the kind of stuff I'd think about as a kid). It was harder to feel and hold the sadness and anger that I could get presents, but not get money to give to everyone that needed it.
Let's go to the Connecticut tragedy for a second, because that feeds into this too. In the midst of conspiracy theories and extreme religious people saying that God planned it or something like that, I can't help but feel like these mentalities are held by those trying to run from that feeling of how horrible it is that someone could do such a thing without being brainwashed or part of God's master plan. Murder of innocent people is happening in so many places, so much of the time, and yet we can't always picture it or feel sorrow. For me, it's easy to picture a suburban Connecticut town in December right before Christmas; that was where I came from. Maybe if it happened in the high plains it would seem farther. But having the ability to visualize it and relate with the situation makes it feel more powerful to me, and I'm not going to feel guilty for that. I can use the high impact of the tragedy in my consciousness to lead to more empathy when I hear of the many deaths of children around the world, but the ones that are "close to home" are going to hit harder, I would imagine. It's just how it is.
Back to the holidays, though.
Sure Doesn't Feel Like Christmas Time
It doesn't feel like Christmas and I don't know if it ever will. Even if I was with my family on the East Coast, there is less of that feeling. Perhaps the holiday joy gets deeper and less sparkly as we age. Maybe it gets grainy and raw, a holiday feeling that has Sam Elliot's voice and the grumble of a diesel engine. Maybe it isn't light and fluffy like movie snow, but resistant and firm like a wrought iron crowbar from hundreds of years ago, being dug up from the dust.
Who knows.
But it's okay. It's fine. It doesn't need to be any certain way, it just has never quite dawned on me that perhaps it isn't just "this year" that feels off. Maybe the holiday spirit has taken on a permanent new form for me. The amount of friends I have who have lost parents or people close to them is growing, my heart goes to them as the holidays roll around, and there is sadness. It's not just about trying to wish hard enough for new markers or crochet a dozen last-minute scarves. It's about realizing that the holidays are as much a trigger for pain for some people I love as a reason to celebrate for others.
The Roots of the Magic Becoming Transparent
Part of it is the decorations and consumer-based nature of this beast.
Cute plush stockings are our only decoration this year, but I know that the places where they were made would probably make me a bit sick. There are so many illusions, all trying to support the idea of love, but distracting from it, too. Cut down trees, buy gifts, buy insane amounts of decorations. I imagine being in some faraway factory, bracing for the time when Americans go nuts for cheap treasures.
What am I saying here? I'm not quite sure. I am having a hard time thinking normal thoughts since the Connecticut shooting, and anything else seems rather trite. I wonder if other people are feeling the difference in holidays as they get older, and if this holiday season will feel like other holiday seasons to anyone who felt a connection to Connecticut and the other recent tragedies.
Are you having a good holiday season, whatever holidays it is that you celebrate?
Are you finding the joy in these times, even with the pain happening?
Do you feel like the holiday spirit changes as we get older, or does it change as a product of the times, with technology and blow-up decorations taking the place of hand-made presents and simple ornaments?
Any thoughts you have related to the above are completely welcome.
I hope you are all well!


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And Speaking Of Nick Johnson
Eric Chavez may in fact be the new Nick Johnson, but there will always be a place in my heart for the original Nick Johnson. When last heard from, Nick signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. This took place in March of 2011. He spent a few more months getting himself ready to play and then set off on his quest to return to the majors. He got as far as Triple-A with the Columbus Clippers when, surprise, surprise, he found himself back on the DL. His last game to date was June 27, at the time he had an OBP of .304, with 1 RBI in 56 plate appearances. He has only one extra base hit (double) and has struck out 15 times! Actually if you are old enough (and I certainly am) the original Nick Johnson is the new Ron Blomberg.


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Senior Seminarians Accepted into Prestigious Chaplaincy Programs
10 March 2011 • On-campus Gathering • By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick
Fellow students honored two senior seminarians this past Sunday with a small reception that recognized their recent great accomplishments. Seniors Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson (no family relation!), who will graduate this spring with Master of Divinity degrees, have been accepted into highly competitive and prestigious full-time CPE (i.e., Clinical Pastoral Education) programs, starting in August 2012. The programs will prepare them to be certified hospital and institutional chaplains.
"The CPE residency program I am joining is at Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast in Concord, North Carolina—part of the medical system in the Charlotte area," noted Sarah. "It is in a community-oriented hospital that really impressed me as a positive atmosphere in which pastoral care is recognized and respected by the whole staff. This residency will help me prepare for board certification as a chaplain. I am really excited about this opportunity and look forward to starting the program in August."
And Logan, commenting on his upcoming residency at Cleveland Clinic (ranked fourth in the nation by US News and World Report), explained, "The CPE residency at Cleveland Clinic is within the Center for Ethics, Humanities and Spiritual Care, and residents minister to over 1,400 patients, their families, and the hospital staff. Patients come across the world for treatment, and I am excited to be part of a team that cares for such a culturally and religiously diverse population.
At the reception, students congratulated Sarah and Logan, offering a hearty "Axios" and "Axia" in recognition of their hard work, and offering encouragement for their upcoming challenges.