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For many sports fans, there is nothing that can compare to the incredible spectacle that is March Madness. With a full slate of conference tournament action in the coming days and Selection Sunday less than a week away, this is the time of year where college basketball really kicks it into high gear.
Of course, the four months prior to March are always filled with incredible games, performances, and upsets as well, and this year was no exception.
So as March Madness closes in, let's take a look back at the best (and worst) the 2013-14 regular season of college hoops had to offer:
Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, Creighton
Before the 2013-14 season, most of the college basketball hype revolved around the large number of outstanding freshman across the country that looked poised to take the nation by storm. But despite all the freshman hype, it was Creighton's stellar senior Doug McDermott who stood atop the college basketball world.
In his final season with the Bluejays, McDermott has put an exclamation point on his historic collegiate career by leading the country in scoring at 26.5 points per game. Just as impressive as his unbelievable offensive output is the remarkable consistency with which he has been able to do so. In Creighton's 30 regular season games, McDermott has only shot under 40 percent from the field four times.
He has had several phenomenal performances this season, including 39-point games in wins over Villanova and St. John's, with a game-winning jumper to boot in the latter.
However, he saved his best performance for his final home game, when he dropped a career-high 45 points against Providence, during which he also became the eighth player in Division I history to reach 3,000 career points.
Honorbale mention: Jabari Parker, Duke; Nik Stauskas, Michigan; Russ Smith, Louisville; Shabazz Napier, UConn; Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Freshman of the Year: Jabari Parker, Duke
Considering all the hype surrounding this year's freshman class, which was considered by many to be one of the best of all-time, the group as a whole has been a little disappointing. Of course, the expectations for them were a little ridiculous to begin with, because they are still freshman. That being said, there still have been a number of freshman whose stars have shone brightly, none more so than Duke's Jabari Parker.
Parker leads the ACC in rebounds, averaging nine per game, and is near the top in several other statistical categories as well, including points per game (19.2, second), field goal percentage (.486, third), and blocks (42, eighth).
Just for good measure, he scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Blue Devils to a victory over archrival North Carolina in the regular season finale.
His outstanding play on both ends of the floor earned him a spot on the list of Wooden Award finalists, and the case could be made that he is the most deserving candidate for the award among players not named Doug McDermott.
Honorable mention: Tyler Ennis, Syracuse; Andrew Wiggins, Kansas; Julius Randle, Kentucky; Joel Embiid, Kansas
Breakout Player of the Year: Nik Stauskas, Michigan
Coming off runner-up finish in last year's NCAA tournament, the Michigan Wolverines were ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP poll, despite losing Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the NBA. But after getting off to a mediocre 6-4 start and losing star forward Mitch McGary to season-ending back surgery, it appeared as if their season was headed for disaster.
Luckily for the Wolverines, sophomore guard Nik Stauskas stepped up his game to another level when his team needed it the most.
Thanks in no small part to his outstanding play, Michigan caught fire and rattled off 10 straight wins, including an eight-day span where they defeated three top-10 opponents.
Stauskas has improved his play immensely during his sophomore season and now boasts an impressive offensive arsenal that includes tremendous ball-handling skills and phenomenal passing ability. That makes him one of the most dynamic players in the Big Ten. He ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (.489), third in 3-pointers made (71), fourth in points per game (17.4), and second in minutes played per game (35.2).
Simply put, the Wolverines wouldn't have won the outright Big Ten title since 1986 without Nik Stauskas.
Honorable mention: Casey Prather, Florida; Xavier Thames, San Diego State; Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin; Jerami Grant, Syracuse
Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia
In a year with no shortage of deserving Coach of the Year candidates, Virginia's Tony Bennett stood above the rest of the pack.
Under Bennett's guidance, the Cavaliers have overcome a rough start to the year in their non-conference schedule (including a 35-point loss to Tennessee) to finish 16-2 in ACC play, including a 14-game winning streak. To put that in perspective, Virginia had only reached double-digit wins in conference play twice in the 26 seasons prior to Bennett's arrival in Charlottesville in 2009. He's turned the program around by instituting a strict motion offense and the "pack-line" man-to-man defense that was popularized by his father, Dick Bennett.
Bennett has molded this squad of lesser-known players, led by preseason all-ACC guard Joe Harris, into the best team in the ACC, topping national powerhouse programs such as Duke, Syracuse, and North Carolina. All of their hard work culminated in Virginia's first outright ACC title since 1981, when the legendary Ralph Sampson was still playing for the Cavaliers.
Honorable mention: Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Jay Wright, Villanova; Gregg Marshall, Wichita State; John Beilein, Michigan; Billy Donovan, Florida; Sean Miller, Arizona; Tim Miles, Nebraska; Larry Brown, SMU; Rick Barnes, Texas
Most Surprising Team: Villanova Wildcats
The Villanova Wildcats entered this season with four returning starters from last year's squad that made the NCAA tournament, so there were expectations that they could return to the Big Dance. However, it's hard to imagine that even the most optimistic Villanova fans would have expected them to win a conference title and be ranked sixth in the country as the regular season comes to a close.
Many figured the Wildcats would be a middle-of-the-pack team in the new-look Big East, after being picked to finish fourth in the conference in the preseason.
But none of that mattered to Jay Wright's squad, who came flying out of the gates to get off to an 11-0 start. Impressive wins over No. 2 Kansas and No. 23 Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis thrust the Wildcats into the national spotlight, and they were able to carry that success over into conference play.
Behind contributions from a group of unheralded players such as Ryan Arcidiacono, JayVaughn Pinkston, James Bell, and Darrun Hilliard II, Villanova went 16-2 in conference play to win their first outright Big East regular season championship in 32 years.
Honorable mention: San Diego St. Aztecs, Cincinnati Bearcats, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, SMU Mustangs
Most Disappointing Team: Kentucky Wildcats
After missing the NCAA tournament and being bounced in the first round of the NIT last season, Kentucky headed into this year with the expectation of contending for a national championship. John Calipari put together one of the most highly-touted recruiting classes of all-time and it looked like Kentucky was headed for big things.
The young Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls, had an intense amount of hype surrounding them as the season approached, with many people calling them potentially Calipari's best team ever. Some fans even embraced the idea that this team could go a perfect 40-0.
Of course, those expectations were ridiculous for a team consisting of so many inexperienced players, but Kentucky still has failed to play even close to its potential. Calipari, who did nothing to quell the talks of a perfect season, has blamed the media for over-analyzing his team and even blew off his press conference after being ejected in an embarrassing loss to a South Carolina team that was rated 178th in the RPI.
Barring a surprise deep run in the NCAA tourney, this Kentucky team will go down as one of the most disappointing teams in recent memory.
Honorable mention: Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game of the Year: No. 2 Syracuse 91, No. 17 Duke 89 OT (February 1, 2014)
The most highly-anticipated matchup of the college basketball season was the ACC showdown between Syracuse and Duke. It was a game that featured the two winningest coaches in Division I history and a pair of the nation's premier programs. A raucous, record-breaking crowd of 35,446 fans packed the Carrier Dome to watch undefeated Syracuse take on the Blue Devils in the teams' first meeting as ACC foes.
A cold-blooded 3-pointer at the buzzer by Rasheed Sulaimon to force overtime, career performances by Syracuse's C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant, and a controversial no-call a blocked dunk attempt by Duke's Rodney Hood late in OT were just a few of the highlights of this instant classic.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who has been with the Orange since the Carrier Dome opened in 1980, summed up the game best:
"I don't think I've ever been involved in a better game in here where both teams played at such a high level. Both teams just went after it," Boeheim said. "We've had a lot of games that have been here that are great. There's never been one as good as this one."
And if this game was any indication, Duke-Syracuse could very well become one of the country's marquee rivalries for years to come.
Honorable mention: No. 16 Iowa State 98, No. 19 Oklahoma State 97 3OT; No. 21 San Diego State 61, No. 16 Kansas 57; No. 5 Michigan State 72, No. 3 Ohio State 68 OT; No. 2 Michigan State 78, No. 1 Kentucky 74
Best Moment: Tyler Ennis's (Syracuse) game-winning shot vs. Pittsburgh (February 12, 2014)
Syracuse and Pittsburgh – who've had a penchant for playing great games against one another – showed that their rivalry didn't lose any of its luster in the move from the Big East to the ACC when they squared off at the Petersen Events Center.
After playing a back-and-forth game almost the entire way, Pittsburgh's Talib Zanna hit two free throws to give the Panthers a 56-55 lead with just 4.4 seconds to go. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon immediately called a timeout to set his defense, which also gave the Orange a chance to draw up a play.
The ensuing inbounds pass went to Syracuse's superstar freshman Tyler Ennis, who weaved his way through several Panther defenders and pulled up for a shot from about 35 feet away. Ennis buried the desperation heave just as time expired, moving Syracuse to 24-0 on the season while leaving Pitt fans, players, and coaches in utter disbelief.
Honorable mention: Rasheed Sulaimon's (Duke) buzzer-beating three to force OT vs. Syracuse; Shabazz Napier's (UConn) game-winning buzzer-beater vs. Florida; Michael Qualls's (Arkansas) putback dunk to beat Kentucky in OT; Askia Booker's (Colorado) buzzer-beating three to beat Kansas
Upset of the Year: Boston College 62, No. 1 Syracuse 59 OT (February 19, 2014)
Arguably, college basketball's greatest quality is that the country's elite teams can fall to an inferior squad on seemingly any given night. A perfect example from the 2013-14 regular season was Boston College going into the Carrier Dome and taking down the top-ranked, unbeaten Syracuse Orange.
Sure, the Eagles entered this year as a team picked by many to possibly be a surprise team in the ACC, but things hadn't turned out that way at all for Steve Donahue's squad. The Eagles came into the Carrier Dome with a dismal 6-19 record overall, and a disappointing 2-10 record in conference play. In fact, their only two conference wins had come against last-place Virginia Tech.
Against all odds, Boston College overcame a 13-point second-half deficit and forced overtime after Olivier Hanlan's layup with 47 seconds left in regulation.
In OT, the Eagles took the lead with less than a minute to go on a layup by Patrick Heckmann and held on to score the improbable victory over Syracuse. In doing so, they also became the first team with a sub-.500 record to beat the AP No. 1 team on the road since 1955.
Honorable mention: Northwestern 65, No. 14 Wisconsin 56; Nebraska 60, No. 9 Michigan State 51; Arizona State 69, Arizona 66 2OT; UAB 63, No. 16 North Carolina 59; Penn State 71, No. 24 Ohio State 70 OT


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The seaside town of Newport in North Pembrokeshire is a place steeped in history and much favoured as a retirement destination.
Situated in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park the town slopes gently down to the shore and has a family friendly beach, boating and fishing facilities and a golf club enjoying the finest views of coast and country anywhere.
With a permanent population of only 1,122 which doubles in summer time when the visitors and second home settlers arrive, it is a tranquil place, lying west of a mystic mountain called Carningli (Rock of Angels).
Like many of the most attractive places in Pembrokeshire it was founded in 1197 by a Norman Knight - they knew how to pick them those conquerors! His name was William fitzMartin, son-in-law of the great Lord Rhys, and it was his intention that it should be the capital of the Marcher Lordship of Cemais overseen by a Portreeve. It was a busy port founded on the growing medieval wool trade and remained within the FitzMartin family for over a century. It maintains its old tradition and some of the borough customs and has a mayor who beats the bounds on horseback every August. The modest castle was built by FitzMartin and sited on a spur of Carningli mountain overlooking the sea and surrounding countryside, and it is still occupied.
Below it is the church of St Mary, dating from the same era and the FitzMartin crest is on the outside wall. Popular for walks on the coastal path and on the Preseli Hills, Newport is noted for its beaches, for a burial chamber or cromlech called Carreg Coeten Arthur, an Iron Age hill fort on Carningli and some Bronze Age hut circles just outside the town. Newport is twinned with Plouguin in Finisterre and also with Annapolis in Maryland USA. In the old days of sail it was noted as the favourite retirement place of sea captains, who could look out to sea from their porches and verandas, and their fine houses, which have changed hands many times, remain a memorial to their endeavours.
Carningli, as its name suggests, has always had sacred associations. St Brynach used to climb to the 400-metre rocky summit to find serenity and to commune with the angels in the 5th century, and the mountain certainly has a mystic presence. It is not difficult to climb but there is a steep scree slope on its southern and eastern flanks. It was quarried for some time until 1930 and had a little railway to carry the hard grey stone down to a crushing plant on the Cilgwyn Road. Some railway sleepers can still be seen in the turf, but the only prominent reminders of its existence are two stone pillars that supported a cable drum to control the descent of the loaded wagons and to pull the empty ones back up.
The Iron age hillfort is quite a prominent archaeological feature covering an area of about four hectares, and there are some 25 Bronze Age hut circles at the north east end.
Local author Brian John, who lives under the shadow of the mountain at Cilgwyn, where his wife Inger keeps a candle and gift shop, was inspired to write a series of five novels which is known as The Angel Mountain Saga.

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Butler County man sentenced to prison for setting boy, 7, on fire
Ed Myers took plea deal in Daniel Podskalny case
A Saxonburg man was sentenced Tuesday to four to 12 years in prison for helping set 7-year-old Daniel Podskalny on fire last year.
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Daniel suffered third-degree burns after Ed Myers, his mother's then-boyfriend, threw nail polish remover on him and Myers' 15-year-old son allegedly lit him on fire, according to court records.
Daniel's mother, Laure Halliwell, can never erase that image from her mind.
"I walked in to find my son sitting on the couch with second- and third-degree burns on his chest and covering his face, sitting in his underwear and looking up at me saying, 'Mommy, I'm really hurt. I'm really, really hurt,'" Halliwell said.
Daniel is now 8 and has just started the third grade at school. He still bears the scars on his face and ears from the attack and will need reconstructive surgery.
"The hardest part in all of this for us is trying to explain to him why anybody would do it, why it happened," Halliwell said.
Myers, who accepted a plea deal, was the only adult home the day Daniel was burned, but never called for help. Daniel sat in his home in excruciating pain for hours.
"Even for me, it's tough," Halliwell said. "I'm very angry with him. I'm so angry with him. You know, being a Christian, I tried to forgive, but it's very difficult for me."
Halliwell said she was upset that the charges against Myers' son were reduced and the teen was ordered to juvenile detention.
"I realize that he's completed their program there and done what he needed to do at that facility, but it seems very unjust to me that in September, he's going to be released to Ed's parents," Halliwell said.


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Golden roast potatoes
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- Freezable
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal224
- fat7g
- saturates1g
- carbs37g
- sugars1g
- fibre3g
- protein5g
- salt0.04g
Peel the potatoes, then cut into halves, or quarters if large. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add a little salt, then tip the potatoes into the pan. Bring back to the boil and cook for 7 mins. Drain really well, then return to the pan and sprinkle over the flour. Place a lid on top of the pan, then pick up the pan using oven gloves or a tea towel and give it a few really hard shakes so the potatoes get bashed around (this will make them nice and crisp).
Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Spoon the goose fat or sunflower oil onto a large, lipped baking tray and leave to heat on the top shelf of the oven for 5 mins. Carefully pull out the tray, make sure its surface is evenly coated with the fat, then tip on the potatoes. Roast for 20 mins, then turn up the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and roast for another 30 mins, turning the potatoes once, until golden and crisp. Sprinkle with a little salt and serve straight away.
Recipe Tip
Get aheadIf freezing ahead, simply follow the recipe to the end of step 1, then let the potatoes cool. Line 2 baking trays or sheets with greaseproof paper. Arrange the potatoes on the paper, making sure none of them are touching each other, then place in the freezer. Once frozen solid, tip the potatoes into a bag to free up some freezer space. Can be frozen for up to 1 month. Cook for 30 mins at 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 before turning the oven up.


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From the time that a young child picks up a crayon and makes marks on a paper to when an older child puts the finishing sentence on an autobiography or a poem, a young author is developing the skills that will be used for a lifetime. In this course, you will examine the developmental stages of writing, from scribbling to the standard spelling stage, so that you can foster your students' skills and gently nudge them to grow as authors. This course is full of practical ideas that you can use to motivate students in your classroom.
You will look at tools such as the writer's workshop, the six traits of writing, and genre studies for ways to teach students about writing. You will see how each of these tools can be used by teachers to encourage early elementary writers. As your students become better writers, they will become better readers, and you will see how well reading and writing instruction work together to support each other.
The course also covers ways to support the writers who struggle, whether due to a lack of motivation, fine motor skills, or ideas. And of course, you will explore techniques for getting parents involved so that they can help with writing at home. By the end of the course, you will have a new enthusiasm for teaching that will ignite your students' love of writing.
Note: To receive 25 hours of instruction in the State of Oregon, please ensure your school is eligible to issue professional development units, and that the course is approved by your professional learning coordinator.
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It's that time of year… when we make lists and check them twice as we look back at who was the best and worst dressed stars of the year. The Glam Slam Squad members weren't shy about expressing our opinions. Today, it's all about the year's worst dressed stars.
She certainly had some of the most memorable looks of the year, which is not a good thing in this case. I even dubbed her Lady Gag Gag. Glam Slam contributor Sharon says…"I know she's the new outrageous star, but I just can't get behind outfits with Muppets all over them!" Felidette calls her "a high fashion disaster. I know that's her shtick but that red lace mask at the VMA's… And that plastic outfit when she met the Queen?!?!" Akiva says, "Her music speaks for itself, she doesn't need these ridiculous antics."
"She went from being Posh's best dressed side kick to frumpy, mumsy hot mess," says Joe. "The worst was her own design she wore for her Broadway debut. Disaster." Kathy says, "She always looks drab." Boring, dowdy and a snore were other descriptions that popped up.
"Her edgy and punky looks were too over the top for me," admits Jeneine. I agree. I love someone who has the guts to go out there and be different. But it's still gotta work, not just be outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. Susan says, "give Grace Jones back her style. This was the year to be demure and take it down a notch, not amp it up." Adds Felidette, "And that shaved-mohawk-bob thing does not flatter her pretty face."
Personally, I love Madonna and think she's really cool… but she wore THE single worst outfit of the year. That Louis Vuitton get up with the TV antenna headpiece was just awful. Akiva says "She is pretty consistent with her choices going from bad to bad. She should take some style pointers from Lourdes." Both Madonna and Mariah received a lot of call outs in our poll. Anthony says Mariah's style is "always too tight and outdated." Felidette says it's time for Mariah to dress her age and has a message for both divas. "Time to stop taking "Forever 21" so literally." Ouch!
I give her points for her white Emmy Dress. She looked beautiful. But what Glam Slam giveth, Glam Slam taketh away, with not one, but two Louis Vuitton disasters. As Sharon points out "Just when you thought the awful Louis Vuitton at the Met Ball was the worst it could get… she topped it with a leggings/bra ensemble last month. Akiva adds, "From her hair and makeup to her poor picks for fashion, Leighton has gone from classic to trashy and then beyond to tacky."
Jon Gosselin. Ed Hardy. That's all I'm gonna say.
Tomorrow we play nice and name our best dressed picks.
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A great, free Internet resource for anyone who loves to learn online is the website www.TED.com (Technology, Entertainment, Design). TED provides fascinating discussions and lectures about important and interesting topics – for free. TED offers us many wonderful opportunities to expand our knowledge base and change our lives. Below are five TED talks in a broad range of topics that we think are truly life changing, and are, in the words of TED, ideas worth spreading.
- SteveJobs: HowtoLiveBeforeYouDie: At a commencement address he gave at Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs urged graduates to pursue their dreams, and to view the setbacks that we have in life as new opportunities for advancement. This even includes death itself. This brilliant talk by Jobs will change your life because you learn a bit of how Jobs took some serious challenges thrown at him by life, and still become one of the most influential businessmen and innovators of the last 50 years.
- DaphneKoller: WhatWe'reLearningFromOnlineEducation: Daphne Koller gives a fascinating talk about the future of online education. She believes that in the near future, many universities will begin to place much of their best courses online at no cost. This will serve not only as a service to millions of people who could not otherwise access such education. It also will serve as a great tool to learn how people learn. Every keystroke, quiz and discussion conducted online can be mined to discover how people process knowledge and learn.
- JillBolteTaylor'sStrokeofInsight: Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor had a highly unusual and amazing opportunity in the world of science: She got to study her own stroke as it occurred in her own body. As the aftermath of the stroke progressed, she had a ringside seat as her brain functions ceased one by one: speech, motion, memory and self-awareness. Taylor spent eight long years learning how to think, walk and talk again.
- NeilPasricha: The 3 A'sofAwesome: Neil Pasricha's has a blog called 1000 Awesome Things, which encourages us to enjoy some of the most simple pleasures of life. These can include clean sheets, free refills, and much much more. In this talk, Pasricha talks about the three secrets of life that lead to an awesome life. He began his blog about five years ago to just provide small reminders to people of the many free, simple joys of life that make it worth living. Today his blog has millions of readers from all over the globe.
- RandyPausch: ReallyAchievingYourChildhoodDreams: Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch was dying of pancreatic cancer in 2007 when he delivered this legendary lecture about how you can truly achieve your dreams from your childhood. This is one talk that you really should not miss. Millions of people around the planet have been inspired by The Last Lecture.
Hopefully these five jaw-dropping TED talks left you feeling inspired and a bit more knowledgeable about our world.
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In this lesson, students complete two prewriting activities, one on brainstorming ideas using story maps, and one on creating beginnings of stories. They then work on two collaborative-writing activities in which they draft an "oversized" story on chart paper. Before starting the activities, the teacher reads aloud the first few sentences from a variety of children's books that have unusual, exciting, or particularly descriptive openings. Each student works individually to read what has been written before, adds the "next sentence," and passes the developing story on to another student. The story is passed from student to student until the story is complete. In a later lesson Collaborative Stories 2: Revising, the story is revised by the groups.
Story Map Interactive: Use this online tool to map out the elements of students' original writing. The tool can also be used to analyze the characters, plot, and setting of a piece of literature.
Writing stories is a common activity asked of young children, but often the hardest parts of writing the story are developing the idea and getting started with that first sentence. Having children collaborate on writing stories may bring into play the "two heads are better than one" idea, allowing for language and plots which can be enriched by a variety of ideas and student backgrounds. Collaborations during the writing process offer support for writers, according to Short and Harste in Creating Classrooms for Authors and Inquirers. Specifically, they remind us that through "a shared writing process, writers are able to offer demonstrations to each other about strategies they use while composing." The group process supports less proficient writers, partly because they can participate in grand writing activities while feeling "less overwhelmed by the amount of writing they need to contribute to the book."
Based on her research into collaborative writing, Helen Dale believes that: "Writing together allows students to work through the writing process in a social context in which they can both see the variations possible in areas like brainstorming and organizing and also experience the recursiveness of the writing process." (70)
Further Reading
Short, Kathy G., and Harste, Jerome E. 1996. Creating Classrooms for Authors and Inquirers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Dale, Helen. 1997. Co-Authoring in the Classroom: Creating an Environment for Effective Collaboration. Urbana, IL: NCTE.


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Norman Morley Squire
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N. Mabel Squire
In the 1871 census for Onondaga, Brant County, Norman was only 5 months old. His father Benjamin was 45 and his Mother Elizabeth 23. There is also Mary Anne 15 and Sarah 11. Mary Ann and Sarah were from a previous marriage.
By 1881, the family had grown to include Minnie 8, Edwin 5, Mabel 2 and Daniel 1. They were living in Brooke, Sarawak Township, Grey County, Ontario.
When Benjamin married Elizabeth Hamilton 22 December 1869, he was 44 and she 22. She was not much older than her stepchildren.
Morley Norman Squire, as he is registered, was born 9 November 1870 in Onandaga.
Mabel was registered as Nelly Mable. She was born 6 February 1879 in Onandaga.
Because their death registrations are not yet available, to learn more about these individuals a search for their obituaries may give their exact dates of death.


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Horses have been around as a main mode of transport for millennia. Our ancestors were excellent riders and owing a horse was a status symbol. If you ever wondered how you or your friends might look like riding a horse as a professional equestrian, look no further than our equestrienne effect.


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Do They Make Sunglasses That Open Beer Bottles? Yes, they do.
Until they invent sunglasses that make you – or your next blind date – more attractive, Brewsees may be the best innovation in eyewear we're likely to see.
Brewsees are sunglasses whose temple arm ends can be used to open beer bottles. Like a Swiss Army Knife that allows you to drink, catch rays and ogle women without fear of one of those pesky restraining orders, Brewsees have stylish polycarbonate frames with polarized polycarbonate lenses, which are 100% UV protected. They retail for $39.99 a pair.
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Posted by Craig and Cricket at 7:04 PM 0 comments
Liberty was Tagged!!!
I am a little worried about what Liberty will say to some of these questions. She was tagged by Emma and she is way excited to tag someone else. Here it goes...
1. What is something mom always says to you?
I love you Libby-Sue
when I do my jobs
cleaning up the house! (She nailed that on the head. It's not my favorite thing to do!!)
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Telling me funny jokes & making silly faces
she liked to play with her dollies, she had lots of dollies.
35 (she's only a month off!)
50 Feet.
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Go to girls camp. (If she only knew!!!)
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Hang out and go shopping.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
being a dancer or being a pro dentist or singing too (Hilarious!!!)
11. What is your mom really good at?
making brownies & ramen noodles.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
13. What does your mom do for her job?
wear an apron and teach cooking
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
chicken with noodles.
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
when she loads the dishwasher for us
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Sandy from Sponge Bob (I am nervous cause I have no idea who this is & she is cracking up.)
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Go shopping when we have girls night out & watch movies.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Our hair and our eyes!
Our faces. The eyebrows are different.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Lots of kisses. She makes me dinner.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
when he buys her stuff.
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Taco Amigo. (Can't get enough of that place. YUM!)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Another First Day of School!
The big First Grader!!!
Okay, so I have been reading many blogs that are right on top of things and have already blogged about the first day...well, this mom isn't quite as on top of it as others. What can I say? I wasn't excited for school to start it creeped up on us way to quickly. So really I am in sort of denial that it has begun. Last Friday when Caleb went I struggled, and then on Monday when he didn't have to go and the others did it didn't seem real. I can't really explain it. But we started our new morning schedule promptly at 6:30 am (a little earlier for me, I have to have a head start!) We all got up and had a great morning. Right up until the last minute I was feeling not prepared to go to school and start teaching 420 children for the upcoming months. So bad, I had big plans of spending time this summer getting a bunch of stuff ready and that just didn't happen. There was no time!!! But it came time to leave and the day came and went very uneventful...when Zach came home I asked him how it was and his comment was, "Okay, not that different." Liberty had a good day and she did great. I didn't get to see her much at all but she had fun. Here are the kids just before we left. The start of school is a bitter sweet thing. My children really enjoy going to school, that isn't the problem, it is me who realizes that each year seems to be going by so fast and that is what kills me. Check out these cute kids....
Posted by Craig and Cricket at 4:32 PM 4 comments
Friday, August 15, 2008
One Emotional Mom!
I am sorry but how can a mom not start to cry while watching this. He looked back a time or two I think just to make sure I wasn't take photos. But I got some. Not to worry!
Posted by Craig and Cricket at 7:05 AM 5 comments
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I love these quizzes! I think it is hilarious to see how the results come in. Only partially true most of the time. Just fun stuff!
You're as popular and relaxing as vanilla ice cream. You go with the flow, and get along with all sorts of people. You appreciate peace and simplicity, so you sometimes find crowds and loud noises overwhelming. You are a chilled-out, calming influence on the people in your life, and your friends appreciate how supportive and flexible you are.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Old Texas
So one afternoon, I heard the kids bustling around looking for things and then I heard the front door slam and then silence. After a few moments of silence (that I secretly needed at the time) I looked outside to notice that the kids were playing in the tree. I love watching them when they all play together and they love our trees. We have two great big trees on the side of our lot. They are great! I wandered out to chat with them as they played. I was told they were climbing "OLD TEXAS". I was confussed! I asked what that meant, little did I know that they have named the trees. So me being the noisy one, I asked "if this one is Old Texas...what is that trees name? (Pointing to the other tree). Quickly all of them answered "Oh, that's NEVADA." I couldn't help but laugh, I don't know how long our trees have had names, but it cracks me up! Then I noticed what each child was wearing, climbing gear in there eyes (I guess) the more laughing came. I ran inside to get the camera this was one I couldn't miss. Check out the duds on these kids...where is their mother?
This happened in the afternoon, and I don't think that a brush had even come close to Liberty's hair, Zach's old soccer shorts and the pink shirt, you know that would be my first choice. Of course the sneakers or as she called them her climbing shoes. Once again, don't forget the shades!
Caleb has on Craig's shorts which are a bit on the large side, I don't have a clue what the piece of PVC pipe has to do with the outfit, but really you gotta have shades!
I think it is so funny that Zach is wearing all black including his baseball socks and Caleb's black shorts that are extra long on him and please take note of the black church belt around the waist. Don't ask, I still cannot figure it out. Oh, and don't forget the shades. That totally completes the outfit!
They played outside long after I went inside the house. I got a great laugh off of this one. Even now when I drive up to the house and catch a glimpse of the trees I laugh and think of the names.
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Seven Peaks & Kung Fu Panda
While looking at the calendar a few days ago, I realized that the summer is all but over and I was feeling the need to do something fun with the family. After work one evening we went out to see Kung Fu Panda. We all love going to the movies, as long as there is popcorn involved! (one bag has to have the yummy fake butter and alot of it, and one bag has to be plain and don't mess it up! OR ELSE!!!) We loved the movie, there were parts that I thought Zach was going to fall off his chair, he was laughing so hard.
This is the photo that was taken right as we were leaving 7 Peaks, Liberty wasn't ready to go can you tell?
The next morning which happened to be the 24th of July, Pioneer Day, which is a holiday for Craig we packed up early and headed out to 7 Peaks. We made sure we were there early so we could get a shady spot to lounge. We ended up waiting in line to get in and yep, we got our shady spot! That made for a much better day! It was hot and the fam just needed a little bit of outdoor water fun. We played in the Lazy River and went down the slides.
These photos were taken of the boys coming down the very first slide they went on. Zach was a bit timid as you can tell, Caleb came down so fast I wasn't ready so just got him in the pool, and Craig somehow lost his glasses after falling into the pool. He has them on in the photos but when he came up he didn't and we never found them. Strange.
Everyone had a great time, and at least we did something. This summer has been SO BUSY! Just like always but I can't beleive how fast it has flown by. So sad!
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Jessica Kartalis '15 is turning around.
Wearing a cowboy hat and torn jeans, she carries her guitar and sings while strolling starry-eyed (and literally taking a spin or two) past the neon lights of Nashville's main drag, in the music video for her original song entitled "Turn Around."
"Sometimes you lose hope / Look around the corner / You never know what's waiting there / Don't let anyone bring you down," she purrs in a throaty soprano, confidently strumming her red-rose-emblazoned guitar.
Could she be the next Carrie Underwood or Taylor Swift? Anything is possible. Recently, she has experienced quite a few ups to counterbalance her inevitable downs. Her spirits and her hopes are high, as is her work ethic.
"A lot of people work hard here, but I don't sleep anymore," says the Wagner student who is "studying away" for a year at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. "I want to be big when I'm 25."
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"At Belmont University, you can throw a rock from the campus to Music Row, which is all the record labels and publishing companies and all that good stuff, so it's really a good place to be," she says. She's taking courses related to the creation, production, and business of music, while also interning with the artist management company of country music star Toby Keith. "I'm really happy to be able to dive into something Wagner doesn't offer," she says.
Jessica was born and raised just a couple of miles away from the Wagner campus. Despite her ambitions, she says, "I never would have left Staten Island if it weren't for the Wagner-Belmont affiliation. I was a homebody. I would have never come to Nashville on my own. It's really cool that the exchange program lets people see another world."
Kartalis, who goes by Jessica Rose (her first and middle names) on stage, started singing in choir as a child. At age 14, she started taking guitar lessons.
The guitar gave her the courage to overcome her shyness and sing by herself. She developed a solid local following, performing in Staten Island venues, at College events, and at weddings.
Then, her mother — Janice Kartalis, who works as an assistant for the College's human resources department — sent a video of one of her wedding performances in to American Idol's first online contest to nominate candidates for the show. Kartalis won for New York, and she appeared before the show's panel of celebrity judges.
They turned her down.
That was last spring. Then, she auditioned to sing at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant in Atlantic City, and was hired on the spot to perform at the popular boardwalk venue all summer.
A month into the season, all of the summer entertainment was fired.
But, she bounced back. She was hired to perform at Atlantic City's legendary Steel Pier. Then, Jimmy Buffett's manager called her, and she got her original gig back.
"You can't give up," she says. "Your dreams are devastated, and then one week later you're double booked, and everything's great. So that's why I wrote 'Turn Around.' One door closes, another one opens."
Because of her Atlantic City experience, she sings regularly at the Nashville version of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. She is also working with artist manager Rick Barker (famed for getting Taylor Swift's career started) and performed during the CMA Music Fest in June, a huge country music bash.
Nevertheless, the loyal Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority member says, "Wagner is home for me." She will return and complete her senior year in the fall, at the place where it all started.
To hear Jessica's music, go to youtube.com/jessicakartalis. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Gmail.


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We ordered them off of Zappos, which Matt will NOT do. Matt insists that he needs to try on his shoes before he buys them, but I don't know why, because he always buys the cheapest shoes from the crappest stores and then refuses to admit that he has to buy shoes at least three times as often as I have to buy my more expensive, better-quality shoes. Anyway, I'm all lovin' on Zappos right now--at 8:30 pm the other night, right after the girls' bath, I called them in to pick out the color they wanted for their sandals (they wanted to match each other, but couldn't agree on the color, but then I pointed out that I bought orange for myself, so they both wanted to match me. I'm so all about these years prior to the ones in which the fact that Momma picked orange for her shoes means that they'll want anything EXCEPT orange for theirs).
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At The Plate – The Iowa Cubs fell behind quickly in this one, trailing 4-0 after two innings; they were able to cut the deficit to one by the fifth but couldn't get any closer losing 4-3. The Cubs left too many opportunities slip away as they were only 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Brian Bogusevic was 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored, his 2013 has been spectacular, he's now hitting .358 on the season. Dave Sappelt was one of the few productive Cubs in this one, he was 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Brad Nelson and Logan Watkins were the only other Cubs to records RBI's in the loss.
On The Mound – After a bumpy first two innings Nick Struck was able to settle down, he worked five innings giving up four runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out three. Struck has struggled this year, his record fell to 3-4 on the season, while his 6.07 ERA is also underwhelming. Casey Coleman took over and was brilliant, he worked three scoreless, hit-less, innings while walking two and striking out two, he definitely kept the Cubs in this one and gave them a chance to come back.
At The Plate – The Annual Rickwood Classic didn't go the way the Smokies were hoping as they fell to Birmingham 6-3. Arismendy Alcantara had a solid game going 3-for-4 with his first triple of the year, but also made a costly error, his eighteenth of the season. Christian Villanueva has been on a steady upswing as of late, and it continued today as he was 1-for-4 with his seventeenth double of the season, two RBI's, and a run scored. Lance Rymel made a successful double A debut going 1-for-3 with a walk, and an RBI in the loss.
On The Mound – Yeiper Castillo is still adjusting to the jump in levels as he struggled again in his second start with Tennessee. Castillo worked 3.2 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on five hits while walking two and striking out four. A.J. Morris was solid in relief; he worked 3.1 innings giving up one run on three hits while striking out five. Trey McNutt had a solid performance as he continues to lower his ERA; he worked one scoreless inning while striking out one, lowering his ERA to 4.98 on the season.
At The Plate – The Daytona Cubs couldn't get much offense going in this one but they didn't need it as pitching carried them to a 3-0 victory. Zeke DeVoss had a solid day from the leadoff spot going 2-for-4 with two singles, and a run scored. John Andreoli continues to hit, he was 2-for-3 with his sixth double of the season, an RBI, and a run scored, he's now hitting .317 on the season. Dustin Geiger was 1-for-3 with an RBI, his forty-third of the season, and he is hitting .311 as well, quite the year so far.
On The Mound –Daytona won this game on the mound, and they only needed two arms to do it. Zach Cates got the start and was outstanding for his fifth win of the season, he worked six scoreless innings giving up five hits while walking one and striking out five. Yao-Lin Wang was brilliant out of the pen, he worked three scoreless innings to earn his second save of the season giving up one hit while walking one and striking out five.
At The Plate – Kane County continues to struggle without Albert Almora as they could only generate one run on five hits in a 2-1 defeat. Marco Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two singles, and a run scored in the loss. Carlos Escobar was 2-for-4, both singles, and an RBI, and that was it for the Cougars as the only other hit came from Oliver Zapata, also a single.
On The Mound – Pierce Johnson might be filing a complaint for lack of run support soon; he was tagged with the loss in this one making his record 3-4 on the season despite a sparkling 2.89 ERA. Johnson was solid going 5.2 innings giving up one run on four hits while walking one and striking out seven. Justin Amlung got into trouble, but was able to pitch out of it for the most part; he worked 2.1 innings giving up one run on four hits while striking out two.


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We bought two of these chairs..........21 years ago! They have moved with us - moved up and down in the house - been laid on - eaten on - and generally lived in. But more importantly, they are our famous 'white chair talks' chairs. Everyone of our children have been asked on many occasions to join us for a white chair talk. We have discussed many things with our kids on those chairs. A few of our in-law kids have had some explainin' to do as to why they were marrying our kids. We've cried in those chairs. We laughed in those chairs. We've yelled at those in the chairs. We've been yelled back at by those in the chairs. I've fallen asleep with my own kids and my grandbabies in those chairs. They are famous in our family circle.
And I will say that only one of our children felt so left out for never having been called for a white chair talk that she asked for one on her own and confessed. What did she confess to? To seeing a movie that was different than the one she said she was going to. What a pathetic confession Alli!
We bid these chairs goodbye. They know more about our family than anyone. They are being adopted into a new home that has no children. They will be lonely for sure. So until we meet again.............
Monday, August 16, 2010
Goodbye....You have served us well.
Posted by suzanne at 4:49 PM
8 comments:
- Sumo @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff said...
I've said it before; I'm pretty sure those chairs have permanent imprints of my sweet cheeks from all of the time I spent in them! They've definitely seen and heard a lot!
- August 16, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Sharon said...
I am going to miss them! I have never had a "white chair talk", but I really have loved sitting in those chairs!
- August 16, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Sam said...
Sad day. We should have a memorial service or something.
- August 16, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- mom-jayne said...
WOW...no white chairs. Can it be?
I wonder if you really will miss them? Replacing them? Where are they going...are they at least remaining in the family?
- August 16, 2010 at 8:38 PM
- nison (nic + allison) said...
There does need to be a service done with these chairs. They will never be forgotten. Too bad they aren't staying in the family...if only we had a place for them.
- August 17, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- Taryn said...
I totally remember those chairs, and have the privilege of saying that for a brief moment I sat my little tooshie in one at your old "PT" house, although I had no idea how significant that was as no "talk" was given, but it was my first YWYM swim party and the nerves were calmed by the comfort given from the white chair.
- August 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- Dyan said...
i can tell you exactly the times and reasons in my life i would've been called in for a white chair talk had i lived in your house! instead i got our families version being "denny's with dad". as long as you have a spot is what counts! look at how we've all turned out! :)
- August 17, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Warrior Princesa said...
SAD!!! i love those chairs! they're so comfortable!
- August 22, 2010 at 9:40 PM


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CHICAGO (AP) Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Leroy Hill is inactive for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears because of a right ankle injury, while defensive end Red Bryant is available.
Hill went through a workout on Friday to test his ankle, and coach Pete Carroll said how the injury responds would determine whether he plays. The Seahawks are going with Malcolm Smith.
Bryant, a key run-stopper, is available after missing three straight practices because of a foot problem, but cornerback Marcus Trufant is sitting out with a hamstring injury.
For the Bears, linebacker Lance Briggs, running back Matt Forte and cornerback Charles Tillman are available as expected after suffering ankle injuries last week against Minnesota. Chicago had already ruled out return specialist and receiver Devin Hester (concussion) and guard Chris Spencer (knee).
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2nd Annual Butterfly Ball – Tickets Are Selling Fast – Don't Miss Out
My husband is so excited to take our girls to this event...and they are even more excited!
I remember my Dad taking me to a father/daughter dinner when I was quite young. I remember getting all dressed up and feeling like the luckiest girl in the world that I got him all to myself.
This is a tough thing for dads to do. Between work, and responsibilities, sometimes special time alone is a tough thing to pull off.
We want you to take a day, and honor the special little girl in your life...because pretty soon...she's going to be too old, and not want to go on special dates like these.
The 2nd Annual Butterfly Ball is fast approaching. Last year, it sold out, and people had to be turned away at the door. This year, it's at a bigger venue, but it could very easily sell out again...and I wouldn't want you to have to miss this! (Or have to explain to your daughter/daughters why you missed it!)
There will be tons of fun events (I'm in charge of the hula hoop contest), Miss Rodeo Montana, games, prizes, and ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery!
Get your tickets right now, and ask out the lovely little girl in your life! (If dad isn't available, ask grandpa, or brother, or uncle or family friend.)


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While collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps revealed how complex financial engineering on Wall Street had become, it seems the Street was still never able to kick an older, more traditional habit: insider trading.
A three-year investigation of hedge funds, investment banks and independent research networks is about to set off what could be one of the largest insider trading cases in history. At stake is the way lucrative hedge funds, like SAC Capital Advisors, run by Steven Cohen, use non-public information provided by independent consulting firms like Primary Global Research and Broadband Research to generate profits.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FBI raided the offices of three hedge funds including Connecticut offices of Diamondback Capital Management LLC and Level Global Investors LP and Boston-based Loch Capital Management LLC.
The FBI is executing court-authorized search warrants in an ongoing investigation," and FBI spokesman told the Journal.
Diamondback Capital Management LLC and Level Global Investors are run by former managers of Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors. There could be more raids on the way, the Journal reports.
The FBI, federal prosecutors in New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission are going after a large ring of people and companies involved. The charges have yet to be filed but according to reports the case could result in dozens of arrests.
David Thetford, a securities compliance principal analyst at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services says the raids reveal that authorities are onto something significant since such search warrants require a judge's approval.
The investigation includes some major industry players like SAC Capital Advisors LP, Citadel Asset Management, and mutual-fund firms
Those firms received an email from Broadband Research principal John Kinnucan warning them of the FBIs investigation. He wrote, "Today two fresh faced eager beavers from the FBI showed up unannounced (obviously) on my doorstep thoroughly convinced that my clients have been trading on copious inside information. (They obviously have been recording my cell phone conversations for quite some time, with what motivation I have no idea.) We obviously beg to differ, so have therefore declined the young gentleman's gracious offer to wear a wire and therefore ensnare you in their devious web."
One financial blog points out that in 2001 Kinnucan brought attention to an increased level of put options trading of airlines stocks just prior to terror attacks on September 11.
Kinnucans firm, Broadband Research, isnt the first of its kind to be investigated by authorities. Back in 2006, Gerson Lehrman Group and Vista Research, came under scrutiny by then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. That investigation looked into whether or not employees at
That investigation doesnt appear to be resolved but its unclear if the impending charges are related. Gerson Lehrman did not respond to requests for an interview.
I'm a deputy editor covering all things Wall Street and Investing. I joined Forbes in 2010. I am fascinated by the financial industry's power and influence around the…
I'm a deputy editor covering all things Wall Street and Investing. I joined Forbes in 2010. I am fascinated by the financial industry's power and influence around the globe, and the ingenuity of the people it employs (not so much a fan of the lack of accountability when the system fails). I'm always on the hunt for people and companies to profile.


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Oakland council president wants protocol to censure members
In response to an audit that found that two Oakland City Council members violated a city law by giving orders to city employees, the council president said she will begin to develop a process by which to censure colleagues when necessary.
The council's code of ethics already instructs council members to censure colleagues who violate laws set in the City Charter. But Council President Pat Kernighan said "there is no process for how to go about doing it."
The failure of the City Council to reprimand members for wrongdoing has perpetuated a "culture of interference" that enabled repeated abuses of the law, City Auditor Courtney Ruby's report found. Ruby called for the development of a censure process.
Ruby, who provided The Chronicle with an advance copy of the audit she released Thursday, found that council members Desley Brooks and Larry Reid violated a law forbidding council members from telling city workers what to do. Ruby's report said Brooks and Reid broke the law by interfering with the bidding process on a $2 million construction contract, and that Brooks repeatedly broke the anti-interference law in her quests to open two teen centers in her East Oakland district.
Kernighan said a censure would be simply a public reprimand and would not include fines or any other punishment. She said she will schedule a public discussion by the end of April on the problems raised in the report. She said it is too early to say if she will seek censures against Brooks and Reid.
Early support
"The issues raised are serious and worthy of great consideration and response," she said.
City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf said she will support Kernighan's moves. Schaaf said she also wants to strengthen the Public Ethics Commission to give the board oversight of the council.
"Whenever a body engages in self-policing, that process has less credibility than an independent body doing that work," Schaaf said.
Ruby said that her probe found a total of 14 instances of City Charter violations - 12 by Brooks and one each by Reid and his aide, whom Reid identified as Iris Merriouns. The report said Merriouns broke rules by pressuring parking officials to waive her parking tickets.
Ruby said she has forwarded her audit to Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, the state Fair Political Practices Commission and the FBI.
In an e-mail Thursday, O'Malley said her office would "thoroughly review" Ruby's report and that she could not comment on any investigation.
Council members who are convicted of violating the non-interference law must forfeit their seats, according to the City Charter.
The report
Reid said he planned to hire an attorney and that he would welcome an investigation by the district attorney. He, Brooks and Merriouns denied doing anything wrong, and Reid and Brooks criticized Ruby for not interviewing them.
"If there's an inquiry by the district attorney, at least I'll have the opportunity to tell my side of the story - which I didn't get to do with the city auditor," Reid said. A written response from Reid to Ruby's findings were included with her audit.
Brooks said Ruby had done a poor investigation and had a biased agenda that was about self-promotion.
Though The Chronicle had a copy of the report Wednesday, the public and city council members - including Reid and Brooks - did not. Reid made note of the fact that even though there was purportedly a widespread culture of interference, Ruby chose to single out only himself and Brooks.
Ruby said her office examined thousands of e-mails, interviewed 40 people and looked at all the evidence. She said she documented only cases in which she could corroborate charter violations.
Upon examining the report, Reid said he was even more confident in his belief that the allegations against him were "a flat out lie."
Bidding process
Ruby's audit found that Brooks and Reid each interfered in a city contract involving the redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base, which is being transformed into a regional shipping hub. Ruby said Brooks and Reid appeared to favor one company, Turner Construction Group, for a roughly $2 million contract in July and August 2011. The audit found that city staffers were incorrectly treating the bidding process as a sole-source contract with a company called Top Grade Construction, which is based in Livermore, when Reid and Brooks interfered.
Redevelopment staff told auditors that Brooks and Reid directed them to establish a bid proposal with Turner Construction, according to Ruby's report.
Reid said Thursday that Ruby mischaracterized events.
Reid said that city staff had actually given a no-bid contract of $2 million to Top Grade. In addition, Reid said staff had given Top Grade a separate no-bid contract of at least $4 million.
Reid said that all that he and Brooks had done was tell city staff to conduct a proper bidding process.
"Why were we awarding $6 million worth of contracts without competitive bidding to a non-Oakland firm?" said Reid. "I'm not supposed to question that? I'm doing my job."
Brooks has said she was concerned about the city's failure to seek competitive bidding: "To send a more than $1 million contract out of Oakland without a competitive process - when we have an unemployment rate the way we do - did not make sense to me."
Matthai Kuruvila is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @matthai


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Monday, June 29, 2009
Pablo's Memorial
Join us Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate Pablo and the brilliant light of his spirit. Please bring your children, families, and loved ones. We invite anyone and everyone who has felt touched by our inspiring little boy to join us. All are welcome. The memorial will be held at 5:30 pm, at Descanso Gardens, Van de Kamp Hall, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011.
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i am in uk but i will light a candel for pablo
- June 29, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Stephanie said...
We will be with you all in spirit, from a far. To celebrate that brillant light named Pablo. Thank you so much for letting us love him.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- beth said...
will be there in spirit
- June 29, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Pablo's light will shine within all our hearts forever.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Deborah said...
I'm also from the UK, I'll be lighting a candle and maybe let off a few balloons into the sky.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- Tiwanna said...
A candle will be burning in NC for Pablo. Today my son whose 9, and has heard me talk about Pablo, the strong sweet boy in CA, did a bike ride with me in Pablo's memory. I don't think I will be able to ride with him anymore without thinking of Pablo. All my strongest energy, prayers, light & love to you all and always to Pablo.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:54 PM
I'm in Vancouver, BC will be lighting a candle for Pablo.
- June 29, 2009 at 5:04 PM
I wish I could be there. I have been sharing news about Pablo with everyone close to me and we are keeping all of you in our hearts.
Pablo is the man.
Your family is so beautiful and so full of love and blessings.
- June 29, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Pablo and his inspiring family will be the thoughts of this NYC family...
- June 29, 2009 at 5:39 PM
We will be thinking of you from Hartland, Wisconsin. We wish we could come and meet your family and friends. We will always remember Pablo.
- June 29, 2009 at 5:46 PM
- Unknown said...
I will be celebrating Pablo here in Portland tomorrow with a beautiful bike ride in my best jailbird shirt.
- June 29, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- Les Popoviches said...
We'll light a candle tomorrow evening for Pablo out here in Montreal. We will be there with all of our hearts...
Shine on little light.
Jessica, Adrian and James
- June 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Jay Erdahl said...
We will celebrate Pablo's far reaching light here in Minnesota. We never got to meet you in person, but we love your spirit.
- June 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM
There will be candles in every window on Oakwood Ave in Greendale WI tomorrow night in memory of Pablo. I've made sure of it.
Best & love to all of you!
xo Ange, Steve, Grace & Weezer the dog
- June 29, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Not sure if you all have seen this (from my twitter feed/ @LAWeekly):
LA Weekly's post on Pablo.
- June 29, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- MKPatrick said...
We wish we were there with you. We'll witness Pablo's spirit and celebrate his beautiful life here in Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ontario.
Love & Light,
The Patrix:Mary Kay, Matthew, Luke & Amelia
- June 29, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Shooting tomorrow but will do everything in my power to be there. If I don't make it physically you know I will be with you in spirit. I'm looking forward to finishing the shoot this week so I can take a day to honor Pablo in my own way...
All my love.
- June 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM
jo ann, grady and jeff
i can not imagine your sorrow - i can only hope it fades
i wrote this for lil ray six years ago:
i will not be there to share his life tomorrow but
i am sending this poem to you, and ray again and asking him to watch over pablo
why would the heavens call a small child
did they know him
did they hear him sing
know his smile
why would the heavens want such a beautiful boy
did they need him for a special task
did they want him to sing
and calm the tempered waters
why would the heavens call back our boy
did they forget that they just gave him to us
did they forget the love and joy he brought to all he meet
he was our lite, that was to bright for this world
he was a soul too free to be kept in this world
he was love and was loved by everyone who met him
how will we walk on now that the sun will rise without him
how will we walk on
were will we get our strength to walk on without him
----pablo was a lucky boy to have you three
i love you all
- June 29, 2009 at 7:59 PM
The Blum team and the Reed Team will be here in Chicago. Having long chats and walks with the kids and remembering Pablo and all of his joy. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be at Lake Michigan with candles in the wind. Only the wind won't be blowing out our light :) Pablo's light is hitting Chicago big time.
Cassiel, Livia, Michael and Tracy
- June 29, 2009 at 9:19 PM
will be praying and passing the word in toronto about the incredible boy named Pablo....love you more, sharon
- June 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I am sending my love from Athens, Ohio. We've never met but I am close friends with the boys in Bad Veins on Dangerbird records and have been following Pablo's story for awhile. When I hop on my bike tomorrow to attempt a 30 mile round trip to school for the first time in a year, I am going to ride for Pablo. I admire your and Pablo's courage and I promise to use it to encourage me in the pursuit of my nursing career. Celebrate his life, celebrate his love.... Your Friend, Justin
- June 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM
"Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished." ~Michael Strassfeld
Joanne, Jeff, Grady - Pablo is, was and always will be light in our worlds, starlight in our heavens, guiding light in our dreams.
We love you all. If there is *anything* we can do for you now or whenever please let us know. You are all in our hearts and prayers.
Peace, Love & Chips,
Julie, Mitchell & the gang
- June 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Will light a candle to celebrate Pablo's beautiful spirit.
- June 30, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Jeff, Jo Ann, and Grady -
We are all so sorry for your collective loss. We just found out today about this. Amy, Emily, Helen, and I will light a candle for Pablo here in Minneapolis today at 8:30 CST.
We wish we could erase your pain. Know we are there with you in spirit.
All our best.
- June 30, 2009 at 4:44 AM
- Nancy said...
I will be celebrating Pablo's life from Geneva, New York. I think the whole world will witness his celebration. Wishing you Peace.
- June 30, 2009 at 5:29 AM


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» New Haven-Hartford-Springfield corridor would get significantly improved service, opening up possibility of Inland Route New York-Boston trains.
As the competition for the rapidly diminishing federal funds for intercity rail heats up, states are apparently taking seriously Washington's call for increasing local spending on such projects. The $10.5 billion thus far allocated by the Congress for this transportation mode may encourage state and municipal governments to devote much more of their own funds to the program. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Transportation — at least behind the scenes — seems to be informing states that the only way they'll receive future grants is by committing some of their own budgets to new tracks and rolling stock.
This is the case in Connecticut, which received only $40 million in the first distribution of funds this past January. Governor Jodi Rell (R), who is in her last year in office, wants
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Union Hotel Brooklyn
The Union Hotel celebrates New York City. Built with 19th century brick and mortar, The Union pays tribute to the factories and warehouses that built New York into the greatest city in the world. Located in the creative nexus of Brooklyn with interiors curated by New York artist/designer Jordan Carlyle, The Union expresses the warmth of home and the excitement of the world's crossroads. 2 blocks from the Subway, 10 minutes to Manhattan and a short walk to the best restaurants and nightspots in Brooklyn, The Union is your new, New York hotel.


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First Emperor of China
The First Emperor of China lived from 260 BC to 210 BC. His name at birth was Zheng. He got to be the ruler of the land of Qin after his father died in 247 BC. In 221 BC, Zheng got to be the ruler of all of China. Earlier Chinese rulers were called "kings" (Chinese: wang), but Zheng had so much power that he made a new rank for himself: "emperor" (Chinese: 皇帝, huangdi). Because of that, his new name was the "First Emperor". He said he was the leader of everyone in the world but that was not true so now we say he was the "emperor of China". In English, people sometimes also use his Chinese names Shi Huangdi (始皇帝), Qin Shi Huang, and Qin Shihuang (both 秦始皇).
Time of Being Young
The First Emperor's father Yiren was the grandson (son of the son) of Ze, the ruler of Qin. The rulers of Qin and Zhao were from the same family, but the two lands fought against one another frequently. They wanted to make peace. King Ze gave his grandson Yiren to the leaders of Zhao so that, if Qin started to fight Zhao, the ruler of Zhao would kill Yiren and his family. Because King Ze would not want that, the ruler of Zhao was able to have less fear that Qin would fight him. (He also sent people from his family as prisoners to Qin so that things were even.)
While Yiren was a prisoner in Zhao, he met a trader named Lü Buwei. Lü knew that, when King Ze went to death, Yiren's father Lord Anguo would be the leader of Qin. Lü also knew that Yiren had many brothers but Yiren's father loved a woman who had no son. Lü worked hard to make that woman adopt Yiren (take him up as her son); Yiren even changed his name to Zichu ("son of Chu") because his new "mother" was from a land named Chu. Lü's design turned out well: he and Zichu secretly went out from Zhao and, when Ze and Lord Anguo died, Zichu got to be the ruler of Qin.[1][2]
The ruler of Zhao was angry but Zheng's mother hid herself. He was not able to kill her or her son. Zheng's mother had been the girlfriend of Lü Buwei, but Lü gave her to Yiren when he fell in love with her. Sima Qian was not certain that Zheng was the son of Zichu and not the son of Lü Buwei, but most people thought that he was the son of Zichu, ruler of Qin. When Zichu died, Zheng got to be the new ruler of Qin. Because he was still very young when this took place, his mother and Lü Buwei were the true rulers.[1][2]
Time of Being a Ruler
Later, Zheng was older and put Lü Buwei and his mother's new boyfriend to death. He put his mother away as a prisoner as well. Now, Zheng and his helper Li Si ruled Qin. Their ideas are called Legalism. It said that the old ways of doing things were not good: if everyone did as ordered by the ruler and by his laws, things would be much better. The best way to run a country was for the ruler to have all the power. That way, no one would be able to fight or hurt other people. As the ruler of Qin, Zheng liked these ideas; as the ruler of China, he said they would be the only ideas. He made Confucianism and other old ideas against the law. Only the library in his palace (great house) was able to have books with any old ideas or with other people's accounts of history. Everyone else would have to read about Legalism and the accounts of history approved by the Emperor. The First Emperor's men then burned the other books and even killed some of the men who tried to keep them by burying them (putting them under the earth).[1][2]
As the ruler of China, the First Emperor ordered great undertakings: his men put together earlier bits into a Great Wall of China and made a new river—the Lingqu Canal—so that boats were able to go from the Yangtze River in the middle of China to the Pearl River in the south. He ordered a large number of new roads and a tomb (last resting place) for himself the size of a city. This resting place was looked after by the thousands of statues of the Terracotta Army. Many people did not like doing as the First Emperor ordered: Sima Qian wrote about three men who made attempts to kill the First Emperor. All three came to nothing.[1][2]
The First Emperor did not want to die. He went to Shandong and Jiangsu to look for people who would be able to make him live forever. No one was able to do that, but some people think that Xu Fu's journeys to look for Penglai were important for Japan. This was about the time Japan's early Jōmon stage ended and its Yayoi stage started. The Yayoi time was the start of farming and the start of large countries in Japan. The First Emperor died in 210 BC.[1][2]
The First Emperor had many sons, but his helpers Li Si and Zhao Gao tricked the one he liked into killing himself. That way, a younger son became the Second Emperor and Li Si and Zhao Gao were able to be the true rulers for a while. The time when the First Emperor's family ruled China is named the Qin Dynasty, but it was very short. After the Qin, there was fighting that accidentally burned all the old books placed in the First Emperor's library. Then, there was more fighting before Liu Bei came out on top and got to be the new ruler of China. His family was named the Han Dynasty.[1][2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 司马迁 [Sima Qian]. 《史记》 [The Records of the Great Writer of History]. 〈秦本纪第五〉 and 〈秦始皇本纪第六〉 ["§5. The Basic Written Accounts by Year of Qin" and "§6. The Basic Written Accounts by Year of the First Emperor of Qin"]. Hosted at 國學網 [Guoxue.com], 2003. Accessed 25 Dec 2013. (Chinese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sima Qian, put into English words by William Nienhauser the Younger & al. as The Grand Scribe's Records [The Great Writer of History's Records], Book 1 The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China [The Basic Written Accounts by Year of the History of China before the Han Rulers], pp. 87–126 and pp. 127–176. Indiana Univ. Press (Bloomington), 1994. ISBN 0253340217. Accessed 25 Dec 2013.
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A smiling Houston man — facing cruelty charges after his pet dog died in Galveston on July 4 when he left it in a sweltering vehicle, Galveston Police say — posed shirtless in his booking mug, giving the thumbs-up sign.
Bill Omer, 23, a student, has been charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal, and was released from custody after posting $15,000 bail, said GPD Lt. Michael Gray.
Omer faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty of the felony offense.
Officers arrived at the vehicle in the 3100 block of Avenue S about 6:40 p.m. and found Omer holding the lifeless pit bull, Gray said. The dog apparently died of heat exhaustion from being inside the unattended vehicle for about an hour and half.
Omer was in Galveston to celebrate the Fourth of July, Gray said.
As temperatures hit 91 on the island, the heat inside the vehicle was another story, according to Gray.
"Animals cannot be left in vehicles for any amount of time," he said. "Cracking the window does not help. It can reach up to 120 degrees in a short amount of time.
"It's just like leaving a child in the vehicle," Gray said. "The longer they're in there, the higher the chance of serious injury or death. A vehicle is an oven in the heat."