text: Women Grow in Agriculture October 31, 2012 04:38 PM Tweet BASF biologist Jennifer Holland sees more women in ag science. © BASF TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jeanne Bernick Top Producer Editor Email Business skills and mentoring help women grow in agriculture Jennifer Holland is like many plant biologists in the U.S. today. She goes to work each morning for crop science company BASF and, depending on the day, dons a white lab coat to collaborate with researchers in the greenhouse or a pair of boots to visit customers in the fields. She spends her days supporting new technologies that prevent disease in major crops. In one respect, though, Holland is not like the majority of ag scientists in U.S.: She is a woman, and most of her colleagues across the industry are men. This doesn't bother Holland, who received her Ph.D. in 2011. In fact, she says, she has never thought about gender in the context of her profession, or even in agriculture. "While I have noticed there is a greater proportion of ag professionals who are male, at the end of the day we are all on the same team," Holland says. "We want to make our company a solutions provider for growers and help them get the most out of their farm production." The reality is that women make up about one-third of ag professional jobs in the U.S., notes Mary Shelman, director of Harvard Business School's Agribusiness Program. The number of farm operators who are women is on the rise, as farming today takes less physical strength than in years past. This transformational change started with education. Females are receiving 50% of the general agricultural degrees today, according to research by the group Education For All Children. Half of all business management and marketing degrees also go to women. More than 50% of ag science degrees were completed by women in 2009, and 53% of master's degrees in ag science, according to USDA. A survey of attendees at the Women in Agribusiness meeting this fall showed that of 127 respondents, 39% held graduate degrees. Yet less than 15% of respondents were on an executive team at their company. General employment data does not reflect an upward trend for women—men continue to outnumber women in the work force, particularly in professions that deal with profit and loss. In the general employment sector, women make up 15% of executive committee members at Fortune 200 companies, but 62% of those are in "softer" areas such as human resources, which rarely lead to a CEO role, says a 2011 McKinsey & Company study. Brains, Not Brawn. "We need great talent, and that can come from everyone," says Susan Burns, manager of external communications at Bunge Limited. Since women make up 50% of the population and therefore 50% of the talent, it would be wasteful to ignore women in agriculture. "When we look out at the new graduates, we are not looking for more women. We are looking for good talent, whether it is a female or a male. Agriculture can't be afraid to hire women," Shelman says. The facts about women in agriculture don't get reported often: Of the 3.3 million U.S. farm operators, more than 30%—1 million—are women, according to census data. Women operators have increased 20% from 2002, and more than 75% of women operators are full owners of their land. Globally, 70% of all farmers are women, with the bulk in developing countries; however, they earn just 10% of the ag income and control less than 2% of the land. In Africa, the majority of those who produce, process and market food are women, but only one in four ag researchers is female, notes African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). DuPont is collaborating with AWARD to provide $400,000 over four years to help strengthen the research skills of female ag scientists. "DuPont and AWARD share a common belief that women play an indispensable role in agriculture," says Paul E. Schickler, president of DuPont Pioneer. "Empowering women to have a greater voice in decisions will have a significant impact on food security and poverty alleviation worldwide." As more women farm the land, roles and negotiating take on new meaning, says Roe Stone, tour outreach manager at Monsanto Company. "We find women are extremely involved in farm operations; many times, they are the major decision makers," says Stone, who spent the bulk of her career as owner/manager of Stone Seed and is involved with her family farm in central Illinois. In ag sciences, the number of women is on the rise, but there is still a disconnect with women in management, notes Michelle Smith, field research manager at Dow AgroSciences. "I have seen the number of women at Dow AgroSciences increase, but it's still not uncommon to be the only woman in the room," Smith says. "As a company we are improving gender balance, but as an industry we have a leaky bucket. Women are prematurely plateauing careers or leaving the work force altogether." Dow AgroSciences field research manager Michelle Smith, second from right, talks with mentors and learners during a Women's Innovation Network meeting. Mentors Key for Women. To improve leadership skills and the career track for younger women at Dow AgroSciences, Smith helped develop a mentor/coaching program that is part of the company's Women's Innovation Network. This program engages longtime employees to actively support and develop future women leaders. There were 30 women learners and 30 coaches in 2011, and more are participating in 2012. Volunteers commit to a one-year trial program that includes monthly and bimonthly one-on-one meetings with coaches, and quarterly or twice-yearly meetings on a leadership topic. The results have been overwhelmingly positive, Smith says. "Not only have learners said they improved leadership skills, they report a positive reflection on Dow AgroSciences," she says. "Mentorship is good for the individual and the company." Likewise, Holland says, BASF supports an internal affinity group called Women in Business, which focuses on recruiting, developing and retaining women within the company. Carol Kitchen, senior vice president and general manager for global ingredients at Land O'Lakes, started a women's leadership group within her company to fill in the gaps she saw in the younger women coming up through the ranks. "We have a leadership challenge with women in corporate America," Kitchen says. "Yet, it is the 35- to 40-year-old woman who is buying our horse feed. It's in our own best interest to help develop and promote women in agriculture because they are often the top buyers of our product." Simply put, there is a business case for greater diversity within the ag industry, Smith notes. "Any business analyst can show that investing in gender diversity makes a company more profitable because it brings different ideas and perspectives to the table," she says. Build business skills at EWA There's still time to join Top Producer at its annual Executive Women in Agriculture event, held at the Hotel InterContinental in downtown Chicago, Nov. 29–30. This two-day seminar is designed for women farm owners, managers, marketers and any woman in ag who is interested in honing her business skills. The seminar will feature dynamic keynote speakers and educational breakout sessions, as well as an evening reception. Hear from ag industry experts and network with like-minded women. For more information, visit www.ExecWomenInAg.com. Back to news


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This is the most excited I've been since I heard that Alice in Chains was putting out a new album... which, by the way, gets my vote for best album of 2009. I received my acceptance letter earlier this week for the MCM program for SQL Server. I'll be going through the March rotation, March 15 to April 3rd. This is an event I've been looking forward to ever since the new certification was announced.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 28, 2007) -- ETSU and Appalachian State basketball fans will get a late Christmas gift on Sunday, Dec. 30, as the Buccaneers and Mountaineers end a three-year break from play and renew their long rivalry inside Memorial Center.
Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m. as these two former Southern Conference rivals meet for the 120th time, in a series the Bucs lead 73-46. While ETSU owns the series, ASU has enjoyed two straight wins during the 2004-05 season, which was the Bucs last in the SoCon before joining the Atlantic Sun Conference. The series dates back to 1928, and the two teams were SoCon rivals from 1979 to 2005.
The Bucs (5-7) and the Mountaineers (5-5) both clipped up Southeastern Conference foes last week, with ETSU dropping Georgia in the first round of the Rainbow Classic, while ASU defeated Arkansas on the road.
For more on the game, click on the game notes links located above or read the game text below. Fans unable to be in Johnson City Sunday afternoon can watch the game live through video streaming offered by ASun.TV. Access to the live stream is available above, along with a link to the MSHA Buccaneer Sports Network's free audio stream.
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A seven-time NCAA Tournament and two-time NIT participant, the ETSU Buccaneers enter the 2007-08 season coming off a regular season Atlantic Sun Conference championship with a 24-10 overall record, and a 16-2 league mark a year ago ... The Bucs return the 2006-07 A-Sun Player of the Year in junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis), as well as the A-Sun Coach of the Year Murry Bartow and All A-Sun Freshman team pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) ... Along with returning players like Pigram and Smith, the Bucs also return significant contributors to last season's success such as senior post Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.), sophomore point guard Dequan Twilley (Shelbyville), senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna), and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... Newcomers for the Bucs that are expected to contribute early and often include junior college transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), who was the JuCo Division II National Player of the Year last season, and lightning quick JuCo point guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) ... Several Bucs are currently leading A-Sun statistical categories, see page 6 of this notebook for more information on those players and their rank ... In addition, see where the Bucs ranks as a team and individually on the national charts on Page 4.
Last time out
HOLOLULU, Hawaii (Dec. 22, 2007)-The ETSU men's basketball team came back from a 15-point second half deficit, but were outscored by 14-12 in overtime and lost a heartbreaker, 82-80, to Louisiana Lafayette in the third-place game of the 44th annual Rainbow Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center ... Despite the loss junior Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) tallied his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 27 points and grabbing career-best 10 rebounds. Courtney Pigram (Memphis) and Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) also notched double figures in scoring. Pigram added 17 and Reed netted 14. Louisiana Lafayette finished with four in double figures, with Chris Gradnigo ending with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc ... In a game which saw 14 lead changes and eight ties, the Ragin' Cajuns won the closely fought battle. The Bucs held a 72-69 lead with 3:19 left in the extra frame, but Lafayette fought back and Randell Daigle's three-pointer with 19 seconds broke ETSU's heart, giving Lafayette an 81-77 lead and eventually the victory ... The Ragin' Cajuns began the game hitting three treys and took an 11-8 lead into the first media timeout with 15:25 on the clock. It was the Pigram and Reed show early as they combined to score the Bucs' first eight points, posting four apiece. However, that is all Pigram would score for the half as he picked up two fouls in the first six minutes, and his third at the 5:51 mark. Lafayette upped its lead to five, 17-12, but Tiggs decided to take over as he scored nine of the next 13 points for the Bucs. Tiggs' three with a little less than nine minutes left gave the Buccaneers their second lead of the half at 23-22. Then, the hot three-point shooting lifted the Ragin' Cajuns to a 31-25 advantage with seven minutes left before the break. Lafayette hit seven of its first 10 three's as Gradnigo accounted for four of them ... The first 12 minutes of the contest were also tightly contested as there were three ties and four lead changes during the stretch. However, with the game tied at 25, Lafayette scored 15 unanswered points and led 40-25 at the 5:20 mark. ETSU would score nine of the final 13 points of the half to cut the Ragin' Cajuns' advantage to 10, 44-34 ... For the half ETSU shot 44.8 percent (13-29) from the floor, while Lafayette hit 50 percent (13-26) of its field goals. Once again it was the three-point shooting that would hurt the Bucs, as the Ragin' Cajuns nailed nine from beyond the arc, compared to only two by ETSU. The Bucs did dominate in the paint, outscoring Lafayette, 22-4, and won the rebounding side, 16-13. Tiggs led ETSU with 12 points, and Bureau and Gradnigo combined to score 29 of Louisiana Lafayette's 44 points ... The Ragin' Cajuns came out firing to begin the final 20 minutes as they scored five points in a minute and six seconds to push their lead to 15, 49-34. The strong start forced head coach Murry Bartow to call a timeout and regroup his troops. Whatever coach said worked, because the Bucs went on a 24-0 run which got the Buccaneer faithful roaring inside the arena. Defensive pressure and red-hot three-point shooting helped guide the run as ETSU forced five turnovers and nailed four treys during the blitzkrieg. From there, Lafayette ended a scoring drought that lasted over eight minutes and the Ragin' Cajuns went on a run of their own to regain the lead. Daigle's three-pointer put the ULL back up, 63-60, with 5:46 left in regulation. However, the Bucs regained the lead (64-63) on back-to-back lay-ups by Tiggs with just under five minutes remaining. The rest of the contest became a nail biter as neither team could open a large lead. Both teams had a chance to pull it off in regulation, but Reed's missed lay-up with less than 20 seconds left gave the Ragin' Cajuns the ball; though a desperation shot by Lafayette missed everything which eventually sent the game to overtime.
The series against Appalachian State
When the Bucs and Mountaineers meet once again Sunday, they will be renewing a rivalry that has been enjoyed by coaches, players and fans since 1928 ... In all, the Bucs enjoy a 73-46 advantage in the series, but have lost the last two meetings back during the 2004-05 season when both teams were still members of the Southern Conference ... Since moving to the Atlantic Sun for the 2005-06 campaign, the Bucs and Mountaineers have not met at all ... The two teams were SoCon rivals for over 25 years from 1979 to 2005.
Last time against Appalachian State
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2005)- The East Tennessee State University men's basketball team began a five-game stretch inside Memorial, facing off against nearby Southern Conference rival Appalachian State. However, things did not go as the Buccaneers had planned ... Appalachian State shot 53 percent from the floor and 57 percent from 3-point range, scoring 52 second-half points and dropping their SoCon North Division rival, 95-73. It was the second straight win in the series for the Mountaineers, who dropped the Bucs 81-79 in Boone, N.C., back on Jan. 5 ... The Mountaineers (12-9, 6-5) were led in scoring by guard Nathan Cranford, who netted a game-high 23 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Cranford was joined in double figures by four teammates, with guard D.J. Thompson and Noah Brown netting 15 points apiece, while guard Demetrius Scott and forward Herbert Jones pitched in 12 apiece ... ASU wasted little time making a statement in the first half, roaring out to a 10-0 lead at the 16:46 mark. ETSU battled back to cut the lead to five at 26-21 with 8:45 remaining, but the Mountaineers pushed their advantage back out to as many 12 points and eventually led by eight, 43-35, at the intermission ... In the second half, it was all Mountaineers. ASU methodically built their advantage from the start and enjoyed its largest lead of the game at the 6:35 mark, 84-58 ... For the game, the Mountaineers out-rebounded the Bucs 40-32, forced 17 ETSU turnovers, and dished out 21 assists. The Bucs hit on just 41 percent of their shots from the floor, while hitting a respectable 43 percent from 3-point range ... The Bucs were led by sophomore guard Travis Strong (Memphis), who scored 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor, while senior James Anthony (Tampa) collected a season-high 20 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
Non-conference home win streak at 15
Over the last three seasons, the Bucs have fared well against non-conference opponents within the confines of Memorial Center ... In fact, the Bucs have won 15 straight non-conference homes games since losing a 90-73 contest to Fresno State back on Nov. 27, 2004 ... ETSU has enjoyed wins over teams such as Marshall (2), Chattanooga, Central Michigan, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, UNC Asheville, Eastern Kentucky and Radford in that time frame.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 110-36 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 75 percent ... The Bucs ETSU had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor this season, but fell to Belmont in the final game of the year in the championship of the A-Sun Tournament.
The Bucs at the Rainbow Classic
Spending a week in Hawaii during the winter months is always enjoyable, but ETSU's second trip ever to the Rainbow Classic was a bittersweet experience ... While the Bucs picked up their first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent since 1991-92 with a 76-58 victory over Georgia in the first round, the team finished the trip 1-2 after falling in back-to-back games to St. Mary's and Louisiana-Lafayette ... While the St. Mary's game was expected to be difficult -- considering the Gaels were ranked No. 2 in the RPI -- the 82-80 overtime loss to a 3-7 Lafayette team kept the Bucs from evening their season record to 6-6 coming home from the islands ... In two trips to the Rainbow, the Bucs are now 2-4 all time.
RPI and Strength of Schedule
Though the Bucs are not happy with a 5-7 start, it's understandable when considering ETSU has only played three home games so far this season ... More importantly, the team's strength of schedule (SOS) currently ranks 28th in the country ... As for RPI, the Bucs rank a respectable 108th out of 336 Division I teams.
Another championship banner
With a win against Stetson (2/22), the Bucs wrapped up an outright 2006-07 A-Sun regular season title and garnered the No. 1 seed in the week's league championship tournament ... For ETSU, it was the continuation of a recent string of success that dates back to the 2000-2001 season ... In all, the Bucs have captured championships in five of the last seven seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and a trip to the NIT in 2006-07 ... Here is the championship breakdown:
2000-2001-- Southern Conference North Division Championship
2001-2002 -- SoCon North Division championship
2002-2003 -- SoCon North Division championship; SoCon Tournament Championship
2003-2004 -- SoCon North Division championship, SoCon Regular Season Championship, SoCon Tournament Championship
2006-2007 -- Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship
New starting five
During the Bucs recent trip to the Rainbow Classic, head coach Murry Bartow used a completely new starting five, with junior guardJocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.), junior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis), sophomore guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and senior forward Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) ... While that group went only 1-2 on the trip, they did pick up the win over SEC foe Georgia and lost a close overtime battle with Louisiana-Lafayette.
Davis, Pigram and assist/turnover ratio
One positive to come from the early season schedule as been the play of both junior guardsJocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) and Courtney Pigram (Memphis) ... From a distribution of the basketball and offensive production standpoint, both have shown an ability to pick up assists without turning the ball over ... Currently, Davis ranks second in the A-Sun with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.95, while Pigram ranks eighth with a 1.3 ... As for assists per game, Pigram ranks 5th with 3.8 a game, while Davis ranks 7th at 3.6.
Pigram eclipses 1,000 points
Beginning just his third season at ETSU, junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis) has already eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with a jump shot from the right corner at the 17:52 mark against Chattanooga (11/28) ... That basket gave Pigram 1,000 for his career and following the contest with the Mocs ... The junior now stands at 1,142 for his career and ranks 20th on the all-time program scoring list ... The 6-1 shooting guard scored 325 points as a freshman and then netted a remarkable 614 as a sophomore ... His 614 points a year ago ranks 6th on the single season list.
Swader, Tiggs breaking out
Entering this season, a great deal was expected of both junior transferKevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) ... Following 12 games, the two are definitely meeting or surpassing those expections ... In the Bucs' win at UNCA, Tiggs scored the game winner with 1.7 seconds left and also picked up 20 points ... In the first Marshall game, Tiggs broke out with a game-high 26 points, and setting career marks in most every statistical category ... In all, Tiggs has scored at least 20 points in five of the Bucs' 12 games, and currently stands tall on the Atlantic Sun stat sheets, ranking seventh in scoring, second in field goal percentage, and eighth in free throw percentage ... Meanwhile, Swader has provided an immediate offensive threat in his first 12 games, currently standing fifth on the team with 7.1 points per game ... Currently, Swader is fifth in the A-Sun with a 44 percent 3-point field goal percentage.
1,114 wins and counting
With a win Jan. 25 against Belmont, the Bucs collected the program's 1,100th win all-time ... In over 80 years of basketball, the Bucs are 1,114-901-27.
Bucs on the Tube
Along with the new ASun.TV package which will video stream all ETSU men's and women's home games on the Internet, the Bucs will again have a significant presence on the television screen as well this year ... In fact, ETSU's trips to Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) and Syracuse (Dec. 15) both aired live locally, with the Oklahoma State game showing on WKPT (ABC) and the Syracuse contest airing on WJHL (CBS) ... The Bucs will also appear on regional cable through the Friday night CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week with the Jan. 25th trip to Jacksonville and the Feb. 1 home game against Mercer scheduled for air on CSS ... In addition, Charter Main Street will air its weekly ETSU replay on Charter 13 and Comcast 14 Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., with the weekly games beginning on Dec. 4th with the Tennessee-Wesleyan game ... For a complete schedule, visit ETSUBucs.com.
Chilton's No. 42 comes out of retirement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2007)- For many years, Tom Chilton's No. 42 has held a special place in ETSU basketball's history. Next season, fans will see that special number on the floor once again ... Chilton, who ranks first all-time with 26.1 points per game and fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,801, has agreed to allow junior transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) to wear his No. 42 jersey for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season. Chilton, who now makes his home in Madison, Ind., said he was honored a current player would want to wear his number ... "I wish him the best and I'm honored he wants to wear No. 42," said Chilton, whose 42 is the only retired number in ETSU's program history. "I hope he always considers that the number doesn't make the player, but the player makes the number. A lot of hard work and effort went into that number during my time there, but ETSU gave a lot back to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without that university, so I'm happy to allow the number to be worn again." ... ETSU head coach Murry Bartow said he was appreciative Chilton would allow the number to come out of retirement, and he reiterated that the number will go back into retirement two years from now ... "Tom Chilton was one of the finest players to ever wear an ETSU uniform, and his willingness to allow Kevin to wear the number shows he is still proud to be a part of our program's tradition," Bartow said. "It's our expectation that Kevin understand the importance of the number and the responsibility that goes with wearing it." ... Tiggs, the 2007 National Junior College Division II Player of the Year, said he certainly understood the history behind the number ... "Mr. Chilton was and is a legend here, so wearing his number comes with a great deal of responsibility," Tiggs said. "I just want to play in a way that would make him proud."
Bucs dominate Preseason All A-Sun Picks
Last season, ETSU won its first Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball title, but Belmont denied the Buccaneers the conference's automatic bid in the final of the General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championship ... Entering the 2007-08 season, both the coaches and the media predict that the Buccaneers will again be battling the Bruins for conference supremacy ... Both chose ETSU as the favorite to win the conference and defend its regular-season title with Belmont second ... The Bucs were the clear choice by the media to win the tournament.


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If you don't know by now, we are building a 1988 Mustang Fox-body – Project Hypersilver – to be unveiled at this year's SEMA show for our 25th anniversary of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords. The 1988 Mustang GT has been Tech Editor Marc Christ's baby since it was purchased as a donor car from MPS Salvage. Putting in some rough hours, dealing with unexpected obstacles, overcoming those obstacles just to find some new ones is pretty much the deal with any project or auto restoration.
We can tell you that the car has come a long way since its salvage days and we can't wait to unveil it to the folks at SEMA on Nov. 5th at the Source Interlink Media booth. With that said, if you want to know just how much has gone into this, you can listen to Marc talk about this build here! See what Marc has to say about Project Hypersilver during his interview with Rob Kibble during the MuscleCarPlace Podcast! Listen here!
1988 is not only the model year for this GT; it is also the same year that MM&FF was born. What better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our magazine than by building an '88 Mustang? After SEMA, the ultimate goal is to drive it around to car events and celebrate the Mustang's 50th birthday. It has been dubbed Hypersilver due to the glossy silver finish that was sprayed on by Dean Santiago of Spike's Performance in Ocala, Florida. Demon Motorsports built one hell of a roll cage (among other things) that is part of the car's menacing appearance as well as for safety measures.
To recap our car build we have some interesting specs to share without giving the whole surprise away. Here we have coilover shocks all around, mini tub kit, Nitto race compound tires, six-point roll cage, subframe connectors, and new jacking rails.
Stopping power is provided by Wilwood brakes all around with many other goodies installed for handling, braking and appearance. Stuffed inside the engine bay is the 427 Windsor based P-38 pushrod crate engine by Jon Kaase, good for 600+ horses, which features a cross ram intake manifold.
Don't miss the excitement at the SIM booth on Nov. 5th at 11:30 a.m. as we pull off the sheets and reveal Project Hypersilver!


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BERKELEY — The landmark Claremont Hotel Club & Spa on the Oakland-Berkeley border has been bought by a group led by the Fairmont Hotel chain and financier Richard Blum, the buyers announced Friday.
The new owners will soon launch a multi-million-dollar upgrade of the historic hotel and resort, which has a prominent perch in the Oakland-Berkeley hills and commands sweeping vistas of San Francisco Bay.
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Once at the River, more time is spent doing low-speed, city-type driving. We're bird hunters, so there's a lot of back-and-forth driving on the gridwork of roads that mark the agricultural fields south of Blythe, scouting, backtracking. We don't do any real hard-core off-roading, but the car was up to whatever we threw at it.
On the way back, with the cruise control locked between 65 and 70 mph, the Bluetec returned 26.7 mpg. That's when it dawned on me that I would have probably burned between one or two hundred dollars in extra fuel had I been driving a G550 or G55 AMG. So thank goodness for Bluetec.
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MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry softball team closed out the regular season with a doubleheader sweep of the Eckerd Tritons at Buccaneer Field on Saturday, winning 10-2 in six innings and 2-0 in the finale.
In the first game, Britney Pugh (7-5) pitched a complete game and belted a walk-off home run in the sixth to lead the Bucs to victory.
Pugh had a shutout going until the fifth inning as Barry (32-18, 19-5 SSC) built an 8-0 lead. The Bucs scored four in the first. The Bucs loaded the bases with no outs. Julie Brito drew a walk to force in Natalia Ojeda. Kelly Martinez singled off the pitcher Lindsay Rohrbach (6-9) to drive in Megan Copeland. Sarah Broeseker scored on a ground out by Pugh and Brito came home on a sacrifice fly by Alexis Kent.
In the fourth, Ashley Fernandez belted a leadoff homer. Ojeda and Copeland followed with singles. Broeseker drove in two with a double into right field. After a wild pitch, Brito lifted a sacrifice fly to bring Broeseker home.
In the fifth, the Tritons (19-37, 4-20 SSC) finally broke through against Pugh. Chelsea Jeffares singled with one out and stole second. Kara Oberer knocked her in with a single and Kaycie Duncan followed with an RBI single to plate Oberer.
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Copeland led the Bucs with three hits and scored twice. Ojeda, Broeseker, Martinez and Pugh each had a pair of hits. Pugh drove in three, while Brito had two RBI. Pugh held the Tritons to five hits and four walks in six innings. She struck out five. Rohrbach took the loss for the Tritons. She allowed eight runs on 11 hits in 3.1 innings. Wilson gave up two runs on two hits in two innings.
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Michael McConnell is a distinguished scholar, law professor (currently at Stanford Law School, my alma mater) and jurist (he served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit). He is also a friend of Power Line which, I understand, he started reading back in 2002, our first year.
McConnell has written a Wall Street Journal op-ed about the two same-sex marriage cases the Supreme Court will hear next week. The first case involves the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which provides that "only marriage between a woman and a man is valid or recognized"; the second involves the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
McConnell argues that the Supreme Court should decline to decide the Prop 8 case on the theory that the parties defending its constituionality lack "standing" to do so (the State of California refused to defend Prop 8). As for DOMA, McConnell argues that the Court should strike it down as an unconstitutional intrusion on the power of States.
Ed Whelan, another long-time friend of Power Line, has written a rebuttal to McConnell's op-ed. In my opinion, Whelan has the better of the argument on both "standing" to challenge Prop 8 and the constitutionality of DOMA.
I want to add my thoughts about what seems to be the animating theory behind McConnell's view of the standing issue — that no matter how the Court decides the merits of the Prop 8 case, it will interfere with a democratic sorting out of the same-sex marriage issue. He writes:
If the justices hold that California's Proposition 8, which provides that "only marriage between a woman and a man is valid or recognized," is unconstitutional, this will end the deliberations and impose a single national definition of marriage on us all. The court cannot reach this outcome without branding the views of the other side as either "irrational," if it employs the lower, rational-basis level of judicial scrutiny, or "bigoted" and hateful, which would justify heightened judicial scrutiny. That is not the path to national reconciliation, and it does not show respect to the diverse views on this divisive issue.
But if the justices hold that there is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage, this also imposes an answer of a sort. It would reflect the Supreme Court's considered judgment that in the eyes of the Constitution, same-sex relationships may be treated as morally different from (and inferior to) heterosexual relationships. Such a decision would set a precedent for the foreseeable future. It would embolden opponents of same-sex marriage and deprive proponents of one of their most potent moral claims in the political process—that the denial of marriage rights offends American values of equality.
I think I see where McConnell is coming from, but find the second paragraph unpersuasive. To uphold the democratically reached decision of the people of California would not stunt the democratic process. The Supreme Court would merely hold that Prop 8 does not offend the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In doing so, presumably, it would conclude only that California's ban on same-sex marriage is not irrational (hardly a ringing endorsement) or that the ban is not founded on bigotry (also no endorsement, though proponents of same-sex marriage obviously would prefer that those who disagree with them be so branded by the Court).
Proponents of same-sex marriage would remain free to argue a ban is offensive because, among other things, it produces inequality. Not every law that produces inequality violates the Equal Protection Clause; indeed, most don't. The Court's decision could reaffirm this obvious point.
So I think Whelan is right to say that "the answer. . .the Supreme Court would be providing in holding that there is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and the precedent that it would set" is "that the question whether or not to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples is a matter that the Constitution leaves to the democratic processes." And, as Whelan notes, this is a view that McConnell ably defends in the opening paragraphs of his op-ed.
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Psychic Defective: Sylvia Browne's History of Failure
Ryan Shaffer and Agatha Jadwiszczok
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
The most extensive study of alleged psychic Sylvia Browne's predictions about missing persons and murder cases reveals a strange discrepancy: despite her repeated claim to be more than 85 percent correct, it seems that Browne has not even been mostly correct about a single case.
One difficulty in judging the accuracy of psychics is the vagueness of their readings, which are often so general that they are worthless. Psychics who offer readings about missing persons and murder cases, however, allow researchers to examine their accuracy with independent information. When Sylvia Browne was a weekly guest on The Montel Williams Show, she performed supposed feats ranging from ghost detecting to offering details about missing persons and murder cases. Among the things Browne failed to predict was the availability of those transcripts on the Internet through databases such as LexisNexis. The authors, as well as several members of the James Randi Educational Foundation forum and StopSylvia.com, closely examined each transcript to track Browne's accuracy. According to Browne, "my accuracy rate is somewhere between 87 and 90 percent, if I'm recalling correctly." This article disputes that statistic by examining the criminal cases for which Browne has performed readings. The research demonstrates that in 115 cases (all of the available readings), Browne's confirmable accuracy was 0 percent.
This article is structured in terms of known and unknown outcomes. The criteria for a correct prediction is that it mostly matches a case referenced in a newspaper, and the criteria for a wrong prediction is that Browne's claim is the opposite of what actually occurred. The metric for the final accuracy count is based on what is correct compared to the unknown or wrong claims. As this article shows, in the 115 available cases Browne was correct zero times and wrong twenty-five times. Ninety out of the 115 cases have unknown outcomes. A previous examination of thirty-five cases Browne made predictions about was published in Brill's Content. The magazine concluded: "In twenty-one, the details were too vague to be verified. Of the remaining fourteen, law-enforcement officials or family members involved in the investigations say that Browne had played no useful role." This article greatly expands the scope of the Brill's Content article by looking at Browne's comments to the press and on television about missing persons and criminal cases. No case was excluded. We have listed each case Browne made predictions about as well as provided a reference or broadcast date. When we began to research this, we expected Browne to have been correct at least a few times, but as the list demonstrates, she was not. The references show that the only cases in which Browne was not proven wrong are those that remain unsolved.
Of the 115 cases reviewed with LexisNexis and newspaper sources, Browne was wrong in twenty-five, and the remaining ninety either have no available details outside of the transcript or the crime is unsolved, leaving no way to confirm Browne's claims. The following data is organized as a list to allow the reader to conduct independent research. One should keep in mind that Browne claims to be at the top of her game. In June 2009, Browne told Seattle Weekly about her psychic ability: "I think you get better, like anything else you get better with time." The authors welcome Browne to supply independent proof of even one case about which she was correct.
Browne's predictions have a history of being wrong or unhelpful. In the course of this research, we examined a variety of sources to study Browne's involvement with law enforcement. Browne was sometimes paid by families of the victims, charged at least one police department $400, and received money as well as publicity from her appearances on television. She is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and, as reported in 2004, earned a minimum of $847 for each talk show appearance. Yet in all these cases, Browne has never supplied independent proof that she has ever helped law enforcement. More than that, she is repeatedly wrong. During the Sago Mining Disaster, she claimed the miners were alive when they were actually dead. She also said Richard Kneebone was alive in Canada, but his decomposed body was discovered a few days later in California. More recently, she predicted that a 9/11 firefighter was alive, but his body was found in the World Trade Center rubble two weeks later.
Sometimes Browne is not only wrong but also tells suffering families horrible things. In 1999, Browne did a reading for Opal Jo Jennings' grandmother, who wanted to know what happened to Jennings, a six-year-old abducted from her front yard in Texas. Browne told the grandmother, "She's . . . not . . . dead. But what bothers me—now I've never heard of this before, but for some reason, she was taken and put into some kind of a slavery thing and taken into Japan. The place is Kukouro. Or Kukoura." Browne was wrong. Child molester Richard Lee Franks was charged with the kidnapping that same year and convicted the following year. Jennings' remains were discovered in 2003. Medical examiners concluded that "Opal was killed by trauma to the head with[in] several hours of her abduction."
Missing person Holly Krewson was a similar case, one in which Browne needlessly tainted the memories of a family's loved one on national television. In 2002, Browne told Holly's mother, "She is in Los Angeles, and when she was calling you, she was on drugs. But she's still alive." Browne also said that the girl was a dancer in an "adult entertainment nightclub," and "you might get a Christmas card postmarked Los Angeles." Holly's family made regular visits to the Los Angeles area, scanning the clubs for their missing loved one, but to no avail. Holly's mother, Gwendolyn Krewson, died of an aneurysm in 2003. Three years later, Holly's body was identified. As it turned out, Holly was murdered, and her body was discovered in 1996. The remains were only identified as Holly in 2006, after sitting in the medical examiners office for ten years. Needless to say, Browne was completely wrong in every aspect of the case and hurt an already devastated family.
In a 2006 appearance on Montel, Browne did a reading about Robert Hayes, who was serving in the Army National Guard when he was killed at an ATM. Browne told Hayes's crying fiancée that he met a man at a casino who "took Hayes," then robbed him to get the casino winnings. The police later found that although Hayes told his fiancée he was going to a casino, he actually went to meet another woman, and there are no reports in the press about him being at a casino. In fact, Hayes was the victim of a conspiracy by four people, including a local beauty queen, who lured Hayes to meet her so they could rob him. Browne said Hayes was shot three times "in the head, chest, and over to the side," to which the fiancée replied, "I didn't know he was shot in the head. The police never said that." The fiancée then added, "The police said he got shot in the hand." When asked if the case would be solved, Browne said, "Yeah, but it's gonna take them at least a good two years." However, the police announced they arrested four people in connection with the murder on April 11, 2006. The first airing of Browne's predictions occurred on April 26, 2006. Browne was wrong about who did it, the conspiracy, where he was shot, who was involved, and when the case would be solved. By October 2007, three of the suspects pled guilty and were sentenced for Hayes's murder. The Montel Williams Show and other media outlets have been silent about this and other cases. In fact, a full transcript of this show no longer exists on LexisNexis; instead, there is only a brief summary that excludes the aforementioned details. The authors had to seek the transcript and video by other means to include the details in this article.
Browne's failures are too extensive to explore in detail here, and more famous ones, such as the Shawn Hornbeck case, have been explored in this magazine before. For the sake of brevity, we have compiled a list of names of people Browne has performed readings about. Some of the cases marked "unknown" were already de facto solved by law enforcement. They know who most likely committed the crimes, but the suspects were never brought to justice and the cases went "cold," so they are still officially unsolved and open. In other cases, Browne was consulted to confirm the families' suspicions, determine how to bring the likely perpetrator to justice, or provide more information. This makes her predictions even less impressive, as she is "solving" exhausted cases that the police have already in large part solved and about which she can say almost anything, since any new developments are highly unlikely. On the other hand, some are official accidents and suicides that the families feared were actually murders.
Among the many harmful things that Browne does is convince the loved ones of victims of untimely deaths that foul play was involved and, conversely, convince the loved ones of murder victims that no foul play was involved. However, if the families are correct in their suspicions and these are actual murders, the last thing they need is a psychic involved in the case.
These 115 cases prove devastating to Browne's claims of helping police and families. It is hard to understand how someone with such a dismal record continually tops bestseller lists and maintains a following. In a 2000 interview, Browne explained it best: "I've always said to so many people you're only as good as your last reading. If you're not good, if you're not accurate, if you don't find missing people and you don't work with doctors and do health diagnosis with them then you're, you know, you're not good." Indeed, we agree on that point. Judging from Browne's lack of accuracy, it seems safe to conclude that, in her own words, she is "not good." If she could really help police, then one would expect a statistically significant number of cases to be solved using Browne's "predictions." The only question that remains is why people continually support and seek her advice.
Cases Sylvia Browne Was Wrong About
List of cases Sylvia Browne made predictions about. The names are given in alphabetical order with brief descriptions of Browne's predictions and the facts of the case.
- Erica Baker. November 19, 2003, on Montel. Browne told Erica's mother "she's not dead" but in Michigan. Furthermore, Browne claimed someone "sold her for drugs," and "there was a black woman" who helped "throw" her in an "old truck." In 2005, Christian John Gabriel was convicted of moving and concealing Erica's body in Kettering, Ohio. Her body was not found, but Gabriel claimed to have buried it after hitting her with his "van."1
- Jamie Barker. In February 2001 on Montel. Two months after Barker fell from a bridge while working, Browne told his widow he died "quick" and his body is "on the site, there's no doubt about it," but they won't find it "unless they dig and I don't think they will."2 Two months later Barker's body was discovered downstream in LaSalle. An autopsy discovered he "suffered no broken bones or head injuries in the 15-storey fall," but instead drowned.3
- Eve Brown. September 30, 1999, on Montel. Browne told the family "that Eve Brown is well and living in Florida."4 This was not true, as Eve's body was found a year later at a Brooklyn, New York, construction site thirteen miles from where she was last seen.5 The murder remains unsolved.
- Terrence Farrell. Browne told a woman that Farrell, a firefighter involved in 9/11, was alive.6 She was wrong. His body was found in the rubble one month later.7
- Erica Fraysure. September 24, 1998, on Montel. Erica went missing in 1997. Browne did a reading for her mother, saying she was in water and someone named "Chris" killed her. The following day, Erica's ex-boyfriend, Chris Mineer, killed himself. Police said Chris's alibi checked out, and he was not a suspect. Chris's mother sued Montel Williams, his producers, Paramount Pictures, and Viacom Inc., but the case was eventually dismissed. After the broadcast, the police searched the nearby lakes and found nothing. Police say Erica is still a "missing person" and continue to investigate.8
- Robert Hayes. April 26, 2006, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
- Shawn Hornbeck. February 26, 2003, on Montel. Browne told Shawn's parents he was dead, but he was found alive in 2007.9
- Sharon James's son. Discussed January 19, 2007, on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. Browne claimed she located James's son, but James was not so positive and would not have used Browne's service in hindsight.
- Opal Jo Jennings. April 29, 1999, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
- Ryan Katcher. February 11, 2004, on Montel. Katcher went missing and Browne told his mother "two boys got terribly frightened" then "dropped him" in "a metal shaft of some kind." Browne further said he is "still in the shaft" "close to twenty-five, twenty-six, maybe twenty-seven miles from where you would be." On July 25, 2006, police found Ryan in his truck under water in a pond, and an autopsy showed he was under the influence. According to a discussion with Ryan's mother on StopSylvia.com, Browne got more details wrong, but those parts were edited before the broadcast.
- Richard Kneebone. According to Teresa Kneebone, Browne "said she feels he's not dead and that he could be traveling in Canada . . . and have partial amnesia."10 His "badly decomposed body" was found July 7 a "few blocks" from the tavern where he was last seen in San Jose, California.11
- Holly Krewson. November 27, 2002, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
- Angie Lee. March 28, 2007, on Montel. Browne told Angie's mother, "It's a serial killer" who killed a college girl that was responsible for Angie's stabbing death and "there's a knife somewhere in that immediate location that may have DNA, may have some sort of evidence on it." In 2008, Anthony Ashby pleaded guilty to her murder, and the motive for the crime was "home invasion and residential burglary." Furthermore, a knife was not part of the evidence. DNA evidence from Ashby's gun and witnesses caused him to plead guilty.12 The law enforcement involved remarked, "The psychics did not provide any substantive leads."13
- Chandra Levy. July 17, 2001, on Fox News. Browne said Levy's body was in "some trees down in a marshy area." She made this prediction when it was public knowledge that police were searching Rock Creek Park since someone used Chandra Levy's computer to find directions to that park.14 Benjamin Radford noted, "The remains were found across a steep incline in a heavily wooded area—perhaps near some trees but clearly not 'in a marshy area,' since a marsh located on an incline is geographically impossible."15
- Lynda McClelland. March 13, 2002, on Montel. Browne said McClelland "is not dead" but in Orlando, Florida, taken by a man with the initials "MJ," and her family would find her soon. One year later, in March 2003, McClelland's body was discovered near her home in Pennsylvania. David Repasky was convicted of the murder after witnesses testified Repasky strangled her.16
- Ashley Ouellette. In February 2000 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, "Browne said Ouellette's killing will be solved within a year and two months."17 According to the Scarborough Police Department, the crime is still unsolved.18
- Lori Pleasants. September 10, 2003, on Montel. Browne said Pleasants was "killed by a stalker" who got "kicks out of that," but there was "not necessarily DNA" at the scene and "he was wearing gloves." In 2006, William Gutersloh, Pleasants's friend, admitted to killing Pleasants after the police found DNA that linked to him.19 While on the stand, he told jurors he wiped the knife clean to avoid leaving fingerprints.20
- Scott Renquin, Dan Nelson, and Roger DesVergnes. March 1999 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, Browne "told the families their loved ones had died in a boating accident near the Everglades in a hovercraft. She gave them the name of a man who allegedly owned the boat."21 Police followed Browne's leads and found nothing. Later, their bodies were discovered in their SUV in a drainage retention pond. Authorities believe they missed a sharp turn at the unlighted corner and their car flipped into the water.22
- Weyman Robbins. May 7, 2003, on Montel. On Robbins's murder Browne said, "This was other kids. They were playing this stupid game." She further claimed, "There were two or three other kids that did it," but "I don't think the kids meant to" and "one of the—the kids is named Danny." Weyman's uncle strangled him in front of his sisters and was convicted of murder.
- Sago Mining Disaster. Browne first said she knew the miners would be found alive. During the live radio broadcast she appeared on it was announced all except one were dead.23,24 After the announcement, she later said, "I don't think there's anybody alive, maybe one."
- Dana Satterfield. February 1997 on Montel. Browne said the murderer was an out-of-state construction worker that "has no connection to Satterfield, choosing her on a whim."25 Nine years later, Jonothan Vick was convicted of the murder following witness and DNA evidence. Vick was a local high school student who attempted to go on dates with Satterfield, but she rejected his advances.26
- Shannon Sherrill. November 19, 2003, on Montel. Browne claims Sherrill, who went missing in 1986, was "brainwashed and raised in a different family" but "is alive," and the case will "break open" soon. As of 2009, Sherrill's whereabouts are unknown and the case is unsolved.
- John Slayton. May 14, 2003, on Montel. Browne said "indigents" killed Slayton, and his body was disposed in water and would not be found. In June 2003, Slayton's body was found in shallow grave. In 2006, his killers, a pawnbroker and his son, were found guilty of the murder.27
- Richard Torres. October 20, 2004, on Montel. Browne told Torres's widow that she would have a healthy baby boy. The June 28, 2005, update on Montel reported the baby was a girl and died five months premature. However, the segment omitted Browne making any prediction about the pregnancy.
- Terry Webb. October 20, 1997, on Montel. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "His daughters said Browne told them she believes he was killed six months after he disappeared and that his body is buried somewhere at Fort Bragg."28 At the time of the reading, Webb had been listed as AWOL and was missing since 1991. In 2004, his body was eventually found buried "under a shed in Fayetteville."29 In 2006, the suspect pled guilty, saying "he shot Webb in self-defense when he sexually assaulted him" and was given three years in prison.30 After the arrest, Montel did a follow-up on September 15, 2004, but the segment omitted Browne giving any specifics, including the location of Webb's body.
Cases Sylvia Browne Made Predictions About That Have Non-confirmed Outcomes
Cases Sylvia Browne Made Predictions About That Have Non-confirmed Outcomes
- Manuel Archambault. May 5, 2004, on Montel.
- Crystal Arensdorf. April 2002 on Montel.
- John Baglier. January 10, 1997, on Montel.
- Michael Berrios. September 14, 2005, on Montel.
- Amanda Berry. November 17, 2004, on Montel.
- Johnia Berry. May 21, 2008, on Montel.
- Molly Bish. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
- Acacia Bishop. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
- Jackie Blair. On Montel.31
- Lori Bova. On Montel.32
- Kevin Brown. November 20, 2002, on Montel.
- Charles Rhodes Campbell. February 19, 2003, on Montel.
- Jose Concepcion. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
- Rachel Cooke. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
- Nicholle Marie Coppler. November 27, 2002, on Montel.
- Joshua Wayne Crawford. September 14, 2006, on Montel.
- Jerry Cushey Jr. On Montel.33
- Alexandra Ducsay. October 11, 2006, on Montel.
- Michael Emert. February 18, 2004, on Montel.
- Jill Lyn Euto. In July 2002 on Montel.
- Miranda Fenner. Feburary 22, 2006, on Montel.
- Anwa Abb Ford. May 4, 2005, on Montel.
- Frank Forte Jr. September 6, 2006, on Montel.
- Ashley Freeman and Laura Bible. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
- Cecilia Garcia.34
- Joshua Guimond. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
- James Harris. In September 2003 on Montel.
- Sherri Hassett. May 14, 2003, on Montel.
- Jason Henderson. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
- Adrienne Heredia. In September 2006 on Montel.
- Audrey May Herron. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
- John Valentine Hope. May 30, 2007, on Montel.
- Hunter Horgan. Browne was paid $400 by police for a half-hour reading about Horgan's murder.35
- Girly Chew Hossencofft. Browne said her body was in mineshaft.36
- Patrick and Katelynn Hubbard. May 12, 2004, on Montel.
- Wendy Hudakoc. May 8, 2002, on Montel.
- Dustin Ivey. February 16, 2005, on Montel.
- George Erik James. October 19, 2006, on Montel.
- Sharon Jones. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
- Douglas Jones. February 28, 2007, on Montel.
- Steven Kraft. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
- Donnie Kilby. October 29, 2003, on Montel.
- Kristine Kupka. On Montel. Her sister discussed her appearance with Browne on ABC's 20/20, hosted by John Stossel, on March 22, 2004.
- The Langstons. October 21, 2002, on Montel.
- Amanda Lankey. February 8, 2006, on Montel.
- Kristin Laurite. November 20, 2001, on Montel.
- Taurean Lewis, Terry Canty Jr., and Anthony Collins. October 20, 2004, on Montel.
- Brookley Louks September 27, 2002, on Montel.
- Nancy MacDuckston. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
- Christopher Mader. November 30, 2005, on Montel.
- Gail Matthews and Tamara Berkheiser. November 9, 2005, on Montel.
- Marin assault case. I spoke with the police who said Browne worked on the case and it remains unsolved.37
- Frank Mazzella. October 2, 2002, on Montel.
- Louise Melgoza Macias.38
- Tristan Meyers. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
- Dena McCluskey. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
- Niqui McCown. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
- Salvatore Minichiello. May 25, 2005, on Montel.
- Anitra Mulwee. April 30, 2003, on Montel.
- Michael Negrete. February 26, 2005, on Montel.
- Jacqueline Elaine Nix. February 9, 2005, on Montel.
- Michelle O'Keefe. November 2, 2000, on Montel.
- Janice Powers. Browne had an interview with the sheriff's department.39
- Shamika Riley. July 6, 2005, on Montel.
- Rochelle Robinson and Michael Johnston. July 13, 1994, on Montel.40
- Christopher Scarbell and C.J. Scarbell. September 10, 2003, on Montel.
- Jan Scharf. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
- Tina Sinclair. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
- Jonathan Skaggs. July 6, 2005, on Montel.
- Bryan Keith Smith.41
- Erica Heather Smith. November 24, 2004, on Montel.
- Tammie Smith. October 20, 2004, on Montel.
- John South. November 27, 2002, on Montel.
- Leah Tagliaferri. November 26, 2003, on Montel.
- Ryan Thompson. March 13, 2002, on Montel.
- Yvonne Torch. November 30, 2005, on Montel.
- Tabitha Tuders. February 18, 2004, on Montel.
- Max Uffelman. October 21, 2002, on Montel.
- Anthony Urciuoli. January 31, 2002, on Montel.
- Terressa Lynn Vanegas. March 21, 2007, on Montel.
- Pat Viola. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
- Leanna Warner. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
- Elizabeth and Nicole Watkins. September 24, 2003, on Montel.
- Lindsay Wells. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
- Amber Wilde. In July 2000 on Montel.42
- Carrie Ann Williams. November 9, 2005, on Montel.
- Gina Williams. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
- Sherita Williams. September 15, 2004, on Montel.
- Wayma White. April 30, 2003, on Montel.
- Carol Wood. April 11, 1997, on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show.
- Rob Modic, "Conviction doesn't settle much in Erica Baker case," Dayton Daily News, October 9, 2005.
- Donald McArthur, "Barker's body embedded in riverbed, psychic says," Windsor Star, February 22, 2001.
- Sarah Sacheli, "Safety rope failed," Windsor Star, June 15, 2004.
- Zachary Dowdy, "When all else fails, try a sixth sense," Newsday, October 6, 1999.
- Al Baker, "Remains unearthed in Brooklyn are those of a missing woman," New York Times, November 25, 2000.
- "Terrorist attacks: Marrow donor 'moved mountains,'" Newsday, September 16, 2001.
- "Firefighter survives in girl who received bone marrow," Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2002.
- Wendy Mitchell, "Erica Fraysure: Questions remain unanswered," The Ledge-Independent, October 20, 2005.
- Benjamin Radford, "Sylvia Browne's biggest blunder," SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, May/June 2007.
- Jack Foley, "No clues in Hollister man's disappearance," San Jose Mercury News, July 6, 1990.
- Jack Foley, "Body found in Hollister is identified; coroner says man died of broken neck, injuries to head," San Jose Mercury News, July 11, 1990.
- Maggie Borman, "Man pleads guilty, sentenced in Angela Lee murder," The Telegraph, November 12, 2008.
- Maggie Borman, "Man faces charges in Angela Lee slaying," The Telegraph, April 27, 2007.
- Joe Nickell, "Levy case a psychic failure," Center for Inquiry, March 11, 2009.
- Benjamin Radford, "Psychics wrong about Chandra Levy," SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, November/December 2002.
- Michael Fuoco, "N. Braddock man held in mother-in-law's killing," Post-Gazette, March 18, 2003.
- "A year later, police call slaying 'very solvable,'" Associated Press, February 7, 2000.
- Susan Kimball, "Ashley Ouellette murder investigation ongoing," WCSH-TV, February 9, 2009.
- Owen Moritz, "DNA links cop's son to old slay," Daily News, October 10, 2006.
- Shawna Morrison, "Trial in '00 death begins in Radford," The Roanoke Times, February 27, 2007.
- Alison Fitzgerald, "Six months later, still no trace of missing Attleboro men," Associated Press, April 10, 1999.
- Paul Edward and Elisa Crouch, "A missed turn led to tragedy in Fla.," Providence Journal-Bulletin, June 23, 1999.
- Benjamin Radford, "Art Bell's show broadcasts Sylvia Browne failure about mine tragedy," SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, March/April 2006.
- "TV psychic misses mark on miners," Fox News, January 5, 2006.
- Chase Squires, "Psychic predicts leads in murder; victim's spouse seeks help on TV talk show," Herald-Journal, February 15, 1997.
- Rachael Leonard, "Vick gets life in prison," Herald-Journal, December 1, 2006.
- "Jefferson County pawnbroker gets life plus 20 years in murder of jeweler John Slayton," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 25, 2006.
- Monica Haynes, "Psychic, local women appear on 'Montel,'" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 20, 1997.
- "Schofield soldier charged in murder," Star Bulletin, April 29, 2004.
- "Former soldier gets three years for '91 NC killing," WIS News, April 25, 2006.
- Steve Hensley, "Mountain cold case—Jackie Blair—2000," WKYT-TV, June 15, 2008.
- "News at Five 5:00 PM NBC," Global Broadcast Database, June 7, 2006.
- "Still missing, 4 years later," Valley Independent, October 15, 2005.
- Eric Louie, "Police seek new leads in 2002 killing of Livermore woman," Contra Costa Times, January 8, 2005. The paper reported: "family members are still hoping for some type of closure. They continue to pass out fliers. They had also . . . paid psychic Sylvia Browne $700 for help."
- John McMillan, "Psychic gives police clues into priest's 1992 slaying," The Advocate, September 14, 1997.
- "You'll find Girly's body in mineshaft, psychic says," Albuquerque Tribune, December 19, 2002.
- Erik Ingram, "Psychic helps Marin cops in assault case," San Francisco Chronicle, December 20, 1986.
- Stacey Wiebe, "Killer still at large," Merced Sun-Star, December 21, 2002. According to the article, the daughter paid for "expensive phone call" with Browne and later appeared on Crossing Over with John Edward.
- "Psychic asked to help solve woman's murder," The Daily Oklahoman, February 27, 1998.
- John Hubbell, "Families offer $15,000 reward in double slaying," The News Tribune, July 14, 1994.
- "Mom asks sheriff to listen to psychic," Star-News, January 28, 1998.
- "Family of missing woman turns to psychic for help," Star Tribune, July 18, 2000.


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Activists, citizens and workers in our city and across this country should organize to fight for a minimum-wage increase, one that at the very least reflects inflation, keeping pace with rising costs of food, housing and medical care. It is long past time that working people went on the offensive to cast off the shackles of poverty wages, debt and isolation. We so desperately need a working-class movement to address poverty. We need a movement that transcends cultures and languages, one that reaches out to the most exploited of American workers, those who pick our foods and, disgracefully, fill our immigration jails.
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