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Bob Steele steps to a lectern at the Liberal Club in Fall River, Mass., and proceeds to tell another audience about the impact of southeastern Connecticut's Indian casinos.
It's a stump speech, of sorts, but it's devoid of partisan politics, which is perhaps a little surprising in the case of Steele, a former Connecticut congressman and one-time Republican gubernatorial candidate.
He speaks compellingly, his tone measured, his message almost entirely fact-based. Like the 2012 book whose publication led to this early-June appearance - and the nearly 200 other appearances he's made the last 18 months or so throughout Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island - Steele delivers a cautionary tale.
He tells an audience of fewer than 40 people that Congress opened a Pandora's box when it passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, authorizing Indian casinos. Now, he says, the country is "awash" in casinos, both commercial and tribally owned. And, he adds, state governments are shamelessly promoting the development of more of them, eager to raise revenues without directly raising taxes.
"One wonders how closely they've looked at the downside," he says.
The 75-year-old Steele has immersed himself in that downside, convinced that governments have no business promoting an industry that many believe is predatory, relying, he says, on problem gamblers for 40 to 50 percent of its profits. He recites a litany of social and economic costs casino opponents associate with gaming: local economies skewed toward low-paying service jobs, pressures on housing markets and school systems, and spikes in the numbers of drunken-driving arrests and embezzlements.
In an interview days after his Fall River talk, Steele was asked about his motivation. What drives him to keep showing up wherever casinos are on the agenda? Why travel to Albany one week, Fall River and Granby the next, Boston and Worcester the one after that?
"It's all since the book," he said, referring to "The Curse: Big-Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town," the "fact-based novel" he worked on for parts of 14 years. Set in a fictional version of Ledyard, where Steele lived from 1977 to 1998, after he left politics, the story plays out against events that took place during the 1990s.
Steele, who now lives in Essex, all but shelved the project after a major publisher lost interest in it around 2009. Then, in 2011, Massachusetts authorized the Bay State's first casinos.
"I thought, if there's ever going to be a strong interest in this topic, it's now," he said.
After the book came out, Steele promoted it at bookstores, libraries and historical societies. Soon enough, he started getting invitations to speak to civic groups, at colleges and before anti-casino groups in places where casinos had been proposed, such as Citizens for the Common Good, the Fall River organization that called him.
Steele typically sells copies of his book at his appearances, but "in 99 percent of the cases" receives no compensation for speaking.
"I do it because I believe in it," he said. "For me, it's a public policy issue. The question is: Should government be encouraging people to gamble just because our political leaders don't have the courage or the foresight to develop more stable forms of revenue?"
About 70 percent of his talk is the same every time, Steele said. The rest is tailored to the audience, be it in Leominster or Palmer, Tewksbury or Milford, East Boston or Newport.
Sometimes he's appeared on panels, but usually he's by himself. His audiences have ranged from five to 500 people, he said.
He offers his listeners hope, pointing out that several Massachusetts towns have rejected casino proposals in referendum votes. Recent poll results even suggest a drive to repeal the Bay State's expanded-gambling law could succeed if the state's highest court allows the question to appear on Election Day ballots in November.
"Nobody gave Repeal the Casino Deal a chance six months ago," Steele said. "Now look at it. The arrogance of political leaders saying it shouldn't be on the ballot is mind-boggling."
He holds up the example of Palmer, the western Massachusetts town that shocked many observers last November when its voters narrowly shot down Mohegan Sun's plan to develop a casino and water park off Exit 8 of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
"Four to five weeks before the referendum, the opponents had no organization," Steele said. "They pulled it together in the last two weeks and educated people. They kept saying, 'The more you know about casinos, the less you like them,' and the message got through. ... And for anyone to suggest that Mohegan Sun didn't make a full effort to win is preposterous."
Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International, which proposed a project in Springfield, was left without competition for the sole western Massachusetts casino license, which gaming regulators officially awarded Friday.
"I have no doubt the Springfield casino will be very successful - in the first year," Steele said. "After that, who knows?"
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The Lohan School of Shaolin performed a traditional lion dance to mark the start of the Las Vegas Spring Festival. But before the lion dance began, 5-year-old Xavier Baugh stepped to the front of the 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street, encouraged and cheered on by his grandfather, Steven Baugh, the founder and master instructor of the Lohan School. "Sometimes he dances, and sometimes he refuses," said Steven. "You never know what he's going to do." Xavier wowed the crowd with his solo dance as the cutest lion, helping usher in the Year of the Water Snake.


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Madman Blogman at Motor Trend took a swing earlier this week and now another "blogger" over at the mag all about the trends of motors is swinging away at another, unnamed, member of the automotive mainstream media for fibbing on usage of the word "Exclusive!" So wait Matt, let's get this straight — don't read blogs because they don't know what the hell they're saying and don't read the mainstream auto press and buff mags because they're liars. So who should you read? Ah yes, wait for it — Motor Trend — because once in a while they practice "old fashioned journalism." Yup, when I think all the auto news that's fit to print I totally think Motor Trend — don't you?
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All 34 cities targeted for the expansion of Google's fast Fiber Internet service met a deadline on Thursday by responding to a long list of requirements from the company.
However, Google said there are "loose ends" to tie up, highlighting the challenge of building a new communication network to compete with incumbents such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T.
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1. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updategrahamfinch Jun 19, 2012 5:44 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I followed the steps you provided during our Email conversations. SWFs play fine with the Flash Player (audio and everything), but FLVs are rife with the problems I'd sent in my bug report earlier.
2. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Jun 25, 2012 9:52 AM (in response to grahamfinch)
Thank you for those that have volunteered to help test the sound issues with 11.3. We believe we now have a good handle on the underlying issues and we will continuing to investigate and test until resolved. I will update this post when more information is available.
3. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatejdhaines8 Jun 22, 2012 6:16 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I have experienced stuttering issues since upgrading to 11.3, but only in Google Chrome. Win7, 64bit, Firefox and IE (newest) worked fine. I followed this fix and it has cured the issue. All flash video in chrome was stuttering right from the beginning with video appearing smooth. Thanks for the help.
PS: As of now, returning the setting to 24bit (highest level) did not make the stuttering return, but that's not to say browser restart, system restart, etc wouldn't make it return. Feel free to email me if you have questions or want me to run any tests, etc.
4. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateGermanKiwi Jun 23, 2012 2:28 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
Hi Chris, I'm one of the Vista users who had no audio whatsoever after upgrading to 11.3 last week. I've just followed the steps above about changing the Default Format to 16bit 44100 Hz for my speakers, and I can confirm that audio is working fine for me now with Flash videos on YouTube.
Before changing this setting I upgraded from 11.2 (to which I had downgraded last week) to 11.3.300.262. Then I changed that speaker setting, restarted Firefox, and tested a YouTube video and the audio worked.
Unfortunately I didn't think to check if the audio was working with 11.3.300.262 before I changed the speaker setting - it would have been nice to know.
In any case, after my test, I did then change my speaker setting back to what it originally was (16 bit, 48000 Hz DVD quality), restarted Firefox, and the audio still works just fine. So that makes me wonder if the speaker setting really is the culprit after all. It seems that 11.3.300.262 fixes the bug and it doesn't matter what my speaker setting is set to.
5. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateBig-Al7 Jun 24, 2012 1:44 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
If the problem is majorly in Chrome is very simple to come out of it
In the URL bar type chrome://plugins/
scroll down to 'flash' and if you see 2 files or more just disable any of them leaving just one enabled
goto youtube and try any video to check your sound.
6. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatemythik5000 Jun 24, 2012 6:09 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
After updating to 11.3 I have no sound in any flash videos, and flash videos play at 3x speed. Forcing youtube to instead play in HTML5 resolves the issue.
I've since rolled back to 11.2, and am no longer experiencing the issue at all in Firefox.
Sound is only missing when I plug in my USB speakers. If I unplug the USB speakers and instead just use the on-board laptop speakers then sound works just fine and flash videos play normally.
Tried the suggested Default Format fix, and found out something interesting. The Default Format (for the USB speakers) is locked at 16bit, 46875Hz. The drop-down box is greyed-out.
7. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Jun 25, 2012 11:37 AM (in response to mythik5000)
Updated with additional background information that describes the cause of the problems.
8. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateDe$perad0 Jun 25, 2012 1:15 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I still cant get sound to work on chrome. Have submitted bug data and tried multiple fixes I need help please!
9. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatemeddlingbanter Jun 26, 2012 3:28 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I thought I would report that I had garbled/choppy audio in Chrome (running 21.0.1180.11 dev-m) and the second fix above did fix my issue. I tried a few different 24bit settings, I believe DVD and CD quality, and had the issue with both (restarting Chrome between each setting). I'm on 64 bit Win 7 SP1.
10. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatecobwebs64 Jun 26, 2012 6:41 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
Hi, I just now followed your (very clear, thank you) directions for NO SOUND in Vista or Windows7, and it did make a difference.
So, the only change I made was to reduce the output from 48000 (DVD quality) to 44100 Hz (CD quality)... and that did the trick. Hmm... using FF on Vista HP... also now working in IE... and Opera 12!
Thank you.
11. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatestarsweeper711 Jun 27, 2012 1:54 AM (in response to Big-Al7)
Thank you Big-Al! I wish someone had told me this sooner. It's been a real pain not knowing how to go back to an earlier Flash on Chrome.
12. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Jun 28, 2012 4:19 PM (in response to starsweeper711)
Added link to our "Flash Player 11.3 Update" post. This post contains details on the upcoming release, including timeframe and included fixes.
13. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Jul 11, 2012 6:06 PM (in response to meddlingbanter)
Updated original post with details on our new 11.3.300.265 release that was made available today.
14. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateHan.T Jul 12, 2012 8:38 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
Hi everyone, previously my surround sound(5.1) did not work while playing Flash videos in Youtube or otherwise. Sound would only play from the Front Left/Right and Center speakers but not the Rear speakers. My sound card(Creative X-Fi) uses X-Fi CMSS-3D to convert 2.1 channel sound to 5.1 and it used to work fine until about a month ago before this release. Strangely, before this latest update, the rear speakers worked while playing Flash videos in Internet Explorer but not Chrome or Mozilla. Disabling the Flash Plugin for Chrome restored surround sound but certain videos(I suspect those with ads) did not play at all.
Solution: I used Chris's solution for no audio(wierd, because audio was working for my front speakers) after updating to 11.3.300.265 and changed my default format to 16 bit 44100 Hz(Studio Quality) and all sound channels worked again in all browsers. After playing around a little adjusting the formats, 24 bit 44100 Hz(Studio Quality) also works perfectly but not any other format, 48000 or 96000 Hz.
15. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatehyper123123123 Jul 12, 2012 8:58 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I installed the latest version and audio now works fine in IE but in chrome and pandora one ( adobe air ) the sound is mostly on the right channel unless I turn on virtual 7.1 on my headset. I am using a logitech g930. Checked and I am using the latest version of chrome and chrome shows the newest version of flash installed. Also tried reducing to cd quality audio and no luck.
16. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateQwapy Jul 13, 2012 11:50 AM (in response to hyper123123123)
Having the exact same problems with my Logitech headset as well. Worked fine until today.
17. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateTakcody Jul 14, 2012 1:55 AM (in response to Qwapy)
Logitech G930 here. The G35 users are having the same problem. Upvote
Bug #3287972
G35 users have opened a thread at http://forums.adobe.com/message/4557262
18. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateRitergeek Jul 25, 2012 6:49 AM (in response to Takcody)
Aha! I finally found a fix. I located Shockwave_Installer_Slim.exe, which is probably the beta for 11.6. That worked. Sound is back, good as ever, and it has only taken me about 3 hours to get here.
19. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatebattlepriest Aug 13, 2012 8:57 AM (in response to Ritergeek)
I don't have choppy audio, but since the most recent update, the Flash audio slider always defaults to 100% volume - way, way too loud, and does not remember the settings I move it to.
I open a YouTube video, and the Flash slider is shoved up to 100%. I slide it down to 20%. Open another YouTube video link, and the Flash audio slider is back at 100%
Please address this issue - or at least acknowledge it.
20. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Aug 13, 2012 10:35 PM (in response to battlepriest)
@battlepriest - as noted in two of your other threads, this is a known issue for Firefox and we're working on resolving it.
21. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatethhours Nov 26, 2012 7:31 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
Hi, I have been having audio problems since I updated to the flash player, tried the latest flash player but the problem still wasn't solve.
I have no audio ever since I updated, went back to 11.2, 10.3 and 11.5 but nothing seems to help.
I run on Windows XP 32 bit, the audio problem only affects my browser not system.
I watch video for lessons and the problem is really bothersome, please help! Thank you.
22. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Nov 28, 2012 4:26 PM (in response to thhours)
@thhours - What browser are you using?
23. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatethhours Nov 28, 2012 10:49 PM (in response to chrisc59802590)
24. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Nov 30, 2012 1:33 PM (in response to thhours)
Ok, since downgrading doesn't seem to help the next step I'd suggest is to try and reset your Firefox profile.
Once done, try viewing both of these videos to check for sound:
25. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio UpdateBleis-01 Apr 23, 2013 11:02 AM (in response to chrisc59802590)
I updated to firefox 20.0.1 and i check all you sugested to look and tey and i still have the same problem! thank you...
26. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatechrisc59802590 Apr 23, 2013 11:35 AM (in response to Bleis-01)
@Bleis-01 - Can you please start a new thread detailing your issue. This thread is very old and was specific to a different version of the player. You might want to review this post to see if it is similar to the problem you are encountering.
27. Re: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Updatevwitzel Nov 28, 2013 7:45 AM (in response to Han.T)
Hi all, I am facing the same problem as Han (respone 14): my sound card (Creative X-Fi) uses X-Fi CMSS-3D to convert 2.1 channel sound to 5.1, but it won't work inside Google Chrome, only from IE. I tried disabling the Flash plugin in Chrome - no luck. I also tried a few different "Default Format"'s from the sound panel (the default for me in Windows 7 is 16 bit, 44100 Hz) - no luck either.
Appreciate any insights you could share!


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by Hugh Gilmore
I wanted to test drive a Kindle, an electronic book reader, to see if it would boost my reading habits in any way. A friend loaned me one on a Friday night and I brought it home.
It curiously excited me, a new toy I couldn't wait to play with, but I was near the end of a hardback "print book" I'd previously started and felt I should finish that first. I hurried through the final chapters that night. I was acutely aware the whole time of the Kindle lying on the table beside me, fairly glowing, the way great jewels do in the movies – you know, the close-up shot in the museum, with soft spotlights illuminating the emerald, just before the glass case is smashed and the great heist begins.
On Saturday night I took up the Kindle. I had already decided to be a crank and test the Kindle with what I prejudicially hoped would make the Kindle fail: I would download a richly complex novel, one of the best ever written, "Madame Bovary."
I pushed three buttons to get to the "Kindle Store," then scrolled down to the "Search" space, typed in the title, pushed the command button and waited. Five different versions appeared as choices. I selected one for 99 cents and pushed the "Buy" button. (An Amazon account had already been set up by the gent who loaned me his Kindle.) Within 90 seconds, "Madame Bovary" was available for reading.
No matter who you are or how much resistance you feel, the download speed is impressive. You're waiting your turn in the dentist's office, riding the commuter train, or stuck up in a tree while the flood waters rage below, and bingo! you can push a button and have Tom Clancy, Nora Ephron or Mark Twain keep you company. Or, in the case of Bill Hord of Ambler, who loves sailing, he dials up a book on his iPad while he sails in the Caribbean. Just pulls up leeward, drops anchor, and reads.
One of the most frequently asked questions: Do you need a computer to use a Kindle? The answer is: No. It is completely wireless. The only time you plug something in is when you want to recharge the battery. Each charge is good for about 18 hours.
The Kindle is not a book, and no one is saying it is. It is a piece of plastic. If you don't like the feel of the plastic, you can buy a cover that hooks up to the device and both protects it and makes it feel more pleasantly tactile.
The device is light, easily held in one hand, and easy on the eye. There is no harsh glare. The font size is adjustable. The words are displayed in letters composed of "electronic ink." You need ambient light. You cannot use it in the dark, though I believe some other devices now allow you to do so.
I knew when I began reading "Madame Bovary" on the Kindle that I'd come up against some distracting and annoying differences between a Kindle and a book. I was determined however, to keep reading until I overcame them enough that the physical operation of the device could be done automatically. Like riding a bicycle.
To read, one advances each "page" by pushing the "Next Page" button. At first, my eyes swept over the last few words of a screen and "Next Paged" too soon, or not soon enough, and for a microsecond the magical rhythm of reading a book hiccupped. As soon as I got into my own rhythm (and stopped reaching to the top right-hand corner of the Kindle, as though to turn a page) it stopped being a problem.
The appearance of the "page" of the Kindle varies with the size of the font and the design of the book you are reading. "Madame Bovary" was laid out at an average of seven words a line/14 lines to the page. That's two glances a line for me, a strange new rhythm, and a total of about 100 wordsa page. It took 20 seconds or so to read a page, about three pages aminute.
I didn't like reading a book that had no page numbers, though that's probably just an older person's custom and complaint. It's disconcerting, though. I remember reading a biography of Babe Ruth (by Leigh Montville) and suddenly feeling sad because I knew, but The Babe didn't, that he only had about a half-inch to live.
You won't get that with the Kindle. Its weight doesn't change; its balance doesn't shift as you advance. A small number at the bottom of the screen tells you what percentage of the book you've read. Two days into "Madame Bovary," a friend asked me how far into it I'd gotten. I said, "I'm about thirty-eight percent of the way." He said, "That's an odd way to put it."
I know. I got curious and found out that a one-percentage-point change for "Madame Bovary" required 12 clicks. My next Kindle read, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," by Jon Meacham (2010), required 20 clicks to move the percentage indicator. If you're keeping track while you read, it's tedious and seems to take forever.
You also, at least with the Kindle 2 version I used, can't suddenly switch back to an earlier section of the book, say, the map on page 22 or the description of the waterfall on page 112, that kind of thing. You can go back, but it takes a few clicks and feels constraining.
By the third night of Kindling I was so comfortable with this mode of reading that the entire controversy seemed trivial and pointless to me. Nothing will ever replace the comfort, joy, and tactile appeal, ever the smell, of printed books. But they're not the only way to read, nor necessarily the most comfortable or efficient. I went on to read two more long books – the Andrew Jackson biography previously mentioned and "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition," by Daniel Okrent (2010), another American history book.
For three weeks, then, I read only on a Kindle and read what would be well over a thousand printed pages. I enjoyed it. In fact, I started dreading having to give it back to its owner. I got very caught up in the process of reading that way. Like eating potato chips, as they say, as soon as I finished one title I wanted to browse, download, and start reading another.
But by then it was time to perform Part Two of the experiment: pick up a hardback book and see how that felt after my trip to La-La Land. I chose the large, heavy, long novel about the Vietnam War, "Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War," by Karl Marlantes (2010), (Urged on me with high praise by steadfast correspondent Joe Ferry of Oreland).
And, my goodness, I never appreciated so much before how much a book's physical dimensions affect my reading experience — its thickness, its weight, the cover design, and, surprisingly, the sound of a book. They're really quite noisy, in a delightful way, and soothing. I just loved the feeling and whispery sound of my fingers brushing each new page.
Unlike a book, the Kindle's physical dimensions or textures never change. You read each book through the same small window in the wall. The same plastic ivory-colored frame surrounds each presentation. In a way, reading three long books in a row on the Kindle condensed them into one long unibook.
And the two-page spread of the "Matterhorn" book (two full pages, each 35 lines a page, about 14 words a line or close to, 1000 words to read with each turn of the page) seemed vast and somewhat daunting.
The Kindle experience feels more like watching a movie shot entirely in close-ups. But, for a guy who would read cereal-box ads if he didn't have a book, the Kindle will do for many situations. The most frequently mentioned Kindle advantage is that it's like taking dozens of books on vacation with you while taking up only the space of a paperback. You can also subscribe to newspapers and magazines and read them on a Kindle.
Be warned, though, the Kindle does not come with books included, no more than a DVD player comes with movies included. Thousands can be downloaded for free, but most others cost between $10 and $15. A child would need a budget. I still plan on using the Free Library for most of the books I'll probably read only once. And I, for one, do not consider Kindle books to be cheap. Half off a $35 book is still expensive when I know I can go to our nearby Harvest Books or Walk A Crooked Mile Books and buy them gently used for $2.
Yes, I'm buying one. Probably the cheaper $139 version since I don't plan on downloading hundreds of books and will never make it my primary reading method. But I see its uses and would ask for one as a gift, or give one as a gift to someone who reads a lot, or whom I wanted to encourage to read more.


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Longtime Georgetown (Ky.) coach has roots with Payne
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Tech head men's basketball coach Steve Payne has added national championship NAIA head coach Happy Osborne to his staff for the upcoming 2011-12 season.
Osborne comes to Tech from Georgetown College, an NAIA school in Georgetown, Ky., where he posted a 456-84 career record and led the Tigers to the 1998 national championship.
At Tech, Osborne joins assistants Russ Willemsen and David Boyden in recruiting, coaching, developing players and cultivating and maintaining relationships in the community.
"He brings a special energy to recruiting, so he'll be involved with that, but he's also very good at developing people on and off the floor, so there won't be any part of our program he won't be involved with, just like coach Boyden and coach Willemsen," Payne said.
Payne served as an assistant on Osborne's staff at Georgetown from 1996-2000, where the two became close friends. In the four years the pair coached together, Georgetown won 26, 37, 30 and 35 game for a total of 123 wins in four years. They played in two national championship games, winning one.
"Obviously his record is one of the best all-time in college basketball, but more than that, we're getting a guy who has a great passion for young people and a great passion for basketball and coaching," Payne said of Osborne.
"A lot of my philosophy and foundation was developed in my time at Georgetown College working with coach Osborne the first time," he continued. "I'm lucky to have a special relationship with him. There's nobody better to be around, hang out with, and as far as I can imagine, that will be pretty seamless on the floor. The last time we were together, we had a pretty good record, and I'd like to match that."
Osborne echoed Payne's excitement in re-uniting with an old friend.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to coach at Tennessee Tech," Osborne said. "Steve Payne is like a brother to me. We had a lot of good times together here at Georgetown, and he's one of my best friends in the whole world. He's someone I really enjoy being around."
A native of Lynch, Ky., Osborne began his tenure at Georgetown as an assistant coach in 1980, serving for 14 years before being promoted to the head position in 1996.
In his 15 years as head coach, Osborne has been named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year six times, won nine of the last 12 MSC titles, and posted at least 25 wins each season.
Osborne holds the distinction of being the fastest coach at any college basketball level to post 100 career wins. He holds the same distinction among coaches who have won 400 games.
Due in large part to his leadership, Georgetown is the all-time winningest men's basketball program in NAIA and has made a record 20 consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances. More than 40 Georgetown players have gone on to professional careers overseas, many of whom played under Osborne.
Most recently, Osborne led the Tigers to a 32-5 record and the Fab Four, the NAIA national semifinals, in 2010-11.
He said he is excited to work not only with Payne, but also with fellow assistants Russ Willemsen and David Boyden.
"Russ is an up-and-coming coach and does a tremendous job recruiting, and I've known David a long time," he said. "All of them have just been super to me, and I think we'll make it a great family."
Osborne, who has spent his entire coaching career at Georgetown and played an active role in the community, spoke of the importance of visibility in the community for the program.
"It's very important to me that we get out and help Cookeville to 'own' Tennessee Tech basketball," he said. "They know we have a very good team coming back, and we want to get out and shake every hand and invite everyone to support this team."
Osborne played high school basketball at Lynch High School, where his father was the school superintendent. He went on to serve as a student assistant at both Pikeville College and Morehead State.
He is married to Bobbi Osborne and the couple has one daughter.


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The Lady Bears (8-5) got double-doubles from both Taylor Raccuglia (Brooklyn/Bishop Kearney) and Samantha Retas (Brooklyn/Bishop Kearney).
Raccuglia tallied 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and also blocked a career-high-tying five shots. Retas chipped in 10 points and snagged 10 boards.
Kelly McNamee (Glendale/Mary Louis) scored a team-high 18 points and dished four assists and Megan Moran (Syosset, N.Y./St. Dominic's) came up one rebound shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds in the win.
Despite coming into the game winless, the NCAA Tournament qualifiers in 13 out of the last 14 years made it a competitive game throughout, but it was the Lady Bears who led most of the game, an 8-0 run over four minutes giving St. Joseph's a 23-16 lead at 9:27 in the first half and they would never trail again


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January 01, 2004
Brett Barboursville and the Case of the Hairy Egyptian
Originally posted at I Love Jet Noise on July 30th, 2004. This is a backup copy.
This epic Ode to Bad Taste was inspired by the 2004 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest and my purchase of a new car last weekend. In our own defense, we can only say that we did not plan for it to happen - it was an accident. We sincerely apologize to the blogosphere and the literary world for any permanent psychological scarring that may be caused by reading it.
Brett Barboursville and the Case of the Hairy Egyptian: or How I Learned Not To Trust Pita-Stuffing Back-Stabbing Hirstute Female Fans Of John Kedwards And Their Flour-Powered Evil Sidekicks And Discovered the True Meaning Of Life, Liberty, And Just As I Did I Got Killed, But Then Even Though I Was Dead, I Came Back To Life Just To Kill Those That Killed Me, And In So Doing Retained My Dignity If Not My Life, Because Then I Died For Good.
It was a dark and stormy night, jet black as the plush leather seats of the Mazda RX8 that gripped Delilah's trembling thighs like an overzealous car salesman on a slow afternoon, the inky void relieved only by the eerily grinning face of the Bose radio dial... as her sandaled toe caressed the clutch gently to the floor and she experienced what she could only describe thereinafter as a low polar moment of yaw inertia, she was confidently aware that the pre-loaded multilink design in back would minimize any lag in rear suspension response as she headed into a steep curve and she suddenly knew she would never go back to Brett...it was over. Cassandra
Overcome with that sense of dread that only comes when a person suddenly realizes that he or she is about to lose the one thing that they truly love, indeed need to lend meaning and order to their otherwise miserable lives, Brett slammed the shifter back into fourth gear and, accelerating steadily up the blank pavement that was Barboursville Street, a street that was famous for its intimate book stores, cozy cafes, and the state's only Egyptian bakery, a street of lovers, dreamers and mimes, the small speedster immediately went airborne like an severely startled kitten, reminding Brett that, like his love affairs, Barboursville Street was also a street of speedbumps. spd rdr
Meanwhile an innocent pedestrian meanders down the Street of Dreams…
She walked alone along Barboursville Street, watching the mimes, the dreamers, and the lovers hand-in-hand, and seeing them took her thoughts back in time to her days in Washington, when she still harbored illusions about her future with "Him", and when "He" and she clandestinely met and…but her attention was brought back to the street of cozy cafes and intimate book stores by the throaty rumble of the small speedster, it a pulsating projectile moving ever closer…and that took her back to her first reverie, her on her knees as The Projectile moved ever nearer…and she then realized that she should have kept her attention in the here-and-now as she watched the speedster become airborne from the launching effect of one of those blasted speedbumps they call "Sleeping Policemen" in the Middle East, because it was then that Monica realized that she was finally going to achieve "completion." MathMom
As Brett dropped Delilah in front of the cozy little Egyptian bakery on Barboursville Street where they'd lingered so many times over Konafa and peeled away from the curb in his hot new Mazda RX8 Rotary engine sportster, her mind separated like a well-layered phyllo as she contemplated the mysteries, both of the Orient and the male psyche; one part savoring the honey-sweet, seemingly anatomically impossible love they had just made in the tiny back seat and the other the way her normally staid, sober husband had absently mowed down mimes, lovers, clowns and mime-ish lovers of clowns with equal abandon on the way there: flakily, it occurred to her that perhaps she had created a monster -- that sports car had put a tiger in his tank and Date Nights at Farouk's Souk and Pastry Nook would certainly never be the same again. Cassandra
The head pastry chef at Farouk's Souk and Pastry Nook looked up from his phyllo just in time to see Delilah, abandoned, in front of the display window by that heartless Marine with whom she normally appeared, and he felt his destiny was being played out – it was his opportunity to express the yearning he felt whenever her doe-eyed glance drenched him with the sweetness of the honey with which he toiled, (but he noticed that this was similar only to an extent, because when she averted her eyes there was no residual stickiness) and he knew he must grasp this moment and declare himself to her, so he advanced, and as the words "Would you like to see my baklava" escaped his lips, through the door walked Brett, who had not discarded her but had left her only to park in back, and then he felt a kinship with his namesake as the walls and roof fell on Samson, his breaking heart realizing the futility of his attraction for her (but you must understand that the roof and walls fell on him only metaphorically, because this was, after all, Barboursville Street, and if you think the City would be so lax in its building inspection ritual to allow the only Egyptian bakery in the state, if Fodor's is to be believed, fall into disrepair to the extent that the walls and roof would suddenly fall in without warning, you are sorely mistaken). MathMom
Delilah shivered - for a second, she'd had the eerie feeling of being watched - and as she saw Samson duck from sight just as Brett entered Farouk's Souk and Pastry Nook, she absently wondered what half-baked notion was rising in Brett's fermenting imagination: men were so jealous - always thinking someone was after the little woman (he probably thought that doughy flake of a pastry chef was in love with her!) but it wasn't going to work this time -- no, he wasn't going to get a rise out of her anymore because he wasn't dealing with some cream puff -- no sir, she was one tough cookie, and no amount of sweet talk was going to make up for another of his jealous rages this time. Cassandra
Meanwhile, somewhere in Ohio an anonymous reader lives a life of quiet desperation…
While bouncing down the pot-holed road in his rusty, 1981 Maxda RX-7, dreaming of owning a Porsche 911 someday, and gazing out the window at the grey, pallid sky over this place, jokingly referred to as Bumpkinland, while realizing his own pathetic dreams had been dashed by the dysfunctional miasma of his own wretched reality of life, it occurred to him that he had not sampled the delicacies of Farouk's Souk and Pastry Nook on far off, exotic Barboursville Street, in the City of his dreams, because his pathetic RX-7 could not be relied upon to reach that place, being such an old, rusty piece of dog excrement of an automobile, and wondering all the time, just how much longer could he go on like this. Don Brouhaha
A strange feeling came over Brett that something was wrong with Delilah, something he could almost see, but not see, as if a soft glaze had been feather-brushed across features, softening them just enough to make it difficult for him to recognize whatever it was that was wrong with her, until he remembered that she had told him that she hadn't had time to shave that morning. spd rdr
Brett, forever an optimist, so much so that he saw potential in that empty glass he called his love life and the Mazda rotary engine, hoped as he looked longingly but hazily on his Delilah, that her need for a shave comment was a reference to her small and alluring skirt that she seemed to wear to all the least appropriate places and needed two hairdos to wear -- but he was uncertain, for Brett could see the lump in Delilah's throat that he originally assumed was a by-product of Delilah's reciprocal desire for him and not the DNA inspired contours of a razor-burnt chin -- could he remedy the awkward situation with a gift certificate for two for Brazilian wax jobs, or was the alternative a haunting, screaming and therapy-filled future following a re-enactment of the Crying Game: the end game for his short-lived love? KJ
The new car, now a hopeless pile of junk after being wrecked when she hit a light post, was now a crumpled pile of metal in the gutter of Barboursville Street, after Delilah tried to drive and drink her coffee and eat Farouk's baklava, while downshifting to avoid the crippled lawyer in his wheelchair that fell over in the crosswalk as the lawyer tried to make eye contact with Delilah after a friendly but innocent encounter in the pastry shop, and now Delilah was obsessed with the obvious question of the hour, which was how she was going to explain the wreck of the new car to Brett, who was even now shopping for an elegant gift for his beloved, doe-eyed Delilah. Don Brouhaha
While in a seedy bar across town, the narrative inexplicably switches to the first person…
Sitting alone in the smoke-filled bar, I was staring down at my half emptied glass. Here it was nearly ten o'clock on a Friday night and the only other person in the place was this tough looking one-armed guy. Looking up, we made eye contact. It's a guy thing, I know, but I was deciding if I should wait until he looked away, first. Finally, I decided to do the other guy thing and be the first to break eye contact before he came over and slapped me silly. Not long after that, he got up to leave. On his way out, he looked over his shoulder and told me how I could improve my sex life all by myself. Rather than taking it as a piece of advice, I took it as an insult. Thinking about it, him having one arm and all, I figured I might be able to take him in a fight. Jumping from my bar stool, I worked my way through the crowd and finally got to the door.
I was momentarily blinded as I came out into the bright sunshine, but after a few seconds, I spotted him walking down the street. By the time I caught up to him, my recently dry cleaned suit was completely soaked from the downpour. Now, I was really mad! He must have had a sixth sense or something, because he swung around just as I caught up to him. Grabbing my tie with his left hand, he knocked my lights out with his right.
I don't know how much time I was out before I came to, but my jeans were almost dry. That was the good thing. The bad thing was that the bastard had taken my Veterans for Kerry button. Sometimes life just isn't fair. RIslander
Nauseatingly, the scene shifts back to Farouks…
Samson, waiting with baited breath for the moment that would change his life forever, saw his hopes slither away as Delilah undulated like the smarmy she serpent she was over to Brett. The two of them coiling their arms, entwining their fingers in a frenzied display of grasping at the straws of their relationship, glided over to the door and left Samson feeling like a pita with the filling removed. Flat, squishy and used. La Femme Crickita
The plot twists again…
Brett, in his final, fleeting moment of clarity, and bereft of his Kerry/Edwards button, lay motionless on the floor of the bakery, only vaguely aware of his surroundings as he peeked beneath the blood-soaked napkin that served as his make-shift shroud, and glimpsed the hairy unshaven legs of his one true love, his angel, his cosmopolitan Aphrodite, his tormented urban Delilah, and choking back the tears of a man whose body was sending periodic synaptic updates to a tormented brain, signaling that it soon would not be joining what remained of his soul on his next uncharted journey, Brett strained to focus all of his senses in the present, and managed to glean from the excited conversation swirling over him that he was a mere corpse, a victim of a passion that he would never glimpse, and that the woman of his dreams, a woman he had fawned and fretted over, a woman he adored and shared underclothes clothes with, a woman, without whom his useless carcass was mere fertilizer for the lawn of the gods, and that goddamn baker of middle-eastern descent from whom he had bought countless pita, and to whom he had himself introduced, nay, DELIVERED his stubbly bride, had somehow conspired against him so that, even as he lay on the floor of the bakery, he could hear their plans for his future, and those plans were not good. spd rdr
Brett, in his final agonized moments, replayed the entire scene over again like a tortured DVD that skipped and squared its dance of remembrance across his consciousness. How Samson of the Flat and Squishy Used Pita Club (a group so exclusive that there was only one member) hurled himself between him and Delilah while snorting with suppressed rage and pent up desire...a desire so strong that it propelled him like a squeezed zit to the woman he loved and intended to make his. How Samson, wielding the small paring knife buried it in his side, narrowly missing his liver, which was dealing with the metabolism of alcohol and the effects of Delilah's defecting to the side of Samson.
He realized then, that he was not dying, and gathering strength in this knowledge, now laid in wait to wreak his vengeance on this snorting gravelly-voiced peddler of Turkish Paste and Delight, and his former stubble legged floozy. Only time... La Femme Crickita
Oh Lord, help me. He just won't DIE! spd rdr
As Brett lay preparing to meet his Maker, he wondered, "How had it come to this?"... how had a clean-cut young man fresh out of Quantico come to lie on the floury floor of Farouk's Souk and Pastry Nook, drenched in a paste of blood and sweat and anguished memories of Delilah, the tarnished Angel of his Mornings... drat that NY Times! their flexible urban viewpoint had a way of blurring the lines: suddenly right was wrong, Left was Right, up was down in that dizzy, dancing way you feel, when every fairy tale comes real...Lord knows, he'd looked at life that way... sheesh, maybe it was time to send in the clowns...but enough of that, it was time for action - with a sudden burst of will, Brett summoned all his strength and drew his trusty K-bar from its hiding place in his left sock and plunged it, first into Delilah's cheating, lying heart, then with a grunt of satisfaction, into Samson's traitorous gut - there! that would show them a thing or two - because Marines don't mess around, you can always call on them when it absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight...and with a sudden lurch he grabbed his Kerry/Edwards button from Delilah's still warm fingers and tenderly pressing one last kiss for old time's sake into the perfumed palm of her hand he fell back, stone cold dead. Cassandra
Some might call it a miracle, I just call it bad writing, but as Brett gasped his last breath, his hand - the hand tightly clasping the Kerry/Edwards button - fell upon his mouth. Magically, almost as if it were a kiss from an angel, his chest began to heave as air rushed into his lungs. Slowly, the few ounces of blood he still had coursing through his veins began to rush its way to his nearly stopped heart. Lying there, his oxygen starved brain wondered what most oxygen starved brains wondered - was there anything the Kerry/Edwards team was not capable of?
Letting his gaze shift to the lifeless form of his dear Delilah, his sweet Delilah who looked so much like a George Stephanopoulos in need of a shave, his hand inched towards hers. Why, he wondered, why had he never bought her that thing she wanted so dearly? It cost only pennies, really! Yet, it, too, performed in magical ways. They say you can never go back. It is true, and he cursed himself for the fact of it being so! Almost cursing himself as his fingers reached hers, his mind brought the image he so cursed into view. It was the kind of view you only get from using the best American film. With the bedamned slowness of an overused Polaroid, it was finally there. Yes, the two of them standing outside of CVS. Her words came to him like the tones of an angel's harp. "Brett, please," she said with that husky voice which reminded him so much of George C. Scott when he was overlooking the battlefield in Patton, "buy me that Lady Schick."
No, you never could go back. Besides, if he did, they would probably cost more, now. RIslander
Brett could lie there forever, who would care? After all, it was an Irish neighborhood and pita bread was not really a big seller. From a distance, he could hear the bell in the tower chiming those bewitching tones that signaled the arrival of happy hour. Yes, there was more to life than pondering what could have been, there were half priced beers only a block away! It seemed like an eternity, but he managed to get himself to a standing position. His legs wobbled with each step he took toward the partially opened door. Little could he know what awaited him as his mind pictured the glories of gulping down a Guinness Stout.
Blocks away, at the Fleet Center, the nefarious deed had first come to life. Only the evilest of evil minds could even imagine doing such a deed, but it was, after all, the Democratic National Convention, and it almost came naturally to them. They would do what none but the most gutter-minded soul would do - they would have the Bush/Cheney sign hanging upon the same building which housed the soon to be defunct Farook's Souk and Pastry Nook come crashing to the ground. Could anything be more vile?
Coming to the door, Brett could hear the fun-filled sounds of this fine Democratic New England city rushing to his ears. Could life be any better than this?
Reaching the door, he carefully placed his beloved Kerry/Edwards button in his breast pocket, the better to be close to his heart. As he stepped out into the bright Boston sunlight, he heard a cackle which would have put the witches of Salem to shame. Looking up, he saw a women with the most evil smile he had ever seen cut the final cable. Yes, it was horrible, I know, but the last face he saw, it was that of: dare I say it, Teresa Heinz Kerry.
With the full weight of the Bush/Cheney sign hitting him, not even his ever-so-dear Kerry/Edwards button could save him. No, for it crashed into the Kerry/Edwards button as if it was not even there. Brett, poor Brett, had his heart crushed by the power of that RNC sign pulverizing his heart. And so, the saga ended. RIslander
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You found your asthma medicine sitting at the bottom of your sock drawer and now you're wondering: Can I still use it? Is it safe? Will it still work? Is it okay to use expired asthma medicines?
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Taking the Fresh Fiddler
Today's Belmont Park feature is a good one, the Cannon Shell Stakes run at 6-furlong on turf, going as the second half of the early double.
We'll not try to explain the positioning of this interesting stakes but rather look at the contenders. They are many and all have a license. We'll concentrate our play around Fiddlers Patriot, Noble's Promise and Bergerac.
Noble's Promise finally gets back on grass, where he's 1-for-2 lifetime, and turns back to this trip while reuniting with Julien Leparoux. Trainer McPeek is profitable lifetime in third-off-layoff scenarios.
Bergerac is the now horse, turning back from the 7-furlong Grade 2 Commonwealth on Keeneland Polytrack returning to his preferred surface on which have come three of his four lifetime scores. Javier Castellano takes the return call.
But it's the fresh gelding Fiddlers Patriot that looks most interesting but virtue of the fact that he does his best racing when fresh. Not only have two of his three most recent wins come off layups, but the third was on this course, his only try over this ground.
Versatile 6-year-old can either front-run to victory or stalk, his workline has gotten more aggressive since he left his Palm Beach winter base, George Weaver is having a banner 2012, knows how to get one ready and taps Johnny V. for the assignment.
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A Sad Goodbye to L.J. Heart [romanceworks]
June 22, 2006 3:28 pm
Tags: L.J. Heart, lj heart, Memorials, romanceworks
LJ was the love of my life and we shared an amazing relationship on every level. I'm grateful for the passionate and special life I had with him, and so saddened that some of our dreams didn't come true. We were getting close to realizing our lifelong dream of finishing our Cavalaris & HEART Love & Music project, and were only two weeks away from completing our Worlds OnLine project that we had been developing for years. At least we were able to share this last year and a half in our dream home in the mountains. How we enjoyed that.
Our time together of creating art and products as romanceworks on Renderosity these past few years has been very special. We have met so many amazing artists and made so many friends. It has been a rare and extraordinary experience that I will cherish forever. LJ truly enjoyed viewing your work and reading your comments. I sincerely thank you all for sharing your art and your hearts with us.
-Carol Cavalaris.
(Contains Artistic Nudity)
We welcome the Renderosity community to post their farewell wishes and/or links to images that they have created in honor of LJ Heart.
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Dearest Carol, I am so utterly shocked and devastated to hear this very sad news today. I have had the honor of sharing your and L.J.'s amazing artwork and friendship since I have been a member here and I can truly say the both of you are and always will be a cornerstone of this fine community. I can only imagine the grief and feelings you are having at this time and I would like to convey my deepest and most sincere condolences to you and your family in this time of loss. L.J.'s work and spirit will always be part of us here at Renderosity and most certainly will never be forgotten in any way. My heart, thoughts, and very best wishes are with you, Carol. Always know that we love you very much and are here for you when you need us. Please take care and keep the passionate spirit alive forever.
Now my English isnt the best but I will try express what I feel. This is a very sad loss...for Carol first of all, but also for us all. You 2 have been one of the reasons Ive browsed this gallery. Ive enjoyed every single picture youve done. All of your art have been special and filled with the most expressive and explosive feelings...LJ you will be missed, and Carol, all my love and care to you!
Carol, I sent you a e-mail, cause I didn't know I could write here, I am so very sorry to hear of this, I want to send my condolences, to you and your family, and know I am with you in heart, I wish there was something i could do, you have always been a special friend to me here at RR.....Stay strong my friend.............Love and Hugs.......John
I'm compelled to say, even though we don't know each other that he could not have passed in a better way or in better arms. I dream of such comfort at my end. And with such a soul mate. Though I would prefer to out last her and spare her the burdon. As for you,, I know it will be a long time till some sense of normalcy returns. But it will return just like the dawn. You can count on it. Yours, richardson
Oh gosh, i just heard this news from dreamslayers, this is very very sad indeed. He will be sorely missed in this community, from his fine works to his products, gosh this is so sad. We, as in rosity, will be here for you, and you family, sending prayers for your loss, and to remember the good times. Maxine
My dear sweet Carol....I can't even begin to tell you how sad I feel at this very moment...sad for you for your loss, and sad for us for our lost. This is such shocking news that I am having trouble absorbing it. It's like I see it in writing, but I can't fathom it. I don't know if that makes much sense to you, but please know this. You are in my heart, you are in my thoughts and you are in my prayers. Take care dear lady, and know that we have your back {{{{Hugs}}}}
I, too, was shocked when I read this...my deepest sympathy to you, Carol. The artwork the two of you created together was filled with wonderment and a passion for life...it was always an inspiration to me, a level of skill & creativity I hope one day to achieve. Very sad news indeed...you'll be in my prayers...take care...
Carol, I'm in shock right now and words fail me except to say that you are in my thoughts and prayers and my sincerest condolences go out to you and the rest of your family in this time of loss. L.J. will be much missed by our community and please, as David says so beautifully, remember that we all do love you very much and are here for you if you ever need us. Please take care of yourself and know that he will be remembered always through the beautiful art and music and all the beautiful things you created together. huge hugglz jen
Some things are just unbelievable, and some not in the best way. And its in time like this one that we really feel how things are so uncertain and they never look as precious as when they are no more. I was lucky enough to work with you and L.G. and your love and joy in living was captivating in everyways. And will continue to be since the bond you have is unbreakable and endless. I wish I could say more but I cant find the words.. I cant find the feeling other than sadness for this huge loss. Hang in there Carol, even from a distance Im with you in heart.
Most dear Carol...My deepest and heartfelt sympathy for your loss...I hope you will continue to touch our lives with your visits..I appreciate all the inspirational comments from you both,that's kept me goin...You both remain a team and his spirit will continue to inspire those of us here at RO..With much love and warm hugs...Tee
My deepest sympathies on your loss...The beauty that you created together and shared with us surely mirrored the beauty of the life and love you shared. I hadn't yet had the pleasure of getting to know you personally, but was always in awe at the wonderful works you created together...There was so much soul in them...My thoughts and prayers are with you....We never truly lose our soulmates, I believe that....God Bless
Carol I was shocked to read this, and my prayers and thoughts are with you. I hadn't talked with L.J. in a long, long time, but I will never forget his and your dedication to this community. It was a pleasure and an honor working with you and L.J. on the Primal Render Rhythms and it was that project that inspired me to "come out of retirement" that year and back to Renderosity and this community. I cannot thank you both enough for that. L.J. will be truly missed here.


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Name: Gibson E ThomasonBirth Year: 1920
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Arkansas
State of Residence: California
County or City: Alameda
Enlistment Date: 29 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: San Francisco
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
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Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 88
Weight: 660
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 about Gibson E Thomason
Name: Gibson E ThomasonGender: Male
Race: White
Religion: No Preference
Cemetery Name: Arkansas
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private
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