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Okay offically this is a NEW island because all of the others were raided by random cocks. Now please follow these rules so we can have fun with this one. (for once)
1.NO COCKS OR I WILL DELETE. If you see any cocks too just remove them or destroy em' with a lazor.
2.SAVE AS A .png ONLY!
3.Please no crappy drawings or pieces of shit.
4.No serious racism or any other hateful words or things.
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#30 Loneliness – KindnessPosted: June 26th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 2 Comments »
I saw this quote on a piece of manga and thought of sharing it with you:
In the end, it's true isn't it?
We don't realize what we really have until we've lost them too.
And that is why…
Remember to show appreciation, gratitude and love for everything that you have in this present moment Now.
Because if you want happiness, this is the easiest way to start.
#29 Change the WorldPosted: June 21st, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 9 Comments »
I'm talking about the world, in or outside of earth, the Universe, forever.
What's the aim?
As of today, I have a huge goal.
A goal that encompasses our lifetime.
I may not contribute as much as a tiny blip of 'spark' towards this change, but I'm going to put in that effort anyway.
One day, we are going to die.
Although we may boast about having a life worth living, that we are happy while we're alive, to know that we have lived life to the fullest while we are on earth – in the end, this will all be for nothing… if we're doing it for ourselves.
And, who are we anyway?
Humans. Within this immensely, immensely huge Universe, we are but invisible little things in the Solar system, within the Milky Way. Not to mention that when you're finally conscious, you'd realize that physical reality is just a little costume you wear on earth. This existence you're living now, it's just temporary. But your true nature? It emcompasses physical reality.
As such, I'm setting for myself a vision. A vision which you can join me in. And what is it?
To change the world, forever.
I don't care how long it takes.
What matters is that this will lead every conscious being to the point of wellbeing.
A vision that lasts forever.
That decades, centuries or millenniums from now, all beings who can influence the Universe will finally realize their consciousness within.
To work towards a realm that prospers, expands, is filled with aliveness, is lived with the understandanding of the present moment, is happy, detached from traps of ego, is conscious of the well-being that can be created whether on earth, outside this planet, stretched towards the infinite spaces that exists.
I have more details in my mind, but I'm not going to describe them all here. Too much details.
But what I want to say would be: No matter who you are, what you are, you would be looking to enrich dead places with liveliness, to see each other for what we really are, and to live in a way that would ultimately be expansive, meaningful, satisfactory.
Dead planets would be filled with life.
Empty grounds, with greens.
Unlivable environments, breathed in with possibilities.
And all for greater wellbeing.
In that moment, the fragile structures of sidetracked corporations, governments, organizations, groups or minds would fall. Because people would begin to realize the idiocy within the contexts they're living from. We'll be able to see through the plays of ego, its harmfulness, its emptiness.
Being a part of this change, we expand beyond our narrow perceptions & limitations.
We grow, we live, we experience life – with a purpose of wellbeing that we are ready to sweat for with passion.
Out of the dark hole.
Into light.
To see things as they are.
Not what we perceive them to be.
To be in touch with truth.
And accomplish tasks we'd sacrifice our personal lives for.
It looks impossible now. But I assure you. With decades, centuries or milleniums, we'll be there.
Want to get involved? Easy.
All it takes is just an acceptance of this vision if you think it sounds good.
Just an acceptance.
And everything will move itself from there.
Thanks for reading.
#28 I Finally Discovered What Our True Purpose IsPosted: June 19th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 2 Comments »
I'm excited.
I've waited very long to discover what a human's purpose is.
You see, in post #23 I mentioned about it in the end.
"God, at least let me know what I'm supposed to do, in the Now."
That's got to be one of the funniest thing to say.
You know why?
Read this, and read this closely because:
"Our purpose, your purpose, has always been…
To be fully, in the Now."
You could talk about destiny all day.
But nothing would change according to what you want.
If you want to discover what your destiny is, just do this.
It's your ultimate purpose –
To be fully in the Now.
If you do this, practice this, you'd realize suddenly that your life is filled with Satori.
What is Satori?
The moment, actually moment is an illusion – because everything only happens in the Now – but I'll describe it as this:
"It's the moment where everything glimmers."
Suddenly your view brightens. Things liven up. Your actions actually count.
Your life is suddenly experienced to the fullest, and will satisfy you, no matter how bad it becomes.
Your heart hurts? You stay in the Now and experience that heartbreak to the fullest. Because it's your purpose to do that Now.
Good or bad, you do the same thing.
To experience the Now to the fullest, that's it.
To be fully bored when you're bored.
To be fully walking when you're walking.
To be fully talking when you're talking.
There's no time.
This realization is credited to Eckhart Tolle.
Thank you for reading.
#27 What Do You Meditate About?Posted: June 19th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 7 Comments »
I was recently thinking – "What's the real purpose of meditating really?"
We know it's a form of sitting.
But what are we supposed to do while we're sitting?
So I went out to look for the answer.
And stumbled upon this video:
After watching it, you can read the rest of this post below.
You see on Maharishi's answer in this video, he said: "Mind is the experiencer, and the thought is the object of experience."
When I first heard that, I got a little confused.
So does he imply that your consciousness is the mind?
Eventually, I realized that there's a better way to understand this.
If the mind is the experiencer, consciousness is actually the observer above the experiencer.
In other words, the mind may just be the ego or illusion which your consciousness observes.
If you get confused by his retort, I hope this helps.
#26 A Silent MindPosted: June 16th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | No Comments »
"Mind is never peaceful.
No mind is peace.
Mind itself can never be peaceful, silent.
The very nature of the mind is to be tense, to be in confusion.
Mind can never be clear.
It can not have clarity because mind is – by nature – confusion, cloudiness.
Clarity is possible without mind.
Peace is possible without mind.
Silence is possible without mind.
So never try to attain a silent mind." – Baghawan
"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."
– Albert Einstein
#25 Bruce Lee's Words Of Wisdom And PhilosophyPosted: June 15th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | No Comments »
I've learned something from these videos about Bruce Lee, and thought of sharing them with you.
Strange as it can be, I thought his words carried a lot of consciousness. He was thinking on a level much higher than most people could ever do back in his times. Was he enlightened?
Perhaps. But why not hear and watch what he says and decide on the answer yourself? I believe it will be worth your time – Enjoy.
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#24 Short Post On HappinessPosted: June 12th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 1 Comment »
Instead of asking, "Am I happy?"
Always replace it with, "How can I be happier?"
The reason is simple:
Am I Happy leads nowhere. It's a yes or no question. Like what people talk about when they mention enlightenment – as if indicating that we could reach a point where our sorrows and sufferings will finally come to an end and we could stay happy for the rest of our lives. No good. Life doesn't work this way.
How Can I Be Happier, on the other hand, carries an important word "Happier."
If you can be happier now than you were 5 years ago, if you can be happier 5 years from now than the present moment, then you would've accomplished what you were after.
Of course, I am not hinting that there's always something to pursue.
I am not hinting that there's nothing to pursue either.
This ultimate currency called Happiness needs more than words to understand.
It requires some inner-reflection.
Now, are you happier than you were just a minute ago?
Hm… maybe you actually have a choice?
#23 I don't know what to writePosted: June 5th, 2009 | Author: Him | Filed under: Life | 6 Comments »
Inspiration didn't come.
I hoped I'd learn something valuable, and to be able to deliver them to you, but I could write about nothing in the past week.
You think I'm enlightened, I'm not.
More than anything, I'm confused.
Here I am teaching you about consciousness, awakening and happiness – but in actual life, I realized pain is everywhere surrounding me. The only difference is while others would struggle through it, I'm just taking them in as is. Big difference? Nope. Happier? Certainly.
I just couldn't understand how this world works.
And it doesn't seem to hint an answer at how we could truly live in happiness.
What I've wrote about is as close to the answer as most humans are possibly able to realize.
So to further open another door to the answer seems really difficult at this stage for me.
My spiritual teacher Arjuna Ardagh and many others like Ram Dass, Adyashanti etc. are talking about a shift in the consciousness of mankind. They talked about how most people are awakening to this sense of consciousness, to know that humans aren't supposed to live in the jail of our delusions anymore. But everyday everywhere I go, I sense no difference…
Are humans really awakening? No, allow me to correct my question. Is awakening really needed for the whole world?
Although things are going pretty smoothly for me, these questions kill my brains every single day.
Waking up – trying to release and accept things as is, I still couldn't help but feel a sense of tremendous frustration for having to blend myself into the 'hallucination of life.'
But I can't do anything about it! Because I don't know if I'm right. I don't know if others are right either.
The only thing I know is I don't know and reality isn't giving us a clue clear enough to know which is the path we should thread on.
What are we supposed to do, the great One?
Why do you help us awaken, but leave us with no clue about the role we should implement?
If so, why would you keep sufferings in the way of our lives – what are you trying to convey?
Living in the now is great, but let us know what we should do in the now at least.
That's all I would ask to know.

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Check out a selection of highlights from the 2013 Junior Final Fours up at the EIS, Sheffield, during the first weekend of May.
Though there weren't as many highlights as last year, this is the best of what I've got and includes a few clips from Under-14s as well (no highlights of U14 winners Cheshire though, unfortunately, due to their games clashing with the older age group games I was filming).
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A thirty-year police veteran explains ten arresting reasons why you do not want to become a police officer. This is must-have information for any young man or woman considering a career in law enforcement, and it is...
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Build A Decorative Metal Rebar Fence For The Front Yard - For Less Than Seven Dollars Per Linear Foot
A detailed guide on how to construct a four foot high rebar steel fence using wooden posts for structural support and beauty. The guide includes a material and tool list to get the do-it-yourself handyman right to work.
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Build a Decorative Metal Rebar Fence for Your Home for Less Than Seven Dollars Per Linear Foot
Learn how to make a decorative metal and wood fence using simple half-inch metal rebar that you can purchase cheaply at any hardware supply store. Some welding skills are required, but if you can spot weld, you can...
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How to Build a Man-Size Welding Table From Rebar and Used Bed-Frame Metal for Less Than Sixty Dollars
How to make a man-sized welding table from rebar and used bed-frame metal for less than $60.
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The Folk Artist Krypto explains how to take freshly cut hardwood tree trunks and carve them into beautiful one-piece wood art. Proper seasoning of the wood and a patient cutting procedure are vital to prevent checking...
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Basic Welding Equipment and Techniques for Metal Art Sculpture and the Beginner Welder
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view from the stage at THE HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL in beautiful San Francisco Oct 6 2012
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Back in April I told you about the Prescriptives Summer 2009 Color Collection: Exhilarating.
My favorite products of the collection are the Exhilarating Lip Glosses. They're guava flavored and come in three flattering shades: Mango, Pink Grapefruit and Guava.
Makeup Bag intern Monica tried the Papaya Exhilarating Lipcolor and was pleasantly surprised with its shine and shimmer:
"I'll admit I approached this lipstick with a bit of trepidation (read: fear!), as it looked like a relatively loud coral in the tube. I am relieved to share that the color is indeed coral, but also surprisingly wearable. What I was afraid would look orangey turned out to be a true, warm coral with enough pink to counteract any possible ruddiness. The consistency was excellent, offering extremely comfortable wear and soft shine and just a hint of shimmer. So pretty for summer!"
I also have been wearing the Limited-Edition Calyx Sheer Exhilaration nearly every day here in Hawaii. The fruity scent is light and refreshing, a perfect complement to the humid Hawaiian air.
Check out the entire Prescriptives Summer 2009 Color Collection at prescriptives.com.


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Finding your favorite foods on campus is easy. We are proud to offer a dining program complete with signature brands and menu selections that include just about every item you can imagine. Just feast your eyes on what we have available across campus:
Use the links below to learn more about each specific dining location:
1. Iggy's Market
2. Night Hound
3. The Refectory
4. Sellinger On-The-Go
5. Cold Spring Sushi
6. Starbucks
7. Taqueria
8. Green Peel
9. Boulder Garden Cafe
10. Flannery Market
11. FitWell Cafe
Please also note our Off Campus Solutions participating retailers, found at www.loyola.edu/evergreen-off-campus


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Just a reminder! Through February 28th, head on over to the Snickers Facebook Page OR text SNICKERS to 78787 to enter in the Snickers Super Bowl Satisfaction Game! You could win a coupon valid for a FREE Snickers bar (I won this! :D), a $100 Visa gift card and more – note that there is a limit of 5 prizes per email address! If you opt to text, you'll receive a reply that will let you know if you've won. If so, they will give you a verification code. Then, you'll want to head on over here to enter your code to claim your prize.
Prize Details:
*500 First Prizes: $100 Visa Gift Card
*1,000 Second Prizes: $25 Visa Gift Card
*10,000 Third Prizes: Snickers Branded Candy Bowl (a $15 value!)
*990,000 Fourth Prizes: a coupon redeemable for one Snickers Bar (1.76-1.84 oz) (up to $1.29)
Good Luck!
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Guacamole with Mango
Mango and jicama add a cooling sweetness to this serrano chile-infused guacamole served at Mercadito Restaurants.
Level: Easy
Serves: 6
- 2 avocados
- ¼ c. finely diced white onion
- ¾ c. finely diced plum tomatoes
- 1 tbsp. minced serrano chiles
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro
- ¼ c. small diced mango
- ¼ c. small diced jicama
- 2 tbsp. chipotle puree, or to taste
- 2 tbsp. salt, or to taste
- Lemon juice, optional depending on the avocado ripeness
- In a medium bowl add the avocado and smash it down with a fork until it is smooth but has some small chunks.
- Add onion, tomato, serrano, cilantro, lemon, mango, and jicama and toss until ingredients incorporate evenly.
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Given the success of Kung Fu Panda, it's really no surprise that DreamWorks is busy cooking up ideas for another round of Po and co.
But the word comes not from the press department of the company, but from an animation guild blogger working at the company's animation production HQ. While it doesn't mean the film's a definite go (after all, the only people working on it right now are the story team), you've got to figure DreamWorks is looking for a new Shrek-level franchise…
Head to the TAG Blog for more.
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Using our expertise and experience in the global manufacture of home oxygen equipment we deliver the best possible service to your door.
DeVilbiss Healthcare is proud to be both a local service provider and one of the worlds largest manufacturers of home oxygen products. Our machines can be found in hospitals and homes all over the world. DeVilbiss Healthcare has an unrivalled level of expertise and knowledge to ensure you get a complete professional service.
Information for Healthcare professionals on how to go about getting home oxygen from DeVilbiss Healthcare. Including contact numbers and information on how to to efficiently arrange to have the required therapy delivered to your patients home.
This section tries to answer many of the most frequently asked questions relating to home oxygen delivery systems such as oxygen concentrators, but first let's look at oxygen itself.
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5 different tastes in one bite! It's a culinary master piece!
I have always told people who asked me about my favorite vegetables that I love Karlyachi Bhaji and especially the way my mom makes it. The surprise on their face made me feel proud for earning brownie points for being a good kid who eats all vegetables, including bitter gourd.
Any preparation of bitter gourd will have a pronounced bitter taste and it should, it's not easy to mask bitter taste but it plays well with well chosen ingredients. This particular preparation which uses tangy tamarind, nutty peanuts, creamy coconut, sweet jaggery and spicy Goda Masala is a classical example of Marathi cuisine from Konkan region.
I was very happy with my attempt to mimic mom's magical taste. The best reward was that my husband really enjoyed it, which was quite a shock for me!
Karlyachi Bhaji
5 tastes in one byte! It's a culinary master piece!
- Biiter Gourd - 4 medium sized, washed and chopped into small pieces
- Fresh Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
- Ground Peanut - 3 tbsp
- Goda Masala - 1 tbsp
- Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp
- Jaggery - 3 tbspn
- Red Chili Powder - 2 tsp or to taste
- Cumin-Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- For phodni / tadka
- Oil - 2 tbspn
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
- Hing - 1/ tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- If you are using ready made tamarind paste, skip this step. Else, in a small bowl add 1 spoonful of tamarind and some water, microwave it for 10 seconds and let it sit aside.
- Wash bitter melons and cut them length wise, if you see any bigger seeds remove them with a spoon or inner side of a peeler. Now chop them into smaller equal sized pieces.
- Add these chopped pieces to a bowl with some water and add 1 tbsp of salt, mix it well. The salt makes the bitter gourd release some juice and it takes away some bitterness. This step is optional but highly recommended.
- Now in a kadhai / heavy bottomed pan, heat some oil. I use peanut oil and it works really well for this dish.
- Prepare phodani or tadka, by adding mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, hing and turmeric powder.
- Now add bitter melon pieces by removing all the water. If you like squeeze out the water as much as you can.
- Stir fry it for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add ground peanuts, grated coconut, tamarind paste and mix it well.
- Add red chili powder, cumin-coriander powder, Goda masala and finally some salt. Mix everything together and let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add jaggery, cook it further for 2 minutes.
- Adjust the amount of jaggery / salt as per your taste.
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New York State Avian Records Committee
a committee of the New York State Ornithological Association
Annual Report - 2003
The Committee reviewed 142 reports from 2003, involving 82 separate sightings, and an additional 14 reports from 2002 or earlier. This high number of reports is typical of the past few years and marks the steady rise in reporting since inception of the Committee in 1977. As usual, the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) received reports from all over the state, with 29 of 62 counties represented. The three counties with the most reports submitted were Suffolk (22), Monroe (21), and Erie (15). The overall accepted rate remained relatively high at 84%. Interestingly, 35% of the reports involved multiple submissions, meaning more than one independent report pertaining to the same sighting. This is a welcome trend that generally provides a fuller account of the sighting and helps to corroborate important details of observation, especially subjective features such as size, flight style and so on. This is particularly important when birds are seen only briefly such as at hawk or lake watches. In the fleeting moments as the bird passes, observers will notice and recall subtly different features, which in combination may give a more complete picture. The same is true for vocalizations, which are notoriously difficult to transcribe. If you are lucky enough to encounter a rare bird, be sure to encourage additional observers to put their own notes and impressions on paper and, if possible, submit these as independent reports.
A total of 93 contributors provided reports and/or photographs and their
names are listed alongside accepted reports as well as at the end of this
document. The Committee genuinely appreciates the time and effort that
goes into preparing these reports and we hope that the new online submission
form available on the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA)
web site has made this task easier. Many submissions were of a high standard,
not only in terms of the level of detail provided in the description but
also in the careful analysis of the identification. All too often, observers
omit an explanation of precisely how they arrived at their conclusions,
perhaps assuming that this will be self-evident from the description or
photographs. Unfortunately, this is not always true, and, without exception,
a report is much stronger and more compelling when the authors take the
time to explain what features convinced them that they were observing
the species in question rather than other similar species, including plumage
variants, exotics (cage birds), or other rare possibilities.
Advice on how to prepare and submit a report is provided on the NYSARC pages within the NYSOA web site:
Here you will also find an on-line reporting form that allows observers to compose a written report and attach up to five digital image files. The site also includes a list of species reviewed by NYSARC, information on the composition of the Committee, a small gallery of rare or unusual birds photographed in the state, and copies of previous annual reports. NYSARC encourages observers to submit documentation for all species on the review list, as well as species previously unrecorded in New York State (NYS). We will also consider unusual breeding species and seasonal migrants that are four weeks of more beyond the usual dates of occurrence. NYSARC encourages observers to read the Kingbird article by former Committee member Willie D'Anna on the documentation and reporting process (D'Anna 2003). The Committee is grateful to Carena Pooth for regularly updating the NYSARC web site. Those who prefer not to use the online reporting form are encouraged to send us documentation (written and photographic) via email or regular mail. Such reports, as well as correspondence for the Committee, should be sent to:
Jeanne Skelly, Secretary for NYSARC
It is with deep regret that we note the passing of Dr. Paul DeBenedictis. At a meeting in 1975 of the Council of Delegates for what was then The Federation of New York State Bird Clubs, Paul first proposed the creation of a rare bird verification committee for the state, in line with committees that already existed in California, Britain, and elsewhere. After two more years of deliberation and planning, the formation of NYSARC was approved and Paul was selected as the first Chair. He served from 1977 to 1984, when he resigned from the Committee to devote himself to Editorship of The Kingbird. After almost thirty years, NYSARC remains an important and well-respected arm of the New York State Ornithological Association, a fitting legacy to Paul's many contributions to amateur ornithology in New York and beyond. In other Committee news, Gerard Phillips rotates off the Committee at the end of his five-year term as a voting member. We thank Gerard for his many insightful and sometimes passionate contributions to our deliberations. His knowledge and constant good humor made our work all the more pleasurable. He is replaced by Jeff Bolsinger of Canton, New York. Jeff is a field biologist with particular interest in the ecology of passerines, especially the wood warblers. He has recently taken on the role as Kingbird Editor for Region 6 and has played a major role in gathering data from the St. Lawrence River plain and Adirondack region for the Breeding Bird Atlas. We welcome Jeff as a voting member and will make good use of his knowledge of the birds and birders in northern New York.
The present report represents a collaborative effort by the current,
undersigned, Committee members. We are also deeply indebted to Willie
D'Anna, who helped to review many of the reports included here.
On occasion we also requested assistance from experts outside the Committee,
and we would like to express our gratitude to all who have graciously
responded. We also wish to acknowledge Berna and Stan Lincoln for contributing
information concerning Paul DeBenedictis and his role in the early years
of the Committee and Patricia Lindsay for helping to proof-read this long
and complex document.
This report includes several notable rarities including three new additions
to the New York State Checklist: Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva),
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus), and Cassin's
Vireo (Vireo cassinii). The golden-plover is a long-distance migrant with
a proven potential for global vagrancy and has seemed like a good possibility
to reach NYS eventually. In contrast, the woodpecker was far beyond any
prior vagrant record and truly unexpected. As discussed in the narrative,
Cassin's Vireo may occur with regularity in eastern North America
but its status as a vagrant is obscured by the difficulty of identification
in the field. The Committee also accepted the first NYS occurrence of
"Western Flycatcher," a complex formerly recognized as a single
species but now regarded by the AOU as comprising two separate, although
very similar, species: Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
and Pacific-slope Flycatcher (E. difficilis). Neither has been recorded
in NYS before, but the Committee was not convinced that these two possibilities
could be distinguished from the details provided. Including "Western
Flycatcher," these additions bring the state list to a total of
466. Other notables include the second accepted records of South Polar
Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki), Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia
decaocto), and MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei) for NYS,
three Black-capped Petrels (Pterodroma hasitata) on or near Lake Ontario,
multiple inland Wilson's Storm-Petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), Magnificent
Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), and Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia
rosea). The Committee also accepted the first NYS occurrences of two subspecies:
a Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) belonging to the western North American
subspecies group swainsonii ("Western Warbling-Vireo"); and
a Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) of the southwestern North American
subspecies chryseola ("Sonora Yellowthroat"). Finally, the
Committee accepted reports documenting the first NYS breeding records
for Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) and Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra).
2003 Reports Accepted
Unless otherwise stated, each report number (e.g., Ross's Goose #2003-77-A/C, below) refers to a single individual bird. The letters following the report number indicate how many independent reports pertained to the bird in question (three in the example just given). County names appear in bold font, and a few standard abbreviations, consistent with those in Kingbird Regional Reports, are employed to save space.
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
Willet (Catopthrophorus semipalmatus)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Tyrannus flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
2003 Reports Accepted but Origins Uncertain
As its name suggests, this category involves records where the identification to species is clearly established but the provenance (wild origins or otherwise) of the birds in question is uncertain. Most often this involves waterfowl which are commonly kept in captivity, exotic gamebirds that are frequently released for hunting, and popular cagebirds such as parrots.
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
2001 Reports Accepted
South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Selasphorus hummingbird
1999 Reports Accepted
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
"Western" Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus swainsonii)
Common "Sonora" Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas chryseola)
Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax dificilis/occidentalis)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Reports Not Accepted
A number of factors may contribute to a report being denied acceptance. By far the most common is that the material submitted was considered insufficient or too vague to properly document the occurrence and/or eliminate similar species. For example, written documentation or descriptions prepared entirely from memory (sometimes weeks, months, or years) after a sighting are seldom voted on favorably and the Committee cannot overstate the importance of taking field notes of uncommon or rare birds. These notes should be taken while the bird is under study or, if this is not possible, immediately afterwards. It is very helpful to include a photocopy of your notes with the formal typed or neatly written report. This helps the Committee to know what was seen at the time of the observation, before field guides or other sources of information were consulted. If you feel your handwriting is illegible, especially with the excitement of finding a good bird, it is a good idea to add a key that explains or decodes your notes. Crude field sketches are often very useful in illustrating what you saw and should always be submitted as part of the report, even if they are drawn on a napkin!
Advice on report preparation is available on our web site (see above), and in several published articles. We recommend the article by Willie D'Anna (2003), as well as the benchmark article by Dittmann and Lasley (1992). The key elements to a good report are (i) the description of the bird with as much detail as possible, (ii) the names and contact details of the observers, (iii) location and date of the sighting, and lastly (iv) an explanation of how the identification was made. This last category is frequently omitted but is extremely important. Ask yourself the following questions: What features led you to this conclusion as to the species involved? What other species might this bird be confused with and how were these possibilities ruled out? By providing this information, you invariably build upon the basic description and present a much more compelling case. By necessity, the preparation of a good report takes time and effort. It is not enough to scribble a few disjointed lines of description and leave it at that. Once the description of what you saw has gone down on paper, it is a good idea to consult reference books, audiotapes and so on. From the details you recorded, can you determine the age and sex of the bird? Are there identifiable subspecies that might tell us where the bird came from? What similar species are there and how can these be ruled out from the details you recorded? The latter is especially important. Sometimes it is worth considering and discussing exotic possibilities. Escaped waterfowl, birds of prey, parrots and finches are relatively common and can resemble North American species.
We do not reject records because the observer is unfamiliar to us or has had records rejected in the past. Likewise, it is relatively uncommon for records to be rejected because the bird was clearly misidentified. We make every effort to be as fair and objective as possible, but if the Committee is unsure about any particular submission it tends to err on the conservative side, preferring not to accept a good record rather than validate a bad one. All records, whether accepted or not, remain on file and can be re-submitted to the Committee if additional substantive material is presented. In such cases, please contact the Secretary at the address given above.
2003 Reports Not Accepted
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
King Rail (Rallus elegans)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
"Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca schistacea)
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
2000 Report Not Accepted
Pink-sided Junco (Junco hyemalis mearnsi)
1995 Report Not Accepted
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Observers: Seth Ausubel, Jessie Barry, Edward S. Brinkley, Phillip A. Brown, P. A. Buckley, Thomas W. Burke, Adam Byrne, Mary Ann Cairo, Warren Cairo, William Case, Binnie Chase, Judy Cinquina, James Clinton, Dorothy W. Crumb, Steven J. D'Amato, Willie D'Anna, Leonard DeFrancisco, Peter Doherty, John Duffy, Dale Dyer, Bill Elrick, Kayla Fisk, Robert Fisk, John Foust, Kurt Fox, Pat Gabel, Jeff Gerbracht, John Gluth, Kevin Griffith, Scott Haber, Michael Hamilton, Judith Heintz, Roger Heintz, Barbara Herrgesell, Wesley Hochachka, Rick Horn, Pete Hosner, Robert Kurtz, Gerald Lazarczyk, Anne Lazarus, Nick Leone, Patricia Lindsay, Kathy Luther, Curtis Marantz, Cindy Marino, Stephen McCabe, Kevin McGann, Jay McGowan, Kevin McGowan, Hugh McGuinness, Shaibal S. Mitra, Michael Morgante, Terry Mosher, Bill Ostrander, James Pawlicki, Gerard Phillips, Bill Purcell, Gerry Rising, Dana Rohleder, Tom Salo, Eric Salzman, Joanne Schultz, Michael Shanley III, Dominic Sherony, Jeanne Skelly, Sharon Skelly, Charles C. Spagnoli, Robert Spahn, Lloyd Spitalnik, Birgit Stanford, Rex Stanford, Herb Stein, William Symonds, Anne Thurber, John P. Tramontano, Donna Jeanne Trumble, John Van Neil, Chester Vincent, Fred von Mechow, William W. Watson, Gail W. Wiechmann, Angus Wilson, Alvin Wollin, Seth Wollney.
Photographers: Seth Ausubel, Andrew Baldelli, Gail Benson, P. A. Buckley, Warren Cairo, William Case, Steven J. D'Amato, Willie D'Anna, Peter Doherty, Patrick Doyle, Ken Feustel, Kurt Fox, Pete Hosner, John Kennedy, Stephen McCabe, Kevin McGann, Jay McGowan, Shaibal S. Mitra, Gerard Phillips, Mike Powers, Cheri Sassman, Joanne Schultz, Dominic Sherony, Lloyd Spitalnik, Rex Stanford, Donna Jeanne Trumble, John Van Neil, Kurt Wiechmann, Angus Wilson, Laurie Zagmester.
Angus Wilson (Chair) Jeanne Skelly (Secretary)
Thomas W. Burke, Andy Guthrie, Steve Kelling, Shaibal S. Mitra,
Gerard Phillips, Dominic Sherony
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Namely, 7,500 $20 bills in two duffle bags, WGN-TV reports. That's $150,000. His reaction?:
"We've got enough problems. Now we got another problem."
Sabaj, who recently moved in with his father because of financial issues, called the police and turned the money in. He was concerned about its possibly unseemly origins. "With my luck it came from a bank robbery and I'd be charged," he said. The local police share this suspicion and are looking into it.
Investigators left a business card with the note "please call" where the bags were found, the Northwest Herald reports. Should this strategy not work (and why would it?), police will help Sabaj figure out whether he can claim the cash.


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Everyone loves a great highlight. Dunks, dimes, blocks … They all good.
But as good as they are in a standalone highlight reel or YouTube clip, they are 1000x better live during a game. It's one of the things that makes basketball, and particularly the NBA, so amazing to watch no matter whether it's Game 4 of the Finals or a random Hawks/Mavs game in December. At any given moment, something completely out of the blue and unreal might happen.
For instance, I was watching the Heat play recently, as I'm wont to do given my unchartable affinity for Dwyane Wade, and I saw this amazing behind-the-back dribble to split a double team plus an acrobatic layup finish thrown in for good measure. (It's number two on this Plays of the Week video. It's at the 1:57 mark and definitely worth your time).
This one brief moment in time (not to mention Dwight's insane block, which is number four on that countdown) was insane. It's things like this that make me wonder how anyone can ever watch NCAA basketball aside from the awesomeness that is March Madness. I mean, I try to watch. I went to St. John's University and try to at least watch a little Big East. And when I'm at work and find out that Duke/Carolina is on that night, I get all pumped up to watch it when I get home.
Then I actually get home and see that there is a Nuggets/Jazz game on, and I'm like "Duke/Carolina will play again later in the year, right?" Because as much as the Tobacco Road thing is cool from a historic rivalry and huge intensity standpoint, there will definitely be multiple things done by Carmelo and Deron in a random Denver/Utah game that make anything that happens in a UNC game look like the basketball equivalent of tee-ball.
But I digress. Getting back to the original point, half of what makes these three or four other-worldly moments per NBA game so amazing is the spontaneity and the holy-poop-that-came-out-of-nowhere factor. And not only are you the fan caught off guard, but so are the defenders, the fans in the arena, the announcers and — oftentimes — the player himself. (Ricky Davis' borderline leapfrog of Steve Nash is probably the coolest, organic, "what did I just do?" reaction, whereas The Reignman Point, which is number one here, is probably the best "I just did that? You're damn right I just did that" reaction.)
And it is those times when announcers are caught off guard that I want to praise specifically right now. It's always been a hobby of mine to pick apart the mundane, over-obvious, old-man-non-humorous and outright incorrect things said by in-game announcers. They are, by and large, pretty poor, and even though I fully realize that it's a job that is very hard to do well, I more fully realize that it's really easy and fun to mock those who do it.
But on rare* instances, announcers say something great. And on even rarer instances, these amazing audio moments are unexpectedly forever ingrained in video form by a forthcoming highlight. I'm not talking about the "spec-TAC-u-lar move" or "OOOOOooooooh, MAN … Hell-o" reactions to great plays. I'm talking about the things that are just being said nonchalantly and then oh-so-rudely interrupted by a moment that stops time.
There aren't a lot of good examples for me to throw out there off the top of my head. But there has been a handful of great ones of the past few years that I remember really enjoying. None, however, likely compares to this "audio posterization" of the unnamed, yet clearly-being-discussed Hasheem Thabeet.
As you'll see in the video below, Rudy Gay utterly baptizes Al Thornton with a baseline jam. Good stuff, Rudy. Well done. But as he is doing it, you will also hear Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler discussing this year's coveted number two overall draft pick and saying "…Dikembe Mutombo. But a lot of people think he's more likely to be the next DeSagana Diop."
OOOOOooooohhhhh, Man. Hell-o. That has to hurt. How's your pride feel, Thabeet? (video via Hardwood Paroxysm)
And now we will now forever have this audio posterization courtesy of Rudy and Lawler that will can replay endlessly eight years from now when Hasheem is on his fourth team and playing 15 minutes per night.
And that will be funny.
In the meantime, let's keep a look out for future — or past — audio posterizations that you come across. Everyone enjoys them, so if you find one, come back here and drop them in the comments. Or at least email me the link.
* Marv, Clyde Frazier and Jeff Van Gundy excluded


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March 2009- In today's world of improved vehicle performance and better maintenance techniques, mileage limits should rarely--if ever--be imposed on fleet vehicles.
As recently as five years ago, the preference of most private and public fleet managers was to keep mileage levels for fleet vehicles relatively low. About 75,000 was a typical target, depending on the type of vehicle. Heavy-equipment vehicles might be driven longer because of the large investment.
Of course, at certain mileage levels, all vehicles can begin to have significant service issues. It used to be that fleet managers would look for ways to dispose of vehicles with more than 100,000 miles.
But the 100,000-mile level is no longer frowned upon. Most fleet vehicles are being driven longer and harder than ever, which merits taking steps to improve their chances of longevity.
Maximizing miles
Put heavier oil in the vehicle once it reaches more than 100,000 miles. For sedans or general-purpose vehicles, 1540 and other synthetic motor oils are an investment worth making. The switch is one of a few basic changes to a vehicle's service routine that can help it maintain its productivity and perhaps add more than 200,000 miles for the average fleet vehicle.
And don't overlook the impact on other driving practices, such as reducing idling and maintaining driving speeds at or below 55 miles per hour when not on the highway. These are strategies that Polk County, Fla., has put into effect for its fleet. In fact, drivers are required to implement these practices. As a result, maintenance costs and fuel costs are expected to fall.
And that means an extra 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles for the average vehicle in the Polk County fleet. That goes for heavy-equipment machines such as dump trucks, bulldozers, delivery trucks and sedans. How is Polk County ensuring such strategies are followed? It's giving incentives to employees who drive the same fleet vehicles on a daily basis. Some employees could earn as much as $400 extra per year by sharing in the cost savings the county fleet can measure on fuel alone with a 50-50 split.
In reality, such a strategy makes specific mileage targets unrealistic. Every vehicle is different. The 100,000-mile target might not be high enough for sedans or trucks responsible for point-to-point deliveries or driving responsibilities. Vehicles that spend an inordinate amount of time on the highway might have high miles but because of a comparative lack of stop-and-go driving, they'll have a relatively clean maintenance record.
To help vehicles maintain their performance as long as possible, practice micro and macro rotation when possible. This includes driving units with fewer miles during times when high-mileage duties are necessary. The strategy helps balance the fleet in terms of vehicle turnover needs.
The green miles
Then there's the impact of environmentally friendly vehicle policies. A group of public and private fleet managers in the state of Washington is developing the Evergreen Fleet Initiative, which includes the establishment of 18 standards and the encouragement of other strategies designed to promote green policies.
Leaders of this initiative are convinced that adhering to these standards could also reduce required maintenance, lengthening the life span of fleet vehicles. These leaders expect some of the gasoline-powered vehicles to outlive their predecessors by 10 percent to 30 percent because of policies such as enforced speed limits. But if they do end up selling a fleet vehicle while it's still effective, a higher residual value is likely to follow.
Paul Lauria, president of Mercury Associates, a fleet consulting firm in Gaithersburg, Md., said that based on his 20 years of experience in the field, it used to be rare for most fleets to keep sedans past the 100,000-mile mark. Nowadays, most fleet managers focus more on a vehicle's age rather than a hard-and-fast mileage mark.
Lauria acknowledges the perception that the older the fleet vehicles get, the more frequent and more costly servicing them becomes. But given that oil changes, radiator flushes and other common maintenance chores don't have to be completed as frequently as in the past, fleet managers around the country have realized the same is true for more extensive maintenance projects.
Managing fleet vehicles at a broad level might be a macro responsibility, but fleet managers are managing vehicles on an individual basis with little or no adherence to mileage limits.
What was impossible should now be expected. Six digits for a fleet vehicle is not a death sentence. Nor should it be a bill for expensive maintenance projects. Adhere to proven best-practice techniques, and there's no telling where a vehicle will max out. The final number could be surprising. MM
Mike Scott is a Detroit-based freelance writer who has contributed to more than 100 local and national magazines, Web sites and newspapers.


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November 1, 2006 EditionAlso in this issue...
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|Anna Claire Belin
|Jonathan Isaac Dixon
|River Heath Lee
|Ashtin Miles Overstreet
|Kate Ryan Whitlow
|Bookout ~ Chesser
|Williams ~ Lee
|Martha Elizabeth Baird
|Patricia Ruth Connor
|Jerry Clyde Davis
|Rosie Lee Ford
|Teresa Hall Rogers
|Tommie Max Saffell
John and Jacqueline Belin of Gatlinburg, Tenn., announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, born Oct. 13, 2006, at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. The baby has been given the name Anna Claire.
Grandparents are Jerry and Joyce Hensley of Pocahontas and George and Phyllis Belin of Branson, Mo.
David and Veronica Dixon of Jonesboro announce the birth a son, born Oct. 16, 2006, at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. The baby weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces, and has been named Jonathan Isaac Dixon.
Grandparents are Bob and Lynn Dixon of Black Rock and Sal and Elana Hernandez of Oklahoma City.
River Heath Lee
Billy and Amanda Lee of Imboden announce the birth of a son, born Oct. 19, 2006, at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. The baby weighed six pounds, four ounces, and has been named River Heath Lee. He has a brother, Trey Lee.
Grandparents are Billy and Sandra Lee and David and Jackie Bradley, all of Imboden. Great-grandparents are William and Aline Tilley of Datto and Clint and Imogene Bradley of Ravenden.
Jason and Rebecca Overstreet of Hoxie announce the birth of a son, born Sept. 30, 2006, at Harris Hospital in Newport. The baby weighed eight pounds, three ounces, and has been named Ashtin Miles Overstreet.
Grandparents are Terry A. and Charlene Benson and Dian and Randy Rush, all of Hoxie, and John Overstreet of Current View. Great-grandparents are Charlene and Mike Permenter, Jonesboro, Landis "Sonny" Shook of Paragould and Pat Johnson of Pocahontas.
Scott and Dena Whitlow of Portia are parents of a daughter, born Oct. 18, 2006, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. The baby weighed seven pounds, 15 ounces, and has been named Kate Ryan Whitlow. She has a sister, EmmaLee Reese Whitlow, three.
Grandparents are Stan Sluder and the late Jean Sluder of Walnut Ridge, Vicka Whitlow and the late Dwayne Whitlow and John Park.
Great-grandparents include Jerry and Phyllis Flippo, Joe and Gail Holland and Bill and Peggy Whitlow. Nella Mullen and Lily Flippo of Black Rock are the great-great-grandmothers.
Jennifer Lynn Chesser became the bride of Devlin Macrae Bookout on Oct. 20, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Brenda West in Hoxie.
The bride is the daughter of the late Janice Kay Mitchell and Dean Everett Mitchell. Carol and Dean Bookout of Horseshoe Bend are parents of the groom.
Leylan Mitchell served as best man, and Rebecca West was the maid of honor.
Everett Wayne Coggins, son of the bride, gave the bride away. J.P. Morgan performed the ceremony.
The couple will reside in Hoxie.
Tosha Nicole Lee became the bride of Taylor Alan Williams on Sept. 30, 2006, at First Free Will Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge.
Nuptial music was provided by Debbie Smith, pianist. Kevin Lee gave the bride in marriage.
Tiffany Maronde of Walnut Ridge served as maid of honor, and Cheyanne Maronde of Walnut Ridge was bridesmaid.
Robert Lee of Walnut Ridge was best man, and Anthony Taylor of Walnut Ridge served as groomsman.
Elizabeth Rayner of Sedgwick attended the bride's book.
The reception was held in the reception hall at First Free Will Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge following the ceremony.
The couple will reside in Walnut Ridge.
Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Noblin Baird
Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Noblin Baird, 105, of Lawrence Hall, formerly of Clover Bend, died Oct. 24, 2006, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 15, 1901, at Hopewell, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Leona Hunt Noblin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Frank" Baird; a son, Issac Baird; a stepson, Herbert Baird; eight brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include a sister, Mildred Turley, Grants Pass, Ore.; three granddaughters, Deborah Rice, Walnut Ridge, Mary Baker, Dekalb, Texas, and Tiffany Dalton, Pocahontas; a grandson, David Baird, Hoxie; six great-grandchildren, Andrea, Robert, Jason, Sarah, Heath and Heather; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was Saturday at 10 a.m. at Clover Bend Cemetery with Robert Davis and Rob Combs officiating. House-Gregg Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Keith Freeman, Sam Hart, J.C. Hart, Ryan Jones, Robert Rice, Paul King, Alex Latham and Budgie Little.
Patricia Ruth Connor, 59, of Walnut Ridge, died Oct. 30, 2006, at her home.
A lifelong resident of Sedgwick, she was a homemaker and a member of the Cache River Pentecostal Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Lewis Sr., and Clara Lee Smith.
Survivors include her husband, David Connor; two daughters, Tammy Galbreath and Tonya Hutsell, both of Hoxie; a son, Randall Conner, Jonesboro; a sister, Brenda Wade, Sedgwick; a brother, Raymond Smith Jr., Sedgwick; and five grandchildren.
Funeral is today at 2 p.m. at the Cache River Pentecostal Church with Rick Hart, Marion Stringer and Paul Craig officiating. Burial will be in Lawrence Memorial Park under the direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Chris Smith, Jason Wade, John Augustine, Josh Augustine, Kevin Smith and Taylor Connor.
Memorials may be made to the Cache River Pentecostal Church Parking Lot Fund, in care of Daphine Douglas, 595 Highway 63, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476.
Jerry Clyde Davis, 45, died Oct. 23, 2006.
Born Feb. 20, 1961, in Memphis, he graduated from Williams Baptist College in May 2005 with a degree in business administration.
He was a decorated veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and of the U.S. Army, earning the Army Service Ribbon, Army Lapel Button, National Defense Service Medal, Multinational Force and Observers Medal, Marine Corp Good Conduct Medal, Air Assault Badge, Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster), overseas Service Ribbon, Expert Badge with Rifle Component Bar, and the Army Good Conduct Medal.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Kitle Davis.
Survivors include a son, Zachary Thomas Davis, Hollister, Calif., his mother, Jo Culbertson Davis, Star City; and two brothers, Robert K. Davis and Thomas F. Davis, both of Star City.
Funeral was Friday at 10 a.m. at the Griffin Funeral Chapel in Star City with Bro. Allen Hagood officiating. Burial was in Butler/Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of Griffin Funeral Service of Star City.
Rosie Lee Ford, 93, of Pocahontas, formerly of Rt. 1, Walnut Ridge, died Oct. 25, 2006, at Randolph County Medical Center.
Born Dec. 12, 1912, at Elizabeth, she was the daughter of Zachary Taylor and Laura O'Dell Foster. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Ford; two sons, Harold F. For
Teresa Hall Rogers, 85, of Paragould, died Oct. 29, 2006, at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Carl R. Rogers, whom she married Jan. 5, 1944; five sons, Carl J. Rogers, Darrell Rogers, Tommy Rogers and Dewayne Rogers, all of Paragould, and Frank Rogers, Light; five daughters, Cindy Hinds, Branson, Mo., Diane Alford, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Patricia Dement and DeLayne Carr, both of Bono, and Mary Lowe, Texas; 32 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Church of Christ with Lonnie Pyle officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery near Paragould under the direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home.
Visitation is tonight from 5:30 to 8 at the funeral home.
Tommie Max Saffell, 75, of Saffell, died Oct. 26, 2006, at his home.
A lifelong resident of Saffell, he was a retired truck driver, logger and sawmill operator.
He was preceded in death by a stepson, Robbie Hendrickson.
Survivors include three daughters, Gwen Edley and Maria Davis, both of Batesville, and Sheila Collins, Cabot; a son, James "Sam" Saffell, Saffell; two stepdaughters, Betty Doyle, Saffell, and Donna Bristow, Batesville; two stepsons, Danny Hendrickson, Strawberry, and David Hendrickson, Saffell; three sisters, Lorena Hubbard, Venita Doyle and Lana Johnston, all of Saffell; a brother, Billie Saffell, Saffell; 23 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Dee Harville.
Funeral was Sunday at 2 p.m. at House-Gregg Funeral Home in Lynn. Burial was in Saffell Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Gene Coleman, Hershel Gilliam, Jerry Gilliam, Ricky Clem, Mitch Bell, Jackie Crews and Gene Lucy.
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