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Skyforce Snap Skid With Win Over Warriors
First off, the result was a 99-83 win for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (11-10) over the Santa Cruz Warriors (11-7). In the subtext is a lost geographic rival in the Dakota Wizards with their move from Bismark, North Dakota to Santa Cruz California.
However, some of the players remain from the old days including one Maurice Baker. Around the league, Baker stands as one of those players who have excelled in the NBA Development League. Baker has tormented numerous minor league teams while getting just a taste of success in the NBA. Still he brings the effort that led the former Wizards to a pile of wins including a fair share as a visitor to the Sioux Falls Arena.
The color of his jersey and the name on the front is different, but Mo Baker was the same old stalwart as he had his best game of the season. Unfortunately, substandard described most of the rest of the Warriors as the Skyforce led the whole game and by as many as 26 points midway through the third quarter. Demetris Nichols was hitting from everywhere and Dexter Pittman was protecting the paint as the Warriors struggled to shoot even 35 percent from the floor.
Then as if drawing strength from a familiar source from somewhere in the building, Baker spearheaded an almost improbable comeback. The Warriors went on a 27-9 run to close out the third stanza to trail 72-64. The score eventually became 74-71 with the Warriors in possession. Baker drove the lane and kicked out to a wide open teammate, but in the process bowled over Gabe Pruitt and was called for the offensive foul. Sioux Falls eventually rode out the final 10 minutes to get their first win of the 5-game homestand.
Mo Baker finished 9-13 shooting from the floor and tallied 20 points for the Warriors. Leading scorer for the visitors was Dan Nwaelele who scored a season high 21. For the Skyforce Demetris Nichols hit his first 7 shots and finished with a season high of his own with 26 points with Dexter Pittman scoring 15 grabbing 12 boards and blocking 6 shots. Mychel Thompson got his first start since joining the Skyforce and contributed 13 points.
Santa Cruz will play one more on the road Wednesday night in Iowa before heading back to the West Coast to face the L. A. D-Fenders on Friday. The Skyforce have two more home games this weekend with the Texas Legends to cap the homestand.


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Bobby Wilder Weekly Press Conference
By ODU Athletics
NORFOLK, Va. - ODU Head Coach Bobby Wilder met with the media today, below is a transcription of the press conference.
Opening Statement
Good afternoon to all our 12th Monarchs out there in Monarch Nation. We're coming off of an exciting 76-19 win over Howard Saturday night. It was great to be back home. It was great to be back playing in that home atmosphere with the white out. We were really excited to get that first win and also sticking with our theme of 'the future is now' and it's our time to win.
We've had our the couple of weeks where we had to grow up and figure each other out but now it's critical for everyone to understand that the expectation is to win. On our roster right now, we currently have 95 players and only 11 of those are seniors. So to be able to give those other 84 guys who are new to the program that winning feeling and the confidence that what we're doing works, we will be successful with it if everybody just stays the course.
Speaking to those 11 seniors I feel that we saw some really good leadership come out of them in this football game. Our two senior captains were working really hard at just keeping everybody focused the last few weeks. I also feel like we're getting some great play out of our other two senior offensive linemen, D.J. Morrell and David Born. Colby Goodwyn also played well Saturday night along with Marquel Thomas. Our kicker Jarod Brown has been perfect on PAT's and field goals. We discovered Aaron Evans Saturday night; his 76-yard kick off return was great to see. John Darr is our second leading tackler and Paul Morant are doing well special teams wise. As I explained to our team we are looking at the future but the future is now. We have 11 seniors who are contributing and they want to win right now and the new players want to contribute to the win as well. We're working everyday to get better but I wanted to take a moment and recognize those seniors who here to help us get that first win.
From my perspective I felt like we were a very focused group going into this game on Saturday night. One of the keys to winning this game was to win the turnover battle, and we did, 5-0.
We had 211 snaps and I was please that both offense and defense competed in all 211. Sometimes as a head coach one of the things you have to worry about is when you're up by so many at halftime the concern is how we come out and present ourselves in the second half. After watching the video closely I was pleased with how we competed in the second half. I wasn't pleased with some of the mental errors in terms of false starts and five-yard penalties, offside penalties and those sorts of things.
Special teams, critical areas we won the battle for hidden yardage. We dominated the field position with our average drive start was the 40 yard line where Howard's was the 25. We had not won that the first two games. As far as our new players on our punt team 9/11 are underclassmen, punt block unit 10/11, kick off 10/11, kick-off return 10/11, PAT Block 10/11, the only veteran group we have out there is PAT and three of our senior offensive linemen are in that group. 57 of the 66 guys that start on special teams are all underclassmen. I'm really looking for progress in the case of special teams here. I get excited when these new guys improving in that area.
Defensively this was about redemption. Coming off a game where 52 points were scored at ECU and 47 at Maryland, to have a game where the opponent scored only 19 points and they created five turnovers made them feel really good about themselves. The area we needed to improve on is third down. That's what led to the 51 plays that Howard had and the yardage.
Offensively we scored the first 11 times we had the ball in this game. We had seven possessions in the first half and all seven were touchdowns. 514 yards and 49 points, you can't be more efficient than that. Every possession we had in the first half lad to a touchdown. This wasn't a defense that had given up this kind of points in the past. Five of the seven drives we had were less than two minutes. One of the drives was 76 yards in 11 seconds. It was nice to see those types of explosive plays.
Speaking to this week's opponent, The Citadel, right now they're 1-2. This team was 7-4 last year. They beat Georgia Southern and Appalachian State. They are a vey capable senior laden team. They lost at home to Charleston Southern, a very close game. They lost to Wofford. I feel that they have played some good football teams. They're a triple option outfit and a veteran group; they have a senior quarterback and a senior B-Back so these guys have had some success. Defensively 10-of-11 players are either juniors or seniors. I don't have any doubt that they're going to be a tough football team. Defensively they play multiple fronts, multiple coverage's you normally don't do that unless you've got some veteran players.
This is a very disciplined team being a military school. If you look at the penalty chart they've only had six penalties in three games and that speaks to their level of discipline as a team. As I said to our players, I have great respect for the military schools and I always talk to them about the amount of respect that we'll show them in this game because these are the guys that in the future will be protecting us and our freedoms when they graduate. This will be a challenging game for us and one that I'm excited that we get to come back to S.B Ballard to play.
At this point I'll take questions.
What about a triple option offence makes it hard to stop?
First off it's something you don't see very much. If you see it more than once a year that's a lot. It's completely different than anything else you face. It's not something that a lot of people run, it's not something that a lot of high school kids want to play. They want to play what the norm is. Because you see it so rarely that's what makes it so challenging. If you look at The Citadel the last three weeks they have outscored their opponents 24-0 in the first quarter. That normally comes from the other team just trying to adapt and that's why the first quarter of this game will be critical for us. We're going to have to know that the first quarter is going to take a little bit of time to get used to it. That's why the other two teams they have played they just jumped on. I watched that video and the first half and their teams are just trying to figure it out.
Overall did this win give the team the shot of confidence that was needed?
That was the biggest thing we needed coming off of those two losses, was to get a victory. I worked a lot last week with the players on their confidence. I made them repeat to me 'I can and I will'. I can have success and I will have success. Since we're such a new team we needed that victory for those new guys. It was a sigh of relief from our sidelines and a boost of confidence for our players.
What was the atmosphere in the team meeting Sunday?
Everybody had the opportunity to feel good, for the 95 players and all the coaches to have that feeling of a good week at work was awesome. Guys were very excited and for all those new guys to have a win here at Old Dominion was critical. It was critical for confidence and for everybody to understand that what we're doing works. I felt like everybody stuck to the plan and it worked.
Have you done any prep work for the triple option?
We started working on it back in the summer. The Citadel was a team that defensively we spent a lot of time on. Our coaches have been working with the players so that they understand at least what the basics are. They do a few things differently, some of the blocking schemes, they'll run some toss plays, and they'll do some things a little differently. Their coach is a smart guy, I think he understands his personnel and he tries to fit his schemes to those players, not unlike most other military schools. Their coach is a veteran and I think he has a real good feel of his personnel.
Will they throw the ball?
They haven't thrown it a lot but they will. During the first game their tight end is wide open down the field with no one around him and the quarterback just misses him. So when they do throw it's extremely dangerous. This offense forces you to have a lot of main concepts and that's why its critical to have the guys take a class this week on reading keys and how to execute those keys, we'll try and free up some different players. You have to force the quarterback to throw the ball at different times during the game, that's the best opportunity to create turnover's. When the quarterback has to pitch it quick that's when you see the turnover's. The most important part is that we have to tackle.
Is it like comparing a rotary phone to a cell phone when you look at offenses?
There will be two completely different offenses on the field. While yes, we're going to have to stop The Citadel they're also going to have to stop us. Just like we don't see and prepare for their offense they don't see our offense in practice. They're going to have the same challenges this week trying to run what we do. They didn't recruit a quarterback like Taylor or David Washington so they're going to have to run the system. There will be two defenses on the field, trying to get a crash course on the speeds of the system.
How have you and the staff measured progress in these last few weeks?
The biggest thing the staff and myself have wanted to see was improvement by positions. We were looking at the new guys in particular in this game and we were able to take away that we got better at every position. I feel like we got better at special teams in the game and defensively and offensively. The big thing is the difference was the speed, the speed wasn't what it was from ECU to Howard, Our mistakes that we made at ECU and Maryland exposed us and I don't feel that they exposed us as much this week. This game our players had a better sense of accountability and a better sense of guys handling their responsibilities all across the board at every position. I feel that we made progress this game in all three phases.

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I would like to wish everyone a wonderful winter holiday, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
xoxo Sam
Monday, December 25, 2006
happy holidays!
Posted by Sam at 11:49 p.m.
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Same to you, Sam!
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hi Sam, and a very happy new year to you as well. I've been enjoying your blog since the summer. Keep it up, it's gorgeous!
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Thanks Ivonne. I hope that you had a wonderful winter holiday!
Hi Fionna, thanks for the well wishes and I am glad that you have been enjoying my blog. Cheers!
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A few prunes a day may keep the doctor away. That is what the latest findings from Florida State University suggest when it comes to bone health and osteoporosis prevention. Researchers discovered that postmenopausal women who consumed dried plums daily, as compared to a control group who ate dried apples daily showed an increase in bone density after one year. These results may provide alternatives to drug therapy for the one in five American women over the age of fifty who are estimated to suffer from osteoporosis, which causes bone fractures.
Previous studies have shown that eating fruits and vegetables in general increases bone density, which naturally diminishes with age. These latest findings found that eating prunes, in particular, improved bone density among postmenopausal women by minimizing the rate of bone turnover. One hundred postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to consume either 100g of prunes (dried plums) or 75g of dried apple daily since both portions offer about the same amount of calories, fat and fiber. Both groups of women were also given 500mg of calcium and 400IU of vitamin D daily. The researchers then examined their diets, activity levels, height, weight, blood samples and bone mineral density (BMD) over a 12-month period. The BMD x-ray scan measured how much calcium and other types of minerals were present in their bones. The lower density of a bone indicates a greater risk of fractures.
Results from the study showed that while both dried fruits had a protective effect on bone density, the prunes proved slightly better at increasing bone density, particularly in regions of the spine and forearm. Researchers believe that the bone density increased among the prune-eaters because these women did not lose any bone mass as a result of re-absorption. Reasons for this result are still unclear but vitamin C, vitamin K, phytochemicals and antioxidants, all of which are found in prunes, may aid in restoring bone tissue and slowing bone re-absorption. Additionally, prunes contain high amounts of the mineral which has been showed to improve bone density by aiding in calcium absorption.
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If you are now sold on the idea of adding prunes to your diet, increasing your bone density should not be the only reason to get started. These dried fruits offer about 6 grams of fiber per serving, which helps to lower blood cholesterol, reduce the risk of diabetes and aid in weight loss. Prunes are also a good source of energy yet do not create a rapid rise in blood sugars like processed sugars do according to research by Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis et al. (2001). Prunes also contain large amounts of potassium and phenolic compounds, which may help prevent heart disease and cancer.
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A 37 year-old Missoula man was taken into custody on Saturday at Splash Montana after he was caught allegedly videotaping adult women in the family changing area. Lieutenant Scott Brodie with the Missoula Police Department says the as yet unidentified man was in the handicapped restroom stall while he reached over the top to videotape the women.
One of the husbands of the victims detained the suspect until police arrived. Brodie says several pieces of evidence were recovered and investigators interviewed several witnesses at the scene.
Missoula Parks and Recreation Director Donna Gauckler said the staff at Splash Montana has been well-trained in security procedures. The entire area is surrounded by a fence, and there is a security camera at the front entrance that covers the cashier area.
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Celebrity Stalkers Target Baldwin and Combs
Sean Combs, the entertainment and fashion impresario who is widely known as Diddy, had an unwelcome repeat visitor on the weekend of April 1, and it wasn't an April Fool's joke.
According to East Hampton Town police, Quamine T. Taylor, 30, of Jamaica, Queens, took a train on March 31 from Jamaica station to East Hampton, then a taxi to Mr. Combs's East Hampton residence on Hedges Banks Drive. Mr. Combs was away at the time. Police said Mr. Taylor went around to the back and entered the house through an unlocked basement door, after which he proceeded to eat, drink, and apparently make merry.
At some point he triggered an alarm, which gave rise to a 1 a.m. visit by an investigator from the alarm company, accompanied by a police officer. After speaking with Mr. Taylor, who assured him that he was a relative of Mr. Combs, the investigator left the premises.
At about 9 p.m. on April 1, a caretaker called the police and reported there was an intruder in the house. When officers knocked on the front door Mr. Taylor answered, only partially clothed, according to the report. The officers accompanied him upstairs, where he got dressed, discovering as they went through the house empty soda cans, liquor bottles, and the remains of food, as well as a bed that had been slept in upstairs.
Mr. Taylor was placed under arrest and taken to headquarters, where he was charged with petty larceny and criminal trespassing.
This was not his first unscheduled visit to Mr. Combs's house, police reported. He also set off an alarm there in June 2001, when he was 19. Then too, he claimed to be related to Mr. Combs.
Mr. Taylor, tall and thin, well groomed with a goatee, wearing a white hoodie, hands manacled, stood in court on April 2, head bowed. Justice Lisa Rana asked him who his lawyer was at the time of his last arrest here. "I don't remember," he responded softly.
Justice Rana, reading Mr. Taylor's arrest record, then asked if he remembered the name of his lawyer the last time he was arrested in Kings County (Brooklyn). Again he said he could not remember.
Asked how he supported himself, he said he was living on welfare. The justice then asked if he had money for bail. "No, I do not."
Did anyone know he was arrested?
"My father and his brother," he responded.
"Will they come and bail you out?" she asked
"I don't think so," he said.
The justice then set bail at $2,000, noting that this was Mr. Taylor's second arrest for the same offense.
As an officer was leading him away, Mr. Taylor stopped and spoke to Justice Rana: "Can I ask you a question?"
"I would advise you not to," was the answer, and he was taken away.
Mr. Combs was not the only local celebrity to receive an unwelcome visit on March 31.
Alec Baldwin, who has a house on Town Lane in Amagansett, called police on that day at about 2 p.m. to report an unauthorized vehicle, a silver sedan, had pulled into his driveway. A woman whom he described as about 40, with shoulder-length blond hair, was seated behind the wheel. She lingered for a while, but by the time officers arrived the car was gone.
According to The New York Daily News, the woman, identified as Genevieve Sabourin, 40, of Canada, was arrested on Sunday and charged with aggravated harassment and stalking after allegedly visiting Mr. Baldwin's Greenwich Village apartment and turning up at a Lincoln Center theater where he was hosting an event.
The newspaper reported that Ms. Sabourin had a history of texting and phoning Mr. Baldwin, whom she had met in 2011, so often that he finally was forced to change his number.
She was released the next day without bail, with a ticket to appear in court at a later date.
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Now popular Republicans 'not natural-born citizens'
Rising stars of GOP in doubt because parents from overseas
MIAMI, Fla. – Are U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal natural-born citizens of the United States, and thus eligible for the presidency?
It's a simple question, but the answer may not be so easy.
While the Constitution does not define "natural-born citizen," there is strong evidence that the Founding Fathers understood it to mean someone born of two American citizens.
The next national election is less than 18 months away, and both rising Republican stars have been touted as potential contenders for either the No. 1 or No. 2 spot on a presidential ticket.
But their eligibility is in doubt since both men's parents were not U.S. citizens at the time their future political children were born, WND can reveal. That factor is important because the Constitution mandates a presidential candidate to be a "natural-born citizen," a requirement that has dogged President Barack Obama since the 2008 campaign.
With 2011 being the apparent year of the birth certificate, Jindal this month released a copy of his own birth record, indicating he was born on American soil – specifically, Baton Rouge, La. – to parents who were born in India.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's birth certificate indicates he was born on June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, La.
Based on that disclosure, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper declared him to be qualified for the White House, stating, "Piyush Jindal was born at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, a natural-born U.S. citizen, who like every other child born in America, could, constitutionally, grow up to be president."
Kyle Plotkin, Jindal's press secretary, echoed that proclamation, telling WND, "The governor is obviously a natural-born citizen."
Corsi's new book, "Where's the Birth Certificate?", is now available
for immediate shipping, autographed by the author, only from the WND
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Meanwhile, Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Fla., on May 28, 1971, to Mario and Oriales Rubio who were born in Cuba, though the senator has not released his birth certificate for the world to scrutinize.
Last November, radio giant Rush Limbaugh commented about Rubio's eligibility while making a point about general media non-interest in Obama's eligibility.
"Liberal birthers may demand Marco Rubio's birth certificate," said Limbaugh. "If he did [run on a presidential ticket], he'll produce it, I'm sure, but I'm not worried about it. If Obama's taught us anything, it's that the news media doesn't care where our presidents are born. They don't. Well, let's see if it does. Let's see if all of a sudden the media starts caring where Republicans are born. Up to now they haven't cared where presidents are born. Let's see if they now start caring."
Regarding Bobby Jindal's parents, they were not U.S. citizens when their son was born.
"They were both permanent legal residents at the time of his birth," Plotkin told WND. "They became citizens after his birth."
Plotkin says Jindal's mother became a U.S. citizen Sept. 21, 1976, and his father was naturalized 10 years later on Dec. 4, 1986.
It's a similar situation for Rubio, as his press secretary Alex Burgos said the senator's parents "were permanent legal residents of the U.S." at the time Marco was born in 1971.
Then four years after Marco was born, "Mario and
Oriales Rubio became naturalized U.S. citizens on Nov. 5, 1975," Burgos told WND.
When asked specifically if Sen. Rubio considered himself to be a natural-born citizen, Burgos responded, "Yes."
The fact that Rubio and Jindal were both born in America undoubtedly makes them "native-born" citizens, but does it mean they're "natural-born" citizens?
Some would say no – including legal sources relied upon by America's Founders – based on the foreign births of their parents, an issue many claim disqualifies Obama from holding the presidency, since Obama's father held British citizenship due to his birth in Kenya, which was under British rule at the time.
The Founders' chief concern, as demonstrated in a 1787 letter from John Jay to George Washington, was that the commander-in-chief not have dual loyalties.
Jay, who later became president of the Continental Congress and the first Supreme Court chief justice, wrote: "Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Commander in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen."
The definition of natural-born citizen approved by the first U.S. Congress can be seen in the Naturalization Act of 1790, which regarded it as a child born of two American parents. The law, specifying that a natural-born citizen need not be born on U.S. soil, stated: "The children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States shall be considered as natural born citizens: Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States."
The first U.S. Congress included 20 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Among the 20 were eight members of the Committee of Eleven that drafted the Constitution's natural-born citizen clause.
While the act was repealed five years later, it, nevertheless, represented the will of the Congress that the U.S. not be led by someone with dual loyalties.
Rep. John Bingham of Ohio, a principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment, affirmed in a discussion in the House on March 9, 1866, that a natural-born citizen is "born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty."
"The Law of Nations," a 1758 work by Swiss legal philosopher Emmerich de Vattel, was read by many of the American Founders and informed their understanding of law later established in the Constitution.
Vattel specified that a natural-born citizen is born of two citizens and made it clear that the father's citizenship was a loyalty issue.
Vattel writes: "The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. … In order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country."
Significantly, when the U.S. Senate resolved in 2008 that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the Republican presidential nominee, was a natural born citizen, it specified that his parents were American citizens.
The non-binding resolution, co-sponsored by then-Sen. Barack Obama, stated that McCain – born to two American citizens on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936, "is a 'natural born citizen' under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States."
"'Natural-born citizen' status requires not only birth on U.S.
soil but also birth to parents who are both U.S. citizens," said New Jersey-based attorney Mario Apuzzo, one of several lawyers filing lawsuits over
Obama's eligibility and who also says Rubio and Jindal are definitely not natural-born citizens. "The reason they use that is because of allegiance. The founding fathers wanted undivided allegiance."
Herb Titus, an attorney who has taught constitutional law for nearly 30 years and was the founding dean of the College of Law and Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., agrees with that definition completely.
"That's precisely what a natural-born citizen is," Titus said in a YouTube video, "one who is born to a father and a mother, each of whom is a citizen of the United States or whatever other country they're claiming natural-born citizenship in."
But that definition has its critics.
"There's nothing that I'm aware of that says you have to have two American parents," said Gary Kreep, executive director of the United States Justice Foundation. "My understanding of it is if you're born
in the United States, you're a natural-born citizen, period."
Floyd Brown, head of the Western Center for Journalism who has actively sought the impeachment of Obama, told WND that he, too, considers someone born "on the soil" a natural-born citizen.
A consensus on the correct definition of "natural-born
citizen" has eluded lawyers and scholars for more than 200 years. The
Constitution's silence, the absence of definitive Supreme Court rulings and a wide
array of opinions through the centuries have only further confused the
question of what "natural born" actually means.
Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Charles Kerchner who has filed a legal challenge
against Obama's eligibility, is among those critical of
Jindal's legal qualification.
"Governor Jindal is a 'citizen of the United States' since he
was born in the USA, but he is not a 'natural-born citizen of the
United States' since his parents were not citizens of the United States
when Governor Jindal was born," said Kerchner, who runs the
ProtectOurLiberty website.
"As a citizen of the United States, he is, of course, eligible
to a governor, senator, or U.S. representative, but he is not
constitutionally eligible to be the president and commander in chief of
our military (per Article II, Section 1) nor is he eligible to be the
vice president (per the 12th Amendment) since he is not a "natural-born citizen of the United States."
Jindal's parents arrived in America from India six months before their son was born on June 10, 1971, ironically just 13 days after Rubio's birth. Bobby was actually in the womb of his mother, Raj Jindal, when she made the move from overseas.
Though born with the first name of Piyush, the future governor asked as a child to be called Bobby because he likened himself to a boy with the same name on "The Brady Bunch" TV show.
"Every day after school, I'd come home and I'd watch 'The Brady Bunch,' he told CBS. "And I identified with Bobby, you know? He was about my age, and Bobby stuck."
According to Jindal's book, "Leadership and Crisis," his mother was thrilled to have been offered a scholarship in 1970 to finish a graduate degree in nuclear physics at Louisiana State University.
She originally told the college she couldn't accept the scholarship because she was pregnant, but her son stated, "LSU wrote back and promised her a month off for childbirth if she changed her mind. LSU was so accommodating, and the opportunity to come to America so thrilling, that my parents accepted. So, my parents stepped out on faith, secured green cards, packed up a few suitcases, said their goodbyes, and took off for this exotic new place called Baton Rouge, Louisiana."
Having a green card does not mean a person is a U.S. citizen. It merely grants foreigners legal status for residence and employment in the country.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notes on its website:
"A permanent resident is someone who has been granted authorization to
live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. As proof of
that status, a person is granted a permanent resident card, commonly
called a 'green card.'"
Plotkin told the Times-Picayune that Jindal's parents' green cards were secured by his father, Amar Jindal, based on his training as an engineer.
The paper says Amar's passport is notated with the code P3-1, the visa code in 1971 for "professional or highly skilled," and that Raj received her green card as his spouse.
"Raj got her green card through her husband, Amar," Plotkin said. "Amar received his green card though a program by the federal government to increase the number of engineers. It was not through an employer."
Bobby Jindal says in his book that his father, once he was living in America, let his fingers do the walking through a phone book to try to find a job: "So he sat down at the kitchen table in early 1971 and opened up the yellow pages. Starting with the A's, he made cold calls to local business in his heavily accented English, eventually landing a job offer at a railroad."
There is currently an eligibility bill in the works in Louisiana, House Bill 561, to have candidates prove their presidential eligibility to be on the ballot, and Jindal has indicated he'd sign it if it passes.
Though Rubio was born in Florida 40 years ago, his parents are natives of Havana who came to the U.S. in 1959 following Fidel Castro's communist takeover of the island nation. After a brief stay in New York, the family settled in Miami. According to Rubio's official online biography, at the age of 8, the entire family moved to Las Vegas, where Marco's father worked as a bartender and his mother as a hotel housekeeper.
The family returned to Miami in 1985, and Marco became a football player at South Miami High School. Marco's father passed away Sept. 4 after a long battle with emphysema and lung cancer.
Marco Rubio, bottom left, shown as a teenager wearing No. 46 for the South Miami High Cobras
Since Rubio's parents were not U.S. citizens before Marco was born, it could add fuel to the fire of critics who allege Marco is not natural born, and therefore not qualified to serve as commander in chief.
"If he's not a natural-born citizen, it's his destiny not to be eligible to be president," Apuzzo said. "He just has to accept it unless he wants to challenge it in court or there's a constitutional amendment."
Rubio, the former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives who was elected to the U.S. Senate last November, has been a darling of tea partiers for his
promotion of lower taxes, better schools, free-market empowerment, and
a leaner, more efficient government. Political observers of all stripes
see him as an impressive candidate should he decide to seek the
"It's no secret that Marco wants to be the first Cuban-American president," said Sen. Steve Geller,
the top Democrat in the Florida Senate when Rubio was House speaker.
"He's smart, he's ambitious, and, candidly, I wouldn't want to be the
guy that gets in his way. Because you'll regret it."
There have been at least two U.S. presidents who served in office
despite not having both of their parents being U.S. citizens when their
future political children were born.
In addition to Obama, whose father was born in Kenya and never attained U.S. citizenship, there is also Chester Arthur, the 21st president who served from 1881-1885.
Arthur was born in Vermont in 1829; but his father, Irish-born preacher
William Arthur, was a subject of the United Kingdom at the time
of Chester's birth and didn't become a naturalized U.S. citizen until
1843, when Chester was a teenager.
"Obama supporters have sought to use Chester Arthur as precedent for justifying Obama's eligibility," said attorney Leo Donofrio, author of the Natural Born Citizen blog.
"Such reliance is unfounded because it wasn't known at the time Chester
Arthur held office that he was born with dual nationality."
In a column examining the issue,
Donofrio writes: "Chester Arthur's true eligibility defect doesn't
appear to have been mentioned in any historical record until December
2008 when it was exposed at my blog. Clearly, Chester Arthur's
deception cannot serve to validate anyone's presidential eligibility.
He got away with it, but that doesn't make it right."
If you'd like to sound off on this issue, please take part in the WND poll.


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On behalf of all IUCN Members and staff, I join with people from around the world in extending sympathy and solidarity to the many families affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
IUCN has had a long and close relationship with the government of Japan, a state Member of IUCN, and 21 other Members in the country. Our thoughts are with them now, along with many other friends and partners of IUCN in Japan.
With rescue and recovery operations well underway, IUCN stands ready to support eventual environmental rehabilitation efforts.
For now, we share the grief and sorrow of the people of Japan. We have every confidence in the resilience of the Japanese people and wish them strength and courage in overcoming this devastating tragedy.
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Director General, IUCN


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To help us get creative, Jo is putting together free breast patterns which I will be spreading with love.
We will also set up a donation area for those of you who want to donate some cash to a breast cancer awareness charity.
I also have a blog dedicated to this project which I'll be writing most of The Big Breast related posts from so add me to your watch list:


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Intel has published a job opportunity on LinkedIn that points the finger out to Windows Phone engineers. Now, this could be nothing, so we'll not speculate on an x86 Windows Phone is definitely on the horizon, but there are straws to be clutched onto. Could we be seeing Intel looking at the mobile platform as a potential investment to tackle? Don't get your hopes up.
So what exactly is Intel looking for in applicants? The company is specifically requesting Windows Phone expertise.
For the time being, Windows Phone runs entirely on ARM with Qualcomm as the exclusive chip provider. But there's always room for more, and Intel isn't one to shy away from taking a leap. Here's the full job description on LinkedIn:
"Windows Phone Engineers: Intel would like to talk to you. If you have Windows phone expertise, the Intel site in Redmond would like to talk to you."
It's known that Windows Phone (like Windows across all platforms) is portable, but the question we've asked before is does Windows Phone really need Intel chips? Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Phone said the following in an interview:
"Our architecture is such that it's hardware independent. For the same reason that Windows 8 [tablets] could run on 'Wintel', right now Windows Phone is on Qualcomm. We have a portable OS architecture."
Here's some extra information on the open position at Intel:
- Experience: Mid-Senior level
- Functions: Engineering, Design
- Industries: Computer Software, Computer Networking, Computer Hardware
It'll be interesting to see what Intel has planned. Whether we're looking at the company looking to form a partnership with Microsoft in the mobile space, or if we could simply be witnessing Intel expanding its team to cover the Windows ecosystem more efficiently, with enough experience to boot.


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Davos: Malaysian Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez and Middle East-based Indian businessman Yusuf Ali are believed to be exploring possible opportunities to enter the Indian aviation space.
Ali who hails from Kerala runs Lulu group of supermarket chain. He is looking at the possibility of starting an airline service between his home state and the Middle East, which has a significant population of Keralites.
Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez is eyeing a full-fledged airline service in India.
Both Ali and Fernandez have separately held informal discussions with Indian business leaders here at Davos where they are attending the WEF annual meeting.
While the two could not be reached for their comments, sources said both are very much interested in the Indian aviation space.
Ali, who used to be on board of Air India, had earlier said that he might partner the Kerala government to start a service for catering to people travelling to the Middle-East from the state.
Fernandez, sources said, is more interested in partnering some Indian business house for the venture, although the other option of buying equity in an existing carrier is also open.
Earlier this month, Jet Airways had said that it was in talks for a potential stake sale to UAE-based carrier Etihad.
Another airliner SpiceJet recently said that some investors have shown interest in the company.
"Though few investors have evinced interest in the Company post Government of India allowing FDI in civil aviation sector to foreign airlines, it will be very pre-mature to comment on the possibilities of any fresh equity issuance to such interested parties or confirm/deny names of any specific entity," SpiceJet had said in a regulatory filing this month.


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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Nice Flowchart :)
2 comments:
- Robert said...
I'm not sure what is up with all the 'iPad hate'.
Is Apple a censoring, controlling, hypocritical company? Hell yes!
But their products are a joy to use :)
As far as the iPad itself is concerned, put me in the camp of 'this will change the world'.
However it won't start changing things until the price can come down to around $100 or so. Give it a few years.
- March 26, 2010 at 4:57 AM
- sid67 said...
I think the iPhone and the iPod (or more accurately iTunes) were great innovations at the time.
Today, iTunes is still fine now that it's DRM free, but there are better alternatives (for the price) than both the iPhone and iPod.
The problem with the iPad is that it's not that great a product when compared to alternatives. Particularly at the price point.
I'm sure as a product it's fun and neat, but it's not innovative and unique like the iPhone was at release. So it's just cashing in on the popularity of the older products to support the higher price point.
- March 26, 2010 at 8:22 AM


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It's a little-known tradition that goes down before the Summer Olympics: the Awkward Olympics. It takes place in Prague, and dates back as far as forty-five minutes ago.
And tonight, the competition was fierce. But first:
Worst at opening-up award: John
Can't think of anything about yourself to share with Emily? How about the origins of that nickname? You really do have a guard up. Unlike most wolves.
"Annnnd America gets a worse reputation in five... four..." award: Sean
Sean ran around the city in the middle of the night looking for Emily. He bolstered his chances by yelling "EMILY! EMILY!"
World record for action gotten while wearing a butterfly clip: Emily
Made out with Sean and Ryan with this little claw along for the ride. Now she's just showing off. Maybe next week she'll wear rec specs or something.
Unbreakable award: Jef
They wanted to see Jef fall, so they made Jef do a creepy puppet show. Guess what, world? Jef pulled it off.
Biggest fizzle-out: The whole producer-Arie-affair thing
I really perked up when we cut back to L.A. and Chris Harrison came grimly out of the mansion, reminding us (and I'm quoting here) that "I'm Chris Harrison." Because this was an important day.
Then we got Arie and Emily's take, during which Arie just went ahead and doubled down on not saying a damn thing. Gotta admire his moxie here. "It's almost better to be too honest," he said, then quickly added, "What is another thing that's important for you?" Meanwhile, remember how in Mean Girls, Gretchen Weiner's hair was so big 'cause it was full of secrets?
The Gretchen Weiner award: Arie
But in the end, Arie totally got let off the hook--"this conversation happened off camera"? Boo. You know what I wanted to do when I heard that?
Anyway, the whole thing ended up like this. So while he once seemed a frontrunner, Arie didn't even place in the Awkward Olympics.
PS--If this Cassie Lambert chick gets her own reality show called It's Not Production, It's a Life Thing, I am quitting the biz. The biz of whatever I am doing right now.
Bronze medal for awkwardness: John's overconfidence
Now, I'm not quite sure I buy all of John's soundbites from the end of the episode. His date really didn't go all that great. It had the tone and depth of a visit to HR Block. So John's pre-rose-ceremony cockiness doesn't really add up. I think they just pumped him full of vodka and prompted him to give quotes out of context. "Hey, John, how's your fantasy league doing this year?" "I got it locked up. Game over." "Heard you took a bath earlier, how'd that go?" "REALLY well."
Silver medal for awkwardness: Chris
Usually, around this time on The Bachelor, one girl goes right off the deep end. Tear-filled eyes are just her baseline, and she makes a lot of declarations through gritted teeth that SHE is the RIGHT woman for the Bachelor. Chris went with this exact playbook tonight, and things unraveled quick. If you're not a character in Twilight, this face is inappropriate.
Even this knight was like, you need to just stop.
Gold medal for awkwardness: I think we all know, don't we?
Poor, poor, poor Doug. Earlier today, I believed I'd never be more uncomfortable than I was watching that bride who sang X-Tina as she walked up the aisle. How innocent we were then! Here's what happened: Emily was in the midst of cutting Doug loose, and the sendoff had a "you've never tried to kiss me" theme.


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Introducing Peru
A girl and her llama in Peru © Thomas Quine
Peru Travel Guide
It is easy to be captivated by the thought of a holiday in Peru, exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu and navigating the waters of Lake Titicaca. While the popular sites are deservedly Peru's most famous tourist attractions, the country also boasts fine beaches, quaint fishing villages, epic hiking and walking trails, and the chance to experience a real Amazon adventure.
Most first-time visitors to Peru come to walk the Inca Trail, a famous (typically four-day) hike to the 'Lost City of the Incas', Machu Picchu. However, a little-known fact about Peru is that about 60 percent of the country is covered by thick tropical rainforest. The Peruvian Amazon is lush and steamy, and home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, from large tropical flowers to howler monkeys and majestic jaguars. The two main entry-points, accessible by air, for a holiday in the Peruvian Amazon are Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado. From these cities, tours to isolated and eco-friendly jungle cabins can easily be arranged.
There are many more wonderful sights in Peru, including the mysterious Nazca Lines, the impressive Colca Canyon, the warm sands and surf of Manorca and the wonderful wildlife of the Ballestas Islands. Peru's capital, Lima, is a little rundown but nevertheless boasts some fine Spanish-colonial architecture and a restaurant scene of international repute.
Best time to visit Peru
The peak tourist season in Peru is from May to October, and it peaks in July and August. Winter, from June to September, is the best time for the Inca Trail due to the wonderful visibility of the clear, sunny days; this is also a good time to visit the Amazon basin, as mosquitoes are fewer and the animals stay closer to the water, making them easier to spot.
Read more on Peru's Climate and Weather.
What to see in Peru
- Manu National Park, located in the isolated Amazonian region of Madre de Dios, is the best place to see tropical wildlife in Peru.
- Huacachina is an increasingly popular desert resort village built around a natural lake, offering fun dune-related activities like buggy rides and sandboarding.
- Manorca boasts fine beaches and good surfing conditions, and is a famous stop on the South American backpacking trail.
- Lima has a slightly seedy reputation, but this proud city is home to some great museums and awe-inspiring cathedrals, and its restaurant scene is to be savoured.
Read more about Peru Attractions.
What to do in Peru
- The Inca Trail, a rewarding hike to the legendary ancient city of Machu Picchu, is an absolute must for first-time visitors to Peru.
- Don't miss your chance to cruise the waters of Lake Titicaca.
- Go see the Nazca Lines, a series of ancient geoglyphs whose origin and purpose remain a mystery to this day.
- Hike through the Colca Canyon, a spectacular gorge where enormous Andean condors soar overhead.
Read more about Peru Activities.
Getting to Peru
Cheap flights to Peru are easy to find from the UK and US. Direct flights to Peru are widely available from US cities, while visitors from the UK might have to book a connecting flight to Peru. The flight time to Lima is about 20 hours from most North American and European destinations.
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The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa.
The Dancer Upstairs (2002) and Touching the Void (2003).
Anticuchos (kebabs made from marinated beef heart), ceviche (raw fish marinated in lime juice), or - for the adventurous - the Andean delicacy cuy (guinea pig).
Pisco Sour, a drink made from the unique grape brandy of the region, and emoliente, a viscous herbal tea.
What to buy
Brightly-dyed alpaca woollen products, carved figurines, jewellery and traditional musical instruments like pan flutes (zamponas) and skin drums.
What to pack
If you're attempting the Inca Trail, be sure to pack warm clothes and good quality, worn-in walking shoes. If you're planning on spending some time in the Amazon, pack lightweight (and preferably long-sleeved) garments and effective mosquito repellent.
What's on in Peru
The Lord of the Miracles Festival (October) is the most spectacular of Peru's religious festivals, with tens of thousands of participants dressed in bright purple. The Fiesta de la Vendimia de Surco (March) is a wine festival held in celebration of the grape harvest, and featuring fascinating cultural performances.
Did you know?
- Avocado pears (palta) are originally from Peru.
- The Peruvian root known as Huanarpo Macha is what Viagra is made from.
- There are more species of bird in Peru (1,700) than in any other country.
A final word
Famous Machu Picchu is only one of the wonders that adventurous explorers will find in beautiful and mysterious Peru.


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iPhone TTS - This is a port of CMU's Festival-Lite (aka flite) library to the iPhone/iOS platform. Homepage: http://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts/ * HOW TO USE To use it in a new or existing project you can follow these steps: 0: Grab the latest version from http://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts/ and open it in finder. 1: Drag the "flite-1.4-iphone" directory into your project's "Other Sources" area. This contains the sources to flite. 2: Drag the files FliteTTS.h and FliteTTS.m into your project's "Classes" area. 3: Add AVFoundation framework to your project if it does not already have it. 4: For the class where you want to call the library, if you want to define a class variable in the .h file, add this line to your .h file just above the @interface line: @class FliteTTS; 5: Create a pointer to the class, either in the .h or the .m depending on your needs: FliteTTS *fliteEngine; 6: In the .m file for the class add... #import "FliteTTS.h" 7: Initialize an FliteTTS object and point your pointer to it: fliteEngine = [[FliteTTS alloc] init]; 8: Start using it: [fliteEngine speakText:@"It works."]; // Make it talk [fliteEngine setPitch:100.0 variance:50.0 speed:1.0]; // Change the voice properties [fliteEngine setVoice:@"cmu_us_awb"]; // Switch to a different voice [fliteEngine stopTalking]; // stop talking * INCLUDED VOICES (you can remove the ones you don't need) cmu_us_kal cmu_us_kal16 cmu_us_awb cmu_us_rms cmu_us_slt * UPGRADING 1: Remove FliteTTS.h and FliteTTS.m from your project. When xcode asks if you want to move them to the trash, click yes. 2: Remove the "flite" folder from your Other Sources. 3: Copy the new versions in like described in steps 1 and 2 of the "HOW TO USE" section above. 4: If your code calls the setVoicePitch method, change that to setPitch. Let me know if you find any problems or want to contribute improvements. Contributors: Sam Foster <email@example.com> <http://cmang.org> Credits: Flite is copyright 1999-2009 Carnegie Mellon University Language Technologies Institute. Flite homepage: http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/flite/ It has been slightly modified to build on the iPhone platform.


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Brad Shannon poses for a photo holding gear he uses before, during and after a cycling event. Shannon is in the finals of an entrepreneurship competition for a mobile locker service concept he came up with so folks wouldn't have to carry all this stuff during events. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Kathy Roberts, director of Loveland's Life Choices, moves baby food from a shelf Monday while preparing for an open house Thursday. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Evan Walker, 4 years-old today, is celebrating his first actual birthday since he was born on leap day in 2008. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Nun soloists played by Sierra Blomstedt, left, Brittany Hennings, center, and Elise Grauberger sing a song during rehearsal Monday for Mountain View High School's production of "The Sound of Music." Photo by Jenny Sparks
Bruce Pearman with Lightly Treading talks with homeowner John Little, not shown, about the amount of insulation in his attic while performing an energy audit Monday morning at the Little home in Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Homeowner John Little, left, shows Bruce Pearman his energy bills Monday as Pearman does an energy audit at Little's Loveland home. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Kara Brochu of Loveland rides her bike on the Recreation Trail near Centennial Park Friday in Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Jose Lujan, left, and Jim Breese, employees at A&W Water Service, Inc., disconnect a hose and turn off a fire hydrant Friday afternoon after filling their trucks near First Street and Sculptor Drive in Loveland. The water is destined for natural gas drilling sites where it is used on hydraulic fracturing. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Birth mothers volunteers, called Friends, help pregnant women connect with resources and offer them friendship and caring. Four of the members pose for a photo. From left they are Jan Schmidtbauer, Lorraine Meyer, Patty Suttner, and Kimberly Peterson. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Steve Garfield prepares to install carpet on the floor at the entrance of a new restaurant, Next Door food & drink, at the Rialto Theater Center in downtown Loveland. The large door in the center was reclaimed from a dorm building at the University of Northern Colorado and the wooden beams on either side of it are from an old barn in Michigan. Photo by Jenny Sparks
A dummy with a knife in its back and an axe wound in front hangs in the foreground as Ferguson High School students Michaela Luce, 18, left, Casandra Baney, 17, center, and Matt Wells, 18, right, document evidence from a mock crime scene Thursday during a forensoc lab class at the school in Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Michaela Luce, 18, holds an evidence marker near a fingerprint on a dummy in a mock crime scene as Matt Wells, 18, takes a photograph Thursday during a forensic lab class at Ferguson High School in Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
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Owner of Next Door food & drink
Todd Katnig, left, Justin Pecor, right, and Brandon Hummel, on lift, with Metal Solutions, work Thursday afternoon at Big O Tires in Loveland after wind blew part of the roof off the building. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Eponine, played by Loveland High junior Mariah VanTress, dies in the arms of Marius, sophomore Jonathan Barrett, during Tuesday night's dress rehearsal for the production of Les Misérables opening March 2nd.
Police inspector Javert, played by Loveland High senior Joel Freeman, reacts to being taken hostage during dress rehearsal Tuesday night for the production of Les Misérables.
Junior Mariah VanTress, playing Eponine in the upcoming Loveland High production of Les Misérables, reaches for a high note Tuesday night during dress rehearsal. The production will open March 2nd.
Damian Leppert, left, an 8th-grader at Bill Reed Middle School gets assistance from teen librarian Michelle Turner, right, while making a pop-can tab necklace Thursday afternoon in the teenseen section of the Loveland Public Library.
Lorenzo Leon, right, a 7th-grader and Izacc Hernandez, left, a 6th-grader, both students at Bill Reed Middle School, play games Thursday afternoon in the teenseen section of the Loveland Public Library.
Ixel Macias, right, talks with Conrad Ball Middle School physical education teacher Toni Berry Thursday evening during the Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club 2012 Heroes Among Us award dinner at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loveland. Macias, along with fellow 6th grader Jordan Hyatt, nominated Berry for her accessibility to students, her willingness to listen and her ability to keep a secret.
Loveland resident Dennis Bernhardt listens to comments his granddaughter made in her nomination entry Thursday night at the Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club 2012 Heroes Among Us award dinner at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Lila Lanter, the 10 month old daughter of Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club 2012 Heroes Among Us award recipient Jeremy Lanter, keeps a watchful eye on Loveland police Lt. Tim Brown Thursday evening at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Berthoud High School counselor Sheila McNally, right, talks with her Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club 2012 Heroes Among Us award nominator senior Allison Burger during award presentations Thursday evening at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Conrad Ball Middle School physical education teacher Toni Berry, recipient of a Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club 2012 Heroes Among Us award, shares a moment with 6th grader Jordan Hyatt Thursday evening at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loveland. Hyatt, along with a classmate, nominated Berry for her accessibility to students, her willingness to listen and her ability to keep a secret.
The Rev. Jose Maria Quera, left, places ashes on Andrea Baumann's forehead during an Ash Wednesday mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on Wednesday.
Mary Westerfield, left, waits in line while her son Paul, 7, receives the distribution of the ashes from Mary Berndt during an Ash Wednesday mass on Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1730 W. 12th St. in Loveland.
Wind whips decorations around outside of Aims Community College as student Travis Polhamus stands out front Wednesday in downtown Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Danielle Carr, 14, laughs as she tries to peek through a tiny eye hole on the Mardi Gras mask she made Tuesday as teen librarian Michelle Turner also laughs during the Teen Mardi Gras Fun party at the Loveland Public Library. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Members of Walt Clark Middle School's Green Team experiment with small solar panels outside the school during a meeting of the club. From left are Heather Hartzog, 12, Sierra Place, 12, instructor Sol Miller, Alex Aust, 12, Hannah Elyse Hogle, 13, and Christian Mendoza, 12.
Karin Boyd, left, and Jen Jandrain, both of Loveland, walk their dogs Emma, left, and Cache Monday along the Recreation Trail near Centennial Park. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Pam Liebl, an employee at Friendly Pawn, helps customers Dalton Shannon, 16, center, and his little brother Tyler Shannon, 11, Monday in Loveland. Liebl has worked at the pawn shop for 20 years. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Ray Steele, left, and Ray Steele Jr., owners of Friendly Pawn in downtown Loveland, pose for a photo Monday holding some of the items they sell in front of their jewelry counter. They say they look forward to City Council approval of an ordinance requiring pawn shop licenses in Loveland. Photo by Jenny Sparks
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Tyler Pollard, 12, left, and his mom Sherrin Pollard demonstrate how to play a game called "Red State Blue State" Wednesday in Loveland. The two created the game to make it fun and easy for kids and adults to understand the electoral process and American history. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Volunteer Gary VanDriel installs a storm door on one of the Habitat for Humanity homes under construction Thursday in the Willow Park subdivision near 27th Street and Monroe Avenue. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Jason Crane, left, is assisted by Loveland Public Library circulation aide Darlene Oliver as he applies for a new library card at the customer service area on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
Youngsters check out a replica of the Star Wars character R2-D2 during the grand reopening of the Loveland Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
Loveland Public Library trainer and special projects librarian Sue Baccari, right, fills a cup with punch to give out to visitors during the library's grand reopening ceremony Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
Twelve-year-old Jake Ramos-Wilson, left, looks up at a television screen as he plays along to the video game Dance Central 2 while Dominique Beecher, 7, bottom right, Kadia Odd, 13, Kali Odd, 17, and Abbey Johnson, 5, play a game of Twister in the Mummy Mountain Teen Gaming Room during the grand reopening Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 of the Loveland Public Library.
Zane Acton, 8, front left, and his friend Isaac Johnson, 8, check out the blasters belonging to actors dressed as Star Wars characters during the Loveland Public Library's grand reopening event Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. At rear from left are Meghan Buckley as Juno Eclipse, Ed Litter as a storm trooper and J Kirby dressed as a biker scout. The Star Wars characters were a big hit with library visitors and Zane exclaimed, "This is awesome. I just love this."
Thompson School District math teacher Greg Morrison. Secondary Educator of the Year.
Loveland High School sophomore Alex Krabbenhoft, 16, returns a shot while playing in the first round of a pingpong tournament Wednesday afternoon at the school. The LHS Student Council put on the event as a fundraiser and had both a singles and a doubles bracket. The singles winner was junior Austin Anderson and the winning doubles team members were junior Jesse Jacobson and senior Mitchell Collins who were each awarded a silver-painted pingpong paddle.
George Knight shows how he can stand without holding on to his walker Thursday as his wife Marlyn Knight smiles. Knight had a severe reaction to a contrast dye injected into his system during a medical test and was confined to a wheelchair for years. He kept a positive attitude the whole time. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Thompson School District music teacher Susan Harding. Elementary Educator of the Year.
Scott Hansen paints inside the umpire room Friday morning at Barnes Park. Renovations on the building in the center of the complex that houses the concessions stand, restrooms, storage and the umpire room are wrapping up. Photo by Jenny Sparks
Diane Johnson looks for her 21 year-old son Paul Johnson Thursday evening outside the day shelter for the homeless in downtown Loveland. Johnson was worried her son would not make it to the shelter in time to catch a van to go to the night shelter. Photo by Jenny Sparks


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At first glance, the bronze orbs that are the basis of pendants, earrings, rings and cufflinks in the local jewelry line Saint Claude appear to be magical orbs hailing from a different world. But in reality, their origin is something more familiar: those round, spiky fruits that fall from sweetgum trees and serve as the enemy to barefooted kids everywhere.
"They're all over Louisiana; I would grow up stepping on them," says Sarah Killen, the designer behind Saint Claude. "I would have so many people come up to me and say, 'I hate those things! They hurt my feet!'"
The line's gumball collection sums up the appeal of Killen's jewelry. The pieces often have organic origins and hint at something familiar, but the finished product is something unique.
"You can take an organic object and you can make a mold," she says. "And you can work with the two things to create something you've never seen before."
Killen is a Bossier City native who was raised on a beef and dairy farm. She always had an artistic, D.I.Y. bent, and as a child, she made things with her father, including pirogues and stools from little tree stumps. Through the years she continued on a creative path, pulling from her extensive textile collection. Saint Claude started as mainly textile accessories – the line still features a line of scarf-like fabric necklaces – but the pieces people would associate with the line today came after she started working with a metal caster.
Killen found the caster, Tim Lacrosse, after a serendipitous encounter at a dog park. She struck up a conversation with a fellow jewelry maker who coincidentally used to live across the street from her Irish Channel home, and she informed Killen that a metal caster happened to live in the neighborhood. After "bugging" Lacrosse for a while, the two began working together to create metal jewelry.
"We joke around that … everything was walked back and forth between our houses, so we're really minimizing [our carbon footprints]," Killen says.
She makes a mold of an object that is cast in metal. The original objects tend to take on different appearances in their metallic forms: Besides the porous gumballs that look like magical globes, there's a crawfish tail that resembles a beetle or a mermaid tail, a cow's tooth that looks like nubby cypress knees, okra that looks like a long tooth or bone. Some, though, are more straightforward and playful, like pendants featuring a T-rex and pterodactyl.
"I like the dinosaurs. It's kind of silly but they're one of my favorite pieces," Killen says. "There's no limit when you're working with metal of what you can make something from."
Killen had a baby girl in March, and dangling over her crib is a mobile unlike anything you'd find at Toys R Us. Killen made some baby mobiles featuring the things she collects – feathers, crystals, bones and coral she's painted with glitter – and illuminated with LED lights. She would like to eventually start a children's line with mobiles, baby accessories and maybe some child-safe jewelry. She's also working on a prototype of teal baby moccasins.
"You're inspired by what's around you, so obviously having a baby, I'm like 'Hmm, what is not out there that I wish was out there?'" she says.
Also on her work desk are sundry odds and ends from furniture from her friend's antique store, which she'll make jewelry out of for an upcoming collection. She shows me a delicate bracelet she made from the trimming of Louis XVI furniture.
"[The new collection is] much more feminine, but complementary to other pieces that can be kind of masculine," she says. "I wanted to make stuff that doesn't have to be … It's not like a clothing designer where you have to have seasons or keep up with some kind of trend. I wanted things that are classic and that you would always like and that you can incorporate with other stuff."


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