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Anita L. Stevens to William C. and Jennifer T. Owens, 620 McIntire Road, $160,000
Shelton S., William H., and Richard F. Station and Ann L. Kemp to Carlton Property LLC, $200,000.
Charles E. and Kathryn D. Humphreys to Raymond Nedzel and Kristin Jordan, 724 Monticello Avenue, $252,000.
Ken and Betty Jo Mori to Todd A. Cabell, 412 Oak Street, $184,000.
Jeanne F. Bell to William H. and Jean V. Lupton, 1426 Rugby Avenue, $210,000.
Gerald R. and Augusta M. Hankins to John C. Schmidt and Jenefer C. Brouse, 720 Village Road, Johnson Village, $179,500.
602 Lewis & Clark LC to Margaret Melcher, unit in Lewis & Clark Square, $265,000.
James R. and Vicki D. Farmer to Adrienne Ward and John F. O'Connell, 224 Brandywine Drive, $339,000.
Robert A. and Kim D. Mann to Elizabeth McMahon, 1506 Westwood Road, $256,500.
Baldwin-Kiser Partnership to Richard C. Crisler III, 1139 River Road, $340,000.
Ralph E. Main Jr., Trustee, to Church Hill Development Co. LLC, 1712 East Market Street, $90,900.
James B. Spence Jr. to Church Hill Development Co. LLC, 1326 East Market Street, $109,000.
Advantage Rent-a-Car Corp. to Katherine Gale Chapman, 505 Druid Avenue, gift.
Joseph C. and Pamela K. Terembes to Prudential Relocation Inc., 2404 Angus Road, $220,000.
Lynn M. Merhib to Lynn M. Merhit and Tim O'Kane, 107 Perry Drive, gift.
Wendall L. Winn Jr. and Robert W. Jackson, Trustees, to Daniel McClure and William R. Carter, Trustees, 922 9-l/2 Street NE, no price given.
Megan C. Gillespie to Seth E. Hunter and Bolanle Adeboye, 1810 East Market Street, $126,500.
Pearon G. Lang Jr. to Dale and Chris Ann Ludwig, parcel on Belleview Avenue, $195,000.
Shirley L. Savin and James A. Critzer to Mary John Smith, Trustee, 114 Cleveland Avenue, $132,000.
Robane C. Beroza to Thomas J. Mozdzer and Linda M. Chojnacki, 1198 Stratford Court, $171,000.
James B. Spence Jr. and Sandra J. Spence to Barbara Thompson, Trustee, 1610 Mulberry Avenue, Highland Park, no price given.
Jane M. Cathcart to Robert B. and Gayle B. Brockman, 1519 Westwood Road, $276,500.
Elizabeth A. Jessup to Stacie H. and John C. Reid, 1424 Oxford Road, $264,000.
William H. Schnobelen to Khaliq A. Rauf, 1404 Grace Street, $115,200.
Steve Knight to William J. Long Jr., 1018 Tufton Avenue, no price given.
Linda Lee Holland to Charles P. and Susie C. Payne, 372 Riverside Avenue, $68,400.
Leora T. Brown to Charles E. and Melody D. Swartz, lot on Caroline Avenue, $50,000.
George H. and Marshall H. Ginn to Barbara T. Frost, unit in Wertland condominiums, $78,000.
Chanley S. Brown to Philip W. and Laura P. Smith, 207 16th Street NE, $177,000.
Mary C. Bauer to Joel M. Jacobus and Catherine E. Walden, 622 Hinton Avenue, $175,000.
Andrew J. and Crystal M. Cook to Laurie A. Chocklett, 635 Elizabeth Avenue, $171,500.
Ferdinand K. and Elliott K. Hui to Divya Sharma and Michael J. Thomas, 219 Old Lynchburg Road, $184,000.
Carolyn M. Morris to Jeffrey Thompson and Savannah B. Ray, 1416 Chesapeake Street, $87,000.
Ronald E. and Janet K. Parham to Glenn E. and Victoria C. Branham, 906 Rockland Avenue, $75,000.
Sam T. and Jessy S. Thomas to Thomas T. and Leelamma Chacko, 313 Carlton Road, $85,000.
Hampton LLC to Brian D. Weber and Kara M. Gloeckner, two lots in Carlton Addition, $122,000.
Brian D. Weber and Kara M. Gloeckner to Harry Lewis and Ralph E. Main Jr., $116,000.
Colin Campbell and Judy Campbell to Judy Campbell, 1832 Wayside Place, gift.
Charlie R. and Evelynne L. Flora, Trustees, to Matt Dawson Enterprises LLC, 2106 Hill Street, $154,000.
Alicia B. Lugo to Alicia B. Lugo and Patricia B. Edwards, 515 Brown Street, gift.
John C. and Stacie H. Reid to Robert and Tasneem Carey, 1872 Winston Road, $517,000.
Kevin P. and Kelly Brooke Bauer to Yevgeny V. and Natalie Mishustin, 602 Shamrock Road, $210,000.
Calvin S. and Doris S. Jones to Barry W. and Phoebe L. Manuel, 305 Farm Lane, $115,000.
Leslie R. and Thomas M. Dickinson III to Richard L. and Adena B. Imlay, 2014 Meadowbrook Road, $352,500.
Gadient Enterprises Inc. to Eure Family LLC, unit in Wertland condominiums, $100,000.
Crystal A. Mario to William W. Craghead III and Denise Ann Way, 103 Robinson Woods, $302,000.
Mary L. Bixby to James H. Shumadine and Elizabeth W. Wells, 1318 Wellford Street, $252,000.
Shyamkant and Shirish Shahane to Ivan R. and Dorothy S. Narodny, unit in Wertland condominiums, $76,500.
Trilateral Corp. to Elliot Majerczyk and Aniko Bodroghkozy, 106 Chisholm Place, $174,460.
Michael J. Beck to Robert Nichols and Cecilia Hernandez, 105 Perry Drive, $239,000.
Kimbery A. Taylor to Landon B. Harris and Suzanne M. Heinert, 1019 Druid Avenue, $155,000.
Margaret K. and Charles C. Crook III to Christopher J. and Darlene D. Bruce, 1005 Druid Avenue, $138,000.
Edward C. and Erika L. Nemergut to Adam and Heather Phillips, 1624 Trailridge Road, $189,900.
Edith S. Ballard to Charles W. Hurt and Shirley L. Fisher, Trustees, 1616 Brandywine Drive, no price given.
William V. and Mollie B. Krebs to Stefania E. Burk, unit in Carter-Gilmer Place, $181,000.
Glenn M. and Ann W. Spencer to Justin G. Gresh, 1029 Cottonwood Road, $231,000.
Thomas B. Reece to Nelly A. Smolyak and David A. Maybee, Trustee, 904 Locust Lane, $173,000.
Frank Bergland and Susan McCulley to Gordon B. and B. Susan Maxwell, 1012 St. Charles Ave., $224,000.
Brooks S. Moriarty and Mary G. Beckman to Jeffrey L. and Naticia J. Lavezzo, 626 Elizabeth Avenue, $154,000.
Todd G. and Julie V. Whitaker to L. West Oehmig, 1200 Long Street, $191,250.
Virginia T. Davis to Mark H. and Sarah B. Pfoutz, 2513 Willard Drive, $151,100.
Thomas H. Trow Jr. to Thomas N. Meriwether, unit in Cabell Avenue condominiums, $107,000.
Jose R. Giron and Carla Torres to John K. Robinson, 108 Lide Place, Willoughby, $190,000.
Mark A. and Heather M. Layton to Cendant Mobility Finance Corp., 1607 Jamestown Drive, $295,000.
Cendant Mobility Finance Corp. to David M. and Derry V. Wade, 1607 Jamestown Drive, $295,000.
Julia H. Wood to Sarah S. Coleman, 722 Shamrock Rpad, $193,000.
James W. Evans Jr. to Johanna A. Claasen, 1405 Vine Street, $115,000.
David Huffman, Peggy Dyer, and Donna Burrell to Christopher A. Gensic, 1014 Bolling Avenue, $125,000.
Milton C. Mozie and Arlene M. Baker to Heather D. Danz, 808 Ridge Street, $123,900.
Ben R. and Karen B. Thomas to Patricia H. and John M. Owen IV, 908 St. Charles Ave., $348,000.
Andrew C. and LeeAnn M. Hillier to Robert J. and Anna B. Schoderbek Jr., 606 Wilder Drive, $247,000.
Lawrence E. and Jennifer J. Kochard to Melissa Surguine-Smith, 915 Rugby Road, $475,000.
Jonathan T. Taffe to Jenny Boyd, 188 Waterbury Court, $135,500.
Ashley M. Shilling to Nicholas and Mercedes Procaccini, 300 Mobile Lane (formerly Middleton Lane), $212,500.
Carolyn S. Sparks to Stephen and Paula Lichiello, 506-B Moseley Drive, $129,500.
University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation to Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, parcel on Monroe Lane, no price given.
Marcus L. and Leigh A. McEntire to Nikhil and Lily L. Patel, 121 Danbury Court, $134,900.
Alice Lee Makielski, Trustee, to Alfred T. and Ashley M. Shilling, 1910 Barracks Road, $500,000.
Andrew L. Schittulli to Eure Family LLC, unit in Cedars Court condominiums, $65,000.
Trilateral Corp. to Spencer C. and Deborah E. Burton, 115 Chisholm Place, $140,275.
Whitehall Interiors LLC to Mary Newton, 1316 Early St., $97,500.
Keith P. Holley Jr. to Gordon R. and Maureen Sammis, 216 Sunset Avenue, $165,000.
Max L. Carroll to Jason A. Oliviero, 1100 Preston Avenue, $215,000.
Wachovia Bank NA, Trustee, to Church Hill Development LLC, parcel on Jefferson Park Avenue, $325,000.
Ashley P. Thorndike to Myra J. Larkin, 123 Waterbury Court, $122,000.
Todd A. Millbrandt and Mary Beth Magyar to Jane C. Sazazin, 2517 Willard Drive, $175,000.
Constance S. and Earl H. Diehl Jr. to Thomas W. and Ellen G. Nygaard, unit in Cabell Avenue condominiums, $106,500.
Mable P. and Steven P. Mewborn to R. and I. Buildings Co. LLC, 1605 Gordon Avenue, $220,000.
Stephen L. Landis LLC to Linda Fleming, unit in the Venable condominiums, 312 13th Street NW, $88,500.
Watson C. Morris, Trustee, to Theodore J. Corcoran and Elizabeth Sargent, parcel on Hinton Avenue, $120,000.
Janice W. McDaniel to Benjamin J. and Jean Y. Estes, 774 Prospect Ave., $62,000.
Richard T. Spurzem to Margaret J. O'Reilly, 131 Goodman Street, $152,500.
Kenneth J. Girasek and Donna Gaffin-Girasek to Jeanette D. Smith, 700 Graves Street, $168,000.
Patricia T. Lobo and Goncalo Lobo to Edwin J. Landaker and Melissa A. Horal, 101 Lide Place, $166,000.
Martin and Marilyn Honig to Eure Family LLC, unit in Wertland Commons condominium, $105,000.
Lewis LLC of Troy to Hope A. Leopold, 306 Palatine Avenue, $108,000.
Barry I. And Beth R. Keith to Chris Pace, 1323 East Market Street, $160,000.
Mary J. Longley to Claude A. Ripley, unit in McGuffey Hill condominiums, $170,000.
619 E. High Street LLC to Munro C. Russell and Joe Richmond, Trustees, 619 East High Street, $840,000.
Donald J. and Laura M. Crotteau to Caleb A. and Katherine G. Jaffe, 1617 Cambridge Circle, $262,500.
Russell F. and Sophie C. Speidel to Margaret M. VanBree, 1873 Field Road, $425,000.
Wallace C. Dowell to Samuel W. LeBeau, 308 10th Street NW, $82,000.
Bruce E. and Sharon Leffler to Christina Salidis, 628 Blenheim Avenue, $154,500.
John P. Thomas to Chad S. Dodson and Katherine L. Balfour, 1811 Meadowbrook Heights Road, $313,500.
Aaron C. and Megan C. Sheehan-Dean to Gordon M. and Mildred H. Wotton, 245 Monte Vista Avenue, $210,000.
John C. and Stacie H. Reid to Robert and Tasneem Carey, 1872 Winston Road, $517,000.


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Plumbing, wiring, and firing our next-gen, 5.0-powered '94 Cobra
In part one of our Coyote Cobra saga, we showed you how we installed the '11 GT Coyote engine into our '94 Cobra project car, and the products and manufacturers we used to make it happen. As we found out, and as you read, physically installing the engine and AMP Performance-sourced Tremec T56 Magnum transmission went off without a hitch. The BBK Performance headers pretty much fell on the car. The Maximum Motorsports tubular K-member was stout, yet also easy to install. However, after those components were installed, the fun began.
The air, fuel, and lubrication systems proved to be the most time-consuming projects. Each day we had small victories as we crossed off items from the to-do list. We had to come up with plans for the fuel lines, radiator and heater hoses, oil filter-relocation kit, and the cold air intake, just to name a few of the issues we ran into while trying to make the car road-worthy. Additionally, we had issues with fully operational power steering and brakes, but had to wait a little bit to get that part rectified.
Not to skip ahead of the captions, but the Coyote Cobra was running and driving as of March 4, 2011. The car made its show debut at the Waterford Lakes Mustang show in Orlando, Florida, with Lamotta Performance's Jake Lamotta shaking it down prior to us taking the car to the NMRA season-opener at Bradenton the next weekend. No, everything was not fully operational at that time, as you'll read in the captions, and it's still coming together as we write this, but it's a blast to drive, and it's only going to get better.


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Now that the Senate has passed its "Foreclosure Enhancement Act," attention turns to the House, which will hold hearings on its own response to the housing "crisis." As the Christian Science Monitor reports, "at the heart of the emerging consensus is a bigger role for the Federal Housing Administration in helping borrowers refinance loans they cannot afford to pay. … [A]ll competing plans require an FHA that is up to the task of dealing with a crisis that industry experts say is uncharted territory."
But is the FHA up to the task? A quick look at recent history shows the answer is a resounding "no." The New York Times reported Friday that thanks to its own recent expansion into credit-riskier markets, the FHA is on the edge of the first financial shortfall in the agency's history. If current trends continue under existing policy, the FHA will face a $1.4 billion deficit in 2009. The source of the agency's shortfall is the agency's seller-financed down payment loan program that seeks to help low-income and minority home buyers by allowing the seller to provide the down payment, which is then tacked on to the total cost of a house. In 2000, such mortgages made up less than 2% of FHA-insured loans. In 2007 they accounted for 35%.
The problem with the program is that participating borrowers are defaulting at rates two to three times the rates of others. Not insured at the proper level for this increased risk, the FHA is now at the brink of insolvency. Some officials at Housing and Urban Development want to stop the bleeding by ending the program. But longtime defenders of the practice such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) not only want to continue the program — they want to vastly expand the authority of the FHA to insure risky borrowers in order to tackle rising foreclosures nationwide.
Frank claims his proposal would not push the FHA into even further financial trouble since he plans to charge borrowers insurance fees to protect the government from future defaults. But an independent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office points out that the costlier and more realistic these insurance premiums are, the less people the Frank plan will actually help:
Direct federal provision or guaranteeing of credit to mortgage markets could help avoid foreclosures and ease the downward pressure on house prices, helping the market to adjust in an orderly manner. It would also shift part of the cost of mortgage losses from current lenders and investors to taxpayers. Most of the proposals under discussion involve modest federal subsidies and would probably affect several hundred thousand homeowners.
Frank has already admitted that it is "irrelevant" how many homeowners are actually helped under his plan. Meanwhile, since July 2007, the voluntary alliance of servicers, investors, counselors and other mortgage market participants that make up the Hope Now program has reworked 1.2 million loans to American homes. The U.S. can not afford Frank's new bailout plan or the hundreds more it will engender. David Ignatius explains in the Washington Post:
Last week, the Bush administration agreed to rescue 100,000 homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure on their mortgages. Congressional Democrats promptly announced that this wasn't fair enough and that they intended to expand the bailout to as many as 2 million distressed borrowers. But why stop there? What about onerous commercial mortgages? And credit card debt? And student loans? Why should anyone have to pay back anything? It's not fair.
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- According to Gallup, more than half of Americans believe they pay too much in federal income taxes.
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- Despite claiming earlier this year that "we must act now to reduce global climate change" Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday that he will bar commercial wind turbines from state-owned land.
- In Baghdad on Saturday Lt. Gen. Lloyd James Austin III told the largest overseas naturalization ceremony in history: "This crowd reminds us that the source of our nation's uniqueness is our ethnic and cultural diversity. These warriors have already sworn an oath to protect the United States. They have put themselves in harm's way to do our nation's bidding."
- While Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" claims global warming caused Hurricane Katrina, actual science now shows there is no link between hurricanes and global warming.


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There are some words you'd never think would be strung together to create a headline on a college football blog. The above is Exhibit A for that sentiment. And B and C and a couple other letters as well
In one of the more bizarrely creepy — or creepily bizarre, if you prefer — stories of this or any other offseason, a registered sex offender in the state of Kentucky has apparently cost Ohio State a highly-touted recruit, at least for the moment.
At OSU's spring game April 21, Pennsylvania high school linebacker Alex Anzalone, a four-star player in the Class of 2013 and the No. 16 outside LB in the country according to Rivals.com, verbally committed to the Buckeyes. The night of that spring game, Anzalone, along with several recruits visiting the campus, posed for pictures with Charles Waugh, a 31-year-old "man" and the registered sex offender in question.
Shortly after those pictures were taken, Waugh, who in 2008 pleaded guilty to five counts of possession of matter portraying sexual performances by minors, posted them to his various social media accounts as well as sending messages to the recruits via Twitter. At some point in the ensuing two weeks, Anzalone became aware of Waugh's past and was "creeped out" per his father, leading to his decommitment at the urging of his dad.
On Friday, as the controversy began to grow, OSU released a statement addressing the issue.
"The issue surrounding the individual from Kentucky is being treated by the Department of Athletics as a student-athlete welfare issue. When the University became aware that this individual had been seen in pictures – taken in public places – with student-athletes, proactive precautions were taken and the Department of Athletics alerted more than 1,000 Ohio State student-athletes about this person. The email message also reminded them of the negative implications that can be realized through simple associations on social networking sites. This individual is not associated with Ohio State. He is not a booster. He has not engaged in any activities on behalf of the University. The Department of Athletics will continue to monitor this issue and it will remain proactive in its efforts with regard to precautions for its student-athletes."
Along with the statement, an email sent from OSU's compliance department to student-athletes warning them of Waugh contained a mugshot of the individual as well as links to informational sites about how to block Twitter and Facebook users, the Daily Lantern, the OSU student newspaper which originally broke the story, wrote.
Even as Anzalone's father urged his son to backtrack on his verbal commitment to the Buckeyes, the father also wanted to make it clear that he does not blame the OSU football program or the coaching staff for his son's on-campus encounter with the convicted sex offender.
"Ohio State had no idea that this guy was a perv," Dr. Sal Anzalone told ESPN.com. "They were totally unaware. Let's make that very clear. That's not Ohio State.
"But Alex was creeped out by him. He thought something was wrong. Alex wasn't going to get hurt. Alex could knock him out. But the point is, this creep shouldn't be near recruits."
With his recruitment reopen, Anzalone will once again consider USC, Penn State, Notre Dame, Florida and Stanford, with the latter two perceived as the current front-runners. Oh, and there's one more school Anzalone will consider: Ohio State.
That's right. The elder Anzalone left the door open for a a second verbal commitment to the Columbus school by his son.
"It's a possibility," Sal Anzalone said. "Things change. You can't hold them responsible for other people's behavior."


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BOSTON — A third employee of the Department of Children and Families has been fired in the wake of investigations into a missing 5-year-old Fitchburg boy and state officials have concluded that numerous failings and misconduct by staff contributed to the disappearance.
DCF Commissioner Olga Roche on Monday issued the agency's final report on the case of Jeremiah Oliver, whose disappearance since September is being treated as a possible homicide.
The details, which she called troubling and sad, were disclosed as the mother and her boyfriend remain in custody facing abuse charges, and family members and friends continue searching for the boy. The state is also caring for the boy's 9-year-old brother and 7-year-old sister.
Ms. Roche said the investigation revealed that the social worker handling the family's case repeatedly failed to conduct required monthly checks on the boy and his family in their home in the months leading up to his disappearance. Moreover, they found the social worker's supervisor failed to address the lack of home visits or ensure the agency followed up on three 51A child abuse reports in June concerning the three children in the home.
At the same time, the agency concluded, the supervisor was filing reports indicating the family's apartment was clean and suitable, even though the social worker had not visited the home. Based on interviews conducted for the investigation, officials said, "It is evident that the supervisor was proven to be untruthful" regarding reports on the condition of the family's home.
The agency had terminated the social worker and supervisor following an initial review of the case earlier this month. Ms. Roche said Monday the DCF area program manager for the North Central region has also now been fired, "because she never ensured there was any follow-up from the supervisor" regarding the multiple abuse reports in the home and for failing to take steps to address the lack of home visits.
"Our investigation showed that the individuals charged with the care of the Oliver family failed to meet their responsibilities," Ms. Roche said. While the family received initial services from DCF going back to 2011, she said, once they moved to Fitchburg and the case was referred to that North Central DCF office in January 2013, its staff missed many opportunities to engage the family.
"The absence of home visits to assess the safety of the children was a serious failure," Ms. Roche said. "It is my belief that the failure and misconduct of the staff involved in this case contributed to this tragedy."
Another staffer, the area intake manager responsible for making decisions on 51A child abuse reports, also missed opportunities to ensure appropriate follow-up with the family and was given a three-day suspension without pay and has been removed from the intake decision-making process.
State officials said they are instituting systematic improvements based on the findings.
In a statement released Monday afternoon by the SEIU Local 509, the union that represents social workers, spokesman Jason A. Stephany voiced support for the actions.
"From day one, front-line social workers throughout the Department of Children & Families have been clear in their call for accountability in the case of Jeremiah Oliver," he said. "Following the investigation, DCF has taken steps to ensure those who bear responsibility in this tragedy are held accountable — including the overloaded caseworkers involved and the Department administrators who ignored red flags.
Mr. Stephany also praised DCF's implementation of new policies and procedures to prevent similar cases in the future and to address the "caseload crisis."
"We will continue to work with the Administration to fulfill these commitments and bring caseloads at the Department of Children & Families down to the manageable levels needed to keep at-risk children safe."
Gov. Deval L. Patrick said the report provides some answers and the DCF's "failure to appropriately monitor the family and respond to multiple warning signs is simply unacceptable."
"While the work of the vast majority of the people who work at DCF is exemplary, the failure of certain staff in this case casts a long and unfortunate shadow," Mr. Patrick said. He commended Commissioner Roche, who took over the agency in October, for her accountability and transparency in the case.
"I know that she and her team take seriously their responsibility for keeping children safe, and that the Oliver case weighs heavily on them," the governor said. "For now, finding Jeremiah and caring for his siblings remain paramount. I await further updates from law enforcement as well as the Child Advocate's review of this case."
Senate Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr called for an independent review of the case, saying the report uncovered more troubling details.
"First a system that tolerated falsified reports and lies needs to be reviewed independently to ensure that there are no other children who are vulnerable due to lack of home visits or other forms of oversight," the Gloucester Republican said in a statement.


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HANDCLAPPING is not only a very useful and easy accompaniment on a music track, it also nearly always signifies a certain level of enthusiasm and joy. And I reckon that's exactly the kind of show we needed right now, with the weather being so dreary. Clapping is used as a percussion element in many forms of music including Gospel, flamenco, electronic and pop. Shirley Ellis's 1965 soul hit THE CLAPPING SONG was our opener and it perfectly fitted my criterion for this week's playlist, with its reference to a favourite childhood game full of happy memories.
Outkast's song, about a relationship in denial, HEY YA! is a crazy mix of soul, rock and everything in-between, including a chorus of handclapping that recalls the girl groups of the 60's, 70's funk and even pop fare like Toni Basil's Mickey. Check out the amazing Andre 3000 performing the song live at the Grammy Awards:
A couple of rock'n'roll icons who knew the value of a bit of handclapping were Eddie Cochran with his 1958 hit SUMMERTIME BLUES and Elvis Presley with RUBBERNECKIN', released in 1969. Most songs written by the King of Rock n Roll had girls swooning and shaking and RUBBERNECKIN' was no exception. A remix version, by Paul Oakenfield, was released in 2003 and managed to top the US charts. I chose to play the original, which also appeared in the King's final feature film, Change of Habit. Here's a clip from that film with loads of handclapping in evidence:
Contributing a little funk were The Meters with their HANDCLAPPING SONG and we followed with that great girl group, The Marvelettes, singing TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA. The Marvelettes were Motown's first successful singing girl group recording on the Tamla label. They set the precedent for Martha and the Vandellas and The Supremes.
If you're after some God-fearing, gospel style clapping then there's arguably none better than the Abyssinian Baptist Choir and SAID I WASN'T GOING TO TELL NOBODY. Sheer ecstacy for some but I get my thrills from singers such as Jenny Lewis and her band Rilo Kiley. They have a very simple yet effective song featuring handclapping, THE FRUG.
I don't think Peter Noonan sang any of Herman's Hermit songs without clapping along and CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT is no exception. Check out the Noonan's facial expression at 1:24. Love it that they didn't take themselves too seriously.
Two more songs that feature a good dose of handclapping are DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD by Santa Esmeralda and Rose Royce's original version of CAR WASH. Scottish folk/rock group Stealers Wheel's song, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU, found a whole new audience when it featured in the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. I'd love to include a clip from this film but it just so happens that the song is the backdrop for the most confronting scene in the movie and I did want to keep things cheerful!
The Cars emerged from the New Wave movement of the late 70's with a blend of punk minimalism, synth-pop and art rock. It's hard to believe that it's now ten years since lead singer and bassist, Ben Orr, died of pancreatic cancer. Here he is looking smoking hot on their 1979 release, LET'S GO.
One of the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of the 1990s and 2000s is Beck with his collage of musical styles, ironic lyrics and quirky arrangements. Check out this clip of his song CLAP HANDS. Now this is what I call good dinner conversation.
The late country crossover artist, Eddie Rabbitt, has a great clappiing song that also pays tribute to the clapping of thunder. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT was a perfect track to accompany our weather report.
HANDCLAPPING is a very convenient piece of musical improvisation and it comes in useful across all musical genres. It also makes for a pretty cheerful playlist. To further prove my point we included two tracks from 1982: John Mellencamp's HURTS SO GOOD and Prince's LITTLE RED CORVETTE.
With a name like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! it's a given that this group would have to have a least one song with handclapping in their repertoire. The title CLAP YOUR HANDS has also been used by Aussie singer Sia. Here's she is with her very quirky video clip:
When it comes to video clips, however, none does it better than Gorillaz. DIRTY HARRY is from their second album, Demon Days. Like the video for another of their tracks CLINT EASTWOOD, the video of DIRTY HARRY references the film of the same name. It's the only Gorillaz music video, other than STYLO, to be filmed on location. For more info on Gorillaz go to: http://www.gorillaz.com For now, simply check out this brilliant piece of animation:
Canadian singer Feist had a huge hit with her handclapping song, 1234. It was actually written by Australian singer songwriter Sally Seltmann, who records under the name New Buffalo. They met while touring together in Canada.
The Romantics livened things up somewhat with WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU. It's from their self titled album of 1980 and was also released as a single. Jimmy Marinos, the band's drummer is the lead vocalist and it did particularly well in Australia, where it reached #2 on the Australian Singles Chart. A real party starter.
Mott the Hoople's song, ALL THE YOUNG DUDES, was written for them by David Bowie and can be found on the 1972 album of the same name. It's regarded as one of glam rock's anthems. Despite this, it's one of the few songs on the list whose lyrics aren't upbeat. According to Bowie, the song wasn't intended to be 'glamorous' at all and carries a darker message of apocalypse. See what handclapping does for a song? Changes the mood and therefore the intent of the song completely.
Massive Attack's Heligoland LP boasts a huge slate of guest vocalists, none more sultry than Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. "Sultry" is probably a nice way of describing the Toby Dye directed video clip of PARADISE CIRCUS. The clip is definitely for over 18s, so if you are interested I suggest you go to the Massive Attack Blog but this recommendation does come with a warning about explicit content. .
Less controversial were our next three songs starting with one of my favourites, Radiohead's 15 STEP. We followed with The Clash and ROCK THE CASBAH and Queen with WE WILL ROCK YOU. Other than the last 30 seconds containing a guitar solo from Brian May, the song is generally set in a capella form, using only stamping and clapping as a rhythmic beat. Perfect for today's theme.
We closed the show with one of the most inspirational songs that feature handclapping. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE celebrates what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday last Saturday.
If you would like to contribute to next week's show, which will be on EYES AND SIGHT, I'd love to have your input. Just leave me a message in the comments area of this blog.
Here's this week's complete playlist:
The Clapping Song – The Best Of Shirley Ellis, Shirley Ellis
Hey Ya! – The Love Below, Outkast
Rubberneckin' – Treasures 64 To 69 [Disc 1], Elvis Presley
Summertime Blues – Music From The Movies, Eddie Cochran
Hand Clapping Song – Struttin, The Meters
Too Many Fish In The Sea – The Big Chill, The Marvelettes
Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody – Shakin' The Rafters, The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
Frug – Rilo Kiley, Rilo Kiley
Can't You Hear My Heartbeat – Their Greatest Hits, Herman's Hermits
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood – Tarantino Experience Take II, Leroy Gomez and Santa Esmeralda
Car Wash – Greatest Hits, Rose Royce
Rebel Rouser – Forest Gump Soundtrack, Duane Eddy
Stuck In The Middle With You – Reservoir Dogs, Stealers Wheel
Let's Go – The Cars Greatest Hits, The Cars
Clap Hands – Guerolito, Beck
I Love A Rainy Night – Kick It Up, Eddie Rabbitt
Hurts So Good – American Fool, John Mellencamp
Little Red Corvette – 1999, Prince
Clap Your Hands! – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands – Clap Your Hands, Sia
Dirty Harry – Dirty Harry (Single), Gorillaz
1234 – The Reminder [Bonus Track], Feist
What I Like About You – Top Hits Of The 80's (1980 [Disc 2]), The Romantics
All The Young Dudes – Rock Classics 60's & 70's Volume 2, Mott The Hoople
Paradise Circus feat. Hope Sandoval – Heligoland, Massive Attack
15 Step – In Rainbows, Radiohead
Rock The Casbah – Story of the Clash, Volume 1 [Disc 1], The Clash
We Will Rock You – News Of The World, Queen
Give Peace A Chance – Lennon [Disc 1], John Lennon
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The clapping song is so funny!


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Is Jim Harbaugh coaching? Then he's probably throwing some kind of tantrum. He was certainly up to his usual tricks at the end of the first half today, and if we have to pick sides we're hoping for another game of Jim Harbaugh antics in the Super Bowl.
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Has BeyondPod fixed their myriad problems that happened with v4.2.19?
I've been completely avoiding updates after that version, and having had to downgrade to 4.2.18.
Has BeyondPod fixed their myriad problems that happened with v4.2.19?
I've been completely avoiding updates after that version, and having had to downgrade to 4.2.18.
Likewise. I turned off auto updates after reverting to 4.2.18.
.... Is it safe yet?
Personally I have had no issues with the last few versions.
Looking at open threads...here are some issues that may apply to you (are they important features to you?)
-high speed playback produces audio skips on some samsung devices
-SD card support is troublesome for many still
-Episode titles show up strange for some users, show a string of numbers instead of name
-Screen won't shut off automatically for some users
-Bluetooth won't trigger BP to start playing on connection anymore
Personally I'm only affected by the last one, and none of them are deal breakers for me if they did affect me. Is it perfect? no...but development has progressed well and I need some features of the newer code branch so I'm running the .34 beta
your mileage may vary...make a backup.
Thank you for this tutorial/idea. My goal over this long weekend was to get my podcast situation back in order, and I think this did the trick.
I already tried out other podcast players before this weekend, none of which hooked me, and was trying to figure out how to completely wipe and re-add subscriptions to see if that improved performance. It hadn't crossed my mind to revert to an older version of BP. I've been experiencing very slow performance for as long as I can remember now, and none of the last umpteenth versions have fixed it. I wouldn't have known what version to revert to and am happy to have stumbled across this post.
Thanks again!
Another plug for this "downgrade." Following the instructions here fixed most of my issues. Pressing "Play" from the widget starts playback immediately instead of freezing or failing entirely. Android Auto integration is much better, and audio does not stop playing if already started when Android Auto starts (my preference). Feed updates and variable speed control work fine. (I listen to most podcasts at 1.1x -- it doesn't change the "feel" much, but I get finished ~10% quicker. I have way more podcasts to listen to than I have time to listen, so this is a plus.
The only thing I can't get to work is that with Oreo and Pie, the "Scheduled Updates" never trigger. I have gotten around this by using Tasker with a "From - Till" profile to trigger an Auto Update early each morning. Currently on Android 9 with a OnePlus 6.
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I swung by here today to check if there had been any updates on bug fixing progress and found this thread.
Just did the downgrade to 4.2.18 and tested it standalone and in my car with AA and everything is working perfectly.
The widget is responsive and the playlist opens when I tap it, my currently playing podcast comes up in AA when it launches without having to do whatever refresh and then choose it from my playlist, no random pausing, and so far I don't see any downsides.
Thank you for posting this. It never occurred to me go to an older version but this has saved this application for me.
Worked for me too thank you, I had to follow swinebird04's details.
I was very close to switching apps. Missing features in other options were the ability to create a feed from a local folder (I sync a folder in Google Drive for downloading one-off mp3 episodes) + handling audiobooks that same way.
To continue a thread that seems to be closed.... (Thread at: http://www.beyondpod.com/forum/showt...than-I-thought )
Well... Sad to say, the last update to the app was October 2018... Orphan, I'd guess.
With my new phone, I tried the latest update and it has the same 'never shuts the screen off' problem (Android Pie).
I had a backup of the data on my old phone.
Easy process:
do a (normal) uninstall
Before installing the old version,
copy over the backup files (3 files with . autobak extension in the <SD card location>/BeyondPod/ folder)
THEN install the above-mentioned archived v 4.2.18 by downloading it and 'side loading' it (click on it from a file manager)
During initial startup BeyondPod automatically detects the old settings and asks if you want to use them.
I also reverted back to an older version and found an easier way that doesn't need ADB and can be done all in the phone without a PC. I thought I'd share.
You need to be rooted for this to work. Type the commands without the quotation marks. If something breaks it's not my problem.
1. Download older version from here. http://www.beyondpod.mobi/Android/BETA/betachanges.htm Someone mentioned 4.2.32 as being good. Best try out for yourself.
2. Get a File Explorer with root access (most popular ones have this, I think). I use Solid Explorer.
3. Copy the .apk to /data/local/tmp
4. Get a Terminal Emulator with root access. I use Termux.
5. Open the Terminal Emulator and get root privileges by typing "su" and hitting enter
6. Type "pm install -r -d /data/local/tmp/yourapk.apk" and hit enter (pm=package manager, r=retain data of the app, d=allow downgrade)
7. Done!


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A NIESE RETURN: LHP Jonathon Niese will make his first start with the Bisons tonight since his promotion to the Mets. Niese started two games for New York and was 0-0 with a 5.91ERA. His last start with the Bisons was his best outing of the young season. On May 1, the southpaw allowed just one run on three hits in six innings of a no-decision against Louisville. Niese also struck out a season-high eight batters in that game.
F-MART: OF Fernando Martinez has three consecutive multi-hit games. Since Monday, Martinez has averaged .500 (6-12) with two doubles, three home runs and six runs scored. He is currently tied with former Bison Todd Linden with 23 extra-base hits on the season. His 14 doubles are two shy of Linden for the International League lead.
SOLID DEBUT: C/INF Javier Valentin continues to be a solid addition to the Herd's lineup. The veteran has seven hits in his first seven games with the team, averaging .318 (7-22) with two home runs, six RBI and four walks. Five of his seven hits have driven in runs for the Bisons. Valentin hit .256 (33-129) with four home runs and 19RBI in 94 games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2008.
BIG WILY STYLE: INF/OF Wily Mo Pena is riding a five-game hit streak coming into tonight. Since May 16, Pena has hit .333 (7-21) with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored.
ROSTER MOVE: RHP Nelson Figueroa rejoins the Herd today. Figueroa has his contract selected by the Mets on May 14 for the second time this season. He did not pitch in this last stint. For Buffalo, Figueroa is 0-3 with a 2.57ERA in five starts. To make roster room, LHP Mike Antonini was transferred to Binghamton (AA). He was 0-1 with a 12.27ERA in two starts with the Herd.


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Adrian Pasdar has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.
The "Heroes" actor entered the plea through his attorney and did not attend a court hearing on Wednesday. His case is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on March 15.
Pasdar was arrested Jan. 27 after authorities say they spotted the 44-year-old swerving and speeding on a Los Angeles freeway.
Pasdar plays Nathan Petrelli on the NBC show "Heroes." He is married to Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines.
Pasdar's attorney, Michael Nasatir, says he has no comment on the case.
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As an intern for the Redbirds, apart from Opening Day, there is isn't anything more highly-anticipated than the Staff vs. Intern Baseball Game. And it finally came. Thursday.
Though the intern team has only beaten the full-timers once in the game's nine-year history, the '09 Interns had high hopes. Calm and collected Manager Wassel placed the interns' five former baseball players (be-it college, high school or intramural) at the front of the 12-man line-up.
2nd Row (L to R): Jeff Wilen, Courtney Munson, Heather Mills, Joe Rejc, Leigh Eisenberg, Stewart Comer. 1st Row: Ben White, Cory Shedd, Ben Spradling, Nick Cataldi, Phil Simon. Standing: Manager Alex Wassel.
'Play Ball' was shouted at around 3:30 P.M. by umpire Ed Collins and the 10th Annual Staff / Intern Game was underway.
The full-timers scored one run in the first inning when Kyle Parkinson (yes, the bloggers' boss, of course), who reached base on single to center field, was driven in by a sacrifice fly by Harrison Lampley.
Nick Cataldi hit the game's only triple in the top of the fourth for the interns and scored on center fielder Phil Simon's sac fly. The score eliminated any chance of there being an embarrassing shutout loss (honestly, we probably wouldn't have blogged about that – or I'd let Ben write it, because he is very good at putting our many short-comings into words), and leveled the score 1-1.
This was the first time the interns really believed they might be able to pull off the long-shot victory. However, any dreams of conquering the full-timers were quickly thwarted in the bottom of the fourth, when they put up four more runs to make it 5-1.
Six consecutive hits from the top of the order paved the way for the team's four-run inning.
The full-timers added one more to their lead in the fifth when intern second baseman Cory Shedd, in an attempt to turn the double-play, committed a throwing error to first that allowed Corey Gillum to score.
The interns' final push came in the sixth when the team crafted three runs out of five hits. The inning ended with a play at the plate, after Joe Rejc belted a double over left fielder Nelson Padro's head.
Cataldi safely scored from second on the play, but Phil Simon had to beat the throw to home-plate delivered by cut-off man Valentin.
Some say Simon was safe and scored; others, like umpire Collins, disagree.
"I saw a bang-bang play," Collins said. "I saw the ball and I saw a tag…I'm real sure."
The photo is ambiguous, so you can see just how close of a call had to be made in real-time. Also, disregard the ball on the ground, that is from a different pitch.
The inning ended, along with any of the interns' realistic chances of winning, with hitters six, seven and eight coming up in the seventh. The interns, or 'Assistants' as their shirts and business cards read, hadn't given up just yet.
Everyone has a classic underdog story that they retreat to in times like these for motivation. And I went straight to mine, recalling Buddy, the golden retriever from Air Bud: Seventh-Inning Fetch; who, even without opposable thumbs, comes back to help the Angels win the World Series all-the-while saving his missing puppies from the antagonist Rocky Racoon. Man, that dog could rake.
Possibly agitated that his home-plate slide was ruled an out, intern outfielder Simon made the play of the game in the next inning; a running and diving catch to record the second out.
"I dedicate my catch to Shane Robinson," said Simon of his center field mentor.
Unfortunately the intern team went 1-2-3 at the plate in the seventh, making it officially a 6-4 loss.
KP dominated almost every stat category, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs. Simon had a game-high two RBI.
Though they didn't lead their team in anything except maybe cleanest uniforms, the Communications Interns did their part and went 2-for-5, each with a single.
"They definitely were the surprise of the game," said proud boss and player of the day Kyle Parkinson.
On the mound, Ben White led all pitchers with two strikeouts to teammate Leigh Eisenberg.
The Redbirds clubbies combined to go 5-for-12 with one RBI, third baseman Celso Callado leading the way with a 1.000 batting average. None of the clubbies were available to interview, except Karasek, but trust me, that would have only been a waste of time.
All in all, everyone had fun; but deep down we all know what would have happened if we had have played nine innings. Youth would have prevailed. Alas. Good luck intern class of 2010.
A very special thank you to our brave photographer Allison Rhoades for taking these photos.
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Loss of memory leads to confusion, disorientation and grief, but also at times humour. In this surrealistic portrait I have tried to capture the bewildering array of emotions I observed in my nanna as she fell deeper into the dense fog of dementia. She reaches out, attempting to grasp her past and history, yet her lucid thoughts are fleeting, and as soon as they materialise, they begin to drip away. The 'persistence of memory' makes up our essence and in my work I explore the anguish of one whose memories, and thus identity, has begun to disappear.
Is it possible to depict a person accurately in one image? Can an audience understand the complexities of a person with a single portrayal? Consider Heath and When memory doesn't persist. Discuss how the artists have experimented with the genre of portraiture and how their approach adds depth to understanding the subject.
Research the Archibald Prize and its contribution to portrait painting in Australia. Why do audiences have strong opinions about this exhibition? Investigate the prize winners using the Gallery's Archibald Prize database and discuss the variations of approach. Examine Vincent Fantauzzo's People's Choice winning portraits in particular. Why do you think his artworks are so popular?


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About This Guide
This Online Guide to Fla. Snakes was compiled, edited and formatted by Kenneth L. Krysko and F. Wayne King, Division of Herpetology, 1659 Museum Rd, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
The suggested citation for the Guide is:
Krysko, Kenneth L., and F. Wayne King. 2014. Online Guide to the Snakes of Florida. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. [Online: September 2014] Available at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology.
The individual species accounts were authored by students who enrolled in the University of Florida 'Herpetology' (Natural History of Reptiles and Amphibians) class or who worked in the FLMNH Division of Herpetology.
The following individuals wrote the species accounts for:
- Kareem R. Abdelfattah — Mud Snake, Farancia abacura
- Tamatha Barbeau &mdash Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus.
- Jamie Barichivich &mdash Queen Snake, Regina septemvittata, and Pine Woods Snake, Rhadinaea flavilata.
- Michael Cherkiss &mdash Florida Crowned Snakes, Tantilla relicta.
- Cheryl K. Cheshire &mdash Black Swamp Snake, Seminatrix pygaea.
- Valerie C. Clark &mdash Black Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi, and Northern Redbelly snake, Storeria o. occipitomaculata.
- Kevin Coleman &mdash Rough Greensnakes, Opheodrys aestivus.
- Geoff Davidson &mdash Florida Green Water Snake, Mississippi Green Water Snake, Midland Water Snake, Redbelly Water Snake, Yellowbelly Water Snake, and Brown Water Snake, Nerodia floridana, N. cyclopion, N. sipedon pleuralis, N. e. erythrogaster, N. e. flavigaster, and N. taxispilota, respectively.
- Jennifer Farrington &mdash Ringneck snakes, Diadophis punctatus.
- Ali Hamilton &mdash Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi.
- Al Kinlaw &mdash Eastern Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum.
- Gregg S. Klowden &mdash Indigo Snake, Drymarchon couperi, Eastern and Southern Hognose snakes, Heterodon platirhinos and H. simus.
- Kenneth L. Krysko — Scarlet Snake, Cemophora coccinea, Eastern Racers, Coluber constrictor, Rat Snake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis, Gray Rat Snake, Pantherophis spiloides, Cornsnake, Pantherophis guttatus, Mud Snake, Farancia abacura, Rainbow Snake, Farancia erytrogramma, Mole Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis calligaster, Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis getula, Scarlet Kingsnake, Lampropeltis elapsoides.
- Andrea Litt &mdash Redbelly Snake, Storeria occipitomaculata, Crowned Snake and Rim Rock Crowned Snake, Tantilla coronata and T. oolitica.
- Lara Maxwell &mdash Ribbon Snakes and Garter Snakes, Thamnophis sauritus and T. sirtalis.
- Anthony Reppas &mdash Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor.
- Celeste Shitama &mdash Eastern Diamondback and Timber Rattlesnakes, Crotalus adamanteus and C. horridus, and Pigmy Rattlesnake,Sistrurus miliarius.
- Lora Smith and Joseph Roman &mdash Eastern Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, Salt Marsh Snakes, Nerodia clarkii, and Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus fulvius.
- Jennifer Staiger &mdash Striped and Glossy Crayfish Snakes, Regina alleni and R. rigida, Banded Water Snakes, Nerodia fasciata, Pine Snakes, Pituophis melanoleucus, Rough and Smooth Earth Snakes, Virginia striatula and V. valeriae, Rough Green Snake, Opheodrys aestivus, and Short-tailed Kingsnake, Lampropeltis extenuata.
- Kenneth Wray &mdash Mud and Rainbow Snakes, Farancia abacura and F. erytrogramma.
Kenneth L. Krysko and F. Wayne King wrote all other snake accounts. All photographs are copyrighted by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the individual photographer.
Illustrations of color patterns, scales, facial pits, and rattlesnake rattles, were produced by F. Wayne King. Most line drawings of snake heads are adapted from: E.D. Cope. 1898. The Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of North America. Report of the U.S. National Museum. i-xviii + 151-1294 p.
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Black GOP Congressman to Replace SC's DeMint in Senate
Media reports early Monday morning suggest South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R) to succeed the retiring Sen. Jim DeMint who is leaving to head up The Heritage Foundation. Scott would be the first black senator to represent the southern state since Reconstruction and only the sixth black Republican to serve in the nation's upper chamber.
Haley will make the official announcement at noon on Monday.
DeMint, who was the head of Tea Party types in the Senate, surprised even the most ardent political followers last week in announcing that he is resigning in January to lead one of the nation's most conservative leaning think tanks. Then pundits immediately focused on Haley and what type of person she would appoint to replace DeMint.
Scott's name was always one of the first mentioned by pundits to succeed DeMint, but others included former South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford, Rep. Tim Gowdy and former state Attorney General Henry McMaster.
Like many in Congress, Scott cut his teeth in state politics before hitting the national stage. The 47-year-old Charleston resident served on the Charleston City County and one term in the South Carolina state Legislature before riding the conservative Tea Party wave to Congress in 2010.
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) was elected alongside Scott in 2010 and has an office next door the South Carolina Republican.
"Tim will be a great senator," Fincher told The Christian Post. "He's solid and principled and his faith in God drives his decisions."
Chad Connelly, chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, was excited about Scott's new role.
"South Carolina Republicans are thrilled with Governor Haley's historic selection of Rep. Scott," Connelly said in a statement. "Rep. Scott embodies our American dream. He is a man of faith, a small businessman, and a consistent voice for common sense reforms. We look forward to Rep. Scott carrying Senator Jim DeMint's torch of conservative leadership."
Jenny Beth Martin, leader of the Tea Party Patriots was equally thrilled with Scott's appointment.
"This is a positive step for the Tea Party Patriots and our principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets. Tim Scott has taken our core values seriously in the House and we have every reason to expect similar, principled behavior in the Senate."
As a Charleston councilman in 1997, Scott supported the posting of the Ten Commandments outside of the council chambers. After the ACLU sued and had the commandments removed, Scott said, "Whatever it costs in the pursuit of this goal (of displaying the Commandments) is worth it."
Yet before he ascended to Congress, Scott had to endure a tough childhood.
His single mother earned meager wages as a nurse's assistant and could only give her son the basic material possessions as a child. His parents divorced when he was 7, forcing his mother to work 16-hour days to support the family. Scott was on the verge of being kicked out of high school over his poor academic performance when the owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise gave him encouragement to succeed in life.
He later when on to earn a football scholarship to a small South Carolina school, later graduating from Charleston Southern University. Afterward, he entered the insurance and real estate professions.
After Scott vacates his House seat, it will be filled by special election.


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Posted: Sep 27, 2012
- Game moved to Sunday at 2pm -
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The women's soccer game at home vs. Scranton scheduled for this Saturday has been moved to Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 p.m.
Come watch the Rams host the Royals (4-4-2), who are riding a four-game win streak. Farmingdale State fell to Scranton 3-1 last season.
FSC is currently 4-5 overall this year, and will next face Skyline opponent Mount Saint Vincent on Saturday at Tibbetts Brook Park at 5:00 p.m.


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The 162-year-old campus of the University of Notre Dame is famous not only for its legendary football team but also the mystique of its 1250-acre campus. Founded as a school for young men by Father Edward Sorin, the university became co-educational in 1972 and boasts a student population of approximately 10,000.
The age categories range from Tiny Tots (ages six and under) to Collegiate. Over $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded during the five-day event. This year's competition marks the 35th consecutive year this competition has been hosted in South Bend on the Notre Dame campus. From 1966 – 1969, A.Y.O.P. was held at the University of Mississippi and Syracuse University.
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