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New book claims Matthew Shepard was a meth addict, murdered by his bisexual lover
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I think if one had to research the people behind the new book you will find it is either sources from some Westbro type nut or is financed by some such nut. either way there is no hope of preventing publication unless it can be shown that some such person or group is behind such a pack of lies.
I'm sure that what is driving this horrific nut job is two related situations.
1. the boys scouts of America just recently changed to allow openly gay scouts to be in the BSA
2. we can assume that part of that reason is that Russell henderson, one of the killers was an eagle scout.
The hatred never ends. Its time to bring back for a few persons including the writer the way the french more humanely executed people during the revolution to get rid of the cabal of church and state that kept the people in bondage
BTW Dennis Diederot a philosopher said during that revolution – Mankind will be free when the last king is strangled with the guts of the last priest
Perhaps its time to add the writer of this horrific crap to Diederots list
A book based on a single anonymous letter making unfounded accusations? I hope the thing spectacularly flops. (And at $15.60 – $26.00, it will!)
Reminds me of holocaust revisionism.
He's spent, he claims, 13 years investigating this – waste of time, we know what happened. It's the same type of nutter as those who insist the twin towers were actually blown up by the CIA or FBI.
The first part of the book seems drivel, mostly him talking in detail about his journey. However, on page 11;
"After a few days of research at the courthouse I left Laramie, laden with notes compiles from thousands of pages of court documents"
What's wrong with that? Could you read thousands of pages of court documents, and take notes, in a few days? Clearly he's already established himself as a liar.
If you want to buy a book, buy "The Meaning of Matthew", written by Judy Shepherd. It was the people who murdered him who on meth, there's little doubt about that. He was murdered because he was gay.
This is just a sordid attempt to attack hate crimes legislation, and the memory of a victim of a hate crime.
Given that those convicted of his murder used "gay panic" as the core of their defence argument how can this possibly be true?
I call money-grabbing BS of the highest order.
And yours is one of the most critical points, isn't it. They tried to use a "gay panic" defense, admitting their reasons for torturing and killing him.
Also, why would you torture someone for $20 – if you could overpower them and just take it, and then you'd be off to get your meth.
If you're on meth…your thinking and response could be abnormal and vicious, and criminals do violent things so it's not hard to believe the men did it for their enjoyment, and the $20 was incidental. Perhaps they all were homosexuals and drug users. I would have to see the thorough profiles of all concerned to make a final judgment.
The killers both used alcohol and and drugs as the reason for attacking Matthew but this was countered by the campus local bars bartender Matthew Galloway who served McKinney that night said "he had no mannerisms or actions that would lead me to believe he was in a state of intoxication" and Mr McKinney also said "the night I did it, I did have a hatred of homosexuals", According to Pierotti, McKinney told him that initial motive was robbery. But he targeted Shepard, he said, because "he was obviously gay. That played a part. His weakness. His frailty."
The two had led Shepard to believe they were gay. Matthew, believing they wanted to discuss the politics and struggle of the gay movement, followed McKinney and Henderson into their truck. After getting in the truck, Henderson said "McKinney pulled out a gun and told Matthew Shepard to give him his wallet." McKinney said "Guess what. We're not gay. And you're gonna get jacked." When Matthew refused, McKinney hit him with the gun.
When you commented, " he said, I did have a hatred of homosexuals,'" is it possible that he had closet homosexual feelings and that was the basis for the attack? Because many times it's argued on this board that men who have anti-homosexual comments are possibly hiding their homosexual desires. So maybe there truly was a homosexual basis for this attack.
When asked the question by the prosecution he was told to refer to events that night and what he felt that night, after all the trial was covering an event committed on that night so him answering past tense shouldn't be confused with a change of heart, both of the killers avoided the death penalty becaus Matthew has stated in the past to be against the death penalty, even thought his parents supported the death penalty. Both killers live because of Matthew and his father in a speech to the court said he wanted them to thank Matthew for every day they live, and that nothing would please him more that to watch McKinney die.
This book completely overlooks the police investigation instead relies on unreliable sources who have no evidence to support the claim Matthew was a meth addict or his killers were gay, the book completely has ignored actual statements made by the killers which prove they did not intend to kill Matthew but still died as a result of their actions, and targeted him because they put gay and weak into the same category, they are nothing more than cowards who will rightfully never see another day of freedom again.
one anonymous letter enabled this "journalist" to write an entire exposure which the authorities had completely ignored, but which would have enabled them to avoid the exorciation heaped on them, and by the defence team, who would have found it invaluable in exculpating their clients.
It appears Mr Jimenez is an intelligent, respected fellow (Writers Guild of America Award, an Emmy, and several fellowships). I'm at odds as to why he'd pen such utter, utter tripe.
religious extremism and money is the root of all evil
Is this a genuine suggestion of some sort of liberal cover up? In WYOMING! If the police had genuine evidence of this then they would have used it.
Even if one of the perpetrators were bi-sexual and probably self-loathing too wouldn't exonerate Matthew's murder from being considered a homophobic crime.
My heart goes out to Matthew's mother having this thrown in her face. Jimenez is doing nothing more than making a quick buck for himself. How on earth could an anonymous letter which was never presented in court or investigated by the police be considered as evidence? In an anti-gay state such as Wyoming you would think a homophobic defence would have seized upon it and flaunted it to the hilt.
Robert, you said, "How on earth could an anonymous letter which was never presented in court or investigated by the police be considered as evidence?"
Don't be naïve, you know that many times not all evidence is presented, that lawyers keep information and evidence to themselves though it's illegal. Lawyers can be liars and deceitful. The same with police, they are not always competent and thorough as can be seen in many cases where innocent people are released after new evidence is found, etc. Also, every mother will defend their children — have you ever heard a mother say, "I believe he/she is guilt?' before the trial?
Many times it takes a later investigation to come up with the truth that contradicts the earlier conclusion. The criminal justice system is anything but perfect.
Your first paragraph and Facebook headline are badly constructed and very misleading here:
"arguing against original accounts that the murder was in fact not an anti-gay hate crime, but was committed by his bisexual lover"
Anyone unacquainted with the facts could be forgiven for taking that the wrong way entirely!
It says that the letter was found in sealed court documents, meaning it was reviewed at some point or another by the legal teams for both the prosecution and defense. If they didn't see fit to make a big deal out of it at the trial, then it should be fairly obvious that it isn't a big deal at all.
But lets assume for a moment that, even though it is stored as a court document, nobody in the court had ever seen it, let alone read it. What is the first thing you do with case-breaking new evidence? Take it to the police for further examination? Show it to a judge at court and request in inquiry or retrial? Or publish it as a book to line your own pockets with profit?
Stephen Jimenez is attempting to profit from the death of Matthew Shepard. And that is low, even for a journalist. The fact that he hasn't presented his findings to the court shows the value of what he has, and the fact he's trying to make money from it shows the value of him as a person.
Still does not change the fact that a beautiful, handsome young was murdered. It is sick people are making money out of his memory in this way.
Did you know this:
The Washington Post covered the murder of Robert Wone, a 32-year-old lawyer, and the three friends in "polyamorous" gay marriage who police think killed him in their million-dollar Washington, D.C. townhouse.
Wone was a married, ambitious, and politically active attorney for Radio Free Asia. He'd attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia and law school at the University of Pennsylvania, was previously an associate at the white-shoe law firm Covington & Burling, and was the president-elect of the D.C. chapter of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He was found dead of stab wounds in August 2006 in the guest bedroom of a home owned by his long-time friends Joseph Price and Victor Zaborsky. Continued below.
Price, the chairman of a gay-rights group called Equality Virginia, was a college friend of Wone's and intellectual property lawyer at the Washington law firm Arent Price. Zaborsky, a marketing executive for the dairy trade group that sponsors the "Got Milk" ad campaign, is Price's husband. They have two children—one fathered by Price and born to a lesbian friend, another fathered by Zaborsky to the same woman. Price and Zaborsky shared their home with Dylan Ward, a culinary school graduate and massage therapist-in-training who went from renting the couple's basement apartment to a "dominant-submissive sexual relationship" with Price, and a place in their home and marriage.
Wone had stayed at the office late on the night of his death, and rather than take the Metro home late at night, he arranged to stay the night at the nearby home of his friends Price, Ward, and Zaborsky. The three men say an intruder stabbed Wone three times in the chest, and ran away. Police say it was all a lie.
How is this in any way relevant to the case of Matthew Shephard? Why are you inserting it here?
Why don't you ask Pink News to cover the story? Send them the links to the story, am sure some one of the team will pick it up. No need to hijack the comments section.
Just thought I'd mention that homosexuals can hate heterosexuals also. Human nature isn't focused on one type of sexual deviancy — but I'm not sure this story received very much publicity as did the one on Matthew Shephard and I don't why it didn't.
Floridahank, any homosexual who has negative feelings towards heterosexuals tend to be the ones that are disowned by their family shunned by their friends and bullied and taunted for being gay, if a gay man or woman can't rely on their own faimly, this could develop into a general dislike of heterosexuals, an African American could develop a dislike for white people if they only meet racists.
Floridahank I've have found no data on this story of yours. Tell me, do you ever hear stories of LGBT people rounding up heterosexuals putting guns to their heads and then executing them. Well this has happened to 400 LGBT people in Iraq from 2009 to 2011 carried out by vigilantes aided by their government. This received no attention from the media or condemnation by the government, not once has a gay person committed such a crime based on sexual orientation, if you can give an example please enlighten me.
I suspect that Hank is posting the sort of anecdote that circulates in fundamentalist churches for the purpose of propping up their homophobia. An unhinged old homophobe once sent me a newspaper cutting about a drug-dealing rent-boy who had murdered his mother for her cash. He was convinced that this was proof that gays were all evil. Stupidity as well as well as bigotry at play.
Are you seriously arguing that these long-term friends of Wone hated his being straight so much that they invited him to stay at their home because they wanted to murder him?
Because otherwise where exactly do you draw any conclusion from the story that gays can hate straights? Your reasoning is akin to claiming that because M and U are letters in the word murder then T must be Hitler. It's nonsense.
Yes, please tell us more about all those gay people who go around rounding up heterosexuals, muggings them and attacking them. It's SUCH a common occurrence. Trying to turn it around saying "gays can do bad things too" is probably the most pathetic thing I have witnessed on here
The way in which you are attempting to justify the murder of an innocent teen is quite disgusting, you really should be ashamed of yourself apologist
and I don't why it didn't.
Could it not be because the gay men you've decided were guilty were in fact acquitted, and there is no evidence whatsoever in this mysterious case to suggest that Wone was killed because of his sexuality?
You really do come across as a toxically prejudiced buffoon, Flo.
Don't feed the self-loathing troll, Rehan. He goes to American sites and does the same thing, a religious nutter too.
Jimenez's and the publisher's crap claims would never be admissible as evidence, nor would they survive the level of critical examination that occurs in a doctoral oral exam. Jimenez makes Kitty Kelly look like a respectable scholar. What's more, is that their marketing ploys are intensely obnoxious. They frame the issue as being one of gay people allegedly "not wanting to accept" this irresponsibly-reported book — but in fact what they are doing with that, is exploiting the niche market of anti-gays willing to tell any lie to obfuscate that Matt's murder was an anti-gay hate crime. The notion that because, allegedly, one of the murderers was bi-sexual, he couldn't possibly have committed an anti-gay hate crime, wouldn't survive a Psychology 101 text book. I'd like to see a serious book reviewer evaluate this junk, but I doubt that the Times Book Review, or anything like it, would even stoop to acknowledging it. We'll see, though.
This one book I won't be reading!
Such cynical exploitation of that poor boy's death.
The truly awful thing is that the writer knows for sure that there will be a large homophobic, bible-bashing, red-neck market eager to buy the book. Why else write it?
Jimenez' version sounds like it would make a better movie, but that's all to be said for it. Seems a far less plausible version of events.
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Even when a foul-up isn't your fault, it never hurts to smooth the ruffled feathers of those who were put out. Then it's time to move on
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Q: I received a name and address from an area director of my company, which I passed along by e-mail and in a letter to the prospective traveler who would need it. The man was finally reached by phone when he didn't respond. He said he had received neither the e-mail nor the letter. Turns out the director gave me the wrong city and state, and left a dot out of the recipient's e-mail address!
The traveler ridiculed me in a subsequent e-mail for getting his address wrong, thinking I had typed it incorrectly. I scanned the area director's correspondence, then e-mailed it to the traveler (but not to the director) to prove that I had used the exact information given to me, and that there was no way of knowing the addresses provided were incorrect.
Then my boss slammed me, saying that I "made the director look bad," and that he could "take offense." I said that since the director had not apologized to me for providing the wrong details, and because I had trusted him to get them right, I was the one who should be offended.
My boss responded that I should have checked the address against the one we have on file, which he said would always be correct, regardless of what the director sends.
Who is right, me or my boss?
A:Do you want to win the battle or the war? Needless to say, the director gave you the wrong information, so your boss is incorrect. However, I still think you need to apologize to the prospective traveler for the inaccurate information. Have a sense of humor, and let it go. And in the future, check and double check anything this director gives you.
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A:As much as I hate to say this -- because I, too, do needlework (though never in that context) -- in the business environment, this behavior is less than professional. The woman should find other, less obvious methods to keep herself awake.
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We're kinda living for this remix trailer for My Week with Maryilyn, which opens in select cities tomorrow. Not only are Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper and Dougray Scott hunky—and Michelle Williams divine—but Mike Relm's stacatto edit of the trailer, using Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away," is downright infectious.
Sigh, why can't we have screen goddesses falling into our arms like that—or at least handsome British gentlemen?
the film does not convey how fat and flabby marilyn monroe was, because our current actors and actresses are a lot slimmer.
I mean look at clark gable and spencer tracey and humphrey bogart. These ugly fuckers were considered male sex gods in their time!
I've never understood the appeal of marilyn monroe, but then that's because I fancy men – attractive men.
Michelle may be a fine actress, but she barely passses a "pretty." Why does Hollywood cast "plain-to-homely" actresses as great sex goddesses like Dietrich, Monroe, Harlow, etc.? I just don't get it. There has never been a shortage of beautiful women in Hollyood; some of them must be able to act.
Marilyn is probably the most recognizable and desirable female celebrity ever. I like Michelle as an actress but she doesn't have the psychicality to play the ultimate screen goddess….but I guess there isn't another woman alive who does


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Thomas Haas is president of Grand Valley State University.
By Thomas Haas
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The dreadful condition of Michigan's roads and bridges – no secret to anyone who drives on them -- is embarrassing here in the motor capital of the United States.
Wide majorities of Michigan residents complain about the roads, but the Legislature has so far not followed Gov. Snyder's lead in fashioning a remedy, perhaps not least because the remedy requires money.
While our state's politicians sort things out, an important question should be asked: How did we get into this mess?
The answer is that, over many years, state and local governments made conscious decisions not to maintain roads at the standard our citizens had been accustomed to seeing. The disinvestment has been insidious: a little bit here, a little bit there, repairs deferred, projects delayed – and in some jurisdictions, the reversion of asphalt to gravel. All this has produced a result bad for motorists and bad for business.
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I believe that today's decisions become tomorrow's reality. With roads, we are experiencing the result of decisions made years ago by officials long gone from the scene. We could try to hold them accountable, I suppose, and while that might be emotionally satisfying, it would solve nothing. And it's not my style.
Why is a university president writing about roads? Because the same thing is happening to education: roads and education are in a state of disrepair – not every road, nor every school district; otherwise, we wouldn't have so many high-performing freshmen at Grand Valley.
But there is a difference between roads and human capital. Roads unrepaired inflict damage on the vehicles that use them and while it's costly, cars can be repaired or replaced. Disinvestment in education betrays the next generation – an outcome no fair-minded person should accept because too often repair is not possible.
Why is it that educating the next generation of Michigan residents has become controversial? Money, politics, ideology, and outcomes are probably to blame. In some school districts, more money has not led to better graduation rates. Some colleges graduate less than a third of their students. Solutions do not come easily.
I agree that schools and colleges should be held accountable for their performance. And the governor is on the right track with his emphasis on early childhood programs and the start of incentive based funding for universities.
Let me suggest that government can do a better job of setting the tone for an essential public discussion – how to best train and retain the next generation. When government makes something a priority, people take notice. And when – as in the case of universities – taxpayer support erodes, shifting costs to families, well, families notice that too.
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Umenyiora had a rough 2009. He made headlines in training camp when he took off after first-year defensive coordinator criticized him in a meeting, said that he'd played his last game with the team following a 41-9 home loss to the Panthers in Week 16 and commented that he was too good to play on just third down, and recently said that he'd retire before coming off the bench again for Tom Coughlin.
But despite the meeting, Umenyiora's agent reports that his client still is unsure of what his role will be with the team. The 28-year-old is under contract through the 2011 season.
According to the report in the S-L, the Giants have no plans, at the moment, to trade the two-time Pro Bowler.
Reese and coach Tom Coughlin have both publicly stated Umenyiora is an integral part of their plans moving forward. Reese maintained that position in last week's meeting with Umenyiora, according to someone briefed on the key points of the conversation. The person, who requested anonymity because he was not at liberty to divulge the details, said Reese told Umenyiora he doesn't plan to trade him.Neither Reese or Umenyiora were available to comment on the S-L report, but Reese is expected to hold a press conference on Saturday in Indianapolis at the NFL's Scouting Combine.


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Breanna Stewart, a star basketball player at Cicero-North Syracuse and a member of two USA national teams last year, was honored Friday as the 2011 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.
"It is exciting because this is a pretty big award," said Stewart, the No. 1-ranked national recruit who will play for the University of Connecticut next season.
A member of the gold-medal winning 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team that competed July 21-31 in Puerto Montt, Chile, Stewart also played for the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team that competed Oct. 21-25 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
"Breanna Stewart ranks up with Maya Moore as one of the most competitive young players that I've ever seen," said Jennifer Rizzotti, 2011 USA U19 and University of Hartford head coach, and the 2011 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year. "She has the ability to tremendously impact the game on both ends of the floor. She works constantly to improve all aspects of her game, and I look forward to watching her growth as she develops into an even more complete player. Her desire to win and compete on every possession raised the level of intensity for our team and was crucial to our winning the gold medal."
Additionally, USA Basketball will nominate Stewart for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Woman of the Year, which will be announced later this year. Read the entire article
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In back-to-back losing seasons, the Amarillo Dusters won seven games. What followed was no surprise: the organization made wholesale changes.
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The first was made in August when Chris MacKeown was named head coach, replacing Steve Perdue. Perdue was 14-33 after being named head coach early in the 2005 season, but only 7-25 the last two years.
Warren McCarty, the general manager who had been with the franchise from the start in 2004, resigned last fall. He was replaced by Joe Morgado, who arrived from the Florida Firecats.
The next order of business was to turn over the roster. And that's exactly what happened.
When the Dusters begin their fourth season in af2 tonight at Tulsa, the league's defending champion, only a handful of players remain, including receiver Craig Fulton Jr. and defensive back Aaron Williams.
Kicker Jacob Felton signed this week and receiver Steve Bergeski, who caught 122 passes last season, will have a ticket waiting for him in Tulsa and is expected to sign with the team next week, Mac- Keown said.
MacKeown was busy during the offseason, bringing in players he hopes will turn things around.
''I've put a lot of pressure on myself and the players to get this franchise turned in a different direction,'' he said. ''We have pretty much a new coaching staff, a lot of new players, and the goals are high.
''We want to have a team that is highly competitive, and that means winning more games at home than we lose. I think it's important to win as many home games as we can. If we do that, and have some success on the road, we should have a chance to contend for a playoff berth.''
For a franchise that won every home game in its only season in the Intense Football League in 2004 and six of eight in 2005, the Dusters have struggled at home since. They won just two home games in 2006 and three a year ago.
MacKeown says the Dusters will open with a team comprised of at least 11 rookies.
He said the defense was ahead of the offense coming out of training camp, and that didn't surprise him.
''I think our secondary and pass rush is our strength on defense,'' he said. ''Aaron Williams is a returning regular, and players such as Jermaine Keyes and Terick Thomas have looked good through training camp. Up front we're looking at Jared Williams and Jerome Roberts to give us a good pass rush.''
Joel Steele, a three-year veteran who sparked Louisville to a playoff berth last season, will start at quarterback. Jim Lukowiak, Art Membrilla and Fulton have emerged as the leading receivers during training camp, MacKeown said.
''They have looked good through training camp,'' he said. ''Fulton does well running with the ball after making a catch. He has experience in this league and has had an excellent camp.''
MacKeown said opening against Tulsa will provide a good test early.
''This is an excellent opportunity to see where we are at this point,'' he said. ''Not many people will expect us to beat the defending champions on their home field.
''Hopefully we can go there, play well and maybe be in a position to win late in the game. I expect them to have an outstanding team.''
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April 5.......................................... Central Valley 7:05 p.m.
April 12................................................... Austin 7:05 p.m.
April 19............................ at Bossier-Shreveport 7 p.m.
April 26.......................................... at Arkansas 7 p.m.
May 3......................................... Oklahoma City 7:05 p.m.
May 10................................................ Lubbock 7:05 p.m.
May 17........................................... at Stockton 9 p.m.
June 1................................................. at Austin 4 p.m.
June 7................................................ Arkansas 7:05 p.m.
June 14............................................ Rio Grande 7:05 p.m.
June 21............................................ at Lubbock 7 p.m.
June 28.................................................... Tulsa 7:05 p.m.
July 14............................................. at Tri-Cities 9 p.m.
July 21................................................. Lubbock 7:05 p.m.
July 26.................................... at Oklahoma City 7 p.m.
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Randy Degg C 6-3 330 Northwood
Tavares Dishmon OL 6-3 315 Kentucky State
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Craig Fulton Jr. Rec 5-10 185 Northeastern State
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Jermaine Keyes DB 5-11 210 Kentucky State
Josh Kline OL 6-2 310 Northern State
Jim Lukowiak Rec 6-1 205 S. Conn. State
Josh Mayfield LB 6-2 255 Cal-Poly
Art Membrilla Rec 5-9 185 West Texas A & M
Musa Nash LB 6-0 255 Fort Hays State
Donte Newsome LB 5-11 245 Marshall
Julian Reese QB 6-2 215 Indiana State
Jerome Roberts OL 6-4 335 Joliet JC
Joel Steele QB 6-0 205 Anderson
Terick Thomas DB 5-9 180 Marshall
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Have one player stand in the offensive volley position and one
player on the opposite side on the baseline. The pro stands behind
the baseline player and feeds an overhead (or volley) to the player.
The 2 players play it out 2 out of 3 times. Whoever wins 2/3 points
becomes the new net player. However, if the baseliner hits a clean
winner (where the net player does not touch the ball at all), that
counts as 2 points and an automatic win. When the players are rotating,
they have to hussel because the pro feeds a high lobbed ball (usually
I feed it when the baseliner reaches the net post) and the new net
player has to return it or touch it to stay in the game, otherwise
it counts as a clean winner and the players rotate again. This can
also be done with doubles teams (ideal number 6-8. 2 at net, 2 baseline,
2-4 waiting), and with singles (ideal number 3-4). You can count
points as well by counting how many 2/3 points they have won or,
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Lewis & Clark most popular offering
By Sonja Lee
Great Falls Tribune
License plates featuring explorers Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark are the most popular specialty plates sold in Montana.
Picturesque Glacier National Park plates come in second.
As of January, a total of 12,510 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
plates were on vehicles that routinely travel Montana's roadways.
There were 10,724 renewals and first-time purchases of Glacier
National Park license plates.
Third place went to Gallatin County Open Lands, with 7,712
In Montana there are 47 different organizations selling specialty
license plates, said Dean Roberts, administrator of the state's
Motor Vehicle Division. The latest two organizations include
the Bridger Bowl Foundation and Planned Parenthood.
The profits from specialty plates go to nonprofit organizations.
"Between $1 million and $1.5 million has been raised
for charitable organizations," Roberts said. "They
are using that money for good things."
Collegiate plates and military plates outnumber the newer
specialty plates, but the wide-variety of specialized plates,
ranging from Friends of Makoshika State Park near Glendive
to the Montana State Golfers Association, are becoming increasingly
Vehicle owners pay additional money to obtain the plates.
The prices vary. For example, vehicle owners must pay an initial
$35 fee to get a Montana Weed Control Association license
plate, but to have a Museum of the Rockies plate, a driver
has to fork over a $65 fee.
In 2000 Montana's new license plates, which have been called
bland, hit the roads. A year later the Legislature agreed
to offer a greater variety of license plates. Nonprofit organizations
can pay a fee and request specialty plates.
During the last legislative session, lawmakers raised the
fee from $1,200 to $4,000 for an organization to request a
Roberts said the increase in cost has greatly slowed down
the number of organizations applying.
"In the last four or five months we have only had 10
or so," he said.
If an organization fails to sell 400 sets of plates in a
12-month period after three years, they are pulled.
Several organizations are just getting started, Roberts said.
"The people who have these plates really market them,"
he said.
Christy Stensland, secretary of the Board of Directors of
the Wolf Point Historical Development Inc., said the Wolf
Point "Cowboy Hall of Fame" plates hit the streets
in November. Money raised goes into the building fund for
the hall of fame.
The Historical Development group is advertising the plates
on a Web site and also marketing them in trade and news publications.
The plates also are on display during fundraising events,
Stensland said.
License plate sales are an important funding source, said
Clint Blackwood, director of Montana's Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
He said it's great that the Bicentennial plates are so popular.
Blackwood said because the organization was one of the first
to sell its plates, sales also have been strong.
"I would like to think that it's because people like
the design and have an affinity with Lewis and Clark. It's
part of our ancestry and who we are," he said.
Plate sales have brought in about $442,000, Blackwood said.
In the first couple months of 2004, another $26,470 was raised.
Proceeds are put toward Lewis and Clark projects in the state,
specifically those tied to the bicentennial. The plates only
will be sold through 2007.
There are 58 Great Falls High School license plates on vehicles
cruising the local streets. Great Falls High Principal Fred
Anderson has the distinction of owning Great Falls High plate
No. 1.
On a recent trip down 10th Avenue South, a carload of young
men rolled up next to him and asked if he was the Great Falls
High Principal. He responded yes, and asked how they guessed
"One of the guys said to me, 'Well any idiot could figure
it out reading your license plates'," Anderson said.
"Then he went on to warn me, 'Man, don't take that car
to any cross-town games. You might as well put a bulls-eye
on it,'" said Anderson.
The plates went on sale in the fall, and to date the district
has earned about $1,200 back on its investment, Anderson said.
Proceeds go into the school's activities account.
While Anderson shows his allegiance to Great Falls High,
many in Montana stick with their college colors.
Across the state, the two different Montana Grizzly license
plates outsell Montana State University Bobcat plates. There
are 6,505 University of Montana plates in the state and 3,664
Bobcat plates.
In Cascade County it's a close race. There are 454 University
of Montana plates and 401 Montana State University plates.
There are also special plates for the University of Great
Local governments are getting involved in the license plate
business, as well.
Browning Mayor William Morris said the $2,635 raised from
selling Town of Browning plates goes toward beautification
projects in the community. In February about 40 sets of license
plates sold, he said.
By the end of 2003, there were 75 City of Shelby plates sold,
including one in Lewis and Clark County.
"Sales are picking up more and more as people re-license
their vehicles," said Mayor Larry Bonderud.
Proceeds are shared between the local Booster Club and the
Shelby Chamber of Commerce theme committee
The Booster Club has committed the money to scholarship programs,
he said. The chamber is using the extra cash for community
projects, like a new six-mile walking trail."A lot of
people wonder what they can do to help out in the community,
and this is something real easy they can do," Bonderud
License plate collectors from around the world also have
picked up the plates, he said. And most organizations, including
Shelby, sell wall clocks made from the plates.
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When Patti White flew in from Arizona to see her daughter at Harrisburg Hospital, the last thing she needed was the stress of finding a place to stay in a strange city.
The Bailey House, sponsored by the PinnacleHealth Auxiliary, became a home away from home, where White could stay free of charge and receive a complimentary breakfast and friendly attention.
"I was very pleased to be welcomed by Beverly Bosak [Bailey House manager]. On my first morning there, she had coffee waiting for me when I woke up," White said. "On my last day there, I was going to call for a taxi to take me to the airport, but she offered to take me in her own vehicle. Her kindness helped make my long trip less stressful."
"Families just love the hospitality of having some place so close to the hospital where they can come and rest. We've had people stay here from as far away as England," said Joan Line, PinnacleHealth Auxiliary liaison. "A lot of our guests just need to talk, and our manager is very compassionate toward them."
The auxiliary, a 650-member volunteer organization that raises funds for the health system and provides patient-centered services, pays for the full-time manager and provides volunteers to clean and help with the house, which can accommodate six families and an individual.
From unique service projects like the Bailey House to fundraising events, local hospital auxiliaries give people a direct way to contribute to the health of their community.
"I just love the good that we can do," said Barbara Brazel, president of the Carlisle Area Healthcare Auxiliary, which has about 100 members. It funds projects at Carlisle Regional Medical Center that impact patient care, such as car seats for families of newborns that can't afford them, coloring books and crayons for children in the waiting rooms and educational books for expectant moms.
"We do this as a family. It's a great way to teach our children to give back to the community," said Evelyn Colon, president of the Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary in Lebanon. Her husband and two children pitch in at the annual June street fair, the auxiliary's major fundraiser.
Especially in today's economy, which finds hospitals stretching dollars like everybody else, the money that auxiliaries generate is critical, said Ann Hubbard, program coordinator of the 205-member Holy Spirit Hospital Auxiliary, which annually raises about $150,000 and has raised more than $4 million since 1964.
Holy Spirit Hospital Auxiliary funds things such as operating room equipment, better mammogram services and medical outreach programs and makes donations to the Ortenzio Heart Center as well as the West Shore EMS, said Regina Hollister, auxiliary president.
While the auxiliary notices that its own sales from fundraisers are down, Hubbard said the local businesses still "feel passionate about helping Holy Spirit."
It's that connection to the hospital as a valuable part of one's community that draws people to volunteer with the auxiliary today, members say.
"When hospital auxiliaries started years ago, it was mostly physician wives who came together to support the hospital and there was that image of the white glove society ladies," Line said. "That has changed as our health industry and times have changed. Today many of our newest members are people who had a hospital stay with us or whose family has stayed with us, and they want to give something back."
The PinnacleHealth Auxiliary, in existence since 1997 when the auxiliaries of Harrisburg, Polyclinic, Community General Osteopathic and Seidle hospitals merged, generates $300,000 annually, Line said.
"These dollars go to patient care services, not bricks and mortar," she said. The auxiliary's recent $1.5 million pledge for Harrisburg Hospital's new emergency room facilities is earmarked specifically for the family waiting area, she noted.
Good Samaritan Auxiliary makes an annual pledge toward a project at the hospital. This year, it pledged $29,000 toward improvements to the emergency room waiting area, Colon said. The auxiliary has donated $2.5 million to the hospital since the early 1940s, she said.
Hospital auxiliaries typically offer a variety of ways for volunteers to serve — from gift shops to knitting caps for newborns to helping with community health fairs or educational events.
Some auxiliaries also share in the operation and profits from hospital cafes. At Holy Spirit, this generates $3,000 to $15,000 per quarter in donations directly from the cafe to the hospital, Hubbard said.
Auxiliaries typically hold one or two gala fundraising dinners a year, with silent auctions or raffles. Other events include flower sales, fashion shows and hospital employee appreciation.
Over the years, auxiliaries have also expanded their mission to include helping community agencies meet their goals. The Carlisle auxiliary, for example, donates funds to the Sadler Clinic to provide medicine or equipment to financially challenged patients and to Project Share, a food bank in Carlisle, to purchase baby formula, Brazel said.
Community service is another part of the auxiliaries' mission. The Holy Spirit auxiliary coordinates the "I'm in Charge of Me" program that teaches third-graders about the importance of healthy choices in lifestyle.
Scholarships for students and/or hospital employees studying health-related careers are another auxiliary project. The Carlisle Area Healthcare Auxiliary in cooperation with a grant from the Carlisle Health and Wellness Foundation gives annual scholarships, Brazel said. The Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary funds its annual scholarship with proceeds from its membership dues and the hospital gift shop it operates, Colon said.
Want to become a member?
It's easy to join your local hospital's auxiliary. Dues are minimal, averaging between $5 and $10 annually.
- Carlisle Area Healthcare Auxiliary: Contact Barbara Brazel at 717-243-8887.
- Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary: Contact Gina Boehler, membership chairman, at email@example.com
- Holy Spirit Hospital Auxiliary: Contact Ann Hubbard at 717-763-2796 or email@example.com
- PinnacleHealth Auxiliary: Contact the auxiliary office at 717-657-7124.


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Warming the Festival Republic stage at Leeds for the mighty Rival Schools is no small task, but And So I Watch You From Afar march on and embarrass the three days of bands who have preceded them.
Cooler than a polar bear that's just succumbed to hypothermia, the instrumental Belfast four-piece don't even need a microphone to get their message across with all the ferocity of a hundred fireworks.
Imagine the chase scene scores from every action film ever made, mixed up into one ugly, ramped-up, super tune, literally bursting with heart-arresting drama and emotion; every guitar note and lightning-fast drumbeat ringing out like a fatal gunshot.
With something from both the old and new albums, as well as the 'Letters EP', the explosive ASIWYFA delight their faithful, ever-moshing fans tonight.
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It was the common language in music that made Mathias Duplessy - Frenchman based in Paris – collaborate with Sufi Indian singer Mir Mukhtiyar Ali.Divya Pal, February 23, 2016, 11:30 am explore: Music
Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival in old Goa brings diverse artistes together
The three-day long festival began last evening in the ancient precincts of Old Goa in the Church Heritage Complex.February 20, 2016, 4:57 pm explore: Music
Bulleh Shah's poetry and the message it carries resonate with people: Sonam Kalra
Since Sonam also sang a soul-stirring poem by Punjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah at Udaipur World Music Festival, she believes that music needn't always be fluff, light, irreverent.Divya Pal, February 20, 2016, 2:34 pm explore: Music
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100 global artistes, 12 countries, desi flavour: World Music Festival to turn Udaipur into a vibrant musical landscape
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The center conductor of 9913 fits a standard PL-259 center pin very well. It's #9.5AWG and the pin inside diameter is #9. I've never seen a PL-259 that would not accommodate the center conductor of 9913 just fine, so whatever you have there surely doesn't meet the PL-259 specification. (Or, possibly the 9913 doesn't meet its own specification!) The "Made in U.S.A." silver-teflon PL-259s work perfectly with 9913, LMR400 and all the other "oversized center conductor" cables. I don't know what the import duties or fees might be for you to simply order these from a U.S. vendor, but here they cost $1 each ($USD) and are very readily available. WB2WIK/6 "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Noonan [SMTP:email@example.com] > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:40 AM > To: Steve Katz; email@example.com > Cc: email@example.com > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax cables > > The standard readily available PL 259s in VK are marked Japan, the > dielectric is dark brown and the center connector copper or maybe brass... > solders easily though, and they cost around $2.50 each.... > I did buy some expensive silver plated connectors with white dielectric - > teflon??- but the centre connector of Belden 9913 is too large for the > centre connector of the PL 259.... can't win them all... Looks like > I'll > have to stick to "N" connectors with a brass or copper pin and silver > plated > body at $10.00 each.... there does seem to be a very large difference in > price & Quality ??? between the US & VK PL 259s...... > 73 > Lee Noonan VK2LEE > > http://www.qsl.net/vk2lee/ photos > http://www.qrz.com/vk2lee/ updated text > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Katz" <email@example.com> > To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> > Cc: <firstname.lastname@example.com> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:53 AM > Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Coax cables > > > > Hi John, > > > > Amphenol has made the 83-1SP with a silver-plated body for more than 40 > years and it cost less than one dollar, and is available from their entire > distribution channel, which is massive. In light of that, I cannot > imagine > any reason to use #2, #3 or #4. > > I think the #4 types you refer to are foreign made. > > If you buy 25 connectors at a time from Cable XPerts or The RF > Connection > (and probably elsewhere), you can get the silver-plated, Teflon-dielectric > PL-259's (American made and very good) for between $.95 and $1.00 each. > > Any time I see anyone using any other type I cringe. > > Although, I can use the Amphenol Astro-Plated ones (very shiny nickel) > just fine, as long as I am "home," and use them in my shop. The Astro > Plate > finish takes solder very well if it's elevated to about 500 degrees F and > scrubbed (not filed, not sanded -- scrubbing is done with the soldering > instrument, as solder is applied). Takes only a second or two with a 900W > industrial resistance soldering station, which I have. But I can't take > that to the top of a tower..... > > > WB2WIK/6 > > >> > To: Steve Katz > > > Cc: email@example.com > > > Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Coax cables > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > I guess there's four categories of PL259 bodiesI've run into: > > > 1) Silver plate (no prep required) > > > 2) Plated brass (usually requires no filing/scuffing to achieve a good > joint) > > > 3) Plated brass (Astro Plate?) that does not seem to ever easily wet > well. I use small half round needle file to scuff to brass and area > (1/32" > to 1/16" around solder hole) tin the bare base metal, then solder to > braid > with Mondo Iron. > > > 4) Plated unknown (pot?) metal. Difficult to wet, and base material is > greyish silver ( not brass). > > > Base material not more solderable than plating. Best application > for > these is lining trashcan. > > For outside applications, I always use silver plate connectors. I have > a > room containing a large number of medium power vintage stations (17 or > 18?) > that are in-line/switchable and are connected via a myriad of patch > cables. > For these applications I'll use connector types > > > 2 or 3 if they're on hand. If I find a buy on the silver plates at > 'fests, they're my first choice. Even with the huge > > > number of interconnects, I rarely encounter problems tracable to the > connector assembly (but I've gotten pretty good at assembling them too!) > > I've found both my large irons for $1 each. The 200+ watter at a yard > sale, and the American Beauty (about 125 w or so?) at a recent fest. I > own > a weller gun too, and have yet to find an application that it's good for. > For other than Chassis/sheet metal/connector soldering, my Metcal with a > good set of tips can cover anything from point to point tube rig repair, > to > Manhattan style QRP ass'y. > 73 > John K5MO >
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The gunfire came too close to Ila Mae Eychas' East Side home for her son to put up with it day after day, hour after hour, as Saginaw gangsters fired on the nearby house of a rival.
When a sound like popcorn started up as usual Tuesday, Eychas, 63, grew terrified and Aaron Eychas, 26, rushed off the porch to see who was shooting at who and why.
"I let out a scream, and he went for the door," said Eychas, 63. "I said, 'No, Aaron. No. They may be out there.' "
His mother watched him walk down four porch steps, peer into the dark street, the dark sidewalk, the dark shadows under trees.
Silence. Stillness.
Then one last pop.
"It knocked him right out of his slippers," she recalled. "He was laying on his back with his arms spread out like Jesus on the cross. He said, 'Momma, call the ambulance. I've been shot.' "
She thought it was a joke.
"I said, 'Aaron, don't kid around. And then he didn't say anything. I knelt down and saw his eyes go up in his head."
Eychas said her son underwent surgery at Covenant Medical Center for a bullet that entered his lower back and exited near his navel. She said he is "real touch and go."
Saginaw police won't comment on the incident.
Eychas said her son was not in a gang and worked remodeling homes. Law enforcement officials confirmed Eychas is no gang member.
She has lived 40 years on Maplewood, between Hiland and Morris, on the city's East Side, in a district known as 'the wood,' since many streets in the area end in "-wood."
"Any of these 'Wood streets,' " she added, "we go bed to gunshots, and we wake up to gunshots."


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Hypsistarians or worshippers of the Hypsistos , i.e. of the "Most High" God ; a distinct Jewish - pagan sect which flourished from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 400, mostly in Asia Minor (Cappadocia Bithynia, Pontus ) and on the South Russian coasts of the Euxine Sea.
The names Hypsianistai, Hypsianoi first occur in Gregory of Nazianzus (Orat., xviii, 5) and the name Hypsistianoi in Gregory of Nyssa (Contra Eunom., II), i.e. about A. D. 374, but a great number of votive tablets, inscriptions, and oracles of Didymos and Klaros establish beyond doubt that the cult of the Hypsistos ( Hypsistos , with the addition of Theos or Zeus or Attis , but frequently without addition) as the sole and supreme God was widespread in the countries adjacent to the Bosphorus (cf. Acts 16:17 , "these men are servants of the most high God " -- oracle of the pythonissa at Philippi ). It seems probable that the native Cappadocian cult of Zeus Sabazios was deliberately merged in the cult of Jahve Sabaoth practised by the numerous and intellectually predominant Jewish colonies, and that associations ( sodalicia , thiasoi ) of strict monotheists were formed, who fraternized with the Jews, but considered themselves free from the Mosaic Law. The importance and exalted ideas of these associations can be gathered from the fact that when someone asked Apollo of Klaros whether the Hypsistos alone was without beginning and end, he answered: "He is the Lord of all, self-originated, self-produced, ruling all things in some ineffable way, encompassing the heavens, spreading out the earth, riding on the waves of the sea; mixing fire with water, soil with air, and earth with fire; of winter, summer, autumn, and spring, causing the changes in their season, leading all things towards the light and settling their fate in harmonious order." The existence of these Hypsistarians must have been partially responsible for the astounding swiftness of the spread of Christianity in Asia Minor, yet not all of them accepted the new faith, and small communities of monotheists, neither Christians nor Jews, continued to exist, especially in Cappadocia. The father of Gregory of Nazianzus belonged to such a sect in his youth, and they are described in his panegyric written by his son. They rejected idols and pagan sacrifices, and acknowledged the Creator ( pantokrator ) and the Most High, to whom however, in opposition to the Christians, they refused the title of "Father"; they had some superstitions in common with the Jews, their worship of fire and light, the keeping of the Sabbath, the distinctions of food, but circumcision they rejected. No doubt Persius had Hypsistarians in view when he ridiculed such hybrid religionists in Satire v, 179-184, and Tertullian seems to refer to them in "Ad nationes", I, xiii. The statement that Hypsistarians continued to exist till the ninth century, is based on a mistaken interpretation of Nicephorus Const., "Antirhet. adv. Const. Copr.", I, in Migne, P.G., col. 209. Hypsistarians are probably referred to under the name Coelicoloe in a decree of the Emperors Honorius and Theodosius (A.D. 408), in which their places of worship are transferred to the Catholics.
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PORTAGEVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A railroad company says it plans to tear down a 19th-century bridge that spans part of the upstate New York park that's known as the "Grand Canyon of the East."
The Buffalo News reports that Norfolk Southern wants to demolish its 136-year-old Portageville Bridge and replace it with another span to be built nearby. The company says the rail bridge is obsolete.
The bridge spans the Genesee River gorge at the southern end of Letchworth State Park, along Livingston-Wyoming county line 45 miles southeast of Buffalo. The bridge is off-limits to pedestrians but visitors often walk onto the 245-foot-high span to view the scenery.
The railroad offered to give the bridge to the state parks office, but the agency declined because of New York's fiscal problems.


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BAY CITY, MI — Due to seasonal job declines, the Bay City metropolitan statistical area reported the second-highest unemployment rate — 8.3 percent — out of 14 Michigan MSAs in December.
Jeff Aula, economic analyst with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, said higher unemployment rates in the Bay City MSA — which encompasses Bay County — are typical in December as jobs in the mining, logging and construction sectors are cut to accommodate a decreased workload during the winter months.
"It's a fairly typical level for this time of year," Aula said. "That's not really anything out of the ordinary."
The Flint MSA reported the highest unemployment rate in December at 8.8 percent, 1.2 percent above the 7.6 percent median unemployment rate for all 14 Michigan MSAs for the month. The Saginaw MSA ranked fifth with an 8.1 percent unemployment rate.
Aula said a group of Michigan MSAs have unemployment rates between 8 and 9 percent, so the rankings fluctuate throughout the year.
"Bay City has tended over the past couple months to be fourth or fifth, so rising to No. 2 isn't that big of a deal," he said.
Jobless rates declined by 0.3 percent in Flint and by 0.2 in Saginaw from December 2012 to December 2013, and remained unchanged in Bay City during the same period. The reductions were below the 1.2-percent drop in the statewide rate year over year.
Mid-Michigan experienced seasonal labor force declines in December, down 1.2 percent in Bay City, 0.8 percent in Flint and 0.1 percent in Saginaw. From December 2012 to December 2013, workforce levels decreased 1.1 percent in Bay City and 0.3 percent in Saginaw, and increased 0.3 percent in Flint during that time.
Employment levels also were seasonably lower in the region in December. Bay City reported the largest employment level decrease at 1.6 percent, followed by Flint with a 0.6 percent decrease and Saginaw with a 0.1 percent decrease. Between December 2012 and December 2013, total employment decreased 1.1 percent in Bay City, 0.1 percent in Saginaw and increased 0.6 percent in Flint.
Michigan's workforce rose by 1 percent from December 2012 to December 2013, and total employment went up 2.2 percent statewide during this period.
Aula said when the mining, logging and construction sector becomes busier again in the spring, unemployment rates in Mid-Michigan are expected go back down.
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Gila County Sheriff's Deputies apprehended Gabriel Paul Flores, 27, in connection to the Jan. 9th, shooting of Sunrise Mobile Home Park resident, Todd Hamlet. Hamlet is at a Valley Hospital recovering from the non-life threatening wounds.
Leon Justin Brown, 25, is being sought by Detectives. Leon is a Black male, is 5'9″, weighs approx. 140 to 155 pounds, possibly has scars and a pocked complexion, & has a large lettered tattoo across the front of his neck. He resides between the Phoenix area and Globe.
The third suspect is a Black male, between the ages of 16 and 25, & has a thin build.
If you have any information regarding the shooting, please call Det. Dickison of the Gila County Sheriff's Office at 425-4449 ext. 4311. Don't approach the suspects if you have any contact or information about them, call local Law Enforcement instead.


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Bill Thompson took top honors on Wednesday night in area bowling.
Thompson uncorked a 238-276-727 for Wadsworth Construction in the Lena's Pizza League at Jamestown Bowling Company.
The other 700 was achieved by Jeremy Crist, who fired a 257-253-709 for Bemus Point Inn in the Farr's Allstate League at Fountain Bowl.
Ken Berlund hit a 245-258-696 followed by Jeff Wadsworth with a 279-226-695 for Wadsworth Construction and Dan Gould with a 248-228-695 for Andy's Auto in the Lena's Pizza League at JBC. Nate Lester connected for a 244-227-683 for Butera's Towing in the Lena's Pizza League at JBC.
The top individual game was a 280 rolled by Dan Benson Jr., in the Lena's Pizza League at JBC.
Ron Lyon uncorked a 259 and Jen Goshgarian tossed a 224 at JBC while Andrea Mott had a 220 at State Lanes.
State Lanes: Angel Hair Classy Ladies League - Andrea Mott 534, Sharon Zdunski 506, Melody Stearns 500, Anne Frankson 486, Angel Harrower 485.
Fountain Bowl: Ladies Doubles League - LuAnn Lamb 203-542, Theresa Jackson 204-541, Oleta Hannon 481.
Farr's Allstate League - Bill Farr 246-672, Matt Himes 242-245-622, Terry Sanden 605, Sean Peters 605, Sean Peters 604, Jeff Arnold 245-604, Randy Lawson 600, Greg Grimm 582, Mike Barton 575.
Jamestown Bowling Company: Lena's Pizza Men's League - Dave Fiorella 230-220-667, Ryan Beaver 220-247-660, Dan Benson Jr. 654, Dave Rasmussen 226-222-647, Chris Johnson 222-642, Shane Heinke 235-641, Josh Volk 241-625, Tim Whitmore 624, Scott Johnson 222-624, Ron Lyon 621, Pedro Melendez 221-609, Tim Wares 226-608, Jim Chapman 230-590, John Williams Sr. 584, Roger Golden 226-583.
Lena's Pizza-Townline Auto Ladies League - Jen Goshgarian 518, Jami Olson 517.


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Anglo American FY EPS down 53.5% to 2.02 US cI-Net Bridge Published: 2010/02/19 11:16:14 AMRESOURCES giant Anglo American (AGL) today reported a 53.5% drop in full year earnings per share to 2.02 US cents for 2009 from 4.34 US cents in 2008. This was as attributable profit fell to US$2.4 billion in the 12 months to end December 2009 from $5.2 billion in the 12 months to end December 2008.Revenue dropped 25.3% to $24.6 billion from $33 billion rand while operating profit of $5.0 billion was reported for 2009 from $10.1 billion in 2008. Anglo American 's underlying earnings were $2.6 billion from $5.2 billion the year before. Net debt stood at $11 billion at end December 2009. The group said the impact of the global economic downturn on realised platinum group metals (PGMs), iron ore, export coal, nickel and diamond prices was the key driver of the decline in earnings, coupled with falling demand, particularly in the metallurgical coal and thermal coal businesses.Against the backdrop of the challenging economic environment, notable performances included copper, with increased production driving operating profit growth; production and sales volume increases at Kumba Iron Ore (KIO) from the Sishen jig project; and nickel. Copper delivered an operating profit of $2 billion, 6% higher as a result of record production and lower costs as well as marginally higher realised copper prices. Nickel reported an operating profit of $2 million, $121 million lower despite a 32% increase in sales volumes, reflecting the impact of a 30% decrease in the average nickel price and Venezuelan inflation of 25%.Iron ore and manganese generated an operating profit of $1.5 billion, 42% lower. This was despite the strong performance by Kumba Iron Ore . Platinum generated an operating profit of $32 million, down 99% due to a 38% decrease in the dollar basket price of metals sold while diamonds recorded an attributable operating profit of $64 million, down 87%, with Diamond Trading Company (DTC) revenues down 45%. Metallurgical coal delivered an operating profit of $451 million, a 59% decrease lower price and demand from steelmakers, partially mitigated by cost reduction programmes. Thermal coal's operating profit of $721 million was 33% lower, principally as a result of lower prices and demand reduction.Other mining and industrial generated an operating profit of $506 million, 53% lower. Strong performances from the Zinc and Niobium businesses, driven by improved production, were offset by the impact of the economic slowdown on Tarmac and Scaw Metals. In October the group announced a major corporate reorganisation that has clearly delineated seven focused commodity businesses. Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll said the group expected full implementation of the new structures by the end of the first quarter of 2010, with associated annualised cost savings of approximately $120 million.
With cost control continuing a major focus for the group, cash cost reductions across the group totalling $712 million, representing a 5% decrease, in 2009. "Two areas of synergy where we are continuing to deliver clear and substantial value are in our asset optimisation and global procurement programmes. We are now well advanced towards delivering our stated combined target of $2 billion of uplift in 2011, generating more than $1.6 billion in 2009, ahead of expectations," said Carroll."Based on our excellent progress to date, we now expect to achieve our $2 billion asset optimisation and procurement targets from our core businesses alone on the same timeline," she said. Looking ahead, Carroll said the medium and long term outlook for the mining industry remained strong. Demand for commodities is expected to remain robust with the continuing shift in the pattern of economic growth towards fast-growing emerging economies."In order to sustain its growth potential, we anticipate that China will continue to upgrade and develop its infrastructure, while the longer term potential of India and Brazil is expected to provide further support. These economies also have the greatest scope for strong consumer spending growth, the principal long term demand driver for platinum group metals and diamonds," Carroll said. http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/Content.aspx?id=94273
Anglo upbeat on resumption of dividend payouts Published: 2010/02/22 06:31:47 AMBHEKI MPOFUDIVERSIFIED miner Anglo American on Friday had high hopes that it would resume paying dividend s later this year after its freeze of 2008's final dividend — the first freeze in 70 years — had angered shareholders.Anglo, which on Friday released its financial results for the year to December, kept the dividend on hold for a second successive year as its earnings more than halved, but both CEO Cynthia Carroll and chairman Sir John Parker said payments could resume later this year.Anglo's rivals BHP Billiton , Rio Tinto and Vale continued payouts throughout last year . Xstrata said last week it would resume payment despite reporting a drop in full-year profits.Parker said resumption of the dividend at the earliest possible time remained "a key priority" for the board. http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/Content.aspx?id=94333


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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama -- Cedar Bluff's Audrey Hargitt played all 32 minutes and made the most of it.
Hargitt scored 34 points, leading four players in double figures, to lead Cedar Bluff (16-15) to a 73-57 victory over Skyline (21-9) in today's Class 1A Northeast girls regional. She made 14-of-19 shots and 6-of-7 at the line, while also recording 11 rebounds and three steals.
Hannah Leach added 14 points, while Katie McGinnis added 12 and Rylie Johnson 10.
Skyline's Jordan McCarver scored 21, but she made just 8-of-23 shots. Kelsey Ivey and Kristen Johnson added 13 apiece.
Cedar Bluff advances to play Spring Garden, which defeated Ragland 41-32, in the regional final.


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Editor's note: At SCPC, we're proud to see our student assistants complete internships (read about Caitlin's and Katharine's summers) and take part in other enriching activities (like this and this). Of course, we then ask them to, "do a blog about it!" Here, Chris Fite (a second-year graduate student) tells us about his summer at the Smithsonian.
Did you know that RFID technology can alert farmers when cattle are sick? That many farmers plant crops without plowing the fields? That tractors can drive themselves with the assistance of GPS guidance? If you're involved in agriculture, this probably sounds familiar. I must admit that it was all news to me. I learned about these things and much more as an intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I spent my summer working with the curatorial team for American Enterprise, an upcoming exhibition on business and innovation in American history. My supervisor was Katharine Klein, a USC Public History alum and former SCPC graduate assistant.
I began the summer conducting further research on a group of objects from the exhibition. Based on my findings, I wrote 200-500 word labels that will appear in the American Enterprise online collections. These will complement the labels in the exhibition cases, which will be about 35 words each. If visitors want more information or cannot come to D.C., they can use the online collections to learn about particular objects and their historical contexts.
All of my objects were agricultural, including an 1880 windmill patent model, early toy tractor, and electronic cow tag. My assignment was challenging but also captivating. My sources ranged from old trade catalogs to census records. In describing an object's historical significance, I also had to explain, in some detail, how it worked. In most cases, that meant having to learn for myself first. It was a reminder of how easy it is to take technology for granted, in the past or present.
Midway through the summer, curator Peter Liebhold enlisted my help in collecting new objects for American Enterprise. To highlight the importance of agricultural education, Peter chose to include an FFA jacket, the iconic blue corduroy worn by members since the 1930s. Surprisingly, the museum didn't have one in its collections. We remedied that problem by collecting five jackets, including one from former President Jimmy Carter. We obtained some with the assistance of the National FFA Organization. For the others, we issued a public call for donation offers and selected from the dozens of submissions. You can read about the donors' fascinating lives and careers on the museum's blog, O Say Can You See?.
The agricultural focus of my internship was unexpected, but fortuitous. In the spring, I developed a growing interest in agricultural history. My work this summer not only dovetailed with my research interests, but also gave me an even greater appreciation for the fundamental role of agriculture in human society. After all, the invention of agriculture allowed humans to settle down and create civilizations. In American Enterprise, we hope that visitors will see how agriculture pervades American history, acting as a driving force for technological, economic, and social change.
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As is typical of State of the State addresses, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday proposed a lofty agenda and painted it in very broad strokes.
His first promise was no new taxes, followed by a raft of initiatives: tax-free "innovation hot spots" for entrepreneurs, universal pre-kindergarten, a statewide network of electric car charging stations, duty-free stores to sell New York products, three Upstate casinos to attract Downstate gamblers, an $8.75-an-hour minimum wage, a Women's Equality Act, the nation's toughest assault weapon ban, campaign finance reform. He ended with the biggest-ticket item of them all: repairing the damage from Hurricane Sandy and protecting vital coastal infrastructure from future storms.
Education, a major theme of last year's speech, was a less major theme of this one.
Last year, with a fight looming over teacher evaluations, Cuomo adopted a
confrontational tone. He blasted an education system that spends the most of any state, yet ranks 34th in performance. He accused the teachers' unions and school lobbyists of caring less for kids than for protecting their own sacred cows, and appointed himself a lobbyist for students. The governor created a New NY Education Reform Commission to "really come up with an overall plan for our education system." The task proved too big to complete before Tuesday's speech. Instead, the commission issued a 92-page "preliminary report" last week and promised a follow-up in the fall.
The commission's report (pdf) gathers up many laudable, if well-worn, education reform ideas, including no-brainers like better early childhood education and pipelines from school to career.
The governor pressed for many of them in Tuesday's speech: pre-kindergarten for all children, starting with students in the lowest-wealth districts; a "bar exam" for would-be teachers to improve the quality of instruction; extended learning time (longer school days, school years or both) with the extra cost being picked up by the state; and basing social services for kids and families in schools. Some of these ideas are already being tried in Syracuse, through the Say Yes to Education program.
When he received the commission's report last week, Cuomo agreed the recommendations would be expensive. We'll know the details of how they will be funded Jan. 22, when the governor proposes his executive budget. Yet the immediate reaction of some strapped school districts was: How are we going to offer pre-k if we're struggling to keep full-day kindergarten?
We've editorialized often about the value of early childhood education and the big dividends it pays down the road, in terms of improved high school graduation rates, lower incarceration rates and increased career earnings. It's about time New York made it available to all children, and this is a start.


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My spouse to be, as we are looking at getting married has 2 childern, the boy is fantastic(12) the girl(13) is a complete nightmare it seems.
At first I thought she was a little angel, she was very pleaseant, accpeted my son (9). Now it has been almost 2 years, OMG, I have seen alot come out of her, so much disrespect for her father, calls him names, and others not only him. For instance, ew were going through some tough times finacially, and he was looking for work, he came home his parents and I asked, well how did the interview go, he said it seemed to be a waist of his time, she actually smirked and looked at him and said, haha, good !! What is that??
All our childern reside with our ex spouses, which makes it tough sometimes as we all need time with our kids one on one, and which I do respect, BUT one thing is this little girl, will not make time for her father it seems, BUT then when it comes to me now she asks if I am going to come with them etc. I feel she does not want me around. Which is fine I understand she would like one on one time with her father, I have no problem with that, BUT there is a major situation behind it all as well, her mother has told us she will make it tough as possible fo us( YES she is remarried AND has another baby, and has been married for several years) My spouse has been over paying her for over a year BIG money at that, and this is all coming to a head as well.
Sometimes I feel her mother is behind it all, as there has been many times that the mother has acted on facebook as the kids, emailing people, making comments about pictures etc. She got called on it and apparently all, chaos hit the roof,( it was her own sister that caught her)
Then sometimes I feel his daughter is very jealous, since I am the first girlfriend that he has ever had that he has been very serious about and been with for this amount of time. We plan on getting married and have not told the kids yet because of issues, of timing etc, and not wanting to rock the boat with his ex.
THEN, I feel his daughter just does not understand me, as I am in the trades, and not the typical "barbie", all about shopping and bossing a man around. Sorry, but is how the picture has been painted in what she expects a woman should be. That I am not, and also I am not a bad looking woman by far means either, just I do nto feel the need to keep up with the jones etc. She has a hard time seeing me come home from work filthy, and knowing what I do for a living, and I am not dressed as a secritary everyday with makeup on.
She has a difficult time understanding that I am very compliaant, BUT I will not alow her to speak to her father, or ANYONE else he way she does. That is where I draw the line. Lately I have given up, I won;t speack to her unless she talks to me, I find it is a waist of efforts, and hopefully she just realizes I am not going anywhere even if she wants to act like that. She seems to be very scarcastic but in a very mean way, a hurtful way, not a joking matter as most of us and the rest of the family are.
Advice would be great, but really I just want to vent a bit, to get it out, is tough at times because I am close with his parents as well and they are to the kids, is like they can do no harm, in which we all wish our kids to be. But sometimes you have to draw the line, I know for sure that if I were to start making to much effort that it will bit me in the end, my son has had to expierence me not being able to afford much when you are a fist year apprentice you do not make much money, and he understands NOW I do not have the money all the time, and our time is much better than anything we can do with money. That leads to my spouses ex's family in which they buy the kids everything and I believe they do it to buy thier love , and thier mother sucking us dry of everything we got and will not budge unless it goes to court, as I said ealier she said she will make it as tough as possible. So, either his daughter is just following suit to her mothers morals and values OR she is just being difficult,
I just pray one day she realizes we are all not bad people and have ALOT to offer her in expierences in life and not all life is about drama and making everyones world a miserable place(BTW her mother has only worked about 6 monhs of her life because she has been given everything she wanted as well, so it seems)
I know myself I am going to find it very hard now even if she does talk to me the daughter, as I know already only reason she does if she wants something, she gets what she needs then, BANG complete opposite with in 5 secs, NO KIDDING!
Thanks for listening and any advice, I am at my wits end at times. So for now I sit and watch, and let it ride for now I am expensed with the mental effect this has had on m, BUT one thing I still will not allow the disrespect issue go, that disgusts me to know end and will not tollerate it.
Thank you to all