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A judge in Lancaster, Ohio has sentenced 38-year-old Lawrence L. Featheroff to 30 months in prison for beating, terrorizing, and threatening to slice off the genitals of his developmentally disabled brother after he reveaeld that he might be gay last year.
Featheroff plead guilty to attempted complicity to commit felonious assault and abduction, claiming that he "wanted to toughen [his brother] up to push the gay out of him and make him a normal person."
Featheroff's 26-year-old brother, Jason A. Meyers began living with his brother, his brother's girlfriend and an aunt and uncle after he had been abused in a group home. According to detectives, Meyers "is developmentally disabled but reasonably high functioning," and was placed in the sole custody of his brother. The extended family lived about 30 miles from Columbus, one of the most gay-friendly cities in the Midwest.
Meyers told investigators a number of horrific stories, including times that Featheroff had "hit him repeatedly," "allowed him to eat only once a day," "made him run up and down a hill carrying a heavy railroad tie," and "held a butcher knife under his genitals and threatened to cut them off." When police visited the family's home in January, they discovered Meyers with a concussion, a sprained ankle and bruises on his face and around his eye.
Featheroff reportedly inflicted the physical and emotional trauma after Meyers told him last year that he "had sexual thoughts about men and boys."
Since the trial began, Meyers has been living in adult foster care.
Featheroff looks like HE is "challenged" and is the one who belongs in institutional care! Poor Jason, abused in a group home, then by his own brother. There's no telling how much of this ignorant abuse goes on! At least he escaped being killed, unlike that poor 4-yr old!
He is dependently interbreed, mentally ill white Christian.
Poor Lawrence doesn't look like he's at the top of the list for the mentally competent either. Get poor Jason a living arrangement where he's safe and get lawrence legally out of touch with him. Yikes.
Mezaien, why go to the Christian card? I'm a proud gay Catholic man and I found your mention of Christianity offensive.
Looks like one of the guys on Duck Dynasty.
I feel so awful for the victim. First he endures abuse at a group home, and then he endures even worse treatment at the hand of his own brother. I hope he finds some stability and people who actually care about his well being.
@Mezaien: Uhhh, you don't know that, and I wish you, and OTHERS, would get off the anti-Christian hatred crap! Please, don't teach that to your six children! BTW, your English needs some improvement.
@DickieJohnson: Considering the ramifications of the church's attitude towards those outside the status quo, is it all that surprising to see a backlash towards Christianity? Some have been so burned by the church that entertaining any thoughts about having a relationship with it is out of the question. I think when people speak against the church, they're speaking out against the whorshipers more so that God himself. Some people were never given a chance to have a relationship with God. So, having said that…I think these poor little Christians can handle themselves.
"held a butcher knife under his genitals and threatened to cut them off."
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A bit of old Ukraine comes to the LBC today with "Night Songs From a Neighboring Village," a collaboration between Alexis Kochan's ensemble, Paris to Kyiv, and American klezmer group Brave Old World. The theme and title for the show are based on a poem by Ukrainian Yiddish poet Herts Rivkin. The groups present the fruits of their union today, a blending of traditional Eastern European, modern jazz, mainstream Ukrainian and Jewish Ukranian music. 8 p.m. $21-$28. Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach. (562) 985-7000.
You can keep your PJs on this Yom Kippur, thanks to the Hallmark Channel. Originally meant to provide the homebound with a way to worship on the holiday, the idea was conceived by Rabbi David Baron of Temple Shalom for the Arts. Today, "Yom Kippur: Prayers of Atonement" will be broadcast in more than 47 million homes. The half-hour program only offers highlights from the Day of Atonement services, but does feature performers Jason Alexander and Theodore Bikel as well as director Arthur Hiller, talk show host Larry King and film critic Leonard Maltin. So, would God be offended by an "Avinu Malkeinu" rendered in your jammies? At 6:30 a.m., we're thinkin' he'll understand. But if you're planning to catch the later airing on Adelphia, we recommend something a little more appropriate. Hallmark Channel: 6:30 a.m. (Sunday). Adelphia Cable Channels 10 and 20: 6 p.m. (Sunday), 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Monday).
Winning the award for most original promotional item this week are the folks who are getting the word out on "Garmento." Making a good movie will probably get our attention, but if you want a sure thing, we suggest sending padded underwear in the mail. Turns out the male "falsie" plays an integral part in this film that reveals what the shmatte business is hiding in its pants. See it tonight after breaking the fast.
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Sweet Baby James comes to the Greek Theater tonight, and gets some help from L.A. native Kate Markowitz. James Taylor will perform songs from his new album, "October Road" tonight and tomorrow. Markowitz, a singer/songwriter in her own right, recently released her first solo album, "Map of the World," on Compass Records. The 40-something singer has made a day job of backing up stars like Taylor, K.D. Lang, Shawn Colvin and Billy Joel. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 7 and 8. $45-$70. 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Griffith Park. (323) 665-1927.
On Yom Kippur, Oct. 6, 1973, the armies of Syria and Egypt, with the help of other Arab countries, launched a surprise attack on Israel. While Israel was ultimately victorious, the war was perceived as a failure because of the country's general lack of preparedness and because Israeli intelligence wasn't able to predict it. This month, the University of Judaism commemorates the 30th anniversary with the Yom Kippur War Exhibit -- documenting it in pictures, maps and news clippings from that time. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday-Thursday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Friday). Runs through the month of October. 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. (310) 440-1282.
By day, Jane Simmons helps expose the kiddies to art at the Zimmer Children's Museum, but by night, she'd like to expose the grown-ups. Hence, her new gallery space, called appropriately, galleryjane. Currently on display are 20 Polaroid emulsion transfer prints and 126 iris prints, all images of Los Angeles, by Catherine Dudley. Make an appointment with Jane to check them out. Runs through Oct. 31. Los Angeles. (213) 841-2213.
More Sept. 11 stragglers today, but don't hold it against them. Beginning today, the Nuart screens "September 11," a collection of documentary and narrative interpretations of the attacks from 11 different countries, including a piece by Israeli director Amos Gitai. The one restriction imposed on the directors was that their films be exactly 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame, to correspond with the European date format 11'09"01. The French artistic director Alain Brigand compiled the pieces into one 135-minute movie. $7-$9.25. 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. (310) 281-8223. The other Mark Walberg (not Marky) hosts a new reality series on TBS beginning tonight. You may remember him from such shows as "Temptation Island," but tonight, the name of the game is "House Rules." Three couples with penchants for interior design but no formal training, compete to makeover three ugly homes. Viewers will vote on who rules at the end of the season and decide who gets to keep the house they've fixed up. 8 p.m. TBS Superstation.
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Why Do We Crave Out-Of-Body Experiences?
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Eben Alexander, author of the bestseller Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, is only the latest in a long line of historical figures who has argued for the possibility of a disembodied state—that the human 'soul' or some such ineffable agent has the ability to leave the physical body, journey around the ethers, and return with a story, mythology or, in this particular case, confirmation that no matter what we do on this plane, we are loved and a better world awaits.
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Hurricane Season 2014: Atlantic Quiet, but Hawaii About to Get Back-to-Back Hurricanes
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Living along the coast, and living in the continental U.S., for that matter, we sometimes forget that there is one part of our country vulnerable to Pacific hurricanes. California almost never sees a hit from a storm since the movement of tropical weather in the Pacific, as in the Atlantic, is east to west. But Hawaii is right smack in the middle of the Pacific, currently in the path of not one but two hurricanes, the first storms of that size that, if they were to hit, would be the first to reach Hawaii in 22 years.
In fact, there are four named storms in the Pacific at the moment and another promising area of weather just off the coast of Mexico. The increase in storms this year is likely the result of the El Niño event occurring in the southeastern Pacific. While the winds it generates tend to inhibit growth of storms across the Atlantic, it can destabilize the weather in the Pacific, causing active hurricane seasons.
And while Hawaii does lie right in the middle of what would seem to be hurricane alley, it has taken a direct hit from a hurricane on only two occasions since 1949 and taken a close brush from another. None of the storms have been greater than category 1 since the Pacific tends to be a much calmer place when it comes to tropical weather than the Atlantic, at least until storms get farther west and become typhoons. In fact, the cooler waters and drier air to the east of Hawaii help to insulate it from the bigger storms that often form to the west of the island chain.
Hurricane Iselle is expected to make landfall on the Big Island Thursday, followed by hits to Oahu and Maui late Thursday and into Friday, but then only as a tropical storm. Hurricane Julio, which could be downgraded to a tropical storm before nearing the islands, will likely trek just to the north and not make a direct hit.
Though both of these are weak storms by hurricane standards, they can still dump a ton of rain on the region. Predictions range from between four and 16 inches of rain depending on the island, which would likely cause some fairly serious flooding. Fortunately, Hawaii won't have to deal with the strong winds that accompany big hurricanes, and clear skies should return by middle of next week.
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By Guest Blogger Donald Moore
"When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?'" (Matthew 11:2).
Obduracy is stubbornness with a dash of meanness added to achieve just the right flavor; it is obstinacy with a malicious edge. I have struggled with an obdurate problem in my business for well over a year and yesterday more grim news came with respect to our situation; achieving a measure of balance during the day was difficult—I do not think I ever really regained my footing. As the day wore on, so did my feelings of grimness and grief.
Not that there weren't moments of really good news—for example, our sales last week were higher than I had hoped and I am close to resolution on one (not the obdurate one) sticky problem; personally, my three years old daughter said some really cute and precious things and my eight years old daughter with Down Syndrome earned an A+ on her reading test. But the obdurate problem hovered around me the entire day.
A person armed with an umbrella and a raincoat still hopes to get out of the rain sometime.
Luke 18:1-8 reminds us to keep on praying. 2 Corinthians 12:8-11 informs us that though we struggle with obdurate problems, and even though our hoped for solution is not forthcoming, yet we receive God's grace. I sometimes wonder, hearing Paul's response, where he learned that God's grace truly was sufficient?
I'd like to be in Paul's camp when it comes to living within an obdurate problem because his words reveal peace and victory in spite of circumstances. That's why they are in the Bible—right? Paul reminds us that God's grace is sufficient. Jesus reminds us that God is good and hears every single one of our prayers and petitions and does not ignore them but responds to them in His Goodness.
Intellectually I agree with Paul. In my heart, I agree with Jesus. In my humanness, I hurt and am frustrated. I would like to be able to occasionally take off this stinking raincoat and lay down this stupid umbrella. I look out my window at today's forecast: rain.
What to do? Gene Kelly sang in the rain—he went skipping and jumping in the rain because of love.
Steven Covey taught we should begin with the end in mind. 2 Corinthians, the book where in chapter 12 Paul described his thrice-prayed over problem, begins with these words: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God" (1:3-4).
Truth be told, I don't feel like singing. However, I can endure. Today, I will pay attention to my obdurate problem because I must face its ugly nature and work to solve it. But I will also make it a point—an urgent task—to take stock of the good things coming my way today.
Is the cup half empty or half full? It is both, but I can live with that.
Don Moore is a professional business man. He began his career in 1980 as a CPA, and served as the CFO and CEO of public and private restaurant companies. He gained expertise in start-up, growth, and turn-around situations, and has negotiated transactions with a value in excess of $570 million over his career. He is an owner and CEO of a chain of 28 Arby's restaurants located in five different states. Don has completed a manuscript titled Carry a Godly Briefcase—The Power of God at Work in Your Business which uniquely combines theory ("what we believe") and Christian "leadership characteristics" (how a Christian business leader behaves), with ground level and practical coaching and tools that Christian business leaders can use to execute their Christian ideals and principles of faith at work. He hopes to announce the publication of Carry a Godly Briefcase soon.


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Government restraint key to RBI rethink
By Kunal Kumar Kundu
The Reserve Bank of India's Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework, chaired by Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, submitted its report last week. The report suggests rule-based conduct for monetary policy, which would have two major impacts: the entire exercise would become more transparent while becoming relatively more predictable and also likely make the central bank less amenable to government influence.
No less importantly, the committee has proposed changing the official benchmark to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the
Wholesale Price Index (WPI). It also recommended the setting up of a Federal Reserve-style monetary policy committee in which each member would have a voting right with regard to the policy decision, a clear move away from the current policy of only the RBI governor having the final call.
The expert committee, which was set up by the RBI in September 2013, has recommended that retail inflation, measured by the CPI, replaces wholesale price inflation as the price-gauge anchor. This is a move in the right direction as CPI is a better measure of inflation; unlike WPI, it includes certain services that are an integral part of a consumer's basket. Nevertheless, while CPI is a better measure of inflation, a 50% weighting on food makes it an imperfect measure as well. High food inflation results in higher headline inflation.
While targeting CPI makes sense, it is important to work toward formulating a better measure of inflation as the RBI may end up targeting inflation that is inherently elevated and hence may end up following a tighter than appropriate policy.
According to the suggestion of the expert panel, the ultimate target of the central bank would be to bring the inflation rate to 4% in three years, with a band of plus or minus 2%. Based on the proposed timeframe, the targeted CPI inflation would be 8% over the next 12 months, 6% in the next two years and finally 4% after three years. This essentially means that the RBI will tolerate an inflation rate of around 6% going forward.
The focus would be on headline inflation instead of core inflation since this "closely reflects the cost of living and influences inflation expectations relative to other available metrics".
The committee recommends that if the monetary policy committee fails to achieve its target for three quarters in a row, it must issue a public statement signed by the five members, mentioning the reasons for the failure and the remedial measures that will be implemented.
Having said that, formal inflation targeting is very important to keep inflationary expectations in check. Lack of formal communication and ambiguity in terms of approach (including the non-existence of formal inflation targeting) has resulted in India's inflation expectations remaining stubbornly elevated.
According to the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households conducted during the third quarter of 2013 by the RBI, households expect inflation to accelerate. Based on the survey, which covered 4,765 urban households in 16 cities, households expect prices to climb from an average annual rate of 11.8% in the quarter ending September 2013 to 12.8% in the next three months. This result represents the 16th consecutive double-digit average inflation expectation since December 2009.
The biggest advantage of rule-based monetary policy action is the greater degree of autonomy that the RBI would enjoy given that it would finally be able to free itself from government intervention. With the government failing miserably to adhere to fiscal discipline and persistently delaying necessary structural reforms, there have been multiple instances of immense pressure being put on the RBI by India's finance minister to take steps (read cut interest rates) to revive the flagging economy while inflation has remained a major problem.
The critical question, however, is whether the transition will effectively solve India's current inflation problem. The noise coming out of the finance ministry is a cause for concern. The target set by the committee ideally means that India's monetary policy will remain fairly tight and any easing is ruled out in the near to medium term. Whether there may be further rate increases will depend on how inflation pans out.
The problem is, inflation in India is fairly structural, and it is equally important that the government makes an honest effort to curb fiscal profligacy. Given that national elections are fast approaching, such expectations will be belied, despite Finance Minister Chidambaram's promise of sticking to the avowed fiscal deficit target of 4.8% of GDP.
While a relevant correction in diesel prices (highly subsidized transport fuel widely used in India) is ruled out, though essential for fiscal discipline, the politically weakened UPA government (with Congress being the majority party) has now gone for the jugular by raising the limit of subsidized LPG gas (per household) from nine to 12 cylinders with an eye to the forthcoming election. This will likely increase the subsidy burden by approximately 50 billion rupees (US$800 million).
As if that was not enough, within the past few days, Congress-led governments in various states across the country have announced a spate of populist policy measures. The state of Haryana reduced the power rate for the farm sector by 60% for the current financial year. The decision, which will cost the state exchequer 6 billion rupees per year and benefit 3.8 million domestic consumers, which account for 95% of total consumers, and 0.6 million agriculture consumers.
Not to be left behind, Maharashtra state reduced power tariffs with cuts that will impose an additional 71 billion rupee burden on its coffers. While these will not show up in the fiscal deficit of the central government, the finances of the states will worsen further and will push up the combined deficit of the center and the states.
Clearly, while the government refuses to play its part, it desperately wants the RBI to cut rates with the hope of reviving growth as it struggles to regain credibility.
Not surprisingly, the expert panel's report exhorted the government to get back to a fiscal trajectory consistent with the now-lapsed Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, which calls for a zero revenue deficit and a fiscal deficit of three per cent of gross domestic product. The fact is, the effectiveness of the proposed monetary policy rule will depend on a well laid-out fiscal policy rule.
The committee also recommended that the government's current practice of postponing required adjustments in administered prices be done away with. While non-adherence to this reduces the effectiveness of the monetary policy, government actions (as discussed above) leave a lot to be desired. The proposed rule would serve no purpose if, subsequently, the RBI is forced to justify its inability to stick to the target by blaming government inaction. In the end, it takes two to tango.
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Generous salaries abound for Senior Product Managers of Software in the United States, with average pay above six figures ($121K) per year. Total cash compensation to Senior Product Managers of Software ranges from $96K on the lower end to $165K on the higher end; the final number includes potential for approximately $25K each from bonuses and profit sharing in exceptional cases. The most influential factor affecting pay for this group is location, though the company and years of experience have a (lesser) impact as well. The majority of workers are highly satisfied with their job. Almost all claim medical and dental insurance and a large number get vision coverage. Among survey respondents, men are more common than women; 81 percent of Senior Product Managers of Software are male. The figures in this overview were provided by individuals who took PayScale's salary questionnaire.
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Senior software product managers are responsible for managing the development cycle and release process for software products in their organization. They generally oversee other software developers to reach all company goals. They define road maps that establish schedules for development, and implement features required by the organization. Senior software product managers must create effective strategies for decreasing the use of company resources and strive to reduce the time they need to revise code and ship a program that is bug-free. Additionally, they often serve as a liaison between the business and technical departments within their organization.Read More...
Senior software product managers also organize phase reviews and product planning tasks. They are in charge of training responsibilities in the use of software programs, as well as working with marketing professionals to create a successful product launch. One of their main tools include a personal computer for testing the software products, in addition to a programming environment with debugging tools and programming applications. Senior software product managers generally report to the software development leader in their department.
A bachelor's degree in software programming, computer science, or a related field is needed in this position. In addition, managerial experience may be preferred. They must have strong leadership abilities that can help motivate their team to find innovative solutions to technical problems. They should also have an advanced understanding of code syntax in several programming languages. Additionally, they have advanced interpersonal skills and be proficient with the use of basic computer software (such as email applications) to communicate with superiors about their progress.
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As Senior Product Managers of Software transition into upper-level roles such as Senior Product Management Director, they may see a strong upturn in salary. Senior Product Management Directors earn $165K on average per year. Becoming a Product Management Director is, more often than not, the most common role that Senior Product Managers of Software move into when they're ready for the next step in their career. The average salary for the position is $139K. Another frequent advance is for Senior Product Managers of Software to assume a Marketing Director role; in this role, workers often earn $80K.
The lowest salaries can be found at Amazon.com Inc — median pay is $138K — and there is little variation in compensation, with paychecks starting at $116K and only reaching $177K.
Senior Product Managers of Software seem to wield many skills on the job. Most notably, skills in Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Product Management, and Business Strategy are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that seem to negatively impact pay include Big Data Analytics and Microsoft Office. For most people, competency in Product Development indicates knowledge of Strategic Planning and Project Management.
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Senior Product Managers of Software with a lot of experience do not necessarily enjoy more money. Substantial, six-figure paychecks show up early in this area; folks who have worked for fewer than five years report earning a median of $118K. On average, Senior Product Managers of Software make $136K following one to two decades on the job. Senior Product Managers of Software who surpass 20 years on the job report pay that isn't as high as one would expect; the median compensation for this crowd sits around $142K.
With a pay rate for Senior Product Managers of Software that is 24 percent greater than the national average, San Jose offers a comfortable salary for those in this profession. Senior Product Managers of Software will also find cushy salaries in Sunnyvale (+15 percent), Santa Clara (+11 percent), Palo Alto (+9 percent), and San Francisco (+7 percent). Trailing the national average by 11 percent, Chicago is the market with the smallest paychecks. San Diego and Dallas are a couple other places where companies are known to pay below the median — salaries are 9 percent lower and 6 percent lower, respectively.
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Participants are invited to display their quilts during the show, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7-9 at Robertsdale United Methodist Church.
Registration for the public display will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 3 and 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 4.
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Today marked the rarest of events: a Vodafone statement that directly references its joint venture partner.
The last time we had a mention of Verizon Communications outside the boilerplate on a Vodafone stock market announcement was back in 2007, when Arun Sarin was bounced (by this blog) into denying the existence of Project Vulture. It seems that Verizon, like Lord Voldemort, shall not be named. Read more


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A memorial service for Annandale business woman, Alice Marie (Newton) Jones will be Saturday, Sept. 7, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 54 Pittstown Rd. in Annandale. The repast will be nearby at the Asbury Firehouse in Asbury.
Directions will be given at the memorial service.
Alice Marie (Newton) Jones was born in Montclair on April 3, 1937. She died at her home on July 27, 2013, after a two year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was 76 years old.
A graduate of Montclair High School, she went on to study at Drake Business College. In the early 1960's she met James Jones in East Orange New Jersey. A few years later, the two were married in Ocean Grove. They moved to Piscataway, residing there until 1974 when they moved to Clinton Township. Alice worked in the banking industry, eventually leaving to help James in managing the family businesses. She later attended the NJ School of Insurance becoming a licensed Life and Health Insurance Producer. She worked in Insurance until her retirement.
Alice was a warm, kind woman with a great sense of humor. She enjoyed cooking, traveling, painting, knitting and entertaining. She was an active member of the Clinton Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Annandale after her baptism in 1974.
She was preceded in death by her father Emmett H. Newton Sr. and her mother Martha E. (Foster) Newton.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter Karin Bennett of Tulare, Calif.; her son, James Jones Jr. of Little Falls; daughter-in-law Lisa Jones of Wayne; granddaughters, Amanda Marie Jones and Simone Jenet Bennett; her siblings, Sylvia Jackson (Arthur), Emmett H. Newton Jr., Martha Kucharczyk (Roman), SheriLynn Williams (Ridgley), sister-in-law Viola Newton; nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, and in an effort to make a positive difference in the lives of others affected by this tragic disease, supporters may make a tax-deductible donation in Alice's memory to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance to help fund advocacy, education, and future research. Donations can be made through a secure webpage using a credit/debit card at ocna.donordrive.com/campaign/alicejonesmemorialfund; or a check/money order can be mailed to the following: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, c/o Alice Jones Memorial Fund, 901 E Street NW, Suite 405, Washington, DC 20004.
The family of Alice Marie Jones wishes to thank the Clinton Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, her medical caregivers, friends and extended family for their support during this difficult time.


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By Joan Clayton: Religion Columnist
Here we go again! Will it ever stop? Excuse me, but I'm getting weary of those who want to take Christmas away from me. A news commentator has called it the "War on Christmas." So we don't know the exact date our Savior was born. I'm thankful we have one day to celebrate his birth. It is the greatest event in the history of mankind. No other single event has affected the world as much as this man called Jesus!
Centuries foretold about the coming of Jesus in the Old Testament and the prophecies concerning Jesus fulfilled in the New Testament. A few of them are stated here:
"So I rejoice and am glad. Even my body has hope, because you will not leave me in the grave. You will not let your holy one rot" (Psalm 16:9-10 NCV Old Testament)
"He has risen from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was. And go quickly and tell his followers, 'Jesus has risen from the dead. He is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there.' Then the angel said, 'Now I have told you'" (Matthew 28:6-7 NCV).
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey" (Zechariah 9:9 NIV Old Testament).
"They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them" (Matthew 21:7 NIV New Testament).
No other brings hope and abundance for this earthly journey. None other brings peace like the "Prince of Peace." None other want the highest good for its converts, and certainly no other gives life abundantly here and an eternal home in the hereafter.
Yet with these wonderful truths, hostility arouses. Animosity is stirred up resulting in the removal of Nativity scenes, the banning of Christmas plays and even the prohibition of the singing of Christmas carols.
I had an aunt who said she "didn't keep Christmas." How do you not keep Christmas? Do you put it in a box? Yet Aunt Mary would bring candy, popcorn balls and goodies to our house at Christmas.
I love to walk in a store and hear those carols playing. It fills my heart with cheer.
Again, I will seek out the manager and express my appreciation for honoring the birth of Jesus with those carols. I love to shop where people say, "Merry Christmas!" "Happy Holidays" doesn't cut it for me; neither does "Winter Holiday."
To say the least, this one time a year, the world hears a message of hope. I pray for the soldiers who yearn to be home again.
Home! The very word makes us joyful to be in a house with love in it. Just to be home again, if only for a little while … to hear the laughter, taste mom's cooking and see the faces of those you love.
Without Jesus, there is no purpose in life, only emptiness, loneliness and frustration. He is what Christmas is all about. How many people are all wrapped up in pretty ribbons and shiny paper on the outside, but on the inside just hurting little empty boxes? Christmas is a celebration of life because of the one who gave his life.
My husband says I have Christmas every day. Well, why not? I say, "Let's have Christmas every day!" I get excited and become a kid again. My tree has been up a month already. I've been baking for weeks. My divinity is great. I don't have to make "Boo Boo Balls' this Christmas with gooey divinity. I found a new recipe and I will gladly share it.
Christmas is in my heart and no one can take it from me. I'm going for it! We will read the story in Luke and we'll sing Christmas carols. Then we'll gather around the fireplace and have punch and cookies, talking about what Jesus means to us.
They can't take Christmas away from me!


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To the Editor:
Our current member of Congress recently was quoted as saying that the Senate received over 30 job bills and did nothing about them. The fact is, the Senate sent the House a bill in April that would have put the postal service back on track. Six months later, the Senate is still waiting.
My group has met with Ann Marie Buerkle numerous times. She has always told us she was aware of our concerns. She asked us to keep her informed on upcoming legislation that we had specific interest in. We did that.
Too many times, bills are being discussed that require federal employees to pay more into their pensions. To have to pay for programs that are unrelated to your employment is wrong. When she was asked why, the answer given was, ''You are the low-hanging fruit.''
It took a few seconds to digest the response. The only respectful thing I could do was to say was, ''OK.''
My message: Look at your personal situation, what you do, where you work and figure out how close you may be to becoming the next ''low-hanging fruit.''
M.E. Lapoint
ELECTION 2012 - When will you, too, be 'low-hanging fruit'?
on October 23, 2012 at 3:00 AM, updated October 23, 2012 at 3:49 AM
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Sean Work | The Flint Journal From left to right, Mendel Weingarten, Yosef Kasle, Levi Shemtov and Rabbi Yisroel Weingarten stand at the altar as Shemtov reads aloud from the scroll of Esther during Chabad House of Eastern Michigan's celebration of Purim in Flint Township, Mich. on Wednesday, March. 7, 2012.
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Over the course of the last year, Cogswell hosted 5 exchange students from the Communications University of China (CUC) in Beijing. While attending Cogswell they focused on engineering, animation and game development. At the end of the year they produced 2 short animations and a game. Their experiences here at Cogswell transcended classroom experiences as they squeezed in visits to various U.S. cities and local attractions.
Three of the students have been accepted into grad schools – one at UCLA and two at Sheridan College in Canada. They will be working on their Masters degrees in visual effects and animation. As Cogswell moves forward and expands its international exchange program with CUC, this first group of students has set a high standard for the students who will follow.
"I am very excited to have been able to work with a great group of talented young artists and engineers who have a bright future in these global industries. I know that they have made a great impact on the student body here at Cogswell as well as the staff. I wish them much success as they move forward in their careers." ~ Brandace King, International Student Coordinator.
The students depart Cogswell this week. Before they left, they presented their year-long projects to the delight of faculty and students!


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I haven't posted my thoughts on RealID because frankly I couldn't care less. I use the forums once every 6 months at most for a status update on my guild's recruitment needs and that's about it. My guildies all know who I am, what I look like and where I live. It's no secret.
Yet I totally understand where a lot of people are coming from. If I were an active member of the Blizzard forum community, I'd be outraged too. If, for instance, they decided to put that type of information on the IT forum I inhabit, I'd kindly withdraw myself and go someplace else. Except for most WoWers, there is no place else.
Instead of continuing to say what everyone else has said, here's a quick roundup of the best posts on RealID I've found:
- Greyshades posted an open letter to Blizzard, in which she gets distracted by dragons.
- Valis shows us how easy it is to track down and stalk someone with just a name and general location.
- Saresa gives us a nice roundup on the forum fisticuffs.
- Gnomeageddon shows how to best stick it to the man.
- Nagrarok gets FRESH with this great rap.
- BigBearButt literally has pages of the stuff, all of which makes good sense.
If you don't read them all, just do yourself a favour and peek at Nagrarok and Greyshades' work. And if you know of a great post to join these, please let me know.
And just as I thought Angelya was gonna stay out of it, she drops this fairytale bombshell.


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A recent forum posting on Paul Morphy demonstrated, to me at least, how aspects of chess history, really any type of history, can be distorted through depending on Google for immediate "facts," instead of striving for understanding and truth. This isn't to say that there is anything wrong with Googling for facts because unprecedented amounts of facts are available online, but the problem lies with having facts without understanding and understanding comes only with great effort. Facts are tools. Owning woodworking tools doesn't make one a cabinet maker. Understanding wood and how tools can be used to create from wood makes one a cabinet maker.
Now, the posting itself makes no claims and simply quotes a source:from Paul Morphy, His Later Life by Charles A. Buck When Dr. Zukertort was in New Orleans in 1882 he met Morphy on Canal street and handed him his card. Morphy put the card in his pocket without looking at it and then greeted the doctor by name speaking i n French. Zukertort was amazed, and exclaimed: "Why, how is it you know my name without looking at my card? And how did you know I speak French?" Morphy satisfied his curiosity by remarking: "I met you in Paris in 1867, and you spoke French then."
By simply posting the quote - with all indications that it should be taken at face value - without qualification demonstrates the downside of Googling for information rather than stiving for understanding. And posting something one doesn't understand does a disservice to the casual reader.
This particular passage, along with many others given by Buck have been a source of contention over the years. For those unfamiliar with David Lawson, I'd given his points of disagreements on my website in 2006. While I don't believe in taking anyone's word for such things, I've always been confident that Lawson could back up his disagreements, and, in fact, he went to a great deal of discussion on the individual points in Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess. Let's examine what Lawson claimed:p.214"Zukertort did not meet Morphy in 1882 as Buck states he did, nor is it likely that they ever met. Zukertort first visited New Orleans in 1884. "
p.308 C.A. Buck, in his booklet Paul Morphy, His Later Life, states that J.H. Zukertort met Paul Morphy in New Orleans in 1882, and according to that account they had met before in Paris. Zukertort was not in New Orleans in 1882. He first visited thare in 1884 from April 15 to May 21, but in the amle coverage of his visit in the American press and in his own magazine, the Chess Monthly, there is no suggestion of his meeting Morphy. Morphy died in July, 1884, seven weeks after Zukertort's visit, and Zukertort and his co-editor of the Chess Monthly designated the August issue of the magazine "The Morphy Number," saying: 'It is our duty to give expression to the high admiration we have always entertained for the phenomenal genius of the greatest master that ever lived. As a slight mark of this estimation we devote the present number to the memory of the Chess Achilles'Without doubt, Zukertort would have added to the long obituary some comment on his having met Morphy just two months before, if, in fact, he had."
Personally, I can't find any problem with Lawson's explanation. Zukertort did, indeed, claim to have met Morphy - Here is the newspaper report of the interview:Salt Lake City Tribune June 28, 1884
An Interview With the Champion Chess Player of the World - The Games at the Alta Chess Club
Dr. J. H. Zukertort, the champion chess player of the world was seen at the Walker House yesterday and talked quite freely about his trip, his career and other matters of interest. The doctor is a man of small stature, possessing a quick, bright eye and an intelligent countenance. He is a Russian by birth, but received his early training in Germany, where he resided until 1872 when he became a subject of Great Britain. He speaks with a slight German accent and is one of the most agreeable and unaffected of men. By profession he is a physician, but has not practiced for many years. He has been for some years past the publisher of The Chess Monthly, an English publication issued from 15 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. At present he is on a tour around the world, giving public exhibitions at those places where he has been specially engaged to do so. He has visited almost all the principal cities of the East and has been as far North as Manitoba and as far South as the Gulf of Mexico. He visited New Orleans on his Southern trip and had several talks with Paul Morphy, at one time the wonder of the world at chess. Morphy has been demented for years, and of course has given up chess altogether not having played for twenty years past. The Doctor is on his way around the world, remaining here til Monday next and then going to San Francisco, where he plays several exhibition games. Thence be gone to Japan and China and finally to India, expecting to reach London about the first of January, 1885. He has already received a number of invitations from Maharajas of India, who act as princes of small principalities. India being the birthplace of chess, the Doctor expects to derive much pleasure from his visit there, although the best players there are not natives but Englishmen. "Where did you find the best players in this country?" asked the reporter. "In New York and Philadelphia. Dr. Mackenzie of New York is of course the best player in this country. artinez of Philadelphia is a strong player and so is Max Judd of St. Louis. There are also a number of good players in Chicago. The best chess players I have found so far in the West are at Leadville. Mr. Jones, a lawyer of that city, being a very strong player. At Denver there are no good players at all, their playing not even entitling them to be ranked as amateurs. I have met but two gentlemen of this city, and I think their playing compares favorably with the Leadville men, although I don't think either of them a match for Mr. Jones of that city." "How long have you been playing chess?" "I began playing when I was about 19 years of age. Prior to that I scarcely knew the moves on the board. I have been almost constantly before the public since 1873, although I have not played continuously since then." "Did you have any special mental training that [prepared] you for the role of chess player?" When I was quite young, an old bachelor, who was very fond of mathematics, lived at my parents' homeland he early instructed me in that science. He began with me when i was but five years of age and when I was seven years old, although I could neither read nor write, I could prove clearly that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle was equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides. I was also well versed in algebra and trigonometry, and also had a passion for all exact sciences. My memory has also been well cultivated. A man must, I believe, to become a first class chess player be endowed with special faculties. These alone, however, will not make him a good player. He must truly study a great deal and must have opportunities of playing with better players than himself." "How many games can you play blindfolded?" "I have played as high as fifteen, and once I played sixteen. But twelve is about the highest number I usually play. These stories about men playing eighteen and twenty games are magnified newspaper accounts. I have played as high as sixty simultaneous games, but not blindfolded." "I see that Steinitz has been attacking you in the public press since your arrival in this country. What does he mean by it?" Steinitz is a quarrelsome man and has been expelled from all the clubs he ever belonged to in England. He insulted Max Judd in New York and has been trying to pick a chess quarrel with me through the papers. But I never take any notice of such attacks, for I hold that the only place to settle chess matters is over the board." "What nation takes the lead in chess?" "England does to-day. It is becoming more and more a national game there, and as usual with Englishmen, whatever they take hold of they strive to make a success of. Germany does not produce as strong players as she used to. France has had no great player since 1840. Russia has a few good players ans America has her share."
Dr. Jeremy Spinrad had published a wonderful article on Buck at ChessCafe.com (Charles A. Buck, Or, Daring to Contradict Lawson). Before he published it, he and I had some conversation on the matter, and, I think the result was that, while I could accept a lot of what he wrote, we had to respectfully disagree of certain points. The part of his article that pertains to this one is:8) Zukertort did not meet Morphy in 1882, as Buck states, nor is it likely that they ever met. Zukertort first visited New Orleans in 1884. [Lawson's disagreement]Although Buck is wrong on the date, Zukertort claimed in 1884 that he had met Morphy during his visit to New Orleans. He discusses this in an interview with a reporter for the Salt Lake City Tribune, which appeared on June 28, 1884. Thus, Buck is more accurate in his claim than Lawson in his denial, unless Zukertort (who was known to tell a whopper or two) lied about meeting Morphy. In any case, Buck cannot be faulted for believing Zukertort's account of the meeting.Lawson, of course, knew about the interview and argued that Buck's claim for Zukertort meeting Morphy in 1882 was, in fact, an impossibility. But beyond that, he believed that Zukertort's claim was a lie for the reasons given above. Even Dr. Spinrad agrees that Zukertort wasn't above lying to promote himself. And, since Zukertort never even mentioned this meeting in his "Morphy-number" of the Chess Monthly, nor in earlier issues, his claim seems easily dismissed. Dr. Spinrad's objection validated Buck's honest attempt to find the truth but not the result of that attempt.
So, what can we conclude? Did Zukertort meet Morphy several times in 1882 and have the conversation that Buck describes? I can't say what transpired, but I can say what didn't. Zukertort did not meet Morphy at all in 1882. Whether he met him in Arpil of 1884 is very questionable because their no indication, other than his statement, that he did, and it seems reasonable to question the veracity of a man who, according to the OCC, claimed falsely to be a doctor, who claimed falsely to have played Anderssen in over 6,000 games, who claimed falsely to have been a fencing master, a war hero (and recipient of the Iron Cross) and who claimed falsely to be able to speak 9 languages fluently and to have authored 2 books. Zukertort was also off the money in claiming Morphy hadn't played chess "for twenty years past." I think it's not only reasonable, but most likely as Lawson suggests : Zukertort never met Morphy.
However, The obituary that Zukertort and Hoffer gave Morphy didn't lack in charm, and for that reason, I transcribed it below (without the games) for those interested:
The Chess-monthly, Volume 5 Aug. 1884 by Leopold Hoffer, Johannes Hermann Zukertortpp. 359-71
On the 12th ult. the daily Press announced by cable from New Orleans the sudden death of Paul Morphy, It was hoped, as on former occasions, that it might only prove a rumour. There is, however, very little doubt left now, and it is our duty to give expression to the high admiration we have always entertained for the phenomenal genius of the greatest master that ever lived. As a slight mark of this estimation we devote the present number to the memory of the Chess-Achilles. We give specimens of his play, taken from various sources, and the present will be the Morphy-number of the Chess-monthly. When we say that the games were taken at random, we mean that we have not chosen his best games; our main object was to give those readers who might not be familiar with Morphy's versatile style the means of forming a clear judgment of his capacity. He met each opponent on his own ground, and fought, so to speak, with the weapons chosen by his adversaries. With Harrwitz he played close games; with Anderssen open games; his games at odds are models of brilliant ingenuity; and his blindfold games could not have been better had they been contested over the board. The Rev. G. A. Macdonnell, in Chess Life Pictures, gives some valuable hints of Morphy in England from his personal knowledge of the man, and Mr. A. de Riviere, who was an intimate friend of Morphy, speaks of his sojourn in Paris, where ho was received in the highest circles, charming everybody with his modesty, affability, and manners of a thorough gentleman. We are indebted to the courtesy of the proprietors and Editor of the Field for the portrait of Morphy, and also for the following biography:— "Paul Charles Morphy was born on the 22nd of June, 1837, in New Orleans. His father (Judge Morphy, of the Supreme Court of Louisiana) tanght his boy the moves and the value of the pieces. Practical knowledge he acquired by watching his father play with his uncle (Ernest Morphy) and Mr. Ernest Roussean, both well-known players. The latter took part in the Paris International Tournament, 1867, and beat Winawer in the final game, thus securing the first prize for Kolisch, who would otherwise have tied with Winawer. The following incident revealed the geninus of the lad:—One day Mr. Ernest Morphy arrived rather earlier than usual to play his customary game with his brother, who had not then returned. Young Morphy volunteered to play in the meantime, and, to the astonishment of his uncle, beat him. Soon afterwards he beat the best players of New Orleans; and in 1810, at the age of twelve years, he beat Lowenthal two and a draw out of three games played. From this period up to his eighteenth year he studied at the college of South Carolina, where he had very little time to devote to his favourite pastime, as Chess was not allowed to interfere with studies. He was then reading for the Bar. "In 1857 the first American Chess Congress was convened, and Paul Morphy was prevailed upon to take part in the contest. Another player who had acquired great local fame (L. Paulsen) had entered also. The latter, only about four years Morphy's senior, resided in Iowa, and was reputed as a blindfold player, that branch of Chess being then in its infancy. The result of the Tournament was, Morphy first and Paulsen second. After this success he remained a short time in Now York, and engaged the best players in matches and off-hand games, and carried everything before him. Out of ninety-seven-games played on even terms he only lost four, thus: Hammond he beat seven to one, Paulsen eight to one, Stanley (Blackburne's Chess tutor) twelve to one, and Schulten twenty-three to one. He also played a match with Stanley, conceding the Pawn and move; but Stanley resigned after having lost four games and drawn one. Returning to New Orleans, Morphy's friends sent a challenge to Howard Staunton, the English champion; but the negotiations having proved abortive, Morphy was induced to journey to Europe, in order to measure his strength with our renowned masters. "There is something extremely romantic and chivalrous in this lad coming over from America and throwing down the gauntlet to the Old World." Morphy arrived in London in June, 1858. The first game he ever played publicly in England was at the Divan, when Mr. F. H. Lewis was his opponent, and the result was a draw. Mr. Lewis was naturally very proud of his success. But we may add that Mr. Lewis was only proud when he heard the name of his opponent, because he did not know that it was Morphy he was playing with. In August he was present at the Birmingham meeting, but did not take part in the contest. At the close he gave a blindfold performance against eight opponents simultaneously. In the meantime negotiations were carried on with Staunton, but the latter was unwilling to interrupt his literary occupation for the sake of engaging in a Chess match of doubtful issue. Lowenthal, however, accepted the défi, and manfully acknowledged the superiority of the Transatlantic master after his defeat. The following is the result of Morphy's encounters in London :—With Lowenthal he won nine to three and three draws; with Barnes, nineteen to seven; with Bird, ten to one and one draw; with Boden, five to one and three draws; with the Rev. J. Owen, four to one. In a set match of seven games, giving the odds of Pawn and move to the Rev. J. Owen, the latter only succeeded in drawing two games. Of several consultation games, in which Staunton was opposed to him, Morphy never lost one. An unprecedented feat of his was when he played simultaneously against five such players as Boden, Bird, Lowenthal, Barnes, and De Riviere. Scores of games, giving large odds, he won of all the players, showing his stupendous superiority over every living antagonist. "From London Morphy continued his victorious career to Paris. Harrwitz reigned supreme there at that time, and a match was immediately arranged by Harrwitz's admirers. Morphy lost the first two games, and we have it on Mr. de Riviere's authority that, in walking home together after the loss of the second game, De Riviere asked him his opinion about the result of the match; whereupon Morphy replied, "Harrwitz will not win another game." He kept his word, and Harrwitz, feeling Morphy's superiority, pleaded ill-health and resigned the match. The score then stood: Morphy, five; Harrwitz, two and one draw. Morphy would not accept the stakes, and his opponent's backers devoted the money to defray part of the expenses of Professor Anderssen's journey to Paris for the purpose of playing a match with Morphy. The result of this encounter is well known. Morphy won with the splendid score of seven to two and two draws. He also beat Anderssen in off-hand games outside the match five to one. With De Riviere, a rising French player then, Morphy played a series of games, and won, of course, a very large majority. The last set match he contested against Mongredien; but the latter could only draw one out of eight games played. Morphy scored seven. The enthusiasm among the French players reached its culminating point when he engaged blindfold eight of the strongest amateurs simultaneously. Amongst his opponents were Baucher, Devinck, Guibert, and Seguin. Play lasted without intermission for ten hours. Crowds of spectators stood outside the Cafe de la Regence, waiting patiently to congratulate the victor; but he escaped the ovation by making his exit quickly by a side door. As a matter of course he played numerous off-hand games, both in the Regence and in society, of which he was the idol, just the same as in England. On his return to New York he received a public reception; a grand banquet followed, and he was presented by his countrymen with a board and set of Chessmen in gold and silver, to the value of £200."Morphy was gifted with an extraordinary memory. A large majority of his games were dictated by him to a secretary who travelled with him and thus preserved in various languages. Jean Preti published a collection of them in French, Lowenthal in English, and Dr. Max Lange in German. The difference between Morphy and our present masters is, that whereas the latter have devoted a lifetime to arrive at their perfection, Morphy appeared like a meteor and obscured all the shining lights of the period. None of our European veterans could withstand this precocious youth of twenty. Unfortunately domestic troubles blighted his rare intellect, and at his second visit to Paris, during the American war, he seemed to have lost his love for Chess, so that we have no records of his play during that period, with the exception of a few games contested with Mr. de Riviere, in 1861. Soon afterwards he abandoned Chess altogether, and, though a frequent visitor at Mr. de Riviere's house, he would never yield to the entreaties of Herr Neumann to play a game with him; but he would analyse positions, when the Congress-book of 1867 was edited for the Press. The remainder of his career is well known. He returned to his native country, but adverse circumstances wrought a terrible change on his mind, extinguishing his exuberant spirits, and he vegetated, blasé up to his untimely end. What Morphy has achieved in barely three years will compare favourably with the prowess of any past or living player. Match followed after match without preparation, preliminary negotiations or training. A freshness of style is noticeable in almost all of his games, and his combinations will always be remarkable for finesse, depth, elegance, and soundness.
A great thread. This is very informative and very interesting to read. Thanks
R.I.P. Paul Morphy, the greatest attacker, sacrificer and tenacious positioner of all time.
That's the most complete and succinct summary of Morphy's life I've ever read. Of course, for the reasons given above, I disagree, or at least find it highly unlikely, that Zukertort ever met Morphy. I think I saw one typo on the list of names on the Morphy pediment tomb: Yekvine Morphy Prados should be Yevkine Morphy Prados. The St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, the oldest existing cemetery on N.O., was opened to all races of all social or economical situations - but the one restriction was religion. Since it is owned by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, one had to be a Roman Catholic to be buried there.
Concerning Morphy's death -
Léona Queyrouze, using the pseudonym Constant Beauvais wrote in her essay, The First and Last Days of Paul Morphy:
Le 10 Juillet 1884, á 2:30.p.m.á l'age de 47 ans,PAUL CHARLES MORPHY And a long funeral drapery clouds the great name and falls in heavy folds over the woeful words. The door is wide open, and you may all enter, strangers and friends, for he once belonged to all. And yet, few will escort him from his home this time, for the world forgets, and his days of triumph are past, long since past. Come in and look at him resting for the last time on his couch, decorously attired in black, like one ready for a feast; and with a face as serene as if he had closed his eyes in sleep, whilst waiting for the hour of departure. Gaze with reverence upon that powerful head, that temple of genius in whichthe sacred flame will burn no more; forever full of darkness. By the bed kneels the old colored nurse, she whose arms were his first cradle; weeping with sobs that shake her strong frame and imploringly muttering: "Paul, my dear little Paul; my sweet darling! Oh Paul, my child!"And in the presence of that man, so fast asleep that he cannot awake to the tender, familiar voice which so often sang him to sleep, long ago, she only remembered the baby of former days, her little Paul whose pain and grief shealways could soothe. "Mo pove piti; cher piti, est-ce-que to plus capab tende' moin?Réponse Tata; t[illegible]n prie mo piti! (My poor child; dear child; can't you hear me anymore? Answer Tata; please do my child!)" It was all useless. He is asleep; yes, fast asleep; and she turns to someone in the crowd, who it is, she does not know and does not care, and speaks with the incoherent loquacity of grief. "Yes Sir"; she stammers in her soft Creole jargon, as she bends over his forehead, marked on the left temple with a large purple stain; "he dropped dead in his bath. He hurt himself when he fell. You can see the bruise right here. Poor Madame, she did not believe in those things; but when that big picture of Paul, you know, the one on the mantle-piece, fell down and the glass broke, I knew that it meant something bad. I always said so. Now he is dead. That will kill her, sure.We found him dead in the water, and that was all. We never could make him open his eyes again. It was I who nursed him and brought him up, sir. He was just born when I took him in my arms, and so small, so pretty! And he died so, all alone, without anyone to help him. The doctor said it was congestion of the brains. Sure, Madame is going to die after this; she cannot bear it. Edouard and poor little Helena are by her. Let me go and see her." And away she goes, with heavy, stumbling steps, all the deep wrinkles of her tired old face filled with tears, like ravines overflowing on a stormy day. On the table, not far from the bed, lies the family chess-board upon which many chess-men stand: a contest never to be decided. The bureau is strewn with the books read last; there are some references and notes on the margins, one incomplete, never to be ended. The whole atmosphere is impregnated with his spirit's ultimate exhalation. And the dolorous symphony of sobs and groans fills the air, rousing the echoes of the vast and empty rooms.
Boy, I hope I don't make any mistakes in my Morphy trivia article. I'll correct if found.
And Stan Vaughan was orignally from North Carolina. We played postal chess against each other many years back when he was playing like a thousand postal games at once.
Well, when Mr. Vaughan posted his initial entry concerning his book, I left an entirely nonconfrontational message that questioned some things about his book. He replied by deleting my message - which is ok with me, but, since that's the only (non?) interaction I've ever had with Mr. Vaughan (besides my opinion given here concerning nonsense written about Morphy), either I have to assume that's the basis for his hostility or that he is totally intolerant of opinions other than his own. It's no big deal.
Thanks, Sarah. Your posts are gold to me.
And what's with this rinky-dink behavior displayed on this site? Are people here too intellectually challenged to understand what a typo is? I'm getting really disgusted with seeing these immature remarks by people who should know better. And if all you have to challenge the article is a rinky-dink typo, and cannot point it out in an adult manner, please do us a favor and keep your comment to yourself.
I doubt that keyboarding "USA" instead of "CSA" more "wrong" than keyboarding "Batgirl" instead of "batgirl." Of course, batgirl is no more a bat than Stan Vaughan is a "GrandMaster." Readers should notice the difference between titles accepted by chess.com and placed before nicknames and "titles" used as part of the nicknames.
For the record, the nonsense never ends: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5735
Yes, in spite of the childish snide remark, that's correct, for the Confederacy.
Thanks again, batgirl. Love your Morphy stuff. Keep it coming.
Frances Parkinson Keyes lived in the le Carpentier house on 1113 Chartres St. where Paul Morphy was born. Gen. PGT Beauregard lived there also for a short time and now it's referred to as the Beauregard-Keyes House. Keyes wrote her novel, The Chess Players, in that house. The novel, while it followed many facts of Paul Morphy's life closely, departed widely from the facts in other areas. She depicted Morphy as a spy for the USA while in France the second time. Of course, this was nonsense. Now we have Stan Vaughan with apparently (judging from the title) another nonsense book. Matt Fullerty had written a book (of which I've only seen excerpts) called The Pride and the Sorrow ( does that sound too much like The Agony and the Ecstasy?) and claims "Rooted in Paul is an irrational obsession for the red-light district crib-girl, Clara. Paul abandons chess and grows reclusive in his love. A strict amateur on the board, off the board he develops a misconceived love for a professional working girl who cannot understand his world, or he hers." More pointless nonsense.So we have three novels on Paul Morphy, each one distorting the facts or creating new ones. Sadly, Morphy's life is so facinating in truth, it doesn't need such embellishments.
Speaking of understanding the truth, how about the hype about the fiction novel saying Morphy was a confederate spy. It reminds me of the obsession for The Davinci Code.
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Yes, sorry about that. We're having some problems with the download. We're hoping that it will be corrected by tomorrow morning.
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Just tried it on three different PCs and saw the same thing. WinZip says the directory is corrupted. I have also tried it with PkZip for Windows. Same symptoms.
Same problem here. I have just downloaded the file and WinZip reports the central directory can not be found. Zip file is corrupt. Since you downloaded and ran setup, it suggests your zip file on the server is OK. The file is probably being corrupted during transfer.
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Snoop Dogg Hints At Dr Dre Detox Release
Posted on June 27, 2008 by Jamie Slaughter
Dr. Dre's next album, Detox, has been anticipated for many years now, yet has not been released despite the enormous demand and hype. All was quiet on the Detox front until recently, Snoop Dogg was interviewed by MTV UK and hinted that the album is nearing completion and that, from what he heard, is outstanding.
"That record is real, it's coming," confirmed Snoop. "You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there and he played so much music for me, it knocked my head off."
Dre is now expected to be selecting the best tracks for his album, and then will be pinning a releasing date for the album.
"I see what he got them waiting for, it's on and poppin," Snoop Dogg said. "He got records, he got heat."
Snoop also revealed in the interview that Dre has agreed to produce Snoop's next album, which is already being planned and a title has even been decided on, but remains undisclosed.


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FOREST GROVE - Of the five Metro League wrestling teams that competed at the Class 6A Special District 1 championships over the weekend, not one finished in the tournament's top three.
But even as Hillsboro captured the team title with 357 points, it seemed clear that the Metro had some of the brightest stars shining in the two-day tournament, held Friday and Saturday at Forest Grove High School.
Westview 120-pound senior Joel Timmons completed his mission to capture four district championships in four years. The No. 1 seed became the first competitor in the school's 20-year history to accomplish the feat when he defeated third-seeded Luke Batten of Sunset by a 6-2 decision in the championship match.
Timmons will next turn his attention to capturing the state championship that has eluded him during his three previous seasons. Instead of focusing on the one final mark to be checked off his high school résumé, Timmons was able to appreciate the moment during his significant district win.
"Last year, this was like a stepping stone for state," Timmons said. "But because this was my fourth and final (district tournament), I felt a little bit more of an accomplishment from it."
Another standout from the weekend's tournament was Aloha senior Maurice McSwain, the top seed in the 170-pound division who won his second straight district championship and was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.
McSwain won his final three matches by major decisions, punctuating his stellar tournament with a 13-5 win over Sean Callahan of Glencoe in the championship.
McSwain and Aloha sophomore Cortez Rodelo, the top seed in the 285-pound division, were the Warriors' two individual champions. That tied Aloha for the most individual champions among Metro League schools with Westview, which notched its second individual title when Eli Hirning, the third seed at 220 pounds, won an 8-1 decision over Century's Andrew Horton.
Sunset, this year's conference champion, leads the Metro League in sending seven wrestlers to the state tournament, followed by Aloha's six.
Metro League schools qualified 22 combined competitors to the 2014 tournament, which begins Friday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Despite qualifying six wrestlers and capturing two individual district championships, Aloha finished in sixth place Saturday with 196 team points. The Warriors had won the team district title two of the past three years, but graduated a number of competitors from last year's championship squad.
The performance encouraged McSwain and made him optimistic for the team's near future.
"We didn't have as good of wrestlers (as last year), but they over performed their performance during the season in this tournament," McSwain said. "So we've got a lot of guys who are going to be good next year and the years to come."
Sunset led all Metro League teams with 206 points and a fourth-place finish. Southridge finished fifth with 203 points, Westview took seventh with 135.5 points and Beaverton came in ninth at 106.
Sunset's lone individual champion was junior Spencer Stokes, the top seed at 138 pounds, who won his bracket with a 17-8 major decision victory over Southridge junior and No. 2-seed Nicholas Piwonka.
Stokes, who previously had taken third place at district as a freshman and second as a sophomore, said that he used his past near-misses as reasons to work harder heading into this season.
"It burned a little bit," Stokes said. "Now that I know that I deserve to be where I am, that's a big part of being confident in my own wrestling ability."
Top-seeded Tyler Cox of Southridge lost an opening pigtail match Friday in the 220-pound bracket, but rebounded from the upset loss to finish third and head to next weekend's state tournament. Although the Skyhawks only had one wrestler qualify for the district finals, they will send five on to the state tournament.
Beaverton's Torben Billow was his program's lone state qualifier. The 145-pound senior took second place to Ryley Bilderbeck of Century, losing by fall in 1:29 after injuring his right shoulder during a semifinal victory earlier in the day.
"I wasn't too worried about the finals match," Billow said. "My goal was to go to state and I did, so I'm happy."
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After another day of hard work last spring, seven Hispanic construction workers spent the evening relaxing in the run-down trailer they shared near Slidell. Some were eating fish and watching TV.
Jose Luis Martinez-Carpio, 36, was cooking and talking on the phone with his girlfriend in his homeland of El Salvador.
Suddenly, two masked gunmen burst in, demanding money. And the workers watched in horror as Martinez-Carpio was fatally shot three times by the intruders, who then shot at the witnesses and fled empty-handed.
For the six remaining migrant workers -- from El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico -- their nightmare had just begun.
Because they were illegal immigrants as well as material witnesses to the April 29 crime, the men were immediately taken into custody and have remained in jail for the past seven months: first in St. Tammany, then in federal custody, then back to the north shore. For the first six months, they didn't have an attorney.
They're stuck in a perilous limbo, in the fissure between state and federal government -- trapped between prosecutors, who need them to testify at the trial of four suspects, and immigration officials, who would deport them if they were released.
Local and national attorneys, government officials and immigration rights advocates say they have never heard of a case quite like it.
The witnesses -- Jose Roberto Romero Echegoyen, Luis Fernando Martinez Avila, Santos Medardo Valle Meza, Marco Tulla Varela Maradiaga, Juan Carlos Reyes Gonzalez and Pedro Antonio Lopez -- whose only crime is being in the country illegally, could remain in jail until the murder trial is held, even if that takes years.
"They witnessed a murder, and their testimony is necessary for the prosecution's case," said Rick Wood, the St. Tammany district attorney's spokesman. "If we release them, they will be deported."
"It is unfortunate that they must remain in jail, however, it is necessary."
All six still languish in jail, and three of the four men arrested by the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office in the murder case remain behind bars: the alleged triggerman, Glenn Carter, 17, of New Orleans; another gunman, Jace Washington, 19, of Slidell; and an alleged accomplice, Edric Cooper, 19, of Slidell.
Another alleged accomplice, Grant Gethers, 18, of New Orleans, left jail on a $100,000 bond after two months behind bars. The four suspects were arrested about a week after the slaying on Madison Street, and each faces second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder charges.
Precedents may not exist
The witnesses' plight is "unfortunate but necessary," several state and national law enforcement officials said.
Katie Schwartzmann, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who recently began looking into the matter, said she was unable to find any legal precedent.
"From a constitutional perspective this raises serious concerns," she said.
After the shooting, the Sheriff's Office informed the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the witnesses and their questionable immigration status.
"We are dictated by their rules and regulations," said Fred Oswald, chief of detectives for the Sheriff's Office.
Typically, illegal immigrants from Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador are detained for about a week before being deported home, according to Temple Black, the spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.
But the six foreign witnesses already have spent 25 times that long in the St. Tammany jail in Covington.
Although they initially were handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a motion for arrest of the material witnesses was filed by the St. Tammany district attorney's office on May 31 and signed by state Judge William J. Burris.
Then on June 4, the St. Tammany clerk of court's office sent a letter to the detention center in Oakdale. It included a certified copy of the arrest warrant and asked that the "warden produce the enlisted persons to the St. Tammany Parish courthouse," the letter states.
On June 6, the witnesses arrived at the St. Tammany jail, where they have remained.
A unique case
Wood said that material witnesses normally are held only during the time of the trial, and even then it usually is only because they have failed to appear at previous hearings for needed court testimony.
He said the case of the current witnesses is unique because the fear is that federal officials would immediately deport the men if they were released.
Black said the state's fear is justified.
"Normally, if someone is released from jail, we will pick them up and deport them," he said. "Although generally it is because if someone is a criminal, then we are trying to deport them before they can commit a similar crime again."
Like Wood, he pointed out that because the witnesses in St. Tammany jail did not commit a crime -- other than being illegal immigrants -- their situation is atypical.
Both Wood and Black pointed fingers at one another.
Black emphasized that it sounded like "a state legal issue."
Wood said that it "is basically a federal issue," because "the very fact that they have not yet been deported means that the federal authorities must have sanctioned them being in our jail."
"We can't supersede federal law," Wood said.
Finally given a lawyer
The six witnesses were not assigned an attorney until a few weeks ago, a few days after a reporter began asking questions about the situation.
Attempting to explain why his clients did not have representation for about six months, Warren Montgomery said that oversights can happen.
"People can get lost in the system," he said. "It's taken much longer than necessary for all this to come to light but I think everyone was acting in good faith."
Before the men were provided a defense attorney, both the district attorney's Office and the Sheriff's Office refused to publicly release the witnesses' names.
"I am not going to release their names because they aren't being held in any criminal wrongdoing," Capt. George Bonnett, the sheriff's spokesman, had said in response to a reporter's inquiries.
After Montgomery was assigned to their case, the witnesses' names were added into the St. Tammany clerk of court's criminal database. Their names now are public, but no charges are listed in their files. Federal officials confirmed that the men were in the country illegally, but it is unclear if any federal charges have been filed against them.
There are only names and birthdays: Reyes Gonzalez, 23; Martinez Avila, 24; Lopez, 32; Valle Meza, 37; Varela Maradiaga, 38; and Romero Echegoyen, 38.
Cut out with scissors
Along with their mug shots, all other information was cut from the paper record at the jail -- literally cut with scissors, resulting in odd-shaped pieces of paper resembling a sixth-grade art project. Officials said the information was not public record.
The sheriff and the district attorney's office did say some of the witnesses are from El Salvador and Honduras. ICE officials have stated that a few of them are from Mexico.
None of the departments would identify the specific nationalities of each individual.
State Judge William J. Burris , who signed their arrest warrants, said that he was unaware the witnesses were being held in the jail until a reporter asked him about the matter. He said that he signs so many warrants that it can be hard to keep track.
Now aware of the situation, he said he would look into the legal issues involved.
Montgomery declined to comment on most details within the case because he said he was worried about creating bad faith with law enforcement officials and thereby hurting his clients' chance at freedom.
He said the witnesses declined to be interviewed by a reporter.
"They would prefer to just cooperate, give their testimony and go home," he said. "They don't want to say anything that would in any way further delay their return to their homeland."
Paromita Shah, the associate director of the National Immigration Project, suggested that perhaps a type of probation could be arranged wherein the immigrants could be released from jail contingent on their checking in with ICE every week to prove they still are in the immediate area.
The National Immigration Project is a legal advocacy organization based in Boston that provides legal support on immigrant rights issues.
Malvern Burnett, a private immigration lawyer in New Orleans, added that occasionally in cases where illegal immigrants are encouraged to testify they are given temporary visas.
"You can't have them in this quasi state forever," he said. "Illegal aliens have rights as well, meaning they can't just be detained indefinitely without a hearing."
Both Shah and Burnett, who has practiced immigration law in New Orleans for more than 20 years, said they had never heard of any situation like this one.
Montgomery is planning to push for resolution during the next scheduled trial date, Dec. 21 in Burris' courtroom.
Taped testimony?
He said he hopes the witnesses can give their testimony on the record this month "so that they can get home for Christmas."
The thought would be that the witnesses could be questioned by the prosecution and defense on the record -- either recorded on tape or video -- and then that testimony could be replayed for the jury whenever the trial takes place.
"But I understand that the judge is involved in a very delicate balancing process here between the state's interests to pursue and convict violent deadly criminals, the defense attorneys' interests in protecting their clients' rights and the interests of these six poor working men who are illegal in the country but who have not committed a violation of law that would mandate them to be in prison for this length of time," Montgomery said.
Shah said that while anything to get the witnesses back home would be warranted, pre-recording testimony is generally not the best solution because it curtails attorneys from fluidly responding to a jury trial's occasional surprises. For example, it prevents attorneys from changing their questions to the witnesses in response to sudden curve balls introduced during the trial itself.
Montgomery agreed that there is no simple solution.
"Frankly, what the legal parameters are for material witnesses under these circumstances is not completely clear," he said. "I think it's fair to say that due process under the law requires that they not be held indefinitely, but what exact time period is justified is not a black-and-white question."
According to Patricia Ducre, a former neighbor of the migrant workers on Madison Street near Slidell, the men had been living in the trailer for about eight months. The yard surrounding them was littered with broken bicycles, car tires, busted furniture and an overturned washer and dryer.
"They worked hard all day and would come home at night and sit around outside, eating chips and drinking Cokes," she said.
And she said sometimes the men would meander across the street, sit on her porch swing and talk about going home again.
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