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Like after 9/11, another knee jerk reaction to the Boston bombings on the southern border
In the aftermath of the events in Boston, in the same manner that was done after 9/11, residents and tourists along our southern border are singled out for increased scrutiny by the Department of Homeland Security.
The wait times to cross both Bridge I & II in from Mexico into Laredo Texas was more than 6 hours on Tuesday, the day after the events in Boston. Traffic backed up for two miles on Blvd Colosio for those trying to cross Bridge II, the Lincoln-Juarez bridge, while the downtown bridge saw backups almost a mile into the city causing a monumental traffic jam.Every single car and pickup crossing both bridges was physically inspected including vehicles lined up to pass through the X-Ray tunnels.
At Bridge III which handles only commercial traffic, there were similar delays of freight crossing into the United States as each and every trailer was manually inspected.
And what success did these unnecessary inspections garner? Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
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When it comes to thank you notes, there are three big guidelines: be authentic, be specific, and be warm. (I'm assuming you already know to be timely.) Take a peek at my go-to examples, and check out a few tips below.
1) When you get a wedding invitation, it's so nice to discard the formal RSVP card if there is one and write a warm, personal note to whoever invited you.
2) When writing a thank you to a close friend, lose the formality and be yourself.
3) Some notes are hard – especially when you barely know the person! Don't fake a bigger connection, just look for ways to be sincerely gracious.

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The Syracuse Chiefs routed the Buffalo Bisons, 13-4, in the finale of a three-game series on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Field.
Syracuse plated multiple runs in four separate innings, and three different Chiefs homered in the win.
Tyler Moore blasted Syracuse (58-67) to the game's first two runs in the opening inning. After a two-out Will Rhymes single, Moore crushed a 2-2 pitch from right-hander Buddy Carlyle over the left-center field wall for a two-run home run.
Moore's now driven in at least one run in eight of his past nine games, and he's picked up 45 RBIs in 42 games with the Chiefs.
Buffalo (64-60) snatched one of the runs back in the bottom of the frame with an unearned tally against right-hander Taylor Hill. Anthony Gose reached on a Zach Walters error to begin the inning, stole second base and moved to third on a Kevin Pillar sacrifice bunt. Clint Robinson followed with a sacrifice fly, slicing the lead to 2-1.
The Chiefs put their stamp on the game in the fourth inning with five runs against left-hander Tommy Hottovy. After a Chris Marrero single, Walters cracked a first pitch from Hottovy over the fence in right-center field for his team-leading 27th home run.
The two-run blast extended Syracuse's lead to 4-1.
Two batters later, Josh Johnson doubled, with a Corey Brown infield single advancing him to third base. After Brown stole second base, Jeff Kobernus punched a two-strike pitch into right field for a two-run single, plating both runners for a 6-1 advantage. Rhymes followed with a single to center field, bringing home Kobernus for the inning's final run.
In the bottom of the fifth, Buffalo added a pair of runs with four straight two-out hits. Luis Jimenez and Andy LaRoche singled to put two runners aboard, and former Chief Jim Negrych grounded a single into center field that scored Jimenez from second base. Moises Sierra followed with a single to right field, plating LaRoche to cut the lead to 7-3. Sierra, however, was picked off first base three pitches later to end the frame.
The Chiefs added to their total in the seventh inning with three runs against Scott Gracey. With one out, Marrero walked and Walters doubled, moving runners to second and third. Chris Rahl followed suit with a double down the left-field line, plating both runners for a 9-3 lead. Two batters later, Johnson reached on an error by shortstop Munenori Kawasaki, with Rahl scoring from third base on the play.
Johnson finalized the scoring in the ninth inning against Bisons infielder Mike McCoy, pressed onto the pitcher's mound to relieve a tired bullpen. With two runners and two outs, Syracuse's third baseman smashed a 3-2 pitch over the right-field wall for his first career Triple-A home run in 80 games, giving the Chiefs a 13-3 lead.
Syracuse heads to Lehigh Valley to begin a three-game series 7 p.m. Wednesday. Right-handers Jeff Mandel, for Syracuse, and Tyler Cloyd, for Lehigh Valley, are the scheduled starters.
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DPP legislator lashes out over scarcity of women in Cabinet
By Enru Lin ,The China Post
February 8, 2013, 12:01 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker blasted the president yesterday for failing to name more women to the new Cabinet.
In 2008, then-presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou pledged that by 2012, at least a quarter of administration officials would be female, said DPP Legislator Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) at the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
Ma has defaulted on the promise, said Chen, who said the freshly reshuffled Cabinet will have the fewest women in 13 years.
During the DPP presidential administration, the vice president was a woman, as was the vice premier under Premier Su Tseng-chang, said Chen
"Ma is the president with the least respect for gender equality," he said.
Taiwan's Cabinet resigned on Thursday, paving the way for a reshuffled Cabinet under new Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺).
Seven ministers will retain their positions, while the premier, vice premier, economics minister and minister of transportation will be replaced. The Cabinet lineup also includes a new secretary-general, minister of state, Chunghwa Post chair, minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, deputy interior minister, deputy transportation minister, deputy minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission and presidential spokesperson.
Women appointments are deputy spokesperson Lee Chia-fei (李佳霏), who was appointed to presidential spokesperson; and Vice Chair of the Financial Supervisory Commission Lee Jih-chu (李紀珠) who will become chairwoman of Chunghwa Post.
The DPP lawmaker said that Ma has transferred women from complex into simpler responsibilities.
"It's as if Ma treats women as a vase ... I can't agree with this approach," he said.


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New Orleans electro-rock quartet Mute Math flew in from a tour stop in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday morning, just in time for the band's early afternoon set at the Voodoo Music Experience. Despite the exhausting schedule, drummer Darren King thrashed his drum kit with typical abandon, his headphones strapped to his head to hold them in place. How completely does he heave himself into his work? His forehead bore a scar from nine stitches earned during a collision with a cymbal in Seattle.
At Voodoo, Mute Math frontman Paul Meany was his typically engaging self, rocking the "key-tar" guitar/keyboard combo without irony. He also deployed the "Atari," a custom-made sound generator shaped like a key-tar. The heart of the "Atari" is a sound chip lifted from an old Space Invaders arcade game; with it, Meany conjured all manner of spacey effects, indulging his passion for musical gadgetry.
MuteMath apparently boasts the sturdiest keyboard stand in all of rock n' roll. Meany did handstands on it during "Break the Same," and King crouched on top with a tom-tom drum, beating a pattern during the band's traditional percussive breakdown.
And just as he did last year, Meany's 79-year-old grandfather, Guy "Papa G" Forte, made a guest appearance with the band. In a navy blazer, white slacks and matching hat, Forte strummed a ukulele alongside his grandson during "Reset." "That," King said afterward, "was the highlight of our set."
Who was that dashing figure in the designer shades, stylish duds and thick bracelet, holding court on the main midway at Voodoo early Saturday afternoon? A rock star taking a break from the backstage party? Nope -- just New Orleans' pin-up worthy trash impresario, Sidney Torres, directing his SDT Waste Disposal team.
The black-clad SDT crew faced the formidable task of picking up after thousands of concert-goers. After Rage Against the Machine's Friday night set, the area in front of the stage -- normally part of City Park's running track -- was littered with everything from crushed sunglasses to discarded flip-flops and loafers. But the grounds were more or less clean come Saturday morning; the Voodoo clean-up may only add to Torres' legend.


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( Also Araucans, Moluches, Mapuches).
The origin of the word is not yet fully ascertained. A numerous tribe of warlike Indians in southern Chile, ranging originally (in the early part of the sixteenth century) from 36° S. lat. to about 42° S. lat., and from the Andes in the East (70° W. Long) to near the coast. Today they are limited to something like the North American "reservations" in the same region. In 1898, they were said to number 73,000, which figure is probably exaggerated. But they are one of the most numerous Indian tribes surviving, as such, in America. When first met by the Spaniards in the middle of the sixteenth century, the Araucanians formed a league of clans, or aillaragues , some forty in number, scattered over four geographical ranges called by them Butalmapu. Their mode of government was, and is even now, very rudimentary. The so-called ulmenes , or chiefs, exercise little authority. In cases of immanent danger, a war chief, or toqui , was chosen by a general council, at which the aillaragues would be as fully represented as possible. The toqui exercises his discretionary authority as long as a war lasts, or as long as he is successful, or the medicine-men support him. The latter, who are neither more nor less than sorcerers, or shamans, are numerous among the Araucans and wield great power through their oracular utterances. When the Spaniards first came in contact with the Araucanians, in 1650, the latter were a sedentary tribe, dwelling in wooden buildings, and, like all Indians, constantly in conflict with their neighbors. The land was tilled on a modest scale, chiefly by women. There are no evidences that the Araucanians were exceptionally aggressive, although towards their northern neighbors, the Purumaucans, they entertained a special enmity. However, with the successive establishment of three Spanish towns by Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile, their apprehensions were aroused, and hostility ensued. The first encounters resulted unfavorably for the Araucanians, to whom the weapons and tactics of the Spaniards were a surprise. But they soon began to learn. Valdivia invaded the range of Arauco, and was completely defeated on 2 December, 1553, his force of 500 men annihilated, and himself killed. The tactics then made use of by the Indians under the leadership of the toqui Caupolican and a young Indian named Lautaro, showed military qualities hitherto unobserved among American aborigines. War with the Araucanians thereafter went on for nearly two centuries with varying success, and no impression was made upon the Indians, who displayed unusual grasp, perspicacity, and aptitude for everything related to warfare. They soon made use of the horse and organized a cavalry capable of opposing the Spaniards in an open field. They also made use of artillery in a limited war. In the beginning their weapons had been exceedingly primitive. Spears or lances with points of hard wood, flint, wooden clubs, and clubheads of stone constituted the arms with which they first successfully encountered the Spanish soldiers. While the Araucanians made rapid progress in everything connected with the art of war, and in this way became formidable enemies to peaceable cultures and the development of the Christian missions, they adopted the arts of peace very slowly and imperfectly. Maintaining the system of rudimentary social organization to which they were accustomed, and refractory to improvements that would have bettered their general condition, they continued a menace to everything around them without perceiving that they were being gradually enveloped by a culture intellectually superior, with which it was impossible for them to cope. Several treaties of peace, or rather, truces, were successfully made and observed for a number of years, but it was only after 1792 that conditions were settled, the Araucanians continuing to occupy most of the territory held by them originally, and the Spanish colonies on its outskirts enjoying comparative quiet. At present these Indians maintain their autonomy. They preserve their original social organization, polygamy, and religious customs. Still, being survivals of primitive conditions, they have either to disappear or assimilate civilization. Smallpox decimated them in 1561, and other deleterious influences, like alcoholism, thin their ranks slowly but surely.
The religious ideas of the Araucanians are the pantheism and fetishism common to all Indians. Dread of natural phenomena, and especially of volcanic activity, so common in Chile, is the basis of their creed. To soothe such powers, which appear to surround man and threaten him on all sides, an army of shamans is required, and these control the inner and outer life of every member of the tribe. In the midst of the almost incessant wars carried on by them for almost two centuries, the efforts of the missionaries were of little avail. The Jesuits came to Chile in 1593, and twelve years later, Vega, one of their number, had already written a grammar, and a dictionary of the Araucanian language, which is lost. In 1606, Valdivia followed with similar works and a method of confession [Dahlmann, Sprachkunde und Missionen (Freiburg, 1901), 78, 79]. The foundation of Jesuit colleges at Valdivia, Arauco, and elsewhere, about 1594, furnished a base of operations for the efforts made to penetrate the Araucanian country. Nevertheless, in 1845, only twelve missions existed on the frontiers of what now might be called the Araucanian reservation. A tribe so saturated as this with fetishism and shamanism, apparently justified by a long series of military successes, inaccessible to progress in any other line but the art of war, will only become approachable in proportion as mental and moral degradation, resulting from isolation, causes it to weaken. Despite the almost insurmountable obstacles which the Araucanians opposed to Christianizing efforts, the Jesuit missionaries have for three centuries labored with untiring zeal to convert them.
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Nonno Luigino has been a perfect movie set for some days! The movie "All'improvviso un uomo" directed by Claudio Insegno coming soon to cinemas!


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The four finalists for dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business will visit campus during the next two weeks for interviews and public presentations.
The candidates are Kenneth R. Evans of the University of Oklahoma , Eric P. Jack of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stephen T. Parente of the University of Minnesota, and David J. Urban of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kenneth R. Evans holds the Fred E. Brown Chair in Business and is currently dean of the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. Evans received his bachelor's degree in English and political science from the University of California, Davis. He earned an M.B.A. with an emphasis on marketing and quantitative methods from California State University, Sacramento and a doctorate in marketing from the University of Colorado.
Before coming to the University of Oklahoma in 2007, Evans served as associate dean of graduate studies at the University of Missouri, where he was also the Pinkney C. Walker Professor of Marketing. He also served as a marketing professor, marketing department chair, associate dean of undergraduate studies and acting dean at the university. Evans' research interests include interpersonal influence, sales management, services marketing, and marketing management and theory.
Eric P. Jack is the interim dean of UAB's School of Business. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned an M.B.A. with an emphasis on research and development management from Wright State University and a doctorate in operations management from the University of Cincinnati.
Before being named interim dean in 2011, Jack served as associate dean of the school for four years. He also served as interim chair of the management, information systems and quantitative methods department and a management professor at the university. Before beginning his academic career, Jack served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force in various capacities, including construction planner and executive officer at Air Force Logistics Command Headquarters and assistant professor of professional continuing education at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Jack's research interests include operations strategy, flexibility, health care management, service operations, quality management, and supply chain management.
Stephen T. Parente is Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and director of the university's Medical Industry Leadership Institute. He received a bachelor's degree in health & society and master's degree in public policy analysis from the University of Rochester. He earned a master of public health from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and a doctorate in health care finance and organization from Johns Hopkins University.
Before coming to the University of Minnesota in 2006, Parente served as a senior research director for the National Organization of Research at the University of Chicago's Office for Health Policy Studies and as adjunct faculty for Johns Hopkins University's Department of Health Policy and Management, a position he still holds. He also is principal of Health Systems Innovation Network LLC.
David J. Urban is executive associate dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. Urban received a bachelor's degree in commerce with a marketing concentration from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in psychology from the University of Michigan. He earned a doctorate in business administration with a marketing concentration from the University of Michigan.
At Virginia Commonwealth University, Urban has served as acting dean, chair of the marketing department and a marketing professor at the School of Business and as director of the Survey Evaluation and Research Laboratory and director of the Commonwealth Poll at the university's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Before coming to Virginia Commonwealth University in 1989, Urban served as assistant professor of marketing at Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration.


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The pumpkin pie is a delicious sweet and purely autumn cake suitable, in particular, to be prepared on the occasion of the holiday of Halloween with the pastry decorated at the surface of the cake shaped like a spider's web and arranged over two spiders, with the body made of pastry and almond legs. The intense yellow colour of pumpkin pie evokes the famous American pumpkins that are carved on the occasion of Halloween. This pumpkin pie has an intense flavour and very sweet, for its preparation is advisable to use a pumpkin pulp from the very compact, so that it releases the aqueous part in cooking.
The pumpkin pie is a dessert of North America, made usually in the fall and early winter, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas . The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and is characteristic for Halloween. The cake is formed by a layer of cream to the pumpkin, color from orange to brown, out of a shell of puff pastry, usually without the upper crust. The cake is usually flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger , and is traditionally served with whipped cream. The pumpkin pie is often made with canned pumpkin or pumpkin stuffed with pre-packaged and already flavored.
Pumpkin Pie
Prep Time: 20 mins ♥ Cook Time: 50 mins ♥ Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins ♥ Yield: 5 servings
1 pumpkin
2 eggs
1 tbsp butter
4 tbsp oil
1 tsp ginger paste
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup sugar
1tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp walnuts
1 tbsp cream
1 tsp vanilla essence
Salt to taste
Recipe Method
In a bowl mix eggs and half of the sugar. Add the oil, flour, butter, cinnamon, vanilla extract, baking powder, pumpkin and the chopped walnuts and a pinch of salt then whisk together until the mixture is of sandy and powdery consistency, until you obtain a soft and compact dough. Now form a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and put it to rest in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
Peel the pumpkin seeds and cut the pumpkin into cubes and cook for 20 minutes, with a pinch of salt and without adding water, over low heat. Or you may put it to cook in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C, covered with aluminium foil, for 45 minutes, or until softened.
When the pumpkin is cooked, shake it, transfer the squash in a bowl and mash well with a spoon or a fork, add the remaining sugar, fresh cream, nutmeg, and a little fresh grated ginger. Mix well, then transfer the cream in a saucepan and let it thicken on low heat for about 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently and put it aside to cool.
Remove the pastry from the refrigerator, transfer on floured surface and roll it out with the help of a rolling pin, to obtain a layer thickness of about 5 mm then roll it out into a mould of 20 cm, buttered and floured. Prick the bottom of the pastry with the tines of a fork then pour the cream of pumpkin.
Pour the cake into a baking pan with a diameter of 20 cm lined with baking paper.
Bake in preheated oven at 180 ° C ventilated for about 40 minutes. Do the toothpick test!
Let the cake cool before cutting into cubes.
The pumpkin pie will keep good for 2-3 days, under a bell jar or in a covered container with plastic wrap.


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'A Murder is Announced' will be performed by the Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road/Route 514, Hillsborough, from Jan. 11 - 27, with Friday and Saturday Evenings performances at 8 p.m./Sunday Matinees at 2 p.m. General Admission tickets cost $18; Seniors/Students cost $16. Agatha Christie's famous busybody Miss Marple encounters a mysterious and tangled web of lies and deceit in a cozy English country village, where a short newspaper announcement leads to unexpected murder, as ordinary villagers and friendly relatives may be devious enemies with secret identities, while devilish intruders lurk cleverly behind closed doors in a relentless quest for the family inheritance. For more, and to reserve tickets, visit svptheatre.org or call 908-369-7469. Pictured, are (from left) Shawna Lagan, Michael Beckwith, Marie Harvey, Dorota Puzio and Nicky Singer.
'A Murder is Announced' will be performed in Hillsborough
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MUSKEGON COUNTY -- The cooperative effort between Muskegon County and three participating townships will continue to provide additional road-patrol coverage for another year.
The county and the three townships -- Laketon, Fruitland and Whitehall -- agreed to split the cost of continuing to employ two sheriff's deputies whose main focus is to serve these townships. One deputy is assigned to Laketon Township, while the other is shared by Fruitland and Whitehall townships.
The current contract for the Partnership in Neighborhood Safety (PINS) program expires March 31. The program is extended for a one-year term.
Sheriff Dean Roesler said the program falls in line with community policing and provides a "dedicated patrol presence" in the particular townships participating in the program.
Laketon Township Supervisor Kim Arter said the assigned deputy knows the area, roads and potential problem areas.
"The response time in the evening would take a whole lot longer if they were coming from somewhere else," Arter said. "In addition, we have someone right here in the community. People like to see him out here."
The local units and county split the overall $228,316 cost of the deputy's salary, benefits, automobile expenses and other equipment. The cost is $114,158 for the county. The cost breakdown for the townships is $60,502 for Laketon Township, $40,779 for Fruitland Township and $12,877 for Whitehall Township.
More townships used to participate in the program, but previously dropped out.
Roesler said he understands that all municipalities are dealing with difficult budget decisions, but he is hoping that other townships may consider joining the program at some point.
"It is a direct benefit to the citizens," Roesler said.
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Posted: Dec 03, 2012 Expiration: Dec 09, 2012
Weekend track work December 7-9 on all Metrorail lines
The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of December 7-9 on all lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.
Red Line
Green Line
Yellow Line
Orange Line
Blue Line
Metro is advancing Metro Forward, a six-year, $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is focused on safety and bringing the Metro system into a state of good repair. In FY2012, Metro Forward includes projects to replace escalators; retrofit track; replace critical track circuitry and equipment along the right of way; rehabilitate third-rail power systems, running rail and track pads; modernize 12 stations; replace 100 Metro buses and the rehabilitate 100 more; renovate three bus garages; and install 30 new track turnouts.
For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call 202-637-7000 or TTY 202-638-3780, or visit wmata.com.


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In a hurry and need a quick easy meal on a warm summer weeknight? Look no further than a homemade Paleo Chicken Caesar Salad! Using a clean, store bought Roasted Chicken, some quick chopped Romaine lettuce and a few tomatoes for garnish, you can have a healthy summer salad ready for your family in minutes.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)
-2 Full heads of Romaine or 4 heads of Romaine hearts
-1 Whole Roasted Chicken (warm or chilled) All meat removed from bones and rough chopped to bite size pieces.
-1 Recipe of Creamy Paleo Caesar Salad Dressing (Aprox 8-10oz.)
-4 Roma Tomatoes
-Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino Romano or Dutch Zola Cheese for grating (Optional)
Chop and Rinse lettuce. Drain well using a Salad Spinner. Remove meat from the bones of 1 whole roasted chicken. Remove skin if desired. Chop all meat into bite size pieces. Toss meat with lettuce and add dressing an ounce or two at a time until all ingredients are coated. Place mixed salad in decorative bowl and garnish with wedges of sliced tomato. Serve immediately. If desired, grate cheese and add fresh cracked black pepper to each serving. Enjoy!


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DEKALB COUNTY, Alabama -Authorities said a 22-year-old who was a suspect in his aunt's disappearance shot himself to death before deputies found the missing Fort Payne woman's body Tuesday in the crawl space of her home.
Felicia Ann Lindsey, 54, was reported missing at about 10 p.m. Monday and circumstances led DeKalb County authorities to begin a search for Lindsay and her nephew, Max Ruben Zeller, according to Sheriff Jimmy Harris.
After Lindsey's Jeep was located in Cherokee County, Ga., DeKalb deputies asked Cherokee officers to attempt to locate Lindsey and Zeller. Officers went to search a nearby mobile home and, when they entered, Zeller ran to a bedroom and closed the door.
"As the officers attempted to enter the room, Zeller apparently shot himself with a handgun," Harris said. Zeller was taken to a hospital in Marietta, Ga., where he died Tuesday morning.
"Zeller was in possession of a pistol, cell phone and Jeep belonging to Felicia Lindsey," Harris said. "Zellers' body was taken to Georgia Department of Forensics for autopsy."
With Lindsey still missing, DeKalb County investigators went to her home to search for clues to her whereabouts.
"It appears Ms. Lindsey was killed in her home and an attempt was made to hide her body in a crawl space under the residence," Harris said.
DeKalb Coroner Tom Wilson pronounced Lindsey dead and transported her body to Alabama Department of Forensics Science in Huntsville.
Initial autopsy results indicate Lindsey died from blunt force trauma to the head. Her death was classified a homicide, Harris said.
"A follow-up investigation revealed evidence which indicates Max Zeller killed his aunt and attempted to clean the scene before fleeing to Georgia in her vehicle," the sheriff said. "It appears Zeller took his own life with the stolen pistol as officers attempted to interview him."
This investigation is on-going.
"This is a terrible tragedy for everyone concerned," Harris said. "The Lindsey family is well-respected in our community and this is just unthinkable. To lose a daughter and a grandson in this manner is just more than you can imagine. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this time. Felicia had classmates who work for me and they all told me what a sweet, shy girl she was. She spent most of her life helping and taking care of others. That is what we need to remember."
Call al.com reporter Kelly Kazek at 256-701-0576 or find her on Facebook.


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"I promise not to let my head get so big that I name a layer of the atmosphere after myself," he wrote.
This seems to be a reference to The Bradosphere, the nation's most important Internet site.
For the record, I did not name a layer of the atmosphere after myself. I named the entire Internet world after myself. That's different.
More excellence on my part: Speaking of my big head, I called the weekend football games right for Michigan, Michigan State and the Lions (although I was a little off on the margin of defeat for the Lions). Here's my most shocking prediction: Next year Michigan State will be better than Michigan in football.
What to expect tomorrow: A column in the Citizen Patriot explaining why all the fun has been drained from hating Ohio.


text: Im going to agree with the OP. When my female friends first visited the wii, they were very excited and played the games. After going through all the games, it wasn't impressive anymore to them. They weren't even interested in most of the games except for Wii Sports and Wii Play. I also hate to sound sexist too, but geez...I have, wiiSports, wiiPlay, Red Steel, LOZ:TP, Excite Truck, DBZ, and Call of Duty. Of course I understand its just from my personal experience as well.


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Models: Sage Daniels and Travis Turner
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It is Week 6 and time to update my predictions based on everything we have learned so far this season. My preseason predictions are perfect so far—5-0. One thing I did not predict was the historically bad rash of injuries that befell the Jets this year.
As a result of all of these injuries, you can expect my predictions to take a turn for the worse. In addition to losing their best players on offense and defense—Santonio Holmes and Darrelle Revis—the Jets have several other key players dealing with injuries. The most serious injuries are those to Sione Pouha, Dustin Keller, Stephen Hill, Nick Mangold and Kenrick Ellis.
The Jets impressed a lot of people Monday night by holding their own against the 5-0 Houston Texans. Nevertheless, it is not reasonable to expect what is essentially the Jets' second-string offense to take on elite teams.
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Scoping meetings highlight growing tensions on North Whidbey
Dramatic exchanges that occurred during the Navy's public information meetings last week illustrated rising tensions over jet noise.
Within the first hour of the first scoping meeting in Coupeville, two men traded heated words that led to one of them being ejected by town marshals.
During the second meeting, held in Oak Harbor, community leaders on both sides of the debate made unscheduled presentations to Capt. Mike Nortier, commanding officer of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
During the third meeting, in Anacortes, members of an anti-noise Coupeville group were asked to leave because they did not have permission to set up an information table.
More than 340 people attended the three scoping meetings, held Tuesday through Thursday, marked the start of an Environmental Impact Statement examining the potential environmental effects associated with ongoing EA-18G Growler airfield operations at NAS Whidbey's Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field Coupeville.
The study will also include the proposed introduction of two additional expeditionary electronic attack squadrons and the addition of aircraft to the fleet replacement squadron.
Joe Kunzler, a Sedro-Woolley resident who calls himself "Growler Joe" on a blog, was escorted out of Coupeville High School Tuesday after engaging in an argument with retired educator Harry Toulgoat, of Coupeville.
A recording of the confrontation was posted online by Kunzler.
A critic of Kunzler's pro-Navy blog, Toulgoat said he approached him with a question about OLF. Toulgoat said he showed Kunzler a statement he prepared to submit at the forum with the title, "Please stop destroying Coupeville."
Kunzler said he saw this as an "anti-Navy tirade" and refused to discuss it further.
Toulgoat accused Kunzler of being "short-sighted" and against "effective communication."
"Stop being so arrogant and such a bully," Toulgoat told Kunzler.
Toulgoat also criticized, what he called a "threat," when Kunzler posted online stating that he would "send a chill down the spine" of those who don't support the Navy.
"All those school children that you grew up with, that didn't want you as their friend, they had you pegged as a problem from the beginning, and you remain so now," Toulgoat said.
Toulgoat said later he was referring to Kunzler's postings describing how he was teased by kids at school because of his disabilities, which includes Aspergers syndrome.
Toulgoat said he was not aware that Kunzler had Aspergers at the time of the argument.
During the confrontation, Kunzler shouted that he was "trying to discuss with you and you talked over me 75 percent of the time." He was escorted out of the scoping meeting while continuing to shout, "I'm not leaving."
Both parties expressed regret Thursday about the altercation.
At the public meeting the following night in Oak Harbor, Kunzler said he regretted that he "got so emotional" and that it was a "very frightening" experience to be thrown out of the meeting.
"I feel shame and guilt if that officer felt threatened by my actions," Kunzler said.
"What I want to know is what gave that man the right to personally insult my disabilities and not listen to me attempt to explain that actually I said repeatedly we need the costing for a new OLF," he said in a written statement.
"I'm not putting crosshairs on Coupeville and I'm certainly supportive of mitigation conversations."
Toulgoat said he is "embarrassed and ashamed" of his part in the argument.
"I apologize to Joe Kunzler," Toulgoat said. "I'm sorry. It was hurtful and disrespectful."
Still, Toulgoat said his anger on the issue was ignited by Kunzler's comments online.
"We have a right to say, 'I don't think it's a good choice,'" Toulgoat said. "But I'm sorry and I wish it hadn't happened."
The following night, during the Oak Harbor forum, community leaders both for and against the basing of Growlers at NAS Whidbey and usage of OLF Coupeville for pilot training, presented a series of documents to Capt. Mike Nortier, commanding officer for the base.
Traditionally, scoping meetings do not include formal presentations, but involve a series of informational stations at which visitors can ask questions and speak with Navy staff and pilots.
Tables are placed in the center of the room where comment sheets can be filled out.
At the Oak Harbor meeting, Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson, Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley, and Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce President Jason McFadyen presented to Nortier letters, a resolution of support, an economic impact study and petitions in support of the EIS, the base and its operational missions.
"It was important for me to demonstrate to the base captain the level of support out there," Johnson said Friday. "There has been some strong visuals from the anti-OLF side, and I wanted there to be a visual representation that there is strong support."
Hearing that a pro-OLF presentation might occur, organizers of the Citizens of Ebey's Reserve, or COER, the group that filed a lawsuit over jet noise, decided to present their own materials to Nortier.
"We decided to present our materials in a formal manner as opposed to just slipping them in the comment box," said Michael Monson, COER president.
"We wanted to present them with our documents in a way that they were unable to just shove into a corner."
"That we were organized, had intelligently gathered materials, and not to be dismissed."
Johnson said that COER has had ample opportunities in the past to present its views on the issue and characterized COER's presentation as "grandstanding."
During the meeting in Anacortes, Monson said COER members were told to leave by an Anacortes School District representative as they set up an information table outside the scoping meeting.
After COER members refused to leave, Nortier and Ted Brown, the Navy's Installations and Environmental public affairs officer, talked with school officials and the group was allowed to stay.
"I gained great respect for Capt. Nortier and Ted Brown," Monson said. "Gentlemen and professionals."
Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey's public affairs officer, confirmed the incident in Anacortes, but said it was a "non-issue" that was resolved quickly.
Monson said COER members weren't aware they needed a permit to set up their information table.
Welding indicated that some forum-goers commented that Monson and his associates were "intimidating," and the COER members were asked not to be aggressive in their approach.
"We didn't want anyone to feel they couldn't walk freely into the meetings without issue," Brown said.
"As long as they followed those guidelines, they were allowed to stay."
Monson said that his group was disappointed by the meetings.
"Most of the people we spoke to that attended were insulted by the quality and presentations, and lack of knowledge of the navy personnel," Monson said.
"They were angry that the Navy would dismiss us as not worthy of a quality or thoughtful presentation."
"The most heard comment was, 'just how dumb do they think we are?'"
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NORWAY - Rachel Conery scored a game-high 14 points and Jacey Bal added 10 more, as Norway posted a 44-33 Mid-Peninsula Conference win over Iron Mountain Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.
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Norway's Rachel Conery brings the ball up against Iron Mountain's Alena Herman during Tuesday's Mid-Peninsula Conference game.
Playing basketball inside the newly renovated Norway gym for the first time, the Knights opened a 10-2 lead after the first quarter against the turnover-prone Mountaineers and never trailed, despite shooting just 25 percent for the game and committing 26 fouls.
Norway fired 70 shots in the game, hitting 18, going 4-for-25 from 3-point range against the Mountaineers zone defense.
"Obviously our shooting needs some work," Knights coach Carli Kelly said. "We had a lot shots, and eventually they will fall when we get into more of a rhythm and get more comfortable."
Shooting aside, Kelly was probably more concerned about the fouls. Starter Brenda Casanova was the first to get in trouble there, forced to sit most of the middle two quarters after racking up three in the first frame.
"She gets in a foul trouble and it forces us to change what we're doing defensively," Kelly said. "She's like a gnat out there, all over the place offensively and defensively."
"We didn't box out well enough. If we did that better, we wouldn't have had as many fouls."
Thankfully for Norway, Iron Mountain struggled at the line. The Mountaineers made 12-of-35 at the stripe, hurting their chances of closing in all the way on Norway.
Alyssa Khor's eights points led the Mountaineers, but Iron Mountain didn't hit its first field goal until the six minute mark of the second quarter. The Mountaineers, a very inexperienced group at the varsity level, couldn't match Norway's pace in the first quarter and committed 19 of their 30 turnovers during the game's first eight minutes.
"I knew it would be shaky in the beginning," said Iron Mountain coach Ginger Moore, who made her varsity coaching debut. "We're not used to the speed. But we recovered really well."
The Mountaineers turned the tables on Norway in the second quarter, as buckets by Khor, Alena Herman, Elli McCole, Vita Hill and Cassie Feira brought them as close as three points of the Knights on two occasions and down just four at the break. But Iron Mountain couldn't get any closer.
The Knights opened the second half with consecutive baskets, getting a short jumper from Leah Mattson and runner by Conery. A couple of threes by Bal also helped keep the Mountaineers at bay late in third and again in the fourth.
Casanova finished with eight points, hitting a couple of fourth quarter shots. Ashley Zanon pulled down 10 boards.
"We came out with a 'W', so being the first game of the season, I'm not as concerned with how we played as long as we got the win," Kelly said.
Herman and McCole each had five points for Iron Mountain. The Mountaineers out rebounded Norway 56 to 43, getting 12 from Herman and 10 each from McCole and Marti Pirkola.
"After the rough start, I felt they found their rhythm," Moore said. "They've got pride, they're being aggressive. They're trying to compete, and that's all I can ask for right now."
Norway has nine players on its roster, three seniors and six juniors. Casanova, Mattson and Conery are returning starters. Bal and Lindsey DeBernardi both some late-season varsity action last year. Senior Melanie Kurth has returned after hurting her knee just a couple of games into the season last year. Newcomers include Juniors Logan Devine, Zanon and Brooke Teafoe.
"We're taking it one step at time," Kelly said. "There's much more to learn. We need a little more time to gain experience and knowledge, but it'll come."
Norway went 10-10 last season, bowing in a district semifinal to the Mountaineers. The team's losses to graduation included All-U.P. first team guard Bailey Grayvold as well as Heather Evosevich and Shelby Matonich.
"We have four posts, some with size," Kelly said of the strengths of this year's group. "I'm hoping they can give us something. We'll get there eventually."
Iron Mountain's 10-player squad is basically fresh to the varsity level. Gendron, McCole and Herman saw varying amounts of limited varsity time last season, but none were regular starters.
"With really very little varsity experience, we've been spending the first weeks of practice focussed on the fundamentals," Moore said. "We've worked a ton on ball handling, pass, catching - trying to limit those turnovers."
Moore said keeping it basic will be key for the Mountaineers through the early going.
"We're not going to have a bunch of set plays," she said. "We're going to learn how to play this game. We're going to play this game together, and we might take our lumps in the beginning.
"Our goal is to improve every game. We are a lot better team than we were during the summer camp, and this has been a fantastic group to work with."
The Mountaineers went 5-16 last season, advancing to the district final. Losses to graduation were Katelynn Johnson, Abby Gerhard, Morgan Bujold, Sarah Pirkola and Sarah Girard.
With such a green roster, Moore knows it will take time for the team to come together.
"I don't know how many games we're going to win, Moore said. "But I know we're going to get better. We're just not a really skilled team at this point. You just can't get through all of it in three weeks of practices. It will take time.
"But this group is looking to get better. They have great attitudes and are willing to work. I couldn't ask for anything more. I have a lot of confidence in this group and I'm optimistic."
IM's jayvee team, led by Katie Brule's 19 points, downed Norway 36-32. Brian Waitrovich, once again, has command of the Mountaineers' jayvees. Kevin Kangas has also returned to lead the Norway JV team.
Norway returns to action Monday at Kingsford. Iron Mountain goes to Houghton Friday.
Iron Mountain
SENIOR - Kristen Gendron, Elli McCole, Abby Ketcham.
JUNIOR - Alyssa Khor, Hanah Braden, Brianna Geyser, Alena Herman, Cassie Feira, Vita Hill, Marti Pirkola.
HEAD COACH: Ginger Moore.
ASSISTANTS: Brian Waitrovich, Kelly Evosevich-Paupore.
SENIOR - Leah Mattson, Melanie Kurth, Rachel Conery.
JUNIOR - Brenda Casanova, Lindsey DeBernardi, Jacey Bal, Logan Devine, Ashley Zanon, Brooke Teafoe.
HEAD COACH: Carli Kelly.
ASSISTANT: Kevin Kangas.


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J.R. Keller, D.W. Koerner (Northern Arizona University), C2D SIRTF Legacy Team
We present high-resolution optical spectroscopy of a large sample of weakline T Tauri stars (wTTs) in support of infrared observations scheduled with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Sensitive photometry at wavelengths up to 70 \mum will target wTTs associated with the Chameleon, Lupus, Ophiuchus, and Taurus star-forming regions under the Legacy program: From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks. SIRTF observations will determine if these stars have circumstellar disks intermediate in mass between that of accretion disks around classical T Tauri stars and debris disks around older stars. To understand factors which may affect disk masses, we have obtained high-resolution Echelle spectra of our sample with the CTIO and KPNO 4m telescopes. Stars were selected on the basis of published youth indicators such as ROSAT and Lithium abundance. The spectroscopic observations confirm the lithium indicator at high resolution and provide measurements of other properties of interest to disk evolution. These include emission lines such as H\alpha, the frequency of spectroscopic binaries, radial and rotational velocities, and metallicity. Here we present preliminary analyses of these properties. All spectra will be made available to the community together with the SIRTF data as they become available.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35#5
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On the front lines of this battle is the 856th Engineering Company, a unit attached to Task Force Joshua, 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery. Armed with the latest IED detection and interrogation equipment, members of the 856th spend their days and nights on the civilian highways, by-ways and dirt roads with all efforts and attention focused on a single goal - finding and clearing IEDs before they harm or kill people.
"Our job is primarily to do route clearance in the (56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team's) area," says Capt. Joseph Fleishman, Commander of the 856th Engineer Company. "We also have limited abilities to do earth moving missions, helping to build up some of the smaller outposts the U.S. and Iraqi forces use and also help to build up the Iraqi Army check points."
To accomplish their goals, Fleishman says his crew uses equipment that range from ground penetrating radar to detect deep buried IEDs to electronic countermeasures to prevent radio controlled IEDs from detonating. Although many of the tools they use are straight forward, Fleishman says some of their vehicles are a bit more unorthodox.
Huskies, for example, are vehicles designed to fall apart if blown up by an IED. The vehicle, much like a Smash 'Em Up Derby toy, falls apart rather than staying intact and flipping over - thus protecting the driver from the danger of a roll-over. But, according to the 856th Commander, no piece of machinery can replicate or replace the experience of a trained operator.
"Really the No. 1 way to detect IEDs," says Fleishman, "is through visible means ... with your own two eyes. My Soldiers have had extensive training on IED recognition. The equipment is there to keep them safe enough so they can look for it."
A large part of the engineers' mission is focused, not only on clearing IEDs themselves, but on teaching the Iraqi Army to take over route clearance missions. Staff Sgt. Theodore Rakar, the Iraqi Army Liaison for the 856th, says his job is to try to make the process of transferring the mission of his unit to the Iraqi Engineers as smooth as possible.
"I try to organize the training schedule, the mission schedule and try to help them transition into the engineers they need to be to take our place when we leave," says Rakar. "Iraqis are a very proud people they want to protect and provide for their country. They're eager to learn. Over the last several weeks I've to go know their brigade engineers very well."
Since their arrival in Iraq, Fleishman and his men have been partnered with the Iraqi Army's 9th Engineer Regiment. From that time forward, Fleishman says, the U.S. and Iraqi engineers have been working together conducting joint route clearance missions.
What started as the IA sending a few soldiers to tag along with the Americans, explains Fleishman, has evolved into a program in which Iraqi engineers have begun planning and executing missions on their own.
"Just recently we started transitioning away from (planning missions for them)," says Fleishman, "to actually having the Iraqi Army come up with their own missions using purely their own personnel and their own equipment and coordinating with the other Iraqi Army units. We basically supervise and watch their rehearsals and mission planning and give them pointers. Whenever they're given the opportunity they definitely grab the ball and run with it."


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Aindrita Ray is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She also appears in Telugu and Hindi movies. She has also done part-time modeling in television advertisement when she was studying in dental science. Aindrita Ray made her debut in the films with the movie Meravanige (Kannada) in 2008. But, she is best known for her performance as a mentally challenged girl in Manasaare. She has also acted in few short films. Some of her other remarkable films are Veera Parampare (Kannada) in 2010, A Flat (Hindi) in 2010 and Love in Hyderabad (Telugu) in 2011. Images of Aindrita will be available with these movies and modeling advertisements. Also she will have other images for single photo shot, attaining award programs and parties. Through these images, it will be possible to understand how she look like and also how she appear before a camera. Besides, these images will help her in her professional career in near future.
Fast Facts
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|April 4, 1985
|Full Name
|Aindrita Ray
|Place of Birth
|Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
|Baldwin Girls High School
|Model, Film Actress


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Acoustic Demos, Part 2
It's February. Time for some songs!
Cut The Wire, electric version [3.4 MB] - this is the rockin' arrangement of the earlier acoustic version linked below. Also a little experiment in online collaboration — this version features Erik Ostrom on mandolin and backing vocals, and Shannon Campbell on backing vocals. I've been chipping away at this version for awhile now; it's pretty hot level-wise, with lots going on, and a real challenge to mix. Expect to see at least one more version of this song with yet another guest player.
Thanks, Shannon and Erik, for your contributions to my silly country song. I'm considering renaming my project "Scott Andrew and his Buddy List."
In Harm's Way [4.1 MB] - I wrote this about two weeks ago. I hardly ever play slide guitar, so I just kinda noodled for about half an hour then hit "record" and kept the first take that didn't totally suck.
I learned some valuable lessons recording this song. Among them: it's very difficult to sing the word "insects" without it sounding like "incest," or worse. And: importing a sample of your own sloppy drumming into FruityLoops' Beatslicer in hopes of "making it more precise" is always a bad idea. And: my falsetto sounds a bit like Dan Fogelberg.
In the first verse, the image of the child grabbing at the airplane was inspired by this post by Greg Knauss, four years back, although the song is about something entirely different. I'm considering submitting this song to a certain new folk festival contest. (hint: rhymes with "Shmerrville.")
Previous demos this year:
- Holding Back [4.0 MB] - January 18
- Cut The Wire, acoustic version [3.4 MB] - January 18


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Dear Supporter,
This project has been established to aid the local schools which are currently over populated, under-staffed and under-resourced. It aims to improve facilities and resources, supply assistant teachers, and text books for every student.
With the over flow of immigrants, due to the booming tourist industry, the public schools have become over populated, under staffed and under resourced. Currently students attend school for 3 hrs a day, with teachers often having to group grades together.
With support, the project will include:
Education fights crimes, violence and wars...education unites us all.
Many thanks for your continuing support
Sonya Danchik
Founder of the Mal Pais Education project
Dear Supporter,
December we saw our kindergarten class of 2013 graduate and our new classroom were completed with generous donations from you and lots of volunteer work!
For 2014, we are sponsoring three of our graduates to study at the local non-profit bilingual school which is a considerable amount per month, so we have plenty of fundraisers planned for this year. We will also continue our own sponsorship program with the Mal Pais Education Project Kinder, we have 10 students starting on Monday!
We are grateful for the opportunity to unite our little community through education. Through our learning center and community center we're able to support and empower local families and facilitate a brighter future for our students.
Happy New Year and thank you all for your support in our community/education project.
All the best
Sonya Danchik
Project manager
Dear Supporter,
Many thanks
Sonya Danchik
We hope this report finds you well! A lot of changes for the project are coming up. We are excited to build a new classroom for the kindergarten and plan on a fundraiser to help with the building costs. We also have two volunteer teachers who are pregnant, which is very exciting! So we have been busy the past couple of months interviewing international teachers and we are happy to welcome new members to the team very soon.
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It's no surprise that Penn State will again bring plenty of talent to the table from the linebacker position this season. It's also no surprise that Ron Vanderlinden's unit will be one of the deepest, most dynamic positions the Nittany Lions have.
The three returning starters - Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges, and Glenn Carson - make up the lone defensive unit that will return all starters from a year ago. Mauti said during a conference call with reporters that "the sky is the limit for this unit," and he certainly seems to have a fair point. Hodges and Carson combined to rack up 180 tackles a year ago, and Mauti will look to pick up where he left off in 2011 after suffering a season-ending knee injury against Eastern Michigan.
But the sky isn't just the limit for the starters, but the reserves, too. Khari Fortt, who has nursed a knee sprain, is currently the third linebacker as Mauti remains out of spring practice. Fortt has shown signs of explosiveness in limited playing time, racking up 13 tackles, 6.5 for loss, and 2.5 sacks last season.
Redshirt sophomore Mike Hull also figures to see plenty of playing time. Hull chipped in with 13 tackles, 1.5 which went for loss, last season and has made strides this spring.Running back Silas Redd called Hull was the strongest player on the team in their first strength test, and fellow linebacker Hodges said he likes the way Hull plays the game. Mauti may have made the most telling statement, though, saying "he's going to be a guy we're going to count on to play that two-deep with us."
And how about the newcomer? Highly touted 2012 recruit Nyeem Wartman is ranked in the low-30s by nearly all recruiting services, after recording more than 300 tackles as a high school outside linebacker. He doesn't figure to jump over Fortt, Hull, or returners Mike Yancich and Ben Kline right away, but should groom nicely under the leadership of Mauti and Hodges.
Depth is key, and 'Linebacker U' will have plenty of it.


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Agora Partnerships
Agora Partnerships is a nonprofit organization that works to accelerate the success of early-stage entrepreneurs in Latin America who are committed to solving social and environmental challenges. Agora's main programming is an Impact Accelerator designed to give entrepreneurs the resources and network to become "investment ready." As the impact investing market grows in the United States, there is demand from these entrepreneurs to access social, human, and financial capital. Having success in several countries in Latin America and domestic resources, Agora is considering bringing their Impact Accelerator model to the US market. The Capstone team was tasked to conduct an environmental scan of the US landscape with specific focus on social entrepreneurs, venture philanthropy, entrepreneurial support entities, and funders. The research was then synthesized and analyzed to produce a report of findings and recommendations to inform Agora on growth strategy and internal capacity building necessary for entry into the US market.
Mount St. Mary College, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, and the City of Newburgh, New York
The City of Newburgh, a town of 30,000 residents located on the Hudson River about 60 miles north of New York City, requested assistance in measuring its government performance. The Capstone team partnered with the City; Pattern for Progress, a local non-profit organization; and Mount St. Mary's, the local college, to examine the City's data collection and analysis processes, specifically focusing on the Police Department, Fire Department, Office of Code Enforcement, and city finances. The team then provided a framework to assist city officials in using data to make more informed decisions. In addition, the team made recommendations for replicating the analysis in following years and provided the means by which to expand data collection and analysis. In order to provide broader transparency and accessibility, especially for the general public, the information was made available in the form of an easily digestible public document, as well as in a presentation to city leaders and community members.
New York City Administration for Children's Services
In an effort to strengthen the infrastructure of the nonprofit community serving foster children in New York City, the Capstone team worked with the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) to compare the strategic planning, quality improvement, and data management practices among a diverse set of agencies contracted by ACS to provide foster care services. The team gathered information from the agencies' quality improvement and evaluation staff at leadership and team member levels and analyzed it in the context of a literature review of best practices in child welfare. The team summarized the practices in place and highlighted the elements that appeared to have the greatest effectiveness on performance improvement. Ultimately, the team made recommendations to ACS regarding ways the agency can foster implementation of similar promising practices among all providers, including those with less sophisticated systems.
New York City Human Resources Administration
Serving over three million New York City residents, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) is the largest social services department in the nation. Investigations, Revenue & Enforcement Administration (IREA) is the investigative arm of HRA, uncovering everything from prescription drug fraud to duplicate food stamp cases. Data shows that while the number of welfare recipients is climbing, prosecution of public benefits fraud is declining in NYC. The Capstone team was tasked with researching whether this data meant fewer recipients are committing fraud despite the increase in public assistance, or if the threshold for prosecution has become more lenient as a result of the economic downturn. Through surveys, interviews and literature review, the Capstone team tracked patterns in fraud prosecution across the country and compared NYC figures to national trends. The team also conducted a process evaluation of IREA's district attorney referral system and created a resource guide to improve the quality of cases referred for prosecution.
The 52nd Street Project
The 52nd Street Project (The Project) is a community-based arts organization that connects kids from the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood with professional artists to create original theater productions. Facing increasing pressure from funders to demonstrate outcomes, The Project sought to track the development of the kids they serve, with a special focus on non-cognitive skills (for example, self-control and self-efficacy). The Capstone team held focus groups and interviews, and conducted an extensive literature review to identify the appropriate metrics. The team identified a set of non-cognitive skills that are developed by The Project's programming and also associated with long-term success, as grounded in social science research, and conducted best practice research to examine how other organizations measure the development of these skills. The team then developed valid and reliable tools for data collection, as well as an implementation plan for launching and maintaining the system of measurement.
New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence was formed in 1992 in order to improve the State's response to and prevention of domestic violence. In 2007, an Executive Order was issued by the Governor that set guidelines for Domestic Violence in the Workplace initiatives for state employees. This included training, communications materials, and protocols in place to help support state employees. Five years after the Executive Order was issued, the Capstone team implemented surveys of state employees and Domestic Violence in the Workplace liaisons in various state agencies in order to assess the efficacy of the Executive Order, as well as to make recommendations on information gathering and continued implementation of the policy. A comparative analysis of state policies across the country was conducted in order to make best practice recommendations and evaluate New York State's policies on a national level.
Sauti Yetu Center for African Women
Sauti Yetu (SY) is a community-based nonprofit in the South Bronx. Their Girls Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (GELI) aims to empower African immigrant girls through academic tutoring, facilitated peer connections, and holistic support. The Capstone team was asked to design a performance measurement and management system to allow SY to more effectively communicate GELI's activities and outcomes to stakeholders. The team began by conducting secondary and primary research in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the program. With this research, the team created a logic model to serve as the foundation for GELI's performance measurement system. Next, the team developed culturally competent indicators and measurement tools for GELI, designed a database for tracking program activities and outcomes, and provided orientation for SY staff in implementation and use of the system. Finally, the team presented SY with recommendations to strengthen their performance management system.
Times Square Alliance
Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, presents leading contemporary art and performances to Times Square's 400,000 daily visitors; cultivating the creativity, energy, and edge that has made Times Square a national icon. The Capstone team was engaged to develop a performance measurement framework in order for Time Square Arts to better evaluate its successes in the short- and long-term. The Capstone team first outlined the Times Square Arts theory of change; conducted an extensive literature review; interviewed the leaders of national and international public art programs, funders of public art, and key stakeholders; and through a process evaluation, developed a narrative for past art projects. The performance measurement framework will allow Times Square Arts to collect key information about its art projects and program impact, enhance strategic decision-making, bolster support, and paint a detailed picture of how to assist in fulfilling Times Square Alliance's mission.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Capstone team partnered with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit institution, to identify areas where open data systems and collaborative arrangements via technology can add public value to the regulatory job of government agencies. The team first organized a design challenge similar to the New York City "Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge," wherein New York City residents collaborate to redesign payphones across the city. At the event, policy students, policymakers, regulators, and technology experts collaborated and brainstormed in order to design rating and reputation tools to complement and improve the regulation of illegal apartment conversions in New York City and interstate Chinese motorcoach companies. As a result, the team compiled a detailed report of the challenge's findings, giving regulators insight into new, non-traditional approaches to the oversight and regulatory function of their agency.
World Bank - Procurement
Billions of dollars are expended each year through the procurement process by which governments and multi-national lending institutions acquire the goods and services needed to complete development projects. One of the most crucial components affecting procurement is the process by which technical specifications are developed. This is particularly true in procurement of products and services in technology-intensive markets, where technical specifications require greater diversity and depth of expertise in order to obtain the best possible solution. The World Bank engaged a Capstone team to assist in accessing expert knowledge and identify ways to improve the procurement process. The team designed and developed a process and policy for an open and collaborative public procurement process to foster identification, implementation, and scaling of innovative solutions to help The Bank achieve its mission of poverty reduction.
Delaware Department of State Division of Corporations and UK Companies House
Delaware Department of State Division of Corporations and UK Companies House imagined a comprehensive and accurate global directory of information about public and private companies that regulators, investors, civil society, the media and researchers could easily and freely access and combine with other datasets to promote corporate accountability, economic growth, and the public interest. To advance this vision, the Capstone team was engaged by two of the world's leading company registers to investigate alternative business models (considering financial, technological and political factors) to inform their consideration of how and why they might make the information they collect about business entities more freely accessible and open. The team interviewed experts and innovators in open data, other company registries, as well as current and potential users of company registry data and leveraged social media to generate public dialogue among stakeholders. This research informed the final analysis and recommendations to both the Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations and the UK Companies House.


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Jonni-Lynn Caines of Fortune is one of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets attending the cadet sail program in Cornwallis, N.S. this summer.
Jonni-Lynn Caines (right) waves to the camera as she sits at the mast of her two-person sailboat – called a 'dinghy' – during a day of sailing at HMCS Acadia. Ms. Caines is sharing the boat with friend and fellow cadet Krisinda Nippard, as the two of them practice emergency procedures as part of their 'Sail Coach Program'. Photo by Capt. Wendy Patterson, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) Public Affairs
'HMCS Acadia' is Canada's largest sea cadet summer training centre.
Upon completion of the course, Ms. Caines will qualify to pass on her skills to younger cadets. One of these procedures includes righting a capsized boat and getting back into it, which is always a favourite with cadets on hot days.
Though she will spend most of her summer on the water in a sailboat, Ms. Caines will also have time to relax, go to the movies, hang out with friends at the cadet canteen and visit attractions like Upper Clements Park over the summer.
HMCS Acadia is one of five Cadet Summer Training Centres in Atlantic Canada. Cadets from across Canada and abroad are at the training centre this summer taking part in music, sailing, seamanship, and fitness and sports programs.
Through participation in the cadet program, young people develop valuable life skills in teamwork, citizenship, leadership and physical fitness while having fun and meeting new friends.
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A new PS3 system software update, v3.72, will be released soon. With this minor update, system stability during use of PS3 format software and network services has been improved.
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Jolie, Pitt Donate $2 Million to African Wildlife
The donation to the Naankuse Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary was made through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation in the name of their daughter Shiloh, who was born in Namibia.
In a statement released Monday, Angelina said "We want her to be very involved and grow up with the understanding of her country of birth."
Angelina said the owners of the sanctuary are old friends. "We continue to be impressed by their hard work and dedication to the people and conservation of the land and wildlife of Namibia," she said.
The family spent Christmas together at the lodge, where staff say the children helped to feed and care for orphaned baby baboons and foxes and saw a leopard released back into the wild.
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Good for Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls for recognizing House Bill 688 for what it is -- a tax. The bill says anyone being bonded out of the Marshall County Jail must pay a $35 bail bond-filing fee.
A majority of senators and legislators in Montgomery preached "no new taxes" to get elected or re-elected. So, they use the back door to do the same thing. This is happening throughout state government.
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HOOVER, Alabama - Aldridge Gardens is gearing up for its annual fall plant sale this Friday and Saturday.
The 30-acre public gardens estate in Hoover is offering more than 30 varieties of hydrangeas for sale, including the Snowflake Hydrangea patented by gardens founder Eddie Aldridge.
Other popular Southern and native shrubs, trees and perennials will be for sale also, including fig trees, blueberries, ferns, native hollies, native azaleas, sweet olive, beautyberry, sugar maple, muscadines, ornamental kale and chard, and more.
For a complete list of plants and varieties that will be sold, go to the Aldridge Gardens website.
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Disrespect on display by equestrians | Letters
The walk up the trail from the backside of Mount Young is an opportunity to enjoy nature in a natural setting with it becoming a pristine setting as you near the top and enter the National Park territory.
Early on in the walk you must dodge divots caused by horses slipping on the soft ground and piles of horse manure. This is to be expected as the trails are used by walkers, mountain bikes and horses. However, you can look forward to entering National Park land near the summit where horses and bikes are clearly restricted from entering.
Recently, this has changed, with some horse riders and bike riders disregarding the signs and riding on National Park land. This leaves torn up moss divots and areas of delicate mosses destroyed by horses pawing the ground, as well as piles of horse manure on the trail.
It would seem horse riders would be in tune with beauty of environment and respect the rules that benefit all users of these trails. Roche Harbor has miles of trails set out for the use of horses and mountain bikes. There are only a few trails for hikers and walkers only.
I urge horse fanciers to talk to their friends and fellows, and urge them to respect the rules pertaining to the trails used by them. I would urge them to respect others who use these trails by not riding on trails forbidden to them.
The island is a special place and it works so well because the people respect the rules and respect others. I believe horse riders would do well to follow these guidelines and by doing so respect themselves.
Mike Curley/San Juan Island
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New York Rangers' Brad Richards
Oh, what a difference a year makes and a new head coach for the New York Rangers.
Last year, former Stanley Cup MVP Brad Richards sat in the stands for a number of playoff games and his tenure in Gotham appeared to be over.
This year, under new head coach Alain Vigneault, Richards has regained most of the form that made him one of the most dangerous forwards in post-season play. Granted, Brad is not the player he once was, and he's on the downside of what has been a terrific career, but he's still the most dangerous Ranger as they open their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final in Montreal this afternoon.
Regardless of what the Rangers do with the Canadiens, Richards will certainly remain in New York for the foreseeable future.
Vigneault deserves much of the credit for Brad's rebound year and for the Rangers' post-season play. Vigneault doesn't have Brad blocking shots or other such foolishness; he uses the veteran wisely and in the right spots. The Rangers played like dogs in a few of their quarter-final games with the Flyers and looked terrible in three of the Pittsburgh games. Nevertheless, the Blueshirts found a way to win.
When general manager Mike Gillis opted not to retain Vigneault as the Vancouver head coach last summer that was the start of the Canucks downfall and the end of Gillis in British Columbia. When Vigneault was here coaching the P.E.I. Rocket, I wrote and said many, many times he was the best coach not in the NHL. Now, he may be the best coach in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien and his staff, including assistant coach Gerard Gallant, have done a remarkable job with the Habs. The Canadiens hold Canada's hopes for a possible Stanley Cup, and after their stunning upset of the Boston Bruins – the top seed in the Eastern Conference – they have a legitimate shot.
The Canadiens played four lines and bumped and outhustled the Bruins in each of the last two games getting big goals from unknown Dale Weise and veteran Daniel Briere en route to the win.
There's nothing worse than playing a rival who thinks they can win and right now both Montreal and New York believe in themselves. Should be a great series.
The Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins can blame nobody but themselves for what happened in this year's playoffs.
The Bruins couldn't wait to get rid of young superstar Tyler Seguin last summer and don't tell me he wouldn't have made the difference in the Montreal series. Instead of guiding Seguin like a great teacher might do, Bruins management traded him to Minnesota. Right now, Seguin is among the top five forwards in the league, the type of player the Beanies are now chasing.
The Penguins allowed opposing teams to clobber Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin all season and did nothing about it. In the playoffs, Columbus hammered both stars every game and in the Rangers series most notably defenceman Mark Staal cross-checked Crosby in the back of the head, the neck and back but nothing was done. Crosby was not close to 100 per cent in the series and it was obvious the Pens had no grit up front, no ruffian on the blue-line and nobody protecting their two biggest stars.
Owner Mario Lemieux deserves much of the blame and it's likely GM Ray Shero and head coach Dan Bylsma are gone.
The Penguins need a couple of forwards like a Mike Kennedy clone or a Brett Gallant from the New York Islanders, players who provide grit and heart and know what the word team means.
The Charlottetown Gaudet's Auto Body Islanders open New Brunswick Senior Baseball League play on the road today in Saint John.
The Islanders will be will be without Andrew Macdonald, who could miss the entire year after knee surgery. In addition power hitting Dillon Doucette will be here for the opener next weekend with the Chatham Ironmen but will not be available until first of July. The Islanders have lots of young talent so this season should be interesting. Young Dylan McKenna, who impressed last summer, could move into the shortstop spot and I just love this guy as a player. I never saw him play the middle infield, but he has talent and replacing a player like MacDonald is a big test for the youngster.
The pitching staff is in great shape with hurlers Jacob Beck and Jordan Stevenson returning. The team has added hard-throwing lefty Brodie MacDonald and there's also the possibility that national junior team southpaw J.P. Stevenson could be available for part of the season.
Offensively, Doucette is a big load in the lumber department and he should get plenty of help from outfielder Sean Corcoran and catcher Morgan MacLean, who led the team in hitting last year. Infielders Jordan Duffy and Alex Abbott as well as outfielders Jeremy MacKinnon and Josh Kelly will be expected to drive in runs. And let's not forget McKenna, who is a year stronger and older and has a quick bat. There are a number of other solid players in camp.
The Islanders will stage their major fundraiser in July at the Avondale Golf Course. For more information, contact Corcoran at firstname.lastname@example.com. Or pick up a registration form at next Saturday's game.
Harness racing
Live harness racing continues this evening at the city track and post time is 6 p.m.
The $2,200 feature goes in Race 12 with Van Zant (Ron Matheson), Blue Star Outlaw (Jason Hughes), Tempo Seelster (Vince Poulton), Sterling Seelster (Marc Campbell), Nobestbfor (Walter Cheverie), General Lucky Percy (Gilles Barrieau) and Machinthesand (Brodie MacPhee).
Sterling Seelster was claimed last week by Summerside restaurant owner Marie (Perry) Cameron and is now trained by Doug MacGregor. Marie is the daughter of Andy Perry and Doug the son of Roach MacGregor and, of course, Andy and Roach were responsible for the great pacer Bay State Pat, track record holder at Quebec City in the 1950s. Best of luck to Marie and Dougie with the new purchase.
There is lots of simulcast action available from up country. Harness racing shifts next week from Woodbine to Mohawk for the remainder of the summer.
Tonight at Woodbine, State Treasurer, who won last week, heads the $34,000 field, but it's a lot tougher this week with Apprentice Hanover in the mix as well as Lucan Hanover, In Commando, Dapper Dude and Captive Audience.
At The Meadowlands tonight, European invader Sebastien K, who beat the best North American bred trotters with a sensational 1:50.1 score at the New Jersey track last Saturday, will attempt to break the 1:50 mark. No trotter has ever broken that barrier, so that race is a must see.
At Pocono tonight, since Bolt the Duer is off a week, Mark MacDonald drives Bob MacIntosh's top colt Somewhere in LA in a $66,000 PA sire stake.
A quick look at the Canadian leaderboard shows James MacDonald third in the nation in money earned at $984,000, trailing Jody Jamieson ($1.1 million) and Sylvan Filion ($1 million).
James is also third in wins at 114 behind Trevor Henry (164) and Alf Carroll (124).
The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, goes today in Baltimore and Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome will attempt to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive. The race can be seen via simulcast at the city track this afternoon.
Fred MacDonald's column appears in The Guardian each Saturday. He can reached at email@example.com.