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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 20, 2013) – The accolades continue to pour in for ETSU right-handed pitcher Kerry Doane (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).
Two days after finishing third in the running for the inaugural Gregg Olson Breakout Player of the Year award, Doane picked up a pair of honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Doane was named to the Rawlings ABCA First Team All-Region and Third Team All-American lists.
In his final season with the Bucs, Doane went 13-2 with a 2.14 ERA in 20 appearances (17 starts), along with leading the nation in complete games (12), innings pitched (147.0), and tying for the lead with four shutouts. Doane also set new single-season ETSU records for complete games and innings, while tying the marks in wins and shutouts.
Doane, a 24th round draft pick by the Cleveland Indians, became the first Buccaneer player to receive Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native was named Louisville Slugger First Team All-American and Second Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, while also being one of 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award and one of 22 players to be placed on the National Pitcher of the Year Watch list.
Doane is currently in playing for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers – the Class A Short Season affiliate for the Indians.
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(NewsUSA) – All those monster hurricanes and tornados we've been experiencing have apparently spooked homeowners worse than just about any disaster film Hollywood ever produced.
Six years after the housing bubble burst, the National Association of Home Builders reports homeowners may be beginning to dabble again in largish home remodeling projects costing an average of $100,000 to $150,000. But — and this is one of the biggest trends — they're also putting lots of their dollars towards more practical storm-proofing upgrades like wind-resistant roofing, built-in generators and basement drainage.
"It's exploded since Hurricane Irene in 2011," Justin Mihalik, a vice president of the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects, told MarketWatch.com.
And who can blame them? Hurricane Irene, which affected much of the East Coast, was bad enough. (Final toll: at least 56 deaths and $15.6 billion in damages.) But then, almost like a one-two punch, in October 2012 you had Superstorm Sandy — the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history, according to the National Hurricane Center, whose destructive path across 24 states left:
* 159 dead (including at least 87 from related causes like clean-up accidents and hypothermia due to power outages).
* More than $71 billion in damages.
* Distraught homeowners, especially in hard-hit New York and New Jersey, arguing with their insurance companies that wind had sheared off their roofs and allowed damaging rainwater to pour inside. (A crucial point since standard homeowners' policies cover wind-driven rain but not floods.)
Clearly, the hope now is that by investing in wind-resistant roofing, for example, homeowners can avoid or limit damage in the future — and maybe even cut their insurance bills.
Jason Joplin, program manager of the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence, has studied all the alternatives and recommends that new roofs include pre-cut Starter Strip Shingles available from GAF (www.gaf.com), North America's largest roofing manufacturer. "Starter strips lock the first row of shingles tightly in place to help prevent future blow-offs," he says.
And for those still wavering about whether to join the trend even after May's killer tornado in Oklahoma? Well, if you really want to know what it's like to see your home reduced to rubble and then be locked in a wind-driven rain vs. flood dispute with your insurance company, two words from New Jersey's Susanne Bannon, who's in her mid-60s, sum it up.
"It's traumatic," she told the Star-Ledger newspaper.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Did Brad Ausmus remove his name from Astros consideration to be the next manager of the Red Sox?
We tried to tell you that Ausmus interviewed for the manager position, but McTaggart said we were no-good, dirty liars, and then Ken Rosenthal came to the rescue, and the day was saved. Dogs rolled over on their backs and there were tummy-scratches available for everybody. Regardless, Ausmus took his name out of the running to become the next manager of the Astros.
The line of thinking is that Ausmus, a Connecticut native, was tipped off that the Red Sox wouldn't retain Bobby Valentine (though Deputy Street pointed out on Twitter that EVERYBODY knew Valentine was getting canned). It makes sense. Ausmus presumably grew up a Red Sox fan. And when you have a chance to manage the Red Sox, you have to take it. (Is that still true?)
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It's most likely a case of be careful of what you wish for, but if Ausmus wants the Boston job and gets it good for him.
I'm excited for Bo now, I'm not going to lament Ausmus going somewhere else.
- October 5, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Let him go. He was awful. Have fun Red Sox fans.
- October 5, 2012 at 2:06 PM
- RyanScott81 said...
Ha ha. Ya, I think its still cool to want to be the Red Six manager. I was a little hurt when I heard that Ausmus withdrew. I think everyone knows how cerebral he is and that he will be a great manager. But alas, here come Bo Porter. Im sure he'll do fine and I trust Luhnow....and for the record, I always believed y'all were right about him interviewing here.
- October 6, 2012 at 12:25 AM
- Tomas Colorado said...
Wow would be awesome fingers crossed.
- October 6, 2012 at 2:29 AM
I don't understand why you're so offended about the McTaggart / Ausmus incident.
- October 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- JEXAS said...
I know I'm not in the majority here, but this truly disappoints me. I had been hoping for Ausmus for years.
- October 6, 2012 at 6:53 PM


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Christian Mayer scored five times for Big Horn in their 47-22 state title game victory over Mountain View Friday afternoon.
The Sheridan college Generals won 80-59 Friday night against a Colorado all-star team to go 6-0 on the season.
The Lady generals play tonight at 5:00 and the Generals at 7:00 as they finish up the second day of a tournament at the Hoffman dome.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL - The Wyoming Cowgirls overcame a shaky start and beat Montana state in their home opener 72-62.
Kayla Woodward had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Fallon Lewis had 15 points and 11 boards.
The Big Horn Rams football team won the class 2A state championship Friday, defeating Mountain View 47-22. The win gives Big Horn their fourth state championship. Mountain View jumped out to a 6-0 lead after opening the game with an 80 yard drive that took nearly the entire first quarter off of the clock.
Big Horn 47, Mountain View 22, Final.
RAMS FOOTBALL - It's game day for the Big Horn Rams as they take on Mountain View for the 2-A state championship.
You can hear all the action live today on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM starting with the First Federal savings bank pregame show at 11:35 kickoff is at noon.
Head coach Micheal McGuire says playing the title game in Laramie won't effect the Rams at all they been tested several times away from home this season and he says the Rams travel well.
RAMS FOOTBALL - The Big Horn Rams state title game with Mountain View is a day away as we continue our preview with Rams Head coach Micheal McGuire.
McGuire won a state title as the coach at Riverside but that was back in the day of host sites this will be his first trip back to War Memorial stadium as a Head coach.
And McGuire says the atmosphere inside the stadium gives the players a tremendous experience.
BIG HORN FOOTBALL - The Big Horn Rams play Mountain View for the 2-A football championship Friday, the title game will kick off at noon.
We will have it for you live on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM starting with the First Federal Savings bank pregame show at 11:30.
The Rams are 9-1 heading into the game, Head coach Micheal McGuire says coming into the season the coaches knew this team had a good shot at making it to Laramie.
SHERIDAN COLLEGE HOOPS - The Sheridan college Lady Generals are 4-1 on the season they split games against Gillette and Casper over this past weekend.
Head coach Frank McCarthy says they had the Air Force Academy cancel their tournament in Colorado Springs so they got together with Gillette and Casper and it was good to see to really good teams early in the season.
And he says five games into the season the team is starting to come together
The Black Mountain Nordic club is having their fall meeting Tuesday evening at the Fulmer Room (upstairs) at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library at 5:30pm.
All our officers and board members serve two year terms and our terms expire this fall.
They will be selecting or renewing those positions at the meeting.Other than that it will be general business discussed.


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A video game about memory manipulation. Simple Minds' hit 1985 single. A pairing of Capcom's Remember Me and "Don't You Forget About Me" seems so stunningly obvious that a tweet from writer Jordan Garland must have come from the collective unconscious of us all.
If 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' isn't in all of Remember Me's marketing material I'm coming for you, @Capcom_UK.
— Jordan Garland (@MostUnfurrowed) February 27, 2013
YouTuber Nixemus took that idea and made it happen and the fusion of '80s pop and 2013 sci-fi video game is pretty frickin' sublime. Hey, even the folks at Capcom Europe must bow down before it, per the screencap below. Kudos to you, Nixemus.


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Mary Lou Skowronski is a real estate agent in Southern California with Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties.
She's been a HomeGain AgentView agent for a few years now. She told me a great story about how she came about working with a new client – a client which was a lead that she received through AgentView, and was able to lock up 3 TRANSACTIONS out of one initial lead – through perseverance, patience and good customer service.
For the past years she's been committed to investing in marketing and lead generating systems and felt that it would be a long time commitment in order to prove positive results.
When she signed up for AgentView in 2005, she felt like it would be the best shot in the arm that she could get, to reinforce her belief in Internet marketing and client prospecting.
With the efficient use of technology, she is able to market globally on the Internet, to successfully reach home buyers and promote home sellers properties. She feels that working online saves her clients time and money and it enables her to earn a full service commission.
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Stephanie Guidry and her 7-year-old daughter Lillian are waiting.
Stephanie Guidry and her 7-year-old daughter Lillian are waiting. They've waited for state-paid services to assist Lillian, who has autism, since 2009, and now they are waiting for action.
The Guidry family remains on the waiting list for New Opportunities Waiver slots, a state-paid program that helps families receive home-based services for the developmentally disabled.
And it looks like they won't be getting off that list any time soon.
When finalizing the state's $25 billion budget, Gov. Bobby Jindal's office stripped millions of dollars from the waiver program, among other services for the mentally and physically disabled.
Jindal cut about $4 million that would have been used to narrow the list of families waiting for waiver services. He took $950,000 from programs that provide families with medical equipment, and nearly $800,000 to prevent the closing of specialized clinics in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and Hammond.
"Families will suffer from these cuts," said Guidry, who is from Houma. "And Louisiana families have had enough."
Guidry, along with hundreds of other Louisiana parents, has called on the state Legislature to organize a special session to override Jindal's veto. It's a long shot, as there has never been a veto session under the current state constitution, but they are pushing forward.
"It started with one parent saying, 'Did you see the veto?' " Guidry said. "Then people started posting stories, and from there, it took off."
In the past week, the group has created an online petition with nearly 2,700 signatures, a website, a Facebook group with about 1,000 fans, and the Twitter hashtag #OverrideTheVeto.
It has also tapped into grassroots efforts by calling state representatives and senators, and appearing on local television and radio stations.
Parents have also been contacting the governor, she said, who responded on Tuesday with a written statement to state newspapers.
In the letter, Jindal says he did not take away the services. In fact, he said, more people are being served now than ever before.
"Caring for people with developmental disabilities is important, and it is a responsibility we take seriously," Jindal's letter says. "We have expanded this program in the past and will continue to expand it in the future as the budget allows. This year's budget, however, requires us to cut $40 million, which made a $4 million expansion difficult."
Guidry rejected his explanation, saying, "We, as parents and residents of the state, know better."
While her family has been able to make do without the waiver service, she said, other families cannot.
"People are making choices between therapy for their child or groceries," she said. "There's no excuse for what is going on."
The deadline to arrange the veto session is July 11.
Packages have been sent to lawmakers about the session. Those packages include a form that can be returned if they want to cancel the session. A majority written vote of either the House or the Senate can scrap it or entertain it.
"This is an uphill battle," Guidry said. "Even if it fails, it gives this issue coverage. What Jindal has done to his own citizens is on record. And we know we've fought for our kids."


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Over the last few years, the same war-weariness that afflicted the Left almost from the start of the post-9/11 wars has seeped into the conservative movement as well. Calls for less interventionist policies and concerns over issues like domestic surveillance and corrosive deficits has some demanding a lower profile abroad, and perhaps a recasting of American foreign policy toward withdrawal and a demand for more effort from allies. Enter Marco Rubio, who spent his speech reminding CPAC 2014 of why Ronald Reagan called America the "indispensable nation," helped in no small part by current events:
Noah Rothman at Mediaite reported that Rubio's speech "fired up the CPAC crowd":
He pivoted to foreign policy, defining the threats faced by the United States. He said that China is threatening to take parts of the South China Sea which would limit trade and threaten America's allies, a nuclear North Korea is testing missiles, Venezuela is slaughtering protesters, and Cuba remains an oppressive dictatorship. He added that Iran continues to pursue nuclear weapons and regional hegemony and Russia is attempting to "reconstitute" the former Soviet Union.
"And by the way, what do all these countries have in common?" he asked. "These are totalitarian governments."
"There is only one nation on earth capable of rallying and bringing together the free people on this planet to stand up to the spread of totalitarianism," Rubio said. "The United Nations cannot do this. In fact, they cannot do anything."
"We cannot ignore that the flawed foreign policy of the last few years has brought us to this stage, because we have a president who believed but by the sheer force of his personality he would be able to shape global events," Rubio asserted. "We do not have the luxury of seeing the world the way we hope it would be. We have to see the world the way it is. And we have to address these issues before they grow unmanageable, and they threaten, not just our freedoms, but our economy."
"[Ronald] Reagan dealt with the Soviet Union because they had nuclear weapons and he wanted peace, but he never accepted the Soviet Union," he declared. He said went on to outline how the behavior of the Iranian government should be unacceptable to the American public and regarded as illegitimate.
"If you think high taxes and regulations are bad for our economy, so is global instability and the spread of totalitarianism," Rubio added. "What we have in America is the exception, not the rule, in human history. Almost everyone who has ever lived on this planet didn't' get to choose their leaders, and they didn't get to choose their life either."
"Every time I talk about how special America is, some commentator or whoever it may be will roll their eyes and say, 'Well, that's just something Americans tell each other to make themselves feel good,'" Rubio said. "You have the right to believe that. I don't have that option, because I've seen it with my own eyes."
Rubio nails it on foreign policy, and in a way explains why the Obama administration fell into the trap of their own arrogance. Barack Obama campaigned on "hope and change," and later implied (if not quite stated outright) that he was the change and the hope. The administration seemed to have bought its own hype. The mere fact of his election was supposed to argue that America had already fundamentally changed, and that all that was needed to get imperial-oriented nations like China and Russia to see the light was a reset button or two.
That's the "fantasy" world inhabited by the Obama administration, as the Washington Post described it last weekend. Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry all seem to believe that just talking about change and hope will mean that nations run by power-seeking leaders will suddenly embrace Utopianism, because — as Kerry explicitly said — that's the right side of history, and the geopolitical manipulations of Russia and China are on "the wrong side of history." There is absolutely no evidence for that claim, except for their own declarations that it's so.
Rubio's speech reminds us that Ronald Reagan didn't create a fantasy world in his pursuit of individual liberty, nor did he buy into the fantasy of Soviet self-sustainability. He saw the world as it was, and then put in hard work to make the world into what it should be. Obama and Kerry just think they can do so by declaring they've done it, and then act shocked, shocked when America's opponents take advantage of that naivete and prove it wrong.
This is an excellent takedown of the Obama administration, and a clear-eyed vision of the world as it is. We can debate whether we want to be the rallying point for global freedom, but we can't pretend that the world doesn't need one, and that there is only one nation who can do it.


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Occupational therapy is a health care profession that focuses on helping people The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of everyday life activities - or occupations - with individuals or groups for the purpose of participation in roles and situations in home, school, work place, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life (AOTA Practice Framework definition). OTAs must complete a 2-year associate's degree and are licensed health care providers. Occupational therapy is a health care profession that focuses on helping people of all ages regain, develop, or master everyday skills in order to live independent, productive, and satisfying lives. For a more complete description of careers in occupational therapy, refer to the website of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
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BPCC's OTA Program consists of a Pre-OTA component (qualification courses) and a program component. Students may work at any pace (part time/full time) to complete the OTA qualification courses and other requirements. When courses have been completed (with a "C" or better), students apply for admission to the program component. Applications for the OTA program component are taken each spring, with a new OTA class beginning in third summer session. The program is designed so that a student may complete the OTA qualification course component in 1 year and the program component in 18 months.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program prepares students to work under the direction of occupational therapists to provide patient care in a variety of clinical environments. The mission of the OTA Program at BPCC is to provide students with the academic instruction and support services necessary to earn an associate degree in occupational therapy assistant and graduate well-qualified and board eligible occupational therapy assistants committed to serving the needs of the occupational therapy community, state and nation. The OTA Program supports OT services that promote the therapeutic use of occupation and activity during the OT process to increase a person's health, wellness and personal satisfaction.
We believe that individuals are intrinsically motivated, functionally active and holistically unique in their pursuit of occupation and that all individuals have the right to participate in society and make personal choices. We believe each person has unique personal characteristics which affect their ability to participate in necessary occupations that may impact his or her quality of life. We believe that human development has multiple influences on human behavior which in turn affects occupational performance and outcomes. The OTA faculty believes that OT practitioners are deeply cognizant and keenly aware of the diversity of issues related to a person's ability to successfully engage in meaningful occupations. We support OT services that promote the therapeutic use of occupation and activity during the OT process to increase a person's health, wellness and personal satisfaction.
The selection process for the OTA Program component begins each spring. Students should be aware of the following requirements and procedures regarding program selection:
Students who are selected for the OTA program must be available for daytime, evening and occasional weekend classes.
OTA program students must be prepared to complete one or more full-time fieldwork rotation assignments (each rotation is 8 weeks in duration) in an out of town facility. These rotations must be completed within 16 months of completion of didactic coursework.
Students selected for the OTA program must adhere to the OTA Clinical Requirements related to additional tests/immunizations required, documentation submission and policies/procedures of the division/program. Immunization documentation is NOT required during the application process.
Students who are selected to the program will receive information about additional tests/immunizations that are required for the OTA program at the mandatory orientation in June.
Students selected for the OTA program pay a clinical fee, in addition to regular tuition, each program semester.
The occupational therapy assistant program at Bossier Parish Community College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTEs telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and will be eligible to apply for a license to practice as an OTA in the state of Louisiana www.lsbme.org). Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduates ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. Therefore, it is the responsibility of a student with a felony conviction to contact the state licensing board and NBCOT prior to the application process to the program to determine eligibility status.
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In the latest of its many unconventional marketing campaigns, Valve is directing gamers to Aperture Investment Opportunity #1: Panels. See for yourself if you'd like to become an investor below:
And if panels just aren't for you, expect many more investment opportunities from Aperture Science in the weeks ahead as Valve builds to the April 19 multiplatform launch of Portal 2.
"Call your broker, and don't forget to check back next Tuesday for another step in obtaining your Aperture Science license to print money," Valve states on the Portal 2 blog.
Sharkey says: How about one of those fancy portal guns I've heard so much about? Very clever, Valve. Looking forward to seeing more from Aperture Science. And thanks for the reminder about the launch. Portal 2 is less than a month away!


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Quick Friday morning update: The interim title has been removed, and Blake James is now UM's permanent athletic director. He has impressed president Donna Shalala with his handling of several matters since Shawn Eichorst left for Nebraska in September.
Beyond adding 16 players on National Signing Day, a few other roster moves are playing out at UM, with one key player suspended and three changing positions.
Linebacker Eddie Johnson is "suspended indefinitely" for an accumulation of undisclosed issues, coach Al Golden told me. Asked if he would play for the team in 2013, Golden said he is "hopeful" but preferred not to discuss it further.
Johnson needs to starting behaving maturely, because UM needs his speed and skill set, especially after parting ways with Gionni Paul and losing senior Ramon Buchanan.
Johnson – who was fourth on UM's defense with 59 tackles, including a team-high 7.5 for loss, plus three forced fumbles -- was left home for the Virginia and Duke games last November for violating team rules, prompting Golden to say at the time: "I'm disappointed he's not doing the things he needs to do." Tardiness was believed to be an issue.
Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio, asked in general about players who had missteps, said: "We can't have immaturity. We can't have guys going into their second and third year not acting and not playing like veterans."
If Johnson gets his act together, he presumably would continue to start along with linebackers Denzel Perryman and Jimmy Gaines. But D'Onofrio also is excited about Raphael Kirby and believes Devante Bond, who had 17 sacks in junior college last season, is ready to play.
Tyrone Cornelius, Gabe Terry, freshman Jermaine Grace and others offer depth.
Meanwhile, Golden told me three players are changing positions: Tight ends Dyron Dye and David Perry have moved to defensive end, an area that needed depth. And defensive end Jake O'Donnell, who redshirted, is shifting to tight end.
Dye, a former defensive end, started eight games at tight end in 2012, but the Canes believe they have enough at the position, led by Clive Walford (234 receiving yards in UM's final two games), Asante Cleveland and two newcomers -- Beau Sandland (the No. 1 rated junior college tight end) and Standish Dobard.
### As for other possible roster moves, Golden told WQAM's Joe Rose on Thursday: "There could be a JC kid still available. There could be a transfer or two."
### Here were some signing day comparisons made by UM coaches: Mario Cristobal compared Sandland to Jeremy Shockey; Micheal Barrow called Grace "a combination of Sean Spence and Denzel Perryman" and running backs coach Terry Richardson (who left for the same job with the Jacksonville Jaguars) likened running back Augustus Edwards to Eddie George.
### Oakland Park Northeast's Donnell Bennett, the former Canes running back, is a possibility to replace Richardson, and Canesport.com reported Miami Central coach Telly Lockette also is a candidate, with both interviewing Friday.
### UM was surprised it didn't get FSU-bound linebacker Matthew Thomas; some assistants were left with the impression he would pick Miami. Meanwhile, receivers coach Brennan Carroll revealed that UM-bound Stacy Coley told UM at one point that he expected to attend FSU. "Terry Richardson and Al Golden flipped the kid!" Carroll said.
### Former UM offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland left Alabama to join Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles staff as o-line coach.
### Whereas Brandon McGee and Mike James on Thursday were invited to the NFL Combine in two weeks, former Cane Ray-Ray Armstrong - once billed as potential first-round pick by ESPN - was not even invited. Armstrong did not play this past season but his father said he's working with one of Tom Brady's former trainers. Two FIU players were invited to the Combine -- Jonathan Cyprien and Tourek Williams.
### TNT's Charles Barkley said on a conference call Thursday that simply adding Chris Andersen won't be enough for the Heat. "They need another big guy to repeat," Barkley insisted. "They need a big guy for this year but also the future. What LeBron James is able to do on a nightly basis to cover up all their flaws is remarkable."
But the Heat wants to get an extended look at Andersen, who has impressed, before deciding whether it needs any more help. "They're a very small team and it's too difficult to win multiple championships when you can't out rebound teams," TNT's Kenny Smith said.
### As much as Reggie Bush would love to stay with the Dolphins, they still hadn't made him an offer as of midweek…. Impending free agent Chris Clemons said if the Dolphins keep him and 2014 free agent Reshad Jones together longterm --- and Miami wants to keep both -- "we can be the best safety tandem in the NFL." Among all NFL safeties, Clemons allowed the lowest percentage of passes in his coverage area to be completed for first downs or touchdowns, according to ProFootballFocus. Jones was fifth.... Among 57 big cities, only Los Angeles had a worse TV rating for the Super Bowl than Miami-Fort Lauderdale.
### One upshot of the Marlins' depressing offseason: "Our minor league system is a lot better than it was a year ago," executive Larry Beinfest said, with the Marlins placing six players among MLB.com's top 100 prospects: pitchers Jose Fernandez (7), Justin Nicolino (72) and Andrew Heaney (82), outfielders Christian Yelich (13) and Jake Marisnick (70) and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (82), the only one of the six expected to open the season in the majors.
Beinfest said the Marlins' minor league system "was a little unfairly criticized" before the Toronto trade, which netted Nicolino, Marisnick and Hechavarria, among others: "We have players that maybe don't get the love some other players get, like [outfielder] Marcell Ozuna, who led the Florida State League in home runs."
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North Smithfield police said they've identified a man who went on a rampage at a fast food restaurant when he received the wrong order.
Police say that are looking for 24-year old Damian Smith, of Providence.
Police released surveillance video of his outburst at a Taco Bell restaurant on Eddie Dowling Highway, which happened at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday.
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A Roadmap to National and Regional Programmes'
work on Chemicals Assessment
Efforts continue to be made in OECD to create, maintain and improve the various parts of a process which looks at sharing in a mutually beneficial manner work from National and Regional Chemicals Programmes while saving resources and avoiding inefficiencies caused by duplicative work.
The links below lead to existing scheduling information of national/regional and international assessments notified to the OECD by OECD member countries and stakeholders. They are provided here with the aim to assist in avoiding duplication across national/regional programmes in the area of chemical assessment.
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- *Australia
- National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) - PEC Declarations: Priority Existing Chemicals under assessment and the expected date of completion
- Canada's Chemicals Management Plan
- The United States
- National Center for Risk Assessment - IRIS Substance Assessment Tracking System: Chemicals currently being assessed or planned
- The Enhanced Existing Chemicals Program - Existing Chemicals Action Plans
*OECD Cooperative Chemicals Assessment Programme
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- Links to web sites of OECD Governments and relevant international organisations that contain information on pesticide reviews
- Links to web sites of OECD national regulatory authority pesticide reassessment web pages (substances currently under review and completed re-evaluations of substances): Links to national re-review progammes
- *Japan
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By Michelle Gardner
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One can excuse Cal State San Bernardino mens basketball coach Jeff Oliver for looking for a positive omen as his team heads into the most important game of the season.
The Coyotes (21-5, 14-4) will play at Humboldt State (18-7, 13-5) Thursday with a win over the defending champions giving the Coyotes their seventh CCAA title in nine years.
Because of the importance of the game and the 700-mile distance, the Coyotes left Tuesday – a day earlier than is typical. But a series of delays resulted in the team not arriving until noon Wednesday, not much earlier than the womens team which left Wednesday and bussed to Oakland.
Oliver tried to take the delay in stride.
Were staying in the same hotel and I have the same room that I did last year when we won the West Region here, Oliver said. That has to be a good sign.
The mens team had a 7:30 p.m. flight out of LAX Tuesday. It was delayed a half hour. Then, after it did leave, had to return to Los Angeles after an emergency light went on.
The problem couldnt be fixed and another flight was not available so the team ended up checking into a hotel after midnight.
Wednesday morning all went well until it came time to land in Arcata, located on the coast about 50 miles from the Oregon border. Heavy fog made it necessary to circle for more than an hour before finally landing.
Such are the problems when playing a school so remotely located.
The week wont get any easier. After the tonights game the Coyotes will charter a bus and make a 230-mile trip to Rohnert Park to play Sonoma State Friday. That trip can take five hours, even if the weather is good. Oliver is hoping the team can arrive at the second destination by 2 a.m.
Cal Poly Pomona will play the teams in the opposite order. The Broncos (11-12, 10-8) flew into Oakland Wednesday. Coach Greg Kamansky said after tonights game with the Seawolves, his team will drive halfway, then make the other half of the trek Thursday morning.
It is by far the worst trip, Kamansky said. It really isnt safe to be doing it that late at night. And you really dont want to have to do it the day you play. There is no easy way to do it.
Last year the conference gave schools a day in between those games because of the hazards, not present in any of the other road trips between conference schools.
The situation was addressed at a meeting of athletic directors and the vote favored returning to the back-to-back nights. Cal Poly, Cal State and UC San Diego were the schools voting against that, citing safety concerns.
Cal State Los Angeles and Dominguez Hills were the lone South schools who voted for the back to backs.
Its tough no matter what you do, said Cal State L.A. athletic director Dan Bridges. We felt it was an unfair advantage for those teams to have a day between games.
But those against the move acknowledge that those schools also have an advantage if their opponent has to drive five hours after a game.
So the schools are doing the best they can to deal with the scenario. The Coyotes usually transport their teams in vans but athletic director Kevin Hatcher got a charter bus at a cost of about $4,000 – four times the cost of rental vans.
Bridges said his school did the same, even putting both the mens and womens team on one bus.
Cost is not an issue, Hatcher said. We felt this was the safest thing to do. We dont want our coaches having to drive their teams that late after a game, especially with the possibility of adverse weather conditions. At least with a charter you have a paid, professional driver trained to deal with all situations.
The stakes are a bit higher for the Coyotes, but the Broncos also need wins.
Cal Poly has qualified for the conference tournament but needs to finish in the top four to host a tournament quarterfinal at Kellogg Gymnasium Tuesday. Theyre currently tied with three teams for fourth.
Several north schools loom as a possible opponent for the Broncos. If they dont get to host they could be faced with having to head north again on Monday, two days after returning home from Humboldt.
If that happens the Broncos might decide to stay up north.
Despite the tough journey, Oliver expects a memorable game between teams establishing one of the top rivalries in Division II basketball.
I expect it to be every bit like the game we played in the regional final last year, Oliver said. It is a great atmosphere for college basketball, one our kids will never forget. They are very passionate and knowledegable about their basketball.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 24, 2013) – The ETSU men's soccer team will look to improve upon its solid 2012 campaign by adding nine newcomers to the roster. Head coach Scott Calabrese recently announced the program's incoming 2013 recruiting class, which will join an ETSU team that has advanced to the conference finals twice in the past three years.
Joining the Buccaneers this fall will be Daniel Adelman (Johnson City, Tenn.), Warren Austin (Kingsport, Tenn.), Donte Brangman (Southampton, Bermuda), Thibault Civalier (Nice, France), Troy Dolmetsch (Northville, Mich.), Jeffrey George (Safety Harbor, Fla.), Suddy Hutchins (Knoxville, Tenn.), William Nordenstrom (Linkoping, Sweden), and Anthony Wojas (Dijon, France).
"I am extremely pleased with the incoming class of 2013," Calabrese said. "It provides a balance of youth and experience, as well as individuals with the necessary talent to help us progress as a program."
Brangman, who was a member of the 2011 ESPN Rise National Championship Team, played in 10 matches as a freshman last season at Saint Louis University. The midfielder and Southampton, Bermuda, native started in six contests for the Billikens, including wins against nationally ranked Creighton and Louisville.
Wojas, a former member of AJ Auxerre Academy, attended the University of Burgundy at Dijon. The forward was a part of the French U19 League Champion team in 2011.
The experience of Brangman and Wojas will be a welcome addition to a Buccaneers team that returns 17 letterwinners and seven starters from last season.
"We have a strong core group of returners and believe that the new players will only help to make us stronger in our aim of challenging for the conference championship," Calabrese said.
Wojas joins Civalier as the two French born players in this year's recruiting class. Civalier was also a member of AJ Auxerre Academy, where he played center back for the U19 team. The Nice, France, native will join ETSU as a defender.
George, the other defender in the recruiting class, advanced to the 2012 United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Academy Playoffs as a member of the Chargers Soccer Club. He was also a member of the Florida State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team.
Three incoming freshmen hail from the Volunteer State—Tennessee.
Adelman (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Austin (Kingsport, Tenn.) are natives of the Tri-Cities area, while Hutchins is from nearby Knoxville, Tenn. Adelman, a goalkeeper, played alongside Hutchins, a midfielder, on the FC Alliance 95 Black club team. Hutchins was a Tennessee All-State selection. All three players were members of the Tennessee State ODP team.
Dolmetsch was a member of the 2012 Disney Showcase Champion team. The midfielder was also a Michigan All-State selection.
Nordenstrom, a forward, scored 16 goals in 17 games while playing for Atvidaberg FF U19 last season. He also participated in Swedish U17 National Team Training Camp in 2011.
"Each player brings different qualities to the program, and we continually strive to find players that are not only technically and tactically competent enough to play in our system, but, most importantly, have the drive and motivation to be successful members of our program on and off the field," Calabrese said.
The Buccaneers will begin the season August 30 in Columbia, S.C., with a match against South Carolina, before hosting Kentucky September 5.
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Fletcher's 'Torkan' debuted in Sydney's Sunday Telegraph in 1976, and is still published today (2009). Four years later, Fletcher started another strip, called 'Staria', in the Daily Telegraph.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A technician and two homeowners were taken to a Spokane hospital after suffering apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to a home in the Spokane suburb of Mead where a technician working on a gas-fired water heater was found unconscious. KXLY-TV reports that the first firefighter put on his oxygen mask before entering the home and found extremely high carbon monoxide readings. Carbon monoxide can cause sudden illness and even death.


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Design Documentation: ID Resolver
In the current JAXB RI, developed by Sun, there are a series of "proprietary" JAXB extensions that are available to provide advanced JAXB functionality outside of the JAXB spec (these extension classes reside in the com.sun.xml.bind package).
The abstract class IDResolver provided in the Sun JAXB implementation allows users to override the ID/IDREF processing of the JAXB runtime.
This document will outline the design for an EclipseLink equivalent to this extension.
If an IDResolver has been set on the Unmarshaller (via properties), then the following things must happen during unmarshal:
- The IDResolver's startDocument() method must be called when unmarshalling starts.
- When an ID value is encountered during unmarshal, the IDResolver's bind method must be called, to bind the object to the ID.
- When an IDREF value is encountered during unmarshal, the IDResolver's resolve method must be used to obtain the object for the IDREF.
- The IDResolver's endDocument() method must be called when unmarshalling completes.
The user must extend the following abstract class:
package org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb; import java.util.concurrent.Callable; import javax.xml.bind.ValidationEventHandler; import org.xml.sax.SAXException; /** * IDResolver can be subclassed to allow customization of the ID/IDREF processing of * JAXBUnmarshaller. * * @see JAXBUnmarshaller */ public abstract class IDResolver { public abstract Callable<?> resolve(Object id, Class type) throws SAXException; public abstract Callable<?> resolve(Map<String, Object> id, Class type) throws SAXException; public abstract void bind(Object id, Object obj) throws SAXException; public abstract void bind(Map<String, Object> id, Object obj) throws SAXException; public void startDocument(ErrorHandler errorHandler) throws SAXException {} public void endDocument() throws SAXException {} }
The user's IDResolver class can then be passed to the Unmarshaller through the setProperty() method:
... JAXBContext ctx = ... Unmarshaller u = ctx.createUnmarshaller(); u.setProperty(org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.JAXBContext.ID_RESOLVER, new MyIDResolver()); ...
Note: EclipseLink also supports Sun's IDResolver property names:
m.setProperty("com.sun.xml.bind.IDResolver", new MyResolver()); m.setProperty("com.sun.xml.internal.bind.IDResolver", new MyResolver());
Also note that if you are using a Sun IDResolver with EclipseLink, it will be unable to support EclipseLink's multiple XML IDs feature. In this case, you should re-implement your IDResolver as a subclass of org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.IDResolver.
XML Bindings
Because IDResolver is an Unmarshaller property, there is no configuration in XML Bindings.
Appendix A - Example IDResolver
From Pluggable ID/IDREF handling in JAXB 2.0
import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.concurrent.Callable; import com.sun.xml.bind.IDResolver; class MyIDResolver extends IDResolver { Map<String, Apple> apples = new HashMap<String, Apple>(); Map<String, Orange> oranges = new HashMap<String, Orange>(); void startDocument() { apples.clear(); oranges.clear(); } public void bind(String id, Object obj) { if (obj instanceof Apple) apples.put(id, (Apple) obj); else oranges.put(id, (Orange) obj); } public Callable resolve(final String id, final Class targetType) { return new Callable() { public Object call() { if (targetType == Apple.class) return apples.get(id); else return oranges.get(id); } }; } }
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Hall Inductees to be Announced Today
Today the Hall of Fame voters decide on the 2010 crop of Hall of Fame inductees. Eligible players include Dave Andreychuk, Dino Ciccarelli, Doug Gilmour, Joe Nieuwendyk, Adam Oates, and the controversial nominee, Eric Lindros.
Eric Lindros is a bit of an interesting nominee that follows the same story as a guy like Cam Neely who had his superb career cut short by injury. Cam Neely was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 with his share of question marks as well. There's been much debate as to whether Eric Lindros should be inducted on various forums and blogs… what do you folks think?
UPDATE @ 10:00AM: The Oilers have announced their schedule for the 2010-11 season. The first game will be at home on October 7th, vs. the Douches to our south, the Calgary Flames. Game 2 is at home on October 10th vs. the Florida Panthers. The Oilers see their first road trip start on the 14th of October (vs. Calgary).
UPDATE @ 1:45 PM: Per TSN: "Dino Ciccarelli, Cammi Granato and Angela James have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player Category. In the Builder Category, Jimmy Devellano and the late Daryl 'Doc' Seaman was elected."


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So we'll admit that we're pretty humbled by some of the positive reviews we've received for Waveriders. When we set out to make this movie we obviously hoped it would hit the right notes. We want you to see our movie. So if you need reviews to convince you, well here you go.
"Entertaining and thought-provoking… creates a genuine desire to throw on a duffle coat and run for the blissfully unspoilt Irish coasts" - Matt Bochenski, Huck Magazine
"Stirring… intriguing" – Tara Brady, Hot Press
"A remarkable film that will be of interest to surfers and non-surfers alike." - Totally Dublin
"Godzilla waves and surfers gliding down their devastating crests… [Waveriders] explores an unlikely surfing mecca" - Pavel Barter, The Sunday Times
"…overpowering… deserves to take its place alongside earlier classics such as Riding Giants and The Endless Summer. The film deserves to be seen on a big screen." - Donald Clarke, The Irish Times
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My son James was born in March, 2001. His mother and my wonderful wife is Catharine.
I'm Principal Architect at Zepheira, where I design and develop lightweight Web based solutions to large integration problems.
I've done some consulting in recent years too, and prior to that founded a company, Rove IT (now a Solarwinds company), who provide innovative mobile systems management and administration solutions for the enterprise. I also spent three years at at Sun Microsystems, which had acquired my previous company, Beduin Communications. I was Beduin's CTO.
My principle areas of interest and expertise is Internet scale distributed systems, the Web, standards development, software architecture in general, and mobile/wireless.
See my resume for more detailed information.
As an originator or editor of a specification, some stuff I've done includes;
- XHTML Basic; the core of WML 2.0 in WAP
- RFC 3236; the registration of the application/xhtml+xml media type
- RFC 3902; the registration of the application/soap+xml media type
- An Abstract Model for HTTP Resource State; an explanation of the model hidden behind the coordination semantics of REST's uniform interface
- RDF Forms; extending the Semantic Web RESTfully with mutation and indexing support, as HTML Forms do for the HTML based Web
I've also contributed to; WAP 2.0, RFC 3023 "XML Media Types", SOAP 1.2, XHTML Modularization, XHTML 1.1, XML Events, RFC 3470 "Guidelines for the Use of XML within IETF Protocols", Compound documents.
I am an unabashed lover of the Web, in particular the two primary specifications that made it all possible (HTTP 1.1, and URIs), and the architectural style, REST, that was used by Roy Fielding to craft them (at least as far as one person could in a concensus driven process). I spend far too much of my free time educating others, and generally evangelizing the profound implications of the Web and REST.
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The first of these is offered by the Abelore Agrotourism Association of Navarre: a series of country house lodges where, apart from lodging, you can take part in daily arable and livestock farming activities. The owners of the houses provide accommodation and show tourists their daily tasks, encouraging them to take part. You can help to bring a new lamb into the world; whisper to the horses; enjoy a donkey ride with the farm children; take care of roses in the greenhouses; make homemade nougat, aromatic oils, jams and junket; make dry flower wreaths and decorations; take part in the grain harvest, etc.
The second agrotourism initiative (financed by the European Union) is that of the Fundagro-UAGN Association. They have designed three agro-routes or tourist itineraries (some with two routes) through various parts of Navarre, where you will find accommodation, restaurants, direct sale businesses (of food and homemade products) and activities linked with arable and livestock farming. There is no set time for completing these routes, which you can organise as you wish, but we recommend you set aside various days to complete one of them, as their length ranges from 39 to 110 kilometres. Remember that you have to use your own vehicle.
At the country house lodges and tourist apartments forming part of this offer you can gather olives to make oil, peal pepper, attend at the birth of a calf, gather honey, go for a tractor ride, prepare a fried breadcrumbs dish, make your own wine, etc. At the restaurants you will find menus using products from their own vegetable gardens. Activities to complement these routes include visits to museums, cookery courses, hot-air balloon rides, visits and tastings at wine cellars, cider makers, cheese dairies and canning factories, mushroom gathering, etc. Do not miss the chance to buy a craft-made souvenir from one of the many businesses in the area.
Thanks to these initiatives you will get to know towns and cities of great cultural interest, like Pamplona, Aibar, Sangüesa, Javier, Estella-Lizarra, Puente La Reina, Muruzábal, Tudela, Olite, Roncesvalles, etc. and such surprising nature spaces as the Irati Forest. Learn about the lifestyle, customs and culture of the Navarre countryside and teach your children the values of this country work. Remember that you are recommended to make prior arrangements in many of the establishments. You will find more information at the following official websites: http://www.agroturismosnavarra.com/ http://agroturismonavarra.org/ http://www.turismo.navarra.es
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It took courage for 18-year old Olympian bronze medalist Simon Cho to relate the inspirational story of his life as an immigrant in America. Born in Seoul, Simon came to the U.S. with his family at the age of four as an undocumented immigrant. Aspiring to give their children the American Dream, Simon's parents worked tirelessly, day and night, to ensure that their children got the opportunities they deserved. While Simon's parents worked hard in their seafood shop 365 days of the year, Simon devoted most of his time to speed skating, a sport he was exceptionally good at. Realizing their son's talent, Simon's parents sold their shop and everything they had in order to afford his full-time training with the Olympic team in Salt Lake City. Now a U.S. citizen (due to more relaxed immigration regulations at the time), Simon tried for and made the U.S. Olympic speed skating team as one its youngest athletes, returning from this year's Vancouver games with a bronze medal for the U.S.
Like Simon, thousands of immigrant youth have the potential to realize the American Dream and make their country pride. Unfortunately, many of them never get the chance to do so, and instead, live in fear despite having lived in America most of their lives. 21-year old Jessica Colotl, a student of Political Science and French at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, is a case in point. A bright, diligent young woman, Jessica worked nights in order to pay her tuition and hopes to continue her education and become a lawyer after graduating in the fall. Sounds like someone you know?
A few days ago, as Jessica pulled into her University parking lot, a campus police officer pulled her over saying she was "impeding the flow of traffic." She was honest about not having a license and being undocumented, and was immediately detained in Cobb Country, in accordance with their 287(g) program that gives local police the power to enforce federal domain immigration law. An immigration judge denied her bond and ordered that she be deported in 30 days. Is she a danger to society? No. Is she draining the resources of the State? No. Is she a hard-working young student who pays taxes and contributes to the economy and the state. Yes. As you read this, Jessica is sitting behind bars in a detention center in Gadsden, Alabama, awaiting deportation to Mexico, a country she hasn't lived in for over ten years, a country she barely remembers.
Our country's immigration system is broken and in dire need of reform so that instead of facing the unjust circumstances that Jessica finds herself in, more people can work towards its collective good, the way Olympian Simon Cho is doing. Yesterday, Senate Democrats Harry Reid, Charles Schumer, Richard Durbin, Dianne Feinstein and Robert Menendez introduced a conceptual framework for immigration reform in the hopes of getting immigration reform passed in 2010.
The enforcement heavy proposal calls for enhanced border security and stronger enforcement, continuing with the current 287(g) programs, and leaving in a biometric Social Security card that will serve as an employment verification card. The new legislative framework also includes provisions for more green cards for highly-skilled immigrants and a detailed process for the legalization of undocumented immigrants that would require them to get extensive background checks, pay fines, be fluent in English and undergo a long waiting period before they achieve complete legalization. Additionally, the framework aims to include much-needed pieces like the DREAM Act, AgJOBS and provisions for same sex partner immigration.
Since its introduction yesterday, the proposal has garnered mixed reactions across the board. While advocacy groups are relieved at a concrete plan to register undocumented immigrants and begin the process of legalization, as well as the proposal's focus on family-based immigration, its prioritization on enforcement and border security has created discomfort. Groups have condemned the bill for calling for increasing border security and enforcement without undertaking any positive provisions. AILA has critiqued Schumer's new proposal for the increased detention recommendations that do little to rectify all that is wrong with the existing detention and deportation system. The American Civil Liberties Union is deeply dissatisfied with the inclusion of the Biometric ID card program "Believe," which they predict will be extremely expensive and inefficient, while "usher(ing) government into the very center of our lives."
As debate over the proposal continues, one thing everyone agrees on is that we need to fix our broken immigration system. Tomorrow, 80 cities around the country will bring in May Day with rallies, protests and marches demanding just and humane immigration that supports civil rights and family values. Find a march near you and be one step closer to fixing the broken immigration system.
UPDATE: Good news! On the occasion on Cinco de Mayo, Jessica Colotl was released from the Etowah County Detention Center and is now back at home with her mother. At the moment, it seems like ICE has granted her "deferred action," which means that work remains in the courts before a real victory for Jessica's freedom is won. But we know that all the phone calls, letters and support paid off, so we need to make sure that we keep the pressure on ICE to ensure that cases like hers receive the right kind of attention and justice and due process is restored to the system!
Photo courtesy of www.globalimmigrationcounsel.com


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Welcome To the Matrix - thoughts on Ancestry.com
So my latest diversion is keeping me from pummeling several key people in my life. An obssession is a powerful thing....sigh. Unfortunately, those little obssessive monsters we think we can control sometimes rear up in the most vicious fashion and sink their fangs into our unsuspecting, soft underparts.
I decided to "check out" Ancestry.com on solid reference (and the mere fact that evey search engine on the planet stops there...) and at first it was wonderful. Multiple family lines right there in a single mouse click (FEEL THE POWER!) and that's when it happened. My other neurotic tendencies started vieing for attention. I understand that the LDS organisation has exhaustive genealogical evidence - and while my protestant Christian POV does not always dovetail with the reasoning behind the research - (and I'm simply not going "there" today) one cannot ignore the MASSIVE amount of data the LDS church has accumulated and made available to the common peep like me. And so, I became suspicious of the crawler mechanism that was enabling me to add so many names to my tree....how does it know? How can it be true? How can I validate it? After spending three months accumulating 1800 names the hard way - here I am with 800 names in a week...hmm.
Smith wasn't far off....Humans....they're like a virus...spreading geometrically...and I feel the strong urge to unplug from the Matrix.
The issue is, I'm anal. I want to prove the data. I want to control it. And its popping up on my pristine tree like spring leaves. I suppose I am suffering from information overload.
If you can get census data, land purchase data and birth,marriage,death records all stating the same name at the same time - I have a level of comfort. Individual family trees are a bit more suspect in my humble eyes - although surname to surname - one would think the hobbyist researcher would pay closer attention to his own bloodlines. As for me, "Stepfamilies" are common and often more known than the blood family, so I'm following a few of them too. (all the way back to the 1600's?)
And so, in the midst of things like an office move, a truck with an antifreeze leak, schools that won't call back (and registration is next week, same days as the office move) a brand new chair that won't assemble (the screw holes are not aligned on the back of the chair. Nice.) and "family" in town - obsessing about ancient deceased relatives is the preferred diversion. Its just easier to curse the little green "leaves" (if you put a name on your family tree - and Ancestry has any other information on that name - a green leaf icon pops up beside the persons name. its very cute.) on my ancestry page than it is to deal with the reality of all the "opportunities" in my day.
I May Be Native American - Research 07/10/10
Mahala Bowman Keeley
Quite by accident I stumbled across this amazing geneology buff named Jeannie who responded to a query I had posted the Hughes message board at rootsweb.com. Over the past two days the inundation of information has made my head spin. Now it is more than a possibility that the woman in the picture is my great great great grandmother. I'm still waiting for subsequent information although the census data is strongly supportive of the connection. My paternal Great Grandpa Tracy Hughes married Florence Keeley, daughter of John Keeley. Johns parents were quite possibly Francis and Mahala (my grandfather was William Francis - and my son is Eric Francis so Francis may be more of a Family name than I thought)
Apparently Mahala Bowman Keeley was part of the Sandusky OH Senecas. I never would have imagined that I possibly had Native American bloodlines - I guess it makes me 1/32nd Seneca. (smirk) Pretty crazy, huh. I'm not totally for sure for sure yet, but it is a possibility. I am hoping to connect with a party on ancestry who has more extensive information on Francis Keeley and Mahala Bowman. We'll see what happens.
footnote 08/13/12 - Mahala is in fact my 3rd great grandmother.
I May Be A Lizard Genealogy Archive 09/2010
I've been working on my family's geneology for a couple of months now, searching amongst the bandwidth for snippets of random verification of my lineage. My spawn calls it "cataloguing the dead'. The TPB's (testosterone producing bipeds) in my home have little to no interest in the 1700+ names I've thus far accumulated. For me, I find it fascinating - this commonality in individuality I see - how connected we really are, how resilient we were just a few generations back, and every once in awhile theres a quantum quirk in the matrix - a moment of clarity pierces the veil and I see something amazing in the mundane. Or perhaps I just get a bit silly staring at the PC for hours. Who knows?
It happened yesterday after a dear soul with an Ancestry.com account flooded my aol inbox with five different censuses plotting out the Hughes branch of my family tree. There it was: a couple of sequential names ("Lorenzo") and an affiliation to the freemasons. BOOYAH. And she's off.....Perhaps my affinity to our former pet iguana goes beyond mere stewardship of God's creatures. You see, I may be a Lizard. It would explain so much in my family to accept the fact that we are connected to those Martian reptilian immigrants who are responsible for the murder of JFK and who killed Princess Diana as a sacrifice. And it would also go far in explaining the wattled neck I've sprouted in the past few years. Now if I could just manifest a whip like tail and serrated teeth.
And that's how my brain processes information!
A few years ago I read portions of a book by David Icke detailing how we are in fact controlled by shapeshifting lizards from Mars. The house of Windsor, most high ranking government officials including several former presidents, and the freemasons: all reptilian. The sheer volume of data this man has amassed is compelling - its absurdity notwithstanding - he's done significant research on mythologies and the mindsets of us plebeans. Truthfully though, I can't be a lizard. I'm not in any position of influencing or controlling others -so while my family has tantalizing connections - I'm just a food source like the rest of you.
Seriously, I did find the fact that "Lorenzo" was a shared name, and that both bearers also were freemasons - but my wattle is simply evidence of my aging human skin and nothing more. I do suggest - if you're fascinated by conspiracy theories (or if you just want to shake your head in disbelief) check out David Icke. He has a website www.davidicke.com
As for my family - our greatest claim to fame thus far - besides my husband's marital connection to Frank Tussy Russell (the manager of the first female to survive going over Niagra Falls in a barrel) has been in the form of land purchases and homesteading information. One of the Lorenzo's is a Lorenzo Secord. Easily googled, btw.
So my daydreams of jewel toned scaly skin and formidable claws must concede to the ordinary dirt and sweat that eventually produced me (and the bulk of humanity) for the moment I'm content. I'm going to rest on the comment of a friend who told me to take the mundane and turn it to gold...and that is what I will attempt to do. ( wish I could find that original comment so I could thank the commentor appropriately...the comment meant so much and I don't remember who said it....sigh)
Ordinary Lives - Genealogy Archive 04/24/10
The picture is of Mary Secord and George Hughes (my great great grandparents on my Dad's side) Mary was full Irish and George was Welsh.
Today I am 45 years old. I woke up at five to my husband sopping up fresh cat urine from our bed. After an hour and a half of tossing and turning between the comforter and the scratchy mattress liner, I hauled out for a shower. Unfortunately, the husband had just started the washer...We talked about his plans for the day while I waited for the spin cycle to cease and I showered while he prepared the usual corned beef and omelette breakfast that generates two sinks full of dirty dishes. After breakfast he discovered that he had purchased the wrong brake shoes for his "other woman" - and went into town with Bigspawn. It's 6:00pm now...The steaks are still in the fridge. Spawn is thumping around in his room and El Hefe and Bigspawn are peering under the "other woman's" white hood. Hmpfh. I'm washing towels, pouring through internet sites and old papers and working on my second Hefeweisen. I had a bowl of cottage cheese for dinner.....lovely. And they wonder why there is a sadness that lingers in my soul...the residual haze of my ordinary DNA....
I've got 168 names up on Archives.com now. I've traced my Norwegian paternal roots all the way back to Norde Aurdal, Oppland, and Slidre - Valdres Norway. circa 1665. As for my mother's side - we go back supposedly to the House of Osborne - which migrated to Kent England with William the Conqueror in 1066. The actual names stop though in the late 1700's in Cornwall. It is unfathomable the number of John Goodwins residing in England in the 1800's who are parents to a daughter named Mary....Its so much easier to trace an Ingebret Odegaard than a Mary Goodwin...or worse - on my hub's side there will be the inevitable Smiths and Blacks...sigh.
Its a pleasant diversion - this foray into geneology. I'm not expecting to find anyone famous - in fact, the simple truth at times is amazing enough...The family of Christine Axness - twelve children - three of whom died almost immediately....so many young men between 1941 and 1945 serving overseas...I am the amalgamation of copper washers, miners, farmers and homesteaders....quiet lives lived simply...lived close to the bone.
I won't be sad. I am an adult, and beyond that I am formidable. But sometimes....a bit of sparkle - an adrenalin rush of joy - would be so nice.....so nice....
Boneyards and Bonfires - Genealogy research
Halfway through another coma inducing week and I realized, I haven't blogged recently. Which partially explains the sludge pooling behind my retinas - nothing like a backed up brain to make a chick ornery.
And so here I am considering the complexities of life as I know it - wondering why higher consciousness is tauted as the next best thing to opposing digits? Wouldn't it be simpler if all my desires were to be scratched behind one furry ear and slid a bowl of kibble once daily - rather than this madness to BE something more than the sum parts of my ample parts prone to decay?
You see, I've had this pet project curdling in my cranium now for several years, but haven't expressed the whey from the solids due to inumerable issues like the concept of only 24 hours in a day and technology that leaves me seizing on the floor and retching into my shoes if it requires more than the simple "plug and play." On a whim I recently plugged in my scanner and viola...it surged to life without so much as one tiny error message...and the thoughts commenced to bubblin.
So I started down the rodent hole on a day trip called "Family Geneology" I thought it would be entertaining to fill out a family tree and amalgamate the multiple "family histories" I have in various stages of completion in drawers, and desks - and build something beautiful, perhaps for my spawn - all on line of course. So I joined a few "search" sites - mostly free ones but also Archives (which is very reasonable) and I set out on my epic discovery. (Besides, I need a diversion from my own wretched egofeeding TLBoehm fiasco) I dug out the Strand History circa 1970 something - the Hughes notes from a dear Auntie - and the dog earred collection of family data for the Pearce descendents - and proceded to set up a free site. Quite by accident I also found a beautifully written account of part of the Boehm Family. (I read parts of it and actually cried. it was impressive and eloquently penned) So I put up the parental units and started working backwards. And then I hit it - the proverbial wall constructed to deter grave robbers like me. Her name is Barb...she's my mom. It was a simple request, really. "Hey Mom, hows it goin' can ya tell me why Grandpa Lindquist s parent's aren't listed anywhere and who is the Southwell family and why is there a McNiel mother - with the Southwells, but Grandpa is an L and there's no parents for McNiel? OOPS....Apparently, Nellie Southwell, Grandpa's dear mother - maiden name McNiel and a brother produced Grandpa...and that's why mom was born with birth defects. and who am I to do harm to my mom by bringing this up? OK. The entire family is deceased - Grandpa, Grandma - mom's sister - all gone except for two adult cousins, Mom and me. WHO IS GOING TO CARE?
And so I called my mom again today - encouraging her that she has a story to tell about who she is, how she's overcome her "disabilities" to live this rich life....and no one else will tell her story if she doesn't. There's no one left. She tells me she will send dates and names of family. My mom is a creative type. She at times embellishes in areas where I beleive the simple truth is much more relevent. That being said, I know I will want to confirm the validity of her information.
Which brings me to this. I did find the Southwells on the 1930 census - so I know they existed. But here's the real rub - good, bad, whoremonger, or indifferent - I ache at the thought that a life has been reduced to a line of handwriting on a yellowed paper....what a waste. I want to know this woman who loved to lock her granddaughter in the outhouse, who shacked up with an amish blacksmith, who managed to garner a surname for a first son....there's a story there too....and I am a writer...right?
That's just one side of the family. I have pictures and anecdotal material to start on...once I get it fleshed out - I'll go to the families and see if they will share....and then open the thing up...Its actually fun...I'm addictive enough that I MUST reveal Nellie - she is my obsession of the moment.
Peace. If you're interested in geneology, I've stumbled upon some great sites. I may blog about it at some point....right now - its a break from traditional writing...
Max Friedrich Boehm - Immigrant - Marienwerder Prussia
The earliest information collected by William Dryden Boehm is of the parents of Max Friedrich. Friedrich Wilhelm Bohm and Wilhelmina Wollenberg. Friedrich Wilhelm was a brick mason by trade who probably moved to Gross Ottlau to work at the brick foundry sometime before 1850. Although no recorded date has been discovered, Friedrich Wilhelm was killed when a brick wall he was constructing fell over and crushed him.
F Wilhelm's son Max was born in 1851 and twin daughters Melwine and Hermine followed in 1854. Max met his future wife Elenora Nowark, daughter of Karl Nowark and Eva Janke, in Reisenberg. Max often spoke of beautiful lake Sorgen See (now lake Dzierzgon) to his children and grandchildren. Elenore spoke of visiting Marienwerder (now Kwydzyn Poland) as a young girl. She lived as an exchange student on a farm for several weeks. In 1873 at age 21 Max and Eleanore left Marienwerder Prussia and emigrated to the United States to escape the military draft. Along with Elenore's sister Louise, Max and his fiance left Germany from Bremen on the sailing vessel, Marco Polo. While en route to Baltimore the ship was forced off course to the Canary Islands by a major storm. The ship was resupplied and attempted the Atlantic crossing again. The entire voyage took a total of three months. They arrived in Baltimore, MD March 3, 1873 and were married the following April.
Max and Eleanor settled in Bay City Michigan where Max found work as a laborer in the lumber mills, eventually becoming a foreman at S McLean and Co. They attended Immanuel Lutheran church and had eight children. Eleanora died of pleurisy in 1897 at the age of 46. Three years after her death, Max married Wilhelmina Natzke who became an integral part of the Boehm childrens' lives, raising them as her own. Max died from spinal menengitis at age sixty. Only a year later, Minnie passed away.
Cousin Di (aka Diana Spencer)
Yup. I'll take Diana Spencer for the win. I mapped out the connection a few weeks ago. Some peeps chit chat over a Mcsomething. I scrounge familial entrails for digestable leavin's.
So Princess Diana is a cousin. My tenth cousin once removed via my paternal Hughes/Secord line. Yes, its a distant tie but still an interesting rabbit hole. Unfortunately, rather than do a happy dance on my desk I feel a bit sad about it all. There are those odd moments whilst sifting through dry archival data that I am suddenly reminded of the life that churned up the dust through which I shuffle. In Diana Spencer's specific case, it brought memories of High School spilling from my cortex like so much floodwater breaching the levy. For a moment I was 16 again, fixated by the fairy tale fluff of a royal wedding. The next moment I was 32, baby on my lap, mourning with the world at the passing of a princess. So often in the harsh moments we are reminded that we are adult and mortal. It makes me ache a bit.
Perhaps its the hardwiring of my specific feminine gender that causes me to make the jump from lamenting over the sad cessation of a famous distant cousin to the lesser celebrated but equally relevant relatives closer to the trunk of my sprawling tree. Perhaps I am not alone in my occassional starstruck moments because in these moments we garner at least a perfunctory nod from those family and friends who usually relegate our genealogical diversions to the same pile as bright blue eye shadow and bellbottom jeans. (she's cataloguing the deceased now, but it will pass. Eventually she'll run out of bodies) Yet amongst the rulers and ruffians there are real stories of real people who lived and breathed and dreamed in anonymity. I find these souls just as satisfying to "rediscover" as I do a more recognisable name. And if I am afforded a glimpse into his or her life - the ache is just as palpable as I felt that day in 1997 when I watched Princess Di's funeral on TV. We all have a story.....
William the Conqueror and the Awesomeness of Family Tree Circles
So I posted this blog about granpa Rollo recently and I decided to copy it to a free site I know of called Family Tree Circles. (free is always good) and wonder of wonders - I get a response from a gentleman who tells me that his wife is studying Rollo, but she doesn't have an account. (excuse me, does this smell like chloroform to you?) So I respond politely and I get an email from this wonderful lady living in Cheshire, England who has traced her family to ROLLO AND BEYOND. What I did not know and am now geeking out about is that Rollo was not only my grandpa - but he was a grandfather to William the Conquerer. (that's a genealogical checkmate right there) She was very sweet in her manner of telling me that my family descends from a "legitimate" relationships while hers branches down from an extramarital liaison. Imagine - my dad's ruffians "legitimate" - har har.
Anyway - I'm thinking that loads of peeps - if your peeps hollaback to the UK or Northern France are probably related to Wm simply because - if you can find recordkeeping going back that far - it means the family had the means to keep records.
Not to slur my ethncity or anything but sometimes I wonder about the average white folk and their dismissal of "culture and history" I think I would have paid better attention in history class if there had been a personal investment in it instead of the doggerel they forcefeed our young 'uns. Seems like a lot of my paler toned peeps are cultural transients who keep little to no knowledge of who they were in preference for who they wish to become. Not sure why that is. For me, knowing who I was makes who I is more valid.
I also don't get the whole search and destroy mindset. It is a perpetual sore spot that one half of my research on my husband's clan is thwarted by the simple fact that the powers that be decided to toast the churches and destroy records...so any researchers hitting that barrier in Prussia/Poland/Germany - thanks so much, Adolph. You were a peach. (watch it. Ten years from now I'll discover that I'm related to Adolph...)
Anyway, gotta love the interwebs. Connectivity is power and the next Adolph - won't be able to find ALL the ones and ohs...if we aren't crisped by a CME or popped off the planet by a rogue asteroid - somebody somewhere will retain the information....
A special thank you to Family Tree Circles for the William the Conqueror connection. What an awesome find!


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Michelle Wie withdrew during the first round of the Meijer LPGA Classic on Thursday because of a right wrist injury.
Wie was 5 over after nine holes when she pulled out of the tournament. She fought injuries to both wrists in 2007.
''It just started hurting last week and kept getting worse,'' Wie said in the parking lot outside the medical trailer. ''It got to the point where I really couldn't hold a club today. I'm going to try and get an MRI right now and see what my next steps are. I hope I can play next week. So we'll see.''
Wie won the U.S. Women's Open on June 22 for her second victory of the year and fourth on the LPGA Tour.


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A 30-year-old Yemassee man was arrested Wednesday evening on multiple charges after fighting with, and injuring, a Beaufort County Sheriff's deputy.
Richard Shedrick Albany was arrested just after 7:30 pm Wednesday night in the Hilton Head Gardens apartment complex on charges of Fleeing to Evade Arrest, Resisting Arrest with Officer Injury, Driving Under Suspension, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of Cocaine.
While conducting a proactive patrol of the complex, deputies observed Albany enter the complex driving a gold 2004 Chrysler Sebring. Albany parked in front of the 73-80 building, exited the vehicle and went inside an apartment. Deputies approached the vehicle, which had been left unoccupied but still running, with the lights on and the music at a loud volume.
A strong odor of marijuana was immediately detected coming from the vehicle, and a small black pit bull puppy was observed sitting inside the car. At that time, Albany returned to the car, advising deputies the car was his and he had just run inside for a minute.
Initially, Albany was cooperative with deputies, providing his identification card upon request. However, as deputies attempted to pat Albany down for any weapons, he suddenly turned and fled on foot. Deputies pursued Albany to a chain link fence which Albany attempted to scale. As deputies attempted to halt Albany's ascent, Albany struck one deputy in the face with an elbow, fracturing the deputy's nose.
Deputies were successful in removing Albany from the fence; however, Albany continued to actively fight and resist, leading to deputies deploying a Taser in an attempt to subdue him. Deputies were eventually able to restrain Albany and place him under arrest. Both he and the deputy, 24-year-old Patrolman First Class John Duus, were transported to Hilton Head Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries and released.
A subsequent search of Albany's vehicle yielded the recovery of quantities of marijuana and cocaine. Albany was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center where he currently remains.


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At next month's conference in San Jose, Infopeople is coordinating a giant shared exhibit space devoted to "Celebrating Collaboration." Eleven organizations and statewide projects are participating in the exhibit, i.e.: Califa Group, California Center for the Book, California Library Literacy Services, California Preservation Program, California State Library/Library Development Services, California State Library Rural Initiative, clioinstitute, Infopeople, Librarians' Index to the Internet, Libris Design, and UCLA Department of Information Studies. The common booth number is 413, and you can find us right in the center of the exhibit hall, clustered around the lounge area, which will be used for a sensational array of demonstrations. Please check out the demonstration schedule with descriptions or the demonstration schedule chart and plan your schedule accordingly. This is a great opportunity to sample current and upcoming Infopeople workshops, catch up with your favorite instructors, take a tour of the new Rural Initiative Clearinghouse, get a preview of upcoming changes in the LII, get valuable building project advice from Libris Design, and hear about all the fabulous deals you can get through Califa! And the Rural Initiative folks have a very special surprise that involves ..... well, if we tell you, then it won't be a surprise! To find us, as you enter the exhibit hall, look for the ceiling-mounted "sails" decorated with moving images and words evocative of collaboration.
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"Celebrating Collaboration" at the 2004 CLA Conference
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