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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Big News Family Editing Comes to FamilySearch Family Tree
Family Tree is part of the biggest change being made to the FamilySearch.org website. Good news and waiting. Family Tree is the replacement for New.FamilySearch.org. There are a series of incremental changes going on nearly constantly. For example, today I found that marriage dates can be edited or deleted. Family relationships can also be edited, such as biological, adopted, step etc. You can also change the parents of a child. You can also add a source directly to a marriage and a child relationship. In short, all of the incorrect family relationships in New.FamilySearch.org can now be edited in Family Tree.
You can also add people to the database. I hope you realize how big this really is!!!
Get to work and correct your family!
This program is open to anyone who wants to register (or who has already registered) by clicking on the Help menu and reading the instructions concerning how to sign into the program.
Look to the Historical Record Collections; there are always millions of new records, every work day. That is "every work day" including Saturdays. Today, 11 July 2012, almost a million new records were added and I would consider that a rather slow day. There may be more added before the day is through. If you click on the column heading for "Last Updated" you will see the most recent additions. Here is a screen shot showing the latest additions as of this date:
There are currently 1219 collections of records comprising millions of individual records, including 14 collections added or updated today and yesterday.
9 comments:
This is first of all, good news. I'm glad you put in a plug for Historical Collections, also.ReplyDelete
Question: When there are two or more dissenting opinions on a person's birth date, for example, will all the edits for that be listed?Replies
I agree that it does seem to be good news, but like Margaret, I have a reservation regarding adjudication.Delete
Even Wikipedia eventually found it necessary to have changes moderated. This could easily evolve into an "out of the frying pan into the fire" situation.
Huh - I have just seen that even this page is moderated :-)Delete
- Mary Beth FigginsJuly 12, 2012 at 7:15 AM
I signed into Familysearch.org and was unable to find how to get into Family Tree as you described. New.Familysearch.org requires you to be LDS. A search in Familysearch.org under Family Trees brought up items from Ancestral Files and Pedigree Resource with no indication that they could be edited, sourced, etc. Where to I need to go to access what you described?ReplyDelete
I do love the Historical Records and use them frequently.Replies
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Mary Beth. Members of the public can access nFS and the Family Tree, but it's by request only. If you go to the help center and search for public access new.familysearch and public access family tree you should get the instructions on how to do thisDelete
Anyone can access the new Family Tree. Click on Help and then read the last article with the title "Gaining Access to the FamilySearch Family Tree (pdf)".Delete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 8:10 AM
I was able to get the Family tree link on my page when I logged in but the screen is just jumping in and out - I was able to do a search & when I clicked on one of them I see a tree that again in jumping between screens???? Ideas?Delete
- Micaela CreggerJuly 19, 2012 at 6:20 PM
only members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) can join the new.familysearch it is not open to non members of the LDS church. That is why the LDS church came up with new.familysearch and familysearch.org. Besides the only thing on new.familysearch is just your own family trees there are no historical documents or anything. The non members can search familylsearch .org. Familysearch.org is in the process of getting the family tree up and running. You can also submit your own family tree to familysearch.org.ReplyDelete

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And this week's Gusher Award for Achievement in Hyperbole goes too …
This book "will leave readers salivating for more."
From a review of Special Topics in Calamity Physics in the New York Times Book Review, Aug. 13, 2006 www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/books/review/13cover.html
Even by the embarrassingly uncritical standards of contemporary literary criticism, the praise for Marisha Pessl's Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Penguin, 528 pp., $15, paperback) went over the top. Many reviewers gushed not just about the novel but about the author's youth and good looks as though they were writing for Hairdo magazine instead of major newspapers.
This week's winner took the top honor because it double-faults. It's unclear and presumptuous. What does "salivating" mean here? I may have defective salivary glands. But I can never quite figure out how to "salivate" for books – even by writers I love — as though I were, say, an unusually literary Weimaraner. If a critic does find him- or herself "salivating," why not just say that (in the first-person) instead of projecting the response onto others (while hiding behind the third person)?
At least among critics, the bold prophecy of mass salivation for Special Topics in Calamity Physics seems to have gone unfulfilled. Ann Cummins wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that Pessl's novel rates "that lamest of grades, an 'I' for Incomplete." Donna Rifkind said in the Washington Post that Pessl is a "vivacious writer," but that "hunkering down for 514 pages of frantic literary exhibitionism turns into a weary business for the reader." And Peter Dempsey of the Guardian faulted the book for "a page-by-page cascade of dreadful extended metaphors." "Baldly put," he said, "Pessl has a tin ear for prose."
One-Minute Book Reviews welcomes nominations for the Gusher Award.


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Sixty-seven percent voted for winning Congressman Cory Gardner, who was re-elected over challenger Brandon Shaffer, who only received 30 percent of the Morgan County vote. In Morgan County, about 10,600 people voted in this election, although not all cast votes for every election category.
State Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg ran unopposed, gathering 8,105 votes in Morgan County.
Jim Zwetzig became the newest Morgan County commissioner, running unopposed, and won 8,204 votes.
Morgan County Commissioner Brian McCracken won re-election with 8,275 votes.
District attorney candidate Brittny Lewton also ran unopposed and was elected with 7,847 votes.
Amendment 64, a measure to legalize small amounts of marijuana, which was approved by Colorado voters, was disapproved by Morgan County voters. Fifty-eight percent of county voters cast ballots against the initiative.
However, the great majority of Morgan County voters approved Amendment 65, which encourages Washington, D.C. to change campaign finance law. In Morgan County, 71 percent voted for the amendment.
The county was pretty evenly split when it came to Amendment S, which changes the state employment system. Morgan County voters were against the measure 50.44 percent to 49.56 percent.
Amendments 65 and S passed statewide.
Log Lane Village voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have increased mill levy collections by 81 percent to 19 percent.
"Everything's run very smoothly," Dep. Elections Clerk Pat Mendoza said about two hours before the polls closed Tuesday night. "There were a few bumps, but no great turbulence."
She added that things were "pretty busy" at the Morgan County Administration vote center, and most of the other vote centers, as well.
"It's been very nice," Morgan County Clerk and Recorder Connie Ingmire said Tuesday night. "There's always some little thing, but for the most part, we've been very pleased as far as how things are turning out at the vote centers."
Of all the ballots, 91 percent of the ballots were mail-in ballots, which seems to show Morgan County voters like this system, she said. Also, of 8,932 mail-in ballots requested, 8,143 were returned, which is an excellent return rate.
A total of 960 people cast ballots during early voting.
Military ballots still have eight days to come in, so the totals will change, Ingmire said.
"The turnout has been very good," Ingmire said, adding that a lot of mail-in voters had returned their ballots, both by mail and in person.
And people were coming in to the clerk's office throughout the day and evening Tuesday to drop off their mail-in ballots.
"It's very convenient, but it's not for everybody," Ingmire said of the mail-in voting. "It's obvious Morgan County voters really enjoy the option."
She said that with early voting, mail-in ballots and both electronic and paper voting on Election Day, "there's something for everybody."
About two hours before the polls closed, Ingmire said she was happy with how the election had gone.
"I'll be curious when the figures to come in" to see the results, she said.
But she said that the important thing was that people got their chance to vote.
"That's what it is all about," she said. "They had their say."
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I did this last year in the shack and got a lot of good responses and good thoughts so i thought i'd try it in the main forum this year. At least until Pehawk starts humping Absolute's leg and I have to move it to the shack.
This is your chance to show some appreciation and spread some love for the posters and the people who make you come to this site. Give a shout out, stroke some ego's and make your favorite posters feel good. This site is literally my home when i'm at home. I'm just a single dude with no kids or responsibility so i'm always here. I love everybody on this site and everybody here helps to make it the best site on the internet. I sincerely thank all of you, but want to give a special thanks to some in a few different categories:
The "must reads": Pehawk, Scotteemojo, nycoug, zebulan dak, scutterhawk. Smart, funny and clever. Whenever I see their names pop up they're the first thing i read. Keep doing what you do.
The "smart guys": Kearly, Montanahawk, Sharkhawk, FlyingGreg: Some of you use way too many words and I admit I dont read all of them but rather skim through, but I appreciate greatly the things I do read from you. Thanks for taking the time and doing the work.
The "gentlemen and a lady (I think)": DrDiags, Hawkstorian, sc85cis: Sometimes you get drowned out in the sea of insanity but thanks for bringing some levelheadedness to the discussion and for trying to class up the joint.
The "Wish you posted more": Seatown81, Snohomie, IHateSleeves, Jerhawk: None of you guys are as active as you used to be, but I really appreciate what you have to say when you do participate.
Lastly, "The Top Men": Aros, Rockhawk, Anguish and all the present and past mods and admins. Thank you for this site and for always keeping it running smoothly. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
<3 JSeahawks
I'm sure i'm forgetting some favorites, and to those I didnt mention I promise I like you even more then the very best 49er fan.
Now its your turn. Spread some appreciation and love for your fellow posters.


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No Scareglow or He-man here in Regina either...I shudder to think where Randor and Skeletor and the Goddess are...
I don't know if I should be ordering come Jan 15th if they are still 2 months behind!
No Scareglow or He-man here in Regina either...I shudder to think where Randor and Skeletor and the Goddess are...
I don't know if I should be ordering come Jan 15th if they are still 2 months behind!
I just want to report that my subscription Scareglow also arrived in BC today.
My shipping confirmation came via email Nov 18th.
According to the label on the box, it was shipped on Nov 17th. The customs date is Dec 24th.
So I guess that it takes about 37 days to reach the customs for this particular shipment. That takes a bit longer than usual.
Actually, I don't mind the long wait as long as Mattel makes sure that Canadians (and all international customers) can get a replacement (not refunds) for any defective figure.
Anyways, I think that all the Scareglows will show up soon and I hope you all will get yours safely.
BC is pretty far from me, but mine shipped on the 18th so that might explain some stuff. Hopefully he gets here soon.
Finally received my He-Man yesterday with a loose left ankle. My sub Scareglow arrived one week before Christmas.
Good news – I finally got my He-man and Scareglow last night. I had to pay $18 in customs fees (ugh!), but I'm happy I finally got them. For those who haven't received them yet, you should be getting them soon …
MOTU collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/patobot...617600/detail/ (53 sealed items)
POP collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/patobot...668314/detail/ (36 sealed items)
Feedback: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=176288
Updated: August 1st 2010
order date: nov 16
ship date: nov 20
method: regular ($8.95)
received: jan 07
*no customs charge - (BC/Canada)
non-subscription 2nd order
(3rd order: n/a - *Skeletor "Sold Out" b4 ordering/12:30pm PST )
Last edited by littlehumanoids; January 8, 2010 at 03:20pm. Reason: livin' n future - lol "jan 15" > jan 08 (today)
I was thinking about changing to one of the UPS shippng methods to get the next round of figures (Beast-Man /Adora) and I contacted UPS about the brokerage fees they charge, It is some what resonable for 2 figs.
2 figures would be $23.16 for shipping and then $7 UPS (level 1 broerage fee) + duty and taxes (if they apply them)
BUT in February, Trap Jaw / Battle Cat and ?? reissue) would be over UPS brokerage fee level 1 ($7.00) and would be level 2 ($19.45) and then add duty and taxes to the 23.16 shipping!!!
I can't afford to give UPS (nor do I want to since they are terrible to deal with) $42.61 shipping before Duty and taxes!
I have no problem giving Matty $$ every month for fantastic figures, but the only shipping option to Canada, is a long, long, long, long, long, wait.
I really hope that a new option can be given soon! Please !
Last edited by CanadaClassics; January 8, 2010 at 04:00pm.
MY Feedback Thread : http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=191572
Wow, you sure are cmplaining a lot!
To the United Kingdom (Europe) figures form Matty are shipping for 2 moths also!
I'm from Poland and Im waiting for Skeletor (was send at 18 Dec.) and I think I will be waiting for him to February.
Charges for shipping something from whole world to Poland are expensive.
I'm glad that i can have Skeletor for so cheap (29,9$) even if he come so late.
Chear up guys Patience
That D-bait Guy From POLAND
Last edited by adam03; January 8, 2010 at 04:49pm.
Wanna try something new? visit http://adam032010.proboards.com/index.cgi!!
My .org feedback thread: http://he-man.org/forums/boards/showthread.php?t=71883
Hmmm thats true I think shipping to Canada is long beacose of diffrent laws in Canada and USA where from the figures are send. Who knows...
Another true is that, that MattyCollector should improve their shipping methods, and remember that to do not raise the costs a lot
That D-bait Guy From POLAND
I ordered my 2009 subscription seconds after it became available (a bad habit from all those scary experiences before ). I'd imagine if another BC resident ordered 2009 subscription days after, the wait time would probably a bit longer than mine. But I think it takes about the same time to reach everyone in the same area. I hope you will get yours soon!
Still waiting for my He-Man re-issue in Toronto, it shipped 2 days after Scareglow, which arrived 3 weeks ago. I've contacted customer service 3 times over the past 3 weeks and I was told each time to wait 72 hours while they "look into things" or "pass this issue on to the higher ups"... long story short I don't think He-Man is gonna show up.
WOOOO! Scare glow finally arrived today! London Ontario Canada!
Religion = The Horde
Atheism = The Great Rebellion
Finally got Scarglow in Toronto but sill no He-man Re-Issue
Insane!! is all i can say.
Download!! 25% goes to help the ORG!!!!!
AGE FEEDBACK: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=128035
album photos lots more to come: check out my profile
my want list: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=148549
Collection PICS:http://www.crazycollectors.de/age.html
The glowing bones finally arrived here!!
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Posted on August 5, 2009
You want more stories about our donations? You're insatiable, children, but settle down around the fire and I'll tell you about the carful of Bibles and the condo full of bibelot.
He was the nephew of one of our volunteers and he worked at O'Hare. An unclaimed shipment of books been held up by Customs was slated to be destroyed. He thought that was a shame, and his aunt suggested he see if we could pick them up. We sent out a volunteer with a car.
Not everything would fit in the car, but the volunteer crammed as many boxes in as possible. And what we got was Bibles. Big white Bibles for brides to carry, little zippered Bibles for kids to take to Sunday School, immense Bibles for putting on the parlor table: hundreds of brand new Bibles, in three colors, in about ten different sizes, all still in their original boxes.
It took us a while, but we figured it out. The Bibles had two things in common: they were all the New Jerusalem Version, and they were all bound in leather. The religious organization which had been shipping them to its missions overseas had failed to find out that the country they were shipping to had strict laws regarding the importation of leather goods. So they were grounded at O'Hare. Talk about judging a book by its cover!
We were once given an apartment full of bibelots. That's a fancy word for doodads, gimcracks, and thingumabobbers. The lady had planned her estate very carefully. She had already given her niece whatever family mementos mattered, and was determined after that the niece receive only money: no junk, nothing that would take any time or trouble to dispose of. So she bequeathed her apartment to one charity, all the clothes and furniture to another charity, and all her books, figurines, works of art, and what have you to the Newberry Library Book Fair. That was fun to pack up because it was very close to the library, and we had several weeks during which we could drop by and pack things up in easy stages. There were many wildlife posters and animal figurines and just generally doodads of a high enough quality to be called bibelots. Naturally, there were problems of definition: was the food in the pantry furniture or was it artworks? We decided the fresh strawberries needed to be dealt with right away, and were therefore a work of art. The ten cans of lima beans constituted furniture and we left them behind.
A lady came to me once and said "You don't want my records."
People say things like this to me. I said, "Well, I do sell records."
"But these are commercial recordings," she said.
"Most of the records I sell are commercial recordings," I pointed out.
She shook her head. "I said that badly. These are recordings of commercials made at an ad agency for clients."
I said "Gimme Gimme Gimme."
There are several Jonathon Winters fans out there whose collections are now richer for including his album of commercials for Fiat, probably one of his rarer recordings. Some Ken Nordine fans and Irwin Corey fans have richer collections as well. And the Newberry is richer for that, too.
On the other hand, I had another lady come to me and say "I did you a favor yesterday. I helped somebody throw all her records down the garbage chute in her building."
"But I sell records," I said.
"Oh, you wouldn't have wanted these," I was told. "These weren't commercial recordings. It was just music she put on disc back in the 1940s for her Ice Capades routine."
And somebody asked me the other day why I have so many white hairs. "People give 'em to me for the Book Fair," I said.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The 13th-ranked Duke volleyball team saw its 11-match winning streak come to an end Sunday as the Blue Devils fell 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) to No. 19 Florida State at Tully Gym.
The Blue Devils knocked down 43 kills over the three stanzas, compared to the Seminoles' 47, but 20 attack errors limited Duke's offensive potency. Duke (25-4, 16-2) struggled to contain a motivated Florida State (22-7, 15-3) squad as the Seminoles were able to post a .340 hitting percentage for the match.
"Florida State played really well," said head coach Jolene Nagel. "They served well and they blocked well. They did a good job against us and we need to get better as a result."
Outside hitter Emily Sklar paced the Blue Devil offense with 10 kills, her 24th match of the season in double-digit kills. Middle blockers Jordan Tucker and Chelsea Cook put down nine and eight kills, respectively, while senior libero Ali McCurdy picked up 14 digs to lead the defense.
Florida State received 15 kills from outside hitter Nicole Walch and rightside hitter Elise Walch added 10 of her own. The Seminoles also held the edge in team blocks (10.0-5.0) and digs (49-44) for the match.
The two top-25 teams went at it to open the match, battling back and forth to a 17-17 tie following a Cook-Tucker block. Duke and Florida State continued to trade blows, resulting in a 22-22 stalemate before the Seminoles pulled away late. A Florida State block and Duke attack error put the Seminoles up before a Nicole Walch kill clinched the set, 25-22.
The second frame began with a 6-6 tie before a 13-6 Duke spurt, bolstered by three kills each from Elizabeth Campbell and Jeme Obeime, gave the Blue Devils a 19-13 advantage. However, the Seminoles clawed their way back to tie the frame 22-all before Nicole Walch powered Florida State to the win with three consecutive kills.
"The first set was back and forth and very tight," added Nagel. "We had the second set, but made some errors at the end which didn't allow us to finish that set strong."
With the momentum squarely in Florida State's favor following a pivotal second set, the Seminoles were able to close out the match with a 25-17 victory in the third game.
The Blue Devils close out the regular season with two home matches this coming weekend. Duke welcomes in-state rivals NC State and North Carolina to Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday and Friday, respectively.


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Braised Veal Shanks (Ossobuco)
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(Recipe ID: 575)
Serves 6-8
Preparation time: 1 hours; Cook time: 3 hours
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
In Italian Ossobuco means "bone with a hole in it," which is in reference to the veal shanks used to make the recipe. This is a slow simmered dish with aromatic vegetables and seasonings. It is traditionally served with risotto. It is also really, really delicious!
Items indicated with an astrisk (*) available for purchase in the Avanti Savoia store. See below to add these items to your cart.
- 1 cup Chopped yellow onion, celery, and carrot
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1 teaspoon Garlic, minced and mashed
- 2 strips Lemon peel and orange peel each
- 1/2 cup Olive oil *
- 8 sections Meaty veal shank about two inches thick
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Dry white wine
- 2 cups Meat stock
- 1 1/2 cups Chopped canned tomatoes including juice
- Pinch of thyme *
- 2 Bay leaves *
- 1 tablespoon Basil
- A few sprigs of parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste *
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat butter in a large skillet and cook onions, carrots and celery over a medium heat about 10 minutes.
- Add garlic, lemon, and orange peel and cook another couple of minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour vegetable mixture into a casserole pan large enough to hold all the ossobucco ingredients.
- Heat the olive oil in the skillet used for the vegetables.
- Dredge the meat pieces in the flour and brown the veal pieces on all the sides.
- Stand the pieces of veal side by side on top of the vegetables in the casserole pan.
- Pour off most off the oil in the skillet, add the white wine and deglaze the skillet.
- Stir well and pour the liquid over the meat.
- In the same skillet, heat the stock to a boil and add the rest of the ingredients in the casserole.
- Add the tomatoes, herbs and seasonings.
- Bring casserole to a boil on top of the stove, cover tightly and place in the lower shelf of the oven.
- Cook for at least 2 hours at 350 degrees, turning and basting the meat every half hour or so.
- Remove the veal pieces to a warm platter and place the casserole on top of the stove.
- Boil the sauce until it is thick and creamy.
- Pour sauce on meat and serve with Risotto.
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Class::Scaffold::LazyString - Provides a string that is evaluated lazily
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See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules.
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.
The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to find a CPAN site near you, or see http://search.cpan.org/dist/Class-Scaffold/.
The development version lives at http://github.com/hanekomu/Class-Scaffold/. Instead of sending patches, please fork this project using the standard git and github infrastructure.
This software is copyright (c) 2008 by Marcel Gruenauer.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.


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Huskers Compete at Day Two of Hawkeye Invitational
Iowa City, Iowa - The Nebraska swimming and diving team continued competition in the Hawkeye Invitational at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday.
Nebraska began Saturday evening's finals with a second place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Hayley Martin, Shannon Guy, Ashley Reiter, and Taryn Collura posted a time of 1:41.63 that was bested only by Michigan in what was a solid start to the day's competition.
Standout performances in the pool came from Bailey Pons, Hayley Martin, and Shannon Guy. Pons (1:49.39) finished second in the 200-yard freestyle, Martin (54.74) finished third in the 100-yard backstroke, and Guy (54.42) finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly. Martin added a sixth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle and Guy also tallied an eighth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Other top-16 finishers were Katie Davis (400 IM), Taryn Collura (100 Fly), Natalie Morris (100 Fly), Bria Deveaux (100 Fly), Katt Sickle (200 Free), Kelly Dunn (200 Free), Ashley Reiter (100 Breast), Kristin Strecker (100 Breast), Kelsey Larson (100 Breast), and Ellan Dufour (100 Back).
In the diving well, Payton Michaud (322.05) and Amy Herman (311.75) took third and fourth place, respectively, in the three-meter dive. Nicole Schwery finished eighth and Kailey Harmon finished eleventh.
The Huskers finished the day with a third place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Michigan won the event and Iowa took second place.
The squad will return to action on Sunday morning as they look to finish the competition on a high note. Check back in for updates as the Huskers continue competition in the Hawkeye Invitational, beginning at 10 a.m.


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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland volleyball program is set to welcome six talented newcomers for the 2013 season as head coach Tim Horsmon formally announced the class on Thursday.
The six-member class received high honorable mention honors by PrepVolleyball.com and adds talent and depth to roster returning 13 players.
"We are excited about this group of athletes," said Horsmon. "I believe we have an athletic group of volleyball players that still have a lot of room to grow. We will be as deep as I can remember our team being and will be competitive at every position in our own gym.
"I also think this group will fit in with our current roster. We have several upperclassmen to help make the transition to the collegiate level a successful one."
Below is a rundown of this year's recruiting class:
Name • Position • Height • Hometown (High School/Club)
Listed Alphabetically
Julia Anderson • S • 5-8
Mountainville, N.Y. (Cornwall Central/USANY)
Before Maryland: A four-year varsity player for the Green Dragons … helped lead the squad to the state championship round all four years, while serving as the team captain in 2010 and 2011 … a two-time OCIAA first team selection … named second team all-state in 2011 and earned a spot on the state all-tournament team … played club volleyball for USANY in 2013 and helped lead the club to a 15th-place finish at AAU Nationals.
Horsmon on Anderson: "Julia is highly competitive and fiery setter who has a great feel of running an offense. Julia was a great late addition to this class and she could be impactful immediately. Julia is very strong and can locate the ball from anywhere on the court."
Alex Brown • OH • 6-1
Grand Island, N.Y. (Grand Island/Niagara Frontier)
Before Maryland: A three-time All-Western New York first team honoree and three-time first team All-Niagara Frontier League selection … named the Niagara Gazette Athlete of the Year as a junior … served as team captain for high school and club … also lettered in track and field placing first in western New York, third in sectionals, eighth in the state in the high jump … broke a 30-year-old league high jump record measuring 5'4'' … received the academic excellence award throughout high school.
Horsmon on Brown: "Alex has played both in the middle and on the outside. She will move to the pin for us and will give us some length and firepower this fall. Alex could help us immediately as an attacker, but will need to work hard at her ball control to get where we need her as a six-rotation player."
Whitney Craigo • S • 6-0
Avon Lake, Ohio (Avon Lake/Maverick)
Before Maryland: A four-year varsity player for the Shoregals helping the team to consecutive South Western Conference titles as a junior and senior with a combined record of 40-9 … a third team all-state selection as a senior and honorable mention all-state selection as a junior … a first team all-district honoree the last two seasons … named Miss Volleyball for Lorain County as a senior and the county's MVP as a senior and junior … named the conference's MVP in 2011 and 2012 … holds Avon Lake records in career assists (1,434), assists in a season (689), assists in a match (53), and career aces … a three-time track and field letterwinner.
Horsmon on Craigo: "Whitney is a super energetic player who has shown some great leadership qualities. Whitney started setting just a couple of years ago and has a high ceiling because of her athleticism. She jumps well and is very quick to the ball. We are looking forward to a fall of great training for her to capitalize on that athleticism."
Ashlyn MacGregor • MB • 6-2
Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Tarpon Springs/Tampa Bay One)
Before Maryland: Led Pinellas County with 466 kills as a senior to help Tarpon Springs to win its second consecutive district title and a spot in the regional semifinals … an all-state selection and state all-star game MVP as a senior … earned Tampa Times 2012 Player of the Year honors … a first team All-Pinellas County selection in 2011 and 2012 … helped the team to a regional championship and a spot in the final four of the state tournament as a senior, the first time in 20 years Tarpon Springs advanced to the state semifinals … recorded over 1,000 career kills with 875 coming in the past two seasons … qualified for Junior Nationals with Pinellas Heat … played on the Florida Women International Junior High Performance Team in 2012.
Horsmon on MacGregor: "We really like how hard Ashlyn plays and practices. She is long and has a great frame. I'm excited about Ashlyn's ceiling and think her best volleyball is in front of her. I believe each week our fans will see Ashlyn get better throughout this year."
Chavi St. Hill • MB • 6-1
West Orange, N.J. (West Orange/USANY)
Before Maryland: A three-year starter at West Orange … a first team all-conference selection as a junior and senior … selected the MVP of the team the last two years … served as team captain as a senior … earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore … lettered in track and field earning second team all-conference honors as a high jumper.
Horsmon on St. Hill: "Chavi is a fast twitch middle hitter who will compete for playing time immediately. Chavi is a quick jumper who covers a lot of ground laterally. We're excited about the depth we've created in the middle position and it should play out to be a competitive position in the gym."
Jessica Ward • DS • 5-6
Owings, Md. (Northern/Maryland Juniors)
Before Maryland: A four-year varsity setter for Northern … helped led the Patriots to the Maryland 3A title by knocking off River Hill in four sets … helped Northern reach the south regional final in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … named to the All-SMAC team as a junior and senior.
Horsmon on Ward: "Jessica is a local product who I have watched the last few years through our camps. Jess has an attitude that you would want in your gym every day. She works hard and competes with a smile on her face. She is great teammate and leader by example. Jess converted from setter to defensive specialist and is still learning the nuances of her new position, but is extremely quick and will not let the ball hit the floor."
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A 17-year-old Middletown boy was charged with breaking into a home and stealing several items on Feb. 26.
At about 3 p.m., Middletown Police received a report of a burglary in the 400 block of Champs Lane in Middletown Village.
The residents returned home to discover their front door had been forced open, police said. Several items including electronic devices and jewelry had been stolen.
Officers were able to develop information indicating that a 17-year-old male was involved in the crime.
Officers went to the suspect's residence in the 100 block of Sassafras Drive and found him.
As officers were taking him into custody, he fled in handcuffs, but he was caught after a brief foot chase, police said.
A search warrant was used at the suspect's residence, and all of the stolen items were recovered.
The 17-year-old boy was charged with second-degree burglary, theft greater than $1,500, criminal mischief less than $1,000, and resisting arrest, police said.
He was committed to the New Castle County Detention Facility in default of $5,100 bond to await a court appearance.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Action began at the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at the IU Natatorium and the IUPUI Sports Complex, with junior Lauren Weaver representing the Blue Devil women in the 50-yard freestyle.
An All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer in the event after taking third at last month's conference championships, Weaver clocked 22.69 Thursday to finish 36th in the event preliminaries.
Weaver closes out the 2012-13 season as Duke's top performer in the sprint freestyle events. She established new school records in the 50 (22.27) and the 100 freestyle (50.18) at the ACC Championships, in addition to helping rewrite the program record books in the 200 freestyle (1:30.56), 400 freestyle (3:21.43), 200 medley (1:39.80) and 400 medley (3:40.54) relays.
"We couldn't be more proud of what Lauren has accomplished all season long," said head coach Dan Colella. "She's been a dominating force in the 50 free all season. What she's accomplished this season will motivate and excite her for the coming year."
Teammate Christine Wixted will take to the pool Friday, March 22 in the 100 breaststroke. Trials begin at 11 a.m. in Indianapolis, with the finals session at 7 p.m. scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN3. Live results will also be available throughout the day.
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Trials – 11 a.m. EST
7. 200-yard Medley Relay
10-minute intermission starting immediately at the conclusion of the relay
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11. 100-yard Breaststroke
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14. 800-yard Freestyle Relay—All but last three heats of time finals
13. Three-meter Diving—Trials*
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7. 200-yard Medley Relay
8. 400-yard Individual Medley
9. 100-yard Butterfly
10. 200-yard Freestyle
11. 100-yard Breaststroke
12. 100-yard Backstroke
13. Three-meter Diving—Finals*
14. 800-yard Freestyle Relay—Last three heats of time finals
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[Note 3: Preliminaries for both men and women will begin at 11 a.m. Finals for both men and women will start at 7 p.m.]
[Note 4: Awards ceremonies will be held immediately after the championship final of that given event.]
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Just going to take a couple of good swings, right? I'll be swinging out of my ass, for sure. ... Everyone is expecting me to do it. It's been out there, what, 68 years, so I guess people would be excited about that. It would be a wonderful thing.
Ortiz also says he has zero chance of winning the AL MVP Award.
I'm right there, but I'm not going to win it. They give it to Alex one year, even though his team was in last place, so now they can't play that BS anymore, just because your team didn't make it. ..."It doesn't matter how much you've done for your ball club" -- that's a pretty strange thing to say.
But they'll vote for a position player, use that as an excuse. They're talking about Jeter a lot, right? He's done a great job, he's having a great season, but Jeter is not a 40-homer hitter or an RBI guy. It doesn't matter how much you've done for your ball club, the bottom line is, the guy who hits 40 home runs and knocks in 100, that's the guy you know helped your team win games.
Don't get me wrong -- he's a great player, having a great season, but he's got a lot of guys in that lineup. Top to bottom, you've got a guy who can hurt you. Come hit in this lineup, see how good you can be.
And when asked who he might vote for, Ortiz contradicted himself and fell into the same trap he just criticized the media for (which Eric Wilbur also picked up on).
All depends on who makes the playoffs. Dye is having an unbelievable season, an incredible year. Konerko, too. Morneau, he's having a great season, but in Minnesota, there's no publicity. I bet you nobody knows who he is.Where a team finishes in the standings should have absolutely nothing to do with who wins any award. ... We'll have lots of fun with figuring out who should get the MVP Award in October.
Julian Tavarez's comments about the boos he's heard at Fenway have been an interesting subplot for the past few weeks. He has been uncommonly open and honest about it has affected him. Last weekend, after being booed in his previous start but aware that the fans' reception to him had warmed, he tipped his cap while walking off the field.
I feel really happy about how they cheered for me from the bullpen. Last time it wasn't that way. They booed me in the bullpen. They booed me when they said my name. I got used to the boos but it hurt.Steven Krasner, on Wily Mo Pena's baserunning mistake on Sunday that ended with him joining Ortiz on second base:
The baserunning faux pas cost the Sox an out and potentially a bigger inning. But a team can put up with an occasional blunder if a guy can put a charge into the ball the way Pena can.I agree, even if his name ends with a "ez".
Krasner adds that now is the time for 2007 auditions. And Francona has said he'll be looking at guys like Dustin Pedroia, David Murphy, Kason Gabbard, Craig Hansen and Manny Delcarmen with an eye towards their roles in 2007. ... I would love seeing Pena, Murphy, and Pedroia in the lineup every day. We already know what Nixon and Loretta can (and cannot) do.
Coco Crisp reinjured his left index finger on Saturday: "In my second at-bat, when I hit the ball off the end of the bat, I felt like a pop, like when you crack your finger, and it just started hurting. It just kind of re-aggravated my ligament that I hurt when I broke my finger."
Curt Schilling may start one game of Saturday's day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, possibly opposite Randy Johnson. ... Kevin Youkilis's .391 OBP is the best in the majors among leadoff hitters.


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You can scream it from the mountain top, 'No new taxes.'"
That's how Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Devin Embray describes the process of explaining the district's Revenue Purpose Statement as voters head to the voting booths next Tuesday to decide the fate of the district's 1-cent sales tax fund.
"This is not a new tax," Embray said of the revenue purpose statement. "This is the state's one-cent sales tax and they basically added a penny for schools and they added a penny for cities. This money is already coming in to the district right now."
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My apologies: I've been a Bad Blogger lately, sucked into the shrieking vortex of virulent madness and fetus fetishizing insanity that is the #M312 time line on Twitter (and taken down by various ugly meatspace ailments — flu, sleep disturbances and other unwelcome and unacceptable interruptions). (But none of it has affected my status as Sovereign of the Run-On Sentence.)
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This pretty much needs to be a PSA for the whole country!
In the PSA, Sheriff David Clarke says, "With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option. You could beg for mercy from a violent criminal, hide under the bed, or you can fight back. But are you prepared?"
"You have a duty to protect yourself and your family. We're partners now. Can I count on you?"
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Good game, bad ending for Baker07/16/2003 1:18 AM ET
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Dusty Baker has seen his Chicago Cubs lose games in the late innings in recent weeks. Unfortunately for him, the National League All-Stars looked like the Cubs on Tuesday night.
Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to power the American League to a 7-6 victory over Baker and the National League team to win the All-Star Game at U.S. Cellular Field.
"How it ended is not exactly how I wished for the National League," Baker said. "But it is what it is. And these guys are playing hard no matter what was at stake.
"We realize and recognize what was put on us and the stakes that were there," Baker said, "But these guys, I'm sure they would have played the same way if it was a pick-up sandlot game someplace. These guys have a lot of pride and a lot of ability, and they work hard day in and day out to get where they are."
Baker had earned the right to manage the National League team after leading the San Francisco Giants to the World Series last year, only to lose to Anaheim in seven games. Baker left the Giants after the season and joined the Cubs in November.
Still, he had a souvenir from his Giants days. Baker wore his National League championship ring in the game.
Baker gave the players a pep talk and slapped high fives when he was introduced. Chewing non-stop on his trademark toothpick, Baker even argued with home plate umpire Tim McClelland in the fifth.
The National League had runners at first and second when pinch-hitter Andruw Jones smacked a ball to left. A fan leaned over the railing and interfered with the ball, and Jones was awarded a ground rule double. At first, only one run scored but Baker argued and the second runner scored to take a 4-1 lead. American League manager Mike Scioscia said he never remembered seeing a manager argue a call in an All-Star Game.
"These guys are competitors even in Spring Training," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said of Baker and Scioscia. "Neither one of them wants to lose."
Albert Pujols added a RBI single and the five-run fifth was the biggest in an All-Star Game since the American League scored seven in the third inning of the 1983 game played at old Comiskey Park.
The winner of Tuesday's game determined home-field advantage for the World Series but Baker and many of the National League players scoffed at the notion that in years past, they weren't playing as if the games counted.
"It's a nice idea, try, what have you, but the bottom line is the game is always played with severe pride and you can't say anything other than that today," Atlanta's John Smoltz said.
"You're going to throw different," Smoltz said. "You're not going to face this lineup in any situation ever again. In the regular season, you always have a guy you can pitch around. This is a loaded lineup. You're going to think different, you're going to pitch different. Home field advantage had absolutely nothing to do with it."
And, Smoltz said, there was nothing different that Baker could've done. Baker had his bullpen set up so Billy Wagner, Eric Gagne and John Smoltz were set up for the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
"Last year, messed everyone up," Smoltz said of the 2002 game that ended in a 7-7 tie. "Hopefully, people remember the All-Star Game rather than all the things that surround it."
"The quality of play was excellent," Baker said of Tuesday's contest. "You could tell in batting practice, the guys' approaches to hitting. You could tell the pitchers, you could tell how Scioscia used his pitchers and how I used mine. It was a well-played game."
Baker enjoyed the experience -- and how he'll get one day off before returning to the Cubs and the second half of the season.
"America got their money's worth," Baker said. "I'm not crazy about the outcome (of the game) even though it was a game to watch and a great game to manage."
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TRAINING: I'm covering all the bases. Strength and conditioning, wrestling, sparring and then I finish with a slower conditioning strength workout.
Thoughts on opponent, John Hathaway? I think he's tough, he sets a really good pace, but I think I match up well with him.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training martial arts at a young age on and off. Wrestled in High School and later taught High School wrestling. I started training BJJ and MMA in 2006. I was at a crossroads in my life and MMA was the perfect fit for me. I always say "MMA was made for me and I was built for it."
What ranks and titles have you held? Professional: Ranked #1 Middleweight UWC – Ultimate Warrior Challenge. Amateur: Ruckus in the Cage World Champ, Operation Octagon World Champ, Battle FC World Champ.
Do you have any heroes? My father and family for all they have taught me and supported me. The biggest heroes are the men and women of the armed forces who are away from their families and put their lives on the line so we can enjoy freedom.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To live my dream, and get a chance to prove I am one of the best in the world. Being at the top of the food chain where a SAVAGE should and needs to be.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? NOVA College, Associates Degree in General Studies.
What was your job before you started fighting? US Army Reserves, Butcher, Movie Theater, Bouncer, Coastal International security guard, truck driver, and anything to make ends meet.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? World champ of all amateur shows I fought in.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? 5 first round victories; 4 finishes under 1 minute
Ranks in any martial arts styles: None
Favorite grappling technique: Cop Knee, Body Slam, Up Slam, Slam-Jitsu
Favorite Striking technique: Knees Elbows, and Punches
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It's not easy persuading Boulder County residents to get out of their own cars and to ride buses or bicycles or participate in car pools, a survey research company has advised county officials.
Talmey-Drake Research and Strategy Inc. said in a written report to the county that focus groups have shown that "support for alternative transportation efforts is driven not by what would get a person out of their own car, but by the hope those programs get others out of their cars so the roads are less congested for them as they continue to drive."
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What: Boulder County commissioners will review the county's sustainability programs, including those that promote alternative transportation modes, and will hold a public hearing about whether to place a sustainability tax on this fall's election ballots to fund the continuation and expansion of those programs.
When: 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22
Where: Boulder County Courthouse's third-floor hearing room, 1325 Pearl St. Boulder
Further information: About Boulder County's current sustainability programs is available online at BoulderCountySustainability.org.
In a recent poll for Boulder County, the company found that none of several suggested strategies for getting people to drive less scored high amongst most of the people surveyed.
Pollsters told the more than 600 people they surveyed between Feb. 28 and March 29 about several Boulder County programs intended to promote the uses of alternative forms of transportation.
People were asked to rate — on a scale ranging from zero to 10 — each of the programs for what it would do to to get them personally to drive less than they do now. Each person was told to assign a zero score to a program that "wouldn't do anything at all to get you personally to drive less than you do now," or a full 10 for one that "would definitely get you to drive less."
None of the programs presented in the poll earned much above a 5 on that zero-to-10 scale, Talmey-Drake reported.
Receiving the highest rating at 5.5 was a set of county-subsidized improvements designed to make it "safer for children and others to get around by walking and biking."
County-subsidized programs for free or deeply discounted bus passes got an average 5.1 score.
Other county-funded or county-subsidized alternative-transportation programs included:
• Offering more frequent bus service: 4.5.
• Making improvements to bus stops, including better signage, bus lockers and sheltered waiting areas: 4.1.
• Providing more convenient access to the city of Boulder's B-Cycle bike rental stations: 2.6.
• Making personal transportation advisers available to advise residents and businesses on how to shorten commutes and reduce car use: 2.3.
The alternative-transportation question was one of a variety of environmental sustainability issues covered in the Talmey-Drake poll for the Boulder County commissioners, who have scheduled a Tuesday afternoon meeting on the status of the county's sustainability programs and the funding needed to continue and possibly expand them.
That meeting also will feature a public hearing to allow people the chance to comment on what the county's doing in its current sustainability efforts and whether the commissioners should place a proposed sustainability tax on this fall's election ballot.
People were asked in the Talmey-Drake survey about a number of features that could be funded by a future sustainability tax, and whether each of them would make the people being polled more likely to vote in favor of a new sustainability tax.
Of those polled, 69 percent said they'd be more likely to vote for such a tax if it included funding for transportation infrastructure improvements such as bike paths, bus shelters and electric vehicle charging stations, as well as programs to increase bus ridership and car pooling.
Sixty-five percent said they'd be more likely to support a sustainability tax if it included funding transportation improvements to make it safer for children and others to get around by walking and biking.
Boulder County sustainability coordinator Susie Strife's memo to the commissioners for Tuesday's meeting highlighted accomplishments in a number of programs, including transportation.
Strife said a countywide transit education and pass support program has provided Regional Transportation Eco Passes to more than 6,000 participants, with ridership increasing between 30 to 40 percent on the RTD's routes to Lyons and Nederland after those communities' residents were given the county-subsidized passes.
Strife also said that since 2008, the Boulder County Transportation Department has helped complete a number of bicycle and road safety projects, including new or improved bikeways on highways and county road shoulders and intersection improvements.
By investing in such programs as those that support cycling, walking, car pooling and public transportation, "Boulder County strives to make it easier for people to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, while conserving natural resources and living an active, healthy lifestyle," the county said in a report detailing its sustainability programs.
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MADAM SNARKoh I'm tossing alright but those aren't words, they're cookies.
I live in Nova Scotia but have traveled in every ocean and on every continent. I have more stoties to tell than I ever will.
I rarely pitch a tale but have had a couple published. I would love to know if there are any reputable agents who will work on a commission basis only.
If there are any good publishers who will look at material that doesn't come through an agent, I'd like to know about them.
If you have any words of wisdom to toss out, please feel free.
Words Fail Me
40 comments:
- Maya said...
**I would love to know if there are any reputable agents who will work on a commission basis only**
CLUEGUN ALERT: Reputable agents don't work on any other basis.
I've generally found that when I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm safer simply admitting my ignorance and asking for help. It keeps me from sounding smug, or worse, like a nitwit.
- 10/15/2006
Oh, please, please don't take that as a representation of all Canadians. Nova Scotia is not the boonies. I've been there and it's a lovely, sophisticated province with a vibrant capital and (mostly) intelligent people.
Writer, I'm sure you have many great stories to tell - just learn to write so you can share them with us, and please use that handy dandy computer of yours to do a little research on your own.
- 10/15/2006
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This is why you got Snarked:
It's Miss, not Madam. She gets snarly over that point.
I live in Nova Scotia but have traveled in every ocean and on every continent. I have more stoties to tell than I ever will.
You travel in the ocean? Like in a submarine? Cool! Watch the typos, by the way.
I rarely pitch a tale but have had a couple published. I would love to know if there are any reputable agents who will work on a commission basis only.
All reputable agents work on commission.
If there are any good publishers who will look at material that doesn't come through an agent, I'd like to know about them.
And Miss Snark was clearly put on this planet just to do you favours, such as looking those people up, eh? (Fellow Canadian, here; you can probably tell by my spelling.) You can find this stuff in a book called "Writer's Market". There's a new edition published every year, and you can likely find a copy at your local library.
If you have any words of wisdom to toss out, please feel free.
Refer to comment regarding doing you favours.
Do your homework and learn about the publishing industry yourself; that will leave you the least likely to be taken in by scam artists and the most likely to not annoy-with-naivete the people you want to work with.
Good luck.
- 10/15/2006
- Dave Kuzminski said...
Words fail me, good agents work on commission.
If you encounter any other kind of payment system say no thanks and back off so they can't reach out for your wallet. They're probably scammers. Yes, there are one or two exceptions to that rule, but you're safer ignoring them as well.
- 10/15/2006
- Nonny said...
One word to the obviously clueless: GOOGLE. It's your friend. Really.
- 10/15/2006
- Dana Y. T. Lin said...
What's that smell?
Oh, it's the cluegun overheating.
- 10/15/2006
- Michele said...
Are you writing short stories or novels? If these are short stories, try selling directly to magazines and literary journals. BTW, if these are short stories about travel, Air Canada's en route magazine is running a short story contest that might interest you.
- 10/15/2006
Maya beat me to the punch: "if there are any reputable agents who will work on a commission basis only."
Huh? that's what 'reputable' means.
Nitwit alert.
Having a couple stories published means nothing since he doesn't mention WHERE. Sounds like the 'Words Fail Me writer' needs to stop traveling the world long enough to take classes in communication - so he doesn't sound like such a nitwit.
- 10/15/2006
- Kim said...
erm, isn't the commission what that whole 15% is about? Or did I miss something?
Egads - I do believe the clue gun is about to blow! Everybody prepare to duck!
- 10/15/2006
Oh, ouch. You know, when I first started looking into the fiction markets, whether short stories or novels, the amount of ignorance I labored under was truly intimidating. It was like staring at a college library and being told: Memorize That.
BUT ... the only one who could educate me was me. So, a bit at a time, a Google at a time, I learned. And I'm still learning. And I hope to continue learning. It definitely helps one avoid looking like a nitwit. Plus clue gun wounds are quite painful. ;-)
G. Atwater
- 10/15/2006
Miss Snark doesn't run a brothel does she? I don't think that is the proper use of the title "Madam".
- 10/15/2006
Writer, the web is your friend. Find like-minded souls and learn about the business by asking questions (as you're doing), and by googling. There are writer-friendly sites out there (Writer Beware, Preditors and Editors, Absolute Write, etc.) where writers share information and save each other a lot of heartache.
- 10/15/2006
- Writerious said...
Sounds like someone who might possibly have been scammed by a vanity publisher, fee-charging agent, or poetry "contest"?
If you have any words of wisdom to toss out, please feel free.
Just two words: Writer's Market
Get a copy from your local bookstore. Read all the introductory articles. Use it well.
- 10/15/2006
- Inez said...
This is a joke, right?
Isn't MADAM the tip off?
- 10/15/2006
"I would love to know if there are any reputable agents who will work on a commission basis only."
Now, don't be ridiculous. All reputable agents ask for your first born at the very least. Non-reputable agents ask for your kidneys.
- 10/15/2006
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Be nice to him; he's a Canadian and can't help it. Okay?
1. Before you submit, learn to write better than you do.
2. Yes, some publishers consider unagented submissions. They must be of the same quality as an agented submission.
3. Go here and click on publishers.
4. Being well traveled doesn't make you a good storyteller.
5. Being a good storyteller doesn't make you a good writer.
6. My general impression is that you'd have done better back in the 1950's with the men's adventure magazines. None of them are still alive. They've been replaced by weird stuff. That may be because men are more weird than they were a half century ago, or it may be that men were always weird and they just show it more now.
7. If you were an eyewitness to significant history, try one of the Victorian Era memories magazines ... umm okay so you're not that old. Well, there are lots of little "memories" thingies. Try one or two. They're not picky. The writing is often just -- well -- awful. But memories are memories.
8. Blog. Write it up and put it on a blog. You won't make money, but you'll get it outa your system.
9. And ... one last thought ... New Zealand Beers are much better than Canadian Beers. Just so you know. I hear the Cock and Bull Brewery is for sale. Shove off for NZ, buy it, make good beer, and die content. Oh, and you can tell Sailor stories to old ANZAC guys.
10. (So number 9 wasn't my last though) Write for Soldier of Fortune. They might love you. You never know.
11. Write "I remember" feature articles for weekly newspapers. They don't pay anything, but you'll get it out of your system. Maybe.
12. Become a radio talk show host doing Canadian Paranormal and UFOs. Then you can tell your stories live on the air. I hear Westwood One is looking for new voices ...
13. Assume a curmudgeonly attitude; become "a character;" sit on a dock and tell outrageous but true stories to anyone who will listen; call your local television station and anonymously report your presence. Describe yourself as a genuine artifact of old Canada. Then call that college in Toronto... what's its name? Oh heck, no one's heard of it anyways... but call them and ask for the history department. Say, "there's this guy who's a genuine font of living history. You must interview him" .... See?
- 10/15/2006
- writtenwyrdd said...
Wut eye wnat to noe iz: Wuts a STOTIE?
- 10/15/2006
- HawkOwl said...
What Chumplet said. If I didn't like Denendeh and British Columbia better, I'd totally live in Nova Scotia.
I feel this urge to go play my fiddle.
- 10/15/2006
- Mac said...
".. and on every continent .."
Fascinating. How was Antartica ?
- 10/15/2006
- writtenwyrdd said...
Seeing as I live on the border, I spend a lot of time in New Brunswick. Haven't made it to Nova Scotia yet, but I've met a lot of Nova Scotians. Despite the tendency to say "eh" a lot, they seem fairly prone to resemble Americans. Or is it that Mainers resemble Canadians?
I guess you'd have to peel off the parkas, touques, wool shirts and Sorels to tell...eh?
- 10/15/2006
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
dear writtenwyrdd,
I think he meant stories. However, Stottie (two "t"s in that) is Scottish flat bread, good too. And it's Brit. slang for Stout Lager.
I'm pretty sure, he being Canadian and all, that it's a misspelling. ... Cnadnandaians can't spell much or nutin' else neither.
Quick, name five famous Canadians who weren't actors or television peronalities! Times up! You lose.
It's easier to name some infamous Canadians, isn't it? (I am so getting my little self in trouble here.)
1. Mackenzie King under whose rule Canadians developed military plans to invade Washington State and hold Seattle hostage. (Look at all the coffee history that would have gone unwritten.)
2. Sam McGee who was sorta cremated.
3. Ernest Lapointe who used the Defence of Canada regulations to persecute minority religion.
4. Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, the dictator of Quebec. Nasty man. Just nasty.
5. Edwin Alonzo Boyd. Betcha don't know who he was. So I guess he wasn't that infamous outside of Canada.
To atone I will sing
O Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
I'm still wondering about the brilliant exploits part. .... But I'll sing it before bed to make it up to all Canadians everywhere, especially my cousins in Toronto.
Say ... Did you ever notice that the French version of O Canada was more than a tad politically incorrect! Way to go Frencies!
- 10/15/2006
Traveller: Luckily, your letter hasn't been wasted effort; it gave quite a few people a chance to prove they're better than someone. Anyone. Welcome to high school.
- 10/16/2006
What are "stoties"? A shot of gin added to a hot gin tot(t)ie?
- 10/16/2006
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
jta said...
Traveller: Luckily, your letter hasn't been wasted effort; it gave quite a few people a chance to prove they're better than someone. Anyone. Welcome to high school.
Are you suggesting I didn't give him good advice? Shame! Just because I teased the heck outa Canadians, all my advice is right up to snuff, good stuff, and should be followed. ....
Shouldn't it?
You wound me deeply, jta. Deeply.
- 10/16/2006
jta said...
Traveler: Luckily, your letter hasn't been wasted effort; it gave quite a few people a chance to prove they're better than someone. Anyone. Welcome to high school.
Thank you, JTA...I agree completely, but I think the tone of this blog shouldn't be taken seriously. A lot of the advice, yes, but not the tone.
- 10/16/2006
Keep insulting Canadians, Sha'el. That's really classy. Why don't you make fun of African Americans next?
- 10/16/2006
- rams said...
Junior high.
- 10/16/2006
Dear Sha'el:
You've amused me today. I have gone to the trouble to look you up on the internet. Your email address (listed the same way in both places, thank dog) does not work. You have a block in place, put there by Verizon; you have to remove it.
- 10/16/2006
I'm in jta's camp about peer courtesy. Although many of the harsher critics gave good advice wrapped in a brick through the window, the aggregate affect is overwhelmingly hostile. Might not the message have gotten through without us first sharpening the brick?
Word ver-- xnwzywy: the sound of snarklings circling, nipping, and snapping at a rival.
- 10/16/2006
- HawkOwl said...
Toque. It's spelled toque.
And New Brunswick is a whole different can of worms. :)
- 10/16/2006
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Anonymous said...
Keep insulting Canadians, Sha'el. That's really classy. Why don't you make fun of African Americans next?
Well, Anon., Canadians feel more than free to poke fun at their American cousins.
Sometimes it's not fun at all. Sometimes it's ill intended. There is nothing ill intended in my teasing. You are a funny people. (I'm assuming you're Canadian.) Canadians are simply fun to tease. And most of them take it about as well as Americans take what the Canadian media says about us.
The only things in my post that should sting Canadians are the ones that are true. If you found nothing "true" in it, then why would it hurt you?
You are making assumptions about race that are unwarranted. You don't know what colour I am, and you certainly don't know what colour my children are.
You suggest that since I tease Canadians, I would hate people of colour. Why? Two of my daughters are as brown as they come. They were born in India. You missed the mark when you tried to slap back.
What you proved is you're overly sensitive. I have no apologies to make to Canada or Canadians. I like most of them, including my own relatives. Liking one's relatives is a true accomplishment.
Did your comment hurt me? No. Is insulting African Americans something I'll do? No, they aren't Canadians.
Other than suggesting Canadians can't spell, you tell me exactly what I did that was hurtful. You don't even know if I am a Canadian or not. (Not, thankfully. Canada is a scary place. Ever been to downtown Vancouver? Totally creepy!)
The Canadian media are full of direct insults to Americans. Your government officials insult us individually and as a country. We visit your country anyway. Many of us, me included, have Canadian relatives. We forgive them the accident of birthplace.
Oh, and the Canadians in my list, other than Sam McGee, are fairly and truly represented. Don't you know your own history? Oh dear. Lapointe sent his goons in the guise of RCMP officers to confiscate Bibles from Christians who happened to be of a different religion than his. (It's all detailed in Debates of the House of Commons from back there during the war years.) This really happened, and it was despicable. Do Americans have similar things in their history? Certainly we do.
Was Duplessis a scholar and a gentleman? Really? From whose perspective? Do Americans have similar villains in their history? Of course we do.
If we can't make fun of these bits of insanity, we have to take them seriously. Do you wish us to take them seriously? Really? If we took Canada seriously, we'd be at war. We've managed not to shoot at each other too much since the War of 1812. I think you should give back that New Hampshire Militia Cannon you captured. Don't you? (There was that unfortunate brush up in the 1850s between trappers. But I think they were mostly drunk. Besides that all happened before 1867.)
If I took Canadian-American relations seriously, I'd be advocating building a fence along the border with guard towers and such, instead of thinking that I'd like to visit that scary and creepy Vancouver again or maybe fly off to Toronto to visit cousins. I mean you did make those invasion plans. And as far as those plans go, I'm not sure back in the 1930s we would have cared too much if you camped out around Seattle. It would probably be different now. We have our coffee supply to defend. So if your war office has updated those plans, forget it. We won't let you hold our coffee hostage…..
Besides, I'm not sure that Americans would make good war brides, not since women's suffrage … We've been a bit testy since then. We are cute though ….
Oh, and my email isn't blocked as far as I can tell. Verizon tells me that they may have blocked your email as a harbinger of Spam. You'd have to work that out with them ….
- 10/16/2006
- Sha'el, Princess of Pixies said...
Might not the message have gotten through without us first sharpening the brick?
Say, how does one sharpen a brick? Is this a mixed metaphor? I've always wanted to see one ...
Mixed metaphors are slicker than sliced bread and twice as fast, aren't they?
Yes, I've been a bad girl. Here are my reasons:
The original post is an example of someone wanting another to assume their basic responsibilities. Ten minutes of online research would have answered his questions.
I like to tease.
I like to tease a lot.
I was a good child; now I'm sowing my bearded darnel in the wheat field. Or something like that.
I gave him a good but snippy answer. I don't have to be patient with a man who claims life experience, but who hasn't got enough self resolve to answer a few basic questions on his own. Here's a man who wishes to appear a man of the world, widely traveled, suave, debonair. Does he ask Google or Dogpile a few basic questions? No. He asks a silly, uninformed question of Miss Snark (an the rest of us who chime in) while wanting to appear courtly and wise. (Note the Madam Snark bit.)
This is, to quote the pig-farmer who lives cross county from us, "hog wash." Miss Snark isn't our mommy. She's not Encyclopedia Brown. She's not that cute librarian at the Library of Congress either. … Sigh … We like to ask her questions, right? She has great answers. But the framework for this question is such that there is no nice way to take it.
If he had presented himself as clueless it would be different. He didn't. "I'm a man of the world; widely traveled; published on occasion, don'tcha know." Fooie on that! Be happy I was as nice as I was. There is no sense of responsibility in that approach. None. It's naughty.
And I still like to tease, Canadians especially, because they're so teasable.
- 10/16/2006
Sha'el - Don't worry. I'm Canadian and I wasn't offended. You don't have a mean bone in your body (forgive the cliche, it's late).
xbpdcf - Canadian for WTF?
- 10/16/2006
Sorry sha'el, most of what you write is at least mildly (if windily and self-indulgently) amusing, but in regards to,
"The only things in my post that should sting Canadians are the ones that are true. If you found nothing "true" in it, then why would it hurt you?"
Are you saying that the only things said about groups of people that sting are "true"? I am sorry, but are you really saying this? We all wish untrue things said about us did not hurt, but they do. I like making fun of Canadians, and I also believe it would be a more fun world if everyone could handle being made fun of equally, but think of what you are implying--that if words hurt us, they carry truth in them.
- 10/17/2006
- blaironaleash said...
here in the uk a stottie is a big old hunk of bread used for a sandwich that could break your foot if dropped.
- 10/17/2006
- rams said...
The problem seems to be imprecision of language. Teasing and ridiculing are different. I always liked Miss Manners's rule of thumb that family members can reasonably be allowed to tease one another about qualities they could be expected to be proud of -- long eyelashes, for example. By that token one could tease Canadians about politeness (if you bump into them they say "sorry") or hockey prowess. The fellow was a jerk; he was not the Canadian ambassador. The response was excessive and tactless -- it wasn't a lynching. Quick, Miss Snark -- today's posting, so we can change the subject. Or send in Killer Yap to moderate.
- 10/17/2006
Last comment; well stated.
- 10/17/2006
- blaironaleash said...
Insulting isn't teasing and vice versa, and the latter (and the former, in plenty of examples) is a long way off racial abuse. Prop that straw man up a bit, love, he's about to fall over.
- 10/17/2006
Black people make fun of white people all the time, so it's okay. I can make fun of black people because I have friends who are black! In fact, my cousin is black. Any black person who doesn't like what I say is only offended because it's true. Oh dear, let me tell you about all the black people in your history who you should be ashamed of.
Sorry, but I don't think it's right to be a bigot about anyone. I guess Canadians are just an easy target.
- 10/17/2006
Sha'el, I wasn't after you-- as I said, it was the aggregate effect that was overwhelming. I think that if you felt compelled to address my "brick" comment, you must either have assumed I was addressing you (because of my affiliation with the commenter who did, perhaps!) or felt guilty as charged. :)
Mixed metaphor? Kind of. My point is that a brick hurled through a window doesn't need any further modification to be a brutal awakening, and that we seem to be refining our brutality here.
Aren't we all on the same team? Is there any reason to "tease" the fat kid who can't play well, rather than helping him/her train?
I hope none of you are like this in person.
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GROTON -- After seven years on the board, School Committee member Berta Erickson is stepping down. And her resignation will create a third seat on the board up for grabs this election season.
Erickson, who represents Groton on the committee, announced her intent to resign at Wednesday night's committee meeting. Erickson was preparing to file her formal letter of resignation with the Town Clerk's Office on Friday afternoon and said that she will resign effective April 30, the day of the annual town election.
Erickson, 73, recently underwent back surgery. She missed many committee meetings because of that and is experiencing a difficult time recovering, Erickson said. She intends to remain on other town boards on which she serves, however, including the Town Scholarship Committee, the Prescott School Reuse Study Committee and the recently formed Town Meeting Study Committee. A former first-grade teacher who taught in Westford and Arlington, Erickson has shown keen interest in local education.
"I hope to stay active and keep connections to the School Committee," Erickson said Friday.
Erickson said she decided to announce her resignation now so that others who may be interested in serving on the committee would have enough time to have their nomination papers signed and campaign. Committee members John Frey of Dunstable and Leslie Lathrop of Groton are both up for re-election.
Groton is having its annual election on April 30 -- the same day as the state primaries for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by recently appointed Secretary of State John Kerry -- instead of the originally scheduled date of May 21. Candidates must return their nomination papers by March 12, which is three weeks earlier than the original deadline. Selectmen have also agreed to move up Annual Town Meeting to Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m., from the original date of April 29 to avoid turnover of elected boards during the meeting in case it continues into a second night. When discussions don't end on the first night of the meeting, it normally resumes on the following Monday night. This year, however, Town Meeting would resume on Tuesday, April 23, if not adjourned on the first night. The meeting will be held at Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School.


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HANOVER, N.H. — Harry Sheehy, a highly regarded administrator and former coach who has led Williams College to 17 Division III national team championships during his 10 years as the College's Chair and Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, has been named Dartmouth's Director of Athletics and Recreation, effective September 7, 2010. Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim and Acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced Sheehy's appointment today.
Sheehy will oversee 34 Division I varsity sports at Dartmouth — 16 men's, 16 women's and two coed — as well as 34 club sports and an extensive intramural program. Three-fourths of undergraduates participate in organized sports at Dartmouth. The athletics department also includes physical education courses, the Fitness and Lifestyle Improvement Program (FLIP), and recreational activities serving about 1,500 individuals a day.
"I am delighted that Harry Sheehy is joining the Dartmouth community," said President Kim. "He has enjoyed tremendous success as a coach and administrator at Williams, and has clearly demonstrated that an elite academic institution can achieve sustained athletic excellence across the board. Harry and I also share the belief that what students can learn from physical activity and sports goes hand-in-glove with what our faculty teach in the classroom. I know Harry's insights and expertise will benefit our varsity, club sport, and recreational athletes. Dean Spears and I look forward to supporting him in our shared goals of taking Dartmouth athletics to new heights, and to making physical fitness an important part of everyone's experience here at Dartmouth College."
"I want to personally thank President Kim, Dean Spears, and the search committee for making this opportunity a reality," Sheehy said. "I'm excited about working at Dartmouth, a school that combines one of the country's premier undergraduate-focused educations with a storied history of Division I athletics. I look forward to continuing Dartmouth's tradition of excellence, both on and off the field of competition, and to working with Dartmouth's student-athletes, President Kim, Dean Spears, and the College's administrators."
Sheehy will report directly to the President, with a secondary report to the Dean of the College, restoring a historical relationship that is consistent with several of Dartmouth's peer institutions. The President will oversee issues related to administration and athletic compliance, while activities related to student issues and concerns, leadership development, and academic support will reside within the Dean of the College division. The Athletics Department staff will remain part of the Dean of the College's student affairs staff, and scholar-athletes will continue to have access to all of the services provided by Dean of the College division.
During each year of Sheehy's decade guiding the Williams athletics department, the Ephs won the NCAA Division III Directors' Cup, given to the athletics program (out of more than 400 Division III colleges) that achieves the greatest success over a variety of 18 sports. In this past season, Williams had 14 of those 18 teams rank among the top 10 in their sport, and six in the top three with women's crew winning its fifth consecutive national championship and women's tennis taking home its third straight title. Overall, the Ephs have won 17 national championships during Sheehy's tenure and had a total of 619 All-America honors bestowed on their student-athletes.
Williams was also named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Jostens Institution of the Year four times with Sheehy at the helm (2001, '04, '09 and '10). The award recognizes the ECAC institution that best exemplifies the highest standards of collegiate academic and athletic performance. The ECAC has a membership of 290 schools from 16 states stretching from Maine to North Carolina, representing the three NCAA competitive divisions.
Before his appointment as Williams' Director of Athletics, Sheehy was the head men's basketball coach for the Ephs for 17 years, compiling a record of 324-104 (.757) which is the fourth best winning percentage in the history of Division III men's basketball. During the 1990s, his teams posted a record of 221-45 (.830) for the second highest winning percentage of the decade.
Williams made 13 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament under Sheehy's tutelage, including his last 12 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, the Ephs played in the Division III Final Four, finishing third nationally in both years. The 1997 squad won a then college record 17 straight games, and from 1995-98 his teams won a then New England record of 51 consecutive home games. Sheehy also guided his 1987 and 1999 squads to New England Championships.
Sheehy's players received 15 selections to the All-New England team and eight as All-Americans, including one National Player of the Year. Prior to his tenure at Williams, the Ephs had enjoyed just one 20-win season. Sheehy guided the program to nine 20-win seasons, including each of his final eight years.
During his coaching career, Sheehy was named the Northeast Coach of the Year (1997, '98), the Eastern Basketball Magazine Coach of the Year (1998) and the NESCAC Coach of the Year (2000). In 2002, he was elected to be in the inaugural class of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, joining others such as Bob Cousy, Patrick Ewing, Julius Erving, Jim Calhoun, and Geno Auriemma.
A 1975 graduate of Williams, Sheehy was a two-time All-American in basketball as well as team captain his senior year. He then played eight years with Athletes-in-Action and finished his career as the team's leading career scorer and fifth in career assists. Sheehy represented the United States in the 1978 Pan American Confederation Games as the U.S. won the gold medal in Argentina.
Sheehy is a noted motivational speaker who travels throughout the U.S. to speak to alumni, church, and business groups. His 2002 book, "Raising a Team Player," has received critical acclaim. He is married to Constance Durrell Sheehy.
Sheehy is Dartmouth's eighth athletics director, succeeding Josie Harper who retired in June 2009 after seven years in the position. Over the past 13 months, Bob "Cep" Ceplikas '78 has served as the interim director. Ceplikas will return to his former position as Deputy Director of Athletics. "We are extremely grateful to Cep for stepping up to fill this leadership role for more than a year," said Dean Spears. "He did a superb job of running the department and continuing the great tradition of Dartmouth athletics that has enriched the lives of so many Dartmouth students."
|Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the College, Marietta Smith '12, golf student-athlete, Harry Sheehy, Director of Athletics


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The combination of U.S. equity markets rising more than 2 percent in August and discount rates rising between 12 and 14 basis points helped spur the rebound, according to the Mercer report.


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The Butte Environmental Council, funded by a grant from the Rose Foundation, has kicked off a year-long campaign to raise awareness about important water issues facing Butte County citizens.
The Butte Environmental Council, funded by a grant from the Rose Foundation, has kicked off a year-long campaign to raise awareness about important water issues facing Butte County citizens.
Water issues in California can be "tricky and complex," according to BEC Executive Director Robyn DiFalco, "But it's never been more important for the public to have a solid understanding of what's being proposed and the potential impacts on regional water." Educating and empowering citizen advocates has been one of BEC's roles for more than 30 years.
The campaign, called "Code Blue," will feature presentations, workshops, field trips and prizes throughout the year all focused on getting vital information concerning regional water out to the public and helping to translate controversial water issues and science for busy people to understand.
The Code Blue series recently kicked off with a speakers panel at the end of a day-long Water Track at the two-day "This Way to Sustainability" conference that was described by BEC Water Outreach Coordinator Nani Teves as a "forum of solution minded activists and scientists implementing water sollutions, from the movie theater to the court room ". This panel and the Environmental Coalition Gathering at the CARD Center on March 7 and 8 were the kick-off events which BEC hopes only whetted the county's appetite for more.
This panel and the partnership with CSU, Chico was made possible by funding from a grant by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (or CUASHI).
The next stop on Code Blue's track is a showing of the film "Last Call at the Oasis" at the Paradise Grange Hall on Monday, March 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The film, a documentary highlighting the vital role water plays in everyday life and exposing the defects some researchers find in the global water system, will provide a good foundation for citizens interested in learning more about water issues and solutions, and will further BEC's goals of "providing our community with the tools to engage in conversation and grassroots advocacy," DiFalco said.
"The long-term goals of the [Code Blue] project will be increased public participation in demanding sustainable water policies that protect the Northern Sacramento Valley and Deltas water supplies for fish, wildlife and residents," she explained. "It's vital that the public is informed about the policies that will affect the health and vitality of our region's water supply, and empowered to influence the outcomes."
Additional events on Code Blue's road map include water activism training on April 18 at the Chico Peace and Justice Center, a lecture titled "Science and Politics of Northstate Water" held May 1 in the Chico City Council Chambers and a "Roadtrip to the Bay Delta" in June to learn about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed Twin Tunnels project.


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To help meet growing demand for emergency medical services, Lake West Ambulance is placing an additional ambulance on duty for part of the week.
To help meet growing demand for emergency medical services, Lake West Ambulance is placing an additional ambulance on duty for part of the week.
A third ambulance with two additional medics will run 12 hours a day four days a week, running calls from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays through Mondays.
The district currently has two full time trucks on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The ambulance board of directors approved the additional service at its June 11 meeting, according to Office Manager Gayle Webb.
The decision comes after seeing an increase in times when the service at "status zero" - occasions when both of its ambulances were out on calls at the same time. When operating at status zero, Lake West must rely on surrounding services to cover its district.
Officials first started noticing the service was operating at status zero more and more often around the first of the year, according to Webb, long before the summer tourist season.
There have been times when the service has been at status zero for half of the day. Just on June 13, the service was at status zero for three hours.
The hours were chosen after research of call times over the last three years showed that daytime hours from Fridays to Mondays were the busiest times of the week, Webb said.
The additional part-time ambulance and personnel on duty is estimated to cost the district around $150,000 for a year, according to Webb.
The board plans to review the status of the third ambulance in September to evaluate its cost effectiveness.
The district responded to 108 calls for service in the month of May.