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Iowa Keeps Wiggins on Supreme Court, Accepts Gay Marriage
With the move to keep Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins on the bench, voters made a statement about their willingness to accept same-sex marriage. Wiggins was the fourth Iowa Supreme Court justice to stand for a retention vote since seven unanimously ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in 2009.
"As I understand the numbers, I think we did get a decisive win, that will hopefully prevent future challenges to judges," Iowa State Bar Association spokesperson Cynthia Moser told the Des Moines Register on Nov. 6.
Wiggins received 55 percent of the vote, enough of a majority to stay on the high court. Critics had argued that Wiggins and the other justices employed constitutional overreach in the 2009 ruling of Varnum v. Brien.
Also facing retention votes were Justices Edward Mansfield, Thomas Waterman and Bruce Zager, all of who won by a healthy margin. In 2010, three former justices -- Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit -- lost a retention vote in 2010, after socially conservative Iowans and the National Organization for Marriage convinced voters that the ruling on same-sex marriage warranted their dismissal.
But Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowans for Freedom committee, which spearheaded efforts to oust Wiggins, told the Des Moines Register that the small margin of retention was "not a great validation for Justice Wiggins."
It also raises questions about the 2016 retention votes for the final three justices in that 2009 court case; Chief Justice Mark Cady and Justices Daryl Hecht and Brent Appel.
But advocates like LGBT advocacy group One Iowa said that the margin of votes was enough.
"Justice Wiggins withstood the attacks by anti-equality forces in this state and was retained by the voters," said One Iowa Executive Director Donna Red Wing, who worked to keep Wiggins on the bench. "With the retention of Justice Wiggins, we sent a strong message to Mr. Vander Plaats and his friends at the National Organization for Marriage: Iowans are proud of our state that values equal protection and all families."
The vote was also seen as a barometer of the state's growing acceptance of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.
"Iowans have made a strong statement for judicial independence and refused to let politics get in the way of judges doing their duty to uphold the law," said Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, in a statement.
"Right-wing groups trying to exact political retribution on judges should learn their lesson. Marriage equality remains the law of the land in Iowa and judges will continue to do their jobs," said Griffin.


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North Korea issued a statement Wednesday calling the new Seth Rogen/James Franco film "an act of war."
Well ... sure, those guys don't always make great movies, but ...
The hilarious/frightening statement was aimed at the film "The Interview," in which Rogen and Franco play TV journalists who score an interview with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and then are ordered by the CIA to assassinate him.
In a statement published by the state-run KCNA news agency, a foreign ministry spokesman called Rogen a "gangster filmmaker" and asked the United States to block the film, according to a report from the AFP.
"The act of making and screening such a movie that portrays an attack on our top leadership ... is a most wanton act of terror and act of war, and is absolutely intolerable," the spokesman said, adding the U.S. faces a "resolute and merciless response" if it fails to ban the film.
Well, gosh, why didn't you say so? Here, take Hawaii ... just no more mean talk, OK, you guys?
Kim Myong-chol, an unofficial spokesman for the North Korean government, last week told U.K. publication The Telegraph, "There is a special irony in this story line as it shows the desperation of the U.S. government and American society."
He is right. There is some irony floating around this story.
"A film about the assassination of a foreign leader mirrors what the U.S. has done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine," he added. "And let us not forget who killed (President John F.) Kennedy -- Americans. In fact, President (Barack) Obama should be careful in case the U.S. military wants to kill him as well."
Obviously no one over there saw what the "South Park" guys did to the leader in "Team America: World Police," or we'd be a smoking, nuclear wasteland.
Well ... theoretically.
The U.S. government has not officially responded, likely because it's still too busy laughing.
"The Interview" is scheduled to be released Oct. 10 ... unless our President Obama wises up.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.

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Lets take this to PM's
I also got a Z-Grip for one of my RT Classics and a "new" mask for the collection:
Body-Deadlywind Chord V2
Rail- RPG Mini Wave Rail
Detents- RPG
Frame-Cerberus Innovations Airwalk V2/snake trigger
Foregrip Asa- Lukes Customs RTP foregrip gas-thru
Valve- Tunamart Xvalve
ASA-Bob Long Gear Drive
Barrel-Invert Mini
Got this about a week ago not working, in pieces, in pretty much in stock form with the ecxeption of the trigger. She got some color yestetday. Would love to get me some wooden grips though.
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Nothing too special but my couple Mags. Had the classic since new in the late 90s. The ULE is the result of upgrading the classic till it spawned another mag.
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AGD 68 Automag, Azodin KP2, Sheridan PGP2, Tippmann Pro/Carbine, Crossover XVR, SL-68II, and TiPX.
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Here is my all original one that is going to be posted in ebay tonight.
and my hotrod that just got done with painting.
Mag Rifle:
Multicam Madness:
Just needs some detents and macro
My combined xmass gift
actual setup
Hey all! Been around and Maggin for a long time now. Started playing paintball at 14, bought a Mag at 15 and have had her ever since (now 27)
Just went through her and did a fresh rebuild, new o rings, cleaned the crap out of her, etc.
Its been so long since I looked up anything or bought parts for it I'll see if I can remember the list!
ANS high flow on/off
Hyperframe on/off assembly (thin pin, better trigger pull... burned up the Hyperframe years ago and kept the pin)
ANS phase II bolt
Kapp gas thru
Benchmark single trigger
Dye clear grip panels
Benchmark wave rail
Custom milled (1 of 3) drop forward with CP on/off
Dye stainless 14" (amazing barrel)
ANS phase II 10"
Armson Rifled 12"
Unknown 10" straight rifled barrel with crown porting at the tip?
Im sure I forgot stuff
Anyway, here she is:
Got this in the mail a few days ago.
Some deep cleaning and the addition of few extra parts I had laying around and got this. Was planning on making a pistol out of it but kind of got distracted from that idea so to ebay it went.
After I got the new custom Rail (done by the incredible renie) for my project I just put all the parts together.
Here ist is, my new MagPistol:
SS RF STD Body with shortened feedneck
Classic Valve
CF Gripframe with SP wood grips
Triggernomics trigger (not shown in pic)
Custom Minirail by renie
Spring loaded feed tube
Pro Team Products Warp Adapter
G.I. FM.50 Bottomline (for balanced weight)
PMI Perfect Bore barrel
TOYYYT LIKE A TOYYYYYGER my feedback
Just finished wrapping the ULE body and grips in real Carbon Fibre.
Some minor blemishes, but it looks better than the 3M vinyl I had used before.
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My classic RT. Just got the Pinokio today, can't wait to use it!
That looks awesome!
I can also switch to this shorter setup which I think looks way cooler and I'll probably use more, but if I ever need 400 rounds to plow through everything I can always switch to the pinokio nose haha. I think between the pinokio, the Y-grip, and the warp, I'm going to get alot of weird looks at my local field.
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My latest project. Put together from spare parts.
Classic valve with a level 10. I have a hydro dipped faux CF barrel of the way.
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The last arrived in the family.
And probably the lighest, 1050 g with the barrel !
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Don E. Cowles, 58, of Andover, died Wednesday, Jan. 9 at his home.
Don E. Cowles, 58, of Andover, died Wednesday, Jan. 9 at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado. Visitation with the family present will be Monday evening from 6 to 7:30, also at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in Sunset Lawns Cemetery.
He was born on Aug. 29, 1954 in El Dorado, the son of Ralph and Ruth Knox Cowles. He graduated from El Dorado High School; and received a BA of Criminal Justice from WSU. He was a retired Change Board Analyst with Boeing. Don was an avid Hot Rod enthusiast, and he loved planes, his three cats and telling good stories.
On Sept. 4, 1982 he was married to Lynn Dubetsky in Wichita.
Those who survive including his wife Lynn of 30 years are: his daughter, Nicole; a brother, Gary, all of Wichita; and a sister and her husband, Barbara and Logan Evenson of Augusta.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials to his memory for the Kansas Humane Society may be left with Carlson Funeral Home who is assisting the family with the arrangements. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.carlsoncolonial.com.


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Tyrannosaurus rex is perhaps one of the most famous animals to have ever roamed the Earth. This huge, fierce meat-eater has graced Hollywood films as the perpetual villain, and it has played a notorious role in the science community that studies it, too.
Despite its vicious depiction in pop culture, paleobiologists have debated the feeding behavior of T. rex over the past 100 years, ever since the first evidence of the animal was discovered in the early 1900s. Some scientists have a bone to pick with the tyrant king's predatory reputation, and have suggested the dinosaur was actually a scavenger — more like a vulture when it came to whetting its appetite.
But results from a recent discovery might settle this debate. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Kansas paleontologist David Burnham and one of his graduate students report a strange-looking fossil with something buried between two tail bones from a duck-billed, plant-eating dinosaur called the hadrosaur.
After they scanned it with a medical imaging machine, they figured out it was a tooth.
"Once we realized it was a tooth, we looked at each other and said, 'Wouldn't it just be great if it was a T. rex?' " Burnham says.
As luck would have it, it really was a tyrannosaur tooth. T. rex teeth are very distinctive: They're sharp, serrated and long. Some scientists call them "lethal bananas."
Burnham and his team were excited because this tooth that was stuck in a portion of tailbone might have been the piece of evidence they needed. "We'd finally be able to put the nail in the coffin for the scavenger theory."
A T. rex tooth in the tail doesn't prove the dinosaur actually killed the hadrosaur. Maybe the hadrosaur was already dead and the T. Rex just found it, chowed down on the carcass, and broke off a tooth. But in this case, the hadrosaur's bone had fused around the T. rex tooth, a sign that the wound had healed. So apparently the hadrosaur survived an attack and got away, with a tooth stuck in its tail.
"It's the bullet from the smoking gun," Burnham says. "Here you have attempted murder, and here we are able to identify the perpetrator." Another damning piece of evidence, Burnham notes, is that the wound is on the tail, which is typical of where predators bring down running prey.
A mangled piece of proof like the hadrosaur bone isn't easy to come by, says Greg Erickson, a professor of anatomy and vertebrate paleontology at Florida State University.
"Bones fossilize really well, but unfortunately behavior doesn't," he says.
That might be why proof of T. rex's eating habits has been so difficult to pin down, and why scientists are somewhat in the dark when it comes to definitively pegging T. rex as a strict predator.
The real T. rex may have been a more complicated animal than the one depicted in Hollywood films like Jurassic Park. Like most predators today, the dinosaur was probably both predator and scavenger.
"So what T. rex did more of is really the key, and to me this debate is not solved," Erickson says. "From this, all we can say is, yes, T. rex acted like a predator. We have cases where there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of duck-billed dinosaurs that died, and these animals were clearly fed upon by tyrannosaurs. We find tooth marks and shed teeth among the skeletons."
This all might seem to be an academic debate, but there is a real-world reason why scientists want to know what T. rex ate and when. Knowing more about the T. rex appetite might help explain the prehistoric food chain from millions of years ago, and how one big dinosaur influenced it.
OK, picture the biggest, fiercest meat-eating animal to ever live.
GREENE: OK, glad he's not in the studio. That's a Tyrannosaurus rex. And since the first T. rex skeleton was discovered just over a century ago, books and movies have thrilled us with portrayals of this terrifying predator. But some scientists have argued that the beast was actually more like a vulture, a lowly scavenger, far less threatening.
NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on a discovery that might resolve the argument.
CHRISTOPHER JOYCE, BYLINE: Hollywood certainly has no doubt about T. rex's dietary habits. In "Jurassic Park," a T. rex ambushed a herd of horse-sized Gallimimus and gobbled one up.
JOYCE: It chased a jeep filled with human snacks.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Must go faster.
JOYCE: And it even ate a lawyer.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: No.
JOYCE: And in this case, most scientists agreed with Hollywood, T. rex pursued and killed what it ate. It was a predator, rather than scavenging leftovers like some kind of terrestrial carp.
Greg Erickson, at Florida State University, has looked for evidence and says it's hard to come by.
GREG ERICKSON: Bones fossilize really well but unfortunately behavior doesn't.
JOYCE: To understand dinosaur behavior, scientists now look way beyond the shape and size of bones.
ERICKSON: We started finding bite marks of these animals. And we started finding coprolites; there is their fecal matter, and we could see what they were eating. And it's from such evidence we've gained most of our understanding of what this animal is doing.
JOYCE: And that leads us to the latest piece of evidence that appears to confirm T. rex's predatory nature. Paleontologist David Burnham and one of his students at the University of Kansas found it buried in between two tail bones from a fossilized hadrosaur, a duck-billed, plant-eating dinosaur. It looked like a tooth so they scanned it with a medical imaging machine.
DAVID BURNHAM: Once we realized it was a tooth, and we looked at each other; wouldn't that be just great if it was a T. rex? You know... (Chuckling) We'd finally, you know, be able to put the nail in the coffin for the scavenger theory.
JOYCE: It was a T. rex tooth. They're unique: sharp, serrated and long. Scientists sometimes call them lethal bananas. Now, a T. rex tooth in the tail doesn't prove a T. rex actually killed that duckbill. Maybe the duckbill was already dead and the T. rex just found it, chowed down on it and broke off a tooth in the carcass.
But in this case, the duckbill's bone had fused around the tooth, a sign that the wound had healed. So apparently, the duckbill survived an attack and got away with a tooth stuck in its tail.
BURNHAM: The bullet from the smoking gun, you know, here you have attempted murder and here we are able to identify the perpetrator.
JOYCE: Another damning piece of evidence: Burnham notes that the wound is on the tail, which is typical of where predators bring down running prey.
BURNHAM: So this gives us the food pyramid and puts T. rex back on top as the apex predator.
JOYCE: However, Florida State's Greg Erickson says it's not as simple as it is in the movies. Like most predators today, it probably was both predator and scavenger.
ERICKSON: So what T. rex did more of is really the key and to me this debate is not solved. From this, all we can say is that, yes, T. rex acted like a predator.
JOYCE: But also like a scavenger.
ERICKSON: We have cases where there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of duckbilled dinosaurs that died. And these animals were clearly fed upon by tyrannosaurs. We find tooth marks and shed teeth among the skeletons.
JOYCE: This all might seem to be an academic debate, but scientists want to know who T. rex ate and when. It explains how the food chain worked millions of years ago, and how one great big dinosaur influenced it. The research appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Christopher Joyce, NPR News.
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Today's musing comes from three tragic stories. There is a thimbleful of genealogy here. Stanczyk was perusing a tome in his library of a Norse saga. It struck me with the power of a missile how similar were these three stories and this jester was astounded.
Here are my protagonists:
Odin and Frigg had a son the beloved and good Baldur. Baldur was so loved by all, including his mother, Frigg. So Frigg extracted an oath from all manner of things not to harm Baldur. All things gave an oath, but mistletoe which was too young to swear an oath.
Genealogy: Odin + Frigg -> Baldur
Peleus and Thetis had a son Achilles. Thetis, the good Greek wife she was knew her son would grow up to be a warrior. So to protect her son, she took Achilles to the river Styx and lowered him into the waters whose miraculous properties would make Achilles impervious. Except, she dunked Achilles, by holding onto his left heel.
Genealogy: Peleus + Thetis -> Achilles
Adam and Eve had a son Cain. Cain after murdering his brother Abel was cursed by God to be ostracized and Cain was marked so that no living thing would kill him. The curse had a time limit, until the 7th generation of Cain.
Genealogy: Adam + Eve -> Cain->Enoch->Irad->Mehujael->Methushael->Lamech->son
In all three cases, (Baldur, Achilles, and Cain), they were shot and died. Baldur dies when Loki ferrets out that mistletoe is the only thing that did not give an oath and he fashioned a dart of mistletoe. While the Norse were having fun throwing things at Baldur who could not be hit or hurt, Loki directed, Hod, to fire the mistletoe dart at Baldur killing him. Achilles was killed by Paris with an arrow shot in the Trojan war, striking the only spot on him that was not impervious, his heel. Finally, we have Cain being shot by the blind Lamech, who was directed by his own son to fire at something in the woods. Therefore, Lamech's son, the 7th generation of Cain caused Cain's death. In two of the stories, a blind man is directed to kill the protagonist. All three protagonists die of a missile being fired at them. In all three cases, the protagonist was impervious except/until: mistletoe, unprotected heel, or 7th generation.
As I researched this blog, I was astounded a second time, that the story of Cain's death is NOT in the Bible. Just Cain's curse and his generations are recorded in the Bible. It is funny how this jester had joined two separate stories in his mind and then sourced it solely from the Bible.
Striking parallels indeed. Please do not shoot me any emails over this blog.


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Which Low Flow Toilet is Right For You?
Whether you're working with a homeowner on an energy efficient remodel or simply trying to find ways for them to save money on their energy bills, introducing them to a low flow toilet can be an easy and effective way to meet their needs. Yet, with over 1,000 models on the market today, picking the right one for your client can be challenging. Consider the following questions before you install.
1. Is The Toilet Certified?
Since 1978, manufacturers, magazines, and 3rd party associations have tested toilets on how well they flush ¾-inch plastic balls. Unfortunately, this and other efforts to determine water efficiency have often led to inconclusive and conflicting results.
With that in mind, the Maximum Performance (MaP) test was developed to better simulate real-world conditions. Models capable of handling 350g of soybean paste waste per flush, while using no more than 1.28 gallons per flush are certified under the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program.
While WaterSense toilets are only required in a few states, many locations in the US are now offering sizable rebates to consumers who choose toilets that meet the criteria for High Efficiency. Although the financial incentives may vary from location to location, the WaterSense certification guarantees consumers that, no matter where they live, their toilet will be both effective and efficient.
2. What Are The Types of High Efficiency Toilets?
Since Water Efficient Toilets first appeared in the mid-1990s, plumbing technology has changed rapidly. Currently, several types of low flush toilets are available on the market, with the two main types being gravity-fed and pressure-assisted. Gravity-fed/gravity-flush toilets are the most popular residential toilet in the US.
Typically quieter than their counterparts, gravity-fed toilets are similar to traditional toilets while relying on the weight of water to help push down waste. On the other hand, pressure assisted toilets can reduce water consumption at even higher rates. Since these toilets rely on compressed air, it is important that you check your home's plumbing for appropriately high water pressure to make sure that they will work properly.
3. What About Price?
The first thing to know about the cost of a new High Efficiency Toilet is that a higher price doesn't always mean a better purchase. It's always a good idea to comparison shop and check the WaterSense ratings before you buy. Often the amount of money you shell out will relate more to brand name and aesthetics rather than efficiency.
The next thing to keep in mind is that, while water efficient models generally cost more up front than traditional toilets, the purchase should show a return over time. According to the EPA, a family of four can expect to save about $90 per year on their water bill by switching to a WaterSense toilet.
4. How About Design?
Perhaps the most important element for most people is the design of the toilet. With so many models available, pick what works best for the home. Narrow your search by deciding on round or elongated bowls and standard height or comfort height. You can also choose two piece or one piece toilets, as well as single and dual flush models. In short, while you try to find which low flow toilet is right for you, remember that your bathroom can be both efficient and comfortable!
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This may be the single most perfect commercial for anything, like, ever.
It's a fun play on all of those cheesy, repetitive police chase scenes from the '80s, but with a pretty cool anti-DUI message.
Toss in the tagline "Made from Beer" and I think you've got a winner folks.
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A Longmont truck driver was killed Wednesday in a crash in Oklahoma that stemmed from a police chase following a bank robbery, according to law-enforcement officials there.
James Carl Wivell, 48, was driving north on U.S. Highway 69 near Quapaw, Okla., at about 10:35 a.m. when his 2008 International tractor trailer was struck by a 2010 Mazda being driven by a Tulsa man who is suspected of attempting to rob a bank in Miami, Okla., which is about 10 miles southwest of Quapaw.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported Wivell as being from Longmont, but the Times-Call could not verify a local address Thursday.
Harry Francis Dishmon, 50, is accused of passing a note asking for money to a bank teller in Miami, according to the Miami News Record. He reportedly did not display a weapon, and left without taking any money, according to the newspaper.
Dishmon fled the bank in the Mazda. Near Quapaw, that city's police chief saw him driving about 110 mph on U.S. 69, the News Record reported.
Three miles north of Quapaw, just north of 30 Road, Dishmon tried to pass Wivell's truck, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Because a southbound vehicle was approaching, Dishmon swerved back into the northbound lane, striking the trailer's driver's side.
The Mazda spun around several times and struck a 1998 Saturn SL2 that had been abandoned on the shoulder of the highway, according to the Highway Patrol.
Wivell's truck and trailer rolled onto its driver's side, slid across the highway and hit the guardrail, the Highway Patrol reported.
Wivell was pinned for 15 minutes, and died at the scene from massive injuries to his head and body, according to the Highway Patrol.
Dishmon was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the course of an attempted first-degree robbery and denied bond, the Miami News Record reported.
The tractor trailer's Department of Transportation registration is connected with Direct Line Transport, a Greenwood Village company. A call to the company was not returned.


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So Im just feeling out the waters. I have a solid design for a low pressure (under 200 psi) automag valve. It would use the same on/off assembly and a similar bolt setup just optimized for high flow. The volume chamber would be larger (to make up for the drop in pressure). Finally, the regulator would be of a more traditional design so that it could be more compact and help make more room for the volume chamber.
If it works, it has the potential to give the Automag the one thing it was missing, efficiency. It would also have a much lighter trigger pull, and with the ULE trigger kit, would probably have under a 10 oz pull.
Should I pursue the design? Any other suggestions? Would you buy one over an X valve?


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Laid back and unassuming, Jordan Hill could easily blend in with the thousands of other students on the Penn State campus on a normal class day.
Make no mistake, the senior stands out on the football field. Not even a sore left knee can slow down the defensive tackle known for his relentless motor.
Catch him most any other time, and he's more apt to blend in with the crowd. He flashed a friendly smile after taking a well-earned break on the couch of the football team's lounge before a recent practice this week.
"I don't think about it as me not wanting to stop," Hill said. "But I don't want to lose. For me to win, I have to play the best I can each and every play."
A left knee injury two weeks ago during the 34-9 win at Purdue left Penn State fans wondering how long one of the team's respected senior leaders would be out of the lineup — if he returned at all. Hill was carted off the field.
A week later, he was back.
Entering this Saturday's game against Indiana, Hill is fourth on the team with 50 tackles, including five for losses and 2 1/2 sacks. He has an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
The Hoosiers defense might be struggling after losing 62-14 last week to Wisconsin, but they have a tough lineman of their own in senior Adam Replogle, who leads conference defensive tackles with 62 stops.
"He's a quality player, great off the field," Indiana coach Kevin Wilson said of Replogle. "He's helped set a standard of how we want to improve."
Hill, too, is a standard-bearer for Penn State.
Perhaps more importantly to coach Bill O'Brien's defense is that Hill consistently draws double teams that help free up other linemen and occupy potential blockers. It also helps the veteran linebacking crew Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges and Glenn Carson can make big plays — which made his status for last week's Nebraska game a big question mark.
Hill admitted he was in nagging pain during pregame warm-ups.
"I was hurting," Hill said. "I looked bad moving around."
He didn't start in the 32-23 loss, but Hill did play in the first half. Then his replacement, James Terry, also went down a leg injury and didn't return. Hill knew what he had to do in the second half.
"When James went down I said, `All right, I've got to go," he said this week, wearing sweats while relaxing in a chair with legs outstretched. There appeared to be no brace on the left knee.
Hill also wasn't wearing a brace during a 25-minute session of practice open to media Wednesday, when he looked limber taking part in stretches but was held out of drills.
Hill said he hasn't been limited this week. And even if he's hurting, he may not be the kind of player who divulges just how much pain he's in.
"When the younger guys are looking around, I can't be one of the guys panicking at all, no matter the situation," Hill said. "Even if I don't know what's going to happen, I still have to be calm."
His easy-going personality is the influence of his father, Larry, while growing up in the blue-collar Harrisburg suburb of Steelton, he said. Mostly playing baseball and basketball growing up, Hill picked up football in seventh grade also at the encouragement of his father.
The competitive edge was honed, in part, around pick-up games of basketball. Hill's cousin, Bucknell's 6-foot-3 junior point guard Ryan Hill, remembers one instance when Hill, teamed up with Ryan Hill's brother, Lloyd, on the local YMCA basketball court during a snow day.
Jordan set up the teams. Back then, Ryan Hill says he was a skinny 5 foot, 7 inches, and joined in the two-on-two game with a friend who also less than 6 feet. Jordan and Lloyd Hill, who is now an offensive lineman at St. Francis, Pa., both stood at 6-foot-2, Ryan Hill said.
"I felt the game was unfair because Lloyd and Jordan were on the same team," Ryan Hill said. In the end though, it turned out to be a lesson, too from his cousin.
"He said, `You just have to get the job done," Ryan Hill recalled.
It was no surprise to the family when Hill stuck with Penn State in July after the NCAA levied its strict sanctions on the program for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
The day fellow seniors Michael Zordich and Mauti gave an impassioned statement with about two dozen other players that they were staying at Penn State, Hill was on the golf course — where he was working as an intern. He was getting breakfast at a concession stand when he looked up at a TV to find Zordich and Mauti speaking.
"I didn't know what was going on," Hill said with a chuckle.
Hill said he would have been there, too, if he didn't have the internship.
"When I had my (preseason) meeting with Coach O'Brien," he said, "I told him the only way I'd leave this program is if there wasn't going to be any more football."
That wasn't the case, of course, and Penn State has had a better-than-expected season in part because of Hill and the talented defense.
"I'm playing next to one of the toughest, fastest and best defensive tackles I've ever seen play," said redshirt freshman Deion Barnes, who has emerged at defensive end this season. "Playing through injury and adversity, he's probably one of the best players I've ever played next to."


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For as long as people have existed, we've had a need for social services to help the less fortunate. Poverty, physical disability, mental illness, abuse, addictions, and natural disasters have accounted for millions of people going hungry every day, living on the streets, and sleeping under bridges and in parks at night. With the weakened state of the economy, the demand for services to those in need has vastly outgrown the supply.
As many as 30 million people in the United States go hungry every day, and estimates of homelessness range from 750,000 to 1 million individuals on any given night. Reports of violence against those living on the streets—runaways, the dispossessed, addicts—continue to shock the nation. And approximately 88 million Americans are held captive by drugs or alcohol.
The church in North America is generally concerned and somewhat involved. Many congregations, however, consider hunger, homelessness, abuse, and addiction to be social woes more than spiritual issues, and expect government-run programs and social services to take the lead in solving such matters. But the teachings of Jesus make it clear that mankind's predicament is not the government's problem.
Gospel rescue missions have a long history of assisting the church and providing lifelines for those drowning in the waves of adversity and the undertow of addiction. For more than a century, they have been keeping watch on the waterfront of despair, and countless men, women, and children have been saved in every sense of the word. These missions offer hot food, clean clothing, temporary shelter, and the possibility of a more abundant life through a personal relationship with Jesus; they are havens of hope for the lost and lonely who call the street home.
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Dacono Republican Rep. Lori Saine denied on Thursday night that she told anyone that she'd chosen to eat chicken during a Wednesday meeting as a form of "silent protest" in support of Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins.
"Nobody could have possibly overheard me saying" that, Saine said in an interview. "I was simply having lunch."
During an Aug. 21 meeting of the Legislature's Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force, Marble sparked a controversy with remarks about what she said are "life-expectancy ... problems in the black race" such as sickle-cell anemia and diabetes -- with Marble then also commenting about how she personally enjoyed the barbecue and chicken she'd eaten in the South.
Marble also suggested at the meeting that Mexicans have healthier diets in that country than when they move to the United States.
On Wednesday, Saine, another member of the poverty task force, had a box of Popeye's fried chicken on the committee hearing room table in front of her, Denver TV station KDVR reported later that day. The station also reported that Saine had been overheard telling Marble that she'd brought the chicken "in silent protest" of the uproar over Marble's earlier comments.
When Saine left the hearing room, she told a KDVR reporter who'd asked her for an explanation that "I'm having chicken for dinner." She asked the reporter if he'd like a news conference at her house.
On Thursday evening, state GOP chairman Ryan Call said in a statement that "Rep. Saine's actions on Wednesday do not represent the Colorado Republican Party. They were insensitive and hurtful, and she must apologize for them."
Saine, however, told the Times-Call that she's "seriously perplexed" at what she said has been "some misreporting" of what happened Wednesday -- something she said she probably should have addressed Wednesday night or earlier on Thursday, after the KDVR story aired.
She objected to what she said had been an "embellishment to include Sen. Marble back into this. "
Said Saine: "I made no mention of Sen. Marble to anyone."
She said "everybody" on the task force had something to eat Wednesday before the panel adjourned: "It was a long day."
Saine said she personally had chosen chicken for her lunch because "I do like chicken a lot." She said her Popeye's box might have been more visible to picture-takers and to some of the people in the room than the other lawmakers' food preferences were, because "I was sitting on the end."
If her eating chicken at Wednesday's task force meeting was offensive, Saine said, "what should I be eating at the next session?"
As for Marble's comments two weeks ago, at the earlier task force meeting, Marble said in a subsequent statement that her remarks about blacks, Southern food and Mexican diets "were not meant to be disparaging to any community. I am saddened they were taken in that regard."
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Boulder's coyote hazing program is ending with more of a whimper than a bark, a positive development stemming from far fewer sightings or encounters between animals and humans over recent days.
The program had been slated to end Friday. However, the hazer scheduled to do that final shift on Friday was unavailable, so the final patrol along the Boulder Creek Path is set for Sunday.
Also, the final week of the month-long initiative, originally to have included daily hazing missions, will have seen just two take place. And after a flurry of human-coyote encounters in late December into January, it has been quieter on that front in recent weeks.
"It seems like there were fewer interactions with coyotes, and our hazers are seeing them less," said Val Matheson, Boulder's urban wildlife conservation coordinator.
She also noted, "The hazing happens quicker. It seems like in our first week of hazing, there was a learning curve for both the hazers and the coyotes, and we had to learn what the coyotes perceived as hazing and what the humans had to do."
For example, she said, it was discovered that one coyote was not bothered by noise from air horns or bottles filled with coins or cans with rocks in them. Instead, that animal was more effectively chased off by the throwing of sticks, rocks or tennis balls.
The coyote hazing program was launched Jan. 18 in response to a series of reports involving aggressive coyotes -- including one biting of a female jogger -- that were recorded on or near the Boulder Creek Path between 30th and 55th streets starting in late December.
For four weeks, staff from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder police animal control officers and citizen volunteers patrolled the target area with the dual purpose of discouraging coyotes from human contact and educating people on proper wildlife interactions.
"I would say that for the past four weeks, the hazing has been effective," Matheson said. And, in light of the decreased activity in recent weeks, she added, "It seems that we quite possibly could have had a three-week program, instead of a four-week program."
The next step, said Matheson is to assess what has been learned and observed in recent weeks, and make decisions about what approach the city will use in the year ahead.
"We're going to have to take this information that we've gotten over the past four weeks and, over the summer, figure out how we want to come in to next season, and see what's our plan for this area for the fall so we can be proactive," she said. "But I don't know, as of yet, what that will look like."
The city's hazing program did not include a specific initiative to determine how many coyotes actually inhabited the area that was its focus.
However, Matheson said that descriptions of coyotes involved in aggressive behavior appeared to involve two separate animals. And, she said, there were no reports this season of more than three coyotes being seen in that area together at one time.
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Where are you from? I grew up in Vermont where I attended public schools. After completing high school I went on to study at the University of Vermont (UVM) in the College of Arts and Sciences.
What degree or degrees have you obtained?In 1998 I graduated from UVM with a BA majoring in mathematics and minoring in biology. I later attended graduate school at the University of New Orleans and earned a Master of Science degree in mathematics with a concentration in statistics in 2004.
How long have you been at UAB?I began my doctoral studies at UAB in 2004 in the School of Public Health's Department of Biostatistics.
What is your research? My current area of collaboration has been focused primarily on observational data analysis to investigate the effects of obesity on various health outcomes including mortality, headaches, and diabetes. This research has inspired me to conduct my own methodological research on statistical methods for modeling nonlinearity in quantitative relationships using splines and resampling techniques.
Why did you choose UAB for your graduate studies?The most attractive aspect of UAB was the research and training environment. When I was planning the next step of my graduate education my top priority was to find a school that would offer me opportunities to work in collaboration with statisticians and public health researchers in other fields. Moreover, I was looking to find a department that would provide me the highest level of support for achieving my own research goals. Among the schools to which I applied, UAB was clearly the best choice in both respects. The Department of Biostatistics has far exceeded my expectations.
Have you received any awards or honors?This year I was deeply honored to be awarded the 2008 UAB Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies at the Doctoral Level which is given annually to only one graduating doctoral student in the University.
What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB? Earning the respect of your peers in research is a great reward which requires experience and dedication. Being nominated for the "Barker Award" this year by my professors and collaborators represents their respect for me. Winning the award is a culmination of much hard work and many rewarding experiences at UAB.
Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?My mentor and thesis advisor, David Allison, has had a profoundly positive impact on my development as a student and young investigator. He has guided me toward exciting collaborative and independent projects which have helped me formulate ideas, strengthen my skill set, and build my confidence to reach for increasingly challenging and expansive objectives. Working with him has shaped my vision for excellence in biostatistics and interdisciplinary research.
What is your motivation in your academics/research? I love modeling and analyzing data. Personally, I find the challenge of extracting important information and drawing inferences from data to be the most exciting aspect of science. My curiosity and penchant for public health risk awareness motivates me to conduct hypothesis-driven investigations. In the process, I have encountered several problems which have further motivated me to research and develop biostatistical methodology to address the problems using new approaches.
Do you have any advice/wisdom for other graduate students?What you give is what you get. Be bold -- seek out and take advantage of your opportunities, but do not forget to help others along the way. I firmly believe that this develops a generalized reciprocity which is crucial to the future of an interdisciplinary research atmosphere.
What are your plans after graduating and for the future?I enjoy conducting research and teaching. After graduation, I expect to take a biostatistics faculty position.
Where are you from? I grew up in Vermont where I attended public schools. After completing high school I went on to study at the University of Vermont (UVM) in the College of Arts and Sciences.


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[quote]FIFA says it is studying a protest from the Costa Rica soccer federation, which wants a World Cup qualifier against the United States replayed after losing 1-0 in a snowstorm.
FIFA says its administration "will now analyze the content of the letter and next steps will be determined in due course."
Who here thinks this is the act of a sore loser? I honestly think this wouldn't be happening if the match had ended in a draw or a Costa Rica win.
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SHIRLEY -- While Chief Administrative Officer David Berry made it clear Friday he would not resign after the selectmen told him he should, or force being fired, some town residents said the decision by the selectmen could have been handled differently.
Patricia Krauchune, who previously was a sewer commissioner and constable in the town, said that while she thinks Berry is a decent man, she doesn't know enough about his performance to say for sure that he should be let go.
"He's a very pleasant man. If he had a contract, and town counsel said this was the way it should be done, then so be it," she said Saturday afternoon. "I just think it shouldn't have been done on television. I don't know all the circumstances here but it's my feeling they should have just taken him aside."
Krauchune said common courtesy plays a role in dealing with someone's career.
"I was surprised they went and did that. The three of them (selectmen) should work together. If town counsel said they could do this, Andy (Deveau) should have been involved," she said.
Deveau, the board chairman, said he was blindsided at last week's meeting that the other two members of the board wanted to let Berry go.
"Andy really should have been involved in the process from the get go. They would have still gotten their way in the end because it would have been two against one," she said.
She said the situation has played out wrongly.
"This is no way to treat a human being. In the professional world, this isn't the way things are done. The selectmen should have pulled him aside and worked it out with him alone," she said. "Ultimately though, it's not up to me to judge his performance."
Kevin Hayes, of Shirley, said that while he's not directly involved in Berry's day-to-day operations either, he's concerned about his salary because Berry promised to help bring in grants to supplement his increased salary over former manager Kyle Keady, and that hasn't happened.
"Frankly, Kyle was paid a lot less but he was a lot more effective. Obviously, there were things he did I don't agree with but he knew how to get things done in town. I think if he (Berry) doesn't resign, they should fire him," Hayes said. "It's clear Andy is OK with him but clearly Dave (Swain) and Kendra (Dumont) are frustrated with him. How much time do you really give someone? I think they were for awhile trying to give him the benefit of the doubt."
Berry has a "just cause" clause in his contract that the town could execute if Berry was not measuring up.
Selectman David Swain said that because Berry has not been an effective manager, selectmen have enough reason to execute the clause and begin the process of letting Berry go.
If that happens, Swain said, a hearing must first be held in which Berry can lay out his case and the reasons he believes he should stay, and selectmen can lay out their own concerns.
It will be up to Berry to decide if he wants the hearing in public or behind closed doors, as allowed by state law.
Selectmen are scheduled to meet Monday night and will likely discuss the next course of action.
Ron Marchetti, who served as the interim town administrator and played a role in bringing Berry to the town, said Saturday he would not comment for now.
"I don't know what the selectmen are going to do. I don't want to add fuel to the fire. I want to let the dust settle," he said. "I don't think anything I can say right now will do any good to the town. The selectmen have to wrestle the alligator to the ground first."
He said he would not be interested in serving in an interim capacity again.
"It's certainly not in the cards for me right now," he said.
Deveau said Friday he felt the issue should never have been played in front of the cable television camera. He said he was "blindsided" by what he calls an unexpected conversation and because of that, did not voice his objection to discussing it in public when it happened.
Berry said Friday that he has no plans to sue, but Deveau said Swain may have the grounds down the road.


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Hubert Ray Threlkeld died February 3, 2013
Hubert Ray Threlkeld, Sr., 94, of Heber Springs and lately of Little Rock, passed away Feb 3, 2013, at his home. He was born Apr 2, 1918, to Hubert Henry and Agnes Dyer Threlkeld of Los Angeles, CA. He lost his parents at age 18 mos. and lived with his father's brother William True Threlkeld and his wife Loreena Lumbrick Threlkeld in Memphis, TN. He married Helen Elizabeth Davis of Memphis on Sep 11, 1943, and had four children. He earned a BS in Business Administration from Memphis State University, served in the US Army on active duty for 4 years and as a reservist for 25 years, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and worked for the US Post Office in Memphis and St. Louis for 30 years. He and his wife retired to Greers Ferry and later he moved to Little Rock. He was a founding member of St. Francis Episcopal in Heber Springs and later attended St. Mark's Episcopal in Little Rock. He is preceded in death by his daughter Judith Taylor Threlkeld and his wife of 54 years, Helen, his brothers Warren Threlkeld and Fred Mooney and his sister Mabel Threlkeld Colvin. He is survived by his daughter Margaret of Newport, a son H. Ray Threlkeld, Jr., and his wife Lois Isensee Threlkeld of Loudon, TN, and another son Stephen Threlkeld and his wife Elizabeth Choinski of Oxford, MS; five grandchildren, 2 grandsons, Tom and Chris, of Ray and Lois, and their spouses Jessica and Wendy; and 1 grandson, Craig, and 2 granddaughters, Anne and Catherine, of Stephen and Elizabeth; and one great granddaughter, Sarah, of Chris and Wendy. He enjoyed reading, golf, photography and travel; he travelled to all 7 continents during his lifetime and was well known for his sense of humor. A service will be held at St. Francis Episcopal in Heber Springs.


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Well, this certainly would explain his seeming decline in performance.
Agent: Kansas City Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen Playing with Two Broken*Ribs - Arrowhead Pride
Agent: Kansas City Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen Playing with Two Broken Ribs
If the internet breaks today, it's because every one was on Arrowhead Pride.
In the busiest day of Kansas City Chiefs news that I can remember, an ESPN report from Bill Williamson updates us on Chiefs' quarterback injuries.
Except this time, it's Tyler Thigpen, not Matt Cassel, who has been injured. Thigpen apparently broke two ribs in the Chiefs first preseason game against the Houston Texans:Joel Turner, the agent for Kansas City quarterback Tyler Thigpen, said his client is playing with two broken ribs, which Turner says Thigpen suffered in the first preseason game. Thigpen did not play in the second preseason game, but he did play in the third one, spelling Cassel after he was hurt on the third play of the game against Seattle."Tyler is a tough guy," Turner said. "He's fighting through this injury like nothing happened. People just don't know how tough Tyler is."Well I have to say I guess I didn't know how tough Tyler Thigpen was. This explains his absence in the Chiefs second preseason game.
The rumors of Thigpen's broken ribs were afoot on Arrowhead Pride early this morning. I didn't hear it but apparently a commenter mentioned that Thigpen's agent Joel Turner mentioned something about the broken ribs this morning on 610 Sports Nick Wright's show.
Two broken ribs and you're a quarterback? This changes how I feel about Tyler Thigpen's performance on Saturday. Broken ribs definitely affect how a QB plays and it appears now, with this knowledge, that Thigpen was hurting on Saturday.
What. A. Day.
So, AP readers. Do these broken ribs change how you feel about Tyler Thigpen? Are we a bit more patient with him now?
I know I am. I secretly have to admit that I felt guilty advocating Brodie Croyle over Thigpen to start in place of Matt Cassel (And I hope long time AP commenter and Thigpen fanboy MAWK, now Ridiculous Matt, will forgive me).
Wow, this guy gets more likeable every chance he gets. Anyway, It looks like Brodie is starting week 1, if Cassel is not available. Thanks alot O-line! we are down to the most fragile QB in the league now beacuse you idiots can't keep anybody upright.
The kid is tough!! That would explain his poor performance.
Broken ribs usually take awhile to heal up and aren't fun to deal with. This just confirms what I've already known and that's that Thigpen is a tough kid who gives it his all and does whatever he can to help his team win games. We should do whatever we can to keep him on our team. He's way better than Brokie will ever be.
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Well maybe if we had an OL worth a pile of dog crap, maybe these Qb's we have wouldn't be playing hurt and look just a little bit better.
he did seem to stay in the pocket more saturday than taking off running. but he never did seem like a great passer anyways. Brodie is a passer than Thigpen but cant stay healthy.
i can remember what a chief super bowl team looks like! ......
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More cancellations, postponements Tuesday
More rain meant more spring sports cancellations Tuesday.
Here are the postponements and cancellations reported to the Star Courier Tuesday, along with makeup dates:
Annawan-Wethersfield — Tuesday's Lincoln Trail Conference baseball and softball games at ROWVA were postponed.
The games will be made up as part of doubleheaders Thursday at Howes Park in Annawan.
Alleman's Sailer Invitational girls track and field meet at Augustana College, which included the A-W Lady Titans, was cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
Wethersfield's Junior Geese Relays were postponed, and the tentative reschedule date is Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Stark County — Lincoln Trail Conference baseball and softball games with Princeville postponed April 18 have been rescheduled at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday with Stark County hosting both contests.
Ridgewood — The Lincoln Trail Conference baseball and softball games at Princeville were postponed and will be made up as doubleheaders hosted by the Spartans Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
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Two suspects are now formally charged with first-degree murder and robbery, and are accused of beating, suffocating and cutting the throat of a Texas man who was staying at a Chandler motel.
Two suspects are now formally charged with first-degree murder and robbery, and are accused of beating, suffocating and cutting the throat of a Texas man who was staying at a Chandler motel.
Charged in Lincoln County District Court are Dominique D. Gill, 22, of Oklahoma City, and Keven Jimmy Ray Hallmark, 22, of Chandler.
Both are charged in the death of Sam Brock, 41, from Odessa Texas. The homicide was reported June 7 at the Lincoln Motel, located along Route 66 in Chandler.
Prosecutors have filed a charge of first-degree murder, deliberate intent, or an alternative charge of felony first-degree murder. The deliberate intent charge accuses both defendants "of beating, suffocating and cutting the throat" of Brock, who was staying at the Lincoln Motel. The alternative felony murder charge alleges they took Brock's life during a robbery.
Both suspects remain jailed without possibility of bond and are scheduled to appear in court again in July.
According to arrest affidavits in the case, Gill was arrested after allegedly crashing the victim's pickup in Creek County the day of the homicide. Hallmark was later tracked down and arrested at an abandoned mobile home in Chandler, where investigators found him with bloodstains on his T-shirt and in possession of the victim's laptop, warrants show.
The investigation was launched when Brock's body was found face down with what appeared to be a fatal throat laceration, with a large fixed-blade knife found near the body, the warrant shows.
Brock, who was a guest of the motel, had registered with a vehicle displaying a Texas license plate. When that Dodge pickup wasn't found parked at the motel, police entered it into a national crime database and began a search for that vehicle.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol had discovered Brock's vehicle was in a crash near Kellyville in Creek County. Troopers had Gill, the believed driver, in custody, after finding him walking down a road near the pickup.
During a search of Gill's person, troopers found items including a set of keys to a room at the Lincoln Motel in Chandler, the paperwork shows. He was transported to Chandler for further questioning about the homicide and it was discovered he was an occupant of another room at the Lincoln Motel a day earlier. There, investigators found a bloody handprint on the entrance door, while a search of that room resulted in authorities finding two cell phones, with one of those belonging to the victim, the warrant reads.
Authorities also noticed a small amount of blood on his coat sleeve, the warrant shows, but Gill said the jacket wasn't his property.
As investigators from Chandler police and the District 23 Drugs and Violent Crimes Task Force worked the case, they later interviewed two people staying in another room at the motel.
Those two witnesses reported having dinner with Brock about 6 p.m. June 6 and further identified Hallmark as one of two men who came to their room that night when one of them borrowed Hallmark's phone to make a call. The probe eventually led authorities to an abandoned mobile home where they encountered Hallmark.
"Investigators immediately saw large spots of what appeared to be dried blood on Hallmark's shirt," the warrant shows.
After he was taken into custody, a laptop computer, believed to belong to the murder victim, along with backpack, was found and seized.
Both defendants are scheduled to appear in court July 11, where a preliminary hearing date should be set.
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I started a thread where I intended to post copies of the news accounts of Ford Sixes (Model K) winning and placing in endurance and speed contests. However, there were too many to post the news clips, so I've transferred the results to word.
Below are over twenty five contests with Ford Sixes winning or placing. Notice the other cars the Fords are competing. Where I'm going with this is to demonstrate that the Ford K was very competitive with some of the best marquees of the day.
I may be off on some of the names due to poor copies. This is especially true of the foreign competitions. Along those lines, I've found evidence that Model Ks were in several countries in Europe. If anyone has examples of Model Ks in other countries please post the information.
I'm still reading.
I'm still dreaming of a Model K 6-40.
That's some class with a capital K
Sept 14, 1907, Hartford CT Hill Climb: Frank Kulick with Ford six runabout places second in one event, behind Corbin, ahead go a Pope Hartford. Other event, 1. Ford, 2 Knox
I'm using this thread to keep additional "contests" on until I'm able to update my notes above.
January 27, 1909. Three Fords have perfect score in reliability trial in Houston TX, Models T, N and K.
Philadelphia "Brazier Cup" contest, Nov 4th, 1907:
1st, Apperson. 2nd, Ford. 3rd, Packard. 4th, Winton. 5th, Pennsylvania. 6th, Winton. 7th, Stoddard Dayton. 8th, Packard.
The article says the decision may be overturned due to the 1st place Apperson driver taking the wrong road to finish.
Dec 1907 - Well, chalk the one above up to Ford. The Apperson was penalized, and the Brazier Cup awarded to the Ford.
The "Houston's Auto Club" article above looks to be the same one posted on this thread http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/334112.html?1357844750
Which I commented and added additional questions on.
For readers convenience I copied what I wrote on the other thread.
What year did this take place? Wait a minute! After about fifteen minutes, I found it. (I never have been that good at finding things by using Google or other search engines on the internet, but wanted to try it myself anyway) I found the article in the Motor magazine from January 30 1908. However that means the 20hp car cannot be a model T. It could be an error in reporting? Maybe a model S speedster? Perhaps a model B? (It would have been about three years old then?)
More mysteries. Sad about a fatality during the event. I wonder if it was the driver or navigator/spotter/passenger of the car? Or could the fatality been on the street car? What kind of car it was?
Great stuff! Again, thank you Rob!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
I'm posting other K results to this thread until I'm able to come back and transfer everything to the word doc I wrote the first 20 some on.
The more I find (K top finishes) the more support there is that the Model K was a quality car that was well received by the public.
I've also found another leading 6 cylinder car maker who sold less sixes over the same time frame (1906-1908) yet is considered a leading top end auto producer of the time (another story for another thread )
Also, my mistake, I thought it was a Jan 1909 article above. The 20 hp Ford must be a typo as you said, for either a 15 or 40 hp Ford.
No worries. I had just gotten curious about the mix of Ford models and went looking for the year and discovered it. A lot of those magazines-on-internet copies are poor quality. I wasn't sure if it was '08 or '09 till I scrolled clear to the title page where the original type was larger.
I really enjoy this research you are doing. Thank you.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
June, 1908: Another contest with a Ford. Also, another injury. As we know, our early cars go fast and stop slowly .
This is a 100 mile race, won by a Franklin six (did someone say they weren't a good car? ), followed by:
2nd. Stearns, 3rd Pullman, 4th Ford, 5th Tourist, 6th Cadillac, 7th Stoddard-Dayton, 8th Duro Car, 9th Haynes, 10th Haynes, 11th Tourist.
A quality group of competitors.
Scottish Reliability Tour, 1907
Model K is the one on the right. Show me a picture of a Pierce competing in England in 1907 .
That British Napier is another car that would be incredible to own and tour with!
Sorry Rob! Their name comes up occasionally in these races and I couldn't hold it back any longer.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Note the TRANSVERSE front spring on the''Deasy''[pictured on LHSide]
Yes, the Napier 60 is a real "horse" (Bob, that's a compliment on our side of the equator ). The Napier seems to show up and do quite well in many European contests results).
Do you have any idea how many Model Ks were exported outside the United States?
Thank you,
Kansas City Race, November 1907:
Five Mile Race, fully equipped touring cars costing $3000 or less: 1st Ford six, 2nd Stoddard Dayton, 3rd Stevens Duryea
Ten Mile Race: 1st Stevens Duryea, 2nd Oldsmobile, 3rd Ford six
I can't equate how "well received by the public" would equate to a car that sold only 300 units per model year (or 450 per year if you count only the years it was actually being built). How happy were people who were not buying the Model K?
It appears maybe you really don't like Fords .
Anyway, another Ford Model K doing well. This time second behind a Corbin. Notice the other cars in the $3,000 category.
Also, a Model N does well, and one of the Fords does well on a slow speed (oxymoron?) contest.
Seems to me if a person were reading the sports sections back in 07 and 08, the results showing a lot of Fords placing in races might have been positively received. But what do I know.....
Does anyone see a trend?
And a Sept 1906 showing. This time at Atlantic Beach.
The Ford beats a Darraq and loses to the same car in another race.
The obvious trend of all this is to show that beyond any shadow of a doubt success at the race track did not help cars sell the Model K. All of the cars that placed in the top three "podium" positions consist of makes that were mostly out of business by 1915.
The history of Model K racing validates Henry Ford's decision to quit building large expensive unprofitable cars after he stopped making the Model K in 1907.
I love the Model K Rob. It is an enigma, a shining example of how Henry Ford saw the future, gambled all his fortune, and won by dropping the successor to the K and concentrated his efforts building the Model T.
Good, I thought for a while you disagreed with me. Guess I was wrong. Seeing as how you spoke of the merits of the Pierce Arrow and Thomas, and those companies also went "by the wayside", guess now we're on the same page.
June 11, 1908, Long Island Races:
$2000 to $3000 cars:
1 Pennsylvania, 2 Corbin, 3 Pullman, 4 Pullman, 5 Pope Hartford, 6 Ford, 7 Midland, 8 Imperial
Six Cylinder cars:
1 Stearns, 2 Thomas, 3 Acme, 4 Hotchkis, 5 Mora, 6 Ford
There were so many makes of cars back in those days. It is fun to read through the names of cars when there are many you have never seen. (I have never seen a Pennsylvania automobile, but have seen the name now in a couple different races.) It is even more fun to see very rare marques that you are familiar with. There is an Imperial that has been in our Regional Group a lot longer than I have. Yes, it is a good performer on tours as well as a gorgeous automobile. I have now seen the Imperial in your race results a couple different times.
Yes, Rob, I am still here, still learning, still enjoying. Thank you!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
A couple of sporty "raceabouts". I'm sure one would be quite happy with either.
Thanks Rob,
The Imperial in our club is a touring, but I can see the resemblance to that roadster. It was a solid original car, beautifully restored in the '50s (Not the typical '50s restoration). I last saw it just a few years ago and it still looks wonderful. It has one of the most beautiful and unique looking carbide/gas generators I have ever seen. It has been pictured in the HCCA Gazette a couple times.
Just a few extra side notes.
The race from Cypress to Houston reminds of one of these big Fords I saw in the vicinity a number of years ago in a barn.
I was into Model A's and V8's at the time but it was good bit larger than a T. I told him if he wanted to let it go to call me. Biggest Ford I had seen.
There are probably more of them out there than you would think. I have a V8 that Ford only made about 4,000+ units and you don't see very many of them but I still drive it. Probably no more than 400 have survived. I think I would put it up on stands in a fire protected shop if there were only 25 or 30 left.
Ken in Texas
I like to get one "new" competition a day where a Ford Model K places or scores well.
Today's offering, Sept 11, 1906, a Ford scores a perfect score along with several "high end autos on a 95 mile reliability tour. Cars finishing with "clean scores included:
Ford, Buick, Stevens Duryea, Haynes, Olds, Jackson, White, Pierce, Winton, Pope Toledo, Rambler and Locomobile. Certainly good company.
Seeing as this contest was held in Kansas in 1906, it is very possible that Steve Jelf as a young boy witnessed the arrival of cars in Paola Kansas .
Almost forgot, another article.
1907, England, a Ford Model K is second to a 60 hp Napier on a hill climb competition.
I don't think I'm "doubling up", but I'm finding a lot and hope they're not duplicated. If they are, I'm sure I'll be made aware of it
Rochester Hill Climb
October, 1906: 31 to 40 hp class: 1st Pope Toledo 40 hp, 2nd Ford 40 hp, 3rd Royal Tourist 40 hp, 4th Stoddard Dayton 30-35 hp
A mistake, the Ford and Pope Toledo tied for 1st.
June, 1909: Next up, late in the run of Model K Fords, twenty five vehicles participated in an endurance run/scavenger hunt on Long Island.
A Ford Six and Chalmers Detroit tied for first place. The trophies alone are valued at $250 (first) and $100 (second)
Another account of the New Orleans two day meet. The earlier account only listed winners, so the five mile race, cars $3000 or less was already listed, a Ford six winning. A White was second.
Not listed before:
Second day, cars selling for $3000 or less: 1st Stoddard Dayton, 2nd Ford six, 3rd Buick.
Five Mile handicap: 1st Renault, 2nd Ford six, 3rd Pope Toledo
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Nice Rob,but I liked it better when you owned a Model T .
I still do! Wait until I get to that race history. I'm passing up a lot of NRS and T race results collecting this.
Sorry for the length, but this is a good way for me to collect things as I "stumble" upon them. Some links were sent by MTFCA guys (blame them too .
Another: August 1906. This would be one of the first Model Ks. It comes in 17 th on an endurance tour among cars costing over $1700 and under $2500. Cars finishing after the K include Premier, Rambler, Olds, Moline and Cadillac.
February 23, 1909 race at the Tampa Bay Hotel.
Five Mile race: 1st Premier, 2nd Ford six, 3rd Cadillac
April, 1907: This is a small town "match" race between a Ford six and a Cadillac. The Ford wins.
Maybe the last one. This was another Ormond Daytona Beach race, January 1906. Several records were broken with many high horsepower foreign competitors. The Ford six 4th in a "flying start" one kilometer race.
This is a big race event and involves several days of racing. I happened on the results searching Ford driver Frank Kullick. Interestingly, only an English journal carried the place finishers far enough out to show the afford six placing. I'll post another clearer picture that shows the top two finishers.
A few more K race results:
Another Minneapolis MN race, Sep 28, 1906.
1st, Ford 40 hp, 2nd Jackson, 3rd Oldsmobile, 4th Glide, 5th Queen. Also, Model Ns doing well.
Chicago, October 14, 1908: 1st Cadillac, 2nd Apperson. 3rd Mitchell, 4th Tichner, 5th Ford, 6th Pope Toledo, 6th Stearns (crashed)
Kansas City, 1906:
five mile touring cars costing $1800 to $2800 - 1st Stevens Duryea, 2nd White, 3rd Ford,
Indianapolis IN, July, 1906: a Ford six wins one race (of 2) against 2 Marmons.
Sort of makes you wonder if the Ford could have won more of the races with the correct driver. They also never explain how close the races were. Differences of seconds or minutes. We will never know.
Several of the original clips show the times too. Often the times are so close they are shown in fraction of seconds.
The following examples show Fords winning, often by a few seconds or less. In one race, a Pope Hartford and Ford six tie.
Another K win:
June 1907, Model K wins four mile for cars costing $1500 -$3000. Third in six mile race.
1907, Model K wins "free for all" race at Vermont State Fair. 40,000 watch feature race with the Ford six winning.
Cadillac beats Ford six, Pope Hartford, Stearns, Buick, Apperson, Mitchell and Tincher in two races, 1907.
Ford six and Pope Hartford racing, horse walks out, one killed:
Minnesota, May 1906. Six cylinder Fords place 3rd and 4th in hill climb. I'm assuming these are dealer owned Fords. They would be two of the earliest Model Ks for sale.
1st Mitchell, 2nd Olds, 3rd Ford six, 4th Ford six, 5th Rambler, 6th Olds, 7th Frayer Miller, 8th National, 9th Franklin, 10th Marmon.
In the Minneapolis Journal article, L.H. Fawkes was an automobile dealer.
M.W. Savage was Marion W. Savage, owner of the world famous pacer Dan Patch.
Both Fords were early Model Ks. Do you know if either owner (Wheeler owned one, drove both according to this) was a Ford Agent?
Getting long. Time for a new posting. Same subject is fine with me.


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Working on getting other owners and such involved on getting this labor deal worked out from what I have read. Mr. Hunt is one of the better owners around right now. He wants a deal and a season...He sees Superbowl ahead!
All these people are pissing me off, just work together before its too late. I don't understand the problems...nothing was wrong with the league before besides a few rules Goodell put in place.
I blaming more of the players union cause they are not wanting to agree to anything but their own terms.
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This still A list mostly television actress got the iconic role that made her A list by sleeping with the wife of a producer. The wife was convinced our actress was in love with her and the wife kept talking up the actress to her husband who finally cast our actress. The actress promptly dropped the wife and began a year long affair with the husband.


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When world-renowned chef Richard Sandoval invites you to his guacamole tasting festival at Manhattan's Maya restaurant, you go — even if one of the said guacs involves fried grasshoppers as a topping. That's right, when we sat down to sample Sandoval's avocado-based dips, we were presented with an unexpected addition. Turns out, it's pretty major (and crunchy).
While this insect alternative to the classic guacamole was impressive, we were equally satisfied by his Rock Shrimp and Bacon Quesadilla. So much so, we even stole the recipe for you to recreate at home (de nada). Try this tasty dish for yourself and reserve a table at Maya from now until September 30th, 2014 to partake in a festive culinary experience that features seven unique guacamoles, among them a fruit-centric Baja Guacamole, made with kiwi, jicama, strawberry, mango, mint, chile de arbol and lime, and a Pacifico Gaucamole, boasting grilled beet, roasted walnut, queso fresco, diced-orange and citrus-chipotle salt.
- 3 slices bacon
- 12 oz. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 scallions (white and green parts) thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped pickled jalapeños or store-bought jalapeños en escabeche
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- 12 6-inch flour tortillas
1. Cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until it is crisp and browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain. Let it cool. Clean the pan and set it aside.
2. Toss together the shrimp, chili powder, oil, and salt in a medium bowl. Heat the skillet over medium heat. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring them occasionally, just until they turn opaque, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Spread the shrimp on a plate and put them in the freezer to quickly cool them, about 15 minutes.
3. Coarsely chop the bacon and shrimp and transfer them to a bowl. Mix in the cheese, scallions, jalapeños, mayonnaise, cilantro, lemon juice, and sesame seeds, if using. (The filling can be covered and refrigerated for up 12 hours.)
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UPDATE ON THE ACE Board
Bad News, Good News
Bad News - I was thinking to send the main board out to be re-tested against the new software and forgot about testing the optical eye this coming week.
So no eye testing on the new main board
Good News - I was looking at the schematic for the new main board and noticed that with a couple added parts, I could direct wire the new eye into the universal board I built (old design, same schematic on the eyes though) and what do you know,......
The ACE Eye works,.......
So for those of you that want to buy a new ACE board,.... you may be able to get your purchased ACE shipped WITH your new main board
We are moving forward into order a printer board to test now. I will purchase the components I need Monday and get the ball moving.


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A resident called the North Bergen Health Department on Sept. 12 to report a raccoon just blocks from Franklin School that was acting sick that afternoon. As it turned out, the animal carried rabies, a virus that could have killed any child who got bitten.
People who contract the disease must get treatment immediately. The virus causes inflammation of the brain. Once people start showing symptoms, there is no way to stop eventual death.
The call
On Sept. 12 at around 3:30 p.m., Health Director Richard Censullo received an emergency call on his cell phone after leaving his office. A resident told Censullo about a raccoon near 48th Street and Cottage Avenue. Raccoons usually come out at only night, an indication that something was wrong.
Censullo immediately went to the location, a few blocks from the school.
"The animal appeared to be dazed, it was acting like it was drunk," said Censullo.
The time of the day could not have been worse, as children were walking home from school.
"You can imagine my panic when I see this rabid raccoon in the middle of the street and a bunch of school children walking directly towards it coming home from Franklin School," said Censullo.
"He was like a shark on the end of a fishing pole." – Health Director Rich Censullo
"I would not recommend a person who is not a certified animal control officer to attempt to capture an animal that is rabid," said Censullo. "They are very, very, very unpredictable."
Censullo captured the animal by approaching it from its blind side and put the rope around the animal's neck. He has been a health officer for 30 years, but this was his first time snaring a rabid animal.
However, he said that other local officials responded four months ago to a case in which a rabid skunk got into a fight with a cat in North Bergen. The cat received immediate medication and was saved. Humans or animals should receive treatment as soon as possible if bitten.
Censullo said the raccoon was acting erratically and putting the population at risk.
"[The raccoon] backed into a parked car and automatically turned around to bite the tire," said Censullo. "He was like a shark on the end of a fishing pole. I was worried that he would run in the direction of the children and lash out at the children."
Once the animal calmed down, Censullo called North Bergen's licensed animal control officer, Geoffrey Santini from Hudson County Animal Enforcement Inc., who also works for Union City and Bayonne. When Santini arrived, the two men then put the raccoon inside Santini's truck.
The raccoon was brought to veterinarian Dr. Carlos Triana at Summit Animal Clinic in Union City. Potentially rabid animals are brought to him to be observed for 10 days to see if they show more symptoms. However, this raccoon was put to sleep after a few days, after officials received no reports of it having bitten anyone.
The animal's body was sent to Trenton, where tests showed it did, in fact, have the disease.
Besides spreading among raccoons and skunks, the virus used to affect the dog population, but dogs are now routinely vaccinated.
Censullo emphasized that anyone who sees a sick or injured animal should contact authorities immediately.
"Every city Health Department has an animal control facility that is available via 911," said Censullo. "The police dispatchers all have the number for animal control so they can reach an animal control officer all the time. The best thing that people can do is stay as far away from the animal as possible. Any warm blooded mammal can contract rabies."
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