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Two young men charged in connection with the shooting of two cows at the Palmer dairy farm in North Stonington last month found themselves in the media spotlight Wednesday when they were arraigned in New London Superior Court.
State police made two arrests in the case, but the man they say actually pulled the trigger of the 30-06 hunting rifle, 23-year-old Todd A. Caswell, was still at large as of Wednesday evening.
Angel, a 1-year-old Ayrshire heifer, had to be euthanized after the Jan. 26 shooting at the Pendleton Hill Road farm. A Holstein calf survived but will go through life with a bullet lodged in its spine.
Henry A. Williamson, 20, who pleaded not guilty to making a false statement and hindering prosecution, looked for an alternate exit from the Broad Street courthouse Wendesday when he realized camera crews were waiting for him outside the front door.
He is accused of lending his white Ford F-250 pickup truck to North Stonington residents Caswell and Max Urso, 18, and of helping the accused shooter, Caswell, conceal the rifle at the home of a Preston woman.
Williamson had posted a $25,000 bond following his arrest on Tuesday evening. His case was continued to March 6, and he was ordered to have no contact with the Palmers and to possess no weapons.
Max Urso, 18, of North Stonington, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree criminal mischief, unlawful discharge of a firearm, hunting/discharging a firearm from a public highway, having a loaded gun in a motor vehicle, cruelty to animals and conspiracy to commit cruelty to animals.
He allegedly drove to the Palmer farm with Caswell and provided Caswell with his Mossberg bolt action wooden stock rifle. He remained in police custody following his arrest Tuesday. When he appeared in court in a red prison jumpsuit, public defender Dawn Bradanini, who represented him during the arraignment, told the court she objected to the newspaper and television cameras that had been allowed inside the courtroom. Though Bradanini claimed the media attention was prejudicial, Judge John J. Nazzaro said the public had a right to know about the proceedings.
The judge kept Urso's bond at the $25,000 that had been set by state police but said Urso could be released if he posted 10 percent of the bond. His parents were speaking with a bail bondsmen after Urso's court appearance, and a court official said that later he did post the bond.
Nazzaro said he considers Urso, a senior at Wheeler High School in North Stonington, a threat to the community and ordered him placed on intensive pretrial supervision, including GPS monitoring and home confinement except for medical, legal and educational outings, while his case is pending.
Nazzaro said Urso could return to school only with permission from the North Stonington Board of Education, since he is under court order to have no contact with the cows' owner, Asa Palmer, who also attends the high school. The judge continued Urso's case to March 6 and advised him to retain an attorney since he is not eligible for a public defender.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit in Williamson's court file, prepared by Timothy G. Donahue, North Stonington's resident trooper, Urso provided written statements admitting his involvement in the shooting and naming Caswell as the shooter.
Urso said he and Caswell used Williamson's pickup truck and that the rifle was still in the pickup. State police confronted Williamson as he attended the Open Door Church on Pequot Trail in Stonington on the day after the shooting. Williamson denied his role and gave police his consent to search the truck. They did not recover the rifle.
Williamson told police that on Jan. 26 he loaned his truck to Urso, who said he wanted to give his girlfriend a ride home after a party at the Moran Sand and Gravel pit in North Stonington. Williamson said he saw Caswell the next morning and Caswell said he and Urso "went out and popped two cows," according to the affidavit.
On Jan. 28, Preston resident Sherri Bohara called police to say that Caswell had given her the gun the day before. The troopers seized the rifle from her home. Bohara said Caswell and Williamson had come to her house the previous day and asked her to hide the rifle for a couple of weeks. Bohara said she joked, "As long as you didn't shoot anybody with it" when she agreed to take the rifle, and that Caswell replied, "Just a couple of cows," according to the affidavit.
After the shooting, state Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, known as a champion of animals, established "The Angel Fund" at Chelsea Groton Bank to raise money for the Palmer family. More than $3,500 has been raised. Farmer George Palmer told state police the replacement cost of the cow is $1,500, veterinary fees were $139 and it cost approximately $200 in labor to care for and move the injured cows.
Palmer's son, Asa, had been raising the cows. He said Tuesday that he was angry that people he knew from school and church would do such a thing to the animals.
Wheeler High School Principal Christopher Sandford would not comment on Urso's status at the school or any disciplinary measures. According to the school's student handbook, "A principal must recommend expulsion proceedings in all cases against any student whom the administration has reason to believe … off school grounds, possessed a firearm … in the commission of a crime."
In a written statement, school district Superintendent Peter Nero said the allegations are "most disturbing."
"It is a blow to the high school and for all of our students, teachers and administrators who walk through the doors every day in the pursuit of academic excellence," he wrote. "It is a blow to the community, and all the hardworking families, not only those who are in the dairy business but those who have chosen North Stonington as a place to live, raise their families and most importantly send their children to school. The Connecticut State laws and Department of Education regulations in matters such as this are quite clear and the district will do all in its power to protect the safety of all its students and staff."
Staff writer Sasha Goldstein contributed to this story.
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The 2012-13 Barclay College Men's Basketball team concluded their season this past weekend at the ACCA National Tournament held in Joplin, MO. They were seeded 6 out of 12 colleges.
With the top four seeds receiving first-round byes, on Wednesday, February 27th the Bears faced an MCCC foe in Faith Baptist College. The Bears came out on fire. They hit their first four shots, including three threes. They led 49-30 at the half and won 85-66. Charles Brodhead led the Bears potent offensive attack with 31 points while Brandon Howarth added 19 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. The Bears shot a blistering 62 percent from the field.
In the Bears Quarterfinal match-up on Thursday, they went head to head with #3 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist. The game was physical and the Saints athleticism and inside presence took its toll on the Bears as the game progressed, out-rebounding the Bears 44-26. Brodhead's 32 points and 9 boards kept the Bears within striking distance, but they could never get over the hump as the Saints advanced with a tough 81-71 victory.
On Friday afternoon, the Bears had a rematch with Arlington Baptist. The Bears built an early 25-11 lead over the #2 ranked Patriots thanks to the sharp shooting Brodhead and Howarth, who went 5-8 from three in the first half. However, the Patriot defense picked up the pressure and closed the half with a flurry to take a two point lead into the locker room. Momentum remained with the Patriots in the second half as they shot an impressive 61% from the field to win 87-74. Howarth led all scorers with 25 points while Brodhead had 24 points and 10 rebounds.
In Saturday's 7th place game, it was a defensive showdown with Champion Baptist College. The half time score was 35-29 in favor of Champion. Champion lead throughout most of the second half by the narrowest of margins. Spencer Huiatt scored several of his 14 points as he knifed through the defense to keep the game close but in the end, the Bears lost 60-69. Shane Brown led the Bears with 15 points and Titus Gwess went for 12 points.
The Bears finished their season 18-12 overall, one win shy of tying the school record for most wins in a season. After starting the season 7-0, the Bears finished second in the MCCC regular season with an 8-2 record, and 3rd at the MCCC tournament.
"It was no doubt a roller coaster of a year. We had a lot of adversity at the end of the year, but I am super proud of the effort my guys gave and hope the conclusion of this year can be used as fuel to motivate us to continue to grow and improve both on and off the court in the days to come," concluded Head Coach Royce Bryan.


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- Dec 5:
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- Boulder County canvass board refuses to certify 2012 election results
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At least four of the seven canvass board members charged with reviewing the Boulder County votes cast and counted in the 2012 general election have decided they can't certify the abstract of votes prepared by the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office.
On Saturday evening, canvass board member Daniel Martin said he and three others have concluded that they'll be unable to certify the election abstract with the information they've been given -- data he said has been inadequate -- and in the time the board has left in which to complete its post-election tasks.
Martin, one of two Republicans serving on the canvass board, said that's the decision that's been reached by him and Russ Boehm, the other GOP appointee on the panel, as well as the American Constitution Party's two appointed board members, Mary Eberle and Jim Remmert.
Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall, however, said in a separate Saturday night interview that the four canvass board members' position "has no impact on the election results."
Hall said the abstract of votes prepared by her staff is accurate and that she's confident that when it's transmitted to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, that office will certify its accuracy.
The full canvass board -- whose other three members are Democratic Party appointees Paul Geissler and Pat Feeser and Hall, who's also a Democrat -- is scheduled to meet again at 10 a.m. Monday. Monday is the deadline for Colorado's 64 counties to submit their canvass board-certified abstracts of votes to the Secretary of State's Office -- or to forward their counties' non-certified abstracts, along with written reports detailing the reasons for non-certification.
Martin said he, Boehm, Eberle and Remmert met Saturday afternoon and evening to draft the documents they're preparing for the Secretary of State's Office and would probably resume meeting again Sunday.
Martin said, "We're not trying to change any outcomes" of the contests and questions on Boulder County voters' ballots, and "individual races are not under discussion."
But Martin said he and the three other canvass board members are concerned about the adequacy of the data and other information they've received and that they believe they need in order to properly analyze the abstract's precinct-by-precinct reports of votes cast and counted.
Geissler said in a separate Saturday night interview that "I'm inclined to certify" Boulder County's 2012 general election abstract of votes. But he said he's willing to look at the objections the four board members are raising, to see "if they found something" that would change his mind.
Geissler said Hall and her staff "have done a fantastic job" in working with the canvass board.
"She's gone way out of her way to be accommodating and provided far more information" than what canvass boards normally get from their county clerks, Geissler said. "She has sorted it all out and laid everything out."
Hall also said she and her staff gave the canvass board "everything they need" to perform the board's post-election responsibilities under Colorado law "We gave them more information than most counties do.
"And we gave them more time," Hall added, noting that many counties' canvass boards had wrapped up their work this past Wednesday.
Asked on Friday what might happen if a majority of Boulder County canvass board members refuse to sign off on certifying the final election results from the county, Rich Coolidge, a spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office, said in an email: "Our office will review the canvass board's report before certifying the election. At the same time, we still need to meet our timelines established under federal law."
Martin said that without the additional information that he and the three other canvass board members had hoped to get, the abstract of votes provided by the county clerk and her staff "is not making sense."
Martin said he can't vote on Monday to certify the accuracy of that abstract and forward it to the state, because "I can't gift-wrap a spoiled chicken."
Hall, however, characterized the four canvass board members' non-certification decision as "a stunt" and said that "it's important for voters to know that this has no impact." Once the secretary of state's office gets Boulder County's abstract, she said, "the results will be certified, shortly."
Colorado law specifies that a canvass board shall reconcile the ballots cast in a county's election to confirm that the number of ballots counted in that election doesn't exceed the number of ballots cast. The board also is charged with reconciling the ballots cast in each of the county's precincts, to confirm that the number of ballots cast doesn't exceed the number of registered electors in the precinct.
State law also says a canvass board shall certify the abstract of votes cast in the election and transmit that certification to the secretary of state. But it also says that when a majority of the board members are unable to certify the abstract, "for any reason," the board shall transmit the non-certified abstract to the secretary of state, along with a written report detailing the reason for non-certification.
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Online dating: More and more people are doing it, but no one wants to talk about it. On the record, that is.
A recent Pew study found that 11 percent of American adults have used online dating sites or mobile apps — a figure that was just 3 percent five years ago. Among Internet users who were currently single and looking for a partner, 38 percent had tried online dating.
Yet, according to the Pew study, 21 percent of Internet users agree with the statement: "People who use online dating sites are desperate." Pew notes that's an eight-percentage-point decline from 2005. Still, there seems to be lingering judgment about using a smartphone to find someone to love.
"I think people don't like to admit that they are having trouble in their romantic life," said Eli Finkel, a social psychology professor at Northwestern University. "That concern is misplaced. It is totally normal to figure out who is compatible for you."
Finkel, who with several colleagues published a critical analysis of online dating last year, has become a cheerleader of sorts for the practice. "In general, it is a great thing that exists."
Reggie, a 20-something operations manager for a nonprofit organization — who, like all the dating app users we talked to, preferred to give only his first name and occupation as biographical details when talking about the subject — said he tends to keep online dating out of most in-person conversations. Most of his friends do the same.
"We don't want to put something that is supposed to be like a dating, personal ad into our real world," he says. "I think that delineation, that separation from online-date persona and in-person social situations, is a real thing."
He also separates his online dating from his social-media activity. It's a form of image management, like his adherence to the "mom rule": keeping an online presence that he wouldn't be embarrassed for his mother to see.
Ben, also working at a nonprofit group, said the relative anonymity of dating Web sites, where only other members of the sites can see a fellow user's name and photo, is a benefit. He doesn't think we're at a place yet where potential bosses or girlfriends who might search his name on Google would be open-minded about seeing it tied to Tinder.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Led by 15 kills from All-American Chloe Mann, No. 9 Florida handed the Duke volleyball team its first loss of the 2013 season as the Blue Devils fell 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-18) Saturday afternoon in its final match of the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational.
Mann did not commit an error on 23 attempts, hitting .652 for the match. She was one of two Florida (3-0) players in double digit kills, joined by Ziva Recek who knocked down 10 kills on 25 errorless attempts. As a team, Florida hit .415 while limiting the Blue Devils to a .198 hitting percentage.
Sophomore outside hitter Emily Sklar earned all-tournament team honors after leading Duke (2-1) with 12 kills, committing just one error on 26 chances. For the weekend, Sklar totaled a team-high 25 kills, hitting .384, to go along with 13 digs.
Junior outside hitter Jeme Obeime chipped in with nine kills, followed by senior Chelsea Cook and sophomore Elizabeth Campbell with seven apiece. Senior libero Ali McCurdy added 12 digs, bringing her weekend total to 35.
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WINNEBAGO - Lutheran couldn't shake Winnebago, but the Crusaders didn't have to.
Lutheran erased Winnebago's only lead with its first basket and never let the Indians catch up, matching every 'Bago rally with a flurry of their own in Thursday's 75-71 victory.
Lutheran (18-2, 5-0) took over sole possession of the Big Northern Conference West lead by shooting 61 percent for the game (25-for-41). That included better than 50 percent in all four quarters.
"The thing we're known for is being a really good offensive team," senior guard Thomas Kopelman (27 points) said. "We're so unselfish. We always make the extra pass and we make open shots."
Winnebago (14-4, 4-1) also made a lot of shots in this matchup of the last two third-place teams in Class 2A (Lutheran in 2012, Winnebago last year).
But you can't make up ground when Lutheran keeps scoring, too. Not even with Ryan Swigart (22 points), DeLundre Dixon (19) and Isaiah Yanni (17) scoring regularly for Winnebago.
"We had a lack of communication on defense and a couple of miscues and it cost us the game," Dixon said.
Winnebago trailed by between four and nine points until Lutheran finally got ahead by double digits midway through the fourth quarter and led by as much as 68-55. The Indians then rallied, but couldn't get close than four.
Fifteen of those points could be traced to 3-pointers, where Lutheran shot 9-for-19 and Winnebago, which actually made two more field goals, 4-for-19.
"It's tough when we're making 2s and they're making 3s," Dixon said. "We have to get out there and work on covering the 3-pointer before we play them again."
Nate Wieting gave Lutheran 21 inside points, with Kopelman (six 3-pointers) and Joseph Kellen (16 points) providing most of the firepower from outside.
"We share the ball well as a team, find the open man, make the extra pass - and it shows on the scoreboard," Wieting said.
Winnebago will have to practice its 3-point defense hard, because Lutheran expects Ryan Dolan to return soon from a broken foot.
"Everyone on our team can score," Kellen said. "We're not even at full strength yet. We have Dolan; he's 6-7 and can shoot the ball better than anyone on the team."
While Winnebago is already looking forward to the rematch, so is Lutheran, which figures the job is only half done.
"After losing both last year," Kopelman said, "we knew this year was our time where we had to win them both."
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A gun lobbyist who faces an ethics charge ripped lawmakers hearing the complaint Wednesday and announced he would no longer participate in the investigation.
Joe Neville, political director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said the legislative rule he is accused of violating is overbroad and unconstitutional.
"I've decided not to be the model penitent for your unconstitutional tribunal," he said, reading from a prepared statement.
He then left the Ethics Committee hearing.
But the three lawmakers appointed to the committee — Sens. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, and Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, and Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver — said they have more questions for Neville. They want him to return for next week's hearing.
Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, filed the complaint against Neville, after an encounter in which she admits telling Neville to "(expletive) off" and he responded by saying: "You just earned yourself another round of mailers in your district."
Gerou said she believes that remark — threatening to send mailers critical of her to her constituents — violated Rule 36, which states, in part, that lobbyists cannot try to influence legislators "by means of deceit or threat ... ."
Neville told the committee it was Gerou who summoned him on Feb. 15, the day the House was debating four gun bills, and she "bullied" him by swearing at him and poking him in the chest — a claim that's been disputed. Instead of reflecting and cooling down, he said, Gerou had the "arrogance" to file an ethics complaint against him.
"Have any of you thought to file an ethics complaint against her?" Neville asked.
But Gerou, who was present for the hearing, said afterward she offered through a third party to drop the complaint as long as gun owners group didn't bring it up again because she wanted the incident over. She said her offer was rejected.
Neville's attorney, former Sen. Shawn Mitchell, said the gun group wasn't willing to clam up about the incident in order for her to drop the complaint.
One witness, lobbyist Totsy Rees, said she saw Neville and Gerou talking together but she never saw Gerou poke Neville in the chest. Gerou said that never happened.
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California seeks to ban free, single-use carryout bags in retail
There are 5135 comments on the Chain Store Age story from Jun 5, 2010, titled California seeks to ban free, single-use carryout bags in retail. In it, Chain Store Age reports that:
New York City The California State Assembly on Wednesday narrowly approved a bill would make California the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic and paper bags from being handed out free of charge at supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores and liquor stores.
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#1 Jun 6, 2010
Why dont retailers use biodegradeable bags?
#2 Jun 6, 2010
My family has been using our own bags for a couple of years now, and trust me, it is not hard to do! In a world full of pollution this is one simple thing that will make a large impact!
#5 Jun 7, 2010
Social engineering strikes again. What a waste of time and effort. And the authors of this legislation probably think they are saving the world ... How about solving the real issues?
#6 Jun 7, 2010
Sure kill another business in the name of junk science and P.C..
Asinine !!
#7 Jun 7, 2010
Now that I read the posts made by con dumbs, I'm in favor of it. Why don't con dumbs care about the environment? Why do they always whine, "PC"?
#8 Jun 7, 2010
This is plain ignorance. The plastic bags ARE biodegradable! All the law does is to tell the retailers to charge a SEPARATE fee for bags; as if the costs aren't already factored into the items customers purchase. JUST A BUNCH OF JUVENILE LAWMAKERS TRYING TO GRAB HEADLINES FOR THEMSELVES!!!
#9 Jun 7, 2010
The banning of single use paper bags from being given out for free is a definitely a step in the right direction. Plastic bags are given out too freely now, with cashiers putting every thing in a bag, even single items like an apple or a banana. Given that it is assumed that most people use over 130 bags each year, it is essential that everyone starts making changes to be more environmentally conscious. The majority of the plastic bags used are not even recycled and instead sent to landfills, or worse, they wind up on beaches, roads, and sidewalks. Not to mention the thousands of blastic bags flouting in the ocean and consequentially effecting marine life.
This new law is going is the first step in making California and plastic-bag-free state.
#10 Jun 7, 2010
Just another way of reaching into my overly stretched butt hole in hopes taking a few more tax DOLLARS !!
They wont ban these bags but they are sure to attached a "Fee" aka TAX
Its a lot like the $8.00 additional "Fee" you play when purchasing a LCD Screen. They say its a recycling charge but the last I knew there was no redemption centers to get your money back when the stupid thing dies.
I say start dumpling your plastic bags into the ocean. Lets the sea life consume it. Fish love getting stuck in it like a mini-vacation
#11 Jun 7, 2010
I say put the plastic bags over the legislators heads, that would solve many many problems. friken environmental dimwits, clean water is one thing but come on !
#12 Jun 7, 2010
By the way if you are going to go green, use only fresh cow pie's
#13 Jun 7, 2010
Trying to be efficient and earth friendly, we use the paper bags three times before they wind up in their final "resting place." The first use is to carry out the groceries (we also use canvas bags as well). Secondly, we use them to collect all the recyclable (bottles, egg cartons, cans, etc.) trash in the house and then it all goes to the recycle bin that the City trash service picks up. Lastly, and most importantly, we use them to pick up the dog poop.
Did someone mention placing the plastic bags over the legislators' heads? Now that is a good start.:)
#14 Jun 7, 2010
Doesn't it just make you want to scream? Make (yet another) law to govern what should be common sense. And how many hours did the overly paid political suits put into figuring out just how to get a tax out of us while appearing to be concerned for "the environment".
But you know what? They know our nature and know that most will simply pay the tax rather than change.
#15 Jun 7, 2010
This is just another expence/tax that we don't need based on junk-eco-science. I want the names of the idiots who support this garbage. They have no idea of the effect this has on some of us. I have not been active politically in the past, but those days are over.
#16 Jun 7, 2010
This earth constantly eats and reproduces itself. The bags will revert to petroleum deposits.
Tis the arrogance of Man which believes he rules the earth.
It's actually just the opposite.
#17 Jun 8, 2010
One would think that the die hard liberals that come up with these laws would think long and hard about the ramifications of such laws. First, the people hurt the most by such laws are the people least able to afford them. For low income people, the price of obtaining food will be needlessly increasing once again. They wonder why so many low income people are obese - look at the stupid laws that they pass that raise the price of groceries needlessly. It often leaves you with little choice but eating lots of refined carbs. Lawmakers have absolutely no concern for the 30% of CA households that have food budgets of approximately $150 a month. Making stores charge for single use bags is not going to stop either the stores or the majority of consumers from using them. If they want the behavior of people to change, they need to run public service announcements targeted at specific demographics that speak to them in a way that makes them feel good about changing their behavior. Air time for PSA's should be free for the government since it is an obligation of having an FCC license. Passing another law that isn't going to be enforced, it just a waste of time and tax dollars.
#18 Jun 8, 2010
maybe legalizing marijuana may help them think straight. we are being taxed to death. i see the coming of the second revolution.
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Stupidity, Liberalism And Politicial Correctness
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Isn't That Right Meathead!!!!!!!!!!
#21 Jun 8, 2010
Vote Republican
#22 Jun 8, 2010
Single use plastic bags wouldn't be such a problem if the slobs would learn to throw them away instead of dropping them where they stand when they're finished with them.
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They Do it's called paper
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NASA wants to see where the Front Range is having a bad air day.
Starting July 16, the space agency will fly a pair of airplanes over the Front Range to distinguish between high-altitude air pollution and the sort found closer to the ground. The information will be used to improve how satellites monitor pollution.
The flights will continue through Aug. 20 and would pass over Longmont three times a day, according to NASA.
"What they're trying to do is paint a three-dimensional picture over that area," said Michael Finneran, news chief for the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "That area contains a diverse mix of air pollution sources: transportation, power generation, oil and gas activity, agriculture, natural emissions from vegetation and some episodic wildfires. There's a lot of stuff going on there."
One of NASA's planes will be too high to draw much attention — a King Air B200 that will operate at about 27,000 feet — but the other, a NASA P-3B Orion could drop from 15,000 feet down to 1,100 feet as it spirals over sites on the ground.
The Orion won't be the only low flier, either. During the same period, the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Atmospheric Research will fly a third plane, a C-130 Hercules, over the area for its own air pollution study — FRAPPE, the Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment — and could get as low as 1,000 feet above ground level, according to NCAR.
"Both of these aircraft are large and noisy and we can expect some calls from residents, not just about noise, but from a safety perspective as well," Barth wrote in an email.
FRAPPE will run through Aug. 16. The Hercules follows a different flight plan than NASA, Finneran said, and may range upwind and downwind of the Northern Front Range area to collect its samples.
The planes are too heavy to land at Vance Brand but will instead base out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, covering an area from Castle Rock to Fort Collins. Barth will work with traffic controllers in Denver to avoid interference with other flights over Longmont.
This is the fourth and final set of flights for the NASA project, called "DISCOVER-AQ." Earlier flights covered the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area in 2011, the San Joaquin Valley in California in January and February of 2013, and the Houston region last September.
Finneran said he was surprised at how few complaints the Maryland flights drew three years ago.
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Airplane noise issues have been controversial for Longmont in recent years. In 2013, a group called Citizens for Quiet Skies sued Mile Hi Skydiving — which is based out of Vance Brand — over what it called the planes' incessant "drone." The case is currently scheduled for trial next April.
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TRAINING: Two a days, six days a week – I'm giving my best for this fight. I am ready
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started in 2004 because it was a different challenge
What ranks and titles have you held? None yet
Do you have any heroes? My family
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Everything; it is a dream come true
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, in Brazil, but didn't finish
What was your job before you started fighting? Jiu-Jitsu instructor
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ Black Belt
Favorite grappling technique: armbar
Favorite Striking technique: high kick
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Several people I spoke with in the waiting room recently expressed the same sense of gratitude and loyalty.
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SALINA — The Newton High School girls' basketball team struggled early, but pulled away for a 43-31 win over Salina Central Friday in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play in Salina. Newton improves to 11-3, 5-2 in AV-CTL I play. Central falls to 9-5, 4-3 in AV-CTL I play. Newton outscored Central 12-4 in the fourth quarter, hitting 12 of 18 free throws. "I told the girls in the fourth quarter, 'they have seven team fouls, so we're shooting the rest of the way, so lets not take outside shots or crazy shots' " Newton coach Randy Jordan said. "I told them to dribble-drive inside or get hand-checked. We did a great job of that." Emily Hiebert led Newton with 11 points, followed by Abbie Lehman with 10 and Taylor Stahly with eight. Lehman blocked three shots. Shaelyn Martin led Central with 10 points, hitting six of eight from the line. Lehman blocked Martin three times. "Emily did a great job on Emily Wood," Jordan said. "Wood can go off for 25 points on you. Emily used a lot of energy keeping in front of her. We didn't want her catching it clean. It was a great team effort on defense." Newton got caught standing on offense early, turning the ball over and allowing Central to take a 5-0 lead. The Railers finally got a couple of transition baskets to tie the game 5-5. Central ended the period on a 5-0 run capped by an Emily Wood trey. "We got caught standing," Jordan said. "After a time out, we started moving." Newton made a 5-0 run to start the second quarter. The Railers took their first lead on a Taylor Stahly trey with 5:32 left in the half. A Stahley trey with five seconds left in the quarter put the Railers up 20-18 at intermission. Newton led by as many as five in the third quarter, missing chances to extend it. A layup by Hiebert and a short jumper by Stahly put Newton back up by four, 31-27, at the end of the period. The two teams traded turnovers early in the final period. Newton hit two of four free throws in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter. Lehman also blocked two shots in that span. Martin broke the Central shutout with a layup with 3:06 in regulation. Hiebert missed a pair of free throws with 2:02 in regulation, but Newton got the rebound, setting up a pair of Carlgren free throws 18 seconds later. A pair of Carlgren free throws with 49.3 seconds in regulation put the Railers up by 10, putting the game away. "We were guarding hard," Jordan said. "We just didn't give them layups or wide-open shots. Taylor hit some big shots in the first half that got us going." Newton sweeps the season series with the Mustangs. Newton finally gets a weekend off and a day of practice before facing Salina South at 6 p.m. Friday at home. South beat Newton earlier this season. "It's just been a brutal stretch," Jordan said. "Fortunately, we're not battling injuries and, I hope, illness is behind us. We've played some very difficult teams in this stretch. That will prepare of for sub-state. This win helps us for sub-state. South is playing really well right now. They have a lot of seniors. I'm glad we're playing them at home. They are playing good basketball. We just have to keep working at it and improving."
NEWTON (10-3, 5-2 AV-CTL I) — Porter 1 0-0 2, 2; Anderson 0 0-0 1, 0; Stahly 1 (2) 0-0 0, 8; Hiebert 4 3-7 0, 11; Lehman 4 2-4 2, 10; Langley 0 3-5 4, 5; H.Carlgren 1 5-6 3, 7; TOTALS 11 (2) 15-23 12, 43. SALINA CENTRAL (9-5, 4-3 AV-CTL I) — M.Carlgren 0 0-0 1, 0; Wood 1 (1) 0-0 4, 5; Morris 0 (1) 0-1 4, 3; Bradshaw 0 0-0 1, 0; Peters 1 (1) 0-0 3, 5; Hamilton 1 0-0 0, 2; Mayfield 1 2-2 3, 4; Harvey 1 0-0 2, 2; Martin 2 6-8 1, 10; TOTALS 7 (3) 8-11 19, 31. Newton 5 15 11 12 —43 S.Central 10 8 9 4 —31


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CLEMSON, S.C. – The ninth-ranked Duke men's tennis team captured six straight-set victories in singles, leading to a 7-0 sweep over Clemson Friday afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. The Blue Devils improve to 17-4 on the season and 5-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while Clemson falls to 14-4 for the spring and 3-2 in ACC play.
With the win over the Tigers, fifth-year head coach Ramsey Smith earns his 100th win in his tenure as head coach. He joins Steve Strome, John LeBar and Jay Lapidus as the only coaches in the program's history to win at least 100 matches, while also becoming the first person in the team's history to win at least 100 matches in singles and doubles as a player, as well as head coach.
"Well, I guess this is one record that Cunha won't be able break this year," Smith joked after the match. "On a serious note, 100 wins is a nice number to reach but it is not about me, it's all about the team."
The Blue Devils were able to capture the doubles point with wins on court one and two. Clemson won the first match of the day on court three, as Hunter Harrington and Gerardo Meza defeated junior Fred Saba and freshman Daniel McCall, 8-2. Duke rebounded at the top position, as the top-ranked duo of Henrique Cunha and Raphael Hemmeler overwhelmed Yannick and Dominick Maden, 8-3, to even the doubles score at one.
At the second position, the tandem of Jason Tahir and Michael Redlicki sealed the opening point with an 8-4 win over Zachary Rigsbee and Ayrton Wibowo.
The Blue Devils carried their momentum from doubles into the singles portion of the match, gaining the early edge over the Tigers. Hemmeler cruised in his match at the fifth position over Rigsby, 6-1, 6-0, to claim the first match in singles match. The win for Hemmeler is his team-leading 28th victory of the season and his fourth consecutive. Saba pushed the Duke lead to 3-0 after he downed Harrington, 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saba remains perfect in ACC play this spring with a 6-0 record.
At the No. 3 position, Redlicki was able to clinch the team win for Duke with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Meza. With the win, the rookie won his 25th match of the season and his third consecutive, as he now owns a 5-1 record in ACC play.
At the top spot in the lineup, Cunha continued his dominant senior season, as he defeated No. 17 Yannick Maden, 6-4, 6-3. The win for Cunha is his 14th consecutive and his 13th over a ranked opponent for the season. Chris Mengel pushed the Duke lead to 6-0 after his 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Dominique Maden at the fourth position, while Tahir completed the sweep for Blue Devils with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) win on court six.
Up next, Duke will travel to Atlanta, Ga., to face Georgia Tech Sunday, April 7. First serve is set for noon.
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#9 Duke 7, #19 Clemson 0
1. #5 Henrique Cunha (DU) d. #17 Yannick Maden(CU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #25 Fred Saba (DU) d. Hunter Harrington (CU) 6-4, 6-3
3. #56 Michael Redlicki (DU) d. Gerardo Meza (CU) 6-4, 6-4
4. #89 Chris Mengel (DU) d. Dominique Maden (CU) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1
5. #73 Raphael Hemmeler (DU) d. Zachary Rigsby (CU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jason Tahir (DU) d. Austin Ansari (CU) 6-4 7-6 (8-6)
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4, 6
1. #1 Cunha/Hemmeler (DU) d. #17 Y. Maden/D. Maden (CU) 8-3
2. #14 Tahir/Redlicki (DU) d. Rigsby/Wibowo (CU) 8-4
3. Harrington/Meza (CU) d. 44 Saba/McCall (DU) 8-2
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TRAINING: Strength and conditioning in the morning and sparring in the evening.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2004, because I love the sport.
What titles have you held? ISCF East Coast Welterweight Champion
Do you have any heroes? I look up to and admire many people including (in random order) Lance Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell and Floyd Mayweather. They're the first names that come to mind, but I wouldn't necessarily consider them my heroes.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means that I have reached a goal that I set for myself, which is a great feeling. It reminds me that you really can do anything that you set your mind to doing. My next goal is to be a champion.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No
What was your job before you started fighting? Personal trainer
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle choke
Favorite striking technique: Flying knee
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- Klage über den Tod eines kleinen Kindes 2:39 min
- Die fürorgliche Mutter zur Tante 1:45 min
- Wiegenlied 3:02 min
- Vor einer langen Trennung 3:01 min
- Warnung 1:13 min
- Der verlassene Vater 1:56 min
- Wiegenlied von der Not 1:34 min
- Winter 3:21 min
- Schönes Leben 1:50 min
- Lien eines Mädchens 3:15 min
- Das Glück 2:12 min
The Composers
Dimitry (Dimitriyevich) Shostakovich
The greatest symphonist of the mid twentieth century, Shostakovich was also a chronicler of his times; his career, threatened at several points by political interference parallels the fortunes of the Soviet people under an oppressive regime. Although his works were perceived for many years in the West as conservative, his reputation has steadily grown since his death in 1975, and his distinctive musical voice has made him one of the most popular of all 20th century composers.
Born in St Petersburg in December 1906, Shostakovich had a privileged upbringing in a musical house. His talent for the piano was quickly spotted and by 1917 he could play Bach's Das wohltemperirte Clavier in its entirety.
Following an education at the private Mariya Shidlovskaya Commercial School from 1915 to 1919, Shostakovich continued his musical studies at the Petrograd Conservatory, completing his final piano examination in 1923. He graduated in composition in 1925 with the 1st Symphony, a remarkable work that rocketed him to overnight stardom. It was the first work of the new Soviet Union to win a place in the international repertory.
Developing an interest in the progressive works of Stravinsky, Hindemith and Krenek, Shostakovich was forced to temper these instincts by the need to earn a living. He turned to incidental music, film scores and ballet, and taught sporadically. Meanwhile in 1927 his failure to win a prize at the first Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw prompted him to abandon his aspirations as a professional concert soloist. He also met Prokofiev and recognised an affinity for the music of Mahler.
In the summer of 1927 he met Nina Varzar and in 1932 the couple embarked on an open marriage. When Nina died in 1954, Shostakovich married Margarita Kaynova in 1956, but that relationship ended in divorce in 1959. Shostakovich married for a third time in 1962 to Irina Antonovna Supinskaya, who provided invaluable support throughout the periods of illness in the composer's final years.
It was with the first performance of his opera The Nose in 1930 that Shostakovich was first branded a 'formalist' (an insult thrown at any production that was not immediately understandable to the 'people' or displayed ideologically unsound views). The Union of Soviet Composers, a veiled instrument of Party control, was now the dominant force in the musical establishment and called for lyricism, heroic and popular music based on the language of the 19th century Russian masters.
Shostakovich ran into more trouble with his opera Lady Macbeth. Highly acclaimed by the public and critics, it was savaged by Pravda after Stalin and a group of party officials attended a performance. As the leading Soviet composer, Shostakovich was a prime target for Stalin's Purges.
Forced to moderate his style and move in more acceptable directions, his creative re-birth was signalled by the 5th Symphony in 1937, an unequivocal success with the public and critics. In this year, Shostakovich was also invited to join the staff of the Leningrad Conservatory and he would continue to maintain a teaching post for much of his career.
Further international success came in 1941 with the Symphony No. 7, partly composed in the besieged city of Leningrad and played all over the free world as an icon of Nazi resistance. Indeed the war years were a time of opportunity for Soviet artists. Once the war had ended, close party scrutiny of the arts returned; in February 1948 a party decree once more targeted the music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev and others.
This time, Shostakovich rushed to denounce himself, yet he was still placed on a blacklist, dismissed from his teaching posts and forced to write music for patriotic films and choral works to earn an income. His serious music, which was growing increasingly gloomy, was set aside, waiting for more relaxed times.
Finally in 1953, Stalin died, allowing Shostakovich's banned and withheld works to be performed, and a new symphony, the mighty 10th, to be written. The anti-formalism decree of 1948 was partially rescinded and Shostakovich received a clutch of awards including the People's Artist of the USSR (1954) and the Order of Lenin (1956).
International honours also flooded in as Shostakovich made numerous trips abroad; on his trip to England in 1960 he met and became friendly with Benjamin Britten. However, there was a price to pay for this perceived freedom: Shostakovich had to accept all sorts of official posts and duties and in 1960 came under immense pressure to join the Communist Party; he relented and, ashamed, composed the 8th String Quartet as his obituary.
The cultural relaxation of the post-Stalin years was abruptly reversed when in 1964 Leonid Brezhnev replaced Khrushchyov. Shostakovich was abused as an instrument of the state as never before, forced to put his name to all manner of documents. By this time he was ailing physically, and was unable to mount any resistance. Nevertheless, the last decade was one of intense creativity and increasing exposure.
In his last years, Shostakovich suffered from lung cancer and the end came on the evening of 9 August 1975 in hospital at Kuntsevo. In his obituary, Pravda described him as 'a true son of the Communist Party' and even Western newspapers thought of him as a 'committed Communist'. The publication of Solomon Volkov's Testimony in 1979 (supposedly Shostakovich's memoirs) stirred up interest in the composer, despite the controversy over the source material, and exposed his remarkable struggle with the Soviet system.
Author Julian Barnes is publishing a new novel, The Noise of Time, based around the composer Dimitri Shostakovich.
Related Composers: Prokofiev, Britten, Mahler, Bartok, Kabalevsky, Stravinsky


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After a loooong, cold winter, it's the right time for a refresher course -- we're talking about your face. Skin gets dull, congested and D-R-Y during the colder months, and a facial is a wonderful rejuvenator.
But there's a lot going on in the world of skin care, and it seems that the days of the very basic facial are virtually extinct. So to learn about some variations on the theme, we went under the steam, the stone, the cream and, eeks, even the razor. And besides the relaxing, pampering experience (some more relaxing and pampering than others), the greatest benefit of all is beautiful, healthy skin.
A series of Aveda products are on display at Spa Adriana in downtown Huntington where a customer's particular facial is determined by whatever Chakra card the customer chooses. The cards symbolize different states of mind such as grounded, harmony, nourished and intent. (March 19, 2013)
Esthetician Eva Gruosso stands in a treatment room at Spa Adriana in Huntingon Village that uses Chakra cards to determine facial treatments. (March 19, 2013)
Chakra cards with words such as grounded, harmony, nourished, and intent, are laid face up in front of a series of Aveda products at Spa Adriana in downtown Huntington. (March 19, 2013)
At Spa Adriana in Huntington, patrons pick one of about seven Chakra cards that determines their facial type. The cards are labeled with words such as grounded, harmony, nourished and intent. Esthetician Eva Gruosso holds the card for Harmony. (March 19, 2013)
At nuBest Salon and Spa in Manhasset, esthetician Janneth Naula wraps hot towels around a client's face before starting to remove the masque in the 60-minute Fitness Facial for Men. (March 27, 2013)
At nuBest Salon and Spa in Manhasset esthetician Janneth Naula gives a customer the 60-minute Fitness Facial for Men that includes a gentle shoulder, head and neck massage. Final touches, after warm towels and removing the masque, are moisturizer and eye cream. (March 27, 2013)
At nuBest Salon and Spa in Manhasset, the Fitness Facial for Men costs $110 and takes 60 minutes. It begins with a thorough cleansing, then various applications for nourishing the skin and to exfoliate it, and is followed by a hydrating berry masque. (March 27, 2013)
Red Hots Day Spa in Rosyln offers a facial treatment called "Shaving Face Plus o2," which centers on "dermaplaning," in which a special razor with rounded edges is run over the skin for exfoliation. (March 19, 2013)
Owner Elaine Bezold gives the Shaving Face Plus o2 facial to a client at Red Hots Day Spa in Rosyln which includes a neck and face massage. (March 19, 2013)
At Red Hots Day Spa in Rosyln, one of the steps toward the end of the Shaving Face Plus o2 treatment is the running of a high-frequency wand over a client's face to soothe the face and help increase the absorbtion of the creams. (March 19, 2013)
Owner Elaine Bezold pampers a client at Red Hots Day Spa in Rosyln while she waits in the lounge for her treatment where patrons can wait there before and after treatment with healthy snacks and tea available. (March 19, 2013)
At Salon Blue and Spa in Mineola, the Organic Passion Fruit Peptide Peel ends with a neck, shoulders and decollete massage. (March 27, 2013)
At Salon Blue in Mineola, an esthetician wraps a cold towel around a client's face after the final masque is removed which cools down the face. (March 27, 2013)
The Organic Passion Fruit Peptide Peel at Salon Blue in Mineola includes a scalp, neck and shoulder massage that is administered while the masque is setting. After the masque is removed, the face is wrapped in a cold towel. (March 27, 2013)
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Here's a rather understated tombstone and I think that the family gave quite a lot of thought to it with the little scroll effect at the bottom.
In Loving Memory of
wife of Isaac Gawthrop
of Crow Nest Farm, Colne
Died Jany. 16th 1922
Aged 60 years
At Rest
Alice Gawthrop (nee Snowden) is the wife of my first cousin 3x removed.
She was born in Cowling, West Yorkshire sometime in 1862. As yet I don't have any information about Alice's parents. To be honest I haven't looked – it isn't one of the priorities on my to do list.
Alice married Isaac Gawthrop in the first quarter of 1885 and the marriage was registered at Skipton in North Yorkshire.
The first time that they appear on a census together is 1891. They had moved to Trawden in Lancashire – only a short distance away. Isaac is shown as a farmer. Sometime over the next ten years they moved to 28 Market Street, Colne, still in Lancashire and Isaac is now working as a stonemason.
Between 1887 and 1898 Alice and Isaac had four children
– Johnny (c1887)
– Edith Ann (c1890)
– Joseph (c1892)
– Ida (c1898)
Given the six year gap between Joseph and Ida I have wondered if there was at least one other child who didn't survive – but I haven't looked at the death records to try and confirm this.
Alice's tombstone suggests that sometime after 1901 they had moved again and that perhaps Isaac was farming at Crow Nest Farm.


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TOKYO — Trainee Japanese geishas wearing colourful kimonos and with full-face makeup were out on the streets of a grey Tokyo on Friday, drumming up tourist custom for the ancient capital of Kyoto.
The five "maikos", all between the ages of 16 and 20, met passers-by and handed out leaflets proclaiming historic Kyoto, 500 kilmotres (300 miles) to the west of Tokyo, is alive and kicking, despite a recent lashing by a typhoon that swamped sightseeing spots.
The women, whose hair was elaborately held up with delicate pins carved in the shape of flowers to reveal their neckline used broad Kyoto dialect to greet Tokyoites hurrying past under leaden autumn skies.
Despite Western misconceptions, geishas are not prostitutes, but rather entertainers highly skilled in traditional Japanese dance, musical instruments and games.
Throughout history, wealthy and powerful men have spent time with geisha -- the name means "artist" -- who are rigidly schooled in the art of conversation and bound by strict rules of confidentiality.
High-flying politicians and businessmen continue to strike sensitive deals in the presence of geishas, paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars for an evening of entertainment and discretion.
In ancient Kyoto -- the capital of Japan until 1868 -- girls would be raised in geisha houses where they were coached from a young age in the many skills required.
Nowadays girls begin their training when they leave school, with recent popular novels and television dramas boosting the number of applicants for a small number of openings.
Successful trainees must submit to an austere regime of training in the arts, as well as playing their part in cooking and cleaning for the rest of the house.
"I wanted to become a maiko when I saw the life of a maiko in a TV documentary when I was in elementary school," said one of the apprentice geishas, 18, known by her adopted name Ichimari. "I enjoy every day of my life."
Tomitae, 18, said she had been fascinated by the beauty of kimonos since childhood.
"I also wanted to become accomplished in traditional arts," she said. "I feel happy this way."
The maiko in Tokyo on Friday will become full-fledged geisha when they have mastered the art forms they are being schooled in.


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Betty Loucille Barnes
83, of Monroe City
Betty Loucille Barnes, 83, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away 8:30 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012, at the Monroe City Manor, Monroe City, Missouri.
She was born June 29, 1929, in Waukenee, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Charlotte Barnes. Betty was a member of the Monroe City First Baptist Church, Monroe City, Missouri. She graduated from Maxville High School, Maxville, Kansas. She worked for many years as a bookeeper for her Tri-B Industries in Monroe City. She served as the Mayor of Monroe City first term from September 1979, until May 1980, then again from April 2000 until April 2004. She was appointed then by Govenor Kit Bond to serve as Monroe County Collector, Monroe County, Missouri.
She loved all aspects of her political life, most of all visiting and serving her community. Betty enjoyed her retirement spending time with all of her friends at the Monroe City Nutrition Center were she served as past board member. She married Robert Eugene Barnes September 7, 1947, in Salina, Kansas. He passed away January 20, 1998.
She is survived by 2 sons, Dennis W. Barnes and wife Carol, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Robert Barnes, Monroe City, Missouri; 3 brothers, Eugene Barnes (Sue), Lee Sumitt, Missouri, Dean Barnes (Elaine), State of Texas, and Howard Barnes (Ginger) Boston, Massachusets; 2 sisters, Velma Bryson, Eldoredo, Kansas, and Shirley Welch (Larry), Lawrence, Kansas. Also survived by 4 grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a infant son, Michael Barnes.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Garner Funeral Chapel, Monroe City, Missouri. Rev. Steve Goughnour will officiate. Burial from the St. Jude Cemetery, Monroe City. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Friday until time of services at the Funeral Home. Memorials have been suggested to the Monroe City First Baptist Church. Garner Funeral Home and Chapel, Monroe City, Missouri is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.garnerfuneralchapel.com.
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"Windows Phone is fighting an uphill battle. Microsoft still has work to do in terms of user experience and the big hardware partners like HTC and Samsung are starting to lose interest and putting in only token efforts. But Nokia is keeping the platform in the conversation. We're not willing to consign Windows Phone to the same level of hopelessness as the open-source webOS or the out-to-pasture BB OS precisely because Nokia is too big and too active a partner." Having a big partner is by no means a guarantee. Microsoft is doing whatever it can - both legal and should-not-be-legal - to get people to buy Windows Phone, and it isn't working. A brand only gets you so far - you need a compelling product, too, and as much as I like Windows Phone, it's just not there yet compared to iOS and Android.
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Jesús "Bubu" Negrón - Nothing in common, but a lot in common : an institutional encounter
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Nothing in common, but a lot in common by Jesús "Bubu" Negrón is an encounter that addresses the context of a bulletin board in two different sites, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and the University of Puerto Rico, as both space and place, emphasizing institutional, cultural and political relations of difference, while addressing the status of the object within the discourse of contemporary art.
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The argument among Republicans that led to the partial shutdown of the federal government Tuesday was more about strategy, less about policy. The GOP is united in its belief that the Affordable Health Care Act, which is now in effect, should be stopped.
The argument among Republicans that led to the partial shutdown of the federal government Tuesday was more about strategy, less about policy. The GOP is united in its belief that the Affordable Health Care Act, which is now in effect, should be stopped.
In its place, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said on "Meet The Press," people without health care should get jobs that provide health care.
Some old guard Republicans, such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Rep. Peter King of New York, say that the party will be blamed for the government shutdown and could suffer in the 2014 midterm elections. But the radical vanguard, led by Cruz and other tea party stalwarts such as Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, say that the GOP will win the argument with the American people. They blame the Democrats for refusing the GOP's compromise offer to delay the implementation of "Obamacare" for a year rather than scrap it.
Locally, Republicans representing the Rock River Valley said the shutdown will only be a problem if it lasts for more than a few days.
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, said House Republicans had tried to compromise with the Democrats, to no avail.
"We put various proposals together, initially to defund Obamacare, then to delay it for a year, and then to just delay the individual mandate for a year. All were rejected outright by the Senate," Kinzinger said.
"Then we appointed conferees to go to work on a compromise with the Senate, and the Senate Democrats have refused to appoint conferees. It's unreasonable to think that President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats don't have to negotiate with an equal branch of government," Kinzinger said, noting that the president is negotiating with leaders of Syria and Iran.
Kinzinger believes Senate Democrats are not negotiating "because they believe they will win politically. I really think right now people put the blame on (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid, but I'm concerned it will turn on the Republicans."
With another crisis looming on Oct. 17, when the debt ceiling is reached, Kinzinger sees an opportunity to "make lemonade" and solve a lot of fiscal issues at once.
"Let's talk about all the big issues and come to an organically grown big deal. If we can reform spending, we might get to do such a deal" to provide some long-term stability to the government.
State lawmakers didn't seem concerned that the GOP will take sole blame for the impasse that has sidelined 800,000 federal workers and closed scores of federal offices.
"Both parties should be held accountable for the shutdown," said state Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park. "Maybe not even the parties themselves, but the individuals in Congress who did this."
State Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, sees the shutdown as "no big deal. It's happened before. It gets silly after a while. So much of this is for effect."
The dean of the Rockford-area delegation to Springfield, state Sen. Dave Syverson, said that predictions of a GOP crack-up or national meltdown over the shutdown are greatly exaggerated.
"Uncertainty hasn't created problems in the stock market. One plus for the Republicans is that the first day of signing up for the health care exchanges was an absolute disaster, and the website is crashing," Syverson said.
"The Republicans say hold off until you can get it to work. Obama himself delayed the business mandate a year. Why not delay the individual mandate a year?"
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. consumers are excited about Black Friday, but are they "alarm-clock" excited about the nation's busiest holiday shopping day? The American Express ( AXP) Spending & Saving Tracker has numbers to show they are. But there are also signs Black Friday is waning, if moderately, in the minds and pocketbooks of consumers. Amex says 29% of U.S. Black Friday shoppers will likely make their first purchase in the wee hours of the morning -- between midnight and 3 a.m. That's up from 18% last year. What's more, a larger number of U.S. consumers aren't waiting until Black Friday to kick-start their holiday shopping campaign, even though ostensibly that's where the big discounts are. Amex does say that Black Friday still resonates with shoppers, as 45% of U.S. adults will make a purchase that day. But the trend to start early is reducing the consumer firepower long associated with Black Friday. Amex notes the average Black Friday shopper will spend $398, about 25% less than in 2011. The tracker also says that 43% of American consumers started their holiday shopping season not just before Black Friday, but before Halloween. That number is up from 35% last year. What's behind the "early bird" mentality? Apparently, an early start is on the wish list of shoppers and retailers. The former want to get out in front of the holidays for convenience, and the latter wants to fatten up the bottom line in October and the first three weeks of November -- not just after Black Friday and in December. Plus, shoppers are getting more sophisticated about shopping, especially online and via mobile phones. Nowadays, it's commonplace for consumers to use a mobile phone or tablet computer to scan a bar code, or pop up some coupons for mobile purchases. So when consumers see a holiday gift deal, they strike no matter what month tops the calendar. "An earlier start to the shopping season coupled with consumers' expectation of better deals and offers could explain the expected dip in average spending on Black Friday," offers Claire Bennett, an executive vice-president of loyalty & membership benefits at Amex. "Retailers are starting their holiday season earlier and earlier, and consumers are welcoming the chance to shop deals well before the Thanksgiving weekend." Amex joins the list of analysts and data gathering outfits saying holiday spending will rise overall this year. The Amex tracker pegs the average spending totals on the high side - at $848 per U.S. consumer. Most estimates are coming in lower, at closer to $500, but there is little doubt Americans are digging deeper this holiday shopping season. They're starting way earlier, too, which could be at the expense of future Black Fridays.
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PHILADELPHIA — What better weapon to focus on in a renewal of the NFL's Pennsylvania rivalry than the keystone player of the Eagles' offense?
Running back LeSean McCoy, Harrisburg born and raised, educated at the capital city's Bishop McDevitt High and well-seasoned at the University of Pittsburgh, admits the thought of playing a real game Sunday inside the comfy confines of Heinz Field has him a bit stirred up.
"Some of the guys are coming out to the game," McCoy said Friday, referring to former teammates and friends who'd like to take in the Eagles-Steelers game (Sunday, 1 p.m.). "A lot of old friends and family, too. I'm excited to go back."
That said, the elite running back who had a breakout half-a-game (123 rushing yards, 121 of them in the second half) in a 19-17 win last Sunday against the New York Giants knows he has to keep the local vibes under wraps when he visits the stadium where some of his best collegiate football days were spent.
"I can't get too wrapped up in the individual thing; like, 'I want to go there and see my old friends, play in my old stadium,'" McCoy said. "I'm definitely going there for one thing — getting a W. Getting that win."
That said, McCoy says he has, "so many good memories there, it's hard to choose one."
"We always had so many wins out of there," McCoy said with a gleam in his eye, remembering a couple of superb seasons at Pitt in 2007 and '08, including a pair of victories over arch-rival West Virginia.
His best memory: "Probably the West Virginia rivalry," said McCoy, who rushed for a career-best 183 yards and a pair of scores in the 19-15 win over the Mountaineers in 2008. "That's always been a big deal."
Just because he's a premier back in the NFL now — McCoy is third in the league with 384 yards rushing — it doesn't mean he thinks too highly of himself.
Actually, in this fourth NFL season, McCoy has levied much of the credit for his success on little known Eagles starting fullback Stanley Havili, last year's seventh-round draft pick and practice squad mainstay.
His sophomore season is going a little better than that. Just ask McCoy.
"Stan, to be honest with you, last year he didn't get a chance to play. This year, he's blowing people up," McCoy said. "I don't know if you guys noticed or not, but he's opening holes up, and his energy — the will to want to block, the will to want to blow guys up and be successful to win games — he's having an excellent season. He should definitely get a chance to go to the Pro Bowl for sure. I mean that."
Well, high praise indeed?
"Nah," the soft-spoken Havili said of McCoy. "He's just talkin'."
But there's no questioning McCoy's seriousness when he talks about his fondness for the Steelers.
You know, in a competitive way.
"They don't talk too much trash," McCoy noted.
He talked of knowing Steelers coach Mike Tomlin "very well, and a lot of the defensive players, too. (Troy) Polamalu plays as hard as he can and won't say a word. We're just looking to go out there and have a good game."
He talked of playing Pitt home games in the stadium, and sharing the training facilities with the Steelers during football season.
"When we were at Pitt, we used to watch games at Santonio Holmes' house," McCoy said of the veteran receiver, now with the Jets, but out for the season with an injury. "It was kind of weird. He trusted us to be in his house when nobody's there."


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quote:Originally posted by AxeyHow about the Habs winning at least one cup per decade for 9 staight decades.
quote:Originally posted by Guest6578Jim Carey winning the Vezina for the caps in 95-96. Then dissapearing into nhl obscurity.
quote:Originally posted by GusteroniThere was a new record set last night in the playoffs and you can look at it two ways:1) Washington Capitals are the first #1 seeded team ever to lose to a #8 seeded team when up in a playoff series 3 games to 1.2) Montreal Canadiens are the first #8 seeded team to ever win against a #1 seeded team when down in a playoff series 3 games to 1.When Hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there too.
quote:Originally posted by Guest9023and its all over isn't it? 9...
quote:Originally posted by ryan93Wayne Gretzky's 51 game point streak is pretty remarkable to me.
quote:Originally posted by Guest4800in 1993 Lemieux played with Lymphoma, took 2 months off to treat and beat cancer, then returned the same season to win the scoring race with 160 points (69 goals, 91 assists) in 60 games.
quote:Originally posted by Guest6578I like Lemieux's 160 points in 60 games in the '93 season. It could be argued that barring injury, he could have conceivably broken Gretzy's 215 point record.
quote:Originally posted by Guest8933I must say all excellent posts with mininum amount of criticism of others peoples picks. All impressive stats and for those questiong Halls inclusion. As someone who played and loved broomball, Hockey, baseball, softball, and slo-pitch (obviously not at the same high level) I might have had a streak in slo pitch softball combined 240 games but that was playing 2 years approx 120 games a year. In addition to being a summer sport and relatively non contact. Playing 500 games in a contact sport with poor equipment and people firing pucks at you is impressive to say the least much less accomplishing it at the level he did. In addition it is a winter sport flu cold and just wanting a friggin day off. I beleive it would be impressive for avg goalie much less a superstar like hall. Hockey news thinks he is 16 best hockey player ever and he obviously loved the game.
quote:Originally posted by andyhackFor me, it may very well be this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THjM6rIWObM&feature=relatedWhat is it for you?
quote:Originally posted by Leafs81Pretty impressive stats right there. To me the most impressive one in the NHL is 61 records by Gretzky. 62 if you count that having the most records is a record.He retired 10 years ago with 61 records under his belt and he still have them.
quote:Originally posted by willus3It's pretty hard to argue with Hall's record. Look at how much attention Kipper received last year for playing so many games. That was one season. Imagine 500 games in a row. Then factor in that he wasn't wearing a mask. Fantastic!
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One of four civil lawsuits filed against Tuscaloosa businessman and developer Danny Butler and Alabama One Credit Union earlier this year was dismissed last week at the request of both sides.
One of four civil lawsuits filed against Tuscaloosa businessman and developer Danny Butler and Alabama One Credit Union earlier this year was dismissed last week at the request of both sides.
The suit was brought by Walter B. Price and named Butler and the credit union as defendants along with Bill and Cathy Lunsford.
Bill Lunsford is a local developer, and he and his wife, Cathy Lunsford, were partners with Price in Riverfront Development LLC, which built RiverWalk Place, a luxury condominium development located along the Black Warrior River and Jack Warner Parkway.
Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Charles Malone dismissed the case without prejudice at the request of Price, Butler, the credit union and the Lunsfords.
A dismissal without prejudice ends the case without a judicial ruling but allows either side to file a new lawsuit later.
In the lawsuit, Price alleged that he was pressured into signing documents at Alabama One. He said he was led to believe one of the documents would finance Butler's purchase of Riverfront Development LLC.
At the time, Price owned one-third of Riverfront Development LLC. The Lunsfords owned the other two-thirds.
Price said in the lawsuit that he later learned Butler never bought an interest in the development project, whose start was delayed by the economic slowdown.
Construction of RiverWalk Place eventually started in 2011 and it was finished in 2012. Most of the condominiums have been sold, but Price said in the suit that he did not benefit from his investment.
He had alleged fraud, breach of duty, unjust enrichment, interference in a business relationship and conspiracy.
The other three civil lawsuits, filed earlier this year naming Butler and the credit union, remain active. The Lunsfords are not named as defendants in those lawsuits.
Those lawsuits involve Butler's financing of Fosters Supermarket, an investment in Brown's Corner in downtown Tuscaloosa, and a money transfer to Butler from another plaintiff's home equity line of credit account at the credit union.