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Depressed and broke, mechanic Bob Dusza is looking to move to a better neighborhood and more secure future. So when his ophthalmologist offers him a way to make thousands of dollars by scamming the Bridgeport jai alai club, he grabs it. Then Dusza ends up dead and Detective Pierre Appollon is trying to solve the case. But as he gets close, he becomes enmeshed in the corrupt underside of Connecticut politics-where money talks and the wealthy walk...


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Draped Suede Jacket
Added May 2, 2013
by juligirl
Wien, Austria
Pattern used: Leather Tie Jacket 11/2012 #132
My inspiration was "drape-paper-weight-suede-jacket" in: www.shopbop.com/ which cost about 700€.
Material Notes
I used a vintage 1980's suede and leather 2 piece set. That was size 36 and I am size 40-42, so I had to be creative.
I cut back from existing back (plus a bit of the fronts).
I cut the sleeves from sleeves.
I cut the fronts from the skirt.
Fronts were done differently from pattern, the neckline was straightened and the piece widened by 8"/20cm in order to achieve drape.
Existing front of jacket was left over.
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May 4, 2013, 01.34 PMby juligirl
Thank you! I was iffy about washing, I didn't want water marks on it. Maybe steaming?
May 3, 2013, 03.17 PMby smallone
oh cool i have been thinking of using thrifted leather jackets to remake something (even read you can wash leather)…you did a great job with this!
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CALDWELL, Idaho — Unusually hot summer temperatures this year didn't hurt Idaho's peach crop but the heat and untimely rainstorms decimated the state's sweet cherry crop.
"The heat didn't affect our peaches at all … but our cherry crop was pretty much annihilated," said Carrie Seymour, owner of Northbound Farms near Caldwell, a U-pick operation with 100 cherry trees. "The cherry crop was pretty dismal this year for everybody."
Idaho's cherry crop is pretty much harvested by the end of June but harvest of the state's peach crop can last until late September.
The last major summer rainstorm in the area hit right before harvest when cherries were ripening and it caused about 80 percent of the cherry crop at Williamson Orchards in Caldwell to split.
"It was kind of a disaster," orchard owner Michael Williamson said of his cherry crop. "It's almost a total loss."
The storm brought three days of heavy rain, Seymour said. "We had three straight days of driving rain. We hadn't had rain and needed it desperately but it came at the most inopportune time."
She said poor pollination because of adverse weather actually had a bigger impact on her orchard's cherry crop.
"When we got the bees, it got cold and they didn't work very well," she said. "Pollination became our primary problem."
Idaho's Treasure Valley area, where the bulk of the state's fruit crops are grown, suffered through one of its hottest summers on record and the early season heat had a major impact on cherries, said Dan Symms of Symms Fruit Ranch in Caldwell.
"The rains came at a very inopportune time (but) the heat was more damaging to cherries than anything," he said. "It was a tough year for cherries … because of the rain and heat."
Total cherry production in Idaho varies wildly from year to year and has fluctuated from 6,000 tons in 2009 to 1,900 tons in 2010 and 4,000 tons in 2012. The reason for that variation is that cherries bloom early and are at the mercy of Idaho's sometimes cold early spring weather.
The value of Idaho's cherry crop varies annually from $3 million to close to $6 million.
Orchardists said Idaho's $6 million peach crop was not adversely affected by weather and temperatures this year.
The heat may have impacted peach sizes in Idaho but it allowed them "to stay nice and juicy all the way through the season," Williamson said. "We didn't get a lot of the biggest … sizes but we had good quality."
Idaho's annual peach production is pretty steady at about 8,000 tons a year.


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NH Guardsmen welcomed home after stint abroadBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 31. 2013 8:35PM
MANCHESTER - Meaghan Fricke and Amber Barnes were at the front of the crowd at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Friday night, ready to greet their husbands as the men returned home after a nearly yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with the New Hampshire Army National Guard.
"There they are," they shouted in unison as Sgt. Erich Fricke and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Derrick Barnes walked down the stairs from the airport gate and into the arms of their wives.
"Pretty good," was how Fricke described his feelings upon returning to New Hampshire after having served as a crew chief for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the 169th Medevac Detachment.
"It's awesome," his wife said. "It'll be nice to get on with our lives."
The Frickes, who live in Brookline, said they plan to spend some of his two months of leave time riding their Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Barnes, a helicopter pilot, said he is looking forward to spending time with his wife and their two cats at their Deerfield home and getting back to his full-time job helping his father run their McDonald's restaurants in Epping and Raymond.
"It's been awhile. It's about time" he got back home, he said.
The 169th Medevac Detachment left New Hampshire last Sept. 29 for training in Fort Hood, Texas, followed by nine months in Afghanistan.
"It's kind of hard to think of the words, but it's so good to have him home," Amber Barnes said.
Fricke and Barnes were among a group of about 10 Guardsmen who arrived Friday night and early Saturday in two planes. Their plane arrived at 10:30 p.m. Friday, while the other was scheduled to arrive at 11 p.m., but was delayed to 12:20 a.m. Saturday, said Maj. Gen. William N. Reddel.
Reddel, who was at the airport on Thursday when two Guardsmen returned, said he planned to stay at the airport as long as it took overnight Friday to personally shake the hands of each returning soldier.
"They've given up a year of their lives," he said. "The least I can do is be here to greet them."


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In narrow dual loss, several Lions capture victories; Raiders take two on the road trip
For several Lansing wrestlers, Thursday marked the end of an era.
It was the group's final dual meet of the season, which meant the last time two varsity seniors — Cam Chiles and Kyle Halinan — would ever wrestle in front of the home town crowd.
After honoring the upperclassmen, the team proceeded to host Blue Valley North. And though the dual didn't end in the perfect manner, the Mustangs won 42-30, the night was filled with great matches and memories.
"I was pretty pleased with the way everything went," Lansing coach Ron Averill said. "We faced some really good competition and didn't back down. Even the losses, they kept close and competed."
Lansing took an early 12-6 advantage after Jordan Girard and Sky Summers secured pin wins in the 113 and 120-pound classes.
Cole Hoing then tacked on three more points with his 9-4 victory at 126.
"Jordan Girard started us off with his big win and we expected Sky to get that pin at 120," Averill said. "But then Cole Hoing just continued the streak and that helped a lot."
From there though, North took over. The visitors won the next five out of six matches, Lansing's 138-pound Will Gering getting the only home win in that span 3-2.
Two straight wins at 182, a Mustang open, and 194, a Mustang injury, evened the overall result at 30-30. However, the visitors got a pin victory over Lion Brian Orkwiz at 220 and a Lansing open at 285 gave North the result.
"Though Elijah Hill at 132 and Zach Caracillo at 145 both lost, they hung tight and that was huge," Averill said. "If we could've got a pin in that 220 class, we would've tied so I was very happy with how well everyone competed tonight."
Lansing will now rest up for its league meet, which is set for Feb. 9. The Lions will host the competition.
Raiders take two on the road trip
Though Immaculata wrestling's tri-meet at Riverside Thursday was short-lived, the Raiders made the most of it.
Each squad — Imac, Riverside and Oskaloosa — had abbreviated lineups and so despite the fact that the Raiders only had five compete, they still won both duals.
First, Immaculata took down its host 28-24 and then followed that up with a 38-24 win over Oskaloosa.
"I was hoping that we would peak right around this time," Imac coach Bobby Hancock said. "They are wrestling much better and though the records don't completely show that, they are improving every time out."
The biggest night came from Sam Linder, who finished 2-0 on the evening.
"He continues to get better at 160," Hancock said. "In the last three meets, including Saturday's tournament, he has gone 7-2."
Jared Clothier also finished 2-0 on the evening while Paul Gilbert, Bruce Stanley and Max Campbell all participated in exhibition matches.
Immaculata will compete next in its league meet at Doniphan West on Feb. 9.


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AMERICAN FORK, UT (KSL) -- Lying in a hospital bed, dog tags around her neck and a computer by her side, Katy Gibbs' life was about to change.
"I'm having a baby with my husband in Afghanistan," Katy said.
They never planned for this -- a baby born while his father, Paul, an engineer in the Army Reserves, was serving overseas.
"The week after he left, to the day I found out I was pregnant," Katy said.
Katy has cared for their 3-year-old, and carried this baby alone, for all nine months. She's put on a brave face for all of the cravings, the pains, a few scares, preeclampsia, bed rest and now an induction. All knowing her husband would watch his son's delivery over the Internet.
"I love the makers of Skype," Katy said. "It's been really good to have Skype because he was there for the ultrasound and he got to see different things like that."
"I'm just hoping the Internet doesn't cut out," Paul Gibbs said.
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Mircrobudget independent vampire movies (MIVMs) get a bad rap generally, and if you think about it, there's a pretty good reason. As cheap and easy as it is to squirt some bottled latex in a friend's face, tear up some old clothes, layer on some corpse paint and call him a zombie, it's even cheaper to pencil in some eyeliner and call him a vampire. (And if you or your friends are part of your local Goth scene, the overhead goes down even more.) Because the setup requires less money and less skill, unfortunately the MIVM has attracted the most inept, unoriginal, creatively bankrupt independent filmmakers of any genre. The fact that the built-in audience for vampire movies of any level of quality still greedily devours everything that hits the DVD shelves with a half-naked Goth chick on the cover does little to discourage this trend.
As a result, it's often difficult for a horror fan with any level of discernment to find a MIVM that they could actually call...you know...kind of good. Like trying to find the proverbial toothpick in a stake-stack...or something. That's why your ever-lovin' Vicar was suprised and pleased to find that Phil Messerer's 2008 MIVM, Thicker than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1 (official site here), is actually more than a few cuts above its mini-budgeted brethren. Well shot with an engaging amateur cast and even a few (dare I say it?) original ideas to offer, it's definitely a MIVM worth checking out, if you're into that sort of thing.
And you are. Don't lie. I know you.
"OUR STORY BEGINNNNS...." while still photos of Mayan pyramids flash by onscreen. Not still photos, actually--I think they're honest-to-God postcards. The voice-over says something about Mayan gods and their insatiable thirst for blood, but I was too awash in the slideshow to care. Luckily things get better, as we're next presented with a well-crafted tableau of dolls and bones that gives us a capsule visual summary of the movie to come.
After the credits we meet soon-to-be 16-year-old Goth girl Lara Baxter (Eilis Cahill), who has constructed a black magic altar in her room as a way of escaping from her dysfunctional family--mainly from her "twin" sister Helen (Devon Bailey), a popular cheerleader sort who enjoys ratting on Lara to their ultra-religious Mom (JoJo Hristova). (Upon seeing Lara's altar: "Mom! Lara's playing Anne Rice again!") Rounding out the family unit are henpecked Dad (Anthony Morelli) and reclusive weirdo brother Raymond (Michael Strelow), who also happens to be an independent researcher (read: Mad Scientist).
"Accomplishment Time," demanding each child list his or her achievements for the week, we know Messerer is aiming over the top and plans to stay there. Often this is an excuse for dumb jokes and poor writing, but thankfully Messerer (who also wrote the script) has an ear for a good line and an actress in Cahill who can deliver withering sarcasm in a funny, engaging way.
After Dad announces he and Mom are separating, he completely disappears from the movie, leading me to wonder why the character was even there in the first place. In the tension-filled aftermath of this and a double-birthday party gone awry, a sibling scuffle leads Lara to cast an "Ancient Anal Acne" spell on her sister. She figures she got the ingredients wrong when the next morning Helen comes downstairs bleeding profuseley from the nose and eyes. A tearful deathbed reconciliation later and Helen is a corpse, leaving Lara guilt-wracked and the rest of the family in shock.
Helen comes back from the dead Monkey's Paw-style, only now she's a vampire (try not to look so surprised). The family decides to do their best to keep her alive, which means kidnapping unwitting victims and sacrificing them to Helen's cyclical bloodlust. While Lara educates them (and us) on the niceties of vampire lore, Raymond experiments in his bedroom lab in a search for a cure, or at least an explanation. Mom wrestles with her religious beliefs and the need to keep her daughter alive.
The focus in the movie is really on the family dynamic rather than on the "vampire run amok" idea, and this is to its strength, I think. Helen is kept hidden in the basement like a dirty family secret, while her family becomes kidnappers and murderers in order to keep her alive. Helen is by no means an Anne Rice-ian vampire as most MIVM characters become, but rather a scared, confused teen with uncontrollable impusles (we've all been there, right?) who occasionally becomes a monster. Again, I think this is an interesting angle--in fact, late in the movie an Anne Rice vampire does appear to claim Helen in a funny (if a bit too broad) comic scene, only to find he's drastically underestimated the Baxter family.
an exploding head courtesy Raymond's experiments, which is always a treat.
I mentioned Cahill's performance as Lara earlier, and it really is rather good--on the sliding scale of MIVM acting, anyway. She's engaging and funny, and really seems to inhabit the character (or else the character *is* her, which works just as well). Bailey does a pretty good job as Helen too, but the real show stealer is Strelow as Raymond, who takes the opportunity of his sister's first death to tell Mom he's gay and afterwards transforms gradually from shy reclusive nerd to svelte, confident gay vampire killer.
Messerer's script has some funny lines in it, and while he occasionally skirts the "too broad and stupid" comic line, he seldom goes over it. There are some scenes that don't work in my opinion--everything that uses a postcard for a background, for a start, and the out-of-place expository scene with the Dr. Strange-type owner of the local Freakatorium shop--but there are also scenes that work really, really well, such as an extended conversation with some door-to-door Mormons the Baxters have chosen for Helen's next meal (my favorite set-piece). There are also a couple of well-edited montages that I found funny and fun to watch.
Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries, Part 1. I still don't like it, for three reasons. Number one: when it comes to indie movie titles, shorter is better imo. "Thicker than water" is a well-known phrase, implies the "blood" without coming out and saying it, and is easy to remember. Adding that lengthy subtitle just dilutes it. Number two: there is really no need to announce the proposed franchise until at least the second installment. Yeah, we all know you have big plans for your baby, but so did the guys behind Buckaroo Banzai and The Sword and the Sorcerer. And number three: there's already a Vampire Diary. Sorry guys, but you've been scooped.
That said, I was pleasantly surprised by Thicker than Water, and entertained by it pretty much throughout. I did think Lara's centrality to the plot should have been maintained; she starts off very strong, but by the end she seems a secondary character. I wasn't a huge fan of the music in the movie, but it won awards for it at some festival or other, so what do I know.
Anyway, if you're a fan of MIVMs, you could do lots, LOTS worse than Thicker Than Water. I will admit that those not already aficionados of microbudget movies might not be able to get into it as I did, but on the sliding scale us fans learn to apply, it does rather well, with some good ideas, a refreshing sense of humor, and periodically effective filming. Taking a page from the Duke's book, I give the movie 2 thumbs if you love MIVMs and vampires generally, and 1.5 if you don't.
You can visit Thicker Than Water's Official Site here.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Thicker Than Water (2008): or, Send Me a Postcard from Macchu Picchu
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 8:45 AM
Labels: '00s, 1-2 Thumbs, Exploding Head, Mad Science, Vampires (Regular)
9 comments:
- Jenn said...
So do the goths seem goth? You know, I watch so many movies where the goth chick acts completely not goth, at least by my definition and understanding - like joining a sorority or engaging in sports. It would be nice to actually see a believable goth chick once in awhile.
Thicker than Water don't sound half bad. Another indie vamp movie I rather enjoy is Razor Blade Smile - it offers a bit of originality and adeptness, although it's maybe not as el cheapo as TTW.
- July 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
There's only one goth in the flick, and that's Lara--she seems believably goth to me, but then I'm not an expert; Little Rock isn't exactly known for its burgeoning goth scene. :P She didn't seem to be ladling faux goth on with a spoon, to me, anyway.
I've heard good things about Razor Blade Smile ever since it first appeared, but never got round to seeing it. I tend to bury my head in the warm sand of the 70s, as the reviews show. It's just so comfy there. :)
- July 7, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Samuel Wilson said...
This is an exemplary blog post, Vicar, because you call to our attention a possibly worthwhile item, warts and all, amid the dross of postmodern "folk art" and you made me interested in a movie I might otherwise never know existed. These microbudget films are where we'll find the Woods, Milligans or Adamsons of today -- or better.
- July 7, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Ashton Lamont said...
Another winner sir!.....never usually do many vampires (not in that way) so i may have to look this up!
- July 7, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- The Duke of DVD said...
Oh come now, Vicar. How can you claim no goth presence in Little Rock when most Saturday nights find you strolling down the Rivermarket, flourishing your cape, puffing our your ascot and randomly scaring passers-by with your powdered face and oiled beard, not to mention black lipstick and eyeshadow.
I once bought a double pack DVD set at some random discount store that had two of the worst micro-budget goth vampire movies ever in it, so I know where you come from that most are bad, but it's nice to hear about one that is actually watchable. I didn't think the ducal DVD player would recover.
Bravo on a stellar review, as usual. LOL @ "Helloooo".
- July 7, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Samuel Wilson: you're too kind! I agree though that the microbudgets are more interesting (when they work) than the better funded horror flicks coming out these days, generally. It's the Grindhouse of today, as you rightly point out. Though I have to wonder if the world will ever produce another the likes of the triumvirate you name. ;)
@Ashton Lamont: Thank you, sir! It's my opinion you should do a vampire every now and then, just to keep the edge on. Yes, in *that* way. ;)
@Duke of DVD: You know what they say--BE the change you want to see in the world! If we can't find our scene, then we must BE our scene! :) And I think I know the microbudget set you mention. If so, "dire" is woefully inadequate to describe the direness of the offerings. Caro syrup + giant balloon boobs =/= cinematic excellence, as illogical as that statement sounds.
- July 7, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- The Costuminatrix said...
This is really only semi-related, but back when I used to review for AVN, they would occasionally send me these micro-budget horror flicks. Hell, I even got a shot-direct-to-video Jess Franco thing once, starring an ageing Lina Romay. Something about killer snake gods.
Sadly, they were all terrible, and I had to keep saying things in the review like "Um, there is no sex in this film and no one even gets nekkid, so I am not sure what the appeal is for readers of this publication."
- July 7, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- The Duke of DVD said...
The world is not ready for the film I could birth using just syrup and balloon boobs as creative constructs. End of the world-type stuff, dogs and cats living together.
- July 7, 2009 at 3:40 PM
I don't know, "authentically goth" would probably come down to slightly overweight (but still buying regular sized clothing), whiny, and as opinionated as clueless about anything coming close to authentic knowledge about the occult or anything encompassed by the term "Gothic" - not the sort of character I'd want to see in a horror movie (at least not as a main character).
Might be just my annoyance with students though, but Goths are certainly the bane of every historian's life.
- July 9, 2009 at 2:51 PM


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When this college football season's over, the scribes will find there is simply not enough ink or storage space to detail everything that's transpired. That's a measure of how unfathomably great it has been.
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Baylor University Mourns Passing of Distinguished Public Servant and Alumnus Jack HightowerAug. 3, 2013
WACO, Texas (Aug. 3, 2013) - Baylor University is mourning the passing of distinguished public servant, alumnus and former University trustee Jack E. Hightower, BA '49, LLB '51. The former State Representative, State Senator, U.S. Congressman and Texas Supreme Court Justice died Aug. 3 in Austin following a long illness. He was 86.
Hightower will be buried at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity St. in Austin, with a reception to follow. Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in Austin is in charge of arrangements.
"A great man, a gifted public servant, and a wise and discerning judge has passed from our midst," said J. Bradley Toben, dean of Baylor Law School. "Justice Hightower was a lover of knowledge, and on top of his many accomplishments (his dear Colleen and his family being foremost, as he always noted), he was an accomplished and respected bibliophile. He loved and collected books for their intrinsic value as repositories knowledge and wisdom. The Judge's craft as a bibliophile is a sadly disappearing avocation and we have lost one of its exacting practitioners."
Born in Memphis, Texas in 1926, Hightower's public service began before he graduated from Baylor, with a two-year stint in the Navy from 1944-46. He returned to Baylor after the Navy and received his BA in 1949 and his law degree in 1951.
In 1951 he joined the law firm of Storey, Storey, and Donaghey in Vernon, Texas, and in 1952, successfully ran for election as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives, serving one term. From 1955-1961 Hightower served as District Attorney in Vernon. In 1965 he returned to the Texas Legislature as a State Senator, holding office until 1974 and eventually becoming President Pro-tempore of the Texas Senate.
In 1974 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 13th Congressional District of Texas and served until 1984. While in the House of Representatives, he served on the Agriculture Committee, Appropriations Committee, Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee and the Select Committee on Hunger. From 1985-87 Hightower served as Assistant Attorney General of Texas, and in 1988 he was elected to the Texas Supreme Court, where he served until 1996.
In addition to public service, Hightower was very active in church, fraternal and civic organizations. A lifelong Baptist, he held many significant positions in Baptist organizations, including as a Baylor trustee. He also was a trustee of Midwestern University and served in several leadership positions in the Masons. He and his wife, Colleen, served for several years as members of the Baylor Libraries' Board of Advisors.
After retiring from the Texas Supreme Court, Judge Hightower was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. He served as Commissioner from 1999 to 2005.
Judge Hightower's personal and official papers reside in the Jack E. Hightower Collection at Baylor's W.R. Poage Legislative Library, a special collections library and research facility that collects congressional records and personal papers related to the political history of Central Texas.
Hightower learned the value of personal and official papers through a mentor, Guy B. Harrison, with The Texas Collection at Baylor.
In 1985, Judge Hightower began depositing his political and personal papers in the Baylor Collections of Political Materials, documenting his service as a Texas State Senator and as a U.S. Representative. Since that time, he continued to add materials from his years as First Attorney General of Texas and as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, as well as numerous items documenting Texas and U.S. history.
Among these are original 19th century legislative bills related to Texas; newspapers and magazines about important historical events; and 50 years of media from vinyl recordings to computer tapes. Since 2000, he transferred additional papers and many rare books from his personal collection.
"Judge Jack Hightower was a life-long bibliophile," said Ben Rogers, director of Baylor's Poage Library. "As a Baylor student he worked six years for Guy B. Harrison archiving history in The Texas Collection. He then spent the rest of his life preserving history through his books and papers. His favorite quote was 'Those who preserve history are as important as those who make it.' But Judge Hightower also made history serving in the Texas House, Texas Senate, the U.S. House and the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Hightower's dedication to Baylor and the preservation of Texas and U.S. history will be his lasting legacy archived in Poage Legislative Library."
The Jack Hightower Book Vault at Baylor was constructed in 2006 and houses Hightower's collection of more than 3,000 autographed copies of books, with the last of his signed books deposited in July.
"His collection dates from 1647 and includes presidential signatures from John Quincy Adams to Barack Obama. Other notable signatures include Queen Victoria, Mary Lincoln and Winston Churchill. In honor of Judge Hightower, his friends established the Jack Hightower Book Fund to continue his collection of signed books," Rogers said.
The collection also includes an extensive assortment of presidential books, the largest of which centers on the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who was Hightower's hero. The Lincoln collection includes many biographies and a small photo album with original pictures of the Lincoln family.
In 2006, the Baylor Collections of Political Materials commemorated the 80th birthday of Judge Hightower with a special celebration - "The Hightowers: Integrity ~ Justice ~ Service" - that focused on the life of service shared by Jack and Colleen Hightower.
Hightower is survived by his wife, Colleen, BM '49, and three daughters, Ann, BSEd '75, Amy, BSEd '79, and Alison, BSEd '82.
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Milestone in Cobell Indian trust case
In a crowded federal courtroom near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on June 20, the first person to testify was Elouise Pepion Cobell, a member of Montana's Blackfeet Tribe.
Cobell, 65, exemplifies persistence. She grew up in a house without utilities and has worked as a banker and the treasurer of her tribe. Testifying on speakerphone from her home in Browning, Mont., where she was recovering from cancer treatment, she told U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan: "My great-grandfather was Mountain Chief, the last war chief of the Blackfeet Nation."
The dramatic hearing was the climax of an incredibly challenging class-action lawsuit, in which Cobell was the lead plaintiff representing an estimated half-million landowners -- members of more than 150 tribes. Over 15 years, the case had snowballed into more than 3,000 docket entries, several trials and appeals court rulings. Two Interior secretaries (Bruce Babbitt and Gale Norton) were charged with contempt, and other officials had admitted to destroying key records. A previous judge expressed so much anger against the government that some said he'd gone over the edge, and he was forced off the case. The Obama administration finally broke the stalemate by negotiating a settlement, approved by Congress in 2010. Cobell testified as Judge Hogan evaluated the settlement's "fairness."
Both sides wanted to fix a mess that began in 1887, when a paternalistic Congress passed the Dawes Act, based on the assumption that American Indians were incapable of managing their land. That law allotted portions of reservations to individual Native landowners, but also set up a trust system, in which the Interior Department manages those parcels for mining, drilling, grazing and timber, distributing the revenues to the individual owners through Individual Indian Money accounts.
Attorneys for Cobell's side charged that upwards of $170 billion was missing or stolen from those accounts. In the settlement, the feds agreed to pay $3.4 billion. Less than half of that -- $1.5 billion -- would be distributed, using complex formulas, to the individual owners, who now have about 11 million acres. The average landowner would get $1,000 to $2,000.
Most of the rest of the settlement -- $1.9 billion -- would go toward consolidating the "fractionated" ownership that complicates most of the parcels, a result of generations of heirs dividing their property into smaller and smaller percentages for each owner. Interior would use that money to buy some fractionated parcels and return them to tribes.
Only 92 people filed formal objections; 11 of them testified. Many thought the government should be pressed for a full, detailed "historical accounting," not required by the settlement. "This settlement is nothing more than a cover-up. You know, pitch a few crumbs -- a few dollars out here, and get (the Natives) quiet, and now you can never bring up these issues again," Ben Carnes, a Choctaw from Oklahoma, told the judge. "Who stole the money? ... Are they still alive? ... Can they be prosecuted?"
Even Cobell said, "I do not think (the settlement) compensates for all of the losses." But she also believed it was "historical" in how it attempts to address "this century-old injustice. ... It is the best settlement possible," she said.
Judge Hogan agreed: He observed that the feds "mismanaged these resources on a staggering scale," but concluded that further legal battle probably wouldn't yield a better result. He approved the settlement, plus a $2 million payment to Cobell, $150,000 to $200,000 for each of the other three named plaintiffs, and $99 million for the lawyers.
It was a genuine milestone, but uncertainties loom ahead. The effort to consolidate so many parcels is bound to be incomplete. Some objectors, and the 1,800 Native landowners who "opted out" of the settlement, might file more appeals and lawsuits. Meanwhile, similar, still-active lawsuits represent more than 100 tribes that have much more land than the individual landowners. Altogether, the tribes own 44 million acres, and the federal government also manages those acres in questionable ways.
Cobell believes another massive lawsuit should be filed, demanding fundamental reform of the Indian trust system. She was among those who spurred Congress to pass reform laws in 1994 and 2004, trying to streamline management and consolidation. Interior is still struggling to carry out those reforms. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar promises to establish a new Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform to "undertake a forward-looking, comprehensive evaluation of how the Department manages and administers its trust responsibilities." Ultimately, Cobell has empowered individual Native landowners and tribes across the country, who now feel they have a right to ask questions and get answers.


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After 19 stellar seasons and a record 652 saves, the career of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ended Sunday.
Rivera's final appearance on the mound came Thursday, when he entered with one out in the eighth inning against Tampa Bay and retired four straight batters in The Bronx.
As he handed the ball to teammate Andy Pettitte, tears began to flow from Rivera amid what became a four-minute standing ovation by the Yankees faithful.
"I think Thursday was the day that I left everything on the field," Rivera said.
Over a brilliant career, the 13-time All-Star was instrumental in helping the Yankees win five World Series titles.
Rivera traveled with the team to Houston and suited up for Sunday's season finale, but did not pitch.
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The UH Mānoa Library is revising the InterLibrary (ILL) loan policy for the University. Effective August 22, 2011, a $3 per item fee will be charged for ILL Loans that are not picked up within 10 days of notification.
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With summer approaching, it's time to get in shape and drop those pounds. It's also time to do it sensibly. While I'm not going to challenge the fact that losing weight is easier for some than for others, I do believe there's a rational approach that has potential benefits for everyone.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that calories simply add up - cutting out that extra soft drink or dessert snack each day really does make a difference at the end of the month. Yet I'm not going to ask you to eat less or to give up any food you enjoy. I suggest you use your best judgment, or see a registered nutritionist if that?s the course you wish to pursue.
This column instead focuses on caloric burning and day to day "activity." The underlying premise is based upon a rather straight-forward physical law that states, "the more energy you expend, the more calories you burn and the more weight you lose." Assuming your caloric intake doesn't increase, I doubt anyone could challenge this statement.
You're probably saying to yourself that historically we were more active in years past. People often mention that in our Heart to Heart cardiac classes. They cite activities such as hunting for food, walking into town, fetching water, making fire, tilling the soil, scrubbing clothes, gathering vegetables, and spending the better part of a day preparing meals. Such is a far cry from modern civilization.
If controlling our weight means reverting to such a lifestyle, I suppose we'll opt for staying where we are. No doubt our ancestors expended more energy - getting through each day was far more physically challenging in those days. It's also a fact that the first case of atherosclerotic heart disease (hardening of the arteries due to accumulations of cholesterol, etc.) wasn't detected until the early 1900s.
If you're about to put down this column because you're expecting me to tell you that in order to lose weight, you have to go back to your grandparent's way of life, please stay with me for a moment. What I'm about to suggest has nothing at all to do with giving anything up or reverting to the horse and buggy days.
Prepare yourself for a dose of reality!
Our nutritionist, Jane Livingston, handed me a rather surprising list of 19 activities she received at a recently attended conference. The list was developed by the Institute for National Resources in Concord, CA. It includes the caloric expenditures that are typical for activities of life that most of us take for granted. The worksheet compared these with possible alternatives and projected potential calorie burning benefits.
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So if your slacks are tight and your wardrobe doesn?t seem to fit anymore, now's the time to take action and develop a sensible foundation for better controlling your weight. Coupled with a logical nutritional approach, the REAL potential of using this strategy is compelling.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling gay rights activists and other Russian civil leaders that they are strengthening their country.
Obama met with the nine advocacy leaders Friday, including two representing gay rights groups. The meeting comes as Russia is implementing a new law banning gay "propaganda."
Obama has said he is offended by the law but didn't mention it when reporters were invited briefly into the beginning of the meeting. Obama told the group that they all "contribute in one way or another to continue to strengthen Russian society and (are) helping to make progress on behalf of all people."
After meeting with the activists for more than an hour, Obama headed back to the United States.


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The Uruguay striker has hit top form this term with 25 goals, 18 of which have come in the Premier League, but his performances have not always been matched by Liverpool's results.
Liverpool's inconsistent campaign has increased speculation over Suarez's future - even though he signed a new contract at Anfield just last summer.
He has been heavily linked with a number of clubs, including Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
The Bayern link is given added weight by the fact their incoming coach from next season, Pep Guardiola, is the brother of Suarez's agent, Pere.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers nevertheless is confident the club's probable lack of Champions League football next season - they sit eighth in the standings, 10 points off a top-four place with 11 games remaining - will not persuade his star man to leave.
And Suarez himself has reiterated his commitment to the club.
"I always say the same thing, every kid or young player growing up dreams of playing here at Liverpool, and today, here I am, highly privileged doing just that," he said.
"I enjoy every minute to the maximum because it's a great opportunity that my life has presented me and for which I am very pleased.
"I'm here at a club where I always wanted to be and where I always wanted to play, and for that I'm extremely happy.
"I don't know if it's my best form but I do know that I continue to feel comfortable and happy in a side where my team-mates help me a lot.
"That's an important thing for a player. I also think that when you feel good out there on the pitch it shows that things can go well."
The £12 million signing of Daniel Sturridge in January eased the goalscoring burden on Suarez, who had almost single-handedly kept the Reds afloat in the first half of the season.
With the new arrival playing as an out-and-out centre-forward, Suarez has been deployed in a slightly deeper position as well as occasionally operating out wide.
It is a challenge he relishes and stressed he was more interested in helping the team rather than beating Manchester United's 19-goal striker Robin van Persie to the Premier League's golden boot.
"A player always has something he can improve upon or something new to learn," Suarez added on liverpoolfc.com.
"Recently I've been featuring in positions that I'm not so used to playing in, which I'm happy about. I'm learning how to play in another role which is a good thing for me and will also benefit the team.
"Of course it's a dream for any striker to be the top scorer in the Premier League, but to be honest it's not one of my main aims.
"My focus is getting the team to the highest possible position in the league.
"For sure, I'd be delighted if I were to win the award and even more grateful to the club and my team-mates because it would be thanks to them that I would be receiving any accolade.
"But for now, with quite a few games to go in the season and many other quality goalscorers in the Premier League, it's too early to be thinking about any award."


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Our cartoonists show how easy it is to make guests feel welcome. As long as you don't have a dog or a child … or husband.
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I agree with Dick's comment, though it's usually a day or so before I get to the magazine. I loved the above cartoon where the wife is greeting the couple at the door. Reminds me of one of my jokester pals who once told me, "I don't care what anyone says, I like you." Oh, yeah, we're still speaking. Gotta keep that sense of humor.
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Nicoll and Livingston crowned Canadian Champion
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histler, BC and Derek Livingston from Aurora, ON claimed their second straight halfpipe canadian title during the 2013 Sport Chek Snow Crown – Canadian Snowboard Freestyle Championships presented by Sony on March 15.
Nicoll who's a two time Olympian is always a contender in any event and she consolidated this statement by taking first place with the most technical run of the day. Katie Tsuyuki from Squamish, BC climbed on the second step of the podium followed by the best trick winner Alex Duckworth from Kingsbury, NS.
On the men side, Livingston proved he was the best rider that day throwing smooth and technical runs all day, rewarding him with the crown and the best trick with his backside 900. Brad Martin from Ancaster, ON took second while Crispin Lipscomb from Whistler, BC came in third position.
"I'm pretty happy to have landed a run and beaten Brad for a second time! It's my second time of the podium at National. Twice in a row, it's pretty awesome and I'm really stoked right now, " said Livingston joking about his friend and teammate Brad Martin.
The junior nationals were also held earlier today during the Snow Crown showcasing some of the best up and comers Canada has to offer. Audrey McManiman from St-Ambroise de Kildare, QC and Jam Gallagher from Calgary, AB stoled the show and took the first places.
Joining McManiman on the podium, Dallas Rourke from Windsor, NS took second place followed by Kristy Macdonald from Banff, AB in third.
"It's really fun, It's the second time in a row that I won the junior halfpipe. I'm ready for Open halfpipe tonight and slopestyle tomorrow," said McManiman.
On the men's front, Michael Izzard from Oakville, ON and Justin DeCastris from Châteauguay, QC joined Gallagher in second and third place respectively.
Full results can be found here.
1 Audrey McManiman – St-Ambroise de Kildare, QC
2 Dallas Rourke – Windsor, NS
3 Kirsty Macdonald – Banff, AB
1 Jam Gallagher – Calgary, AB
2 Michael Izzard – Oakville, ON
3 Justin DeCastris – Châteauguay, QC
1 Mercedes Nicoll – Whistler, BC
2 Katie Tsuyuki – Squamish, BC
3 Alex Duckworth – Kingsbury, NS
1 Derek Livingston – Aurora, ON
2 Brad Martin – Ancaster, ON
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pirates off the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon attacked a ship and kidnapped three sailors, including two Russians, in the latest assault on shippers in the increasingly dangerous waters of the Gulf of Guinea, officials said Friday.
A statement from Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd. of the United Kingdom said pirates boarded the MV Esther C late Thursday night. The company said the pirates stole the sailors' personal belongings before leaving with the three sailors.
The remaining crew of the MV Esther C, a U.K.-flagged ship, sailed away from the site of the attack, the company said.
"The safety and well-being of these seafarers is the company's absolute priority and all possible steps to secure their return are being taken," the company's statement read.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday that two of the sailors were Russian. A spokesman for Carisbrooke Shipping declined to identify the nationality of the third sailor taken hostage.
The attack Thursday night comes amid a series of escalating assaults in the Gulf of Guinea, which follows the African continent's southward curve from Liberia to Gabon.
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has escalated from low-level armed robberies to hijackings and cargo thefts. Last year, London-based Lloyd's Market Association — an umbrella group of insurers — listed Nigeria, neighboring Benin and nearby waters in the same risk category as Somalia, where two decades of war and anarchy allowed piracy to flourish. But as piracy has dropped in recent months off Somalia's coast, it's only risen in the Gulf of Guinea.
Pirates in West Africa also have been more willing to use violence in their robberies, as they often target the cargo, not the crew for ransom as is the case off Somalia. Experts say many of the pirates come from Nigeria, where corrupt law enforcement allows criminality to thrive and there's a bustling black market for stolen crude oil.
The attacks also have begun to stretch beyond the waters immediately near Nigeria. On Sunday, a gang of pirates seized control of a French-owned oil tanker off Ivory Coast, kidnapping the 17 sailors on board. Pirates released the ship and its sailors a few days later after likely stealing the diesel fuel it had on board.
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Milpitas Road Closure & Alternate Routes
S Milpitas Blvd (at the intersection of Montague and S Milpitas Blvd) will be closed to traffic due to construction.
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This year, we are especially celebrating poetry of place, in conjunction with the upcoming 50th anniversary of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Law.
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Barcelona forward Neymar has suffered an injury during international training with Brazil in Seoul on Thursday, according to the Seleção Brasileira Twitter page.
The 21-year-old will be sent for a scan to determine the extent of the damage, after doctor Edilson Thiele told the Brazilian UOL website that it was too early to make an official diagnosis on the injury.
Neymar fell to the ground after a challenge with Lazio midfielder Hernanes, and received treatment from physios on the pitch before leaving the field unaided.
The Barca star must now be doubtful for his country's international friendly against South Korea on Saturday, and it remains to be seen whether he will return in time for the match against Zambia next Tuesday.
Neymar has been in impressive form for Gerardo Martino's side in 2013/14, in his debut campaign at Camp Nou.
With two goals and five assists in just seven La Liga appearances, the former Santos star's absence will come as a huge blow for Barcelona, and officials in Spain will be keeping their fingers crossed for a positive outcome from the scan.
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COLUMBUS, OH (FOX19) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning consumers to beware of phone scams involving utilities.
Two Ohio consumers reported losing about $800 each after receiving a call from someone claiming to represent a utility company and demanding payment. Dozens of other consumers are reporting unsolicited calls about lowering their energy rates.
"With current technology, it can be difficult to determine if a call is legitimate or a scam, and with fluctuating temperatures and high bills, utility scams can be more effective," Attorney General DeWine said. "It's important to remember that any time you receive an unexpected call, you have the right to ask questions, demand answers, or simply hang up."
In a recently reported scam, a caller — pretending to represent a utility company — said the consumer's electrical power would be shut off unless the consumer sent hundreds of dollars using a prepaid money card. In reality, the call was not coming from the consumer's utility company.
Consumers also are reporting unsolicited phone calls from individuals claiming they can lower consumers' natural gas rates. The Attorney General's Office has received approximately 100 complaints about these calls in the last two months, and more than 80 of the complaints were filed since July 1. In the complaints, consumers from Northeast Ohio generally report receiving a call from a 740 or 440 area code phone number. The caller claims to represent Dominion and offers a discount or a lower gas rate. Dominion East Ohio says these calls are not from Dominion and that the business does not solicit consumers over the phone.
Kate Hanson with the Attorney General's Office says they know of one Cincinnati area consumer who got a call from someone who said s/he represented Duke and that he owed money.
Consumers can help protect themselves by following these tips:
- Don't trust your caller ID. Callers can disguise the number that appears on your caller ID, making it very difficult to determine where a call is coming from.
- Don't respond to robocalls. Even if the call instructs you to press a button to opt out, don't follow the instructions. By pressing a button you confirm that you have an active phone number and you may receive even more calls.
- Ask callers to identify themselves and provide written information. If they refuse, it is probably not a legitimate business.
- Know your rights. Natural gas and electric companies generally must give you a 14-day notice before disconnecting your service. Contact the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, www.puco.ohio.gov, to learn more and to compare electric or natural gas offers in your region.
- When in doubt, hang up. If a caller claims to represent your utility company but makes threats or demands immediate payment, hang up and call your utility company using a number you know to be legitimate, such as a number on your most recent statement.
- Beware of requests for prepaid money cards. This is a preferred payment method for scammers.
- Don't give out personal information over the phone.


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Warm and Restorative: Favorite Soup Recipes
For a meal that's both light and comforting, what's better than a lovely bowl of soup? Especially on a cold and gloomy day, a bowl of hot soup is perfectly filling, even with just a handful of ingredients. We've featured a great many soup recipes at The Kitchn over the years. Here are just a few of our favorites.
1. 30-Minute Chicken Posole – Come for the spicy broth and smokey grilled chicken, stay for the fresh, crunchy toppings.
2. Hot & Sour Soup - So Easy! – The name says it all – don't fear this classic Chinese soup. It can be made with vegetarian and vegan variations.
3. Sweet Potato Soup with Miso and Ginger – This one is technically a braise with sweet potatoes lightly fried with onions, garlic and ginger until just beginning to brown then simmered in a covered pot with broth until tender. It's thick, creamy, and bright.
4. Spinach and Lemon Soup with Orzo – A riff on the Greek avgolemono, this soup is a delicious concoction of beaten eggs and lemon juice, whisked into broth and cooked just enough to thicken. Spinach and orzo make it a meal.
5. Pumpkin Tortilla Soup – This vegan version of tortilla soup combines pumpkin puree (fresh or canned) with chiles, canned tomatoes, avocado and, of course, tortilla strips.
6. Post-Holiday Restorative Roasted Garlic and Potato Soup – This soup uses a lot of garlic, but don't be alarmed. Roasting takes away its sharpness and intensifies its sweetness, giving it a delicate, almost floral taste.
7. Cashew Tomato Soup – Its rich and spicy creaminess makes this soup a favorite for many carnivores, even though it's vegan. (Shh, we won't tell.)
8. Quick Udon Noodle Soup – This soup was made for improvising. Use whatever noodles you have on hand and those vegetable odds and ends in the fridge.
9. Chickpea and Chorizo Soup – Bold and flavorful, this one will hit the spot on a cold winter night.
10. Split Pea Soup – It's so easy to whip up, you'll never eat it from a can again.
11. Creamy Leek and Yogurt Soup – Combine the delicate flavor of green leeks with some punchy garlic and blend it up with yogurt for a smooth, tangy finish.
12. Pomegranate Lentil Soup – Something tart and tangy can add vibrancy and complexity to the earthiness of beans. Why not some pretty pomegranate?
13. Rutabaga Chipotle Soup – This soup has a tangy turnip kick to it that pairs well with the spicy smoked chipotle.
14. Cuban Black Bean Soup – Passed down from Kathryn's childhood neighbor, we'd put this soup up against a restaurant version any day.
15. Borscht – Even if you don't like beets, chances are you'll love borscht. This one includes porcini mushrooms.
Related: Crispy, Crunchy, Chewy: 6 Unusual Garnishes for Soup
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Twitter is starting to look a bit like Facebook.
Twitter changed their account profiles so you can visually tell the story of your business.
With a little thought and planning, you can now create a Twitter page that performs like a business welcome page for existing and potential customers.
And you can instantly publish your story to desktop and mobile Twitter users.
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Twitter recently announced changes to Twitter account profiles and headers. These changes include:
- New profile header images. Now, your Twitter account starts with a main image, much like the Facebook timeline format's cover image, but with some important differences.
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05 December 2012
Why Aren't You Having Fun with Your Family History Research?
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I don't know about you and I do know that sometimes genealogy and family history research stop becoming fun!
You feel like you are banging your head against a wall or you are obsessed (and not in the healthy way) with solving the puzzle of your ancestors.
For me, when genealogy stops becoming fun, I do one of three things – I either stop doing genealogy for a while, I switch the focus of my research, or I "produce" something to share what I have learned.
When I got "tired and frustrated" with researching my dad's side, I then switched to my mom's side, then my husband's family and then back to my dad's side, etc. Never mind, shifting my focus from researching the oldest ancestors to then working on learning more about my mother and grandparents through records.
Shifting what I was researching on re-energized me tremendously and I also "learned" so much more about my mother and her parents than I had ever learned while they were alive. I was able to document where they lived, churches they attended, community theatre production involvement, career information (my grandfather worked in banking), military service and so much more!
And, being frustrated was always a great opportunity to feel "good" by creating something I could share with my extended family. Sometimes it was binders summarizing known information, a short publication focusing on one person (e.g. my mom) or the stories of my Auntie Edith, or scanning collected non-digital images to share, converting old 8mm film to VHS film (with conversion to a DVD next!), using artscow to create pillows, notepads, mugs, xmas ornaments and so much more!
Basically, I switch from what I have been doing to something more "fun!" I find this so important – after all, genealogy research is really a journey and not just a destination and I do want to enjoy that journey. I am not adverse to hard work and sometimes, working harder will not make what we do fun.
Along these lines, Kenneth R Marks of The Ancestor Hunt website posted a piece with the title "Why Aren't You Having Fun with Your Family History Research? In it, he poses a few questions to ask yourself about your research and why it's no longer fun and then he suggests ...
Stop focusing on the ancestors you don't know and start focusing on the
ancestors you do know
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When you stop having fun with your genealogy research, what do you do?
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Sirius XM Radio Comes To Android With a Free 7-Day Trial
Sirius XM just released their Android application and you can download it at siriusxm.com/android. You won't be able to listen to Howard Stern through this app because of a licensing rights issue, but you can listen to other Sirius stations while playing games and surfing the web. Ooh, multitasking.


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Baylor University Publishes Fall Real Estate Research ReportSept. 28, 2012
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WACO, Texas (Sept. 28, 2012) - Internet marketing and cold calling are among the topics in the fall edition of the Keller Center Research Report, published by Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business. The Report is an online source of academic articles focused on residential real estate research and summaries of scholarly journal articles and books relevant for real estate sales agents.
"The Keller Center Research Report is a unique connection between academic thought leadership and what's happening in industry," said Andrea L. Dixon, Ph.D., executive director for the Keller Center for Research, the Center for Professional Selling and The Frank M. and Floy Smith Holloway Professor in Marketing at Baylor. "Our goal is to help bring current research that is being published in academic journals and make that available for the real estate professional in an easily accessible and interesting format."
Follow this link to download a PDF of the report: https://www.baylor.edu/business/kellercenter/index.php?id=90658
The report includes topics such as achieving service excellence in real estate, the importance of first impressions, internet marketing and cold calling. Articles in this issue are authored by faculty from Baylor University, Texas Christian University, University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany.
"We work with authors from around the world to highlight leading-edge research that creates value for our readers," said Curtis Schroeder, assistant director of the Keller Center and the Center for Professional Selling. "The diversity of our authors and the breadth of their research provides a global perspective on the latest trends in marketing and management."
Articles include the following: "Achieving Service Excellence in Real Estate: The Fundamental Tenets," by Lance A. Bettencourt, Ph.D., partner, Service 360 Partners and Distinguished Marketing Fellow, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University; "Has Cold Calling Gone Cold?", by Dale Lampertz, lecturer in marketing, Baylor University, and president, Nicksic-Lampertz & Associates, Inc.; "Necessary Condition #10 - The Right Commitment", by Charles Fifield, MBA, senior lecturer and sales coach, Baylor University's Center for Professional Selling; "Service-Dominant Logic - How Does This Impact Today's Agent?", Kenneth Le Meunier-FitzHugh, PhD., senior lecturer in marketing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; "First Impressions Matter: Initiating Trustful Service Relationships", Anja Geigenmüller, professor of marketing, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany, among others.
The Keller Center focuses its studies on factors that influence individual homebuyers in their decisions, as well as marketing and management issues that are important to real estate agencies and small businesses. Baylor University established the Center in 2007 following a donation from Gary Keller, founder and chairman of Keller-Williams Realty International.
About Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions.
About Hankamer School of Business
Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business provides a rigorous academic experience, consisting of classroom and hands-on learning, guided by Christian commitment and a global perspective. Recognized nationally for several programs, including Entrepreneurship and Accounting, the school offers 24 undergraduate and 13 graduate areas of study. Visit www.baylor.edu/business and follow on Twitter at twitter.com/Baylor_Business.
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— A chilly wind picked up just about the time Barack Obama walked onto the inaugural platform Monday, and the bright day shifted.
From my spot way back on the lawn outside the U.S. Capitol — close enough to see shapes and colors, too far to see expressions — I glanced up at one of the giant screens that showed the president on approach.
He looked different.
Head slightly back, chin slightly up, face free of any evident expression, a gaze that seemed to move beyond what was right in front of him.
"I've never seen him look that way," said a colleague who was also struck by his carriage. "I don't know what word I'd use for it."
That's the word I've settled on for how Obama looked as he prepared to face the world Monday, but it was solemn with something else thrown in, some hardened resolve maybe, a recognition that this was not only his second inauguration but his last one, a step toward the end.
Inaugurations are, by definition, beginnings, but under the shifting skies of Washington on Monday, this one came with a taste of the elegiac, like one of those sunny Chicago August days when suddenly, you swear, you feel a nip of winter ride in on the breeze like a warning:
Urgent. Time is short. Do what you need to do. Now or never.
Sure, the inauguration was plenty festive, in the way of any pageant that celebrates the important and the self-important. Flags and trumpets, speeches and songs, furs and bling, reams of red-white-and-blue bunting.
There was sufficient applause, at all the right moments.
First lady Michelle Obama's arrival on the platform drew cheers (along with a few remarks like one from a woman near me: "So she's into bangs now?").
Beyonce's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" stirred a few tears.
From out in the crowd came some chants of "O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" but like the cheers and tears, the chants didn't last long.
There was something muted about the celebration, though not, as far as I could tell, because the people who showed up didn't care. If anything, I sensed, they cared more.
Now or never.
Shuffling away from the Capitol with the mob, through the litter of used coffee cups (where were the garbage cans?), I talked to a lot of people. They were happy. When I asked if they had a favorite inaugural moment, they all did, though not the same one.
"The poem," said a white woman from North Carolina. (She meant "One Today," by Richard Blanco, an openly gay Cuban-American.)
"Seeing a Hispanic woman swearing in Joe Biden," said a black woman from Washington, D.C. (She meant Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.)
"I liked the way Obama singled people out," said Denise L. Cook, of Los Angeles, by which she meant lines from his speech like these:
"Our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.
"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. ...
"Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity."
My favorite moment came after the inauguration. In the milling crowd that waited for the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, I ran into some kids from The Champion School in Stone Mountain, Ga. One was an 11-year-old boy named Mohamed.
I asked if he had a favorite inauguration moment.
"That black lady who spoke second," he said.
Myrlie Evers-Williams? I asked. The woman who gave the invocation? Yes, her. I asked if he knew anything about her. He said no, but she had some interesting things to say about African-Americans.
I told him how her husband, Medgar Evers, had been shot to death 50 years ago this year, in his driveway in Mississippi by a Ku Klux Klansman.
"Did he go to jail?" Mohamed asked.
He did, I told him. Many years later. Because Medgar Evers' widow, Myrlie, wouldn't let it go.
Mohamed looked thoughtful.
"She wouldn't stop till he got some respect?"
Inaugurations are tough for cynics. They're a day for big thoughts and big words and beliefs that promises will come true. They're for using words like America, majesty, hope, peace, equality, freedom, and using them without irony.
But within minutes of the end of the inauguration, the National Mall was almost empty and the trash collectors were out. The visitors would soon be gone. The regular work of government would soon resume. The wind was still chilly.
Party over. Now or never.


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People took the day to ski, think about 2013
New Year means new resolutions
People took the day to ski, think about 2013
New Year's Day means it's time to tackle those 2013 resolutions.
At Gunstock Ski Resort in Gilford, many people hit the slope on a chilly Tuesday thinking about what was ahead for the coming year.
Some people said they hadn't made resolutions, but most had, including Katie Chapman of Litchfield.
"(I want to) exercise more than I did last year," Chapman said. "Hopefully I can stick to that goal."
"I haven't made one," said John Branagan of South Berwick, Maine. I don't know, just try to get it done every day rather than waiting for a new year to do something special."
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nonhocapito wrote:From Gabby's facebook pages. There's a series of photos allegedly from before the shooting, mostly with her pretending to serve coffee and meeting the electorate.
They all more or less are of the quality you would expect, in odor of fakery, until you hit this:
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ALO drummer/singer Dave Brogan has confirmed two shows at San Francisco, CA's Connecticut Yankee. The shows are timed with ALO's appearances at San Francisco's The Fillmore on February 22 and 23.
On Friday, February 22—after ALO's Fillmore show—Brogan will reunite with his old band Evil Farmer for the first time since 2007. In addition to Brogan, the "forefathers of the '90s Isla Vista avant-rock pre-jam scene" features bassist Ari Gorman, keyboardist Paul Moore and guitarist Dan Zimmerman. In the show announcement, the band warns this will be their "last show until who knows when."
Brogan describes Evil Farmer as the following:
My old college band. The band I cut my teeth in and on. It was the early '90s and the scene was UCSB – Isla Vista, a cauldron of spontaneous live music that spawned ALO, Ugly Kid Joe, Toad the Wet Sprocket (sort of), Rebellution and Jack Johnson (sort of), a definite Outliers situation. We were rocking proto-jam style back when all we had to go by was the Dead and the Doors! Phish came through in 1992 (famous Live at the Anaconda tape) but I missed them because I didn't know who they were.
If the Farmer would have stayed together we would be a super group – Ari Gorman on Bass is a busy gigger around the Bay Area and a Beatles scholar. Keyboardist and songwriter Paul Moore is a film and dance composer living is Seattle. Guitarist Dan Zimmerman is a wizard of shred and a total embodiment of the SoCal jazz-rock sound. Think Robben Ford with Joni Mitchell. We made one album called- Nice. We'll be playing our material late night after the Friday ALO Fillmore show at Studio 352 – the famous loft on Clement street. There will be a lot of miles traveled to make this show happen so if you are at all interested in my roots or the influences of ALO you have to be there. This is gonna blow minds.
Then, on February 24 Brogan will present The Sunday Show A Retrospective of Dave's music from 2008-2012 at the venue on Sunday, February 24. The evening will feature a slew of guests, including The Mother Hips guitarists Tim Bluhm, Greg Loicano, ALO bassist Steve Adams, Tea Leaf Green bassist Reed Mathis, Nicki Bluhm, Kate Gaffney, Jambay guitarist Chris Haugen, RatDog guitarist Mark Karan, Garrin Benfield, Tift Merritt keyboardist Danny Eisenberg, Sean Leahy, members of Evil Farmer and Dave Brogan Band. Additional guests are expected.
ALO will perform at Santa Cruz, CA's Moe's Alley this evening.