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Russell Wasendorf Sr., the founder of now-bankrupt commodities firm Peregrine Financial Group Inc., was sentenced to 50 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a theft of more than $215 million from customers.
Wasendorf was sentenced today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Associated Press reported. He used a printer, software and a post office box in a scheme to create false bank statements and other documents and hide from regulators and auditors that he embezzled customer funds over a 20-year period starting in the early 1990s, prosecutors said in court filings.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan told U.S. District Judge Linda Reade in court filings that Wasendorf deserved the maximum 50-year penalty because of the amount customers lost and the sophistication used to carry out the crime. Wasendorf started stealing customer funds within two years of Peregrine's original financing, using a copy machine to hide that he had stolen $250,000 to keep his company afloat.
"Defendant's entire business was used as a mechanism to gather and purloin investor funds," Deegan said. "From that point on, as defendant well knew, PFG was never profitable."
Wasendorf, a former trader, started Peregrine as a one-man firm in the basement of his home and eventually expanded the brokerage to include 241 employees.
Mail Fraud
He pleaded guilty in September to mail fraud and two counts of lying to federal prosecutors. Prosecutors were also scheduled to ask Reade to order Wasendorf to repay money he stole from more than 10,000 victims.
Peregrine was a futures and options commodities firm that used customer money and securities to secure their trades. Beginning in the early 1990s, Wasendorf embezzled customer funds and used the money to bolster Peregrine's financial position, fund outside businesses and for personal use, including a lavish headquarters, a corporate jet and his personal business interests in Romania, prosecutors said in court filings.
Wasendorf fabricated large deposits and eliminated deductions he made from the account, prosecutors said in court filings. He established company rules mandating that he was the only one to examine company bank statements, they said.
Wasendorf's crimes came to light on July 9 when he tried to kill himself by piping auto exhaust into the passenger compartment of his car outside the firm's Cedar Falls, Iowa, headquarters. In a written statement, Wasendorf, who was also Peregrine's chairman and chief executive officer, said he had been stealing from the company for almost 20 years.
Suicide Attempt
The National Futures Association, an industry self- regulator, announced the same day as the suicide attempt that about $200 million in customer funds the firm reported was on deposit at its bank were unaccounted for. Peregrine filed for bankruptcy court liquidation in July.
Wasendorf told federal agents that "he always knew that it would catch up to him," Jane Kelly, an attorney with the federal defender's office in Cedar Rapids who represents Wasendorf, said in a court filing.
"I know the question remains, what did I do with the money?" Wasendorf told agents, according to Kelly's filing. "Most of the misappropriated funds went to maintain the increasing levels of regulatory capital to keep PFG in business and to pay business" losses.
Kelly's sentencing recommendation for her client was filed under seal and she couldn't be reached for comment.
The case is U.S. v. Wasendorf, 12-cr-2021, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa (Cedar Rapids).
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Office 365. "Office 365" refers to subscription plans that include access to Office applications plus other productivity services that are enabled over the Internet (cloud services). Office 365 includes plans for use at home and for business. Learn about Office 365 for use at home. Office 365 plans for business include services such as Skype for Business web conferencing and Exchange Online hosted email for business, and additional online storage with OneDrive for Business.
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Microsoft Office. "Microsoft Office" is the name we still use for our familiar productivity software. Office suites are available as a one-time purchase and include applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which can be installed on only one PC or Mac. The applications are not automatically updated; to get the latest version, you can purchase the product again when the new version becomes available. The latest versions currently available for one-time purchase are Office 2016 for Windows and Office 2016 for Mac. These suites do not come with any of the cloud-based services included in Office 365.
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Office 365 Business and ProPlus subscribers can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones. You can count hybrid Windows devices, such as the Microsoft Surface Pro, as either a PC or a tablet.
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Internet access is required to install and activate all Office 365 plans and to manage your subscription account. Internet connectivity is also required to access Office 365 cloud productivity services, including email, conferencing, IT management, and other services.
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You can view documents for free with Office for iPad. Editing and creating documents requires an eligible Office 365 subscription: Office 365 Home, Office 365 Personal, Office 365 University, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 Enterprise E3, E4, and E5, Office 365 Education Plus, and Office 365 ProPlus.
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What is Office 365 Nonprofit?
How do I get the Office 365 Nonprofit offer?
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If I'm approved for Office 365 Nonprofit offers, can I still purchase commercial offers?
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Where do I go for support?
Nonprofit customers should use the standard support channel for Office 365. Details on Office 365 support options are available here.
What types of nonprofits and NGOs are eligible for a donation?
Eligible organizations: Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations must be recognized as charitable organizations in their respective countries in order to be eligible for Microsoft Nonprofit Programs. Eligible organizations must also operate on a not-for-profit basis and have a mission to benefit the local community, which could include but is not limited to:
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For a detailed explanation of eligibility criteria and links to country-specific eligibility criteria, visit the Eligibility page.
How can an organization verify whether it qualifies to receive Office 365 Nonprofit?
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Marguerite H. Walker, age 87 of Malvern, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in the Hot Spring County Medical Center.�
She was born in Ferriday, La. Sept. 10, 1925 to the late Sam Hacker and Laura Frazier Hacker.� Reared and receiving her early education in Gurdon, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Education degree at Henderson State Teachers College (now Henderson State University), and her M.S.E. degree at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.� She taught English at Lakeside in Hot Springs, at Altheimer, and in the Tuckerman School District.� She and her husband, who was a school administrator, retired to Malvern in 1987.� Mrs. Walker was a member of Kappa Delta Gamma Sorority, the Arkansas Education Association, and the National Education Association.� She was a member of P. E. O. Chapter BC.� Mrs. Walker was a member of First United Methodist Church and attended its Friendship Sunday School Class.� She was the widow of the late James B. Walker, Sr. to whom she was married May 23, 1947 in Hope.� He preceded her in death May 15, 2006. She is survived by her granddaughter, Lindsey Walker of Searcy; two nephews, Col. Jimmy Walker and his wife, Sue, of Alexandria, Va., and John Walker of Coco Beach, Fla.; by a niece, Anne Blakely and her husband, Gary, of Fort Worth, Texas; and by numerous great-nieces and nephews.���������� Mrs. Walker was also preceded in death by a son, James B. Walker, Jr.; and a brother. Her funeral was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 in the chapel of J.A. Funk Funeral Home with Reverend LaVon Post officiating.� Interment followed in Shadowlawn Cemetery. A visitation will precede the service, beginning at 10 a.m. Memorials may take the form of contributions to the First United Methodist Church in Malvern. Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome.com.


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The field is set for the 2013 NCAA College Cup at PPL Park in Philadelphia.
Maryland, who produced Galaxy stars A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez and Robbie Rogers, booked their ticket to the national championship in Philadelphia with a 2-1 victory over California in Berkeley on Saturday. They'll face Virginia, who rose to soccer prominence under the leadership of Bruce Arena, who led the Cavaliers to five titles in 18 years as the team's head coach. The Cavaliers defeated the North Carolina 1-0 last Friday.
In the other semifinal, New Mexico will take on Notre Dame after defeating Washington 1-0 in Seattle. Notre Dame defeated Michigan State 2-1
The National Semifinals take place on Dec. 13 and are broadcast on ESPN U while the National Championship game takes place on Dec. 15.


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Mary Ann Angerstein passed away November 16, 2012 with family at her side. She was born June 9th in Stockton to John and Birdie
Fitzgerald. Mary attended McKinley Elementary, Stockton High School and Humphreys
Business College. After college she worked at the State Employment Dept. In January 1946 she married Henry Angerstein and they moved to his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mary created a home there and had many close friends. She enjoyed family picnics at Whitnall Park and traveling throughout the United States on summer vacations. She was active in Eastern Star and the E.U.B. Church in Milwaukee. She and Henry raised two daughters Karen and Denise. Upon Henry's parents passing they returned to Stockton where Mary lived the rest of her life. Mary was employed at San Joaquin Delta College from 1965 thru 1980 and upon retirement became involved with Senior Peer Counseling thru San Joaquin County and also with the Central United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her home, gardening, reading and being with family.
She was preceded in death by her husband Henry, her parents, her brother John Fitzgerald and her beloved golden retriever "Angel". She leaves behind her daughters Karen (Robert Freeman) and
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Mom, you were the best mother we could have had. You always made us your first priority and we always knew you loved us. We will try to be good girls.
Visitation: Tuesday, November 20, 4-8 p.m. and Service: Wednesday, November 21, 1 p.m. at Frisbee-Warren & Carroll Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests donation to Hospice of San Joaquin or the charity of choice.


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Older News » Why school is coolLast updated 10:55 AM on 15 September 2011
New research by the education department has confirmed just how important consistent school attendance is to a student's academic achievement.
The study showed that schools with high attendance records ranked highly in student performance, irrespective of the school's socioeconomic (SES) status.
Dave Wasson, director of the department's educational measurement and school accountability directorate, said it was the first time that SES status had been measured against academic performance and attendance data.
"What is particularly significant about this data is it represents all socioeconomic status areas across NSW. We can, in fact, have exceptionally high performance in low SES environments with high attendance," Mr Wasson said.
"The top 50 per cent of schools state-wide, in terms of attendance, are having a dramatic impact in terms of student outcomes."
Schools in the Riverina hit upon a catchy way to highlight the importance of school attendance among the wider community. Home school liaison officer Lyn Bond adapted a Victorian banner program for schools in Deniliquin and soon her colleagues in Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Albury were on board to spread a positive message about attendance.
The huge banners say "Missing school leaves gaps in your education" and are draped around Riverina schools.
"The purpose of the banner was to show the community if you miss school it leaves gaps," Ms Bond said.
"It's like the grandmas and aunties and friends then know it's not okay for students to stay home because it's their birthday or to go shopping for the day."
The Riverina region has since developed a resource called Celebrate Attendance that has been distributed to each of its 195 schools to reinforce the importance of attendance in the wider school community. It includes surveys, monitoring, promotional and evaluation strategies and student activities about school attendance.


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| WMU News
KALAMAZOO—High school juniors and their parents are invited to visit Western Michigan University's main campus Saturday, March 23, or Saturday, April 6, for the annual WMU Spotlight event.
Designed exclusively for high school juniors, this free event is one of the University's largest on-campus recruiting events. Some 900 students and their parents are expected to attend one of the two open houses that have been scheduled this year.
Registrations are strongly encouraged for the open houses, which will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. Activities will begin on the second floor of the Bernhard Center with pre-registration check-in as well as walk-in registration. At 10 a.m., WMU President John M. Dunn will join other speakers to welcome attendees and kick off each day's activities.
WMU Spotlight features current WMU students taking prospective students and their parents on a guided tour of the main campus so they can get a feel for what life at the University is like. In addition, attendees have a chance to check out the popular Student Recreation Center, visit a typical residence hall, hear from a WMU faculty member and have lunch in a dining hall. Due to popular demand, an Academic Showcase has been added this year from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
"This program is designed to give high school juniors a chance to become more familiar with WMU and get a glimpse into campus life," says Gwen Thomas, assistant director of admissions and coordinator of the event. "Knowing the wealth of academic choices and supportive resources and services offered here allows students and their parents to make a more informed decision when it is time to choose a college."
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Many baseball fans of a certain age remember the extraordinary National League pennant race of 1962, in the which the Los Angeles Dodgers needed a playoff to best the San Francisco Giants. But few recall that the American League race was also tightly contested well into September.
At the close of play on September 3 1962, the Giants had pulled to with 2.5 games of the Dodgers, having defeated their great rival 7-3 at Dodger Stadium behind Jack Sanford who won his 20th game. Defending NL champion Cincinnati had stayed in touch with the leaders through most of the summer, but now trailed by 6.5 games. The NL pennant race would involve just two teams the rest of the way.
In the American League, the Minnesota Twins swept a Labor Day double header against their hapless Washington D.C. replacement team, the new Senators. Bob Allison, my favorite old Senator, erased a 3-1 Senators lead in the nighcap with a three-run homer, his second of the double header.
The Twins sweep, coupled with a split of the Yankees double-header with the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium, moved Minnesota to within 3 games of New York. The Angels, in only their second year of existence as an expansion team, trailed New York by just 4.5 games.
The following day, September 4, the race tightened again, as the Angels beat the Yankees 7-6, while the Twins were idle. Whitey Ford took a 4-0 lead into the seventh inning, but Los Angeles chased the great left hander and scored 6 runs by the time they were retired. Then, with the score 6-6 in the top of the ninth, Buck Rodgers drove in what proved to be the winning run on a two-out single off of Bud Daley.
Now, the Twins were only 2.5 games back and the Angels were within 3.5.
Both the Twins and the Angels must have been shocked to find themselves in the pennant race in early September. For one thing, they had finished eighth and seventh respectively in 1962, with both more than 30 games behind New York. For another, on August 1, 1962, the Angels were 6 games behind and the Twins were 7 back. Since then, however, the Yankees had managed to win only 20 of 39 games. During that stretch, Mickey Mantle, playing regularly but hurt, managed only 4 home runs and Roger Maris just 7.
The Yankees would continue to underwhelm during the two weeks following Labor Day, winning 9 of 16. But that was good enough to extend their lead over the Twins (who won 8 of 16) and the Angels (who lost 6 straight in mid-September). The Yankees closed the season by winning 5 of their last 6, to finish 5 games ahead of Minnesota and 10 ahead of the third place Los Angeles.
The September pennant race of 1962 was nothing new to the Yankees of that era, as good as they were. In 1960, New York led Baltimore by only 1 game at the close of play on September 3. And in 1961, as the long-time reader has recounted, the Yankees entered Labor Day weekend with just a 1.5 game lead over Detroit. However, a three game sweep of the Tigers effectively ended that pennant race by September 3.
Of these three Yankee teams, only the 1961 version has a claim to greatness. That claim will examined in an upcoming post.


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Teen crashes truck into Center Harbor ice cream shopBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
July 24. 2013 7:51PM
CENTER HARBOR – A teenager apparently lost control of his truck after losing his brakes and smashed into a local ice cream shop late Wednesday.
Police and fire rescue crews were called to Dewey's Ice Cream Parlor and Café at 34 Plymouth St. at about 5:20 p.m. for a report of a car crash into a building.
When they arrived, they found a red pickup truck had crashed into the building.
The male driver of the vehicle, who was not identified by police, was taken by ambulance to Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia with non-life threatening injuries, said Fire Chief Leon Manville.
The manager of Dewey's was on the scene but would not comment.
Tim Godin, a manager at Home Comfort Interior Decorator in a nearby office, said he heard brakes squealing and then a crash.
"Very louds squeals and then boom," he said.
Godin said police told him and the manager of Dewey's that the driver said he was coming down Coe Hill Road, which leads into downtown Center Harbor, and he tried to stop but his brakes failed.
"They said he tried to stop his momentum by turning (onto Plymouth Street), and he just crashed because he couldn't stop," Godin said.
Police confirmed the driver was in his teens, but would not give further details.


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question #1
My computer stoped booting and i didnt touch the bios
kt-400 firedragon ultra black motherboard by soyo
amd xp 2000+
512 corsair ram
antec 300 watt power supply
phenox bios made in 1999 not sure what ver ask if u need it
dvd rom 8x/40x
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i was low level formatting all my hdds and swaping an os from one hdd to another one night
i used norton ghost and powermax 4.6.1 i think it was
i switched the os from the 30 gig to the reciently lowleveled, fdisked, and formatted 12 gig hdd and that went fine then i restarted after removing the 12 and 6 gig hdds and i was going to do the same to the 30 after i lowleveled that to, i rebooted my computer with the boot disk in the drive and it froze on the boot splash screen, it was reading the floppy and when i pulled the disk out it still was, i couldnt even get to thebios setup screen. and i noticed that when i pluged it in it would boot up instantly and it would never do this so i flashed my bios and set it back to orginal settings and still nothing, lately my processor has been overheating because my cooling fan wasnt running right or something would that hav cause this or is my bios over the hill?
Question #2
I hav a gateway solo 9300 laptop
224 megs of ram
500 mhz P3
8meg video ati range mobility
ess sound ard (not sure what)
2 pcmcia 1,2,3 slots
os redhat 9 shrikie
I hav a D-link airplus dwl-650+ wireless card and rh9 doesnt hav the drivers fo my card and the ones that it has similar wont work
i hav the windows drivers for them but i dont no if i can get them to work on linux (mostlikely not) so if someone could dive me a link to ware i could get some that would be great, ifnot i will go out and buy a new a,b,g wifi card (anything for linux jimmy rigging and duct tape wil not surfice if u no what i mean)
One last question
is there an emulator or a program that will make some if not all windows programs work on linux hopefuly for free if not il buy one i remember the screen savers on tech tv hav something about that on there site but i couldnt find what they were talking about
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Chicken with Peach and Bourbon Glaze
For Chicken:
4 four-ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 cup finely diced onions
For Sauce:
2 tablespoons bourbon
1/4 cup fat-free chicken broth
1/2 cup all-fruit peach preserves
4 teaspoons chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
You can cook the chicken on the grill OR use a grill pan on your stove top.
For grilling, you know what to do :-)
For stove top: Season breasts with salt and pepper; place in a grill pan (you know, the ridgey kind) with the oil. Cook for approximately 8 minutes per side. Set chicken aside and keep warm while you make the sauce.
(Note: The chicken breasts we picked up were so large I cut them in half. Next time I am using boneless thighs)
Add onion to a skillet (or grill pan if you used that) and cook until caramelized, scraping the skillet gently to loosen leftover meat slivers. Add remaining ingredients and cook over low heat. It will reduce and get thicker. It will also get your tummy grumbling as the sweet aroma of peach and bourbon permeate the air.
Return chicken to the pan along with any juices and stir sauce to combine, spooning sauce over chicken. This is a great sauce to spoon over rice, potatoes or noodles.
We spooned the sauce over the chicken and a bit on potatoes the first evening. This sauce is also very good over rice (which is what we prepared with the leftovers.)
What will I do differently next time? Well, I will double the sauce because it's just that good. Sticky, ooey, delicious and easy. And I will use boneless chicken thighs as we prefer the moister meat of the bird. I imagine this would work well with tenderloins and pork also.
As I saw this recipe in an old Redbook Magazine I will share this with Ivonne over at CreamPuffs in Venice for her roundup of Magazine Monday. Surf over to visit the Creampuff!
I hope you will write and let me know if you try this and enjoy. It's a winner in our household.
Bon appetit!
16 comments:
- Heather @girlichef.com said...
Mmmm...peach and bourbon are SUCH a fantastic combination. I want that for dinner!
- April 05, 2012 12:08 PM
- Janel said...
This sounds so good. I bet it would be wonderful with pork loin.
- April 05, 2012 12:12 PM
- Wandering Coyote said...
I am so sad to say I haven't been here in a while. :( Looks like a lot of changes have gone on in my absence.
Great-looking recipe! I don't know how much bourbon costs, though.
Is Magazine Monday still going on?
- April 05, 2012 2:14 PM
- Sue/the view from great island said...
I love finding recipes in old magazines, it;s like finding buried treasure. This makes my mouth water, that sweet and sour peach glaze is just amazing.
- April 05, 2012 2:28 PM
- Pierce said...
Thanks ladies...I appreciate it. Peach and Bourbon sure are a natural marriage.
Allyson, yes...magazine Monday is still an event but she doesn't do it each Monday anymore.
- April 05, 2012 4:01 PM
- Lyndsay Wells said...
Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this gorgeous recipe! I'm making it for Good Friday dinner tomorrow night. Lovely!
- April 05, 2012 4:30 PM
- Pierce said...
Thanks Lyndsay! I appreciate that :-)
- April 05, 2012 4:35 PM
- Le laquet said...
Ok, this is right up my alley but I need a little translation ... 1/2 cup all-fruit peach preserves? Is that like good quality peach jam? Like you'd put on toast or biscuits?
Vin and I are dribbling!
- April 06, 2012 4:15 AM
- Pierce said...
Madame LANGTHORNE, yes that's it exactly. The brand All Fruit is a natural preserve version. There are so many with high fructose corn syrup on grocery shelves that you have to look at all ingredients. You won't have that trouble where you are. The peach and Bourbon are heavenly.
- April 06, 2012 6:45 AM
- Pierce said...
I don't know why your last name is all in caps :-)
- April 06, 2012 6:47 AM
- Rita said...
What a great combination ingredients. I remember years ago having a recipe with chicken baked in the oven with peaches; it was good. Now I am anxious to try this one. Thanks.
- April 06, 2012 1:28 PM
- Pierce said...
Let me know how it turns out Rita! Thank you.
- April 06, 2012 7:01 PM
- ~~louise~~ said...
Whew! I finally made it here just in time. Any leftovers? It looks delicious and sounds awesome!!!
Thanks for sharing, Tina...
- April 06, 2012 8:05 PM
- Le laquet said...
It looks gorgeous and would be an additional different thing we could do with chicken for a change ... as long as Simon could leave the bourbon be ;o)
- April 08, 2012 2:44 PM
- Lord of Squirrel Head Manor said...
Jo, Tina had to pry tbe bourbon out of my hands. ;)
- April 08, 2012 4:37 PM
- creampuff said...
Looks really yummy! Thanks for sharing!
- April 23, 2012 8:53 PM
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The Richmond men's basketball team led by seven with 10 minutes left, but Minnesota came back to win 72-57 Sunday night at Williams Arena.
The Spiders (3-1) suffered their first setback of the year, while the Gophers improved to 4-0.
Junior Derrick Williams led the way for Spiders on Sunday night, scoring a game-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Sophomore Kendall Anthony joined Williams in double-figures with 13, while junior Cedrick Lindsay chipped in nine points.
After a back-and-forth first five minutes, the Spiders and Gophers were tied at 6-6. Over the next four minutes, Richmond went on an 11-2 run, taking a 17-8 lead over Minnesota on a Deion Taylor 3-pointer. Williams was key in the run, scoring four points on a pair of nice plays inside.
The Gophers answered over the final 10 minutes of the opening frame, however, taking a 30-29 lead into the locker room at the break. The Spider defense was impressive in the first half, forcing 12 Minnesota turnovers while registering 10 steals.
The second half was much of the same, with both teams taking turns going on extended runs. In the final 20 minutes, the game saw six lead changes and was tied on four separate occasions.
Exactly halfway through the second half, the Spiders took their biggest lead of the game at 49-42. Lindsay's jumper at the 10:00 mark put an exclamation point on a 9-0 Richmond run that turned a two-point deficit into a seven-point lead.
Not to be outdone, the Gophers responded over the next four-plus minutes with an 11-0 run to retake the lead from the Spiders. The Gophers didn't look back over the final five minutes, hitting their free throws to take the victory, 72-57.
On the game, the Spiders turned 19 Minnesota turnovers into 25 points, totaling 15 steals on the night. Richmond also held the advantage in bench points, 20-16.
Richmond will return home to the Robins Center to play host to the Wofford Terriers on Tuesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. government employee who struck and killed a man while driving in Zimbabwe in 2008 has been cleared of the only charge he faced.
Judge Leonie Brinkema found Andrew Pastirik not guilty Tuesday of vandalism in the more than $1,000 in damage done to the government-owned Toyota Land Cruiser he was driving. The trial began Monday in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
He was not charged with the death of the pedestrian. Pastirik had faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors alleged Pastirik was drunk when he struck 34-year-old Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare. But Pastirik's defense attorney argued Pastirik was not intoxicated and that any other driver in the same situation would have had the same collision.


text: Student Profiles Shelley Barron '09 Shelley Barron '09 Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts Major: Religion; Minor: Environmental Studies Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? Truthfully, I chose to attend Bowdoin on something of a whim, since I was abroad in Israel for my last term of high school. One day in April, after too many wait-listings, my parents called from the States to let me know Bowdoin had accepted me. I knew Bowdoin was a great academic opportunity, so while I wasn't entirely sold on it socially, I decided to give it a shot. Why did you choose your major? ? I came to Bowdoin thinking I would major in the humanities or social sciences—calculus and chemistry weren't really my cup of tea. So, my first three semesters, I tried a bit of everything: English, government, theater, anthropology, gender studies, environmental studies (E.S.), and religion. I stuck with religion because I found it the most compelling; I could study cultures and texts from all over the world through this discipline. At the same time, religion at Bowdoin has exposed me, I think, to a healthy amount of critical inquiry and academic theory. As for E.S., I began in 101 my first semester because I believed it would fulfill a science distribution requirement. Professor Larry Simon pointed out in our first session that it in fact did not, but I was intrigued by the material—from climate change to environmental ethics—and stuck with it. I am now, over three years later, strongly considering Environmental Law and Policy work as an option after Bowdoin. What has been a course you especially enjoyed at Bowdoin? ? Marxism and Religion with Professor Elizabeth Pritchard and Modernism/Modernity with Professor Marilyn Reizbaum were two of the best courses I've taken at Bowdoin—very liberal arts, in the best possible way: reading Marx, Joyce, Woolf, Gutierrez, Cornel West and J.M. Coetzee...it was all fantastic stuff. Professor Reizbaum led fascinating discussions on our modernist texts, ranging from the dislocation of the modern era to psychoanalysis, the challenge of the nuclear age to Ezra Pound's instruction to "make it new." We looked at novels, short stories, visual art, poetry, and critical essays, to examine the evolution of the era and the literary-cultural movement. Shelley in Rio while studying abroad in Brazil. In Marxism and Religion, we began with a close reading of many great works by Marx: On the Jewish Question, The Economic Manuscripts and Philosophical Manuscripts, The Communist Manifesto, Capital. In the next section we explored Liberation Theology, a progressive Catholic movement that emerged out of Latin America. We spent the last part of the course reading and discussing many of the critical theorists who came out of the Frankfurt School—Adorno, Benjamin, Marcuse, Habermas. It was a small group of students, about 15 of us, and I looked forward to every discussion we had. I was so intrigued by Liberation Theology, especially the movement in Brazil, it moved me to study abroad there the summer after my junior year. I have continued my research on the progressive Church through my honors project this year, which examines the role that the religion has played in the movement for Brazilian land reform. For environmental policy issues, former-professor Schneider's Environmental Law class (it was certainly worth the Monday/Wednesday 8:00 a.m. trek to Chase Barn). We covered how different environmental issues—from pollution concerns to climate change to public health—can be addressed by the judicial system, from the Clean Air and Water acts to Tort Law to the Public Trust Doctrine. At the end of the semester, the class participated in a mock hearing of a case that was being considered by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection about water quality issues on the Androscoggin River. I acted as one of the attorneys for the Natural Resource Defense Council of Maine, and delivered the closing remarks; it was a really exciting experience! What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? Professor Elizabeth Pritchard in religion: she's brilliant, approachable, and asks the most dynamic questions, facilitating great discussions in my prior courses; I'm now working on my honors project with her. My project, "Out of the Earth: Religiosity and the Movement for Brazilian Land Reform," examines the role that religion has played in the movement for land reform in Brazil, particularly throughout the Amazon. It has been a great way to explore the intersection of my two main academic interests, religion and environmental studies. Professor Joe Bandy in sociology: his passion for class, labor, and justice issues in and out of the classroom is inspiring. Also, Professor Jorunn Buckley (religion) for being wonderfully quirky, John Bisbee (visual arts) for his endless creativity, Professor Guy Mark Foster (English) for his insights, and Professor Steve Cerf (German) for his amiability. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? This could take a while, so I'll try to keep it short and sweet: Hillel, student activism (DemLeft), tutoring Hebrew, Special Olympics, theater, Mac House, WBOR, the Food Co-op and Ultimate Frisbee for the most part. I came to Bowdoin from a very Jewish background, having attending day school my entire life, K-12. My first few months at Bowdoin were really quite a challenge; I think I was the most observant Jewish student on campus my freshman year (at the very least, it felt like it). While I didn't expect to become a Jewish leader on campus, I was invited to join the Hillel Board towards the end of fall semester of my first year. I joined, along with Ben Freedman, that year, and we are currently co-presidents of the organization together. There have been challenges along the way, certainly, but it has been a great experience to be part of a club with such a diverse group of members. Hillel has grown in remarkable ways over my years here, and we now offer programming ranging from religious to cultural to service oriented. Student activism was quite a different story for me—I came to Bowdoin eager to join any student activist movement. My first year, I organized with the Young Democratic Socialists, the Bowdoin Students for Peace, the Bowdoin Women's Association, Sustainable Bowdoin, and volunteered with the "No on 1" campaign, working to defend housing and employment rights for the LGBTQ community in Maine—I wasn't getting too much sleep on top of my course work, ultimate Frisbee, acting, and the weekend social scene. So, I narrowed down my commitments, becoming the co-leader of the Democratic Left (formerly the Democratic Socialists). The DemLeft has focused on class, trade, and labor issues, bringing speakers, organizing teach-ins, film screenings, information campaigns, and petition work. During my time as a co-leader, we focused especially on sweat-free and fair-trade work on campus. I am currently the campus organizer for the Special Olympics, and I was a volunteer for the event for two years prior. We have our swim meet coming up soon, so I am busy organizing volunteers for the event. Shelley hiking Mount Katahdin with her friend, Aliya Subharwal '09. The Food Co-op has been one of my favorite things at Bowdoin. Founded before my time, we are a student-run food cooperative; we cook and eat dinner weekly, Thursday nights at Ladd House. In our cooking, we make a commitment to preparing food that is local, organic and fair-trade. We buy in bulk and build relationships with farmers in the area. It's been wonderful to be a part of this community at Bowdoin. I invite anyone to come check us out sometime! I also started working at the Pierce Art Library and the Smith Union Café this year, to save up money for after G-Day this May. There are remarkable extra-curricular opportunities at Bowdoin; seize them! Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? ? I didn't spend a conventional semester abroad, but interned in Tel-Aviv the summer after my sophomore year with the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, and attended a summer study abroad program through Living Routes at UMass–Amherst, on Permaculture and Sustainability, in Brazil the summer after my junior year. Staying at Bowdoin all eight semesters, though not my original plan, was certainly the right choice for me. What have you done during your summers? Worked at an "Arts and Science" summer camp in Boston after my first year. Then, see above. Shelley and friends enjoying the sunrise at Popham Beach. What is your best Bowdoin memory? ? Hard to pick... Sophomore fall in Mac House, a few friends and I pulled all-nighters writing final papers, then went to Fort Popham to watch the sun rise, followed by breakfast at the Brunswick Diner. It was epic. Also: • Living in the Coleman basement before the renovations. It was smelly, sure, but in a sort of character-building way—we loved it, and my entire floor has remained close since (most of us still live together off-campus). • The Day Jobs (RIP). Comprising some friends from the class of 2008, the Day Jobs were the best campus band at Bowdoin. Ever. • Polarbearing (in December especially). For those unaware, polarbearing consists of running into the ocean, usually naked. • My Alternative Spring Break trips, Katrina Relief and Organic Farming. • Ground-shaking dance parties with the Frisbee team. And the past two years I've been living off-campus with a bunch of friends, most of whom have been with me since first-year in Coleman, and it has been pretty fantastic. Shelley on an Alternative Spring Break service trip after Hurricane Katrina, rebuilding homes in Biloxi, Mississippi. What are your plans for after graduation? Good question. I'm thinking about law school, for public interest, sustainable development and environmental justice issues, in a year or two. Until then, work, travel, volunteer, live on a kibbutz, WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), and maybe an Americorps-type program. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? Enjoy the Pines and the Commons—I didn't really start to until junior year, and they are a beautiful break from the rush of campus. And stay for "Senior Week" before senior year. Work reunion or mooch off friends who are here for the summer. Bowdoin in May is gorgeous, and you get to enjoy friends much, much more without the stress of classes. What quirky or fun thing do you wish you knew before you came to Bowdoin? I used to say Grand Variety, but...I've really loved the Brunswick Farmer's Market on the mall in town. Also, there's a mini-golf place in Cook's Corner, 10 minutes from campus (!). 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Ask a college student where they spent their 21st birthday.
You'd probably expect them to name various local bars. You might not be prepared to hear "Iraq."
That's the reality for Suffolk theatre major Jim Mihelidakis – whose 21st birthday was "just like any other day" during his 15-month Army deployment – and it shows how time in the service can create a gulf in experience and understanding between veterans and other students on campus.
The Suffolk University Theatre Department is hoping to help bridge that gulf with the new production, At Ease, a series of monologues conceived and directed by Professor Caitlin Langstaff.
"Having Jim in class was eye-opening for me," Langstaff explains. "I could see his frustration, and how his priorities differed from other students. It really highlighted the fact that we're all affected by war and veterans' issues, and we need to open the lines of communication."
To create At Ease, Langstaff matched seven veterans with seven actors. As the monologues developed, so did relationships between the actors and vets.
"When I was paired with [wounded Marine veteran] Ryan, I didn't know we'd become such good friends," says senior Jillian Couillard. "When we first met, I told him I would only shoot a gun in the event of a zombie apocalypse – I realize now how clueless that sounds, but I never thought I'd be capable of shooting an M4 with him at a shooting range!"
Junior Gabby Womack joined the production hoping to gain insight into her own brother and uncle, both veterans. She has "had trouble connecting with them because they don't want to dwell on their deployments or even discuss these issues at all."
Mihelidakis knows how hard it is to relive those experiences. He wrestles with the concept of "readjustment" and wonders if being a soldier is a lifelong part of his identity.
"When you're used to seeing signs every day in a war zone that say 'Complacency Kills' it's impossible to not be changed by that, not to lose your ability to be carefree," he says.
At Ease has been a cathartic experience for Mihelidakis, who has had trouble opening up about his experiences in Iraq. The "safe communication space" Langstaff fostered among the students is a major factor in this transformation. Student actor Jake Athyal agrees:
"We feel honored that they trust us to tell their stories, and we genuinely hope this is a positive step towards creating better understanding between vets and other students at Suffolk."
The show runs at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, October 5-6 at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre. Tickets are $10 ($5 for Students, Seniors and Veterans) and benefit a scholarship for Suffolk students who are veterans of the United States military or descendants of veterans.


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Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew four consecutive world champion pumpkins from 1979 to ?82 and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds. Today, his patented Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies, and the progeny commonly weigh in at over 1000 pounds. "I don't have any training in genetics; it was all trial and error," Dill says. He has been passionate about growing "punkins" for years, a fondness he inherited from his father.
Growing a Big One
Growing a giant pumpkin is one thing, but showing it off in competitions is quite another. Dill has shipped numerous giant pumpkins from his farm in Nova Scotia to events in Canada and the U.S. He perfected the art of pumpkin packing by building his own heavy duty crates. Sometimes a pumpkin's arrival has created quite a commotion. News stations in San Francisco were on hand to witness a giant's arrival in that city. It took awhile for the sturdy shipping crate to be opened, contributing to a reporter's observation that Canadian crates were better built than many U.S. houses. "I have to make them tough enough to withstand front-end loaders," Dill explains. Another giant took four hours to clear customs in Chicago because drug enforcement agents were called in. Evidently no one believed a carton that big could contain nothing but a pumpkin. One of his giants was a morale booster for troops during the Persian Gulf War and another graced the White House for Halloween. One giant was consumed in the form of 442 pumpkin pies, sold at $5 each for charity.
Dill still grows giants but not for competition. In fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm, which has been in the family for five generations. He plants 10 acres in pumpkins for Halloween and two acres in giants. The farm also is the home of Long Pond where the game of hockey reputedly originated in Canada in the 1800s, so the place has become quite a tourist attraction. Dill's favorite pumpkin set the Guiness Book Record in 1991, weighing 493.5 pounds. "I've grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot," he recalls. "I never would have predicted 10 years ago that there would be a 1000-pounder, but there are many of them now," comments Dill. The 2002 world record holder is Charlie Houghton of New Hampshire who grew a 1337.6 pounder. "These world champions are grown from my seed, so I feel like a winner right along with them."
If you want to try your green thumb at growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil analysis. Pumpkins prefer a soil pH ranging from 6.5 to 7. Add whatever amendments the test recommends, as well as plenty of organic matter, such as compost or manure. It's essential to sow seeds that have the genetic ability to become giants -- you can't grow a thousand-pounder from a regular 'Jack-O-Lantern' variety. Giants take 130 days to maturity, so plan accordingly.
"Allow plenty of space between plants, at least 25 to 35 feet, because the vines need room to grow," says Dill. The giants seem best adapted to cool growing climates, such as Washington, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, northern California, and, of course, Canada. If you live where summer temperatures are in the 90s, provide shade cover for both the vine and the pumpkin to reduce stress. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering ? every day or two ? is essential. As Dill says, "To grow a good pumpkin you have to have a good plant behind it."
Giant pumpkin weigh-offs are held annually on the first Saturday in October at various sites in the U.S. and Canada.
For more information on 'Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant' variety, go to the Dill's Atlantic Giant Web site at http://www.howarddill.com/index.html.