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HECTOR -- A 36-year-old Hector man reported Sunday to Pope County Sheriff's Sgt. Darin Kirkland that his daughter was given a threatening note from a Hector school student last week.
According to a report, the note indicated the male student was going to kill students at school that were bothering him. Kirkland contacted Sheriff Jay Winters and Lt. Ray Caldwell of the department's Criminal Investigation Division. The father and daughter were interviewed at the sheriff's office by authorities. Superintendent Eric Armour was contacted and made aware of the situation, as well as Hector police chief Terry Hagan.
Two arrests, three reports
A man and woman were arrested by Pope County authorities Thursday morning after altercations involving another woman and a pair of scissors.
According to the first report, filed by Lt. Scott Rentfro, a 28-year-old North Little Rock man advised that the alleged suspect a Russellville woman, had been living together for about a year. The complainant advised he had $323 in cash in his wallet and believed his girlfriend took the money after they were involved in a verbal altercation.
After authorities were dispatched to the residence and the woman denied taking the money, they were both arrested for oustanding warrants from Pope County and other agencies.
A report filed by Kirkland indicated the girlfriend of the man stated Wednesday afternoon that a woman threatened her with a pair of scissors and stated, "I will kill you." The third report, filed by Rentfro, stated the complainant, called the alleged suspect by the alleged girlfriend, was at her residence and was going to baby sit for her when a disturbance began between the woman and her boyfriend.
The complainant stated she was attempting to get a wallet from the other woman when the alleged suspect pulled out a pair of scissors and made threats of bodily harm towards the complainant, who stated she was unable to get the scissors away and received a cut on her right hand, according to the report.
Agency assist
Russellville Police Officer Kari Powers assisted personnel with the Department of Children and Family Services who were called to a Russellville motel room Thursday afternoon.
According to a report, a 34-year-old woman who lives at a motel room on East Main Street stated that her 15-year-old daughter left the room and refused to return when she was supposed to. Back at the room with her 3-month-old daughter, the adolescent stated she and her mother constantly argue, her mother verbally and physically abuses her and appeared very upset and was crying.
The daughter told the officer she did not want to live with her mother and would rather live with other family members or in foster care, the report indicated. The mother stated that six people, including the infant and pets, lived in the motel room. Powers observed that the toilet and sink not in working order. She saw spoiled food and dirty dishes throughout the room, dirt and trash scattered on the floor and near the beds, laundry piled up throughout the room and a strong odor of feces existed.
The Department of Human Services was notified and responded to attend to the children of the complainant and their welfare. A female investigator with DCFS and other personnel took custody of the 15-year-old female and her infant daughter. The investigation is ongoing by DCFS.
Among the DWI arrests made by Russellville police during the weekend were a 24-year-old Atkins man, according to reports.
Officer Alvin Turner conducted a traffic stop Friday morning on a Chevrolet pickup truck after he observed it driving on the shoulder of the Exit 81 offramp of Interstate 40, the report indicated. After failing field sobriety tests, the man was given a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test at the police department and recorded a result of .11 percent. He was then taken to the Pope County Detention Center.
-- A 22-year-old Russellville man was arrested Saturday morning and cited for DWI, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, battery II, domestic battery III, no license plate displayed and failure to signal, according to a report.
Officer Larry Beyette saw a Geo Metro sedan turn right and accelerate at a high rate of speed until it stopped in front of apartments on North Joplin Place, the report indicated. The alleged suspect walked to the door of the residence without responding to the officer's requests to return to the vehicle. Beyette placed the man in his patrol car after discovering a black and silver knife in the passenger's seat, but did not put him in custody.
The individual stated he had not been drinking and added there was nothing in the vehicle the officer needed to know about, according to the report. Officer Alvin Turner indicated he was going to cite the man for third-degree battery due to a physical disturbance that occurred previously at a West 12th Street apartment. Other officers arrived at the North Joplin scene and placed the man in custody after he failed field sobriety tests.
The man then became very verbally abusive with officers, the report indicated, and struggled with Beyette while he placed handcuffs on him to the point the officer's hand was cut and lost blood. Other officers had to take the man to the ground to place him in custody. The individual was taken to the hospital for a blood test, which he refused to pay for and was also not treated after he stated he was injured while being placed in custody.
Disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening citations were added at the jail after the subject continued to verbally abuse police officers, judges, Chief Ron Stobaugh and Sheriff Jay Winters, according to the report.
-- A 33-year-old Dardanelle man was arrested by Russellville police officer Carey James on Sunday morning and cited for DWI, no proof of insurance, fictitious tags, failure to register, implied consent, no driver's license in possession, no turn signal, obscured vision, no proof of registration and seat belt violation.
According to a report, Officer Alvin Turner conducted a traffic stop on a 1993 Chevy Lumina van at the intersection of Highway 7 North and Lakefront Drive, but the license plate returned to a 1980 Ford tan 4-foor sedan. During field sobriety tests, which he later failed, the man stated, "I might fall and hurt myself," then became very disorderly when taken to the police station for a BAC test, which he refused. He was taken to the detention center.
-- Officer David Bevis arrested a 31-year-old Russellville man Sunday morning and cited him for DWI and no license plate light, according to a report.
The traffic stop was conducted at the Exxon convenience store near Highway 7 and Interstate 40. The individual, who was driving a green Chevrolet pickup truck, failed field sobriety tests and had a portable breathalyzer test of .11 percent. A BAC test result at the police station was .10 percent.
Theft of property
A 1996 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck was reported stolen from an automobile dealership at 2200 East Main St., according to a report.
The dealership owner told the police officer the vehicle was allegedly stolen between 9 p.m. last Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday, the report indicated. The complainant advised a lock box was located on the driver's side window, which was unable to be rolled all the way up because it was equipped with a rain guard. The complainant also reported he found no broken glass in the area where the vehicle, with an estimated value of $11,000, was located.
Alleged thefts
A male and female who live on North Greenwich Avenue both reported unknown persons broke into their vehicles Saturday night and stole miscellaneous items, according to two reports.
A 20-year-old female reported to Officer Robert Stevens the passenger window of her 1998 Nissan Maxima was broken. A purse that included several identification and credit cards was stolen. Damage was estimated at $400.
A 20-year-old male told Stevens the driver window of his 1997 Ford Mustang convertible was broken. Items missing included $280 in cash, 20-25 compact discs and a bottle containing Hydrocodone. Estimated value of the items was $610. Damage was estimated at $400.
-- A 42-year-old male complainant reported to Officer Zach Carpenter on Saturday night that approximately $2,100 in items were taken from inside a residence on East 11th Street.
According to a report, the complainant stated entry was gained possibly through a bathroom window that was pushed aside. Missing items included a Microsoft Xbox system, valued at $400; Peavey black electric guitar, $600; Yamaha electric keyboard, $650; and Canon digital camera, $450.
Assault with soda bottle
A 19-year-old Dardanelle female told Officer Kari Powers on Saturday she was hit over the head and in the face with a white female yielding a plastic soda bottle the night before at E-Z Mart, 1095 East Main St.
According to a report, the complainant stated she and a few friends went into the convenience store to buy drinks when she was approached by the female suspect with dark hair carrying a backpack. The woman kept asking the complainant, "Do you want this soda bottle?" and also stated several times, "Patience is a virtue." The suspect allegedly struck the complainant with the soda bottle after she stated, "You are in a gang. You are a gang member," the report indicated.
The complainant advised she tried to get away after getting hit over the head several times, turned and was struck in the face. She stated she left very quickly in her vehicle.


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The Detroit Pistons are looking at a year or two of mediocrity after blowing up their team, but that might be enough to get Avery Johnson's attention.
The Pistons fired Michael Curry today and Johnson's name is sure to surface. A good writer friend in Detroit already has said Johnson's name has come up in internal discussions.
There's only one person who should care about that in Dallas: Mark Cuban.
It would save Cuban a few million bucks if he took the Detroit job. Whatever Johnson's salary would be in Detroit, it would be subtracted from the roughly $4 million that Cuban owes Johnson for next season.
Rest assured, Johnson loves the winning percentage he built with the Mavericks and he doesn't want to see that take a major hit. He's very unlikely to take a job with a team that projects as a 50-loss team.
The Pistons aren't going to be that bad. At least not for an extended period.
As long as Johnson learns a little bit about flexibility, which was one of his problem areas with the Mavericks, he can be a rousing success with the Pistons.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by teacake, Mar 23, 2013.
Aeryn's is nicer
The final scene of The Way We Weren't is my second-favorite shot of the whole series.
Spoiler: My favorite
is the final shot of the entire series, in Peacekeeper Wars. The two shots are very similar.
"The Way We Weren't" is to FARSCAPE as "Duet" is to DS9. It was the episode that showed just how powerful the show could be . . ..
Home on the Remains: I should not have been eating while watching this. This guy was completely awful to look at.
Even more awful was watching Chiana run her fingers erotically up and down his head slit..
I had assumed this was a horrible injury not an erogenous zone! His brother had a head slit too though so it must be their species and not just bad luck for both of them.
He had the oddest accent, a mix of Australian, US South and a bit of Afrikaans. Quite effective.
I loved the take on what happens when a plant has a complete breakdown and reverts to a more primitive state.
The whole story with how they release spores which slow them and allow predators to catch them and then the spores kill the predators and then they EAT them.. !!
Fabulous alien-ness! Quite original.
Very well done episode.
And.. are these LEATHER pants? I had to stare at them for a quite a while to try and decide
Chiana is always best
Btw, teacake, don't watch that video...
I didn't but thanks
I didn't think it was spoilerish, but I can pull it if you prefer. Maybe, it's Billy Joel being objected to?
I just assumed there would be some scene I hadn't seen and since I seem to be a spoiler nazi watching it would be unseemly.
If you were a spoiler NAZI there would be far fewer people commenting in here.
I imagine there might be a scene or two, though no dialogue. It's done to Joels's 'Always a Woman', so to avoid future scenes, take a look after you've seen the series. It captures Chiana's character and her relationship with Crichton really well.
Agreed. I don't have a "favorite episode" of Farscape, but if I did, this one would be in the top five.
Dream a Little Dream: As soon as I saw this I knew I was in trouble.
Court episodes are right up there with boxing episodes, actually I think I like court episodes even less.
Nicely sci fi noir in places but it never really grabbed me.
Not sure why Zhaan is having the visions? Don't tell me if it is some big plot element!
That was originally the season two premiere. When the episode wasn't turning out, it was shelved, and later they shot the bookends with Crichton and Zhaan so it could be used mid season. Nice production design, but one of the lowlights of season two.
That was actually my first episode of Farscape ever. I was so confused, and everything about it just seemed so weird. The weirdness, however, intrigued me enough to keep tuning in.
So yeah, not a great episode in the grand scheme of things, but it did have a neat atmosphere to it.
So is Zhaan rededicating herself to the Delvian seek because she's actually afraid they're all going to die? Because it seems awfully inconvenient, indulgent and rude to the real people trying to get her attention and input. I know she steps out of it eventually but I was trying to figure out if this was something she was headed into before this episode, something that had now come upon her. But apparently no, she's just freaked out and has gone into hibernation chant mode.
Well, now you know!
Agreed. The Way We Weren't and Crackers Don't Matter are two of my favorite S2 eps; totally different tons but both brilliant.
I'm way behind, but I couldn't resist speaking up for "Jeremiah Crichton". I know the overall plot is a bit silly, but there are so many little moments that have such charm. I prefer it WAY more than "Rhapsody in Blue", for example.
Agreed. I didn't think I was going to like it, but it turned out rather well. Rhapsody was disappointing for me...
Two questions..
My Little Crichtons is listed as episode 10 on Wikipedia and comes before the triple ep but in my umm.. set of episodes it is episode 13 and comes after the triple ep. Does it matter?
And I've been planning to watch the triple ep tonight but just realized I have Out of Their Minds before it as well as potentially My Little Crichtons. Do I need to watch Out of Their Minds first as well?
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Graduation Mass CSB
We invite you and your guests to attend the Graduation Mass as an important part of your special day. It is a time to give thanks for the wonderful years at the College of Saint Benedict and for all of us to pray for each of you and bless you on your next ventures. There will be two opportunities to attend this Graduation Mass on this day to help facilitate graduates and their families' schedules: 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. With the scheduled meal times at Gorecki, it makes it easier to attend Mass before or after your meal. If you would like to participate in a Liturgical Ministry for your Graduation Mass (Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Gift Bearer, etc.) please contact us at [email protected].


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Lost Creek Wilderness > South Tarryall Peak > Climber's Log
South Tarryall Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Happy New Year
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2010
|With the wife and pup.
|Posted Feb 10, 2015 7:26 pm
|From Spruce Grove
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2013
|Very nice hike. The bushwhack from Hankins Pass really was fairly painless with lots of open areas.
|Posted Oct 15, 2013 10:06 am
|Brian Kalet
|Spruce Creek TH
Date Climbed: May 6, 2012
|Via Hankins Pass.
|Posted May 7, 2012 1:14 am
|From Twin Eagle Trailhead
Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2012
|A bit of an odd place to start the hike, but had already been up the trail from Spruce Grove earlier in the winter and wanted a change of pace. From the TH to Hankins Pass went very quick, but from the pass to the summit took a LONG time plowing through the deep snow.
|Posted Mar 27, 2012 2:43 pm
|south tarryall
Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2011
|hiked with my wife, and the two dogs. The bushwck was not to bad, and the views were awesome!
|Posted Apr 5, 2011 5:06 pm
|Spruce Grove
Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009
|Made it a longer hike than necessary after bushwhacking too far east from Hankins Pass. A great summit though! Agree with misztflip that mostly open routes can be found from Hankins Pass to the summit. Bushwhacked down the south slopes back to the trailhead; picked the wrong route as downfall, undergrowth got pretty nasty.
|Posted Jun 15, 2009 6:38 pm
|Tour de Tarryall
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
|I started at Twin Eagles and hiked up Tarryall first. I scrambled down the backside and summited Catamount before bushwhacking down to Lake Park and on to Hankins Pass. I for one didn't find the bushwhack to the summit all that bad. With a little patience one can find rather open walking all the way up.
|Posted Jun 9, 2009 6:07 pm
|From Spruce Grove Campground
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
|My wife and I hiked to the top of this prominent summit. We saw quite a few people on the trail to Hankins Pass but apparently no one opted for the summit as we had it to ourselves.
|Posted Mar 13, 2009 10:29 am
|Sarah Simon
|From Spruce Creek Trailhead
Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008
|We hiked this summit on one of those short-sleeves and sunshine Colorado autumn days. We made fast progress up to Hankins Pass, then the fun began. The timber is very thick to the summit, and two people plus three dogs moved VERY SLOWLY until we reached the Hayman Burn. Hiking partner: Husband. Dogs: Lady, Bing & Lela.
|Posted Oct 22, 2008 10:25 pm


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Triple-triple lifts Nick Moss to the top of the 2012 Frank Hawley Perfect Light Bonus
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- Published on Sunday, 13 January 2013 14:59
Nick won a Frank Hawley drag racing class in 2013 at Summit Motorsports Park
NORWALK, Ohio -- Nick Moss tricked his blue '55 Chevy so it's hopping at the starting line.
The technique logged five perfect lights in 2012, earning a Frank Hawley Super Comp or Super Gas drag racing class in 2013 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
"That's awesome!" said Nick Moss, 21, Amherst, Ohio, a mechanical engineering student at Cleveland State University, when he heard he won.
Three of those perfect lights -- with a reaction time of "000" on the E.T. slip -- happened on July 28, 2012, Nick Moss said.
"I'm pretty focused when it comes to my reaction time," Nick Moss said, adding he earned other perfect lights, but forgot to turn in the time slips for credit.
A 13-year veteran at the track, Nick first lined up at the tree as an eight-year-old racing in Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by American Race Cars.
Three years ago Nick switched to the '55 Chevy, which was owned by his late uncle, to race in the Mr. Gasket Pro class.
Nick's father, Chad Moss, Amherst, Ohio, taught Nick and his sister, Katrina, how to race.
"I like the competition," Nick Moss said. "My whole family is out there. There's a lot of good people out there. You meet a lot of good friends. And I like to go fast."
Not everything followed along smoothly for Nick last summer.
"We had some problems with the car because it was a different motor," Nick said. "Toward the end of the year we started getting it figured out and I started going rounds."
Sometimes Nick works on a practice tree. But is there a secret?
"I don't know," Nick Moss said. "I just go up there and try to do the best I can. Some days you're feeling it, and you can just get good lights.
"I was feeling it this year."
The Frank Hawley Perfect Light Bonus program included triple-zero reaction times logged during time trials and eliminations in the 2012 Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series.
Based in Florida, the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School offers classes at race tracks around the United States.
A Super Comp, Super Gas, Bring-Your-Own-Car class tools June 10-11, 2013 to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
The instructors alternate between classroom discussions and on-track passes in real race cars.
Students may drive their own door cars, dragsters, or Funny Cars, or those provided by Frank Hawley.
Last summer, college professors, a business owner, a mechanic, a truck driver, new racers and a man with "driving a dragster" on his bucket list, attended the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School at Summit Motorsports Park.
Also, friends and co-workers took a collection and sent to the class a cancer survivor who had been a drag racing fan for 50 years.
For more information about the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School, check out the Website at http://www.frankhawley.com/.
The Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series, the local points races on Saturdays at Summit Motorsports Park, includes:
- Three classes of Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by American Race Cars.
- Lakewood Stock
- Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation
- Wiseco/Cycle Tech Super Bike
- Mr. Gasket Pro
- Mallory Super Pro
Find more information about the Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series by clicking the "Racers" tab at the top of the home page.
Or call the Summit Motorsports Park office for a free season brochure at 419-668-5555.


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Name: Rushia
House: Ravenclaw
Title: At Hogwarts
Warnings: none
Word Count: 415
Authors Note: This is set during Harry's second year, when Hagrid made those vast pumpkins for the Halloween Feast that "had been carved into lanterns large enough for three men to sit in".
EDIT: Sorry, got my wires crossed. I was convinced that "first person" was for the last weekly challenge, not this one. >.>; Fixed.
I hummed cheerily to myself as I planted pumpkin seeds in the newly ploughed earth of my garden. It had always been my favourite part of my little house, and this year, I had plans to grow some pumpkins for the Halloween Feast. Unfortunately, it was already fall. I would have plenty of mulch, but I knew that wouldn't be enough. Just so long as Dumbledore didn't find out what I was going to do.
The pumpkins would have the garden all to themselves. Nothing much else grew well in the fall, though the Forbidden Forest always looked very festive this time of year. Always put me in the mind of Christmas and those trees my dad used to decorate. Just beautiful. Nothing more uplifting than to walk through the forest in the fall and see a unicorn surrounded by those multi-coloured leaves.
Ah, but the spring was my favourite. I could plant just about anything, and it would grow. Like some nice, fresh vegetables for the summer when everyone was gone. Fang and I had the run of the castle then, but sometimes it got a bit lonely. The centaurs kept me company sometimes, but they were awful quiet, centaurs. Much better for just company than conversation, and I already had Fang for company. I hadn't much liked summer since Dad died.
But the spring.... All the students were tired of being cooped up inside all winter and spent as much time as they could outside. Some of them studied, of course, but they goofed off, too—particularly those Weasley twins. I never could keep up with all their antics during the spring. Must be something about the pollen in the air that just made those boys go a little mad. But they certainly were a bundle of fun no matter the season.
I let my back rest as I finally finished planting the pumpkins, grinning up at the colouring forest. Maybe being expelled hadn't been so bad after all. (Well, except for Azkaban, but that's long behind me.) Dad hadn't seen it, so he could rest in peace, and Dumbledore had let me stay here to work for him. I could think of worse things to do with my life than stay at Hogwarts forever.


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Bring in the new year with a healthy lifestyle
After indulging in Christmas brunches and dinners, it is time to think about making healthy choices in the New Year.
Barathi Parthesarathy, registered dietitian at Coastal Carolina Hospital, plays a vital role in helping those who need to make certain lifestyle changes. She works closely with patients who have experienced a cardiopulmonary event, such as open-heart surgery or stent surgery.
Through the 12-week, outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program at the hospital, Parthesarathy helps patients change their unhealthy lifestyles.
"Working in the cardiopulmonary outpatient department, I see almost every patient who walks in the door," she said. "The patients involved with the program are outpatients, so it is very different. We meet one-on-one, complete a nutrition assessment to see how their current lifestyle is like, then educate them on how to make wiser choices through their diet and increase of physical activity."
Through the cardiac rehabilitation program, outpatients not only meet personally with the dietitian, but meet weekly for group education classes.
"They are so excited when they've lost half an inch, seeing the progress in their waistline," Parthesarathy said. "When they come to the group meeting, they are given the chance to interact, sharing experiences and advice."
The average age of the patients involved in the program is 50 to 85. Parthesarathy said taking control before a cardiopulmonary event happens is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
Abandoning the intentions of exercising and controlling the food portions is what hinders people from a healthy life, she said. Through the holidays, family gatherings and social events tempt people to eat more and move less.
"People think that between Thanksgiving and Christmas that you put on 10 pounds but in actuality it's usually only two or three," she said. "But there are ways to fight the pounds and still enjoy the holidays."
While Christmas has passed, there are still leftovers and New Year's Eve parties to attend. For parties, Parthesarathy suggests choosing a "mocktail," abandoning the extra calories added from the alcohol in cocktails.
Be cautious about store-bought mocktails because there can be a high amount of sugar, a culprit for adding fat itself, she said.
Instead of standing near the food table, Parthesarathy encourages people to fix one plate with portion control in mind and enjoy the company of people instead of food.
"I tell my patients that when it comes to being healthy, they can be selfish; because no one else is going to be in control of how they eat or how much physical activity they do," she said. "Instead of making New Year's resolutions, it has to be a mantra, a mind-set. You can't indulge now and say you'll diet later, because when the holidays approach again you gain the weight back. I suggest a lifestyle change because it is the best gift."
Reducing saturated fat, sugar and salt intake can help better the lifestyles of everyone.
"Every month, Coastal Carolina Hospital offers free heart health screenings as a way to educate the community on their cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar numbers," said Carolyn Grant, a Coastal Carolina Hospital spokeswoman.
The heart health screenings take place the first Thursday of every month from 8-9:30 a.m. at the hospital. Each month, Parathesarathy counsels those who go through the screenings. She discusses not only what the patients' numbers mean, but also what lifestyle changes they can make to bring those numbers down.
Parathesarathy is also involved with nutrition department by creating menus for inpatients, Grant said.
"I remind patients that nothing happens overnight. It is a long-term process for everyone who wants to lose weight," Parathesarathy said.


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Haiti: Rebuilding what has been broken
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Haiti and shaped a generation. While its duration was brief, the devastation it caused continues to affect the people of this small country -- the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. Three years later, Haiti is still in repair, but not without hope.
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The Haiti quake was nothing short of catastrophic: 1 in 3 people were affected. Nearly a quarter of a million lives were claimed in the disaster. Another 300,000 people were injured, and 1.5 million were left homeless.
In short, it was an unprecedented disaster, so World Vision answered with an unprecedented response. As time has gone on, the response has transitioned from emergency relief to long-term development.
Here are some of the ways that World Vision has been serving children and families in Haiti:
>> Helped more than 2.5 million people receive emergency food in the initial phase of the response
>>Provided emergency shelter for more than 40,000 families and long-lasting transitional shelters for over 14,600 people
>>Transitioned 2,748 households -- close to 11,000 people -- out of World Vision- managed camps and offered education, livelihood support, and life skills and business training to help families rebuild their lives
>> Cared for 7,700 children in 30 camp-based play and educational centers
>> Reunited over 1,000 children with their families
>> Equipped 14 hospitals with life-saving supplies, enabling them to treat 412,500 cases of injury and illness
>> Operated a dozen mobile and static health clinics, treating 109,000 patients
>> Reached more than 300,000 people with cholera treatment and prevention efforts (98 percent of all cholera cases were treated successfully)
>> Provided drinking water to 56 camps and communities and worked with 68 water point committees to ensure community ownership of local water supplies
>> Ensured that 90,000 people had access to mobile latrines and 132,000 people had a hygienic place to shower
>> Gave nearly 600,000 people essential household supplies, such as tarps, blankets, mosquito nets and flashlights
>> Provided 2,700 people with business development training and access to start-up funding for new business venture
>> Helped boost school attendance among surveyed households from 80 percent to 90 percent over the lifetime of the response
Stefan Pleisnitzer, World Vision's regional leader for Latin America and the Caribbean, sums up the progress that has been made in three years:
"There is hope in Haiti. You can see it in classrooms, where more children are returning to school every day. You can hear it in their voices, as they share their hopes and aspirations for the future. Haiti's children are starting to dream again, and that should give all of us hope as we face the challenges ahead."
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After a two-year stint at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Kathleen Noonan, JD, recently returned to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute to serve as co-director of PolicyLab, an organization she helped establish.
In 2008, along with current co-Director David Rubin, MD, MSCE, Noonan founded PolicyLab, which works to develop evidence-based solutions for the most challenging health-related issues affecting children. Trained as a lawyer, Noonan's work has long focused on the intersection of policy and health law, and over the years she has helped a number of government agencies restructure their systems and policies.
Prior to originally joining Children's Hospital, Noonan spent a number of years at the Baltimore, Md.-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, working to produce positive public system change. She is also the former associate director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for High Impact Philanthropy, where she remains a senior fellow.
In 2010 she left Children's Hospital to join the University of Wisconsin Law School where, in addition to teaching a course on health law, she headed the development of the school's JD-MPH program and its Government and Legislative Law Clinic. "The legal aspects of public health are significant, and there is a growing need for professionals trained in both disciplines," Noonan noted.
Now that she has returned to PolicyLab, Noonan hopes to expand the Center's understanding of how laws affect health outcomes for children and their families. She also plans to build on PolicyLab's "evidence to action mission," by "expanding our know-how around program and policy implementation in both public and private systems," Noonan noted.
"I am delighted to be back at PolicyLab with founding co-director, David Rubin, and the many talented and dedicated people within our Center and CHOP," Noonan said.


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First Tech FCU Hires Chief Investment Officer
The $5.6 billion First Tech FCU in Mountain View, Calif., has created the new position of chief investment officer and placed a 20-year financial services veteran in the job.
Marangal "Morito" Domingo will manage the 358,000-member First Tech's investment and portfolio and secondary marketing activities. He most recently was executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of First PacTrust Bancorp and PacTrust Bank in Irvine, Calif., the credit union said.
Domingo, who has an MBA from the University of Michigan, also had been principal and founder of Decision Advisors, providing business strategy and consulting services to banks and financial investors, his new employer said, and executive vice president, chief financial and chief investment officer of Doral Financial Corp.
"Adding a chief investment officer will help First Tech continue our history of stellar financial performance," said First Tech President/CEO Greg Mitchell, who is a former CEO of First PacTrust. "Marito will work closely with our chief financial officer and chief credit officer to optimize results for our investment portfolio and secondary marketing activities."


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Emory & Henry College Arts Series Presents "It's About Time"
Memorial Chapel
The Emory & Henry College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present a concert April 27 entitled "It's About Time," which is indicative of the theme of this final vocal performance in the Emory & Henry College's Arts Series, 2013-2014.
This concert begins at 3 p.m. in Memorial Chapel on the E&H campus.
All related to time, the Emory & Henry College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers present beautiful and captivating music through the works of John Corigliano, Craig Hella Johnson, Charles Villiers Stanford, Josef Rheinberger, Johannes Brahms, Stephen Hatfield, William Dawson, Moses Hogan and Robert Shaw.
The conductor of the vocal ensembles is Dr. Robert Matthews, assistant professor of music and director of vocal studies at the college. Robert J. Greene, Jr. collaborates at the organ and piano.
This concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact 276-944-6846 or .


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RIALTO, Calif. (AP) — An investigator says a woman arrested on suspicion of stealing lunch money from a Southern California school district may have embezzled more than $3 million over the past 14 years.
The San Bernardino Sun says the figure was provided to the board of the Rialto Unified School District Wednesday night by a private investigator, who was hired to perform an audit.
School Board President Joseph Ayala says it's a "sad moment" for the district.
Former district accountant Judith Oakes was arrested last month. She handled deposits of student lunch money into a district bank account. Authorities say she was captured on video stuffing money into her bra.
Oakes couldn't be reached for comment Thursday. She's free on bail and hasn't been charged with a crime.


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I actually don't think the Fields signing would be bad..he's a great roll player..but if the Knicks match, which btw i think they will since theyre known for overspending, we should just resign Sonny and use him as trade bait at the deadline...package him with some of our other assets not name Ross, AB or JV for a star sf
is there a way for me to start a new thread?
[QUOTE=raptorsdd10;144846...we should just resign Sonny and use him as trade bait at the deadline...package him with some of our other assets not name Ross, AB or JV for a star sf...[/QUOTE]
Okay, look at what you just wrote. "...resign sonny and use him as trade bait..." And what teams would see sonny Weems as the kind of attractive bait that would get them to want to trade with the Raptors? Sonny was unable to maintain a starting position on the 25th worst team in the league at the end of the 2010/2011 season (give or take a few positions).
You need to take off those rose coloured glasses. :-)
NYK wont match... Plus LIN MIGHT WALK if FELTON is sign to a decent Pay day
Weeellll, Fields will be a Raptor. He'll be an asset to the team. The Knicks decided not to match (caught it on Sportsnet).
Caveat...dont trust theKnicks...wait until midnight for confirmation!!!
Knicks decided not to match; I also caught it on Sportsnet and it's now up on RealGM. Doesn't look like they'll be shelling out the big bucks for Lin either, since it looks like they've made a trade with the Blazers: Jared Jeffries and Dan Gadzuric for Raymond Felton and Kurt Thomas.
I'm going to hold judgement on Fields' contract until I see what he can bring to the table in Casey's system. As for New York choosing Felton (for cheap) over Lin (with a questionable contract)? Gross. Just gross.
this should jumpstart the jettisoning of jj, now that the 3 is mostly set for next year.
Now that we have Fields locked up, we have a backlog at SF, PF, and Jose may want to leave. What other deals can we make to fix this roster up a bit more?
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Judge Jim Ed Gibson told justices granite steps on the south and east sides of the building had suffered damage and needed to be repaired before more extensive damage occurred. Estimates for the project came in at $23,000, but the project will have to be bid before work can begin.
All present justices approved the appropriation for the repairs from the county's surplus investment fund.
"I don't believe it will survive another winter," Justice David Ivy said of the steps' current condition.
The ordinance approving the appropriation originally also included $30,000 for purchase of land on Russell Road adjacent to the Senior Activity Center. That provision was taken out when justices questioned the need to purchase the land from surplus funds.
Gibson said he would ask the owners for the property to give the county first option to purchase the property before offering it to other buyers in the future.
In other business Thursday, an ordinance adding a second day to the Fourth of July holiday for county employees was discussed.
The ordinance, if approved, would add July 5 as a "floating holiday" for 2013, giving county employees a four-day weekend. Some justices questioned whether adding an extra holiday day to the county's 12-day holiday schedule would be appropriate.
"Some in the private sector have that day off, but this money is taxpayer money," Justice Bill Sparks said.
Justice Doug Skelton noted the Friday after the Fourth of July was likely to be a very slow business day. I
vy said he would have a hard time supporting the proposal, but Justice Philip Haney said he didn't have a problem with it.
The ordinance that would, if passed, establish the extra holiday was read once and will have to be read twice more before justices vote on the matter.


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text: If the Raps lose tomorrow night, any fan should say thanks for a season of growth and defying expectations. A season going in the right direction. 40% of our starting lineup are D Leaguer's...not back ups...not even back ups to back ups. The outcome from the game is immaterial. But, if by chance, it lets us be fifth worst rather than 6th, that's more of a glass half full than ending on a winning note. Yes, teams can always jump up in the draft but that can happen to anyone and as a whole, those are the exceptions and most teams pick in the order they finish. I hope nobody's going to ask me for a reference on that one :)


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24, 2011
of The Attorney General
Paula T. Dow, Attorney General
of Consumer Affairs
- Thomas R. Calcagni, Acting Director
Jeff Lamm or
Neal Buccino
Unregistered Horse Rescue Organization
Agrees to Settle Division of Consumer
Affairs' Lawsuit Over Misused Donations
– An unregistered charitable organization
that solicited donations to supposedly save
horses from being killed and processed into
pet food will cease operations and pay up
to $581,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed against
it by the State Division of Consumer Affairs
last December.
NJ Horse Angels and its two trustees, Sharon
Catalano-Crumb, 54, and Frank Wikoff, 55,
who live in Phillipsburg, N.J., will repay
$57,129 in misused donations to the Division
of Consumer Affairs. The Division in turn
will donate the funds to registered non-profit
horse rescue organizations.
investigation by the Charities Registration
and Investigation Section within the Division
of Consumer Affairs found that $57,129 in
donations were misappropriated by Catalano-Crumb
and used by her for trips to Atlantic City
casinos, personal shopping, meals, pre-paid
phone cards. Monies were also diverted in
the form of cash withdrawals. Some donations
were used for horse rescues.
Catalano-Crumb and Wikoff are permanently
barred from soliciting charitable donations
in New Jersey. NJ Horse Angels will cease
operations and take down its online web
pages that were used for soliciting donations,
under the terms of the Final Judgment and
Consent Order between the defendants and
the Division of Consumer Affairs.
settlement requires repayment of misused
donations and puts the monies to the rescue
and care of horses, as donors intended,"
Attorney General Paula T. Dow said. "Just
as important, the defendants are permanently
enjoined from soliciting charitable donations."
addition to repaying misappropriated donations,
the defendants are required to pay $23,299
in costs attributed to the investigation.
total of $500,625 in suspended civil penalties
also was assessed. The civil penalties will
be vacated after five years if the defendants
do not violate the settlement terms, repay
the misused donations, and reimburse the
investigative costs.
sympathetic stories of horses on the brink
of demise, these defendants preyed on human
compassion for their personal enrichment,"
said Thomas R. Calcagni, Acting Director
of the Division of Consumer Affairs. "This
resolution puts an end to their scheme,
and provides punitive measures to ensure
Horse Angels operated under several different
names, including NJ Horse Angels Rescue,
NJ Killpen Horses…Horse Angels of
Facebook, Camelot Auction Horse Angels,
and The Forgotten Angels. NJ Horse Angels
had more than 4,900 registered friends on
one social networking website.
searchable database that lists the approximately
20,000 charitable organizations registered
by the N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs
can be found online at www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/charity/chardir.htm.
A financial synopsis is posted online for
each registered organization. Additional
information and copies of complete financial
filings can be obtained by calling the Charities
Registration Unit at 973-504-6215.
noted that registered charitable organizations
are required to file annual financial disclosures
with the Division of Consumer Affairs. A
listing of the Top Ten most inquired about
charities in the State, and information
on how those and other charitable organizations
spend donations, can be found at www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/charity/inquired.
Attorneys General Anna M. Lascurain, Chief
of the Securities Fraud Prosecution Section,
and Elizabeth R. Lash, represented the state
in this matter. Volunteer attorney Aris
Dutka assisted. Investigator Patrick Mullan
in the Division's Office of Consumer
Protection conducted the investigation.
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** Note: (1/2/2012) Although I no longer aspire to make the team or run a lot of miles - I will keep this up as there might be a few people interested
I will try and accumulated the results of people during the qualification period - March 18, 2011 - June 11, 2012 for the 2012 24 Hour National Team. Please help me to correct errors and get all he results into this thread. The minimum is 135 miles for men and 120 miles for women. I may post a few results that just miss to recognize the people.
The 2012 World Championship is September 8-9, 2012 in Katowice, Poland
This list is unofficial - But it is my final list of who should make team USA if the choose to accept the invitation
Women (4 open spots)
* Connie Gardner 144.72 (2010 and 2011 US National Champ) - Auto
* Deb Horn 131.75 (2011 2nd place US National Champ Race) - Auto
Sabrina Moran 147.90 (NC24) - Open
Anne Riddle-Lundblad 140.26 (Freedom Park) - Open
Suzanna Bon 133.97 (NC24) - Open
Carilyn Johnson 130.92 (Desert Solstice) - Open
Next best performances
Lana Haugberg 128.71 - (FANS24) - Open
Lisa Bliss 125.98 (NC24) - Open
Anna Piskorska 122.83 (2011 Accross the Years) - Open
Men (3 open spots)
* Serge Arbona 156.49 (2010 National Champion) - Auto
* Phil McCarthy 153.37 (2011 National Champion) - Auto
* Johnathon Savage 146.28 (2011 2nd place National Championship) - Auto
Mike Morton 163.9 (Hinson Lake) - Open
Jon Olsen 158.53 (NC24) - Open
Harvey Lewis 142.86 (FANS24) - Open
Joe Fejes 142.08 (NC24) - Open
Glen Redpath 139.21 (Crooked Road 11/2011) (Canadian Citizen)
Zach Gingerich 133.93 (Cornbelt 2011)
Byron Lane 133.07 (NC24)
I believe it will take > 145 to make the men's team and > 130 to make the women's team
I wonder who is still going to make a push for it in the next 3 months? Scott Jurek - David James - Nick Coury - Suzanna Bohn - Anna Piskorska - Jamie Donaldson - Jill Perry ? Others?
Comeback #19 Comeback # 20 ... 5/12/18 Ice Age 50 Miler
Current Race
Hinson Lake - Last year on a hot and hunid day - Mike Morton ran 153.89 - Mike servers in the US.
Western States
In 1997 the race was won by Mike Morton, a 25-year-old US Navy diver from Stevensville, Maryland, who completed the course in 15 hours, 40 mintues, 41 seconds, a new course record, which stunned the locals. Western States folklore always held that no out-of-state runner could win, nor could anyone younger than thirty. Morton proved everyone wrong on both counts.
Here is a race report from someone other than Mike that tells a little about Mike's 2010 race -
Upcoming races and results
Hinson Lake 24 - Rockingham, NC - Sept 24-25 (Trail)
* 2010 Mike Morton Ran 153.89 on a hot day
>>> Results not posted, but reports are that Mike Morton ran 163.9 - Which would be a Masters AR if the course was certified.
Self Trancendence Ottawa - Ottawa, ON - Sept 24-25 (400 meter indoor track)
>>> No one ran close to qaulifying distances in this race
Spartathon ~ 153 miles - Greece, Sept 30th
There is some pretty good US runners this year - If any finish in under 24 hours this would count (Scott Jurek used it)
24 hours of Boulder - Boulder, CO - October 15-16
24 the Hard Way - Oklahoma, OK - Oct 22 - 23
IAU Bronze Label Race
Ultracentric - Grapeville, TX - November 18-20 (Road)
Soochow 24-Hour Invitational in December - Website is not english - But Scott Jurek is running it.
Desert Solstice 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Dec 17-18 (Outdoor track - Invitation)
*David James, Mark Godale, Michael Arnstein, Carolyn Johnson, Liz Bauer are all running Desert Solstice
Accross the Years - Glendale, AZ - Dec 29 - Jan 1st (24-48-72 hour)
Freedon Park 24 - Morgantown, NC - Dec 31 - Jan 1st
On On
Current Race
Hinson Lake - Last year on a hot and hunid day - Mike Morton ran 153.89 - Mike servers in the US.
Looks like he got 163.9 (taken from a note on the Ultra List)
NJ Trail Series NJ Trail Series on Facebook NY NJ Runners Group @rickmcnulty
Damn that's good on for a hottish day on the trail!
I do not endevor to beat that to qualify - Meaning to me there are only 2 open spots left. I may have to PR to make the team ...
Looks like he got 163.9 (taken from a note on the Ultra List)
That is hauling ass!
That is Awesome! And on what does not sound like a super fast course. It would have been cool for him to run at the National Championship.
I am not sure, but I think he is serving his country in Afganistan and its hard for him to get state side - The only thing being over there might give him is heat training ...
I can not wait to see what he does in Poland next year!
That is Awesome! And on what does not sound like a super fast course. It would have been cool for him to run at the National Championship.
Its old news, but no american finished spartathon this year (2011)
Next up 24 hours of Boulder (Oct 15-16)
I am out of serious training and do not aspire to make the 2012 team - But I am still a huge fan of US 24 hour racing, so I will try and keep this thread up.
Only Anna has been added to the list since my last post - At ATY (Accross the Years)
Up comming races
3/14 Landsford Canal, Landsfordd Canal State Park, Catawba, SC http://claudesinclair.com/RaceApps/Landsford-Canal-24-hr.pdf
3/16 Howard Aslinger Foundation 24, Cape Girardeau, MO http://howardaslingerfoundation.org/13.html
4/20-22 24 Hours of UTAH - http://geminiadventures.com/
4/21 24 run for Cancer - Hampton, VA http://va24hourrunforcancer.com/
4/21 24 Hour Adventure Trail Run - Traingle, VA http://athletic-equation.com/24-HR_ATR.html
4/30 Operation Endurance - Fort Benning, GA - No link
5/5-6 Cornbelt 24 - Eldridge, IA https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=5717
5/5-6 NorthCoast 24 - Cleveland, OH - Spring addition http://www.northcoast24.org/
5/10-13 3 Days at the Fair - Sussex County Fairgrounds, NJ http://www.njtrailseries.com/
5/26-27 Nanny Goat 24 hour trail run - Riverside, CA http://www.oldgoatrunners.com/old_goat_50_home_page_017.htm
6/2-3 FANS 24, Minneapolis, MN http://www.fans24hour.org/
Bacon Party!
What about Carilyn Johnson = 130.92 at Desert Solstice ?
pace sera, sera
Nice catch Buzzie, I remeber seeing that too
I am fuller bodied than Dopplebock
Thanks - I added her
What about Carilyn Johnson = 130.92 at Desert Solstice ?
Finally info on Freedom Park 24
Anne Riddle-Lundblad ran 140.26
I still have this fantasy that I will lose weight and try to qualify at FANS24 ~ So far I am making very slow progress at weight loss @ 10 pounds in Janaury. Still puts me @ 232. I will not run FANS unless under 200 and to have a realistic shot at my goal I need to be 190.
But the consolation prize for not making the 24 hour team is pretty good ~ Superior 100M race.


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Trying again as picture failed to attach on previous attempts.
Seen in Yorkshire two weeks ago.
I think this is a November Moth Epirrita dilutata (Geometridae). It flies in October-November and it is variable. Here is a page with a similarly coloured silvery specimen: http://www.yorkshirebutterflies.org.uk/On%20The%20Wing/December.htm
I'm not sure though. Other related species look very similar.
Initially, I nodded my head in agreement with Florin.
'UK Moths' reiterates and expands on the species it can be easily confused with -
Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi (http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3088),
Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata (http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1027)
It can be misleading to look at just one specimen of any of these species - they are all variable, as some of the multiple images show on the above links.
But I am a little offput by your observation being in late-January. That is out of season for all the above species.
So one ought to consider:
- Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata (http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3929)
- Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1813)
You will see from the descriptions therein, that the latter is the most likely, in terms of flight period.
But the colouration and markings are not as close.
More good comparitive data here -
That includes frequency distribution charts showing when adults have been observed - which shows the Epirrita species have been recorded outside their 'proper' flight period, though not January per se.
I suspect that is the case here. That is you have a species in the November moth aggregate (Epirrita dilutata agg.).
(Aggregates are used for practical purposes when species cannot be differentiated easily in the field.)


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During batting practice Braves catcher Evan Gattis launched two balls into the left field seats clearing well over 335 feet. It was a sign of things to come. Gattis's hard work paid off when he. The man affectionately known as El Oso Blanco or "The White Bear" was called on to pinch hit in the eighth inning and launched a two-run homer on a 2-2 pitch into the left field seats, leading the Braves to a 3-1 victory.
"Its nice having a guy like [Gattis] that you can plug into the lineup at anytime, he likes moments like this," Braves General Manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
It was Gattis's 8th home run of the season and his second pinch hit home run, but since Jason Heyward's return to the starting lineup it will be hard to find a spot for the April National League Rookie of the Month.
"Eventually we are going to have to find a spot for him so he can get three to four at bats a game," Gonzalez said.
Gattis lead all Major League rookies in home runs and RBI in the month of April. The Braves needed a clutch hit down 1-0 in the eighth inning and Gattis came through. Atlanta has a 2-15 record when trailing after seven innings and a 1-14 record when they don't hit a home run.
"Unfortunately we are a team that relies on the long ball quite often and when we are doing that we are pretty good," said Andrelton Simmons, who hit a home run after Gattis to give the Braves the 3-1 victory.
The Braves have a 22-4 record in games when they hit a home run. Heyward just missed a homer in the first inning when he sent a ball flying into center field, but Matt Kemp scaled the wall and robbed him. Heyward trotted the bases and tipped his cap to the center fielder.
Braves starter Kris Medlen pitched seven innings, giving up just two hits and one unearned run. The run came in the fourth inning when Skip Schumaker doubled on a line drive to left fielder Justin Upton with Adrian Gonzalez on first. Gonzalez scored on a fielding error by Upton when he fumbled the ball in the left field corner.
With recent injuries to the Braves bullpen, Medlen felt he needed to give the Braves pitchers a little extra.
"It was in the back of my mind, you always want to perform well but seeing [Eric] O'Flaherty down made me want to go eight innings," Medlen said.
Braves General Manager Frank Wren announced yesterday that a recent MRI revealed relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty had a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left elbow. A UCL tear is typically repaired with Tommy John surgery, a process that could take up to 12 months to heal. The injury comes just days after Dr. James Andrews performed season ending surgery on the shoulder of relief pitcher Jonny Venters.
Without two studs in the lineup the relief staff pitched a perfect game after Medlen's exit. Cory Gearirin, who pitched a perfect inning in the eighth, picked up the win and Craig Kimbrel notched his 13th save of the season.


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Mets recall Carson, designate Laffey for assignment
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Unhappy with their current bullpen mix, the Mets made a move Sunday morning to bring in a fresh arm, recalling left-hander Robert Carson from Triple-A Las Vegas. Once considered a favorite to make the Opening Day roster, Carson posted a 1.17 ERA over 7 2/3 innings with Las Vegas, striking out seven against two walks.
"He's been throwing very well," manager Terry Collins said. "Rob gives us another option, especially against a team like the Nationals that have so many left-handers in the middle of their lineup. They're all good hitters. But we need to just have a left-hander available that if you're going to get beat, you want them to get beat by somebody who doesn't hit them very good."
To make room for Carson, the Mets designated struggling lefty Aaron Laffey for assignment -- the strongest indication yet that Shaun Marcum will be ready the next time the Mets need a fifth starter on Saturday. Laffey had been Marcum's replacement in the rotation, posting a 7.20 ERA in two starts and two relief appearances.
"It's been tough for him," Collins said. "But we just thought it was important to bring up a relief pitcher, so we did."
That reliever is Carson, who seemed on track to make the team before the Mets broke camp with Scott Rice instead. Carson and Rice give Collins multiple left-handed options outside of Josh Edgin, who has given up seven runs over his last three appearances.
Should that trend continue, Edgin may rapidly lose work to Carson.
"I was disappointed in myself when I got the news, but I knew I had to keep working," Carson said of not making the club initially. "So I went down and went back to the drawing board and kept working, and got all my stuff consistent down there and tried to command the strike zone. And that's what I did."
Marcum on track to make Mets debut Saturday
NEW YORK -- Right-hander Shaun Marcum is scheduled to throw up to 75 pitches Monday, putting him on track to make his Mets debut Saturday.
If Marcum completes his work without any setbacks, the Mets will activate him in time for a 1:05 p.m. ET game against the Phillies at Citi Field. Marcum has been on the disabled list since Opening Day with nerve inflammation in his neck.
"We'll see how he gets out of tomorrow," manager Terry Collins said Sunday morning, "but that would put him on course to be in the spot when we need him."
Should Marcum indeed debut on Saturday, he will be limited to less than 100 pitches as he continues to work his arm back into shape. But the Mets still feel Marcum can give them a stronger effort than left-hander Aaron Laffey, who was designated for assignment Sunday morning following two ineffective starts.
"Shaun's getting ready," Collins said. "He'll be treated like it's his first start of the year pretty much. But the kind of pitcher he is, you look up at 90 pitches and he's in the seventh inning. He's a guy that pitches to contact. ... He's not a ground-ball guy. We'll wait to see how he comes out of tomorrow, but if he's ready, I think he'll give us what we want, and that is a guy to come in and eat up some innings for us."
Collins decides to keep Duda in No. 6 hole
NEW YORK -- Lucas Duda entered Sunday's play leading the National League in OPS, the statistic that perhaps best encapsulates a power hitter's value. So it was only natural that in his daily staff meeting, manager Terry Collins considered moving Duda from sixth to fourth in the starting lineup.
Ultimately, the move never happened. Wary of affecting Duda's mindset, Collins opted to keep Duda sixth and Ike Davis cleanup, despite the latter's season-long slump.
"This game is about confidence," Collins said. "Lucas Duda is feeling pretty good. I don't want to change that. One thing I don't want to do right now is put him in a situation where he thinks he's got to do more than he's doing at this particular moment."
What Duda is doing is precisely what the Mets hoped when they named him a full-time outfield starter. Entering Sunday's play with a league-best 1.199 OPS, Duda also ranked third in the NL in on-base percentage, third in slugging and tied for ninth in home runs, with more walks (14) than strikeouts (12).
Compare that to Davis, who was hitting .161 with a .575 OPS, despite batting exclusively cleanup against right-handed pitchers. Davis' two-homer game Friday apparently did not spark him, as he finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts the following afternoon. More than a quarter of his plate appearances have ended in strikeouts.
But despite the stark contrast between Davis and Duda, Collins was unwilling to make a swap.
"If you start juggling your lineup all around, when these guys come to the ballpark they don't know where they're at," the manager said. "I'm feeling pretty good where Lucas is in the lineup, so I just want to leave him there.
"A lot of it has to do with the fact that this guy's confidence is pretty high right now. He's feeling good. I don't want him to all of the sudden be slapped in the four spot and have an 0-fer and think he's hurt the club. I just want to leave him where he's at."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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i remember when..... amare could jump. wtf happened to this dude??
i remember when..... amare could jump. wtf happened to this dude??
Jeffries!!!! Cant leave the giraffe open no more!!!
We seriously have to get rejected more than any other team in the NBA. We get rejected EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE RIM. Fields, Melo, and especially Stat.. WTF is going on??? It is soooo frustrating. I want to see someone finish darnit!!
i wish jeffries can hit does all night
We're doing a bit better with baron out there. I think because he's more calm with the ball.
Landry Fields has been huge so far.. Knicks bench has been our advantage.
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Editorial: Hands off open government laws
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 12:00 AM
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a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Kudos to Tom Gibboney. He is spot on in this editorial. Dave Price wrote a similar editorial on Monday in the Daily Post. Rich Gordon (D AD24) voted for this monstrosity. Gordon does what he is told by the Party leaders in Sacramento without question. So where is our representation in our Assembly District when the Democratic Party leadership is calling all the shots?
George Yang, Gordon's Challenger, in 2012 would have never gone along with such a preposterous rider. The people who live in AD 24 deserve better representation.
Rich Gordon is also the genius who forced the Bulb-out at the intersection of Alameda de las Pulgas and Avy causing people to detour off the main Alameda artery on to Alschul where children play. Rich, Thank you for having such concern for children's safety. Perhaps you will one day learn that main arteries are for carrying traffic and that restricting them diverts traffic into neighborhoods.
Gordon also supports One Bay Area Plan, Agenda 21, and ABAG. According to USA today. the newspaper with the largest circulation in the United States, the Bay area is the third densest metropolitan area in the United States only behind New York and Los Angeles. So the Democratic party leadership, along with an obsequious Rich Gordon wants to force more housing density on the Bay area.
All 20 cities and towns in San Mateo County should quit ABAG and send Sacramento two messages:
1) We are full up on the Peninsula, and
2) We are fed up with Sacramento.
a resident of another community
on Jun 26, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Political Observer, everything you say must be true. We all benefit from your hours of fact checking and unbiassed coverage. Thank you for having the courage to speak out.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jun 26, 2013 at 2:39 pm
the great 'bulb-out' of 2003?
Well, if USA Today says it, it must be true! Especially since it's "the newspaper with the largest circulation in the United States"
Well, ummm....
Except for those newspapers with larger circulation. Web Link
Anyone ever actually subscribe to USA Today, at home? I always got it in my room when traveling, or picked up a discarded section in a coffee shop....
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 27, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Actually, Agenda 21, a voluntary plan of action regarding sustainable development, that sounds pretty good to me. Note that it is voluntary, not mandated. It is up to each country to decide how, and whether, it will manage its development during this time of declining natural resources, human-accelerated climate change, problems with food and water allocation, and a host of other problems that probably should be dealt with in a coordinated global manner, making sure that the burden falls equally across the planet.
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Life is all about decisions. Sometimes those decisions are tough and we hope they work out for the best. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In the case of these actors the decisions they made regarding their careers might have set them back in status and money. No one can totally predict if a film will do well or not, plenty of movies have been made with big name directors and huge budgets that no one ever went to see.
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"Go back as far as you will into the vague past, there was always a Damascus," wrote Mark Twain, who visited the city in the 1860s. He was right – excavations of the city have uncovered evidence that it was populated as far back as 8,000 BC and Damascus is considered the oldest continually inhabited city in the world.
During Damascus' lengthy past, the city had been part of Egyptian, Anatolian, Mesopotamian, Israeli, Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Omayyad, Mongol, Ottoman and French empires. In 1946, after one hundred centuries of continual unrest, Damascus became the capital of an independent Syria.
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Dining in Damascus comprises cuisines from all over the world, but for a real Damascene experience visit the city's many charismatic Syrian restaurants.
The area of Midan lies south of the old city and can easily be reached by walking south from Souq al-Hamadiyah or from Bab Saghir – the Roman Straight Street which bisects the Ancient City. Here you will find the bustling Jazmatiya Street where you can wander past hundreds of shwarma and falafel stands, Levantine restaurants and Syrian pastry shops decked out with towers of sweets.
Damascus has an active coffee house and shisha (nargila) smoking scene, but whilst most of the city's major hotels serve alcohol, the bar scene in Damascus can be fairly limited and is concentrated mostly in the Christian Quarter. Damascenes often head up to Jebel Qasioun at night to watch the city lights, but if you are looking for city-based entertainment, consult a recent travel guide for the most up-to-date suggestions.
Beyond Damascus
Located in an oasis some 215kms northeast of Damascus are the ruins of ancient Palmyra. This famous desert city, whose remains are now a UNESCO World Heritage site, was once an essential stopping point for Silk Route travellers on the road to Damascus.
Palmyra's prosperity ensured a wealth of elaborate buildings and large scale monuments, but by the 16th century the city fell into a state of disrepair. Today, all that remains is a panorama of crumbled Corinthian columns, eroded archways, theatres, ornate hillside tombs and temples spread across the landscape. However, many of the ruins are in a surprisingly good state of repair and the ruined city of Palmyra affords an unbeatable peek into the ancient Syrian culture.
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July 15, 2013 - Salient Stills, the leader in video forensics and image enhancement, today announced it has been acquired by Digital Audio Corporation (DAC), a leading supplier of forensic audio clarification tools. DAC will sell, support and offer training for Salient Stills' VideoFOCUS Pro and VFSource systems. Salient Stills CEO and President Laura Teodosioand CTO Jeff Hunter will join DAC, and continue their market and product development.
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