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The parents of Mary Jane Trust and James Harrison Lawson were both born in slavery and owned by the Creig family of Virginia.
Their parents were: On mother's side, Ruth Jane and Peter Trust who were born during slavery. They were parents of 13 children - 9 girls and 4 boys. All were reared in Buffalo, West Virginia. They had 45 grandchildren. James Harrison Lawson was born in Richmond, Virginia, a slave. He left home at the age of 14 and settled in Buffalo, West Virginia, where he met Mary Jane Trust. They were married about 1882. They became the parents of 15 children, 5 of which are still living in West Virginia. The children: Katie Frances Thompson, Frank Edmond Lawson, Peter Lawson, Sarah Virginia Goodman, Hattie Edmonia Lawson, Bertha Mae Creech, Ruth Gertrude Lewis, James Clara Merriman, Maggie Lucinda Hicks, Joseph Eullan Lawson, Aaron McHenry Lawson, Mary Elizabeth Jackson, Minnie Gertrude Wade, John Isaac Lawson, and Talma Katherine Wynn. The five living children are Mrs. Bertha Creech, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, Mrs. Lucinda Hicks, Mrs. Minnie Wade, and Isaac Lawson. They had 41 grandchildren, and the great grandchildren are too numerous to count.
Thirty-one grandchildren still live in Charleston. Two of their fifteen children graduated from the old Garnet High School. Eleven grandchildren graduated from Garnet, and several grandchildren graduated from Charleston High School. Bertha and Clara graduated from Bluefield State College and John Isaac attended Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, and Elizabeth attended West Virginia State College.
James Harrison Lawson was the first Black Miller in Kanawha County, working at the old Elk Milling Company on Bullitt Street.
Mary Jane Trust Lawson was the first Black Licensed Midwife in Kanawha County, practicing her profession at the old Charleston General Hospital located then in City Park on Farnsworth Drive.
There are other firsts in the family. Granddaughter Mary L. Booker was the first Black Office Manager in a Department Store in the City of Charleston. Her son, Charles L. Booker, Jr., was the first Black Craft Supervisor at the South Charleston Plant of Union Carbide. Granddaughter Ruth L. Henderson, was the first Black Clerical employee at Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corporation in Charleston. Grandson William T. Lawson was the first Black Superintendent of Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston.
Mary Jane and James Lawson moved to Charleston around 1883 and bought property on Piedmont Road in 1902. Most of the family have grown up on this property and many of the family members remain at the old home place at 1233 Piedmont Road except at the big family home that was taken by Interstate highway construction.
Both Mary Jane and James died at the old home place.
African-Americans in West Virginia
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Hi guys, I just bought Windows 8 Pro X64 and I have some Queries/doubts regarding this :
1) Is it right that I am told that I can use this on only one PC . I was told that if I install it on my PC , then I would not be able to install it on my other PC even if I use the key and the DVD . Why is that ?
2) And I am getting a SSD next week , so I asked the shopkeeper that can I install the windows on my regular HDD now and then after one week , I format and install it on my SSD ? The shopkeeper said that I can only format and install once a month !? I was like WTF !!?? He says that it is MS' rule.
So what the shopkeeper said is true ? Can I not format more than once a month ?
3) And mine is the OEM version, so will I get Customer Support from MS ?
4) What is the difference between an OEM and the other Version ( which is Boxed Packed ) ? Does the OEM version lack features of the other version ?
Kindly help.

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The theatrical expression to "break a leg" is a frequently used backstage salute that means "good luck." For Michael McKean, the "Spinal Tap" actor who was recently appearing in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man," the idiom became literal this week when he was struck by a vehicle in New York and ended up in the hospital with a broken leg and facial lacerations.
McKean's accident took place Tuesday afternoon on the Upper West Side at the corner of West 86th Street and Broadway, according to the New York Post.
The actor was in good spirits following the accident. He was quoted in the Post saying: "We always tell each other to break a leg in this business. I never thought it would happen to me this way!"
McKean is being replaced by actor James Lecesne in "The Best Man." The political satire is running at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. It remains unclear if and when McKean will return to the show, which is scheduled to run through September.
McKean is the second Broadway actor to be struck by a vehicle in recent memory. Jan Maxwell was hit by a minivan last October on 45th Street in New York. At the time, she was appearing in the revival of "Follies," which is now playing at the Ahmanson Theatre.


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04 November 2011
Working on a few more demos: EDFs and the SQL Editor
I have created a new video, Microgen DBClarity Developer: SQL Editor, which instead of focusing on the SQL Editor, shows you where it fits in, and then goes on to show you how you can start creating the visual queries, what we call SQL Rules. Take a look.
In the next video I'll take a look at how to deploy your project.
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Interesting product. How does it fit with the whole Aptitude/OST-BR ethos that "the diagram is the code"? It appears that DB Clarity may be used to produce stored procs. What happens when those stored procs are changed (as they inevitably will be)?
- Thu Nov 24, 11:29:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
The "diagram is the code" ethos still stands true with the core Microgen Aptitude platform as we use our own execution engine, and therefore have full control of how this is managed and updated. When we are branching out to in-database processing, the database is the engine, and as such we have to generate code that will run within the database. In essence, it is still true that the diagram is the code, because any changes you want to make, you need to make in the diagram. With DBClarity you can see the SQL code and when you deploy the project, it executes a script to create or update the stored procedures in your database. Once in the database, you can edit these and update them without using DBClarity, but the idea is that you'd return to the product, update the diagram and redeploy from, thus ensuring that the point of truth is maintained in DBClarity. This becomes a matter of process and governance over your environments, and certainly when it comes to production systems, it would be normal to create deployment packages which are run through a controlled and audited process.
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text: Hello, Thank you for a really useful guide! I'm wondering what changes would be needed to use ViMbAdmin(PostfixAdmin replacement) to administrate mail server created in this guide? On https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/wiki/Postfix-and-MySQL-Integration I've found general instructions for the integration. I suppose in ViMbAdmin integration guide that mail store is Maildir or mbox, not the mysql database. Correct? Finally, is ISPConfig3 better solution than ViMbAdmin in this case?


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|Harlem Pride 2018 Celebration Day
|12th Avenue, West Harlem
|Jun 23 2018 12:00pm
Join us for our 9th Annual Harlem Pride Celebration Day: Harlem Pride 2018 Celebration Day! Our Annual Harlem Pride Celebrations are the highlight of our year-round programming. The inaugural Harlem Pride Day Celebration was held on W. 119th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues, on Saturday, June 26, 2010 and hosted over three-thousand guests. Each year, during the month of June, Harlem Pride hosts and co-hosts several events, culminating in our Harlem Pride Celebration Day! While it's certainly an event steeped in celebration, it serves as our greatest opportunity to disseminate information and provide services to our constituents, including referrals for health, legal and financial services, and on-the-spot testing for communicable diseases. It has also served as a ripe opportunity to welcome and educate the community-at-large about our SGL/LGBT community.
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The WPP comissioned BrandZ report for the Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2011 has been released and here is a video documenting the countdown from last to first place.
There has been plenty of movement this year, in particular, from Apple who rose almost 85% on the back of the iPad to become the worlds most valuable brand, while Google managed to lose 2% dropping to second place, with a value just over $110 Billion USD.
For those who are interested in a little more than just the Top 100 Most Valuable Brands for 2011, the report breaks everything down by industry and region, while also providing some interesting opinion from industry leaders along the way.
You can download the PDF report here, view the eReport here or find the mobile app version here.


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Talking in Triangles: Communicating Science
SOCORRO, N.M. October 30, 2012– Professional communicator Dan Agan is presenting a workshop on communicating for scientists and engineers Friday.
Dan Agan
"The basic thesis of the workshop is helping scientists and engineers, researchers, technicians, professionals to communicate more effectively with non-technical audiences," he said in a phone interview. "I give them a crash course in communicating effectively. Scientists aren't doing anything wrong, but many of them haven't been exposed to any significant mentoring or training or coaching in how to signal the value and meaning of their work to non-technical audiences."
Agan will focus the workshop on creating and distilling a message. He also will discuss creating "talking slides" and making effective and interesting PowerPoint presentations.
"Communicating what you do is on par with actually doing it," he said. "The fundamental skills we'll cover are easily transferable to writing, lecturing or interviewing."
While the workshop is designed for professionals, students are welcome to attend. Several Tech faculty, staff and students attending an NSF-sponsored workshop in Albuquerque last year, which was co-lead by Agan. This workshop will include some of that material.
Dr. Mary Dezember attended that workshop and was impressed enough to invite Agan to bring a similar workshop to Tech.
"Dan Agan is a dynamic speaker who will inspire us about new ways to think about communicating," Dezember said. "I'm glad we could bring him to Tech. I think this is a great opportunity for Tech researchers to get a new perspective about sharing their work."
Agan is President of Panthera Group LLC, a strategic communications firm which specializes in branding, marketing and communications initiatives that drive client success.
Formerly, he served as senior vice president of Programming and Marketing for the PBS television network, principal and senior marketing executive for PBS Enterprises, and Chief Marketing Officer for publicly-traded software companies Excalibur Technologies and Convera Corp.
Agan frequently speaks on branding, communications, and signaling value at professional conferences, and has been a guest lecturer in marketing and communications at leading universities, including George Washington University, Harvard Graduate School of Business and the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum. He has coached over 2,000 scientists, engineers, and corporate executives in media relations and communications, co-created the Emmy-award-winning series The Science Of, is a contributing author to the book Broadcast Advertising and Promotion, and is an award-winning advertising copywriter.
Early in his career, he was a broadcast journalist and television producer/director, and continues to consult on, produce and direct programs for organizations, television and the web. Agan has counseled a broad range of private sector, non-profit and government organizations on branding, business, marketing and communications strategies, including AOL, AARP, Discovery Communications, Encyclopedia Britannica, the National Science Foundation, TSM Corporation, the Metropolitan Opera Association (NY), the University of Evansville (IN), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fleischman-Hillard Public Relations, and the United States Department of State, among others.
This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Research and Economic Development, the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (Department of Education SES Title V grant), the Office of Academic Affairs and the Department of Education PPOHA Title V grant.
People interested in participating should RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com or call Jacoby Boles at 835-5363.
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|Woman Slayer Facing Gallows: Though condemned to
hang July 28 for slaying her husband, Mrs. Cora Lou
Vinson, behind bars in Atlanta prison, is hopeful public
sentiment may save her from the gallows.
- Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan, 14 June 1922
And public sentiment was divided.
While Cora sat in the women's ward of Atlanta's "grim jail called the Tower," waiting for the results of her appeal, a debate raged outside as to whether or not a woman should be given the death penalty. News articles spoke of how Cora would be the first execution of a white woman "since before antebellum days."
There was a wonderful article written by Dudley A. Siddall that ran in several newspapers in June 1922. I'd love to share with you the entire piece, but it is just too long for a post. Here are some highlights:
Leading Suffrage Workers Declare There Must Be Equality Before Courts As Well As At the PollsAnother interesting aspect to this case involved the property of Cora's husband. Should she get it? Especially since this property was a point of contention between the two, and possibly a reason why she killed him? This was 50+ years before Son of Sam laws prohibiting a criminal from profiting from their crime.
Now that women vote like men, should they pay the same penalty for crime as men? Even though the penalty is hanging?
Col. William Schley Howard, former member of congress who aided in prosecuting the case, said in an interview: "Women have demanded equal rights in business and politics. In every way they have indicated their desire to be treated as men. Why then should a woman -- solely on sex grounds -- be accorded any special privilege by a jury? The time has come when they should be treated like men before the bar of justice."
...If it is true that sentiment toward women is changing from a chivalrous to man-to-man attitude, defense lawyers in future woman murder trials may have to shift their tactics. The old sympathy pleas and sympathy stage setting will be relegated to the place of outworn things in legal practice.
Miss Eleanore Raoul, Atlanta, Ga. president Atlanta League of Women Voters: "Woman has passed through the age of dependents into an age which regards her as an intelligent being. Consequently there should no longer be a question as to whether she should be treated as a human being fully responsible for her acts. I believe we women are prepared to accept our responsibilities along with our privileges."
Ruth Hale, New York, president of the Lucy Stone League, which believes women should retain their maiden names after marriage: "If I were the woman in the Georgia case, I would insist on being hanged. As a citizen any woman must bear the same responsibilities as a man. It is wrong for her to expect even Georgian chivalry."
[To the contrary] Sheriff J. I. Lowry, Atlanta, Ga, charged with executing condemned prisoners in Fulton county: "A woman should not be hanged -- well, simply because a woman is a woman."
Well, she got it. "Condemned, She Shares in Estate of Her Victim: Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson, under sentence of death for the murder of her husband, W. D. Vinson, several months ago, was awarded a share in his estate in a decree handed down by Judge George L. Bell, in Fulton County Superior Court. Mrs. Vinson...was given the Vinson home and a share in other property..." (Dallas Morning News, Texas, 6 October 1922)
Later that month, the final ruling came (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, 21 October 1922):
Slayer of Husband Escapes GallowsIn 1926, four years after Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson began her life term in the Georgia State Penitentiary, she requested a pardon or parole. The request was denied.
ATLANTA, Ga. Oct 21 -- Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her husband here last March, today escaped the gallows when she appeared in superior court, was given an immediate new trial, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
So ends the story of Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson and the murder of her husband. (Link takes you, dear reader, to the beginning of the series.) However, as we genealogists know, that does not end the story of the life of Cora Lou Jackson Tallen Vinson. In fact, it is only a portion of it.
I hope everyone has a fantastic Easter! After the weekend, I will share with you some genealogical particulars about Cora Lou. And unless a miracle comes my way in the next 48 hours, I will likely end that post with a plea for help. See you then!


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Almost a week after the event, Thierry Henry's wandering hands are still the talk of football. As a reminder to all those who have been in the jungle for the last few days, Henry handled the ball, not once, but twice, as he set up William Gallas's equalising goal in France's World Cup play-off against Ireland (sorry, "plucky" Ireland), effectively securing qualification for the French (sorry, "filthy, cheating" French).
Once the football match was over, the blame game began in earnest with most players pointing the finger at the hapless referee, Martin Hansson from Sweden, who was clearly unsighted by the players standing between him and the "main de dieu". Sounding horribly like the appalling Jamie Redknapp after Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona, the otherwise dignified Irish manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, moaned, "For this game we needed a strong referee. What criteria do they (FIFA) use to select referees?", presumably referring to the match official's Scandinavian roots. Funnily enough, up to that point, the Irish fans were praising Hansson for refusing to be influenced by the Parisian crowd, as he first chalked off a goal by Sydney Govou for offside and then denied a very strong penalty claim when goalkeeper Shay Given upended Nicolas Anelka.
"Fall at your feet"
Ireland's captain Robbie Keane went a stage further, taking time out from missing open goals and berating the referee to point an accusing finger at the world's football authorities, muttering darkly about how FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini would be delighted at the outcome, particularly as Platini is French. Of course, Robbie failed to mention that he had been guilty of a similar offence to Henry in the first half. Even more hilariously, Irish winger Damien Duff talked of a conspiracy between Platini, the French Football Federation and German sportswear giant Adidas, forgetting that he himself is paid £100,000 a year to wear football boots made by … Adidas.
Messrs Keane and Duff were also nowhere near as loquacious about the enormously easy chances that they inexplicably missed when they were both through one-on-one with the keeper. Is that also part of the conspiracy? Or were these just simple mistakes? Even though they are very experienced international footballers, they are allowed to make such an error, while the referee should be absolutely perfect. Life is indeed unfair.
A far more legitimate complaint is FIFA's decision to seed the play-offs, which blatantly loaded the dice in favour of the so-called big nations, such as France. Actually, even here, it could be argued that seeding makes sense. Given that the qualifying tournament and the World Cup itself are both seeded, why would the stage in between, namely the play-offs, not be seeded? The only issue is the timing of the announcement, which came suspiciously late in the day.
"When Irish eyes were not smiling"
The story becomes more surreal with the involvement of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and even the Irish government, but it's clearly very convenient for them to attach themselves to such a cause celèbre. The FAI is in desperate need of funds, which the World Cup would have helped replenish, but most of all is keen to find excuses for another qualification failure. In fact, since the glory days of Jack Charlton and even Mick McCarthy, Ireland have not reached a major tournament since 2002. The Irish government made the country look even more foolish with its absurd request for a replay. What a great idea – let's fire up the people about a football match and hope that this will distract them from the government's totally inept management of the country's economy, which has seen the Celtic Tiger slink off with its tail between its legs.
The former Irish captain and professional hard man, Roy Keane, spoke with a great deal of sense, when he said that Ireland did not deserve to reach the World Cup. Reviving memories of his playing days, when he was noted for his ability to stick the boot in, he laid the blame on Ireland's defence, rather than Henry, "I'd focus on why they didn't clear it. I'd be more annoyed with my defenders and my goalkeeper than Thierry Henry. How can you let the ball bounce in your six-yard box? How can you let Thierry Henry get goal-side of you?" Actually, I think that anyone who noticed Paul McShane's arrival as a late substitute could probably answer that. This is a man who can't even get into the Hull team, for heaven's sake.
"Keane - slightly harder than the band of the same name"
Keano also questioned the honesty of the Irish, as he pointed out that controversial decisions had also gone Ireland's way in the qualification campaign, not least a harsh penalty award, which helped them secure a 2-1 win against Georgia. Replays showed that Robbie Keane was offside and handled the ball in the lead-up to this palpably incorrect verdict. Keane (the old midfield bruiser, not the woeful striker) described it as one of the worst decisions he had ever seen, making the point that he did not "remember the FAI after the game saying we should give them a replay". He also dismissed the FAI's call for "honesty and integrity", specifically calling out chief executive John Delaney, he of the Alan Partridge haircut, for not supporting him during his infamous disagreement with Mick McCarthy at the 2002 World Cup in Japan.
Even though Ireland were undoubtedly hard done by, it is worth remembering that they would not have automatically qualified, even if the handball goal had been disallowed. Following their feeble loss to the French in Dublin, it has been conveniently forgotten that Ireland were at no stage ahead in the tie. Given their inability to convert straightforward chances in Paris, there was no guarantee that Ireland would have gone on to win the game. Apart from the amazing misses by the profligate Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, John O'Shea and Kevin Doyle were equally wasteful. The team was also clearly tiring in extra-time, which is not particularly surprising, given the effort they had put in to their energy-sapping pressing game during normal time. If there had been no more goals, qualification would have depended on a penalty shoot-out, which Ireland were far from certain of winning.
"John Delaney a.k.a. Alan Partridge"
Nevertheless, there's no doubt that France were there for the taking. In spite of all their experience, the players' nerves were obvious, probably because they are managed by Raymond Domenech, a man who not only looks like he has escaped from Thunderbirds, but appears to also have the management skills of a puppet. On the other hand, although they left their shooting boots at home, the Irish undoubtedly put in a very good performance, executing the game plan of their wily, old manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, almost to perfection.
That might help explain the hysterical media over-reaction that followed the game, when the English press once again exhibited an astonishing amount of xenophobic, hypocritical, self-righteous indignation. In what looked like a collective leaving of their senses, the nation's upstanding, oh-so honourable journalists decided to slaughter one player for something that is repeated in every single game of football. Of course, the great British public is no better. Egged on by the increasingly pompous, insufferable Sky Sports News, the viewers expressed their unhappiness with an overwhelming 71% demanding that the match be replayed in the "exclusive" poll. That's telling them. I'm sure that FIFA will be swayed by the views of a handful of barely literate imbeciles who think that a Pavlovian response is probably a fancy name for a dessert that can be stuffed into their drooling mouths.
"Ref justice"
Leading the charge was the unbearable Tony Cascarino, who labeled Henry an "insincere cheat" in his column in The Times. That's pretty rich coming from a man whose entire international career was based on a lie, because the Irish grandfather that allowed him to play for Ireland was not a blood relative. As he said in his autobiography, "I didn't qualify for Ireland. I was a fraud. A fake Irishman." In the same book, he confessed to being unfaithful to his first wife, while he was later arrested for allegedly assaulting his estranged second wife. With enemies like these, who needs friends?
However, the worst culprit was Henry Winter in The Daily Telegraph. Sounding for all the world like a jilted lover, Winter compared Henry's instinctive handball with the considered, systematic cheating of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, who participated in a match fixing conspiracy in the 1919 World Series, later immortalised in the 1988 movie "Eight Men Out". Get real. Not only is this a ridiculous comparison, but also it comes from a journalist who ghost wrote the autobiography of Steven Gerrard, well-known for his ongoing battle with the forces of gravity, and is a tiresome apologist for Michael Owen, the man who tumbled theatrically to earn a penalty for England against Argentina in the 2002 World Cup. Of course, when such acts are performed by English players, it's usually described as "professionalism" or "playing the game" – only Johnny Foreigner actually cheats.
"Face the facts"
Winter even called for FIFA to ban Henry from the World Cup. Although we can all understand that cheats should not prosper, this does rather beg the question of where this moral crusade should end. For example, would he also ban Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba for their noted diving ability? Should we ban any other player that has handled the ball? At this rate, I might take my boots to South Africa next year, as there is every chance of getting a game. Of course, it will be galling to the Irish when they see Thierry Henry lead his French tea out behind FIFA's huge "Fair Play" banner, but every dishonest act on a football pitch makes a mockery of this mission – as indeed does the presence of the likes of Sepp Blatter, Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer on FIFA's Executive Committee. In fact, given the number of times that Blatter has sounded off about fair play, his failure to comment on last week's match is hugely disappointing. By all means, let FIFA introduce retrospective bans for players caught cheating, but any changes in the rules should only be applied going forward.
My guess is that the extent of the media outrage over this incident is because previously Henry had appeared to be one of football's good guys, whom the press has gushed over for years. Lionised for his scintillating attacking play, his intelligence and even his good looks, they simply would not have believed that he could be as underhand as a street scoundrel like Maradona, whose "Hand of God" is the closest precedent. Not least because Henry has always presented himself as a sporting paragon of virtue with a strong dislike of any form of cheating.
"Je ne regrette rien"
Whenever Henry felt injustice, the world tended to hear about it. He was quick to remind people that he had lost the 2001 FA Cup Final when playing for Arsenal as a result of Liverpool defender Stéphane Henchoz handling his goalbound shot. In a form of "what goes around comes around", he also recalled his goal being wrongly disallowed for handball in a Champions League match against CSKA Moscow. In Paris Henry was also feeling aggrieved, as he was convinced that France should have been awarded a penalty a few minutes earlier and actually applauded the referee sarcastically for giving his team the free-kick from which the French scored.
After Wednesday's match, Henry seemed to argue that these incidents might have been the driver for his unconscious basketball juggle of the ball. While he admitted that it was handball, which he could hardly deny as the TV pictures clearly showed it, he suggested that it was not deliberate: "To be honest, it was handball. The next thing I know the ball hit my hand and the ball was right in front of me and I played it". The problem with this argument is that Henry so evidently handled the ball twice. While the first may have been an inadvertent reflex action, the second looked like an intentional manoeuvre, as he directed the ball with his hand, so that it dropped nicely on to his right foot for the pull-back across the area.
"Now you've gone and Dunne it"
Much of the anger directed towards Henry is due to his apparent lack of contrition. Once Gallas had profited from his deceitful handiwork, he raced away from the scene of the crime with a broad grin on his face so that he could join in with the goal celebrations. After the game, he gave a metaphorical Gallic shrug of the shoulders, as he half-heartedly apologised through the medium of Twitter, "I'm not the referee … but if I hurt someone I'm sorry". Another one that can't wait to blame the poor referee. Using the same logic, no criminal is responsible for his crime – that would be the fault of the inattentive police. Further absolving himself of any responsibility, he replied to one journalist: "Should I stop and tell the referee? No. That is very funny".
After the final whistle, Henry did appear to realise that his actions looked far from good, so he made a great show of sitting down on the pitch to commiserate with the dejected Richard Dunne. He also called for a replay, saying that it would be the "fairest solution", but only after FIFA had categorically announced that there would be no chance of the game being replayed.
A cynic might suggest that this was Henry's attempt to salvage his tattered commercial reputation. Henry is rumoured to earn something like £15 million a year from his various endorsements with Gillette, Reebok and Pepsi Cola. So far his sponsors have stood by Henry, but they would surely reconsider his commercial usefulness if he were to be banned from the World Cup. Even if that does not happen, any brand that listed trust among its values is unlikely to want to be associated with someone "branded" (see what I did there?) a cheat. Henry may not be in desperate need of any more money, but his wealth certainly took a hit after his well publicised divorce.
"Do it clean"
Even though Henry's cheating should be condemned, he should not be vilified more than any other player who has bent the rules, i.e. just about every other player in the history of football, just because it was a high profile match. It's no different from the dives, the fouls, the obstructions, the shirt pulling, the time wasting, the throws claimed when you've last touched the ball, etc, etc. Furthermore, one moment of madness should not destroy the memory of all of Henry's thrilling runs and spectacular goals, in the same way that Zinedine Zidane is not defined by his sending-off in the 2006 World Cup final for head-butting Marco Materazzi.
The French reaction to their qualification was remarkably balanced. While obviously pleased that their team was going to the World Cup, the papers were unhappy with the manner of their success. Bixente Lizarazu, full back in France's 1998 World Cup winning side, lamented, "We're going to the World Cup, but we go to the locker room with our heads bowed. It was not something to be proud of". The exception to the rule was the ludicrous Raymond Domenech, who showed the world exactly why he is the most unpopular manager in French history: "I do not understand why we are being portrayed as the guilty party. I didn't see it at the time. After I watched it back, I can see it is a mistake by the referee. To me this is the game and not cheating. I do not understand why we are being asked to apologise." Yet another one happy to have a go at the referee, rather than blame Henry. Quelle surprise.
"Domenech hands it to his captain"
Even his opponents rushed to exonerate Henry. When Henry sat down next to Richard Dunne after the match, there appeared to be no hard feelings from the big Irish defender. The reason that Dunne was not incensed is that he knew he would have behaved the same way, given the chance. Damien Duff confirmed this when he said, "If it was myself or Robbie down the other end, we'd have tried it. You just expect the linesman or referee to see it". Here we go again with dumping on the ref. Very few players demonstrate honesty or unselfishness on the pitch. Everyone remembers Robbie Fowler pleading for a penalty award to be rescinded and Paolo Di Canio deliberately missing an open goal, as the opposition goalkeeper lay helpless with a twisted knee, but these cases are few and far between. The harsh reality is that the culture in football is to get away with what you can – and the Irish players were well aware of that. The contrast between the fans' outrage at the handball and the players' acceptance speaks volumes.
So, if we cannot expect footballers to behave honourably, then we must find better ways of enforcing the laws. One obvious answer is video technology, which is already used successfully in other sports like rugby, cricket and tennis. Some argue that this would slow down the game, but this could be addressed by limiting the number of appeals, and in any case it's not as if the game has clamped down on time wasting. Others say that technology does not always produce a totally clear answer, but that surely misses the point: it may not achieve perfection, but it would certainly prevent blatant injustices. The technology is available and present at every major match, so let's get it on.
"He's good with his hands"
Alternatively, there could be widespread implementation of the extra assistant behind each goal line, the system that is the brainchild of UEFA President Michel Platini and is being trialed in this season's Europa League. Yet another possibility is to simply ask the player whether he has cheated. Sounds terribly naïve, yes? Well, this is how it would work, based on an experiment in Germany. The referee would ask the player if he had handled the ball: If he says yes, then a free-kick is awarded and no further action taken. If he denies it, but is subsequently found to have lied by video evidence, then he would receive an automatic ban of, say, six matches. If he claims not to know, then the benefit is given to the opposition. Such a procedure would dramatically alter the risk/reward ratio.
What of the request for the match to be replayed? This has been rejected by FIFA and, for once, I agree with them, even if this was a really important game. The precedent cited by the FAI (Uzbekistan vs. Bahrain in a 2006 World Cup qualifier) is irrelevant, as in that case the referee wrongly applied the rules, rather than missing an offence. As a FIFA statesman said, "There is no way the game can replayed. To do so would cause absolute chaos for football. If it was replayed, then every match in the future would also be subject to these calls any time a referee misses an incident". Then, we really would have a Never Ending Story.


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SAFA has 21 founding members from the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Montana, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Ohio, Minnesota. Age of membership ranges from 18 to 52.AliciaAmandaMarlene (Anna)EmilyErinJasmine, past SAFA Project CoordinatorJeanJohnMelissa (Lissie)Nicholas L.Nicholas R.Patrick H.Patrick S.PaulRichardRickiRob, past SAFA Project CoordinatorSarahSethTessaTony
Alicia was prenatally exposed to both alcohol and marijuana, and probably other drugs. When she started school, she was diagnosed with dyslexia and put in Special Education. She received several types of therapy most of her childhood and remained in Special Education through college, which she completed. She graduated in Criminal Justice and is currently a Probation Officer specializing in Victim Advocacy. Back to top.
My name is Amanda, I am 19 years and am from Nevada. When I was 20 months old my birth mother placed me and my 8 month old sister into foster care so she could enter rehabilitation. We were in the first foster home for 2 months. The foster parents said it was too hard to care of us. It was then decided that I should be placed in a home for children with intellectual disabilities. My foster mother was told they have no place for me because of all my special issues. But my foster mom told them "I'll keep her." In March 2009 I was adopted by her. When I entered Early Childhood Education my foster mom was told they didn't think I would ever learn to read or write. In 2011 I graduated high school with an adjusted diploma. I had all my credits but did not pass all of my proficiency tests. I choose to return to high school to pass my tests. So I have passed all but one, and I will soon pass it. Even with the challenges she faced, I chose to live the life others said wouldn't be possible. I can't step out of my body and say I'm tired if living this way. My goal is to educate others about the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant. My life motto is "you can slow me down but you can't stop me." Back to top.
Marlene (Anna) has worked at the Center for Human Development (the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) for 10 years and has been a member of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education (The Council on Developmental Disabilities) for 10 years. Anna was born and raised in Alaska. Her mom drank when she was pregnant with Anna which caused Anna to have FASD and attend special education classes in school. Today, Anna is proud to be a strong Self Advocate for her state. She joined The SAFA network to keep speaking up for herself, those with FASD in her state, and to help other people with FASDs learn how to speak up for themselves. She especially wants to help Alaska native people, woman, and people who live in rural places. Anna brings a strong history of leadership skills through her work with the Rural ad hoc committee for the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. Anna has been practicing self-advocacy since 1987 and is honored to be a member of SAFA. Back to top.
Shawnee Community College student Emily of Belknap was named second runner-up during the Miss Illinois County Fair queen pageant and earned the honor to join the other 65 contestants in the pageant when she was crowned Miss Williamson County Fair Queen 2010. Emily is currently pursuing degrees in Spanish linguistics and Christian Psychology. She plans to use her academic training to reach out to Hispanic communities. As the president of the SCC Spanish Club, she leads other club members in helping to promote greater interaction among Spanish language students and others. Emily is not new to the stage; in 2008, Emily was crowned Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen. She is a supporter of the National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, speaking out for action to eliminate birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. She is also a proud member of SAFA (Self-Advocates with FASD in Action). She travels and speak often to promote public awareness about the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, with the goal to reduce the number of babies being born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Back to top.
"My name is Erin, and I am an adult with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. And this is why my jewelry is made the way it is. The reason why there are wrong colored beads in my jewelry is to show that I may look perfect on the outside but on the inside I'm not. Let me tell you a little bit of my story. A few summers ago while watching TV with my mom a commercial came on for a show called "I didn't know I was pregnant" and my mom said I know your old enough to know this now, but your birth mom didn't know she was pregnant with you, due to all the years she had been drinking. It took me days, even weeks to process this, I really didn't know how to feel. I had two choices, one to be angry and wonder why God didn't let her know she was pregnant with me, so maybe she would stop. Or consider my life a miracle, and thank God for protecting me the months I was in her. So that's what I chose. God is amazing. I have had many difficulties growing up with FAS. The learning aspect and the social aspect has been hard due to the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol. I was born blind in my right eye and am unable to drive because of it. But that hasn't stopped me from accomplishing other things like making and selling my jewelry! I am proud to be a SAFA member and help others with FASD like me!" Back to top.
Jasmine is the 20 year old daughter of Dianne and Mickey. Dianne works part-time in the OASAS Prevention Services Bureau in Albany on a statewide FASD prevention initiative called Project CHOICES. Jasmine was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) when she was three years old. With many supports, Jasmine graduated Scotia-Glenville High School in June 2008. Along with her mother and older sister, Jasmine was an opening plenary speaker, for the "Sharing Personal Stories" panel at the annual 2008 Building FASD State Systems national meeting. In 2009, Jasmine and her mother Dianne were featured in a Patient Education Video produced by the American Congress of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (ACOG) of NYS. This video has been viewed in hospitals and medical settings across the United States in over 1,000 locations. Back to top.
In 2009, Jasmine was nominated for a seat on the SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence FASD Expert Panel. The role of the Expert Panel is to provide oversight, advice, and guidance to the Center based on the member's professional expertise and/or personal experience with FASD. Jasmine brings her voice to the Expert Panel on how FASD has affected her life, finding ways to help families and caregivers living with FASD lead successful lives, and getting the word out to the college population about alcohol use and pregnancy.
Jasmine helped launched the national "Self Advocates with FASD in Action" (SAFA) group. Jasmine helped to plan the first-ever conference by and for individuals with an FASD during the 2011 Building FASD State Systems meeting. This past year Jasmine was nominated by the FASD Center for Excellence to take part in the development of a Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) to be titled Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This publication will be issued by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in early 2012. Jasmine currently co-presents with her mother at various conferences, training workshops, and advocacy sessions across NY. In 2010, Jasmine was featured by the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) about her experiences, in their series "Get to Know Me: My Life with FASD. Back to top.
Jean is Co-President for The Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance. A long-time self-advocate and a force within the disability rights movement, Jean has experienced the trauma of institutionalization first-hand. Encouraged by advocates and friends, Jean moved out to assisted living arrangements in 1984, with the help of an agency in Philadelphia. Jean has been employed with both the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) and the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, where she has been for 18 years. Believing it is imperative that the lessons embodied in the Pennhurst campus remain as an example for the future, Jean has become a driving force within the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance. Jean discovered SAFA while they were exhibiting at a TASH conference she attended, and now is becoming an important voice for the FASD self-advocacy movement. Although her focus has been on deinstitutionalization, given her situation of being raised in institutions, she also wants to lend her voice and passion to issues facing people with FASD and believes SAFA is the perfect place to join with others in this shared cause. Back to top.
John is a drummer, an actor, a speaker, and a landscaper. He has played the drums in the church band for almost 10 years. He has worked as a landscaper at a desert plant nursery for 13 years. He had the lead role in the educational video "FAS: Everybody's Baby" produced for teens by teens. And he speaks about what it's like to have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and how he has overcome many challenges to find success as an adult. John is an active member of the Arc of Tucson, was a member of the local board on developmental disabilities, and is a founding member of Club COSTA, a local self-advocate group in Southern Arizona. He loves bagpipe music (and is learning to play the bagpipes) and he collects power tools (like cordless drills, leaf blowers and weed whackers). He has a YouTube channel - TriLevelMan. Look him up and you will learn why he chose that nickname. Back to top.
"My name is Melissa (Lissie) or my Assiniboine given name, Eya Be Washday Weya (Good Words Woman). I am a Gros Ventre (pronounced Grow Vont) Assiniboine Native American from Fort Belknap Reservation and now live in Great Falls, MT. I am also an associate member of the Sisters of Humility of Davenport, IA. I was born in Havre, MT on Nov 5, 1976 and am one of the first diagnosed children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in the state of Montana. I graduated from CMR High School in 1996 and Secondary Life Skills in 1998. I am now the proud owner of Lissie's Luv Yums, a gourmet dog biscuit business. My mission is to educate others about FAS and give hope to others. My support person or foster mom is Sister Johnelle Howanach who is a Sister of Humility of Davenport, Iowa. She is my job support specialist for my business and assists me in my daily living. I have been a member of SAFA since it first started about a year ago." Back to top.
Nick is a self-advocate with intellectual and developmental disabilities who participates in the life of the community. He has been a Lector at English Mass, he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and he sings in the Choir at All Saints Catholic Church. Nick volunteers in the St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry and helps Spanish speaking clients when needed. He is a member of The Arc of Greater Houston and has participated in the self-advocates' meetings. Nick has been a presenter (alone or in a team) at various conferences on how students with disabilities can prepare for "Transition from School to Life" and "Using Public Transportation," among other topics. Nick was featured in a video on prevention of FASD that was distributed in WIC Clinics all over Texas.
He likes speaking about being a part of the community in work, home life, worship, and recreation. He believes that all children and people with disabilities can lead full and productive lives in the community as they pursue their own endeavors with help and support of family, friends, and co-workers. Nick has volunteered at Texas Children's Hospital at first serving snow cones when he was 15 yrs old and later when he was 21 in the office helping with mail outs. He has had full-time and part-time employment experiences starting at AstroWorld, Kroger, Baylor College of Medicine, and at Continental Airlines to name a few. He has received job-coaching and employment supports through Goodwill Industries, Inc., The Center, MHMRA, and DARS.
Nick received Special Education Services at Reagan Sr. High School in HISD continuing beyond the senior year. The school district paid his classes at Houston Community College in the VAST Program for individuals with cognitive disabilities. He received his VAST Certificate and High School Diploma in June 2003. Nick obtained his driver's permit but prefers to use public transportation. He attends meetings, visits libraries, museums, concerts, and events by bus or rail. Nick enjoys traveling to strengthen his faith and has traveled to Lourdes, France sponsored as a Malade by the Knights of Malta with support from his faith family at All Saints Church. In 2011 he traveled to San Ramon, Costa Rica alongside pilgrims from All Saints Church, and looks forward to his next adventure! Back to top.
Nicholas is 18 years old. He has had challenges all his life but learned at the age of 15 that his mood disorder, ADHD, PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified), auditory processing disorder, and sensory processing disorder were probably due to the alcohol use of his birth mother in pregnancy thus receiving a FAS diagnosis. Nicholas' birth mother had a history of alcoholism as a teenager. He is in college prep classes and hopes to graduate from high school in late May 2012. He plans to pursue courses in sound engineering with the assistance of State Vocational Rehabilitation. Nicholas joined SAFA to talk with others who are in his situation and "to tell others about the good things about having FASD." Back to top.
Patrick is 47 and lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin. His past employment history includes manufacturing aluminum for cars and motorcycles; candy making for five years, driving and delivering auto glass, and tree trimming. Patrick's hobbies include restoring old cars, rebuilding engines, car maintenance, bike riding, walking, playing with dogs and cats, and listening to music. His personal goal is to find employment in driving freight or delivery, and he would also like to find someoane to spend his life with. His goal with SAFA is to become more involved informing people about FASD, and going to future SAFA events to meet others.
Being a person with an FASD, Patrick understands the difficulties with life, and how this is 100% preventable. He wants to be involved with SAFA because its main goal is to help those with an FASD diagnosis. Patrick attended the Building FASD State Systems conference in Washington, D.C., and would like more training on how to talk with others about FASD. Currently, he is working on taping discussions with a doctor in the field, in hopes of teaching medical professionals more about FASD. Back to top.
Patrick S. was born on March 17, 1973 and was diagnosed with FAS in 1976 in Hanover, NH. Patrick is the owner of a small dog bone business Pat's Bars in a Jar which he and his staff have managed for the last three years. Patrick is an advocate on behalf of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, has done joint presentations with his mother to college students and the professional community. He recently served on a panel of adults with FASD for the NOFAS NH planning meeting, Success and sustainability through Collaboration 2011. Patrick sent Christmas cards to the other individuals he met on the panel to reinforce a mutually supportive relationship. Patrick likes the idea of advocating on behalf of prevention and as the son of the founder of NOFAS NH is in a position to meet and greet other individuals with FASD as they become identified through our network. Ideas coming from SAFA are so important in expanding these relationships in NH. He had these closing words for one of the NOFAS meetings recently, "Mothers, drink milk, not alcohol, babies love milk. Blessed be all women." Back to top.
Paul is 52 years old, and has been diagnosed with organic brain damage, and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Paul lives in a group home in Tennessee. He has many gifts, including being an artist, and a musician. He plays bass, and often appears with his brother, John McAndrew, in concerts near Nashville, and around the country. Paul's brother, John, is a recording artist, and Paul travels with John whenever possible, and often will perform with his brother on stage. It is a very inspiring moment when Paul performs 0 his joy and musical skill and competency are evident. He feels ten feet tall! Paul's is a common story in the fetal alcohol context. He experienced trouble early in his school years, attended special education classes, then finally dropped out. His family just didn't know what to do. He developed agoraphobia in his late teens, and went down hill from there. He eventually moved from his home with his mother and sister in Pennsylvania, and now lives in Nashville near his brother John. John McAndrew's music can be found at www.johnmcandrew.com and Paul and his brother John are on YouTube as well. Paul is a welcome addition to SAFA, bringing his joy for life and love for music! Back to top.
"Hi. My name is Richard. I am 21 years old. I love to hunt, fish, be outside, and spend time with family and friends. I also live with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder every day, not only my own, but that of my brothers and sisters. I have seven biological siblings, most of whom are affected by FASD. I've been adopted for 13 years by the two most wonderful people in the world and am the first male in my biological family not to be in prison or have had anything to do with the corrections facilities. Here are some of the supports making my life possible:
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Ricki is a 34 year old "tall, dark and handsome" man who is very outgoing and friendly. His maternal birth grandparents were professional musicians and he has inherited their interest in music, one of his expert subjects. He marries his skills with people and with music into a DJ profession, at which he is quite good!! He usually has several performances each month. He was heavily exposed to alcohol and has the typical deficits that result from that kind of brain damage. He works every day with his support persons to provide him with the accommodations he needs to be as independent as possible and be successful. In his DJ business, he speaks to his audience frequently to raise their spirits and entertain. His natural gifts and this experience gives him extra poise and confidence as a self advocate. He and his support person and adoptive mother, Eva, have spoken together about FASD for many years before diverse groups both large and small, from professionals of every kind to children, educating them about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the impact it has on his life. His style is naturally uplifting and optimistic, and he would rather talk about his gifts than his deficits. Back to top.
Rob was the first infant diagnosed with FAS in Michigan, in 1973. Having a diagnosis at birth has been extremely helpful to both Rob and his parents. Although there were no conferences or books or videos on FAS in 1973, having the diagnosis helped his parents think and parent differently. As Rob grew older he wanted to become part of the solution of the FASD puzzle. He has been involved in the areas of prevention as well as intervention. His bumper stickers patterened after bus signs in Seattle have found their way to Capetown, South Africa, and Paris, France as well as all 50 states. He was also featured on the video "Students Like Me". He was on a national committee, NAG (National Advocacy Group) for Justice, to help individuals with disabilities understand their rights in the criminal justice system. He does trainings, for peers, based on their project, "The Right Rules". As SAFA (Self-Advocates with FASD in Action) Project Coordinator, he assisted in planning the first ever conference by and for Individuals with an FASD. He was also a presenter. In May he spoke at the FASD Center for Excellence, Building State Systems conference and recently attended his first steering committee meeting for the FASD Center for Excellence, under SAMHSA. He is the first person with an FASD to be on a national committee for FASD. Back to top.
"My name is Sarah. I am 30 years old. I own my own home. I have had it for five years this August 2012. I live with my special little rat terrier dog, her name is Juno. She means the world to me. I live in Toledo, Ohio. I am the Ohio representative with an FASD for the Ohio FASD Steering Team. I am part of the SAFA team because I want to educate people on FASD. So far I have done several things in Toledo. I started a young adult group for individuals with FASD. That was my major accomplishment. I participated in the FASD vendor booth for the ADA Day at the Zoo. I've also spoke at several conferences in Ohio. I work part-time as a scanner at Anne Grady. I have a variety of things I like to do, like going to the movies, playing with my dog Juno, going out to eat. I like camping, swimming, beaches, going to theaters to see plays, musicals, and gospel concerts. One of favorite things though is going to dog events. I am a dog lover!" Back to top.
Seth is 23 years old and from Florida. He spoke eloquently about his experiences and dreams for the future at the last Building FASD State Systems Conference in Arlington, VA on May 2012. He spent the first four months of his life in a Harlem hospital due to his mother drinking during alcohol during pregnancy. At age 3, Seth was totally out of control, all of the therapeutic interventions that had worked for many of the children with FAS did not work for him. At age 4 his parents adopted him, and his adoptive mother learned that out of all the other legal and illegal drugs combined, alcohol has the most devastating, long-term developmental impact which resulted in permanent brain damage for Seth. Even so, his family would not believe they could do nothing to impact the brain damage and explored every conceivable intervention that might improve his level of functioning, the most important being occupational therapy to treat his severe sensory processing problems. At 19 he attended Oak Park School, which accommodates children and young adults with severe challenges, and worked in the community 3 days a week. Seth is an amazing young man, full of hope that is absolutely contagious. He is an incredible addition to the SAFA Network. Back to top.
Tessa is the vice president of NOFAS Washington and graduated in 2011 from Henry M Jackson high school in Mill Creek, WA. She has volunteered for Special Olympics as assistant coach for the past three years. She is a contracted provider for the Division of Development Disabilities and works as a Medicaid Personal Care provider for children with Developmental Disabilities. She has been the sign language interpretor at a summer camp for young girl with who is deaf and has FAS. She was one of the original group of teens who, for the past 6 years, has been part of the social skills group for teens affected by prenatal alcohol exposure that is run by NOFAS Washington and she is a member of SAFA (Self Advocates with FASD in Action), which she enjoys very much. She presents on FASD as well as Tools for Public Speaking. Her goals are to take some additional online college classes this fall and perhaps work on a sign language degree. She enjoys music, watching movies, traveling and archery. Back to top.
"My name is Anthony, but I mostly go by Tony. I am 26 years old and I live in the woods in the state of Michigan. I am told I have a great smile, killer red hair, and I have eyes that are blue. After completing my credits for high school I attended a great transition school for several years. While there I had different job sites, learned many daily and life skills, spent time socially with my peers experiencing our community in adult ways, worked in our school Goodwill store and volunteered in our community at places that were in need of or help. Always being protected by very helpful staff. I was hired into Perkins Bakery and Restaurant, however very soon after I was employed all of the branches closed because of bankruptcy.
I quickly found 2 volunteer jobs, one at our local community center which helps families in need. The second at an assisted living center where I had visited my great aunt many times. Presently I am at the living center 2 days a week which I enjoy and am liked very much by the residents. They call me their red headed boy. I have trained in the food area and am hoping for part-time employment in their kitchen. Most of my job sites were working with food. Things that make me Tony are: enjoying spending time with a few of my good friends, listening to music (a wide variety of artists), going to movies (anything action, sci-fi, adventure and I really enjoy comedies), and volunteering. I play basketball and softball with my Special Olympics teams. We won the Basketball State Final in 2012 and are currently in the middle of softball with a 4-0 streak! I also bowl on a weekly league for 6 months with three of my friends. Music has always been a very important part of who I am. It gives me a place to go when I need to settle myself. I spend time with Miranda, my music therapist, weekly. We play guitar and piano, and sometimes just JAM with lots of different sounds. I sang "Find Love" at our last recital. I enjoy art like sketching and using colors to express my ideas and feelings. NOFAS used one of my designs on their 2012 Christmas card. I also designed a t-shirt logo, my way to advocate to prevent FASD. This is my message: I wish I could go back in time to when my birth mother was going to take that first sip of alcohol. I would push the freeze frame button and replace the glass of alcohol with my message in a bottle - PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK. Life with FASD is difficult, scary and forever. PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK.
One part of me that I haven't talked about yet is being born exposed to alcohol, mostly this affected by brain and growth. In the past 4 years I finally grew much taller and weigh more, however my brain still works very differently than most people. Because of my poor memory, I have to ask for help because I forget what comes next. I do best with lots of structure but I don't like schedules. I need a lot of help keeping myself SAFE because my judgment and reasoning often can put me in danger without me knowing it. I can be very easily confused when people talk too fast or ask me too many questions. When I feel pressured I may give an answer, right or wrong, just to try to make things ok.
In the past I have done a few presentations on FASD at conferences and parent support groups. Also I participate in the Michigan FASD Task Force and have helped with a number of local projects and am part of our area SAFA group. My involvement in the above allows me to tell my story while sharing what life with this diagnosis means in real life and continues my journey to be my own self-advocate. Continuing and increasing this is an ongoing goal of mine; I need more experience in public speaking.
All of the above along with being part of the National SAFA group has been helpful to me personally because letting others know what my life is like has given me a bigger voice. Sharing with other SAFA members has brought me joy and happiness. There is comfort in our SAFA group unlike any other even when we are apart because I know you are out there. Hearing about the journeys that other SAFA members have taken throughout their lives and how they have made a difference is one of the best parts of SAFA for me.
The goals I have regarding SAFA and especially for myself include staying better organized and responsive to requests for information from SAFA and try to communicate more often with SAFA members to see how they are doing. I am hoping to put together a short presentation to use in our local middle and high school health classes, using the DVD title An Ounce of Prevention. Also, while I really like my volunteer work, I would like to get hired part time." Back to top.
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NEW YORK – Columbus Blue Jackets forward Derek MacKenzie has been suspended for three games, without pay, for boarding Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during NHL Game No. 620 in Phoenix on Thursday, Jan. 2, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 8:46 of the first period. No penalty was assessed for the hit.
Under the terms of the collective Bargaining Agreement and based on his average annual salary, MacKenzie will forfeit $15,384.63. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
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Dallas Review: A Whole New GameChristine Orlando at . Comments
The Dallas season finale tied the old and new together, as "Revelations" clarified the direction of things to come.
The show opened with a solid one-two punch: Rebecca frantically mopped up the blood off her floor and had a clean up crew haul Tommy's body out of the way, prompting the obvious question: Who the heck is this girl? Who can place a phone call and make a murder scene and a dead body disappear? Government agent? Witness protection? Mobster's daughter?
SPOILER ALERT! If you have not watched this episode, read no further. OK, you've been warned.
Rebecca was Cliff Barnes' daughter! Damn. I didn't see that coming - and I should have. Once the reveal happened, all of the pieces fell into place.
For those new to the series, Cliff fathered a child with long-time lover Afton Cooper. The girl's name was Pamela Rebecca, named after Cliff's sister and mother. I can only assume that Rebecca is that child.
Suddenly her detailed knowledge of the Ewings and her love of Chinese food all fell into place.
The depth of Cliff's hatred of the Ewing clan has always astounded me. The fact that he'd use his own daughter in an attempt to take them down was both appalling and completely believable.
But the best twist of all is that with Rebecca pregnant with Christopher's twins, the Barnes and the Ewings will be inextricably connected for yet another generation.
The reveal that Rebecca was a Barnes would be enough for most season finales but Dallas gave us so much more, starting with an uncharacteristic moment of sincerity for J.R. as he stood by his brother's bedside. J.R. told an unconscious Bobby that he loved him, that he didn't know who he was without him and that he needed to get up and fight, even if that meant continuing the battle between the two.
It's in moments like this that I'm reminded that J.R.'s over-the-top villainy works because we believe that he really does love his family, even if it is in his own uniquely warped way.
So much happened so quickly from there that it was almost hard to keep up. Bobby woke up and, instead of sending his brother to prison, used the information to take Vicente down... but it came at a hefty price for John Ross.
The relationship between John Ross and Elena has been a highlight for me all season. I loved his proposal even though I knew it was too good to last. When he begged her for a second chance with tears in his eyes, I felt his heartbreak.
Christopher's realization that Rebecca was not who she claimed to be was another blow. Not so much because I love these two as a couple but because I hated that it sent Christopher running back to Elena.
And in yet one more riveting storyline, Ann Ewing finally confirmed why she deserves to be the wife of Bobby Ewing. I was really concerned when she went to Ryland to try and help Sue Ellen. When she began to unbutton her blouse my stomach turned.
I practically fist pumped the air when I saw the listening device hooked to her bra. Then she punched the S.O.B. and did a better job of it than Bobby did week's earlier and she capped it off with this great Dallas quote…
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Go Ann!
But my favorite scene of the night was John Ross showing Elena and then Christopher the new Ewing Energies office space. Having it be the renovated space of the former Ewing Oil was priceless. As John Ross showed Elena where Jock's office had been, and uncle Bobby's, and J.R.'s, I could have hugged him.
It was a skillful way of melding the past and the present and hinting at the turmoil and greatness of what's to come.
In the end, John Ross and J.R. standing in that revered space as the son asked the father to impart all of his deviousness and experience brought everything full circle. Except this time John Ross is a little less naive about his legendary father and his heartache over his lost love will fuel his revenge.
And that's before he knows that Elena's back in Christopher's bed!
I spent so much time waiting for the start of the new Dallas that I can't quite believe that season one is over. Season two returns in January 2013. Will you be watching?
C. Orlando is a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow her on Twitter.


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Winnebago Sunstar Class A gas motorhome 31BE highlights:
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This Sunstar Class A gas motorhome exudes style and elegance yet remains an affordable option. With its LED interior lighting and vinyl flooring, this model looks fresh and modern on even the darkest of days. And because this unit houses a queen-size bed in the rear private bedroom and two bunk beds in the coach, it can sleep eight people during your many adventures. Even the storage availability on this motorhome is extensive with its 147 cubic foot exterior storage space, along with the kitchen pantry and bedroom closets.
Winnebago has constructed the Sunstar with the highest of standards, and you can see the quality firsthand when you take a look at the premium high-gloss sidewall skin as you step foot onto the automatic entry door steps and through the screen door. Once you set off on your excursion, you will enjoy exploring all of the comforts that the cab area provides, like the multi-adjustable Primera® cab seats with fixed lumbar support and the radio/rearview monitor system that includes a 6.2" LCD color touch screen. And after the sun has set and you have parked your vehicle, you can freely stretch your legs outside because the porch light and electric awning with LED lights give the Sunstar a little extra space for you to enjoy nature.Have a question about this floorplan?Contact Us
Sleeps 8 Slides 1 Length 32 ft 3 in Ext Width 8 ft 6 in Ext Height 12 ft 2 in Int Height 6 ft 8 in Interior Color Inspire, Pinnacle Exterior Color Deep Sea, Scarlet Hitch Weight 5000 lbs Gross Weight 18000 lbs Fresh Water Capacity 70 gals Grey Water Capacity 59 gals Black Water Capacity 43 gals Furnace BTU 30000 btu Generator 4,000 Watt Cummins Onan MicroQuiet Gas Fuel Type Gasoline Engine Triton V10 Chassis Ford F53 Fuel Capacity 80 gals Wheelbase 208 in Number Of Bunks 2 Available Beds Queen Refrigerator Type Large Double Door Cooktop Burners 3 Shower Size 34" x 34" Number of Awnings 1 Axle Weight Front 7000 lbs Axle Weight Rear 12000 lbs LP Tank Capacity 18 Water Heater Capacity 6 gal Water Heater Type LP with Electronic Ignition AC BTU 15000 btu Basement Storage 147 cu. ft. TV Info 40" HDTV Awning Info 19' Electric with LED Lights Gross Combined Weight 23000 lbs Shower Type Radius Electrical Service 30 amp
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The Eagles explored the possibility of acquiring Tennessee Titans tight end Bo Scaife during draft weekend, a league source has told the Nashville City Paper, but eventually nothing came of the discussions.
However, to quote the late great Paul Havey, here is the rest of the story ...
Someone -- perhaps even an overzealous Eagles fan -- changed Scaife's Wikipedia entry to reflect that he had been dealt to the Eagles for Reggie Brown and a third-round pick. (The page has since been fixed.)
"I heard something like that, and my phone was going off the hook. I knew that wasn't true. I had to sign my deal first before anything like that could go down," Scaife told Yahoo Sports this week.
The Titans had placed the franchise tag on Scaife in late February but he had not signed the tender until the day after the draft. He will make $4.46 million this season.
Of course, the Eagles, as you knew, selected Florida tight end Cornelius Ingram in the fifth round in what many experts already are calling among the biggest steals in the draft.
Oh, the dangers of the Internet ...


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Ever since his hit, "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" reached top-10 status in the U.S. and number one in Britain, Engelbert Humperdinck has been performing sold-out shows to audiences around the world. Now, he's coming to Rhode Island.
On Friday, April 5, Humperdinck will bring his distinct adult contemporary sound to the completely renovated historic Park Theatre in Cranston. During the peak of his popularity, Humperdinck's music sold 80,000 copies a day, fending off the Beatles from the top of the charts in the United Kingdom.
Engelbert Humperdinck will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. Tickets are priced at $45, $55 and $65 and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at 467-7275 or online at www.ParkTheatreRI.com. The Park Theatre is located at 848 Park Avenue in Cranston. Free parking is available for all shows.


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There aren't many headaches left in the process of signing draft picks, but the few that remain generally only relate to first-round picks.
The Buccaneers didn't have one of those this year, so they shouldn't have any problem getting their picks under contract. They started the process on Monday by signing two members of their six-player class.
Defensive end Steven Means, a fifth-round pick, and running back Mike James, a sixth-round selection, were the two players to agree to deals. The Buccaneers are pretty thin at defensive end and Means had 19.5 sacks while at the University of Buffalo, so he's potentially a strong addition to the team's pass rush. He did play linebacker in college, however, so there may be some lag time in his transition.
The Bucs traded up to take James, who ran for 1,386 yards at Miami. With LeGarrette Blount gone, the Bucs will be looking at James, Michael Smith and Brian Leonard for roles behind Doug Martin in their backfield this year.


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The Secret Value of VoLTE -- Helping Enterprises Cut the Cord
By Ed Elkin, Director, IP Platforms Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent
Businesses are always looking for new and better ways to reduce costs and boost productivity. For decades, they've relied on customer premise systems that are increasingly inflexible and costly for today's needs. Now, voice over LTE (VoLTE) and cloud changes that old scenario, enabling the enterprise CIO to implement a mobile-first strategy that includes an ever-changing application mixture. It gives enterprises a way to cut costs dramatically for employees who are on the move — while setting the stage to enhance all employees' productivity.
This opportunity is a generational shift for Enterprises and Service Providers. I'll discuss the mobile aspect in this blog — the second in my three-part series on the value of VoLTE. You should also check out Bryan Davies' blog series to hear his ideas on how you can meet the changing needs of the enterprise.


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Accession negotiations between Croatia and the EU have just begun. This situation is reflected in the country's developing attitudes towards genetically modified plants and co-existence: while in the past GMOs were largely ignored in Croatia, the country may now become more open to cultivating GMOs.
No genetically modified plants are grown commercially in Croatia.
There have been no field trials with genetically modified plants in Croatia.
No approvals have been granted for genetically modified plants. Some consider the current legislation a de facto ban. The implementation of the adopted act on genetically modified organisms will shed more light on whether or not this is will be changing.


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Some highlights from Friday's second minicamp practice:
— The final tally from two practice sessions over four hours at the Raiders' minicamp _ 10 center snap fumbles. Bruce Gradkowski led the way with five, Jeff Garcia and four, and JaMarcus Russell, not to be left out, had the grand finale in the second session.
John Wade and Chris Morris were both centers of attention, and not the kind they wanted.
They might want to address that in the next quarterback school.
— The passing game continued to be spotty. Russell, who Cable complimented after the first session, saying he "lit it up" on some routes, hit Chaz Schilens in a narrow window between Jon Alston and Tyvon Branch for a 20-plus yard gain _ his best pass of the second practice.
Other than that, the majority of his completions were on checkdowns to running backs, and numerous short throws over the middle to tight ends, Tony Stewart in particular.
Russell underthrew Darrius Heyward-Bey on a deep sideline pass, with the rookie pushing off of Jason Horton attempting to get open and then having the ball glance off both arms.
Russell overthrew Schilens on a deep sideline pass to his right, and threw behind Heyward-Bey on an out pattern which was nearly intercepted by Chris Johnson. He threw behind Brandon Myers on a reverse roll, a ball which bounced off Tyvon Branch.
One of his only hookups with a wide receiver other than the big play to Schilens was a 15-yard pass to an open Louis Murphy over the middle.
— Schilens was probably the Raiders most impressive receiver through both sessions, but did have a drop in the end zone after getting open between Michael Huff and Horton on a pass from Gradkowski.
— Stanford Routt broke up a pass from Gradkowski intended for Darrius Heyward-Bey along the sideline, spied two reporters and noted, "That's 4.27, not 4.30," referring to his 40-yard dash time at the NFL scouting combine and the one posted by Heyward-Bey this year.
— Garcia, who is still getting immersed into the offense and personnel, wasn't particularly sharp but had two nice throws of note. On one, he made a reverse pivot under pressure, went back toward the pocket, then lofted a touch pass no more than a few yards downfield that caught Justin Fargas on a dead run for a big gain on a spontaneous play.
On a dropback pass, Garcia threw a low liner some 20-plus yard downfield with Todd Watkins catching it on a dive.
— The Raiders second-team defense in the second session lined up with Matt Shaughnessy at right end, Terdell Sands and William Joseph at tackles and Greyson Gunheim at right end. Ricky Brown was the middle linebacker, flanked by David Nixon on the weak side and Slade Norris on the strong sdie. Justin Miller and Routt were the corners, with Mike Mitchell at strong safety and Huff at free safety.
— Defensive end Derrick Burgess watched (stomach flu) watched the second practice with a towel draped over his head, with Zach Miller (sports hernia), Javon Walker (knee), Arman Shields (knee), Samson Satele (shoulder) and Oren O'Neal again missing practice. Also sitting it out were left guard Robert Gallery and backup guard Paul McQuistan for undisclosed reasons.
Murphy who didn't complete the first practice because of cramps, finished the second session with no problems.
Mark Wilson lined up with the first team at left guard in place of Gallery.
— Working with the athletic training staff on the sideline, O'Neal was making hard cuts and running rope drills with no signs of a limp or pain.
— Heyward-Bey had another one of those "you're not in college anymore" moments at the beginning of the second practice. Joining the return specialists as Shane Lechler got some work, Heyward-Bey settled under a booming kick by the Pro Bowler, and was startled to to see it fall about five yards from where he was standing.
Rookie free agent Nick Miller had similar issues, with the ball taking a sideways bounce and hitting Heyward-Bey.
— Running plays continued to be run with quickness and apparent precision, although it would take a coach to truly determine the success of the play in a non-contact format.
"We have instructed the defense, once they get in and through it, let them go," Cable said. "What I want to see is, is there a seam in there? Are the helmets in the right place? Defensively, it's the same thing, are our helmets in the right place?
While Neal was the big-name acquisition Friday, former Pittsburgh Steeler Gary Russell made some nice runs and has value because Cable believes he can play both halfback and fullback.
Russell, 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, scored the first touchdown in Pittsburgh's Super Bowl win over Arizona on a 1-yard run. He was released in a salary cap move and then later released by Cincinnati on April 27 after being claimed off waivers.
"We want to make sure we have enough legs, enough freshness in that group, but you want to bring in good players," Cable said. "You look at a guy like Russell who scored the first touchdown in the Super Bowl and the nice thing about Gary is that he could probably do both. He's a bigger guy. He could probably play some fullback or some tailback."
— The Raiders will practice Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 4:10 p.m.
— Without addressing his predecessor directly, Cable refuted the notion by Lane Kiffin that fullback Lorenzo Neal was not a match for a zone blocking scheme.
"I think he definitely fits the scheme. The experience he brings can help mold those young fullbacks in there. That guy has proven over time, he probably can run any run scheme in the NFL. Cause he's been in them all, and been very good. I'm not sure there's been as good a lead blocker in football maybe in the last 15, 20 years as that guy. And it's been documented by a lot of people. So I'm glad he's on our team, I'm glad we got him, and he definitely fits."
— Mario Henderson and Cornell Green opened as the starting tackles because that's where they ended the season last year, Cable said during his afternoon press briefing. It's merely a starting point.
— ESPN is reporting the Raiders have reached agreement with wide receiver Samie Parker on a contract. Javon Walker is out rehabbing from a minor knee surgery the team only recently found out about, and Arman Shields is still not healthy after spending all of last season on I.R. because of a knee injury.


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Watch online: MSG-3 launch
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Join us for the launch of MSG-3 on Thursday. Dedicated to monitoring the weather from geostationary orbit, MSG-3 will be launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana. The 29-minute window opens at 23:36 CEST. Live transmission from Eumetsat in Germany starts at 21:30 CEST.


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What if?
It's the age-old query of the historian. And, through its lens, one can view any war and the subsequent history.
What if the Moors had won the battle of Tours? What if the Allies had been turned back at Normandy? What if Robert E. Lee had broken through the Union center at Gettysburg?
This week America honors the 150th, or sesquicentennial, anniversary of the bloodiest battle in its history — Gettysburg. It was fought over a three-day period, July 1 to 3, 1863.
Fifty years ago I was an 18-year-old college freshman during the centennial celebration of the battle. I'm ashamed to admit that at the time I knew precious little of the war.
Then, the only exposure I'd had to the "War Between the States" — other than a lecture or two in a history class — was Stephen Crane's novel, "The Red Badge of Courage." But, long after high school graduation — and some necessary oak-barrel aging — I began to develop an appreciation for history.
I was introduced to the Civil War three decades ago while taking an ad hoc battlefield tour in Manassas, Va., I squeezed in a self-guided tour while on a Washington, D.C. business trip. Manassas — close to D.C. — was the site of two Civil War battles.
I was hooked.
I've since read dozens of books on the war, attended classes and lectures, and walked countless battlefields. I'm currently reading Allen Guelzo's new book: "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion." It's probably the 10th or 12th volume on Gettysburg I've read. My Gettysburg education began with Michael Shaara's fine 1974 novel, "The Killer Angels."
I've visited Gettysburg six or seven times, and have walked Pickett's Charge on multiple occasions. The nearly mile-wide piece of real estate, from Seminary Ridge on the west to Cemetery Ridge on the east, was the focus of a fateful Confederate charge on the afternoon of July 3, 1863.
Though the small stone wall in front of the Union line was briefly breached by the graycoats, the charge was repulsed. Scarcely half the nearly 14,000 Confederates who made the charge returned safely to their own lines.
I've lingered in front of that wall, facing the now silent Union batteries, and thought of the boys whose bodies were reduced to pulp by canister shot from the cannons. Lives were ended that day before they'd begun.
On the second day of the battle, Lee concocted a brilliant echelon assault strategy for his Confederates against Cemetery Ridge. It faltered, however. Why? One of my Civil War professors insists Lee made a tactical error in probing the Union center rather than rolling up the flanks.
Here's how amateur military "historian" — and former Florida State football coach — Bobby Bowden might describe it: "The Rebels lost because of their failure to open up the dadgummed defense by busting the corners with sweeps and sideline patterns. The Confederates failed to get physical at the point of attack!"
As Jackson might add — Keith, not "Stonewall" — the Union Army's defense at Gettysburg "packed nine in the box" and dared the Rebs to run up the gut. Coach Lee obliged.
Many historians have labeled the Civil War "the first modern war." At its outset, the two sides were satisfied to assemble before one another and slug it out. Many, in its early days, thought the war would last no longer than three months.
The bloody internecine conflict went on for four long years, and claimed 750,000 lives.
As combat dragged on, inventive practices for digging in and defending territory were conceived. Many defensive measures developed in the Civil War were used in World War I.
Due to geopolitical realities, the bar for a Northern victory was decidedly higher than that for Southern success. The Union was forced to invade the South and conquer territory in order to win the war. The South needed only to erode Northern resolve.
Lee's goal was to exhaust the North and cause Lincoln's defeat in the 1864 election, then sue for peace. He darned near accomplished that goal.
On this 150th anniversary of Gettysburg, we still play the "what if?" game.
JIM CARNETT lives in Costa Mesa. His column runs Wednesdays.


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UMass Lowell to 'adopt' peregrine falcons
After soaring through two decades as the River Hawks, UMass Lowell is finally getting a couple of the birds to call its own — no mascot costume needed.
A pair of peregrine falcons, originally discovered nesting atop a dorm building by maintenance workers seven years ago, are to be "formally adopted" by the university at a public ceremony on Tuesday, school officials said.
They will also be given names, which were submitted by students and faculty and are currently being voted on through a poll on the University of Massachusetts Lowell's website.
"Aside from the fact that they're magnificent animals, it's an opportunity to educate our students and the public about this endangered species," said Christine Gillette, a university spokeswoman. "We only have about 22 pairs [of falcons] in the state of Massachusetts, and one of them is right here in Lowell."
A celebration of the "symbolic adoption" will take place at Hawk's Nest Cafe on Aiken Street at 2:45 p.m. and will include guest speakers from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Gillette said.
The adoption of the live hawks is also meant to play off of the university's mascot, the River Hawk, which was chosen two decades ago in recognition of the various species of birds living along the nearby Merrimack River, Gillette said.
"We've had great success in athletics, with the hockey team making it into the Frozen Four last year and all sports being elevated to Division 1," Gillette said. "The River Hawk has become a huge sense of pride for our campus, and the presence of these falcons on campus is a great symbol of that."
The pair of falcons were first spotted by workers atop Fox Hall, an 18-story dorm building and the tallest building in Lowell, in 2007. They have since returned to raise chicks every spring, and have been closely monitored by university officials, wildlife experts, and local birding enthusiasts.
Officials also built a "nesting box" for the falcons in 2007, in the form of a small, gravel-covered box meant to replicate the cliff-side caves the birds typically inhabit in the wild.
"In nature they tend to gravitate toward high areas for protection and to see prey, so they're actually pretty well suited to urban areas," said Christine Dunlap, one of the event organizers. "They gravitate to the tallest building they can find, which is why they picked Fox Hall."
Webcams, added both inside and outside the nest in 2008, stream live footage of the falcons' activities on the university's website. The cameras were recently upgraded to infrared in order to capture video at night without disturbing the birds.
The video provided students with a front-row seat for the first egg of the season, which the female falcon laid on Wednesday.
"In the '70s, insecticide had almost entirely wiped out their population, and there are still only a couple dozen nests in the state," Dunlap said. "But she's already raised about fifteen chicks."
The soon-to-be-named mother is expected to lay another two or three eggs by the end of the week.
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In this time-travel thriller, debut authors Miller and Manas spin a clever, original variation on a classic alternative history premise: What if it were possible to travel back in time and kill Adolf Hitler?
Jacob Newman, a brilliant scientist and nanotechnology expert who consults with the CIA on projects of national security, receives a mysterious packet containing his German grandfather's diaries from the 1920s, which detail a failed plot to poison Hitler at the beginning of his ascent to power. Although Newman's wife is dying of cancer, a global crisis soon takes him from her bedside. An alien vessel has been found on the bottom of the ocean, off the coast of Chile. Inside the elegantly described "cavernous zeppelin shaped" space are eight giant floating monitors—arranged "like some sort of avant-garde Stonehenge"—that show images from horrific moments in human history, including the Crusades and the Holocaust. The ship also contains some strange pieces of alien technology; most notably, a small object the scientists dub the Kronos Device, which, as Newman discovers, facilitates time travel. The scientists soon come to the consensus that someone or something has been sitting in judgment of humankind—and an ominous verdict could be delivered at any time. Inspired by his grandfather's diary and desperate to afford humankind another chance in the eyes of the mysterious alien power, Newman decides to go back in time and ensure that the plot to kill Hitler is successful, thereby—in theory—erasing the ensuing heinous acts from history. Sci-fi fans will be familiar with what happens next: By interfering with the past, Newman inadvertently creates a future that is far worse. But here the novel displays some unexpectedly creative plotting: Newman's attempt to undo the damage he's done involves him in his own mind-bending parallel life, as well as the prospect of a harrowing sacrifice. The prose is unfussy, the pacing appropriately brisk, and the past and future sequences show the authors' admirable imaginative gifts. Miller and Manas' tour de force packs plenty of entertainment value, and the ending tantalizes with the possibility of future past installments.
An impressively original take on alternative history.


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The latest collection from burda style Magazine's February 2013 issue brings classic American preppy style to the streets! These urban designs are casual with some style and edge. Tie-Dye fabrics are paired with denim and satin for a textile mash up. We also love that this collection is made in patriotic red, white and blue colors.
Preppies used to wear blouses but today's girl prefers Boyfriend-Style Shirts. This one looks really great worn over a T-shirt and jeans, for an effortless and stylish look! We love them paired with these high waisted Batik Trousers that are loose-fitting and perfect for everyday wear. We suggest rolling up the hem to give these trousers some edge!
This Blouson Jacket is modeled after a classic American college jacket. It's sewn from bright red satin to make it daringly glamorous!
This dress is very feminine, but has a 'chill' factor as well. This Flounce Dress with sewn-on cascade is great for work and play! Just pair with a blazer or some heels.
This T-Shirt is a classic, and it is also feminine and pretty! Looks great make in this striped fabric, and we love the gathered raglan short sleeves. She rocks the shirt with these pair of Shorts that can be dressed for day or night! The short length, hip pockets, and front pleats make these shorts both practical and stylish.
Totally comfortable and also eye-catching! This fitted Draped Shirt has a sophisticated neckline twist, which is not hard to sew. You just make a wide pleat, gather it in and then hold it in place on the inside.
Here's another batik Dress but in more of a punk style! For this dress, the emphasis is on the asymmetric neckline and the single shoulder yoke with mini-sleeve. The bell skirt is set at an angle and leaves plenty of room for skateboarding, cycling, and running! Rocking it with a leather jacket and boots gives this dress a street-chic look.
Happy Sewing, and rock on!


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An incredibly hot girl that flirts a lot, like a closet whore and tells tons of sexual innuendos. However, one will never be able to invade her mouth and seal the deal.
Guy1: Sofia Gizzi is so hot, I need to get with her.
Guy2: No man, you know as well as me that she is unhookupable.
Guy2: No man, you know as well as me that she is unhookupable.
by swarooooooooooooooooooooooooop June 22, 2009
Beat, wack, mad scathed in the genitalia area, beautifully challenged, anti-hott, so ridonculously fugly that no testosterone-possessing human would ever consider in their sober or non-sober state-of-mind to think about in any shape or form every touching even their pinky toe to this human being
John Robert Weiss: On a scale of 1 to 10, what would you consider Fat Jess
Check: Unhookupable
Check: Unhookupable
by John Robert Weiss December 07, 2004