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'In uncharted territory': Fargo-Moorhead braces for record flood; rural evacuations ongoing
FARGO - A flood fight that was supposed to be 95 percent buttoned up in Fargo-Moorhead Wednesday morning morphed into a 100 percent battle by 1 p.m., as the forecast for the Red River crest was bumped up another foot to 41 feet.
Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said the new crest, expected Saturday, put the city "in uncharted territory."
Fargo officials pleaded for another 1,000 to 1,200 volunteers to make 1 million sandbags in the next two days and to man sandbag lines up and down a 12-mile stretch of the Red River and another three miles on the south side.
Moorhead and Oakport Township also put out a call for volunteers to make and pile sandbags. Moorhead officials said they wanted all dikes built to 43 feet in 24 hours.
That, of course, must take place in some of the worst possible weather, with more than 5 inches of snow on the ground Wednesday morning and several more inches falling through the day. Officials said precautions must be taken to keep sandbags from freezing as temperatures dip in order to build effective dikes.
Officials from both Fargo and Moorhead approved emergency evacuation plans Wednesday.
Fargo's evacuation plan splits the city into seven areas for planning purposes, police officials said.
The Fargo City Commission also voted 5-0 to build contingency dikes in several areas, including the northside Oak Grove area, and several southside neighborhoods, including Rose Creek, Meadow Creek, Copperfield Court, Timberline, Southwood Drive (to protect the city's water plant) and along the Red River in the Harwood Groves area. Plans for more protection for City Hall aren't set, City Engineer Mark Bittner said.
South of the metro, the flood battle turned desperate, as Cass County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Coast Guard officials used airboats to evacuate 20 people from 11 homes, Sheriff Paul Laney said.
"We've gone into full-blown rescue mode," Laney said of the rescues in the Heritage Hills and Oxbow, N.D., areas.
In North Dakota's Richland County, a Coast Guard helicopter lifted a family to safety, officials said. And three families have been evacuated by boat in Clay County, Sheriff Bill Bergquist said.
In Fargo, volunteers are being asked for two more 500,000-sandbag filling days. At least 300,000 more bags are needed to raise dikes another foot citywide, officials said.
"I don't care how old you are, you've never seen this in the (Red River) Valley," Walaker said of the record-setting floodwaters.
A testament to the severity of the flooding, the Minnesota and North Dakota congressional delegations met with President Barack Obama Wednesday to update him on the situation. Obama pledged the federal government would support the area through the flood fight and cleanup.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty also asked the president for a federal disaster declaration for the state's northwest counties.
Moorhead City Manager Mike Redlinger said an area of emphasis will be the nearly 3-mile long dike system from Horn Park to the area of 40th Avenue South. He said an effort is also under way to protect the new Trollwood Performing Arts school site near 50th Avenue South.
Historically high water in the Wild Rice River, overland flooding, and a combination of rain and 5 to 8 inches of snow overnight Tuesday, helped raise the flood forecast.
Walaker and Deputy Mayor Tim Mahoney also said that even though Tuesday's crest of the Red in Wahpeton, N.D., was not a record, the city's diversion may have masked the true volume of water heading to Fargo-Moorhead.
Mahoney and Walaker said the city is not abandoning families on the waterward side of contingency dikes, but they urged homeowners to get valuables out of basements.
Mahoney said volunteers should go to the Fargodome or Fargo's Assembly of God Church to be transported to the areas where they are needed. The Hope Lutheran Church volunteer shuttle site in south Fargo also was reopened, the city announced.
Mahoney pleaded with people to not drive to the work zones, because the congestion would hurt flood-fighting efforts.
Before noon Wednesday, the National Weather Service had predicted a crest on the Red River in the range of 39 to 41 feet this weekend, with 40 feet the anticipated crest.
The NWS also raised the crest prediction for Grand Forks, N.D., to between 50 and 53 feet. Two days ago, the range was 48.5 to 52.5 feet.
Cass County is delivering sandbags to Forest River and Chrisan Way for those homeowners who think they can still beat the flood. Trucks are delivering the sand today and offering up the sandbags on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Laney said Cass County residents who need to be rescued should pack light, gather family members and leave when boats arrive.
"We've had people ask us to come back in an hour," Laney said. "I don't know if we can come back in an hour."
He warned people should not wait until nightfall, as rescue operations become life-or-death situations in the dark.
People who need help evacuating should call the county emergency operations center at (701) 241-5793, officials said.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Fargo South Campus II at 1305 9th Ave. S., Cass County Emergency Management announced.
The weather service forecast calls for a high Thursday of 23 degrees, with light snow or flurries, and an overnight low of 11.
Friday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, with a high of 27 and a low of 11.
Saturday's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 32 and a low of 14 degrees.
Forum reporters Dave Olson, Jon Knutson and Mike Nowatzki contributed to this report.


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Mob-Busting Tool Used Against Online Crime
Prosecutors Apply RICO Act to Pursue Loose Affiliations of Alleged Credit-Card Thieves
Federal prosecutors are using mob-busting tactics to catch and disrupt online crooks, applying a law written to dismantle Mafia families to pursue loose affiliations of thieves scattered around the world.
The capacity of hackers and thieves to steal millions of dollars—in part through online marketplaces on which they can trade stolen credit-card numbers—is prompting concern among prosecutors. Law-enforcement officials worry these virtual networks pose a greater threat than many other criminal enterprises because they transcend...

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text: Don't forget that you can relive the historic visit of Pope Benedict to the United States by watching the slideshow we've posted on our Web site, www.catholicnews.com. CNS deployed an army of photographers to the events on the papal itinerary, supplemented by photos from the Reuters news agency, to give our clients the best possible selection of images to illustrate the trip. These iconic photos will be showing up in your Catholic publications in the next days and weeks, but you can see many of these by opening the slideshow link above. (Hint: Click on the arrow in the lower right corner to start the slideshow.)


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Trusting My Heart
Tina Bunce
Charleston, SC USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 14 No. 3, May-June 1997, pp. 86-7
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I became pregnant with my son Christopher, now 19 months, during my final year in college. After the initial shock and a lot of self-reflection, I knew I had to make some important decisions for myself and my baby. I had to start trusting my heart and do what I felt was right.
While finishing my classes, I read all I could on pregnancy and babies. I had known that I wanted to breastfeed ever since I saw a film on the benefits of breastfeeding during high school. I had concerns that I would not be able to do it. From the start, I wanted to make my baby feel as special and happy as I possibly could. I knew lots of affection and gentle discipline would be the foundation of our relationship.
My mother, who had breastfed my sister and me, encouraged me to go to La Leche League meetings. I attended my first one when Christopher was six weeks old. I had originally planned on breastfeeding my son for four to six months, but when I listened to the LLL mothers talking about breastfeeding, I was exuberant and rejected the idea of a set cut-off date.
At first, I was confused about how to respond to Christopher's cries. He seemed to want to breastfeed most of the time, and nursing was the only thing that calmed him. I held Christopher practically all day and we slept together at night. I felt in my heart these were the right things to do, but many other mothers in my community told me I was selfish, and that I would end up with a clingy, spoiled child.
I was so relieved to hear LLL mothers and fathers talk about doing the same things I believed in. I no longer felt guilty about nursing on demand, responding quickly to Christopher's cries, or co-sleeping. I had found my home. The longer I nursed Christopher, the longer I wanted to nurse him. When he was 16 months old I began working full-time. I had been dreading the time when I would have to leave him for the whole day. The fact that I had to work didn't make leaving him any easier. Even though I knew he couldn't understand my words, I explained to Christopher that Mommy had to go to work so she could buy the things we needed. I found the best day care I could afford, and he seems to really enjoy it.
After a long day and a happy reunion, we come home and begin to breastfeed. This little ritual helps us reconnect after eight hours of being apart. Then I do my best to fix a fast, nutritious supper and we spend the rest of the evening doing something together. Because Christopher is my first priority, other things have to wait. For example, I have piles of laundry that need to be done and the beds never seem to get made, but Christopher doesn't mind.
Nursing a toddler has made me even more thankful for LLL's mother- to-mother support. Had it not been for LLL, I don't think I would have continued to breastfeed Christopher into the toddler years. I still attend LLL meetings and look forward to them all month long. After the meetings I feel wonderful about my mothering decisions and believe I'm a great mother to Christopher. In September 1996, I attended my first LLL Area Conference in Greenville, South Carolina, thanks to a scholarship. How wonderful it was to meet more mothers with similar interests and concerns!


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In the Vertical Bar Graph below we plot 2 series of data with the first using the left y-axis scales and the second using the right y-axis scale.
By default all data will be set to plot against the left hand y-axis scale. To override this and tell the graph software to plot data against a right hand y-axis scale an additional element is added to the sereisN parameter in the configuration. In this case we tell the graph software to plot series 2 against the right hand scale by adding the value 'right' to the end of the series parameter string:-
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All In The Family...
Isaac is feeling pleased tonight. He has acquired a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and 27 games for it. This is an old, old game system in Isaac's eyes, since it was introduced in October, 1985 to the U.S., four years before he was born. In fact, it was introduced just a month and a half after Keely was born!
No power cord came with the game console, so today we went to three pawn shops looking for one with no luck. Finally, I inquired exactly what the power cord was like, and when I heard that it involved a transformer, I suggested that we go to Radio Shack. We bought a transformer there that is almost right (800 mA, and it's supposed to be 850mA).
When we got home, Isaac (and his friend Jay who is visiting) cleaned up the console with alcohol and Q-tips. Then they plugged everything in and tried it out. The console didn't seem to know it had a game cartridge in it. The red light on the power button was blinking and the boys didn't know what that meant.
Isaac searched a little on the internet for the keywords that described his problem. In a Wikipedia article, he learned that the blinking red light is an infamous problem of the NES. The article suggested cleaning the game cartridges with -- guess what -- isopropyl alcohol and Q-tips. The guys did that, and now they have "Super Mario Brothers" and "Duck Hunt" working. This seems to please them greatly. These are classic games though even I can see that the graphics and animation are -- well, primitive.
I have never allowed myself to get interested in video games because I have enough electronic interests with the computer. Isaac likes games, though, and his interest didn't start with the NES he's tinkering with tonight. Actually, Jay gave Isaac the first game system he ever had, an old Sega Genesis, when Isaac was about 8 years old.
Since then, most of Isaac's systems have been pre-owned, often bought cheap from a friend who got a better system. He's always been a generation or two behind the cutting edge. He saved his money and bought himself the only new game system he has owned (a Nintendo Game Cube). He has bought games and game system parts at garage sales and pawn shops, swapped with friends, and bid on eBay. In some ways, it's been a lesson in making do.
(Full disclosure: he has had several new Game Boys over the years, as Christmas gifts.)
It's hard to know how much I should have fought his passion for gaming. I've always monitored the types of games that he played. I've always insisted that he do his schoolwork. Gaming is not the only form of relaxation he enjoys. Recent research suggests that video games may help kids be smarter. Isaac is definitely a bright boy.
On the other hand, he'll soon be in college, and if he can't put down that game controller long enough to study there, he'll be in trouble. His success will ultimately be up to him -- but is that really anything new?
It's interesting that the average age of the gamer is now somewhere between 30 and 35, depending on what source you want to consult.
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Seib & Wessel: Congress Considers Online Sales Tax
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md) talks with WSJ's David Wessel about how Congress might vote on introducing an online sales tax.
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the ... way back to other bills ... might be coming when is the Senate has passed a bill to allow states to tax on line ... sales ... yes Amazon has the paint and just like ... in in bricks mortar stores settling into the house ... I'm not sure I mean I I do support that ... proposal we may want to make some changes regarding the exemption level with two billion dollars or some other ... level ... right now is is you know ... this and has been assigned ... to the committee of jurisdiction ... and I don't ... sense a lot of support for good idea ... not only for Mac committee chairman but also from the speaker ... so what will


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"Microsoft will finish work on Windows 8 this summer, setting the stage for personal computers and tablets with the operating system to go on sale around October, according to people with knowledge of the schedule." Judging by the community preview, they've got a lot of work yet to do, like, you know, actually making it usable on non-touch devices. What I'm tying to say - pretty aggressive release schedule.
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RE[4]: Another "not usable on desktop" complaint?
by dragossh on Thu 22nd Mar 2012 17:01 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Another "not usable on desktop" complaint?"
With the "classic desktop" of pre-Win7, there's a big "START" button on the screen, that kind of draws you toward clicking on it in order to "start" doing things. That's gone in the "classic desktop" of Win8.
Actually the start label has been gone since Vista. An orb with the product logo isn't intuitive. It seems that way because we're familiar with the UI.
With the login screen of previous systems, there were either big hints (Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to Login) or big icons on the screen for you click on, with words explaining what to do. With Win8, it's just a clock. No hints. No explanations. No icons. Just a clock.
With the Start menu in Vista/7, there's at least a hint that you can start typing to find things. With the Start screen in 8, there's nothing of the sort.
Because you can use the Search function or type to search like in Vista and 7.
No little super-imposed icons. No little text hints anywhere. No little bubbles popping up like in XP.
Well, at least it doesn't SCREAM and lets me actually work now :-)


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started to hand out grants under President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is targeting the most significant environmental problems in the region.
"These grants are a long-overdue investment in a place that is home to millions of Americans, billions of dollars in economic activity and 95 percent of our nation's fresh surface water. It's essential that we act today and set a new standard of care for the next generation," EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said in a statement.
Funded projects will advance the goals and objectives of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan, which Jackson announced in February in cooperation with 15 other participating agencies and the Great Lakes governors.
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Combat Arms WAR - Map Teaser: Treasure Ship
Jump aboard this ship and show the enemy who the new captain is!
Jump aboard this ship and show the enemy who the new captain is!
The Junk Flea 2 map expands on the very popular Junk Flea map in Combat Arms.
Check out the new Combat Arms "Battle At City Center" map where players battle the evil corporation NEMEXIS, which has overrun the city with its elite combat agents.
Check out the Bloodbath Bazaar map from Combat Arms' Operation Second Wind update.
The Operation: Death Row update is now available for Combat Arms
Check out the new Assassin class and Nemexis Lab map featured in the latest update for Combat Arms.
Combat Arms is now available and free-to-play on Steam.
Celebrate the fourth-anniversary of Combat Arms starting July 11, 2012 with the biggest sale ever on weapons and more!
This video for Combat Arms explains the origin of the Scorpion and Spiders factions.
Combat Arms' spiders-versus-scorpions event pits 6 million players against each other in a monthlong war beginning in mid-June.
Combat Arms is introducing MVP rewards for players who top the leaderboards after battles in 14 different categories.
Check out a Combat Arms trailer featuring the new map Slaughterhouse, where two opposing teams try to outwit and outgun each other in search-and-destroy mode.
Combat Arms will feature a new player-designed rural estate map in February's content update.
The Belly of the Beast update adds a new PVE map, matchmaking features, and brand-new abilities for Combat Arms.
Here is a video fly-through of the Operation: Neptune submarine map for Combat Arms.
The Restore update is the third in a series of content improvements for Combat Arms.
This video for the Fusion Stage 1 update shows off the new abilities system that will allow players to improve their running speed, aiming, grenade throwing, and health.
The latest Combat Arms update introduces Blood Money, an urban city-style map, along with the Hired Guns game mode, where you can hire and control mercenaries.
Watch as Ali and D.V. discuss life, guns, and mercenary romance!
Combat Arms assistant producer Matt S. introduces various tactics related to the Oil Rig map, including key sniping points and hiding strategies.
Follow Ali and D.V. as they encounter ruthless grenade spammers, hunt down camping snipers, and defend their KDR numbers all while trying to keep their friendship intact.
This new video series reveals a peek at the day-to-day banter between two hardcore female Combat Arms fans.
Check out the flyover video for Combat Arms.
Check out this video featuring the TRG-21, a 7.62mm-caliber bolt-action sniper rifle.
Check out this video featuring the XM8 assault rifle.
Check out this video featuring the TRG-SE sniper rifle.
Check out this video for Combat Arms - Operation: Desert Fox.
Check out a quick overview of the Ghost Town map.
This video shows off the M1866 sniper rifle.
Check out the fly-through tour of Black Lung.
Check out some footage of the Seize and Secure mode in Combat Arms.
Check out a new video that shows off one of the newest weapons in Combat Arms.
We get a look at some official gameplay in this video of the Super Soldiers mode in Combat Arms.
In this official video, we get a look at a flyover of Dark Forest in Combat Arms.
Fly through the new map Short Fuse in Combat Arms.
Another Cheaper by the Dozen with Kevin VanOrd introduces us to the wonderful world of free action games.
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Allan Grant necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
IntroductionAgent is a simple web application to facilitate double opt-in introductions. We're a brand new web startup, so our budget for this initial project is very small. However we plan to hire the winner as our long-term designer, so you can make much more money in the future.
Business people, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bloggers, etc.
See the attached PDF file. It shows the wireframes for five screens in the application.
IMPORTANT: You're only required to design ONE page! Please design the third page, called "IA_home".
If you want to submit designers for the other screens as well after the home page is approved, we would appreciate it and it may increase your chances of winning (if we like your overall design the best, that is). However this is up to you and not required.
You are to create a usable, clean, simple web UI. The design should not have any extraneous design elements, but should be as simple and clean as possible.
Note: You don't need to design a logo. We won't have a logo initially. Just put the name "IntroductionAgent" in a font you like.


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Replaces front and rear tires.
Original part number B7659-2459.
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Judge Orders Limewire To Shut Down; Limewire Pretends It Can Still Exist
from the yeah,-ok dept
An important point of clarification, LimeWire is not "shutting down", in specific regarding our software, we are compelled to use our best efforts cease support and distribution of the file-sharing software, along with increased filtering. And, that is what we are doing.Of course, we've seen similar file sharing apps make similar claims when the judge's hammer came down, and they all went away. Of course, it's not like this actually means anything, other than the fact that people who want to file share have already moved on to other apps and services (mostly overseas) that are even less likely and less willing to work with the recording industry, and which will be that much harder to shut down. One by one, the RIAA has killed off the few firms that actually had an interest in trying to work with the industry, so everyone has gone to the groups that want nothing to do with the RIAA in any format.


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An intense and angry audio theme made especially for hardcore and intense action scenes. Fueled with fiery electric guitars and epic war drums this audio theme will guarantee you the perfect soundtrack for an action movie. Inside the zip file you will also find a smaller loopable file – 0:00 – 0:32
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Pitsco Education Kits Featured in Hardware Science Programs Available to Ace Hardware Retailers, Putting a Fun Twist on Home Science Projects
Ace Hardware offers Pitsco products as projects for kids and parents
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PITTSBURG, Kan., Jan. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- What child or parent hasn't raided the kitchen or garage for a last-minute science class project? To assist in this endeavor, Pitsco Education kits are appearing across the country in Ace Hardware stores that offer Hardware Science projects.
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Hardware Science is a program available to Ace retailers that encourages children to explore science in an everyday setting, using products and instructions found at their neighborhood hardware store. Teachers can also take advantage of their neighborhood store to provide project suggestions for those in search of hands-on science connections. Each project provides children with a fun and engaging science experience, teaching them the basics of thinking like a scientist and providing a supplementary learning experience to their in-school science education.
Ace retailer Wayne Kamitaki developed the Hardware Science concept with Steve "Jake" Jacobs (Wizard IV), who was the science director and writer of Mr. Wizard's World on Nickelodeon for 25 years and currently serves as one of the science consultants for MythBusters on the Discovery Channel. The pair looked to Pitsco Education to help bring the prepackaged product line to fruition. Jacobs also developed project-based video demonstrations that local retailers can play in stores. Always open to new ways to bring hands-on STEM projects to students, Pitsco came on board.
"Our typical school market is what we have always focused on, but we've been looking to increase our business in retail," explained Bill Holden, Pitsco product development specialist. "No other opportunity has looked as good and as promising as this one, partly due to it being in conjunction with Wizard IV and the video demonstrations. There is a definite educational component within this venture."
Some of the Pitsco kits available through Ace include the hydraulic-powered T-Bot® Robotic Arm, solar cars, mousetrap vehicles, and catapult and trebuchet kits. There are also a number of project components such as wheels, axles, gear fonts, and solar panels. To help the Ace stores take advantage of the Hardware Science program, Jacobs is also offering his expertise for in-store demonstrations.
Currently, more than 200 Ace Hardware stores offer the Hardware Science kits and materials.
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I was just watching a Xavier Rhodes (CB) compilation just now to get a feel for his game (quick summary- he's really good). I was only about 3 plays in though before the opposing QB from South Florida caught my attention and started to steal the show. A QB by the name of BJ Daniels.
Right away, I noticed that this is a bulky quarterback, built for running. He was a strictly read option QB that sold play action very well and had maybe the best on-field mobility in this draft, not just really fast, but shifty and instinctive. He also displayed a pretty big arm with good throwing mechanics and above average footwork.
Since I had no idea who he was, I assumed he wasn't in this draft. But as it turns out he is- and nobody is talking about him.
Now, there are reasons- great reasons- why he's not expected to be drafted.
First, he's short. He's listed at 6'1" some places, 6'0" at others, and even 5'11" in a few spots. I can believe it, since he has that squatty kind of "muscle hamster" type build that Russell Wilson has and for which Doug Martin got his nickname. However tall he is, he's a ripped 218 pounds, and other than an ankle injury that cost him a couple games at the end of his final season, he's been injury free despite his run heavy style.
As a four year starter, his career completion rate is just 57.3%. That's disappointingly low, and low completion percentage is one of the more potent negative indicators for a QB prospect. Consider this though- and this might blow your mind- Russell Wilson's career completion rate in 3 years at NC State? 57.8%. When Wilson went to a real offense at Wisconsin, his completion rate skyrocketed to 72.8%. His completion rate with the Seahawks was 64.1%.
What little I can find of Daniels, he looks accurate. Could his completion rate be down thanks to a weak supporting cast, similar to Wilson at NC State?
Daniels has a decent career YPA of 7.4 but just a tepid 52-39 TD-INT ratio. That ratio is partially explainable though- as Daniels has 25 rushing touchdowns.
I'm not saying that Daniels is a surefire star, but I like him a lot. If nothing else he impressed me in limited looks and I don't know if I've ever seen a projected UDFA QB with a more impressive highlight reel than this one. His style strikes me as a bit of a blend between Russell Wilson and Cam Newton, though obviously with less mental talent than Wilson and less physical talent than Newton. USF fans speak very highly of Daniels not only as a quarterback, but as a leader and hard worker and I can't help but wonder if good coaching and a great supporting cast might show him to be a hidden gem in this draft.


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Profile of Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was launched into space aboard the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963, becoming the first woman to visit outer space. She spent three days aloft before returning safely to earth. The flight made Tereshkova a national hero and she was awarded the high honor of the Order of Lenin. Her flight was considered a scientific coup for the Soviet Union, which also had the first man (Yuri Gagarin) and the first dog (Laika) in space. Before her flight, Tereshkova had been an avid amateur skydiver, which led to her selection for the cosmonaut corps.
Valentina Tereshkova married fellow cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev in 1963; they had one daughter together but later separated.
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It passes Senate panel despite objections from insurers, who would lose a tax break.
TALLAHASSEE | Consumers won a rare state legislative victory over insurers Thursday. But it's still early in the game.
For now, a bill to cut motorists' vehicle registration fees by $225 million — or an average of about $12 annually for Floridians at renewal time — has momentum. It passed the Senate Appropriations committee 19-0, despite objections from insurers, who would lose a tax break to pay for the fee reduction.
Insurance lobbyists lined up to plead their case to keep the tax break, arguing it has helped the industry expand in the state even during the Great Recession.
The 25-year-old break gives insurance companies a tax credit that is the equivalent of 15 percent of the salaries paid to their employees in the state.
Since 2008, insurance company employment has grown by 44,000 jobs, with some 188,000 Floridians employed by the insurers through 2011.
"We believe it's still working," Paul Sanford, a lobbyist for the Florida Insurance Council, said of the tax credit.
He also suggested that eliminating the tax credit could influence insurers' decisions on whether to expand or to move offices to Florida.
"There are a lot of states that are offering all kinds of incentives to move businesses to their states," he said. "Those are very movable jobs."
But Committee Chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, said he didn't find the insurers' arguments very persuasive. He cited recent profits by the industry — including $3.2 billion in net income for State Farm in 2012 and $2.3 billion for Allstate as signs that insurers are doing well.
"This idea that if we decide to redeploy a tax incentive to our constituents that the apocalypse is going to occur, I don't think the facts support that," he said.
Negron had proposed the vehicle registration fee cut (SPB 7132) last week. The fees were raised by lawmakers in 2009 as the state struggled to cover a budget gap during the recession.
With state revenues improving, Negron wants to reduce some of those fees.
"If I juxtapose an insurance tax break with sending money back to our constituents, I'm going to vote for the constituents," he said.
Other senators said the insurance tax credit as well other tax and economic �development incentives should be periodically reviewed to determine whether they are still necessary.
"At what point has the incentive outlived its purpose?" asked Sen. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando.
He noted the banking industry made similar complaints when lawmakers suggested eliminating a $10 million tax credit for international bankers. "We had the bankers in here crying in their soup," Gardiner said.
Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, said that while the Appropriations Committee heard from a half-dozen insurance lobbyists, they did not hear from the motorists who were hit with the fee increases during the recession.
"It's time that we helped the people in the state of Florida who are consumers who drive to work and have the burden of this fee," Sobel said.
The House has not yet taken up the legislation, but Negron said he thinks the proposal has "strong support" in that chamber.


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If you're looking for Polly Clark, she'll be the girl wearing Doc Martens and a Bad Brains T-shirt at the punk show. She'll be (almost) losing her virginity to a high school dropout, accompanied by the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." She'll be looking for her artistic soul while trying to solve the mysteries of guys, life, her seriously dysfunctional family . . . and herself.In eight chapters, Polly is shaped by eight relationships in this honest, tender, original, and utterly endearing story of one girl's stumbles and successes in the world of punked-out 1980s suburban romance — the unforgettable debut of an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.
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Above the Bit: Where the horse evades the rider's aids by raising the head above the level of the rider's hands. This reduces the amount of control the rider has over the horse.
Action: The movement of the horse's legs.
Aids: Signals or cues by which the rider communicates his wishes to the horse. The "natural" aids include the voice, the legs, the hands, and weight. "Artificial" aids include the whip and spurs.
Airs Above the Ground: High school movements performed by highly trained horses, where either the front legs or all four legs are off the ground. Airs above the ground include the levade and the capriole.
Amble: The slower form of the lateral pacing gait. (See Pacer)
Back: To step a horse backward.
Barrel Racing: A timed event in Western riding where horse and rider complete a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels.
Bascule: Term used to describe the arc a horse makes as it jumps a fence.
Blistering: Application of a caustic agent, or blister, to the leg. Formerly and, occasionally, still used in the treatment of a number of conditions, such as spavin, ringbone, and bowed tendon. Thought to encourage internal healing in some cases.
Bosal: A braided noseband used in western equitation. Western bitless bridle.
Breaking, or Breaking-In: The early education of the young horse, where it is taught the skills it will need for its future life as a riding or driving horse.
Broken-In/Broke to Ride: Horse that has been accustomed to the tack and the rider and has begun initial training. (Also called greenbroke.)
Buck: A leap in the air with the head lowered and the back arched.
Canter: Three-beated gait of the horse in which one hind leg strides first (the leading leg), followed by the opposite diagonal pair and finally the opposite foreleg. Called the lope in Western riding.
Capriole: One of the Airs Above the Ground in which the horse leaps with all four legs and strikes out with the hind legs in mid-leap.
Cavelletti: Adjustable low wooden jumps used in the schooling of horse and rider.
Chip/Chip-In: When a horse puts in a short, additional stride in front of a fence.
Chukker: A seven-and-one-half-minute period in a polo game; from Hindu meaning "a circle."
Class: A grouping of horses in a show involving horses with riders or shown at hand that perform according to the class specifications as described in the rulebook of that show.
Collected: Controlled gait: a correct coordinated action.
Collection: Where the rider, by means of carefully balanced driving and restraining aids, causes the horse's frame to become compacted and the horse light and supple in the hand. The baseline is shortened, the croup is lowered, the shoulder is raised and the head is held on the vertical.
Cooling Out: Cooling down a heated horse by walking, brushing, giving very small drinks of water, and sponging him off after he has been worked.
Counter Canter: School movement in which the horse canters in a circle with the outside leg leading, instead of the more usual inside leg.
Courbette: One of the Airs Above the Ground. After performing the levade, the horse bounds or hops forward on bent hind legs.
Combined Training: Equestrian competition held over one or three days and including the disciplines of dressage, cross country, and show jumping. Also known as Eventing.
Cross-firing: Condition in which the hind foot strikes the opposite front leg or hoof.
Crow Hopping: When a horse hops or leaps repeatedly in the air, with all four feet off the ground at the same time, he is said to be crow hopping.
Crow Hops: Mild bucking motions.
Cues: Another name for aids. Signals by which the rider communicates his wishes to the horse.
Dishing: A faulty action, where the foot of the foreleg is thrown outward in a circular movement with each stride.
Disunited: Canter in which the horse's legs are out of sequence.
Diagonals: The horse's legs move in pairs at the trot, called diagonals. The left diagonal is when the left foreleg and right hindleg move together, the right diagonal is when the right foreleg and the left hindleg move together.
Dressage: (i) The art of training the horse so that he is totally obedient and responsive to the rider, as well as supple and agile in his performance. (ii) Competitive sport which, by a series of set tests, seeks to judge the horse's natural movement and level of training against an ideal.
Driving: A discipline in which a horse or horses pull a vehicle such as a carriage, cart, or wagon.
Engagement: The hindlegs are engaged when they are brought well under the body.
English Pleasure: A saddleseat class judged on manners, performance, attitude, and quality of the horse.
Equitation: The art of horse riding.
Eventing: Equestrian competition held over one or three days and including the disciplines of dressage, cross country, and show jumping. Also known as Combined Training.
Extension: The extension of the paces is the lengthening of the frame and stride. The opposite of collection.
Extravagant Action: High knee and hock action such as that seen in the Hackney and the Saddlebred.
Flat Race: A race without jumps.
Floating: The action associated with the trotting gait of the Arabian horse.
Flying Change: Change of canter lead performed by the horse to rebalance during turns and changes of direction.
Forefooting: Roping an animal by the forefeet.
Forging: A fault in a gait which occurs when a hind foot strikes the bottom of the front foot on the same side.
Four-In-Hand: A team of four harness horses.
Fox Trot: A short-step gait, as when passing from walk to trot.
Gait: The paces at which horses move, usually the walk, trot, canter, and gallop.
Gallop: Four-beated gait of the horse, in which each foot touches the ground separately, as opposed to the canter, which is a three-beat gait.
Going: Term used to describe the nature of the ground, i.e. deep, good, rough.
Green: A horse that is in the early learning stage of his particular discipline is said to be green.
Greenbroke: Horse that has been accustomed to the tack and the rider and has begun initial training. (Also called broken-in or broke to ride.)
Ground Line: Pole placed on the ground in front of a fence to help the horse and/or rider judge the take-off point.
Gymkhana: Mounted games, including bending poles, sack race, musical sacks, and a variety of other games and races.
Gymnastic: Combination of fences placed at relative distances to each other, used in the training of the jumping horse.
Habit: Traditional riding attire for sidesaddle riders.
Half Halt: An exercise, basically a "pay attention, please" used to communicate to the horse that the rider is about to ask for some change of direction or gait, or other exercise or movement.
Half Pass: Dressage movement performed on two tracks in which the horse moves sideways and forwards at the same time.
Halter-broke: Term used to describe a young horse that has been accustomed to the very basics of wearing a halter.
Halt: When the horse is at a standstill.
Hand Gallop: An extension of the canter.
Haute Ecole: The classical art of advanced riding. See also Airs Above the Ground.
High School: Advanced training and exercise of the horse.
Horsemanship: The art of equitation or riding.
Hunt Seat: An English discipline which includes riding on the flat and over fences to demonstrate suitability to the hunt field.
Impulsion: Strong, but controlled, forward movement in the horse (not to be confused with speed).
In Front of the Bit: A term used to describe a horse which pulls or hangs heavily on the rider's hand.
In Hand: When a horse is controlled from the ground rather than being ridden.
Indirect Rein: The opposite rein to the direction in which the horse is moving. When giving an indirect rein aid, the instruction comes by pressing the opposite rein against the horse's neck.
Inside Leg: The legs of both horse and rider which are on the inside of any circle or curved track being travelled.
Inside: In a ring, the side of the horse closer to the center of the ring.
Interference: Faulty gait in which a foot strikes the fetlock or cannon of the opposite foot; most often done by base-narrow, toe-wide, or splay-footed horses.
Jog: Western riding term for trot. Also used to describe a slow, somewhat shortened pace in English riding.
Leader: Either of the two leading horses in a team of four, or a single horse harnessed in front of one or more horses. The "near" leader is the left hand horse and the "off" leader is the right hand horse.
Leg Up: Method of mounting in which an assistant stands behind the rider and supports the lower part of his left leg and giving a boost as necessary as the rider springs up off the ground.
Leopard: A rope which attaches to the halter that is used to lead or tie a horse with.
Levade: A classical air above the ground in which the forehand is lifted with bent forelegs on deeply bent hind legs - a controlled half-rear.
Line-Up: A command used in the show ring for riders to come to the center of the ring and form a line.
Lope: Slow Western canter.
Manege: An enclosure used for training and schooling horses. Also called a school.
Nearside: The left hand side of the horse.
Offside: The right hand side of the horse.
On the Bit: A horse is said to be "on the bit" when he carries his head in a near vertical position and he is calmly accepting the rider's contact on the reins.
Outfit: The equipment of rancher or horseman.
Outside: When riding in a ring, the side closest to the rail or fence of the ring.
Overface: To present a young horse at a fence which is beyond his level of training, or beyond his physical capability.
Overreaching: Faulty gait in which the hind foot steps on the heel of the front foot on the same side. Occurs most often when the horse is galloping or jumping.
Pacer: A horse which moves its legs in lateral pairs, rather than the conventional diagonal pairs.
Pace: A lateral two-beat gait mostly performed by gaited horses.
Paddling: Throwing the front feet outward as they are picked up; most common in toe-narrow or pigeon-toed horses.
Passage: Dressage movement in which the horse trots in an extremely collected and animated manner.
Passenger: One who rides a horse without control, letting the horse go as he wishes.
Performance Registry: A record book in which the performance of animals is recorded and preserved.
Piaffe: Dressage movement in which the horse trots in place, with forehand elevated and croup lowered.
Pirouette: Dressage movement in which the forelegs of the horse describe a small circle, while the hind legs remain in place, one of them acting as a pivot.
Plantation Pleasure: An English class judged on manners and way of going to include Tennessee Walking Horses, which will show at the flat walk, running walk, and canter.
Pleasure Driving: A class of horses pulling carts which is judged on manners and way of going.
Pointing: Perceptible extension of the stride with little flexion; likely to occur in the long-strided Thoroughbred and Standardbred breeds - animals bred and trained for great speed.
Posting Trot: The action of the rider rising from the saddle in rhythm with the horse's trot. (Also called Rising Trot.)
Pounding: Heavy contact with ground instead of desired light, springy movement.
Rack: The fifth gait of the American Saddlebred - a flashy four-beat gait.
Rein Back: When a horse moves backward with the hooves being set down almost simultaneously in diagonal pairs.
Reining: Type of Western riding in which advanced movements such as spins and slides are executed in various patterns.
Reverse: A command used in the show ring to indicate a change of direction.
Rising Trot: The action of the rider rising from the saddle in rhythm with the horse's trot. (Also called Posting Trot.)
Running Walk: A four-beat gait faster than a walk, often over 6 miles per hour.
Saddle Seat: A discipline of riding which is typically used for breeds that show with high knee and hock action and a very flashy, animated way of going.
School Movements: The gymnastic exercises performed in the school or manege.
School: Enclosed, marked out area used for the training and exercise of the horse. (See also Manege.)
Serpentine: School movement in which the horse, at any pace, moves down the center of the school in a series of equal-sized loops.
Shoulder-In: Two-track movement in which the horse is evenly bent along the length of its spine away from the direction in which it is moving.
Showmanship: A class at a horse show judged on the exhibitor's ability to fit (prepare) and show a horse at halter being poised and confident while leading a well-groomed and conditioned horse through a precise pattern.
Side-wheeler: A pacer that rolls the body sidewise as he paces.
Single-foot: A term formerly used to designate the rack.
Speedy Cutting: The inside of diagonal fore and hind pastern make contact; sometimes seen in fast-trotting horses.
Spread: To stretch or pose.
Trailer: Transportation vehicle of one or more horses, which is towed behind another vehicle.
Transition: The act of changing from one pace to another. Walk to trot and trot to canter are known as "upward transitions." Canter to trot and trot to walk are known as "downward transitions."
Trappy: A short, quick, choppy stride; a tendency of horses with short, straight pasterns and straight shoulders.
Traverse or Side Up: Lateral movement without forward or backward movement.
Tree: The wooden or metal frame of a saddle.
Trot: Moderate-speed gait in which the horse moves from one diagonal pair of legs to the other, with a period of suspension in between.
Two Track: School movements in which the hindlegs follow a separate track from that made by the forelegs.
Vaulting: Equestrian sport involving gymnastic exercises done on the back of a moving horse.
Vertical: Upright fence with no spread. Can be rails, planks, gate, or wall.
Walk: A slow four-beat gait.
Warming-up: The process of going through the gaits while performing suppling exercises to limber up both horse and rider in the beginning of a workout.
Whoa: A verbal command used to signal a well-trained horse to stop. Usually combined with gently pulling back on the horse's reins.
Wrangling: Rounding up; saddling range horses.


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Crete Climate & Weather
Crete Climate and Weather
Crete has a largely Mediterranean climate but with some influences from the North African weather patterns. Crete enjoys a temperate climate with hot, dry summers and mild winters. Temperatures in July and August, which is peak summer, range from 86ºF (30ºC) during the day to 72ºF (22ºC) at night, although it can get significantly hotter during heat waves. Rainfall is almost non-existent in summer but showers can be expected between October and April. The mountains of Crete can get snowfall in the winter months but snow is rare on the rest of the island. Crete can get rather humid which some people find uncomfortable and although summer on the island is unceasingly popular and the peak tourist season it is probably best to visit during spring or autumn when you can avoid the crowds and the worst of the heat while still enjoying warm weather, sun and relatively warm seas. September is a good month to visit, as is May. September, the beginning of autumn, is great because the sea is still really warm but most of the tourists have dispersed - the only drawback is that the island is quite dry at this time of year. May, which is late spring, is a pretty time on Crete and a very good period for hikers; by May the sea has generally warmed up sufficiently for swimming.
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The Daily Word 12.25.10: Christmas edition
Let's get this out of the way.
Horribly trippy Christmas: How can he be saved?
Don Cherry visited Canadian troops in Afghanistan.
Whadya mean "who's Don Cherry?"
Of course Santa didn't rob the local bar!
This model said she "would really like to do beer advertising." She was found dead at the Busch mansion last weekend.
Suspected wikileaker Bradley Manning is fucked.
Frank Bessac died earlier this month.
147 year old message from Confederate commander to Confederate general finally decoded: "I can't help you...."
Round up of the ten stupidest fast food inventions this year. Well, nine. I don't think the McRib counts.
How can you be two places at once when you're not anywhere at all? That's America, buddy.


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Design Friday: Wearable Cutlery from Dining in 2015
One of the major trends we noticed in these up and coming designs was the idea of adaptable cutlery that you wear or that molds to your hand in some way. Check out a few from this trend and tell us, would you use cutlery that fits over your fingertips?
There are a lot of fingertip cutlery options here; is this the wave of the future, and why?
• fingers by alberto ghirardello from italy
• eat with your fingers by key portilla-kawamura + Ali Ganjavian from spain
• finger-interest by : sinan mu + Designer:Mu Sinan from china
• manger sur le pouce (grab a quick bite to eat) by pinaffo marion from France
• tableware it by lupu andra oana from romania
• FINGER CUTLERY by jie zhu from china.


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Publicly financed retirement, or pension benefits, vary widely across the world. But as the U.S. and Europe consider fiscal austerity measures to address debt problems, some pension programs could be subject to change.
To grasp what most recipients stand to lose, we've taken a look at the promised pension payouts of the ten largest economies in the world. (International Monetary Fund rankings.)
Our snapshot is based on a new study from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, calculates pension wealth for 54 countries, adjusting for differences in retirement age, life expectancy, and average earnings.
Pension "wealth" is calculated as a multiple of average earnings. For example, the OECD average multiple across all member countries is seven. Thus, if the average earner takes home $40,000 per year, the pension wealth for that citizen, in one lump sum, would be $280,000. Countries with higher multiples have a greater pension wealth.
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The Metea Valley girls basketball team came to St. Charles and used its height advantage and strong inside play to take a first-quarter lead and held on to earn a 65-59 win on the road in Upstate Eight Conference crossover action Friday in St. Charles.
Metea Valley (8-3) used the presence of the 6-2 Lori Obendorf (24 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals) and the 6-2 Anna Petersen (six points, 11 rebounds) to disrupt the smaller Saints (6-6) on both ends of the floor.
"Before the game we talked about having a height advantage, and our guards took advantage of it by getting us the ball inside," Obendorf said. "Even if we don't shoot, we can affect the game by passing it back outside for jump shots, so it is nice to have that balance.
"Definitely being taller than our opponent is nice, getting hands on shots or just disrupting them. Whenever we got out on them and got a hand in their face they couldn't score. And it is always fun to block shots."
Saints' coach Lori Drumtra said the Saints had a hard time containing Metea Valley's inside game, especially in the first half when the Mustangs took a four-point lead.
"Give them credit, they do a nice job playing to their strengths," she said. "They definitely affected us with their inside game.
"They had too many easy baskets in the first half. We addressed it at halftime and did a better job in the second half."
In the fourth quarter, Metea Valley held off a couple runs by the Saints, who got to within four on a bucket by Carly Pottle early in the quarter and five three times, but could not get any closer until getting back to within four with 38 seconds left.
"We have been working hard with handling pressure when the other team makes a run," Obendorf said.
"We broke down and lost to Naperville Central and Neuqua Valley, when we were ahead the entire game and lost. We just needed to calm down, keep our composure and we knew we'd be fine."
Drumtra said the Saints were oh-so-close a few times to changing the momentum in the fourth quarter.
"Carly had a three-pointer that I thought for sure was in, and it bounced out," she said. "That would have been a key point in the game. We also missed some easy layups at key points in the game."
East gave up the final eight points of the first quarter to trail 18-10 before cutting the lead to four, 32-28, at the half. Amanda Hilton scored 11 in the half to lead the Saints, while Obendorf went off for 19 to pace the Mustangs in the first 16 minutes.
Adding to the Saints' problems inside was their tallest player, 6-1 Kyra Washington, briefly left the game in the second quarter after taking an elbow to the teeth, drawing blood. She returned before the end of the half and finished the game with 10 points.
The Saints shutout Obendorf in the third quarter, but could not shave even one point off the Mustangs' lead, trailing 47-43 heading into the final quarter.
Hilton led the Saints with 17 points and also had three assists, while Paige Jordan added 15 points and Hannah Nowling pulled down eight rebounds.
Jenny Voytell added 15 points for Metea Valley.
"We fought hard against a good team," Drumtra said. "This was good competition for us. I was real pleased with our effort. We just need to play a little tougher against taller teams, which we face a lot of times."


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Jurors Cause Trouble By Friending Each Other On Facebook, Using Wikipedia For Research
from the no-friending-allowed dept
The second case involved jurors using Wikipedia to look up some terms. This is hardly a new concept. Some judges these days are specifically warning jurors not to use the internet to look up anything related to a case, but for a generation of folks who consider internet research to be an adjunct part of the thinking process, it's not hard to recognize why many would ignore this, and not think they're doing anything wrong (and they might have a good argument). The real question is whether or not there are reasonable ways to change the way the jury system works to allow for what many people consider perfectly natural: doing additional research on their own. For those who are comfortable with the old system, this may seem like a horrific idea (and yes, we all understand the reasons why the current system wants to limit things to just what's said in the courtroom). However, at some point the system may need to recognize that an artificial constraint on learning about the details of the case may not actually be the best system.


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Massachusetts Church Records
United States Massachusetts Church Records
Before 1900 the major religious groups in Massachusetts were:
The Congregational Church was the predominant church until the end of the 18th century. Many church records were published with the town vital records.
Perry Miller's classic book The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century (New York: Macmillan, 1939), provoked a great deal of interest in the religious origins of the Massachusetts colony.
1889 Church Records. There is a list of the churches in each town, the date of organization, kinds of records kept, years covered, and condition of the records as of 1889 in Wright's Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records (see Massachusetts Archives and Libraries).
The Family History Library has many published and manuscript records of Baptist, Congregational, and Society of Friends congregations. A useful index of marriages recorded by early churches is:
- Bailey, Frederic W. Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800. Three Volumes in one, 1897–1914. 1968 Reprint: FHL Collection 974.4 V2b; film 874200; fiche 6051393. 1991 Reprint: FHL Collection 974.4 V2b 1991. This book has records of marriages for more than 111 towns. Digital versions:
- Vol. I: Ancestry ($), Genealogy Today, Internet Archive, World Vital Records ($)
- Vol. II: Ancestry ($), Google Books, World Vital Records ($)
- Vol. III: Ancestry ($), World Vital Records ($)
- Vol. IV: Ancestry ($)
Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:
American Baptist Historical Society
The Library in Rochester is now closed to researchers, with interim director Betsy Dunbar working full-time, preparing collections for packing. We are not accepting any more research requests "by mail" in 2007 nor are we scheduling appointments to our Rochester Library at this time. We will also close the Valley Forge Archives Center to visitors beginning in mid-June. We are inviting researchers to plan to visit us in 2008 at our new location on the Atlanta campus of Mercer University.
Internet: http://www.baptisthistory.us/
An informative history is:
- Brush, John Woolman. Baptists in Massachusetts. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Judson Press, 1970. FHL Collection 974.4 K2bj
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Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617–523–0470
Fax: 617–523–0491
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Internet: http://www.14beacon.org/
A historical perspective is found in:
- Goodwin, John A. The Pilgrim Republic: An Historical Review of the Colony of New Plymouth, with Sketches of Other New England Settlements, the History of Congregationalism, and the Creeds of the Period. Boston, Mass.: Tickner, 1888. FHL Collection 1465570
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Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617–482–4826, ext. 504
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For histories of the Episcopal Church see:
- Duffy, Mark J., ed. The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts 1784-1984. [Boston, Mass.]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 1984. FHL Collection 974.4 K2e
- Tyng, Dudley. Massachusetts Episcopalians, 1607-1957. [Boston, Massachusetts]: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, [1960]. FHL Collection 974.4 K2t
Society of Friends (Quakers)
Rhode Island Historical Society
121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
Telephone: 401–273–8107
Fax: 401–751–7930
Internet: http://www.rihs.org/links.htm
Informative history of Massachusetts Quakers include:
- Bowden, James. The History of the Society of Friends in America. 2 vols. London: W. & F.G. Cash, 1850-1854. Digital version of Vol. 1 at Google Books; FHL Collection 973 F2bj v. 1 [Volume 1 includes New England.]
- Hallowell, Richard P. The Quaker Invasion of Massachusetts. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1883. FHL Collection 974.4 K2h; digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books. Illustrates the persecution the Quakers received from colonial authorities. Has examples of the strength and conviction of the Quakers' religious beliefs.
American Jewish Historical Society
160 Herrick Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Tel: 617-559-8880
Fax: 617-559-8881
Internet: http://www.ajhs.org/
Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia
The Krauth Memorial Library
7301 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119-1794
Tel. (215) 248-4616 (800) 286-4616
Fax. (215) 248-4577
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
E-mail: email@example.com
Internet: http://www.ltsp.edu/krauth/archives.html
Boston University School of Theology Library
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Telephone: 617–353–3034
Fax: 617–358–0699
Internet: http://www.bu.edu/sth/library/
Presbyterian Historical Society
425 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Telephone: 215–627–1852
Fax: 215–627–0509
Internet: http://www.history.pcusa.org/
Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Boston
66 Brooks Drive
Braintree, MA 02184-3839
Phone: (617) 254-0100
The Archdiocese includes the counties of: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk
Diocese of Fall River Archives
362 Highland Avenue
P.O. Box 2577
Fall River, MA 02722
Phone: (508) 675-1311
The diocese includes the counties of: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket
Diocese of Springfield
65 Elliott St.
P.O. Box 1730
Springfield, MA 01102
Phone: (413) 732-3175
The diocese includes the counties of: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire
Diocese of Worcester
49 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609
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The diocese includes the county of: Worcester
Drouin Collection 1621-1967 at Ancestry.ca. When searching these databases, be creative in the spellings as well as the various focuses in searching for an ancestor. The French language has many possible spellings for a name, as well as there are errors in the indexing.
This French-Canadian collection has over 15 million genealogical and vital records entries; they were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin. In Quebec, under the French Regime, there were two sets of records kept: a copy for the civil government archives and a copy for the ecclesiastical church archives. The Drouin collection is a civil copy of these entries. Please note that the cutoff date of this collection is in the early 1940s; only a small percentage of entries were covered from 1948 to 1967.
This collection is divided into six databases: 1. Quebec Vital and Church Records, 1621-1967 2. Ontario French Catholic Church Records, 1747-1967, 3. Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954, 4. Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946, 5. Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942, and 6. Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941. For details about these six databases, see "The Drouin Collection: Six Databases" at https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Drouin_Collection:_Six_databases .
Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954: This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States; in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. The types of records include baptisms, marriages, and burials as well as confirmations, dispensations, censuses, statements of readmission to the church, and so on. They are written mainly in French, as well as English, Latin, and Italian.
Unitarian/UniversalistAndover-Harvard Theological Library
Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
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SAN DIEGO (AP) Padres manager Bud Black had talked to Tyson Ross once or twice that it was getting to be time that the lanky right-hander threw his first career shutout.
In his 55th career start, Ross got it, in dominating fashion.
Ross threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout, struck out nine and walked none to help San Diego beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Wednesday for its first series sweep since September. Ross got all the support he needed when Rene Rivera hit a three-run single off big league ERA leader Johnny Cueto in the first inning.
''It's special,'' said the 27-year-old Ross, who's in his second season with San Diego. ''It's the first time I've been able to finish. A couple of games I've gone eight innings and kind of ran out of gas but tonight I had enough in the tank and was able to finish.''
Ross (7-8) was dominating. He retired the first 11 batters before Todd Frazier singled to left. Frazier had two of the Reds' three hits. Only Reds batter reached second, when Brayan Pena doubled with one out in the eighth. Ross then retired the side.
''I think that he really smelled the finish line, which was good,'' Black said. ''He's been close a couple of times. He was there today. We talked just briefly after the eighth inning. There was no doubt in my mind he was going to go back out there and put up a zero.
`'It's a tremendous feather in his cap,'' said Black, a lefty who had 12 shutouts in 296 career big league starts. ''You do it once, you can do it many more times. Good for him.''
Ross said getting the complete game was due to ''being efficient early. I had a lot of ground balls, a lot of outs in the first three pitches to hitters. I kept the pitch count low early and that allowed me to finish it off later.''
Frazier said Ross ''had a pretty good slider. I think that's his best pitch. He kept most of us off-balance. We hit the ball hard sometimes. A couple of guys squared some up. To me, he just made a couple of mistakes. A good pitcher, when he makes mistakes, you have to take care of the business.''
The Reds lost the last three games on 10-game trip after winning six of seven, including a four-game sweep of the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants before coming to San Diego.
''A frustrating team in general in that we came in playing really well and come out of it losing three straight,'' manager Bryan Price said. ''We had a chance to make up some ground on Milwaukee and St. Louis and we weren't able to take advantage of it.''
The Padres beat the Reds 1-0 Monday despite getting one hit, and then had a season-high 16 hits in an 8-2 victory Tuesday night.
The Padres, who tied their season high with their fourth straight win, hadn't swept a series since Sept. 6-8 against Colorado.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the first, Rivera hit a blooper to the gap that hit off the heel of the glove of diving center fielder Billy Hamilton and rolled away to give San Diego a 3-0 lead.
San Diego appeared to take a 4-0 lead on Seth Smith's two-out double in the fourth, but the Reds appealed that Irving Falu missed third base. The umpires agreed, calling Falu out to end the inning. San Diego manager Bud Black argued, but the call was upheld on appeal.
Ross had received only one run of support in his previous five starts, and he knocked in that run in his last start, a 2-1 loss to Arizona. Ross was 0-4 in his last five starts.
Cueto (8-6) came in with the best ERA in the majors, 1.88. It rose to 1.99. He allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked three.
NOTES: The Reds were swept for the first time since April 25-27. ... The Padres placed SS Everth Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, retroactive to Tuesday, and selected INF Brooks Conrad from Triple-A El Paso. Conrad is from San Diego. ... To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Troy Patton was transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. ... Padres OF Seth Smith signed a $13 million, two-year contract extension that runs through 2016, with a team option for 2017. ... The Padres are off Thursday before opening a three-game series against San Francisco on Friday, when LHP Eric Stults (2-11, 5.36) is scheduled to oppose RHP Matt Cain (1-6, 4.38). ... The Reds are off Thursday before opening a three-game home series against Milwaukee on Friday, when RHP Alfredo Simon (10-3, 2.81) is scheduled to start against RHP Kyle Lohse (9-2, 3.08).


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We nurture mental development through a broad range of courses in which you'll learn key concepts needed to work in the field. We'll encourage you to go beyond the basic facts and learn to think critically about justice both in America and abroad. We'll also help you develop insight into the how and the why of what you will do.
We'll help you develop your writing and speaking skills. These are essential in the profession, and the ability to communicate effectively and clearly can make the difference between receiving a promotion and being passed over.
You'll be encouraged to take an active role in the learning process—to express your opinion and think critically about the subjects you study. And you will get the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities like processing a crime scene. You'll also complete a field experience, interning with an organization in the criminal justice field.
We nurture spiritual development both in and out of class. We'll strive to nurture in you the spiritual strength that will let you confidently assert with the psalmist, "I will fear no evil, for you are with me."
Dordt's program takes an interdisciplinary approach to criminal justice education. You'll take classes in the psychology, social work, political studies, and the health and human performance departments. Other classes may be applicable as well, depending on your anticipated career. Just as your core curriculum at Dordt will help you appreciate the broad scope of God's work in both his people and his creation, your core criminal justice classes will give you a broad understanding of many different areas within criminal justice. These areas include:
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Good evening sparklers and manklers! I have a proposition for you. I propose that we here at SparkLife create a chapter of NBK-Anonymous, a well-established organization that I did not just make up (my sarcasm hand is raised so high it got frostbite and fell off). Membership would be open not only to NBKs, but also BKs who have returned or wish to return to their NBK ways. Weekly meetings would consist of new members introducing themselves and all members discussing their experiences relating to their NBK status. A sample contribution from yours truly follows below:
My name is Sydney and I am NBK. I am a seventeen-year-old girl from Texas. I love crisp autumn air, Christmas, my family, cupcakes, and Taylor Swift. Speaking of which, I am a major hopeless romantic. In addition to T-Swizzle's soul-wrenching jams, I adore romantic comedies and Jane Austen novels. I like to laugh at the irony of this character trait of mine, because of my complete lack of romantic experience. In addition to my NBK status, I have never been in a relationship. I am often hopelessly confused by boys.
So, my fellow sparklers and manklers, what say you?
NOTE: I have taken the liberty to use the NBK flag for this post. I must, of course, give credit to ChocolateyFingers, the creator!
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With Fall in full swing and the temperature dropping quickly, most of us are spending more time inside. However, the physical separation from the great outdoors doesn't have to leave us feeling deprived. Here are a few ways (that don't necessitate frequent watering) to incorporate some reminders of the natural world into your home...
Integrating nature inspired pieces into the built environment can bring an organic quality to the sharp lines of many interiors. Whether you're looking for temporary solutions, or you're ready to dive head first into this idea, these solutions cover the full gamut for bringing the outside in.
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1. Bedroom with canvas art via Hege Greenall-Scholtz Interior Design.
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3. Sleeping under the trees via From Scandinavia with Love.
4. Hydrangia Wall Sticker from Ferm Living. More stickers from Ferm Living here.
5. Wooded wallpaper in Isabella's imaginative home via IKEA live.
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I require a clean and professional look for a new recruitment company. It should be visually interesting without looking too busy. No coding required. Final design should be delivered as either a photoshop file or a fireworks file. Site should be suitable for someone with a 800x600 screen (I suggest 770px wide), but any form of artwork to the sides to give it a bit of width on larger screen sizes will earn you bonus points :)
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I require a 1 page design for the front page of Resource Plus that can be used as template for the rest of the pages on the site. Ultimately the menu bar will be text driven, so please ensure that I can convert your menu into a CSS driven menu. Basically, ensure you use a standard web font (Trebuchet is my fav!). This is the same for the body text. Menu can be horizontal or vertical. Please try and sprinkle some additional colour into the site alongside the main colours of blue and grey (from the logo). Orange works quite effectively as a complimentary colour, but I'll let you decide. It's important that the site looks fresh, and blue is the main colour.
The site must have additional imagry (stock photos for example) to help it come to life. Please make note of my comments in the "what I don't want" section about these photos - it's important it doesn't come across too corporatey, too city based, or American (as this is an English company).
Resource Plus is a new business, offering recruitment and selection services to small to medium size companies in the Thames Valley in the UK. We are offering clients a tailored service to match their needs.
It's really about saving on recruitment costs for the clients by directly advertising on their behalf and taking all the administrative work as well as interviewing and shortlisting. So a bit like working as the recruiter for the company.
The website should convey a personal and customer focused look without appearing as a one man show.
It's important that the website does not look American, as this is a locally based English company in the English countryside (but please do not try to convey the countryside!)
Logo: http://www.plasticbox.co.uk/99desig…source.png
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Text for Home Page: http://www.plasticbox.co.uk/99desig…ceplus.doc
Pages to shown in the menu:
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- News
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- ContactPlease ensure the following address is shown within the page somewhere:
Festival House
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Example of sites I like:
The shade of the orange is good and the combination with the dark blue seems quite effective. Also I quite like the site design and the choice of photos. I want to convey the fact that we are an active company that delivers results. At the same time the image should be of dependability. A semi relaxed look to the web page.
If you click on to their processes section, the way they have used graphics to illustrate it is quite attractive.
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The website should not look overly corporate. Please be very careful when using stock photos that they do not portray the image of a suit in a large office in London. It's important that this company does not come across as a big city company, as they are based in the countryside.
Please feel free to use stock imagery, but be careful which ones.