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The Schedule
Game No. 29
Wednesday-Saturday, March 7-11, TBA
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Big West Tournament
at the Anaheim Convention Center
The Gaucho Record
UC Santa Barbara enters the Big West Tournament with an overall record of 18-10. The Gauchos finished the Big West's regular schedule with a 9-5 record, tying for second-place. Because of tiebreakers, UCSB will play as the fourth seed in the Big West Tournament. UCSB's opponent in the quarterfinals of the tourney will be either UC Irvine, Pacific or Cal State Northridge. If UC Irvine defeats UC Riverside in the first round on Wednesday, then the Gauchos would play the Anteaters. If the Highlanders upset UCI, then Santa Barbara would play the winner of the Pacific-Cal State Northridge game.
UCSB Earns First First Round Bye In Three Years
With their win over Pacific on March 1 the Gauchos clinched a bye in the first round of the 2007 Big West Tournament. The bye is UCSB's first in the tournament since the 2004 event. Santa Barbara played in the first round of both the 2005 and 2006 Big West Tournaments, winning each game before losing in the quarterfinals. The last time the Gauchos advanced to the semifinals was in 2003.
Harris Leads Gaucho All-Big West Trio
Junior guard Alex Harris, the Big West Conference's scoring leader, was named First Team All-Big West on Monday and two of his teammates, senior guard Cecil Brown and junior forward Chris Devine, were selected Second Team All-Big West. Harris, who enters this week's league tournament with a scoring average of 21.0 points per game, is the first Gaucho to be selected First Team All-Big West since 2002-03 when Branduinn Fullove and Mark Hull were each named. Brown and Devine were also selected Second Team All-Big West in 2005-06. While Brown, who missed the first five games of the regular season, is averaging 9.6 points per game overall, he really picked up steam in Big West games, averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 assists per game. Devine has been steady all season, averaging 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and scoring in double-figures 25 times in 28 games. This marks the first time since the 1970-71 season that UCSB has had three players on the first or second all-league teams. That year, Doug Rex and John Tschogl were selected first team and Ron Allen was second team. Harris, incidentally, was also chosen to the NABC's Second Team All-District 15. He is the first UCSB player since Hull in 2002-03 to earn All-District honors and just the second in the last 14 years.
Joyner, Powell Named To All-Freshman Team
Freshmen guards Justin Joyner and James Powell, a major part of UCSB's outstanding season, were each chosen to the Big West Conference's 2006-07 All-Freshman Team. Joyner, the starting point guard in 25 of UCSB's 28 games, is averaging 4.8 points per game and leads the team in assists with 81, the third most by a freshman in school history. He also paces the team with 34 steals, the second highest total by a freshman ever. Powell is scoring 8.8 points per game and is third on the team with 62 assists. His 36 three-point baskets are second on the team and the second most ever by a Gaucho freshman. Powell also ranks in the top-10 in several other freshman categories, including scoring, assists and steals. The duo are the first UCSB players to be named to the All-Freshman Team since Alex Harris was chosen in 2004-05. It also marks the first time two Gauchos have made the squad since 2000-01 when Branduinn Fullove and Nick Jones made it.
Gauchos Get Defensive, Defeat Cal State Northridge In Finale
Alex Harris capped his Big West Conference scoring championship with 25 points on Saturday to lead UC Santa Barbara to its third straight win, 75-59 over visiting Cal State Northridge, in its regular-season finale. The Matadors fell behind by as many 18 points before rallying to within 59-51 behind Calvin Chitwood's 21 points. But Harris, who will enter the post-season with a 21.0-point average, halted Northridge's run with a 3-pointer while scoring nine points in the final 5:46. Senior Cecil Brown, playing his final game at the Thunderdome, scored eight straight points to give UCSB a 12-7 lead early in the first half. He finished with 15 points and he tied his career-high with six assists while Chris Devine added 16 points for the Gauchos, who shot 52.1 percent. Glenn Turner, also playing his final home game, had six points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Thomas Shewmake had 14 points and nine rebounds for Northridge, which shot just 33.9 percent.
Probable Starters - Notes
G - Cecil Brown - Has averged 13.7 points and 4.3 assists in last three games.
G - Alex Harris - His 589 points this season rank him third on UCSB's all-time list.
G - Justin Joyner - His 81 assists rank third all-time among Gaucho freshmen.
F - Chris Devine - Has scored 10 or more points in 25 of 28 games.
F - Glenn Turner - Averaged 5.0 rebounds in the last 11 games.
Probable Reserves - Notes
G - James Powell - Has made 15 three-point baskets in the last eight games.
G - Paul Roemer - Has not played in either of the last three games.
G - Trevor Bing - Has not played in the last five games.
F - Ivan Elliott - Averaging 8.0 rebounds per game in the last five games.
F - Tom Garlepp - Logged just 37 minutes in 14 Big West games.
F - Emmanuel Bidias a Mouté - Has played in each of the last 16 games.
F - Beau Gibb - Has played in just one of the last 16 games.
F - David Massey - Played in only game and had only points on Nov. 13 at Montana State.
The Bob Williams File
Bob Williams is in his ninth season as the head coach at UC Santa Barbara. Last year his team overcame a slow start to finish over the .500 mark for the fourth time in five seasons. UCSB was 15-14 overall and 6-8 in the Big West. Prior to the 2004-05 season, when an injury-ravaged Gaucho team finished below .500, Williams guided the program to three straight winning seasons for the first time since the late 1980s. In 2002-03, Williams' Gauchos went 18-14 overall and 14-4 in league. The 2002-03 Big West mark earned Santa Barbara its first-ever Big West regular season championship along with a trip to the postseason National Invitation Tournament. Additionally, the success earned Williams his second Big West Coach of the Year award, his first coming after an impressive 1999 campaign. In 2001-02, Williams guided UCSB to its first Big West Conference Tournament Championship ever and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years. Including this season, Williams' UCSB teams have posted a 140-121 (.536) overall record and an 86-59 (.593) record in Big West games. Prior to his arrival at UCSB, he spent eight years at UC Davis and in those eight years, his teams recorded 20 or more wins five times and a 158-76 record. In Williams' final season, the Aggies went 31-2, won the NCAA Division II National Championship and he was named NABC Division II Coach of the Year. Including two seasons at Menlo College, Williams has a record of 328-221 (.597) at four-year schools.
The Gauchos vs. The Big West
UCSB could play virtually anyone in this year's Big West Tournament. Here is how the Gauchos have done against the current incarnation of league opponents.
Opponent Record Cal Poly 58-30 Cal State Fullerton 32-31 Cal State Northridge 26-8 Long Beach State 49-52 Pacific 46-49 UC Irvine 41-24 UC Riverside 17-4
Road Trip!
In the regular season UCSB went 10-4 in road games this year. In their last road game, the final one of the season, the Gauchos defeated UC Riverside, 68-67. The victory over the Highlanders gave Santa Barbara a new school record for true road wins in a single season. The 10 wins are one more than the previous record of nine set during the 1963-64 season when the school still competed at the NCAA College Division level. In addition to Saturday's win at Riverside, the Gauchos have logged road wins at Montana State, UNLV, Pepperdine, Portland, San Francisco, UC Irvine, Cal State Northridge and Pacific this season. They began the year with five straight true road wins for the first time since the 1987-88 campaign. The five straight road wins to open the year extended the Gauchos' road streak over two seasons to six in a row, tying a school record also set during the 1987-88 season. On Dec. 22, UCSB had its school record-tying six game road winning streak ended at the University of San Diego, 81-63 and then on Jan. 4, Long Beach State handed the Gauchos their second consecutive road loss, 101-65. UCSB bounced-back and won four consecutive road games before a Valentine's Day loss at Cal Poly. Finally, dating back to the 2005-06 season when they won four of their last five true road games, the Gauchos have gone 14-5 on the road in their last 19 games.
The Gauchos At Home
The Thunderdome was not kind to UCSB this season. The Gauchos were 8-6 at home in 2006-07 and on Saturday night they defeated Cal State Northridge, 74-59. It was their second straght home win. On Thursday, they snapped a two-game home losing streak with a 64-49 win over Pacific. After winning four straight home games, including its first two Big West games on Dec. 28 and Dec. 30 against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton respectively, Santa Barbara lost four of its next six home appearances. Before winning on March 1, UCSB had lost two straight one-point games at home, to Long Beach State and Eastern Washington. Overall, their six home losses this season have come by a combined 23 points, 3.8 per game. On Jan. 20, Cal Poly beat Santa Barbara by 10, but the other five losses came by a combined 13 points, 2.6 points per defeat. UCSB went 9-4 in home games during the 2005-06 season. Since Bob Williams became head coach prior to the 1998-99 season, the Gauchos have gone 81-34 in home contests. The six losses this season are the most home defeats by a Williams-led Santa Barbara team.
Picked Fifth, Gauchos Surprise Some With Second-Place Finish
At last October's Big West Conference Media Day, UCSB was selected to finish in fifth-place in the league standings by both the media and the coaches. Instead, the Gauchos finished in a three-way tie for second-place with a 9-5 league record. The second-place finish is UCSB's highest since the 2002-03 team won the Big West's regular season championship.
The Most Wins Since...
The Gauchos' 18 victories are the most that they have won since the 2002-03 team also won 18. The 18 wins are the most regular season wins since the 1991-92 team won 20 regular season games. In 2002-03, UCSB won 17 regular season games before winning one in the Big West Tournament. In 2001-02, the Gauchos finished the season with a 20-11 record, but they needed three league tournament wins to get to the 20 win mark. Thus, the 18 wins are the most regular season wins since 1991-92 and the most that a Bob Williams-coached Santa Barbara team has ever achieved.
The Best Conference Record Since...
UCSB's 9-5 record in Big West play is its best since it won the Big West regular season title with a 14-4 record in 2002-03. It also marks the first time since the 2003-04 season that the Gauchos have finished over the .500 mark in league play. That year, they had a 10-8 Big West mark. In 2004-05, UCSB went 7-11 in league and last year it was 6-8.
Junior Partners
Juniors Alex Harris and Chris Devine have proven to be one of the best one-two scoring punches in UCSB history. Currently, the duo ranks second all-time on the Gauchos' one-two punch list. Harris and Devine combined for 995 points in the first 28 games, an average of 35.5 per game, slightly higher than the 34.9 per game that Lucius Davis and Idris Jones combined for in 1991-92. In UCSB's November 21 double-overtime victory over Pepperdine, Harris and Devine each eclipsed the 25-point mark, the first Santa Barbara pair to do so since Mike Doyle tallied 31 and Brian Shaw added 26 in a Feb. 25, 1988 game at Long Beach State. Three times this season the duo has scored 20 or more in the same game. The last time that happened was in 1990-91 when Davis and Gary Gray also did it three times.
Top One-Two Punches
# Players Season Points 1. L. Davis/I. Jones 1991-92 1,014 2. A. Harris/C. Devine 2006-07 995 3. C. DeHart/M. Doyle 1988-89 957 4. C. DeHart/E. McArthur 1989-90 929 5. L. Davis/G. Gray 1990-91 928
Active Scoring Leaders
Player Points Games Avg. Alex Harris 1,047 86 12.2 Cecil Brown 964 110 8.8 Chris Devine 761 57 13.4
Double Dipping
Led by Alex Harris and Chris Devine, seven different UCSB players have scored in double-figures this season. Harris has scored 10 or more points in 27 of 28 games and Devine has done so 25 times. Cecil Brown, who missed the first five games of the season, has done so 13 times, including six of the last eight games. Here is a list of all Gaucho players and the number of times they have hit double-digits this season.
Player GP 10+ Alex Harris 28 27 Chris Devine 28 25 Cecil Brown 23 13 James Powell 28 12 Ivan Elliott 28 7 Justin Joyner 27 5 Tom Garlepp 19 1
Double-Double Dipping
The Gauchos have produced six statistical double-doubles this season. Chris Devine has five of them and Ivan Elliott has the the other. Devine now has nine in his career, seven of which have come on the road.
Player Opponent Stats Chris Devine at Pepperdine 28p, 13r Chris Devine at USF 12p, 10r Chris Devine Vanguard 22p, 11r Chris Devine at UC Irvine 15p, 11r Chris Devine at UC Davis 19p, 10r Ivan Elliott UC Riverside 12p, 10r
Gauchos Use Defensive Lockdown To Close Season With A Rush
The Gauchos needed to win its final three regular season games to finish with a 9-5 Big West record and a share of second-place. They did so by defeating UC Riverside, Pacific and Cal State Northridge and they did so by using a stifling defense. In the games against the Highlanders, Tigers and Matadors, UCSB limited the opposition to just 175 total points, 58.3 per game. In addition, Santa Barbara held its last three opponents to just 62-of-167 shooting from the field overall, 37.1%, and 16-of-56 from three-point range, 28.6%. In fact, in the last two games, won by an an average of 15.5 points, neither opponent made 20 field goals and the two combined to make just 38-of-110 overall, 34.5%. Finally, the last two opponents combined for just seven total three-point baskets. The Gauchos have allowed seven or more in a single game 15 times this season, so seven in two was very good.
The Other Side Of The Court
While UCSB was putting the clamps on its final three opponents, it was also shooting the ball about as well as it has all season. In the final three games, the Gauchos made 74-of-144 shots overall, 51.4%, and 22-of-51 from three-point territory, 43.1%. In the first of the three wins, a narrow 68-67 victory at UC Riverside, UCSB made 57.8% of its field goal attempts, the third highest percentage it made all season. In one of the three games, the March 1 win over Pacific, the Gauchos made just 45.1% of their shots overall, but they made up for it by drilling 10 out of their 19 three-point field goal attempts for a sterling percentage of 52.6%.
Starters From Start To Finish
Juniors Alex Harris and Chris Devine were in the starting lineup when UCSB opened the regular season against San Jose State on Nov. 10. They were in the starting lineup when the Gauchos completed the season against Cal State Northridge on March 3. In between, the Harris and Devine were in the starting lineup for every game. They were the only two UCSB players to start all 28 regular season games. In fact, the only other player to make more than 20 starts was freshman point guard Justin Joyner who started 25. Joyner would have started all 28 but was limited in two games with the flu and he missed one entirely with a strained hamstring.
Playing The Percentages
The Gauchos are now shooting 47.6% overall for the season and their opponents have made 41.2%. UCSB leads the Big West in both categories. As mentioned earlier, Santa Barbara has been particularly effective in recent games. In the last three, the Gauchos limited its opponents to just 37.1% while they made 51.4%. For the year, UCSB has made 50.0% or better 12 times, five more times that the 2005-06 season. On the other hand, opponents have made 50.0% just four times and they have been held to 40.0% or below 12 times and to 45.0% or below 21 times. When Gaucho opponents shoot 40.0% or below, they have posted a stellar 11-1 record.
UCSB In The Big West Stats
UCSB is stacking up quite well in several of the Big West' statistical categories. The Gauchos actually lead the conference in five key categories, scoring defense (67.3 points per game), field goal percentage defense (41.2%), three-point field goal percentage defense (32.4%), field goal percentage (47.6%) and free throw percentage (72.8%). Of the 14 primary statistical categories, UCSB ranks in the upper-half in eight and in the top-two in five. The lowest statistical rankings for the Gauchos are three-point field goals made (6.36 per game), steals (6.1 per game) and assists (14.1 per game), they rank sixth in all three categories.
Three-Point Turnaround
In the final two regular season games of the 2006-07 season, the Gauchos allowed a total of just seven successful three-pointers in 30 attempts, 23.3%. While UCSB is leading the Big West Conference in three-point field goal percentage defense, opponents have had some big games in that category this season. On Jan. 4, Long Beach State made 17-of-33 three-point attempts against the Gauchos, 51.5%. The 17 three-pointers broke an opponents record. On Feb. 14, Cal Poly made 15-of-30, 50.0%, the second most by an opponent in school history. So, when the Gauchos' final two opponents, Cal State Northridge and Pacific make a total of seven, that's a good thing. UCSB, on the other hand, makes among the fewest three-pointers in the league, but while it averages 6.36 per game, it has made 49 in the last six games, an average of 8.2 per game. In fact, Santa Barbara has made 10 or more in three of the last six games after having done so just once in the first 22 games of the season. Gaucho opponents have made 31 more threes, but they have needed 171 more attempts.
Finally, Into The Black
It took a late surge, but UCSB is finally in the black when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio. In Saturday's regular season finale against Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos had 19 assists, their highest total since they had 22 in a Dec. 19 win over Vanguard and their second highest total of the season. Also in the win over the Matadors, UCSB had 14 turnovers and with the plus-5 in the final game, the Gauchos enter postseason play with 394 assists and 390 turnovers. The margin isn't much, but it's better to be in the black than in the red. Santa Barbara needed a solid late-season rush to get into positive territory. UCSB had equal or more assists than turnovers in its last six games. In their last six, the Gauchos have had 91 assists, 15.2 per game, and just 71 turnovers, 11.8 per game.
That 70's Show
Make no mistake, UCSB wants low-scoring games. When the Gauchos have been able to limit their opponents to fewer than 70 points, they have gone 15-2. When the opponents score more than 70 points they have gone 3-8. The only two opponents who were held to fewer than 70 points and still won were Long Beach State (68-67) and Loyola Marymount (58-55). In its last two games of the regular season, UCSB held Pacific and Cal State Northridge to 49 and 59 points respectively, an average of 54.0 per contest. Santa Barbara has actually held three opponents under 50 points this season and eight opponents under 60 points.
Marginalized Games
UCSB has played in three one-point games this season, all in the last seven games, and they dropped two of the three. On the other extreme, the Gauchos have played 10 games decided by 10 or more points and they have posted a 7-3 record in those games. Santa Barbara has won three games by 27 or more this year with the biggest margin of 32 coming in a Nov. 13 win at Montana State. The largest margin of defeat came at Long Beach State on Jan. 4 when the 49ers beat the Gauchos by 36.
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UCSB finished the regular season as the Big West's best free throw shooting team. The Gauchos enter the league tournament having made 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe and with the exception of a lull at midseason, they have been very good from start to finish. UCSB opened the year by making 29 of 31 free throws in its first two games, 93.5%, a tough pace to keep. The Gauchos ended the year by making 27 out of 32 in their final two games, 84.4%. In all, Santa Barbara outscored opponents from the free throw line this season by 77 points, an average of 2.7 per game. The Gauchos also attempted 89 more free throws that the opposition, 3.2 per game.
Freshmen Of Steal
The Gauchos don't produce a ton of steals, but when they do, odds are it will be a freshman doing the deed. Justin Joyner leads UCSB with 34 steals this season, the second most by a freshman in school history. James Powell is second on the team with 26, tied for the fourth most in school history. In addition, freshmen Paul Roemer and Emmanuel Bidias a Mouté have contributed nine and five steals respectively. Overall, Gaucho freshmen have produced 74 of the team's 170 total steals, 43.5%.
Generally, this has been a season of streaks for UCSB. Only three times have the Gauchos won or lost just one game at a time. They opened the year by winning four straight games, then they lost two in a row, then they won four more in a row. UCSB enters the postseason with a three-game winning streak. The current three-game streak came on the heels of a season-long four-game losing streak, which came on the heels of the third of Santa Barbara's three four-game winning streaks. You get the picture?
They're Honored
In the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, UCSB had a total of two players honored as Big West Player of the Week. This season, Gauchos earned the award three times. Alex Harris won Player of the Week recognition twice and Chris Devine won once. Harris won for his performance in UCSB's season-opening win over San Jose State when he scored 25 points, including 18 in the second half to lead a comeback. He also won for his performances in the Gauchos' first two Big West Conference games. Harris averaged 24.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game to pace them to wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside. Devine won his Player of the Week honor after leading UCSB to road wins at Montana State and UNLV. He averaged 18.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and was particularly effective in the win over UNLV when he had 25 points and six rebounds.
Mostly, They'll Be Back
When the Gauchos entered the 2006-07 season, they did so with a pretty extreme makeover from the previous year. UCSB had just five returnees entering the season. Next year could be a major change from this season. Santa Barbara could return all but two players, seniors Cecil Brown and Glenn Turner. This season, 1,729 of the team's 2,013 points, 829 of its 971 rebounds, 314 of its 394 assists, 147 of its 170 steals and 58 of its 87 blocked shots have come from the 11 non-seniors on the roster.


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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
The Paperwork Reduction Act requires all proposed regulations to be analyzed for the paperwork that they require and that paperwork be reduced to a minimum. A regulation which creates a new paperwork requirement must be cleared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 to: (1) extend its purview to educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, and tribal governments; (2) revise the authority and functions of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), specifying information dissemination and related agency oversight responsibilities; and (3) require OMB to conduct pilot projects to test alternative policies and procedures, and to develop a governmentwide strategic information resources management plan.
Requires the OIRA Director to establish an Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.
Requires each Federal agency to: (1) establish a process, independent of program responsibility, to evaluate proposed collections of information; (2) manage information resources to reduce information collection burdens on the public; and (3) ensure that the public has timely and equitable access to information products and services.
Prohibits agencies, except where specifically authorized by statute, from: (1) establishing exclusive, restricted, or other distribution arrangements that interfere with timely and equitable public availability; (2) restricting or regulating the use, resale, or redissemination of public information by the public; (3) charging fees or royalties for resale or redissemination of public information; or (4) establishing user fees that exceed the cost of dissemination.
Specifies actions agencies must take with respect to information technology.
Replaces the Federal Information Locator System with an agency-based electronic Government Information Locator Service to identify the major information systems, holdings, and dissemination products of each agency.
Reauthorizes appropriations for OIRA.
Amends Federal law to preclude the Secretary of Commerce, for specified periods of time, from selecting certain types of organizations or entities that participated in past surveys for participation in new surveys used to prepare the Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations.
Requires the Secretary to furnish advice and similar assistance, including establishing a toll-free telephone number, to ease the burden of a small business concern which is attempting to compile and furnish information for the survey.
Directs the Secretary to expand the use of statistical sampling techniques to select organizations and entities having assets less than $100 million to participate in the survey.
Full PDF: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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OTTAWA - Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs says it is checking into media reports that a Canadian man and an American woman have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, west of Kabul.
A report in an online publication based in the Afghan capital says the pair were taken by a gunman in Wardak province.
The region is a well-known Taliban stronghold and a centre for criminal gangs that maraud the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar.
No names have been released, but the report describes the pair as civilians who were apparently travelling through the lawless region towards Kabul.


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Casper Veterans Museum Burglarized [PHOTOS]
Casper Police are investigating the theft of a large number of historical war items.
Investigators say sometime between June 25 and July 15, the Veterans Museum near the Casper-Natrona County International Airport, had a number of items stolen from its off-site storage unit.
Most of the items were original Nazi war relics, including flags, medals, arm bands and banners.
Also taken was a 1917 demilitarized hand grenade and a Desert Storm pattern camouflage boonie hat.
The stolen items are considered unique and hold not only a high monetary value, but emotional and historical value.
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Bethlem Royal Hospital
London's Bethlem Royal Hospital, long called Bedlam, is one of the oldest mental institutions in the world. It was founded by Christians in 1247 to shelter and care for homeless people, but gradually began to focus on those considered 'mad'. Patients did not often stay longer than 12 months. Ex-patients were called 'Bedlamites' and were licensed to beg on main routes between towns. Bedlam came under the control of the City of London in 1547. It was the only public mental institution in England until well into the 1800s.
Despite its large reputation, Bedlam remained small for centuries - there were no more than 24 patients in 1620. Its location near the walls of London (on land now occupied by Liverpool Street Station) and status as a public institution ensured a stream of visitors eager to view 'madness'. In 1676 Bedlam moved to a new and larger building at Moorfields with a baroque facade by natural philosopher Robert Hooke that was designed to impress visitors. Commentators have noted visitors and artists often projected onto Bedlam their hopes and fears about 'madness'.
Bedlam's high profile saw it repeatedly criticised and mired in scandal. Some of its most outspoken patients were confined because their political enemies wanted to silence or discredit them. Government inquiries into the abuse of Bedlam patients inspired reforms in the 1700s and 1800s. 'Bedlam' came to describe any out-of-control situation.
The hospital moved again in 1815 to improve patient conditions. It was further away from the city centre, so patients had more space for indoor and outdoor activities. This was central to moral treatment. In 1930 it moved to its current home, a large campus in the London suburbs housing patients in small, separate, home-like buildings rather than a single fortress-like structure. Bethlem Royal Hospital is now a research and treatment centre, and its small museum holds a renowned collection of art made by people diagnosed with mental illness.
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J Andrews, 'Hardly a Hospital, but a Charity for Pauper Lunatics'? Therapeutics at Bethlem in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', in J Barry and C Jones (eds), Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State (London and New York: Routledge, 1991), pp 63-81
J Andrews et al., The History of Bethlem (London and New York: Routledge, 1997)
A Scull, C MacKenzie and N Hervey, Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-Doctoring Trade (Princeton University Press, 1996)
P Allderidge, 'Management and Mismanagement at Bedlam, 1547-1633', in C Webster (ed.), Health, Medicine and Mortality in the Sixteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1979), pp. 141-64.
P Allderidge, 'Bedlam: Fact or Fantasy?', in R Porter et al (eds), Anatomy of Madness: essays in the history of psychiatry, vol. 1 (London; New York: Tavistock Publications, 1985) pp 17-33


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This Date In Royals History – October 4, 1972
Though we thought the Royals might be closing out the Metrodome, it looks like the old homer haven has been given at least one last MLB reprieve. Tuesday's game for the AL Central Championship should be intense and interesting – maybe indoor baseball in Minnesota has a few more weeks. We'll soon find out.
However on Wednesday, October 4, 1972, the Royals did indeed close out the history of a historic ballpark right here at home. Though Royals Stadium was intended to debut in 1972, a construction strike had made another season at Municipal Stadium necessary instead. Professional baseball in Kansas City was ending a run at 22nd and Brooklyn that had begun in 1923 with the opening of Muehlebach Field which in turn had been known as Ruppert Stadium, Blues Stadium and finally Municipal Stadium.
The last game would be memorable for Royals pitcher Roger Nelson who fired a complete game two-hit shutout helping Kansas City defeat the Texas Rangers 4-0.
Just A Bit More: Roger Nelson was Kansas City's first choice in the 1968 Expansion Draft and was a key member of those initial Royals clubs. This was his final appearance in his first stint with the Royals as he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds during the off-season with Richie Scheinblum in exchange for Wayne Simpson and Hal McRae. Nelson returned to the Royals in 1976 when he made three September relief appearances which were the last of his major league career.
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lwiedy…We used that photo in the RHOF as part of our Municipal Stadium exhibit. To find out the actual date of the photo I sat at the computer several months ago and did the same forensic work you did (I used retrosheet.org and just started to narrow the possibilities).
It is indeed the top of the sixth on Sunday afternoon May 2, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. That is lefty Jim Rooker on the mound who had walked Mike Cuellar to lead off the inning and with one out walked which brought Boog Powell to the plate.
Powell would single past SS Fred Patek to load the bases. Rooker was then replaced by Al Fitzmorris. Fitzy got out the inning cheaply enough getting Frank Robinson out on a sac fly to LF and then striking out Paul Blair. The inning ended with the O's up 4-3 – they won the game 5-3.
Tried to figure out a specific date for the photo of Municipal Stadium above. Best I could come up with is May 2, 1971. Couple things I could decipher, it?s a good crowd (29,120 perhaps?) a pitcher is running at second (Mike Cuellar) and Boog Powell is batting, for sure. I believed that is Dave Johnson is running at first. There is a lefty pitching with a number ending in 4, which could be Paul Splittorff or Jim Rooker (he wore 14 in 1971). Probably not Splittorff, I never saw him take a sign in a crouch. The most important key is a black, right-handed 1st baseman. Has to be Bob Oliver.
Put it all together, it?s May 2, 1971 in the top of the sixth inning.
The inning ended 4-2 and the second walk was to Davy Johnson. Poor typing – sorry.


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Production on Fast and Furious 7 has resumed four months after Paul Walker's tragic death.
Walker, 40, who died in a fiery car crash in November, was set to reprise his role as Brian O'Conner in the seventh installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise.
After the incident, staffers announced they'd be taking a long break before completing the film.
Tyrese, who plays Roman Pearce in the franchise, broke the news about the filming after he instagrammed a photo of Dubai with the caption, "I'm back."
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Dick Morris turned from punditry to advocacy in DaySide interview: "We're going to draft" Condoleezza Rice to run for president in 2008
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During an October 12 interview on Fox News' DaySide, Dick Morris, a former adviser to President Clinton and a Fox News contributor, shifted from punditry to advocacy by pushing a campaign to convince Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for president in 2008. Promoting his latest book Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race (ReganBooks, October 2005), which he co-authored with his wife, Eileen McGann, Morris said that he doesn't think that Rice would "ever [choose to] run [for president]," but that grassroots efforts would get her to do so. "I think what's going to happen is that ... we're going to draft her into running. If we build it, she will come." Morris warned viewers that unless Rice was enlisted, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) is "going to be the next president."
Media Matters for America has reported Morris's previous attacks on Sen. Clinton (here, here, and here).
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MORRIS: I don't think she [Rice] ever will [run], I think what's going to happen is that we're going to get her to run, we're going to draft her into running. If we build it, she will come ... just like what happened with [Dwight] Eisenhower in '52.
MORRIS: I think it's going to become more and more obvious to the American people that Hillary's going to be the Democratic nominee, and that Hillary's going to be the next president, and the Republican party is not going to nominate [Rudolph] Giuliani or [John] McCain because they're too liberal, and that none of this existing cast of pygmies can defeat Hillary Clinton.
JULIET HUDDY (co-host): You say that with the utmost respect.
MORRIS: Yeah. Oh, they're honorable pygmies.
HUDDY: But pygmies nonetheless.
MORRIS: But the only person that can defeat Hillary Clinton, that has a good shot to take away a large portion of the black vote, and to stop her from winning the female vote, is Condoleezza Rice. And, I don't believe she wants to run at this point, I don't think she has a burning ambition, but I think she has a sense of duty. I think she does an incredible job at anything she's asked to do. And I think what's going to happen is that Americans all over the country are going to form Condi clubs, draft-Condi movements, they're going to run their own slate of delegates, they're going to run people for delegate who are legally uncommitted but in fact are bound to Condi, and I think she'll start beating the candidates who are actually running. You know, there's a poem: "When I was coming down the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I do wish he'd go away." And I think that's really what's going to happen with Rice. I think that she is going to the person who people are going to be looking to because she'll be the savior against Hillary.
MIKE JERRICK (co-host): You start your book with her swearing in --
MORRIS: Swearing in.
JERRICK: Say it.
MORRIS: "I, Hillary Rodham Clinton, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States." And then I say, "And holding the family Bible and grinning broadly will be her husband, her adviser, and her co-president, William Jefferson Clinton." And there is only one person who can stop that from happening. And that is Condoleezza Rice.
MORRIS: I don't care if she wants to run. We have to get her into the race.
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A handicapped baby elephant has been given a new lease on life thanks to an incredible prosthetic leg, 'Today' reports. Hope you have your hankies ready for this one.
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Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not at all ! In any event, the United States, under my Administration, has done a great job of ridding the region of ISIS. Where is our "Thank you America?"
- New York Times, today.Syria, Russia and Iran have denied the use of chemical weapons, accusing the rebels and rescue workers of concocting the story to gain sympathy as their defeat loomed.
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Disney VoluntEARs joined with students and Inside the Outdoors staff members on May 4 to plant a butterfly garden at Stoddard Elementary School, just a short butterfly trek of less than a mile from the Disneyland Resort.
The butterfly garden is the seventh and final garden installed at O.C. schools thanks to a grant from the Disneyland Resort to Inside the Outdoors, the Orange County Department of Education-run outdoor environmental-education program.
Other Anaheim locations that received a garden include Dr. Peter Marshall Elementary School and Ponderosa Park.
The Stoddard event was led by Principal Dale Hillyer. Disney stars Luke Benward and Olivia Holt and Disney Ambassador Megan Navarette helped out.
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NC improves on school crime, suspensions and dropout rate; Wake figures mixed
Fewer North Carolina public school students are committing school crimes, getting suspensions, receiving corporal punishment and dropping out, according to new reports on 2012-13 school year data released Wednesday.
But the figures were mixed in Wake County, where district leaders focused Wednesday on improvements in the dropout rate and school crime rate. But the new state numbers also showed that Wake, whose suspension policies are under federal review, issued 1,155 more short-term suspensions last school year than the previous school year.
During the 2012-13 school year, Wake issued 15,378 short-term suspensions, in which students were kept out of school for 10 or fewer days. That was an 8.1 percent increase in Wake from the 2011-12 school year at the same time there was a statewide 4 percent drop.
Wake school officials pointed to the changes in recent years that have reduced the number of short-term suspensions from a high of 22,707 in the 2007-08 school year. Wake had taken steps such as creating a five-tier system of offenses and encouraging principals not to issue suspensions for minor infractions.
"(The) Wake Board of Education has been reviewing policy and making changes intended to keep more students from facing out-of-school suspension," Renee McCoy, a Wake schools' spokeswoman, said in a statement Wednesday. "WCPSS will continue to review this recently released data in our efforts to continue to make progress toward the academic achievement goals for all of our students."
In addition, McCoy said, Wake administration and staff have been making more alternative settings available, to keep students attending school while still maintaining a "safe and orderly learning environment."
Numbers debated
In a news release sent earlier Wednesday, Wake school officials said the reports show "Wake County schools are faring well compared with other N.C. school systems in managing discipline issues, campus crime, and reducing the number of dropouts."
Wake, which is North Carolina's largest school system, noted that the district had one of the state's highest decreases in the dropout rate at 29.6 percent. District officials also pointed out that Wake had the lowest crime rate and the lowest suspension rate for high school students of the state's largest school systems.
But Jason Langberg, an attorney for Advocates for Children's Services, a project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, pointed out that the district's news release fails to mention the increase in short-term suspensions and expulsions and that Wake has the highest long-term suspension rate of North Carolina's largest systems.
Langberg is one of the attorneys who helped draft a 2010 complaint, under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, charging that Wake disproportionately suspends black and Hispanic students.
Langberg also helped draft a complaint filed in January asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations that discriminatory school policing practices are leading to more arrests of minority students in Wake.
Langberg noted Wednesday that black students represent 24 percent of the district's enrollment but received 60.9 percent of the short-term suspensions and 57.3 percent of the long-term suspensions, those lasting 11 or more days. He also said that the short-term suspension rate for black students was almost seven times greater than the rate for white students.
"Huge racial disparities continue to exist," he said.
How gains were achieved
State education officials credited factors such as more school resource officers, positive behavioral intervention and support programs that reward students for good behavior with helping improve the school violence and discipline figures.
The state reported that 2.45 percent of high school students dropped out last school year, an 18.6 percent decrease from the prior year's rate. There were 11,049 dropouts, compared with 13,488 in the 2011-12 school year.


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Poor speech quality when making and/or receiving telephone calls
One of the following issues sometimes or always occurs when you conduct calls:
- You experience disturbances such as echo, dropouts, delays or background noise when making telephone calls.
- A loud and annoying hiss is heard when conducting calls.
- The voice of one or both parties sounds distorted or "choppy".
Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.
Simply proceed as described below. After each measure, check whether the problem persists.
1 Installing the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box
- Install the latest FRITZ!OS on the FRITZ!Box.
2 Installing the latest software for your telephone
The following steps are only necessary if you are using a FRITZ!Fon:
- Install the latest software on the telephone.
3 Excluding repeater(s) as a source of interference
The following steps are only necessary if you use one or more repeaters to increase the DECT range of the FRITZ!Box and the background noise occurs when making calls with cordless telephones:
- Unplug all of the repeaters.
- Check whether you still hear background noise when you make a call with a cordless telephone while you are close to the FRITZ!Box.
- If you no longer hear background noise now, follow the instructions in our guide Background noise when using a DECT repeater. In this case, the repeater is either not correctly connected with the FRITZ!Box or it was not positioned correctly.
- If you can still hear background noise, plug the repeater in again and proceed with the following section.
4 Restarting the FRITZ!Box
- Click "System" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Backup" in the "System" menu.
- Click on the "Restart" tab.
- Click the "Restart" button.
5 Checking the DSL connection for errors
A poor DSL connection has the greatest impact on applications that require real-time transmission, such as internet telephony. It especially affects the upload direction, thus affecting the quality of voice data being transmitted to the party being called. Therefore, check whether the quality of the DSL connection is sufficient for conducting internet calls:
- Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "DSL Information" in the "Internet" menu.
- Click on the "DSL" tab.
- Check in the "Error Counter" section whether "Not Remediable Errors" (CRC) occur in the FRITZ!Box or the DSL exchange while you conduct a call over the internet.
- If no errors occur, proceed with the following section. The signal quality is sufficient for conducting internet calls.
- If many errors occur, follow the instructions in our guide FRITZ!Box indicates numerous DSL connection errors. The disturbances you experience when conducting calls over the internet are due to the bad signal quality of the DSL connection.
6 Reducing the in-call volume on the telephone
- Reduce the in-call volume on the telephone.
Note:If you want to reduce the in-call volume on your FRITZ!Fon, press the "down arrow" or "telephone book" icon on the control ring while speaking on the telephone.
7 Registering cordless telephones with the FRITZ!Box
- Register all cordless telephones with the FRITZ!Box's base station and switch off all other base stations.
8 Restoring FRITZ!Fon to its factory settings and re-registering it
The following steps are only necessary if the problem only occurs with a particular FRITZ!Fon, and you do not experience problems with speech quality when using other telephones:
Restoring the telephone to its factory settings
- Press the "Menu" key on the telephone.
- Scroll to "Settings" and press "OK".
- "Reset" > "OK" > "OK"
Deleting the telephone
- Click "DECT" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Cordless Telephones" in the "DECT" menu.
- Click the (Delete) button to delete the respective telephone.
Restarting the FRITZ!Box
- Click "System" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Backup" in the "System" menu.
- Click on the "Restart" tab.
- Click the "Restart" button.
Re-registering the telephone
- Register the telephone with the FRITZ!Box.
9 Configuring FRITZ!App Fon for Android
The following steps are only necessary if the problem occurs when using FRITZ!App Fon on an Android device:
Enabling alternative microphone
- Start FRITZ!App Fon.
- Tap "More" and then "Settings".
- Tap the menu key on the telephone and then tap "Advanced".
- Enable the option "Alternative microphone".
Adjusting the microphone volume
- Start FRITZ!App Fon.
- Tap "More" and then "Settings".
- Tap the menu key on the telephone and then tap "Advanced".
- Adjust the microphone volume step by step.
10 Configuring the FRITZ!Box for internet telephony
Setting the speed of the line
The following step is only necessary if the FRITZ!Box is not connected directly to a DSL line:
Note:If you are using the FRITZ!Box as a DSL router (standard), it automatically determines these values.
- Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Account Information" in the "Internet" menu.
- Click "Change connection settings".
- In the "Connection Settings", enter the speeds of your internet connection in the "Upstream" and "Downstream" fields.
Enter 2000 for an upstream of 2 Mbit/s; enter 32000 for a downstream of 32 Mbit/s.
- Click "Apply" to save the settings.
Setting up a prioritization rule for internet telephony
- Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Filters" in the "Internet" menu.
- Click on the "Prioritization" tab.
- Check under "Real-time Applications" whether a rule for "Internet telephony" is present.
- If there is no rule for internet telephony, click "New Rule".
- Select "All devices" (default) as the network device from the corresponding drop-down list.
- Select the entry "Internet telephony" from the drop-down list "Enter the network application:".
- Click "OK" to save the settings.
Configuring other applications
Applications such as file sharing software and online games establish many simultaneous internet connections. Although the "Traffic Shaping" function of the FRITZ!Box ensures that voice data is prioritized and evenly transmitted, for technical reasons it can only compensate for disturbances caused by these applications to a certain extent. For this reason, many applications allow you to make the following adjustments:
- Decrease the number of simultaneous connections that the application allows.
- Reduce the maximum available throughput in the application.
- If you still experience problems or the application does not allow you to make these adjustments, configure the application as a background application in the FRITZ!Box.
The FRITZ!Box's echo compensation and traffic shaping functions guarantee high speech quality. However, if you still experience an echo, delays or short dropouts, these are caused by the telephone being used, your internet service provider or telephony provider, and cannot be influenced by the FRITZ!Box.


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Today I'd love to talk about a beauty topic.
Of course, I do believe a magic of make-up,
but as getting age, I came to think that making a clear, poreless skin
is much more important than covering up the face with layers or colors
to hide rough surface.
And after I got 20, acne scars were left on my cheeks that
let my mood down from time to time.
So I'd love to share with you my skincare theory~
what items I use to keep my skin clear without going to aesthetics.
( I'm sure I reached destination!)
Hope that I can help some of you from skin troubles and
make you smile when seeing in mirrors!!
Galactomyces: whiten your skin
Haba Uruoi densetsu: for moisturizing
Lu pharma: lifting-up(unfortunately not shipped internationally)
for special care
SK=Ⅱclear lotion: wipe-off clarifying
SK=Ⅱrich cream: intense aging care
Kiehl's BB cream: Sun care
Do you have any favorite items or rules for skincare?
ARIGATO! Thank you for reading!!


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UD's Williams spends summer as intern on Herr Angus Farm
As an animal and food science major, University of Delaware senior Kathryn Williams was looking for a summer internship that incorporated both of those elements. Luckily for Williams, her adviser, Lesa Griffiths, knew just the place. Griffiths, professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, has a long history with the Herr company – based in nearby Nottingham, Pa., and a leader in the snack food industry — and she suggested that Williams apply for a summer internship. Williams took the advice and met with Dennis Byrne, manager of the Herr Angus Farm and a UD alumnus who received the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources' Distinguished Alumni Award, and he offered her an internship on the spot. Williams has now been working at the cattle farm since May 28, and said she is enjoying the hands-on experience the internship offers. "I'm basically a farm hand — even though I'm technically the intern," said Williams. "The first day I was thrown right in with everything. They were running cows through the shoot, doing a lot of medical checks and giving a lot of timed breeding shots. There was no, 'Oh, you're the intern, you can just sit and watch us.' They put me right to work and it's been great. I'm learning so much." Williams said that she usually arrives at the Herr farm around 8 a.m. and stays until 4 p.m. or later. Her daily routine consists of riding around the fields with her boss to check on the cows and make sure that they are well and, if not, bring them in for a medical check. She helps out with shots and other basic medical procedures, as well as lending a hand for any miscellaneous jobs that need to be performed — like fixing fences or mowing lawns. One of her favorite parts of the internship has been learning to drive the tractors and getting to climb to the top of the silo. "It was a little nerve-wracking, but there's an enclosed ladder and it was worth it. I got to the top and got my camera out and was taking pictures," said Williams. Williams admitted that when she first took the internship, she did so in order to broaden her horizons, but now after working with beef cows for the summer, she can see herself doing it as a career. "Now that I've gotten into it, I've really enjoyed working with beef cows. It's a lot different than working with dairy cows and I've actually come to enjoy it a lot more." And of course, interning at the Herr farm does have the added bonus of being close to their famous and flavorful potato chips, especially the salt and vinegar or the kettle cooked chips, which are Williams' favorites. Multi-tasking Williams is preparing for a busy senior year, as she performs her duties in the Sigma Alpha sorority and serves as president of the Animal Science Club. But multi-tasking is nothing knew to Williams. In addition to interning on the farm this summer, Williams also volunteers at Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services (PAWS) for People with her dog, Riley. The organization visits nursing homes, hospitals and children's hospitals and volunteers sit and talk with people one-on-one. Williams has been volunteering by visiting an adult day center, with Riley in tow. "I've been visiting the one place for so long, I've developed relationships with each person, so I'm able to just sit and chat with them and they'll sit there and pet Riley the whole time we're talking, and it's just really nice," said Williams. "A lot of the time you get feedback from them, and it's just so wonderful to see how much they enjoy it." Article by Adam Thomas Photos by Danielle Quigley Video by Adam Thomas and Danielle Quigley


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Events in the area over the next few days
HOLIDAY POPS/New Bern
A tradition that has become a favorite across the state is the North Carolina Symphony�s Holiday Pops tour. Led by Symphony Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, this year�s closest concert will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Riverfront Convention Center. Tickets are $36 general admission, $10 students. Purchase tickets at the Convention Center Box Office before the show, or call 252-637-1551.
SANTA SPECTACULAR/Greene County, Kinston
Board the Polar Express and celebrate the magic of the holiday season with the Neuse Regional Library�s Santa Spectaculars. The staff will share a classic story and treats. Remaining programs, both at 7 p.m., are today at the Greene County Public Library, 229-G Kingold Blvd., Snow Hill; and Monday at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, 510 N. Queen St. For more information, call 252-527-7066, ext. 133.
OUTDOOR DRAMA/Kinston
Glen Raven Baptist Church presents its 30th annual outdoor Christmas drama, �The Birth of the Savior,� at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday through Monday at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Rhem Street. Transported back in time, observers can walk the streets of Bethlehem as it was more than 2,000 years ago, hear first hand the prophecies of Isaiah and Micah hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, watch as Mary and Joseph are visited by the angel Gabriel, and stand in awe with the shepherds as angels announce Jesus� birth. The two shows nightly are free to the public.
JAMMIN 4 JESUS/Kinston
This praise experience will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at Greater St. Paul UHC, 2101 Tower Hill Road. The guest speaker will be Charmaine Williams. Rappers include Jeffery Harris and Rebon Blanchard. Praise through mime will be presented by Terrence Thomas of Victory & Dominion in Snow Hill, and Anointed Hearts of Praise from Faith Tabernacle UHC. Jessie Wallace Jr. of Goldsboro, New Voices for Jesus and Elder Terrell Powell and The Powerful Praise Chorale also will be featured.


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In a new weekly series of articles focused on bringing The Royal Mint's history to life, we focus on our flagship coin, the sovereign.
The original sovereign was struck on the 28 October 1489 by The Royal Mint in the Tower of London.
Henry VII ordered the striking of the largest gold coin yet issued in England. The King wished to issue them as gifts to foreign dignitaries to impress upon them the strength of the Tudor dynasty.
He would have had no idea that the coin he issued would, in time, become renowned around the world.


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There are at least four great places to work in Michigan — at least according to Fortune magazine, which published its annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list online last week.
They were Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. (No. 5), Southfield-based Plante Moran PLLC (No. 23), Kalamazoo-based Stryker Corp. (No. 42) and Southfield-based Credit Acceptance Corp. (No. 52).
Fortune, working with the Great Place to Work Institute, surveyed more than 252,000 employees at 257 U.S. companies for this year's rankings. The employees represented a random sample of workers at each company; they were asked about management, colleagues and job satisfaction. Also taken into account: pay, benefits, hiring practices, internal communications methods, diversity and training.
Only companies that employ more than 1,000 U.S. workers are eligible; the companies also need to be at least 5 years old. Google topped the list.


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January 30, 2013
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Melissa Peplinski of Cumberlands (Ky.) has been named NAIA National Women's Swimmer & Diver of the Month for the 2012 - 2013 season, the national office announced Wednesday. Peplinski was selected based on her performances in the month of January and was chosen out of a pool of candidates nominated by NAIA women's swimming & diving programs.
The Spokane Valley, Wash., native, won three individual events and one team relay she competed in during January. Peplinski helped the Patriots win the 200-yard medley relay against Centre College (Ky.) on Jan. 18. Peplinski racked up two more first place finishes against Centre College, as she won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.55 seconds and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.23 seconds. The very next day Peplinski won the 200 yard individual medley (2:21.23) against Berea (Ky.).
The next and final Swimmer & Diver of the Month award will be announced on Feb. 20.
Nominees: Selena Warburton, College of Idaho; Tanya Eustrom, Union (Ky.); Elena Nikolaeva, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
2012-13 Composite Award Winners
Dec. 5: Kayley Valentien, Asbury (Ky.)
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The Met Office forecast for the East Midlands for today Thursday, September 1 is for a dry and bright day with light winds.
There will be a dry and largely bright start with light winds.
Feeling pleasant in the sunshine during the afternoon, though cloud may start to increase towards dusk.
Maximum Temperature 22 °C.
Tonight it will stay largely dry overnight, though some light and patchy light rain may affect the far north in the early hours of Friday.
Minimum Temperature 12 °C.


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Adrian Games had given his tennis players a single mission heading into this season:
Play your best at regionals.
The Cougars did that, and then some.
In fact, the team's strong play started a few weeks before regionals. Games knew following a close 4-3 loss to D'Evelyn in a Class 4A Jefferson County League dual match, that his team was ready to compete against the state's top players.
"We came within two points of victory," Games said.
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Feb. 15, 2011
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Two members of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's indoor track and field team have been honored by the Little East Conference for their performances at last weekend's LEC and New England Alliance Championships.
Freshman Chris Perry (Attleboro, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth HS/BCC) was named LEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week, while freshman Jessica Masse (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) was named LEC Women's Rookie Field Athlete of the Week.
Perry won three of the four events he participated in and accounted for 35 points. He won the triple jump at 48 feet, 3 1/4 inches, setting meet and school records and qualifying automatically for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. He also won the long jump at 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches and the 200 meters in 22.84 seconds, while finishing fourth at 55 meters in 6.62 seconds, the third fastest time ever at UMD.
"Chris is in the midst of an outstanding indoor season," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Steve Gardiner. "He came to us extremely well-coached by Jerry Espinosa at Dighton-Rehoboth High School, which provided him a great foundation to build upon."
Masse also was a conference and Alliance champion, finishing first in the shot put and setting a meet record with a throw of 40 feet, six inches. . "Jessica has had an outstanding freshman campaign," said Gardiner. "Her high school coach at Somerville, Charles O'Rourke, was an integral part of her development as both a student and as an athlete, and that work has paid off during her freshman year at UMass Dartmouth."
The Corsairs will return to action at the New England Division III Championships this Saturday.


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One Little Spark – Wordless Wednesday
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First & foremost, I'm MOM! I have a Disney soul...am a DVC & D23 member, and a wannabe castmember. Magic seeker for life! I vacationed almost exclusively at WDW with my family as an adult and in the last couple years picked up my family to move there/here. And that's where I am now…in Cinderella's backyard with my family. I'm very happy to be a Disney local, at last.


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Valery Rizzo's Eye on Brooklyn Urban Farming
Valery Rizzo is an American portrait, food and lifestyle photographer, interested in urban lifestyle and agriculture. She lives in Park Slope and can often be found photographing urban farms, local producers, restaurants and the streets of Brooklyn. Fine Dining Lovers caught up with the Brooklyn-born photographer to find out more about her farm-to-table and food market projects, you can enjoy in the gallery.
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You'd credit your own
As a local architect, I appreciate the attention the Hook gives to local construction and real estate development, especially when such attention results in a cover story [August 19: "Boomtown Flats: Downtown's Building Frenzy"]. Yet, I'm continually amazed at how often general media coverage of architecture overlooks the actual architects.
This tendency is frustrating in any publication, but in a newspaper serving a city with an unusually large number of architects per capita (that is, a noticeable percentage of your readership), it's especially perplexing.
The feature article highlights several prominent projects, but the only architect mentioned isn't even local (San Franciscan Mark Hornberger, who's designing The Landmark for developer Lee Danielson). Even more troubling is the fact that architects' documents are published without credit: for example, scale models of the Transit Center and the new Amphitheater, as well as a rendering of the Holsinger.
I happen to know that the Holsinger is being done by the very talented local firm Formwork, and they deserve credit for their design. However, for the Hook to publish illustrations without citing the author is just sloppy journalism. I doubt you would print an image of a painting without mentioning the artist. You credit your own photographers– why not architects?
Lance Hosey, AIA


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