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South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been freed on bail by a magistrate, pending a high-profile trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Pretoria magistrate Desmond Nair ruled on Friday that Pistorius was not a flight risk and did not pose a danger to society after an emotionally charged four-day bail hearing.
"I come to the conclusion that the accused has made a case to be released on bail," Nair said to cries of "yes!" from Pistorius's family and supporters in court.
Pistorius later left the magistrate's court a free man, in a silver sports utility vehicle flanked by photographers and cameramen on motorbikes.
It was a first victory in what is expected to be a long legal battle with the state, which accuses Pistorius of premeditated murder.
Bail was set at one million rand ($A110,656.46) and Pistorius will have to surrender his passport, firearms and report to Pretoria's Brooklyn police between 7am and 1pm on Monday and Friday.
As the lengthy ruling was read, the 26-year-old stood in the dock weeping and quivering as his family looked on, riven with tension.
Relatives welcomed the decision.
"We are relieved by the fact that Oscar got bail today, but at the same time, we are in mourning for Reeva Steenkamp and her family," said the athlete's uncle and family spokesman, Arnold Pistorius.
"As a family, we know Oscars version of what happened that night, and we know that it is the truth that will prevail in the coming court case."
Following the magistrate's decision, Pistorius was escorted to the holding area sobbing uncontrollably, as his brother Carl hugged sister Aimee and the broader family huddled in prayer.
It was not immediately clear where Pistorius would go, but he will not return to the Pretoria estate where Steenkamp was killed.
"He doesn't want to go back to the house," said his lawyer Barry Roux.
His arrest on February 14 shocked the world and gripped South Africa, where he is still considered a national hero after becoming the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics.
Pistorius spent more than a week at a Pretoria police station charged with the premeditated Valentine's Day killing of Steenkamp, a model and law graduate.
If found guilty he faces a possible life sentence.
He denies the charge, saying that he shot 29-year-old Steenkamp repeatedly through a locked bathroom door in the dead of night by accident, having mistaken her for a burglar.
Steenkamp's housemate Kim Myers greeted the decision with calm restraint.
"This is just a bail application. This is not a trial. We trust and hope that justice will prevail," she said.
Experts said the case would now be fast-tracked through the courts.
"This is probably going to get priority and will probably take about six months to go to trial," said Stephen Tuson, a criminal law professor at the University of Witwatersrand.
The bail proceedings offered more than a glimmer of what is to come, with so many details about Steenkamp's last hours that it sometimes appeared to be a trial in miniature.
The prosecution saw its evidence repeatedly picked apart.
Serious doubt was cast on the work of Hilton Botha, the detective who initially investigated the case.
He bumbled through testimony, admitted he may have contaminated the crime scene and appeared to undermine the police's own witnesses.
Botha was forced to admit Pistorius's claims were "consistent" with the crime scene and that his police work was not adequate.
"I'm sure it could have been handled better," he told the court.
The magistrate agreed, saying the detective blundered.
Embarrassed by proceedings that sometimes seemed to put the South African authorities in the dock, the country's most senior detective, Lieutenant-General Vineshkumar Moonoo, will now lead the case.
Despite the victory, Pistorius may have a tough task to avoid jail time.
Just hours before the magistrate's decision, his lawyer appeared to admit the star sprinter could be convicted on charges of homicide.
"We can never ever say that he acted in self-defence," Roux told the court
"He is exposed to be convicted of culpable homicide."
That charge, which entails negligence rather than murderous intent, could carry a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, or in some instances release and a warning.
The prosecution will also take some solace from apparent gaps in Pistorius's account of events.
"It cannot be said that warrant officer Hilton Botha is the state's case," Prosecutor Gerrie Nel insisted.
"It's his evidence that may have been tarnished by cross-examination, not the state case."
Nel summed up the state's case during the bail hearing.
"He fired four shots, not one. He meant to kill. On his own version, he's bound to be convicted," he said.
Pistorius is due back in court on June 4 for a procedural preliminary appearance.

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Luol Deng insurance doubt for London 2012
Great Britain Basketball [GBB] officials fear that the insurance problems that are preventing Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls forward, from playing for his country will rule him out of the 2012 Olympic Games in London and even put Britain's involvement in the tournament in doubt.
The sport's governing body has seven days to find $500,000 (about £272,000) for an additional insurance premium if Deng, who is an ambassador for London 2012, is to take his place in the qualifying campaign for next year's European Championship A division finals, starting against Israel in Tel Aviv a week today.
The root of the problem lies with MetLife, the NBA's insurer, which covers the top 150 salaries in the American league on a group policy. Under the terms of its agreement with the NBA, MetLife has the right to exclude 14 high-risk players every year, a decision based on the individual's injury history and the amount of money remaining on his contract.
Deng came under the company's spotlight when he signed a new $71million, six-year contract at the start of this month, the fourth-highest contract in the league at present in terms of outstanding money. MetLife subsequently used an MRI scan taken last November when Deng, 23, injured his back and missed three games to exclude him from the coverage.
Exhaustive work has produced a quotation of $500,000 for supplementary cover and GBB officials are working on the assumption that they will have to unearth a similar fee every summer between now and the London Olympics to allow Deng to play - a total cost of $2.5million for a programme that runs on an annual budget of about £1.5million.
"This is a devastating blow," Chris Spice, the GBB performance director, said. "If Luol doesn't participate this season or any other season leading up to London, there is no question our involvement is in doubt. The world governing body [Fiba] has not been very specific, but we know from discussions that we need to be playing in the A division tournament in Europe to be given a place in the Olympics.
"If we fall out of the A division next year and cannot participate in the A division for [the 2011 European Championships], there is a real possibility we will not play in London."
So bloody typical that HE is excluded from the blanket policy due to the amount of money owed on his contract...........and that HE represents probably the most dis-interested in basketball nation in the world (excluding those that dont actually have any players of course)
I wonder if Ben Gordon will have the same trouble now he has elected to play for our team? suppose it depends on what his contract is and whether he is covered by that blanket policy.
Also, those f*cking as*holes who commented on the article annoyed the hell out of me...........I posted a couple of comments in reply to them but they havnt appeared yet.


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Fresh Hillsborough inquests could start in March
Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams believes that fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the 1989 disaster could begin as early as March.
Williams, whose 15-year-old son Kevin was among those who died, has been fighting to have his inquest brought forward because she has terminal cancer.
More than 105,000 people signed an online petition to support her, but Attorney General Dominic Grieve ruled that a single application would be made for the inquests of all 96 victims.
The High Court quashed the original verdicts of accidental death last month, but no date or venue has yet been confirmed for new hearings.
Williams, 60, wrote on her Facebook page on Sunday: "Good Afternoon my Red Family, had meeting with lawyers yesterday. Hopefully the inquest will start in March, no venue yet."
Mr Grieve, the Government's top law officer, applied for fresh inquests after an independent report published in September highlighted attempts by the emergency services to shift blame on to fans for the tragedy.
The Hillsborough Independent Panel report cleared supporters of any blame for the disaster, which happened at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.
It also produced new medical evidence that raised major questions of the original 1991 inquests conducted by coroner Stefan Popper.
Dr Popper refused to consider any evidence collected after 3.15pm on the day of the tragedy, ruling that none of the victims could have been saved after that time.
But the independent report established that 41 of the supporters who died could have been saved after that cut-off point.
Campaign groups have long maintained that Dr Popper's original verdicts prevented a proper investigation into the events at Hillsborough that day.
In making his decision to quash the original inquest verdict, Lord Chief Justice Lord Igor Judge said there had been "deliberate misinformation surrounding the disaster".
Since then, the Independent Police Complaints Commission - the UK's police watchdog - has begun investigating up to 2,400 officers in connection with the tragedy.
Mr Grieve has suggested that fresh inquest hearings may have to await the outcome of any prosecutions.
Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, told the Liverpool Echo that she had not been made aware of any new date for the inquests.


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Dovrebanen,Dovrebanen wrote:To sum up the situation, I agree with you, Jadey. Putting it simple, it is like that in my opinion
Ok, this question wasn't addressed to me. But I haven't been on Edward and Bella in ages (ehhm..a day tor two ), so I'll reply anyway.The Dark Knight wrote:
I guess that make me the dark side,
I still maintain that Edward was in the dominate role. Yes, he gave Bella most everything she wanted, but being in the position to give it shows he could have done otherwise. When looking at any relationship whether political, economic, social or romantic the "Base" concept of dominance comes down to one thing; "He/She, who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." In the case of Bella and Edward, Edward was in control. He left her and in doing so destroyed a part of Bella.
Can you see my POV?
Dark Knight, I can see your POV. But I don't agree with you. Yes, Edward was in the position that he could deny Bella certain things. But Bella knew that he wouldn't do that. At least not for long. He loved her and he would do absolutely anything for her. Even in regards to Jacob, she got her way eventually. So like ringswraith said, he overstepped the line in regards to her safety, but that was not because he wanted to control her. It was all in respect to keeping her safe. In my opinion, Bella had the more powerful role in the relationship. She subjected Edward to all kinds of hurt. She counted on his love for when she kept going to La Push. In my opinion, Bella had the power to break Edward, because he loved her so much and because he only wanted the very best for her even at the expence of himself. And I'm not saying that Bella used that consciously, but she was in a position to. Edward felt himself not good (enough) for her, and so he would give her anything.
And I'm not sure what you mean by the person who can destroy a thing, controls a thing. Do you mean that this is something that runs through their whole relationship? Because in my opinion, Edward was not in a position to destroy anything. He left because he saw no other option. I'll admit, he was wrong. But considering that he was a vampire, who had first brought James into her world, and then couldn't even protect her from his only family, I can't blame him for thinking that she would be better off without him. And he sincerly wanted her to have the life that she deserved, and he felt that a life with him was not for her. I think it was diane who said somewhere that Edward gave Bella the ultimate gift/sacrifice of love (sorry, can't remember the exact words), by leaving. He gave up his own happiness for her. It didn't turn out well, but his intentions were the very best.
I have to agree that Edward's main motives where to keep Bella safe. It became his occupation for a time. As for Bella putting him in a world of hurt I get your POV and agree to some degree but if you read what I replied to Jadey (previous post), you can see that my POV is that Edward playing the nice guy was the hand behind her being able to go to La Push. Did it drive Edward Crazy; well I think we can all say YES. Is it part of the plan for Edward, yep?
The only way Bella could break Edward is by dying and that power lies in all love.
Let me see if I can better explain the quote of "the person who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." In all forms of control the path in determining who has control can best be followed back to the person in charge by this simple quote. The person who can destroy a project, relationship or idea is the one in charge; everyone else is along for the ride. It's a universal truth in nature and in relationships. In this case Edward demonstrates that he is the hand behind the relationship by leaving in NM. I don't think Bella would have that ability, at least not in the books I read. Maybe you see it differently than that, "could Bella leave Edward?" I just don't see her being able to do that.
This is why I think Edward is in control of the relationship and not Bella.


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Laid down in 1840 in Burma as an East Indiaman, the Success carried trade from Southeast Asia to England. Within a few short years, she was transporting settlers to Australia's Swan River. But in 1852, the Success' crew, overtaken by gold fever, abandoned her at Melbourne. The Victorian government soon purchased the 137-foot vessel along with four other hulks to confine its burgeoning "criminal" population.
Moored off Williamstown, the Success was fitted out with cells to hold its cargo of prisoners. Over the next years, tragedy and terror stalked her decks - first with prisoners and then with women and boys held in government detention. In 1885, when the Australian government deemed the "felon fleet" inhumane, the ships were ordered broken up. Somehow the Success escaped the fate of the others. Alexander Phillips acquired her and converted the hulk into a floating museum, featuring all the horrors of Australian prison life. Despite his efforts, Phillips' venture was less than successful.
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The home waterbirth of Wren Elisabeth (REALLY LONG!) with pics at the end :)
I wasn't very good about posting in my DDC but I still thought it'd be fun to share my DD's birth story
So here it is!
Wren Elisabeth
7lbs 6oz 19 inches long
born at home in the water on March 23rd at 2:37am
I woke up around 12:30 am Monday morning, March 21st. I'd been having contractions sporadically, starting and stopping the last couple days, but these wouldn't let me sleep. I timed them for a bit and they were around 5 minutes apart, lasting about 30 seconds. I kept trying to sleep until around 4am when I officially gave up and woke up Sean to tell him what was going on. We stayed in bed and tried timing them and resting and just generally hanging out. I called Pam, one of my midwives, around 6 and let her know what was going on, that the contractions were consistent but not coming any closer yet. She suggested going for a walk and to call her in couple hours. Sean called in to work, told them he would come bring up sub plans for the day. I went to the school with him and walked laps in the hallway and timing contractions. They were getting longer, but not closer together yet, still every 5 minutes, lasting 45-60 seconds. When Sean was ready we headed back home, I gave Pam a call again around 8 to update her and tell her we were getting ready to head out for a walk to the lake with the dog and I'd call and check in again around noon.
It was chilly out, and though the lake had been clear of ice the day before it had started to refreeze over night. Sean let our dog, Abbey off leash like he always does at the lake so she could get a drink and run a bit. This is where it gets interesting and water becomes the theme of this labor. There are geese out on the lake standing on the thin layer of ice, they are calling to each other and Abbey hears them and takes off running. She heads strait for them and I immediately look at Sean and said "Oh no!" We yell for her to stop but she runs across the ice, 10 yards out, 20 yards. We watch as she keeps going and I tell Sean she's not going to make it, she's out a good 30 yards now and she crashes through the ice. She swims, we try and coax her back the way she came, thinking she can break through the ice swimming, but she can't, it's too thick. I start throwing rocks, thinking I can maybe break a bath for her, but the rocks bounce sadly off the ice only denting it. Sean runs for help while I sit on the dock, still having contractions, trying to keep the dog calm, praying she won't drown, trying to get her to rest her head on the ice instead of struggling to get her front paws up and slipping back. Sean comes back with a rope and a neighbor. We try to get the rope out around her (my sister, who rides horses, should have been there, her rope skills would have been helpful!) and can't. I say we need to get the canoe, that's all I can think of. It's been 15 minutes already.
Sean and the neighbor go for our canoe while I wait with Abbey. Another neighbor comes and he asks what's happened and he says he'll be back with his kayak. Sean and the other neighbor get there as he comes back with his kayak and a chain saw. Sean's getting on the life vest while I tie the rope to him incase he falls in, the neighbor is trying to cut the ice with the chainsaw, I'm having contractions, and Sean is trying to get the canoe in the lake. Somehow it's decided the neighbor will take the canoe, Sean gives him the life vest, the paddle won't break trough the ice so he asks for the shovel our other neighbor has in his truck. I keep having contractions and think how utterly ridiculous this whole thing is. Somehow he gets out to Abbey and pulls her in the canoe. Sean and I reel them both in with the rope.
Eventually we get home, where my labor just seems to stop. I call Pam and tell her all that happened and that labor seems to have stopped. She suggests a nap since I've been up since 12:30am. Sean and I go lay down, I get a couple hours rest when contractions start up again and won't let me sleep. They are every three or so minutes now and 45-60 seconds and I can't lie down through them. I feel them mostly in my lower back and go to shower because the water feels good on my lower back through the contractions. We call Pam and update her; she said she and Suzanne would leave around 7pm to get to us around 9 or 9:30pm. We think I'm going into active labor and are excited to finally meet our little one that night!
Contractions hold steady at every three minutes, I'm uncomfortable and have to change position when one starts (I favor the hands and knees position, squatting was annoying) and groan low through them. Pam and Suzanne get there and start setting up, I get nervous once there are there and contractions slow to every 5 minutes again, which they say is normal. They tell us to go rest, so Sean and I go lay in bed. I move to my hands and knees for each contraction, they are coming more frequently again now. Suzanne comes in and tells us there is a problem with the pool. We get up again and go see and we can see the big puddle (Thank goodness Sean insisted on putting a tarp down under it!). The liner had a hole and was leaking water into the permanent liner, which was also leaking because it got tucked under the wall of the pool in a couple spots. Our water theme continues.
Labor has more or less stalled at this point again. We talk about what to do: can we save the water? Do we have to start over? Will we get it refilled in time? I said it was all right if we couldn't have the pool, Suzanne said they've delivered babies in the shower and tub before. Sean is upset. It's decided that they'll drain the pool and start over. They have an extra liner to replace the one with the hole. They'll boil water in between refilling while the water heater heats up again. I'm told to go and rest, I've been up for almost 24 hours at this point with only a couple hours rest.
This whole part is foggy in my memory, it felt like such a short amount of time, but was hours somehow. Contractions started up again soon after I lay down again. They were uncomfortable and I was having bloody show at his point. I rested and contracted, going from laying to hands and knees, and back again. I moan quietly through contractions (at least I think I was quiet! I should ask Sean about that!) rocking on my hands and knees. I remember Suzanne coming in a couple times and saying I was doing well. And Sean coming in and rubbing my back.
They get the tub all set up again and Sean comes and lies in bed too, I have no idea what time this was, my concept of time was totally wonky at this point! I finally fall asleep, exhausted, and don't wake up until 6am. Contractions are mild and 10 minutes or more apart. Pam and Suzanne say we should try a walk. I'm feeling frustrated and annoyed that we made them come all this way and we didn't have a baby that night. We walk down to the school and back down to the fire station and around the block. It snowed over night and everything was quiet and blanketed white. We get back to the house and we sit and talk with Pam and Suzanne. I express my frustrations and apologize that they came all the way up here. They reassure us it's alright, this happens a lot with first babies and that it was good they came up so we could have the pool all set up right. Pam offers to check me, says I'm still probably in early labor and about 1 to 2cm she'd guess. I agreed to getting checked and was 1cm like they expected and frustrated that all those contractions don't seem to have done anything. At this point they talk to us about what to do: more walking, resting, etc. That they are going to go home to rest and they are sure they'll be back later that night for us to have a baby. Sean says statistically more babies are born on Wednesday's than any other day, and the midwives tell me most babies are born at night.
So we are going on 30+ hours at this point. The midwives leave, Sean goes to nap, and I clean the kitchen because I have to do something. Contractions keep coming every 5 minutes. When Sean gets up he goes down to the school to drop off his sub plans, I tell him not to rush back, at this point I kind of wanted to be left alone. He pulls out the washer for me before he goes so I can do laundry (I was looking for anything to distract me at this point!). While he's gone the hose connecting the washer breaks and water pours all over the floor of the kitchen, I probably should have given up on anything water related at this point, but it's good I didn't!
Around 4pm on Tuesday Sean starts making dinner. I was completely miserable at this point, contractions were still about 5 minutes apart and I checked myself to see if I was any more dilated than when Pam checked me; nope, still at 1cm. I used some good words to vent my frustrations to Sean, and Suzanne called. She suggested I ignore the contractions, watch a movie with Sean, and just hang out. It's about 5:30 now, we've eaten diner, I'm trying to watch TV with Sean but the contractions just kept coming and I couldn't ignore them, I had to breath and move through them. I want so much to get into the water, but am supposed to wait until active labor. I was miserable.
Looking back now I recognize the shift in contractions and know that I probably actually started active labor around that 5:30/6pm (night time!) time frame, at the time I was too mad to give credit to the shift though. I know I started pacing the kitchen and spare bedroom at this point. I didn't want to be touched, I didn't want to be in the light, and I couldn't quit moving. It hurt to be still. Sean suggests I walk up and down the stairs. This feels amazing and I remember walking up and down over and over while repeating in my head "I can do this!" Around 7:30 or 8 (I don't know the time exactly) Sean suggests calling Pam. I have zero desire to talk to anyone, I just keep walking through the house, and so he calls. He does give the phone to me and I talk to Pam, tell her what I am feeling and she asks if I can check myself again (I had told Suzanne about that and she told Pam). I give the phone back to Sean and got to check myself in the bathroom, still 1cm. I tell Pam and we talked while I kept walking (I can not for the life of me remember exactly what she or I said!) but about 5 minutes in to the conversation after I had checked myself, I stopped and looked at Sean and said to him "my legs are wet." And indeed they were.
Sean took the phone at this point and talked to Pam. She and Suzanne would be leaving to come up within half an hour, they'd get there around 10:30 or 11pm. I couldn't believe it was my water, I asked Sean if maybe it was just sweat, but I'd dry my legs and they'd be wet again, it wasn't sweat. From here everything gets really blurry, I know I took a shower and ended up in my hands and knees in the shower having contraction after contraction. I stayed in until the water was cold. I know I got a shirt on, but pants or a skirt never made it, and I ended up on my hands and knees in the bed. I called for Sean at each contraction; I just wanted him with me, holding my hand, touching my back, anything. Pam and Suzanne got there a bit before 10:30 I think (they must have driven awfully fast!). I know they talked to Sean and I know Pam came and sat against the bedroom doorframe. I don't remember talking though beyond saying "hi" when I first saw her, I don't remember seeing Suzanne though. Sean eventually ends up in the bed with me, I don't know how close contractions were at this point, but they were coming what felt like constantly. Pam was sitting by the heater vent on the floor in our room, I remember wanting to offer her a chair but I couldn't talk and the thought was fleeting anyway at that point! I must have said I was tired at some point because Pam suggested resting on my side. Up until laying on my side labor was not the worst pain I had ever experienced, it hurt but was totally manageable. But lying on my side was horrible and I wanted to cry. Sean tells me I did get quiet between contractions and rested, but I just remember wanting to move from my side! Pam offered to check me after a bit (around midnight) of time on my side; I was at a 4, almost 5cm. She said I could get in the pool if I wanted to. I was so glad to get off my side, and the water felt amazing.
Everything went incredibly fast once I was in the water, I remember in the beginning I wanted to hold Sean's hand when I'd have a contraction. I know I held Suzanne's hand through a couple too when Sean wasn't there (he was calling our parents to update them). I never actually pushed on my own it was the strangest thing. I just at one point had a contraction and my body pushed. I remember I gasped and looked at Suzanne who was in front of me and told her I pushed. I was worried I shouldn't because I wasn't dilated enough, but they reassured me it was all right. From there my body started pushing with every contraction. I started to feel sick, and Suzanne gave Sean a bowl that I thankfully never had to use; I felt hot too, Sean and Suzanne put cold washcloths on my forehead. I had both hands in the pool at this point and when I'd have a contraction I'd relax my jaw and breath while I pushed back with the contractions. I could feel Wren's head coming lower and lower with each contraction, it was the craziest feeling! Pam encouraged me to reach down and feel her head and I told Sean she had hair!
At some point Sean moved behind me, though I don't remember him ever leaving. I was lost in myself. I asked Sean after what it was like, what was I doing? He said I was quiet other than a low hum that I kept making, which I don't remember doing! I remember Pam telling me to push with the contractions and I remember feeling the slight burn as Wren's head pushed through. Apparently Pam told me two more pushes but Wren came flying out all at once in one push. Her head, torso, and legs were all out in less than a minute, at 2:37am. I remember the feeling as she slid out. Her head felt like a "pop" and then I could feel her legs moving in me still as I pushed with the contraction and the rest of her slid out. Pam passed her through my legs and I pulled her up out of the water. She was so tiny and still blue. I held her against my belly, her cord was short and I couldn't get her much out of the water. She cried and I told her it was ok I'm your mama. Suzanne was putting blankets on us both and I peeked to see if we had a girl or a boy. I looked at Sean and told him he was right, we had a little girl, our Wren Elisabeth.
Since her cord was short they had us get out of the tub and move to the couch. We snuggled our sweet baby and talked to her. They had me hand her to Sean to push out the placenta, which was easy and just slid right out. Suzanne clamped her cord and Sean cut it. Pam showed us her placenta and all the different parts. It was so neat to see this whole organ my body grew to nurture our baby inside of me.
We moved to the bedroom, where Suzanne did the newborn exam and weighed Wren. We all made guesses at her weight, everyone guessed in the 6lb range and she shocked us with her 7lbs and 6oz! I said it's the thighs she fools you because she's tiny but she's got cute chubby thighs! We cuddled in our bed with our new baby while Pam and Suzanne cleaned up. Sean went out to help but they already had everything cleaned up and the pool all packed up and in their car. He came back and we snuggled in to sleep with our babe.
And pictures
Papa holding her
Getting weighed
First diaper
All dressed
Snuggling her
At a week and a half
And now at almost 4 weeks
If you made it through reading all that I'm pretty sure it's a bit scattered in spots, haha!
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my heart warrior DS N born 1/11/13! And sweet DD A born at home 3/9/15!
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Beautiful story, mama. Thanks for sharing!
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Agritourism is a multi-million dollar business in the state, and according to Mary Jordan, director of the Division of Agricultural Marketing for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, this burgeoning industry isn't just about a stop at your local farm stand.
Agritourism is a multi-million dollar business in the state, and according to Mary Jordan, director of the Division of Agricultural Marketing for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, this burgeoning industry isn't just about a stop at your local farm stand.
Creative farm owners are finding all kinds of ways to attract visitors, and the agritourists' demand for farm experiences is growing every year, she said. The most recent trend in farm experiences, she said, is behind-the-scenes tours at farms, where visitors get an even greater appreciation for the farming industry.
The MDAR has it all laid out for agritourists on its Massachusetts Agriculture Tourism Map and website, complete with graphic keys denoting information for just about every interest. There's farm bed and breakfasts, vineyards, Christmas tree growers, maple sugar houses, greenhouses and nurseries, berry farms, dairy farms, and pick-your-own farms to scout out on a day, weekend or vacation week.
Wine and cheese lovers will also find their routes mapped out for each region of the state in the Wine and Cheese Trails map, created through a partnership between the MDAR, and the Massachusetts Farm Winery and Growers Association. For those with more varied culinary interests, Jordan said the MDAR's Savor Massachusetts program provides the link between farms and farm-related foods and dining experiences.
Jordan said the move towards agritourism started about 20 years ago around the time consumers became more interested in the connection with their food and farms.
"It's that whole connectivity between the consumer and the farm. I'd get calls from people who'd say 'I want to go to a farm — or stay at a farm — and I want that Kodak moment with my child standing next to a calf.' That generation remembers that feeling of connectivity, of knowing where their products are coming from and they wanted to share it with their children."
Jordan, who was working with the MDAR 20 years ago when consumers' interest in farms started, said she initiated the idea of researching how the MDAR, in conjunction with other state agencies, could help the state's farmers diversify following the agritourism lead of some European countries and other states.
It started very simply with driving tours to meet with farmers discussing the basic things they would need to do to be able to open to visitors such as having handicapped accessible bathrooms. "It started from the ground up and it's really taken off with different grant programs for the farms and funds that we used to create the map. We now have more than 390 farms in our database and we're continually updating that information," she said.
According to the most recent statistics on the MDAR website, income from agritourism in 2007 totaled $5.3 million. Just a few years earlier, in 2002, agricultural income in the state totaled $665,000.
Day trips to farm stands, pumpkin patches, maple sugar farms and cranberry bogs are the most obvious types of agritourism, but it doesn't stop there. People these days are looking for hands-on experiences, she said, from pick-your-own produce, Christmas trees, or flowers; to workshops at farms, nurseries, and vineyards. One of the workshops she noticed recently was with a beekeeper teaching people to make their own beeswax candles.
"It really goes beyond just buying a product, people want that experience," she said.
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This is my personal blog on which I post different stories and reflections on my life as a Dominican Priest of the Irish Province of the Friars Preachers. I am a convert to Catholicism, and really want to help other to also find Jesus Christ in their lives. Hence I am passionate about vocation promotion and generally talking about the change God can make in anybody's life! I try to do a weekly reflection on the Gospel as well post video's related to the Dominican way of Life
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Statewide E-Filing
Clinton County Circuit Court was approved to implement an electronic filing program for civil case types on June 24, 2015.
Electronic Guilty Pleas
On January 6, 2016, Clinton County was approved to begin accepting electronic guilty pleas from offenders in minor traffic and conservation offenses under Supreme Court Rule 529, and in accordance with Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368 and the revised Standards for Accepting Electronic Pleas of Guilty.
Electronic Transfer of Record on Appeal to Fifth District Appellate Court
On April 2, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court filed M.R. 18368, which authorized the electronic transfer of the record on appeal originating in Clinton County to the Fifth District Appellate Court on a pilot basis.
Under the pilot project, one official record pursuant to Supreme Court rules will remain but a mirror record will be produced electronically with identical pagination. The accessible electronic record will include transcripts of the trial and associated hearings, motions, other pleadings and documents. It will exclude exhibits such as photos and physical evidence such as weapons, clothing and the like. The pilot will allow attorneys, parties and appellate justices to electronically view, access and work from the official record of cases on appeal.
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NORTON, Mass. - In the last competition of their regular season, MIT's nationally-ranked men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the two-day, non-scoring Wheaton Invitational hosted by Wheaton College last Saturday. Among the four-team field, the Engineers demonstrated their dominance and are poised to post impressive performances in the upcoming conference and national championships.
On the women's side, freshman Anna Kokensparger re-emerged as a force in the pool, winning three individual events: the 100 Back (1:01.31), 100 Free (53.81) and 500 Free (5:14.66). Kokensparger was also a part of the Cardinal and Gray's winning 200 Free Relay (1:41.12) along with Elina Hu, Nicole Wang, and Ashley Pinchinat. In addition, freshman Kathryn Greskoff posted a career best in the 100 Fly (1:03.70), good enough for third place.
In diving, Kristie D'Ambrosio posted a national-qualifying score in the 1-meter (400.10) in her first 11-dive competition of the season.
On both sides, MIT showed off its expertise in the 50 Free. Hu (25.55), Sydney Giblin (25.95) and Lauren Lo (26.01) completed a 1-2-3 sweep for the women, while Wyatt Ubellacker (22.08), Brett Boval (22.64) and Tony Chen (22.67) did the same on the men's side.
Tech's men also had a 1-2 finish in the 100 Breast, as senior Rastislav Racz (1:00.38) and freshman Brendan Deveney easily beat out their competition. Junior Toomas Sepp picked up MIT's other win, touching the wall first in the 100 Fly (52.27).
Later this month, both teams will participate in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships. The women hit the water first on February 19-21 when they travel to Wellesley College with intention of upending the nine-time defending-champion Pride of Springfield College. The following weekend, MIT's men hope to capture their second consecutive crown when they compete at Wheaton College on February 26-28. Both squads look forward to advancing a number of their swimmers to the NCAA D-III Championship in Minnesota next month.


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CBS memo or not, Jennifer Lopez went for the flesh flash Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, letting it all hang out in the leg department, a la Angelina Jolie at the Oscars.
Lopez, of course, wore one of the most famous Grammy ensembles ever back in 2000 when she donned a green Versace dress that exposed pretty much everything except the unmentionables from her neck down to below her belly button. (She still has the dress, by the way, she told Harper's Bazaar recently.)
This year's Anthony Vaccarello gown was definitely more modest, but given the network's warning about not showing things like "under curves of the buttocks" or "bare sides or under curvature of the breasts," it was a bit daring simply in terms of the amount of skin shown, as it revealed J. Lo's right leg all the way up to the hip.
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Creating an electrical safety program can be a complicated endeavor, not to mention a confusing one when you try to address all of the essential elements, such as fire-resistant (FR) clothing, insulated tools, training, and hazard analysis — just to name a few. Although focusing on one component at a time seems to be the best approach, deciding which area to tackle first is often the hardest part. Fortunately, the best first step is the most important and least expensive. This involves performing a self audit of your employees to classify "where they fit in." Simply put, you must determine what level of exposure to electrical hazards each employee has as well as what "qualifications" they possess with respect to that level of exposure.
To help this process along, let's start with the definition of a "qualified person." Article 100 of NFPA 70E (2009 edition) defines a qualified person as, "One who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of the electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved." Because this definition is very broad, you need to look at all of your different groups of employees and what hazards they are exposed to in order to not only classify them properly, but also to adequately prepare them.
All companies — no matter what their business — could have the same three groups of qualified persons: qualified (authorized), qualified (task-specific), and unqualified. It's vital to understand what qualities and qualifications are synonymous with each of these three groups before establishing your electrical safety program.
Qualified (authorized) group
This group represents your top-of-the-line, most technically skilled employees. In many cases, this includes the subcontractors you hired to do the more involved electrical work. These individuals have the highest exposure level to energized electrical equipment and need comprehensive training curriculum and skill sets (Photo 1).
NPFA 70E lays out a detailed list of requirements for those individuals who are at the highest level of exposure (click here to see Chart). Under 110.6(D), entitled Employee Training, parts (a) and (b) offer the following guidance as related to a qualified person:
"(1) A qualified person shall be trained and knowledgeable of the construction and operation of equipment or a specific work method and be trained to recognize and avoid the electrical hazards that might be present with respect to that equipment or work method.
Such persons shall also be familiar with the proper use of the special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, including arc flash, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools and test equipment. A person can be considered qualified with respect to certain equipment and methods but still be unqualified for others.
Such persons permitted to work within the Limited Approach Boundary of exposed energized electrical conductors and circuit parts operating at 50V or more shall, at a minimum, be additionally trained in all of the following:
The skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed energized electrical conductors and circuit parts from other parts of electrical equipment.
The skills and techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed energized electrical conductors and circuit parts.
The approach distances specified in Table 130.2(C) and the corresponding voltages to which the qualified person will be exposed.
The decision-making process necessary to determine the degree and extent of the hazard and the personal protective equipment/job planning necessary to perform the task safely."
We can simplify this reference with a quick "litmus test" as to the exposure of someone categorized in this group. Individuals who fit this category are expected to perform the following tasks:
Use a multimeter to troubleshoot a problem in an electrical device.
Use an approved voltage reading device to do a zero energy check in an effort to create an electrically safe work condition for themselves or for someone else to perform a needed repair or related work.
Any other task that would cause the individual to be exposed to energized or presumed energized parts of an electrical device.
Although this is not a complete list of tasks for this level, it should be fairly easy for you to whittle down the list of your employees who do not qualify for inclusion in this group. As you go through these steps, also be advised that you may quickly realize you have maintenance staff or mechanics doing work they really shouldn't be doing.
Qualified (task-specific) group
Those employees who do not meet the requirements above should be re-evaluated to see if they belong in the less involved "task-specific" group. Just as the group name suggests, these individuals can be broken down into quite a large number of subgroups, because now you're dealing with specific needs in training, procedures, and protection methods. Membership in this group does not include exposure to energized electrical parts, which narrows it down to those individuals interacting with electrical equipment that is energized or assumed energized, specifically operating a circuit breaker or the handle on a disconnect switch.
This group's primary hazards are arc flash and arc blast. A welder, for example, might fit into this category, because he would need to turn off the power to the outlet that feeds his welding equipment. Whether it is a breaker or disconnect switch, this person would still require training on how to protect himself from an arc flash that could occur when interacting with a disconnect device during the opening/closing of the switch handle as well as what personal protective equipment (PPE) and other protection (boundaries, tools, etc.) are needed for the task.
An employee working on an assembly or process line — who might need to stop the machine for component setup or changes or minor repairs — might also need to perform a similar task. Qualified task-specific employees might perform a lockout tag procedure to ensure movable parts are isolated while the needed repairs are made. Again, because the primary hazard in this situation is arc flash and arc blast, this person would still need to be trained in how to determine what level of PPE and other related safe work practices are appropriate for specific tasks.
Unqualified group
The last group consists of all remaining in-house as well as outsourced employees — from custodians and painters to secretaries and engineers (Photo 2), all of which are not listed in the first two groups. In other words, these people are not skilled, trained, or equipped to do any of the tasks discussed above (e.g., operate a switch, breaker or be exposed to energized or presumed energized parts).
Setting a plan of action
Once you have classified all of your employees and determined who is interacting with what type of electrical equipment, determine if the scope of their job really requires them to operate a disconnect switch or "flip" a breaker. If you really can't see a good reason for their involvement with this type of device, then don't let them interact with it — it's that simple. This strategy will allow you to ignore all of the detailed and required training that comes into play with qualified workers. If an individual must truly interact with an electrical device as noted above, then you have two options:
Provide that individual with the proper training, PPE, and other necessary support to protect them when operating the device, or
If it is not a frequently performed task, confirm to them their status as a nonqualified person and instruct them to get a qualified individual to operate the device, making it electrically safe before they proceed with the task(s) at hand.
Determining how often the device needs to be opened (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) will help determine if it's more cost effective to get someone more qualified involved or to engage in training and secure protective equipment for a larger group of individuals.
Completing a self audit of your employees and determining what group they fit into allows you to more accurately and efficiently manage your safety program. Although your ultimate goal is to provide a safe work environment for all employees, you should also strive to not waste extra money on excessive training and PPE for employees who don't really need it — or shouldn't have electrical exposure in the first place.
Abbott is president of Stark Safety Consultants, Canton, Ohio. He can be reached at [email protected].


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 1, 2008) -- In the midst of a three-game winning streak, the ETSU men's basketball team will look to maintain its momentum Friday night as the Buccaneers host Atlantic Sun Conference foe Mercer in front of a live regional television audience on CSS. Tip time is set for 7:30 p.m. inside Memorial Center.
To encourage fans to attend for this special television game, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced a trio of special ticket promotions. For the general public, it will be a special "Two for Blue" night, which means all fans wearing blue to the game will receive a buy one ticket, get one free discount on any reserve ticket.
In addition, it will be ETSU Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night, with free admission to all ETSU faculty and staff that can produce a valid school ID. Meanwhile, the Bucs will also be honoring employees from Mountain States Health Alliance with MSHA Appreciation Night, providing free admission to all staff from MSHA with a valid ID badge.
As for the game itself, the Bucs (11-9, 5-2) will be looking to stay in the hunt for the A-Sun regular season title, as they are currently tied for second in the standings. Meanwhile, Mercer is just one game back of ETSU at 4-3 in league play.
For more on the game, click the game notebook link located above or read the notes below. Fans not receiving the CSS broadcast can still watch the Bucs through ASun.TV on the Internet, or can listen to the free audio link located at ETSUBucs.com.
Buc Shots
A seven-time NCAA Tournament and two-time NIT participant, the ETSU Buccaneers enter the 2007-08 season coming off a regular season Atlantic Sun Conference championship with a 24-10 overall record, and a 16-2 league mark a year ago ... The Bucs return the 2006-07 A-Sun Player of the Year in junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis), as well as the A-Sun Coach of the Year Murry Bartow and All A-Sun Freshman team pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) ... Along with returning players like Pigram and Smith, the Bucs also return significant contributors to last season's success such as senior post Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.), senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna), and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... Newcomers for the Bucs that are expected to contribute early and often include junior college transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), who was the JuCo Division II National Player of the Year last season, and lightning quick JuCo point guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) ... Several Bucs are currently leading A-Sun statistical categories, see page 6 of this notebook for more information on those players and their rank ... In addition, see where the Bucs ranks as a team and individually on the national charts on Page 4.
The series against Mercer
ETSU and Mercer have met five times, with four of those contests coming since the 2005-06 season, when the Buccaneers joined the Atlantic Sun Conference ... The series, which began with a meeting back in 1971, has been all ETSU, with the Bucs holding a perfect 5-0 record against the Bears.
Last time against the Bears
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2007)- Despite being forced to play without many of their usual offensive weapons, the ETSU Buccaneers found production in unusual places, posting 65 first half points and going on to defeat Atlantic Sun Conference foe Mercer 112-89 in front of 5,452 fans on Senior Day at Memorial Center ... Sophomore guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) posted one of the most impressive games in ETSU history, scoring 29 points and dishing out a remarkable 18 assists. His assist number was the second best single-game total ever, just missing the ETSU record of 19 set by Keith "Mister" Jennings in 1991. In addition, he just missed becoming the second ETSU player in recorded history to collect a triple-double, finishing with eight rebounds ... Pigram was not alone, however, as junior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) collected a career high 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point line, matching the third best long-range shooting night in ETSU history. Meanwhile, senior walk-on Nick Tuggle (Memphis) made the most of his Senior Day start, posting 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while freshman guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) netted 24 points and senior forward Eryk Thomas (Fremont, Calif.) collected 12 to round out ETSU's five double-figure scorers ... Swader received more minutes in the game when senior forward Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.) went down with a left shoulder injury early on. Meanwhile, Pigram was forced into action at the point guard position with sophomore guard Tayloe Taylor (Memphis) on the bench with three fouls in the first half and freshman Dequan Twilley (Shelbyville) serving a one-game suspension for violation of team rules. Twilley will return for the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Championship later next week, while Nuckles is also listed as probable and expected to return for the tournament ... The first half was filled with highlight reel plays, beginning with Tuggle electrifying the crowd with a 3-pointer and five early points. It continued with dunks from Swader, Thomas and junior forward Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.), and it ended with Pigram posting a double-double before the intermission with 16 points and 10 rebounds ... For the game, ETSU finished with a 55 percent shooting clip (41-of-75), while hitting on 45 percent from beyond the arc (13-of-29). As a team, the Bucs dished out 29 assists, and hit on 17-of-20 shots from the foul line ... Mercer (13-16, 8-10) had four players in double figures, led by 27 points from James Florence, as well as 20 from Ross Alacqua, 14 from Shaddean Aaron and 12 from Brian Pfohl.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2008)- Senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) scored a game high 19 points, leading a group of Buccaneers that posted double figures as the ETSU men's basketball team grounded the North Florida Ospreys 92-68 Sunday afternoon in Atlantic Sun Conference action at Memorial Center ... A crowd of 3,562 witnessed the Bucs improve to 11-9 overall, 5-2 in A-Sun play, keeping pace just one game behind Jacksonville for first place in the regular season standings. Meanwhile, a nightmarish season continued for UNF, as the Ospreys dropped to 1-18, 0-7 ... While Swader led the way with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor - including a 3-of-5 showing from 3-point range - the Bucs also got 14 points and 11 rebounds from junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), who picked up his second double-double of the season. Along with Swader and Tiggs, senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) added 18 points, while senior forward Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) and junior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) pitched in 12 points apiece ... In the first half, UNF had the game tied at 7-7, but from there the Bucs went on a 25-9 offensive run to build a 16-point lead at 32-16 with just over five minutes left before the intermission. The Ospreys got to within 13 with 2:47 left, but ultimately a 3-pointer from senior post Reed and four straight from Pigram made it 48-32 at the break ... The Bucs opened the second half where they had left off in the first half, going on a 15-7 run to increase their advantage to 24 points at 63-39. ETSU kept the pressure on with a bevy of 3-pointers to ultimately lead by as many as 30 with just over six minutes remaining in the contest ... In all, the Bucs out-rebounded the Ospreys 46-35, while forcing UNF into 18 turnovers on eight steals. In addition, ETSU hit on 80 percent of its foul shots (28-of-35) and shot 43 percent from the field ... North Florida got a team high 17 points from Stan Januska, while Tom Hammonds and Kyle Groothuis netted 14 and 13 points, respectively ... The Bucs will return to action at home Friday night against Mercer, with game time set for 7:30 p.m. The game will air on regional cable thanks to CSS, while fans unable to access the cable broadcast can - as always - watch the Bucs live via video streaming at ASun.TV.
Swader, Strong power resurgent offense
During their present three game winning streak, the Buccaneers have found their rythm on offense thanks in great part to the shooting of senior forwardKenyona Swader (Smyrna) and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... In going 3-0, the Bucs are averaging 87 points a game ... Individually, Swader is averaging 15.7 points and 6.3 rebounds a game, while Strong is averaging 15.3 points a game ... As for percentage shooting, Strong is a perfect 14-of-14 from the foul line and is hitting 48 percent from beyond 3-point range ... Meanwhile, Swader is connecting on 67 percent from the floor and a more remarkable 62 percent from 3-point range.
Bucs' RPI, Strength of Schedule rank among best in nation
Though the Bucs are off to a 11-9 start, it's understandable when considering ETSU played an exceptionally tough early season schedule ... As of Jan. 21 the Buccaneers' strength of schedule (SOS) ranked 74th in the country according to RealtimeRPI.com ... That SOS rank is obvious when looking at the RPI of ETSU's opponents in the early season schedule, which included -- at the time -- St. Mary's (4th), Dayton (7th) and Syracuse (11th) ... In fact, until just recently the Bucs SOS was as high at 18th in the country, before entering conference play ... As for RPI, the Bucs ranked a respectable 132nd out of 342 Division I teams.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 114-37 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 76 percent ... The Bucs had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor that season, but fell to Belmont in the final game of the year in the championship of the A-Sun Tournament ... This year, the Bucs are 7-1 at Memorial Center.
The Bucs at the Rainbow Classic
Spending a week in Hawaii during the winter months is always enjoyable, but ETSU's second trip ever to the Rainbow Classic was a bittersweet experience ... While the Bucs picked up their first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent since 1991-92 with a 76-58 victory over Georgia in the first round, the team finished the trip 1-2 after falling in back-to-back games to St. Mary's and Louisiana-Lafayette ... While the St. Mary's game was expected to be difficult -- considering the Gaels were ranked No. 2 in the RPI -- the 82-80 overtime loss to a 3-7 Lafayette team kept the Bucs from evening their season record to 6-6 coming home from the islands ... In two trips to the Rainbow, the Bucs are now 2-4 all time.
Non-conference home win streak at 16
Over the last three seasons, the Bucs have fared well against non-conference opponents within the confines of Memorial Center ... In fact, the Bucs have won 16 straight non-conference homes games since losing a 90-73 contest to Fresno State back on Nov. 27, 2004 ... ETSU has enjoyed wins over teams such as Marshall (2), Chattanooga, Central Michigan, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, UNC Asheville, Eastern Kentucky, Radford and Appalachian State in that time frame ... Against conference opponents, the Bucs have won 10 straight regular season conference games.
Another championship banner
With a win against Stetson (2/22), the Bucs wrapped up an outright 2006-07 A-Sun regular season title and garnered the No. 1 seed in the week's league championship tournament ... For ETSU, it was the continuation of a recent string of success that dates back to the 2000-2001 season ... In all, the Bucs have captured championships in five of the last seven seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and a trip to the NIT in 2006-07 ... Here is the championship breakdown:
2000-2001-- Southern Conference North Division Championship
2001-2002 -- SoCon North Division championship
2002-2003 -- SoCon North Division championship; SoCon Tournament Championship
2003-2004 -- SoCon North Division championship, SoCon Regular Season Championship, SoCon Tournament Championship
2006-2007 -- Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship
New starting five
During the Bucs recent trip to the Rainbow Classic, head coach Murry Bartow used a completely new starting five, with junior guardJocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.), junior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis), sophomore guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and senior forward Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) ... While that group went only 1-2 on the trip, they did pick up the win over SEC foe Georgia and lost a close overtime battle with Louisiana-Lafayette ... However, the Bucs reshuffled the lineup again versus Appalachian State, moving Pigram to the point position, and inserting seniors Travis Strong (Memphis) and Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) to go with Tiggs and Reed ... That starting five is now 3-1 on the year, but the starting lineup was shuffled once again Thursday night against Belmont, as junior guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) was inserted into the lineup at point guard, moving Pigram to the two guard over Strong ... That lineup has gone 3-1 in the Bucs' most recent four games.
Davis, Pigram and assist/turnover ratio
One positive to come from the early season schedule as been the play of both junior guardsJocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) and Courtney Pigram (Memphis) ... From a distribution of the basketball and offensive production standpoint, both have shown an ability to pick up assists without turning the ball over ... Currently, Davis ranks fifth in the A-Sun with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.6, while Pigram is 10th at 1.1 ... As for assists per game, Pigram ranks 9th with 3.4 a game.
Pigram eclipses 1,000 points
Beginning just his third season at ETSU, junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis) has already eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with a jump shot from the right corner at the 17:52 mark against Chattanooga (11/28) ... That basket gave Pigram 1,000 for his career and following the contest with the Mocs ... The junior now stands at 1,258 for his career and ranks for 13th on the all-time program scoring list ... The 6-1 shooting guard scored 325 points as a freshman and then netted a remarkable 614 as a sophomore ... His 614 points a year ago ranks 6th on the single season list.
1,120 wins and counting
With a win Jan. 25, 2007 against Belmont, the Bucs collected the program's 1,100th win all-time ... In over 80 years of basketball, the Bucs are 1,120-903.
Bucs on the Tube
Along with the new ASun.TV package which will video stream all ETSU men's and women's home games on the Internet, the Bucs will again have a significant presence on the television screen as well this year ... In fact, ETSU's trips to Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) and Syracuse (Dec. 15) both aired live locally, with the Oklahoma State game showing on WKPT (ABC) and the Syracuse contest aired on WJHL (CBS) ... The Bucs will also appear on regional cable through the Friday night CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week with the Jan. 25th trip to Jacksonville and the Feb. 1 home game against Mercer scheduled for air on CSS ... In addition, Charter Main Street will air its weekly ETSU replay on Charter 13 and Comcast 14 Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., with the weekly games beginning on Dec. 4th with the Tennessee-Wesleyan game ... For a complete schedule, visit ETSUBucs.com.
Chilton's No. 42 comes out of retirement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2007)- For many years, Tom Chilton's No. 42 has held a special place in ETSU basketball's history. Next season, fans will see that special number on the floor once again ... Chilton, who ranks first all-time with 26.1 points per game and fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,801, has agreed to allow junior transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) to wear his No. 42 jersey for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season. Chilton, who now makes his home in Madison, Ind., said he was honored a current player would want to wear his number ... "I wish him the best and I'm honored he wants to wear No. 42," said Chilton, whose 42 is the only retired number in ETSU's program history. "I hope he always considers that the number doesn't make the player, but the player makes the number. A lot of hard work and effort went into that number during my time there, but ETSU gave a lot back to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without that university, so I'm happy to allow the number to be worn again." ... ETSU head coach Murry Bartow said he was appreciative Chilton would allow the number to come out of retirement, and he reiterated that the number will go back into retirement two years from now ... "Tom Chilton was one of the finest players to ever wear an ETSU uniform, and his willingness to allow Kevin to wear the number shows he is still proud to be a part of our program's tradition," Bartow said. "It's our expectation that Kevin understand the importance of the number and the responsibility that goes with wearing it." ... Tiggs, the 2007 National Junior College Division II Player of the Year, said he certainly understood the history behind the number ... "Mr. Chilton was and is a legend here, so wearing his number comes with a great deal of responsibility," Tiggs said. "I just want to play in a way that would make him proud."
Bucs dominate Preseason All A-Sun Picks
Last season, ETSU won its first Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball title, but Belmont denied the Buccaneers the conference's automatic bid in the final of the General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championship ... Entering the 2007-08 season, both the coaches and the media predict that the Buccaneers will again be battling the Bruins for conference supremacy ... Both chose ETSU as the favorite to win the conference and defend its regular-season title with Belmont second ... The Bucs were the clear choice by the media to win the tournament ... The Buccaneers have gone 28-10 in A-Sun play in their two years in the league.