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Lubbock teacher says summer science program changed her life
Caylene Caddell recently celebrated a milestone, completing her 25th year as a teacher at Estacado High School.
Though not uncommon, that fact is nothing short of miraculous to Caddell, who nearly 16 years ago was ready to quit teaching altogether. But thanks to ASSIST - the Academic Summer Science Institute for Secondary Teachers at Wayland Baptist University - she said she now feels at home in the classroom.
It was 1986 when Caddell realized she wasn't enjoying her teaching stint. A physical education major at Texas Tech, she'd picked up biology as her second field because the law then required a second field for coaches, the position Caddell really had in her sights.
"I don't know why I picked biology, because I didn't really like it," she said. "I'd had a great teacher in high school, though, and thought it might be OK."
Earning both her bachelor's degree from Tech, Caddell was ready for coaching. But she couldn't get the certification needed to teach, and she returned to Tech for a master's degree. By then, she was able to teach health while coaching track and field and cross-country. All was well.
But when the curriculum changed health to a half-credit course, suddenly her teaching load was cut in half. Her principal suggested she put that biology minor to work, but she dreaded it. That meant retaking some college courses and getting the certification for secondary science. And that, of course, meant summer school, something about which Caddell was not excited.
"I got a pamphlet about ASSIST and threw it away because I was not wasting my summer on school," she recalled. "But I really had no choice. If I wanted to keep my job, I had to either go there or to Sul Ross."
She completed the necessary forms for the program, a special graduate-level science series Wayland had just started offering thanks to funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Grants meant teachers were out practically no money for the opportunity to learn new teaching techniques for science and earn graduate credit.
Even knowing it was her only chance to gain the certification, Caddell was not looking forward to the experience.
"I had a bad attitude. I was already determined that I wouldn't like it," she said. "I walked into the classroom and went to the back of the room and put my feet up on the desk."
She recalled Dr. Hoyt Bowers, the program's director and the course instructor that year, as "letting me be bad." Once she began making friends, her attitude softened a bit. But soon, the class would have to take a field trip to Balmorrhea and Caddell met another challenge.
"I was afraid of snakes and spiders and all those things, and I didn't even want to get out of the car," she said. "Dr. Bowers paired me up with his lab assistant and pretty soon I was actually enjoying myself."
"That class completed changed my attitude about everything: about teaching biology, about education and about how to let kids learn. I initially just wanted to coach and didn't care about anything else. But I really became a better teacher."
Caddell said the summer program was an encouraging environment where something finally clicked inside her that literally changed the path of her career. Instead of quitting, she stayed at Estacado, teaching biology and coaching and loving both. After that first summer, she enrolled in the ASSIST program almost each summer afterward, missing only a few sessions. It's had an impact on those under her care.
"Dr. Bowers and Dr. (Gerald) Thompson and those guys get the credit for what I've been able to do in science at Estacado," she said. "I've gotten lots of grants and implemented a lot of programs that are based on how the ASSIST program runs. If it's impacted anyone the way it has me, ASSIST is a great thing. And many have gotten degrees that they might not have."
Bowers, who also serves as the chair of Wayland's Division of Mathematics and Sciences and is a professor of biological sciences, sees Caddell as one his prized successes from the program and an example of why the summer series is so valuable.
He also hands over much credit for Caddell's success to his wife Joanne, a longtime science teacher with the Plainview schools and a regular instructor and helper in the ASSIST program.
The ASSIST program, and a related program for elementary teachers called ASSET, meets daily for three weeks during the summer and once each month during the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Participating teachers earn eight hours of graduate science credit and receive extra materials for use in their classrooms. The entire program is free to participating teachers.


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Sikh Temple Shooting-Anniversary
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) – Sikhs in the Milwaukee area will hold a candlelight vigil for the six people killed a year ago by a white supremacist. The event will be held Monday evening in the parking lot of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, rain or shine. Monday is the one-year anniversary of the shooting rampage, in which five other worshippers and a police officer were also injured. The gunman killed himself. Temple members have been paying tribute to the victims all weekend, with a series of religious rituals and a 6-kilometer run. They say their aim is to practice "Chardi Kala", the Sikh principle of constant optimism even in the face of adversity. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin, as well as Gov. Scott Walker, have joined them in remembrance events.
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- Before you leave the hospital, discuss with your doctor the specific maximum acceptable heart rate above your pacemaker rate.
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- A sudden, major slowing down of your heart rate, which you may detect, probably indicates a more serious problem. If that occurs, call your doctor.
...to check that your heart is pumping correctly.
- Take and record your pulse as often as your healthcare professional recommends.
- Place your index and middle fingers on the inside of opposite wrist or over the artery in your neck just below the jaw.
- Feel for the beat (pulse).
- Count the number of beats for one full minute and write it down.
- Compare it to the acceptable range from your healthcare professional.
- Follow your healthcare professional's instructions or these guidelines for when to call:
- If your pacemaker is beating regularly and at or above its proper rate, it's OK.
- If your pulse is beating faster than you've noticed before — but below 100 beats per minute — don't be alarmed.
- If your heart is beating close to or within the accepted rate but has an occasional irregularity, don't worry. Every now and then your own heart's natural pacemaker competes with the man-made one. Some extra beats that the pacemaker can sense electrically won't result in a pulse that you can feel.
- If your pulse rate suddenly drops below the accepted rate or increases dramatically, call your healthcare provider immediately and follow his or her instructions. It may be possible to program your pacemaker so it resumes working normally, or there may be some other problem.
- If your pacemaker is installed for a fast-slow type of heartbeat and your pulse is rapid and irregular (above 120 beats per minute), call your healthcare provider for more instructions.
...exactly as instructed.Follow activity instructions
- Medications work with your pacemaker and help your heart pump regularly.
- Keep records of what medications you take and when. Download a printable medication tracker.
- Follow activity restrictions and recommendations from your healthcare professional.
- Allow about eight weeks for your pacemaker to settle firmly in place. During this time, avoid sudden, jerky or violent actions that will cause your arm to pull away from your body.
- Car, train or airplane trips should pose no danger.
- Be physically active every day. Do whatever you enjoy - take a short walk or just move your arms and legs to help your circulation.
- Ask your healthcare professional about how and when to increase activity.
- You may be able to perform all normal activities for a person of your age.
- Don't overdo it — quit before you get tired. The proper amount of activity should make you feel better, not worse.
Don't leave home without it.Keep pacemaker checkup appointments
- Download a printable pacemaker ID card.
- In case of accident so emergency personnel can treat you appropriately.
- Security devices in public places may detect the metal in your pacemaker, although they won't damage it. Showing your card may save you some inconvenience.
- To work properly, your pacemaker should be checked periodically to find out how the leads are working and how the battery is doing.
- Show your pulse records to your healthcare provider.
- Make sure medications are working as they should and you're taking them properly.
- Ask questions and discuss your concerns. Make sure you understand your condition and all instructions.
- Avoid causing pressure over the area of your chest where your pacemaker was put in.
- Women may find it more comfortable to wear a small pad over the incision as protection from their bra strap.
- Feel free to take baths and showers. Your pacemaker is completely protected against contact with water.
- People with pacemakers can continue their usual sexual activity.
As they wear down, your pacemaker will slow but won't stop right away.When to call your healthcare provider
- Your doctor uses a special analyzer to detect the first warning that the batteries are running down, before you can detect any changes yourself.
- Sudden, major slowing down of your heart rate (which you may detect) probably indicates a more serious problem. Call your doctor immediately.
- Eventually your pacemaker will need to be replaced in a minor surgical procedure. Your healthcare provider can explain it to you.
Contact your doctor immediately if:
- You have difficulty breathing.
- You begin to gain weight and your legs and ankles swell.
- You faint or have dizzy spells.
- Your pulse rate suddenly drops below the accepted rate or increases dramatically
- Your pacemaker is installed for a fast-slow type of heartbeat and your pulse is rapid and irregular (above 120 beats per minute).
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How to Wear Wedge Sneakers
Tired of your typical casual look? Take your weekend outfit to a new height with the super trendy wedge sneakers. WSJ's Elizabeth Holmes ventures to Bloomingdale's to learn exactly how to pull off this comfortably chic accessory!
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After a former assistant disappeared and began messing with her social media accounts, popular porn actress Jenna Jameson took to 4chan on Friday night in an effort to track down her ex-employee.
Jameson went on 4chan's /b/ imageboard to ask for help:
"My ex assistant who goes by the name of Allen Cedena turned out to be a con artist I do not know if Cedena is his last name. I finally found him out and fired him... Since he was previed to my personal information such as passwords he reset and probably deleted my twitter @jennajameson and has also removed all pictures of me and him from my instagram. He is completely [expletive] with my digital life and so I ask if you have any ideas of who he is please let me know. I am in the process of consolidating and resetting all my passwords. I will be attaching images of him shortly."
Before they would honor the 39-year-old's request for help, the community asked Jameson to take a variety of NSFW photos (including one involving a dark colored shoe) to prove her identity. After the veteran star satisfied all requests, the /b/ imageboard got busy.
It didn't take long for 4chan users to track down the ex-assistant's address, credit score and the last four digits of his social security number.
After getting the info, Jameson was so pleased she shared even more photos on /b/.
After retiring from pornography in 2008 to raise her kids, Jameson announced in November that she was returning to porn to feed her children.
Skateboards are involved…
My skateboard gotta love zoo york! pic.twitter.com/UWyedaoeG4— Jenna Jameson (@jennajameson) January 6, 2014
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'Thor: The Dark World' Unleashes Its Plot
We know that 'Thor: The Dark World' has been filming, and is scheduled to hit theaters in a year (November 8, 2013 to be exact), but now Marvel has released their synopsis, which gives us a greater sense of what the film is, and how much (or little) 'The Avengers' plays into the sequel.
And it looks like very little. This seems more a continuation of the first film, which brings Chris Hemsworth's Thunder God back to earth for at least a part of the running time (that way cast members Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgård have something to do). But it looks big in the sense that the main drama happens away from Earth (or does it?) with the rise of Malekith (played by Christopher Eccleston). As we haven't heard about Arizona being filmed for some major metropolis, we're guessing the big battling takes place on a different planet. You never know.
Here's the synopsis:
Marvel's "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel's "Thor" and "Marvel's The Avengers," Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, "Thor: The Dark World" is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and is based on Marvel's classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book "Journey into Mystery" #83 in August, 1962.
"Thor: The Dark World" is presented by Marvel Studios. The executive producers are Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle and Nigel Gostelow. The film releases November 8, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.


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Christopher Tavernier's fingers danced across his piano keys — his face filled with determination. The sound that escaped the piano filled the room as Tavernier poured his heart into Franz Liszt's "symphonic poem," St. Francis of Paola Walking in the Waves.
The energy with each movement rose to an impressive peak until finally, Tavernier's fingers left the keys and silence replaced Liszt. What lingered was the passion of a 12-year-old who had just poured himself into a solo piece that would rival the talent of graduate school students.
That passion led him to a firstplace finish in the Young Artist Masters Event at the 2012 Sonata Festival, which is presented by the Appalachian Classical Music Association.
The Hendersonville Middle School student is the youngest winner in the history of that competition.
Tavernier began playing piano when he was 6 years old. He progressed quickly, and his talents required different pianos after starting with just an upright. He now plays a Perzina 6'1" Grand.
His desire to play piano came out of nowhere, his mom said.
"He kind of gravitated to it," Kim Tavernier said. "When he was young, he always had an interest in classical music."
All it took was for his hands to touch a piano one time, his dad said.
"We introduced it to him," Bob Tavernier said. "It just evolved."
Neither of his parents played the instrument, but as Christopher got deeper into the desire to play, he began taking lessons. In fourth grade, Tavernier became a pupil of Dr. John Cobb, and his parents noticed a new rapid advancement.
"That's when it started growing leaps and bounds," his dad said. "When those two got together, they became solid as one. There was no limit to what they could do."
Cobb noticed his ferocious appetite immediately. His new student started off with one lesson for one hour a week and constantly wanted more.
"He has an incredible capacity for hard work," Cobb said.
His current practice schedule reflects that. Monday through Friday, he practices three hours per day. On Saturdays and Sundays, he studies with Cobb for two hours each day and then practices for four hours.
Christopher also does an hour of music theory on composers and music, and another half hour on ear training.
During the summer, he spends two hours a day studying with Cobb and four hours per day practicing. Then he lightens the workload significantly on the weekend.
All of that is a recipe for success when mixed in with Christopher's raw, innate talent.
"He's as good as he sounds," Cobb said.
Cobb is an international performer and recording artist who has received positive reviews from the New York Times and the Chicago Daily News. Cobb is a "direct musical descendant" of Franz Liszt and has passed that legacy on to Tavernier.
Cobb played with Christopher in his award-winning performance at the Sonata Festival. The pair performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor, Op. 23. This is a piece that many professional performers use worldwide in competitions because of its complexity, which adds to the shine of Christopher's performance.
"That's one of the most difficult piano concertos ever written," Cobb said. "It's like climbing Mount Everest."
He added that pianists generally start performing that in graduate school.
With Christopher, however, it's not just talent. He lives the music. Downstairs in their house, he's got a musical library of everything he loves. The CDs are arranged in plastic bins, and he has all of the great pianists such as Mozart, Beethoven and his idol, Liszt.
When he wants to add to that collection, Christopher goes out and uses his piano skills to earn money to purchase new materials. Every now and then, he plays Fridays at the Asheville Crowne Plaza to earn that money.
No other kind of music even enters into the picture for Christopher. There is no pop, country or any other genre.
"He won't listen to any other music," Bob Tavernier said. "It's classical, classical, classical." Every now and then, his parents have to shut him down.
At Thanksgiving, he was told that there would be no piano playing as the family went to a cabin for the week. The first thing Christopher and his younger brother, Nicholas, did was pull out an electric piano and start playing.
Christopher has been teaching his 7-year-old brother how to play, and the two actually can perform Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5 together.
Currently, Christopher performs as a member of the Asheville Area Piano Forum.
He will perform next at the First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville on Feb. 17.
He also will compete in the "Asheville Symphony Orchestra — Young Artist Competition" this year. His dream is to perform at Carnegie Hall, and that might come sooner rather than later. He's entered to be a part of the series, "From the Top in Carnegie Hall," on PBS as the second season approaches.
His next goal is to get into the "Early College" program at Blue Ridge Community College. In that program, he'd attend high school at BRCC and be able to focus on his music under Dr. Kevin Ayesh. It's all building to his desire to be a concert pianist.
"We're just taking it one step at a time," his dad said, but admits that after his recent win at the Sonata Festival, his son is getting attention. "We've had a lot of calls and a lot of interest."
For Christopher, it's all about those moments before he begins to play, the journey from the first note until the last note and that silence that is most often filled with applause.
"I like to perform in front of people," he said. "It's easy for me."
And those moments after the last note?
"Sometimes I just feel like I could do it again, and other times I'm exhausted," Christopher said.
With his drive and passion, Christopher's teacher, who is considered an expert, knows where his student can go – sort of.
"I don't think there's really any limit," Christopher said.
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Christopher Tavernier's fingers danced across his piano keys — his face filled with determination. The sound that escaped the piano filled the room as Tavernier poured his heart into Franz Liszt's "symphonic poem," St. Francis of Paola Walking in the Waves.


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Multiple Italian thumb-up
I don't think I've ever seen so many variations on a thumbs-up. And all delivered so enthusiastically. There's the double pump, a double pump with a plié, a one thumb, a side thumb, two side thumbs, and a lot of amazing cheese…
It's never a bad day when Cavalli comes out to play. This is Roberto in Milan today with Diesel designer Renzo Rossi at a press conference to announce a partnership between his Just Cavalli and Staff International for distribution. In other words, more Cavalli everywhere.
Is Cavalli still considered luxury? I mean, I can see the price-tag, I get it that it's technically the same category, but clothing wise, I often can't tell the difference between Cavalli and Ed Hardy. Or Cavalli and, like, Guess by Marciano. Consider that Staff International's current brands include Marc Jacobs, Maison Martin Margiela, Vivienne Westwood, and Viktor & Rolf, I'm not really sure that Just Cavalli belongs among them.
Then again, tacky people spend a LOT of money. Do tacky people spend more money than tasteful ones?
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Paint Color Portfolio: Pink Children's Bedrooms
Like sugar and spice and everything nice, the color pink is often traditionally associated with little girls. The hue instantly conjures up images of femininity and sweetness. At its best pink can be warm, fresh, and soft. But choose the wrong shade and your space can quickly swing into the less-than-pleasing realm of bubblegum and Pepto Bismol. Here are a few spaces and paint swatches that get this tricky color just right.
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- Behr Reverie Pink 170E-1
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Look for lots of loops, barrel rolls, dead-stick maneuvers and other aerial tricks as the Riverside Airshow returns on Saturday for its 22nd edition at the Riverside Municipal Airport. Eleven performers are expected to take flight during the event, which starts at 9 a.m.
There's plenty going on at ground level, too, with displays of military aircraft and vehicles, a car show featuring more than 200 classics and antiques, community group exhibits, an emergency preparedness fair and a fun zone for kids.
Early birds can order a $6 pancake breakfast, served at D&D Airport Cafe starting at 7 a.m.
A closer look at four acts:
Melissa and Rex Pemberton
This husband-and-wife team will be making their Riverside debut, with Rex flying 150 mph in a wingsuit and Melissa in an Edge 540 airplane doing barrel rolls around him — a maneuver that starts at 10,000 feet above the ground and continues all the way down to 2,000 feet. "We came up with the idea over dinner one day," Melissa says.
Website: www.sportsgal.com
Bill Braack is known for one thing: "going really fast," he says. How fast? His 10,000-horsepower "jet car" has an acceleration speed that approaches 400 mph. That means Braack could drive the vehicle from its winter home in Corona to the Riverside Airport in a flash, if it weren't for traffic backups on the 91 Freeway. Instead, he'll be racing down the runway trying to beat John Collver flying his T-6 "Wardog." It's the 30th year Braack's team has been performing at air shows.
Website: www.facebook.com/SmokenThunder
John Collver
Making his 17th appearance in Riverside, John Collver is planning to fly his T-6 "Wardog," a single-engine aircraft known as "the pilot maker" because of its role as a combat trainer. He will be demonstrating some of the same maneuvers employed by American pilots during World War II before concluding the 12-minute performance by challenging Bill Braack and his "jet car." It's going to be "a race for pink slips," Collver says. Braack's response? "Bring it on!"
Website: www.wardog-17.com
Doug Jardine
Relatively new on the North American air show scene is the Sbach 342 "ThunderBolt," which will be flown by Doug Jardine, a Toronto-born pilot who grew up in Orange County and spent much of his youth surfing and racing motorcycles. The Sbach, with its carbon-fiber airframe, is highly maneuverable and has a roll rate of 450 degrees per second.
Website: www.dougjardineairshows.com


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Yiddish Culture Center
The JCC's Yiddish Culture Center houses a collection of Yiddish Books on tape that are perfect if you understand Yiddish but cannot read it. Spend some time getting acquainted with the works of outstanding Yiddish authors such as Sholem Aleichem, I. L. Peretz, Isaac Bashevis Singer, I. J. Singer, and Shaolem Asch.
The JCC offers three sections of Yiddish instruction from September through June. See our current listings among general interest programs.
The Yiddish Culture Center is located in the main lobby directly across from the reception desk. Access to the room is available upon request, so you can contact Joy Getnick or stop by the desk and ask about access to the room.


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GENEVA – Robert Sauceda is among Kane County government's newest hires, taking over a position that County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen said needed to be filled urgently.
Sauceda has taken up a temporary position as a billing manager in the county's animal control department to collect unpaid bills. Lauzen said Sauceda officially was hired about three weeks ago and since has helped collect about $34,000 in unpaid bills.
Lauzen said three previous animal control directors, who have either resigned or been replaced, failed to collect those bills, which he said has resulted in expensive consequences for taxpayers. The lack of billing management caused the county to subsidize its animal control shelter for $45,000, he said, and the administration also missed a $93,000 mortgage payment.
He said for each month that goes by without depositing any money in the bank, the county falls behind by $70,000 to $75,000. He said that's one reason it was so important to hire a billing manager.
Some have criticized Lauzen for promoting the hiring of Sauceda, a former political supporter of Lauzen's. Three months earlier, Lauzen campaigned for county board chairman on getting rid of "cronyism" in the county.
"The critics, I didn't hear them criticizing when they were failing three times," Lauzen said. "And now we're off to a good start, and I hope that the critics don't damage our likelihood of achieving our budgeted revenue numbers."
He said it likely will take at least nine months before county leaders will know if they'll meet budgeted revenues. Until then, Lauzen said everyone should be focused on collecting the unpaid bills so past mistakes can be avoided.
"They didn't get the job done three times. Now, the next batter's at the plate and we need to be cheering him on, not criticizing," he said.
Sauceda fills county's billing manager post
GENEVA – Robert Sauceda is among Kane County government's newest hires, taking over a position that County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen said needed to be filled urgently.


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Steve Rousey finished eighth season as head coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors, finishing in seventh place with a 29-27 overall record, going 9-15 mark in the Big West. After successfully recruiting his second top-40 class in as many seasons, Rousey finished the 2010 season with the program's first winning season since the 2002 campaign.
Last season saw the Matadors deal with an inordinate amount of adversity as a number of key players suffered injuries that would force them to sit out a large portion or the entire season en route to a 24-32 overall record.
However, junior Brian Slover and seniors Richard Cates and P.J. Rousey performed strongly enough to receive All-Big West Conference honors, with four players - Cates (Los Angeles Angels), Jeff Pruitt (Chicago Cubs), Rousey (Los Angeles Angels) and Slover (Toronto Blue Jays) being drafted or signing with various Major League Baseball organizations following the conclusion of the season.
In 2008 the Matadors post an overall record of 24-32, and 8-16 in the Big West. Having fielded one of the youngest teams in the nation. Rousey was able to successfully balance the trials and tribulations faced by his first-year players making their debut with the team, while furthering the development of his upperclassmen's leadership abilities and skill set both on and off the diamond.
Led by Big West Freshman Player of the Year Ryan Pineda, two Matadors were recognized for their consistent successes and named to the 2008 All-Big West Second Team while an additional four student-athletes received 2008 All-Big West Honorable Mention honors; the highest number of Matadors who have received postseason accolades during Rousey's time at CSUN
2007 saw the Matadors jump out to a 7-2 record, marking the early season with comeback victories and dramatic finishes. Rousey guided his squad to tough series wins against UNLV and at Pacific, and coaxed two wins out of his team under difficult conditions at texas Pan-American's Citrus Tournament.
Things continued to look good through a series win against #16 Oklahoma State, a weekend that the Matdors finished with a record of 10-7. Shortly thereafter, however, the team entered a slide that they never recovered from, and ultimately fell to an eighth-place Big West finish.
In 2006, Rousey navigated the Matadors through a challenging schedule, which included visits ranked opponents in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Tempe, Arizona for #10 Arkansas and #12 Arizona State, respectively. Further, Northridge hosted #2 Cal State Fullerton in Big West conference play.
The Matadors went 1-8 in those games, but still managed a 20-15 non-conference mark, inspiring hope for a strong Big West finish. Northridge opened conferenc eplay with a sweep at the hands of Cal State Fullerton, and they never recovered., finishing with a 6-15 conference mark. Overall, the Matadors were over .500 at 26-25 as late as May 19, but a five-game slide pu the record at 26-30, a best for a Rousey-coache squad.
In his first season as a Division I head coach, Rousey's squad finished with a 14-42 overall record. The Matadors put together a league record of 8-13, including big wins versus Big West powers Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside.
The top assistant coach at Northridge for the 2001 Cal St. Fullerton, 1988and 2002 seasons, Rousey helped lead Northridge to a two-year record of 75-39 and the Matadors claimed the Big West title in 2002. Working primarily with the pitchers, Rousey saw his staff finish the 2002 season with 41 wins, 13 saves and 478 strikeouts. Northridge pitchers ended the year second in the Big West in strikeouts, and third in earned runs allowed. The head coach saw two pitchers earn all conference honors and one pitcher (Bill Murphy) named to the All-West Region team. In Rousey's first season with the Matadors he guided the pitching staff to a 4.60 earned run average and 459 strikeouts in 492.2 innings during the 2001 season. The Matadors ranked second in the Big West Conference in strikeouts, fourth in ERA and gave up the third-fewest earned runs in the conference.
Before coaching at Cal State Northridge, Rousey's 12-year coaching career included stints at Long Beach State and Los Angeles City College.
As the head coach at Los Angeles City College (`95-'00), Rousey compiled a 24-18 record in his first year after taking over a team that had no players after being cut and then reinstated. His teams compiled 50 wins over his last two seasons while 56 of Rousey's players went on to play at the university or professional level.
Before taking the helm of Los Angeles City College, Rousey was the pitching coach at Long Beach State (`93-'95). While with the 49ers, the team claimed two Big West titles while making three regional appearances. His staff helped Long Beach State make it to the College World Series semifinals in 1993. During his stay, the 49ers had three pitchers earn All-American honors and one named the National Pitcher of the Year (Daniel Choi, '93). The 1994 staff posted a 3.47 earned run average, which ranks third all-time on the Long Beach State Career List, while the 1993 pitching staff finished with a 3.55 team earned run average, which ranks fourth all-time. His 1993 pitching staff finished the season third all-time in saves with 19, fifth in fewest runs per nine innings with 4.6 and third in strikeouts with 495. His 1995 squad is first in saves with 21 and second in total strikeouts with 528.
Rousey has also coached with several summer collegiate teams, including as the pitching coach for the Alaska Goldpanners (`98-'99) and as the head coach for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod League (`95).
Before his career as a coach, Rousey was a top pitcher at Cal State Fullerton. In three seasons with the Titans, he compiled an impressive 15-5 record with 120 strikeouts. Rousey played in the College World Series twice (`82 and `84), helping the team to the national championship in '84 while compiling an 8-3 record with a 3.47 earned run average.
A fourth-round pick by the Seattle Mariners in 1984, he spent five years playing professionally in the Mariners and Montreal Expos organization.
Rousey earned his bachelor of arts in English from Cal State Fullerton in 1988 and his master's degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific in 1992.
He is currently living in La Crescenta with his wife Robin and their four children, P.J. (21), Gabbie (18), Nate (13) and Faith (9).


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Boyle County, Kentucky Genealogy
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United States Kentucky Boyle County
|Boyle County, Kentucky
Location in the state of Kentucky
Location of Kentucky in the U.S.
|February 15, 1842
|County Seat
- 1 Quick Dates
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 History
- 4 Places / Localities
- 5 Resources
- 6 Societies and Libraries
- 7 Web Sites
- 8 References
Quick Dates
Boyle County's civil records start the following years:
*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing
County Courthouse
321 W Main Street #123
Danville, KY 40422
Phone: 606.238.1110
County Court Clerk has marriage, probate, land and military records
from 1842; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records[1]
Parent County
1842--Boyle County was created 15 February 1842 from Mercer and Lincoln Counties.
County seat: Danville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1860--A disaster destroyed some records.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
|Harrods Station (hist.)
|Alum Springs
|Daugherty Station (hist.)
|Hilldale (hist.)
|Baughman Heights
|Davis Hill
|Indian Hills (hist.)
|Shelby City
|Beverly Hills
|Junction City
|Sleettown (hist.)
|Fishers Station (hist.)
|Little Needmore
|West Danville
|Caldwell Manor
|Meuxtown (hist.)
|Green Acres
Neighboring Counties
African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans
- the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
- Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
- KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
CemeteriesKentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Boyle County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
- Boyle Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- TheFamily History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Boyle County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Boyle County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
- Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
- The KY Historical Society's Cemetery Database
- African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
- Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
For tips on accessing Boyle County, Kentucky Genealogy census records online, see: Kentucky Census.
- USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
- The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
- Census Online ~ Census Online
- Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
- Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
- Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:
- Locate publications about direct ancestors
- Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
- Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]
- [Owens] Owens, David Hatfield. Owens Family of Virginia (Richmond, King George, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier Counties) and Kentucky (Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken, Mercer, Boyle Counties). Ann Arbor, Mich.: D.H. Owens, 1991. FHL Book 929.273 Ow2od 1991
- [Moss] Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968. FHL Book 929.273 M855mo
- [Warner] Reynolds, Lyman Foster. Peter Warner Born Maryland - Fredrick County: Revolutionary War Soldier (with George Washington in Capture of Trenton) to Lincoln County Kentucky 1780's, Children Settled in Kentucky; Lincoln, Garrard, Boyle, Mercer & Washington Counties; Indiana Putnam County. Louisville, Ky.: L.F. Reynolds, 2007. FHL Book 929.273 W246r
Local Histories
- Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
- Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
- Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
- KY Postcards Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
- The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
- Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
- KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
- KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
- Links to research and locate obituaries
- Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Kentucky Obituary Project
- Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
- Obituary Depot ~ Kentucky Newspaper Citations
- Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
- Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
- Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)
Vital Records
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
- KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
- KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970
- KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
- Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000 ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
- KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
- The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Boyle County KYGenWeb
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kencucky Website
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Boyle County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Boyle County, Kentucky page 268, {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).


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That's the great headline on one more tribute to newly elevated Cardinal John P. Foley, this time from Bob Zyskowski, associate publisher of The Catholic Spirit in St. Paul, Minn. (Pardon us for dwelling on Cardinal Foley stories this week, but we think he merits it. And if you're a new visitor here, make sure you check out our other posts on him here, here, here, here and here.)
Bob, current president of the Catholic Press Association, was in Rome last weekend for the consistory, so his article for this week's Spirit combines reporting from the event and his own tributes to and reminiscences of Cardinal Foley. Some excerpts:
He was just plain ol' Father Foley when he served as editor of The Catholic Standard and Times, the diocesan newspaper in his hometown of Philadelphia. I was less than a year out of college when he hired me as his news and sports editor in 1974.
He was the kind of boss who, were he in our archdiocese today, would be a hands-down winner of The Catholic Spirit's Leading With Faith Award. Demanding yet fair, one who went the extra mile for his staff, he set the bar high and drew out until-then-unknown gifts in people.
Father Foley didn't know a cardinal of the church from a St. Louis Cardinal, and that brought about an interesting exchange at a reception one night.
Philadelphia's Cardinal John Krol was being feted for one reason or another, and baseball legend Stan Musial was in attendance. Musial was retired by then, but doing promotional work for the St. Louis Cardinals and wore his usual cardinal red sport coat.
When Foley was introduced to Stan the Man, he had no idea who Musial was, so he commented how appropriate it was for Mr. Musial to honor Cardinal Krol by wearing cardinal red. Musial said he always wore cardinal red. Foley looked puzzled, and, well, you can see where this was going.
He's always been a cheerleader for good journalism in Catholic publications, keeping up a mantra that no one should fear the truth, not even church officials. He teaches that Catholic newspapers need to cover all the events in the life of the church – the good and the bad – but must do so with charity.
That's something he says is the unique gift of the Catholic press, as opposed to what the secular media sometimes do with news about the church. He's fond of using an analogy of an airplane flight when describing the difference in operations:
"The secular press covers the crashes; we cover the landings."
A sense of humor has always been Cardinal Foley's gift, and he'll jump into a conversation on an elevator and fill the car with puns.
At the press conference after receiving the red hat, the new cardinal described his elevation as "a great honor not just to me personally but to the Catholic press and to the whole church in the United States."
Then he added: "It is nice to be canonized without the inconvenience of dying!"
Make sure you read Bob's full article here, including how highly one Vatican official thinks of Cardinal Foley and how his now-famous role at the pope's Christmas Midnight Masses will continue.


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BOSTON -- With the state's highest court ruling last week that juveniles can't be sentenced to life in prison without parole, Middlesex County has eight people, including the notorious murderer Daniel LaPlante, who could be immediately eligible for parole -- and possibly freedom.
"This kid was a savage," said retired Lowell Superior Court Judge Robert Barton, who in 1989 sentenced the Townsend teen to three life sentences without parole, believing he'd never be free again.
Twenty-six years ago, LaPlante was 17 when he was convicted of first-degree murder in the Dec. 1, 1987, rape and murder of Prisicilla Gustafson, 33, and her two young children -- Abigail, 7, and William, 5 -- in their Townsend home.
Police found Gustafson, a nursery-school teacher, in a bedroom with a pillow placed over her head to muffle the sound of the gunshots when LaPlante shot her. Police found Abigail and William drowned in separate bathtubs in the house.
The murders may have been a result of a burglary gone bad. The troubled teen had a history of breaking into area homes and "terrorizing" people by moving objects and leaving some items behind.
"In my 22 years on the bench," Barton recalled recently, "I tried three triple murders, LaPlante, Peter Contos and Kenneth Seguin. LaPlante was the most savage.''
But due to a recent decision by the state Supreme Judicial Court, LaPlante, now in his 40s, may get his first chance at parole after nearly three decades behind bars.
Another convicted murderer, Steven Ward, could now face the Parole Board after 25 years behind bars.
Ward, who was 16 on Sept. 18, 1988, was convicted of beating and stabbing to death 73-year-old Louis Pozycek of Lowell, a homeless man. Ward kicked Pozycek, fracturing his nose and then stabbed him seven or eight times.
Bragging that he beat and stabbed Pozycek, Ward brought his friends to see where Pozycek was lying on a foam pad, bleeding from stab wounds and unable to move. To make sure Pozycek didn't talk, Ward, Michael Morrisette and Brian Gobis stabbed Pozycek several more times.
Ward was sentenced to life without parole for the murder.
Noun Sok, of Lowell, was 15 on Jan. 12, 1999, when he chased and fatally stabbed rival gang member Keoudone "Tiny" Onexavieng, 18, plunging a 30-inch samurai sword in Onexavieng's back.
SJC ruling is 'retroactive'
The SJC last Tuesday struck down life sentences without parole for two 17-year-old defendants -- Gregory Diatchenko and Marquise Brown -- who were each convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in unrelated cases.
The decision is retroactive, meaning prisoners sentenced as juveniles will "at the appropriate time" be afforded a parole hearing before the state Parole Board.
Lawyers say that eligible inmates will have to have served at least 15 years before being considered for parole. But state legislative leaders have said they plan to move quickly to overhaul juvenile sentencing laws that might conflict with the SJC's ruling.
There are currently 63 inmates in Massachusetts who were sentenced when they were juveniles to life sentences without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.
Another area case, 61-year-old Walter Shelley, was convicted in September of first-degree murder in the 1969 murder of 15-year-old John McCabe of Tewksbury, but is awaiting sentencing. Shelley, who was 17 at the time of the killing, had his sentencing postponed pending the SJC's decision. Instead of receiving a sentence of life in prison without parole, Shelley will likely be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Tony Heng, 17, of Lowell, has been charged, but not convicted of first-degree murder in the June 19, 2010, fatal shooting of a rival gang member, 19-year-old Juan Ferrer, outside a Chapel Street home in Lowell.
Brain research guides ruling
The SJC wrote that scientific research shows that lifelong imprisonment for youths is cruel and unusual because their brains are "not fully developed."
"Simply put, because the brain of a juvenile is not fully developed, either structurally or functionally, by the age of 18, a judge cannot find with confidence that a particular offender, at that point in time, is irretrievably depraved," the court wrote.
"Therefore, it follows that the judge cannot ascertain, with any reasonable degree of certainty, whether imposition of this most severe punishment is warranted."
The SJC decision comes in the wake of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sentencing under age 18 to life without parole violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishments.''
Judicial discretion removed
While the Supreme Court decision gave judges sentencing discretion, the Massachusetts high court removed any discretion and banned a sentence with no parole for any juvenile.
The SJC's decision is a distinct reversal for Massachusetts, where juveniles found guilty of murder have faced some of the harshest laws in the nation. The decision also is notable for its reliance on the growing field of research into the juvenile brain.
As of last year, the majority of youth with such sentences were concentrated in Massachusetts and four other states: California, Louisiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.
The SJC's decision in Massachusetts to abolish life without parole for juveniles joins similar decisions in Wyoming, Colorado and Texas, said Naoka Carey, executive director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit based in Massachusetts.
The decision drew immediate praise from Gov. Deval Patrick, who in September signed legislation that raises the age of juvenile jurisdiction to 18 from 17, and has pushed to reduce the number of teenagers sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
"Young people, even ones who commit terrible crimes, are developmentally and now constitutionally different from adults. Our SJC has wisely held that, while violent felons will be held accountable, youthful ones deserve every opportunity for rehabilitation," Patrick said in a statement.
But Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said she is disappointed with the decision and would argue against parole in some cases.
"We are disappointed that the Supreme Judicial Court has gone beyond the ruling of the United States Supreme Court by prohibiting a life without parole sentence from ever being imposed in a first-degree murder case where the defendant was under 18 years of age when he killed his victim, and further declaring that, in most cases the only sentence available to the judge is a 15-year parole-eligible life sentence for this most serious of all criminal offenses,'' Ryan said in a statement.
She added, "This ruling erases the important distinction between first- and second-degree murder, and places youth above all other circumstances of a premeditated and/or extremely atrocious or cruel murder of the victim.''
Under the current law, anyone convicted of second-degree murder is eligible for parole after 15 years. The state Parole Board decides who gets paroled after a hearing in which the inmate, the district attorney's office, and the victim's family are allowed to speak in favor or against parole. If parole is rejected, the inmate can reapply every five years.
While he doubts LaPlante will ever get paroled, Barton said forcing families to relive that pain every five years during a parole hearing is a "terrible, terrible thing. It's like going to the graveyard and digging up the bones."
Former Middlesex DA and state Attorney General Thomas Reilly, who prosecuted LaPlante, agrees.
"It makes no sense given the sheer breadth of its impact,'' Reilly said of the SJC's ruling.
"My heart goes out to the victims, families and loved ones who are impacted by this decision. For them, the nightmare continues,'' he said.
Follow Lisa Redmond on Tout and Twitter@lredmond13_lisa.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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We usually scoff when we hear about Android tablets going for $199. But when we hear about stalwart retailer X10 selling one for $199, we'll at least give things a listen. The X10 AirPad promises to be the "best tablet on the market for under $200."
Let's talk specs: You've got a 7-inch display with a measly 800x480 resolution. (By comparison, the Acer Iconia a100 and HTC Flyer each has a 7-inch touchscreen at 1024x600 resolution.) So it's fewer pixels, but that means less work for the 1.2 GHz Rockchip 2918 processor. That's all pushing Android 2.3 Gingerbread, so it's got that going for it, which is nice. There's 512MB of RAM on board, and 4GB on internal storage. There's a 2MP camera, which we're probably safe in ignoring on spec.
The 4000 mAh batter is rated as 6 hours of movie or music playback (we have a hard time believing music playback takes as much juice, but whatever), or 4 hours of Wifi Internet accvess. And speaking of Wifi, it's got 802.11 b/g. There's also HDMI out for 1080p playback, a full-size USB port, mini (not micro) USB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot.
Source: X10


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The Hampton University football team faced MEAC rival Howard on Saturday afternoon without injured redshirt senior Jeremiah Schwartz, one of the top running backs in the league.
But the Pirates may have found a quarterback for the future in true freshman Brian Swain, despite a 20-10 loss in the nation's capital on a cloudy day with winds swirling nearly 20 miles per hour and temperatures in the 40s at Greene Stadium.
Swain, a walk-on, took his first snaps at the college level as he got the start.
After he failed to hold on to the ball twice early on Swain was replaced in the second quarter by Jaylian "J.J." Williamson of Chesapeake.
But Swain, a scrambling 6-foot lefty from Texas, played the entire second half and gained 105 yards on 14 carries, including a 33-yard touchdown run with 9:09 left in the third quarter that cut the Howard lead to 13-10.
"It was a great feeling. I had not played since November of my senior year of high school," said Swain, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 91 yards with no interceptions. "I missed some open throws. I have to be more patient. I have to stay in the pocket and go through my progressions."
Hampton coach Donovan Rose told Swain on Tuesday he would get the start and he became the fourth quarterback used this season. Swain accounted for 191 of the 281 yards on offense for the Pirates.
"He was giving our guys fits in practice. I told our coaches we have to find a way to give him an opportunity," Rose said. "I thought for the first game he played well."
Hampton quarterback Travis Champion has played in six games this season but has a concussion and did not play against Howard (6-3, 5-2 MEAC), which got 182 yards on the ground from running back Terrence Leffall.
The Bison have now won the last two meetings after Hampton (2-6, 2-4) dominated the series for 14 years.
"We knew exactly what they were going to run, but it came down to execution," said Keith McAfee, a freshman linebacker for the Pirates who had a game-high 12 tackles. "There were some times we had some miscommunication and it really hurt us in the long run."
Most of the Howard rushing yards came on runs up the middle. Quarterback Randy Liggins Jr. ran 6 yards for a score to give Howard a 6-0 lead in the first quarter, and Leffall ran 18 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to make it 13-0.
Hampton's Taurean Durham kicked a 23-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to make it 13-3. After the Pirates trimmed the lead to 13-10, Leffall ran 8 yards for another score with 12:12 left in the game to account for the final margin.
Iowa State transfer Schwartz, who has 794 rushing yards, said after the game he injured his thigh in practice Thursday. "I will be ready," he said of the contest Saturday at Delaware State.
Will Swain start that game? "Without a doubt," Rose said. "Experience is going to help him. The biggest thing now is knowing what kind of quarterback we have. None of the others possess the running ability he does. We have to cater the offense more to him since he can obviously run the ball."
Hampton fumbled five times and lost two. For the season, the Pirates have fumbled 26 times and lost 12. "You can't do that," Rose said. "I don't like to sound like a broken record, but our youth is showing."
Notes: Bethel High and NBA product Allen Iverson, the former Georgetown basketball star, was at the game. He sat in front of the press box and greeted several Howard fans during the third quarter … Delbert Tyler had 10 tackles for the Pirates and Antwon Chisholm had five catches.


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Serra de Tramuntana
Earth : Europe : Iberia : Spain : Balearic Islands : Mallorca : Serra de Tramuntana
The Serra de Tramuntana is the mountain chain that runs along the north-west coast of Mallorca, reaching from Andratx to the Cap Formentor.
Other destinations
The Serra de Tramuntana runs along the north-western coast of Mallorca. From Andratx in the west to Cap Formentor in the north-east it has a length of about 50km and a width of about 7km. It elevates up to 1445 at Puig Major (which is not accessible for the public). The scenery is characterized by bizarre shaped limestone rocks, pine woods and grass with some, partly abandoned, fincas inbetween. The coastline is steep and has only very few beaches. Limestone walls fall directly into the sea from a height of about 300 to 500 meters.
Get in
By car
This is the best option to travel in the Serra de Tramutana. The R710 on its run from Andratx to Pollenca is by far the most scenic drive on Mallorca and many places are only accessible by car / your own transport.
By bus
Public transport into the Serra de Transmuntana is good along all major arteries via TIB bus. From Palma de Mallorca buses run to Soller and via Andratx, Soller and Lluc to Pollenca on the R710. There are buses from Palma to many destinations in the Traumantana, Esporles, Galilea, Puigpunyent, Valldemossa, Soller etc. It is possible to access the southern part of the coast (estellence and and banyalbufar) via TIB bus from Palma via Esporles. There are buses to the northern locations (Lluc, Sa Calobra, Puig Major) via Inca and Soller.
By train
A tourist train [4] runs between Palma and Sóller several times a day and is one of the islands main attraction. It's a scenic drive and a nice option for a day-out of Palma.
Get around
As public transport is rare a car will be the best option. Car rental is available at nearly every town and prices are relatively cheap.
The central point for mountain hikes is the place of pilgrimage named Lluc. Other good places are Soller and Pollenca.
Please respect private property and don't cross land or fields if not permitted. If you go through a gate, leave it as you found it, i.e. leave it open if it was open (otherwise the cattle cannot get to their drinking place) and close it, if it was closed (otherwise the cattle will escape.)
Rent a bicycle and cycle around the island
Market days
Many restaurants offer their services in Andratx, Soller, Valldemossa and Pollenca but cater mostly for the tourists.
Don't forget to stop for a drink in one of the many cafes at Pollenca's and Soller's market places. In the port of Andratx there is an old homemade ice cream shop called "Gelateria Capri". They make great natural icecream and milkshakes, the locals say its the best on the island and some tourists say its the best of the world...
Stay safe
Crime is no problem but the weather is! Keep in mind that weather changes may occur every time so take a jacket and warm clothings with you. The hiking trail along the Torrent de Pareis is especially dangerous after rainfalls so inform yourself about the weather. And don't forget to take something to drink.
Leave no valuables in your car at popular sites such as the view points (Miradors) near Formentor or elsewhere.
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A civil union would simply not be equal
The civil-unions bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature does not give equal rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples, whatever its authors might say.
Legal analysts expect the U.S. Supreme Court to find the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, which means that married same-sex couples would have federal benefits this summer. Yet as Justice Stephen Breyer pointed out, "if a [civil union] is enough, they won't get federal benefits, those that are tied to marriage, because they're not married." These benefits include Social Security, joint tax filing and immigration benefits.
I'm painfully aware of this shortfall. As a gay graduate student abroad, if I were to develop a serious relationship here, I would be able to sponsor a husband for U.S. residency, but not someone with whom I have a civil union. I would hate to be kept from returning to Minnesota with someone I love because of that distinction.
Of course, civil unions do not carry the dignity, respect or gravity of equal marriage, but let us not pretend they even carry the same protection under the law.
Ian Snyder, Prague, Czech Republic
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Made here: Weapons and empty promises
The article "Arms trade treaty faces enough Senate opposition to scuttle pact if Obama submits it" (StarTribune.com, April 3) shows the terrible political power of the armament industry in the United States. While other countries are manufacturing goods such as TVs, toasters and clothes, the United States manufactures armaments.
Sixty percent of our exports are armaments. We need to move this unwieldy ship around and start manufacturing items to meet people's needs rather than supplying the world with arms. We need Eisenhower to rise up from the dead and warn us again about the military-industrial complex.
Judith Moore, St. Louis Park
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After World War II, there was a national outcry over housing shortages for veterans. Today, there are still homeless heroes, but not because of a housing shortage. Unaffordable housing and lack of employment hit veterans especially hard as they transition back to civilian life. Comprehensive care simply isn't there!
Our nation's soldiers fought bravely for us overseas (with some having been POWs), but what are they coming home to? The government promises not to leave anyone behind, but what about the ones left in the street? Steve Sack's April 4 editorial cartoon is correct in pointing out how big government boondoggles what it started. If the Department of Veterans Affairs can't take care of its own, who can?
Howard Jay Meyer, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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If lesson was learned, it sure could be costly
Three public-sector unions are collectively millions in the red annually and are looking for a taxpayer bailout through, in part, additional fees associated with the purchase of certain insurance policies ("Pension funds turn to Minnesota government for help," April 3).
State Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul and chair of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, stated that "we have been responsible, but the stock market is a problem so some of these funds need a little shoring up."
Up to $36 million a year? A little shoring up? Somebody should tell the senator that the S&P 500 hit an all-time intraday high earlier this week.
What are these three public-sector pension funds going to do when the Fed stops buying bonds as part of whatever iteration of QE we are on now? Pappas went on to say that "[w]e kind of learned our lesson that when times are good, it doesn't mean you can give extra benefits." This is something that needed to be learned? From the perspective of stock market performance, times are good. Glad the senator and the rest of the committee learned their lesson.
Charles Keenan, St. Paul
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Once again, taxpayers are being asked to bail out underfunded public-employee pension plans, this time for Duluth and St. Paul teachers. Sorry, folks, the stock market is to blame, not consistent underfunding, unrealistic return-on-investment assumptions and liberal benefits to reward our union voters.Just need to shore things up a bit. What, you say? Your private 401(k) and IRA retirement accounts also have shortfalls due to underfunding, unrealistic assumptions and poor stock market performance? You're not a government worker. No taxpayer bailouts for you.
David A. Walberg, Arden Hills
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The arm of the law can never be long enough
The Connecticut mass murderer, Adam Lanza, shot his mother three times in the face as she slept. He did it in order to steal her firearms. She didn't "give" them to him. How does an April 4 letter writer think a background check would have stopped a man willing to murder a gun owner in order to get a gun in order to go and murder dozens of schoolchildren? How many felonies did he commit before he got to the schoolhouse door?
The Star Tribune's own article last week about a young man with a gun in north Minneapolis told readers that he went to Chicago (and into criminal channels) to get it. He bypassed all legal channels in at least two states. Did a law stop him? How about the first-degree murder statute?
Joseph Olson, Roseville
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GONCALVES, Eliane. "Rowing one's own boat": the centrality of work in the world of single women. Cad. Pagu [online]. 2010, vol.2Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0104-8333.
Several notions attributed to single women in social theory and in the common sense refer to some ideas proclaimed by feminism. Education and qualified, paid work are considered the privileged path to conquering autonomy. When broadened, this autonomy would allow a set of women, mostly those from the urban middle classes, greater opportunities to make choices, to make decisions by themselves and even to break with the old stereotypes of "spinsters". To understand how notions associated with the "independent woman" and their paradoxes are intertwined requires a review of some ideas that marked the emergence and the consolidation of feminism as a political movement of "modernity" in its expansion from the 1960s on. In this article, I examine the connection between education and professionalization and non-marriage in the present day, taking into account narratives of middle class, childless single women living alone.
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Wikitravel talk:Article status
Status rating discussion
Originating discussion moved from Wikitravel_talk:Articles_needing_attention#Another way of marking articles. This was refactored into Wikitravel:Status rating. -- Huttite 17:12, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
I've been having some problems with the way that we mark articles on Wikitravel. It's been a problem for a really long time, and I think we need to change it.
Right now, we have two states of "doneness" for an article: either it's a stub, or it's a well-made, usable, perfectly formatted, excellent travel guide. In other words, we have just two ways of marking an article: perfect, or not yet perfect.
I think we should consider a more gradated list of article states that more reasonably reflects the level of completion of an article. I'm thinking that a 5-tier system makes more sense. Here's my idea; feel free to edit.
I thought originally about considering an article on several dimensions (grammar and spelling, conformance to MoS, amount of information), but I think that this scale is clear and simple and more oriented towards usefulness to the traveler.
I suggest that we use this scale to markup the articles in Wikitravel, using a {{Template}} thingy. Better names would be welcome. --Evan 10:10, 31 Oct 2005 (EST)
Rated as
I think the wording "rated as" in the template notes is ugly. Why not say This article is a ... Rated implies some sort of censorship as well as being obtuse English. Using "rated as" also implies an opinion and that is not a neutral point of view. and why should it be in bold?
What we have with these article notes is more like a statement of fact, rather than an opinion, with a relatively objective an reasonable assessment criteria. Dropping the words makes no real diference to the meaning. All the Wikitravel main namespace articles will fit into one of these categories, or else Votes for Deletion or (former/proposed) Destination of the Month. (That implies there are some missing or duplicate categories.) -- Huttite 16:38, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
I think the wording of each of the template notes needs to be discussed. I think the wording for each note should be different. Very different. The notes should be small and unobtrusive, with them getting smaller and less noticeable as the article improves. That way inexperienced Wikitravelers will tend to not to badly edit the really good articles but will be encouraged to edit the short, incomplete or really bad articles. -- Huttite 17:26, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
Stub wording
Until it is discussed I have reverted the change to the wording of the stub template. Please discuss there, not here. -- Huttite 17:20, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
I disagree with both the naming and wording of the Skeleton template. Skeleton does not really describe the sort of article we want. I think Outline is more understandable and familiar to most people and really describes the sort of article this template will be used on. I also think the current wording is verbose and the border should be dotted. I am discussing this at on the template talk page. -- Huttite 17:48, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
Note borders
I think the solid border on some of the notes is too obtrusive. It looks like a rubber stamp that says Top Secret or Confidential and implies the article is complete, when it may not be. That will tend to inhibit editing. I think a broken border should be used for any article that is not substantially complete. This would indicate the article has holes in it. Borders could be made more solid as the article changes status. -- Huttite 17:59, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
Stub border - solid or dotted
I noticed that the stub note border has changed from dots to a solid line. This will introduce an inconsistency with stub notes on existing articles. Unless someone is going to refresh every page, I suggest that the old dotted border be returned. Besides where is the discussion for changing the border? I cannot see anything recent. I also think that the other borders should vary too. -- Huttite 16:48, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
(Meta)Article Name Change? - The concept of states
I think the name of this (Meta)Article should change to Wikitravel:Article status. The use of the word rating gets to me. It has connotations of opinion, not fact. It also implies a relative or subjective comparison, not an absolute or objective one. There is also the issues of popularity, censorship, criticism that come with the word rating.
What this meta article is really describing is an assessment of an article's completeness or usefulness and how one goes about assessing, describing and representing that. Although it talks about how to assess articles for a particular category, the relative merits of any two articles within a category are not assessed. Also the existing categories, while having an implied ranking, if looked at from one point of view, are not necessarily linearly related but are really descriptions of the various states that an article can acquire.
As such there are other states that articles can acquire. The current states reflect articles by usefulness as a travel guide but what about the other states that articles might be in. There are already the following article states that do not fit the current linear scheme, including: disambiguation page, famous place, CIA factbook country article, article needing attention (because something is wrong with it), non-article (because it is off topic) and vote for deletion. Each of these article states could do with a template message, and some already have them.
I believe that by confining ourselves to rating rather than status we are left with needing to have a separate meta article about all the other states an article can be in. Instead we should bring all these states together on one meta page. -- Huttite 20:10, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
Maintain article list with Whatlinkshere
moved from Wikitravel talk:Skeleton articles needing attention
How about linking (integrating the contents?) of the Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Skeleton to Wikitravel talk:Skeleton articles needing attention instead of adding articles to the list by hand?
For me it is a bit crazy to maintain 5 lists of articles by hand, especially that the engine does it for us. --JanSlupski 10:24, 18 Nov 2005 (EST)
Next step: automatically add hierarchy & entry comments
Another challange would be to use isin: info to create hierarchy automatically.
And eventually to use template parameter as an entry comment on the Skeleton articles needing attention listing.
Status rating templates
I wonder that if every single page is going to have it's own status, isn't a smart idea to replace stadard "template" message with something integrated to the navigation/toolbox or footer bar. After all this is pure meta-information not the article content. Well, I didn't read the WikiMedia source, so I have no idea how much hacking this would require. Just an idea. --JanSlupski 20:02, 19 Nov 2005 (EST)
Decisions to make
From the above conversations I feel there are a number of decisions to make. These may need to be explained on the relevant meta pages.
To add another:
Metapage Move
Elevation to Star
I'd like to see some sort of more formal process to control elevation to Star status and also give these articles more visibility (more on the next point). For starters, I'd suggest that Destinations of the Month should automatically become Stars — but would it make sense to have a separate page for selecting Stars, and then choosing DotMs from the Stars? Jpatokal 21:41, 20 Nov 2005 (EST)
Main Page
I'd like to suggest that articles linked in from the Main Page should be limited to those in the "Guide" and "Star" classes. Discuss =) Jpatokal 21:42, 20 Nov 2005 (EST)
Wikibooks development status
I saw this morning that Wikibooks also has a 5-stage rating for books developed there (I assume developed independently). Kind of a good indication that we're on the right track with this. --Evan 11:05, 28 Nov 2005 (EST)
What's a usable state article?
North Carolina and Hawaii are usable. How so? The Eat sections don't have restaurant listings, and there is no Sleep section. -phma 21:51, 2 Dec 2005 (EST)
Who is rating articles?
Can Wikitravel:Article status clarify who is ranking articles? Is it any editor who thinks a page is worthy of a certain rating? Does it require discussion on the Talk page of that article? Is it controlled by a cabal? There's some talk on this page of the "we" who make these decisions: who is that? This being a wiki, I appreciate that the answer is most likely to be "anyone does it, until we develop policy that says otherwise" (eg, the suggestions for Star above), but it would be great to have that, or whatever the situation is, briefly summarised in the policy. Hypatia 20:14, 15 Dec 2005 (EST)
Standard style
I notice that some but not all of the status pages are starting to develop some non-uniformity in the style with which pages are identified. For a long time the standard has been that destinations within a country/state have been presented list-style, e.g. under Wyoming (USA), one would have
(BTW, yes, each of these really is the name of a place in Wyoming; I'm not kidding.) Recently, however, there have been some additions with commentary, e.g.
The new entries have the advantage of presenting (one person's thoughts on) possible ways to improve the article and advance it to the next status level, but if this is done for all of the entries, it's going to produce a horrendously long page. What do people think is the "right" way to go about this? Let's discuss. -- Bill-on-the-Hill 22:12, 31 March 2006 (EST)


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KIAWAH ISLAND - The South Carolina Aquarium is releasing a group of endangered sea turtles.
Seven Kemp's ridley sea turtles were released Tuesday at Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island.
The sea turtles were rehabilitated at the Sea Turtle Hospital at the aquarium in Charleston after they were stunned by the cold off of New England last winter. Sudden cold temperatures lower turtle heart rates and decrease their circulation.
Cold stunning can lead to shock, pneumonia and even death in some cases. Turtles are cold-blooded and depend on the environment to regulate their body temperatures.


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Planking Is Out The Window: Owling Is The New Plankin!
"Planking already dead : Now People Are Owling" . Posted by @mahad_worldstar
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