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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:07 pm
Post subject: Maura Murray - Missing Haverhill NH 2/9/04
Maura Murray - Missing since Monday Feb. 9th
Age: 21
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Weight: approx. 115 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue/Green
Last seen wearing: Jeans and a dark colored coat
Please contact the following agencies if you have any info.:
New Hampshire State Police: 603.271.3636
Haverhill Police Dept.: 603.787.2222
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:24 am
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You're also registered, Murray, so if you login with Murray and your password you can post this to Latest News. I will post this for you. Hope you can login and provide some more details of this painful disappearance.
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:03 am
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Maura looks like such an adorable young woman in her photos - how horrible for her family and friends not to know anything about what happened. I can't get over the number of people that go missing - it is dreadful. Hopefully more evidence will come to light to solve this case.
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fair use
from The Boston Globe
Footprints in the snow
By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist, 2/27/2004
HAVERHILL, N.H. -- They say the hardest thing that any parent can ever be called upon to do is bury their child.
But standing amid the glorious scenery of the White Mountains this week, where an uneven layer of snow coated the meadows like vanilla frosting on a homemade cake, I had to think there might be something even worse. And Fred Murray is living it right now.
Murray is from the South Shore. His daughter, Maura, a 21-year-old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, vanished into the thin air of the northern New Hampshire wilderness this month. She had a minor car accident along a pitch black stretch of rural road on Feb. 9, and in the 10 minutes it took police to respond, she was gone.
Her cellphone hasn't been used since. Her credit cards haven't registered any purchases. She left most of her clothing in a suitcase in the back of the disabled car. And her father, her sister, her brothers, her friends have no idea what they're supposed to do now.
Immediately, they descended upon this hamlet en masse. They scrambled through the dense woods nearby. They drove a hundred miles in every direction, tacking fliers to telephone polls and bulletin boards of local stores. They stopped at bus stations in hopes that someone might have seen something. "I followed footsteps through the snow," Fred Murray said this week. When he saw a set of prints, he took off after them.
This much is known: At UMass, Maura received a call on the evening of Feb. 5 that reduced her to tears. A couple of days later, she told professors she'd be gone for a week for a family emergency. On Feb. 9, she left her boyfriend of three years, an army lieutenant in Oklahoma, an e-mail and voice mail in which she indicated nothing wrong, packed her car, and headed north.
The next time she was seen was in this tiny valley town, by Butch Atwood, a 58-year-old local school bus driver who passed her car as it sat in the snowbank. He said he stopped and asked if she needed help. She declined. He drove the 100 yards to his house and called the police. When they arrived, she was gone.
Authorities sent a heat-seeking helicopter along the treetops as recently as yesterday. They used dogs to try to trace her steps away from the accident scene. They dispatched cadaver-sniffing canines into the forest, all to no avail.
Eventually, life continues, bills need to be paid, and last weekend Fred Murray had to get back home. "The worst part was driving home alone," he said. "Then I stopped in her room at UMass, and that was pretty awful."
The two were uncommonly tight since she was a young girl. Both avid runners, they trained together. They hiked regularly in New Hampshire. "I was looking for some hint that she might have left for me, something that I'd understand that would say goodbye," he said of her room search. "But there wasn't anything."
"We weren't strangers; we were very close. I can't see her not saying goodbye to me. That's why I suspect foul play."
Her father acknowledges that she was fleeing school for reasons that he said are still unclear. He also believes that once she crashed, only two scenarios remain: She was picked up on the road by someone who wanted to help her or by someone who hurt her. If it was the former, they would have already come forward to let authorities know where she went.
Butch Atwood, the last witness to see her, has been questioned several times by police. Worried that he should have helped more, he told me outside his cabin this week, "I have some sleepless nights now."
If Maura Murray is alive and well, she ought to know that hearts are broken. She should know that no mistake is insurmountable. People forgive. Time and attention heal feelings and wounds.
These days, when Fred Murray's phone rings, he jumps. Minutes drag like hours. Shady psychics and gumshoes keep offering help. "I just want to get my little girl back," he said.
Hopefully, there's a happy ending. It's just tough to see it now.
Brian McGrory is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at
© Copyright 2004 Globe Newspaper Company.
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:48 pm
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This is a very tough one. She has secrets, and those secrets likely lie behind her disappearance. I understand it's not supposed to matter, that hopefully someone will just spot her and she will be returned, but it does.
How much? I don't know. The difference between fleeing and being kidnapped, I guess. She was going to be gone at least a week, if not forever, from classes for a fake reason.
She was headed north to where? She turned down help from a bus driver. What was she waiting on? Did she call anybody? It's possible she was kidnapped in those ten minutes, but unless there's an indication she was waiting on something, how long would she just sit in her car, and why?
Hopefully some publicity will allow Maura to be found safe and sound, or identify someone who is behind her disappearance.
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She was going to be gone at least a week, if not forever, from classes for a fake reason.
Actually, I believe she was only going away for a couple of days. She only took $280.00 from her bank account and she had her text books with her. Early reports indicated that she was looking for directions to Burlington VT and a couple of other places. Recently, it was learned she had actually called some place (perhaps for reservations). I looked at the info online and it would appear she could have stayed for two nights. It was explained on another site that Maura was on full scholarship and needed a really good reason to miss classes.
She turned down help from a bus driver. What was she waiting on? Did she call anybody? It's possible she was kidnapped in those ten minutes, but unless there's an indication she was waiting on something, how long would she just sit in her car, and why?
As the bus driver himself said, he probably wouldn't have taken a ride from him either...I saw him on the news and he is an imposing figure. The police reported in one article that she had asked someone to call a "wrecker" for her. I've always wondered whether she went down the street to see whether she could get a cell phone signal or just to move and keep warm or perhaps heading for a house.
It is possible she was kidnapped in those ten minutes....quite frankly it happens all the time, as I've learned on some of these websites.
As a P.S., I'd like to thank who ever is running this site for the opportunity to post about Maura Murray. Somebody out there knows something about what happened to Maura...and different theories give the family other things to think about or look into...
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This much is known: At UMass, Maura received a call on the evening of Feb. 5 that reduced her to tears. A couple of days later, she told professors she'd be gone for a week for a family emergency. On Feb. 9, she left her boyfriend of three years, an army lieutenant in Oklahoma, an e-mail and voice mail in which she indicated nothing wrong, packed her car, and headed north.
The next time she was seen was in this tiny valley town, by Butch Atwood, a 58-year-old local school bus driver who passed her car as it sat in the snowbank. He said he stopped and asked if she needed help. She declined. He drove the 100 yards to his house and called the police. When they arrived, she was gone.
...Her father acknowledges that she was fleeing school for reasons that he said are still unclear.
Hi Murray. You're more than welcome. I hope someone sees something that rings a bell for something they saw about Maura that they can call and tell the police..
As I have seen with the Chandra Levy case and have talked about in my book
Murder on a Horse Trail
, asking the questions is not easy for anybody, especially the family. Thanks for posting some more info here on Maura's disappearance.
Did the reporter get the information wrong in the above article? The professors said she would be gone a week for a family emergency. There was no family emergency. It would have been good if the article had said two days and $280 withdrawn, taking her textbooks with her, as you just did. It makes a lot of difference. But that seems to be what she told her teachers.
I certainly can see not wanting to talk to a bus driver to ask them to get help if not accepting a ride if they looked imposing. And maybe she did step out trying to get a better signal to use her cell phone when she was taken. She did ask somebody to call a wrecker? Well, who is this somebody? How did they talk to her? Is that in another article that has details missing from this one?
One important point, though. You say she only took $280, but the clearer indication is if that was most of the money in her bank account or just a portion.
It seems clear to me that she was trying to get to the source of the phone call that reduced her to tears and used a family emergency as an excuse. Was there an examination of phone records to see if she was calling someone unknown to the family or her boyfriend in the weeks prior to her disappearance?
I hope some publicity helps locate Maura and that she is ok. Goodness knows I can only imagine the pain you're going through.
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Family Members, Fiance Seek Help In Finding Woman
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Friday February 13, 2004
Fred Murray has issued a plea to his 21-year-old daughter to contact him so they can work together on straightening out what is troubling her.
Murray met with reporters in Bethlehem Thursday night after he and family members scoured parts of New Hampshire from Haverhill to Conway and Bethlehem for his daughter, Maura.
"Maura, this is me ... like always, we will solve this," he said in a plea to his daughter through the media.
Maura, who is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds, was involved in a one-car accident on Wild Ammonoosuc Road about 7 p.m. Monday night.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found an abandoned black 1996 Saturn bearing Massachusetts plates.
Police determined the car belonged to Maura Murray and searched the area, but were unable to turn up anything.
Witnesses who saw the accident told police they had seen a lone woman. They also said it didn't appear the woman had been injured in the accident. When they asked if she needed help or the police, she reportedly said, "No." She left the scene before police and EMS arrived.
Police said Maura may be suicidal and headed toward the Kancamagus Highway area.
Fred Murray said he doesn't understand what prompted his daughter to leave the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where she is a nursing student, to drive to New Hampshire.
He said it's very unusual for her just to take off. He said he had seen her Sunday afternoon and didn't suspect anything was wrong.
"I don't know exactly what you think is the matter," Murray said, again pleading to his daughter. "It isn't anything that can't be easily solved."
Murray did say Maura was upset about something that had happened over the weekend. He also said whatever it was wasn't a big deal.
Shivering in a light coat as he spoke about his daughter, Murray said he didn't know she was missing until another one of his children, Kathleen, called him Tuesday from Maura's apartment.
Haverhill police officers, he said, had called Maura's home. He made the trip to Haverhill, N.H., in the middle of the night.
Joining Murray in speaking with reporters in Bethlehem Thursday night was Bill Rausch, who is a second lieutenant with C Battery, 119th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
Rausch said he flew out first thing Wednesday morning. When asked how he is connected to Maura, he said, "Well, her father didn't know this, but we are engaged to be engaged."
Rausch said they have been dating for several years. He also said he had spoken to Maura Sunday and as recently as Monday morning. She did not seem to be upset about anything when he spoke to her. "Everything seemed fine," he said.
While he was at the airport waiting to catch a flight out of Oklahoma, Rausch said he received a call on his cell phone in which all he heard was someone breathing. The call, he said, was traced to a calling card.
"We have talked to the chief," he said, referring to Haverhill Police Chief Jeffery Williams, "and he said they have no leads. They have stopped the search."
That bothers both Murray and Rausch. They have been told police are waiting for another lead. "Our concern," Murray said, "is getting the word out from one police department to another police department. In the meantime, we are trying to spread the word."
And that doesn't mean just law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire. They both believe Vermont and New Hampshire police agencies should be working together on this.
"That community lies right on the border," he said, referring to Haverhill. "Vermont could be helping out."
When Murray was asked why Maura had driven up to New Hampshire and may be headed toward the Kancamagus Highway area, he said the family had been visiting the area for several years to camp. "It's very familiar," he said.
Rausch and Murray spent Wednesday and Thursday handing out dozens of flyers with a picture of Maura and information describing her.
They are asking anyone who has seen Maura to contact the New Hampshire State Police at 603-846-3333 or 603-271-1170. People can also call the Haverhill Police Department at 603-787-2222.
Rausch and family members plan to extend their search into Vermont Friday
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Police Chasing Regionwide Leads
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Wednesday February 18, 2004
The investigation into the disappearance of a Massachusetts woman last seen more than a week ago in northern New Hampshire has become stagnant, her father said.
"There's no new leads, no new evidence," Frederick Murray said Tuesday of the search for Maura Murray, a 21-year-old nursing student who disappeared after a car accident in Woodsville, N.H. "It's stagnant at the moment."
He blamed the lack of leads on a shortage of resources, saying that though local police were working hard, he wished the small department had more help so it could broaden its search.
"Results are slow in coming. Like the bus stations. Did she leave from a local bus station? That hasn't been investigated, so I did it myself," Mr. Murray said, adding that his efforts turned up nothing.
"The police are good guys," he said. "But there aren't many of them."
Authorities said Maura Murray, a University of Massachusetts student from Hanson, Mass., withdrew $280 from an ATM on Feb. 9 and e-mailed professors saying she wouldn't be in class all week because of a family problem.
Around 7 that evening she crashed her car into a snowbank on Route 112 in New Hampshire several miles from the Vermont border. Police say a witness offered help, but that Murray refused and told the witness not to call police.
The witness, who later told police Murray appeared intoxicated but uninjured at the time, called authorities anyway. But by the time emergency workers arrived, Murray was gone. Most of her belongings were left behind in the car.
On Feb. 11 a police dog was brought to the scene, but was able to track her for only 100 yards, prompting her family to conclude that she got a ride. A police helicopter and ground search also turned up no evidence.
Mr. Murray said Tuesday that his daughter may have been distraught at the time, in part because just two days earlier she had been involved in another accident. Police described Maura Murray as "endangered and possibly suicidal."
Since then, Maura Murray's family, her boyfriend and his family have come to the area to help in the search and hand posters throughout New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
But Mr. Murray no longer believes his daughter is in the area, adding to his frustration that the police lack the resources to do more. He wants the FBI to get involved, but was told there needs to be evidence of foul play first.
"But you can't get evidence because you don't have the force enough to go out and get it," he said. "Do you wait until you have a body to have evidence and you can call the FBI in? ... Isn't it possible to expand and pound a little harder?"
A spokeswoman for the Haverhill Police Department, which is handling the case, would not comment except to say the investigation was ongoing.
Mr. Murray is convinced foul play is involved, though authorities have yet to find evidence of it. Still, he holds out hope that perhaps she just needed to get away.
"Just tell us you're OK," he urged her. "Don't come back if you don't want to. Just tell us you're OK. ... She would if she could, but I don't think she is able to, for whatever reason that is."
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Police Chasing Regionwide Leads
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Wednesday February 18, 2004
Haverhill police officers and detectives from New Hampshire State Police Troop F are receiving leads from all points in New England regarding a missing 21-year-old Massachusetts woman.
"This search has gone nationwide," Haverhill Police Chief Jeffery Williams said in a phone conversation late Tuesday afternoon.
Williams' four-person police department, which includes himself, has been investigating the disappearance of Maura Murray of Hanson, Mass. They, along with detectives from Troop F, have been receiving leads from all over New England.
Murray is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has long dark brown hair and blue eyes, She was involved in a one-car accident about 7 p.m. Feb. 9.
Her car failed to negotiate a sharp curve and went off the road. Her father, Fred Murray, said it was a minor accident.
A resident who lives near the accident scene told police Murray was asked if she wanted police or emergency medical services called. She reportedly said no. That was the last time anyone has seen the young woman, who reportedly crashed her father's vehicle two days before she crashed her own car, a black 1996 Saturn bearing Massachusetts plates.
According to police, Murray was not injured in the accident. However, she was reportedly impaired due to alcohol consumption when she was seen by her car after her accident.
Williams said his department has received a number of calls in connection with Murray's disappearance, but he will not comment on them because of the ongoing investigation.
The person who saw Murray after the accident also was at the scene when officers arrived.
Williams wouldn't comment concerning what the witness had said about Murray's disappearance between the time of the accident and the time officers arrived.
"We don't know if someone picked her up," Williams said. "We are certainly concerned about that (possibility). We are getting leads from all over New England. It's a national investigation at this point."
Maura's father and her fiance, Bill Rausch, who is a second lieutenant with C Battery, 119th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla., have been joined by relatives and friends in their search for the 21-year-old woman. She is a student in the University of Massachusetts nursing program at Amherst.
They have been scouring areas on both sides of the Connecticut River, hoping to find someone who may have seen Maura or have information as to what happened to her after the accident.
Williams said although a search for her was called off last week, the investigation is continuing. He said New Hampshire Fish and Game is in charge of searches.
"I don't see a need for a search until we have a (solid) lead," Williams said.
In addition to officers from his department, and detectives, including Sgt. Bob Bruno from Troop F, Vermont State Police also are playing a part in the investigation.
Williams said information about Murray as been entered into the National Crime Information Center computer systems.
Anyone who has seen Murray is asked to contact the New Hampshire State Police at 603-846-3333 or 603-271-1170. People also can call the Haverhill Police Department at 603-787-2222.
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Relatives May Have Found A Clue
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Saturday February 28, 2004
Relatives of Maura Murray have found what may be a clue in her disappearance.
Kathleen Murray found a pair of white, women's underwear lying on the snow near French Pond Road in Haverhill, Thursday.
Murray said she does not know if they are connected to the disappearance of her sister, who has not been seen since the night of her car accident on Route 112, about a mile east of Swiftwater.
Maura was driving a black 1996 Saturn Feb. 9 when her car failed to negotiate a sharp, left curve past The Weathered Barn and went off the road.
Maura is a nursing student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Kathleen and her brother, Freddy, have been scouring the area around the accident site every day.
"I have been making my way down (toward the French Pond Road area)," Kathleen said. "We have been tracking through quite a bit of snow."
She turned the underwear over to Haverhill Police and said it will be about two weeks before DNA results come back.
"Hopefully, they will turn out not to be hers," Kathleen said. "Maybe it was just teenagers having fun. The area is pretty secluded."
Kathleen does not believe Maura has just taken off and doesn't want to be found.
"I know my sister," she said. "We were really close. If she were in trouble, she would have called me. I am extremely worried."
Kathleen is hoping to hold some type of fund-raiser to help boost the pledge reward fund established to help find Maura. It currently stands at about $30,000.
Family and friends have sought the assistance of a private investigator.
R.C. Stevens of PSII Inc., a Northampton, Mass., private investigation agency, is looking into the disappearance.
Anyone who has seen Maura or may have information, is asked to contact the New Hampshire State Police at 603-846-3333 or 603-271-1170; or the Haverhill Police Department at 603-787-2222.
She is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a dark coat and jeans.
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Police Have New Lead In Maura Murray Case
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Thursday May 6, 2004
Parents Of Missing Women To Meet
The parents of 17-year-old Brianna Maitland and 21-year-old Maura Murray are joining forces to increase pressure on law enforcement to call in the FBI to join the search for their loved ones.
Bruce and Kellie Maitland and Fred Murray have scheduled a press conference for 9 a.m. Saturday at the American Legion in Woodsville.
The Maitlands and Murray are frustrated with the respective police investigations into their daughters' disappearances.
Brianna has been missing since she clocked out at her job as a dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vt., at 11:20 p.m. March 19. She left the inn to return to Sheldon where she was living with a friend.
Her car was discovered partially ensconced in an abandoned building during the early morning hours of March 20 about a mile from the Black Lantern. She hasn't been seen since.
Maura was involved in a one-car accident on Route 112 in the town of Haverhill, N.H., the night of Feb. 9. She hasn't been seen since the night of the accident.
Both women disappeared after being involved in accidents on rural roads.
The Maitlands and Murray believe there may be a connection between what has happened to their daughters. And they want that connection explored.
However, state police from Vermont and New Hampshire have discounted any connection between the disappearances of Brianna and Maura.
"We want to meet Fred and talk about what we are going through," Bruce Maitland said. "Also, we want to get out to people we need to have this looked at as a combined effort. There may be a connection."
He believes the FBI, which has more resources than the state police, should become involved in the search for Brianna and Maura.
Murray has been asking New Hampshire State Police right from the beginning to ask the FBI to become active participants in the search for his daughter.
And with Brianna missing, he believes it is imperative any possible connections be explored. "I believe there may be a connection," Murray said. "The people in Vermont and New Hampshire should be screaming to have the FBI become involved."
He said until Brianna and Maura are found, young women in Vermont and New Hampshire are not safe until whomever is involved is found
There may be a break in the case involving 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray who disappeared the night of Feb. 9 after she was involved in a one-car accident on rural Route 112 in Haverhill.
New Hampshire State Police Troop F Lt. John Scarinza said a witness has come forward with information he may have seen Murray about four to five miles east of the accident scene.
Scarinza said a man, whom he declined to identify, was returning from a construction job in the Franconia area when he spotted a young woman matching Murray's description hurrying east on Route 112, about an hour after her accident.
He not only believes the witness' information is credible, he also believes the man actually saw the Hanson, Mass., resident.
Murray, a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, left campus the afternoon of Feb. 9 after e-mailing professors and her boss, telling them she was going to take a week off because of a family problem.
Before heading north, she packed her black 1996 Saturn with some clothing, books for her college classes, expensive diamond jewelry from her boyfriend, Billy Rausch of Fort Sill, Okla., and computer-generated directions for locations in Vermont.
Although directions found in her car indicated she may have been headed toward Stowe or Burlington in Vermont, Murray apparently exited Interstate 91 at Exit 17 and headed east on Route 302.
She then turned right onto Route 112 and apparently headed to Lincoln, which she was familiar with because of family excursions to the area.
About a mile east of Swiftwater, around 7 p.m., she lost control of her car while rounding a sharp left-hand curve near The Weathered Barn. Her car went off the right side of the highway and into some trees, causing minor damage.
Butch Atwood, a school bus driver who lives about 100 yards east of the accident site, discovered Murray's disabled car while returning from taking students on a skiing trip.
Atwood spoke with her and offered to help, including calling police and EMS. However, Murray insisted that Atwood not call police and EMS because she had already contacted AAA.
Murray did not appear to be intoxicated, according to Atwood. Police said a container of alcohol was found in the car.
Atwood went to his house to call for help. About seven to nine minutes later, Haverhill Police Sgt. Cecil Smith arrived at the accident scene. Murray was nowhere to be found.
"Based on the description of what he saw, we believe it may have been Maura," Scarinza said, referring to the witness seeing a young woman fitting Maura's description about an hour after the accident. "Based on the place and based on the time, there is a good possibility the person he saw on 112 was Maura."
The witness contacted state police April 29 about possibly seeing Murray the night of the accident.
Scarinza said although the witness thought shortly after her disappearance he may have seen Murray, he discounted that thought after talking with a friend. His friend had said Murray's accident had happened Feb. 11 instead of Feb. 9. And he had seen the young woman the night of Feb. 9.
It was after seeing subsequent news reports, and realizing the accident had occurred Feb. 9, he decided to contact state police.
The man, who Scarinza said is a contractor, checked his work records and verified he was returning home from a job in the Franconia area the night of Feb. 9 when he spotted who he and state police believe was Murray.
Maura's father, Fred Murray, is upset police didn't travel Route 112 toward the Woodstock area, at least calling ahead to the Woodstock police to ask them to look for his daughter.
"This was a young woman involved in an accident," he said. "She had a head injury by the indication of the spider hole in the windshield."
"They know she is somewhere close by and they don't go down the road to bring her to safety?" Murray asked. "If they had searched for my daughter, she would most likely be safely here now."
Sharon Rausch, Billy's mother, said she believes the news of an eyewitness is wonderful.
"It gives me renewed hope she is still alive," Rausch said. "If she sees this in print, we want her to know she's more loved than ever."
Scarinza said because of the new information from the eyewitness, a search will be conducted Saturday in the area of routes 112 and 116 where Maura was last seen by the eyewitness.
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Lieutenant Says Major Crimes Involved Since Beginning
Police Secure Murray Items For Evidence
BY GARY E. LINDSLEY, Staff Writer
Thursday July 1, 2004
State police say they have secured items from a missing 22-year-old University of Massachusetts at Amherst nursing student as possible evidence.
Lt. John Scarinza, commander of New Hampshire State Police Troop F, says the items are being held, possibly for further investigation.
However, Scarinza also says it's not true the state police Major Crimes Unit is only now getting involved in the Maura Murray case.
Murray has been missing since she was involved in a minor one-car crash on Route 112 in Haverhill, N.H., about a mile east of Swiftwater Feb. 9.
She has not been seen since the night of the accident.
He said the Major Crimes Unit, and specifically, Sgt. Charles West, has been involved in the Murray disappearance since three days after she disappeared.
Scarinza also said detectives from Troop F and the Major Crimes Unit have been used during the missing person's investigation.
He was emphatic that the items from Murray's car are not only now being looked at.
"The items have already been gone through once," Scarinza said.
When asked whether any of the items, including clothing and books, had been analyzed for forensic evidence in the beginning of the investigation, he said, "You don't just send a bag of stuff down there."
However, he did say the items in Murray's black 1996 Saturn were inventoried by Haverhill police officers during the first week of the investigation back in February.
In addition to diamond jewelry, books, clothing and some alcohol found in the vehicle after the accident, some items were missing.
"She had a (black) backpack when she left Massachusetts," Scarinza said. "We have not been able to locate the backpack in the car or her (dorm) room. That was the pack she used at school."
Scarinza also said when Murray left the Amherst campus, she had with her a box of wine, and bottles of vodka, Kahluha and Bailey's Irish Cream.
The box of wine, of which most had been spilled, was found in the car. But some of the other bottles were not found.
Also found in the car, specifically on the back seat, was a book written by Nicholas Howe, titled, "Not Without Peril."
Scarinza said the book is about tragedies regarding search and rescues in the White Mountains.
"Mrs. (Sharon) Rausch tells me that is Maura's favorite book," he said. "What does that mean? I don't know."
Haverhill police, in a press release issued two days after Murray's disappearance, said she possibly was suicidal.
Because it has been nearly five months since the night Murray disappeared, and because state police believe there is not a lot to look for, Scarinza said it's appropriate to have the items in the car at the time of the accident returned to investigators so they can be held as possible evidence.
"I don't know what we will do with them," he said. "We want to have all the items if we need them. At this point, we are holding them for evidence."
That includes Nicholas Howe's book.
"For instance," Scarinza said, "is there something significant about that book? I don't know."
If there is something highlighted in the book which may help with the investigation, they will have the book readily available.
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"Symptoms of Growth" by Dan RossPosted On Monday, April 21, 2008 at at 4/21/2008 09:39:00 PM by L Santoro
As I read the Executive Summary of the ICER report (http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/icer/) several key things stand out.
1) The content of the field has changed radically.
2) There is no uniform agreement about what constitutes Computing.
3) Graduates lack a systems approach to deal with complex systems.
What do these three things have in common? They are all symptoms of growth. Moore's Law is alive and well, inexorably driving growth of the entire field.
Here's an analogy. I occasionally hear the phrase "Google is the next Microsoft," as if Microsoft has gone away somewhere. In truth, Microsoft is alive and well and bigger than ever. We forget that browsers and other software run on Windows.
This pattern repeats as increasing computer power and connectivity make more things possible in more and more fields, continually adding to the breadth and depth of human knowledge. We still need the Microsofties, but now we ALSO need the Googlers. In addition, we need the geographical scientists, the bioinformaticists, the weather modelers, the chip verifiers, etc. We need them all - and then we go to India to get even more skilled people.
1) So has the content of the field changed radically? Are linked-lists gone? I don't think so. There is just a whole lot MORE going on, with some bits of knowledge more important to some people than to others.
2) Is there no uniform agreement about what constitutes Computing? Of course there isn't, if the only word we have to describe Computing is "Computing".
3) Do graduates lack a systems approach to deal with complex systems? Maybe, if they are narrowly trained in one traditional discipline, with no room in the curriculum to add more new stuff.
So, what is the solution? Is the solution "specialization", (a depth-first approach), or is it "interdisciplinarianism" (a breadth-first approach), or is it something in between, or is it something else entirely?
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Giants Rally Past Ports to End Skid
July 10, 2018 - California League (CalL) - San Jose Giants News Release
STOCKTON, CA - The San Jose Giants snapped their season-high eight-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Stockton Ports on Monday evening at Banner Island Ballpark. The Giants scored twice in the top of the eighth to take the lead for good with Jacob Heyward supplying a go-ahead two-out, RBI double. The series-opening win was San Jose's (40-49 overall, 6-13 second half) first in July after opening the month with eight consecutive losses.
Heyward (2-for-4, 2B, RBI), Bryce Johnson (2-for-4, 3B, RBI, SB) and Jalen Miller (2-for-5, 2B) had two hits apiece while Gio Brusa (1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI) drove home a pair of runs to lead the Giants offensively.
Domenic Mazza excelled on the mound in his first start of the season tossing six shutout innings with just four hits allowed. Mazza walked one and struck out four. Nolan Riggs (2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 SO) and Frank Rubio (1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to finish the contest. Riggs (3-4) earned the win while Rubio collected his fourth save.
San Jose built a 3-0 lead in the contest with two runs in the top of the fifth and a single tally in the sixth. In the fifth, Matt Winn smacked a one-out double down the left field line before Johnson belted a two-out RBI triple to deep center to bring home the first run of the night. Miller followed by reaching on an error committed by Will Toffey at third that allowed Johnson to score a second run in the frame.
An inning later, Dillon Dobson led off with a single, stole second and scored on Brusa's one-out double to the fence in deep left center.
Meanwhile, Mazza cruised through the majority of his start. The left-hander escaped a bases loaded, none out jam in the bottom of the second and didn't allow more than one runner to reach base in any of his other innings. Mazza had retired 10 straight Ports hitters until a one-out walk to Collin Theroux in the bottom of the fifth. Brallan Perez's leadoff single in the bottom of the sixth was Stockton's first hit since the second inning, but Mazza induced the next batter, Luis Barrera, to ground into a double play.
With the score still 3-0, Chris Roberts relieved Mazza to begin the bottom of the seventh and immediately ran into trouble. Roberts, who was making his California League debut after joining the Giants from the Arizona Rookie League on Saturday, issued a leadoff walk to Luke Persico before Chase Calabuig singled with one out. Sandber Pimentel was up next and he launched a towering three-run home run to left center to tie the game 3-3. The homer was Pimentel's seventh this season and fifth against San Jose. The rally then continued when Roberts walked the next two hitters, Theroux and Jesus Lage. Riggs was summoned from the bullpen, but he promptly walked Perez to load the bases. Riggs came back to strikeout Barrera, but then walked Nate Mondou on four pitches - the fifth walk of the inning - to give the Ports a 4-3 lead. Riggs did recover to retire Persico on a groundout to end the inning as Stockton left the bases loaded.
The Giants would then immediately respond with a two-run top of the eighth to reclaim the lead. Quinn led off with a ringing double down the left field line. Dobson then grounded out to advance pinch-runner Johneshwy Fargas to third base. After Wander Franco was hit by a pitch, Brusa lifted a sacrifice fly to left plating Fargas with the tying run. Franco also advanced to second on the play when the throw home from the left fielder Persico skipped away for an error. Heyward was up next and he laced a 1-2 pitch down the left field line for another double as Franco easily scored from second to give San Jose a 5-4 lead.
Riggs then returned to the mound in the bottom of the eighth for the Giants. Toffey led off with a single to left, but was thrown out by Heyward at second attempting to stretch the hit into a double. Calabuig then walked to put the potential tying run on base. Pimentel followed with a shallow fly ball to right that was caught by a sliding Fargas, who then threw out Calabuig at first for an inning-ending double play.
In the bottom of the ninth, Riggs quickly retired the first two batters as he struck out Theroux and set down Lage on a groundout. Rubio then entered and induced Perez to ground out on a slow roller in front of the plate to end the game.
Pat Krall (1-1) suffered the loss out of the Stockton bullpen after allowing both runs in the top of the eighth.
* The eight-game skid was San Jose's longest losing streak since dropping eight straight in July 2016.
* The Giants played their league-leading 30th one-run game of the season (13-17 record).
* San Jose out-hit Stockton 12-7. Six of the Giants' 12 hits went for extra bases (five doubles, one triple).
* Mazza was making his first start this season after two previous relief appearances with San Jose.
* Rubio is 4-for-4 in save opportunities with the Giants.
* San Jose improved to 9-10 against Stockton this season.
* The Giants were 4-for-14 with runners in scoring position after collecting only five hits w/RISP in their previous six games combined (5-for-40).
* The Ports lost their fifth game in a row.
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The Giants and Ports continue their four-game series on Tuesday evening with first pitch at Banner Island Ballpark scheduled for 7:10 PM. Joey Marciano (0-0, --- ERA) is slated to make the start on the mound for San Jose while Stockton is expected to counter with Evan Manarino (1-2, 4.97 ERA). The game can be heard live on sjgiants.com with coverage beginning at 6:50 PM.
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My Illustrated Pitch For "A Real American Werewolf In Tampa Bay"/
An Open Letter to the estate of John Landis-
This is my illustrated proposal for a franchise-reboot of the "American Werewolf in…" film series ("An American Werewolf in Paris" [1997] and "An American Werewolf in London"[1981]).
Obviously, reboots are great but we want to avoid some of the pitfalls of the modern reboot model while capitalizing on its proven ability to kick serious ass.
To that end, we view this as an opportunity to redesign the "American Werewolf…" franchise in a manner which will make it more appealing to our audience. Obviously, that begins with getting all of the froofy Euro stuff out of it. There is no legitimate reason why any reasonable person on earth would prefer to see a movie set in France over one set in the jewel of central Florida, Tampa Bay. Also, the titular "American Werewolf" in the original picture is, obviously, a little bitch. That is why we are evolving the title to "A Real American Werewolf" and, correspondingly, introducing our new franchise hero: Duke Stuffem.
Duke is a legendary jet-ski racer with a huge dick.
He's always been content to shred waves, slam beers, and pound dimes, but ever since he was bitten by a mysterious dog at midnight in a graveyard during the full moon, a strange new hunger has grown in him. Now, as the Jet Ski World Championship approaches, will he be able to control the hunger, or will it control him?
Also, following in the highly provocative and attention grabbing gimmick of Ghostbusters and Ocean's 8, we are going to be drastically expanding the female roles from the original "American Werewolf". While we still utilize a male lead, there will be no fewer than 25 female leads in this film! That is because the central love interest for Duke Stuffem is the Tri-Delta sorority sisters of The Tampa Bay University of Modeling.
There will be still more prominent roles for women as a group of cheerleaders from the Texas Crypto-Veterinary Institute (shown in the illustration) will arrive and attempt to steal Duke's heart, while also unraveling the mystery of his animalistic new powers.
Enter John Peacemaker, the newly appointed Sherriff of Tampa Bay. He's not going to let this town go to hell on his watch, even if it means locking up all 50 horny co-ed's in the same jail cell. He's got to keep this town together as anticipation for the finals of the Jet Ski World Championships reach a fever pitch; and he's only one man with a badge, a gun, and slightly above-average sized dick.
With the townspeople already buzzing over the rumored sightings of a huge-dicked werewolf around the beach, a single explosive incident could put the whole event in jeopardy and cost hometown hero Duke Stuffem his greatest shot at glory… and eternal life!


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I've added a C++ class that handles gravitational potentials to my Kaliope project. Below is a picture of a binary cluster orbiting around a logarithmic potential well. A logarithmic potential is the simplest kind of potential well. It corresponds to an inverse distance radial force field.
Here is a slightly different simulation, with each body given its own color, so it is easier to see individual paths:


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I had some leftover chicken that I wanted to use up the other night. I wasn't in the mood for cold chicken and salad. Didn't feel like making biscuits and chicken a la king. I wanted something different…and I had corn tortillas sitting around. I asked my husband if chicken enchiladas would suit, and he said yes.
Easy Chicken Enchiladas
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed or shredded
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1/4- 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 8-10 corn tortillas
- 1 cup enchilada sauce
- 1 cup grated cheese (monterey jack, mozzarella or cheddar)
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a saucepan, combine the soup, sour cream, chili and cumin. Heat over medium heart for about 10 minutes or so. In the meantime, melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat and add the chopped onion. Once it is golden in colour, add the chicken and green onions. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add the taco seasoning and water. When most of the water is gone, stir in about a third of the sour cream/soup mixture. Cook for a few minutes, then remove from heat.
In an greased ovenproof dish, spread the remaining sour cream/soup mixture. Fill the tortillas with the chicken mixture, roll up and place seam side down on the soup mixture. Top with the enchilada sauce and grated cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes, then remove from heat. Let set a couple of minutes and serve. You can sprinkle some more green onion, chopped tomatoes, sliced black olives, black beans, corn kernels, sour cream…on top, if you desire.


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Murfreesboro (mûr´frēzbûr´ə), city (1990 pop. 44,922), seat of Rutherford co., central Tenn., on Stones River; inc. 1817. It is the processing center of a dairy, livestock, and farm area. Manufactures include appliance motors, packaged foods, boats, and outdoor furniture. Murfreesboro was the capital of Tennessee from 1819 to 1826. The Civil War battle of Murfreesboro (or Stones River) was fought from Dec. 31, 1862–Jan. 2, 1863. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg concentrated his army in Murfreesboro after retreating (Oct., 1862) from Kentucky. As Union Gen. William Rosecrans moved toward Chattanooga, Bragg confronted him just N of Murfreesboro. Bragg attacked first and on Dec. 31 nearly routed the Union forces. Rosecrans repulsed an ensuing attack, and on Jan. 3, the Union army occupied Murfreesboro; Bragg retreated to Tullahoma. Stones River National Battlefield (see National Parks and Monuments, table) commemorates the battle, and Civil War dead are buried in Stones River National Cemetery. Oakland Mansion is another historic attraction. Middle Tennessee State Univ. is in the city.
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directed by: Starshine stanfield
The scene is the lobby of a rundown hotel so seedy that it has lost the "e" from its marquee. As the action unfolds, the residents, ranging from young to old, from the defiant to the resigned, meet and talk and interact with each other during the course of one day. The drama is of passing events in their lives, of everyday encounters and of the human comedy, with conversations often overlapping into a contrapuntal musical flow. In the resulting mosaic each character emerges clearly and perceptively defined, and the sum total of what they are—or wish they were—becomes a poignant, powerful call to America to recover lost values and to restore itself in its own and the world's eyes.
Bill Lewis: Rob Frisina
The Girl: Kendal Franklin
Millie: Starshine Stanfield
Mrs.Bellotti: Linda Place
April Green: Ilene Miller (understudy Shannon Alexander)
Mr.Morse: Lee Jones
Jackie: Heather Murray
Jamie: Robbie Summerour
Mr.Katz: R.Chandler Bragg
Suzy: Cat Roche
Suzy's John: Edward Thompson
Paul Grainger III: Branden Parisi
Mrs.Oxenham: Sharon Wilson
Cab Driver: D.Norris
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Producer: Scott Piehler
Director: Starshine Stanfield
Assistant Director/Set Design: Spencer Estes
Stage Manager: Paul Franklin
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Just like any roof, whether it's asphalt, metal, tile or slate, the function is always to provide shelter, shield from rain and snow, and resist the often high speed winds we experience here in Hampton Roads. Slate, on the other hand, is special in that it is a naturally solid, ultra-dependable and one of the longest lasting roofing materials created by the earth itself. A slate roof can last anywhere from 100-200 years. Wow! Adding more cool points to this stone we admire so much, there are a variety of roof types that can be installed.
Standard Slate Roofs – The most common slate shape is rectangular with a standard 1/4″ – 3/8″ slate length and width and square cut butts. These standard roofs are laid in uniformly spaced horizontal courses with alternating vertical joints carefully aligned.
Patterned Slate Roofs – Incorporates a specific design or course with different slate shingle colors and/or shapes into the main design of a slate roof, which is most frequently the standard slate roof due to the way it is laid out. Creativity is one the added benefits where one has several color options and accents, such as floral and geometric patterns, dates, words, or names. How cool is that?!
Random Width Slate Roofs – The same standard slate roof installation process with slate shingles of the same length and thickness, yet different widths. They can range from as few as two widths or as many as eight widths. Most experienced slate roofing contractors find this to be the easiest to lay out and the fastest to install of all the ones mentioned in this article.
Multicolored (Blended) Slate Roofs – Take the random width slate roof, blend in a mixture of colors together and there you have it - voilah! A four-color medley tends to be the most popular arrangement, however any number is possible to achieve the desired results. Blending unfading slate colors and semi-weathering colors is common practice to ease the transition between colors.
Graduated Length Slate Roofs - There was a time when quarries didn't produce slate in specific lengths and widths, which left roofing contractors sorting the "as available" sized slate shingles on site in graduated order, from longest and widest to shortest and narrowest. Thus, this type of roof was born! The organized graduated order laid out on the ground was the blueprint for installation on the roof, where the longest and widest pieces started at the eaves, which is where they carry the most water, and graduating several other lengths with the shortest and narrowest at the top, where they carry the least water. Slates at the eave could be 1 inch thick, or more, and the 3/16 inch thick at the top of the slope. There's a lot of muscle going into installing this roof! Whew!
Textural Slate Roofs – No slates go to waste! Even the slates of rougher surface textures and thicknesses are used by mixing throughout to make this roof truly stand out from the crowd. The effect creates a rougher hewn appearance by leaving slates of varying thicknesses lying adjacent to each other. Slates may be of single size, random width, graduated length, uniform color, or multicolor.
Hang-down (Staggered Butt) Slate Roofs – Longer slate tiles are randomly installed with the top laying in the same course line or higher and the additional length sticking out past the bottom of the other slates. Thus, creating a hang down appearance.
We couldn't have said it better than how the National Slate Association states about roof style and design, "it is the genius of the design professional, roofing contractor, or building owner that deserves the credit for creating a spectacular roofscape."
The images below are compliments of the National Slate Association showing incredible skill, craftsmanship and creativity in slate roof installation.
As fall starts, many homeowners are calling roofers in Chesapeake for roof inspection, repair, or replacement.


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A few weeks ago, I shared with you about the beautiful movie "Mary of Nazareth". Today, I'm thrilled to invite you to join me at the film's Premiere on Friday, October 11th at San Francisco's AMC Metreon Theater.
Here's the basic information from the Premiere website:
Join us for the premiere of Mary of Nazareth on Friday, October 11. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 7:00 p.m. after a brief introduction from Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC. After the movie, there will be a Q & A with Fr. Calloway and German actress Alissa Jung, who plays Mary in this film.
Be sure to follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, where I will be sharing the Premiere experience with all of you. And better yet, purchase your tickets here — and do so ASAP, as they are moving quickly!
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Love this hairspray on my hair and in my housePosted by Netta7 on February 05, 2015
I have thin flyaway hair and this is great spray - keeps it in place but without the helmet look. I also LOVE this hairspray in my house. Unlike other sprays I have used, the Living Proof spray doesn't leave a hard to clean film on my floors or furniture. This is a big plus for me as I was ruining an area where I used to spray my hair.
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I tried this spray again as part of an online gift-with-purchase offer and I must admit that I like it better now. Since my October review, I got full, choppy bangs and this hairspray works well for it since only light control is needed for a small portion of fine hair. The result is very natural.
I love the fragrance and like that it keeps away some humidity frizz, but I would not use this for thick hair or for styles that truly need "control" or structure.
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Castlewellan Show Prize Winners
Pictured are the many winners from our school following their participation in the 'Crafts and Handwriting Competitions'. Judges Jacqui and Alex who presented the prizes were very impressed with the quality of the children's work and also with the very high number of pupils who were prize winners. Many of the pictured pupils actually won prizes for both Crafts and Handwriting.
We would also like to congratulate the following who are missing from the photograph.
Matthew McAlerney (1st prize yr 4 craft) Micah Cartwright (2nd prize yr 4 craft) and Sarah McArdle ( last year's yr 7 joint first winner in story telling) and Kailin Shields, Cara McAnulty and Amiee O'Higgins (also last year's yr 7 who were highly commended for handwriting).
Well done everyone!
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"The Haayer Group Agents are very professional and did not pressure us in any way when we purchased our property. They are so patient—showed us every area of Princeton before we bought and very knowledgeable!"
Meet the Team
When you hire the Haayer Group to represent you as a Seller or a Buyer, you're hiring "commitment" and "a track record of success". No one works harder than our Team. Hardwork + no BS = Results. That's our formula. The proof is in our track record and the growth of our repeat business.
Buying: We have a team of Dedicated Buyers's Agents that we're very excited about. A Team of 3 Professional Realtors focused on your Buying needs, working on your purchase 7 days a week, including holidays. Professional availability will be the most important factor in a Successful Buying experience.
Selling: Doug and Carla co-list all properties, so you get 2 agents for the price of 1! And you have your Listing Agent in the office 7 days a week, that's the power of hiring a Team. Doug Haayer has over 1000 transactions under his belt and Carla is truly one of the most knowledgeable and hard working Agents in the area. We can truly say that we have the most experience in the area, by far.
Excellent advertising and marketing are essential, but sales don't happen on the computer screen. Initial interest does, but the sale happens on the ground when you're providing exceptional service. No games or gimmicks, just hard work and experience. Meet the Team below:
Doug Haayer
Listing Specialist - Buyer's Agent - Realtor
Doug has lived in Princeton all his life and has been in the real estate business for over 12 years. Doug is dedicated in finding a property that you'll be proud of, whether it's your first home, a rec property, ranch, or the rental house. As well, he is the go-to guy for seasoned Buyers or investors looking for a family retreat, ranch, or long-term hold. He has represented over 1000 real estate transactions for Buyers and Sellers of all property types. Doug believes in investing in his local community and currently owns and has partnerships in commercial land and buildings downtown, residential new construction, bare land in town for subdivision, a local restaurant, a local manufacturing company and recreational property in Tulameen. His diverse knowledge and experience is a definite asset to his clients. When Doug is away from the office, you'll find him with his wife and daughters fly-fishing, motorbiking, camping or maybe just winding down alone in a quite place working on his next project.Read MoreLess
Carla Wiren
Listing Specialist - Buyer's Agent - Realtor
Carla is the engine that never stops. Her dedication to the team and hard work ethic is a huge part of the success of the Haayer Group and client satisfaction. Educated on all aspects of the Princeton Market and having been an owner of several properties, Carla's experience is your advantage. Carla thrives on the adventure of acreages and waterfront parcels and particularly loves the excitement of first time Buyers and doing everything she can to find them the right purchase. Extra effort and dedication like this is what really sets apart the Haayer Group from any other real estate representation. Carla's a true animal lover and can be found on her days off camping, river-boating or enjoying star-filled nights sitting around a campfire.Read MoreLess
Nicole Newhouse
Buyer's Agent - Realtor
Nicole calls Princeton home after growing up in Chilliwack. She is the first to help, whatever it may be. She overcomes any obstacle in her path and loves helping her clients do the same, guiding them through buying or selling with a positive attitude and flexibility. She brings excitement to each purchase so clients can find the possibilities of their new home and new dreams. Her real estate education, love for BC mountains, and dedication to Princeton are the perfect combination for helping new homeowners find the perfect buy. Nicole owns a duplex in Princeton and rental cabin in Coalmont so she has first-hand experience in the market. Nicole moved to Princeton from Chilliwack in 2016 but is no stranger to the Princeton area and has worked here over the years in Parks and Recreation and still currently holds a position as a local Paramedic.Read MoreLess
Kristen Ashley
Buyer's Agent - Realtor
Kristen is a firecracker, bringing energy and drive to the team and her work. She will always make sure it is done well and on time, so there are no hiccups in the client's experience. Her laughter and personality flow perfectly into her passion for making connections, working with people, and helping a Buyer find the perfect property. If Kristen is working for you, you're already ahead of the game. And you'll have fun. Growing up in Princeton, she enjoys it's outdoor activities like horseback riding, camping, hiking, and quading; giving her the best perspective on what Princeton has to offer.Read MoreLess
Rhonda Falk
Admin and Finance
Rhonda is the glue that binds the team together. Her attention to detail and organization makes her a reliable part of the team and an exceptional part of a client's experience. Rhonda button's up the final paperwork and makes the transition into the Lawyer or Notary's office flawless. Rhonda's love for her job comes from the ever-changing environment, working with her Haayer Group team, and a love for Princeton. It has been her family home for 11 years and she loves nothing more than taking in the slow-pace of the town, fresh air, and beautiful lakes, all within minutes of her home. If you get Rhonda's voicemail, rest assured she's somewhere in her new travel trailer or entertaining her grandchildren.Read MoreLess
Tierra McIvor
Admin and Marketing
Tierra is quick and on the ball. The minute she answers the phone, you know you're in good hands. While our Agents are on showings, taking new listings and writing offers, Tierra is the office lead on booking appointments, compiling property packages for our Buyers and keeping our online presence up-to-date for our listing clients. Working hard and playing hard, Tierra's days off are spent camping, fishing, snowmobiling and anything else adventurous. On quieter days, Tierra is always reading and learning everything she can about the Real Estate Business.Read MoreLess
Janik Chopin
Admin and Marketing
Janik is a solid member of the Haayer Group and handles many of the behind-the-scenes activities that are so crucial in running a real business. Moving to Princeton from Pitt Meadows, her creativity and vast business and marketing experience help keep the office at the top of it's game, and it shows. One of Janik's favourite past-times is having fun with family and friends on her Princeton Acreage. And when looking for some quiet time, she'll spend peaceful sunny days in the yard and tranquil evenings taking in the mountain views from her hot tub.Read MoreLess
April Earle
Design and Staging
April's smile and positive outlook was part of the team for years and we'll still lean on her abilities for staging and design work. You can now find April at her classy little gift shop, the Bull and Butterfly right on Bridge Street here in Princeton. Click this link for some of the most unique gifts and decoration in BC. As amazing a gift shop as you will find anywhere, we promise: click here!Read MoreLess


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Because I found a new blog to follow called Pickled Paper Designs; i also found a new inspiration challenge to take part in. It's called all the little things. My Simon June kit arrived and it had the perfect flower stamp to use for this IC. Most of the elements are from the kit. The Nuovo drops are really nice.
I liked the look of the cloth sitting on the table with the flowers laid on it. I used a wide ribbon to get that effect. The touches of blue on the plates in the photo created the blue sentiment banner and the little scallop piece in the corner.
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Hi, my name is Jens. Mostly interested in almost anything. Folks have said before, "do you have to look that up, now?". I'm an IT professional and work for a major chemistry company. I earned a bachelor of sciences at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and in Coimbra Portugal, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. I enjoy myself in reading, doing sports, having a good meal with others and of course being out and about. The one or another hour went by talking in and about other languages, most of the time with friends, but occasional with total strangers. I speak, descending in fluency, German, English, Portuguese and Spanish. Right now I practice calisthenics and single trail mountain biking actively. I read about anything I can get my hands on, mostly recommendations by friends, or also very often things I stumble on.


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Hartley Memorial
Hartley Memorial is a 40-acre undeveloped natural area of mature oak-hickory woodland. No trails are provided but public parking is provided on the north side of the preserve. Hartley is an ideal spot for enjoying wild flowers and bird watching.
Acres: 40
Access Road: No
Parking Lot: Yes
Restrooms: No
Drinking Water: No
Pay Phones: No
Picnic Tables: 0
Shelterhouses: 0
Playground Equipment: No
Ball Fields: No
Horseback Trails: No
Hiking Trails(miles): 0.0
Campground Sites: 0
Boat Launches: 0
Canoe Access: No
18 Hole Golf Course: No
Illinois Nature Preserve: Yes
Special Facilities: Conservation Area
Donated Land: Yes
Natural Areas: Yes
All reservations subject to the GENERAL USE ORDINANCE.
Download a printable map here.
14990 Campbell Road Durand, IL 61024
Hartley Memorial is on Campbell Road, east of Route 70, south of Route 75, north of Trask Bridge Road, west of Judd Road.


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Chi Chi Larue has a new movie out, everybody! And it's got Johnny Hazzard in it! And it's called Everybody Fucks.
Is that supposed to be a play on popular children's book Everyone Poops?
Is this going to be a lesson about how butt sex is healthy and everybody does it?
Actually it's just an all-sex flick and they've basically just given up on titling things at Channel One (see also #Leather and Sucked Off In Weird Places).
The cast features Alex Adams, Alexander Greene, Armando De Armos, Dustin Steele, Johnny Hazzard, Nick Cross, and Valentin Petrov.
Here's the trailer:
December 1, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Another boring rubber sausage fest from LaRue.
November 30, 2014 at 7:27 pm
After being married for five years I can tell you that the title is totally untrue.
November 29, 2014 at 11:59 pm
I like a good fuck fest … I was in Johnny Hazards first movie ever, Oral Exams, and I have to say Johnny is nothing but an exceptionally talented porn performer and person in general. All my love … XOXO Chad Hunt
December 2, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Is Chad Hunt down on his luck and looking to get back into porn? All of a sudden he's available for comments.
November 29, 2014 at 10:52 pm
Not only am I surprised to see Chi Chi LaRue release something other than an 80's compilation DVD, I wasn't aware Johnny Hazzard was still doing movies. Although personal experience has shown me he isn't a very nice person. So I wouldn't object if he decided to retire and fade into obscurity.
December 5, 2014 at 4:48 pm
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No More Average Coffee Drinking People
Jacob Schor, ND
August 20, 2007
The premise that, All men are created Equal makes sense if you are founding a democracy or establishing a religion. It makes little sense biologically or as an unspoken assumption in medical research.
We have approached medical research seeking answers for the average person, the one we are all, more or less, equal to. This does not always give clear answers. The reason is that people are not the same and an average person' can be the mean between two extremes.
These ruminations are triggered by several articles on coffee consumption and the effect it has on health. I've written in the past on coffee and whether it is a risk or benefit to a person's health. The scientific view on coffee has shifted over time, taking a slow pendulum swing from evil poison to ambrosial panacea.
Early reports that coffee consumption increased blood pressure and increased risk of myocardial infarction are now discounted. Protective effects against liver cancer are now in the headlines. Starbucks locations are multiplying exponentially; who can doubt that coffee is good?
A paper published in the March 2006 issue of JAMA brings all our assumptions into question. Researchers from the University of Toronto asked, what in retrospect seems to be, a reasonable question. We all know that coffee does not affect all people the same. Some people are very sensitive to coffee, a cup in the morning will leave them sleepless all night. Others drink coffee with dinner and at bedtime with no ill effect. This variation is due to genetics. The enzyme that breaks down caffeine is coded for by the CYP1A2 gene. Individuals with one version of this gene are rapid caffeine metabolizers. Those who carry another variation are slow metabolizers.
In this study, drinking coffee had a very different effect on risk for myocardial infarction depending on whether people were fast of slow metabolizers. For slow metabolizers, drinking coffee increased their risk of having a heart attack. For fast metabolizers, coffee lowered their risk: [i]
Risk of MI and coffee consumption:
Number of cups per day fast metabolizers slow metabolizers
<1 cup 1.00 1.00
1 0.48 1.24
2-3 0.57 1.67
4 0.83 2.60
For people who metabolize coffee quickly due to their genes, drinking a cup of coffee a day, cuts their risk of a heart attack by a little more than half. On the other hand, that same cup of coffee will increase a slow metabolizers risk by about 25%.
There may be as much as a 15-fold difference in rate of caffeine detoxification between the fast and slow metabolizers. The same enzyme responsible for detoxifying caffeine also breaks down many other chemicals, including 20 commonly prescribed drugs.
A May 2007 paper brought this same concern about genetic variations into questions about coffee and breast cancer risk. In women, the BRCA-1 gene mutation increases their risk of developing breast cancer. In these particular women, coffee consumption decreased their risk of developing breast cancer. When these women were segregated by variations of the CYP1A2 gene, the numbers shifted. The basic CYP1A2 genotype did not affect breast cancer risk. However, for women with a particular variation of the gene, those who consumed coffee had a 64% reduction in breast cancer risk. No significant protective effect was seen for other variations of the gene. In this particular genetic sub-group drinking coffee looks very protective against breast cancer. [ii]
We are a long way from understanding all of this in detail. It is starting to look as if randomized controlled studies looking at average' people do not always provide useful data. In the future, we will see more and more studies that shift data along factors of genetic variation. Simple answers to simple questions like, Is coffee good for me? may no longer work. Coffee is good for you if you are a fast detoxifier and especially if you are a female with a BRCA-1 mutation and a specific CYP1A2 variant. If you are a slow detoxifier, coffee may increase your risk of a heart attack. There is no longer an average person nor a simple answer.
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[i] JAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):1135-41.
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JAMA. 2006 Aug 16;296(7):764-5; author reply 765-6.
Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction.
Cornelis MC , El-Sohemy A , Kabagambe EK , Campos H .
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
CONTEXT: The association between coffee intake and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) remains controversial. Coffee is a major source of caffeine, which is metabolized by the polymorphic cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) enzyme. Individuals who are homozygous for the CYP1A2*1A allele are "rapid" caffeine metabolizers, whereas carriers of the variant CYP1A2*1F are "slow" caffeine metabolizers. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether CYP1A2 genotype modifies the association between coffee consumption and risk of acute nonfatal MI. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cases (n = 2014) with a first acute nonfatal MI and population-based controls (n = 2014) living in Costa Rica between 1994 and 2004, matched for age, sex, and area of residence, were genotyped by restriction fragment-length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction. A food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the intake of caffeinated coffee. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Relative risk of nonfatal MI associated with coffee intake, calculated using unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Fifty-five percent of cases (n = 1114) and 54% of controls (n = 1082) were carriers of the slow *1F allele. For carriers of the slow *1F allele, the multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of nonfatal MI associated with consuming less than 1, 1, 2 to 3, and 4 or more cups of coffee per day were 1.00 (reference), 0.99 (0.69-1.44), 1.36 (1.01-1.83), and 1.64 (1.14-2.34), respectively. Corresponding ORs (95% CIs) for individuals with the rapid *1A/*1A genotype were 1.00, 0.75 (0.51-1.12), 0.78 (0.56-1.09), and 0.99 (0.66-1.48) (P = .04 for gene x coffee interaction). For individuals younger than the median age of 59 years, the ORs (95% CIs) associated with consuming less than 1, 1, 2 to 3, or 4 or more cups of coffee per day were 1.00, 1.24 (0.71-2.18), 1.67 (1.08-2.60), and 2.33 (1.39-3.89), respectively, among carriers of the *1F allele. The corresponding ORs (95% CIs) for those with the *1A/*1A genotype were 1.00, 0.48 (0.26-0.87), 0.57 (0.35-0.95), and 0.83 (0.46-1.51). CONCLUSION: Intake of coffee was associated with an increased risk of nonfatal MI only among individuals with slow caffeine metabolism, suggesting that caffeine plays a role in this association.
PMID: 16522833 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
[ii] Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 May;16(5):912-6.
The CYP1A2 genotype modifies the association between coffee consumption and breast cancer risk among BRCA1 mutation carriers.
Kotsopoulos J , Ghadirian P , El-Sohemy A , Lynch HT , Snyder C , Daly M , Domchek S , Randall S , Karlan B , Zhang P , Zhang S , Sun P , Narod SA .
Centre for Research in Women's Health, Women's College Hospital , University of Toronto , Canada .
We have recently reported that, among BRCA1 mutation carriers, the consumption of caffeinated coffee was associated with a significant reduction in breast cancer risk. Because the metabolism of caffeine is primarily by CYP1A2, we examined whether or not the CYP1A2 genotype modifies the association between a history of coffee consumption and the risk of breast cancer. A common A to C polymorphism in the CYP1A2 gene is associated with decreased enzyme inducibility and impaired caffeine metabolism. Information regarding coffee consumption habits and the CYP1A2 genotype was available for 411 BRCA1 mutation carriers (170 cases and 241 controls). We estimated the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for breast cancer associated with the CYP1A2 genotype and a history of coffee consumption before age 35, adjusting for potential confounders. The CYP1A2 genotype did not affect breast cancer risk. Among women with at least one variant C allele (AC or CC), those who consumed coffee had a 64% reduction in breast cancer risk, compared with women who never consumed coffee (OR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.18-0.73). A significant protective effect of coffee consumption was not observed among women with the CYP1A2 AA genotype (OR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.49-1.77). Similar results were obtained when the analysis was restricted to caffeinated coffee. This study suggests that caffeine protects against breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 mutation and illustrates the importance of integrating individual genetic variability when assessing diet-disease associations.
PMID: 17507615 [PubMed - in process]


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Two Women at a Window, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Circa 1665/1660, oil on canvas
I was doing some research on Jen's pick for this week's Style Imitating Art, which is housed at my favourite art gallery, the National Gallery of Art (and which Jen saw on exhibit!). And it turns out that the NGA has two conflicting viewpoints on their own site about this painting! At the painting's official page, the NGA explains the painting as a charming and wistful painting of innocent delight. However, on this page, which is part of the Spanish Painting in the Seventeeth Century tour, the NGA digs up the dirt: this may or may not be a painting of a prostitute and her procuress. OH MY! (Insert George Takei here.)
Send Jen your submissions by Monday, October 20th, to be included in this week's Style Imitating art post! Keep an eye on the warm tones in this one--it's a great piece of inspiration for fall.