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WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders from across the District of Columbia municipal government gathered last April for a summit on cybersecurity, where they agreed in writing on the need to improve computer safety training for its workers. Yet nearly a year later, no organized, across-the-board training is offered for employees even though electronic data theft from governments is on the rise.
Information technology experts see training as a vital component of cybersecurity and D.C. officials acknowledge their own employees should be better educated on computer use, especially as governments face increasingly sophisticated cyber-threats and as human errors have contributed to widespread data breaches.
But officials say they've put plans for such training on the back-burner while they continue efforts to improve network security, including through new tools and products as well as additional levels of monitoring and inspection. Those improvements are more efficient and longer-lasting than educating thousands of workers who may not be in their jobs permanently, contends Rob Mancini, the District's chief technology officer
"You don't start talking about what people should do unless you know you've got protections in place to help," Mancini said in an interview. "You don't go educating users until you've got something behind it."
The federal government has identified cybersecurity as a critical priority, unveiling new efforts to fight the theft of trade secrets and discourage intellectual property theft. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass legislation to help protect computer networks from attack and warned that American enemies are exploring ways to sabotage the power grid, financial institutions and air traffic control system. Companies including Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Apple have been recently hacked, as have financial services companies that maintain credit card account information.
State governments, repositories of personnel information, financial data, emergency operations plans, health care records and other documents, are particularly vulnerable targets. A 2012 study by the Deloitte consulting firm and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers found that less than a quarter of the state information security chiefs felt confident in their state's ability to protect data from an outside threat.
D.C. officials, recognizing the problem, organized an exercise last April to gauge the government's cyber-attack readiness.
A section of the after-action report, obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request and marked "exercise sensitive," identified as a primary area for improvement "cyber-security training for District employees at the awareness, performance, and management levels" and said participants had agreed on the need to raise employee workforce education efforts. But in responding to follow-up requests for written cybersecurity training materials that are provided to employees, neither the office of chief technology officer nor the homeland security agency said they had documents to produce.
D.C. Homeland Security Director Chris Geldart said D.C. was studying other jurisdictions' best practices, acknowledging, "We need to improve on this."
Paul Quander, the deputy mayor for public safety, said he believes some employees have received some type of training and that notices and alerts about cybersecurity are distributed on occasion within the government. But he said he's not convinced training is the most efficient safeguard, in part because of employee turnover, and that he'd prefer a system-wide approach that lessens the chance of an employee error opening the door to a cyber-attack. He declined to elaborate on the record.
Though there's no guarantee a tech-savvy workforce can thwart an Internet attack, experts say cybersecurity education is increasingly important as adept hackers, capable of preying on a computer user's mistake, judgment lapse or open social media account, develop more tools to penetrate government websites.
When it comes to cybersecurity, "the weakest link can impact an entire network," said Eric Chapman, deputy director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center at the University of Maryland.
"If you have one user who's fundamentally unaware of what a spear-phishing email looks like, the entire enterprise is vulnerable," he added, referring to a ploy in which computer uses receive legitimate-looking emails that offer plausible explanations for requesting personal data, along with a link. Hackers can gain access to sensitive data once the recipient clicks on the link.
Breaches frequently involve a degree of human error.
Personal data of 6.4 million South Carolina residents and businesses was stolen from the state's tax collection agency last year, apparently after a hacker sent emails containing malicious software to multiple Department of Revenue employees, including at least one who clicked on a link and unwittingly became compromised. Cybersecurity training was offered to employees after the massive breach. Kentucky officials in December notified roughly 1,100 Medicaid clients of a data breach that began after an employee of a subcontractor fell for a telephone computer scam that enabled a hacker to gain remote access to the worker's laptop.
Information technology offices in many states either require cybersecurity training or have erected websites with safety pointers, such as how to create strong passwords, protecting and storing personal information — even links to quizzes on computer safety.
New York State employees with access to potentially sensitive information must receive cybersecurity training and refresher courses. Virginia requires agencies to train employees, and access can be terminated for employees who don't comply, said the commonwealth's chief information officer Samuel Nixon, who said there were nearly 118 million attack attempts last year on executive branch computer networks.
The D.C. government administers Medicaid and other benefits in a comparable fashion to a state government, making it an obvious target too.
"If our system is breached or interrupted, can you imagine the trouble or the chaos and inconvenience, and the fact that people may not be able to receive benefits?" Quander asked.
Mancini, in DC, said he hasn't organized training yet because his more immediate goal has been to strengthen the network to withstand threats and survive the mistakes or carelessness of an individual employee. The system's strengths include multiple levels of protection of applications, routine testing for network vulnerability, 24-7 monitoring of the network for possible intrusions and specialized security equipment, he said.
He said his office has made more progress in meeting other goals that emerged from the summit, such as integrating cyber-security analysis into citywide threat assessments and better sharing among agencies.
The agency does send out occasional security bulletins and spam alerts and may ultimately develop a "library-type website" like the ones seen in other states, he said.
"We have been very focused on making security as good as we can make it in order to service the enterprise effectively. The time for awareness and informing folks of the things that we might need them to know is something that would come as a natural extension of our improved preparedness," Mancini said in an email.
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Celebrate Achievement Reward Excellence
The CARE Awards was established by the Staff Council and approved by the President and his Cabinet to honor outstanding staff. This program will recognize staff who have demonstrated superior performance, offered outstanding customer service, and performed acts which have enhanced the image of the University. A maximum of six staff members are eligible to receive the CARE Award twice yearly. They may be nominated by fellow staff, faculty, visitors, and/or customers of the university.
An Individual Nominee Must:
- Be a regular employee, appointed at least 50% for at least 4 1/2 months
- Have been employed beyond the probation period, usually six months
- Be a staff member (non-faculty) at the level of Director or below
Award Presentations
The CARE Awards are presented by the President twice yearly. The staff members receiving awards will also be recognized at the Staff Council Forum and in the various UT Dallas publications.
How To Nominate
Staff members may be nominated by faculty, staff, students, visitors, and customers, etc. Click here to go to the Nomination Form. You may fill out the form and submit it to Staff Council, by email, to [email protected].
The nomination deadline for spring is March 31 and the fall deadline is October 31. Nominations will be reviewed and held in confidence by a committee appointed by the President. This committee will be comprised of a representative from each Staff Council district.


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Gaming companies talking with state about casino licenseBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
April 17. 2013 10:44PM
CONCORD - Five gaming companies have contacted the state about competing for a casino license House budget writers were told, although lawmakers have yet to approve legislation.
Lottery Commission executive director Charlie McIntyre said he has met with five companies about a casino and noted the interest in Massachusetts for its three casino locations.
However, the potential bidders will not have a New Hampshire casino license "for life," Gov. Maggie Hassan's legal counsel, Lucy Hodder, told the Joint House Finance and Ways and Means committee. The committee will review Senate Bill 152, which would establish one casino in New Hampshire with up to 5,000 video lottery machines and 150 table games.
Hodder said lawmakers could change their minds about gambling or could change companies during the license renewal process if the license holder is not meeting requirements.
She said she assumes lawmakers could change the law after the statute is in place and quoted a section of the bill that says the license is "a revocable privilege and no holder requires any vested right in such license or permission."
"After five years, New Hampshire may decide it does not like gambling," Hodder said. "It is not a contract, it is a license."
She did warn lawmakers they would probably face a substantial lawsuit if they decide to change companies just because they like another one better.
Under the bill, the initial 10-year license would cost $80 million and would be renewed for five years for $1.5 million and every five years thereafter.
On Wednesday, the committee heard four experts on the issue as it begins reviewing the bill that passed the Senate on a 16-8 vote, and has the backing of Hassan.
Hassan included $80 million in casino licensing fees in her proposed budget, although the House did not. The Senate is working on its version of the $11 billion state budget now.
Hodder and McIntyre explained the proposed legislation to the committee and outlined the regulatory and enforcement structure that includes the commission, which would be the lead regulator and enforcer, the State Police and the Attorney General's Office.
During the day-long session, lawmakers were warned that gambling may not have the benefits touted by supporters nor the costs claimed opponents as all sides exaggerate their claims.
Andy Lietz, who chaired former Gov. John Lynch's Gaming Study Commission, reiterated one of the commission's findings that the regulatory structure should be in place before a casino opens its doors.
He told the committee that the current regulations need to be revisited and revised before going forward including monitoring and control.
Connecticut officials told the commission "you need to settle as much as possible before the casino operates," Lietz said, using such examples as revenue sharing, police and infrastructure costs.
"You need to debate the different questions now instead of in a charged environment," Lietz said. "The long-term interest has to be paramount instead of the short-term need."
He warned that the revenue from casino gambling is volatile because it is affected by economic cycles including the recent recession, which caused revenues to fall significantly.
Entities become dependent on gaming revenues, not just government, Lietz said, but also charities that raise millions of dollars from gaming.
Under the bill, the casino operator would hold charities harmless by providing money to maintain revenues at 2012 levels.
But the bill says if a charity stops operation for more than a year, it would no longer be eligible for the grant.
Ways and Means Committee Vice Chair Rep. Patricia Lovejoy, D-Stratham, questioned what would happen if one of the Manchester charity gaming facilities closed. Those charities would not likely be able to find space elsewhere, she noted.
Others were concerned about new charities and if they could qualify for grants.
Steve Norton, director of the NH Center for the Public Policy Studies, outlined a report issued in February indicating gaming revenue for the state may not cover the social costs of expanded gaming with a casino the size of the one proposed in the bill and at the tax rates on the video lottery machines and table games.
He did tell the commission the state could lose about $75 million in revenue over the biennium if it does nothing and casinos opens at Suffolk Downs in Revere and in Palmer, Mass.
The committee also heard from Clyde W. Barrow, director of the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, who told the committee the Northeastern United states from Virginia to Ohio to Maine has seen a significant increase in gaming facilities in the last 10 years.
The only states without gaming facilities are Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Barrow told the committee the bill's tax rates and license fee are about the average today for new facilities.
He told lawmakers they could add provisions to the bill to protect local businesses and entertainment centers.
Subcommittees will meet next week to work on the bill. The full committee is expected to vote on the bill May 21 and the full House May 29.


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CAPE CANAVERAL — When space shuttle Atlantis returns from its final mission in July, it will come home to stay at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Tuesday that the Visitors Center here will get to keep and display Atlantis for visitors and for the thousands of KSC workers who spent their careers launching the shuttles into orbit over the past three decades.
As expected, KSC won a nationwide sweepstakes to keep one of the three remaining active shuttles that have been the backbone of America's space program since 1981. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Brevard County, had pushed hard to keep Atlantis here.
Bolden delivered the news to more than 500 cheering NASA officials and employees gathered outside KSC's orbiter maintenance facility — where Atlantis is being prepared for its final mission — for a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch.
Bolden also announced that shuttle Discovery, as expected, will go to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. The Smithsonian in turn will give up Enterprise, a full-scale shuttle mockup that never made it into orbit, which will be displayed on board the retired aircraft carrier Intrepid in New York City.
Endeavour, the final active shuttle, will go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
The announcement touched off a party at the KSC Visitor Complex, with live bands, dancing and shuttle-shaped cakes in front of its shuttle mock-up attraction, Explorer. More than 1,500 NASA workers were expected to join in.
"This is really about the legacy the space programs have done over the years," said Bill Moore, chief operating officer at the KSC Visitor Complex. "To be able to display Atlantis, I think, really boosts the spirits of the locals and of the state of Florida, and I think people will come from around the world."
Everyone expected KSC to get a shuttle, since Bolden was making the announcement here. Before he even got the words out of his mouth – as an image of Atlantis flashed across video screens -- the NASA employees erupted into applause. As Bolden went from surprise to laughter to tears, the crowd stood in ovation.
Bolden's emotional swing reflected not only the joy in the gathering but his own personal experiences, as a former astronaut and colleague of 14 astronauts lost with two shuttles, Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. His voice broke as he recalled them as friends.
His emotions also reflected the political stress he faced in the decisions.
"You have no idea what that applause means to me," he said. "It's been a rough day."
At least 17 other cities had applied for a shuttle— including Houston, home of Johnson Space Center where astronauts train and shuttle Mission Control.
"The thought of an orbiter not coming home to rest at Space Center Houston is truly tragic," said a clearly angry U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas. "It is analogous to Detroit without a Model-T, or Florence without a da Vinci."
Like other Texas Republicans, he accused the Democratic administration of Barack Obama of playing politics in deciding where to send the orbiters. And in fact, both states that got shuttles – California and New York – are reliably Democratic.
In a later press conference, NASA officials insisted their decision was based entirely on pre-announced criteria such as projected attendance and broad public access, not politics.
Olga Dominguez, who as NASA associate administrator of strategic infrastructure oversaw the sweepstakes, said that Houston, Chicago, Dayton, Seattle and other places will be getting what she called "significant" shuttle artifacts, such as simulators and other training equipment.
The Atlantis award is a moral and morale victory for the Space Coast, but also a reminder of times past. The area is losing more than 7,000 jobs with the retirement of the shuttle program later this year, and NASA has no plans for a successor program for at least seven years.
Endeavour is set to launch April 29 on an 14-day mission to the International Space Station. When it returns, workers will drain its toxic fuels and clean up other chemicals so that it's suitable for public display. Discovery is already in that process.
Atlantis will end the shuttle program with its final mission, currently set for a late-June launch.
The Visitor Center intends to spend $75 million on a building to house Atlantis in a display that will make it look as if it is flying in space. NASA expects all the shuttles to be delivered by the end of 2012. The KSC Visitor Center intends to open the Atlantis attraction in 2013.
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MEMPHIS, TN (Cardinals.com) –The St. Louis Cardinals, the city of Memphis and the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation have completed the ownership transition of the Memphis Redbirds and AutoZone Park as part of a multi-party transaction that secures the long-term future of minor league baseball in Memphis.
"We are pleased to finalize the purchase of the Redbirds and are looking forward to a long- term partnership with the city of Memphis," added William DeWitt Jr., Chairman and CEO of the St. Louis Cardinals. "Finalizing this deal represents a positive move toward stability of professional baseball in Memphis."
As part of the agreement, the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired the Memphis Redbirds, while the City of Memphis has acquired AutoZone Park. The City will lease the ballpark to the Redbirds via a long-term lease agreement. The purchase agreement includes a significant, multi-season capital investment in AutoZone Park, which will be used to add state-of-the-art features and fan-friendly amenities to the ballpark. At closing, Fundamental Advisors LP, the Foundation's sole bondholder, retired the original bonds issued by the Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corporation.
"This is a great day for the people of Memphis," said John Pontius, treasurer for the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation. "All of us stand to benefit from the significant planned improvements to AutoZone Park, which will enhance the fan experience and bring renewed excitement to the City. With the Cardinal's best-in-class leadership, the Redbirds are destined for great things."
"We are proud to announce the closing of this deal. With it comes long-term benefits for our great city, including stabilizing the future of the Redbirds and AutoZone Park for decades to come" said Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. "Through this transaction we will continue our successful re-vitalization of downtown Memphis – in fact, we are looking forward to the festivities tonight, with the highly anticipated 'Battle of the Birds,' when the Redbirds are hosting the Cardinals in a sold out pre-season exhibition game for their 2014 season opener at AutoZone Park."
"Over the past three and a half years, together with the City and the Foundation, we've worked hard to stabilize the financial condition of the team and maintain the stadium at the highest level possible," said Laurence Gottlieb, Chairman and CEO of Fundamental. "Thanks to all parties involved, both the Redbirds and AutoZone Park have bright futures ahead. We are proud of what we have achieved and believe it is the right time to pass the baton onto the City of Memphis and the world-class St. Louis Cardinals organization."
Barrett Sports Group played an integral role in advising Fundamental on the overall deal structure. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC acted as counsel with regard to bond and financing matters and Husch Blackwell, LLP acted as transaction counsel to Fundamental.


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Greek immigrant brothers Peter and George Leopold started Leopold's Ice Cream in 1919 after moving from Indiana, where they had worked in an ice cream and candy business.
They had settled in Savannah to live near their sister.
Along with younger brother Basil, who came from Sparta, they opened at the corner of Gwinnett and Habersham streets, several blocks east of Forsyth Park.
By the 1930s, their shop became the place for business luncheons and for high school boys to gather on Friday nights.
A young Johnny Mercer, who grew up a block away on Lincoln Street, often stopped for Leopold's signature tutti-frutti ice cream.
A black-and-white photo shows Stratton Leopold, Peter's son, standing on a classic ice cream parlor chair when he was about 3.
That parlor closed in 1969, shortly after Peter and George Leopold died. Basil operated a Leopold's in the Medical Arts Shopping Center until 1982.
Stratton Leopold had moved to the West Coast, became a movie producer ("Mission: Impossible III" and "The Sum of All Fears," among others) and resettled in Savannah in 1995 with his wife, Mary.
Stratton reopened Leopold's Aug. 18, 2004, this time along busy East Broughton Street, deep in the historic district.
He renovated the property and filled it with ice cream made from the same well-preserved secret recipes developed by George, Peter and Basil.
Other items saved from the original store included: the soda fountain, back bar, sundae holders, banana split boats, the old Philco radio, the wooden interior phone booth and the cut-glass bowl George filled with fruit.
Academy Award-nominated designer Dan Lomino revived the new shop's old style by incorporating those antiques into his floor plan.
Stratton Leopold is renovating the old store on Gwinnett for ice cream production and storage.
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Conference Contribution Awards
For the 4th year in a row, ASIS&T will be introducing awards for
2013 annual conference submissions! We are acknowledging and honoring the tremendous contribution that you will have made to the success of
Best Paper Award will be presented to the author(s) of the best research paper presented at the conference.
These awards will be judged by a separate awards committee, based on a short list developed by the Program Committee.
New Leaders Award
2013 Winners: Houda El mimouni, Rhiannon
Gainor, Emad Khazraee, Liya Deng, Irene Onyancha, Brandi Loveday, and Hans-Christoph
Annual Meeting Awards
ASIS&T presents several awards at the annual meeting.
General Awards
|Award of Merit:
|Carol C. Kuhlthau,
Rutgers University
Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services
|Watson Davis:
|Beata Panagopoulos, Suffolk University
|Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship:
|Kaitlin Costello, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Investigating Information Seeking and Disclosure in Online Support Groups for Chronic Kidney Disease
|Thomson Reuters Outstanding Teacher:
|Carole Palmer, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
|Research in Information Science:
|Susan Herring, Indiana University
|James Cretsos Leadership:
|Chirag Shah, Rutgers University
|Best JASIST Paper:
|Wu, Ling-Ling, Huang, Mu-Hsuan, and Chen, Ching-Yi for Citation patterns of the pre-web and web-prevalent environments: The moderating effects of domain knowledge
|ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation:
|Sebastian K. Boell, Theorizing Information and Information Systems
|Pratt Severn:
|Hilary Zelko, University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Reasoning About Relevance
|Book of the Year:
|Human Information Interaction: An Ecological Approach to Information Behavior, Raya Fidel
Chapter Awards
|Chapter of the Year:
|European Chapter
|Student Chapters of the Year:
|Simmons College and University of Denver
SIG Awards
|SIG of the Year:
|History & Foundation of Information Science (HFIS)
|SIG Member of the Year:
|Judit Bar-Ilan (SIG MET)
|SIG Publication of the Year:
|SIG III's 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication
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Hooksett man accused of being bat-wielding robber
February 20. 2014 2:00PM
GOFFSTOWN — A Hooksett man is under arrest, accused of being armed with a bat in an attempted robbery at a Goffstown gas station and of a robbery of a Bow convenience store last December.
David Lavalliere, 34, is being held on $15,000 cash only bail on charges of attempted armed robbery, armed robbery and theft.
About 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 11, police said Lavalliere tried to rob the A1 gas station on Mast Road. Lavalliere is accused of threatening the lone clerk with a small bat in an attempted robbery. Police said he had a mask over his face and he fled when the employee refused to give him any money.
About 90 minutes later, police said Lavalliere, again armed with the bat and wearing a ski mask, showed up at the All Town convenience store on Route 3A in Bow. He allegedly threatened the clerk with a small bat and then fled after obtaining about $200 in cash.
Detective Jason Ouellette, following up on a shoplifting complaint at Ace Hardware in Goffstown, developed Lavalliere as a suspect in that theft and the other cases.
Lavalliere was arraigned on the charges Thursday in 6th Circuit Court, Concord District Division. He is being detained at the Valley Street jail in Manchester.


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June 17. 2014 8:06PM
Sox Beat: Things are looking up for Fuld
Jun 16, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; New Hampshire native Sam Fuld, his uniform characteristically dirt-stained as he camped under a long fly ball off the bat of David Ortiz, was back at Fenway Park for the first time as a Twin Monday night. (USA TODAY Sports)
GIVEN the uncertainty that defined his offseason,
Sam Fuld
had a sense that this might be an unsettled season.
It began when, after three years, and shortly after he turned 32, the Rays decided they wouldn't tender the outfielder a contract for 2014. He became a free agent, and remained one until early February, when he rebuffed Tampa Bay's offer to return under a minor-league deal and signed with Oakland because he believed the Athletics offered a better chance to make the majors.
The Durham, N.H., native was right, and he made the big leagues, but was subsequently waived after just seven games. The Twins claimed him, but less than two weeks later he slammed into an outfield wall and sustained a concussion that forced him to spend a month on the disabled list.
"I knew that there was the potential of this season being kind of crazy, and it definitely has been to begin with," Fuld said, "but I was prepared for it, so I'm glad it's worked out so far."
He can say that, in part, because he has a good perspective after spending parts of seven years in The Show. "Any time you can put a big-league uniform on," he said, "you've got to be happy."
But he can also say it because it appears as though, in the end, things have worked out positively for Fuld, given the circumstances in which he found himself as he came back to Fenway Park this week.
The exception being a pinch-running appearance in his return, he has been Minnesota's starting center fielder in four of the five games since he was reinstated from the DL, and that usage is a continuation of the way manager
Ron Gardenhire
had been using him before he got hurt.
He debuted with the Twins on April 23 and played every possible inning until the severe headaches of his head injury forced him to sit down starting May 8. Fuld played one game in left, and three in right, but — particularly with 24-year-old
Aaron Hicks
nursing a strained shoulder and struggling at the plate — he has at least for the time being established himself as the Twins' center field.
"I do like this," said the left-handed hitting product of Phillips Exeter, who batted ninth against southpaw
Jon Lester
on Tuesday. "It's a great organization, great city, great ballpark. I'm definitely happy."
Fuld has cooled since his sizzling start in Minnesota — he totaled nine hits in his first five games — but his eighth-inning double gave the club its best scoring opportunity on Monday. He also walked for the second time in three games in that contest, perhaps indicating that he's finding his swing again after "a long month and change of just sitting around" waiting for the concussion symptoms to subside.
That was difficult, he said, as was moving on from a Tampa team with which he established himself as major leaguer. He'd carved out a role with the Rays, appearing in 119 games, including 71 off the bench, where his speed and defense could be most effectively utilized on a situational basis — but apparently that wasn't enough for the team to overlook a .199 batting average.
"I enjoyed my time there a lot," Fuld said. "It was tough. Had a lot of good relationships there, enjoyed playing baseball down there. It's the nature of the game, though; everybody knows there are only a select few players who get to play on one team for their whole career. We're all prepared for it."
Indeed, Fuld was. He knew things would be different this year. He knew things could get a little crazy. But Tuesday morning he was supposed to have breakfast with family coming down from New Hampshire. Then Tuesday night he was roaming Fenway's outfield.
That'd make it seem as though things have, so far, worked out fine.
"It's really good to be back playing," he said. "And it's always fun to come back here."
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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HAMBLY Caroline
late of Dysart, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the age of 93 years.
She was predeceased by her husband HAMBLY Hector her parents
Caroline is survived by her two daughters: Donna (Sev) and Monica (Dale). Five grandchildren: Roxane (Earl), Melodie (Wayne), Darren (Lori), Allison (Sherry), Charles (Tanner). Twenty greatgrandchildren: Brendan, Brett, Tyson, Tenille, and Jasmine, Shaleen, Tia, Caitlin and Luke, Dana, Derek, Dallas and Dalton, Harley, Cody, Brady, Tayler and Madison, Riley and Cassie numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral Service will be held Friday, September 17, 2010 at 10: 30 A.M., at Saint_John The Baptist RC Church, Dysart, SK. Celebrant Monsigneur Reymundo J. ASIS. A private family interment will take place at John The Baptist R.C. Cemetery, Dysart, SK.
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BEIRUT Israeli warplanes flew over southern Lebanon Friday, two days after an air strike near Damascus, as Syria's army chief of staff warned against testing his country's capabilities.
Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub made his comments Thursday during a visit to some military units in the country. The Al-Baath newspaper, the mouthpiece of President Bashar Assad's ruling party, quoted Ayoub as saying Syria will never change its stance "no matter how much the enemy carries out provocative and hostile acts."
The latest overflights came after officials said Israel launched a rare air strike Wednesday inside Syria, targeting a convoy carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group allied with Syria and Iran.
The general's comments reflected increased tensions between Syria and Israel, which up to now has refrained from actions that could be interpreted as intervention in Syria's civil war.
Israel had no comment on Lebanon's description of its air force flights over the border region Friday. There were no reports of air strikes. Israeli planes frequently overfly south Lebanon, and Lebanon often files complaints with the U.N. over the incursions into its airspace.
According to a U.S. official, the Israeli air strikes Wednesday targeted trucks containing SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles. The trucks were next to the research center the Syrians identified, and the strikes hit both the trucks and the facility.
- Syria, Iran threaten Israel over air strike
- Israel launches air strike in Syria
- Jihadis make certain a messy endgame in Syria
The Syrian military denied that the target of the attack was a weapons convoy. It said low-flying Israeli jets crossed into the country over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and bombed a scientific research center.
The facility is in the area of Jamraya, northwest of Damascus, about 10 miles from the Lebanese.
The air raid raised tension in the already boiling region as a result of Syria's 22-month civil war that has left more than 60,000 people dead, according to the U.N. Many fear Syria's civil war could spill to neighboring countries.
Syria and its close ally Iran threatened retaliation, and Arab nations along with Russia condemned the raid.
In Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor declined to comment on Israeli media reports that its embassies were instructed to be alert of threats after Syria's warnings. Syrian-allied Hezbollah has been accused of staging deadly attacks against Israelis abroad in past years.
At home, Israel positioned an additional "Iron Dome" rocket defense system in northern Israel on Thursday, security officials said, after moving another to the northern city of Haifa earlier this week. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the battery's placement with reporters.
Capt. Eytan Buchman, an Israeli military spokesman, said the military's home front command has not raised its alert level.
Ayoub, the Syrian military commander, said the "battle with the Zionist enemy continues and did not stop." He said rebel gunmen fighting against his troops are "tools of the Zionist entity." Israel and Syria have been bitter enemies for six decades.
The uprising against Assad began in March 2011 with pro-reform protests and developed into a civil war. The Syrian government says there is no uprising in Syria but a conspiracy against the country because of its support of anti-Israeli groups.
"We know our capabilities and readiness to use all these capabilities at the suitable time," Ayoub said. "Those who think they can test our armed forces are mistaken."
In Lebanon, the security official said the Israeli fighter planes were seen heading from southern Lebanon toward the eastern Bekaa Valley that borders Syria. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Butros Wanna, a resident in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, said Israeli flights have been intense for the past four days.
"There is something not normal going on. Warplanes are always in the air," said Wanna.


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Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Projects
In the early 2000s, the City of San Diego was hit with a rash of water main breaks. This was due in large part because the Citys aging water infrastructure was in need of replacement, repair and upgrades. Some pipelines had been in operation for a hundred years.
Beginning in 2007, the City increased water rates by 6.5% per year for three years to replace and improve water system infrastructure. These rate increases are paying for more than $585,200,000 of needed water system improvements. These projects include replacement of water mains, water treatment plants upgrades, and water pump station improvements.
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A White House official says Michelle Obama will attend Saturday�s funeral for the 15-year-old Chicago girl who was killed after returning home from performing during inauguration festivities for President Barack Obama.
Hadiya Pendleton was killed in a park close to the Obamas� home on Chicago�s South Side. Police say a gunman hopped a fence and opened fire on a group of young people, killing the drum majorette.
No arrests have been made in the case, police said.
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, both from Chicago, also will attend the funeral.
The girl�s death brought renewed attention to Chicago�s homicide rate and the debate over gun violence in America.
The White House official spoke on condition of anonymity.


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Carrie Kirby is the self-proclaimed Frugalista and recently Carrie ran an article in the Chicago Tribune Good Eating Section talking about how someone who loves meat, but dislikes meat sold by a factory farm and loaded with socially irresponsible practices. She offers some great strategies that can drop the cost of beef cuts down to $4.20 a pound for hormone-free, antibiotic-free beef.I have been looking for a solution to this issue and I really thought that this was worth sharing.
Ed and Leah Payne, of Niles, Ill., paid $650 for a side of beef this year — about $4.20 per pound of hormone-free, antibiotic-free beef. That was more than they would usually pay for ground beef, which made up about half the meat. But because the cost is the same for every cut, Ed said, "you're paying $4 a pound for steak and roast, and that's not as easy to come by at that price."
Read the entire article: Buy in bulk to save and put healthier meat on the table
Carrie Kirby's the Frugalista 5 steps for buying meat in bulk
1. Buy a chest freezer. Used is fine, as long as it's not so inefficient that it drives up your electricity bill. Stick a thermometer in there to make sure it's maintaining the proper temperature before entrusting it with a large amount of meat. And before you buy, make sure you have a reliable power supply for a freezer.
2. Find a seller. Try EatWild.com or Craigslist.org, or ask at your farmer's market.
3. Understand the price. If you are quoted a "hanging weight" price, know that the final price of the packaged meat will be around 30 percent higher. Ask if there is a slaughter fee, delivery fee or any other extras.
4. Arrange for meat pickup or delivery.
5. Fire up the grill!
Carrie Kirby is a mom and the self-proclaimed Frugalista. Write to her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow "the Crazy coupon lady" on Twitter @carriekirby


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SAN JOSE — Sharks radio analyst Jamie Baker is moving into the TV booth to fill the vacancy left by Drew Remenda, the popular announcer who was let go in June.
The team said Wednesday that the former Sharks center will handle the TV commentary alongside play-by-play analyst Randy Hahn. Bred Hedican will take Baker's place on radio alongside Dan Rusanowsky.
"Over the past nine seasons, Jamie has earned the trust of our fans with his candid analysis and breakdown of the game and Bret will bring a fresh and knowledgeable commentary to our radio broadcast," Sharks chief operating officer John Tortora said in a prepared statement.
Baker, who turns 48 next week, said he was excited about making the move to TV, but also liked the fact he would continue to work with Rusanowsky on digital media and at special events. He recognized the challenge of succeeding Remenda, but made it clear that was not his primary focus.
"I look at it that Drew was great at what he does and very, very popular. You're not going to be able to replace Drew," said Baker, whose goal to upset the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the 1994 playoffs is still considered the most important in franchise history.
His challenge, Baker continued, "is to provide top-notch analysis, make it entertaining, make it educational, make it informative and that's it."
Tortora and the Sharks did not get into specific reasons why Remenda was not brought back, but there was much speculation that his criticism could be too harsh. The fact that he occasionally took time off to spend time with his family in Saskatoon, Sask., was seen as another possible factor.
Meanwhile, reports in Edmonton indicate Remenda, 52, is in line to become the Sportsnet TV analyst for the Oilers, a better fit geographically.
Hedican, 44, has handled "inside the glass" and studio coverage for CSNCA over the past five seasons. A longtime NHL defenseman who won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricane in 2006, Hedican never played for San Jose but has ties to the Bay Area through his wife, Olympic gold medal skater Kristi Yamaguchi, a native of Fremont. He was a member of Team USA in both the 1992 and 2006 Olympics as well
The team also announced that former player Curtis Brown will have an expanded broadcast role and serve as lead analyst in both the pre-game and post-game shows on CSNCA.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him at twitter.com/@PollakOnSharks.


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HIV Epidemic, Family Planning "Inextricably Linked"
July 25, 2012
Noting "[a]pproximately 17 million women worldwide are currently living with HIV, with more than a million new infections in women of reproductive age each year," Suzanne Ehlers, president and CEO of Population Action International (PAI), and Charles Lyons, president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), write in this guest post in the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog that "family planning and HIV are inextricably linked, especially for HIV-positive women who are pregnant or may become pregnant." They continue, "And while addressing unmet family planning needs is essential for all women, family planning services are particularly critical for HIV-positive women who want to postpone pregnancy due to HIV-related illness, or want to access medicines and services that will allow them to give birth to an HIV-negative child" (Barton, 7/24).
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These were the draft steps I wrote about how to install the popup login functionality...
This is still in development... not really ready for primetime yet!
You need the AjaxToolkit installed within your DNN bin folder. This can be downloaded fromhttp://www.codeplex.com/AjaxControlToolkit. To install it you may also need to update your System.Web.Extensions.dll to a more recent version (and indeed you may need to update the whole portal to .Net 3.5).
I can't assist you with this part in detail here - but there are quite a few links/instructions out there on Bing/Google!
One thing that helped me was updating web.config to include this "bindingRedirect" section:
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="22.214.171.124-22.214.171.124" newVersion="220.127.116.11" />
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions.Design" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="188.8.131.52-220.127.116.11" newVersion="22.214.171.124" />
- this taken from a DNN 5.1.4 example portal.
2. Install the new RPX module I just sent you
3. Change your skin
You'll need to add this to the top of your skin:
<%@ Register TagPrefix="uknuke" TagName="Login" Src="~/DesktopModules/AuthenticationServices/UkNuke.RPX/LoginButton.ascx" %>
And you'll need to add this wherever you want the login link to appear:
<uknuke:Login ID="specialLogin" runat="server"></uknuke:Login>
4. That should be it :)


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Christner, Ayers smacked HRs as Foresters again sweep Grace
Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:56 AM
Adam Christner and Blake Ayers each smacked home runs in a 5-2 first game win and the Huntington University baseball team took a doubleheader sweep of visiting Grace College on Saturday, March 30.
Beating Grace for the fourth time in two days to improve their season record to 4-12, the Foresters topped the Lancers, 8-3, in the second contest.
Two Forester pitchers limited Grace to four hits each in both games. John Ripke got the first game win with five innings of two-hit ball, and Derek McKinney got the nightcap win by throwing 5.1 innings of three-hit ball.
In the opener, Grace had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the third before the Foresters took the lead for good with a two-spot in their half. Solo runs in the fourth and fifth innings proved to be good insurance.
Christner added a second hit and two RBI for the contest.
The Foresters backed McKinney in the second game with solo runs in the first and second innings and a trio of runs in the fourth. They added another three-spot in the sixth for good measure.
Christner and Jamon Hammel each had two hits and two runs batted in to lead the offense, and Brian Kirschbaum also had two hits. Marc Bowers also had two RBI.


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It's back to being warm and dry and lovely here, so I think we might have a reprieve for a little while longer. I wouldn't say no to that, because I'm about to start pulling my hair out and bid goodbye to my sanity as the kids start 2 weeks of Easter break tomorrow. *sigh*
But that's neither for here nor now (thank goodness!) so let's indulge while we still can. Does indulgence have any other name than SSS on Sundays? Not really! :)
Back in London this week, with the hunky Ash Gilfoy who looks just like Josh Holloway (yes, another pic up this week for your viewing pleasure, ladies *grin*).
So who's Ash? He's a paramedic called to the scene of a domestic accident. When we met him last week, in the opening lines from my upcoming romantic suspense/espionage thriller release, Before The Morning (coming May 7 with Noble Romance Publishing), he kinda left us hanging. Something dangerous and/or wrong was about to happen, but he didn't say what.
Will we find out today? Read on *wink*
Don't forget to check the rest of the SSS list - and do drop by the blogs of Jessica E. Subject, Sue, Sarah Ballance, Siobhan Muir, Cara Bristol, Lia Davis, Christine Warner, Jennifer Lowery, Angela Quarles, Wildcat's Wife, and Lorraine Paton, among all the sensational names over there today!
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Style # 203253
Soft reinforced, geometrically-cut jersey top and peplum-flared lace pencil skirt combo make this bebe cocktail dress a masterful dinner date look. Try it with a pair of metallic heels and minaudiere to complete the look.
- 100% polyester.
- Center back to hem: 34" (86 cm).
- Hidden back zipper.
- Dry clean.
- Imported.
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Lace Jersey Peplum Dress is rated out of 5 by 14.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Sam182 from Cute work dress This dress would get 5 stars because its super cute. I love the peplum and look. The reason it gets 4 is because its too small. I'm always an xs in bebe but this is something you have to keep pulling down on. You also have to wear a strapless bra as normal ones will stick out.
Date published: 2013-07-18
Rated 2 out of 5 by Readergirl from Wanted to love, but ill-fitting It was more plain than I expected and too small even though bebe dreses are usually true to size. Bebe has other lace dresses that are more flattering.
Date published: 2013-05-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by Isabella1025 from So flattering This dress is simply gorgeous and sophisticated. It has a tight fit and looks well put together with a pair of black heels. Love it!!
Date published: 2013-03-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by KatV from Perfect for a Business Girl I bought this dress with the intent of wearing it to work. I was worried it might be too short as most Bebe dresses are - but it turned out to be the perfect length and fit for a classy, professional look! I'm 5'2" and 115 lbs so the XS was perfect for me. I am in love with the quality and fit of this dress, and it's ideal for grabbing dinner and drinks right after a long day of work!
Date published: 2013-03-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by Brooke90 from awesome dress This a beautiful dress. I bought it to wear to a cocktail party and I'm sure I'll get many uses out of it. The jersey material on the top is heavy and high quality. The peplum is great for defining your waist if you are boyish. The peplum style also hides any flaws around the middle.
Date published: 2013-02-24
Rated 2 out of 5 by Bebelovah77 from Not for women with big chest This is a beautiful dress that I waited for months to purchase. It fit everywhere perfectly except my 36DD chest so I had to return it.
Date published: 2013-02-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by AndyHeartBebeForever from Fits amazing! I love the print on the bottom of this dress and that was the reason I bought it. And when I received it in the mail, the fabric was much more luxurious than I expected! Like all bebe dresses, this dress fit like a glove and really accentuates my curves. Im absoluty in love! I can't wait to wear it for the holidays! I would even wear it to sleep because I love this dress THAT much! And it's really comfortable too. It oozes sexiness in a sophisticated chic kinda way and again, I love it!
Date published: 2012-12-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by MrsJ from Great dress, very classy!! I love it, i should've bought a size small instead of an xs, a little more room to breathe. But it's sexy and classy. I love it! Can't wait to wear it for my husband!
Date published: 2012-11-18


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him.
The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go?
Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has changed the determination of both the liberal and conservative candidates in South Korea to pursue policies of engagement, aid and reconciliation with the North.
This matters because whoever wins the presidential Blue House on Dec. 19 will set the initial tone for new North Korea policy not just in Seoul but in Washington, Beijing and Tokyo. Those countries are undergoing political changes and have been waiting for a new South Korean leader before making any big decisions on North Korea policy.
Washington, especially, is keen to see who will take over when Lee leaves in February. U.S. policy toughened after the embarrassing collapse of an aid-for-nuclear-freeze deal with Pyongyang following a failed April rocket launch attempt by North Korea. However, barring more rocket or nuclear tests from Pyongyang or other acts Washington considers provocative, a new thaw on the Korean Peninsula could eventually provide Barack Obama with a cover to pursue more talks meant to encourage North Korean nuclear disarmament.
The need for more dialogue and aid for Pyongyang is one of the few things the South Korean candidates — conservative Park Geun-hye and liberal Moon Jae-in — agree on.
Many South Koreans are frustrated with Lee's efforts on North Korea. His policy links large-scale government aid to North Korea making progress on past commitments to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Instead of disarmament progress, though, the last five years have seen nuclear and missile tests — including Wednesday's rocket launch — deadly skirmishes and all-around simmering nastiness between the rival Koreas.
Park and Lee are members of the same conservative political party, so her comments on greater engagement and aid have been striking. They also stand out because Park is the daughter of Park Chung-hee, South Korea's late anti-communist dictator.
While Park's rhetoric on North Korea has hardened after Wednesday's launch, there's no plan to change her underlying policy, her aides say: She still envisions aid shipments, talks meant to spur reconciliation and the restart of some large-scale economic initiatives as progress occurs on the nuclear issue. The aid would be goods that can't be used for military purposes.
Park has also held out the possibility of a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but only if it's "an honest dialogue on issues of mutual concern." She'll also push for progress on nuclear disarmament, human rights and other sensitive issues and says North Korea will pay the price for any provocations.
Her North Korea policy is seen as thin on specifics, however, and there could be limits to her outreach. Many in Park's political party and conservative base have strong anti-North Korea feelings that could be an impediment if she pushes ahead with serious talks.
Moon, on the other hand, intends to quickly resume shipments of government-level food aid to North Korea, though details of how much aid would be worked out if he wins, aides say. He also wants an early summit with North Korea's Kim. His policy isn't influenced by the latest rocket launch, his aides say.
Moon is a protege of the late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun, a champion of the so-called "sunshine policy" of no-strings-attached aid to Pyongyang. Lee replaced Roh in early 2008.
For Moon, aggressive engagement isn't a reward for North Korean nuclear movement; it's the means to transforming the relationship so that "North Korea has an economic stake in a more moderate foreign policy and eventually has even an economic stake in denuclearization," said John Delury, a North Korea analyst at Seoul's Yonsei University.
Moon's candidacy has some in Washington worried about the return of the tension and anti-U.S. feelings that marked Roh's term — that "the ghosts of the anti-Americanism of the South Korean left will rise again," according to Delury.
The North's rocket launch was magnified because of its timing. Obama will be inaugurated in January to his second term, Japan and South Korea both have national elections this month, and China has just formed a new leadership. But the test is probably not going to "blunt South Korea's desire for renewed inter-Korean dialogue as a necessary step toward stabilizing peninsular relations," Scott Snyder, a Koreas specialist for the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote recently.
The Obama administration has consistently emphasized its solidarity with Seoul, and that rhetoric is unlikely to change, whoever is elected.
A rocket launch could actually "solve any alliance split problems" between Washington and either of the South Korean candidates by forcing a more unified stance, said Victor Cha, a former senior Asia adviser in President George W. Bush's administration.
Washington could also be willing to give either Park or Moon some leeway in reaching out to North Korea if it leads to movement on nuclear disarmament, the issue the United States cares most about. During a November visit to Myanmar, Obama said a decision by North Korea to give up its nuclear aspirations would result in "an extended hand" from the United States.
"A more flexible policy from Seoul also gives the Obama administration more political cover to try another overture toward the North," said Ralph Cossa, president of Pacific Forum CSIS, a Hawaii-based think tank.
Much will come down to the way North Korea treats the new South Korean leader. Pyongyang may expect, for instance, Moon to deliver everything his liberal predecessors promised, something seen as impossible in the current political environment. Pyongyang could also dismiss Park's attempts at engagement, dooming talks before they begin. North Korean media routinely criticize Park's North Korea policy as insincere and confrontational.
North Korea considers the United States, against which it fought during the 1950-53 Korean War, a major enemy. Seoul, on the other hand, is labeled a puppet of Washington, which has more than 28,000 soldiers stationed in South Korea.
"At the end of the day," Cossa said, "it will be the North's willingness, or not, to treat the South as a sovereign equal that will make meaningful dialogue possible, regardless of who is elected."
Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim contributed to this report.


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Bar- surnames of Carcar
Next to the well-known Al- surnames, the Bar- is the second biggest alphabetical group among the surnames of Carcar. That Carcar surnames can be grouped alphabetically is evidence of the Claveria decree's Catálogo de apellidos at work for Carcar since these appear in the catálogo almost in sequence.
As with Al- surnames, even though some Bar- families received their surnames in Carcar but they were originally from elsewhere: Barateria, Barbon, Bardon, Bargio, Baracao, Barcarcel, Barcelos—were from Bohol. And Barcenilla, a mestizo Sangley family from Parian.
There is an 1834 baptism of a Baritua child. Not yet using the surname, of course (Tomas Francisco, son of Francisco Anselmo and Ma. Valentina), but the record is evidence that this Minglanilla family had already established a foothold in Carcar even before the Claveria decree. What is worth noting, though, is that in the implementation of decree in 1850, the Baritua were able to use the surname assigned to the original family back in Minglanilla. And we claim it as a non-Carcar surname because it is too well-known as a Minglanilla family and much bigger than the Carcar lines.
The Bar- surnames: