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LOS ANGELES >> Trial started Tuesday for two of three men accused of starting the Colby Fire that burned 1,952 acres, injured six people and destroyed five homes.
Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, said a jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of Clifford Henry Jr., 22, of Glendora and Steven Robert Aguirre, 21, a transient. Opening statements are scheduled for this morning at a Los Angeles federal court, he said.
Henry and Aguirre have been charged with setting fire to timber, grass and underbrush in the Angeles National Forest by building a campfire; violating a fire restriction order by using a fire outside a recreation site in the forest; causing timber, trees, brush and grass to burn in the forest without a permit; and causing and failing to maintain control of a Jan. 16 fire that damaged the national forest system. Only the first count is a felony.
The third suspect, 23-year-old transient Jonathan Jarrell, will be tried separately. Court documents show he has a trial date of May 20. Jarrell has also been indicted on the same charges.
The three men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to investigators, Henry, Jarrell and Aguirre camped overnight along Colby Trail. They started a campfire Jan. 15, which they put out.
The next morning, they also started another campfire. They allegedly told police it was cold and windy.
They allegedly fed twigs and a notebook to the fire.
Embers from the second campfire ignited nearby dry grass and spread quickly. The trio allegedly told authorities they tried to stomp out the fire.
They then ran and were later arrested.
The felony charge come with a maximum sentence of five years each and three years supervised release, federal officials said. Each of the misdemeanor counts carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison or up to five years probation.
All three suspects have been released from custody, according to the online booking records. Jarrell is being held at a residential treatment facility. It wasn't clear where Henry and Aguirre are being held.

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ASHLAND — A local man was arrested Tuesday after being indicted on numerous charges he sexually assaulted two girls.
Police said Gregory Maggi, 32, was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault, seven counts of sexual assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child through solicitation and three drug-related charges.
Police did not release any other information about the case, except that Maggi was being held on $100,000 bail at the Grafton County jail.


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The Green Bay Packers agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agents DL Drew Vanderlin, OL Tommie Draheim, TE Eric Lair, OT Don Barclay, LB Dezmon Moses, WR Darius Reynolds, S Sean Richardson, OG Jaymes Brooks, LB Jaymar Latchison, WR Dale Moss, RB Duane Bennett, TE Cameron Ford, RB Nicholas Cooper, WR Marcus Rivers and OL Tyler Butzler.
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By Mark Ludtke, Stewart-Peterson
As I write this column, the organizers of the multistate Powerball lottery are waiting for two lucky people to claim one of the largest prizes in lottery history. I already checked my ticket. I didn't win. And chances are you didn't either if you are reading this column right now.
Lotteries can be a fun conversation piece because they get people thinking and talking about what they would do if their life suddenly changed overnight with a mindboggling amount of money. The bigger the jackpot, the more the buzz, and the more people buy tickets pushing the jackpot even higher.
So my odds of winning were something like 1 in 176 million. That's crazy. When I go buy my ticket wearing my rational hat, I know I'm not going to win.
When a dairy producer is evaluating whether or not to price milk or feed, you have to wear your rational hat as well. That's not always easy to do, because the dollars involved in establishing a marketing approach are so different from the way we think about our operating dollars. Let me illustrate using some round numbers:
The owner of a 2,500-cow dairy operation produces 700,000 cwt. at $20/cwt., giving him about $14 million in revenue to manage. He considers a risk management approach that would require him, due to the size of his operation, to put up about $1 million in margin money. He could secure that through a line of credit that is separate from his operating line, and that $1 million would be available to secure the lion's share of the $14 million.
But he likes the milk price where it is. All the fundamentals point to the milk price staying where it is. He thinks about that $1 million in margin money and thinks about what he could do with $1 million if it was operating money and he didn't "spend" it on marketing.
The risk is this: If the milk price were to drop to $15/cwt., he would be giving up more than $4 million in revenue. That's a real loss, as opposed to the $1 million in margin money, which is there to secure positions as needed.
This producer has gotten caught up thinking about what the $1 million hedge line of credit means and lost sight of the real dollars at risk. It's difficult to keep our rational hat firmly in place when the markets are abuzz and prices are good.
Numbers can play tricks with our minds in other ways, too. Let's say you are trying to protect your price for protein purchases. The trading range for protein has been in the $300-$550 range. After careful management and incremental marketing strategies throughout the year, you are now sitting with a $325 average price for your 2012 protein purchases. You are well within the bottom 20% of the range, and much lower than what your price could have been had you not carefully managed your purchases. You're pretty happy with that.
On the flip side, if the trading range for milk for the year is $15-$20, and you manage to build a weighted average price of $19, you kick yourself for having achieved "only" $19," even though $19 is in the top 20% of the trading range. You see the deduction on the milk check and start thinking about what those "lost" dollars could have bought.
It's this kind of emotion that causes so many dairies to leave so much at risk. True, when prices are high, you may be giving up some real money to protect risk, but as a percent of gross and net, what you give up is not nearly as impactful as what you have at risk. It is the price of protection in this economically uncertain world.
I'll end with a note from Jim Collins' best-selling business book, Great by Choice, which I have been quoting regularly in this column. Collins' observation of successful companies shows that they are successful because they "engage directly with evidence rather than relying upon opinion, whim, conventional wisdom or emotion." Understanding the empirical evidence is a safeguard against making emotional decisions.
So if you know that your chances of winning the lottery are 1 in 176 million, and you are wearing your rational hat, you probably won't buy a ticket. (Unless you are buying something else with that $2, like the opportunity to joke and talk about dreams with others who joined in the hoopla.)
If you'd like a copy of Collins' book Great by Choice, I'll be happy to send you one if you email me. Just don't rib me about buying a lottery ticket. Compared to those who didn't buy one, I had a 100% better chance of winning!
Mark Ludtke consults with dairy producers nationwide concerning their choices for risk and opportunity management. He can be reached by calling 855.334.0700 or at email@example.com.
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US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has announced his retirement. The opening of a Supreme Court seat will again open the ongoing debate in our nation over abortion. Like it or not, a nominee's stand on this issue will take center stage in the confirmation process.
If you take a tour of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, you eventually reach a relatively small room in the basement. It is the old Supreme Court. Prior to getting its own building across the street, the Supreme Court used to be housed under the building in which our federal lawmakers represent us. They pass laws; judges don't. Judges simply judge whether an existing law has been violated in a particular case, by particular parties.
Or at least that's what they're supposed to do. We live in an age of judicial activism, or as some have called it, judicial tyranny. Judges are striking down laws and writing new ones left and right, without precedent and without reason. The most damaging instance of this in our nation's history was the Roe vs. Wade decision, unleashing the holocaust of abortion.
So, in short, the judge's position on the issues shouldn't matter. Judges aren't politicians. There shouldn't be a tug of war between factions trying to get people confirmed because they take "their position" on particular issues, or because they are "moderate" in their views. Commenting on the concept of "moderate judges," Justice Antonin Scalia once said, "What in the world is a moderate interpretation of a constitutional text? Halfway between what it says and what we'd like it to say?"
All this is fair enough. People on both sides of major issues say they are not in favor of "litmus tests."
But if a judge had written an opinion in a law review about why women should not have the right to vote, wouldn't that single issue be enough to most people to disqualify him from being confirmed? Or what if a nominee were known to belong to the Ku Klux Klan? Wouldn't that single fact be enough to disqualify him from consideration?
The fact is that we use litmus tests all the time. There are certain lines that most people agree should not be crossed.
Supreme Court Justices are not supposed to shape public policy, and their nomination and confirmation should be based on their qualifications, not their views on specific issues.
But there are certain issues so central to the very nature and purpose of government that one's position on those issues is tantamount to a qualification for the job. The very purpose of government is the protection of human rights, starting with life. No court can legitimize an act of violence, or take away human rights. Anyone who fails to affirm that does not belong in any public office, much less the US Supreme Court.
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Rustam Khabilov's UFC debut at the TUF 16 Finale resulted in a first-round knockout of Vinc Pichel; the fight was finished by the last of three suplexes. (Somewhere in Coldwater, Michigan, Dan Severn sheds a single tear.) But as rare as suplex-KOs are in this sport, it wasn't the first time that the Russian lightweight has pulled it off.
On August 16, 2009, Khabilov faced Akin Duran at an M-1 Challenge event in the Netherlands. The fight lasted all of 28 seconds. Watch as Khabilov takes the center of the ring, corrals Duran into a corner, clinches, then drops Duran directly onto his head with a belly-to-belly suplex, knocking him out immediately. Duran never fought again.
As for Khabilov, he joined Greg Jackson's team about two years ago, built his record to 14-1, then pulled off one of the most impressive Octagon debuts since these guys. Any ideas on who he should fight next?


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Christus honors nurses, unveils Zimbabwean statues
Christus recognized nurses from St. Elizabeth and St. Mary hospitals for their dedication, hard work, and clinical skills as well as for the compassion they show their patients on an everyday basis Tuesday, Aug. 13.
"When a loved one is hospitalized, it's often nurses who care for them minute by minute, day by day, that make the biggest impact on the patient and their families," said Bonnie Barnes, co-founder and president of the DAISY Foundation.
Both hospitals participate in the DAISY Foundation's award program, which honors nurses for their clinical skill and compassion. Tuesday, selected nurses were presented with DAISY awards and small, desktop-sized Zimbabwean Healer's Touch sculptures that symbolize the bond of care and trust that exists between a healer and his or her patient.
"The vigilance and kindness of the healers, their skill with medicines, and the ways in which they council, comfort and care for the afflicted, endear them to all they serve. Healers, whether male or female, are affectionately regarded as treasures by those they care for, and the well being and safety of the healer is of community-wide importance," DAISY literature states.
Christus also unveiled life-sized replicas of the sculptures presented to the DAISY award recipients at both St. Elizabeth and St. Mary hospitals Tuesday.
"This artwork beautifully captures the special nurse-patient relationship that is so vital to successful outcomes in our patients," said Jane Rawls, chief nursing executive for Christus.
The DAISY Award was created by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, a 33-year-old who lost his battle with an immune disease in 1999. His family wanted to honor the nurses who provided him with skillful, compassionate care throughout his eight-week hospitalization. Award recipients are chosen each month and nominated by patients like Barnes and other employees at each hospital.
"It's a hard, thankless job and sometimes I think (nurses) wonder if anybody really even cares," Nurse Recruiter Tammy Price said.
"Most people look at nurses for what they do clinically only and not for what they do spiritually for patients," Rawls added. "This is something that (the recipient) did that touched somebody and did something in their life. That is what nursing is really about."
One of the nurses honored Tuesday at St. Elizabeth, past DAISY award recipient and RN at St. Elizabeth, Brent Ricks, said he chose the nursing field after working at UPS for six years. Ricks, who works in the intensive care unit, said the most enjoyable part of his job is seeing patients recover from illness.
"Where I work there are a lot of bypass surgeries," he said. "When they come in the door, they're really sick and their families are distraught. To see them get better in a couple of days, leave and go home and live a normal life is just rewarding."
The patient that nominated Ricks for the award was in ICU for a long time, Ricks said.
"You see progress fast sometimes and also not so fast," he said. "He was in there for a long time. I kept encouraging him and he actually got better after two or three months. He would come back and visit because he was so happy he was still around. That was very rewarding."
The DAISY award is not only a nice way to honor nurses; it also meets an economic need for the Zimbabwean artists that create the statues.
"It's a really unique and awesome award," said Paul Guidroz, chief nursing officer at Christus. "It extends beyond just our four walls here at the hospital in that it helps the Republic of Zimbabwe. And, they meet a need for us with the award for the nurses."
The DAISY Foundation, which recognizes nurses at hospitals across the United States and internationally, imports thousands of hand-carved, stone Healer's Touch sculptures each year from the Shona Tribe of Zimbabwe, according to a Christus press release. The sculptures originated as tributes to the tribe's traditional healers, who are highly regarded for the care they provide to the community. DAISY's purchase of these sculptures has become very important to the economic well-being of the tribe as was explained in a DAISY documentary by a Zimbabwean artist.
"Thank you very much for your support," the artist said. "You are supporting our family. We have got other carvers back home. So you are supporting a community. As we do this, we do it as a community."
Due to political turmoil within Zimbabwe, there are no tourists to purchase the artists' work, so purchases by the DAISY Foundation help provide food and education to the tribe.
"The incredible work that our nurses do not only helps families here at home in the United States, but is actually putting food on the tables of artists and their families in Zimbabwe," Bonnie Barnes said.
Shona artists oversee every step in the process of creating the sculpture, from procuring the serpentine stone from local mines, carving the stone, preparing the surfaces with water and fire and applying a final coat of wax and polish.
The Healer's Touch life-sized sculptures at both St. Elizabeth and St. Mary hospitals are inscribed with Acts 4:30 which reads:
"…as you stretch forth your hand to heal …signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
For more information on the Healer's Touch sculptures and how they are made, visit www.daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award/healers-touch.


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Those in their 20s and 30s pretty much remember where they were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. And then there are those of us who remember even further back, almost a half a century ago today ... Nov. 22, 1963.
Those in their 20s and 30s pretty much remember where they were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. And then there are those of us who remember even further back, almost a half a century ago today ... Nov. 22, 1963.
It was 7:25 p.m. (1:25 p.m. in Dallas) as a young airman with Armed Forces Radio at Iraklion Air Station, Crete, Greece, that Friday night that I had the radio shift right after Adrian Cronaeur, who would go on to write a book that became the movie "Good Morning Vietnam."
All was quiet; our thoughts were on our families back in the states as the Thanksgiving holiday approached. Bob Hope was bringing his road show to us for Christmas.
In those days, the paper fed the UPI teletype machine down the hall from the studio. It had three attention-getting ring levels: Urgent, Bulletin and Flash. I had never heard the last two. That was about to change.
When the bell went off and didn't stop ringing, I wasn't too concerned about and took my time going down the hall to see what all the fuss was about. The first headline read " ... shots fired at President's motorcade in Dallas." Another flash: "Vice President Johnson suffers heart attack" (this turned out not to be true).
We had anagreement with the Greek government not to air anything that would jeopardize the relationship between the two countries. We sat on the story until we got the OK from headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, 72 hours later.
Greek radio stations announced the news in Greek and English as it developed. We heard of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest on Greek radio stations first.
The impact of Kennedy's death on our generation has dimmed a bit over the past 49 years, as have those yellowed UPI news alerts I had saved but the majority of those born in the 1930s and 1940's still remember where we were and what we were doing that fateful day in Dallas.
Mike Hamiel
We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the service the Fire Department provided our family and our ranch Oct. 12.
Engines from stations 2, 3, 5, 9, 12 and 13 arrived on the scene quickly and efficiently began the process of connecting hoses to pump water from the nearest fire hydrant to the fire that was fast engulfing our walnut processing plant at 6040 E. Main St., Stockton. Their hard work and quick reaction got the fire under control.
The support these dedicated firefighters provided throughout the night and into the next afternoon helped us to physically and emotionally survive the ordeal. While these men were fighting the fire that reached more than 1,900 degrees, many other people behind the scenes sprang into action. The dispatchers who called in those that were enjoying a day off and kept the firefighters en route, those who put out traffic signs, those who oversaw the detoured traffic routes, the fire investigator who answered endless questions, and PG&E and AT&T workers who restored service all worked as one unified team.
Please know that we will never forget that night - its sirens, confusion, smoke, heat and sadness. But, more importantly, we will never forget the overwhelming support we received from so many people.
Steve & Cathy Lagomarsino
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Kudos to staff writer Roger Phillips and The Record for an outstanding feature Nov. 18 on Franklin High senior Angelica Serrano Leyva.
This is the type of in-depth neighborhood journalism that will keep newspapers alive and interesting for many years to come. You need more of these features to balance all the city's depressing negative news about crime and bankruptcy.
There are a lot of good people in Stockton. Unfortunately, most of them never get their story told in a local newspaper. Accenting the positive like this straight-A student and teenage mother who aims to be a doctor is very refreshing for this old-fashioned newspaper junkie.
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Twelve-year-old Manchester resident Christopher Duffley is scheduled to sing the national anthem at Fenway Park tonight before the Boston Red Sox play the Detroit Tigers.
Duffley, who is blind and autistic, was selected to perform the Star Spangled Banner for "Autism Speaks Night at Fenway Park" on behalf of the U.S. autism advocacy organization that sponsors research.
Duffley's performance will mark his second appearance at Fenway Park. Duffley's first appearance came in 2011, when he sang the national anthem in honor of Disability Awareness Day.
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I have been struggling with these excerpts from Romae Virii for the last couple of months, and I think I have finally cracked them, but I would appreciate it if someone would verify that. The English is fairly crunchy in places, because I'm trying to transliterate rather than translate, if you know what I mean.
Servius Tullius has just built a temple to Diana.
Quō factō bōs mīrae māgnitūdinis cuīdam Latīnō nāta dīcitur, et respōnsum somniō datum, eum populum summam imperiī habitūrum, cūius cīvis bovem illam Diānae immolāsset.
Once it was built, it is said that a great ox was born to a certain Latin (not literally, I assume!) and a premonition given in a dream that that people, whose citizen sacrificed that bull, would be going to have great power.
Have I got the meaning of 'mīrae māgnitūdinis cuīdam Latīnō nāta' close to correct? Is that how the Romans would say he reared a mighty ox?
Pyrrhus has just defeated the Romans, and is feeling more than a little chuffed.
Pyrrhus igitur, cum putāret sibi glōriōsum fore, pācem et foedus cum Rōmānīs post victōriam facere, [sent Cineas to Rome...]
And so Pyrrhus, since he thought (that) to make a peace treaty with the Romans after the victory would be [to be going to be] full of glory for himself...
{Warning: may contain rant]
This snippet took me ages to decipher, because I kept think that Pyrrhus was thinking something to himself, and I couldn't work out how he was thinking to himself how glorious he was going to be, because gloriosum couldn't agree with sibi. Then I thought, 'If I could work out what gloriosum was doing, it might help'. So I looked at the notes at the back. You will not believe how useful they were. They say, and I kid you not "glōriōsum modifies what?". Excuse me, but what fing use is that? If I've looked for a fing answer to a fing question, just how much fing use do you think it is to just parrot the fing question back at me! Useless arrogant supercilious know-all editors that probably enjoy being arrogant know-alls. Just take deep breaths, Philip, and count to ten slowly. Sorry, I went away for a while, but I'm back now.
Is it that gloriosum agrees with facere?
Pyrrhus has released some Roman captives.
Praetereā Rōmānī captīvōs omnēs, quōs Pyrrhus reddiderat, īnfāmēs habēri iussērunt, quod armātī capī potuissent, neque ante eōs ad veterem statum revertī quam si bīnūm hostium occīsōrum spolia rettulissent.
Thereafter the Romans ordered that all the captives, whom Pyrrhus had returned, be considered disreputable because they had been able to be captured, even though armed, and that they not be returned to their previous standing before having brought back the spoils from two dead enemies (i.e. two campaigns, not just the spoils of two dead soldiers from the same war. .
The notes at the back ask 'why binum, rather than duorum?'. I'm assuming that bīnūm is (a) short for binorum, otherwise the question makes no sense, and (b) it's used rather than duōrum for the same reason two camps are bina castra, not duo castra, because hostis (sing) means an enemy, and hostes (pl) means the enemy. Or, according to Words, binum can mean 'on two occasions', so the meaning would be clearer, that they had to go to war twice, but that would make the question in the notes superfluous.
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Jim grew up in Illinois and lived in Chicago, Berlin, Germany, New Jersey, Seattle, Olympia, Romania, Wisconsin, and Albuquerque, before moving to Moab in 2000. Jim graduated from Carthage College and was a German linguist for the U.S. Army.
Professionally, he was employed in the computer field, managed a golf course, and performed years of volunteer work. He loved to golf, hike, and joke around. He was a sports fan with a deep loyalty to his Chicago Cubs and Bears teams.
Jim and his beloved wife, Ginny, had many life adventures in their 45-year marriage. He leaves behind his wife, Ginny; son, John and wife Jenn; his daughter, Sharon and her husband John and their children, Zack and Rachel. His 13 nieces and nephews, along with their spouses and children and their parents (Jim's "in-laws") will miss their "Uncle Jim."
Ginny and Jim have been living in Olympia, Wash., since October 2012, in order to obtain health care for Jim not available in southeast Utah. A special thanks to their many friends and relatives who helped both Ginny and Jim navigate the past five years, and a very special thanks to Mike and Jean Binyon. Hats off to all the doctors, nursing staffs and caregivers in Moab, Grand Junction, Ft. Morgan and Olympia. There will be a celebration of Jim's life after Ginny returns to their home in Moab.
Please remember Jim by having a bowl of ice cream in his honor.
Memorial contributions may be made to SUWA (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 425 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111) or New Market Skills Center, a vocational training center for youth. Donations will be directed to scholarship assistance in the Nursing Assistant Certification program. Several of Jim's caretakers had received their excellent training at New Market (New Market Foundation, 7299 New Market St. SW, Tumwater, WA, 98501).


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February 21, 2011
culturally queer
My parents never forget to remind of their good intentions: "We say this because we love you." But with so much of my life hidden from their peripheries, I wonder if they can fathom the thought of their little girl standing up on her own two feet and taking charge of her own life. When did the hand holding and spoon feeding stop and the independent social justice queer superhero persona begin? When did I make the transition from their daughter to my self? Somewhere between my gender and sexuality, I started fighting for myself rather than fighting against them. Nonetheless, it is always a fight to be who I am because it's hard for them to understand the butch behind the babe.
They have yet to be acquainted with the world I have come to call my own. How could I expect them to know what I, as a gay genderqueer individual, need? They grew up in irony. Post-colonial India, the mysterious subcontinent, the womb of the karma sutra, shies away from its roots and boasts a hush-hush attitude toward any thought of sex, sexuality, and gender nonconformity, as if somehow it makes them more chaste. What is morally pure about perpetuating the cycle of oppression? How is it that a culture that worships an androgynous god, who is represented by an abstract sculpture of a lingam and yoni (male and female sex organs, respectively), can't talk about sexuality?! This symbolism for oneness is not a promotion of heteronormativity but a union of male and female energies, an embrace of sexual dualism. The true nature of this culture, based on the idea of natural balance and fluidity, has been drowned out by colonialism, insecurity, and ignorance. I can still feel the effects, generations later, continents apart. These human experiences, sexuality and gender, were never discussed in my house, as I was growing up and even now. And I never dared to ask. I only dared to learn.
Imprisoned within their mental models, they remind me: "We've been through it, we were your age once, and we know what it's like," without realizing that they are not me. Do they really know what I'm going through? Have they really gone through the questioning, acknowledging, and coming out process? Do they really know what it is like to live in dissonance trying to balance who you know you are and who you know they want you to be? They live life from their perspective, like everyone else, but they can't seem to see beyond it. They are the "experts" of their lives, but without being me, how could they be the experts of mine? I don't doubt their intentions but I certainly doubt their knowledge.
At first, I didn't know what I needed as a queer person. Since knowledge is power, I turned to the knower of all knowledge: google. Researching myself was beautiful, but things got tricky when I went for the "giant leap for queer kind;" from the inter-webs to the real world. I can still remember the fear I experienced the first time I visited the Q Center. I hardly felt like I could walk in the building, let alone the center, I was so afraid of being seen by someone I knew. What would I say about where I was going and why? Do they know what the Q Center is? Are they judging me for going there? At that point I had experience with avoiding the rapture, as many fresh-out-of-high-school students had, but this was bigger than "oh, I wasn't smoking, my friends were, I just watched" or "yeah, their parents were home and no, we didn't drink." No amount of air freshener and no amount of spearmint gum can mask the fact that I am gay. Intimate and powerful, my sexuality and gender expression needed to be acknowledged, nurtured, and celebrated, even if it meant judgment. I had to remind myself that the truth is the truth, and the truth was that I needed to put myself out there in order to seek guidance, despite my paranoia. I am worth the fight. I deserve to find peace.
As a shy person, I was literally shaking as I walked in. I had never been in a room with more than one or two queer people, other than myself. But it felt right. My experiences were shared by many (even my experiences as queer Indian), and it wasn't long before I found a community of people who don't look at me funny for dressing like a lumberjack or performing drag or expressing my attraction to that grad student, who is WAY out of my league. They liked me for me, in all my queerness. And I liked them. Being gay was one less thing we judged each other on and one more thing we unified to celebrate. To say I am a different person, a better person, a happier person, after finding this community is an understatement. I am finally able to say "I am ok" and believe it. And for once, I have hope that I am to make it through to another day and love it. Having found my niche, I know that if I ever lost that hope, I have people holding it for me. My parents may not understand who I am yet, but with "Team Sasha" backing me up, I feel like I am where I should be: happy and whole.


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The former American football star-turned-movie tough guy will begin his tenure on the hit show later this year (14), when the programme kicks off its 13th season.
Announcing the news on Wednesday (07May14), Crews says, "I'm beyond thrilled to be joining Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and the Disney-ABC family. Millionaire is such a beloved franchise and I can't wait to get started as the new host.
"Hosting has always been a dream of mine, and I couldn't have asked for a greater opportunity."
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2011 - Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island
2006 - B.A. in Biology from Hiram College, OH
Research Statement
My research interests lie at the junction of physiology, ecology and biological oceanography. I study how animals function at the extremes of environmental variables such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and temperature. Human actions are causing dramatic changes to the physical and chemical world. In particular, marine systems have been significantly impacted: the oceans are warming, becoming more acidic and depleted of oxygen. My research directly addresses the hypothesis that global change is having important effects on the physiological function and geographic distribution of important marine animal species.
I have primarily studied pteropod mollusks, a group which is believed to be especially sensitive to climate change because of their highly-soluble aragonitic shells and their prevalence in the rapidly shifting environment of the polar oceans. During my Ph.D. with Dr. Brad Seibel I worked in Antarctica and at sea in the Eastern Pacific, where oxygen is very low at mid-water depths, exploring the impacts of climate-related variables on organisms living in these extreme environments. My current research with Dr. Gareth Lawson and Dr. Ann Tarrant is focused on examining the differences between the distribution and the vulnerability of pteropods to high CO2 in the NW Atlantic and NE Pacific Oceans using both physiological and molecular tools. The hydrography of these two regions provides a natural experiment with low CO2 concentrations at depth in the Atlantic, and progressively hypercapnic conditions at depth in the Pacific as latitude increases.
Currently I am working with Dr. Lawson and Dr. Tarrant to explore the effect of CO2 on the thecosome pteropod Limacina retroversa, which is endemic to the Gulf of Maine. We are using respiration experiments, transcriptomics and studies of shell quality to determine whether there are seasonal effects on this species.


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The Pets of Small Cool 2012
For many of us, pets are part of what it means to be home - even if that home is a small one. We couldn't help but notice the many dogs and cats living (and often, lounging) in the homes of Small Cool entrants this year. Some are ready for their closeup and AT debut while others are practically hidden in the landscape of these small, stylish spaces. Get out your lint brushes and check out the pets of Small Cool 2012 and the places they call home:
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By the time Santa arrives, the grounds of O'Connor Woods in North Stockton will be properly welcoming.
By the time Santa arrives, the grounds of O'Connor Woods in North Stockton will be properly welcoming.
The multi-care senior residence, with individual apartments, assisted living quarters and a skilled nursing facility, decks the halls and walls every year.
Residents are invited to help trim the trees, and a bevy of musical programs and other events are planned to make the season jolly.
"That's the beauty of living in a community," said O'Connor Woods administrator Marcia Fitzgerald. "Even if someone doesn't have family in town, they can come to the buffet on Christmas Eve or Christmas, or come to a performance and not be alone."
They're fortunate.
Other area seniors face a lonely Christmas season, but Jose Bernabe is once again doing his part to make the holidays a little brighter.
The owner of Home Instead Senior Care, Bernabe has organized the Be a Santa to a Senior program.
Begun six years ago when he first opened his business, which provides nonmedical support services to help seniors live in their own homes, Bernabe has partnered with retailers and community organizations to make sure isolated seniors receive gifts and companionship this holiday season.
Names of seniors, suggested by social workers in the county's Department of Aging, are placed on tags along with a gift request, and hung on Christmas trees in one of three local stores. Shoppers are asked to take a name and purchase the small gift requested by the senior.
"It's grown from 50 to 150 names," Bernabe said. "Each one, hopefully, gets a present each time we do it. Through the years, people are kind enough to give each one of them a gift. Sometimes they take care of even more than one person."
Trees with senior names are set up through Dec. 17 at Walgreens at 29 East March Lane and 7850 West Lane in Stockton, and at CVS Pharmacy at 1000 West Kettleman Lane in Lodi.
Prior to Bernabe bringing the program to Stockton, there was no senior outreach of this kind locally, according to Annette DePauli, unit chief with the county's Department of Aging.
"There was always something for younger people, but not for seniors," DePauli said. "For some you have more family coming around, so we may see less need with some people. Their families are attending to them a little more. With others, they have no family or their family is at a distance that they're unable to get to because of illness or restrictions that leave them alone. ... We want them all to know everyone is still very important."
The Department of Aging also receives gifts for seniors from St. Joseph's Medical Center, whose employees make donations to the Warm Wooly Program. Blankets, gloves, socks and thermal underwear are bundled together and given to various organizations to help those in need keep warm during the winter.
"They've been very, very generous and helpful in supporting the seniors in our community," DePauli said.
Her department spends the year keeping an eye on seniors, and at this time of year, pays close attention to those who may have recently lost loved ones or are reminded by the holidays of those lost long ago.
That's a concern for workers at O'Connor Woods, as well, Fitzgerald said.
The holidays can be a joyous time and trigger happy recollections, or they can spur a feeling of sadness and loss.
Providing activities or even company helps allay some of the sadness.
Most residential facilities are awash in programs, but seniors on their own also can find opportunities to enjoy a communal celebration.
The Senior Center at Oak Park has a couple of events planned. The holiday comedy "Elf" will be shown at 1 p.m. Dec. 18, free of charge, and everyone is welcome.
The center also will have a holiday luncheon on Dec. 21. Tickets are $6 and must be purchased in advance at the center, at 730 E. Fulton St., Stockton.
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Braves fans wonder how spectator fell to his death
ATLANTA (AP) — On the upper deck concourse at Turner Field, curious fans stood next to a railing overlooking a parking lot, wondering how a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan could have fallen to his death.
While it's not clear why he fell, police said Ronald Lee Homer Jr.'s death Monday night appeared accidental and didn't involve foul play. At least four witnesses told police no one else was near him.
Standing next to the 42-inch high railing before Tuesday night's game, Braves fan Larry Bowman said he felt safe.
"I can't figure out what would have happened," said Bowman, of Fairdale, W.Va. "It's almost chest high. You would have to ... well, I don't know."
Homer, 30, knew the stadium well. He attended three or four games a month. At 6-foot-6, the railing would have come up to his midsection.
He was by the railing at a fourth-level smoking area, waiting out a rain delay. He'd told his mother on the phone he was about to head to his seat for the game against the Philadelphia Phillies and shortly afterward, he fell about 85 feet onto a parking lot.
"He said 'I love you mom, and I said 'I love you too' and that was it," his mother, Connie Homer, told The Associated Press on Tuesday morning.
A police report said Homer was unconscious and wasn't breathing when paramedics arrived. Toxicology tests were pending, but the medical examiner says he died from injuries in the fall.
The frequency of such falls around the country — including two others in Atlanta in the past year — raises the question of whether stadiums are safe enough. The International Building Code, which is the accepted industry standard, has a minimum height requirement of 42 inches for guard rails that act as protective barriers in open-sided areas such as walkways or smoking platforms. Railings in front of seated areas must be 26 inches.
Before Tuesday night's game between the Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field, players and fans bowed their heads and observed a moment of silence as a picture of Homer was shown on the video board above center field.
"I don't know what happened but you've got to feel for the family," Braves manager Freddi Gonzalez said. "You don't expect these things when you come to a baseball game or a sporting event."
Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said the fall put things in perspective.
"We're just playing a game, really," he said. "That's real-life stuff there, you know? Our hearts go out to the family and the friends of the victim and we're with them."
Braves spokeswoman Beth Marshall declined to discuss the circumstances of the death or whether the team was planning safety changes.
Homer's father, Ronald, said the family was hurting.
"This is going to hurt us for the rest of our life," he said. "When you lose a kid, not only your kid but your best friend, too, it's bad."
Homer grew up in Conyers, Ga., and graduated in 2001 from Rockdale High School, where he was involved in student government. He was single, had one sister and did landscape work for a living.
"He was big hearted, just a great guy, very respectful," his mother said.
Connie Homer said she's heard nothing from authorities as to what might have caused her son, who was a smoker, to fall.
"They called us up to the hospital and they told us he was gone," she said. "The whole thing is surreal."
The fall was the second fatal one by a fan at Turner Field. In May 2008, a 25-year-old Georgia man was died after falling down a stairwell, and two other people fell in the past year at the Georgia Dome, the city's pro football stadium. One was fatal; the other was not.
Homer's father said Turner Field should have been designed to prevent such falls.
"I would like to see the building built to prevent something like this happening to another family," he said. "It should have been better engineered."
Associated Press Writers Johnny Clark and Charles Odum in Atlanta contributed to this report.


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April 20th, or 4/20 for short, is a day on which people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. It allegedly derives from a group of students at San Rafael High School in the 1970s, who adopted 4:20 p.m. as an unofficial time to smoke up. And it spread from there to the point where 420 is synonymous with smoking pot. True or not, It's part of pop culture these days, and today is the day to make your voice heard on the matter.
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Scout Soybean Fields in Midsummer for Sudden Death Syndrome Following Cool, Wet Spring
Source: DuPont Pioneer Press Release. www.pioneer.com
Des Moines, Iowa (June 11, 2014)--Recent years of dry growing conditions have reduced the occurrence of sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybean fields. Yet, DuPont Pioneer soybean scientists warn that cool spring soils and high rainfall in areas of the Corn Belt may lead to a midsummer appearance of SDS symptoms. Fortunately, Pioneer soybean research has tested for SDS since 2001 and continues to develop Pioneer® brand soybean varieties with high tolerance to the disease.
"Since the research program was initiated, the number of Pioneer brand soybean varieties with a SDS tolerance score of five or greater has grown from 20 percent of all varieties to more than 80 percent," says Steve Schnebly, DuPont Pioneer soybean researcher. The testing program focusing on SDS was added as soybean researchers identified field infections spreading from the southern Corn Belt to north and east.
The severity of SDS depends on environmental conditions, time of infection and other crop stressors. Although SDS infects soybean plants just after germination and emergence, symptoms generally do not appear until midsummer.
Soybean SDS varies in severity from area to area, and from field to field. That's why growers must clearly understand the extent of an SDS infection in each of their fields to effectively manage the disease. This requires scouting fields when disease symptoms are present, ideally using GPS tools like EncircaSM View to map SDS-prone areas. Encirca View maps can be overlaid with yield maps to reveal the extent of yield losses from SDS. Check pioneer.com for information about Encirca services. For a free download of Encirca View, go to encirca.pioneer.com.
SDS leaf symptoms first appear as yellow spots, usually in a mosaic pattern on upper leaves; the yellow spots coalesce to form chlorotic blotches between leaf veins. Infected leaves, appearing about midseason, twist and curl before falling from the plant prematurely.
Root symptoms include rotted roots with deteriorated taproots and lateral roots. The root cortex shows light gray to brown discoloration; if soil moisture is high, sometimes bluish fungal colonies are present. These symptoms signal reduced water and nutrient uptake. Visit pioneer.com for more information on SDS scouting tips and management options, or contact your local DuPont Pioneer agronomist or Pioneer sales professional.
Selection of tolerant varieties is the best defense against SDS and other soybean diseases. Additional SDS management practices include planting disease-prone fields last, improving field drainage, reducing compaction, maintaining field fertility, evaluating tillage systems and reducing other stressors.
"Every disease and pest cycles in intensity from year to year, and at some point, SDS returns," says Schnebly. "When conditions are ripe for SDS, we want to have the best, tolerant products on the market--we can't let our customers down."
Demanding research timelines enforce the need to maintain a high-intensity research effort in developing soybean varieties with tolerance to SDS and other diseases. "Developing any new soybean product requires seven to nine years of research," Schnebly says. "We can't back away from testing products for SDS tolerance just because we haven't seen it in a couple of drier years."
Research testing for SDS in areas affected by the disease is a group effort by DuPont Pioneer soybean research stations located across the Corn Belt. To ensure a high level of accuracy, Pioneer researchers work with local growers to identify field areas with high incidence of Fusarium solani, the fungus that causes SDS.
"Some of our SDS testing has occurred at the same field site over several years," Schnebly says. "In those years when conditions aren't good for SDS at one site, there might be a high incidence at another. Maintaining a large number of SDS test sites allows us to continue evaluating breeding material for Pioneer research as the conditions for SDS vary year to year."


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Week 16 One Liners
Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105 yards rushing in a single season was set in 1984.
This record was believed by many to be unbreakable in the modern era of pass-first offense.
Adrian Peterson is just 294 yards away from that record with two games left to play.
The Vikings are still in the Playoff hunt.
They face Houston and Green Bay in these next two games and must win both.
Peterson is averaging over 160 rushing yards per game since week 7.
Eli Manning was drafted as a QB that was just outside the elite tier of guys at his position.
Many believed that he was going to take a step forward this season and join that elite class.
Eli is the 19th best QB in the NFL as far as fantasy points scored on the season.
In 4 of the last 7 games, Eli has 5 of fewer fantasy points.
Eli has only had THREE 300+ yard passing games on the season.
If you are still alive in the playoffs and Eli is your QB, you are incredibly lucky.
Eli is UNSTARTABLE the rest of the season.
Demaryius Thomas now has 5 straight games under 100 yards receiving.
He has not scored a TD in 2 straight games.
The Broncos offense has been just fine in these games.
Thomas will remain a top 10 fantasy WR on my rankings.
I hate Tony Romo. He is an AWFUL NFL QB.
He makes incredibly stupid decisions at seemingly random times and I would not trust him to run my offense if I was an NFL head coach.
Tony Romo is a top 10 fantasy QB.
I surprised myself saying that, as I have been very critical of Romo all season long.
Tony has had double digit fantasy points every week since week 4.
Romo plays two BAD secondaries in his final two games. (New Orleans and Washington)
I would start Romo in the Super Bowl over Roethlisberger, Dalton, Stafford, Eli Manning, Freeman, Flacco and Schaub.
The NFL leader in touchdown receptions is James Jones.
Jones has just half the catches of Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall and Wes Welker.
Jones has a measly 622 receiving yards.
James Jones will not be my top ranked Packers wide receiver.
I wish you all the best of luck in your super bowl match-ups this weekend.


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People are SO forward and nosy about baby sleep. I found it really helped to come up with canned responses so that I didn't get flustered and sucked into unwanted lecturing. And chitchat in the doc's waiting room is the worst! One cry equals colic, sheesh! My favorite is, "is she a good baby?" Is there such a thing as a BAD baby?
Hang in there!


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Jim "Moose" Brown
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Guitarist
Jim "Moose" Brown is a session musician, record producer, songwriter in Nashville, TN. As a "live" musician Moose toured with Bob Seger as a member of the Silver Bullet Band on the 2006-2007 "Face The Promise" tour and the current 2011 tour playing electric guitar and keyboards. As a session player he has played on over 20 #1 singles, recording with artists: Brad Paisley, Phil Vassar, Darryl Worley, Trace Atkins, Craig Morgan, Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson, Steve Holy, Chely Wright, Trick Pony, Bob Seger, Trent Tomlinson, Marty Stuart, Darius Rucker, Ricky Skaggs, Bobby Osborne, Connie Smith, Lila McCann, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, Billy Gibbons, Heartland, Paul Overstreet, Doug Stone, Mark Chesnutt, Bucky Covington, Chris Young, Patti Loveless, The Whites, Lee Brice, Danielle Peck, Kris Kristofferson, Patti Griffin, Ritchie McDonald, John Hiatt, Joe Diffie, Randy Houser, and others. Moose was nominated for Keyboard Player Of The Year by the Academy of Country Music in 2005, 2006 and 2011. Moose played on the movie soundtracks of "Varsity Blues" "Cars" and recently "Country Strong" and the upcoming "Cars 2".
As a songwriter Moose won the Grammy award for Best Country Song for co-writing "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere". In 2003 it was the most played song on country radio and went to #17 on the pop charts. Moose also co-wrote the top ten hit for Darryl Worley "If Something Should Happen" as well as the recent James Otto single "For You". He's had songs recorded by: Martina Mcbride, James Otto, James Wesley, Josh Turner, Terri Clark, Julie Roberts, Darryl Worley, Jamey Johnson and others.As a record producer Moose co-produced the Darryl Worley album "Sounds Like Life" which featured the top ten hit "Sounds Like Life To Me", and he also co-produced the critically acclaimed album by Jamey Johnson "That Lonesome Song" which features the top 10 single "In Color". The Grammy nominated album went Gold and is approaching Platinum sales. Moose also co-produced Jamey's newest certified Gold double album "The Guitar Song", which was grammy nominated for best country album.
Jim "Moose" Brown was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainer's Hall of Fame in 2010.
Photos from the Bob Seger show in Grand Rapids, MI.


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Teen accused of being lookout in assault
A teen accused of standing watch outside a Woodlawn High School bathroom as a 14-year-old girl was forced to perform oral sex on a 16-year-old boy last October has been arrested.
The 14-year-old told investigators on Oct. 8 she had been walking down the hall with Dwayne Reed, who was 18 at the time, and the 16-year-old boy on Oct. 3 when the younger boy told Reed to check whether a teacher was coming. Surveillance footage shows Reed "standing outside the bathroom as a lookout," the arrest warrant says.
The juvenile suspect, who already has been arrested, grabbed the girl by her backpack and forced her into a stall, the warrant says. The girl said when the teen boy was finished, they walked out of the stall where other boys began grabbing her and trying to force her back into the stall.
School officials learned of the incident the next day after a crowd of students gathered around the victim at lunch, the warrant says. The principal dispersed the crowd and was told by another student about the attack.
"The principal advised that he contacted the victim's parents and, after initially denying that anything had occurred, she admitted to another administrator about what happened," the warrant says.
A week after the rape, detectives learned from school officials that several students had witnessed Reed inside the bathroom along with the juvenile boy, the warrant says. One of those witnesses told investigators he witnessed Reed sitting on the floor of the bathroom wearing a black jacket at the time of the rape.
Reed, 12400 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, was booked into Parish Prison on Friday on one count of principal to forcible rape.
BR man accused in attack on ex-boyfriend
Sheriff's deputies arrested a 29-year-old man Saturday who is accused of kicking in the door to his ex-boyfriend's apartment on Aug. 3, attacking the victim and stealing his wallet and cellphone.
The victim said Sedrick Demond Lewis ripped open a screen on an outer burglar door, unlocked that door and kicked in the front door, according to the arrest warrant. Lewis then ran and jumped on the victim, punching him in the face repeatedly, the warrant says.
When the victim finally pushed Lewis off, Lewis grabbed the wallet and cellphone from the victim's sofa and ran outside to a waiting vehicle, the warrant says.
Lewis, last known address of 4525 Brookstown Drive, Baton Rouge, was booked into Parish Prison on counts of home invasion, theft and simple criminal damage to property.
Beech Street blaze blamed on broken bulb
A broken light bulb ignited a house fire on Beech Street late Friday, but the homeowner was able to escape unharmed, Fire Department officials said.
The fire at 4655 Beech St., started about 10:10 p.m. Friday, Mark Miles, a Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman, said Saturday. Firefighters encountered smoke when they got into the home and flames in a rear bedroom.
"The owner informed them that she had been in that room earlier and bumped the bed causing a lamp to fall over and the light bulb broke," Miles said.
Fire and heavy smoke damaged the home, estimated to be worth $120,000 before the fire. The Fire Department estimated total damage to be $65,000, Miles said.
15 booked on suspicion of DWI in EBR
Authorities arrested at least 15 people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, booking records show.
Those booked and the counts against them:
- Karen Bess, 50, 12283 La. 73, Geismar, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Romana Butler, 38, 1716 N. Harco Drive, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and driver's license required/expired.
- Stephen Dodson, 24, 5113 Sandy Ridge Drive, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- William Gillette, 58, 767 Richland Ave., first-offense DWI, reckless operation and following too close.
- Dalton Hall, 20, 825 W. 58th St., Kansas City, Missouri, first-offense DWI and failure to maintain control.
- Anthony Jimenez, 29, 510 S. Club Ave., Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Jonathan McGill, 21, 6315 Fred Allen Road, Long Beach, first-offense DWI, resisting an officer and hit-and-run.
- Alli Melancon, 26, 1276 Bergeron Road, Breaux Bridge, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Royal Nash, 46, 3763 Edgemont Drive, first-offense DWI, headlights required, motor-vehicle inspection required, drinking in a motor vehicle, reckless operation and improper lane usage.
- Nicholas Perron, 28, 8857 Pecan Tree Drive, Baton Rouge, second-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Kyle Pizzolato, 22, 42223 Cort Drive, Hammond, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Rogers Spears, 57, 1713 N. 46th St., first-offense DWI, failure to yield for a left turn, hit-and-run, drinking in a motor vehicle, insurance required and other laws of the road.
- Erica Templet, 22, 15959 Tiger Bend Road, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
- Jason Thackrey, 43, 18673 Mossy Oak Court, Prairieville, first-offense DWI and one-way street violation.
- Shawn Thomassie, 30, 15489 Ball Park Road, Prairieville, first-offense DWI and reckless operation.
Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.


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Stockton, CA
Ralph Carrasco Jr.
June 23, 1939 - November 8, 2012
Ralph Carrasco Jr. was born in Brawley, CA to Rafael and Amelia Carrasco. He lived in Stockton for most of his life. He worked in the construction business for over 25 years. Ralph loved getting together with his family and liked to travel. He will be dearly missed.
Ralph was preceded in death by his son, Ralph Edward Carrasco. Survived by his daughters,
Theresa Rivera and her husband Gabe Rivera, Laureen Carrasco and one granddaughter Francesca Maes. And special thanks to Stella Torres, his ex-wife for all the care she gave him in his last days.
Memorial Service: December 1st, 1:00 p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1752 S. B St., Stockton, CA 95206. Private Committal.


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Janie Scott
Office: WSQ 104C
Phone:(408) 924-5043
Janie Scott has been serving on the faculty of San José State University for the past 20 years, during which she has taught a wide range of coursework covering the areas of dance and musical theatre history, music theory, jazz dance technique, dance pedagogy, dance appreciation, and musical theatre performance. For the past 18 years she has served as Artistic Director for Company One.
Ms. Scott brings a wealth of professional performing experience to her work her at SJSU. Her professional career provided her the opportunity to work directly with many musical theatre greats including Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Trevor Nunn, and Michael Bennett. She was seen in the original National and International touring companies of A Chorus Line as both Maggie and Diana Morales as well as the Broadway production of Peter Pan as Wendy opposite Sandy Duncan. After working on the Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along, she joined the original LA Company of Cats. Along the way she has worked summer stock, dinner theatre, regional theatre, Opera San José, Santa Clara Summerfest, NY industrials, and television as a performer, director, or choreographer. She has directed and choreographed for the professional regional company at Cabrillo Stage, while squeezing in her own occasional returns to the stage. In 2000, she appeared as Peter Pan in the Cabrillo Stage production of Peter Pan. In 2003, she was seen as the lead in Annie Get Your Gun, and in 2002 she returned to the New York stage to perform in the 20th Anniversary concert reuinion of Merrily We Roll Along, under the direction of Tony award-winning director Kathleen Marshall.


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Thank you for the invitation to play but I'm more of a doubles man now. Sorry if my last message was confusing as to where the senior group plays. They are currently at Bend High School which is near Juniper Park. Bend High is at the corner of NE 6th and NE Emerson. Hope to see you there.
I would be happy to hit the ball around. I work Tues Thru Friday and but available Sun afternoon/evening and Mondays day time with notice.
Dear Rick: I'm glad you wrote. There is a group of seniors that meet at Bend High School at 9:00 each morning. You're quite welcome to join in. We love newcomers of any skill level. Hope to see you there! I haven't been lately due to the heat but I hope to get back into the swing of things. See you there.
Looks like a fun group. I joined because I saw a member in my age group. I have not picked up a racket in 40 years but willing to give the ball a wack this spring. I'm turning 63 in May, let's play sometime, ok?
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PVCC compares favorably
As both a PVCC alum and a triple Hoo, I wondered if Dblehoo [April 20: "PVCC to UVA: Waldos can get in now"] actually knew any of the hard-working, intelligent community college transfers who already attend the University.
Dblehoos comments in the Hook and on theHook.net blog cast aspersions on both the students and the curriculum of community colleges in general, and Piedmont specifically.
As much as I love and am proud of the University of Virginia, the quality of classes and instruction at Piedmont were unmatched at UVA until I entered the doctoral program.
My experiences while a student at Piedmont included a one-person art-show; a scholarship to study in Argentina; several weeks studying Bahamian ecology; honors classes with students who ranged in age from 18 to 78; and most importantly, professor/mentors who were dedicated to teaching, rather than research, and with whom I have ongoing relationships to this day.
When I entered the University, my professors did not necessarily know that I was a transfer student. Thus, I was held to the same standards of any other student. Although I strongly believe that a student achieving a 3.4 GPA at Piedmont in the 54 core credits will be competitive at the University, Dblehoo can rest assured that academic probation will take care of those transfer students who dilute the talent pool at UVA.
What the opponents of this initiative do not understand, (or perhaps do and resent), is that programs such as these add to the diversity of the student body at the University, because issues of race, economics, family situation, and perceptions of academic opportunities continue to have an impact on high school grades and SAT scores, and therefore college acceptance rates.
I certainly hope that this initiative encourages other struggling high school students to aspire to attend their dream schools.
Dolly Joseph
Albemarle County