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Sherrill man steals iPad, family heirlooms to buy heroin, gets 1 year in jail
WAMPSVILLE--A Sherrill man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing a home, later to pawn the goods to pay for heroin, was sentenced to one year in Madison County Jail on Thursday for second-degree attempted burglary.
In addition, Zachery R. Wolff, 23, of Kinsley Street in Sherrill, will repay $9,400 to the victims insurance company, $1,000 to the victims for out-of-pocket deductible expenses and $375 in court fees.
An order of protection was filed barring Wolff from making contact of any kind with the victims.
With one exception.
Wolff has been ordered to pen a handwritten apology to those whose home he burglarized.
In an August plea agreement, Wolff pleaded guilty to two burglaries committed at the same house on Skinner Road in Sherrill in May.
The home was where an ex-girlfriend lived.
In court on Thursday, Madison County District Attorney William Gabor noted that in a pre-sentencing report, Wolff was remorseful.
In a statement, the victims said that the situation left them feeling violated, and that they felt the crime was predatory.
Speaking on his own behalf, Wolff told the court that he wanted to apologize to everyone -- the victims and his family -- for what he did.
"I did need to hit rock-bottom to pick myself up and move forward," Wolff said.
"Zachary is a person who has a lot going for him," said his attorney, Rebecca Wittman of the Public Defender's Office. "Drugs have sidelined his potential," she said.
County Judge Biagio J. DiStefano noted that Wolff has attended a number of substance abuse treatment programs. The most recent was five months before the burglaries.
"You had all sorts of opportunities available to you and you threw it all way," DiStefano said. "I don't know if you know what rock-bottom is."
Wolff had been regularly using heroin when his mother told him to move out of the family home, so he started living in his car. He was sleeping in his car on April 30 in the parking lot behind the Oneida Community Mansion House, when he woke and saw the victims leaving their home.
It was then that he said he decided to enter their home.
When he pleaded guilty, Wolff told the court he stole an iPad, watches and a box full of spare change, which he used to buy heroin.
The next day he returned and stole heirloom jewelry, including a grandmother's engagement ring, which he took to a pawn shop in Rome. He used the money to pay off money he owed people and to buy more drugs.
"You took things that can never be replaced," DiStefano said.
Police said Wolff stole over $9,000 worth of property from the residence. Some of the items, but not all, were recovered.
"A little bit of their life was taken away by what you did," DiStefano told Wolff.
Wolff has been in the Madison County Jail since his arrest May 1.


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Yeah, that's how I feel. A little confused, a little lost, a lot behind. Often whiny. Where did the summer go?
But go it did, and the new semester starts on Wednesday. All in all, this first year (or first year and twenty days) has been very good: not just second chances and academic challenges, but hot chicken, Robert's Western World, giant chryselephantine Athena, new and old friends, George Strait, sloe gin, and a summer full of happy surprises too.
All that to say, I can't complain.
But on to the knitting!
I finally blocked and photographed the stormclould shawlette. It's soft and airy and I love it very much.
See how it opened up? With lovely differences in texture in each section … I love the movement from dense to open and back again.
Please, let's pretend that my bed is made and my hair washed.
Since I like my shawls large and in charge — and was on a mission to use as much of my two precious skeins of Crown Mountain Farms sockhop as possible — this version has only a glancing kinship with the shawlette: I used almost two full skeins of fingering-weight yarn (approx. 400 yards) on size US9/5.5mm needles. Final measurements: 68″ across the top, 20″ deep at the center.
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For Americans not tracking the plight of financial markets, the scenes of rioters and tear gas in Athens, not to mention the whole issue of restructuring an entire country's debts, may seem a long way away.
But, not for the residents of Astoria, Queens, where storefronts have names in Greek and English.
Greek-Americans are glued to television sets showing the shifting political events in Athens. They talk at coffee shops and bemoan how relatives are having a rough time. And, many of the 1.38 million Americans with some Greek heritage are scratching their heads, wondering if there is anything they can do to help.
"The current situation has galvanized a lot of discussion among individuals and organizations about how Greeks can be of assistance," says Dean Sirigos, a reporter on the National Herald, the main newspaper for the Greek-American community in the United States. "Greeks have a very entrepreneurial spirit."
Although they may want to help, they are also not afraid to be critical of the Greek government or their friends back in Athens.
One of those who is critical is Jimmy Theodoridis, owner of Astoria Fishery. He still has a house in Greece even though he has lived in America for 35 years. As he watches over commerce at his store, he says the Greek people don't like to pay taxes. "They have to understand, they have to pay into the system," he says.
Mr. Theodoridis says the rioting in Athens will not deter his wife and children from traveling to Greece next week. "I'm far more worried about their driving on the roads over the weekend," he says. "The way Greeks drive on the weekends," he says, indicating this is not something for those not used to white knuckle experiences.
Across the street from his fish store, a group of retirees are drinking coffee at Lefkos Pyrgos, which has tables arrayed on the sidewalk outside. John Papadopoulos, a retired contractor, says he expects times to get "terrible" for his relatives living in Greece. With all the cutbacks in pensions and salaries, he wonders, "how are they going to survive?"
But, a friend of his, Haralambos Gatzonis, a retired electrician, says the cutbacks are good. "They are spoiled," he says of the Greek people. "They thought everything was easy."
Mr. Gatzonis says he is glad the crisis appears to be resolved for the moment. "It's been very stressful," he explains as he sips his coffee.
Another retiree, Dimitrios Psomostithis, who worked as a ship's steward, says "corruption is everywhere," a problem that must be resolved if the nation is to dig its way out of its problem. "People have big houses, they have two or three cars, and then they tell the Greek IRS they don't make any money."
On a table outside of Taverna Kyclades, waiter Giannis Drakopoulos, recounts how only 150 Greeks in an upscale part of Athens told the tax authorities they had a swimming pool—something that could be taxed. "Someone did a Google earth search and found there were a couple of thousand," he recalls.
Drakopoulos says he can directly relate to how tough it is going to be since he has a relative who is an electrician in the Greek Air Force. His wage has gone from 1,300 Euros a month to 950 Euros. "You really can't take from the normal people," he says. "The average person in Greece is poor."
At the same time, many Greek-Americans think the government of Prime Minister George Papandreou needs to get tough. Mr. Sirigos says that in a recent survey by the National Herald, 91 percent of respondents said the Greek government should fire redundant workers. Only 2 percent were opposed.
Apparently, one way many Greek-Americans think they can help is to book flights to Greece to enjoy one of the sunny isles. Dimitra Sarabalis Tarazonas, manager of the Astoria branch of Homeric Tours, says business has been good. "People love their country so much," she says.
Sirigos says some Greek islands have been reporting a 10 percent increase in business this year. "The numbers have been up until the last few weeks," he says.
While some Greek-Americans may be planning vacations, many on Wall Street are just relieved there appears to be some sort of resolution, even if it's only temporary. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 72.73 points.
"It looks like the financial markets have settled down," says Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Oregon. "Now the markets can focus on what's going on in the US to see if we are going to emerge from this slow stretch."


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Back in his playing days, Magic Johnson used to say the first thing he did was search for the dates when his Lakers would face Larry Bird and the Celtics and then he'd circle them on his calendar.
Every fan does it — scours the schedule, finds those special games with the extra story line or pop and starts to make up those early excuses to duck out on minor social commitments like weddings, bar mitzvahs and funerals in order to be in front of the big screen TV.
Here's a fast-breaking head start on 15 games you don't want to miss:
Tues., Oct. 30 — Celtics at Heat (TNT) — You've got The Heatles of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh singing, "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" as they're presented with their championship rings before the season opener. Maybe it's the first of "not one, not two, not three, not four, not five…" And you've got the image of the traitorous Ray Allen suiting up for the first time against his ex-Celtics teammates. There is not a more intense rivalry in the NBA today than Miami-Boston. The enmity is visceral.
Thur., Nov. 1 — Knicks at Brooklyn Nets (TNT) — Welcome to the first regular-season home game by a major league professional sports team in Brooklyn since the Dodgers last played at Ebbets Field on Sept. 24, 1957. The sparkling Barclays Center hosts the Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and friends against the new home team led by the high-powered backcourt of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson in the new Battle of New York. The Knicks never quite took the Nets seriously while they were across the river in New Jersey. But now the resurgent Nets could own the five boroughs.
Thur., Nov. 1 — Thunder at Spurs (TNT) — It's the season opener for Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and the rest of the young guns, coming off their loss to the Heat in The Finals. They return to the site of their most singular victory to date, the Game 5 breakthrough at the AT&T Center that propelled OKC to their stunning 4-2 reversal against the Spurs in the Western Conference finals in June. Tim Duncan is signed up for three more years, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are at his side and the Spurs believe the door is still open for them. (more…)


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The free giveaways made sense, handed off to all Lakers fans as they entered Staples Center.
White towels to wave.
The Lakers completed the symbolism by waving the white flag, throwing in the towel, whatever metaphor you chose in a season-ending 103-82 playoff loss Sunday to the San Antonio Spurs.
BOX SCORE: San Antonio 103, Lakers 82
Even the fourth-quarter "We Want Phil" chants weren't very forceful as the Lakers got swept in the first round for the first time since 1967. Their fans were probably out of energy. Or they had already left the building.
Since winning the second of back-to-back championships in 2010, the Lakers are 9-17 in the playoffs.
But a $100-million payroll wouldn't go down quietly, it almost went without saying.
Dwight Howard was ejected after arguing a non-call, the Lakers trailing by the pitiful score of 55-34 with 9:51 left in the third quarter.


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A professor and local author was selected last week to join Abbot Public Library's Board of Trustees.
In Abbot Hall Selectmen's Room Wednesday, Aug. 13, library trustees and the Board of Selectmen in a joint session appointed Lauren Fogle Boyd to join the trustees' ranks until May, filling the seat formerly held by the late Phil Sweeney.
If she wishes to claim the remaining year of Sweeney's three-year term beyond May, Fogle Boyd will have to run in the next local election. She would also be free to run for a full term in one of two other currently held by Phyllis B. Smith and Judy Gates, who will be up for reelection in 2015.
The vote to appoint Fogle Boyd came after seven candidates were interviewed. After three rounds of voting, Fogle Boyd was chosen, with attorney Michael Merriam receiving the second most votes. Fogle Boyd, a University of Massachusetts Lowell history professor and author of "Colonial Marblehead: From Rogues to Revolutionaries" and "The Altarpiece," has volunteered with Marblehead Arts Festival, reviving its Children's Festival.
"I brought the Children's Festival back from obscurity and ran it for three years," she said. "I passed it off to a person who is even better at it than I am, and that's why I've got a little more time than usual."
Asked by Trustee Zachary Newell about library priorities, she responded that the library could expand its services to young people. That answer, along with her experience with facilitating children's programs, seemed to resonate with both boards as library staff continue to contemplate how to better serve this demographic.
"It seems to me the library is already really great, and we're not in a mass crisis," she said. "What I'd like to see is the library possibly expand its children's service and offerings."
Like many others interviewed, she said the library should build bridges with Marblehead schools to draw in more children.
Her appointment also comes as the trustees are amid a multi-year process to implement several projects and to rethink use of the library's tangible space, as people increasingly consume media on tablets and smartphones.
Maura Murnane, chairman of the board of trustees, asked Fogle Boyd to describe a vision for the library.
"I think a wonderful mix between technology and books," she said. "A center of culture, so when you go there you also pop in to see [an art show], which I did in May, performances and lectures."
Acknowledging that the library is already doing the programs she had mentioned, she added, "Let's make [cultural offerings] bigger and promote more on social media."
Fogle Boyd's clear understanding of the board's role — creating a budget, hiring the library's executive director and setting policy while the director runs the library — and her leadership style seemed played in her favor, too.
"I'm a team player whose very diplomatic," said Fogle Boyd, adding that in her job she works collaberatively with other professors often. "I work well in groups. I can lead if needed, too — that's not a problem — but I don't have to."
Historical Commission adds member, too
Before Boyd's appointment, selectmen appointed Peter Stacey to Marblehead's Historical Commission.
Stacey explained he has a passion for Marblehead history and genealogy and has volunteered as an associate member of the commission, attending meetings and voting when regular members are absent.
"I've been volunteering since 2011," he said. "That's given me an opportunity to learn the procedures, the software and where the collections are."
He added, "Being retired and having plenty of time, plus the time I've spent there, gives me an opportunity to be an asset to the board."
Sean Casey was also interviewed.
Abbot Hall change orders approved
Due to several change-order requests, selectmen increased appropriations in contracts between the town and two contractors working to upgrade Abbot Hall's accessibility and restore its clock tower by $58,000.
The contractor who is restoring the clock tower received roughly $54,000, taken from contingency funds. The new appropriation will pay to correct unforeseen needed work in the belfry, the weathervane's placeholder, slate work and a ladder inside the tower.
Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren said Monday the restoration is almost 75 percent complete, with $81,000 of $181,000 in contingency funds used.
As for accessibility funds, a $3,865 increase will correct unforeseen but needed ventilation work.
Counseling Center garage demolition
Chelgren brought before the selectmen the Marblehead Counseling Center's request to demolish a garage situated on the same town-owned parcel on Clifton Avenue on which the building leases sits.
"They occupy the [town-owned] Hobbs House on Clifton Avenue," Chelgren said. "Those who know the site — there is house that sits on there with a garage.
The center offered to demolish that garage, which the Recreation and Parks Department sometimes uses, to provide "badly needed parking space."
"They have asked for the board's consideration," Chelgren said. "What I'm looking for is policy direction on whether you're interested in having the discussion go forward."
Chelgren said the garage sits on soil without a solid foundation, possesses structural problems and has some rotting issues. Before the meeting, he consulted Town Assessor Mike Tumulty about the property's depreciation if the garage was demolished.
"We are looking at a $15,000 to $20,000 decrease in the overall assessed value of the property," Chelgren said.
Selectmen Harry Christensen didn't mince words at the outset of the discussion.
"It's a mess that needs to be cleaned up!" he proclaimed.
Selectman Judy Jacobi, looking over at Chelgren, vaguely recalled a past discussion in which it was determined that demolishing the garage would not be a good idea.
In his research, Chelgren said he could not find anyone who remembered the discussion was Jacobi referencing.
"I do understand this is the first time the center is able to handle the demolition's cost," Chelgren noted. "And that had always been an issue."
Jacobi said she thought the board was barred from decreasing the value of town-owned property and could do so only in certain circumstances.
Christensen and Selectman Jim Nye felt the garage's rotting state constituted a public-safety and liability issue. Selectman Jackie Belf-Becker expressed an interest in learning how much repairing the structure would cost.
"I think its worth looking into," she said, adding that she be dumbfounded if it were more than the $15,000 to $20,000 value. "Maybe it's a $5,000 fix, especially if it's a little rotting."
Added Christensen, "That's fair."
The board settled on Belf-Becker's approach, and Chelgren planned to solicit quotes.
The board concluded its public session to enter into an executive session with Assistant Town Counsel Lisa Mead to discuss strategy in preparation for negotiations related to Chelgren's contact.
But before the board entered its executive session, selectmen observed a moment of silence, prompted by Nye, for the family of Megan Sheehy, the local 14-year-old who inspired a widespread blue-ribbon campaign and who lost her battle with cancer on Aug. 9.
In other business
Belf-Becker read a letter from the Lynch-van Otterloo YMCA thanking Marblehead Police Department for securing the Corinthian Yacht Club's dock as a Children's Island camper drop-off location while authorities searched for a diver in Marblehead waters on July 22. Selectmen passed a proclamation declaring Aug. 23 "Gene Arnould Day of Jazz" in Marblehead. The proclamation recognizes Arnould's efforts in organizing the Marblehead Summer Jazz series, which is ending this summer after a 30-year run. Selectmen OK'd the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sidewalk Sale, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13. n Belf-Becker read an excerpt in a letter from the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce informing the board its "Salty Dog and Family Fun Day on the Avenue" is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Seaside Park. Selectmen approved Marblehead Little Theatre's one-day liquor license request. The license is for the theater company's fashion catwalk fundraiser, scheduled on Sept. 6 at 12 School St. Belf-Becker announced that, in celebration of its 300th year of existence, St. Michael's Church will raise a steeple Thursday, Aug. 28 at 12:15 p.m. at 26 Pleasant St. The public is encouraged to attend to witness what organizers are calling a once-in-a-lifetime experience, given the church's place in Marblehead history. Selectmen approved Marblehead Inn's one-day liquor license request. The license is for a wedding rehearsal to take place on Friday, Sept. 12 in the Inn's backyard. As discussed at the board's Friday, Aug. 7 meeting, Belf-Becker announced application materials and interviews to fill two vacant elected positions, one on Marblehead's Municipal Light Commission, another seat formerly held by Phil Sweeney, and another on Marblehead's Recreation and Parks Commission, to fill the post vacated by Bob Jackson, have been rescheduled. Applications are now due Sept. 3, with interviews between candidates and officials slated to occur on Sept. 10. Selectmen voted to send a letter thanking the sponsor of the two large "Ms" on Abbot Hall's scaffolding as the restoration is under way. The sponsor requested to remain anonymous. Selectmen voted to allow a construction company that worked on the Warwick Place building to block four parking spaces at 123 Pleasant St.on Friday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to noon. Blocking the spaces will allow a professional photographer to snap photos that will later be used for its marketing purposes. Selectmen approved Jacobi's motion that the wooden benches pulled out of the balcony of Abbot Hall's auditorium for accessibility upgrades and already placed in the Selectmen's Room remain there.


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DEAR ABBY: I am a young woman on a predominantly male college campus. One morning, while walking to a class, I had the misfortune of walking a few feet ahead of a pair of boys who were having an incredibly offensive and loud conversation about their sexual interests. It was extremely derogatory toward women, and just plain disgusting.
DEAR ABBY: I am a young woman on a predominantly male college campus. One morning, while walking to a class, I had the misfortune of walking a few feet ahead of a pair of boys who were having an incredibly offensive and loud conversation about their sexual interests. It was extremely derogatory toward women, and just plain disgusting.
In a situation like this, would it have been inappropriate for me to turn around and say something, or was it better to just hold my tongue and walk faster? I have discussed this with some of my sorority sisters and we are anxious to hear your answer because I�m not the only one who has encountered this.
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DEAR OFFENDED: You were right not to challenge them. Because this isn�t an isolated incident, what you have described could be considered a form of sexual harassment. You and your sorority sisters should � as a group � bring this to the attention of the dean because you are a minority on that campus and the boys apparently haven�t learned to function in an integrated environment.
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DEAR ABBY: Can a sexless marriage last? My wife and I have been married for 17 years and our sex life has been slowing for a long time. We have sex less than 10 times a year.
We get along great and are the best of friends. My wife is attractive and fun to be with, and I don�t know what happened to us. What causes women to lose their sex drive? (Then they wonder why their husbands have affairs.)
My wife is in good health. There are no medical issues. We are more friends than lovers. I don�t think she�s involved with anyone else. I want a fun, active sex life, but I don�t want to upset her or lose the closeness we have. It�s just that I�m watching our sex life evaporate. Please help.
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DEAR MIKE: As women age, their hormone levels decrease, which can cause the sex drive to diminish. The reduced hormone levels can also make sex painful. If your wife would discuss these changes with her gynecologist or an endocrinologist, there may be a solution that would put some spark back in your marriage. However, that won�t happen unless you are able to speak frankly with her about what�s bothering you.
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DEAR ABBY: I have been studying my whole life to become a classical singer. Many people have put great effort into helping me to succeed, especially my mother, who wanted to be an opera singer when she was my age. She is not a pushy stage mother, though. I chose to pursue music myself.
However, I have recently realized my heart is not fully in it and that I�d rather go to law school. I�m afraid to tell my mother and the other people about my decision because they have invested so much in me as a performer. I don�t want to disappoint them, but my passion is now constitutional law. How do I share the news without breaking my mother�s heart?
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Basics of Family History and Technology
This article originally appeared in "The Foundations of Family History Research" by Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA, and Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
New technology has changed the way we conduct research and organize the results of our research and the way we publish information and share it on a global scale. Whether using personal computers or the online networks at libraries, family historians are locating and accessing research materials with a few keystrokes. Thousands of reference works and other items that were previously hidden or inaccessible are now identified and put within reach. Technology and a great surge of interest in the field have expedited the publication of enormous databases of census records, vital records, military records, cemetery records, and the like. In addition, the Internet and DNA testing are allowing some researchers to prove lineage in a way never imagined just twenty years ago. Understanding these advancements will simplify the way you conduct and organize your family history.
The Internet is changing the landscape of family history research, with more genealogical content being added daily. Still, many of the important records needed to complete family history research are not yet online and may not be digitized for years to come'if ever. A number of free online newsletters including the Ancestry.com Monthly Update, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, and RootsWeb Review offer regular updates on the availability of records, new products and services, and articles written by experts to help family historians of every level of experience.
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Computers have saved researchers countless hours that would have been wasted in transcribing original records and organizing materials. A wide variety of computer software that facilitates and enhances genealogical research is available. Genealogical programs, such as Family Tree Maker, RootsMagic, and Legacy, make it possible for you to enter names, dates, places, and relationships for an individual into the computer only once, whereupon the program will automatically recognize the individual and link him or her to the appropriate family and generation.
Because new genealogical software programs regularly come on the market, and those already in use are constantly being upgraded, it would be difficult to detail specific products here. A good way to stay informed of what is happening in this quickly changing arena is to participate in one of the many computer interest groups associated with genealogical societies.
Tools and Electronic Files
Much computer hardware, software, and tools, though not made specifically for family history use, are beneficial for family history projects. Pamela Boyer Porter, in her FORUM column 'Digitools' identifies aids such as high-speed Internet access and a wireless network as being timesavers for online searching and retrieval.<ref>Pamela Boyd Porter, 'Fourteen Things I Didn't Know I Couldn't Live Without Until I Had Them,' FORUM 17, no. 4 (Winter 2005): 22'23.</ref> A thumb (or jump) drive takes up little room in a briefcase yet allows for collecting images from the microfilm-to-digital-image copier at the Family History Library. Other devices include a digital camera to photograph everything from tombstones to documents to living relatives; a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) to keep a genealogy database; and a scanner to reproduce photographs and other documents. Other items to consider are desktop publishing software which has opened new avenues for disseminating family information through personal letters, newsletters, and books, and sound and video editing software that makes it possible to turn sound clips and video into movies and other family history projects.
Computers offer many ways to store and preserve your family history research and projects. Electronic files can be stored on a computer's hard drive, on CDs and DVDs, or on other storage devices. Photo-editing software enables you to restore old photographs and share them with others. A favorite picture of one family historian's grandparents' wedding day was scanned into a computer. Duplicates of the scanned file were stored on the hard drive and on a CD. Photo-editing software was used to clean the scanned image of defects that appeared on the original picture. The restored image was then sent to family members via e-mail and the prized original picture was stored in a safe container. In this way, the original image is preserved for future generations while many family members enjoy the picture today. For more information, see George C. Morgan's How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy and Rhonda McClure's Digitizing Your Family History.


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While out-of-school suspensions should be a disciplinary measure of last resort for educators, a shocking number of Fall River students each year are sent home for disciplinary reasons. Even among "Gateway Cities" with similar demographics, Fall River has a particularly high rate of suspensions.
While out-of-school suspensions should be a disciplinary measure of last resort for educators, a shocking number of Fall River students each year are sent home for disciplinary reasons. Even among "Gateway Cities" with similar demographics, Fall River has a particularly high rate of suspensions.
While it may be preferable to get disruptive students out of school so they are not impeding the learning process between other students and teachers, it's fair to question whether out-of-school suspension is an effective means of discipline — particularly when you look at the trends in Fall River schools.
The overall suspension rate in Fall River Public Schools is staggering — in fact, it's one of the state's highest — with 14.4 percent of students suspended during a school year. The state average is 5.7 percent. Suspensions are a particular problem at the city's middle schools and at B.M.C. Durfee High School.
Durfee has the city's highest suspension rate at 23.5 percent. And it's apparent that the problem is beginning in earlier grades. James Madison Morton Middle School has the district's highest middle school suspension rate at 21.8 percent. Meanwhile, 18.4 percent of Edmond P. Talbot's students have been suspended, while Matthew J. Kuss Middle School has a 13.2 percent suspension rate.
Fall River's use of suspensions became the subject of a complaint a few years ago from the American Civil Liberties Union and the focus of a federal civil rights investigation related to its disproportionate rates among minority students, students with disabilities and minority students with disabilities. All of these groups received out-of-school suspensions at rates much higher than their white peers.
According to Superintendent Meg Mayo-Brown, the district's suspension rates have been on school officials' radars for the past few years. Suspension rates have declined since the ACLU complaint, as the district has changed how it administers suspensions.
At the Edmond P. Talbot Innovation Middle School and the district's middle schools, a "Saturday School" has been introduced as an alternative to out-of-school suspensions. The new program, paid for through federal funds, is held from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays.
The program began at Talbot in October and has spread to the other middle schools. It's easy to see how forcing a student to go to school on a weekend morning would be seen as a more effective punishment than a "day off" from school, potentially allowing a troubled youngster to be left to their own devices.
B.M.C. Durfee High School has a similar program, held after school on Wednesdays in order to avoid transportation difficulties.
The focal points of the alternative disciplinary programs are rehabilitation and academics. In addition to doing homework, students must write reflection papers on what they did wrong. The teacher in charge of the program speaks to each student individually.
Meanwhile, the district is poised to revise its Code of Conduct, replacing its traditional punitive approaches to discipline with a "restorative justice" model for discipline, which requires students to recognize how their behavior harms others and make amends for the harm they caused.
This approach could go a long way in solving the systemic issues leading to suspensions in the first place and encourage students to reform their poor behavior to become responsible, successful students — and productive members of society.


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Monday, April 27, 2009
Hello Beautiful...
I'll give you a minute to finish squealing.
Now that you've got yourself back together--isn't it lovely? This is the future home of my vegetable garden! We've ordered all the plants and seeds and are now just waiting for the last frost date to pass and then we'll get started!
My black thumb is slowly healing and is currently a lovely shade of purpley-yellowish. I expect it to be fully green by the time my plants arrive. I've even been practicing in my windowsill!
I found the little basil and parsley containers at IKEA. I think they were about a buck-fifty each, but I can't remember. The parsley in the green pot was purchased at the grocery store and then transplanted into the little pot. I can never seem to use up a sprig of parsley before it spoils, so I thought I'd try buying a plant and snipping some off when I need it. Seems to be working okay so far!
I also have a container that I'm going to plant herbs in and keep up on my deck for easy access. I can't wait to show you all the progress!!
Have I told you I'm a complete novice at this whole gardening thing? I'm terrified that the plants will arrive when my husband is out of town! I don't have the foggiest idea of what to do with the plants and the seeds once they arrive...
SO if you are a gardener, make sure you let me know in the comments so I can bug you when I have a question!
This is what we did on Saturday, and by we, I mean Me & Midget!
17 comments:
- CaraBee said...
I'm the same way with parsley, and basil, and cilantro, and rosemary, and pretty much every herb that I have to pay $5 for and then throw away all but the two sprigs that I need for a particular recipe.
I bought a bunch of packets of seeds for herbs and such with the intention of planting them, most likely in containers. However, they still sit in my kitchen awaiting me to make a move. What am I waiting for?
- April 27, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- Blissful Babe said...
How fabulous!! I should plant a wee herb garden. But really, I know what will happen. And it won't be pretty, so I will just continue on as is and live through you vicariously.
Best of luck with it! It's going to be beautiful!
- April 28, 2009 at 1:21 AM
- Aubrey said...
You go on with your purpley-yellowish thumb! Whoo-hoo!
- April 28, 2009 at 2:04 AM
- LadyStyx said...
My poor thumb stays black year round so I generally dont bother with plants.
- April 28, 2009 at 3:10 AM
- Dr. Wifey said...
i'm showing that pic to my hubby so he can fix me up with the same thing! this will be my first attempt at a garden as well. guess we'll see what shade of black my thumb is :)
- April 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Brandy said...
I would kill for a purplish thumb. And a hubs that is excited about my garden as I am.
- April 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Lula! said...
I LOVE IT, Carrie!!!! We can chronicle our veggie & herb-growing all summer long. And then swap point-appropriate recipes. Awesome!
p.s. I can totally see your weight loss--your new profile pic is awesome! Rock on, my friend!
- April 28, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Christy said...
How awesome!!! Wish you were my neighbor. :)
- April 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Coco said...
How Exciting.
I too am trying to change the color of my thumb, and so far (this year) I have only managed to kill two plants and some flowers!
Good Luck!
- April 28, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Jenni Jiggety said...
I have NO gardening skills! Looks like you are doing well, so far!
- April 28, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Minka said...
Why not shop up the parsley (or any other herb, use what you need and freeze the rest? I do it and it works.
Enjoy your garden! :)
- April 29, 2009 at 5:27 AM
- Minka said...
Oooops.... Chop, not Shop
- April 29, 2009 at 5:27 AM
- Amy @ Living Locurto said...
Look at you with your perfect little formal garden:-) You're so Martha Stewarty!! Love it. Now, watch out for those bunnies. They eat up all my stuff here. I have given up long ago.
We do have mint. The kids like to rub the leaves and smell their fingers:-)
- April 29, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- theArthurClan said...
Thank you for giving me a moment to squeal!! That is so dang cute Carrie...my perpetual black thumb thinks you are awesome!
P.S. Sweatiepy just told me that we are going to take a trip to Michigan this summer. WOO to the HOO!!! Are you ready to have a lunch date?!?!?!?
P.S.S. He better not change his mind on me!
- April 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Annikke said...
LOOKS great!!! I am so jealous :-(
- April 30, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- onawa said...
Love it all!!! So fun!!! And your pics of A are too cute!!!
- May 1, 2009 at 12:35 AM
- Bar-b said...
you are so freakin' cool. and when I say you I mean your husband ;) just kidding.
I want you for a neighbor, dude. I can just see it now... *knock knock knock*, "um, carrie, I am trying to do this new recipe thing cuz like my family needs to eat and all and I was wondering....can I just borrow some b..b..what does this say?" You "um, barbie, it says basil" (rolling eyes) "yes, yes basil".
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Ok, for the life of me I CANNOT find my old posts about my two favorite business names here in Italy. So I have to tell you again before I introduce the "new entry."
Here's all-time favorite candidate, my favorite electronic gate company. If you don't watch it you might not get the funny.
Oh, I know, I'm sooo easily amused. It's totally true though, I am.
And then number 2 which was printed on a package of toilet paper as the mother company that produces the toilet paper, which never ceases to amuse me:
Oh isn't it just so fun?
Ok, so here's number 3. My kids have a birthday in February. (Yes that grammatical construction is possible because they are twins. Think you're sooo smart, dontcha?)
So we go and buy cupcake liners, right? And I'll be damned if I don't turn them over and read this on the bottom:
Wow, who in God's name was the marketing genius that green-lighted that one? I mean, in what context in what language in what parallel universe does the name SWOLLEN BALL somehow convey anything other than hilarity? I mean folks believe me, I've tried to give the benefit of the doubt here. Thought in Italian, ok, "Palla Gonfia" maybe that means something fun and festive. I don't know. I just can't seem to get around it.
That's all. Just occupying what very little free time I have to share this uselessness with you all. My daughter is happy now that I've finished my "cupcake" post. More soon, my friends.
Any of y'all have a great brand name story for me?
P.S. Thank GOD they copyrighted the name SWOLLEN BALL® because that is the exact name I wanted for MY non-existent but future company. Oh M.P. Creations, you've foiled me again!


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D2X Flash Issues
Posted 10 December 2005 - 03:39 AM
I don't talk to Subal direct, but I passed this info back to my dealer at the beginning of March. And I know that Nat Geo had the same problem with their Subal/D2X systems in April.
Three pin connections seem to fine with many strobes, but two works with all.
As a word of encouragement, having made this very small modification I have never had this problem again and I have taken the odd pic with the D2X this year.
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 10 December 2005 - 04:24 AM
One does slightly regret, Alex, that you never considered the military, so that we might be able to talk about "Col. Mustard, in the billiard room, with the D2N housing and the ULCS strobe arm....."
Meanwhile, I'm still considering writing a murder mystery that more or less follow those lines, involving a perplexing series of (creative, of course) homicides using odd bits of gear, perpetrated amongst the members of slighlty oddball community of underwater photography fanatics during their annual meeting. I'm going to call it "Death at DEMA."
Posted 10 December 2005 - 04:34 AM
"Cutting the green wire" takes me right back to all those wonderful movies where someone is trying to disarm a bomb as the seconds on a digital clock tick down.
LOL!! Robert, if you are still nervous about cutting the wire, here is a link for another topic with Alex' photo of the wire and some more discussion about the problem:
The only reason I didn't cut mine was because it works with my Ikelites. I did however switch from 5 to 3 pins. I add that it is very hard to pull the connector from the original 5 pin position.
Posted 10 December 2005 - 06:39 AM
In the subal you can just cut the green wire (which is the wire for the ready light), so you only have the ground and trigger attached to the camera.
There is no need to cut any wires. Remove the three screws that retain the hot shoe connector cover and then the two screws that hold the hot shoe circuit board into the hot shoe connector. Lift out the circuit board (brass springs will stay attached to the board) and then turn over the hot shoe connector and the chrome contact pins will fall out. Replace only the center (trigger or X) contact pin and reassemble. Save the pins you removed for future use if you switch to an ITTL strobe.
This method is easily reversible and it does not matter which connector the bulkheads are plugged into.
Phone: 603-432-1997, Web: www.uwphoto.com
Posted 10 December 2005 - 06:49 AM
There is no need to cut any wires. Remove the three screws that retain the hot shoe connector cover and then the two screws that hold the hot shoe circuit board into the hot shoe connector. Lift out the circuit board (brass springs will stay attached to the board) and then turn over the hot shoe connector and the chrome contact pins will fall out. Replace only the center (trigger or X) contact pin and reassemble. Save the pins you removed for future use if you switch to an ITTL strobe.
This method is easily reversible and it does not matter which connector the bulkheads are plugged into.
Obviously you have never seen me with any tool in my hands
"Easily" is a relative term
I am just gald that Ikelite DS125 with its sync cord are working fine with Subal housing from either 5 pins or 3 pins connector without me having to touch any tool!
Posted 10 December 2005 - 10:33 AM
Dave, thanks for the instructions!
Posted 10 December 2005 - 10:47 AM
Phone: 603-432-1997, Web: www.uwphoto.com
Posted 10 December 2005 - 11:34 AM
Hi Robert, I just found out that covering the pin indicated at the Ikelite site that I mentioned won't solve your problem. For the solution, check here:
That's great work Dave and Luiz. Thanks for posting.
Col. Alex
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 10 December 2005 - 06:19 PM
This is amazing. Yesterday I was stumped by the D2X-Subal-strobe wiring problem, and fairly sure (and I was correct in this) that I didn't really understand what was going on even after reading the posts on the topic to date. A few posts later, returning to check wetpixel after dinner, I knew I already had enough information to proceed and probably get it resolved. Then I wake up this morning and to find detailed color photos and instructions from Luis showing exactly what I must do and how to do it - and without having to cut the green wire. (The bystanders on the movie set are all relieved).
Reiterating what I posted in response to Luiz's instructions on the DIY thread: this
man is a gentleman and a scholar.
Just to sum up what I think I might now vaguely understand, what the Subal manual should have told us was that:
1. The two sets of internal strobe wiring can be switched from four-pin female connectors to the three-pin connectors.
2. For use with housed Nikon strobes (e.g, SB800), the strobe wires should be left in the 4-pin connectors;
3. Replacing the strobe wiring in the 3-pin connectors defeats the "monitor contact" pin and may be necessary (and sufficient?) for use with some strobes (i.e., Ikelite) in manual mode..
4. With other strobes (e.g., Sea&Sea, Inon, SubStrobe, ???) it is also necessary to defeat the "ready light" pin, which can be accomplished by removing the pin from the hotshoe or cutting the green wire.
Does this make sense?
Thanks again all - Alex, David, uwphoto tech, ssra30, and especially Luiz - for all the help.
Posted 10 December 2005 - 06:36 PM
Posted 10 December 2005 - 07:42 PM
Best of all, it works! Both the new Inon D2000w's and my Sea&Sea YS90DX's worked fine in manual mode. A friend will be carrying my SS200s back from the US next week, so I'll be able to test and hopefully use those as well.
(The Nikonos synch cords (single and double) for the new Inons are the same ones used by Sea&Sea, by the way, so anyone who is interested in these strobes who already has as much synch cord redundancy as they think they need, you won't need to buy new cables.)
At full dump, the new Inons didn't seem to have as much oomph as the YS90DX strobes, but I may not be setting the controls correctly. Just looking at the test shot images on the back of the camera, the color temperature of the Inons seems considerably cooler than the YS90DXs.
Thanks to all again. I hope to get the rig in the water for a few days around Xmas.
Posted 11 December 2005 - 02:12 AM
Luckily my next strobe would be a DS200 so hopefully my subal will still requires no fidgeting on my part btw my Subal dealer banned me from having a screwdriver within 5 ft of the housing or else the housing warranty would be void!
Posted 29 December 2005 - 05:50 PM
Ok, today arrived from Seacam the D2X housing, WITHOUT the pin n. 1 (see the photo below)
I connected my two Sea&Seea YS120, and they fired, BUT no photo on memory card! Ok, removed also the pin n. 4 (as recommended from Seacam http://seacamusa.com/d2x-hotshoe.shtml the same!
The solution (adopted last summer with a Nikon D70 and Fantasea housing): replaced pin n. 1 and 4, then removed pin n. 3 (see the photo below)
The flashes fired and finally the photo was on memory card.
The comment? NO COMMENT!!!
Posted 29 December 2005 - 06:16 PM
You pointed out something that I haven't noticed before. The recommendation on the Seacam page works for some but not all strobes, you correctly removed pin 3 which corresponds to the ready light pin. See this page with a recommendation identical to what you did (but using a Subal hotshoe):
And here is more info on the Nikon hotshoe:
You should also remove pin number 1 and 4 if the Seacam has a 5 wire connection to the strobe. I will point this out to the Seacam people.
Posted 29 December 2005 - 07:27 PM
Another fact: the same day, the identical housing was received by my friend. He uses the same flashes (two Sea&Sea 120), and with the pin n. 1 removed, all works right for him!
A good story for the X-Files, right?
Best regards
Posted 30 December 2005 - 08:49 AM
Note #1 - The factory configuration with all pins is necessary for i-TTL utilizing Systemflash with Nikon speedlights and Seacam Seaflash 250.
Note #2 - IMPORTANT - When you add a second flash, we recommend you remove the pins in the 1 + 3 + 4 positions. You will, however, lose the ready light signal in the camera's viewfinder from the main flash. Images will write reliably to card this way though, so the tradeoff is reasonable.
Here is a link to the wetpixel article:
EDIT: There is a new article with detailed instructions from Seacam about this subject:
Posted 07 February 2006 - 01:04 PM
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Posted 07 February 2006 - 01:17 PM
Sea & Sea strobes
Posted 04 March 2006 - 04:28 AM
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Posted 04 March 2006 - 12:33 PM
I set up my new D2X in an Aquatica housing and was surprised to find out the the housing hot shoe connector only had two pins and the offset one didn't look like it was in the roght position for contact. I get no ready light information in the viewfinder, and I was wondering if this was done intentionally or a defect. Anybody have similar issues?
Steve Simonsen


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Costa Rica Wrap: Saprissa leapfrog Herediano
Deportivo Saprissa went top of the Costa Rica Primera Division on Wednesday, after Herediano were embarrassed at Alajuelense.
Saprissa enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Uruguay to move them to 32 points, while Herediano fell two points off the pace after Alajuelense cantered to a 5-2 victory.
Armando Alonso and Jonathan McDonald both scored braces for Alajuelense, while Camilo Aguirre added the fifth goal for the rampant winners.
The then-leaders got off to a brilliant start, when Esteban Granados tapped into an empty net on 14 minutes to give the visitors to the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto the lead.
Verny Scott squared the ball for Granados from the byline, and the midfielder simply had to put the ball on target to score.
McDonald equalised for Alajuelense, netting in the 34th minute after Herediano failed to clear from a set piece.
The Alajuelense forward doubled his tally with a simply chest-in three minutes into the second half.
Alonso got on the scoresheet moments later, as he worked a wonderful one-two with midfielder Alvaro Sanchez before finishing past the on-rushing goalkeeper.
Ten minutes later, it was 4-1 and Alonso had a brace with a straightforward tap-in as the result of a flicked on header from a corner.
Aguirre then curled a lovely left-footed effort from inside the area into the back of the net, before Esteban Ramirez scored a late consolation for the defeated Herediano.
Saprissa were powered to victory by first-half strikes to Manfred Russell and Hanzell Arauz in their win over Uruguay.
Carmelita are just three points behind third-placed Alajuelense, after a 2-0 road win over UCR.
Belen Siglo XXI and Perez Zeledon both won, with the bottom two sides having victories over Santos de Guapiles and Limon respectively.
Belen Siglo XXI won 1-0 on the road, courtesy of Leonardo Adams' late goal, while Fabrizio Ronchetti and Daniel Ramirez both scored for Perez Zeledon.
Puntarenas has a 1-0 win on the road at Cartagines, with the success ensuring they did not go bottom after the cellar-dwellers' success.


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Jon Bon Jovi's Daughter Arrested After Allegedly Overdosing on Heroin
The daughter of Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi has been arrested after cops were called to Hamilton College to follow-up on a call that the 19-year-old was unresponsive. Stephanie Rose Bongiovi allegedly overdosed on heroin in her dorm room at the upstate New York institution.
According to TMZ, the oldest of Bon Jovi's four kids was alive when police and medical personnel arrived early Wednesday morning. WIBX in Utica, N.Y. reports that cops found a small amount of heroin and marijuana as well as drug paraphernalia on the premises.
Bongiovi was arrested and charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Twenty one-year-old Ian S. Black was also hit with the same controlled substance charges as Bongiovi. Both will be required to appear to face those charges at the town of Kirkland court at a later date.
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Defending the United Kingdom against invasive, non-native species costs as much as £1.7 billion each year, according to a report by the BBC Countryfile programme.
Threat to native wildlife
The programme highlights the threats that so-called 'alien' species are posing to the UK's native animals and plants, and the high cost of tackling the problem.
Invasive, non-native species are those which have been introduced by humans to areas outside of their natural range and, in the absence of natural predators and parasites, increase and spread to the detriment of native species and human interests. Worldwide, invasive species are considered to be the largest cause of biodiversity loss after humans.
Alien invaders
An example of a problematic invasive species in the UK is the zebra mussel, which arrived in the UK around ten years ago on the hulls of ships from Europe. This species reproduces so rapidly that it smothers native mussels and can block water systems. At Rutland Water in Leicestershire, England, the local water company has to spend around half a million pounds a year dealing with the species, and has installed filters to the reservoir to prevent the zebra mussels from spreading through and choking their water pipes.
Other well-known invasive species in the UK include the American mink, implicated in the decline of the water vole, and the grey squirrel, which is held largely responsible for the decline in native red squirrels.
Foreign plants are also causing major problems. Japanese knotweed alone is estimated to cost the UK economy £165 million each year to eradicate, and mortgages are being turned down due to the damage this species can do to properties. Of the £1.7 billion spent each year on dealing with invasive species in the UK, around £3 million goes towards clearing non-native weeds which can block canals, rivers and ponds.
Threats to health
As well as threatening native species and having an economic impact, invasive animals and plants can also pose risks to human health. For example, the sap of giant hogweed can cause painful blisters, while the hairy caterpillars of oak processionary moths can trigger allergic reactions.
According to BBC Countryfile's investigations reporter, Tom Heap, "From the grey squirrel, American crayfish, mink driving water voles from our river banks and the small but scarily named 'killer shrimp', a whole host of animals and plants are playing their part in colonising our countryside. Luckily, of the 2,000 non-native species living among us, only a few hundred are actually harmful."
Read more about this story at The Telegraph – Defending UK from foreign species costs £26 per person.
Find out more about invasive species in the UK at the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS).
View photos and videos of species from the United Kingdom on ARKive.
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2. Re: Tutorial Builder is not recording the stepsPrintTrain Oct 26, 2011 11:54 PM (in response to Mira D)
I got it working and the steps are recording correctly - I had to reinstall it for some reason. Works great and will save me so much time and effort in the future.
When will the "View in Photoshop" application be available for viewing the recorded steps on a PC (or same computer)? - there is mention of a webkit app or something similar in the forums.
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April 2013
Santa Clara University Employees and Alums Named Among Top Silicon Valley Latino Leaders
Marika E Krause
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 3, 2013— Silicon Valley Latino magazine has named its inaugural "40under40 Latinos2Watch" list and Santa Clara University is well represented. The group was chosen based on their dedication to helping the Latino community, their leadership skills, and significant contributions in their profession. Nearly a quarter of the honorees have ties to Santa Clara University.
"It's no wonder so many of those honored are connected to this prestigious organization. Santa Clara University has the pulse of the next leaders of Silicon Valley," says Assistant Vice President for Foundations Jason Rodriguez, who was named in the education category. "I am proud to be among this group and committed to continuing SCU's tradition of excellence and appreciation of diversity."
Members of the Bronco family were recognized in the education, corporate, community, and law categories. Many have earned a reputation for their dedication to helping others and inspiring change politically. Some attribute their success to strong networks.
"I am thankful for the support of my loving wife, family, friends, and colleagues that allowed my passion to blossom," says Lorenzo Gamboa, an alum and the associate director of undergraduate admission at SCU. "I look forward to using my social justice knowledge nurtured by Santa Clara University to open the doors of education to all regardless of their life circumstances."
You can read more about the list in the next print edition of Silicon Valley Latino April 23rd.
Stephanie Bravo is the assistant director for social media at SCU and founder of StudentMentor.org. The mentorship program was recognized by the White House and several major news outlets. She was nominated in the "community" category for her passion for higher education and social entrepreneurship.
Javier M. Gonzalez '05 is the director of local government affairs for the California Restaurant Association. He's spent years working for several Santa Clara Valley nonprofits and has served in leadership roles in the state and local Democratic party.
Perlita Dicochea '97, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of ethnic studies and environmental justice studies at Santa Clara University and member of the Women and Gender Studies Advisory Board. She also earned her B.A. in communication from Santa Clara. Her current research focuses on New River pollution on the Mexico/U.S. border and Guadalupe River watershed restoration in San Jose.
Lorenzo Gamboa '03 is the associate director of undergraduate admission at Santa Clara University and studied economics, international business, Spanish, and general engineering. He also serves on SCU's Council for Inclusive Excellence and Diversity and is committed to helping first-generation families navigate the college experience. He co-founded Scholarships AZ, a nonprofit organization promoting higher educational access to all regardless of immigrant status.
Jason Rodriguez is the assistant vice president for foundation, corporate, and government relations at SCU. After years working at HP, he has built a name for himself in the business world of Silicon Valley.
Ricardo Benavidez '00 is the senior community relations manager and during his tenure Cisco has donated $25 million. He studied marketing while attending SCU. He was also awarded a U.S House of Representatives Congressional Recognition for Outstanding and Invaluable Service to the Community.
Elias Portales '00 is the founder of the EFP Law group and earned a B.S in political science from Santa Clara University before earning a law degree from Georgetown University. He has worked for the Obama administration and is also active in state and local politics.
Micael Estremera '02, J.D. '06 is a trial attorney from East San Jose who graduated from Santa Clara University in '02 with a B.S. in political science and '06 with a law degree. He has held several leadership positions in Silicon Valley including president of the La Raza Lawyers Association.
Nelson McElmurry, J.D. '04 successfully runs his own law firm after attending law school at Santa Clara University. He has successfully defended two life cases with acquittals, which is highly commended so early in his career.


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Belo Horizonte: Atletico Mineiro forward Ronaldinho is of the opinion that while Barcelona star Lionel Messi is better than Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo, neither of them will be able to match Neymar once he realises his full potential.
The 32-year-old Brazilian, who made a move from Flamengo to his current team at the start of the Brasileiro campaign, is of the opinion that the Argentina international is the best footballer in the world now, but believes that this will not last long.
"Cristiano has been making history for many years now, but Messi is the best in the world, and one day Neymar will be the best," Ronaldinho said in an interview.
"For me Messi is the best in the world. For the last few years he has played at a level of football we have never seen before.
"I`m very proud to speak of him, because I was there when he started off and now he is the best in the world, it makes me so happy.
"The game I remember the most is when he scored his first goal, because it came from my pass and I remember this game most vividly because he was just getting started.
"I had the chance to be there and live that moment. I`m very happy that his first professional goal came from a pass from me.
"Messi knows that there will always be a place in my heart for him," he concluded.


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I'm easy but NRL hardly includes any Superleague teams does it?
Challenge Cup is a good idea and the sooner we get rid of this stupid Magic weekend the better for me. How can we have a league were some teams play each other 3 times and others only two?
I mean its hardly fair to either Wigan or Saints that they have a really tough game against each other, which will be 3 times in the league season, while the "League Champions" Warrington get to play Widnes for three times in the league season is it?
Well if Warrington get refs like that for the rest of the season; they will win the League Leaders Shield; the Challenge Cup; the Grand Final and next years World Club Championship. Tony Smith has done a great job in comatosing refs to believe that they should get every decision This game needs to get its officials in line!
just listened to the hull fr v saints game,fantastic game but it sounds like they fluked a draw due to a timekeeping error, the clock stuck on 1.34secs when it should have been full time.. talk about robbery,maybe it could turn out to be "clockgate"......
Alfie we got beat and I would suggest that your reviews in future concentrate on facts ; rather than conjecture and speculation
Alfie as you can see from my predictions I took Catalan to win and backed that up with a tenner on them yesterday when I saw that paddypower were offering Catalan with a 10 point start; as a betting man I had to take that bet up More San Miguel!
Half Time Bulls v Warrington and it looks like the Wire have another ref in their pocket Unbelievable Stevo!!!
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CTIA Wireless 2012: A Show of a Different Color
Apr 26, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Would it surprise you if I said the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2012 show will be very different from those in the past? I've been going to these wireless shows for more years than I can remember.
Every few years, the show -- and in fact the entire industry -- changes. This is a great showplace for what is new and what is coming next in the wireless industry -- and next month's show should be no exception.
My Pick of the Week is C Spire, for something interesting it's doing for its customers and non-customers.
Beyond Apps
Remember about five years ago when there were just a few app booths at CTIA? Today there are more than you can count. That's because in the last few years, the app market has exploded from a few hundred to several hundred thousand.
As exciting as that is, wireless innovation is moving well beyond the app market. It is beginning to transform other industries as well. This is one of those important moments in time when we see the beginnings of a new and innovative industry taking shape.
As an analyst I have covered many different sectors, and wireless has been one of the most exciting. However this transformation is starting to kick into high gear and the next few years should completely reinvent the wireless industry.
CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent called me and we chatted about next month's CTIA Wireless 2012 show. He told me about what has changed and what is new, and what we can expect to see at the show.
Opportunity Explosion
The automotive industry is really jumping into the wireless opportunity. Both Ford and Nissan are at this year's show. That's right, cars at the wireless show. It's starting to sound like the Consumer Electronics Show, isn't it? I expect to see more every year -- we are just at the beginning of this new wave of opportunity.
Cars are increasingly adding wireless technology, giving the driver and passenger both information and entertainment. Commercial vehicles can be tracked and managed effortlessly once the fleet is properly equipped.
We all love GPS and navigation technology. Many of these devices also show live traffic and weather. But the next-generation devices offer Internet connectivity and WiFi, so we can surf the Web and even use our smartphones, laptops and tablet computers.
A few short years ago, who would have thought this was even possible?
The mHealth sector is also exploding, with large and small companies showing off breakthrough ideas and technology at the show. They are looking for coverage, partners and investors.
This is a brand new industry model that has to crawl before it can walk -- and walk before it can run. Today we are at the very early stages of this exciting opportunity.
I have received many emails and calls from companies wanting to get on my radar: app makers, automotive companies, mHealth firms -- and that's in addition to traditional networks, handset makers, laptop and tablet companies, and so many more.
Some are very new and very small. Others are larger companies expanding into these new areas. Remember, large and successful companies can transform themselves and become leaders in these new segments.
Location-Based Marketing
Alon Atsmon is CEO of iOnRoad in Israel, which has created a driving app similar to what is available on the dashboard of Lexus, Mercedes and Cadillac. No, it is not as powerful, but it is affordable -- you clip your smartphone to the dashboard of your car, and it measures the distance to the car in front of you. It also measures and alerts you to fast or slow lane changes.
iOnRoad is looking to talk with executives of wireless carriers in the United States to put its app on wireless phones.
Several years ago, I met Dan Lowden, who was then with Wayport, at a CTIA show. After Wayport was acquired by AT&T, Dan joined Digby as VP. He and CEO David Sidora told me about their company.
It is a mobile commerce company. Listen to this: location-based marketing. It helps retail stores build out their mobile strategies and use e-commerce. So, when customers walk into a store, they can communicate with the store. They get special deals and promotions on the screens of their smartphones. Imagine that.
This is a great idea that helps retail stores use new wireless technology to build their brands and get closer to customers in new and exciting ways. Everyone seems to love it -- the customers and the companies.
As soon as customers walk into a store, they are connected. Digby has already worked with many major brands, including Bed Bath and Beyond, Cabela's, Toys "R" Us, The Home Depot, Wet Seal, Brooks Brothers, Golfsmith, Orvis, Radio Shack, HP and others.
Can you see how the wireless industry can be considered a conduit to help other industries transition to the next generation of marketing? There is a whole new world we are moving into, and that is the exciting part of this year's show.
I predict industry after industry will take advantage of this wireless opportunity over the next few years. Mix that with the exploding smartphone and app marketplace, and you can see how wireless is rapidly changing and growing in new areas.
So, CTIA may be a completely different show from what it was a few short years ago -- but that is true every few years in this fast-changing industry. Don't blink. You might miss something big.
My Pick of the Week is C Spire, which is doing something new for its customers and its nonc-ustomers.
C Spire announced apps last week that bring its personalized rewards program, called Percs, to life.
Imagine waving your phone around to catch points that are floating around. These points can be used for discounts or to purchase things on the C Spire Percs rewards program.
It's a game, and you win points that you cash in for real goodies.
This is for both customers and non-customers. Customers win points. Non-customers can play the game and see what they would have won if they were a customer. Not a bad way to attract new customers and reward existing customers.
C Spire wants this augmented-reality technology to reach out to the customer and help drive interest in these personalized wireless services and the Percs rewards program, said Suzy Hays, senior VP for brand management and personalization.
I see this as a refreshing new way to reach out and build relationships with customers.


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Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) announced today it will hire at least 100,000 veterans leaving active duty in the next five years, while the retail giant also expects to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S. products over the next decade.
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Starting Memorial Day this year, the company will offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran in his or her first 12 months off active duty.
"Hiring a veteran can be one of the best business decisions you make," president and chief executive Bill Simon said in a statement. "Veterans have a record of performance under pressure. They're quick learners and team players. They are leaders with discipline, training, and a passion for service. There is a seriousness and sense of purpose that the military instills, and we need it today more than ever."
Wal-Mart said it has spoken with the White House about its plans, adding that the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and major American employers will convene in the next several weeks to encourage business to train and hire military veterans returning home.
"We have a lot of announcements made at the National Retail Federation's Big Show, but today's announcement by Walmart President and CEO Bill Simon tops them all. It is nothing less than visionary for a great American company to make such a bold pledge to help our American heroes," Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, said.
"Walmart is challenging the industry to follow their lead, and I have every reason to believe that retailers – the industry responsible for one out of every four jobs – will respond accordingly."
The company's expansion in domestic products will include categories like sporting goods and apparel, saying it hopes to bolster onshore U.S. production in high potential areas like textiles, furniture and higher-end appliances.
"At the heart of our national political conversation today is one issue: creating jobs to grow the economy," Simon said. "We are meeting with our suppliers on domestic manufacturing and are making a strong commitment to move this forward."
Wal-Mart also said it will offer new initiatives to help part-time employees find full-time opportunities with the company.
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LA JOLLA — Only Tiger Woods could so dramatically breeze to victory. Leave it to Woods to make things interesting at Torrey Pines even when the outcome was so under-par inevitable.
Woods won the extended, fogged-over Farmers Insurance Open on Monday by four shots but wavered enough to keep people interested and/or riveted through his tap-in par on the par-five finishing hole.
Woods never lost the lead but did lose control of his driver as he scrambled home, hitting a shot out of a temporary tent area and taking a penalty drop out of an ice plant.
Woods finished with a final-round 72, even par, and played his final five holes in four over. It was his only round in the 70s after rounds of 68-65-69.


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With third-party Project Extensions for Photos, you can add a variety of powerful tools for creating photo projects and ordering print products. To get started, download and install extensions from the Mac App Store.
After September 30, 2018, use Project Extensions to create projects and order products in Photos.
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- Open Photos.
- Choose File > Create, then choose More. The Mac App Store opens and shows available Project Extensions.
- Click an extension to learn more, or click Get to download the extension.
- After the extension downloads, it becomes available as a Project Extension in Photos.
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You can update or continue to work on your existing Photos projects by converting them using third-party extensions:
- In the Photos sidebar under Projects, select the project that you want to convert.
- In the Photos menu bar, choose File > Create, and then choose the Project Extension that you want to use. The extension shows options for the project, then converts the project into its own format.
- Use the Project Extension's interface within Photos to edit your project and place your order for print products. Click Done in the upper-right corner of Photos when you're finished. The converted project appears in the sidebar along with your original project.
After you convert your projects, you can edit them further and place orders using the extension's interface within Photos.
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You can add more photos to your project after it's created: drag the photos from the Photos view and drop them onto the project's name in the sidebar.
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Motif is a new service that lets you create high-quality books, cards, and calendars. The extension identifies your best photos using machine learning, automatically creates your project in just a few clicks, and lets you customize each page to your liking.
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Access a tremendous variety of themes for creating books, cards, and calendars — including book themes that match the Apple themes you've used in the past. If you want complete creative freedom, this extension offers unlimited customization of every page in your project.
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For customers in the United States, Shutterfly offers multiple book sizes and many theme options in a streamlined, easy-to-use extension.
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- Pair of boots or "High Button Shoes" of black leather. The shoes, designed with rounded toes, button closed along outer side, with 14 domed black glass buttons on each shoe. The low, stacked heels are rounded at sides and back, and are curved at front, and taper slightly to base. Maker's label stamped inside: "The Krippendorf / Dittmann Co. / Cincinnati" Stamped on sole: "3 36" Stamped inside: "36 3 14522"
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Nominations, Testimonies needed for Wayland Centennial
PLAINVIEW – Planning for Wayland Baptist University's centennial celebration is well underway, and the calendar of the year's events is nearly set. But organizers are calling on alumni and community supporters to help with two specific projects.
One is the Wayland 100 list, which will include the 100 most influential persons in the university's history. The other is a compilation of testimonies about the spiritual impact that Wayland has had on students during their time in school and others in the community.
"We're working on several pieces that will include recognition of both people who influenced Wayland and how the university has affected students on the spiritual level," explained Teresa Young, director of communications and vice-chair of the event under chair Hope English, director of student leadership and involvement. "We want to make sure our celebration involves as many people as possible and honors those who have helped make Wayland the place it is today, which of course includes God's work in students' lives."
For the Wayland 100 list, Young said anyone is welcome to make nominations for the list. Along with the nominee's name, nominators should include some brief description about who the person was or what they did that makes them deserving of the honor. Once the final list is compiled, honorees will be recognized at key centennial events and their names and short bios included in several print pieces as well as on the web site.
Micheal Summers, director of church services at Wayland, will compile the spiritual testimonies into a format that can be added to by future generations of WBU students as a gathering of evidence of the powerful impact of Christian institutions on young men and women. Some of those testimonies may also be used in different publications associated with the centennial.
General remembrances and personal testimonies about how WBU helped alums pursue their dreams are needed as well for various print projects planned as part of the centennial promotions.
Nominations for Wayland 100 and general memories can be sent by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or mailed to Young at the university, 1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, Texas 79072. Spiritual impact testimonies may be sent to Summers at the same mailing address or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on the centennial projects, contact Young at (806) 291-3586.


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I think the reasons are potentially so various it's difficult to give an inclusive why. Figure revenge, justice, protection, unfinished tasks, not realizing they have passed, trapped by loved ones or others, rare but self refusal to cross. That doesn't even touch upon the cultural and religious reasons that some speculate a spirit may become trapped and earth bound. Figure for many years Christianity for instance believed no body to be buried so the spirit could not get into Heaven or the afterlife. So society, family and religious belief formed an anchor upon the person(s) spirit if the body was lost or unburiable. It wasn't even bound to hell by being buried in unconsecrated ground, there simply was no body, no last rites to be performed over it.
Figure is that one of the reasons you start to see a last rites type prayer and such before troops went into battle with the possibility their bodies would never be found? Granted a continuation in many ways from the earlier Roman, Hellene, Norse, etc offerings and such to the gods & goddess associated with war and battle and victory. In some culture's also connected to the Warrior Shaman who would accompany the warrior's and prepare the medicine bags, ceremonies & rituals and the potions that would be given before the battle was engaged. It all aided the Spirits of the fallen to pass into whatever the appropriate afterlife was for the particular people and not leave their spirits wandering the battlefields or trapped between the worlds lost and confused.
Regarding death and the afterlife I think most people are not so scared of death itself it's the fear of it being painful and drawn out that they are scared of. Yeah an uncertainty about the afterlife and if there actually is one. If it is going to be what they've been told by their religious beliefs. But again uncertainty does not specifically equate to fear or apprehension about what it is or isn't. But as a society death is not what it used to be. It is something pushed into a corner and pretty well hidden and unspoken of and feared for its approach. In years past it was not always so and people died with their families and in their homes and such so people saw life and death in their communities. Bodies laid in state many times in the same home the person lived in and perhaps even was born in and the whole family was involved. Even the burial was in family cemeteries or small cemeteries that seemed like family cemeteries. Even larger town or city areas were more family focused and neighborhoods than today.
Even how we classify spirits is interesting. Most in the pagan community seem to simply say "Ghost" and use it to cover it all. Yet it falls so short, one area I do agree the paranormal and ghost hunters actually do a better job in identifying spirit energies and things encountered.


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Geeks Are Having Lots of Sex.
from the kevin-bacon-never-had-this-much-fun dept
Back in 1997, Lish Daelnar, known as "CRANK" created an ASCII chart that listed all of the guys she dated in the "Internet Scene". It has now grown to include over 1,400 entwined internet individuals, known as the sexchart. Links on the chart don't necessarily mean sex, but it looks like the chart has caused a fair share of controversy in its five years. Personally, I think that the fact that the entire chart is still done in ASCII is its greatest feat.