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WHITLEY City, Ky. (WYMT) - State police have arrested two more people wanted in a murder for hire plot.
21-year-old Antonio Turner and 19-year-old Joseph Denning are charged with conspiracy to commit murder and robbery along with unlawful imprisonment.
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It will take the state Department of Transportation about three years to fully repair the Crown Point Bridge, but some short-term solutions are also being discussed so those who are economically dependent on the structure can get across it. However, some local farmers who depend on the bridge to get their goods to market believe the state will not find a short-term solution to stepped up enforcement of the bridge's 20-ton weight limit.
The big news for Plattsburgh about President Reagan's proposed budget for fiscal 1989 is not what is in it but what isn't. Plattsburgh Air Force Base will get no new construction money in fiscal 1989, and four other projects planned for future years, "have slipped further down the line," said Capt. Alan Gregory, a base spokesman.
The proposed construction of a 100-boat marina along a section of shoreline in downtown Rouses Point has village officials worried about parking problems, traffic congestion and water quality. But there's at least one village trustee who thinks a scaled-down version of the proposed operation could mean the eventual salvation of downtown Rouses Point.
The Clinton County Park Commission Committee, formed more than a year ago, has not met once and no plans have been made to ever meet, according to one of its members, Supervisor Francis Seltzer. Seltzer said it was his idea that the committee be organized to deal with possible new sites for recreational development in the county and to make suggestions and studies of areas that could be utilized for summer camp sites and other recreational facilities.
Members of the supervisors committee and a special chamber of commerce delegation will put their heads together to begin an intensive study of the renewed proposal for development of Point au Roche. Development of Point au Roche could add $4.7 million in Clinton County business annually, its proponents believe.
The Lake Champlain Bridge Commission declined to take the initiative for construction of a third bridge across the lake. The commission chairman, Floyd W. Moore of Burlington, advised third-bridge proponents to take their request to their state legislatures.
Four votes defeated a proposition for the purchase of a site and the erection of a $348,350 school building at Ellenburg Corners. At an election held in Ellenburg several weeks ago, the voters approved a plan for consolidating 24 school districts located in the towns of Ellenburg, Altona, Moores and Clinton into a centralized district.
The City of Plattsburgh has received a U.S. Treasury Department check in the amount of $51,000 representing the first grant payment for the sewage-disposal project. The project is now rapidly going ahead, authorization having been given the engineer to have printed specifications and the advertising for proposals for its construction.
Two years ago several of the members of the AuSable Forks's fire department had their blood tested at the county laboratory so they could become donors in case of emergency. That emergency occurred recently when AuSable forks woman was brought to Champlain Valley Hospital to undergo a serious operation, and no donors could be found in her family matching her blood type. The chief of the AuSable Forks Fire Department was contacted and within 30 minutes, three volunteer firemen were at the hospital and the blood transfusion was made, saving the woman's life.
The proposed Lake Champlain Seaway connecting the St. Lawrence and Hudson rivers was disapproved by the Board of Army Engineers in a report filed with the house harbors and rivers committee in Washington, D.C. The board, after considering reports of district and division engineers who had studied the proposal, concluded the project cannot be justified, according to committee officials.
The Village of Tupper Lake was thrown into great excitement by the shooting of two men in Tupper Lake Junction by Joseph Mc Wade, a detective in the employee of the New York Central Railroad, who has been on duty for a considerable time in the Adirondack section. The two men shot by McWade were apparently determined to steal a ride on the passenger train. McWade ordered them off at which point they took off at a run. McWade opened fire with his colt automatic, wounding both.
The Suburban Transportation Company has been incorporated with the secretary of state. The object of the company, as given in the incorporation papers, being to establish and operate a stage or omnibus route in Clinton County. The company is capitalized at $15,000.
One month from today, one of the most important projects in the history of Clinton County will be inaugurated, this being the starting of a motor bus line between the city and Rouses Point, via Beekmantown, West Chazy, Mooers and Champlain. The possibilities in the way of transportation of passengers and freight by motor trucks over stone roads is being seen as potentially unlimited.
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Capita faces fresh attack over Arch Cru scandal
by Jun Merrett on Dec 11, 2012 at 08:33
Capita has come under further pressure over its role in the Arch Cru scandal after ex-directors of the cell companies that make up the funds alleged it was responsible for flaws in the structure of the investments.
The ex-directors of the Channel Islands-listed cells have claimed Capita was responsible for the losses incurred by the £400 million funds, which dropped in value by around 40% following their suspension due to illiquidity.
They said the structure employed by the Arch Cru funds, of Oeics investing in the cells which in turn were invested in illiquid assets, such as private finance and private equity, was flawed.
Neal Meader, Peter Radford and Bordeaux Services, directors of the cells until December 2009, have made the allegations in their defence against claims totalling £160 million from the current directors, who have alleged they failed to understand, monitor and oversee investments.
The defence reads: 'The losses or extent of the losses were caused by the unforeseeable actions of Capita in investing in the funds on behalf of investors in UK Oeics who required liquidity, which the funds were expressly not designed to provide (which led to investments having to be realised at a loss in order to meet their need for liquidity).'
Lawyers for the directors added they were not aware of the extent to which money flowing into the cells was coming from the Arch Cru funds, and that it was not their role to 'second-guess' Capita's judgment on the suitability of the investments.
Capita has hit back, arguing that claim was 'not credible' and adding that the decision to invest into the cells was taken by Arch Financial Products. 'It is now apparent it was always Arch's strategy for the Oeics to be primarily invested in the Guernsey cells in this way, and that Arch were closely involved in the establishment of the Guernsey cells for this purpose,' said a Capita spokeswoman.
The news follows Capita's upbraiding by the Financial Services Authority last month over its failures as authorised corporate director for the funds. The regulator said Capita failed to monitor former fund manager Arch and the liquidity risks affecting the funds, and failed to ensure the funds were properly priced. But the regulator held back from imposing a £4 million fine, pointing to the costs Capita had already incurred due to Cru.
Last week the Treasury held talks with the Guernsey government over a potential further payout for Arch Cru investors in addition to the £54 million redress scheme funded by Capita and depositories HSBC and BNY Mellon, and the planned £110 million compensation funded by advisers found to have mis-sold the funds.
15 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:08
And still the investors are left to suffer.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:19
About time Capita did the decent thing and regained some credibility.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:26
Ultimately the blame for all of this lies with the FSA.....they know it, and are doing all in their power to place the blame on IFA's who sold these funds beieving that they were being correctly monitored as they had passed regulatory checks. It turns out that the funds should never have been classified as regulated as the required liquidity levels were never sustainable. Yet more incompetence from the FSA leaving investors out of pocket.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:35
The FSA are just trying to make it to the FCA takeover so they don't have to do anything!report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:50
@ Nick
I think you're right there. The finishing line is in sight and the FSA may well be trying to limp over it and then play the FCA card - "well, it was our predecessors fault, inherent flaws in the system, we're different, better outcomes now for our stakeholders, learnt from our mistakes, blah, blah, blah."
Problem is:
1. It's broadly the same hands at the wheel although the talking heads have clearly scarpered
2. The intention to blame IFAs was dishonest from the start - and the FSA knew it from the outset
3. They could have sorted this matter out promptly which would have been in the best interests of the investors (primary objective), the reputation of financial services regulation (second objective) and gained the respect of those they regulate (couldn't give a stuff about that)
4. How are they going to wriggle out of this monumental mess without persisting with their unjustified witch-hunt of IFAs or, alternatively, laying into Capita who they have consistently aided and abetted for the last four years.
A cornered animal is a tricky adversary and the FSA have repeatedly demonstrated they have the integrity of a sewer rat when it comes to addressing the real issues associated with the Arch Cru scandal.
But really, what a disgrace.....our regulators should hang their collective heads in shame.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 09:59
It is all a bit like HSBC this morning. It is a different business now people have moved on etc etc blah blah blah.
Do you notice in these situations the correct heads never get put on the chopping block! Not me guv!report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:15
An example of the FSA deflecting blame away from a company which has its tentacles in a rather large number of Government departments!!!report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:29
Ultimately ...the Government is to blame for allowing the FSA such freedom...until all involved including the public start to blame the Government we will see no changesreport this
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:48
Liquidity was not the real issue. The 'assets' the money were invested in was the problem. Suspension with the realisation of proper assets would not have led to this situation. It was the type of investments & the valuations that were the problem. blame game continues whilst investors suffer & IFA's still seem to be the fall guys in waiting. Thank goodness some ethical Polaticians are on board or Capita & the FSA would be at lunch!report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 11:06
Squabbling amongst the parties involved in Arch Cru is predictable and a classic example of the blame culture endemic to the Global business environment. As it appears to me, Capita were the "fall guys" in the Arch Cru debacle but that should not allow them to evade they're responsibilies. I am astonished that thus far they're has not ( or so it appears) been any close analysis of the laws and regulations, which were breached and what remedial action has to be taken. In the meantime, until this is done the saga will meander round in circles creating pandemonium in the advisory industry and depriving the unfortunate investors of proper redress.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 11:23
I think you are being very unfair.
Sewer rats have some excellent qualities and do a valuable job in getting rid of detritus.
Perhaps a few should be introduced to Canary Wharf?report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 13:23
Well it is Panto Season and this is descending into a pantomime farce - it stretches the boundaries of credibility for the former directors of the Guernsey companies to suggest that they did not know that the investment into the funds came predominantly from the UK Oeics. You have to assess their claim against the fact that their co-director Robert Addison was non other than the Chief Operating Officer of Arch Financial Products LLP. Neal Meader was the General Manager of Bordeaux Services (the administrator of the funds) and Peter Radford was the Managing Director of Bordeaux Services. What exactly were the reporting procedures within the funds and the administrator Bordeaux? What exactly was discussed at board meetings? Given that Capita effectively controlled many of the cell companies by virtue of its shareholding in them you would expect the directors of the funds to know who controlled them.
Capita delegated the investment management to Arch but retained responsibility for it, though we know they never bothered to carry out their role as Authorised Corporate Director - so for Capita to blame everything on their delegate investment adviser is nonsense.
When OEIC regulations were introduced by the treasury they were supposed to give investors the same protection as a unit trust. The CF Arch funds are not merely a failure of regulation by the FSA they are a clear failing of legislation which created OEIC's, because investor protection is worthless in comparison to a unit trust.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 15:22
I agree with Ned K although I'm not sure a unit trust structure would have made much difference. The key is in the NURS regulations which were drafted too loosely ( as FSA tacitly acknowledged by changing the regulations in August 2009 (shutting stable doors after horse had bolted. springs to mind)). What is key, as Ned K mentions is that the ACD controlled the cells by virtue of the fact that the OEICs owned most or all of the shares in the cells, as Capita have acknowledged.report this
Dec 11, 2012 at 23:38
As dc said at start
Clients still suffering. All those involved should hang their head in shame and leave the industry by their own admission or by the strong regulators we pay good money to!!report this
Dec 12, 2012 at 07:40
@ Ned. Ned you are quite correct that this issue has thrown up the fact that an ACD of an Oeic is under a lot obligation and duty than a Manager of an AUT. The Oeic regs, drafted under company law have been shown to be woeful.
Arch Cru should never have been authorised, the ACD should have done its job properly, advisers should never have sold it. A disaster all round.report this
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As the mother of Marine Sgt. William Stacey, who was killed in action on Jan. 31, 2012, I believe I have not only the authority but also the responsibility to explain why families are so upset about the recent decision to remove mementos from the graves in Arlington National Cemeterys Section 60.
Loss is not some placid green field through which people can walk their dogs. Loss has jagged, raw edges that are often colorful and messy and disorderly just like the lives given in sacrifice that Arlington is meant to honor.
I can understand why those whose lives have been untouched by this centurys wars might want to push such recent losses quickly into the past. I can understand why they would prefer the word sacrifice to remain abstract, why they would find it easier to handle a national cemetery in which the lives of the dead remain buried, hidden and out of sight. Its easier that way. But that is precisely why it is so important that the dead of these wars which, in the case of Afghanistan, continue to claim lives be a visible part of our nations understanding of what war is, what sacrifice means.
These war dead should be allowed to live for as long as possible. The day will come when their graves cease to be decorated, when those who cry for them in the dark of night are no more. But that is not where we are. Now these dead should be allowed to live in the only way they can: through the acts of remembrance of those who knew them and loved them.
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As is well known now, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin recently renounced his U.S. citizenship. Though no specific reason was given by Saverin for his decision, wise minds could very credibly proclaim him an American hero for doing what he did.
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Saverin's departure is also a reminder to politicians that while they can obnoxiously decree what percentage of our income we'll hand them in taxes, what they vote for won't necessarily reflect reality. Indeed, as evidenced by Saverin's renunciation, tax rates and collection of monies on those rates are two different things. Assuming nosebleed rates of taxation were a driver of Saverin's decision, politicians will hopefully see that if too greedy about collecting the money of others, they'll eventually collect nothing.
Considering the capital gains that Saverin will shield from the federal government, this too is heroic. Indeed, we have a bloated, wasteful federal government today precisely because it collects way too much in the way of revenues. Also, deficits that supposedly keep liberals and conservatives up at night are easy to finance at low rates of interest precisely because investors know our Treasury has an endless supply of wealth creators to fleece for dollars.
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Of course from a near-term economic and investment perspective, what Saverin is doing is stimulus personified. That's the case because there's quite simply no realistic way that he'll be able to spend his looming windfall; one that will come in the form of dollars. And because Saverin won't be able to spend all that comes his way after the IPO, it means he'll save that which he doesn't consume.
To put it simply, unconsumed savings don't traditionally lie dormant under a mattress, rather the savings are lent to or invested in today's and tomorrow's entrepreneurs. In short, Saverin's avoidance of the tax man means that his Facebook profits will reach future entrepreneurs as opposed to being wasted by the political class.
Oddly here, and this speaks to how silly the economic discussion has become, founder Mark Zuckerberg is being lionized for the presumed $1 billion in capital gains taxes he'll pay the feds. Saverin's avoidance plan means more capital for business growth while Zuckerberg's non-avoidance ensures more feeding of the beast, yet Saverin's the bad guy? Yes, very odd.
Though it's small in the big picture, many of us who loath the mere notion of handing money over to the government always pay restaurant tips in cash; the idea there being that wait staff members are better able to hide cash income from the government. It's a small thing, but ideally multiplied across government skeptics nationwide, it has some kind of impact.
In Saverin's case, his decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship will have a definite impact, and for that, those of us who seek smaller government should view him as a hero. Saverin's decision will starve the feds of revenue they would almost certainly waste, it will force a rethink of a tax code that penalizes income and investment success, and the unconsumed dollars kept from the hands of government will reach today's and tomorrow's businesses. Let's raise a glass to Eduardo Saverin. He's a true American hero.
Are you that fucking stupid? It really doesn't take anything at all to work here, does it?
You believe he's absconding because he doesn't want to "prove" his income? Like, hiring an accountant to fill out his 1040 and the schedules for all the massive deductions and loopholes he'll take advantage of is some kind of insurmountable burden for him? Aside from the fact that America's voluntary post-facto filing system is universally regarded as less intrusive than the at-source tax systems of most other advanced countries, it's kind of hard to imagine that his motivation was actually the paperwork itself.
He's becoming a tax exile. After taking full advantage of America's educational system, secure and expansive economic environment, low corporate taxation, massive continent-wide infrastructure, Internet backbone, and the availability of a highly educated non-unionized workforce, all of it heavily taxpayer subsidized, he's going to flee the country that made him rich, just before his big payoff, and set himself up as a fake citizen of a compliant country where he won't have to pay any taxes at all. He's doing it to avoid paying taxes – not because the mechanism of paying them is for some reason uniquely difficult for him.
And note, finally, that this has jack shit to do with a shift to a consumption tax. He's not doing this because he really wanted to pay consumption taxes but the IRS wouldn't let him. He's doing it to avoid paying taxes of any kind. He's taking the money we made for him and running. There is no link at all between his being a defector and the VAT, or sales tax, or flat tax, or any other bullshit favor-the-rich pseudo-tax. He's just a parasite on the move.
It's easy to see why he fits in so well at Forbes, but, if logic still means anything, this proves nothing about your pet tax theories.
If you think renouncing your citizenship makes you a hero, then renounce YOURS. Get the hell out of this country, you damned freeloader. America needs trash like Saverin like we need a hole in the head. I'd rather have people in the United States who love the United States.
If taxes are more important to you than country, you are NO PATRIOT and NO AMERICAN.
John, if this guy is your idea of an American hero and patriot, what does that make the rest of us?
Hero: "a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. " What is the " distinguished courage" evidenced in Saverin's abandonment of his country, and how is this action "noble"?
What this action has really shown is that money trumps patriotism. That's all — for both Tamny and Saverin, bank is more important than loyalty to one's country. "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." How ridiculously old-fashioned.
Okay, we'll all agree not to trust either of these men with important decisions about our futures as citizens of the United States of America. Each acknowledges that he doesn't give a rip about anyone except themselves. As a human being, as a citizen, as a neighbor, Eduardo Saverin has just become a billionaire non-entity. No commitments, no loyalty, no country. A hollow man with a pile of money. He is to be pitied.
This article is one of the most insane articles I have ever read in my life — and it is filled with false information, misleading information and was written without any factual knowledge of why Saverin left the country.
1) This country was founded because Colonists wanted "Taxation WITH Representation" … keyword: Taxation.
2) Taxing "the People" is, in deed, Constitutional. I suggest the author read the Constitution where it says: Congress has a right to levy taxes.
3) War … who does this author think will pay for wars? If the USA is solely taxed on a "Consumption Tax" – how does he propose we divide up the "Consumption" of each person when it comes to paying for War, Military etc.
4) To suggest that those in poverty should pay the same tax rate as a multi-millionaire is absurd, naive and proves the author is working with a low IQ.
5) The author pretends that Saverin denounced his US Citizenship because he didn't want to pay 13% in Capital Gains Tax … yet has no source to even suggest that is why Saverin left the USA.
6) The author has very low and limited math skills as he wrote: "Saverin's U.S. "de-friend" is great for economic growth" which is mathematically absurd.
7) Anyone who wants to know what a country looks like, when their people do not pay taxes and/or pay too little tax, go live in Syria, Yemen or any other 3rd World Country.
See how quick the cops come, or fireman. See what it's like to live in an uneducated society with no paved roads and no waste management and no regulations on water, food or anything else.
You "don't-tax-me" dreamers need to wake up and smell the coffee … as I think the Tea you've been drinking has been toxic to your brains.
What Eduardo Saverin Owes America (Hint: Nearly Everything)
Reading the article and the comments, a couple things come to mind. First, many people apparently have no idea what the word "billionaire" means. Second, the concept that someone worth upwards of 3 billion dollars is somehow an unfortunate victim of rules and regulations should be laughable to any and everyone, but somehow is not. Third, that the answer to unfair treatment of billionaires is a consumption tax- that is, a tax on groceries, clothing, gasoline, etc.- that will disproportionately and more harshly affect the middle class, low income earners and the poverty stricken is even more bewildering than defending the selfish actions of a man whose entire fortune is derived from opportunities afforded him by this nation.
You are letting your inner dreamer run your brain. The US Government is the enemy of prosperity for the citizenry. They have bought off half of the electorate with money stolen from the other half.
This is wrong and Eduardo is making that point … in opposition to the posers, Buffet and Gates.
[. The US Government is the enemy of prosperity for the citizenry. ]
Then get the hell out. Bye.


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That's above 20mpg highway. My dash mileage monitor said 22.1, and I'm inclined to believe that isn't far off, because of the distance I traveled without having to fill up. I was astonished that I didn't have to stop to fill up dozens of miles before I did.
Averaged 60-70mph the whole way. Relatively flat (Rt. 95 from Maryland to Connecticut), but it is riddled with toll booths, so room to improve on mileage even.
And mine is the 4x4, Supercab, and the gear ratio is 3.73.
Not making this up. 20++ mpg highway out of a stock 4WD version of the EcoBoost F150.
I'm a bit of a light-foot (I like vehicles with ample power, so I don't always have to rev them). So I'll bet I could get ~24mpg out of a 2WD Ecoboost equipped Fun-50 from Florida to Maine, traffic and weather permitting.
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The burning question: Did the Cardinals quit?
Maybe the repeated losing during a nine-game losing streak was too much to take, and the Cardinals just took their ball and went home.
One such person is Larry Fitzgerald, Sr., father of woefully underused Cardinals wide receiver and writer for the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder. Fitzgerald offered up this at halftime of the Cardinals' loss on Twitter:
Pathetic performance by Arizona Cardinals.38-0 Seahawks!8-5 Cardinals loss 9 straight can't do anything right.They beat this team week 1!— Larry Fitzgerald Sr. (@FitzBeatSr) December 9, 2012
It's a serious charge, no doubt, especially when it implicates highly-paid professional athletes. One Cardinal, defensive lineman Nick Eason, did refute the accusations on Twitter:
@decaboto says we are quitters. We didnt quit. We didnt execute and make plays. It' was our worse game ever. It was embarrassing.— Nick Eason (@njeason) December 10, 2012
Embattled head coach Ken Whisenhunt also talked about that very topic at his Monday press conference.
"It wasn't effort (Sunday)," when explaining what the issues were. "It was technique, it was gap fits and you've got to give Seattle credit, they played hard but we had more mistakes defensively than we've had this whole year and when you go against a team like that, you know you can't do that.
"In watching the tape, it wasn't effort from our guys, it was mistakes, and that's not making plays."
The 58-point loss was the worst in Cardinals' history and was also the highest single-game point output in Seattle history.
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Braun Ties Rebounding Record in Crusader Defeat
Saturday, January 27, 2007Tamra Braun (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake H.S.) tied Valparaiso's career rebounding record with 772 career boards, but the Crusaders struggled offensively dropping a 56-49 decision on the road to Southern Utah on Saturday evening in Cedar City, Utah.
Braun's offensive board midway through the second half tied her with Sarrah Stricklett (1996-2000) on Valpo's all-time rebounding list. She also holds the career blocked shot records for the Crusaders with 178 rejections.
The first half was a series of runs by both teams. After Southern Utah scored on its first possession of the game, the Crusader defense kept the Thunderbird offense from scoring from the floor again during the first six-and-a-half minutes of the contest, building a 10-3 advantage.
Cash Connors scored eight straight points for the hosts to give Southern Utah its first lead of the game, 13-12, at the 11:33 mark of the opening half. Back-to-back triples by Carrie Myers (Stickleyville, Va./Lee H.S.) and Agnieszka Kulaga (Tarnow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace H.S.) put Valpo back in front.
A five minute scoring draught by the Crusaders allowed Southern Utah to go on another 8-0 run, putting the Thunderbirds back on top by three at the five minute mark. The Crusaders finished the half on a 9-2 run of their own, though, to take a 27-24 advantage into the locker room.
Five turnovers in the first five minutes of the second half prevented the Crusaders from extending the advantage, but the Valpo defense limited Southern Utah to just one field goal in their first eight attempts of the half. The Thunderbirds went on a 10-0 run to take a 36-30 lead as Valpo went more than eight-and-a-half minutes without scoring.
Southern Utah's lead remained between four and eight until Aimee Litka (South Bend, Ind./Saint Joseph's H.S.) hit a triple with 4:17 to play to cut the deficit to 46-44. Litka hit another three to cut the lead to 50-48, and Valpo appeared to get a defensive stop until Julie Stradling hit an off-balance 23-foot three as the shot clock wound down with 1:31 to play. Valpo could not get any closer than four the rest of the way as Southern Utah made free throws to secure the win.
Litka led the Crusaders with 11 points in the loss while Myers added nine. Braun finished the game with 10 rebounds to lead all players. Valpo shot just 30% from the floor for the game and committed 16 turnovers, 11 in the second half.
Connors led Southern Utah (6-13, 3-3 Mid-Con) with 13 points, all in the second half, while Anne Westwood added 10 points. The Thunderbirds shot 38.5% from the floor and committed just 12 turnovers.
Valparaiso (11-9, 4-2) will conclude its four-game road trip on Monday evening as the Crusaders head to Kansas City, Mo. to battle UMKC. Tip-off against the Kangaroos is set for 7 p.m. with all the action carried live on WVUR (95.1-FM, Valparaiso) and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics.
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Cousins are usually the first friends we have as children. No one will ever understand your crazy family the way your cousins do, even if you haven't talked in a while. Cousins share your history. The history of your family. They are your link to your past.
This is especially true for those of us who have no siblings. I believe I've told you that not only am I an only child, and my mother was also an only child. So I didn't even have close first cousins on her side.
My father was one of eight, and those eight produced only eight children, so I had seven first cousins. Of those, two are now gone and one is mentally ill. The first to die was quite a bit older than I, and the main thing I remember about her was that her husband rode a motorcycle which I was not allowed to ride (but I did anyway, once) and her husband played the pedal steel guitar.
The other cousin who died was quite a bit younger than I, but we were fairly close as children. I sometimes was allowed to stay at his home as a teenager.
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I noticed this while skimming through a design magazine this morning, Blueprint directory to be specific. The Bicicleta rug from Spanish designer Nani Marquina is made from recycled bicycle tubes. I don't know how cozy this rubber rug would be, but I like the idea of recycling tubes into something. I have a box of punctured tubes in my garage that are just waiting to be patched in bulk one of these days. I will probably never get around to that, so maybe I should just make something with them instead.
You have probably already seen the Cyclepod parking stand which stores up to eight bikes upright within a two meter diameter space. Cool Hunting reported last week that the product's designers, James Steward and Natalie Connell, won the UK's Young Entrepreneurs Of The Year Award. Congrats to both of them.
Finally, If you haven't yet seen it, check out the Interbike Times group blog. Interbike Times is the name of the daily newspaper that is distributed at the show, but the blog is new for this year. I recommend that you bookmark the blog site and check back throughout the summer, because this will be the place to hear from bicycle industry insiders as they gear up for the 25th anniversary of cycling's biggest tradeshow.


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Warrick Dunn was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 5, 1975. He played cornerback, running back and quarterback at Catholic (Baton Rouge, LA) High School and was heavily recruited as a high school senior before committing to Florida State University (FSU).
At FSU, Dunn was a three-time first-team All-ACC performer where he became the first back in the school's history to record three 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He finished as the Seminoles' career leader in rushing yards, gaining 3,959 to surpass Greg Allen's 3,769 (1981-84). He averaged 6.9 yards per carry as a collegian, setting a Seminole record and the top mark by a NCAA Division 1-A player (minimum 300 carries) in 50 years (Army's Glenn Davis, 8.3 average, 1943 – 46). He was also considered one of the nation's top pass-catching backs, snaring 132 career receptions for 1,314 yards and scored 47 touchdowns in four FSU seasons, 37 rushing and 10 receiving, to break Allen's previous school record of 46.
He had 21 100-yard rushing games, the most in Seminole history and as a senior earned second-team All-America accolades from Associated Press and was a first-team choice of the Football News. He was selected to the All-ACC first team for three consecutive years and was presented with the conference's Commissioner's Award.
His freshman year, he led the team with 10 touchdowns (four rushing, six receiving), a rare feat by any standard. Warrick graduated in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Information Studies.
Warrick Dunn was originally drafted in the first round (12th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1997 he was named NFL Rookie of the Year by Football News, Pro Football Weekly and Sports Illustrated, and designated Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press, Football Digest and College and Pro Football Newsweekly.
After playing five years with the Buccaneers he signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2002. During his first season in Atlanta (2002) he produced four 100-yard rushing games after playing through a painful toe injury and hamstring problems in 2001. Dunn rushed for 5,979 yards with the Falcons, ranking third in the team's history.
In 2007, Dunn became the 22nd player in NFL history to reach 10,000 rushing yards and 4,000 yards receiving. He ranks seventh all-time in the category.
After six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Dunn returned to Tampa, Florida and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 10, 2008 as an unrestricted free agent.
Warrick is a three-time Pro Bowl selection, having played in the 1997, 2000 and 2005 Pro Bowls.
Over the years Warrick has received numerous honors in recognition of his work on and off the field. Those honors include:
- 2011 Jefferson Awards Outstanding Athlete in Service & Philanthropy
- 009 Bart Starr Award
- 2008 World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
- 2008 42nd annual Byron "Whizzer" White Award recipient
- 2008 JB Award through the NFL Player's Association
- 2007 Inaugural The Home Depot NFL Neighborhood MVP Award
- 2007 Florida State University Alumni Association's Circle of Gold
- 2007 American Youth Football's Giving Back Pro of the Year Award
- 2004 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
- 2004 Jessie Tuggle Humanitarian Award
- 2002 Inducted into Florida State University's Hall of Fame
- 1997 NFL Rookie of Year
- 1997, 2000 and 2005 NFL Pro Bowl
- 2003 Atlanta Falcons' Man of the Year
- 2003 The Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award
- 2003 The National Center on Black Philanthropy
- 2003 The Frank Ski Kids Foundation Athlete of the Year
- May 5, 2003 issue Sports Illustrated's 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports
- 2003 The Boy Scouts of America; Atlanta's Peach of an Athlete Award
- 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 Sporting News' 75 Good Guys in Sports
- Sporting News' Top 100 Most Powerful Sports Personalities
Dunn is as well known for his philanthropic endeavors as he is for his success as a professional football player. The Warrick Dunn Foundation, established in 2002, is dedicated to providing opportunities for economically disadvantaged single parents and children who have demonstrated a commitment to achieve financial independence and stability. Warrick started Homes for the Holidays, a program of the Foundation, in 1997 during his rookie year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The program is a tribute to his mother, Betty Smothers, a Baton Rouge police officer, who as a single-mother of six, worked tirelessly to achieve the American dream of owning her own home. While working a second job as a security guard, she was killed in the line of duty and was never able to realize that dream.
Through Homes for the Holidays, Warrick has been able to honor her memory. In 2007 Homes for the Holidays expanded to include single-fathers. To date, the program has assisted 91 single parents and 246 children and dependents to achieve first-time homeownership in Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
For his outstanding role as a community leader, Dunn was invited in April 2005, along with Patriots LB Larry Izzo, to visit U.S. troops in Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq, and to dedicate a new USO building — The Pat Tillman Center — in Afghanistan. In 2004, he was selected by the NFL, along with Falcons LB Keith Brooking and Ravens TE Todd Heap, to travel with former-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to visit U.S. military troops stationed in Germany. He captured the "No. 1 Good Guy" Award from Sporting News' annual list of Good Guys in Pro Sports in June, 2005.
In 2007, Dunn, along with Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Tony Hawk, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning and Cal Ripken, Jr., founded Athletes for Hope, a non-profit organization which helps professional athletes and the community develop their passion for philanthropy.
In December, 2009, Dunn realized his long-time goal of expanding his knowledge and experience in the area of NFL team management, branding and operations by being unanimously approved by NFL owners to become a limited partner of the Atlanta Falcons. The purchase of his minority ownership position in the club was completed in March 2010.
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Andre Kirwan is currently a Commercial Banking Officer for The Bank of Tampa where he provides large commercial real estate business loans for corporations and business owners. Andre currently serves as the President-Elect for the Board of Directors for Warrick Dunn Charities where he will contribute positive energy as well as immense philanthropic knowledge.
Andre is a proud graduate of Stanford University where he received a bachelor's of science degree in Biology. While in school, he was a standout athlete, playing wide receiver from 1992-1996. Andre was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and later played eight years in the Canadian Football League for both the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Renegades. One of Andre's proudest accomplishments during his football career was winning the Grey Cup in 1997 with the Toronto Argonauts. After retirement in 2004, Andre pursed his dream in the financial sector.
Andre enjoys assisting business professionals in maximizing the potential of their organization and believes that his mission is to make a positive impact on their business and personal lives. As a Commercial Banking Officer, Andre prides himself on providing the highest level of customer service, trust, and helping clients achieve their goals. Andre was awarded the "Community Involvement Award" by the Bank of Tampa for his involvement and positive endeavors in the Tampa community.
Born in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada but raised in Florida, Andre currently resides in Tampa, Florida. In addition to working for the Bank of Tampa and representing Warrick Dunn Charities, Andre is also a youth pastor at Morning Star Church. He Founded "No Strings Attached," homeless ministry in 2007 with aspirations of aiding the homeless in his community. Andre also mentors young men in Tampa as a wide receiver coach at Berkeley Prep High School. He will receive his Executive MBA degree at the University of South Florida in September 2013.
LaMonte Jones gets things done and drives desired results—through collaboration, partnerships, and relationships—as a 15 year employee/executive within the Pepsi Beverages Company. With an enthusiastic and genuinely friendly attitude, LaMonte radiates a sincere passion for delivering value and benefits to his customers and network of colleagues.
An Accountant & Marketer by vocation, LaMonte earned his B.S. & MBA in Business Administration at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. After graduating, he spent 11 years at Household Finance Corporation (HFC) in various management roles leading up to the Assistant Vice President, Assistant to the President; where he led several key projects across the U.S. and Sydney, Australia.
After being aggressively recruited by the Pepsi Cola Company to help launch a centralized "Inside Sales Team", to support its U.S. based On-Premise business, he then made the decision to change industries and make a larger, positive impact on more people. Upon arrival, LaMonte quickly began making a difference by developing best-in-class processes for improved customer service and growing volume, revenue and profits for the Pepsi Cola Company. His first promotion came four months into the job as leader of the sales department where he managed a team of over 300 managers and front-line employees. After three consecutive years of +3% volume & revenue growth, LaMonte was tapped on the shoulders again to start-up the marketing department for his business segment. As Director of Marketing, LaMonte's contributions centered on creating brand awareness, trial and repeat business. But more importantly, he focused on building long-lasting, loyal relationships within the on-premise business, on developing programs to deepen market penetration, and on coordinating teams of sales representatives, supply chain experts, strategic business partners, and field partners to deliver programs, services, and tailored customer solutions.
Promoted again in 2006, LaMonte spent one year at Pepsi's corporate headquarter in Somers, NY, where he was Director of Multicultural Marketing, for its U.S. operations before moving to Atlanta, GA, as Director of Multicultural Marketing for the Southeast Business Unit. In 2008, faced with a negative trend in its Georgia Foodservice business, LaMonte was requested to lead this division back to a profitable state, where in 2009, the Georgia Foodservice team led the Southeast Business Unit in total foodservice performance. With the 2010 merger of PepsiCo & Pepsi Bottling Group, LaMonte now leads the Recreation & Retail teams for Georgia, Tennessee, and North & South Carolina.
Throughout it all, LaMonte has repeatedly proved his ability to lead through diverse and challenging situations. Trained by industry expert Michael Hammer in re-engineering, he is an excellent agent of change and has a documented track record of accomplishments that include the turnaround of struggling operations; start-up and management of best-in-class facilities; creation and launch of new and improved sales, marketing, and operational programs; and growth and expansion of mature, established businesses. Among many internal accolades, LaMonte's recent recognition includes 2008, Who's Who in Black Atlanta, 2009 Atlanta's 100 Most Influential Men, and 2010 Top 40 Emerging Young Leaders.
Today, LaMonte resides in Marietta, Georgia, with his wife Sophia and sons Jejuan and Julian. He is an active member of Word of Faith Family Cathedral Church where Bishop Dale C. Bronner is the presiding minister.
Theophilus Sai, M.D. is currently Medical Director for Senior Products in North and Central Florida for Humana, Inc. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Prior to his current position at Humana, he was Medical Director at Tampa Family Health Centers, a group of Federally Qualified Community Health Centers that serve the Tampa metropolitan area. There, he maintained an Internal Medicine practice and provided clinical leadership to more than twenty medical providers.
In 2004, Theophilus helped found and served as Medical Director of Centro de Salud Esperanza, a federally funded health center in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, where he practiced and provided instruction to residents and medical students. He served as an attending physician at Chicago-based St. Anthony Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he gave weekly lectures to Internal Medicine residents. Theophilus also served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush University.
Theophilus received his Bachelors degree in General Science from Andrei Grechko Pre-University Institute, located on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. In 1996, he received a degree in Medicine from the Instituto Superior de Ciencia Medicas de la Habana in Cuba, graduating with honors. He then spent the next four years practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology at Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, in the Bahamas. In 2000, Theophilus moved to the United Sates and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Rush University Medical Center of Chicago. After completing his residency, Theophilus served as chief medical resident in Internal Medicine at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Rush University Medical Center, where he assumed administrative and teaching responsibilities.
Theophilus has made numerous presentations and written articles about urban public health and other medical issues. He was named the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County Primary Care Residency Teacher of the Year in 2004 and in 2006. He has also been featured on the Oprah Winfrey television program and has made several appearances as a medical expert on local media in the Chicago and Tampa Bay metropolitan areas.
Theophilus is fluent in Spanish and in the African dialects of Ga and Twi. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and three daughters.
For the past decade, Constance Bessler has served as the Chief Executive Officer at Greystone Healthcare Management Corporation where she has demonstrated the ability to blend business, clinical and financial initiatives into cohesive, driven, and focused operations.
Constance's expertise in areas such as executive leadership and supervision, team building and training, business operations management and cost containment, has led her to become a recognized leader in operations management of health care businesses. Her other skills include, budget and sales forecasting, strategic planning/corporate vision, acquisitions and divestitures, program leadership, business development, P&L Management, new product/service development, brand and design. Constance has engineered a company growth to $200M per annum revenue.
At the University of Wyoming, Constance studied Communications at the undergraduate level and received her Masters in Speech Language Pathology. From there she went on to become the Director of Outpatient Services at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital. Some of her key contributions include an exceeded budgeted revenue and gross margin within three months of operation, brought outpatient revenue up to 17% of total revenue during the first year of operation, managed a growth in outpatient visits from 200 to 1200 in nine months, expanded provision of services to include four new comprehensive programs, and recruited, oriented, trained, and supervised 12 FTE.
Constance has also served as the Director of Rehabilitation Services at CMS Therapies where she was able to maintain 85% productivity levels when the rehab department grew from 6 to 18 FTE. Constance moved to Tampa, Florida where she became the Regional Director of Marketing of Arbor Healthcare and later became the Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Mariner Health Group. At Mariner, Constance directed and managed operational aspects of 65 long-term care and assisted living facilities in four states, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Arizona. She also developed a Sales and Marketing Force of 79 FTE, grew overall census by 125 ADC, resulting in $12M growth in revenue and grew HMO and Medicare Revenue to 31% of total revenue.
Currently, Constance is a member of the American Health Care Association, Florida Multi-facility Task Force, Florida Health Care Association, and serves as a board member for LTC-100.
Dwayne Holt is the Regional Office Operations Manager for CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) in the Southeast Region. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the business operations in the Southeast Region with primary responsibilities including Personnel Management, Finance and Accounting, Information Technologies, Facilities Management, Marketing and Human Resources.
Before joining CBRE, Mr. Holt was Director of Operations with Teradata Corporation in San Diego, California, where he developed global service support strategies and delivered over $1M in operating improvements in his first year with the firm. Mr. Holt specialized in the areas of operations management, business integration, profit optimization and customer service management.
Mr. Holt started his career as a Financial Analyst with NCR Corporation, and advanced on to numerous management roles in sales support, operations and finance. He has more than 20 years of management experience with a proven track record for consistently delivering revenue and profit growth and building high performance teams.
He has earned numerous awards in areas such as sales leadership, business management and diversity management. Some of Mr. Holt's distinctions include being the recipient of the City of Atlanta Phoenix Award for community outreach, Collaboration Award, and Think Big Award. He has also served as National President for The Alliance. Mr. Holt holds a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, and has been selected to the Board of Directors for Warrick Dunn Charities.
Mr. Holt, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earned a degree in Accounting from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2005, Dr. Jason Miller opened Miller Chiropractic & Wellness located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Jason has been a licensed Chiropractor since 2000 and practicing since 2001.
Jason received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Central Florida and his Doctor of Chiropractic from Life University, College of Chiropractic. Jason resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he is involved with Optimist International. Jason has been a Board Member of the Pinellas County Chiropractic Society since 2002 and served as the President-Elect for term 2007-2008 and as President for the 2008-2009 term.
Jason is also a member of the American Society of Laser Therapy and the Florida Chiropractic Association. He has been a WDC volunteer since 2009.
David D Mobley Jr. is a partner in the public accounting firm of Mobley & Company, the firm he founded in 1995 to provide tax and financial services to individuals and closely held businesses.
Before forming his own firm, David was Controller and Treasurer for M.G. Patton Construction Company 1989-1995. Prior to that, he was a member of the accounting and audit staff of Halligan Gilbert & Company CPAs, Smith & Radigan, P.C. CPAs and Metcalf, Frix & Company, P.C. CPAs.
David is a graduate of Florida State University 1983 and a certified public accountant for the states of Georgia and Florida. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, Georgia Society of CPAs and the Florida Institute of CPAs.
David served on the Florida State University Alumni Association National Board of Directors as the North Georgia Vice President for term 1999-2002 and Executive Vice President 2002-2005 and Chair 2005-2006. He has also held the roles of President 2000-2002 and Treasurer of the Atlanta Seminole Club, Inc 1992-2000 and 2002-present. He currently serves as President on the Warrick Dunn Charities Board of Directors and as Treasurer of Cobb Christmas, Inc 2008-present.
Originally from Pelham, Georgia, David has resided in Atlanta since 1983 and currently attends Mount Zion United Methodist Church in East Cobb County Georgia.
Chad Strickland is the Vice President of Associate Resources for Aaron's, Inc.
Joining Aaron's in 2002, Chad initially served as Senior Legal Counsel, Employment. In 2006, he was promoted into the role of Vice President, Employee Relations where he was responsible for creating a new employment counseling, policy and legal function.
During that time, Aaron's was on an aggressive growth plan and quickly on its way to becoming the market dominant specialty retailer in the industry. In 2010, Chad was selected to develop and implement a major HR transformation project for the 12,000+ associate organization, which previously had no centralized HR function.
Seeded with a foundation in employment law, Chad brings a unique perspective to the world of Human Resources and innovates against HR norms. His vision for associate purpose and engagement has become a catalyst for change within the Aaron's organization. His determination to engage associates and his team on how their work impacts not only the organization, but the community they serve is his driving ethos. Also, his interest in technology's influence on today's job seekers and employees is laying the foundation for the company's next era of talent acquisition and engagement.
Chad's innate competitive nature has served him well professionally and personally. He once held the honor of being the youngest lawyer in Florida after passing the bar in 1999. And on the weekends you can typically find Chad pursuing his passion for cycling and competing in races.
Prior to joining Aaron's, Chad worked for Celotex Corporation from 1998-2000 and the law firm of Masterman, Culbert and Tully from 2000-2002. A native of Tallahassee, Chad received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Florida State University, and his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University. He is an inactive member of both the Florida and Georgia Bar Associations.
Cheryl Lomax is Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Bank of America.
Lomax is charged with helping to drive Bank of America's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and delivering the full capabilities of Bank of America to individuals, companies and institutional investors in Georgia.
Prior to Bank of America, Lomax, a certified public accountant (CPA), gained the majority of her professional experience at The Coca-Cola Company serving in various leadership positions in the areas of finance, and national sales and marketing. Lomax also worked five years for Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLC as the Director of Marketing and Director of Community Affairs, Pro Bono and Diversity.
Cheryl has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's Top 100 Who's Who in Banking and Finance, by the Atlanta Business League as one of Atlanta's Top Black Women of Influence, and by the YWCA through induction into its Academy of Women of Achievers.
Currently serving on the Board of Directors of The East Lake Foundation, True Colors Theatre, Atlanta Public Golf Conservancy and Warrick Dunn Charities, Lomax also serves on the Advisory Board of The Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina Greensboro. Lomax, a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, The Links Incorporated, and Jack & Jill of America.
Paul McRae leads an overlay team of healthcare specialists that provide technology support to AT&Ts core account teams. In his most recent role Paul was the RVP responsible for the healthcare core account team vertical in the southeast. Currently, he leads the Healthcare Emerging Technologies organization with business development responsibilities across all segments of AT&T inclusive of both public and commercial sector clients.
The primary initiative for the HET organization is to drive clinical integration and collaboration across the entire healthcare ecosystem through the use of cloud based and mobile technologies. By addressing the business needs and challenges in healthcare with technology, AT&T intends to assist in the overhaul of the Healthcare ecosystem by reducing costs, improving efficiencies and driving better patient outcomes.
Prior to joining the healthcare organization, McRae was Direct of sales for AT&T's Navy and Marine Corp practice, where responsible for solution development efforts and oversight of tactical and strategic business revenue. Paul has over 15 years providing IT and business outsourced solutions.
Having spent a portion of his career in both Finance and IT outsourcing, Paul brings to the organization a strong background in both technology as well as business application.
He has received numerous honors during his tenure with AT&T Originally from the mid-west he spent his childhood on the west coast of Florida, and has lived/worked in many of the major metropolitan cities across the US.
Paul is a graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY with a Bachelor of Science, Economics and Finance. Additional graduate studies at Univ Texas. He and his wife, have a daughter Juliet. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi, Inc.
John Charles Thomas is the Director of Policy and Political Affairs for the Florida League of Cities. He represents the interests of over 412 municipalities. As the League's policy and political affairs director, he helps shape the League's public policy directives at the state and national levels. He also develops and implements the League's political agenda.
Before joining the League, he was Senior Vice President of Public Private Partnership, Inc., a government and corporate affairs consulting firm based in Tallahassee, Florida. John also served in the administration of Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles. John was the Director of Cabinet Affairs and served as the Senior Legislative Director to the Governor, where he had the responsibility of guiding the Governor's legislative agenda through the Florida Legislature.
Prior to joining the Governor's office in 1994, he was the Government Relations Director for the University of South Florida.
John was a Political Legislative Specialist for the Florida Education Association/United, now the Florida Education Association (FEA). He lobbied the Legislature for school funding and education issues. He worked in numerous political campaigns, for federal and statewide candidates.
John also spent several years in the Florida House of Representatives as a committee staff member and legislative assistant.
John is a Class IX graduate of Leadership Florida and served as the Chair of its Board of Directors. He is the former Chair of the University of South Florida (USF) National Alumni Association Board of Directors and a former member of the Board of Trustees for Florida TaxWatch. John is currently a board member of Warrick Dunn Charities. He is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He graduated from USF in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications. He is married and is the father of four daughters.


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A coffee rust outbreak in Central America and the Dominican Republic which was widespread by June 2013 threatens the main source of income of hundreds of thousands of poor households. WFP has implemented food security related assessments in El Salvador and other countries of the region to better understand the impact of the coffee rust on livelihoods. The negative impacts for the coffee industry are expected to be long lasting. Some observers are suggesting that a full recovery might not be possible until 2016.
February 2014
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Hartford, Conn. - October 21, 2010 - The Trinity College field hockey team netted three goals in the first half as it powered past visiting Springfield College, 4-0, in a non-conference clash on Thursday evening.
The win brings Trinity's record to 8-4, while Springfield falls to 8-7 this season.
Robyn Williams led the way for the hosts with two goals and an assist for the win on Robin Sheppard Field.
Payson Sword scored less than ten minutes into the game - the first of three Trinity goals in the first half – as the Bantams would go on to win their fifth straight contest. Sword finished the game with a goal and an assist, while Christy Bradley would net her team-high tenth goal of the season in the win.
The Bantams owned an 11-3 advantage in shots for the game, including a 6-1 cushion in the opening 35 minutes of play.
Alison McCarthy tallied seven saves in goal for Springfield in the loss. Her counterpart, Gina Dinallo, needed to make just one save to earn the shutout victory.
The Pride will now gear up for a critical New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on the road at Babson on Saturday.