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DeLand, Fla. - On Wednesday the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams were announced by Collegiate Baseball newspaper and Stetson's Nick Rickles and Kurt Schluter earned third team honors.
Rickles has led the Hatters to one of their best seasons in the history of the program. He was voted First Team All-Conference and is the team leader in batting average (.353), hits (82), doubles (20), and home runs (12), and is second in RBI (60). Rickles is one of 13 players in the nation still eligible for the Johnny Bech Award, and made the final 60-man watch list for the prestigious Golden Spikes Award. toughest players to strike out in NCAA Division I baseball with just eight K's in 232 at bats this season.
Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Conference Kurt Schluter has one of the longest current win streaks in the nation with nine consecutive victories dating back to last season. Although he has missed five starts he is still tied for the league lead in wins with eight and leads the league in ERA at 1.40. He was on pace for a record-breaking season before going down with a season-ending injury over five weeks ago.
Stetson is set to take on North Carolina State tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in the opening game of the Columbia, South Carolina Regional.


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Today's Savannah Guthrie was treated to the mother of all send offs Monday morning when Matt Lauer, Al Roker and the rest of the NBC News team gathered on a pastel-colored set to bid a maternity-leave goodbye to the soon-to-be mom.
The show unspooled a video montage of Guthrie's last nine months, including playful shots of her co-workers touching her growing belly, Guthrie's embarrassing bouts with "pregnancy brain" and celebrities like Kate Hudson guessing the sex of the baby. (The actress thinks it will be a girl).
"It has been so much fun," Guthrie said to her co-workers. "It's been so surreal to go through this on TV."
"Looking at all the eating you've done, you may not actually be pregnant," quipped Lauer. (Let's hope Guthrie punched him off camera for that!)
To top off the myriad of gifts she's no doubt received over the summer, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb then wheeled in a baby buggy full of goodies, including a bottle of wine "for when you stop breastfeeding."
Guthrie was then treated to surprise calls from her mom Nancy, who says she has her bags packed and is ready to join her daughter in the big city, and her husband Michael Feldman, who said, "Her maternity leave is my paternity gain."
That was followed by a toast from Today team, who then drank from sippy cups.
"My heart is full," Guthrie said. "I will miss you guys."

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911 recording: Sister of accused killer Eddie Ray Routh feared for her life
Update at 5:09 p.m.: In a 911 recording from a September call to Lancaster police, accused killed Eddie Ray Routh's mother told the operator that her son suffered from PTSD.
"He's threatening to kill himself and others," Jodi Routh said. "He probably needs to go to the VA to the emergency room and they need to admit him to the mental ward.
As officer responded to the scene, a 911 operator called to check back in. Jodi Routh told the operator that he had taken on foot with his dog and wasn't wearing shoes or a shirt.
She said one of her son's Marine Corps buddies had taken the weapons that were in the house with them for safekeeping.
"They're all hunting weapons, you know shotguns and rifles," Jodi Routh said. "He was threatening to you know shoot himself and I just can't have that. …We were trying to get them out of here without him seeing us take them out."
Update at 4:10 p.m: The brother-in-law of accused killer Eddie Ray Routh described a paranoid Routh who arrived to his home and said he'd murdered two people because "he couldn't trust anyone anymore and everyone was out to get him," according to a search warrant affidavit.
According to the affidavit, Routh "admitted to killing Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield at Rough Creek Lodge Shooting Range" and "admitted to stealing Kyle's pickup truck" in a statement to police.
Routh, who is accused of killing Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and Kyle's neighbor, Chad Littlefield, called his sister and brother-in-law from an apartment in Alvarado to see if they were home before driving to their house in Midlothian in Kyle's black pickup truck, the affidavit says.
When Routh arrived around 5:45 p.m., his brother-in-law Gaines Blevins said he was "acting and talking strangely." Routh told his brother-in-law and sister, Laura, that he and two other people "were out shooting target practice and he couldn't trust them so he killed them before they could kill him." Routh told them "he traded his soul for a new truck."
Laura Blevins told police her brother seemed "out of his mind saying people were sucking his soul and that he could smell the pigs. He said he was going to get their souls before they took his."
When she asked Routh who he had killed, he said Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend. "I asked him if he was kidding and he said no repeatedly," the affidavit says. She urged him to turn himself in.
Lancaster police obtained a warrant to search Routh's single-story home for shell cases, bullets, blood evidence, video surveillance equipment, firearms and other evidence that might be linked to the double murder, the affidavit says.
Original item posted at 1:34 p.m.: In a frantic 911 recording, the sister of accused killer Eddie Ray Routh told a 911 operator that her brother had just left her home after confessing to murder.
"I'm terrified for my life because I don't know if he's going to come down here," Laura Blevins said, according to a recording released by Midlothian police on Tuesday.
Routh, a 25-year-old Marine expert marksman who served in Iraq and Haiti, is accused of killing Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at an Erath county shooting range on Saturday afternoon. Authorities say he fled in Kyle's truck and was later captured in Lancaster. He is now being held in the Erath County jail.
"I don't know if he's being honest with me," Blevins said. "I'm just really terrified. He says that he killed two guys. They went out to a shooting range."
While Blevins was on the phone with the operator, the family left their home and began driving to the police department.
As the call continued, Blevins described him as being psychotic and said she did not know whether he was on drugs.
"He's all crazy," Blevins said.
Blevins' husband told the 911 operator that Routh had told them he had two guns in the truck. He said he didn't know where Routh was headed.
"He was talking kind of babble," Blevins' husband said.
He said that he did not make any threats toward them. He also said that Routh had recently been diagnosed with PTSD.
"He's been acting a little weird from that," he said. "He just got out of a mental hospital last week."
The call ended when the family arrived at the Midlothian Police Department.
According to police records released Monday, Routh told his sister that he had "traded his soul for a new truck."
Police records show that Routh was in and out of Green Oaks Psychiatric Hospital at least twice in the past five months. In September, Routh's parents told police that he was "threatening to kill himself and his family," according to a Lancaster police report. He told police "he was hurting and that his family does not understand what he has been through."


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Grumpy Actor, who is the former husband of Madonna.
A. Dude, Sean Penn is obviously still in love with Madonna...
B. Totally!
B. Totally!
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A fascist because he hangs out with and pals around with other know fascists such as Saddam Hussein.
The fact Sean Penn is a fascist is irrefutable.He was also married to cum dumpster Madonna.
লিখেছেন- freedom fighter 15 de সেপ্টেমবার de 2006
a very leftist Hollywood actor
Sean Penn is a huge hypocrite for bashing America for stealing its land from Native Americans but ignores the fact that the movies he's in are made by film companies based in America, filmed on American land and seen by paying American customers in American movie theaters.
লিখেছেন- rustyshackleford 10 de ডিসেম্বার de 2007
Adj/Noun-Something that's both gay and retarded. Originating from his movies where he's playing a retard and a gay guy (I Am Sam, Milk).
"That's Sean Penn."
লিখেছেন- mamamike 1 de জানুয়ারি de 2009
One of the greatest actors out now and easily the best of his generation. But his talent is overlooked over his temper tantrums, anti-Hollywood attitude and sour sense of humor. But he's one of my favorites. You can't hate someone you don't know personally.
Too many dipshits base an actor on their personality. You guys don't know them to judge.
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1) The ruler of the world.
2) A really nifty actor
3) Someone who can kick your ass.
2) A really nifty actor
3) Someone who can kick your ass.
1) Hail Sean Penn!!!
2) Sean Penn was awesome in 21 Grams!
3) Look at Sean Penn castrate the first submitter!
2) Sean Penn was awesome in 21 Grams!
3) Look at Sean Penn castrate the first submitter!
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Evelyn Kay Smith, 59, of Tiffin, died at 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 2, 1952, in Somerset, Ky., to James Everett and Cathern (Ard) Van Hoosier. She married Thomas John Smith Dec. 18, 1971, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Sycamore, and he survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Cory Mitchell Smith of Tiffin and Matthew Thomas Smith of Delaware; a daughter, Julie Renee Fawcett of Tiffin; five grandchildren, Nicholas Smith, Jenna Fawcett, Jorie Fawcett, Colin Smith and Evan Smith; a brother, Dennis Van Hoosier of Bucyrus; three sisters, Alice Valentine of Sycamore, Joyce Seitz of Fremont and Linda Moyer of Tiffin; many cousins, friends and fellow workers in the nursing profession; and her dog, Otis.
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She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, James Van Hoosier.
Evelyn was a 1970 graduate of Mohawk High School and North Central Tech, Mansfield. She was working at E.C.I. at the time of her death. She had been a homemaker and an LPN at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.
Visitation with family and friends will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Traunero Funeral Home and Crematory, 214 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-3113.
Her funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Charles McGlone. Burial will immediately follow at Rock Creek Cemetery, Tiffin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Seneca County Opportunity Center or to Autumnwood Auxiliary in care of the funeral home.
For directions to the funeral home, to view the Celebration of Life video or to leave an online condolence to the family, go to www.traunerofuneralhome.com.


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I allow myself the occasional "what if" daydream. In another life, another day, I could totally see myself working there, writing cards and inspiring thoughts and fulfilling my life with meaningful occupation.
In this life, in this day, right here, for me, in this now...
I am. And I am filled to the brim.
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(v) to rock on; party
(origin: from ben fold's lyrics)
(origin: from ben fold's lyrics)
woo hoo! sham on everybody!!!
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Michael Jackson's way of saying "C'mon!".
You know I'm bad! I'm bad! You know it! You know it! You know! You know! You know! Shamon! And the whole world has to answer right now, so I'll tell you once again who's bad!
dari Walter Rabu, 02 Juni 2004
A mispronunciation of the phrase "c'mon" originated by Michael Jackson in the song "Bad" and referenced in the Ben Folds' song "Rockin' the Suburbs".
Because Im bad, Im bad-sham on
(bad bad-really, really bad)
You know Im bad, Im bad-you know it
(bad bad-really, really bad)
(bad bad-really, really bad)
You know Im bad, Im bad-you know it
(bad bad-really, really bad)
dari labelmonkey Jumat, 14 Juli 2006
Originating from Michael Jackson. Slang for 'Come On'.
I'm a bad motherfucker. Sha Mon! Hiiihi
dari C to tha Rizzo Sabtu, 28 Juni 2003
To rock hard
to party hard
(from a GREAT song by bens folds)
to party hard
(from a GREAT song by bens folds)
"let me tell yall what its like being male middle class and white its a bitch if u dont believe listen up to my new cd sham on"~rockin the suburbs
dari austinluver Kamis, 31 Maret 2005
Term popularized by Michael Jackson in his tunes. Also very popular recently due to the Avid Merrion piss take of said artist
I am too good, Shamon motherfcker
dari Seaneh Selasa, 24 Juni 2003
To leave a place or a person in a place
"Well guys, I must sham on"
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The Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) has exercised a contract option to push on with development of Emergent BioSolutions' PreviThrax™ (recombinant protective antigen anthrax vaccine, purified) rPA post-exposure anthrax vaccine. The firm says that since the contract was initiated in 2010 it has increased manufacturing yields over four-fold, generated a more flexible manufacturing process at its Baltimore site, and demonstrated stability for both liquid and dry formulations.
Emergent's BioThrax is already the only FDA-approved vaccine for pre-exposure protection against anthrax. The firm's Anthrax pipeline, which is being supported by U.S. Government funds, also includes the Phase III-stage polyclonal antibody product Anthrivig (human anthrax immunoglobulin), which is being studied for use against symptomatic anthrax infection. In contrast, PreviThrax is in development for post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent disease developing after exposure to spores of the infectious organism Bacillus anthracis.
Two additional Anthrax candidates are in Phase I development; NuThrax (anthrax vaccine adsorbed CPG 7909 adjuvant) and Thravixa™ (fully human anthrax monoclonal antibody), which is derived from an individual immunized with BioThrax and is being evaluated for use against symptomatic anthrax infection.
In June Emergent received an additional $8.43 million in BARDA funding to carry out a noninterference study that would support a post-exposure prophylaxis PEP indication for BioThrax. During the same month the two organizations agreed a public-private partnership that will establish a Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing. The center will work to facilitate advanced development of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures, ensure domestic pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturing surge capacity, and provide workforce development training programs to address the U.S. government's preparedness priorities and needs.
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The Child Development and Early Childhood Education program at Tyler Junior College is intended to provide special training and support services for adults who are interested in the early education and care of young children. The program focuses on the practical application of current theory and knowledge in the field of child development and early childhood education. A positive outcome of such experiences is an early childhood professional who is capable of providing a safe and nurturing environment that promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children.
The two-year Associate of Applied Science degree and Certificate of Proficiency programs, offered at Tyler Junior College, prepare an individual to be a lead teacher and/or a director of quality early care and education programs. The A.A.S. degree program also provides a foundation for students who desire to pursue further education in the fields of Child Development, Family Studies and Human Development. The Administrator's Credential, Preschool Teaching Certificate, and the Infant and Toddler Caregiver Certificate programs are designed to provide basic skills and knowledge necessary to obtain employment in the early care and education field.
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|EDL 521 - Action Research in Mathematics Leadership
|(3 cr.) This course provides an overview of the concepts and principles of conducting action research in an educational setting. Action research conducted in the field of mathematics is reviewed and analyzed for purpose, methodology and outcomes. As a capstone experience, candidates design and implement action research in their school that involves working closely with peers on a project that is intended to improve the mathematics skills of students. Prerequisite: EDL 505, EDL 519.
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Students interested in pursuing a career as an attorney can join the Pre-Law Club at UTB/TSC and enroll in the Filemon B. Vela Pre-Law Academy (ALAW 4368). The academy helps current students or UTB/TSC graduates to improve their law school admission chances and law school success. The course focuses on test taking techniques for the LSAT, law school teaching methods and an introduction to the Cameron County legal community.
A student may obtain more information regarding the club or the academy by visiting the Filemon B. Vela Pre-Law Academy website and by contacting the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at 956-882-8975.
Our successful graduates of the Filemon B. Vela Pre-Law Academy attend prestigious law schools as Northwestern University Law School (Sandra Vera '09) and The University of Texas at Austin Law School (Jason Rios '10 and Layla Garcia '10).
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Carrie Braham DeWitt, 87, of Bayard, passed away at the home of her daughter, Pam, in Elkins, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.
She was born Aug. 19, 1925, at Snyder Crossing near Kingwood. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ermyntrude Salisbury of Kingwood.
She was known in Bayard as "grandma" to all who knew and loved her. Carrie was a member of the United Methodist Church of Bayard, Bayard Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and volunteered a lot of her time and traveling with the Senior Citizens.
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She is survived by her three daughters, Christine "Christy" and companion, Robert Broadwater, of Bayard, Pam Gifford and husband, Jim, of Elkins and Nanette VanDevender and husband, Bob, of Elkins; two sons, David and wife, Debbie, of Bayard and Robert "Bobby" and wife, Kay, of Kingwood; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; five sisters, Delores Miller of Lexington, Ky., Elaine Scott of Tucson, Ariz., Donna Albright of Albright, Shirley Hartsell and Carolyn Moore of Kingwood; and one brother, Robert Dyane Braham of Newton, N.C.
She also was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert DeWitt; two sisters, Ruth Wiles and Peggy Runner; and five brothers, James, William, Ralph, Glenn and Freddie.
Family and friends called at Bayard United Methodist Church in Bayard Dec. 11. Family and friends also may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Browning Funeral Home in Kingwood where funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Anthony Judy officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
At the family's request, donations can be made Hospice Care Corp., P.O. Box 760, Arthurdale, WV 26520-0760. Personal condolences may be offered to the family online at www.brownfuneralhome.net.t.


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The sides of the Koca Çay river that flows through ancient Aizanoi used to be connected by four bridges in Roman times, two of which remain. Both have five arches and are still in use. Their tops look modern, but looking at the side you see antiquity in use.
I managed to miss two reliefs that were put on one bridge when it was opened for use in 157 AD.
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Courtney Delancey, a Los Angeles-based interior designer, has been transforming homes for more than ten years. A hands-on designer and artist, she believes that the key to creating a beautiful space is making it functional for the people who inhabit it. Courtney combines city sophistication with relaxed coastal sensibilities, and brings a sense of warmth and color to every space she designs. Her home and work have been featured in Coastal Living and This Old House.


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GOOSE CREEK — The turnovers, penalties and other sundry mistakes might have caused Ray Stackley to have a case of indigestion. But the veteran coach of the Stratford Knights was happy with his team's overall performance in a 35-7 victory over Wando on Friday night.
The offense rolled up 454 yards. The defense shut down Wando running back Kenny Waring, who was coming off a 206-yard, five-touchdown performance last week. Special teams play was also impressive with a blocked punt.
The Knights played well in all phases of the game in front of about 4,000 fans at Stackley Field to remain perfect.
"We had seven starters back on defense and we're beginning to play as well on defense as I anticipated at the beginning of the year," Stackley said. "I'd give the defense a 10, the offense a 7 1/2. Overall, we played well as a team."
The fourth-ranked Knights, who appear to be on a collision course with undefeated and third-ranked Goose Creek in the regular-season finale, upped their record to 8-0, including 2-0 in Region 7-AAAA play. Wando fell to 3-5, 1-1.
The Knights set the tone on their first possession of the game with a 51-yard drive that ended with six points. The offense tallied 199 yards in the first half, including 86 in the air on the arm of Jacob Park. The 6-4 senior finished with 222 yards and a pair of touchdowns, completing 18 of 26 passes.
"Everybody expects him to get huge numbers every game," Wando coach Jimmy Noonan said of Park. "We tried to take away some of the things he can do. But their short passing game was very effective."
The Knights' defense was just as impressive, holding Wando to 37 yards in the first half. The Warriors finished with 203 total yards.
"They are very quick on defense," Noonan said. "They had us pegged. They took away the things that we were able to do successfully last week."
Stratford marched 51 yards on its first possession to take a 6-0 lead. Junior Jameak Jones rambled 22 yards for the score.
The Knights pushed the lead to 21-0 at halftime as Park hooked up with Tyree Scroggins for a 12-yard TD pass and Jordan Johnson scored on a 3-yard run.
Jones scored his second touchdown of the game with 8:29 left in the third quarter to make it 28-0.
Wando finally got on the board early in the fourth quarter on Waring's 3-yard TD run. He finished with 12 yards on 12 carries. The junior speedster caught two passes for 86 yards.
Park threaded the needle on his final TD pass of the game, completing a 21-yard strike to Thad Thompson.
"I though our offense played well in spurts," Stackley said. "We were able to run the football. The defense played well. You have to be able to play good defense in this region if you want to be successful."
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Stratford — Jameak Jones 22 run (kick failed)
Stratford — Tyree Scroggins 12 pass from Jacob Park (Jordan Johnson pass from Park)
Stratford — Jordan Johnson 3 run (Tyler Tekac kick)
Stratford — Jones 19 run (Tekac kick)
Wando — Kenny Waring 3 run (Clayton Rosenbaum kick)
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LISBON - The office computer that belonged to former Columbiana County Treasurer Nick Barborak has been found in a storage room where broken and outdated computer equipment is kept.
County Auditor Nancy Milliken showed up at Wednesday's board of county commissioners meeting to report she found the computer after launching her own search in response to newspaper stories about its whereabouts.
The computer has become part of the ongoing story about bookkeeping problems with a $5 million investment account in the treasurer's office. The story became public last month when new Treasurer Linda Bolon reported inheriting the problem, which resulted in county income being overstated by $118,770. During the course of correcting the problem, Bolon also discovered several illegal investments were made.
Bolon was elected treasurer last year in place of Barborak, who opted to run for state representative and then won, taking office Jan. 1. Both are Democrats.
Because of the news stories on the investment problems, the county Republican Party chairman, David Johnson, filed a public records request with Bolon seeking, among other things, emails between Bolon and Barborak and with the state auditor's office.
Bolon was unable to comply completely with the request because Barborak's desktop computer in the treasurer's office crashed in mid 2012 and he was unable to retrieve the information on the hard drive. The computer was replaced with a new one.
The Journal reported the county's IT worker said that after he was unable to resurrect the hard drive, it was given to a company by the name of Phoenix, which was also unsuccessful. Neither the IT worker, Bolon nor Barborak knew what became of the old computer and hard drive.
Milliken, a Republican, told commissioners she contracts with Phoenix, a computer service company, and its field worker, Dan Groffas, told her they were upset about being linked to the investment controversy. She said Groffas told her he happened to be in the courthouse when Barborak's computer crashed and was asked to take a look.
"He did not take it with him. He looked at it here" and was unable to get the computer working, Milliken said.
At this point, Milliken decided to search for the computer herself, and one of her first stops was the room where broken and outdated county computers are stored before being auctioned. It was there Milliken believes she found Barborak's computer, with its hard drive intact.
Milliken said she contacted the state auditor's office and was told to place the hard drive in a secure location for the time being. State examiners are currently conducting a routine audit of the county's 2012 books and are taking a specific look at the investment problem.
"We appreciate your diligence in tracking this down. I know there were some people upset about being dragged into this," said Commission Chairman Mike Halleck.
Since there is still an outstanding public records involving the computer, Commissioner Tim Weigle suggested they attempt to retrieve the information from the hard drive to satisfy the request.
Commissioner Jim Hoppel agreed. "We should do our due diligence to find out what's on there," he said.
While Halleck said that was a good idea, he was worried the county may have to spend a significant amount of money to retrieve the information, at which point they will have to decide whether it is worth it or not. He wondered whether the state auditor's office might be able to do it for them.
"I think you have to be somewhat pragmatic. We know what the problem is ... and I'm not sure what else there is to know about" the investment problem, he said.
Commissioners, all of whom are Republicans, then voted to have Milliken research whether the hard drive can be saved and for how much. She was advised to let them know the cost before they decide whether to proceed since the money would likely have to come from them.


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A Piper Cherokee aircraft that made an emergency landing Sunday in brush near the shoreline in Waiehu briefly took flight again around 6 p.m. Tuesday when a helicopter attempted to haul it away, witnesses said.
With trade winds blowing at an estimated 20 to 25 mph, the damaged aircraft appeared to be too unwieldy for the helicopter crew, which cut a line and dumped it into the ocean 20 or 30 yards from shore, according to Larry and Jacque Longsworth, a retired couple living in Oceanview Estates.
The helicopter "was really revving up," Jacque Longsworth said. It lifted the aircraft, but the "plane was almost too heavy for the helicopter. . . . The plane dropped into the ocean."
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Ivan Bersamin of Waiehu took this photo before the Piper Cherokee fell into the ocean and sank Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft, which made an emergency landing in Waiehu on Sunday, was being airlifted from the site.
IVAN BERSAMIN photo
After a Piper Cherokee fell into the ocean, all that could be seen was the tip of its tale off Waiehu on Tuesday evening.
LARRY LONGSWORTH photo
Larry Longsworth said he was running to get his camera in his home and didn't see the plane fall into the ocean, but he did see the aircraft's tail in the water, looking like "a shark's tail out there."
Jacque Longsworth said she, her husband and a friend went down to the shoreline to get a better view of what happened, and the helicopter had flown away. There were no emergency vehicles or police at the scene.
There was "just the plane bobbing in the water," she said. "The only thing . . . You could just see the tail sticking up out of the water."
She said she didn't know the depth of the water.
She questioned the advisability of attempting to fly the downed aircraft out in trade winds that left the plane twisting on its towline.
Witnesses remarked: "Oh look, the plane wants to fly again," she said. "It was pretty windy."
Ivan Bersamin, who lives on Analio Street, which is parallel to and mauka of Waiehu Beach Road, said he went outside to watch when he heard the noise of a helicopter around 6 p.m. and saw a chopper outside his window.
"It was really windy," he said. "The airplane started bobbing left and right, and it was affecting the flight of the helicopter . . . It looked like the helicopter was having a hard time."
As the helicopter went over the ocean, "the plane was all over the place," Bersamin said. "We were kind of worried. We thought the helicopter pilot was losing control and was going to crash in the ocean."
Then, the chopper began picking up altitude, and "they either released the cable or the cable snapped," he said.
Bersamin estimated that the plane fell about 100 yards offshore.
"I saw a big splash," he said. "It hit the water and went down."
Then, the chopper, which he characterized as a Bell helicopter, circled around and landed in the area of the crash site, Bersamin said.
Ian Gregor, public affairs manager for the Federal Aviation Administration's Pacific Region, confirmed Tuesday night that a chopper recovering the aircraft ran into problems and dropped the aircraft about a mile offshore.
The plane is currently in the water, and the FAA will be investigating the incident, he said.
Around 5:38 p.m. Sunday, the Piper Cherokee made an emergency landing about 50 yards from Waiehu Beach, down Lower Waiehu Beach Road. The pilot and three Maui tennis players survived the landing without injury.
The aircraft, on a flight from Honolulu to Maui, had declared a mayday and disappeared from the screens of air traffic controllers.
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Faces of Food Safety: Jeremy "Todd" Reed
If you had asked Jeremy "Todd" Reed's friends to name a place where he'd least likely work, a place dealing with food safety would probably be at the top of their list, he says. "They'd be shocked." Why? It is because Reed's resume puts him squarely on course for a high-level position at the Department of Defense or Homeland Security. So, what is a guy with degrees in Chinese and International Relations, with advanced credentials in mathematics — the author of a book on China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat — doing in a place like this? The answer is simple: he's making a difference.
"The more I find out about FSIS and food safety, the more I realize that this is an area I enjoy and can make a real difference," Reed says. "FSIS has a great mission. Not only is it interesting, but the work the agency does matters."
Looking for an important and noble mission, Reed found his place with the Food Safety and Inspection Service almost 2 years ago. At FSIS, he serves as Chief of the Analytical Design Branch, Data Analysis and Integration Group of the agency's Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, also known as ODIFP.
|"The more I find out about FSIS and food safety, the more I realize that this is an area I enjoy and can make a real difference."
Jeremy "Todd" Reed
ODIFP oversees all food defense activities for FSIS, develops and implements procedures to prepare for, respond to and recover from intentional and unintentional contamination and significant food emergencies and natural disasters affecting meat, poultry and processed egg products. The office also coordinates the agency's data collection, analysis, and integration activities across all program areas. Reed is the first to admit that his title is long and that of the office in which he works even longer, but while the work he does is complex and involves things like logic and equations, it all boils down to one thing: making sure the nation's meat, poultry and processed egg supply are safe.
Reed's Work is Revolutionizing the Way FSIS Uses Data
Reed is the go-to guy if there is a question or concern about the agency's new Public Health Information System or PHIS. PHIS is a web-based system that brings together many of FSIS' data sources. If there is a problem with the system, Reed often gets the questions and has the answers.
One of Reed's colleagues on the PHIS project sums up his work best: "Todd is so committed, honest and he will tell you like it is. He doesn't just tell you what the problem is, he will tell you what needs to be done to fix it, too."
Connecting His Two Worlds
The longer Reed spends with FSIS, the more, he says, he is able to find similarities between his past and present work. "While USDA and the Department of Defense have different missions, the tools and techniques for analyzing data are the same. The Department of Defense is helping to make where you live safe and FSIS is working to make the food supply safe. I am finding more similarities than differences. Protecting the public's health is rewarding work, and if I do my job well, no one will ever know my name."


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According to media reports on Thursday, former Stetson baseball star Chris Johnson was included in a seven-player trade that sent the third baseman to the Atlanta Braves after less than a season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Johnson, who signed a $2.3 million deal with Arizona earlier this month, was moved with outfielder Justin Upton in return for Martin Prado, Randall Delgado, Nick Ahmed, Zeke Spruill, and Brandon Drury.
The former Stetson Hatter will be replacing the iconic Chipper Jones at third base for the Braves. Jones, a DeLand Native, is the God son of Stetson head coach Pete Dunn. Jones's father Larry was Coach Dunn's teammate and roommate at Stetson, and an assistant coach with the Hatters for a decade.
Johnson hit .281 with career-bests of 15 home runs and 76 runs batted in during 136 games with the Diamondbacks and the Houston Astros last season. The third baseman also recorded career highs of 28 doubles and five triples in his fourth season in the majors.


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I wholeheartedly support Richard Flarend for District 9 state representative.
Unlike McGinnis, who plans to split his time between Harrisburg and teaching at PSU-Altoona, Flarend will work fulltime for his constituents because he will take a leave of absence from PSU.
Richard believes in a government that is small, but strong enough to provide local services such as police, fire fighters, schools, road and infrastructure maintenance.
He wants a "limited" constitutional convention. By "limited," he means that the convention would be strictly limited to reorganizing the government. Our present General Assembly is dysfunctional and very costly. Also, "limited" would prevent the convention from getting bogged down discussing social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
He has demonstrated his belief in community involvement by volunteering for several community organizations.
Richard Flarend is a fine candidate for district representative. Please vote for him in the upcoming election.
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by Rover 98 from Brick NJ | May 22, 2014
I picked up my discovery fairly cheap after Hurricane Sandy decimated the Jersey Shore. I live in a shore town, and picked this up for a couple hundred after it was drowned by the hurricane. Despite its age, having over 100k miles, and being hit and sunk by a hurricane, the car has been flawless. After doing basic maintenance that anyone should do when getting a used auto (change all fluid/belts and filters and plugs) the only thing to go wrong in two years of daily driving has been the water pump. That's also maintenance though. Let's talk performance. This is an off roading monster. No stock setup can beat this, maybe the 100k Mercedes G wagon. It's not particularly fast, but it can get out of its own way and has no problem doing highway speeds. Fuel consumption is high which was to be expected. With its torque filled v8 and locking centre differential, I'm always pulling out over ambitious jeep owners from the mud. The wheel articulation is also the best I've seen in any stock setup. This truck was designed and made to go through the roughest desert, and the toughest jungle after all. Speaking of design, the truck looks incredible. It's just a tough, go anywhere looking vehicle. Interior is also great, it has a utilitarian look but still has dual zone climate control with heated seats and room to fit 7 people. The raised rear roof makes it a dream to transport large objects, and did I mention the 4 Sun roofs? All in all, I wish everyone could own a discovery at least once in their lives.
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by trixie from Boone, NC | April 10, 2010
I wanted the car and we asked the dealer if there was anything wrong that we needed to know about he said the headliner needed fixing. The car run for three weeks then the brakes locked up, the front window leaks in the rain drips down through the rear view mirror and the key stricks in the ingination making the car grind like it is constantly trying to start after it has started. I love the car anyway but Land Rovers have to have parts from only a Land Rover dealer and you don't even want to know the prices even on a car as old as this one.
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Good Daily Driver
by 442 Fan from Durham, NC | March 22, 2009
We purchased our Disco 5 years ago for our high school daughter. Most kids pulling up in Hondas... she was a bit different pulling in with her off-roader. She drove it for 3 years before heading off to college. Now the Disco is wife's daily driver. Oil leaks are common and mechanical repairs can be costly. Check engine light is also on often. All negatives aside, the vehicle is very well made and realiable. Highly recommend Flying Circus British Cars for repairs if you live in the Raleigh/Durham NC area. Oh, has 120K miles and running strong.
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Land Rover Discovery Dependable.
by Charlie from Atlanta, GA | August 6, 2007
I have been driving my Disco for about 5 years now and have over 130k miles on it. Other than a couple of oil leaks i have had no real issues with this vehical. It is still a easy car for a do it yourself type to do a lot of the routine maintance on. Other than the MPG of which i get about 14mpg it has been a great car. Good Points. Reliable Easy to Work on Comfortable Not so Good Points Gas Mileage Top of windshield is kind of low if you are a tall person you have to lean over to see stop lights.
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affordable luxury
by Kit Kat from St Louis, MO | May 14, 2007
Handles great. Sporty and luxurious. Every comfort that you could need. Have only had to have regular maintenance on my vehicle (oil changes, new tires and tune-ups). Mine has over 100K miles and it still runs like a dream!
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Changed Opinion
by DISCOADVENTURER from Chicago | July 30, 2006
I have purchased my Land Rover Discovery about a year ago. It already had 87,000 miles. I have previously heard that these cars tend to have problems, but I just wanted to get it anyway. I loved the shape, the spartan interior, the functionality. After I have had this car for some time, I realized that it is a very serious machine and not just a toy for the rich and famous. This car has excellent handling, strong motor, and if one maintains it as it should be by a mechanic that knows the car, it should be a fairly reliable transportation. Remember, these are the cars that were build to run through Sahara desert and other unusual places. If you buy one, you will have a lot of fun with it. Driving it is a daily adventure.
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MORGANTOWN - Dana Holgorsen might just be the most disappointed man in Morgantown.
"This is a game we should have won," the West Virginia coach said.
He's right.
The Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) had an 11-point lead late in the third quarter against No. 16 Texas Tech (7-0, 4-0), but simply didn't finish out the potential upset.
"The will to win was not there," Holgorsen said. "You could see it on the sidelines. Our crowd was great when we gave them reasons to be. Fourth quarter, we were up 11 points and we didn't have the will to knock them out. That's disappointing. (Texas Tech) had the will to want to win more than we did. That starts with me."
Holgorsen also noted it wasn't a lack off effort by the Mountaineers that caused the 37-27 loss. He was impressed with the effort. West Virginia just didn't get the knock out punch it needed.
"We had a chance," defensive coordinator Keith Patterson said. "We just have to finish. (If) you got somebody down you have to be like sharks in the tank. You have to smell it. You have to go out there and take it.
"You have to give Texas Tech credit, man. When it was on the line, they made the plays. It's simple. They made the plays in crunch time. We were in position, they just made a play and we didn't."
The end for West Virginia surprisingly came after Dreamius Smith scored his second touchdown of the day to put the Mountaineers ahead, 27-16.
After Smith's 12-yard score, WVU ran only 19 plays for a total of just 33 yards.
Texas Tech, on the other hand, finished out that same stretch with 274 yards on 37 plays with three touchdowns to pull off the come-from-behind victory.
"We refused to make a play on offense, defense or special teams in the last quarter-and-a-half," Holgorsen said. "We refused to coach well enough to win the game. That will be addressed."
As it should.
There's no excuse for the Mountaineers late collapse. Especially when, in their previous game, the Baylor Bears embarrassed them.
To be able to bonce back from a loss like that and beat a nationally ranked opponent would have been huge, not only in terms of wins and losses, but as in confidence as well.
"The things that stick out to me are the negative plays, the false start penalties, the two or three drops we had," offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said.
"That's the thing that stops drive. It was probably more mental than anything. Just pushing through in the fourth quarter when things get tough.
"A lot of that comes with experience. It's nice to have guys out there that have done that before. Obviously, we don't."
Actually, neither did Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders were led by a freshman quarterback, who was making his second career start. His only collegiate victory came a week ago.
West Virginia has a somewhat easy schedule remaining as they face Kansas State (2-4, 0-3), TCU (3-4, 1-3), Kansas (2-4, 0-3), and Iowa State (1-4, 0-2).
Texas (4-2, 3-0) is the only team the Mountaineers face that has a winning record to date.
Confidence isn't something you learn, however, it comes from within.
The more you lose, the tougher it is to regain.
While this loss is disappointing, it's not demoralizing.
The Mountaineers need to remember that if they want to accomplish anything more this season.


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Not Everyone Is Happy to See Political Ads End
For Voice-Over Actors, Elections Are Paydays; Recording in Closets
On odd-numbered years, Jane Lueders has been the friendly voice of Washington, D.C.-area directory assistance, Washington subway customer service and Pentagon weapons-training videos. In election years, she is the well-modulated and ubiquitous expression of Democratic anger, hurt, frustration, vulnerability, righteousness and quaking betrayal.
The monthslong barrage of political ads will come to a sudden halt Wednesday—by one estimate more than a million have aired since June alone—and most people will be thrilled.
Not Ms. Lueders, one of an elite cadre of actors clustered around Washington whose calendars explode every four years. The voice-over specialist is communicating these days via email, because she is nearly speechless, croaking "this is what happens," into the phone line after an election season in which her annual income has risen by 50% and her voice has gone bust.
Ms. Lueders and a Republican counterpart, Sheldon Smith, have recorded hundreds of ads between them for this year's race, and they are going to miss it. "Can I just confess I love doing negative spots?" Ms. Lueders said.
Glued to the microphone in her closet-turned-studio in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, reading from scripts with notes marked "pride," "defiance" and "disappointed" in the appropriate places, Ms. Lueders owns the unseen voice that was beamed into living rooms across the nation this year.
"There are so many expressions of negativity…each one is a slightly different inflection of the voice which involves using different expressions and parts of the chest, larynx, mouth and nose to get the right sound," Ms. Lueders said in an email.
Normally, people in the political advertising industry are departing for vacations at this moment in the campaign. This year, the closeness of contests up and down the ticket, along with a slew of nationwide ballot initiatives, pushed crunchtime to election eve.
"Every week, it's been huge," said Scott Linder, whose D.C.-based Scott Linder & Company manages Republican and Democratic actors.
The Internet has given voice to millions of would-be voice-over artists, but only a few dozen rise above the cacophony. Mr. Smith, a gravel-voiced and resonant Republican, is one of the most prominent baritones in the business. He has been in thousands of political ads since 1974, when he recorded a spot for Michigan gubernatorial candidate William Milliken, who succeeded George Romney, Mitt Romney's father, as governor.
Mr. Smith has persuaded, cajoled, complained and explained in swanky studios, hotel rooms and between the racks in his Arlington, Va., coat closet.
He is the voice of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kan. Friends on vacation have called to say they heard Mr. Smith narrating a National Park Service visitors' center welcome video.
Like Ms. Lueders, a Chicagoan who has been doing voice-over work since 1993, Michigan-born Mr. Smith is a voice from the heartland.
Ad makers like Midwestern accents because they tend to be the least regionally distinguishable.
Over four decades in the business, Mr. Smith has graduated from the voice of an anxious father or an angry factory worker to "the voice of God," a moniker bestowed by colleagues.
He has won multiple Pollies, the gold-toned flame trophy from the American Association of Political Consultants that is the industry's Oscar.
"One thing that has been said about me is that my voice has an authenticity that is unusual," Mr. Smith says. "For political advertising to be effective, it absolutely must be believable. In retail advertising you can watch something that is funny, with small rodents riding around in a little car, but in political advertising the voice-over artist really has the whole thing on his or her shoulders."
"Selling air," as Ms. Lueders calls it, is a specialized, stressful and somewhat solitary profession, where producing ads can be as difficult as hearing them for the 150th time. The most proficient voice-over artists record from home studios, either over a special phone line or by emailing a digital file. They often get 15 minutes' notice on a job, must turn a script around in an hour, or clear their calendars for days as they wait for a big campaign to write and clear an ad.
Like much in Washington, the business is politically polarized: actors pledge commercial allegiance to either the Democratic or Republican Party. That prevents the same voice from speaking for and against legalized gambling in Maryland, for example, or from selling both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
Everybody knows everybody else, and in the hotly competitive D.C. market, they trawl one another's profiles on ProducersHandyDandy.com, an online audition site where mid-Atlantic actors compete for work, offering up their take on "sophisticated/sexy" to "folksy," "GenerationNext" to "Senior Moments."
Many voice-over artists are trained for on-screen work but become disembodied voices in an election year.
A popular voice-over actor working steadily during a presidential year can earn up to $125,000 on political ads alone.
Most voice-over actors are unionized and paid by the script. Wages vary depending on the job, the size of the market where the ad runs, the medium and the actor—the most popular of whom receive a premium.
Presidential spots that run on national television are the best-paid, and can earn a voice-over actor about $3,000 to $4,000. Web ads for mayoral races in small cities are among the lowest paid.
Lucrative it may be, convivial it is not. Mr. Smith, like many of his colleagues, says the work can be lonely. He has a recording booth in his Arlington walk-in closet and in his Michigan cabin.
"Years ago, those of us who did political voice-over based in Washington got together on election night and had a party at someone's house," he recalled. "Every time they'd call a race, one talent in the room would jump up and say 'that's my guy!' It was very much like BINGO."
Ms. Lueders, too, has spent a solitary year, working solo to troubleshoot a buzzing in her closet microphone, missing her niece's 30th birthday party in Philadelphia to wait for an ad that in the end was canceled.
She recalls thinking on her many previous travels to studios around the country that she could do a better job recording "the moving walkway is now ending."
After Tuesday, Ms. Lueders will drive to an art studio near her home, and return to her first love—printmaking, a medium practiced in total silence.


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Source: Technology Review
quote: The free market is actively choosing to watch tens of trillions of capital earn negative real interest instead of building or buying anything, and it's done it for over four years. That is indisputable fact, not opinion. Think about how absurd that is for a moment.
quote: Capitalism is making a cry for something more to build, and nothing in the free market is giving it to them.
quote: Building something when demand is low or nonexistent, just for the sake of it, is crazy.
quote: Even in a great economy, Tesla's market is TINY!
quote: it's the government keeping us afloat instead of pulling us down


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This looks excellent! Look forward to taking this for a spin.
An e-commerce transaction is not completed until the actual merchandise has been shipped. However to get the goods to be shipped people are forced to disclose their real addresses to online venders. Here's my two cents – an anonymous shipping system. Basically a user will pick one trusted carrier such as UPS and get a token that represents her address. Then when she's purchasing online, she'll give the token to the vender instead of a real shipping address. The vender can call to UPS service to validate the token and get shipping cost estimation (or the token can have zip code in it for cost estimation), but the vender never knows where the product is shipped to. The token can be static or dynamic – user can apply new tokens any time. I'm not sure if U-Prove consider the scenario like this?
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Katie McKinley, 15, has donated her hair for a second time. The first time was 2005, Pam at Southcoast Hair Studio was collecting hair for Locks of Love. This year, Katie decided to give her hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. Pam at Southcoast Hair Studio cut it again this time.
"We are so proud of Katie. She always thinks of others before herself," said her mother Robin McKinley. "She is a very giving person, a heart as big as Texas. She volunteers at a local horse rescue, LEARN Horse Rescue and is a trombonist in the Wando marching band. While at LEARN horse rescue, Katie met Harper Drolet, who became a friend. Harper died in September of 2011, and Katie decided then to grow her hair again in honor of Harper Drolet."
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... if she's born on my due date.
My heart started beating faster when I wrote that.
I hate to admit things like this, but I think I'm nervous! Not nervous for the labor or birth, but for the finally meeting this human that has been living in my body since the very beginning of this year. Like, I am almost feeling like I can't imagine not having her live inside me. Like, I am maybe so used to it now it can just stay this way. Why does what's on the other side seem to scare me a little? And in a way that I can't explain or really understand, so it's even that more intimidating? Just a little.
There's so many factors that will be "found out." Will it all go perfectly and be the home birth I've planned? Is this really a girl? Will I need to rush out and buy a ton of boy clothes? Is it really going to happen- me, having this baby that I've been dreaming of for nine months?
So much anticipation. So much wait and see. I know you are all on the edge of your seat to hear the news and I'm starting to feel the pressure. I better put on a good show!
But seriously...
deep deep down, wrapped up in faith and prayers and promises, I know that it will all be ok.
No matter the outcome, it's in much bigger Hands than mine. It's normal for me to feel this way because I am human, and I can not see the path too far ahead, for good reason.
But I know that it's not up to me, it's already taken care of, and all I have to do is be the vessel now for this amazing miracle about to take place.
And yet I get to love her and hold her and nourish her and breathe her and oh my goodness.
I'm not so afraid anymore.


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Nearly half a century ago, J. Waymon Rose took a front-row seat to one of the most famous criminal cases in U.S. history.
The traveling furniture salesman was Juror No. 10 in the Jack Ruby murder trial — a public spectacle that kept the spotlight on Dallas in the months after President John F. Kennedy was slain on Nov. 22, 1963.
"It was worse than being in jail," Rose, who turns 91 next month, said of the weeks he spent sequestered before and during the trial.
Rose will recall his jury duty and discuss the 47-page, handwritten diary he kept during the trial on Saturday as part of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza's yearlong Living History Series. The program commemorates the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
On March 14, 1964, just 10 days after the trial began, the 12-member jury that included Rose quickly found Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald — the assassin who shot Kennedy as the presidential motorcade made its way along the western edge of downtown Dallas.
Rose, a middle-aged father of three who now lives in Garland, emerged as a central figure on the jury. The former World War II fighter pilot brought both common-sense clarity and comic relief to the table.
"The bailiffs accused me of being the jury clown," he said, still getting a kick out of the characterization. "I had a lot of jokes at my disposal."
But Rose was a serious player, a deliberative juror who, at the urging of his family, began recording his thoughts about the trial in a spiral notebook given to him by his wife.
He still vividly recalls nitty-gritty details of the legal drama like it was February 1964. That's when Juror No. 10 began scribbling in his diary.
The diary, along with a journal and scrapbook maintained by his late wife, Ann, were mothballed until 2002, when they were donated to The Sixth Floor Museum.
The diary offers a fascinating look at some of the key players in the trial, such as flamboyant defense attorney Melvin Belli and bulldog prosecutor Henry Wade, but it also focuses on the closely guarded daily lives and impressions of the jurors.
In one of his first entries, Rose noted how he felt waiting to see whether he would be chosen as one of the 12 jurors.
He was No. 129 in a pool of 900 prospective jurors.
"I figured they'd have three juries picked by the time my number was called," he quipped. "I was wrong, and it wouldn't be the last time."
Instead, an antsy Rose waited nine days while 128 other prospective jurors were questioned — and only nine had been picked.
"I was acting like an expectant father, pacing back and forth," he wrote on Feb. 28, 1964. "I wished again and again that I hadn't quit smoking cigarettes."
He revealed later in that entry how nervous he was at the prospect of losing money and business contacts if he landed on the jury.
"My business and financial obligations kept jumping up at me, causing my heart to skip. I knew any extended jury duty would jeopardize everything I owned all I had worked for."
But his worries finally gave way to a sense of civic duty, and any thought he had of artfully avoiding being chosen melted away when he was questioned by Wade and Belli.
He was enamored with Wade's "warm, friendly approach," he wrote. And he found Belli "to be very engaging and cordial."
Before he knew it, he said, both sides were looking favorably upon his military background and the way he answered their questions. And he was ready to go.
"Frankly, I was stunned and before I could take a deep breath, I had my right hand up, taking the juror's oath."
Rose soon found out what he was in for when he joined the other nine jurors on their first trip out for lunch. A horde of photographers hounded them.
"I really felt like a goldfish in a bowl."
But what really threw him for a loop were the tight quarters to which jurors were confined. He described his "cubicle" as a 6-by-6½-foot room with a bed jammed along the wall, a wash basin and a commode.
"My room, number 19, was one of many along a narrow hall. At the end of the hall was a single community shower which had no hot water at all in the mornings, and very little water of any kind at anytime."
Rose offers several examples of the trademark humor that made him a favorite among his colleagues. Yet the lighthearted moments, as he wrote in early March, often gave way to heavier thoughts about what they were called to do.
"But in our dark thoughts lie an undeniable fact: We will one day soon pass judgment on a human being, and our decision could mean his freedom — or his death. This is the sober thought I fall asleep with these nights."
Rose notes in his diary "the cheer that went up!" on March 3, the day the 12th juror was named. And on March 4, 1964, the first day the trial began.
"We were called down at 9:10. I really hadn't given much thought of the prime importance of a jury. I was to learn, again, that every word is directed at the jury."
On March 6, after key state witnesses had testified, Rose dutifully noted in his diary that jurors were being extra careful to not say or do anything that would derail the trial — such as letting other jurors read his diary.
As the trial progressed, Rose's diary points out on March 8 how it was beginning to take its toll on jurors.
"The least amount of time I have to put in that little room, the better. I have complained about small hotel rooms before — but this is ridiculous."
The next day was a busy one, with testimony coming from a stripper — "one Penny Dollar, as she is professionally known."
That same day, Belli, the defense attorney, told the jury that Ruby suffered from psychomotor epilepsy, a rare mental disease that could trigger violent outbursts.
Rose wrote how "taxing" the trial had become and how it was affecting his sleep.
"Went to El Fenix for dinner. Very good. I only hope I sleep well, as I am dead tired. Don't know how I kept awake in the jury box."
Rose's final entry in his diary came on March 13, after both sides had rested their case.
"We're anxious to wrap this up now. I only hope the next time we come up those stairs, we all have a single, concrete opinion."
The next day, after deliberating for slightly more than two hours, the jury returned a guilty verdict and sentenced Ruby to death.
Ruby appealed his conviction and death sentence. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial in 1966, citing, among other errors, the judge's refusal to grant a change of venue.
But Ruby became ill while the trial was being set and died of lung cancer on Jan. 3, 1967.
Rose said he and his fellow jurors, after reaching their verdict, wondered how the world would react "that we found this man guilty within two hours' time."
One juror "wanted more evidence," he said.
"I said if you want to drag this out, OK, but I'm tired and I want to go home," Rose said. "I think that persuaded the lady."
What: 2013 Living History Series featuring J. Waymon Rose, the 10th juror in the Jack Ruby murder trial
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
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The new Corner at Wescott shopping center on Dorchester Road in North Charleston has a way to go before it opens, but it has lined up several new tenants for the Harris Teeter-anchored location, according to the website of the developer, North American Development Co.
Along with Marshalls, tenants include Moe's Southwest Grill, TCBY, Starbucks, Rack Room Shoes, Marco's Pizza, Jersey Mike's Subs, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Sandy's Cleaners, Lee Nails, Great Clips, Hallmark, Massage Envy, Cato and Pet Supplies Plus.
The 166,962-square-foot retail center is on 35 acres at the entrance to Wescott Plantation. The Harris Teeter will be 53,000 square feet while Marshalls will occupy about 25,000 square feet. Harris Teeter plans to open in January, spokeswoman Danna Jones said.
Buildings in the shopping center are mostly shells for the moment, and nine spaces remain unfilled. The site also includes three undeveloped outparcels along Dorchester Road and another next to Wescott Boulevard.
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Joseph and Dolly Awkar plan to open Leyla at 298 King St. in the former Sushi Hiro and short-lived Izakaya Ramen space by Sunday.
Dolly Awkar, a professor of Arabic language at the College of Charleston, said the restaurant is undergoing final preparations before inspections and getting its certificate of occupancy and other permits.
Her husband is an entrepreneur who imports Lebanese food products. She plans to continue her current job while her husband and two sons run the restaurant. Their business partner is Dr. Jamal Taha, a neurosurgeon from Cincinnati. A Lebanese-Armenian chef from Los Angeles will join the venture.
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Harmony Salon has leased a 1,500-square-foot space at 1757 Ashley River Road in West Ashley, according to Avison Young commercial real estate.
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Grimaldi's Pizzeria at 1244 Belk Drive in Mount Pleasant is helping raise funds for Share Our Strength's "No Kid Hungry" campaign. From Sept. 15-22, customers can donate $5 or $10 to "No Kid Hungry" and will receive a matched amount from Grimaldi's to use during their next visit. All proceeds go to the charity.
Other area restaurants may be participating as well. For example, diners at Manny's Neighborhood Grille in West Ashley and Manny's Mediterranean Cafe in North Charleston and downtown Charleston can donate to the cause throughout September and sign a card. For more information, go to NoKidHungry.org.
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on December 18, 2012 - 1:00 AM
The pressure was on. I appeared to be much more confident than I actually was, but there I was in the middle of the field, with Robin Hood and his merry men watching me.
Oh, here comes that smile again; let me back up and explain.
After nearly two years and an incredible amount of hard work and outright fun, I have finished writing a book. It is such a feeling of accomplishment; and what unique experiences I've had along the way. But there is one in particular that brings a smile to my face every time I think of it.
I recently made a trip to England to meet with my co-writer. Yes, I know, such a burden to have to go, but recordings had to be made, pictures had to be taken and I had to spend some much-needed time with a dear friend.
I stayed with a lovely family in the Village of Bitton, and was invited to work the book stall at the St. Mary's church fete. The big event was to be on Saturday, which made it necessary for me to have a math lesson the night before – pounds, pence, etc. I was soon prepared to sell books to unsuspecting children.
St. Mary's is 1,000 years old. Its stone walls, magnificent bell tower and proud parishioners welcomed me with all the charm and warmth of a comfortable memory. The field was alive with tents, dancers, games, medieval costumes, flags and a castle facade.
Children were already picking through the bins of books as I arrived. I jumped right into sales mode. "That'll be a dollar-fifty, honey." A look of total confusion came over the little girl's face. Not only had I forgotten about the one pound-fifty lesson, but for the first time in my life, I was the one with the accent. She took pity on me, paid and ran off with her carefully chosen purchase.
On a short break in the action, I wandered around. The air was filled with English chatter, and laughter, which sounds the same in any country. That's when the castle facade caught my eye. Men dressed in period costumes (actually looking like Robin Hood) stood with arrows in hand, waiting for customers. I took the bait.
"I'll give it a try," I said, reaching for a bow. Sensing my accent, the man laughed and insisted that I would need an American flat bow instead of the round bow he was holding. I assured him the round bow would do just fine. He gave me a brief demonstration; I was to try to get the arrow through the castle door, the big arched windows or the tall, skinny opening called an arrow slit. Three tries for a pound.
All the merry men were watching, carefully trying to disguise their snickers as I drew the first arrow back. It landed on the ground two inches from the door. The second arrow hit the wall between two windows; at least it was closer. I took the third arrow, carefully aimed, pulled it back and let it fly. I actually heard it whiz as it pierced the air and went straight through the arrow slit. Triumphantly, I let out a scream and Robin Hood stood silent.
It was a few seconds before he spoke, but in a loud voice he bellowed, "May I have your attention! It has become clear to me why we lost the War for Independence. This American is bloody good!" A cheer went up across the land and a smile came up across my face.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
A Mount Pleasant 12-year-old boy is back in town after a year abroad, training at an elite soccer academy in Brazil. Alexandre Ballish Regueiro, who goes by Zinho, was invited to join Vasco da Gama Youth Academy, where some of the most well-known international soccer stars have trained.
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Zinho managed all of this while also completing the sixth grade through an online public school based in Columbia. South Carolina Virtual Charter School (SCVCS) provided Zinho with the ability to accept the opportunity without missing a beat in his academic career.
Zinho's father, a former professional athlete, stressed the importance of keeping up with your education while training for a professional athletic career.
"You have to have education to fall back on, because even if you're the best in the world at something, one bad fall or concussion is all it takes to end a sporting career," he said. "That's why education has always been a huge priority for our family."
SCVCS is a tuition-free public school option that gives K-12 students across South Carolina the chance to learn in the ways that are right for them. Students receive support from state-licensed teachers and engage with an active school community online and in person.
With SCVCS, Zinho has access to a premier, individualized curriculum, delivered online and focused on his individual learning needs. For Zinho, it is a perfect option – he excels in certain subject areas, and the curriculum is built in a way that lets him move more quickly through the material that he grasps with ease.
"With SCVCS, if Zinho understands something right away, we can move forward," his father said. "Math comes really easily to him, and he loves history. We spend a lot of time going into detail in the areas that interest him most. For example, we've watched Ken Burns documentaries on the Civil War. A normal 11 year old would never get into that, but he did."
Now, back in the U.S., Zinho is fluent in Portuguese from his year abroad. He started seventh grade at SCVCS on Aug. 19 and has rejoined his Mount Pleasant soccer club.
Sheree Muse is a local development manager with South Carolina Virtual Charter School. Visit the school's website at www.scvcs.org.
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