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"A lot of women have never worn a suit before," Vaughn says. "A lot of them don't know how to match up an outfit, they don't know how to put the blouse, accessories and so forth together. A lot of the women that come through here, the shoes on their feet are the only shoes they own, so it's our job to show them how to put things together and look nice."
Angela James, 38, steps out of the dressing room wearing a crisp white shirt, dark black pants and shiny black high heels. She wants to be a nurse, went to school for it for a while, but dropped out when she got pregnant years ago. "Had little setbacks," she says. "But I'm going for success."
She has no dress clothes, not even new clothes of any kind, and now she's wearing an outfit she'd never have been able to afford on her own. The new look swells up her pride, and as she looks in the mirror she free-associates her feelings. "I feel very different," she says. "Important. More businesslike. More independent. I feel like I'm encouraged, you know? Strong. I know when I walk in there they're going to look at me differently. This is nice."
The women bustling around are thrilled with their free outfits, though the real gift, whether or not each realizes it, came an hour ago with the lessons on résumé-writing, interview etiquette and social skills. But their reaction is understandable because the new outfit is their chance not to be dismissed just for their appearance when they first walk in for a job interview somewhere. The rest is up to them. But at least now they can get into the door.
"We call it the Cinderella effect," Vaughn says. "We totally transform people, even their body language. Their head is held down, and when they leave their head is up, and they have a smile on their face."
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Snapware Glasslock containers earn 4 stars out of 5 with more than 40 user reviews on Amazon.com. Users like the container's tight seal and versatile use. Some users use the containers not only to store food but in food preparation and even serving. There are a few negative comments about the lids becoming stiff or warped after dishwashing. One user suggests bending stiff lids back and forth a few times to loosen them up.
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Serving up memories, USO-style
Volunteers in Eastern Henrico assist military members today as they did years ago
Imagine being a 16-year-old girl in 1943.
Songs by the Andrew Sisters blared from the radio. The jitterbug was the dance craze. And with the U.S. in World War II, thousands of young men and women were being trained at Richmond Air Base near Sandston.
As USO World marks its 70th anniversary this year, Ada Chinn, 84, and Margie Winter, 83, recall volunteering at Sandston's USO Club, which was dedicated June 20, 1943.
"All the guys loved ping pong," said Chinn, who spent hours at the J.B. Finley Road building. "They had Chinese checkers and regular checkers. They had a game room set up and they would need people to play with them."
Occasionally Chinn and some of the other girls performed skits. Once they donned top hats and tap shoes and performed at the USO Club.
On Saturday nights the jitterbug was the dance of choice.
"I loved to dance. We had a ball," said Winter as she sat in the renovated building's main hall last month. "They had a band. It was packed when I came to the dances."
She recalled that girls also came from Highland Springs and Montrose to the building that now houses the Sandston Recreation Center.
Chinn and Winter said the USO Club was one way Sandston residents helped the war effort. Some families also provided room and board for soldiers. Women did mending for them. Everyone lined Williamsburg Road to wave when military convoys passed through town.
Winter and Chinn had older brothers fighting in the war. Even as teens the girls said they understood their role as USO volunteers.
Many of the men passing through Sandston were almost as young as the girls. They were away from home for the first time and were headed off to fight not knowing if they'd come home.
"After they left here, they went overseas. Your idea was if you could help while they were away from home to have a night of fun [you should]," Winter said.
Almost 70 years later and less than three miles away from the old Sandston USO Club, 200 USO volunteers now help military men and women at the Richmond International Airport.
The USO center opened there last July and is one of 11 in the Hampton Roads Central Virginia area. Since opening, about 2,000 Armed Forces members, their dependents, and military retirees have been served each month at the RIC USO. The center expects to serve as many as 3,000 a month in the year ahead.
There aren't any Saturday night dances at this USO; however, volunteers there offer what Peggy Reid calls southern hospitality.
The center has rows of large comfortable leather chairs, two big screen televisions, a bank of computers and a kitchenette where volunteers can prepare snacks.
"We're thrilled to death when they want to eat something because we like to fix them food like mamas would do," said Reid, who has volunteered at the center since it opened. "We find some of them want to talk. I've had them hang on the counter up there and just talk and talk and talk. And we always enjoy that."
Betty Burgess also has volunteered at the RIC USO center since July. She said the time she's spent there has helped her discover some good news about the next generation.
"A lot of times you hear, 'I don't know what our young people are coming to.' That is definitely not the case," Burgess said. "It's been a wonderful, wonderful experience for me to be around these young people. They are polite, well-versed and intelligent."
Dan Rose, a Vietnam veteran, who has volunteered at the center since September, said he does so for a number of reasons. One is especially close to his heart.
He met his wife, Pam, in 1966 at a USO Club in Trenton, N.J. It was her first day there as a volunteer.
"We met the third of February, 1966, engaged in April and married in June," Rose said. His wife also volunteers at the RIC USO.
While the faces of the volunteers have changed since the days of the Sandston USO Club, the sentiment of the volunteers hasn't changed.
"We want to show them a little love before they head off somewhere else and hope they have good memories," Reid said.
For more information about the Central Virginia USO, visit http://www.usohr.com .
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The threat of bad weather didn't keep visitors away from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden July 10 for the facility's weekly Flowers After 5 event (which pairs music and food with a chance to stroll the garden) and its monthly Fidos After 5 (which allows dog owners to bring their pets with them to enjoy the evening). > Read more.
Western Henrico Rotary helps fund Midwives For Haiti Jeep
Thanks in part to a $10,000 gift from the Western Henrico Rotary Club, another bright pink Jeep modified to travel extremely rough terrain has been delivered to Midwives For Haiti so that more pregnant women in the quake-ravaged country will have access to prenatal care and a greater chance of surviving childbirth.
The funds were raised at the annual casino night held in February, club president Adam Cherry said. The Rotary Club also helped purchase the Virginia-based charity's first pink jeep three years ago. > Read more.
Agencies combine on new entry point to Chickahominy
Canoeing and kayaking enthusiasts soon will have a new access point to the Chickahominy River. VDOT, the James River Association and Henrico County Parks and Recreation are teaming up to establish a new site in Eastern Henrico.
The James River Association negotiated the deal with VDOT to procure official access to the area located just east of I-295 on North Airport Road in Sandston. The site includes a park-and-ride commuter lot bordering the Chickahominy River and has been an unofficial launch site used by paddlers for years. > Read more.
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Take in a show at several locations this weekend! West End Comedy will provide laughs at HATTheatre; the production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes" will close Sunday; and the youth theatre company CharacterWorks will present "Footloose" at The Steward School. Another show perfect for the kids – "Despicable Me 2" is playing at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center tonight. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Is there an Echo in here?
'Earth to Echo' aims to become this generation's 'ET'
It's no secret that all found-footage genre movies are the same. Grab a couple of characters, give one of them a camera, and expose them to something supernatural that's content to lurk just off-screen until the last five minutes. Everything else will just fall into place.
But that formula isn't particularly family friendly, if only because that thing waiting a few feet to the left of the cast is usually plotting their violent doom.
That's what sets Earth to Echo apart from the pack. It, too, follows a group of characters armed with a camera and a tendency to encounter unknown life forms. But all those familiar parts have been rearranged just enough to make it suitable for a much younger audience. > Read more.
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An eclectic array of events are taking place this weekend throughout the county. In the West End, we have the Richmond Wedding Expo, the Under the Stars Family Film Series and Henrico Theatre Company's production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes." In the eastern part of the county, we have a blood drive at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, Gallmeyer Farm's annual Sweet Corn Festival and an origami workshop at Fairfield Library. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Is Thorne Research / Thorne Vet a member of the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC)?
Thorne Research has been an NASC member in good standing since 2003 and is authorized to display the NASC quality seal on all Thorne Vet products.
Are your products pharmaceutical grade?
There is no standardized definition for the term "pharmaceutical grade." However, we manufacture our products with the utmost concern for product purity, quality, and safety. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has good manufacturing practice guidelines (GMPs) for the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the dietary supplement industry. We are in full compliance with the GMPs for the dietary supplement industry. Our internal standards for ingredient purchasing and the manufacture of finished products are unsurpassed. Also, our products are also approved for sale in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration of the Australian government, which holds us to a pharmaceutical standard.
What is the best way to give your products (with or without food, on an empty stomach, before or after meals)?
Unless otherwise recommended on the label, it is best to give our animal health products with food for optimal absorption.
What fillers do you use in your animal health products and where do they come from?
When it is necessary to fill the capsule with something in addition to the active ingredients, we use magnesium citrate, cellulose, magnesium citrate-laurate, or silica. Magnesium citrate is pure magnesium reacted with pure citric acid; cellulose is pure plant fiber (usually from pine trees), magnesium citrate-laurate is pure magnesium reacted with citric acid and lauric acid (a small fat molecule that does not inhibit absorption), and silica is the pure element found in sand.
What are the elemental amounts in your minerals?
The elemental amount of each mineral is listed in the Product Facts box on each product label on the website for all mineral products. If the product lists the amount of calcium as 150 mg, that is the amount of the elemental mineral (calciium, in this example) in the product.
Do you test for heavy metals in your fish oil products?
Fish oil ingredients are tested for heavy metals and other contaminants when we receive them and before we use them in our products.
Can your products be taken out of the capsule?
Most of our products can be taken out of our two-piece pull-apart capsules and put into a small amount of food. However, there are products we do not recommend be taken out of the capsule.
What does chelate mean?
Chelate refers to a chemical reaction between a mineral and a non-mineral component. It usually refers to a chemical compound made up of a mineral and an organic acid or amino acid that makes the mineral easier to absorb into the body; for example, magnesium and citric acid are reacted to form the chelate, magnesium citrate.
What is the best way to store your products? Do any products require refrigeration?
We recommend that most of our products be stored tightly sealed in a cool, dry place. A few products do need to be refrigerated, which is clearly indicated on the label.
Do your B vitamins contain yeast?
None of our B vitamin products contain yeast.
Do you carry Acidophilus products?
We have one probiotic product that is similar to
Lactobacillus acidophilus
, which is used to support gastrointestinal health – the product is Bacillus CoagulansVET. It is more stable than acidophilus, so it does not need to be refrigerated.
How long have you been in business?
Thorne Research started business in Seattle, Washington, in 1984.
Thorne Vet makes a number of products that appear to have similar usages. How do I determine which product to use?
The Thorne Vet product line was designed to be dispensed or prescribed by veterinarians. Veterinarians are educated to know which product is best suited in individual cases, which is why it is always our advice to talk to your veterinarian before giving any animal health product to your dog, cat, or horse.
I currently do not have a veterinarian who practices integrative and holistic medicine, so how do I obtain more information on your product line and usages?
Our website is a very useful resource for information about our product line. You may also call or e-mail Thorne Vet and ask to be referred to a veterinarian in your area who carries Thorne Vet products.
Why aren't your products sold in health food stores?
We believe our products should, in most cases, be dispensed by a knowledgeable veterinarian, not a retail salesperson. Because of this, it has always been our policy to not sell our products to health food stores. You can, however, obtain our products from licensed pharmacies.
Are any of your ingredients from China? If so, why do you continue to purchase these ingredients from China?
Yes, we obtain some ingredients from China. In some cases, it is the only source in the world. However, as with all our purchased ingredients (no matter what their country of origin), we test every lot we receive for identification, purity, and quality. This may include testing for heavy metals, bacteria, and other contaminants.
I'd like to know the names of your ingredient vendors. Where can I find this information?
Since some of our ingredients are difficult to source and in some cases exclusive to Thorne, we consider the identity of our ingredient suppliers to be confidential, and do not reveal their identity.
Your label sometimes says "Manufactured For." Do you out-source some products and if so, why and which products?
Our softgel products are manufactured by a company that only makes softgels. We purchase the ingredients (fish oil, etc.), test them for purity, and send the ingredients to be made into softgels. There are just a few softgel manufacturers in North America. The one we use is GMP certified and has been personally inspected by Thorne's QA personnel.
Why do you discontinue products?
Sometimes we discontinue a product because of lagging sales, while other times it is due to unavailability of ingredients or regulatory issues in a specific country.
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If you are interested in participating with this Facebook photo contest, "share" your best photos to the Minneapolis Area Synod Facebook page by Thursday at noon each week. All photos will be posted in an album on Friday morning and voting will go until the following Monday at 4:45 pm. Find more details here: conta.cc/1lp2eog
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The Minneapolis Area Synod supports congregations and ministries as together we share God's love in Jesus Christ. We provide encouragement for leaders, resources for communities of faith, and strategic investment in areas where we are "better together" – such as ministry with and outreach to racially diverse communities and people in their first third of life. We also work to strengthen connections among congregations, justice ministries, ecumenical and interfaith partners, and the global church.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land
In a recent letter the the Rev. Munib Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton writes: "At this time of great uncertainty, we join you in your call for a cessation of all hostilities between Israel and Hamas and a return to direct peace talks to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable peace based upon a two-state solution and adherence to international human rights and humanitarian law." The entire text of Bishop Eaton's letter to Bishop Munib Younan is available to read.


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EMS Crew Saves Tennessee Trooper From Fiery Crash
The trooper would have died had it not been that an ambulance crew was on the scene within a matter of seconds.
If the ambulance crew hadn't been right there.
If a Knoxville police officer hadn't been seconds away. If the second officer hadn't circled back on a hunch.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Lowell Russell, 39, was critically injured in a violent collision with a flatbed truck while parked in his cruiser on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 40 near Walker Springs Road early Tuesday morning.
Authorities said he likely would have died, though, if not for a succession of emergency personnel who miraculously happened upon the scene within seconds of the 2:50 a.m. crash. They frantically worked to free the unconscious trooper from the mangled wreckage, pulling Russell clear just as his cruiser burst into flames.
"As we say time and again - divine intervention," Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch said Tuesday afternoon. "It's a game of seconds. If neither the officers or the paramedics had been in the area, we would have had a much more tragic situation."
First on the scene were Paramedic Freddie Leslie and his partner Kristi Graham, who were traveling back to McMinn County in an American Medical Response ambulance after transporting a patient from Athens to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
The duo was driving about a quarter-mile behind as the commercial truck slammed into the rear of the cruiser, shoving it across three lanes of traffic and into the concrete median wall.
"We saw a car spin and hit the concrete wall and burst into flames," Leslie said. "I was pretty scared. ... It's not every day you have to pull someone from a burning car."
The flames quickly spread toward to the unresponsive trooper as he sat slumped over his seat belt. Just as Leslie exhausted one fire extinguisher, Knoxville Police Department Officer Andrew Keith came upon the burning cruiser.
"I wasn't real sure if somebody had hit it or if he had lost control - I didn't ask anyone, either," said Keith, a K-9 officer who had been en route along westbound I-40 to help another officer search a vehicle.
Leslie said he and an unidentified passerby forced open the cruiser's door to reach Russell. The civilian then worked to cut the trooper free from his seat belt, which was locked tight from the crash, said Keith, while he and the paramedics tried to beat back the growing flames with anything available. The man even gave Keith the shirt off his back, the officer said.
"With all the pressure of the car going up, I'm sure it happened real fast in real time. But in my mind, we couldn't get him out of the car fast enough," Keith said. "When we pulled him out, laid him down, I looked back to the car and his seat was already on fire."
In the same instant, the officer said, the flames began igniting emergency flares and shotgun ammunition stored inside the cruiser.
"The rounds started cooking off," Keith said. "Probably in the last few seconds before we got him out. ... We got him out of there seconds before it went up."
The ambulance crew immediately began treating Russell. Meanwhile, Officer Steve Taylor - who graduated in the same KPD cadet class with Keith in January 2007 - arrived. Taylor had been eastbound on I-40 moments earlier when he noticed Russell's cruiser parked on the westbound shoulder. Taylor had taken the next exit to circle back and see if the trooper needed backup just as the crash occurred.
Once on scene, Taylor jumped in the ambulance and repositioned it to shield the rescuers from the fire as they performed CPR on Russell, Keith said. Taylor was not available for comment Tuesday.
Knoxville Fire Department crews also soon arrived to extinguish the flames.
Leslie, who said he sustained "very minor burns" to his face during the rescue, later accompanied Russell to the hospital in a Rural/Metro ambulance. Once things subsided, the identity of the civilian passerby who helped the others became clear, Keith said. "He did not say a word to me," said Keith. "I actually didn't know he was the driver that had struck the cruiser until later, until I saw Officer Taylor take him into custody."
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How to Encrypt Files With Your Windows PC
Here's how to use DiskCryptor, BitLocker, or TrueCrypt to encrypt sensitive documents or even entire hard drives in Windows.
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BEAST is an exploit developed by security researchers to break the TLS 1.0 encryption used by most major browsers and websites. Here's how it works, and how you can protect yourself.
Why GlobalSign Made the Right Move to Suspend New Certificates
Here's what GlobalSign's move means, and how to evaluate a certificate authority for your business website.
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Use encryption to prevent outsiders from gaining easy access to data on your hard drives and flash drives.
How to Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Network
Protect your wireless network against intrusion.
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A reader wants to know if there's a way to lock down a folder without installing third-party software. Here are some options, both with and without software.
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Businesses need to review cloud permissions and policies in light of online file storage security mishap.
Researchers Claim Memory Encryption Breakthrough
Researchers say they've achieved a breakthrough in how encryption can be used in technology called non-volatile main memory.
Dropbox Speaks Out on Data Security Controversy
I spoke with Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston to get the Dropbox side of the story on the encryption and terms of service controversy.
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CRESAPTOWN — Friends for Bonny Lea (Lease) Shepherd will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home P.A., Cresaptown, on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Hal Atkins officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.


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Yanks award $2M construction contractBy
The old and the new face off against each other across 161st St. (Photo by flickr user Etep)
At some point this off-season, I'm going to grab my camera and head up to the Bronx to snap some shots of Yankee Stadium under construction. It's been a while since we've seen much from the new Stadium, and the most recent photo gallery on Yankees.com is this one from the summer.
But while images are scarce, news is not. The Stadium is supposedly still on pace for an Opening Day 2009 premiere, but I'm growing skeptical. The Yankees recently awarded a new contract to a Canadian firm for $2 million. The contract calls for MQM Enterprises to construct the steel underpinnings that will hold up the stands.
MQM has already completed this work on the Mets' Citi Field, and I have to wonder if this late date for a new contract means the Yankees are going to have to rush to complete their new stadium. As long as accidents don't drag down the process as they are with the Mets, I'm sure the Yanks will do anything humanly possible to ready this stadium for Opening Day 2009.
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I'm sure it will be done a year and 4 months is alot of time in construction. The slowest part of it all will probably end up being the finishing touches.
[...] Posted by: Ben K. in Alex Rodriguez, Hot Stove League Since no one really wants to talk about stadium construction, Hank Steinbrenner or, to a lesser extent, the Yanks' own Action Jackson, let me pander to [...]
A "source" who is involved in the construction tells me "no way" its ready on OD-09.
I lived in Philly when they were building Citizens Bank and drove right past on on 95 a couple times a week. I can tell you that Stadium didn't look like it had any chance to be ready on schedule. For months it looked like no progress was being made. Then right in the last few months it seemed to sprout up extremely quickly. That will probably be the case for the Yanks as well.


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Still smarting from Chancellorsville, where the Confederates held the higher ground, Barlow thought the knoll was a desirable spot to hold. But the 153rd was too detached from the rest of the 11th Corps and especially vulnerable to Early's attack.
Weaver disappeared into the smoky haze of battle and was never seen again. It's possible that he was one of about 18 men dumped into a mass grave after the battle. No one knows for sure.
The Rebels bayoneted Gideon Berger, a 15-year-old Monroe County boy pretending to be five years older. He died two days later. Joseph Werst, 18, of Lower Saucon was killed. His brother Wilson, 20, was captured.
Uriah McCracken, a 23-year-old corporal from Upper Mount Bethel Township, left his family's 72-acre farm even though his father "was not in sympathy with the cause." He was fatally wounded and is buried at Gettysburg along with Lehigh Township's Joseph Kleppinger, 21, who was shot in the head.
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Moritz Tenges, a 48-year old German immigrant pretending to be 43, had his left arm mangled by enemy gunfire.
Overwhelmed by the mounting casualties, doctors amputated Tenges' arm in an attempt to save his life. Tenges, who left three daughters at his Plainfield Township home, lasted until July 18 before dying from exhaustion and blood loss.
As the fighting on the knoll continued, the Union forces began to surrender or retreat. The ground was littered with bodies of the dead and wounded.
"They were piled in every shape, some on their backs, some on their faces," Pvt. Reuben Ruch wrote in one of several histories about the regiment.
William Martin, 17 but posing as 18 when he enlisted the previous fall, was shot in the front of his left leg, 5 inches below the knee, and captured by Confederate forces. The Forks Township laborer died on the ninth anniversary of Gettysburg from blood poisoning.
While Pvt. Edward Sloyer, 19, of Williams Township retreated through a clover stubble field, he was hit by a bullet.
"I was shot in the thigh and soon fell to the ground, helpless, unable to rise to my feet, the blood spurning from my wound in a torrent …" he later wrote.
Reuben Hess, a laborer from Upper Mount Bethel, left behind a newborn daughter when he enlisted. On the first day of Gettysburg, his left leg was shattered by a gunshot.
Like so many soldiers, he lay unattended for four days in the hot sun before the leg was amputated 3 inches above the knee.
"I hope you will have pity on me," he wrote in a letter to the pension office.
By the evening of July 1, the 153rd had backtracked through the town of Gettysburg and was positioned behind a stone fence near the base of Cemetery Hill, a much larger and steeper hill than the knoll, now known as Barlow's Knoll.
The regiment's losses that day were staggering. There were 50 men killed or mortally wounded, 95 wounded but able to escape capture and 116 taken prisoner, according to modern accounts.
One of the last men wounded on July 1 was William Furlong, a 32-year-old Irish immigrant who had settled in Upper Mount Bethel. At Cemetery Hill, a shell fragment exploded over his head, scooping out a hole in his forehead about an inch and a half deep.
Furlong was left for dead for two days until someone noticed he was still breathing and took him to a doctor, who declared his wounds fatal.
Left for dead a second time, Furlong was found after the battle ended with blood running from the hole in his head and the cavity filled with rainwater. He somehow survived and lived until 1912 with headaches and poor vision.
Over the next two days, the 153rd saw lighter combat compared to July 1. It was able to hold its position on Cemetery Hill, despite more casualties, including Henry Miller, 25, of Bethlehem.


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Knoxville — Last may, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a program in which it would bring people into America's newsrooms. A field test for this program is scheduled to launch in South Carolina in the spring, but Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley believes this is a violation of the First Amendment.
Grassley made the comments on Thursday, Feb. 20, during his weekly "Capitol Hill Report," an unrehearsed question and answer exchange among Grassley, the Journal-Express and a radio reporter in another part of Iowa.
The FCC proposed in May a Multi Market Study of Critical Information Needs. This process includes sending agents to grill editors, reporters, and electronic media representatives about how they choose which stories to run. According to a Wall Street Journal editorial, the FCC has eight categories of topics which it believes are critical information needs. Journalists and media representatives will be asked about their "news philosophy" and how they report news the community needs.
Participation in the FCC's program is "voluntary." However, television and radio stations which operate using the public airwaves are licensed to do so by the FCC. These licenses must be renewed every eight years. Grassley believes that news outlets should not participate in the program as a means of legal opposition to potential encroachment on the First Amendment.
"This is an opportunity for a private citizen to say, 'I've had enough of this big government,'" Grassley said. He believes that if more average Americans stand against this, it will have a greater impact on any opposition movement than a letter from himself would.
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."


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Spammers Find New Ways Around Filters
Image-based spammers now use image hosting to get around image filters.
Image-based spam exploded last year as a means of getting around the word filters used on client and server e-mail filtering software. Very quickly, image-based spam rose to account for 30 percent of all spam.
Rather than find weird ways to write "Viagra" or "mortgage" or stock symbols for pump and dump schemes, the text would be written in a JPG and the filters couldn't catch it.
So spam filter vendors went to work analyzing embedded images in e-mail files. Just as the products are making it to market, Secure Computing's labs have found that spammers are using image hosting sites and some HTML code to make the image appear in the e-mail.
Secure Computing's Chief Research Scientist, Dmitri Alperovich, said that because the image is hosted rather than embedded, image filters don't examine the file. And since HTML tags are used, the image appears within the e-mail just like am embedded image.
"As a result, they get a couple of benefits from this new technique," he told internetnews.com. "One is they no longer have to generate the image itself in their spam sending software, so they can increase the volume of spam they can send.
"Also, because of filtering technologies, spammers have had to introduce many randomizations and obfuscations into image spam, which reduces the readability. Now they don't need to do that, and they are even including logos of popular brokerage houses inside their image, directing people to these houses to place orders for the stock being promoted," he added.
There is good news in all of this. While it has been possible to embed actual malicious code into a JPG image, sites like ImageShack parse the image and will find hidden code and reject it. So at least this can't be used as a means to sneak malware (define) onto a computer.
As of now, Secure Computing has only seen one hosting site being used in this manner, called ImageShack. Unlike Yahoo's Flickr, you don't even need an account to upload pictures to ImageShack and then share links to it. But, Alperovich added, it would be a mistake to globally block all e-mails with links to ImageShack.
"These sites are used for legitimate images. People send out links to colleagues. So if you blindly block ImageShack, you may cause a lot of false positives that many individuals may not tolerate," he said.
For the end user, the solution is to set their e-mail client so it does not automatically display images embedded in an e-mail. Microsoft has this defaulted on in Outlook and Outlook Express.
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The Slow Food movement promotes traditional and regional cuisine, and encourages farmers to use methods that grow and raise the best plants and livestock that are meant to be produced in the region in which you live. In a world where faster is often mistaken as better, the Slow Food movement is encouraging for artisan producers and chefs who respect the food they prepare.
Locally, Slow Food NYC follows international Slow Foods standards by supporting individuals, producers, and restaurants that contribute to a good, clean, and fair food system in the city. Through the Snail of Approval program, SFNYC awards producers, purveyors, and artisans who successfully provide quality, authentic, and sustainable food and beverages to the City of New York. A Snail of Approval Establishment must be nominated then approved by the Steering Committee before receiving the rights to display the Snail of Approval and be listed on the SFNYC website.
SFNYC also highly values transparency and cohesiveness in the food supply chain, and is about to launch a new branch of the Snail of Approval Program, the Producer Matrix. The Producer Matrix covers the entire supply chain process from a farmer's production to a restaurant's meal, including processing, distribution, and storage. After two years of research and building relationships, Slow Food NYC has just launched their online portal of farmers, fisheries, and distributors.
Here are some of our favorite restaurants awarded the Snail of Approval:
Left Bank
With an everchanging menu, dinners at Left Bank ensures you'll be eating the freshest local products prepared with expertise and love. The menu features grass-fed beef, local fish, market-fresh vegetables, and the like for dinner daily, and brunch on Sunday.
117 Perry Street, (212) 727-1170
Ted and Honey
The team at Ted and Honey believe you should know where your food comes from and sources their quality ingredients from local producers in Long Island, upstate New York and Pennsylvania. They also make their own ketchup, mustard, and cheese!
64 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, (718) 852-2212
Gramercy Tavern
A long-standing NYC staple, Gramercy Tavern is well-known for its fresh, local, seasonal cuisine. Slow Food NYC co-Chair Anthony Fassio singles out their butternut squash, mushroom, and kale lasagna as one of his current favorites.
42 East 20th Street, (212) 477-0777
Parish Hall
With produce coming from their very own farm in upstate New York, Parish Hall's menu is a a constant rotation and reflections of the season's best. Their carrot on carrot salad is one of the best dishes I've ever eaten, and their cheese selection features some top-notch regional fromage.
109A North 3rd Street, Brooklyn, (718) 782-2602
Learn more about Slow Food NYC here, and check back often for events such as classes, tastings, and more. Click here to make a donation, or if you'd like to get involved as a volunteer, you can contact Slow Food NYC co-chair Anthony Fassio at email@example.com.


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A 20-year-old woman who got out of jail Nov. 23 after stealing from a Kohl's in Lacey appeared in court Tuesday to face a new accusation she robbed the Grand Mound AM/PM grocery last week.
During the theft of the Kohl's on Sept. 3, Sheena Gillham had threatened a Kohl's security guard with a knife after she shoplifted there, court papers state. "Back off, or I'll stab you," she told him, while brandishing a knife, according to court papers.
Gillham was subsequently convicted of theft and fourth-degree assault. She served 60 days in jail, and a judge suspended her two-year prison sentence. If convicted of the new robbery of the AM/PM, she potentially faces an imposition of the suspended two-year prison sentence.
During Tuesday's court hearing, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor ordered Gillham, of Montesano, held at the the Thurston County Jail Tuesday on suspicion of one count of first-degree armed robbery. Gilham's bail was set at $30,000.
During the Dec. 4 robbery of the AM/PM grocery in Grand Mound, a female suspect implied she was holding a gun after entering, and threatened to shoot the clerk. Images of the female suspect were captured on surveillance cameras as she entered the store wearing a hat and a bandana to cover her face.
The suspect fled with an undetermined amount of cash. A man in the parking lot of the AM/PM confronted the woman as she left and he drew a gun on the suspect. But she ignored his command to stop and ran away and got inside a newer-model sedan. The car sped away. The witness who drew a gun described the woman as 18 to 20.
A Crime Stoppers tipster said Gillham was the suspect who fled the store, court papers state. The tipster gave detectives Gillham's vehicle description and license plate number. Detectives then showed an eyewitness a photo montage of possible suspects that included Gillham. The witness positively identified Gillham as the suspect in the Dec. 4 robbery of the AM/PM.
Deputies arrested Gillham Monday when she went to a tow yard to retrieve her vehicle, which had been impounded. A detective observed Gillham was wearing the same clothing as the woman that robbed the AM/PM in Grand Mound.
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Gillham became emotional when a detective discovered she was carrying narcotics. She admitted to the robbery, stating she got just over $100 from the cash register. She said she did not have a weapon during the robbery but implied she had a gun. She said she needed the money to repay a drug debt.
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After a lenghty search process, the South Huntington Board of Education announced Saturday the hiring of David P. Bennardo as the new superintendent of schools for the South Huntington Union Free School District.
Bennardo, who will take over July 1 from outgoing Superintendent Thomas Shea, comes to South Huntington from the Harborfields School District, where he has served as principal of Harborfields High School for the past 9 years, according to a district press release sent Saturday evening.
A public school educator for 24 years, serving as a teacher, coach, advisor, department chairperson, assistant principal and principal, Bennardo began his career in the Bethpage School District, according to the SHUFSD.
A reception will be held to officially welcome Bennardo to the community on June 9, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Walt Whitman South cafeteria. The district said the event is open to the South Huntington community.
Bernardo is a Greenlawn resident where he lives with his wife and children who attend Harborfields schools.
After 42 years as a teacher and administrator during his career, he was retiring. He has served 14 years in the South Huntington School District.
Jacqueline Harris, the current superintendent of student services in South Huntington, was for the job last month.


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Soundslide by Jake Lockard.
Dean of students, athletic director, basketball coach -- those are the formal titles of Larry Baldwin, but to the students of Cairo High School, he is Coach B. Above all, Baldwin, a native of Cairo is a friend of, and positive role model for, the students of Cairo High. When Baldwin isn't busy coordinating schedules for Cairo's sports teams, or counseling students who have been written up for misbehaving, he walks the halls to make sure all of the students are on the right path. And when school isn't in session, it's not uncommon to see Baldwin patrolling the streets in his car, keeping his students out of trouble.


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I wonder if it's possible to submit applications with Qt 4.7 dependency to publish.ovi.com?
The Nokia Qt SDK (v 1.0.1) from forum.nokia.com ships with a MADDE toolchain containing Qt 4.7. Also, the n900 firmware PR 1.3 comes with Qt 4.7.
However, I have read that there are issues with ovi.com QA and Qt 4.7. Is this true for Maemo submissions? I'm sorry to ask this silly question, but I couldn't find any clarifying information on this.


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One in Five Families in Verona and Cedar Grove is Hungry. How Can You Help?
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Teaching is the ultimate manifestation of learning. As a sophomore in college, I know I'm truly prepared for an exam (and finally ready to sleep) when I can teach the material to my roommate. As I explain an economics concept to David, my suitemate, I not only help him but I also deepen my own understanding. A true win-win.
This fundamental idea—learning by helping—formed a major component of Forward Tutoring, an organization I began with friends during high school. Forward Tutoring provides online, one-on-one tutoring to students—absolutely free. Instead of paying for the service, students pay forward their tutoring by volunteering in their communities. In fact, each hour a student volunteers translates into an equivalently valued credit for tutoring.
As we began to develop the concept, we seemed to overlook our biggest asset—our age. We were high school students developing a program for students in high school, too. As students, we knew how students approached problems, we knew what teaching styles worked, and we knew how to sense confusion from our peers. It only seemed natural to place academically talented students at the center as tutors—the learning-by-helping model took shape.
Students actually learn exceptionally well from their peers. Why? As I mentioned earlier, student tutors can empathize with the tutored students. More interestingly, tutored students feel the tutoring session is a collaborative effort. Together, the tutor and student work though questions and concepts with the tutor ready to provide suggestions if the student is stumped. We find that students are more comfortable with peers and engage as if the problem at hand were a team effort.
This collaborative learning approach is not a new one. However, organizations like Forward Tutoring and CK-12 are able to take the experience beyond the walls of a classroom or the tables of a coffee shop. CK-12 just launched an awesome Q&A feature that allows students to ask questions and get answers from their teachers and peers any time of the day. The tool allows collaboration and homework help in an all new way.
To use CK-12 Q&A, simply create an account or log into your CK-12 account, choose a class group and ask away! You can find a detailed tutorial for using Q&A here.
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With the advent of more and more Android smartphones and tablets coming into the market on an almost daily basis, Android is definitely becoming the more preferred mobile OS for developers today. This being the case, it becomes very important for you, as a wannabe Android developer, to hone your mobile app development skills in this territory. The best way to do this is to enrol in tutorials as well as read books on Android development. This article is designed to help you with just this aspect. Here is a list of the top 5 books on Android Development.
Hello, Android (English)
Authored by Ed Burnette, "Hello, Android" is a great tool to help you get started with your first Android application. Introducing the basics of Android development, you slowly start getting more conversant with this mobile platform.
The third edition presents examples of testing compatibility with the different features and versions of the Android OS.
Gradually, this book teaches you to develop more features into your app, such as audio and video support, graphics and so on. It also gives you a tutorial on publishing your app to the Android Market.
This book is definitely worth a look for those who are looking for a practical tutorial in Android development.
Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours (English)
Learn Android app development in 24 sessions, devoting one hour for each session. This book teaches you common tasks in Android development and to design, develop, test and publish your app to the Android Market.
The "Quizzes and Exercises" section at the end of each chapter test your grasp on the subject. "By the Way" notes give you related information. The "Did You Know?" section offers you helpful tips along the way. The "Watch Out!" section helps you prevent common pitfalls.
You learn to work with Java, Android SDK, Eclipse and so on and to use Android's built-in features to create user-friendly UIs for your Android app. Gradually, you also learn to integrate network, social and location-based features in your Android app.
Android Application Development All-in-one for Dummies (English)
This book, as the name suggests, is for those who have never attempted coding for Android before. Authored by Donn Felker, it explains how to download the Android SDK and work with Eclipse in order to get your Android app running. Beginning with the very basics of Android development, it also teaches you how to price your app and submit it to the Android Market.
You start with working with the basic app development process, learning to work with Android's features to design easy-to-use UIs. It teaches you about working with classes, databases, multiple screens, debugging, creating home screen widgets and so on. You also learn to use built-in Android conveniences to your advantage.
Beginning Android Tablet Development
This book shows you how to get started with Android tablet programming, without prior experience. Educating you from the ground up, this tutorial enables you develop your own Android tablet apps, starting with Android 3.0 Honeycomb onwards.
This book teaches you to work with 2D programming, slowly moving on to a 3D touchscreen interface with the Honeycomb SDK. Whether it is to develop a location-based app or create your first 2D or 3D Android game, this book takes you through a nice journey on basic Andriod tablet development.
This book also teaches you to move away from Java and explore other languages while working with the Android OS.
Professional Android 2 Application Development Book Review
This book teaches you to leverage all the features available in Android 2.0 onwards. The only condition here is that you should already know about the basics of Java programming, Eclipse and the like.
Starting with working on the basic Hello World examples, you slowly learn to develop more advanced apps with layouts, menus, UIs and other features. The ensuing chapters teach you to handle databases, location-based apps, widgets, network and radio connectivity features and such.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox and director Enric Alvare are apparently busy developing Castlevania: Mirror Of Faith for the Nintendo 3DS. The site that published the rumour claims that the development team will show off the game at E3.
44 thoughts on "Castlevania: Mirror Of Faith In Development For Nintendo 3DS?"
i hope its like lords of shadow, that game was amazing
Nah, hope it's like the DS entries, those were even better.
i never played the ones on the ds, i had really enjoyed lords of shadow but im up for anything with the castlevania myths and stories, its a great game world they invented. it should be a movie :P
That game is fine and dandy but I want my 2D castlevania fill!!
If it's like Lords of Shadow, hopefully it will be playable. It might have been amazing to some people, but all I got out of it was a buggy, nearly unplayable game. (I couldn't stay on the field maps, fell into walls, off maps, very frequently.)
I agree with the below comments- the DS entries were great, as was Symphony of the Night.
Shouldnt be using the Dolphin emulator to be playing Wii games…
FInally nRic iS toTally cool
Very subtle :""')
Finally! Some news on the next Castlevania!
^This indeed
Months and months and months waiting and finally a little rumor it's here! I just wish this were actual news and not rumors! =P BUT at least it's something =D
I hope it goes back to something similar to Dawn of Sorrow gameplay, with shiny new graphics and enemies and ideas. That would be nice
hope it's like super castlevania 4
Lol is it me or developers frogot about Vita? They're busy with 3DS :D
Yes! Hopefully its like the DS ones. Those were the best!
I'll agree with that.
Yaaay!!!!! :D
Yes! This is awesome. I wonder how the game will be played(2D or 3D freeroam?
putang ina nice..! i've been itching for a new castlevania game..! olalu..!
I'm very happy to read this. I loved the Castlevania game on the DS.
Enric Alvare is an employee of Mercury Stream (Lord of Shadows dev), which means this is almost certainly not an IGA-type Castelvania.
There is such bizarre hate for "Lords of Shadow." It's really hilariously misplaced. "Lords of Shadow" was a glorified remake of Super Castlevania IV, and an awesome game in its own right. Also, to those that claim it wasn't a Castlevania game first, check your facts. It was announced as its own franchise at the time so it wouldn't distract from "Castlevania: Judgment."
I must rectify you. It's Castlevania: Mirror of Fate and not Castlevania: Mirror of Faith. Castlevania-Mirroroffate.net and Castlevania-Mirroroffate.com are registered by Konami.
i want it like symphony of the night that game was awesome
I would be perfectly happy if it was a 2D Castlevania game like the DS entries.
Whether it's like Order of Ecclesia or Lords of Shadow, I'll like it.
I was ecstatic when I saw the possibility of a new handheld Castlevania. When I saw it was the Lords of Shadow producer, those hopes died. I don't want God of War Lite 3DS, thank you.
hmmmm ive never played one of these before i might pick it up if they make this a game (could anyone explain what exactally castlavania is lol thanks)
Isn't konami the same developer as the Metal Gear Solid games?
After playing MGS33D on 3ds I would like a new one for the 3ds! :D
As someone who didnt grow up with Castlevania on NES in 1986 i sit and read the comments about any subsequent games with great interest. I personally picked up the LOS game when it game out in 2010 and really enjoyed. Its interesting that people who like the older franchised games hate it yet it proved to be the best selling game in the entire castlevania series for Konami with over 1 million plus units sold to date. Admittedly it isnt a PES but it never was going to be as the Castlevania series has historically been a very low volume niche game market.
Personally im probably going to look at the next installment on 3ds and if it end up like the old games i will probably not buy it as i can go and play the old stuff on my PS, so why pay 50 bucks to play 15 year old game play.
What i cant understand though is the amount of people who are harping back to 15-20 year old games and wanting it all to go back to the way it was.
Ive seen Symphony of the Night mentioned here which on its launch only sold 120k units in the US and Europe and even then i thought it was crap.
Seriously things have moved on there are new customers and new audiences who really don't care whether IGA is involved. Theres a group of people old enough to remember when he was universally called a dick for changing the whole franchise in 2001 so this is just history repeating its self just with new and improved moaning. The reality is that CV was a old dead series until LOS came out and without it Konami probably would have binned it.
IGA seems not to do little or anything for Konami anymore as hes probably seen as out of date and irrelevant now, so has probably been dropped and certainly has nothing to do with CV now. The last DS game Symphony of the Night was an utter failure commercially so i wouldn't expect to see him back too soon.
Honestly if you want games to go back and emulate games which are 15 years old then games companies are going to leave you behind..
Oh they already have it would seem.
Bit like old people vintage car rallies for gamers " that old car is way better than all those new cars"
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Is rather buy pokemon black/white version 2 than bother with mercury stream garbage


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Sunflowers are bold and bright flowers that have inspired painters and designers for years. Master knitter and designer Kristin Nicholas grows her own field of colorful sunflowers and now brings the iconic sunflower to fiber life using knitting, crochet, felting, and embroidery. Included are designs for over thirty different sunflower blooms and buds in a variety of sizes, plus eight different leaf and vine designs, and a host of critters who live in a sunflower field—from birds and honeybees, to butterflies and caterpillars—a total of fifty items.Laid out like the previous books in the series, the book includes all the useful information you need for making the flowers—which needles, crochet hooks, embroidery needles, and types of yarns to use, plus a special explanation of how to choose yarn that felts well. In the "How to Work with Color" section, photographs of actual sunflowers are translated into stitched samples that give the reader visual cues on how to combine colors in their crafting. Organized into knitted and crocheted items, with additional instructions incorporated for felting, the "How-To" section includes full step-by-step pattern instructions and charts where appropriate. The last part of the book features over fifteen projects for using the sunflowers in many and varied ways, from embellishing mittens, to decorating a grapevine wreath to a felted potholder, to making a child's toy, and more!
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This is awesome, keeps me cooler than my previous memory foam topper. Is soooooo soft and yet supportive with all the little fingers. It is so easy to adjust into a comfortable position and wake up hours later in the same position, still comfortable! Really great purchase - I am so happy with this purchase, especially for the price - perfect! I cannot say enough positive about this product, you couldn't do any better even for a much higher price - what a great purchase! Thank you Overstock.com!
This is a quality topper. Although it didn't remove all my aches and pains in the morning it greatly improved them and I don't wake up during the night from the pressure points that my mattress has. The 4 inch thickness is ideal. I read some reviews where people felt it was a little warm and I have noticed being a little warmer but it is well well worth it to have the feeling of sleeping on a cloud. You notice the comfort as soon as you lie down. Some reviews had mentioned an odor upon opening the package, I experienced no odor whatsoever. Definitely would recommend this topper.
Instead of buying a new mattress I bought this topper. A very smart decision, the bed is like new. So comfy and sleeps great.
This topper made such a difference. the bed is so much more comfortable. i love it
I thought I was ordering a 4 inch matters topper..I was trying to avoid the egg crate topper. So all I got was a 2 inch egg crate..it was a huge disappointment. I have a true 3 inch topper on another bed, purchased at Sam's , it is superior to these, I can't recommend these to anyone. I paid more for this queen topper and would return but I have no idea how to get the things in the box they came in.
i used to wake up with lower back pain every morning, but not since I sleep on the Memory Foam mattress Topper.
Wanted a gel topper for an aging number bed and this one is just what we needed. It's cool to sleep on and very comfortable!
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Let me be very frank.
Kaliya says to Google:
"Why should I have to justify my name to you?"
My name is Kaliya
Just me. That is what it was on my profile before you decided that i had to have letters in my last name.
Type me into Google nymrods, 5 of the posts on the fronte page are me...the other 5 are for a figure in Hindu mythology.
What is the top post for "me"? Its the "Identity Woman" blog, then my Fast Company blog post on NSTIC written as Identity Woman, then my flickr photos (Kaliya), linkedIn (Kaliya), Slideshar's (Kaliya) and finally my unconference site (Kaliya).
I chose to have Identity Woman as my last name when you rejected my choice to go with the mononym "Kaliya *". That is how people know me. It is how I want to be known.
I am NOT putting my soon to be ex-husband's, have been separated amicably for 3 years, last name as "my name" as the top of my profile on Googoe+.
[TO BE CLEAR. My ex and I are on good terms and I really didn't want to bring this up in public-public on my blog because it is not my practice to discuss personal matters on this blog and cause it is nobody's business what my marital status is. I made the choice to share this very real personal life situation I face to make the point I am trying to make. On another note he is also very supportive of my work on these issues for freedom on the internet.]
I am totally fine listing this last name in the "other" field along with my maiden name. I am not particularly attached to either name. I have a an idea for a future last name and I might change it in several years in the mean time I don't want to promote this "other" name that isn't "mine" as the headline of my profile. Both Young and Hamlin are part of my legal name. They are my wallet names (as Skud has so aptly put it) and in some way they are my names but they are not "my" names.
When people who don't know me that well call me "Ms. Hamlin" I object politely and say "please just call me Kaliya - Hamlin is not "my" name". Everyone who I have made this request have honored it. If they didn't I wouldn't be their friend for very long. As Bob Blakeley from Gartner (formerly Burton Group) explains, names are social and if you don't call people what they want to be called they won't respond.
Google, My name is Kaliya.
If you don't honor this request. I won't be your friend any more. Just like Bob explained.


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We are Dana, Regina, Caleb, Holly, and Bekah- five friends living in and around the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. We are very excited to be a part of the LA Marathon specifically for Love Without Boundaries. Four of us are splitting into teams to each run a half, and Regina is going to push all the way through the 26.2 miles. We are believers in all of the good work LWB is doing, and we hope that you will consider donating on our behalf to help further their efforts!
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We all have our own reasons for running this marathon, and one of the biggest ties to Love Without Boundaries is through Bekah's family. She has four siblings adopted from various regions of China, and her youngest brother was born with a cleft lip that was repaired by a Love Without Boundaries medical team in China before he was adopted. LWB gives opportunity to children who otherwise would have none in so many different ways and we want to help them to continue to make that difference!
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Four Raiders ranked after summer league success
MT had eight players earn accolades this summerSeptember 16, 2013 · @MTAthletics
Zac Curtis was named the No. 3 prospect in the Texas Collegiate League by Perfect Game. (MT Athletic Communications)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee baseball players racked up a few more honors for their performances during the summer.
Most recently, four Blue Raiders earned rankings by national publications. Michael Adkins, Zac Curtis, Trent Miller and Heath Slatton were all ranked for their summer collegiate league performances.
Adkins was voted the 17th best prospect in the Valley League by national publication Perfect Game after a standout summer with the Staunton Braves. The catcher was stout behind the plate and was voted the Braves Defensive Player of the Year. Adkins finished the summer with 25 hits and 15 RBI.
Curtis, who was tabbed the Texas Collegiate League Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year, was ranked as the third best prospect by Perfect Game and the fourth by Baseball America. Curtis and the Brazos Valley Bombers went on to win the TCL league title and were recently tabbed the 2013 Perfect Game National Champions.
Miller garnered mid-season and postseason honors in the Coastal Plain League, finishing the year with a .347 batting average for the regular season league champion Edenton Steamers. Miller was ranked the 29th best prospect in the CPL.
In the Great Lakes League, Slatton was named the 17th top prospect for 2013. The right-hander gave up just 15 earned runs and fanned 24 in 33 innings for the Lake Erie Monarchs. Blue Raider Keaton Baker was honored by the Great Lakes League as 2013 All-Star. Baker held a 2.06 ERA and a 3-2 record in 39.1 innings thrown.
There were four others who earned All-Star recognition. Austin Bryant was tabbed a Summer Collegiate Baseball League All-Star after hitting .284 and notching 17 RBI for the Pineville Pioneers.
Jared Allen also earned Coastal Plain League accolades for his performance. Allen was a mid-season All-Star for the Thomasville Hi-Toms, hitting .269 with five homers and 19 RBIs.
After an injury that kept him out in 2013, Murfreesboro native Jonathan Sisco was named to the Tennessee Summer Collegiate Baseball Association postseason team. Sisco paced the Nashville Classics with a .269 average in 17 contests.
Fall practice is underway for the Blue Raiders. The fall season culminates with the annual Blue-White World Series, which is set to begin on Oct. 19.
Jared Allen - Thomasville Hi-Toms (Coastal Plain League)
- Selected as Coastal Plain League All-Star
Michael Adkins - Staunton Braves (Valley League)
- Was voted 17th best prospect in the Valley League by Perfect Game
- Voted the Staunton Braves Defensive Player of the Year
Keaton Baker - Lima Locos (Great Lakes League)
- Voted Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League All-Star
Austin Bryant - Pineville Pioneers (Southern Collegiate League)
- Selected as a 2013 Southern Collegiate Baseball League All-Star
Zac Curtis - Brazos Valley Bombers (Texas Collegiate League)
- Voted first team Texas Collegiate League and named TCL Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year
- Was part of the TCL League Champions
- Brazos Valley named the 2013 Perfect Game National Champions
- Voted No. 3 prospect in TCL by Perfect Game
- Selected as No. 4 prospect in TCL by Baseball America
Trent Miller - Edenton Steamers (Coastal Plain League)
- Voted to the regular season CPL All-Star team
- Selected to the CPL First Team All-Star squad
- Ranked 29th best prospect in the CPL by Perfect Game
Heath Slatton - Lake Erie Monarchs (Great Lakes League)
- Voted 17th best prospect in the Great Lakes League by Perfect Game
Jonathan Sisco - Nashville Classics (Tennessee Summer Collegiate Baseball Association)
- Named to the All-TSCBA postseason team
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