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Jeanette Collins
Gamecock Equestrian Lands 24 on SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Gamecocks posted a 3.43 GPA during spring semester
SEC Champs Jump Five Spots to No. 1 in Final Coaches Poll
Gamecocks jump Big-12 champs Oklahoma State
Seeds Announced for 2013 Equestrian National Championships
Gamecocks receive No. 2 seed in Hunt Seat, No. 5 seed in Western
Gamecock Equestrian Wins Inaugural SEC Championship
Equestrian defeats No. 1 and No. 2 teams en route to conference title
Gamecocks Drop No. 1 Georgia to Advance to SEC Championship
Hunt Seat team dominates Bulldogs in Friday's victory
Highlights vs. Delaware State
South Carolina vs. Auburn Highlights
South Carolina vs. Oklahoma State Highlights
South Carolina vs. Baylor Highlights
South Carolina vs. Auburn Highlights
Equestrian Team Reception with Dr. Pastides
President Dr. Harris Pastides and his wife Patricia hosted the Equestrian team for a reception (4/16/2012)
2011-2012 Equestrian Team Banquet
4/18/12 - The Equestrian team held its annual end of season banquet on Wednesday in the Champions Club at Williams Brice.
Gamecocks Win 2012 Southern Equestrian Championship
The South Carolina Equestrian team upset No. 1 Georgia to win the 2012 Southern Equestrian Championship.
Equestrian at Delaware State (March 16, 2012)
The Gamecocks closed out the regular season with a 12-3 win at Delaware State.
Equestrian vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/2012)
South Carolina hosted Oklahoma State at One Wood Farm to kickoff the spring semester. Photos by Juan Blas.
2012-2013:Competed in an Equitation Over Fences exhibition vs. No. 6 Texas A&M on Senior Day (Feb. 23)... Fall 2012 President's List... Fall 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll...Spring 2013 Dean's List... Spring 2013 Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Fourth-year letter winner.
2011-2012:Won an exhibition at Auburn on Oct. 8, a 75-69 decision in Equitation Over Fences... Spring 2012 Dean's List... Third-year letter winner.
2010-2011: 1-2 overall record... 0-1 record in Equitation on the Flat... 1-1 record in Equitation Over Fences... Competed in her first meet of the season 9/25 against South Dakota State... competed at Kansas State on 10/29... won her exhibition ride at Auburn on 2/19... picked up her first competition win as a Gamecock on 2/26, defeating her TCU opponent in Equitation Over Fences at the Best of the West Tournament... Second-year letter winner... won the "Coaches Award" at the team banquet... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2009-2010: Competed once with the Hunter Seat team... First-year letter winner.
High School: Qualified for Maclay Regionals in 2008 and 2007 ... Won the 2008 Governor's Cup final ... Won the Palmetto Medal Final in 2007 ... Qualified for Pessoa/USEF Medal Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in 2008.


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Gale's Festival Mild - George Gale & Company Ltd
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New Hampshire
5/5 rDev +28.9%
11-27-2011 14:41:59 | More by Rochefort10nh
4/5 rDev +3.1%
11-15-2011 00:58:34 | More by JAHMUR
3.03/5 rDev -21.9%
Bottle conditioned, a dusty 500 ml bottle at Plan B, Copenhagen, august 2005 - "best before" date was Oct. 2004! Tasted definitely a bit "off". Black colour, low head. Weak roasty aroma and flavour. Sourish and thin. Very disappointing, as my expectations were high. Will need to rerate a fresh bottle or cask.
02-14-2011 18:37:46 | More by Sigmund
3.95/5 rDev +1.8%
Pours a very nice dark brown, approacking black with a tan head. Looks almost like a stout. Aromas of cocoa and some bright fruit, perhaps raspberry, a touch of treacle, and a round maltiness. Very nice taste. Fruitier than expected, with more hints of chocolate raspberry and quite a bit spritzier than expected as well. This settles a bit and the long fruity, chocolatey malt finish lingers. The slightest bitt chalky at the end. Quite full flavored and nice to see it in a low abv offering. Smooth and spritzy in the mouth Glad I picked this up.
09-04-2008 23:44:08 | More by Georgiabeer
Ontario (Canada)
3.73/5 rDev -3.9%
A terrific example of what can be done at less than 5%. Chocolatey, smooth drinking. Active carbonation that tingle in the finish, and lots of lace. Dark brown with dark malt aroma.Some barrelled raspberries in the finish. This would be a staple if sold locally.
03-07-2008 00:28:28 | More by Sammy
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
What a terrific beer. For those of you who think you know what a good Mild tastes like, you may want to bring your taste buds with you to this session. They've packed a ton of flavor into a this lower bodied brew. Initial aroma impresses with an abundance of juicy raisons, dates, molassas malts, and toastiness. Flavors continue what the aromas started, still emphasizing the raisons, figs, and plumbs. All backed up with a rich bready, yeasty flavors that emphasizes freshness. The body remains light, allowing the beer to flow easily down the gullet. Cleans up nicely in the finish with a hint of lingering plumbs and figs. Good Dark Milds are difficult to find, great ones, such as this, are greatly impossible.
05-16-2007 15:41:07 | More by BEERchitect
New Hampshire
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
Explodes out of bottle and pours a five+ finger brown head that fades to a thin layer leaving some lace. Almost black color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Port nose. Starts with a dry fermented fruity flavor, some malty sweetness, finish is sour grapes. Pricey at $2.99 for a 11oz bottle from Lina's Beverages Painesville, OH.
11-06-2006 23:42:23 | More by jdhilt
North Dakota
4.83/5 rDev +24.5%
This made quite an impression on me. It poured much darker that I thought it was going to. In fact, it nearly poured black as ink, pouring a very dark brown. It had a caramel coloured foamy head that actually hung around for 3 minutes or so. Quite impressive indeed. The smell of this ale is absolutely amazing. Very sweet and chocolatey with a good bit of coffee and roasted malt. Perhaps some fruit and berries, as well. The taste was equally incredible. Loads of sweet malt present and nearly devoid of hops, although they are, of course, present in small quantities. I am simply blown away by this ale. It is entirely different from what I was expecting. The mouthfeel is smooth and easy to drink with a pleasant level of carbonation. I will definately buy this again in the future.
06-05-2006 23:38:07 | More by SilentSabre
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
A - a dark crimson red, tons of short lived caramel head, no visible carbonation, sediment becomes visible as bottoms go up
S - strong alcohol aroma, mixture of dark fruits and sweet aromas combine to resemble a chocolate liqueur aroma, like Godiva's
T - thinner than i expected, tastes like a Rum & Coke, sweet finish and a bitter overall experience
M - smooth and syrupy, like a good rum
D - high, a sweet easy down, only the alcohol flavor knocks it down a little
05-17-2006 04:09:07 | More by sinstaineddemon
3/5 rDev -22.7%
Aroma is full of blueberries and dark fruits. Black in color with a bunch of tan streaks and bubbles pretending to be a head. Fore is dry black licorice, raisins and some prune notes. A bit of bitterness in the finish, but it is a fruity bitterness more citric than hoppy. Increibly still beer with virtually no carbonation.
03-06-2006 19:45:04 | More by Jredner
North Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
Appearance: Pours a coffee brown body with a prodigious head and lots of splashy lacing
Smell: Strong hint of fruity prunes along with malt and earthy hop tones
Taste: Starts out with malty brown bread flavors with an earthy/woody flavor development mid-palate; some peat flavors as well and a dry finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, creamy and well-carbonated
Drinkability: Not at all what I was expecting in a Mild, particularly in the mouthfeel area, I nevertheless really enjoyed this complex and unusual beer
02-10-2006 02:33:44 | More by brentk56
United Kingdom (England)
3.73/5 rDev -3.9%
As with my review of Gale's GB, this is my first time to taste this beer in the bottle-conditioned version. This beer on draught and on form is formidable and utterly tasty, complex as it is it's way beyond the normal league of British mild (as is Ram Tam by Timothy Taylor). Time to see if the bottle-conditioned form lives up to its draught standards~~ BBE JUN 2006. Served cool in a broad-rimmed goblet.
A: dark mohogany hue, coming with a negligible foamy head dissipating fast; gentle carbonation.
S: enticing caramel maltiness decorated with a deeper scent of highly-fermented tea-leaves and Chinese in the middle, and accompanied by more coarse brown sugar and a little bit of licorice. Settled and deep in terms of aroma, not as loud as a porter but quite neatly-themed.
T: smoothly-textured malts treading lightly on the tongue, bringing with it plenty of herbs, tea-leaves, plus very light caramel maltiness and mild fruity hints (a bit of )... the palate turns softer bit by bit, while the balance b/w unsweet malts and dryish herbal flavour remains intact through to the clean finish, with echos of very mild bitterness deep down the throat. The hops here seem to be more prenounced than the maltier and sweeter cask version, and provide a very different balance in the flavour profile.
M&D: the mouthfeel is soft but constantly fed by lovely creamy bubbles. The body is pretty light, true to the standards of a mild, and the flavour is also mild, to my surprise actually. Overall this bottle-conditioned version is not a bad attempt at all, but I fear the more colourful fruitiness and richer maltiness as in the cask version are not packed in the bottle. The end result is a softer and cleaner mild, though. Still quite drinkable.
01-15-2006 01:46:28 | More by wl0307
North Carolina
2.93/5 rDev -24.5%
The beer opened with a whoosh and then when poured into the glass the beer poured 1/2 head, 1/2 beer. The beer was brownish black with amber highlights and a brown frothy tall head which retreated slowly and laced the glass.
The aroma was strongly vinous with a fruity character. The aroma was similiar to port or sherry. The most notable fruit was cherries.
The flavor was not very exciting at all. It contained a very fruity flavor, but lacked any real malt presence at all, a real dud on the palate. Some light caramel was about it. Very surprising for such a dark beer.
The finish was dry and fruity into the aftertaste. The body was almost medium but the beer seemed a bit overcarbonated and it made the body seem less. I would have thought that a true mild would have been carbonated to a very low level.
16.9 ounce bottle. No freshness dating.
07-25-2005 23:52:45 | More by GCBrewingCo
3.68/5 rDev -5.2%
This one pours a very dark color with a tall head that has nice retention and leaves lots of lacing on the glass. As kmpitz2 said, the aroma is just like fresh raisins. Weird. The flavor is mostly comprised of that fresh raisin thing. Tasty, in a weird way. I wouldn't really call this a mild, but it's still good. Body is moderate and the drinkability is ok.
03-11-2005 20:31:37 | More by clvand0
3.98/5 rDev +2.6%
This beer pours a black (I think it is a super dark amber) color with a 4 finger head that falls rather slowly. The nose is interesting. Its almost like ground up raisins, right out of the little red box. The flavor is nice, with quite a bit of raisin flavor along with a kind of pulpy fruityness on the end. Interesting. The feel is a light moderate, with a moderate carbonation. I like it. Overall, this is very refreshing and fruity. I'm not sure if it fits the style, as I have had very few of them, I do like it.
03-08-2005 02:12:39 | More by kmpitz2
4/5 rDev +3.1%
Appearance This one poured a dark, rich-looking brown in color. The head exploded out of the bottle but subsided rather quickly.
Smell The big, brown malts were very biscuity and carried a bitter aroma. There was some burnt, toasty bread in this nose as well.
Taste The big, brown, bitter notes from the nose made it to the tongue. This ale has some huge flavors. Theres a dry, dark sweetness at the finish thatll throw your head back.
Mouthfeel This Mile Ale is a big medium-bodied with some light, almost undetectable carbonation. The biscuity bitterness at the finish will curl your toes.
Drinkability Theres no modesty here. This is a big un to say the least. They ought to add a new style from Mild Ale to Wild Ale.
12-14-2004 15:43:54 | More by RoyalT
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
Reddish, orangish dark brown that straddles the line between opaque and not ('not' being discernable only if bright sunlight is handy). The beer is surprisingly vigorously carbonated and generates a large, camel-colored head of airystiff foam on the pour. Minimal chunky lace.
The nose is intriguing and smells of dark malt, dark fruit and black raspberry syrup. There may be a faint whiff of black licorice, but the aroma isn't strong enough for me to be sure. The flavor profile doesn't hold together well during the first few ounces; I may need to let the beer warm a few more degrees to the recommended 58 F before proceeding.
There... now the head has fallen far enough for me empty the entire bottle into the glass. What was present at the bottom of the bottle was significantly cloudy so maybe my flavor impressions will be different this time. That's better, the beer has coalesced to some degree and the mouthfeel has smoothed out. Festival has quite a bit of flavor considering the style. I get toasted dark malt, sour fermented fruit (overripe apples, dried figs, raisins), allspice and a gentle hoppy bitterness.
The body/mouthfeel, while nowhere close to full, does push medium, especially considering the dictates of the style. The 4.8% ABV appears to 'push it' for the style as well. This is one pushy mild and is almost too big for its britches. Not that I'm complaining. It's usually better to err on the side of too much than too little where beer is concerned.
Gale's Festival Mild is a better than average English dark mild that has flavor to spare. Its whole isn't quite equal to the sum of its parts however; it could stand to be more tightly knit on the palate. I did enjoy this little 11 oz. bottle though and will probably buy it again if I see it on the shelves. I'm betting that it's much better on-cask.
10-17-2004 20:32:24 | More by BuckeyeNation
1.53/5 rDev -60.6%
Nearly black with ruby highlights and light tan foam built of distinctly visible bubbles piling up like tiny ball bearing rising from the glass. One of the loudest beers I've poured, it fizzed furiously from the first pour and bubbles continue to rise a good thirty minutes.
Phenolic and medicinal, it stinks like apple cider gone bad. Is this infected?
So carbonated I can hardly taste a thing through the unpleasantly biting bubbles. Okay, now I get a powerful alcoholic harshness. Somewhere in there is a suggestion of raisins and a peculiar woody finish. Ugh.
I paid 4.50 for a 500 ml bottle. What a burn!
10-12-2004 23:53:00 | More by gentlebubbles
4.18/5 rDev +7.7%
The colour is very deep red brown, almost black and opaque. The colour is clear, but there is a small amount of yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottle. The very thin (beige) foam dissolves quickly into an almost invisible ring on the edge of the glass.
The smell is quite discreet and sourish with a flavour of black coffee, cocoa and hard burned malt.
The carbonation is very gentle and soft, like it should be in mild ale.
The first taste that hits the mouth is an almost metallic bitterness that develops into a dry taste of coffee and milk chocolate. Next, there is a strong flavour of burned malt and a great bitterness, which reduces after a short time. The long lasting after-taste is mild (like it is supposed to be) and pleasant with some hints of salt.
I think that this is a splendid ale of a (at least outside the UK) unusual style.. It is quite expensive (approx US$4 for 50 cl), but well worth the money.
07-21-2004 20:37:21 | More by bark
2.65/5 rDev -31.7%
Dark brown color, reddish tinges at the edges, with a modest, fizzy tan head above.
Aroma: coca-cola, nuts, spices, maple syrup.
Taste: hops bite first, then back away, malt is prevalent, carbonation high fizz aplenty. Too aplenty. It's like a soda pop up in here. Tart, too. Nothing but fizz and sour, not terribly pleasant. I'm going to sit with this for a bit, to find something to enjoy in it...ain't happening...eh! ...not liking it! Spent $5.49 before taxes for a 500ml bottle of mild ale that's not the tiniest bit mild...not worth it...a bit of a vinous character peeps up toward the end, but it's too late...this was a waste..nothing to get "festive" about, or anything, for I did nothing but wince and grimace. Ugh. Skip. Skip Gales altogether, if you're wise. Wiser than I. Let my sacrifice not be in vain.
01-22-2004 08:55:00 | More by feloniousmonk
4.1/5 rDev +5.7%
Deep mahogany with very little carbonation. Never really forms a true head but the dark color is quite attractive in this mild ale. Nose features notes of chocolate, toffee, coffee and hops. The complex flavor profile exhibits mild chocolate malt, raisins, toffee, roasted coffee beans, and some balancing, relatively citric, bitter hops on the finish. Somewhat vinous and very well rounded. Smooth, almost non-carbonated mouthfeel, just like what one might find in a cask-conditioned pint of mild. Super drinkable -- low abv, huge flavor -- a pleasure to drink.
11-29-2003 01:24:52 | More by Jon
4/5 rDev +3.1%
With the designation "mild ale" I expected something very low key and conservative. This beer surprised me at the first sip - a citric tartness followed by a bright caramel/toffee malt. Some apple flavors drifting about. Sharply carbonated. Finished a little dry and clean. Quite the lively beer with a lot of personality. Love to try this with some beef stew.
09-29-2003 03:58:32 | More by Brent
4.43/5 rDev +14.2%
Served cask-conditioned at RFD's.
Appearance: Dark jasper color with an über-frothy beige head that has no retention. Very faint lacing.
Smell: Raisin and prune smells dominate. Also some winey overtones. Very complex for a cask-conditioned ale.
Taste: The sour fruity flavors dance across the palate. There's some sort of malt presence lurking about, I'm guessing a chocolate malt. Quite nummers!
Mouthfeel: Very, very light and crisp. High in acidity, I was reminded of a lambic both in taste and mouthfeel.
Drinkability: If you are ok with a very fruity beer, this is the beer for you. Wow. Wow.
Did I say wow?
09-15-2003 04:28:47 | More by ManekiNeko
4/5 rDev +3.1%
Special recomendation from shiredave. This one was quite a beauty. After pouring just a little of the beer a huge head appeared, huge a craggy with tons of bubbles.. However, with a little patience it receded allowing me to pour the entire pint. It was a rich dark mahogany, which was opaque except for a slight hint of brown at the bottom of the glass. Smell was very odd indeed. The aroma was do intated by huge notes of prune and vinous red wine flavors and a fair bit of peatiness. Taste was sweet and tart with raspberry and cranberry flavors competing against a slight smokey undertow and that same tart mustiness that you would see in a lambic. There was just the barest hint of some slight floral hops. The mouthfeel was not overly carbonated as this is obviously bottle conditioned and damn proud of it. If I ever saw this on cask I would get it in a second. Tasty session brew.
08-31-2003 00:21:31 | More by GreatPondBrewer
4.3/5 rDev +10.8%
Dark brown body, with a coppery tint. Thin, but persistent head. Light roasted malt aroma, with fruity and mildly spicy hop notes apparent. Excellent flavor. Rather malty, with hints of fruit, chocolate, and earthy and slightly spicy hops. Low, refreshing bitterness. Low, refreshing bitterness. Leaves a faint bittersweet chocolate aftertaste. Very smooth and light bodied. Damn, I wich I could get a cask-conditioned mild like this more often...
05-12-2003 11:31:54 | More by Viking
Gale's Festival Mild from George Gale & Company Ltd
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So why make what would appear to some to be a lateral move? For one thing, much of Hyman's family lives in Fort Worth after his long tenure at TCU before his time in Columbia. Also, SEC blog Team Speed Kills has a whole lot of analysis on Hyman's Gamecocks legacy and where Carolina goes from here:
His legacy as South Carolina is largely, though not exclusively, positive. He hired Darrin Horn to coach the men's basketball team -- a mistake that cost the team several years before Hyman corrected things by hiring Frank Martin. The hiring of Dawn Staley for women's basketball has been a clear-cut success; she took the program to the Sweet Sixteen last season as part of a steady upward trajectory.
Hyman has also overseen a significant boost to the facilities in Columbia. But he's arguably had marginal impact on the two programs that will define his tenure: Steve Spurrier and baseball head coach Ray Tanner were already on campus when Hyman arrived. The facilities improvements have helped both, no doubt, but Hyman will leave Columbia having never hired a coach for either of the campus' two highest-profile programs.
Which perhaps magnifies the importance of the next athletics director for South Carolina. Steve Spurrier is not going to be around forever -- five years is probably the longest South Carolina fans can expect, with three or four being more likely. It is a near-certainty that the next athletics director will select the head coach who will either solidify the gains Spurrier has made or potentially lead the program right back where it was.
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@FGCU_WTEN Returns To Fall Action At Bedford Cup
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With three weeks and one tournament under the belt of head coach Courtney Vernon, the FGCU women's tennis team looks to lay the groundwork for a successful season as it continues the 2013 fall campaign this weekend at the Bedford Cup hosted by the University of Florida. The tournament is slated to run Thursday through Sunday with all matches played at the Ring Tennis Complex in The Swamp.
Founded in 2011, the Bedford Cup is a battle ground for top players from nine of the 11 Division I women's tennis programs in the state of Florida. Sponsored by the Youth Tennis Foundation of Florida and the Edward T. Bedford Foundation, the tournament includes a 64-player singles draw and a 32-player doubles draw.
"I am excited for our team this weekend," said Vernon. "This is another great opportunity to get a few matches in and continue to work on our goals. The ladies have been working very hard and deserve this opportunity to compete this weekend."
Right Out the Gate
The Eagles opened their fall tour at the end of last month with play against USF, FAU and UCF in the Knights Invitational. The Green and Blue racked up five singles wins and swept both FAU and UCF in doubles, posting a 4-2 record.
Bedford Cup 2012
To end last year's fall tour, three of the team's current members participated in the Bedford Cup, with Sarah Means (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS) advancing the furthest playing in the round of 16. Over the course of the tournament the Eagles picked up one doubles and four singles wins, each of which were earned by the three returning players.
2013 Rewind
Last season the Eagles posted a program-best 11-7 record and advanced to the semifinals in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, marking their second straight season with postseason wins. The Eagles coupled their winning season with an FGCU record-breaking 3.78 spring GPA, the highest GPA ever recorded by a team in a semester. The 3.78 team GPA marked the fifth straight year the women's tennis program has had the highest mark in at least one semester during the academic year.
Super Sterkel
Leading the team in total wins this season is sophomore Johanna Sterkel (Schwetzingen, Germany/Carl-Theodor-Schule HS) who holds a 2-1 record in both singles and doubles. Sterkel takes on Courtney Cesarini of UCF, who beat Candela Munoz Giron (Alicante, Spain/Troy) 6-2, 6-1 earlier this season, in the round of 64 Thursday.
Mean One
After advancing to the round of 16 last year, Sarah Means returns to the Bedford Cup looking to build upon the success of her previous appearances. She begins her weekend with a round of 64 match against USF's Olga Martinez, who beat Munoz Giron 6-4, 6-4 last month.
Mean Two
Hoping to continue the legacy her older sister started, Elizabeth Means (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS) looks to advance beyond the round of 32, where she ended play in her first Bedford Cup. She begins her journey with a first-round match against conference-foe Mayablue Studder-MacDowell of Stetson.
Botha Brings It
After claiming two victories in the last day of the UCF Invite, Bettina Botha (Cape Town, South Africa/De Kuilen HS) aims to extend her win streak as she faces Stetson's Andrea Crespo in the round of 64 on Thursday.
Cheering for Candela
After transferring from Troy, Munoz Giron looks to tally her first victory in the Green and Blue as she faces Valentine Beresinste of Bethune-Cookman in the round of 64.
Lean Mean Winning Machines
The Means sisters, holding a 12-5 collegiate doubles record, will channel their inner Venus and Serena as they take to the court together this weekend, beginning with a first-round match against the UCF team of Griffith and Cesarini Thursday at 9 a.m. Earlier in the year the sisters laid an 8-6 win on Griffith and another UCF player.
An International Affair
The German-South African mix of partners Sterkel and Botha bring an international flair to the Green and Blue. Holding a 2-1 fall-tour record, the duo takes on Matsuba of Chinchilla B-CU in the first round of the doubles draw.
For complete coverage of FGCU women's tennis at the Bedford Cup follow us on Twitter at @FGCU_WTEN and visit www.FGCUAthletics.com where full recaps and results will be available at the end of each day.
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In recent years, however, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) has been defined more broadly and federally funded research (and, in general, all research) must comply with regulations related to nine areas of research including: human subjects, vertebrate animals, research misconduct, and financial conflict.
The 2007 America COMPETES Act (America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science) requires that institutions applying for National Science Foundation (NSF) funding must have a plan for providing "appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research" to undergraduate students, graduate students, and post docs "participating in the proposed research". This certification is required for proposals submitted on or after January 4, 2010.
The purpose of our policy seeks to ensure compliance with Section 7009 of the America COMPETES Act of 2007. Further, training in responsible conduct of research is intended to encourage best practices in the conduct of all research and scientific investigations and to foster an ability to recognize an ethical choice and the ability to make a principled decision.
All undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers supported by NSF to conduct research must complete Responsible Conduct of Research education.
Responsibility for compliance with the NSF RCR mandate rests primarily with the Principal Investigator (PI).
Travel grants, including conference, symposium and workshop travel are exempt from the RCR training requirement. All other individuals who work on or are paid from NSF funds must complete RCR training.
The Principal Investigator is required to provide ongoing RCR training appropriate to the discipline, research project, and level of involvement for students, including instruction during the course of the project and in informal situations throughout the year.
When postdoctoral researchers are involved in research proposed to the NSF by a PI, a plan for mentoring the postdoctoral students will be included in the proposal itself.
There are currently three ways by which undergraduate student researchers can meet the RCR training requirement:
In most instances, a combination of methods will be used.
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) public access course in the Responsible Conduct of Research is available without charge to the research community. The CITI RCR module provides core instruction on responsible conduct in research in the following areas:
To access the CITI RCR course:
Davidson College must meet the "oversight" portion of the RCR requirement, i.e. tracking and verifying that the requirement has been met.
For the CITI training, a certificate is available for users to print/save upon completion of the CITI RCR course. This certificate must be sent to the Office of Grants & Contracts (OGC).
For the other two methods, instructor training and the CIS 391 course, the professor will send communication to OGC indicating that the requirement has been met.
Note that no payments can be made on NSF grants until the certification has been received by OGC.
The Director of Grants and Contracts shall oversee this policy and review it at least once every two years. Changes to this policy shall be made in accordance with the college's Policy on Policies.
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A small aircraft flown by a Phoenix pilot crashed in Tonto National Forest Saturday afternoon.
Yavapai County sheriff's deputies said the Phoenix pilot and Glendale passenger had landed at a dirt airstrip to hike, about 10 miles north of the Horseshoe Dam. [Click here for a map of the location.] When they returned to the plane and attempted to take off, runway ruts caused the pilot to clip a tree with one of the wings, according to YCSO.
The wheels hit some brush and spun the aircraft, which had heavy damage.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said the 51-year-old pilot and his 44-year-old passenger were concerned about potential fire following the crash about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and called for help.
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Apple officially announced Final Cut Studio 2 at this years NAB conference in Las Vegas, NV. At the heart of Final Cut Studio is Final Cut Pro 6, the latest version of Apple's highly successful video editing application. The suite also includes updated versions of DVD Studio Pro 4, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, Motion 3 and a new application, Color.
With the introduction of Final Cut Pro 6, Apple allows you to mix video formats in a single timeline. You can combine media made with any codec into a single sequence and play it back in real time, including the new ProRes 422 codec, which offers HD quality video at SD file sizes. FCP 6 also introduces a new SmoothCam feature, which automatically stabilizes shaky camerawork while preserving camera moves. FCP 6 also boasts several audio improvements, as well as a simplified setup interface and improved integration with the rest of the suit.
Apple's behavior-based motion graphics application Motion extends its toolset into a 3D space, featuring drag and drop camera behaviors which can be applied to specific layers of a composition or to the composition itself. Motion also adds vector based paint strokes, which allow you to create interesting comet-like effects which can be adjusted and scaled without losing any of their textural or animated properties. Motion also includes a new group of dynamic retiming behaviors that allow you to speed up or slow down footage or animated effects an interpolates match frames to unsure smooth playback of slowed down footage. Several new text behaviors and animation behaviors are also included.
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NOTICE TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2014 budget for the Clearwater River Watershed District as follows: Date: September 11, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Annandale Middle School, Upper Gymnasium, Annandale, Minnesota
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2014 budget for the Clearwater River Watershed District as follows:
Date: September 11, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Annandale Middle School, Upper Gymnasium, Annandale, Minnesota
All citizens of the Clearwater River Watershed District are invited to attend the public hearing. The board will vote to approve or disapprove the budget at the hearing.
GENERAL FUNDBudgeted Expenses
General Government total$153,500
Advisory Committee$950
Grant Applications$5,000
Filter Strip Program$7,850
Lakescaping Program$2,300
Mississippi River (St. Cloud) Project$2,500
Education Program$5,450
Other Maintenance – Special Projects$1,500
Plan/Plat Review$700
Web Site$1,550
Other Special Projects$8,600
Transfers to Data Acquisition Fund$36,600
Transfers to CASH P#06-1 O&M Fund –
for the Cedar Watershed Project$30,000
Transfers to CCM Riparian Fund$5,000
Total General Fund$261,500
Other FundsBudgeted Expenses
Augusta Bog Control O&M Fund$100
Clearwater/Grass Bog Control O&M Fund$2,000
Pleasant Lake Outlet O&M Fund$575
Data Acquisition Fund+$36,600
School Section Lake Outlet O&M Fund$2,010
Clearwater Chain of Lakes (1980) O&M Fund*$253,380
CASH #06-1 O&M Fund+*$270,835
Cedar Lake AIS Project$16,100
Louisa & Marie AIS Project$15,100
CCM Riparian+$5,000
Clearwater Lake Milfoil Project$37,100
Lake Augusta Milfoil Project$3,555
Kimball Stormwater PH II Project*$186,325
Hidden River Sewer System Fund$20,340
Utility Billing Rate: $160.00/quarter
Rest-A-While Sewer System Fund$5,650
Utility Billing Rate: $175.00/quarter
Clearwater Harbor Sewer System Fund$41,200
Utility Billing Rate: $125.00/quarter
Wandering Ponds Sewer System Fund$7,000
Utility Billing Rate: $175.00/quarter
Total Other Funds$902,870
Total All Funds$1,164,370
+ denotes a fund or sub-fund receiving a transfer from the General Fund
* denotes a fund receiving grant funding for a project: $111,160 for Cedar Watershed Protection & Improvement Project, $73,875 for Kimball Stormwater Phase II Project, $6,950 for Kingston Wetland Restoration Project and $60,000 for Targeted Fertilizer Application Reduction Project (sub-projects under the Clearwater Chain of Lakes (1980) O&M Fund).
By order of the Board of Managers, Clearwater River Watershed District
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The BRMS eighth-grade boys Black fell to Sunman-Dearborn 38-24. Keith Yager led the Cubs with 13 points.
The seventh-grade Black rallied to take a lead in the third quarter, but Sunman-Dearborn took the lead in the fourth and posted the 34-27 victory. Owen Wiles led the scoring attack for the Cubs with nine points. Landis Gettinger had six points. Cole Carmony had five points. Zach Hoeing had four points and Crosby Jackman had three points.
The BRMS seventh-grade Red lost at Tri 48-14. Lane Hornberger led the Cubs with four points. Bryson Medley had three points. Sam Spilman, Adam Leising and Jared Smith all had two points. Kameron Marshall added one point.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Wilmington Police say an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot his 7-year-old brother in the hand with a gun the pair found.
The boy was listed in good condition at A.I. duPont Hospital on Tuesday, a day after the shooting at a home on Delamore Place.
Police spokesman Cpl. Mark Ivey says the boys found the gun in a high cabinet in the kitchen of the home and were playing with it when the gun went off.
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— More than $30,000 was awarded last Thursday by the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) for cycle one of its 2013 Deedee Daniel Opportunity Fund grants.
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Town centre nightspot to have licence reviewed after hotel complaints (From Gazette)
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Town centre nightspot to have licence reviewed after hotel complaints
6:10pm Thursday 20th March 2014 in News
A TOWN centre nightspot could lose its licence because of noise complaints from hotel residents.
Colchester Council is set to investigate Layer Cake, in Colchester High Street, after receiving complaints from guests at the George Hotel.
The bar, which opened in August, is directly beside the popular town centre hotel.
Licensing officers are set to investigate the bar on public nuisance grounds, caused by "ongoing occurrence of loud amplified music" into the early hours of the morning.
But Andy Wheeler, who owns the bar, said he had tried to work with the hotel and the council to allay concerns.
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9:50pm Thu 20 Mar 14
stevedawson says...
hrs.what is hard about that?
6:37am Fri 21 Mar 14
James.Harrington says...
Right next door to a prestigious and famous hotel is appearing to be a difficult issue.
I meet clients at The George and if they are having problems, then there must be cause for concern.
Quite sad really.
7:23am Fri 21 Mar 14
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A MAN has been charged with four offences after police raided a home in Colchester
Andrew Wheeler, 33, from High Street, was charged with possession of class A drugs, using a motor vehicle without insurance or a licence and possession of a fake licence.
He has been bailed to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on October 1.
The raid was carried out in Crowhurst Road on July 19.
12:14pm Sat 22 Mar 14
mirokou says...
"Andrew Wheeler, of Crowhurst Road, is reported to have caused his neighbours considerable distress after continually hosting late-night parties at his home with numerous visitors coming in and out of the property.
Last week Colchester Borough Council requested a closure order be granted which would prevent Mr Wheeler from entering the house for the next three months.
It follows a total of 330 anti-social behaviour complaints made by neighbours in the last six months.
The council's anti-social behaviour team said despite their best efforts to try to "modify" his behaviour, they had been left with no option but to take drastic action.
Yesterday, magistrates in Colchester granted the order after lawyers from the council pressed for it to go ahead as soon as possible.
Staff from the council boarded up the property yesterday afternoon while the court also ordered Mr Wheeler to pay £300 in costs.
In court, Mr Wheeler admitted there had been "problems" at his home where things had got "out of hand".
11:06am Sun 23 Mar 14
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7:17pm Sun 23 Mar 14
rhetoric says...
It is also, I agree, very difficult to get anything done and meanwhile the sufferers next door get very, very tired and depressed and their work is often affected because of this. Sometimes accidents occur because of fatigue.
It's time the lazy and overpaid devils on all local councils got to grips with this issue. Often they don't have anyone working at night when the problem is occurring. We had a Party Patrol locally to where I live and it ran on Fridays and Saturdays, it being presumed that noisy parties took place on those nights because there was no need for the particpants to be up and sober the next morning. So, what about Bank Holiday Sundays? Party animals soon caught on that this was the night to tie one on, big time.
An Englishman's home is his castle? Only if you love noise and bad behaviour these days. The rest of us have to put up with it. If you can get away with anything, just grab it, in the knowledge that the majority will have to suffer and you'll have an infinite amount of time to enjoy the torture you inflict.
5:31pm Tue 25 Mar 14
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9:45am Thu 27 Mar 14
totallyfootball says...
10:15am Thu 27 Mar 14
Checkout says...
Amplified music or any other intrusive sound from a commercial premises is a noise nuisance. The standard requirement before granting a licence should always be complete sound proofing of the premises.
It's quite simple really, no sound proofing, no licence.
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A small number of models are emerging that meaningfully shift the structure and organization of schooling in order to reimagine the classroom itself. Rather than simply adding on to what schools already do, these models leverage technology to change teachers' roles and create a much more personalized learning experience for students. These models, which have emerged in communities across the country, vary in the extent to which they use technology and whether they seek to transform whole schools or individual courses.
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Police records do not reveal much about the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 33 year old transgender, M Vaisali of Kavundampalayam.
Vaisali was HIV+ and was residing with three roommates at a rented accommodation in Ashok Nagar where she was found dead. Though the exact reason behind her suicide is yet to be confirmed, some members of the local transgender support group believe it was an impulsive step after an argument with her friends. The incident reveals that though the social acceptance of transgenders has improved over the years, they still lack strong support systems to cope with the pressures of life.


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CATEGORIES MoviesWho knew that Rowan Atkinson, aka bumbling Mr. Bean, was a close friend of Prince Charles? If you did, then you're not as surprised as we were to learn that he, along with such celebrities as Elton John, Guy Ritchie and David and Victoria Beckham, has been invited to the royal wedding.
Of course, this brings to mind another Atkinson role, that of the speech-challenged priest at the second wedding in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,' who manages to flub both the bride and groom's names and invoke "The Holy Spigot."
Happily for William and Kate, Atkinson (who we also loved as supercilious royal butler Blackadder) is attending, not officiating the ceremony.
Watch the hilarious Atkinson scene from 'Four Weddings' after the jump.
And we just had to include a clip where Mr. Bean has a disastrous meeting with the Queen.
The full guest list for the royal wedding can be found here.
[Via New York Post]


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Meet the Sussex school fox exterminator
Updated 9:07am Monday 24th February 2014 in News By Emily Walker, Chief reporter
A man who shoots foxes in the grounds of Sussex schools has said he does it to be "humane".
Grandfather Tom Keightley, 56, told The Argus he has been hired to kill foxes by schools across East Sussex – as well as private residents across the county.
He said he kills six to eight foxes on each job on average, which costs clients a few hundred pounds.
The exterminator said killing the animals was essential to stop their proliferation and said the fox population in Brighton and Hove could increase five-fold as they enter the breeding season.
Mr Keightley, of High Hurstwood, near Uckfield, said foxes were a problem in many urban areas in Sussex and he was regularly called to kill the animals.
He refused to name the schools where he has been hired to eradicate problem foxes – for fear they would suffer public outcry – but said he |was regularly called to cull foxes at schools |when the animals were thought to be a threat to pupils.
He said: "I'm not saying we should kill all foxes, but reduce their numbers to manageable levels.
"If you have seen a number of foxes in your garden or they are causing a problem, then you might want to think about it.
"My methodology is to kill them with a single shot to the head, because I believe it is the most humane way to do it.
"Some people take them away and euthanize them, but my personal view is they will get more stressed. When I shoot them they have no idea what's happening."
When he embarks on a kill Mr Keightly lies in wait behind the curtains of upstairs windows armed with his silenced rifle, before delivering the deadly head shot.
He added: "It is absolutely a big problem in Brighton and across Sussex.
"If you see one fox that's a nuisance, there are always a lot more. The seagulls are no deterrent.
"I've had to deal with a number of fox problems at schools in Sussex – usually because there are concerns they might attack pupils.
"Foxes are more likely to be a problem because they leave their excrement in gardens where children are playing."
Mr Keightley is licensed by Sussex Police to use a firearm and said he always contacts the police to notify them before he goes on a job – in case concerned neighbours spot him.
A spokeswoman for East Sussex County Council said they did not know how many schools in the county had foxes exterminated as pest controllers are hired by individual schools from their own budgets.
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9:18am Wed 12 Feb 14
nosolution says...
9:47am Wed 12 Feb 14
The Prophet of Doom says...
Better that than killing animals.
10:14am Wed 12 Feb 14
Goldenwight says...
The Prophet of Doom wrote:Might lep with the housing crisis, too...
He's been hired to kill private residents across the county? Better that than killing animals.
10:48am Wed 12 Feb 14
stir up says...
10:50am Wed 12 Feb 14
cookie_brighton says...
....They MAY attack the pupils.......where is the evidence that a fox HAS, in the past attacked a pupil, he should turn his killing to ....domestic dogs.....these ARE the REAL killers.
10:57am Wed 12 Feb 14
thevoiceoftruth says...
11:15am Wed 12 Feb 14
winewomenandsong says...
11:15am Wed 12 Feb 14
winewomenandsong says...
12:15pm Wed 12 Feb 14
Crystal Ball says...
2:59pm Wed 12 Feb 14
Amanda Smith-Yeates says...
Um because you fool...if you argue with a fool you then have two
Maybe a more intelligent reply like giving concern that these foxes being killed may have babies depended on them in their den would have got you a better answer @ 9.16 when most people are at work or busy trying to make this world a better place?
3:03pm Wed 12 Feb 14
boo2005 says...
3:22pm Wed 12 Feb 14
getThisCoalitionOut says...
Foxes do not attack children, people, cats, dogs or anything other than what they kill for food.
Foxes are terrified of people and especially would be so with children who are usually very noisy and excitable.
What a stupid waste of life - foxes die all the time, very few live more than a year thanks to the way our country is.
I love foxes and encourage them into my garden.
I've got a dog and a cat and neither are scared of the foxes that visit - they vary all the time as foxes move on - another factor that this man doesn't know - one fox who was tracked moved 135 miles away.
I'd rather have a fox in my garden than that vile man.
5:23pm Wed 12 Feb 14
compaq1 says...
Does he shoot cats then? And if not, why not?
10:09am Fri 14 Feb 14
SoundSerpent says...
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By Ed Vasicek
Guest columnist
How does Elmer find me? I can go for years without running into specific friends at the grocery store or the home improve-ment center. But I run into Elmer like clockwork. He waved to summon my attention in the supermarket parking lot. He was smiling, until he began to whine.
"People are crazy!" Elmer griped, without bothering to greet me. "Did you hear about the mayor of New York trying to ban large soda pops? Talk about 'Big Brother.' Last I heard a judge stopped it. Glad there is at least one judge out there with sense."
"Yep, it is pretty bad," I agreed. I enjoy agreeing with Elmer; it is a rare treat.
"That's crazy, the government regulating us like we are children," he added. "It's a free country. If I want to drink a liter of coke at one sitting, that's my right!"
"Yeah, I am with you. I do agree that we Americans need to eat better, but to try to force, coerce or manipulate people to eat better is not the role of government. I like what Michelle Obama has pushed — balanced, low-fat, low-sugar meals. The schools are serving healthier food because of it, but parents can always pack their kids' lunch if they don't like what the school offers."
"I don't even like the Michelle Obama thing," Elmer smirked. "The government should stay out of the whole picture. My grandparents lived into their nineties, and they ate greasy bacon and sausage and fried eggs for breakfast every day. Gramps smoked cigars and he and grama weighed in at just under 300 lbs each. Them health fanatic people don't know what they are talking about."
Elmer and I had waded through this conversation in the past, so I had the sense to resist the temptation. Although I felt I could refute his logic, I chose to let things pass.
"Elmer," I commented, "Think about this: a lot of parents could care less what their kids eat. Your grandparents made their kids eat green vegetable every day and drink lots of milk. But did you hear about that guy that was allegedly giving alcoholic drinks to twin two year-olds?"
"Yeah, I read about that. Well, for those kinds of extreme things – if the guy really did it – the authorities should step in," Elmer acquiesced.
"That's the problem, Elmer. Because parents are not monitoring what their kids eat – or because they are out to please their kids – the schools and the government feel an obligation to do so. Whether by neglect or spoiling, the youngsters are developing conditions and habits that will afflict them for the rest of their lives. Whether the government should take this role is another issue."
I continued:
"When you have all these single-parent families, and when you factor poverty into the equation, children can end up as children of the state by default. As families disintegrate, America becomes more socialistic as fallout. If you think about it, both socialism and communism are instances of the government becoming your parents."
Sometimes people say my mouth is so big, I can whisper in my own ear. Criticism not withstanding, I continued:
"For the last thirty years or so, we were able to rely upon grandparents to offer some stability to these youngsters, but now more of the older crowd also has a track record of relational instability. Grama and grampa ain't what they used to be. Maybe things will work out somehow, but bigger, nanny-like government is probably the future. I'm not happy about that!"
"Well, Ed," Elmer commented, "You are sure long-winded today. You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle."
"Yep, maybe I'll hush up and relax with a cup of coffee," I responded. "Want to join me?"
Elmer didn't bother to say "Goodbye" as he whisked himself away.
Ed Vasicek is pastor of Highland Park Church and a weekly contributor to the Kokomo Tribune. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dragons breathe fire but don't lose their cool
Originally published: Feb 20, 2014 - 4:35 pm
Leaders do. And the best of them do AND say, calling out their teammates when need be. Dragic is getting better in terms of developing those qualities but he still does things that leaders don't do: like show a teammate up from time to time, letting everybody know a play gone awry wasn't his fault.
You can't do this and call yourself a leader.
Leaders take blame and carry that burden on their shoulders. They don't point the spiny, ruddy finger of blame at their teammates...and Dragic uses gestures sometimes to let people know it wasn't his fault while competing. And he did it to Channing Frye against Boston.
Channing was trying to get the ball to him and Goran moved over the top of Frye as he passed it and the ball went out of bounds. Dragic threw his hands out as if to say, "What are you doing? That was not me."
Can't do it Goran. Everybody knows what happened. We didnt need an explanation. Even if he did it in frustration, Dragic needs to understand that actions like that divide teams and throw team chemistry into a deep freeze.
The Dragon's fire is great and often melts any cold feelings that form when competing in an NBA locker room, but if he wants to take that next step in leading this team he needs to stop gesturing and start shouldering.
Ron Wolfley, Co-host of Doug & Wolf
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By Doug Ireland
---- — BRENTWOOD — Four months after authorities launched an investigation, a former Rockingham County jail office administrator has been charged with stealing at least $12,000 in county money.
Anne Marie Nelson, 54, of 14 Parker Road in Chester was indicted by a Rockingham County Superior Court grand jury on two theft counts for padding the paycheck of her husband, former correctional officer Keith Nelson, according to County Attorney James Reams.
The sheriff's office was asked to investigate in May after a fellow employee noticed a discrepancy in office payroll records, Reams said.
The investigation is continuing since it's believed more money is missing, he said. The $12,000 disappeared between July 2012 and May 2013, according to the indictments.
Keith Nelson also may be charged as investigators continue to review records prior to July 2012, Reams said.
"He could still face charges, depending on the investigation, " Reams said.
Anne Marie Nelson worked in the office at the jail for 12 years and her husband served as a correctional officer for 15 years, Sheriff Michael Downing said. She has not been arrested, he said.
Reams said Anne Marie Nelson's arraignment has not been scheduled.
She faces a potential seven and a half to 15 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine on each felony charge.
Downing said news of the thefts surprised county employees, some of whom have known the Nelsons for years.
"It's very unfortunate," he said. "You have a lot of dedicated, good employees who work very hard. It's a slap in the face."
Ever since the sheriff's office launched its probe, county officials have been tight-lipped, saying only that two jail employees were under investigation.
Jail superintendent Stephen Church has said he could not comment on the matter while the case was under investigation. He could not be reached for comment yesterday.
County officials have said Church had a lot of faith in Anne Marie Nelson.
"I believe she was in a very trusted position," Downing said.
In July, county Commissioners Thomas Tombarello of Sandown and Kevin Coyle confirmed the Nelsons were suspended with pay. Neither commissioner nor Commission Chairman Katharin Pratt could be reached yesterday for comment.
Coyle said in July that one of the two employees was no longer working for the county, but would not elaborate. Neither is a county employee now, but Reams and Downing did not know yesterday if they were terminated or resigned.
Downing said it's taken months to investigate the case because of all the payroll records involved.
"We are being very meticulous," he said.
The Nelsons could not be reached yesterday for comment. Anne Marie Nelson's attorney, Gerald LaFlamme, was also unavailable. No one answered the door at the couple's Chester home.


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The two aerial strikes on Damascus in the past 48 hours, carried out by the
Israel Air Force according to foreign media reports, are likely the result of
classified intelligence indicating an imminent attempt to transfer strategic
weapons from Syria to Hezbollah.
With Hezbollah deploying up to half of
its fighting force to Syria to help the regime of dictator Bashar Assad fight
for its survival, the Lebanese Shi'ite organization will be seeking "rewards"
for its actions. Hezbollah and its patron Iran may have asked Assad to make the
advanced weapons available.
It would seem that Assad cannot have been in
the dark over the likelihood of such proliferation triggering action to stop it.
Back in January, Israel reportedly sent a very clear message to Syria, Hezbollah
and Iran when an air strike targeted a Hezbollah-bound convoy carrying advanced
surface-to-air missiles toward Lebanon. But that apparently didn't stop
Hezbollah from trying again this weekend.
Assad is in no position to
decline "requests" for strategic arms from his only regional allies, on whom he
depends for his survival.
The weapons targeted may well have been Iranian
Fatah-110 missiles, which run on solid fuel and have a range of 300 kilometers.
It remains unclear how long those missiles had been stored on Syrian
In any case, Jerusalem seems prepared to take a calculated
risk now, to avoid facing a significantly worse strategic situation
It is prepared to enforce its red lines on weapons proliferation
with Hezbollah, and perhaps also send a message to Iran – which is continuing
with its nuclear program – that Israel's red lines are set in stone, come what
Although such high-profile air strikes have the potential to
escalate into a wider conflict, allowing Hezbollah to acquire advanced missiles
would make a damaging conflict with it more likely in the future, and hence,
doing nothing is a poor option, the logic behind such strikes
Hezbollah is already heavily armed, with at least 70,000
rockets in its possession, and allowing it to take possession of Iranian
missiles that put all of Israel in range would make a future clash with it that
much more painful for the Israeli home front.
Syria may be in a state of
chaos, but that doesn't mean Israel has abandoned its red lines.
may be additional big-picture factors at play behind the recent
Dr. Ely Karmon, a senior scholar at the Herzliya-based Institute
for Counter-Terrorism, pointed on Sunday to contingency planning by Iran, the
Syrian regime, and Hezbollah, aimed at creating an Allawite ministate on the
Syrian coast, and linking it to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, as well as with southern
Lebanon – both of which are dominated by Hezbollah, if the Assad regime is
Such an Allawite-Shi'ite entity would be under direct Iranian
patronage, meaning that Iran would create a new base for itself in Syria, Karmon
"The importance of these bombings may be... not only to prevent
Iranian strategic weapons from being transferred, but to prevent this future
entity from being armed and threatening to us," he said.
Allawite-Shi'ite entity might invite an Iranian task force to defend it
directly, Karmon added.
"In recent weeks, we're seeing this strategy
being realized. The intense battles of [the Syrian coastal city of] Al-Qussair
resulted in the Syrian Army and Hezbollah almost retaking it. That leaves a
corridor open from Damascus to the Allawite area...
through which Assad
can withdraw, together with his chemical weapons," Karmon
Similarly, the slaughter of Sunni civilians in the coastal Syrian
city of Baniyas appears to be a deliberate act of ethnic cleansing designed to
pave the way for an Allawite-Shi'ite entity in the area.
Assad has been
able to secure the three major cities of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs, by
retreating from other areas. He has also created a militia made up of "national
committees," tasked with fighting the rebels alongside the pro-regime and
notorious Shabiha paramilitaries.
But that doesn't mean he will be able
to save his regime in the long run, fueling the need for preparing a future
Karmon doubted that Syria or Hezbollah would directly respond
to this weekend's air strikes. With Hezbollah's fighters deployed in Syria, its
forces will be "exposed to our attacks before the Iranians can help them. If the
Syrians fire their last missiles against us, they endanger air strikes on their
army divisions."
But Iran and Hezbollah could use their overseas
terrorist infrastructure to engineer a vengeance attack, he warned.
on Sunday, the former military secretary to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu,
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Dr. Shimon Shapira, published an article saying that Iran was
poised to extend its control of Syria.
Shapira, a senior research
associate at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, noted that Hezbollah chief
Hassan Nasrallah paid a rare, secret visit to Tehran last month, where he met
with senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei,
and the commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Qasem
Suleimani, who is in charge of Iranian policy in Lebanon and
"Suleimani's involvement in the meeting with Nasrallah was
He has been the spearhead of Iranian military activism in
the Middle East. In January 2012, he declared that the Islamic Republic
controlled, "one way or another," Iraq and South Lebanon. He now appeared to be
prepared to extend Iran's control to all of Syria," Shapira said.
cited a trustworthy source as saying that "Iran has formulated an operational
plan for assisting Syria.
The plan has been named for
Suleimani. It includes three elements: 1. the establishment of a
popular sectarian army made up of Shi'ites and Allawites, to be backed by forces
from Iran, Iraq, Hezbollah and symbolic contingents from the Persian Gulf.
This force will reach 150,000 fighters.
3. The plan will give
preference to importing forces from Iran, Iraq and, only afterwards, other
Shi'ite elements.
This regional force will be integrated with the Syrian
Suleimani himself visited Syria in late February-early March to
prepare the implementation of this plan."
Shapira labeled these
preparations as a "Plan B," for use in the event of Assad's fall.
already seems to be looking beyond the regime's survivability and preparing for
a reality where it will have to operate in Syria even if Assad falls. Even
before recent events in Syria, observers in the Arab world have been warning for
years about growing evidence of "Iranian expansionism," Shapira said.
Hezbollah is expected to play a central role in this expansionism, he added.