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KP makes frustrations known
7:54am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Kevin Pietersen has voiced his frustrations after England's one-day international travails increased against India.
Wozniacki marches on
6:46am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Caroline Wozniacki stayed on course for a second grand slam final appearance with a rout of Sara Errani in the quarter-finals of the US Open.
No regrets for Van Gaal
7:43am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Louis van Gaal insists he has no regrets over taking the manager's job at Manchester United despite the building pressure after a poor start to the season.
Pressure on Djokovic - Mauresmo
7:01am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Amelie Mauresmo believes Andy Murray should be able to play freely against Novak Djokovic in their US Open quarter-final because the pressure is on the world number one's shoulders.
McGinley: Seeing Luke will be tough
7:01am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
European captain Paul McGinley is dreading his next meeting with Luke Donald after overlooking his former Ryder Cup team-mate for a wild card.
Cook reaffirms desire to lead
6:46am Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Alastair Cook admits England are yet to work out their best team for next year's World Cup - but even after the nine-wicket trouncing by India at Edgbaston, he is determined to lead it.
Murray set for Djokovic test
5:31pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Andy Murray will draw on the memories of the two biggest days of his career when he takes on Novak Djokovic for a place in the semi-finals of the US Open.
MotoGP set for Donington return
7:28pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
MotoGP will return to Donington Park for the first time in six years in 2015 but with the decision drawing stinging criticism from Silverstone chiefs.
Contador cashes in as rivals falter
5:19pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Alberto Contador stormed into the leader's red jersery in the Vuelta a Espana after Nairo Quintana crashed and Chris Froome lost more time to his rivals in a dramatic stage 10 time trial on Tuesday.
Falcao arrival excites Rooney
3:30pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Wayne Rooney is excited by the signing of Radamel Falcao, with the Manchester United captain calling it a major signal of intent.
Marsh shines in Australia victory
5:29pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Mitchell Marsh shone with bat and ball as Australia beat South Africa by 62 runs to book their place in this weekend's triangular series final.
Donald misses out for Europe
12:50pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
European captain Paul McGinley on Tuesday completed his Ryder Cup team for Gleneagles by naming Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher as his three wild cards.
Falcao completes Old Trafford move
8:27am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Manchester United had to work late into the night to finalise the signing of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao but eventually completed a season-long loan for the Colombian.
Prem clubs smash spending record
10:35am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Premier League clubs have smashed the record for spending on transfers in the summer window after splashing out £835million on new players, according to analysts.
Gunners seal late Welbeck move
1:19am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Arsenal have announced the signing of England international forward Danny Welbeck from Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.
Murray getting back to his best
7:47am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Andy Murray feels he is close to hitting top form after an impressive victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a blockbuster US Open quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.
Watford turn to Garcia
11:07am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Watford have appointed former Brighton boss Oscar Garcia as their new head coach.
Bruce reveals Ben Arfa swoop shock
1:19am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Hull City boss Steve Bruce has expressed his surprise at being able to land Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa on loan until the end of the season.
England bowled out for 206
2:17pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Even a gem of an innings from Moeen Ali could salvage a total of only 206 all out for England in the fourth Royal London Series match against India at Edgbaston.
England lose early wickets
11:49am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
England hit early trouble against India at Edgbaston in their bid to avoid a fifth defeat in their last six one-day international series.
Kirk wins in Boston
7:47am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Chris Kirk shot a bogey-free final round to clinch the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Monday.
Bell injury blow for England
10:53am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
England batsman Ian Bell has been ruled out of the fourth Royal London Series match against India at Edgbaston with a toe injury.
Hodgson fears for young talent
10:34pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Roy Hodgson is worried Barclays Premier League clubs are too scared to take a gamble on young English players.
Bell has broken toe
4:34pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Ian Bell has suffered a "small fracture" in his left big toe, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.
Rooney sets sights on silverware
3:34pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
A cloud of pessimism may currently hang over the national side, but Wayne Rooney is convinced he can lead England to their first trophy in half a century.
Federer through in New York
10:49pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Roger Federer buried another of last year's ghosts by defeating Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
Azpilicueta extends Blues stay
5:54pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new five-year contract with the club.
Cleverley eyes England recall
7:28pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Tom Cleverley has targeted an England recall after completing his last-ditch switch to Aston Villa.
Peng secures semi-final spot
7:38pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Sixteen years after heart surgery almost ended her hopes of a tennis career, Peng Shuai reached the US Open semi-finals with victory over 17-year-old Belinda Bencic.
McGinley: Seeing Luke will be tough
6:08pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
European captain Paul McGinley is dreading his next meeting with Luke Donald after overlooking his former Ryder Cup team-mate for a wild card.
England limp to ODI series defeat
3:43pm Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Alastair Cook's England one-day international team hit a new low as a nine-wicket hammering at the hands of India completed the captain's fifth successive series defeat.
Wiggins to ride Tour of Britain
11:58am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Sir Bradley Wiggins will defend his Tour of Britain title after being named as the leader of Team Sky's squad for the race, which begins in Liverpool on Sunday.
Villa end interest in Cleverley
10:44pm Monday 1st September 2014
Aston Villa pulled the plug on their chase for Tom Cleverley over the midfielder's wage demands.
Gunners close in on Welbeck
6:55pm Monday 1st September 2014
Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle to sign Manchester United and England forward Danny Welbeck as talks continue to complete the deal before the close of the transfer window, Press Association Sport understands.
Duo set for Saints medicals
5:55pm Monday 1st September 2014
Toby Alderweireld and Sadio Mane are undergoing medicals at Southampton, Press Association Sport understands.
Williams eases past Kanepi
7:30pm Monday 1st September 2014
Serena Williams reached her first grand slam quarter-final of the year with victory over Kaia Kanepi at the US Open.
Slow-starting Federer hits top gear
6:50am Monday 1st September 2014
Roger Federer recovered from dropping his first set of the tournament to race into the fourth round of the US Open.
Palace agree McArthur deal
10:49am Monday 1st September 2014
Crystal Palace have agreed a new club-record £7million fee with Wigan for midfielder James McArthur, Press Association Sport understands.
Saints lose interest in Townsend
10:49am Monday 1st September 2014
Tottenham winger Andros Townsend is not one of the players Southampton are looking to sign on deadline day, Press Association Sport understands.
Burnley seal Chalobah loan deal
11:51am Monday 1st September 2014
Burnley have announced their second signing of transfer deadline day, with Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah joining the Clarets on loan.
Ex-footballer on bribes plot charge
2:50pm Monday 1st September 2014
A former Premier League footballer has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery.
Saints swoop for duo
12:01am Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Toby Alderweireld and Sadio Mane have completed their deadline-day moves to Southampton, who have managed to keep hold of Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez.
United close to Falcao deal
6:15am Monday 1st September 2014
Manchester United were poised to make a sensational deadline-day swoop for Radamel Falcao after agreeing a loan deal with Monaco for the Colombia striker.
Van Ginkel seals Milan loan move
11:51am Monday 1st September 2014
New AC Milan signing Marco van Ginkel is thrilled to have moved to the San Siro on a season long-loan from Chelsea.
Sinfield quits internationals
7:32pm Monday 1st September 2014
Leeds and England captain Kevin Sinfield has called time on his international career with immediate effect.
It's not personal for McGinley
3:23pm Monday 1st September 2014
European captain Paul McGinley will leave personal feelings to one side as he weighs up current form against Ryder Cup experience in making his wild card selections on Tuesday.
Moores seeking rapid development
4:15pm Monday 1st September 2014
Peter Moores admits time is short for England to make themselves a competitive force at next year's World Cup.
Rodgers backs trio to shine
6:37am Monday 1st September 2014
Brendan Rodgers believes the future looks bright for Liverpool and England thanks to the ever-improving Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson.
Redknapp and duo reunite at Rangers
4:16pm Monday 1st September 2014
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has reunited himself with two players he knows well as the Hoops swooped for Sandro and Niko Kranjcar on transfer deadline day.
United seal late Falcao swoop
10:30am Monday 1st September 2014
Manchester United have completed the signing of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao on a one-year loan deal with an option to make the switch permanent.


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Iain Duncan Smith dismisses UKIP threat
Updated 9:42am Saturday 11th January 2014 in News By Elaine O'Flynn, politics reporter
IAIN Duncan Smith has dismissed UKIP's chances in Bolton at the next election — calling them "a collection of a series of protests".
Cllr David Greenhalgh, leader of the Conservatives in Bolton, warned voters after the recent Harper Green by-election that a vote for UKIP would shore up Labour's hold of Bolton and make Tory candidates less likely to succeed.
But during his visit to Bolton, Mr Duncan Smith said the Conservatives in government were addressing the concerns UKIP voters might have by promising a referendum on Britain's EU membership and introducing tighter legislation on immigration.
He added: "UKIP say: 'We want to have a referendum on Europe' — the Tories have said we'll give you a referendum on Europe.
"They say they want control on immigration — we are bringing it down, we have cut it by a third from where it was.
"I have introduced some very tough restrictions on people coming in from Romania and Bulgaria claiming benefits. They can't claim them until they've been here three months.
"It's about getting the message across to people that we are driving the change that's necessary.
"If you vote for UKIP you don't get what you want — you get something else."
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thomas222 says...
morgeo wrote:Who are you voting for lol. Good man ; )
IDS said "If you vote for UKIP you don't get what you want — you get something else." Yes, people like you who have no clue and can only think about themselves. Like Cameron who lied over the referendum to get votes otherwise it would have happened by now. Like Steve Webb who lied about getting the frozen pension policy scrapped but now in the perfect place as Pensions Minister does nothing but defend the robbery. Many ex-servicemen and women who retired abroad in the Commonwealth get no annual increases ever. Thanks for nothing having put their lives on the line for their country. Like you IDS who is unqualified for anything in a post that he has no idea how to manage and should be sent back into the army and Afghanistan to do something that maybe he knows a little about. Too much aid going to places that do not need it - India with a space program - how stupid. Get the bills paid in the UK before giving anything away especially the 55million per day that we give to the EU to keep idiots like Blair and Kinnock on an ever better gravy train run by unelected morons who have yet to get the finances fully audited from day 1.
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bwfc58 wrote:Would they listen no they didnt... now we have stopped listening to them.. They lied to us so we dont believe them any more.....even the media is now falling on deaf ears........ Come on UKIP!
Iain Duncan Smith and all his Cronies from all the so called three main parties are running scarred of UKIP and so they all should be because they are now the main party most people will be voting for from now on in the local and national elections we have all now had enough of this country being over run with immigrants coming here taking our jobs and claiming benefits and even claiming benefits for they children back in there own countries 40.000 in total FACT that as got to stop and only UKIP will do that now most of you will agree with me and only a few will not I have a couple of friends that go to the job Centre but can not get jobs and they will do anything one did get a job in a shop up at middlebrook over Christmas on a non contracted hours hoping they would keep him on but no he is back on the dole so when I keep hearing that our young People do not want to work well that is not correct in most cases so come on lets all vote UKIP and get this once great country back to were it used to be
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thomas222 says...
Frotage wrote:Protest vote?.... Thats not what 90 Tory Mps are saying.. You may just get a surprise.. Name the talent in the tory party i dont see any personally.
"Give the reigns back to Labour....." Are you mad? Would you really trust the two Ed's to get the country moving again? UKIP are a protest vote. Although Farage is an agreeable bloke he does not have the talent in his party to form a government. Despite the fact that many in Bolton dislike the Tories historically they have always been better at running the economy than Labour. On certain issues i agree they aren't brilliant but overall they are probably the best of a bad bunch. As they are now tempered with a little liberalism as part of the coalition i think things are actually improving quite nicely considering the mess we were in a few years ago.
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Founded by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1858, Barat College began as the Barat Academy for Young Women. In 1904, the school moved to its Lake Forest campus, where it was chartered as a four-year women's college in 1918. In the 1950s, the Lower School separated from the College and became Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. The Order of the Sacred Heart turned over control of the college to a secular Board of Trustees in 1969. Throughout the 1970s, Barat developed its emphasis on the arts, including pioneering programs in dance and theater. In 1982, it began admitting male students. In questionable financial condition, Barat College formed an educational alliance with DePaul University, becoming Barat College of DePaul University in 2001. The financial issues could not be overcome by DePaul, and Barat College of DePaul University ceased operations on June 30, 2005.


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While Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey is publicly saying the Blazers will match any offer for Nicolas Batum, it appears they are actually preparing for his departure to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The two teams are currently working on a sign-and-trade arrangement where the Timberwolves would send draft picks back to Portland to secure Batum, according to ESPN's sources.
The current parameters of the deal have the Timberwolves sending two first-round draft picks and a veteran small forward to the Blazers, according to the report. The Timberwolves would have to get a third team involved to find the veteran small forward. Earlier reports suggested they were interested in trading for Chicago Bulls forward Kyle Korver, so perhaps that's the missing piece.
The Timberwolves cannot trade their own first-round pick in consecutive years -- they dealt their 2012 pick several years ago, and it ended up with the Hornets -- but they do have an additional lottery-protected pick from the Houston Rockets that they could send to Portland.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In partnership with Omnicom Group, this year the American Advertising Federation will debut the Most Promising University as a part of the 2014 Most Promising Minority Students Program, which takes place on February 11-14, 2014 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The Most Promising University session will cover decision making, how to navigate office politics, conflict resolution and negotiation, among other topics in an effort to equip MPMS participants with insights and skills that will help them to achieve success as they begin their advertising career.
"Omnicom is extremely proud to launch and sponsor the Most Promising University. It speaks to the heart of Omnicom's culture – developing and nurturing talent. There is no doubt that in recent years there has been an emphasis on broadening the pool of young, creative multicultural talent in the ad industry, but if there's no mechanism in place to coach these individuals on how to leverage their unique points of view and talent within our industry, we will never move beyond first base – and this is what we hope to achieve through the creation of the Most Promising University." – Tiffany R. Warren, Senior VP, Chief Diversity Officer, Omnicom Group and President, ADCOLOR®, MPMS Class of 1997
2014 celebrates the 19th Class of Most Promising Minority Students, and since 1997, it has jumpstarted the careers of more than 600 multicultural advertising professionals. This week-long program also features industry immersions, speaker panels, networking and job opportunities. In addition to Omnicom Group, sponsors include Pepsi, Publicis Groupe, CNN, Deutsch, General Mills, Interpublic Group, Leo Burnett, McCann Worldgroup, Energy BBDO, Hill Holiday, and Condé Nast.
"Besides industry-specific knowledge, these students must also develop their own leadership acumen and savvy in order to navigate and thrive in an industry where career paths aren't necessarily clearly defined. With this new addition to the program curriculum, AAF looks forward to providing these talented students with yet another set of tools that will position them for both professional and personal success. The more we can prepare these Most Promising students on these 'outside-the-classroom' experiences, the better retention we will have in the industry as well." – Connie Frazier, Chief Operating Officer, American Advertising Federation
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On the surface it seems awfully hard to believe: Over the last 90 years, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears — teams with the two richest back stories in professional football history — have met only once in the postseason prior to this weekend's NFC championship game.
Upon more careful thought, though, it makes sense. For much of the clubs' early existence, the NFL held few postseason contests. And in the 45 years of the Super Bowl era, the teams have alternated success — when one has been up, the other has been down. The 1960s belonged to the Packers and Vince Lombardi. George Halas's Bears? They suffered through mediocrity despite owning several of the game's finest players. The reverse was true in the 1980s, when the Bears were among the NFL's best and the Packers often among its worst. And over the past two decades the merry-go-round has continued to go round and round — until this weekend.
In that first playoff meeting in the winter of 1941, a 46-year-old Halas pitted his 10-1 club against Curly Lambeau's 10-1 Packers. Each team's only regular-season loss came against the other. Chicago won the Sept. 28 contest, 25-17, thanks to 10 unanswered points in the final quarter and a half. Green Bay avenged the loss on Nov. 2, jumping out to a 16-0 lead, thanks to a touchdown pass and run by QB Cecil Isbell, before allowing two fourth-quarter touchdowns by the Bears that made the final score 16-14.
The third meeting, played at Wrigley Field on Dec. 14, was sure to be a war.
The mood in the country at the time was somber. Exactly one week before, Japanese planes had bombed Pearl Harbor, sending America into real war — the country's second major war in less than a quarter century. A football game pitting a pair of Midwestern clubs paled in comparison to the events of the time. Only the rivalry offered fans a chance to escape for an afternoon; a sellout crowd of more than 43,000 was in attendance — more than three times the number of fans that attended the following week's NFL title game.
Green Bay's best offense that season was surely its passing game. Isbell led the league in completions (117), yards (1,479) and touchdowns (15). Only Washington's Sammy Baugh was close in any of those categories. Of course, Isbell had it made throwing to Don Hutson, who won that season's Joe F. Carr Trophy (NFL MVP) and owned twice as many receptions (58) and yards (738) as the league's next closest receiver.
The Bears were just as dominant on offense, only with more conservative methods. Halas' club scored 36 points per game, and during one three-game stretch outscored their opponents 136-14. Much of that success was due to a rushing attack that scored 30 of the team's 49 offensive touchdowns. Four backs — George McAfee (474 yards, five TDs), Norm Standlee (414, five), Bill Osmanski (371, four) and Hugh Gallarneau (304, eight) — all gained at least 300 yards and scored four or more touchdowns.
The December 1941 contest was one of the NFL's first marquee ground-versus-air matchups.
It's not to say Chicago couldn't pass the ball. They owned the game's premier quarterback, Sid Luckman, who was two years away from writing passing records that would stand for many years. But in 1941, Halas still had the 25-year-old Luckman on somewhat of a short leash, opting to throw the ball only when needed (the Bears ranked seventh of 10 teams in passing attempts).
The league's first-ever divisional playoff game was also historic in that it allowed for a fifth quarter — sudden-death overtime — should the teams end regulation in a tie.
The Bears made sure there was no overtime period.
Writer Art Daley, who covered the game for the Green Bay Press Gazette, recently told Packers Report writer Matt Tevsh that the playoff game provided him with his first opportunity to take a train ride: "To be honest with you, I don't remember a hell of a lot about the game itself because it's almost 70 years ago. I do remember that Don Hutson was hurt, though. That was the thing that really hurt the Packers. He only caught one pass. And he was the big shot, the No. 1 player."
Whether he was fully healthy or not, Hutson did factor into the key play of the game. With the Packers holding a 7-0 lead, he got behind the Bears' defense and uncharacteristically dropped a bomb from Isbell that would have given Green Bay a two-TD lead. Instead, Green Bay was forced to punt and Gallarneau returned the kick 81 yards for a touchdown that swung the momentum in Chicago's favor.
Luckman and his fantastic backfield took over from there, scoring 24 points in the second quarter to stake Chicago to a huge 30-7 halftime lead; ultimately, the Bears won 33-14.
The following week, Chicago prepared for the Eastern Division-champion New York Giants.
"Chicago is not nearly so excited for this fray as it was for the Western playoff a week ago," the New York Times' Arthur Daley wrote. In front of a Wrigley crowd of 13,341, the Bears scored 28 second-half points to claim a 37-9 victory, capturing the franchise's fifth NFL title.
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Memphis police officers are digging into their pockets to help one of their own and they are asking the community to join in the effort.
Officer Michael Bremner, a 15-year veteran of the police force, is fighting stage IV cancer. He has also run out of his city-used sick time. Disability pay only pays a few hundred dollars a month.
"We're just trying to come together as fellow officers, fellow citizens, to try to assist him and his family in their time of need," said Officer Mike Williams, president of the Memphis Police Association and a former partner of Bremner.
Officer Bremner, a husband and father to four daughters, is too sick to conduct interviews.
His fellow officers are donating money to help cover the bills, insurance premiums, and hospital bills.
So far the donations have kept the Bremner family up to date on the bills.
"You have four daughters, a wife, a house, car notes, and then you can imagine the medical bills that are coming in," Officer Williams said.
The city of Memphis is considering starting a sick time bank, so officers in need can use coworkers sick time. But the proposal is still in the discussion phase.
Until then the Memphis Police Department will step up, and asks the community to help as well.
"This is an officer that gave 15 years of his life to fighting crime in some of the most horrible areas of the city," Officer Williams said. "He's one of those guys who put his body out there, have it his all."
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Texans quarterback Matt Schaub continues his embarrassing turn from starter to interception machine on national television. Schaub was benched for backup T.J. Yates following a three-interception performance through three quarters on Sunday night.
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Captain Dan Geary, one of Erie's most well-known radio personalities, has joined WYNE1530 AM, Mercyhurst North East's radio station.
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Stephen Colantti will make his debut as conductor of the Mercyhurst College Orchestra with a program on Thursday, Dec. 13, titled "A Postcard from Italy." The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Walker Recital Hall at Mercyhurst and is free and open to the public.
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The Mercyhurst College Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday, Oct. 25, at its regularly scheduled meeting to authorize college president Dr. Tom Gamble to enter into discussions with local and state officials on a proposed community college and to extend Mercyhurst's help in investigating options.
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I see the Koch brothers own Mike Pence, since the only thing he ever says is 10 percent tax cuts for everyone. A 10 percent tax cut for a minimum wage earner equals a lunch at McDonald's or Wendy's. A 10 percent tax cut for the Koch brothers, who own stock in every product made in Indiana, would probably buy a ranch in Texas.
Forty years ago, Bob Dylan wrote these song lyrics, "You gotta serve somebody, your Lord or your master." Mike Pence feigned religion to get elected, then switched gears to the Koch brothers, who gave $200,000 to his campaign. Now, they want payback, which is what Pence is gladly promoting with his 10 percent tax agenda.
Someone once said, "We've got the best government money can buy," meaning our politicians will work for themselves, not for the people of the state. This is true.
Our infrastructure is crumbling, sewer systems are deplorable, jobs are overseas and crime is rampant. And, all Mike Pence can say is, "Cut taxes 10 percent, that will cure everything." Give me a break. He didn't get half of the votes, and acts as if he has some sort of mandate to get his way. Bah!
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(WMC-TV) - The second man arrested in connection with the ricin-laced letters sent to the president and other officials appeared in court for the first time Monday.
James Everett Dutschke appeared in federal court in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.
He is accused of producing the ricin that was sent to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and a local judge in Lee County.
As James Everett Dutschke sits in jail in Oxford, he is charged with producing a biological agent.
Antonio Jiminez saw the swarm of FBI agents searching Dutschke's home in their ricin investigation last week.
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Dutschke was arrested and charged over the weekend. Documents remained sealed, so it is unclear exactly what authorities found.
Hal Nielson is a former FBI profiler in north Mississippi. He worked with Chriti McCoy to defend former suspect Kevin Curtis.
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He previously denied any involvement. His court-appointed attorney, George Lucas, was not ready to make any comment late Monday afternoon.
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After gaining some new fans with her intimate shows in New York, L.A., and Las Vegas last week, Rita Ora traveled back across the pond for her first live television performance. Rocking shredded jeans and sneakers, Jay-Z's 21-year-old protégée performed her Drake-penned single "R.I.P." on British chat show "Later with Jools Holland."
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The special program celebrates the end of 2012 and the beginning of the New Year.
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A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kohne has been performing music for more than 20 years and as a professional jazz musician since 2004. He has a master' of music degree in jazz performance/pedagogy from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a bachelor of music degree in jazz performance from Northern Kentucky University. Throughout his studies of jazz and classical music, Kohne has studied with Phillip Burkhead, Jim Connerley, Jeff Coffin, Brad Goode, John Gunther and Art Lande. He has shared the stage with greats like Jeff Coffin, Nnenna Freelon, Jamey Aebersold, Fred Wesley, William Brian Hogg, John Zappa and many more. The origins of of The Jon Kohne Trio began in the greater Cincinnati area, and culminated in two albums, which he arranged, recorded and produced. Upon receiving a scholarship to CU Boulder for his graduate studies, Kohne was fortunate to form a new trio in the greater Denver area. He also has several monthly solo performances at local venues in the Boulder area. He is currently teaching jazz piano at the University of Colorado at Boulder through the Continuing Education Program.
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Originally from Dallas, Royster quickly made her way into the Denver metro music scene in 2004. Upon completing her master's in jazz performance and pedagogy at the University of Colorado, where she studied with Mark Simon, Art Lande and Bijoux Barbosa, she started a private lesson studio, where she encourages young musicians to find the joy in making music. She continues to perform in the Denver metro area, with notable groups such as Cuddle (Art Lande -- piano, and Amy Shelley -- drums), The Fever (Boulder variety band), Rain & Time, The Paper Stars and other various groups, with composer and pianist Carmen Sandim, guitarist Eric Wiggs, saxophonist Danny Meyer and drummer Amy Shelley.
Josh Moore
Since moving to the Boulder area in 2003, drummer Josh Moore has performed or recorded with many of Denver/Boulder's top musicians, including: Ron Miles, John Gunther, Greg Harris, Carmen Sandim and Aakash Mittal. As a member of The Aakash Mittal Quartet, he has been on two critically acclaimed CDs, played a jazz festival in India, toured the Midwest, given clinics and performed with Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir Elsaffar. He is also involved with several other musical projects, including instrumental hip-hop/rock/jazz group The Joints and his own indie rock/singer-songwriter project Past Presents.
Having grown up in Austin, Moore honed his skills by watching and performing with some of the many great musicians in the area. In high school, he was selected to perform with the prestigious Texas All-State Jazz Band. He then attended the University of North Texas for two years, where he studied jazz performance with some of the world's premier jazz instructors.
Take time out and share this special Christmas program with your friends and family. We look forward to seeing you.
Are you searching for a different gift for a stocking stuffer or gift exchange? How about the gift of music? Purchase a 10-concert ticket package for $60 and give a couple of tickets as gifts to those you want to remember. The tickets are good for any concert of the Winter Series. There are so many varied concerts remaining, you have a great selection. Ticket packages can be purchased at the Music Festival Business Office, Hobert's Office Services, at 1140 Manford Ave., Suite A, or at any Sunday concert at The Stanley Concert Hall.
Where: Stanley Hotel Concert Hall
What: Winter Series Christmas concert
When: Sunday, Dec. 23, 2 p.m.
Cost: $7 at the door for adults


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2011 Notre Dame Football Preview: As another season approaches, expectations are high once again in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame had somewhat of a rebound season, winning its second consecutive bowl game under first year coach Brian Kelly. With a favorable schedule and a bevvy of returning young talent, this might be the season that the Fighting Irish return to its glory days of the past.
The offense will be led by sophomore quarterback Dayne Crist. Though he struggled at times during his freshman season, he showed flashes of potential that bodes well for this coming season. He will also have a large number of weapons surrounding him that will make the offense a legitimate scoring threat, including veteran wide receiver Michael Floyd and running back Cierre Wood.
As for the other side of the ball, the defense will turn to the contributions of linebacker Manti Te'o, who was one of the best defenders in the country last season. In addition to being a smart offensive coach, Kelly is also one of the best all-around play callers in the country so it would not be shocking if Notre Dame is in the conversation all season long.
2010 Notre Dame Football Preview: Notre Dame has had quite an eventful offseason. The Fighting Irish fired coach Charlie Weis shortly after the season ended, having stumbled to a disappointing 6-6 finish and missing out on a bowl game.
Weis was replaced by former University of Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly soon after, and the new leader was quickly met with high expectations. Notre Dame has lost several key players on offense, including quarterback Jimmy Clausen and wide receiver Golden Tate - both of whom got drafted by the NFL. However, there is still a lot of talent on offense with wide receiver Michael Floyd and highly touted quarterback Dayne Crist.
The defense, which surrendered a large amount of points last year, returns a lot of veterans - especially up front. They also landed the heavily recruited lienbacker Manti Te'o who can have an impact right away, even as a freshman.
The Fighting Irish will meet three of their biggest rivals in the first three games of the year. They open the season with in-state rival Purdue coming to South Bend. That game is quickly followed by another home game against Michigan, and then they go on the road to face Michigan State. Other games with Western Michigan, Tulsa and Army may provide Kelly with the favorable schedule he needs to be successful his first year at Notre Dame.
2009 Notre Dame Football Preview: Head Coach: Charlie Weis Will 2009 be the year that Notre Dame Head Coach Charlie Weis finally quiets some of his critics? Weis has coached four years in South Bend with just a 29-21 record to show for it, so many of the Irish faithful are looking for a big season. Things are in place for Notre Dame to live up to expectations because Weis has talented quarterback Jimmy Clausen and host of other highly rated players. Weis also landed some highly touted defensive players in his 2009 recruiting class; the type of players that should pay immediate dividends on the field. If the Irish offensive is clicking and the defense plays solid, then Notre Dame should be able to overcome a tough schedule to have a great year.
2008 Notre Dame Football Preview: Head Coach: Charlie Weis The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program is arguably the most successful team of all time in college football. While the 2007 season was an abysmal low in Notre Dame's history, you can bet head coach Charlie Weis will lead the team to a big turnaround next year with more experienced players and new recruits. Notre Dame Stadium will shake this coming season as the country's most rabid college football fans cheer on their Fighting Irish to play their way back to the elite status they've enjoyed throughout most of the team's history.
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Ken Kennedy Award
Deadline: 1 July 2015
The award nomination requires a minimum of 2 endorsements.
Past recipients for Ken Kennedy Award
|Jack Dongarra
|For influential contributions to mathematical software, performance measurement, and parallel programming, and significant leadership and service within the HPC community.
|Mary Lou Soffa
|For contributions to compiler technology and software engineering, exemplary service to the profession, and lifelong dedication to mentoring and improving diversity in computing.
|Susan L. Graham
|For foundational compilation algorithms and programming tools; research and discipline leadership; and exceptional mentoring.
|David Kuck
|For his pioneering contributions to compiler technology and parallel computing, the profound impact of his research on industry, and the widespread and long-lasting influence of his teaching and mentoring.
|For her influential leadership in the design, development and deployment of national-scale cyberinfrastructure, her-inspiring work as a teacher and mentor, and her exemplary service to the high performance community.
2014 Ken Kennedy Subcommittee Chair
Mary W. Hall
University of Utah
The 2014 Ken Kennedy Award nominations cycle is closed. The selected award winner will be announced in our Press Room, September 2014.
Mary Lou Soffa Named Recipient of 2012 Ken Kennedy Award
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 16 October 2012 – Mary Lou Soffa of the University of Virginia will receive the ACM-IEEE Computer Society Ken Kennedy Award for contributions to detecting and managing software security flaws. She developed software tools for debugging and testing programs to eliminate or reduce false alarms and improve operating efficiency. Her research produced automatic, practical solutions in software engineering, systems and programming languages for improving software reliability, security and productivity. Soffa will receive the Kennedy award on 13 November in Salt Lake City at SC12, the international conference on high-performance computing.
A leading researcher in programming languages, Soffa provided analytical and experimental models for understanding, predicting, and verifying the optimization of software. In her recent work, she developed a unifying framework for optimizations which included code, optimization, and resources models. Her model-based strategies enabled optimizing compilers to produce higher-quality code, and to employ different paradigms than those previously in use.
The Kennedy Award cited Soffa for "contributions to compiler technology and software engineering, exemplary service to the profession, and life-long dedication to mentoring and improving diversity in computing." She is the Owen R. Cheatham Professor at the University of Virginia.
Soffa was elected an ACM Fellow in 1999, and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House the same year. In 2006, she received the Computing Research Association (CRA) Nico Habermann Award for contributions toward increasing the numbers and successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community.
She has held leadership roles in prominent national and international organizations, among them CRA and CRA-W, the committee on the status of women in computer science and engineering of CRA, and ACM Special Interest Groups on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT) and Programming Languages (SIGPLAN). Soffa currently serves on the ACM Publications Board and was elected in 2008 and 2012 as a Member-at-Large of the ACM Council. A highly regarded speaker, she has also published more than 150 papers in computing journals and conferences.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BS degree in Mathematics, Soffa received an MS degree in Mathematics from Ohio State University before earning a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining UVA, she was a professor and Graduate Dean in Arts and Sciences at Pitt.
ACM and the Computer Society co-sponsor the Kennedy Award, which was established in 2009 to recognize substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and significant community service or mentoring contributions. It was named for the late Ken Kennedy, founder of Rice University's computer science program and a world expert on high-performance computing. The Kennedy Award carries a US $5,000 honorarium endowed by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) and the Computer Society.
ACM-IEEE Computer Society Award Honors Intel's David Kuck
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 23 September, 2010 – The second annual ACM-IEEE Computer Society Ken Kennedy Award will go to Intel Fellow David Kuck for advances to compiler technology and parallel computing that have improved the cost-effectiveness of multiprocessor computing. In this era of multicore architectures and petascale supercomputers, Kuck's contributions have been critical in adapting software to effectively use new hardware. He is set to receive the award at SC10, the international conference on high-performance computing in New Orleans on 17 November.
Kuck's pioneering techniques are incorporated in every optimizing compiler in use today. His impact spans four decades and embraces a broad range of areas, including architecture design and evaluation, compiler technology, programming languages, and algorithms. During his career, he influenced the design of the Illiac IV, Burroughs BSP, Alliant FX, and Cedar parallel computers. The Kennedy Award also cited him for the widespread inspiration of his teaching and mentoring.
Kuck & Associates Inc. (KAI), the company Kuck founded in 1979, produced a line of industry-standard optimizing compilers that focused on exploiting parallelism. When KAI was acquired by Intel In March 2000, Kuck led the KAI Software Lab, a leading provider of performance-oriented compilers and programming tools used in the development of multithreaded applications. Multithreaded applications enable more efficient computing by spreading application workloads over multiple central processing units.
A professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1965 to 1993, Kuck founded UIUC's computational sciences program. In 1983, he established its Center for Supercomputing Research and Development, which he directed for a decade. Kuck, an Intel Fellow, is currently a researcher in Intel's Software and Solutions Group, and is developing the hardware/software co-design of architectures, tools, and compilers based on performance, energy, and cost.
His awards for computer architecture and software design include the IEEE Piore Award and the ACM-IEEE Computer Society Eckert-Mauchly Award. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
A graduate of the University of Michigan with a BS in electrical engineering, Kuck received both MS and PhD degrees in engineering from Northwestern University. He was a Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ACM and the Computer Society co-sponsor the Kennedy Award, which was established in 2009 to recognize substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and significant community service or mentoring contributions. It was named for the late Ken Kennedy, founder of Rice University's computer science program and a world expert on high-performance computing. Kennedy's own work was heavily influenced by Kuck. While on sabbatical at IBM, Kuck provided Kennedy with access to his Parafrase system, generating the spark for Kennedy's research at both Rice and IBM.
The Kennedy Award carries a US $5,000 honorarium endowed by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) and the Computer Society. The inaugural award went to grid computing pioneer Francine Berman, vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, for her leadership in building national-scale cyberinfrastructure.
Nominees Sought for Ken Kennedy Award
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 9 March, 2009 – The IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery have created an award to honor the substantial research, service, and mentoring contributions of the late Ken Kennedy, the founder of Rice University's computer science program and one of the world's foremost experts on high-performance computing.
Kennedy, who passed away on 17 February, 2007, was a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He earned a B.A. in mathematics from Rice University in 1967 and went on to receive a M.S. in mathematics and a PhD in computer science from New York University. He returned to Rice University in 1971, where he founded its computer science department in 1984 and directed the Center for High Performance Software Research.
He helped establish its Computer and Information Technology Institute (CITI) in 1986, its Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC) in 1989, and its Center for High Performance Software Research (HiPerSoft) in 2000.
Nominations are currently open for the first presentation of this award at SC09 in November. The award is open to contributors at all stages of their careers. The winner should have made an outstanding, innovative contribution or contributions to programming and productivity in computing, and also contributed to computing through teaching, mentoring, or community service. Anyone may make a nomination.
The award, to be presented annually, will consist of a certificate and $5,000 honorarium. The awardee will be invited to present a paper at the SC conference or at an ACM or IEEE Computer Society conference of the winner's choosing during the year following the announcement.
Members of the Kennedy Award committee include Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee; William G. Griswold, University of California San Diego; Mary Hall, University of Utah; Kathryn McKinley, University of Texas at Austin; Daniel A. Reed, Microsoft; and Rob Schreiber (Chair), Hewlett-Packard Labs. Visit the Computer Society's awards site for future details of the nomination process and deadlines.
About the Computer Society
With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 39 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Computer Society is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology, and is known globally for its computing standards activities.
The Computer Society serves the information and career-development needs of today's computing researchers and practitioners with technical journals, magazines, conferences, books, conference publications, and online courses. Its Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) program for mid-career professionals and Certified Software Development Associate (CSDA) credential for recent college graduates confirm the skill and knowledge of those working in the field. The CS Digital Library (CSDL) is an excellent research tool, containing more than 250,000 articles from 1,600 conference proceedings and 26 CS periodicals going back to 1988.
From the Computer Society Press Room
2012 Ken Kennedy Award Session
SC 12 - November 14, 2012 - Salt Lake City, UT
Honoring Mary Lou Soffa
2012 IEEE CS President, John Walz and
Cick here to view award flyer.
~ Past Award Presentation ~
2011 Ken Kennedy Award Session
SC 11 - November 15, 2011 - Seattle, WA
Honoring Susan Graham
2011 IEEE CS President, Sorel Reisman and ACM President, Alain Chesnais present the
2011 Ken Kennedy Award to Dr. Susan Graham. Cick here to view award flyer.
~ Past Award Presentation ~
2010 Ken Kennedy Award Section
New Orleans, LA - 18 November 2010
Honoring David J. Kuck
| David J. Kuck receives the 2010 Ken Kennedy Award by Computer Society President, Sorel Reisman and ACM President, Alain Chesnais
~ Past Award Presentation ~
2009 Ken Kennedy Award Session
SC 09 | 18 November 2009 | Portland OR
Honoring Francine Berman


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Funding opportunities
Establishment of novel defined culture conditions for human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells
Funding Type:
Tools and Technologies I
Grant Number:
Funds requested:
$720 000
Funding Recommendations:
Not recommended
Grant approved:
Public Abstract:
Human embryonic stem (hES) cells can give rise to virtually all types of specialized adult cells in human body. Thus they are thought to be the potential source of the cell-transplantation therapy for the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's disease, myocardial infarction, and diabetes mellitus. While hES cell research has made a considerable progress in developing methods to generate specialized differentiated cell types including neurons, cardiomyocytes, and insulin-secreting cells, studies to identify the key mechanisms that allow hES cells to maintain such an enormous differentiation capacity (pluripotency) have just begun. Because current culture methods to amplify undifferentiated hES cells largely rely on animal-derived materials, it is critical to eliminate such a potential pathogens from hES cell culture environments in order to use hES cells for cell therapeutic purposes. We have recently found that a specific signaling pathway (like a hormone that mediates various biological information) controls cell-cell and cell-matrix attachment of hES cells. The goal of the proposed study is to develop novel technologies by which hES cells can be propagated under completely defined conditions by modulating the specific signaling pathway. We will also apply this technique for propagation and generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that can be produced from adult differentiated cells. These studies will contribute to establishing key platforms for translating pluripotent stem cell research into medical applications.
Statement of Benefit to California:
Our research will focus on developing novel technologies by which hES and iPS cells can be propagated under completely defined conditions. The establishment of such a new method would impact virtually all hES and iPS cell-based application programs as it involves a common basic process to expand undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells before turning into any type of adult cells for the therapeutic purposes. It is therefore predictable that the new methodology will be promptly translated as an intellectual property to be commercialized, and would substantially activate the biotechnology field in the State of California. More importantly, the new methodology will be provided to the Institutes in California at the highest priority where the method will accelerate the process to apply the pluripotent cell-based transplantation approach for the clinical settings that would further substantiate the enhancement of the medical environment for California citizens.
Review Summary:
This application is focused on the development of cell culture methods to cultivate both human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in defined, feeder-free conditions. The goal is to establish highly scalable conditions for growing stem cells without animal-derived products. The proposal builds on the Principal Investigator's recently published work showing that hESC previously grown on feeder cells can maintain pluripotency for extended periods on a synthetic matrix in a chemically defined medium with the addition of a commercially available inhibitor. These cells, while pluripotent, have a reduced growth rate compared to those grown in traditional media. The PI proposes to develop improved culture conditions to support higher growth rates by testing alternative synthetic matrices and inhibitors. These improved conditions would then be tested on multiple hESC lines to ensure general applicability. In the second aim of the proposal, these experiments are extended to human iPSCs. The applicant proposes to first test gain- and loss-of-function in the signaling pathway on the pluripotency of these cells. Then the applicant would test the culture conditions derived from Aim 1 on iPSCs obtained from other labs, and finally, attempt to derive iPSC lines de novo using these conditions. The reviewers raised doubts about the novelty and impact of this proposal. They noted that many other groups are working to develop improved culture conditions for human pluripotent cells and weren't convinced of the advantages of this particular approach. In addition, they thought that the work was feasible but raised some concerns about the research team and budget. Overall, they felt that the project does not sufficiently advance stem cell technology. The reviewers agreed that the application focuses on an important roadblock to creating clinically relevant hESCs and iPSCs: scalable generation, growth and expansion in an animal product-free environment. But while the goal of this proposal is an important one, the reviewers questioned the impact of its specific approach. One reviewer questioned the time and effort proposed in Aim 1 for a marginal potential improvements in growth rate compare to the current method. Another reviewer criticized the small number of hESC lines that would be used to develop a "universal" culture system: just six cells lines, five of them derived by two research groups. Testing a larger number of cell lines from multiple labs and countries would be more informative. The reviewers agreed that the proposal is feasible and that the recently published data is compelling. One reviewer commented that the overall methodology and experimental design is well presented in the application, but other reviewers raised questions. One was disappointed that the rationale for choosing specific inhibitors or for the choice of substrates was not thoroughly described. The reviewer suggests the inclusion of smaller, synthetic substrates in the screen as well as other defined growth media. The PI is a relatively new investigator with excellent training and a good publication record. The PI mentions collaboration with an expert in the field of stem cell biology but there is no letter of collaboration provided or details of how collaboration would be managed. Reviewers found the budget generally appropriate but commented on the high percentage of consumables and excessive staff given the scope of the project. Overall, while this proposal addresses an important roadblock to moving stem cells into the clinic, the particular approach lacks sufficient novelty and impact.


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By CHRIS FASOLINO
---- — PERU — The Peru Community Church Jamaica Mission focuses on essentials for its annual trip to the Caribbean, but this year, the volunteers also brought along some more fanciful items.
New Hope Children's Home had requested costumes for the kiddies — they wanted to be superheroes.
"They are really starved for that imaginary play," said Harriet Burrell, who chairs the Jamaica Mission with her husband, George.
About 25 children, from newborns up to age 6, are under the care of Amanda Williams, a native Californian who has run the center for about 28 years.
"She came to Jamaica as a young woman and never left," Mrs. Burrell said in a phone interview. "To support herself, she babysat. Pretty soon, people were asking her to take their babies" to raise.
Some at the Children's Home are orphans; others were taken there by parents who could not afford to feed them. Many have disabilities.
"Visiting is heart-wrenching," Jamaica Mission volunteer Donna Scott of Plattsburgh said, reminiscing at the Peru Church Fellowship Center recently.
"You're ambivalent in the sense that you feel so bad for them but you can see how they love this woman who cares for them.
"And you can see that they are very loving children."
The mission came of a windy autumn afternoon 14 years ago, when Jamaican Roy Jones climbed a ladder and reached up to try to pick a perfect apple at a Peru orchard.
He fell and was left paraplegic by his injuries.
Between that accident and the present are many stories.
The Peru Community Church's annual Jamaica Mission began with efforts to help that injured worker 14 years ago.
Roy was returning to a house that was not handicapped-accessible.
"A lot of people here knew him, and some of us went down to Jamaica to help," said Mr. Burrell.
"We did some projects to make his home handicapped-accessible, and we did some other projects while we were there."
Years ago, the mission group repaired the galvanized roof on the house.
But hurricanes and the salty air caused deterioration, and last year, volunteers fixed part of it. This year, with no time to finish the job, they provided the money for Roy to hire someone to complete the project.
They also visited with him and his wife for a day.
"He is doing extremely well," Mrs. Burrell said.
Also on the mission trip in January, the group of about 20 volunteers helped out at the Children's Home and a preschool and staffed a medical clinic.
And, as the missionaries do every year, they built a small house for a needy family.
Maureen Powers, a woman of about 50, lived with her her 87-year-old mother and 18-year-old daughter, Kimberly, in a two-car garage on a property up for foreclosure.
Maureen, whose mother has dementia, works about two days a week, bringing in $20 a day.
"That would just cover the rent," Mrs. Burrell said. "There was no money for food; they were living off the kindness of neighbors and friends."
But a relative gifted her enough land for a house, and with donations paying for materials (including $300 from Sunrise Rotary in Plattsburgh), the mission got to work.
The volunteers almost completed the 25-foot-square home before leaving Jamaica, and a local carpenter who had helped from the start was charged with installing doors, finishing the roof and other work.
"Within a week, they had it completely done," Mrs. Burrell reported.
Working on such projects in Jamaica, Mr. Burrell said, "we see the contrast of the real people from what the tourists see."
Sunrise Rotary also gave $300 — with a $300 match from Peru Church members — to the Children's Home to sponsor two children for a year.
Scott, a retired nurse, also worked with retired dermatologist Dr. Euclid Jones of Peru to run a medical clinic during the mission.
It brought back memories of her first trip with the group, when she hadn't known what to expect.
Although "there are routine things that you always do in a physician's office in the States," they didn't always apply at a clinic in Jamaica, Scott said.
"One day, we had the patients' charts; one day, we just had a huge logbook," she said. "And finding equipment was quite a challenge."
"I've been there about 10 times now," Dr. Jones said at the Fellowship Center, "and this time, I worked with approximately 20 patients a day."
He noted a major difference from the past.
On previous trips, he said, "we got free prescription drugs from the pharmaceutical companies — free samples that we could give out."
Pharmaceutical firms "don't seem to be giving out as many samples," Mrs. Burrell said.
So mission members bought more than $600 of medications wholesale.
That meant focusing on the essentials.
"I took antibiotics, antifungals and antihistamines," Dr. Jones said. "But without having samples to give them, I'm sure people weren't getting the prescriptions I gave them for chronic conditions."
Impoverished patients couldn't afford to get them filled, he said.
"You can give them a little medicine, but you can't do more than give them enough for a few weeks," Scott concurred.
Volunteers were left to wonder what would happen to patients with chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, who could not afford a continued supply of medicine.
One experience that Dr. Jones appreciated about this year's mission was his first trip to the New Hope Children's Home.
"I'd never been there before, because I'd always been working the clinic full time."
The experience left him filled with appreciation for the work Williams does. She truly cares, he observed, and the children who live there are happy and well cared for.
"All of the children had some problems, whether birth defects, failure to thrive," Dr. Jones said. Even so, he said, it amazed him "that her success rate in placing them was about 80 percent."
— News Editor Suzanne Moore contributed to this report
The Peru Community Church Jamaica Mission travels to Jamaica every January to help the poor there.
Donations are welcome anytime to assist with the cost of building materials for the small home the group builds each year. And it costs $300 a year to sponsor a child at the New Hope Children's Home, so donations are welcome for that purpose as well in any denomination.
Checks, made out to Peru Community Church and with the notation of Jamaica Mission or New Hope Children's Home, may be mailed to the church at P.O. Box 38, Peru, NY 12972.


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News & Events
What's new this academic year?
We've added degree programs, a new living-learning community for environmental sustainability, and more spaces to study, just to name a few.
Life at Virginia Tech
New recycling areas available for football games
A pilot project will provide multiple recycling areas for football fans tailgating in five lots near Lane Stadium.