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Collecting Pages
There are more than a few living room cabinets in the world overflowing with back issues of National Geographic: jumbles of stacks, pages yellowing.
Unfortunately we live in a time of "clean lines" (white walls), and "minimalist furniture" (Ikea!), and saving space (we live on top of each other!). So it's easy to see any collections as clutter. Or any of these overflowing cabinets as dust collectors.
Until you pull apart some of the shiny magazine pages, a few still sticky, and can catch a glimpse of the Andes.
National Geographic has documented natural, environmental and cultural history for over a hundred years. That's a pretty good track record for a little yellow magazine.
The magazine itself grew out of the National Geographic Society as the group's official journal (and a prime example of 1800s marketing/membership ideas). What began as a scientific journal for a small group of the American elite grew into something iconic the moment the publication included photography.
Now National Geographic has perfected the art of pictorial journalism the way every parent has perfected the art of disguising broccoli (in mac &cheese/under mashed potatoes). This is photography that can transport you anywhere in the world in such a vibrant way, you may as well learn about it.
Even in times when Americans didn't travel much past their front door, let alone have television or the internet, National Geographic used their photo-filled pages to inspire. Their visual expeditions around the world, and in the US, inspire exploration, appreciation, or at the very least, curiosity.
National Geographic now has their entire 123-year history available in a digital library, if that floats your computer-bound boat. But I'd say you should go dive into some dusty back stacks, hold those pages in your hands, and see a volcano erupt, or desert trek, or perhaps your next adventure.
Your fellow visual learner,


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Forms and Info for UMaine Staff - Quotes
Guidelines for Obtaining Quotes
University of Maine System (UMS) Administrative Practice Letter Section VII-A (PDF) outlines University policy for the competitive procurement process. For all purchases between $10,000 and $50,000, the University must obtain written quotes before making a commitment to buy goods or services. Purchases over $50,000 require a formal competitive process administered by the UM Purchasing Department. Please review APL VII-A for complete information. This section of our website contains a form that can be used when obtaining quotes and explains some of the things that need to be considered when doing so.
UM employees – Providing the quote form and these guidelines is not, in any way, meant to indicate that you need to get the quotes yourselves. The University Purchasing Department is more than willing to assist in obtaining the quotes or or helping in any way requested.
How many quotes should be obtained?
By policy three (3) or more are required. There are situations where you will not be able to obtain more than one (1) or two (2) quotes. When three (3) quotes are not available documentation must be provided to explain the lack of the required number. Do not obtain a quote from a company with whom you do not intend to do business.
How to use the Quote Form
- Print off a form for each company from which you intend to get a quote.
- In the upper left hand corner, fill in the date you send out the request. The request should be sent to all vendors on the same day.
- Fill in your name, address etc. in the section called "Return Quote to:"
- Fill in as much of the company information as you have.
- Provide a specific date for the return of the quotes; the same date should be used for all quotes.
- Fill in the quantity and description of the goods or services you are seeking. (Services may require insurance – read about insurance requirements in APL VII-A before obtaining quotes.)
- The rest of the form is for the vendors to fill out. Mail or fax the form to the vendors and wait for the results to come in!
Doing so would be highly unethical for a public institution. Each vendor has been given a fair and equal chance to quote; by giving any vendor a second opportunity you put the University at risk for serious criticism and you jeopardize future requests for quotes by the University from the vendor community.
Always document the process
Keep copies of all quotes received. By policy we are to maintain records documenting purchases for 5 years.
Make certain that you know what you are paying for and that you understand the pricing. If you have any questions, have the vendor clarify the pricing for you. Check the vendor's calculations – fairly often vendors make mathematical errors that you can easily discover.
Freight Terms
The most favorable terms for the university are FOB destination prepaid. This term is stated on the quote form. "FOB (free-on-board) destination" defines ownership of the shipment and means that the supplier owns, and is liable for, the shipment until it reaches your loading dock or other designated place. Should the shipment be lost, damaged or destroyed before it gets to you, the shipper is responsible. All quotes should contain this term, however some companies will not agree to it. If you don't mind accepting responsibility for the shipment before it is delivered, you can agree to "FOB Origin" terms, but insist that the quote include the cost of shipment. All companies can give you that information and if it is not part of the quote, you could be charged an exorbitant shipping fee. The freight term "prepaid and added" means the supplier will be invoiced by the carrier for freight charges but it will be added to your invoice.
Payment Terms
"Net 30″ is what you will see most often; it means that the vendor expects payment within 30 days. However discount terms, such as "2/10 net 30″ (a 2% discount if paid within 10 days) can provide savings and may even make a vendor the "low bidder". Call your Purchasing or Accounts Payable department for an explanation of any unfamiliar payment terms.
Check terms. Know when the warranty begins and ends. In some (high end equipment) cases the warranty should begin when the equipment is installed, tested and has been accepted by the University.
If you are buying services and/or the vendor will come onto University property for more than a delivery, insurance is important. Read about insurance requirements in APL VII-A
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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- A Jeffersonville woman is in trouble with the law for allegedly leaving her dog alone in a hot car. She was arrested and charged with animal cruelty.
The dog survived, but the owner was taken away in handcuffs, and authorities in Jeffersonville hope the case sends a clear message about responsible pet care.
Home video shows Chimi to be a playful, energetic Boston Terrier. It's a far cry from Thursday, when Chimi almost died.
"It was panting, throwing up, had some diarrhea going on, and just laying on the floor," said Charlie Heavrin, director of Jeffersonville's Ogle Animal Shelter.
According to police, the dog had been left in a car in a Kroger parking lot in sweltering heat, while the owner went inside to go shopping.
Someone saw the dog and called police, who brought in Animal Control. They were able to free Chimi through an unlocked rear hatch.
It was brought to the Ogle Animal Shelter where the staff saved its life.
"Giving it cool baths, wrapping up in wet towels, giving it some IV fluids and things like that," said Heavrin.
When the owner, 37-year-old Laura Esparza, finally came out of the store after 20 minutes, she was arrested. She faces a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to an animal.
"Animals in particular are not able to take up for themselves and protect themselves. And so whenever animal cruelty or neglect cases come across our desk, we do take those and take them seriously, just like we would an offense against a person," said Jeremy Mull, Clark Co.'s Chief Deputy Prosecutor.
No one answered when WDRB's Lawrence Smith knocked on the door of Esparza's Jeffersonville duplex.
Chimi has been placed in a temporary foster home. Authorities hope this case serves as a reminder.
"There's a lot of stores that are friendly now with pets. Make sure you can take your pet with you in a store. If you can't, don't take your pet anywhere," said Heavrin.
Esparza faces a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. But Sean Lumpkins, who adopted two dogs today, has his own idea about justice.
"That should be the punishment. That should be the penalty. Leave that person in a hot car all day long and see how they feel," he said.
If convicted, Esparza could lose permanent custody of the dog.
The foster family has changed Chimi's name. Because she was found in a hot car, her name is now "Sunny."
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Indiana hardwoods, such as black walnut, red and white oak, and other valuable species are sought by the timber industry. Landowners should follow some simple steps before signing a contract with a timber buyer.
"Some Indiana landowners are taken advantage of every year, and they lose money and resources because they are not aware of the value of timber or the steps needed to protect themselves," said Duane McCoy, timber licensing forester with the DNR Forestry Division.
To protect forestry resources, landowners should follow these steps:
1. Hire a consultant forester to represent you and mark and advertise your timber sale.
2. Always get several bids from different timber buyers.
3. Ask questions and get references from the timber buyer.
4. Mark the trees to be cut with a paint mark on the stem and at ground level.
5. Know and understand the fine details of the contract.
6. Never make an oral agreement.
7. Know how much you will be paid and the method of payment.
8. Be a good neighbor and work out any property line disputes prior to harvesting.
"Marketing the mature timber from a family property is generally something that will only occur once in a person's lifetime, and it must be done with knowledge that protects the interest of your investment," said Lt. Tony Stoll, DNR Law Enforcement District 9 commander.
The DNR offers a free information packet titled "callb4ucut" to Indiana citizens considering harvesting their timber. See www.callb4ucut.com for further information.
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I recall the wingers wanted to restrict the Fourteenth Amendment, too; after President Obama released his birth certificate for the third time.
They won't be happy until they've "revisited" every Amendment {except the Second, of course} . . .
Is she not a judge any longer? I hope!
If she were actually on the bench, I would be screaming and yelling for her immediate disbarment.
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Partho Mishra, Mani Srivastava, "Effect of Connection Rerouting on Application Performance in Mobile Networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 371-390, April, 1998.
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title = {Effect of Connection Rerouting on Application Performance in Mobile Networks},
journal ={IEEE Transactions on Computers},
volume = {47},
number = {4},
issn = {0018-9340},
year = {1998},
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publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
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Abstract—The increasing deployment of wireless access technology, along with the emergence of high speed integrated service networks, such as ATM, promises to provide mobile users with ubiquitous access to multimedia information in the near future. One of the key problems in building connection-oriented ATM networks that support host mobility is designing mechanisms for rerouting virtual circuits to maintain data flow to and from mobile hosts. Ideally, VC rerouting must be done fast enough so as to cause minimal disruption to applications while minimizing the signaling overhead. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of several virtual circuit rerouting strategies on application performance. We initially identify the primitive operations required by any rerouting policy and use this to analytically quantify the cost of each rerouting policy in terms of wireless link disruption as a function of various network parameters. We then evaluate the effect of the VC rerouting policy on application-level performance using simulations. Our results show that the effect of rerouting policies are strongly dependent on the transport protocol policies and application QoS requirements, in addition to the network topology.
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As Memorial Day approaches, a poem in tribute to those who serve.
Signaling fame, however ephemeral
cast in the communality of the iron of endurance
bred by those who walked before him.
He did not know them.
In fact, many have long since been forgotten.
As will he, when his pins are left discarded
in a tiny felt lined box
in the attics of memory
where the nuisances of unimportance
are moved with a shambling gate
from one corner to another.
Then one day, the curiosity of youth stumbled upon the box –
Blew the dust into the air, opened the lid
and aired the memories of forgotten ideals
cast aside by the arrogant certainty of purpose,
so much a part of the youth's father.
The grandson's eyes lit up with undoubting gleam –
the brilliance of hope – of endurance beyond adversity.
He grasped the pins and wore them to school the next day –
and into the school yard.
From thence, he set his course as if for mankind
to achieve some deed beyond his means.
As he grew, he treasured those ideals and pins.
Walked steadfast in his grandfather's footsteps with pride.
For humanity he eventually touched this terrestrial sphere ever so
When he breathed his last sigh, they placed the pins on his lapel
and put a folded flag at his fingertips.
Before they closed the lid, his son removed the pins –
and they gave him the flag.
And – as was the custom – with complacent smugness and disdain -
the pins were thereafter sold at the next garage sale.
Ray Brown
This poem is included in my book,
"I Have His Letters Still", Poetry of Everyday Life.
Purchase on Amazon -http://tinyurl.com/RayBrownAmazon or purchase an autographed copy at http://poet-ray-brown.com. Thank you
Glen Carlin permalinkFebruary 17, 2009 4:35 am
Strong and to the point.
I have a box in my desk with 90 year old PINS
A Value not to be found in a garage sale.
thanks again
Glen Carlin
Edie Angelo permalinkMarch 9, 2009 4:04 pm
Pins made me cry….I have none of my father's pins but I have his brass Navy pocket watch…and I have his poems….I know there were pins, and there were many, many ribbons from beagling field trials…I wonder where they are….and trophies….where are they?…..I wonder
where my poems and paintings will be, when I am gone……


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Patrick J. Kiely, President & CEO,
email@example.com, 317-713-5916, 800-462-7762, ext. 229
Pat began his career with IMA in 1991. Prior to that, Pat served in the Indiana House of Representatives for 13 years, and served as Ways and Means Chairman for eight years. Pat was also Vice President/Manager of City Securities Corporation, and the former owner of Computerland, the first computer store in Indianapolis. Pat's areas of specialization include taxes, budget, economy, education and manufacturing.
Jenny Knoebel, Executive Assistant/Office Manager,
email@example.com, 317-713-5916, 800-462-7762, ext. 229
Jenny is the office manager and assistant to the president. Her duties include attending to the board of directors, ordering supplies, supporting governmental affairs staff, maintaining records for the state and federal political action committees. In addition she is responsible for preparing and sending compliance reports to the Indiana Election Commission, Federal Election Commission and Indiana Lobby Registration Commission, and overseeing the office workflow.
Michael F. Gamage, Director of Operations,
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Mike provides technical support for IMA computer and communication networks. He also handles building contract issues, as well as other operational functions. He also assist with database functionality, reports and various other technological issues.
Sandie Johnson, Accounting Manager,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5928, 800-462-7762, ext. 224
Sandie handles accounts payable/receivable and payroll for both the Indiana Manufacturers Association and it's subsidiary, IMASERV, Inc. She also works closely with IMA's accounting firm on compliance reports and audits. In addition, she fields questions regarding electronic payments.
Member Services
Brian Burton, V.P. of Marketing and Member Services,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5924, 800-462-7762, ext. 233
Brian began his career at IMA in June 1999. Previously, Brian served for 10 years as the vice president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. While at the Chamber, he lobbied the Indiana General Assembly and Congress on a variety of issues including human resources, labor, energy and economic development.
R. Dale Buwalda, II, Director of Business Development,
email@example.com, 317-713-5940, 800-462-7762, ext. 202
Dale began at the IMA on Sept. 9, 2013. Prior to joining IMA, Dale had served as State Programs and Governmental Relations Director at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice as well as Regional Political Director for the Indiana Republican Party.
Charlene Hickey, Director of Communications,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5926, 800-462-7762, ext. 230
Charlene is responsible for IMA publications (IMANET, Daily Update, Executive Memo, HR Memo, TaxTalk, Environment & Energy Forum and Weekly Legislative Update), ad placement and scheduling, press releases and media inquiries. She also maintains the IMA website and its content and performs graphic design functions.
Lori Martin, Membership Services Coordinator,
email@example.com, 317-713-5930, 800-462-7762, ext. 235
Lori manages IMA's membership database, handles membership questions and dues payments.
Kathy Gundle, Member Services Representative,
email@example.com, 317-713-5934, 800-462-7762, ext. 241
Kathy contacts IMA members to help IMA stay abreast of member needs, requests and concerns.
Governmental Services
Tim Rushenberg, V.P. of Governmental Affairs and Tax Policy
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5920, 800-462-7762, ext. 232
Tim Rushenberg is the former General Counsel and Commissioner of the Department of Local Government Finance under the Daniels administration. Most recently, Tim served as President of SRI, Inc., in Indianapolis, which provides technology solutions for liquidating real property and collecting taxes on behalf of local governments at no cost to taxpayers. Tim's areas of specialty include taxes and state and federal legislative matters.
Edward O. Roberts, Jr., Governmental Affairs Consultant,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5922, 800-462-7762, ex. 231
Ed began working for the IMA in 1977. Before that he worked as an Indianapolis police officer and worked one year for the Indiana House of Representatives. He earned a law degree from Indiana University in 1981. Ed specializes in labor issues including worker's compensation, unemployment compensation, civil law/tort issues and health and safety issues. Ed is semi-retired and works part-time as a lobbyist and consultant for the IMA.
Patrick Bennett, Governmental Affairs Consultant,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 317-713-5918
Patrick joined the IMA in September of 1999. A veteran in the lobbying community, Patrick was employed by the Indiana Builders Association for five years prior to joining the IMA team. Patrick's areas of specialty include air, water and waste issues, as well as energy, infrastructure and permitting. Patrick works as a lobbyist and consultant for IMA.
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Jeffrey B. Goodwin, Executive Vice President & COO,
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Jeff Goodwin began his career with IMA in 1990. Prior to that, Jeff served as a member of the Board of Directors of both the Indiana and Indianapolis Association of Health Underwriters. Jeff holds an active Indiana Life, Accident & Health and Property and Casualty license. Jeff's areas of specialization include health care and health-related insurance issues as they affect the manufacturing community.


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When I last posted it was my girlie's first day of school, now we are nearly to our first parent teacher conference. So I know it's a been a while since I visited this blog, but there are some darn good reasons for it. Like I am just too lazy, we haven't really been doing anything excited, cows take up a lot time, I like to take naps, etc. But we are still alive in Idaho. And I have received a really sweet gift that I do want to talk about. I began to have a love of sewing clear back in my Elko days, working in a flower shop/ fabric shop. I didn't really know what to do on the fabric side of things, but I enjoyed going through all the bolts of fabric and helping ladies pick out fabric. A few friends taught me the basics of sewing and I was off. Seth bought me a cute little Bernette a few years later, someone else gave me a serger, and now there is this great sewing room upstairs, what more could I need?
I totally needed this avocado green sewing machine. I didn't know I needed it until I started using it, but already I just don't think I could go back. There is an amazing lady living up here on the flats whose eyesight has failed her (that's what happens when you're 81, I guess). She can't thread her needle anymore, so she just gave this gem to me. Her husband gave it to her in the 1950's, and it sews like a dream. Really, it's so smooth and fast and tight-stitching, I am in love with this Bernina.
Plus it has this neat storage space for bobbins and thread, and three drawers full of treasures. There are needles and all sorts of feet that do all sorts of things. This machine even made it through the earthquake of '83, hitting the floor but not missing a stitch.
Moving past the basics has been made easier by living near my mother-in-law. She and I whipped up this John Deere quilt in an afternoon, and just this morning I finished binding it, made for the lady who gave me the machine. Her granddaughter is expecting a little farmer pretty soon.
Now I'm onto Halloween costumes, not something I'm totally dreading. Just kind of dreading, because that day is closing in and there is a lot to be done. And all 3 of those amigos are putting my creativity to the test with their requests. We'll just have to see how it goes.


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CHICOTEAGUE, Va. - A local wildlife refuge will be staying open all night, so give visitors a chance to see a meteor shower. On Sunday August 11th, into Monday, August 12th Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will stay open all night to let visitor see the Perseid meteor shower.
Those who want to see the shower should arrive before 10 PM, but can leave at anytime, however anyone leaving after 10 PM, won't be allowed back in until 5 AM. Only beach access and parking will remain open for the meteor shower, there will not be access to trails or visitor facilities.
For more information about the Perseid meteor shower observation at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, please call (757) 336-6122.


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Fisher, Stokes Named First Team All-Philadelphia Big Five
April 12, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (04-14-11) - Villanova's Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes were named to the Philadelphia Big Five first team it was announced today. In addition, Temple's Lavoy Allen has been voted the Philadelphia Big Five's Outstanding Player of the Year by the Herb Good Basketball Club. Allen will receive the Robert V. Geasey Trophy at the Philadelphia Big Five banquet, Monday, April 25, 2011 in the Fox-Gittis Room at the Liacouras Center.
Joining Fisher, Stokes and Allen on the All-Big Five first team are Allen's Temple teammate Ramone Moore and Penn's Zack Rosen.
The second team includes Penn's Jack Eggleston, Temple's Juan Fernandez, Carl Jones of Saint Joseph's, La Salle's Aaric Murray and Villanova's Maalik Wayns.
Tickets for the banquet can be reserved by contacting Al Shrier at Temple University (215 firstname.lastname@example.com).


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I noticed a great deal of fear about social media among executives attending my talks during my speaking tour of Australia over the past two weeks.
To give you a sense of what I heard, consider the Sydney Morning Herald story that ran while I was in Australia: Reputation wrecking: social media alarm sounds
The SMH story cites a research study of 446 major Australian corporations and public sector organisations by global consultancy firm Aon that says the number one concern raised in the Risk Management Benchmarking Survey was "brand and image" and social media was singled out as a key risk.
Huh? Social media are not a risk. They are an amazing opportunity to communicate! Social media only become risks for those organizations that do not participate.
Contrast that fear with how GM Holden has embraced social media as a fantastic way to reach customers. In my video interview with Andrea Matthews, she explained the benefits of Facebook and how she can now communicate with over 180,000 Holden fans via Facebook.
Many company executives trace their worries about social media to their belief that "people will say bad things about our company" via social media.
They trot out the same dusty old examples to justify their fear such as the Kryptonite lock example cited in the SMH article, originally dating from 2004, as evidence that social media is somehow bad.
This fear leads them to ignore blogs and online forums and to prohibit employees from participating in social media. In every discussion that I've had with employees who freely participate in social media, I've confirmed that this fear is significantly overblown.
Sure, an occasional person might vent frustrations online, and now and then a dissatisfied customer might complain.
But the benefit of this kind of communication is that you can monitor in real-time what's being said and then respond appropriately. Employees, customers, and other stakeholders are talking about your organization anyway, so unless you are participating online, you'll never know what's being said at all.
The beauty of the Web is that you benefit from instant access to conversations you could never participate in before. And frequently you can turn around impressions by commenting on a "negative" post.
Banning what we don't understand
I'm always amused when company executives want to ban social media but are perfectly happy to arm employees with telephones, email addresses, and Blackberrys or iPhones.
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We're in the midst of a communications revolution.
More than half the world's population has access to the Web, and a Google search returns posts from millions of blogs. 700 million people worldwide are on Facebook. There are billions of videos on YouTube.
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TEDxChange 2013 -Official Satellite Event
"Disruption is usually unwelcome. It represents conflict, chaos, and potential danger. We discourage disruptive behavior in our homes and our societies, often favoring passivity and compliance.
But disruption can be a positive – sometimes vital – catalyst for change. It can challenge old assumptions, ignite conversations, activate authorities and expose new possibilities. Disruption can shed a unique light on difficult issues, giving a fresh urgency and perspective to the challenges of our global community.
To solve the most intractable challenges in health and development, we need positive disruption. It is the path to true progress." Convened by Melinda French Gates
We plan to have thought provoking discussion about sustainable development after the steaming of the main TEDxChange event in Seattle, Washington.
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Julie Dixon
Julie Dixon is the Deputy Director of Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication (CSIC), and academic initiative that examines the critical role of communication in fostering engagement in social change.
David Fasanya
David Fasanya is a Nigerian-American performance artist and award-winning poet residing in Brooklyn, New York.
Halimatou Hima
Halimatou Hima is a Masters in Public Policy candidate at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Following an internship in the Women and Population Division at the United Nations Foundation, she worked in the Child Protection Division at the United Nations in the home country of Niger (UNICEF).
Cathleen Kaveny
Cathleen Kaveny is an American legal scholar and theologian. She is currently John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law and Theology at Norte Dame Law School, where she has been on the faculty since 1995.
Salim Shekh & Sikha Patra
Salim is a 15 year old boy who lives in a polluted slum in East Kolkata. Sikha is a 15 year old girl who lives in a slum called Neheru Cology. This dynamic duo is engaged to eradicate polio from their communities by developing community maps to share with a global audience- making their invisible communities visible.
Roger Thurow
Roger Thurow joined the Chicago Council in January 2010 after three decades at the Wall Street Journal. For 20 years, he was a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa.
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Former Dallas Cowboys player Deion Sanders and his estranged wife, Pilar, testified under oath Monday about an alleged fight at their Prosper mansion on April 23. The judge ruled that Deion can remain in the couple's home and ordered Pilar to remain at least 500 yards away from the property. Neither was cited for family violence.
WFAA's Jason Whitely, Cynthia Vega and Rebecca Lopez report live at the scene
7:51p Deion Sanders' Twitter account just posted this message: "GOD IS SO GOOD! DON'T EVER DOUBT HIM NO MATTER HOW YOUR SITUATION LOOKS. TRUST HIM PLEASE. HE IS SO FAITHFUL."
7:20p Deion Sanders left the courthouse wheeling out a big statue that was introduced as evidence during the hearing. Clearly in a good mood, he said he was "happy," but little else. He Asked for help to lift the statue into his SUV. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
6:44p The judge has ruled on a protective order in the Deion and Pilar Sanders case. He says Deion can remain in the couple's home and that Deion acted appropriately in "defending himself in the confrontation." He said injuries to Pilar Sanders were accidental and were the result of self-defense. The judge ruled there was no finding of family violence, but ordered Pilar to remain 500 yards away from the family's mansion in Prosper. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
6:33p Pilar Sanders' testimony has ended. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
6:30p Pilar Sanders doesn't remember many details about how she was able to record the altercation she had with estranged husband Deion Sanders. She said she didn't even realize it was recording. "I didn't know I turned it on," she said. An attorney for Deion Sanders said her story was a "ruse" and implied she was trying to "set up" her husband. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
6:15p Mrs. Sanders is under cross-examination. She has said she was tempted to go to a women's shelter. Mr. Sanders' attorney points out she had a home in Celina she could live in. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
6:05p Testimony has resumed in the case, with Pilar Sanders returning to the witness stand. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
5:30p Court is now in recess. The judge is trying to figure out if the Sanders' children will testify this evening... the proceedings are taking longer than expected. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
5:15p Pilar Sanders' testimony is getting tedious. Deion Sanders' attorney objects to almost every other question, which the judge sustains. Pilar keeps giving expanded answers to her attorney's questions. She is trying to paint Deion as a man who pits her kids against their mother. She says the boys and their father had a "guy code" to keep information from her. -Jonathan Betz, WFAA
4:50p Pilar Sanders admitted she has spanked her children before. She told a story of using a belt on her 10-year-old son once because he was rude to her and ignoring her. She said she "popped him on his bottom twice," but insisted he was wearing "layered clothes." She says she was a good disciplinarian, unlike her husband, who she said would leave the children alone in the mansion unsupervised. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
4:22p Pilar Sanders is showing photos of her bloody right hand and thumb allegedly as result of an altercation with Deion Sanders. She says her thumb was crushed and 'exploded with matter.' She said her nail was ripped off, insisting it was not a "cosmetic" nail. Pilar Sanders added she was also bruised on her back, neck and shoulders. - Jonathan Betz, WFAA
3:59p Pilar Sanders testified she did not know she was making a recording of the April 23rd encounter with Deion Sanders. When questioned by his attorney, Rick Robertson, Pilar appeared not to know much about the device including where she got it, the brand or if there were any other recordings on it. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:46p Pilar testified that Deion "was just so past angry. He was screaming." Pilar said she was in "fear for her life." He was swinging and hitting me with the statue outside his room, she continued. "Then I heard Deanna [Boswell] scream and he was off of me." - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:41p Pilar gave details of what she said Deion did to her on April 23 after she called him a b***h. "He immediately opened up [his bedroom] door and rushed me like he was running through a tunnel," Pilar said. "Without hesitation or anything he grabs my throat, picks me up off the ground and slams me - drives me into the glass doors behind me. I start trying to hit him in his face to let me go. I can't breathe," she continued. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:34p "Deion was waving his hands saying 'Get out of my room' as if I were a dog," Pilar told the court. "He pulled out his phone and began to taunt me with it like he was going to record [the argument]," she added. Pilar was secretly recording the encounter as well. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:30p Pilar said she entered Deion's bedroom and his master bathroom to see her 10-year-old son she said she had not seen in four days because Deion took him out of state without permission. "I wanted to see my baby," Pilar testified. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:26p While getting her 8-year-old daughter ready to leave the house on April 23, Pilar said she overheard her 10-year-old son's voice on the home's intercom. It was the first time she had seen him in four days, Pilar testified. The mother of three became emotional and dabbed at tears while recounting the story that led to the fight. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
3:21p After reporting her 10-year-old son missing because Deion had taken him out of town, Pilar testified she went to the U.S. Post Office to get a Change of Address form. Pilar told the court she planned to move to a shelter for abused women. Her attorney, Larry Friedman, asked why. "It had gotten unbearable at the house," Pilar testified. "Deion had tried so many things to make it very, very bad and for me to leave. They last straw was [him] using my children." - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:52p Pilar Sanders testified their children were "afraid of their father" and did not want to play sports for him anymore. Why? Pilar testified that Deion would get "very, very mad and get violent." During sporting events the Sanders boys participated in, he would embarrass them in front of the entire team and the field if they missed a ball. Pilar also said Deion has hit his children with sports balls, a belt and a paddle. Deion did testify that he spanked his children. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:45p Pilar Sanders testified that Deion cut off her credit card in January leaving her unable to buy food. After filing for divorce, Deion separated their two boys from the younger sister, Pilar told the court. Deion would even give the children the court motions and divorce papers from our lawyers, she continued. "[Deion] told me that if I would stop going to the media and stop saying the things I was saying in my motions, that he would give us a house," Pilar testified. "But that wasn't true." - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:41p Pilar Sanders testified that Deion first gave her divorce papers in their garage as she was going to get her children from school on September 22, 2011. Pilar testified that Deion said "I just can't do this anymore. Here are the papers. You can have everything.'" - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:36p The hearing resumed from a brief recess. Pilar Sanders just took the stand breaking her silence about what happened between her and Deion Sanders at their Prosper home on April 23. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:26p The court is in a 10 minute recess. Next on the stand: Pilar Sanders. She will break her silence for the first time. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:12p Deanna Boswell said she went to the Sanders home on April 23 to take Pilar and her three children to a shelter for abused women. After the fight broke out between Deion Sanders and his estranged wife, he admitted destroying Boswell's mobile phone because she was making a video recording of it. "When you heard the screams [of Pilar], why didn't you call 911 instead of taking video," asked Rick Robertson, Deion's attorney. "I wasn't trying to call 911. I was trying to get evidence," Boswell responded. Minutes later, Robertson asked "What women's shelter were you going to take her to?" Boswell could not provide specifics. "I'm not sure," she said, "I was just going to ride with her." - Jason Whitely, WFAA
2:01p Deanna Boswell recounted she saw Deion Sanders pick up a statue and strike Pilar with it after carrying her out of his room. During her time on the stand, Deion Sanders re-entered the courtroom pushing a Dolly to wheel in a six-foot tall black and gold statue of a woman holding a jug on her head. Rick Robertson, Deion's attorney, asked Boswell to step off the witness stand and walk over and try to lift it. Boswell just struggled to lift the tall statue and agreed with Robertson that it is possibly in excess of 70 lbs. Robertson is trying to show that it was too heavy and cumbersome for Deion to pick up and use as a weapon. Deion testified that Pilar kicked it down as he carried her out of his room. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
1:35p After four and a half hours, Deion Sanders is done on the witness stand. Deanna Boswell, Pilar Sanders' long-time friend who Deion admittedly pushed down when she raised her mobile phone to record the husband and wife arguing is taking the stand now. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
1:15p No one outside the courtroom will hear the audio of the fight between Mr. and Mrs. Sanders. An attorney for Deion Sanders and another attorney representing the Sanders' three children objected to the release of Pilar's audio recording of the April 23 fight that led to the request for protective orders by both adults against each other. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
1:08p Testimony resumed after lunch. Larry Friedman, Pilar's attorney, finished cross-examination with a few questions poking more holes in Deion Sanders' statements.
FRIEDMAN: You told Good Morning America you never touched Mrs. Sanders. Is that true.
DEION SANDERS: Yes sir.
FRIEDMAN: But that's not the truth. You did touch her.
DEION SANDERS: Yes sir.
FRIEDMAN: You told TMZ you would never touch a woman. But that's not the truth because you did touch Mrs. Sanders on April 23, 2012.
DEION SANDERS: Yes sir.
Re-direct examination by Rick Robertson is underway now. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
11:59a Judge Ray Wheless is taking a one-hour lunch break. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
11:27a An audio recording of the April 23 argument between Deion and Pilar Sanders was just played in court that challenges some of Deion's testimony and provides the first clear picture of the fight that led to the dramatic hearing underway right now.
The recording lasted 26-minutes and begins with the sound of a piano playing. Pilar said it was the piano instructor playing. But Deion maintains that the piano instructor was not even in the house that day. Deion insists the person playing the piano was one of his sons.
On the recording, Pilar sounds calm when asking to see her 10-year-old son at Deion's bedroom door.
"I can't let you in," the couple's 12-year-old was heard saying.
"I'm not asking you to let me in," Pilar said without raising her voice. "I'm not going to go in. Can you open the door? I give you my word."
The children sounded torn between the mother and father and were upset at their fights.
The 12-year-old said his little brother was not going to come see his mother despite her pleas.
"I'm his mother and this is the last time," Pilar told the 12-year-old. "Tell him to come here and stop disrespecting me, his mother."
Deion can then be heard calmly saying "Please get out of my room."
"Shut up," Pilar responded to Deion. "You don't walk away with my kids! You hear me? They're my kids. You want to kidnap my sons?! I have not seen them since Friday!"
Deion kept repeating "please get out of my room."
"Shut up!," she said.
On the stand, Deion shook his head up and down as if he remembered it.
"I don't care about your daddy," Pilar told the 12-year-old as he pleaded with her to leave him alone. "He means nothing to me. I'm trying to be very nice. This is still my house."
"You're the king of lies, Mr. Cheater!," Pilar continued. "And you're going to have my kids around the person you're cheating with? You kidding me?!," she exclaimed.
"Let me see my sons, please!," Pilar continued. "I want to see my son that you kidnapped for three days. You did not have sole custody of him. You cannot do this," Pilar said.
Deion again repeated calmly to Pilar to leave his room.
"Shut up b***h!," Pilar said.
No sooner did she say that than Pilar began screaming. Her legal team said her reply set him off and in reality she did not leap at him but he attacked her.
It sounded as if a commotion or fight might have been underway. Pilar was screaming.
"GET OUT OF MY ROOM!," Deion yelled. "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"
"You're such a little b***h," she added as Deion screamed back at her.
"You're a sad excuse for a man," Pilar told him.
"Get out of my house, please," Deion continued.
"Stop!" she said.
Deion sounded like he lost his temper.
"This ain't no man!," Pilar told her oldest son about his father.
Moments later, Prosper police officers arrived at the house and separated Deion and Pilar.
"What is going on?," a concerned policeman asked Pilar after taking her outside their residence and ordering she not go back in until officers could determine what happened.
"He continues to run his mouth," she told police.
Then police asked "whose blood is that?
"Mine!," Pilar responded.
Deion testified he never saw any blood and Prosper police admitted they mishandled it.
Last Thursday, an officer testified he saw the blood but never got around to photographing or testing it as evidence before an unknown person still in the residence cleaned it up.
On the recording, loud voices could be heard inside the house where police are with Deion Sanders.
"I was raising my voice to the police because I was very upset," Deion testified after the recording. "I just told you guys," Deion recounted in his conversation with police. "'What is it going to take? Me and my sons to die around here before ya'll do something,'".
During cross-examination, Deion Sanders said he has never cheated on his wife or committed adultery during his marriage to Pilar. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
10:39a Pilar Sanders appeared emotional as the audio recording began playing. Her attorney, Larry Friedman, put his arm around her and patted her on the back. She wiped at her eyes. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
10:29a Pilar Sanders' attorney just revealed she had an audio recorder on her during the entire April 23 argument. The tape is playing in court right now. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
10:20a Pilar Sanders leapt at Deion during the April 23 argument, he told the court. Deion testified he grabbed her before she could hurt him. Deion Sanders' testimony is calm and polite on the witness stand, responding with "yes sir" and "no sir" to his wife's attorney during cross-examination. "I'm not a yeller," Deion added when asked whether he ever raised his voice at his estranged wife. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
10:14a Deion Sanders testified he "very much so" filed for divorce from Pilar but never read through his divorce petition filed with the court. It prohibits him from taking his children out of state with written permission from the court or Pilar. Still, Deion Sanders confirmed he took his two sons, ages 12 and 10, to Oklahoma twice, New York and Puerto Rico without his estranged wife's permission. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
9:59a Deion Sanders just played an audio recording of the April 23 fight between him and Pilar that led to this hearing on the protective orders. In the brief recording on Deion's mobile phone, he repeatedly told his estranged wife "Please get out of my room." Pilar responded "I am not going to leave without my son." The recording lasted about :30-seconds. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
9:34a As cross-examination of Deion Sanders begins, Larry Friedman, Pilar's attorney, pointed out that the former NFL star is not wearing a tie in court. "Did you wear a tie when you were inducted to the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame?," Friedman asked as court resumed. "Yes sir," Deion replied. His attorney, Rick Robertson objected that Friedman's question was argumentative and irrelevant. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
9:11a After an hour on the witness stand, attorneys for Deion Sanders have completed their questioning of him. Court is in a 15-minute break. Cross-examination begins at 9:30a. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
9:09a Deion Sanders testified he and his estranged wife Pilar have been sleeping in separate bedrooms since February 5, 2011. "How large is your house?," Deion's attorney asked him. "It's comfortable," Deion testified. "Do you have any idea how many square feet it is," the attorney persisted. "No sir," Deion said. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
8:56a Recalling April 23, Deion Sanders testified Pilar was angry and came into his room looking for the couple's 10-year-old son. Deion said she would not leave his room after repeated requests and after he called 911. "I stepped out and said 'Please get out of my room and she leaped towards me,'" Deion testified. "I grabbed her, turned her around and pinned her arms down by her side and picked her up and walked her out of the room," he continued. Deion said he never hit Pilar. She was kicking in the air as he carried her out, Deion said. Pilar kicked down the statue outside his room, he added. When her childhood friend Deanna Boswell came around the corner with a mobile phone he pushed her down onto Pilar, Deion said. Then the former Dallas Cowboys football star said he crushed Deanna Boswell's phone out of anger. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
8:33a Deion Sanders testified that his estranged wife, Pilar, cursed and mistreated their 10-year-old son. Deion said he went to their sons school on April 20 and told the principal he didn't want Pilar to pick up their sons. "I was really afraid things had escalated. It was very volatile. And I just felt in my spirit something was going to happen," Deion Sanders told the court. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
8:16a Deion Sanders is called to the witness stand to testify. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
8:00a This is the third day of testimony in the Deion and Pilar Sanders protective hearings requests. Six witnesses have testified. Sixteen more are on the list. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
7:58a Deion arrives first again this morning, and alone. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
7:49a No sign of the Sanders family yet! - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
7:20a Photographers gathering at the Collin County Courthouse for the #Deion Sanders hearing. He testifies this morning. Hearing begins at 8a. - Jason Whitely, WFAA
6:45a Today's testimony is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. at the 366th District Court of the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
6:30a After hearing from Pilar and Deion, the judge says he wants to speak to their three young children ages 12, 10 and 8 privately in his chambers. After that, the judge says he will hear final arguments. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
NOON The Sanders' family piano instructor tearfully testified Deion threatened her moments before she walked into the courtroom. Dr. Lisa Thomas tearfully testified Deion told her, "I'm going to get you today" as she walked past him in the hallway. His attorney said Deion said, "I can't believe they're going to call her as a witness today." Pilar's attorney calls it witness tampering. The judge says the matter will have to be referred to a grand jury.
Thomas also testified about seeing and hearing the tail-end of the couple's fight the afternoon of April 23, when she had arrived to give piano lessons to the children at the family's Prosper home. Thomas said from just inside the front door, she heard glass breaking, Deion yelling "Get out of my house" and then Pilar saying "Deion, I know you're doing stuff. It's not right."
Thomas said she stayed in her car in the driveway as police arrived, finding it hard to believe they never asked her for a statement. She said she watched as the two Prosper police officers refused to let Pilar back in the house, separated her from her friend, Dee Boswell, and then went inside with Deion.
As Thomas left the Collin County Courthouse today, she spoke to the media, saying she is very fond of both Deion and Pilar and that they're both good parents. She also said she wishes "they would kiss and make-up and get back together." - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
11:15a The Sanders' piano teacher says Deion threatened her moments before she came into the courtroom to testify. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:50a Court proceedings began with judge extending gag order. Now, Pilar, Deion and witnesses cannot communicate about Sanders' criminal case. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:43a Piano teacher says she heard Pilar and Deion fighting April 23, with Deion yelling "get out of my house." She said she heard Pilar finally say, "Deion, I know you've done stuff. This is not right." She also stated that she stayed in driveway, saw police arrive and was surprised they never wanted to talk to her. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:40a Judge orders break. First to testify today, the piano teacher for the Sanders' family for the last nine years. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
8:07a Pilar arrives with her arm still in a brace and surrounded by lawyers. She has no comment. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
8a Deion's first wife Carolyn arrives saying Deion's a good dad to their kids. They "love him to death," she said. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
7:50a First to arrive this morning? Deion accompanied by two pre-teen boys. The two boys are 14 and 15 and Deion was their football coach. Both testified yesterday, they said. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
7:48a 20 minutes until start time, but the only people here so far? The media! - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
6:48a Two hours and counting before day two of testimony in Deion and Pilar Sanders hearing. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
4p Sanders hearing expected to take two days. Police revealed there is nothing on the memory card from Pilar Sanders' friend's phone. - Rebecca Lopez, WFAA
3:22p Criminal Mischief charges have been filed against Deion Sanders. Collin County officials said in a news release that this is a result of the investigation. He was not arrested.
1:12p The representative for the couple's three children described the family home as a combat zone, saying the three children have been dragged into the divorce and are suffering emotionally and struggling in school.
The representative for the children said Deion and Pilar must live apart immediately. He also asked the judge to interview the children separately behind closed doors given that they are now considered witnesses in the divorce proceedings. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
NOON Pilar's lawyers say problems in the marriage began with Deion's infidelities, which they claim started early in their marriage. They also claimed the former Cowboys player has been an absent father, saying when he is around, his focus is on his two boys. The lawyers said he recently took only the two boys out of school to take them to the NFL draft in New York.
Deion's attorneys claimed Pilar has been physically abusive with her children, especially their middle child, age 10. They said Pilar disciplined the child with a belt recently. They also said she has frequently been responsible for making the children as late as an hour to school.
The representative for the three children said they have been living in a "combat zone." He said the young girl has been sleeping in a locked room with her mother and the two young boys have been sleeping in locked rooms in another area of the house with Deion. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
11:38a A representative for the Sanders' 3-young children says they've been living in a combat zone. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
11:31a Wait until you hear how lawyers describe life inside the Sanders' home this past year. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
10:26a There are at least a dozen attorneys for The Sanders. - Rebecca Lopez, WFAA
10:21a Attorneys and judge discussing what will and will not be heard in court today. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
10:20a Pilar is wearing a brace supporting her bandaged right hand. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:57a Pilar Sanders just arrived to court. Her attorney says they aren't talking because they're obeying court gag order. - Rebecca Lopez, WFAA
9:51a Prosper Police detectives arrive to testify in Sanders' hearing. No comment. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:42a Deion's quote "report it like you would the Super Bowl" - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:40a Deion is here. Says he wants us to report what we hear in courtroom. "Everything" he says. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9:30a Media gathers for Sanders hearing at Collin County Courthouse. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA
9a At the Collin Co. Courthouse awaiting Deion and Pilar Sanders for 10 am hearing. - Cynthia Vega, WFAA


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COUNCIL chiefs have been busy ensuring school children in Halesowen and Sandwell are eating horse free meat.
Sandwell Council's health supremo councillor Paul Moore has declared food served in residential homes, meals-on-wheels and schools under its control "horse free."
The council is also writing to academies in the borough to offer advice over insuring food served does not include horse after the scandal which has swept Europe.
Dudley Council's cabinet member for children's services cllr Tim Crumpton said: "The health and well being of our school children is of paramount importance to us and we work hard to ensure meals are healthy and nutritious.
"We have checked with our suppliers who are confident that all their beef dishes are as specified."
Sandwell Council cabinet member for health councillor Paul Moore is determined to ease public concern after a raft of food manufacturers were caught peddling horse to unsuspecting consumers.
He said: "I have sought assurances from all our suppliers who provide meals for schools, residential homes, and meals-on-wheels that products with traces of horse meat supplies have not been served.
"If this situation was to change we would act swiftly and decisively."
With more schools opting out of council control and becoming academies the council now not responsible for all the meals served to schoolchildren in the borough.
Cllr Moore said: "I've contacted those academies in the borough, who are outside of the council's catering contracts, to seek assusrances over their arrangements as we have no control over what food they source for school meals."
Residents in council run residential and social care homes will also get letters explaining the food they are eating is safe.
Cllr Moore added: "I wanted to reassure these residents that they had nothing to worry about concerning the food they were eating after this very public scandal."
Last week cllr Moore had to issue urgent warning to shopkeepers in Sandwell after several were not heading Findus Foods recall notice for lasagne containing 100 per cent horse.
He said: "Consumers have right to expect when they buy produce that contain processed beef they are getting what it says on the label"
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Two of the neighborhood strays have litters of kittens. When I went out to the car this morning, both Momma cats scurried from under the car and hung very close by watching me. "But where are the kittens?" I thought. Now, the car is an FJ Cruiser with a sizeable engine compartment. I looked at the FJ. I looked at the Momma cats. I looked at the FJ again and popped the hood.
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This summer, free golf lessons will once again be offered at Hawks Nest Golf Course near Gauley Bridge.
Children ages 7 to 12 will be taught on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Children ages 13 to 17 will be taught on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Lessons start on June 4 and June 6.
Sign up at the golf course or via phone at 304-632-1361.
Golf equipment and balls will be provided at no cost.
Lessons will be taught by Chuck Goosman.
The WVU women's basketball summer camps will be held June 17-19 (day camp for girls grades K-5 and boys ages 5-6), June 21-23 (team) and June 27-30 (individual camp for girls grades 6-12).
Call 304-293-3508 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information or to register.
The Oak Hill Rotary Club will hold its annual golf tournament at the White Oak Country Club on June 8.
The tournament is a fundraiser the club has every year to raise money to help with local and worldwide needs. Local projects include supporting the Red Cross, the Fayette County Toy Fund Christmas party, a dictionary project which gives every third grader in the Fayette County School system a dictionary each year, scholarship programs, and many local non-profit projects in the area.
Worldwide projects include the eradication of polio, South Sudan SA Clean Water Project for the elimination of the Guinea Worm, and a kidney dialysis machine project in Nepal. The list of good things Rotary International is involved with is tremendous, and all is done through fundraisers like this and donations.
To sign up for the golf tournament, call Mike Henning at 304-685-1926.
Teams and hole sponsors are still needed.
The Valley Rocket Golf Tournament is slated for Friday, July 19 at Bridge Haven Golf Course near Fayetteville.
A field of 32 teams will participate in a four-man scramble.
Cost will be $200 per four-person team. Mulligans will cost $5.
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Tournament organizers are also looking for tee box sponsors. Dezine Line has offered to make the advertising signs for free.
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Albany - Albany Commissioners want to get more federal dollars into the city, so your local tax dollars can be better utilized.
Commissioners interviewed two lobbying firms out of Washington Tuesday to help with that task. The Ferguson Group has been working for the city for the past four years to help bring in money from Washington. On Tuesday, representatives from that firm said they have turned down offers from other South Georgia communities so they can be totally devoted to bring in as much money to Albany as possible. One area they've been working hard is for bringing in money to the airport. But they have some competition.
Jorden Burt also wants the job of lobbying for Albany. They say they work hard to find a connection with historically black colleges and universities and the community, and will operate 24/7 for Albany. Mayor Willie Adams said, "There are a lot of funds that are out there that have been available. We have to make sure that we bring everything that we can back to Albany to supplement what we want to do."
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A boy calls 911 from inside a carjacked vehicle with four other kids.
A babysitter has been indicted in connection with the death of a 13-month-old boy.
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Marquita Burch, 26, on one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence in the death of William Cunningham.
Investigators say Burch was babysitting Cunningham in the weeks prior to his death. The indictment accuses her of hiding the child's body in a closet at a cousin's residence in Hamilton County. She later reported him missing from a park in Covington.
Additional testing by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office is still pending.
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As we all know, "Meet the Parents" was one of the most hilarious movies of 2000. After the humor shock was over, the long-awaited "Meet the Fockers" arrived in theaters this winter.
Returning in this sequel are Ben Stiller (Greg), Robert De Niro (Jack), Blythe Danner (Dina) and Teri Polo (Pam). New cast members are Dustin Hoffman as Bernie Focker, Barbra Streisand as Roz Focker and Spencer and Bradley Pickren as Little Jack.
Everyone knows it is hard to beat an original, but I must say, this one does. At 115 minutes, this film keeps you on the edge of your seat with gut-busting jokes in every scene. It is a comedy that makes you laugh until your stomach aches.
It is time for Pam to meet Greg's parents, but not only will Pam meet the Fockers, her parents will, too. The movie opens with Greg and Pam flying to Pam's parents. Little do they know that Jack has bought a new motor home and decides to drive everyone to the Fockers. It is a journey that never has a dull moment, and the fun continues as they arrive at the Fockers, where Bernie is a little "friendly" with everyone, always looking for a hug.
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Men's ice hockey is the biggest Olympic event on Friday, and as usual NBC is giving it the live treatment. Sweden face Finland in the first round of the semifinals, which can be seen on NBCSN at 7 a.m. ET
That's just a precursor to the real main event of the day, the anticipated clash between the United States and Canada. That game can be seen live at noon on NBCSN, as the U.S. try to avenge their 2010 overtime loss to the Canadians in Vancouver.
Curling wraps up with the medal rounds, though only the bronze medal game can be seen live. Tune in to NBCSN at 3:30 a.m. to see China take on Sweden. The gold medal game between Canada and Great Britain won't be televised until 5 p.m. on CNBC.
Other Olympic action on Friday includes women's ski cross, speed skating team pursuits and the women's relay in biathlon. Here's the complete television schedule for the day (all times ET, medal events in italics). As usual, all events will be streamed at NBCOlympics.com and NBC's primetime replay begins at 8 p.m.
Ice hockey semifinals
7 a.m. - Sweden vs. Finland, NBCSN
noon - USA vs. Canada, NBCSN
Freestyle skiing
3 a.m. - Women's ski cross, NBCSN
3:30 a.m. - Bronze medal game, China vs. Sweden, NBCSN
5 p.m. - Gold medal game, Canada vs. Great Britain, CNBC (tape delay)
Speed skating
11:30 a.m. - Women's team pursuit, NBCSN (tape delay)
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight slugger Roy Nelson had a few choice words for Strikeforce import Daniel Cormier last month in Winnipeg.
And those words were "Uncle Tom."
Family tree notwithstanding, a potential Nelson vs. Cormier fight was being kicked around the UFC corporate office for later this year. Unfortunately, Nelson's contract expired following a unanimous decision loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 161 just last month.
But as "DC" tells MMA Fighting, he's not letting him off the hook that easily.
"Roy and I still have some unfinished business. I hope he re-signs with the UFC, so we can settle what he started two months ago. I want to find a way to give him a pass for his performance against Stipe [Miocic at UFC 161] since he took that fight on such short notice. In my eyes, that loss didn't do much to diminish his place in the UFC heavyweight division."
Team "Country" isn't feeling it ... unless it gets him an immediate title shot.
Cormier (12-0) is widely-considered one of the best 265-pound fighters in all of mixed martial arts (MMA), putting an exclamation on his undefeated run through the ranks of Strikeforce by defeating former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir last May.
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A great article about Willie Warren's defensive effort against Eric Devendorf and how he was inspired by Tony Crocker's defense against Michigan. Willie does talk a lot of trash, but you gotta love it when he backs it up. The swagger is back. I think we will compete with UNC.
The Final Bracketology prediction from House of Sparky explains how the Devils will fare in the NCAA Tournament.
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"Our family reunion celebrated a family that loves fun! Years ago, we took a family pic with "bagheads" substituting for missing family members. This time, we wore a pic of the "bagheads" on our shirts ... and shot a new picture with "plateheads" to represent the absent folks. Here's everybody... the next pic is the plateheads."


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In Friday's edition of the Standard-Examiner, we'll publish a sports story I wrote about Utah Jazz shooting guard C.J. Miles.
The story details the internal battles Miles, 24, sometimes has when he's on the court. Most notably, he's usually wrestling with whether or not to pull up and shoot a jumpshot or drive to the basket for a layup.
In writing the article, I came to see Miles differently than I had before. Previously, I saw him as a jump shooter who needed to learn to drive to the basket more often. But now I wonder if he shouldn't be defined as slasher who needs to become a better shooter.
Miles, a career 42 percent shooter, has been with the Jazz since 2005, when they drafted him out of high school. As an 18-year-old, Miles enticed fans with his potential. Now, seven years later, his inconsistent play seems to be frustrating fans more than ever.
This season he is shooting less than 40 percent from the field and that's never a good number for a "shooting" guard. However, his season-high 27 points on Wednesday helped the Jazz earn a critical victory over the Houston Rockets.
Before Wednesday, the streaky Miles had been mired in a slump which saw him shoot just 4-for-22 over a four-game stretch.
Miles' ability to shoot 10-for-16 and score 27 points one night, then go 1-for-9 with four points the next seems to drive fans crazy. Of course it doesn't make him very happy, either.
He said he is aware of his inconsistent play and that Jazz fans are frustrated by it. And it seems that's why he sometimes over-thinks the game. See, he has been told countless times to put pressure on defenses by slashing to the basket. But opposing teams often drop back on him, indicating they'd rather him beat them with the jumpshot instead of the dribble drive.
When he's on his game, Miles instinctively knows when to drive or when to shoot. The problem is, sometimes he over-analyzes his options and before long he's mired in a nasty slump.
That's exactly what happened to him recently.
"There's a reason why (the defender) is playing off me, because he doesn't want me to drive," Miles said. "I'm going to have to shoot them, and shoot them with confidence. I'm not saying anytime there's (open) space you just jack one up, but if you've driven three times in a row and the guy stands three feet off of you, you can't just run into him and everybody else in the paint."
So, it seems the challenge before Miles is to make himself a better shooter. It's not as though he doesn't practice taking jumpshots, but if he can get himself above, say, 45 percent, opposing defenses will have to contest his jumpers more, which in turn will open up more space to drive.


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Co-writing most of the songs on her first project with INO Records, Williamson defines Undisguised as shedding the performance mentalityall the comparisons, pretending, facades and disguises. Speaking honestly, Im admitting that Im flawed, says Williamson. Im a broken vesselthankfully, God uses broken vessels.
Undisguised reveals Williamsons greatest challenge in life, the obstacle she embraces and continues to face daily. My biggest struggle has been feeling the need to perform and be perfect all the time, she says. Growing up, I found myself motivated to meet peoples expectations. Even on my past work, I felt like I had to prove myself to people. I still struggle with it, but God has been breaking down my self-view through the process of this record and Im at the place now where Im re-learning that I dont have to do anything to gain His approval.
Undisguised features songs that share with the listener Williamsons honest and worshipful pleas, along with a love song to her husband Charley, titled You Are the One. The song Dear Performer is a personal take on herself, while Work It Out is an encouragement to a wandering friend. Taken from a poem written by her mother, Oh Wounded King is a song Williamson was compelled to write a melody to, as its words really touched her heart. The title cut, Undisguised, and a remake of Michael W. Smiths Unloved sum the message of Kara Williamson and Undisguised.
"Where You Are" and "Love Is For Always" are the albums first radio singles, going for adds at AC/Inspo and CHR radio respectively.
Managed by Blanton Harrell Cooke & Corzine Management based in Nashville, Williamson has toured with Michael W. Smith and Point of Grace for the Christmastime Tour, on the Christmas with Amy Grant tour as well as participating on the iWorship Tour and dates with Natalie Grant and The Katinas.