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UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.
ASPE(.`JI1 `ICATI01\l' forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,241,6.ated February 2, 1904.
Application filed July 3, 1903. Serial No. 164,139. (No model.)
' Joints, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to new and useful improvernents in drill-joints especially adapted for use 1n oil-wells; and it relates more particularly to means for securing the drills so as to prevent displacement thereof when in position within a well.
The object of the invention is to provide simple means for securely fastening the drill to its holding-rod, said means being of simple and inexpensive construction adaptedto be readily applied. The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the drill and its holding-rod, said drill being shown secured to the rod by means of my improved fastening device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of said parts detached.
Referring to the gures by numerals of reference, 1 is a drill-holding. rod having an internally-screw-threaded recess 2 in the center of one end. This recess is adapted to receive a threaded. centering-pin 3, arranged at the reduced end 4 of a drill 5. It will be noted that the diameter of the reduced portion 4. of the drill 5 is equal to that of the rod 1. At
Y the inner end of this reduced portion of the `drill is a shoulder 6, having two oppositelyopposed rectangular recesses 7. A sleeve 8 is mounted upon the rod 1, and one end thereof is recessed, as shown at 9, said recesses being equal in area to those portions of shoulder 6 which are arranged between the recesses 7 To secure the drill to the rod, the pin 3 is placed in engagement with the recessed end of therod 1. Sleeve 8 is then moved downward upon the rod until its recessed end engages the recessed shoulder 6. Said sleeve is then secured tothe rod by means of screws 10 or other suitable fastening means, which extend through apertures 11 in the sleeve and engage the rod 1. When the parts have been secured together by the means herein described, it will `be seen that the loss of the drill is prevented in View of the fact that the same cannot become unscrewed from the rod 1. Asthe 'sleeve 8 fits snugly about the rod 1 and the reduced end of the drill, all strainupon the centeringpin 3 is removed, and said pin merelyserves yto hold-thedrill and rod together.
The coupling herein described is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction and, as is obvious, can be readily applied.
In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, andI therefore reserve the right to make, such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.
Having thus -described the invention, what is claimed as new is- The combination with a rod having a tapered threaded recess in one end thereof, of a drill having a reduced end, the diameter of the reduced portion beingV the same as the diameter of the rod, a tapered' threaded centering-pin extending from said end and adapted to engage the threaded recess, a shoulder at the inner end of the reduced portion of the drill and provided with two oppositelyopposed rectangular recesses, said recesses being equal in area to those portions of the shoulder which are arranged between the recesses, a sleeve loosely mounted upon the rod and havingrecesses in one end adapted to engage the shoulder on the drilland set-screws within the sleeve for securing the same within the rod and preventing the rotation thereof.
In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in presence of two witnesses. i
E. E. MoCorrIN, W. S. McCorPIN.
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Definition of pulpiteer in English:
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Oh these words fell so harshly
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a lashing cruelly shared
....flames stoked by hot air
Ugly sides of bitter souls
mirthfully determined to discourage
grasping for sullen companions
spreading the black thin and wide
embracing the abyss blissfully
Fear and distrust given contagious wings
A vengeful hawk soaring
manipulating the wind of lies
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the arm of a deceitful handler
Confounded masses fed from a trough
a slop of negative gruel sated the willing
gluttons conspire to poison naive revelers
hand feeding susceptible fawns tainted grain
leaving plague like damage in wake.....
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Debian 5.0: Way to Go, Lenny!
The deal is closed: Debian 5.0, code-named Lenny, is officially available.
The long-anticipated Debian 5.0 is based on Kernel 2.6.26, while support for 2.4 was discontinued. Also put into retirement were Apache 1 and XMMS 1, which will be replaced by their successors. The newly supported architectures include Armel, whereas 32-bit SPARC V8 will also go away.
The new Debian-Installer clearly supports more hardware, such as some SATA RAID controllers, thanks to the current Kernel. Installation media can be changed during installation; Blueray is also available next to CD and DVD.
Upgrading from the most recent Debian 4.0r7 "Etch" uses distupgrade, where admins should proof the list of removed packages. The upgrade procedure in the Lenny release notes explicitly cautions in a "Prepare a safe environment" section to perform the distro upgrade "either locally from a textmode virtual console (or a directly connected serial terminal), or remotely via an ssh link." It recommends against upgrading using telnet or from an X session to avoid a newstart of the network services or X Server leading to a possibly half-upgraded, inaccessible system.
Caution also applies if using lilo as the bootloader in that Lenny generates initramfs images that are too large for lilo, in which case the standard grub bootloader is a better choice.
Lenny increased the number of software offerings from Debian 4.0 of almost 10,000 to 25,000. New ones include Nagios 3, MySQL 5.0.15 and PostgreSQL 8.3. The GCC version is 4.3 and the GLibc C library version is 2.7.
Equally interesting for server admins is that support ends for the EVMS LVM manager and was replaced by KVM kernel virtualization. Also, ryslog replaces the old kernel log daemon klogd/sysklogd.
Debian 5.0 is dedicated to the memory of developer Thiemo Seufer who died December 26 in a tragic car accident.
Lenny is available for download in a number of variants. Experienced admins with an excellent Internet connection should be happy with the CD/DVD images from mirror sites. However, the website recommends downloading via BitTorrent to take the load off the mirrors.
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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have tidied up their stalker problem.
Steven Richard Burky, the California man accused of harassing the Hollywood couple and their kids, was found not guilty by reason of insanity today in a short trial after pleading no contest to felony stalking charges and ordered locked up in an institution, E! News has learned.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader issued the ruling upon hearing reports from two psychiatrists who declared Burky was not of sound mind when he turned up last December—in violation of a protection order—near the Santa Monica nursery school that Affleck and Garner's two children attend.
"He first pleaded no contest two felony counts of stalking," says Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles district attorney. "After he plead, the judge presided over a short trial over and found him not guilty by reason of insanity."
He was ordered to Patton State Hospital indefinitely and won't be allowed out until doctors declare him mentally fit. The transfer is expected to take place sometime in the next two days.
Since prosecutors aren't sure exactly when Burky might be freed, they requested and obtained a 10-year restraining order barring the obsessed fan from coming within 500 yards of Garner, Affleck and their family.
That injunction strengthens the order the celebs took out against Burky in 2008, which, by his ignoring, is what landed him in custody this time around.
Burky, who once ran a blog called Satanic Panic, has been harassing Garner and Affleck since 2002, authorities say, and once claimed a vision of God led him to contact her.
It's tough being a celebrity. Stay on top of all their legal doings in E! Online's Court Appearances gallery.


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By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 1999 John E. Wright, 83, thought he knew how to soldier until he met the "old troopers" of the 9th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" Regiment in 1938. They showed him a thing or two about soldiering and threw in a history lesson about the saga of African Americans on the battlefield.
The retired Army 1st sergeant, a resident of the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home here since 1969, said his more than 31 years of military experience, including World War II and the Korean War, can't touch what Buffalo Soldiers endured and accomplished on the Western frontier.
Unable to get a job after graduating from high school in 1934 during the Great Depression, Wright was "just running around, doing nothing." In 1937, one of his former schoolmates suggested joining the Army, but in those days, African Americans were not readily welcomed into the armed forces. Another friend suggested writing to the predominantly all-black 25th Infantry Regiment. Wright did so and was accepted.
After completing basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wright went to Fort Huachuca, Ariz., for infantry training. While on field maneuvers in Louisiana, Wright received orders to report to the 2nd Cavalry Division at Fort Clark near Brackettville, Texas.
"That's when I joined the 9th Cavalry Regiment - the 'Buffalo Soldiers,' as a member of the weapons troop," said Wright, the son of a Chattanooga, Tenn., bricklayer. "I was a buck sergeant and thought I could really soldier, but those old Buffalo Soldiers taught me much. They were the cream of the crop. Their fathers and grandfathers were in the old 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments when those units were formed in 1866. They not only taught me how to ride, they taught me how to really soldier.
"And they taught me the history of Buffalo Soldiers that was handed down from mouth-to-mouth," said Wright, who joined the Army on March 8, 1937. The old troopers told him that in 1866 Congress created six all-black units, the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st Infantry regiments, and the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments - - led by white officers.
"Those units were made up of former slaves, freemen and black Civil War veterans," said Wright, who shares his military experiences with audiences at military installations, elementary schools, high schools and colleges in the Washington metropolitan area. "The westward movement had begun and their responsibilities were to maintain law and order and protect the westward-bound settlers, cattle herds, railroad crews and stagecoaches from outlaws, bandits and hostile Indians."
After the outbreak of World War II, Wright was among a group of cavalrymen selected to train troops. The 9th Cavalry was sent to North Africa in 1944 and was deactivated shortly after arriving. Wright was assigned to the 92nd Infantry Division's 365th Regimental Combat Team and fought in Italy.
"Some guys were assigned to the quartermasters and others to the engineers. I went to the infantry," Wright said. "My first combat action occurred after my outfit crossed the Arno River. I can't describe the fear, but you get over it. After your first battle, the fear goes away, but you still can be killed."
"I came near getting killed in the 365th Regimental Combat Team," said Wright. "A friend of mine was yelling, 'Look out John, there's a German behind you!' A German was coming up behind me with a bayonet to hit me in the back. But when I looked back, I saw the German falling backward. A sergeant had shot him in the back and saved my life.
"It took me a long time to get over that," Wright said.
In another incident, most of his unit was killed en route to a rendezvous with a general and some news reporters. The highest- ranking man, a staff sergeant, suffered a leg wound and told Wright to take over and get the remaining troops to the rendezvous point.
Still reeling from the fierce battle, Wright told the reporters to "go to hell" when they started firing questions at him. The general intervened to calm him down. He told Wright, "I know what you went through, but these people are not here to hurt you. They're here to help you by showing how well African American soldiers can fight."
"He then asked me, 'What's your name, sergeant?' " Wright said.
"I said, 'I'm Sgt. Wright,' " he answered.
"You're Lt. Wright now," the general said.
The division fought throughout Italy until the war ended in Europe. Wright was on a troop ship headed for the Pacific when the Japanese surrendered.
To keep his lieutenant's rank after the war, Wright had to graduate from the Officers' Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. Unfortunately, all his fighting skills did not prepare him for the challenges he would face in the classroom. "Most of the training was nothing but basic training-type stuff I'd been teaching all along," Wright said. "But sweat jumped out of me when the lieutenant passed out pencils for us to take an examination. I didn't understand all of those words."
After congratulating the other students for completing the course, a colonel said, "Sgt. Wright, front and center."
Wright said the colonel "sort of laughed" and said: "Sergeant, the Army regrets that you flunked the test. You're a good field man, but you're not officer material. But the Army hasn't forgotten you. Congratulations, 1st Sgt. Wright.'"
"The Army tried to send me back to Officers' Candidate School three times, but I wouldn't go," he said. "I didn't want to go through that again."
One of his worse memories is from the Korean War when he was a 1st sergeant of a 2nd Infantry Division company. Two days after sending some men into battle, Wright received a call telling him he needed to go out and see what happened to his men.
"That was the most horrible thing to see -- all those young men sprawled out dead with playing cards scattered around them," Wright said. "They must have been playing cards and the Koreans creeped up and killed them. I'll never forget that because I told them not to take those cards to the field."
Wright said, as an African American, he went through "many nasty experiences" he doesn't like to think about, including officers, noncommissioned officer and troops using the "N" word. But, he said, "Everybody is not like that. I met some mean people, but there were a lot of good people, too."
Some of the demons of war followed him into retirement in 1968. "It took me a long time to get over that German trying to kill me and those troops killed in Korea," Wright said. "I'd wake up in cold sweats, and my wife, God bless her and rest her precious soul in heaven, said you must go to the hospital. They didn't give me any medicine. The doctor gave my wife a whistle and told her, 'When he starts having nightmares, stand over him and blow this whistle as loud as you can.' She did a few times, and you know, that healed me."
Wright learned to play the oboe and clarinet in high school and practiced on the instruments throughout his military career. In 1959, he was assistant conductor and clarinet player in the 4th Army Band in Texas and was sent on special assignment to the 8th Army Band in Germany.
"I joined the infantry when I came in the Army, but I played clarinet with several Army bands," Wright said. He used his musical talents to earn a living after retiring from the Army in 1968.
He traveled around playing at clubs and with symphony orchestras. "The last concert I conducted was Beethoven's 5th Symphony at Georgetown University here in Washington," he said. "Conducting is hard on your heart."
There's a passage in Mozart's concerto that Wright could never master, but he kept trying. "I kept dreaming I could play it, so one day I grabbed my clarinet and when I started to play that passage, I can't describe the pain," Wright said. "I just went down to the ground. Luckily, I had a pill and put it under my tongue and revived myself. My doctor told him to stop playing the clarinet."
Wright said he was devastated when his wife died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1968. "When I lost my wife, I almost went crazy and started drinking and not taking care of myself," he said. "One of my friends said: 'you're nothing but skin and bones. Why don't you go to the Soldier's Home and straighten yourself out?' I had one foot in the grave and the other almost in.
"I came here in 1969 and I've gotten on my feet since then," said Wright, who still accepts occasionally speaking engagements, mainly to talk to young people -- military and civilians.
When he wears his old Buffalo Soldier cavalry uniform on speaking engagements at schools. The students try to draw pictures of him, he said with a chuckle. "The kids asked me all kinds of questions," Wright said. "One of them asked me, 'Have you ever killed a man?' I told him it's not good to kill anybody. But in a war, it's like self defense -- nobody knows who they kill -- and you fight to keep from being killed."
He treasures a large Christmas card signed by an elementary school class with comments like, "You're a brave soldier."
"President Clinton must have heard about me sharing my experiences with different groups and invited me to the White House for breakfast on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1997," Wright said. "When I shook his hand, the president said, 'You're looking good.' I said, 'You're looking good, too.'"
Visit the DoD "Home for Heroes" web site at www.defenselink.mil/specials/heroes/.


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This course explains how to secure self-hosted WordPress sites, including site configuration, code modification, and the use of free plug-ins. Beginning with the basics of site security, author Jeff Starr explains how to harden a WordPress site by configuring authentication keys, setting proper file permissions, and removing version numbers. The course shows how to implement a firewall, prevent automated spam, and control proxy access, and concludes with a series of advanced tips and site security best practices.
This screencast is all about using strong passwords to improve the security of your WordPress-powered web site. Choosing strong passwords for your users helps to keep the bad guys out. Weak passwords are things like 'password1234' and other easy-to-guess phrases. Conversely, strong passwords contain numbers, upper- and lowercase letters, and in WordPress they can also contain special characters like these. Using a good random mix of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols is a great way to create strong passwords.
And doing so is an important part of good security. With WordPress there are three key things to remember: You create your admin password during installation. A password must be created for each new user, and passwords should be changed frequently. During installation, you'll see the setup screen, and right here it asks for your password, twice. There are many ways to pick a strong password, but the easiest is to use an online password generator, like this one at onlinepasswordgenerator.com.
Just click the button, and grab a password, copy, and paste then it into the password fields. Of course you can, and should, change the admin password regularly after installation, but setting a strong password from the get-go is an excellent way to begin your new site. In addition to the primary admin account, you may also need to set up accounts for other users, which is done here in the User Settings page.
Click the Users menu to see a list of your users. For existing users, just click on the User Name and scroll down a bit. There you will see fields for resetting your password, here and here. This should be done on a periodic basis according to your own security policy, and for new users we click Add New and fill out the details, with the username, email, and then choose a strong password, and repeat it.
Notice here on the strength meter that this user's password is strong, which is always the desired setting, and with that, click the Add New user button and you're done. Strong passwords are going to help keep your site secure, and it's a good practice to change them on a regular basis. I like to change my passwords every few months for most sites. Admittedly, it's not always the first thing on the mind, but when I see the opportunity to change password, I will just go ahead and do it.
To help with things like changing passwords and choosing strong passwords, here are plug-ins worth checking out. WordPress Password Cracker is a useful tool for auditing your users' choice of passwords. The WordPress Password Generator is an easy-to-use plug-in the autocompletes the password field that is required for new users. And lastly, Bulk Password Reset makes it easy to update the passwords of all users all at once, and there are way more plug-ins available in the WordPress Plugin directory.
We return to the WordPress admin area, click on the Plugins menu, and then click on Add New, type in the 'password' in the search field, and there you will see many plug-ins available to you, for free, for better password management. In this screencast, we've seen how to create strong passwords and change them for different users. WordPress provides tools for doing this, and there are some great plug-ins to make things even easier.
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i hope your being sarcastic and trying to bring humor into the thread. i could have my sister take drumlessons for 2 months and go on tour with them. Zeppelin is a good example of intensity. john bonham is an amazing drummer and zeppelins legend will live on. Danny carey from tool. i get fustrated trying ot play some of those songs. green day... no way. anybody can play fast. its how you play and sometimes
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ok John and Danny are different then what Tre plays and Green Day is not really speed. I don't listen to a band for the drumming (I only listen to the drums on some songs so I can play along or learn new stuff) I listen to a band for the music. It really deosn't matter if your drumming isn't difficult in a Pop/Punk song what matters is that Tre's playing fits the music. Tre Is getting better I listened to Kerplunk (which I liked the most) all the way to American Idiot and I have to say Tre has gotten so much better he's an amazing drummer. Your sister taking drum lessons for 2 months would be no where close to what Tre plays so yeah.....
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COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Collierville police are working to find out if two robberies are connected.
It's been four days since a woman was robbed and shot, and police say they still don't have any strong leads.
The robbery happened outside the woman's home in the Steeple Chase subdivision, just a week after a husband and wife were robbed a few miles away.
The woman was shot three times in her own driveway and is still recovering in the hospital. Collierville police say they're taking up any leads they can in order to find the shooter.
"I'm just a shocked as anybody else who lives in Collierville…something like this could happen out here."
The assistant chief of police says leads are lacking in both cases. On June 20, a couple was robbed outside their home. Guns were pointed in their face, and Gail's purse taken.
"From there they just started grabbing her and bruised her pretty bad,"
Then the next Friday, a woman driving back from her job in Hickory Hill arrived home, only to be accosted by a man with a gun.
She received injuries to her legs and one of her arms.
Police aren't ruling out that in both cases the victims were followed home, but are hesitant to label the cases connected.
"There are similarities you could probably run between a lot of different robberies but the only thing is strange is that it happened in Collierville."
Someone tried to use Gail's stolen credit card in North Memphis, which could have been a lead, but detectives say no surviellance cameras captured the person who tried to use it.
Those who heard the woman on Becher's Brook scream for help, then those gunshots, are praying this criminal gets caught.
If you know anything about either of the robberies, you are asked to call Collierville CrimeStoppers at 457-CASH.


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It happens every year. With a week or two to go, it seems a BCS powerhouse is destined to finish with a pedestrian signing class—and then a boatload of top recruits come its way in the last 10 days or so before national signing day. Last year, Auburn, Clemson and USC were red hot down the stretch.
So who is in position to do it this year? Well, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and Michigan have nearly wrapped up their quota—so it's unlikely they'll have the spots available to add half a dozen or so blue chippers down the stretch. Outside of the Crimson Tide, the rest of the SEC looks like it'll be chopping itself up until the last second.
But these schools have the room left to do some interesting things between now and Feb. 1—when they'll know exactly who is coming to campus this year. Here's a ranking of which schools are most likely to finish the hottest:
1. Florida (19 commitments): With 19 recruits on board and an already strong class, the Gators look like arguably the best candidate to shoot up the recruiting rankings by Feb. 1. The Gators are in serious contention for elite Sporting News Top 125 players WR Stefon Diggs, DB Nelson Agholor, LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, DB Tracy Howard and DE Leonard Williams. Don't be surprised if a good portion of the aforementioned list joins the Florida class, and if they don't, there are several other top recruits out there who are looking at the Gators. A top-five type of class now, count on this group contending with Alabama, Michigan, Texas and Ohio State for top honors in the nation by signing day.
Top realistic pickup: Diggs
2. Auburn (15): The coaching staff has changed quite a bit for the Tigers over the past month or so, and recruits have decided to play the wait-and-see game to check on who is hired. That has slowed commitment activity. Highly ranked SN125 players Arik Armstead, Eddie Goldman and Jordan Diamond have the Tigers on their short list, as does LB Kwon Alexander.
Top realistic pickup: Alexander
3. Notre Dame (17): Picking up Gunner Kiel was a big start to a hot finish. The Fighting Irish lost a couple of top recruits in recent weeks, leading some to think maybe this would be a depressing finish for the program. However, Kiel has helped with the excitement factor with the program, and SN125 lineman Armstead is seriously considering the Fighting Irish, too. Also, do-everything SN125 stud Davonte Neal is considering them, along with several other top prospects.
Top realistic pickup: Armstead
4. LSU (20): Even though the Tigers made it to the BCS national championship game, this isn't a top five class—yet. Losing one of the nation's top drop-back quarterbacks in Kiel to Notre Dame hurt. However, LSU has some wiggle room left to work with, and are in the mix for SN125 players like Alexander, Neal, Howard and they may add a late quarterback in 6-foot-3 Jeremy Liggins.
Top realistic pickup: Liggins
5. Stanford (18): This program has plenty of room, and SN125 players Josh Garnett, Kyle Murphy and former commitment Aziz Shittu are all thinking hard about picking the Cardinal. If they land all three of these players, they'll shoot up the team rankings—and these three might not be the only ones they get. Top realistic pickup: Garnett.
The next five …
6. USC (12): The Trojans have to keep their class small because of scholarship restrictions, but they may still be able to add another couple big ones.
7. Florida State (15): Has plenty of room and is on the short list of several big-time players, but may not land many of the blue chippers.
8. Nebraska (12): The Cornhuskers may add the most players between now and signing day, and the No. 1 player in the SN125, Andrus Peat, is almost certain to sign there.
9. Arkansas (22): The Razorbacks only have a few spots left, but they are in serious contention for Dorial Green-Beckham, the best WR to come out of high school in years.
10. Rutgers (15): Local top prospects—Devin Fuller and Darius Hamilton—haven't made up their minds and Rutgers is on their short list.
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Yearly Archive for 2013
Feed the birds (and help kids learn to love Nature)
Friends of Five Rivers is now taking monthly birdseed orders, through a cooperative arrangement with Agway. Purchase of the high-quality, competitively priced birdseed helps support the Friends of Five Rivers Guided School Program. This innovative program introduces thousands of children each year to the wonders of Nature and outdoor exploration, through a range of fun […] [Read More]
Skating show, and freestyle ice-time
Two notices from Albany Figure Skating Club: WINTER ICE SHOW The Albany Figure Skating Club will hold its annual Winter Ice Show at the Albany Academy Fieldhouse (117 Hackett Blvd., Albany) on Sunday, December 29, 2013 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. This event will feature young skaters from all over the Capital District in […] [Read More]
Greener giving
It hit me last night that there are only three weeks to go until Christmas. Yikes, I have some work to do! This year my parents are joining us from the UK, so we're looking forward to a proper family Christmas for once – though glancing around me I see that we really have quite […] [Read More]
Holiday Concert
'Tis the season for jolly music… The Delmar Community Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Blostein, will present a Holiday Concert on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Bethlehem Town Hall (445 Delaware Ave, Delmar). The concert is free and open to the public, and will include classical works, holiday favorites, and movie […] [Read More]
Bethlehem Tomboys registration, pancake breakfast information
Registration is now open for the 2014 Bethlehem Tomboys softball league. Early registration ends on Junuary 17, 2014, so dont delay! Please visit the website at WWW.BETHLEHEMTOMBOYS.COM for additional information. ALSO, The 12U Bethlehem Tomboys Boom & Orange Crush Travel teams will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's in Glenmont to help raise […] [Read More]
Owl be there – will you?
This evening – Tuesday December 3, 4-8pm – please come along and support two local businesses AND programs at our much loved local environmental education center, Five Rivers. Dine at Mangia Restaurant in Slingerlands (eat in or take out) and/or do your Holiday shopping at Ben's Jammin' Treasures across the road, and 20% of your […] [Read More]
BCSD sponsors education 'conversation' with legislators
If you've been looking for an opportunity to talk with local state leaders about public education issues, here's your chance. The Bethlehem Central School District will host an informal conversation with Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy and Sens. Neil Breslin and Cecilia Tkaczyk before the board of education meeting Wednesday night. According to the district's website, the […] [Read More]
Hamagrael Handcrafted Craft Fair Dec. 7
Submitted by Donna Liquori: The Hamagrael Handcrafted Craft Fair celebrates its 30th anniversary this year on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The craft fair has grown so much that it is one of the largest fundraisers for Hamagrael Elementary School and draws hundreds of shoppers. More than 90 vendors are signed […] [Read More]
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San Diego, CA - Walls have been erected for the new Smith Consulting Architects-designed 96,481-square-foot office building located on the east side of Interstate 15 in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego, CA.
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Father reviles family's killer
Cortez is sentenced to three 99-year terms, plus 20, in deaths of 3
Corpus Christi Fire Capt. Manuel Hernandez had a stop to make Friday morning before he came to court to watch the sentencing of the man who killed his wife and daughters.
"Today would have been Josie's birthday, my wife," he said. "Today I went to the cemetery and took her flowers and sang 'Happy Birthday.'"
Jurors in the murder trial of Jesus Tranquilino Cortez Jr., 20, deliberated for two hours before sentencing him to three concurrent 99-year prison terms for a head-on collision with the Hernandez family's vehicle that killed Josephina Hernandez, 49, Maricella Nicole Hernandez, 24 and Melinda Hernandez, 14, on May 15, 2005.
Jurors handed down an additional 20 years for serious injuries sustained by Manuel Hernandez, who was in the vehicle with his family, and a $10,000 fine for each of the four charges. Cortez won't be eligible for parole for 30 years.
The sentences came after several hours of testimony from prosecutors and the defense.
Perhaps the most poignant testimony came from Hernandez, who described his once full life, as his large extended family, both men and women, cried in the gallery.
"All my hopes, all my dreams, all our plans that we had as a family were destroyed," he said, alternating between tears and fits of anger.
"Hell yes I'm angry," Hernandez said. "He was a rotten apple. This could have been avoided. My girls did not have to die."
Staring down Cortez, who was looking on and showing no emotion, Hernandez growled through his teeth, "You have never offered your sympathy. You can go to hell."
There was also testimony from then-Robstown police officer Timothy Frazier, who told jurors that after he arrested Cortez for one of the infractions, Cortez threatened him.
"He told me that he was going to kill me," Frazier said. "He was going to wait until he saw me on the streets, take his pistol and shoot me."
Defense lawyers portrayed Cortez as a troubled boy, experimenting with drugs and alcohol and getting into minor scrapes with the law, before the May 2005 wreck that killed the Hernandezes.
Cortez's aunt, Maria Orobio testified he had been a happy, respectful boy until he fell in with the wrong crowd. She pleaded with the jury to understand that there was hope for her nephew if the jury would spare his future.
He had gotten into drugs, and although Orobio, another aunt and his mother all begged him to get help, Cortez refused to go, she said.
"He was not a leader," Orobio said. "He was a follower."
On the stand, Frazier, who testified he had dealt with Cortez on numerous occasions, had a different take.
"He does not obey the law and he will do what he can to get what he wants," Frazier said.
Prosecutors introduced Cortez's criminal record, which included drug possession charges and stealing beer and gasoline.
As Judge Tom Greenwell read the verdicts late Friday afternoon, Hernandez, sitting on the front row, nodded in agreement, a tight smile on his face.
Hernandex pointed out that Cortez's father still could see him and sing 'Happy Birthday' to him, while his wife and daughters are in coffins.
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Gates says that his arrest was a huge eye opener for him, and he has declared his intent to research and film a documentary that deals with racial profiling. He told the Washington Post that the project will ask, "How are people treated when they are arrested? How does the criminal justice system work? How many black and brown men and poor white men are the victims of police officers who are carrying racist thoughts?" I personally can't wait to see it, but if I could make one small request to Professor Gates, I would ask him to not forget about the women.
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Eastern Alamance runs past Northwood
John Kirby was worried that if his Eagles got into a knock-down, drag-out battle with Northwood it would not turn out well for his Eastern Alamance High School squad.
Turns out the coach was wrong.
The Eagles pummeled Northwood 56-21 in the first round of the state 3A playoffs at Fred Brady Athletic Complex and commanded the game from start to finish.
"We felt like if we were going to get into some kind of slugfest it was going to go against us because those guys can score at will," Kirby said.
"We were hoping for a low-scoring game. I think early on they made some mistakes and we were able to put the ball in," he said.
Eastern Alamance travels to Western Alamance next week for the second round, having lost to the cross-county rivals 10-7 earlier this season.
"They're a good football team, and they've been our nemesis the last few years. It should be some great football," Kirby said.
Eagles standout running back Malcolm Summers had three touchdowns – 40- and 50-yard rushing plays and a 73-yard pass reception.
"My favorite touchdown tonight was probably the one where I dragged like five people into the end zone," he said.
Summers also went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season. He had 965 coming into the game and toted the ball times for yards.
"That's a real good accomplishment, but I'm not satisfied with that. The school record is 1,500, and I want to break that," Summers said.
"But it's not about me. It's about winning. I don't care about the record as long as we win," he said. "Shout out to my line. I couldn't do anything without my line."
Summers said it was a big boost to win handily against Northwood.
"We've got to keep winning. This win right here fueled us to go into playoffs. Now we know the goal, and that's a state championship we've never had," Summers said.
"Malcolm has been our go to in the backfield all year long," Kirby said. "He's got a God-given talent. He can run the ball."
A full moon and a bad omen met the Chargers from the very start. Malcolm Summers had an easy 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff, but offsetting penalties forced a re-kick, after which the Eagles went three and out.
On the ensuing first down, Northwood running back Kadarus Rone ran wide right, got popped and coughed up the football. The Eagles' Ryan Woods scooped it up, ran straight down the sideline and zipped across the goal line unmolested at 10:06 for a 7-0 lead.
On a succeeding Eastern punt Northwood's Jalen Smith muffed the reception and the Eagles' Kyle Henson fell on it at the 2-yard line. Three plays later Eastern quarterback Joey Lanier ran up the gut for a 1-yard score and a 14-0 lead.
Summers, showing great speed, scored again with 28 seconds remaining in the first half, taking a handoff at midfield and galloping all the way downfield for a 21-0 lead.
The Eagles scored twice in the second quarter.
On 2nd-and-13 from the Eagles 27, Lanier hit Summers on a screen pass. The speedy Summers took off down the sideline, cut back across the field and careened into the end zone for a 73-yard touchdown and 28-0 lead at 5:27.
On the Chargers' ensuing possession, Woods intercepted a Ty Pinnix pass on first down. Three plays later Lanier struck Malik Wilson in the flat, Wilson jitterbugged in place between two defenders, left them bamboozled and took off for paydirt 53 yards downfield at 4:16 and a 35-0 lead.
The Chargers finally got on the board with back-to-back scores in the third quarter. Pinnix dashed in from 4 yards out with 5:00 on the clock after moving Northwood into scoring position with a 31–yard pass to wide receiver Imoh Udoh.
On their next possession, facing 3rd and 21, Pinnix scrambled on a broken pass play, eluded the grasp of a pair of defenders, hurdled to the wide open safety of the sidelines and ran it in from 41 yards out with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter.
The Eagles came back with a 31-yard touchdown rush by running back Josh Lynch with 9:55 remaining in the game. Lynch boogied up the middle past several defenders, skipped right and outpaced everyone to the goal line.
Summers, at 5-foot-10, 150 pounds squats 515 pounds, got his third touchdown of the night with a hard-gained 40-yard rush at 8:21. Summers muscled through three separate hordes of would-be tacklers, the last set of which he dragged into the end zone with him to put the Eagles up 49-14.
The Chargers were on the move again when Eastern defensive back Gavin Dicken intercepted a Pinnix pass in the end zone and return possession to the Eagles at their 20. On 3rd and 4 John Lamot, who moved from running back to quarterback, zipped 74 yards down a vacant lane to score at 5:58.
With 3:12 remaining, Northwood's Kenton Edwards was on the last leg of a double reverse and went around right end into the end zone on a 20-yard rush to make it 56-21.
Northwood 0 0 14 7 — 21
Eastern Alamance 21 14 0 21 — 56
First Quarter,
EA — Ryan Woods 11 fumble return (Eric Fenton kick) 10:06
EA — Joey Lanier 1 run (Fenton kick) 5:54
EA — Malcolm Summers 50 run (Fenton kick) :28
Second Quarter
EA — Summers 73 reception from Lanier (Fenton kick) 5:27
EA — Malik Wilson 53 reception from Lanier (Fenton kick) 4:16
Third Quarter
N — Ty Pinnix 4 run (Anthony Castro kick) 5:00
N — Pinnix 41 run (Castro kick) 2:31
Fourth Quarter
EA — Josh Lynch 31 run (Fenton kick) 9:55
EA — Summers 40 run (Fenton kick) 8:21
EA — John Lamot 74 run (Fenton kick) 5:58
N — Kenton Edwards 20 run (Castro kick) 3:12
RUSHING — Northwood, Kadarus Rone 16-56, Kenton Edwards 1-20, Montel Goods 2-14. E. Alamance, Malcolm Summers 15-119, John Lamot 9-92, Josh Lynch 3-26.
PASSING — Northwood, Ti Pinnix 25-50-264. E. Alamance, Joey Lanier 10-22-258, John Lamot 2-4-26.
RECEIVING — Northwood, Jalen Smith 6-101, Kadarus Rone 8-78, Imoh Udoh 5-53, Jacob Fowler 2-12, Spencer Roberson 3-11, John Atwater 1-9. E. Alamance, Malik Wilson 4-149, Malcolm Summers 1-73, Matt Pate 2-27, Gavin Dicken 2-13, Jacob Howard 1-11.
Records — Northwood 8-4, Eastern Alamance 9-3.


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Good Luck V-Mart,
Bottom line, Wedge Blows and Dolan/Shapiro Swallows.
I wish Jacobs sold to the Dolan (cousin) who owns the lame NY Knicks.
Another knotch in the belt for faithful tribe fans.
Disgusted with ownership on down to the manager....
I'm a diehard Tribe fan and now will be hard to follow after management already has thrown up the white flag for 2010 and possibly more....
just sad......
Branson Wright should change his name to Branson Wrong, as he's been called numerous times over the few years online and in the actual columns in the PD.
sadly it's spot on and where does the PD find these ungifted reporters????
Gammons is a jinx to us, at least Tribe got Wood!!!
Thank you for representing the MORONS of the area, if your actually from there, unless you must be an "east coaster".
Your the epitomy of idiots, if you actually live in C-Town, then why don't you move if it's that horrible for you.
I'm very happy to hear the positives for Cleveland and areas locally. Kudos to Laura Demarco. I was born and raised in cleveland. I left in 2002 for a job opportunity in florida. currently, now reside in the northwest suburbs of Illinos.
I am homesick and my family resides in northeast ohio. I hope to return and raise my own family!!!
unfortunately, I still hear the old jokes about C-Town and I always tell them don't knock it especially if you haven't been there at all.
I hope the mortgage industry rebounds, as it would be more difficult to sell than rather purchase these days.
I will always wear clothing articles of C-Town sports team and root for them!!!!!
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Veteran reinsman John McCarthy has received a surprise booking to drive pole marker Bling It On in the Australasian Breeders' Crown $302,000 Two-Year-Old Colts and Geldings' Final (2240m) at Melton on Sunday.
It was anticipated McCarthy's son Luke would drive nominal favourite Bling It On in the Group 1 race. But McCarthy Jr is listed as the driver of stablemate Lettucerockthem, who drew gate five. Luke's wife Belinda McCarthy trains Bling It On and Lettucerockthem.
Bling It On has been driven by Luke McCarthy to wins at Menangle (twice), Bankstown, the Gold Coast, Albion Park and Ballarat. The colt was a front-running winner for him in a Breeders' Crown semi-final (2200m) at Ballarat last Saturday.
John McCarthy drove Bling It On last month, when he won by 11 metres over 1609 metres at Menangle.
Lettucerockthem has won six of his seven races when driven by McCarthy Jr. He had to come from a back line draw when he was driven by Luke and ran second to Our Major Sky in a Breeders' Crown semi-final (2200m) at Ballarat last Saturday.
The horse has a minor kidney infection and his return will be delayed by three weeks.Andrew De Campo
The horse has a minor kidney infection and his return will be delayed by three weeks.
Meantime, class pacer Has The Answers could hold a winning edge over Sneakyn Down Under for the second time within a week when they are re-matched in Friday's Howard Porter Memorial (2130m) at Perth track Gloucester Park.
The scene was set for a return duel between Has The Answers and Sneakyn Down Under when trainer Andrew De Campo scratched Porter Memorial nominal favourite Lombo Navigator on Wednesday.
Has The Answers stormed home from sixth at the bell in last Friday's McManus Pace (1730m) and won by a metre from front runner Sneakyn Down Under.
Trainer-reinsman Darren Duffy is expected to lead again on Thursday night with Sneakyn Down Under, who will be pursuing his third Porter Memorial win. He won the race in 2009 and repeated the feat last year.
The Tony Svilicich-trained Has The Answers is one of the most prolific winners in WA pacing history. He has won 75 races, including 63 at Gloucester Park.
Lombo Navigator, who was to have resumed on Friday night, has an impressive first-up wins tally and punters were expected to back him solidly.
"The horse has a minor kidney infection and his return will be delayed by three weeks," De Campo said. "Adda Paternal Suit, also back from a spell, will now be our stable's only Howard Porter runner. I would have considered him a good chance if he hadn't drawn the second row. He's going well."
Adda Paternal Suit will be driven by De Campo's son Aiden, 21, who has scored 98 wins this season. De Campo Jr, a reinsman since 2009, drove a total of 126 winners in his first three seasons.
He has made strong progress to be eighth on the 2012-13 WA reinsmen's premiership. Ahead of him are Gary Hall Jr (227 wins), Colin Brown (135), Chris Voak (130), Morgan Woodley (124), Chris Lewis (117), Nathan Turvey (106) and Shannon Suvaljko (101).
Andrew De Campo has also booked his son to drive Conniving Major Dave (Premier Suzuki 3YO Pace) and Harrison Maguire (Yes Loans heat) on Friday night.
"Conniving Major Dave won easily at Bunbury last Saturday night when having his second start since arriving from New Zealand," the trainer said. "He has since worked very well and is improving all the time. It's difficult to know how Conniving Major Dave will handle a class rise in Perth at this stage, but he has a bright future.
"Harrison Maguire ran a strong fourth at Gloucester Park last Friday and his work this week has been good. He's well drawn at gate two in the qualifying heat."
Andrew De Campo has engaged Matthew White to drive Menelaus Of Sparta (Nepean Conveyors Pace) and Car Fifty Four (Alltools Handicap) on Friday night.
Other drives for Aiden De Campo are Showdown At Midnight and Im Elsa, trained by Murray Hansen and Wes Andrews.
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When Drake debuted his evolution from childhood to manhood in an illustration on the Kadir Nelson-designed cover of his third album, 'Nothing Was the Same,' one of the most noticeably detailed aspects of the image is the hairstyles. One cover depicts the rapper as a baby with an afro, while the other artwork showcases the Toronto native with a low fade and deep side part. So what would happen if grown-up Drizzy received a few hair makeovers inspired by the likes of Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus and more? Here are some remixed album covers showing off the OVO leader's new look courtesy of TheDrop.fm. Is it "too much" or does he "own it"? You be the judge.
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INDIANAPOLIS Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Trevor Ariza added 22 on Monday night, leading Washington past top-seeded Indiana 102-96 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Wizards won a second-round game for the first time since 1982 and are 4-0 on the road in this years playoffs. They ended a 12-game losing streak at Indiana that dated to April 18, 2007, and they did it by nearly leading from wire-to-wire.
Paul George and George Hill had 18 points each for Indiana.
The Wizards trailed only once, 31-30, and took control with a 17-6 run to close the first half that made it 56-43. Indiana couldnt get closer than five points in the second half.
Game 2 is Wednesday night at Indiana.
The Pacers have lost both of their playoff series openers and will face another uphill battle just days after rallying from a 3-2 deficit to beat Atlanta in seven games in the first round.
Washington made a playoff franchise-record 10 3-pointers, going 10 of 16. Ariza was 6 for 6 with five coming in the first half when he scored a playoff-career best 17 points.
But the Wizards won this one because of their defense, especially late.
After pulling out to a 92-78 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Indiana scored six straight to close to 92-84 with 3:24 left.
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