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NORTH WEBSTER — The names of the four bus drivers involved in Wednesday's school bus crash have been released by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department F.A.C.T. team.
Cynthia K. Routh, 64, of North Webster, the driver of the lead bus, initially stopped to allow a student off of the bus. Routh was followed, in order, by drivers David W. Granger, 63, of Warsaw; Julie K. Close, 47, of Syracuse; and John R. Wagoner, 61, of North Webster. Wagoner's bus collided with Close's bus, causing the accident.
Officials from Parkview Regional Medical Center told the sheriff's department that Wagoner is out of surgery and is in stable and fair condition after suffering internal injuries. Close is reported to be in fair condition with an unspecified injury to her leg. There has been no update to the number of students injured from last night's estimates.
The crash is still under investigation.
The crash injured 55 people, including three of the four bus drivers, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Chad Hill said. He said more than 100 students from Wawasee School Corp. were on the buses when the accident occurred about a mile north of North Webster, which is about 40 miles west of Fort Wayne.
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I just posted photos of all the Tom Bihn bags I have owned (and still own, minus the Brain Bag) on Flickr:
The Ego just arrived today, so I barely have anything in it yet, but it's the perfect replacement for my much-loved, but too-big-for-current-needs Brain Bag. The Small Cafe bag has been perfect for everyday use (and thanks to the Tom Bihn folks for replacing the buckle on it a few months ago!) and the Swift contains my yarn and doodads like no other bag can.


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May 4, 2016
Wouldn't it be great to be able to steer those monster hurricanes in the Atlantic away from the United States? That's exactly what Microsoft Founder Bill Gates wants to do.
Gates and several people he's working with have applied for patents that propose slowing hurricanes by pumping cold, deep-ocean water in their paths from barges.
There's no doubt the whole idea may seem a little far-fetched for some people. There were likely many skeptics that doubted what Gates could do when it came to the world of computers.
Hurricane experts say if enough pumps are deployed, it is reasonable to expect some weakening in hurricane power.
While there are certainly many questions surrounding his intriguing idea, it will be interesting to see how all of this pans out in the coming months and years.
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The Invasion of Canada in 1775
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The Journal of Captain Simeon Thayer makes no pretension to literary merit. It was written, doubtless, to keep fresh in the memory of the author the facts of his personal experience during his march through the wilderness to Quebec, as well as his confinement while prisoner of war, without expectation of its ever appearing in print. It is here reproduced as it stands in the original, without any change of capital letters or of orthography, and with only such added punctuation as was thought necessary to render clear the meaning of the text. For this reason a number of words will be found incorrectly spelled. The Introduction reason of a number of a words will be found incorrectly spelled. The introduction, Notes and Appendix, are the results of extensive research. The first is prefixed, and the latter are added, to give completeness to the story one of the most daring and important military enterprise of the Revolutionary war. A Bibliography of the journal published on the subject, so far as is known, and so far as is known, and also a list of works which treat more or less fully upon the Invasion of Canada, is herewith annexed - the first that has ever been attempted - for the convenience of student of this portion of American history. Possibility some Journal of "Arnold's Expedition" have been published that have escaped attention, and it is by no means certain that the list of reference work of complete. Additional under either of these heads are earnestly solicited, and will be gratefully acknowledged. For facts and documents communicated to the editor of the journal, special thanks are tendered to Samuel G. Drake, Esq., of Boston; Rev. Richard Eddy, Librarian Pennsylvania Historical Society; Hon. M. H. Taggart, State Treasurer, Pennsylvania; Henry T. Drowne, Esq., Secretary Connecticut Historical Society; John G. Metcalf, M. D., Mendon, Mass.; Simon Henry Greene, Esq.; River Point, R. I.; David King, M. D., Newport, R. I.; William W. Burr, Stephen T. Olney, and Crawford Allen, Esqs., Providence, R. I.
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But anyone sipping a slow pour over or expertly pulled shot of single-origin espresso knows of an entirely different experience. The complex flavor profiles and purity of the bean make the experience uplifting and, empirically, it simply makes you feel good.
The difference between drab and delicious mirrors the product's potential path to your mug — a journey that some are working to make shorter. By building lasting relationships with producers, local coffee roasters are able to secure a high quality product straight from the source, which helps both sides avoid the economic problems that come with global distribution. In the early 2000s, these problems reached a critical stage.
A report delivered at a 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa revealed a global coffee trade plagued by systemic inequity. Retail values for the beverage consumed in industrialized states brought in nearly a $65 billion profit margin over what developing countries were receiving, which had grown from an $18 billion gap 10 years earlier.
Nations like Vietnam and Brazil had been overproducing their crops starting in the 1980s to fulfill an International Coffee Organization quota system that aimed to mitigate crisis-inducing shortages, but simply ended up creating nearly 170 million bags of coffee that didn't have a proportionate demand. Farmers performing the backbreaking labor were essentially getting pennies for something that they now couldn't even sell.
Widely known organizations like Fair Trade International and a growing number of companies in the United States such as Counter Culture Coffee in Durham, N.C., and Chicago's Intelligentsia Coffee have forged a way to bypass the inherent injustice of the system over the years with what's commonly referred to as direct trade.
Les Stoneham is the owner and director at Deeper Roots Coffee in Mount Healthy as well as the separate social justice organization, Deeper Roots Development. Stoneham works with friends within this framework to combat the crippling volatility exemplified in 2002. They travel multiple times a year from their Elizabeth Street farmhouse headquarters off Adams Road to their coffee's country of origin to see what producers need and to put cash in the hands of the individuals growing it.
It's a business relationship that mirrors what people do locally in Cincinnati, like buying tomatoes from Findlay Market or a pair of custom jeans at Noble Denim. Quality reigns supreme, and each party gets what they are due. It's where demand ensures its supply, and supply fills its demand at the most basic level possible.
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with the movement by selling Deeper Roots' beans front and center.
Brewed with excellence and savored by connoisseurs, some people find
this profound quality worth pursuing to the ends of the earth.
Getting global
Ten years ago, right around the time of the damning report out of Johannesburg, Stoneham traveled to a small village in Guatemala called Santa Maria de Jesus, an indigenous Mayan town located on the picturesque Volcan de Agua about six miles outside of the city of Antigua. It's considered by Arabica fruit hunters to be one of the prime growing terrains in all of Central America.
Stoneham, 32, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's Communications program who lives just up the hill from Over-the-Rhine, found a village with an impressively intact culture where inhabitants have slowly purchased the surrounding land from failed colonial plantations over the past century — a rarity for Central America's native populations. Albeit impoverished, close-knit families have been able to pass down farmland through the generations.
"There's a pride to be a Santa Marian," Stoneham says.
Instead of going in and identifying a host of problems that a foreigner would have little skill (or the right) to fix, Stoneham took an asset-based developmental approach, taking the integrity of this community and using its abundant social and agricultural resources wisely.
Stoneham's a born leader. His tall frame and bearded smile adorn a spirit who has found purpose in discovering the talents of those he meets and fostering relationships where each person becomes more actualized.
He implemented this skill during a follow up trip to the area in 2006 when he met Julio Cuy, whose steadfast vision quickly became apparent. Undereducated, lacking access to basic healthcare and physical capital, Cuy still had the potential to be a leader in the community. He's retained the passion and foresight needed to go against the grain of unsustainable practices and to look beyond the many economic hurdles marring the area's inherent treasure of coffee farming.
"Julio is doing the hard work of vision casting with the other farmers," Stoneham says, "getting them to risk and try something new. He organizes each year the flow of coffee and involvement of the farmers.
"Julio and I have learned a ton about coffee, community work and ourselves over these years that have seen some great times and some very hard times in our own families and in the project."
Mutual respect — something that has been missing in North-South economic "partnerships" for most of history — is what binds this movement. It isn't some theoretical feel-good marketing strategy, nor is it dependent upon an ulterior motive. It is what Deeper Roots does naturally, both in Guatemala and here in Cincinnati.
Stepping into the offices at Deeper Roots involves experiencing all the same aromas and scenes one would find in a local coffee shop: the smoke of roasting beans, the sound of the grinder and long wooden tables full of people talking cheerfully — mostly about what they're drinking at the moment. Ryan Doan, the face of customer relations, is there to heartily offer a drink of your choosing and exudes an eagerness to hear any constructive ideas visitors can think of.
Clients and friends filter into the office throughout the day to place orders and pick up beans roasted every Monday and Thursday. While they visit they talk about their business, ask questions and get the latest scoop on the current crop. Deliveries are made throughout the week directly to the shops proudly serving their wares.
The crew gets orders on their iPhones constantly. It's a hustle, to be sure, but they love what they do.
It's a place of smiles, with Adam Shaw, lead roaster at Deeper Roots, getting "geeky" on new techniques and hot-rodded La Marzocco espresso machines waiting to dish out cups of coffee that staff members can all expertly craft. It's 24/7 immersion.
This enthusiasm and abundance of discussion has led the company into their areas of expertise. It's the source of their direct trade wisdom.
Connections Abound
"I'm a connective person," Stoneham says. "The chain of coffee is just a plethora of different connections you could be making, and that goes all the way from the hands that touch it along the way, all the way down to the physical spaces it's served in and the connections that occur there."
It's the physical spaces that drive the entire mission. Deeper Roots wouldn't be here today if not for their gradual meeting over the past decade at University Christian Church and Rohs Street Café. Shaw used Rohs Street as a study spot during his undergrad years as an engineering student and eventually started volunteering and then working as a barista. After getting a job upon graduation, Stoneham convinced him to join Deeper Roots full time. Their quest for spiritual success and their love for the communal spirit of the coffee house drove them to pursue those concepts to Santa Maria de Jesus.
"When the Guatemalan is in season, it is our only single-origin coffee that never comes off the menu," says Dustin Miller, co-owner and operator of Collective Espresso in Over-the-Rhine. "We know what we are getting with Deeper Roots: high quality, consistent roasts that allow us to complete the coffee journey from the farm to the cup."
Collective Espresso is the newest addition to the city's growing scene of craft coffee joints. Simply decorated with reclaimed Ohio barn wood and parallel facing bars around the barista station, Collective understands the pleasure and importance of the public space in which coffee is taken.
"Everyday a person or two gets into a conversation with someone they don't know, and when that happens I think that the ritual of drinking coffee goes beyond just enjoying a craft — it creates community," Miller says.
The same hard work and planning that it takes to develop farms, quality coffee plants and successful work environments in Central America has to go on behind the scenes in the places it's served. From 2006 to 2011 Stoneham worked with the Espresso Guild, a consulting team that helped open shops such as Bloc Coffee in East Price Hill, Un Mundo in Springfield and a shop in Philadelphia called Leotah's Place. The group has continued to go beyond the city, supplying green beans to numerous shops and roasters around the Tristate like Sunergos Coffee and Hardin Coffee in Louisville, Ky. The goal has always been growth.
"Not only do we want these [spaces] to be sustainable for our own business good — because we invest a lot in those relationships and want them to be successful in the long term and that's how we got hooked on this whole thing — but we want to see more of these environments to be successful themselves," Stoneham says.
With successful selling environments and annual profit margin growth in the double digits come more funds to put into supplier communities. Getting top dollar for each superior cup with the skill and excellence to back up the price reflects on people like Cuy and the many farmers working toward their own success. Whether or not consumers care about the ethical trading practices of Deeper Roots (which they do), the product speaks for itsself.
Shaw helped Cuy build a cistern for his family to have access to drinking water long before helping him improve his coffee. He did this as a mission before a business.
"Someone doesn't have to believe in what I'm doing on the morality side, they can just have a really great cup of coffee," Shaw says. "At the end of the day they're helping to drive quality and culture forward."
Making a fair trade, directly
* Scroll to the end of the story for details on what differentiates direct trade from fair trade.
Understanding how and where connections in the chain take place is how a producer, seller or consumer first takes control of the process.
The crisis at the turn of the millennium was caused by a lack of control by reactionary regulation of supply side economies facing collapse. The perennial nature of the coffee plant, the labor-intensive cultivation of the raw product and the dependency of fragile third-world economies were neglected.
Importers and purchasers wanted a steady supply of product without an exit strategy for suppliers when things went downhill. Throwing money at a foreign importer and hoping that farmers get a livable wage via the trickle down of capital is antithetical to direct trade.
"For us, we've always chosen up to this point — because we want financing to go all the way back to the fruit — to self-finance it all and not go through an importer," Stoneham says.
This form of doing business directly with the farmer is a stream — or style — within the larger and more storied system known as fair trade. Born out of the Dutch Catholic activist movement of the 1950s and '60s, the international consortium Fair Trade International (FLO) applies a minimum floor price to the point where in-country producer organizations sell to an exporter or importer. Although the going price of coffee-per-pound on the global commodity exchange has been well above it, the minimum price makes sure that producers can stay afloat until the next year during seasons of surplus and price slumps.
Dealing in this trade requires a lot of money changing a lot of hands no matter what, so certifying that everyone is coming out on top is quite the feat, but the primary benefit of this constant monitoring is the knowledge that those involved are forming secure, long-term trading relations. FLO has a tiered system of paid premiums to incentivize growers toward domestic development in education, equipment and production capabilities. But this only goes so far; it's good, but not always good enough.
Deeper Roots sees no difference between paying for water purifiers and improving equipment in their own office, for instance, and spending capital on processing stations or machinery in Guatemala. Only about 40 percent of the exported point-of-sale price goes into the farmers' hands, with another 40 going to the processing mill. The remaining 20 percent is paid out to administrative personnel and middlemen.
"Looking at this kind of data, we need to build a mill in Santa Maria, because there's a lot of profit loss," Stoneham says. "In terms of money staying the community, that's a big deal."
However, developing Santa Maria de Jesus's infrastructure is a labor of love that doesn't necessarily translate into immediate benefits for the farmers. It's a charitable premium that goes into this side of the operation, with more meaning to Deeper Roots Development and Cuy's eyes to future.
This is the stuff that builds relationships and connections, but is also a type of retroactive compensation for a village that has operated in a system of exploitation for a very long time. The end goal is not some sort of neo-colonial enterprise where poor farmers are indebted to the affluent consumers of the world; the goal is sustained independence.
"We never want to be the link in the chain that keeps progress from happening," Stoneham says.
Cash talks. Period. If in good years global markets can pay upwards of a 200- to 400-percent premium on beans per pound, to whom are they going to sell their product? The reality is that tons of growers will simply give their freshly grown fruit to the local "coyotes" — the guys who stand by the side of the road with quetzals in hand and, in the short, run save Stoneham's farmer friends a lot of work. In a way it's good. The laissez-faire market gives these guys a good deal and they can put food on their tables, but in the end direct traders find their supply method undermined.
Paying top dollar is part of the massive operation that ensures that this quality product continues to come to the city and remains sustainable. The complex 10-year relationship with Santa Maria de Jesus has tallied 18 separate trips to the region and countless hours of interpersonal and infrastructural development. The result is Deeper Roots' flagship brand of coffees and single origin espressos: La Armonia Hermosa — "The Beautiful Harmony." It has the complex tonality of a fruit grown in rich volcanic soil, tilled organically under the shade of tropical trees.
Every connection made between hand and plow, heart and mind is evident in this one cup anyone can purchase off the streets of Cincinnati.
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La Armonia Hermosa was recently featured as one of eight coffees at TED2013, and one of their Ecuadorian imports garnered a Top 10 spot in the Specialty Coffee Association of America's roaster's choice competition. Add those accolades to a competitive selection as one of Craft Coffee's elite list of roasters in their monthly curated coffee boxes and one can see the tremendous recognition building for the small local enterprise.
Jackie Slone and her husband, Russ Slone, had dreamed of opening a coffee shop for more than 30 years, and the folks at Deeper Roots helped them accomplish their goal with last month's opening of Left Bank Coffeehouse in Covington. The Slones travelled to Mount Healthy to do a tasting and were sold on the loving support they found. From there, Courtney Robinson, head of training at Deeper Roots, offered six hours of personal cupping instruction. They even helped the Slones calibrate their machine. Deeper Roots Coffee's "Community Roast" is currently front and center, and their hands-on approach with Left Bank illustrates how they ensure the quality of the beans is expressed while strengthening bonds between baristas.
"They've just been very encouraging and helpful and kind. They're really nice people," says Jackie. "That's important to me because it's not just business to them. … It's what they care about."
Deeper Roots Coffee's plan for 2013 is to double the amount of growth in 2012 which, according to Shaw, is well within reach. Left Bank Coffeehouse is only one of many new independent cafes opening in Northern Kentucky, adding to a slew of shops, importers and roasters that are working to make the Tristate a locus of coffee activity.
Coffee Emporium, a veteran of the Cincinnati scene, relies largely on fair trade-certified coffees for the high volume of coffee it serves at its five local locations. Coffee Emporium roasts its beans downtown and has been establishing closer relationships with its farmers over the years, including securing some direct trade varieties.
La Terza Coffee Roasters in Corryville serve their beans in many of the same cafe's as Deeper Roots as well as in grocery stores (and Christian Moerlein Brewhouse with their coffee-infused Baltic Porter). They share direct traders' vision for creating new coffee routes from places such as Nicaragua or Peru. Newcomers Carabello Coffee in Florence, Ky., (eventually moving to Newport) work at varying levels with sources in the third world.
The future
Through all the time spent together and communicating abroad, Stoneham and company have become extremely close to Cuy, who has moved his family of four out of a single room in his sister's home to his own property, where he'll build a more permanent house. Forty years old and with only a 6th grade education, Cuy graduated from high school equivalency classes and is now taking college entry exams to study agronomy. He's planning to visit the U.S. for the first time later this year to meet the fans of his work.
As far as long-term sustainability is concerned, funds are being used to set up a land trust for the children and grandchildren of Santa Maria de Jesus. It's necessary to keep children from moving to larger cities where higher-wage positions are available. Farming is difficult, and although many improvements have been made, there's still a lot of room for revenue increases.
While more rustic milling technologies and facilities are being put in place in Santa Maria de Jesus, Shaw is here installing roasting analytics to monitor roast profiles, bean density and moisture levels. It's some technical stuff that's solely aimed at bringing out the best flavors and accents from the some of the best beans in the world.
Sitting with new friends in the quiet farm atmosphere and delving into a public cupping session puts it all into perspective. Friends from around the city gather around a table, sticking their noses into freshly ground samples of coffee. Some varieties hail from Guatemala, but others have traveled from Rwanda, Ethiopia or Ecuador. In the end, the sensuous and technical, intimate and faraway coalesce into something greater than the sum of its parts. ©
* Direct Trade vs. Fair Trade
Fair trade and direct trade don't necessarily work against each other, since the difference is essentially a matter of scale. Fair trade is a method for large-scale importers to certify that their interactions with co-operatives and coffee farms, which are often an entire supply chain in themselves, are done according to what workers need. It's been set up to combat predatory and/or under-involved importation practices.
Direct trade does all of this, but it deals with many of the smaller farmers and landowners who cannot compete or operate on such a massive scale. Traders like Deeper Roots Coffee go directly to these impoverished and hard-to-reach areas to get them the cash they need to grow, pick, process and export their beans regardless of whether they have access to fair trade regulators or not.
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North Korea... and Syria?
Okay, so Israel and Syria are famously not CFF's (Country Friends Forever). In fact, you may have noticed that Israel's friends are all long distance. But here's a confusing story that might have you asking, "Um... what is North Korea doing in all of this?" Back in September, Israel conducted a "mysterious" air raid over Syria, prompting much speculation (not to mention outrage on the part of Syria) about what Israel bombed, and why. David Sanger and Mark Mazzetti broke some pieces of this story yesterday, reporting that the bombing was conducted against a partly constructed nuclear reactor. The reactor's design looked very much like a North Korean one — but nobody's actually addressing what part the North Koreans may have played in Syria's reactor. Confused? We are too... that's why we've got David Sanger from the New York Times to explain it all.
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-- Whiteman Air Force Base is located in Johnson County, Missouri, 65 miles southeast of Kansas City. The base is two miles south of Knob Noster, just off U.S. Highway 50. Whiteman is about 10 miles east of Warrensburg and 20 miles west of Sedalia.
The base had it beginnings in 1942 during the U.S.' mobilization following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was originally activated on Aug. 6, 1942, as Sedalia Glider Base.
In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the 12th Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force. The field served as a training site for glider tactics and paratroopers.
Assigned aircraft included the Douglas C-46s, C-47s and the Waco CG-4A glider. During the massive demobilization in the mid 1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
In August 1951, however, the base returned to life again and became a part of Strategic Air Command. SAC activated the 4224th Air Base Squadron to supervise the rehabilitation and construction of a new base, Sedalia AFB.
The 4224th continued its activities until Oct. 20, 1952, when it inactivated while turning over the base to the 340th Bombardment Wing. SAC scheduled the 340th to received the command's newest aircraft systems, the B-47 Stratojet and KC-97 tanker. Construction workers soon completed runway repairs and other projects in November 1953, paving the way for the arrival of the first B-47 in March 1954.
On Dec. 3, 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman. Lieutenant Whiteman, a native of Sedalia, was one of the first American airmen killed in World War II when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
During the attack of Bellows Air Field, Oahu, Lieutenant Whiteman managed to reach his fighter aircraft. While attempting to take off, enemy fighters attacked his plane. Sadly, Lieutenant Whiteman's P-40 crashed, fatally injuring the mid-Missouri native. By the time rescue teams reached the aircraft, Whiteman had died.
Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s. During this period, the Air Force built military family housing units as well as a base pool and gymnasium. However, a project on a much grander scale soon overshadowed this flurry of construction.
In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing. On Jan. 17, 1962, the firm of Morrison, Hardeman, Perrini, and Level received the prime contract for construction of hardened, underground launch facilities and 15 launch control centers. The project called for the excavation of 867,000 cubic yards of earth and rock.
The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel. In addition, the project called for the installation of a vast underground intersite cable network. If laid end to end in a straight line, this cable would stretch from Whiteman AFB to 100 miles beyond Los Angeles. Construction of the complex was officially completed in June 1964.
Before completion of the construction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman on Feb. 1, 1963. The 340th BMW gradually phased out operations during the same year with its remnants transferring to Bergstrom AFB, Texas, on Sept. 1, 1963.
After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Still, there were programs to continually update and improve the base's weapons systems.
Whiteman initially employed the Minuteman I weapons system until the mid-1960s when a force modernization program converted the Minuteman I to the Minuteman II. Throughout the ICBM's tenure at Whiteman, it went through a variety of modifications to keep it at the forefront of America's defense.
Several new buildings emerged from time to time as the base matured. However, with the beginning of the 1980s, a new construction phase started. New missile operations, maintenance and security police facilities as well as several enlisted dormitories marked the start of a new era.
Meanwhile, the base continued to lead the way. In the late 1980s, the 351st fielded the first female Minuteman missile crew, the first male and female Minuteman crew, and the first squadron commander to pull alert in the Minuteman system. Under the provisions of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the Minuteman II system is being inactivated.
Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever. On Jan. 5, 1987, Congressman Ike Skelton revealed that the first deployment of the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber would be at Whiteman. Beginning in 1988, a massive construction wave that created new buildings designed for B-2 operations, maintenance and support activities swept over the base.
On July 1, 1990, the 100th Air Division activated at Whiteman and assumed host responsibilities for the base. Accordingly, the 351st Combat Support Group and the 351st Security Police Group, along with their assigned units and the squadrons under the deputy commander for resource management, inactivated at Whiteman. Concurrently, the Air Force activated equivalent squadrons bearing the 800th designator to replace the inactivated 351st units.
Several months after the air division's activation, on Sept. 30, 1990, the 509th Bomb Wing moved its headquarters to Whiteman albeit in an unmanned and non-operational state.
However, the 100th AD's tenure at Whiteman did not last long as SAC inactivated the unit on July 26, 1991. Similarly, Whiteman's host unit responsibilities reverted to the 351st.
During the next two years, Whiteman's building infrastructure continued to grow as the arrival date of the first B-2 drew nearer. Meanwhile, another change developed in the Air Force.
With the end of the Cold War, the Air Force disestablished Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and Military Air Command on June 1, 1992. In their place arose two new organizations, one of which was Air Combat Command, the 509th's newer, higher headquarters.
On April 1, 1993, the 509th returned to operational status when people from Detachment 509, the base's B-2 overseers for the past two years, were formally assigned to the wing. Then, on July 1, 1993, the 509th accepted the host responsibilities for Whiteman from the 351st and a new era dawned for the base. Several days later, on July 20, 1993, flying operations returned to the base after a 30-year hiatus when the first permanently assigned T-38 landed at Whiteman.
Then, on Dec. 17, 1993, the event that Whiteman had long awaited finally arrived. On that day, at approximately 2 p.m., a dark jet bomber swooped from the sky and landed on the Whiteman runway. Amid much fanfare, the first operational B-2, The Spirit of Missouri, had arrived. Less than a week later, on Dec. 22, 1993, Whiteman again made history as it generated the first B-2 sortie from the base.
On June 12, 1994, the base welcomed the 442nd Fighter Wing. The 442nd, an Air Force Reserve unit previously assigned to Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo., transferred to Whiteman after the closure of that installation.
Yet, the 442nd was not really a newcomer to the base. On Sept. 1, 1943, the then-called 442nd Troop Carrier Group activated at Sedalia Army Air Field. It subsequently remained at the base until December 1943.
In 1995 the base also lost one of its long-time resident units. On July 31, 1995, the 351st Missile Wing officially inactivated, ending its 33-year association with Whiteman AFB.
Throughout its history, the base has always been at the forefront of national defense. With the arrival of the first B-2 and the subsequent assignment of others, the future for the installation does, indeed, look bright for many years to come.
On Feb. 1, 2010, the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base became part of the newly created Air Force Global Strike Command.
My father purchased a vintage Chevrolet firetruck about three years ago and we have discovered that it is one of 40 built for the US Army in 1943. The firetruck that we own was stationed at Sedalia Army Air Field during the Second World War. We would very much like to restore her to her original Wartime condition but we do not know which unit markings she should carry and sadly we do not have any original pictures of her on the base. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Her hood markings were USA 505103.
Tom Gray, Wetherby England
My departed father-in-law was stationed at what is now Whiteman AFB towards the end of WWII. In fact my wife was born in Warrensburg - her claim to fame I was wondering if there is someone or an organization that might have pictures or mementos from the old base that I might get for my mother-in-law and family records
mike turner, wilds of long island ny
George Whiteman was my Mothers cousin. They saw a lot of each other growing up. My GrandMother was Jewel Whiteman George's Aunt. She used to go to events at the base quite a bit. I'd love to have the tapes just to see if she is in any of them. Let me know how to get them. Montana...hmmmm...isn't it real pretty up there Maybe I'll drive up and use that as an excuse.
Emily Starr, Kansas City KS
I loved the History of WAFB Do you plan to add any info on the resident Air and Army National Guard units
Gary Courtney, Warrensburg MO
have an amature 8mm film I took of Armed Forces Day 1956 at Whiteman AFB. If you would be interested I would volunteer them to you.
John Stone, Great Falls Montana
I was reading the History tab regarding Whitmen AFB and noticed that there is no mention of the Missouri National Guard. The 131st BW is very much a part of the 509th BW.
Scott, STL
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i breed angel fish a long time ago.it's very easy to breed them.when the egs hatch the pair of angel fish will care about them,you will only need to feed them. 8)
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If your making a remake, to me, EVERYTHING MUST BE HOW IT WAS!
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The item number, a mainstay of movies today, has come a long, long way. Yesteryear actresses pushed the envelope just as much as girls today do. As the 100 year anniversary of Indian cinema approaches, we celebrate the most iconic item girls of our time here...
Lalita PawarBefore an unfortunate accident left Lalita Pawar's eye damaged, she was christened India's Greta Garbo by the press for her sexy moves on screen. Check out her outfit here from the 1935 movie 'Himmat E Marda'! Her moves in that film make her the kind of item girl that would give even the Bablis and Munnis of today, a run for their money
Cuckoo MorayBollywood's obsession with fair skin dates back decades ago to when Cuckoo Moray, a dancer of Anglo-Indian origin with a flexible body that earned her the sobriquet 'rubber girl'. Her performances in songs sung by the late Shamshad Begum and in movies like 'Anokhi Ada' (1948), 'Patanga' (1949) and 'Aankhen' made her one of the decade's favourite dancers
HelenAnother phoren girl who held sway over audiences for years was Helen. Her breakthrough number came with 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu' in 'Howrah Bridge' (1958) and there was no looking back from then on. She mesmerized us as the vamp and cabaret girl and set a precedent that hundreds would follow in her wake.
Bindu'Mona Darling' was the darling of the audiences long before 'Zanjeer' thanks to her fantastic dancing skills. Her first bonafide hit was 'Mera Naam Shabnam' from 'Kati Patang' (1970)
Aruna IraniAlong with Bindu and Helen, the third vamp to take Bollywood by storm in the 70s was Aruna Irani. With songs like 'Meri Beri Ke Ber Mat Todo' from 'Anokhi Raat', she left a lasting impression that helped her transition into a fantastic character actress in her later years.
Silk SmithaMeanwhile down south, the sensation that was Silk Smitha had hit the mainland and was creating waves. After making her debut in 1979, Smitha's sex appeal made filmmakers cast her in a number of cabaret and item numbers in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. Her draw was such that films were sold solely because of the addition of a Silk Smitha song.
Koena MitraBefore that unfortunate nose job, Koena Mitra was the Bong beauty steaming up our screens in racy item numbers like 'Khullam Khulla' from Road (2002) and 'Saaki Saaki' from 'Musafir' (2004).
Mumaith KhanBollywood aficionados may only remember Mumaith for her performance in 'Dekh Le' from the first Munnabhai film but she's danced her way into the hearts of audiences thanks to more than one South Indian blockbuster to her credit. From 'Manela Thintivira Kana' from 'Chhatrapati' (2005) to 'Ippatikinka Na Vayasu' from 'Pokkiri' (2007), Mumaith has left a mark across regional industries.
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- "In the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai, they say there are fields of Ghost Grass, with stalks as pale as milk that glow in the night, murders all other grass. The Dothraki believe that one day, it'll cover everything, that's the way the world will end."
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The Shadow Lands are a location on the continent of Essos, located thousands of miles far to the east of Westeros and even the Free Cities, beyond the fabled land of Asshai.
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Illyrio Mopatis gives Daenerys Targaryen a wedding gift of three dragon eggs, said to be from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai.[1]
On their travel east, Ser Jorah Mormont tells Daenerysthat the Shadow Lands are said to be covered by "ghost grass", a form of grass that, in Dothraki mythology, will overrun the green grass of the Dothraki Sea and spell the end of the world.[2]
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During her stay in Qarth, Daenerys encounters Quaithe, a mysterious woman hailing from the Shadow Lands.
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Last week, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon and Bus Riders Unite! led the final meeting of their East Portland Bus Stop Prioritization project. The result was a list of the three worst bus stops in the City –a short list that includes one busy and chronically bad stop at 82nd and Foster.
The two-year long project involved an extensive public process, described as "Survivor-style" by the seriously great portlandafoot.org blog. The end result was that a broad group of transit users identified the East Portland bus stops in most need of upgrades.
On that short list: the sliver of sidewalk on the north side of Foster where hundreds of riders get on or off every weekday.
BRU! activist Eavan Moore told me that the stop's heavy usage easily justifies a shelter, but there isn't space to accomodate one given the narrow sidewalk there.
"Widening that sidewalk, by extending it into the street and/or by extending it into the adjacent parking lot, is a critical first step to making other improvements," she says. Eavan would also like to see a garbage can, a posted schedule and better lighting too, but everything hinges on finding a way to create more space in the substandard sidewalk.
Purchasing part of the Wells Fargo parking lot to expand the sidewalk and bus stop is possible, but acquiring privately-owned right-of-way can be expensive, and hasn't been something that's been discussed so far by PBOT's Foster Streetscape committee.
That's not surprising, given the meager resources the City has allocated to that 2+ mile project.
Similarly, there's a lot of competition for space within the existing roadway — making expansion there problematic too. The current configuration includes four auto through-lanes plus a center turn lane. The City's 2010 Bike Plan anticipates bike lanes being added to the mix, and the 2009 Streetcar Plan includes a future Streetcar line here as well. So far, the Lents Neighborhood Association has opposed any reduction in auto lanes in the area.
It's possible that the ongoing Foster Streetscape project could take these improvements on, but time is running short. None of the eight different possible street profiles considered by PBOT and the Streetscape committee for this area have included plans for expansion of these sidewalks beyond the current 5-foot width. (See http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/425424 at pp.9-11)
Other options could include requesting funds for improvements from Tri-Met or the PDC, but either of those paths could take years to see results on the ground.
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Can I ask how this compares to BTRFS? I don't know, so I am just asking for opinions as I don't know.
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Can I ask how this compares to BTRFS? I don't know, so I am just asking for opinions as I don't know.
Blackberry would do better to align to android and deliver their concept as the layer above.
Purely as a survival tactic, BB do deliver a good service. Issue is the support of a 3rd platform.
Having used Kaspersky for about 5 years and about to renew, I would say that this is just 1 mistake amongst next to none (mistakes). Used on linux, windows & Android with zero issues. these guys are top of their game.
Am even thinking of using on my mac.
Finally got a blue one, its superb. So much faster than the white ones.
Why am I thinking there could be a very big money market for Iran in pissing off the west by hosting Piratebay etc mirrors and anything the west values (read: MPAA / RIAA et al)?
Torrent host sites, Megadownload. Is this a missed opportunity?
How better to discredit than the purse.
Here I am, with full MSDN access which includes all MS stuff. I, sitting here am questioning the pain and benefit moving from one free to me OS to another. I don't see any value in upgrading any of my windows 7 PC's & VM's to windows 8. I have less of a quandary over migrating suse linux migrations.
What has gone wrong in my consideration?
The Fat Slags Movie, what a complete clusterfuck with so much material to work from.
We have all got to stick to the one fits all model. ;-)
I have always considered Linux / UNIX VM Clients being equal partners in a shitty time-share scam. Scale of economy my arse!
Paris, as she shares her herp's evenly amongst all subscribing members, no matter how they try to hog her attention.
Whooopee fucking 'd', nobody I know will be looking for new tin. 10%..? really? Too generous, they have priced themselves into the 'Apple do better zone'. Clap Clap....
Doesnt bother me as I am still using IBM DisplayWrite 4.
Who bought a bloody great UPS... with no batteries in the early 80's and never tested it.
Then one day.....
So glad my stepson had gaming removed for a minimum of a year (*on medical advice) for his gaming addiction, it was kind of poetic that it happened at the point of the issue arising.
So,we are very happy to ride this out... Thanks Sony! Top Marks!
Well Ian Hislop spends most of the eyes sheetage publishing what a cunt he is.
kind of reminds you of the extra value that 'puter mags punted on a CD stuck to the cover of MAX-PC-God weekly in the 90's.
I personally am awaiting a comment from Pastor Deacon Fred from the Landover Baptist Church before I decide the rights and wrongs of this issue.
5 star sir!
Are you touting this as an interview piece for the the 'Daily Fail' ?
Almost worthy of a satirical 'eye' article, except you meant it!
I seem to remember the Apricot F1 had an optical link for a keyboard back in 1984!! ;-)
Have been home working for 5 years.
Have localised full desktop, remote backup, VPN, remote managed AV software and software distribution, remote support, encrypted hard drive.
Only issue I have is that I cant print when connected to the corp VPN, I could fudge that by changing my IP range of the networked printer but I prefer not to. I just disconnect and reconnect.
I work with PM's, SME's & Others around the globe often using following the sun support.
I have to say I work harder and more effectively without all the petty politics and intrusions of office life, also without the commute its one less pain in the arse.
It enables me to be at home so I am able to let the child in from school and allow my wife to be able to attend university.
For me it works well for the life and work balance.
Never met one I didn't like, have to say your comment is trite!
No I am not Aus.
Considering the price of off-line storage with an SLA this FAIL.
Installed Windows 7 64 on the kids gaming machine from my corp MSDN, works 100% no issues. Its quicker, slicker and he is more than happy. Thats 1 month plus and almost 1TB of games + MS Office etc etc...
Zero complaints... (*I hate to say).
Installed 7 32 Bit on the Mrs PC for her Uni work, she's 100% happy and one month in on a crappy dell single core with 1GB of ram. She thinks its much better than XP + Bloat + More Bloat.
Installed 7 32 Bit on my *now spare, dont ask free laptop* dual core 1.8 2GB ram and its running fine for remote access to my nix box / office, no gripes...
Installed 7 64 bit on my Nix server quad core AMD 6GB RAM and 8TB RAID 5.(*on a spare pata drive for the kids mates to play on when they come round), 100% happy no issues... 4 weekends of solid gaming and no bitching.
WTF M$.... its actually quite good.
Maybe its the fact the PCs run for a day and are switched off, unlike my *nix box which is 24/7 until his mates turn up wanting left4dead game play.
As a *nix user and having to put up with 7 of MSDN for testing ,(wish it was 7 of 9), I would say anyone thinking of deploying a new immature OS on a desktop is insane, Its a damn good desktop and i like it, the kid likes it, the wife likes it...... but corporate usage?? gimme some time man....
The concept of 'Early Adopters' spells out their desire to be rim-rolled (c).
I might even get one if there is any chance of some Jeff Minter stuff (4 the win).
You are obviously forgetting the cost of shipping a box the size of a smart car.
Why does the REG look more like Fark daily?
/Hammer Time
I though they had already made and failed at 'pimp my ride'.
Paris 'cos shes a failed ride.
The variable nature of variables, and why....
Jeez that was a pile of 'oh-christ-its-near-friday-must-produce-some-old-shite'.
I updated the kids pc from 64bit vista to 64/7 and there was a marked improvement, upgrade was very smooth and with zero errors.
All the games that ran on Vista run on 64/7 the only app that failed was daemon tools (*I was pre-warned by 7) oh and Kaspersky required a reinstall as I had changed the OS.
2.8ghz Core2 (O/C), 2 GB RAM, ATI 4670 Video
Kids verdict.. s'ok (aged 12)
Personally im sticking with my OpenSuse box as it does what I want and whats needed.
I'm undecided... do i install a my spare 1TB drive into my NIX box to try it ? I have corp access to MSDN and so assume it will download in about an hour.
Then i get to thinking about the poor souls that enjoy self-harming, I speak to the Mrs and she says 'do you really need any more stress?' and she has a point.
She hated the Vista on her laptop and prefers the XP after i reinstalled, I prefer XP with !NoMachine SSH GUI to my NIX box for Label / Tin / Does.
I was thinking on giving it to the kid to try as an experiment to get an impartial 12 year old view on it (*actually i think thats the analytical route to follow).
Will post his conclusion after the weekend!
People buy a 'no limit connection'
So who are you to decide what is relevant or permissible?
Game over....
Stop aligning yourselves with corporate mismanagement or failed directives.
Can --> Label --> Tough!
This is going to work so well judging by past history of country Vs TPB or ISP Vs TPB.
Yawn... give it 24-48 hours and redirects will be up and operational.
And the recruitment whores just refuse to understand why i wont jump from my current position to crapita... even for >10K more than current job (*see wife and short person).
Choco rations going up, Twenty-five grams next week; Doubleplus good!


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Inside and Out: "Fire & Water" Plazacast and Community Celebration
FREE community event, presented in association with Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Pacific Symphony presents its fourth Plazacast and Community Celebration, a free party on the Arts Plaza at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, with food trucks and performances by community ensembles, followed by a live simulcast of the multimedia "Fire & Water" concert projected onto the wall of the plaza. Come early, bring your own chair, blanket and picnic with friends on the plaza while enjoying the music – no ticket required!
The first 100 people to arrive receive a free pair of tickets to select concerts at Pacific Symphony's Summer Festival 2015!
Schedule of Events: Saturday, June 13, 2015
5:00 p.m. Food trucks open
5–7 p.m. Aquarium of the Pacific's Aquarium on Wheels
Make sure to check out this mobile tide-pool exhibit, where you have the opportunity to feel a spiny sea star, touch a slippery sea cucumber or experience the rough textured skin of a shark. Dedicated to developing an appreciation for the wonders of the ocean environment, Aquarium on Wheels delivers a memorable experience for all ages!
5:00 p.m. Golden West Pops
Led by Conductor Pollyanna Gorman, the Golden West Pops consists of volunteers from all walks of life who come together for the sheer love of playing music. Today's selections range from superheroes to rock-and-roll legends, from travels to the west to marching with the soldiers.
5:30 p.m. Color Choreography with Alan Burner and Bei Bei He
The theme of "Fire and Water" is interpreted and presented in a choreographed expression of music and color. Alan and Bei Bei come together to present a collaborative work involving color and music, and demonstrate how the sounds of music are interpreted into pure-color emotion.
6:10 p.m. Huntington Beach Concert Band Brass Ensemble
Ten members of the Huntington Beach Concert Band brass section perform favorite melodies of various genres including classical, swing, musicals and pops. Tunes include "Honey Bun" from South Pacific, "Yesterday" by The Beatles and "Little Brown Jug" by J.E. Winner, along with a few others!
6:45 p.m. Helix Collective
Los Angeles-based Helix Collective performs a high-energy, out-of-the-box mix of world, classical and rock n' roll. Made up of three talented musicians, Sarah Robinson on flute, Phil Popham on oboe and Jason Lo on piano, Helix "has a little something for everyone: those who like their classics straight up, with a contemporary edge to it, or with populist appeal" (Audiophile Audition Magazine). Performing The Pharmacy: 6 Medications for Flute, Oboe and Piano by Popham.
7:30 p.m. Outdoor Preview Talk with Rich Capparela
8:00 p.m. Plazacast of "Fire & Water" concert begins:
Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, "La Tempesta di Mare" - Benjamin Smolen, flute
Laura Karpman: Siren Songs (World premiere - with video) - Gregory MacGillivray and Tempe Hale, video artists
— Intermission Interviews on the Plaza with host Rich Capparela —
Wagner: Selections from Götterdammerung ("Twilight of the Gods") - Deborah Voigt, soprano
Generous support comes from
The Music Unwound enhancements in this program are made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, awarded to the Symphony in support of innovative and thematic programming.


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In Middle of Nowhere, the forthcoming movie from writer/director Ava DuVernay, a young woman (Emayatzy Corinealdi) stalls her medical school career in order to focus on ensuring her jailed husband's well-being. Unsurprisingly, life gets in the way and leads her toward self-exploration.
DuVernay won Best Director at Sundance 2012 with the picture – a film that looks solidly like the kind of indie drama you'd find at a festival. There's definitely an elegance to it, judging by the sweet solemnity of the trailer.
Check it out yourself:
Read Allison's LA Film Fest review.
Middle of Nowhere is in select theaters October 12th.
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August 3rd, 2010
As much I appreciate some righteous bean at home in the morning and after a restaurant meal, I'm pretty cavalier about office coffee. Perhaps it's that I'm so super-glued to my desk that even a stroll to the break room seems positively exotic, but I've never been someone prone to making a 'Bux run part of her workday.
It's more maintenance* than anything, so I've made my peace with pod coffee - Flavia, Senseo, Keurig, whatever's on offer in the automatic hot beverage delivery system - but I've developed a little ritual to sate my inner food fusspot. I make a "Faux-mericano," which entails poking a button to draw a strong, espresso-esque shot of the darkest blend on hand, top with hot tap water (huzzah, how it foams!) and add a dash of half-and-half.
Over the years, I've polled colleagues on the topic and it turns out a sizable segment dolls up their drink in some way. One added ice, cream and a slew of sugar packets. Another pulled two strong shots, then poured in skim milk, holding his other hand next to the cup until the liquid's color matched his skin. Still another dropped an espresso shot into a cup poured at standard strength and chugged it straight, no milk or sugar. She was...perky.
Yes, in an ideal world, we'd all take a leisurely mid-afternoon lope to La Petite Cafe Fetishista for shade-grown Kona, brewed in a Clover coffee rig that costs more than cars I've owned and topped with latte art renditions of Vermeer portraits, but then we'd miss the daily grind of our private ritual.
Do you futz with the Flavia? Sussed out a Senseo tweak? Let us know in the comments below and we'll share our favorites.
*Yes, I have tried repeatedly to ditch caffeine. It's not humane to the people around me.
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Monday July 20, 2009
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return
to the field.
Vick's attorney Lawrence Woodward said Vick was released from federal custody Monday at his home in Virginia. Vick had been under home confinement for the last two months of his 23-month sentence.
The federal Bureau of Prisons had listed Vick's release date as Monday.
Freedom will allow Vick to step up his efforts to resume his pro football career. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said he will review Vick's status after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback completes his sentence.
If Vick is able to return to the NFL, it won't be with Atlanta. The Falcons released Vick in June.
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Paganini: Sonata per la Grand Viola / Carpenter, violin; Ashkenazy
1 CD / Ondine / 2011-08-30Works: Hector Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for gran viola & orchestra in C minor, MS 70
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
For his second CD release, 25-year-old, New York-born violist David Aaron Carpenter is joined by Vladimir Ashkenazy who leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they...continue...
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Lots of locals amoung FAU commitments
I remember when FAU signed Atlantic high running back Doug Parker to its first recruiting class.
The Owls felt they had not only gotten a solid running back, which Parker proved to be, but had sent a message that the Owls were going to target local talent and try and keep them near home.
Parker, 5, during 2003 playoff win over Northern Arizona. Ah, the good old days. fausports.com photo.
Schnellenberger had done that when he took over at Miami, and would use the same template at FAU, and it worked, as FAU was a I-AA national power by year three.
That original signing class of 2000 had eight players from Palm Beach County, and the 2001 class had five, putting 13 players from FAU's home county on the roster. They had nine from Broward and 14 from Miami, to make it a solidly South Florida squad.
And that was from a I-AA team that had 65 scholarships.
But FAU moved to I-A, and the as the years passed and the recruiting base expanded, with some good players coming from up north (Rusty Smith, Jeff Van Camp, Alfred Morris), but the number of locals dropped.
This year there six from Palm Beach County on the roster, which now has 85 scholarships.
It looks like Carl Pelini is changing that, with commitments from five Palm Beach County recruits at the present time.
Mike Bullard, WR, 5-9, 160, West Palm Beach Forest Hill
Andy Daceus, DL, 6-4, 240, Greenacres John I. Leonard
Jeremy Gaskins, RB, 5-10, 189, American Heritage Delray Beach
Nelsy Ovincy, WR, 6-2, 175, Greenacres John I. Leonard
Chad Ward, WR, 6-3, 185, Delray Beach Atlantic
No one says you need to go for local talent just for the heck of it, but local talent should not go elsewhere without a fight.
FAU took a chance on Parker, and academic troubles made his career a rocky one, but I think the gamble paid off since it gave FAU instant legitimacy and helped build that strong foundation.
This is a different time and different situation, but I like that there is a local flavor to this year's class.


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WASHINGTON(January 31, 2014) – Howard University will honor the influential people and milestones that shaped African-American history with events throughout February in recognition of Black History Month. This year's events include a lecture by former congressman and visiting fellow Ronald Dellums.
Historian Carter G. Woodson started "Negro History Week" in 1926 to highlight the contributions of Black people to American history. In 1976, this celebration was expanded to include the entire month of February. Other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also dedicate a month to celebrate Black history.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Department of History 100th Anniversary Commemorative Lecture Series:
"Slavery, Memory, and African Diasporas: "Kinship, Abolition, Commerce, and Colonization of 'Portuguese Guinea' c. 1830-1879"
Channing Pollock Meeting Room (Founders 102H)
Lecture by Dr. Lumumba Shabaka, assistant professor, Howard University
Thursday, Feb. 6
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Free South Africa Movement: A MSRC Panel Discussion
Founders Library Browsing Room
HULS/MSRC Director Howard Dodson, former Congressman Ronald Dellums, Dr. Sylvia Hill and others discuss the impact of Blacks in Congress and the Washington, DC community in the push for sanctions against the apartheid regime and to free Nelson Mandela.
Friday, Feb. 7, 14, 21
2 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 10
7 p.m.
Film Screening: Amandla! a Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Lulu Vere Childers Hall (Room 3001)
Tuesday, Feb. 11
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Civil Rights in America
Blackburn Center Ballroom
Lecture by visiting fellow, former Congressman Ronald Dellums.
Wednesday, Feb. 26
All Month
M-Th 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,
F & Sa 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
"Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesman"
MSRC Gallery in Founders Library
The multimedia exhibit highlights the significance of Mandela's legacy in the eyes of his fellow South African citizens and the world.
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, two Truman Scholars, a Marshall Scholar, 30 Fulbright Scholars and 11 Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, call 202-238-2330, or visit the University's Web site at www.howard.edu.


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Oh Yeah, About that "Custom Kinect Port"
Oops, I meant to post this on Friday, but in the interest of being informative I'll post it now even though most of you might already know this. So, yeah, the new Xbox 360 slim has a "custom Kinect port." What is that, and what does that mean for original 360 users?
Here's the deal: if you have an old 360, you'll plug in the Kinect via USB, and you'll also have to plug it into the wall. But if you have a new slim, you can just plug into that custom port, and you're set.
The more you know star.


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What excuses will anyone have for this defense now I know the offense didn't play well today, but we had a 23-10 leald in 4th quarter until the defense collapsed. The Offense got slowed down by the best defense in NFL, but still scored 23 points. I still think the offense has let down in the clutch moments in the last couple years, but the defense is the main problem.
Can anyone for the love of god please explain to me how can Belichick have the worst defensive backfield in NFL? Every year we make up excuses for why this secondary sucks! Every close game out there that we play, the defensive chokes and gives up the win.
If the Pats arent winning by more than 7 , and we can see it from a mile away that the defense will give it up. This is without a doubt the worst and the most useless secondary in the NFL. It has been the case for 4 years now. Each year we try to convince ourselves why it will be better , yet we never ever see dominating defensive showings for full 60 minutes.This defense makes every QB look like Dan Marino out there. Give up 2 touchdowns in 5 minutes to Russell Wilson. That is embarassing and incompetent.
Worst secondary in the NFL, without a doubt. Please no one mention Belichick as a defensive genius ever again after he's been fielding the most awful secondary in the NFL for past 4 years. Letting Asante Samuel go was a huge mistake. Where do we go from here? Every team knows the secondary sucks and will continue to launch deep throws, and either completle them or get a penalty.


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