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In honor of African American History Month, objects once owned by Montpelier slave Catherine Taylor are currently on display in the Joe and Marge Grills Gallery, joining archaeological objects from the recent South Yard excavation.
James Madison's most publicized friendship is undoubtedly with his colleague from neighboring Albemarle County, Thomas Jefferson. Madison also found a companion and mentor in another founding father—George Washington. Following their initial meeting in 1781, the two politicos collaborated during the next decade to shape the new nation and its government.1
The Montpelier Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Michael C. Quinn today announced his resignation to become president and chief executive officer of the American Revolution Center in Philadelphia.
In 1791, James Madison became friends with an unlikely companion, Italian sculptor Guiseppe Ceracchi (1751-1801) who moved to the new American capitol to carve a commemorative monument of the American Revolution. Madison, then a congressman from Virginia's fifth district, lodged with Ceracchi at Mary House's boardinghouse on the corner of Fifth and Market Streets.
When Paul Jennings created his memoirs, he probably never imagined he would have an audience of millions. This is exactly what happened on last night's episode of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," though.
The archaeology department recently finished its field season in the South Yard and just began an analysis of all the artifacts recovered during the nine-month excavation season. The analysis of the household items recovered from the South Yard will be very important for our overall archaeological study of Montpelier's enslaved community.
Christmas day has come and gone at Montpelier and like Christmas, New Year's Day gave the Madisons and their contemporaries an opportunity to send holiday greetings to family and friends along with wishes for a prosperous and healthy year to come.
As we count down the final days of 2011, we want to thank you for your support and wish you a happy holiday season! Your support made the "Twelve Days of Montpelier" possible.
During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Christmas was primarily celebrated through fellowship, festive entertainment, visits to neighbors and family, and holiday tidings sent to friends and loved ones. While there is no evidence to suggest that holiday decorations were placed in the interior or the exterior of Montpelier during the Madisons' time, James and Dolley had other Christmas traditions.
This week we are putting the South Yard to bed for the winter after a long and productive season. We opened up an area 85′x45′ (approximately 180 5ft. x 5ft. units) and completely exposed two house areas in the South Yard. The South Yard is the site for the homes and work areas for the Madisons' house slaves.
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Ralls County Sheriff Gerry Dinwiddie on Friday reported the arrests of two suspects following a month-long investigation into the burglary on July 8, 2013, at the Junction Convenience Store in Perry, Mo.
Dinwiddie filed a report with the Ralls County Prosecutor Rodney Rodenbaugh for burglary and theft resulting from the investigation conducted by the sheriff's office. The officers were assisted by the Missouri Department of Corrections Office of Inspectors General, Perry Police Department and Hannibal Police Department.
Warrants were issued by the Associate Circuit Court Judge David C. Mobley for Christina Schalk (03/28/1982) and Jeffery Presson (07/20/1968).
Both individuals are in custody and are being held on $50,000 bond, pending their first court appearance August 14.
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- One of my favorite Simple Marriage posts: 8 Simple Reasons to Move the TV Out of the Bedroom
The Dating Divas- These 11 happily married women write about how to keep your relationship alive and kicking by going on unique dates. And they have a TON of ideas for you! They have dates for just the two of you, four or more people, and all of the theme dates you can think of (and a lot you've never thought of!). They're creative and entertaining.
- One of my favorite Dating Divas posts: Serendipity Date
Good Clean Love's Making Love Sustainable Blog- Wendy Strgar, the Chairwoman and Founder of Good Clean Love (a business which offers all natural love products and educational resources), writes this blog. Let me just say that she's amazing. If you like to read eloquent, vivid, creative writing, then her blog should be part of your life. Wendy is one of the better writers I know (and I'm surrounded by writers). Her intuitiveness about the dynamics of relationships and sex (!) amazes me. In fact, Wendy's writing has appeared in my wise love words series a few times HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- One of my favorite Making Love Sustainable posts: Where Libido Falls Apart
Hot Alpha Female- I really like how honest, blunt, and down-to-earth Hot Alpha Female is when writing about her experiences in the dating world. She's entertaining and says a lot of the stuff that you want to say but decide to bite your lip instead.
- One of my favorite Hot Alpha Female posts: 3 Sure Ways to Freak Any Guy Out
Le Love- Le Love is "dedicated to love. The good, the bad, and the unknown." I love this blog because all of the posts are submitted by readers, so the topics covered run the gamut. And, the photos used on this blog are gorgeous.
- One of my favorite Le Love posts: We Choose the Lives We Live
Marriage Gems- Like myself, Lori Lowe, the creator of Marriage Gems, also uses academic research to back up her writing. I enjoy reading Lori's posts and I'm especially excited about a few of her series for 2011 including her Research-Based Love Tips series on Mondays, her Happy Life, Happy Marriage series on Wednesdays, her Keeping the Spark Alive series on Fridays.
- One of my favorite Marriage Gems posts: We All Married the Wrong Person
Therapy Notes- Creators Esther and Llouana are "just a couple regular gals with a passion for helping others," as explained on their site. These women combine their personal and professional experiences (Llouana is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor, while Esther is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) tow rite about the trails, tribulations, and joys that come with love, marriage, and parenting.
- One of my favorite Therapy Notes posts: Designing a Forgiving Marriage
Married Man Sex Life- As he describes himself on his blog, "Athol Kay is an innovative thinker, humorist, and family man with a one track mind." While some of his comments are a teeny bit sexist, his wittiness makes me forget about all that men-and-women-are-from-different-planets-and-therefore-cannot-communicate-with-one-another nonsense. Regardless, he gives some concrete advice and much of it is backed up by psychological and sociological ideas. A good read indeed.
- One of my favorite Married Man Sex Life posts: Sexy Moves: The Ten Second Kiss
52 Love Stories- This blog is for all of you who love to be in love. Stefanie Ellis, the creator of this blog, posts real love stories of others. Some are funny, some are inspirational, and some are just cute.
- One of my favorite 52 Love Stories posts: Carol & Andy
But if I had to pick ONE blog that stands out from the rest, it would have to be Project Happily Ever After, written by Alisa Bowman. Clearly, I absolutely LOVE her book, Project Happily Ever After: Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters. But, I also think that her blog is just fabulous! I can't seem to get enough of her. And, I know that ALL OF YOU will love her too. That's a pretty big statement for me, but I stand behind it.
A few of my favorite posts (I love most of her posts!) by Alisa include:
- Alisa's Nether Grooming Guide
- How to Deal with Control Issues
- 12 Ways to Ruin Sex
- 4 Issues that Block Good Communication
- How to Assume the Blame Part 1 & Part 2
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- Mar 7:
- Thousands mourn, celebrate slain Santa Cruz police officers
- Live blog recap: Slain Santa Cruz police officers' funeral service
- Huge turnout, long procession expected for Santa Cruz officers' memorial in San Jose
- Mar 6:
- Hundreds pay respects at casket viewing for Santa Cruz's fallen officers
- Former Portland probation officer feared Santa Cruz cop killer
- Mar 5:
- Man who allegedly stole flowers from fallen officers memorial appears in Santa Cruz courtroom
- Public casket viewing Wednesday for fallen Santa Cruz officers
- 33-mile motorcade for fallen Santa Cruz officer scheduled for Thursday morning
- Mar 4:
- Santa Cruz police shooting: Wearing badge is never routine
- Mar 2:
- Why did Santa Cruz shooter, with so sketchy a background, have registered handguns?
- Mar 1:
- Memorial for slain Santa Cruz police officers moved to HP Pavilion
- Feb 28:
- Santa Cruz Sheriff: Two cops had 'no chance to protect themselves' in shooting
- Getting honest about Santa Cruz's story
- Court martial of Jeremy Goulet following alleged rapes in Hawaii was dropped
- Teacher of Hawaiian healing arts, chanted prayers as Santa Cruz police chased, shot down suspect
- Feb 27:
- Santa Cruz officer slain was mother of two served 'the community in the best way '
- Santa Cruz fallen officer: Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker always wore shorts -- and a big smile
- In confronting suspect Jeremy Goulet, Santa Cruz police officers found a troubling history
- Coastal town Santa Cruz reels from shooting deaths of police officers
- Sister says slain Santa Cruz police detective Elizabeth Butler loved her job
- Santa Cruz sheriff: Killer shot two plainclothes officers at his doorstep
- Father of California police shooting suspect says son was 'ticking time bomb'
- From the archives: Santa Cruz Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker has hands full patrolling main downtown drag
- Fallen Santa Cruz officer saw policing like parenting, public relations
- Santa Cruz police officer killed is a 28-year veteran who leaves a legacy
- Feb 26:
- Video: Phil Wowak reports two officers killed in Santa Cruz
- Live blog: Two Santa Cruz police officers and suspect dead after shootout
- Two Santa Cruz police officers, suspect shot and killed
SANTA CRUZ -- The man who allegedly gunned down two Santa Cruz police officers before being killed in a hail of gunfire came to Santa Cruz for the same reasons many do: a new start on life in a beautiful locale.
But Jeremy Goulet, 35, came with a troubled past that included gun violence and a history of forcing himself into places he was not welcome. It was during a police follow-up to a Friday arrest that Goulet opened fire on two detectives, one of the darkest days in a city that has seen its share of violence.
When contacted by the Sentinel, Jeremy Goulet's father, Rosamond resident Ronald Goulet, said he had not heard anything about his son's fate.
"Police haven't contacted me. All I know is what I'm reading on the Internet right now," Goulet said, saying he didn't think his son matched the suspect's description. "What his relation to the case is I don't know."
Goulet apparently grew up in the Southern California town of Lancaster, near Edwards Air Force Base. He served several years in the military and stayed briefly in Portland, Ore. finding trouble with the law there before returning to California.
He landed in Santa Cruz, taking a job at a harbor-area coffee shop. But he was fired Saturday, and many who crossed Goulet's path described him as unstable and prone to fights.
In 2008, Goulet was accused and convicted of a sex crime, allegedly filming an unsuspecting Portland, Ore. woman in the shower. When the victim's boyfriend later tried to apprehend Goulet, Goulet fired a handgun during a struggle.
A jury convicted him of the peeping incident and of not having a permit for a concealed weapon, and he was ordered to undergo sex offender treatment. Goulet admitted on the stand that he liked to secretly record women using his cellphone, according to a story in the Oregonian newspaper.
Goulet later ended up in jail after a disagreement with his probation officer, refusing to answer questions during an appointment and then refusing to leave the premises. The article noted that Goulet peered into the windows at his probation officer's building.
Goulet only recently moved to Santa Cruz. He joined Facebook on Nov. 3, 2012, with a post that read: "I am new to Santa Cruz at the moment. Loving the beach. Wondering why I haven't been here all along. Looking forward to my new life, of course remembering my old."
Asked whether his son knew people in Santa Cruz before moving here, Goulet's father said his son simply wanted to be near the ocean.
"He just wanted to move close to the coast. So he moved down there, got a job, and moved in with some roommates," said Ronald Goulet, noting the high cost of living in Santa Cruz.
Goulet appears to be a veteran, with someone matching his name and date of birth spending five years in the military. He served a year in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, followed by four years in the Army.
A 2002 Napa Valley Register story about a Marine unit being called up for active duty during the War on Terror quoted Cpl. Jeremy Goulet.
"No Marine wants to go to war, but we all know as Marines it's our job to be prepared for one," Goulet said.
The article also mentioned a twin brother, Jeffrey, who was also in active duty at the time. However, no military records for Jeffrey Goulet could immediately be located.
According to a police bulletin, Goulet was the owner of three guns, including a .40-caliber semi-automatic Sig Sauer and a Baretta.
"He's always had guns. He likes to go target shooting and stuff like that. More of a collector," Ronald Goulet said.
Goulet was arrested by Santa Cruz police on Friday on suspicion of disorderly conduct at 801 N. Branciforte Ave., according to arrest records. He listed his occupation as a barista on jail records.
According to an employee at a harbor coffee shop, Goulet was fired over the incident, which involved a second, female, employee of the coffee shop. Police records show Goulet posted bail.
Goulet, who lived in the same area, apparently broke into the co-worker's house Friday night and made inappropriate sexual advances toward her. The co-worker filed a police report and talked to police as late as Tuesday afternoon.
The coffee shop employee, who spoke to the Sentinel on condition of anonymity, said workers thought Goulet was "unstable" and "weird."
Santa Cruz police closed the coffee shop shortly after the first shooting telling employees they were concerned because of Goulet's involvement in the Friday incident.
A former roommate said Goulet "had some anger issues." The woman, who did not want to provide her name, said "He'd have his brother stay and they'd get in huge arguments."
Jeremy Goulet's girlfriend also lived in the apartment for a time, the woman said. "But she moved out. They got in fights, too."
She said she has lived in apartment building about two years and that Goulet moved out around last September, saying he was moving to East Coast, possibly New Jersey.
In a fateful twist, he apparently decided on Santa Cruz instead. Asked whether his son had past run-ins with the law, Ronald Goulet demurred.
"I'd rather not talk about that," he said.
Follow Sentinel reporter Jason Hoppin on Twitter at Twitter.com/scnewsdude
Sentinel staff reporter Julie Copeland and Oakland Tribune reporter Kristin J. Bender contributed to this report.


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PatrickBateman wrote: Fuck Morals... "The only thing constant in life is change" same with morals. Just go with how u feel at the moment.
August Spies wrote: "What we call "morals" is simply blind obedience to words of command."
`~Henry Havelock Ellis
August Spies wrote: klausmorgan,
you are incorrect. That is not the position anyone has taken... yet at least. Merely because we hold that morality is taught, and not innate, we do NOT have to believe that all morals are "relative."
The morality I was taught can be BETTER than morality someone else was taught. My morality might lead towards a safer world, a more stable society etc... whatever criteria you want.
Quote: But what if I say that you're full of crap and it's really MY morality that does these things and not yours.
Quote: Any moral system which considers taking a human life ok is fundamentally flawed regardless of reasoning behind it.


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Willow Street Christian Church will celebrating 139 years of ministry in Hannibal during two services Sunday, March 10. The Rev. Minnie Smith, Willow Street's pastor, will preach at the 11 a.m. service. The afternoon service which will begin at 2:30 p.m. will feature music and testimonials from members of the congregation. The theme is "Our Past Prepared Us" based on John 15:5-9.
The public is invited.
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PMS (ver 1.80.0) was fully operational and fine until the other day where it started acting up. I tried digging through the log files and found this:
DEBUG 2013-04-25 20:45:11.514 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2013-04-25 20:45:11.514 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Error sending ALIVE message
java.io.IOException: No usable network interface found for UPnP multicast
at net.pms.network.UPNPHelper.getNewMulticastSocket(UPNPHelper.java:211) ~[pms.jar:1.81.0]
at net.pms.network.UPNPHelper.sendAlive(UPNPHelper.java:171) ~[pms.jar:1.81.0]
at net.pms.network.UPNPHelper$1.run(UPNPHelper.java:328) [pms.jar:1.81.0]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.7.0_21]
Updating to 1.81.0 did not help. Any ideas? I am running this on Windows 7 connecting to the router via wifi and the router is connected to the tv via wires but these have not changed the last few days so I am assuming that something happened in the Windows configs that messed it up!


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Incredible! This frame lets you literally relive Steven Gerrard's hat trick on his 400th EPL appearance to flatten derby rivals Everton in March 2012. This Next Generation picture frame has a built-in battery powered LCD TV.
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First, The Ryman. If you haven't seen a show here, seek one out. Plan a trip to Nashville and make sure you see a band here. I'm serious. You can feel the history in the walls and the pews. That's right, pews. It's an awesome place. Take it from me, as on this weekend we would see Clapton 2 nights later in the big whatever-the-current-sponser-is arena. Honestly, I'd rather see Reba at the Ryman.
The night started off with a typical Trey song, Shine. I remember it being a very sweet version, with an obvious start-the-show warmup feeling to it. Then, BANG! Straight into the rocking Push On. It was like the band hit the switch and instantly we were mid-set! Trey was jumping around early; always a sign of a good night, and the band and the crowd fed on his energy. A rocking version of Cayman Review followed, with Trey laying down some really nice solo work using lots of open strings as is typical with this song; but the Ryman makes the notes last forever.
After a stellar Valentine and a truly inspired Night Speaks, Mozambique provided the first instrumental of the evening. A great song for this band, it really lets the rhythm section let loose while at the same time letting the band as a whole really get into the groove. Definitely a solid version on this night.
Next came a bit of a (much needed) slow down in the set with Let Me Lie. A beautiful song, not always done so well in the live setting, but they seemed to pull it off here. Drifting followed, kicking the tempo back up a notch, while not going straight to face melting. Some great guitar work in the solo section here, as well. Then Birdwatcher. Without a doubt the best version I have ever witnessed. Trey and the band seemed to be all having a great time and shooting each other smiles all during the song. Perhaps Trey noticed Del on the side of the stage.
The first set (proper) ended with a smoking Money, Love and Change. Always a rocker; but the band was firing on all cylinders at this point, having been freshly rested from Birdwatcher. I freaking love this song; great chord changes and maybe my favorite bridge section in the TAB cannon.
BDTNL was next, with Trey doing it solo acoustic, which is why I say that set 1 proper ended with Money, Love and Change. As you can imagine, a campfire singalong ensued, which was really cool actually. Here we are in this old church really, with a couple thousand voices belting out "ALL MY FRIENDS!" Pretty wild. Then Wilson. Also wild. But just when it may have been getting a bit too corny...
Out came the Del McCoury Band! They tore through a few tunes that really just made my night. Here we are at a Trey show, but Del controlling the stage. Such a pro. And those boys with him sure do know how to tear it up! I remember Trey looking a bit nervous every time it was his turn to sing or solo. I remember Del having that mile-wide grin with those squinty eyes the entire time. What a treat!
The second (or 3rd) set kicked off with a funky Gotta Jibboo. As you well know, many of these Phish tunes were born out of this TAB arrangement, specifically with several Tony Markellis bass lines. This version would not disappoint, with Trey again dancing around like a kid. He was happy on this night and it translated into great music. Next came Liquid Time. I'm not sure if I had heard this song before this version, but I consider it my introduction to this song that I now really love. Having been newer at the time, the band really was digging playing it and it was great. Then another "Phish, but really TAB" song, Sand. I've already stated that the band was playing inspired and the night was already rocking, so how do you think this went? Correct. Amazing! I could hardly stand up after I was dancing so hard.
Following this wonderful trifecta of tunes came a fierce Tuesday, followed by a fairly spaced-out Goodbye Head. And thank goodness there was this minor break in the dance party, because another colossal trifecta was on the horizon.
Seek this version of Mr. Completely out! Just spectacular. It's always good, but this was fabulous. Complete with every member of the band trading solos with Trey directing what key with hand signals and counting down to the changes. Amazing. I have never seen the spinning and jumping around he was doing during this song before or since. A must listen.
Next, a stellar version of a popular TAB cover, sultans of swing. Those knopfler guitar lines sound amazing at the Ryman. Then Jennifer singing Black Dog to close the set. I thought my head was going to explode. Massive gyrations from Trey and a ripping solo. What a setlist, and what a performance!
The encore started with Show of Life; again, the first version I personally remember hearing. A beautiful song and a great way to send us all home...
Or just send us off into downtown Nashville with our faces melted. First Tube! Talk about high energy. Again, another song born out of Tony, Russ and Trey made famous by Phish. Tony really lays down some sweet playing in this tune and Trey obviously shredded on this night. I was blown away and still am. Great night. Great show.


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It's Facebook Official: Shatha Hassoun to team up with Sami Youssef this Ramadan
If it's on Facebook, you know it's real. The deets are still TBA, but Iraqi singer Shatha Hassoun has announced on her Facebook page that she'll be bringing a joint project with British singer Sami Youssef to the region this coming Holy Month.
The Iraqi songstress turned actress posted a picture on the social network with Sami and the Emarati singer Fayez Al Sa'eed, alluding that this may be a film project as she and the Dubai dude have been tag teaming in a Khaliji TV drama, 'Ma Malikan Qalbi' (Owner of my Heart).
The Gulfi celeb added just enough info to keep our curiosities tantalized with a caption that read, "Lunch with Fayez Al Sa'eed, and the wonderful artist and vocalist Sami Youssef, and a new project in Ramadan".
Will it be a music or theatrical gift from the celebs this Ramadan? Please share with us your prediction!


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SAN MARTIN -- American captain Davis Love III is coping with his devastating Ryder Cup loss to the Europeans two weeks ago by playing as much golf as possible.
"You go home and talk to your friends about it, and it's different,"
Love said Wednesday. "You come out here and talk with you competitive friends, guys who understand the game, and you can talk about it more."
Love, 48, played last week in Las Vegas, just days after Europe stormed back from a four-point, final-day deficit to retain the Ryder Cup 14.5-13.5. Love will tee it up again Thursday for the first round of the Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club.
"It was strange the first couple days in Vegas," Love said. "Guys didn't know what to say because it was all so fast.
"But if you're not a player, you really don't really understand.
Somebody said, 'If you're not in the arena, you can't really comment on it.' We fought really hard, and guys just didn't play the way we wanted to on Sunday."
The loss, which matched the largest blown lead in Ryder Cup history, still irks Tiger Woods, who has texted Love from Turkey this week.
"Tiger was up all night that Sunday and couldn't sleep," Love said. "He took the rookies aside Sunday night and told them he was sorry he didn't play better. And he played very well. But he feels responsible. But guys like (Steve) Stricker and (Jim) Furyk were all down in the dumps about it. People don't realize how much we really care about it and how hard we try."
Woods went 0-3-1, Stricker was 0-4 and Furyk finished 1-2 in Ryder Cup matches.
"Simply put, we care about it more than anybody else does," Love said. "It's harder on us than it is on the fans, and I don't think people realize it. All the criticism that the guys don't come together and they don't play as a team and they don't care as much as everyone else, that's the only disappointing thing."
While practicing at CordeValle for this week's tournament, it dawned on Molder just how daunting it was to drive the par-4 17th hole over water and then hit the tricky 18th fairway. And he had to do that three times in a row during the playoff.
"You get up there, and when you have some momentum and confidence, you just step up and hit it," Molder said. "But now, I get up there and think, 'Oh, this is a pretty small target.' "
Since collecting his first PGA Tour win last year, Molder, 33, has two top 10 finishes and earned $1,060,115 in 2012.
"Sometimes we feel like we can do exactly what we want on the golf course and we think we are better than we are," he said. "Sometimes we think we're terrible at times, and that's not the case, either.
"It's never that far off."


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Area briefs: Swinney coming to Spartanburg on April 16
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 1:02 a.m.
The Clemson Alumni Association and IPTAY will hold the Prowl & Growl 2013 on April 16 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Head football coach Dabo Swinney and other coaches will headline the event. The event begins with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children, and are available at First Citizens Bank branches and from Clemson Club members and IPTAY representatives.
... Junior Brianna Rollins earned ACC Women's Track and Field Performer of the Week honors.
... The athletic department has added Graham Neff and Steve Duzan to its staff. Neff serves as the department's Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations and CFO, while Duzan joins the staff as the Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Academic Services.
... The men's tennis team is ranked No. 19 according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll.
LIMESTONE: Senior attack Riley Loewen was named the Conference Carolinas Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week for the second time this year and the fifth time of his career.
... Senior pitcher Leah Quant was named the Conference Carolinas Softball Pitcher of the Week.
... Freshman catcher Erika Hansen was named the Conference Carolinas Softball Player of the Week.
SOUTH CAROLINA: The school's nominees for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship are Breanna Radford of the track and field team and Patrick Sullivan of the baseball team. As the Gamecocks' selections, each will receive $5,000 to use toward a graduate program within the next five years and is eligible to be the overall SEC winner of the award, which grants $10,000 for postgraduate education.
WOFFORD: The women's golf team finished tied for third in the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate.
... In Davidson, N.C., the women's tennis team was defeated at Davidson 4-3.
NORTH GREENVILLE: The men's tennis team defeated Benedict 6-3 while the women's team fell to Benedict 5-4.
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Boston Value Series 380 G8 review
Boston delivers Supermicro's first Xeon E5-2600 rack server with a keen focus on high performance network storage applications. It's good value and in this review, Dave Mitchell takes a closer look at the features on offer.
To support the launch of Intel's new eight-core Xeon E5-2600 processors, Supermicro has announced an extensive range of server systems and motherboards.
In this review, we bring you a very early look at one of its first storage servers equipped with these new modules.
Supplied to us by Boston Ltd, the Value Series 380 G8 is an all-Supermicro package that aims to combine the power of the new Xeon E5 processors with plenty of memory and a high storage capacity.
It doesn't need much imagination to work out which HP server Boston is aiming this system at, but it will be a while before we can compare it to the eighth generation ProLiant DL380 — HP told us it doesn't expect this model to be available until April, at the earliest.
Built around a Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F+ motherboard, the VS 380 G8 supports all Xeon E5-2600 server processors and the price includes a tasty pair of 2.6GHz E5-2670 Xeons that are in the upper levels of the main eight-core group of Xeon E5 processors. They have 20MB L3 cache, run at the maximum QPI speed of 8GT/sec, and support both Hyper-Threading and the new Turbo Boost 2.0.
The 8-core E5-2670 Xeons are kept cool with large passive heatsinks and three hot-swap fans in front.
Turbo Boost 2.0. allows processor cores to be speeded up briefly beyond their TDP rating. During idle periods, the system accumulates a thermal budget and in times of increased activity this is used to boost core performance for up to 25 seconds.
The Value Series 380 G8 can be packed to the gills with memory, as the motherboard has 24 DIMM sockets and supports up to 768GB – as long as both CPU sockets are populated.
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by Rory Boylen - August 28, 2012 3:31 PM UTC
Why did THN pick the Penguins to finish first in the East? The reason is simple. Plus thoughts on the CBA negotiations and Taylor Hall.
Still trying to be optimistic we'll have at least part of an NHL season, but if not, that means more sojourns to Ontario League towns and trips to the Ricoh Coliseum, home of the American League's Toronto Marlies.
by Rory Boylen - July 24, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
The New York Rangers picked up an elite goal-scorer, while the Blue Jackets started a brand new rebuild.
The hockey world received a jolt when news of the Rick Nash trade broke Monday afternoon. Another of the league's small-market franchises took a beating, days after Nashville cornerstone Shea Weber signed an offer sheet with Philadelphia (though it was matched Tuesday by the Predators).
by Rory Boylen - July 17, 2012 3:35 PM UTC
Why you can't always count on first-year starters; defending the cap hit for Mike Green; and how good are the Jets?
Got some good feedback on this three-pronged style last week and one reader on Twitter (@Jetzky18) came up with the #ODG hash tag, so if you have anything you'd like to see appear in one of these spaces, drop it there.
by Rory Boylen - July 10, 2012 6:00 PM UTC
Why Tampa's GM and coach need to achieve consistency; loving the Flames' tactics; and what will Mason Raymond be?
I wanted to attempt something different in this column space and will try it out at times over the summer. We'll break it into three sections: offense, defense and goaltending.
by Rory Boylen - June 23, 2012 2:20 PM UTC
Many think the 2012 draft was going to be a little weak, and defense heavy, and this was a perception dating back three years.
"I've been in this racket for 15 years and straight across the board this is the weakest draft. Straight across the board, without question.
by Rory Boylen - June 12, 2012 3:24 PM UTC
As much as winning the Cup is about the championship team, it's also about the sport as a whole and all the sacrifices people make for the game.
The Stanley Cup. It's what this is all about. If you don't get a shiver of goosebumps or a tiny lump in your throat when the greatest trophy in all of sport is escorted onto the ice, with its historical records of all who lifted glory before gleaming from top to bottom, you just don't understand.
by Rory Boylen - May 15, 2012 3:40 PM UTC
Shot blocking has become a major talking point in these playoffs, but with only one of the final four teams especially good at it, the logic doesn't add up.
We all know the story of Bobby Baun. His Game 6 overtime marker sent the 1964 Stanley Cup final to Game 7. He scored it on a broken foot sustained blocking a Gordie Howe slapper.
by Rory Boylen - May 1, 2012 3:55 PM UTC
To be a good team you need good players and to have good players you need to lay down some cap space.
This summer is heating up to be an interesting one. So many would-be contenders out early + a thin free agent market + big names rumored to be available via trade = loads of action.
by Rory Boylen - April 24, 2012 1:59 PM UTC
The Western Conference is all about shutting it down now that the high-powered offenses are gone - and if one of them wins, the off-season will get more interesting.
Look west and you'll see a new crop of Stanley Cup challengers pushing through to the second round. You'll see that three of the four higher seeds won, though they might have been regarded as underdogs by many for their lack of playoff pedigree.
by Rory Boylen - April 17, 2012 4:35 PM UTC
Remember when the Kings were talking about trading their captain? How awful would that move have been?
So many great games and performances, so little word space. • It's hard to believe the Los Angeles Kings were closing in on trading Dustin Brown Feb.
by Rory Boylen - April 10, 2012 4:05 PM UTC
The season of referee bashing is set to begin, but the teams that best deal with challenges will win out.
It happens every year when a team falls behind in a game or a series or drops four out of seven. It's silly, really, but there's no avoiding it.
by Rory Boylen - April 3, 2012 1:50 PM UTC
Why the Kings goalie should be named the league's best goalie this season and be in the running for the Hart Trophy.
On a THN Puck Panel video a couple weeks back, Ryan Kennedy and I discussed a few awards and who the frontrunners were for each. When it came to the Vezina Trophy, I was ready to hand it over to Henrik Lundqvist.


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NEW: Breasts, butts banned by CBS from Grammys
Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 6:41 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 6:41 a.m.
NEW YORK - CBS is asking stars not to bare too much skin at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
The network requests that "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered" for the televised award show. The memo sent out Wednesday also warned against "see-through clothing," exposure of "the genital region" and said that "thong type costumes are problematic."
Representatives for CBS and the Recording Academy declined to comment on Thursday. Deadline Hollywood first reported the memo.
CBS broadcast the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that included Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction." The network was initially fined by the Federal Communications Commission, though the fine was later overturned.
The 55th annual Grammy Awards will be held Sunday at 8 p.m. EST at Los Angles' Staples Center.
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This is the blog of a senior software engineer, specialized in LDAP, Directory Server and OpenDS. Ludovic Poitou works in France at the Grenoble Engineering Center, in the Directory Services Engineering team. Outside work, I love skiing and taking photo
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- OpenDS and Sun JVM 1.6.0_21
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The app will be available in an "open-access" preview until June 30.
Just in time for Tuesday's fall-schedule announcement, ABC is introducing its long-rumored Watch ABC app for live-streaming TV shows.
Viewers in New York and Philadelphia will be the first to have access to the service, via WABC and WPVI in those cities, and can watch live network and local TV shows and a variety of on-demand content starting that day. The "open-access" preview will be available until June 30. After that, users must be "authenticated" customers of several cable and satellite operators, including Comcast, Cablevision, Cox, Charter and AT&T U-verse, to view content.
The system will work with Apple iOS and Kindle Fire platforms, with Samsung Galaxy added over the summer. Also this summer, the service will expand to ABC's other owned stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno. And a separate agreement with Hearst Television will make it available in Boston, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Milwaukee over the next several months.
The app joins similar services for Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior cable networks.


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September 29, 2010
National Solar Tour Comes to All 50 States This Year
Local tours of solar houses are being offered throughout the United States on or about October 2. Enlarge this image.
DOE's Solar Decathlon is still a year away, but for people eager to tour a solar home, the opportunity is now at hand. The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is hosting its fifteenth National Solar Tour, which features open-house tours of solar-powered homes, businesses, and public agencies in local events held across the county. The National Solar Tour is nominally held on Saturday, October 3, although some tours are scheduled earlier and some are later, so be sure to check the date for the tour in your area.
For the first time, tours are being offered in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia. Tours are also being offered in the U.S. Virgin Islands and in the Mexican state of Jalisco. According to ASES, more than 650 community solar tours have been registered, nearly triple the number of tours offered in 2009. Last year, 150,000 people participated in the event. See the ASES press release and the National Solar Tour Web site.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The hype surrounding the Detroit Tigers centers on their marquee names -- pitcher Justin Verlander and sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder.
But the A's will attest that there's more to the American League champs than star power.
They would know, having lost to the Tigers in five games in the A.L. Division Series. Though Verlander handed Oakland two of its three defeats in that series, A's manager Bob Melvin says the Giants have more than him to worry about in the World Series.
"When you talk about teams that are playoff-type teams, they certainly embody that," Melvin said in a phone interview. "They've got front-of-the-rotation guys and a lineup that can beat you all the way through."
The Tigers' playoff rotation of Verlander, Doug Fister, Anibal Sanchez and Max Scherzer has combined for a 1.02 ERA in the postseason.
Verlander allowed one run over 16 innings against the A's, beating them in Game 1 and the decisive Game 5. But the trio of Fister, Sanchez and Scherzer surrendered just five runs (four earned) in 182/3 innings.
"Fister was as difficult a guy to get the barrel of the bat on as anybody," Melvin said. "Sanchez is pitching great. Everybody they run out there, they feel like they're gonna win with."
But get to the Tigers' bullpen early, and you have a chance.
Detroit's relievers carried a 3.79 ERA in the regular season, which ranked 10th out of 14 A.L. teams. Because of closer Jose Valverde's struggles, Detroit manager Jim Leyland wouldn't even say Tuesday whom he'll turn to in the ninth inning for the World Series.
"When they have (starters) like that, they're not going to give up runs," A's catcher Derek Norris said. "But forcing some walks and getting their pitch count up, that's what I would try to do."
Except a pitcher such as Verlander, the reigning A.L. Cy Young winner and MVP, often gets stronger as the game wears on. His fastball is just as likely to hit 100 mph in the eighth inning as it is the second.
Defensively, Cabrera and Fielder aren't known for their slick work at the corner infield spots, suggesting that a team might have success laying down bunts.
"Easier said than done," Melvin pointed out. "Cabrera comes in (at third) and completely takes it away from you. You saw how far in he was against Coco (Crisp)? You've got a better chance of slapping one past him."
As for taming the Tigers' hitters, it starts with the middle of their order. That includes Cabrera -- the majors' first Triple Crown winner since 1967, Fielder and designated hitter/outfielder Delmon Young, the MVP of the ALCS against the Yankees.
A's rookie Tommy Milone fared well in Game 2 of the ALDS, holding Detroit to one run in six innings. A soft-tossing lefty, he provides a similar look to that of the Giants' Barry Zito, who starts Wednesday.
"I think pitching inside was most important," Milone said. "They're so aggressive. They were swinging at it and not hitting it on the barrel."
But the A's contained Detroit's heart of the order in Game 1, only to see No. 8 hitter Alex Avila homer in a 3-1 Tigers victory.
"You have to know when you can (go after the big hitters)," Norris said. "That's knowing your pitcher, and if you have faith and trust and can afford to gamble."


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If people are saying "No. By mixing men and women in combat, the potential for distraction is too high and could be deadly." Then how come the men and women in the military right now are not getting so called "distracted"? How will giving women more rights distract the men if they arent even getting distracted right now while women are still serving for our country?
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Should military restrictions against women in combat be lifted?
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As a Vietnam era vet I think the whole mindset of the military will have to change. From the recruit to the top.. With my training and my mindset at the time, I'm not sure what the hell I would of done? I was a machine gunner on a CH-46. We went in the shit more than I care to share with you.Had I had a female crew member - I'm just not sure...? It was different then - it will have to be different NOW. With the proper training (from the get go) I think it can work..
bad idear for the most part. are we changing policy because of a few? i am sure there are women that can do the job just as well as men. but at what cost?
There's no doubt that mental capabilities of our military women are equal to or above military men, so let the physical test speak for everyone. ALL PHYSICAL and MENTAL testing standards set for jobs should be the same for EVERYONE. NO CHEATING OR SPECIAL ALLOWANCES. The only thing that concerns me is that we raise American men to be protective of our women, and in really tough combat regions, this adds to the mental stress of our men. Physically weak women, or men, SHOULD NOT be put where they don't belong.
I am a female on active duty. I have no problem with being told that I can't be slotted in a certain job if I am incapable of meeting the physical requirements actually needed to perform the job, but twice in my military career, I have been denied positions that I was 100% capable of performing (Infantry BN Surgeon and BDE Surgeon) simply because of my gender. Neither of those positions requires extreme physical capabilities and I am above average in fitness, usually scoring around 280 on the male scale on the APFT. I was able to observe the tasks performed by the males who were awarded those jobs and have no doubt that I would have been successful. Instead, I was sent to lesser positions that didn't interest me as much.
Entire units should not be coded male only. Instead, the physical requirements of each job should be considered along with the physical capabilities of each woman (or man!) candidate. If she is capable, she should be considered for the position.
If the exact same physical fitness and training standards are used for women, as men, and a woman wishes to serve in combat infantry, combat engineers or as a tanker I don't see why they shouldn't serve. They are already bringing the smoke in the air and serving as combat support troops.
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It is ok to have women in combat roles generally. As mentioned, Israel has done it for years. The problem lies in the American attitude that women need to be protected by a male. Women themselves, taking note of the Ms. generation, have perpetuated this by tacitly agreeing.
When men and women serve together sex is going to happen, whether falling in love, or casual shack-ups. It is going to happen. Add in a few testosterone fueled male egos and you have a receipt for disaster. I served for 12 years and saw this first hand as both an NCO and as an officer.
I worked with and for many competent women and only met one who I would not want to have in the foxhole next to me. The person I would not want in the foxhole near me is the jerk who feels that he has to rush out and 'save' the hapless female in distress, as I would probably end up getting killed trying to save him.
A gradual integration is needed until our society as a whole is ready to change its attitude.
As a retiree with 22 years who served in the Ordnance Corps,I have to say that there were a lot of women that worked for me that I wouldn't have a second thought about them serving next to me in a combat situation. However,in the USA the women are mostly not brought up with the fit to survive/fight mentality like in other countries,ie;Korea,China and Israel just to name a few.I will say that we have come a long way since the days that I served.
all of the above.
As a combat veteran, I realize all to well the hardships faced by our youg people serving in the military. It is a special person that volunteers for this type of service and gender should not play a role in the selectiion of candidates.
Long ago, in WW II, it was felt that segregation was ok in the military until the Buffalo Soldiers and Muskagee Airmen proved that theory wrong. Although I have not served with women in my day (Vietnam era) I have served with minorities and am proud to say it was a rewarding experience and I feel this would have been too. There are far more important issues facing this country today and we should not burden ourselves with things like this. We should honor all who served regardless of race or gender.
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Rolla High School's ECHO newspaper Editor-In-Chief junior Katie Williams and Opinion Editor junior Gage Scurlock returned from the co-sponsored Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association's spring journalism convention in San Francisco, Calif. as winners.
Williams received the rank of "Honorable Mention" in Feature Writing and Scurlock scored "Excellent" in Commentary Writing in the National Write-Off Competition.
There were nearly 5,000 student journalists from all 50 states present at Nationals with 1,482 competing in the write-off competition. In this competition, students attend a presentation about a topic or issue followed by a press conference-style question and answer session.
Upon completion of the presentation, the journalists are given roughly an hour to compose a story following Associated Press style rules for the category in which they are entered. The entries are then judged and the top 25 percent in each category receive recognition with the sequence being "Superior" (top award) "Excellent" and "Honorable Mention".
Williams and Scurlock were the only students from a Missouri school to win any honor in their respective categories.
At a similar event at the state level competition held on the University of Columbia campus on April 10, Webmaster senior Nicholas Wilsdorf won second place in Newswriting and Copy Editor senior Lacey Raper won third place in Feature Writing.
Raper, Williams, and staff writer senior Abbie Darnell also earned "Superior" rankings for work that has been published in the school newspaper this year. Senior Emily Selberg won a "Superior" ranking for student life design for the school yearbook.
ECHO newspaper and its online companion www.rhsecho.com both earned "Superior" overall rankings from the state judges. Williams received the award for the print publication and Wilsdorf accepted on behalf of the online site.
The publications also competed at the regional level held at Webster University on March 11. Raper won "Best of Show" the top honor in the senior write-off competition. Scurlock won "Best of Show" for feature writing for a piece that was published in the September issue of ECHO. Raper and Darnell each earned an "Excellent" award for stories that they wrote and were published in ECHO this school year.
Selberg, and senior yearbook staff members Andrea Zalis, Josie Dickey, Kiersten Sandquist, and Megan Falkenhain each earned "Honorable Mention" awards for yearbook design. The ECHO print publication received an overall "Excellent" ranking while the online site and yearbook each earned "Honorable Mention" awards.
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Vail official report: 0 inches new snow, 18-inch base at mid-mountain, 32 inches total snowfall year to date.
Liftline status: Pretty standard, small group at Eagle Bahn's opening which quickly dissipated.
Weather:-Very sunny today, making it a little warmer.
Breakdown: The excitement about-the forecast for tomorrow and the rest of the week is-hard to miss among the regular snowriders here at Vail, but that's not to say there isn't plenty of fun to be had today as their-world-renowned-grooming crew had a-comb on this morning's surface that would leave even the most discriminating skier in awe and appreciation. Let's hope it's covered in powder the rest of the month!
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Stop in the name of Motown! Alameda County has declared Monday, Aug. 18, as "Berry Gordy Day in the East Bay."
County Supervisor Keith Carson will host a ceremony to present the Motown legend an official proclamation at 11:30 a.m. at Oakland's Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. Gordy, 84, will be in attendance in addition to Rep. Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and deputy mayor Sandré Swanson.
Although he is not one to put on airs, the pop music mogul is keenly aware of his place in the history of pop music and civil rights. That awareness is part of what inspired his deeply nostalgic "Motown: The Musical," the Broadway smash that runs Friday through Sept. 28 at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre and is a hit parade of more than 40 songs including "My Girl," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Stop! In The Name Of Love" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." A montage from the show will be presented as part of the ceremony, which is free and open to the public.
Adapted from his 1984 autobiography, "To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown," it's the inside story of Gordy's journey from boxer to music mogul.
Gordy founded the Detroit-based record label Motown in 1959 and went on to launch the careers of everyone from Diana Ross and Michael Jackson to Smokey Robinson.
Additionally, a curated selection from Gordy's "Motown Legends" exhibit will be on view at Oakland's Joyce Gordon Gallery.
The installation includes a mixed media collection of images of The Temptations, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
Some of these pieces will also be on view at Everett & Jones restaurant, and a few will be for sale.
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Former D.C. detective to lead Manatee school investigations
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 10:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 10:28 p.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - School Superintendent Rick Mills is turning to a former Washington, D.C., police detective with recent experience examining school systems to head the investigative unit, a stark contrast to the district's former approach — intentionally hiring an educator with no law enforcement experience.
Rick Mills became superintendent of Manatee County Schools in March. A previous version of this story misstated the month.
The school district's investigation department — shut down amid an inquiry into groping allegations against Manatee High assistant football coach Rod Frazier — has been empty since January when the previous investigator abruptly transferred.
Troy Pumphrey, currently a senior investigator for the Florida High School Athletic Association, is poised to take over a department that has been much maligned since 2005, when it was created in response to a series of personnel complaints — several involving misconduct toward students — that never made it to the downtown office.
Office of Professional Standards specialist Debra Horne's inquiry into the Frazier allegations froze after police began investigating earlier this year. Bradenton Police have since recommended that Frazier be charged with several counts of battery and Horne, former Manatee High Principal Bob Gagnon and assistant principals Gregg Faller and Matthew Kane be charged with non-reporting child abuse and lying to police.
As the district waits to see whether the State Attorney's Office will prosecute, Mills says the school investigator will no longer report to the district's legal department. Instead, if Pumphrey is approved by the School Board on Monday, he will report directly to Mills.
"There needs to be a separation between legal and the investigations," Mills said. "You want them to act independently, and you need to eliminate any obstruction to that."
Pumphrey, 50, has earned a reputation as a straight-shooting, thorough investigator that will be counted on to bring stability to a department that has been criticized for unnecessary, drawn-out investigations.
His references include former Manatee superintendent Roger Dearing and transition team leader Bill Vogel. He calls Bradenton Police Chief Michael Radzilowski, who served in Washington, D.C., with Pumphrey, a friend.
In some ways, Pumphrey understands what he's up against. The former police detective, who survived being shot five times in an undercover narcotics investigation in 1987, says his 17 years on the force have taught him patience, the importance of accuracy and the cognizance that all information he encounters can be used in the court of law.
Like Mills did when he arrived in the district in March, Pumphrey has an entry plan to take stock of how the district already functions. Mostly, he wants to listen.
"What (Mills) did make very clear was that he wanted to make sure there was a great transparency with that office," Pumphrey said. "He explained that the relationship with the OPS office and teachers and the community had been strained and he was making a conscious effort to fix that."
Extensive experience
Bored after retiring to Florida in 2005 and realizing constant fishing "got old," Pumphrey jumped at the chance to become a lead investigator for the Florida High School Athletic Association. He says he quickly learned how school systems operated as he investigated athletic departments and testified against school boards.
Mills and others hope Pumphrey's dual knowledge of law enforcement and the education world will be a crucial component in transforming the Office of Professional Standards.
When the district was looking for an in-house investigator to hire in 2005, it intentionally shied away from someone with traditional law enforcement experience.
"We felt someone had to have an educational background, to have been in the field," Dearing said earlier this year about that decision. "Someone with just law enforcement experience wasn't going to be sufficient."
But Horne, who had experience as an assistant principal but not with investigations, was often criticized for her questioning tactics and methods, particularly by the union.
While Mills has not addressed Horne specifically, he said he is excited by the people he has recruited here. Manatee's investigative model does not match practices of other school districts or government entities, he adds.
"Their investigators are investigators," Mills said Tuesday. "They aren't assistant principals or teachers."
Vogel, a retired superintendent and deputy superintendent of three Florida counties, also says that in the three counties he has led the districts hired in-house investigators with extensive law enforcement experience and a familiarity with how the system worked. He says he saw those traits in Pumphrey when he investigated reports of recruiting violations in Seminole County.
"He has the experience of working with schools and working with school districts," Vogel said. "That sets him apart from others."
The Manatee School Board is scheduled to vote on Pumphrey's selection on Monday. He would earn a $75,759 salary.
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As the children got ready to settle down with their lunches Friday, they didn't head toward their usual groups of friends.
Instead, the Silverthorne Elementary students were given a colored card, looked around the cafeteria, and found the dining table with the corresponding color. The result? Children sat with other children they hadn't talked to before.
The event is the school's fourth annual Mix-It-Up lunch, and the goal is to get students to sit with new people. The idea is that when they get to know people, it breaks down social barriers and helps them to be more open-minded about differences.
In the morning announcements, principal Dianna Hulbert said they talked about being open-minded and meeting new people.
"We wanted people to get to know people," said fifth-grader Logan Simpson, who helped plan the event along with her classmates. The fifth-graders made signs for each table, where they listed questions like "what's the nicest thing you did for your friends," or "tell me about a time when you went somewhere else," to help facilitate conversation.
"If you sit with one person, you kind of learn their ways ... and when you see other people do different things, you can sometimes think that's weird," Simpson said. "So it's good to learn different ways."
Simpson heard about the pet of one of her new tablemates, and found out that many of them really enjoy math.
Fifth-grader Victoria Nickel also sat with new people Friday, and learned that most of her new friends really like ice cream, as well as to play.
"I think it's good to meet new people," fifth-grader Fanta Maguiraga said. "You might be different."
The event not only helps down social separation and promotes new friends, but is done in schools around the country in order to help prevent bullying, according to school counselor Anne Watts. Over the past few years it's been held at Silverthorne, students have found new companions outside their usual social group.
"We've seen new friendships form," Watts said.


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SpikeHyzer wrote:I had a chance to throw the E-Demon tonight. First impression is it is not quite as overstable as the regular S-Demon. It reminds me of the old G6i Demons that were a touch less overstable compared to the G5i Demons. It should be more durable than the "S". I will report back my further findings in a month or so.
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Snow tapers off as storm system moves on
Weather advisory ends early
UPDATED 3:00 PM EST Feb 13, 2013
Snow has tapered off as a storm system moves through the Midwest.
Two lines of moderate to heavy snow moved through the region, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon.
Weather closings / Interactive Radar / Watches and Warnings
A winter weather advisory issued for the region until 7 a.m. Sunday was dropped by the National Weather Service at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Snowfall totals ranged between 1 and 3 inches overall, according to NWS reports.
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Snow flurries will continue into Sunday, and the region could get another round of snow on Monday, though less accumulation is expected.
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Do you think that it is something usable from this project?
Some of interesting features:
Basic features
DLNA 1.5 compatible UPnP media server
streams audio, video (SD & HD) and image files in their native format (no transcoding in the current version)
automatically udpates the media library when you add/update/remove a media file or a metadata file
wide array of library browsing options
supports different editable renderer profiles
supports automatic renderer detection (for certain devices)
extracts metadata of your media files the way you want it, incl. embedded metadata tags, local metadata files, online metadata sources
supports video thumbnails, CD covers, DVD posters, etc.
categorizes video files into movie and/or series and marks last viewed episodes of a series
available for Windows, Linux and Mac (with the possibility to run the server part one one platform and console on another)
Supported renderers
any DLNA-compliant device should work
Samsung TVs (supports additional features, e.g. subtitles)
Sony TVs
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Playstation 3
Xbox 360
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No. 9 Stony Brook hosts VMI Saturday
Seawolves looking for seven straight victory
Get to know CAA Football
Facts and figures on Stony Brook Football's new home in 2013.
Stony Brook to join CAA Football in 2013
A new era of Stony Brook Football in the premier FCS conference to begin in 2013.
Stony Brook announces 2012 football recruiting class
Class is made up of student-athletes from six states
2012: Played in all 13 games ... made 10 tackles, including 2.0 for loss ... made two tackles, including one for loss, vs. VMI (11/3) ... had two tackles vs. Gardner-Webb (10/20) ... made four tackles vs. Charleston Southern (10/6) ... made a tackle vs. Colgate (9/22) ... a tackle and a pass breakup vs. Pace (9/8) ... saw action vs. Central Connecticut (9/1).
2011: Played in all 13 games ... made 25 tackles, including 3.0 for loss ... two pass breakups ... two special teams tackles vs. Albany (11/26) ... had a tackle at Gardner-Webb (11/12) ... recorded three tackles at Charleston Southern (11/5) ... made two tackles vs. Coastal Carolina (10/29) ... recorded two tackles at VMI (10/22) ... made four tackles, including one for a loss, vs. St. Anselm (10/15) ... recorded two tackles and a pass breakup vs. Presbyterian (10/8) ... made four tackles, including two for a loss, and a pass breakup vs. Lafayette (9/24) ... made five tackles at UTEP (9/3).
2010: Played in 10 games ... Seawolves' Ray Downey Special Teams MVP ... made six tackles and recovered two fumbles ... one tackle vs. Gardner-Webb (11/13) ... made three tackles at Presbyterian (11/6) ... had a tackle at Coastal Carolina (10/23) ... recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against VMI (10/9) ... made one tackle at Brown (9/18) ... had a fumble recovery on special teams against South Florida (9/4).
2009: Saw action in all 11 games on special teams ... a tackle each vs. Liberty (11/21), at North Dakota (10/10) and vs. Presbyterian (10/3) ... made two tackles vs. Brown (9/19).
High School: A 2009 graduate of the Science & Technology Magnet School of New London High School ... four-year starter for the Whalers ... New London Day and Norwich Bulletin Player of the Year ... New Haven Register all-state team on defense ... Class SS all-state on offense ... totaled 149 tackles, nine sacks and five interceptions as a linebacker ... rushed for 2,024 yards and 24 touchdowns on offense ... MVP of the state championship game, gaining 304 yards and making 14 stops as New London claimed the state crown ... all-area pick ... New Haven Register all-state team on defense as a junior ... 130 tackles and five sacks that season ... Class S all-state team and all-area.
Personal: Richard Alen Vitale ... born August 22, 1989 in Meriden, Connecticut ... son of Rich and Karen Vitale ... brother of Britain and Nicolas.


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No one seems to know exactly when Jim McGee, Dale Harris, Don McKinney and Jim Nordquist became a regular golf foursome at The Dalles Country Club.It happened too long ago."I think we were just put together one time, like any other foursome," says McGee, the senior member of the group at age 85.
However it happened, the four have been playing the course together for decades, They're all longtime members at the tidy, well-kept nine-hole layout just east of town on the old Columbia River Highway, where it seems they might enjoy zinging each other with stories and good-natured ribs as much as their golf game together. They've lived in the area for decades and raised their families here.
They've something else in common, too. All four men are either current or former patients at Mid-Columbia Medical Center's Celilo Cancer Center. And while getting cancer is an experience they would have all gladly skipped, they're grateful for having the innovative, highly rated care of Celilo's skilled staff nearby.
"They've really treated me well," says Harris. "It's been everything you could want."
Harris, 81, is on the mend from some intense radiation therapy at Celilo during the winter to reduce tumors in both lungs. And McGee, who has battled both prostate and bladder cancers during the last decade, is just as high on Celilo, too.
"They've got some great people there," he says. "And I think I've been treated by everyone here at one time or another."
Cancer treatments have kept Harris and McGee off the golf course, but Harris recently felt well enough to start playing again, and McGee – who also receives kidney dialysis three days a week – is thinking about a comeback, too.Jim McGee: He's Been Through it AllMcGee drives to the country club in a burgundy golf cart with a white top and a pair of Oregon State University stickers on the windshield – symbols of his loyalty to his alma mater. It's a quick trip – the home where he lives with Jane, his wife of 63 years, is just a chip shot from the country club's practice green.
A retired paper salesman for Crown Zellerbach, McGee has been a member of the golf club for 46 years. He once played to a 6 handicap, but said his advancing age and illnesses have pushed it higher.
Harris has another explanation.
"He's always had a great swing," Harris deadpans as he sits in the passenger seat of McGee's cart on a sun-drenched afternoon. "He just doesn't know how to play golf."
McGee became a patient at Celilo in 2001, when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation have kept that cancer at bay, but cancer was later found in his bladder, and when his kidneys failed, he started receiving dialysis.
"I'm hanging in there," he says. "I think I'm ready for just about everything because I've already been through just about everything."Don McKinney: Quick to LaughMcKinney, 76, is noticing that his hair, which he lost during his cancer treatment, is starting to grow back."I think I have three or four hairs up there now," he says, rubbing the top of his head.
"You've always had three or four hairs," McGee shoots back with a smile.
"Ought to make it easy for the barber," McKinney responds.
A retired aluminum worker, McKinney and his wife of 48 years, Beverly, were long active in the Oregon Senior and Junior/Senior Golf Association and both still play. McKinney was part of a winning best-ball team recently. After his cancer surgery and subsequent radiation, McKinney went to Celilo for three months to be checked for a recurrence. He says the staff at Celilo took their time and made sure he was cancer free.
"They told me they didn't find anything," he says.
He's feeling well enough to go mushroom hunting and displays some large morel mushrooms he found in the Cascades foothills near Tygh Valley. "About the 4,000 foot level," he says. "You have to know where to look for these."Jim Nordquist: The YoungsterAbout to turn 70, Nordquist is the "young kid" in the group, jokes Jim McGee.
A retired engineer in the aluminum business, Nordquist invested in farmland in Wasco and Sherman counties and two years ago purchased and completely renovated Pine Meadows Golf Course near Tygh Valley.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer, Nordquist was one of the first patients to be treated with Celilo's Elekta Synergy linear accelerator – which combines computerized tomography (CT) with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to help the center's specialists even more precisely and effectively deliver the advanced IMRT technology that has been available since Celilo opened.
Nordquist is cancer-free again and active in his business interests, which he shares with his wife of 42 years, Darlene.Dale Harris: Saving on HaircutsSide effects of radiation therapy affect people in different ways. In Harris' case, despite an intense radiation regimen, his hair didn't fall out – it just stopped growing.
"I haven't had a haircut since February," he says, doffing his cap to show his short, white hair. "Haven't needed one."Harris operated a janitorial business in The Dalles before selling out and retiring two decades ago. He and his wife Bernice have been married for 58 years. He knew he was bouncing back from the debilitating effects of his radiation treatment when he was able to get out and work in his garden. And he was planning to get back onto the golf course.
As for his hair, even though he hasn't picked up a razor in months, Harris's face looks like he shaved just before coming to the golf course. But he's encouraged. "I'm starting to feel a whisker or two coming in, so I think that's a good sign," he says.
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Free JavaOne Passes for Students
By seapegasus on Apr 11, 2008
If you're a student and you can be in San Francisco between May 5-9, then don't miss JavaOne and CommunityOne. CommunityOne (Monday) is free for everyone to attend, but if you fax us a proof of enrollment from your college, you also get a free pass for JavaOne! What will you get?
- You can attend all general sessions, technology sessions, Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions, and you also get to attend extra Java University classes.
- Talk to experts, make contact with future employers, and learn how to start your own business.
- Free lunches, t-shirts, backpack, coupon for free Java Certification Class!
- Talk to fellow developers at the AfterDark party and listen to Smashmouth perform live
Here you get the free student registration for CommunityOne and JavaOne. Curious about the sessions? Here is more info:
- CommunityOne on Monday
- We of course recommend our NetBeans-related sessions
- During Java University (Monday) you can choose between two tracks
- Java SE essentials, or
- Online Game (Project Darkstar) and Web 2.0 Application development (jMaki)
- JavaOne, Tuesday to Friday
- For JavaOne, we recommend these NetBeans-related sessions
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Accused meth dealer arrested in Thibodaux
Published: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 3:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 10:57 a.m.
A woman suspected of being an upper-level methamphetamine dealer in the Houma-Thibodaux, New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas was arrested Friday in Thibodaux.
Marisa Rossi, 32, 12500 La. 44, Gonzales, was charged with distribution of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. She is being held on a $55,500 bond.
Trinity Bihm, 37, Baton Rouge, and Jeremy Jackson, 35, St. Amant, were also arrested after accompanying Rossi to Thibodaux.
Through investigation, agents with the Lafourche Parish Drug Task Force learned
Rossi would be conducting a drug transaction at a parking lot on Canal Boulevard early Friday morning, police said. Rossi was found to have more than 30 grams of meth, with a street value more than $4,500.
Bihm and Jackson were both charged with conspiracy to distribute meth. Bihm was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Both are in the Lafourche jail; Bihm's bond is $20,500, Jackson's $20,000.
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ALAMEDA -- Life with Terrelle Pryor at quarterback means learning on the fly.
Repetition is everything in the NFL, with an emphasis on precision and footwork. Pryor is improving at that part of his game but does some of his best work extemporaneously, a jazz musician amid the concert band.
"Where it gets into a lot of the exciting stuff is when I take off and start to make a play, and that's just reaction," Pryor said. "If nothing's there with the reads, just react and go make a play."
When the Raiders host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in their home opener, some of the plays that will draw the biggest reaction from the sellout crowd will be when Pryor goes off script.
Wide receiver Rod Streater worked out with Pryor often during the offseason, but a 17-yard reception thrown by Pryor following a 10-second left-to-right scramble against Indianapolis wasn't drawn up on any chalkboard.
"We try to replicate it at practice, but you really can't," Streater said. "It's just a natural thing. You've just got to go out, feel it and get open."
Wide receiver Denarius Moore said his position group is taking more practice reps at game speed to make sure they're in condition to handle the extra effort it takes with Pryor on the loose.
"A normal play takes three to five seconds, but with Terrelle it can last up to 10 seconds," Moore said. "There's a bit of conditioning involved, but it's more good than bad."
Offensive linemen must hold their blocks longer, which right tackle Tony Pashos said is part of the job description.
"In general an offensive lineman doesn't have an egg timer on his plays," Pashos said. "You listen for whistles or crowd noise. You stay on your guy, no matter who it is. I've never thought of it as some task that's hard to do."
When Pryor started last season's final game against the San Diego Chargers, former offensive coordinator Greg Knapp did little to put Pryor in positions to create, executing a plan that wasn't markedly different from what Matt Leinart ran the week before.
Greg Olson, who replaced Knapp this season, has adjusted the system since the decision was made to go with Pryor over Matt Flynn.
Pryor's presence, Olson said, has changed how everyone on the offense operates.
"I just think it's a different mindset for everybody and every position -- wide receiver, certainly, offensive lineman, certainly," Olson said. "Where's he going to be? He's not a pocket drop-back passer. That's not his game, and we certainly don't want that to become his game right now.
"As athletic as he is, we embellish and appreciate that part of Terrelle Pryor. Everyone is on their toes. When he does create, it creates excitement. I think the players feed off of it as much as the fans do."
At the same time, Pryor is getting better with quick-read throws, short slant routes in particular.
"There are timing things where the ball should be getting out, and he does get it out," Olson said. "He'll continue to improve. He works at it."
Pryor remains outwardly confident in his ability to complete passes both short and long.
"I believe in my ability and the guys know they've got to get on their high horse when I've got a downfield ball, because I'm going to get it out there," he said.
"It's a done deal," Janikowski said.
Scobee told the Florida Times-Union he was just kidding and that "I obviously shouldn't have joked around about it."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.
SuNDAY'S GAME
Jacksonville (0-1) at Raiders (0-1), 1:25 p.m. CBS


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I Still Miss You
I woke up this morning missing you like you'll never know. I dream about you. Sometimes when I'm alone I can hear your laughter fill the room. It was such a distinct laugh. It meant that everything was right in the world. On Sunday I would watch you singing your heart out in the choir, shouting about how good our God is. We didn't tell the preacher that on Friday night you were singing down-home blues at the top of your lungs, sipping your Hennessy. You loved the blues. You loved playing tonk till midnight in the projects. That was fun you'd say... for you. I wanted to go to bed :-)
I can almost hear you singing right now. Z.Z. Hill was your favorite blues singer. I can feel you from when you would hug me so tight and tell me, "everything is gonn be alright" and how much you loved me. I remember when you were mad at me. That never lasted long. Every year on my birthday you would call me and sing the Happy Birthday song to me. I would call you and ask if you needed anything, anything at all, and you would say, "I need you to be happy".
I don't know if I could have truly expressed how proud I was of you, but I was so proud of you. I remember you saying, "you know I did the best I could with you..." And yes, I know that. I know that you loved me like no other on this earth. Your best was more than good enough. IT WAS!
And I loved you. I still love you so much. I know I was your hope and I know I am your dream. I know that you couldn't go on anymore. I know your body was letting you down although you wanted to stay for us. I'm glad you have no more pain but I have pain now missing you every day. It's been almost four years now, so it's getting easier. Knowing you're with our God helps me get through.
I love and miss you every day. I'm OK now. Standing on my own. Holding you in my heart.
I love you mamma and I always will.
W. Maxine Perry
If you're reading this, tell them you love them before it's too late.