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This is an excerpt from reporter Scott Johnson's blog, which focuses on the effects of violence and trauma on the community. Go to www.oaklandeffect.com for updates on his reporting and www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-hotspot for updates from the Oakland Hotspot.
May 9
Two boys walked into John W. Silver's ice cream shop on International Boulevard recently, seeking a respite from the midday heat. Silver and his son, Joe, stood behind the counter. Eventually they got to talking and Joe asked one of the boys what he wanted to be.
"A thug," the boy said.
Joe was nonplused. "You know," he said eventually, "the smartest criminals out there are the ones who finish school. They're the ones running things." He went quiet, and the boy just looked at him.
"Not that I want that for you," Joe said. "I don't."
"I ain't afraid of anyone," the boy said. And Joe immediately responded, "Oh, I know, I know, I didn't say you were a punk."
The door clanged as a few more customers walked in.
"I'm just saying, you know, I hope you finish your education and do something good with it is all; I think you can do that."
These kinds of exchanges happen every day at John's Ice Cream shop. It's located right across the street from a school. Silver, the owner, considers himself a sort of mentor to the kids who come in, day after day.
"You'd be surprised at all the personal problems they have, and what they say to me," John told me recently, when I stopped by for a single scoop of chocolate chip, in a cup, for $1.25. "A lot of these kids are just looking for somebody to help them."
Silver told me a story. A few years ago he used to have a couple of regular customers, two white ladies, sisters, who would come to the shop two or three times a week and stay for several hours, just chatting. One day, while the ladies were there, two boys came in one morning. It turned out that neither of the boys had eaten breakfast that morning, so Silver gave them each a hot dog and some cocoa. Once they were done eating, he took the boys in the backroom. The two sisters looked on, curious. A while later Silver and the two boys emerged.
"What were you doing back there?" the ladies asked.
"Getting them to brush their teeth," Silver said.
Silver says the kids in this part of East Oakland, on the southern edge of the Hotspot, face the same litany of problems familiar to all of us: drugs, poverty, bad parenting, poor schools.
One day, as he sat behind the counter, a boy wearing a mask came in. The boy was just joking around, but Silver was incensed.
"Do you know how easy it would be for you to get killed like that?" Silver asked him, "Around here, you wear a mask like that and someone's liable to shoot you. I didn't because I know this kid, but someone else might have."
As we were chatting, a gaggle of school kids walked in. Silver began doling out ice creams and candies, popping behind the glass wall to scoop out items from the vast selection of Hubba Bubba Squeeze Pops and Now & Laters. There were Caramel Apple Tops and Gummy Bears, Skittles and Sour Patch, Air Heads and Watermelon Wedge Pops, Bottle Pops and Blow Pops and Sweet n Sour Pops.
Silver handed out the candies, and each time made sure to deliver the goods into the hands of the kids instead of pushing his goods across the table at them. Each time he did, he said, "There you go, sir" or "You're welcome, ma'am." And always, at the end, "See you tomorrow."
Eventually a woman with her two kids came in. She didn't speak English but her boy did, and he ordered an ice cream. When the boy went to pay he tossed the money at Silver across the counter.
"Hey," Silver said, "give it to me right. I didn't throw my ice cream at you." Duly chastised, the boy picked up his money and politely handed it to Silver.
After they'd gone, Silver said, "He probably gets more teaching from me than he does from her. I always pass the food to their hands. It brings them a little closer to you. It doesn't feel like they're an animal, you know. With children, it's the little things that matter."
Sometimes, he told me, the kids have no families at all. Maybe they live with an aunt, an uncle, or some friend for a while. He has heard of kids as young as 10 and 12 getting busted for carrying guns at school. He used to attend PTA meetings, but now he's 78 and doesn't go so much anymore.
"Every year it's harder to communicate with parents," he said. "These kids are raising themselves, and they don't have any discipline."
Silver's son, Joe, works at the shop three times a week. One day about a year ago Joe helped organize with the schools an agreement whereby girls staying late at school could stop by the ice cream store to wait for their rides or for the bus. He didn't want them waiting in the street, afraid they'd get attacked.
For John and Joe, the work of connecting with the neighborhood kids is never done. They see them everyday, and everyday they try to keep the connective tissue of their relationships alive. It's not easy. Sometimes kids disappear, move away, or worse.
But the little store carries on. It sells only the good, sweet things: candy, ice cream, milkshakes, cookies and comfort.
"I see myself as a guardian for these kids," said John, as the door bell rang again and another swarm of giggling children entered the shop.
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9.1-8 Larceny by Obtaining Property by False Promise -- § 53a-119 (3) and §§ 53a-122 through 53a-125b
Revised to April 23, 2010
Note: The degree of the larceny is determined by the value of the property stolen. See § 53a-122 (first degree); § 53a-123 (second degree); § 53a-124 (third degree); § 53a-125 (fourth degree); § 53a-125a (fifth degree); § 53a-125b (sixth degree). The dollar amounts for the degrees of larceny were increased as of October 1, 2009. See the table in Introduction to Larceny for the values in effect prior to that date.
The defendant is charged [in count __] with larceny by obtaining property by false promise in the (first / second / third / fourth / fifth / sixth) degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person obtains property by false promise when, pursuant to a scheme to defraud, (he/she) obtains property of another by means of a representation, express or implied, that (he/she) or a third person will in the future engage in particular conduct, and when (he/she) does not intend to engage in such conduct or does not believe that the third person intends to engage in such conduct.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Obtained property
of another
The first element is that the defendant obtained property from the property owner.
"Obtaining" property includes, but is not limited to, bringing about the transfer of a legal interest in the property from the owner to the defendant or to a third person. If the legal title or ownership of the property or some legal interest in the property is transferred, such a transfer would constitute "obtaining" under the statute. The property does not need to be physically obtained. If the owner delivered the property intending to transfer legal ownership or some legal interest in the property, sufficient transfer would have occurred.
"Property" includes any (money / personal property / real property / thing in action / evidence of debt or contract / article of value of any kind). [Commodities of a public utility, such as gas, electricity, steam and water also constitute property.]
"Owner" means not only the true or lawful owner, but any person who has a superior right to that of the offender.
Element 2 - By false promise
The second element is that the defendant made a representation that (he/she) or some other person would in the future engage in particular conduct. Not every prediction or statement about the future will qualify as a promise under this definition. It must pertain to something to be done in the future by the defendant or some other person. For example, a prediction that it will be a nice day tomorrow would not be a promise under the statute. However, a statement that the defendant or some third person will pay money or confer some other benefit upon another person in return for some transfer of property would be a promise under this definition.
The representation or promise may be made in writing, verbally, or by actions or conduct. It may be express, as where the words used contain all the terms of the promise. It may also be implied, as where a person in a restaurant is served food on the assumption that (he/she) will pay the bill, even though nothing is said specifically about payment at the time the order is taken.
Element 3 - Intent to defraud
The third element is that the defendant intended to defraud <insert name of person>. In other words, (he/she) must have intended to deceive, and by this deceit, to obtain the property. <See Intent to Defraud, Instruction 2.3-6.>
It is essential that the defendant had no honest intention of doing what (he/she) had promised [or no honest belief that the third person intended to keep the promise]. A reckless or foolish promise is not criminal unless there is no honest intention to keep it at the time the property is obtained. The fact that the promise was not carried out is not by itself sufficient evidence for you to determine that the defendant did not have the intention or belief that the promise would be carried out.
Element 4 - Value of the
The fourth element is that the property had a value that <insert as appropriate:>
First degree: exceeded $20,000.
Second degree: exceeded $10,000.
Third degree: exceeded $2,000.
Fourth degree: exceeded $1,000.
Fifth degree: exceeded $500.
Sixth degree: did not exceed $500.
<See Larceny, Instruction 9.1-1, for a full explanation of this element.>
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant wrongfully obtained the property of another, 2) (he/she) obtained the property by a false promise, 3) (he/she) intended to defraud the owner of the property, and 4) the value of the property obtained was <insert value according to degree charged>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
larceny by obtaining property by false promise, then you shall find the
defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has
failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then
find the defendant not guilty.
If the victim is over the age of sixty years, blind or physically disabled, it
is second degree larceny regardless of the value of the property. General
Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (5). See
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of a word : to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning
Full Definition of connote
transitive verb
1 : to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant <the remorse so often connoted by guilt>
2 a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning <all the misery that poverty connotes> b : to imply as a logical connotation
Examples of connote in a sentence
The word "childlike" connotes innocence.
For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.
Origin and Etymology of connote
Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to note
First Known Use: 1665
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City Attorney Tim McCausland wants to change his pension plan from a 401(a) to a defined benefit ["Pension Request By Lakeland City Attorney Stirs Controversy," Feb. 3]. His stated reason for doing so is he was hit hard by the stock market decline in 2007 and 2008. Who wasn't?
Apparently, McCausland made some poor investment decisions and basically now wants the taxpayer to cover his losses. I also suspect that McCausland crunched some numbers and determined he could rake in a bundle by changing. By contributing as much as $800,000 as a lump sum, he stands to reap about $108,663 per year for the rest of his life. The payout is less than eight years, then he is home free.
Former City Attorney Joe Mawhinney deserves credit for shaming the city commissioners into delaying approval of this ordinance. This is a classic example of government helping themselves or their cohorts to opportunities not available to the public.
McCausland needs to stop whining, accept responsibility for his financial choices, and plan on working longer if his current 401(a) is not adequate. The rest of us do.
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Last night was going to one of the hardest night for the Parkeraburg Catholic team. The were down two vaulable players.The Crusaders always play with alot of heart and desire to win with these two players not on the floor it was going to be a hard game.Not taking anything away from RItchie they are a great team. It was a great win for them and just a a step back for Crusaders.The crusaders will take the loss. They will come back and still be a team with alot of heart and a lot of desire to be the best they can be.
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Sen. Colbert? A Fifth of South Carolinians Say Yes
As the state's governor weighs who to appoint to fill out the term of retiring South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, what about a fake conservative comedian?
A new poll finds Comedy Central anchor Stephen Colbert topping the list of who South Carolinians think should replace the conservative Mr. DeMint when he leaves the Senate next month.
But it's not exactly the most earnest of measures: Mr. Colbert's popularity is driven largely by Democrats in the state, a third of whom say Mr. Colbert should get the nod.
By comparison, just 6% of Republicans favor a Colbert pick. Overall, a fifth of South Carolinians questioned in the Public Policy Polling survey favored the comedian.
The state's Republican governor, Nikki Haley, has given few hints for who she might favor, aside from making clear that she wouldn't appoint herself. In a Facebook posting, she also resorted to a little levity in dismissing a Colbert appointment, noting how he didn't know that the South Carolina state drink is milk.
Getting more serious on Monday, Gov. Haley said in a statement that she would not go along with calls from some in her party to appoint someone who would pledge to serve just two years.
"I do not want the effectiveness of our state's new U.S. senator to be undermined by the fact that he or she will automatically be leaving the office such a very short time after assuming it," she said.
Next on the PPP survey's list of potential Senate appointees—and more in the zone of reality—comes Rep. Tim Scott, the newly re-elected freshman congressman from Charleston, who's favored by 15% of all state residents and 22% of Republicans. A hair behind comes Rep. Trey Gowdy, who represents the northern swath of the state.
Former Gov. Mark Sanford, who said he was weighing a run for the seat in 2014, gets just 8% support in the poll, a few steps behind his former wife, Jenny Sanford, who comes in at 11%.


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Campbellsville National Bank officially opened its new facility on Dec. 14 with a Chamber-sponsored ribbon cutting at its East Broadway location.
Terry E. Forcht, founder, president and majority share owner of Campbellsville National Bank, said the new building will allow the bank to expand the level of community banking currently offered in Campbellsville.
The combination of a couple of law offices in Campbellsville has also led to the transformation of a familiar, historic building.
The law offices of Bertram, Cox & Miller, 321 E. Main St., were given a community introduction when the Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting and the law firm hosted an open house Dec. 7.
Taylor County Farm Bureau was recognized for its women's program with the 2007 Gold Star Award of Excellence, during the recent Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting in Louisville.
Carol Sullivan, Taylor County Farm Bureau women's committee chair, accepted the award from Cathy Pleasants, Kentucky Farm Bureau state women's chair, during a Dec. 7 recognition and awards program.
Brandon Tucker was the winner of the Suzuki JR 50 during the Suzuki grand opening event at Ready to Ride Motorsports, 817 Saloma Road.
Taylor Regional Hospital Auxiliary volunteers hosted an awards luncheon on Dec. 4 in the TRH meeting room. With 56 workers, the Auxiliary has given a little more than 6,607 volunteer hours in 2007 to assist Taylor Regional Hospital.
Volunteers work at the information desk, surgery department, emergency department, radiology department, cancer center, greeter and gift shop. The Auxiliary also collects canned food items to be donated to the local food pantry as part of its service to the community.
Bethany House Abuse Shelter has three new staff members.
Carolyn Brady has joined the staff as a counselor, with expertise in the areas of substance abuse counseling and children's counseling. Brady received her master of social work degree from Delaware State University and her bachelor's degree in behavioral science from Barry University in Miami, Fla.
Taylor County Chiropractic, 100 Greenbriar Drive, collected more than 700 pounds of food Nov. 13-28 for the local food pantry. Exams, X-rays and case histories were given at no charge with a minimum 10-can donation to the food bank. Pictured are, from left, Wendy Picket, Dr. Janna Gresham and Rayna Landis.
Mike Ware has joined Jessie Insurance, 201 W. Broadway, as an agent.
Ware, 53, has been in sales for most of his adult life. He was born, raised and educated in Taylor County.
He started in the retail business in the 1970s at Mitchell's Men's Wear. He has been in fastener sales at Parker-Kalon since the late 1970s and, most recently, with Meaden Precision of Chicago for the past eight years. Ware also has three years of sales experience at Ancil Reynolds Used Cars.
In recognition of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Taylor Regional Hospital hosted a program on lung cancer on Nov. 29.
The program was presented by Dr. Zewdu Lissanu, medical oncologist at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at Taylor Regional Hospital.
Taylor Regional Hospital has opened a Wound Healing Center at 125A Kingswood Drive. The health care specialists at the Wound Healing Center will provide a treatment plan designed specifically for the patients' needs.
The wound care teams will perform a complete history and physical exam resulting in an individualized treatment plan designed for each patient.
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Vienna – Nabriva Therapeutics AG, an Austrian specialist for the development of novel antibiotics, has achieved proof-of-concept for its first product in a clinical Phase II study. Called BC-3781, the compound is used to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. It is the first substance in a new class of systemically available pleuromutilin antibiotics for the treatment of serious skin infections and pneumonia. BC-3781 is being developed for both oral and intravenous formulations. In 207 patients recruited in 23 centers in the US, the study compared two doses of BC-3781 with Vancomycin, the gold standard for drug resistant Gram-positive bacterial skin infections. Nabriva was able to show non-inferiority compared to Vancomycin. Patients receiving BC-3781 in two different dose regimens (100mg and 150mg) showed a similar treatment success compared to Vancomycin. Nabriva is the successor of the Antibiotics Research Institute (ABRI), a former affiliate of Sandoz AG. The decision to spin-out antibiotics research in 2006 followed a strategic re-orientation of the Sandoz unit within the mother company Novartis. Nabriva's shareholders include a big-name investor syndicate made up of Phase4 Ventures, HBM, The Wellcome Trust, GLSV and the Novartis Venture Fund.


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The Health Adventure to leave Biltmore Square
Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.
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The Health Adventure is looking for a new location after receiving word Friday that Biltmore Square Mall will be converted to an outdoor outlet center, according a news release issued Saturday by the nonprofit interactive science and health museum.
The Health Adventure moved from downtown Asheville to the Biltmore Square Mall in November 2011 and has since experienced increased growth in visitation and memberships.
The exact date that The Health Adventure will move from Biltmore Square has not yet been determined, but mall management has set a Dec. 31 deadline for occupants to vacate the space, according to the release.
"The Health Adventure is grateful to all of our members, visitors and supporters and will keep everyone updated as plans for a new location are developed," Executive Director Paige Wheeler said in the prepared statement. "We knew at some point that the mall would be redeveloped, and we had hoped to be part of the new center. At this time, we are aware that we will need to relocate, and we want to be proactive with our constituents and let everyone know that we are looking forward to being at our current location as long as we can and we will be searching for a new, permanent home."
The Health Adventure will be operating as usual, and all memberships will continue to be honored as well as field trips and public programming, the release states.
The Health Adventure, which was founded 45 years ago, emerged from bankruptcy in 2011. Dr. Mark Knollman, chairman of the Board of Advisors, stated, "We are looking at this opportunity in a positive way for us to develop our own space and a definitive home. We appreciate the community's continued support as we search for a new location. We would love to have a space that is comparable to our mall location with open square footage, ample parking, and easy accessibility. "
The Health Adventure is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:30-6 p.m. Sundays. Biltmore Square Mall is off Interstate 26 at exit 33. For more information visit thehealthadventure.org or call 828-665-2217.
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DENVER – February 22, 2013 - National Jewish Health knows just the right magical ingredients for the party of the year.
With the Queen's Jubilee celebration still fresh in our minds and Hollywood's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of James Bond at this weekend's Oscars, National Jewish Health has rolled everything royal up into a Ball. Not just any ball; but none other than one of the most anticipated social galas in Denver, the Beaux Arts Ball benefiting National Jewish Health.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that is wondering just what we have to do to get a vacation like the one Helen Gerstein took recently.
Gerstein was lucky enough to swing a couple of weeks in India. Oh boy, what we'd do to escape to an exotic land for a couple of weeks. We can only imagine. For us, it's kind of a big deal when we get to roll over to Cloud City. Well, maybe one of these days we'll get out there into the world.
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- Jul 9:
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- Jul 8:
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- Bay Bridge: Opening of new span to be delayed for weeks or months
- Jun 12:
- Bay Bridge: Open new span with or without bolt repairs, experts say
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- Daniel Borenstein: Bay Bridge officials don't walk the transparency talk
- May 29:
- Will the new Bay Bridge open on time?
- Bay Bridge bike path bolt repairs completed months ago
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- Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke
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- Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'
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- Bay Bridge: Caltrans to reveal how it will fix bolt problems on span
- California Gov. Jerry Brown breaks silence on cracked Bay Bridge bolts
- Bay Bridge technicians 'listen' for cracking in the steel anchor rods
As we prepare for another update Wednesday from executives in charge of construction of the new Bay Bridge span, once again the process is shrouded in secrecy.
No basic written reports or updates have been provided to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to review in advance of its meeting. The opaqueness leaves commissioners and the public only partially informed at a time when the integrity of the new $6.4 billion span remains at issue.
As San Francisco Supervisor David Campos, a member of the transportation commission, noted earlier this month, "I feel we have actually gotten more information from the press."
He's right. But commissioners must recognize their own complicity. They have failed to demand the sort of written staff reports common at any other local government agency, or even at MTC when other projects are at issue.
Oversight of the bridge construction has been placed in the hands of the "Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee," a three-member panel created by state legislation in 2005 that goes by the acronym TBPOC.
The committee, which operates in secret, consists of the executive directors of the state Department of Transportation (Malcolm Dougherty), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (Steve Heminger) and the California Transportation Commission (Andre Boutros).
There are two key checks on TBPOC. First, Gov. Jerry Brown is ultimately responsible for the state Department of Transportation. Second, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission controls the purse strings. If not for its open hearings, the public would be completely in the dark.
MTC should insist on complete public information. But what we've seen so far at its meetings has fallen far short.
Dougherty, Heminger and Boutros appear before the commission each time with a slide presentation. The slides themselves lack detailed information critical to understanding the issues. The verbal comments by the trio often sidestep key issues. The three contradict each other, and Dougherty even contradicts himself.
Dougherty and his agency present the biggest problem. Caltrans runs the day-to-day bridge construction operations. It makes the key engineering decisions, including the ones that brought us to the current fiasco. Yet, it remains an insular organization unable to explain its actions to the outside world. That would be the world that is paying for the bridge.
Fortunately, it is not the only player here. We appreciate that much work is going into the ongoing analysis of what went wrong. As we've previously said, it must be subjected to independent outside review. In the meantime, decisions on some fixes are moving forward without publicly vetted written justification.
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The new year is a time for new beginnings. This is why the New Year's resolution is such a popular notion. The year is starting over so why can't I?
I didn't immediately buy into the idea of a New Year's resolution. It seems lazy to need a new year to fix something you don't like about yourself. I realize now I was misinterpreting the idea.
New Year's resolutions aren't simply about fixing a problem for a year, but making yourself a better person. And, making yourself better isn't easy. Dedicating a year to the pursuit happiness and creating a habit of positive change is really a great idea.
This past year was the first year I took on a resolution. Mine was the typical "exercise more and lose some weight" goal. I also added another addendum to the promise I made to myself. I wanted to become a more optimistic person. It was clear to me that happiness is something that comes from hard work. It is attained by changing how you look at the world and how open your are toward the people around you. It's something at which you need to work. And, let's face it, people like positive people.
Achieving the exercise goal was easy. It was simply creating a calendar and putting a big 'X' through the days I worked out. I'm happy to report I dropped 20 lbs over the year. The optimism resolution proved more difficult.
It is difficult to always look at the world in a positive light. There are a lot of negative things that happen everyday. The real challenge was to look past the negative and see the positive.
To quote Steven Kloves "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
I also found it helps to forgive people immediately. Carrying a grudge is like carrying a backpack full of negativity. Forgiveness is laying the bag on the ground and walking away.
As I continue into this new year I will add another resolution to my goals. Where in the past I looked toward inward improvement, this year I will look to improve outwardly.
I will do this by pursuing volunteer opportunities and helping others achieve their goals.
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Stillman baseball team finishes sweep of Lane
Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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TUSCALOOSA | The Stillman College baseball team recorded its third straight shutout with a 29-0 win over Lane College to complete a three-game sweep. The game was called after seven innings because of the 10-run rule.
Junior right-hander Danny Sharpe turned in Stillman's third complete-game shutout of the weekend. Sharpe (3-2) allowed one hit and struck out 13 batters.
Junior third baseman Kyle Smith had two hits and seven RBIs for the Tigers (10-8, 3-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).Junior center fielder Chris Brown and senior shortstop Kameron McCreless reached base five times each and both scored four runs.
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CHURCH NOTES: Feb. 22, 2013
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:40 a.m.
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Women's conference this weekend
A Woman of God conference is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux's Pastoral Center, 2779 La. 311, Schriever. The conference is sponsored by the diocese's Conference Office. For information, call the Conference Office or visit www.htconferences.org.
Service to center on black history
A service celebrating black history is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, 118 California St., Thibodaux. Bertha R. Shanklin is the service's guest speaker.
Church pastor to be honored
A service celebrating the Rev. David E. Rhodes Sr.'s sixth anniversary with New Vision Christian Community Church is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday at the church, 1949 La. 182, Raceland.
The Rev. Norman Edmonds Sr. from Beaulah Baptist Church in Gibson is the event's guest speaker.
Service celebrates black history
A service celebrating black history is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 168 Brocato Lane, Raceland.
The Rev. Kerry Smith from Mt. Zion Baptist Church is the service's guest speaker.
Service pays homage to black history
A service celebrating Black History Month is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Joy Fellowship Ministries, 1901 Talbot Ave., Thibodaux.
Sunday service dedicated to women
A women's day service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 4928 N. Bayou Black Drive, Gibson. Mary L. Gibson of New Vision Family Worship Center is the service's guest speaker.
Sunday service to spotlight men
An annual Men's Day service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Greater New Salem Baptist Church, 818 Lafayette St., Houma. The Rev. Donald Stovall of Greater St. Matthews Baptist Church and Church of God is the service's guest speaker.
Healing service set for Sunday
A healing and deliverance service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. Bishop A.L. Dowdell and the Rev. Joyce Dowdell of Auburn, Ala., are the service's guest speakers.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Roy Doty Draws the 'Holly Daze'
It got me digging through my old magazines in search of more 'Holly Day' art by Roy -- and in no time at all I located this spread from the December 1949 issue of Good Housekeeping.
Roy tells me he doesn't recall much about this particular job. "I was working for damn near every magazine at that time," he replied to my query. "Do remember the drawing... but no story connected to it."
Never one to pass up the opportunity to pester an old timer with questions about work they did half a century ago, I fired off another scan to Roy... this one from Coronet magazine. I've always wondered about these tiny page toppers in Coronet (and Reader's Digest). Besides Roy, many other fine illustrators and cartoonists regularly did them. I asked Roy if he could recall anything about how much they paid, and if they were assigned in batches or one at a time.
Ever the good sport, Roy got right back to me with the following:
"You certainly are dredging up oldies. Sorry, but I don't remember what they paid for the illustrations. They were assigned one at a time. Everything in those days was based in New York. We all made the rounds and either saw the art director or the editor. They called, we came. Coronet illustrations were tiny, but not as tiny as the ones we all did for the Readers Digest. Now those were really small..."
"...but they paid better."
* Be sure to visit Hogan's Alley so you can marvel at fifty-plus years of Roy Doty's Christmas card art.
* My Roy Doty Flickr set.
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In 1957, when my mother and father married, my grandmother gave Mom the book "The Complete Book of Absolutely Perfect Housekeeping," by Elinor Goulding Smith. Inside it, she inscribed "Things I never told you. Love, Mother. At the time, the book was a best seller. Mr. Doty illustrated it. I knew all the drawings before I was able to read -- and, after I learned to read, I discovered the book was hilarious. I knew Roy Doty's work before I knew that of any other commercial artist. Even today, I could probably describe every one of his drawings in the book. They amused as much as what had been written.ReplyDelete
The hardcover of the book showed a repeating Dota image of scowlingwoman in a shirtwaist dress leaning against her house, which was her height and leaning scowling against her. Forehead to forehead.
In 1958, after I was born, Grandma gave Mom Goulding's follow-up book, "The Complete Book of Absolutely Perfect Baby and Child Care." Also hilarious. And again, Mr. Doty's drawings unforgettable. The book begins, "The book begins, "It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money."
A favorite image, one I think of often even 50 years later, is of the parents using a shovel to pour food into the hugely open mouth of their demanding baby. Appears more hilarious than it reads. Even a five-year-old, which I was when I remember first reading it, could understand the premise. I think the children he drew helped teach me a sense of humility about myself. I didn't want to be those kids.
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Despite an earlier claim by a Marine Band spokeswoman that quite possibly invalidated the inauguration, a Marine Corps spokesman is now denying that the Marine Band has the authority to say whether or not Beyoncé lip-synched her performance of the National Anthem.
Speaking with the Associated Press, Capt. Gregory Wolf said the Marine Band used a pre-recorded track to back up Beyoncé because a lack of rehearsal time prior to the inauguration made performing live "ill advised."
"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf said, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."
This comes on the heels of comments made by Marine Band spokeswoman Sgt. Kristin duBois, who claimed that Beyoncé used a pre-recorded version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for reasons unknown to her.
It has been noted that lip-syncing at important events is standard procedure, and even Whitney Houston's legendary take on the anthem at Super Bowl XXV was lip-synched, sparking the same kind of controversy.
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The Daily Startup: Acquia Funded for Expansion of Content-Management Technology
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Acquia, a company commercializing Drupal, has raised another $30 million in funding and aims to ride the open-source technology to an IPO, according to Acquia Chief Executive Tom Erickson. More than 1.5 million websites, including whitehouse.gov, run on Drupal, an interactive software platform used for content management and e-commerce. Acquia's Series E round was led by Investor Growth Capital.
A $900 million deal Selecta Biosciences has formed with Sanofi could result in therapies that ease the fears of people with severe allergies to substances found in foods or in the air. Selecta and Sanofi said they will research treatments that teach the immune system to ignore triggers that cause serious allergic reactions. Using Selecta's nanotechnology capabilities, Sanofi will develop an immunotherapy designed to curb immune responses to an undisclosed, life-threatening food allergen.
Also in today's VentureWire, Mobile app discovery platform Everything.me has raised $25 million in its bid to make mobile search effortless and app stores unnecessary. Telefonica Digital led the strategic round with participation from SingTel Innov8, Mozilla and existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJTF, BRM Group and Horizons Ventures…CapLinked has raised $1.6 million in Series A funding, aiming to simplify standard business deals by getting them done online. New investors FF Angel (which is part of the Founders Fund) and Siemer Ventures joined current investors 500 Startups, Peter Thiel, Andrej Henkler and Alexsis de Raadt-St. James…andGoogle has acquired Incentive Targeting, a five-year-old grocery promotional-offers company that was backed by angel groups. A Google spokeswoman confirmed the deal.
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Deals company LivingSocial is planning to ax about 400 jobs, nearly 9% of its workforce, as its market dries up. Meanwhile, Andrew Mason, CEO of LivingSocial's publicly traded competitor Groupon, tells a conference that he is the right person to lead the company out of the woods.
At Tech Shop, a three-story workshop in San Francisco equipped with tools such as 3-D printers and laser cutters, entrepreneurs can experiment with ideas for physical products. VentureWire reporter Deborah Gage writes about the workshop, which serves the Bay Area's "maker" movement.
More bad news for BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion: It's losing the battle of the enterprise as more big companies let their employees choose the iPhone and Android devices to access company software, AllThingsD says.
PandoDaily's Sarah Lacy weighs in on the Series A crunch for startups that have raised seed rounds. But peHub's Connie Loizos responds that the Series A shortfall isn't news.


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New cars, same results at Daytona International Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. started a 12-car accident at Daytona on Friday that essentially shut down a three-day test session designed to hone NASCAR�s redesigned cars.
Stock-car racing�s most popular driver was trying to bump draft with Marcus Ambrose on the back straightaway when he lifted Ambrose �like a forklift� and turned him into the wall. Ambrose�s Ford bounced back across the track and triggered a pileup that collected a host of others.
�It was a big mess and tore up a lot of cars down here trying to work on their stuff,� Earnhardt said. �Definitely the drafting is not like it used to be. You can�t really tandem certain cars; certain cars don�t match up well.�
Two of Earnhardt�s Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne, also were involved.
So were defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, new teammate Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr., Aric Almirola and Regan Smith.
There were no injuries, but the wreck caused several teams to leave Daytona.
At least 10 teams, including Michael Waltrip Racing, Penske Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports, packed up their haulers and headed back to North Carolina.
�It is unfortunate, but sometimes you have to wreck them to learn,� Keselowski said.
�The sport is rewinding. That is the important thing to say. The sport advanced to the two-car tandem three or four years ago, and there were certain things you could do then that you couldn�t do in the past without wrecking.
�Now the rules package is back to where we were in the early 2000�s when the fans enjoyed the racing better. We as drivers have to rewind to how we used to drive these cars. This is how you do it. You make mistakes and learn, and that is part of it. I might be the guy who makes the mistake next time, so I can�t be mad about it.�
Manufacturers Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota are using new cars in 2013, ones that have unique front ends that make race cars more closely resemble those on the streets and in the showroom.
The new cars have considerably less downforce than their predecessors and perform differently on the track.
The previous models had identical designs that made it easier for bump drafting because the front and rear bumpers lined up squarely.
But with redesigned parts in low supply as vendors try to keep up with demands, many teams came to Daytona without backup cars.
Drivers took a cautious approach to the test, trying to gain information about speed and handling while hoping to avoid the huge wrecks associated with pack racing.
NASCAR asked teams to simulate race conditions Friday by forming the large drafting packs, and there were 18 cars on the track when Earnhardt triggered the big one.
�You can�t push, which I think is a good thing,� Gordon said.
�The bad thing is you can still get to the guy�s bumper, but the cars just don�t line up very well. ... It�s something that is going to have to be dealt with very carefully. You are going to have to be cautious when you do it and do it with the right guys, but most of the time you�re going to need to stay away from it.�
�That is certainly something we learned.�
Backing up Gordon�s sentiments, Earnhardt said the nose of his Chevrolet slid under the rear bumper of Ambrose�s Ford.
�It�s going to take a lot more care and concentration and just knowing kind of what is at stake,� Earnhardt said.
�Certain cars you line up OK with and can push fine and for whatever reason mine and Marcus� car didn�t line up good. We got our bumpers together, and it hooked him. For whatever reason, you�ve got to be careful who you are working with.�
One driver who avoided the melee was five-time series champion Jimmie Johnson. He and crew chief Chad Knaus decided before the session to stay.
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a type of protein, called an enzyme, that helps red blood cells work properly. The G6PD test looks at the amount (activity) of this substance in a patient's red blood cells.
RBC G6PD test; G6PD screen
A blood sample is needed.
No special preparation is usually necessary.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of G6PD deficiency. This means you do not have enough G6PD activity.
Too little G6PD activity leads to the destruction of red blood cells. This process is called hemolysis. When this process is actively occurring, it is called a hemolytic episode.
Hemolytic episodes can be triggered by infections, severe stress, certain foods (such as fava beans), and certain medicines, including:
Normal values vary and depend upon the laboratory used. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
Abnormal results mean you have a G6PD deficiency, which can cause hemolytic anemia in certain conditions.
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
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Price EA, Otis S, Schrier SL. Red blood cell enzymopathies. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr, Silberstein LE, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 42.
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- Aug 14:
- Robin Williams had Parkinson's disease, wife reveals
- Robin Williams: Bay Area made him feel normal
- Marin sheriff defends release of Robin Williams' death details
- 'Aladdin' stage, film stars mourn Robin Williams
- Aug 13:
- Robin Williams' daughter deletes Twitter and Instagram accounts over online bullying
- Bay Area comics react to Robin Williams' death
- Quoted: Trolls drive Robin Williams' daughter away from Twitter, Instagram
- Aug 12:
- Marin residents share stories, fond memories of comedian Robin Williams
- Robin Williams' death makes public the usually private agony of suicide
- Contra Costa Times editorial: With Robin Williams, depression and bipolar claim another life
- Robin Williams remembered by Ben Affleck, Pam Dawber, Sally Field and more
- Robin Williams could appear in four films after his death
- Robin Williams death confirmed as suicide
- Did Robin Williams hang himself over financial troubles?
- Obama calls Robin Williams 'one of a kind'
- Aug 11:
- Robin Williams fans flock to 'Mork and Mindy' house
- 'We knew him as a neighbor': Marin remembers Robin Williams
- Robin Williams suicide was 'selfish,' says Todd Bridges
- Apple ad was one of Robin Williams' final productions
- Obituary: Comedian Robin Williams dead of suspected suicide at 63
- Appreciation: Robin Williams, not a faster brain on the planet
- Robin Williams dies; sheriff investigating as suicide
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jimmy Fallon paid tribute to Robin Williams on the "Tonight Show," where the late comic made many memorable, seldom-seated appearances.
His voice cracking, Fallon called Williams "the Muhammad Ali of comedy" on Tuesday and stood atop his desk to declare, "O Captain, my captain, you will be missed." Fallon performed a brief impression of Williams' fast-talking, riffing delivery, but mostly let a clip from Williams' first appearance on the "Tonight Show" in 1981 speak for itself.
To the delight of host Johnny Carson, Williams jumped into the crowd playing a mock evangelist. Such frenetic guest spots became regular events for Williams.
With many late-night hosts on break this week, few have yet reacted on air to Williams' death on Monday. Conan O'Brien heard the news while taping his TBS show Monday.


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- Jul 9:
- Roadshow: Bay Bridge delay gets mixed reviews
- Jul 8:
- Bay Bridge's steel bolt failures reveal inadequate metallurgy expertise, experts say
- Bay Bridge: Opening of new span to be delayed for weeks or months
- Jun 12:
- Bay Bridge: Open new span with or without bolt repairs, experts say
- Jun 2:
- Daniel Borenstein: Bay Bridge officials don't walk the transparency talk
- May 29:
- Will the new Bay Bridge open on time?
- Bay Bridge bike path bolt repairs completed months ago
- May 28:
- Bay Bridge suspense continues
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Bay Bridge executives failing to produce basic written reports
- May 23:
- Bay Bridge bolt maker says report 'exonerates' it from blame
- May 22:
- Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke
- May 21:
- Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'
- May 8:
- Live coverage: Bay Bridge bolt fix to cost $ 5 million to $10 million
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- Bay Bridge: Caltrans to reveal how it will fix bolt problems on span
- California Gov. Jerry Brown breaks silence on cracked Bay Bridge bolts
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Q Since all this work is being done on both sides of Interstate 580 between Greenville and Hacienda roads to accommodate diamond lanes/toll lanes, please explain to me where BART is going to go when it comes (if it ever does) to Livermore? When I-580 was widened over the Dublin grade from Castro Valley out to the Altamont, room was left to put BART in the median. This does not seem the case for this latest widening. ... Do you know if the work on I-580 is taking into account the future BART extension? ... Is Caltrans planning for the future of BART to Livermore by making the center median wide enough for BART? I know BART to Livermore is not yet approved, but wouldn't it be smart to plan for it and do the widening once?
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A Yes, it would be. But this is a case of what project has funding (the carpool/toll lane widening) and what project doesn't (the BART extension).
If the BART line is funded, crews will need to return to widen the median and shoulder areas for the 4.8-mile extension from the Dublin-Pleasanton station to Isabel Avenue. There is enough money for the carpool/toll lane construction, but that's it for now.
Q Do you know what the plans are for removing the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge once the new suspension bridge is finished?
Vicki Gutgesell
A It's going to be dismantled, which will be expensive ($240 million) and take perhaps seven years. Some concrete or steel will be recycled or sold for scrap, but there likely is toxic lead in the paint that will have to be safely discarded. Coming down first will be the cantilever section. The state will create a regional park in the area where the old span now touches land, allowing visitors to view the new bridge.
KPIX-TV (Ch. 5) has a good story on its website about the demolition. Go to sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/03/13/demolition-of-old-bay-bridge-to-take-years to view a recent story.
Q I've noticed over the past year that more gas stations in Castro Valley and Dublin are tacking on a 5-cent-a-gallon surcharge if you pay with credit versus cash. My understanding is that major credit card companies would not allow merchants to pass on the credit fee they charge. This seems more and more like a cash grab by the gas stations. Assuming a 10-gallon fill-up, that's an extra 50 cents right there. Any idea on why this started up?
Chris Harper
A More gas stations are listing two prices, but they are not doing anything illegal. They get away with it by saying they're offering a discount for cash, not a surcharge for credit.
Q The recently completed Guadalupe River Trail by the north end of Alviso is beautiful and already quite popular with cyclists, runners and walkers. But during a recent outing, I noticed substantial mud and water at the Highway 237 and Tasman Drive underpasses, making them impassable and forcing people to hoof it over the light rail with dogs, strollers and bicycles. Are there any plans to address this issue by raising the roadbed a few feet?
Peter Joyce
A Yes. The city intends to install a smoother paved surface like other undercrossings have, plus raise the lowest point by three feet. This should keep the undercrossing above normal tidal flows. The work at Tasman should be underway next summer.
The city also considered similar projects for Montague Expressway and 237, but there isn't enough clearance for service vehicles and it would not be able to contain stormwater, which is a requirement for the Army Corps and Water District.
Q For more than a week, I have seen one lane closed but no activity on Osgood Road near Blacow Road in Fremont. Do you know what is going on and for how long?
Hari Kotcherlakota
A This is connected to the BART project. BART's contractor is building a substation in the parking lot of the city's maintenance yard to install utility lines, and it has cut off access to the maintenance yard from Blacow. As a result, all maintenance vehicles now temporarily have to use the entrance off Osgood. Because some are hitched to trailers or are longer in general, there was concern that they'd be waiting in the road while trying to get through the electronic gate. The one lane was closed so that the longer vehicles with trailers wouldn't be sitting in the street with cars going by at 40 mph. The work within the driveway off Blacow is expected to be completed in a week or so, at which time the lane will reopen.
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Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Sept. 29, 2012
Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, History Center
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Violin sensation Caroline Goulding will open the season performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the ICO. Goulding has been lauded for her "impressive technical polish and musical maturity" (Gramophone). In 2009, she was nominated for a Grammy for her debut recording. She is also a past violin recipient of the Stradivari Society, and currently plays the General Kyd Stradivarius. The performance will also include Michael Torke's Lucent Variations and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major.
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Richard Sherman Goes Off Script. Internet Nearly Breaks
Reporters who've stood in locker rooms and press conference rooms waiting for an athlete to talk know the difficulty of having to wring out interesting copy from sources who really have no benefit in providing it. Someone like LeBron James runs the risk of starting a news cycle by providing his opinion on literally anything; "LeBron Not A Fan Of Taco Bell, Prefers McDonald's" could easily be the conversation dominating "SportsCenter for a day. So why bother saying anything beyond the obvious platitudes, like "Both teams played hard" and "At the end of the day, it's about making plays"?
Richard Sherman doesn't feel this way. Arguably the league's best cornerback, the Stanford grad has acquired a reputation for being a devout student and someone who isn't afraid to get in his opponent's ear. On the final, meaningful play of the Sunday's NFC Championship game, he broke up an intended touchdown pass from San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick to Michael Crabtree by tipping it to his teammate for an interception, sealing Seattle's lead and sending them to the Super Bowl. Afterwards, he conducted an interview with Erin Andrews in which he came off… passionate, to put it lightly. This wasn't an athlete looking to shrink from his glory, but someone who wanted the world to know how he'd come up against a hated rival and succeeded in the coolest way possible. It wasn't what Tom Brady would have done, to say the least. While his candidness was appreciated by some fans, others took to the Internet (WARNING: language) to say the stupid, stupid things that people will often take to the Internet to say; comments that had less to do with Sherman's tact or lack thereof, and more about the color of his skin.
"When you're a public figure, there are rules," writes Deadspin's Greg Howard. "Here's one: A public personality can be black, talented, or arrogant, but he can't be any more than two of these traits at a time. It's why antics and soundbites from guys like Brett Favre, Johnny Football and Bryce Harper seem almost hyper-American, capable of capturing the country's imagination, but black superstars like Sherman, Floyd Mayweather, and Cam Newton are seen as polarizing, as selfish, as glory boys, as distasteful and perhaps offensive." He should've been more humble, somehow.
Fortunately, the law of averages dictates that Sherman came out ahead, especially after apologizing for taking the focus off his teammates and what they'd accomplished. He also penned a thoughtful explanation of his actions for the MMQB, in which he certainly came off like the bigger person given the tone of some of the comments thrown his his direction. "It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am," he wrote. "I don't want to be a villain, because I'm not a villainous person." With his coach in his corner and Andrews dismissing any talk that she was taken aback, the criticism abated for a moment. (Even if a wrestling legend thought he could've done better.) There was, instead, the realization that we have two more weeks before the Super Bowl—in which the Seahawks will go up against the Denver Broncos—which means Sherman could say something else to get the blood boiling. At least we should be so lucky, since we already know both teams will play hard.
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In 2014, anything can happen at a tennis tournament. We're a moment removed from the halcyon days of Roger Federer making every semifinal for six straight years, or Novak Djokovic going on an unkillable win streak netting him three Grand Slams within a season; instead, the line between the top tier and those right below seems more blurred than ever. Djokovic, for example, lost in the wee moments of Tuesday morning in an epic five-setter to Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, who'd failed to eliminate the pliable Serb in two 2013 tournaments. Even Serena Williams lost, even without playing with her left hand—a true sign that upsets are a real possibility, and not just fanfiction conjured up by the bored pundit unable to come up with an interesting result.
Of course, the irony on the men's side is that the unpredictability has built toward a more familiar chatter: Whether Federer is rejuvenated enough to pull off a surprise ride to the final. A lucky break like Djokovic losing early obviously helps, but the newly coached great still has to contend with Andy Murray in the quarterfinals, and perhaps Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Those are the winners of the last two Grand Slam tournaments, whereas Federer failed to reach a final last year—the first time that had happened since 2002. "Tennis fans and writers want Federer to be back; they want it badly," Steve Tignor writes for Tennis.com. "Is it possible that this desire affects their judgment?" But Federer is playing well; he ripped through Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets during their fourth round matchup, and looks like he's made the necessary adjustments to using a different racket, as well as just being older than he was during those prodigious winning streaks. The will of fans might not be enough to get him to the precipice of another championship, but blessedly, it seems like he might be able to do that on his own.
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Léon-Joseph-Thomas Alessandri was a cabinetmaker and ivory craftsman specialising in tables. He exhibited "a rotunda-shaped piece of furniture with a dome" in the Renaissance style and sculpted ivory mouldings and panels at the Universal Exhibition in 1867.
Alessandri surrounded himself with the best specialists: the decorator and designer of ornamentation Eugène Prignot, and two sculptors Carrier-Belleuse and Bernard. According to contemporary eye-witness accounts, Eugène Prignot designed the general shape of the piece of furniture and oversaw its construction, Carrier-Belleuse designed the four bas-reliefs (Architecture, Sculpture, Trade, Work) which decorate the base of the piece and Victor Bernard sculpted the figure of Victory on top of the dome.
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- Jul 19:
- Girl who survived Asiana plane crash killed by firetruck
- Jul 13:
- SFO crash: If you were on Asiana Flight 214, would you help others or yourself?
- Jul 9:
- SFO crash: NTSB reveals chaotic details of pilots' confusion; two flight attendants ejected
- SFO crash: Doctor finds unusual pattern of spine injuries
- Jul 8:
- Pilot actions in Asiana crash scrutinized by investigators
- Rescuers recount first moments after Asiana 214's crash at SFO
- Jet crash TV coverage: KTVU claims victory
- Investigation continues into whether plane crash victim was hit by rescue vehicle
- San Jose, Oakland airports expect normal operations Tuesday
- Mercury News editorial: Asiana crash at SFO inspired heroism
- Herhold: What made an Asiana flight attendant a hero in SFO crash?
- Asiana Flight 214 crash: First responders describe surreal scene at SFO
- Jul 7:
- SFO crash: Asiana Flight 214 crew tried to abort landing, NTSB says
- San Francisco: Survivors of Asiana plane crash at SFO tell tales of flying cinnamon buns, iPods and gaping exit holes
- SFO crash: Official probes whether rescuers ran over, killed crash victim
- SFO Crash: Southern California school in shock after students killed, injured in crash
- Two girls killed in San Francisco plane crash were students headed to summer camps in U.S.
- NTSB: Asiana flight tried to abort landing at SFO just seconds before crash
- SFO 'glide slope' inoperable during Saturday's crash
- Air travelers should brace for more delays on Monday
- Live Coverage: Investigation of Asiana Flight 214 crash at SFO
- SFO Crash: Victim may have been hit by rescue truck after plane crash
- Jul 6:
- SFO crash: Terror inside plane that slammed into runway, began to burn
- SFO crash causes chaos in California skies
- SFO Crash: Asiana Airline statement
- Obama grateful to first responders at jet crash
- SFO Crash Raw Video: Coverage of Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport
- A look back at previous airport approach crashes
- Asiana Airlines connects major technology markets
- Boeing 777 that crashed in SFO has a stellar reputation among pilots
- NTSB launches team to investigate airline crash at SFO
- Asiana Airlines at a glance
- Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg nearly on plane that crashed at SFO
- SFO Crash: 2 girls dead, almost 200 other people injured after Asiana flight 214 slams runway
SAN FRANCISCO -- The evacuation of Asiana Flight 214 began badly. Even before the mangled jetliner began filling with smoke, two evacuation slides on the doors inflated inside the cabin instead of outside, pinning two flight attendants to the floor.
Cabin manager Lee Yoon-hye, apparently the last person to leave the burning plane, said crew members deflated the slides with axes to rescue their colleagues, one of whom seemed to be choking beneath the weight of a slide.
Lee on Sunday described several dramatic moments in the remarkable evacuation that saved 305 of the 307 people on the plane that crashed Saturday while landing in San Francisco.
One flight attendant put a scared elementary schoolboy on her back and slid down a slide, said Lee, in the first comments by a crew member since the crash of the Boeing 777. A pilot helped another injured flight attendant off the plane after the passengers escaped. Lee herself worked to put out fires and usher passengers to safety despite a broken tailbone that kept her standing throughout a news briefing with mostly South Korean reporters at a San Francisco hotel. She said she didn't know how badly she was hurt until a doctor at a San Francisco hospital later treated her.
Lee, 40, who has nearly 20 years' experience with Asiana, said she knew seconds before impact that something was wrong with the plane.
"Right before touchdown, I felt like the plane was trying to take off. I was thinking, 'What's happening?' and then I felt a bang," Lee said. "That bang felt harder than a normal landing. It was a very big shock. Afterward, there was another shock and the plane swayed to the right and to the left."
Lee said she was the last person off the plane and that she tried to approach the back of the aircraft before she left to doublecheck that no one was left inside. But when she moved to the back of the plane, a cloud of black, toxic smoke made it impossible. "It looked like the ceiling had fallen down," she said.
The San Francisco fire chief, Joanne Hayes-White, praised Lee, whom she talked to after the evacuation.
"She was so composed I thought she had come from the terminal," Hayes-White told reporters in a clip posted to YouTube. "She wanted to make sure that everyone was off. ... She was a hero."


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Pleasant Run Baptist Church will celebrate the second anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. George L. Nelson, and his wife, Sheila, on Sunday, Oct. 18.
The guest speaker at the morning service at 11:15 a.m. will be the Rev. Burt Parker of First Baptist Church in Hardinsburg, and the afternoon guest at 3 p.m. will be the Rev. William G. Nelson and congregation of Greater St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church of Louisville.
Dinner will be served upon the arrival of the afternoon guests.
Spurlington United Methodist Church will host a fall gathering on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 2 to 6 p.m.
There will be food booth sales and an assortment of fundraiser games and activities for the young and old. A fire truck will be on display along with inflatables for children.
Highlighted activities include a corn hole tournament, basketball shoot, bingo, haunted house and a costume contest for children 10 and younger.
Proceeds from a cookout on Saturday in front of Walmart Supercenter will benefit the Taylor County Food Pantry.
The menu will include smoked pulled pork barbecue tenderloin, hamburgers and hot dogs. The meal will be served at no cost, however, a free will offering will be accepted. Everyone eats regardless of the ability to give.
Canned food items will also be accepted.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Campbellsville Rally for Christ will take place Monday, Oct. 11 through Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The event is being organized in order to share Christ with the community as well as to provide support for the Taylor County Ministerial Association Food Pantry.
Featuring testimony and special music each night, the event will begin at 7 p.m. at Campbellsville High School's Hamilton Auditorium. Area lay speakers will bring messages.
Childcare will be available for children ages 3 to 8.
Elk Horn Baptist Church is hosting an auction and dinner to help pay off its Worship and Activities Center, and eventually build a new sanctuary.
The church will be selling ribeye sandwich dinners for $5 each with desserts available for $1 on Saturday.
Dozens of gift baskets and other items, including a solid oak bench, Ingersoll-Rand air compressor and UK basketball tickets, will be available during the auction.
For more information, call the church at 789-2113 or Jamie Browning at (859) 644-2982.
First Baptist Church will host a Women of Worth Conference today through Sunday.
Cost of the conference is $25.
A schedule of events is as follows:
- Today - Women's choir practice, 7:15 p.m.
- Tomorrow - Renewal worship service, 7 p.m., with guest speaker First Lady Akins from First Baptist Church Bracktown in Lexington.
- Saturday - Prayer spa, 8:30 a.m. to noon; panel luncheon, noon to 1 p.m.; and workshops, 1 to 4 p.m.
- Sunday - Worship service, 11:15 a.m.
"Kinsmen Redeemer" is the perfect Bible study for those who have never taken a Precept class before.
It is a study of the Book of Ruth and tells about the one who loves you so much that he would pay the ultimate price for you.
Precept Bible studies reach across denominational lines without compromising the truth of God's word.
Classes will be hosted on Sundays from Oct. 25 through Nov. 15 at Taylor's Chapel United Methodist Church, located on Taylor Chapel Road in Green County, from 4 to 6 p.m. ET. The cost of materials is $15.
Before the worship service started we had eaten dinner together, me with my tape recorder and notebook by my side.
I don't normally go to church on Wednesday nights, but I had come to New Beginnings Fellowship in Hernando, Fla., for a Religion Page feature story and to take notes about their worship.
As the people entered the sanctuary, some grabbed musical instruments from a cardboard box in the back of the room - maracas and wooden sticks, cymbals and tambourines. During the first song, people used the instruments, making their own music.
First Baptist Church will host a Women of Worth Conference from Thursday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 11.
- Oct. 8 - Women's choir practice, 7:15 p.m.
- Oct. 9 - Renewal worship service, 7 p.m., with guest speaker First Lady Akins from First Baptist Church in Bardstown.
- Oct. 10 - Prayer spa, 8:30 a.m. to noon; panel luncheon, noon to 1 p.m.; and workshops, 1 to 4 p.m.
- Oct. 11 - Worship service, 11:15 a.m.
Mt. Roberts Baptist Church will host Vacation Bible School on Oct. 4-8 from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 will be family night.
The church is located at 898 Mac Pitman Road in Campbellsville. For more information or transportation, call 465-3999.
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