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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi softball team dropped two games today on the opening day of the Best Western Marina Grand Islanders Classic at Chapman Field.
The Islanders (3-10) fell to Kansas in the first game 11-3 in six innings before dropping a 6-4 loss to Auburn in a game that was suspended after five innings due to darkness. Meagan McKinney powered the Islanders offense today with a total of four hits, including a perfect 3-for-3 against Kansas.
The Best Western Marina Grand Islanders Classic continues Saturday and Sunday at Chapman Field. The Islanders will take on New Mexico at 3 p.m. before wrapping the classic on Sunday at 11 a.m. against Southern University. All tournament passes are $15 for adults, $10 for youth and seniors. Day passes are $6 for adults and $4 for youth and seniors. For more information, click here. All fans without a valid Texas A&M - Corpus Christi parking pass or a disabled parking tag are required to park in the Bayside Parking Garage located on campus.
For the latest on Islanders Softball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Softball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersSball) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
GAME 1: KANSAS 11, TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI 3 (Six Innings)
After the Islanders sealed a 1-0 victory over the Jayhawks on Thursday, Kansas came back in the second game of the Best Western Marina Grand Islanders Classic to tally a season game-high 18 hits, including seven in the sixth frame to secure an 11-3 victory over the Islanders in six innings.
The Islanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI double by McKinney who went a perfect 3-for-3 in the game, including two doubles. McKinney plated Mickayla Cochran who singled through the left side to start the frame. Kansas' hurler Kelsey Kessler answered retiring the next two Islanders' batters.
The Jayhawks responded with three straight hits in the bottom of the first, but the Islanders' defense came up big. Michelle Sorenson threw down to second for the first out before an interference call was made and a pop up to Hayley Galloway at second pulled the Islanders' out of the jam.
Dani Tefft singled in the top of the second while McKinney and Valere Perez ripped back-to-back singles with two outs in the third but were left stranded. The Jayhawks knotted the score in the bottom of the third with the help of two hits. Leadoff hitter Alex Jones singled before scoring on 6-3 RBI put out by Mariah Montgomery. After the Jayhawks put up three runs in the bottom of the fourth on four hits, the Islanders responded back with three hits and two runs in the top of the fifth to pull within one.
With one out, Cochran singled and once again scored on a McKinney RBI double to right center. After Perez reached on an intentional walk, J.J. Jackson ripped a single to center field to plate McKinney and the Islanders' third run of the game.
Constance Brandenburg came in to relieve Ashley Elicerio in the Islanders' circle and retired the Jayhawks in order in the bottom of the fifth. However, Kansas struck back in the bottom of the sixth to seal the victory with seven runs on eight hits to cap the scoring.
Elicerio (0-5) took the loss for the Islanders in four innings. She allowed 10 hits and four runs. Brandenburg allowed eight hits in one inning.
McKinney led the Islanders with three hits while Cochran went 2-for-3 and Perez, Jackson and Tefft all chipped in one hit apiece.
GAME 2: AUBURN 6, TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI 4 (Five Innings)
The Tigers and Islanders stayed scoreless through two innings until Auburn posted one run in the third on two hits and five in the fourth to propel to a 6-4 victory in the final game of the day. The Islanders answered in the fifth with four runs on four hits but play was suspended at the end of the fifth due to darkness. The Tigers outhit the Islanders 8-6.
Jackson went 2-for-3 to lead the Islanders' bats while McKinney, Perez, Tefft and Natalie Zarzabal each added one hit apiece.
The Tigers got on board first in the third frame after Branndi Melero hit a RBI double to right center to plate Tiffany Howard who reached on a single to third base. Auburn padded the lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth with three hits. Kelsey Bogaards ripped a RBI single to center field with bases loaded to score Kristyn Richards, who came in to pinch run for Caitlyn Schultze, who reached base with a walk with one out. The Tigers tacked on two more runs after Bogaards and Jade Rhodes scored on a Morgan Estell single. Brandenburg came in to relieve Bethany Slick in the circle before Auburn plated their final two runs on an error.
The Islanders responded back in the bottom of the fifth with four runs on four hits. Tefft got things going with a bunt single with one out and Cochran followed with a fielder's choice. Lindsey Lyles advanced Tefft to third and Cochran to second with a sacrifice bunt to third base. With runners on second and third, McKinney ripped a solo shot to shortstop to plate Tefft for the Islanders' first run of the game. Perez followed suit with a RBI double to right field to score Cochran. The Islanders' bats rolled on with a two RBI single to right center by Jackson to plate Perez and McKinney. However, Carroll grounded out to second to end the inning and the game as play was suspended.
Slick (1-1) took the loss for the Islanders in 3.2 innings of work. The sophomore allowed six hits and six runs while walking two batters. Brandenburg recorded one strikeout and allowed two hits in 1.1 innings.


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A Lowndes County woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with two teenagers.
A jury found Christy McGough, 35, guilty Thursday of two counts of sexual battery. Circuit Judge Lee Howard sentenced her to concurrent 10-year sentences but suspended five years of each term. That means she'll serve five years.
She also will be on post-release supervision for five years.
Prosecutors said the two teenagers told authorities they had sex with McGough in her home in the spring of 2011. They were each 15 at the time. One of the alleged victims was living with the McGough.
McGough was arrested in May of 2011 after the two teens were found at her home after she checked them out of school.


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The family of a teenager whose leg had to be amputated due to an injury he suffered during a hunting-related accident last year is suing the Elkins man who allegedly shot the teenager - as well as the man's wife and father.
Randolph County residents Roger Boatwright, his wife Susie Boatwright and their sons, 16-year-old Tanner Boatwright and 19-year-old Christopher Boatwright, are listed as plaintiffs in a catastrophic personal injury complaint filed in Randolph County Circuit Court.
The 16-page complaint - submitted by attorneys James A. Varner and Debra Tedeschi Varner of McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner law firm of behalf of the Boatwright family - names Robert L. Reckart Jr., 49; his wife, Gina, 47; and Robert Reckart Sr., the father of Robert Reckart Jr., as co-defendants.
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Roger and Susie Boatwright argue that an injury their son suffered Nov. 25, 2011, was completely preventable because the person who allegedly accidentally shot their son that day - Robert Reckart Jr. - is a convicted felon and was therefore legally forbidden from possessing a firearm. In 1986, Reckart was convicted of cocaine distribution, a felony, which prohibited him from possessing a gun, and his Second Amendment gun ownership rights were never restored, according to court records.
According to the Aug. 21 complaint, Robert Reckart Jr. and his minor son invited Tanner Boatwright and his father, Roger Boatwright, to go deer hunting at the Reckarts' camp at an undisclosed location in Tucker County. When Roger and Tanner Boatwright arrived at the Reckarts' camp, Robert Reckart Jr. asked them to go on a four-wheeler ride around the camp after dark. Roger Boatwright was a reluctant participant, but went along to keep an eye on his son, the complaint states.
Roger and Tanner Boatwright left the Reckarts' camp riding on one side-by-side all-terrain vehicle, while Robert Reckart Jr., his minor son and another minor rode on a second side-by-side all-terrain vehicle, according to the complaint. After riding for some distance, both vehicles came to a stop and all parties dismounted. At that time, Robert Reckart Jr. was allegedly holding a loaded centerfire rifle that did not have the safety on, according to the suit.
As Tanner Boatwright was walking over to stand next to his father, Robert Reckart Jr. allegedly "came forward and negligently, carelessly and recklessly" discharged the firearm, causing a bullet to strike Tanner Boatwright in the leg. The bullet severed his femoral artery, creating a life-threatening situation, the complaint states.
Roger Boatwright drove his son to Davis Memorial Hospital, where he was stabilized before being life-flighted to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, according to the lawsuit. Once at UPMC, surgeons told Tanner Boatwright's mother, Susie Boatwright, that amputating a portion of her son's leg was the only way to save his life and asked her for permission to perform the surgery, which she ultimately granted.
"Fortunately, Roger Boatwright was able to get Tanner Boatwright to medical assistance in Elkins (and thereafter Pittsburgh by life flight) in time to save his life, but the severity and degree of damage to his leg was such that he ultimately suffered a surgical amputation of the leg above the knee as the only way to save his life," the Boatwrights' attorneys assert in the complaint.
Tanner Boatwright could have died that day, they argue.
"During the ride out (from the Tucker County camp) and thereafter, Tanner Boatwright narrowly escaped death from 'bleeding out' as a result of the massive wound inflicted by the centerfire rifle and the bullet projectile exiting therefrom," the lawsuit states.
The Boatwrights charge the defendants with negligence, negligent entrustment of a firearm and illegal and outrageous use thereof, negligent infliction of emotional distress and loss of child consortium, among other allegations. The complaint argues that Robert Reckart Sr. - the father of Robert Reckart Jr. - breached his duty to supervise the use of the firearm, which he reportedly purchased for his grandson (and Robert Reckart Jr.'s underage son) when the youth was only 8 years old.
Given his grandson's age at the time he purchased the rifle and at the time of the shooting, Robert Reckart Sr. "carelessly and recklessly entrusted the centerfire rifle to a prohibited person, Robert L. Reckart Jr., or to a child under the age of 15 and allowed that entrustment to continue through and until the shooting on Nov. 25, 2011," the complaint states.
The complaint also alleges that negligence of Robert Reckart Jr.'s wife, Gina Reckart, partially contributed to the accident, since she is a co-owner of the real estate on which Tanner Boatwright was shot; as a co-owner, Gina Reckart had a responsibility to ensure the property was reasonably safe, it states.
Gina Reckart also "fully knew of her husband's prior conviction and his use of illegal drugs, as well as his general reckless disregard of the law and irresponsible lifestyle" - but did nothing to prevent him from violating the law by bringing a loaded firearm onto the property the night Tanner Boatwright was shot.
The lawsuit doesn't name a specific figure, but asks for damages in an amount large enough to compensate Tanner Boatwright for past, present and future injuries and exemplary damages "in a constitutional amount sufficient to deter such conduct in the future," claiming Robert Reckart Jr.'s alleged behavior is "a classic example of willful indifference to the laws governing citizens ... of the State of West Virginia and the worst kind of egregious and outrageous misconduct."
The lawsuit also requests that Susie and Roger Boatwright be awarded compensatory damages for the cost of their son's medical bills and the emotional turmoil they experienced during and after the accident. The lawsuit also seeks compensatory damages for the Boatwrights' other son, Christopher Boatwright, for loss of consortium, or the legal right to companionship with his brother, Tanner.
"Throughout their lives, Tanner Boatwright and Christopher Boatwright have bonded over their mutual love and excellence at athletics...," the suit states. "As a result of the shooting, (they) have been deprived of the ability to engage in athletic events together and, in general, have lost consortium with one another..."
Prior to the shooting, Tanner Boatwright was a standout athlete at Elkins High School, having been selected as an all-conference and all-state football player as a sophomore, according to the complaint.
In June, Reckart pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm that accidentally discharged before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Kaull in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Reckart is slated to be sentenced in federal court at 11 a.m. Tuesday. He faces a penalty of up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, plus up to three years of supervised release.


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Posted by: Tk PriceI love the work of Cristiana Couceiro, because of how she uses fantastic colour palettes and utilises elements of Swiss design in a modern way. She works and lives in Lisbon, Portugal. She collects memories personal and collective, national and international which she uses as part of or inspiration for her collages and pieces....
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By Michelle Lele, Tripler Army Medical Center Armed Services Blood ProgramFebruary 11, 2013
HONOLULU -- January was National Blood Donor Month, a time when the Armed Services Blood Program donor centers take the time to recognize the dedicated people who support the military blood program worldwide.
This year, the Blood Donor Center at Tripler Army Medical Center, held its annual recognition ceremony, Jan. 25, at the Enlisted Club on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, here. The ceremony is just one of the ways the center shows its appreciation to the more than 140 military commands, blood drive coordinators and donors who are the heart of the Armed Services Blood Program.
The ceremony started with an invocation by Capt. Stacie Kervin, TAMC chaplain, and an outstanding a cappella singing of the National Anthem by the master of ceremonies, Spc. Christopher McKeithen.
Col. Karen Burmeister, chief, Department of Pathology, TAMC, gave an opening speech about ASBP's mission and her firsthand experiences.
Later, guest speaker United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Tyrrell, delivered an emotional speech about his daughter Haley who was diagnosed with medulloblastoma--a brain and spinal cord cancer. He spoke about Haley's surgeries, treatments and how grateful he and his family are for everyone who donates.
"Haley couldn't have had surgery without the donors, Tyrrell said. "It is not until you see that anonymous gift of a person's blood going into the body of your own child do you understand the power of that gift."
Without a dry eye in the room, Tyrrell looked into the crowd to say thank you, and became tearful himself.
After lunch, the recognition portion of the ceremony began. Tripler's Blood Donor Center gave out 29 specially-made purple heart wooden plaques to individuals and units whose dedication to the Armed Services Blood Program allowed the donor center to collect nearly 6,000 units of blood in 2012.
"Hearing the guest speakers, Col. Burmeister and Gunnery Sgt. Tyrrell, talk about what they needed the blood for (was powerful), said Diane Chong, who knows all too well about blood transfusions. "Those speakers brought tears to my eyes."
Chong's grandfather had leukemia and needed blood transfusions. She admitted at the time she was scared to donate, but made a conscious decision to donate on her 50th birthday.
"It is now that I know I am doing something for mankind," Chong said. "Something I could give and know where it is going to someone in need."
The Blood Donor Center takes time each January, which is National Blood Donor Month, to thank its donors who help ensure an adequate blood supply. Blood has a shelf life of only 42 days and must continually be replenished. The Armed Services Blood Program wants to encourage those who have never donated before to consider giving. A single blood donation could help save more three lives.
Individuals and units recognized at the ceremony include:
Top Whole Blood Donors
-Harry Beasor, Jr.
-Charles Brown
-Diane Chong
-David Partaka,
-James Rayburn, Jr.
-Michelle Williams
-Alex Zotomayor
Top Platelet Donors
-William Andrew II
-Christopher Dunlap
-Frank Lange
-Clyde Wong
-Robert Fowler
-Richard Hill
-Elizabeth Gocong
-Glennys Uiagalelei
Top Blood Drive Coordinators
-Garrison Sgt. Maj. Michael Budomo, Pearl Harbor Shipyard
-Master Sgt. Rodd Maeyoshimoto, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit
-Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Aker, Joint Intelligence Operation Center
Community Support
-University of Hawaii Army ROTC
-University of Hawaii Air Force ROTC
-Schofield Post Exchange
-Hickam Base Exchange
-Navy Exchange
Top Unit
-Pearl Harbor Shipyard
-84th Engineers Battalion at Schofield Barracks
-205th Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Shafter
Tripler Army Medical Center Blood Battle Winner
-Alpha Company
Phlebotomist of the Year
-Spc. Dong Lee
Red Cross Volunteer
-Bernice Oshita, who had more than 10,000 volunteer hours


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St. Mary's provides various programs addressing the needs of older adults. For older adults who live at home yet need specialized care and companionship during the day, St. Mary's offers the services of its Adult Day Health Center. The hospital also sponsors GoldenCare, a free membership organization through which older adults receive health information, participate in social activities and free health screenings, and receive assistance with Medicare paperwork.St. Mary's Care Center is a 184-bed skilled nursing facility also owned by SSM Health Care and is located on Madison's southwest side. The center provides long-term nursing care, physical and occupational therapy, recreation and rehabilitation services. The center also provides care for persons in need of therapy or other services after hospitalization yet prior to returning home.


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The No. 70 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's tennis team will face the No. 5 Baylor Bears on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Championships. The two teams will play a match beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday from the Baylor Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The Bears are hosting one of 16 NCAA Regionals on campus for the 1st and 2nd rounds of the tournament.
The Islanders come into the match with a mark of 15-9 overall and earned a berth into the field by winning the Southland Conference Tournament.
Laurent Montoisy is 12-6 on the season and will play the No. 1 position for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. James Langford will play No. 2 singles, Aurelien Tave will take the No. 3 spot, Matt Westmoreland will play the No. 4 position, Gergo Weidinger will see action at No. 5 singles and Andrew Maingot will complete the lineup at No. 6 singles.
Baylor is 19-4 overall on the season and are in the tournament by virtue of an at-large bid following a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championship semifinals.
Their top player is nationally-ranked John Peers. The No. 19 player in the nation finished the season with a record of 29-10 and went 17-5 in dual match singles. Five-of-six singles players for Baylor are ranked with Peers being the highest, as well as No. 68 Sergio Ramirez playing No. 2, No. 102 Roberto Maytin playing No. 4 singles, No. 97 Kike Grangeiro play the No. 5 position and No. 98 Dennis Lengsfeld rounding out the lineup at No. 6 singles. The only unranked play is Jordan Rux who will play the No. 3 spot in singles.
A live blog of the 1 p.m. event will be available by in the CoverItLive window below while Tournament Central for the event can be found on Baylor's website, www.BaylorBears.com.


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In cooperation with the Rime Buddhist Center, the Kansas City Public Library welcomes a touring group of Buddhist monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in India for construction of a sand mandala—a weeklong process that starts on Sunday, March 29—in Kirk Hall at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
A sand mandala is an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism that replaces paints with millions of grains of colored sand to create a three-dimensional representation of the world in its divine form, which also serves as a map toward enlightenment.
The sand mandala construction will be preceded by an opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, in Kirk Hall—during which the visiting monks will consecrate the site by chanting mantras and playing horns and other musical instruments.
The visiting monks will continue building the Chenrezig (Compassion) mandala every day until 5 p.m. throughout the week, allowing for informal conversation and socializing. Drepung Gomang monks will also be selling unique hand-crafted Buddhist charms, with proceeds supporting their worldwide travels.
A closing ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, in Kirk Hall will include the free distribution of the blessed sand used in the mandala construction.
Admission is free.
Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 near Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. In 1959, before the Chinese invasion, Drepung Monastery had more than 10,000 monks. In 1969, 62 of the surviving Gomang monks were given 42 acres of land in Mundgod, south India. There they started to rebuild Drepung Gomang Monastery in its present location. Today more than 1,700 monks live on these premises.
The Rime Buddhist Center is a non-sectarian Tibetan Buddhist center dedicated to the cultivation of wisdom and compassion as well as promoting a harmonious relationship of understanding between both Tibetans and Westerners.


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In "The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir," director William Friedkin provides us with candid behind-the-scenes insights into his adventures in filmmaking.
From his encounters with Sonny (whom he adored) and Cher while working on "Good Times" to what Matthew McConaughey originally did with the screenplay of "Killer Joe," it gives a fascinating insider overview of moviemaking.
Here are but five of Friedkin's essential films.
"The French Connection": Watch this 1971 multiple Oscar winner about two cops and a big heroin shakedown and you'll notice just how influential it is even now. Friedkin picked up a best director trophy, and the film won other awards including best picture and best actor for Gene Hackman, among others. And there's that classic chase scene.
"The Exorcist": Friedkin and author William Peter Blatty scarred many of us for life with this 1973 blood-curdler. Imitated -- often quite poorly -- it remains the premier demonic possession scarefest that introduced us to Linda Blair playing a 14-year-old who spews and slings all sorts of evilness.
"Sorcerer": Tragically underseen when it came out in 1977, this riveting remake of 1953's "The Wages of Fear" more than withstands the test of time. It's a taut character-driven action film focused on a group of men embarking on a perilous mission. The tottering bridge crossing sequence is ingenious, and will certainly make your palms sweat.
"Cruising": Released in 1980, this thriller starring Al Pacino as a detective who goes undercover into S&M clubs so he can find a serial killer preying on gay men is one of Friedkin's most controversial productions. It's flawed, but the ambiguous ending and documentary-style approach gives it real staying power.
"To Live and Die in L.A.": Sexy and violent, this sun-kissed film noir from 1985 is about a bitter feud between a counterfeiter (Willem Dafoe) and a cocky cop (William Petersen). Love that Wang Chung soundtrack too.


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Not sure if this is possible, but I would love to see the option to add tasks to smart lists from within the Google gadget!
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
This would be pretty neat -- the only thing I'm not sure about is how it would work with task properties. For instance, if the Smart List is for priority 1 tasks, then when I add a task I choose priority 2 (simplest example), which should it listen to? The Smart List or me? :)
johnfoland says:
Yes, I foresaw that problem, too. Perhaps it puts it in the Inbox with your criteria (not the Smart List)? I'm sure it would demand extra coding, but do you think it would be possible to gray-out the other fields after selecting a Smart List?
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Hmm, will have to think about how it could work. Greying out is definitely a possibility, but I can also see how it would be useful to specify adding to a Smart List (e.g. to quickly add tags) and also set a due date (or something else not specified by the Smart List) at the same time. Then there's always greying out the particular fields that will have their value inherited from the Smart List criteria... will have to see what Bob thinks about that one :)
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ga. -- The State of Georgia is investigating voter fraud allegations in Lincoln County. A close sheriff's race is dividing the town and has a lot of folks fired up.
News 12 spoke to those making the claims, and the Board of Elections director is calling it a desperate move.
It's all the buzz in Lincoln County -- allegations of possible voter fraud. Last week, incumbent Sheriff Gerald Lawson lost the race by 28 votes to Democrat Bruce Beggs.
"I'm doing this to see if we have an issue in Lincoln County. I think it should be exposed if it is," said Lawson about potential voter fraud and corruption.
Now after multiple complaints, including one filed by Lawson himself, the secretary of state is investigating.
"The complaints were that I was voting dead people, letting felons vote and opening absentee ballots before Election Day," explained Lilvender Bolton, Lincoln County director of Board of Elections.
Bolton says she's been given no specific names to investigate.
"I need a name. If you're going to accuse me of something, the least you could do is give me a name," Bolton said.
Another point of contention is absentee ballots. This year, 164 more voters cast an absentee ballot than in 2008. A similar increase was seen all over the state now that anyone can request an absentee ballot.
"In our small county, we haven't had a growth in our county, we've had a loss," Lawson said.
"The rules have changed and anytime the rules change, you get more people voting absentee," Bolton said.
Lawson says he's fighting for the right to vote, not fighting for his job back.
"The word on the street is that this is something sour on my part because I lost the election, but it's not. The feeling is that this election was not a truly fair election, whether that's true or false, I don't know and time will tell," Lawson said.
"It's disheartening to know people can't accept when they lost, and in the election, there's always got to be a loser," Bolton said.
Sheriff Lawson says he has filed an open records request with the Board of Elections office for a list of voters' names to investigate himself, but he hasn't been provided one.
As for the Sheriff Elect Beggs, this week he's at sheriff's training in middle Georgia. He gave News 12 this statement: "I don't have any reason to believe any impropriety took place in regarding the recent election. I have every confidence in our election officials that they conducted the election according to law and I feel sure any investigation by the Secretary of State's Office will reveal that."
News 12 has been told this is not the first voter fraud investigation in Lincoln County. We've been in touch with the Secretary of State's Office to see if this case has any similarity to previous incidents.


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For our fifth annual fashion design contest, a record number of 32 hopefuls submitted their designs for a chance to elevate their rising star. Seven were chosen to debut their collections at our annual fashion showcase.
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The winners of our fifth annual fashion design contest.
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We check labels at Nordstrom and covet the first lady's Jason Wu wear—the pop culture profile of the fashion designer continues to rise. Case in point: For our fifth annual fashion design contest, a record number of 32 hopefuls submitted their designs for a chance to elevate their rising star. After two rounds of judging in which contestants revealed such creations as a dramatic parachute dress and messenger bags crafted from old truck tarps, a septuplet of women rose to the top. These smart designers introduce themselves with collections that seem tailor-made for Northwest sensibilities, from cozy wool layers and smart blazers to perfectly playful frocks and even stylish bicycling attire. Watch in eager anticipation as these emerging and student designers set out to make their mark on Seattle style. And get your tickets to the Seamless in Seattle fashion show at Seattle Art Museum on August 29, 2012.
Read the winners' full profiles:
Best Emerging Designer: Christine Chaney
Best Student Designer: Erin Roby
Most Innovative Line: Sonia McBride
Most Artistic Line: Alicia Czerwiec
Best Everyday Frocks: Suzy Fairchild
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International Year of Sanitation 2008
Statement from WHO's Director-General
Lack of sanitation kills. It degrades health - especially that of children - and undermines education. It affects whole communities but consistently those most severely affected are the poor and disadvantaged. 2.6 billion people lack sanitation worldwide. We are badly off track in meeting the MDG target. Even meeting the target would leave a truly huge population without one of the basic underpinnings of a healthy community. That is the classic approach. It is what many here would expect WHO to say. And it is true.
But I would like to present you with an alternative view: improving sanitation represents one of our best options to really accelerate health, social and even economic development. Sanitation is not the topic of the Millennium Development Goals or of the International Year of Sanitation because it is a problem, but because it is a solution.
Our work has shown that sanitation does improve health - simple achievable interventions reduce for example diarrhoeal disease by 391 million cases per year. Simple solutions exist that work in the poor urban and rural communities which are most affected. The economics add up: for every dollar, ruan or rupee invested, there are benefits that can, on average, be valued at nine times as much. Those benefits stack up to children, households and communities in the poor urban and rural communities that need them most.
Let us tinge this optimism with realism. Performance in extending sanitation has been poor at best, and turning it around will be the labour of more than a year. Even those advances made will be underlined by challenges such as climate change; even maintaining the existing stock of infrastructure is proving a real challenge. Sustainable solutions for dense urban slums remain elusive.
I am proud that WHO has recognized the importance of sanitation since its inception - the first ever World Health Assembly defined sanitation as a priority, and to this day we continue to recognize its importance.
We will continue to ensure that objective, balanced information is available to support policy-making and decision-taking, advocate investment in sanitation as a cost-effective health intervention, increase our impact by enhancing existing and new partnerships, and assist key partners at all levels by sharing the tools and guidelines we develop.
Lack of sanitation is an affront to human dignity. Let us seize the opportunity that the International Year of Sanitation offers - to transform the lives, livelihoods and health of so many.


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OAKLAND -- Even though he didn't play in the first two games, All-Star forward David Lee continued to believe he might have an impact for the Warriors against the San Antonio Spurs.
And in the first half of Game 3 on Friday night, it was almost as if the old David Lee were back.
Entering the game with 11 minutes, 37 minutes left in the second quarter and the Warriors down by 11, Lee promptly snapped down an offensive rebound, put it back in and was fouled for a three-point play. Lee turned in a three-minute stint, scoring again on a jumper from near the top of the key and also grabbed another rebound.
Alas, it didn't last long. Lee left the game with 8:38 to go in the half and didn't return the rest of the way in a 102-92 defeat to the Spurs.
"It's going to be baby steps," Lee after the game said. "I have to take this one day and one game at a time. I felt like I was able to help the team a little bit in a short stint. I know the coach was happy with what I did while I was out there, and I'll try to get some more minutes on Sunday."
Lee, who said he feels 60-70 percent, said he probably could have played in the second half as well had he been called upon. Coach Mark Jackson didn't want to push it too far.
"I thought he played outstanding," Jackson said. "He gave us an incredible boost. But I didn't like the way he was running on the last trip. The game got tight (in the second half), and I didn't want to put him in that situation."
Lee, who has a torn right hip flexor suffered in Game 1 of the first playoff round against Denver, said before the game that he continues to feel better each day and has even been able to dunk. But the key test was how he could play defense, particularly when he got switched into a mismatch.
"I thought when I switched onto (Tony) Parker, I felt like I moved well laterally and I had no issues with that," he said. "I kept him in front, which I knew was going to be a challenge. But other than that, offensively I'm not too concerned. I can sort of tailor-make how I want to finish plays footworkwise."
Before the game, Jackson said Lee fans shouldn't get their hopes up that he might be ready for extended minutes.
"I can tell you right now if he plays, it won't be 20-25 minutes," Jackson said. "If he plays, it'll be in short spurts. I will not put him in position right now to ask him to play heavy minutes."
Jackson maintained that based on what he's been told by team doctors, Lee can't injure himself any worse than he did originally but does risk going back to "square one."
Said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich before the game: "I'm happy that he's back, but it doesn't change what we do."
"At the end of the day, he's a guy who works his tail off," Jackson said. "He shoots free throws every single day, and I'm comfortable with him on the floor and confident that when it matters, he's going to make them. So that's not a concern at all."
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SAN JOSE -- Pro athletes are afflicted with selective amnesia on occasion, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic developed a case Sunday when asked if the Sharks' last trip to Alberta can motivate players in his team's next two games on the road against a pair of Pacific Division bottom-dwellers.
"I actually don't remember what happened last time," he responded.
He did remember, of course. The Sharks came away empty-handed in late January, victims of a spectacular 59-save performance by Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens in a 3-0 defeat and their own shortcomings the following night in a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
San Jose plays the teams in reverse order over the next two nights starting Monday in Calgary, and coach Todd McLellan hopes the results are reversed as well.
"To get the results we want and need, we'll have to be better in a number of areas -- can't let the goaltender beat us again, and just be a lot sharper in Calgary," he said. "They're a team that works extremely hard and is very competitive and really embraced that identity of having a lot of pride down the stretch. It won't be an easy task."
The Sharks, who will clinch their 10th consecutive playoff appearance with a point in either game, will be facing two teams in vastly different mental states after the Flames' 8-1 stomping of the Oilers on Saturday night.
"Which state should we worry about? One feels good about its game, and the other one doesn't. They're both dangerous no matter any way we look at it," McLellan said. "But we can't be concerned about how they feel or what they're thinking. We have a game to play, and we've got to play it well."
McLellan called the current schedule with four games in six nights this late in the season "maybe our toughest stretch of the season as far as fatigue, travel, amount of games." To help his players deal with that, he kept them off the ice Sunday as McLellan balances the need for both rest and practice.
"It was nice to see Shep rewarded. He's had two breakaways in two games and made the right move this time. The key," McLellan said, "is being in the shooting lane and backchecking to the right spot and willing to get hit with the puck and go the other way. That gives you a sense of what coaches look at and even what his teammates look at."
See David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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An avalanche 50 yards long and 50 to 75 yards wide occurred at Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Thursday.
None of the four people involved were injured in the incident, which took place in the Eagle Bowl area of the resort before Kirkwood Ski Patrol received a call about 11:56 a.m., spokesman Kevin Cooper said.
No one was buried in the avalanche, he said, and the area was cleared at 12:47 p.m.
"Kirkwood Mountain Resort would like to commend patrol for their quick, skilled response and are grateful no injuries were sustained," according to a press release.
The ski patrol regularly performs avalanche mitigation at the resort, according to Kirkwood, and Eagle Bowl opened late this season because of those measures.
On Thursday, avalanche danger near and above treeline in the Sierra was moderate with pockets of considerable danger on northwest, north, northeast, east and southeast aspects of mountains on slopes 35 degrees and steeper, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center.
Avalanche danger below treeline was moderate on all aspects of mountains that held previous snow cover on slopes 35 degrees and steeper, the center reported on its website.
It also reported the possibility of natural avalanches with human-triggered snow slides likely.


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March 28, 2012
Five retiring Longwood University faculty members were honored in a campus recognition March 27.
The faculty members, and the year they joined the Longwood faculty, are Dr. Norm Bregman (1997), professor of psychology; Dr. Mary "Mikie" Flanigan (1990), professor of accounting; Sally Gilfillan (1986), associate professor of accounting; Dr. Frank Howe (1988), professor of guidance and counseling; and Pat Howe (1982), head of technical services in Greenwood Library and associate professor in the School Library Media Program. Bregman and Flanigan are retiring when their contracts expire in August; the others retired Jan. 1.
Bregman served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Longwood from 1997 to 2004, when he returned to his tenured position as a full-time member of the Department of Psychology. In previous positions, he was vice president for academic affairs at the University of Evansville and associate provost at Butler University, both in Indiana. He also has been a professor and dean at Henderson State University in Arkansas and a professor and department head at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Flanigan, a certified public accountant (CPA), received the Maria Bristow Starke Faculty Excellence Award in 2004, has twice (2001 and 1998) been the Outstanding Faculty Member in the then-School of Business, and was the Outstanding Student Advisor in the College of Business & Economics (CBE) in 2008. She has twice (2008 and 2007) received the Best Paper Award at the International Business and Economics Research Committee, and she also received best paper awards at the European Applied Business Research Conference in Scotland in 2004 and the IBE & TLC Conference in 2005.
Gilfillan, a 1984 Longwood graduate who is a CPA, received a Fuqua Excellence in Teaching Award in 1996, was the CBE's Outstanding Professor in 2007 and Outstanding Student Advisor in 1997, and chaired the Intercollegiate Athletics Council in 2002-03. She served on the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors from 2003 through 2009.
Frank Howe at one time chaired what was then the Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work and Communication Disorders. He received the Maria Bristow Starke Faculty Excellence Award in 1994 and a Fuqua Excellence in Teaching Award in 1997. He was instrumental in coordinating Longwood's partnership in teacher preparation with Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland.Pat Howe has long been active in the Virginia Library Association and served as its president in 2007. She received the VLA Paraprofessional Forum's Supporter of the Year Award in 2009; was VLA secretary in 1996-98; and has chaired several VLA committees and forums, including Region 2 and the Technical Services and Technology forum.


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January 23, 2006
It's hard not to fight back when you're the victim of a crime. And that's especially true for store owners who have a lot at stake. But is it worth it? Deputies say lately they're seeing more people doing just that and it has officers concerned. On Monday there were two situations in which a store manager or employee tried to chase after a robber. News 12 picks up the story from there.
In the past four months, the Maxway Store in the Southgate Shopping Center has had more than 20 thefts and one manager is fighting back.
Some might say she's crazy, but this store manager has had enough.
"This store here has very high theft, people come in all the time thinking they can get by," said Angelina Schilling, Maxway manager.
Frustrated that most thieves won't ever be caught, she's decided to take matters into her own hands, unafraid of the dangers that may lie ahead.
"I noticed a couple of suspicious people trying to hide what they were doing," Schilling said.
So she confronted them.
"I stopped in front of her and said do you mind if I look in your purse and she said no, that's when she started beating on me," Schilling said.
That's when the suspect's friend began hitting her, too.
"I was trying to hold her, he hit me and I ran after them and I got in my car," Schilling said.
She continued to follow them as far as she could until police arrived.
"I know when they jumped the fence I thought, oh my God, they're getting away," Schilling said.
She admits it wasn't the smartest move, but she'd do it all over again if she had to.
"I've been called a lot of things because we do stop a lot of theft but we don't stop enough of it," Schilling said.
She's not the first person to brave an attack. An employee at the Express Cash Title Pawn on Peach Orchard Road also tried to chase after a possible armed gunman earlier today.
"When he left one of the employees followed him out. He jumped the fence behind the Post Office and ran toward a medical office," said Investigator Greg Newsome, Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
A response Major Ken Autry understands but does not recommend.
"Our deputies who are trained to do this quite often are injured so that alone should show you why citizens shouldn't try," Autry said.
If you can, get a tag number or a good description of the person, but police insist only to do so if you aren't putting yourself in harms way.


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Not everything worth seeing in the Dominican Republic is located in the coastal regions. In fact, if you're looking for a unique experience and quiet way of life, you might find that Dominican Republic homes for sale in the interior are more your style. As this tourism video highlights, there is just as much beauty once you reach the peaks of the Central Range.
Constanza is a popular destination for its scientific reserve, national parklands, and the land for sale that you can find here. You'll also find unique archaeological features that tell the story of the cultures that lived here long before European explorers ever set foot in the country.


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RICHMOND -- Workers discovered concrete failure inside the nearly century-old Dornan Drive Tunnel on Friday, forcing city officials to close the artery linking Point Richmond housing developments and providing access to Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline.
"The structural engineer on Friday said this is a safety issue and (the tunnel) needs to be closed," City Manager Bill Lindsay said. "It's fortunate we discovered this during the repair rather than any catastrophic failure."
The closure occurred soon after workers for TPA Construction Inc., a contractor the city hired to shore up leaks in the tunnel and improve drainage, discovered an area on top of the inside of the tunnel that showed "significant concrete failure, which was causing large pieces of concrete to fall to the ground," according to a city news release.
Further inspection revealed a void 12 feet long by 10 feet wide and 4 feet deep above the concrete tunnel, which had thinned in places to as little as four inches thick and has no structural reinforcement, according to the release.
Lindsay said structural engineers from The Crosby Group assessed the site Friday and recommended a closure of more than three months, until April 30, while workers complete the original work and likely significant structural reinforcements.
The original tunnel repair project was $820,328, with $500,000 from a federal Department of Transportation grant and the rest from the city's general capital fund, according to council records.
"We have engineers on site this morning, but we have no cost estimate yet for the additional work," Lindsay said Monday. "Hopefully, we'll have something this week."
Work teams had been on the site since last month and had reduced the two-lane tunnel to one lane during construction. The tunnel links the commercial and residential areas of historic Point Richmond with the shoreline areas of Keller Beach Park and the Brickyard Cove and Seacliff neighborhoods.
The original project was repairing cracked areas of the tunnel lining, adding of carbon fiber strips to strengthen the lining and installing a new drainage system.
Councilman Tom Butt, who lives and works in Point Richmond, said the tunnel was burrowed through the hillside soon after the opening of the Panama Canal, as West Coast port cities rushed to upgrade infrastructure to benefit from the expected boon in shipping. Butt said he couldn't recall the last time maintenance work was done on the tunnel.
"Public agencies have a lousy record of maintaining infrastructure," Butt said. "Maybe that's the upside here, that we'll get this work done. It hurts while you're doing it, but at some point it has to happen."
During the closure, motorists and cyclists can access the areas via Washington Avenue to Western Drive or via Canal Boulevard and Seacliff Drive, which run through the Brickyard Cove and Seacliff neighborhoods.
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"The Simpsons" (10 a.m., FXX): Break out the doughnuts and Duff beer and hunker down for an insanely epic marathon of the classic animated series. It's all 25 seasons (522 episodes) over 12 days. Ay, caramba!
"Rectify" (9 p.m., Sundance): The drama wraps up its exceptional second season with Daniel (Aden Young) weighing his options regarding a new trial and questioning lawyer Jon Stern's (Luke Kirby) advice.
"Rookie Blue" (9 p.m., ABC): It's a jam-packed, two-hour season finale. Wanna bet someone gets busted?
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(July 14, 2014) Athletic DNA Pros put together an incredible week that included 2 titles, a final appearance, and 2 semifinal appearances.
(Apr 21, 2014) Athletic DNA pros Grace Min & Daniel Kosakowski had great weeks on the USTA Pro Circuit Tour last week.
(Apr 13, 2014) Henrik Wiersholm (Boys 18s Doubles), Natasha Subhash (Girls 14s Doubles), & Daniel Sharygin (Boys 12s Singles) all were victorious at 2014 Easter Bowl
(Mar 25, 2014) Athletic DNA is thrilled to announce that two time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt has joined the Athletic DNA family.
(Mar 5, 2014) Athletic DNA pros Sam Groth & Daniel Kosakowski fought their way through qualies to reach the main draw of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.


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AUSTIN (January 6, 2013)--A new cast of lawmakers gathers Tuesday in Austin this week for the 83rd Texas Legislature, but they'll face a familiar agenda that includes taxes, education, health care, abortion, guns and even groping.
Republicans retain control of the House, the Senate and the governor's mansion, so they will set the agenda.
Democrats, as in years past, will try persuasive arguments, fiery debates, and parliamentary maneuvers to try to shape the bills that will end up on Gov. Rick Perry's desk.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus have promised a more conservative session.
The one piece of legislation that must pass every session is the state budget.
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Vt., NH police on lookout for 'Roger Bernier' swindling homeowners
The Vermont State Police along with New Hampshire police are seeking information on a man who identifies himself as Roger Bernier, a contractor.
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BIOGRAPHYI am a graduate student pursuing a PhD at UC Berkeley in the EECS department working with Murat Arcak in the Networked Dynamical Systems Group (NDSG). I have B.S. degrees in EECS and Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. degree in EECS, all from UC Berkeley.
Synthetic Turing Patterns [BPN518]Understanding symmetry breaking is at the heart of developmental biology, from the origins of polarity, cellular differentiations, and how the leopard got its spots, as well as crucial to the future engineering of complex cellular ensembles. Alan Turing proposed a simple mathematical model that explains how the reaction-diffusion mechanism can cause an initially uniform concentration in an ensemble of cells to spontaneously become non-uniform and form patterns (Turing patterns). To date, no true synthetic Turing patterns have been created using gene networks, so our goal is to design and implement the first synthetic gene circuit that can spontaneously produce patterning via diffusion-driven instability in an ensemble of cells (E. coli). In addition, the main engine driving Turing pattern formation is a robust nonlinear circuit, such as a bistable or oscillatory network. Creating these nonlinear circuits will be beneficial both as a major step in the eventual creation of Turing pattern generators as well as modular circuits for synthetic biology.
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PASADENA -- The formula that propelled Stanford to the 2012 Pac-12 championship powered the Cardinal to its first Rose Bowl victory in 41 years.
Using opportunistic offense, granite defense and big plays down the stretch, Stanford held on for a 20-14 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday before an announced crowd of 93,359.
The win wasn't assured until defensive back Usua Amanam intercepted a pass by Wisconsin quarterback Curt Phillips near midfield with two minutes remaining.
Stanford ran out the clock for its eighth win of the season by a touchdown or less.
"We wouldn't expect it any other way," coach David Shaw said. "We know it's going to be tight. We know it's going to be close. At the end of the game, we're going to find a way to win."
The Cardinal (12-2) finished with 12 victories for the second time in three years and claimed its first Rose Bowl win since a defense dubbed the Thunderchickens led Stanford to a 13-12 victory over Michigan in January 1972.
This defense doesn't have a catchy nickname. But whether it's facing the spread (Oregon), a pro-style attack (USC) or a power running game (Wisconsin), the Cardinal slowly squeezes the life out of its opponent.
In the first half, the Badgers gained 219 yards and scored 14 points. In the second, they gained 82 yards and didn't score.
All-America tailback Montee Ball, who broke through the Cardinal defense numerous times early in the game, was held to 13 yards after halftime.
"We came in at halftime and were disappointed," defensive end Ben Gardner said. "We knew we were capable of stopping those guys. But we had some communication errors. We were beating ourselves, especially on third down.
"So we tried to simplify what we were doing."
At the time, Stanford held a 17-14 halftime lead that was the result of a sizzling start.
The opening possession featured a trick play: Receiver Drew Terrell completed a 34-yard pass to Jamal-Rashad Patterson, who made a leaping catch over a Badgers defensive back to set up Stanford's first touchdown, a 16-yard run by Kelsey Young.
The Badgers took over, gained 15 yards, then punted. Four plays later, Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan hit tight end Zach Ertz for 43 yards. The completion led to a short touchdown run by Stepfan Taylor that gave Stanford a 14-0 lead.
But the Cardinal couldn't maintain the momentum, and Ball scored on an 11-yard run early in the second quarter that changed the dynamics. From there, the game morphed into the bruising defensive struggle everyone expected.
Stanford's 17-14 halftime lead held up through a third quarter in which the teams combined for 75 yards.
"We had a good first quarter, and then it got tough," Ertz said. "But it comes down to one possession at the end, whether our offense has the ball or the defense has to make a stop, we feel like we have enough playmakers to find a way to win."
The stretch run began when Wisconsin's Shelton Johnson interfered with Terrell, Stanford's punt returner. The resulting 15-yard penalty gave the Cardinal possession at its 44-yard line -- its best starting field position, by far, of the second half.
With contributions from a bevy of players — reserve tailback Anthony Wilkerson ran 8 yards on third-and-1 -- the Cardinal got close enough for kicker Jordan Williamson to convert a short field goal.
Trailing 20-14, Wisconsin took over with 4:23 remaining. Five plays and two minutes later, the Badgers were in Stanford territory. But Phillips' pass down the middle was tipped at the line of scrimmage and found the diving Amanam.
"I was basically just playing the quarterback," said Amanam, who attended Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. "I happened to see him go to the middle of the field, and I just pedalled to the right.
"I think a defensive lineman got his hand on the ball, and fortunately the ball just fell into my hands."
A few minutes later, Stanford was holding the Rose Bowl trophy for the first time in four decades.
Mark Purdy: This Stanford team will be remembered because it won the Granddaddy.
notebook: Victory is especially satisfying for Wisconsin native Ben Gardner.
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The number of Veterans experiencing homelessness has been reduced significantly in recent years. Since 2010, homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by an estimated 47% and unsheltered homelessness has fallen by 56%.
However, there were still an estimated 40,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness on our streets and in our shelters on a single night in January 2015.
We can do better for our nation's Veterans. A growing number of communities across the country have already effectively ended Veteran homelessness. We mustn't let up until every community has reached that goal. And then we must sustain our efforts, not just today or tomorrow, but every day.
The Problem
Veterans experience homelessness for many of the same reasons that non-Veterans do, including economic and personal hardships and a shortage of affordable housing. However, exposure to combat and repeated deployments may also contribute to homelessness. Veterans have high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and sexual trauma, that may make it difficult for them to build trust or control impulses, or other effects that challenge their ability to find employment and build stable relationships. Multiple and extended deployments may also contribute to unemployment and family conflict that can lead to isolation and homelessness.
The Solution
Since 2010, VA and other federal partners have expanded the array of services and supports aimed at identifying and rapidly connecting Veterans to housing, clinical care, and social services. Through new resource investments from Congress, effective interventions — like the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, the Veterans Justice Outreach program, and Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans' Reintegration program — have grown substantially.
More recently, a growing coalition of more than 850 mayors, governors, and county officials have committed to the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness and are proving that the goal can be achieved.
Our Strategy
In order to keep up the momentum, our Council members are executing a comprehensive set of strategic actions, including:
- Supporting communities to implement the most effective strategies for ending Veteran homelessness
- Using data to monitor program performance and to determine the resources needed to achieve the goal
- Increasing early detection and access to preventive services so at-risk Veterans and their families remain stably housed
- Coordinating outreach efforts to identify and engage every Veteran experiencing homelessness and focus outreach efforts on achieving housing outcomes
- Ensuring widespread adoption of a Housing First approach
- Prioritizing the most vulnerable Veterans — especially those experiencing chronic homelessness — for permanent supportive housing opportunities
- Targeting rapid re-housing interventions toward Veterans and their families who need shorter-term support
- Leveraging other housing and services resources that can help Veterans and their families who are ineligible for some of VA's programs
Read more about Veteran homelessness in Opening Doors.
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STOCKTON – Someone used a vehicle to intentionally swerve into the path of a 17-year-old boy walking near Alma Street and McDonell Avenue on Monday evening, striking the boy and sending him to an area hospital, police reported.
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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 27(b). Depositions Pending Appeal.
If an appeal has been taken from a judgment of a district court or before the taking of an appeal if the time therefor has not expired, the district court in which the judgment was rendered may allow the taking of the depositions of witnesses to perpetuate their testimony for use in the event of further proceedings in the district court. In such case the party who desires to perpetuate the testimony may make a motion in the district court for leave to take the depositions, upon the same notice and service thereof as if the action was pending in the district court. The motion shall show (1) the names and addresses of persons to be examined and the substance of the testimony which the party expects to elicit from each; (2) the reasons for perpetuating their testimony. If the court finds that the perpetuation of the testimony is proper to avoid a failure or delay of justice, it may make an order allowing the depositions to be taken and may make orders of the character provided for by Rules 34 and 35, and thereupon the depositions may be taken and used in the same manner and under the same conditions as are prescribed in these rules for depositions taken in actions pending in the district court.
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Disability Sport: Swimming
Birmingham City Council Recreational Swimming Pools
The following city council pools are the most accessible to people with physical disabilities:
Beeches Swimming Pool Tel: 0121 464 6296
The pool has a hoist.
Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre Tel: 0121 464 1996
The pool has a sloped entry, with shower chairs and large family changing facilities. There is a changing bed and hoist for use by trained advocates and carers. Although disabled people are welcome to swim whenever the pool is open to the general public, there is a free session for disabled people on Saturdays between 5 and 6pm.
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre Tel: 0121 464 4112
The pool is deck level with low steps into it. It also has a pool hoist and shower chairs. The Wobblers and Wheelies swimming club meets here on a Friday evening between 8.30 and 9.30pm.
Kingstanding Leisure Centre Tel: 0121 464 7890
The pool has a sloped access and shower chairs. There is also a changing bed and hoist for use by trained advocates or carers.
Tiverton Pool & Fitness Centre Tel: 0121 464 0779
The pool has a hoist and runs learn-to-swim sessions specifically for disabled children.
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There are specific swimming sessions for disabled young people at Tiverton Road Pool and Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.
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Wobblers and Wheelies Sports Club
Recreational and coaching swimming sessions for people with physical impairments at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre in Acocks Green. Hoist and pool chairs are available. The club meets on a Friday between 8.30 and 9.30pm.
For further information please visit www.wobblers.org.uk
Birmingham Meerkats Sports Club
Recreational swimming at Wilson Stuart School, Perry Common. Ramped access and pool chairs available. The club meet on a Wednesday (school terms only) between 6.30 and 7.30pm.
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It's a crime that often goes unsolved: gas drive-offs. Some local gas stations are being hit hard.
It's become a daily problem: drivers pumping up without paying up.
And it's not an easy crime for cashiers to see. For one thing, they don't have eyes in the back of their heads.
"The maximum is like $40 per dive-off," says Arvinder Singh, manager of an Exxon station.
It happens at Exxon at least eight times a month. That's easily $80 a week.
"When we're looking in our computer, it's showing that they're gone and we didn't get the money back."
It's money down the drain...because driving has become downright expensive.
"Not that the clerks can't keep up with it, but it does become a problem," says Sgt. Ken Eschew of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
The investigations unit receives as many as five reports a day of drive-offs. Since March 1, there have been twenty reports of gas drive-offs on Peach Orchard Road alone.
Sgt. Eschew says one solution is advance payment.
"You know, pre-pay at the pumps. I mean, obviously that's the best way."
Another way: surveillance cameras.
Singh's Exxon has two...but they're pointed straight down.
Managers say they're buying brand new cameras, and also plan to install pre-pay.
"We are trying to put the cameras, and then advance payment for the gas," Singh says.
Exxon is just one gas station being targeted in south Augusta. Sprint Foods is the other one. It's located just down the road.
The sheriff's office catches roughly 15 percent of gas thieves. Drive-offs are a misdemeanor theft charge. If the deputy finds the suspect with his car, he'll write a citation, and that driver could also lose his license.


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"Energy" was the word of the day at Summit Cove Elementary School on Thursday.
Volunteers with AmeriCorps and CoPIRG, the Colorado Energy Service Corps, spent their spring break week visiting schools around Summit County to spread the word about energy conservation.
This week, volunteers came from the University of Colorado in Boulder and Denver and from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Representatives from Fort Collins were in town last week. This is the third year for the spring break service trip and the first time it has come to Summit County.
"Our goal is to educate the next generation about renewable energy, pollution, things that are happening in the environment right now, because we want to spread that as much as possible," said Bernadette Leyba of Metropolitan State University in Denver. "They are the next generation. They're the ones that are going to be impacting how far this goes and how much we can make a difference, and hopefully they will be spreading the word to their friends and family."
Program director Kim Stevens said that the program's statewide goal is to educate around 20,000 students every year. In Summit County, she estimates they will reach at least 800 students.
"Just today we are going to educate 300 kids," Stevens said, indicating the second-, third- and fourth-graders gathered to watch the presentation.
To start, the group presented a slideshow, then led a question-and-answer discussion with the students. Students raised their hands to give definitions of energy and the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Demonstrations included pushing a chair and rubbing hands together to create more energy.
After the presentation, the students broke off into groups, with one or two volunteers per class. Discussion continued, along with games with energy themes.
Having the hands-on activities helps convey the message, Leyba said. "We can show them pictures and explain how it is, but this way they can get hands on and actually understand how these things work all together. Then if they know how they work, they know they have the ability to go ahead and build these things too or go on and create careers and develop these ideas from there."
The demonstrations are not only effective but engaging, said volunteer Gasper Mortellaro. "That's one way we rope them in."
Another aspect of the presentation included a reading of the Dr. Seuss book "The Lorax," which discusses environmental issues. After the reading, the volunteers took time to speak with the students about their reaction to the book's message and what it meant to them.
"I think that's the most fun thing, coming up with interactive activities," said Stevens. "I think it's really fun to get the students engaged and get them excited about this. What we really want to do is give them the idea that they can actually do something at home and actually make a difference right now."
Stevens recalled several moments during the week when she noted the impact of the message reaching beyond the presentation. One was a parent telling her how her son was suddenly very conscious of conserving energy by turning lights off in the house. Another moment came when a student excitedly asked permission to teach her younger sister what she had learned.
Leyba agreed. "It seems like they all impact you," she said. "Every day is a new story. You think of that one child that you saw the light bulb go on and they got really excited about something."
The energy conservation presentation came at a great time for the Summit Cove fourth-graders, who have been studying energy for the past several weeks.
"The people from CoPIRG are the real experts out there in the field doing real live work, and right now our kids are working on energy units, so for some kids that was a perfect mix," said principal Crystal Miller. "They still are in the process of learning a lot about energy and different types of energy, so especially for that fourth-grade level, it was just a perfect mix."
The students seemed to be enjoying themselves, enthusiastically raising their hands and answering questions. Students from Jessica Michaels' fourth-grade class said they enjoyed the activities and were interested in learning more.
"It's good for them to see experts and people who are interested in the subject throughout the state," Michaels said. "It allows them to think more broadly about the concept."
The students weren't the only ones having a good time. Even as their week comes to an end, the volunteers said they had not only enjoyed their work but gained from it as well.
"I wanted more ways of getting into the classroom, and when I found out about this group I thought, that's the best way to do it, get out there and make a difference, spread the word of energy conservation and being able to save the planet to these kids," Leyba said. "It's been great so far."


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The Lafourche Sheriff's Office is offering a daylong concealed handgun training course Feb. 23.
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3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp orange juice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup caramel (from a block) or 21 individual candies
2 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp rum
2/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
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OAKLAND -- Dotted along the thoroughfares and side streets throughout the Bay Area are bursts of pink and white blooms of the Flowering Plum tree, an ornamental, non-fruiting tree with flowers so beautiful it has inspired centuries of artists in paintings and poetry.
The tree is unmistakable in its look among the stark cement urban landscape with its rush of colors standing out among other street trees that have yet to regrow their leaves since fall.
They can be seen now near Children's Hospital, along the side streets around MacArthur BART and in parts of the Rockridge district.
"I jog the local streets, and it's so beautiful to run by these trees, to get that heady perfume in your face," said Steve Wethy, who has a round Flowering Plum blooming in front of his home on Genoa Street ¿in North Oakland. "It's wonderful to have this unified color this time of year, and I even love the pools of flowers below the trees."
Flowering Plum trees are winter trees, not spring ones. They only bloom for a few weeks out of the year, usually in late February and early March. They are native to Asia and because they bloom so close to the Chinese Lunar New Year, they are considered to be the "flower of the first month," said Elaine Sedlack, a horticulturalist at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.
Sedlack, who cares for the Asian collection at the garden, said poems about the plum tree can be traced back in Chinese culture to as early as the Song Dynasty which ruled the country between 960 and 1279 A.D. In paintings, they are often paired with bamboo and pine as the "Three Friends of Winter" symbolizing perseverance, integrity and modesty.
"Plum trees are one of the most enduring and pervasive images in East Asian Art," Sedlack said. "Even now people are using them in poetry and art."
There are many varietals and hybrids of plum trees that flower in late winter. While many bear fruit, the majority planted in urban landscapes do not because the fruit-bearing trees often go unpicked and the fruit falls to the ground, said Judy Thomas, an arborist and retired horticulture professor at Merritt College.
"People love the flowers but don't want to deal with messy fruit," she said.
The trees are planted as street trees in the Bay Area because they are robust growers in this climate and have nonaggressive roots that don't tend to pull up sidewalks. It doesn't hurt that they bring a palette of color at the end of a season known for plant dormancy.
"I think they're lovely," said Chelsea Brunett who lives just down the block from Wethy in a corner home with surrounding sidewalks dominated by the trees. "It's amazing how many I see in this neighborhood. I have a lot of friends in the area, and there's at least one on every street. They make it feel like it is spring already."
While spring doesn't officially start until March 20, there are other plants and trees blooming around Oakland in late winter, Thomas said. The manzanita tree, native to the Oakland hills and in the parks, are showing white flowers now while the Pink Flowering Currant shrub, also in the Oakland hills parks, are presenting pink hanging flowers. On the city's freeways, the non-native acacia tree is offering blankets of yellow blooms.


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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Evidence from other trials (Kremer; Mulka and others; Dejaco and Ertl)
7.52 Josef Kramer was a defendant in Belsen trial of the SS personnel who operated Bergen-Belsen. He had also served as Lagerfuhrer of Birkenau during the time that Hungarians were being transported to Auschwitz. Like many camp personnel on trial Kramer had worked at Auschwitz before being transferred to Belsen. At the trial he admitted to his involvement in the operation and use of gas chambers at Auschwitz. He stated that Hoss was in charge of the gas chambers and that he received his orders from Berlin. Mrs Rosina Kramer also testified on behalf of her husband. She states that everyone in Auschwitz knew about the gas chambers.
7.53 At Kramer's trial Bimko, the Polish-Jewish physician, gave the evidence to which I have already alluded.
7.54 Dr Charles Bendel, a Rumanian Jewish physician who had been living in Paris before he was deported to Auschwitz, gave evidence that he had been detailed to work as a sonderkommando and in that capacity observed the gas chambers and crematoria in action. He testified that on occasion the Nazis would burn corpses in pits because the ovens could not cope with the number of people who had been killed.
7.55 Defendants at the Belsen trial inlcluded Dr Fritz Klein, an ethnic German from Rumania, who was a member of the SS. As a physician he admitted having taken part in many of the selections of those who were to be gassed. He claimed that he was acting on orders which were always given verbally. Another defendant at the Belsen trial was Franz Hoessler, who had been Lagerfuhrer at Auschwitz. In his evidence he admitted that gas chambers operated there. He stated that the selection of prisoners who were to be killed was undertaken by the doctors in the camp. He testified that the camp was inspected once a year by Himmler, who had given the order for people to be gassed.
7.56 Mulka, a member of Hess's staff, and others stood trial at Frankfurt in 1963-5. Hans Stark, a former SS officer, gave evidence that he had been employed in the Auschwitz Political Department. He described the role of the Department in relation to executions by gassing. He admitted to participation in gassings including on occasion pouring the Zyklon B in himself.
7.57 Walther Dejaco and Fritz Ertl were architects at Auschwitz. They were tried in Vienna in 1972. Ertl gave evidence that he had been employed at the Auschwitz Central Construction Office until 1943. He testified that new crematoria had been needed for "special actions". He confirmed that he knew the significance of that term. He said he had been told by Bischoff that no reference should be made to gassing.
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