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Attitude Letter to Parents and Players
I sent an email out a few weeks ago while my 14U team had a couple of lackluster tournaments back to back. It really seemed to strike a chord with the parents and players and I have never seen the boys play harder or with a better attitude and hustle than the past few weekends. Maybe some of this can help you with you players and/or parents.
"The week off gives me a chance to send out an email as I do from time to time to explain what I am doing and why.
I have some unique experience in this business in that few people have coached previously a different 14U team and been so involved in assisting and watching my former players and own son get recruited by college baseball programs and pro scouts.
With my last team I noticed a change in several players during the 14U year. When a lot of kids get older, they start to develop that teenage "I know everything and you don't know anything" mentality. It is also a time when they develop more interests outside baseball. Some of these are healthy and some not. 14-24 is commonly a time in a young man's life where he feels that the entire world revolves around him and the adults in their lives are there to support them and ensure their happiness.
This mentality can really hurt kids on their future endeavors. I know that it hurt me when I was that age, as my own arrogance led me to tune out the coaches and I gradually stopped working hard and was distracted by other activities. My coaches were on me about it, but I thought they were idiots and full of crap and were riding me all the time because they didn't like me. I realized later, when it was too late, that they were trying to keep me from ruining my future.
With several of our players, all of whom have more talent than I had, I see them going down the same road. This happened with my first team too. Most of them I got all over and was really tough on them and put them in their place when they got out of line. The parents we had on that team were really great because they always backed me up when I disciplined a kid. That is the only way corrective actions works - when they are reinforced by parents. If I do something to try and teach a kid a lesson on the field, if the parents blame me or are critical of me on the car ride home, then the lesson I tried to teach is completely undone.
I had a player on the first team named (Player X). He was an unbelievable pitcher who threw 93 mph last year as a Junior and got a full scholarship to a Div I program. He played for me from 9U-14U. When he was 14, he started developing the attitude that some of our players are starting to show now. He loafed on plays, didn't slide, didn't hustle, didn't run out popups, tossed his helmet and bat. When I or another coach got on him he would mutter something disrespectful under his breath.
He wasn't the only one to do these things, but he was the only one whose parents didn't back me up. They constantly made excuses for him and I was the "bad guy" who "didn't like" their son and "favored" the other kids. They eventually quit the team Spring 14U. He went onto another team where the coach allowed him to do these things because he was talented.
Player X ended up playing at 4 different high schools. He lost the scholarship because of drugs. A guy who could have made a million dollars this year is finished with baseball. I really believe that was because his parents did not back up the simple things I was trying to teach him.
I have talked to many coaches of major college programs about what they look for. When they come out to evaluate a player you rarely even know they are there. Character is how you behave when you think nobody is watching. Coaches know you will play hard and have a good attitude if you know they are watching.
At that level, schools have their pick of hundreds of immensely talented kids. What it comes down to almost every time is not baseball ability but their attitudes and how they carry themselves. Whether they give 100% all the time. How they react to their coaches and teammates. How they behave after making an error, striking out, or losing. These are the things that decide which players get scholarships.
So many other things get looked at as well. I have seen kids lose scholarships because their hair was too long, their shirt was untucked, they were earrings or jewelry, they walk around with headphones on. Increasingly coaches are looking at sites like facebook, myspace and twitter. A lot of the stuff that kids put on there to impress their friends or girls is costing them scholarships.
When I pull your son out of a game, or bench him because of a bad attitude or lack of effort, I am not doing it out of anger. I am doing it to try and teach him a lesson and keep him from doing it later when a college or pro scout is watching him. This has nothing to do with us winning and losing, and everything to do with me trying to help them as individuals.
- Ron Filipkowski
14U Meteors
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Alpine is an "Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email" produced by the University of Washington. It is intended to be an easy-to-use program for sending, receiving, and filing Internet electronic mail messages and bulletin board (Netnews) messages. Alpine is designed to run on a wide variety of Unix® operating systems. A version for Microsoft Windows® is available as is a world wide web based version designed to run under the Apache web server.
See Paul Heinlein's shell script to compile Alpine at http://www.madboa.com/geek/pine-macosx/#compiling-alpine.
Edit version number and change it to VER="alpine-2.00".
Mac OS X Universal Binaries are available for the previous version, 1.10 at http://www.washington.edu/alpine/acquire/. Expect 2.00 binaries soon.
You might prefer to compile from Eduardo Chappa's fully patched source.
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Who on earth would use PINE in this day and age?
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In today's Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid urges us to sit back, relax, and get lost in the wondrous landscapes of the most gorgeous virtual worlds gaming has to offer.
What are some of the absolutely best video game worlds out there? I think I know what I love best about a video game, and that is getting lost just in the sheer landscape and imagined worlds on the market.
Fallout 3? Sure, it's all a monochromatic Exorcist-soup colour, but seeing the Capital Building and Obelisk in the distance when you first step out of the vault? My god, it's gorgeous.
Uncharted 1 and 2 are both absolute stunners. The Turkish coastal city? The snow-covered mountains of Nepal? Beautiful.
Red Dead Redemption? No words are needed for this one. I've easily lost a few hours just "playing" this game by walking around watching day turn to night and vice versa.


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Monday's heat was one for the books, with temperatures shattering records throughout the Bay Area and toppling a San Jose high for the date that had stood for more than a century.
According to the National Weather Service, San Jose's high of 84 was two degrees warmer than Nov. 5, 1901. Records were also set in Gilroy, 90, San Francisco, 79, Oakland, 84, Redwood City, 84, Santa Rosa, 84, and Salinas, which hit 96, busting a previous 1934 all time high of 86 degrees.
Forecaster Diana Henderson said people can expect a warm Tuesday, as a high pressure system will continue to sit on top of the Bay Area, with winds pushing out to sea.
"It's going to be warm, but not quite as warm as it was (Monday)" Henderson said. "The offshore flow negates the sea breeze, which is the area's personal air conditioning."
She said Wednesday will bring a cool down, with temperatures in San Jose expected to sink to 61 by Thursday -- well below the norm for November -- along with a chance of rain.
She said the high-pressure system that brought the heat is "rare" for November, and something usually seen in September and October. While some areas experienced the warmest weather ever recorded for the entire month, San Jose saw temperatures reach 85 as recently as November 2010.
Taking swings at sunset Monday at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course, the consensus among most clubbers was that they'd like to see the warm snap stay indefinitely.
Randy Pinkley said it is reminiscent of a November in his native Florida.
"It's beautiful," he said. "Balmy. As a golfer, I'd like to see it like this across the board."
Michael An, an employee at the golf shop, said people have been describing the day as ideal for the links.
"People have been really happy," he said. "And it's not too hot -- sometimes it does get too hot to play."
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Teenage girl stabs man who threw bleach in her face, police say
Man charged with domestic violence, assault
Published: Monday, November 4, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 4, 2013 at 1:54 p.m.
Domestic violence and assault charges are pending against a man suspected of throwing Clorox at a 17-year-old on Sunday.
The victim told police she stabbed the man, 19, after he threw bleach in her face, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips.
As of Monday afternoon, investigators have not identified what provoked the dispute between the two, Phillips said. The injuries sustained by the victim and suspect were not life-threatening, he added.
The incident occurred Sunday morning at a location in the 1000 block of Hargrove Road East.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Ilianexy (Lilly) Morales' troubles began on July 1, 2005.
She was living with her bed-ridden mother after just having left her boyfriend of three years because he was "controlling and verbally abusive." When he came to her mother's house looking for her, he pulled out a knife that he had taped around his sock and mercilessly slashed her face and body.
"I was a mess," said Morales. "There was blood everywhere. But the police were able to capture and arrest my ex." He is now serving a 15-year prison sentence.
Morales' Medicaid coverage paid for several surgeries on the muscles and nerves in her hands and arms. But her facial scarring was considered cosmetic and not covered.
Four years later, Morales was still unable to work.
"The injuries were all over my body," Morales said in a phone interview. "But of course when people see me, the first thing they see is my face."
In 2009, Morales began to research the possibility of getting help from domestic violence organizations.
On the Internet she found Maria DiBari, a survivor of domestic violence in New York who runs the blog 4survivors.
"Maria replied to me right away," said Morales, "and she referred me to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence."
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), based in Denver, Colo., provides referrals to FACE TO FACE, a program run by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The program has one dedicated staff member and 400 enrolled volunteer doctors.
Morales says she followed the instructions on the Cosmetic and Reconstructive Support program page, then waited. She didn't hear anything about her application for several months.
"I felt really hopeless at the time, like I'd never get the help I needed," she said.
Morales went back to DiBari.
"I immediately started calling the NCADV myself," DiBari said in a phone interview. "But I didn't hear back from them either."
Sharing Morales' Predicament
In a Sept. 21, 2009, post, DiBari wrote about Morales' predicament.
About two months later Morales received a call from Maria Luisa O'Neill, the staffer at that National Coalition Against Domestic Violence responsible for the Cosmetic and Reconstructive Support program.
Shortly after that, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence screened and approved Morales, but provided no limit on the waiting time limit for further news.
"We don't have the list of doctors," O'Neill said in a recent phone interview. "The NCADV never gets feedback on what happens once an applicant is passed on to FACE TO FACE."
Dr. Andrew Jacono is chair of the FACE TO FACE program. "Because of privacy laws, we can't tell NCADV or anyone else when a woman has had, or not had, a surgery," he said in a recent interview.
Several months after Morales was approved by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a cosmetic surgeon who was a member of FACE TO FACE noticed Morales' story on DiBari's 4survivors blog.
Dr. Oleh Slupchynskyj's assistant contacted Morales through 4survivors.
"I didn't get referred by FACE TO FACE, but Dr. Slupchynskyj was a member and they had never sent him a patient," Morales said. "Once I showed him my approval letter from NCADV, he did work on just one small scar, but he wanted to wait four months to see how the healing would be."
Not All Doctors Assigned Patients
With 400 doctors in the FACE TO FACE program and an average of 150 applicants a year, not all doctors will get assigned a patient.
While Morales was waiting to heal from the treatment of a single scar, she got an e-mail from blogger DiBari.
The Discovery Health Channel was looking for victims of domestic violence who couldn't move on with their lives because of physical disfigurement. Announcements were posted on several Web sites, including Help A Reporter Out.
Alexis A. Moore, president of Survivors in Action, a grassroots advocacy group for victims of domestic violence, had partnered with DiBari in trying to get help for Morales. She saw the notice on the reporters' site and e-mailed it to DiBari on July 9. DiBari immediately forwarded it to Morales.
Morales jumped to apply before the July 12 deadline.
Morales was accepted to appear in the documentary, "Facing Trauma," airing on Discovery Health in December.
"It's not that I wanted to be on TV, but this was the only way I was going to get the help I needed. I was lucky really," Morales said. "But now I wonder about all the other women who don't find the help they need."
Morales wound up having her extensive surgery performed in a single operation by Jacono, chair of the FACE TO FACE program, on camera in August.
Jacono, an activist for survivors of domestic violence, told Women's eNews that he personally called every woman in the FACE TO FACE database but none were willing or able to appear on television.
Many Live in Fear
"It's a lot to ask of a woman who has already suffered so much. Many of them live in fear, and most don't want to go public with their stories," Jacono said.
Morales thought she was applying to Jacono's program through the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. But Jacono said his group didn't receive the application.
"FACE TO FACE has a database and Ilianexy wasn't in there, that's why she didn't hear from us," he said.
"We checked our records and the application was forwarded on to FACE TO FACE," said Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, about the missing application. "I suspect it's possible there was a typographical error in the data entry and that's why it's not coming up in their database, but we did give it to them. Maria Luisa O'Neill is working with Michelle at FACE TO FACE now to try to see where it is in their system."
Smith said she doesn't know how the referral service can be improved, given the privacy barriers between her group and the pro-bono surgery groups. But her organization will try to do something to improve the process for other applicants.
"Maria Luisa is now talking with FACE TO FACE about ways they can communicate on a little more regular basis to try to facilitate a smoother operation of the program," Smith said.
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The longer it goes, the larger the problem.
Augusta leaders are looking to make up a $5 million deficit for the next fiscal year. Now, a city audit says there's at least $4 million they can't find.
The situation seems to be snowballing.
City leaders say they are really working to get this budget situation under control by making some serious cuts.
But the job is now more difficult, because there are big questions about the audit...questions they can't seem to get answers to.
For Augusta leaders, the question remains: what's holding up the city audit?
"It's a bureaucratic situation and it ticks me off," says Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver.
Monday, commissioners learned they'd have to file for an extension with the state. Auditors told them things won't be complete by the June 30 deadline. That's about all they would tell city leaders.
"I think they should come forward, or should have come forward by now, with some kind of answer, or what we ought to be looking at," says commissioner Marion Williams. "I hadn't heard anything just yet."
The firm has only confirmed there is $4 million in taxpayer money unaccounted for, and possibly millions more.
But Williams says the auditors should be saying exactly where the numbers aren't adding up.
"We need to deal with that," he says. "You can't cover that kind of stuff. I think that needs to be brought out."
News 12 visited Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland, the firm that does the city's audit, to see if we could get some answers about the money that's unaccounted for in this audit. We were told the person we needed to speak with was on vacation, and wouldn't be back until the end of the month.
Mayor Deke Copenhaver says the holdup may be a result of city departments not providing auditors with important financial documents.
"Staff has been instructed to get that in as soon as possible," he says.
Copenhaver says he's heard what he calls rumors that the audit is being kept quiet because of a possible revelation that millions could have been stolen, in the form of checks written to people who no longer work for the city. He says he doesn't believe that's the case...
"It looks like its just bad record keeping," Copenhaver says. "But if anybody is taking money from this government, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Mayor Copenhaver is set to meet with auditors next week.
Augusta has used Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland for its audits for the last 8 years.
Though they don't know when the audit will be complete, it doesn't seem like city leaders plan on waiting before they make budget cuts. Today department heads were given two weeks to give a list to the city administrator of ways they can trim down their departments.
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Cold expected to shatter 134-year-old record in WNC
Arctic blast expected to break low set in 1879
Published: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 6:47 p.m.
Henderson County was bracing for record cold on Tuesday, with forecasters expecting to break a 134-year-old benchmark for frigid temperatures.
Out in the cold?
If you need help with heating fuel, call Interfaith Crisis Assistance Ministry at 828-697-7029 or the Salvation Army at 828-693-4181.
Henderson County residents who need shelter should call 697-4911.
The American Red Cross office at 231 Ward St. in Columbus is offering emergency shelter to Polk County residents.
School delays
Henderson County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday.
Polk County schools will operate on a two-hour delay.
Transylvania County schools will operate on a three-hour delay. Buses will not run on icy roads.
The cold facts prompted officials to delay the start of school on Tuesday and prompted the American Red Cross to open a warming shelter in Polk County.
Meteorologist Scott Krentz of the National Weather Service in Greer, S.C., said that the temperature for Tuesday morning at the Asheville airport is predicted to reach 0 degrees Fahrenheit. With winds at 18-22 mph and gusts up to 28 mph, the temperature will feel more like 20-below-zero, he added.
The record low for Jan. 7 was set in 1879 when a young Hendersonville was chilled to 3 degrees.
"We're forecasting a few degrees below that (for Tuesday), so there's a good chance we could set a new record," Krentz said. It's "the coldest air we've seen here in a long time."
According to the National Weather Service Tuesday morning, temperatures at the Asheville airport dipped to -1 degrees at 5:40 a.m., effectively breaking the record.
The region came close to beating the record when thermometers sank to 4 degrees in 2011, but predictions for Tuesday have prompted emergency officials to urge commuters to stay inside where it's warm.
"If you don't have to get out of the house, don't get out," said Henderson County Fire Marshal Wally Hollis.
Prolonged exposures to below-freezing temperatures can lead to frostbite and hypothermia, prompting the Hendersonville Rescue Mission to call a "Code Grace" and open its doors to everyone in need of a warm place to stay.
The Rev. Tim Jones, the mission's operations director, said that the code is in effect on any night when temperatures dip below freezing, but mission workers were preparing for an even bigger crowd on Tuesday. On bitterly cold days, people are welcomed with no strings attached and are invited to stay during the day, when regular guests would otherwise be required to leave for work or other case management tasks.
"These are really extreme temperatures that are coming tonight," Jones said Monday.
His biggest concern was making sure the infrastructure at the mission could handle the cold and crowd that would come with it. He said staff members would be making preparations to keep the pipes from freezing and calling in more workers to help them care for the crowds.
The mission has also issued a call to the public for donations of warm items such as gloves, socks, stocking caps and coats, which are hot commodities when the temperatures dip low.
Henderson County and Polk County schools will operate on a two-hour delay Tuesday.
"The two-hour delay is just to give us time to have the sun come up and get the busses cranked up and the heat going at the schools," said Polk County Schools Superintendent William "Bill" Miller on Monday. "It's a pure temperature issue, not a roads issue, so we don't expect to cancel school."
Hendersonville Police Sgt. Robert Merz slipped on a pair of polypropylene pants Monday morning, a thick, lined coat and a "Russian-looking hat" before stepping out to walk his beat on Main Street and Seventh Avenue.
He said that he would be making his rounds partially on foot and in his cruiser because of the cold. He ducked into stores to warm up on his rounds.
Monday morning was cold, he said, but the sun helped warm up the afternoon.
At the request of Polk County Emergency Management, the American Red Cross of the Western Carolinas opened a shelter at the Polk County American Red Cross office at 231 Ward St. in Columbus at 7 p.m. Monday.
Henderson County's American Red Cross chapter was prepared to open its shelter across from the Henderson County Courthouse on Grove Street, if strong winds took out power lines and heat to homes during the deep freeze.
Nearly 148 homes in the Mountain Home area of Henderson County were left without power Monday morning when Duke Energy performed some "unexpected maintenance to lines in the area," according to Duke spokesperson Christina Hill. Most of the power had been restored as of 2:40 p.m.
Hollis encouraged homeowners to have a supplementary heating source on hand in case power is interrupted, but he advised people to use caution with portable heaters.
He said homeowners should carefully follow manufacturer recommendations, keeping all heaters at least 3 feet from combustible materials such as drapes and furniture.
"Make sure you don't put the wrong fuel in (such as pouring gasoline into a kerosene heater) and make sure you don't refuel them inside or when they're hot," Hollis said.
He urged everyone burning a fossil fuel for heat to use a carbon monoxide detector and to "make allowances for some fresh air to get into the room."
Anyone low on fuel is encouraged to call volunteer organizations in the community, which can help. Interfaith Crisis Assistance Ministry can be reached at 828-697-7029. The Salvation Army can be reached at 828-693-4181.
Hollis said residents who find themselves in need of shelter should call 697-4911.
Staff Writer Nancy Tanker contributed to this report.
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The pylorus is a thick, muscular area. When it thickens, food cannot pass through.
The surgery is done while you are under general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free).
The surgeon makes a cut in the belly area. If the surgery is done using a laparoscope, three smaller cuts are made instead.
The surgeon cuts through some of the thickened muscle so it becomes wider.
The cut is then closed in a way that keeps the pylorus open. This allows the stomach to empty.
The surgery usually takes 1 - 2 hours.
Pyloroplasty is used to treat complications in patients with peptic ulcers or other stomach problems that cause a blockage of the stomach opening.
Risks of anesthesia include:
Risks of any surgery include:
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Most patients recover quickly and completely. The average hospital stay is 2 - 3 days. Most patients can slowly begin a regular diet in a few weeks.
After surgery, the health care team will monitor your breathing, blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate. Most patients can go home within 24 hours.
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Gordon Paulseen, 93, of Topeka, Kan., passed away Sat., Dec. 22, 2012, at his home.
He was born Sept. 25, 1919, in McPherson, Kan., to Paul and Hannah (Peterson) Paulseen.
Gordon married Patricia Irene Huebner. She survives.
Gordon was a long time contractor in McPherson, Kan., and served in the Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia, of the home; two sons, Steven C. Paulseen (Carol) and Michael Scott Paulseen (Robin); five grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and sister, Maxine Tillman.
No services are planned at this time. Inurnment will be at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.
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types of evidence from which a jury can properly find the truth as to the facts
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The other is indirect or circumstantial evidence, that is, the inferences which
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you're looking out a third floor window and you see smoke rising outside the
window, that's direct evidence that there is smoke outside. It is also
circumstantial evidence that there is a fire of some sort below the window.
As a general rule, the law makes no
distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence, but simply requires that
the jury find the facts in accordance with a preponderance of all the evidence
in the case, both direct and circumstantial. Thus, both direct and
circumstantial evidence are permissible evidence and each type should be treated
equally. In your consideration of the evidence, you are not limited to the bald
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"Now, more than ever, PFLAG is extremely proud to honor these future community leaders and to honor their academic achievement, commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) progress, and community service," said Jody M. Huckaby, Executive Director of PFLAG. "LGBT students, and their allies, are overcoming unimaginable obstacles to succeed and prosper in their education. This year's awardees have not only fought those obstacles, but have become role models for their communities and fellow students."
Among the recipients of PFLAG's National Scholarship Program awards are:
Thomas Gray - Jeanne Manford Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Gray began the diversity club (L.E.A.D - Lancers Embracing All Diversity) at his school, and worked to include sexual orientation and gender identity into his school district's nondiscrimination policy. He has also been an active member of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) and Student Council. Thomas organized a successful fundraiser and raised more than $7,000 for HIV/AIDS and cancer research. When the Westboro Baptist Church demonstrated at his school he organized a peaceful and positive counter demonstration. As an activist and organizer he has worked to make his school and his community safer for all. Thomas will graduate from Shawnee Mission East in Prairie Village, Kansas.
Sean Hudson - PFLAG National Scholarship
Sean Hudson was a member of the Birmingham Alliance of Gay, Straight, and Lesbian (Transgender and Questioning) Youth. He is a passionate activist, advocate and role model for children in foster care, serving as the parliamentarian for the Jefferson County Youth Advisory Council, and the president of the State Youth Advisory Council. Sean plans to continue to reach out to others and to help them while they, in fact, also help him. Sean will graduate from Jess Lanier High-School in Bessemer, Alabama.
Kelsey DeForest – Palmer B. Carson Memorial Scholarship
Kelsey DeForest is an active member of her school's GSA and theater program. She is also a reporter and editor of her school's newspaper. She interned with The Metro Youth Outreach Program at the GLBT Community Center of Cleveland, where she worked with at-risk and homeless youth. Kelsey has used her skills and compassion to reach out and make a difference in the lives of others. Kelsey will graduate from Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Shelagh Hardrich - DOW Straight Ally Scholarship
Shelagh Hardrich worked with friends to re-invigorate the GSA at her school. She is a member of her school's volleyball and girls' golf team, and active in the French club. She volunteers with community groups such as the Open Door Mission, the Abrahams Public Library, and is a tutor for elementary-age students. As a proud straight ally, Shelagh believe in fairness, justice and compassion for everyone. Shelagh will graduate from Northwest High-School in Omaha, Nebraska.
Simone Getty – New York Gay Football League Scholarship
Simone Getty was the president of her school's GSA. She was also elected student body President and Homecoming Queen. She played on the Girls' Varsity Tennis Team and the Track and Field team, and was awarded Third in League in Girls' Varsity Tennis Doubles. Through public visibility Simone has shown her community and school why equality is so important. Simone will graduate from Santa Clara High-School in Santa Clara, California.
Jacob DeVine – PFLAG National Scholarship
Jacob DeVine has served as a peer mentor for LGBT students in his small community, and worked to ensure that any students facing harassment or bullying had the support that they needed. He is active in his school's drama program and concert choir. He also works with an anti-drug leadership program called Target and helped to organize an anti-drunk driving campaign during the week of Prom. In a small rural Midwest town he has demonstrated leadership and courage changing hearts and minds one person at a time. Jake will graduate from Little Falls Community High School in Little Falls, Minnesota.
Dena Wessel –PFLAG National Scholarship
Dena Wessel helped to organize a GSA in her middle school and was an active member of the GSA at her high school. She participated in the GSAFE (Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools) planning committee and is a member of Proud Theater, where she serves as the Youth Artistic Director. Dena plays on her school's Varsity Tennis Team, is a member of Top T.E.N, Teen Education Network, and has worked with her church youth group on various community service projects. A born activist with creative talent, Dena uses all different means to educate. Dena will graduate from Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jesse Quinn – PFLAG National Scholarship
Jesse Quinn started the GSA at his high-school, and it is now the largest student group on campus. Jesse testified before the Oregon State Senate and sat down with his state representative to lobby for stronger anti-bullying laws. He was also a member of the Chess Team as an All-State Chess Champion, works on the student council, and is a member of the recycling club. Sharing his story served to strengthen his commitment to the community and the work that needs to be done to ensure equality. Jesse will graduate from Pleasant Hill High-School in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
Jennifer Rokakis – PFLAG National Scholarship
Jennifer Rokakis is the President of her school's GSA where she started the "Candlelight Vigil against Hate Crimes" in order to bring diverse student groups together for a common purpose. She was awarded the Girl Scout Bronze and Silver Award, is a member of the National Honor Society, and worked at her school's radio station. As a straight ally, she has suffered the same bullying and taunting that her gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender fellow students face but she is committed to using her voice in the community for change. Jennifer will graduate from Canton High School in Canton, Michigan.
Ryan Dykes - Carson B Palmer Nevada Scholarship
Ryan Dykes' struggle with coming out had a great deal to do with his family's acceptance. It has reaffirmed his belief in himself and the community. Ryan is the Varsity Swim Team Captain at his high-school. He has participated in a number of community service projects, such as community food drives and the American Heart Association Fashion show. He is also an active volunteer with his local food bank, elementary school library, and senior citizen family home. Ryan will graduate from Douglas High-School in Minden, Nevada.
[picture forthcoming] Francis Jordan - Esera Tuaolo Schoalrship
Francis Jordan is a teen educator for the OWL (Our Whole Lives) health and education program that teaches comprehensive sex education to teens. He is also a member of the youth group at his church where he has completed various community service projects, such as building homes in Juarez, Mexico. Francis is the captain of his Varsity Cheerleading Squad. Although having suffered greatly in middle school from bullying, Francis has turned things around and wants to help others in the same situation. Francis will graduate from Santa Teresa High-School in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.


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The Lions of East Mississippi Community College clinched their fourth consecutive MACJC North Division men's basketball title outright by claiming an 87-64 victory over visiting Northwest Mississippi Community College amidst Monday's 'Sophomore Night' festivities at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. In the women's game, the Northwest Lady Rangers earned a 67-55 triumph over the home-standing EMCC women.
After trailing 13-6 five minutes into the contest and down 19-10 at the 14:00 mark, head coach Mark White's EMCC Lions scored 11 unanswered points midway through the half to reclaim the lead at 21-19. Still up by just a bucket late in the period, the Lions then used a 7-0 spurt over the final minute of the half to take a 45-36 lead at the intermission.
The home team came out of the break with the same intensity that led up to the nine-point halftime lead. Leading by 10 points seven minutes into the second stanza, EMCC put up six quick points on back-to-back baskets by Earnest Hunter and a Mack Foster score to push the margin to 16 points (61-45) with 12:20 remaining in the contest.
A three-point play by sophomore Jarekious Bradley around the 9:00 mark bumped up EMCC's advantage to 20 points (69-49). The cushion ballooned to 25 points on three occasions over the final seven minutes, before the Lions would settle for the 23-point triumph to avenge last month's 79-67 loss in Senatobia and run their current winning streak to five consecutive games.
Improving to 16-6 overall and 9-2 within the division, the Lions shot 57 percent (17-of-30 FGs) from the field after halftime and owned a 22-10, second-half rebounding margin over Northwest. For the game, EMCC connected on 51 percent (34-of-67 FGs) of their field goals and maintained a commanding 44-26 advantage on the boards.
Now with a 42-5 composite division record dating back to the 2009-10 campaign, EMCC's current string of four straight MACJC North Division basketball titles marks the first such streak since Northwest Mississippi most recently accomplished the feat four consecutive seasons from 1995-96 through 1998-99.
Individually, Bradley, selected as the MACJC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his combined efforts in last week's wins over Northeast Mississippi and Itawamba, led a quartet of double-figure scorers for the Lions by registering his seventh double-double of the season with game-high totals of 21 points and 10 rebounds. The former Memphis East High School product hit 7-of-12 shots from the field and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe against the Rangers.
Freshman guard Jacolby Mobley, of Starkville, followed with 17 points, while sophomores Micah Walker and Earnest Hunter followed with 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the winners.
Falling to 15-6 overall and 7-4 in division play, Northwest was led by DeMarcus McVay and Charles Eaton with 16 and 14 points, respectively.
In the women's game, the short-handed Lady Rangers broke open a 21-21 tie by scoring the last 11 points of the opening half to take a 32-21 halftime advantage. The Lady Lions were out-shot 40 percent to 25 percent through the opening 20 minutes of play, as they managed but six made first-half field goals.
After falling behind by 17 points seven minutes into the second stanza, EMCC made one final significant push by scoring seven unanswered points on back-to-back 3-pointers by Leah Isabelle and a free throw by Savannah Kimmons. The 7-0 run by the home team cut the deficit to nine points (55-46) with 7:56 remaining in the game.
At that point, both teams went cold from the field for a spell before the visitors reeled off six straight points to push the margin back up to 15 points (61-46) by the 3:30 mark and essentially seal the victory for the Lady Rangers.
Coach Sharon Thompson's EMCC Lady Lions, now 6-16 overall and 4-7 in the division, were led by freshmen Takera Mitchell and Charmane Tims with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Playing without injured starters Shaquilla Isom and Bethany Lytle, the Northwest women were paced by Tiesha Tunstall with a game-high 19 points. Leah Lytle and Carshava Sutton added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Lady Rangers, who improved to 17-5 overall and 8-3 within the division.
The East Mississippi basketball teams conclude their regular season Thursday by traveling to Clarksdale to take on Coahoma Community College in a 6/8 p.m. doubleheader. Those games, as well as EMCC's games at next week's (Feb. 25-28) MACJC State Basketball Tournament, are slated to be video-streamed live on the school's Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/channel/emcc-basketball, which can be easily accessed through the school's athletics website, www.EMCCAthletics.com. EMCC media director/athletic video coordinator Derek Cody will be on hand to describe all of the play-by-play action throughout the basketball postseason.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The sun wasn't up at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning, but a new day had already dawned for Matthew Ouimet.
Matthew, a 2-year-old Antioch boy who had waited 15 months for a life-sustaining kidney and liver transplant, had his new organs. Dr. John Roberts took the lead on the liver transplant, and Dr. Peter Stock, who handled the kidney procedure in a 13-hour surgery that began around 6 p.m. Tuesday, delivered the good news to exhausted but smiling parents Kristi and Kelly Ouimet and a half-dozen family members who spent the night at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
"They look pretty good," Stock said. "He's very stable."
Later Wednesday morning, complications, not unforeseen, provided a reminder of the sensitive nature of transplantation. Neither of Matthew's new organs had yet to operate at full capacity, and there was some bleeding around the liver. But Kelly Ouimet, after consulting with doctors, was assured that his son was on the road to recovery.
"There's some extra bleeding," Ouimet said shortly after noon. "It's not unusual. There's no (further) surgery (planned); there's no change in the treatment. We talked to a surgeon who said, 'This is acceptable. We're moving forward. This is not a sprint; it's a marathon.' "
Dr. John Roberts took the lead on the liver transplant. Dr. Peter Stock, who handled the kidney procedure, advised the Ouimets early Wednesday morning, even before Matthew was out of surgery, that there were reasons his new organs might be slow to "wake up."
"What he told us was that the kidney was an adult organ now on a pediatric blood flow," Ouimet said. "And the liver has to mend with the host. This is not completely unforeseen."
Doctors were keeping Matthew under sedation in ICU, his father said.
As of 1 p.m., the family planned to take a few hours to get some much needed sleep, Ouimet said. "We're going to leave Matthew alone for a while," he said. "We've seen him enough. We've kissed him enough."
"We're tired, but we're doing good," Kristi Ouimet said. "We've had lots of support from friends, family and complete total strangers. It's been remarkable."
Wednesday afternoon, Roberts confirmed in a statement that what Matthew has been experiencing is not out of the ordinary, especially for pediatric patients.
"Matthew's conditions have improved since this morning," Roberts said. "It's quite normal for new organs to take time to 'wake up' in a new patient, especially when the recipient is as young as Matthew. In the next 24 to 48 hours, we are looking to see how the new liver and kidney are functioning. We will continue monitoring Matthew's laboratory results for infection and any toxicity issues."
Matthew waited 15 months for his organs. For 23 months, he and his family had commuted to UCSF's pediatric dialysis unit -- a 94-mile round trip from their Antioch home -- six days a week for four-hour dialysis treatments.
The waiting continued even after donor organs were located Monday morning and proven to be a match. Surgery was delayed for 12 hours Tuesday.
The wait, Kristi Ouimet said Wednesday morning, was worth it.
"It makes me feel like everybody was telling the truth," she said, "and that he really is going to be OK."
Matthew was diagnosed with the genetic condition primary hyperoxaluria Type 1, which leaves the liver unable to cleanse harmful oxalates from the blood. The condition affects small organs in the body, usually starting with the kidneys, and led to him suffering end-stage renal failure when he was 5 months old.
Once the transplanted kidney -- only one was implanted -- and liver become fully functional, those concerns will be a thing of the past.
So will the commutes to dialysis, and the home treatments Kristi gave Matthew every night. One treatment was peritoneal dialysis, in which his abdomen was filled with fluid for two hours so that his skin would expand to accommodate his new organs.
"So that worked?" Kristi Ouimet asked Stock. "They fit OK?"
"They fit," Stock said, with a smile. "We shoehorned them in there."
As soon as a bile duct was inserted into the new liver, Stock told the family, Matthew would be taken to ICU. The toddler was wheeled out of surgery around 7:30 a.m. His parents finally got to see him in ICU around 9:35.
"We were able to kiss him and touch him, and tell him how much we love him, and how brave he is," Kristi Ouimet said. "So it was scary, but it was still very special. We really needed that. We needed to see that he was there and that he made it through the surgery."
Staff photojournalist Jane Tyska contributed to this story.
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If the people in the photo look a little - well, shall we say Wonka? That's because they're the cast of Willy Wonka Jr. A musical to open tonight on the Central Middle School stage.
Starring in the show will be Marc Anderson, Lainie Estenson, Olivia Elfman, Grace Quam, Olivia Allery, Skye Herman, Bethany Shipley, Madison Prince, Shayla Ebertz, Isabelle Hawkins, Noah Durbin, Brandi Yaeger, Haven Stelzel, Michael Abrahamson, Sophia Durbin, Autumn Thompson, Breonna Rance, Addisyn Meyer, Emily Eback, Gavin Brown, Devyn Halvorson, Madisyn Kramer, Mikaili Prince and Kali Bjornson. With Jayce Trana, Jeani Klindtworth, Hope Schumaker and Marcus Cordes as more of the Ooompa-Loompas. Charleigh Deegan, Jasmine King, Liberty Haugen and Shawna Anderson as the Candyman Kids. Cole Bonn, Sarah Sievert and Macy Schneider as Squirrels. The play is directed by Terri Peterson. Evelyn Thompson was the costume designer. Jacob Dammen is the Sound Manager. Matthew Britsch, Kevin Brown, Kadee Schlenker and Karli Schneider make up the stage crew.
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CUPERTINO -- The biggest news out of Apple's annual shareholders meeting Friday morning was what didn't happen.
After beating the war drums for months to get Apple's board to buy back more of its stock, activist investor Carl Icahn yanked his proposal a few weeks back, thus stealing a lot of the thunder that the audience might otherwise have enjoyed.
"Shareholder proposal No. 10 was withdrawn and will not be presented at this meeting," announced Apple's general counsel Bruce Sewell, effectively making the historically dull meeting even duller.
After shareholders approved the other largely pro forma proposals submitted by management and re-elected eight board members, including former Vice President Al Gore, CEO Tim Cook was in a jolly mood when he took the stage at Apple headquarters in Cupertino. Going far beyond the 60 minutes these annual meetings normally run, Cook launched into a litany of upbeat Apple product endorsements, calling the new MacBook Air not only "incredible" but "particularly incredible." He told the several hundred shareholders who had braved the rain to attend the meeting that Apple had made $1 billion in revenue from hardware as well as content sales in 2013 from the Apple TV, hinting that the product may well be moving beyond the "hobby" he has long referred to it as.
Some of Cook's comments came off a bit awkward. While he praised the new iPad Air as "really profound," he added that "when we looked at our first iPad, it looked great. But now when we look back at it, we're kind of embarrassed."
While Cook should be forgiven for trying to inject a note of levity into an event as boring as watching paint dry, he ended up teasing his audience in a most painful way. After boasting about Apple's $171 billion in revenue last year, "which is higher than any tech company in the history of the world," he dropped this line:
"We want to grow more," he said, with a sly grin. "And this morning, we want to unveil some new products ..."
It was reminiscent of the late Steve Jobs, who repeatedly would use lines like that just before hitting his product-launch audiences with some amazing new gadget. But after a pregnant pause, filled with an excited "Oooooohh" from the audience, Cook said: "I was kidding about that last part."
The audience collectively groaned, to which Cook replied: "Hey, I gotta have some fun."
The joke was a sore point for many investors who think Apple for several years now has failed to come up with a truly innovative and life-changing product, such as the iPhone and iPad -- a shortcoming that many think has contributed to Apple's sagging share price.
"We're big supporters of Apple, but lately it's just been more and more of the same," said Adam Gold, a longtime shareholder and portfolio manager for Espial Capital in New York City who had spoken earlier during the Q&A with Cook. "They're making billions and billions of dollars, but they need to come up with something truly imaginative and innovative, like Google did with Google Glass. Stock buybacks are not what we're looking for. We're talking autonomous cars, robots and other game-changing products we're seeing out there.
"I love Apple," Gold said. "But 2010 was the last time they showed us something really amazing. And it's now 2014, and in the meantime other companies have passed them by."
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I got out there this morning and got 13 cleaned up. I tried to leave as much tree as possible, but just got the dangerous stuff out of the way. Also cleared that path off of 13 to the cement walking path.
Will be out there tomorrow morning to clean up 14.
If anybody sees anything on the original Camden that needs done and qualifies as a 1-man job, post up and I'll tackle it best I can.
While I was out there, a guy came through playing and asking when C:II was going to reopen and what he could do to help. May have a new face there on Thursday's worknight ... he seemed enthusiastic.


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Miley Cyrus wasn't going to conquer the world with music alone.
That much was abundantly clear from her records, which combine to make Britney Spears' catalog seem like the collected works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
She's had to travel other avenues to get to the top. She's had to court controversy and generate hype, in a fashion that might make Madonna blush. She's had to twerk and tease, shock and surprise, disrobe and dismay -- with nothing less than complete abandon.
How's that emphasis working for her? Well, let's just say that she didn't become a finalist for Time magazine's Person of the Year based on the strength of her songbook alone.
Cyrus seems to understand this, perhaps better than anyone.
Her current Bangerz Tour, which supports last year's chart-topping album of the same name, is all about embracing her new role as pop culture's premier wild child. It completely slams the door on her kiddie-pop past -- the career-making stint on the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" -- and attempts to position her in the same league with Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and other titans of the pop music world.
The big-budget tour, which touched down Monday at Oracle Arena in Oakland, mirrors its star. It's full-on razzle-dazzle, pulsating with equal amounts of energy, ambition, personality and mediocre music. It's also curiously complicated, with an air of desperation and a sense of compensation hovering over nearly every move.
The show, which also was scheduled for Tuesday at SAP Center in San Jose, offered up two fairly strong opening acts. The first was promising indie-rocker Sky Ferreira, who was also referenced by this crowd as "I have no idea who this person is." Icona Pop was up next, and did a better job connecting with the audience. Yes, the duo really only has one song that we wanted to hear -- and it's one that we've all heard dozens of times before.
I don't care. I love it.
Once the table had been set, it was time for the main course. The house lights dimmed and a huge headshot of Cyrus appeared, floating about on a video screen in back of the stage. Her eyes circled round and round, then her mouth opened, revealing a long tongue, which stretched to the floor. Out came Cyrus, sliding down the tongue and onto the stage. She raced toward the crowd, dropping an F-bomb in her first sentence, and we were off and running.
The 21-year-old star hit us first with "SMS (Bangerz)" and then quickly followed with another new album track, "4x4," while chaos reigned supreme onstage. The music was completely overshadowed by the swirling visuals -- which, given the quality of the tunes, wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It was like a circus had set up shop at a lingerie store on the Fourth of July.
Cyrus wore some absurd outfits, such as a marijuana-themed green bodysuit and matching leaf medallion, most of which left very little to the imagination. The wardrobe was definitely risque, perhaps even raunchy, underscoring the concerns that many parents reportedly had about their young ones seeing this show.
Ironically, this was not a sexy show — at least not in the same sense that one routinely gets from the likes of Rihanna, Beyonce and Shakira. Yet, Cyrus isn't Rihanna, Beyonce or Shakira. She shoots for crude, and often hits the mark, but anything beyond that just feels fake and forced.
The best part of the night was when Cyrus and her band moved to a small stage erected at the back of the arena floor for a five-song acoustic set, which featured covers of Dolly Parton's "Jolene," the Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and OutKast's "Hey Ya!"
Yet, that brief interlude -- the rare moment when the music actually seemed to matter -- was soon followed by more ridiculous high jinks. Cyrus returned to the main stage to boogie with a purple shark, a magenta monkey and other furry creatures, later high-stepping it with Abe Lincoln, Mt. Rushmore and other American icons.
The main set ended as Cyrus flew off into the night, riding on a giant hot dog.
No, I didn't make that last line up. But I wish I had.
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University Avenue firefighters didn't have far to go when the alarm sounded just before 4 a.m. on July 7 alerting them that the most acclaimed restaurant in town, Manresa, was on fire. The two-star Michelin restaurant at 320 Village Lane is so close to the fire station that firefighters could have simply walked over.
Instead, they brought a fire engine to battle the blaze that destroyed Manresa's roof.
Battalion chief Gary Cocroft said fire engines from Shannon and Quito roads, Winchester Boulevard and Saratoga also responded.
"At about 3:59 a.m. a passerby reported seeing flames," Cocroft said. "We sent a full alarm, which is six engines and two battalion chiefs. The fire was well-involved when we got here, so within five minutes we went to a second alarm that brought out another three engines and a ladder truck."
Cocroft said firefighters had their hands full fighting the blaze. "It was complicated by the layout of the roof," he added. "There's a hidden attic space, and that's where the fire was hiding. It was in a concealed space."
Arson investigator Dennis Johnsen said the blaze damaged a gas meter, further fueling the flames.
The fire was under control by 6 a.m. and the cause remains under investigation.
Because the restaurant was closed over the July 4 holiday weekend for a "deep cleaning," Manresa's owner, David Kinch, was out of town. He flew home, surveyed the damage and vowed to rebuild. "I think we're going to be a stronger and better restaurant," Kinch said.
It's not known how long it will take to rebuild, but most of the restaurant remains intact, despite smoke and water damage throughout.
A firefighter who tripped and broke his wrist was treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital.
The firefighters were on Kinch's mind when he said, "They're about 200 feet away from us, and they responded and did a magnificent job. It could have been a lot worse."
Manresa has received two out of a possible three Michelin stars for eight years running, and Kinch was named the best chef in America for the Pacific region by the James Beard Foundation in 2010.
The San Jose Mercury News contributed to this report.
love apple farms selling
produce to the public
Manresa obtains its produce from Love Apple Farms in Santa Cruz, which has announced it will sell its produce to the public while the restaurant rebuilds. It will sell weekly produce boxes, through a $39 per week membership program, with pick-ups in Santa Cruz. "The program begins immediately, but we aren't yet sure how long it will last," the farm's website says.
Some weeks are already sold out. Visit growbetterveggies.com for more information and to check availability.
Love Apple Farms' owner, Cynthia Sandberg, is scheduled to speak to the Los Gatos Lions Club on July 16 from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend the meeting that's held at the Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. The cost is $20 to attend and includes lunch. Sandberg will discuss a new venture called The World Tomato Society. RSVP by calling Tim Du Clos at 408.497.9052.


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Father, son embrace roles as officials
Published: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 11:50 p.m.
Father-son combinations are celebrated throughout sports.
Sometimes they play the same sport, even at the same school.
Some get to share their bond as coach and player. A rare breed have roamed the sidelines or taken the field of play together.
For Houma natives Noble "Pat" Patterson Jr. and Capt. Noble Patterson III, their sports role is different, but no less vital — that of game officials.
"You can't have a game without the officials, although I'm sure some would like to try," said Patterson Jr., 62, one of the area's longest-serving referees.
The elder Patterson will begin his 35th year officiating prep baseball and basketball games with the Thibodaux-based high school officials association. The younger Patterson, a U.S. Army Captain residing in Clarksville, Tenn, is entering his 12th year refereeing prep basketball.
Father and son will also be officiating college basketball games this season for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The eight-team conference includes New Orleans colleges Xavier, Dillard and SUNO and Nashville-based Fisk University, which is near to where Patterson III lives.
While the assignment marks a return for Patterson Jr. after a long hiatus, it will be Patterson III's first taste of collegiate action. The elder Patterson convinced Greg Frederico, GCAC supervisor of basketball officials and the person who got him into college officiating, that his son would excel at that stage.
"(Greg) is taking my word that my son can do a good job, and he does. I'm not saying this because he's my son, but I know when I see a good official," Patterson Jr. said. "I've watched him in a few high school playoff games a couple of years ago, and he did a good job. I told (Greg) I'm not ashamed or afraid to let him move to the college level because he can handle it."
The Pattersons have never refereed a game together. They came close in 2011 for the LHSAA Top 28 playoff tournament when Patterson III was stationed at Fort Polk at the time.
"Our assignment secretary tried to get us a game together, but it never happened," said Patterson III, 39. "In the playoffs referees from different associations are combined. Unfortunately, my dad wasn't able to work that tournament."
If they get the opportunity to jointly officiate a game they believe it would be great experience.
"The only people who are your friends are the other two officials on the court," said Patterson Jr. "So it would nice to work with him."
"It would definitely be fun. He'll probably critique me after the game, tell me what I did wrong," Patterson III joked. "That's what most fathers do. I know how that goes."
At age 14, Patterson Jr. refereed his first contest, his sister's St. Lucy basketball game at St. Francis Youth Center.
"I went to watch her play one afternoon, and the referees didn't show up," he said. "The coaches asked if anybody in the stands can officiate. I hadn't officiated before, but they gave me the whistle, and I started doing it."
As a high school junior, Patterson Jr. was among a handful of African-American students who integrated Terrebonne High in the 1967-68 school year. He graduated the following year.
He officiated baseball games sparingly as a young adult while working as an insurance and car salesman. It was while umpiring Dixie Youth League baseball at the Houma Air Base in 1977 that he got more serious about being a game official.
"They were awarded a state tournament, and the guy who was running the league said you can't call games in the state tournament because we're not licensed by the state," Patterson Jr. said. "So the next year I became a registered official with the state of Louisiana, first in baseball, and I followed it up that same year with basketball."
In the mid-1980s, he added a college basketball officiating job to his schedule; however, he left after 10 years because travel time forced him miss two days a week at the Terrebonne Parish Recreation Department. He served as assistant director and director from 1984-2000 in Terrebonne. He remained with the department, refereeing games until retiring earlier this year.
"I love to officiate the game because you're out there with the young talent first hand," he said.
It took a while for Patterson III to follow his father's footsteps.
After graduating from H.L. Bourgeois in 1991 where he and younger brother Corey played baseball and basketball, he joined the Army at age 19. He has been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He is currently stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., where he is company commander.
Years of prodding from his father finally convinced Patterson III, at age 27, to give referring a chance.
"I went with him to college camps and just watched him along the way. I decided I wanted to pick it up as a hobby, see how I like it," he said. "My first game was an Army intramural basketball game. It was kind of hard because those guys were pretty experienced, and me out on the court being a first-time official, I kind of got ridiculed a lot."
But by his second year, Patterson III was officiating high school playoff games. While stationed in Germany he also refereed international basketball competition, including two international high school national championships in 2006 and 2007 and an international tournament in Holland.
He said the biggest adjustment to calling international games is some of the rules and hand signals are different from American basketball.
"In international ball, once the ball hits the rim, even if it's on the rim, it's not goal tending if you knock it off. When a player goes to the table and is ready to sub in, you give the X (crossed arms) signal to tell them to come in," Patterson III said. "On a bunch of occasions, I had to call an American high school game on a Friday, then call an international game that Saturday. So I had to get my mind re-trained to say, 'Okay, I'm calling an international game. These are the signals I have to use.'"
Patterson III also credited the two decades of military service with enhancing his abilities as an official.
"The Army helps you better communicate and understand people of other cultures and nationalities," he said. "Being able to do that has been crucial to me becoming as a referee."
It's no surprise that father and son have similar philosophies when it comes officiating.
They believe the best quality they bring to refereeing is being able to know the flow of the game and to not overly insert themselves into the action unless necessary.
"I don't say I'm a great official, but I know how to manage the game," Patterson Jr. said. "That's all the coaches want is for you to go there and manage the game — make everybody plays by the same rules."
"A lot of officials, I see this in the NBA too, they try and take control of the game," Patterson III said. "You need to understand that people don't come to see a referee. They come to see the players."
Some fans, players and coaches today seem ever increasingly willing to verbally, even physically, express their disagreement to an official's call.
The Pattersons said referees today have to have thicker skin than ever to survive.
"I can sit there in the stands and make all the calls right. Take those people out stands and put him on the floor and give them a whistle or an indicator in baseball, and they wouldn't know what do," Patterson Jr. said. "It's an art. It's a craft that we work hard to do, and we make it look easy, but it's not easy."
"Some of this stuff I find humorous. Like, they tell me I look young. So when I'm on the court I hear, 'Hey ref. How old are you, 15?'" Patterson III said. "In 12 years I've only thrown one fan out that I can remember. This guy was drunk, leaning over the railing, spilling his beverage. I guess he stuck alcohol in. I just called security, told them to get him out of here. And that was a high school Christmas tournament."
While Patterson Jr. might have retired from the workforce, local prep fans will continue to see him on the diamond and the on the court. Since the LHSAA removed the age restriction on game officials, he hopes to referee at least another decade.
"As long as my legs are good, that's what I keep telling people," Patterson Jr. said. "You used to have to retire at 70. Now they say as long as you're physically able to do it. Ten more years would give me 45 years in high school (officiating)."
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See Isaiah 49:26; and
Book of Mormon,
1830 ed., 56, 75 [1 Nephi 21:26; 2 Nephi
A March 1831
revelation similarly warned against an individual
asking "for a sign" in order to "consume it upon his lusts."
(Revelation, ca. 8 Mar.
[D&C 46:9]; see also Matthew 12:38–39; Mark 8:11–12; and Luke 11:16, 29.)
See Mark 16:17;
Book of Mormon,
1830 ed., 537, 547 [Mormon 9:24; Ether
and Revelation, 1 Aug.
A July 1830
revelation instructed
JS to "require not Miracles except I shall command
you." (Revelation, July
Hebrews 11:6.
Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...
See 2
Timothy 3:8–9.
See Matthew 5:28;
Book of Mormon,
1830 ed., 481 [3 Nephi
and Revelation, 9 Feb.
Revelation 21:8; 22:14–15.
passage seems to promise further information on transfiguration. The only extant
record of such comes from
JS's Bible revision. When JS revised Matthew
17:1–13, sometime between 7 April
and 19 June 1831, he added clarifying information about the identity and
mission of Elias, who appeared on the mount at the time that Christ was
(Faulring et al., Joseph
Smith's New Translation of the Bible,
New Testament Revision 1, pp. 41–42
[Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew
Faulring, Scott H., Kent P. Jackson, and Robert J. Matthews, eds.
Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible: Original Manuscripts.
Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
New Testament Revision 1 / "A Translation of the New Testament Translated by the
Power of God," 1831. CCLA. Also available in Scott H. Faulring, Kent P. Jackson,
and Robert J. Matthews, eds., Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible:
Original Manuscripts (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young
University, 2004), 153–228.
See John 4:10–14.
JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as "land of promise" for gathering of Saints and place for "city of Zion," with Independence area as "center place" of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland, Ohio, became known...
Revelation, 7 May
[D&C 49:25]; and
Revelation, 13 Aug.
According to Webster's 1828
dictionary, "pestilence" denotes not only infectious disease
also "corruption or moral disease destructive to
("Pestilence," in American
Dictionary [1828].)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I.
the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They
Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S.
Converse, 1828.
See Luke 20:25.
Revelation, 20 July
[D&C 57:4–5]; and
Revelation, 1 Aug.
Revelation, 1 Aug.
A March
explained that
would be a "City of refuge," protecting those living therein, who would "be the only
people that shall not be at war one with another."
(Revelation, ca. 7 Mar.
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
Located twelve miles from western Missouri border. Permanently settled, platted, and designated county seat, 1827. Hub for steamboat travel on Missouri River. Point of departure for Santa Fe Trail. Population in 1831 about 300. Mormon population by summer...
Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Mormon missionaries...
A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS's earliest revelations "the cause of Zion" was used to broadly describe the ...
Revelation, 20 July
JS History,
vol. A-1, 146.
An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. JS appointed Edward Partridge as the first bishop in February 1831. Following this appointment, Partridge functioned as the local leader of the church in Missouri. Later revelations described a bishop's duties as receiving...
Revelation, 1 Aug.
19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...
3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...
French explored area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut Western...
History, 33.
A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered "the flesh and blood of Christ unto...
Ezra Booth, "Mormonism—No. VII,"
Ohio Star (Ravenna), 24 Nov. 1831,
JS History,
vol. A-1, 146.
Ohio Star. Ravenna. 1830–1854.
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
Sidney Rigdon, Kirtland, OH, "to
the Churches," 31 Aug. 1831, copy, Sidney Rigdon, Collection, 1832–1858,
Rigdon, Sidney. Collection,
11 Mar. 1786–24 June 1865. Farmer, cooper, merchant, postmaster. Born at Montague, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Morley and Editha (Edith) Marsh. Family affiliated with Presbyterian church. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, before 1812. Married...
Backman, Heavens
Resound, 70;
Staker, Hearken, O Ye
People, 309–310.
Backman, Milton V., Jr. The Heavens Resound: A History of the
Latter-day Saints in Ohio, 1830–1838. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983.
Staker, Mark
Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith's Ohio
Revelations. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2009.
Similar fold markings are evident
Whitney's copy of the revelation and a copy he
owned of a letter
Rigdon wrote to church congregations to encourage
donations, which suggests that the two documents were carried together.
(Sidney Rigdon, Kirtland, OH, "to
the Churches," 31 Aug. 1831, copy, Sidney Rigdon, Collection, 1832–1858,
27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...
28 Dec. 1789–29 June 1834. Merchant. Born at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Eli Gilbert and Lydia Hemingway. Moved to Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; to Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory, by Sept. 1818; to Painesville, Geauga Co...
Book 1, p.
Gilbert, Notebook,
When William
W. Phelps
published this revelation in the February
1833 issue of The Evening and the Morning Star, he also
dated it 30 August 1831.
("A Revelation Given, August 30,
1831," The Evening and the Morning Star, Feb. 1833,
Gilbert, Algernon Sidney. Notebook of Revelations, 1831–ca. 1833. Revelations
Collection, 1831–ca. 1844, 1847, 1861, ca. 1876. CHL. MS
4583, box 1, fd. 2.
The Evening and the Morning Star. Independence, MO, June 1832–July
1833; Kirtland, OH, Dec. 1833–Sept.
Andrus et al., "Register of the
Newel Kimball Whitney Papers, 1825–1906," 5–6.
Andrus, Hyrum L., Chris Fuller, and Elizabeth E. McKenzie. "Register of the
Newel Kimball Whitney Papers, 1825–1906," Sept. 1998. BYU.


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Troopers investigate four-vehicle crash in Lafourche involving school bus
Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:51 a.m.
A four-vehicle crash in Galliano this morning that included a school bus sent some students to the hospital to get checked out but left no one with serious injuries, State Police said.
The wreck happened about 6:43 a.m. near La. 3235 and 107th St., not far from the Galliano Wal-Mart, when the bus pulled over to pick up children headed to South Lafourche High School, authorities said.
A stop sign and flashers popped out from the bus's side, and two vehicles in a neighboring lane stopped, police said. A third pickup truck did not, collided into the stopped cars and spun into the school bus.
Troop C spokesman Evan Harrell said it's unclear why the driver did not stop. It's illegal to pass a stopped school bus. No charges had been filed as of this morning. An investigation continued.
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Rookie QBs Keep Getting Better
The NFL's fantastic set of rookie quarterbacks have gotten even better late in the season, even as they're being asked to play more games than they did in any college or high-school season.
Two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal noted that rookie QBs this year have started a record 71 games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, and won a record 35 of them. Now they've started 86 games, won 44 of them and three of the regular starters are in good position to head to the playoffs.
This week, seven rookies have started at quarterback and combined to go 4-3, completing 60.3% of passes while averaging 6.4 yards per attempt and throwing 10 touchdowns to just four interceptions.
While the typical college or high-school season lasts no more than 14 games, this year's rookie standouts are getting better as the season goes on. Seattle's Russell Wilson has a 66% completion rate and 15 touchdowns to 2 interceptions in the Seahawks' recent 6-1 run. Robert Griffin III has won five straight starts, a stretch during which he's completed 68% of his passes with 12 touchdowns and two interceptions, while averaging 6.8 yards per rush. And Andrew Luck, who's been asked to do the most passing among the three likely playoff-bound rookie QBs, has completed 55% of his passes while throwing 14 touchdowns to 11 interceptions in Indianapolis's recent 8-2 run, better than the No. 1 pick's shaky start.
Those three QBs, plus Ryan Tannehill and Brandon Weeden, are likely to finish the season with at least 15 starts apiece, something just 14 prior quarterbacks have done. No more than two rookies reached the 15-start mark in any prior season, a record equaled last year. And while Tannehill and Weeden have the more typical profile of a rookie starting quarterback, toiling for losing teams, none of the five has been truly awful: The lowest quarterback rating of the bunch is 72.6, compared to a leaguewide average of 83.6. Luck, meanwhile, has already set the record for most passing yards by a rookie, while Griffin is likely to set the record for highest passer rating for a rookie with at least 10 starts.
If Luck, Griffin and Wilson can keep improving in the season finale and playoffs, they could each challenge the record of two postseason wins by a rookie quarterback — held by Mark Sanchez and Joe Flacco — and add to the meager total of 11 rookie QB wins in the playoffs in which the rookie threw at least five passes.


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Parents on the Edge, Children in Danger
Putting Names and Faces to the Problem
In Support of Families
A Helping Hand
The most recent statistics on child abuse show that an
estimated 826,000 children are victims of abuse nationally.
Approximately 1,100 of those were fatalities—about three
children a day killed by those who should love them unconditionally.
And while the number of children abused has slightly decreased
over the past six years, the rate of abuse in this country
is still staggering. These most recent statistics—for the
year 1999—were released by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) last April as part of Child Abuse
and Neglect Prevention Month.
The question of why parents injure or kill their children
is one that we may never answer. Studies indicate, however,
that factors such as past history of abuse, mental illness
(permanent or temporary) or isolation (real or perceived)
from friends and neighbors are some triggers that can lead
to abuse.
And while there are certain variables which can indicate
a higher likelihood of abuse, the HHS's Administration for
Children and Families points out, "Maltreated children are
found in all income, racial and ethnic groups, and incidence
rates are similar in urban, suburban and rural communities."
Putting Names and Faces to
the Problem
Behind each of the statistics is a name, a face, a story
of a parent and child. Two months ago in Houston, Texas,
Andrea Pia Yates called the police to her home, where she
told them she had killed her five children. All of the children—Mary,
Luke, Paul, John and Noah—were apparently drowned.
Yates's husband, Russell, said his wife has been on medicine
for postpartum depression.
Seven years prior to this incident, the nation was shocked
by the tale of two young boys in Union, South Carolina,
whose mother said they were abducted in a carjacking. On
national television, Susan Smith and her estranged husband,
David, pleaded for the safe return of their two sons—Michael
(three) and Alex (14 months). It was soon discovered, however,
that Susan Smith had driven her car to a boat ramp at John
D. Long Lake and rolled it into the water with Michael and
Alex still strapped in their car seats.
Support of Families
Pope John Paul II and the U.S. bishops have continually
emphasized the importance of caring for children and supporting
In his 1981 apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio,
the pope urged members of the Church to assist families
in their responsibilities. "Loving the family means identifying
the dangers and the evils that menace it, in order to overcome
them. Loving the family means endeavoring to create for
it an environment favorable for its development" (#182).
In their 1988 document A Family Perspective in Church
and Society, the U.S. bishops reiterated the role of
the Church community in supporting families. "The Church
is encouraged to support positive developments, to look
for new ways to help families and to unearth resources that
enable families to move from crisis to growth, from areas
of stress to strength."
Helping Hand
As part of the Church community, we are called, as the
bishops say, to "help look for new ways to help families."
One program that offers women with children a helping hand
is Elizabeth Ministry, a name inspired by Mary's assistance
to her pregnant cousin Elizabeth. The program was founded
in Appleton, Wisconsin, by Jeannie Hannemann to "affirm,
support, encourage and assist women in response to their
needs during the childbearing years."
According to the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
Women, www.catholicwomen.org,
the support during childbearing years that was once found
in the family, neighborhood and parish community no longer
exists. "Neighborhoods are fragmented, leaving many families
isolated. Churches have increased in size, making it very
difficult to create a hospitable and loving environment.
Today's mobility has caused many extended families to be
separated by miles, making frequent visits impossible."
Elizabeth Ministry is just one way we, as a community of
faith, can help families and struggling parents. Below are
some other suggestions for ways to help parents:
Be present. Let parents with a young child or
children know you are there if they need anything—including
time for themselves.
Offer reassurance. Let parents know that it's
O.K. to feel overwhelmed—most parents do at some point.
But make it clear that when they feel that way they should
ask for help.
Establish an Elizabeth Ministry program within
your parish. For information, contact the International
Elizabeth Ministry Headquarters at 107 Idlewild St., Kaukauna,
Wisconsin, phone (920) 766-9380, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Get help. If you or someone you know is struggling
with parental responsibilities, check with your parish,
diocese or local human services department about parenting
Report it. If you suspect that a child is being
abused or is in danger, let someone in authority know.
Each of us has a role in stopping the violence of child
abuse. As Pope John Paul II said in his October 2000 address
to the Third World Meeting With Families, "The situation
of children is really a challenge for society as a
whole." The time has come to meet that challenge before
another child is hurt or killed.S.H.B.


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In my opinion the current squad is full of gifted footballers, but there is no steel or physical strength in it.Both Shaktar Donetsk and Juventus out-muscled and outfought Chelsea.What does anybody else think?
In my opinion, no manager on earth could do better with this squad than Roberto did.
With the exception of Jose Mourinho :)Bluebob