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Hi Kenjo
I just wondered if you ever found Ann Shand nee Wallace's death?
Was really interested when I came across this thread, as Ann's illegitimate daughter Ann(ie) Wallace was taken in by my 3 x great grand uncle and aunt, Alexander Sangster and Bathia Clark. She may even have married one of my distant relatives too, as Alexander Sangster's mother's maiden name was Lawrie, one of my direct lines.
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Hi Rena and ellonavon,
Yes the girls did do a great job.........
but sadly no...I have never found anymore than this....
the only thing ..I was thinking is if Ann did die in the district then ...I would have thought she would have be buried in the same church yard....and also her sons....
so I think..........that she emmigrated to
?? with her son.
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I have a couple things to add about this Barbara Findlay, mother of Ann Wallace:
Barbara Findlay was married to Alexander McBain later in life. There is a record in Kinellar for this dated 21 May 1870. Alexander died 12 Jan 1887 with has last address being 104 Commerce Street, and having lived at 69 Holburn Street, Aberdeen. This part is easily verifiable by parish records and Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventories, REF SC1/36/100.
Now, I haven't established the certainty of the following, but it appears that she was previously married to William Milne (former husband of Isobel Taylor); And, he (Alexander McBain) I think was previously married to Rachel Hay, brother of William Hay, the somewhat renowned schoolmaster at Tillydesk, Ellon. William and sister Rachel Hay's parents were apparently William Hay and Rachel Rainie (Rainey?, Rennie?).
Also, it seems that this Barbara Findlay (there are two) was born in Old Deer on 23 Mar 1824, the daughter of James Findlay and Mary Cooper. Barbara Findlay and William Milne have marriage records dated about 19/20 Feb 1852 in Old Deer and Logie-Buchan.
So, interestingly, I also found a marriage record for James Wallace and Isobel Taylor on 18 Nov 1841 at Fyvie. I have no idea if this is the same Jame Wallace, but if it is, that certainly makes the whole deal quite strange.
I am sorry in advance if this does nothing for your quest to find Ann Wallace's death, but hopefully it is useful, anyway.
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Upon further review, Charles Alexander Shand, born 16 Nov 1881 to Charles Shand and Ann Wallace died 24 Jan 1929 in York, Ontario, Canada.
There is the death record of an Annie Shand for 21 Apr 1920 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. (birthplace Scotland, estimated birthdate 1852.)
I would suggest that this Charles is the same as the Charles A (age
on thf 1891 census.
Also, for pretty good evidence, see the 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, York Centre, 8 Etobicoke, page 10.
Family (line 14-17):
Shand, Alec, m, head, s, nov, 1882, 28, Scotland, 1903, scotch, canadian, presbyterian, gardner
Shand, William, m, brother, s, Dec, 1889, 21, Scotland, 1906, scotch, canadian, presbyterian, gardner
Baxter, James, m, nephew, s, Mar, 1903, 8, Scotland, 1908, scotch, canadian, presbyterian, none
Shand, Annie, f, mother, w, Jan, 1858, 63, Scotland, 1908, scotch, canadian, presbyterian, none
This is very clearly the same Shand family, so it makes the Annie Shand above the correct Annie -- mystery solved. The 1858 date on the census is obviously in error and should be 1853 for the date and 68 for the age. Alec is obviously Charles Alexander and matches the death cert listed above.
Please let me know if this helps or if this was already solved! Thanks!
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Oh My Goodness!!!!
I wish I could hug you. I send you a huge cyber huge.
I had not gotten any further at all.
Thankyou so very much.
Do you know how James Baxter fits in?
I need to reaquaint myself with the relationships.
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I don't know how James Baxter fits into the picture, and I suspect the best way to track him will be from his descendants, if there are any. He was born about 1903 and would have been an infant for the migration to Canada. I can think of some possibilities, but I could be off on those as well:
1. He was a child of Helen before she married Andrew Connon (perhaps illegitimate)
2. James Baxter came from Alexander Lawrie's family.
I don't know which of these is likely. It's also possible that there is a different scenario entirely or that they used the term nephew loosely.
Also, did you see my message about Barbara Findlay being a McBain and not O'Brien? Have you had a chance to check into this possibility? A cursive McBain could possibly be mistaken for O'Brien. The reason I ask is that Alexander McBain is my direct ancestor. There is an inscription that includes his name in Kinellar Kirkyard, but it makes no mention of Barbara Findlay, even though there are will documents for him with her name on them. So, it's possible that it's a different Barbara Findlay.
Also, there are several memorial inscriptions that include Barbara Findlay's name in Aberdeenshire. Here are a few:
1. 1878 - Kirkyard of Udny (with Barbara and William Singer)
2. 1904 - Kirkyard of Kinellar (with Robert Simpson and Annie Findlay)
3. Kirkyard of Fyvie (Includes Andrew Findlay, Jean Shand, Alexander Findlay, Jane Fowley, Mary Findlay, other Findlay)
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I am a bit confused
) as always) by some of the thread, so will stick to the Wallace/Shand Ontario ties...
Don't see the fellows in the CEF signups
There is a marriage for Charles Alexander Shand to Margaret Weir Purdie. I'll find someone to give you further information on that ... They might also find one for William ( There is one with mother Wass but might be a stretch, and there were Wass in Ontario)
Can't see an entry for any of them here:
so I'll see if anyone can find you some passenger lists for entries into Canada, J.J.
P.S. re: James Baxter...another avenue to search might be the sister Anne Wallace/Sangster
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Hello folks
Annie Shand arrived on the Empress of Ireland 19 Jun 1908. The ship departed Liverpool and she entered Canada at the Port of Montreal. Her age is hard to read but looks like it says 50 (?). She is a Widow, b. Scotland, and going to Toronto. It appears that the immigration officer added Alex in his margin notes (possibly referring to her son?).
Travelling with her ..... a James Shand, aged 4 years, also b. Scotland , and going to Toronto. I suspect this young fellow is the James Baxter with the family in the 1911 Census. More about James later.
The marriage of Charles Alexander Shand, 29, Bachelor, a Gardener, of the Township of Etobicoke, County of York, Ontario, to Margaret Weir Purdie, 29, Spinster, of Mimico in the Twp of Etobicoke took place 08 Dec 1911 at the Village of Mimico in the County of York, Ontario by license. Parents of the groom Charles Shand and Annie Wallace. Parents of the bride Robert Purdie and Margaret Torrance. Witnesses William Shand of the Twp of Etobicoke and Mary Agness Watt of Toronto.
I think the marriage J.J. found for William Shand may well be yours and that the minister may have misheard Wallace as Wass. I will post the details for you to decide.
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Continuing .....
The marriage of William Shand, 35, Bachelor, Market Gardener, of Humber Bay in the Twp of Etobicoke in the County of York, b. Scotland to Eva May Hall, 28, Widow, of Toronto took place 30 Jun 1925 at New Toronto, County York, Ontario. Parents of the groom Charles Shand and Ann Wass (misheard Wallace?). Parents of the bride Adam McIntosh Bunch and Adelaide Bouskill. Witnesses Albert Hargreaves of Mimico and Pearl Bunch of New Toronto.
The above info for William matches info on a passenger list returning from Scotland 04 Mar 1921. He states he is a Gardener and the address returning to is as above. The Form 30A related to this trip is unfortunately almost illegible. Where it asks for nearest relative in the country from whence he came I can make out Brother ....?.... Sh..... of East Riggs (I think) ......?........ Sc......d. Perhaps some of the latter rings a bell? Was it William's brother George who died in 1897 or the elder George? Almost looks like a "Ge" at the beginning of the brother's name? William was returning from a holiday and gives his original immigration year as 1907.
I have not had any success in a search for either Charles or William on a passenger list related to their original arrivals in Canada.
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"The switch will save money and promote a cleaner environment," said West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple in a press release Thursday. "About 3,000 buses currently run every school day in West Virginia and travel over 46 million miles a year. The adoption of propane could save an average of $3,100 per bus, annually."
In addition to the cost savings, the use of propane and propane accessories have many advantages over gasoline fuel. Propane is less flammable, the tanks are more puncture resistant and it will not contaminate water or soil. Propane is domestically produced and comes from wet gas in natural gas wells. Propane has been adopted by over 25 states including Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Propane joins compressed natural gas and bio diesel as an approved alternative fuel source.
Wood County Schools officials say the local school system piloted a liquid natural gas program in the 1990s, but various issues caused the fuel to be abandoned.
"It didn't save money, it caused problems with other components of the bus and it never grew, so it was impossible to fill up on the road," said Sue Woodward, assistant superintendent of school services for Wood County Schools. "It never took off as a viable alternative."
However, Woodward said the use of bio-diesel has been extremely successful for the school system.
"It has improved everything from emissions to equipment longevity," she said.
Wood County Schools officials said they do not yet know if Wood County will be among the district's piloting the propane buses. Woodward said the school system would be willing to look at how propane-fueled busses could be used locally.
"We are always looking for ways to save money and the environment," she said.
State officials said the initial investment for propane-powered buses is about $10,000 more per bus, or about $95,000 each. However, fuel- and repair-cost savings are expected to offset the initial investment cost.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has expressed his intent to convert more state vehicles to natural gas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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SACRAMENTO -- The death penalty, the polarizing issue that has shadowed Gov. Jerry Brown's political career, threatens to embroil the governor once more with a bill to abolish capital punishment making its way to his desk.
This go round, however, could turn out much differently for Brown, political analysts suggest.
For one, a legislator, Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, is taking the lead on abolishing the death penalty, not Brown. Plus, her bill must be approved by voters, who appear to have shifted from their hard line, pro-capital punishment stance of previous years.
But first, the bill must go through Brown, whose tumultuous history with capital punishment includes a failed 1977 attempt to block the reinstatement of the death penalty. And he has been irrevocably linked with the voter-recalled Rose Bird, his pick for the state Supreme Court chief justice, who became a national poster child for problems with California's courts for regularly overturning death sentences.
"There are other things he wants to do in politics, like running for re-election," agreed Max Neiman, senior research fellow at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley. "He doesn't want to fire up a wedge issue that causes some loss in an election. But my gut tells me this is less of a political risk than it might have been years ago, particularly given all the other stuff people are worrying about.
Brown might view a fresh look at the issue as a chance for vindication, said Barbara O'Connor, former director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and the Media at Sacramento State.
"I think he will sign it happily," said O'Connor, who served under Brown in his second term. "It is consonant with his internal beliefs, with what he believed as a young man."
Hancock's legislation, SB490, if approved for the ballot, would ask voters to do away with the death penalty but require life imprisonment with no chance for parole. But rather than pursue the moral argument that Brown took in his attempts to block the death penalty, Hancock has provided compelling fiscal reasoning for eliminating capital punishment.
The death penalty has cost the state $4 billion since 1978, according to a recent 200-page study produced by U.S. 9th Circuit Judge Arthur Alarcon and Loyola Law School professor Paula Mitchell. Only 13 inmates have been executed in that time, while the backlog of 714 inmates on death row means they will have to wait 20 more years before their cases are resolved.
Eliminating the death penalty would save the state $184 million a year -- money the state desperately needs, Hancock said.
"I have come to believe we are not being tough on crime, we're being tough on the taxpayer," said Hancock, who has long opposed the death penalty on moral grounds.
Hancock's case was bolstered by the backing she received from former federal prosecutor Don Heller, the author of the 1978 ballot initiative reinstating the death penalty, who called the system a "colossal failure."
Brown will not comment on pending legislation, said spokesman Gil Duran, "though people know the history and his promise to enforce the law. He's done it as attorney general and he'll do it as governor."
Hancock said one sign that Brown might be willing to listen to the economic rationale for eliminating death row is his decision to cancel a $356 million new housing facility for condemned inmates at San Quentin State Prison.
But Brown has also reconciled himself with issue over the years, vowing to uphold the death penalty as governor and defending death penalty sentences as attorney general. Last fall, in the midst of his gubernatorial campaign but in his role as attorney general, Brown argued that a four-year moratorium on executions should be lifted. A federal court later ruled the state's lethal injection procedures remained lacking and kept the moratorium in place.
Still, if voters were to reaffirm the death penalty, "the most difficult thing for Brown would be being the one who makes the last decision to execute someone," Neiman said. "That would be extremely difficult for him."
Brown confronted the issue long before he became governor. As a 22-year old Jesuit student in 1960, he convinced his father, Gov. Edmund "Pat" Brown, to give convicted robber and rapist Caryl Chessman a 60-day stay of his execution to see if the governor could convince the Legislature to abolish the death penalty. The Legislature rebuffed the elder Brown's effort and Chessman was executed. By then, Chessman -- the so called "Red-light Bandit" -- had gained national notoriety for four books he wrote from prison pleading his case against capital punishment.
The elder Brown commuted 22 death sentences, but oversaw 36 executions. One man Pat Brown commuted killed again after he was released, reinforcing capital punishment proponents' arguments against abolishing it. Still, in a book published in 1989, Pat Brown called the death penalty a "gross failure," saying it was neither a deterrent nor humane.
Instead, he called for life sentences without the possibility of parole or commutation.
In his first term as governor, Jerry Brown vetoed a bill reinstating the death penalty in 1977, only to be overruled by the Legislature. At one point, Brown suggested abolishing capital punishment would elevate society to a "higher state of consciousness."
Californians ultimately voted by a two-to-one margin to reinstate the death penalty, forcing a publicly contrite young governor to promise to uphold the law despite his moral objections.
Two years after he left office, Brown was rebuked once more when voters recalled Bird, his Supreme Court chief justice appointee.
Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a fellow Democrat who voted for the death penalty -- and for the veto override -- as a legislator in 1977, said Brown won't have to take the lead on the issue this time. He expects Brown to allow a vote of the people on it.
"These days he's been increasingly deferring to popular judgments on taxes, spending and the like," Lockyer said. "I'd expect he would want to handle that in the same way."
Brown's main political concern is whether his opponents will exploit the issue and mobilize conservatives to the ballot, seizing on his history and dredging up Bird as an opportunity to hand him a significant defeat.
California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro said Brown can count on it.
"If Jerry Brown goes down this path, he's going to weaken himself further," said Del Beccaro, a Walnut Creek attorney. "I think Republicans will fight Loni Hancock's bill. I don't think his Democratic friends in the Legislature will do him any favors by putting this front and center on his plate."
The public's mood may be shifting, however.
In a 2010 Field poll, 70 percent of voters said they supported the death penalty, but when asked which they preferred, 42 percent chose a life sentence without possibility of parole, while 41 percent chose the death penalty. Ten years earlier, 37 percent chose a life sentence and 44 percent preferred the death penalty.
A survey last month by Democratic pollster David Binder found 63 percent supported converting death row sentences to life imprisonment without parole if it meant saving $1 billion over five years.
Reach Steven Harmon at 916-441-2101. Follow him at Twitter.com/ssharmon. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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Q and I went to Lonsdale with her uncle to take in some of the view and grab some fresh oysters. Unfortunately, it was probably the only rainy day of the entire summer so far (Q: We went on Aug 1st, that's why!)! Needless to say, we decided to stay indoors and just hangout around the market.
We've heard good things about Screaming Mimi's so we were excited to grab some fresh seafood from them |(Q: actually, my uncle was here 10 yrs ago and between him, my aunt and my mom, they ate 5 dozens of oysters! He wanted to go back ever since).
They're a pretty big stall at the Lonsdale Quay Market. I've been here a few times before, and I don't know how I've missed them before!
The menu is pretty simple, and the price seems pretty decent. Plenty of choices!
I really like being able to pick the oysters ourselves. The day we went, they had three types of oysters for us to choose from: Kushi, Beausoleil, and Effingham.
We picked 1.5 dozen (or rather Q's uncle picked) randomly from all three pots! (Q: actually I hated having to touch the oysters myself! YUCK!)
It might have been because it was a rainy and slightly quieter day, but the oysters were lacking something. They didn't seem to be fresh from the ocean, the flavours were a little blander than expected. I was anticipating the Kushi ones especially to be nice and sweet, but they were pretty flat as well. (Q: the oysters were rather "skinny". But we are eating oysters in the month without any Rs in it!)We also got 1lb of steamed mussels and clams. The mussels and clams weren't amazing, they lacked freshness and the mussels weren't very meaty. A little disappointing like the oysters. (Q: I thought the clams were not bad…although they were also on the smaller side for the clams…)
We may have picked an off day for Screaming Mimi's so we'll give them another shot the next time we're in Lonsdale. Hopefully the weather will be better and the seafood will taste fresher!


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Well, this is the last of my previous blinds to upload. Regardless, I probably like this one the best of all.
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I guess you have to be a master to get a ten rating.
This is as good as any blind posted, better than quite a few.Severely under rated!
Great work Greg.
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DT, you're right. they had higher ratings when originally submitted, how they can be less now is a mystery.
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Another thing that I have done is eliminate my really fancy clasps
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After many years of replacing fancy clasps, I have made a decision
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Predicting the next big thing in wine is a mug's game but I'll eat my corkscrew if Portugal's vinho verde sales don't soar this summer. Tailor-made for swigging in warm weather, northern Portugal's refreshing, crisp, low-alcohol, greenery-yallery vinhos verdes are the perfect deckchair white.
Mostly they are cheap and cheerful, with vibrant, mouthwatering acidity and lots of spritzy, floral fruit, but in the past decade a new wave of smart, single-variety £9-£19 vinhos verdes has emerged that often, curiously, are better after ten years or more in the cellar, displaying surprisingly youthful, steely, tangy finesse and flavour with age. These


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The SEA JUICE fin is designed as a back/trailer fin. It has increased tip area with a swallowtail that creates forward thrust similar to the fastest fish in the ocean. The configuration of a swallowtail provides a lower aspect ratio at the fin tip to maintain speed through turns.
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Sporting News College Basketball preseason magazine has once again highlighted members of the San Diego State program as it looks ahead to the 2013-14 campaign. The regional cover, which is on newsstands now, has senior Xavier Thames on the inset.
The publication names Thames as one of the Mountain West's top-10 players and senior classmate Josh Davis as one of the league's top-10 newcomers. Head coach Steve Fisher, who is considered one of the conference's top-5 coaches, also brings in the 66th-best recruiting class nationally. Fisher's incoming class is two deep and ranks 10th nationally among groups featuring two players or less.
SDSU, which returns just two starters and projected to finish in fourth place, is coming off a school-record fourth straight appearance in the NCAA tournament where it advanced past the second round for the second time in three seasons. Last year, the Aztecs finished with a 23-11 record, which represented their eighth-consecutive campaign of 20 or more wins, and their postseason berth was their eighth in a row as well.
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Stating that there is enough oil in the market, Opec secretary-general Abdalla Salem El-Badri said, "Opec is neither in favour of high oil prices, nor in favour of low oil prices. We would like to see a stable market." He was addressing a conference at the Third Opec Summit.


text: My great uncle was never much of a shul-goer and in his final years, illness and frailty prevented him attending synagogue altogether. When he died, we panicked. "How will the new rabbi find words to eulogise him at the funeral?" we asked. But my aunt was not perturbed. Using a shocking but highly memorable expression, she informed us that, "If the birdie don't sing, he won't get no bird seed." Sure enough, somehow the minister managed to assemble a suitable tribute to a man he had never met. But, even then, as a young child, I was left wondering whether that's how the dead should be remembered. Isn't it better to leave eulogies to a close family member? Jewish law demands high standards of piety and expertise from those who wish to lead prayer services, adjudicate Jewish law or conduct a wedding, but it says nothing at all about who should eulogise the dead. A look at the sources, however, offers us some guidance as to who should speak and what they should say. Hespedim (eulogies) have been part of our heritage for thousands of years. The Bible records that Abraham and many of our ancestors gave eulogies for their loved ones. Later, the rabbis decreed that everyone is entitled to receive a hesped when they die. Rabbi Soloveitchik, one of great leaders of 20th-century American Jewry, explained that this is because no one's departure from this world should be shrouded by indifferent silence. We who are left behind should tell their story, mark their achievements and learn as much as we can from their life. This is so important that although we normally respect a person's final wishes, when scholars request that no hesped be given for them, we ignore them since the community's need to learn from their lives takes precedence over their personal considerations. But attending a funeral is not only an intellectual experience; it's an emotional one too. According to the Gemara, the measure of a successful eulogy is the sobbing of the listeners. So, perhaps the best qualification for the speaker is not scholarship or piety, but their ability to conjure up memories of the deceased; speaking with such warmth, tenderness and love, that everyone present feels a deep sense of loss. It's not always easy to evoke these emotions, but our sages said that "words from the heart penetrate the hearts of others". That's why a genuine outpouring of grief by family members may be preferable to a more eloquent presentation by a rabbi who never knew the deceased and cannot share the pain of the mourners. Preparing a hesped can be challenging. Jewish funerals take place as soon as possible after death; leaving the family barely any time to collect their thoughts, compose themselves and prepare an appropriate speech. In the bleak moments of shock, exhaustion and grief that often follow the loss of a loved one, mourners frequently struggle to recall the living, healthy figure who played such a major role in their lives. They are simply overwhelmed by images of their relative sick and dying. In these circumstances, there is no shame in handing over the job to a professional rabbi. But reminiscing with friends and looking at old photographs are helpful tools to recover memories. As these flood back, the family can begin building their speeches; weaving together the life story of the deceased and their accomplishments, using short anecdotes to bring out the person's character. A hesped should focus on the kind, charitable deeds performed by the deceased. But it's easy to get carried away with the praise of those who are no longer with us. A Jewish proverb cynically warns that after death every rascal is treated like a saint. This presents a problem since the Torah instructs us to distance ourselves from the slightest trace of dishonesty. The Shulchan Aruch, Code of Jewish Law, warns that hespedim must be delivered with integrity; gross exaggeration is forbidden (Yoreh Deah 344: 1). For the family, it can sometimes be hard to know the limits. Where someone has done real evil, the rule is simple: we do not eulogise them — better to maintain a tactful silence rather than twist the truth. But in other cases, the halachah permits us to give the deceased a little more credit than they deserve. The Taz (Rabbi David Segal, 1586-1667) was troubled by this apparently disingenuous leniency. In his landmark commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, he offered several possible reasons as to why embellishment may be permitted in a eulogy. Firstly, he warned that if we were forced to stick to the plain truth without any exaggeration at all, zealous people would be overly cautious. They would stint in their praise of their loved ones; shortchanging them of the praise they had deserved. He also pointed out that even in the most intimate relationships, there is so much that goes unsaid. 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This writer asked FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman a few questions about his current left back situation earlier in the week and here's what he had to say:
Did you think Loyd showed some rust in the loss to the Crew?
Hyndman: Yeah, I don't know if he was so much rusty, fitness or getting in the swing of things as much as it might have been going to the left side. We wanted somebody that could run with Dominic Oduro. We didn't get exactly what we wanted out of it, but the plan was there.
What is the current status of Jair Benitez?
Hyndman: Well, we had him play a little bit against Columbus in the reserve game. He looked fine. He sat out training today just as a precaution but I think he'll be all right for this weekend.
And what is the exact nature of Jair's injury?
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Creating Hmong LGBTQ Space Everywhere by Alice Y. Hom
Posted by Gladys Malibiran @AAPIPNGEC in AAPI LGBTQ on February 25, 2011
"Creating Hmong LGBTQ Space Everywhere" By Alice Y. Hom
Shades of Yellow (SOY), a Hmong lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer organization located in the Twin Cities, Minnesota has been creating safer spaces and a community for Hmong LGBTQ people to meet others to share and learn more about integrating their ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in affirming and supportive ways. They also have developed ally relationships to build understanding and acceptance for Hmong LGBTQ members within their Hmong and LGBTQ communities of which they are a part.
As the Director of AAPIP's Queer Justice Fund, I met with SOY staff, board, and a few members on February 7th to lead a facilitated discussion about the history of LGBTQ AAPI community organizing, my own development as a Queer AAPI activist, and their thoughts about the future direction for SOY as they contemplate new leadership and strategies to build the organization and their members.
A former board member, Fue Khang shared, "This conversation was definitely something we needed. We have not yet had an individual come in to work one-on-one with our Board and/or Staff, so this meeting re-energized me. For a while I was feeling the affects of burnout and a bit hopeless, but having this meeting to talk over our concerns and visions gave me a new perspective for SOY."
A group of 11 met over a tasty dinner at a Cambodian restaurant where we made a Queer AAPI space in a semi-private back room where we spoke freely, laughed loudly, and at times, turned serious on topics such as coming out, family and community acceptance, discrimination, social change, and how best for SOY to play a role in changing social and community conditions by addressing racism, homophobia, and sexism in ways that make sense culturally from the different perspectives of SOY members and leaders. "[This] meeting helped reinforce my thoughts and helped me redefined what social change is and can be," said Doua Xiong.
People shared their challenges of being Hmong and queer, how they navigate the sometimes different worlds of their LGBTQ community and their Hmong community, and how they encounter a variety of reactions when coming out to friends and family members. Huey Lee remarked, "I had the best and most productive night ever with SOY and Alice Hom. I never thought just talking with people [would] be this great and that I would learn so much. I really enjoyed talking about the concept of space and that as Hmong Queer, we have the opportunity to create Queer space where ever we go!"
The final topic of the evening centered on SOY's current leadership transition and the short-term and future direction of the organization. Everyone chimed in with their different perspectives and opinions based on their connection, history, and roles with SOY. The next steps include creating more opportunities to have larger gatherings to continue the dialogue and to bring interested people together who want to do the work of maintaining and sustaining SOY because it is a valuable resource for the Hmong LGBTQ community and to ally communities.
Chong Moua, a SOY staff member, summed it up, "It was good to know that SOY is not the only organization that goes through challenges, change, and transitions. Discussing our specific concerns and having the opportunity to share our ideas and thoughts connected everyone, board, staff, and constituents, on a deeper level. Having this understanding regrounded everyone back to the same starting point. I am reassured, hopeful, and excited for all the opportunities ahead!"
Please come and support one of SOY's signature events, SOY New Year celebration, this Saturday, February 26th.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:41 pm
Post subject: Screening :(
So I've got my first cervical screening test tomorrow and I'm worried big style about it. I've put it off for 10 months then the past couple of weeks just kept thinking that I have to go so booked it before I changed my mind. I know we have to have them and I'm glad of that but I'm so worried about if anything is found , I don't like being examined by someone I don't know which is so stupid considering I've had a baby u wud think I got used to it. I know it wont be as bad as I think ..... I hope and I hope everything will be good and clear. Anybody had abnormal results and what happens after?
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It's a very quick procedure, so before you go in think of something that you're going to think about whilst the nurse is doing her thing. Perhap's youve still got Christmas presents to decide on. Then, once she's started really think and concentrate on it, and get your mind off where you are .....and before you know it she'll be done.
I've had a couple of occasions where I've had 'inconclusive' results, and have had to go back for a second test. But all have been clear. I think reasons for inconclusive tests may be to do with amount of CM, or contamination of blood in the sample they take.
Please don't worry, once you've had it done you can forget about it for a year or two (5 years if you are under 30, I think). The chances of having an 'abnormal' result are low, so don't worry until you have to. Have you any history in the family to make you worry?
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Thank you for replying that's good to know that it's quick. That's a really good idea about putting my mind elsewhere I do it of a night time cos I find it really hard to fall asleep and always does the trick of helping forget what I'm actually doing, might wear a long jumper to cover up a bit
There's no particular reason,I mean ive always been scared of ill health anyway.... Im a worrywart so things like this are a nightmare for me. My mom had abnormal cells when I was little turned out to be nothing serious but suppose it could of been if it was left unnoticed so I gota go. I'm sure I will get used to them it's just the first is always the worst cos duno what to expect xxx
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:55 am
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When I went for my first test I hardly noticed she had done it.
The results on that came back as borderline changes, so I had to go back after 6 months to see if there was any change, that was clear, then again 6 months later, that was clear, finally 12 months later (which was this year) all clear and now I dont have to go back for 3 years
Unfortunately I have a tilted womb which makes it difficult for them to get at my cervix, and 2 of the tests have been really uncomfortable as the nurses have been pretty useless. Last time I was at a new doctors and told the nurse and she was done in seconds and I hardly noticed.
So I think sometimes it is down to the nurse, as all of mine have been done by different nurses and Iv had 2 good, 1 ok and 1 bad experience.
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Depends on who does it and how your cervix is to how it feels IMHO, my cervix is tilted and I still hardly feel anything when they have to go at an angle.
I had years of abnormal smears and finally had lazer treatment for precancerous cells just before I got pregnant first time. I now have to go back every 6 months for another 6 years but have not had any further abnormals since. You have to remember that they examining for 'pre-cancerous' and not cancer - most will not develop into cancer but is a cautionary procedure which smear tests pre-examine for.
Good luck, having a smear is not as bad as you think... promise. I just wish they would extend the age back to 18 years for the few who do develop cancer at a young age
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Thanks girls felt a lot better about it before I went and it wasn't half as bad as I thought , lovely nurse , was a tad embarresed then thought don't b silly it's worse havin a baby , all ur dignity goes out the window then so this is a walk in the park in comparison lol ! Was a bit uncomfortable at first but was bearable not painful as such but think it was because i was tense, she did say the more relaxed i was the easier it would be. Thank u for puttin me at ease everyone. Rather have a bit of discomfort and know things are ok. I totally agree about the age thing , they should be testing earlier in my opinion, a friend of mine was told that she could have a smear after her third child even though she was 22 then got refused when it came to it. I think 25 is a long time to wait for them xx


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Posted: 07/08/2009 - University of Kentucky engineers are in the process of fine tuning a machine that turns wood and plant waste into a form of crude bio-oil.
Posted: 07/08/2009 - University of Kentucky engineers are in the process of fine tuning a machine that turns wood and plant waste into a form of crude bio-oil.
Posted: 07/08/2009 - An early morning accident in Perry County sends two people to the hospital.
Posted: 07/08/2009 - It's back to court for a pastor accused of plotting to meet a 13-year old girl for sex.
Updated: 07/08/2009 - The amount of applications for permits for guns in Kentucky is rising in 2009
Updated: 07/08/2009 - Wednesday, the Kentucky Board of Education interviewed the four finalists to become the state's next education commissioner.
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Updated: 07/08/2009 - Traffic is moving back to normal on a downtown Lexington Street that was shut down for much of the day after a water main break.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Police have a suspect in custody accused of violent robberies in Lexington.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Police say the fire that destroyed a popular Hazard restaurant was set on purpose. Cliff Hagan's Ribeye went up in flames June 14th, and police say they have a suspect.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Police in southern Kentucky bust a suspected meth-making operation all thanks to a lucky break!
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Two of three suspects accused of robbing a Jackson County bank five years ago were in court Tuesday.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - It seems Michael Jackson's music has touched lives for years across the country, particularly for one Harrison County woman. The woman began working with Jackson at an early age and fondly remembers the musician she helped promote.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - A total of 32 dogs are now recovering after they were rescued from a Rockcastle County home last week.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Two eastern Kentucky business owners are convicted for their role in accepting kickbacks from another company.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - A Georgetown home was raided by police and animal control after receiving a complaint that dying animals could be inside.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Deputies are not releasing the man's name at this time, but say he repeatedly called the Knox and Whitley County Sheriff's Departments and the Kentucky State Police on Sunday night.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - 42 year old Rodney James Dobies was arrested earlier this month at a home in McCreary County.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - HONOLULU -- Kentucky police are investigating an allegation by a female inmate from Hawaii that she was sexually assaulted by a guard at a private prison in Wheelwright, Ky.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Nine people were released from the hospital with no signs of injury or illness.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - State police say Michelle Cornett was shot in a car driving on route three in Inez when she says a man in a truck pulled up and shot at her.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - The Martin Luther King Cultural Center played host to anyone interested in watching the memorial on campus.
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Governor Beshear announced a new film industry incentives bill Tuesday. The bill will give production companies the option of taking a sales tax refund.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - The world is saying farewell to Michael Jackson today.
Posted: 07/07/2009 - Gov. Steve Beshear is touting legislation that he hopes will result in more movies being made in Kentucky.
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In a crooked stance the old bird oversees the ground below, where humans hurriedly walk, where humans crawl. And as the wind ruffles his ragged feather cloak, he rests at ease, perched there among the drying leaves, for he has flown.
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"Hey humans, you still don't get it, do you? Stop destroying the Earth or else. Our first warning was the Bird Flu. Then Mad Cow Disease. Then the Swine Flu. Next, Elephant Flu!! We, the animal race, will destroy you humans if you don't change soon. We also live here, you know?"


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Bear cub sticks head in cookie jar, climbs into nearby tree, prompts decidedly unique rescue operation
I get it: Animal crackers are really, really good.
So good, in fact, that a bear cub in New Jersey decided that pulling a discarded jar of them over his head while rummaging through trash would be worth it. Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
But instead of sugar-high bliss, the cub found himself stuck, and when officials from the Environmental Protection Department approached, the bear spooked and stumbled up into a tree, cookie jar and all:
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Firefighters arranged netting in case the cub fell (luckily, he did not), and a DEP biologist managed to tranquilize the bear, at which point The Associated Press reports that "local firefighters gingerly cut the jar off its head."
At least now the little guy has one heck of a story to tell the other cubs. --Sarah Eberspacher
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At least 17 Kyrgyz migrant workers were killed and four more injured Saturday when a printing warehouse in Moscow, Russia, caught fire. The blaze was put out after two hours.
The fire was caused by a broken lamp on the first floor, said Ilya Denisov, chief of Moscow's emergency services, and then spread upstairs through an elevator shaft. The victims are all believed to be young women who were trapped while putting on their work uniforms.
"Most of them were in Moscow to earn money," said Abdygani Shakirov, who works at a local Kyrgyz community organization. "They were in the dressing room and were unable to get out. The smoke had blocked the exit." Bonnie Kristian
if you're ever stranded on a desert island, writing "SOS" in giant letters in the sand actually can help — or, at least, it helped a pair of boaters rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard from an uninhabited island in Micronesia on Friday.
Couple stranded on remote desert island finally rescued after writing SOS on beach https://t.co/zdWTRdtNJm pic.twitter.com/mK52KBuEtB
— The Independent (@Independent) August 27, 2016
The pair began their journey on Wednesday, August 17, and were expected to arrive at their destination one day later. Instead, they landed on the empty island near the Chuuk Lagoon on Friday, August 19, and survived on limited supplies for a week until the SOS was noticed by a U.S. Navy plane. Before the SOS was spotted, rescuers searched some 17,000 square miles without success. Bonnie Kristian
The United States and Russia are close to reaching agreement on national ceasefire in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday, but have yet to sign a deal. Following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Kerry said there are still "a few narrow issues to be resolved" before a lasting accord can be reached.
"We don't want to have a deal for the sake of the deal," he explained. "We want to have something done that is effective and that works for the people of Syria, that makes the region more stable and secure, and that brings us to the table here in Geneva to find a political solution."
The U.S. and Russia previously reached a ceasefire agreement in February, but that temporary peace collapsed by April. Bonnie Kristian
Donald Trump's personal physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, wrote a letter in December declaring Trump the "healthiest individual ever" to have a shot at the presidency, with "astonishingly excellent" test results. Speaking publicly about the letter for the first time on Friday evening, Bornstein revealed he wrote it in "five minutes" while his limo driver waited outside. He did not proofread the letter.
As for the remarkably Trumpian style of the note, Bornstein insisted he wrote it himself, but admitted he "might have picked up [Trump's] kind of language and then interpreted it as my own." Bornstein also justified his claim about Trump's unparalleled health by saying all past presidents "are either sick or dead" — which I guess is at least half true, though you can't really fault guys born 200 years ago for failing to make it to 2016.
Watch Bornstein's remarks below, including the little giggle he can't resist while labeling Trump's mental health "excellent." Bonnie Kristian
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A federal judge on Friday placed a temporary injunction on enforcement of North Carolina's controversial bathroom law, H.B. 2, which requires people to use restrooms matching the sex listed on their birth certificate. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder's ruling only applies to three transgender people at the University of North Carolina, one employee and two UNC students, who will now be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice on campus.
"North Carolina's peeping and indecent exposure statutes continue to protect the privacy of citizens regardless of" the bathroom law, Schroeder wrote, referencing fears that a bathroom free-for-all would be abused by criminals, "and there is no indication that a sexual predator could successfully claim transgender status as a defense against prosecution under these statutes."
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory stood by the law on Friday, saying it is a "very, very complex issue," and asking for respectful disagreement. H.B. 2 will face constitutional challenge in court this fall. Bonnie Kristian
Speaking at a press conference Friday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage said while responding to a question about whether Maine police engage in racial profiling in drug arrests that the "enemy" his state faces is typically racial minorities:
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Earlier on Friday, LePage found himself in hot water when he followed up an expletive-filled voicemail to a state lawmaker by saying he'd like to shoot the representative in the head. "I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you," he said, referencing Alexander Hamilton's famous duel with Aaron Burr. "I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt." Bonnie Kristian
A state funeral was held Saturday for 35 of the victims of this week's devastating earthquake in Amatrice, Italy. So far, 290 bodies have been found in Amatrice and nearby towns as rescuers continue to sift through rubble — though after three days there is little hope of locating additional survivors.
"Don't be afraid to bewail your suffering, we have seen so much suffering. But I ask you not to lose your courage," said Bishop Giovanni D'Ercole at the funeral mass. "Only together can we rebuild our houses and churches. Above all, together we can give life back to our communities."
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The Call of the Wild
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Quote #4
Perrault grinned. Considering that the price of dogs had been boomed skyward by the unwonted demand, it was not an unfair sum for so fine an animal. The Canadian Government would be no loser, nor would its dispatches travel the slower. Perrault knew dogs, and when he looked at Buck he knew that he was one in a thousand-- "One in ten t'ousand," he commented mentally. (1.45)
Men who are well educated in the way of dogs can better recognize how valuable Buck is.
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But Buck possessed a quality that made for greatness--imagination. He fought by instinct, but he could fight by head as well. (3.41)
Buck is made valuable by his innate qualities.
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Highly as the dog-driver had forevalued Buck, with his two devils, he found, while the day was yet young, that he had undervalued. At a bound Buck took up the duties of leadership; and where judgment was required, and quick thinking and quick acting, he showed himself the superior even of Spitz, of whom François had never seen an equal. (4.14)
The more Buck adapts to his new environment, the more valuable he becomes to those around him.


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We thought every marriage had a graphically worded pact to spell out its sexual and emotional tenets, but apparently our families are in the minority with Madonna and Guy Ritchie. The authorities at The Sun today make quite a bit of the busted-up duo's "marriage contract," a list reportedly pinned around their residences lest Guy ever forget his responsibilities in the relationship — and putting down the toilet seat was the least of them.Beyond joining Madonna for regular Kabbalah studies, working "to enrich his wife's emotional [...] well-being," and agreeing to resolve conflicts with the easy-to-remember surrender edict, "I understand that my actions have upset you, please work with me to resolve this," Ritchie is said to have faced even more formidable terms in the bedroom:
The marriage rules said both parties must "devote time to our sexual expressiveness" and "not use sex as a stick to beat one another." Sources said Madonna pinned the contract up in their New York home after they saw marriage counselors two years ago, and would say to her husband, "Contract, Guy, contract" if he broke the rules.
To each their own, of course, but "Contract, Guy, contract"? Worst. Safe word. Ever.
- http://www.link.com">Marriage 'contract' controlled Guy's life [The Sun]