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The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.–Mission Statement
The Metro Atlanta Area Command Headquarters is located off of Jimmy Carter Blvd at:
1000 Center Place NW
Norcross, GA 30093
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Since 1890, The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command has had long-term experience in understanding the barriers that prevent economically-disadvantaged populations from meeting their basic needs.
Many of the people we serve are on fixed incomes, earning minimum wage, supporting multiple family members on a single wage or simply not working at all. In particular, our nine Financial Emergency Service Centers, Red Shield Services and Transitional Housing Shelter, Residential Camping program, and three Boys and Girls Clubs serve people primarily living in poverty.
Even after two World Wars, the Great Depression, and various world, local and national Disasters, the Salvation Army continues to Do the Most Good throughout Atlanta via the following comprehensive and effective, emergency and long-term, assistance programs:
CORPS COMMUNITY AND WORSHIP CENTERS [8 facilities]
The Salvation Army's Corps Community Centers offer educational, recreational and spiritual resources, as well as a range of social services to provide a holistic ministry.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ATLANTA [3 facilities]
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Atlanta is affiliated with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the United Way of Metro Atlanta. The purpose of our Boys & Girls Clubs is to provide youth development services and to promote the health, physical, social, educational, vocational and character development of boys and girls.
SHELTER SERVICES [3 facilities]
The Salvation Army Red Shield Services provides homeless men, women and families a warm bed, a safe place to stay and two meals a day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. William Booth Towers shelters and cares for senior citizens. The Salvation Army Gwinnett Corps Community Center's "Home Sweet Home" program marked the expansion of Salvation Army homeless services in to the Gwinnett County area.
FINANCIAL EMERGENCY SERVICES [9 facilities]
The Salvation Army Financial Emergency Services Caseworkers work with clients to provide any number of valuable resources, including short-term assistance with emergency food, clothing and other household needs, eviction assistance, and ongoing case-management to help clients regain their self-sufficiency.
During the various holiday seasons The Salvation Army helps families in need by providing congregate meals and groceries, gifts for children, new clothing and warm-weather wear, and visitation to the elderly and imprisoned who have no one to care for them.
In Atlanta and around the world, when flood waters rise, when tornadoes wreak havoc in neighborhoods, when fires destroy homes and dreams – that's when The Salvation Army demonstrates Christian service at its best, with not only food and supplies, but prayers and counseling.
The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center provides economically disadvantaged men, women and children with spiritual, social service, recreational and cultural activities that help to build character, stabilize families and restore confidence.


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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Ridgefield NWR 06-22-11
Great Egrets were feeding in one of the sloughs..
A Pied-billed Grebe baby:
There were tons of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, though I'm not sure if they were females or juveniles...
This heron took a giant crap in the road right in front of me:
Seriously. Giant crap. Farther down the road I watched a flicker shoot out of a nest cavity only to get shooed away by another male.
And lastly, one of my favorite things ever... Coot babies!!
Ok and just one more...
Good times...
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Lovely shots, Jen,all of them! The fluffy Coot babies with their bald crowns are adorable! Love the Yellow-headed Blackbird, have never seen one myself.ReplyDelete
ALL great Photos!!!--really enjoyed the babies--those coots have been hit with the ugly stick for sure but only temporary--ReplyDelete
Great shots of the Flickr's
LOL at the huge crap--an enormous HERON for sure!!
Crazy baby plumage! I plan on taking my kids up to Ridgefield next week. Any recommendations for driving or hiking?ReplyDelete
Hey Mike, do you mean just within the refuge or outside of it as well? The auto tour of the refuge is pretty great- always something to see, and often good close-ups. The Kiwa trail is fun but might be too much for young kids, though you can always just do part of it. I've never done the Oaks to Wetlands trail so I can't say much about that. Outside of the refuge, I don't know much! Hope you have a fun trip!ReplyDelete
Wonderful shots! That little grebe is adorable!ReplyDelete
The coot babies made my day!ReplyDelete
Lots of youngin's! I didn't realize that Pied-billed babies had similar coloring as Coot babies, just not the crazy stylist.ReplyDelete
Great photos! Those coot babies are adorable!ReplyDelete

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Beer Cans Born Again
Let the material girls have their diamonds. Eco-chic folks might insist that garbage is a girl's best friend. (I did say might.)
Poking around Great Green Goods, it's clear that several jewelry designers have found an ideal raw material for their bracelets, cuff links and belts — junk. By junk, I mean forgotten, cast-off, unwanted stuff, like unused coupons, road cones, old footballs, tires, shampoo bottles and circuit boards. These aren't your mom's precious gems. In fact, they're just the opposite.
The people at Refinding.com apparently believe that anything sitting around in a garage ought to be re-incarnated as a fashion accessory. Orange traffic cones, basketballs, matchbooks and fuzzy green tennis balls are reborn as watchbands. Rabies tags become necklaces and sneaker soles become bracelets. Beer cans double as belts.
Newspaper Jewelry.com creates different lines of jewelry from various newspaper sections, such as the comics, crossword puzzles, stock listings and expired coupons. They also rework bar codes, artificial sweetener packets and losing lottery tickets that get a second life as a necklace, named "Shattered Dreams" (priced at $900, so I'd need to win the lottery to afford it.)
Beer cans and newspapers are just the beginning. Eco-savvy designers are using computer guts (memory chips, phone jacks, hard discs), bike parts (chains, spoke nuts), school supplies (pencils, rulers), plastic shopping bags, Tupperware and basically anything most of us classify as clutter.
I'm impressed by anyone who can transform a stryofoam cup and old shoelaces into a pair of pretty earrings. I'm also happily surprised to see so many eco-friendly people are able to trash into treasure, even if the jewelers at Tiffany & Co. don't consider it treasure, exactly.


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Published: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 3:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 3:45 p.m.
The Union County Coroner's Office has released the name of a man killed in a vehicle crash that injured four others on Highway 176 Monday.
Rickey Dale Keasler Jr., 39, of Union was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:50 p.m. He was driving his 1994 Toyota 4Runner south on Highway 176 near Tinker Creek Road when he veered off the left side of the roadway, striking several trees before becoming wedged on a steep embankment, Coroner William Holcombe said in a statement.
The crash occurred at 2:25 p.m. and four passengers, including one juvenile, were hospitalized, said S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Gary Miller.
Passengers Shannon Rachel Barber, 28, and Paul David Thomas, 40, both of Union, were injured and taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by ambulance. The unidentified juvenile was flown by helicopter to Greenville Memorial Hospital, Miller said.
Brandi Julie Northern, 26, of Union, was flown by helicopter to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Miller said.
An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.
Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash.
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Ultimate Gotham Girls: Facades, Part 2 (of 3)
The investigation is underway-- Renee Montoya, AKA Batgirl, hot on the tail of Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face! But can Renee truly believe that her old friend is a killer? And what would she do if she discovered the proof? Meanwhile, how long can Harvey hold his two selves together, under the stress and the guilt of what he's done?
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The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing
by Marianne Moore
The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing Resources
For the lowdown on this highbrow poet.
Featuring a shot of Marianne in a truly awesome hat.
For a more academic take on M.M.
Marianne Moore mentored a lot of young poets, including Elizabeth Bishop. This nifty site outlines Moore and Bishop's letters back and forth, in which Moore advised Bishop on her poem "The Fish." It's a Shmoop favorite, so we highly recommend a gander.
A 1960 interview in The Paris Review. That's the big time, folks.
On this entire database of literary and scholarly criticism on Marianne Moore.
Listen to this lecture on Moore from a professor at Yale. And feel yourself getting smarter.
See what all Moore's fuss was about.
This dude is seriously ready for his close-up.
Hear the poet read her poem "Bird-Witted." Then imagine that same voice reading "The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing."
Moore tosses one at Yankee stadium.
Moore pictured with Mohammed Ali. Now there's a pair.
Moore was a fan of the tri-corner hat and cape-like coats. Why? Well, why not?


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Psiu Puxa Wallpapers
Yummy wallpapers for your desktop, tablet, and phone, from NASA and ESA.
Yummy wallpapers for your desktop, tablet, and phone, from NASA and ESA.
I giggled at quite of few of these mashups.
A lovely little native app:
The world's most advanced camera for your mini pocket computer.
View source for added nostalgia/flashbacks.
Oh, and RTFM.
Lovely, lovely pictures from last weekend's brilliant Indie Web Camp in Düsseldorf.
Great photos from a great gathering.
Kate has been hand-making Christmas cards for seventeen years.
2013's Gizmo Stardust remains my favourite.
This is so, so wonderful—hundreds and hundreds of photographs from all of the Apollo missions. Gorgeous!
The shots of Earth take my breath away.
We celebrated ten years of Clearleft's existence this weekend. A splendid time was had by all!
An old-school styleguide.
This was a fun way to spend the day—getting my hands dirty with ink and type.
SpaceX has a Flickr account, and you have permission to use these photos.
An important clarification from Stephen:
You don't actually design in the browser
When I speak of designing in the browser, I mean creating browser-based design mockups/comps (I use the terms interchangeably), as opposed to static comps (like the PSDs we're all used to). So it's not the design. It's the visualization of the design—the one you present to stakeholders.
Personally, I think it's as crazy to start in the browser as it is to start with Photoshop—both have worldviews and constraints that will affect your thinking. Start with paper.
A history lesson and a love letter to the early web, taking in HTML, Photoshop, and the web standards movement.
Those were long years, the years of drop-shadows. Everything was jumping just slightly off the screen. For a stretch it seemed that drop-shadows and thin vertical columns of text would define the web. That was before we learned that the web is really a medium to display slideshows, as many slideshows as possible, with banner ads.
We can expect even more stunning images like these from Rosetta soon.
What a fantastic collection of creators!
A really handy bit of code from Aaron for building a robust file uploader. A way to make your web-based photo sharing more Instagrammy-clever.
Tom's photos from dConstruct.
Over 700 screenshots of ZX Spectrum games, captured by Jason Scott. Some of these bring back memories.
The image-stitching algorithm is trying its best.
Kubrickian pictures taken by the Google robot wherein it captures its own reflection.
Photos from the first Science Hack Day in China which just wrapped up.
Photos from the rather wonderful second edition of the Responsive Day Out in Brighton.
Design fiction from a NASA scientist.
A nice summation by Dan of when it makes sense to use a graphic design tool like Photoshop and when it makes sense to use a web browser.
I like the way Aaron thinks. I also like the way he makes.
This is a wonderful addition to the already-wonderful Flickr Commons: over one million pictures from the British Library, available with liberal licensing.
Y'know, I'm worried about what will happen to my own photos when Flickr inevitably goes down the tubes (there are still some good people there fighting the good fight, but they're in the minority and they're battling against the douchiest of Silicon Valley managerial types who have been brought in to increase "engagement" by stripping away everything that makes Flickr special) …but what really worries me is what's going to happen to Flickr Commons. It's an unbelievably important and valuable resource.
Wonderful photos from Science Hack Day San Francisco, courtesy of Matt B.
Some lovely pictures from the Clearleft office-warming party last weekend.
This is a really nice and simple idea: view photos from a specific place taken at a specific time. Voyeuristic fun.
Armchair travelling to Ballardian locations.
Documenting history through photography.
Celebrating 125 years of National Geographic, this Tumblr blog is a curated collection of photography from the archives. Many of the pictures are being published for the first time.
Another nice set of photos from the Responsive Day Out.
Marc's pictures from the Responsive Day Out.
Funny and painful in equal measure.
Local music shop Resident Records ran a competition to win 20 pairs of tickets to an exclusive warm-up gig by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. To be in with a chance, you had to recreate an album cover. These are the winning entries.
You'll spot Jessica's creation in amongst them. We're off to see Nick Cave tonight!
I really like Dan's take on using Photoshop (or Fireworks) as part of today's web design process. The problem is not with the tool; the problem is with the expectations set by showing comps to clients.
By default, presenting a full comp says to your client, "This is how everyone will see your site." In our multi-device world, we're quickly moving towards, "This is how some people will see your site," but we're not doing a great job of communicating that.
Gorgeous colour-processed images from NASA probes. I could stare at the fountains of Enceladus all day.
I've been thinking about getting a birdhouse.
A cute little service for mocking up pictures of your site being used on different devices. Just drag and drop a screenshot on to an image.
Gorgeous pictures from the Suomi satellite, just released by NASA
Oh My Science! It looks like the most recent Science Hack Day in San Francisco was great.
At least one of these will probably drive you crazy.
A really great set of photos from this year's dConstruct by Geri. Just look at the smile on my face!
Eva-Lotta's sketchnotes from this year's dConstruct.
A nice set of photos from this year's dConstruct.
Beautiful time-lapse photography from Don "we've got a Dragon by the tail" Pettit, taken from the International Space Station.
History with a sprinkling of Photoshopped fiction.
I'm sure there's a theme connecting all of these pictures. I just haven't figured out what it is yet.
Robin Sloan compares Facebook and Google in an interesting way:
Really, Facebook is the world's largest photo sharing site—that also happens to be a social network and a login system.
Google is getting good, really good, at building things that see the world around them and actually understand what they're seeing.
I'm in St. John's right now. Once you start perusing this excellent photoblog, you're going to feel like you're there too.
A heartbreaking article about just how badly Yahoo fucked up with Flickr. It's particularly sad coming out right as the Flickr devs roll out an improved uploader and a more liquid photo page …but it seems like band-aid development at this point.
The Old Aesthetic.
This seems like an eminently sensible thing to do when building responsive sites: ditch mock-ups entirely. The reasons and the workflow outlined here make a lot of sense.
I like this simple idea, nicely executed: see Instagram photos taken near you.
I want to go to there!
This is what Photoshop is for. Be sure to watch the slideshow.
Pictures from the photo booth at Jeffrey's Hall of Fame celebration party on the last night of South by Southwest.
Mark talks about the tools web designers use and the tools web designers want. The upshot: use whatever you're most comfortable with.
An incredibly realistic Photoshop simulator built in the browser—it feels exactly like using the desktop version.
Funny but creepy. Freepy.
Where men meets moustaches meets hair meets moustaches meets hair meets MOUSTAIR.
Photographs showing the "before" and "after" of São Paulo's astonishing Clean City act banning all outdoor advertising.
The Flickr stream for this Niagara Falls haunted house attraction is like some kind of user-generated art piece on the universality of human nature. It's also very funny in its aggregate view.
We are preparing to launch.
Amber documents her attempt to turn physical objects imbued with meaning into digital artefacts.
If you're going to have a photo-shoot for your engagement, this is the way to do it.
I know this is probably inappropriate (comedy is tragedy plus time) but I am getting quiet a giggle out of this. I know, I know: too soon.
Portraits of people that tweet, what they tweet, where they tweet.
Atemporality can be very moving.
A voyeuristically fascinating photoset that puts faces to the "here's whats in my bag" meme.
A peek behind the scenes of the printing of the Korean version of HTML5 For Web Designers.
Jessica is gathering all her Instagram photos into one blog. She really has quite an incredible eye.
The humble animated .gif is turning into an art form.
There appears to be an endless supply of subject matter for this.
The premise of this work is simple: I meet two or more people on the street who are strangers to each other, and to me. I ask them if they will pose for a photograph together with the stipulation that they must touch each other in some manner. Frequently, I instruct or coach the subjects how to touch. Just as often, I let their tentative physical exploration play out before my camera with no interference.
Cruel in a subtle sort of way: re-posting slightly tweaked Facebook photos of one poor guy.
Some of the more unusual moments in time that have been captured by Google Street View. There's something very Gibsonian about this.
Revisiting and recreating old family photos.
This URL displays a picture of a sunset (from Flickr) taken wherever the sun is setting right now.
My last 2,000 pictures on Flickr, assembled courtesy of pummelvision.com
Cheeses Christ!
Publishing photos from lost cameras.
Monstrously beautiful images, accompanied by an eye-witness audio account.
I was invited along to the 2010 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards ceremony in Greenwich but alas, I wasn't able to make it. Looks like it was fantastic.
NASA is now part of Flickr Commons: loads of wonderful science-related pictures with no known copyright restrictions.
Yes, yes, yes: "A PSD is a painting of a website." We don't spend weeks or months understanding a client's complex needs and issues to make them paintings.
Old photos placed on a map. Quite engrossing.
A lovely bit of unboxing porn.
Great stories of the Flickr Commons as people identify their relatives in photographs.
Beautiful writing on headstones.
Lovely Lego Star Wars pictures.
He sees you when you are sleeping. He knows when you are awake. Be afraid. Be very afraid. And be good ...for goodness sake.
There's some lovely Buran porn here.
My new favourite Flickr pool.
The iPhone App of Magnetic North's wonderful serendipitous Flickr photo viewer is now available for free. It's lovely.
Two little tips courtesy of Dan.
These kids hate what is being done to them ...and one day they will get their revenge.
Unbelievable 3D visualisation created by extracting common points from millions of pictures on Flickr of Rome, Venice and Dubrovnik. As Matt Haughey would say, "Holy shitballs!"
A very handy tool for extracting colour schemes from photographs.
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I want to let everyone know that The Ohio State University (including the Fisher College of Business) will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Columbus and Ohio State will be honoring Dr. King, Jr.'s legacy and I encourage you to do so, too!
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My name is Stefanie Devlin, the heart & oh-so busy hands behind TheTinyToyBox. I reside in Sycamore, Illinois with my husband and three beautiful little boys. I enjoy all things artsy, especially the ...
My name is Stefanie Devlin, the heart & oh-so busy hands behind TheTinyToyBox. I reside in Sycamore, Illinois with my husband and three beautiful little boys. I enjoy all things artsy, especially the thread arts!
As you can probably tell from my shop & finished item photos, my biggest crafty passion is crocheting. I enjoy all aspects of the skill from designing and pattern writing right down to the feel of the thread through my fingers.
Miniature Crochet THREAD ARTist Teddy Bear Pattern PDF
Please meet my new bear Smores... a 3 3/4 inch small crochet thread artist bear.
The stitches required for this pattern are:
~single crochet
~half-double crochet
~slip stitch
The bear pictured in this listing is just an example of what you can make from this pattern. You can do countless variations using this one set of instructions and different colors or types of thread to create many different looking bears.
This pattern includes directions for making and assembling your own 3 3/4 inch bear with hat and scarf, some helpful and detailed tips that I have learned through many hours of trial and error during my years as a bear maker, and a list of the supplies that you will need to complete your bear. My contact info is also provided in case you have any questions while working on your projects.
The finished product and supplies are NOT included.
For your convenience this pattern is now available as a pdf file downloadable immediately after purchase.
*** If you choose to make and sell a bear from this pattern, I respectfully request that you add to either your hang tag or auction listing that your bear was created from a pattern designed by Stefanie Devlin of TheTinyToyBox. I also request that you do not copy, share, resell, forward, or re-write this pattern and sell it as your own. All rights to this pattern are owned by Stefanie Devlin of TheTinyToyBox. The finished bear is designed to be a display piece only and should not be used as a child's toy. Thank You in advance for your cooperation!
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Half a mile beyond the nearest home, three white Prescott Fire Department pickups rolled up the south side of Yarnell Hill, into the wasteland.
The area had been heavy desert brush, scrub against endless piles of granite boulders. Now, only the boulders and a lone cactus remained.
The fire that swept through the day before had been so hot it cracked the granite, shearing off pieces of superheated stone. It left the earth baked and crumbling.
And as the fire barreled forward, it burned over 19 firefighters, killing them all.
In the hours that followed, fire investigators took photographs, collected evidence and prepared the bodies. A small group of firefighters stood watch through the night.
Just after daybreak Monday, the pickups rolled to a stop, and a 12-man crew emerged. They were there for a changing of the guard.
Across the yellow police tape, firefighters could see their comrades' axes with spade heads, used for digging firelines. They saw water bottles and burned chain saws, abandoned when the firefighters took cover under their emergency shelters.
"It was a hot, hot fire," said Prescott Firefighter Mark Matthews. The land looked "nuked," he said. "That was hard to see. And then you had to see all the body bags."
Nineteen body bags, already tagged and numbered, lay in three rows.
It was time to carry the men off the mountain.
On Sunday, June 30, flames had already eaten nearly 1,000 acres across Yarnell Hill, and firefighters from Prescott and elsewhere fanned out to protect people and property.
The Granite Mountain Hotshot crew was working on the south side. Matthews and his partner, Conrad Jackson, were on the northwest side, setting up a sprinkler system in case the fire got close to a house.
Matthews had been with the department since 2001 and filled in a couple of times on the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew when they needed help. Jackson had been with the department for 12 years and had been a member of another team, the Prescott Hotshots, back in the 1990s. He'd also filled in on the Granite Mountain crew.
As the men worked, Jackson started hearing from family and friends who asked if something might have gone wrong on the fire. He didn't know.
"With today's technology, you start to get text messages and phone calls saying, 'Hey, I heard this. You're on the fire. What are you hearing?' " Jackson said.
He listened more closely to the chatter on the two-way radio for clues, but the rugged terrain blocked some signals, allowing only fragments of conversations to come through.
The Yarnell Hill Fire already had an incident commander. But then someone called for a Granite Mountain incident commander. That didn't make sense because there was no Granite Mountain fire.
But Jackson knew what it meant.
"If there's two incident commanders on the fire, it means there's an incident within an incident," he said. "I've been doing this 20 years. Something transpired. You just don't know the gravity of it."
The fire had been making a run to the north that afternoon, he said, eating up turf in Peeples Valley, when a thunder cell coming in from the north abruptly pushed a wall of fire south.
"Anytime there's a thunderstorm, you're going to expect erratic winds," Jackson said. "Anybody who's been around a monsoon shower here knows what it's like. ... So there was a significant change in the fire behavior. And we started catching wind that something had transpired. But there was nothing definitive. We couldn't make phone contact with anybody who had a definitive answer for us. So even as we came back into the main camp that night, we still didn't know definitively."
There were conflicting reports. One said no firefighters were injured. Another said an entire crew was gone.
That night, a task-force leader met them between their post on the fire and base camp at Hays Ranch Road. He told them there were 19 fatalities. But he didn't say who. Once they arrived at base camp, Matthews finally realized the gravity:
The Granite Mountain crew on the other end of the fire had been in what firefighters call a burnover. Everyone caught in the fire had died, 19 in all.
As the fire burned, the Prescott firefighters regrouped. There was talk of pulling out everyone from the department.
But Jackson and Matthews wanted to stay, to collect "the boys."
"Anytime there's a tragedy, a fatal tragedy, it's tradition that," Jackson said, his voice breaking, "your own family comes and gets you."
"I don't want strangers going in and getting them out of there," he said. "I want to be the one that gets to go in there and get them out of there. It's a horrific honor to go in and do that."
Jackson said he whispered in as many ears as he could. He couldn't be sure what would happen.
"Every investigator that's doing their investigation, they want to have control of that scene. They want to know who's coming and going and impacting their scene. And I respect that. We all respect that."
But he knew someone would have to bring the bodies down the hill. "We wanted to be in that group," he said.
Early the next morning, he got the call.
He wasn't sure who granted the request or why. He just got word they were going.
Twelve men would be allowed on the mountain. Eleven would be from the Prescott Fire Department.
One would be from the Chino Valley Fire District: Capt. Dan Parker. His son, Wade Parker, was one of the 19.
After the burnover, a bulldozer had plowed a path half a mile up the hillside, the fresh desert earth stark against the blackened hill.
On Monday morning, that track led the three pickups to within about 30 feet of the fire crew.
The recovery crew, still in their yellow fire gear and hard hats, emerged from the trucks and approached the scene.
Some walked up to each man to say a silent prayer — or goodbye.
Jackson was grateful the men were already in body bags because he knew that would have been an image "you can't get out of your head."
"It was devastating," Matthews said. "There wasn't a dry eye."
Prescott Fire Department Wildland Division Chief Darrell Willis called the 12 together in a circle. They listened as he recited the 23rd Psalm.
The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want ...
"I'm pretty sure everybody was on a knee — or two," Matthews said.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me ...
"It was beautiful," Matthews said. "We wanted to hear that at that time."
Two firefighters walked up to the body bags and unfurled American flags that had been brought to the scene.
"We draped those flags over each and every boy," Matthews said.
Then, eight firefighters, four on either side, stood in salute at the back of each truck as the other four men carried their bodies.
"It's not something you practice," Jackson said. "It's definitely not something you ever want to have to do."
But Prescott firefighters had been to New York after 9/11 and modeled their ceremony after one the FDNY held for firefighters whose remains were recovered from the Twin Towers.
As each body was placed in the back of the trucks, the men rotated.
"All of us participated in the honor line, and we all participated in moving our brothers," Jackson said.
It was hard for him to think.
"You almost have to go on autopilot and just work your way through it because all I'm thinking about is every moment I had with those kids," Jackson said. "And to me they're my kids. … To see something so tragic happen to my own kids, I feel like any other father that has lost a son. "
Three pickups made four single-file trips to take the bodies to the waiting medical-examiner vans at the bottom of the mountain. First six bodies. Then another six. Then another six. And finally one more trip for the remaining man.
"We transported them every step of the way after that, draped," Jackson said.
Matthews choked up when he recalled the moment.
"We knew these young men, these kids," he said. "And they were the cream of the crop. You couldn't ask for better guys. It was tough, but I was glad I was there. I was glad I had the opportunity to honor them in a small way and bring them back down. I'll never forget it. I'll never forget it. It's something you never want to see again."
At last, the firefighters were ready to descend for a final time. On the one cactus that still stood, they placed a black T-shirt.
The shirt carried the logo of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Matthews recalled what Division Chief Willis told the group.
"He said, 'I don't know how long this will be here, but this is the best we can do right now.' "
Jackson and Matthews were part of the long procession following the white vans that took the 19 firefighters' bodies to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office.
"I think Conrad and I said maybe five words to each other on the ride down there," Matthews said. "We were just thinking and remembering these faces that would flash up in front of us because we worked with these guys."
Jackson taught a fire-science course at Prescott High School from 2000 to 2006. Travis Turbyfill and Andrew Ashcraft had been his students. And he knew a handful of the others from passing them in the hall. Because they were minors, they couldn't participate in live fire exercises, but Jackson had showed them how to pull hose and watched them perform drills in the high-school parking lot. He taught them how to rappel and oversaw their practice extrication exercises in broken-down cars.
"Andrew was always smiling, always smiling just happy, a happy-go-lucky kid. He was just good to be around." He had a "grin from ear to ear."
Travis loved the fire-science course so much he came back the next year and served as Jackson's teaching assistant. "He became my right-hand man," Jackson said.
Long after graduation, both young men went to their former teacher for advice or to practice interview questions. Even after they were picked up by the Granite Mountain crew, they still called him Mr. Jackson.
"You can tell what era they met me from as to whether or not they would call me Conrad or would say Mr. Jackson," he said. "If they ever went to Prescott High School, they surely called me Mr. Jackson because that's how they were raised. They're locals. That's how they do it."
In the truck as Phoenix drew closer, the faces and memories kept coming. Every now and then, Jackson took out his handkerchief.
"And I knew what he was doing," Matthews said. "I'm trying to keep my eyes on the road, trying not to tear up so I can see that road and get us down there all right. It was a long ride."
As the pair pulled into Phoenix, people were lined up on street corners, cheering, holding banners and saluting. Some simply stood still.
"There's not a dry eye in the vehicle from Wickenburg to the Capitol," Jackson said. "That's a long way to cry."
As the vans turned onto Eighth Avenue, they crossed under arched firetruck ladders that held a fluttering American flag.
One by one, the vans arrived at the Medical Examiner's Office. There, the 19 bodies would be unloaded.
And there, firefighters from other departments stood in uniform, waiting for another changing of the guard.


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He also asked officials to ensure proper sanitation in the area, especially around mosques.
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister AK Walia on Monday asked state government agencies and police to make all the necessary arrangements and maintain law and order during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.
Walia, also represents Laxmi Nagar constituency in east Delhi, asked East Delhi Municipal Corporation officials to ensure proper sanitation in the area, especially around mosques.
Ramzan is starting from July 10. "He directed that the accumulated malba (debris) and garbage should immediately be removed. The roads, streets and lanes must be treated with lime to ensure better cleanliness," said a Delhi government official.
Delhi Jal Board was also asked to ensure round-the-clock water supply by deploying water tankers near mosques. The water must be replenished from time to time, Walia directed.
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The Carlyle Group and Australia's Seven Group Holdings have decided to retain their holdings in Coates Hire following a strategic review of the equipment-leasing business, Seven Group said Thursday.
Volatility in interest rates, currencies and share markets hindered a sale, a person familiar with the matter said, adding that the sectors that Coates is exposed to, including construction, mining and engineering, remain out of favor.
Malaysia's UMW Holdings, Japan's Mitsui and Australia's Wesfarmers were among suitors whose bids fell below the expectations of both Carlyle and Seven, the person said.
The pair each own around 46% of Coates, which was privatized in 2008 as part of a 2.9 billion Australian dollar (US$2.68 billion) deal. Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Japan's Nomura Holdings and China's CICC last year commenced a review of Coates that included considering a potential trade sale that was intended to fetch more than A$3 billion.
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Organiser – Gary Box
Where – Grasmere Independent Hostel, Broadrayne Farm, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9RU
When – 24th-27th May 2013 (Fri-Mon)
Cost – £125.00 (includes 3 nights accommodation and all guided walks)
The Lake District is the most visited National Park in the UK and it's not hard to see why. Finding the ideal accommodation is not easy though. There are plenty of YHA hostels but you end up sharing the building with others who are not part of our group. Other hostels and bunkhouses are sometimes located on the edges of the National Park which leads to longer drives to the start of walks. Some are just slightly run down and basic. In the end I've decided to use a hostel we have not visited for a number of years, Grasmere Independent Hostel. It's certainly one of, perhaps the best hostel in the Lake District. The downside is it that it's one of the most expensive and it only has 24 beds which is a low amount for a bank holiday weekend. Having looked at all the options though I think it's the best choice and I think those lucky enough to secure a place on this trip will agree.
So what's so good about this hostel? Firstly all bedrooms are en suite and all bed linen is provided. Also inside you will find lounge, dining room, 2 self catering kitchens, drying room and laundry and even a sauna which will be a popular addition after long walks in the surrounding mountains. The building also has free WiFi. Outside there is secure bike storage and bike washing facilities should you plan to bring your own mountain bike. There is also a private patio BBQ area.
Another great thing about this hostel is its location. There is a pub 400 yards away and Grasmere village and the lake are a short walk away. If you look at a map of the Lake District you will see that Grasmere is right in the middle, meaning whichever mountain range you want to visit, they are all a relatively short drive away.
We will depart from London on Friday, most cars probably leaving after work for those needing a car share.
On Saturday there will be a couple of walks on offer:
Option 1
Helvellyn from Glenridding. This 10 mile (16km) walk involves 1031 metres of ascent. After reaching Birkhouse Moor (718m) we head to Helvellyn (950m) via the famous Striding Edge ridge. It's a fun but easy scramble that is really popular. After reaching the summit of Helvellyn we head towards Dollywaggon Pike (858m). The route back to Glenridding passes Grisedale Tarn following Grisedale Beck to Lanty's Tarn.
Option 2
The Langdale Pikes, a 8 mile (13km) route with 891 metres of ascent. After reaching Stickle Tarn there are 2 routes up to Pavey Ark, one easy and one climbing up Jack's Rake. Other peaks visited include Thunacar Knott, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag and Pike of Stickle.
On Sunday the 2 walks on offer are:
Option 1
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite. This 9.5 mile (15km) route involves 1060 metres of ascent. Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England at 978 metres but this walk also visits a few other great peaks and a couple of beautiful tarns.
Option 2
Blencathra from Mungrisdale. This 11 mile (17.5km) walk with 995 metres of ascent is one for those who love their scrambling and have a head for heights. The route up Blencathra is by the famous Sharp Edge, which is harder than Striding Edge so please do not consider this option if you are unsure of your abilities.
On Monday the options will be:
Option 1
Via Ferrata is very popular in Europe but not something you find much in the UK. At Honister Via Ferrata exists but the original route was not that interesting. In 2012 they added an extreme version which is more suited to adventure seekers. It includes lots of exposure, vertical climbs, a cargo net and a Burma Bridge. Cost is £39.50 and it's an early start at 8:30am but this 3 hour option will suit those who like to test themselves. For an idea of what you can expect see this short video.
Option 2
Mountain Biking in Grizedale Forest. There are lots of routes to pick from and you should be able to find a fun half day option. Cycle hire is available in the forest.
Option 3
Since we are based near Grasmere we will drive to the village and park up. Our walk is only 4.6 km and will take just over an hour to complete. It hugs the banks of Grasmere and once back in the village we can enjoy a snack and drink or perhaps treat ourselves to some of the lovely Gingerbread on sale at the famous Gingerbread shop.
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Complaint Review: Lincoln Benefit Life (All State)
Lincoln Benefit Life (All State)2940 South 84th Street Lincoln, Nebraska U.S.A.
Lincoln Benefit Life, An AllState Company Cheated into life insurance and are not allow to get out Lincoln Nebraska
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We were initially approached by LBL (Lincoln Benefit Live) agent Howard Chang in Febrary 2008. He must have gotten our phone number from one of our collegues, but he wouldn't tell us how he got our contact information. During several meetings, he showed us some tables how LBL provided investment options that also covers life insurance. He showed us several tables that the return, based on the growth of S&P 500, looked very beautiful. He told us there's no risk in the investment, and if we want we can cancel it any time and get the money back without questions. We specifically asked if there are any hidden charges, and he said no.
Even though sometime we had doubts if it is real that the plan is so great in generating cash return while covering the life insurance, but somehow we believed in him that we could get out any time if we decide to do so, and it is part of the Allstate comanpy.
Finally, we enrolled the LBL on March 26, 2008. On that day, he just bring us a bunch of documents for us to sign and leave some documents for us. We were very busy at the time and we didn't review the documents immediately. After two months, we were warned by a friend that the agent we trusted might have lied to us. We then read the papers that Howard Chang gave us on the day he asked us to sign paper work to enroll; and realized that we were in fact cheated by the agent Howard Chang:
1. If we don't cancel the plan in 20 days after signing the document, we cannot get out of the plan. Otherwise, we would lose all the enrollment of about $10,000.
2. There are various charges, which amounts about $2500 a year.
We started contacting LBL customer service right after we realized the issue on June 16, 2008. My wife and I talked to LBL representatives Scott A. Steinbrook , Gary Marshok (x87256) and Marcie (x86484) and discussed our situations. After having conversations with LBL customer service representatives and per their suggestions based on our case, we requested to exercise the Free Look surrender and request a full refund of the premium.
There were three main reasons that we requested the Free Look surrender:
1. We were cheated and tricked to enroll the program by many lies made by Howard Chang. While we were approached by Howard Chang. We repeatedly asked if we could withdraw from the program anytime and get all out money back without fees or penalties and each time Howard Chang answered that we could get all money back anytime and there is no limitation and no penalty or cost. Because we trusted him and believed in the information he told us verbally many times, we didn't review the papers he gave us on the day of enrollment. When we finally read the papers that he gave us in detail, we realized a lot of ( and most of) the information that Howard Chang communicated to us were totally not in line with the paper.
2. We were never asked to read the policy before signing.
3. After signing, we asked Howard Chang for a copy of all the documents we signed, but we never received the copy.
But the requests of cancelling the enrollment were denied by LBL. No, our only choice is to continue to pay them $5,000 every year, or loose all the money we have invested, which is about $10,000.
We don't know what to do. Please help!
Santa Clara, California
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The scene plays out countless times each day for officers patrolling California's roadways.
Amid the chaos of highway traffic, they approach a stopped vehicle. They watch for the driver's hands, try to make eye contact, look for anything amiss. They must then reach a crucial judgment: Is there a threat here?
While it might be all part of the "routine," the shooting death of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom last week showed that there is nothing routine about a traffic stop.
CHP colleagues mourning Youngstrom's death also quietly acknowledge that any one of them could have been in his place. All of them do what Youngstrom did that morning -- walk toward a vehicle with little idea of the possible dangers they face.
"You hear about when the shooting happens," said Elon Steers, a CHP officer and spokesman who was close friends with Youngstrom. "What nobody knows is the hundreds of thousands of incidents where it almost happened."
The risks and sense of uncertainty are similar for members of any police force, but the CHP is particularly aware of the risks. The agency safeguards 106,000 miles of the state's roads, and CHP officials estimate their officers pull over nearly 4 million motorists statewide each year, issuing more than a million citations.
All of those stops, for violations large and small, share one disconcerting factor: CHP officers often have little information about who they've just pulled over on an interstate freeway system that handles millions of vehicles.
"It could be as simple as someone who forgot to put the registration tab on their car," said Officer DJ Sarabia, an 18-year CHP veteran based out of San Jose. "It could also be someone who just robbed a bank we don't know about."
But is it practical, or even possible, to be hyper-attentive on every road stop?
"It's especially tough when you're a patrol officer who is pulling people over all day," said Peter Keane, a former San Francisco police commissioner who teaches law at Golden Gate University. "You can't be on an adrenaline high for every stop or you'd have a heart attack by the end of the day. So maybe there's a chance to miss warning signs or, like in this case, maybe there are no signs to see."
The Youngstrom shooting is a tragic example of how even the seemingly most random and mundane stop can suddenly, horribly, turn violent. The Contra Costa County-based officer had stopped his patrol car to tend to a dead deer on the roadside Tuesday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 680 in Alamo, just south of Walnut Creek. His partner radioed to tell him that he was approaching the same area to pull over a Jeep Wrangler for having an obscured license plate.
The Jeep stopped a few feet behind Youngstrom's parked cruiser. Youngstrom walked up to the driver's side of the Jeep and briefly spoke with driver Christopher Boone Lacy, who then pulled out a handgun and shot the officer in the head.
Youngstrom, 37, a married father of four from Cordelia and a seven-year CHP veteran, was taken off life support and pronounced dead Wednesday after it was arranged for his organs and body tissue to be donated.
Lacy, 36, of the rural Northern California town of Corning, was mortally wounded by the other CHP officer after Youngstrom was shot. The investigation is continuing and Lacy's motive may never be understood.
But the incident underscores what everyone with ties to law-enforcement already knew: Traffic stops are unpredictable, harrowing and in rare cases, deadly.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says there have been 72 traffic-related fatalities of California law-enforcement officers during the past decade, though it's unclear how many occurred during stops. During that same period, CHP officers were shot at during five stops, two of them fatally. Last year alone, 98 officers were assaulted and injured.
Anecdotally, officers described traffic stops as a paradoxical mix of tedious repetition and an acute sense of vulnerability.
"I promise you that every cop has at least one moment in his career where it's almost become PTSD for them and they have flashbacks to walking up a car and wondering what's waiting for them," said attorney Jim Hammer, a former San Francisco prosecutor who was a reserve police officer for five years. "A policeman never knows if this is the 1-in-10,000 person who is dangerous and wants to do them harm."
Sarabia, the CHP officer based out of San Jose, added that sense of the unknown can be the toughest part of any stop.
He recalled once when, as a new officer training with his supervisor, they pulled over a vehicle and the driver immediately got out. The other officer intuitively warned Sarabia to keep a lookout for a gun -- something that the younger officer was amazed to find under the seat.
You just, Sarabia added, never know.
"Some of it is instinct, when you know there's something not right," he said. "You call for another unit if you're not feeling secure. If the hairs are up on the back of your neck, there's a reason why."
That awareness is in the mind of every CHP officer. Steers said, as close friends, he and Youngstrom often talked about safety on the job.
"We discussed these things frequently," Steers said, pausing to compose himself. "How do we minimize or reduce danger?"
Complicating the dangers, said Keane, is the relatively recent proliferation of firearms.
"Two decades ago, the idea that this regular type of guy would have a loaded gun in his car would be very remote," said Keane, the law professor. "Now it's a case of Russian roulette for officers every time they pull over a car."
Investigators discovered a semi-automatic hand gun, two loaded magazines of ammunition and a knife in Lacy's Jeep. Without a gun involved, Keane added, there's a chance the stop might have ended with Lacy in the back of the patrol car after a shouting match or scuffle.
"Instead we have this escalation that leads to a terrible tragedy and the loss of a good man, a husband and a father," he added. "There's a reason why the main proponent of sane gun laws always is the police. They see the craziness and carnage that comes out of these situations."
Dennis Kenney, a professor at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice who specializes in police issues, said traffic stops create moments where officers must navigate a fine line between wariness and calm presence.
"If an officer walks toward the car with one hand on his weapon, the driver might be offended and think: 'Why are they treating me like a criminal,' " Kenney said. "At the same time, that driver might have just robbed a bank. Officers are in a tight spot because every once in a great while, you come upon a terrible situation if you don't have your guard up."
Not knowing when such a situation will suddenly erupt becomes just part of the routine.
"Any time you insert yourself in harm's way, finding suspicious situations and confronting them, you accept the risk," Kenney said. "You can train to minimize that risk, but some days bad things are going to happen."
Contact Mark Emmons at email@example.com and Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002.
Two Bay Area banks have set up accounts to benefit the family of Officer Kenyon Youngstrom:
* At any Wells Fargo Bank branch, tellers will accept donations for the Kenyon Marc Youngstrom Children's Benefit Memorial fund.
* At any Mechanics Bank branch, mention the officer's name to the teller and direct that funds be contributed to the trust account in his name. Checks payable to "For Benefit of Officer Kenyon Youngstrom" can also be mailed to Mechanics Bank, 1350 North Main St., Walnut Creek, Calif., 94596. Wire transfers can be sent to routing number 121102036 and addressed "For Officer Kenyon Youngstrom."


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I've been searching the tinternet for a shot size comparison table for a long time, and can't seem to find one that mentions the size of a specific cartridge i have, a nobel sport italia heavy load 0, as well as some other cartridges.
So i'm throwing it out here, in the hope that someone knows where there is a comprehensive chart, or just make one from what the cartridges we have.
I know that there's about 4 or 5 different national sizing standards, e.g. english, italian american. all using the same number type system, but being different actual sizes of shot. there'll probably be some confusion but if we can get somewhere then, it'll be farther than i've ever got.
When we get it sorted out then i'll make up some kind of chart, and post it up too (i made one from a chart i did find, even put 1:1 scale, size dots representing the actual sizes on it for easy reference, but i'm not happy with it)
So anyway, from the cartidges i have here the sizes are
shot size-------------metric equivalent
english 4, us 5------------3.0mm
7 1/2---------------------2.37mm or 2.41mm
8-------------------------2.25mm or 2.3mm
copy the list and add to it what you can.


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Cairo's Kids Against Hunger works to feed starving children -- both in Grady County, and around the world.
Organizers say they've launched a new campaign, called 'Project Hope 2011', in an effort to raise enough money to package 20 pallets of food in just one month -- which is more than 10 times their average monthly output.
Says Co-Founder Melvin Horne, "[The Kids Against Hunger Chapter of Cairo] has just taken a life of its own -- it's fun involving people who want to find some way to participate, and then be satisfied that their participation, you know, is worthy."
Kids Against Hunger was started in 1999 and, according to the organization's website, it has packed and shipped enough food to feed hundreds of millions of needy children around the world.
Horne says the Cairo chapter has been open for seven years, and in that time has mobilized thousands of volunteers to pack many more bags of food.
He says being able to send food to the hungry after natural diasasters -- such as the tsunami in Indonesia in 2004, and last year's earthquakes in Haiti -- is just one of the ways their small operation is able to give back globally.
KAH in Cairo also donates thousands of meals a month to south Georgia food banks and soup kitchens.


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In his second season as Northeast Lauderdale head football coach Curt Blackburn has one word etched in the mind of trojans... "win".
"I tell 'em to win one play at a time. One game at a time," says Blackburn. "Don't look back. Always looking to the next one."
The Trojans improved from one win to a 5-7 mark in Blackburn's first season. In year number two, he's only making one change to his staff.
"We've got a lot more positive attitude going into this season than we had last season," says Blackburn. "The year before, we came off a 1-10 season. We didn't have but about nine or ten seniors that had played. This year our senior numbers are really high, so the kids have got a year behind them... got a little bit of success last year and tasted it and are just hungry."
With the departure of brothers Josh and Philip everett, the Trojans lose leaders at runningback and quarterback. The new signal-caller is Troy Neely, who played offense and defense last season.
"Troy played receiver and defensive back for us last year. It's not like he's inexperienced," says Blackburn. "He saw some playing time last year at quarter-back. He's got a pretty strong arm, and he's pretty quick."
Troy will benefit from being surrounded by veterans. The Trojans return all their receivers. Kicker and punter Mikey Meyers returns after suffering an injury midway through last season. Four offensive linman return, including seniors Devokias Mosley, Reginald Hopson and Brandon Windham.
"We've been side by side since seventh grade," says Windham of he, Mosley and Hopson. "We call ourselves the big three, but our other offensive lineman...they're good, but they're learning. They're youngsters."
The Trojans schedule will get a shake-up when they travel down highway 39 to play Lamar in the first ever meeting between the two schools. Up first is Jackson Academy. Northeast matched the Raiders with over 380 total yards, but turned the ball over eight times in a blow-out loss. Windham says that won't be the story this year.
"We feel very confident. We're ready for the game. We're very pumped up. They're ready to play."


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Meridian Police say they are investigating a home invasion that happened around 8:40 Thursday night.
Chief James Reed tells Newscenter 11 that two men forced their way into a home in the 2400-block of 25th Street. Reed says the men were armed with handguns and took an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspects are described as two black males in their late teens and early 20's, wearing all black. If you have any information, call police or Crimestoppers at 601-485-1860.


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Charleston (19-6) struggled, but made it past fifth-seeded Woodland 66-62 Monday night. Kelly (20-6) defeated No. 6 St. Vincent 57-26 in the nightcap at Bloomfield High School.
The Lady Bluejays overcame two ties with Woodland in the fourth quarter and pulled away with some stellar free throw shooting.
Charleston made 12-of-16 free throws in the fourth quarter and 20-of-27 for the game.
Lady Bluejay senior Missy Whitney was unstoppable, scoring 21 of her game-high 32 points in the second half. She was 13-of-16 from the free throw line and even brought the ball up the floor against Woodland's full-court press.
Whitney got some help out of 6-foot-2 junior Shytoria Davis, who recorded 19 points with numerous blocked shots. Senior guard Fleater Quinn scored 11 points.
"It wasn't as easy as we thought it would be -- not at all," said Charleston head coach Kelly Barnes. "I think they came in thinking we had it before we even tipped it off. Woodland played a good game, they've got a good group of girls."
Charleston led 16-11 after one quarter and 32-29 at the half. Woodland played the Lady Jays tight the rest of the way but couldn't overtake the top seed.
Woodland (10-15) was led by Cortney Glastetter's 21 points. Elisha Glastetter finished with 14 points.
"Because of our size disadvantage and our youth, we really have to come out every night and try to out-hustle teams. We stayed in the game due to our hustle, you know, going after every loose ball.
Two days after holding East Prairie to six points, the Lady Hawks kept the defensive intensity going on Monday, limiting the Lady Indians to just 26 points.
"I'm just very proud of our effort from the girls," said Kelly head coach Rod McQuerter. "They have stayed focused.
They're committed to our philosophy of playing defense. We've told them that you must play defense during tournament time. We want to try to peak defensively right now."
Kelly got a game-high 24 points out of junior Kelly Essner, including 10-of-16 shooting from the free throw line. Mindy Robert followed up with 12 points.
"It's a team effort," said McQuerter. "Every person on this team contributed tonight. Some of the things that you didn't see were the charges, the deflections. Those are the important things to us. Each girl played hard and played as a team."
Charleston and Kelly have split the series this season, setting up an interesting championship game Thursday night.
"Charleston's a very talented and well-coached team," said McQuerter. "They're going to be tough to beat. They have two great inside players -- two of the best girls in the area.
They have outside shooters. It's going to be a very tough ballgame and we just hope our girls stay focused and play hard."


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- When an old coach route from Lancaster to Kendal used to take a shortcut across the bay, several coaches were either overtaken by the tide or sucked under in quicksand.
- Far from holding the intellectual high ground, economics rests on foundations of quicksand.
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Neuroscience Program Faculty
Frank A Middleton, PhD
Current Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology
- Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
Research Programs and Affiliations
- Biomedical Sciences Program
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Genetics
- Center for Psychiatric Neuroimaging
- Medical Genetics Research Center
- Neuroscience Program
- Neuroscience and Physiology
- Physiology Program
Clinical Interests
- Parkinson's disease
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar disorder
- Alcoholism
- Velocardiofacial syndrome
Research Interests
Molecular basis of cortical-basal ganglia and cortical-cerebellar circuit formation and dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disease.
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High throughput genetic and genomic analysis of brain circuits involved in neurological and psychiatric disease.
The basal ganglia and cerebellum each contain discrete anatomical circuits that process information received from the cerebral cortex and other subcortical structures, and send the results of this processing back to the same cortical areas that they receive input from. Circuits involved in motor and cognitive function are largely separate, and appear to be selectively involved in certain neurological or psychiatric disorders. Using microarray technology, experiments are being carried out to identify the specific genes involved in the establishment and maturation of these circuits. These data are contrasted with those obtained from brain and peripheral biomarker tissues from individuals with neurological and psychiatric disorders known to affect these circuits, as well as genetic and environmental models of these disorders. Most of the work in the lab is focused on four disorders: schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and alcohol abuse. Each of these illnesses affects motor and cognitive behavior through actions on different components of the basal ganglia or cerebellum. Validation and follow-up studies utilize in situ hybridization, in situ transformation of cultured cells and tissue slices, as well as real time PCR, western blot, and immunohistochemistry.
The search for genes that cause neurological and psychiatric disorders.
The laboratory has also been extensively involved in the search for genes which cause schizophrenia, ADHD and Parkinson's disease, by comprehensive monitoring of gene expression, DNA methylation, copy number, and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes. Much of this work involves classical linkage and association analyses, but extends to include extensive functional characterization of candidate genes or sequence alterations that are identified.
Selected References
Middleton FA, Fisher CM, Carrierfenster K, Mooney S, Youngentob SL (2009) Altered expression of neurotransmission genes in the olfactory bulb of adult rats prenatally exposed to ethanol. Brain Res. 2009; 1252:105-116.
DasBanerjee T, Middleton FA, Berger DF, Lombardo JP, Sagvolden T, Faraone SV (2008) A comparison of molecular alterations in environmental and genetic rat models of ADHD: a pilot study. Am. J. Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 147B:1554-1563.
Sagvolden T, Das-Banerjee T, Zhang-James Y, Middleton FA, Faraone SV (2008) Behavioral and genetic evidence for a novel animal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive subtype. Behavioral and Brain Functions 4:56.
Ross OA, Braithwaite AT, Skipper LM, Kachergus J, Hulihan MM, Middleton FA, Nishioka K, Fuchs J, Gasser T, Maraganore DM, Adler CH, Chartier-Harlin MC, Nilsson C, Langston JW, Gwinn-Hardy K, Hattori N, Farrer MJ (2008) Genomic investigation of alpha-synuclein multiplication and parkinsonism. Annals of Neurology 63:743-750.
International Schizophrenia Consortium (2008). Rare deletions at 22q11.2, 15q13.2 and 1q21.1 Identified as Schizophrenia Risk Loci. Nature 455:237-241.
Mick E, Neale B, Middleton FA, McGough J, Faraone S (2008) Genome-wide association study of response to methylphenidate in 185 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Am. J. Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 2008; 147:1412-1418.
Middleton FA, Rosenow C, Vailaya A, Kuchinsky A, Pato MT, Pato CN (2007) Integrating genetic, functional genomic, and bioinformatic data in a systems biology approach to complex diseases: application to schizophrenia. Meth. Molec. Biol. 401:337-364.
Fuchs J, Nilsson C, Kachergus J, Munz M, Larsson E-M, Schüle B, Langston JW, Middleton FA, Ross OA, Hulihan M, Gasser T, Farrer MJ (2007) Variable phenotypes due to alpha-synuclein duplication and triplication in a single family. Neurology 68:916-922.
Miller MW, Mooney SM, Middleton FA (2006) Transforming growth factor beta and ethanol affect transcription of genes for cell adhesion proteins in B104 neuroblastoma cells. J. Neurochem. 97:1182-1190.
Vallano ML, Beaman-Hall CM, Bui CJ, Middleton FA (2006) Depolarization and Ca2+ downregulate CB1 receptors and CB1-mediated signaling in cerebellar granule neurons. Neuropharmacol. 50:651-660.
Zhang Y, James M, Middleton FA, Davis RL (2005) Transcriptional analysis of multiple brain regions in Parkinson's disease supports the involvement of specific protein processing, energy metabolism, and signaling pathways, and suggests novel disease mechanisms. Am. J. Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 137:5-16.
Middleton FA, Pato CN, Gentile KL, McGann L, Brown AM, Trauzzi M, Morley CP, Medeiros H, Azevedo MH, Pato MT (2005) Gene expression analysis of peripheral blood leukocytes from discordant sibpairs with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder reveals points of convergence between genetic and functional genomic approaches. Am. J. Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 136:12-25.
Petryshen TL, Middleton FA, Tahl AR, Rockwell GN, Purcell S, Aldinger KA, Kirby A, Morley CP, McGann L, Gentile KL, Waggoner SG, Medeiros HM, Carvalho C, Macedo A, Albus M, Maier W, Trixler M, Eichhammer P, Schwab SG, Wildenauer DB, Azevedo MH, Pato MT, Pato CN, Daly MJ, Sklar P. (2005) Genetic investigation of chromosome 5q GABAA receptor subunit genes in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 10:1074-1088.
Middleton FA, Pato MT, Gentile KL, Morley CP, Zhao X, et al. (2004) Genome wide linkage analysis of bipolar subjects using high density single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) genotyping arrays: a comparison with microsatellite markers and finding of significant linkage to chromosome 6q22. Am. J. Human Genetics 74: 886-897.
Middleton FA, Mirnics K, Pierri JN, Lewis DA, Levitt P (2002) Gene expression profiling reveals alterations of specific metabolic pathways in schizophrenia. J. Neurosci., 22:2718-2729.
Mirnics K, Middleton FA, Lewis DA, Levitt P (2001) Analysis of complex brain disorders with gene expression microarrays: schizophrenia as a disease of the synapse. Trends Neurosci., 24:479-486.
Middleton FA and Strick PL (2001) Cerebellar projections to the prefrontal cortex of the primate. J. Neurosci., 21:700-712.
Mirnics K, Middleton FA, Marquez A, Lewis DA, Levitt P (2000) Molecular characterization of schizophrenia viewed by microarray analysis of gene expression in prefrontal cortex. Neuron, 28:53-67.
Middleton FA and Strick PL (1996) The temporal lobe is a target of output from the basal ganglia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 93:8683-8687.
Middleton FA and Strick PL (1994) Anatomical evidence for cerebellar and basal ganglia involvement in higher cognitive function. Science, 266:458-461.
Additional Collaborators
- Paul Gold, PhD
Professor, Biology (Syracuse University)
Research Interests: Aging, Cell Signaling and Communication, Learning, Memory, and Plasticity, Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions.
- James Hewett, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology (Syracuse University)
Research Interests: Neuroscience and Central Nervous System Neurobiology and Pathology: Neuromodulators and Epilepsy: Arachidonic Acid Metabolism and Cyclooxygenase-2: Cytokines and Interleukin-1beta: Signal Transduction and Gene Expression.
- Sandra Hewett, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience, Biology (Syracuse University)
Research Interests: Mechanisms underlying cell death in the central nervous system: the interplay between excitotoxicity and inflammation.
- Donna Korol, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology (Syracuse University)
Research Interests: Neural mechanisms of learning and memory across the lifespan.
- Katharine (Kate) Lewis, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology (Syracuse University)
Research Interests: Specification and patterning of spinal cord interneurons; Formation of functional neuronal circuitry; Evolution of spinal cord patterning and function; Dorsal-ventral neural tube patterning; zebrafish development.


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I am having a bit of a problem generating a set of new keys.
I have code that works just fine when using a pair of imported keys
from a file generated from the openssl commandline.
However when I try and use RSA_generate_key, I can obtain the public
and private keypair, they validate using SSL_CTX_check_private_key,
yet, they cause SSL_connect on the client to complain
error:0D07209B:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_get_object:too long
I have the code for generating the keys up for scrutiny at
Any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
OpenSSL Project [url]http://www.openssl.org[/url]
User Support Mailing List [email]email@example.com[/email]
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Wild day in The Zone as we went live from the Peabody hotel in LR for the 17th Broyles Award honoring the nation's top college football coordinator. Congrats to Notre Dame's DC Bob Diaco. Here's the players involved:
Kliff Kingsbury TX A&M. Cool cat and a great Coach. I'm sure will get a shot as head coach soon. Great chat with us on where he takes his vacations.
Bob Diaco Notre Dame DC is one impressive dude. Sharp as they come and fun to be around. His words on Manti Te'o made me a believer.
Derek Mason Stanford DC is a guy you can talk to for days on a number of topics. In fact, we chatted about the recently departed Rick Majerus in one of the breaks. You'll be happy to know of his LR ties.
Last years winner, LSU DC John Chavis even stopped by to say what's up. "The Chief" don't play. But it's what he said he learned a long time ago in recruiting that's made the big difference.
We talked with Georgia OC Mike Bobo and Florida DC Dan Quinn at the same time! You'd think it would have gotten physical but believe it or not they seem to be pretty good friends. They both enjoyed pushing the other's buttons.
So here's the big flop of the day. Yeah yeah yeah I know we said Mike Gundy was gonna be the Hog coach, well, he ain't so get over it. We flopped, if it was the NBA we would have been fined.
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Issue No.03 - July-September (2011 vol.10)
pp: 84-88
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MPRV.2011.58

This column describes an engineering competition between two of the United States' oldest engineering schools, the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that promotes saving lives though applied advances in technology. A story about one successful undergraduate experience illustrates how students can become what employers seek and society requires from educational institutions.

Soldier-support systems, system design, design competitions, education, pervasive computing
Grant Jacoby, Kurt Keville, "To Support and Defend: A Spirited Engineering Competition", IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol.10, no. 3, pp. 84-88, July-September 2011, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2011.58


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I'll be surprised if Sure Signs of Crazy (Little Brown) by Plano author Karen Harrington, doesn't pull down all kinds of impressive awards. I'll be even more surprised if people pass up the opportunity to catch Harrington at her last signing of this impressive book for young adults tonight at the Stonebriar Mall Barnes & Noble in Frisco from 7 to 9 pm. - even if it was a last-minute announcement today.
Check out my Q and A with Harrington here to get a taste of how good this book is.


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Definition of sunflower in English:
A tall North American plant of the daisy family, with very large golden-rayed flowers. Sunflowers are cultivated for their edible seeds, which are an important source of oil for cooking and margarine.
- Helianthus annus, family Compositae.
Example sentences
- And a farmer would find that planting peas before sunflowers promises the highest sunflower yield - 1,490 pounds an acre.
- Other crops include alfalfa, wheat, grapes, sunflowers, safflower, and walnuts.
- The owner clearly knows what she likes for she has given the entire space over to two species planted in tubs, sunflowers and tomatoes.
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Obscura Digital, who specialise in interactive media, have released a video demonstrating their new VisionAire "multitouch" projection system. The company themselves admit that it's not exactly true multitouch, since there's actually no contact involved; in fact, you gesture around in mid-air to control different windows and other objects. Multiple people can use the system at the same time.
Check out the video demo of VisionAire after the cut
There isn't much in the way of technical details; the Obscura blog describes it as "our standard multi-touch framework [integrated] with the Musion system we have in house". Musion are a company that produces a high-definition freeform 3D holograph on a live stage.
No word on whether this system will be made commercially available.
You can click over to YouTube to watch the high-quality version.
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