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Thursday, June 13, 2013
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit has taken three suspects into custody and expects more arrests in connection with a meth lab that was in operation at the time of the discovery. Agents acting on a tip found an active meth lab at a residence at 124 Chris Lane, near U.S. 17-A & Farrell St. Moncks Corner, according to a statement released by BCSO Thursday afternoon. Deputies smelled a strong chemical odor and observed a thick white cloud coming from inside the house, according to BCSO. Agents identified the odor and white smoke as a product of a meth lab. A search warrant was executed on the residence where agents located an active meth lab in the kitchen, along with methamphetamine components and paraphernalia throughout the house. Arrested was Bryan Allen Adkins, 26, of 124 Chris Lane, Mathew Benjamin Legette, 32, of 360 Volunteer Lane, Summerville and Brittney Dane Euthon, 23, of 310 Bayboro Circle, Goose Creek. All were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and are being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center awaiting bond hearings. Agents say more arrests are expected in this case.
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Photo gallery from the Irving Plaza Show in New York. Click photo HERE
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I want to blast that song Let
I want to blast that song Let Yourself Go and getting him going. Omg is that weed by the hairdryer? lol
That Awesome as F**k tattoo..
That Awesome as F**k tattoo...
THREE HOUR LONG SET? Shit,
THREE HOUR LONG SET? Shit, they played like.. 2 hours in Mönchengladbach. Aaarrrgh. This sucks.
Hey Green Day,
Hey Green Day,
This is coming from one of your die hard fans, been a fan for 10 years now. Ever since Pop Disaster in 2002. I have seen Green Day live 6 times, every time you have come to the south since then. I notice on your tour dates that there are NO SHOWS IN THE SOUTH!! What is the deal with this? This better change soon or you're going to have one unhappy fan!
AMAZING SHOW AS ALWAYS. Three hours long. I gotta get my endurance up for New Orleans. It was very hot and I had to move back from the front and off to the side. But my new idea is to bring some of those instant cold packs to any more shows where it will be hot. : )
Also, so awesome. Was up near the ticket window and who do I see coming in? Larry Livermore. So I indtroduced myself and told him thank you for his part in helping Green Day bring their music to the mainline. He had an opening act there, Lipstick Homidcide. Pretty good. Check them out.
After buying fake tickets and
After buying fake tickets and then meeting the great people of AT&T/Nokia /Irving Plaza things worked out. My son loved his first Green Day concert! What a great show! The band was awesome....
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on July 5, 2013 - 6:51 AM
Part of an expressway in Erie County and a bridge in Chautauqua County will be named after fallen servicemen under bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
A portion of the Lockport (I-990) Expressway in Amherst will be renamed Army Staff Sgt. William R. Wilson III Memorial Highway. The Getzville soldier died in 2012 in Afghanistan, where he was training soldiers and police. A 2003 graduate of Williamsville North High School, he was on his third combat tour.
In Chautauqua County, the Route 394 bridge that crosses the Southern Tier (I-86) Expressway in North Harmony will be renamed John Stow Vietnam Veterans and MIA Memorial Bridge. Marine Pfc. John Stow of Ashville died in Vietnam in 1968. He was 18.


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The siege of Charleston began in early April, 1863. The most powerful armada of the Civil War — or indeed of any war to that date — had assembled at Port Royal, and when it arrived in Charleston, it consisted of the deadliest ships of the Union Navy: seven ironclad monitors, flat ships with "cheese box" turrets on top (the Passaic, Montauk, Patapsco, Weehawken, Nantucket, Catskill, and Nahant); the experimental Keokuk; the New Ironsides, a large armored frigate; and other vessels. The New Ironsides weighed 3,500 tons; it carried 16 Dahlgren guns and two Parrott rifles. It was the heaviest artillery afloat — indeed, "the most powerful battleship in the world." The Keokuk was an ironclad but had five feet of slanting hull above the water. The Courier reported that "the Abolitionists [have] been gradually marshalling their naval forces in front of the harbor." John Johnson wrote in "The Defense of Charleston Harbor": "In point of both armament and power of resistance, it was to be the most formidable naval attack hitherto made in this or any other country." In the great naval battle at Sebastopol in 1854-55, during the Crimean War, the British fleet had less firepower.
Major Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard had established excellent defenses for the city: obstructions in the harbor, 77 guns and cannons of various sizes, mines, torpedoes and well-placed fortifications described by one Union officer as "a porcupine's quills turned outside in." (Two of the Columbian cannons, which constituted the bulk of Sumter's artillery firepower in 1863, are today at White Point Gardens.)
The harbor was full of rope obstructions designed to catch the propellers of the Union ships and mines to blow them up. The Confederate command had taken full advantage of the peculiar geography of Charleston Harbor. The Palmetto State and the Chicora, two ironclad steam rams similar to the famous Merrimac, were on hand. Beauregard had even given the order for the creation of the first submarines to be used successfully in warfare.
The Confederacy did not have much of a navy; torpedo boats and submarine warfare were its only real hope on the sea. The first submarine-type vessel, David, was semi-submersible with a torpedo attached to a pole 30 feet in length. It was to be used successfully against the New Ironsides in October. Similar boats, called Little Davids (because they were designed to fight the Union Goliaths), were soon in production.
The Union fleet's attack on Fort Sumter began 150 years ago, on the afternoon of April 7, 1863, when Rear Adm. Samuel DuPont, nephew of the illustrious Delaware powder maker, ordered his powerful fleet to enter Charleston harbor. DuPont had grave doubts about the siege. Unlike others, who admired the monitors, DuPont was a sailor of the old wooden navy. He had little faith in the newfangled monitors, doubting their ability to win a decisive battle with a fort.
The Navy Department, DuPont said, had a "morbid appetite" to capture Charleston, and he was threatened with being relieved of his command if he did not attack. The armada was led by the monitor Weehawken, pushing a large raft to explode torpedoes, followed by three other monitors, the New Ironsides, and then four more monitors. The Passaic was under the command of Percival Drayton, the Charleston native whose brother was a Confederate officer.
They sailed into the harbor believing they could successfully storm one of the great fortresses of the South.
Robert N. Rosen, an attorney, is the author of "A Short History of Charleston" and "Confederate Charleston."


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Hu Duane Ritter, 80, of Moatsville, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at his home, following an extended illness.
He was born June 30, 1932, at Moatsville, a son of the late Fredrick Paul and Pansy Pearl Nestor Ritter.
On Dec. 20, 1950, he married the former Beatrice Gertrude Boner, who preceded him in death Nov. 5, 2012.
Surviving are four daughters, Donna Snider and companion, P.J. of Fairmont, Deborah Hobaugh and husband, Randy, of Erwin, Pa., Barbara Collins and Betty Ritter, both of Moatsville; three sons, Freddie Ritter and wife, Miranda, and Jeff Ritter and wife, Rhonda, all of Moatsville, Brian Ritter and wife, Robin, of Glenville; four brothers, Eugene Ritter and David Ritter, both of La Plata, Md., Don Ritter of Belington and Michael Ritter of Parsons; and 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Ritter.
Mr. Ritter was a retired equipment operator and foreman at Century Limestone and was a former employee of Elkins Limestone. He was an avid hunter and a member of the National Rifle Association. He enjoyed playing string music, especially the guitar and mandolin. He particularly enjoyed working on automobiles and general "tinkering." He was a member of Moatsville Free Gospel Church.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, from Moatsville Free Gospel Church. The Rev. James E. Johnson will officiate, and interment will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Stemple & Forman Funeral Home, 385 S. Main St. in Philippi from 4 until 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 until 11 a.m. Friday, when Mr. Ritter will be moved to Moatsville Free Gospel Church where friends may call from noon until 1 p.m., the funeral hour.
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Welcome Billie Joe back to American Idiot on Broadway at a special added matinee this Wednesday, January 5th.
January 03, 2011
The Cast Of American Idiot at New Year's Eve 2011 on Times Square - New York
January 02, 2011
Green Day To Drop Awesome Live Album/DVD In March
While a track list isn't available, band has hinted that 'Cigarettes and Valentines' could make the cut.
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Here's more heat to melt any remaining New York City blizzard snow: Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joins the company of American Idiot Jan. 1, beginning a 50-performance run as St. Jimmy at the St. James Theatre. He knows his lines; he wrote the show.


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The beginning is quite steep, since hikers will climb from 1500 to 1900 m.a.s.l. in very little time. Then one is on the top and the views more than reward one's efforts. Picturesque villages, that seem not to have changed much since their inception centuries ago, the wildly growing vegetation and the panorama as far as the eye can see. Sleep in Alp Püsced in a former alpine hut. Hikers can spend the next night either at the Ostello Cancorì in the ski resort Nara or in Alp Gorda. In Alp Gorda, early risers have the chance of watching a shepherd make cheese. After Gorda, the trail follows a muleteer's track that crosses the Lucomagno Pass via Ponte Valentino. In the village of Camperio be sure to view the 700-year-old hospice and admire the lovely belfries in Olivone.
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Is it Steubenville all over again, only with an even more tragic outcome?
Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old Canadian girl, was taken off life support this week after hanging herself, nearly 18 months after she was allegedly raped by four boys who were never charged.
One of the boys allegedly took a photo of the assault and "it quickly went viral," the girl's mother claims in a heart-wrenching Facebook post, branding Rehtaeh a "slut" and subjecting her to bullying.
"She struggled emotionally with depression and anger," Leah Parsons writes. "Her thoughts of suicide began and fearing for her life, she placed herself in a hospital in an attempt to get help."
But the bullying continued, her mother writes, and the family moved to Halifax but the problems didn't end.
Authorities launched an investigation in November 2011 into a report of a sexual assault and an inappropriate photo.
"That investigation was completed and in consultation with the Crown, there was insufficient evidence to proceed with charges," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Scott MacRae said Tuesday, The Gazette of Montreal reports.
The case has been called the "Canadian Steubenville," drawing comparisons to the assault of a 16-year-old Ohio girl. Two football players, ages 17 and 16, were convicted of rape last month in a case dividing the Rust Belt city sparking accusations of a cover-up to protect the community's athletes.
In the Canadian case, MacRae didn't name the victim or give additional details of case because of privacy issues.
On April 4, Rehtaeh tried to commit suicide by hanging herself in the bathroom; on Tuesday her family took her off life support.
"The justice system failed her," her mother writes.
Teen Kills Self After Alleged Rape in 'Canadian Steubenville' Case
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n. "polygamist." Used often in Utah to refer to polygamist communites; "plig town."
I went to a plig town in southern Utah. It was way creepy.
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Utah slang, and is short for polygamists. Someone that practices in having more than one wife or husband at the same time, the term also applies to the offspring.
Last time I went to WalMart I saw a bunch of pligs.
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It's a pliggity pliggity playa, so why you worried, bird?
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a punishment used by white people when a child misbehaves, in which the child is temporarily forced to remain silent in a single spot. This method is usually ineffective, as opposed to the method used by black people who simply beat the child.
white man- "I HAVE IT. EVERYBODY GETS A TIME OUT!"
black man- "SHUT THE FUCK UP NIGGA BEFORE I BEAT YOUR MONKEY ASS!"
black man- "SHUT THE FUCK UP NIGGA BEFORE I BEAT YOUR MONKEY ASS!"
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whenever someone says something horribly wrong
Mike: "it will make you have an eyegasm"
me and Ryan: "timeout"
me and Ryan: "timeout"
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An action taken by one friend towards another after being provoked past that individual's threshold or tolerance for annoyance, disagreement, or disrespect towards him/her. An Italian often has a much lower than normal tolerance for aggravation, and will prompt a "time out" by saying "Are you f---ing serious right now bro'?" or "How you gonna come off like that to me?". He will then place the friend (sometimes ex-friend) on "time out" for an indefinite time period, not talking, calling, nor returning phone calls. In extreme cases, the melancholy time-out-ee will try anything to get back together with his/her friend. The exchange of online, often sentimental, greeting cards are a popular option.
Jason had had enough... he pulled up next to Manny in his Camaro exclaiming, "That's it bro'. You're on time out!"
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A bogus, phoney baloney pseudo-punishment inflicted by soccer moms on their day care brats, after said day care brats have disobeyed for the 27th time.
The time out has a beginning, but never an end. Before the soccer mom releases the day care brat, the day care brat releases itself.
The time out has a beginning, but never an end. Before the soccer mom releases the day care brat, the day care brat releases itself.
After little Chutney disobeyed her soccer mom for the 27th time, Michner gave her a time out.
viết bởi Cap'n Bullmoose 30 Tháng tư, 2005
Punishment for saying or doing somethin really dumb. Involves kneeling down and touching forehead to kneecap.
"I accidently made out with my cousin last night"
Damn you need to take a timeout for that one!
Damn you need to take a timeout for that one!
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Your asian friend gets too wasted/sauced and goes too hard/ too ham/rages out of control and does inappropriate dance moves involving handstands/bridges/grinding, annoys DJs such as Lil Cee and Beatbreaker, dances on tabletops/bars/amps/or any raised flat surface and ends the night trying to bike to the ocean going the wrong way
"Yunmi we are putting you in time out" "Yunmi go in time out" "You need to control your friend she's in time out"
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A Crappy Bar in Myrtle Beach, SC most known for its dismal shows, tired clientel, and sticky bathrooms.
Lets go to Time Out and see the glory hole
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A card game similar to Rummy, popular among urban youth. It is usually played for low stakes, most commonly one dollar. Players try to get spreads of three until they either 1) Drop, thinking they have the lower hand or 2) Tonk out, when they play all their cards. Also called tonk
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If you've seen our Twitter today, you'll have noticed a few re-tweets from people attending this Monday's truck pull in the English town of Stroud.
Rupert was there to support his sister Samantha, performing under her stage name Ghost of Samantha, and hadn't planned to take part...until his mum volunteered him!
Check out the images below here (thanks to staffer Céline!) of Rupert truck-pulling and hula hooping!
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Bullfights remain the same, La Macarena starts tomorrow
The 22nd La Macarena Bullfighting Festival kicks off tomorrow at 4:00 pm with Spaniards Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza and David Mora and Bogotá native, Ramsés, in the ring.
Santiago Tobón, the executive director of Cormacarena, the festival's organizer, explained that the fights will have all three parts including the animal's death, except in the case of a pardon.
Last year several local leaders, including Medellín's Mayor, Anibal Gaviria, and 17 out of 21 councilmembers, campaigned to eliminate pain, suffering and death from bullfights but the effort didn't make it very far and failed to bring about the changes they were asking for.


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MORGANTOWN - Stedman Bailey figures that since he came in with Geno Smith and Tavon Austin, it's only fitting that he goes out with them.
Bailey, who red-shirted his first year with the West Virginia University football team, said Monday that he will be entering the NFL draft after the Mountaineers take on Syracuse Dec. 29 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York.
"It was hard," Bailey said. "I would like to do all I can to help the guys here. But this in the right decision for me. I thought about it quite a bit, and I came to the conclusion that this is the right season to do it."
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West Virginia's Stedman Bailey will be entering the 2013 NFL draft after deciding to forego his senior season in Morgantown.
Bailey will leave as the most prolific scorer among all WVU wide receivers, having pulled in 23 touchdown passes this season and 39 during his career. A finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, Bailey earned All-America status on CBSSports.com's first team and Walter Camp's and FoxSports.com's second team. He was also a first-team pick to the Big 12 Conference team after catching 106 passes for 1,501 yards. He had double-digit reception totals in five of WVU's 12 games, including a school-record 14 against Oklahoma State.
Those totals came after a sophomore season in which Bailey caught 72 passes for 1,279 yards and 12 touchdowns. Bailey has caught at least one pass in every game in which he has worn a Mountaineer uniform, and he will be leaving with the third highest total (202 catches) in school history.
"He's had two tremendous years in a row," WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said. "I'm sure his relationship with Geno had something to do with it. I didn't discourage him. It would not have been fair to talk him out of it."
Smith, who was also a high school teammate of Bailey's in Miramar, Fla., said he supports Bailey's decision "100 percent.
"If he likes it, then I love it," Smith said. "I know he is one of the best receivers I have ever seen. He does things on the field that catch your eye. But it might not look impressive because he does it so smooth. He might not have blazing speed, but you're not going to catch him from behind."
Bailey recently became a father to a baby boy, and he said that also played into his decision to turn pro.
"I don't think my stock is going to go much higher," Bailey said, noting that his preliminary paperwork projected him as a third-round choice. "With the year I am having this year, I don't think it could get much better."
Holgorsen said Bailey will be treated as if he were a senior in these final days leading up to the bowl game.
"I support him fully," Holgorsen said. "When you put two good years together as a receiver, you've got a chance to do well at the next level. He will represent West Virginia well for some time to come."


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Elkins Rotary Club members were asked this week to mark their calendars for an upcoming event, sponsored by the Davis Health System Foundation.
Dan Bucher and Bob Dunkerley said the foundation is planning a street fair for the 4th of July weekend in Elkins.
"The street fair will take place along the newly constructed Martin Street in Elkins," Bucher said at Monday's Rotary meeting. "We received permission from the city of Elkins to close Martin Street between Fourth Street and Gorman Avenue for this two-day event."
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Bucher said the event will run from 11 a.m. until dark July 5 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 6.
"This is an opportunity for folks to showcase their talents, especially artists, vendors, merchants, churches, civic groups, school clubs and other organizations," Bucher said. "Applications are available for vendors and exhibitors to reserve space."
Several events are planned for the day including children's games, a bicycle parade, a cake walk and carnival-type entertainment by the Old Brick Playhouse. For the first time, the Lone Wolf Cavalcade of Stars will perform free for the public, featuring local talent.
"This event is in conjunction with the sesquicentennial celebration of West Virginia," Bucher said. "The car show will be in the park. Doings at the Elkins Depot and fireworks will begin at dark Friday evening."
"We want to have an event that is community inclusive," Dunkerley said. "It's a great-looking street adjacent to the Davis Health System campus. It will be a lively event, with food and lots of family fun."
Bucher said the Davis House project has been a welcome addition to the community.
"The Davis House has been in constant use since it was dedicated," Bucher said. "Folks from Pendleton and Tucker (counties) have used the Davis House, as well as a patient from Hacker Valley who had no family and no one to help."
Bucher said a local cancer survivor stops by the Davis House at about 5:30 p.m. each day to see if the patients have any needs.
"On the day of the open house, we were $2,000 short of our goal," Bucher said. "By the end of the day, we were $7,000 over our goal."
Current Rotary members serving on the Davis Health System Foundation board include Bucher, Dunkerley, Steve Jory, Ron LaNeve, Mark Doak and Denise Campbell.
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A new season means two brand new looks for both Durango and Bayfield high schools.
The Demons girls basketball team has restructured the roster after several graduations and a full offseason under last year�s interim coach, Nancy Smith.
Bayfield, meanwhile, is trying to find itself after losing seven seniors to graduation from last year�s 20-5, Class 3A state tournament team.
The two teams� paths will converge on those respective journeys at 6 tonight at DHS when they square off in a rematch of last season�s 61-48 victory by the Wolverines.
With this game coming much earlier in the calendar than last season�s late January tilt in Bayfield, Bayfield head coach Ronnie Posey said he�s not sure what to expect from the Demons.
�We don�t know much about Durango, other than what we read (in The Durango Herald),� Posey said. �We know they have a new coach, a different philosophy ... they�ve been playing well.�
The Demons got to show off that new style last weekend in Pueblo, where they went 2-2 at the Lady Hornet Holiday Tournament.
DHS was able to use solid defense and timely scoring to beat Harrison 53-33 and Greeley Central 36-33 while falling eight points short against Pueblo County and stumbling 61-38 against Ca�on City. Now the Demons get a chance to show what they can do on their home floor for the first time this season.
�I�m really, really excited,� Smith said last weekend. �These girls are just a fabulous group of people. (Last weekend) was a fabulous chance for us to come together as a team ... to try things that didn�t work and make some corrections; to make some adjustments and play against good pressure and learn to be composed.�
Offensively, Durango has been paced so far by guards Molly Barnes and Katie Wiegert and forward Emily McCue while relying mostly on pressure defense. Smith is carrying just nine players on varsity, and all have contributed in some form or another this season, particularly on defense as Smith prefers an up-tempo style of play � one she�s had the chance to implement fully now that she�s the full-time head coach, not just picking up the pieces midseason.
Posey, meanwhile, has been impressed with the patience exhibited by his club in a 1-1 start.
Bayfield beat Bloomfield by 14 at home before falling five points short at Piedra Vista. The Wolverines� bench boss said that a more defined defensive attack and calmness offensively will be key for BHS as the season goes on.
�We may not always get the shot we want, but we are ... trying to get a better shot,� Posey said. �We�re more deliberate. We�re not going to blow by people, so we have to be patient.�
Whether Durango�s speed or Bayfield�s patience will win the day has yet to be seen. But one thing�s for certain � both teams will be getting an early season test tonight.
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Debra Mumford (Ph.D. '05) lauds her experience at the GTU for preparing her extensively for the classroom, but then discovered everything else that comes with being a professor.
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Wabash College President Patrick White has announced the appointment of Derek Nelson as the new director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. Nelson, who is a member of the Wabash College Religion Department, succeeds the founding director and his appointment is effective January 1.
When Ron Sider, a prominent evangelical voice for social justice, steps down from his post as president of Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA) in June 2013, GTU alumnus F. Albert "Al" Tizon will share the reins. Tizon (Ph.D. '05) will serve as co-president of the organization with Paul Alexander, a graduate of Baylor, in a "consensus model," according to a post on the organization's website.
Jennifer Howe Peace, (Ph.D. '05), Assistant Professor of Interfaith Studies, Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) and Director of CIRCLE (Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education), a joint venture of ANTS and Hebrew College will deliver the 2013 Surjit Singh Lecture on Thursday, February 21, at 7:00pm.
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Dale Patrick earned his Th.D. in 1971 from the Graduate Theological Union. He was appointed to the faculty at Drake University in 1985 and remained until retirement in 2008. Since then he, with his wife, have been teaching at United Theological College, Harare, Zimbabwe, as volunteers in mission.
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Meyers, Calif. - As JT Nero and Allison Russell are a natural musical combination, their band, Birds of Chicago, and the intimate venue The Divided Sky are a suitable pairing.
JT Nero has a Chicago rock and soul band, JT and the Clouds, and Allison Russell fronts a Canadian urban folk band, Po' Girl.
"(Our bands are) different but very sympathetic, both similar to the way we approach harmony singing and using a bunch of voices as weapons," Nero said. "That was our first kinship."
Nero spoke to Lake Tahoe Action from San Francisco, where he was on his first break from a three-month tour which circled the country. Birds of Chicago and Sean Hayes shared the stage in support of their respective new albums.
"We had so much fun making the record, we have been itching to get out on the road and now that's where we are," Nero said.
Described by a critic as a "poet of the everyday and the absurd," Nero said his influences are Mark Twain and Sam Cooke. Russell is an accomplished singer and whistler who plays ukulele, guitar and banjo.
"It felt so easy and so right singing with her that we knew we wanted to carve out our own space for that," Nero said.
"(Our music) is lyric driven and its influences are a patchwork or mongrel unit," he said. "Anyone who's not saying they are playing mongrel music is probably lying because nothing is going to be sprung out of thin air at this point. There's a grab bag of influences in there. Anything from old gospel to country to the folk tradition. The key for us is to not think too hard on the hyphens like country-folk-blues and get caught up in that. If we're doing it right, it should sound like a fresh take on all the things that have come down the line."
Birds of Chicago perform with a family of like-minded musicians, sometimes as many as seven on the stage. It will be a trio its Lake Tahoe debut at the Divided Sky on the birthday of Twain and the Action figure who wrote this article.
"It is intimate and we love those kinds of shows," Nero said. "Those are our very favorite. We like to have it both ways. It's great to have that orchestral sound and have that big groove but it's also really nice to have that listening room situation where you can really connect and strip it down."


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Vocational educations hold tremendous value
February 7, 2013
In both the business community and among school officials, there seems to be agreement vocational education should be one of the keys to school reform in West Virginia....
Somebody has to design the better mousetrap. Someone else has to build it. Another has to sell it. Still another has to load, transport, and unload shipments of the better mousetraps. Others have to work in the stores that sell them. And, of course, someone has to pick up and dispose of the dead mice, along with the regular trash. College graduates need not apply.
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I couldn't agree with you more on this one, Majoritarian.
The whole myth that "everyone needs to go get a Bachelor's degree" (or even college) is such a crock...
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Union dues from Buffalo police officers financed lavish trips to out-of-town conferences for Police Benevolent Association officers, their spouses or significant others, according to a draft audit obtained by The Buffalo News.
Those dues also paid questionable bills for liquor that may never have been poured and overpriced lunches for the union's board of directors.
And over a two-year period, former longtime Buffalo PBA President Lt. Robert P. Meegan Jr. charged a total of $56,000 for meals and entertainment, conferences, airline tickets for himself and a guest, lodging, auto expenses and other costs.
Those are the major findings of a local accounting firm's audit of Meegan's and the union's spending practices for 2010 and 2011, according to a copy of the audit's preliminary results released last week and obtained by The News.
Many of the questionable reimbursements were paid to Meegan for a host of charges on his union-issued American Express credit card, the audit stated. Those charges included meals while he was at his home in Florida.
When auditors asked him about the charges, Meegan said PBA business required him to be on the job around the clock.
"We inquired as to the nature of the restaurant charges, and Meegan indicated that he would entertain other PBA officers and politicians in Florida and throughout Western New York," the audit says. "He stated that the PBA was a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week job and that as PBA president he was required to buy drinks, lunches and dinners to benefit PBA members."
The draft report also lists 26 PBA board of directors' luncheon meetings over the two-year period, where the amounts spent "may be deemed excessive." Half of those lunches included expenditures of at least $1,000, led by lunches for $2,400, $1,650, $1,625 and $1,500.
Those lunches typically included between 10 and 20 PBA officials and guests.
When The News contacted Meegan on Saturday and asked about the out-of-town conferences, lunches and other costs, he replied: "I was authorized to do whatever I had to do to make sure the officers got what they got. Whatever had to be done."
Meegan, who served as PBA president for 24 years, has not seen a copy of the draft audit.
"Until I get a look at the report, I think it would be unfair to comment," he added. "It would be unfair in deference to the union's elected officers, who worked very hard on behalf of Buffalo police officers for 24 years, in garnering them decent salaries, benefits, work schedules, pensions and seniority, to name a few of the things we accomplished."
Asked about the credit card charges, Meegan added, "Never once in the 24 years we were up there was there ever a cash transaction. Everything was done by credit card or check."
The Buffalo accounting firm of Freed Maxick was hired by the current union leadership that replaced Meegan to review the records of 2010 and 2011 after Meegan retired 14 months ago.
Auditors stated it appeared he was twice reimbursed $2,000 for the same expenditure at a union conference.
The accounting firm examined those spending practices after union members raised concerns over money spent by the former leadership, according to a letter current PBA President Lt. James Panus sent to union delegates.
"We all know there have been many rumors, accusations and claims flying around about our past PBA finances," Panus wrote. "Some of these claims have been widely exaggerated."
The point of the audit, he stated in his letter, was to provide the members with an accurate assessment of spending practices and allow the union to move forward with more important issues that are threatening police benefits statewide.
Many of the audit's recommendations about tightening the way the union does business were already in place prior to completion of the review, Panus added.
"Even prior to the report, we recognized that the PBA finances and bookkeeping were in the Stone Age," Panus said Saturday. "We've now brought them into the 21st century."
Panus added that the union also has updated its bylaws to create a system of checks and balances for all its accounts.
PBA members pay a percentage of their salary and overtime in union dues, and the annual amount can often exceed $1,000, according to past and present union members. The PBA has more than 700 dues-paying members and in previous years there were well over 800.
Referring to the widespread practice of union board members being allowed to take a guest, either a spouse or significant other, to out-of-town conferences, that has been an "unwritten policy" of the PBA, the audit reported.
The draft copy also cites the airline expenses on Meegan's credit card for the 24-month period:
"Total airline expenses for a spouse or significant other amounted to $3,349. The purchase of the spouse's airline ticket should not have been included as a PBA expense and also should have been included on the board member's W-2 [form] or reimbursed.
"Meegan indicated that neither he nor the other board members knew the treatment of the guest's airline ticket was not proper."
PBA officials at a June 2011 conference in Las Vegas were given $2,000 each but never were required to submit bills to verify that their spending was on union-related expenses, the audit found.
"Meegan indicated that the amounts were for spending money for meals, golf, etc. We advised Meegan that the proper treatment would have been to view the $2,000 to each individual as an advance and to have them provide receipts supporting their expenses and PBA business reason.
"Any amounts not spent should have been remitted back to the PBA. Due to the lack of supporting documentation, it is impossible to conclude as to their propriety."
Among those receiving the stipends were now-retired Capt. Mark Morgan and Central District Lt. Sean O'Brien, who were PBA officers at the time.
When he was first elected PBA president more than two decades ago, Meegan explained to the auditors, the outgoing union president had "instructed him" that it was proper to use the union credit card to entertain PBA members and politicians, and to cover other various expenses incurred as president.
"Meegan stated that he had discussed the credit card charges and what documentation was required to be maintained with someone at the PBA's previous accounting firm and he was advised that it was not necessary to maintain receipts or invoices," the audit stated.
Meegan's immediate predecessor as PBA president was now-retired Lt. Larry J. Baehre, who served in the position in 1986 and 1987.
"We did have a PBA credit card, and it was proper to use it for approved PBA expenses, but it was not a carte blanche credit card," Baehre said Saturday.
"It was to be used for legitimate, and very minimal, expenses," he added. "I'd be astonished if the credit card bill was ever over $250 a month."
The PBA's annual summer outing at Darien Lake amusement park also came under question with concern about the purchase of alcohol and lodging.
"It was noted there were payments made to Frontier Liquor and Pellicano's out of the benefit fund for family day at Darien Lake. Based on discussions with various board members, there was no alcohol provided at the event and it is unclear why there would be these vendor payments."
The auditors also raised questions about why Meegan charged the PBA for lodging at Darien Lake during the annual event.
"Based on discussions with various board members, this was not an approved expense of the PBA," the audit stated.
The audit contains 11 specific recommendations from Freed Maxick, including the PBA creating a better system of accountability, putting records on an electronic software program, a monthly review to reconcile bank statements with charges, a better spelling out of spending practices in the PBA bylaws and better control of payments from the PBA treasurer to its delegates.
As union president, Meegan's salary was $34,500 annually, in addition to his lieutenant's salary of $84,000. He retired from the Buffalo Police Department at the end of 2011, after taking over the union presidency on Jan. 1, 1988.
Just before he retired, Meegan noted that the top basic pay for a Buffalo police officer during his tenure rose from $22,400 to $64,095. He also took credit for taking politics out of the Police Department, with a seniority system that prevented officers from being transferred in and out of positions at the whim of the city.
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I like Bert. Cleary signing seems like a lot, but everyone from teammates to coaching to management seems to like him. He's a heart guy who gives his all every night. Good for the bottom six
Edit: I can't imagine 3x3 being true. If it is, its a little much
That's the problem though, we don't play him in the bottom 6. He played in the TOP 6 every game he played, which is obviously quite ridiculous and yet another reason why I and most others don't want him back


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For Reggie Bush's lavish Saturday wedding to Lilit Avagyan in San Diego, it was the bride who scored the most memorable moment at the reception.
"Lilit performed a dance for Reggie," says a source of Avagyan, a professional ballroom dancer. "It was so beautiful! Reggie had a smile on his face I can't even describe."
Clad in a Tom Ford tux, Bush, 29, was all smiles all day as he exchanged vows with Avagyan, 26, who wore a wedding gown designed by Galia Lahav. Their 14-month-old daughter, Briseis, served as the flower girl at the ceremony held at the Grand Del Mar.
Afterward, more than 250 guests – including Cheryl Burke, Stacy Keibler and Brody Jenner – witnessed the newlyweds perform their first dance to "Georgia" before enjoying live musicians performing big band tunes.
As evidenced throughout their wedding weekend, says the source, "they're so in love."
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For the first time anyone can remember, we get two choices for sheriff in the Nov. 6 general election – Barry Faile, our current sheriff, and Scott Case, a police officer from Great Falls.
This is in response to Shannon Catoe's letter, "Catoe defends her facts," in the Sept. 30 edition of The Lancaster News.
Ms. Catoe, you may have read the health-care act, but obviously you did not read my letter. In it I stated that I have not talked to doctors, etc.
I stated that I would like the newspaper to do an in-depth report and get facts, not just opinions and tell the whole story.
As you have all heard, I lost my soulmate due to a hit-and-run or a very brutal attack on Sept. 8, 2012. This was not only a devastating loss for me, but also to my nine innocent children.
Do you know children are a gift from God – a gift many people do not have the joy of experiencing. However, I am blessed. Great Falls is one awesome little town. Whoever says anything different needs to come speak with me.
Mary Reid, who wrote the letter, "Ability to vote is a privilege," in the Sept. 23 edition of The Lancaster News, is correct in saying that we should vote. She tries to blame the problems on former President George W. Bush. When Democrats took over full control of Congress in January 2007, unemployment was 4.6 percent and the debt just over $6 trillion.
Within a year, both numbers escalated rapidly and have worsened ever since, including the subprime mortgage meltdown and resulting foreclosures.
The spirit of Van Wyck was evident at the annual Celebrate Van Wyck Festival, held recently in that beautiful corner of the county.
The two pictures in the Sept. 30 edition of The Lancaster News were just examples of the variety of activities for children. As our cars were being parked by the state guard based in Lancaster, my sister and I could see the children at play and hear their laughter, and the music of Lebo Blackmon and the Soul Reviers.
I would like to briefly respond to Linda Adam's Sept. 26 letter, "Newspaper should check facts in Catoe's column," about my Sept. 19 guest column, "New law compromises health care for everyone," regarding the Affordable Care Act.
Ms. Adams, with all due respect, you "debunked" my facts by using the IRS website. We all know how the IRS has our best interest at heart.
When you sell your vote you sell your dignity. We have to remember the generations before us who fought so hard just for the right to vote and have our votes be counted.
And today, we are hearing that people in our neighborhoods are selling that hard-fought right for pocket change. What would our ancestors think?
What would our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers – who braved lynchings, dogs and Jim Crowe tactics – think if they saw us today? Would you trade your vote for a mere $20? We are told that there are those among us who do.
Vicki Campbell's letter, "Religious beliefs have no place in political views," in the Sept. 19 edition of The Lancaster News was a blow to me as a Christian. Shame on you. As I understand the Bible, God declares that he forms a baby in the womb, (Jeremiah 1:5.) Psalm 139:13 says "For you created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb." That's what separates abortion from other medical practices.
n Sunday, Sept. 23, I had an accident at the intersection of S.C. 200 and Shiloh Unity Road. I was driving with my 11-year-old daughter, 3-year-old son and 14-year-old nephew. The accident was clearly my fault, but thank goodness no one was hurt.
In the Sept. 19 edition of The Lancaster News there was a story about Andrual Ross being charged in a shooting at the Waffle House.
There was another story, "Shooting suspect out on bond," where Ross was out on bond after he and five other people were arrested on several drug charges during a drug raid last year.
Why is it important to mention the names of those other people who were charged in that raid? Two of those people charged are no longer on Earth.
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The Berkeley County School Board made a change to restrict certain public comments at its last meeting, and some experts are calling this change unconstitutional.
Taking effect at the June 11 meeting, school board chairperson Kent Murray changed the citizen public comment card to restrict comments on the district's involvement with the $198 million school improvement referendum the public voted for in November.
The district referred all questions to Childs and Halligan, the law firm that represents it. John Reagle, of that firm, said the change is a clarification of an existing policy and not an amendment to the policy.
"The current policy or procedures are the public comment period already provides there should not be discussion of personnel matters or students matters," Reagle said. "This relates to personnel matters. This is an investigation into district personnel."
The change surprised South Carolina Press Association Attorney Jay Bender.
"It would be astonishing to me that the chairperson would have the authority to change the policy unilaterally," Bender told The Independent.
Bender is an expert on the state's Freedom of Information Act. "If all the members of the board were not polled to change it, that's a violation of FOIA," he said.
The card stated that comments are restricted because the investigation by state agencies is ongoing and confidential, and because matters connected to the investigation may come before the board for action.
The S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the "Yes 4 Schools" campaign after a request from the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.
Murray stopped former school board member and current Berkeley County Republican Party Chairman Terry Hardesty from speaking during public comments at the June 11 board meeting when he said his comments went off topic regarding the new limitations.
"Policies are written by the board," Hardesty said. "They are passed after two readings. I don't think there's been any action on the policy since July of 2010. I was on the board then.
"That's when they started assigning the comment card. I think there were one or two people coming to the board criticizing the board on a regular basis."
According to the district's online policy book, the board last amended the policy (AR BCBI-R, Public Participation in Board Meetings) in July 2010 when it began requiring citizens to fill out a card asking for their name, address, phone number and nature of their question or comment.
The additional restriction appearing June 11 on the back of the "Request to Speak Before the Board" card is not reflected in this policy, according to the district's online handbook as of Monday morning.
"I question the legality of them requesting to know what you say beforehand," Bender said.
"From last Tuesday, the board chair added that language to the back of that card," Hardesty said. "I think that was a unilateral decision . . . . I don't know what they're doing behind closed doors anymore.
"They wouldn't let me talk about what I wanted to talk about. It seems like censorship to me."
"The policy itself is unconstitutional," Bender said. "The part that determines that subject matter that can be addressed – prior restraint – prohibits in advance the speech on certain subjects. The constitution does not allow that."
"I wouldn't characterize it as a prior restraint," Reagle said. "It falls under limited public forum analysis. The public body can create a limited public forum so only certain things could be discussed.
"The board should not be hearing public comments that could be prejudicial either way and unduly influence the board to ensure facts and matters are brought to the board in an appropriate matter in due process.
"We think it is reasonable in light of all the circumstances and it is viewpoint-neutral. It excludes both positive and negative comments about personnel that may be effected by the investigation."
"Just because the board doesn't like that speech doesn't mean they can prohibit it," Bender said. "It's a classic example of school districts teaching children in the view of the school board the constitution doesn't mean anything.
"I get students in my undergraduate classes at the University (of South Carolina, where Bender teaches journalism) that don't seem to have ever had any exposure to the constitution and I now understand why."
"Are the lawyers running the school district?" Hardesty asked. "They're elected officials. This is nothing but the attorneys trying to keep this out of the press as much as possible.
"They don't want anybody talking about it. They don't want to hear it because they're wrong. They're just flat wrong. That whole campaign was wrong."
As of press time Murray had not returned calls for comment.
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John Dudley: Confident putting stroke has Woods looking scary again
You only need to leave the door open a crack for the great ones.
So this morning, thanks to a putting lesson from Steve Stricker and a still out-of-synch Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods once again looks like the scariest player in golf.
Woods' 76th career victory, coming at one of his favorite tracks at Doral, reminded us of something it's been easy to forget as he's struggled over the past two seasons to get back to pre-meltdown form.
Yes, Tiger can hit it off the tee. But when his putter is going the way it was the past four days, there's no beating him.
What's been missing, more than anything, from the new Woods is his short game, specifically, confidence in his short game.
Not anymore.
At Doral, Woods swung the putter only 100 times in four rounds, the lowest total of his career. Certainly Doral was posh, but it was rolling well for everyone, not just the guy who averaged 25 putts per round.
To put that number in perspective, in 2005 and 2006, when he won six and eight tournaments, respectively, Woods averaged 28.70 and 29.36 putts per round.
The Woods of the past few seasons often looked lost from 100 yards in. That was particularly the case on the greens.
It got so bad that in 2010 he switched putters for the first time in 10 years, swapping his Scotty Cameron for a Nike model before the British Open.
When that didn't work, he went back to the Cameron.
Turns out what was missing was the killer instinct he showed so often during his stretch of 14 major championship wins, including the must-make putt he sank to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate in the 2008 U.S. Open.
Last year at Augusta, when Woods was spraying it off the tee and really needed to save pars, his putter was mediocre. Same thing weeks later at Olympic in the U.S. Open, where he putted 123 times and never seemed to sink a big putt when he needed one.
If Woods really has turned the corner, the rest of the tour can blame Stricker, one of the game's best putters.
Watching Woods struggle at the Honda Classic last week -- where McIlroy walked off the course in disgust -- Stricker offered his old friend a tip about changing the shaft angle of his putter.
Woods promptly went out and opened with a 6-under 66 at Doral, rolling in nine birdies. Then he kept it going through the weekend.
He joked this week that he might keep Sticker on retainer this season, given that Stricker has announced he's playing a reduced schedule to spend time with his family.
In reality, all he really needs to get back to winning majors is the confidence he seemed to regain at Doral. Of course, a prolonged slump by McIlroy wouldn't hurt, either.
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As the federal government prepares to implement the Affordable Health Care Act, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined with 12 fellow attorneys general to ask Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius important questions about data privacy. These are questions South Carolinians should ask on their own, too.
In order to find out if you are eligible for the Affordable Health Care Act, the federal government needs to ask: How old are you? Where were you born? Are you a legal resident? Have you served in the military?
Where will they go to get this information? The Social Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the Veterans Administration, respectively.
Then they will combine all of this data into the "Hub," a one-stop destination where all your data will be compiled as your profile. Reports are not clear whether the "Hub" is going to be a database or an interface. Regardless, it will contain all your biographical information extracted from federal agencies and state agencies, and put into one place. It is a hacker's dream: one-stop-shopping for all of the details of your personal life.
Who will review this data? "Navigators," as they are referred to in the new legislation. They are employees hired to determine your eligibility by peeking at the most private and sensitive details of your life.
Attorney General Wilson asks in the joint letter, how will Navigators be trained, what is the plan to reduce the risk of identity theft, and how will the staff be screened to ensure we have highly skilled people with the utmost integrity looking at our private lives? The attorneys general raise valid concerns that need to be addressed. This unprecedented aggregation of personal information is taking place at a time when data breaches are escalating, and amidst wide acknowledgment that healthcare data breaches are a growing concern.
According to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center, 34.1 percent of all data breaches have been tied to health care.
What makes this more alarming is the recent report from the HHS inspector general's office.
After reviewing draft documents and interviewing the project team, the overall tasks on the schedule were being completed later than anticipated. As the report cites, "... several critical tasks remain to be completed in a short period of time, such as the final independent testing of the Hub's security controls, remediating security vulnerabilities identified during testing, and obtaining the security authorization decision for the Hub before opening the exchanges."
It is not uncommon for large- scale implementations to have dates slide. However, in this case, security testing for the "Hub" is so behind schedule, system testing results might only be available for review as late as one day before the exchanges will open.
For consumers, this is a wake-up call. Take steps now to protect your data. Be vigilant about what you post on social media. Identity thieves can follow the information you post like digital bread crumbs leading back to your house. Contact your local legislator and let them know you aren't comfortable with a database/interface that creates a one-stop-shop for cyber hackers. Use one email address only for your health insurance company.
Ask your doctor what happens with your data, not medical history per se, but your address, phone number, etc. Be on guard.
Today, as we live in an era where companies and government are rushing headlong into major Big Data projects with the attitude of "Big Data or Bust," we find a hidden meaning.
A Detroit police department and their uniform vendor recently used "small data" to keep a record of orders for uniform vests. When the department head wanted to alert everyone to come in to pick up their vests, an email went out along with some very private and personal data, the bra sizes and weight of the female offices. If we still bungle the "small data," what could go wrong when we all move to Big Data?
Theresa Payton was White House Chief Information Officer from 2006-08, administering information technology for President George W. Bush and 3,000 staff members. She is a founder of Charlotte-based Fortalice, LLC, a security, risk, and fraud consulting company.


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Recently, 20 Semex employees met near Syracuse, New York over four days to complete the Semex Dairy School I training. This training incorporated both classroom and on-farm modules, providing a well-rounded and practical learning environment.
Semex representatives learned from leading dairy industry experts including: Dr. John Fetrow, DVM, Professor of Dairy Production Medicine at the University of Minnesota's Center for Dairy Health, Management and Food Quality; and Dr. Curtis Harms and Dr. Dave Ohman from Diamond V, a nationally recognized animal nutrition company that leads the industry in providing science based nutritional fermentation products. These experts instructed participants in the areas of reproduction, nutrition, dairy economics and cow comfort. Additionally, Semex staff received advanced training regarding Semex's highly valued reproductive solution, ai24™. This classroom style training also incorporated several on farm applications including DC305 and standard dairy economics, while also providing instruction on conducting valuable on-farm walk throughs.
This knowledge was then applied to practical, hands-on training. In this training, Semex staff put their on-farm analysis skills to work. The Semex staff was divided into teams in which they interviewed dairymen, analyzed their operations and presented options for these dairymen to increase their profitability.
"We're working side-by-side with dairymen every day to help resolve real life issues on their dairies," said Paul Krueger, Director, Sales and Business Development, United States. "Our customers demand value from their suppliers, and we're working hard to ensure Semex's genetic consultants are the best-trained, most solutions focused representatives that walk on to a dairy."
This Syracuse session was the third in a series of national on-going training sessions aimed at further developing the Semex staff in the USA. The training, provided by the Semex Learning Centre, is part of a continuous approach that includes a combination of classroom, practical and e-learning studies that will result in the best-trained genetic consultants in the industry.


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Demo and Panel at Aspen Food & Wine Classic
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The Aspen Food & Wine Classic offers up a weekend packed with cooking demos, wine seminars, panel discussions and tastings, hosted by celebrity chefs and wine experts. Marcus will be hosting a cooking demo on Friday showing how to make the most of your chicken, and will participate in a panel about food memories alongside Jacques Pépin and Jonathan Waxman and curated by Food & Wine editor in chief Dana Cowin.
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By that logic, Steve Tuttle should have gone to jail for attempted murder.
The two circumstances are not even remotely similar but nice try Mr. "logic". If what Cooke did is sooooo commonplace then where are all the sliced legs? Maybe it's because the vast majority of instances where a player is pinned from behind didn't involve a douchebag like Matt Cooke and therefore didn't result in an "accidental" leg slicing. But I'm sure Karlsson was just "unlucky" in this case, I mean that's what all the talking heads on tv are saying right? And of course we believe everything that's on tv right? Everyone is CERTAIN of Matt Cooke's "intent" right?
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The Easy Solar Stove (tm) reaches interior temperatures of about 130°C/265°F in full sun in about 15 minutes, and will cook rice in about 3 hours. Cooking times are similar to a conventional 'slow cooker'.
The Easy Solar Stove is inexpensive to manufacture - about US$7.25. Ships flat - sets up in a few minutes using sixteen 3" sheetrock screws. Completed stoves are available for $29.95 US, including shipping and handling - USA destinations, only..
However, construction details are freely available . Simply Email: email@example.com with SOLAR in the subject line.
The Easy Solar Stove is constructed from 3/4" (2cm) Styrofoam Sheathing (also sold under a number of other brand names), cut to size with a clear plexiglas cover. The sheathing is sold in 4 x 8 sheets(1.33m.x 2.44m x 2cm) at lumberyards all over the world. This material is stable to over 400F, making it ideal for this purpose.
The stove is waterproof, stable - it will not tip over, and it is constructed to last a long time. The exterior never gets hot, so it is safe to have around children.
No plastic bag is required, and condensation is not a problem. The exterior dimensions are 11 x 14 x 11 inches- 28 x 36 x 28 cm. It will follow the sun with only three adjustments throughout the day.
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Carl David Paulsgrove, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the home of his daughter in Apex, N.C.
Born Oct. 25, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late David Paul and Elva Mae Stoner Cosgrove.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice E. (Bee) Paulsgrove, who died March 4, 1998.
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He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army.
He was employed with Potomac Edison for 28 years, retiring in 1981. Prior to that, he was employed with Holzapfel-Fiery.
He was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church.
He was a member of Amvets, and Morris Frock American Legion, Post 42.
He is survived by a daughter, Lois Whitcher, of Apex, N.C.; a son, David Paulsgrove, of Port Orange, Fla.; five grandchildren, Jonah Paulsgrove, Eden Paulsgrove and Sheldon Whitcher, of Minot, N.D., Ross Whitcher and Ryan Whitcher; and one great- grandson, Cole Whitcher.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown. The Rev. Scott Summers will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
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Three central Missouri teenagers are accused of using a newborn baby to help hide goods being shoplifted from a Walmart store.
Osage Beach police say the teens, ages 17 and 19, entered the store Sunday night carrying a 12-day-old baby in a car seat. Investigators say the teens picked items from shelves and hid some of them in the car seat under the infant.
The teens, from the towns of Laurie and Camdenton, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of shoplifting less than $500 worth of goods. Police contacted other authorities on possible child endangerment charges.


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Maui native Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom took home two awards at Saturday night's 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards at the Hawaii Convention Center.
Hailed as Hawaii's top-selling female singer of all time, she was named Female Vocalist of the Year and her album "My Father's Granddaughter" was named Contemporary Album of the Year.
"You know, I'm a huge supporter for Hawaii music and I was playing at the Smithsonian during the awards so i couldn't be there," she said in a phone interview Sunday from Washington, D.C. "So it was kind of a bittersweet thing for me, but of course I'm honored to receive this from my fellow entertainers."
Other Mauians receiving awards included Kamakakehau Fernandez, who won Extended Play of the Year for his album "Wahi Mahalo," and Kenneth Martinez Burgmaier, who won Compilation Album of the Year for his joint-production of the CD "Lana'i Slack Key Festival: Live Kiho'alu At Ko'ele."
Gilliom has now won 21 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, known as the Hawaiian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, including five for Female Vocalist of the Year.
Released in 2012, her award-winning album was dedicated to her father, Lloyd Gilliom, who "helped to shape her outlook on life."
"In the middle of recording this production I suffered the loss of my father," she said. "I am where I am in my career because of the hard work of my father. The songs on this album brings me back to lullabies sung by my father and his mother, Jennie Napua Woodd.
"A year has passed and I still miss him and his guidance. These awards are dedicated to my father and to all who have come before me and (on) whose shoulders I stand."
Makawao resident Burg-maier led a team of producers including Dave Lower of Lahaina, Kevin Brown of Waiehu and Benny Uyetake of Haiku on their way to their award.
The CD was a live recording of various artists playing at a free slack key festival at the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele, last year.
"I'll tell you what, the competition we were going up against . . . they were some pretty well-known and respected producers," Burgmaier said in a phone interview Sunday. "There were five of us in there, and we weren't sure if we were going to win. But when we went to our table to sit down, lo and behold they called our name.
"It was a very happy and exciting feeling, and we were, like, wow. . . . I'm so happy for all of the people in Lanai because this is the first time Lanai has won an award in the 36 years they've had these awards."
The idea for the CD came to the group on the ferry ride to Lanai for the festival, he said. Burgmaier had done a festival at the hotel before and gave a DVD to the artists who would be playing at the festival.
"The were all blown away at how clean the sound was," he said. "We were talking and (artist) Jon Keawe turns to me and said maybe we should do a live CD. It all came together after that in 60 days . . . all because of a little ferry ride from Lahaina to Lanai. It's funny how things can happen."
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Financial Checklist for New Parents
My wife and I recently had our first child, and to say it has changed our life is an understatement. Raising a child is an amazing responsibility, and it doesn't stop with feeding and caring for him or her. Somewhere between the late night feedings, diaper changes, and doctors appointments, you will need to take care of an assortment of extra activities to make sure you have our finances in order. There are many things you will need to do when your child arrives and you will have many distractions, so I recommend creating a checklist so you don't miss anything.
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Rectangle Glass Photo Locket Necklace
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The beveled glass of this handmade sterling silver necklace makes it extraordinary. Make your gift even more special by placing a loved one's photo inside.
- 22" long
- Adjustable necklace is a handmade open-link chain with a lobster clasp.
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- Locket opens and can hold two photos back to back as both sides are glass.
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The Power of Parallel: Parallel Debugging with Visual Studio and Allinea DDTLite on Windows HPCS2008
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The era of cluster computing and Multicore drives change for Windows Developers, with development shifting to Threads and Parallel. Microsoft and its rich partner's ecosystem provide solutions to meet the challenges of parallel development and to accelerate the speed and flexibility of Microsoft Windows applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Learn how to harness the power of Multicore, using your current Visual Studio programming experience with Visual Studio and Allinea DDTLite running on Windows HPC Server.
Until now, programmers could not both develop and debug parallel code, either using Threads or MPI (Message Passing Interface) and MPI.NET without having to change tools. Learn about how Microsoft protects and enhances your existing development tools and skills; and how Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, combined with Allinea DDTLite allows you to migrate to your Windows applications to threaded and MPI without disruption.
Allinea DDTLite offers truly parallel debugging for Visual Studio 2008. DDTLite is a Visual Studio plug-in that provides easy, intuitive parallel control in an unobtrusive, integrated way to bring true parallel programming to Visual Studio 2008. With DDTLite, programmers can still use the familiar Visual Studio 2008 features and increase parallel productivity. Running on Windows HPC Server 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Allinea DDTLite provide the optimal development environment and tools to help ease the transition to, and reduce the cost of parallel development. Join us to learn areas to target and how to get started!
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Since the origin of PCR in 1983, there have been many enhancements and adaptations. Current trends, recently cited in a report by HTStec (qPCR Assay Trends, 2008), indicate a focus on faster reagents, shorter run times, and new applications such as expression profiling and multimarker diagnostics.
However, there are still some limitations including high instrument and consumable costs as well as data analysis. Automation of qPCR is expected to improve assay quality and throughput. The recent "Developments in Real-Time PCR Research and Molecular Diagnostics" conference shed some light on advances that will address current challenges.
Researchers at Qiagen-DxS developed a novel, real-time Taq extension assay to assess the strength of the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) switch. ARMS is allele-specific PCR, where the primer acts like a switch for PCR; when it matches, PCR occurs. It is used to detect gene mutations and SNPs. Jane Theaker, R&D team leader, noted that existing Taq polymerase activity assays involve using radioactivity, are laborious, and are not in real-time.
"We didn't have an easy way of assessing the strength of the ARMS switch." She added that it's difficult to dissect out ARMS extension from other whole PCR effects such as total amplification efficiency, presence of primer-dimers, and side products. The new approach also provides the ability to vary parameters not practical in PCR. It also saves time and costs by using specific primers, she said.
Traditional PCR utilizes primers specific to a sequence; in ARMS, primers are modified at the 3´ end. The modification is designed to make them allele specific. The ARMS switch acts like a switch for PCR by making that last base specific for the allele under investigation.
The assay principle only generates extension products; no PCR cycling occurs. There are 4,096 separate data points (64 primer combinations x 64 template combinations). Any combinations where all three bases are mismatched because they would be highly unlikely to misprime are excluded.
Theaker claimed that the assay provides an actual measurement via mathematical modeling. "We can put a finger on how the Taq extension works, rather than basing it on a threshold cycle you might get with real-time PCR. This is useful in one PCR application but may not be applicable across all PCR situations where you have different templates. We're just looking at the efficiency of the 3´ end of the primer and that's what gives us specificity and will be applicable across many different templates."
She added that they haven't proved that this is a better way of assessing what will occur in PCR, but that "some of the initial data leads us to believe that we can use extension data to predict what's going on in PCR."
Applications for the new assay include when allele-specific PCR is required—such as for genotyping, designing companion diagnostics, and for developing new diagnostic assays. However, Theaker said it won't be launched as a product, but rather the information will be publicly available after it's published.
A micro real-time PCR platform consisting of a microscope cover slip on top of a micromachined silicon chip integrated with a heater and temperature sensor has been developed by a team at KIST-Europe. Measuring about 5 x 10 x 4 cm, Pavel Neuzil, Ph.D., team leader, clinical diagnostics, and co-developer, said the impetus behind making the system was to develop something to detect H5N1 virus in undeveloped countries.
"This allows the detection of any gene in about 15 minutes versus 30 minutes to 2 hours in a normal PCR platform," he remarked, adding that the hardware is about 10 to 20 times cheaper, and the consumables almost 100 times cheaper. He predicts that manufacturing costs will be close to $150 versus $5,000 to up to $20,000.
The DNA sample is placed on the microscope cover slip and encapsulated with mineral oil, creating a virtual reaction chamber. Dr. Neuzil said the platform can be used for any sample, depending on the dimers added.
"Basically, you can use any sample and look for HIV, paternity testing, and such." The microscope cover slip is disposed of once the reaction is completed, avoiding sample cross-contamination, and a new one may be added for the next run. The labeling system used is SYBR Green I. The optical system is derived from those used in DVD players.
Although the system can't compete with big machines used in labs or hospitals, Dr. Neuzil noted this micro platform's potential applications include point-of-care, homeland security (Anthrax), education, and field applications. He is hoping it will soon be manufactured.
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While Lamar Odom's personal life comes under scrutiny – amid allegations of drug abuse and marital problems – his professional life also seems to be taking a turn for the worse.
Odom, who was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011 and won two NBA championships as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, is currently a free agent at a time when most of the team rosters are already filled.
"It's almost Labor Day weekend and players are starting to return to their teams, and Lamar doesn't have a team," says an NBA insider who knows Odom. "He's gone from making $8.5 million last year to being out of work at this point."
Seth Burton, director of communications for the Los Angeles Clippers, confirms that as of July 1, Lamar Odom was off the team's roster as his contract had ended, and he officially became a free agent.
Burton also confirms that Antawn Jamison has reached an agreement with the Clippers, but he is not officially signed yet. He expects Jamison to be officially signed Wednesday – which means there would not be room for Odom on the roster.
"There's an old saying in the NBA: Are you more valuable than your problems? And it's just reached the point with Lamar where he is not more valuable than his problems," says the NBA insider.
"Up until about two years ago, Lamar Odom was averaging about 15 points and eight rebounds a game and you know what? You deal with his off-court problems for that. When Lamar Odom averages four points a game, he's not worth the problems."
Despite not being currently signed, the insider believes Odom may still be able to get a spot on the L.A. Lakers – though it would be at a significant pay decrease.
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The GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Elkins recently installed the club's new officers for the 2014-2016 club years with a year-end banquet.
The installation was held on May 7, on the veranda of Graceland overlooking Elkins. The new officers were installed by the GFWC West Virginia State Juniors President Mary Mullins.
The new officers for the 2014-2016 years are as follows: Stephanie Warner, president; Angie Goff, president elect; Mycha Kalar, first vice president of membership; Andrea Tonkin, second vice president of finance; Angie Goff, secretary; Paige White, treasurer; and Shannon Shiflett, parliamentarian.
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Taking part in a recent GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Elkins meeting were, front row kneeling, Mary Mullins, State Juniors president; second row from left, Julene Kennedy, Angie Goff, Kathie Staten, Natalie Kniffen and Carlene Lytle; and third row from left, Christina Koger, Laura Goodman, Andrea Tonkin, Mycha Kalar, Stephanie Warner, Paige White, Kristina Dale, Stefanie Ogden and Moriah Warner. Not pictured: Shannon Shiflett
New officers for the GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Elkins include, from left, front row, Paige White and Angie Goff; second row, Mycha Kalar; and third row, Andrea Tonkin and Stephanie Warner. Not pictured: Shannon Shiflett.
Mullins thanked the club for asking her to participate in the installation of officers. She presented Warner with a small gift. The club also presented Mullins with a gift.
Warner and Goff gave a few words of appreciation to the club for the upcoming club years. Warner and Goff both echoed the same sentiments, that Elkins Juniors have a lot of work to do and that they will accomplish all of their goals. Both ladies expressed thanks to the club for entrusting them with the roles placed upon them for the next two years.
Also during the evening, Mullins recognized Goff for being named Northern District Junior of the Year for 2013/2014 and also presented her with the blue and the red membership stars. Membership stars are given to club members who recruit five or more members into the club. Other honors that were awarded during the banquet were given to Tonkin for Club Junior of the Year and Julene Kennedy for Club Rookie of the Year. Both of these ladies were given a small gift from the club.
New members that were taken into the club are Kathie Staten, Kennedy and Moriah Warner.
The evening ended with a group picture overlooking Elkins and a tour of Graceland and Halliehurst mansions.