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A method of Sexual Abuse. A fetish of sorts. Method: Anal Sex proceeds between a man and a woman. While in the midst of the initial action, a sharp punch is delivered to the female's stomache by the male. In doing so, the rectum tightens so much, that when the penis is pulled out, the retal innards are removed with it. This "inside-out" rectum is referred to as the "Red Sock".
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Following anal sex the cock is removed only to discover the intestinal lining remaining on the shaft of the penis. This anal lining is referred to as the red sock. There are depictions of ritualistic red sock parties on fragments of Hellenistic Greek vases, and it was also popular among pagan cultures in the 8th Century AD. Outlawed in 1324 by Baron von Shisenpipe it has subsequently gone underground, often enjoyed in backstreet massage parlours.
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While giving anal and near ejaculation, the "taker" gets punched in back of the head by the "pitcher". This will cause the "takers" anal cavity to tighten at which point the "giver" pulls out with force, causing the anus to become inside out. hense, the red sox.
I punched that bitch in the back of the dome and gave a red sock. You know, an inside out asshole! Like when you take your socks off!
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When a person is on the recieving end of enough anal sex that their anus changes from an "Innie" to an "Outtie". Gross!
Mom, Mitchell's red sock is clogging up the drain again.
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Bako is Backo
UPDATE: ESPN AM 1000 reports the deal as a $750K non-guaranteed contract that becomes guaranteed if Bako survives (on the roster) to the end of March. Bako gets $150K if he is released before the contract becomes guaranteed, and he can earn an additional $300K in incentive bonuses, based on At Bats (or more likely Plate Appearances?)... -- AZ Phil
As expected, the Cubs have signed veteran catcher Paul Bako to a 2009 contract. ESPN's Bruce Levine reported yesterday on XM radio that Bako will get $725,000, but that has not yet been confirmed. Bako replaces Henry Blanco as the Cubs back-up catcher.
The 36-year old left-handed hitting Bako has spent all or parts of the past 11 seasons in the big leagues, playing for ten different MLB clubs in that period. If you're at a Super Bowl Party on Sunday and the game isn't too interesting, see if anybody can name the ten MLB teams Bako has played for.
This will be Bako's second tour of duty with the Cubs. He was previously with the Cubs for two seasons (2003-04).
Bako hit 217/299/328 last year as the back-up catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, and has gone 196/239/346 versus LHP and 216/293/271 versus RHP over the past three seasons. He has hit 231/305/317 over the course of his career (745 games). Obviously, he isn't much of a hitter, but he makes up for it by having virtually zero power. But at least he hits left-handed.
Defensively, Bako threw out 29% of opposing base-sealers in 2008 (Henry Blanco threw out 46%).
Bako is so old, he attended Louisiana - Lafayette back when it was still called Southwestern Louisiana.
As an Article XX MLB free-agent, Bako will have "no trade" rights through June 15th.
Somewhere, Koyie Hill is warming up the circular saw.
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...taking getting more lefthanded to the point of absurdity.
"I have to admit when we left Vegas at the winter meetings, we were a little worried." - Jim Hendry
2 articles up about what Jim Hendry had to say at the Fort Wayne Sports Corp. Banquet
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It's all been said for weeks, but seriously, if we save a half-mil here and a million there, that's the cost of keeping someone like DeRo on the team this year.
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assuming major league minimum salaries
the difference between Koyie and Bako was 325K fwiw...
the difference between Pie and Gathright would be 400K
assuming we didn't grab Miles, there's $2.2M
keeping Cedeno instead of getting Heilman, would be 803K
I get 3.72M there... DeRosa will make $5.5M plus potential incentives...
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1 mil for Marquis in Colorado
2 million for Gaudin
1.1 for Wuertz
1-3 million we probably could have gotten by waiting Milton Bradley out
1-3 million by waiting Dempster out
Make no mistake, Money has been left on the table in plenty of places.
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the Cubs saved about $5M moving Marquis for Vizcaino, how is that relevant?
we'll see what happens with the arbitration pitchers, I am worried that some of them just ended up getting cut.
can't say I agree at all about Dempster, he wanted to stay in Chicago, I just don't think there were any other offers that were reasonably better, but I don't think he would have made less.
Bradley maybe, $7M for this year is a helluva deal though...
and why is everyone in love with DeRosa now, the guy had a career year last year...I can't imagine he'll ever hit 20 HR's ever again. Bitch about selling high, bitch about selling low...
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also on Bradley, the report was the Cubs and him had an understanding by the Winter Meetings and the Cubs just needed to move salary to complete it. I don't think it's unreasonable to guess that he could have been signed a lot sooner by another team.
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1-3 million we probably could have gotten by waiting Milton Bradley out ... 1-3 million by waiting Dempster out
And you know either of those how?
By the way... when did you become the new Hendry hater around here? Just because manny isn't around much doesn't mean we need a new manny.
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I'm hating because he has had an awful offseason.
Take away the 2006 offseason and he has sucked alot more than he hasn't.
I'm guessing that Hendry could have gotten guys for less, because there is a huge surpluss of guys STILL on the market heading into spring training.
I think this team is worse than it was last year, and I don't particularly like that it is.
If we had to get more "Lefthanded", Why not Orlando Hudson? Why thin out the bench and go into the season relying on Mark Prior in RF and KW Harden figuring promenently?
I think this has been a lackluster showing from the front office. If I can't bitch about it here,then where do I?
I hope I am wrong about all of this in 2009. However I imagine there will be more people echoing my sentiments if Doug Deeds is playing RF and Mitch Adkins is taking a rotation turn come June?
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feel free to keep bitchin here, we really don't mind...
that being said, there's not many who liked the 2006 offseason either... DeRosa off a career year, Soriano for way too much, Lilly was a 4th starter at best, etc, etc....
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Bradley's contract is not out of line with anyones - and he was the best hitting RF available.
Dempster's contract in hindsight maybe we could have saved a little, but he was the first pitcher to sign and did so before the economic collapse. It's a better deal than the two contracts the Yankees gave out and arguably better than Lowe's deal. How you expect Hendry to know things that nobody on Wall Street or the nations top economists knew is beyond me, though.
Not offering Wood arbitration was probably a bad idea, but look at what has happend to Cruz.
Miles seems a little overpaid.
Blanco into Bako probably the dumbest thing he's done, but Pinhead may have forced his hand on that one.
Pie into Gahtright = making manager happy again
Pie and Cedeno into Heilman = seems like a reasonable trade, and adds the depth he likes.
I do have to agree that I wish Hendry would take the same attitude towards Piniella, that Pinhead takes with his players "Shut up and play".
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I hope that's how it plays out Neal,
I just didn't see the harm in waiting things out a little bit. In hindsight it would have been a better way to go. I still feel that, given Bradley's injury history. We might have been better served with
A) Abreu,Hudson,Cedeno,Pie,Koyie Hill
B) Bradley,Miles,?(Aurilia) ,Gathright,Bako
It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Anyhow, have a good weekend kids.
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Although I can understand why people are keen on Abreu, if you look a little deeper, I think, you'll change your mind. He's likely to be the worst of the 'name' FA outfielders in 2009. The Bradley signing makes a little less sense now that the Gathright and Pie transactions have been made.
Lets see him, Aurilia and Hudson sign before we assume how much salary they're going to get.
All of these bench moves though are Pinhead's deal. I guess it's good that they're on the same page, but Gathright and Bako aren't good ballplayers.
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Levine says it's 750K in his blog, either he misspoke yesterday or I misheard...
$300K in potential incentives, non-guaranteed contract that becomes guaranteed at the end of March. He'll get 20% though if he's cut.
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It's sign of a good team when the backup catcher is a major concern....but, still.
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that's the problem. This team has major concerns and they are wasting time worrying about backup catchers.
This team is looking worse and worse every way we turn.
With the exception of MAYBE right field (i am afraid that any gains Bradley will make will at best be a draw by what we are losing in center), we are the same or weaker at every spot.
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Vizcaino and Heilmann figure to be better setup guys than Eyre and Howry were last year.
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if heilmann isn't given a shot at #5 starter i'd be shocked.
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Vizcaino and Smardijzia figure to be better setup men than Howry and Eyre were last year.
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I don't think the team has regressed on the whole, but the problem is that all of these chips (such as they were) have been tossed away in order to remain relatively static outside of the bullpen (and RF was a FA move). And then stuff like swapping out Hank for Gabor, brought about by a ridiculous desire to get more lefthanded when the individual pieces which were exchanged almost completely negate each other (if you want to be kind to Bako).
I mean, is Gathright better than Pie? Both guys can't hit or get on base, and both guys can run really fast, but the difference is that Pie's younger and there's still a CHANCE he puts it together. Would we not have been able to pick up Heilman without dumping him off on the O's?
Perhaps most importantly, why in the blue hell did our answer at second base have to involve Aaron Miles?
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That last line made me laugh.
Then I cringed at how dark it was.
Then I laughed again.
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That last line made me laugh.
it worked for mordecai brown...maybe they should be looking at converting Koyie to a pitcher?
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3/44 loser :)
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it was in the comments in the previous thread...just messin' around..
it's also in the new post that is up...
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Maybe I'm a bit behind, but what is Hendry's motivation for letting Hank White walk and bringing in Bako? Bako is an embarrassment to the game of baseball. Seriously, how does he stay at catcher (or in baseball) after throwing out runners only 29% of the time, and hitting for a stellar sub-mendoza average?
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With the exception of MAYBE right field (i am afraid that any gains Bradley will make will at best be a draw by what we are losing in center), we are the same or weaker at every spot.
My thesis is that the Cubs have traded regular season depth and versatility (DeRosa and Marquis) for post season balance and LH power (Bradley).
Cubs will have the same pesonnel at 5.5 of 8 offensive positions (C, 1B, SS, 3B, LF, RHCF). I believe that group won't produce as well in 2009 as they did in 2008 since I think the only hopeful places for improvement are 1B and LF (if Soriano produces the same rate in more games by staying healthy).
Considering Fukudome as the full-time RF and DeRosa the full time- 2B last year, the Cubs are replacing Edmonds (in a platoon), Fukudome, and DeRosa with Fukudome (in a platoon), Bradley, and FontyMiles.
The Cubs mgmt believes they will make the playoffs with the current team even if they don't win as many regular season games in 2009 as in 2008.
So to me the whole essence of the offseason, from the offensive perspective, has been to replace the 2008 playoff ABs that went to the group Edmonds/Fukudome/DeRosa with the 2009 playoff ABs of Fukudome (in a platoon rather than full time)/Bradley/FontyMiles.
I happen to think it's an upgrade, and I think the Cubs brass thinks it, too.
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AramRam and Soto both can do better than they did last year. If he's healthy, I would expect Ramirez to.
Reed Johnson's not going to hit .333 playing in center again.
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Aram will not do better. If he does the difference will be negligible. I mean he hit 27 homers, maybe he'll get 7 more? That's good but his numbers were in line (if not better) than his career numbers.
With Soto, we'll be lucky if he repeats last year's numbers. I just don't see a catcher improving from what he's done. I think it's very realistic that he'll be about the same.
I think in both cases there is a better chance they will do worse than there is better. Soto because it's damned hard to be a catcher and Aramis as he's getting a bit older now.
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"Aram will not do better. If he does the difference will be negligible. I mean he hit 27 homers, maybe he'll get 7 more? That's good but his numbers were in line (if not better) than his career numbers."
Aram had is lowest batting average and slugging percentage since 2003.
Soto's EQA last year was about .015 below that of 2007. It's not a guarantee, but it's a possiblitly.
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Not arguing with you here, Neal, just wanted to point this out: A-Ram's walk total in 2008 was the highest he ever posted. How did that happen? I'm not really sure. But The Hardball Times had an article they ran around the beginning of the 2008 season discussing the correlation of an increase in walks one year to the a drop in batting average over the next few. They were really looking at older and declining players, but is it still a concern.
Okay, I doubt it. I was happy to see A-Ram take more walks. I'd like to see it continue, especially if Soriano or Bradley somehow ends up batting behind him.
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In 2001 Barry Bonds had his highest walk total. In 2002 he batted .370. Sammy Sosa and Ryne Sandberg did the same thing. By becoming more selective at the plate, you have a chance to increase your BA and slugging%.
I'm alwayw suspsicious of trying to predict what is going to happen to one player, based on what happened to some subset of other players.
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"But The Hardball Times had an article they ran around the beginning of the 2008 season discussing the correlation of an increase in walks one year to the a drop in batting average over the next few."
too bad a webpage can't be used as toilet paper.
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"The Cubs mgmt believes they will make the playoffs with the current team even if they don't win as many regular season games in 2009 as in 2008."
So our management went into the offseason "expecting" to make the playoffs...why don't you go ahead and ask the Idians and the Tigers about how that mentality works?
I don't believe we are as good as last year. Bullpen is not as strong. Weaker at second base. We gave up our most valuable player, Derosa...when you consider what he does when Aram pulls a muscle, when soriano goes down, when fukudome spins himself into the ground, etc...he was a huge loss. we are weak defensively up the middle. Backo is terrible. still no real lead off hitter...unless you prefer a weak OBP and no ability to run in the top spot.
let's just hope lilly's fast ball is above 78 come April.
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The best thing about the Bako deal is that he has to compete for the job in Spring Training with Clevenger, Hill and Johnson. Provided Soto stays healthy whoever wins the job is going to be capped in all likelyhood to 175 AB's so I am not going to cry about being Hank Whiteless. The only dumb thing this offseason was the Gregg-Ceda deal that now is compounded by the fact we lost Woody for nothing and we got Heilman who if healthy can be an 8th inning guy for cheap, but you cant blame Jimbo for not guessing the Mets-M's-Tribe would do a 3 way deal and Heilman could be gotten for cheap. Given that we won the division games by 7 games last year to a team that lost its best 2 SP and nobody else in the division made upgrades, this team is still head and shoulders above everybody else in this division.
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rumor has it that manny might sign with the cards. If that does indeed happen, then winning the division might be alot harder.
Maybe jim and lou thought turning a 97 win team into an 88 win team with lefties was a good idea. But I'm thinking both are jobless if were sitting home extra early in October.
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that wasn't the rumor...
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I live in memphis (cards country). I've heard that pujols is trying to bring his friend manny to st louis for 2 days. Now I just watched the same rumor on espn news. I would venture to say there is some level of validity to those rumors.
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yeah Pujols wants the Cards to sign Manny, he also said maybe Manny could give a discount to the Cards...
what do you think the odds are of Manny/Boras giving any discounts?
especially with the Dodgers just waiting with a 2/40 or 2/45 deal...
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There's still plenty of time for Hendry and the DL to take care of that.
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from the LA Times:
Albert Pujols, after all, was quoted by the Dominican Republic newspaper El Caribe as saying he had asked the Cardinals to sign Ramirez. And, three years ago, when no one thought Barry Bonds had any suitors besides the Giants, Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa met privately with Bonds' agent at the winter meetings.
So we called Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak. Is your team interested in Ramirez?
"The answer is no," Mozeliak said.
Scratch another mystery team off the list.
-- Bill Shaikin
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What another great Lefty pick up...it will be great to plug in his lefty hitting .231 career batting average to blance our team lineup....don't get it unless the saw severed koy's hand completely don't see how Bako's will be the key to the season....at least don't try and convince me that it's because of the lefty bat...tell me he's good teacher and throws out runners...because the left bat is crap!
I love how we are making some many trades for crap right now...just dump jobs! As much as I love Hendry these deals lack foresight...hope I can eat what I just said when Heilman a great 4th starter!
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Abreu may be the "worst" of the FA right fielders this season.
Bradley:126G, 78Runs, 32 2B, 1 3B, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 5Sb, .321/.436/.563
Abreu: 156G, 100 runs, 39 2B, 4 3B, 20 HR, 100RBI, 22 SB, .296/.371/.471
Bradley had a better season as far as his ba/.obp/.slg...while DHing...in 30 fewer games...and putting out career highs in all categories.
If last year's Bradley shows up and plays like that in 140 games in RF in 2009, he will be loved by Cub fans. If the Bradley who played in 141 games in 2004 shows up:.267/.362/.424...there may be a problem.
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"If the Bradley who played in 141 games in 2004 shows up:.267/.362/.424...there may be a problem."
Yeah, then we should have signed Abreu since that's about what he's going to hit in 2009.
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Yeah, then we should have signed Abreu since that's [.267/.362/.424]about what he's going to hit in 2009.
Hmmm... being that CHONE/Bill James/Marcel/Oliver predictions average out to 281/379/445, which is significantly better than what you are predicting, I would be curious where you are getting your predictions from.
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He's getting them from IRNAIAR: I'm Real Neal And I'm Always Right
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not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Based on its most recent audit, the city school district has received the Auditor of the State Award that goes to local governments for "clean" audits.
Audit reports are released semi-weekly, and among 54 released this week from 28 counties, only six government entities earned the Auditor of State Award.
The award is based upon several criteria, including entities that file timely financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); an audit report with no findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, single audit findings or questioned costs; and a management letter that contains no ethics referrals, questioned costs less than $10,000 and other items.
The district's 2011-12 audit, performed by Rea & Associates, showed no findings or questioned costs. In a separate management letter, auditors noted a few opportunities for business improvement and one minor citation.
The citation resulted from four of 16 non-payroll checks being issued when obligations were incurred prior to certification by the school treasurer, which auditors cautioned could cause the district to inadvertently overspend
It was recommended the treasurer certify funds are available and inform all district employees of requirements regarding such expenditures. In addition, it was suggested that, when an exception occurs, then and now certificates should be used.
Treasurer Todd Puster said Thursday this process has now been changed.
Among business improvement opportunities, auditors noted the district has not been adhering to a board policy requiring a computer-generated inventory of all equipment be submitted to each building for verification by the last Friday in April, with the treasurer then required to update the records.
If this is no longer feasible, auditors suggested the board change its policy.
Voided transactions in the food service department need to be formally signed off on by management personnel and estimated resources need to be posted on ledgers in a timely manner, the audit concluded.
In announcing the award Thursday, Puster commended his office staff, which includes Rhonda Jarrett, Melissa Baker, Traci Davis, Marlene Lemley, Kenna Rayl and Sally Lynn (now retired) for its work ethic and diligence.
In addition, he recognized those who handle money in the district for adhering to money-handling procedures, noting this would include secretaries, cafeteria treasurers, ticket takers, faculty advisors and others.
"It is especially tough for a large public organization to receive this award. So, when a school district of our size and complexity receives recognition of this type, it is only because many people care enough to do what is right in the right way each and every day," Puster said.
According to Puster, to his knowledge, this is the first time the district has received such recognition from the state auditor. Puster has served as district treasurer four years.
The entire audit is available for view at his office during business hours or at the state auditor's website: www.auditor.state.oh.us/auditsearch/Reports/2012/East-Liverpool-CSD-12-Columbiana.pdf.


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People who suffer with anxiety, depression or stress are often asked to record their mood changes throughout the day, helping psychologists fine-tune their treatment. But they often forget, recording only sparse information at best.
An emotion-sensing smartphone app that automatically generates a "mood diary" could give psychologists all the data they need.
The app is the brainchild of Matt Dobson and Duncan Barclay, founders of speech recognition firm EI Technologies, based in Saffron Walden, England. Instead of relying on people writing diaries, the app, called Xpression, listens for telltale changes in a person's voice that indicate whether they're in one of five emotional states: calm, happy, sad, angry or anxious/frightened. It then lists a person's moods against the times they change, and automatically emails the list to their psychologist at the end of the day.
To work, the app has to be on always, listening out for the user's voice once every second, whether they're talking to family, friends, colleagues or even pets. It also listens in on phone calls. If the user is silent, the app does nothing. Crucially for the users' privacy, it doesn't record their words, instead seeking out telltale acoustic features, like pitch, that are indicative of emotional state.
This kind of emotion recognition via voice pattern already works well and is a "hot area" of research, says Stephen Cox, head of the speech processing lab at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, and a scientific adviser for the maker.
Initially, Xpression will send 200-millisecond-long acoustic snapshots to a remote server where a machine-learning system will work out a person's emotional state before sending it back to the app for storage. Factors like voice loudness, intensity, changes in pitch and speaking pace allow the system to accurately estimate somebody's emotional state.
"We extract acoustic features and let the machine-learning system work it out," says Cox. This ability will be built into the app itself eventually, says Dobson.
There's a strong need for this kind of technology, says Adrian Skinner, a clinical psychologist with the U.K.'s National Health Service in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
"With conditions like depression, people tend to stop doing things like filling in mood diaries. If this app gives us more complete diaries it could help us better find the day-to-day triggers that raise or lower a patient's mood," he says.
An insurance company has already expressed an interest in using the app to ensure the workplace stress therapy it pays for is effective. Clinical trials are due to take place later this year.


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FRESNO -- Assemblymember Holly Mitchell acknowledges the severity of the state deficit, and the need to make drastic cuts in order to balance the 2012-13 state budget.
But some of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed cuts, released last Monday in his revised budget, hit hard upon low-income communities of color that are already struggling, Mitchell said in a phone interview last week.
One of those blows, she said, is to CalWORKS, the state's main welfare program. The revised budget would reduce funding for CalWORKS by about $879 million.
Latinos make up about 54.7 percent of CalWORKS caseloads, and Tulare, Fresno, and Merced counties are among the counties with the highest per capita use of the program, according to a 2011 Department of Social Services report.
"I believe my responsibility is to produce, and vote for, and pass on-time, a fiscally balanced budget that is based on core values," said Mitchell, a longtime advocate for working families, who chairs the Assembly's Budget Sub-committee on Health & Human Services.
"I also have a responsibility to Californians who rely on these critically important government services," she said. "I feel equally obligated to upholding both ends of that spectrum."
As state legislators and policy experts consider Brown's revised budget proposal, they are having to make tough decisions as to which cuts to public health and social services are necessary -- and which are too painful.
"We have repeatedly cut programs that help these same families," said Michael Herald, legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law & Poverty. "We are repeatedly going back to the same poor population and asking them to make concessions, and these are the folks that don't have any money."
"We cannot keep going back and expecting to get blood from this turnip."
In order to plug a $16 billion deficit, Brown has proposed $8 billion in additional cuts. He expects to raise an additional $6 billion in tax revenues, if voters approve a ballot measure in November.
The revised budget proposes cuts to public hospitals, district hospitals, private hospitals, and nursing homes. It shifts 1.4 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities, who get both Medicare and Medi-Cal, into managed care.
It asks Medi-Cal patients to make $15 co-payments for non-emergency visits to the emergency room, and $1-$3 co-payments on specific prescription drugs.
The new budget also includes cuts to Healthy Families, the state's low-cost health insurance program for children and teens. It would reduce Healthy Family managed care plans by 25.7 percent, and shift children from Healthy Families to Medi-Cal.
The cuts to Healthy Families are also a concern to Mitchell.
With the proposed cuts, she said, "there is really no way to guarantee those children will continue to have access to a health care professional. They say there are enough Medi-Cal providers, but that is not what we are hearing in hearings."
State Sen. Ed Hernández also emphasized the challenges of cutting vital services for the state's poorest and most need, in order to balance the budget. Hernández, an optometrist who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, is counting on the Affordable Care Act to reinvigorate the state's health care programs.
"I'm hoping the Supreme Court doesn't overturn federal health care reform," he said. In 2014, when the law is expected to take effect, "we are going to get additional revenue from the federal government to start helping these types of programs."
Assemblymember Connie Conway, of Tulare, said the proposed cuts are difficult, but necessary.
"There is no doubt that the economy is hurting in the Central Valley -- which is precisely why we need to grow jobs, not government," she said in a statement. "People want a hand up not a hand out, so we need to focus on job creation and a comprehensive water solution so that we can lift people out of poverty and lessen the demand for services."
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The joint recommendations and roadmap for action issued at a meeting in Quito, Ecuador, aim to position the region's NGOs and voluntary organizations as a 'cohesive sector' able to "speak loud and clear with one voice" for volunteering policy reform.
Common fronts and alliances should be established to advocate for better legal frameworks to protect volunteers, said the delegates, plus negotiation forums to monitor the implementation of legislation at the national, regional and international levels.
More than 50 voluntary organizations from Latin America convened in Quito from 28-29 March 2011 in a regional consultation under the banner of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. Organized by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the meeting was the first in a series of consultations that over the next months will cover Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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As activities under the International Year of Volunteers +10 gather pace in Latin America, continues the summary of recommendations drawn up in Quito, an emphasis is to be laid upon the role of volunteers in sustainable development, stressing the "social, economic, political and cultural value of volunteerism."
The anniversary Year is seen in the recommendations as "opportunity to substantially change the current public perception of volunteering and volunteerism." They further cover issues such as "volunteerism as participation" and the "empowering values of volunteerism".
While the right of all peoples to fulfill themselves and increase their self-esteem through volunteering is recognized, the Quito recommendations do not neglect the day-to-day issues. It is important, according to the combined recommendations, that institutions, communities and volunteers take ownership of their work, and that volunteer projects are driven by practical demands and the concept of capacity building.


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The new rules will only apply to some 6,000 large undertakings across the EU with more than 500 employees. Under the proposal, these undertakings will have to include in their management report a non-financial statement with information on environmental matters, social and employee-related aspects, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and bribery issues, and diversity on boards of directors.
Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of ACCA, says: 'ACCA welcomes this endorsement that represents an essential move towards enhancing transparency and contributing to smart and sustainable growth. It is an important moment in creating long-term competitiveness in Europe and restoring trust of investors and stakeholders. At the same time it needs to be ensured that the administrative burdens are kept to a minimum for public interest entities that would fall under the scope of the directive.
'Certain large undertakings will have to disclose the diversity policies with regard to age, gender, educational and professional background. ACCA strongly supports this requirement as it is one of our core values.
'Transparency drives sustainability. Non-financial and diversity information is critical for companies' risk management and for their long term perspective. It is especially crucial to have modern European rules in the current economic situation. This is part of how we build sustainable economic governance.'
Recent research from ACCA's Understanding Investors series, which captured the views of the investor community, found that 93 per cent of investors expressed support for the concept of non-financial reporting in company information.
Helen Brand added: 'Today's investor is sophisticated and will often pay an interest in all of a company's activities, not only its profits, but there are clearly business benefits too. ACCA research has shown finance chiefs also have a growing appetite for non-financial reporting. The EU's move towards incorporating this initiative across the continent echoes that sentiment.'


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DeLand, Fla. - Stetson senior midfielder Alexis Hermosa (Orlando, Fla.) was named the first Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week Award winner for the 2011 season, the conference office announced Monday. Hermosa scored two goals in Friday's 2-1 come-from-behind victory over FIU, including the game-winner with just 1:37 left in regulation.
This award is the first of Hermosa's career and the first for a Hatter since Tessa Gavilsky '11 claimed the October 4, 2010 prize. Hermosa, a Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team selection, entered the 2011 season with four career goals and increased that total by 50 percent in less than half an hour, drilling a penalty kick in the 65th minute and the game-winning strike in the 89th as Stetson rallied to defeat the Panthers. She added a team co-leading two shots in Sunday's 2-0 setback at Florida Atlantic.
UNF midfielder Megan Dorsey claimed the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week award. Hermosa and the Hatters will be back in action Saturday in nearby Daytona Beach at Embry-Riddle. The match kicks off at 6:00 pm; live stats will be available at GoHatters.com.
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cars are all the rage today, and are being pumped out by auto manufacturers
from all around the world. Electric vehicles get their motivation from
batteries that can be charged by a power outlet. The catch is that pure EVs of
today have limited driving range and can take a long time to recharge making
them impractical for many.
Some drivers of the Nissan Leaf, one of the few true EVs on the market today,
have previously complained that the vehicle driving distance estimation is
often very off leaving some drivers stranded on the side of the road. The Leaf
also has a confusing EPA rating of 99mpg despite the
fact that it uses no gasoline.
Nisan has announced that it is aware of a new issue in which the Leaf will
not start. According to Nissan, the complaint has surfaced in both Japan and
the U.S.
Nissan is investigating the cause of the start failures right now and at this
time there is no intention of a recall since the issue isn't affecting safety
of the vehicle. Reuters reports that
Nissan has tracked the problem back to the Leaf air conditioning system.
At this point Nissan isn't sure if the issue is with a component in the AC
system or with the software. Nissan spokesman Toshitake Inoshita said,
"When we know the exact cause, we will decide whether to issue a service
bulletin, or take other steps."
So far, the Leaf has sold 452 units in the U.S. and 3,300 units in Japan.
Exactly how widespread the issue is at this point is unknown.
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LOCKPORT – An Akron man who pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated will spend his Mondays and Tuesdays in the Niagara County Jail for the next four months, State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. ordered Friday.
Anthony J. Brough, 49, of Main Street, also will be on probation for five years and pay fines and fees totaling $1,555.
Kloch also revoked the registration on Brough's Harley-Davidson motorcycle and ordered Brough to sell it. He also must install ignition interlock devices on two cars.
Kloch also revoked Brough's hardship driver's license for at least 18 months. Brough was arrested Aug. 9 on Lockport Road in Pendleton, where a Niagara County sheriff's deputy measured his blood alcohol content at between 0.16 percent and 0.19 percent in three separate tests. Brough had six previous alcohol-related arrests.


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Mr. Chairman, my name is Susie Novis, President of the International Myeloma
Foundation, the world's oldest and largest nonprofit organization supporting the
needs of the multiple myeloma community.
Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer of the plasma cells of the bone
marrow. Myeloma patients represent one percent of all cancer diagnoses and two
percent of the cancer mortality rate in the U.S. Myeloma patients experience
painful bone fractures, particularly in the vertebrae and hips. Additional
complications include kidney failure, anemia and infection that ultimately lead
to death.
I am here representing not just the multiple myeloma community I serve, but
all cancers¾the cancers represented by One Voice Against Cancer, a coalition of
more than 40 national and community-based organizations that represent tens of
millions of Americans. One Voice Against Cancer was formed to unify the public
health community on the need for a comprehensive, targeted federal approach to
develop cures and expand prevention and early detection for the spectrum of
cancers affecting our nation.
On behalf of One Voice Against Cancer, I would like to ask this Committee to
fulfill the following appropriations requests for fiscal year 2003:
We are particularly supportive of the idea that Congress fully fund the NCI
Director's Bypass Budget. Fully funding the Bypass Budget will provide
hope to those Americans who will be diagnosed with rare, deadly forms of cancer,
which include myeloma, kidney, and pancreatic cancer. Five year survival
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Fulfilling the Bypass Budget will provide resources for new research for
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at the molecular level. This molecular approach is indeed the ultimate
expression of "a rising tide lifting all boats."
Today is a very emotional day for me. It's my anniversary.
Thirteen years ago today, Brian Novis and I were married. Brian was
diagnosed with multiple myeloma when he went in for a blood test in preparation
for our marriage. Brian was only 33 years old at the time.
His doctor told him he had 3 to 5 years to live. We prayed that the
doctors were wrong, that we would be able to raise a family and have a long and
happy life together. Brian died in 1992, just 4 years after his
diagnosis. But, even though we never had children we did create a family,
with the help of Dr. Brian Durie-- the International Myeloma Foundation: a
family of patients, caregivers and professionals. I would like to
introduce you to members of our family.
Mary Godwin is a nurse from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who was diagnosed in
myeloma in 1996 after injuring her back while lifting a patient preparing for
surgery. Mary's husband of 20 years runs a family-owned restaurant.
Her 14-year old daughter Lanissa has spent almost half her life knowing that her
mother is fighting a rare, debilitating cancer. But, as Mary said to me,
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Brad High of Haverford, Pennsylvania believed strongly in One Voice
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together and avoid the inclination to say that one cancer is more important than
another. Brad planned ot be here today but he lost his seven year battle
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forms of cancer. You know as well as anyone, Mr. Chairman, cancer destroys
not just the person-- it destroys the family, it destroys the community.
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When Brian Novis decided to start the International Myeloma Foundation, I was
skeptical-- but he looked at me and he said "Susie, one person can make a
difference-- but two people can make a miracle." As I look around
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cured. It's going to take money and commitment to get the job done,
especially for cancers like myeloma. Some of you may be thinking,
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Regarding the article in the paper Jan....
One thing you have to keep in mind is that the SPCA's are so overpopulated that their first concern, while it shouldn't be, seems to be "what are we going to do with another animal?" If you take a cat to the SPCA because you know you can no longer care for it..they put it to sleep because of how many cats most SPCA's already have.
They need to be provided with bigger facilities but furthermore, in this case, they also need to be aggressive about enforcing proper animal treatment.
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Jeff I would add that some should not have either.
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See that is the difference enigma you don't see one. Apparently you are very comfortsable with killing.
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Some people should not have children and some people should not have pets!
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Chuck,"Euthanizing a pet is never easy and have been with all my pets that had to be euthanized."
As have I, and when it was over, they were dead and they bacame dead in a way that was not natural. They were killed. Yes it may have been merciful and kind, but they were killed. I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with people who refuse to accept that words mean what they mean. Webster defines Euthanasia as, "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy" Notice the word killing right there in the definition? Give me a break. Euthanasia is killing and if you can't live with that, don't do it. Remember that, when they start talking about euthanizing people.
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Enigma, euthanizing is done with kindness to end the suffering and pain, killing is not. Euthanizing a pet is never easy and have been with all my pets that had to be euthanized.
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"I just have a hard time watching people and law enforcement do nothing while a animal starves to death, I guess I must have a soft heart towards abused animals."
I agree it is frustrating, it does make me a better pet owner.
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I do agree with your side Mr. Reeder more funding is needed to protect these animals.
I just have a hard time watching people and law enforcement do nothing while a animal starves to death, I guess I must have a soft heart towards abused animals.
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Really, The big problem in the world today is that someone used "killed" instead of "euthanized" Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you're euthanized, aren't you killed? What kind of politically correct moron thinks there's a difference? When the Obamacare doctors want to euthanize you when you hit 70 years old, remember, it's OK because they're not killing you. These stupid word games are making me crazy!
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I agree with you Born but abuse is hard to prove, people will call and complain but not step forward to supply proof, an eyewitness account. Like so many enforcement agencies lack funds to carry out an investigation to get a conviction.
We had a neighbor who had cats little did we realized that she had hundreds of them until that first summer and the smell overwhelmed you. All neighbors talked to her called the authorities and it took years get the SPCA to round up the cats and remove them from the house some escaped capture but with in months she had more cats living in the house. Eventually her family had her deemed unfit to care for herself and had her placed in a home for the elderly. They had to tear the house down because of the house was beyond repair for humans. She lived like that for over 15 years.
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Animal abuse is no different than child abuse, both are innocent and unlikely to fight you back.
There are 41 states that consider animal abuse a "Felony" and also impose psychological treatment to the abusers.
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Call the Dog Enforcement Officer he is real good on answering all his calls and if he is not there he will get back too you and take some kind of action.
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Neglect and abuse is hard to prove unless you are actually witnessing it. The local SPCA is not that well funded. By the time they can convince the courts that abuse is happening it is usually too late for the animals.
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The SPCA received many calls from their neighbors about the conditions that these animals were living in. Why did the SPCA wait so long to do anything to help these animals when these people were known to have abused animals in the past?
The fault lies with the SPCA and the courts for not enforcing stiffer penalties for animal abuse.
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Thank you Mburg for taking our problem and making it your head coach. Just a word of advice to parents. A donation to the parents group helps a lot for playing time. Just my experience in SB.
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I also heard that whichever player is hitting better, fielding better, doing what the COACHES want, and are productively producing on a daily basis are the ones that are playing. Your "donation" theory is a joke and is what is wrong with our kids today. Its easy to make an excuse for why your kid isn't playing instead of promoting hard work and actual talent. It's not little league and "little johnny" isn't promised playing time or always gonna play. WVSSAC offers a coaching class for all those interested in doing the job, just saying!!!!
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In 2009 my family adopted a child from Russia. All of our friends wanted to know how a single income family was able to save for a debt-free adoption. We are now adopting twin girls from Uganda. This blog is how God has grown our family.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Stronger Yet Weaker
We walk here out of something to do. A typical day involves at least one walk with a duration of no less than one hour. Kampala is a city that has a very high elevation, that similar to Denver, Colorado. Also flat is not a word I would use to describe this city. It is anything but flat. Everywhere you go there are huge hills to enjoy walking down and to sweat while climbing up them. Due to the fact that we are located on a few miles north of the equator it is a bit warm here. Any length of walk usually means one will need a shower afterwards due to the ridiculous amount of sweating that our mzungu bodies can produce. We just aren't used to the direct sunlight, endless heat, and high humidity. Our walks are usually quite pointless. They are considered eventful if we need to walk to one of three grocery stores I frequently visit, visit the Friday craft market, or need to exchange money.
Since I have been doing these walks I have noticed that physically I am in the best shape of my adult life. Add this to an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables in my diet and I foolishly feel like I could tackle just about anything. A marathon maybe, not really I hate to run. I joke to my friends that if you see me running you ought to look behind me to see what is chasing me. But if for some crazy reason I needed to run I feel like I might actually have a chance. That is as long as I don't have to run up the hill that is on the way back from the Uchumi grocery store while pushing a stroller.
Along with this increase in physical fitness I also feel mentally stronger. After our trip to Russia I remember telling Chad that since I survived that adventure I felt like I could just about survive anything. I was wrong but I definitely feel that way now. This is slightly scary to me because it makes me think that the next adventure will be even more difficult than this. But I don't want to think about that, I can't think about that.
Mentally I have begun to have the mind set of bring it on. This comes from five months in Africa. The last three of that I have been away from my husband and two mzungu children. I have successfully learned how to maneuver all over this crazy city either on foot or on boda (a type of motorcycle taxi). There are many things that about six months ago I would have told you I can't do that, I do not want to do that. Now in a scary way I do not even think twice about hoping on a boda (motorcycle) with my two daughters and no helmets to go run an errand. Something that will never happen in Tennessee.
Along with feeling stronger both mentally and physically I have is some type of paradigm began to feel weaker. Weaker than I ever knew in spiritual sense. The more I look for answers to this I am understanding that it is okay. I should feel weaker. The closer I get to my Father through out this process the more I realize how far away I am from Him. That doesn't make much sense when you write it down. The stronger my intimate relationship with Him the more I realize just why I need him. The more apparent my sins and shortcomings become. This causes me to feel further away. But I am not further away because He died for me. He bridged that gap, He has forgiven me. Now all that is left is for me to love and obey Him.
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You probably never needed it but those walks and the Uchumi hill sure flatten your rear, my pants still don't fit. ha. You ARE super woman.. keep it up a little while longer. love you.ReplyDelete
Think of you often! Thanks for the updates. I am glad you are able to see the positive. You are very strong... God is strong through you! :)ReplyDelete
Your blog is a huge inspiration for adopting parents. I would love to see it in Circle of Moms contest. I tried nominating your blog but it asks too much info about you for me to do it. Please enter into the contest. Your story needs to be seen and heard by others who will be touched by your wonderful message of love and devotion.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Last night I went to our comfortable church and our topic was contentment. You are finding contentment, even though the circumstances are not as you wish. Many years ago I told the Lord I would go anywhere He led - except Africa. The day came when I knew that if He called me to Africa, I would be on the next plane out. I am praying that today, you will find contentment and peace. Blessings.ReplyDelete
- Rhonda SinquefieldFebruary 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM
You are such an encouragment. Thanks for the updates. I hope and pray you and the girls will be home soon. Praying for you. Love, Rhonda SinquefieldReplyDelete


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After falling just short of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship last year, the Stetson sand volleyball team returns this season determined to achieve its goals.
"We all have the same goal in mind this season, which is to win the A-Sun," junior Taylor Kennedy said. "We want all of us to go to the national tournament."
"Our goal is to get to the conference tournament and just kill it with all of our seeds and end up winning that championship," junior Catherine Coston added.
Stetson enters the season with high expectations and for good reason. The Hatters are coming off a pair of highly successful campaigns over the program's first two seasons. In 2012, Stetson came in second in the Atlantic Sun Conference and sent Kaley Melville and Julie Bassett to the first-ever AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball Pairs Championship.
The Hatters followed that up last season with a record of 13-11 and advanced all the way to the A-Sun Tournament Championship match, but the narrowly missed the conference title and once again placed second.
For the players that experienced the heartbreak of coming one set short last year, there is a strong motivation to reach their goals and be at the top of the conference.
"We were so close in the championship last year," senior captain Katie DiGirolamo said. "We want to reach our goal and win the A-Sun so bad that we are all willing to work as hard as it takes to get there."
One of the main reasons optimism is so high for this season is the team's chemistry. Since Stetson lost only one senior last year, they benefit from a roster of seasoned veterans, which includes 14 returning players.
"I think we have all gotten closer from last year," Coston said. "We only brought in a couple girls, and they just kind of adapted to what our team is about."
"I think we have really good team chemistry this year as opposed to other years," added Kennedy. "We all get along really well, and we are all on the same page."
Coach Meghan Bryant also expects great success for the Hatters as they head into the program's third season of competition.
"You can expect to see a lot of big wins," Bryant said. "I think that because of the make-up of the team that we have a lot of potential and we have a lot of power."
Stetson has spent all year preparing for the long awaited start of the 2014 season, but they feel it has been well worth the wait. According to the Hatters, their training has been key in setting the foundation for the season.
"For preseason, we did a lot of drills with more game-like situations, which I think will really help us out later on in the year," Coston said.
Bryant also sees Stetson's preseason as a success in preparing the team for its first weekend of competition.
"Preseason has been great," Bryant said. "We were able to focus more on technical things and fine tune the girls' skills. I think it has really paid off because they are playing really well right now, which is perfect right before we start the season."
The Hatters will finally begin competition this weekend as they host the Stetson Spring Break tournament. On Friday, Stetson will take on Tulane at 11 a.m. and Warner at 1 p.m. Live stats will be available on GoHatters.com.
On Saturday, the Hatters will host a bracket-style pairs tournament and will compete against teams from Tulane, Warner, and Florida Gulf Coast.
For in-match updates all season long fans can follow @StetsonSVB on twitter or sign-up for the Hat-Alerts text messaging service.


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Stetson women's golf coach Floyd Kerr didn't have to venture far from home to find his first signee of 2012 – about 25 miles was enough.
The journey for Alessandra Kutz, however, was much longer.
Kutz became the first member of the 2012-13 signing class for the Hatters last week when the product of Lake Mary High School sighed her National Letter of Intent to attend Stetson University.
"When I recruit, I always look to our home state of Florida first," Kerr said. "To have Alessandra sign at Stetson is a very delightful thing. She has been a stalwart in junior golf in Florida for the last five years.
"Alessandra is also highly respected by her peers and other junior players and the fact that she has chosen Stetson bodes well for further recruitment of more Florida junior golfers."
Kutz, who was born in Wurzburg, Germany, started her journey to Stetson as a young girl, watching her grandfather play golf. She went on to become a four-time winner of the Florida Women's State Golf Association (FWSGA) Junior Girls Championship, taking the title in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2010. She has also captured four Florida Junior Tour events in her career and qualified for the US Girls Junior championship in 2010 as well as the US Women's Amateur in 2012.
Her low round in competition was a 65 in the FHSAA Regional Tournament at Magnolia Plantation in 2011.
Among her many accomplishments as a player at Lake Mary High School, she is a four time first team All-Seminole County selection. In addition, she also earned all District and All-Region first team honors from the FHSAA four times. She earned first team All-State honors in 2011 and has twice been named the Bright House Sports Network Golf Athlete of the Year.
With her help, Lake Mary's girls team has won a pair of state titles as well as four conference championships and district crowns.
"Alessandra is my idea of a perfect college player," Kerr said. "She not only has the athletic ability, but is a great student and, most of all, will represent everything that makes Stetson a great university."
Kutz said it was the combination of outstanding academics and the strong tradition of the Hatters' women's golf program that attracted her to Stetson.
"I am really excited about becoming a Hatter and helping Coach Kerr win many titles," Kutz said. "Stetson had everything I was looking for in a school in regards to the athletics and academics. They are one of the best in the country and I am looking forward to leaving my mark on the athletics program. I'm mostly looking forward to becoming a better golfer and playing in top level competitions."
Kutz said staying close to her central Florida home was an important factor in her decision.
"Stetson is very well known for their outstanding academics as well as their golf program," Kutz said. "Coach Kerr really made me feel welcome, as did the entire team. Stetson is close to my academy and coach, Mike Bender, and being at Stetson will allow me to excel, not only in my academics, but in my golf game."
Kutz has already set high goals for herself at Stetson. Those goals include multiple conference championships for the team as well as individual titles, both at the conference and national level. Her ultimate goal is to play on the LPGA Tour.
"Alessandra's future at Stetson as a true student-athlete is unlimited," Kerr said. "From knowing her as a person, she will make every effort to acknowledge and revel in that challenge. We are fortunate to have signed her and I look forward to seeing her continued development over the next four years."


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Consider some of the many activities Delphine Snipes was involved in. It would be hard not to conclude that she cared deeply about her community. Over the years, Snipes was part of numerous efforts aimed at benefiting the Charleston area.
Some will recall her work with the Summerville Race Relations Committee, 2006 Palmetto Leadership Program, Alston Heritage Foundation, MOJA Arts Festival, Murray United Methodist Church and the Black Church Week of Prayer, just to name a few.
"She was passionate about people in the community working together and being informed about issues," says her sister, Marie Greene. "She always thought you should learn the ins and outs of important issues in order to make sound decisions. Her thing was that if you got involved early and went to meetings, you could be proactive rather than reactive.
Snipes, who was born June 12, 1951, died March 6, also loved planning social events and festivals, Greene says. That provided opportunities to make friends with diverse groups of people. She learned about different cultures and loved sampling ethnic foods.
"I don't think she met too many strangers," says Greene, who recalls that her sister was like that throughout her life.
What Greene and Snipes' daughter, Dama Thomas, remember well is how important young people were to Snipes, once a special education teacher's assistant at Gregg Middle School in Summerville.
Snipes once said during an interview that she found making a difference in children's lives the most fulfilling thing about her job.
She always saw respecting all children and teaching them the skills that would enable them to respect themselves as critical, they say.
Snipes would say: "Children are our sponges. You don't label them, but work with them because they can learn and be productive. You have to meet their needs, not just push them through the system."
Snipes brought compassion and a degree in social work from South Carolina State University to bear on challenges that children were facing both in and out of school.
"A lot of little kids came to her in school for advice," says her daughter. "Some would ask her what they should do about problems they were having at home. She asked a lot of questions to make sure she knew what was going on with a child. Then she would tell them to talk to their parents, or she would talk to them at school."
Sometimes, Snipes was simply the ear they needed, Thomas says. While she was widely known as a good public speaker, some also were fortunate enough to have known her as an excellent listener.
Her time and patience were not just available to those outside the home. Her natural gifts, an easy smile and an open hand, benefited those close to her as well.
"Basically, when I was pregnant, she did not look at it in a bad way, she looked at it in a good way," says Thomas, a single mother. "The most important things I got from her then were love and attention and a place to lay my head.
"She was a very good grandmother. She helped my child with everything. She gave her everything that she wanted, but she disciplined Trinity when she needed it."
When Thomas thinks of her mother, she also recalls the simple things she already misses.
Snipes had great cooking skills, which relatively few knew about. "Sometimes she would cook white rice, collard greens and fried chicken," Thomas says. "... Mostly on Sundays, she would cook and it was good. It was very good."
And the mother who dreamed of becoming a high-fashion model in her youth, was a pretty smart dresser, too.
"She wore ... a pair of dress pants and a nice shirt. ... And she had a lot of necklaces, mostly pearls," Thomas says.
"She taught me to be strong and take care of myself. She told me every day that you should never let anybody tell you what you can't do. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. It's OK to be different. It does not matter what you look like or what your skin color is, we are all special in some kind of way."
She was proud of being the cousin of actor Wesley Snipes and always remembered the day she attended the wrap party for the movie "New Jack City," in which he starred.
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CALIFORNIA (Pa.) - Ryan Gadson had 14 points to lead California (Pa.)?past Davis & Elkins 60-55 Sunday in non-conference action.
Emma Mahady followed with 11 points for the Lady Vulcans, (7-2), who led 38-24 at halftime.
Jorden Lykes finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Alicia Lentz chipped in with 12 points for the Lady Senators (4-5).
Sharmaine Baker had 10 points for Davis & Elkins.
Davis & Elkins will host West Liberty on Thursday for a WVIAC matchup at 5:30 p.m.
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Tygarts Valley 53, South Harrison 19
LOST?CREEK?- Shanda Howell had 17 points and dished out six assists to lead Tygarts Valley past South?Harrison 53-19 Friday in non-conference action.
Kelsey Arbogast and Paige Pritt had 10 points each for the Lady Bulldogs (6-2), who led 32-11 at halftime and 46-17 after three quarters of play.
Ashleigh Brusous had eight points to lead the Lady Hawks.
Tygarts Valley will host Moorefield on Friday for a PVC matchup.
Elkins 49,
Philip?Barbour 34
SHINNSTON?- Charlie George had 13 points to lead Elkins past Philip?Barbour 49-34 Friday in the Lincoln Holiday Tournament.
Brianna Swecker and Logan Dudley had eight points each for the Lady Tigers (3-5), who led 24-15 at halftime and 39-27 after three quarters of play.
Dudley also had eight rebounds for Elkins.
"I thought we rebounded the ball well," Elkins coach Nancy Lewis said. "I also thought defensively we played well as a team."
Kaitlynne Neville finished with 10 points, while Marissa Carey had nine points for the Lady Colts.
Philip Barbour will travel to Tucker County on Wednesday for a non-conference matchup.
Elkins will visit Lewis County on Friday for a Big 10 Conference matchup.
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Elkins 56,
Ripley 50
WESTON?- Logan Phillips recorded a double-double to lead Elkins past Ripley 56-50 Friday in the Lewis County Holiday Classic.
Phillips finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds for Elkins.
Colby Gainer added 10 points, while L.J. Lawrence had nine points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Tigers (7-0), who led 25-16 at halftime and 35-30 after three quarters of play.
Brandon Roth added eight points and eight rebounds for the Tigers.
Casey Smith finished with 14 points for Ripley.
"I thought we controlled the tempo of the game and played well defensively," Elkins coach John Lawson said. "Offensively we're getting better each game."
Elkins will host Lewis County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.


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