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Those Who Live
A Registry for Characters in Perpetual
Perpetual Role-Playing ~ Perpetual Discussion
I'll be fancying this place up soon. In the meantime, if you wish to join, fill out the following profile and post your character(s) here for approval.
Username: This will help keep characters' owners straight.
Name: The name of your character. Keep it BIONICLE-ish.
Species: Custom species are allowed upon submission for review. Makuta and Karzahni/Artahka's species are not allowed, at least not without talking to me about it first.
Gender: Obvious field is obvious.
Description: Separate paragraphs for appearance and personality, preferably. If you have a picture for your character, feel free to link to it as opposed to describing them.
Equipment: Your characters primary tools—weapons, doodads that help them do stuff, whatever is their equivalent of a Sonic Screwdriver. Just… equipment stuff.
Mask: Your character's mask, if he/she has one. Anything but the Avohkii, Kraahkan, Olmak, and Legendary Masks are allowed. The Mask of Emulation and the Tryna will have limited powers because the former has been abused to no end in the past and the latter is somewhat not as useful here, given the circumstances. Custom masks are allowed with approval.
Powers: This covers your character's element and other powers. Anything is allowed, including custom elements, though Time and Life are not (the exception being if you have a power similar to Voporak's time field or Thok's animation power.)
Vehicle: If your character has a vehicle, describe it—its appearance, its weapons, etc. If you have a picture, you can link to it. Some vehicles are also known to use above-average AI, allowing them to display Rahi-like behavior; if yours has such equipment, describe its personality as well.
Biography: Your character's past—where he/she is from, whether or not they've died at all, all that jazz.
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Do remember, as well, that there is no limit on the number of characters you can play. You are limited only by your own ability to handle the ones you create.
[color=#003366;]Username: Parugi.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Name: Kovian.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Species: Toa of Ice.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Gender: Male.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Description: A Toa of standard height, roughly seven feet tall, Kovian wears light-weight, silver and white armor with crystalline, light blue accents. His white Kanohi Kova, shaped similarly to a Rahkshi helmet, is equipped with a removable telescope that allows him to view the world in several different light spectrum, as well as allowing him to scan individuals to give him select information on them. He wears bladed feet additions that allow him to traverse ice lands and mountains more easily. The Dark Hunter mark is branded onto the back of his right hand, a reminder of his past membership with them. Numerous scars cover Kovian's body, and much of his armor and muscle is noticeably weaker than it used to be, due to having experienced two regenerations. Further, his left arm has been amputated at the shoulder, in an attempt to stop the spread of the resurrection illness.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Kovian is an extremely quiet individual. Having failed to stop Lyxek on Kai-Nam, Kovian feels that much of the current suffering in the universe is his fault; as such, he is very antisocial, going out of his way to avoid other people, in particular his friends and others who try to help him. Known to have been a death seeker even before the Immortal Factor came into play, due to guilt over killing at least two individuals, Kovian is very depressed over his current predicament.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Equipment: Kovian's primary tools--his double-bladed scythe and his shield--were lost several years ago, as was one of his plasma arm blades. As such, his only weapons are a pair of protosteel daggers and the plasma blade on his remaining arm.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Mask: Kanohi Kova, Mask of Chameleon. Acting in the same manner as a Level 6 Kraata of Chameleon, it changes the user's body texture and appearance to match the surrounding area, effectively camouflaging them from all but mental detection or extremely bright light.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Powers: As his species suggests, Kovian can control the element of ice, a power that he has virtually mastered by now. Further, he has secondary control over the element of Sonics, a power granted to him through events on his home island of Exa-Nui. Kovian is also proficient in hand-to-hand combat, though this is made more difficult now by his lack of a left arm.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Vehicle: Kovian pilots a large, red and white motorcycle called the Outlander. Powered by sonic energy, Kovian is able to increase its power and speed by feeding his elemental power over sound into it. The Outlander is equipped with heavy frontal armor and large blades on its front end, allowing it to serve as an effective ram, and can deploy several energy cannons from its sides. A connection cord extends from the back of the driver seat and can be connected to Kovian's personal systems, allowing him to channel his elemental powers through the cannons as well as share his mask power with the vehicle.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Biography: Kovian's life has been one of constant tragedy. Years ago, he was one of the defenders of his home island, Exa-Nui. However, he was corrupted and influenced by Makuta Jaeda, leading to events that culminated in the destruction of the island and the death of several of his former teammates. Leaving as a traveler and outcast, Kovian experienced dozens of horrors around the universe, including his personal slaying of Jaeda a year before Lyxek's plans came to fruition--his next failure. Ever since the Immortal Factor came into play, Kovian has beaten himself up over his failure to stop the Ringmaster, realizing that he and his group had been the only thing standing between Lyxek and Ruaki's resurrection. Ever since that day, Kovian has traveled, drifting from place to place, trapped in his own guilt and despair. In that time, he has been killed and resurrected thrice, with the third resurrection resulting in the loss of his left arm--the starting place of his own decay.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Username: Parugi.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Name: Okena.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Species: Toa of Plant Life.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Gender: Male.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Description: Okena stands at the same height as a typical Toa, and has dark green eyes. Unlike most Toa of Plant Life, his armor is brown and dark green in appearance, designed to improve his ability to blend into the forest; in other areas, he relies on his mask to do the job for him. The armor on Okena's left arm is slightly bulkier than that of his right; the reason for this is that his left arm is mechanical, due to an accident while serving the Brotherhood of Makuta. However, the bulky armor has a secondary purpose as well, as a compartment within houses and hides his slingshot when it is not in use. He wears a leather belt around his waist; hung on this are several bags containing the ammunition for his slingshot and sniper rifle.[/color]
[color=#003366;]A near-silent individual, Okena is best summarized as being ice cold. He does not talk a lot, as he prefers the silence while he hunts, and he cares very little for those around him. While he has been known to ally himself with others on occasion, Okena would much rather be alone than in a group.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Equipment: Okena possesses a Brotherhood-grade composite slingshot, and a few bags on his belt each containing 40 metal marbles (made of a near-Protosteel-strength material) for ammunition, each of them about half an inch in diameter. Packing a remarkable amount of force behind it, the slingshot is built into the armor on his left forearm and can be hidden inside of a compartment on it, and is capable of inflicting quite a bit of damage even over long distances. He also possesses a powerful energy-sniper rifle.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Mask: Okena wears a scoped Kanohi Kova, Mask of Chameleon, allowing him to alter the colors of his body to turn almost completely invisible in any terrain. He primarily uses it during his 'sniping' sessions as a way to keep himself from being detected; likewise, his scope aids him in aiming, especially from a long distance. The mask is shaped like a Mask of Rebounding. Further, due to experiments performed on him by the Brotherhood of Makuta, Okena is an anaerobic being, and does not breathe like a normal person would. Instead, a device built into the back of his armor siphons sulfur and other electron acceptors from his environment and feeds them directly into his body, thus removing his need to physically breathe while also rendering his aim more stable. However, this forces him to rely heavily on the device for survival, as he can no longer breathe on his own; if it were to be damaged or destroyed, he would die soon after.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Powers: Okena possesses control over the element of Plant Life, and as a result also bears a vast knowledge of poisons and antidotes, as well as knowledge about numerous Rahi, thanks to his affiliation with the jungle.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Vehicle: N/A, for the moment.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Biography: An efficient, intelligent and emotionless individual, Okena was once a member of the Brotherhood of Makuta's primary army, operating as an assassin for them whenever they required the execution of their enemies. Okena was somewhat famous among his fellow officers for his effectiveness on the field; rumors stated that he could do anything from crush a small rebellion single-handed, to plant a head shot on a Fikou Spider from two hundred feet away using his rifle.After several decades under the Brotherhood's service, Okena volunteered for an experimental program that aimed to create more efficient soldiers; it resulted in the nullification of his ability to feel remorse and other emotions, as well as rendered him a better sniper by removing his need to actively breathe. Soon afterward, the Sniper defected, seeing no further reason to operate under the group. This resulted in a bounty being placed on his head. Having spent much of his life fighting those who sought to claim the bounty, the implementation of the Immortal Factor saw a drastic decrease in bounty hunters going after him, freeing Okena for what he does best: assassination jobs... not that they matter much anymore. Nowadays, Okena is simply trying to find a purpose in life.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Username: Parugi.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Name: Sanshou.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Species: Artanian.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Gender: Female.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Description: As an Artanian, Sanshou greatly resembles a Toa, being seven feet tall and fairly lean in comparison to many other species. However, her armor is completely black and is more aerodynamic than that of a Toa. She also wears a long, gray, extremely frayed scarf, which is wrapped around her neck at all times and covers her mouth, the ends of which hang down the left of her back and come to a stop just below her knees. Her eyes are a pale, glowing yellow. The bottom half of Sanshou's right leg is a mechanical replacement, caused by her second death at the hands of a Common Vortixx Feranaki, as the injury proved to be too serious to regenerate on its own.[/color]
[color=#003366;]In terms of personality, Sanshou is a quiet and reserved individual, as well as relatively polite despite when you get to know her. She doesn't talk much, making her appear slightly unintelligent, but in reality she is extremely clever and calculating. What she does say tends to be short and concise, getting straight to the point. Since her failure to stop Lyxek, she has become more subdued than ever before, hardly ever speaking.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Equipment: Formerly a knife thrower, Sanshou has abandoned her former trade--post-traumatic stress caused by the events of Kai-Nam proved to be too much for her, affecting her ability to aim as precisely as she used to. Nowadays, she simply uses a curved energy sword, called the Silence, and smoke bombs.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Mask: Sanshou wears a black Noble Ruru.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Powers: Sanshou possesses no powers. She is, however, an incredibly acrobatic being, and is skilled with the sword. In the past, she was an expert knife-thrower, though her skills virtually vanished after Lyxek's victory.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Vehicle: Sanshou pilots a Wyvern-Type Mecha called the Niaka. Formerly the property of the now-deceased KNPD Officer Sensha, the Niaka measures at 22 feet long and 16 feet tall. The Niaka possesses quite a bit of equipment: Powerful thrusters and wings for flight, flamethrowers located in its mouth, bladed wings, protosteel armor, and various machine guns, many of which no longer function. Its sheer size, surprising maneuverability, protosteel armor, Smart A.I. and Sanshou's piloting skills make it an incredibly tough opponent, despite the fact that it has begun a natural breakdown.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Biography: Sanshou was formerly a bounty hunter operating as a member of the Guild of Tyis, with her primary skills revolving around assassination; she only abandoned that life when she joined the KNPD on Kai-Nam, though even that proved to be a short-lived career. After being ousted from the KNPD, along with other Guild members, Sanshou joined in the battle against Lyxek, and was one of the group members sent to destroy the Director of the KNPD--or, as they found out, the other half of the Heart of Ruaki. Attempts to reason with the Director failed, and in the resulting battle Sanshou's close friend Sensha was killed, and others in the group injured, forcing a retreat. Sanshou fled Kai-Nam some time later, eventually taking refuge on Metru-Nui after years of traveling.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Name: Elithes.Species: Ko-Matoran.Gender: Male.Description: [/color][color=#003366;]Here.[/color][color=#003366;] A standard-sized Ko-Matoran, Elithes has made many additions to his body following the original Skakdi raid on his island. He is more bulky than a standard Matoran, and wears more black armor than a Ko-Matoran normally would. His improvements have also made him independent of masks, and so he now wears a stronger, silver helmet in place of his old Kanohi. He wears a white jump pack on his back, and his entire right arm has been replaced with a mechanical one outfitted with an Ice Shotgun, due to damage he received from Skakdi long ago. Elithes's mechanical components are the result of injuries he received before the Immortal Factor came into play--something that had yet to affect him, as he has managed to avoid death all of his life.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Elithes is a very quiet individual. He has a strong sense of justice, siphoned into his bounty hunting job, though his hatred of Skakdi sometimes clouds his judgment when a situation involves one. Despite his mistrust towards them, he never lets his emotions get the better of him, and has even worked with several relatively good Skakdi on several missions–albeit involuntarily. Elithes's return to Kai-Nam caused him to temporarily become a warmer individual, but the events regarding Lyxek essentially ruined any chance he had of returning to a normal or healthy state of mind.Equipment: An Ice Shotgun that replaced his right forearm long ago, which channels his natural Ice elemental energy into small bursts of energy; a jump pack, which, as the name suggests, allows him to jump extremely high in short bursts; and a plasma pistol outfitted with a bayonet. He also carries containers of a purple substance that can be fired from his gun and that can grow into a sort of purple-colored crystal that is hard to break and does not melt.Mask: Elithes no longer needs a mask to survive, due to augmentations made to his body. Instead he now wears a highly durable, silver helmet with a built in HUD.Powers: Elithes has no actual powers, aside from his versatility and the Ko-Matoran resistance to cold. He can, however, survive without a mask.Vehicle: Elithes pilots a 10-foot-tall/10-foot-long vehicle called the Wheel--named after its shape as it is, essentially, a giant, completely mechanical wheel. Within the center is a seat, and attached to that are two double-barreled machine guns that he operates with a separate control stick, which can fire five different projectiles–protosteel bullets, EMP bolts, rockets, lightning webs, and fire balls. He is protected on either side by energy shields, and the interior of his vehicle is designed so that the anterior display panel takes the appearance of whatever is in front of him. This allows him to get around without crashing into anything whichever way he turns, a feat which appears impossible to those who see him driving due to the apparent lack of a front window.Biography: Originally a scholar on Kai-Nam, Elithes was a first hand witness and victim to the Skakdi raid of City, the central village of the island. Not only did it result in the deaths of many of his friends, but the Skakdi also left him severely injured. Using money he had saved up, as well as his own skills with technology, Elithes paid for and made many augmentations to his body, replacing his arm with a mechanical one and, essentially, making him stronger overall; he then began work as a bounty hunter and managed to become a member of the Guild of Tyis, a notoriously picky bounty hunters organization operating from the Kai-Namian islets. Elithes returned to Kai-Nam after the last Night Run due to Rahkshi trouble on a nearby island, and participated in the conflict against the Ring. Failing to stop Lyxek, and having lost his partner Illuxio, Elithes took to traveling again, becoming a wanderer and a recluse.[/color]
[color=#003366;]Username: Parugi.Name: Torith.Species: Toa of Fire.Gender: Male.Description: A Toa of standard height with dark red and golden armor, accentuated with red crystals, and with blazing, orange eyes. Torith wears a dark red Kanohi Kora, designed to be more like a helmet with a very Rahkshi-head-like look to it. Torith's right arm is mechanical, due to having his original arm torn off in a conflict on his home island pre-Immortal Factor. While his armor and body bear several scars, there are no huge flaws in Torith's appearance--he still retains the air of elegance and pride that he was known for on Exa-Nui. On his home island, Torith was known for being a natural leader. He cares very deeply for others, especially those whom he leads in battle, and sees the safety of the populace and his teammates as his highest priority. Torith is very driven by his sense of duty, so much so that it's difficult to get him to sit down and relax, as he always feels that there is something that needs to be done. Years of experience have taught Torith the pain of loss and betrayal, though he has not let these experiences daunt him--only allowed them to help him grow as a person.Equipment: Torith wields a large great sword, built with an intricate, decorated hilt, as well as a smaller hook blade--the remaining part of a pair that he used to own. Further, due to an incident that occurred before the Immortal Factor kicked in, his right arm was replaced with a noticeably bulkier mechanical one, which is quite a bit stronger than his remaining natural arm. Torith also wears boot additions, allowing him to channel his elemental powers through his feet.Mask: Torith wears the Kanohi Kora, the Mask of Duplication. The Kora allows the wearer to create a limited number of copies of their self, each with a certain fraction of the user's total power, with the amount depending on the number of copies--for instance, a single duplicate would cause Torith's total power to be split in half between himself and his copy. While the duplicates can be destroyed, their power does not disappear completely; instead, a small amount of it is drained back into the mask's owner.Powers: Torith possesses the elemental power of Fire, as well as control over the element of Magnetism, the latter of which was granted to him by a mysterious cube on Exa-Nui. Constant practice has given him incredible abilities in swordsmanship.Vehicle: N/A.Biography: Formerly the leader of a team of twelve Toa on the island of Exa-Nui, Torith is not a stranger to tragedy, having witnessed the breaking of his team and the shattering of his island, due to a series of escalating events that included Kovian's disappearance from the island and the loss of Torith's arm. Leaving immediately after the end of the war that destroyed his former life, Torith sought to track down Kovian, following his trail for several years without success. By the time immortality came into play, Torith had vowed to continue on his own odyssey of sorts, combating darkness and seeking to hone his abilities in his search for the Toa of Ice. Thus far, his preparations have proven worthwhile, as he has yet to be killed at all.
More NPCs will be added soon.
Aaaand... Begin.
Edited by Parugi, Jan 02 2013 - 06:54 PM.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Amir "Young Master" Imam ended what had been an entertaining fight with a stunning knockout of Jared "The Quiet Storm" Robinson in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-round bout in a featured match of the Don King Productions boxing card at Wolstein Arena on Friday night.
NABA super lightweight champion Imam backed Robinson into a corner and landed a lightning-strike of a right jab that caught Robinson flush in the face and sent him spinning under the ropes and off the canvas 1:59 into the round.
Imam, of Miami, is now 13-0, winning his last 12 bouts on knockouts. Robinson (14-1), of Sumter, S.C., is just the second fighter among those 12 to last beyond the third round.

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It is very common for people to use a YouTube video as a reference during a presentation. Usually, that requires stopping the show, opening your browser, finding the right video, and then clicking play.
The alternative is to embed the video directly in your slide. You can set the PowerPoint to automatically play the video when the slide becomes active, set the video to loop when it is over, and change the size of the video to fit your needs.
Luckily, the YouTube user maniactive has created a great video detailing how you can go about embedding the video directly into your PowerPoint. It is easy to do and will add a lot of professionalism to your presentation.
Questions about the process? Ask in the comments.
For those who prefer reading directions, here they are:
- Copy the URL to the YouTube video you want to embed in your PowerPoint.
- Open PowerPoint (this set of instructions works with 2007).
- If you have the Developer tab in the menu, skip to step 4, otherwise use the following sub-steps to get the tab added.
- Click the Office Button (bizarre circle button in the top left corner).
- Click PowerPoint Options
- Under the 'Popular' menu, click to show the Developer Tab in the Ribbon
- Close the Options menu.
- Click the Developer Tab.
- Click the small button that looks like tools crossing each other.
- Scroll down and select Shockwave Flash Object
- Draw the size of the video you would like on the correct slide.
- Once the box is drawn, right click on it and select properties.
- In the box that shows up, paste the YouTube link into the field marked 'Video'
- You need to delete the section of the URL that contains 'watch?'
- Change the = to a /
- The link will look like this in the box: http://youtube.com/v/d3092ksr
- If you don't want the video to loop when it finishes, change the Loop variable to False.
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- While it still looks like an empty box, when you run the show it will appear as a YouTube video (test it to make sure it works!).


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Bishop's guilty plea came two weeks before her scheduled capital murder trial. The plea agreement meant that she would not face the possibility of the death penalty. As part of the plea agreement, Bishop formally waived her right to appeal.The document filed in the circuit clerk's office at 4 p.m. Nov. 5 does not list the possible grounds for appealing a plea made by Bishop in open court, but a common argument is ineffective representation by legal counsel. Bishop's notice of appeal was signed by her Huntsville trial attorneys Roy Miller, Barry Abston and Robert Tuten.
The document says Bishop contacted her attorneys Nov. 1 and directed them to file the notice of appeal. "If someone directs you to file, you're required to file," Abston said late Monday. Abston said a client typically obtains new counsel for an appeal because of the potential conflicts and said that he, Tuten and Miller filed a motion in court today to be allowed to withdraw as Bishop's defense team.
Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard said he doesn't think another trial is likely. "I think her chances of appeal are slim, but if she prevails we will be ready to try her," Broussard said.
Broussard had been pursuing the death penalty for Bishop, but agreed to the plea deal after families of victims in the case indicated they did not want to see Bishop executed.
At the time of her plea, presiding Circuit Judge Alan Mann asked Bishop if she was pleading because she was, in fact, guilty. "Yes," Bishop replied. Bishop also signed a written waiver of her right to appeal. She was sentenced later to life in prison without parole.
(This story has been updated to add information from Bishop's attorney Barry Abston, earlier reports on her case, and from District Attorney Rob Broussard. Updated at 6:30 to include decision not to seek death penalty, trial timing.
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Hurricane Sandy loomed Sunday over the northeastern U.S., triggering evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of residents, the cancellation of nearly 8,000 airline flights, the mass closure of schools and public transit systems and the closure of U.S. stock and options markets, as authorities warned of heavy rains, high winds and flooding when the storm reaches land late Monday or early Tuesday.
U.S. stock and options markets will close Monday, exchanges and regulators said late Sunday night, the first unscheduled, market-wide shutdown since September 2001. Markets may remain closed Tuesday, exchange officials and traders said. An earlier plan to only close floor trading was deemed too complicated, people with knowledge of the matter said. Other investors said half-empty trading desks and thin trading volume could have made the market susceptible to swings.
The Category 1 hurricane was forecast to drop 8 inches of rain on northeastern North Carolina and up to a foot in parts of the mid-Atlantic states over the next few days. Forecasters described a storm footprint expected to stretch from Washington, D.C., north to Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. The National Weather Service said two cold fronts, one west of Hurricane Sandy and another north, were drawing the warm-air hurricane toward the populous coast and expected to fortify Sandy's reach and intensity.
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The unusual weather confluence will turn Sandy into a post-tropical cyclone, or nor'easter, unleashing record low-pressure readings and wind gusts to 70 miles an hour as far inland as western Pennsylvania and western New York, the National Weather Service said.
Under normal conditions, similar tropical storms would be expected to drift east and dissipate over the Atlantic. Instead, Sandy could make landfall anywhere from the Delmarva Peninsula to Long Island. Authorities late Sunday expected the storm to strike in southern New Jersey.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie warned residents along the coast: "Don't be stupid. Get out and go to higher, safer ground."
New York officials closed down public transit Sunday evening, a bus- and rail-system that normally ferries about 8.5 million passengers a day during the workweek. New York city schools, which serve more than a million students, also were ordered shut until the storm cleared. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told an estimated 375,000 residents to leave flood-prone neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Amtrak canceled all Northeast Corridor and Keystone Service route trains on Monday, as well as other inland routes along the East Coast. New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington also planned to shut down local transit systems.
The storm interrupted the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, with the election a little more than a week away. Mr. Romney canceled campaign stops in Virginia and New Hampshire. Mr. Obama moved up a planned trip to Florida for a campaign event and canceled campaign stops planned for Monday in Ohio and Virginia, as well as a Tuesday trip to Colorado.
Federal government offices in the Washington area will be closed Monday to the public, the Office of Personnel Management said Sunday. The forecast in the region called for 35- to 40-mile per hour winds Monday, along with five to 10 inches of rain.
Hurricane Sandy has already begun disrupting business, with many companies planning to close Monday. Google Inc. canceled a major event in Manhattan at which it was expected to promote a new mobile phone and a rumored redesign of its Nexus tablet. Citibank closed branches in flood-prone parts of New York City, waiving fees for its customers who use the ATMs of competing banks.
The National Weather Service said Sandy's hurricane-force winds, which extended 175 miles out from its center Sunday, could bring power outages for millions of residents. Temperatures could drop below 30 degrees in coming days across the eastern U.S., bringing further misery to those without power. West Virginia, Kentucky and other states could get up to three feet of snow in mountain areas.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy urged residents along the state's coastline to heed evacuation warnings. "It appears as the worst case scenario for Connecticut is the most likely one to play itself out in the coming days," he said. "We are talking about extensive flooding, maybe the worst that we've seen in 70 years."
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Once ashore, Sandy could trigger storm surges of six to 11 feet in Long Island Sound, Raritan Bay and New York harbor, as well as extensive flooding many miles inland, the National Weather Service said. Such surges in the New York area "would be record levels," said Howard Glaser, director of state operations for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
"I know that we get accustomed to hearing weather forecasts and sometimes we're dubious about the weather forecasts, but this is nothing to play with, and this is nothing to take lightly, so take this seriously," Mr. Cuomo said. "In a situation like this, you prepare for the worst and hope for the best."
Elsewhere, storm surges could reach six feet in parts of North Carolina, four feet in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay and six feet in Cape Cod, the weather service said. At the Norfolk Naval base, the U.S. Navy's Atlanta fleet moved ships off shore for safety.
As the forecasts for Sandy grew over the weekend, residents in North Carolina to Maine boarded up houses, tied up boats and belongings, and stocked up on food and batteries. In Norfolk, Va., some drivers showed up at gas stations before dawn Sunday to fill their tanks.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley predicted several days of power outages and announced that early voting planned for Monday would be rescheduled. Baltimore city officials set up shelters and gave away sandbags to residents who live near the water.
"This is a serious, killer storm," Mr. O'Malley said. "It will likely take more lives as it hits the mid-Atlantic."
Tourists in Atlantic City, N.J., placed their last few bets Sunday morning before gambling was shut down and casinos evacuated.
Many of Atlantic City's 40,000 residents appeared to be following Mr. Christie's advice. Plywood covered the windows at Mel's Furniture Factory Direct Bedding on Atlantic Avenue, with the message "GO AWAY SANDY" in spray paint. Jamal English said he was picking up his grandchildren, who were staying at a hotel with their mother, and leaving town.
"A lot of people are staying," he said. "It's crazy, but they just don't know. I was born and raised here, so I know how this weather is, and it's going to get bad."
In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Sunday afternoon, Lakhi Nainani boarded up his jewelry shop, Touch of Class. The 69-year-old man and his brother, who owns a sports shop next door, said this was only the second time they have had to board up their windows in 21 years on the boardwalk. "I'm worried," Mr. Nainani said, "but what can you do? It's Mother Nature."
Dominion Power, which provides electricity in both Virginia and North Carolina, reported Sunday that 2,524 homes and businesses were without power.
—Cameron McWhirter, Reed Albergotti, Jamila Trindle, Will James, Michael Howard Saul, Joseph De Avila, Heather Haddon, Michael R. Crittenden, Sudeep Reddy and Peter Loftus contributed to this article.
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The victim called for help from 29th Street and Topping Avenue, but he told police that he was shot along Independence Avenue.
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About the Author: Andrew J. Shapiro serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
Four years ago, Taliban militants drove the entire population of 30,000 people away from Now Zad in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province. After taking control of the area, the Taliban filled homes, shops, schools, and streets with landmines and improvised explosive devices. In December 2009, shortly after President Obama's speech on our efforts in Afghanistan at West Point, Afghan security forces and their coalition allies, the U.S. Marines, went on the offensive and successfully reclaimed the area. While the Taliban were driven out, they left behind the deadly legacy of landmines and IEDs. In a recent visit to Now Zad, I met Afghan demining experts who, with U.S. support, are working to find and safely remove the Taliban's hidden explosives, an effort that is critical to allowing families to start returning home and bring this deserted town back to life.
Landmines and other explosive remnants of war affect virtually every province in Afghanistan, a tragic legacy of nearly three decades of conflict. On average, according to the Landmine Monitor, as many as 83 people are injured or killed each month in Afghanistan by these hidden hazards, with children involved in more than half of these incidents. This sad reality hit home during my recent visit when we heard a large explosion a few kilometers outside of town, only to discover a truck had set off one such device, killing an Afghan family of eleven people.
As in many countries struggling to recover from conflicts, landmines and unexploded ordnance inhibit development, disrupt markets and production, prevent the delivery of goods and services, and generally obstruct reconstruction and stabilization efforts. When you remove these deadly hazards, you enable the socio-economic development needed to further the larger goal of promoting stability and security in Afghanistan and the wider region.
For this reason, the United States is proud to be the world's single largest financial supporter of demining. Under the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action program -- a partnership among the State Department, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- the United States has provided more than $1.5 billion toward landmine clearance and conventional weapons destruction in 47 countries. This cooperative "whole-of-government" effort is coordinated through the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $165 million for humanitarian mine action in Afghanistan, making it the largest international donor to Afghanistan for this type of assistance. Our partners have used these funds to clear more than 160 million square meters of land.
Many Afghan non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation (OMAR); Afghan Technical Consultants (ATC); Demining Agency for Afghanistan (DAFA); Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA); and Mine Detection Center Afghanistan (MDC) have hard-won demining expertise and experience. We partner with a wide array of international partners in our mine action efforts in Afghanistan, but the majority of U.S. financial assistance for demining in Afghanistan goes directly to Afghan-run NGOs, which have pioneered a unique approach called "community-based demining.""Community based de-mining" means that Afghan NGOs recruit, train, and employ local workers, in close partnership with community leaders, to survey and clear explosives. It represents a unique opportunity to link Afghan and U.S. humanitarian, development, and counterinsurgency objectives. It furnishes jobs that keep young men employed, and perhaps most importantly, establishes trust with local leaders. These projects are not just outsiders coming in to conduct mine clearance; locals take pride in doing their part to take back their community, thus reinforcing local governance and reducing insurgent influence.
Projects can last for several months or more, providing income and economic opportunity to numerous families. In the case of Now Zad, we are providing $1.8 million to our Afghan partners, which in part will be used to train 120 locals for a project that will last a year. Meanwhile, as de-mining progresses, follow-on agricultural and vocational training as well as immediate development projects can commence, allowing locals to capitalize on their cleared land and an available labor force with new job skills.
While more than 100 families have already returned to Now Zad, and several dozen shops have reopened, the work ahead to make this community safe again will be a slow and difficult process. Demining of most of the town, as well as surrounding villages, roads, and farmland needs to occur before many more people can safely return.
The need is urgent and the work of these Afghan NGOs is vital. We are proud to partner with the brave Afghan men and women working in Now Zad and across their nation to remove explosive remnants of war and landmines, and improve the safety and security of Afghanistan, one square kilometer at a time.


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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Mark Lanegan News (You've Been Waiting for it, Haven't You?)
The Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan and Ballad Of The Broken Seas has been nominated for the Mercury music prize (which is a kind of big deal if you happen to be from the UK). For the record, Lanegan is only eligible for this UK-only award because he collaborated with the twee--and cute as hell--Campbell.
I have mixed feelings on this honor (and being shortlisted for the award is an honor for the two). I don't think it's Lanegan's best work and I wish that he were being recognized for something like Field Songs or Whiskey for the Holy Ghost--either of which ranks at the top of my all time favorites. This is also an honor that recognizes Campbell far more than Lanegan, and rightly so. She wrote and produced the grand majority of the material on the disc, bringing her particular musical vision to life.
That said, Lanegan's voice shines on songs like "False Husband" and "Revolver" is something approximating brilliant. For that matter, the 70's honkeytonk feel of "The Circus is Leaving Town" is surprisingly good for something that seems to be based on a long-running cliche. His voice is rich, full, and soothing--special.
So, congratulations to Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan and here's hoping that they win the prize.
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The Wayne Rooney of now is a far different animal to that which set Euro 2004 alight with some quite magnificent virtuoso performances.
He may no longer be the explosive impact player he was in his youth, but the more cerebral approach to the game he has developed in recent years makes him a more well-rounded threat to the opposition.
In the buildup to his nation's midweek friendly with England, Brazilian wunderkind Neymar expressed his opinion that Roy Hodgson's side "rely too much on Rooney. Once you look past him you don't see an obvious player who can win them a match." (via The Sun)
While this is at best a debatable claim, there can be no denying the Manchester United man's importance to his country.
Here are five reasons England can win the World Cup 2014 with Wayne Rooney firing.


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When it comes to seeing M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening early, the best that Fox publicists can offer me (and other non-daily-newspaper press in Philadelphia) is a 9 pm screening at an inconvenient theater the night before release. I'm going to politely decline, and it's probably just as well. It's become so hip to hate and sneer at Shyamalan and his films that I'm not sure I could handle the pre- and post-screening small talk. I'll see the film on Friday afternoon, alone, or with a friend who's not privy to the buzz and the gossip.
Those who've read my stuff, here and elsewhere, know that I'm one of the more persistent Shyamalan apologists on the intertubes. I won't launch into a defense of specific films here; that's too formidable a task for a Fan Rant. Instead, I want to briefly discuss why I think it's wrong to make the filmmaker into either a laughingstock or public enemy #1, even if you're not enamored of his recent efforts.
I'll make a couple of concessions at the beginning, to show I'm reasonable. Concession the first: I admit that Lady in the Water was a failure. An interesting failure, and one I was able to enjoy on second viewing when I was no longer blinded by disappointment, but a failure nonetheless. Concession the second: when Shyamalan's worldview wrests center stage away from his storytelling chops, the results can be cringe-worthy (e.g. the ending of the otherwise-excellent Signs; most of Lady). Certain things in the advertising for The Happening make me nervous about this.
So, as with most filmmakers who take risks, there are problems. But that's the thing: Shyamalan takes risks, consistently. How many staunchly mainstream filmmakers can say that? Every movie he's made has offered something interesting: A clever conceptual twist on a familiar plot (Signs), a deconstruction of an entire genre (Unbreakable), a political allegory buried under thriller trappings (The Village), a statement on destiny and meaning (Lady in the Water), and of course the mind-blowing surprise ending that got him his career (The Sixth Sense). I think The Village is head-spinningly brilliant, and Unbreakable is one of my favorite movies of the decade, but you don't have to agree with that -- as I say, even I think that Lady in the Water ultimately doesn't work. What I'm trying to say is this: Is a guy who is constantly trying to make personal and unique movies within the studio system really the filmmaker who deserves your scorn?
Yes, I know that he has a zeppelin-sized ego. He's still young, it'll pass; the fact that The Happening is 90 minutes long seems like a step in the right direction. (And who says a little arrogance is a bad thing, anyway?) I know some people think he's a one-trick pony, with the one trick being the twist ending; those people are simply wrong, as evidenced by Signs, Lady, and even The Village, where the "twist" isn't particularly surprising, and isn't supposed to be. Most viewers think Unbreakable has a "twist ending," but the twist there is more thematic than narrative. Shyamalan is a writer and director who understands that good stories should be able to surprise you, but he has a sizable arsenal of ways in which to do it.
I realize it's a little disingenuous for me to imply that I'd be thinking and writing the same thing were I not a fan of the man's work; I probably wouldn't be. But I do think that the recent Shyamalan "backlash" (thanks to Scott Weinberg for pointing me to this thoughtless nonsense (my words, not Scott's) from the New York Post, for example) has served to punish ambition. His undeniable technical chops should be enough to dispel any notion that Shyamalan is a "hack," but there's more: he makes movies that try to offer us something. He doesn't always succeed; I hear you. But does he really deserve the recent treatment he's received in the press? Why aren't we saving any of it for the Rob Cohens and Michael Bays of the world?


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Fox's hat trick leads Otters past Steelheads
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- Dane Fox won't forget his Thanksgiving weekend any time soon.
After scoring two goals at home against Guelph on Thanksgiving, Fox netted a hat trick -- increasing his league-leading total to 30 goals -- to lead the Otters over the Mississauga Steelheads 6-0 at the Hershey Centre on Friday night.
The victory, Erie's ninth in its past 10 games, improved the Otters' OHL-best record to 22-4-1.


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Michigan's quarterback has been named Big Ten player of the week again.
Only this time, it wasn't Denard Robinson.
Junior receiver Devin Gardner, who has started two games at quarterback while Robinson is sidelined with an injured nerve in his throwing elbow, was named the league's co-offensive player of the week.
He shared the award with Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball.
Gardner accounted for four of Michigan's five touchdowns in Saturday's 38-31 overtime win against Northwestern, and was the impetus for the Wolverines' two late comebacks.
He engineered back-to-back scoring drives of 78 and 91 yards to erase a 10-point second-half deficit, tossed a 53-yard pass to Roy Roundtree to set up the game-tying kick with 2 seconds left, then ran for a game-winning 1-yard touchdown in overtime.
Gardner finished 16-of-29 passing for 286 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for 49 yards and two more scores.
He is 2-0 as Michigan's starting quarterback, although still is expected to return to receiver when Robinson is cleared to play.
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The chronicle of this woman's perpetual game of hide-and-seek with her ancestors
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of Evidentia 2.0 in exchange for my inate ability to break things and tattle. I am also an affiliate for Evidentia – link at the end.
I've spent the last month or so in Beta testing for the new version of Evidentia (meaning that I tried to see how many different ways I could break it). Fortunately, none of my shenanigans were beyond repair, so I am happy to announce that the software is now ready for prime time!
Ed Thompson will be officially releasing Evidentia 2.0 (or "E2," if you will) on January 31, 2014. Evidentia will also have a presence at RootsTech, so if you're around, make sure you stop by his booth and check it out.
Here are my thoughts on the new stuff:
1. Digital File Manager.
This is – without a doubt – my favorite new feature. Instead of having to flip back and forth between my database program and my Evidentia screens, I can simply attach the document (or part of a document) to a source or specific citation. You have the option to have E2 manage your files for you – the files are copied to the folder you designate for your database (all my stuff goes to Dropbox) – or you can simply link to the documents and they will stay where they are.
Drawbacks: If you have E2 installed on more than one computer and all of your files are in Dropbox (like mine are for RootsMagic), and if you choose NOT to allow E2 to manage your files, you will encounter some difficulties with linked files. It's an issue with the path to the Dropbox folders; even RootsMagic hasn't figured out how to overcome this. I recommend just letting E2 manage your files and you won't have any issues.
2. Dropbox connectivity.
I'm all about cloud storage these days (who isn't?). So the fact that I can TELL the software to automatically store everything in Dropbox is something that will make a lot of people happy. All the backups, documents saved to E2, and databases are in the cloud. I think I heard a rumor that compatibility with GoogleDrive was also in the works …
Drawbacks: Any potential problems are the same as anything else you store in the cloud – if you don't have internet access, you don't have access to your stuff. Just make sure you have backups of everything.
3. Spell check. This is a feature that a lot of folks wanted, so I'm glad it has been implemented. Personally, I never make mistakes, so I could take it or leave it.
Drawbacks: None.
4. Themes. If you're one of those people who gets bored looking at the same color all the time, then your prayers have been answered. You have several choices (I've tried to demonstrate them all in the screenshots throughout this post), but I prefer the default gold/tan theme. It's easy on the eyes.
Drawbacks: Unless you're one of those people who likes to assault your senses on a daily basis, the limited number of theme options may be a disappointment for you. Otherwise, none.
5. Naming for Reports. Have you chosen some convoluted naming scheme for your sources and citations? When they show up in the reports, does anyone (other than you) who looks at them say, "Huh??" Don't worry, you can still have your cryptic source names – but now you can tell E2 to call them something else when it uses them in reports so other researchers can actually identify the sources you've used.
Did you import all of your ancestors from a GEDCOM file, and now all of their names are followed by (ca [year])? You can fix those too! You can assign a name for your ancestors that will be used in your reports.
Drawbacks: Yes, each source/citation/ancestor name has to be assigned one by one. Unfortunately, there's just no quick fix for this, folks.
6. Collapsing and Expanding.
This feature is available on multiple screens in E2. First, on all the screens, you can collapse the right-side source and citation lists as well as the left-side menu, which gives you a LOT more space to work with your sources. On the Analyze Evidence screen (shown here), not only can you collapse right and left, but you can also collapse/expand the list of claims so you can focus on your conclusion OR you can collapse/expand your claim ROWS, so you ONLY see your claim (and not all the classification info, etc.) and you can focus on your analysis. This is also a helpful feature when you want to reorder your claims, since we still don't have drag/drop capability.
Drawbacks: None. Still waiting on the drag/drop, Ed.
7. Enhanced List Manager.
Lots of new lists available in E2. Before, we were limited to a Subject (name) List and a Claim Type (fact) List. Now, we have the addition of a Template List, Sentence List, Reference List (more about this in a minute), Source Type List*, and Photo Classification List*.
The Sentence List is nice. Don't you ever get tired of reading the same parenthetical information over and over (and over and over) for each classification in your proof reports? E2 now only prints the parenthetical info the first time, and uses a shorter sentence (editable to your preferences) each subsequent time.
*These are pertinent to the Digital File Manager, and I'll have to expand on that feature in a separate post.
Drawbacks: I don't foresee any.
8. References.
At first glance, you'd think, "isn't that what this software is all about?" Yes … and no. Let me explain. Let's say you're analyzing some evidence and you have a claim made by a census record. In your analysis, you take into account that the official census date was June 1. How do you know that? It's not on that census page, is it? You probably had to refer to the rules for enumerators for that census year. But that's not your SOURCE. What to do? Well, now you can click a button and add that REFERENCE to your analysis (so when you go back later, you don't have to say, "how'd I come up with THAT?" I've heard of people who do that … I can neither confirm nor deny). These references are kept in a list so you can reuse them.
Drawbacks: Just more inputting citations – but if you're into that, then none.
I think I've pretty much touched on everything I noticed that is new this go-round. I will probably be doing some more in-depth posts on specific features in the future, and may even be able to get Ed to participate in some G+ Hangouts on Air.
How can you get yours?
New users can download the software for free to try it out, and purchase (affiliate link) it with a discount of $5 off the regular price of $29.99 (if you want a copy on CD, regular price is $34.99 plus shipping).
Plan to upgrade? Don't worry – there are discounts for you too! Upgrade for $14.99 (download) and $17.49 plus shipping (CD).
Ed will be hosting a Google+ Hangout at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) for anyone who wants to see version 2.0 in action, or has questions about the new version (or about all things Evidentia). Pop on over and say hi!
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As many of you know, the National Genealogical Society recently released the new book Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones, CG, CGL, FASG. Since then, I think nearly every person in the known universe has ordered a copy (or picked it up at the NGS conference last week), and most of those have been delivered.
True to form, Ed Thompson (developer of Evidentia) has been studying his copy of the book and has made a few changes to the software to reflect the new information provided by Tom Jones. So what, exactly, are these changes, and how will they affect your research?
1. New Source Classification category.
In Chapter 2 of Mastering Genealogical Proof, Tom Jones adds a new classification for sources: Authored Works. This category includes published or unpublished genealogies, city/county/state histories, etc. What it doesn't include is any work that does not reflect analysis and/or conclusions reached by the author. For example, a booklet containing transcripts of marriage records would NOT be considered an authored work. It would be a derivative of original records.
2. New Information Classification category.
Also in Chapter 2, information is given a new classification: Indeterminable. This category is used when the provider of information in a particular source is not known. For example, in census enumerations prior to 1940, the informant is not identified (and sometimes not even in the 1940 census). Because we have no idea who provided the information to the census enumerator, it would be listed as indeterminable.
These are some other fancy updates that weren't made because of the book, but because the people asked for them …
3. Update to the Mini-Editor
The awesome mini-editor that allows you to continuously enter claims made by a source without switching back and forth between Evidentia and your document has been made even MORE awesome! Now, instead of having to click the little "+" button to go to the next item, you can use "Ctrl+Enter." My wrists thank you, Ed.
4. GEDCOM Import of Subjects
Folks have been clamoring for a way to get their GEDCOM into Evidentia for a while, and they have been heard! Developer Ed Thompson has provided this video tutorial showing how easy it is. You should refer to your specific genealogy program's instructions for how to export to a GEDCOM from the database.
5. GEDCOM Export
You can watch an excellent tutorial on how to export your GEDCOM in this new video on Evidentia's YouTube channel.
6. New Options for Source Citations
Apparently not everyone cites their genealogy sources according to Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained. Some people like other citation styles (though I can't imagine why). So the citation options now include the Chicago Manual of Style.
7. Auto-Population of Residence Claim Type
It seldom occurs to me to add a "residence" claim type when I'm inputting another claim type. For example … if you are inputting information from a marriage record, do you automatically think "oh, I better include a claim that this person lived in this area"? Yeah, me either. Evidentia now has options that allow you to automatically add a residence claim when you add certain other claim types – such as births, deaths, and marriages. While each of these claim types will not always warrant a residence claim (think gretna green marriages, etc.), more often than not a person was married in or near the area where they lived.
8. New 5 Most Recent Claim Types
This is not a feature that I utilize very much because I find it easier to start typing the claim type and let it narrow down the list for me instead — but that's just me. If you use the drop-down list to enter your claims, this will make life a little easier for you. For example, if you are entering information from a census record for a family you will likely be entering the same claim types over and over. Now you can just click on the drop-down menu and your 5 most recent claim types will be at the top of the list.
These are just some of the features in Evidentia. I encourage you to take a look at Evidentia's website and YouTube channel … or better yet, take it for a spin (it's free to try!) You can check it out here (affiliate link).
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(and Happy St. Patrick's Day!)
I would like to extend a big thank-you to all who entered the Evidentia giveaway! I enjoyed reading your comments about those serendipitous genealogical moments. Unfortunately, there can only be one winner. So … without further ado, the winner is …
Congratulations, Brenda! I will contact you shortly via email to let you know how to claim your prize!
… and now back to our regularly scheduled programming.Do we share any ancestors?
Okay, so technically we ARE giving it away. You've heard me go on and on (and on and on) singing the praises of Evidentia. Well, here's a chance to see for yourself!
From today until March 16, 2013, you can enter to win a free license for the new Evidentia software! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day! Are YOU feeling a little luck o' the Irish?
Here's how it's going to work:
1. Tell me about a time when luck (or serendipity) played a part in your genealogical research. You can reply in a comment to this post, or write your own blog post and share the link in a comment here.
2. At midnight (Eastern) on March 16, 2013, I will close the comments on this post. I will put the names of every person who followed the rules into the hat (okay, in this case it will be a jar), and have my unbiased, objective daughter (who – unfortunately – couldn't care less about genealogy or anything related to it) pick a winner.
3. On Sunday, March 17, 2013, I will announce the winner here on my blog and that person will receive an email from me with instructions on how to claim their prize!
Here's the small print: Only one entry per person will be accepted. If you don't leave a comment, you will not be entered. You don't have to be Irish to win.
Good luck!
Disclaimer: free license provided by Evidentia developer Ed Thompson specifically for this contest.Do we share any ancestors?
As I was working through entering my sources into Evidentia, I came across something that I thought might be interesting to those folks using Evidentia – and maybe even folks that aren't.
Negative evidence.
First – what is "negative evidence"? Well, in Evidence Explained (2nd ed.) Elizabeth Shown Mills defines it as
For example, if Joe Smith was supposedly born in 1908, but he is not found with his family on the 1910 census, this would be considered "negative evidence."
Negative evidence is just as important as all the other information you've gathered when it comes time to analyze your evidence. In the example above, Joe Smith SHOULD be with his family on the 1910 census, but he isn't. Does this mean he died before 1910? Do we have the wrong birth date? Is he living with other family members? Are we looking at the wrong family? Negative evidence leaves many questions to be answered. This is why we can't just ignore it and move on.
So when it comes to putting your information into Evidentia, how do you handle this negative evidence? Fortunately, it's relatively easy. You handle it just like any other piece of information.
Let's consider the 1910 U.S. census record for my great grandfather, Thomas P. Slowey:
Here, we see Thomas' father John Slowey with his wife and 8 children. We can also see that Theresa has 12 children, 9 of whom are still living. With that information, we can infer that (1) at least one of her children is still alive, but not listed with the family; and (2) three of her children are no longer living.
When I enter this information into Evidentia, I have to change the direction of my thinking. Instead of approaching it from a standpoint of "What question does this information answer?" I approach it as "What question does the absence of this information create?"
Because I was already aware of the names of John and Theresa's 12 children (all born before 1907), I entered the claim "Theresa Slowey is the mother of 12 children, 9 of whom are still living as of 15 Apr 1910." Then all I had to do was add subjects and claim types:
The first subject I entered was Theresa (Burns) Slowey and assigned claim type "child." Now, when I print a proof report to show the children of Theresa, this information will be included in the analysis.
Next, I added birth, death, residence, and parent claim types for each of the children who died. I did not include the living child as a subject for this particular claim, because I know she is listed with her husband on another page. However, I did add a separate entry stating that "Catherine Slowey is not enumerated with her family on the 1910 census" … with a census claim type and a residence claim type. Now if I need a proof report on Catherine's residence, this evidence will serve to strengthen my analysis of her enumeration with John Nooney 2 pages before her parents.
I added a separate entry for each of the three deceased children stating that they were not enumerated with the family and added death and residence claim types, as well as a child claim type for John Slowey.
When we look at the Analyze Evidence screen in Evidentia, we will see that we have a few options under "Evidence Quality": Direct, Indirect, and Negative.
I've used the residence of Anna Slowey as an example. Here, we see the claims I entered from the 1910 census. The first entry, about Theresa's 12 children, does not directly answer the question "Where did Anna Slowey reside in 1910?" Therefore, this is indirect evidence. If we look at the second entry showing that Anna wasn't enumerated with her family, this would be considered negative evidence. It answers the question negatively. Simplistically, "Anna did NOT live here in 1910."
I'm not going to do any actual analysis of this evidence here today, because I don't have everything entered yet.
Once you start looking, you'll be surprised how much negative evidence you can find in the documents you already have. You never know, it may just help you break down a brick wall!
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THIS A BIZARRE CASE OF VANDALISM. THOSE RESPONSIBLE AREN'T GOING AFTER CHURCH OFFERINGS ---- INSTEAD THEY'RE GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY --- PULLING OUT PLANTS --- AND THAT HAS NEARBY NEIGHBORS FRUSTRATED. C17 12:17-23 These are cannas, elephant ears, bunch of different types of cannas really. JOSHUA COOMBS HAS A GREEN THUMB WHEN IT COMES TO CURB APPEAL --- HE ADMITS GARDENING CAN BE DIFFICULT. C16 10:36-44 I really have been trying to work on it. I will say that it's kind of tough. I get a lot of trash blowing from the street into my yard all the time. BUT THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO THE HEADACHE A FEW DOORS DOWN. THE SIGN ON THIS FORMER CHURCH SAYS IT ALL. BELOW IT --- THE GROUND IS RIPPED UP --- MANICURED SHRUBS ARE MISSING ---PULLED OUT BY UNKNOWN VANDALS. THE PROPERTY NEAR NORTHWEST 30TH AND NORTH HUDSON HAS BEEN HIT SEVEN TIMES. C16 10:50-57 Aweful. I mean who steals plants from people. That's just aweful. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS FIGHTING BACK --- HOPING PEOPLE WILL NOTICE THE SIGN AND REPORT STRANGERS STEALING SHRUBS. UNTIL THE VANDALS ARE CAUGHT --- GARDENERS TELL US THEIR PLANTS ARE ON LOCKDOWN. C16 11:21-28 A lot of my stuff is cactus so if they get it --- they will work for it. THESE VANDALS DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD YOU CAN SEE HOW SOFT THE GROUND IS --- ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION THE CHURCH WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. IN NORTHWEST OKC, DAVE DETLING, KOCO 5 NEWS. CAM-VO-FS (BUL NEW TONIGHT-- WHY ARE SO
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LANSING, MI -- Police here are partnering with Target to help some Lansing children and their families have a better holiday season.
"Police and Presents" is held at 7 a.m. Sunday at Target, 500 E. Edgewood Blvd. Lansing community policing officers and the Lansing School District selected children from throughout the community to participate in the event.
Each child receives a $100 gift to purchase Christmas gifts for their family. The event was made possible by a grant the Lansing Police Department received and by donations from Target, Lt. Cherie Ballor said.
"I think it's a great thing for not only the kids to be involved with the officers at an event like this, but, especially in our economic times, it's nice to provide kids with a nice Christmas," Ballor said.
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists uncovered a well dating back 8,500 years to the Neolithic Period (late Stone Age), believed to have been used by the first farmers in the Jezreel Valley.
The IAA team uncovered the well during a pre-construction excavation near Enot Nisanit in the western end of the valley. Israeli law requires an excavation prior to any construction, in this case before engineers enlarge a major junction on Highway 66, a north-south highway in the Jezreel Valley.
Inside the 8-meter-deep (26 feet) well, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a woman, thought to be about 19 years old, and an older man.
Excavation director Yotam Tepper said though it's difficult to determine the cause of death, the bodies would have made the well unusable.
"What is clear is that after these unknown individuals fell into the well, it was no longer used for the simple reason that the well water was contaminated and was no longer potable," he said.
The lower part of the well was hewn from bedrock and the upper part constructed with rocks that narrowed toward the top, which was covered by two capstones.
Archaeologists found a variety of farm implements inside the well.
"Numerous artifacts indicating the identity of the people who quarried it -- the first farmers of the Jezreel Valley -- were recovered from inside the well," Tepper said.
The finds included flint sickle blades used for harvesting, arrow heads and other stone implements.
The team also found animal bones and other organic substances, including charcoal, which will help date the well more precisely. Tepper said the artifacts may help them learn more about how animals and plants were domesticated.
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Back to work after a week in D.C. that included several days at a
journalism conference on early childhood education, which gave me much
to think about.
So what other reforms are needed? Says Lawrence:
n Early-childhood education needs to be part of a continuum of services from birth to age 8 and beyond. Lawrence said that elementary school officials should "fall in love with their local child-care center and work with them on curriculum and professional development."
n More parents need to be aware of the importance of child-care and preschool quality and what that looks like. "If most parents are satisfied (with their child care), it's because they don't know any better," Lawrence said.
n Efforts aimed improving the quality of child-care centers and preschools need to recognize that part of the problem is low pay. Lawrence said in most areas, parking lot attendants and animal-control workers likely earn higher wages than a child-care worker. "You can't make a quality system work in my estimation unless you put real money into it," he said.
He said that journalists have an important role to play in helping readers and policymakers understand the importance of early-childhood services. "It's an issue that gets precious little coverage — stunningly little coverage," he said. But "if I were an editor, I would have no problem coming up stories on this issue."
Among the story ideas he suggested: Looking at preschool providers; how parents choose preschool; preschool outcomes among different programs; what accreditation means and why it's important; how programs work with parents to build parenting skills, and the importance of early-childhood services in the context of brain development.
"We need to build a movement for children," Lawrence said. "This country spent billions on bringing democracy to Iraq and we can't furnish health care for our children? What kind of disconnect is that?"


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Media Release: TMNP - a national asset and international icon
Date: 2010-09-08
Date: 2010-09-08
The Chief Executive of South African National Parks (SANParks), Dr David Mabunda, announced today, 08 September 2010, at the organisation's head office in Pretoria that there has been no official correspondence from the City of Cape Town to indicate that the municipality wants to take over the management of Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) or to take SANParks to Court over the issue of baboon management in Cape Town.
"Despite the numerous media statements related to the issues of concern by officials in the municipality it should be known that SANParks has for many years enjoyed a cordial relationship with the City which has culminated into a structured working relationship. All matters of concern are dealt with through the periodic bilateral meetings held between the two organisations", said Dr Mabunda.
TMNP is considered one of the top five financially viable national parks along with the Kruger, Tsitsikamma, Addo Elephant National Parks and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. These national parks have for a number of years been able to achieve a surplus on their budgets but not all of them have been able to achieve this independently of contributions from other sources. TMNP is one of these entities. In the 2003/2004 to 2009/2010 financial year period the national park collected an income of R478,8 million while its overall expenditure was R592 million. Due to contributions of R214,3 million (R118,7 million from the national Departments of Environmental Affairs and Tourism & Water Affairs and Forestry for various projects which include park expansion, resource protection, alien vegetation clearing and other operations; R75,9 million from the City of Cape Town for various agreed on projects including crime prevention and damage causing animals control; and R54,5 million from various donors and funders for various interventions including fire management) the national park has been able over the years to show a cumulative surplus of R155,8 million whereas in real terms it has sustained a cumulative deficit of R78,5 million. The income for the national park has been driven by gate collections from Boulders beach and Cape Point, collections for filming and photography in the park and most recently accommodation for trails in the park.
"It should be noted that instead of cross subsidising other national parks in the Western Cape or nationally the TMNP cash generating points and activities are used to cross-subsidise the citizens who are able to enter the park free of charge." said Dr Mabunda. Whereas conservation entities can derive some revenue from tourism activities, biodiversity management on its own can never make a monetary profit and will continue depending on funding from the state and other related sources including tourism revenue. The biggest expenditure for this national park continues to be fire management, crime prevention, anti-poaching, infrastructure development and upgrades, alien vegetation clearing and personnel. The encroachment of human settlements on the park make this park one of the most complicated and difficult to manage, due to clashes of land use objectives for the various neighbours. TMNP is the only South African national park that is entirely surrounded by urban settlements, whereas most are in remote areas, and so it is fragmented and sometimes even adversely affected by urban development and privately owned land.
Baboon-human conflict
To date the national park has been plagued by continued baboon-human conflict, escalating crime affecting visitors to the park and runaway fires; all problems closely associated with the park's close proximity to human settlements. Schedule 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (on Functional Areas of Concurrent National and Provincial Legislative Competence); states that nature conservation, excluding national parks, national botanical gardens and marine resources is a concurrent responsibility. The competence and jurisdiction of a national body like SANParks is confined inside the defined borders of its management authority, in this case it is national parks or declared protected areas. Provincial and local conservation bodies have the legislated mandate of managing biodiversity and wildlife outside of demarcated protected areas or environments. Various other local and national bodies like the SAPS have also been canvassed to form lasting working relationships so as to combat the other challenges which have an impact on human safety such as crime and fire management. "SANParks has no intention of taking over the responsibilities of other spheres of government", said Dr Mabunda.
The TMNP, originally known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, was established as a result of a transfer of land to the management of SANParks, which was at the time owned by several local municipalities in the area in their recognition of the national iconic status of the Cape Peninsula Protected Natural Environment (CPPNE), and later its world renowned natural heritage status as part of the Cape Floristic Kingdom World Heritage Site. Agreement on the establishment of a national park in the Cape Peninsula was concluded in 1996, when the Minister of Land Affairs announced that ownership of all conservation worthy state land within the CPPNE would be formerly transferred to SANParks. The announcement by the Minister was then formerly endorsed by Cabinet in the same year. In 1998 SANParks and the local authorities which owned the land, i.e. Cape Metropolitan Council, the Cape Town Municipality and the South Peninsula Municipality, reached the final agreement which had as a main objective the transfer of the control and ownership of the land to SANParks and its proclamation as a national park. SANParks has been the management authority for this area, and has through various funding agreements with government and private entities as well as formal agreements of cooperation expanded the original area (27,700ha) under protection to what it is today (28,988ha), excluding the 956 km² of recently added marine protected area. "We have done well in enhancing the reputation and image of TMNP nationally and internationally", said Dr Mabunda
The TMNP was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 57 of 1976 as amended, which has been repealed, effectively giving it a Schedule II status of protection in line with the IUCN-World Conservation Union's classification of national parks. The withdrawal of the national park status of any national park may be done only through the National Assembly or the Minister in charge of SA National Parks as contained in section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 as amended. In the case of national parks which have been established through agreements of transfer of land or management responsibility with other spheres of government, disagreements or disputes will be ultimately resolved through the application of Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The relationship and effective cooperation between organs of state is further defined in sections 146, 147 and 156 of the Constitution. These are the channels that will be open to the City of Cape Town if indeed it is true that the municipality is intending to change the status of TMNP.
SANParks continues to enjoy unconditional support with the people of Cape Town and the City Authorities on the management of the TMNP in line with the provisions of the Constitution and applicable legislation that governs the activities of the organization, said Dr Mabunda.
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The holiday season just got a little merrier at the White House.
First lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12, received a special delivery on Friday morning: an 18.5 ft. Christmas tree.
With dogs Sunny and Bo on hand, the dressed-up family – sans the President – had smiles on their faces as a horse-drawn carriage pulled up to the North Portico of the executive mansion with its precious cargo.
"This is the best part of the holiday season when our tree comes," the first lady said, urging her daughters to check it out and noting that it was Sunny's first Christmas tree arrival.
"It looks good. It looks beautiful," she added as she leaned in to sniff the pine scent.
The festive staple will be placed in the Blue Room and is one of four Christmas trees that will be displayed in the White House during the holidays.
"This year we're going to decorate it with photos of military homecomings," the first lady told Ladies Home Journal.
The towering tree was presented by Christopher Botek and Kyra Yurko of the Christmas Spring Tree Farm in Leighton, Pa., and John and Leslie Wyckoff of Wyckoff's Christmas Tree Farm in Belvidere, N.J.
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If I sell an mlp, I assume any gains are reflected in the K-1 that I get. Does this mean that I don't enter anything on my schedule d when filing my tax return.
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The K-1 includes a sales schedule whose numbers are used to populate the schedule D taking into account ordinary income and basis adjustment amounts from the sales schedule. If you use Turbotax, enter the K-1 sales schedule information in the partnership section and it will automatically populate the schedule D.
What you certainly should not do is enter the sale information from your brokerage statement directly into schedule D as that will be wrong as it will not take into account basis adjustments and ordinary gain amounts.
Thanks for info. I sold a portion of my KMP this year. Will the k-1 properly reflect this? I had heard that if you only sell a portion of your holdings, it presents tax reporting difficulties. Is this true?
Thank you, thats what I thought. I ran into this situation a few years ago and I believe that I had to back out the broker info that was downloaded into my sched-D using Turbotax.


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Thomas R. Donnelly, 26, reported to police at 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 3 that his 1996 GMC Jimmy had been stolen from his parking lot at the Mansfield Village apartment complex sometime during the night, police said.
A report was taken and an investigation was started. The investigation revealed that Donnelly had been involved in a motor vehicle accident in Paterson the night prior to reporting his vehicle stolen. The vehicle was later recovered by Paterson Police, officials said.
Donnelly was charged with making a false police report. He was issued a summons complaint pending a court appearance.


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The San Antonio Spurs' Summer League overcame an early deficit to breeze by the Sacramento Kings 85-69 last night in Las Vegas. I took a look at three members of the squad, while Paul Garcia kept a close eye on Kyle Anderson and Bryce Cotton.
Austin Daye
Daye led the team with 14 points in the game, but they didn't come easily. He especially struggled from deep, usually his strong suit, but we've seen Summer League shooting slumps before and some players have been quick to shake off bad games.
The most impressive part of Daye's performance was that he showed he can rebound, picking up nine in the game. Daye said afterwards that he has pride in his rebounding and it's one part of his game that is often overlooked.
Aside from that, Daye ventured outside of his normal repertoire in this first game, but he looked slow in the half court, especially while defending out on the perimeter, and he's not especially comfortable with the ball in his hands, and can be turnover prone when being pressured. He also got into some foul trouble, but that's not much of a problem in Summer League.
It was a bit odd to see Daye trying to create offense inside, but he seemed to do well on turnaround jumpers and using his height over shorter defenders. Defensively though, Daye had several players blow by him, only leaving him with the option of trying to swat the ball out of their hands as they went by. This may end up being the biggest issue, as he can have his hands full with athletics small forwards and stronger power forwards inside.
Jeff Ayres
Ayres put up 10 points, but he seemed to be out of position quite abit. He ended up finding his way on the perimeter often, chasing and doubling a preimeter player and leaving his man open at the rim or getting caught in a switch and getting crossed by a faster player.
Ayres, like Daye, also found himself in foul trouble, and was of little help on the boards, picking up only four rebounds.
Obviously, if there's any chance to try to improve weak areas of your game, Summer League would be one opportunity, but Ayres could probably do better in game situations by sticking to his strengths and using his aggression around the rim.
Marcus Denmon
One thing is for sure. Marcus Denmon can penetrate and score. He also showed he can drive and dish when nothing opens up for him at the rim. He finished the game with 11 points and five assists. He's a speedy guard and has strength for his size. He also has the ability to stop on a dime and pull up after he gets by his defender.
The lone weakness I saw in his game was that he needs to learn when to give up the ball. He can be a bit of a ball stopper and put an abrupt halt to whatever the offense is running by holding on far too long and forcing the offense. If he wants to have a show with a pass-heavy team like the Spurs, he'll have to learn when to give it up. One thing that went through my mind was a video I watched recently of Kyle Anderson saying he only likes to keep the ball in his hands for a max of four seconds. If he didn't have anything in that team, he passed it.
The Spurs offense is like gears and cogs always in motion, and when the Spurs have stopped the ball in the past, that's when they run into problems. Denmon has always seemed like more of a tweener, and he'll have to get that point guard mentality.