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If one house for sale exemplifies Charleston's historic district, 132 Church St. would be it.
The residence sits slightly north of Broad and carries a rarefied name, the Douxsaint-Macauley House. The 5,500-square-foot property with four bedrooms and four baths can claim a lineage, tracing its roots to 1796-1800.
Like many downtown homes, the property possesses a two-bedroom carriage house behind the main dwelling, says Anna Zevenhuisen of Handsome Properties.
In addition, 132 Church St. boasts noteworthy neighbors. The house rises "almost directly across from the Dock Street Theatre," she says. And it's close to the Powder Magazine, French Huguenot Church and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, listings note.
Venture a guess on the asking price? Try $3,275,000. While high, the figure places 132 Church St. among 570 houses on Charleston Trident Association of Realtors' online property search site fitting the same price description of $1 million to $3.5 million.
Luxury homes - whether historic, waterfront, in the country, suburbs or downtown - are in many cases hot commodities now.
"So far, we've seen a tremendous uptick in activity especially in the $1.5 million and up range," Zevenhuisen says. "We are seeing a lot of multiple offers, homes not on the market long at all."
According to the Realtors association search, 634 properties list for at least $1 million in the Charleston area. They include 49 homes and estates at $3.5 million and higher and eight properties at $6 million or more. Owners of two luxury homes, one historic and one on the water, are asking for more than $10 million apiece.
That's not say $1 million stands as the luxury cutoff point.
Local agent Charles Baarcke of McAlister Preferred Properties showcases four homes he considers in the luxury class, which range in price from less than $600,000 to close to $3 million.
They're located in four distinct communities and boast a range of perks.
. Priced at $2.9 million, an "exquisitely appointed" 5,000-square-foot beachfront home at 3612 Beachcomber Run on Seabrook Island sports a heated swimming pool and elevator.
. A 2,800-square-foot $1.2 million house at 925 Royall Ave. in Mount Pleasant's Old Village neighborhood showcases four bedrooms and a "large lot with great backyard," he says.
.A "classic James Island brick home" with private dock on Ellis Creek lists for $599,000. The renovated, 2,000-square-foot home at 1830 Cornish Ave. includes three bedrooms.
. Located on Johns Island, a 2,900-square-foot-house for sale for $599,000 has three bedrooms, a third floor bonus room and Stono River views. The residence sits at 1202 Gregorie Commons in Rushland Plantation.
"I think it (the luxury market) is starting to pick up," says Lora Goolsby, agent with Carolina One Real Estate who is handling a Daniel Island house priced at $909,000.
High-end homes are getting more showings, she says. Also, she believes that Boeing executives and other high net worth people are returning to the Charleston area after stints elsewhere.
Daniel Island proves to be an enticing place for out-of-towners because of its architectural review board and other safeguards to protect property values. "The town developed so nicely," Goolsby says.
She's listing 1475 Wando View St. in the Smythe Park neighborhood, close to the Wando River. "Interestingly enough, people want golf (too)," she says. Daniel Island hosts two championship golf courses.
"One other thing about Smythe Park; the (neighborhood) lake." The symphony plays there sometimes, and families enjoy the setting. "There's so many things that don't cost money," she says.
Leslie Turner, Realtor with Handsome Properties, says downtown Charleston's being discovered by the outside world, thanks to media exposure. For instance, Charleston was named to Travel & Leisure's top cities for 2013 in the U.S. and Canada.
"From the nationally recognized restaurant scene, thriving creative arts and tech scenes, and carefully preserved historic district, downtown Charleston offers a rare combination of beauty and charm, walkability, living history and sophistication," she says.
Buyers will pay a premium for "the beauty and convenience of living in cosmopolitan downtown," she says.
Since Jan. 1, there have been 61 home sales of more than $1 million south of the Crosstown - a nearly 40 percent increase from a year ago, Turner says. Seventeen of the sales are more than $2.5 million.
At the same time, 147 million dollar-plus properties are listed for sale south of the Crosstown with prices over $1,000,000.
The high-end boom's not just downtown, either.
"Luxury home sales are also stronger this year in resort communities such as Daniel Island and Kiawah, as buyers there place a premium on the lifestyle those communities offer with their tennis and golf amenities as well as their natural beauty," she says.
Just as people from outside metro Charleston look for luxury second homes here, some Lowcountry residents eye places in neighboring states or in the Upstate.
Already popular with Atlanta and Charlotte residents, The Reserve at Lake Keowee resort in Pickens County has spread its reach.
"We are starting to be discovered in Savannah and Charleston," says Rutledge Livingston, director of sales.
Located on Lake Keowee, the community includes a 200-slip marina, Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, tennis, fitness center and miles of walking trails. Lakefront lots are priced at $400,000 to $500,000, while homes on an acre or more run $600,000 to $700,000.
"We are having a good year on the heels on a very good last year," he says. In 2013, the resort closed 52 transactions, the most since 2008.
The community, launched in 2000, is enjoying the fruits of earlier lot purchases. "We've seen 60 homes under construction, easily the most in 14 years," Livingston says.
Luxury homes can be found throughout the Charleston area and beyond. One source for information is the Realtors association online property search at www.charlestonrealtors.com.
Reach Jim Parker at 937-5542 or email@example.com.
Smythe Park on Daniel Island is home to a host of pricey residences on the market including three-story 1475 Wando View St. (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
Tree-lined Meeting Street below Broad Street has its share of luxury historic homes (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
This home with Stono River views on Johns Island stands for sale at below $600,000 (Provided).×
Waterfront properties such as here on the Isle of Palms can command prices above $1 million or close to it (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
This 2,800-square-foot home in Mount Pleasants Old Village neighborhood can be purchased for $1.2 million (Provided).×
An elevator and heated swimming pool distinguish this Seabrook Island home overlooking the Atlantic Ocean (Provided).×
A rounded two-story wing with metal roof highlights this luxury beach home on the Isle of Palms (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
Grandiose homes with large stone fences and multiple piazzas accentuate lower Meeting Street (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
Fronted by palmettos, this Isle of Palms property sports a variety of eave designs (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
Historic homes flank 132 Church St., which dates to 1796-1800 (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
A front porch with metal rocking bench welcomes people to 1475 Wando View St. on Daniel Island (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
This large house at the Isle of Palms offers a bluish exterior reminiscent of the sky (Photo by Laura Olsen/Olsen Imagery).×
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Susan Lynn Tomlin Bartlow
Susan Lynn Tomlin Bartlow, 60, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Houston, after an extended illness.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Miles officiating.
Susan was born April 16, 1950, in Nashville, Tenn., to Arthur "Tuck" and Joy Tomlin. She married the love of her life, Paul Bartlow, on Aug. 29, 1970, in Amarillo. They lived in Friendswood.
Susan worked for Hitachi Data Systems as a director of process management. She is a Tascosa High School graduate, who earned a bachelor's degree from West Texas State University and a master's from the University of Houston. Susan loved her work, her family, learning new things and traveling the world.
She is preceded in death by her beloved parents and her niece.
She is survived by her husband; her brother, Robert C. Tomlin and wife Jayne of Carolina Beach, N.C.; her niece, Robyn Tomlin Carter and husband Kevin and their sons, Andrew and Avery, also of Carolina Beach; her mother-in-law, Freida Bartlow of Amarillo; her brother-in-law, David Bartlow and wife Laina of Amarillo; a niece, Summer Nelson of Amarillo; a niece, Susie O'Brien of Chicago; and a dear friend, Reggie Logan of Amarillo.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be sent to the Sesilee Tomlin Scholarship Fund, ASU Scholarship Foundation, Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32014, Boone, NC 28608.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Ambrocia Romero Favela
Ambrocia Romero Favela, 57, of Amarillo died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Renovacion Iglesia Christiana Church with Tomas Diaz officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Survivors include two sons, Pablo Lopez and wife Anily Renteria and Jose Luis Lopez; three daughters, Elsa Maldonado and husband Jesus M., Rosalma Lopez and husband Jesus R. and Imelda Lopez; and 14 grandchildren.
Sign the online guest book at www.coxlagrone.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Juanita Decker Crain
Juanita Decker Crain, 72, of Amarillo died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St., with Monsignor Harold Waldow of St. Mary's Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Juanita was born Nov. 30, 1937, in Gorry to John and Wanda Decker. She worked as a bank teller. She married Clyde Crain in 1959 in Wichita Falls. She was a Catholic.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Crain, in 2005; her parents; a brother, Leroy Decker; and a sister, Wilma Edmoundson.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Reams and fiance Charlie Azzopardi; a son, Michael Crain; a sister, Gladys Huntsman; and three grandchildren, Collin Crain, Rafe Reams and Allegra Reams.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sign the online guest book at www.blackburnshaw.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Raymond David "Dave" Whatley
Raymond David "Dave" Whatley, 63, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Sanborn Baptist Church, 609 S. Osage St., with the Rev. Robert Lucero officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Dave was born April 18, 1947, in Brownwood to Barney Hubert and Frances Marie Duffer Whatley. He graduated from Permian High School in 1965 and went on to attend West Texas University.
Dave worked as a salesman selling cars and selling music-related items at different times in his life. He loved to play golf and enjoyed cooking. He especially loved music and was a drummer in his own band.
Dave attended Sanborn Baptist Church, and was formerly a Sunday school teacher. He will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
Survivors include a sister, Jeanelle Saylor and husband Rod of Amarillo; a niece; a nephew; and his aunts and uncles.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Texas Kidney Association, 1720 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613-7640.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Paul Anthony Duryee
Paul Anthony Duryee, 59, of Amarillo, died suddenly Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Saint Stephen United Methodist Church with Dr. Stan Cosby officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Paul was born July 20, 1950, in Redding, Calif., to Donald and Adeline Duryee. He married Barbara McAlister on May 2, 1974, at Fort Campbell, Ky.
In 1968, Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served his country through tours in Vietnam and multiple overseas assignments.
Paul and Barbara settled in Amarillo in 1980, where he worked at Bell Helicopter until he retired from the Army in 1989 with the rank of CW4.
Paul also piloted the Medi-Vac and LifeStar helicopters for several years. He was most recently self-employed.
Paul always had a project he was working on and had many hobbies. He enjoyed hunting and spent most of the winter months duck hunting at Lake Meredith. He especially loved being a Grandpa and spending time with his five grandchildren.
Paul leaves behind a wonderful legacy for us to remember him by, and he will be dearly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Barbara; three children, Kevin Bourke and wife Beth of Deltona Beach, Fla., Vincent Bourke of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Patricia Sheffield and husband Chris of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Vincent Jr., Chad and Calvin Bourke, all of Dallas, and Madilynn and Molly Sheffield, both of Amarillo; and two siblings, Larry and Ray Duryee and their spouses, of Redding, and Donna Costa of Chico, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Adina Roush
Adina Roush, 37, of Amarillo died Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
Family memorial services will be private. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Adina was born Sept. 22, 1972, in Memphis, Tenn., to Thomas Henry and Vicki Diane Williams Martin. She graduated from Tascosa High School in 1992 and married Greg Roush on Aug. 1, 1997.
Adina was a homemaker and she enjoyed spending time outdoors and being with her family. She went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
Survivors include her husband, Greg Roush; a daughter, Lexie Roush of Amarillo; two sons, Logan Farley and Lukas Roush, both of Amarillo; two sisters, Alice Mize and Crystal Oren, both of Oklahoma; her twin brother, Kevin Martin of Oklahoma; her grandfather, Horace Martin of Amarillo; an aunt, Joanna Dennis of Amarillo; her in-laws, Steve and Rose McKinney of Fritch and Dean and Marsue Roush of Amarillo; and close family friends, Bill and Gaelyn Bankhead of Amarillo.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Susan Carole Ackley Vick
Susan Carole Ackley Vick, 50, of Amarillo died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Amarillo South Church with Craig Albracht officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Mrs. Vick was born Jan. 3, 1960, in Shamrock to Doyle Dean and Carole Hanks. She worked as a customer service representative for five years and was employed by Jiffy Cleaners.
She married Charles Vick on Feb. 15, 2010, in Amarillo.
Mrs. Vick enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping, fishing and horseback riding. She also loved animals and collecting antiques.
Mrs. Vick was always known as one who cared for others and loved helping others. She was a sweet-spirited and fun-loving person and will be truly missed.
She was preceded in death by her father, Doyle Dean Hanks; and a brother, Terry Hanks.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Vick of Amarillo; her mother, Carole Hanks of Amarillo; two sons, Shawn Ackley of Corinth and J.R. Ackley and wife Desiree of Amarillo; three brothers, Darrell Hanks and wife Linda, Randy Hanks and wife Shawna and Dave Hanks, all of Amarillo; and four grandchildren, Preston Ackley, Cooper Ackley, Shawnee Wilbur and John Paul Cromie.
The family suggest memorials be to Multiple Sclerosis Society-Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109.
Sign the online guest book at www.coxlagrone.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Kat Williams
Kat Williams, 56, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
Services will be private. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Kat was born Feb. 27, 1954, in Winamac, Ind.
Survivors include three daughters, Deanna Franscoviak and Samantha Williams, both of Lafayette, Ind., and Stacey Williams of Rensselaer, Ind.; her mother, Audrey Weltzin of Lafayette; two brothers, Andy Meroney of Amarillo and Dan Meroney of Colorado; a sister, Karyn Taylor of Vermillon, S.D. and three grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Juanita "Aunt Neat" Defoor
PADUCAH - Juanita "Aunt Neat" Defoor, 93, died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Missionary Baptist Church of Paducah with the Rev. Ronnie Valentine officiating. Arrangements are by Shannon-McBee Funeral Home.
Mrs. Defoor was born May 20, 1916, in Greenville to William and Susie Cooper. She married Hazel Jack Defoor in 1942.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Ann Defoor of Paducah; and a sister, Coy Drybread of Bisbee, Ariz.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Pat Fowler
HEREFORD - Pat Fowler, 69, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Amarillo.
Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Hereford Heritage Funeral Home Chapel of Memories.
Mrs. Fowler was born Sept. 29, 1940, in Hereford to Jesse and Irene Hyde. She married the love of her life, Troy Dee Fowler Sr., on Oct. 6, 1956, in Hereford.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Troy Dee Fowler Jr. of Hereford; four daughters, Charlotte Lofton of Garland, Ruth Everson and Penny Fowler, both of Hereford, and Tammie McKay of South Lake; a brother, David Sellers of Pampa; a brother, Roy Fowler of Hereford; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; or American Cancer Society Memorial Donations, 3915 Bell Street, Amarillo, TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Donna Mai Gilley
STRATFORD - Donna Mai Gilley, 80, died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Terry, pastor, and the Rev. Mark Metzer, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Perryton, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Donna Mai was born in Mrs. Rock's "birthing home" in Texhoma, Okla., to Ross and Anna Minton Oldaker. She grew up in Guymon and graduated from Guymon High School in 1948. She attended Panhandle A&M College in Goodwell, Okla., where she met Jack C. Gilley. They were married on Aug. 25, 1951, in Raton, N.M. She was the secretary at Stratford High School from 1967 to 1994.
Donna had been a resident of Stratford since 1962, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she also taught the Crusaders Sunday school class.
The Gilley family would like to thank Dr. Carmen Purl and her staff, the staff of Dumas Memorial Hospital, Dr. Milan Patel, Dr. Wendy Biscocho, Tracy Gutierrez, Jami McGaughy, Tamara Rosales, Accolade Home Health, Dumas Memorial Hospice, Mrs. Gilley's former caretakers, and family and friends who have been so supportive.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Jack; the "four Gilley Girls," Jann Blackerby and husband Larry of Chester, Jackie and Jill, both of Midwest City, Okla., and Jeree Hendley and husband Terry of Sweetwater; and a granddaughter, Donna Blackerby of Mount Pleasant. Donna also is survived by a brother-in-law, Sam L. Gilley and wife Dora Ruth of Azle; three sisters-in-law, Ione Gilley of Amarillo, Lucille Gilley of El Dorado, Okla., and Betty Gilley of Alexandria, La.; and four cousins, Le Verne Lasley Riley of Amarillo, Marilyn Clark of Texhoma, Claude Landers of Trenton, Mich., and Audrey Treece of Barnsdall, Okla. "Aunt Donna" had many nieces and nephews and extended family that had been a blessing in her life.
The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1289, Stratford, TX 79084; or Stratford Education Foundation, P.O. Box 108, Stratford, TX 79084.
The family will be at 720 N. Wall St. in Stratford.
Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Clive Brownfield Lewis
DUMAS - Clive Brownfield Lewis, 92, died Monday, April 26, 2010.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Morrison Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Howe, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating, with Eastern Star rites. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Lewis was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Paducah to Clarence and Mary Brownfield. She was a 50-year member, past matron and an endowed member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 653, and a volunteer for Memorial Hospital in the gift shop.
Survivors include a sister, Alta Clark of Paducah; a brother, Leon Brownfield of Paducah; and a granddaughter.The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
William "Troy" Harp Sr.
LEWISVILLE - William "Troy" Harp Sr., 86, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Flower Mound.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Eastview Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Kerrick officiating. Arrangements are by Sullivan Funeral Home of Vernon.
Troy was born Jan. 11, 1924, in Vernon to the late William Franklin Harp and the late Edna Annie Cook Harp. He married Edith Viola Blackwood on March 21, 1942, in Vernon. He had lived in Vernon until the early 1940s when they moved to Amarillo. In 2008, they moved to Lewisville.
He retired from the city of Amarillo. He was foreman of the meter shop and pastor at Oakdale Freewill Baptist Church. He attended Freewill Bible Baptist College in Oklahoma City. He was a member of Freewill Baptist Church of Oakdale.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Harp; two daughters, Charlotte Hughes of Amarillo and Anna Walden of Flower Mound; a son, Troy Harp Jr. of Gallup, N.M.; a brother, Hubert Harp of Vernon; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to Heart to Heart Hospice, 1500 Waters Ridge Drive, No 100, Lewisville, TX 75057.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
Velma Jane Winston
MONROE, Wash. - Velma Jane Winston, 74, died Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Flomot Cemetery by Shannon Funeral Home of Matador, Texas.
Velma was born May 21, 1935, at home in Folley, Texas, to Bly and Annie Shannon. She was the oldest of four children who grew up in a farming community in the Texas Panhandle.
In 1952, Velma married Vernon Winston of Gasoline, Texas, and started to raise their family in the Panhandle area. Velma and Vernon had four children in Texas before they moved to Washington in 1966 and then had their fifth child.
Vernon and Velma then moved to Monroe in 1988, where she attended the Monroe Valley Church of Christ and was affectionately known as "Granny" to everyone.
She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Vernon Jr.; her father; her husband of 52 years, Vernon; and her mother.
Survivors include three siblings, Carol Martin and husband Donny of Silverton, Texas, Billy Shannon and wife Suzie of Quitaque, Texas, and Doyle Shannon and wife Sue of Matador; four children, Cal Winston and wife Kim of Monroe, Steve Winston and wife Karen of Snohomish, Beth Madden and husband Martin of Placentia, Calif., and Lee Winston and wife Sheri of Monroe. Velma has 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who will miss her greatly.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Cross Trojan football coach Shaun Wright has an unenviable task facing him this summer – how to replace his trio of running backs Devontae Shepherd, and the Evans twins, Dionte and Diamonte. Wright's Big Three running backs led the Trojans to the 2012 Class A State Championship.
All three have left the building via graduation.
Now Cross must find three able backs to fill the 4, 5 and 9 jerseys.
Not easy.
But such is life in high school sports, especially at a small school like Cross, and the Trojans must prepare for a tough 2014 season.
"Practice has been pleasing in the fact that the young players have bought in and they want to be the best they can be" Wright said. "We are a very young team but we have good size up front and we are bigger in the backfield."
Wright knows the next two months will pass quickly and August will be here all too quickly. The Trojans open their season Aug. 29 against defending state champions Hunter-Kinard-Tyler followed by their annual rivalry matchup with Timberland.
"This summer will be important for us as we have probably our toughest schedule we have had here," said Wright.
The Trojans hope to improve on a 6-6 record and a second round exit from the playoffs last fall as Wright begins his sixth season at the helm of the Cross football program. Wright enjoys a 38-23 overall record and a 2012 Class A state title since taking over the coaching reins in 2009.
The spring game scrimmage didn't reveal any glaring surprises.
"I thought we were a little sloppy with the ball but that is to be expected. The good thing about this team is we are starting to develop depth. Position battles will go through the summer and scrimmages."
New faces and new stars though, are beginning to replace the old. Jamar Matthews and Roger Ravenell both played well under center and each can expect to get their fair share of reps over the summer and into the fall. Plus, Wright expects big things from his defense.
"I thought Jamar threw the ball well but so did Roger," he said. "We have a chance to be special on defense but it's going to take a lot of commitment from the players and. coaches."
Up front the Trojans turn control of the trenches over to Isaiah Hampton and Malcolm Garrett on both sides of the ball.
"Both of those guys are 290 a piece," Wright said. "Our linebackers look strong as they are led by T.J. Meyers and Tryin Footman. We will use the summer to gel and work on fundamentals and hopefully we can be competitive come August 29th."
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Where is the Local Online? Internet Fatwa and the Making of New Muslim Spaces
Hussin Iza
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Western Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
This paper is an exploration of a new domain of Islamic law: internet fatwa sites, to which millions of Muslims now write seeking juridical opinion son all facets of their lives. Each site is hosted in one place but is capable of being accessed by Muslims worldwide; each allows almost complete anonymity but offers a large audience; each refers to geographically-bound schools of Islamic law but extends far beyond their reach. How is authority made, maintained and challenged here? Do these sites represent a new space of law for Muslims? What are the local politics of these transglobal spaces?
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Local Produce & Suppliers
Dorrells Restaurant – Local producers & Suppliers
Wherever possible, the ingredients we use in all of our cuisine is sourced locally so that the food is fresh and of the very best quality. We also use local suppliers for our coffee, wines and water; we like to buy local to obtain quality and consistency.
We use a large number of local food and drink suppliers, including:
Wenlock Edge Farm, Ape Dale – for bacon, sausages and hams
Buttercross Farm, Market Drayton – for free range pork and beef
Andrew Woolley Meats, Staffordshire – for Staffordshire reared beef, chicken and lamb
Cheese, Milk & Eggs:
Mr Moyden's Cheese, Shrewsbury – for handmade Shropshire cheese
Hollowdene Hens, Shrewsbury – for free range eggs
Brock Hall Farm Dairy, Bridgnorth – hand made goats' milk cheese made using Brock Hall's herd of Pure Saanen goats
Wells Farm Dairy, Stafford – for milk. Wells Farm has been in the Holt family for 100 year. 12 years ago they decided to market their own milk and now supply local residents and businesses
Fruit & Vegetables:
Rowlands Fresh Produce, Shrewsbury – for fresh fruit and vegetables
Leaves of the Valley, Ironbridge – for salad leaves and fresh herbs
Janes Beverages, Market Drayton – for coffee
Wenlock Spring Water, Church Stretton – for natural spring water
Addison Wines, Telford – for fine wine and champagne
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Is it ok to put armorall in my XD9 ???
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> Is it ok to put armorall in my XD9 ???
October 24, 2006, 01:32 PM
Just in the frame only???
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October 24, 2006, 02:00 PM
I don't see why not but, I don't know why you'd want a slippery gun...
October 24, 2006, 02:08 PM
...looking something to leave it like new, that's all. Probably not a good idea.
October 24, 2006, 02:20 PM
Well a good penatrating oil like WD-40 would probably do a better job of preserving the frame rather than just making it LOOK nice. Just on little squirt into a rag would be plenty of oil to protect the whole frame and then some. I wouldn't use Armorall for a weapon. That stuff works great for rubber and leather....I wouldn't trust it on my gun.
October 24, 2006, 02:25 PM
October 24, 2006, 02:26 PM
Just get some CLP and clean the frame with it. Heck, clean the whole gun with it.
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October 24, 2006, 02:29 PM
A clean microfiber cloth works well also. No oil or anything needed, just a li'l muscle.
October 24, 2006, 03:40 PM
Wouldn't armourall on your gun be bad if you use a holster?
October 24, 2006, 05:37 PM
Not really. I put a light coat of armor all in my Kydex holsters. Keeps the draw smooth and helps reduce holster wear.
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October 24, 2006, 07:36 PM
Why not rub it down with Blue Wonder Armadillo, instead~?;) :D
October 24, 2006, 08:26 PM
Sometimes it's tough enough to hang onto a handgun & to make it slippery just may not be the practical thing to do...besides, it's a poly gun, shoot it and enjoy it ;)
October 25, 2006, 10:05 AM
Why not rub it down with Blue Wonder Armadillo, instead~?
+ a kabillion.
October 25, 2006, 10:39 AM
I am reminded of a time, some years ago, when I was putting Armorall on my car's dashboard. I had the radio going and, completely absentmindedly, wiped the stuff onto the steering wheel. Oh, what a mistake! For the next month I was a hazard to other drivers 'cause that wheel was so darn slippery I could barely control the car. Though it did make for a very shiny steering wheel. :o
October 25, 2006, 08:07 PM
I wouldn't recommend the WD-40. This stuff is just kerosene with some aromatics added to it. WD-40 can and will gum-up over time and make a mess of your smooth functioning pistola.
October 25, 2006, 08:17 PM
i use it on my mags. for my g-19 . it helps in matches , they drop fast.
October 25, 2006, 09:52 PM
Glock 'experts' call for just five drops of oil to keep their firearms in their best working condition. I own Glock and XD firearms and I think the less gunk-attractor(s) the better. Dry is gooooood.........
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Great news. I was getting tired of the media kissing this kid's butt, and trying to portray him like he was some kind of victim. As for his mother's reaction to the verdict. I would be curious to know if she threw herself on the living room floor, night after night, when her son didn't come home because he was out selling heroin and carrying guns. Her grief over that, and her failure as a parent, must have been just as overwhelming.
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Just curious: If the drug dealer who supplied Rush Limbaugh with his addictive drugs were shot in the face - would people be as happy and supportive?
Lesson 1: Don't point a gun at a police officer and expect nothing to happen.
Lesson 2: Don't do or sell drugs.
Lessons learned by the youth of today from this trial: zero
Some will defend Kwadir and say cops lie. Kwadir though came across as completely lacking credibility. When Kwadir completely denies dealing drugs on the stand, and the prosecutor plays recorded conversations of Kwadir knowingly dealing drugs (or at the very least, faciliating drug deals), how can Kwadir come across as believable?
I feel bad he was shot in the face, but he has to accept consequences. He's still young, he may have to do some time, but I truly hope he can turn his life around. It may not be a popular opinion, but I do have some degree of sympathy for him. But he made some bad choices hanging out with and associating with drug dealers and wanting to be part of that crowd.
99% of people commenting would walk past this dude in the street without even making eye contact, the Internet has made sissies brave. No one here was there so I don't know how you can be so sure of what happened. Wait, what a police officer lied in court? Shot man because he showed a gun? Riiiiight because cops have never lied, he shot a man in the face did you expect him to go to court and say I'm sorry your honor I thought I'd seen a gun and shot out of FEAR, I'm the one who's at fault" and I'm not saying the Kwadir is innocent but someone pulls a gun on you, you are not firing once? Sorry I don't believe that. And he's a Sgt. you people have no idea what goes on out here. Same people still talking about Trayvon. it's really sad. And you have the nerve to talk about society? You folks are the problem with "society," keyboard killers.
I saw some of this case on Jersey Strong. I think Brooke is a real down to earth attorney. She's also very young and can relate to her clients with ease. She is not a racist in any way. I felt bad for Kwadir, after all he is blind after all of this. When I read another post, it states that he was trying to rob someone. When I was 18 I was robbed at gunpoint and thought I would die. It was the scariest feeling ever, smh. Just curious, why was he not charged with robbery or attempted robbery? Did this kid have all of the drugs mentioned in the article on him? How did the drugs come into play if he was robbing someone? Bad decisions at 19 years old have severe consequences. No need to mock his mom for collapsing, she did nothing wrong. She's expressing her emotions for her son. Good, bad or indifferent, a mother's love is always there.
Good for the Court! It's about time they made the punishment fit the crime! And as for this guy's mother ... maybe if she did a better job raising him he would have turned out to be a better man! Enough said! Now get off the floor lady.
The last paragraph makes it hard to feel sorry for the guy.
The mother in hysterics? Isn't it kind of late to show your concern, Mom? You raised a criminal. Are you crying b/c this verdict slams the lid on the civil lawsuit your son was contemplating?
"A senior when he was arrested, Felton finally graduated this past June after overcoming the physical and emotional trauma of the incident. He called walking in the graduation ceremony at Snyder High School "one of the greatest feelings in the world."
Don't understand how he thought he would get off after pointing a gun at an officer. The firearm is next to him on the ground and he has drugs on him but it's not his.
The wheels of justice did good today, "guilty on all counts".
People must accept consequences for their actions. He knew selling drugs was illegal and risky behavior that could have cost him time in jail or his life on the streets. His mother should be thankful that her son is still alive.
Perla Perea
This is disgusting .... that cop was racist and I'm sure that kid had NO GUN. Such a damn shame, I feel his mother's pain, I really do. This saddens me because it's the year 2013 almost 2014 and we still live in a ignorant cold world.
This fight is over counselor. Your client wouldn't be blind today and on trial for all these charges had he remained home rather being on the streets committing crimes.
I say Justice has been served. I'm glad he wasn't on trial for killing a police officer who was in the line of duty. Be happy that Felton ran into a police officer rather a citizen. It would've been a murder trial as well. Stop crying Felton and stop being a coward and face your crimes like a real man.
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From: Rod ------------------------------------------------------ This site below has these lectures in multiple formats, print, audio, an= d = video. And in many file formats. The WebM is impressive in Operanext. --------------------------------------------------- Eben Moglen is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia = University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Softwar= e = Freedom Law Center, whose client list includes numerous pro bono clients= , = such as the Free Software Foundation. Prof. Eben Moglen's first lecture on the implications of Edward Snowden'= s = revelations. What he has given us and what we need to do now if we want = to = life in a free society in the future http://snowdenandthefuture.info/index.html Moglen started out as a computer programming language designer[1] and th= en = received his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1980, where he= = won the Hicks Prize for Literary Criticism. In 1985, he received a Maste= r = of Philosophy in history and a JD from Yale University. He has held = visiting appointments at Harvard University, Tel Aviv University and the= = University of Virginia since 1987. He was a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall (1986=E2=80=9387 term). = He joined = the faculty of Columbia Law School in 1987, and was admitted to the New = = York bar in 1988.[2] He received a Ph.D. in history from Yale University= = in 1993. Moglen serves as a director of the Public Patent Foundation. Moglen was part of Philip Zimmermann's defense team, when Zimmermann was= = being investigated over the export of Pretty Good Privacy, a public key = = encryption system, under US export laws.[3] In 2003 he received the EFF Pioneer Award. In February 2005, he founded = = the Software Freedom Law Center. Moglen is closely involved with the Free Software Foundation, serving as= = general counsel since 1994 and board member from 2000 to 2007. As counse= l, = Moglen was charged with enforcing the GNU General Public License (GPL) o= n = behalf of the FSF,[4] and later became heavily involved with drafting = version 3 of the GPL. On April 23, 2007 he announced in a blog post that= = he would be stepping down from the board of directors of the Free Softwa= re = Foundation. Moglen stated that after the GPLv3 Discussion Draft 3 had be= en = released, he wanted to devote more time to writing, teaching, and the = Software Freedom Law Center.[5] Source Wikipedia -- = Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- = Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- = Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- = Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Stephen Kraus ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/judge-orders-patent-troll-explain-its-%E2%80%98mr-sham%E2%80%99-jury The company in court of a patent troll, and its come out that one of their 'offices' was nothing more than a closet with a landlord who would sign the papers. The judge basically wants the patent troll to explain their entire setup and how this was legal.
From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ I had a tab open to Forbes online from Wednesday when I closed my browser (reading up on the Egyptian Coup D'etat) and went to their home page this morning (it's quiet at work today) and one of the articles they had was a story/editorial about how developers are starting to get skittish about patents now... http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/07/04/patent-trolls-are-now-crushing-parts-of-the-developer-economy/ They mentioned one "bright" spot in the whole patent troll wars was that there was now a crowd-sourced information service on prior art to help defend against patent trolls. Interesting read, I think.
From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Just read a note on the Washington Post website that the US Patent office has rejected a "key" patent (pinch to zoom) that was one of the patents at issue in the trial this past summer between Apple and Samsung... Apple patent rejected: The U.S. Patent and Trademark office said Wednesday that it has rejected the ?pinch-to-zoom? patent. The technology covered by that patent was one of those at issue in the summer trial between Apple and Samsung. Samsung was ordered to pay Apple more than $1 billion in damages for violating that patent and five others. The Washington Post reported that Apple is expected to ask the office to reconsider that decision.
From: James Nylen ------------------------------------------------------ http://betanews.com/2012/07/04/i-declare-independence-from-apple/ Joe Wilcox of BetaNews is moving away from Apple (to Google), at least partly due to their patent-related bullying behavior. Is that a good/meaningful choice? Is there any end in sight to the BS patent-wrangling that companies use to try to cripple their competitors?
From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ The first hack - offensive, abusive language, complaining about patents and freedom, particularly about how the hacker could do it better and cheaper - and how "the man" is messing with his wireless.... 100+ years, and the tradition still going strong. *- Chad W. Smith* *"I like a man who's middle name is W."* President George W. Bush - February 10, 2003 bit.ly/gwb-dubya On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Rod-Lists wrote: > "In June 1903, Gugliemo Marconi and his partner Ambrose Flemming were > about to give the first demonstration of long-range wireless communication > at the Royal Institution in London, which, Marconi said, could be sent in > complete confidentiality with no fear of the messages being hijacked. > Suddenly, the silence was broken by a huge mysterious wireless pulse strong > enough to take over the carbon-arc projector and make it sputter messages > in Morse Code. First, it repeated the word 'Rats' over and over again > (abusive at that time). Then it tapped out, 'There was a young fellow of > Italy, who diddled the public quite prettily.' Further rude epithets > followed. It was Nevil Maskelyne, a stage musician and inventor who was > annoyed because Marconi's patents prevented him from using wireless. It was > the first hacking, to demonstrate an insecure system." > > > http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html >
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ "In June 1903, Gugliemo Marconi and his partner Ambrose Flemming were about to give the first demonstration of long-range wireless communication at the Royal Institution in London, which, Marconi said, could be sent in complete confidentiality with no fear of the messages being hijacked. Suddenly, the silence was broken by a huge mysterious wireless pulse strong enough to take over the carbon-arc projector and make it sputter messages in Morse Code. First, it repeated the word 'Rats' over and over again (abusive at that time). Then it tapped out, 'There was a young fellow of Italy, who diddled the public quite prettily.' Further rude epithets followed. It was Nevil Maskelyne, a stage musician and inventor who was annoyed because Marconi's patents prevented him from using wireless. It was the first hacking, to demonstrate an insecure system." http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html
From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ So there is a minor Presidential primary debate coming up. I don't really care about any of the people, but I was thinking that as YouTube is allowing for questions, we might try to get a good software patent question into the mix. Try to push that issue to the front and something (I believe) important to the OSS community. Anyway I made up a question (can anyone come up with a better wording?) so go vote on it or another one regarding patents (which of now there are not any...) http://www.youtube.com/foxnews -> Vote Search for patent. And let us know if you have a better text, and I'll go vote for it!
From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ So there has been a lot of news regarding software patents and even Google is getting into the mix in a more public manner. What I am wondering if there is a way to go out there and find bad patents and force the patent office to invalidate them. The idea would be kind of a reverse patent troll. In our spare time find invalid patents and the necessary proof to prove that they are such and submit it to the office. If the patent office handles them anything like patent applications it should be quite easy ;-) Plus if enough patents were being invalidated perhaps it would become less lucrative for trolls. Anyone know how one would go about this? It is likely way to hard for someone like me, but it would be great if we could setup a community site that was dedicated to deleting bad software patents.
From: Cameron Kilgore ------------------------------------------------------ Thought this might be interesting for those bent out of shape as a means to avoid a patent on keeping the perfect human form. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack --Cameron
From: Cameron Kilgore ------------------------------------------------------ Apple hits HTC hard with a win over two patents, which could stop imports of HTC handsets. One of these patents covers the very simple practice of searching a data set for preformatted data such as a phone number, and adding interaction to it. Which is an interface patent. Talk amongst yourselves. --Cameron
From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ I'll leave my personal comments out.. but I won't be going to help keep me from being arrested. -------------------------------------------------------- Please join us for our April 14th lunch meeting. FREE to CTC members; $20 non-CTC members. RSVP deadline is Monday, April 11th. To register, http://chatc.org/events/2011/4/14/chattanooga-technology-council-april-lunch-meeting/ Mitch Glazier is Executive Vice President, Government and Industry Relations for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Washington D.C.-based trade association that represents hundreds of member record companies responsible for creating, manufacturing and distributing more than 90 percent of all legitimate sound recordings sold in the United States. Glazier serves as the chief advocate for the recorded music industry before policymakers and government officials and is responsible for industry relations, including the Gold and Platinum Sales Award Program. Glazier, because of his role in policy debates over new media, was named as one of the nation's "50 most influential men under 37," by "Details" magazine. He has been at the forefront of many of the nation's cutting-edge policy issues, such as copyright law in the digital age, First Amendment-related challenges, royalty streams for record companies and artists, and international copyright agreements. Before his tenure with RIAA, Glazier served as Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over all intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights and trademarks. In his capacity as Chief Counsel, Glazier served as the chief advisor to the Subcommittee and was responsible for working with Members of Congress to craft legislation and amendments, organize legislative and oversight hearings and markups, and analyze and evaluate legislation referred to the subcommittee. Glazier also served as law clerk to Judge Wayne R. Andersen, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and practiced law at the Chicago law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg as an associate in commercial litigation. Glazier holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Policy, cum laude, from Northwestern University. He is a member of the Bars of the State of Illinois and the District of Columbia.
From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ brain pickin' time again when I pull up Microsoft patents on uspto.gov I usually see a list of names of the inventors, which have assigned this patent idea over to Microsoft, eg: Patent D632,380 Inventors: Kim; Young Soo (Bellevue, WA), Groene; Ralf (Kirkland, WA), Reed; Anthony (Seattle, WA) Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) I assume that the inventors names are Microsoft employees My boss wants to know what compensation/incentive, if any, was given to these inventors in order to make them want to hand over their invention to Microsoft. My guess was stock options or maybe they are just paid well.


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2013 Mac Pro Supply Problems? Nope, Just 'Constrained Allocation'
Like many would-be 2013 Mac Pro buyers, Fairer Platform reader "Bob" ordered early and is still waiting. He lives in that space somewhere between Mac Pro supply and FedEx at his door.
Although he did go with a BTO D700 graphics card upgrade, there really isn't much special about his order. Considering that he chose a standard menu item and one thing from Column A (another menu item), you wouldn't think he'd be facing a delay until June.
Alas, that's the timeframe he's been quoted for a six-core Mac Pro + D-700 GPUs. Ouch.
"Once these things are flowing, we are ordering 10 more," says Bob. "We are extremely frustrated."
Well, although he wasn't much help, Bob's Apple rep is responsive and apparently in tune with Apple's Mac Pro supply problems, nay, customer mollification lingo:
Thanks for confirming the TD PO#. I have confirmed this order is prioritized in the system but at this point they are still allocating on the first in, first out and I'm not privy to an additional information at this point in time. I would keep an eye out for a re-quote from Apple (which Tech Data may receive since the order was placed directly through them) which would have a update on a monthly estimate.
I fully understand your team and your customer's frustration when it comes to allocation for the MacPro. I will keep you updated if the status changes internally for this specific order. I have provided a brief letter to a handful of partners that basically just states on Apple letterhead that we're experiencing constrained allocation [emphasis added]. If that would be helpful, please let me know and I'm more than willing to send over.
Thank You!
What does "constrained allocation" mean? Is it just another way of saying they don't have enough? And, is that the same thing as inadequate Mac Pro supply or is the constraint attributable to [wanton speculation alert] "Disney is buying every one we can make"?
I suspect that, when Apple apologizes and offers an explanation, the company won't tell us much if anything…
What do you think "constrained allocation" means?
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I Am Troy Davis
On September 21, 2011 Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis' execution was protested by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, and Pope Benedict XVI, President Jimmy Carter, and 51 members of Congress all appealed for clemency. How did one man capture the world's imagination, and become the iconic face for the campaign to end the death penalty?
I Am Troy Davis, coauthored by Jen Marlowe and Davis' sister Martina Davis-Correia, tells the intimate story of an ordinary man caught up in an inexorable tragedy. From his childhood in racially-charged Savannah; to the confused events that led to the 1989 shooting of a police officer; to Davis' sudden arrest, conviction, and two-decade fight to prove his innocence; I Am Troy Davis takes us inside a broken legal system where life and death hang in the balance. It is also an inspiring testament to the unbreakable bond of family, to the resilience of love, and that even when you reach the end of justice, voices from across the world will rise together in chorus and proclaim, "I am Troy Davis," I stand with you.
"Highly moving."
—Boston Globe
"The late Troy Davis has long been a symbol for activists working to abolish America's death penalty, and the new book I Am Troy Davis puts a human face on that symbol, with particular emphasis on the unyielding love of his family."
—The Grio
"Every fighter for justice should read I Am Troy Davis. As heartbreaking as the ending is, this story shines as an inspiration in our ongoing struggles. Forever we should remember: We are all Martina Correia. We are all Troy Davis."
—International Socialist Review
"Essential for those interested in the U.S. justice system in general and the death penalty in particular."
—Library Journal, Starred Review
"Poignant and humane... a powerful narrative that challenges the notion that 'the taking of one life can be answered by the taking of another.'"
—Kirkus Reviews
"Here is a shout for human rights and for the abolition of the death penalty. This book, I Am Troy Davis, should be read and cherished. It will inspire courage in the heart of those who are willing to use their efforts to save lives and increase the quality of life for all people."
—Maya Angelou
"Martina and Troy are heroes from a family of heroes. This story of their lives is also a call to action. It asks each of us to pick up where they left off by ending the death penalty once and for all so the risk of executing an innocent person is finally eliminated in America."
—Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
"Read this book, about Martina Davis-Correia and Troy Anthony Davis. The lives of this sister and brother were tragically cut short, one by cancer, the other through a cruel injection of a lethal, chemical cocktail in the final act of a profoundly unjust criminal justice system. This book captures their unflagging courage in confronting the challenges thrust upon them. More than history, more than eulogy, I Am Troy Davis is an urgent call to action."
—Amy Goodman
"Like Trayvon Martin's monumental murder, the execution of Troy Davis was a historic awakening for this country -- an awakening of the deadly consequences of white supremacy. Don't miss this book!"
—Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice, Union Theological Seminary
"I Am Troy Davis is heart stopping proof that the death penalty didn't just kill an innocent Troy Davis and break and bury his gorgeous family, but it charred the soul of America. This book will devastate you, piss you off and then inspire you to work with your life to end the death penalty forever."
—Eve Ensler, Playwright and Activist
"In this moving and intimate portrait of Troy Davis and his courageous family, Jen Marlowe restores to Troy his humanity, and reminds us why every life matters, and why capital punishment makes this country a pariah among the world's democracies."
—Gloria Steinem
"I Am Troy Davis is a painful yet very important book, one that will bring you face to face with the human impact of the death penalty system, prompt you to think deeply about the flaws in our criminal justice system, and inspire you to stand with all those who have been wrongfully placed on death row."
—Susan Sarandon, Actor and Activist
"Martina Correia's heroic fight to save her brother's life while battling for her own serves as a powerful testament for activists."
—Liliana Segura, the Nation
"I Am Troy Davis, takes readers on the journey of a remarkable family whose faith, love, integrity and convictions propelled their fight for their loved one and a larger cause. Jen Marlowe's careful and sensitive collaboration with the Davises has yielded a narrative that will surely inspire readers to pick up the torch that Martina Davis Correia so bravely carried for social justice and human dignity with every ounce of her being and every day of her life."
—Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director Emeritus
"A Must Read Book – the searing, heartbreaking story of a strong and loving family caught in the vortex of a dysfunctional criminal justice system."
—Anne Emanuel, Georgia State University Law Professor and ABA Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Chair


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Marquette: Lake trout were caught near the white rocks and the Sand Hole in 150 to 180 feet of water. Stannard Rock had excellent catch rates but the fish were running smaller this week, averaging 5 to 10 pounds.
Au Train: Surface water temperatures were in the low 40s. Lake trout fishing was fair with some limits of 2 to 3 pound fish reported. A few fish over 10 pounds were caught in the shipping lanes. Anglers are trolling in 150 to 200 feet of water however the fish appear to be scattered.
Munising: Trout and salmon fishing slowed as water temperatures moved up into the low to mid 50's. Lake trout fishing was slow but most anglers were focusing on chinook. Pier and shore anglers caught the occasional splake when casting lures or still-fishing with natural baits.
Grand Marais: Catch rates for whitefish were slow with the onset of warm weather. Those fishing at night caught smaller fish on a single egg. A few lake trout were caught by boat anglers in the shipping channel.
Keweenaw Bay: The bite has been good with those trolling picking up a mix of coho, chinook and lake trout. Most were fishing 35 to 65 feet down in waters 40 to 70 feet deep from the head of the bay to Sand Point and up around Old Mission. Whitefish were caught east of Baraga in 80 to 105 feet of water. In Traverse Bay, the bite was hit-or-miss but those jigging in 150 to 185 feet of water did catch fish from Gay Point to Hermits Cove.
Ontonagon: Lake Trout fishing has been exceptional. Most fish were caught 10 to 20 feet off the bottom in 80 to 100 feet of water. A few smaller chinook were caught in deeper water. Walleye fishing has started to pick up.
Little Bay De Noc: Catch rates were good for the walleye opener however most fish were just legal or too small to keep. Most were fishing deeper waters from the head of the bay and north to Saunders Point. Day anglers used harnesses with crawlers in 20 to 30 feet of water and night anglers used crank baits.


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re-interpreted everyday scenes
Robert Rickhoff is a German artists who has digitally manipulated photographs of public spaces with objects that seem out of place. There is a mixture of obvious manipulation with some but also others that will force you to look twice to notice the unusual setting.
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Shopping for a dream home on the first date
When I call Anna for our blind date, she's blunt about not wanting to do anything ordinary. "You're not going to ask me out for a drink, are you?"
"God, no." I scoff.
Of course I was. Several, in fact.
Our mutual friend promised me Anna wasn't some wide-eyed Midwestern transplant who'd be wowed by my middling screenwriting career, and that she'd "keep me on my toes," but I can't help wonder when asking a woman out for a drink became so hopelessly bourgeois. Having just relocated to Los Angeles, Anna wants to see the city and suggests we do something during the day. Now I really cringe. At thirty-one, a daytime non-drinking blind date sounds suspiciously like a dry run to see if I'm worth an actual grown-up date. I'm beginning to suspect our friend talked Anna up to me more than she did me to Anna. Before she suggests something excruciating like a hike to the Hollywood sign or a long slog up to Malibu, I quickly bluff that I want to surprise her.
That Sunday, I grab the L.A. Times and pick her up with a plan to go house hunting. Not really of course, but for kicks. I'm impressed with myself for coming up with a creative way for her to see her new neighborhood that doesn't feel recycled from an old episode of Blind Date. Anna had mentioned an interest in design, and the mossy hills of Silver Lake, Echo Park and Angelino Heights are dotted with architectural gems from the likes of Neutra, Schindler and Lautner — names I've picked up as an eastside resident and hope to impress her with.
"We're infertile." Anna says without missing a beat and motions towards me. "Mostly him, though."
I regret such a half-baked idea the moment Anna answers her door. Strawberry blonde with a ski-jump nose and lanky tank-topped frame, she's a natural knockout. I could have planned all week for this date and still felt ill-prepared.
"So." Her smirk puts Drew Barrymore to shame as she gets right to the point. "What did you come up with?"
Our first stop is a Spanish colonial with wall-to-wall carpeting and baby-proofed interiors. The owner is some kind of producer;framed posters for straight-to-video crap with titles like Sweet Insanity and Poultrygeist dot the walls. We smirk at an autographed photo of a winking Wesley Snipes and offer mock critiques of the kiddie artwork on the refrigerator. As the realtor eyes us, Anna tests the faucets and I knock thoughtfully on the walls.
"The study could easily be converted into another bedroom for guests." The realtor corners us. "Or children."
"We're infertile." Anna says without missing a beat and motions towards me. "Mostly him, though."
Once outside we both crack up, which is about as positive a date barometer as one could ask for. We're still chuckling as we walk into a stilt-supported postmodern with a $2 million price tag. Anna signs us in with the realtor as Chauncy and Zelda Van Helsing. We smile at the other perusing couples and graze on the platter of cheese and deli meats in the living room.
"I guess this means I don't have to spring for lunch," I say and Anna laughs through a mouthful of Ritz crackers.
The afternoon continues breezily like that. We visit a half-dozen open houses that neither of us could dream of affording, squinting critically from room to room and stumping the realtors with arbitrary questions.
"Is there room for a fallout shelter?"
"Do the neighbors swing?"
True Stories: I, Cougar. He was just a boy, but he was my man
True Stories: In defense of ex-sex
Talking to Strangers: My signature move is getting drunk and embarrassing myself
We discuss the novels on the bookshelves, peruse the medicine cabinets and try to pick out the owners in mantle photographs. In one master bedroom, Anna shouts "think fast" and quarterbacks me a dildo she fished out of the dresser. A young couple walks in before I have a chance to snap the rubber monstrosity back to her.
"Don't worry, we're not snooping," she explains to the other couple. "That's ours."
My friend was right about Anna keeping me on my toes.
In the next house, we stand on the back porch and enjoy a jaw-dropping view of the afternoon sun bleeding into downtown. It's unusually clear for Los Angeles; we can even see the mountains towering over the skyscrapers like mirages. I reach over and hold Anna's hand and the moment feels more intimate than any other first date I've had in a while, even the ones that ended in bed. I realize how much I want that second "adult" date, but when I glance over I catch the realtor watching us from the kitchen window. Anna sees him too and I wonder if she's only holding my hand for his benefit.
We're suddenly taking stock of our own lackluster apartments, careers and futures in a way that can kill the mood of even the most ironic first date.
The last house we visit is a cozy Craftsman fixer-upper nestled high up in the hills. We gaze up at its skylight, finger its fireplace masonry and accept the realtor's glossy business card, complete with smiling headshot, all without a single wisecrack. Another couple our age smiles at us. We recognize them from a previous house and as we leave; they're talking with the realtor in hushed, excited tones.
Out in the driveway, Anna and I fall silent for the first time on our date. I'm sure we're thinking the same thing: that other young couple is buying their dream home while we've been playing pretend. We've both fallen a tiny bit in love with this charming little bungalow with the sunset view and its implied endless possibilities, and we're suddenly taking stock of our own lackluster apartments, careers and futures in a way that can kill the mood of even the most ironic first date.
Back in the car, I play tour guide and point out a couple local points of interest, including a hole-in-the-wall taqueria with the city's best molé sauce, but Anna apologetically says she got a lot work to get back to. By the time I drop her off, it's dark out and the date's fizzled. Anna gives me a hug goodbye, a poker-faced smile and starts walking up the steps to a graffitied old apartment building that's pretty instantly forgettable.
I curse myself for such a stupid idea. Why not just take my first date to a maternity ward? Or better yet, a funeral home to go mock coffin shopping? That might have been less awkward.
As Anna disappears inside her walk-up, I break every rule in my book, dial her cell and ask her out for a plain old boring drink. A woman like this needs to be kept on her toes.
True Stories: I, Cougar. He was just a boy, but he was my man
True Stories: In defense of ex-sex
Talking to Strangers: My signature move is getting drunk and embarrassing myself
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Particle Tracing in a Micromixer
Application ID: 12151
Micromixers can either be static or dynamic depending on the required mixing time and length scale. For static mixers, the Reynolds number has to be suitable high to induce turbulence enhanced mixing. Often micromixers operate in the laminar flow regime due to their small characteristic size. The diffusivity of a solute in the flowing fluid may also be extremely small, on the order of 10?10m2/s. This results in mixing length scales on the order of meters—clearly unacceptable for a microscale device. Static mixers try to alleviate the problem by adding mixing elements to induce vorticity into the flow. A dynamic mixer uses rotating blades to enhance the mixing process, allowing for smaller scale devices. The one big disadvantage of a dynamic mixer is that moving parts are required. This model uses the Rotating Machinery, Laminar Flow and Particle Tracing for Fluid Flow interfaces.
This application was built using the following:CFD Module Particle Tracing Module
The combination of COMSOL® products required to model your application depends on the physics interfaces that define it. Particular physics interfaces may be common to several products (see the Specification Chart for more details). To determine the right combination of products for your project, you should evaluate all of your needs in light of each product's capabilities, consultation with the COMSOL Sales and Support teams, and the use of an evaluation license.


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The Aleš Hrebeský Memorial Box Tournament
By JOHN HETZEL
Prague, Radotin
The small Prague suburb of Radotin is still abuzz in the aftermath of last weekend's world lacrosse action. The tournament marked many historical firsts including the first Japanese team to try box lacrosse, the first box lacrosse tournament with four different nations, the first US box team to play in the Czech Republic and the first ever German victory over a Czech club, (LC Passau 2 LC Pardubice 0). The event showcased the Czech's ability to host a fine tournament, and to excel at what is the preferred variety of lax locally, box lacrosse. Radotin's box stadium plays beautifully with its new, sanded astro-turf, and club officials are pleased to report no serious injuries despite 29 fiercely-contested box matches, three youth league games, and a women's exhibition.
Group Play
Group play was highlighted by two matches decided in the final ten seconds, which foreshadowed the semi-final and final. Group two victory was sealed by LC Jizni Mesto's Martin Nespor who tallied with 2 ticks on the clock against TJ Malesice to send his club into the semis against the number two finisher from group one, REBELS (USA), who lost to the host club and group one victors LCC Radotin with seven seconds to play on an underhand crank from defensive MVP Mirek Knotek.
Semi-Final and Final
The first semi pitted LCC Radotin and cross town rivals TJ Malesice, the hosts prevailing 4-2 in a tight-checking defensive affair. The other semi was more free-wheeling with the third Prague club, LC Jizni Mesto, (Southtown), surprising the visiting REBELS with excellent team speed and good stickwork in posting a 6-2 win, and setting up a rematch of the 2000 Czech League box final. LCC avenged its loss in that meeting, scoring early and never letting Southtown or its many fans get into the game while rolling to a 10-4 win and the 2001 HBA Cup trophy.
Tournament highlights
The tournament was highlighted by fine lacrosse up and down the table, including the exciting play of what looks to be a box power of the future, Japan. Saturday, Team Tokyo arrived having never tried the sport between the boards, without uniforms which were still en route, and were immediately educated at the Prague school of hard knocks by local 'instructers' TJ Malesice and Jizni Mesto. Despite taking their lumps, Tokyo's manager Takeshi Kato, (Head Coach, Team Japan U-19), and his lads never let up and showed unlimited potential. Sunday, sporting jet-black Tokyo uniforms and an L.A. Raiders bravado, Tokyo outscored its three opponents 18-3 in capturing fifth place with explosive speed, quality stickwork, toughness, and admirable field awareness and team communication. Tokyo captured the hearts of local fans along with the invaders from the other side of the pond, REBELS.
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REBELS team manager Bill Curtis, (Rebel Lax Wear), admitted confidentially before the tournament that his team had never practiced or played together, and as an astute lax man and European insider, (head coach Sweden 1994-6), knew the Czechs would be tough. Still, he was surprised when his REBELS, with several Team Toyota/Bud players and a supporting cast from the ranks of an amateur east coast box league, came up short against the Prague clubs. In any case, Prague considers itself privileged to have had the opportunity to host these fine gentlemen and great ambassadors of lacrosse.
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In addition to holding a coaches clinic for sixty kids on Friday, Bill and his group were big stars around the grounds, always quick with a smile, autograph, or technical pointer, and kids and league players alike are already looking forward to next April 19-21, 2002 when the REBEL show comes to town again. A special shout to Bill for the prizes REBEL LAX donated for the kids, and for tournament award winners-truly quality merchandise that gave this year's event a great image.
That's What It's All AboutSocially, the HBA Cup proved a big winner too, starting with the local city hall's special welcoming luncheon for players visiting from abroad, to Saturday's lavish official stadium opening ceremony complete with local and Prague city mayors, president of the League of Czech Sporting Clubs, and the Czech Men's & Women's Lacrosse presidents cutting the tape. While the teams stood by in uniform, a popular TV moderator MCed, majorettes danced, and a former Miss CR threw out the first ball. Most players and many fans mustered for the party at the stadium hall Saturday night where Takeshi led about one hundred party-goers in a Japanese beer drinking game. Sunday night's closing party and buffet at the popular Prague restaurant/Jazz Club U Maleho Glena proved a crowning gem of an evening with REBELS, Tokyo, and many Prague players mingling over excellent munchies, great cold beer, and groovy tunes.
Thanks from the organizers for all event participants, sponsors, and fans who made this year's HBA Cup/ Ales Hrebesky Memorial a wonderful experience.
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