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FLINT, Michigan – Jack Doering knew who his best friends were.
Even the ones he didn't know.
During his 41 years as the promoter/owner of Auto City Speedway, the Flint native wore many hats, and occasionally that meant helping out in the track's parking lot.
One night, while parking cars, a fan came up to him, claiming to be his best friend. Being the genuine, kindhearted person he was, Doering played along and even parked the guy's car next to his own.
"He was the type of guy who was good to everybody," said Doering's son, John Doering Jr. "He made everyone feel like they were worth a million bucks."
Jack Doering died Sunday at his Clio residence at the age of 78. Visitation will be Tuesday 3-9 p.m. and Wednesday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4-9 p.m. at O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the West Flint Church of the Nazarene – 2254 S. Dye Road in Flint. Burial will be in Flint Memorial Park.
"Jack was not a star, he was a starmaker," said Larry Loynes, who has been the announcer at Auto City for the last 22 years. "Fans and drivers always came first. He never took credit for his success. He always made everyone feel more important than he was - a slice of pie from Heaven."
Always an avid racing fan, Doering took a job as Auto City's people counter in 1958. The facility went bankrupt during the summer of '58 before reopening a year later under then-owner Joe Grabenhorst.
He was elevated to the promoter's position on July 4, 1959 when then-promoter Bob George failed to show up. He became partners with Grabenhorst in 1962 before taking over sole ownership when Grabenhost died in 1985.
It would be a combination of Doering's exemplary people skills and his understanding of the business side of the sport that enabled him to make Auto City the premier racing facility on the East side of the state.
When he first arrived, Auto City was just a quarter-mile dirt facility. A half-mile oval was added in 1960 and both tracks were eventually paved in 1986. What set him aside from a typical promoter was he wasn't afraid to occasionally veer away to sports-entertainment.
Various Hollywood-style acts would come through the track's doors, including Speed-O the clown, Robbie Knievel, Joie Chitwood's Thrill Show and Burt Reynolds. He was one of the first promoters to have one-on-one spectator drag races, he had skydivers parachute into the track and he even staged motorcycle demolition derbies and fireworks displays.
During his tenure as the owner of Dixie Motor Speedway (1969-84) in Birch Run, one of his shows featured a professional wrestling match on the track's frontstretch between ''Gorgeous'' George and Dick ''The Bruiser.''
And boy did his tricks work. Auto City's seating capacity nearly tripled from 3,000 in 1959 to its current level of 7,000.
"He was the Barnum & Bailey of Auto City," John Doering said. "He always thought out of the box. You name it, he had it going on. He was ahead of his time."
Gimmicks aside, Doering never forgot that traditional racing, and the drivers that provide it, were the core of track's shows. He not only put on several high-quality events, but he always made sure the drivers were taken care of.
Along with former Owosso Speedway promoter "Easy" Ed Jones, Doering founded the Michigan Speedway Promoters Association, which put on the super late-models Carling Circuit of Champions in the 1970s.
Every Wednesday night, a race would take place at a different track around the state, and at the end of the season, a car would be awarded to the winner. Other big-time races, such as the Colonel's Firecracker 150 and the Mudslinger 100, became regular occurrences at the track.
Auto City's weekly purse initially started at $300 before swelling to $3,000 in 1961 to $25,000 in his final season of 1999. The track's regular car count of 200 reflected his generosity.
He became the second promoter inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1987 and he was enshrined into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
"He was a legend period," said Birch Run resident Jay Woolworth, who is in his 56th season of racing at Auto City. "He was one of the most honest persons there was. He knew what it took to make us (racers) happy and what it took to make the fans happy."


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Home buyers like to dream, and they enjoy imagining what it would be like spending holidays in a new home.
Home sellers can help create that vision with attractive outdoor holiday lighting this winter season. And there is no better way to get a home on the market noticed than with festive lights.
"Holiday displays are beautiful and we hope they are safe, as well," said Mark Durbin, spokesman for First Energy's Illuminating Co. who, along with the Electrical Safety Foundation International, provided these safety tips:
• Only use light strings, animated displays and other outdoor electrical products that are approved by a nationally-recognized certification organization and that are marked "for outdoor use." Don't exceed the maximum number of strings that can be linked together.
• Avoid stapling or nailing through light strings or electrical/extension cords. This could cause shock or fire. If staples are used to keep strings in place, choose only the insulated kind that are hammered in place and not secured with a staple gun. Run strings of lights through hooks that are available at home improvement and hardware stores.
• Waterproof all electrical connections and keep them off of the ground. Plug electric lights and decorations into circuits that are protected by outdoor ground fault circuit interrupters. The interrupters can be installed permanently to household circuits by an electrician or can be the portable kind that are available from an electrical supply company.
GFCIs are now required by code in certain areas of a house, including unfinished basements, kitchens and bathrooms. The GFCI interrupts power if it senses minimal current leakage, preventing electrical shock.
Some older homes may not have complete GFCI protection. Homebuyers who have moved into an older, existing house may want to have the home inspection by a qualified electrician before installing any outdoor lighting displays.
Use replacement bulbs that are of equal or lesser wattage than that recommended by the manufacturer.
Turn off all holiday lighting before you leave your home or go to bed. Automatic lighting timers provide added security.
After the holidays, separate indoor and outdoor holiday lights and label them accordingly. Store the lights somewhere where water damage and flooding most likely won't occur. Keep them away from children and pets. Throw out any that are worn or broken. After-Christmas sales are a good time to buy newer, safer electrical holiday lights and decorations.

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By Maj. Lucas R. ConnollyJanuary 10, 2013
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The sun rose slowly Dec. 13 on a frozen field near Magrath Gymnasium as two bands of brothers in arms stepped onto the field to do battle. With hot breath visible in the cold air they huddled together, making ready their battle plans.
Their eyes closed to slits, partly from the early morning sun reflecting off the frozen earth and partly from the intensity of their thoughts. The one thought they all shared was the thought of victory.
Officers and NCOs of 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment (Allons) squared off in an age-old tradition -- that of flag football. They left their rank on the sideline and left everything else on the field.
The officers, led by quarterback Lt. Col. Chris Wendland and team captain Lt. Anthony Muckelvene, stormed the field, facing off against Command Sgt. Maj. Earnest Warner and the backbone of the battalion.
The officers pursued a passing strategy with Wendland putting the ball in the hands of Capt. Ian Kent on four occasions for first downs.
Warner pursued a different strategy, focusing on a running game, putting the ball in the hands of Staff Sgt. Brandon Fowlkes, who ran for more than 200 yards throughout the morning.
In the end, only one team could emerge victorious. That team was the NCOs, who took the game by a score of 14-8.
"We have trained hard in the past year, and we played hard today," said 1st Lt. Michael Bertha, event coordinator. "In the end, it's not about winning. It's about building a strong Allons team before we deploy next year."
(Connolly serves with 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment.)


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No one will 'take your guns away'
January 30, 2013
To the editor: In Valerie Downing's letter to the editor, she goes to great length comparing the issue of drunk driving to gun violence in this country and then states: "[Drunk-driving] Offenders of......
Might have something to do with a president who looks down his nose at those of us out here in the cornfields who "cling to guns or religion" and believes All Power emanates from his office. Might have something to do with his surrogates attacking the gun industry financially. Might be that none of his ideas directly offer a solution to the problems while obstructing constitutional rights of law abiding citizens.
Imagine that. A quote from a very open active socialist.
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The 2nd amendment gives us the right to bear arms. Most of the amendments have been adjusted and tested by the supreme court. Times are much different now, and 'arms' are much different now. It is not safe or practical for people to own some of the military arms that are suitable for war. A line must be drawn. There is no amendment in our constitution that permits us to drive cars. Could that be because we are living in a different time? We need to do what is best for society, there needs to be some limits on the arms available for public purchase and use. A literal interpretation of the 2nd could refer only to the muskets available at that time...that is another extreme view. The political rhetoric on the topic is necessary and good.
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Thanks Paul. You nailed it.
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Paul writes an excellent rebuttal to Valerie Downing's commentary. IMO, enhanced gun laws would include greater emphasis on background checks, no private sales and every gun must be registered and every owner licensed.
"Might be that none of his (Obama's) ideas directly offer a solution to the problems while obstructing constitutional rights of law abiding citizens."
Could it be you have an example Pirate? Might be that the gun lobby should be attacked for not taking the issue of background checks more seriously. Might be that citizens are fed up with the callous attitude displayed by the gun industry concerning gun violence.
Is referring to Sinclair Lewis as a socialist supposed to mean that his quote lacked some truth? Oh that's right, you hate the concept of socialism but reap the benefits.
"Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism" -Earl Warren
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(Having spent my entire life "out here in the corn fields" I have always been amused by how accurate [though politically incorrect] that statemant was.) I am the author of the letter under discussion. I will monitor comments on it. To those of you who agree with me, thank you for the support. For those of you who disagree, thank you for reading it. I am willing to respond to comments provided that they meet two simple criteria: You identify yourself by name (as I have done--if your opinions are not worth owning they are not worth anything) and they must be of substance. (Those rules apply to those who agree with me as well as those who don't.) "Pirate", your comment (as presented) fails on both counts. Please offer substantive evidence of your assertions (and own them by identifying yourself). Paul Bridgland
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It might be that we are getting tired of being lied to by this government who lies, conceals,and covers up little things like Fast and Furious which involved guns, Lybia which resulted in 4 Americans deaths, selective law enforcement and I could go on and on. What did these killers have in common? Did they have mental problems and were taking medication? What was the side effects of the medication? We seem to ignore the root of the problem.
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The new "rules of participation" are an example of the problems you're going to have achieving a gun restricted Utopia. The Independent has established the terms of use on this commentary. So far, users don't get to jump in with their really neat ideas and change how the rest participate. Kind of like with this gun thing....there's some pre-existing terms you don't really have power to "renegotiate". Those terms are called the Bill of Rights.
Attempting this without dialog and negotiation will make the incline to Utopia steeper.
just sayin'.
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"There is nothing in the proposed legislation about the confiscation of firearms."~PaulAB
This may seem petty because the key word in the following Bill is "surrender", and not "confiscate"....
Introduced in House (01/13/2013)
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[H.R. 226 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 226
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.
"Surrendering to authorities". Maybe just a bad choice of words?
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"protect the manufacturers of weapons designed specifically to kill large numbers of people in a brief amount of time." -- Really? You wouldn't be trying to scare people into agreeing with you now would you?
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The right OF THE PEOPLE to keep and bear arms is no more negotiable than Rosa Parks' right to sit at the front of the bus. The fiendish Feinstein bill demanding registration of existing guns and disallowing families to keep existing guns after the purchaser's death and the outright banning of over 150 different makes/models of guns is, indeed, prelude to outright confiscation. That pattern has repeated in police states across Europe and on other continents. The time to prevent it happening here is before it is too late.***Sinclair Lewis was wrong about so many things!
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"Times are much different now, and 'arms' are much different now."*** The courts have found time and again that rights enumerated in the Constitution extend to modernization unforseen by the founders. The modern firearm's advance over the muzzle-loader is no more grounds for it's denial than P*i*s*s C*h*r*i*s*t"s remove from the town crier was.
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Perhaps the gentleman has heard of a commentator named Silence Dogood who was popular around the time of the nation's founding? Perhaps he has some inflated opinion of himself which allows him to demand what law and custom do not? Perhaps (though I suspect otherwise) he is unaware of the violent attacks upon the persons and the vandalism of the property of Constitutionalists who have been identified and targeted by some in league with the current administration? *** In any case, THIS--->"You identify yourself by name (as I have done--if your opinions are not worth owning they are not worth anything) and they must be of substance. (Those rules apply to those who agree with me as well as those who don't.)<--is elitist crap
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Regarding the so called "rules of participation". I merely said that I would only respond to posts that identified the writer by name and offered substantive evidence to back the writer's assertions. In other words, the "rules" only outlined what I intend to do, you are all free to do as you please.
And now I'm about to break my own "rule" regarding "Prodigal Son"'s post about H.R. 226 (he did offer something substantive). I haven't checked, but will accept the the sake of argument, that he has accurately quoted the bill. The sited wording is pretty clear: VOLUNTARILY surrender the weapon and receive a tax credit. In effect, you are selling the gun to the federal government. It is not being confiscated. To confiscate is to take property against the will of the owner and without due compensation.
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(I really need to get better at proof-reading what I write). My last post should read "Accept for the sake of argument" and "cited" not "sited". My apologies.
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Cut and paste from govtrackdotus:
H.R. 226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act Introduced: Jan 14, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015) Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3] Status: Referred to Committee
The bill's title was written by the bill's sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
5 cosponsors (5D) (show) Grijalva, Raúl [D-AZ3] Bishop, Timothy [D-NY1] (joined Jan 21, 2013)
Cummings, Elijah [D-MD7] (joined Jan 21, 2013)
Ellison, Keith [D-MN5] (joined Jan 21, 2013)
Lee, Barbara [D-CA13] (joined Jan 23, 2013)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.
Verbatim. The word "Voluntary" does not appear.
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sur·ren·der (s-rndr) v. sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders v.tr. 1. To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion. ****
con·fis·cate (knf-skt) tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority.
vol·un·tar·y (vln-tr) adj. 1. Done or undertaken of one's own free will: a voluntary decision to leave the job. 2. Acting or done willingly and without constraint or expectation of reward
Maybe it's the equivalent of a gun buy back by the feds, regardless, there is contradiction from the git go.
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Prodigal, It would HAVE to be voluntary. How else would you get tax credit? Try thinking a little bit.
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The obfuscation over how the action is named is reminiscent of the cackling that went on when we were speaking about death panels. Of course, the death panel finally settled on the name IPAB. It still has as it's function the rationing of medical care. A gun grab is a gun grab, niceties of terms notwithstandding.
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"protect the manufacturers of weapons designed specifically to kill large numbers of people in a brief amount of time."
Ok Merritt, how about we substitute "targets" for "people", is that less scary? Guns ARE designed for killing, are they not?
Here is what Thomas Jefferson thought of the Constitution. Many other contributors expressed the same opinion. You can find this at: www dot famguardian dot org. "Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of nineteen years. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right."
Synonyms of surrender: yield, give in, submit, give up, capitulate, cede, accept. Seems Prod is reading more into one word than Merriam-Webster.
No reasonable individual could logically assume that requiring gun owners to register and license their weapon is a "prelude to outright confiscation". This kind of ridiculous accusation is typical of the NRA and gun extremists who have little regard rational d
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"Prodigal, It would HAVE to be voluntary. How else would you get tax credit? Try thinking a little bit." ~ blasphemer
Sorry fan boy. This is a Bill in committee of the US House of Representatives. Semantics are everything.
When the IRS "suggests" you surrender your guns to ze authority", it's a long stretch to tie the word "voluntary" into the decision.
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The right of the people to keep and bear arms is not a LAW. (more obfuscation) The right to keep and bear arms is a Constitutional right. It was the right of the people before the US of A was established and it was preserved in the founding document. The "ridiculous accusation" comment was just another example of hit and run by Hart Man. And "gun extremist" was just more name calling.
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"The right to keep and bear arms is a Constitutional right."
If WW07 and Prod want to be specific about wording and intent, the phrase in the Constitution ONLY mentions arming a militia, NOT individuals. So unless you belong to a militia, according to the Constitution you DON'T have the right to bear arms!
None of what I have read in these posts or in what the President or Congress is considering would even come close to eliminating an individuals right to bear arms. So why do you and Prod continue to rant and prattle on about something that is not even up for consideration? Lets discuss the facts and solutions, not fanciful tales about government overreach as though what was happening in the 1780's is happening today.
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Will the OBFUSCATION NEVER STOP? By definition, a militia arms itself. A militia is not a military force. It is citizens defending themselves against whatever threat arises whether it be individually against an intruder on one's property or in concert against a would-be tyrant. It is the duty of a citizen to be armed and trained in the use of firearms. If you choose to depend upon your more responsible neighbors that is one thing. But denying your neighbors' rights is not allowed. It is unconstitutional even if you manage to scare up a majority vote with drive-by falsehoods and name calling. What is called for in this counry is self control on the part of those who think the gov't has powers not enumerated in the Constitution. Self control, not gun control.
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"Synonyms of surrender: yield, give in, submit, give up, capitulate, cede, accept. Seems Prod is reading more into one word than Merriam-Webster."~h75
Context is everything h75. In this case, we're talking about a constitutional right affecting over 80 million gun owners, few it if any seeing this ban as "voluntary surrender" of their rights.
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"Here is what Thomas Jefferson thought of the Constitution."~h75
Have you recently experienced a traumatic head injury?
My rights are not contingent on another's opinion, or worse, another's opinion contorted and offered as "compelling evidence" my rights have expired.
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First proof (requires knowledge in fields extensions): the cubic rational extension is of degree 3 since is the minimal polynomial of (why?), and
a basis for it is precisely these three elements are linearly independent over , and this is precisely what had
to be proved.
Second proof: .
Note that (I assume ; if some of these two numbers is zero I leave to you to do the little changes necessary to fix the proof).
Raise to the 3rd power the expression , and now make some order here and deduce a contradiction to p not being a
perfect (rational, of course) cube.


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Dropbox out to be a home in the 'cloud'
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SAN FRANCISCO--Dropbox is out to be the hip home in the cloud for photos, documents, video and other digital possessions amassed by Internet-age lifestyles.
Dropbox on Wednesday ramped up services for sharing and collaborating on virtual belongings ranging from Excel spreadsheets to family photos.
"This is a little glimpse into our new home; a home for life," Dropbox co-founder and chief executive Drew Houston said during an unveiling for press at a gallery in San Francisco.
He billed the improvements and new features as ways to go beyond simply storing files in the Internet cloud to "bringing it to life" by making it easy to share or collaborate, particularly using smartphones.
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To the Editor:
Newspapers are full of stories about people who commit crimes; they overshadow stories of people who every day come to work to help others.
Today I want to publicly thank the aides, nurses, kitchen, cafe and other staff at the Jewish Home at Menorah Park where my mother spent her last years.
These employees work hard and do their jobs well. Beyond well, because they do it with such loving care. My mother had some of the best friends of her life helping her day and night. She knew it and I and the rest of her family know it and we shall never forget the difference they made in the quality of mom's life, the difference going beyond their assigned duties made.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Continues Traffic Detours on Province Lands Road to Protect Spadefoot Toads
Contact: Robert Cook, Wildlife Ecologist, 508-487-3262, ext. 0503
The staff of Cape Cod National Seashore announce that they will continue to occasionally detour traffic on Province Lands Road is a popular crossing for many toads, and this spells trouble for them. To lessen vehicle impacts on the toads, the park will occasionally close


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Fannie May drops this Full Dozen Decadent Deluxe Mother's Day Chocolate Dipped Strawberries from $59.99 to $49.99 for a limited time. Plus, expedited delivery is free, a $31.98 savings! This gift includes the following strawberries: milk chocolate with white drizzle, white chocolate with dark drizzle, milk chocolate with almonds, dark chocolate with chocolate chip, and more. There is no sales tax (except IL, IN, WI, and NY).No longer available


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Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean it's too late for pumpkin crafts. And with me, it's never too late for a little Martha. If you know me, you know I love Martha Stewart. I dream of one day being her best friend, spending our time at her counter making friendship bracelets out of hand-dyed yarn. Until then, I'll just have to look forward to her holiday gems like this one:
Here's my interpretation: I used spray adhesive instead of brush on glue and a mix of pumpkin gourds and pine cones to shake it up a bit. The colors I used were Martha's Brownstone, Smokey Quartz, and Fire Opal, all of which can be purchased at Michael's Craft Store. I collected a bunch of clear glasses and turned them over to serve as pedestals. Add flameless candles underneath to bring out the sparkle and voila, you're in business. Please excuse the quality of the photos, I promise I'll master my camera soon.
Also, please excuse Vera, she thinks she's part of the family.
Not the sparkle type? Check out these quick and easy pumpkin ideas. I've never thought about using chalkboard spray paint on pumpkins before but now my world will never be the same. Switch out the jack-o-lantern face for a leaf design or spell out "Happy Thanksgiving" with smaller pumpkins...I'm feeling a trip to Michael's might be in order.


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THERESE J. BORCHARD is a nationally syndicated columnist and editor of I Love Being a Mom. She has published articles in Parenting, Ladies' Home Journal, American Baby, and The Washington Post, and is a regular guest on national radio and television programs. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.


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Results tagged ' Rogers Hornsby '
From the Pages of Vine Line: WAR All-Stars—Second Base
All month, we'll be unveiling the best single seasons by a Cubs player at each position in the team's more than 100-year history, using the advanced statistic Wins Above Replacement (WAR). For the fourth installment of our WAR All-Star team, we turn to second base. Though most Cubs fans immediately assume Ryne Sandberg had the best-ever WAR season at the keystone, it was actually Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby, whose remarkable 1929 campaign earned him the NL MVP.
Here's how we chose our team.
What WAR essentially does is aggregate everything an individual contributes—offensively and defensively—into one definitive number that conveys his value, typically ranging from -1 to 10. The purpose of the formula is to quantify how much a team would lose if a player was swapped for an average replacement player.
In order to qualify for our team, each player had to spend the majority of his time at a single position during the season being measured. And because the team wasn't officially christened the Chicago Cubs until 1903, players who represented the Orphans, Colts and White Stockings were excluded (apologies to Bill Hutchison and his 10.6 WAR in 1892).
For more information or the entire team, be sure to pick up a copy of July's issue of Vine Line. And watch the blog in the coming weeks for the rest of the roster.
Part 1: WAR All-Stars – Pitcher
Part 2: WAR All-Stars – Catcher
Part 2: WAR All-Stars – First Base
Second Baseman: Rogers Hornsby, 1929—11.0 WAR
Even if you take his abrasive personality out of the equation, Rogers Hornsby probably wouldn't be the best-liked player in Cubs history. He spent 13 years as a key member of the rival Cardinals before coming over in a trade prior to the 1929 season. But in his first year on the North Side, he delivered one of the best offensive campaigns by a second baseman in baseball history. His 39 home runs are tied for the third most ever at the position, while his slugging percentage and OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) both rank fourth. He also led the NL in runs scored and total bases. It almost goes without saying he was the league MVP. Though much of his stay in Chicago was marked by injuries and squabbles with ownership, it's tough to ignore what Hornsby did with the bat in 1929, especially when you consider offensive production was rarely required from the keystone in that era.
Rob Neyer's Take:
"Though 33 and a few years past his prime with the Cardinals, 'Rajah' still batted .380 with great power and played in every single game."
Other Notable Seasons:
Ryne Sandberg – 8.0 WAR (1984)
Ryne Sandberg – 7.3 WAR (1982)


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KALAMAZOO, MI -- Reports of frozen water lines in the Kalamazoo area rival those recorded in 1978, the worst winter for frozen pipes in Kalamazoo.
City crews have logged 258 addresses with frozen services and meters since January, said Sue Foune, managing director of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Services. Records from 1978 indicate the city received 250 to 300 reports of frozen services.
As of Wednesday, the city had reports of 32 frozen water services out of its 120,000 customers, down from 65 on Monday and a high of around 100 in February. Of those 32 frozen services, 12 have been connected to other sources of water, such as neighbors.
Customers with frozen pipes still have a two-week wait to get service restored as crews deal with limited access to welding equipment for the job. Foune said some addresses have had frozen services two or three times.
In response to the uptick, crews have built six pieces of equipment to help them thaw frozen water pipes.
Foune said the city's maintenance workers replicated a design from the city of Marshall to build six hot water systems that will help them thaw lines. Until now, crews have used two welders which take two to eight hours to thaw water lines, and have not been able to find more equipment to buy.
The additional equipment will help city crews "get out there more and hopefully get this problem addressed," Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema said.
Crews use the two welders to thaw ice by heating the service pipe and use the six hot water machines to melt ice by using a hot water stream heated to 160 degrees, Foune said.
Foune said Monday city crews were thawing more water lines with the added equipment, but were not necessarily getting ahead. For example, on the first full day of using all eight pieces of equipment, crews thawed 15 lines but also had 15 new requests for frozen water lines.
"We will have days where it's hardly any new frozen (requests) and then days where it's a bunch of new frozen (requests)," Foune said.
Ritsema on Monday reiterated the city's warning that customers should run their water constantly at a pencil-sized stream until further notice. City officials have said customers who do so will receive a credit on their water bills.
Foune said crews also are battling water main breaks. Between Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, 12 water main breaks were reported. In those cases, Foune said, the mains had cracked enough to lower water pressure to customers but not enough to cause the water to have to be shut off.
Emily Monacelli covers local government and beer for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow her on Twitter.


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NEWARK — A man found unconscious in a car in Newark today has been charged with murdering a city woman with whom he had a romantic relationship, authorities said.
William Simmons, 50, of East Orange and Barnegat, was charged in the killing of Lisa Lango, 45, whose body was found about 8 a.m. this morning in her home on the 200 block of Grove Street, according to a joint statement by acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and East Orange Police Chief William Robinson.
Later in the day, detectives found an unresponsive Simmon inside a car on South Munn Avenue in Newark's West Ward, they said. He was taken to University Hospital, they said.
Simmons was charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and held on $400,000 cash bail, authorities said.
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Religion again. Need I say anymore?
Clearly these are people that lack any ability to think for themselves and have to refer to their old book that was created to control people. I find it sad that those people exist and actually think that anything in the bible is relevant to the world today.
That poisonous old book was very relevant to the uneducated goat herding airheads that did not know any better at the time it was cobbled together.
However we have had this thing called science and education since then.
Unfortunately these Neanderthals haven't picked up on these trends yet and are quite content to align there "intelligence" with aforementioned uneducated goat herders.
We can only pity them…..
Richard Dawkins refuses to debate with creationists as it gives them a validity they do not deserve, in just agreeing to debate with them.
It is time gay spokespeople like Ben also refused to do this, with dyed in the wool biblicians (my word). They will never ever ever be shifted but we just give them the chance to air their bigotry in agreeing to debate.
Sadly the BBC seems to think that if there are two opinions they must be equally valid. The beeb wouldn't invite racists etc. on shows to express their
opinions, and it's disgusting that they invite homophobes on. BC did a good job (as ever) but I would recommend that next time he tells the BBC that he'll debate people with a wide range of views, but not outright bigots.
Is Northern Ireland the Texas of the UK?
More like South Carolina. It really has a tenuous claim to being part of the UK. It is a part of the island of Ireland that was forcibly 'seeded' with hard line Scottish Protestants. They are terrified of being cut adrift and subsumed into the state of Ireland. Their politics are dominated by hard line fire and brimstone preachers and their families. Here on the mainland we try to pretend they don't exist.
I'd add other comparisons, Alabama and Mississippi. The DUP would be equally comfortable sitting as members of Russia's DUMA. Virtually identical mindset. They are an embarrassment to the rest of the UK and civilised society. What galls me is that they all get to sit in our Parliament voting against our rights as was seen in the marriage debate this year. All 8 of them voted against it and some of the vilest rhetoric coming out of their equally vile mouths.
More like the Iraq of the UK. it's only recently that sectarian groups stopped blowing each other up. Religion affiliation rather than progress still seems to influence voting.
I don't know whether that is really true. Surely, it is just a fact that the Protestants are mainly Unionists whilst the Catholics are in the main anti-UK separatists? There a a few Catholics that want to remain in the UK and a few Protestants who want to join the Republic or have independent statehood. It isn't really a Catholic v Protestant issue more a question of British Unionism versus Irish Nationalism.
Thankfully it is NOT part of Great Britain, just an "and Northern Ireland". It has always been constitutionally weird and full of the most slavering of religious nutters. Britain itself has moved on socially and personally, It is about time that NI joined the rest of Great Britain and adopted the decent laws and respect for individuals that should be current in the whole of the United Kingdom.
The Mississippi of the UK. And I say that as a native.
it saddens me to see this level of ignorance in society in this day and age, his argument is invalid by many points yet he would still argue he is right simply because he is ignorant beyond belief.
These poor people are concerned by deviations from the teaching of scripture, but never stop to consider that all scriptures are a deviation from reality.
Ha – well said!
Brilliant riposte! I must remember that one.
As mr Cohen it like going back 50 years. I pity the people of that cold place. As a gay dad, I am glad my children could grow up in England.
This is why there won't be marriage equality in NI for decades to come. As long as the religious nutter party of hate, the DUP secure a firm grip on power election after election, nothing will change. I blame the ignorance and bigotry of the electorate for voting them in which proves they are just bad as those who represent them. If only it were possible for Westminster to boot NI out of the UK altogether, but of course, not possible.
I am gay and live in N Ireland and would rather stay in the UK thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!
As Vincent says, I too want NI to stay part of the UK, because while we do we have leverage that UK citizens are not all equal in this part of the Union, which seeing as it is the so called Unionist parties who have yet to move on such issues is a key point to bring to them.
It's so tragic that these anti-gay bigots think there is any clear scriptural condemnation of homosexuality, there is not.
There are various same sex acts that scripture appears to condemn usually involving religious ritual as in Romans or abusive sex as in Corinthians but nowhere does scripture clearly condemn consenting same sex relationships nor ordinary homosexuality per se.
Even the incomplete verse in Leviticus which may or may not be condemning same sex relationships between men comes in the place where wrong worship is being dealt with suggesting that ritual same sex acts (Pagan) are being condemned as wrong worship.
In fact, there is no condemnation of consenting same sex relationships in scripture at all.
So you think killing two men for having sex is okay, as long they do it in a "wrong" way?
Your interpretation of the Bible is incorrect.
Romans 1 v 26-27 is clear, as also is 1st Corinthians 6 v 9-11.
clear in translation or the original language?
No such thing as Northern Ireland. It's just Irish territory occupied by freaks and cranks.
Time NI was given a stark reality check. That is, they tow the line and follow the rest of the UK in matters such as equality or go it alone, i.e. kick them out of the Union. I would like to see it given to the Southern Irish State but I know they don't want it either! Just glad I don't have to live there myself nor would I ever set foot in that vile Province.
The Irish southern state don't want what either ? Marriage equality or kicked out of the union (of which there not part of) ? On marriage equality 74% of the electorate support marriage equality and all major political parties bar Fine Gael back marriage equality (the only major Fine Gael figure that hasn't publicly backed marriage equality is ends kenny). Also the republic as the 5th highest rate in europe of people not having a problem with a gay leader. I would remind people that basing their opinions on Northern Ireland solely on what the DUP say is dangerous. If your basing your assumptions on the republic on northern relays then stop being stupid they are two completely different countries.
Ireland should never have been divided. Look at the difference between the two halves of the island of Ireland. the DUP and its followers are nothing but a hate group. They should never be allowed to stand to the Assembly. Devolution for the north was a mistake. Either direct rule from the UK or union with Ireland is the only way to go.
Well done to Benjamin Cohen for taking these idiots on, on their home turf. We just need to keep up the pressure on them, reporting their bonkers contradictory views, and the message will get through eventually. All their neighbouring jurisdictions, UK (England and Wales), UK (Scotland), and the Irish Republic, are in the process of implementing full equality. The lie of these viciously discriminatory pastor-politicos, that they somehow speak for the 'Union' (with what? – not my country if I can help it), will be laid bare for all to see. Having said that, there are a lot of nice decent people in NI. We need them to come out strongly against this self-righteous bullying cr8p being peddled on their airways, and against bigoted religious parties like the DUP. 'A Dark Age / By the lights of perverted science' Churchill said of the Nazis in 1940 – see it here too.
Well Handled Ben – holding it together in the face of such backward hostility – wrapped in a outdated superstition – is not easy – kudos.
Yep – that's religion for you. It makes you backward, bigoted and arrogant .. all the qualities needed to make the world a better place – not. It really makes me SICK to hear views like this. But, then again, the Province has been held back for centuries by the disgusting sectarianism which still bubbles under the surface. "My god is better than your god" has always been the mantra of Northern Irelanders. They really need to stop being so insular, to sytart to think for themselves instead of being told what to think by priests and vicars, try to forget their conflicted past and drag themselves out of the 1600's. The moldern world is a great place … if only you could open your minds – and hearts – and obey the central message of the man whose faith you allegedly follow.
As a citizen of Northern Ireland I do and can inform readers I am not alone in hating the DUP – as a party they get only one fifth of the popular vote roughly and there are many excellent politicians in Northern Ireland who have for many years campaigned on gay rights. Please do not view my home or the people here by listening only to the dinosaur bigots of the DUP.
And please never refer to my home as a "vile province" – there may be many vile people who live here and a vile history but it shows a lack of tolerance and kindness to be so rude.
Thank you.
I find that interesting but odd Andi that DUP bigots get only one fifth of the popular vote yet they retain power at every election. Am I missing something?
They don't retain power…. but the set up means they can 'veto' using or rather abusing a petition of concern which was originally constituted to prevent sectarian bias and control.
The Assembly – has 38 DUP, 29 SF, 14 SDLP, 13 UUP, 8 Alliance who are all in the government … and 2 NI 21 and 1 Green in Opposition ….. As far as I can gather there has to be Unionist and Nationalism agreement to pass any thing …. the SF and SDLP and Alliance seem to have pro gay policies as do the Greens …. so why this homophobic agenda is anyone's guess
rej4sl, among all those comprising The Assembly, only one among them, Mark Durkan of the SDLP voted for the Marriage Bill, speaks volumes of the homophobic agenda among the majority of them with the exception of SF. Religious bigotry is definitely at the core of it.
In spite of the bigotry of some people in Northern Ireland there is a fairly good gay scene in Belfast & I would encourage people to visit. Belfast Gay Pride is the biggest in Ireland. It's usually held at the beginning of August & would be good for a weekend break. Belfast Bear Weekend is held at the same time & is popular.
Yea, we can still party, so let's not worry. You must be younger than me.
Is it time to make anti-gay religion illegal I wonder ?
NI is the bible belt of the UK. Having family in NI I know how powerful the church (particularly protestant) still is there. That radio segment (just like the NI MPs in the Same Sex Marriage Bill debate in the Commons earlier this year), was yet another example of how there are so many in NI that want to keep it in the time warp that existed during the Troubles. That was a religious, not political, debate by people who have no interest in Human Rights (of any kind) but will put their own selective interpretations of Bible above civil rights. I'm so glad my mother didn't take us back there to live, god only knows what state I'd be in now if I'd been raised in that place.
I am sorry….. this isn't news, it is the reality of politics and religion in N Ireland. It is all the more remarkable that groups like The Rainbow Project ( http://www.rainbow-project.org ) of whom I am a trustee survive, prosper and punch well above our weight, Some recognition outside of NI would be much appreciated.
What you all seem to forget in a democracy we have free speech, these people have a right too their views. In Northern Ireland it is the view of the majority and most likely the same in the Catholic south. We can not expect the all world to hold the same views. It does not make them ignorant or backwood just different. We have to learn to be more tolerant of each other. All I see on here is hate and negative comments.
Yes, the NAZIs had a right to free speech I suppose…….
"It does not make them ignorant or backwood just different." Really? Perhaps a refresher course on the civil rights movement in America's southland might change your mind. Or the more recent North Carolina minister arguing for the internment and death of all gay Americans. I am under no obligation to tolerate fascism in it's original form or in the current guise of religious bigotry.
The right to freedom of speech is not the right to dictate how others should live their lives. What the majority want is not necessarily ethically right. A majority voted for Hitler and the Holocaust. Even Putin has his mandate. So, don't be too hasty to justify your views as being those of the majority.
Try learning to spell properly.
"All I see on here is hate and negative comments."
So we should just suck up all of this biblically inspired justification of denial of our rights?
Grow a set mate.
Sebastian these are Not the views of the majority in the republic. 74% of the electorate back same sex marriage and we have the 5th highest acceptance rate of beng ok with a gay leader. The only areas that the republic falls down on are the blood ban, voting on marriage equality (has to be done because of the constitution) and adoption which is in the process of being legislated for. As an openly gay atheist living in "catholic Ireland" I have never had any problems and the lgbt community is far more integrated into the rest of the community than in alot of other countries .
Free Speech eh – ok you vile piece of shyte – why don't you take your self loathing ass to a site that appreciates intolerance and bigotry.
Off topic for a second, but the standard of proofreading in this article has really fallen. Typos, sentences that don't make sense, "McIlvy" at one point as a bizarre shortening…
Makes it seem not a lot of effort went into this story…
Bible bashing borons !!!!
Instead of writing off Northern Ireland and abandoning our gay brothers and sisters there to the oppressive rule of the wacko religious homophobes, we should do the opposite – go there – be seen, buy services, make Belfast Pride the really big one in the UK because it is still needed as a political demo in the way that Brighton, London etc are increasingly not. No citizen in the UK or any other country for that matter should have to put up with this kind of sh&t coming from their government. NI has a long and difficult history of demands for civil rights staring in the face of bigotry. That history continues!
Dave G there will be a welcome for you and any others that come and march with us here.
What a delightful part of the country. Unlike Dublin where there is a full and open gay scene and gay businesses flourish. Know where I'd rather go for a weekend away.
Religious faith is, of course, a mental illness, and, in many cases, there is the pressing need for such people to be sectioned and subjected to therapy.
I have no desire to hate gays or do them harm; however, the Bible is crystal clear in Romans 1 v 26-27 when it teaches that they have been given over to this by God as a judgement.. However, they CAN be changed if they call out to God for mercy.
Ha ha ha ha …..look at your arse and see what you're sayin
The Bible is also "crystal clear" on slavery, selling your daughters, murdering children, not wearing two threads at once, not cutting your hair and not eating shellfish.
So, which parts of your insane book of fairy stories are you selectively choosing to believe and follow, and how does that not make you a complete and utter hypocrite?
The world is moving on and leaving your delusional dictatorial beliefs behind, you are losing, equality and freedom is winning. While you preach on comments like this your churches hemorrhage followers and the youth are laughing in your face.
In twenty years the Catholic and Christian cults will be no more powerful than $cientology. Your religious lunatic politicians will be dead, your churches converted or crumbling, and you will no longer have any power to influence the rights and freedoms of others like the little despots you are.
I look forward to that day immensely.
20 years is too long. It needs to happen this decade. We need the world to be 100% atheist by the year 2020 if humanity is to have a future.
However the bible is a work of fiction – it cannot and should not be used to defend the moronic ramblings of pathetic, backward fools like you… here endeth the lesson!
I always thought the jokes about the Irish being stupid were wrong, I can see where they came from now!!!!
I live in Northern Ireland and yes, there are a number of religious nutters who sadly hold political office in this country.
However, some of the comments posted here are frankly prejudiced against the people of Northern Ireland. Should all people in Great Britain be accused of racism because there are elected representatives from the British National Party holding political office in England? Obviously not, but it seems acceptable to accuse everyone in Northern Ireland of being sectarian and hate-filled. Double standards, methinks.
Be careful that in condemning ignorance and bigotry you do not in turn appear to be ignorant bigots yourselves.
So glad you made that point Brian….I get tired of doing it anytime Northern Ireland is mentioned on a post here. it would be nice for once if instead of bitching and disowning us (The LGBT people who live in Northern Ireland) we got more support and recognition that we are part of a much bigger community.
I can only hope that these people do not represent the on-the-ground views or reality of what ordinary people in NI actually think about homosexuality. Just goes to show that basic civilization can never be taken for granted, that leaders do not necessarily reflect or represent the majority view, and that we have a lot of work to do in Europe if we are to even think we are more progressive than Russia, India or Uganda (to name just a few of the 76 countries in the world where it is illegal to be homosexual) on gay rights. Christ help us!!!
I had a Northern Irish partner once. (I know, I know, how could I!) It was a frightful mistake. And of course it ended in tears. And that was because his head was stuffed full of absolute nonsense: religion.
There ARE some sane people in Northern Ireland. They're not all deluded, they're not all suffering from the mental aberration of believing in mumbo-jumbo and hocus-pocus. But, sad to say, the vast majority of them, whether Catholic of Protestant, ARE deluded.
Really, every gay man and woman in England, Wales, and Scotland needs to upsticks and settle in Northern Ireland, support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters there, and simply rattle the religion out of Northern Ireland's nutters!
Eddy ,even wild horses and the promise of a pension would not get me back to that benighted sewer. I have seen enough hate and bigotry to last many lifetimes
You were surprised that this call was in the UK not Russia or Uganda? That's because it's not really part of the UK.
Daithí, ar mhaith leat glacadh le tuairimí den sórt sin ar Radio Telefís Éireann? Toisc má bhí Éire aontaithe a bheadh na nutters a bheith fós ann.
Daithi, would you accept such comments on Radio Telefis Eireann? Because if there were a united Ireland these nutters would still be there.
"no credible medical institution or practitioner seriously believes that being gay is a mental illness"
Agreed, as a professional in the mental health field I regard this lay-man's assessment as rubbish ignorami-speak. In-fact, I grow tired of the number of our species who regard their opinion, however ill-informed or ridiculous as worthy of an audience. If we ever let these closed-minded, know-nothing bigots decide on standards of mental stability, then our species is doomed. The last time I checked, the bible was not sharing a shelf with medical textbooks. I am a Christian who is ashamed of the lunatic fringe which believes that every piece of mistranslated text is sacrosanct. The human brain is a complex work of art that lies at the root of the variation of how we feel, rationalise, love, hate, move, see, hear. etc. There are many variations on a theme of NORMAL human behaviour, including same-sex attraction.
When responding to religious idiots in Northern Ireland, the better responses would be –
Marriage is based on the bible – No, It's not. Marriage predates Christian culture. In any case although our culture is certainly influenced by Christianity we have over time learned to move on in civil society with our secular understanding of morality – to minimize the harm that we do to others. We have moved on from biblical teachings of slavery, sexism and intolerance.
We have all seen that in Northern Ireland nobody likes to have other's religious views imposed on them. I'm sure that Mr McIlveen would be the first to object if civil law in anyway impeded his ability to practice his religious beliefs. So why should we allow religion to influence civil law, when it does harm to nobody and in no way affects anybody's religious freedom. Religion should not even be part of the debate. Can Mr McIlveen explain how gay marriage will harm him or his parishioners?
If anything's a mental illness, it's this type of religion these clowns adhere to.
If one person believes he's talking to an imaginary being, he's labelled 'mentally ill' and he's locked up, away from the rest of society.
If a million do so, we call it a religion.
And if anyone has to be chemically castrated, it should be folk like these, save humanity and cut off the poison from its stem.
NI is so controlled by religion. To me we need a commission to work out what needs to be changed in NI to bring it into the 21 Century. All of my life it has shown itself to be backward, controlled by religion and going no where. Even the USA gave up on it.
Give NI back to Southern Ireland please.
Stop bringing religion into it – I'm not religious but I have reservations about the gay lifestyle in the same way I have reservations about someone who's a paedophile. Yes the letter is a serious crime but what about someone who argues: "I can't help it, I'm attracted to kids"? "Love" doesn't override everything I'm afraid!
As a gay person living in N.Ireland I am sick and tired of reading comments on here that appear to write-off everyone from N.Ireland. There is a gay community in N.Ireland that would appreciate the support of the gay communities in GB. Many gay people in GB are only too willing (and rightfully so) to protest for LGBT Russians. LGBT people in N.Ireland are UK citizens, so why are gay people in London, Brighton etc. not also protesting for LGBT people in N.Ireland? Obviously we cannot expect the support of the LGBT community in GB, if the comments on here are anything to go by. That's incredibly disappointing and frustrating for those of us who are LGBT and living in N.Ireland.
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COLUMBUS/STOUGHTON - Ronald E. Steindl age 88 died on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Azura Memory Care in Stoughton.
He was born on June 7, 1925 in Edgerton to Emery and Eva (Haylock) Steindl. Ron was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended several naval electrical schools. He was an electrician's mate in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was married to Laura Hauan and together had four children. He enjoyed his work as the director of member services for Columbus Rural Electric for 22 years. Ron was married to Marcella Powers on October 30, 1970 until her death in 1993. Ron was married to Elizabeth "Betty" Boness on October 24, 1995 in South Carolina. He was a member of the Lange-Ostrander-Hurd American Legion Post 62 and the Masonic Lodge F & AM #75 of Columbus. Ron was a former City of Columbus councilman and was a member of the Columbus United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters; Nancy (Ronald) Bullian of Edgerton, Betsy Carlstrom of Mt. Horeb, Debbie (Steve) Petschel of Mora MN; one son, James (Mel) Steindl of Stoughton; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a brother, Dean (Mary) of Florence SC; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; wives; a sister and brother-in-law, Florence and Dick Thompson. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Jensen funeral home, Columbus. Pastor Jim Cotter will officiate. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Columbus with full military honors. Visitation will be from 1:30 P.M. until 2:30 P.M. on Thursday. Memorials may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project.


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Prince-Abbot of St. Emmeram at Ratisbon, b. 30 Aug., 1709, at Königsfeld in Upper Bavaria ; d. 11 Oct., 1791, at Ratisbon. After studying the humanities and philosophy at Freising and Ingolstadt, he entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram at Ratisbon where he took vows on 8 Dec., 1728. He made his theological studies partly at his monastery and partly at Rott, where the Bavarian Benedictines had their common study house. Shortly after his elevation to the priesthood, in 1733, he became professor of philosophy and theology at St. Emmeram and for some time held the office of master of novices. In 1745 he was sent to the Benedictine university at Salzburg to teach philosophy and physics. Two years later he returned to his monastery where he taught philosophy and Holy Scripture until he became librarian and prior in 1750. He had gained an enviable reputation as a philosopher and scientist, and was one of the first religious who endeavoured to reconcile Scholastic philosophy with the Cartesian and the Leibniz-Wolffian school. Though leaning towards the Leibniz-Wolffian philosophy, he rejected many of its teachings, such as the cosmological optimism of Leibniz and the mechanism of Wolff, and was rather an eclectic than a slavish follower of any one system. In 1759 Forster was chosen one of the first members of the newly founded Bavarian academy of sciences. A year later he laid down the office of prior and was appointed provost at Hohengebraching, a dependency of St. Emmeram , situated about five miles south of Ratisbon. On 24 July, 1762, he was elected as successor to the deceased Prince-Abbott Johann Baptist Kraus of St. Emmeram.
Forster's election was the inauguration of the golden era of St. Emmeram. The learned new prince-abbott endeavoured to impart his own love for learning to each of his subjects and offered them every facility to advance in knowledge. During his reign the course given in the natural sciences at St. Emmeram became famous throughout Germany and drew scholars not only from the Benedictine monasteries of Bavaria, but also from the houses of other religious orders. In order to promote the study of Holy Scripture , Forster called the learned Maurist philologist, Charles Lancelot of St-Germain-des-Prés, who instructed the monks of St. Emmeram in Oriental languages from 1 Oct., 1771, to 27 May, 1775. To encourage his young monks still more in their respective studies, he founded a physical, a mineralogical, and a numismatic cabinet and procured the best available literature in the various branches. Forster's chief literary production in his carefully prepared edition of the works of Alcuin which appeared in two folio volumes (4 parts) at Ratisbon in 1777. It is reprinted in the Latin Patrology of Migne (vols. C and C1). He also wrote in Latin five short philosophical treatises and a dissertation on the Vulgate. From a codex preserved in the library of the cathedral chapter at Freising he edited the decrees of the Synod of Aschheim and made a German translation of it for "Abhandlungen der Bayr. Akad. der Wissenschaften" (I,30-60); and from a codex in the library of St. Emmeram he published in Mansi's "Collectio Ampl. Conciliorum" (XIII, 1025-28), the decrees of a Bavarian synod held during the times of the Agilolfings.
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Writing the post match recap and player rankings for the Portland Timbers versus Chivas
Confidence in sports is as contagious and collective as losing, especially in the world of team sports. A team's consciousness and attitude can be influenced by key players, but everyone has an effect on the overall mood of the team. Because of traveling, practicing, and interacting in such a close environment with each other, finding collective ground and commonality amongst teammates is vital. That chore becomes far more difficult with issues like language barriers, age, background and experience, but the leadership within the locker room must find a way to build a bond between the various players. If the bond doesn't get strong or falls apart because of selfishness, it can spread like cancer within the confined area. Little things like a bad streak of confidence or a losing streak can be the catalyst for either bringing a clubhouse closer together or drive them far apart. At least on this night, there were signs of discord amongst the Timbers, but after the match result, I'm not surprised by the tension.
The Internet has been filled with various posts with theories about the Timbers' woes, trying to come up with any plausible reason for the troubles. Despite signing some older players in the offseason, Portland remains the second youngest club in terms of average age in MLS which could accentuate the point that youth is a key component of the struggles. Stumptown Footy, a great publication, has asked the question about who exactly is the leader amongst the team, because during stressful times like this, team leaders must either be present or emerge from the rubble. Michael Orr, a local soccer writer and co-host of the podcast Soccer Made in
In my opinion, while I'm rather upset about the Timbers recent run of play, the fact that this is happening in April instead of October is encouraging, but it's up to the team leadership and coaching staff to sort things out and try to move forward. For some players, it's looking in the mirror and evaluating their level of play. Defender Lovel Palmer has been the subject of much criticism for his play against Chivas
While the news from the reserve match is pleasing, the team is preaching patience right now. It takes a significant effort to build the foundation of a winning club from top to bottom, and the signs of progress are indeed there, especially with good results from the Reserves and continued success from the PDL and Academy levels. Getting a full roster healthy is a big step in that direction, and now that midfielder Sal Zizzo and David Horst are also back in training, this gives Spencer a near full compliment to evaluate for starting roles. The process isn't without setbacks or challenges as anything worth having is, but the rewards are worth it. Perhaps the simplest thing for the team to remember is why they play the game in the first place and use that as fuel for success. It's known by many Timbers players (and former Timbers) that the team feeds off the energy of the fans, and for many of us, having a team that is simply giving it their all achieves quite a bit instead of the fractured, disjointed approach displayed against Chivas
As pointed out on the Exact Sports blog, there is a philosophy behind losing that drives the competitive nature of most professional athletes. While success breeds fame, fortune and notoriety, there's something to be said for an athlete who has overcome adversity or a tough career to achieve success. I even recall hearing something similar to this in my first talk with Troy Perkins after he was traded to
The Timbers need to realize that winning starts simply with believing in themselves, trusting each other, and playing as a collective unit. Now is not the time to hang your head, but it's time to put up a fight and show what they are made of. Despite the problems, the Timbers have yet to play a complete 90 minutes of fluid, competitive soccer. Despite everything going on, the team has only played five matches this season, and are still very much in the thick of everything. There's time to correct the problems, but it starts with a few simple steps and a trip to


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Hubbert may have talked too long. But, then, Hubbert is boss of the Alabama Education Association. The school board should have suspended the rules to hear from him without interruption, if only to be fair.
But that's not the way this school board operates. The board is not public friendly. Board leadership views folks from the public almost as a nuisance. Maye sometimes interrupts other board members when they say something he disagrees with. Quite frankly, it's a dysfunctional board in so many ways, and the board's general loathing of the public and the media is among those dysfunctions.
Considering that Superintendent Craig Witherspoon also avoids the state's open-meetings law by holding small group meetings with board members to discuss issues that should be talked about in open meetings, we have a very anti-public, public school system. That's too bad, too, because the only way the school system can turn around is by building a lot of community support. Can't do that by being rude and secretive.
Maybe it is annoying for board members to hear from people in the community, but that comes with the territory of being an elected official. Having a timer so that a speaker doesn't go on and on is fine, though the reminder to stop talking should be more gentle than that loud buzzer (and the speaker's time should be at least three minutes, like at Birmingham City Council meetings). Most of all, the school board and superintendent should make people feel welcomed at meetings, not make them feel like they've come to a place they aren't wanted.
Perhaps Paul Hubbert shouldn't have spoken for eight minutes (though that doesn't seem like a long time for an official in his position). But he shouldn't have been interrupted four times with the bully-buzzer, either.
What do you think?


text: Commissioner Adam Silver spoke on the Donald Sterling comments at a press conference tonight in Memphis. The commish said that the NBA intends to "get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible." Silver also said the league office would "move extraordinarily quickly" in their investigation, and added that Sterling has agreed not to attend the Clippers' next playoff game, which takes place at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Sunday night. Here's video of the entire presser courtesy of mij305:


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so semi off topic, i found a hydroponics shop in town.
OMG... so first they have given me 2 gallons of thier compost tea.. which has made my garden grow twice as high overnight, i kid you not
then i learned about all the mycorhizza and bacteria the soil needs to alow plants to actually grow and added that too.
then i leaned that true green actually costs about 6 times as much as if you did it yourself (all things considered) and given that my yard is about the size of a postage stamp that is just inexcusable.
now there is a very real sense of life in my yard. almost smothering.. it is like a played a giant growth and a rampant growth on a 1/1 saproling and then added 10 counters - :-) (cool points if anyone gets the reference)
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for eastern Madison County and expended to include Jackson County until 6:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Servie.
Weather Service Doppler radar was showing some weak rotation in this storm has it moved toward Gurley.
This storm has a history of producing nickle-size hail and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
Persons in or near the path of this storm should take shelter immediately.


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MOUNT PLEASANT - Former Heritage High School star Kaihla Szunko was named to the Academic All-District first team Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The Central Michigan University senior carries a 3.83 grade point aveage in health fitness. She also is among the national leaders in rebounding, field goal percentage and double-doubles for the CMU women's basketball team.
Szunko also put together just the second triple-double in CMU women's basketball history this season against Wichita State on Dec. 22 with 21 points, 16 rebounds and 10 steals.
The district honor enables Szunko to earn a spot on the academic all-America ballot, from which honorees will be selected in late February.


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"In the Valley of Elah" (R) -- Nobody can say writer-director Paul Haggis isn't aiming high in "In the Valley of Elah." Instead of playing connect-the-dots with characters from various walks of life as he did in his Oscar-winning "Crash," Haggis has attempted here to paste together headlines: "Elah" touches on Abu Ghraib, the lowered standards of Army recruiters, the crystal-meth epidemic, anti-Mexican prejudice and America's disillusionment with the government; given half a chance, he probably could have worked in low-grade Chinese imports and Britney Spears' humiliation at the Video Music Awards.
The movie wears each of these hot-button issues as casually as a runway model might sport the latest Hermes scarf. The topics are brought up, shown off and then, in most cases, replaced with something else.
The connective tissue Haggis has woven is an intermittently engaging murder mystery involving a young Iraq-War veteran named Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker), whose decapitated body is found in the New Mexico desert shortly after he apparently went AWOL. Mike's father, Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), a Vietnam vet, travels from his home in Tennessee to sort out the facts about the case. When the Army proves to be less than cooperative, Hank strong-arms local police detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) into helping him out.
Jones and Theron play every scene with total sincerity. In the quietest moments, they unearth all the emotions that the outwardly tough Hank and Emily hide from the people around them.
Incisive acting can't camouflage sloppy writing, however, and "Elah" is frequently tripped up by unbelievable plot points and, especially in its last half-hour, sheer heavy-handedness. Haggis ends "Elah" with an image that's intended to put a lump in your throat; it may make you feel like you've been given a finger in the eye instead.


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UPDATED: ArtPlace salon to be held today
What is "creative placemaking" anyway? And what does it mean that Milwaukee's downtown was recently named one of America's top 12 art places?
Carol Coletta from ArtPlace America is in Milwaukee today to discuss placemaking. This morning she is part of a tour of some of Milwaukee's cultural attractions, including the MIlwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Plaid Tuba, the Portrait Society Gallery, Lela boutique and the Hudson business lounge, among other stops. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Outstanding in the Field schedules its first Milwaukee-area dinner, at Pinehold Gardens
Outstanding in the Field -- the group that organizes cross-country, mobile pop-up dinners typically set on farms -- will have its first Milwaukee-area dinner in August, at Pinehold Gardens in Oak Creek.
The group also will have a dinner at Shooting Star Farm in Mineral Point. Outstanding in the Field has organized dinners on farms in the Madison area/Driftless region for at least five years. »Read Full Blog Post
Rappers Fabolous and Pusha T headed for The Rave
East Coast rapster Fabolous and mixtape master Pusha T will perform at The Rave at 7:30 p.m. May 10.
Fabolous has been building his hip-hop credentials since his hit "Can't Deny It." Pusha T's debut album "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray" was released in 2011. »Read Full Article
'Israel at 65' celebration includes rides, cooking demos
The Milwaukee Jewish community will celebrate "Israel at 65," on April 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
The celebration includes family activities such as a climbing wall, camel rides, photo booth, bouncy house, face painting, Israel puzzle map, and archeological dig. »Read Full Article
Artist Dana Schutz at MIAD tonight
Artist Dana Schutz, known for her lushly painted grotesques and bizarre situations, is one of the most intriguing artists working in America today. Coming off of a critically acclaimed traveling retrospective, Schutz is visiting the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design this week and will speak publicly about her work Tuesday evening.
Schutz once told an interviewer she was hesitant to translate her strange artistic visions from drawings into paint. She was worried the work might be garish or "hugely embarrassing." »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Two Women's Prize for Fiction nominees plan Milwaukee visits
The Women's Prize for Fiction, the successor to the former Orange Prize for Fiction, has released its longlist of 20 nominees for the prize.
It includes a few of the most popular novels of the past year, notably Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" and Hilary Mantel's "Bring Up the Bodies," as well as a raft of other promising works from established (Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver) and emerging writers (Elif Shafak, Bonnie Nadzam, Shani Boianjiu). »Read Full Blog Post
More than 50 print exhibits across city
From Albrecht Durer to Shepard Fairey, from the halls of the world's greatest museums to paste-ups on brick walls down the street, the enduring romance of the print has attracted great artists and art lovers for centuries.
On Tap Today: Return of the alt-country angel (and friends)
Tuesday's generally not much of a day for music, at least not during this stubborn Milwaukee winter (c'mon, spring - get here already). But today's not an ordinary Tuesday.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell - two of American music's singular voices who, by the way, are longtime friends - are at the Pabst Theater tonight at 8, sharing music from their new album, "Old Yellow Moon." Their opening act ain't no slouch either: singer-songwriter-guitarist-legend Richard Thompson, performing with his Electric Trio. »Read Full Blog Post


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of electronic component maker Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE ) jumped 26% today after announcing it was being acquired by Eaton (NYSE: ETN ) .
So what: In the announced deal, Cooper shareholders will get $39.15 per share in cash and 0.77479 share of Eaton stock, worth about $72 per share in total. The buyout is expected to add $0.65 per share in earnings to Eaton in 2014 and $0.75 per share in 2015.
Now what: For shareholders in Cooper, this could be a good time to cash out, reducing the risk of a deal not going through. For Eaton, the acquisition comes at a high cost and makes the stock look more expensive than the current 10.6 trailing P/E ratio. It is now less of a value play than it used to be.
Deal-making in the space by Eaton and ABB (NYSE: ABB ) has also driven up the price of competitor Hubbell (NYSE: HUB-B ) today as the market speculates that its business may be undervalued as well. In my view, this is a nice time to cash out on high stock prices because acquisitions of this size don't have a long history of adding shareholder value.
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies in Tuscaloosa today with a high near 86 and a 50 percent chance of rain.
Expect cloudy skies tonight with an overnight low around 71 and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Friday should see mostly sunny skies with a high near 91 and a 20 percent chance of rain, followed by cloudy skies and an overnight low around 71.


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July 10, 2000
The Parks and Recreation Board advises the City Council regarding the expansion and operation of the City's parks and recreation facilities and programs, including comprehensive planning and the capital improvement program. The Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bothell City Hall. Qualified applicants may reside within the City limits or within the City's planning area.
All board positions offer opportunities to become involved in city government. Applications for the Parks and Recreation Board are being accepted in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall through Friday, August 4th, at 5 p.m. The City Council will conduct interviews, and make an appointment to the Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, September 5th at its Council meeting.
For further information, call (425) 486-3256.


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Hi guys! I've been lurking for several years now, and I don't remember if I ever posted an intro or not...
I'm Janeen. I live in TX with my wonderful dh and 2 daughters, ages 10 and 1. We gave up gluten and dairy 3 years ago, but have since started adding dairy fat back, but not casein. We've been eating grass-fed and mostly organic for about 7 years, and I discovered saturated fats about 6 years ago. I have recently started giving up the rest of the grains.
Unlike so many others, though, the weight did not slide right off, so this year I used hcg and lost 60 lbs in 2 rounds, and am now back to Primal for maintenance. I'd really like to lose another 20-25 lbs, so I'll see if I can do that with PB, grokercise, and occasional IF. If not, I'll do one more hcg round next summer.
I am very fortunate to be able to be home with my girls, and I homeschool the older one. I am looking forward to 8 days of Primal latkes, starting tomorrow. The donuts probably won't be strictly PB, but they will be a big improvement over SAD. Happy holidays!


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Emails Western Union Service contains Bredolab
November 30, 2009 1 Comment
After a relative low virus detection for more than a week, MX Lab started to intercepted a new virus outbreak of Bredolab in emails regarding a Western Union money transfer. The malware is named Bredolab.gen.a (McAfee), TrojanDownloader:Win32/Bredolab.X (Microsoft), Mal/Krap-B (Sophos) or Trojan.Bredolab!gen3 (Symantec).
The spoofed from address is in the form of Manager Ginger Patrick <email@example.com> where the name of the person is random.
The email has the subject:
Western Union Service. Please get your money. Order NR.4560
Western Union Service. You can receive money transfer. Order NR.5606
Western Union Service. You should receive money transfer. Order NR.0743
Western Union Service. Your money transfer details!. Order NR.4560
Western Union Service. You need to get money! Order NR.5606
Western Union Service. MTCN Details. Order NR.3365
The order numbers will change with each email and are choosen randomly.
The body of the email:
Dear customer.
The amount of money transfer: 4675 USD.
Money is available to withdrawl.
You may find the Money Transfer Control Number and receiver's details in document attached to this email.
Western Union.
Financial Services.
The email contains the attachment WU_Details_db6ec.zip with the executable WU_Details_db6ec.exe in the archive.
Virus Total permlink and MD5: 0307d603cef4c524c3b05417387dfdec


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India is increasingly seen as an important player when it comes to supporting nations hit by disasters or conflict, as well as for development, but given its size and influence, is it really doing enough to help resolve global crises?
The Human Impact
Malala: An icon for millions of girls who want to learn
When it happened two months ago, it shocked the world. Masked Taliban gunmen stopped a school bus filled with children in northwestern Pakistan, boarded it and shot 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck as she sat in the bus with her friends.
"No choice" for Afghan girls brought up as boys
In Afghanistan's largely conservative, male-dominated society, a son is often viewed as a family's most valuable resource.


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Gladwin pulled out a one goal win against Roscommon in girls soccer Tuesday. In a tightly contested matchup, Gladwin took the lead in the second half.
The game was tied 1-1 heading into halftime. Kamah Ellena and Heather Govitz scored for Gladwin. Emily Starr had one assist. Katie Gorman had 15 saves to seal the victory.
Danielle Doebler scored the lone goal for Roscommon. Gladwin will face Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy Thursday while Roscommon will take on Houghton Lake Friday.