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County considers video cops
Harper residents have long complained about the constant threat of ferry-bound vehicles speeding along Southworth drive, and Kitsap County staff now have a potential solution to the problem.
The difficulty is, the solution video speed enforcement may prove more unpopular than the crime.
Video traffic enforcement has made headlines in recent months in places such as Hawaii one of several states now piloting the new technology. The system relies on a mounted camera to snap pictures of cars speeding, running red lights and committing other traffic infractions.
Many drivers have spoken out virulently against the practice, claiming it violates their civil rights. Several lawsuits nationwide have grown out of such camera use.
Its not a popular thing, Ill say that, said Dave Smith, a traffic engineer for the county.
It is, however, an effective thing.
The system is now being used on a pilot basis in the Tacoma suburb of Lakewood as a means to crack down on drivers who speed in school and construction zones. At its peak, Smith said, each camera unit was writing 1,200 tickets a day. By comparison, a single officer who does nothing else but write tickets could likely only manage eight tickets or so an hour, for a total of about 60 a day.
In the six months the camera has been used in Lakewood, the tickets written have netted $256,000 in revenue for the city.
Its a money maker, Smith said.
The system works by taking a picture of the offending cars license plate. The license plate pictures are then processed and an appropriate ticket is sent to the registered owner of the car. A commissioned officer must be present at the time the pictures are taken, but only to ensure the equipment is working properly.
Because no actual police work needs to be done, Smith said a civilian volunteer could be given a partial commission to do the supervising job just as civilians can currently be commissioned to write handicapped violation tickets in parking lots.
Its basically a ticket-writing machine, Smith said.
Even though the system has loophole which allows car owners to refuse the citation if they sign an affidavit stating they were not driving at the time of the violation, Smith said 92 percent pay the ticket anyway.
The violation, however, does not go on the owners record even if he or she does pay the fine.
Lest drivers feel the need to start readying their alibis, Smith emphasizes this system as merely a possibility. He pointed out the difficulty of setting up a system as complex and expensive as this one. The cost of maintaining just one camera, with accompanying consultants, staff and leased equipment, would cost an estimated $110,000 a year.
It takes quite a bit of planning to implement a program like that, he said.
In addition, the county would need legislative permission to start operating video speed traps. The county was not one of the five jurisdictions chosen to pilot the technology and the state legislature is still deciding whether the concept worked well enough to justify its further use.
Were just waiting to see if they are going to do it, Smith said.
Two solutions Harper residents are not going to get are speed bumps and slower speed limits. Southworth Drive is a major arterial and Smith said the county simply cannot make changes that would alter traffic flow that drastically.
In addition, Smith personally doesnt see the point of lowering the speed limit on a road on which people already speed.
We get hundreds of phone calls from people complaining about speeders, from every road in the county, he said. As long as people are free to do what they want, they will. Its a social problem its the nature of a free society. I dont know how to make people behave.
He added: Its a tough problem.
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Budding artist Tiffany Landry, a junior at Fisher High School in Lafitte, recently had the honor of having one of her paintings win first place for the 2nd Congressional District in the national Congressional Art Competition. The honor meant she and her mother, along with winners and parents from other districts across the country, won a trip to Washington, D.C.
Since the inception of the competition, more than 650,000 students have participated, and Landry was thrilled when she and her painting, "The Streetcar Sock Hop," were selected to compete. Her prize included not only airfare to the competition, but having her art displayed in the Cannon Tunnel for one year. The Cannon Tunnel, an underground passage that connects the Cannon House Office Building to the Capitol, provides an easy route for congressional members, their staff and visitors to travel between the two buildings.
Landry said, "It was so exciting to see my artwork hanging in the Canon Tunnel. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; our country's leaders walk through the Cannon Tunnel every day and see my art."
To see Landry's and other winning art and other winning students, you can skip the trip to the Capitol and go online to www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/state/LA.
Encouraged by her art teacher at Fisher, Vanessa Favaloro, to enter the competition, Landry never imagined she would make it all the way to Washington. The competition was held on June 26, and was accompanied by a day of festivities for the contestants. Landry and her mother, Jane Landry, enjoyed the experience and seeing the sites. They attended a special breakfast that morning, and later a reception honoring contestants from all over the country.
The day culminated with a walk through the Cannon Tunnel to view the winning artwork. Landry said, "While I had many amazing experiences in D.C., going to historic places and lots of museums, this was my favorite part of the whole trip."
Landry said her favorite historic site was the dome of the Capitol. She said, "The architecture and intricate artwork of the dome was jaw-dropping. I can seriously say it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen."
Landry says the support of her family and friends was vital during her exciting journey.
Jean Lafitte National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, located on Barataria Boulevard in Marrero near Crown Point, will open for hunting squirrel, nutria, hog and rabbit season on Oct. 1. Deer season will start Oct. 1 for archery and Nov. 16 for shotguns.
The park will be closed to all hunting Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, and the hunting season will end on Jan. 19. To be eligible to hunt at the Barataria Preserve, a free preserve hunting permit is required, in addition to a valid Louisiana state hunting license.
Waterfowl hunters will also be required to meet the necessary federal and state requirements, including purchasing duck stamps. Preserve permits can only be obtained at the Barataria Preserve Visitor Center Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. First-time preserve hunters must pass a written test before being issued a permit. The last day to apply will be Oct. 2. For more information, call 504.689.3690, ext 10, or visit www.nps.gov/jela.
Also at the park every Wednesday through Sunday this month, visitors can explore the Louisiana swamp and marsh on a ranger-guided walk at 10 a.m. or join a ranger for a short talk about nature, human history, fascinating critters or emerging ecological challenges. The walks are at 2 p.m. For more information, call 504.689.3690, ext. 10, or visit www.nps.gov/jela.
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FORT LEE — A Bronx man allegedly had drugs, two handguns and illegal ammunition on him when police pulled him over near the George Washington Bridge this weekend, authorities said.
Police say Edward Rosario made an "unsafe lane change" on Route 1&9 south in Fort Lee in sight of Police Officer Dennis Pothos, before pulling into a BP gas station. Chief Keith M. Bendul said in a statement that as Pothos approached the vehicle in the station's parking lot, Rosario allegedly pretended to be asleep in the car.
As Pothos approached, he saw "a clear plastic bag with a white powdery residue" inside the car, and when the officer questioned the man, it appeared he had just ingested some of the substance.
A K-9 unit was called in and a search of Rosario's car turned up bags believed to contain heroin and other drug paraphernalia. They also found a fully-loaded .38 caliber handgun and some extra hollow-point bullets — which police say are illegal in New Jersey.
Further search turned up a .22 magnum, bullets and more heroin and pills, Bendul said.
Rosario faces a host of charges including two counts of unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of hollow nose bullets, possession of heroin with intention to distribute and possession within a school zone. He's being held on $150,000 bail at the Bergen County Jail.


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SEAT, Ireland's fastest growing car brand, has announced a new partnership with Munster Rugby.
The three-year deal will see SEAT become the official car partner to Munster Rugby and title sponsor of the Munster Schools Senior and Junior Cups.
The partnership also includes SEAT supporting Munster Rugby's pre-season matches in the newly entitled 'SEAT Series', which will kick off on August 24 in Thomond Park when Munster take on Gloucester.
Cian O'Brien, Director of SEAT Ireland, said: "We are delighted to be announcing our new partnership with Munster Rugby today.
"As a proud and passionate brand with a great tradition, Munster Rugby is an excellent fit for SEAT and we look forward to promoting our association with them through our dealer network."
The new deal with Munster will be a highly visible sponsorship for SEAT and expose it to Munster's loyal support base and followers all over Ireland.
SEAT will have permanent car displays in Thomond Park, where it will showcase new models including the all new SEAT Leon Sports Coupé, which arrived in Ireland in July, and Sports Tourer, which will be available in Ireland this winter.
SEAT has a full activation programme lined up to support the sponsorship over the 2013/2014 season including extensive PR, match day activation and digital support.


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Virgin and martyr, d. 9 December, probably 304, in the Diocletian persecution. The last great persecution gave the Church in Spain a succession of martyrs, who from 303 until 305 suffered death for the Christian Faith. In the historical martyrologies of the ninth century, St. Leocadia of Toledo is honoured among these martyrs on 9 December. Her name is not mentioned by Prudentius in his hymn on the Spanish Martyrs, but in very early times there was a church dedicated to her at Toledo. In the first half of the seventh century this church was mentioned as the meeting-place of the Fourth Synod of Toledo in 633, as well as of the fifth in 636, and the sixth in 638 (Concil. Toletanum IV, mentions the "basilica beatissimae et sanctae Confessoris Leocadiae"; Mansi, "Concil. Coll.", X, 615). Long before that date, therefore, Leocadia must have been publicly honoured as a martyr. The basilica in question was evidently erected over her grave. There is no doubt of the historical fact of her martyrdom, whilst the date of 9 December for her annual commemoration obviously rests on the tradition of the Church of Toledo. More recently compiled Acts relate that Leocadia was filled with a desire for martyrdom through the story of the martyrdom of St. Eulalia. By order of the governor, Decianus, who is described in the martyrology as the most furious persecutor of the Christians in Spain, she was seized and cruelly tortured in order to make her apostatize, but she remained steadfast and was sent back to prison, where she died from the effects of the torture. A church was built over her grave, besides which two others at Toledo are dedicated to her. She is the patroness of the diocese, and 9 December is still given as her feast in the Roman Martyrology. She is represented with a tower, to signify that she died in prison.
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Girls Basketball: Arlington wins seven straight
ARLINGTON — Somebody different has been the go-to player for Arlington in each of its previous seven contests — all wins.
During a 60-35 Wesco North win over Snohomish Jan. 13, that responsibility was on Tiffany Daggett, and she proved to be up to the task.
"I didn't finish my layins last game (Jan. 11 vs. Everett) and I think about what I need to work on before the next game instead of getting nervous," said Daggett, who scored a career high 12 points.
Daggett converted her layins, and was instrumental in a lady Eagles' medium-range attack that vaulted them to a 30-10 lead midway through the second quarter.
"The biggest thing is Daggett knocked down her open looks," said Arlington coach Nathan Davis. "That was huge for us tonight."
The senior post scored half of her points in the first four minutes, while the Eagles' defense smothered the Panthers.
"Katie Ferro had a great night for us, coming off the bench defensively," Davis said.
As is accustomed in basketball, Snohomish countered with a run to bring a once 20-point Arlington advantage down to 12 just before halftime. They played relatively even in the third quarter, and Arlington opened the fourth with consecutive three-point conversions by Ferro and sophomore guard Megan Abdo.
Eventually, the Eagles showed how they were able put together seven straight wins, scoring 17 in the fourth quarter to earn a 5-3 conference record overall, and a tie for third place with Lake Stevens, which was later broken during the week in a 43-37 loss to the Vikings Jan. 15.
Also contributing to Arlington's cause against Snohomish was Ginny Wilson, who had four points and nine rebounds, while Abdo, Quinn Kesselring and Lexi Sarver added eight points a piece.
With such a balanced attack Davis has been pleased with its ability to find a key contributor every night, but said it's harder on the players.
"I think they wonder which night it will be on them," he said. "And when you play 12 girls, it's hard to show that it's your night when you don't play a lot of minutes."
Daggett says that the team's trip to a holiday tournament in Bellingham Dec. 29-30 is when something clicked.
"It all started when we went to Squalicum," she said. "We were sharing the ball and getting it out quick and into the fast break. We realized that this works."
Wilson also led the Eagles with seven points against Lake Stevens later in the week. Arlington takes a week off, but will resume Wesco North play against Stanwood Jan. 22.
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I think there are a lot of people these days who don't really get it that meat comes with --wait for it--BONES!
They buy everything skinless, boneless, and completely devoid of anything nasty like connective tissue. (All the stuff that makes a good soup stock.) It's like that way they can eat meat but pretend that it doesn't really have anything to do with a dead animal.


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SPRINGFIELD – AAA estimates that 1.58 million New Englanders will travel this Labor Day weekend, a 2.3 percent drop from last year the auto club is blaming on poor consumer confidence during what's been a painfully slow economic recovery.
The number of New England residents who plan to travel by car rose slightly to 1.38 million, AAA said. But air travel will apparently decline by 1.9 percent to 120,000 travelers.
Nationally, 31.52 million Americans plan to travel this weekend, also a 2.4 percent drop from Labor Day 2010. But 31.52 million people still works out to 10 percent of the U.S. population.
New Englanders are slightly more likely to travel than the nation as a whole. Those 1.58 million travelers works out to 10.9 percent of the region's population, according to AAA.
Laurene L. York fears many of those travelers will steer clear of the Mohawk Trail scenic route through western Franklin and northern Berkshire counties in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. York's owned the Mohawk Trading Post on the Mohawk Trail in the town of Shelburne for 26 years.
"Usually its a great weekend for us," she said. "People have three days off and its the last gasp of summer."
Her business was not damaged. But downtown Shelburne Falls, often a big draw, is was devastated and Route 2 was still not open all the way from Greenfield to North Adams as of Wednesday afternoon."
We need for that to be reopen in a few weeks for fall foliage season," York said Wednesday. "that's our bread and butter." Mary Kay Wydra, president of the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau said homeowners might be dealing with their own storm cleanup instead of traveling this weekend.
"Our feeder markets are New York, Boston, Connecticut," Wydra said. "All those places got hit by Irene."
Wydra said major area attractions like Yankee Candle Co. in South Deerfield, Six Flags New England in Agawam have reopened after Irene.
She is worried about weather. The National Weather Service is predicting a chance of showers on Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day Monday.
Gas prices are still bouncing around. AAA said a gallon of self-serve regular averaged $3.62 a gallon in Springfield Wednesday, that was higher than the $3.61 average from one week ago, but lower than the $3.76 average from a month ago. A gallon of regular gas cost $2.59 a gallon.
With many schools back in session, Labor Day is a slow time for leisure travelers, said John J. Wallace, a spokesman for Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Airport operations are back to normal following Irene.
Travel may be down Labor Day weekend, especially in Franklin County, following Tropical Storm Irene
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SPRINGFIELD – AAA estimates that 1.58 million New Englanders will travel this Labor Day weekend, a 2.3 percent drop from last year the auto club is blaming on poor consumer confidence during what's been a painfully slow economic recovery.


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Sherry Anne Weddell created the first charism discernment process specifically designed for Catholics in 1993. In 1997, she co-founded the Catherine of Siena Institute, an affiliated international ministry of the Western Dominican Province, and currently serves as Co-Director. Sherry has developed numerous unique formation resources that are used around the world and trained and helps lead an international team who have worked directly with over 100,000 lay, religious, and ordained Catholics in hundreds of parishes in 137 (arch)dioceses on 5 continents. Sherry's book, Forming Intentional Disciples which came out in July 2012, is a best seller that has sold over 100, 000 copies. When not hanging around airports, Sherry enjoys tending her high altitude Tuscan garden in the Colorado Rockies.
Australian Co-Directors
Lorraine McCarthy is from Melbourne in Australia. She works as a Pastoral Associate in the parish of Park Orchards/Warrandyte where her main focus is Adult Faith Formation. She has a Bachelor of Theology and a Graduate Diploma specialising in Spirituality. She is also a trained Spiritual Director and does retreat work. Lorraine is married to Jim and has six teenaged and adult children. Lorraine has been working on the Called and Gifted teaching team since it has began in Australia.
Fr Chris Ryan MGL is originally from Canberra and was ordained there in 2002. He was parish priest of St Benedict's, Narrabundah, the Missionaries of God's Love parish in Canberra, and introduced the Called and Gifted workshop to the parish. He co-ordinated the Australian journey of the World Youth Day Cross and Icon prior to World Youth Day Sydney in 2008 and published In the Light of the Cross as a reflection on that experience. Fr Chris is now the Rector of the Missionaries of God's Love Seminary in Melbourne.
Lydia Lim is a Lay Dominican and lives in Singapore, where she was born and grew up. She is working to set up the tiny island state's first Called & Gifted teaching team, with the help of the good people at the Catherine of Siena Institute. She has been teaching and helping others discern their charisms since 2008. She is a journalist by profession and is currently at Stanford University until June 2010 on a Knight Journalism Fellowship.
North American Traveling Teachers, Team Leaders, & Collaborators:
At the heart of the Institute are our many wonderful teaching teams and trainers and our thoughtful phone interviewers who help people around the country discern their charisms. In addition to our Called & Gifted teaching teams which can be parish, deanery or diocesan-based, we have a number of traveling teachers who criss-cross the country with us, making it possible for the Institute to offer as many as 4 of 5 events in different places on the same weekend. As you can see below, they are men and women of remarkable spiritual depth, theological and pastoral skill, creativity, and apostolic experience and we are blessed beyond measure to be able to know and collaborate with them. Let us introduce them to you in alphabetical order:
Deborah Amato is Director of Lay Ecclesial Ministry for the Diocese of Lansing. She received a Master's degree in Pastoral Studies from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Her primary focus is providing formation to lay ministers, overseeing certification of lay ministers and coordinating a diocesan-wide Women's Conference. Prior to her work at the diocesan level she worked at a parish coordinating the RCIA and Adult Faith Formation programs as well as teaching religion in the middle school. She is married to Mark, has four grown children and nine grandchildren.
Dc. Mark A. Cesnik, O.P., began teaching for the Catherine of Siena Institute in 2005. A permanent deacon in the Diocese of Tucson he is also a life professed tertiary member of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and a graduate of both the University of Arizona (B.A. – Journalism) and the University of San Francisco (M.A. – theology / pastoral ministry). Dc. Mark has earned a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Redemptorist-run Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction. He and his wife, Anna (who is a Certified Lay Ecclesial Minister), are members of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Tucson where he serves as Coordinator of Ministries and Adult Faith Formation. Dc. Mark travels to teach both the Called & Gifted workshop Interviewer & Facilitator training. He is also available through the Institute to preach parish missions. If you want to hear a sample homily, you can go to the Corpus Christi Catholic Church website and look for anything from "Deacon Mark".
Rev. Fr. Charles Canoy, is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Lansing in Michigan, specializing in the new evangelization. "Father Chas" was born in the Philippines in 1972, but he grew up in the midwestern college town of Columbia, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree in 1994 from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington. He then worked for a few years as a Business Planning Associate for General Mills and as a Regional Director for Legatus, an organization of Catholic business leaders.
Before entering seminary, Fr. Canoy also studied two years of philosophy at Franciscan University in Ohio, spending one semester at their Gaming campus in Austria. He also spent another semester abroad in Rome at the School of Church Communications of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. A transformative 30-day Ignatian retreat during the Lent of 2001 prompted him to pursue the diocesan priesthood and enter Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where he earned his Master of Divinity (M.Div.), graduating summa cum laude in 2005.
On June 11, 2005, Fr. Canoy was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. He served for five years at two parishes, St. Thomas the Apostle in downtown Ann Arbor and St. Andrew the Apostle in Saline, Michigan. In 2010, he was then assigned to the same seminary from which he graduated where he serves as a professor and seminarian formator as he completes his S.T.L. degree in the New Evangelization.
Fr. Chas still enjoys his childhood sport of golf and is a big fan of Michigan basketball. As Fr. Chas' YouTube Channel reveals, he also enjoys movies.
Patrick Conley, grew up Presbyterian in the tourist town of Wisconsin Dells, WI. In college, he was active in church and an evangelical Protestant collegiate ministry, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. After college, he worked for InterVarsity for nearly a decade, organizing campus meetings, outreach events, and overseas missions. In 2005, he and his wife, Kendra, went to England, where Patrick studied for the Anglican priesthood. While there, he and two American colleagues investigated the teachings and claims of Catholicism, culminating in him being the last of the three to convert: he and his wife were received together into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil in 2010. Patrick now serves as Director of Faith Formation at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul, MN, which includes facilitating the Called & Gifted workshop. Patrick's wife teaches middle school science at a local Catholic school, and they live, together with their Olde English Bulldogge, just outside of Saint Paul.
Katherine Coolidge, is the Called & Gifted Coordinator for the Institute. Her parish ministry began in 1979 when Sr. Mary Luke thrust a teacher's manual into her hands and pointed her in the direction of the fifth grade CCD class. Since then, she has held a multitude of positions as volunteer, stipended, part time and full time staff in different parish settings as catechist, coordinator, Director of Evangelization and pastoral associate. In addition to several professional certificates, she possesses a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies.
She first encountered the Catherine of Siena Institute at a parish in Florida where she first attended a Called & Gifted workshop in 1999. This workshop experience served as a catalyst that would transform her approach to ministry, inspiring a vision of the parish as a place where disciples are called, formed and sent. In her off time, she enjoys quilting, gardening her little patch of Los Angeles and spending time with family.
Susan Cummins works full time for the Archdiocese of Detroit in the Department of Evangelization, Catechesis and Schools as Regional Coordinator of Catechesis; she teaches theology as adjunct faculty at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. She worked for fifteen years as part of an international team giving retreats, training and spiritual direction to leaders of Christian communities in Central America, Mexico, Spain, Europe and the Middle East. She has over ten years of experience working with youth as senior staff with University Christian Outreach (UCO) and Youth Works Detroit and as a high school teacher. Susan is fluent in Spanish. She worked as director of a bi-lingual religious education program at St. Gabriel Parish in Detroit from 2005 to 2012. Susan is a member of Word of Life Community and of Bethany Association, an association of consecrated women living in the world. She lives and ministers in Southwest Detroit. Susan's academic qualifications include a Master Degree in Foreign Language from Eastern Michigan University; a Master Degree in Theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary (1995); and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in New Evangelization conferred by the Pontifical Institute of St. Thomas. Susan is the proud Aunt of seven nieces and nephews and godmother of nine; she prays for them daily.
Fr. Bryan Dolejsi, born and raised as a Catholic in Seattle, Fr. Bryan earned a Secondary Education and History/Language Arts degree from Western Washington University. He has worked as a youth minister, Catholic school basketball coach, Catholic school teacher and was a Jesuit Volunteer in Micronesia before entering the Seminary in 2000. He originally entered the Dominican order studying at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and Tangaza college in Nairobi, Kenya. Before final vows the Lord called him back home and after finishing his Masters of Divinity at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, CA he was ordained for the Archdiocese of Seattle in 2006. Fr. Bryan served as a parochial vicar at four parishes in Southeast Tacoma for his first two years and he currently serves as the Priest Administrator at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Issaquah, WA. He regularly teaches for the Siena Institute and for the Archdiocese.
Fr. Michael Fones, O.P., grew up in central Illinois, and went west to California for graduate school and hasn't left the west since. He was ordained in 1992, and spent twelve years in campus ministry in Arizona, Oregon and Utah. In 2004, he was appointed co-Director of the Catherine of Siena Institute, and traveled throughout the U.S. and beyond giving workshops, missions, and talks on the discernment of charisms, vocation, and discipleship. Since August 2011 he has resided at St. Albert's Priory, Oakland, CA, where he oversees the formation of the student friars of the Western Dominican Province. He has a B.S. (Michigan Technological University) and M.S. (Stanford) in geophysics, plays the piano and bassoon, and assists with Institute events from June through early August.
Christopher J. Gawel, there are three things one needs to know about Chris Gawel. First, Chris is not afraid of the spot light. He's been a member of several choirs and community theater programs. His love for stage started in fifth grade when he played Kurt in The Sound of Music. He's played roles in Singin' in the Rain, Chicago, Miss Saigon, and Les Miserables, to name a few. Last year, he was able to combine his faith and his love for theater by performing as Simon of Cyrene in The Cross and the Light at Music Hall in Detroit.
Secondly, Chris is an avid endurance athlete. He has completed over a dozen half marathons, marathons, triathlons, and half ironmen. In September 2015, he completed his first full Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin with a time of 12:44:45, coming in the top 25% of the race. He coaches cross country and track at Cabrini High School in Allen Park, using his passion for coaching to provide opportunities to encounter the Father's love.Most importantly, he's a disciple of Jesus Christ. Having encountered the love of God during his junior year of high school, Chris has spent his life attempting to provide opportunities for others to encounter Jesus whether through his excessive desire to become the patron saint of Facebook Evangelization, preaching the Gospel on the streets, organizing Theology on Taps, or serving the Church through young adult and campus ministry for last couple years. His love for Jesus led him to Sacred Heart Major Seminary where he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in theology.
Amy Hoover has been involved with Catherine of Siena Institute since 2003 and teaches the Called and Gifted Workshop. She is the Director of Adult Faith Formation at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Parish in Ankeny, Iowa. She is a spiritual director and enjoys leading small groups, weekend and Ignatian retreats. She is finishing her Master's degree in Christian Spirituality at Creighton University.
Charlie Hoover attended a Called & Gifted Workshop in 2004 and immediately began incorporating discernment and use of gifts into his prayer, work and relationship with Jesus. He has been a Called & Gifted Teacher and Interviewer nationwide since 2007. In addition to his work with the Institute, Charlie sought to promote faithful discipleship in the corporate work environment for many years and until last year he led an information systems department at a large bank. He earned a Certificate in Theology from Creighton University and has experience as a RCIA catechist and lay spiritual director for Christian Experience Weekend retreats, leads bible studies, directs retreats and occasionally offers parish presentations on a variety of faith topics. Charlie left corporate life in 2013 and currently resides and ministers at the Creighton University Retreat Center with his wife, Amy, who is the Director there. He is currently back in school doing graduate work in theology and discerning the Lord's call to a full-time teaching and retreat ministry. He has two children: Allyson recently completed serving in Panama with the Peace Corps and still resides there and Kenneth who recently graduated from the University of Iowa and lives in New York City.
J. Juan Macias, Current Job Title: Assistant Director of Professional Development - University of Southern California (USC), School of Social Work
Mary Martin is Evangelization Coordinator for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion, Michigan. Hundreds of St. Joseph parishioners have participated in the Called and Gifted Workshop over the last few years. Mary has a Master's Degree in Pastoral Studies from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Carol McGee is a Pastoral Associate for Evangelization, Faith Formation and Ministries at Sacred Heart Church in Boise, Idaho. Along with a background in Adult Education she holds a certificate in Pastoral Ministry from Loyola University, New Orleans. In addition to coordinating parish Evangelization Retreats and a traveling retreat team, Carol has led the Institute's Called & Gifted team for the state of Idaho since 2001. You can find more information about Evangelization Retreats at www.sacredheartboise.org.
Mary Sharon Moore, is a nationally known Catholic author, speaker, and spiritual director. She has been teaching the Called and Gifted workshop nationwide since 2002.
As a teacher, Mary Sharon engages audiences with her clear and direct style. And she brings unexpected vocational clarity and encouragement to lay men and women in their charism discernment.
Mary Sharon's books include Anointed for a Purpose, and a spiritual direction handbook titled Moving in God's Direction. Her parish missions ignite the joy of living the Gospel in the world today. You can learn more about Mary Sharon's work and read sample pages of her books at marysharonmoore.com. Mary Sharon makes her home in Eugene, Oregon.
Ofelia Neri is an experienced conference speaker addressing spiritual, liturgical, and psychological topics. She has served as a missionary conference speaker across the country and abroad. Ms Neri is the founder of Discipuli Christi, a private association of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, for consecrated lay women. Ms Neri participates as a guest speaker in Catholic and secular television and radio programs. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (Marriage Family Therapy program) and is a certified Spiritual Director. Ms Neri is also fluent in Spanish. She currently works as a Marriage Family Therapist Intern at New Creation Family Services providing Faith Based Therapy..
Angela Neumann is a Minnesota native. Angela earned her bachelor of arts from the University of St. Thomas in St.Paul, MN in Philosophy and Catholic Studies. She holds a Masters of Theological Studies from the John Paul II Institute in Washington DC with a Specialization in Marriage and Family. She is currently work towards a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has worked extensively for the Church in the Dioceses of St. Paul/Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., Bismarck and Fargo, ND, for the USCCB and in Rome. She is an experienced retreat leader, speaker, youth minister, spiritual director and leader in women's ministry. Angela enjoys the great outdoors, and coaching volleyball.
Fr. Gaurav Shroff is a native of India, but calls the American South home. He has a BS in Geology and an MA in Religious Studies (New Testament) and has worked as a campus minister prior to entering priestly formation for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Currently he is at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He has been teaching the Called & Gifted workshop for the Institute since 2008.
Deacon Keith Strohm is the Director of the Office of the New Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Deacon Keith served from 2008 - 2015 as Director of Evangelization and Adult Formation for Queen of the Rosary Parish in Elk Grove, IL. He is currently studying for his Master of Divinity degree at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Illinois. Keith has traveled extensively as a CSI teacher and trainer since 2005 and authored one of the chapters in Becoming A Parish of Intentional Disciples.


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Updated PoD Category Chart (5/22)
Hey everyone,
A lot can change in two weeks. Here's the second and final May version of our Pitch or Ditch category chart. More demotions than promotions this time around.
Pitch or Ditch Category Chart 5-22
Once again, a reminder as to how the chart works:
We've divided all of the current starting rotation pitchers in the Majors into five groups: Aces, Grads (pitchers who you should be starting regardless of the matchup), Pitch or Ditch (guys who you should be picking up to start in favorable matchups but do not deserve a regular roster spot), DTMs (guys who we are fed up with and would not start under any circumstances for the time being) and Indifferents (guys who we don't feel any ill-will towards but who just aren't that good). Keep in mind that these classifications are very much subject to change throughout the season based on performance. We'll be updating the chart every other Monday.
And here are the changes we've made since the last version:
Cueto grad to ace
Bumgarner grad to ace
McDonald PoD to grad
Capuano PoD to grad
Estrada indifferent to PoD
Hutchison indifferent to PoD
Ross indifferent to PoD
White indifferent to PoD
Lincecum ace to grad
Wainwright ace to grad
Kennedy ace to grad
Moore grad to PoD
Masterson grad to PoD
Smyly grad to PoD
Cahill grad to PoD
Kuroda grad to PoD
Billingsley grad to PoD
Nova grad to PoD
Parker grad to PoD
Buchholz PoD to DTM
Let us know what you think!
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rookie question here, I know, but you're assumptions are all based on vanilla 12-team, mixed and should be adjusted to league format, correct?
Who do you like better? Alvarez, Capuano fresh from his recent promotion to Grad status, or Parker who just got demoted to PoD? (My real question is Alvarez or Capuano? I'm looking to get rid of Parker to have a lineup of grads or better only).
Ok mega deal, which side do you go with (five year keeper)?
A: Bauer (1$), Fielder (27$), Gallardo (23$), Santos (13$)
B: C. Lee (16$), Upton (23$), Storen (2$)
I'm sending the people in A and I am a big fan of Upton.
Demoting Waino already?
T. Hudson has to only be a start away (as you feel not currently) to return to proper ACE standings. He is just a pro's pro artist toeing the slab.
What say you?
Just trade LaHair and Utley..gettting Brandon Phillips….good move?


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Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden are going on tour this summer and will make a July 26 stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston.
The news leaked over the weekend via Nine Inch Nails' online fan club newsletter.
Tickets for the 23-city North American co-headline tour go sale Friday through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com.
A fan pre-sale began noon Monday at nin.com and soundgardenworld.com, with additional pre-sales scheduled Tuesday.
A look at the tour lineup:
Date City/State/Province Venue
7/19* Las Vegas, NV Planet Hollywood
7/21* Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/24 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/26* Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/27 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/29* Mansfield, MA XFINITY Center
7/30* Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/1* Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
8/2* Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/4* Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
8/5* Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
8/7* Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
8/8* Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood
8/10* West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
8/11* Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/14* Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
8/16* Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/17* Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/19* Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
8/21* Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/22* Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- About a dozen residents attended a town hall meeting Monday during which Beachwood Fire Department Chief Patrick Kearns laid out the need for a new fire station.
The city mailed invitations to residents of Concord and Beacon drives informing them of the meeting. At the meeting's conclusion, the residents of the two residential streets nearest the proposed site of a new station apparently had their questions satisfactorily answered.
Kearns has proposed building a new Fire Station No. 2 on city owned land on the northeast corner of Park East Drive and Richmond Road. The land is now covered by grass and trees.
The portion of the 5.25-acre site covered in trees is currently a protected wetlands and the city is awaiting approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the site can be built upon. The fire department would like to see the trees now there removed and replaced with trees around the property's perimeter.
Kearns and a team of fire department personnel who have been gathering information on fire stations throughout Ohio and in other states addressed city council members at the town hall meeting held at city hall.
"There was no perfect station," Kearns said of those examined, but the best parts of various stations are what he would like to see incorporated in a new Beachwood station.
Those parts included features that he said would serve to reduce noise coming from the station. Kearns spoke of step-back garage bays, each built several feet behind the one next to it. This, he said, allows for the blockage of sound.
Another feature is an architecturally striking, tall, angular wall that separates the bays from the Richmond Road side of the building, again reducing sound from trucks.
"The firemen would reside on this side of the wall," Kearns said, referring to the side closer to Richmond Road. "They'll be living on the side where the residents live. I want them to hear the same things that residents would."
Plans the team assembled show the station being built on an angle with a driveway off Park East Drive, perhaps a couple of hundred feet east of Richmond Road.
Kearns emphasized that official plans have yet to be drawn up as an architect has yet to be hired. He also said already reported costs aren't accurate because so much design work has yet to take place. Past reports have had the cost of a new station as high as $8 million.
The current Fire Station Number Two, Kearns said, is too small, does not allow for expansion. It has a pad in front of its garage door that is not long enough to fit the length of a modern fire truck. It was built in 1973 at sits upon a property at 24619 Chagrin Blvd. that is about three-fourths of an acre.
"It's so dilapidated," Kearns said, "it doesn't even have a locker room. Firemen have to change clothes in the hallway. There are houses in Beachwood bigger than that fire station."
Further, he said, the station's location on the busy boulevard does not always lend itself to quick response.
"Fifty-one-point-four percent of calls for that station come from east of Richmond Road," he said. When those calls come during times of heavy traffic volume, firefighters must drive a great distance left of the center double yellow lines which, Kearns said, increases the potential for an accident.
"In the past eight years," Kearns said, "there has been a 54-percent increase in calls for help at that station. Other cities don't see that. It might go up in other cities by 5 percent."
Kearns said the new location would make many of the city's new buildings more accessible. According to the chief in the 16 years leading to 2015, there will be a total of 23 new buildings in Beachwood, many on its southeast side.
"There's always going to be concerns about noises," said Concord Drive's Doug Bennett, one of the approximately four residents to ask questions at the meeting. "All we can do is try to alleviate them."
During the meeting, Bennett asked Kearns about the possible increase of noise, stating residents of Concord and Beacon already hear ambulances going by and helicopters flying in to land at nearby Ahuja Medical Center.
Kearns said that statistics show that on a typical day, there are four to six ambulance "hot calls" -- those with sirens blaring -- heading to Ahuja.
"That number won't necessarily change if we build a new station," he said. "The hospital will still be in the same place."
"It was helpful," Bennett said of the meeting. "It helped to clarify what they're trying to accomplish."
"My questions were answered," said 27-year resident Jerry Thomas. "My biggest concern is about the traffic. I've lived in Beachwood since Richmond Road was a two-lane street."
Thomas said the preliminary plans "look promising."
Responding to a question from Councilman Martin Horwitz, Kearns said the new station would be built to serve better the people of Beachwood. But, he added, it would also benefit Beachwood to have such a modern facility should regionalism occur to a greater degree and the station was needed as a regional communications center.
The new station would be the approximate size of Fire Station Number One on Richmond Road. It would not house the department's main offices, but would have some offices, a training center for firefighters, an emergency operations center, a possible backup communications center, and more.
"If this project goes through and council approves it, it will be state of the art and there will be nothing else like it," Mayor Merle Gorden said.
Council President Fredric Goodman said of the project, "We're still in the investigative stage. We're not going to push anything through."
Goodman added that there is no date set for council to further discuss the new station.
Kearns said that if construction were to begin next spring, the new station would be completed by mid- or late 2016.


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Teacher trainers work with new and experienced English teachers, training student teachers at teachers' colleges or providing in-service training to experienced teachers in current methodologies, subject content, and resource development, thus creating sustainable improvements in teaching that will affect generations of future students. Projects include increasing local teachers' English language competency and conversational skills and organizing teacher associations and training seminars.
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Truth be told, spotting high-octane stocks isn't that difficult. There's the outrageous sales growth, the groundbreaking innovations, the extraordinary returns on equity. Such stocks tend to keep the market pinned for decades.
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8. The new CEO curses out an inquisitive analyst during the latest earnings call.
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Early in the Morning
Christ is risen!
Despite our best efforts as believers, it is often hard to see the glory for the gloom. For large numbers of unemployed in this country, hope may seem dim. Likewise, the people of Haiti, who have been suffering through an extended Good Friday, may well feel fated to disaster. For Catholics in Ireland and Germany, after revelations in recent weeks of sexual abuse of children there, signs of new life may likewise be hard to see.
But as the Easter Gospels relate, it took time too for Jesus' disciples to come to see the Easter light. In Luke's Gospel Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Mary the mother of James visit the tomb of Jesus "at daybreak." According to John's Gospel, Mary Magdalene went alone "early in the morning, while it was still dark." Probably only the palest of dawns guided their feet, as they made their way to the tomb. The dimness of the light did not deter the women from rushing to devoutly tend to their Lord.
Often it is difficult for us, too, to see what lies ahead in our lives. The past is shrouded in darkness and the way ahead still heavy with shadows. When will a job come? Will it mean starting over in a new field, entail new training and relocation? After the spreading sexual abuse crisis, can we ever feel as confident that the church will be for us the spotless bride of Christ, an unsullied source of grace? Can the faithful continue to regard bishops as our pastors without their publicly taking responsibility for the failures of supervision that in many cases made the crisis much worse? In frustration and disillusionment, we strain to see; our vision is impaired.
For most of us, even for saints, puzzlement is entwined with faith. In Luke's Gospel the women peer into the tomb and are "puzzling over" what they see before an angel appears to clear things up. Later, when Peter and "the other disciple" reach the tomb, Peter also seems confused. Only the disciple whom Jesus loved "saw and believed." Our days, and often our Easters, are marked by a similar confusion and moments of unbelief. If the Easter proclamation "Christ is risen!" does not leave us completely unmoved, it leaves our hearts still longing to overflow with the joy we do not quite feel. Why can't we be like the disciple John, loving so much that we believe at the sight of the empty tomb? Why must we be like Peter, understanding so slowly and then impulsively moving from doubt to faith?
The disciples repeatedly misapprehend the risen Lord. Mary Magdalene mistakes him for the gardener; and on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, the disciples' "eyes were kept from recognizing him." In the Upper Room he appears like a ghost, suddenly and inexplicably standing in their midst. Resurrection exceeds our capacity to comprehend it. Like the disciples, even when confronted with vivid signs of new life, we sometimes fail to understand. Applying for jobs, we become frustrated. Confronted with yet another disaster, we find ourselves overcome with donor fatigue. The repeated narration of the sad facts of sexual abuse wears us down.
Yet even in the midst of dimness, confusion and misunderstanding, men and women of faith can glimpse signs of new life. Darkness, shadow and gloom need not come between us and the Lord. In his new book, Made for Goodness, Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminds us that "every act of kindness enhances the quality of life." There is good news in that the world has averted a depression and unemployment has begun to abate. It should be heartening, too, that after so many catastrophes, Haiti still engages the world's commitment. Undeterred by decades of failed experiments, the leading donor nations are undertaking together a long-term reconstruction program for that sorely tested Caribbean nation. Here at home a growing number of young people, even if they are not yet in church pews every Sunday, are doing the work of the church in service programs for the poor.
Some sunlight has even begun to pierce the mushroom cloud. The Obama administration has made elimination of nuclear weapons a long-term goal of American policy, and the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations has declared that "the conditions that prevailed during the cold war, which gave a basis for the church's limited toleration of nuclear weapons, no longer apply." He reiterated Pope Benedict XVI's call for "a progressive and concerted nuclear disarmament."
Around us are signs of new life; we have only to see them to experience the glory of the risen Lord penetrating the shadows of our lives. If Haiti's earthquake survivors emerged from the rubble singing God's praises, how can we not chant "Alleluia!" for the signs of new life we encounter when we hear the Easter salutation, "Christ is risen!"?


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Well according to our conversation last night, she makes it sound as though she might actually buy it for me as a gift one day. Now the tricky part is, something more important always comes up - lol, such is life I must admit.Originally Posted by ssbb_lover
I'll say this though, I hope one day when I have a son or daughter, that we can play games together on the Wii or the next gen console - here's to hoping. Alright well thanks for the add, I need to get back to work here. I'll post some more later on.
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U'r very much welcome
Not to get too personal, but wut do u do for ur job? If u don't want to say, wut area is ur work in?
lol great introduction thread
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hey welcome.....im sure you and ur wife will come to a good conclusion....and at least u know for sure u can get the Wii....lol....some of us that arent old enough for jobs (me) have to rely on the few dollars we earn here and there.. .....o well a gamer is a gamer no matter what
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I'm only 14 but I got a job as a tennis coach
U could find some type of job i'm sure.
it's ironic, I wanted to be a video game programmer for years, and in the end I decided to become a regular application developer. That must be why I'm still so into videogames. Besides, my boss said he used to work next door to a video game company out in California, he said those people never seemed to go home to their families. I'd rather program from 8-5 and go home to my wife at the end of the day....Just give me a Wii!!!
Amen! That would suck having to always stay at ur job & nvr go back to ur family I would much rather work from 8-5Originally Posted by JHardin1112


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You Are Not Special…by veteran teacher and author David McCullough, Jr., is an up-lifting, entertaining and realistic look at how we raise our kids, and perhaps unknowingly create a distorted and unrealistic image of themselves. David and Nick discuss: the dangers of over-praising, over stimulating, and over-controlling our kids. He encourages parents to allow their children to experience occasional rejection; to explore new challenges; to take reasonable risks, and even to allow an occasional failure, as a way to prepare them for the "real" world. The shear love of learning is at the core of this most amazing book!
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About Me: ¡Hola! My name is Rocio Ortega. I'm 19 years old and attend Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts with hopes to major in Political Science and/or History. I am a proud Latina born from two Mexican-born parents who have taught me the value of hard work and education. These values have followed me to college as I am a member of Mezcla and Alianza, Latina organizations at Wellesley College to meet the political, social and academic needs of Latina students on campus. My involvement with Girl Up has been very rewarding. In high school I founded a Girl Up club in 2010 that is still running strong! I served as a Teen Advisor from 2011-2012 and am now proud to be a Youth Champion. Now that I'm in college, the need to spread the word about Girl Up is much more important. I'm blessed to have the opportunity of attending college. However, this might not be the case for 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries. My hopes are to raise awareness for them through Girl Up and through the media as a Teen Reporter for Global Girl Media. I am all about female empowerment and getting female representation in all professional fields whether it is in politics, the media or the military… I strongly believe we must all come together!
My Passions: female empowerment
My Challenges: inner city struggles
My Vision for the Future: gender equality
I am so glad that you have joined this forum. This is a place we need inspirational and active people who set examples that others can learn from.
I am looking forward to hear more about your Girl Up club. I come from Maldives. In comparison to USA, Maldives is a tiny spec on the world map. It is a naturally beautiful country. The people are great too. Having said that our girls may need some empowerment.
I agree with you. We must all work together.
Have great day and be blessed.
With love Amei
Hi Amei,
Thank you for your kind words! I'll admit, I did not really know where Maldives is but now I do! Please feel free to check out our Girl Up website www.girlup.org
Thanks! Rocio
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Girl Up is an amazing organization and we are thrilled to have one of its leaders in our community. Your voice is vital to raising awareness of what life is like for young Latina teens in a constantly changing world. I encourage to apply for the World Pulse VOF Program. It will enhance your skills as a reporter/activist but more importantly, will connect you with other women around the world demanding women and girls have the same rights as men. It becomes an amazing support network of sisters, mentors and supporters.
I have seen first-hand how much each person's writing skills develop, their confidence grows, how they garner support for their personal projects, and how many went on to have their articles picked up by international media such as the BBC, CNN, and the New York Times.
I hope you will consider applying. The world needs to hear your voice.
I am so happy you have joined us. Best wishes, Janice http://worldpulse.com/pulsewire/programs/world-pulse-voices-of-our-future
Hey there! Welcome to PulseWire!
It's so exciting having you with us, I am sure you will have a fabulous time with your new online friends as well as find this to be a very positive experience. I encourage you to take advantage of the numerous resources and features available through our vibrant online community.
Welcome again to our global community and I look forward to hearing more from you here on PulseWire!
Hi Rocio, I'm very impressed by your profile and your writing as well! I think you have a lot to offer to your sisters and this global community. Look forword to reading more from you!
Regards, Christina
Where there is a WILL, there is a WAY.


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Robinson Cano spent his Yankees career driving in runs (822, to be exact) and knocking dingers at will (204). But he was just as infamous for his lack of hustle down the line when running out grounders.
That frustrated Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, who spoke with The Daily News' John Harper about his relationship with the former second baseman.
"If somebody told me I was a dog, I'd have to fix that. When you choose not to, you leave yourself open to taking heat, and that's your fault. For whatever reason, Robbie chose not to," said Long, who thought Cano would miss being in pinstripes.
He spoke about all the hard work Cano did to shore up holes in his game -- including "his swing, in his makeup, in his body composition" -- but the fact that he loafed to first bothered Long and others.
"We all talked to him. I'm pretty sure [shortstop Derek] Jeter talked to him a number of times. Even if you run at 80 percent, no one's going to say anything. But when you jog down the line, even if it doesn't come into play 98 percent of the time, it creates a perception. It's too bad because Robbie cared a lot. By his last year here he was becoming a leader in the clubhouse. He went out of his way to talk to some of the younger guys, and he helped them. But he just wouldn't make that choice to run hard all the time. The reasons aren't going to make sense. He might say his legs didn't feel good, or he was playing every day and needed to save his energy. To me there was no acceptable answer."
Assuming he continues to jog down to first, it's the Mariners' problem now.


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Today's Beauty Stash features products from Aromafloria. It's a brand that's new to me...which products will find a permanent place in my beauty stash and which will not?
On a side note- I'm sorry for all the "uhms" in this video. Terrible, I know. I'm recovering from a cold and am still having a hard time focusing. At least, that's my excuse.


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AUBURN, Alabama -- A move made necessary by a rash of injuries at defensive end could pay dividends in the fall.
A spring spent training at both defensive tackle and defensive end has proven that both Montravius Adams and Gabe Wright are capable on playing off the edge if the need arises.
And that gives Ellis Johnson some options against big, power-run teams in the fall.
"It's given us an idea, also, in looking toward next fall, we'll have a big package that we can play four bigger linemen in certain situations," Johnson said Tuesday. "They've gotten a lot of work at that."
Adams, listed at 6-foot-4, 306 pounds, and Wright, who packs 284 pounds on a 6-3 frame but plans to add 5-10 pounds before the season, have been naturals playing on the edge.
Adams, in particular, has shown an impressive ability to rush off the edge, offering the kind of versatility needed to make a heavy package work.
Wright's best asset has always been his quickness, making him a natural fit on the outside, too.
"When you've got a 295-pound end and maybe a 300-pound end, and both of them run under a five-flat -- one of 'em runs about a 4.7 -- I think we can really help ourselves in some of those power football teams we play, and still stay with some of our base systems," Johnson said.
For their part, Wright and Adams have embraced the dual role.
Usually faced with trying to fight through a lot of traffic inside -- Wright led the defensive tackles with three sacks last season, and Adams had one but showed plenty of promise -- the pair has learned to love rushing against little resistance.
"Being an end, it gives you a different chance to work the edge of a guy, and just to have that versatility, especially when you play some of these offenses in the SEC that have
two-tight end, three-tight end sets," Wright said.
Being able to play both spots doesn't mean that either Wright or Adams will settle into defensive end.
Both players will do most of their work from the interior, but the option to move those guys outside makes Auburn's defense more versatile.
"We were out of bodies. It was something we'd thought about earlier in (Adams') career, anyhow, since he's so athletic, but he's done a heck of a job out there at defensive end," Johnson said. "They did a good job, unselfishly, they've been double-training all season."
In a crowded defensive tackle group, though, the movement will allow both Adams and Wright to log a few more snaps against the SEC's power teams.
"I think I can play both, too," Adams said. "Wherever they want me to be, that's where I'm going to go to help the team."


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Batiatus' Ludus
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Batiatus' Ludus is the enclosure for all of his gladiators, where they are trained and housed. It was passed on to him from his father, who was in the same profession. The ground level is a gladiator ludus whilst the upper levels are Batiatus' villa.
The building, being situated on the edge of a mountainside, boasts a brilliant view over all of Capua.
LayoutEditThe lower parts of the ludus are the areas for the gladiators. The entrance gate is here, which leads directly onto a training ground. One edge of this square is unwalled and falls off to a sheer cliff. Beyond the training ground is the eating area for the gladiators, and on this floor are their cells/rooms (only the gladiators of higher worth are allowed rooms of their own). The trainee gladiators and others sleep with a few others in cells similar to those in a prison. There is also a bathing area on this level.
A barred gate separates the gladiators from the living quarters above the ludus, which house Batiatus, Lucretia and their slaves. The gate is locked every night when the gladiators are shut away for sleep. This upper area is far more lavish than the ludus below, befitting for a Roman citizen of moderate standing - and more, when Lucretia refurnishes to impress Ilithyia's rich friends. The house burrows into the mountain behind and has a balcony overlooking the gladiator training area.
From what has been seen of the Villa, there is a general social area with an ornamental pool in the center and leading off from this are various other rooms, including Batiatus' sleeping quarters and a large pool that serves as a bath.
The Ludus was built by the father of Titus Lentulus Batiatus and the grandfather of Quintus Lentulus Batiatus. The exact date and by what means it was built is unknown other than that Quintus' grandfather built it with the belief thatall men are able to earn their worth and fight for honour and glory. The gladiators that came from the House of Batiatus were often very famous and favoured by the people of Capua in that the house and it's gladiators became a very part of Capua's tradition in gladiators.This is where Spartacus killed Batiatus and Crixus wounded Lucretia. Then later Lucretia kills Ilithyia's son and herself.
Long-Term GuestsEdit
Servants and GuardsEdit
- Spartacus
- Crixus
- Barca
- Rhaskos
- Gnaeus
- Varro
- Agron
- Duro
- Kerza
- Rabanus
- The Veteran
- Leviticus
- Ortius
- Pollux
- Mannus
- Liscus
- Segovax (Recruit)
- Marcus (Recruit)
- Recruit 4 (Recruit)
- Unnamed Trainee (Recruit)
- Acer (Unseen)
- Fortis (Unseen)
- Donar (Unseen)
- Fulco (Unseen)
- Lydon (Unseen)
- Litaviccus (Unseen)
- Plenus (Unseen)
- Tychos (Unseen)
- Sophus (Unseen)
Spartacus (TV Series)Edit
- According to history, over 80 gladiators had escaped from the ludus of Batiatus, out of 200 gladiators.
- Half of the gladiators in the ludus were Gauls.
- It is hinted that Spartacus stands the only Thracian gladiator in the ludus.
- Similarily, it is said that Ashur, following the death of Dagan, is the only Syrian in the ludus
- Varro is said to be the only Roman among the gladiators, aside from Narto.
- Similarily, it is said that Ashur, following the death of Dagan, is the only Syrian in the ludus
- It is hinted numerous times throughout the series that, although Batiatus' stock of gladiators is considered to be smaller than most other ludus', his gladiators are significantly more skilled.
- Historically it is believed that Spartacus only spent one year of his life in this ludus. In the TV Series, Spartacus spends two years of his life in the ludus.
- Little is known about the guards of the ludus, though they were perhaps referred to in Latin as Custodis, and were likely hired on a private basis by the Lanistae, who may have chosen former gladiators, ex-legionaries or unemployed mercenaries for the task. A privately-employed Custos (guard) would have provided his own arms and armour, which would have been inferior to that of a serving Roman legionary.
- In the Blu-Ray featurette 'Oh, Those Randy Romans' Rob Tapert reveals that there were 17 men in one of the bathhouse scenes, referring to the first time Spartacus enters in the episode Sacramentum Gladiatorum. This would logically mean that at that point in time, Batiatus had only 17 gladiators and/or trainees, yet 25 can be named as living there at that time.
- It is possible that some of the men were elsewhere, but more likely is that since 9 of the 25 gladiators were not seen until at least season 2, the actual number or gladiators was never intended to be quantifiable, as there was too many background characters.


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Apple Inc. is considering introducing an online service to stream music based on users' tastes, two people with knowledge of the plans said, potentially competing with Pandora Media Inc.
Apple has held talks with record companies about acquiring the necessary music rights, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. The discussions are in early stages and haven't addressed issues such as terms, one person said. The service won't be part of Apple's new iPhone introduction next week, they said.
Pandora, based on Oakland, California, fell 17 percent to $10.38 at 1:59 p.m. New York time after being down as much as 21 percent for the biggest intraday drop since March. Apple, based in Cupertino, gained 0.6 percent to $680.52.
Apple is the dominant company in music, with its iTunes media store having more than 400 million accounts. A radio service that lets customers create online stations based on their favorite artists, songs or genre would add a new way for users to listen and discover music on the company's iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.
Apple is attempting to strike a deal directly with record labels to gain expanded rights to songs, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The radio service may be supported by Apple's iAd advertising network, the newspaper reported.
Pandora pays a fixed licensing fee determined by a government agency. That arrangement comes with limitations, including how often listeners can hear a song. Spotify Ltd. and Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s iHeartRadio operate under similar terms.
In addition to the radio service, Apple also is planning an overhaul of the iTunes store by the end of the year, people familiar with the plans said in June. The changes will add new features for sharing songs as well as discovering new material, the people said.


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Why does he follow me around if he is already dating a girl?
There is a guy that I have liked for a while who works at a club that my friends and I frequent. Yes the same guy from a previous question I have asked. He reveled to me last week that he is trying to make it work with this one girl. He doesn't want to hurt me because he feels like he would probably hook up with me a couple of times and then he would fade away and I would get hurt, which basically means to me that I am hook up material to him not girlfriend material. I was like ok I should just move on then and start to get over him. Even though he told me all this, he would follow me around everywhere in the club. If I was upstairs, he was upstairs. If I was talking to my guy friend on the patio, he was on the patio. The minute I went inside, he was inside. If I was dancing with a guy he would be right there watching every move I or the guy would make. It was to the point that the friends I was with noticed it. Why does he follow me around everywhere when he has a girl and has made it clear he doesn't want to hurt me?


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SOLON, Ohio — Garfield Heights junior Tony Farmer needed two words to sum up 32 minutes of what appeared to be a preseason scrimmage, but in reality was a Division I district basketball semifinal Thursday night.
"Terrible and sloppy," he said.
But in sports, it's OK to be bad when it's good enough, and Garfield Heights played well enough at the right time to beat Cleveland Heights, 43-33.
The Bulldogs finished on a 12-0 run over the final 5:45 against the depleted Tigers, who ended a once promising season 17-5.
Defending champ Garfield Heights (18-4) advanced to its third district final in six years against Shaker Heights (20-2) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Solon.
"I have no clue what happened, and we're not going to beat Shaker if we play like this," said Farmer, a 6-7 forward who scored nine points.
Both teams shot poorly and struggled to finish plays, but Garfield Heights made them when it mattered most. Trailing 33-31, Farmer regained the lead with three free throws, and Mike Davis' 3-point play off a power drive with 3:33 left seemed to steady the Bulldogs.
After a Cleveland Heights miss, Garfield Heights went to a spread offense and Farmer got loose underneath for an easy bucket and a 39-33 lead with 1:20 to play. The Tigers were forced to foul, and Davis hit three free throws on the next two possessions to seal the win.
Davis and Farmer each picked up two fouls in the first quarter and played late in the second quarter with three fouls. Garfield led at the half, 19-18.
"Coaches kept our heads in the game. We stayed focused," said Davis, who scored a game-high 11 points.
Garfield Heights didn't panic, but remained out of synch.
"We didn't play good. Foul trouble hurt us a lot, but we came out with a victory," Garfield Heights coach Sonny Johnson said. "We just need to tighten some things up. Our best players have to play big, and I think they will next game."
Cleveland Heights, which lost standout guard Tyree Gaiter to a broken wrist Feb. 16, suffered another blow last weekend when standout sophomore guard Marcus Bagley sprained an ankle against Bedford. He didn't practice this week and appeared to be severely slowed against Garfield Heights. "The last couple weeks have been long and tough," Cleveland Heights coach Andy Suttell said. "We battled and scrapped and gave ourselves a chance at the end. The ball didn't fall in the basket on a lot of plays we've been making all year.
Cleveland Heights senior forward Kevin Clark and sophomore guard Delaunte Davis each had eight points and Bagley scored five.
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WOODBURY — A Wisconsin man wanted for a shooting in his home state earlier this month was arrested Thursday outside a city apartment complex.
Rufus Majette, 23, of Green Bay is wanted in connection with the shooting of a man in Madison, Wis., on July 3, according to Bernie Weisenfeld, spokesman for the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Majette was staying with a relative —apparently since last weekend —at the Woodlake Apartments on Evergreen Avenue, Weisenfeld said.
He is accused of shooting a man, 25, in the neck during a fight after a rap music competition. A second suspect in the shooting was arrested July 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Both suspects are charged with attempted murder.
Majette was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Camden, Woodbury Police Department and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office fugitive unit ..
Majette is being held in the Gloucester County Jail without bail pending an extradition hearing scheduled for Friday.


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This deal has ended.
HomeDepot.com drops the price on the pictured Hampton Bay Sibley 52" Ceiling Fan, model no. 26605 from $99.98 to $59.98. Plus, shipping is free. That's the lowest price we found. The fan blades are reversible, with Rosewood on one side and Oak on the other. This fan has an integrated light kit and 3-speed, reversible control. Sales tax is charged in most states.No longer available


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A dozen trees — five apple, four peach, two sweet cherry and one apricot — were planted thanks to a gift from the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The new trees offer an additional educational tool to the two-home learning community known as Peace House and a new source of fresh fruit for the Eastside neighborhood where it's located.
"We're excited to take a formerly ugly, vacant lot and turn it into something beautiful that people will appreciate," said Jerry Mechtenberg-Berrigan, co-administrator of Peace House.
Those planting trees were appreciative that they didn't have to work in rain, said Peace House coordinator Mike DeWaele. Instead, they worked in 89-degree heat.
"It was a fine day for working," DeWaele said. "We just had to drink a lot of lemonade. We went through gallons of it."
Peace House, at 313 and 321 Phelps Ave., is the brainchild of Mechtenberg-Berrigan, his wife, Molly, and longtime friends Mike and Jen DeWaele. It began in January 2009 with some after-school arts-and-crafts programs for neighborhood kids, and it's now a lush haven with an impressive playground, a burgeoning garden and an outdoor learning center that expands across the couples' adjoined backyards.
The Peace House team had unsuccessfully applied for a grant to fund the new orchard, and when that didn't come through, the Sisters of St. Joseph, who previously provided seed money to get the center started, gave them a donation of $3,000. They also received discounted trees from Wedel's Nursery, Florist and Garden Center.
Mechtenberg-Berrigan said the idea is to make the orchard into a "living science classroom."
"It's not uncommon for kids to go and pick a sugar snap pea right off the vine and eat it, and we encourage that," Mechtenberg-Berrigan said.
Mike DeWaele said they will soon have a volunteer from Kalamazoo College who will work in the garden and create gardening curriculum for the kids.
DeWaele said the garden yields enough produce to share with the neighborhood, and it's done in a "come and get it" style. There may be some special harvesting events in the future, he said, but not this year because they do not expect the orchard to produce fruit until next year.


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5/11 Hoyer: "We need to win more games"
GM Jed Hoyer likes how the Nationals have built their team with good Draft picks and smart trades. The Cubs are trying to get there.
"You look at the Reds, you look at the Cardinals, you look at [the Nationals] and we're not there from a talent standpoint," Hoyer said Saturday. "Some of these clubs offer a nice blueprint. You look at [the Nationals] as to where they were in '08, '09, '10, and where they are now, and it shows you the value of young talent and they've done a nice job mixing veteran guys with that [young] talent. Right now, I want to see us compete with these guys on the field. You look at how they built their team but at some point, I want to beat them."
The Cubs are in last place in the Central division, and appear headed for another overhaul at the Trade Deadline.
"The things we need to solve offensively are pretty clear," Hoyer said. "Our starting pitching has been good enough to be a contender. The bullpen has not been, defense has not been … and the offense hasn't been."
So, what can the team do?
"We can play better and win a lot more games," Hoyer said. "We need to win series. We need to win more games to not be in that position."
The Cubs GM doesn't want to overhaul the roster again. He'd rather they were in contention.
"We don't want to be a seller, that's not a position you want to be in," Hoyer said. "But if you are in that position, you want to take advantage of it. You hope you're looking to buy. It's a lot more fun."
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State baseball team completed the weekend sweep of the No. 30 Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, riding junior Mike Fitzgerald's go-ahead two-run home run to a 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference victory on Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium.
Indiana State pushed their winning streak to five games, improving to 17-13 overall and 7-5 in the MVC. Creighton drops to 18-9 on the season, 5-4 within the league. The Sycamores are now 6-0 at home during conference games and 10-2 overall in Terre Haute this season.
The Sycamores touched the scoreboard first in the second inning as senior Robby Ort led off the frame with a double into the gap in left-center. Redshirt sophomore Jacob Hayes moved Ort to third on a groundout before senior Casey McCurdy lined out to left for a sacrifice fly.
The Bluejays took the lead for the first time over the weekend in the fifth inning, plating three runs on four hits. Brad McKewon (RBI double), Jake Peter (sacrifice fly) and Mike Gerber (RBI triple) all drove in runs in the inning. Gerber's triple was the first three-base hit that the Sycamores have allowed this season.
Indiana State took advantage of a miscue on defense in the sixth inning as Federico Castagnini made a nice stop on junior Owen Conway's sharp ground ball down the third base line, but his throw to first sailed high and allowed McCurdy, who had drawn a two-out walk, to circle the bases and cut the CU lead to 3-2. Fitzgerald pinch-hit against CU reliever Bryan Sova and sent 1-1 pitch over the wall in left-center, putting the Sycamores in front, 4-3.
The home run was Fitzgerald's second of the season, the fifth on the year for the Sycamores.
Sophomore Landon Curry took a run away from the Bluejays in the top half of the seventh inning, ranging to the warning track in right-center to track down a fly ball off the bat of Peter with Castagnini on first base. The Sycamores were able to double-off Castagnini on the play, as Curry, redshirt sophomore Derek Hannahs and Ort combined on the twin killing.
The Sycamores tacked on an insurance run in the bottom half of the seventh as Ort drove in Hannahs with a sacrifice fly to left.
The Bluejays put two runners on with one out in the top of the ninth inning, but junior A.J. McElderry induced a ground ball off the bat of Peter to end the game.
Junior Daniel Peterson started the game for Indiana State, allowing three runs on eight hits over five innings. Junior Josh Negele (2-0) earned the win in relief as he combined with redshirt senior Tyler Fehringer and McElderry for four innings of shutout relief work by the Sycamore bullpen. The save was McElderry's first of the season.
Ort went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored while Conway also tallied two hits.
The series sweep over Creighton was the first for Indiana State since the 1986 season when the Sycamores took four games in Omaha, Neb. The Sycamores are also 4-1 against nationally-ranked opponents this season, splitting two games with #28 Mercer in early March and sweeping the #30 Bluejays this weekend.
For the weekend, Indiana State hit .303 (30-for-99) at the plate with five stolen bases and just one error on defense.
Indiana State continues their six-game homestand with a pair of midweek contests next week, hosting Butler on Tuesday, April 16, and SIU Edwardsville on Wednesday, April 17. First pitch for both games is set for 6:00 p.m.


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This week's bouquets go to:
From the MDS CAA Early Childhood program:
"We would like to extend a big thank you to all of our families, parents, and volunteers. You keep our program going strong and without you, we could not do our jobs."
From the Gladstone High School Girls Basketball Team:
"The Gladstone High School Girls Basketball Team would like to thank their coaches, parents, fans, and community for their support and encouragement throughout the season. We truly enjoyed the dinners and decorations made, and also appreciated the many miles you traveled to cheer us on. We couldn't have done it without the unending support of our parents. In addition, thanks to our great administrators and the Athletic Department, specifically Mrs. Potvin and Mr. Houle, for their constant support. We are proud to represent our school and community!"
From the Rapid River Lions Club:
"On Thursday, April 12, the Rapid River Lions Club held its annual fundraising dinner for Bay Cliff Health Camp. There were 146 who attended including five past campers. The dinner raised $6,467 that was given to Tom Bennett, director of Bay Cliff. We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success again by helping with the dinner, along with those who attended this event along with all business, individuals, and organizations who donated food, or items that was used for our live auction and raffles. Thanks again for supporting the kids at BayCliff."
From Paul Mitchell the School:
"Paul Mitchell the School - Escanaba sends a bouquet to all businesses who made a donation to our annual Fun Raising campaign. Your commitment to helping in our community is sincerely appreciated. With all your generous donations we were able to reach our three month goal of $15,000."
From the Rapid River Elementary School:
"The Rapid River Elementary School would like to send special thanks to our Parent Teacher Club (P.T.C.) who organized another successful Book Fair to kick off March Reading Month. The theme was "Hawaiian Luau," and besides the book fair, families came to enjoy games, dance the limbo, have smoothies, and try to Hula Hoop. They raised even more money than their goal, so our students have received brand new Accelerated Reading Books for their classrooms. Thanks also go to teachers, staff, and parents who decorated the hallways in our theme, helped with games, prepared a special breakfast with books for students and families, and did many extra things to make the month memorable. Our students are very fortunate to have such wonderful volunteers."
Each Saturday the Daily Press salutes individuals and groups from our area who have had a very positive impact on the way we live.
We identify our bouquet recipients in one of two ways: from Daily Press news pages and from nominations sent in by our readers.
Mail us a postcard or letter identifying your nomination and putting into detail what they've done. Include your name, address, and phone number. Send nominations to Saturday Bouquets, The Daily Press, 600 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI 49829.
They may also be sent to us by going to our Web site, www.dailypress.net, and clicking on the submit news button. Once there, click on "Bouquets" and follow the simple instructions.