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October 14, 2013
Leading Experts Gather for Twitter Chat to Discuss Sports-Related Head Injuries in Children
Discussion Follows Recent Research on Youth Football Injuries
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2013) – The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma (@injuredkids) will host a Twitter chat at #KidsConcussions to discuss sports-related head injuries in children on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 1-2 p.m. EST.
The chat will feature researchers and leading experts in the field and will cover:
• Latest research about children's head injuries
• Education about how to protect young athletes
• Advocacy suggestions for parents, coaches, trainers and physicians
• Signs and symptoms of a possible concussion
• Treatment options
Experts participating in the chat include:
• Buddy Curry, former NFL player; Kids and Pros Football Experience, co-founder
• Dr. Gerry Gioia, Children's National Medical Center, Division Chief & Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Suzanne Hill, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Program Director for Outreach and Advocacy
• Dr. J. Wayne Meredith, Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, Executive Director
• Dr. Alex Powers, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
• Judy Pulice, National Athletic Trainers' Association, National Manager of State Legislative Affairs
• Jennifer Smith, Certified Athletic Trainer
• Dr. Joel Stitzel, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering Program Leader
• Dr. Mark Zonfrillo, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Associate Director of Research
Each year, U.S. emergency departments treat an estimated 173,285 sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children and adolescents from birth to 19 years old, which equals almost 20 injured children every hour.* A concussion is a brain injury and all are serious, with most concussions occurring without loss of consciousness. Recognition and proper treatment can help prevent further injury or even death.
Researchers recently found that contact in practice, not games, was the most significant variable when the number and force of head impacts in youth football players were measured over the course of a season. They concluded that less contact during practice could mean a lot less exposure to head injuries for young football players. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 62% of sports-related injuries occur during practice rather than in games.
"In addition to funding research that studies the number of head impacts children experience while playing sports, our larger goal is to improve detection of and treatment for these head injuries," said Dr. J. Wayne Meredith, executive director of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, and chair of general surgery and director of the division of surgical sciences at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
To learn more about the signs of concussions in kids, and other serious injuries to children, visit www.InjuredKids.org, or find the Childress Institute via social media on Twitter @injuredkids, www.facebook.com/ChildressPediatricTrauma and www.YouTube.com/ChildressInstitute.
About the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma
The Childress Institute's goal is to lead national efforts to reduce death and disability following injury to children less than 18 years of age. It is dedicated to improving outcomes for critically-injured children across the U.S. by investing resources in research, education and awareness. The Institute helps injured kids get the best care, when they need it the most. Life-threatening injury is the No. 1 killer of kids in America. Nearly 10,000 children die each year - more than all other causes combined. The Childress Institute invests resources in research, education and awareness to improve the treatment for critically injured children in the U.S. The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma was founded at and receives considerable support from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The Institute was established through the generosity of Richard and Judy Childress. For more information, please visit www.InjuredKids.org.
*The numbers provided are according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more info, please visit cdc.gov/concussion/sports


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Note: In the past, I have written about the Housel family in Springdale, and then about the Sad and Untimely Death of Mary McPherson; both stories relate to this Jabez {Jabez Burns McPherson> James Peter McPherson>Peter McPherson}, the third son of James P. and Mary B. McPherson. In fact, this Jabez was the genesis of The Story of My Jabezes because I found myself in a tangle of Jabezes. The original piece on Jabez Burns McPherson {Jabez Burns McPherson> James Peter McPherson>Peter McPherson} was quickly done, in part to complete the story of the family left by Mary Housel McPherson's death. Now, I am only focusing on this the first Jabez Burns McPherson.
Jabez Burns McPherson (1847-1924)
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|1906 Jabez Burns McPherson
Courtesy of Margaret B. (McPherson) Burmeister Family
Jabez Burns McPherson, the first of this name, was born in New York City on August 12, 1847, five years after James Peter (J.P.) and Mary stepped off the sailing ship Medora and onto the soil of their new land. He joined his two older brothers, William Burns McPherson, now five years old, and James Burns McPherson, three years old.
By the time Jabez was two years old, his mother, pregnant with the first sister of the three boys, was busy helping her husband plan for their trek westward from New York City to Wisconsin. They left New York City on April 1st, 1850 and after spending two months going up the Hudson River by steamer, through the Erie Canal by horse drawn canal boats, and on the steamship Globe across lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan to Milwaukee, they finally reached their destination of Springdale, Wisconsin.
The first year was difficult; no money reserves meant their mother and father had to do whatever jobs came their way, so they barely had time to get their log house ready for occupancy by coming of winter. The family moved into this log house, or one very much like it, on December 17th, 1850. They had a fire pit dug into the dirt floor of the cabin for heat and cooking; Smoke drifted out through the thatched roof. The family had been in the house less than a month, when a fierce Wisconsin storm hit, and at a freezing cold wind blew off a good portion of the thatched roof . Jabez was just over three years old,when he, his brothers and baby sister were taken in, along with their parents, by neighbors until the roof could be repaired.
J.P. McPherson kept a diary which provided an insight into how the family lived and how the farm grew. However, there were very few times when he. mentioned his boys by name, at least until they reach a working age. He mentioned them a few times when he made clothes for the boys. The first winter of 1850-51, he noted that he "mends the children's clothes," which meant the three boys' clothes. In 1852, the November 27th entry, reads, "Making pants for Jabez," who was then 5 years old. In fact, up through the late 1850s, J.P. carefully noted for whom he made clothing, including neighbors, friends, the boys, and himself. However, most of the time, he just referred to them as "the boys," By the time each son turned 10 or so, J.P. sometimes mentioned them by name and the job they are doing, and for whom.
Billy, the oldest, and then James, helped their father clear land, plant, tend and harvest crops, and care for the farm animals they began to acquire. Billy, grew to manhood and prepared to move out and on his own, but was called to serve in Co. E, 8th regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, the Eagle regiment, in the Civil War. After he returned from the war he married Rozetta Miles,. the daughter of their neighbor. Then James and Jabez shouldered most of the farming, until, in 1872, these two brothers marry two Springdale girls; James Burns McPherson marries Henrietta Elizabeth Ireland; Jabez Burns McPherson marries Mary M Housel.
Jabez and his wife Mary stayed close to their Springdale families in the first year of so of their marriage and their first born, Jabez Burns McPherson, Jr. {Jabez>Jabez>James Peter>Peter} was born in Mt. Vernon, about 10 miles from their family homes in Springdale. By the time of the 1880 Federal Census, Jabez and his wife Mary lived in Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin where they would make their home for the next decade. They are listed with their two oldest children, Jabez, Jr., age 6, and Margaret, age3. Jabez reported working in a grist mill.
|1890 Jabez Burns McPherson Family
Furman, William Phillip, Jabez, May, Jabez Jr., Mary, LeRoy
Courtesy of Margaret B. (McPherson) Burmeister Family
A sad time for this family, and little information survived the next decade, leaving more questions than answers. At the time of Mary's death, Jabez was 42; their son, Jabez Jr.,19; Maggie May,14; William Phillip, 10; LeRoy, 8; Furman, 5; Baby James Berdetta died four months after his mother. The children marry and can be followed in later census reports, but there is no indication of what happens to them between the death of their mother and 1900. Who cared for them? Where did they live? Were they all together, or parceled out amongst relatives? What part did their father Jabez play in their lives after their mother's death? All, as yet, unanswered questions.
However, this first Jabez Burns McPherson seemed to be rather alone after the death of his wife. There was little evidence to indicate his role with his children. In 1900, he worked as a miller and boarded in the home of Allen Storrs in Fennimore, Wisconsin. 1905 found him back in Dodgeville, working as a miller and boarding in the home of John F. Johns. By 1920, Jabez had made his way to the West Coast and worked as a placer miner. He boarded with Charles and Lula Blake, who lived in San Bernadino, California. Blake also worked as a placer mine and he and his wife were both from Vermont.
|1921 Gathering of McPherson Siblings
Peter, Margaret B. Burmeister, Jabez, Ann A. Foye, James B., & William B. McPherson
Courtesy of JGH & Roots'n'Leaves Archives
In about 1920, Jabez was at a family gathering, as seen by the above widely disseminated family picture of the four McPherson brothers (Peter, Jabez, James and William), and two of their sisters (Margaret Burns McPherson Burmeister and, most likely, Ann Adamson McPherson Foye). The picture must have been taken in about 1920, and was a last gathering of this group, as Ann Foye died in 1921, Jabez B. died in 1924 and William B. McPherson died in 1926. This family gathering most likely took place in Madison, Wisconsin, as Peter and Margaret's homes were there, and Ann Foye often visited her son who lived in Madison.
Before or by the spring of 1924, Jabez made a trip east to Vermont. It appears that he went to visit, and perhaps stay with, Charles and Lula Blake, whom he met and boarded with in California. Jabez Burns McPherson died in Windsor Hall, Bethel, Vermont, on April 7, 1924. He was only at Windsor Hall, but 2 days before he died of liver cancer. . According to the locals, Windsor Hall was a hotel, but the Death Certificate indicated that Windsor Hall was a "hospital or institution." So maybe he had been staying with the Blakes and then admitted to the hospital/saniforium. Or perhaps he had just arrived in Bethel and checked into the hotel.
At this point and with the information available, there are some perplexing questions: When did Jabez arrive in Vermont? Did he just come to visit or did the Blakes invite him to stay during his last days? Did he live with the Blakes? If so, how long?
We do know that the Blakes returned to South Royalton,Windsor County, Vermont, by 1920 and remained in Vermont for the rest of their lives. Also Charles Blake provided fairly detailed information for the death certificate.
{Jabez Burns McPherson>James Peter McPherson>Peter McPherson} died in Bethel and was buried in South Royalton, Vermont, far from his Wisconsin roots and family.
Centennial History of the Town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1848-1948
Funeral card for Mary Housel McPherson
Obituaries for Mary Housel McPherson
1880 Federal Census, Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin
1900 Federal Census, Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin
1905 Wisconsin State Census, Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin
1910 Federal Census, San Bernadino, San Bernadino, California
1920 Federal Census, South Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
1924 Bethel, Vermont, Death Certificate for Jabez Burns McPherson
Pictures, courtesy of the Margaret B. (McPherson) Burmeister Family and the JGH/Roots'n'Leaves Archives.
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Abby Jones from Mabie, a 10th grader, earned a position on the West Virginia National High School rodeo team. She will be traveling with fellow teammates to Rock Springs, Wyo., July 14-20 to compete at the 65th annual National High School Finals Rodeo in the barrel racing competition.
Jones, the daughter of Chip and Shannon Jones, has been riding since she was 6 years old, when she received an Arabian pony.
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"It's a lot harder than it looks," Abby said. "I'm doing what I love and preparing for college at the same time."
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Abby's interest in the sport seems to be in her blood. Jones said that her mother had horses when she was young and helped orient Abby to horse culture.
When asked about how she was preparing for the competition and the 28-hour drive to the event, Abby said she and her family were going to take it slow to make sure the horses are as comfortable as possible for the long haul. They will be stopping at campgrounds and farms every few hours to allow the horses an opportunity to stretch.
Abby and her family left for Virginia Monday to meet some friends and other contestants for some training before making the rest of the journey to the competition.
"We're a pretty tight-knit group," Abby said with a smile. "It's a very family oriented community. This competition keeps us focused and out of trouble."
Featuring more than 1,500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian Provinces and Australia, the NHSFR is the world's largest rodeo. In addition to competing for more than $200,000 in prizes, NHSFR contestants will also be competing for more than $350,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named an NHSFR national champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20 based on their combined times/scores in the first two rounds – to advance to Saturday evening's final round. National champions will then be determined based on their three-round combined times/scores.
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Running Commercial Linux Software on FreeBSD
Building Detailed Network Reports with Netflow
Visualizing Network Traffic with Netflow and FlowScan
Monitoring Network Traffic with Netflow
FreeBSD supports a few different types of wireless cards. WaveLAN
cards use the
wi driver. Aironet cards use the
an driver. The
Raylink cards use the
ray driver. The user interfaces are
similar. I'll discuss WaveLAN cards in detail below, but this should
work for the other cards as well.
Most wireless cards work with one of these drivers. Even if the names "WaveLAN," "Aironet," or "Raylink" don't appear on the card, it's probably supported. Remember how many different cards use the NE2000 Ethernet card, known in FreeBSD as "ed"? Well, the literal NE2000 is just Novell's card; the hundreds of others are "NE2000-compatible."
If you have questions about a particular card, check the
email@example.com mailing list archives. Unless your card is
brand-spanking new, it's been discussed there. At length. Many
The important thing to remember with making wireless cards work is that everything on all devices connected to the network must match. Ethernet is easy; you install the card, plug in a cat5 cable, check for a link light, configure, and go! Wireless cards replace the cat5 cable and hub with radio waves. You need to jump through some hoops to configure things properly.
If you're running in ad-hoc mode, you just need to set up all the cards in exactly the same way. Install each card normally. Confirm that your kernel recognizes it. If your kernel doesn't include the driver for that card, rebuild your kernel. If it's a PC Card, just use kldload before inserting the card.
The main tool to configure WaveLAN cards is
wicontrol(8). If you
wicontrol without any arguments, it displays the configuration
of the wi0 interface. (You can change the interface with the
command-line option.) Similarly,
an cards have
ancontrol, and
ray cards use (wait for it...)
We'll look at the commands needed for the bare minimum to get your wireless card securely in operation. Errors in any of these commands will prevent your network from working.
First of all, there's the port type. In the previous article we discussed the differences between ad-hoc and infrastructure mode. If you're in ad-hoc mode, the default (3) is correct. If you have an access point, set your port type to 1. I'm using an Apple Airport access point, so I tell the card to search for it with:
wicontrol -p 1
In the case of my home network, infrastructure mode was really my only option. I could have opened the case on my firewall and installed a network card, but I'm afraid of what could happen if I even touch that ancient piece of crud.
Then you have a network name. You can only network with hosts with the same network name, so this needs to be correct. This helps keep neighbors off your LAN, and vice versa. Since Lucent cards attach to the first network they find, such wrong connections can be a perfectly innocent error instead of a blatant attempt to steal your bandwidth. You set the network name as such:
wicontrol -n YourNameHere
You could technically start networking here. WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) encryption isn't set up yet, however. Any traffic you send
now will be broadcast in clear-text across the neighborhood. You
enable encryption with the
-e flag:
wicontrol -e 1
You can then set a WEP cryptographic key. This is a hexadecimal shared secret between the various network nodes. Much like a password, if your key is discovered, anyone can access your network. Set the key with:
wicontrol -k 0x1234567890
Only network cards that have the same cryptographic key and network name can talk to each other. Don't use the key in the example; pick your own.
wicontrol command only displays keys if run as root. They appear
empty when run as a regular user.
If all of your network devices are configured identically, you should be able to assign IP addresses normally and ping. If you can't, one of these settings is probably wrong.
One other issue might arise, and that's frequency. All the wireless stations must be on the same frequency to communicate. There are 14 different 802.11b frequencies. If you find that your network shuts down when you're microwaving a burrito, try a different frequency. You can do that with:
wicontrol -f frequencynumber
The default frequency on cards sold in the US is 3.
If you have an access point, you'll need to configure that as well.
In addition to allowing you to bridge your wireless and Ethernet
networks, an access point can allow you to control which MAC addresses
can connect to your network, and can act as a central point for
monitoring. I used the Apple Airport base station as an access point,
with great success. It speaks SNMP, so if I wanted to get really
funky I could monitor throughput and connections.
Best of all, the Airport can be configured from your FreeBSD system
with the help of the "airport" tool (
/usr/ports/net/airport). Many
other access points only have Windows-based configuration tools.
I only had one problem with the airport tool; some of the input windows were too small to hold text. This turned out to be a bug in Java's Swing classes; if the application window isn't large enough to hold the fields, the fields shrink like this. Expand the application window, and input boxes will suddenly appear.
From there it's fairly simple. Hit the "discover devices" button. It will scan the network and look for Airports. When it finds one, it'll open a window containing the IP address. Enter the IP address and the SNMP community string ("public" by default), and you can retrieve the Airport's configuration.
Don't try to create an Airport configuration from scratch in the airport tool. The tool's author freely admits that the Airport has certain configuration requirements that the program cannot set. This information can only be retrieved from a running Airport. Retrieve a good configuration before you try to make any changes.
You need to configure your access point in exactly the same way as your network cards. Give it an IP address on your local network, and set the encryption keys, network name, and channel. You don't need to set the network type -- if you have an access point, you are either running in infrastructure mode or doing something really, really weird.
Take a look at the "bridging functions" tab. This is where you control how the Airport integrates with your existing network. To simply add wireless functions to an existing network, select "Act as transparent bridge."
When everything looks correct to you, hit "Update Base Station." This will reconfigure the Airport. If you did everything right, you can walk down the block reading oreillynet.com on your laptop. I plan to mail this article from the park at the end of the street.
Wireless is just a little bit different than regular Ethernet. Once you understand the requirements, however, setting up wireless is much less confusing. It's well worth the effort, though. My only regret about my wireless setup is that it's too cold outside for me to sit on the patio while writing my column. Thanks, Michigan.
Michael W. Lucas
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On August 5, 2011, State Police in Wurtsboro attempted to pull over a vehicle in the Village of Wurtsboro for a Vehicle and Traffic Violation. The operator, Joseph Boraski, a 34 year old Port Chester resident, refused to pull over and led troopers in a pursuit that terminated in Ellenville when he struck a utility pole.
State Police were assisted by Ellenville PD units and he was taken into custody after a brief foot chase. Boraski was arrested for DWI, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Reckless Endangerment, and Obstructing Governmental Administration. Boraski was also wanted by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for Felony Probation Violation and Felony DWI by the State Police in Middletown. He was arraigned in the Town of Mamakating and remanded to Sullivan County Jail, no bail.


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The fader knob on a standard U63/U69 radio is just a spacer, it has no tangs inside it because it doesn't do anything, it just sits there filloing the gap between the dash panel and thetuning knob. You need the same inner knob as the balance/tone knob on the left post of the radio. Both outer knobs are the same.


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I stumbled across this post this morning, thanks to Google. More than the honesty the author writes with, I am impressed with the sincere desire that I perceive in his words – the desire to do good for the right reasons.
I strongly encourage you to read one man's experience with us, even though his experience isn't rah-rah.
I'm posting this because I am committed to creating a forum for authenticity and honest discussion
I'm also posting this because we, as an organization, have made these commitments.
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If there is anything as convoluted as the current AMA National numbering system, we don't know what it is. The foundation of the AMA system is ..well there is no foundation. Need examples? Former AMA National Champions get to choose a number between 2 and 9. Why not 2 and 10? Why not 2 until you run out of former National Champions.
Oh yeah, former National Champions don't have to take a number between 2 and 9 if they don't want to?even though those numbers are set aside to honor the Champions. Thus, you end up with AMA National Champions running high numbers (15, 22, 41).
Here's an idea?Just tell them in the future to choose between 2 and whatever it takes until the honorary numbers are used up.
Then the AMA sets aside "career numbers" for a select group of riders who finished in the top ten in overall points at some point in their career. Why a rider who made the top ten in total points gets a permanent number is a mystery. And, they don't get to keep their career number if they don't earn 25 points in the following season?unless of course somebody at the AMA likes them. Which probably accounts for why there are more riders with career numbers than there are National Champions with permanent numbers. Amazingly, 25 percent of the top 100 numbers are assigned to someone before anyone at the AMA starts counting points?25% is big number. Even weirder, Mike Alessi gets to choose number 800 because he is "grandfathered in"?what is this the U.S. Senate? Have Mike take a top 100 number like everybody else who has been fined, penalized points and had his team manager banned from the series.
Common sense says that career numbers should be dropped. The only permanent numbers should be for former National Champs. Every rider after the Champions should get the number he earned by scoring points in that season. That's simple. That's the American way?which isn't always the AMA way.
After handing out all of the career and permanent numbers the AMA hands out National numbers to riders based on how many AMA points they earned (what we like to think of as the "actual AMA National numbers"), but none of these numbers actually jive with the rider's actual place in the pecking order of the sport. They are all off by one or two places (and they don't give numbers to guys who earned them if they were visiting FIM Grand Prix riders?like Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos?even though they actually earned AMA National points). Plus, once you add in the former National Champions and the career numbers, the true-to-life earned points are out-of-sync with the real number of points.
And some rocket scientist at the AMA decided to count 250 East/West Supercross points for the AMA National numbers even though the East/West series is not a National Championship event, is not open to every rider, is divided into two separate regional series and has never been counted until some AMA powerbroker's buddy raced the 250 East…and he thought it would be nice to count those points as "National" points.
What next? Loretta Lynn points?
The AMA can take cold comfort in the fact that Youthstream has a much worse numbering system?their Champions are number 222 and 84. In no way is this great marketing of the series, the brand, the teams or image of the sport. At least in America the number 1 guys have number 1 on their bikes. This makes the AMA 250/450 Champions instantly recognizable to the most casual TV viewer or number challenged fan.
Finally, in conclusion, the AMA should let the former National Champions choose numbers starting a 2 until they run out of former National Champions (right now 6, 8 and 9 are not being used). Then, everyone else should get the number they actually deserve based on where they finished…not on where they finished in 2008.
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1 – 250MX: Eli Tomac
1 – 250SX West: Ken Roczen
1 – 250SX East: Wil Hahn
2: Ryan Villopoto
3: Eli Tomac
4: Blake Baggett
5: Ryan Dungey
7: James Stewart
10*: Justin Brayton
11*: Kyle Chisholm
12*: Jake Weimer
15***: Dean Wilson
16**: Zach Osborne
17: Jason Anderson
18*: David Millsaps
19: Jeremy Martin
20*: Broc Tickle
21: Cole Seely
22***: Chad Reed
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24*: Brett Metcalfe
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44: Matt Goerke
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Military Aid and Training
The United States has a long and unfortunate history of creating and feeding military violence in Latin America. From the Cold War era to the Wars on Drugs and Terror today, U.S. military aid and training in the hemisphere have contributed to human rights violations, supported corrupt and cruel governments, and protected the economic interests of multinational corporations and national elites at the expense of the poor majority. Witness for Peace monitors the on-the-ground impacts of U.S. tax dollars in Latin America and works to change our foreign policy to support human rights and sustainable development. We call on Washington to:


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Beebe Elementary School
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
The partnership with Beebe Elementary School was established in 2007 as a site for pre-service teachers to link theory and practice. Elementary education pre-service teachers are mentored in reading and language arts by expert teachers for two consecutive terms. This 20-week supervised field experience provides pre-service teachers the opportunity to teach a variety of literacy lessons and measure their impact on student learning. The North Central College–Beebe partnership was the recipient of the District 203 Business Community Education Partnership award in 2007.


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What is in this article?:
- Relentless drought takes heavy toll for third straight year
- Too dry for seed to germinate
- In 2011, Corpus Christi endured the second driest year on record.
- Very little of the area's corn, cotton or grain sorghum came out of the ground.
- Farmers and ranchers have limited options.
Relentless. That's the way Dan Fromme, assistant professor and Texas AgriLife Extension agronomist at Corpus Christi, describes the persistent drought that has devastated cropland and pastures for the last two years and promises to do so again in 2013.
But it really goes back farther than that, Fromme says. "If we look back to 2006, we had drought that year, and also in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. And we are in our third straight year of drought now.
"Only 2007 and 2010 were wet years," he says. "We made a record crop in 2010. Average rainfall for this area (Nueces and adjoining counties) is about 30 inches a year. In 2011, we got 12 inches; in 2012 we had 18 inches; so far this year, we've had from one to two inches, depending on location."
Lake level is down to almost 30 percent of normal, and the area still has summer to endure. Corpus Christi is under stage two water restrictions.
In 2011, Corpus Christi endured the second driest year on record. "Only 1917 was drier," Fromme says. "The period from October through March has been the second driest ever. We are 12 inches below normal.
"And there is no relief in sight." Recent National Weather Service forecasts indicate little hope that rainfall will be any more plentiful for the foreseeable future. It's already too late for 2013 summer crops, mostly cotton, corn and grain sorghum in this area.
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Folks flying into Corpus Christi this time of year typically see expanses of green as those crops should be well on their way to covering the black soil of South Texas. This trip, nothing green greeted passengers peering out airplane windows.
And driving from the Corpus Christi Airport west, toward Robstown, the usually green fields were blowing dust as brisk winds blew the heavy, gray clouds that appeared to hold moisture rapidly across the sky and out of sight.
"All spring, it has looked like this, "Fromme says, "cloudy and windy but no rain. If we got 12 inches of rain now, it would all just soak into the soil. The ground is that depleted. Not only do we not have moisture to germinate seed, but the subsurface moisture is totally depleted."


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Former Punahou standout and current Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo will play Saturday against Michigan State after the deaths of two people close to him recently, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Irish football head coach Brian Kelly confirmed that Teo's grandmother died Tuesday night and the next morning a close female friend lost her battle with leukemia.
The Chicago Tribune report says there is a chance that Teo will return to Hawaii at some point.


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Companies are introducing single-station models with more electronic functions.
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BSC's Blue Chicory Players to Present "Father, Grandfather, Coal Miner; Poet: A Tribute to Duffy Debout," November 5-7
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(Bluefield)—Father, Grandfather, Coal Miner, Poet: A Tribute to Duffy Bebout" will be presented by Bluefield State College's Blue Chicory Players, November 5-7 at BSC. The play is a collage of poetry woven together by transitional narratives. It was adapted for the stage by Dr. Sharon Bebout-Carr (BSC Assistant Professor of Speech and the Blue Chicory Players' director) and Maggie Bragg.
"The performance seeks to examine the multiple facets of my father, Duffy Bebout, and his influence upon his family through the use of poetic examples," Dr. Carr explained. "There are 17 poems in the production, and the transitional narratives represent Duffy's children and grandchildren, particularly his daughter (me) and his granddaughter (Maggie)." Most of the poems were written by Duffy Bebout, and other poems by Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Noyes, and Ernest Lawrence Thayer are also included.
"Dad was a coal miner and a poet," Dr. Carr observed. "He was not one thing more than he was the other, nor did he see a conflict in his twinned identity. He really believed that poetry was as necessary to being human as breathing was to existing. He imparted to me the desire to transmit his passion for the written and spoken word to others. This is the way I honor his memory. . . .by sharing his passion for poetry with others. I want our students and the community to embrace poetry as a balm for their souls and as a necessary ingredient in a life well lived."
The Blue Chicory Players' performances will be offered on November 5, 2009 beginning at 10 a.m., followed by 7:30 p.m. performances on November 6-7.
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Surname Saturday – Baldwin
One of my GG grandmothers, was Susan Baldwin. She was around 1844 in Suffolk England to John & Sarah Baldwin. Susan married William George Baker in 1863 at Woolwich Kent England.
William and Susan immigrated to New South Wales in1865 with their eldest son William. They had a total of 8 children.
- William George (1864-1942)
- Alfred (1866-1909)
- Sarah (1868 – death date not known)
- Albert Samuel (1870-1950)
- Susan (1872-1899)
- Emma (1874-1876)
- Ernest (1876-1943
- May (1879-1945)
Susan's father was John Baldwin and he was born around 1805 in Suffolk and died in Sudbury Road, St Marys, Bures, Suffolk, England on the 28th June 1871.
Susan's mother was Sarah (either Reason or Chambers – this is yet to be confirmed) and Sarah was born around 1804 in Boxford, Suffolk and died in Sudbury Road, St Marys Bures, Suffolk on the 4th June 1856.
Susan's first husband William Baker died in Boggabri on the 1st December 1881. Susan married again in Henry Thearle in 1883 and they had 3 children.
- Violet (1883-1955)
- Henry (1885-1928)
- Isabella (1887-1974)
Susan died at Boggabri on the 31st March 1920 and is buried in the Church of England Cemetery at Boggabri.
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Even if you're undocumented, you still have rights! Learn more, get help
Gender Equity & LGBT Rights
The LAS-ELC's Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program is dedicated to promoting gender equity and advancing the rights of low-wage women and families, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, pregnant women, caregivers, military families and veterans, and other under-represented workers and students.
The Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program maintains the following projects:
- Project SURVIVE, which ensures that people who experience domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking can keep their jobs or maintain economic security while seeking safety, medical, or legal help.
- Fair Play for Girls in Sports, which promotes the health, well-being, education, and future employment opportunities for low-income girls in grades K–12 by ensuring equal athletic opportunities in programs provided by public schools and state Parks and Recreation programs.
- The Sexual Harassment Project, which protects the rights of low-wage workers who are victims of harassment based on sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
- The LGBT Rights Project, which helps low-income workers address discrimination, harassment, and other problems at work because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
- The Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition, a collaboration of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and employers created to improve the working conditions and health of new parents.
- The Veterans and Military Families Employment Project, which is dedicated to the employment rights and barriers to employment faced by military veterans and their families.
The Gender Equity and LGBT Rights Program provides assistance and legal advice to workers through the following helplines:
- Project SURVIVE (888) 864-8335.
- Work & Family Project (800) 880-8047
- Fair Play (877) 593-0074
We also provide self-help tools, fact sheets, and other reference materials in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.


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Some people claim that wireless technology makes them sick. Literally.
So-called "Wi-Fi refugees" suffering from the controversial disorder electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) have moved to Green Bank, West Virginia, where cell phone and Wi-Fi signals are banned, reports Yahoo! Health. The reason for the silence in the small town with less than 150 residents is that Green Bank is located in the US National Radio Quiet Zone. This zone is a 13,000-square mile area where radio and TV broadcasts, Wi-Fi networks, and signals from cell phones, Bluetooth and other high-tech electronic devices—are outlawed, to prevent transmissions from interfering with a local radio telescope and a nearby military radio installation.
Green Bank is now home to EHS suffers as well as those who simply want to live without wireless technology.


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For Immediate Release
September 30, 2011
New Superintendent named to lead East St. Louis School District
Former Champaign School Chief to guide district improvement under state watch
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today former Champaign Unit District 4 Superintendent Arthur Ray Culver has been named to serve as superintendent for East St. Louis District 189 during the state's oversight of the district. Culver replaces Interim Superintendent Jed Deets, a longtime Metro East educator and school administrator who filled the role since July and will remain a part of the new administration.
"Art Culver's willingness to embrace a challenge, his leadership and experience implementing systematic change in the Champaign district will be a great asset to the East St. Louis district," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "Art has the experience and desire necessary to work with all partners in East St. Louis and put the district on a new path so that students can succeed."
Culver has spent more than 30 years in public education as a teacher and administrator, including the past nine years as superintendent for the 9,500 student Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4 in Champaign. Under Superintendent Culver's leadership, African American elementary math and reading scores improved by 30 percent and 26 percent respectively while the Champaign district worked to meet the mandates of a Federal Consent Decree. African American middle school scores improved by more than 50 percent and 26 percent respectively in math and reading, and enrollment of African American students in Honors and Advanced Placement courses tripled during this same time period.
These and other improved outcomes for African American students led to the successful settlement of the 10-year-old Federal Consent Decree in July 2009. Academic achievement also improved for all students in the Champaign district at the same time the achievement gap was being narrowed for African American students. The graduation rate for all students improved from 89.6 percent to 95.7 percent while the Illinois state average has only moved from 86 percent to 87.8 percent. The 2010 graduation rate for African American students in Champaign was 93.9 percent compared to the state average of 78 percent.
In addition to the settlement of the Consent Decree and the improvements in academic achievement for all students, Superintendent Culver led Champaign schools in restoring financial stability after 10 years of overspending the budget prior to his leadership. He helped pass the largest referendum for facilities funding in district history and increased the number of competitive grants earned from approximately $350,000 to more than $1 million last year.
"We are very pleased to find a candidate with Superintendent Culver's credentials and experience. He has a proven track record that he can raise achievement while successfully managing the budget and operations of a large district," said Board President Alonzo Greenwood. "We feel fortunate to hire someone with Arthur's experience and reputation, and he has already shown us that he is committed to improving outcomes for our children."
In 2009, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called upon Culver to be a part of a "Blue Sky" Turnaround team to provide innovative ideas regarding school reform. He has also served on the Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board (EFAB), a group that advocates for improved foundation funding for all districts and equitable funding for districts with high enrollments of low-income students.
Prior to leading the Champaign district, Culver was a superintendent in Longview, Texas and has worked in various other Texas districts as an administrator, teacher and coach. Mr. Culver earned his Bachelor of Science Degree at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and his Master of Education at the University of Houston. He completed all coursework required for a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies at the University of Houston.
"I am honored to be selected to serve the students and families in East St. Louis and I am committed to creating positive changes for the students and staff in District 189," said Culver. "Many of our children come from economically disadvantaged homes, but they are rich in intelligence, ability, and the will to succeed. This is all that we need to become a premier district in Illinois."
In May, the East St. Louis District entered an intergovernmental agreement with the ISBE that cedes control of the district to the state's education agency for at least three years in order to improve academic performance and establish financial stability. The district's failure to meet standards for nine years under the federal No Child Left Behind law (NCLB) triggered the new arrangement with the state.


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U.S. U19 Men Beat Germany, Set Up Iroquois Rematch
by Corey McLaughlin | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter | Live Blog Replay
TURKU, Finland - In what was the U.S. under-19 men's national team's final tune-up before the challenge that lies ahead for a gold medal – a rematch Thursday against the Iroquois in the semifinals and a potential rematch with Canada in the title game – Team USA breezed past Germany 22-2 on Wednesday in a quarterfinal game at the Federation of International Lacrosse U19 World Championships.
Matt Kavanagh tallied four goals and two assists while Connor Buczek also had four goals and Kyle Keenan had two goals and three assists. U.S. goalie Kyle Turri started the game in net, making one save. Zach Oliveri played the second half as the U.S. defense was not largely tested.
The U.S. (3-2) advances to play the second-seeded Iroquois (3-1) in the semifinal round at 8 p.m. (1 p.m. EST) on Thursday in Finland. The Iroquois beat the U.S. 15-13 on Tuesday in both teams' final pool play game. It was the first time an Iroquois Nationals team defeated the U.S. in international field competition.
"After yesterday, with a heartbreak like that in a game where we really thought if we did a few things better we could have won, coming out here today was good," U.S. midfielder Mike Tagliaferri said. "Just to clear your mind a little bit, clear the air, fresh start. We got three more games. We knocked one down, so two to go."
On Tuesday night, several hours after that loss – the first ever for a U.S. team to the Iroquois in international field competition – the U.S. team held a players' only meeting for about two hours, discussing what happened and plans for rebounding in the medal rounds.
What appeared on the field Wednesday was a result of that meeting. The U.S. led 9-1 at halftime before scoring nine third-quarter goals.
"Today, even though we didn't pull the rip cord really early, what's not apparent to the spectator is that we actually practiced a lot for [Thursday]," defenseman and co-captain Stephen Jahelka said. "It worked well on offense today once we started being less selfish with the ball. We're definitely excited for tomorrow."
Midfielder Ryan Tucker did not play against Germany as a precautionary measure after suffering a shoulder injury in the loss to the Iroquois. He stood on the sideline with his arm in a sling, but is expected to play Thursday night in the rematch.
Joey Leonard added two goals and two assists while Danny Eipp and Matt Florence notched hat tricks against the Germans. Charlie Raffa also scored twice. Germany goaltender Linus Dörr made 13 saves before being lifted in the third quarter.
Top-seeded Canada (4-0) faces England, a 17-8 winner over the Czech Republic on Wednesday, in Thursday's first semifinal at 5 p.m. in Finland. The championship game will be played at 4 p.m. Saturday. The U.S. has won all six gold medals contested since sanctioned U19 international competition began in 1988.
Federation of International Lacrosse U19 World Championships
Goals: USA – Buczek 4, Kavanagh 4, Eipp
3, Florence 3, Keenan 2, Leonard 2, Raffa 2, Danseglio 1, Mahon 1;
GER - Wennemann 2
Assists: USA – Keenan 3, Kavanagh 2, Leonard 2, D'Agostino 1, Jahelka 1, Zoppo 1
Saves: USA - Turri 1; GER – Eakins 13, Dörr 1
Check back to LaxMagazine.com for a semifinals preview, and follow LaxMagazine.com/teamusa/u19men and LaxMagazine.com editor Corey McLaughlin on Twitter @Corey_McL for updates throughout the FIL U19 World Championships.
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Iowa-Illinois Girls Scouts board might close camps
The board of directors for the Girls Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois has scheduled a vote on closing and selling all four camps in eastern Iowa.
The board vote is scheduled for March 28. The proposal affects Camp Conestoga in Scott County, Camp Little Cloud in Dubuque County, Camp L-Kee-Ta in Des Moines County and Camp Tahigwa in Allamakee County.
A press release from the Girls Scouts group says the recommendation follows five years of research and increased camp marketing efforts.
The research showed none of the camps met the needs of the girls and that fewer than 10 percent of members used the camps.
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Serving Size ¼ of recipe
Calories 180
Calories from Fat 5
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 10 mg
Total Carbohydrate 45 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 45 g
Proteins 1 g
Vitamin A 0% DV
Vitamin C 180% DV
Calcium 2% DV
Iron 2% DV
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Servings 4
Preparation Time 5 minutes
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.0
Ingredients and Preparation
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Cranberry juice cocktail, chilled 2 cups
Frozen grapefruit juice concentrate, thawed ¾ cup
Lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled 1 can (12 ounces)
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#211216 - 05/29/13 04:48 AM Gordatius
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Loc: South Africa
Can anyone shed any light on this word?
Google yielded:
1. Liber Jobi - Volume 1 - Page 488 - Google Books Result
Albert Schultens - 1737
Gordatius Vavaß. & Cedur c. ex Нс'огло fonte agnofeant , Et movißimus fu- per terra ßabit, de Ultimo Judicia agi tí mu! agnofeentes, & quidem per tdium Dei, ve- ...
2. Commentaria physica, sive expositio aliquot locorum Pentateuchi ... - Page 164 - Google Books Result
Jos De Mey - 1651
Gordatius tertequam Auguftus , de quo idem Suetonius refert, eura fi mane ei. "calceusperperam ас finifter pro dextro induceretur , ut dirum & ferale fXV. t íd ...
and a friend suggested a corruption of cordatus (Latin: wise or adverbial form: more wisely)
I am doing research about a man whose given names are either Nun Gordatius or Nowen Godratius. Google search of Godratius yield only books he authored - I supposed he knew how to spell his own name! Nevertheless the Godratius persists in other records, notably those of the Lutheran mission society with which he was aligned. His father was mission-educated, devout and a teacher - so if I can connect Gordatius to a Christian scholar or something, or Latin meaning, it might be convincing. I have no Latin, so I'm stuck.
#211217 - 05/29/13 06:27 AM Re: Gordatius [Re: zakerna]
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Originally Posted By: zakernaI supposed he knew how to spell his own name!
I wouldn't be so sure. When did he live? Shaksper didn't spell his own name the same twice in a row.
#211219 - 05/29/13 09:40 AM Re: Gordatius [Re: zakerna]
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These ramblings and musings are based on the scanned text and not on the pretty poor automatic transcription of them.
I don't think (in the first book) that it's a name, because it's not in italics as the other names (of authors) nearby: e.g., Vavass. (is probably Francois Vavasseur, aka Vavassor) who also wrote a paraphrase of the book of Job. The second name is probably Philippe Codurc who also wrote about the book of Job.
I am not sure that the initial letter in the word is a "C" or a "G". It looks closer to a "C". (In the second book, it is a "C". Is it possible your ancestor's name is a Latinized version of the Dutch/Flemish name Gordat, Gordats?_________________________
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
#211232 - 05/30/13 06:20 AM Re: Gordatius [Re: zmjezhd]
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I was wondering about that odd mixture of Latin/Cyrillic with the odd ess-zet thrown in for good measure. I never thought of OCR. Thanks, Nuncle.
#211243 - 05/31/13 06:04 AM Re: Gordatius [Re: Faldage]
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Loc: South Africa
He lived 1899(?)-1960. Thanks for the attempts, guys.
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Prenuptial Agreements May Not Waive Beneficiary Rights
The mere inclusion of a clause in a prenuptial agreement to waive beneficiary rights to a 401(k) plan's proceeds is not enough to enact an actual spousal waiver. Rather, a spouse's rights are only waived if the consent requirements in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) are complied with. This was the recent finding of a federal appellate court.
At issue was whether a deceased man's then-wife or his parents were entitled to his 401(k) benefits. Michael G. Cox II and Kathy L. Cox executed a prenuptial agreement on February 19, 2010, before getting married on March 6, 2010. Michael filed for a divorce on May 4, 2011, but died on May 21, 2011, before the divorce was finalized. His 401(k) plan, the MidAmerican Energy Corporation (MEC) 401(k) plan, asked Kathy on August 2, 2011, to sign a waiver disavowing any rights to receive Michael's retirement savings. Kathy refused and the case was taken to court.
In upholding a lower court's ruling in favor of Kathy instead of Michael's parents, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opined, "For Michael's designation to control, Kathy must have waived her rights in accordance with Section 1055(c)(2)(A)" of ERISA. The court concluded Kathy did not explicitly do so.
In explaining its rationale, the appellate court said "The antenuptial agreement is equivocal whether Kathy waived her rights at all." Even though the prenuptial agreement included a pledge by both spouses to waive their rights to the other's retirement plans, no additional action was specifically taken to execute Kathy's waiver. As such, the court concluded, "In the absence of the fulfillment of this promise, Kathy could not have meaningfully acknowledged the effect of any waiver of her spousal rights in the antenuptial agreement."
The key issue was that though Kathy agreed to waive her rights in principle, she never signed any notarized documents directly instructing the MEC 401(k) plan that she was waiving her rights. The case shows the importance of ensuring all beneficiary information is properly checked and updated on a regular basis, especially if a significant change in family status occurs.
Source: MidAmerican Pension and Employee Benefits Plans Administrative Committee v. Michael G. Cox, Sr., Joleen Cox and Kathy L. Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, July 12, 2013.
John Liggitt from CA posted over 2 years ago:
As a former trust officer at a large bank, this article enforces the fact that intentions must be followed by actions. The intent in this case was obvious, but due to the fact that no affirmative action to waive her rights was taken negates the purpose of the prenuptial agreement. I submit that it is the duty of the respective attorneys who drafted the prenuptial agreement to see to it that the proper action, in this case, the appropriate waiver, be completed.


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Propane (LP) Gas sold in portable cylinders and delivered to storage tanks
Some of this propane does not have sufficient levels of the odorant that is added to propane to help alert consumers to a gas leak. Failure to detect leaking gas can present fire, explosion and thermal burn hazards to consumers.
For additional information, contact Aux Sable toll-free at (866) 473-7612 any time or visit the propane alert website at www.PropaneGasAlert.com
State fire officials in some of the impacted states already issued notice to users in limited areas.
NOTE: Consumers should not attempt to test the propane gas themselves. In addition, if you smell even a faint odor of gas and suspect a gas leak:
- Leave the house immediately.
- Do not use your phone; Call your gas supplier or dial 911 for assistance from a neighbor's house.
- Do not light a match.
- Do not turn on a light.
- Do not switch on anything electrical.
About 700 rail cars
This recall involves odorized propane gas delivered for storage tanks or sold in portable cylinders between February 25, 2010 and September 30, 2010. If the storage tank has been refilled or if the consumer has received additional propane since September 30, 2010, such propane is not included in this recall.
None reported.
Consumers in the affected states whose most recent propane gas purchase or delivery was between February 25, 2010 and September 30, 2010 should immediately contact Aux Sable to arrange for a free inspection. If there is insufficient odorant, additional odorized propane or a replacement portable propane cylinder will be provided free of charge.
Propane retailers in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia from February 25, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
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Bobby Thomson hits the "shot heard 'round the world," Woody Guthrie passes away, Germany comes together, and O.J. Simpson is found not guilty, all on this day.
1961: "The Dick Van Dyke Show," a sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, makes its television debut. The show, which showed the work and home life of Dyke's Rob Petrie, the head writer of a comedy/variety show, would run for five seasons, winning 15 Emmys over that time.


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The perfect dream always starts off with falling asleep in a bed full of pillows. With our minds on bedroom decor, pillows that are pretty, edgy, funny, and simple are definitely what we are eying. They would be a lot of fun to create!
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hey i got to ask, I went on bulbagarden and saw that someone named the same ship that I named here (remember corsageshipping?) sometime ago... is it being changed or is it going to be specific?
hey i got to ask, I went on bulbagarden and saw that someone named the same ship that I named here (remember corsageshipping?) sometime ago... is it being changed or is it going to be specific?
oooh okay i was getting worried lol
CrusadeShipping- Arceus & Keldeo
Made sure it wasn't taken. Well, on the Official List...
FrostedClockworkShipping: Regice/Dialga
Last edited by Liltwick; 19th September 2012 at 5:58 AM.
I thought I asked but I reread with in time would have posted and didn't see it. Is there and if so what is the shipping of Paul x Dawn x Kenny x Zoey called? If there isn't any good ideas aperciated.
I've got a few suggestions. I checked and I'm pretty sure these are all unnamed/untaken names, but as always I could've made a mistake.
NightmareAt20000FeetShipping - Morty & Skyla
RepentHarlequinSaidTheTicktockmanShipping - Dialga & Mr. Mime
RiddlesInTheDarkShipping - Blaine & Karen
TygerShipping - Arcanine & Mareep
...Feel free to slap my hand away if the repent one is too long. It's the title of a short story and I wasn't sure if there was a limit on the length of shipping names.
I noticed a few more gaps.
CountryRockShipper-Clay & Roxie
DecapodShipper-Crawdaunt & Kingler
PorwigleShipper-Palpitoad & Poliwhirl
RogueClawShipper-Crawdaunt & Drapion
RoughClawShipper-Corphish & Skorupi
SurfMusicShipper-Brawly & Roxie
I'd like to Submit
DoubleWillShipping- Azelf/Gastrodon(East)/Gastrodon (West)
SacraficeShipping- Grovyle (MD) x Dusknoir x Shiny Celebi (MD) (Is this taken???)
Last edited by Liltwick; 21st September 2012 at 5:31 AM. Reason: YinYang was taken
BlastholeDrillingShipper-Drillbur & Karrablast
FakePokéballShipper-Foonguss & Voltorb
MoleShipper- Diglett & Drillbur
PsuedoPokéballShipper-Electrode & Amoonguss
ShellTheftShipper-Karrablast & Shelmet
SubterreneShipper-Dugtrio & Excadrill
I didn't see this one, so
FinaleShipping- Glaceon, Flareon, & Jolteon
DocumentaryShipping- N (BW) & Tetsu
Last edited by Liltwick; 26th September 2012 at 3:06 PM.
Name change i've decided for one of mine had it suggested by a friend of mine and i liked it.
NativeCourtShipper changed to TinyWingShipper- Natu & Woobat.
extra submissions
KingDragonShipper-Dragonite & Kingdra
TinyDragonShipper-Dratini & Horsea
Last edited by Luthor; 27th September 2012 at 11:21 PM.
Hey~ I couldn't find a ship name for Paul's Elekid/Electabuzz/Electivire and Ash's Pikachu. I see StaticBolt for EletabuzzxPikachu, but I think that's for in general?
Can I coin StaticTeam for Elekid/Pikachu? And for StaticDrive Electivire/Pikachu. (As in, Static and Motor Drive, their abilities.)
I hope I can name evolution ships since Vineshipping has a different name when it's a Venasaur. (GildedLily?)
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Oh, and speaking of that, let me finish that off then
Cat'sEyeShipping- Samurott/Gardevoir
Last edited by Liltwick; 29th September 2012 at 3:31 AM.
Misa, do you wan the specific or the general? Doing it general means no other Pikachu/Elefamily can be made (barring the above circumstance but your names are general enough in themselves), but specific means a general name can be coined.
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I had heard that peppermint oil can hurt your supply, but didn't make the connection to the peppermint ice cream I had been enjoying until tonight when I read the ingredient list! I've been eating a bowl almost every night -- is there enough peppermint oil in ice cream that I should cut back?
(I can't tell if my supply has decreased -- going to research how to figure that out next!)