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WEST FAIRLEE Marjorie M. Johnson, 88, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare in Lebanon, N.H.
She was born June 30, 1925, in Vershire, Vt., the daughter of Leon and Maude (Cloudman) Eastman.
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Meet rookie Ron Belisario
The early rookie hazing is courtesy of Ohman. Meet our rooks: The one on the left is lefty Brent Leach, the one on the right is righty Ron Belisario. Belly (Belisario_ has been in more games than any other pitcher. Currently he has a 2.30 ERA with 15 BB and 30 K's.
Belisario was born in Venezuela on December 31, 1982 so he is 26.
He signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Dodgers for 2009. He was late in showing up for spring training because of some visa problems in his home country, so didn't get a chance to really compete until late in the spring. However, he pitched well in the last few spring training games and was added to the Dodgers opening day roster. Belly made his Major League debut on April 7 working one scoreless inning as a relief pitcher against the Padres.
He has put in his time in the minors, making over 150 appearances. He began his time as a starting pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization, where he signed 10 years ago. He was sidelined for the entire 2005-06 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
His past two seasons have been spent in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, mainly pitching in Double-A Altoona, where his ERA was above 4.00.
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Belisario: Gracias por el trabajo que has hecho y por cumplir con la encomienda🙂. Nice meeting you in Chicago!
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Well said EMMA! Belisario is quickly earning everyone's respect. GOOO BELISARIO!
Hola Enma, ¿Qué tal estas? Soy Ale de los White Sox.
Vi hace unos días un partido de la serie entre Dodgers y Cubs en espn. Estoy siguiendo la trayectoria de tu equipo y la verdad que es imparable. La ausencia de Manny no se hace notar, el Pierre es un fenómeno y el equipo en general. El partido que vi lo gano tu equipo 8 carreras a dos. Mi equipo en cambio no ha terminado de despegar, creo que en donde estamos fallando es en la loma. Espero que estés bien, te mando un fuerte saludo amiga.
Hey Russyethier,
I talked to Belly in Chicago. I think is story is feel good story where he has lingered in the minors for a while and how he made the team at the last minute.
Hola Ale,
Que bueno que miraste ese partido y no el del Sabado. Ya vez, el mejor record del beisbol! Pierre ha hecho un gran trabajo en la aunsencia de Manny. Sabemos que Pierre no tiene un buen brazo pero esta manteniendo un buen averaje. Buena suerte con tus Medias Blancas.
Too funny! The Red Sox do their rookie hazing at the end of the season.
Funny hazing pics. Love those pink bags! And congrats on last night's win. Come from behind victories are so exciting.
So do the Dodgers do the hazing at the end of the season. Ohman just took it upon himself to start early. The dressing up will come later.
Me too! I love the pink bags. You can see a Casey Blake Bobblehead on one. The win last night was so exciting.
Andy and Delwyn are definately coming through. probably more so than any other guys on the roster.
Leach seems to be enjoying his little knap sack……Belisario has been superb this season keep up the good work Dodgers!!!
We are having a lot of fun this season Emma…:-)
I am glad Andy and Delwin are working out in Pittsburgh. I always rooted for both of them.
Yes, Leach looks like he likes his knap sack. Belly has been a great surprise. I can't wait to see how they will dress come September for the actual rookie hazing. let the party continue with the Phillies in town!
Seems like rookie hazings are taking a sharp decline these days as the Dodgers youth movement ends and the kids become too experienced to really call kids anymore. It's nice to see Belisario doing well.
If somebody told us last year that dropping Penny, Lowe, and Nomar, losing Kent and Maddux, and then watching Manny be suspended would lead to a MLB leading team that is destroying the NL West, we'd probably have laughed and said keep dreaming.
Go Dodgers.
Haha, those pink bags are great! I love rookie hazing🙂 It can get pretty funny!!
Yes, our youth movement are not kids anymore. I wish some of them were producing more. Belisario has been has been the work horse in the bully. Shall we start calling Everyday Belly? Got to love that we still have the best record in baseball without all those guys we lost + Manny's suspension. But the guys have cooled off like the weather here in Dodgerland.
Kaybee, I love the rookie hazing. I have not had a chance to see them in person in their "dressed up" outfits.
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"Lincoln" has pretty much taken both statues and run, leaving the competition in the dust.
Steven Spielberg's cinematic portrait of the 16th president is pretty much a masterpiece.
Daniel Day-Lewis disappears underneath the top hat and beard to literally become Abraham Lincoln.
During the first frames of the film, you forget it's an actor portraying the president and believe you're watching Lincoln himself on screen.
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The two sides seemingly had made progress early last week on forging a $2 trillion deficit reduction deal that included new revenue sought by Obama and spending cuts and entitlement changes desired by Boehner.
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I have been looking into Donperidone to increase my milk supply. I work full time and only pump 5 ounces total after 3 pumping sessions. This is only enough for one of my baby's feedings the next day.The remaining 3 feedings are formula. I would love to decrease the amount of formula that she gets and I have tried Fenugreek and drinking lots of water but to no avail. I nurse her as much as she will take during the evenings and weekends.
I am considering taking Domperidone (I looked at Reglan but the depression side effect scared me because I had post partum depression). I am nervouse though because there isn't a whole lot of solid information out there and the FDA has a big warning about taking it for increasing milk supply. Have any of you that have used it noticed any side effects in you or your baby? Were/are you nervous to take it especially since there aren't any really good studies done on it's affect on the baby? Do you think that the milk increase benefit outweighs the unknown risks?


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CARBONDALE -- Illinois State Board of Education member
Andrea Brown joined with advocacy group leaders at Parrish
School in Carbondale today to call for legislative approval
of Governor Rod Blagojevich's Preschool for All
The goal of Preschool for All is to reach the thousands
of children who do not have access to quality preschool
programs because they are not categorized as "at
risk" and cannot afford quality private programs.
The program is entirely voluntary, but we anticipate that
a majority of parents will want their children to participate.
All school districts and qualified community-based programs
are eligible to apply for Preschool for All funds. The
first phase will encompass $45 million a year for the
next three years to provide preschool to 32,000 additional
four-year-olds and at-risk three-year-olds, expand opportunities
for at-risk infants and toddlers, and improve quality
and accountability of our programs.
Preschool for All will make Illinois the first state
in the union to offer preschool to all three- and four-year-olds.
Children who go to preschool are less likely to need special
education, more likely to graduate high school, less likely
to encounter the juvenile justice system, and will earn
more money as adults.
Many of these new classrooms will be opened in community-based
settings that can help our schools get the most out of
their own limited facilities. These programs will be held
to the same high standards as our school-based programs.
Preschool for All will fund a 2.5 hour day up to five
days a week.
"Teachers can clearly see the difference –
children who get preschool are better prepared to succeed
when they start kindergarten – socially, emotionally
and cognitively. In 2002, 59 percent of children who took
part in the State Pre-Kindergarten program for at-risk
children met or exceeded ISAT standards for reading at
the 3rd and 5th grades," said
Brown, quoting the 2003 ISBE PreK Evaluation Report.
During the three-year Preschool for All roll out phase
to begin in July, ISBE will pursue an "at-risk first"
expansion strategy until all four-year-olds and at-risk
three-year-olds are served. In 2009, Governor Blagojevich
will ask the General Assembly for additional funds to
offer preschool to all 3-year-olds.
With more than 45 years of Illinois education experience,
Brown most recently served as Regional Superintendent
for Alexander-Johnson-Massac-Pulaski-Union Counties from
1994 to 2003. She also has experience at the district
level working in the Cairo Unit School District, first
as a special education and elementary teacher and later
as superintendent. She began her teaching career in 1957
in Olmsted.
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know - SARA Title III
- SARA Title III / Community Right-to-Know
Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act ("SARA Title III") is also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). This act has four main components:
- Emergency Planning & Notification (sections 302 & 303)
- Emergency Release Notification (section 304)
- Hazardous Chemical Inventory (sections 311 & 312)
- Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (section 313)
For other facility Emergency Planning requirements, go to www.michigan.gov/deqemergencyplan.
For Employee Right-to-Know requirements, go to www.osha.gov or view the Hazard Communication Standard fact sheet.
For Firefighter Right-to-Know requirements, see Fire Marshal Bulletin 9.
- Michigan Facilities' Guide to SARA Title III, Emergency Planning and Release Reporting - 14th Edition - January 2016
- SARA Title III Tier Two Workshop Series
Information about Michigan's program to implement the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
SARA Title III Announcements and training opportunities.
TRI data, reports, and report information.
Tier Two hazardous chemical inventory report information and online reporting.
SARA Title III Emergency Planning & Notification requirements
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Name and Purpose
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Miscellaneous Provisions
Restated as of April 18, 2002
With amendment from April 2008
Section 1. The Section shall be known as the Trust and Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association (sometimes referred to as "Association").
Section 2. The purposes of this Section shall be to promote the objects of the Colorado Bar Association within the field of trust and estate law and, to that end, promote an interest in trust and estate law among the members of the Bar and other citizens of Colorado, to foster and recommend legislation in this field in the furtherance of public interests and generally to serve the members of the Bar who are interested in trust and estate law.
Section 1. Each member of the Section shall pay to the Colorado Bar Association annual dues of One Dollar or such larger sum consistent with the policies of the Colorado Bar Association as may be fixed by the Section at any meeting thereof or as may be fixed by the Council of the Section. Any member or Associate Member of the Colorado Bar Association, upon request to the Executive Secretary of the Association and upon payment of dues for the current year, shall be enrolled as a member of this Section. Any member of the Section whose annual dues shall be more than six months past due may be dropped from the rolls of the Section.
Section 2. Associate members of the Colorado Bar Association who are members of the Section, but who are not licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado, shall be entitled to attend all meeting of the full Section, including Council and Section committee meetings, and shall receive all Section materials and benefits available to Section members. Further, such associate members shall be entitled to serve on special committees of the Section and to fully participate in, and vote at, such committee meetings and activities; provided, however, that such Associate members shall neither serve as an officer or council member of the Section nor vote at Section meetings.
Section 1. The officers of this Section shall be a Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary/Treasurer, who shall be nominated and elected at the annual meeting of the Section. Each officer shall serve for a term commencing on July 1 of the year of his or her election and ending on June 30 of the year subsequent to such election or until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.
Section 2. Vacancies in the offices of the Section shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Council as herein-after provided.
Section 3. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Section and of the Council. The chair shall present at each annual meeting of the Colorado Bar Association a report of the work of the Section for the past year. The chair shall perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office of the Chair.
Section 4. Upon the death, resignation, or during the disability, of the Chair, or upon his or her refusal to act, the Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair. The Vice-Chair shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Council or the Chair.
Section 5. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the custodian of all books, papers and other property of the Section except money. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the fiscal officer of the Section and shall keep an accurate record of all moneys appropriated to and expended for the use of the Section. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep a true record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Section and the Council. The Secretary/Treasurer shall perform such other duties as usually pertain to his or her office or may be assigned by the Council or by the Chair.
Section 6. Prior to the December meeting of the Council, the Chair shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of the Chair and the three most immediate Past-Chairs available. The committee shall report to the January meeting of the Council its nominations for the offices of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary/Treasurer and Council members whose terms will expire on June 30 of the year of the annual meeting. The Council shall cause a notice of the annual meeting of the Section to be given to the members of the Section no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the annual meeting. The notice shall contain a summary of any proposed ByLaw changes recommended by the Council and the slate of candidates nominated by the nominating committee. The notice may be given by mail, facsimile or email. Any Section member may make an additional nomination of an officer or Council member to be voted upon at the annual meeting by delivery of said additional nomination to the Chair in writing, at least two weeks prior to the annual meeting. All elections shall be by voice vote unless otherwise ordered by resolution adopted by the Section at the annual meeting at which the election is held.
Section 1. The Council of this Section shall consist of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, six Council members, and the Chair of the Section for the preceding year. The Council shall have general supervision and control of the affairs of the Section, subject to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Colorado Bar Association and the Bylaws of this Section. It shall authorize all commitments or contracts which shall entail the payment of money and shall, by the adoption of a budget or otherwise, authorize the expenditure of all moneys appropriated for the use or benefit of the Section. It shall not, however, authorize commitments or contracts which entail the payment of money during any fiscal year in excess of the amount which shall have been previously appropriated to the Section for that year.
Section 2. The Council may authorize the Chair to appoint special committees from Section members to perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Council may direct, subject to the limitations of these Bylaws.
Section 3. Each year three members of the Council shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Section for terms of two years, such terms commencing on July 1 of the year of such meeting. For the term commencing July 1, 1997, the Council shall elect 4 members. One will serve for a one year term and three for a two year term.
Section 4. If any member of the Council shall fail to attend two successive meetings of the Council, and if his or her absence is not excused by action at either meeting, then the office held by such member shall be deemed to be vacated, provided, however that ten days' notice in writing shall have been given to such member by the Secretary/Treasurer of each such meeting.
Section 5. The Council, during the interim between annual meetings of the Section, may fill vacancies in its membership or in the offices of the Section; provided, however, the office of Chair shall be filled automatically by the Vice-Chair.
Section 6. A majority of the Council members and officers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction or business of the Council. The Council, however, may act by the submission to the Council members in writing of proposed action, and on any such submission, the Council may act only by the majority agreement of the whole Council. Meetings of the Council may be called by the Chair on such reasonable notice as circumstances permit.
Section Meetings
Section 1. The annual meeting at the Section shall be held on the third Thursday of April at 3:30 p.m. in the offices of the Colorado Bar Association, with such program and order of business as may be arranged by the Council.
Section 2. Special meetings of the Section may be called by the Chair upon approval of the Council, at such time and place as the Council may determine.
Section 3. The members of the Section present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 4. All binding action of the Section shall be by a majority vote of the members present.
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Section shall be the same as that of the Colorado Bar Association.
Section 2. All bills incurred by the Section, before being forwarded to the Treasurer of the Colorado Bar Association for payment, shall be approved by the Chair or the Secretary/Treasurer, or, if the Council shall so direct, by both of them.
Section 3. No salary or compensation shall be paid to any officer, council member or member of a committee.
Section 4. Any action by this Section must be approved by the Colorado Bar Association before the same becomes effective as the action of the Colorado Bar Association. Any resolution adopted or action taken by this Section may on request of the Section be reported by the Chair of the Section to the annual meeting of the Colorado Bar Association for the Association's action thereon.
Section 5. These Bylaws shall become effective upon the approval thereof upon recommendation of the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association and by this Section.
These Bylaws may be amended at any annual or special meeting to the Section by a majority vote of the members of the Section present and voting.


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Fitness: Don't Be Afraid Of Group Classes
There's strength in numbers.
Fitness expert Jamie Kalk says many people are anxious about taking group fitness classes.
Some people are afraid of exercising in a group, but Kalk said those fears are unfounded.
There's a lot of support in group classes, she says. Most classes are easy to follow and allow you to go at your own pace.
Kalk is offering a class at the Watertown YMCA called 20-20-20. It offers 20 minutes of muscle conditioning, 20 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of stretching and pilates.
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College debt has a ripple effectJuly 21,2013Its amazing what a difference having the sun out on a cloudless day can do for ones spirit. Add to that a warm summer day, a balmy breeze, a pair of flip flops and no question, the livin is easy. Ill admit that summer is my favorite time of year, which is rather odd coming from a third generation Vermonter. Indeed on a cold January day when the world appears to be frozen solid and it is dark outside before 5 p.m., I think back to the long days of July when there was life on the trees and take comfort in knowing that the lake will thaw and the green mountains will once again be green.
I was reminded of how fleeting the summer is this morning when I was discussing the potential for a couple of days for a family vacation in August with my husband. First week was out; first weekend a soccer tournament; second week a work conference for me; second weekend more sports commitments and, oh yes, then we have to begin packing up our oldest son for college. Well, I guess that about takes care of August. Packing. College. Where did the summer go?
It hasnt gone yet but when planning its amazing how quickly in our minds the weeks fly by.
On a summer weekend, the last thing any of us want to do is think about anything serious. And money is usually pretty serious business. Soon many Americans will be faced with their children beginning or returning to college and the seriousness of financing that educational experience, which can be daunting.
The College Board reported that for a moderate college budget for the 2012-13 college year, the cost of an in-state public college was $22,261 and for a private college, the cost was just under $43,300. A few quick calculations and we are talking anywhere from $85,000 to $200,000 for a four-year education depending on travel and incidentals.
And wouldnt you know it, even the interest rate on a college loan has become a political football. Just yesterday, it appeared that the Senate was ready to offer college students and their families a lower rate on their loans this fall. Clearly no one running for re-election next year wants to be branded as someone who is looking to solve our financial deficit on the backs of college students but it hasnt been easy to get both sides of the Senate and President Obama to agree on an interest rate. Again, it appears a deal has been reached that would make it possible for undergrads to borrow at 3.85 percent, grad students at 5.4 percent and parents to get a loan at 6.4 percent. No guarantees about the future; they warn rates will probably go up. The House has already reached an agreement on rates, linking them to the 10-year Treasury note rate.
Bottom line, the deal will reduce the deficit by $715 million over the next decade. At the same time, the student loan debt in this country is over $980 billion at last count.
Some might argue what is a difference between loans at 4 percent or 4.1 percent versus 3.85 percent? The difference can be felt in every major sector of the economy. Students living at home because they cant afford rent and the dream of home ownership remains just that. Living paycheck to paycheck, they cant buy a car, start a family or save money. Student debt has tripled in the past nine years. A survey by the American Institute of CPAs noted that just under half of all recent grads with student debt are postponing saving for retirement because its just out of their reach. Remember these young people are the future of our economy and its their ability to save and spend that fuels our future growth and economic expansion.
Financing college is a matter of educating oneself early in the game and looking under every proverbial rock for scholarship money and savings plans that one can. When taking that first job, factor the gravity of your college loans into your budget. Its easy to forget when you dont have to begin repaying the loan in the first few months after college.
Despite the cost, college still remains an important investment in ones future. Plan now, spend wisely and manage your debt with awareness.
Karen Paul is a Vermont financial advisor.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Its not just the musical Hairspray that will air live on NBC tonight. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Far from the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International opens its $1. Full Story
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…like peanut butter and jelly.
To carry a pistol properly you need a holster. That's it. Let's not debate that part. If you shove the gun in your waistband you are going to shoot off your private parts. All those clips and grips with clips and clips on grips, etc don't work as well as a holster.
And some holsters work better than others. But not all holsters work equally well for all people. You follow so far?
So, for this edition we pulled together a group of our office experts and a big pile of holsters to decide which ones we like the best. The vote went to the cute little unit on the cover… and that Galco is a nice holster, too.
Seriously though, there is never a clear winner when writers rate holsters. It's not really a head-to-head competition. A holster is a personal thing. Everyone wants something different, which is why most gun owners have a "holster box" somewhere in the gun room. We tend to buy, sell and trade holsters looking for something that works perfectly for our individual needs.
But that is not to say there are not some universal elements that make a holster great. The first is workmanship. That is something you can tell the instant you put your hands on the holsters. Does it feel like it is built well? Are the seams tight and do the attachment points perform as expected? The next element is special features. Is there a lining? How about a guard in the sight channel? I'm big on the quality of snaps and will happily pay extra for good quality snaps that are covered to protect the pistol's finish. Does the holster have interchangeable paddle/belt attachments? If so are they easy to use and secure?
There are literally too many questions, comments and ideas to list when working on a story like this. And you can be dang sure there are too many holster makers in the world to cover everyone. We are sorry if we missed your company or your favorite holster. No harm was meant and just because a holster did not make it into this story does not mean it isn't a great holster.
What we do have here is a representative cross-section of holsters we found we really liked. You will see Kydex and leather, pancakes, IWB, belt clips and paddles, and a couple different types of retention systems. There is even a shoulder rig in the mix.
This story is a starting point for a discussion on holsters. If you want to add your opinion, or show off your favorite piece of gun leather, log on to www.tacticalgearmag.com and check out the great holster debate on the forums page. And if you join up as a member of the site, you get the chance to win some cool stuff in our monthly giveaways.
Either way, it is a great way to learn more about holsters before your "holster box" is filled to overflowing.
Good Shooting,
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(NECN) Photos of the Woodstock, Vermont High School graduating class of 1926 do not include one student.
Theresa Mildred Gay is that missing student.
On Tuesday she got her high school diploma, 87 years late.
"What does this day mean? Everything in my life," Gay said.
Gay had to drop out to take care of her ailing mother, and said it just never quite worked out for her to return to classes.
The Windsor Central Supervisory Union heard Gay always wished she had been able to finish high school, so to recognize that respect for learning, the school district awarded the 103-year-old an honorary diploma.
"It doesn't matter how old you are or where you are, to recognize the value of education, and the appreciation of education, is fabulous to me," said Alice Worth, the superintendent of the Windsor Central Supervisory Union.
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He was raised in Eunice, La, and graduated from St. Edmonds High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was later recruited for the Special Forces Rifle and Pistol Team.
After returning to civilian life, he became a terminal manager before being recruited into the floor covering industry in Houston where he advanced to Vice President of the Stephens Distributing Co. and ultimately became a successful floor covering agent.
Don and his wife, Dianne, enjoyed yachting and entertaining on their boats. They enjoyed being active members of Lakewood Yacht Club. Don was an avid world traveler, furthering his love of history and meeting people.
Upon retirement, Don enjoyed spending time with friends and family on Key Allegro Island in Rockport. He also returned to his boyhood passion by becoming a rancher in Goliad. Don and Dianne quickly fell in love with the people of Goliad. After a short time, when someone asked Don where he was from, he simply said "Goliad" with pride and a big smile.
Don adopted four "wild mustangs," the first members of his ranch animal haven that he loved to share with family and friends. He often said when he found the ranch, he found himself.
Don was always quick to say thank you for even the smallest kindness. He had the gift of making everyone feel special. With infectious enthusiasm, he lived life to the fullest.
Don was preceded in death by his father and mother, John and Dolly DeLay. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 33 years, Dianne Dean DeLay; his daughters Stephanie DeLay Edmiston (Bobby) and Jessica DeLay Frankel (Mike); his grandchildren Ashley and Jesse Edmiston, Hannah and Peyton Tilley; his brother George B DeLay (Tina); his brother-in-law Don Dean (Cindy); mother of his daughters Joycelyn Bertrand DeLay; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many compassionate friends.
His love for his wife, family, friends and animals kept him going during challenging days. He felt he was the luckiest man to have so many friends and health care professionals who helped him continue "living the dream" during his four-plus year courageous battle with cancer, and the family is deeply grateful to each and every one.
Memorial Services will be held at Goliad Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1 p.m.
In appreciation, Don wants his friends to join the family in a special time to share memories and enjoy good food. A Celebration of Life Reception will be held at the Goliad Club following the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Goliad Pet Adoption or The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Hot Springs, S.D.
Goliad Funeral Home, 414 W Ward Street, Goliad, TX 77963, 361-645-1104.


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EastEnders Spoilers: Phil's Fake Engagement Is Off and Alfie Gets Proof…
how wold dump fat boy because of Tyler kissed whitney well i hope in eastenders
she needs to chose to go with and i hope she chose fat boy lol
hey write to me if u love eastenders i love tyler and antothy ryan whitney lauren abbey and jay sexxyyy
If you disagree with the story/storylines then let me ask you a question.
Why are you watching Eastenders if you dont like them!?
Why are you READING this blog ?
We all have out own opinions and views but if your not going to say anything nice then just dont say anything !
Why are people talking about the baby swap storyline when this article is about Afia and Tamwar's wedding ?
Floss, if when you mentioned the word sicko you were refering to the baby swap story then I apologise. Even though I still don't agree with you 100% as I think the soaps are there to portray real life events, I can at least see where you were coming from.
Again I apologise, I hadn't read anyone elses comments, only your's as it was the 1st, and I thought you were refering to the wedding storyline.
Floss – When you say "what ever sicko thought of this story wants shooting", what is it that you mean ? Do you have a problem with a storyline about two people of non-English descent getting married ?
It's just that I can't think of anything else you would be getting so worked up over. You shouldn't even have a problem at all. If you do then it's you that's the "sicko"(you're own word. I'd have used racist). And an illiterate one at that. Whatever is ONE word, and most people would type wants as want's.
nerds, u all are.
yh, but its showing jim and dot, and ronnie and jack and the cot death, because its saying to people, "this is what can happen to people", so basically they are saying this can happen in real life.
i think the storyline between jay and abbey is going to last – or will it ?
and apparentely abbey and max is in a car crash and max dies /////i dont believe every thing that i read but i think this story is real ………..!!!!
Alfie and Kat can't split up Love them PLEASE GIVE KAT HER BABY BACK
by the way that jodie is dressed in slide 13, perhaps janine should be pimping her out as well.
i THINK you mean Bianca not Tiffany in the photo captions??!
I think people need to get a life, A story line is just that, a story. It does not reflect real life, do the people who complain watch anything else on TV some of the stuff is a heck of a lot worse than that!
I do not think the story line should reflect on real life yes there are people who have lost children/babies n most of them would never dare steal anothers baby but it prob has happened somewhere at sometime I think that the actress that plays ronnie has shown her deserperation as the charcater and I also must say the actress that plays kat has also done a brillant job of showing how a mother in real life would act/feel. Eastenders is one of my fav soaps I always think the actors/actress do the storylines justice.
i dont think that story line is right because mum that have lost there children to cot death could sent them to the road of greveing it isnt right.
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This letter is addressed to family members, friends and the community of George West who are helping us cope with a recent tragedy.
On Thursday, April 19, we lost our home and all its contents including all treasured belongings to a house fire. We were fortunate to escape injury and are grateful that our lives were spared.
We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation for all the gifts, donations and help we have received so far. This tragedy has been extremely hard to accept and the reality is starting to sink in, but with all the support we have received, I know it will all work out in the end. You never expect anything like this to happen to you and your loved ones, but unfortunately, it can and did. We still feel like it is all a dream.
My family and I will never be able to thank everyone enough for being so thoughtful and helpful.
From the bottom of our hearts we want to say we are so thankful for everything that everyone has done for us. You have given us hope and the strength to look forward to the future.
Hector, JoEnna, Kali and Kenzie Cortez
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Adobe Premiere Elements (PRE) and Photoshop Elements (PSE) record their actions during the install process in log files. When an installation fails, these log files can be useful in determining the reason why. For silent installations, the log file is the only place where error messages are reported.
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2012 Hall of Fame Ballot – My Predictions
The Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, New York, first opened its doors back on June 12, 1939. The first five players to be inducted being: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson–who were named in 1936. Since then 296 individuals have been viewed as Hall of Fame worthy. (206 former Major Leaguers, 35 Negro Leaguers, 19 managers, 9 umpires, and 27 pioneers, executives, and organizers.)
With the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees to be announced on Monday, I wanted to give my predictions and opinions as to which players will make the cut, and which won't. There are a total of 27 players on this years HOF Ballot. Of those 27, 13 are first timers–including standouts, Bernie Williams and Bill Mueller. To be inducted into the Hall, a player must recieve a minimum of 75 percent of the votes. The number of inductees varies from one year to the next.
Although there are 27 players eligible for induction this year, I'm not going to take time to talk about them all. I'm just going to make cases for the ones which I feel will be selected for the Hall–starting with the newcomers.
Vinny Castilla
Brian Jordan
Javy Lopez
Bill Mueller
Terry Mulholland
Phil Nevin
Brad Radke
Tim Salmon
Ruben Sierra
Bernie Williams
Tony Womack
Eric Young
BERNIE WILLIAMS- I know this is going out on a limb, but I honestly think Bernie Williams is the only newcomer that has a shot at getting into the Hall of Fame the first go around. (Given it is a slight chance.) I know everyone is saying that he was fun to watch play, but isn't worthy of the Hall, but I have to disagree. Looking at his career stats of 2,336 hits, 1,257 RBI's, and a .297 batting average, I think he's worthy of the Hall eventually–if not a first year induction. But that's just my opinion.
Juan Gonzalez
Barry Larkin
Edgar Martinez
Don Mattingly
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines
Lee Smith
Alan Trammell
Larry Walker
JEFF BAGWELL- When you look at Jeff Bagwell's career stats of 449 home runs, off of 2,314 hits, and 1,529 RBI's you begin to wonder why Bagwell wasn't a first year Hall of Famer. His stats are certainly good enough to warrant it, however the speculation that he did steroids is what is holding him back from already having a plaque in the Hall. I do however see the possibilty that the voters look beyond that this year, given his impressive stats. Not a very great chance, but a chance none the less. (Juan Gonzalez, Mark McGwire, and Rafael Palmeiro all fall into this category with Bagwell of great stats, but steroid usage.)
BARRY LARKIN- This is a sure bet for me. Barry Larkin is the best player–in terms of stats without steroid usage–on the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot. 2,340 hits, 198 home runs, and a .295 batting average in his 19 season career. (While 198 home runs might seem low for a Hall of Fame worthy player, short stops aren't generally known for their power hitting.)
EDGAR MARTINEZ- While I feel that Barry Larkin is the best player on the Hall of Fame ballot, Martinez isn't far behind. Having a career batting average of .312, with 2,247 hits, and 309 home runs is good enough to earn him an induction to the Hall. While he wasn't the best player on the Mariners back in the early 1990's, he still found a way to stand out amongst teamates Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez, by coming up big in big spots.
To recap everything that I said above, I feel that Bernie Williams is the best overall player of all the newcomers to the Hall of Fame ballot. Of the players that have been on the ballot at least once before, I feel that Barry Larkin and Edgar Martinez are the ones that stand the best chance of making the cut. (Jeff Bagwell and Mark McGwire, only if the voters put the steroid issues aside. Which I don't think they will.) Be sure to watch MLB Network at 2 o' clock, Eastern, on Monday, to see the live Hall of Fame election.
So that's my view on the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot. What's yours?
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Completely agree on the prediction of Larkin getting the call. For all the statistical reasons, add the fact that when you watched him day to day during the 90s, he stood out as special. Martinez is also very deserving, but the BBWAA seems to wish that the Designated Hitter is not a REAL professional baseball position – GEEZ! Bagwell has to deal with the BBWAA's myriad of different opinions on how to deal w/possible PED-use in the absence of any guidance from the HOF Board of Directors. We need to grasp that politics and religion (in addition to no crying) DO NOT belong in the Game, and evaluate and recognize the greats of the 90's era. Since when do we all pretend the diamonds were empty over an entire era – come on people! Tim Raines also needs a plaque, but the BBWAA, in addition to most fans, have a long-ball fetish, and great baserunners/gamechangers go unrecognized.
For all the special moments he gave us (Yankee fans) I hope Bernie gets in.


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Judge set to sentence Wisconsin governor's former aide
A Milwaukee judge is set to sentence one of Gov. Scott Walker's former top aides for doing campaign work on the taxpayers' time.
Kelly Rindfleisch pleaded guilty last month to one felony count of misconduct in office in a deal with prosecutors.
She faces up to three-and-a-half years in prison and $10,000 in fines when Judge David Hansher sentences her Monday afternoon. Prosecutors have said they won't seek restitution and will recommend jail time rather than prison, but the ultimate decision will be up to the judge.
The 44-year-old Rindfleisch served as Walker's deputy chief of staff during Walker's tenure as Milwaukee County executive in 2010. Prosecutors accused her of working on Republican Brett Davis' lieutenant governor campaign on county time.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- A recent Holmen High School grad is using her life-long love of animals to help care for some of those in the most need.
Erika Padgett is a volunteer at the Coulee Region Humane Society and this month's Student Making a Difference. For the past year-and-a-half or so, Erika has been volunteering a couple of times a week at the humane society.
She spends a lot of her time socializing dogs, taking them outside and playing with them and even cleaning their kennels.
Erika says it's something that comes naturally. "I've always been an animal lover, ever since I was a baby I've been around dogs and cats. There's just something about them that I've always loved and I've always known that no matter what I do, I've always wanted to work with animals so that way volunteering I get to work with animals even though I can't have any dogs of my own right now."
Erika says she loves how friendly and helpful the staff is at the humane society. She encourages others to give their time too. "It's a great way to give back to the community, it helps animals in need and it makes you feel better too. I have so much fun when I'm here, I wouldn't trade it for anything," said Erika.


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Smith is one of four players, including free agent Anthony Hargrove, who were punished for their alleged involvement in the Saints' pay-for-performance "bounty" program.
The NFLPA filed a request for a temporary restraining order on behalf of Smith, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita and Hargrove earlier this week hoping to have their suspension repealed in time for Sunday's games. Smith issued a statement through the NFLPA on Thursday indicated he's not likely to be on the field Sunday against the Redskins.
"As we get closer to kickoff on Sunday, I am disappointed my playing status remains in limbo. I respect Judge Berrigan's order and my legal team has been diligent in responding," Smith said in the statement. "The NFLPA has represented the players in line with their valued role in serving a unique group of professionals, and we have been personally involved in every part of this process and there is no conflict of interest to speak of.
"Irreparable harm has already been levied on me and the players. We have been unfairly labeled and punished by this process. While we believe in mediation and settlement, the NFL has never expressed a genuine interest in a mediation process that would provide the players with a fair venue that could be trusted, nor made a settlement offer for us to professionally consider, at any time. That is why we have asked the court for just relief. It is my sincere hope to have this matter resolved as quickly as possible so I may return to my job, teammates and fans, as we take the field against the Redskins."


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There's always going to be objections, nay sayers, not much you can do about it, there will always be people to find the worst out of things. That's fine though, sometimes you got to just let them eat. I bet a lot of people would criticize this article before and without fully reading it, or have read without fully comprehending.
No one is saying that Marbury is perfect, not all his decisions are the best but he does put forth strong efforts into making the best choice. If someone is going to try and misuse, back stab, bring down his credibility, or knock this man and his optimistic ways out of sync he will not sit by and allow for it to happen, simple as that. I respect and can relate to that.
I see posts, messages in various parts of the net, people I talk to, and a lot of the automatically call this guy a selfish, unprofessional bum based on all the media prop. Blaming him solely for the bronze medal too? there's no end to how much you can leave on this man. He didn't have the greatest chance to win it all in regards to the previous teams he was on.
This article basically gives you a broader insight to the man you do not know about that has a horrid image painted of him. As an individual Marbury is an honorable, and giving person and this translates into his game, decisions off and on court.
You don't see many players dedicating as much time to charity work, giving back. He invests more then a lot of players would combined. It's within his nature to understand misfortune and help others-


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But a publisher's mix-up delayed his books.
The newest release, The Ballad of Weesatch, arrived the day before he and his wife were set to leave for Tucson.
She was taking a job as a veterinarian, and he was going to work at the University of Arizona as a researcher.
This book signing wasn't his idea. It was that of Connie Sugarek.
Sugarek first met Hartman as he was reading a book one Friday night at the restaurant. She was at the cash register and was at his table.
They struck up a conversation.
"When he told me about his book, I ordered it and read it," she said. "I thought it was pretty exciting. I haven't ordered any of his other ones yet, but I am going to do that."
It was Sugarek who spurred on the signing. She had hoped it would be earlier than it was, but fate, or misfortune, intervened – the books came late, and Hartman was leaving that next day.
Charlie Moreman, one of the owners of the Chisholm Trail in Skidmore, said that is when Connie, an employee, approached her about the book signing.
"We met Randall, because he always came in on Friday nights to eat," she said. "He said he had written a book.
"We read it. We liked it."
Hartman grew up as a Navy brat, so moving was nothing significant for him.
As an adult, he and his wife, Dr. Carlotta Groves, had been living together in the Virgin Islands for some years and had enough.
Groves had been working there since 2007 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"The crime was so bad in the Virgin Islands we weren't going to stay there," he said.
They found themselves in Skidmore because of his wife.
Flash back a couple of years, and many people will remember Groves coming to Bee County.
She got a job working as one of the veterinarians at the Beeville Veterinary Hospital, and the couple settled down just outside of town.
While she cared for animals, Hartman worked on his novel.
"I just sort of found work and wrote that book," he said, adding that he was also a member of the volunteer fire department in Skidmore. "That is the sixth book I have written."
His book is set in the time described by him as the precursor to the Wild West, when the rebellious Weesatch Sixsmith rode into the Republic of Texas with his bounty hunting partner, and fellow ex-Dragoon, Wendell Sykes.
"As they attempt to settle into the newly established territory, they discover that this is a land to which many other misfits and outlaws are drawn," his writes in his description of the book.
"With the help of a colorful host of characters, including a discrete Voodoo priestess, a sly card shark and a half-Irish Comanche chief with a penchant for show and tell, the bounty hunters hazard into second guessing a maniacal killer marauding his way towards the border.
"In a chaotic chain of events, the situation becomes tense and dire."
Hartman, who goes by the pen name Randall C. Von Hartman, said that he was thrilled to sell half of his books that Friday, Aug. 24, with such short notice of the signing.
"I got second billing to the all-you-can-eat catfish," he said jokingly.
He never knows just how well a book will be received, so having people ready and willing to purchase one always brings a smile to his face.
"It is just a hobby I do on the side. I don't know many people that make a living as an author," he said. "If it ever really takes off — great."
Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 121, or at email@example.com.


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Sorry for so abruptly abandoning you yesterday. Please rest assured that if you're ever on a tour with me, I won't do that to you. 🙂
So, where did I leave off? Oh yes – 10 a.m.
10 a.m. Training with church partners that will be visited by another tour arriving in a few weeks. We asked six directors to come but most of them are late.
When I start 30 minutes later, I can't go fast due to the fact that this will be a visit to their centers and they have a lot of questions.
I give them examples of what to do and what not to do, and encourage them to ask questions.
They are very excited for the visit and have a lot of enthusiasm and suggestions. Great!
But still we have to provide several guidelines. For example about the food.
We need to avoid too much spice, raw salads or any other thing that causes problems, and at the same time, not eat chicken every day.
Luckily our food is wonderful and we have lots of choices, but we cannot serve guinea pig or our best seafood dish, ceviche. Not all visitors are so adventurous to eat an animal they would view as a pet, or raw fish with chili.
Besides food, there are other intercultural issues to manage.
Time is a more relaxed concept in Peru and in all South America. To be sure that both standards meet, I tell church partners to be ready half an hour in advance. This way, they are really ready when we arrive … most of the time.
I often call in advance, though, and sometimes I have told the driver to go slowly while I point out some interesting views on the road to gain some time.
Also, for home visits I've learned that "accessibility" is quite a different concept for center staff, who are used to going up and down the hills – though per the visitors report, I should call them mountains – without using stairs.
I have learned to be suspicious when they say that the house to visit is located "aquicito nomas" (or very, very close).
I ask them to provide at least one house that is really close and in a flat area. They tell me that all are accessible by mototaxi, (a motorbike that pulls small car with a seat for two people), but still I ask for the names of the children to be visited and give ideas for the grocery bags we will give away at each home visit.
Another difficulty is finding the best way to communicate our ideas to the center staff. They are very loving and committed people, but many of them do not have higher education. However, they have a lot of resources and are very creative. But still, I need to set clear guidelines.
1 p.m. Lunch with the center directors. They continue to ask questions about the visit, and Elia and I continue to answer. As we usually translate in lunches and dinners, we know the art of talking and eating at the same time, so this is no problem.
The center staff are very friendly and excited, so they talk a lot.
2 p.m. We continue with the training. The directors make a draft program for the visits; each one now knows what we will see at their child development center: Child Survival Program mothers and babies, new center, older center, kindergarten children, boys and girls, teenagers, workshops, Leadership Development Program students, former sponsored children, home visits, etc.
In this way, the visitors will have the whole screen of Compassion work. Some centers also have children who will attend the fun day to meet their sponsors.
Now the coordination is made and, God willing, all will be ready when we visit the centers in some weeks.
Then I get an instant message from the Global Ministry Center, but I explain to that person that I am in a meeting and I see if he can wait. We agree to talk when my training is over.
3 p.m. Back at my desk. I have time to write down clearly some of the ideas the church partners had in the meeting. This will improve the materials for future training.
Another instant message. I see what they need and answer. However, I am not ready to answer all of it, as some answers have not arrived from the centers yet. I have to ask for more time.
I try to make one urgent call to answer, but the center does not work today so I have to wait until tomorrow.
3:15 p.m. My manager calls to get an answer about the approval for a tour request for next year. Elia and I discuss it and decide to accept as it does not interfere with any other tours, any center closing, holiday or special activity. So he will send the approval right away.
We have received requests for two years in the future and it looks like we are a very popular destination.
We will have to visit more centers after this tour ends. We need to get more alternatives for visits. Some of the visitors come back to our country again and we cannot show them the same places.
Elia and I also decide who will be in charge of the tour so we start working. We help each other as a team, but one is responsible for the tour and makes the final decisions.
3:30 p.m. The country director calls us to see the final details of the tour that arrives today. We have to clear out some issues related to the program and the involvement of our staff. Questions about future tours are also made.
We discuss one interesting proposal that overlaps a tour we have already set for the future. We will try to adjust the dates, but we agree we cannot say no. The request comes from a big mission, and this tour could mean more sponsorships for our country. We will take it.
We also talk to the partnership facilitators about more tours. Some mention that their centers are willing to welcome us. However, we have to check several details: location, security, programs available, and if they have been visited before.
The partnership facilitators help us a lot. They are the ones who recommend the best development centers for visits and encourage the rest to improve in order to get visitors, too. We know visits encourage the centers a lot.
4:30 p.m. Back to my desk. Elia and I make some final calls to the centers that we are to visit in this tour about to start.
Also, to be sure that all the children will come on time, we pass all the information needed to the partner country staff that will help us.
One more memo to the translators, some other memos to the project facilitators about some last-minute visits for the tour, and that's it.
I start to get ready for the tour office visit tomorrow.
One final review to see if all is OK and if I am missing anything. Elia does the same, and we both take our laptops home with us.
During the tour, we will connect at home in the evenings to check urgent messages and answer others. This way, we do not have a bunch of e-mails waiting for us after the tour.
5:15 p.m.. As I am about to leave, a final phone call gets in. The center with the child who had to travel just learned that the father has decided to stay in the jungle with his family. It is a remote area and there is not a Compassion-assisted child development center in the area. So the center will send the child departure form in the following weeks.
I sit down and write a memo to tell this to the sponsoring country. With an upcoming sponsor tour, I will be out of the office the rest of the week so it is important I send this now. I know this will be very disappointing for the sponsor.
I pray over the e-mail before sending it as I usually do for any difficult situation. God is in control and He will continue to care for the boy.
6 p.m. Time to go home. I take the welcome boards and the small souvenirs we give the sponsors upon their arrival. The water bottles are also placed in the taxi as they will go with me to the airport, too.
I look forward to my mother's food. I will be having lunch with the tour and perhaps some dinners. So it seems to be my last chance for homemade food for the next several days.
8 p.m. After dinner and some talk with my family, I connect to the Internet and check the arrival of the sponsors' flight online. We have had a lot of fog during the last days, but tonight all looks normal and the flight is confirmed. But it will arrive one hour late.
The group is not that big so hopefully they will clear customs quickly. Elia and I talk on the phone to agree at what time I will pick her up. I can hear the voices of her children as I talk to her.
9 p.m. I wish I could take a nap, but I know if I get to bed I will fall asleep. So I check once again the flight and call the driver. He should pick me up at 10:15 p.m., as we have to load the water back into the taxi and then pick up Elia on the way. As she lives close to the airport, she will have enough time to put her children in bed.
10:15 p.m. In the taxi, I remind the driver about the children who will arrive from the province the next day for a fun day. He will have to pick them up from the bus station and take them to the hotel.
10:30 p.m. I call Elia to let her know we are very close to her home. She will be there when I arrive, and then we head to the airport together.
10:40 p.m. Elia gets in the taxi. We are dressed the same way, with our Compassion T-shirts and jackets.
Elia has already coordinated which T-shirt we will use every day. This way, we always give the same image and are easy to identify.
Elia tells me about her children and their last adventures in the school. She is very proud, especially of the little 2-year-old boy.
11 p.m. At the airport, to welcome a new group.
Thank God the plane wasn't delayed further and it was clear enough for the plane to land without any problem. So, let's smile and get ready for another tour week.
The tour leaders are new so we talk briefly and introduce each other. With good luck, I will be in my bed at 1 a.m. Or perhaps not.
The luggage of two of the visitors has not arrived. So Elia goes with the group to the hotel, and I stay and go with one of the tour leaders to the airline desks to ask about the luggage and fill out documents.
The airline says they will send the missing luggage to the hotel next day. We arrive at the hotel 20 minutes after the group, and I take one of the sponsors without luggage to a 24-hour supermarket nearby, to buy some basic things needed.
I am back home at 2 a.m. Not too bad as I don't need to be in the office until 8 a.m., and the first day is always easygoing, usually containing an office visit and a city tour.
But that is another day and this day has officially ended, so I will stop here. Just before bed, time to devotion and read the Bible. And then to sleep!


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Last month Cyril Chung was killed in the cell he shared with an inmate with a history of mental problems.
Joseph Tutui Junior was charged with beating Chung to death. KITV has learned the men were kept in overcrowded conditions at the Oahu Community Correctional Center in cells that are about 80 years old.
OCCC was built with capacity of 600 inmates, but it averages 1,200 -- double what it should be.
And because some inmates have to be isolated, there are times when there are three to a cell.
"In the holding unit,as Senators Roz Baker and Will Espero will tell you, the cells are small. They would not meet today's standards for a single cell, but because of the holding units and the load, most often the cells are doubled," said Department of Public Safety Director Ted Sakai.
Sakai told lawmakers Thursday that the longest time the inmates would beheld in those cells would be about 60 days.
Lawmakers also wanted to know what led accused murderer Teddy Munet to escape while being transferred to a hearing at Circuit Court in Honolulu.
"That, in itself, is a learning moment, because the inmates area is our care. I don't want to pontificate, but I am hoping that policies will be learned from these incidents," said Sen. Brickwood Galuteria.
"Every time we have a critical incident we ask ourselves, what can we learn from this and what actions do we need to be taking as we go forward to make it better," Sakai said.
Sakai said in the last five years there have been 11 escapes -- seven were from secured facilities with two from Hilo and two from Maui.
There were ten from Waiawa, which is a medium security facility and there were 64 walkways from work release or furlough programs.
The good news is that there is just one outstanding escapee from a minimum security program.


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Authorities say a 33-year-old Town of Campbell man threatened to kill his wife and harm a La Crosse County judge and others involved in his child custody case.
Raymond Smith, Jr. was charged with seven threats to a witness and one threat to a judge on Thursday.
According to the criminal complaint, Smith had been seeing a therapist for three months who noticed he was isolating himself verbally and emotionally during recent sessions. As part of a court-ordered injunction, Smith could not come in contact with his children.
The complaint states on January 8, Smith called his wife demanded to know where she was after telling her, "It's over. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to bash your head in with a baseball bat." She told police she was scared and did not know what her husband was capable of doing.
On January 9, Raymond Smith's wife called his therapist to tell him he had a psychotic episode. Smith's therapist told police he had a strong resentment with people in his child custody case. The therapist said Smith told him recently, "If I don't get my kids back, I think I will go on a rampage and take down as many people as I can."
The complaint states Smith created a mental list of people who he would harm with his homicidal tendencies, including people involved in his child custody case: Judge Ramona Gonzalez, the grandparents of Smith's children who have current placement, his children's therapist, and three social workers. Smith's therapist told police he had a strong tendency to harm Judge Gonzalez because he feels that she has discriminated against him in his case.
Authorities arrested Smith at a home on the 1800 block in the Town of Campbell on January 9 and held for Chapter 51 detention. Police say Smith was cooperative and did not want to answer questions, but did give consent for officers to search his residence. While conducting a search warrant on January 11, police found a sword and a cleaning kit for a handgun at Smith's residence. Smith remains in La Crosse County jail on a $25,000 cash bond.