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Dope thread. I've been bumping to nothing but old hip hop tracks lately.
Im finally close to done with new rap, all i really check for is dmx, nas, ghostface, raekwon, mobb deep, and joe budden. The commercial rap is complete garbage now, i cant remember the last popular song i liked.
I've been listening to alotta old school rap...tribe called quest, de la soul, big daddy kane, LL cool J, Masta Ace, epmd, etc.
LL cool J's become one of my favorites and big daddy kanes moving up my list right now too
This sh*ts hilarious, BDK drops the mic
Dope thread. I've been bumping to nothing but old hip hop tracks lately.
^^ BDK is tight. That guy spits out some serious flow, effortlessly.
Love the LL Cool J bump, too. Easy to forget what a ferocious rapper he was, before he went Hollywood and started appearing in magazines showcasing his abs.
I;ve been getting into instrumentals. Rap when I work out.
And call me gay but I like orchestra music somehow puts me in a calm state of mind. It's like meditation music. And when I read a book, I just focus when I listen to like a violin or some kind of chill orchestra music. Thomas Newman is the man. His music makes you feel like your in Heaven standing in front of God. I use to think anyone that liked orchestra music was just gay or from the upper class, but it's art, respect it.
And I don't know why, but there should be more rap songs that mix up all kind of instruments with one beat. Rap beats with orchestra background are actually pretty good and it flows even though they couldn't be more different.
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Music from now sucks. Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj. Wow, this stuff sucks.
I'm listening to old school rap, too. Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Vado.
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great thread since it has no drake wayne or rick ross in it,rap in its core is dead,yea its more popular but ppl forget how to actually rap and now its comical.
lyrics now are so similar that you would think there is one rapper out there.i like underground rap since they actually have to spit ill rhymes to try and make it instead of talking foolery.
mobb deep pre g-unit,tupac,biggie,big l,nas,LL,outkast to name a few
great thread wish it had more posts i would like to expand my hip hop vocabulary
AmareForPres that whole Lost Boyz album is a classic, Legal Drug Money stays on my Ipod
Big Apple Sports - Whats your favorite Mobb deep album? Im a huge Mobb Deep stan, I even listen to Blood Money and everything they dropped after that. I own every Mobb deep cd
One of the GOAT Nas Songs
One of my favorite Rza beats
(This was produced by Rza, right?)
I never heard anybody outshine Busta and QTip like BDK did on this track
well i like the teenage mobb deep more since they were straight from the streets so their lyrics were something to relate to for a teen in NY so The Infamous and Hell On Earth are my 2 favorite and i also like murda muzik.
btw that nas song is FIRE! and yea lost boyz were dope,one of the best storytellers ever.And also Luniz "i got 5 on it" is real.
I can't front and say I'm a conneuisur of rap, but I usually have Ghostface, Army of Pharaohs, Jedi Mind Tricks, LL Cool, and CunningLinguists on my music rotation. Jay Z is timeless, too.
I listen to a lot of pop/rock/alt, as well. But not the typical faggotry usually found on radio.
Subconsciously, whenever I'm chilling alone, in car by myself, or at gym..I usually listen to rap and hip-hop; but when when I'm with friends r walking around NYC where I'm at it's more the pop/alt/rock stuff I play.
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Was bumping to this yesterday.
Great Thread. I dont know if just musically challenged or if there is just garbage out there.....
I still got my classics NAS, Big L, Tupac, DMX but is there any good music out there now?
Currently im listening to JCole Friday Nite Lights, Wale's ambition and Frank Ocean Nostalgic mixtape. What do you guys think of those two and are there any others similar to those ?


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Top vertebrae in the neck are Cervical - mid area ( rib area ) are Thoracic and lower are Lumbar.
I think Denny will be fine... maybe even better? LOL ... let me explain....
One of my back problems is a natural one, coming from no trauma, but being born with it. My last lumbar vertebrae did not fuse to the pelvis, like it's supposed to do. We're born with a rocking chair at the bottom of our spines, but it eventually fuses together, to create a firm foundation for the spine. Mine never did... so I have "loose Shakira hips" LOL (( OK, that is the one & only comparison to me & Shakira... hee hee hee ))
It's fine... one's back may "go out of alignment" here & there & cause moderate pain... but nothing too serious, except maybe one can dance a lil better... LOL A "crack" just puts him at a loose foundation, at worse. His lower vertebrae is not going to crack more, or pinch nerves daily. I checked with a chiropractor friend, who agrees. Reports are also saying - -
"It's unclear whether the Fontana injury is connected to or exacerbated by Hamlin's existing back problems."
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The first time I saw a reenactment was a battle scene at Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg. I was five or six, and I remember it pretty fondly—the men in costumes charging up the hill toward the fort, smoke billowing out through the muzzles of old cannons and gradually a growing sea of bodies motionless on the ground.
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In a documentary, reenactments are when you get actors to replay what happened. It's often done when there is no footage of a particular event. It's challenging because you are recreating moments that the audience may accept as truth. They are often moments of passion or crime, and so the performances are hard to believe.
In those cases, they have the potential to drag the whole piece down into TV True Crime territory. Not that I mind those shows, but they are made very quickly and the reenactments often feel like a lazy solution to cover talking-head interviews.
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In "The Imposter," a doc about the 1997 case of the French con man, Frédéric Bourdin, who impersonated Nicholas Barclay, a Texas boy who had disappeared at the age of 13 in 1994, the reenactments are super stylized and cinematic. They bring you into the story in a narrative way and they elevate the whole piece to be more cinematic.
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Home List of Titles Three-dimensional micro- and nano-structuring of materials by tightly focused laser radiation
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- Juodkazis, Saulius; Mizeikis, Vygantas; Matsuo, Shigeki; Ueno, Kosei; Misawa, Hiroaki
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- Three-dimensional laser microfabrication blends microscopy, optical nonlinear phenomena, photomodification, laser trapping, and creates novel possibilities for fabrication of micro- and nano-structures in a wide range of materials. This work reviews various implementations of laser photo-structuring and micromanipulation applied to photo-modification of various materials: glasses, crystals, polymers, gels, and liquid crystals.
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A Vincent man who didn't show up for his August sentencing on a breaking and entering charge and more recently skipped a hearing on a probation violation was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison.
Shannon S. Hines, 25, of 1220 Brackenridge Road, pleaded guilty Tuesday to breach of recognizance, a fourth-degree felony.
Hines violated his probation for a fifth-degree felony breaking and entering charge, was given a bond hearing and was released on a personal recognizance bond, said Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Rings.
Hines was required to show up for a hearing on his probation violation Dec. 19, said Rings.
"On that day he failed to show up," he said.
Hines was eventually located in Vienna, W.Va. and found during a traffic stop, said Rings.
"He was found hiding in the back seat of that vehicle," he said.
The incident was not the first time Hines missed a court appointment.
He also failed to show up for his sentencing date on the underlying breaking and entering charge in August.
Hines had previously pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony count of breaking and entering for breaking into a Radabaugh Road home in Marietta and stealing a video game system and other items in August 2012.
He blamed a toothache for his failure to appear at the Aug. 13 sentencing. When he did come to court the next day, he requested and was granted a two-day delay of the start of his 60-day jail sentence so he could attend a dentist appointment.
He never attended the dentist appointment but did show up at jail as scheduled and served his sentence on the underlying charge, said Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Randall Burnworth.
Therefore, the breach of recognizance was the result of the most recent no-show, he said.
After Hines' release on the breaking and entering charge, he violated his community control sanctions in many ways, said Rings.
Hines failed to contact his probation officer as scheduled, failed to keep the supervisor aware of his address, violated a temporary protection order and was charged with shoplifting in Wood County, W.Va., said Rings.
In addition to pleading guilty to breach of recognizance, Hines also admitted to the probation violations.
Hines' attorney Ray Smith clarified that the plea would also resolve another pending theft charge against Hines.
"My understanding is this admission and plea would resolve of all his felonies in the state of Ohio," said Smith.
Rings agreed that a theft case that had been bound over from Marietta Municipal Court but not yet indicted would be dismissed.
Following the plea, Hines was sentenced on the breach and had time added to the underlying breaking and entering charge.
Hines was sentenced to 11 months in prison on the breaking and entering charge with credit for 68 days served. Burnworth also ordered him to serve six months on the breach of recognizance charge and ordered the sentences run concurrently.


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A Not-So-Intelligent Analogy
Earlier this week, Senator Hillary Clinton, while feeling immense pressure to get out of the democratic race that she can't possibly win without tearing apart the party, again proved her desperateness and questionable rationality during a speech in Pennsylvania. It was there that the former first lady likened herself to the hardened fighter from the Rocky film franchise:
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museum stairs and said, 'Well, I guess that's about far enough'? That's
not the way it works… Let me tell you something. When it comes to finishing the fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit."
This quote (and the subsequent authoritative tone with which she gave it) is disturbing on many levels. First of all, Rocky may not have quit, but he still lost the damn fight. And while that was entertaining in itself, it didn't work out well for him, especially since Apollo Creed turned his face into mush. Secondly, while it was a great film that reached all audiences, the sequels went on ad nauseum, quite like the Clinton campaign. By the time the fifth movie came out, people were uninterested in the tired underdog plot lines that never seemed to change from one film to the next. Only with the death of Apollo Creed in Rocky IV were audiences buzzing about the Rocky series again, which was heightened when Rocky had to face a Soviet robot while we were still in a cold war, so you can see how easy it was for us to be hypnotized by that.
But the third, and most important point, is the simple fact that Rocky Balboa wasn't real. He was a fictional character in a fictional world that had fictional problems which gave him a fictional reason not to quit. The sad part is many U.S. Americans probably haven't made this connection — and probably never will because they don't care.
If I were a Clinton speech writer, I would've advised her to use a much more prevalent and tangible analogy — one questioning what would've happened had the 2007 Philadelphia Phillies decided to quit before September. What if, seeing how far back in the standings they were behind the Mets with a only a few precious weeks left, J-Rol, R-How and C-Ut decided it was no use to keep fighting? What if Jamie Moyer would've hung it up? What if the Phanatic had retired his silliness?
Of course, no matter how you look at it, even this analogy wouldn't quite ring the Liberty Bell. I mean, unless Barack Obama suddenly loses the ability to pitch in meaningful games and keep his batting average above the Mendoza line, she still doesn't have a chance.
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Too bad for her they aren't in a bowling match! Keep up the good work!
totally agree. I can't stand any politician who so obviously tries to ingratiate them self with the American people. So fake.
I feel ya, Angels Fan. By the way, it's pretty obvious from that Rocky picture that he was on some serious PEDs before filming began. Ah… the messages we send to our youth.
Personally I think that Hillary is staying in the race in the hope that something dreadful emerges about Obama and he has to step down. There's no other logic to it (apart from dumb pride).
You're probably right on that, Russell. You know, I still am not allowed to comment on your blog. What's up with that!?
I just don't like you! Actually it's an MLBlog thing-I'm actually not allowed to comment on Diamondhacks but if I type the comment before the page is fully loaded it's ok.
MLB are currently "looking in to this problem".
Some would contend Hillary isn't real, either… 8)
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Rocky primarily represents two things to me. Tenacity and underdog-ism. I think Clinton can make a very credible argument she's more tenacious than Obama, in the sense of a bulldog personality, so evoking Rocky to drive that home makes sense politically.
The underdog argument, not so much, and evoking Rocky in that vein rings false, IMO. I'm guessing alot of women disagree with that and identify with her struggling / succeeding in a world of men. But as a guy – a white guy – I have difficulty seeing this well connected former First Lady as an "underdog" figure against a true outsider like Obama. And that's regardless of the delegate count.
Matt, I still can't get over the fact that you went to school with Anne Coulter and you are still alive. Wow.


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Upon the appointment of the Corporation under section 5382 of this title, the Corporation shall act as the receiver for the covered financial company, with all of the rights and obligations set forth in this subchapter.
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shall consult with the primary financial regulatory agency or agencies of the covered financial company and its covered subsidiaries for purposes of ensuring an orderly liquidation of the covered financial company;
may consult with, or under subsection (a)(1)(B)(v) or (a)(1)(L) of section 5390 of this title, acquire the services of, any outside experts, as appropriate to inform and aid the Corporation in the orderly liquidation process;
shall consult with the primary financial regulatory agency or agencies of any subsidiaries of the covered financial company that are not covered subsidiaries, and coordinate with such regulators regarding the treatment of such solvent subsidiaries and the separate resolution of any such insolvent subsidiaries under other governmental authority, as appropriate; and
shall consult with the Commission and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in the case of any covered financial company for which the Corporation has been appointed as receiver that is a broker or dealer registered with the Commission under section 78
o(b) of title 15 and is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, for the purpose of determining whether to transfer to a bridge financial company organized by the Corporation as receiver, without consent of any customer, customer accounts of the covered financial company.
(d) Funding for orderly liquidationUpon its appointment as receiver for a covered financial company, and thereafter as the Corporation may, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or appropriate, the Corporation may make available to the receivership, subject to the conditions set forth in section 5386 of this title and subject to the plan described in section 5390(n)(9) of this title, funds for the orderly liquidation of the covered financial company. All funds provided by the Corporation under this subsection shall have a priority of claims under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 5390(b)(1) of this title, as applicable, including funds used for—
making loans to, or purchasing any debt obligation of, the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary;
purchasing or guaranteeing against loss the assets of the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary, directly or through an entity established by the Corporation for such purpose;
assuming or guaranteeing the obligations of the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary to 1 or more third parties;
taking a lien on any or all assets of the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary, including a first priority lien on all unencumbered assets of the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary to secure repayment of any transactions conducted under this subsection;
selling or transferring all, or any part, of such acquired assets, liabilities, or obligations of the covered financial company or any covered subsidiary; and
making payments pursuant to subsections (b)(4), (d)(4), and (h)(5)(E) of section 5390 of this title.
(Pub. L. 111–203, title II, § 204, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1454.)
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Wednesday marked day one of the Honolulu Marathon expo and a milestone for the premier sporting event.
"I don't think anyone back in 1973 when they had 163 finishers, thought that 40 years later it would still be going and there would be 32,000 people running it. It's an amazing phenomenon," said race director Jim Barahal.
Organizers point to the millions of dollars pumped into the economy by non-resident runners.
For a decade, Hawaii Pacific University has been tracking visitor spending by surveying participants.
"There are 17,000 runners from Japan. Each runner is bringing one person with them on average, so there are actually 34,000 coming here for this race," said HPU Professor Jerry Agrusa.
The survey has found that participants are staying longer.
Twenty percent of Japanese visitors plan a neighbor island trip, as well as 60 percent of runners from other places , including the U.S. mainland, Canada and Australia.
One Tokyo resident who came with friends and plans to stay in Hawaii for ten days, said he is excited just to be in the islands.
"Right now in Japan, it is winter and I run in the cold, so Hawaii is opposite, so I have to adjust," said Daiki Nishiwaki.
And the lingering voggy and humid weather is giving some runners cause for concern.
"My eyes have been bothering me something fierce and the training runs this last week have been horrible," said Oahu resident Krisine Thiessen.
Fingers are crossed that weather conditions will improve by Sunday.
But organizers have this advice to runners.
"Use common sense, slow down and drink a lot of fluids and remember it's no disgrace to drop out of the race if it's not your day," said Barahal.
The 40th Honolulu Marathon, a big deal race with big payoffs, but Barahol assures you can always run again next year.


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The seizures have begun. The federal Department of Homeland Security has begun filing condemnation lawsuits to take property along the Texas border so it can try to fence this country off from Mexico. The first lawsuits were filed earlier this month, beginning with people who hadn't allowed government workers on their land to plot the fence line.
Even as the surveyors head out to draw the line and presidential and congressional candidates offer their own ideas on immigration reform, we continue to insist that their focus is woefully misplaced. Our immigration problem is not related to property, and it cannot be fixed by seizing land or building walls.
Those who support hiding themselves and their fellow Americans behind a wall often say it's needed to stave off illegal immigration. This is a nation of laws, they insist.
Sadly, some laws are unjust, and review of those laws is appropriate. After all, our laws once enforced slavery and other segregationist policies.
In looking at our immigration laws, it is fair to ask why an estimated 12 million otherwise law-respecting people would knowingly break U.S. immigration laws, and why so many Americans, including respected business owners, so willingly help them and even give them jobs.
The obvious answer is these people recognize that U.S. immigration policy is woefully broken, beginning with the very laws they try to enforce. Congress has arbitrarily set quotas for the various permits and visas that allow foreign citizens to come into this country. Those visas are then parceled out according to country, based on our national relationship with each.
For example, in 2006 this country allotted 2,500 permanent resident visas, known as "green cards" (they're actually pink or white, depending on whether they have biometric data). Only 418 were available to applicants from Mexico, our nearest neighbor and greatest source of foreign workers.
The annual allotment begins every April 1 — April Fool's Day, appropriately enough. The backlog of applicants is so deep, however, that the application window closes on the same day and millions of people find that they will have to wait at least one more year to have their applications considered.
The numbers of permits are far too low if some 12 million, people above and beyond those who got legal documents, have been so easily absorbed into our society and our economy.
Clearly there's a need for them; millions of jobs have gone to undocumented workers, and yet December's unemployment rate remains low at 5 percent nationally and 4.5 percent in Texas.
Worse, federal processing of the relatively few applications that are filled is so inefficient, that some people have had to wait more than eight years from the time they got notice that their applications were being reviewed until they actually received legal residency permits.
Liken it to sitting at a stalled traffic light at 3 in the morning. Does it make any sense to sit there until dawn for the light to change? Of course not.
It's easy to see that much of our immigration problem would vanish if lawmakers set more reasonable standards for legal immigration. Unfortunately, that can't happen until the bureaucracy is reworked to handle the applications in a faster, more efficient manner.
If, in this nation of laws, the laws actually worked, we wouldn't see so many people opting to go outside the law just to survive.


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Disability advocate: Robertson wrong to justify divorce for Alzheimer's
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PLR Family Zone at Walla Walla Sweets Baseball
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The Family Zone is an alcohol-free seating section for anyone holding a General Admission ticket or voucher. This is a great place for families with children.
Stop by our booth, spin the wheel and get a picture with Sweet Lou!
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Stocks to Watch: Kayak, Disney, J.C. Penney
NEW YORK -- Priceline.com(PCLN) pulled off Thursday a surprise deal to acquire Kayak Software(KYAK) for $1.8 billion in cash and stock, valuing the shares at $40 each.
Kayak shares jumped almost 27% in after-hours trading Thursday to $39.30.
Priceline Makes Surprise Swoop for Kayak
Walt Disney(DIS) , the media and entertainment giant, posted an in-line quarterly profit on Thursday with net income rising 14% but came up short of analysts' estimates on the top line.
The Earnings Power of the Magic Kingdom
Groupon(GRPN) , the online deals company, reported a surprise loss for its third quarter with revenue of $568.6 million missing Wall Street's consensus view of $590.1 million.
Groupon Slammed on Earnings Miss
Nordstrom (JWN) posted third-quarter profit of $146 million, or 71 cents a share, compared with $127 million, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 14%.
Nordstrom narrowed its full-year profit outlook to a range of $3.45 to $3.50 a share from guidance of $3.40 to $3.50 a share the retailer issued in August.
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) said Thursday it's exploring strategic alternatives, perhaps selling itself to a third party.
Shares of the provider of electronic health record services rose as much as 10% in after-hours trading Thursday.
J.C. Penney(JCP) is expected to post third-quarter results before Friday's opening bell and analysts expect the retailer to post a loss of 7 cents a share on revenue of $3.27 billion. In the same period a year earlier, J.C. Penney earned 11 cents a share on revenue of $3.99 billion.
Other companies reporting quarterly results on Friday include CompuCredit(CCRT) , E.W. Scripps(SSP) , Energizer Holdings(ENR) , Federal Signal(FSS) , Foster Wheeler(FWLT) , Ivanhoe Energy(IVAN) , MGIC Investment(MGIC) , NutriSystem(NTRI) , and Warner Chilcott(WCRX) .
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City of Manchester records only
Certificates for events registered prior to 1915.
Manchester Central Library now stores the records, and produces the copy certificates for births, marriages and deaths registered before 1915.
Manchester Central Library houses a wide range of family history resources including the General Register Office index, parish registers, and the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Help Desk.
Applications can be made by post or in person at Central Library, but the easiest way is online using a reference number from www. lancashirebmd.org.uk .
All the pre 1915 births and marriage records and 90% of the deaths records have now been indexed on http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/
For more information visit the Library's Family History pages
Manchester Central Library will not be offering a priority service for the pre 1915 certificates. Certificates will be ready for collection or posted out within 5 working days
Certificates for events registered from 1915 onwards.
Manchester Register Office continues to produce certificates for events registered from 1915 onwards.
Tracing family history is an increasingly popular hobby. However, sometimes it can become a very complicated and time-consuming process. Here at the register office we receive countless enquiries from all over the world, not all of which we can provide answers to, but these are some frequently asked questions.
What information would I need to obtain a birth, marriage or death certificate?
If you are applying for a less recent entry (that is pre 1927 for births, pre 1950 for deaths and marriages) you will need to inform us of the name or names on the certificate, year, quarter and registration district.
Changes to family history certificate applications
Please note - Due to increased pressure on our service, Manchester Registration Service have changed the way that we deal with applications for certificates.
Certificate applications received by this office will be searched on the basis of name, year, quarter and district of registration. We are no longer be able to verify additional information such as parents' names, occupations, and street names before issuing a certificate.
In each case where the name, year, quarter and district correspond with those given by the applicant a certificate will be issued and fee charged without exception.
For applications containing a Lancashire BMD reference, if the name corresponds to that stated on the application, a certificate will be issued and fee charged without exception.
Please bear in mind that the General Search facility remains available for customers who wish to personally conduct their own searches of our birth, death or marriage indexes. This service is only available by appointment at a cost of £18. Please contact the Register Office for further information.
Where can I find the information?
In order to obtain this information you will need to search the General Registration Indices (also known as St. Catherine's House Indices). These indices are held at numerous locations including libraries, family history centres and record offices around the UK as well as in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
The General Register Office publishes a list of public holders of the GRO Indexes at:
You can also find this information on-line. A number of websites are available. For example:
- http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/
- http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
Free access to Ancestry.com via Ancestry Library Edition and Findmypast is available through Manchester City Council libraries. For more information visit the Family History Pages in the Archives and Local History section of this website.
Can I obtain, from your office, a certificate of a birth, marriage or death that occurred outside Manchester?
Unfortunately not. Records of births, marriages and deaths are always held in the district where the event took place and can only be issued from the local office. Manchester Register Office holds records for the City of Manchester. This does not include Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and other areas of Greater Manchester.
Can I trace a long lost relative?
At the Register Office, we only keep records of births, deaths and marriage and the details given at the time of those events. We do not keep updated records of a person's whereabouts. Try contacting the electoral register for the district covering the person's last known address. Alternatively, telephone directories can sometimes be useful.
Can anyone come into the office for a certificate?
Yes, as long as they have the information necessary to find the entry. We do not need to see any identification.
Copy certificates for Family History
You can apply for copy certificates:
- Online
- over the counter
- by post
The following charges and standards apply.
Standard Service
Certificate cost: £10.00
Postage: £1.00 (incl. VAT).
Certificates will usually be available for collection, or posted out, within 5 working days. If you are applying on-line or by post we aim to process your application within 5 working days.
Premium Service (not available for pre 1915 certificates)
Counter Applications:
Certificate cost: £10.00
plus a £11.00, non-refundable, same-day service charge per application.
Certificates will usually be available within 1 hour. Premium service applications must be received by 3.30pm in order to be processed the same day.
On-line / Postal Applications:
Certificate cost: £10.00
plus a £11.00, non-refundable, same-day service charge and a £7.50 (incl. VAT) next day delivery postage charge per application.
The certificates will be posted Royal Mail, guaranteed next day delivery, to the UK mainland and for overseas applicants will be sent Royal Mail Airsure or international signed for delivery. On-line and postal applications must be received by 12.00 noon in order to be processed the same day.
For what dates do you hold records?
Civil registration of births, deaths and marriage started on 1 July 1837 and our records are complete from this date to the present day. Before this date, baptisms, burials and marriages were recorded by the churches where they took place.
Many of the church records for Manchester Diocese prior to 1837 are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies at Manchester Central Library which publishes a list of their church register holdings
Where can I get help tracing my family history?
There are many people interested in family history (or genealogy as it is also called), and many groups and organisations that can help. Try visiting your local library and take a look at some of the books written on the subject. Alternatively, you can conduct a search on the internet (but be warned! Prepare for thousands of search results), or take a look at the website for the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.
The Manchester Archives and Local Studies pages on this web site contain useful information about Family History in Manchester.
Many thanks to Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society for their assistance in putting this page together.
To contact Manchester registration Service or to check our service times:


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Youth earns Eagle Scout badge
Jonathan Franke left a lasting legacy on his way to earning his Eagle Scout badge through the Boy Scouts.
Franke recently completed a raised garden bed that provides not only beauty, but also activity for those on the Broaddus Healthcare Complex and residents of Mansfield Place. He received assistance from fellow Boy Scouts of Troop 63 in Philippi, Rick Carpenter of the maintenance staff and his father, Danny Franke, who is a Broaddus Hospital board member.
"We would like to thank Jonathan for his preparation and hard work to complete this project," Carpenter said. "We're honored that he chose our facility to undertake such a worthwhile accomplishment, and I know residents, employees and visitors will enjoy the garden for years to come."
Franke and Carpenter also expressed their appreciation to Builders Center of Philippi, which supplied materials for the project.
The raised bed will be particularly helpful for residents who enjoy spending time outdoors and working in the garden but are limited in their movement or use walkers or wheelchairs.
"My grandmother, Otilia Franke, was a resident of Mansfield and I'm glad to help enhance the quality of life for those who live here," Jonathan said. "I know many people who enjoy raising the produce and then enjoying the fruits and vegetables that come from their labor. This will make it easier for them to do what they enjoy and be proud of what they produce."
Mansfield Place is a 60-bed skilled nursing facility within Broaddus Hospital that combines quality of life and quality of care for residents. For more information call 304-457-8555 or visit davishealthsystem.org.


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Skoda Fabia
The Skoda Fabia offers plenty of space and a comfortable ride, plus it's fairly cheap to buy and run. However, the interior is desperately drab. …
It's more characterful than past small Mazdas, but this saloon isn't as practical as its hatchback brother
Underneath, the Mazda 3 shares its running gear with the Ford Focus, which is among the best small hatches to drive and strongly built, too.
The Mazda responds sweetly to the steering and brakes. The ride, although firm at low speeds, is rarely jarring. Once on the open road, this smooths out, and you can appreciate the car's superb body control.
Inside, it's bland but pleasant, resembling the bigger Mazda 6 with its big, clear dials and buttons. Things are made very comfortable for the driver because the seat and wheel adjust every which way and the cabin is roomy, although shoulder space is tight for three adults in the back. The boot is a fair size and a good shape, but obviously this saloon isn't ultimately as practical as the hatchback version, although the rear seats split 60/40 and drop to create a flat floor.
Everything fits and feels well screwed together, as you'd expect from a manufacturer that sits consistently near the top in reliability surveys.
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The Vauxhall Corsa was good enough to scoop the What Car? Car of the Year Award when new, and it makes a great used buy. …
Most people buy the Peugeot 207 for its looks, but it's more than just a pretty face. …
The Nissan Note is a small, city-friendly hatchback that offers the space and practicality of much larger cars. …


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by ESRI
Apr 23, 2012
Academics have made the case that social work needs mapping. This white paper describes how geographic information systems (GIS) fill that prescription. GIS is a key component in modernizing the information technology (IT) of many human and social service programs. By leveraging the data management, analysis, and visualization capabilities of GIS, social workers and other human service professionals (hereinafter referred to collectively as helping professionals) are empowered to understand community needs, measure environmental forces (including access to services), deliver services more efficiently, and detect fraud and abuse. After reading this white paper
� Senior management of human and social service organizations will understand the importance of geographically enabling information systems (with GIS) to support their core missions.
� Helping professionals will recognize how GIS can support their business processes and workflows.
� IT personnel will understand that Esri technology is scalable from the desktop to the server to mobile devices and is available in the cloud.


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A lot of it is companies and sponsors,the Leeds Rugby Foundation use it to reward the clubs in the ambassadors scheme.
OK - I disagree, but "class" is a subjective judgement.
It's nevertheless people with a decent wedge to spend at the game.
I personally leave the Bentley at home and only use the Merc.


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Matthew McConaughey has been turning heads — and stomachs — as the sadistic title character in "Killer Joe" ... so we're counting down 10 Joes in pop culture that are anything but average.
10. Joe Pesci
One of the greatest character actors of all time is remembered for playing vicious mobsters in some of Martin Scorsese's best films, and he was just as great in the comedy "My Cousin Vinny" playing a fish-out-of-water lawyer defending two "yoots."
9. Jo from "The Facts of Life"
We love the motorcycle-riding tomboy of Eastland Academy for a lot of reasons, but mostly for sticking it to that stuck-up Blair.
8. Joe Louis
The Brown Bomber was one of the greatest boxers ever — holding the heavyweight title for more than a decade — and utterly devastated Germany's Max Schmeling in the 1938 bout, one of the most famous boxing matches of all-time.
7. Joe Friday
Just the facts, ma'am. This "Dragnet" cop wrote the book on being by-the-book.
6. G.I. Joe
A real American hero who taught us that "knowing is half the battle."
5. Grandpa Joe
Grandpa Joe was bedridden before he joined Charlie Bucket on his adventure in the Wonka chocolate factory.
4. Joe Dirt
You either love or hate the movie "Joe Dirt," but anyone who pairs a "Life's a Garden, Dig It" T-shirt with acid-wash jeans doesn't care what you think, anyway. Haters gonna hate, daaang!
3. Joe DiMaggio
"Joltin' Joe" still holds the record for baseball's longest hitting streak. Oh, and he was married to Marilyn Monroe. So … that.
2. Coffee
Because none of this would be possible without it.
1. Joe Strummer
The leader of the only band that mattered — that's The Clash for the uninitiated — also had two pretty great solo records.


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Sugar buzz in our schools
Too much sugar is bad. Too much of the alternative is worse.
Because my kid's public school (Glen Lake) doesn't allow sodas, I naively thought most schools followed that trend.
Unfortunately, while attending a district finals basketball game at Traverse City Central I was a bit surprised to find a bank of soda machines in the school cafeteria. Surprise turned to concern when I noticed they contained only diet sodas, water and sports drinks. Pepsi Next, which boasts 60% less sugar, quickly caught my attention. Guess what's in it?: "WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, CAFFEINE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, ASPARTAME, CITRIC ACID, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE."
So we've traded some sugar for artificial sweeteners and known carcinogens? And if that's not enough, we replace some sugar, a natural preservative, with toxic preservatives "TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS," as the label states.
Who are we kidding here? I'm not arguing for more naturally sweetened sodas, though that would be an improvement in student health.
There's no scientific evidence linking diet sodas with weight loss. In fact it's quite the opposite. Among many other negative health effects, they increase your chances of contracting metabolic syndrome which leads to weight gain by tricking your body to feel hungry when it not in need of calories.
Besides water, there wasn't a healthy drink in the building. I am fully supportive of an adult making a decision, informed or otherwise, to consume these products. However, these simply don't belong in schools.
Am I naive the think that if, like my kid's school, they offered vending machines with fruit juice, the Soda Cartels would pull their vending machines and all the financial perks that come with them?
Timothy Fitzgerald Young, Food For Thought • Empire
Wolves & free-thinkers
Your article ("Confessions of a Save the Wolves Petitioner") hit home about the lack of citizenship in America where apathy, selfishness, frustration and lack of care is rampant in a government that serves the people.
Mass brainwashing on issues of concern by forces using fear, hatred and money always win out over critical thinkers using logic, facts, history and motives. Free thinkers are called names like conspiracy nuts, unpatriotic, or worse -- deviates -- when trying to express vital concerns in today's corporately-controlled news via radio and TV pundits.
Then if you try to demonstrate like the Occupy Movement with no leaders, all are outlaws arrested by police for questioning a nonsustainable money system which favors only the few in control. Hmmm where is the outrage leading to solutions or First amendment?
When reading about wolves and asking Sleeping Bear park to put some on the Manitou islands to control deer populations, they instead spent millions to kill off the deer, saying they were DNA-inferior. Never has a wolf attacked a human or done harm; only in fairy tales that vilify this animal which can teach us many things about how to live in wild as a group!
Their howls don't scare me in the least.
Instead, I welcome my animal brother which only takes what it needs, not like humans. Hunters always kill the best deer, while a wolf kills the least, so where is the problem with wolves?
For shame American citizens for being such sheep to your corporate news and bankers. People that give up their power of freedom don't deserve to have it.
Bradford Krull • Glen Arbor
New war on marijuana
We pride ourselves on how we take care of the sick in this country. We have the best hospitals in the world, as well as the finest doctors. You would think that America totally supports people getting better with whatever resources are available.
But wait just one minute. If you choose to medicate with cannabis, (aka: marijuana), not only are you NOT supported by most of the medical industry (which won't treat you if you have THC in your system), but you may find yourself in a jail cell for growing and using it. Not only that, but you're technically driving under the influence every time you get behind the wheel of a car as the active ingredients in cannabis stay in your system for months.
Medical marijuana laws enacted throughout the United States for sick people have been mercilessly attacked by lawmakers (unlike the pharmaceutical industry which has the full support of the justice system), and judges and prosecutors are locking up caregivers for having too much cannabis in their possession.
It's a senseless waste of tax dollars, law enforcement resources, and ultimately hurts us all. Yet the war wages on.
In Michigan, a recent State Supreme Court decision makes criminals out of caring providers of cannabis, who are now declared "public nuisances." And instead of helping the sick get better, our government is condemning our choice of medicine, kicking in our doors, taking away our children, breaking up our families, and even murdering some of us. So much for helping the sick get better.
Please contact your State House of Representative member and tell them to support and demand a vote for HB 4271 (The Provisioning Center Act) to give us back safe access to our choice of medicine and stop this insanity.
Rev. Steven B. Thompson, Benzie County NORML
Scott Weiland rocked
I have been a big fan of Northern Express for many years. I have never felt compelled to write a letter to the Express or any other publication in the past. However, the recent article by Rick Coates where he trashes Scott Weiland's performance at Ground Zero leaves me so compelled.
I was at the show and have seen Scott perform with Stone Temple Pilots as well as with Velvet Revolver in the past. I feel Scott's performance was just fine. There were some minor problems with the vocal mix, but overall I really enjoyed the show.
I have enjoyed Mr. Coates' articles over the years, but this review leaves me a little confused. I too have been at many concerts over the past 30 years, and I believe this was one of the best shows I have attended at Ground Zero.
The thing that bothers me the most is Coates insinuation that because the sound quality was lacking somehow means that Scott has not "cleaned up his act and put his demons behind him." I just don't see the connection. The article came across as sour grapes to me.
Personally, I have lost more respect for Coates as a music critic than I have for Scott Weiland as a performer/entertainer. I am aware of Scott's struggles and was prepared to be disappointed with this show, however I was very pleased and thankful that Weiland brought his band to our small town. The criticism was overly negative and uncalled for.
On another note... kudos to Kristi Kates for her article on Tim Hosper. I am an acquaintance of Tim's and it is nice to see a local musician receive some positive feedback.
Bill Kruse • Eastport
Ordinance clears way for demolishing junk building
On February 19, the Benzie County Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance number 2013-001, adopting the International Property Maintenance Code, provided by the International Code Council.
Approved, adopted and provided by who? The people of Benzie County didn't know anything about this until it became enforceable law on February 27, when it was published in the Record-Patriot.
Why did they sneak this through the back door and behind the public's back? It's because they knew no one in their right mind would approve of this code once they read it. Apparently, the commissioners did not read it either, because if they did, they would have realized that it will affect them and theirs as well.
They adopted this code for the sole purpose of demolishing a certain building in downtown Honor. Guess? Which? One? Do you think it will stop there? This unconstitutional, United Nations-approved code's purpose is to establish rules and regulations for the maintenance of all existing buildings as well as those to be built in the future.
Violations of this code will cost you up to $500 per day and if the tyrants really don't like you, they can simply demolish your home or any other building they see fit, without even compensating you for it.
So much for the Fifth Amendment! Please go to the Benzie County Clerk's office or look this up and you will clearly see that your own home is in violation. Time to pay up, or get your home demolished!
Make your choice by coming to the next Commissioner's meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 9 a.m. at the Benzie County Government Center to get this treasonous act repealed. Don't let this happen in your county.
Gordon Lee Dean • Benzonia


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Country Ark Farm
June 23, 2011 —
MILFORD, PA — For 23 years, the Ciancitto family has been quietly going about their chosen work, down a dirt road just outside Milford, where they care for more than 100 domestic and exotic animals whose existence enriches the lives of people challenged with various disabilities.
The work roots in Donna Ciancitto's childhood encounter with a disabled young man during which she became aware that not everyone enjoyed the same abilities that she did. The desire to help, combined with an abiding love of all creatures great and small, ultimately led to the creation of Country Ark Farm (CAF), a truly unique place where animals and disabled individuals interact in ways that benefit all.
The non-profit foundation provides recreational, pet and art therapy for mentally, emotionally and physically challenged children and adults. It is housed on a 26-acre farm where the well socialized animals live, ready to be touched and experienced. An enclosed petting area, outdoor play area with a wheelchair-accessible swing, indoor and outdoor picnic areas and a mile-long nature trail all serve the approximately 800 special people who find sanctuary, socialization and healing there.
Arriving at the farm, one may be greeted by Mr. Piggy, a cheerful potbellied pig; Bleat and Re-bleat, two inquisitive goats; or one of the many friendly creatures vying for attention from visitors and sidling up for rubbies. Domestic animals like donkeys, goats, pigs, deer and cows co-exist with exotics like tortoises, peacocks, bearded dragon lizards and a capybara, a large semi-aquatic rodent. The animals are mostly raised from birth to accustom them to human interaction.
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US Lacrosse Selects 36 for 2012-14 U.S. Women's Team
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Michelle Tumolo, a rising senior at Syracuse and Tewaaraton Award finalist, was among nine attackers and 36 players selected Sunday to the 2012-14 U.S. women's national team after a three-day tryout at UMBC.
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BALTIMORE -- Following a three-day tryout featuring more than 80 of the top women's lacrosse players in the country, US Lacrosse has announced the 36-player roster for the 2012-14 U.S. women's national senior team. This group will serve as the training team pool for the team that will defend Team USA's 2009 gold medal at the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario.
In total, 82 players representing 34 institutions participated in final tryouts on the campus of UMBC, held July 27-29 in Catonsville, Md. These individuals were evaluated by the U.S. women's national team coaching staff, led by coach Ricky Fried, and the U.S. women's national team selection committee, chaired by Anne Phillips. The roster is comprised of representatives from 19 schools and includes 11 newcomers to the U.S. women's national team program.
The team will come together for several training events before the final 18-player FIL World Cup roster is announced in February 2013, including Stars & Stripes weekend (Calif.) in October 2012 and Champion Challenge (Fla.) in January 2013. The team will also conduct numerous national team player clinics throughout the year at various sites around the country.
The Team USA roster by position with collegiate alma maters and previous U.S. team experience noted:
Katrina Dowd, Northwestern ^
Danielle Etrasco, Boston ^
Molly Ford, Georgetown ^
Karri Ellen Johnson, Maryland %
Holly McGarvie, Princeton *^
Lindsey Munday, Northwestern *^
Katie Rowan, Syracuse *^
Shannon Smith, Northwestern ^%
Michelle Tumolo, Syracuse ^
Sarah Albrecht, Northwestern *^
Kelly Berger, James Madison ^
Sarah Bullard, Duke *^%
Allyson Carey, Vanderbilt ^%
Tatum Coffey, Penn State #
Taylor D'Amore, Johns Hopkins
Brittany Dashiell, Florida
Grace Golden, William & Mary ^
Kristin Igoe, Boston College ^
Caitlyn McFadden, Maryland *^
Kelly McPartland, Maryland #
Katie Schwarzmann, Maryland ^
Lauren Schwarzmann, Johns Hopkins ^
Laura Zimmermann, North Carolina ^
Kelly Barnes, Georgetown
Rebecca Block, Syracuse
Kristen Carr, North Carolina ^
Amber Falcone, North Carolina *^
Katie Hertsch, Hofstra ^
Regina Oliver, Ohio State *^
Jennifer Russell, North Carolina ^
Iliana Sanza, Maryland
Liz Hogan, Syracuse
Megan Huether, Duke *^
Kendall McBrearty, Virginia ^
Michaela Meagher, Florida
Devon Wills, Dartmouth *^
* 2009 U.S. women's national team member
^ 2011-12 U.S. women's national training team member
# 2011 U.S. women's national under-19 team member
% 2007 U.S. women's national under-19 team member
"We're really pleased with the team that we selected at the end of the weekend to go try to capture the next World Cup," Fried said. "We got faster today, on a pretty fast team. We're really happy with the way the selection process worked. We're excited to work with these players – to see how the new players mesh with the veterans and how the veterans take the newcomers under their wing and show team the Team USA way."
"Watching these women play is truly inspiring," said Nathaniel Badder, US Lacrosse director of national teams. "They are the best of the best, and you would be hard-pressed to find games with more skilled play and spirited competition. More impressive still is how hard they play, despite the heat and the psychological pressure of tryouts. It's remarkable. The group we've selected is really a fantastic bunch."
The team's first training weekend will be Sept. 7-9.
To learn more about the U.S. women's national team program, visit www.uslacrosse.org/uswomen.
Champion is the official apparel sponsor of the U.S. women's national teams. deBeer is the official equipment sponsor of the U.S. women's national teams. Marriott, Nationwide and Shock Doctor are official sponsors of the National Teams Program.
About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national governing body of men's and women's lacrosse and the home of the nation's fastest-growing sport. US Lacrosse has more than 400,000 members in 64 regional chapters across the country. Through responsive and effective leadership, US Lacrosse provides programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the game. Bookmark, like and follow US Lacrosse at uslacrosse.org, fb.com/uslacrosse and @uslacrosse, respectively.
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Fielder's 2 HRs help Tigers beat Yankees 8-3The Associated Press | April 06,2013AP Photo
Detroits Prince Fielder acknowledges the crowd after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the fifth inning in Detroit Friday.DETROIT Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a soaring, two-run shot in the seventh to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 8-3 win over the New York Yankees on Friday in the Comerica Park opener.
Fielder connected for his first two home runs of the season before a crowd of 45,051, the most on opening day in the 14 years of Comerica Park.
Doug Fister (1-0) allowed three runs on six hits including Kevin Youkilis two-run homer over five innings. Drew Smyly pitched four perfect innings and struck out five for his first career save.
Ivan Nova (0-1) gave up four runs and five hits over 4 2-3 innings.
Boone Logan, the first batter to face Fielder in the fifth, allowed the slugger to put Detroit up 5-3.
Alex Avila, the second hitter to face Shawn Kelley in the sixth, homered deep into the right-field seats to put the Tigers ahead by three runs. Fielder tagged Kelley for another shot the next time he came up.
The banged-up Yankees took another hit, too, on a sun-splashed, cool afternoon in the Motor City.
Eduardo Nunez, filling in for shortstop Derek Jeter, was hit on his right biceps by Fisters pitch in the fourth and left the game. X-rays were negative.
Jeter may not return to play for the Yankees until next month, manager Joe Girardi said before the series opener. Jeter needs to go through a spring training-like schedule when he comes back from rehabilitating his broken left ankle.
Jeter was hurt in the AL championship series opener against Detroit last October while trying to field a groundball.
The Yankees have five All-Stars on the disabled list with Jeter joined by third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip surgery), first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist), outfielder Curtis Granderson (broken forearm) and pitcher Phil Hughes (back pain).
In front of their fired-up fans, Detroit scored a run in the first and second innings and were held scoreless in the next two innings. The blue-and-orange clad fans groaned in the fifth when Fister allowed a run to score on a wild pitch and Youkilis homered to put the Yankees ahead 3-2.
Fielder gave them a reason to cheer in the home half of the inning and later on.
NOTES: The Tigers drew 45,051 fans, the most on opening day in 14 years at Comerica Park. ... Hughes is scheduled to pitch Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. ... Teixeira said hes still on schedule to return around May 1 and his injured right wrist is feeling better each day. ... Smyly bounced back from his first outing in which he gave up two runs in 1 1-3 innings when Detroit opened with a 4-2 win at Minnesota. ... Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda is expected to take his next turn in the rotation Monday at Cleveland after bruising the middle finger on his throwing hand when hit by Shane Victorinos line drive Wednesday.
Orioles 9 Twins 5
BALTIMORE Chris Davis extended his torrid start with a grand slam and five RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles used a five-run eighth inning to beat Minnesota 9-5 Friday in their home opener.
Davis became the fourth player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining Willie Mays, Mark McGwire and Nelson Cruz. He is 9 for 15 (.600) with four homers and 16 RBIs.
The Orioles trailed 5-4 before loading the bases with one out in the eighth against Casey Fien (0-1). After Adam Jones tied it with an RBI single, Davis greeted Tyler Robertson with an opposite-field shot to left on the first pitch.
The grand slam set off a wild celebration from the sellout crowd of 46,653.
Rangers 3, Angels2
ARLINGTON, Texas Ian Kinsler hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers gave their fans plenty of reasons to cheer in the home opener, beating Josh Hamilton and the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Friday.
Hamilton was a five-time All-Star and the 2010 AL MVP while with Texas before going to the AL West-rival Angels with a $125 million, five-year contract over the winter. He finished 0 for 4 he was booed when he was introduced, then cheered when he struck out twice.
Kinslers sharp single to right was fielded by Hamilton, who short-hopped a throw to the plate as speedy Craig Gentry slid home for the tiebreaking run.
Cardinals1, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO Barry Zito saved San Franciscos season by beating the Cardinals last fall in the NL championship series, then delivered again with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Friday as the Giants celebrated their latest World Series title throughout the home opener.
Zito outdueled Jake Westbrook in his season debut. The lefty also had a key sacrifice bunt that led to San Franciscos lone run in the fourth, when Angel Pagan drew a bases-loaded walk.
The Giants won their 15th straight with Zito on the mound, including the postseason. He hasnt lost since Aug. 2 against the New York Mets.
Facing constant criticism yet again for his girth, World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval made several nice stops at third and also ran down a foul popup to back Zito.
Rockies 5, Padres 2
DENVER Wilin Rosario and Dexter Fowler homered, helping Jeff Francis and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 Friday in a festive home opener at Coors Field.
Francis (1-0) was ahead of batters all afternoon as he scattered five hits over six sharp innings. The soft-throwing lefty nearly became the first Rockies starter to eclipse the 100-pitch mark in 106 games, but was pulled after striking out Nick Hundley on his 97th offering to finish the sixth.
The last time Colorado had a starter reach the century mark in pitches was last June 12. Its the longest string in the majors since records started being kept by STATS in 1988.
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March 20, 2003
Institutional Board of Governors Meeting
March 20, 2003
Members Present: Mr. Norris Kantor, chair, Mr. John Barnes, Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Dr. Steve Bourne, Mr. Frank Wilkinson, Ms. Ann Crowe, The Reverend Garry Moore
Members Absent: Dr. Lyn Guy, Mr. Burt Clark, Ms. Carol Baldwin
Guests/Staff: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. Jim Nelson, Mr. John Cardwell, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. David Perkins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Kathy Epperly, Ms. Vivian Sidote
Board chairman Norris Kantor called the meeting to order.
The minutes of the February 19, 2003 Board meeting were approved as submitted.
Dr. Walker introduced Dr. Skip Sullivan, Provost, Glenville Community & Technical College Nicholas County campus. Dr. Walker said that tomorrow at 2 p.m. a delegation of BSC employees will visit the Nicholas County campus.
Reciprocity Agreement
Dr. David Perkins distributed a tuition reciprocity agreement between the College and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA. Dr. Perkins said that this agreement lapses this spring and said he would be asking to have this agreement renewed. Chairman Kantor recommended that this be placed on the agenda for the next Board meeting as an action item. Dr. Perkins also provided a brief history of the establishment of this reciprocity agreement.
Financial and Administrative Affairs
Shelia Johnson distributed FY 2004 budget information for Bluefield State College . She noted that the information is in "Draft Only" format and she reviewed the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Highlights of the Conferees' Budget (HB 2050). She reported that the budget is due in Charleston on May 1. Dr. Walker indicated that Dr. Michael Mullen, HEPC Chancellor, will call a meeting to review and finalize the budget.
The repairs to bring the BSC campus sidewalks into ADA compliance have been going on for nearly two years because of difficulties encountered with the project's initial contractor. BSC officials have met with the bonding company, and now Swope Construction will finish the project.
Bids for repairs to the exterior of the Dickason Hall will be opened on Monday.
A proposal for replacing building fire alarms has been at the State Fire Marshall's Office since last summer. These replacements would be placed in Conley Hall, the Hardway Library, Mahood Hall, and the Ned Shott PE Building. Shelia said the College finally received approval from the State Fire Marshall's Office last week to proceed.
Water had been leaking into the basement of Hatter Hall. This problem has been corrected.
Legislative Report Jim Nelson reviewed some of the recently passed state legislation impacting higher education. He distributed a two-page document summarizing key provisions in House Bill 2224, including timelines that pertain to Bluefield State College. The timelines include the following dates and activities:
April 1 - Each college shall establish an institutional classified employees advisory council known as staff council;
July 1 - BSC CTC component becomes a multicampus entity known as New River CTC of BSC, headquartered in Beckley; A provost will be appointed as the administrative head of New River Community & Technical College;
BSC, Glenville & Fairmont shall have divided the property and material formerly belonging to Glenville's CTC;
Responsibility district for BSC CTC and shall be changed as NRCTC to include Clay, Fayette, Nicholas & Webster counties along with the seven counties already in the service district;
September 1 - BSC & Concord shall submit a comprehensive study of their collaborative efforts; November 1 - HEPC will report its findings re: the Bluefield State-Concord study to LOCEA;
Fall '04 - Each institution will reduce its number of low-enrollment sections of introductory courses;
December '04 - NRCTC shall have received independent accreditation, and;
July '07 - West Virginia shall have completed the move from having component CTCs to having a statewide network of independently-accredited CTCs.
Chairman Kantor talked extensively about HB 2224. He suggested that Dr. Walker, Dr. Perkins, Dr. Sullivan, and the new provost at Beckley have staff review each bill introduced in the House and Senate, because wording that can impact the College could be embedded in legislation that doesn't appear, by its title, to deal with higher education.
Enrollment Management
John Cardwell distributed two documents. The first was news release on "Enrollment Increases for (WV) Public Colleges and Universities." John observed that Bluefield State College showed the highest percentage enrollment increase, 11.44%, among all state colleges with more than 200 students. The second document was a three page series of graphs depicting the College's enrollment trends, fall and spring, for the past five years, along with a projected Fall 2003 Semester increase of 20%, including enrollment growth at all BSC locations. There was discussion concerning enrollment trends.
Mr. Kantor talked about the LOCEA report and indicated that one item mentioned that pertains to Bluefield State College is that several of the classrooms (Bluefield campus) are not being fully utilized. Increased classroom utilization would help to accommodate the anticipated enrollment growth.
Economic Development Consortium of Regional Colleges
Greg Shrewsberry delivered a PowerPoint presentation on Workforce Development Projects and Opportunities. He said a recently created Regional Higher Education Consortium is focusing upon increasing collaboration to better serve students, businesses and all other constituents of the participating colleges (Concord College, Southwest Virginia Community College, Bluefield State College, Wytheville Community College and Bluefield College). During a March, 2003 meeting involving Consortium representatives, these colleges identified areas/initiatives to consider and then decided to prioritize projects, develop teams, and meet on a quarterly basis.
Greg also talked extensively about an Environmental Business Scan that was conducted last year by the Clarus Corporation.
President's Report
Dr. Walker narrated a Powerpoint "President's Report," summarizing the most recent activities at Bluefield State College.
Mr. John Barnes noted that HB 2224 establishes several activities with companion deadlines. One deadline that is most pressing, deserving special attention is the December 31, 2004 deadline for obtaining accreditation. He said this is very important and noted that BSC will have employees in attendance at the North Central Association accreditation meeting later this spring. Mr. Barnes said that the Board needs to consider designating a coordinator for the accreditation effort and place this on the agenda for the next meeting. Dr. Walker said that the College will work with the NCA consultant and will develop an accreditation team. Dr. Walker said at the next meeting a plan will be presented.
Mr. Barnes also indicated that with all items with short deadlines, resources need to be available to complete the tasks in a timely fashion.
Executive Session
A motion was made and seconded (GMoore/FWilkinson)for the Board to enter into executive session at 8:40 p.m. A motion was made and seconded (LAikens/SBourne) to return to regular session at 9:10.
Meeting Dates
There was discussion concerning Board meeting dates. Chairman Kantor indicated that, at the last meeting, it was decided to make a decision about meeting each month or once every two months. Mr. Kantor suggested that, because of the added duties placed on the Board of Governors by HB 2224, it would be advisable to meet every month. The Board unanimously approved this suggestion. Mr. Kantor then announced that the next meeting would take place on April 17.
Mr. Kantor commended Jim Nelson, Dr. Albert Walker, and Dr. Tom Blevins for their work during the recently concluded session of the State Legislature.
At 9:14 p.m., a motion was made and seconded (JCaffrey/GMoore) to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Norris Kantor


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