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By Sarah Pulliam Bailey for USA TODAY
A new article paints potential presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as purposefully vague about his Mormon faith. Huntsman, who has spent two years in Taiwan as a Mormon missionary, said his faith was "tough to define" in a piece from Melinda Henneberger at Time magazine.
As for whether or not Huntsman still belongs to the Church of Latter-day Saints, I know less than I did before I asked him. ("I'm a very spiritual person," as opposed to a religious one, he says, "and proud of my Mormon roots." Roots? That makes it sound as if you're not a member anymore. Are you? "That's tough to define," he says. "There are varying degrees. I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.")
Huntsman, who is former U.S. ambassador to China and former governor of Utah, is often compared to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who made a major speech addressing his Mormon faith during the 2008 campaign.
If Huntsman and Romney jump in the race, it will be interesting to see if the attitudes toward voting for a Mormon change. In 2007, 25 percent of Americans expressed reservations about voting for a Mormon, according to a survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Matthew Bowman argues in The New Republic that even though Huntsman is only 13 years younger than Mitt Romney, they represent different generations and different strains of Mormonism.
While both men are the progeny of the same class of wealthy Mormon elite, Huntsman's public life is born of a younger strain of Mormonism than is Mitt Romney's -- Mormonism increasingly well-adapted to the boisterous diversity of early twenty-first century America, and, perhaps because of that, a Mormonism with which America is growing increasingly comfortable.
Bowman suggests that modern Mormonism is feeling its way into cultural relevance with mainstream representations like Big Love and The Book of Mormon musical.
Huntsman is both a product and arbiter of this new strain of Mormonism. He displays an ease in the world that Romney seems to lack: the capacity for self-awareness, and the ability, even the desire, to negotiate with the culture around him. Romney offers platitudes about the moral core of all faiths; Huntsman offers praise for Buddhist philosophy and has adopted children from India and China. Huntsman is a fan of Led Zeppelin; it's difficult to picture Romney knowing who Led Zeppelin is.
Politico's Ben Smith says that when he was in South Carolina last week, Republicans believed Huntsman supported same-sex marriage. Huntsman signed civil union legislation that stopped short of same-sex marriage, but Smith notes a new report from the Salt Lake Tribune on a letter he wrote to a gay rights supporter.
The ambassador nominee jotted a handwritten note to Page, thanking him for his kind support.
"Let's hope that someday - all people are seen as equal under the laws of our land. With very best wishes - Jon."
The Tribune also ran a story earlier this week wondering whether Huntsman was distancing himself from the LDS faith. A Fortune magazine interview called Huntsman's Mormon faith "soft," the Deseret News points out.
"I can't say I am overly religious," Huntsman is quoted as saying by Fortune. "I get satisfaction from many different types of religions and philosophies."
Huntsman also said then that his children attend Catholic schools, and his adopted daughters come from different religious cultures, one Buddhist, the other Hindu.
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The famous collection of the late Mrs. hailstone was sold in 1909.
This morning I walked out to hailstone, nearly three miles on the Lutterworth road, and got my breakfast there.
From a broadside in Mr. hailstone's coll., collated with one penes me.
Dante's poetry seems to come down in hail, rather than in rain—but count me the drops congealed in one hailstone!
This hailstone is said to have fallen upon the estate of Mr. Moffat of Ord.
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The most effective way for companies to ensure their most talented women do not go unnoticed for promotions and plum assignments is through sponsorship, according to a new report by Catalyst, the US non-profit diversity group.
The report, titled Sponsoring Women to Success, says sponsorship happens when an influential, well-placed person in an organisation actively supports junior employees by developing them, helping them receive more attention for their achievements, and recommending them for promotions. Sponsors also provide career coaching and specific advice.
But is this just the latest fad to bolster women's careers? Heather Foust-Cummings, senior research director at Catalyst, says these kinds of relationships are often formed naturally in companies, but because their employees are disproportionately white and male, sponsorship most often happens between men. Smart women are frequently overlooked.
"Often when leaders are seeking to fill that next job, they look to someone who looks most like them," says Foust-Cummings. "There is some attraction to seeing someone who reminds you of yourself and your earlier career. It's natural to want to help that person get ahead.
"But our research says that in today's competitive business environment, it's imperative to look beyond the usual suspects. The goal is to see more women at the top, so if you are a high-level leader, you have a responsibility to look broadly, deeply and often at your talent pool."
The aim of the report, which is based on interviews with nearly 100 executives and high-potential leaders around the world, is to "take the wraps off sponsorship", she says. Sponsorship ought to be an "explicit and transparent" function of leadership at a given company, she adds, and "something that good leaders do".
"The onus is on the company to communicate and set expectations around that. This should not be happening behind closed doors. Whether or not a company formalises a sponsorship programme really depends on that company's culture.
"But regardless, the company needs to educate its workers about what sponsorship entails – what it takes to do it well, and how to link it to talent development through succession planning or performance reviews. It has to be embedded in the organisation as part of a talent development strategy."
Foust-Cummings says sponsorship represents a "triple win". Protégés get noticed for their achievements and, presumably, move up in the organisation more quickly; the organisation benefits by uncovering previously underused talent; and sponsors themselves gain insight into the lower levels of the company.
Plus, she says: "If you're putting forth really good talent, that makes you look good. It shows you can identify, develop and advance talent. Sponsors also derive a deep sense of satisfaction for helping other people meet and exceed their career goals."


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April 30, 2011 BY Aaron Hope
Just over a year ago, Jeremy Scott released two new pairs of the original JS Wings silhouette that featured a wide range of color design. One was a super simple white look with gold accents, the other a molten rainbow of a special lenticular material. And like the latter of that group, this new adidas Originals Stan Smith 80s Mid covers the spectrum with a CMYK colorway that's going to garner quite a bit of attention irrespective of whatever else you're wearing. So do you have what it takes to pull off one of the wildest sneakers we've seen in 2011? Click through to see more and then grab yours from select Three Stripes retailers like Schuh-You.
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Application deadline: February 15, 2011
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History invites college sophomores and juniors with a passion for American history, and academic excellence in the field, to apply for the Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program in New York City, which includes:
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History Scholars conduct primary-source research, meet with eminent scholars in American history, and explore archives and museums. One-Week Scholars will attend lectures by leading historians, discussions with professionals about careers for history majors visit select New York City archives and museums. All applicants will automatically be considered for both programs.
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The agency's current data warehouse technology was implemented in late 2007 when it was deployed to help analyze the data that was contained in the organizations old Mapper and Case Management systems. With the introduction in 2009 of the new JETS system that replaced these old legacy systems the data warehouse had to be recreated from scratch to access the new database file structures and additional data that was being collected.
The technology and software platform of the OJJ data warehouse is from a company called SAS. SAS is a key provider in business analytics software and services and is one of the largest independent vendors in the business intelligence market. Additionally OJJ staff has benefitted from specialized training in programming, macros, server optimization, statistical analysis and managing data.
The analytics platform provides OJJ with an integrated environment for the collection, classification, analysis and interpretation of data to reveal patterns, anomalies, key variables and relationships. It is also beneficial for identifying, monitoring and measuring quality processes over time and is key for measuring performance based and quality assurance standards. In the future we hope to utilize the technology for data mining, text analytics and forecasting. In short, it enables OJJ to turn a vast amount of data from multiple sources into meaningful information that is used by the agency every day.
The technology differs from our JETS transactional system that is geared for data entry in a normalized relational format. The data warehouse structure utilizes datasets that are created nightly. The file structure is an arrayed, flat, redundant format. These datasets are optimized for analysis and reporting and integrated over multiple systems. Analysis and reports can be requested by management by ad hoc reports directly from the data warehouse staff (almost daily), running stored processes that provide information in saved reports, some that allow for time variables or from a web based decision support system that enables users to create reports to address a broad-range of management questions using a simple point-and-click interface. The interface accesses the full-range of datasets available for both present and past fiscal or calendar years. It enables selective analyses by admissions, discharges, census, and persons served, arrayed for a full range of variables (e.g., age, race, gender, legal status, etc.), and reports can be organized by various OJJ program levels (e.g., statewide, region, parish, judicial district). It is the tool that allows OJJ to develop trends.
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The Genesis of the Center for Creative Healing
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I formed the Center for Creative Healing because I wanted to gather a team of therapists who believe in fostering an environment of authentic collaborative relationship with their clients and amongst each other. CCH therapists are… Read more.
To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose
At the Center for Creative Healing, we treat the person—not the diagnosis. We see challenges rather than problems. We emphasize strengths rather than dwelling on shortcomings. We believe in the therapeutic power of relationship, and in the unique healing capacity of each person who comes through our doors. That said,… Read more.
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At the Center for Creative Healing our mission is to help people access their creative and resourceful inner healers so they can transform stuck stories and step into happier and healthier lives. We believe that good therapy, whether it happens in individual work or in groups, is a dynamic collaboration built on authentic relationship. We respect our clients and honor their strengths and their stories. Our dedication to personal and professional growth ensures fresh, innovative and effective client work.
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If you are a mental health counselor interested in affiliating with a select group of clinicians who believe in fostering an environment of authentic, collaborative relationship with their clients and with one another, you might be a good fit for the Center for Creative Healing. CCH therapists are open-minded and nonjudgmental; creative, innovative, and curious; intuitive and perceptive; and highly ethical. They strive for excellence in everything they do, and are devoted to both personal and professional growth and discovery. They are committed to social justice. And they share an abiding belief that sometimes laughter really is the best medicine.
If you are a fully credentialed Portland-area counselor who fits that description, and you are looking to broaden your referral base by including underserved and underprivileged MaineCare recipients in your clientele, email me, Jennifer Lunden, or call me at 699-4325. The Center for Creative Healing is a state-licensed mental health agency-without-walls.
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Ice cream best bets on Long Island
If you're tired of ice cream, you're tired of life. Truly, it is providence's perfect food. But you know humans -- they like to tinker with perfection. Here are some variations on the theme of ice cream on Long Island.
Joe & Liza's(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)
Joe & Liza's, Bridgehampton: Joe and Liza Tremblay have been making ice cream at their Sag Harbor restaurant, Bay Burger, for years. But in 2012, they switched from a commercial ice-cream base to a stabilizer-, preservative-, hormone-free one custom made by a Hudson Valley dairy. Some of Joe & Liza's signature flavors are coffee, local strawberry and two varieties of mint chip, one a traditional vivid green made with mint extract, the other, colorless, made with cream that Liza infuses with fresh mint leaves.
Ice Cream Cottage(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
Ice Cream Cottage, Mastic: John Pastore has been making ice cream at his little "cottage" in Mastic since 1980, serving ice cream in an unparalleled variety of cones including sugar, wafer, double wafer, waffle, chocolate waffle, chocolate chip, chocolate wafer, pretzel and M&M. Ice cream flavors include chocolate overdose (fudge, chips, brownies), black forest (black Bordeaux cherries and broken-up chocolate shell) and chocolate peanut-butter cup.
Sweet Treats on the Wharf(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Sweet Treats on the Wharf, Port Washington: In the nearly two decades that Douglas Shepardson has run Sweet Treats on the Wharf, he has produced most of the frozen desserts known to man: ice cream, soft serve, frozen yogurt, Italian ice, sorbet and shave ice, a Hawaiian specialty in which finely ground ice is topped with sweet, colorful, fruit-flavored syrup, resulting in a refreshing solid-going-slushy beverage. Buy a cup, then stroll onto Inspiration Wharf for one of the best views on the North Shore.
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen, Bridgehampton: Little has changed at Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen since it opened in 1925, the ice cream is still homemade and fruit flavors, often made with local fruit in season, are a specialty.
Frozen Cow Ices and Cream(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Frozen Cow Ices and Cream, Lido Beach: It took some serious scoops to open an ice cream store a block away from Lido Beach's Marvel, but the owners of Frozen Cow have an entirely different approach. The emphasis is on inventive flavors such as sea-salt caramel, and a breakfast special, made with maple syrup and bits of bacon and Belgian waffles (pictured).
Roger's Frigate(Credit: Heather Walsh)
Roger's Frigate, Port Jefferson: Roger's Frigate does it all: hard ice cream, soft serve ice cream, yogurt, candy, chocolates, gelato, popcorn, fudge, smoothies, cookies, chocolate-covered pretzels. For those seeking a slightly more restrained confection, there's the fruit cream blast, a combination of soft-serve vanilla ice cream and fruit sorbet blended -- but not all the way -- so you can discern the creaminess of the vanilla from the iciness of the sorbet. Sorbet flavors include orange, raspberry, lemon and mango.
Sip 'n' Soda Luncheonette(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)
Sip 'n' Soda Luncheonette, Southampton: This Southampton stalwart has been in the Parash family since 1958; little has changed since then. The four queens sundae (pictured) features homemade chocolate syrup -- a rarity -- poured over four scoops of homemade ice cream, with whipped cream and a cherry.
Magic Fountain(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)
Magic Fountain, Mattituck: This North Fork ice cream stalwart is famous for its unexpected flavors. The roster is long and changes frequently, but may include kulfi (an aromatic Indian confection), rainbow cookie, coconut-jalapeno, olive oil or grape-nuts. Dairy-free varieties, such as vegan raspberry, are also available.
Viale Gelateria(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Viale Gelateria, Lynbrook: At her spotlessly clean new gelateria, Italian expat Anna Franchi offers about two dozen flavors every day. The variety rotates, but the resonantly nutty pistachio gelato (pictured) is a must-order. Dress it up with chocolate sauce or a sprinkling of crunchy little meringue bits.
Marshall's Ice Cream Bar(Credit: Marisol Diaz)
Marshall's Ice Cream Bar, Massapequa: Marshall's makes its own ice cream, and a mean malt. The chocolate is intensely (but not ponderously) chocolaty, with just the right kick of malt.
Henry's Confectionery(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Henry's Confectionery, Glen Cove: Two of this venerable luncheonette's specialties are breakfast and ice cream. If you'd care to sample both at the same time, try the waffle a la mode: a fresh-baked waffle topped with your choice of homemade ice cream, fresh fruit topping and whipped cream.
Marvel Frozen Dairy(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Marvel Frozen Dairy, Lido Beach: Lido Beach's iconic Marvel ice cream stand got new owners in 2014, aside from a fresh coat of paint, the Fragioudakis family hasn't changed a thing. Folks still line up to get Marvel's signature brown bonnet, wherein a fully loaded cone or cup is upended and then dipped into a vat of melted chocolate that instantly hardens, forming a crisp shell.
Caffe Italia(Credit: Newsday / Erica Marcus)
Caffe Italia, Deer Park: Michael Costigliola, the Italian-born owner of Caffe Italia doesn't understand the American penchant for gelato "with crazy stuff in it." After all, what could be better than vanilla with real vanilla beans, coffee with freshly pulled espresso, strawberry with fresh strawberries, pistachio with nuts from Sicily? Bending to popular demand, he does make an Oreo gelato, but his heart is in the simple, elegant flavors that remind him of Italy. Try a big scoop of gelato sandwiched inside a split brioche bun.
Leonetti Pastry Shop(Credit: Marisol Diaz)
Leonetti Pastry Shop, Greenvale: Saverio and Stella Leonetti used to make gelato back in Bari, Italy. Here, on Long Island, they continue the family tradition at this Greenvale bakery. The gelato here is creamy and clean tasting, made frequently to ensure freshness. There are usually around 20 flavors on offer -- among them, excellent hazelnut, pistachio, coffee and chocolate -- plus a number of fruit sorbetti. Enjoy your scoop of choice at one of the little tables, and pretend you're in Italy.
Herrell's Ice Cream(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Herrell's Ice Cream, Huntington: Herrell's makes a range of ice creams flavored with malt -- malted vanilla, malted chocolate, malted banana, triple malt -- and the refined malted sundae highlights its distinctive nutty-yeasty flavor. Two scoops of ice cream are drizzled with warm homemade penuche sauce (made with brown sugar and butter), then topped with nuts, crushed cookies or candies, whipped cream and a cherry.
Hildebrandt's(Credit: Newsday / Rebecca Cooney)
Hildebrandt's, Williston Park: This 88-year-old institution has introduced something new for 2015: sundae shots. Hildebrandt's will fill a 2-ounce shot glass with your choice of ice cream and sauce, topped with whipped cream and sprinkles or nuts. The initial idea, said Hildebrandt's co-owner Bryan Acosta, was to appeal to the I'm-too-stuffed-for-a-full-sized-sundae customers, but he says he's also winning admirers among another demographic, the I-can't-decide-so-give-me-five-little-sundaes crowd.
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Snowflake, Riverhead: Snowflake's sundae flavors follow the North Fork's fruit harvest. The summer starts with strawberries and ends with peaches. Try either fresh-fruit topping with your favorite flavor ice cream from the list of classics or the flavor-of-the-week, or be a seasonal-fruit purist: strawberry ice cream with strawberry sauce, peach with peach.
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Wolfies Frozen Custard, Northport: Frozen custard is softer than ice cream, not as dense as gelato. It's simultaneously creamy and refreshing, and Wolfies is one of the only Long Island shops that makes it.
Itgen's(Credit: Newsday / Ken Spencer)
Itgen's, Valley Stream: Itgen's serves what many consider to be Long Island's best hot fudge. It's deep, dark and not too sweet, and, as is proper for hot fudge, it solidifies upon contact with ice cream. Purists will get this sundae with vanilla ice cream; chocoholics choose chocolate. No matter the flavor, wet nuts are a fitting adornment.
Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour(Credit: Jeremy Bales)
Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour, Massapequa: Krisch's classic ice cream recipes, such as toasted almond and coconut, have hardly changed in 60 years. The chocolate is sweet, straightforward and kid-friendly; newer flavors include pralines and cream, peanut butter cup, Fluffer Nutter (marshmallow and peanut butter) and chocolate-covered strawberry.
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International Delight Cafe, Bellmore: The confection here falls somewhere between ice cream and gelato. Like gelato, there's very little air whipped into it, but most of the flavors have a fat content (12 percent or more) that put them in the ice-cream category. An avowed chocoholic, owner Toni Rollandi makes a dozen-odd chocolate flavors, including Dolomite (an Italianized rocky road) and gianduia, a bittersweet blend of chocolate and hazelnut -- think grown-up Nutella. Other location in Rockville Centre.
Coyle's(Credit: Nicole Horton)
Coyle's Homemade Ice Cream, Bay Shore and Islip: Marty Coyle does not hail from the keep-it-simple school of ice-cream making. To wit, his bestselling flavor (and personal favorite) is chocolate raspberry truffle, whose demure name belies its elaborate composition: chocolate ice cream blended with raspberry sauce, then laced with more raspberry sauce and punctuated with chocolate chunks. The waffle bowl sundae (pictured) is severed in the bowl-shaped equivalent of a waffle cone.
Star Confectionery(Credit: Doug Young)
Star Confectionery, Riverhead: This landmark ice-cream parlor and luncheonette has been in the Meras family since 1920. The ice cream is made either by third-generation owner Anthony Meras or his father (also Anthony), who makes his own chocolate flavoring base with Hershey's cocoa powder. The result is clean and chocolaty, with a caramel undertone.
Northport Sweet Shop(Credit: Newsday / Joan Reminick)
Northport Sweet Shop, Northport: In business since before World War II, this luncheonette's homemade ice cream is crafted into all sorts of old-fashioned concoctions such as milk frosts (a milkshake garnished with a scoop of ice cream) and French ice cream sodas (topped with fresh whipped cream). Also: a unique lemon custard and a sundae with divine hot fudge (pictured).
Sant Ambroeus(Credit: Doug Young)
Sant Ambroeus, Southampton: The Southampton outpost of the venerable Manhattan ristorante-pasticceria (itself spawned by the original restaurant-bakery in Milan), Sant Ambroeus is the East End's gelato central. The coffee flavor is done with house-brewed espresso, and fresh banana goes into the banana gelato. Also recommended: tangy passion fruit, grapefruit and lemon, and the lush chocolate, hazelnut and vanilla.
Hicksville Sweet Shop(Credit: Jessica Earnshaw)
Hicksville Sweet Shop, Hicksville: The unassuming shop is a throwback to that pre-Baskin-Robbins era, when luncheonettes made their own ice cream, sauces and syrups as well as candies and molded chocolates. A sweet highlight is the chocolate ice cream, made from a rich chocolate base intensified by their own cocoa flavoring.
McNulty's Ice Cream Parlor(Credit: John Dunn)
McNulty's Ice Cream Parlor, Miller Place: Opened in 1991, the shop's signature flavors include vanilla peanut butter, mint chunk, cherry vanilla, butter pecan, raspberry truffle and "moose tracks." A favorite: The Sandpail Sundae, that comes complete with shovel and rake, and a cherry on top.
Five Pennies Creamery(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Five Pennies Creamery, Rockville Centre: Opened in 2010, Five Pennies looks to the past with egg creams (made with Fox's U-Bet and seltzer from old-fashioned siphons), soft-serve Coney Island custard and Italian fruit ices that are used, in turn, to create the store's signature Cyclone (after the roller coaster), in which the custard and ices are layered in a symphony of delectably cold sweetness.
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No firearms were found on Roberto Miramontes Roman when he was arrested in the fatal shooting Millard County sheriff's Deputy Josie Fox.
Police did find three rifle shell casings in the 1995 Cadillac Deville that Fox tried to pull over just before her death, according to search warrant returns obtained Friday by The Salt Lake Tribune . Officers also seized a Mosin-Nagant rifle from the Delta home of Roman's father.
Roman was armed with a butterfly knife and a machete when he was arrested.
Police say that Roman, behind the wheel of the Cadillac, sold drugs to Fox's brother, Ryan Greathouse, on a rural road in Millard County early the morning of Jan. 5. A sergeant saw their two cars meet and asked Fox, 37, to pull Roman over. Minutes later, she was found dead next to her patrol car.
Roman, 37, fled the area with 36-year-old Chavez-Reyes, the owner of the Cadillac, police say. After a 37-hour manhunt, they were arrested in a shed in Beaver. Roman faces capital murder charges, and Chavez-Reyes was charged with six felonies for allegedly helping Roman elude police.
The warrants were released Friday after a court battle that pitted a coalition of news agencies against the Utah Attorney General's Office. Search warrants are typically public, but the attorney general argued releasing the Roman warrants could endanger witnesses and the defendants' right to a fair trial.
Fourth District Judge Donald Eyre ruled earlier this month that the state must unseal seven search warrants, though he allowed the Utah Attorney General's Office to keep two warrants and the Chavez-Reyes arrest documents private.
The rifle was the only firearm seized by police serving the seven public search warrants. In the Cadillac, police also seized a holster, ammunition receipt, cigarette butts and fingerprints, along with the 7.62 x 39 rifle shell casings. Police found the Cadillac abandoned outside Nephi.
Police found the keys to the Cadillac in the Beaver shed where the two were hiding, along with a knife, two jackets, a cell phone, black beanies, jackets and shoes.
At Chavez-Reyes' apartment, police found stolen Mexican passports, financial documents, and three 9 mm bullets.
A search of a 1989 Chevrolet Corvette that Roman and Chavez-Reyes allegedly used to flee to Salt Lake City yielded no weapons or ammunition.
Officers also took photographs of text messages between Greathouse, Fox's brother. Greathouse was found dead last month in Las Vegas.


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|Steve Williams speaks about risk at CUES Annual Convention, June 26 in Cancun.
"The role we play as healthy skeptics at the director level is very important," said Steve Williams, principal with CUES Supplier member Cornerstone Advisors, Scottsdale, Ariz., at the CUES Annual Convention pre-conference workshop, June 26 in Cancun.
One of the best things directors can bring to the table is "a strong suspicion of human nature," he said. Experts can mess things up. Sometimes it takes scrutiny and skepticism at the board level to stay on the right path.
In order to ask the right questions, directors need to have a certain knowledge about the workings of the credit union. This is behind the NCUA regulation 701.4,, which states "Each federal credit union director has the duty to … have at least a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices, including the ability to read and understand the FCU's balance sheet and income statement and to ask, as appropriate, substantive questions of management and the internal and external auditors ...."
Williams outlined general financial statement concepts and worked through some examples with attendees. (CUES offers a free course "Understanding Credit Union Financial Statements. Sign up here.) And then he talked about why a director needs to be able to read and understand the balance sheet and income statement. Namely, to understand the various risks facing the credit union.
The NCUA is moving toward risk-focused exams, concentrating on seven risks:
- Credit risk: risk of default on expected payments or loans or investments.
- Interest rate risk: risk that changes in market rates will negatively impact the income statement and balance sheet.
- Liquidity risk: risk of an inability to fund obligations as they come due.
- Transaction risk: risk of fraud or operational problems in transaction processing that result in an inability to deliver products, remain competitive and manage information.
- Compliance risk: risk of violations and non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations resulting in fines, penalties, payments or damages.
- Strategic risk: risk of adverse business decisions through management's actions or inactions. (These can be failed products or just plain bad decisions, Williams said.)
- Reputation risk: risk of negative public opinion or perception leading to a loss of confidence and/or severance of relationships (for example, a data breach).
A good exercise for boards to do with management is to create a table with each risk category and define who the owner of the risk is and what key risk controls are in place.
Williams provided this example:
Risk Category
Traditional Owner
Key Risk Controls
Chief Credit Officer or
Chief Lending Officer
Interest Rate
ALCO Committee
ALCO Committee
Business Units
Compliance Officer
Board and CEO
Board and CEO
As a director, there are two best practices when discussing risk, Williams said.
First, "anytime there is a risk, view your exposure in terms of what percentage of your members' capital could be at risk. For example, a loan portfolio that is 10 percent of total assets can be 100 percent of total capital," he said.
Second, try to frame risk discussion in terms of:
- likelihood of loss and
- impact of loss.
"I see your role as being the polite skeptic," he said again. "If you feel uncomfortable, ask the question."
Directors should ask managers: "What concerns you about the numbers?"
Also Williams suggested boards use dashboards to understand the trends. A great dashboard should have five components:
- current measure;
- measure last quarter;
- measure same quarter last year;
- goal/budget/policy for this measure; and
- peer/benchmark measure.
"It is fair and it is right to keep encouraging your management to give you dashboards," Williams said. However you also need to work very hard to understand how your business model impacts the numbers and monitor that closely. "Don't terrorize your management team with dashboards," he said.
Theresa Witham is a CUES editor.


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Are you asking about your ability to issue a subpoena for an OSC hearing? And, as you mention indigent, requesting the court to pay all associated fees?
I am going off-line for the evening. Please feel free to respond and know that I will be back on-line tomorrow.
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Thank you for your response so quickly. In regards XXXXX XXXXX first question, I was wondering if the courts afforded the same rights that the Judge could issue a supoena for a particular witness in the interest of justice on behalf of the indigent pro per if requested during the hearing or in the response paperwork. Usually there is a statute or rule covering this. The second question is interpreted correctly, yes to having the court pay fees as in criminal and civil proceeding. Look forward to your response'
Thank you for the additional information. With that in mind, I have a couple other points...
When is the hearing?
What is it in reference to?
How many witnesses do you intend to subpoena and what would the essence of their testimony be?
Thank you.
Thank You for the way you get try to get the whole picture.
1. The Hearing is scheduled for February 28, 2011
2. This OSC Hearing is For my Spouse to have Temporary Use of Marital Residence. I find nothing wrong with her having the residence as this was her home before we were married. I had a 3 Bedroom House before we married and she had a 4 bedroom house. it was easier to combine the furnishings and since my furnishings were new, we moved them into the marital residence.
3. The hearing is based on false allegations of Domestic Abuse.
4. Her initial TRO request was withdrawn on the hearing we had Jan 24, 2011, because I told her attorney in advance I would ask for the recorded msg that their assumption of Domestic Violence to be entered in court. Her attorney knew the recording would be EXCULPATORY as one of the witnesses on my behalf is the Deputy Chief of Police for the City and the other witness is the marriage counselor we were seeing.
5. My Spouse stated under oath there has never been any domestic abuse on my part.
6. In this OSC, if I agree as it is written, in essence PRIMA FACIE, the argument of Domestic Violence, is reintroduced and validated.
7. I gave full control of the Marital Residence to her on Jan 5, 2011. on Jan 12, 2011, her attorney filed this paperwork knowing the allegations were false.
8. I am supoenaing the Deputy Chief, The Recording of the Supposed threat, The Marriage Counselor, The recording of the call I made to Police Dept reporting a missing person, a detective who has said he is willing to be supeonaed because he has intimate knowledge of the spouse's activities. The Marriage counselor is willing to testify about my pattern of behavior in conflicts- I am a FLIGHTER. The Deputy Chief is willing to testify that I have NO HISTORY of Domestic Violence and that they have never been called to our marital home. I am a preacher of 22 years and highly involved in the community helping homeless veterans and their families.
9.I filed for BIFURCATION and included some of this in my Declaration. My spouses attorney wants me to pull my Motion as this would let them off the hook at the next hearing on the 28th.
There is much more, but this kind of gives you a picture. My livelyhood depends on my reputation in the community. a public document where I say I agree with an inference of Domestic violence would be catastrophic for me and the people I minister to.
Sorry for the delay, it's been a busy day in my office. Regardless....
Thank you again for the additional information, certainly most helpful. As to the subpoenas, you can pick up blank template documents from your local clerk of court. They will have the specific document that is recognized by your local courthouse.
Simply fill out each subpoena appropriately for each witness. As to service, I was unable to locate anything that states the court will pay for service for indigent parties. However, California does permit service by any person over the age of 18 that is not a party. So, you can have any family member or friend serve it for you!
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Solange Knowles is adding more than just the vibrant single, "Losing You," to her comeback. The singer is providing her fans with a sneak peak at her forthcoming seven-song EP, True. Filled with soft, 1980s pop-inspired tracks, the EP is pretty lighthearted, but Knowles claimed it wasn't always that way.
"My references for the record were all Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, not just their typical Janet and Prince stuff, but SOS Band and their b-sides with Chaka Khan," Solange explained to V. "At first the songs were really dark because I had a premonition before the record that I was going to die. I was having panic attacks and wiling out."
The creative maven is still alive and well, promoting the 30-second previews of each of the EP's songs. The full-length versions of the tracks will be available when True is released November 27. However, fans are excited by this little taste and are ready for what's to come.
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The competition challenges designers to find new uses for retired carpet samples; the winner will be showcased at this year's NeoCon show
Steven Rothe's CynchStool won the 2010 competition. A classic combination of form and function, this stool can meet realistic stresses while weighing less than 30% of a comparable design of solid carpet tile. It is also completely recyclable at the end of its life span.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Ample Sample, the design contest challenging designers to upcycle retired carpet samples into useful goods, has launched its fifth year of competition. The contest calls on the design community to rethink the carpet samples monopolizing their resource libraries and reimagine them as raw materials for other purposeful objects. The finalists will be showcased at NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2011 and featured on the Ample Sample Facebook page and website, complete with blueprints and instructions for building their designs.
Each year hundreds of thousands of carpet samples are spec'd for projects around the world. Every sample, like the product, is composed of high performance materials for durability, beauty and strength—essential qualities for a multitude of design applications. But when the project is complete, too many of these quality samples end up in local landfills. Ample Sample urges designers to "Read Between the Stack" and develop alternative uses for these bits of quality textile.
Last year, the judges selected "Cynch Stool" by Steven Rothe as the 2010 challenge winner. Rothe's functioning prototype was featured at NeoCon World's Trade Fair along with other finalists, "Parabitat" by Rob and Stacey Crawshaw and "House for Flowers" by Alexandru Andrusca Antonel.
Judges for Ample Sample 2011 include Royce Epstein from Kling Stubbins; Christian Rushing from Kennedy, Coulter, Rushing & Watson; and Keisha Banks from Spartan Surfaces. Winning designs will be judged upon criteria of aesthetics, purpose, ease of creation, creativity, durability and number/volume of carpet samples used.
Complete criteria for designs, instructions for entries, and previous years' winners and finalists are available at www.amplesample.net. The contest is open to architects, interior designers, students and designers of all disciplines. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. on May 25, 2011.
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By Capt. Chris HeathscottFebruary 27, 2007
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (2/26/2007) - In partnership with the City of Little Rock's Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission, a crowd of Guardsmen gathered Tuesday, Feb. 21, in celebration of Black History Month. The agenda for the program offered a look back to 50 years prior, when the Arkansas Guard was called to state active duty as a result of the Federal District Court ordering the Little Rock School District to proceed with plans for integration.
On Sept. 2, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to Little Rock Central High School because he claimed evidence "that there is imminent danger of tumult, riot and breach of peace and the doing of violence to persons and property."
According to a history of the Arkansas National Guard, a force of 280 Soldiers created a perimeter around the school, refusing entry to nine African American students, telling them to return home. The events eventually led up to the federalization of the entire Arkansas National Guard by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. By order of the president, the Guard was now directed to support the integration rather than block it as was directed by the state.
During Tuesday's program, Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford, the adjutant general of the Arkansas, spoke to those in attendance, and offered a reading of an annex to operation order number one that called the Guard to duty.
"Our mission is to enforce the orders of the Federal Court with respect to the attendance at the public schools of Little Rock, of all those who are properly enrolled and to maintain law and order while doing so," he read to the crowd. "Our individual feelings toward those court orders should have no influence on our execution of the mission."
Wofford, who was eight years old during the crisis, reemphasized the last sentence he had just read.
"Our personal feelings have no influence on the execution of the mission," he said, stressing the role of a Soldier. "That's the way it was in 1957, that's the way it is today."
Wofford expressed his initial reluctance to speak on a topic that he considered "a blemish on the history and reputation of the state of Arkansas," yet expressed the significance of the event with great respect.
"This was a monumental event in the history of our state," said the general. "There were nine young men and women brave enough to stand up to their fears. It changed the world. Their actions changed Arkansas."
The president of the Little Rock Central High School Student Body, Brandon Love, stepped up to the podium next as the program's guest speaker.
In a written parallel to Charles Dickens' book A Tale of Two Cities, Love stood before the crowd and presented his story referencing the continuing challenge of racism. Love's version of Dickens' tale, A Tale of Two Centrals, described the continuing separation between black and white America.
"The world watched nine African American students make history by desegregating the state's premiere high school in the face of open hostility," Love said as he spoke the words he wrote in a test for college entry into Vanderbilt University. "Escorted by the National Guard, these students walked the halls of what is now a national historic site and endured hardships that I can only begin to imagine. Today I walk the same halls walked by the Little Rock Nine."
Love went on to describe the day to day racial challenges of current day Little Rock Central...challenges which unfortunately are not housed solely within the walls of this infamous schoolhouse. Just as obstacles faced by the Little Rock Nine were met by changes in the late 50's, Love's story described how he overcame the often ignored racial challenges and separations of today to gain a good education from a great institution.
"I can honestly say. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times," said Love.


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District Attorney Zappala satisfied with discipline at Brashear High School
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said he is satisfied with Pittsburgh Public Schools' handling of discipline at Brashear High School, though the district could hire a firm next week to investigate the Nov. 13 shooting.
District Solicitor Ira Weiss wrote Zappala to explain the district changed how often it would refer students to a magistrate for cases of disorderly conduct.
District Judge James A. Motznik had asked Zappala's office to look into the shooting outside the school, noting that his office noted an 85 percent decrease in crimes reported by the school over five years.
"The district attorney received the ... letter this week regarding Brashear, and he is satisfied with the explanation given by the solicitor for how they are handling matters," said Zappala's spokesman, Mike Manko.
Weiss said the district over-reported cases of "disorderly conduct" by as much as three times the state average for the past two years because of a broad definition in the schools' code of student conduct.
After consulting with the auditor general and the Education Law Center, the district refined its definition of "disorderly conduct" to fit the state's criminal code — causing public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm through violent behavior, unreasonable noise, obscenities, or creating hazardous conditions — so students no longer would be cited and referred to the magistrate for minor infractions.
Weiss said minor infractions that no longer would rise to the level of a citation could include misbehaving in class or minor scuffling in school, although more major infractions could still lead to police intervention.
"When you have a significant incident, school police can file charges in juvenile court, which can have a greater effect than writing a citation and referring the student to a magistrate," Weiss said.
Violations that rise to the level of criminal conduct still would result in school discipline and referral to the magistrate, Weiss said.
"The district will be conducting an external review of the incidents preceding the Brashear shooting and the shooting itself, including the response of the district police and security measures in place at the school," Weiss wrote.
The school board will vote on Tuesday whether to hire an outside company to look into the case.
District administrators recommended that Monaca-based CSI Corporate Security and Investigations review the shooting and a related incident in October to evaluate the district's response and security procedures. The cost is not to exceed $4,000.
According to Pittsburgh police, Anjohnito "A.J." Willet, 16, shot Andrew Umphrey, 17; Dajour Jones, 15; and Robert Eugene Minor III, 17, in retaliation for a fight and robbery at the Beechview school on Oct. 18. The victims were treated in hospitals and released.
Police arrested Willet on charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
Matthew Santoni is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach him at 412-380-5625 or email@example.com.


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Daschle Wrong on Health CareFrom David Hogberg:
The Missoulian reports on a visit by former Senator Tom Daschle to Missoula:Daschle had come to town as part of his "Naked Truth" campaign to raise awareness about America's health care crisis.And what is that "naked truth"?Let's destroy the myths," he said. It's a myth that the nation's health care system is the best in the world, he said.So, I responded with a letter to the editor, but the Missoulian never published it:
"That couldn't be farther from the truth," Daschle said.
He rattled off some dire statistics. The United States ranks 28th in outcomes, 37th in infant mortality and 45th in life expectancy, as measured by the World Health Organization, he said.Former Senator Tom Daschle is wrong. ("Former U.S. senator looking to raise health care awareness," October 12.) America does have the best health care system in the world.
Cancer data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows that the U.S. has the highest cure rate for breast and prostate cancer. An article in the British Journal of Surgery found that the mortality rate for patients in British hospitals after major surgery was four times higher than in American hospitals. A recent article in the journal Circulation showed that the 5-year post hear attack mortality rate was higher in Canada than it was in America. That was due to the fact that America does more angioplasties and bypass surgeries. Since we do more of those procedures than any other country as well, the U.S. is probably the best place to be for a heart attack.
Daschle claims we are not the best by relying on measures like life expectancy and infant mortality, measures that tell us next to nothing about the quality of a health care system. Research shows that life expectancy is determined by factors such as gross domestic product per capita, literacy, diet and sanitation. Factors such as health care spending or doctors per capita have no effect. Infant mortality is measured too inconsistently across nations to be a meaningful measure. For instance, France excludes any infant born before 26 weeks, while Switzerland excludes an infant measuring less than 30 centimeters. This makes their infant mortality rate look much better when compared to the U.S., which includes all infants that show any sign of life.
Before Daschle goes off on a misguided crusade to let government run our health care system, he should first know what he is talking about.
David Hogberg, Ph.D.
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National Center for Public Policy Research
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Tuesday, 7 January, 2003, 21:26 GMT
GE union calls two-day strike
Thousands of workers at the industrial giant General Electric (GE) are set to go on strike for the first time in 30 years.
GE's electrical workers union has called for a two-day strike starting on 14 January over plans by GE to increase worker contributions to a health care plan.
The union says the strike action will affect about 14,000 workers.
"This is one of those things where we feel we have to draw the line with (GE), and that's exactly what we're doing," said Edward Fire, president of the electrical workers union.
'National crisis'
Like most large American companies GE provides health care as a special and valuable benefit for its workers.
However, the rising cost of health care - particularly of prescription drugs - is outpacing the rate of US inflation.
Mr Fire earlier told the BBC's World Business Report programme that contribution increases would not solve the problem.
"This is not an issue that should be struggled with by an individual company and an individual union, this is... a national crisis that we have in America that ought to be dealt with nationally," he said.
Just the beginning?
The union claims the increased contribution per worker or retiree could be as high as $600 to $700 a year but the company claims it will be more like $200 a year.
The union was already due to meet with management in May to renegotiate a national agreement on wages and benefits as the existing agreement expires in June.
Mr Fire said the current agreement does allow management to impose the increased health care contribution, but he was disappointed the changes were being made ahead of the May meeting.
He added that he feared this is only the first step in a series of cuts.
"[GE] have made it abundantly clear that they want us to come up with $30m savings now and in national bargaining in a few months from now they intend to make even more demands in terms of health care cost increases," he said.
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|Injury forces Dyer to take on new role; Brown keeps producing
|Joseph Elerson | News-Telegram Sports Writer
Oct. 14, 2004 - CUMBY - After suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in a 34-16 loss to Celeste, Cumby senior football captain Nick Dyer wraps up his senior year on the sideline while teammate Brandon Brown continues to play strong this season.
"I had a lot of chances, and I was having a pretty good year this year," Dyer said. "This season was cut off in a heartbeat, and I can't play anymore and will probably not get to play in a competitive nature ever again."
Brown said losing Nick this season was a tough loss for the team because he is a captain of the team and was one of the Trojans' top players.
"It hurt us pretty bad because the Wolfe City team was all about speed and running and Nick had that," Brown said. "He was a real good player and a real good receiver, and he just landed wrong on his shoulder."
Before the injury occurred, Dyer was second in tackles and was quarterback Matt Steward's favorite target on offense with seven catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns in four games this year.
"I was having a really good year and there was a lot of expectations for me and now there can't be any. I was shocked by the injury because I have never been hurt of the football field before," Dyer said.
With the team heading into Friday's game against the Melissa Cardinals, both seniors will try to step up and be the leaders they need to be whether it is Dyer helping out on the sideline or on the football field with Brown.
"I think the seniors on this team need to step up and be leaders. We need to get everybody hyped up before the game and during halftime," Brown said. "At the first of the game, it is like we are using all of our energy before the game trying to get pumped up."
"That is one of the worst feelings that you can have seeing your teammates bickering during a game and trying to control it because you are supposed to be in control since you are the captain of the team," Dyer said.
Head coach Kent Hawthorne has been impressed with the play of Brown this season as the team's starting running back and with his willingness to play at any position on the defensive side of the ball.
"Brandon is a senior kid who transferred in and played all year last year on the JV, and we thought he could help us on varsity somewhere last year but because he was a transfer he had to wait his year before playing varsity," Hawthorne said. "He is one of the faster kids on the team, and we are trying to put him in a situation to help this team win."
Brown said he appreciates the comments by Hawthorne but says he is not performing to the same intensity he did last year while on the junior varsity squad.
"I appreciate it a lot. I don't think that I am that great because I am all right on defense. I don't get a lot of tackles and I don't try to stand out," Brown said. "I don't think I have been running all that hard this year because I am just trying to do the best that I can."
Dyer said since his role has changed this season that he will be at every game and every practice to give the team another eye on the sideline and still be a captain for the football team every week.
"I have been at every practice that I could be at since the injury occurred," Dyer said. "I am going to be on the sideline at every game and will try to get their heads in the game because that is a problem that we have right now. If we can do that, we will be able to win because we have the talent."
With four games to go against Melissa, Detroit, Boles and Rivercrest, the Trojans still have a possibility to win out and receive a playoff berth and Dyer and Brown hope the team can get on a winning streak and end the season with a 4-2 district record.
"We need to come together as a team and keep our spirits up and try to shove the ball back down their throats," Brown said. "I sure do hope we get back on a winning streak because I hate losing."
Dyer said one of his main goals is to help his teammates find a way to win out the remainder of the season.
"If we could win out there is still a chance for us to make the playoffs this season. I want everybody to enjoy the last few ballgames this year, because there is not a reason why they shouldn't enjoy them," Dyer said. "I will enjoy watching them play from the sideline, and I hope we can play as a unit and win."
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Six years ago, Aaron Bishop had a dream.
The Rancho Cucamonga High School history teacher wanted his students to learn about America and its freedoms, not from a book, but from the men and women who have fought to provide it.
Bishop and fellow history teacher Robert Sanchez started "Rancho Remembers" with 38 veterans, a few dedicated volunteers and hopes that students would treasure the experience for the rest of their lives.
On Wednesday, more than 320 veterans representing all branches of service, were greeted by well-dressed students eager to hear what they had to say.
"I'm getting to hear and learn about first hand something that many other people will never get to," junior Alexus Semanovich said.
Alexus anxiously waited with classmate Melissa De Silva for their veteran to arrive and hear history unfold before them.
"To hear what happened from someone who was there and have them tell us how they feel is amazing," Melissa said.
To give the intimate experience amongst such a large gathering small tables are set up encompassing the entire gym, with one veteran at each table.
From one to three students are assigned to sit across from each veteran, listen to the stories and ask questions.
There are two sessions allowing students to meet two veterans and get insight into different eras, wars, duties and branches of service.
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Labbe, currently serving as a recruiting officer in the San Gabriel Valley, got emotional talking about the school's annual event.
"I have been to a lot of high schools and I've never seen anything like this before," said Labbe, a member of the 10th Mountain Infantry.
Labbe, who was stationed in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and in Afghanistan from 2010 2011 was looking forward to sharing stories with the students and letting them know how he feels about serving.
"At the end of the day, I want to go home feeling like I've accomplished something," he said. "Everyday overseas you feel like you've accomplished something. "
Students were glued to their seats while listening to Phillip Le, the first South Vietnamese veteran to attend the event.
"I remember well the day we lost our country, April 30 (1975)" Le said. "We had tried to show the world how the North treated it's citizens - very bad. For 38 years there's been more crime. People try very hard to get out of country. "
Le, a 64-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident, joined the South Vietnamese Army when he was 19, then immigrated to the United States in 1975.
"We fought the North because they believed in communism- but we believed in freedom," he said. "We believe like America and welcomed America's help to stand up for freedom. "
World War II Navy veteran Andy Mills, 98, battled another kind of war on the home front.
"He had to go down to the enlistment office many times before they'd let him sign up," said Jamille Hamlet, Mills' great niece.
Mills is African American, but would not let racism keep him from serving his country.
"They finally let him sign up, but then his shipmates tried to get him to quit, but he told them, 'No way, I'm not quitting.' They wouldn't let him fight along side them, but he eventually gained their respect and did fight alongside them. "
Hamlet, whose children attended Rancho Cucamonga High School, said her great uncle shared many stories with the family and believed it was important for the students to learn of his trials.
"There were not a lot of African Americans in the service at that time," she said. "He had to fight to get in, then fight to stay in. "
Mills, who enlisted in 1934 and was honorably discharged in 1946, was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that took part in many combat missions in the South Pacific during World War II.
"I did go through segregation and it was bad, but I don't like to dwell on the bad stuff," he said.
World War II Army Air Corps Glider Pilot Bob Meyer attended the event, but it was a miracle.
Not because he's 91, but because he flew in four missions, the first one on D-Day.
"I looked up one time what the average life span was for a glider pilot - you know what it said? 15 seconds," Meyer said with a laugh. "You know what my claim to fame is? I never got one scratch on my plane. "
Meyer explained that the main duty of a glider pilot was to sneak behind enemy lines and cut telephone wires.
"They had no walkie-talkies, no radio, just the telephone," he said. "We had to carry enough supplies with us to last 30 days. "
Listening to Meyer along with the students was bestselling author Eric Blehm, who was doing research for his next project.
Blehm's books include, "The Only Thing Worth Dying For," "The Last Season" and "Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown. "
"I'm blown away by what this school has done," Blehm said. "Our military fights for the freedom we all enjoy. What this school and these students are doing here at this school is amazing. "


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They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.
He is mostly acting with considerable skill and sensitivity in this ultra dangerous situation.
And the longer-term solution is this: Elect more leaders with a sensitivity to the issues surrounding gender-based assault.
Even corporations, which should be on their side, started in with the diversity training and sensitivity sessions.
And the study of sensitivity, action, and consciousness is the field of psychology.
There are several factors that determine the sensitivity of the method.
This fact may perhaps also serve as additional evidence of the sensitivity of able men.
Don't handle crystals with your fingers as this destroys their sensitivity.
This difference indicates the grade of sensitivity that the weights in the tray are designed to test.
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The quality or condition of being sensitive.
The capacity of an organ or organism to respond to a stimulus.
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Drew Granier struck-out 165 batters in just two seasons at ULM and he led the team with 86 strike-outs in 86 innings this season. Granier has continued to be a strike-out pitcher as a pro.
After being selected in the 32nd round by the Oakland A's this season, Granier was assigned to the Arizona Rookie League A's, where he posted a 1.57 ERA and a 35:7 K:BB ratio in 23 inings. He was promoted to short-season Vermont in late July and has a 1.90 ERA with a 24:18 K:BB ratio in 23.2 innings for the Lake Monsters.
Donald Moore spoke to the 22-year-old during the Lake Monsters' most recent roadtrip through upstate New York.
Donald Moore: Hi Drew, how is everything going so far this season?
Drew Granier: It's going good. I like it so far, everything is fun.
DM: How are you adjusting to pro ball?
DG: Oh yeah, I'm starting to. The long bus rides and traveling, the constant grind, it kind of wears you out, but you just got keep playing everyday.
DM: What are your goals for this season?
DG: Try to win a championship here, and for myself, just keep getting better everyday, working on pitches, working on command.
DM: Is there anything you'd like to improve on?
DG: I've been working on my change up. I think that needs some improvement. It's a big pitch in this league and I just keep working at it everyday.
DM: What is your greatest strength as a ball player?
DG: I'd say my mentality.
DM: Any pregame routine?
DG: Not really. I just like to have the ball every five days.
DM: Favorite thing to do off the field?
DG: I like to fish and just hang out with my friends.
DM: Favorite team growing up?
DG: Houston Astros.
DM: Favorite player?
DG: Roger Clemens.
DM: If there is one person who taught you the most about the game of baseball, who would that be?
DG: My dad. When I was growing up, he always pushed me, and always wanted me to have better than what I had on the field.
DM: Favorite city you played in?
DG: Probably at Old Miss.
DM: Craziest thing you've ever seen on a baseball diamond?
DG: Last weekend I guess, when the other coach got tossed. That was pretty fun to watch.
DM: Where do you see yourself five years from now?
DG: Hopefully still playing and having a chance to get called up to the big leagues.
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When U.S soldiers with nail clippers and flight attendants who've survived breast cancer are treated as potential terrorists, you know the TSA is "acting stupidly." Yet the administration thinks everything is fine.
Imagine the department of motor vehicles with cattle prods, and you're close to the mentality exhibited by Transportation Safety Administration chief John Pistole on CNN's "State of the Union" show Sunday. He told host Candy Crowley that what the Israelis have "is top-notch security," but the U.S. won't use these techniques because America does not profile.
Excuse us? The U.S. won't use what the world's No. 1 terrorist target has shown to be effective because it's allegedly discriminatory, but is willing to strip-search grandmas and little children at random? This is cruelty and inefficiency raised to a science.
We are trying terrorists in civilian courts because we're trying to show the world our system of justice protects everybody's rights. Yet as a TSA thug told John Tyner, the young man who thought touching his "junk" was unreasonable: "By buying your ticket, you gave up a lot of rights." If we've surrendered this and other rights, just what are we fighting to protect in the war on terror?
Mr. President, this is more than an inconvenience. This is barbaric, inhumane, unnecessary and arguably unconstitutional. It's a sad day when Khalid Sheik Mohammed has a greater presumption of innocence than American soldiers and the civilians they fight and die to protect.


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VILLAGERS in north Pembrokeshire have paid a unique tribute to 91 local men who lost their lives in the First World War.
To mark 100 years since the start of the war, 91 apple trees were planted on land at Clynfyw Care Farm in Boncath – each one representing a serviceman listed on the parish role of honour memorial plaque.
More than 100 people attended the event on Friday, March 14, including local schoolchildren and the surviving relatives of some of the soldiers.
Dorothy Reeves, 85, from Cardigan, and her husband Donald helped plant a tree in memory of Mrs Reeves' uncle, Vincent Edwards.
"I didn't know much about my uncle but his name appears on the role of honour in the parish and I wanted to come along today to pay my respects to him," said Mrs Reeves.
"I think planting apple trees is a marvellous idea. The trees will grow stronger year on year and the memory of those men who lost their lives will live on."
Jim Bowen, manager of Clynfyw Farm, came up with the idea of planting the trees after visiting the local village hall and seeing the names of local men who had died.
"These people were not just names, they were real people who probably either worked at Clynfyw Farm or lived in the village," he said.
"We had some space in our orchard and so we thought we would use that to build a natural memorial."
The event was also raising money for the British Red Cross. In total, £320 was raised from the sale of raffle tickets, cake and coffee, along with generous donations to the charity.
The money will be used to host an interactive exhibition of the charity's work in Wales since the outbreak of the war to present day, which will be on show at Pembrokeshire County Show in August.
Denise John, regional manager at the Red Cross, said: "We are very grateful to Jim and the team at Clynfyw Care Farm for supporting us and for marking the centenary of World War One in this unique and special way.
"Red Cross volunteers in Pembrokeshire and across Wales played an integral role in supporting people at home during the First World War by working in auxiliary hospitals, driving ambulances and raising funds to care for the sick and wounded. Our exhibition is a way to pay homage to those volunteers and the thousands that have followed in their footsteps over the decades."