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While an undergraduate at Smith College, Sharmeen Obaid became politically and journalistically active, lecturing, and writing for publications such as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Coast (a Canadian weekly), and several Pakistani newspapers. One of Obaid's articles for The Coast examined the plight of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan. Her interest was piqued, and she decided to continue to explore the issue through a different medium. The product was a film entitled Terror's Children, which premiered on the Discovery Times Channel on March 25, 2003. Obaid is currently completing her MA in International Policy Studies and Journalism at Stanford, and editing her second documentary film for the Discovery Times Channel.
You started off writing as a freelance journalist about Afghanistan and Pakistan while you were an undergraduate at Smith College. What made you shift from a print medium to a visual one? What are the ways in which the latter genre is more powerful?
I was a freelance journalist when I was in college. After September 11th I realized that people in the West really have no concept about life in Pakistan or in Afghanistan. If you just read newspapers here, you simply get a description, but unless you have seen pictures or been to that part of the world, there is no way that you can really understand the situation there. So I wrote a story for one of the papers I was freelancing for about Afghan refugee children but I didn't feel that I did justice to the cause or to the children. People can pick up the newspaper, read an article, close it but they do not have a mental image of what they have read. That is why I decided to show my readers what life is really like in these Islamic religious schools, and in the refugee camps.
One of the most compelling reasons why I thought my making a documentary would be an excellent means of communication to the Western world was because I am from Pakistan. So I am not a Western journalist who has been planted there for three days to survey the scene. I can bring a fresh perspective.
I think visual media are more powerful if you're talking about a part of the world that very few people have either gone to, read about or spent time in; Pakistan is one of these places. Since Pakistan has perpetually been on the list of terrorist countries, very few people actually venture there. That is not the case with India. People have a very different perspective of Pakistan.
I wanted to show them sides of Pakistan that wouldn't necessarily ever come out here, and I think making a documentary was a very effective way of doing that.
When you were thinking of making this documentary on Afghan refugee children who fled to Pakistan in the wake of the American bombing in October 2001, to what extent did your intended audience shape the form your proposals took?
Well I had to be realistic. I was a 23-year old graduate out of Smith College. Who would give me money to make a documentary, considering I was not a film student, or a journalism student? So when I wrote the proposal up, it came out of the article I had written previously.
Also, after watching a lot of news shows, I decided that I had to write a proposal that offered something different from the news shows that were on television, projecting Pakistan in a very negative light, and also sensationalizing the situation. The war in Afghanistan became about Osama bin Laden, and not about the Afghani people. So in my proposal, I simply wrote that this documentary is not about the so-called bigwigs: Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar and so on. It is about the people who are actually on the ground, suffering, without any food, who have had 20 years of civil war. I think in that sense when I was pitching my documentary, I decided I was going to take the path of the "ordinary" person, something that is not done in news shows here. I think that really made the people who funded my film attracted to the proposal.
You have said elsewhere that you wanted to tell the story of these Afghan refugee children from a "Muslim" perspective. What, in your view, did that entail and how is it that the final product reflected that intention?
Well, a Western journalist would go to Pakistan, go to an Islamic religious school, see young boys being recruited and reading the Quran in a trance, and would immediately equate that with terrorism, or future terrorists. If a Western journalist goes to the refugee camps, they would automatically look for the Taliban there. They would not concentrate on the children or the women for example. It would always become a hunt for "evil."
Being a Muslim, I decided I was going to have a fair and balanced point of view. Yes, there are Islamic religious schools in Pakistan that do train terrorists, but there are others that provide a social service. Pakistan is a Third World country, and we are one of the largest recipients of Afghan refugees in the world. We can't even afford to feed and clothe and educate our own population. So these Islamic religious schools are providing a service and my film shows the balance between the two kinds of schools, which I don't think is usually shown in other media outlets here.
I also picked up children who came from various different backgrounds. They were not only Pashtuns who supported the Taliban. There were a lot of people who were happy with the Taliban being gone. I tried to get a variety of children, so the audience could get a flavor of how not everyone is a terrorist in Afghanistan, and not everyone supports the Taliban, and not all Muslims are the way they are projected in the West.
One of the things that is most striking about Terror's Children is the extent to which you avoid any mention of the political context which forced these children to live under such conditions in Pakistan. Was that a deliberate choice, and if so, why was this choice made?
I made a documentary about life in the refugee camps from the eyes of a Pakistani. I did not have the credibility to be a political commentator in my first film. It was more of a social film with a hidden message. There are instances in the documentary where you have the young children commenting; one young boy says something about Musharraf being a traitor, for example. There are other hints here and there. I generally felt though that I would keep away from the politics and just present the social picture the way it is. I did not opt to go and talk about Musharraf, or talk about Pakistan being a terrorist ally in the past with the Taliban, and now being an ally of the US. I just did not want to go there.
The film also seems to confirm certain assumptions - already widespread in the mainstream media - that this region breeds hatred and antipathy towards the West without providing much historical or political background (for instance, you discuss the madrassahs in Pakistan without mentioning the conditions under which they flourished during the Cold War). Did you do this because you felt that making a "human interest" story - focusing exclusively on the everyday lives of these children - would likely gain greater sympathy from your intended audience?
One of the reasons that I did not delve into a lot of the political context was because I felt that the stories of the children would tell themselves. My audiences have reacted and have been interested to know firstly why there is a refugee problem in Pakistan. It is because of the US, and it does come out in the film that the US was bombing, and that is why the children left. But I was not overt in placing blame on the United States. In my whole documentary, I am not blaming anyone: I am not blaming the Pakistanis for having these madrassahs, etc. and nor am I blaming anyone else. My job was to go there and be in a refugee camp and in an Islamic religious school and talk about the lives of the children, and that is what I limited myself to. However small or narrow the context might be, I just felt at that point in time that nothing had been projected about this aspect of the situation; there had been a lot of documentaries made on Al Qaeda and terrorism, but nothing about the human aspect.
There were in fact a lot of political documentaries in general, about the role of Pakistan after the Cold War and so on. I stayed far away from those political documentaries. I grew up in Karachi, so the stories about Karachi, and how these children are affecting Pakistan were interesting to me. In some sense I do talk about politics; for instance, the June 14th bomb blasts that happened at the US embassy. It is these children who perhaps came in 1990 after the end of the Soviet war and are now adults. There are hidden messages here and there and a clever audience would really understand what I am talking about.
My second film, though, which I am editing now, is very much political.


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Castleford will be aiming to turn the clock back 28 years when they take on h olders Wigan in the quarter-finals of the Tetley's Challenge Cup.
Most of the Cas players were not born when their club pulled off a 10-2 win at Central Park in the 1986 quarter-final on their way to lifting the trophy at Wembley.
Wigan have remained unbeaten at home in rugby league's famous knockout competition ever since that day , with all 16 defeats coming either away from home or on neutral territory, in the final or semi-final.
Shaun Wane's men are favourites to keep their proud record intact but the modern-day Cas are doing their best under Daryl Powell to replicate the feats of their 1986 predecessors after making a flying start to the Super League.
They have won eight of their 10 matches so far, including a thrilling 36-31 home win over the Warriors, and were also triumphant on their last visit to the DW Stadium last August.
"We'll go there with a bit of confidence," Powell said. "We've beaten Wigan the last two times we've played them, so there's no reason to fear it too much."
Wigan are the 15-8 second favourites to extend their record haul of Challenge Cup final victories to 20 on August 23 but the odds on Super League leaders Leeds lifting the trophy for the first time this century shortened after they were handed a rare tie against non-Super League opposition.
Just two of the Rhinos' previous 23 ties were against part-time opponents, including Leigh who will be hoping to improve on their 60-12 quarter-final defeat at Leigh Sports Village two years ago.
Having disposed of Wakefield and St Helens to reach the last eight, Leeds are closing in on a first final triumph since 1999 but they will not take the Centurions lightly.
Paul Rowley's men are the only team in the English game with a 100 per cent record, having won their opening eight Championship matches and knocked out Featherstone in Sunday's fifth-round tie.
Leeds coach Brian McDermott said: "We have too much respect for Leigh - and the competition - to take them lightly."
The only other all-Super League quarter-final pits Bradford with 2012 winners Warrington, who meet in a dress rehearsal at Odsal on Sunday, while 500-1 outsiders Keighley go to Widnes.
The ties will be played on the weekend of June 7-8.

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The initiation of the Puratone Corporation's creditor-protection proceedings in September had all of the urgency -- and massive volume of filings -- of any case with creditors owed millions of dollars from a company that could not keep up to changing market conditions.
But this case was that much more pressing because the hog-production company's assets were live animals.
So it was fortunate the Puratone Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) filing was the first ever done in the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench using electronic filing.
It's hard to determine the precise value the electronic filing had in what became a fairly expeditious sale of the assets to Maple Leaf Foods, but it seems clear as a pilot project it has been a success.
Launched as a partnership between the Queen's Bench court registry and the Legal Data Resources Corp. (LDRC), a not-for-profit entity created in the late 1980s by the Law Society of Manitoba, the electronic-filing experiment successfully introduced key players in the provincial court system to a brave new world of secure electronic filing.
"We're just getting our feet wet," said Kelly Wilson, the Court of Queen's Bench registrar.
But as far as experimental dabbling with technology goes, this was quite substantial.
There have been more than 82 separate documents filed, totalling more then 3,200 pages of material. But this time they were all digital.
For the lawyers involved in CCAA actions, it can be an arduous undertaking just distributing all the documents to the various parties.
David Jackson, of the Winnipeg law firm Taylor McCaffrey LLP, represented the secured creditors in the matter, which is still before the court.
"In many of these CCAA applications, everybody shows up (at court) with boxes and boxes of documents," he said. "I tell you, it was awfully nice to be able to walk up with a laptop which contained all the material."
Don Douglas, of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, the firm representing Deloitte, the court-appointed receiver, said, "I found one of the great advantages of it was that once you filed a document and got back the electronic copy from the courthouse, you could just press the email send button and the hundred or so people on the service list could all receive it electronically."
So rather than lawyers having to worry about needing X number of days to serve all the interested parties, they are allowed more time for the preparation of the documents.
Wilson and the lawyers involved in the matter all seem to be giving the process a thumbs-up. Wilson said the fact the presiding judge in the case, Justice Robert A. Dewar, is computer-savvy was essential for the pilot project to run smoothly.
And by all accounts, it has. But just as the wheels of justice turn slowly, so, too, does the administration of the court system.
Manitoba Attorney General Andrew Swan introduced legislation last fall to allow for more electronic filing in provincial criminal courts. He is encouraged by the progress being made in civil matters at Queen's Bench, but there are no specific marching orders as to how it will be rolled out more broadly.
"The time has long since gone when clients expect their lawyer to be standing in line at the registry," Swan said in an interview. "The court needs to move ahead and allow lawyers to safely and securely file documents from their office. That only makes sense."
Swan is also happy the LDRC and the court registry have been able to successfully manage the experiment.
In fact, if it weren't for the LDRC, it probably wouldn't have happened.
The process of initiating the pilot project was championed by LDRC chairman Ron Coke, a lawyer with Taylor McCaffrey.
As well, it was the LDRC that invested a significant amount of money to acquire the software licence to allow the court registry and as many as 1,000 Manitoba lawyers to acquire secure digital signatures.
The digital signature system -- which can also allow encrypted files to be sent through a firm's normal email system -- is essential for the security of the information and the integrity of the court system.
"When I or a deputy receive an email from counsel, counsel can have it encrypted," Wilson said. "We open and see it is encrypted by a specific counsel. We know it is coming from a secure party. Ensuring that the integrity of the court record is maintained, that's what's most important to my office."


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Li Fang specializes in urban economics and economic development. She comes from Yantai, China. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in land management at Zhejiang University, China. She now works as a research assistant on cluster analysis for Economic Development Center. She is particularly interested in questions such as why clusters in Detroit decline while clusters in Silicon Valley are so successful, why some regions or countries grow so fast while others grow so slow, and how spatial patterns affect the performances of firms, cities and regions.


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Guidelines for Academic Online CoursesPage address: http://www.mnsu.edu/ext/faculty/guidelines.html
The purpose of the following information is to provide academic departments with a tool to assist in the development of online courses. The decision of course readiness for online delivery is made by the academic department. Those guidelines are recommended for adoption by the Distance Learning Taskforce 12/07/2004.
For more information, contact:
Thomas Norman
Dean of University Extended Education
116 University Extended Education
Phone: 389-1443
Email: email@example.com
Guidelines for Online Course Development
Designing an online course
In designing an online course, instructors must remember that technology is a tool, not a solution. The design of a good online course rests on the same foundation as the design for a face-to-face course: clear and coherent learning outcomes.
|Are the learning outcomes/objectives for the course:
|1. Clearly stated
|2. Assessable
|3. Relevant to the course content
|4. Supported by course activities and assignments
|Is information about the course (course requirements, course activities, assignments, grading/evaluation, dates, policies, instructor information, etc.)
|a. Easily located
|b. Sufficient
|Does the course design:
|a. Maintain consistency in design
|b. Allow for clear progression through course requirements by the use of "modules" or some other form of course organizational pattern
|c. Allow for practice of skills or application of theories
|Does the technology and presentation used for the course:
|a. Allow for easy navigation through the course
|b. Provide sufficient student support and direction
|c. Provide access to students with disabilities
|d. Does course include information about technical skills, software, hardware and student readiness?
Evaluation and Assessment in online courses
Once a course is designed, good online courses need a method to determine if students are learning what is intended. Evaluation and assessment need to be based on the stated and clear student learning outcomes/objectives, so that students know what is expected of them, and faculty can determine if students are learning what the course is designed to teach.
|Evaluation and assessment in the course:
|a. Is linked to student learning outcomes/objectives
|b. Incorporates a variety of evaluation and assessment tools
|c. Takes into account varied student learning styles
|d. Shows a clear relationship between student performance and grades in the course
|e. Is both formative and summative
|f. Requires demonstration of direct student learning
|g. Allows for sufficient and timely feedback to the student
|h. Provides the instructor with sufficient information for course improvement
Teaching and Learning in online courses
The technology available to online instructors and students plays an important role in the online classroom. Technology needs to be used and designed to aid in teaching and learning, not to get in the way of teaching and learning.
|Technology enhances teaching and learning in the course by:
|a. Using available tools to support teaching and learning, such as e-mail, discussion, chat, assessments, surveys, quizzes, links, online materials, etc.
|b. Having a clear relationship to the student learning outcomes
|c. Providing links to students for necessary software and plug-ins
|d. Encourages student/faculty and student/student interaction through appropriate distance and electronic modalities.
|Course materials used in the course:
|a. Are relevant to the learning outcomes
|b. Are accessible on dial-up accounts
|c. Are viewable using a variety of browsers
|d. Are compatible with multiple platforms
Resource Assistance
The following are avenues of assistance that are recommended and should be considered to help accomplish the goals of online education.
|Area of recommended assistance obtained or needed:
|Should definitely consider assistance from this area
|May benefit from assistance from this area
|Adequately indicated these areas of assistance have already been considered
|a. Assessment
Avra Johnson 389-1333
|b. Program Development
Instructional Designer
Judith Luebke 389-5938
|c. Marketing
Pamela Baker 389-5117
University Extended Education
|d. Funding
Pat Lipetzky 389-1094
University Extended Education
|e. Library Resources
Paul Wyss 389-2258
|f. Disability Services
Julie Snow 389-1819
|g. D2L Instructional Support Specialist
Jeff Henline 389-2323
|h. Multimedia Assistance
Jerry Anderson 389-6921
|i. Online Faculty Learning Community /Online Course Peer Review
Judith Luebke 389-5938
|j. ITS
Instructional Designer
Marni Dunning 389-5892
|k. CETL
Instructional Designer
Linda Jacoby 389-5817


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Wiltshire Police have confirmed that Christopher Savage, 39, from Chippenham, has been found safe and well.
Mr Savage had last been seen on Saturday, January 25, in Salisbury, and it was said to be very out of character for him not to be in contact with his family.
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Your ancestors were more than just names and dates. They were real people who experienced life in the contexts of their families and communities. To see them in these contexts, try creating personal, family and historical timelines.
As you begin to focus your research on an individual, create a chronological profile of that person's life that you can expand as you learn more. You'll find a template for these timelines in The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook (Betterway Books).
Before you find a lot of information on that person, you might want to create a timeline on your computer. A spreadsheet or a table in a word processing document provides unlimited space and can be updated easily. My preferred format has four columns:
Date: Write the date of each event in the ancestor's life in chronological order.
Age: Record the person's age at the time of each event. When you don't have a specific birth date, censuses and other records can help you narrow the possibilities. Use the abbreviation c or ca (from the Latin circa, meaning "about") to show an estimated age—for example, c 37 (about 37).
This column will keep you alert to errors and discrepancies—such as a child being born two years before her mother, or a boy enlisting in the army at age 4. If a census reports an incorrect age, record the reported age in the events column, not the age column.
Event and location: Include any information you uncover about the ancestor, such as birth and death, religious milestones, education, employment, military service, marriage(s) and land transactions. If you have questions about specific details, use qualifiers such as likely and probably to explain your uncertainty (for example, "born April 6, probably in New York"). An event description can be as brief as "born somewhere in Alabama," or it can be several sentences telling a family story. Recording the place is important because you'll want to look for additional documents in each locality. Remember that an important genealogy strategy is to use the "known," including places, to work toward the "unknown" family facts.
Documentation: Citing your sources is essential. Entries in this column can be full or abbreviated citations. For example, the full citation for Elizabeth Croom's estimated birth date of 1808-1809 could read, "1850 US census, roll 230, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, p. 358, family 54, household of Isaac Croom (including Elizabeth, age 41)." An abbreviated citation could read, "1850 census, Caddo Parish, La., p. 358, fam. 54, showing Elizabeth, age 41." If you do abbreviate the citation, be sure to include the full documentation elsewhere in your notes.
When you list every event you've identified in a person's life, you see in one place what you've learned, which sources provided the information, which questions remain and where discrepancies need to be resolved. As you plan your research, the profile helps you concentrate on even the smallest details. (Remember that if you include information from undocumented family histories—paper, electronic or online—you must research them to determine their accuracy.)
As soon as I print out a timeline, I underline and italicize questions and ideas for future investigation. Consider creating such a timeline for both of your parents. What you don't know about them might surprise you. After my mother died, I created a timeline of her life and was amazed to see probably, possibly and check sprinkled throughout the document, which immediately became a useful research checklist.


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OTTAWA — The Lima Post of the Ohio
State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a one vehicle fatal
crash that occurred on Thursday, Jan 23 at approximately 4:22 p.m.
The fatal crash occurred on SR 65 near Oakview Drive on the north
side of Ottawa.
A 2006 Jeep Commander, driven by 49
year old Ronald J. Miehls Jr., Ottawa, was northbound on SR65 (Perry
Street) near Oakview Drive, when his vehicle drifted off the right
side of the roadway for an unknown reason. The Jeep struck a traffic
sign, a metal post and a mobile home before coming to final rest
against the mobile home. Seconds later the vehicle burst into flames
and the vehicle burned out of control until the Ottawa Fire
Department arrived on scene and put the fire out.
The driver, Ronald J. Miehls Jr. was
pronounced dead at the scene by Putnam County Coroner Dr. Horstman.
The driver was transported to Love's Funeral Home and will undergo an
autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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FORT MITCHELL, Ky. -- An automotive group is proposing to put a Mercedes-Benz dealership at the site of a defunct motel in northern Kentucky that was known for its cheap rooms.
Ben Dusing, an attorney whose firm is general counsel for Ohio-based Collection Auto Group, told The Kentucky Enquirer that the company will ask officials in Fort Mitchell for a zoning amendment. If the request is approved, Dusing said the dealership could open by Aug. 1.
The newspaper reports it would be the first Mercedes-Benz dealership in northern Kentucky. The state has four others: one each in Ashland, Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville.
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PRINCETON – Early detection and prevention is the battle cry of state and local officials in observing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn said the goal is to educate residents about breast cancer and to underscore the importance of early detection through monthly breast self-exams and annual mammograms.
"Prevention and early detection of breast cancer gives us the best chance to fight this disease that has devastated the lives of so many women and their families," Quinn said. "Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a perfect time to encourage the women in our lives to pay attention to their health and receive life-saving screenings."
In a local promotion of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department is one of several agencies participating this week in events sponsored by St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley and Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. St. Margaret's held a Breast Cancer bingo awareness event on Wednesday. Perry Memorial will sponsor a woman's health spa open house today, Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bureau County Metro Center.
Health educator Joy Jaraczewski with the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department said there are two things which people need to know when it comes to breast cancer. First of all, they need to know the symptoms which need to be examined by a doctor. Any inflammatory sore on the breast needs to be checked out immediately. Other concerns are a thickening or swelling of part of the breast, any nipple discharge other than breast milk, any change in the size or shape of the breast, and any pain in the breast.
The majority of women who get breast cancer do not have a family history of breast cancer, Jaraczewski said. However, those women with a family history of breast cancer are at the highest risk for developing the disease.
Secondly, people need to realize that men can get breast cancer, not just women, Jaraczewski said.
Agreeing with Gov. Quinn, Jaraczewski said the most important message to get out to the public during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as well as every other month of the year, is that early detection is very important. Women should do regular breast exams and also get regular mammograms. The medical research field has made great strides with breast cancer, she said.
As far as lowering the risk of breast cancer, or any other type of cancer, Jaraczewski said people should exercise regularly and control their weight; know their family medical history, including any breast cancer occurrences; limit alcohol use; and also avoid using any tobacco products. These safeguards will improve the quality of life for everyone, she said.
For people who do not have health insurance, Quinn said the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) provides free breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams, and Pap tests to uninsured women. IBCCP has provided nearly 38,000 women with free breast screenings in the past fiscal year alone, he said.
Locally, Peggy Cartwright oversees the Illinois Valley Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, sponsored through the local health department. The year-round program is for those people who do not have health insurance or public aid. People with health insurance are also eligible for the program if their insurance carrier provides a letter stating the person's policy does not cover mammograms or pap smears, Cartwright said.
Through the local program, the health department provides vouchers for eligible persons to take to participating medical providers.
"Early detection is key. It saves lives," Cartwright said. "I know it's hard sometimes to go for tests because no one wants to think about it, about possibly having cancer. But I tell them, that just like you have to keep up your car with regular oil changes and maintenance, you need to keep up your body."
Illinois Public Health Director LaMar Hasbrouck agreed saying breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women.
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Some months ago I was sitting with some colleagues talking about challenges we all face trying to be effective leaders. In the middle of ideas bouncing all around the room, Carol Taylor referenced a book titled Change Is Good…You Go First. Sometimes just the title sells the book and after hearing that one, I knew I had to get it.
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The first words grabbed my attention, "Change is not easy, but it is simple." Peter Drucker once said, "It's easier for companies to come up with new ideas than to let go of old ones." Any organization can be encumbered by the hoarded baggage from the past. On the corner of my desk is this anonymous quote, "From the altars of the past, take the flame and leave the ash."
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It's been a long time since I have visited this site but I really need to hear from people who understand. October 20th, 2010 will mark the second anniversary of my moms passing at the young age of 52. From diagnosis to death, those 6 weeks were the worst of my life. Since then so many things have changed. January 29, 2010 my husband and I welcomed the most beautiful baby boy into our lives. Everytime I look at him, I fall more and more in love...and then it hits me. He will never know his Grandmother, the woman who loved him more than anything before he was even conceived, he will never hear her infectious laugh or taste her amazing meals. I look at him and think I can't imagine ever leaving him in life and then I think of my mom who lwas forced to leave her 3 children behind. I wonder if she thought of all the things in life she would miss each time she closed her eyes at night. I wonder, I wonder, I wonder....and then I can't breathe. The pain and sadness overcomes me and I feel like I am living it all over again. I miss her more then words could ever describe, but it hurts too much to remember, good or bad...and so I push the memories out of my mind and try to get through the day. I laugh with my family and friends, I play with my baby boy, I cuddle with my husband. I should be happy but then I am reminded that I am here and she is not and never again in my life will I ever be 100% happy. It's not fair!!!! Will it always hurt this much?


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Art from the Mark & Barbara Moskowitz Collection is currently on display in the fourth floor atrium of Belk Library as well as several locations in the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. German-born artist Carlo Demand is known for his depictions of race cars, airplanes, trucks, and other automotive vehicles. Much of his work was done in charcoal or gouache. He published several books of his work and also did commercial art and illustrations for books, magazines, and newspapers. He was a founding member of the Automobile Fine Arts Society. Demand died in 2000. Exhibit closes December 5, 2014.
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Area residents and fans of Sharyn McCrumb are invited to a book launch for her Christmas novella "Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past" Oct. 6 at Appalachian State University. The event will feature readings and stories by the author and Charlotte Ross, the inspiration for the main character of Nora Bonestell. Book signing and reception immediately following.
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McCrumb is known for her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, including the New York Times best sellers "The Ballad of Tom Dooley," "The Ballad of Frankie Silver" and "Ghost Riders." Her Revolutionary War novel, "King's Mountain," was published in September 2013 by St. Martin's Press.
Ross, known as the "Legend Lady," has collected or composed more than 3,400 tales of legends and laughter from Appalachia. She has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Corn Island Storytelling Festival, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina Storytelling Festival, The Great Aunt Stella Center, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Ireland, and for the Smithsonian Institution Folklife Programs. She also has been a featured storyteller on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
McCrumb's first-ever holiday novella brings back her most popular characters, Nora Bonesteel and Spencer Arrowood, in a heartwarming story of a ghost of Christmas past and a felon of Christmas present. The book finds Nora happy to see some life brought back to the old Honeycutt mansion, even if it is by "summer people." But when her new neighbors decide to stay through Christmas, they find more than old memories in the walls.
The New York Times Book Review wrote, "Ms. McCrumb writes with quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic....She plucks the mysteries from people's lives and works these dark narrative threads into Appalachian legends older than the hills. Like every true storyteller, she has the Sight."
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Ruth Elizabeth (Williams) Thompson, 86, of Yukon, W.Va, having resided in Lexington, N.C., the past four years, passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, after a short illness.
Ruth was born Sept. 29, 1926, in Caretta, W.Va., to the late Ollies and Alberta (Stroud) Williams. Ruth attended Excelsior High School in War, W.Va. Ruth was a domestic engineer who also enjoyed writing, playing bingo, making financial donations to nonprofit organizations and serving as a mentor mother to more than 200 children. Her extended children called Ruth by several names: Mama Ruth, Mrs. Ruth, Mama T. or Granny.
Ruth was a member of Rose Bud Baptist Church in Excelsior, W.Va., where she served as recording secretary and treasurer and later joined Pilgrim Home Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, W.Va. Ruth never met a stranger, and everyone fell in love with her sweet spirit.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband, the late Thomas W. Thompson, on May 31, 1984.
Ruth is survived by three sons, Pastor Bobby (Joyce) Williams of Alliance, Ohio, Thaddeus (Fran) Thompson and Terry (Michele) Thompson of Columbus, Ohio; seven daughters, Carol Miles and Esther (Michael) Rogers of Alliance, Ohio, Elder Alberta Thompson of Columbus, Ohio, Maxine Phillips of Raleigh, N.C., Jacqueline McFarland of St. Albans, W.Va., Sherry (Carlton) Mobery of Lexington, N.C., with whom she made her home, and Cleo Morgan of Dunbar, W.Va.; 23 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Juanita Lemons of Detroit, Mich., and Gladys Westbrook of Alliance, Ohio; one brother, Johnny Woods of Williamboro, N.J.; one sister-in-law, Rose Woodson of Detroit, Mich.; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Ruth also was preceded in death by one son, Thomas W. Thompson Jr.; one daughter, Beverly Ann Thompson; two sons-in-law, Thomas Miles and Gregory Phillips; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers; three sisters; one sister-in-law; and three brothers-in-law.
Visitations and the funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at New Beginnings House of God/Feed My Sheep Ministries in Alliance, Ohio. Pastor Bobby Williams will be officiating the service. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m., with the funeral service beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will follow the funeral at Alliance City Cemetery.
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Fashionable girl-about-town Olivia Palermo has proved her fashion mettle whether blogging, picking catfights on The City (R.I.P.), or simply looking pretty front row. The actress paired simple pieces with aplomb at Antonio Berardi's London show, and the outfit is perfect inspiration for transitioning into fall. Bare legs are still acceptable when hems dip to mid-calf, and a comfy cashmere sweater looks chic when tucked in with a statement belt.
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Pegasus Theatre's Living Black & White production has become as much a holiday season tradition as A Christmas Carol or The Nutcracker, and like those, it relies heavily on the familiar: The characters you've grown fond of, the emotional reaction you've come to expect. Unlike those, however, Pegasus can mix up the show every season, with new settings, new casts, new plots. (Who would want to see Xmas Carol without Tiny Tim, or set on Mars in 2121?)
That's its blessing and its curse: It allows Pegasus' artistic director, playwright and leading actor,Kurt Kleinmann — who always plays clueless gumshoe Harry Hunsacker — flexibility, but it also makes each show a crap-shoot: Will it be as good as last year?
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Helping the WVU rifle team (10-0, 7-0 GARC) to its second straight and nation-best 16th NCAA Championships victory, sophomore shooter
Garrett Spurgeon
has been named the Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week.
Spurgeon shot as a member of the counting team in both guns. On Friday, March 14, he shot 585 in smallbore and led the Mountaineers in the individual final, placing second overall in the discipline with a score of 451.6.
On Saturday, March 15, the Canton, Mo., native helped WVU to a 4705 team aggregate (2338 smallbore, 2367 air rifle) score, shooting 591 in air rifle and 143.5 in the individual final, placing fifth overall.
Also on Saturday, Spurgeon was named to the NRA Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, as well as the CRCA All-America First Team. He now owns five career All-America honors, including four first-team awards.
WVU Athletes of the Week
Winter 2014
Week 1:
Asya Bussie
, women's basketball
Week 2:
Bryce Bohman
, swimming & diving
Week 3:
Colin Johnston
, wrestling
Week 4:
Ziva Dvorsak
, rifle
Week 5:
Hope Sloanhoffer
, gymnastics
Week 6:
Bria Holmes
, women's basketball
Week 7:
Marsielle McBeam
, women's track
Week 8:
Christal Caldwell
, women's basketball
Week 9:
Tim Squires
, swimming & diving
Week 10:
Harrison Musgrave
, baseball
Week 11:
Garrett Spurgeon
, rifle
This Week in Women's Basketball
The West Virginia women's basketball team will learn of its seeding and location for the NCAA Tournament in a selection show on Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m., on ESPN …the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG will broadcast a live videostream from the Basketball Practice Facility, starting at 6:45 p.m., online at WVUsports.com, and will also air live on 100.9 FM in Morgantown, starting at 7 p.m., with commentary and interviews with coach Mike Carey and players.
Last Week in Women's Basketball
The No. 5 West Virginia women's basketball team fell 74-71 to No. 7 Baylor in the 2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship game on Monday night … the Mountaineers led by one point with 54 seconds left, but Baylor took its final lead on an Odyssey Sims' jumper … senior center
Asya Bussie
and sophomore guard
Bria Holmes
were each named to the Big 12 Conference All-Tournament Team for their efforts in the three games.
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers are 29-4 overall this season … the 29 wins matches the 2010 season for most wins in a season in program history … WVU is looking for its fifth consecutive NCAA appearance and 10th postseason appearance in 11 seasons … the Mountaineers are ranked No. 5 nationally by the Associated Press, their highest ranking in program history … updated rankings will come out today.
This Week in Wrestling
Five West Virginia grapplers travel to Oklahoma City for the 2014 NCAA Championships at the Chesapeake Energy Arena from March 20-22.
Last Week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers were idle last week in preparation for the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Notes & Quotes
WVU qualified five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships … freshman
Cory Stainbrook
(125), senior
Colin Johnston
(141), sophomore
Bubba Scheffel
(174) and sophomore
A.J. Vizcarrondo
(HWT) … junior Mike Morales (149) makes his second trip to the NCAA Championships after redshirting last year.
Coach Craig Turnbull: "I feel very good about this year and the direction of the program. Five wrestlers in the tournament is a very good number. We would have really liked to have that sixth one in with (senior)
Nathan Pennesi
, but it was a challenging year for him and he was on the bubble. The five that will be wrestling earned it, and we are excited to take them and battle."
This Week in Baseball
The WVU baseball team will play four games this week … the Mountaineers travel to Appalachian Power Park in Charleston to take on Marshall on Tuesday, May 18 at 4 p.m. … over the weekend from March 21-23, WVU will take on UNC Wilmington in a three-game series with Friday's game beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday's game beginning at 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale beginning at 1 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball
The Mountaineers went 2-2 last weekend on the end of a West Coast swing … on Tuesday, WVU fell 4-3 to UNLV in Las Vegas … the Mountaineers then won two-of-three at Cal State Northridge with a win on Thursday (5-4), a loss on Saturday (2-4) and a win on Sunday (14-11).
Notes & Quotes
WVU finished 5-2 overall on the trip to the West Coast and currently has a 10-6 record, including winning eight of the last 10 games … junior center fielder
Bobby Boyd
led WVU at the plate over the four-game span, batting 8-for-17 (.471) with six runs, one double, two RBIs, three walks, five stolen bases and three outfield assists … senior first baseman
Ryan McBroom
continued to drive in runs, batting 7-for-17 (.412) with two runs, one double, one homer and six RBIs … in Saturday's finale against Cal State Northridge, the teams combined for 25 runs and 36 hits.
Coach Randy Mazey: "It's been a long trip for these kids. It seems like we've been out here for a month, so it'll be good to get back home and sleep in our own beds and get back to familiar surroundings."
This Week in Swimming & Diving
The Mountaineers are off this week … six members of the men's swimming team will be traveling to Austin, Texas on March 27-29 for the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships ... junior
Tim Squires
will compete in the 50 and 100 free and senior
Bryce Bohman
will compete in the 100 and 200 back, while all five of the relay teams were also invited to the NCAA Championships.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
The WVU diving squads completed their season at the NCAA Zone "A" Championships.
Notes & Quotes
Haily VandePoel
made the finals in both of her events, finishing seventh overall in the 1-meter (501.25) and eighth in the 3-meter (545.85) … for the men's squad, senior
Liam McLaughlin
closed his career placing 33rd on the 3-meter (245.05) and 46th on the 1-meter (207.55) … other finishes for the women in the 3-meter included sophomore
Lindsay Schmidt
in 21st (237.30), junior
Jennifer Rey
in 29th (221.30) and sophomore
Tori Taffner
in 39th (203.50).
WVU diving coach Michael Grapner: "Overall it (NCAA Zones) was a good meet for the team. Haily had an excellent performance on the 1-meter, she made improvements on all of her dives from prelims to finals and was very happy with her performance."
This Week in Track
The Mountaineers kick off their outdoor season at the Bill Van Horne Invitational on Saturday, March 22, in Wheeling, W.Va.
Last Week in Track
West Virginia was idle last week
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers had a successful indoor season with three seniors each earning a spot on the podium at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in their respective event ... senior
Sarah Martinelli
recorded her personal-best time in the mile (4:47.11) during the indoor season and will look for an NCAA bid in the oudoor season ... senior
Katlyn Shelar
took multiple attempts at the indoor school record this winter and holds the program outdoor record in the event ... WVU will welcome back senior Chene Townsend this outdoor season ... Townsend sat out during the indoor season.
Coach Sean Cleary: "I expect our outdoor season to be at a much higher level. As a team, outdoor takes precedence. Our coaches have positioned the group to be at a very high level in May."
This Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers will host the first-ever Big 12 Conference sponsored event on WVU's campus this Saturday, March 22, with the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship scheduled for 4 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum … tickets are available for purchase now at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME, or by visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the Coliseum … No. 3 Oklahoma, the two-time defending Big 12 champion, and Iowa State will compete for the title.
Last Week in Gymnastics
WVU tallied its season-best road score for the second straight week in a losing effort at Maryland on March 16 … the Mountaineers fell 195.525-194.975, in their return trip to College Park, Md. … senior
Hope Sloanhoffer
matched her career high in a winning, 39.5 performance … she also finished first on vault (9.875), bars (9.875) and floor (9.9), and second on beam (9.85) … her floor score matched her career high, while her vault and bars marks were season highs … junior
Beth Deal
tied Sloanhoffer for second on beam … Sunday was a back-and-forth meet, with WVU owning two separate leads … the Mountaineers tallied a season-high 49.05 on bars.
Notes & Quotes
Sloanhoffer's all-around score ranks No. 13 in the Mountaineer record book and matches the score she used to secure the 2012 EAGL all-around title … sophomore
Lindsey Litten
scored a career-best 9.825 on bars and finished fifth … freshman
Nicolette Swoboda
matched her career-best bars score of 9.75 … Sloanhoffer has hit her vault season high of 9.875 five times this year … Swoboda tied for second on vault with a 9.85 score, her best mark since Feb. 2. … junior
Dayah Haley
hit for a career-high 9.825 on vault and finished fourth … freshman
Mackenzie Myers
finished tied for third on floor with a 9.875 score, her best career road mark … sophomore
Melissa Idell
hit for a career-high 9.825 on floor for the second straight week and finished fifth overall … WVU continues to lead the all-time series with UMD, 36-17-1 … the Mountaineers have dropped meets to both OU and ISU this season … WVU lost to the Sooners, 197.2-193.525, at the Perfect 10 Challenge in Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 … WVU lost at ISU, 196.025-194.175, on Feb. 7 … the Mountaineers finished third at the 2013 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with a score of 194.675.
This Week in Rifle
The 2014 National Champion West Virginia University rifle team invites fans to attend a celebration of their success, Monday, March 17, from 5:30 – 7 p.m., in the Jerry West Lounge at the WVU Coliseum ... the Mountaineers (10-0, 7-0 GARC) and coach Jon Hammond will be available to greet fans and take pictures, and fans can also take pictures with the NCAA Championships trophy.
Last Week in Rifle
WVU shot at the NCAA Championships, March 14 and 15, in Murray, Ky. ... the team shot an aggregate 4705 for a championships record, and claimed its second straight and nation-best 16th NCAA title.
Notes & Quotes
The Championships win is the team's third in eight years under coach Hammond; the squad also won in 2009 … the Mountaineers won air rifle (2367) on Friday and smallbore (2338) on Saturday … in smallbore, juniors
Ziva Dvorsak
Thomas Kyanko
(584) and
Meelis Kiisk
(581), and sophomore
Garrett Spurgeon
(585) combined for the team score ... additionally, junior
Maren Prediger
shot 571 … it was the Mountaineers' second-highest smallbore shot of the season … Spurgeon, Kyanko and Dvorsak advanced to the individual final, with Spurgeon placing second overall (451.6), Kyanko finishing sixth (412.6) and Dvorsak seventh (401.0) … four Mountaineers were named to the College Rifle Coaches' Association (CRCA) All-America Teams sponsored by Lapua … Spurgeon was named to the CRCA All-America First Team … Spurgeon, Prediger and Dvorsak were named to the NRA Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams.
This Week in Tennis
The West Virginia University tennis team travels to Texas to take on the Baylor Bears on March 21 and the Texas Longhorns on March 23.
Last Week in Tennis
The Mountaineers challenged No. 52 Kansas State on March 14, falling by a final of 4-3 … WVU was downed by No. 35 Kansas on March 16, 7-0, at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
Notes & Quotes
The duo of sophomore
Hailey Barrett
and junior
Ikttesh Chahal
notched an 8-1 victory against Kansas State … sophomores
Irinka Toidze
Vivian Tsui
clinched the doubles point with a win over the Wildcats, 8-1 … freshman
Oana Manole
's 7-6 (4), 6-1, victory against K-State tied her for the team lead with seven victories this spring … Toidze recorded her third victory of the spring.
Coach Miha Lisac: "We had a couple of players that handled the match very well. Oana (Manole) played very well today, handling the first set and running away in the second. Irinka (Toidze) had a very good showing as well today. She did exactly what she had to do in order to be successful. Overall, I think it was a good battle, and it was good to see us put ourselves in position to be successful."
This Week in Rowing
The West Virginia rowing team is idle this week in preparation for a March 29 scrimmage against George Mason.
Last Week in Rowing
The Mountaineers opened their spring season with 18 races on Melton Hill Lake at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite from March 15-16.
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers opened the regatta on Saturday, March 15, in the varsity 8 with a time of 7:03.14 … the Mountaineers second varsity boat finished in 7:15.99 … in the varsity 4's, WVU's boat crossed the line in 8:00.48 … the second varsity boat followed in 8:06.23 and the third varsity crew turned in an 8:15.33 … in the novice 8's, the Mountaineers took fourth with a 7:30.84 … WVU competed against Minnesota and Dayton in Saturday's afternoon session … in the varsity 8, the top-boat for the Mountaineers finished in 7:19.09 … the 2nd varsity crew for WVU took second with a 7:25.54 … the Mountaineers finished in second in the varsity 4's, completing the 2000-meter course in 8:46.45 … the 2nd varsity crew turned in WVU's top-time of the session with an 8:31.79, while the 3rd varsity crew turned in an 8:46.21 … in Saturday's night edition, the novice 8 boat for the Mountaineers took third, recording a 7:39.62 … WVU opened Sunday morning against Wisconsin, Tennessee and Kansas … in the varsity 8 heat, the Mountaineers crossed in 7:14.17 … WVU's 2nd varsity boat crossed closely followed the Mountaineers' top-boat, finishing in 7:17.65 … in the novice 8 heat, WVU tallied a 7:48.16, finishing behind Kansas and Tennessee … the Mountaineers' varsity 4 boat turned in a 7:57.79 … WVU's 2nd varsity boat took third with an 8:19.83 … the 3rd varsity boat came in at 8:28.56.
Coach Jimmy King: "Our team's effort was consistent, as it should be, throughout the weekend, however, much of that effort was misplaced. We'll work to direct those efforts into effectively moving our boats over the next two weeks then reassess at our next competition."
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They are named Austin and Jose and take their first steps in boots in big cities and small towns.
In September, Texas Monthly magazine features several articles on how to raise a Texan from birth until you send them to college, preferably in Texas.
Over the holiday weekend, Local 2's Lauren Freeman took her boys to the real Texas country in her hometown of Childress, about 100 miles outside of Amarillo.
In Childress the cotton is high, boots are built Texas-tough for work not for show and Friday high school football is only to be missed if the cattle get out.
Lauren's boys are from a long line of Texans, but they are still city boys and working on talking Texan.
"Can you say y'all?" Lauren asked her youngest son, who responded with a raspberry sound.
Harrison is not yet 2 years old, so there is still plenty of time to get down proper Texas talk.
The magazine includes a quiz for parents to figure out how they rank in raising a Texan. It's multiple choice and all in good fun so it won't stress out parents already working on their seventh-grade Alamo projects.
We stopped at Buc-ee's in Wharton to ask a few Texas parents buying beaver nuggets and beef jerky to answer a few questions from the quiz.
The first question was when they thought a child should receive their first Texas gift?
"When he comes home from the hospital," said Dean Gilmore, a native Texas who was proudly wearing a red ball cap with state letters spelled out.
"They have to earn it," said Pastor Max Miller of Mt. Hebrew Missionary Baptist Church of Houston.
"Probably when they are first born out the womb," said Bruce Yerdon, a Texas native who said he wouldn't mind moving out of Texas because of the heat.
Next question: When should you teach children those Texas dances?
"Probably 14 months they are going to learn to dance," Texas-born Gilmore said
"PE will teach them that," said Miller, a native Texan.
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Writer and mother Mimi Swartz said she is still working on her two-step, but she is as Texan as they come.
"Very Texan. I work at Texas Monthly -- I can't say anything else," said the executive editor.
In the September issue of the magazine she wrote about letting go of the Texan she raised and hoped he will come back.
"That is supposed to be you," she told her son, Sam, while pointing to a drawing in the magazine of a student sitting under a Texas flag in a room in New York City.
Her son is headed back to New York University, where a Texas flag she ordered him online is waiting for him in his room. Swartz said when she first dropped him off she picked up Mexican food flyers from the sidewalk and gave them to him so he would know where there are nearby restaurants. She hopes after graduation the lack of authentic Tex-Mex will eventually lead her son back home to grow old on the same Texas soil, where generations of their family have planted their roots.
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'Superheroes' are being sought to help save lives by joining the Anthony Nolan bone marrow register.
Nearly 2,000 people have already signed up to the register in North West Leeds, Ilkley and Keighley, and now the MPs for the area are appealing for more people to join the fight against blood cancer.
Greg Mulholland, the Liberal Democrat MP for North West Leeds, and Kris Hopkins, Conservative, who represents Ilkley and Keighley,are both championing the charity's cause.
Anthony Nolan, now in its 40th anniversary year, was the world's first bone marrow register. The blood cancer charity has been saving lives for four decades by matching people willing to donate their bone marrow to patients in desperate need of a transplant. Two thirds of UK patients will not find a matching donor from within their families - instead they turn to Anthony Nolan to find them an unrelated donor. But the charity can currently only find a match for around half of those who to come to them in desperate need, and they still urgently need more people to come forward.
The charity is searching for more local heroes to join its bone marrow register in the fight against blood cancer. The search is underway as the bone marrow register has been mapped across the UK by local area for the first time.
The charity has revealed that almost 1,000 selfless people in each of the two constituencies were willing to donate their stem cells, or bone marrow, to save the life of a stranger. More than 525,000 people are currently on the Anthony Nolan register and the average per constituency is 796.
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland, said: "It is something truly heroic to give a stranger a second chance at life. This is why I'm proud to champion this cause to my constituents.'
Ann O'Leary, Head of Register Development at Anthony Nolan, said she was delighted the MPs had been inspired to encourage others to sign up.
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Anyone wanting to join the Anthony Nolan register must be aged between 16 and 30 and in good health. Registration involves filling out a simple online form and spitting into a tube.
The charity is also appealing for 'heroes' of all ages to help spread the word – in schools, communities and workplaces or to friends and family. Visit www.anthonynolan.org/superhero for further information.
Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is told they have a blood cancer such as leukaemia. For many, a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant is their only chance.
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At the Anthony Nolan Research Institute, set up in 1993, staff including some of the world's top experts in bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation are working to save lives.