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Nearly 1,000 apple trees at Dixon's historic orchard are still alive. Their young, reddish branches are flexible and show signs of fruit to come at harvest time in the fall. Yet after an incredibly rough three years in Cochiti Canyon southeast of Santa Fe, only about an eighth of the total orchard remains. Many trees are dark, dry and dead. A creek trickles gently toward the orchard, and to the north skeleton silhouettes of burnt pines line the steep hillside.
The rich and painful history of the canyon is palpable for Becky and Jim Mullane, who have lived and worked on this land for more than two decades.
The Mullanes know about nature's devastation. Nearly all of their possessions and most of their apple trees were destroyed in Las Conchas Fire and subsequent floods of 2011. After the flooding, the Mullanes left the brutal mood swings of the New Mexico climate to grow apples for a time in Wisconsin, where the fruit comes easier but is harder to sell.
Running an orchard there got them on their feet again, yet their lives are far from stable. The family's ties to the desert are rooted in memory and knowledge.
"There's still something, there's a missing link in us, and it's New Mexico. It's our history," says Becky. "We're not done yet."
More than climate and circumstance is at play. The Mullanes are embroiled in a court battle with the State Land Office over the fate of the property.
In May 2012, the Mullanes would have transferred their rights to Dixon's to San Felipe Pueblo in exchange for enough money to buy another orchard. The pueblo had agreed to take over the apple trees and gain access to historic tribal ruins on the property. The State Land Office rejected the lease assignment, saying the pueblo was unqualified to run an orchard. Now, the Mullanes are still trying to keep their struggling trees alive, but they lack the equipment and funding to do so: namely, a new irrigation system.
What was once a place with signature apples that drew visitors from miles around is now in danger of falling by the wayside if one more year of the unresolved legal dispute continues.
Dixon's Apple Orchard dates back to 1944, when Becky's grandfather Fred Dixon came from Colorado to be foreman of a dude ranch near Peña Blanca, NM. Dixon went into a partnership with the landowner James Young, working to grow a developed orchard on the property where Dixon and his wife Faye would live for more than 40 years.
They grew apples the whole time, battling hail, bears, late freezes and the dry desert heat. The couple had two sons who eventually left the orchard to attend New Mexico State University. One son moved to Idaho, and the other, Becky's dad, moved to Minnesota where she grew up. When Faye passed away in 1986, a then 18-yearold Becky quit college and left Minnesota to be with her grandfather in New Mexico.
Becky had a warm welcome from her grandfather when she arrived. "He greeted me at the airport with a dozen roses and said, 'Howdy partner!' and said, 'There's no reason why a girl can't run this ranch!' I just couldn't believe he said that. I had always dreamt of having an opportunity to live on the ranch and to be a part of it, but I never thought it could really happen."
Dixon taught his granddaughter everything about running an orchard, from caring for the cattle and the trees to marketing the apples. "It was the best education. I could have never learned that at any college," she says.
It was such a satisfying life, she says, but it took a lot of work. Every season there was a different job to do: Irrigating, pruning, picking and taking care of the animals were a few of the many tasks at hand. After years of working on the orchard, Becky met Jim and they married under apple blossoms in 1993. Fred Dixon handed down the operation to the couple three years later.
Becky was pregnant with their first son when the family initially encountered drought and fire. Smoke from the 1996 Dome Fire billowed through the canyon close to home.
"It was a bad experience and really our first one," she says. From then on, the drought continued. As the Mullanes began to lose trees, they realized they had to do something. So, they put in a new irrigation system fed by a deep well to keep the orchard alive.
The orchard continued to grow because the Mullanes had figured out a way to water the trees in the harshest months of summer when the creek ran dry. Becky says the apples were worth the work.
"If you're farming and you truly love what you're doing, you're just going to fight the fight and find better ways of irrigating to get through sometimes."
Jim Mullane was home to witness the raging intensity of Las Conchas Fire. Becky and their three children were in Minnesota. On the morning of June 26, 2011, Jim began to see plumes of smoke on the Jemez Mountains. A county sheriff showed up at his door with orders to start evacuating, and 20 or 30 people arrived at the orchard to help out. Later, however, the US Forest Service predicted the fire was moving away from the orchard to the north and called off the Cochiti Volunteer Fire Department. Most everyone went home.
Several of Jim's friends who owned cabins in the canyon near the orchard then headed out to attempt to rescue at least some their property from flames. They set off on ATVs, but after just a few miles met the fire head on.
"It was just an inferno," he says. "The heat. The noise. It sounded like a jet plane." Jim insisted that the group turn back before they got trapped in a fiery vortex. They sped away and looked back from a creek crossing to witness things they'd seen for years go up in flames. Behind them, they could hear propane tanks exploding. The mountain was aglow.
"I've probably never driven that fast in my whole life," says Jim, who remains traumatized by the memories of that day. "It was a scary ordeal."
To save the trees in the orchard, he turned on the irrigation pumps so there was water flowing on the ground. His buddies loaded up what they could from his house. A young Sandoval County Sheriff's deputy arrived to urge evacuation again.
"He was white as a ghost," says Jim. "He didn't know what to do."
In the middle of the night, Jim called Becky. She returned to New Mexico with the children the next day. The house was gone and most of their property was destroyed, but a lot of the trees had survived. The family got busy putting out small fires that were still smoldering. They worked to see better days, replacing irrigation that was destroyed and renting out a place to live near Cochiti Lake.
It was August when the floods hit. Dark clouds formed and rain poured out of the sky. Water rolled through the slick of the charred Santa Fe National Forest, transforming Cochiti Creek into a river through the canyon that wiped out most of the remaining trees at Dixon's orchard.
"Last year was the first year that I can remember since I was 19 that we didn't harvest a crop. It was a really weird feeling."
"It was so unexpected," says Becky. "We just sat up on the mountain and watched it, because there's nothing you can do."
The next day, the floods came again.
"All we could hear is the crack and rumbling in the distance, and we knew it was coming," says Becky.
Once again, Becky, Jim, and the kids went up to high ground and helplessly watched the destruction unfold as the water took out any remaining structure in its path. Three-thousand-pound water barriers floated down the canyon like rubber ducks, says Jim, and the structures exploded with the force of the water. After the second flood, the onslaught in the canyon proved too much for the family to bear.
"That's when we knew it was time to move on," says Becky.
It was "the first year that I can remember since I was 19 that we didn't harvest a crop," Jim says, "It was a really weird feeling."
The Mullanes stayed in Minnesota with relatives, working day jobs to make a living until they could lease another orchard in Wisconsin. Growing and harvesting apples in Wisconsin the next season provided the Mullanes relief from the stalemate in New Mexico, where they were still at high risk for future flooding, in a legal tangle with the State Land Office, and had few apples left to pick.
It got them raising apples again, but the lease in Wisconsin was still more costly than they could afford and a partnership with another couple didn't pan out.
One of the biggest challenges to restoring the Dixon's orchard in New Mexico is that Jim and Becky Mullane don't own the land.
James Young, who owned the dude ranch where Fred Dixon started the orchard as fore man in the 1940s, maintained ownership of the land where the orchard grew. In 1964, he granted the property and its improvements to the University of New Mexico. Then, in 2006 when Pat Lyons was land commissioner, UNM swapped the orchard and surrounding 8,500 acres with the State Land Office for property on the southern edge of Albuquerque, known as Mesa del Sol.
The land trade was out of the hands of the Mullanes, who had to accept the State Land Office as their new landlord.
"Mr. Young gave it to UNM. They were supposed to abide by that," says Becky.
Fred Dixon was flabbergasted by the deal. Though he was already suffering from emphysema that would claim his life a few years later, Dixon attended some of the UNM meetings with Jim and Becky as the trade was happening. Becky tells of Dixon's reaction to the land swap: "'He gave them this land in perpetuity,' he said. 'What does perpetuity mean? I looked it up in the dictionary, it means forever!'" Under the current lease with the State Land Office, the Mullanes pay an annual base amount of about $8,500 for the orchard, 10 percent of apple sales and $100 for the adjoining 8,500 acres of "non-productive" stewardship land. The barn, the original log cabin, the well, the irrigation system, the packing shed, and even the house Becky's granddad built became State Land Office property after the trade with UNM.
In dire straits, the Mullanes proposed a lease assignment in 2012 that would have handed over the orchard and surrounding land to San Felipe Pueblo for $2.8 million that the family could use to start over somewhere else.
The proposal was rejected by Land Commissioner Ray Powell, who by then had reassumed this elected position in 2010. Powell ruled that San Felipe is unqualified because the current lease requires 20 years experience running an orchard.
"If we were going to want a casino out of the site, San Felipe would have been a natural because of their experience," Powell tells SFR. "They didn't have the experience of 20 years running an apple orchard."
The Mullanes appealed Powell's rejection of the San Felipe lease assignment at a hearing at the State Land Office in December 2012. The hearing officer, retired District Judge James Hall, found in favor of the Mullanes, but Powell as commissioner had final authority in the land office and rejected Hall's findings.
Thomas Hnasko, the Mullanes' attorney, says it's clear the State Land Office doesn't want the orchard operational or they would have allowed the pueblo to get it running again. "This whole thing is a ruse," says Hnasko, noting there might not be anyone in New Mexico with the two decades of prior experience the land office requires.
San Felipe is capable of running the orchard, says Hnasko, as at least 40 members from the pueblo have worked there, some since the '70s. Hnasko says Fidel Comacho, foreman of orchard for over 20 years and taught by Fred Dixon himself, was dedicated to continuing as foreman when the lease was to be transferred to San Felipe.
The land office was not considering assignments of the lease and wanted to make more than $100 a year on the stewardship lands, according to an email from 2012 used as evidence in the land office hearing. Powell says the only way around the 20-years-experience clause is for the Mullanes to give up their lease and allow the State Land Office to do an open bid so a new lease can be written. The next lessee would pay the Mullanes for the improvement value of the trees, says Powell.
"The Mullanes, the bottom line, will have to relinquish their lease in order for the area to be used for different uses," Powell tells SFR.
The State Land Office watered the trees using a truck last year, and installed a temporary irrigation system that was later washed out by flooding. Commissioner Powell warned that the risk of flooding in the future is a danger possible lessees and the land office will have to consider before putting new improvements back in.
"With this fire and flood, which nobody could have anticipated, it pretty much changed the whole ball game," says Powell. "We're trying to be as fair and as transparent as we possibly can be with anyone."
Now, there is no house or permanent irrigation system on the land to water the trees. The Mullanes are also partly in such a bad position because they did not purchase business insurance, says Powell. "It's not the government's responsibility to bail them out," he says.
The Mullanes say they insured the items that were their personal property but not the assets owned by the land office. "How can we have insurance on their improvements?" asks Becky. The State Land Office has a pending insurance claim for lost income on the orchard. It's unclear whether the agency would reinvest recovered money in orchard infrastructure.
San Felipe allegedly lost interest in taking over the Mullanes' lease after the State Land Office told them it would remove the 8,500 acres from the lease that the pueblo was particularly interested in.
"Every day that goes by is another day that those trees aren't taken care of … What we've been through with the State Land Office is far worse than both the fires and the floods that we went through."
Publicly, what has been clear is that the current administration at the land office laments the land trade of Mesa del Sol for the orchard property made under the previous leadership.
"As we have discussed, the Powell administration would have never done such an unfavorable exchange," writes Harry Relkin, general counsel for the State Land Office, in a letter to the Mullanes' lawyer. "The revenue potential and actual earnings of the acquired lands is extremely limited compared to developable urban land at Mesa del Sol."
Becky Mullane says her family shouldn't be punished over political disagreements with past administrations.
"Jim and I had no choice in the matter. All we wanted to do was raise apples." Becky and Jim say they hope the land office takes a common sense approach to healing the land as opposed to strict diligence to policies that were created before the disasters occurred.
"They look at this from a cookie-cutter approach. They don't look at it for what's happened," says Becky.
The case has moved to District Court and could have a hearing before Judge Sarah Singleton as soon as March. Its outcome could uphold the Mullanes' right to assign their lease or put pressure on the land office to reinvest in the orchard if the Mullanes decide to stay.
For the Mullanes, negotiation with the land office is a struggle against the slow pace of paperwork, politics, and the natural erosion of untended trees.
"What we have fought from the very beginning is time," says Becky. "Every day that goes by is another day that those trees aren't taken care of….What we've been through with the State Land Office is far worse than both the fires and the floods that we went through."
The ongoing legal turmoil has made moving forward difficult. Eddie Velarde, who owns his family orchard in the town of Velarde, toured the Dixon's ranch last year. He said he had some interest at one point in stepping in to run the ranch, but Velarde says he'd like to see the
Mullanes fairly compensated before he made any deals with the land office.
"They're probably like me; they have all their money invested in it," says Velarde. "(The court case) could drag on forever, and those poor people need to eat."
The Mullanes' legal expenses, rent, and the cost of rebuilding may be greater than they can afford. If they run out of funding, the family might be forced to give up their lease. They paid rent for 2014 in December.
Last month, Jim Mullane stayed in a trailer on the property to prune the live trees and to speak with various agencies about flood mitigation. Hydrologists from the Army Corps of Engineers suggested barricading rocks on the eroded side of the creek in order to protect the living orchard from future floods. The Mullanes are considering selling some of the rock and wood materials that were washed up in the floods to generate income for the orchard —and to clear out some of the debris—if they can get permission from the land office.
The couple says they love running an orchard and want to do again, but it could be years before it can support a family again. In the meantime, Becky is working at a dairy in Wisconsin to keep the family with three teenagers afloat.
Dixon's was once a place for weddings, school field trips, and yearly pilgrimages. In brighter days, New Mexicans from all over the state drove up every year for apples, including Dixon's patented Champagne apples. If they can, the Mullanes say they would like to return to New Mexico after their oldest son graduates high school.
"We see the history and what it means to the state, what it means to all the people. It has a lot of pull on the heart," says Becky. "We're still forging ahead, and still hoping that this will work out with the land office someway."
Robin Brown is a freelance journalist based in Albuquerque.


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On May 17 of last year, the Massachusetts Bar Association's House of Delegates approved for publication an
ethics opinion related to attorneys' use of cloud-based programs.
You can read the opinion in full here. (Massachusetts is one of 15 states that
have issued opinions respecting the ethics of cloud computing;
every state issuing an opinion has approved the practice. The American
Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center maintains a full list.) The main thrust of the ethics
opinion is that attorneys using cloud-based technology should make
reasonable efforts to secure the confidentiality of information
maintained on those systems.
However, it is the subsidiary point addressed in Opinion 12-03 that is the focus of this tip.
The opinion reads, in pertinent part, that the 'Lawyer remains
bound to follow an express instruction from his client that the
client's confidential information not be stored or transmitted by
means of the Internet, and that he should refrain from storing or
transmitting particularly sensitive client information by means of
the Internet without first seeking and obtaining the client's
express consent to do so.' This is an important consideration. The
opinion takes into account the fact that the client's file is the
client's, and that the attorney-steward has certain obligations to
protect the client's information (broad obligations are outlined at
the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6). But, the opinion also addresses
other aspects of the attorney-client relationship, beyond the
securing of data (and, not just 'particularly sensitive' data --
all client information should be rendered confidential via vetting
and security procedures respecting cloud tools), including
balancing between convenience and transparency. It makes sense for
attorneys to use cloud services in a modern practice, due to cost
efficiencies and collaboration advantages. But, it also makes sense
to disclose to clients the services the law firm uses (you probably
won't find many clients these days who are unwilling to let you use
internet services at all, as the opinion seems to intimate
might be the case). This is a convenient way to educate clients
about the ways in which they'll communicate with the firm; it also
sets their minds at ease respecting the security of their data.
Clients are searching for good lawyers; but, they're also searching
for honest lawyers; and, transparency makes up the greater part of
honesty. And, in addition to providing a marketing edge (an
attorney who is clear and up-front about data security and
technology services appears as thorough, competent and savvy), the
acquisition of informed consent from clients respecting technology
products is potentially useful for protecting yourself in the event
of a breach of a particular service over which breach you had
little to no control.
Saying that one should get informed consent is one thing; but,
figuring out how to acquire informed consent is another thing. One
solution is to include a term in your fee agreement respecting the
technology products you use in your office and some information
respecting the security of those technology products. The fee
agreement memorializes the relationship between the attorney and
the client; but, smart lawyers use fee agreements as educational
tools for the clients they will work with. Before you get a
signature on your fee agreements, explain to your clients the
technology you use, with a brief overview of each product
(including those security components -- the ones the system
applies, and your own). You should also use this teaching moment to
educate your clients on the ways in which they can secure their own
data (relevant to the case), including maintaining confidentiality
for the data they send to you (e.g. -- apply strong personal
passwords for access to firm collaboration tools). While some
attorneys may view this sort of thing as just another
administrative hassle, many others will see this as an opportunity:
to educate clients, to protect themselves and to market the law
You can access all of the opinions of the MBA's Committee on Professional Ethics here.
Tip courtesy of Jared Correia, Law Office Management Assistance
Published March 7, 2013

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Full disclaimer here: I've been a Mac user for over 10 years. In fact, since I was in my first year of university 10 years ago, I have only ever owned a Mac. I get to work on a PC at my day job, but my usage of it is very limited. I've always wondered what it would be like to own a PC, especially now with their new software. Hopefully I will find out over the next few months, but let's start with first impressions!
If you haven't seen this commercial yet, take a looksie. Like many, this was my first introduction to Windows 8. I love the commercial in every way. It really feels like Microsoft is approaching Windows 8 and Surface in the right way. And, what's not to love about this Lenka song.
Although it would be hard not to take notice of the catchy commercials and product placements, I was particularly drawn in when one of the final episodes of Gossip Girl had Serena Van der Woodsen cooking from a recipe displayed on her Surface. I might not have the chance to prepare a meal in an Upper East Side penthouse, nor would I be able to purchase even a single outfit from her wardrobe, but if Serena and I can be Surface sisters, I will take what I can get. Count me in!
After a bit of a hold up at the border, I received my package earlier this month and eagerly started to explore it. It solves all of the issues I have with my iPad. Not having a case or stand nearby, I'm often frustrated trying to follow a recipe on my iPad, using tea towels and dishes to prop it up. The built-in kickstand is the perfect, "why hasn't this been thought of before" solution. Speaking of which, the cover. Oh, the cover. Another "why doesn't my iPad have this?" feature, the keyboard-cover is both sleek and functional and graceful to type on (no chipped manicures here!).
One thing that doesn't translate well in the marketing materials is what the other side of the cover looks like. I didn't have high expectations as my iPad Smart Case is nothing I'd rave about. I was, however, pleasantly surprised by the Surface cover. The charcoal felt-like material feels both luxurious and durable at once. In fact, it is aesthetically my favourite part of the entire shebang.
Tack on some pretty amazing apps and a full Office suite, and the Surface is certainly something to write home about. If you already have an iPad, there's obviously no sense in buying something so similar, however if you haven't taken the foray in the tablet digital world yet, and want something functional with more features than just a tablet, the Surface may be just right for you. It really combines the convenience of a portable tablet, with the function of a laptop, which is a lot more than I can say for my iPad.
Disclosure: I am a Windows Champions Blogger for 2013. As part of my participation in the program I will have the opportunity to try out new products and promotions. As always, 100% of opinions are my own.


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Topic: Help
I've been to this forum many times. Thanks to all for sharing their experiences. I need help for my mother.
She was diagnosed last May with extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma centered around the gall-bladder. The tumor is small (2 cm x 2 cm). There was no evidence of tumor spread. They didn't perform a surgery to remove the tumor because it involved the blood vessels in that area. She started Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine and Cisplatin). She finished five and a half rounds. Then she had radiation with oral chemotherapy Xeloda. She finished six weeks of radiation in November. She hasn't had treatments since then.
The scan they did in August during the chemotherapy showed that the tumor had shrunk, but still not removable. The scan she had in late December showed new nodules in her abdominal cavity. They repeated the scan at the end of January to monitor the new nodules. The nodules increased in number and in size.
The oncologist offered us three options. She could do nothing. She could do second chemotherapy (Xeloda + Oxaliplatin). She could do a clinical trial. He didn't recommend doing a clinical trial because the chance of an experimental drug working is less than the standard chemotherapy.
What is the best course? I think doing standard chemotherapy or a trial. How soon should we start? Is there an on-going/upcoming trial that's been beneficial? Is the recommended chemotherapy harsh?
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Winter Wheat Struggling on Plains
Date Posted: December 10, 2012
Brookings, SD—It's been a challenging fall for South Dakota's winter wheat producers as they adjust to very poor crop conditions, on the heels of a banner harvest just a few months ago.
"Sixty-four percent of winter wheat in South Dakota was rated in poor or very poor condition the last week in November.
"This rating was the worst of any state in the primary winter wheat growing region," said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist.
For comparison, Edwards shares that Nebraska's crop was rated 46 percent poor to very poor condition and Oklahoma was rated 44 percent poor to very poor condition during the same week.
The quick development of severe to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, has affected much of the wheat producing areas of the U.S., says Edwards.
"The winter wheat crop conditions in the central U.S. has affected the national rating, which is now at its lowest level since records of this type began in 1986," she said.
Figure 1 shows U.S. winter wheat condition ratings for the years 1995 through 2012.
It is evident that 2012 is rated much below previous drought years of 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2007.
Even though the hard red winter wheat of South Dakota is just 60 percent emerged as of 25 November, other states in the Northwestern white winter wheat belt and the soft red winter wheat belt (eastern Corn Belt, mid-South and Southeast), have fared much better.
Idaho was rated 69 percent good to excellent condition for the same week, and Washington State was rated 67 percent good to excellent.
In both Michigan and Indiana, 72 percent of winter wheat is rated good to excellent, and Ohio is currently rated 70 percent in those categories.
Figure 2 shows major and minor winter wheat growing areas, and which regions are in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map on 20 November.
U.S. winter wheat areas in drought, as of 27 November 2012.
The red stripe region corresponds with D1 through D4 categories on the U.S. Drought Monitor for the same week.
Dark green indicates major winter wheat growing regions, and light green areas are minor winter wheat regions. Image courtesy of USDA.
The fact that a large percentage of winter wheat in South Dakota is rated in poor or very poor condition is not surprising, says Bob Fanning, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist.
"Given the dry soil conditions into which much of the crop was planted, and the lack of moisture it has not received," Fanning said.
"Some people believe the report of 60 percent of winter wheat emerged seems high."
Fanning explains that the NASS crop progress estimates are based on a subjective opinion survey of county officials, which are not claimed to be statistically accurate.
"The important fact is that even if the figure is high, 60 percent is the lowest percent of winter wheat emerged by late November in South Dakota since at least 1990," he said.
"The only other fall that stands out with a low percentage of winter wheat emergence in South Dakota was 2000, when 74 percent of the crop was reported emerged in November.
"The statewide average yield in 2001 was 32 bushels per acre, which tied for the second and third lowest yield over the past 22 years. It is not advisable to make yield predictions for the 2013 cropping season based on this however."
Many areas where winter wheat was planted into dry soil have received small amounts of moisture via rain and/or snow.
This limited moisture has caused some of the wheat to sprout, but little has actually emerged to a significant degree.
"These seedlings have used energy reserves from the seed, and have not been able to generate photosynthetic activity and develop crowns to store energy for winter survival.
"Without additional moisture, the sprouted seedlings may dry out and die," Fanning said.
Dry soil cools off more quickly and will get colder than soil with adequate moisture.
"If low air temperatures occur without snow for insulation there is potential for exposure to low temperatures which could contribute to significant winterkill for a crop in marginal condition," Fanning said.
"Moisture in the form of either rain or snow would improve the condition of the crop and chances for its survival. However prospects for moisture don't look good."
Fanning says producers may want to wait before making management decisions, such as fertilizing, until they have a better handle on the potential of the crop.
"As spring approaches, winter wheat growers would be advised to get out in their fields, assess the condition of the crop and consider contingency plans.
"If the crop is insured, producers should contact their crop insurance agent before taking steps to terminate the crop and initiate alternative plans," Fanning said.
The good news, Fanning says, is that if the crop survives, it is almost certain that the plants will vernalize and produce a seed head.
"All that is necessary for the winter wheat plants to vernalize is for the kernel to take on moisture and swell, and go through a period of about three weeks at about 40 degrees or lower.
"It is almost unheard of for winter wheat planted in the fall in South Dakota to not complete that process," Fanning said.
"It is well known among producers that wheat, particularly winter wheat, is a tough crop and can surprise you with its resiliency."
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Junior Alyssa Baron capped the largest comeback in school history with the winning basket with 6.4 seconds left. The University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team trailed by 18 with 7:29 to play, but finished with a 22-3 run, including the game's final 15 points to win at St. Francis (N.Y.), 61-60, Wednesday night at the PPE Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The win tied for the 19th-largest comeback in NCAA history and the 12th-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. It was the all-time largest comeback for an Ivy League team as the Quakers (3-3) won for the third straight game and the first time on the road this season. All six of their games this season have been decided by single digits. The Terriers fell to 2-4 on the year.
Sophomore Kathleen Roche set a school record for threes in a half. All six of her treys (one off the Penn single-game record) came in the second half as the Terriers - behind a near school-record setting three-point performance of their own - had built a 14-point lead at the break.
St. Francis (N.Y.) led 57-39 at the 7:29 mark. Penn made a quick 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 11, but the Terriers scored three straight and held a comfortable 60-46 lead with 5:17 remaining. They never scored again.
Freshman Keiera Ray immediately responded with a three-point play and the Quakers used the free throw line to carve into the deficit. Over the next three minutes, Penn went 5-for-6 from the line and trailed 60-54 with 2:05 left.
The Quakers forced a turnover and Roche hit her sixth three of the half. For the first time since it was 4-2, the Red and Blue were within a possession. After a defensive stop, Baron missed a three, but Ray was there with the rebound and a tough putback to close to within one, 60-59, with just 49 seconds to go.
The Quakers forced yet another turnover - one of 20 by the Terriers on the night - and set up Baron's game-winning drive and lay-up. Baron, who played much of the second half with four fouls, took a handoff at the elbow from Ray and drove straight to the basket. The game-winning bucket marked Penn's first lead of the day. St. Francis (N.Y.) had a chance to win it, but a baseline jumper came up short and the Penn bench erupted in celebration.
It was a slow start offensively. The Red and Blue missed on seven of their first eight shots and turned the ball over seven times in the first eight minutes. Sophomore Kara Bonenberger had Penn's only field goal in the first 9:35. Meanwhile, St. Francis Brooklyn couldn't miss. The Terriers were 8-of-13 (61.5%) from beyond the arc in the first half and went on a 15-1 run to go ahead, 19-3.
Penn made a run of its own. Led by two threes from senior captain Brianna Bradford, the Quakers scored 13 of 16 points to get within, 22-16.
But three straight threes gave St. Francis Brooklyn its double-digit lead back and the Terriers went into the half with a 33-19 advantage.
The Quakers trailed 38-22 before making another run. Roche and Bonenberger combined for all of Penn's points in a 13-2 stretch. Roche's third three in that run closed the deficit to 40-35 with 13:17 to go in the game.
Once again, St. Francis Brooklyn pulled away. A 14-1 run gave the Terriers their largest lead of the game, 57-39, with 7:29 to go. That's when the Red and Blue made a seemingly improbable comeback to win in the final seconds.
Roche finished with a career and team-high 20 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes. All of her shot attempts were from beyond the arc where she was 6-of-11 (54.5%) from three. Her six threes were the most for a Penn player in nearly six years (Joey Rhoads vs. Brown, 3/4/06).
Baron finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Bonenberger had 12 points and seven rebounds. Ray led the Quakers with a career-best six assists in addition to eight points.Penn was 12-of-26 (46.2%) in the second half after shooting just 6-of-22 (27.3%) in the first 20 minutes. Penn was 7-of-14 from three in the second half and 10-of-23 (43.5%) overall. Penn held the rebounding edge, 37-32. The Quakers had 13 assists and 19 turnovers, while St. Francis (N.Y.) had 17 assists and 20 turnovers. Both teams struggled from the free throw line as Penn shot 58 percent (15-for-26) and the Terriers were 54 percent (7-for-13). Penn is back in Brooklyn on Sunday. The Quakers return to the Big Apple to take on LIU-Brooklyn at 2 p.m.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Saint Leo Lions softball team (6-5) ended the three-day Eckerd Invitational with a loss to the Flagler Saints (6-1), Sunday morning from Eddie C. Moore Complex. The grueling eight-inning loss knocked the Lions' record to 6-5 for the year.
The evenly-matched softball contest was highlighted by offense and defense from both dugouts, as the Saints and Lions battled it out for a win.
Freshman pitcher Alana Tabel took the mound for the Lions in the loss, pitching a solid four innings before senior Megan Still took her place in the circle. Still, who pitched three innings, was eventually relieved when sophomore Ashley Ehlers took the mound for the Lions in the bottom of the eighth inning. Although Ehlers recorded only one out in the tie-breaker inning before Flagler scored to end the game, the Lions pitching staff combined for two clutch strikeouts while only allowing seven hits.
The first run of the game went to Saint Leo early on, when Flagler faltered during the first inning. Sophomore McKenzie Burns led off the inning for the Lions with an infield single, just before she was caught stealing on her way to second base. The next Saint Leo batter, freshman Jessica LoBianco, lined out to the pitcher for the second recorded out of the game. Stepping up to the plate next, junior Chelsey Steedley took a free base after getting hit by a pitch and junior Sarah Steiner followed with a walk. The next pitch featured a Saint Leo double-steal attempt, which resulted in a Flagler throwing error and free pass to home base for Steedley.
The next runs did not come until the bottom of the fourth inning, when Flagler was able to capitalize on back-to-bat hits and score two runs. The inning began with a walk from Christen Moon, who was eventually replaced by Whitney Little as a pinch runner. The next batter, Kirstie Flink, then singled to right field and both runners advanced to the next base on the throw from Saint Leo right fielder, Jessica LoBianco. With no outs and runners on second and third, Flagler center-fielder Melanie Oliver then ripped a single to right field, scoring both Little and Flink to put Flager ahead, 2-1. Lions' pitcher Alana Tabel was able to shut the Flagler offense down for the rest of the inning, however, but the damage had already been done.
Saint Leo was able to answer back in the top of the sixth, when senior Rachelle Gremo sent a triple screaming to the right-centerfield fence. On the next play, junior Brittany Ewing sacrificed bunted to the pitcher, allowing Gremo to take home and tie the game.
The score remained tied at 2-2 until the end of seven full innings, which led to a Texas-tiebreaker runner on second base for the Lions. Unfortunately, the Lions weren't able to advance that runner, and Saint Leo went into the bottom of the eighth inning with the score still tied, 2-2. The Flager Saints received the same tie-breaker runner on second base in the form of Christen Moon, who was sent to third on a sacrifice bunt by the next batter, Molly Whittington. On the next play, Flagler's Melanie Oliver reached on a hard-hit infield single, which resulted in Moon taking home plate, and Flagler taking home the win.
As a team, the Lions combined for nine hits on the day, in addition to five sacrifice hits, four stolen bases and three walks.
The Saint Leo Lions will return to the clay on Friday, Feb. 15, when they take on Missouri S&T in the first game of the Saint Leo Invitational. First pitch is set for 6 p.m from University Stadium.
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They came by train. Some traveled by bus. Others made the long, slow trek in covered wagons led by mules. But no matter where they came from, those who journeyed to the nation's capital in May 1968 were there for a common purpose: to bring attention to the plight of America's neediest, and to demand that leaders take action.
Drawn by the message of the Poor People's Campaign - organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as an extension of the civil rights movement - more than 6,000 Americans descended upon the National Mall. They were there to join others demanding a bill of economic rights providing employment, income and housing for the nation's poor. The diverse crowd erected tents and built plywood houses, and many would set out daily for government offices. For a few weeks, "Resurrection City" was ground zero in the struggle for economic equality.
Photographs show that at least for a time, the makeshift metropolis thrived. There was food, health care, schools, a City Hall and even a mayor. But the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and uncooperative weather soon spelled the end of the encampment. Torrential rains turned the city into a sea of mud; violence began to erupt and there was an alarming lack of toilets and showers.
On June 19, "mayor" Ralph Abernathy led a nonviolent march through the streets of Washington D.C. More than 50,000 people walked and were later addressed by Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Campaign's most prominent organizer. Despite the push, no economic bill of rights was passed. The permit to assemble was revoked and police bulldozed the camp.
More than 40 years later, members of the Occupy movement pitched tents in various cities across the country, including Oakland. Although different in scale, tone and spirit, the Occupy camps became important centers of protest for those struggling to end economic disparity - much like "Resurrection City."
Photo courtesy of Oakland North's coverage of Occupy Oakland by Amina Waheed and Byrhonda Lyons.
Walking through The 1968 Exhibit, it's not unusual to see people standing before the large image of a makeshift city on the grounds of the nation's capital. And it's not surprising to hear some commenting that they never knew it existed; it seems as if the attention paid to other milestones of the civil rights movement has mostly eluded "Resurrection City" until recently. But whether it's your first time hearing about it or not, chances are you won't forget it.


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Jesse Webb Senior of Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1766 - 1848
Birth Dates of children from Jesse Webb Bible in possession of descendant, Luther Webb of Panama City Beach, Florida, in 2014. Photos & Photocopies attached.
"Time Line of Events, researched by descendant, Jay Steph Webb of Clinton, Tennessee"
JESSE SR.2 WEBB (THOMAS HERE1) was born 1766 in possibly Virginia, and died March 25, 1848 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
He married ANNA MCMURTERY, daughter of JOSEPH MCMURTERY and SUSANNAH PATTON.
She was born 1768 in Butefourt or Botetourt, Bedford, Virginia, and died February 08, 1849 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
More About JESSE SR. WEBB:
Military service: 1781, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER: Pvt. in N.C. Militia.
Occupation: REVEREND More About ANNA MCMURTERY:
JESSE WEBB and ANNA McMURTERY are both buried at WebbCemetery, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee.
Children of JESSE WEBB and ANNA MCMURTERY are:
i. HENRY3 WEBB, b. 1784, Western Lands, North Carolina; d. November 03, 1851, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co., Tennessee.
ii. THOMAS SR. WEBB, b. 1785, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee; d. 1845, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
iii. MARY WEBB, b. 1789, Western Lands, North Carolina; d. Aft. August 18, 1871, Sevier Co., Tennessee.
iv. JOSEPH WEBB, b. 1791, Green County, Territory South of the Ohio River; d. 1876, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
v. ELIZABETH WEBB, b. November 04, 1792, Jefferson County, Tennessee; d. December 11, 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee.
vi. SUSANNAH WEBB, b. 1795, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson C., Tennessee; d. Bef. 1849, Yancy County, North Carolina?.
vii. SARAH WEBB, b. September 17, 1799, Tennessee; d. April 20, 1879, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee.
viii. JAMES WEBB, b. January 25, 1801, Jefferson County, Tennessee; d. March 31, 1859, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
ix. JOHN WEBB, b. April 10, 1804, Jefferson County, Tennessee; d. Cocke County, Tennessee.
x. WILLIAM WEBB, b. 1806, Jefferson County, Tennessee; d. Cocke County, Tennessee.
Jesse Webb Senior of Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Pension file S3501-Jesse stated that he enlisted in 1781 in Greene County, North Carolina under Captain Lusk who commanded a company in the North Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Middleton. The regiment was marched across the Santee River in South Carolina and later to Eutaw Springs where they joined in the battle there under General Nathaniel Greene, in the brigade under General Sumter, later Jesse's company marched to Orangeburgh, South Carolina where they fought Tories until his term expired. Sometime after the war, Jesse was in Franklin County, Georgia. There is a record that he made a deed there in 1790 for 297.5 acres of a 1788 land grant. He received a land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1807, one of those first ones which indicated occupancy long before 1807.
The Jesse Webb home was located at Chestnut Hill, the site now owned by Ruth & Hollis Thornton. The original log house burned.
On Sunday afternoon, October 22, 1978 a stirring service of dedication of the marker for Jesse Webb was conducted in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery by Newport's William Cocke Chapter of the DAR.
"The big problem finding the parents of John and Jesse. First, they were living in the Colony of Georgia. John was a private in the army stationed at Ft. Stuard (Stewart?), and Jesse was there with him. John was transferred to Savanna for awhile, and when he returned, Jesse also joined the Army. They were stationed at Fort Nails together. They were chased out of Georgia into what is now east Tennessee by the British, Indians and Tories. This is how Jesse and John came to be in this part of the country, Jefferson County." ..... Jay S. Webb
BURIAL SITE OF JESSE WEBB: Webb Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee Tombstone reveals name: Jesse Owen Webb
Good morning DeCody,
"It pains me to see so much of this "stuff" spread about. With the advent of computers and the ability to post information on the internet, so much is being concocted, useing a smattering of fact with a lot of speculation, to much misinformation is being passed about.
(1) Jesse Webb did not have a middle name. Owen was a fabrication by a stone mason in what is now still living history.
(2) Jesse and John were living in the Colony of Georgia when the revolution got into full swing. John was in the army and Jesse was with him at Fort Stewart (Stuard). They came to North Carolina (now Tennessee) because they were chased out of Georgia by the British army, Indians and Tories.
(3) Jesse sold some land in Georgia as an Heir of a Thomas Webb. There was a Thomas Webb who served as a private, then Ensign and later a colonel under Oglethorpe's Regiment in the Colonial Wars. It was the colonial wars that brought men to Georgia under Oglethorpe. It appears that this Thomas Webb may have come from Maryland as there is one listed in Capt. Beall's Co. of Prince George's Maryland earlier on. Since John and Jesse were stationed at Nails Fort, it was likely because their father was serving as an officer- not just a private. A lot of research still has to be done.
(4) The Merry Webb family from Henry County Virginia is "Well" researched and documented. Although some of the children were in what is now east tennessee, no connection with John And Jesse have been established." - 1998, Jay S. Webb
(Events of Jesse Webb researched & documented by Jay S. Webb]
1783, August 14;
Susannah Webb, the second child of John and Elizabeth (McMurtry) Webb is born.
Jesse's statement indicates that he did not return from the war and to the home of John and Elizabeth until after their second child was born.
1784, February 2;
A certificate was issued which certified that Jesse Webb was an inhabitant of Georgia prior to the war, and was a Refugee from British arms who fought in the revolutionary war and which entitled him to a land grant in Franklin County, Georgia. The Certificate was signed by Col. Elijah Clarke. Land warrant number 1548.
1784, May 17;
Order from John Habersham, President, Executive Council to John Gorman, Surveyor for the County of Franklin, to Survey the 287 1/2 acres of the Jesse Webb land grant.
(I have a copy of this document) - Jay S. Webb
1784, June 1;
From John Gorman to John Habersham certifying the survey of Jesse Webb's land had been made and was accompanied by a plat map. (I have a copy of this plat map) - Jay S. Webb
The State of Georgia land grant issued to Jesse Webb for 287 ½ acres land on Big Shole Creek, Franklin County, Georgia,
bounded by Moses Miller north westward and vacant land all other sides was issued on 4 January 1785 and registered 14 January 1785.
Jesse Webb's 287-½ acres bounty was registered in book A, folio 12 and recorded Libeer B, folio 133, no. 398.
In Franklin County, Georgia, A deed dated 11 November 1790, recorded 10 January 1791, Jesse Webb (X) of Green County, North Carolina,
to William Strong of Wilkes County, Georgia for consideration of 100 (LB's), conveys 287 ½ acres in Franklin County on Big Shole Creek,
the waters of the Oconee River, surveyed 1 June 1784, granted 4 January 1785 (grantee not stated). Witnesses: John Crosby, Stephen Garner.
Sworn to by John Crosby before Thomas B. Scott, J. P. on 13 November 1790.
After Jesse sold his land in Georgia, he then returned to what is now Tennessee.
The area at that time was a territory of the U. S. government, called "territory south of the River Ohio".
Since no land grants were being issued, and there was lots of vacant land south of the Holston River, Jesse went to the headwaters of Muddy Creek (now Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee) and staked out a claim. He built a house and he and Anna commenced farming and raising their family.
1791, May 26;
President George Washington signed into law an act of Congress passed earlier in the month that established the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio.
1791, June 8;
President Washington appointed William Blount to a three-year term as Governor of the Territory and Superintendent of Indian affairs.
1791 July 2;
The Treaty of Holston was executed between Govornor Blount and the Cherokee Indian Nation which extinguished the indian claim to the land on Muddy Creek
where Jesse Webb settled. However, no land grants were issued for these landsat this time.
The Tennessee State Government, in a realization of John Sevier's continued effort's over several years to give these settlers legal claim to their land's,
commences surveying the various claims in the Tennessee Surveyors District "The district south of the French Broad and Holston".
1807, February 23;
State of Tennessee has land occupied by Jesse Webb family surveyed.
1809, November 23;
The General Assembly of Tennessee on the 23 November 1809, passed an Act establishing land grant legislation.
1810, 3 May 3;
Jesse Webb received Land Grant for Chestnut Hill Property (State of Tennessee land grant # 936 containing 119 acres and 3 rods lying in the COUNTY of JEFFERSON
in the District South of the French Broad and Holston on the head of Muddy Creek)


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The Vancouver Whitecaps announced on Thursday the addition of English midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker to their roster – pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and visa.
Having captained English Premier League sides West Ham, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers, Reo-Coker has made over 200 appearances in the EPL and head coach Martin Rennie is hoping the London native will be able to bring his leadership and experience to Vancouver.
"Nigel is a leader on and off the pitch," said Rennie via a club press release. "Although he is only 28, Nigel brings a lot of experience to our club and will be a great addition.""I am delighted to join Whitecaps FC," said Reo-Coker. "I have heard Vancouver is a great club, in an amazing city with fantastic supporters."
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New York-based designer Markham Roberts grouped warm-hued wood furniture and natural textiles to reinforce the sense of cozy shelter within the panoramic living room. Custom sofas in Holly Hunt's Thick as Thieves velvet anchor two seating areas atop the Moroccan rug. A midcentury leather-slung chair from Aero, far left, partners with a rustic coffee table and a Franco Albini round bamboo stool. Twin Hans Wegner woven folding chairs have pillows made from antique saddlebags.
Cool evenings make fires a must, even in summer. "There's a camping-out feel that's very attractive," Roberts says. At rafter height, galvanized-steel light fixtures with botanical cutouts, designed by the original architect James Cutler, cast a gentle glow on Douglas fir timbers. The custom corner table holds an antique vintner's bottle lamp from James Sansum Fine and Decorative Art — also the source for the African drum between the chairs — while a Cedric Hartman swing-arm lamp hits a classic modern note. Chaise, B&B Italia.
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Water main break forces partial evacuation of Mystic nursing home
Mystic — A broken sprinkler pipe at Mystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center leaked hundreds of gallons of water into one wing of the nursing home Sunday night, forcing the evacuation of 25 residents, about a quarter of the center's population.
Old Mystic Fire Chief Ken Richards Jr. said 10 local ambulances would be used to transfer residents to other nursing homes in the region.
Residents at the High Street nursing home were moved to other parts of the building while awaiting the ambulances' arrivals. The majority of the residents in the wing are not able to walk under their own power, Richards said.
Richards said no one was injured in the incident, which left about 3 inches of water throughout the "C wing." Upon arrival, firefighters immediately turned off the sprinkler system and began the time-consuming task of vacuuming up water. The Oswegatchie Fire Department in Waterford, which has special equipment, helped with the cleanup.
Richards said he expected the evacuated residents would have to stay in other facilities for at least a day or two as the cleanup continues and inspections of the facility are made. He said both the Ledge Light Health District and Groton Town building officials were notified of the incident, which was reported by residents shortly before 8 p.m.


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Sitting at the airport now, waiting for my flight home. Decided to make this post with my phone, so I apologize in advance if the pix are really big or turn out blurry. I took spfranz's advice and went to Hell's Kitchen this morning for breakfast. It was unique and tasty! I had the huevos rancheros and grilled bison sausage bread.
I also ate at Matt's and the 5-8 Club. I'll have to share those pix with y'all when I get back home, since I took those with my camera. BTW, people drive crazy up here....Jeeze Louise!


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I haven't been around here lately. I just wish I had more to contribute. I know when my mother was going through this all I wanted for her was success stories...and they are out there.
Well, today, in fact, 20 minutes ago my mom passed. It has been a tough year. My mind was taken off my mothers death, by my daughters depression. Good news though, my daughter is finally back home and doing great.
Can't believe it has been a year. In the beginning I had many messages from mom, especially when I have needed them. Not so much anymore. However, just a few weeks ago, I had a dream and she was telling me about the new bedroom furniture she just got and that Canada was just beautiful. I do keep a list of these dreams on my phone that way when I need, what I call a mommy message, I am able to go back and reread the dreams.
Isn't it amazing, no matter how old we are, we will always still need our momma. That was the hardest part for my mother to leave. When all her friends asked her how was she going to leave her grand daughter...my mom always said, she will be fine, she has a mother who will be there to take care of her. However, I am having a hard time leaving Michelle, alone without a mother.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When you're out shopping this week, please pick up a toy for the Channel 4 Toy Drive.
We're collecting for the Children's Christmas Party of Jacksonville.
On Dec. 6, you can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at our studio on 4 Broadcast Place. The party helps children in need and will be held at the Prime Osborne Convention Center on Dec. 15.
Your donation will bring a lot of smiles to the children in our community.
The Children's Christmas Party of Jacksonville is a nonprofit organization.
Free toys will be given to children 12 years old and younger at the event. There is no registration. It's first-come, first-served.
Children get three tickets that can be exchanged for toys. Some of the tickets are randomly stamped for a bicycle.
Throughout the year, money is donated by local companies and individuals to help the Children's Christmas Party of Jacksonville buy toys in bulk. The more you donate will make sure there are enough toys for all the children who attend the party.
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Player InformationFlames Home > Track & Field Home > Track & Field Roster > Roster Detail
Riley BrandonClass: Sophomore
Position: Heptathlon
Height: 5-8
Previous School: Prince of Peace Christian School
Hometown: Carrollton, Texas
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll as a freshman
• Scored a season-best 4,250 points to place fourth in the Big South heptathlon
• Also came in sixth in the Big South high jump final and 15th in the 400 hurdles prelims
• Her career-best 5-5 high jump clearance at the Big South meet is tied for sixth on Liberty's all-time performance list.
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Came in fourth in the pentathlon at the Big South meet, with a season-best score of 3,052
• Graduated from Prince of Peace Christian School
• Served as team captain for Prince of Peace's TAPPS Class 3A state track & field team championship as a senior in 2011
• At that meet, high jumped 5-2 to win the state title and anchored the 4 x 400 relay to first place in a meet-record time of 4:04.09
• Also ran on Prince of Peace's state championship-winning 4 x 400 relay team as a junior
• Played volleyball, helping her team reach the state semifinals as a junior and finish as the state runner-up during her senior year
• Daughter of George and Ruth Brandon
• Undecided on a major
• Birthday is Feb. 4
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
200 - 27.40
800 - 2:23.09 (Indoor)
60H - 9.68 (Indoor)
LJ - 16-7 (5.05m)
HJ - 5-5 (1.65m)
PV - 8-6.25 (2.60m) (Indoor)
SP - 33-7.25 (10.24m) (Indoor)
JAV - 110-11 (33.81m)
PENT - 3,332 (Indoor)
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A FORMER church pastor who was convicted of fraud is still on the run after failing to turn up to his court sentencing last month.
Bruce Scott, aged 51, of Overdales, Hazlemere, was due to appear at Reading Crown Court for sentencing on January 16.
He was convicted of 10 counts of fraud and deception after being found guilty by a jury after a six week trial.
His wife, Belinda Scott, aged 43, was convicted of one count of fraud by false representation. She appeared at Reading Crown Court on 16 January and was sentenced to a conditional discharge for one year.
Det Supt David Poole, of the TVP Economic Crime Unit, said: "Thames Valley Police Economic Crime Unit has conducted a thorough investigation leading to convictions of Mr and Mrs Scott, after a trial.
"A significant breach of trust has led to large sums being stolen from members of our community, which is unacceptable.
"Mr Scott has now absconded before his sentencing and I appeal for any information which could lead to his location so that he can be arrested and brought to justice."
Between 1998 and 2012, the victims, from all aspects of the Scotts' business and private lives were duped in to parting with substantial sums of money.
Despite entering into either agreements or arrangements to pay instalments, fees or rent, the Scotts' either never did so, or found spurious reasons or delaying tactics with which to put off or forgo making any payments.
Officers are currently attempting to locate Mr Scott, who is not believed to be dangerous, and are appealing for anyone with any information about his whereabouts to contact police.
Mr Scott is described as white, approximately 6ft tall, of large build, with greying hair and he wears glasses.
He is a South African national who has links to High Wycombe, and to South Bucks, where he was a pastor at the Covenant Church of the Cross, a small church based in Farnham Common.
If you have any information about Mr Scott's whereabouts please contact Det Con James Deans from the Economic Crime Unit on the non-emergency enquiry centre number 101.
If you don't want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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Just back from a trip to British Columbia. The landscape was beautiful and very inspiring. Horizon is something you can lose sight of in a city; you really forget how important it is. This is the Toronto skyline, seen from the island just after I got off the ferry. I love the island. It's a great way to get out of the city, without really leaving at all.
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Miley Cyrus is Legal in Canada. Hence This.
Here's Miley Cyrus at the Much Music Video Awards in Toronto Sunday night looking almost entirely like the Bride of Christ she claimed to be to sell Hannah Montana lunchboxes across the Bible Belt. That being said, do you think Miley's boyfriend found it less exciting to have sex with her in Canada where the legal age is 16? I'm a pretty sensitive guy with a deep respect for women and even I'm positive I'd scream my penis is bored before tapping Billy Ray Cyrus in. "Age don't change nuttin' 'bout bein' kin. Alley-oop!"
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Bullpen mishaps, ninth-inning blast sink Angels
Hamilton goes 4-for-4 vs. former team; Blanton pitches into seventh
ANAHEIM -- Ernesto Frieri held his head high and even offered up the occasional smile late into Monday night. Minutes earlier, he had served up the game-winning homer to Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski -- a man they still boo loudly around these parts -- but the Angels' closer felt little reason to get down on himself.
He got beat with his best pitch, the two-seam fastball that has almost singlehandedly made him a Major Leaguer. And when that's the case, he can live with the results.
"If I'm going to get beat," Frieri said, "I'm going to get beat like that -- using my best stuff."
Pierzynski's solo homer, which sailed just over the tall right-field wall and came on the first pitch with two outs, propelled the Rangers to a 7-6 win, snapping the Angels' three-game winning streak and capping a rather eventful night at Angel Stadium.
Joe Blanton somehow pitched into the seventh inning, despite giving up seven hits in the first three frames, Josh Hamilton notched four hits on a day he was dropped to fifth in the lineup, Mike Trout made a rare misplay to give the Rangers a run in the sixth, the bullpen allowed three runs to tie the game in the seventh and Peter Bourjos was stranded on first base in the bottom of the ninth.
"It was one that got away," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, his club now 7-11. "You have to turn the page."
But the takeaway will be Pierzynski, who's still reviled by fans who vividly remember that dropped third strike in the 2005 American League Championship Series. Back then, he played for the White Sox.
Now -- fittingly, perhaps -- he's a member of the Angels' most heated rival.
"I love to play here," said Pierzynski, who went into the final at-bat 0-for-3 lifetime with a couple of strikeouts against Frieri. "It's a tremendous atmosphere. The fans here are awesome, they are passionate and energetic, and anytime that Rally Monkey comes up, the place really gets going."
Despite a three-run seventh inning that saw Blanton, Michael Roth, Dane De La Rosa and Scott Downs let the Rangers back in it, and that ninth-inning Frieri fastball, the Angels had an ideal situation in the bottom of the ninth.
One of the fastest men on the planet was on first base, and three of the most dangerous hitters in baseball were due up.
But nothing happened. Trout flied out to right field, Albert Pujols hit a flare into the glove of second baseman Ian Kinsler and Mark Trumbo -- Sunday's hero with a walk-off homer -- struck out, capping a day in which the three of them combined to go 0-for-13. Nathan's slide step -- a "super-slide" as Scioscia called it -- kept Bourjos from hardly moving at first base.
"I was looking for the opportunity [to steal second base] and it never really came about," Bourjos said. "He stayed quick to the plate throughout the three at-bats and we weren't able to capitalize on anything."
Prior to that, the Angels capitalized on run-scoring opportunities against Rangers lefty Derek Holland, using clutch hitting from Howie Kendrick, Chris Iannetta and Luis Jimenez to plate three runs in the fourth and sixth.
To start the seventh, they had a 6-3 lead and Blanton, who has given up at least one hit in each of his 23 innings this season, had only thrown 89 pitches. But Blanton gave up a leadoff single to Elvis Andrus, Roth gave up a single to Lance Berkman and De La Rosa loaded the bases with a walk to Adrian Beltre. Pierzynski then hit an RBI single to left field and Nelson Cruz beat out a double-play ball to make it a one-run game. Downs came in to face David Murphy, who hit a chopper down the third-base line that was bobbled by Downs, allowing the Rangers to tie the game at 6-6.
"I was just a little too amped, worrying about other things I can't control," De La Rosa said. "With guys on first and second, I was trying to do too much and not really going with the plan I usually have -- attack and go right at the batter."
If there was a glaring negative for the Angels in Monday's series opener, it was Scioscia once again being tasked with having to bridge the gap with a bullpen that in the past two weeks has added four new, relatively inexperienced faces -- De La Rosa, Michael Kohn, Michael Roth and David Carpenter.
"It's part of what you find out about guys," Scioscia said. "The reality is, if guys are going to have a role on our team, they're going to be tested. If they're going to have a role in our bullpen, they're going to be tested."
If there was a glaring positive, it was that Hamilton had his first four-hit game in an Angels uniform, raising his batting average from .176 to .222. Two of them were infield singles, two of them were hard shots, and two of those came against a left-handed pitcher -- he was just 1-for-19 against lefties heading into the game.
"It felt good," Hamilton said. "But like I said before, I'll give up hits for wins any day."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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School superintendents said Friday they are bracing for the fifth year in a row of freezes in state aid for public schools.
Gov. Bobby Jindal told reporters Thursday that aid for schools — it is called the Minimum Foundation Program — will be frozen for the 2013-14 school except to cover costs for additional students. That means spending per student would remain unchanged.
State services face a $1.3 billion shortfall for the financial year that begins July 1.
Livingston Parish Superintendent John Watson said his district will have lost out on collecting about $30 million in state assistance over the five-year period, including $3 million or $4 million this year.
The district has an annual operating budget of $226 million and 25,400 students. State aid accounts for about 65 percent of school dollars.
"This will be a significant problem for us, especially when the increased retirement that we must take care of is about $2.5 million for us," Watson said.
Rising retirement and health care costs are two of the biggest items that school leaders cite in coping with state freezes.
In the past, funding for public schools usually rose by 2.75 percent per year.
Watson said the lack of yearly increases has sparked slightly more crowded classrooms.
Bernard Taylor, superintendent for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, said the freeze adds more uncertainty to budget planning along with questions about federal dollars, how many students will leave the school system and other questions.
"It is that age-old dilemma when your expenses continue to rise but your revenue is flat or declining," said Taylor.
The district has an operating budget of about $405 million and serves about 42,500 students.
West Feliciana Parish Superintendent Hollis Milton said the fifth year of freezes will have a negative impact on his schools. "The MFP freeze and the unfunded mandates have put all districts in an ominous situation," Milton said.
"We have a really good school system," he said.
"But there are only so many hits you can take," Milton said. "We have some extremely challenging decisions to make."
The district has about 2,200 students and an annual operating budget of about $25 million.
Milton said the lack of any hikes in state aid will have cost the district about $2.5 million, or about 10 percent of one of its budgets.
He said the school system has been aided by voter approval last year of a half-cent sales tax increase, which provides schools about $750,000 per year.
But higher teacher retirement costs swallow up about $400,000, Milton said.
Asked about the impact of a fifth freeze, Terrebonne Parish Superintendent Phillip Martin said, "Well, it doesn't result in good things."
The district has an annual operating budget of about $190 million and roughly 19,000 students.
"We are faced with escalating costs of educating children, not something we can control," he said.
Under Jindal's plan, MFP funding would total $3.5 billion for about 712,000 public school students.
The proposed operating budget is $24.7 billion for the financial year that begins July 1.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or BESE, will make its formal request for school aid when it meets on March 7 and March 8.
However, the 11-member panel, which is dominated by Jindal allies, is expected to follow the governor's lead and ask the Legislature for a standstill budget.
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The other day, I was listening to an interesting podcast about
the efficacy of management consulting. Does management consulting
really have an impact on the bottom line of a business? The short
answer is "yes," although it is hard to prove. In many ways, the
same can be said for the work that lawyers do in helping their
clients to avoid risk. Most of us would agree that good
lawyers bring value to their clients, but that value can be hard to
During the podcast, one of the guests talked about how a
consultant is like a doctor, a therapist and a golden retriever.
After hearing the podcast, I realized that the same could be said
for a good lawyer. It may not always be possible to measure the
value of avoiding a risk. But a lawyer who acts like a doctor, a
therapist and a golden retriever is probably doing a good
Like a good doctor, a good lawyer can connect with his/her client.
He/she understands the client's underlying needs and not simply the
client's "presenting" needs. Good lawyering involves good
professional judgment. A skilled attorney knows how to dig below
the surface to uncover the "real" issues. He/she doesn't simply
take what the client says at face value.
Like a good therapist, a good lawyer is a great listener. A good
therapist will ask a client a set of questions which helps the
client to achieve a self-discovery. Similarly, a good lawyer helps
the client to make decisions; but he/she recognizes that
ultimately, it is the client who owns the decision.
Finally, like a golden retriever, a good attorney forms trusted
relationships with his/her clients (okay, this one is a bit of a
stretch). By forming trusted relationships, a good attorney is able
to gather all of the information he/she needs from the client in
order to render good legal advice. In addition, a lawyer who builds
trusted relationships with referral sources is more successful in
growing his/her law practice.
Tip courtesy of Stephen Seckler, president, Seckler Legal
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Taking the technology from its highly successful in-line four-cylinder powerhead, Suzuki ups its four-stroke line with the addition of the DF 140. This fuel-injected powerplant weighs in at 410 pounds, which the company says makes it the lightest four-stroke presently in production in its horsepower range. A new engine cover design with a large air induction port promotes maximum air flow. Inside, a two-stage cam system allows for smaller head size and reduced valve angles, which when combined with the offset drive shaft creates a more compact envelope. This design also reduces the height of the powerhead, thus moving the engine's center of gravity forward for better balance over the transom.
Other features include solid state electronic ignition, electronic idle speed control, an overall 2.38:1 gear ratio that lets the DF 140 turn a larger prop, an oil-change reminder, and a bolt-on water-cooled oil cooler.(714) 996-7040. www.suzuki.com.
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We have been looking at ways of promoting charitable giving through the payroll and to provide the most effective way of making tax savings on donations. Set out below are two methods that will enable you to make charitable donations.
Payroll Giving is a way for employees to make regular payments to any charity directly from their pay. The University has registered with Charitable Giving which is a tax office approved payroll giving agency. As a member of staff at Aston you will be able to complete a form detailing your chosen charity and the amount you wish to give. The University will then deduct the chosen amount from your pay before tax is calculated. This means that you are given tax relief on your donation immediately. For example, the cost to you of a £100 donation to your chosen charity will be £80 if you are a basic rate taxpayer, £60 for a higher rate tax payer, and £50 for an additional rate tax payer.
The University will, on a monthly basis, transfer the amounts deducted to Charitable Giving which then distributes the donations to your chosen charity. Charitable Giving will retain a small administration charge for this service, which is approximately 25 pence per donation.
If you wish to make donations or require any further information please go to:
https://www.charitablegiving.co.uk/account/donation-choice-start.aspx?empId=Aston+University where you will find full details and an application form to complete if you wish to participate.
Salary conversion is a way of converting some of your gross pay in exchange for a benefit you select (thereby saving tax and National Insurance contributions).
It is not possible to offer a general charitable giving scheme under this arrangement. However, it will be possible for the University to nominate a single cause, in this case Aston University itself, and invite employees to convert salary in exchange for a charitable donation to it. The donation made to the University would then become an employer donation. In this way, if you would like to donate to the University you can do so in a very cost effective manner, as you will not only receive tax relief at source, but also make national insurance savings. Donations will go to the University's Annual Fund which is used to support students.
Further information and an Aston University – Charitable Donations Salary Conversion Opt In Form can be found here.