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There continues to be a problem of the elderly becoming victims of fraud. Approximately 20 percent of older Americans have experienced either investment fraud or financial exploitation.
Attorneys appear sympathetic to help out. Some nine out of 10 attorneys said in a survey they will take part in a campaign to address the issue.
In addition, the sponsors of the survey, the Investor Protection Trust (IPT), the Investor Protection Institute (IPI), and the American Bar Association (ABA) are launching an Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation (EIFFE) Prevention Program Legal. It will develop, test and implement a model national continuing legal education program for lawyers to: recognize clients vulnerability to EIFFE due to mild cognitive impairment (MCI); identify EIFFE in their clients; and report suspected instances of EIFFE to officials.
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In addition, the recent survey showed that 91.4 percent of attorneys questioned say that elder investment fraud and financial exploitation is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem.
"We know that a shockingly large number of older Americans are already victims of financial swindles and millions more are in danger of being exploited in such a fashion. Front-line legal professionals who deal everyday with older Americans are ideally positioned to spot the impaired mental capacity that can leave seniors vulnerable to financial abuse," Don Blandin, president and CEO, Investor Protection Trust, said in a statement.
In addition, Charles Sabatino, director of the Commission on Law and Aging at the ABA, adds that because lawyers "play such a significant role in advising and serving an aging society, especially around financial matters, their role in spotting, preventing, and responding to financial exploitation needs to be as professional and effective as possible." But he points out this is not an area in which "many are effectively trained."
From the medical and biological side, there is a need for such a program. Damage to the orbitofrontal cortex of the brain can make people who have mild cognitive impairment "far less risk averse than they were before," the organizations explained in the statement. Dr. Robert Roush, director of the Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center of the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine, stated that, "Normal age-related changes in financial decision making can be exacerbated by neurodegenerative conditions ranging from MCI [mild cognitive impairment] to some forms of Parkinson's disease. This is why all professionals with fiduciary responsibilities to older people need to know that these conditions can place their patients or clients at greater risk of financial exploitation than otherwise might be the case."
Concern about this area is not something that only elder law specialists or trusts and estates practitioners should be aware of; attorneys in different fields may need to address these issues. Lori Stiegel, senior attorney and EIFFE Prevention Program Legal project director at the ABA's Commission on Law and Aging, gave the example of a business lawyer advising a client about selling a company.
"A lawyer who is ignorant of EIFFE and fails to recognize its signs may unwittingly participate in victimizing the client or fail to protect the client from harm, and as a result may face professional discipline and liability for malpractice," she said.
In fact, the survey showed that 96 percent of attorneys questioned said diminished decision-making capacity makes seniors "very often" or "somewhat often "more vulnerable to investment fraud and financial exploitation.
Also, 27.3 percent of the lawyers, weekly or monthly, deal with the children of older victims of investment fraud and financial exploitation, who are either concerned parties seeking legal help for their parents, or, who are individuals accused of financial exploitation of their elders.
Overall, recent data show at least 10 percent of the elderly in the United States are victims of "maltreatment" every year. That bad treatment includes "physical, psychological/emotional, financial and sexual abuse; neglectful caregiving and being scammed by strangers," the ABA explained. Some 90 percent of all elder abusers are relatives, according to a statement from the ABA.
In states like California, there have been increasingly more legal fights involving relatives over trusts in California. It used to put stepparents up against children of a deceased spouse, but now siblings are fighting amongst each other or with their older parents, Attorney Mary Gillick, who trained as a nurse and then went to law school, toldInsideCounsel. Often, it becomes financial elder abuse. "It's vicious," she adds.

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Crystal Palace technical coach David Kemp heralded his side's 1-0 win over Chelsea as big for the club, but bigger for the players.
John Terry's own goal early in the second half was the decisive moment as Palace took all three points off Jose Mourinho's men.
But far from being a lucky moment, the goal was fully deserved by a Palace side that more than matched their illustrious opponents.
Kemp said: "We had plenty of good moments, and although our finishing was off at times, given the penalty shouts, it could have been comfortable.
"You can go around the dressing room and single out every player for having played well, it was a real team performance."
He added : "This was a big win for the players, it gives them the confidence and belief that they are in the right place.
"We've got nine wins now, not bad for a side promoted via the play-offs ."
The breakthrough came in the 52nd minute when Blues skipper Terry, under pressure from Joe Ledley, headed Joel Ward's cross past Petr Cech.
And while Julian Speroni had to be at his very best to deny Eden Hazard late on, the Eagles were Chelsea's equals throughout the 90 minutes.
Jerome hit the woodwork and Cech had to save well from Jason Puncheon – and while Chelsea laid siege towards the end, they rarely looked like breaking the Eagles' resolve.
Mourinho said: "We lost the game because Palace had the better mentality, they were more aggressive, more committed and they deserved to win.
"We could have scored before them in the first half and we had chances to equalise, but in the end they deserved it."
He added: "The Premier League title is gone for us. We're relying too much on the opposition slipping up.
"Mathematically it is still possible, but maths is one thing, and reality is another.
Kemp added: "Jose came into the our dressing room after the game to congratulate the players, which was classy, and well deserved for the magnificent effort put in by the team."
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Natural Gas: It is colorless, shapeless, and in its pure form, odorless.
For many years, it was discarded as worthless. Even today, some countries (although not the United States) still get rid of it by burning it in giant flares, so large they can be seen from the Space Shuttle. Yet, it is one of the most valuable fuels we have.
Natural gas is made up mainly of a chemical called methane, a simple, compound that has a carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms. Methane is highly flammable and burns almost completely. There is no ash and very little air pollution.
Natural gas provides one-fifth of all the energy used in the United States. It is especially important in homes, where it supplies nearly half of all the energy used for cooking, heating, and for fueling other types of home appliances.
Because natural gas has no odor, gas companies add a chemical to it that smells a little like rotten eggs. The odor makes it easy to smell if there is a gas leak in your house.
Where We Find Natural Gas
The United States has a lot of natural gas, enough to last for at least another 100 years and probably a lot longer. Our neighbor to the north, Canada, also has a lot of gas, and some gas pipelines that begin in Canada run into the United States.
The United States is looking for more ways to use gas, largely because it is easy to pipe from one location to another and because it burns very cleanly. More and more, we are using gas in power plants to generate electricity. Factories are using more gas, both as a fuel and as an ingredient for a variety of chemicals.
While natural gas is plentiful, there is still some uncertainty about how much it will cost to get it out of the ground in the future. Like oil, there is "easy" gas that can be produced from underground formations, and there is gas that is not so easy. If we can find better and cheaper ways to find more of the "easy" gas and produce some of the more difficult gas, we can rely increasingly on natural gas in the future.
Before we explore ways to do that, let's look back briefly at the history of natural gas.
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Dr. Mark Malone to Speak on Blues in Mississippi for WCU Lecture Series
Hattiesburg, Miss., March 19, 2013 - Dr. Mark Malone, professor of music at William Carey University, will present a lecture titled, "The Mississippi Blues Trail and Beyond: Combining Arts and Social Sciences for Elementary Presentation" on Wednesday, March 20, at 3 p.m. in the Lucile Parker Gallery.
This lecture a part of the WCU's University Lecture Series.
The presentation will address the classroom unit that Dr. Malone co-authored and developed with Scott Barretta, host of the Highway 61 radio show for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and adjunct instructor of sociology at The University of Mississippi, through a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant. Consisting of six units (Music, the Meaning of the Blues, Cotton, Transportation, Politics/Civil Rights, Media and the Blues), and eighteen lesson plans, "The Mississippi Blues Trail and Beyond" aligns national standards for arts education with Common Core writing, speaking, and language standards for presentation in fourth grade classrooms.
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By John Clayton | September 2, 2004
Except for an occasional transaction, the NBA is mostly quiet these days. No games. No summer leagues. But this is when Pacers Strength and Conditioning Coach Bill Dean earns his paycheck and then some.
He is available to players who have remained or return to Indianapolis during the offseason. He also has made several trips to visit players who are spending their offseasons in other cities, including Jonathan Bender in New Orleans, Austin Croshere and Reggie Miller in Los Angeles, and Fred Jones in Portland, OR.
The summertime is when you can make dramatic improvements and changes in your body, said Dean. Its very difficult to do it in-season with the schedule that we keep.
Deans offseason programs are conformed to the needs of individual players with an eye ever on the NBAs nine-month, 82-game regular season. The goal is, of course, fitness, but with that goal is the ability to survive a long season in the physical professional game.
Every guy has a different goal and we have different goals for every guy, probably, under the umbrella of come in fit, come in strong, come in flexible and come in at a decent body weight with a good percentage of body fat, said Dean. I would love to say that were here to make guys perform better, but the reality is playing 100 games, when you get into preseason and postseason, the guys who can stay healthy are the guys who excel. The vast majority of it is injury prevention. The nice thing about that is it goes hand in hand with becoming a better athlete, becoming stronger and becoming more fit.
Minutes earlier, Dean had been working with centers Jeff Foster, Scot Pollard and rookie David Harrison in an impromptu Pacers big mans camp at Conseco Fieldhouse. The workout left all three players doused in sweat and included weightlifting, cardio and shooting.
The goal for Pollard and Foster was to maintain the level of fitness they have routinely achieved as professional athletes. The goal for Harrison continues to be enlightenment.
No matter how much you think you know, you dont know anything when you come in as a rookie. Thats not a knock on him or any of the rookies. Its just a different game from any level theyve played on in college, Dean said. A large part of what were trying to do with David is educate him as to how big everybody is, how strong everybody is and how fit everybody is.
Ill bet he was the biggest, probably the heaviest and the tallest player in the Big 12 all three of his years, but hes going to be just another guy here. There are a lot of 7-footers in this league and a lot of guys at his weight, so from my standpoint with him, its an education process. Youre not going to just knock guys out of the way and shoot layups all the time. Im trying to educate him that this is an everyday proposition. Its not just when you feel like it. Theres going to be tons of days when you dont feel like it.
Dean said Harrison has been a good pupil so far, working diligently to become ready for his first NBA campaign.
For his part, Harrison has been relieved to no longer have to split his workout time between practices and classes at Colorado.
My weight routine I do here is strenuous, but its made more for endurance than strength, Harrison said. Basically, what theyre telling me is I need to get my core more stable and stronger because I already have the power aspects. It decreases on back problems and knee problems and it goes down from there. I do my core workout every day and an intense one every other day. Thats my worst day. I dread coming in on that day.
Harrison also said he can feel a difference as the season draws nearer.
I feel like I can go longer and longer out there every day, he said. Its a process, but Im leaps and bounds above where I was when I came in here after draft day. But Ive still got a far way to go.
While Harrison becomes increasingly acclimated to a new way of conditioning, other players, including Jermaine ONeal, Jamaal Tinsley, Jones and Bender are both conditioning and rehabilitating injuries that occurred last season.
ONeal: ONeal has worked to return to form after injuring his left knee in the Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit. Dean said ONeal has been working out in Los Angeles, Portland and Atlanta.
All reports that I hear are that hes doing just fine, said Dean, who has not worked personally with the Pacers All-Star forward this summer. I know hes working hard, even though I havent seen him myself. I think the summer off from playing in the Olympics, which was a mandatory thing I dont think he could have done it with how bad that knee was at the end of the season, I think the rest coupled with the hard work is going to set him up to come into camp feeling great.
ONeal, who had played three straight summers of International competition with USA Basketball, eschewed a slot on the Olympic Team to heal after injuring the knee against Detroit.
Bender: Questions surrounding Benders durability have swirled since a more slender version of the athletic 7-footer arrived with the Pacers out of Picayune (MS) Memorial High School in 2000.
Though he has bulked up as a professional, due in large part to the effort of Dean and the Pacers training staff, last season did little to stop the concerns about his ability to stand the test of the regular season. Bender missed 61 games after undergoing left knee surgery during the 2003 preseason.
This summer, he has reunited with trainer Mackie Shilstone, with whom Bender worked prior to his rookie season.
Mackie has talked extensively with me and our other physical trainers, staff and physical therapists, said Dean. We tried to put together a real well-rounded program to work on the left side of Jonathans body and his core strength as well as his conditioning. Its been going great. The knee is getting more and more stable and his core strength has improved, which helps the stability of all the rest of the limbs.
We hope after another solid month of training that he comes in ready to fight for those minutes that are being vacated because (of the trade of Al Harrington to Atlanta.)
Jones: Recently cleared to resume workouts after shoulder surgery, Jones is back in the program and working with a trainer in Oregon after a 12-week layoff.
His major emphasis has to be on getting back in shape, said Dean. The basketball will come, but right now hes a better basketball player than a conditioned athlete. To take 12 weeks off after surgery is a long time to take off, especially in the middle of an offseason when a lot of guys are gearing up.
With the addition of Stephen Jackson in the Harrington trade, playing time at the shooting guard position could be tougher to come by for Jones, but Dean said he believes Jones will do what it takes to keep a spot in Coach Rick Carlisles rotation.
He understands the opportunity that presents itself this season, said Dean. He got a taste of it last year and he liked the taste that he got. Now, he wants to build on that. He doesnt want to take a step back. . . . If he needed any motivation, I think the 12 weeks of being forced to sit around helped to fire him up to get back in the gym.
Tinsley: The offseason regimen imposed last season on Tinsley seems to have taken hold and perpetuated itself this summer as he has worked in Atlanta with Anthony Johnson and here with Dean. Last summer, Tinsley shed about 25 pounds of unwanted weight that slowed him in 2002-03. This summer, he kept it off.
He looks very good, Dean said. I dont think (weight) is a factor for him anymore. He showed that was a blip on the radar and its really not a factor anymore.
Miller and Croshere: Both players have reportedly spent a lot of time working together near Los Angeles, shooting together twice a day with weightlifting on their own in between shooting sessions.
The seemingly ageless Millers workout regimen has been legendary and one reason he will return for a 19th NBA season with the Pacers.
After being used little in 2002-03, Croshere appeared in 77 games last season and made a surprise start in the playoffs in an attempt to help spread the Pistons tough interior defense. Croshere knows first-hand about the intense competition for playing time for the deep and talented Pacers, something Dean said serves as a catalyst for offseason workout participation.
Its a big help for me because it keeps guys wanting to see me, wanting to get together in the summer and wanting to follow the program and make sure they come in fit, Dean said.


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So I started walking a lot here in the last few months. Nothing major, maybe a 1/4 mile a day, up to the store to buy a pack of cigarettes. Anyways, as I was on my way home, I noticed my shadow was like 9 feet tall and straight out in front of me. I thought "It's not high noon, why the hell is my shadow pointing straight up?" but then I remembered about angles and stuff.
Anyways, I was also thinking, why the heck hasn't there been a movie version of The Long Walk yet? It's got to be cheap enough to make. All you need is a bunch of dumb kid actors, just try and find about 2 or 3 than can really act. If you found the right place, you could film the whole thing within a 5 mile square of Earth. Maybe the biggest expense would be ponying up for some military uniforms. Do that and slap King's name on it and you made your money, if you're lucky it becomes a cult classic and you make money forever! Is that just the one property King hasn't let go of yet or something?
So there you go. Feel free to talk about your favorite walks or about the story The Long Walk.


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Fresh off a busy weekend of tournaments, Rivals.com basketball recruiting analyst Eric Bossi handles readers' questions.
Where's he fit?
What is your take on 2014 Abdul-Malik Abu? Is he a small forward or a power forward-hybrid? Who do you think is on the top of his list?
-- Dr. 01 (via message board)
Given that we have him ranked No. 54 in the 2014 Rivals150, I think it is easy to tell that we like Abu. He's a rugged 6-foot-7, 235-pound four man who plays with physicality, has good athleticism and doesn't give up on plays.
At this time, I do think he's more of a traditional power forward and I don't yet see him as a small or hybrid forward. He's got great length, super instincts and has proven that he can go toe-to-toe with bigger guys without giving up much.
I checked in with Tyron Boswell, who coaches Abu in the summer with New England-based Xpressions Elite, and he made it clear that Abu is currently wide open.
Maryland made an early impression on Abu when he took a visit there but he's also been to many other places, including Connecticut as well as dropping by Boston College to watch a game against Providence. Others such as Kansas, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Michigan State, Temple, Seton Hall, Rutgers and many more have either offered or expressed interest and he'll have to cut things down before he can focus in on favorites.
Young guns
Have you gotten a chance to see the young trio at Centereach (N.Y.) Our Savior?
-- Wayne, the Bronx (via email)
I'm guessing that you are referring to 6-foot-7 junior Michael Nzei, 6-foot-9 sophomore Cheick Diallo and 6-foot-7 freshman Kassoum Yakwe. If that's the case, then yes I have seen them and I've been very impressed with them.
So let's take a deeper look at them from oldest to youngest.
Currently rated as a three-star prospect, Nzei is a long-limbed and athletic combo forward. He's a good transition finisher, has a nose for the ball and plays extremely hard on both ends. He's a high-level effort guy who is starting to get quality mid-major offers from Iona and Old Dominion while high majors sniff around.
Diallo is already one of a select few four-star prospects in the class of 2015 and is a monster on the glass and as shot-blocker. He's not quite the shot-blocker that current St. John's freshman and former Our Savior star Chris Obekpa is, but he's more advanced offensively at the same stage and he's already getting plenty of high major offers from places such as Arizona, Iowa State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's and Washington, with several others looking.
Yakwe is the baby of the group but he's got a grown-up game. Depending on how he grows and develops his skills, he could end up either a scoring four man or a big wing who can slash. The bottom line is that he's already pretty skilled, a high-level athlete and plays with some competitive spirit. Look for him to be a high-major target.
Pack mentality
I'm a N.C. State fan and we keep hearing about Sidy Djitte as a possibility. What can you tell us about his game and recruitment?
-- Jordan, Raleigh (via email)
As schools across the country scour the country for available big men in the class of 2013, the 6-foot-9 Djitte has seen his stock go way up. He made an appearance at last summer's NBPA Top 100 camp before being sidelined by injury, but he's been putting up big numbers of late for Fayetteville (N.C.) Northwood Temple Academy.
In addition to N.C. State recruiting him, Djitte has been on campus in Raleigh and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him go back. Many feel that the Pack could be the behind-the-scenes leader for him but they've yet to push hard for a commitment.
From a game standpoint, he's a relatively strong 6-foot-9 kid who isn't a great athlete. He plays with some physicality, does a good job of crashing the glass and while he's raw he's developing a bit of a jump hook and is improving his touch on 6-12-foot jumpers.
A three-star prospect, Djitte has also been to Coastal Carolina for an unofficial visit and will visit Old Dominion and Clemson unofficially over the next two weekends. Other programs showing interest of late include Ohio State, Houston, Wake Forest, which have all watched him play within the past week.
Big gap?
How close is the talent level between Andrew Wiggins and Noah Vonleh?
-- @hoosierbeezo (via Twitter)
It isn't as easy as saying that Wiggins is a 10 while Vonleh is an eight, or something like that. They play different positions, so it's even tougher to compare.
What we do know is that the 6-foot-7 Wiggins is a small forward who checks in at No. 1 in the class of 2013 while Vonleh is a 6-foot-8, maybe pushing 6-foot-9, four man with some face-up ability who currently ranks No. 7 in 2013. For fun, though, let's compare and contrast them.
Wiggins is the better athlete of the two, the better defender and the better finisher. Vonleh is probably a little more versatile in terms of his offensive attack and plays with a bit more strength. Both are high volume rebounders with great length who score exceptionally well around the rim.
At the end of the day, Wiggins grades out better but it really shouldn't matter to Indiana fans because Vonleh is a very good player, in a pretty good class and he's the guy going to Bloomington. Both kids are studs.
Moving Matt?
Do you see Matt Thomas moving up the rankings when you next update them?
-- @AlexBerngard (via Twitter)
I've been getting asked a lot about the Iowa State signee from Onalaska (Wisc.) lately and I suspect a lot of it has to do with him scoring 50 points in less than three quarters over the weekend.
The answer is that I don't yet know what will happen with the 6-foot-4 sharpshooter in the rankings. A 50-point game is impressive, but we see a lot of scoring outbursts from highly ranked players, and generally when somebody goes off for that many points that quick it can be fairly assumed that the competition was awful.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking anything away from him. Thomas is as good a jump-shooter as there is in the class of 2013 and he went from complete unknown to No. 58 nationally with his performance. Could he go up? Sure. But that's something that we'll take a look at once we have a chance to review film from him and others. I would say this, he certainly seems to be backing up what he accomplished over the summer as a senior.
Springing for a trip
Are you going to be in Springfield this weekend?
-- @AStaggs59 (via Twitter)
Yes, I'll be making my way to Springfield, Mo., and Springfield, Mass., over the next few days. Springfield, Mo., is home to perhaps the most heartily supported event in high school basketball, while the Springfield in New England will play host to what could be the most loaded event in high school basketball, the Hoop Hall Classic.
Played on the campus of Missouri State, the Bass Pro gets anywhere from 7,000-10,000 fans a night over the three days of the event and this year's field should bring out more crowds with the likes of Bobby Portis, Kasey Hill, Dakari Johnson, D'Angelo Russell, Derek Willis, Isaac Hamilton, Daniel Hamilton, Tyler Dorsey, Marcus Derrickson, Franklin Howard and others in attendance.
After spending Thursday at the Bass Pro, it will be on to the Hoop Hall for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The event includes seven of the nation's top 13 players in the class of 2013 -- including No. 1 Andrew Wiggins and No. 3 Jabari Parker -- and a total of 40 players ranked in either the 2013 or 2014 Rivals150 to go along with several potential four- and five-star freshmen and sophomores.
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Ready Pac Foods is launching a consumer social media contest to encourage healthy eating and boost sales of its Bistro Bowl Salad line.
The contest also marks the official launch of Ready Pac on Instagram, according to a news release from the Irwindale, Calif., company. Consumers are encouraged to post a photo of themselves with a Bistro Bowl Salad using the hashtag #bistrobowl. A grand prize of a $500 Visa gift card is planned.
"It's so easy to forget about the importance of health during fall months because we're usually adjusting to a completely new routine after summer break," Tristan Simpson, senior director of marketing, said in the news release.
There are three ways for users to submit their photos with Bistro Bowls to enter the Ready Pac contest:
- Post an Instagram photo tagging Ready Pac @ ReadyPacFoods
- Tweet a photo that tags Ready Pac's Twitter Account @ReadyPacTweets and uses #bistrobowl
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Well, two things happened in 2012 that I am very proud of. The first was having "Jagged Sky" selected to be included in the Rare Earth show in Vermont. The entire exhibit catalog can be purchased through this link, http://www.viovio.com/shop/
The second amazing thing that happened was "The King" received Image of the Year from the Channel City Camera Club.


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A new secretary with no links to the former, disgraced leadership of the Health Services Union has been elected to run one of its two Victorian branches.
Craig McGregor and his Clean Sweep team were elected on Monday to run the Victorian HSU No 3 branch, which represents physiotherapists, radiographers and other health professionals. They defeated a team led by Fleur Behrens, after a count by the Australian Electoral Commission.
The HSU No 3 branch is the smallest of the three branches that are electing new leadership teams, in the wake of the Craig Thomson and Michael Williamson scandals.
The union was placed into administration in June.
The results from the much larger New South Wales HSU branch are likely to be finalised soon.
Voting in the Victorian No 1 branch has been delayed due to a legal challenge by one of the candidates for secretary, former Darebin mayor Diana Asmar.
Around 60 per cent of the HSU No 3 branch's 3500 members turned out to vote, with Mr McGregor and his running mate Geraldine Brooks elected with a clear margin.
Mr McGregor said the priority would be getting the union's disillusioned members back on board.
"We need to start looking around and taking measures to implement transparency and openness and accountability," he said. "We need to have a lot of scrutiny, especially on the secretary."
Mr McGregor said that the HSU had been "run backwards" in recent years.
"We need to make sure it works the way it's meant to work, so that the secretary does not run the show instead of the members, which is what's happened in the last few years," he said.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Ron Gardenhire didn't find out the Marlins were flipping their starting pitchers in Tuesday's doubleheader until about 2 1/2 hours before Game 1, but the Twins' manager decided to stick with his original lineup.
The Marlins announced just a few hours before the first game that rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez would start Game 1 and would be followed by right-hander Ricky Nolasco in the nightcap.
But with both pitchers being right-handed, Gardenhire decided not to change his lineup for the first game. He said one change for the second game will be Ryan Doumit catching, as Joe Mauer started Game 1.
"We kind of had a plan for the second game, and that won't change much," Gardenhire said. "We want to use everybody and mix it up. And we know our catching situation with Doumit catching the second game."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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All of these recipes are so appealing -- I love eggs, and frittatas (or frittata-like dishes) are my go-to during the week when I've got bits and pieces of things in the fridge.ReplyDelete
They all look so good - and I love eggs as well! And goat cheese, and all the rest. These make and sort of 'diet' easy!ReplyDelete
Exactly why I love eggs and goat cheese and frittatas! and yes broccoli!ReplyDelete
Great sounding egg dishes. Thanks for sharing everyone's fabulous recipes.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shout out, my dearReplyDelete
great egg recipes! I just made a chicken soup with egg "noodles" that is South Beach friendly if you want to check it outReplyDelete
I'm loving your site - my husband is on South Beach.
Kalyn - thanks for the mention! The other recipes you posted certainly looks tempting... You are not helping my to-try list dwindle!ReplyDelete
I love eggs and am always looking for new recipes...all of these look so delicious!ReplyDelete
I'm so happy you're taking the time to comment on Kalyn's Kitchen! I love hearing from people who stop by, especially if you're sharing feedback or asking questions about a recipe I've posted here.
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Got a CNN news break that the great Doc Watson died today at the age of 89. He and Earl are probably already picking away.
First time I heard many of these bluegrass players was on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band compilation "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - a fine, fine collection.
Nice write up in the Times:
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Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop
The Changes
Re-entering the Value Picks portfolio is a familiar name from a long time ago, Oakland shortstop Cliff Pennington. Pennington's line is much worse now than it was since his initial VP graduation, but his major appeal in his second appearance here is in his steals. Pennington was the only player within our VP criteria of ownership with over ten steals this season, and his success rate (15 steals in 17 attempts, 88.2%) is indicative of his skill at taking an extra base. He is not likely to kill you in AVG/OBP, with PECOTA projecting rates approaching average. Pennington would be a good selection if you are in need of steals, and his consistent playing time and decent play in other categories make him a worthwhile pickup in mixed leagues.
Departing from the list is Skip Schumaker, who has disappointed ever since reappearing on the list. Since returning to the list on June 29, Schumaker has hit just .264/.328/.358, which for most fantasy fans would barely be worth their time, especially with a lack of contribution in other categories.
The Incumbents
It seems John Jaso has settled into a usual playing time and performance, as his slash line from last week remained unchanged through this week. As a consistent OBP presence in the Rays lineup, he remains a decent pickup who is still available in over 98% of ESPN mixed leagues. At this much playing time, however, he'd be best only in deeper leagues or in AL-only affairs. Bill Hall hit two home runs over the week and maintained his poor AVG and mediocre OBP, meaning his status remains mostly unchanged as well. Mark Ellis hit .208/.345/.250 but remains a decent option in AL leagues due to guaranteed playing time and average rate stats.
Felipe Lopez saw a similar week to Jaso in that his slash line from the previous week barely budged. Lopez remains a full-time starter with David Freese still injured, and he has the additional flexibility of qualifying at three positions. Neil Walker remains a widely available option, and he had another excellent week to pressure fantasy owners to acquire him. Walker hit .393/433/.536 in the past week, with four doubles, two runs, and five RBI. Walker is not going to hold a .300+ AVG, but once again, PECOTA's optimism is tied to power that he has yet to flash much of at the big league level. Pirates and fantasy fans would like to see some of those fly balls turn from doubles to homers; Walker's current 4.7% HR/FB% is lower than what is expected given his minor league power.
VP Trade Deadline Talk
The trade deadline is approaching, and it may very well open up opportunities for players to gain or lose playing time. Teams looking to move players are likely to offer time to new players off the bench, and readers should be aware of the situations for the positions up the middle. Here are a few names that could move in the trade deadline:
Chris Snyder: Snyder was a part-time resident of the Value Picks earlier in the season due to the injury to Arizona Diamondbacks incumbent catcher Miguel Montero. With Montero back from injury, Snyder has been relegated to a timeshare on the position, but the Diamondbacks have been more than interested in trading him. The team seemingly most interested is Boston, who is still dealing with the injuries of Victor Martinez and Jason Varitek. Snyder would only be a temporary starting option going to Boston, but it would afford him more playing time than he is currently receiving with the D'backs. Snyder is good for a The loser in a potential Red Sox/D'backs deal is Kevin Cash, who is not much of an option for fantasy. PECOTA's team-specific projection of .216/.321/.398 seems very low, but you would expect he would perform a bit better playing full-time; his 60th percentile .244/.349/.442 line with home run power would be a very good short-term fantasy option.
Kelly Johnson: Snyder's teammate Johnson is having a resurgent year, currently hitting .279/..368/.504 (.297 TAv). Johnson remains under team control for 2011, making him still a valuable trade option for an acquiring team. Possible teams considering Johnson include the Phillies. Rockies, and Cardinals, all of whom would install Johnson as their full-time starter, replacing such luminaries as Jonathan Herrera and Schumaker. Replacing Johnson for the D'backs would be Tony Abreu. Abreu's weighted mean line of .272/.311/.433 would be an acceptable from a second baseman, and he will have the assistance of playing in Chase Field in his home games.
Dan Uggla: Uggla is increasingly unlikely to move, but the Rockies and Cardinals have been mentioned as suitors before. The Marlins are looking to sign Uggla long-term, but if a trade seems appealing, the Marlins will move Chris Coghlan to second base to replace Uggla and promote Logan Morrison to play left field. As VP colleague Michael Street mentioned yesterday, Coghlan's .268/.335/.383 line is disappointing given his BABIP-loaded 2009 season, but an above average hitter (.263 TAv) at second base would be more than playable.
Michael Jong is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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13 in 2013: A look ahead at South African theatre attractions
2013 looks set to be an exciting year on South African stages, with a diverse mix of plays, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre productions and cabarets set to appear in theatres across the country. Here is a look at just 13 of the productions that will take to the boards this year.
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS begins with the murder of two good pigs, two police officers whose bodies are found on the scene of a savage revenge crime. With the third little pig's life at risk, the hunt for the prime suspect, a wolf, begins, resulting in a taut psychological thriller set in a world where ANIMAL FARM meets RESERVOIR DOGS. Director Tara Notcutt has named 2013 'The Year of the Pig': 'We will be touring THE THREE LITTLE PIGS to Cape Town, Perth, Jo'burg, Grahamstown, New York, Amsterdam, London and Dublin - wowzer.' The Cape Town leg of the run kicks off this month at the Baxter Theatre's Golden Arrow Studio.
'2013 is going to be a very exciting year for Abrahamse & Meyer Productions,' says Marcel Meyer. 'One of our major projects will be staging the South African premiere of Tennessee Williams's "sophisticated fairy tale", THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE, starring the great Antoinette Kellermann as Flora "Sissy" Goforth. Sissy, a much-married, now-widowed millionairess, is spending her last days dictating her memoirs when she is interrupted by the arrival of a handsome young poet.' Following the company's production of Williams's KINDGOM OF EARTH last year, this production is one that should not be missed.
The Tony Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS opened on Broadway in 2006. Telling the story of the Four Seasons, the show has music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Of this production, which features a local cast, Resident Director Anton Luitingh says: 'I am looking forward to seeing the South African audience reaction to what has to be one of the most dynamic books written for a musical in a long time. Accompanied by some of the greatest songs of the 60s, this will most certainly be the slickest, most sophisticated and sexiest production on South African stages in 2013.'
With six production projects on the go, Simon Cooper, the co-owner of the Kalk Bay Theatre and co-counder of KBT productions, picked THE SNOW GOOSE as one of the productions to which he is looking forward: 'If I have to pick one, I will choose THE SNOW GOOSE - an adaptation of Paul Gallico's classic with James Cairns and Taryn Bennett. Why? Because this is close to my heart and is interwoven in my life and it is going to be amazing.' Cairns and Bennet were electric together in SIE WEISS ALLES, a show that also dealt with the themes of friendship and love against the horrific backdrop of war.
Danced to the music of Leo Delibes, COPPELIA is an enchanting and light-hearted ballet. Doctor Coppelius creates a life-sized dancing doll, who becomes the object of village swain Franz's attraction, much to the dismay of his beloved, Swanilda. Laura Bosenberg and Thomas Thorne feature in the lead roles, alternating with Elizabeth Nienaber, Celeste George, Ivan Boonzaaier and Alexander Vivian-Riding. In a production by Robin van Wyk, Cape Town City Ballet promises an 'ideal entertainment for the whole family.' Be quick though - there are just a few performances left at the Artscape in Cape Town before the show closes.
CARDENIO, Shakespeare's "lost play", reimagined by Gregory Doran, tells the tale of a young, courtly and handsome Spaniard, who has to battle the lusty challenges of a young nobleman, Fernando, to re-capture the woman he loves. Under the direction of Roy Sargeant, CARDENIO is one of the two Shakespearean presentations at Maynardville this year, an open-air venue where the Bard's work is presented annually in the mid-summer. (The other production is A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, under the direction of Fred Abrahamse, in a production seen at the National Arts Festival and at the Artscape Theatre Centre last year.)
One of the presentations for this year's Suidoorsterfees at the Fugard, THE ORANGE EARTH tells the story of Johnny Adams, who stands accused of planting a bomb that killed a young white girl in a shopping centre. In the courtroom and in his prison cell, his thoughts turn to the past and to the orange-red soil of his Boland birthplace. Director Matthew Wild looks forward to working with 'a killer cast of 5 made up of Oscar Petersen, Quanita Adams, Albert Pretorius, Andrew Laubscher and Cedwyn Joel - it doesn't get much better than an ensemble like that!'
STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's spectacular Cinderella story about trains will have an extended run on the Mandela Stage at the Joburg Theatre from July through September. Directed by Janice Honeyman, with choreography by Karen Bruce, this new production will feature scenic design by James Macnamara, costume design by Sarah Roberts and lighting design by Declan Randall. The company will be led by HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL alumnus David Schlachter as Rusty and Carly Graeme (THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH) as Pearl.
KickstArt returns to Theatre and the Bay with DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER,a nifty comedy farce about double adultery and gourmet cooking from BOEING-BOEING playwright, Marc Camoletti. Set in a stylish private game lodge, this farce follows the antics of Bernie, who hopes to entertain his mistress, Suzy, for the weekend. Bernie thinks he is well-prepared: he has hired a cordon bleu chef, prepared to send his wife to her mother's and has even invited his best friend as a suitable alibi. What Bernie is not prepared for is when things go wrong....
Having completed the Johannesburg leg of its South African tour, DIRTY DANCING moves to the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town this month. The show takes the beloved film, telling the story of Baby and Johnny whose lives intertwine in the course of one magical summer, and puts it on stage. Describing itself as 'an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing,' the show features the hit songs from the film - such as "Hungry Eyes" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" - performed by a live band.
In BETWEEN, three separate, yet suggestively interlinked, stories explore how love can transcend sexual boundaries and what happens when the love disappears and the loss becomes acute. Oskar Brown, the director of FourwoRD Productions is excited to be travelling with BETWEEN: 'It is a two hander play about sex, love and everything that happens in between. It has been described as 'sexy and engaging theatre with male sexuality rarely portrayed so honestly.' We are excited because we will not only be performing in Brighton, Edinburgh and Berlin, but also back where it all started in Cape Town and Johannesburg.'
Godfrey Johnson will be back onstage at the Kalk Bay Theatre with THE GODFREY JOHNSON SHOWCASE in February, presenting a different selection from his acclaimed repertoire of shows - which include THE SHADOW OF BREL, STORIES OF CRIME AND PASSION and COWARD AND COLE - each night. Johnson is also looking forward to a new play he will be tackling this year: 'A piece by Karen Jeynes, VASLAV, about the great ballet dancer - Vaslav Nijinsky. I am looking forward to paying homage to one of my other great heroes. Karen has written a very beautiful piece and I cannot wait to be part of it.'
The first instalment of BIG BOYS DON'T DANCE followed the bachelor party and pre-wedding high jinks of brothers Ash and Brad, drawing the audience in with high energy dance and feel-good comedy. This year, say Vanessa Harris and Ash Searle, the co-owners of Follow Spot Productions, the big boys will return to South African stages in BIG BOYS DON'T DANCE II. Who knows what they have been up to since we last saw them?
Of course this list does not cover nearly everything that will appear on South African stages this year. To find out more about what is on stage in South Africa as 2013 progresses, make sure to visit BroadwayWorld South Africa for information, listings and reviews. In the meantime, scroll down to the comments section below to share what you are looking forward to on stage in South Africa this year - and go see a show!
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I have been a yo-yo dieter for over 50 years.
The standard advice to "lose weight slowly" by "making small changes" and either decreasing my calories or increasing exercise simply doesn`t work for me. If I increase exercise and/or decrease my calories by, say, 500 calories per day, I simply wind up becoming a horrible grouchy witch and sleeping more but I don`t lose any weight.
The more I decrease my calories, the more I sleep and the grouchier I get. I mean, I literally can`t keep my eyes open, even if I try to compensate by using caffeine to force myself to stay awake. (Believe me, I`ve tried it without caffeine too, so its not the caffeine that is causing the problem, but it doesn`t solve it either.)
Its as though my body automatically compensates for any increase in exercise or decrease in calories I impose on it and I end up not losing weight.
What am I doing wrong? The only way I can lose weight is by doing something much more drastic, and of course then I gain the weight right back as soon as the more drastic portion of "the program" (whatever it is) ends.
All of these "more drastic" programs have been medically supervised with registered dietitians and psychologists and MDs and personal trainers and behavior modification specialists and whatever supervising them (not "fad" diets by proprietary diet mongers) but they still don`t work long term. Some have been residential programs where you can`t possibly "cheat" because they provide all the food and weigh and measure all the portions and physically supervise every single eating and exercise session to make sure you do them right.
Then when it doesn`t work (or when I gain the weight back after leaving the residential program) I get blamed for "doing it wrong."
Apparently I am the stupidest person on earth, since I have been repeatedly "doing everything wrong" for over 50 years and am nothing but a spectacular 100% failure.
What am I doing wrong that I end up becoming a horrible screaming witch and sleeping so much whenever I am actually eating little enough or exercising enough to lose weight? I mean, I develop serious personality changes when I am dieting that have cost me jobs, my marriage, custody of my kids, etc., whenever I am eating little enough so that I actually lose weight.
Usually the thing that makes me fail when I do manage to lose weight is that I can`t stand the personality changes that happen to me. When it gets so bad that I can`t stand the depression and horrible, horrible, horrible grouchiness any more, I start eating more and then I gain the weight back. I just can`t stand living that way though, and -- believe me -- neither can anyone else. I have lost good jobs and been in danger of becoming homeless when my personality is so destroyed by dieting that nobody can stand being around me.
They have tried giving me anti-depressants, etc. but those neither help me lose weight, nor do they prevent the personality changes that happen to me when I force myself to under-eat enough to actually lose any weight.
The thing is, when I am NOT dieting to try to lose weight, I am a completely normal, nice, non-depressed, non-witchy normal person in every way, except I am fat.
What am I doing wrong?
I will soon be 60 years old and have been struggling with my weight since I was a toddler. The first weight loss diet I remember being put on was before I started kindergarten.
My lifelong dream is to live for at least some small part of my life NOT being treated like a "disgusting fat person" but where I can just walk down the street and be treated like a normal person (i.e., not like a fat person) AND not be so depressed and grouchy that nobody, not even myself, can stand to be around me.
I`m becoming afraid that I will grow old and die without ever getting my wish. Is there any hope for me?
It sounds like you have had a long struggle with weight loss. It is a complicated process to "get healthy". I recommend that you set an appointment with your primary care physician to go over options for weight loss.
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He definitely could have been enough to win them one more game, which would have put the AFC title game in Foxboro.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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He definitely could have been enough to win them one more game, which would have put the AFC title game in Foxboro.
I can believe that but it seems every offseason we always hear about players the Patriots could've gotten but never did hindsight is 20/20. I mean the Colts could say they might've been in the hunt for Larry Fitzgerald last offseason doesn't mean it happened.
Knicks fans...
At the Knicks-Celtics game, a gentleman sitting behind Wes Welker must be a Giants fan, because he took the chance to mock Welker when he was showed on the jumbotron during the game. He first made the choking signal, and then pretended to bobble a ball, making fun of Welker for his big drop in Super Bowl XLVI against New York.
Not that Wes is some big hulking beast or anything, but it must take a fair amount of restraint to put up with such people out in public
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The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
This should be a pretty close game that comes down to the end. When you think about it, the last "bad" Super Bowl from a quality of the game standpoint was Colts-Bears seven years ago. That was great for us Colts fans, but fairly boring for everyone else since the Bears were so outmatched. Literally every Super Bowl since then has been entertaining with a couple of them being historically epic. I don't think this Broncos-Seahawks one will disappoint.
And as Colts fans there are a few of us worried about Collie too. I understand we're talking about their livelyhood and competitive nature, but damn it is hard to see what some of these guys look like by the time they reach 50.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
The day has finally arrived!
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I'm rooting for Peyton big time, even though I know that a Denver win will haunt Colts fans with some agonizing "what if" questions about Manning.
After the release I always believed (assuming he came back healthy) Manning would get at least one more chance to win a Super Bowl. Never felt that would be the case if he remained a Colt. Even if they had traded the Luck pick for assets. It just felt like the era of being SB relevant with Manning as the QB was over.
I do agree as a Colt he would never reach another SB the team isn't really built for that at the moment (or even when we did win the SB but that's another story) so if he wins tonight I don't think the Colts should have any regrets they made the right long term decision regardless.
I only have an issue with Irsay's BS revisionist history on the whole thing and Kravitz's about face. I mean you wanted him gone because he was no longer useful as a Colt don't say you cut him because you did it for him. You did it because you had the number 1 and it was a better long term solution to start over with the next possibly great QB over an aging one that you didn't think had anything left. I wish they would just own it.
Terry Bradshaw to miss Super Bowl after the passing of his father
Fox has announced that Terry Bradshaw will not take part in the networks coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII after the passing of his father, William Bill Marvin Bradshaw, on Thursday.
On behalf of everyone at FOX Sports, we want to extend our deepest sympathy to Terry, his [wife] Novis, brothers Gary and Craig and the entire Bradshaw family, the network said Sunday. All are in our thoughts and prayers today, and we respect their wishes for privacy during this very difficult time.
Michael Strahan will take over Bradshaws broadcast roles for Foxs Sunday coverage of the game.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, William Bradshaw is survived by his wife, two siblings, three children and 12 grandchildren, according to an obituary in the Shreveport Times. He was 86 years old.
I'm going against the grain for this one, and I think Denver will blow the Seahawks out. And as you know I'm no massive Peyton fan, I like him but when it comes to the NFL the Colts come first any and any players are far behind.
I don't care how good your defense is you don't give Peyton the ball.
He just wants to kiss someone...
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somewhere a degenerate gambler just made almost enough money to pay off his bookie
And a safety just ruined every office pool in America...
About that......
That being said I do think Denver will fall back to earth next season I mean they have to play the NFC West
I was hoping that the NFC East/NE trend= win SB was going to continue but that was crushed tonight. Especially since the Colts are the team that plays the NFC East/NE


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Laura A. DeGrazia , CG, "Skillbuilding: Proof Arguments," OnBoard 15 (January
2009): 1-3.
Just as mathematicians construct proofs to convince others of the truth of mathematical statements, genealogists assemble proof arguments to convince others of their genealogical conclusions. A proof argument is a detailed, written explanation of the evidence and reasoning used to reach a genealogical conclusion.
Terminology: Proof argument, proof summary
The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual describes two styles of proof summaries.1 The most effective of the two styles takes a narrative form and is best called a proof argument. Proof arguments are useful in both simple and complex cases, but their detail and careful explanation is essential when thorny problems are resolved through analysis and correlation of complicated evidence (e.g., evidence that is indirect or conflicting). Even when a conclusion is comparatively straight-forward, genealogists would do well to support it with a proof argument.
The second type of proof summary, the cover-sheet list, is truly a summary. The usefulness of this abbreviated style is limited; its principal use occurs when we submit a collection of documents to a client and need to provide a summary list of those attachments.
Why write proof arguments?
The final step of the Genealogical Proof Standard requires that "we arrive at a soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion."2 Writing a proof argument satisfies that requirement. Proof arguments are frequently composed with the goal of publishing and disseminating information to invite challenge to a conclusion. Arguments defending our conclusions are also useful for our personal files or for clients. Very often the process of writing a proof argument will reveal to us weaknesses in evidence and logic where additional research is required.
Developing a proof argument
When reasonably exhaustive research, careful analysis, and correlation of evidence lead to a sound genealogical conclusion, a proof argument should be constructed to defend it. Standards 1 through 34 in the Standards Manual address data collection and evidence evaluation. All genealogical compilations must meet Standards 35 and 36. The format and content of proof arguments are addressed in Standards 44 through 49.3 Those who have never written proof arguments might use the following three steps:
Certification Portfolio Requirements
Applicants for certification are required to submit at least three examples of proof arguments in their portfolio:4
1. The Case Study (requirement six) asks applicants to supply a "case study (or proof summary)…that (a) demon-strates application of the Genealogical Proof Standard, and (b) resolves, in your opinion, a problem of relationship or identity that cannot be resolved from uncontested direct evidence."
2-3. The Kinship-Determination Project (requirement seven) calls for "proof summaries for at least two parent-child relationships in different generations." Judges will evaluate the extent of research and the quality of sources used in each argument. They will also assess one's ability to analyze and correlate evidence from multiple sources of varying reliability, to resolve conflicts (if any exist), and to justify conclusions clearly and convincingly.
Note: The kinship-determination project is a narrative in which you are to "explain linkages." In a genealogical narrative, documentation is provided in footnotes or endnotes, not by a stack of documents that need a cover sheet. Therefore, if you choose to follow a "proof summary" model from the Standards Manual, you should not choose the "cover sheet list" format. Regardless of the type of evidence you use—direct, indirect, or contradictory—the appropriate choice is Appendix D's "Source-Cited Text Format."
Where and how should you weave the required proof arguments into the kinship-determination project? Insert the discussion at the point at which the kinship is asserted. The specific content and length of each proof argument will vary depending on such factors as the complexity of the evidence and information in the surrounding text. However, every proof argument must clearly identify the subject, focus and conclusion, and it must discuss both supporting and contradictory evidence (if any) to adequately defend the conclusion.
Learning more
Proof arguments form the basis for many articles published in scholarly genealogical journals such as The American Genealogist, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Other examples are available on the BCG website5 and in example 2 of Appendix D in the Standards Manual.6
For further guidance in developing proof arguments, you might
Proof arguments are essential when genealogical problems are solved by extensive research and analysis of complex evidence. They are valuable in simpler cases as well.
Writing them is a skill all genealogists will want to develop, regardless of whether they publish their work, document research for their own files, explain conclusions to clients, or seek certification through BCG.
1 The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual (Orem, UT: Ancestry, 2000), 16, 51-64. The Standards Manual refers to proof arguments as "source-cited text."
2 Ibid., 1-2.
3 Ibid., 2-17.
4 The BCG Application Guide (Washington, DC: Board for Certification of Genealogists, 2007), 7, 8.
5 "Sample Work Products," (http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/worksamples.html: accessed 17 November 2008). See especially the links to Case Studies and Proof Arguments.
6 The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual, 55-64.
7 Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, "Proof Arguments and Case Studies," in Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians, ed. by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG (Baltimore: GPC, 2001), 389-408.
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Former converse executive Jack Boys is the new CEO of Cole Haan following Nike's recent sale of the brand to a private equity firm.
Apax Partners completed the previously announced acquisition of Cole Haan from Nike and named Boy's to the role of CEO effective immediately. Boys became CEO of Converse in 2001 and remained in that roles following Nike's acquisition of Converse in 2003 through 2010. Prior to Converse, he was vp of global marketing at The North Face and has previously held positions with Avia, LeCoq Sportif and CVEO Corporation.
In his new role, Boys indicated that Cole Haan will expand upon its 85 year tradition to provide consumer driven products and grow as a lifestyle brand with a global footprint.
Currently, Cole Haan brand products are sold through department stores, 108 domestic Cole Haan stores, 68 international stores across Canada, China and Japan and its online site.
"We see tremendous opportunities for Cole Haan and are excited to partner with Jack Boys to take the business to the next level," said Alex Pellegrini, a partner in Apax's retail and consumer team. "Jack has an extraordinary track record of successfully developing and growing global lifestyle brands. His leadership and experience will be invaluable as we focus on unlocking the potential of this brand both in the U.S. and abroad."
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by Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
The roadsides hinted at what the rolling landscape of northern Missouri looked like in autumn when the first pioneer wagons arrived in the early 1800s.
Goldenrod and yellow sunflowers, with an occasional touch of purple courtesy of the blazing stars and Joe Pye weed, provided patches of color amid the grasses. Beyond were fields of corn, soybeans and sorghum stretching into the horizon.
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CHINO – The nonprofit Helping Children Rebuild will host a grand opening for its thrift store on Feb. 16.
The grand opening is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 12915 Central Ave., Chino.
The nonprofit is in need of kitchen and household items, baby items, furniture, small appliances, bikes and toys that are usable and can be sold in the store.
They also accept clean and reusable clothing.
Money from the store is then taken by "Helping Children Rebuild" personnel to the Dominican Republic to purchase Rice and Beans to help feed some of the children in need and at the same time help their economy.
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For reasons not clear, the Charleston Daily Mail publishes the paranoia of syndicated columnist and frequent FoxNews commentator Michelle Malkin. The right winger evidently became bug-eyed with shock upon discovering that wealthy liberals donate to candidates of their choice (Daily Mail, July 26).
Malkin writes as if she is the first to perceive the liberal "agenda." She cites the progressive wish list that includes "social justice, climate change, voting rights, gun control, efforts to 'turn red states blue'" and more. Who would have guessed it? Malkin spouted her non-news with an air of investigative self-congratulation suggestive of the moment that Stanley stumbled upon Livingston. She evokes images of herself as one who only briefly is able to gaze upon the products of her own brilliance for fear that her head will melt like a that of an Indiana Jones movie Nazi.
Her primary talent appears to be the application of scary adjectives to routine events. To Ms. Malkin, Harry Reid is "unhinged," wealthy liberal Philip G. LaMarche is a "militant" and people like them are "plotting behind closed doors." Such folks "coordinate and finance a web of at least 132 left-wing groups." Seemingly, Malkin was horrified to discover they are involved with the American Federation of Teachers (full disclosure, I am a member) and its nearly two million dues payers who, like the elitists they are, get up every day and work for salaries that average $50,000 a year.
What passes for thinking is revealed in the title of her book, "Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies." Her claims may be baseless, but they play to the crowd that is convinced that Obama is a socialistic, heathen, commie, soccer-watching, French wine-drinking, Muslim pansy who won't invade a country even when John McCain thinks it would be a peck of fun.
Elsewhere, Malkin has concluded that unemployment benefits have "become an excuse for people to remain unemployed once they lose a job by discouraging job search activities …" That, in Malkin's world, explains why someone who was laid off after 20 years of employment in which he had worked his way up to $1,000 a week, would then find benefits of $250 a week to be the Elysian Fields. Without Ms. Malkin's wisdom, how would we have known that the absence of employment had nothing much to do with folks being unable to find jobs?
If one is yet unconvinced of her reality-challenged extremism, consider that Malkin also is author of "The Case for Internment," a 2004 book in which she put her nimble mind to work to show us that neither racism nor unwarranted fear of Japanese Americans was involved when, during World War II, our government herded thousands of innocent U.S. citizens into prison camps. They weren't murdered like Jews at Auschwitz, so where was the harm, asked Malkin who is (readers, please sit down) … of Asian descent.
Joseph Wyatt is a Gazette contributing columnist and professor emeritus at Marshall University.


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Kosten TR, Domingo CB, Shorter D, Orson F, Green C, Somoza E, Sekerka R, Levin FR, Mariani JJ, Stitzer M, Tompkins DA, Rotrosen J, Thakkar V, Smoak B, Kampman K. "Vaccine for cocaine dependence: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled efficacy trial." Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Jul; 140:42-7. PMID: 24793366.
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Tears, laughter, dancing highlight GHS graduation
Hat Toss: Following commencement 2013 at Gothenburg High School Sunday afternoon in the Community Building, graduates put on "2013" glasses and toss their mortar board hats into the air. Pictured are, l-r: Front—Bailey Gibbens, Preston Franzen, Lucas Foster, Brittney Earll, Madison Costello, Cody Cooper and Aaron Collins. Fifty-eight GHS seniors graduated.


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Frank Gomez is now director of grower relations for Organic Alliance Inc., Salinas, Calif.
Gomez will manage the company's growing operations, said chief executive officer Parker Booth in a news release. Gomez also will work to build the Organic Alliance supply chain through the qualification of additional growers and product lines.
Gomez also will help manage warehousing and inspection operations.
Before joining the staff at Organic Alliance, Gomez worked in category management for 20 years, according to the release. He worked for 11 years at Performance Food Group and US Foods. He also has experience with grower relations from his most recent job with Tomato Management Group, Houston.
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MONTREAL — An exhibition on Anne Frank and the Holocaust will begin a two-year tour of Quebec on Nov. 11, Remembrance Day, at Collège Bourget in Rigaud, a private Catholic elementary and high school with more than 1,100 students.
The itinerary of "Anne Frank: Une histoire d'aujourdhui" is being co-ordinated by Julie Couture, a Quebecer who has worked at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam since 2009.
The bilingual exhibition will travel to schools, youth centres and summer camps throughout Quebec, including Lévis, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec City and Montreal.
It has already been presented in some 60 countries around the world. This will be its Canadian premiere.
"The exhibition has a dual mission," said Couture, "to tell the story of the Holocaust and World War II to Quebec youth through the life of a young girl and to encourage exchange and discussion on the themes of the exhibition, such as the dangers of discrimination and the importance of tolerance."
The Canadian connection is strong, she added. Canadian soldiers liberated the Netherlands, members of the Dutch royal family found refuge in Canada during the war, and Canadian troops accompanied the British in the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen camp where Frank died in 1945.
Each school will receive a pedagogical guide developed by the Anne Frank House. Student teams will be invited to present the exhibition to their peers.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Data shows that oxycodone was responsible for most of the drug-related deaths in Florida last year.
The Florida Medical Examiners released the report on Tuesday.
The data shows there was an 8.8 percent decrease in the total number of drug-related deaths last year -- from 9,135 in 2011 to 8,330 in 2012. The number of deaths caused by oxycodone decreased by 41 percent, but it remains the drug responsible for the most fatalities. The deaths caused by cocaine decreased by 9.1 percent while methadone dropped 21.4 percent.
Heroin had an 89.5 percent increase as the cause of deaths from 2011 and the report named it the most harmful drug.
The Office of Vital Statistics reported more than 178,000 deaths in 2012 and 8,330 were drug related. Prescription drugs are more commonly found in deceased Floridians than illicit drugs.
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A 21-year-old man confessed to robbing Bob Stoops' home, according to a report.
Corey McCarty talked about the burglary at a party and was arrested early Saturday, according to the Normal Police Department, SoonerNationESPN.com's Jake Trotter reported.
A second person also was arrested, but no information was available because that person is a juvenile, according to the report.
McCarty is charged with first-degree burglary burglary and faces charges of possession of stolen property, larceny of a motor vehicle and use of a credit card, Trotter reported.
The home of the Oklahoma head coach was robbed in the predawn hours Wednesday. Stoops was out of town, but the rest of his family was asleep in the house. A vehicle was one of the items stolen.
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What's the lightest blizzard disc you've seen? We got a blizzard ape marked 114g (scaled @ 117g) in today and I was really tempted to take it and try it out.
I still love the early run-bubbles in the flight plate 136g bosses. I hadn't thrown them for a while but took one out today I had a really nice throw with it after two drives where I underestimated it's stability (but still got pretty decent distance).


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I pray daily on Pali chants such as Vandana, Tri-Sarana, Panca-Sila and Buddha / Dhamma / Sangha Vandana. Every year, I will also pay respect to the masters of the temple where I learnt Buddhist studies from. I will join the temple in their celebration and do it at home on the 1st day of a new year.
I would like to learn the Pali chants for me to pay respect to my parents, my current and past teachers and of course the Buddha / Dhamma / Sangha. I read an article about the wai khru for Thai massage and they have a Pali chants for that. Does anybody can advice me with the Pali chants for me to specifically pay respects at home to the statue of the masters that are placed at my alter?
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Interior Design Ideas for Living Room with Fireplace. Any house may be pleasant with the appropriate application of basic interior design procedures. Some people study interior design to be great at it but there are people who are gifted with an eye for beauty and for interior designing. Someone who is creative can do some interior designing on his own even without formal training. People who have an eye for what is aesthetic can just as easily decorate and design his own house depending on his tastes. Interior Design Ideas for Living Room with Fireplace Of course, it will help to read books and articles about designing to be updated on the basic and latest design techniques. Any interior designer can create a unique atmosphere by simply putting together several pieces and unifying them within a subject. There are interior designers that have a bias for specific motifs like eclectic, modern as well as country style. Some go for simple designs without the mess.. Interior Design Ideas for Living Room with Fireplace.
Interior Design Ideas for Living Room with Fireplace. There are designers who specialize and use Feng Shui in their designs. This needs further study because Feng Shui deals with the Chinese's historical methods of designing a space to help make the design work for the owner's health, business and other life factors. The Chinese believes that the structure should be properly designed so as to enable positive energy to enter the structure. The mistakes can be corrected through proper interior design using the Feng Shui methods when the structure has already been constructed without the aid of a Feng Shui expert. By including Feng Shui in interior design, it is believed that an individual may bring out all the positive energies in an area to make him rich, happy and healthy. An interior design using Feng Shui also can remove bad spirits that bring in negative atmosphere in a abode. Getting the services of an interior designer can make an area both aesthetic and functional. Any one who would like to make his home livable and useful should try getting the services of an interior designer to increase his space. Interior Design Ideas for Living Room with Fireplace
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What's that plug-in? No that's not the new Audio Damage Automaton. Notice the Ableton Render bar? What you see here is Quinn, the best Tetris clone ever made. I'm certainly not going to just going to sit and watch a lime yellow line go from left to right.
I used to jump online and catch up with my favorite blog or forum. However, today's rendering is pretty quick and by the time I get to something worth reading it's time to go back to music making. Quinn fits the the bill perfectly. I have it set up to start with a certain amount of "junk" or messy blocks. I try to get the screen to a point where there are no more holes before Ableton is done rendering. Quinn is free and barely takes up any CPU cycles.
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|Friday August 29, 2014 @12:26PM
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|Sunday August 11, 2013 @01:36PM
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|Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:23PM
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|Tuesday April 17, 2012 @06:36PM
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|Thursday March 08, 2012 @04:05PM
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|Thursday December 29, 2011 @09:41AM
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|Tuesday June 13, 2006 @11:23AM
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|Monday May 29, 2006 @10:15PM
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|Saturday May 13, 2006 @04:04PM
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|Wednesday April 12, 2006 @08:29PM
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