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Family seeks answers from police in wrongful conviction
Survivors of the first Texas man exonerated after death want to track down who was responsible.
Buzz band of 2009 makes freak-folk country grunge ... pop
Deer Tick got its name when one of the small blood suckers attached itself to John Joseph McCauley III on a hiking trip near Bloomington, Ind. in 2005.
2009 Panhandle-South Plains Fair Concerts
Metal veterans licked discord to create best-selling 'Wrath'
Lamb Of God's new CD, "Wrath," represented a new high water mark in the group's career when it debuted at number two on the "Billboard" magazine album chart and outdid the first-week sales of any of the band's other albums.
Spring into fall with fundraising walks for Lubbock charities
Saturday is one day that will bring not two but three chances to help local organizations raise money. And, yes, you can bring your four-legged friends.
Home resales show unexpected August dip
WASHINGTON - Four steps forward, one step back.
GM's no-questions-asked return policy not so simple
NEW YORK - You fell in love with that $22,000 Chevy Malibu because of its color, style and price. After driving it home, you realize there's a lot to hate - maybe the way it handles on the highway, the location of the cupholders or the shape of the seats.
RIM's 2Q profit falls on charges, outlook weak
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit Thursday because of charges for a patent settlement and said revenue for the current quarter will fall below Wall Street's expectations.
Oil falls to near $68 as US crude supplies jump
Oil prices dropped to near $68 a barrel Thursday in Asia as an unexpected jump in U.S. crude inventories suggested consumer demand remains in the doldrums.
Ford to build new assembly plant in China
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest $490 million to build an assembly plant in China to produce the next-generation Focus compact car, which it plans to sell globally.
Drop in home sales, tumbling oil weigh on stocks
Investors pulled away from stocks after an unexpected drop in home sales and a slide in oil prices fanned worries about the pace of the economy's recovery.
Economic index falls, but suggests strong 4th Q
Lubbock's economy got several boosts last month, with strong numbers in construction activity and auto sales leading the way, according to a monthly check of the city's economic factors.
Review: Rubik's TouchCube a little too touchy
Thirty years ago Erno Rubik took a puzzle he had been tinkering with and turned it into the must-have brain twister toy, the Rubik's Cube.
ALL BUSINESS: Fact-checking Moore's 'Capitalism'
Despite the title of his new movie, Michael Moore really hates capitalism. He says it's a scheme for businesses to profit at the expense of the little guy.
Business In Brief
Business In Brief
Banks may look for other revenue avenues as overdraft fees drop
NEW YORK (AP) - Banks are backing off harsh overdraft fees and policies. That's the good news. The bad news is they'll probably look to make up that lost profit elsewhere.
Watson: Shallowater, Idalou game in limelight
This has become one of my favorite weeks of the year in South Plains high school football.
Duff: Here's your quick guide to digital music
I've been collecting MP3s since 1996, and I've made a special effort to rip my old CDs before they wore out. I'm basically a wannabe audiophile - not truly committed to it, but with ears just good enough to notice the difference between compressed and uncompressed music.
Hoffman: 46-year-old cowboy isn't giving up yet
Billy Etbauer just doesn't know when to quit busting broncs.
Police In Brief
Lubbock police are looking for a suspect in a robbery that occurred at 12:20 p.m. Thursday at the 50th Street Caboose. The suspect, who was armed with a black pistol, was described as an Hispanic male, about 20 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, police said. He was wearing a blue beanie, sunglasses, a long-sleeve black shirt and blue jeans.
Official Records
Police Briefs
Police investigate robbery at gunpoint
From our courts
Support Hope Lodge with donation
to the 38 Days to Hope' campaign
There's less than a week remaining in the fundraising campaign, but there's still time for you to make a difference in thousands of lives by supporting building of Hope Lodge - a home-away-from-home for this region's cancer patients undergoing treatment in Lubbock hospitals.
Your views
Reader takes issue with comparisons
Your views
Article prompts memories of Sundown
Letter of the day
Ability to pay not factor in patient care
From our story comments
"One-hundred fifty jobs may not make the national news but they mean a lot to the workers, their families and the community."
From our story comments
"In Perry's world, you have to pay to play."
Quick opinion
We think ferreting out the remnants of al-Qaida through proposed wider use of missile strikes by unmanned U.S. spy planes and less reliance on ground troops represents good military strategy on many levels. Foremost it reduces the number of our military men and women put in harm's way every day from snipers and roadside bombs.
Quick opinion
We're not surprised young voters' fervor is waning for President Obama since he's been in office. He hasn't been able to deliver on all the promises he made. Powerful rhetoric that resonates so well on the campaign trail doesn't always translate into reality once a candidate takes office. It's a lesson the president is learning as well.
Saving Abel brings chart-topping rock to fairgrounds
Like a lot of musicians, most of the guys in rock band Saving Abel couldn't wait for the day when they could tell people that they used to be from Corinth, Miss., rather than claiming it as home.
Community briefs
We want to see your back-to-school photos. We'll run the photos on Saturdays in September. Here's how to get them in the paper:
Big Brothers Big Sisters teams up with local schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock is taking its services into the particular workplace of children - their schools.
Things to Do
Fair Time: From preview night to the interesting foods and this year's changes and attractions, this fair Q&A has it covered
The masses heading to the Panhandle-South Plains Fair today have only one place they want to visit: the midway.
Lubbockite has lifelong relationship with off-Broadway classic
The musical "The Fantasticks" opened quietly on May 3, 1960, at an off-Broadway playhouse in New York called the Sullivan Street Theater.
Blood drive today for wreck victim
Blood drive today for wreck victim
Arts Scene
Gypsy Caravan 'happening' returns to Tornado Gallery
Gypsy Caravan's artists, musicians perform today
Gypsy Caravan, a loose-knit group of musicians and artists, will make a return appearance at 8 p.m. today at the Tornado Gallery, 1822 Buddy Holly Ave.
Community Briefs
We want to see your back-to-school photos
The Legacy to host Tech's Season of the Arts Celebration
When asked what she hopes each individual will feel following their experience at the upcoming Texas Tech University's Season of the Arts Celebration. Carol Edwards, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, didn't hesitate:
Restaurant reports
Restaurant reports for the week ending Sept. 20:
Blood drive today for wreck victim
A blood drive for Toby Wimberly, information technology staff member at Breedlove Dehydrated Food, had registered 10 donors Wednesday afternoon, and will be continued again today from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the facility, 1818 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Things to do
Mutts to strut for shelter
About 800 paws will pound the pavement Saturday morning for the benefit of a Lubbock animal haven.
Music Notes
Orchestra opens 2009-2010 season with Beethoven's 9th
Family of man exonerated after dying in jail wants answers
Survivors of Timothy Brian Cole, exonerated in 2008 by DNA evidence for a Lubbock rape, seek sworn testimony from officers who handled 1985 investigation.
Grants to aid Mahon Library project, at-risk families
More than $3 million in federal grants divvied up Thursday morning will go toward the repair of a long-suffering library and help at-risk families.
Motorcycle officer injured in crash
A motorcycle officer was seriously injured this morning when another vehicle crashed into his motorcycle in downtown Lubbock.
Lubbock goes wet and beer distributors are the toast of the city
Beer trucks fanned out across Lubbock Wednesday morning making their first deliveries to grocers and other new alcohol retailers in the newly "wet" city.
Judge sentences kidnapper to 40 years in prison
A federal judge today sentenced Kenneth Michael Wilcox to 40 years in prison for kidnapping three children last October.
Police In Brief
Lubbock police are looking for a suspect in a robbery that occurred at 12:20 p.m. Thursday at the 50th Street Caboose. The suspect, who was armed with a black pistol, was described as an Hispanic male, about 20 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, police said. He was wearing a blue beanie, sunglasses, a long-sleeve black shirt and blue jeans.
Police Briefs
Police investigate robbery at gunpoint
Thrill seekers hit midway for fair's preview night
Mary Garcia wore a nervous smile as she stood in line for the Eclipse, a fast-paced ride with four spinning carts attached to a spinning platform that rotates in the air.
Lubbock police looking for robber
Lubbock police are looking for a suspect in a robbery that occurred at 12:20 p.m. today at the 50th Street Caboose.
Merimon suspect caught
More than three years after two female employees of Lubbock State School mysteriously disappeared from work, former co-worker Mickey Patterson was arrested Wednesday in central Oregon on a Texas warrant accusing him of murdering the women.
Alcohol sales denied at central Lubbock store
City council rejected Thursday morning a central Lubbock convenience store's request to sell alcohol.
The United Way releases its status report on the South Plains
One in five children on the South Plains didn't graduate from high school last year.
House Speaker Straus visits Lubbock, says Tech tops for Tier One
Texas Tech leads the pack for a key research designation, the leader of the state House of Representatives said in Lubbock on Thursday.
H1N1 flu claims its first victim in Lubbock County at UMC
A University Medical Center patient became the first person in Lubbock County to die of H1N1 flu, vice president for corporate services Greg Bruce confirmed Wednesday morning.
Officials: Massive sewer spill threatens animals, not humans
A massive sewer spill in East Lubbock should not pose human health risks, state and city officials said Thursday.
LISD denies Martin retirement proposal
A previously undisclosed request from Art Martin, assistant superintendent of financial services, regarding his retirement from the Lubbock Independent School District was not granted by the LISD board of trustees Wednesday.
Council plans to address poor attendance by city board members
The City Council will tackle a topic today that even the youngest schoolchildren know by heart - attendance.
Parenting conference to provide tips for building strong families
The 14th annual "Building Strong Families: Tools for Success" parenting conference will offer answers to crucial family questions when it convenes at 8 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
Lubbock debate on abortion put on hold
The debate on abortion will have to wait.
Sewage spills into lake system
More than 100,000 gallons of sewage escaped from a burst East Lubbock pipeline Wednesday, threatening the Canyon Lake System, city officials said.
Exonerated man sues Lubbock lawyer Glasheen
A Dallas man exonerated after 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, and is set to receive more than $4.1 million from the state, has sued his Lubbock attorney.
New fire station opens Saturday; traffic light installed
A new fire station at 3241 63rd St. will open for service at 6 a.m. Saturday.
Bomb plot suspect bought materials from beauty supply stores
NEW YORK - An Afghan immigrant who received explosives training from al-Qaida went from one beauty supply store to another, buying up large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail-polish remover, in a chilling plot to build bombs for attacks on U.S. soil, authorities charged Thursday.
Experimental vaccine may prevent AIDS
BANGKOK - For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.
Across The Nation
Nation briefs
Health care fight focuses on seniors
WASHINGTON - For the moment, the health care fight is all about older folks.
Census worker hanged in area deep in mistrust
BIG CREEK, Ky. (AP) - A census worker found hanged from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest met his end in a corner of Appalachia with an abundance of meth labs and marijuana fields - and a reputation for mistrusting government that dates back to the days of moonshiners and "revenuers."
Researchers: Obesity may be leading cause of cancer in women
LONDON - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.
Project seeks Latinos' oral histories
WASHINGTON - Gus Hernandez and his family spent two nights sleeping in their car before Siddiqi Hansoti gave them three weeks' stay in his motel and then, even better, a job.
Woman's nude body found at luxury Central Park hotel
NEW YORK - The body of a naked woman with her throat slashed and a knife sticking out of it was found Saturday at a luxury hotel next to Central Park, police said.
Senators spar on health bill's effect on seniors
WASHINGTON - Republicans argued health legislation would hurt seniors and Democrats said it would do nothing of the sort as the Senate Finance Committee resumed debate Wednesday on a bill to remake the nation's health care system.
House holds line on Medicare premiums
WASHINGTON - Millions of Medicare patients would be spared monthly premium increases next year under a bill passed by the House on Thursday.
Police say pilot stalked ex-girlfriend with plane
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - Police have arrested a California pilot who they say stalked his ex-girlfriend by repeatedly flying his plane low over her house.
'60s governor hopeful Yarborough dies at 83
HOUSTON (AP) - Donald Yarborough, a Houston lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for Texas governor three times in the 1960s, died Wednesday. He was 83.
Lone Ranger' fill-in John Hart dies at 91
LOS ANGELES - John Hart, 91, a handsome and athletic actor who temporarily replaced Clayton Moore on the TV series "The Lone Ranger," died Sunday at his home in Rosarito Beach in Baja California.
Death Notices
Marvel I. Boger, 83, of Lubbock, formerly of Great Bend, Kan., died Sept. 7, 2009. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Shepherd King Lutheran Church. Bryant Funeral Home of Great Bend, Kan.
Death Notices
Services for Glenn Bender are pending with White Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Michael D. Walker
Michael D. Walker, 34, of Hays, Kansas and formerly of Lubbock, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 at his residence.
Wilson Maurice Bourland
Wilson Maurice Bourland, 91, of Pflugerville, Texas passed away on Sept. 23, 2009.
Sloan Butler
Celebration of Life services for Sloan Butler, 46, of Lubbock will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2009 at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel.
Edward Lee Chapman, Sr.
Edward Lee Chapman, Sr., 66, a real estate appraiser for the Lubbock County Appraisal District, died Monday, September 21, 2009, after a hard, courageous battle with cancer. God has brought home a gentle and great man, free from pain.
William Allen Cunningham
William Allen Cunningham, 92, of Amarillo died on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
Louise George Estes
Louise George Estes died on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at Carillon House. She was born on August 14, 1922 in Honey Grove, Texas. Her parents were the late Rufus E. and Verna Hodges George.
Amanda Grace and Katelyn Keller Fillingim
On September 22, 2009, God took His precious Angles, Amanda Grace and Katelyn Keller Fillingim, to be with Him in Heaven. They were born September 22, 2009 to Troy and Stevanie Fillingim in Lubbock.
Kelly Lee Gray
Kelly Lee Gray, 37, was born and raised in Lubbock and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Kelly Lee Gray
Kelly Lee Gray, 37, was born and raised in Lubbock and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. He was born on November 1, 1971 in Lubbock to Danny and Debbie Gray. He graduated from Monterey High School in 1990. He was a loyal employee of Heavenly Paws where he loved each and every animal. Kelly loved to travel and recently enjoyed many trips with his close friends and family. He loved nothing more than to sit lakeside with his fishing pole at sunset. Kelly also had a love for music, the Dallas Cowboys, and Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Harold Hugg
Harold Hugg, 70, of Shamrock, Texas died Sept. 23, 2009, in Amarillo. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 at 2 p.m. in Calvary Christian Fellowship with Rev. Joe G. Jernigan, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery of McLean, Texas, under the direction of Wright Funeral Directors.
Bobby Joe Priest
Mr. Bobby Joe Priest passed away on September 17, 2009 in Lubbock after a 20 year battle with cancer. He was born in Kensett, Ark., July 28, 1932, to Joseph Lee and Dorothy Viola (Mosley) Priest. He served in the Korean War and received a Purple Heart. Bobby is a member of Redbud Baptist Church. His love for music, especially the older Baptist hymns, led him to lead congregational music for over 18 years at the Arizona Avenue Baptist Church in Chandler, Ariz.
Anna B. Lackey
Anna B. Lackey passed away on Sept. 22, 2009 in Lubbock.
Bill Reed
Services for Bill Reed, 81, of Slaton will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2009 in Englunds Chapel with Rev. Paul Crow officiating. Interment will follow in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
Wynona Anne (White) Shaw
Wynona Anne (White) Shaw, 85, of Lubbock, passed away Sept. 19, 2009, in Lubbock. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at Oakwood United Methodist Church followed by burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Sanders Funeral Home on Friday, 6 to 7 p.m.
Jimmy Ray Lipps
Jimmy Ray Lipps, 72, of Lubbock, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at his residence, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel. There will be a private family burial. The family will receive friends this evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Please join us in celebrating Jimmy's life by visiting his memorial at www.mem.com.
Virgal Pierson
Virgal Pierson, 79, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Lockney.
James Dalton Strong, Jr.
James Dalton Strong, Jr., was welcomed to the Kingdom of Heaven on September 15, 2009. Memorial services were held Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.
Faith Briefs
St. John's to host Kilbourne act
Erxleben gets chance to be Tech's punter after succeeding at Texas
Donnie Carona had the Texas Tech punting job until he messed up. Now it looks as if Ryan Erxleben will have the same opportunity.
Hometown Rivals: Quarterbacks for Tech, Houston share age, hometown and desire to win
Case Keenum and Taylor Potts are the same age, grew up in the same town and attended neighboring high schools, with Keenum going to Abilene Wylie and Potts attending Abilene High.
Sports Rail
Coronado tennis crushes Tascosa
Shallowater set for Idalou
It's been a while since Shallowater was competitive with Idalou in one of the most heated rivalries in Lubbock County.
Team flu forces Tech to cancel volleyball game
Members of the Texas Tech volleyball team were already at the airport Tuesday morning when coach Trish Knight told them to head back home.
Week 4 High School Football Schedule
Texas' Kindle ready for more sacks after hit on Potts
AUSTIN - It was the kind of play No. 2 Texas had been waiting for.
Football, basketball players
brawl at KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Two fights in two days between Kansas football and basketball players sent one basketball star to the hospital and left officials on this normally placid Midwestern campus red-faced with embarrassment.
Injured Tuck, Hixon miss Giants practice
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The left shoulder injury that Justin Tuck suffered when he flagrantly tripped against the Dallas Cowboys is similar to one the Pro Bowl defensive end sustained when playing in college.
Slocum donates $40,000 to tournament charities
ATLANTA - Heath Slocum was in danger of losing his PGA Tour card a month ago. Now he has a chance to win $10 million from the FedEx Cup if he were to win the Tour Championship.
Champions Gallery
Champions Gallery
Gamecocks pull Top 5 shock, top Ole Miss
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mississippi wasn't ready for the Top 5 - or South Carolina's defense.
Cougars claw back after stunning fall from football's elite ranks
HOUSTON - The Houston Cougars strutted into the Orange Bowl on Sept. 12, 1991, looking to topple No. 2 Miami.
No Jessica and no TO
but still INTs for Romo
IRVING - Tony Romo had the perfect opportunity to show everyone how much he's changed, how he's calmer and more disciplined without Jessica Simpson and Terrell Owens in his life.
Tigers, Twins taking weak AL Central to wire
The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are taking their fight for the AL Central right to the finish.
Arroyo dominates mound; Reds sweep pitiful Pirates
PITTSBURGH - Bronson Arroyo limited Pittsburgh to one run over seven innings and the Cincinnati Reds completed their second sweep of the plummeting Pirates in less than a month, winning 4-1 on Thursday to push the Pirates closer to a 100-loss season.
Ochoa trying to hang on to No. 1 ranking in average season
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Lorena Ochoa is running out of tournaments in a startlingly average season for a player who won 21 times in the previous three years.
Red Raiders Football Notebook
Collier leaves team
Last-place A's rout Rangers, get split in four-game series
OAKLAND, Calif. - Jack Cust homered to help rookie Brett Anderson win his fourth straight start, Cliff Pennington hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics salvaged a split of their four-game series against the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 rout Thursday.
Bergeron gives Bruins preseason victory over Canadiens in raucous shootout
MONTREAL - Patrice Bergeron scored in a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 preseason victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Putting tip from Tiger helps O'Hair take early lead at tournament
ATLANTA - Sean O'Hair knew he would need some help from Tiger Woods to win the FedEx Cup. He got more than he expected.
Sports Briefs
Red Raiders Backstage
A weekly look at young Texas Tech players who are expected to redshirt this season.
AL roundup: Yankees edge Angels, 3-2, to win series
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A.J. Burnett struck out 11 in his second win since July, and New York won a series at Anaheim for the first time since May 2004 with a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday.
NL roundup: Astros spoil Cardinals' bid to clinch division
HOUSTON - Bud Norris and the Houston Astros put the St. Louis Cardinals' celebration on ice.
Roosevelt, Post provide even, intense matchup
Post and Roosevelt have a history of playing close football games that come down to the wire. The Antelopes won each of the last two years by a combined seven points, and the year before, the Eagles won by six in double overtime.
Houston Depth Chart
Houston Facts
2009 results: 2-0, 0-0 in Conference USA
Cox to retire as Braves manager after 2010 season
NEW YORK (AP) - Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after next season, ending an illustrious career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive postseason appearances and the 1995 World Series title.
Critics: Elite rangers not welcome at Texas border, Perry exaggerating risk
McALLEN - Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas.
Lawmakers want cuts in tuition refunds dropped
AUSTIN (AP) - Some legislators are urging Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to abandon a plan to cut refunds to those who invested in a state prepaid college tuition program.
Tyler student stabs, kills teacher
TYLER - A special-education teacher who had a passion for music was fatally stabbed Wednesday morning in a Texas high school classroom, and police took a 16-year-old student into custody.
Texas and Region
Texas & Region
Jordanian arrested in plot to blow up Dallas building
DALLAS - A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper, federal officials said.
Attorney: Teen accused in teacher stabbing has mental illness history
TYLER - A 16-year-old student accused of stabbing his teacher to death at a Texas high school has a "lengthy history" of mental illness, his attorney said Thursday.
Grandmother admits to foreign marriage scheme
DALLAS - A grandmother who admitted to running a scheme in which her family members married scores of foreigners seeking to stay in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four years in prison.
Psychiatrist finds mother who allegedly mutilated infant competent
SAN ANTONIO - The attorney for a Texas mother who allegedly told authorities the devil made her kill and mutilate her 3-week-old son said Thursday that a jail psychiatrist believes his client is mentally competent to stand trial.
Obama to U.N.: U.S. can't shoulder world's ills alone
UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama challenged world leaders Wednesday to shoulder more of the globe's critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America but sternly warning they can no longer castigate the U.S. as a go-it-alone bully while still demanding it cure all ills.
Obama forges U.N. resolution to end nuclear weapons
UNITED NATIONS - With crisp efficiency and a gentle gavel, the new U.S. president shepherded a historic resolution through a rare U.N. Security Council summit meeting on Thursday, an all-embracing document on the world's nuclear future, a statement with a clear made-by-Obama label.
Around The World
Around The World
Gadhafi criticizes U.N. for failure to prevent wars around world
UNITED NATIONS - Ignoring U.N. and U.S. appeals for global unity, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday chastised the United Nations for failing to prevent dozens of wars and accused its most powerful members of treating other nations as "second-class, despised" countries.
G20 summit nears accord on economic solution as police clash with protesters
PITTSBURGH - As police clashed with protesters in the streets, world leaders on Thursday closed ranks on pay limits for bankers whose risky behavior contributed to the global financial meltdown. With economies on the mend, a summit mood of cautious optimism replaced last year's fear and uncertainty.
Member of Ottoman dynasty dies
Trump's tent for Gadhafi removed
BEDFORD, N.Y. - A tent on Donald Trump's estate in suburban New York City was dismantled Wednesday, and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi apparently will not be showing up there at all.
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39 weeks + 2 days
The weeks beforehand were strange days of waiting, sleeping, eating, wondering when. Wondering if it would be that evening or in a few weeks. Wondering what it would be like. I had so much energy and at the end of each day I would write down everything I had done that day, dozens and dozens of loose ends got tied up. I know there is a burst of energy before birth but I think mine lasted for weeks.
I am not a woman who looked forward to labor (unlike a lot of the women in Ina May's books who used the words excited and happy to describe their going into labor). I saw labor as something I had to go through to get to the other side, which was where I wanted to be. When people said, It's so worth it!, or Are you excited? or It should be soon!, I would smile but inside I just felt like I was between a rock and a hard place. I was uncomfortable physically but didn't want to go into labor to not be pregnant any more. The baby was so heavy when I turned over in bed, driving was uncomfortable, and I could feel his bones all the time, often making my belly go numb. I would have flashes of just want to meet this little fellow, what does he look like?, and is it all going to be okay? I had a lot of anxiety about the birth, which is rather ironic since when I actually did it, I wasn't anxious at all and knew exactly what I needed to do. But I didn't know that beforehand ~ if I would be able to handle it, if it would be too much. Birth is such a great unknown for someone who has never been through it.
On the other hand I also loved my belly and Cedar and it was great fun being pregnant ~ such a short, special time that would end at any moment. I was like a walking side show attraction. People would come out behind counters to goggle and once when I stood up after an hour at brunch, the couple at the next table gasped. Strangers would comment how low the baby was. I never felt him drop, had a show, or had my waters break to tell me he was ready to arrive.
Daily walks become harder. Cedar would press on a nerve running down my right leg (he'd been doing this for months but it got worse as he got bigger) and I'd have to stop walking and stand there till he got off of it. Tim had a dream I gave birth to a deer in the tub (instinct, gentleness) which "just shot out", and the same night my best friend dreamt I excused myself to go have the baby, which "just shot out." I was hopeful hearing this!
A few days before I went into labor I finally had a talk with Cedar, telling him that I was ready if he was, and I loved him and would be strong for him and he could come out whenever he liked, and we would do it together. I shaved my legs and wished I had been able to get a fresh pedicure. I was basically ready.
The day before I went into labor Tim and I were heading out for my daily mile and the neighbor invited us over to gift us a bottle of wine as a housewarming present (we having just moved in in May). I was feeling rather protective and cranky and just wanted to get the walk done, and was tired of people's big eyes when they looked at my belly. He told us that the next week his raspberry bushes would be loaded and we were welcome to pick as many as we liked, and we also watched a bluebird hover a few feet away from us. I'll always remember that day for the raspberries and bluebirds.
I had been having stronger braxton-hicks, virtually one long one as long as my daily 1-mile walk lasted, for weeks. That night (monday night) I slept through till about 6:30am (tuesday morning), and then I started feeling the aching burn that I usually get with my period. Totally crappy feeling. That was in my lower back mainly so I stayed in bed resting with my hot water bottle on my lower back for hours. The aches, along with braxton-hicks, came every 10 minutes for 1 minute long for 6 hours, then petered out around 12:30. I had finally told Tim when he awoke around 9 or 10am. I wasn't sure whether to feel disappointed or relieved. I did not want to go through labor yet didn't want to experience this over and over if it was just prodromal or 'practice' labor, which might last for weeks. I texted back and forth with my doula, Melissa DeGezelle, for a while and it was nice to have that support even though I was whining a bit. I was disappointed when she replied that this might only be the beginning! But she was quite positive and calm, reasonable about the process. It was already tiring mentally and I didn't want to be doing it. Yet it was inevitable. The uncertainty was hard and I tried to rest.
They began again at 1:30, irregular and stronger. I wasn't sure if it was really labor beginning? I cancelled my appointment with my midwife, Kathy Hindle (who is awesome!), since I didn't want to drive the hour to the office. I also canceled the accupunturist's appointment which I had 'to get things started' because, frankly, I didn't want things to get stronger.
All afternoon things went on. I rested. I ate, I rested again. Thank fortune for the hot water bottle. Tim went to our CSA to pick up our veggies and came home with a huge basket of their pick-your-own flowers, and sat down on the bedroom floor and put together the most beautiful bouquets which we placed around the room ~ glorious bursts of magenta, orange, red, green, like a mexican fiesta. I didn't want to eat much ~ I think I had some cinnamon toast and Tim finally made some potatoes and chicken which I really didn't want but was eating small bites of. I knew it would give me energy.
By then I needed him to press on my lower back and hips during contractions. I would say, I need you babe, and he would come over to where I was kneeling by the bed (our bed is right on the floor) and put his hands on me for the minute of the contraction.
The pain was radiating down my outer thighs and my lower back. The hot water bottle tucked into my shirt helped so much. Tim had helped me go through my miscarriage last July, and although I was hoping the pain would be different than that experience, it was pretty much the same thing. So we both knew what worked for me. In between we had 6 minutes or so and he made more toast and brought watered-down orange gatorade to sip. Kathy, who we had called by then, had said I should eat a bite and take a sip after every contraction. And try to sleep! I asked Tim for a wool blanket to put under my knees. I would end up laboring mostly on my hands and knees (and even now, writing this almost three weeks later, I still have limited feeling in my right pinky from my wrist being bent for so long).
We had stockpiled lots of healthy snacks and lots of organic juices and coconut juice, but all I ate and drank the whole labor was bites of cinnamon toast and chugs of orange gatorade.
The contractions began to come closer together so Tim pulled up an app on his Iphone to time them, how long they were and how far apart. I was breathing low through them, trying to keep my voice low and my mouth loose. They began to be 5 minutes apart, then 4, then 3. We called the midwife but she said we needed to slow things down since it wasn't time. (I hadn't lost my mucus plug nor had my water broken.) I hated hearing that. It wasn't time! Well what the heck was happening then!
Tim drew a warm bath and I got in.
The lights were already dim and I wanted them off in the bathroom (which is right next to the bed). I was pretty clear the whole labor about what exactly I needed ~ what would help me, and what didn't. He brought me a glass of white wine ~I hadn't had wine in years and it was funny to be drinking it while pregnant. It helped slow things down and the tub was marvelous. I couldn't have labored without water! I was afraid of a contraction in the tub since I wouldn't be able to scoot onto my hands and knees, but in fact they were not as bad in there and I could sit indian style and hold onto the edge of the tub or Tim's hand and it would be all right. They slowed down to 6 minutes apart and I was able to snooze for a few moments between them on my bath pillow while Tim slept a little in our bed. I was glad he was able to sleep since I knew I would need him later and I wanted him to have the energy to be my support. I think I was in the bathtub for a few hours.
We (I use 'we' but in reality I made Tim do all the phone calls) had called our doula, Melissa, who offered to come whenever, but I just felt very private and just wanted to rest and have Tim nearby at that point. I longed for a good long sleep but that just wasn't possible. I tried to get out of the tub at one point and about 4 contractions in a row hit me. I tried laying on the bed but they were much harder to handle, so after a while I got back in the tub. Around 4:30am I passed some mucus (finally! proof!) and we called Kathy who lived about 15-20 minutes away and asked her to come over. We called Melissa who lived over an hour away and asked her to come too.
In earlier labor Tim had spread out a bunch of wool blankets on the floor, covered them with a tarp, and put the blown-up pool on top of them. We hooked up the hose to the showerhead and filled the pool ~ when I asked him how long it would take, he answered About 20 minutes, I should think, and I retorted 20 minutes! I can't wait that long! I got into the bathtub while he filled the pool. The lights were all dim. Kathy arrived and I felt relieved that she was there. It made me feel more stable seeing her take it all in stride, like everything was fine and okay. We said hello, and then a contraction hit me by the bed and I called for Tim, Okay babe, I need you, and breathed deep through it on my hands and knees with Tim pressing on my back. Kathy watched and said I was doing awesome! Then I got into the pool. The warm water was amazing. I hadn't been swimming at all during the pregnancy and I love water. The contractions slowed down again since Kathy had arrived, but soon picked up again. (The pool is so great also because my contractions hit so hard when I had to pee on the toilet, but I could just pee in the pool no problem!) Kathy being there made things seem both surreal and for real.
I had to figure out how best to deal with them. For a while Tim put his hands on my back and I would say lighter, higher or gentle to instruct him how it felt best. Then I needed to face him and I splashed water on my own back which felt nice and distracting. The labor was still in my lower back. My feet fell asleep from me kneeling and sitting on them so much. I didn't care. I remember looking up to see Melissa in the doorway. Seeing her made me realize how different things were now than her previous visits. How do you feel? she asked, and I replied Good! As long as I'm not having a contraction. Later she told me she thought I wasn't very far along from how calm I seemed, and that she thought Kathy would want me to get out of the water. She also told me later that I sounded chill and calm.
When things felt overwhelming it wasn't because I felt lost, it was because I was having to persevere through something I didn't want to keep continuing to do.
The contractions continued and time seemed a blur. This went on. Tim got a pitcher and poured warm water on my back. I wanted his hands on me lighter and lighter each contraction ~ at one point I said, gentle, gentle, gentle...Gentle!...GENTLE! until he told me later he felt he wasn't even touching me. Melissa said gentle seemed to be my mantra. I used no mantra or imagery at all really during the labor, just breathing and low vocalizing, so I thought the use of that word was interesting afterwards.
I noticed when Kathy called the assistant midwife, Alison Cutts ~ the sun had risen and I thought it was good that she was getting her to come over, I thought it meant the baby would be born soon. The light in the room seemed so white and clear and it was just me in the pool with knowledge of Tim there. Melissa was a peaceful presence. I ate my bites of toast and chugged the gatorade. After a while I asked her to get Kathy to come in (who was giving Tim and I our privacy since everything was progressing fine.) I wanted to see through her eyes that everything was good, normal, and on its way. I felt better when Kathy came in and didn't seem at all fazed with the strength of my contractions or my vocalizing. I was a little disappointed even, since I wanted it all to be over soon.
Alison arrived; I was surprised with how the morning seemed so clear and bright when I opened my eyes to see her in the doorway. Hi, she said, crouching down to be at level with me in the pool. She looked so sweet and calm. I smiled back, closed my eyes again, and completely forgot about her. Once in a while I'd open my eyes and see the women around me, and the next time I looked they wouldn't be there. It was like I was in a time warp. There was only breath and water and sensation. Once in a while I could feel Melissa's cool hands on my back taking the place of Tim if he needed to adjust the water the pool.
Suddenly the contractions seemed so much more intense. My noises changed: I couldn't sound a long note anymore but had to make short low noises in a crescendo. I felt like I could barely get through them, almost like I wasn't in myself at all. I had to hold the front of my womb for it to be okay and heard the midwife saying You're opening, stretching. I wasn't thrilled to be stretching. At one point Tim tried to say the same thing and I briefly told him to shut up. In general though, I was very appreciative of Tim's efforts and the whole experience felt like something we were accomplishing together.
There is a choice in labor. Between each contraction (until the very last part, that is) is a pause. I used those pauses to thank Tim (and to hear him tell me how wonderful I was doing), to chat, and to try to keep the mood light and normal. Cursing wouldn't have helped during contractions, so I didn't do that. I tried fuck once and it did not assist. I tentatively tried I don't want to do this anymore and it didn't assist. I just had to keep laboring, riding the waves of what came. I remembered my Ina May and kept my voice low.
Kathy pointed out the little pieces of bloody show and I was so proud of them ~ I was doing this! Really dilating! Me! Going to really have a baby! Ha! More contractions. Suddenly as I vocalized I felt my body bear down twice. I opened my eyes and there was only Melissa and Tim. I calmly said to Melissa (like I was commenting on the fine weather), Can you please go tell Kathy I'm pushing. Tim said later he was excited when he heard that. She nodded and went off, later telling me she found Kathy in the kitchen but I had seemed so calm she wasn't really sure I was indeed ready to push. (I found all that funny later since I did not feel calm inside throughout labor although I apparently acted and looked it.) While down there they heard me go through four or five back-to-back contractions with no pauses in-between. Feeling Cedar moving down was the hardest feeling to integrate of the whole labor. I couldn't turn back now!
Kathy came in and I asked her if she thought I was fully dilated. She said I probably was, that the body will usually push only when everything's open, and had I felt up there at all? I hadn't since I didn't want to feel anything closed! I put a finger up and felt Cedar's head and the bag of waters. His hard little head which, when I touched it after he was born, took me right back to that moment. Kathy said I was awesome, (I loved that ~ she was such a positive force the whole time.) I said how far up he was; a whole finger! (and they all thought, Oh, this'll take awhile.) But nope! ~ in one or two contractions I decided I could do this pushing thing and I was just going to go for it.
I pushed hard to test things out and felt something pop. I whirled around, hoping the baby had shot out. (Yes, I did.) I had burst the water bag ~ let's get this show on the road! In a moment of pause, I laughed because it seemed like I was kneeling in a clear broth of egg drop soup: the perfectly clear amniotic fluid and little bits of vernix.
All the lovely ladies (and Tim, of course) were in the room now, witnessing. I reared up from the water, grabbed my inner thighs, and roared, pushing with all my might! I was going to push that baby out pronto! They were all a little surprised since it can take mothers a long time to figure out pushing. Kathy sat back and cried out Someone get the camera, she's gorgeous! and my doula grabbed the camera and began documenting the event with wonderful photos.
I didn't love or hate pushing; I just knew what to do. It didn't hurt; it was just hard. I had to push his bones through my bones.
Melissa was awesome: I turned to her in a moment of calm clarity and asked for a cool washcloth. She would wipe down my fiery face with it and it felt so good and necessary.
From the moment I told Melissa I was pushing to when Cedar was out took forty minutes. It didn't seem that long. I pushed harder than anything. I thought he would just pop out but it took push after push. Right away he was only a knuckle length in. Kathy hopped to get the bed ready with the chucks pads for the placenta delivery. I liked seeing that; it meant the baby was on his way fast! I pushed with every iota I had. I pushed with my voice (I was so hoarse that when I called my mom to announce the birth later, she thought I said Peter instead of Cedar.) I hated when they put the Doppler on me to check Cedar's heartbeat; I would start pushing so they would stop. (His heartbeat was great the whole labor.)
In a pause Kathy asked me if I would eat a piece of toast and I thought to myself, What a bizarre question, so I answered in as normal a tone as possible, Sure, why not? Everyone laughed. I chugged orange gatorade.
He crowned. My brain was in my butt. In my mind's eye I could see what was happening. It was an out of body experience at one point: suddenly I came to and found myself in a bright room on my hands and knees in water, having a baby! Whoa. Someone said He's a redhead! and I exclaimed No way! I was so tickled to hear that.
I could feel burning, the ring of fire was no biggie. None of it really hurt. I pushed through some tearing ~ I didn't care. I paused to stretch out. I kept asking if his head was out. Not yet! Now? Keep pushing! They can see his eyes! His nose! His head's out ~ what a relief. Now I have to push his body out? I thought it just popped out? Pushing his body out ~ I feel like nothing's happening...I feel them wiggling his shoulders...his chest is out...Tim helps pull out his legs. (I didn't realize it at the time, only later from photos which Melissa was taking).
I turned around, and there he was. Newly born and blue as a blueberry. I threw my leg over the umbilical cord to turn around and they placed him in my arms.
I turned around, and there he was. Newly born and blue as a blueberry. I threw my leg over the umbilical cord to turn around and they placed him in my arms.
I kissed him. It was all over. He was so there. It was amazing. He's mine. I kissed Tim. We did it!
He started pinking up. Kathy wanted to hear him make a little noise. He cried. I felt like I was only in the pool holding him for a little bit but I see later from the photos it was longer than I thought. Then Alison said my placenta was starting to come out so everyone helped me out of the tub and onto the bed, which was pretty funny to me ~ like I had a bunch of ladies-in-waiting. It was a little hard to breathe since my diaphragm didn't have a baby holding it up anymore. The placenta appeared with no problems and Alison put it in the fridge to encapsulate later. Tim cut the cord that connected me to Cedar (he was born with it once around his thigh and then three times around his ankle.) I needed stitches which took a considerable time to but that didn't bother me at all. I wasn't in labor any more and had Cedar in my arms ~ surreal.
Fantastic. Crazy. Hard. Normal. Everyday. Unbelievable.
Cedar was born at 8:47am on wednesday, june 27th, 2012.
He was born on his due date.
He weighed 8lb 1oz.
He was 21 inches long.
His Apgar score was 10.
For lots more birth story photos, see here.
For pregnancy story in photos, see here.
For my pregnancy chronicle on the blog, see here.

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The Taste: Nigella & Co looking for fresh cooking talents
TV CHEF Nigella Lawson almost chokes on a spoon in her new Channel 4 cooking show The Taste.
The incident will surely have proved a nightmare for the star.
She was famously caught at the centre of a "choke row" last year when her exhusband Charles Saatchi was snapped with his hand around her throat.
In her new show The Taste, Nigella, 54, and two other experts set out to find the UK's best new chef with "blind auditions'' where they sample one spoonful of food from each contestant without knowing who cooked it or what all the ingredients are.
However, there's trouble when she tastes some truffle-glazed monkfish on a spoon. On putting it in her mouth, there is a loud cracking sound, and Nigella starts to choke and cough.
"There is an iron fist behind that velvet glove"Anthony Bourdain
Worried co-judge Ludo Lefebvre, 42, asks her: "Oh my God. Did you crack the spoon? Are you OK?"
Nigella manages to compose herself and says: "Something in there cracked on me."
Later, when the contestant who cooked the dish comes in the room to face the judges for their verdict, he gets a roasting.
Ludo barks at him: "It's sabotage. You tried to kill us today."
The Taste begins on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.
Viewers will see the pair and Anthony Bourdain, 57, whittle the 25 hopefuls down to just 12.
Both Anthony and Ludo claim Nigella is no pushover.
Anthony says: "There is an iron fist behind that velvet glove."


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George Carlin, whose "seven dirty words" routine was the center of a famous obscenity case in the 1970s, talks about his book When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? His other books include Napalm & Silly Putty and Brain Droppings. (Original Airdate: 11/1/2004) [Broadcast Date: May 28, 2007]
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Since 2012, Alex Adsett Publishing Services and its agents have expanded to become a full service literary agency. AAPS represents an amazing group of talented authors and is looking to grow in 2016. Along with our original focus on genre fiction manuscripts in SFF, crime & mystery, and romance, we are now representing children's picture books, literary fiction and literary non-fiction.
Although we are always on the look out for amazing works, we are not currently accepting open submissions. We will always accept suitable manuscripts from authors we know or meet, or by way of personal recommendations from publishing professionals, but otherwise keep an eye on our Where Will We Be In 2017 for manuscript pitching opportunities.
If you need commercial consultancy advice on a publishing contract or other matter, please contact us via our Consultancy.
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Important information before you submit . . .The Deal
If your manuscript is accepted for representation, our Agents will submit your work to suitable trade publishers in Australia and overseas, negotiate your contract, and collect royalties on your behalf from publishers, review royalty statements and remit royalties to you (less our commission).
Agency services are distinct from the consultancy and contract advisory services we otherwise provide. If you appoint AAPS to represent you and your manuscript to publishers, a 15% commission will be deducted from any deal that is initiated by AAPS, whereas if AAPS is only reviewing or negotiating your existing contract offer a one off flat fee will be charged. You will never be charged for both contract services and agency services.
As an agency client, you will never be charged up front fees. Be wary of any agent who both takes a commission and charges you an upfront fee. For example, you should never be asked to pay a reading fee or manuscript assessment fee as well as a commission on your income as an author.
Alex Adsett Publishing Services or its employees receive no financial reward from publishers for directing your manuscript to them (except via your commission) and, if we have been unsuccessful in partnering you with a commercial publisher, you may terminate the agency agreement before exploring any other publishing or self-publishing options.Philosophy
In Australia, having an agent is a choice not a necessity. Approximately 60% of books published in Australia are not represented by an agent, and many publishers have avenues available for manuscripts to be submitted directly by authors. Although having a good agent will increase your manuscript's chance of being meaningfully considered, it is not the only avenue. The situation in Australia is in stark contrast to the US and UK where almost the only way to reach a publisher is via an agent.
An agent will generally offer four valuable services to an author: i) matching you with a commercial publisher ii) negotiating your contract iii) keeping an eye on the financials iv) assisting you manage your long term writing career.
If you have already been offered a contract by a publisher, then you have surmounted the first hurdle on your own. If you are not confident negotiating your own contract, AAPS can help review and negotiate on a freelance basis, an accountant can help with the financials and many authors choose to manage their own careers.
If you have already received a publishing offer, think long and hard about whether you really want or need an agent.
Saying that, many authors adore having an agent. They can get on with writing, and leave the business side of things to their agent to manage. Alex Adsett Publishing Services is passionate about the publishing industry, and keen to champion high quality works for commercial publication. It is a tough time for the established publishing industry, but exciting new books will continue to be published and AAPS hopes to be part of that journey.
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Search for 4-year-old has a happy ending as boy is found in a pond with his puppy
A little boy out for an afternoon adventure with his puppy got lost in a wooded area northeast of New London on Monday, triggering a frantic search.
After the nearly 2½-hour search, Elijah Jacobson, 4, was found waist-deep in a pond about a quater of a mile from his home. His feet were stuck in the mucky bottom of the wetland. He was wet and cold, but otherwise just fine. His puppy, Izzy, never left his side.
"It's a good ending. It's a good ending," said Cindy Jacobson, overcome with relief that her son was found and gratitude for the volunteers who helped in the search.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you," said Elijah's dad, Terry Jacobson, as he shook hands with sheriff's deputies, neighbors and students who'd walked through tall grass, woods and hills looking for Elijah.
The search involved more than 50 community volunteers -- including neighbors who brought their all-terrain vehicles. Law enforcement officers from Kandiyohi County, rescue personnel from Spicer, New London and Kandiyohi County and officers from the State Patrol also assisted. A State Patrol helicopter was deployed.
More volunteers were arriving, but were turned back after Elijah was found around 5 p.m.
"It was a sigh of relief, that's for sure," said Kandiyohi County Sheriff Dan Hartog, when he'd gotten the call that a volunteer had found the boy.
Elijah, who'll be 5 in June, was outside playing in the yard with his mom and puppy when Cindy Jacobson went to the house for seven to 10 minutes "at the most." When she came back out a few minutes later, Elijah and Izzy were nowhere to be seen.
Jacobson frantically called family and authorities. She also called Chad Powers, a New London-Spicer High School teacher and track and gymnastics coach. Jacobson coaches gymnastics with Powers and knew he'd be with his track students' after-school practice. She was hoping he'd come help look for Elijah and bring some of those students with him.
That's exactly what he did.
Powers said he quickly rounded up about a dozen students who spread out over the hilly and wooded terrain near Jacobson's home.
Powers figured that a "little kid would go play in the water," so that's where he headed.
After crossing a fence, Powers saw puppy footprints in the mud and soon thereafter viewed Elijah standing in about two feet of water in a small pond.
"He was belly deep in the water," Powers said.
Powers called the Kandiyohi County dispatch and an ATV was sent to pick Elijah up.
State Patrol Officer Joy Illies had Elijah seated on the back of the ATV and wrapped in a blanket. He was immediately engulfed my family members when the ATV came to stop in his front yard.
"He never quit talking," Illies said with a smile. His only apparent concern was that his socks were muddy and his shoes were left at the bottom of the pond.
As the search party milled around, Hartog thanked the volunteers.
"Somebody's up above watching out for us," he told the group.
Elijah's grandmother, Arlene Newland of New London, was crying one moment and laughing the next as she saw Elijah safe and sound.
The response was overwhelming, Newland said. "If I ever get lost, I want to be in Kandiyohi County."
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An assault suspect who attempted to flee arrest by leaping off a sixth-floor balcony was caught by the ankles, "preventing him from serious harm or death," according to Toronto police.
Officers were responding to an emergency call at an apartment building in the Keele and Eglinton area at 1:30 a.m. Monday in which a man allegedly used a cleaver to assault a woman.
After initially being denied entry, the man allegedly pushed through the door and assaulted the woman by "kicking, punching and choking her, while using a cleaver," police said.
The woman was able to scream for help and managed to open the door for police upon their arrival.
After officers caught the suspect, he allegedly continued his attempt to escape by disrobing. The ensuing struggle lasted approximately 10 minutes, police said.
Gordon Maracle, 28, faces five charges, including assault with a weapon, threatening death and forcible confinement. He is alleged to have defied a court order by attending the woman's address.
According to Toronto police Const. David Hopkinson, the woman was not seriously injured during the assault.
"If she suffered serious injuries the charges would have been upgraded to something more serious," said Const. Hopkinson.
Mr. Maracle was due to appear in court Tuesday.
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With the government cracking down on compliance with employment laws to raise tax revenues, many employees are involved in class actions, claiming poor work conditions. For instance, in November 2012, a former bartender at P.J. Clarke's, a New York saloon, filed a class action lawsuit against the pub for labor violations.
The pub is located on Third Avenue at 55th Street in New York, NY. The former bartender claimed the owners, including actor and director Timothy Hutton, famous for the 1979 ABC TV film Friendly Fire, did not pay overtime, failed to deduct meal costs, and forced workers to over-report tips to prevent an IRS audit.
Michael Nielsen, the former bartender, told the Daily News: "I worked there for five years, very hard, and throughout the entire time was treated without respect and unfairly." The former bartender, age 43, said for three years he started his Saturdays with a 7-hour shift at the Third Avenue pub then went across town for another 9-hour shift at its Lincoln Square location.
When a person becomes a lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit such as Nielsen, the individual is able to take part in choosing the lead attorney. Usually the lead counsel in a class action is approved by the court.
In a class action, the lead plaintiff represents the injuries of the class members. A class action lawsuit bundles cases against a common defendant and if there is success, a court grants a settlement the class members equally split according to predetermined formula.
In a class action, lead counsel designated by the court usually assumes a responsibility to the court and an obligation to act fairly, efficiently, and economically in the interests of all class members and their counsel. Lead attorneys are implied fiduciaries to all parties and parties' counsel in a class action so they are not permitted to engage in self-enriching behavior.
Lead attorneys are analogous to trustees who look after a trust, rather than agents like the ordinary lawyer. The lead counsel has responsibility to pursue the good of all. For example, it appears they may make tradeoffs to maximize the value of all claims, and need just be reasonable and fair when making the tradeoffs.
Nielsen said he regularly worked over 60 hours each week, but did not receive overtime. His attorney, David Gottlieb, said to the Daily News, "hundreds" of current and former staffers at the saloon should be eligible to join the federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan.
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Folding Bikes allowed on Go Train Pilot Program
not sure if they were ever NOT allowed, but here is some recent and un-surprising train-commuting tips..
nice to know that the go-trains are taking kind to folders.... seeing ppl leave the parking lots at home-time is like watching ppl run from a fire.
...• Consider placing your bicycle in a bag before bringing it on board the train. This will make it easier to carry and will keep the train clean.....
I would not leave home without one of my bags or slipcovers. I want to turn my folder's neat package into something more tolerable-luggage!
...Please remember: GO staff retains the right to ask you to disembark or prevent you from boarding the train with your folding bike....
If they cannot see it or it does not clog the aisles, it won't be a problem and call attention to itself.
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Hensarling Hosting McWatters Oath Ceremony
Mark McWatters will be sworn-in as a member of the NCUA Board on Tuesday in Dallas at House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling's (R-Texas) office.
Outgoing NCUA Board Member Michael Fryzel, a Republican, will swear-in fellow Republican McWatters at the event, according to a source that asked not to be named. Chairman Hensarling is also expected to deliver a ceremonial swearing-in at the event.
NCUA board members are among those authorized to swear in a new board member. NCUA General Counsel Mike McKenna performed the swearing in duties for Vice Chairman Rick Metsger in August 2013.
President Obama nominated McWatters for the NCUA Board in January. The Senate confirmed McWatters in June.
McWatters served as legal counsel for Rep. Hensarling in 2009. He was also a member of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel from December 2009 to April 2011.
Before joining the NCUA Board, he was dean of graduate programs at Southern Methodist University's School of Law in Dallas.
He will be the NCUA's 21st board member and his term will expire on Aug. 2, 2019.


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Do you have an attachment to your smart phone and a natural tendency to Instagram your morning latte in the perfect light? Were you an early adopter of social media and stay up-to-date on the latest social media marketing trends? Franco Public Relations Group is looking for a Digital Marketing Specialist to join our team in Detroit's iconic Renaissance Center.
The role is primarily focused on content creation and management of social networks for several of Franco's automotive and technology clients. The right candidate will demonstrate a passion for social media and proven results with both business-to-business and consumer-facing brand networks. The candidate will interface with client teams, share community insights and be willing to take initiative in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, be self-directed and occasionally be willing to work during nonstandard business hours.
What You'll Be Doing:
- 50% Social Media / 30% Advertising / 20% Influencer Marketing
- Manage social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress blog)
- Create monthly social media content calendars with planned posts; implement work based on strategic direction of Franco and client team
- Engage with online community and proactively respond to brand-related conversations
- Identify trends and engagement opportunities that can support ongoing digital strategies
- Remain current on the resources, applications and social tools available to clients and the agency to best meet the needs of clients
- Support special events and campaigns
- Utilize software for monitoring and implementation
- Develop and maintain relationships with community and partner organizations
- Report monthly metrics with relevant data analysis
- Proactively present new ideas to clients and agency for enhanced communications programs
- Work within a team environment and keep the client's message consistent throughout cross-channel communications strategies
- 2-4 years previous relevant experience with consumer-facing social networks and a thorough understanding of the digital space
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field
- Digital marketing skills and proven experience managing networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Periscope, etc.
- Strong content writing and editing skills, blogging techniques and a solid understanding of online community management
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Rich wood-paneled walls and twin wagon wheel chandeliers in the entryway set the tone for the rest of the home. Since most guests enter through the rear, the couple added the inviting hallway for convenience. A tiled floor and rustic New Mexican bench for removing boots are ideal solutions for keeping the home clean.
When designing their home, true comfort was one of the Millers' goals, and they have
certainly achieved it here. John Paul, who works in commercial real estate, spends much of his free time in the library, poring over his impressive collection of antique and vintage books. "I love spending time here," he said. John Paul's interests include Native American culture, Lexington history, the Civil War era, and historical fiction. He is currently working on his own novel. With plenty of natural light, a wood-burning fireplace, mahogany paneling from Honduras, and shelves lined with all his favorite books and mementos, the feeling here is pure contentment and relaxation.
Warm, luxurious, and highly functional, the open-plan kitchen features a wall-to-wall bay window looking out over an idyllic field. Gretchen Roach of Kitchen Interiors designed the kitchen, using Alder cabinetry in varying finishes and accommodating furniture and art from the couple's former kitchen in Santa Fe. Jason Roper from Pieratts assisted with appliance selections. Eric Neilson did the faux painting on the kitchen and master bath cabinets and range hood. A large painting of a Taos market scene by friend Abbie Williams adds color and charm to the room. The countertop was purchased from Many Moons Designs and was fashioned from an old oak tree. The cowhide and leather bar stools add a handsome touch.
The great room features a custom wall-mounted cabinet (a clever solution concealing the television when not in use) and a sideboard, both custom made by Morningside Woodcrafters from old Santa Fe shutters and doors. A fireplace adds ambiance while art, hand painted furniture, and other decorative items contribute to the room's unique character. Many of the paintings in the Miller home depict Western themes and landscapes. A few special pieces include a painting of the entrance to a church at Taos Pueblo–a wedding gift done by John Paul's son, and a large western Aspen landscape by Jackson Hole artist and friend Kathryn Turner. In addition, Judy's own artwork is displayed throughout the home.
In the master bedroom, more original art adds vibrancy and style. A floor to ceiling stacked stone fireplace evokes the feeling of a New Mexico mountain lodge. A handful of Navajo blankets and Native American rugs are tastefully on display. A vaulted ceiling adds a sense of spaciousness and serenity.
The Millers remodeled the master bath and sitting room as well as the dressing room and closet, complete with washer and dryer. The master bath is constructed with similar high ceilings and exposed woodwork.
During the year the renovation took place, Judy and John Paul lived in what they call the "farm office", a stand-alone building that contains a comfortable and equally stylish apartment along with a two-car garage and two horse stalls. The structure was built by Brett Construction and the finish work was provided by Larry Downey of Downey Construction. Here, we see the same lofted ceilings, as well as the Najavo rugs, and skylights letting in an abundance of natural light. The kitchen area is complete with rustic knotty alder cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and sleek granite countertops. A pair of old stall doors from Clovelly Farm, complete with horse halters, separate the living area from the bedroom.
When asked about his takeaways from the renovation, Tom remarked, "Part of what made this project so interesting is that [Judy] was so involved in the process from start to finish. She regularly went to New Mexico on buying trips, weighed in on all major decisions, and as a result, she really put her creative stamp on the home."


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"Although most information technology managers remain aloof to Linux, the free, Unix-like operating system is rapidly gaining enough credibility to merit a look from users at major companies, according to a Computerworld tracking survey."
"Since February, the number that report either using or at least considering Linux has grown by 72%."
"Analysts, who have also noted rapidly rising interest, said companies are taking notice of announcements from major vendors like IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. that agreed to support the operating system."
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I wanted to get opinions from those who had their kids get the flu mist , how did you kids react to it did they like it better than the flu shot? My DD is 6 and this past year shes decided shes now terrified of needles so Im trying to figure out if the mist would work better.
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I would expect an MD to say that. I do not like to give my children preventative treatments. I would rather let the natural process happen and if they get the flu then so be it. To each their own I suppose:)
Quoting jamiebell:
My pedi told me that unless there is a medical reason to get it, basically all the shot is going to do is "maybe" prevent a visit to him in Feb.
Quoting oaron5555:
I was thinking the same thing:) Yikes, don't give your kids unnecessary medicines. All these preventative shots doctors push on people freak me out and I don't give them to my kids either.
Quoting Cozie_Sisika458:
I don't poison my kids with that crap and we have never got the flu. I hear people who get the flu shot they get the flu.
My 7year old daughter has gotten the mist for a few years had no reactions and no flu....she likes it better than a needle.
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After lunch @ Patina @ the (wonderful) renovated Bower's Museum in Santa Ana, we had dinner last night @ Patina's new restaurant in the O.C. Performing Arts Center - Leatherby's Cafe Rouge. We were excited to go after reading Irene Virbila's strong review in the LA Times + chowhound reports.
The setting is lovely. The restaurant is on the main floor of the new Segerstrom concert hall and I'd requested a table by the glorious undulating windows when I made the reservation. We were dining @ 5 p.m. (pre-theatre) so I laughed as we approached as we were the first arrivals - no problem getting the table we wanted! The setting was typical Patina; elegant, understated, beautiful glass/tableware.
After our Patina lunch we weren't up for the tasting menu, so we ordered a la carte. Three had the beet salad appetizer; artfully presented, delicious and a huge portion. Three varieties of flavorful quartered beets w/a sprinking of goat cheese and a drizzle of oil. Simple and delicious. My husband opted for the pork belly, which was billed as bacon - not a fair description. Cubes of juicy, flavorful pork belly served w/a potato puree. Lots of jokes about my husband's impending cardiac demise, but he deemed it well worth the risk.
For entrees, there was Arctic char - looked like salmon and tasted similar, but more delicate in flavor and served w/a strip of grilled eggplant and topped w/zummy blue oyster mushrooms. All char-eaters very happy. One of us had the crab salad appetizer as an entree - another beauty. A tower of unadorned dungeness on a yuzu (citrus - who knew?) sauce and accompanied by kyoho (again - where have I been?) grapes. The big winner was my entree - their "classic" risotto. A delicious cheese-y blend that had butter drizzled in. Oh, my! The LAT review promised this dish w/a side of shrimp & asparagus which my entree didn't include. I can find no fault my w/risotto, but I think the asparagus would have added some appealing texture and color.
The service was friendly and knowledgable. Our waiter walked through most of the highlights of the menu and demonstrated an encyclopedic knowledge of the origins of the food without coming across as stuffy. Thanks to this board, we knew we could bring wine w'out a corkage (special promotion so ask before you go) and they graciously served our wine.
My only quibbles were the traipsing through the bar of name-tagged, casually dressed conventioneers en route to a private party for 70 in the restaurant's back room - sort of marred the zen. Also, we had ordered 2 Breton apple tarts (yum) to share, but a server (not our waiter) brought 3. We explained we had only ordered 2 and he should have whisked the 3rd away, but seemed confused - maybe a language barrier. We kept it and ate it. Also, our view of a cool sculpture in the courtyard was marred by a sponsoring auto company's SUV placed on a stage and dramatically lit - like some Aztec god! Par for the course and not the restaurant's fault, but a jarring note. But these are minor issues. Leatherby's is a real gem and I would imagine, they'd be falling all over you if you made a reservation after 8 p.m. We'll be back.


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"A Tony Hillerman/Patricia Briggs mashup that kept me turning pages faster and faster… I want more!" – Aimee Easterling, author of the Alpha Underground series.A dark force is targeting a secret enclave of shapeshifters in the desert southwest, delivering them to grisly fates. Suspected of witchery and cast out of her human society, it's up to Ellery Chee, a lone coyote shifter, to stop this dangerous magician before her world is destroyed.But Ellery will have to team up with other outcast magic-users to get the job done. It's a tall order to find witches and fae who are willing to come out of hiding to save the shifters. It's even tougher to convince Hosteen Sikaadii, an all-too-human detective, that Ellery is working for good, not evil.Without Hosteen's help, she won't have a chance at stopping the slaughter. And she just might be the next shifter who's slated for a bloody end.This is the first volume in a new urban fantasy series, and contains a cliffhanger ending. Don't miss Book 2, Red Fire Glow, available now from your favorite eBook retailer.
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Playboy Indonesia's former editor was released from prison Friday after the country's top court overturned his indecency conviction for publishing pictures of scantily clad women.
The long-running case has highlighted the growing militancy of a vocal fringe wanting Islamic-based laws implemented in Indonesia, a moderate democracy that is the world's most populous Muslim nation. Erwin Arnada, 48, who had been editor of the now-defunct magazine, was serving a two-year prison sentence after a protracted legal battle that began in 2006 and saw him imprisoned last October when a lower court's acquittal was overturned. (AP)


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Named for the famous African-American all-star who was the first to break baseball's color barrier, this Daytona Beach stadium saw its first pitch in 1914, when it was known as City Island Ballpark. A grandstand was added in the early 1960s. The stadium's namesake took the field here early in his minor league career, even though Florida had strict segregation laws and the state's other baseball fields didn't allow Robinson to play at that time. Currently, both the Daytona Cubs and the Bethune Cookman University college team play their home games at this 4,000-seat venue, which is affectionately nicknamed "the Jack." Renovations have taken place over the years, mainly because of damage from hurricanes. However, history has always been kept in mind during these repairs.


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Edward C. Little, who retired in May as president of the West Basin Municipal Water District after a 25-year career on the board, died over the weekend, his family said Monday. He was 87.
Little was surrounded by family members in Mechanicsville, Va., when he died Saturday of natural causes. He and his wife, Helen, had moved to Virginia six weeks ago after Little stepped down from the board because of failing health.
A longtime resident of Culver City, Little was active in both city politics and the water industry for decades. A city councilman during the 1960s, Little served on the county Water Resources and Reclamation Advisory Commission, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and West Basin, where he was twice elected board president.
West Basin's water recycling facility in El Segundo, which converts secondary effluent from the Hyperion sewage treatment plant into ultra-high-quality recycled water for groundwater replenishment, was renamed the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in 2007.
His daughter, Patti Grammatis, said Little was flattered by the honor.
Grammatis said her father was "dedicated to service with honesty and integrity above and beyond. His life was really about making sure that Southern California had good water and he was involved in so many service organizations. We will really miss him."
Born in 1926 in Los Angeles, Little graduated from Fairfax High School and served in the Navy during World War II. He earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial management from USC in 1950 and opened Ed's Little Auto Service one year later at Sepulveda Boulevard and Wagner Street in Culver City, where it is still run by his son Bob.
"It's been pretty somber around the shop," said manager Dennis Heineman. "Ed was a very generous man and, if you needed help in any way, he didn't hesitate to help you. He was an all-around great guy."
Culver City historian Julie Lugo Cerra said Little was the only elected official in the city to go on to a higher position.
"He was highly esteemed and was generally an awfully nice man who was concerned about the community," Cerra said. "He remained active as long as he could."
Little was long active in the Culver City Rotary Club, YMCA and Hemophilia Foundation.
In a press release, West Basin — the water wholesaler for the entire South Bay — credited Little with leading water recycling and conservation efforts.
"We are extremely thankful for Ed Little's dedication, vision and leadership in the water community and at West Basin. He was a true friend and will be greatly missed," said board President Donald Dear in a statement. "His contributions to Southern California's water reliability through West Basin and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will live on for decades and decades to come."
Close friend Carl Haglund, a retired public relations specialist who worked on Little's re-election campaigns, spoke highly of him both personally and professionally.
"He was probably the most honest, candid, straightforward person that I've known in that type of a position," he said.
Little is survived by his wife, Helen, and her daughter, Cassandra Nelson; two daughters, Linda Groves and Patti Grammatis; a son, Bob; a brother, Robert; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family is planning a memorial service and has requested that any donations in Little's memory be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.


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Second Edition of Sensation ´Into The Wild´
On April 25 Sensation returns to the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy for the second edition of 'Into The Wild'. The show is all about seduction, the classic ritual between man and woman. Join us as we wander through a sweltering jungle and let the following dj's be your guide.
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Mr. White
No Sensation without Mr. White. Our pale-faced resident perfectly knows how to set the mood and creates the right vibe with subtle house and techhouse grooves. He's been traveling the world alongside Sensation for several years now, rocking dance floors all over the world. Mr. White is your perfect start of the evening!
Oliver Heldens
We're proud to present the Dutch Techy / Deep House hybrid known as Oliver Heldens for the very first time at Sensation. He developed a sound that might just bridge the gap between the big room and underground community. This young up-and-comer is on his way to the top with his fresh release "Gecko"already taking over the world. Oliver Heldens will bring some balance in the wild and chaotic jungle of 'Into the Wild' by using some gripping grooves to capture the attention of the dance floor.
The recently crowned No.1 DJ of the world is back at the Sensation stage once again. This 25 year old Dutch DJ, producer, musician, label manager and lover of all things has not only helped shape the current state of EDM, but has left an everlasting imprint on it. Hardwell has created the ultimate recipe for "Big Room House" with his complex drum ensembles, daring synths, and emotive chords. Expect nothing but the best!
Also debuting in Italy is the Dutch breakout Dyro, who emerged in 2013 as one of the scene's hottest new megastars. With his unique electro-influenced, progressive tinged, big-room sound he quickly became the youngest 'Highest New Entry' artist to ever appear in the definitive DJ Mag Top 100 poll. Dyro's driving bass lines, enchanting melodies and highly charged drops will definitely take the crowd to a whole new level.
After their mind-blowing Sensation debut in Thailand we are happy to welcome these outstandingly beautiful twin sisters back for another untamed performance in Italy. They write, produce and are now making some serious waves on both shores of the Atlantic with their infectious blend of chunky, sexed-up electro-house. NERVO's style is bold, sassy, with in-your-face beats that beckon a dance floor to its knees.
Mc Gee
Lee Grant is a regular at Sensation and well-known for his perfect timing. In addition to performing at festivals all over the world, he also accompanies Fedde le Grand on tour. Gee perfectly knows how to read the Sensation crowd. Never a dull moment with this MC!
'Into the wild' compares the nightlife in 2014 with the universal laws of the animal kingdom. From the awakening of the wild animals, to catching the prey and celebrating victory. The stadium will be totally transformed into a white oasis. To change the ArenA into a sweltering jungle an organic world has been created: An Avatar like jungle. The light shows and pyro effects, amongst other things, will create a futuristic atmosphere.


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In playing to his Labour base, Ed Miliband suggests higher education should, as a matter of principle, be beyond the realm of commerce (Why I'd bin tuition fees, 26 June). So, on a matter of principle, fees for MBA programmes, second-language courses, pottery courses or any other higher qualification should also be scrapped? Markets are neither intrinsically good nor bad. Left to run amok they can cause damage, but properly structured markets in education generate innovation, offer important information to students and provide incentives for providers to control costs. The narrow utilitarianism that afflicts higher education has its source not in business, but in government circles, justified on grounds of controlling public expenditure.
The specific proposal for a graduate tax is flawed. Governments do not like hypothecated taxes as they are an inflexible tool for overall management of expenditure. Suggesting that such a tax would free universities from government interference is odd; it is inconceivable that a government would not be tempted to raid any truly cash-generative "university tax" to fund other programmes. Moreover, as a tax, governments would rightly demand some form of accountability and audit, and there is no reason to think that such a regime would be any less intrusive and utilitarian than the current one.
Professor of management, Aberystwyth University
• Ed Miliband's call for the replacement of university tuition fees with a graduate tax is a crucial intervention in the debate on the future of university funding. Miliband acknowledges that the broadening of access to university education under Labour has led to "the supremacy of the market" in higher education. Students are hence burdened with increasing levels of personal debt in a university system which in return offers success on the basis of fulfilling learning outcomes and meeting deadlines rather than offering the freedom to encourage individual academic development.
The lifting of the cap on tuition fees would push British universities even further towards this "supermarket" model, with the risk of a long-term detrimental effect on the global competitiveness of the British economy. A graduate tax offers a genuine opportunity to provide universities with a sound financial basis without the need to impose crippling levels of debt on future generations of students and to reverse the marketisation of higher education.
Lecturer in government, Durham University
• Ed Miliband's belated repudiation of student tuition fees is welcome. But in enumerating the reasons for keeping market forces out of higher education, he omits to mention intergenerational solidarity. Ageing degree-holders like me would be happy to pay a small income-tax surcharge if they knew the proceeds were earmarked to cover an agreed fraction – say, one fifth – of the recurrent costs of educating each new cohort of undergraduates, including tuition and a modest maintenance grant. Such a revolving fund would also make it possible to wipe out the accumulated stock of student debt.
David Purdy
• Eric Thomas (Fundraising: good for the coffers, good for the morale, Education, 22 June) sets out clearly the benefits for universities of putting more effort into fundraising, including from alumni. It might have made for a more balanced treatment if, taking account of the US experience, some of the detriments had also been mentioned. These include the fact that institutions' ability to raise funds is heavily dependent on their perceived prestige; the transactions costs, with some institutions ceasing to target alumni because the benefits are not proportionate to the costs; and the loss of control, with philanthropists wanting to see their money used for purposes or priorities that may not be the university's. Above all, universities' ability to raise private funds in this way further reduces the pressure on governments to provide adequate public funding, ultimately reducing the volume of public goods that universities can provide.
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On December 11, 2011, Nicholas Edward Morton-Smith died peacefully in his Montecito home at age 26.
Nick was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on May 14, 1985, and since that day has defied all odds. With the diagnosis of Moebius syndrome, his doctors initially gave him a few hours to live — but hours turned into days, and days turned into years.
Throughout his 26 years, Nick touched the lives of many through his inspiring strength, warm soul and tenacious will. With the help from incredible teachers and aides, Nick graduated from Montecito Union School, Santa Barbara Junior High School, Carpinteria High School and SBCC.
Nick's favorite jobs included taking tickets at the Santa Barbara Zoo train and volunteering at the Santa Barbara Heart Association. Nick's happiest times were spent flying down Splash Mountain and Thunder Railroad at Disneyland, spending time with his friends at Cornerstone Summer Camp, and waking up to open his stocking on Christmas morning.
Nick also found joy in attending church at All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church and being pushed by his dad on rollerblades along East Beach. His last days were spent with his family, decorating the house for Christmas, his favorite time of the year.
Nicholas is survived by his dad, Dr. Bill Morton-Smith, and siblings Timothy and Emma. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rhodabel, who is welcoming him with open arms into the kingdom of Heaven.
Donations can be made in Nick's name to Cornerstone House of Santa Barbara, 1451 Camino Trillado, Carpinteria 93013.
Nick's service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 83 Eucalyptus Lane, Montecito 93108.


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"He knows very well the kind of claims he makes have political implications. He intends for them to have political implications. He wants to influence public policy in numerous places in the world and hopefully sway the powers that be to his side, especially on so-called social issues."
"It's the strongest bully pulpit in the world. What he says is noted by everyone. Everyone may not agree or follow what he says, but clearly he has the ear of the world — and that's a very privileged position."
"When you compare him with his predecessor, who took the Vatican by storm and the world by storm, this is a much more low-key papacy to date."


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The Website in a Box program started in 2007 as an answer to a solution. The Utah State Library had a new certification requirement of public libraries: that they have a website with key features. In thinking about how to help librarians meet this goal, I spoke to Shelly Drumm of BCR (now Lyrasis) to develop a training event. I wanted training on website design that covered how to get a website together without previous website design skills. I was interested in how to make a website functional and welcoming, with a place for the library catalog and upcoming events, and definitely some Web 2.0 features. I knew I was asking a tall order.
Shelly Drumm brainstormed with Regan Harper of BCR and then came to me with a solution. It was the answer I was looking for, and at a price we could afford. How about if we create a class where attendees could come to the session and walk out with a functioning website? Shelly would do the behind the scenes things and then come and train library directors and other staff how to implement it.
Fifteen libraries participated. Librarians came and learned how to choose a theme, design their site, and add content. They learned to add graphics, email addresses, links, pages, and everything else they needed to create a library website. We used WordPress to build the project.
At the outset, the Utah State Library committed to two years of support and instruction for the library websites. As the two year mark came, we started thinking about what was needed to transition the project. Six months later, we encouraged all libraries to put their site on their city or county's server, or other server space that they may have had. I worked with libraries to help them achieve the goal at the three year mark, in 2010. Nine of the fifteen libraries continued the project; the rest decided to go with a site off of their city's site, or another model. All have active websites in 2013.
This turned out to be much more than a training event; it was a project that moved libraries forward in meaningful ways. The return on investment is huge. Websites are right now generating thousands of hits, library catalogs are on many of the sites, the word is spreading in the various towns, and people are very happy.
The project was originally funded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Staying Connected grant program and has been maintained since by the Utah State Library Division.
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Colleen Eggett, Training Coordinator/Consultant, Utah State Library